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Bank's Trust Department Commissions for Discount Brokerage Services
November 3, 1983
Robert E. Feldmen, Attorney
This is in response to your letter of August 26, 1983 in which you request an interpretation of FDIC General Counsel's Opinion No. 6 which would authorize * * * to charge discount brokerage commissions on "non-discretionary accounts" in addition to charging normal account administrative fees to those customers whose account utilize * * * discount brokerage service. Please be advised that this letter simply represents an opinion of the Legal Division. The Legal Division has no authority to "authorize" * * * to do what your letter proposes primarily because the validity of the proposal rests upon state law considerations.
According to your letter, " * * * desires to expand its discount brokerage service [conducted through a contractual relationship with a registered broker/dealer] to include those customers who currently maintain, or might establish, an employee benefit, retirement savings, trust or other type of account relationship." The class of customers within the scope of the proposal "includes only those customer account relationships where the customer, or another party who is unrelated to * * * controls the investment discretion for the particular account and such customer, or other party, controls the power to select the broker/dealer through whom securities transactions are executed." You refer to such account relationships as "non-discretionary accounts."
General Counsel's Opinion No. 6 discusses at length the legality under the Glass-Steagall Act of a contractual arrangement whereby an insured nonmember bank utilizes the discount brokerage services of a particular broker/dealer and the bank shares in the commissions generated by the brokered transactions. The opinion goes beyond an analysis of the Glass-Steagall Act, however, and states, in part, that:
[i]f the bank intends to utilize the contractual arrangement with the broker/dealer for transactions executed in connection with trust department accounts, the bank should not receive any additional compensation with regard to those transactions from the broker/dealer, i.e., the bank's trust department should not share in any commission associated with the transaction. To do so would raise possibilities of a breach of fiduciary obligation toward the bank's trust department customers.
As demonstrated by the above language, FDIC's concern is centered on a possible breach of fiduciary obligation if the bank, as trustee, shares in commissions generated by transactions effected on behalf of trust department accounts. Whether or not a particular act on the part of a trustee will give rise to a breach of fiduciary obligation depends upon the circumstances in any particular case (for example, whether the trust is directed or undirected) and will vary from state to state depending upon local law. Even in the case of a trust department account for which the bank does not act as trustee (for example, managed agency accounts), the bank may have certain performance obligations with respect to the account even though its obligations do not rise to the level of a fiduciary obligation. While the possession of decision-making authority (as to both investment discretion and choice of broker/dealer) by a party unrelated to * * * reduces the potential for breach of fiduciary duty, some states may have statutes prohibiting a bank trustee from sharing in any commission generated by securities transactions effected on behalf of trust department accounts. We are also aware that a court of law, depending upon the facts in any particular instance, may order rescission of the commission despite the authorization.
In the absence of a statutory prohibition, however, and assuming no unusual facts, it would appear that where (1) a trust instrument expressly authorizes the bank trustee to share in commissions generated by securities transactions effected on behalf of the account, and (2) the settlor of the trust entered into the authorization after full disclosure of the facts, the sharing of the commission would not itself give rise to a breach of fiduciary obligation. This is not to say, however, that the administration of that trust account could not give rise to a breach of obligation or not be subject to criticism. For example, if * * * were to recommend the broker/dealer which acts as its clearing agent to the party directing the investment, it may subject itself to a conflict of interest charge. * * * would also need to avoid giving any advice to the unrelated party that would leave the bank open to a charge of "churning" accounts to generate fees. Additionally, a proper accounting must be kept for each account, other records maintained, and all necessary disclosure made in accordance with applicable law. If the broker/dealer is a related company of the bank and that fact is not properly disclosed, a breach of fiduciary obligation could be found.
If the authorization is based not on the trust instrument but on the consent of more than one beneficiary, the consent of all beneficiaries would need to be obtained. This in essence may preclude the commission split for trusts where the beneficial interests are not easily ascertained or where the beneficiary is a minor. Additionally, any securities transactions involving court supervised accounts would need court approval.
With respect to employee benefit accounts, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") has supplanted the applicability of state law. (29 U.S.C. § 1144). Without some exemption, it is evident that a plan fiduciary may not also provide brokerage services or otherwise provide extra services for a fee without violating ERISA section 406. (Id. § 1106) ("Prohibited Transactions'').
Provisions of ERISA which potentially offer an exemption for trust institutions seeking to charge separate "reasonable" fees to their employee benefit trust and agency accounts for securities transactions include 12 U.S.C. § 408(a), (b)(2), and (b)(6). However, of the most closely relevant rulings of the Department of Labor to date (see 29 C.F.R. §§ 2550.408b-2 and b-6, and Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 79-1), regulation 408b-2 may offer the only (very limited) exemption. Pursuant to this regulation, the fees would have to be authorized by an independent fiduciary, and the trust institution furthermore probably could not hold any fiduciary duties which would affect the placement or volume of the securities transactions for which it will receive separate transactions fees.
Therefore, it is believed that until some further clarification is issued by the Department of Labor, no trust company which is even just a "party-in-interest" with respect to a plan should charge separate or extra fees in connection with securities transactions except based upon independent approvals and as affirmatively determined to conform to an ERISA exemption. No "fiduciary" with discretionary authority involving securities transactions should proceed to levy such extra fees unless a specific ruling is obtained from the Department of Labor on the subject. Because as any number of particulars concerning the manner in which an account is administered can vary and because the nature of the bank's obligation can vary as to the particular type of trust department account, we cannot be any more specific in responding to the initial portion of your request. In short, although given the proper circumstances the bank's trust department could split commissions, a bank would be advised to obtain the opinion of counsel before doing so.
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Turns out the submarine discovered in the harbor Friday afternoon was an art project. Of course it was.
Police arrested Philip "Duke" Riley and two men from Rhode Island for piloting a replica of a 1776 "Turtle submarine" in restricted waters near the Queen Mary 2. Riley, a 35-year-old graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and Pratt Institute, was cited by the Coast Guard for a number of violations. Charges from the NYPD are still pending.
In June of 2006 Riley made a "bar" entirely from found objects on Plum Beach. "I just wanted to do a project that was fun, somewhere between art and an excuse just to get a bunch of people together to get drunk out in the middle of nowhere," Riley told the New York Times.
The Voice profiled him in May 2006.
According to Duke Riley, "Crappy weather just makes things interesting." An intense, brusque 33-year-old with a rough-hewn Boston accent and workingman's gait, Riley has a fierce proclivity for margins, whether that means marginal characters, landscapes, societies, vocations, or weather, and he is considered something of a madman.
In the summer of 2004, during the heightened security of the Republican National Convention, Riley drank a gut-full of rum and rowed out to Belmont Island, a pile of scrub situated across from the United Nations, where he climbed Tower 17 and unfurled a 21-foot-long red flag depicting two electric eels.
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SELINSGROVE, PA – September 5, 2016 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Billy Moyer Jr. put together a dominant Craftsman Club® Feature Sunday night, winning the 18th Annual Jeff's Auto Body and Recycling Center Late Model National Open at Selinsgrove Speedway. The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Late Model Series Rookie of the Year Contender not only earned the $8,000 purse, but also his second series win of his career.
The Batesville, Ark. native put together his second consecutive podium finish, and doubled-up on his wins this season within a one-month span. He currently leads the Rookie of the Year standings, and with the win he further strengthened his resume toward achieving the honor. He now has one final hurdle in late-October – the prized Bad Boy Off Road World of Outlaws World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (N.C.).
"We earned this one," said Moyer, thanking the fans. "There was some competition. I just want to belong on a national tour. I'm not on Josh [Richards'] or [Shane] Clanton's level. Hopefully we can keep-on and catch them. It's fun to race with all the guys you look up to like [Rick] Eckert – the guys I grew up watching. Those guys show me a lot of respect, and I do the best I can to show it back. I've never won in Pennsylvania so this is pretty cool. I sound like a broken record but I mean everything I say."
Moyer said his good fortune came in the redraw, where he pulled-out the starting spot for a feature set for 40 laps. Leading the 24-car field into the green flag, Moyer established his dominance early in his No. 21JR Crop Production Services/ Karl Performance Moyer/ Victory racecar. Within the first 10 laps, he ultimately increased his lead to 3.189 seconds over Eckert.
One battle that stood out in the field was between Eric Wells and hometown hero Jim Yoder for the final podium spot. This battle started early with neither of them giving ground. Yoder eventually made the pass, but the two stayed within .300 seconds of each other for the majority of the race.
The top five – Jeff Rine filled the last spot in the group – remained the same following the race's first caution on lap 8. After the restart, the front began to separate. Moyer led by as many as 4.712 seconds with 17 laps remaining. Yoder, who was in third, fell 9.156 seconds behind the leader – nearly five seconds behind Eckert.
The suspense began to build when Eckert was gaining ground two laps later in his No 7 Monumental Paving & Excavating/ P-J Contracting Co Longhorn car; Moyer hit lapped traffic which slowed him down. Eckert, with approximately the same advantage over Yoder, diminished Moyer's lead down to .973 seconds with seven laps left in the feature.
The climax of the race subsequently fell at the drop of the white flag. The race's second and final caution created a green-white-checkered scenario; in turn, the race was extended to 41 laps. The field regrouped single-file, offering a chance for Eckert to get his second win of the season and for Wells to reclaim his podium position.
"No, it really wasn't [a chance]," said Eckert, chuckling. "We were a half of a corner away, and he was better. But he was going flat and I could see that during the caution. He wasn't spinning as much as I was, but I was too bald to race him. We're just happy to end it in second. We really needed that. We'll build on it. Billy: good job."
As for Wells, he managed to pass Yoder in his No. 18 Will Kinzer Foundation for Autism Research/ Allstar Performance Longhorn machine. Rounding out the podium, Wells earned his fifth top five finish of the season. Earlier in the night, he won his sixth heat race of the season and was fastest in his qualifying group with a 19.989.
"Yeah, [Yoder] was a little better than us, but he slipped-up in the rubber there on [turn] two," said Wells, listing the night's accomplishments. "Finished third, won a heat tonight and a got the fast time in our group…we'll take it. I'm just happy with what we have and we're closer than what we were."
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Looks it happens randomly (no rules at all). Sometimes when I use iceweasel and sometimes when I use mate-system-monitor.
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From running your own referendum to talking to your local MP, to using Brexit and the general election to inform students about politics and voting, Hannah Aitchison in The Guardian tells you how.
Comments such as "What's the point in voting?" and "I don't understand what I'm voting for" are commonplace in my further education college. Engaging young people in politics and democracy is hard, and getting through these negative barriers is the first hurdle. So what can teachers do to inform and engage young people in this issue?
Turn tutorials in conversations.
I run a weekly current affairs discussion group, alongside a Facebook page where articles can be shared. Using tutorial and registration time to have these conversations – rather than asking students to give up their own time – has helped ensure students are included.
Hold your own referendum.
We ran our own referendum on Brexit last year, and it helped to get students involved in the issue. Afterwards, we compared the results of the college to the national results and discussed the reasons behind them – the national trend for younger voters to vote Remain and why people in our area were focused on immigration levels as a key issue in the debate.
Visit parliament.
The education centre at Westminster is an excellent facility to improve students' understanding of, and engagement with, democracy. A tour of parliament includes visiting both chambers while in session, and pupils can also participate in a workshop.
Involve your local MP.
My local MP, Philip Lee, speaks at my college frequently. If you're not already in contact with your constituency office, send an email asking if they will visit your school. Once you have met the team, the lines of communication, in my experience, are always open.
Ultimately, our main aim must be to provide an interactive forum for students' ideas and questions to be shared. If we can promote political discussion, perhaps we can also encourage the next generation to become active citizens in our democracy.
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The Day by Day series fills a gap between the typical daily devotional readings (very brief) and in-depth commentaries (very long). It provides expositional devotionals in bite size amounts for the busy Christian.
This particular volume will take you through one year of reading in Paul's letter to the Romans, one or two verses at a time. You will notice these expositions are divided to suit a typical five-day work week. We recommend you conclude each reading with a few minutes in conversation with the Lord, using the prayer at the end of each day's meditation as a springboard to adding your own thoughts to God.
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Many books and commentaries have been written on Paul's letter to the Romans. Probably one of the best is by recognized scholar and New Testament historian, F.F. Bruce, "Paul, Apostle of the Heart Set Free." While this present volume makes no pretense at joining the ranks of such in-depth studies, we are deeply indebted to the gift God has given through the great writers and commentators like Bruce who have plumbed the depths and shared the blessing through their works.
Our goal here is different, and that is to lay out the book of Romans in a daily reading format, to help make it more accessible. Recognizing that many have difficulty staying focused on long, theologically and scholarly saturated tomes, we want to help the reader come to grips in short, day by day portions, with time to meditate on the smaller portions and not get lost in the large topics and doctrines. In other words this approach to the word of God will help you see the "trees" and not get lost in the "forest." At the end, the reader will have a fairly good grasp on the flow of the book, the major themes and practical applications, and yet enjoy the details along the way. Hopefully, each day will bring new reasons for praising God for the wonderful truth of Justification.
Some have called Paul's letter to the Romans his ultimate theological thesis, his Magnum Opus. All agree it is his complete presentation of a core doctrine of Christian faith. To be sure the deity of Christ is central, along with monotheism and the unity of the Godhead (and Paul wrote clearly on those doctrines). But Paul championed justification by grace through faith as the proverbial hill on which he planted his flag. This was his go-to-the-wall issue, as is clearly seen in Galatians 1.
Paul wrote his letter prior to departing the eastern Mediterranean area for good. Upon completing three missionary tours, he set his eyes on Spain, with the plan to stop first in Jerusalem to deliver a benevolence care package to believers in Jerusalem (Romans 15:25, 28), then visiting Rome to encourage the believers there. His "stop off" in Jerusalem took a little longer than expected (Acts 21-26), and his method of getting to Rome was not quite as he expected (Acts 27-28), and it is debated whether he ever made it to Spain. At any rate, He was hoping the Roman believers could help him on his way to Spain (Romans 15:24, 28).
Apparently in preparation for his brief visit the apostle gave some time to lay out a carefully written, tightly argued presentation of how one can become right with God. It is at once philosophy at its finest and theology at its deepest. Whereas his letter to the Galatians was apologetic, in the sense of defending the doctrine of justification against the legalisms of the Judaizers, the letter to the Romans is better seen as a polemic, a presentation of the truth of justification on the offensive. He is not arguing against false doctrine, he is simply presenting right doctrine in all its glory.
Profound is not a word that would exaggerate a description of this letter. The first eleven chapters present the doctrine in propositional manner, showing the need of justification, the meaning of justification and how to attain justification. The last five chapters of the letter lay out the ramifications of a life built on the truth of justification. We might call the first part of the book the "what" of justification and the second part the "so what" of justification. The pivotal spot of the book, as many have observed, is the word "therefore" in Romans 1. If that doctrine is in fact true, then what difference will it make in our lives? My prayer for the reader is that you will be encouraged, built up and blessed as you slowly meditate your way through Paul's letter to the Romans.
Like all previous Day by Day volumes, this present one is designed to be read devotionally, one page per day


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There's a interesting effort on Reddit to list the top 100 salsa songs. As far as I can tell, there's not rhyme-or-reason for each song; rather, a bunch of people listing their favorite music. But that's okay. It's not easy finding good salsa artists and titles. So let's take a look at some of the music people have submitted.
La Palomilla – Joe Cuba
Oh man, that's a good one. If you're not familiar with Joe Cuba, jump over to YouTube and start making a playlist. Many of the recordings sound a bit rough, but once you tune your ear to his music, you'll be hooked.
El Gran Combo
You'll see and hear many great salsa songs by El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. What's great is that they still play regular live gigs. As with a lot of salsa music, the live experience is much better for listening. For dancing? That can be a bit of an issue; bands tend to play looooong songs. Pretty soon, you're six minutes into a dance and you and your partner are looking at each other just wanting it to end. This is called a downward spiral and I don't wish it on anyone.
Ray Barretto – Acid
This is a great song for listening and/or practicing salsa patterns. The tempo is slow and the key rhythms are apparent. I've seen many instructors use this song in the classes. The song isn't really appropriate for a salsa club because it's just too slow.
Alex Bueno & Zacarias Ferreira
If you'd like to add some Dominican style bachata to your collection, search "Te Amo", "El Amor Vencera", and "La Avispa". Of course, there are many other great numbers from this group as well. I like Dominican style bachata as a nice alternative to getting all hot-and-heavy on the dance floor.
Tite Curet Alonso – Caonabo
With over 2,000 salsa titles, it's difficult to pick a top song. But Caonabo is a great On2 title.
Groupo Latin Vibe – La Llave
Want to see the top professionals leave it all on the floor in a social dance? Pay attention at your next salsa festival when this song comes on.
There are, of course, so, so many great salsa and bachata songs. If you're new to the scene, it might take a little while to tune your ear and build a collection. But once you begin to appreciate the nuances of the genre, you're in for a life long love.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Anti-Gun Professor Looks Out Her Window and Is Paralyzed With 'Fear,' So She Calls the Police — Then, They Inform Her of the Truth. So, even a well regulated militia shouldn't have guns?
An anti-gun professor at the University of North Dakota says she dialed 911 in absolute "fear" when she spotted "two figures in camo with guns outside" her classroom window.
"My first thought is for my students' and my safety: I grab my phone, crawl under my desk and call 911," Heidi Czerwiec wrote in an op-ed for the Grand Forks Herald.
The professor said she could "barely talk" due to her overwhelming "fear," but those feelings soon turned into "rage" when the 911 dispatcher informed her of the truth: it was just the ROTC cadets performing an exercise.
She also learned that the ROTC cadets will be conducting the drills for the next couple weeks, and they have permission to do so. But Czerwiec still wasn't satisfied.
"I guess I'll be calling 911 for the next couple weeks—and I will. Every time," she added. "It's not my job to decide whether people carrying guns at school are an actual threat. It's my job to teach and to get home to my family."
Czerwiec called the ROTC's actions "highly inappropriate" and "irresponsible."
"We're already under financial and emotional attack. We don't need to feel under physical attack, too," she concluded.
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Today intca will look at another one of these taboo and possibly more controversial issues: Nude Photographs and the Nude Sharing Culture !
Sri Lankan (and south Asian) society has imposed a standard on what should be discussed in public. Now the only thing this has managed to achieve is an extremely over sexualised community. Classifying anything even slightly related to sex as taboo has created a culture where a breastfeeding mother is asked to move to the washroom for "privacy". Whilst the two are unrelated, the root cause to both is identical. The only loophole to this culture is that people tend to go out of control when no one is looking.
We as a society have managed to trick ourselves into believing that this scary problem of nude photographs does not exist. Unfortunately, it does! And the horrifying part is that the biggest victim of this are school children. Now, there are solutions to combating this issue. However, to identify those solutions we must start talking about the problem.
At this very moment there are a number of such illicit content up on the internet. Particularly dropbox seems to be the most popular medium for the mass distribution of this content. The first question we asked ourselves was: How is this content going up? The most significant reason was breakup retaliation (no surprises there).
Here's the typical scenario which results in nude content going online.
Sarih and Kuveni are 2 schooling students who happen to be in a relationship. During their relationship Sarih convinces Kuveni to send him nude photographs (and/or vice versa). Sarih and Kuveni date for a while and then break up. After the breakup, Sarih is furious at Kuveni and so distributes the nude photographs of Kuveni amongst his friends. Ultimately these end up on some illegal child pornography sites/public dropbox accounts.
Now whilst the scenario can differ slightly amongst cases, the general storyline remains constant through most cases. Let's analyse this problem at three levels.
Analyzing The Situation
Looking at the problem from the first level. What could Sarih have possibly said to Kuveni to make her take and send such content? The answer is simple: He simply manipulated her into believing that sending this photograph was a gesture of commitment. And the solution at a first level is to realise that it isn't! There are actions which portray commitment in a relationship. For starters couples talk to each other in non-human languages, they buy each other gifts like 6 foot tall teddy bears, they pretend to be penguins around each other, they continue to care about each other while living on two different continents….this list goes on and on. However, the one thing that isn't on this list of actions which signify commitment is SENDING A NUDE PHOTOGRAPH.
Now that we have established there's no logical reason for sending these photographs, let's find out what repercussions await the victims. The single most glaring repercussion is the tainted reputation that's attached with this action. But what makes it so difficult to reverse? The permanence of the internet. Once anything goes online, it's spread can be exponentially driven.
Now whilst core content articles from a start-up group like intca would receive a couple of thousand views, a nude photograph is red hot! Meaning it will get a lot more views and shares, simply because humans are perverse and disgusting creatures. And this should terrify you. Why? For starters, the shame society attaches to this is immense. For instance, your employer might deny you a promotion or you might be denied a post you worked hard for at school. Not because you aren't capable of executing your role, but simply because of a silly mistake.
The Solutions
Now let's look at the solutions and precautions we can take to combat this problem. As always the solutions aren't short term. They are slow. They are long-term. However, they will work if implemented right.
The first step is to prevent anyone from becoming a victim. How can we achieve this? Banning all school kids from using social media! (P.s. this approach does not work). The only necessary precaution is to educate our kids very clearly. Not awkwardly implying this issue at a school assembly. Kids need to be told very clearly that they could be presented with a situation where they might be asked to take a nude photograph. They need to be told that they stand to lose a lot more than they can possibly gain.
The second and slightly more difficult step is to correct society's mindset. Let me pick an example to show how flawed out society is. A couple of years ago a girl killed herself simply because it was suspected that her mobile phone had pornographic content.
Now she didn't take nude photographs and frankly the articles covering the story aren't clear whether the suspicion was accurate. However, the shame that society attached to even being slightly associated with such an event was so immense that this sweet child saw no choice besides take her own life. That is horrifying.
If such a little suspicion of pornographic content on a mobile phone is judged so harshly by society. How far is it willing to go for the issue of nude photographs? It has come to a point where we have got to stop pretending that it doesn't happen. Accept that it does. Prevent the future generation from getting involved with it. And not let a single silly mistake define someone's life. Education is the only approach to combat this problem. Not prohibition.
That is where IntCa's analysis will end. However, I will leave a footnote behind for the perpetrators of this crime. If you have received these images (either with confidentiality from your partner or otherwise), do the correct thing and respect the privacy of that person. Because leaking out nude photographs of your ex (or anyone else for that matter) does not make you a hero. It is not a sign of strength. The only thing that it speaks out about you is that you're a spineless wuss and a pathetic loser.
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Old habits--like reaching for the mouse every time you want to run a program--die hard. Here's a little-known but much faster alternative: In Windows 7 (and Vista, if you enable the Quick Launch toolbar), you can launch any program to the right of the Start button by using the Windows key and a number.
For example, the icon in the taskbar that's closest to the Start button (usually Internet Explorer) is linked to '1'. By pressing Windows-1, you can launch that program directly from your keyboard. Pressing Windows-2 is like clicking the second icon, and so on. This method works for the first nine icons pinned to the Windows 7 taskbar (or to the Vista Quick Launch toolbar). Still running XP? Try Launchy, a terrific keyboard-powered launcher that lets you open programs, files, and even Web favorites with a few keystrokes.
Bad Habit #5: Carrying an Unencrypted Flash Drive
Flash drives are great for transporting data, but they're easy to lose, which could mean big trouble for your private data.You can correct this vulnerability (and overcome the bad habit of leaving yourself in jeopardy) by installing TrueCrypt, an open-source encryption utility that password-protects the data on your flash drive.
TrueCrypt works on-the-fly, meaning that it encrypts and decrypts data as you access it. (The software also works with individual files and entire hard drives, in case your bad habit extends to your laptop.) If you don't supply the correct password or encryption key, your data remains locked tight, thanks to a variety of very secure encryption algorithms. TrueCrypt is pretty easy to use and is totally transparent once it's up and running; get started with this handy beginner's tutorial.
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Ever wonder by what means mysterious new icons appear on your desktop? Why unknown toolbars appear in your Web browser? How spyware manages to sneak onto your PC? One possibility: You gave them permission.
If you've installed more than a handful of programs in your computing life, you've probably gotten in the habit of automatically clicking every 'Next' button an installer throws your way. Big mistake. During the setup process, some programs ask if you also want to install, say, trial versions of the company's other programs, or maybe a new search tool for your browser. If you blindly click your way through the setup screens, approving things left and right, you'll miss your chance to opt out of these offers--and you'll end up with stuff you probably don't want.
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Now that I've got a new project to work against, we can generate the Pex test project and ask Pex to get busy. First we'll ask Pex to create a new xUnit test project. Right-clicking the Facade project exposes the context menu, we'll choose "Create Parameterized Unit Test Stubs", aka PUTs.
This gives us the following dialogs to set our project properties. I'll leave the blanks blank, those exist to filter the namespace, type name, and method names you want to filter for the project under test. We want all of them, so they'll be left blank.
A variation on this is if you open the context menu inside the class file. The filter fields are filled in for you to limit Pex' interaction.
Here are the settings I've chosen, I'm going with xUnit this time around.
The "Settings…" dialog is where I tell Pex that for all unit tests created, each will have the PexTest suffix.
"Mark all test results Inconclusive by default" - This setting will add the Assert.Inconclusive() assertion at the bottom of the test method which is the default for all Visual Studio unit tests when they are generated in the IDE.
"Globally qualify all types" - This setting will prefix all fields in the test class with global qualifier.
"Use Code Patterns" - Pex utilizes many different code patterns which are beyond the scope of this document. You can find them in this document's appendix.
"Generate Stubs file for project under test" - The Stubs Framework utilized by Pex is explained by one of the authors here.
We click OK on the settings dialog. We click OK on the main dialog, and Pex shows us the dialog pictured below. We're getting a unit test project called …\ProjectName.Tests (plural suffix); now is your only chance to move this project around. If you like to keep your unit test libraries somewhere else besides the project it's testing move it to that place. The MSTest dialog gives us a singular suffix. So if you have both, this might help you keep them apart. Hopefully they will allow us to (re)label them in future versions of Pex.
Click OK.
If Pex can't find your test runner, you'll be prompted for the location.
Here are the new pieces Pex has added.
A few things to notice here. We get one Pex class for each of our classes so the test methods are segregated neatly. The point to make here is to get everything neat before you generate the test project. Also, notice the suffix, "PexTest". We can't rename the class library suffix, so I chose to rename the class files so I know by looking at the project members which classes are mine, and which ones were generated by Pex. Also, the stub file mentioned previously is generated for us.
Here's what Reflector can show us about what was created as well, the crunchy layer looks pretty much identical to the Crunchy layer.
namespace PeanutButter.Business.Facade.Creamy
/// This class contains parameterized unit tests for CreamyLayerManager
[PexAllowedExceptionFromTypeUnderTest(typeof(ArgumentException), AcceptExceptionSubtypes = true)]
public partial class CreamyLayerManagerPexTest
/// Test stub for Add(!!0)
public void Add<T>([PexAssumeUnderTest]CreamyLayerManager target, T entityToAdd)
// TODO: add assertions to method CreamyLayerManagerPexTest.Add(CreamyLayerManager, !!0)
/// Test stub for Remove(!!0)
public void Remove<T>(
[PexAssumeUnderTest]CreamyLayerManager target,
T entityToRemove
// TODO: add assertions to method CreamyLayerManagerPexTest.Remove(CreamyLayerManager, !!0)
/// Test stub for Update(!!0)
public void Update<T>(
T entityToUpdate
// TODO: add assertions to method CreamyLayerManagerPexTest.Update(CreamyLayerManager, !!0)
The only Source Analysis violation are related to moving the using statements inside the namespace declaration and the adding the method arguments to the summary block. Source and Code Analysis compliance was one of the latest features added to the Pex release in use.
Notice the method decoration "[PexMethod]" This method won't be visible to the xUnit test outline since unit tests are reference by the FactAttribute. If it would have been decorated with "[Fact]" it would. Also notice Pex methods are parameterized (PUTs) tests. The xUnit methods will be generated from, and by, the PUTs.
The PexMethod(s) will be used during the Pex Exploration we will step through now. Right-clicking the test project exposes the Pex Exploration menu item which starts the exploration process.
Pex Exploration finishes and the Pex Explorer tells us we have some problems - all of my methods are throwing NotImplementedExceptions" - nice.
I'll stop here, fix my code and pick-up with an Exploration exercise to allow Pex to do something meaningful with my test project.
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With a little wooden suitcase 💼 as their only weapon they try to make the world a better place. Each time they present their suitcase the message is translated in the local language. Whenever they unfold their suitcase and someone (or something) reads the message, or even thinks the message, a vibration 💫 is send into the universe.
Just like monks that repetitively chant the same phrases over and over again, R&F F&R are repeating ⏳ the action of unfolding and presenting the message in different places and contexts. They plan to do this for as long as possible (maybe a lifetime...)
On every spot F&R R&F print a postcard ✉ of the action (with a little portable printer) and sent it from the location to their atelier address in Ghent. 📮 The marked and stamped postcards are the certificate and proof of the action. Scroll down to see all the postcards.
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Date: 6 Jan 2017
Author: Michael Morris
An excellent response to this article The end of the world as we know it: What a vegan New Zealand would look like. The article is written by the editor of NZ Farmer, but Michael Morris has put more thought into it... This article paints a totally unrealistic picture of a vegan world. The most likely outcome would be gradual change. With more information out there about the damaging effect that animal products have on the environment, human health and animal suffering, more people will start to cut down on animal products. Others, perhaps those who already have a more attuned social or environmental consciousness, will cut them out altogether. Eventually most people will become vegan, and when that happens, the country - and other countries with a similar degree of moral development, will be ready to provide legal protection for animals against mistreatment for trivial reasons like taste. As demand for meat declines, demand for other products such as plant based alternatives, will go up. The same happened when demand for coal was replaced - firstly by oil and gas, and more recently by renewable energy. The economy didn't collapse; it thrived. Those in the farming industry, who have land and agricultural skills, will retrain in plant based agriculture. Smart businesses will understand market trends and will adapt. There will be a short term re-adjustment period, but in the long term the result will be more prosperity, plus a cleaner environment and a healthier population. Because it takes less land to feed people on a plant based diet, much of it could revert to native forest, which would support more wildlife. Our number one export industry, tourism, would boom. Cows and sheep would not disappear overnight, but we would no longer be breeding them. Cats and dogs would still be around, but responsible vegan pet owners would ensure no more breeding, and would not buy from puppy or kitten mills. Even now, responsible pet shops like Animates have a policy of supplying animals from shelters and not breeders. If the world went vegan overnight (a totally unrealistic scenario, but, hey, we can dream), then this would only be possible through a sudden surge of compassion infecting the entire population. Compassionate people would find a way to look after the cows, sheep, and even the farmers, who would need help transitioning their businesses. A vegan world is possible. In fact, if our species is to survive and feed 10 billion people (the UN projected figures for the near future), it is not only possible, but mandatory.


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Another development planned for West Main Street comes in the form of a Richmond-based, 75-room boutique hotel and art gallery called Quirk. On August 30, an application for the project was presented to the Board of Architectural Review, and neighbors were there to voice their concerns.
"It's an inevitable thing that the piece of property is going to be used for something," says Pat Edwards, who was at the work session meeting in which the plans for the four-floor hotel with a rooftop bar were discussed. "We are just desperately trying to protect our corner of Starr Hill."
The character of historic West Main Street and its surrounding neighborhoods has oft been discussed as brand new hotels and apartment complexes continue popping up along the avenue. Quirk would incorporate two historic structures at 501 and 503 W. Main St., the latter parcel known as Paxton Place, a home built in 1824.
"[Starr Hill residents] don't really want a building that has its back facing the neighborhood," says BAR member Carl Schwarz. "They want it to fit in on Commerce Street," unlike the CenturyLink building that sits with its back to Starr Hill and, as Schwarz puts it, "looms over everything."
Though Schwarz is in favor of the plans, he says realizing that the hotel needs "two fronts" to please those living nearby will be one of the most challenging parts for developers, and they likely won't receive the neighborhood buy-in they need without it. The BAR is less reluctant to give its approval if the neighbors also like the project, he says.
Edwards says the city has been "shortsighted" in planning for the boutique hotel and art gallery. "If you build it, they will come," she says. "If they come, they're going to need services."
Those already available aren't enough to support larger crowds of visitors flocking to the area, she says, and she fears that taxes will skyrocket.
"We'll be like Albemarle County soon with a tax referendum for $30 million," Edwards says. "I'm not sure if they really thought long-range about what they're doing."
Quirk is owned by Katie and Ted Ukrop—members of the family that operated the Ukrop's Food Group and upscale grocery store chain in Richmond. The building's architect is Danny MacNelly, who designed the first Quirk.
But those behind Quirk aren't the first to attempt to build on that spot.
A previous proposal by local architect Bill Atwood to develop a mixed-use residential and commercial building was approved by the BAR in April, pending additional information that he never brought back. Atwood has, however, voiced his support for the space's newest venture and says he has been involved with planning the art gallery.
Kelsey Sharp, a spokesperson for the hotel, says no new information will be released at this time.
Down the street at 1106 West Main, progress is well underway on the Marriott Autograph Hotel, anticipated to be completed in the first quarter of 2018.
Developer Carr City Centers secured a $25.8 million loan from SunTrust Bank in August to construct the hotel. Michael Wilson, the group's senior vice president of construction, says the demolition of the existing structure and adjoining parking lot is complete. Temporary supports for excavation will be installed and foundations will be poured in December. The majority of the construction will be completed by the end of next year, he says.
"It's a constant struggle," Edwards says about the nearby construction. "Hopefully city officials will be mindful to the character of our neighborhood."


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3 Elements of Your Blog Design That Need Simplifying
This is a guest post by John. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
WordPress is one of the most versatile blogging platforms out there with tons of options to not only customize the look and feel of the experience but also the interactions that your users have with your content.
That's why it's one of the most widely used platforms as well! But a constant challenge that you have is "bloating" your WordPress blog with too many features because the options are near infinite. Sometimes the best thing that you can do is simply add the elements that are the most important to your core experience for your end-user and reader and skip all the excess.
For example, some of the top blogs out there present their content first and foremost both from a stylistic perspective as well as a user-interface one. Take for example ZenHabits.net that really takes it to the extreme in terms of design.
But make no mistake about it – ZenHabits is one of the largest blogs out there and is growing and highly profitable!
So what can someone learn from ZenHabits as an archetype for good usability and a focus on the simple elements that matter? Here are 5 things that you can do to make sure you capitalize on your user's experience and make an impact:
1.Overall Blog Design
The most obvious is the simplicity of the design. If you're content is going to make your blog grow and attract an audience then you have to make sure that the design complements your content every single time.
Even the blog here at DailyBlogTips.com sports a simple design and structure that no one would scoff at. In fact, many people have remarked how visually refreshing it is to simply have the content first and all the other stuff second.
Make sure you use a WordPress Blog theme (I use Standard Theme) that highlights your content first so that you users can get what they came for! I feel (like you do) that your blog commenters and readers are worth it!
2. Comments
Your comment area, for many, is the lifeblood of interaction and engagement and yet it's confusing why so many people have so many different plugins and features that crowd the comment space.
For example (and you've probably seen it yourself) some comment fields are so messy that you don't know exactly where to begin! You see "calls to action" all over the place and advertisements surrounding the comment area and you're simply not sure where the "reply" button is!
DailyBloggingTips has one of the easiest and out-of-the-box comment areas out there and this blog is doing just fine for engagement, right?
Why make it more difficult than it needs to be? The native comment box is beautiful just the way it is (and that's why I decide to use it) but if you do choose to use another 3rd party platform it might be worth spending some time cleaning it up and simplifying those services too.
3. Social Sharing
Social networking and social media is everywhere – you simply can't avoid it. And to a certain degree this is a great thing! You want people to engage with your content but you want even more for them to share it with their networks and with other interested parties!
But you have to make it easy to use and simply to share! Again, as I scan the many blogs that I walk through daily I see a complete mess of social sharing etiquette as there's 20 social sharing icons (and repeats) both in the front of the blog, on the single post layer, and even near the comments!
The best option to simplify and to prettify your blog is to keep one set of social sharing icons on your single post layer (this also speeds up the front page of your blog tremendously) and do it with taste. For example, I use a persistent sharing tool that scrolls with the user unobtrusively to the side of the content so that it's always there (but never in their way of reading the content).
Choose wisely and you will be rewarded! There are other great plugins that do this as well and another one to check out is part of the JetPack system that WordPress themselves has released.
When you spend the time necessary on making these small but effective changes you will see more people engaging with your content and even find profitable results in more traffic and perhaps even more advertising revenue as you open up space for more opportunities (and more high converting space).
About the Author: John is a professional blogger and loves all things WordPress, having released a few WordPress Themes and WordPress Plugins.
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24 Responses to "3 Elements of Your Blog Design That Need Simplifying"
Didi S.
Great content will always attract readers, comments & social sharing. And simple / good theme, will make it better. Thanks John for the tips!
Among the three elements, I think "Social Sharing" is most important.
I thinks its all depend on the blog's theme, if your blog theme is "girly stuff", your blog design shouldn't be simple but more colorful.
Douglas Prater
Hey John,
Zen Habits, Write to Done, and Daily Blog Tips are all great examples of focused, distraction-free content. I appreciate not having to jump through so many hoops to get to the meat of the message. I've tried to emulate this style on my own blog – readability can make or break you.
I also agree that third party commenting platforms are an unnecessary hoop that has discouraged me from leaving comments elsewhere. If community engagement is an important factor in your blogging strategy, those types of hoops should be avoided. In fact, I'm strongly considering ditching "recaptcha" to make it even easier to comment.
Thanks for the tips – I'll be devoting some extra attention to this going forward.
Amrish SIngh
A good navigated blog design is so important if you want to engage readers with your blog for a long time . dailyblogtips is using a simple theme that is so easy to find its old blog post because it show all the post of a category at one page
Nasrul Hanis
Now it's time to produce more comfortable and converting blog design. Readers are looking for places to give them more ideas and resources in a comfortable environment and this is what we should give them.
And you're totally right about the social sharing buttons!
Simple theme and Gadget will increase our blog speed.Premium Template also speed up our blog.Many free theme contain some loop function inside the codes.It reduce the speed .If the Content is King then you can compromise with theme.
Isha Singh
Blog designs can be the factor for getting traffic. it should be simple and more user friendly to interact with readers.
Annabella Freeman
I try to put too many badges and other things in the sidebars as I think it detracts from what you want readers to see. I like to do design tweaks to my blog about every six months. Not doing a complete overhaul but just trying to constantly improve the look and user ability for my readers.
Great post! I've been rather obsessed with my design while lagging in actually writing… until lately (thanks to John and the great bunch of folks at his site).
I'm still trying to find a happy medium between keeping it simple and yet being "different," which is not really easy these days. Especially when you're a graphics lamer/noob with a 0 dollars budget for graphics and such like I am! 😉
Nice site here! I'll be back….
Some very good points, John.
In many instances I think Simplicity wins out, as far as Blog design and the actual comment form are concerned.
Some sites look incredible, at first(Like entering a Casino with flashy icons, buttons and widgets all over the place) then you realize it's a little bit over the top. And can take your attention away from the article you are reading.
I have encountered the "Sign up Hoops" for making a comment. I have also been to a well known Blog, where every time I have entered a comment (Often long and detailed) those comments were never published. This particular site brags on about how they encourage commenting and social interaction, and talk up the whole Blogging social community thing. They then go and stop your Comments from being published.
John (TentBlogger)
Wow, your example in regards to retail is a serious challenge! If they have to jump through hoops to engage with you they may not buy a product!
a good reminder here!
Agree with #2 100%!
It is beyond annoying when someone has a blog and you need to register with some 3rd party to post a comment.
It is mind boggling to me how people think that's a good idea.
I run my own retail business and I remember reading: "Don't ever give anyone an excuse not to do business with you."
And while comments aren't cash they still have value to bloggers and using a 3rd party comment system is giving people an excuse to not be bothered with you.
Good tips today! I definitely agree with having a simple design on the blog. I get frustrated when I look at the blog and it's too cluttered. If I see one that's too cluttered I often skip it in favor of one that I don't have to work to hard to read the content.
John (TentBlogger)
hah! use it for inspiration, for sure!
Loren Pinilis
I really like how you highlighted the content, comments, and social sharing. I mean, those are pretty much the most important things on a blog – yet how often do they get hidden by all the other junk we cram on. It's good to take a step back and look at our blog with fresh eyes.
I would encourage bloggers to ask friends and family to take a look at the blog and comment on the design. It's great to be in the same room with them as possible when they do so you can see how they interact.
I think that a simple design sometimes is professional. Other times it screams "I just set up this blog yesterday." Integrating good design in with a simplistic interface is an art form – so lean on those you know who have a good eye for design. And get as much input from others as you can!
I'm in the process of redesigning my blog too. If I can't come up with a good design, I can just copy dailyblogtips style. 🙂
Great advice as always John!
I'm starting to notice the weakness of third party commenting systems the more I use them. It's really annoying when they don't notify you of replies – it really limits the usefulness of them when you can't have a conversation about the post without having to constantly check back to the site (and I can imagine that's pretty annoying for the blogger as it's not actually giving an accurate reflection of visitors in their stats). Plus, as Graham said, it's super annoying when they don't let you link to your own blog. I'm not sure I see any benefit of them over wordpress anymore – especially since wordpress have allowed people to log in using Twitter or Facebook to comment on someone's site.
Thank you for all these great advices that helps us maintain a blog that is simply and easy to read. And no matter how annoying the 3rd part is, I must say is very helpful in promoting your blog…so nothing to complain about!
John (TentBlogger)
You bring up a good point. Bloggers need to weigh the pros and cons of a commenting system before committing to a such a significant change. It's amazing how many people use one system just because they see someone else use it without thinking about the impact that it might have on their community!
John (TentBlogger)
I completely agree. I stress a lot to newer bloggers that their content needs to be first and foremost when they start. And, that focus needs to remain even when they've "made it" big time!
John (TentBlogger)
Thanks for the guest post opportunity daniel!
Graham Lutz
I hate most of the third party commenting systems. Livefyre and discus are so annoying. Sometimes they don't even let you link to your site or you need to sign up for an account with discus or openID or some other nonsense before you comment.
I guess that's better than those ridiculous news sites that make you sign up with THEIR SITE just to leave a comment. Are they trying to lose me as a reader?
Making my blog look better was a bit of an obsession when I first started. I just kept trying things until I liked the way it looked. I still have a way to go though and there are things I don't really like.
User experience is very important, but content is even more important. Lately I have chosen to focus more on the writing and to leave the design for when I have some spare moments.
The difficult thing for me is choosing the best widgets and plug ins. I think the only way to know sometimes is to give them a whirl and change it if it doesn't work out.
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text: Home > Business Foreigners snapping up luxury condos in Boracay by Cathy Rose A. Garcia, ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at Jan 23 2013 05:31 PM | Updated as of Jan 24 2013 01:35 AM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MANILA, Philippines - Many foreigners flock to Boracay just to enjoy the world-famous beach, and now to invest in luxury residential properties. Liz Silvestre, CBRE Philippines associate director for investments and capital markets, said there is strong interest from foreigners in the Aqua Boracay by Yoo luxury residential development. Aqua Boracay Investment Prospectus "We're due to launch in Singapore and Hong Kong in March. But in two months of pre-launch sales, we have alredy attained 50% sales take-up. It's mostly foreigners, and about 10% are Filipino-Chinese who are residential investor types, not the lifestyle buyer," she said on Wednesday. Aqua Boracay by yoo, located in the secluded Bulabog Beach, is the first resort residence designed by the world-famous yoo design studio in the Philippines. Yoo is co-founded by top designer Philippe Starck and international property developer John Hitchcox. With 134 luxury apartments in a beachfront setting, this is said to be the only branded five-star resort residential project in the island. The luxury resort offers foreigners a chance to "rest and invest" in Boracay. "The international market and local markets are looking at Boracay as investment not just for capital gains but rental prospects," Marco Biggiogero, chairman of Aqua Boracay by yoo, said during a press conference. For people who use their apartment only a few times a year, Aqua Boracay offers full management and maintenance service so the apartment can be rented out. Silvestre said Boracay has a high rental income potential, as well as all-year peak season. "The average daily rate is P7,400. And the average occupancy rate is 70% to 90%... This is very sound income yield potential for the rental market," she said. A luxury property in Boracay is also much cheaper than similar properties in Phuket, Thailand. A branded hotel villa in Phuket starts from approximately $750,000 for a 4-star brand, and about $2 million for a 5-star brand. In comparison, the 5-star Aqua Boracay by Yoo property is approximately priced from $66,700 to $293,000. Silvestre sees Boracay as the most feasible investment destination for foreigners, compared to Cebu and Palawan. "Leisure destination properties will be acknowledged for their tourism marketability and investment potential. The country will experience strong global luxury trend from the influx of foreign tourists brought about by the islands' recognitions and more aggressive government campaign," Silvestre said. Share Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Business,Top Stories,Boracay,MSN,CBRE Philippines,Aqua Boracay by Yoo Read More: Boracay CBRE Philippines Aqua Boracay by Yoo


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Exterminate Blacks: This lecture in this video documents the pattern of heavy metals poisoning, medical experimentation, organ harvesting, covert fertility task forces and other tactics that seeks to exterminate blacks population from our planet. These genocide tactics are carried out in the name of science and medicine via the following vectors: Food supply (laced with infertility chemicals, confirmed by the New York Times quoting a U.S. President's Science Adviser) Water supply (heavy metals poisoning, as we recently witnessed in Flint, Michigan) Medical experimentation (Tuskegee, Guatemalan prisoner experiments funded by the U.S. government, etc.) to name just a few. How white people are on a fast road to population control with the method to exterminate blacks.
Immunization campaign (covert sterilization of young women in Africa) Cancer (disproportionately affects people of darker skin color due to vitamin D deficiency) Abortion activities that target blacks in order to harvest baby organ tissue for use in vaccines – medical cannibalism.
A candidate seeking the Republican nomination to succeed Lamar Smith of San Antonio in the U.S. House says more black Americans die from abortion than any other cause. We wondered about that.
State Rep. Jason Isaac of Dripping Springs, asked what policies he'd pursue to address safety and inequalities facing women and people of color, opened his reply: "I will work to end abortion, which is the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day." That question and Isaac's full reply appear in a voters guide published before the March 2018 party primaries by the League of Women Voters of Texas and League of Women Voters Austin Area.
Katie Tahuahua of Isaac's campaign, asked the basis of Isaac's claim about black deaths, responded by email that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease caused the deaths of the most U.S. black residents in 2015 (75,249). She noted that the year before, according to CDC figures representing data from 47 states, over 200,000 "black babies were aborted." Upshot: "This is far more than the leading reported cause of death for black Americans," Tahuahua wrote.
We'll unpack those figures. But it's worth noting for starters that Isaac's characterization of abortions as killing babies is disputed.
Abortion rights advocates, noting the Supreme Court legalized abortion in every state in 1973, typically refer to unborn fetuses. Also, the CDC doesn't say abortions kill babies; it defines a "legal induced abortion" as "an intervention performed by a licensed clinician (e.g., a physician, nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) that is intended to terminate an ongoing pregnancy." In addition, an unknown share of aborted pregnancies wouldn't have resulted in live children, due to the natural risk of miscarriages and stillbirths.
Causes of death
We confirmed from a CDC table pointed out by Tahuahua that heart disease killed the most black residents (75,249) in 2015 and also was the leading cause of death for all Americans. Lesser causes of death for black Americans included cancer, stroke and diabetes, the table indicates. The table doesn't list abortion as a cause.
Our own search of CDC-posted statistics led us to a table stating that nationally in 2015, 6,907 black infants died. Among the table's 15 listed leading causes of death, disorders related to short gestation and birth weight accounted for the most deaths, 1,513, nearly 22 percent of the total. The table lists congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities as the second most-prevalent cause, accounting for 930 deaths, nearly 14 percent of the total. The table doesn't list abortion as a cause.
Abortions by ethnicity
Tahuahua said Isaac got to his declaration of more than 1,000 black child deaths a day because the CDC "reports that 35% of aborted babies are black."
We confirmed that the CDC says that in 2014, there were 652,639 legal induced abortions nationally. Apply the 35 percent figure offered by Isaac and it looks like black women obtained 228,423 abortions for a rate of 626 a day.
Tahuahua noted, the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit that promotes reproductive health and abortion rights, separately estimated 926,200 U.S. abortions in 2014 which, if you apply Isaac's methodology, signals that black women obtained 324,170 abortions for a rate of 888 a day.
The Guttmacher count of abortions appears in a January 2018 institute "Fact Sheet"that also says that white patients accounted for 39 percent of U.S. abortion procedures in 2014, blacks for 28 percent, Hispanics for 25 percent and patients of other races and ethnicities for 9 percent, according to an institute survey of abortion patients.
Applying the institute's 28 percent figure to the institute's abortion count suggests that black women obtained 259,336 abortions for a rate of 711 a day.
The institute's May 2016 recap of its survey results also walks through the proportion of abortion patients in given subgroups (e.g., a particular age-group) relative to the proportion of all U.S. women aged 15–44 who are in that same subgroup–what the authors call an "abortion index." By this metric, the recap says, white "women were slightly underrepresented among abortion patients in 2014, having an abortion index of 0.7, while black women were substantially overrepresented, with a relative abortion rate of 1.9. Hispanic women were slightly overrepresented among abortion patients in 2014 (1.2)."
Institute: Black women experience higher rates of unintended pregnancy
The institute's Rebecca Wind, responding to our query about Isaac's claim, said by email that higher abortion rates among black women reflect higher rates of unintended pregnancy.
A 2008 institute paper by Susan A. Cohen states: "These higher unintended pregnancy rates reflect the particular difficulties that many women in minority communities face in accessing high-quality contraceptive services and in using their chosen method of birth control consistently and effectively over long periods of time."
As of 2004, Cohen wrote, about one-third of abortions were obtained by white women with 37 percent obtained by black women. Overall, she wrote, "black women are three times as likely as white women to experience an unintended pregnancy; Hispanic women are twice as likely. Because black women experience so many more unintended pregnancies than any other group—sharply disproportionate to their numbers in the general population—they are more likely to seek out and obtain abortion services than any other group," Cohen wrote. "In addition, because black women as a group want the same number of children as white women, but have so many more unintended pregnancies, they are more likely than white women to terminate an unintended pregnancy by abortion to avoid an unwanted birth," Cohen wrote.
Our ruling
Isaac shared with the voters guide that abortion is; "the leading cause of death for black Americans and kills as many as 1,000 black children every day." Opinions about this claim likely divide over Isaac's definition of a fetus as a child–and by Isaac's reasoning, we find this claim has an element of truth in that black women in 2014 accounted for about 711 U.S. abortions a day.
Heart disease was the leading cause of death for black and other Americans in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency didn't list the abortion procedure among causes of death.
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The pop-up art show, a concept based around art exhibitions placed in non-traditional locales, has experienced increasing popularity in the U.S. in the last decade, and Rochester is no exception. Local artist Joan Rusitzky will host a Pop-Up Art Show, her fourth since 2012, at the former Fleet Feet Store (2210 Monroe Avenue) from Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14.
Inspired by a New York Times article profiling New York City pop-up gallery organizer Amy Smith-Stewart, Rusitzky says she hopes to organize an event which brings artists across a broad range of mediums together with the public in a uniquely intimate way. Featured artists include wood turner Harry Beaver, etcher Elizabeth Durand, sculptor and furniture-maker Scott Grove, purse-maker Chi Soo, bird carver Robin Salsbury, mechanical wood sculptor Don Olney, jacket and quilt maker Janet Root, Kelly Waldt of Turi Jane jewelry, illustrator Nancy Wiley, figurative wood-worker Cheryl Olney, and photographer Randi Winterman.
Admission to the pop-up gallery is free, with viewings running from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.


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Phone Not Allowed MM#6 Tmobile- A clue to problem?
I also have the same problem...it is frustrating.
i have an unlocked AT&T Gear S ,
i setup account with Tmobile, and it worked, i have had it about 2 months, all OK, until..
i took out SIM to test with my unlocked IPHONE 6+, (i have been thinking of switching all my phones to Tmobile) it also worked OK,
Then i swicthed it back into the Gear S, and the trouble started (unless it was a conincidence),
'Phone not allowed MM#6', it tried everything.
1. reset Gear
2.rebooted thru the gear boot menu
-i called Tmobile, they did not have answer,m they asked me to try a new SIM, which i did online and updated account with new SIM,
same problem.
3.Tmo said maybe not complety unlocked to contact AT&T but i doubted this,
4. I tried a freinds SIM from his Iphone 6+ (on Tmo) it worked great in my Gear Sm and my 'unlocked Ipphone 6'
5. i tried my Gear S SIM in my Iphone, message poped up 'Phone not allowed' (this time no MM#6)
6. called Tmo again (maybe 3rd time) suggested another new SIM card, they everything on there end looks fine, they checked imei, sim card etc, all OK.
i told them from what i have read the forums mentioned a network problem, not a phone problem.
They connected with Samsung, they said they can try reflashing the Gear S, if i send it in to them,
7. i called Tmo again, and i spoke one rep who , GAVE ME A CLUE TO PROBLEM.. he found a note concerning the Gear S,
it said if the user puts the Gear S SIM cards (wiith the 'wearable plan') into another phone, it will block the account until the user reinstalls SIM into Gear S.
8. if this the problem, iit is not reseting itself when SIM is back in Gear S.
9. Not sure what to do next.
the last Tmo rep told to go into Tmo store, and they will try another new SIM, and ask them to try new SIM and my in another Gear S, but it seems no tmo stores have Gear S on hand, only non workin display model.
i Did try there suggestion, same. Mm#6.
10. One idea may be to close the whole account and open new account for the Gear S.
did anybody have luck with this problem?
*Discussion moved from Other Android Discussions to Wearables Discussions - Marissa