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Central Highlands: Ethnic minority civil servants trained
A seminar was held in Buon Ma Thuot city on October 8 to review training provided for local-level ethnic minority civil servants in the region between 2016 and 2020.
Illustrative image. Source: bienphong.com.vnA seminar was held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on October 8 to review training provided for local-level ethnic minority civil servants in the region between 2016 and 2020.
Jointly organised by the Central Highlands Steering Committee, the Dak Lak People's Committee and the Training Institute for Ethnic Minority Officials, the seminar looks to identify personnel training demand of the region in order to ensure regional security and economic development.
Presentations at the event focused on several key issues, including the status of training provision for local-level public servants in the Central Highlands, training demand of Dak Lak province from 2016-2020 and supplementary training for ethnic minority officials in the locality.
The Central Highlands has five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong which consist of 62 districts; 726 communes; and 7,833 wards, hamlets and villages, about one third of which have more than 50 percent of their population being ethnic minority people.
The region has about 15,560 civil servants at communal level, over 25.5 percent of whom are from ethnic minority communities and 74.5 percent have Intermediate Professional Education Diploma or above.
However, little attention was paid over the past years to providing state management training for ethnic minority public servants while training programmes were not flexible enough for them in terms of curricular and teaching approaches.-VNA


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Japan has many chances to defeat Italy in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday because the team has an Italian manager and because it has had more rest, Azzurri coach Cesare Prandelli thinks.
Prandelli believes that Japan's Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni's familiarity with his co-nationals could put Italy into trouble.
"Japan will have the slight edge, I think, because they have an extra day of rest," said Prandelli. "Plus, Alberto knows us very well, he knows how we work. I expect him to prepare a trap for us.
"From tonight, we will begin planning for the Japan game. I trust that he will come up with an interesting strategy against us," Prandelli said, according to the international press.
Italy opened their account on Sunday with a 2-1 win over Mexico at the Maracana Stadium in Rio and will face Japan on Wednesday.
"Success is being crowned champions and that is our objective," goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said on Monday. "You do that by paying attention to the details. We will certainly be better against Japan than we were in Sunday's game."
Japan lost 3-0 to hosts Brazil in their opening game on Saturday.
"We take the field knowing that this is like a final for us," said Zaccheroni. "We will be giving it our all, because we know that if we lose it is all over."

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Hello! I'm late getting this up this year but I still wanted to do it because I like having a consolidated list. You know how much I love consolidating anything so basically I can't help myself. I recently hit up my analytics to find my 2018 popular organizing posts so I could share them with you by month as I did in 2017 and 2016. Who doesn't love a good round-up? 🙂 Hopefully no matter what you are organizing right now one of these posts will be just the motivation you need. It's time to kick clutter and chaos to the curb. So grab a cup of coffee (or tea) and let's have some fun digging in to all things organizing.
Oh and I'll be back later this week to post my annual purge pile pictures from last year. That's always exciting to me and many of you tell me that you find it very inspiring as well.
My 2018 Popular Organizing Posts
I Broke My Own Organizing Rule and Here's What Happened
(this one remained popular throughout the entire year!)
My Daily Must Do Morning Cleaning Task
Small Organized Spaces: Linen Cupboard
The Less Overwhelming Way to Manage Spring Cleaning Chores (with free printable)
Need More Storage Space? Consider This Before Deciding to Love Your Home or List It
The Unexpected Results of Transitioning to Gray Hair in my Forties
(while this one wasn't organizing related it sure did fascinate a lot of people!)
Teaching Your Children to Organize
Tips for Traveling with Carry-On Only
Organizing Solutions for Storage Areas
4 Simple Inexpensive Organizing Hacks You Need in Your Life
My Huge Holiday Decor Purge of 2018
My Two Favorite Christmas Apps for Organizing & Budgeting Gift Giving
So there you have it. Do you have a favorite among them that you remember reading or are just reading for the first time?
What areas of your home are you wanting to organize in 2019?


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15 Architects Whose Designs Shaped the Look of Historic Brooklyn
Have you ever wondered who designed that fascinating structure you walk by every day? We've rounded up profiles of 15 architects who contributed to the 19th and 20th century look of Brooklyn, from rows of brownstones to iconic institutional structures.
Brownstoner's Suzanne Spellen has done deep dives into the lives and work of numerous architects and builders who worked in the borough. Many of them are well-known, such as Montrose Morris and the Parfitt Brothers. Others, including developer Susanna Edith Cosey Russell and Essex Roberts, possibly Brooklyn's first named black architect, were not given recognition in their time.
Have we left your favorite Brooklyn architect out of this roundup? Chances are a building they designed is profiled somewhere in Spellen's voluminous Brownstoner archives.
1. Brooklyn's Prolific Architect Benjamin Driesler
Benjamin Driesler was a busy man, designing hundreds of homes in Flatbush and Long Island. He also was quite active in Brooklyn's architectural enclaves, leading architectural organizations, and contributing to the general public's knowledge of just what it was an architect did.
2. The Neighborhood Architect Theobald M. Engelhardt
In the Eastern District, comprising the communities of Bushwick, Williamsburg and parts of Greenpoint, the name Theobald Engelhardt is almost synonymous with architecture.
3. Brooklyn's Elusive Frank Freeman
Some of the best of Brooklyn's architects left behind great works, and next to no information about themselves. Frank Freeman, who the AIA Guide's Norval White called Brooklyn's finest architect, is one of those men.
4. The Iconic Buildings of Frank J. Helmle
As a fan of Brooklyn's architecture, it never ceases to amaze me how many fine architects put their mark on our fair city. Frank Helmle, either on his own, or with several different partners, designed some of our most iconic buildings built between 1888 and 1930.
5. The Work of Amzi and Henry Hill
If one were to call upon them, Amzi Hill and his son Henry were prepared to build you a very nice house. Father and son had talent, and between the two of them, they designed a large swath of homes in Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights North, Clinton Hill and Park Slope during the second half of the 19th century.
6. Brooklyn's Forgotten Architect Washington Hull
This story is the stuff of novels and movies. A hometown boy, educated in Brooklyn schools, goes on to college and returns home, ready to perform Great Deeds in his chosen profession of architecture. Against all odds he wins a major competition, and his name is plastered all over the papers. But before he can proceed with his project, he is shot down by political machinations, his name is stepped on, and his star falls rather rudely to earth.
7. All About Montrose Morris, Brooklyn's Great Apartment Architect
The late 19th century was a time of big money, big growth, and big ambitions in a big city. Enter a family man, society swell, bon vivant, good singer, canny businessman, and damn good architect. Stanford White? No Montrose W. Morris, of Bedford, Brooklyn, one of the finest architects to paint the canvas of our Brooklyn landscape.
8. A Guide to James W. Naughton, Master of Brooklyn School Architecture
James W. Naughton was an immigrant success story. Born in Ireland, his family immigrated to Brooklyn when he was 8. For almost 20 years, Naughton designed all of the schools built in Brooklyn, totaling more than 100 buildings.
9. The Architecture and Legacy of the Parfitt Brothers
You can't walk around Brooklyn without running into the Parfitt Brothers. While the name may sound like a Country Rock band, they were, in fact, one of Brooklyn's best and busiest architectural firms of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and their work can be found in almost all of brownstone Brooklyn and beyond.
10. John J. Petit and the Art of Building Dreams
Between around 1890 and 1915, John J. Petit, with or without his partners, Henry Kirby and Walter Green, was a designing machine, creating an enormous amount of work; mostly free-standing suburban houses in Prospect Park South and Ditmas Park, but also important commercial buildings.
11. The Architecture of Isaac D. Reynolds and I.D. Reynolds & Son
Isaac Delamater Reynolds began his career at a time when many of our row house blocks were not designed by architects as we know them now. They were designed and built by builders, carpenters and masons who used plan books and their own extensive experience to build this mostly speculative housing.
12. Essex Roberts: God's Architect and Builder
While many in the building trade had strong religious convictions, I have learned of only one man whose building skills encompassed both heaven and earth. That would be different enough, but the fact that he was also African American puts him in a category all his own in Brooklyn's architectural pantheon. This is the story of Essex Roberts, perhaps Brooklyn's first named black architect and builder.
13. Susanna Edith Cosey Russell and the Story of Brooklyn's Lady Developers, Architects and Builders
There are probably several unknown women who engaged in building over the course of Brooklyn's early history, but we have no names or information readily available. Brooklyn's first known female developer was Susanna Edith Cosey Russell, appearing on the scene in 1870. She was often the architect and builder of her projects, too.
14. C.B.J. Snyder: New York City's Master School Builder
Snyder was the school architect at the busiest time in New York City's history. His predecessor only had to worry about Manhattan and the Bronx, but Snyder now had five boroughs' schools under his wing.
15. William B. Tubby, One of Brooklyn's Great Designers
Tubby's close association with Charles Pratt and Pratt Institute resulted in some of his best known Brooklyn buildings, but his work can be found in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Connecticut, and Long Island, as well.
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Sustainability in Human Resources
At Ohio University, our most valuable resources are our human resources. To be a sustainable university, we must sustain our human resources through health & wellness initiatives, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and professional development opportunities.
The goals of the Office of Sustainability for sustainable Human Resources align closely with the goals of the Human Resources Department. Please visit University Human Resources for more information about the services they provide.
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Fairfield U, others to pay $60 million in sex-abuse settlement
HARTFORD - Up to 170 victims of convicted pedophile Douglas Perlitz are eligible to share in the $60 million settlement approved in an interim order issued Thursday, June 6 in federal court.
Under the settlement, approved Thursday in Hartford, the $60 million will be paid by Fairfield University; the Society of Jesus of New England; the Order of Malta, American Association, USA; Haiti Fund, Inc.; Father Paul E. Carrier, S.J.; and Hope E. Carter.
More than 170 victims have said Perlitz sexually abused them when they were minors at Project Pierre Toussaint (PPT) in Cap-Haïtien, a school he operated under the auspices of these institutions. The order, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny, is set to become final on Aug. 27.
"We are grateful that this process is in its final stages and will provide closure for these brave young men," said Paul J. Hanly Jr., co-lead counsel on the case with Mitchell Garabedian. "The settlement will allow the survivors to move beyond these horrors, enable them to receive whatever counseling and aid they require, and move on with their lives, as best as they can."
The lawsuits allege that Perlitz frequently flew back to Fairfield to raise money for PPT.
From 1999 to 2008, donors gave millions to support Perlitz's activities with PPT. Perlitz used portions of these funds to groom his minor victims and to provide them with gifts or money in exchange for sexual acts. The Haiti Fund and Fairfield University knew that Perlitz used substantial portions of these funds to finance his frequent trips to, and extended stays in, Haiti. The Haiti Fund and Fairfield University, operated by the New England Jesuit Order, failed to institute generally accepted safeguards - or any safeguards - to prevent the abuses which occurred.
As part of the settlement agreement, individual lawsuits filed by victims were converted to a class-action lawsuit and settlement. That allowed others who may have been assaulted by Perlitz to file a claim and seek compensation from the $60 million pool. When the settlement was announced in January, 133 victims had filed claims. After that, another 73 filed claims. To date, 150 have been deemed eligible and determinations on another 20 are pending.
In 2013, the same defendants paid $12 million to settle similar claims brought by 24 other young men victimized by Perlitz when they were children.


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约翰·福布斯·克里(John Forbes Kerry),美国政治家,第68任国务卿,马萨诸塞州参议员。1962年,克里进入耶鲁大学学习政治学,1966年毕业获学士学位。他毕业后即加入海军预备役,1968-1969年参加越南战争,并因此获得三枚紫心勋章。1976年克里进入波士顿学院(BOSTON COLLEGE)法学院就读, 并获得法学学位.
John Kerry
Secretary of State
Oxford, United Kingdom
May 11, 2016
SECRETARY KERRY: (Applause.) Wow. I think I'm just going to stop right now. (Laughter.) Thank you for just an incredibly warm, generous welcome to this historic hall. It's a great honor for me to be here. Bob, where'd you run off to? Where did he go? Thank you so much for your welcome. And Warden MacMillan, thank you very much. I appreciate it. (Inaudible) Baroness Cathy Ashton, my good friend, thank you so much for your incredible work for several years as you helped shape and get us down the road on the Iran nuclear agreement. Everybody here joins me in saying thank you for your many, many labors as the EU high representative. We're very grateful. Thank you. (Applause.) I want to ask you all to join me in recognizing the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, the Court of St. James, Matthew Barzun. (Applause.)
And before I begin, I want to give a special shout-out to my chief of staff, Jon Finer, who's now miserable that I'm doing this. (Laughter.) But he wears a second hat as the State Department director of policy and planning. And I love him. He played hockey in New England. We both come from New England. He also played soccer. We both love both games and both played them. But as you know, I went to college in New Haven, Connecticut, and Jon somehow got lost on his way to college and found himself at a small college in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Laughter.) And if you think the Cambridge-Oxford rivalry is hot, folks, Harvard-Yale is no slouch, let me tell you. (Applause.) And that said, I have to tell you that Jon offers a unique blend of intellect, humor, prose, and I will give him a pass for his wayward education – (laughter) – because of the simple fact besides having achieved the rare honor of getting a mail-order diploma – (laughter) – he is also a Rhodes Scholar and he loves Oxford and he loved his time here and I want you all to say thank you for this alumnus. (Applause.)
Now, to all of you Union members, I really am pleased to stand here. I had the privilege of serving as the president of the Yale Political Union, which is modeled on the Oxford Union, and it's a great privilege for me to be able to be here and to stand here with so many speakers that stood before – distinguished speakers Robert Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Mother Teresa, the woman who plays Crazy Eyes on the Netflix show Orange Is The New Black. (Laughter.) Now, that's great company. (Laughter.) I know that some of you have also been waging a very energetic campaign, a creative campaign to bring another tall, thin American to this hall – (laughter) – so I apologize to anybody who was disappointed that I am not, in fact, Taylor Swift. (Laughter.) If I thought it would make you feel a little bit better, I'm happy to sing a few bars of "Shake It Off." (Laughter.) But I (inaudible) put you through that; I didn't come here to torture you. (Laughter.) And whether you disagree with me or agree with me this afternoon, I just want you all to know that I have done you an enormous favor by not bringing my guitar. (Laughter.)
Now, under any circumstances, it is a special thing to be here at Oxford today for me. I had the chance to walk around a little bit. I had lunch at St. Antony's, as I mentioned, and chatted with a few of the students there. And this reminds me a lot of my alma mater, Yale, and of course, that's probably because Yale's campus was actually designed to make it look as much like Oxford as possible. In fact, at one point, an architect actually poured acid over the walls of Yale's Harkness Tower in order to replicate the centuries of soot and sludge – (laughter) – on (inaudible) college. Now, in America, we call that character – (laughter) – sort of like buying brand-new jeans that already have holes in the knees (inaudible). (Laughter.)
But Oxford University, needless to say, and the Oxford Union are the real deal, and I'm delighted to be here, particularly because we meet at such a critical time.
Let me take a moment to put that into context. Consider that 75 years ago last night, under a full moon, more than 500 Nazi warplanes launched one of the most destructive air raids of the Second World War. Bombs tore through London's residential neighborhoods, including, I might add, the apartment building in which my American grandmother lived – though she, thankfully, wasn't home when they hit. The explosions rocked Westminster Abbey and Parliament and blew a hole in one of the most magnificent roofs in the world – the arches and the oaken beams of Westminster Hall.
At the time, the Third Reich controlled virtually all of Europe. Great Britain and the refugee fighters who gathered here stood seemingly alone against perhaps the greatest evil the world has ever known.
But Great Britain fought back. And shortly after the blitz, Labor Minister Ernest Bevin declared: Our bombers are growing in size and carrying capacity. Our science is developing more rapidly than theirs. We are on the up grade. Never mind the croakers, he said. We are winning.
And indeed we – we did. But as we all know too well, the joy and relief of V-E Day – whose anniversary we just celebrated a couple days ago – were soon tempered by the emergence of a new division in Europe, and the descent, in Churchill's phrase, of an Iron Curtain that separated free from un-free, Soviet satellites from NATO allies.
This was the bipolar world in which my generation grew up, came of age.
But during the time when my father was a member of America's Foreign Service, our family moved to Berlin, where I got a child's-eye view of East-West tensions – especially when I rode my bicycle without permission into the Communist sector and was promptly grounded by my dad, who informed me that I could have been an international incident.
Now, later, I was an 18-year-old freshman at Yale during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Nineteen when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Twenty-two when I joined the Navy and twenty-three when I deployed for my first tour in Vietnam.
By the time the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, I was in my forties and serving in the United States Senate, and the Cold War had significantly shaped my world view throughout those formative years.
The stakes of that period – inevitable – felt incredibly high because they were. But it was also a time when the challenges – and what to do about them – were pretty clear, and when the primary forces shaping our world were leaders of recognized states.
When we went to war in that era, we fought an enemy army in uniform that was answerable to an established government with a known address. We could pull out a world map and color each state clearly – our friends, our foes, the nonaligned. The ideological fault line between freedom and authoritarianism was just as clear as those colors on the map and the lines that were drawn.
Now, the world that confronts us today, confronts you today as you prepare for the day you'll leave here and some of you will spend a few more years and then ultimately go out and make a difference – the world that confronts us today is, in many ways, much more complicated. Henry Kissinger, who wrote one of the greatest books, Diplomacy, called me once, told me not so long ago – a few months ago that he thought this was far more, much more difficult.
Non-state actors compete with national governments for influence and power. The cliche of technology bringing the world closer is, in fact, a stark reality in a world filled with extremism and conflict. Disturbing images and outright lies can circle the globe in an instant. Conflicts are fought using an eclectic mix of weapons, and often by combatants who are difficult to distinguish from ordinary civilians.
And while the world as a whole is more prosperous than it has ever been, inequality has also grown in almost every single country, fueling instability. Weak or corrupt governance has led to an increasing number of failed or failing states, robbing too many citizens of the economic opportunity and a hopeful future. And all the while, climate change – a decidedly different challenge, but one that is existential – is already impacting our daily lives, giving us a preview of the planet-wide catastrophe that we will face if we don't change course.
The complexity of all of this is enough to make some people just want to climb back into bed, pull the sheets up over your head and wish that everything would disappear. But that's not how you solve anything, folks, except maybe a hangover. (Laughter.)
Amid the crush of daily events, it is really important to step back and consider the full range of what we are up against. And I've spent more than 2,300 hours – or a full 96 days – on a plane since I took this job. That is a lot of long flights where one can take the time to sit and think. And while there are literally dozens of issues that cross my desk every day, as I see it, there are three that leap out as interrelated – but distinct – and they are generational challenges. All three demand urgent and unified action by the global community, because they cannot be solved by one country alone. And all three will require not just years, but decades of international cooperation in order to resolve. And all three must matter to every single one of us, because they are the challenges that will shape the world that our children and grandchildren will inherit.
Now, the first of these challenges – pretty obvious, I suspect, because it dominates the headlines today here in Europe and around the world – and that is the need to counter and overcome the forces that seek to impose a radical extremism on us all.
Not a single country endorses the kind of vicious and indiscriminate violence perpetrated by such groups as ISIL – or Daesh – or groups like al-Qaida, al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, and others, in West Africa and the Persian peninsula and the Arab peninsula – Arabian peninsula. In fact, it is opposition to these terrorists that is bringing governments and people together in every region. And that is exactly as it ought to be, because those thugs are the living definition of evil – the kind of evil that I described that Great Britain fought back against so hard in World War II. Let me just emphasize for you that the crimes of these people go way beyond theft and destruction. They're smugglers, extorters. They destroy cultural treasures. They attack history itself. They attack schools. They butcher teachers, murder innocent journalists, abduct young boys and turn them into killers, auction off terrified girls in modern-day slave markets with notarized sales contracts, and use the term "marriage" to describe what is actually sanctioned, even encouraged, systematic rape.
This is Daesh's standard practice. They have built a bureaucracy out of brutality – systematically murdering Christians, Yezidis, Shias and others because of where they're from and because of who they are, because of what they believe – a reign of terror which, in my estimation, amounts to genocide.
So together, we must defeat Daesh, its affiliates, and its imitators. It may surprise you, but all the evidence indicates that we are on the path to doing just that. The international coalition to counter Daesh is now 66 members strong. Its members are drawn from every single corner of the globe, and all are taking on different aspects of this fight, dividing up the responsibilities and dividing up its effectiveness.
To date, the coalition has conducted more than 12,000 airstrikes. The United States and others have put special forces on the ground in Syria and Iraq to advise, train, and better equip our local partners for the challenges ahead. Together, we have already pushed Daesh out of roughly one-third of the territory that it once controlled in Iraq and Syria. And we're hammering Daesh's heavy weapons, its training camps, its supply routes, its infrastructure, increasingly pressuring and isolating its so-called capitals in Raqqa and Mosul. And the military campaign to end Daesh's terrorism is only expanding.
We are also destroying Daesh's economic lifeline. We are targeting and hitting the terrorists' oil production, their refining facilities, their tanker trucks, their cash centers, their illicit banking hubs. And already, they've had to reduce the paychecks to their fighters by 50 percent.
So Daesh is losing ground – not as fast as some of us would like, but losing ground – losing leaders, losing fighters, losing cash. And you know what? They're losing confidence as well. A week ago Daesh beheaded four teenagers – young teenagers, 13 and 14 – in Raqqa – kids – because they feared they might be some sort of spies. Hauled them out into the square, slashed their heads off for everybody to see and terrorize people. Kids. And as a result, we know from survivors, defectors, and intelligence reports that members of Daesh's rank and file are also now losing hope.
But we also know that beating Daesh on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria is only the beginning of what we must do. As Henry David Thoreau wrote: There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil, to only one who is striking at the root. So we have to strike at the root – the root causes of violent extremism. And we can't do that unless we first understand what those causes are.
Since the fighting broke out in 2011, at least 800 Britons have left this country to join Daesh. Seventeen-year-old Talha Asma was an A-student at his West Yorkshire high school, but in the spring of his senior year, Talha and his next-door neighbor left for Syria. A couple months later, he detonated a Toyota Land Cruiser full of explosives at an Iraqi oil refinery, killing himself and 11 others.
It may be disconcerting – I know it is, but it's nonetheless true – that some of these terrorists or would-be terrorists are our neighbors – in America too, in Australia, Germany, France, Belgium – men and women and, yes, children from our communities who are somehow coming to the conclusion that Daesh or another terrorist group is their destiny, not Oxford or a job, a future.
While some individuals, we know, are driven by tribal or sectarian allegiances; others, in response to oppression. For example – for years now – Assad's iron-fisted rule has played right into the Daesh recruitment strategy, particularly among Sunnis who view Assad as an existential threat to their communities. And having made peaceful change impossible, Assad made violence inevitable, and he thereby paved the way for Daesh to emerge and feed off each other, with the cruelty of each driving the desperate into the poisonous embrace of the other.
I want to underscore: The biggest blow that we could conceivably deal to Daesh would be to end the war between the regime and the opposition and bring about a political transition in Syria. And that is why the United States and the UK and 18 other nations, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and every major country with a direct interest and stake in Syria, have all come together to form the International Syria Support Group. For the first time since the conflict began five years ago, we have brought all the key international players to the same table – impossible a year ago. We have negotiated a cessation of hostilities and deliveries of aid that, yes, has been violated in places, and at one point a few days ago was very fragile, but we have reduced the violence. We have helped save thousands of lives. And we continue now to push for the only viable, long-term solution to this terrible conflict, which is a political transition away from Assad.
We had a spirited discussion at lunch today about, why can't you deal with Assad? Why can't you make something happen? It's very simple, folks. Even if we wanted to, we couldn't end the war that way because of what Assad has done, because of the 12 million people who have been now dislodged and displaced and refugeed, and because Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, others will not stop because of Assad's presence. The quicker we help to end this conflict, the quicker we will alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people, and the quicker we can all focus on eliminating Daesh from Iraq and Syria.
Now, we also know that some people are radicalized for reasons that have really very little to do with religion or politics. Some people become terrorists because they have trouble finding meaning in life or economic opportunity in their daily lives – because they are deeply frustrated – and because they hope that groups like Daesh are somehow going to give them a sense of identity, or purpose, or power that they have not received from the normal currency of their lives.
It isn't complicated. When people – and particularly young people – have no hope for the future and no faith in legitimate authority – when there are no outlets for people to express their concerns – frustration festers. And no one knows that better than violent extremist groups, which regularly use indignity and marginalization and inequality and corruption as a super-easy recruitment tool.
Therefore, the second great challenge that we face together today is overcoming the virulent bad governance that persists in too many places – the failed and failing states I've talked about. We need to do this because we need to build a strong, sustainable, global economy that unlocks opportunity, rather than stifling it.
Any government's most basic duty – you all, I'm sure, have debated this at length in one class or another: the rights of man and the evolution of human power on Earth and governance – the most basic duty is to meet the needs of your citizens.
When governments are fragile and leaders are incompetent, or worse, dishonest, when the gap between rich and poor grows and the space for basic freedoms shrinks, when corruption is not an aberration but an entrenched part of society, the needs of citizens cannot be met.
Weak or corrupt governance invariably leaves young people caught up in the race between hope and frustration. And it's absolutely essential that hope wins that race.
Think about it this way: Worldwide, there are nearly two billion people who are younger than 15 years old. In the Middle East, that includes three out of every ten people. In parts of Africa, such as Niger and Somalia, the DRC, roughly half the population is under 15. It matters to all of us whether these kids are going to be able to access education, have a job, find an opportunity that enables them to be able to contribute to their community in beneficial ways.
It matters because today's globalized economy sees a connection – an intimate connection, in fact – between how we each do and how we all do. Partly, because from a moral standpoint, giving young people a chance to succeed is simply the right thing to do. But guess what, it also matters because these young people are essentially swing voters in the fight against violent extremism. We need them to make wise choices, and yet, that is a lot less likely if they grow up without faith in government, without an education, without the chance for a better life.
And that means that governments have to break down barriers to innovation. It means making it easier to start up a business. It means improving the climate for foreign investment. It means streamlining bureaucracies and preventing military cronies from crowding out private enterprise. It means giving women and girls an equal chance to compete in the classroom and in the workplace. And this is the only way we are going to meet the needs of the modern world – plain and simple.
It also means making the fight against corruption a global security priority of the first order. Bribery, fraud, other forms of venality feed organized crime. Those are your narcotics traffickers, those are your arms traffickers, and those are often the greatest links to terrorist networks. They contribute to human trafficking, discourage honest and accountable investment. They undermine entire communities.
Now, I don't have any illusions. I used to be a prosecutor. I understand that corruption is as old as government itself. Every nation, including mine – the United States – has wrestled at some point to a greater or lesser degree with corruption at one point or another. But today, the cost of corruption globally is exploding, and it's exploding everywhere. In the Middle East, a recent survey found that fully one-third of citizens had to pay a bribe in order to get a supposedly free government service. In Ukraine, under the previous government, corrupt governance helped trigger an international crisis that we're still engaged in. In Cameroon, a senior inspector of police was arrested for selling local ID cards to Boko Haram – to the militants coming in from Nigeria. And just last week in Pakistan, officers seized currency and gold worth nearly 6.5 million from the home of a senior official in Balochistan province.
Now, the good news is that more and more citizens – citizens around the world are saying no to this runaway corruption. We saw this in Guatemala City last year when thousands of citizens gathered in the central square every Sunday, rain or shine, to protest the venality that they knew was taking place at the highest levels of their government. And with the help of some courageous national prosecutors, they exposed a sitting vice president, and then a sitting president, and they put their country's political leaders on notice for many years to come.
Tomorrow, I will have the privilege of attending Prime Minister Cameron's Anti-Corruption Summit in London, and we're going to discuss the various ways that the international community can help citizens of the world to address this challenge. For our part, just last week, President Obama proposed new legislation that would, for the first time, require all 50 states to collect information on shell companies for law enforcement to be able to use, and shed greater light on real estate transactions in cities like Miami and New York, which are used too often to shelter illicit funds. And we have to stop and ask on an international basis how it is that a bunch of generals in a country like Nigeria, which happened previously, and the new president has run against all this, and we're working with him now to change it. But Nigeria saw tens of billions of dollars taken out of the country. Those were schools. Those were healthcare. Those were infrastructure. There was new jobs hidden in bank accounts around the world.
Over the last four years, U.S. foreign assistance for anti-corruption programs has more than doubled. And today, we're working in dozens of countries to help build online, automated business registries, which will reduce both the red tape and the opportunities for graft to hold people up with a bribe. We're also expanding programs that send American judges overseas to share best practices. And we're developing better intelligence on kleptocrats and their networks in order to deny bad actors the profits from graft and more.
Now, I will have more to say about this at tomorrow's summit, but for now let me just underscore: Despite recent progress, as a global community, we just are not doing nearly enough to eliminate this scourge, and that needs to change if we're going to have a chance of addressing the concerns of those two billion young people. Because we all pay for it – you pay for it, we pay for it. Corruption costs the global economy about $2.6 trillion a year. That's 2.6 trillion that could be going towards the infrastructure, towards healthcare, towards education, towards food security initiatives, or any number of areas where additional funding is desperately needed. You can buy a lot with 2.6 trillion. In fact, that's about 10 times the total amount the international community spends each year on all development assistance. Think what a difference we could make.
Now, the magnitude of corruption that exists today is not just disgraceful, it's also dangerous. There's nothing more demoralizing, more destructive, more disempowering to any citizen than the belief that the system is rigged against them and that people in positions of power – to use a diplomatic term – are crooks who are embezzling the future of their own people, and by the way, depositing their ill-gotten gains in financial institutions that claim respectability.
Good, responsible governance is supposed to protect citizens' future, not pillage it. And that's as true about the economy as it is about the environment.
Now, I know that to some people, because I've been at this a long time – when I first came back from Vietnam, I took part in a Earth Day – the first Earth Day in America, 1970, and we've been at it ever since trying to change things. And I know that some people still think environmental protection is a fringe issue. But the fact is that because of ignorance at first, and more recently the irresponsibility of vested interests that have consciously sought to obscure the facts in pursuit of their own short-sighted greed, the fragile home that all of us share today is changing in alarming ways.
That's why today's third and final generational challenge is to finally step up and deal with widespread environmental degradation taking place around the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, in just the past 40 years, we human beings have wiped out fully one-half of marine vertebrates. The vast majority of the world's fish stocks are either fully exploited or overfished. We're adding millions of tons of plastic trash into the ocean every year. At this point, our ocean is so polluted that hundreds of dead zones exist, where life simply cannot exist.
On land, we are destroying the equivalent of 16 or 17 football fields of forest every minute. And because of the obscene amount of pollution that we allowed into the air over the years, today 3.5 billion of the world's population live in communities that fall short of the air quality standards that are set by the World Health Organization.
And of course, on top of these troubling statistics, there's the greatest threat that our planet has faced in modern history: (inaudible), climate change.
Week after week, month after month, year after year, we continue to see new evidence of the danger climate change poses to our planet. We learned recently that 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history by far, after knowing that the decade before that was the hottest on record, and the one before that the second hottest on record, and the one before that the third hottest on record. And when does somebody stop and say, "Enough"? And now we already know this year is already on track to be the warmest of all.
Now, most of you who are here are under the age of 30. And those of you who are may not be aware of it, but you haven't lived through one single month in your life – not one – that was cooler than its 20th century average.
The facts are staggering. And yet, despite all the science, one of my former colleagues thought it would be persuasive to walk onto the floor of the United States Senate with a snowball in his hand and point to it as evidence that climate change is a hoax. I hate to tell you, folks, it proves something for sure, but not what he intended. (Laughter.)
Thankfully, as we saw in Paris last December, most of the world understands the severity of this threat and is moving decisively towards collective action to fix it.
The Paris climate change agreement that I had the privilege of signing with my granddaughter on my lap in New York a few days ago is important – not because the text, in and of itself, is going to guarantee that we keep the level of temperature at 2 degrees centigrade and don't get to the tipping point. That's not what it absolutely guarantees. It doesn't mean we'll avoid the worst effects of climate change. The Paris Agreement is important because of the clear signal it sends from nearly 200 nations to all sectors of the global economy: that the future will and must be fueled by cleaner energy sources.
Now, today we know: The new energy future, the efficiencies, the alternative sources, the clean options – none of what we must achieve is beyond our capacity. It isn't as if we're sitting here stumped by a mathematical equation we can't figure out or by some logarithm that is yet to be discovered. That's not the situation. There's only one question: Is doing something and what we need to do beyond our collective resolve?
And happily, there is now a growing body of evidence that we're beginning to move in the right direction. Last year, global investment in renewable energy was at an all-time high – nearly $330 billion.
For the first time in history – despite the low price of coal and oil and gas – more of the world's money was spent fostering renewable energy technologies than on new fossil fuel plants. So we're starting to break through.
And by the middle of this century, it is projected that roughly $50 trillion will be invested in new energy – and the vast majority of that in clean energy.
Now, if these numbers don't, as raw numbers, mean something to you, here's the upshot: The clean energy market of the future is the largest market the world has ever seen. My state of Massachusetts made a lot of money in the 1990s because we're a tech state and we were riding the crest of computers and communications and so forth – not as much as a couple of other states: California, Texas, others. That economic energy of the 1990s created more wealth in our nation than at any time since the 1920s, when didn't have an income tax. And every single quintile of American taxpayer saw their income go up – everybody. The – it was a $1 trillion market with 1 billion users. The energy market today – 4 to 5 billion users today. It's going to go up to 9 billion users if we do what we can do. And it is in the multi-trillions of dollars in the size of market.
So if, in the spirit of Paris, we continue to pursue solutions together, the enormous economic benefits of that market is going to be felt by people everywhere.
And the good news is this cooperation is actually written right into the Paris Agreement. Because we all understand that this is, in fact, a generational challenge – and it will take a full generation to address what has to be done – the Paris Agreement requires ongoing international collaboration, calling on the parties to ramp up their climate plans every five years, with a mandatory requirement that people engage in the measurement and then the ramp-up. So our collective response actually gets stronger and stronger as time passes and technology evolves.
Now, ultimately, our success is going to depend on whether we keep our eye on the ball and maintain the momentum that finally exists today.
And in the time ahead, we are going to need an all-out global commitment – not only to clean energy – but to clean air, clean harbors, clean coasts, and the preservation of our endangered ocean and marine resources. Now, if you think current conflicts are all-consuming, imagine what happens when we add food shortages, water shortages, stronger storms, longer droughts, steady rises in sea-levels, which are already being predicted, and entire countries swallowed by the sea. If we don't make the choices available to us today, then the problems of today are going to pale in comparison with what's coming down the road. But we don't hear a lot of people, not enough people, laying those real choices in front.
The bottom line is that we don't have to sit here and wait for this to happen. If we accelerate the transition towards clean energy solutions – we have the technology, we have the knowledge. Solar has now moved down – I saw contracts the other day that are being sold at about 3 cents, 3-point-something cents per kilowatt hour, less than that. In one case, Saudi Arabia did a solar contract for 2.9, I think it is. That is totally, more than, competitive with coal and other sources. But a lot of countries can't afford to do it. They need to make the transition. And I believe, President Obama believes, that the global community needs to come together in order to help them do it. If we do this, we have time to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. And the solution here is not a mystery. Our planet is not predestined for destruction. It is, as President Kennedy reminded us, in our hands, when he said in his inauguration, "that here on earth God's work must truly be our own." And when you look at any scripture of any religion or any philosophy of life, and it will tell you something about creation and preservation and the importance of our respect for our environment.
So my friends, the same is true for each of the other challenges that I addressed today. There is nothing inevitable about succumbing to the problems that we confront – nothing. Each is a product of human choice or lack of choice. And what we have the power to choose, we have the power to change.
And that is why I am confident that in our collective ability we can meet these challenges. And when you consider that the university you attend predates not only the founding of my nation, but also the Reformation, the Renaissance – the Magna Carta – you consider that this institution survived the Black Death, endured the War of the Roses, the Great War, and the Blitz – come on, I think it's a little easier on this campus than elsewhere to put things in perspective, and I'm sure you can (inaudible). (Laughter.) Oxford has stood through it all – with a history that reaches back to the Middle Ages – or in other words, the last time a subfusc was in fashion. (Laughter.)
So because of the creativity and the persistence of previous generations, we actually have huge advantages over them – over all of that history that I just talked about. A child today is more likely to be born healthy, more likely to be adequately fed, more likely to get the necessary vaccinations, more likely to attend school, and more likely to actually live a long life than any earlier generation. We are the beneficiaries – you are the beneficiaries – of incredible breakthroughs in medicine and education, communications, transportation, food production – you name it. And meanwhile, the number of nuclear weapons has fallen by two-thirds in the last 30 years – while the number of democracies has doubled. That is called progress. Against all the cacophony of talking heads on TV and the sort of sense of doom and gloom, we can make – we are making progress.
So on that note, let me just underscore to you – we who live in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom have actually one more significant advantage. For centuries, mankind has seen governments come and governments go. Virtually every form of government imagined has been attempted somewhere – from totalitarianism to socialism, monarchy, constitutional monarchy, military junta, theocracy, republic.
It isn't a coincidence that the course of history has led so much of the modern world to settle on democracy. And no one put it better, as usual, than Winston Churchill, born less than 10 miles from here, who called democracy the worst form of government there is – except for all the others. Democracy can be noisy, frustrating, and occasionally chaotic. But the genius in democracy is that it carries within itself the remedy for its own shortcomings. Wrong policies can – through a process of open debate, which you cherish here at the Oxford Union – be replaced by better policies. Poor leaders can – through a process of free and fair elections – be replaced by better ones.
We have a reason, I think, to look to the future not only with resolve, but with confidence, and with the understanding that there is much we can accomplish if we just dare to push the limits. If you don't believe me, ask Leicester City fans. (Laughter.) Or consider the words of another American who studied here many years ago, T.S. Eliot. "Only those who will risk going too far," he said, "can possibly find out how far one can go."
So each of you will leave this university with a different path in mind. Some of you may decide to work in government. Others may continue on in academia. The world is moving so fast now that I guarantee you many of you will embark on a career in a company not yet founded, using devices not yet developed, based on ideas not yet conceived. But no matter where you end up – no matter what you choose to do – don't underestimate the power that you have to make a difference. Participation is the best antidote to pessimism. If you have questions, ask them. When you see injustices, go out and correct them. When you dream up a solution, pursue it and put it on the table and fight for it. That is the way. And it's only if you do that, only if you push to see how far you can go, that you're going to find out that you have gone on as far as you can and you've made a difference. That will make all the difference, my friends, and I hope you have a great adventure and have some fun while you're doing it.
Thank you very much. (Applause.)
You have no idea how excited I was when I heard I get to sit on a throne. (Laughter.)


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A filing hearing is the first Court appearance of a matter that will be going through a committal. The filing hearing is the first opportunity that your lawyer will have to talk to the Prosecutor and the Informant about your matter. It is often very useful to discuss the matter with the Informant at the filing hearing to get an idea of their view of the matter.
A prosecutor at the filing hearing may not be involved at any other stage and will generally not know anything much about the matter.
The Magistrate at the filing hearing will set a date for the hand-up brief to be served on your lawyers by the Informant. If there are going to be issues about a delay then this is often when it is first raised as an issue.
If a person is in custody the filing hearing is generally the first date that they will be remanded to Court and therefore a date that we might apply for bail.
The Magistrate will also set a date at the filing hearing, after you have received the hand-up brief, for the committal mention.
You will normally be expected by the Magistrate to attend the Filing Hearing. The reason for this is that they want to know that you are dealing with your matter properly and getting organised properly.


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When people cut off the head of a chicken before it is cooked, there is this short moment where the chicken still moves despite losing its head. But that only takes seconds to happen, unlike this bizarre and unbelievable case of a chicken in Thailand.
Apparently, the animal stayed alive for several more days without a head. In a report by buzzflare, photos of the chicken made headlines on Thailand's social media as people could not believe that it survived for quite a long time.
The said photos was first shared by a Facebook user named Noppong Thitthammo along with a story about what really happened to the chicken. According to the post, a vet in Mueang Ratchaburoi district of Ratchaburi Province had been caring for the chicken, feeding it by dropping food down its neck and giving it antibiotics to prevent infection on its wounds.
"The animal has its life. If it wants to live, we feed it," Supakadee Arun Thong, the vet who had adopted the headless bird, said in an interview.
Meanwhile, netizens are still clueless as to how the chicken ended up in that situation. Some assumed that it was attacked by another animal.
But everyone was more amazed with the fact that the chicken remained alive and even managed to stand and walk around.
The chicken's condition is apparently a rare cases of survival which is linked to their anatomy. A chicken's brain is located in their skull at an angle, so if they are beheaded to high up the neck, the rear part of the brain that controls automatic functions like breathing can remain intact. So if this part is not destroyed, the bird can apparently survive even without a head.
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Meanwhile, there are also people who refuse to believe that there is truth to this story of the chicken.
What about you? Do you believe this is true or is it just another product of the naughty minds of humans?


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205 WEST 5th AVENUE
This proposal has been designed to respond to the variety of concerns that have been raised in this Mount Pleasant area with respect to sensitivities toward density, scale, and respecting the architectural context.
A main focus of the design is the incorporation and maintenance of the large existing trees present along the Columbia Street frontage. From the project's conceptual beginnings, it was recognized that the preservation of these mature, healthy trees should be a primary focus of our approach, and be a driving guide to the building design. With this as a starting point, the design of the underground parking structure and above-grade building massing is tailored to respect these trees and encourage additional future growth and viability. Expansive use of glass and shading structures enhance the exterior design and highlight the exposure to and relationship with the existing trees, making them an integral aspect of the building frontages.


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Tattoo artist Yoji Harada, who is best known for his appearance in TLC series Miami Ink has died at age 46. The news of the Japanese tattoo artist's death comes a day after legendary tattoo artist Lyle Tuttle passed away at age 87.
The cause of death is yet to be revealed as fans of the Miami Ink star pay tributes to the talented tattoo artist.
Harada was also a musician and joined the punk band Big Deal in pursuit of his dream.
He tattooed for Ami James in Miami for about five years as an apprentice due to his then-girlfriend Brigette's pregnancy. While working in the Tattoo shop Love-Hate Tattoos under James, the reality TV show Miami Ink developed into a hit series, which made Yoji Harada famous in the United States and his home country of Japan.
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We at The Bride Link love farmhouse and chic and were so excited to see it featured in Dylan and Savannah's engagement shoot! Red Boat Photography did a wonderful job with these stunning photos and truly captured the love between Savannah and Dylan.
Savannah and Dylan met on the football field at their local high school during their senior year. They both realized that they had gone to school together for almost five years and had never crossed paths until then. Dylan had caught Savannah's eye when he coached her powder puff football team and hit it off instantly! The pair had debated about dating due to graduation being so soon, but decided in the end to take a chance. Dylan and Savannah began dating a month after initially meeting, and are excited to start the next chapter of their story together.
During the couple's Junior year of college, Savannah and Dylan ran into a friend from high school who happened to be majoring in photography. He offered to take their pictures any time they wanted in order to build his portfolio. Both thought it was a great idea but little did Savannah know that those "practice pictures" would turn into a surprise proposal photo. This past October, the couple met with the photographer and he drove around town and took their pictures in different locations. After about an hour of pictures, Dylan brought out two chalk boards as props. They decided each would write something and then their friend would capture their reaction. Dylan wrote "She hates surprises" and Savannah was confused. That is when Dylan got down on one knee and pulled out a stunning princess diamond cut with a white gold band. Of course Savannah said yes, and the couple will be saying their vows in May 2019.
Dylan and Savannah's outfits are a perfect example of what to wear for an engagement photo session! Savannah really rocked out a monochromatic color palette in their first outs by pairing solids with interesting shoes and accessories. The bride wore a white short sun dress from ASOS while the groom was handsome in a simple denim short sleeve button down from Polo Ralph Lauren. Savannah was stunning for her second white and blue high-low dress from VICI dolls while Dylan wore a classic light pink shirt from The Gap with khaki pants.
We wish Dylan and Savannah love and happiness on their wedding day and hope you have enjoyed this Joanna Gaines' Inspired engagement shoot as much as we have!


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Truth a valid contempt defence: jurists
The HC refusal has invited severe criticism from legal experts, who say the law of contempt has not been interpreted correctly.india Updated: Sep 24, 2007, 02:25 IST
The refusal of the Delhi High Court to examine the truthfulness or otherwise of the allegations against former Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal, published in Mid Day, has invited severe criticism from legal experts, who say the law of contempt has not been interpreted correctly.
Sentencing four scribes from the daily to four months imprisonment, the High Court had said: "We need not go into the truth or otherwise of the allegations against the former Chief Justice of India as the same in any case cannot be a valid defence to justify the attack on the Supreme Court as such."
Former Supreme Court Bar Association president and senior lawyer MN Krishnamani questioned the high court's jurisdiction to take action in the matter, saying that under Article 215 of the Constitution, a high court is empowered only to deal with contempt of itself while under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, it can handle contempt of subordinate courts. High courts have no jurisdiction to initiate action or punish anyone for contempt of the Supreme Court under Article 129 of the Constitution as this power is conferred only on the apex court, he added. "The high court judges should know the Supreme Court knows how to protect its dignity and honour. It does not require any high court as its proxy," Krishnamani wrote to CJI K.G. Balakrishnan, demanding a probe into the allegations against Justice Sabharwal.
Terming the high court order "a restriction on freedom of speech and expression, former law minister and veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani said it was an "absurd interpretation of law". He said: "I am firmly of the opinion that the truth of the statement made and bona fide belief that the statement was true, even if it finally did not turn out to be true, is a defence in any contempt proceeding."
Senior Supreme Court advocate K.T.S. Tulsi said there was nothing wrong in the contempt law but its interpretation raised questions. "If what the journalists wrote was true, then what crime have they committed," he asked. "If what has been reported is correct, then instead of sentencing the journalists, somebody else would have to go to jail."
According to former Chief Justice of India M.H. Kania, who refused to comment on any particular case, credible machinery is required to probe charges of misconduct against former judges. "I believe there should be some credible machinery for investigating allegations of corruption and misconduct against retired judges of the higher judiciary… This is important because if the allegations are false, the reputation of the judge stands tarnished for no reason. But if they are true, then?"
However, another former CJI, K.N. Singh, sought to defend the contempt law in its present form, saying it was the only safeguard against vilification of a member of the judiciary. "Judges need some defence as everyday in courts, one party wins and the other loses. The loser has a right to his/her opinion on the outcome of the case, but who is there to speak for the judiciary against wild and unsubstantiated allegations," he asked. "Despite all evils of our system, the courts are working freely and without fear. They should be allowed to do their job."
Senior lawyer P.N. Lekhi said there was no need for a change in the present law. Maintaining that truth was not an absolute defence in contempt cases, he asked why these questions were not raised when Justice Sabharwal was in office. "It is the media, both print and electronic, which is becoming a scandal monger and divorced from objectivity and fairness in reporting," he said.


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How To Car Shop Without Stress Or Aggravation
It is not uncommon for people to become unnerved while looking for a new car. Given the multitude of choices and financing terms available, it is no wonder many folks get discouraged. Use the following guide for assistance while shopping for your new or used vehicle.
You do yourself a great disservice if you fail to negotiate a price lower than sticker. Never pay the sticker price for cars. They are purposely inflated in order to allow room to dicker with the customer, and you should take advantage of this fact.
Do your research online in order to find the best deals. Online searches can help you get a great price. You have a couple choices. You can drive to the dealer to buy the car you find, or ask the dealer to buy the car for you. This is the smart way to shop for a new car.
If you are getting your car from an individual, get your mechanic to see the vehicle before you purchase it. If the owners deny this, it should be a red flag. There might be issues with the car that could be problematic and expensive to fix, all of which affects market value. You shouldn't put yourself in a situation where a surprise may arise.
Refrain from bringing up incentives or down payments before negotiating. These different things should be deducted from the final price. It is to your advantage to lock in your deal prior to discussing any extras.
Be sure to always test drive a car before buying it. Even if you are sure that you want a particular make and model, take the few minutes needed to test drive it. You need that hands-on experience. The car may not be what it's cracked up to be, and this is the only way you can find out.
Most salespeople are expected to meet monthly quotas. Use this against them by shopping at month end. The sales staff will want to sell you a car to meet their goals. Do not let this opportunity to get a great deal slip through the cracks.
Don't give out a social security number too quickly; be cautious. Dealers will use it to check your credit report when you give it to them. If you do not purchase there, having a credit report run multiple times decrease your changes of making the best deal. Do not give out your SSN and other personal information until you are seriously considering purchasing a vehicle.
You need to know what you can spend before doing it. Your number should have to do with your market research as well as what you can afford.
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Through different forms of decentralization variables, this study investigates Indonesian local government authorities' 2006 financial accountability reports in terms of local government authorities' contributing funds to political parties. Audit results by the Supreme Audit Body reveal that many articles were violated by these authorities in regard to the distributing, administrating, and reporting of assistance funds from them to political parties. Each rupiah committed by the 221 local government authorities involved in this study violated, on average, 1.8 articles, indicating a low level of compliance. Critically, the study finds that administrative, fiscal, and political decentralization decreases discrepancies. The less administratively decentralized provincial authorities, where decision making is a level of government farther from the people, are more likely than non-provincial local government authorities to make discrepancies with political party legislation and regulations. Fiscally decentralized local government authorities, who earn a higher fraction of their revenue from local sources, also tend to have fewer discrepancies. Finally, politically decentralized authorities with a higher percentage of elected officials from the decentralized supporting ruling coalition, also have fewer discrepancies.
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Join NOWCastSA and the San Antonio Public Library on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, for a webcast of the closing reception of the Holocaust Learn and Remember series, which focused this year on the stories of Women in the Holocaust. Beginning at 6 p.m., Caroline Weinberg will speak about her grandmother's story of surviving five years in Nazi slave labor camps. The experiences of Weinberg's grandmother, Sala Garncarz Kirschner, are portrayed in the exhibit "Letters to Sala," displayed in the Central Library gallery.
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Join us for the conclusion for our month-long series of Holocaust Learn and Remember programs at Central Library on Jan. 30, 2019. Caroline Weinberg, granddaughter of Sala Garncarz Kirschner, will speak about her grandmother's story of surviving five years in Nazi slave labor camps. Sala Garncarz Kirschner's experiences are portrayed in the exhibit Letters to Sala, displayed in the Central gallery. Stay after the presentation to see the gallery exhibit one last time and enjoy some hors d'oeuvres from Green Vegetarian Cuisine.
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The clerk asked if she had a typewriter. She did. It was the third time Ilona Haendel dodged the Nazis and snuck out of a Budapest ghetto to ask the clerk for a few Swiss protection papers for her friends and family. The clerk saved her another trip by putting the official stamp and seal on more than 100 papers of Swiss protection for her to complete on her own typewriter for other Jewish people living in the ghetto. With those papers, Haendel's family and friends were able to live in buildings under Swiss protection.
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According to scientists at Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska, a virus that infects human brains and makes us more stupid has been discovered in certain types of algae. The virus, never before observed in healthy people, was found to affect cognitive functions including visual processing and spatial awareness.
The scientists stumbled upon the discovery when they were undertaking an unrelated study into throat microbes.
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Surprisingly, the researchers found DNA in the throats of healthy individuals that matched the DNA of a virus known to infect green algae.
Dr Robert Yolken, a virologist who led the original study, said: "This is a striking example showing that the 'innocuous' microorganisms we carry can affect behaviour and cognition.
"Many physiological differences between person A and person B are encoded in the set of genes each inherits from parents, yet some of these differences are fuelled by the various microorganisms we harbour and the way they interact with our genes."
Of the 90 participants in the study, 40 tested positive for the algae virus. Those who tested positive performed worse on tests designed to measure the speed and accuracy of visual processing. They also achieved lower scores in tasks designed to measure attention.
Humans' bodies contain trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Most are harmless, but the findings of this research show that there some microbes can have a detrimental impact on cognitive functions, while leaving individuals healthy.
Stupid is what stupid does? Or can we now blame it on algae?
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Also known as Cat's mom when on the road with her. With over 40 novels published, Rev. Dr. Nice is a best-selling author of Christian fiction. Prior to being an author and mustang rescuer, Rev. Dr. Nice was a college professor, teaching management, marketing, and religion courses as well as developing faculty at a Manhattan college. She holds a PhD in Educational Leaders, MBA in Marketing, MA in Corporate Communications, and BA in Anthropology.
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With over 50 years experience in the equestrian world, Mr. Schumacher is a welcomed member of the advisory team. He runs several horse-related businesses in New Jersey including Seaton Hackney Stables in Morristown and Valley Brook Equestrian Center in Flanders. In 2006, Mr. Schumacher introduced Cat Zimmerman to horses and, under the tutelage of Seaton Hackney Stables, taught her how to ride. In 2010, Mr.Schumacher became her step-father, taking his support for Cat and her love of horses to a new level of support. Formerly from Israel and France, Mr. Schumacher holds an MBA in Management.
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Dr. Natalie earned her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine. She has a particular interest in equine medicine and performance horses. When she's not caring for her equine patients, she enjoys relaxing on her farm and riding her horses. She has been instrumental in providing medical advice and care for the horses at CZ Mustangs.


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