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7 Rules for B2B Social Media | Alpine Consulting, Inc.
1. Break the Rules – traditional marketing suggests the old “one-way communication” model. Organizations in the past would market via TV, Radio, Billboard, direct mail and push out messages and assumed their customers and future prospects were listening. Social Media has turned that way of thinking upside down. It is no longer where the business is at the center of the world, rather the customer is at the center and they control your brand, not you. B2B Marketers must listen to the masses and become engaged in the community to help influence perceptions.
2. Go Social Now! – 93% of B2B prospects start their product search on a search engine, not your website. You may update your website monthly or weekly but you’ll likely post to a blog or update twitter, LinkedIn daily.
3. B2B Social Media is Different – B2B selling is often more complex with many additional purchasing agents involved. There can be several workflows before a product is finally purchased and each member of the team has a different agenda and goal. Addressing your products and services on the right social media channels is critical to its success. Typically, Facebook is often used for B2C as you can take advantage of instant discounts while social sites like LinkedIn often work well for B2B.
4. Start with People – Your products and selling them are hugely important to your business and ultimately the life-stream of your company but don’t make it the focal point of your social media campaigns. Starting with your audience and understanding who they are, what they are saying and where they congregate to discuss your product should be the starting place for your social media campaigns. You can do this by surveying your customers directly to listen to their problems in order to try and uncover new and exciting ways of helping them solve their problems.
5. Listen! – There are several tools out there that help you listen to your customers, such as Google Alerts. It’s critical to set keywords and negative words in your social campaigns to help convey your brand. Some of the tools include; Broad based tools such as Social Mention, Addictomatic and Peoplebrowser – all of these are free and they can help and provide information on keywords. There are also other campaign management tools such as; Awareness Hub, Hootsuite and Spredfest that can publish and track content along with providing various metrics.
6. No Marketing Talk – Many traditional marketers often clutter their social networks with marketing speak that may have been mainstream in the early 2000’s. Nowadays the important trick is to be factual, opinionated or funny. Nobody wants to read generic content that they’ve heard over and over – make it fun!
7. Leverage User Generated Content – User generated content is taking social media to the next step. Having your customers write reviews and blog about your products and services is an invaluable experience and one that helps engage future visitors. Areas were this might make the most impact would be product reviews and service reviews. In addition, building Branded Communities around your products and services are a great way to get to know your customers by listening to them and learning from them while giving you a controlled channel to offer feedback.

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7 rules for b2b social media | alpine consulting, inc.
1. break the rules – traditional marketing suggests the old “one-way communication” model. organizations in the past would market via tv, radio, billboard, direct mail and push out messages and assumed their customers and future prospects were listening. social media has turned that way of thinking upside down. it is no longer where the business is at the center of the world, rather the customer is at the center and they control your brand, not you. b2b marketers must listen to the masses and become engaged in the community to help influence perceptions.
2. go social now! – 93% of b2b prospects start their product search on a search engine, not your website. you may update your website monthly or weekly but you’ll likely post to a blog or update twitter, linkedin daily.
3. b2b social media is different – b2b selling is often more complex with many additional purchasing agents involved. there can be several workflows before a product is finally purchased and each member of the team has a different agenda and goal. addressing your products and services on the right social media channels is critical to its success. typically, facebook is often used for b2c as you can take advantage of instant discounts while social sites like linkedin often work well for b2b.
4. start with people – your products and selling them are hugely important to your business and ultimately the life-stream of your company but don’t make it the focal point of your social media campaigns. starting with your audience and understanding who they are, what they are saying and where they congregate to discuss your product should be the starting place for your social media campaigns. you can do this by surveying your customers directly to listen to their problems in order to try and uncover new and exciting ways of helping them solve their problems.
5. listen! – there are several tools out there that help you listen to your customers, such as google alerts. it’s critical to set keywords and negative words in your social campaigns to help convey your brand. some of the tools include; broad based tools such as social mention, addictomatic and peoplebrowser – all of these are free and they can help and provide information on keywords. there are also other campaign management tools such as; awareness hub, hootsuite and spredfest that can publish and track content along with providing various metrics.
6. no marketing talk – many traditional marketers often clutter their social networks with marketing speak that may have been mainstream in the early 2000’s. nowadays the important trick is to be factual, opinionated or funny. nobody wants to read generic content that they’ve heard over and over – make it fun!
7. leverage user generated content – user generated content is taking social media to the next step. having your customers write reviews and blog about your products and services is an invaluable experience and one that helps engage future visitors. areas were this might make the most impact would be product reviews and service reviews. in addition, building branded communities around your products and services are a great way to get to know your customers by listening to them and learning from them while giving you a controlled channel to offer feedback.


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I hope readers (there are a few of you, right?) of My Rocking Cradle will take some time to visit Wendyflor.com.
I will not be giving up this blog. I am not ready to let go of my posts yet. There are many anecdotes about my children in here and these are the most precious.
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i hope readers (there are a few of you, right?) of my rocking cradle will take some time to visit wendyflor.com.
i will not be giving up this blog. i am not ready to let go of my posts yet. there are many anecdotes about my children in here and these are the most precious.
i will continue blogging… just as before.


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Villanova was able to go into Madison Square Garden and defeat a motivated St. John's squad 74-67. Jayvaughn Pinkston led the way for the Wildcats, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his 37 minutes of play, while also adding two steals and some terrific defense along the way.
Nova had some great all around performances from a few other members of their team as well. James Bell was only able to finish with four points, but matched Pinkston's rebounding effort with 10 boards of his own. Josh Hart had a wonderful game off the bench, and finished second in scoring for the Wildcats with 14 points in his 27 minutes of play. Hart's spark off the bench played a big part in Nova securing the win. Darrun Hilliard struggled shooting the ball today, going 1-10 from the field, but showed resiliency in finishing the game with 10 points. Anyone can put up points when their shot is going for them that day, but it takes a talented player to be able to contribute even when his shot is off. Hilliard also finished with four rebounds, three assists and two blocks, contributing a little from everywhere on the floor.
Today's win improves Villanova's record to 4-0 in conference play this season, and brings the Wildcats' record to 15-1 on the year. They are one win ahead of Creighton and Xavier (both 3-0 as of this publishing) for first in the Big East's early standings and are the odds on favorite right now to win the conference in the new Big East's first year.
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villanova was able to go into madison square garden and defeat a motivated st. john's squad 74-67. jayvaughn pinkston led the way for the wildcats, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in his 37 minutes of play, while also adding two steals and some terrific defense along the way.
nova had some great all around performances from a few other members of their team as well. james bell was only able to finish with four points, but matched pinkston's rebounding effort with 10 boards of his own. josh hart had a wonderful game off the bench, and finished second in scoring for the wildcats with 14 points in his 27 minutes of play. hart's spark off the bench played a big part in nova securing the win. darrun hilliard struggled shooting the ball today, going 1-10 from the field, but showed resiliency in finishing the game with 10 points. anyone can put up points when their shot is going for them that day, but it takes a talented player to be able to contribute even when his shot is off. hilliard also finished with four rebounds, three assists and two blocks, contributing a little from everywhere on the floor.
today's win improves villanova's record to 4-0 in conference play this season, and brings the wildcats' record to 15-1 on the year. they are one win ahead of creighton and xavier (both 3-0 as of this publishing) for first in the big east's early standings and are the odds on favorite right now to win the conference in the new big east's first year.
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a great hydration balm for everyone.
so gentle it can be used on babies' tender skin for protection from diaper rashes.
a great soothing and softening balm for gardeners, mechanics and anyone who does manual labor.
use after washing you hands or even on face.
an excellent balm for sunburns, chapped hands, lips and any kind of dry skin.
our balm has two of the kindest herbs, chamomile and calendula. these two herbs were born to be friends. they are cheerful and vibrant.
chamomile and calendula are always on hand to heal, soothe and balance a myriad of ailments. they are our skin's best friend and are particularly beneficial for soothing sore, dry and irritated skins due to their calming, anti-inflammatory properties.
they help with sunburns and any kind of skin dryness. despite being powerful healers they are gentle enough for young children.
so with a combination of coconut oil and these two incredible herbs, baby soft soothing balm gives you all the benefits wrapped up in one.
*extra virgin olive oil infused with *calendula flower, *extra virgin olive oil infused with *chamomile flower, *raw unrefined coconut oil, *carnauba wax, non-gmo vitamin e.


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823kingsmead square(south side)nos 5 to 10 (consec)st 7464 ne 18/6012.6.50.
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The Camelot Theatres have just been selected Best In The Valley for the 4th consecutive year by the readers of the Desert Sun newspaper.

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We make reference to the Settlement Plan of Agrokor d.d. et al as confirmed by the Commercial Court of Zagreb on 6 July 2018. In order to receive the New Instruments in accordance with the Settlement Plan, all Impaired Creditors who are entitled to receive the New Instruments under the Settlement Plan must validly complete a KYC Form (see further details below) prior to the Initial KYC Completion Date. Failure to complete a KYC Form by the Initial KYC Completion Date will result in a delay in an Impaired Creditor receiving the New Instruments. Therefore, all Impaired Creditors are strongly urged to follow the instructions in this notice to complete and submit a KYC Form by 26 October 2018.
For the avoidance of doubt, please note that the KYC Form is only for Impaired Creditors entitled to receive New Instruments listed in Annex 4 (Claims) to the Settlement Plan and, in case of transfer of claims, their legal successors. Minor Impaired Creditors and Noteholders are not addressed by this notice and the KYC Form. As in the past, Noteholders will be contacted through the clearing systems and will receive KYC instructions separately in the coming weeks.
As part of the Settlement Plan of Agrokor d.d. et al., (the "Settlement Plan") Aisle Dutch TopCo B.V. will issue convertible bonds ("Convertible Bonds" or "CBs") and Aisle STAK Stichting will issue depositary receipts ("Depositary Receipts" or "DRs"). The Convertible Bonds and Depositary Receipts together are defined as the "New Instruments".
In order to receive the New Instruments on the Implementation Commencement Date, an Impaired Creditor must submit a properly completed KYC Form. This is a legal obligation which is based on (among others) international Anti-Money Laundering laws. Anti-Money Laundering is a term which is used in the financial and legal industries. It refers to a set of procedures that financial institutions are required to undertake to prevent, detect and report money laundering activities.
Part of the anti-money laundering procedure is a get to Know Your Customer ("KYC") verification process. The KYC Form contains KYC information and includes all actions required to complete the KYC verification process.
The KYC process on behalf of Aisle Dutch TopCo B.V. and Aisle STAK Stichting will be managed by TMF Group ("TMF"). TMF is a multinational professional services provider that provides HR and payroll, accounting and tax, corporate secretarial, global governance and administration services to businesses. TMF will provide corporate management and administrative services to Aisle Dutch TopCo B.V. and Aisle STAK Stichting. All information provided by submitting the KYC Form to TMF will be shared with Agrokor d.d. et al and Lucid Agency Services Limited and its affiliates ("Lucid"). Lucid provides independent, conflict-free, third-party loan agency, security agency and bond trustee services. Lucid will provide a number of agency and trustee services in connection with the New Instruments including but limited to acting as the Convertible Bonds Trustee and Securities Escrow Agent.
KYC Form - Issuance New Instruments .
All Impaired Creditors must complete the KYC Form and provide any further additional information required by TMF or required in accordance with local law requirements in order to receive the New Instruments.
Any questions in relation to Agrokor or the Settlement Plan should be directed to Agrokor acting by Fabris Peruško (as extraordinary administrator of Agrokor d.d.): settlement@agrokor.hr .
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Any Impaired Creditor which has not validly completed and executed a KYC Form prior to the Initial KYC Completion Date will on the Implementation Commencement Date have the New Instruments which that Impaired Creditor is entitled to issued to the Securities Escrow Agent upon and pursuant to the terms of the Securities Escrow Deed, as described in the Settlement Plan. The New Instruments will only be released to the Impaired Creditor from escrow upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified in the Securities Escrow Deed.
In order to ensure that Impaired Creditors receive their New Instruments on the Implementation Commencement Date, it is strongly recommended that the KYC Form and KYC process be completed by 26 October 2018.

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we make reference to the settlement plan of agrokor d.d. et al as confirmed by the commercial court of zagreb on 6 july 2018. in order to receive the new instruments in accordance with the settlement plan, all impaired creditors who are entitled to receive the new instruments under the settlement plan must validly complete a kyc form (see further details below) prior to the initial kyc completion date. failure to complete a kyc form by the initial kyc completion date will result in a delay in an impaired creditor receiving the new instruments. therefore, all impaired creditors are strongly urged to follow the instructions in this notice to complete and submit a kyc form by 26 october 2018.
for the avoidance of doubt, please note that the kyc form is only for impaired creditors entitled to receive new instruments listed in annex 4 (claims) to the settlement plan and, in case of transfer of claims, their legal successors. minor impaired creditors and noteholders are not addressed by this notice and the kyc form. as in the past, noteholders will be contacted through the clearing systems and will receive kyc instructions separately in the coming weeks.
as part of the settlement plan of agrokor d.d. et al., (the "settlement plan") aisle dutch topco b.v. will issue convertible bonds ("convertible bonds" or "cbs") and aisle stak stichting will issue depositary receipts ("depositary receipts" or "drs"). the convertible bonds and depositary receipts together are defined as the "new instruments".
in order to receive the new instruments on the implementation commencement date, an impaired creditor must submit a properly completed kyc form. this is a legal obligation which is based on (among others) international anti-money laundering laws. anti-money laundering is a term which is used in the financial and legal industries. it refers to a set of procedures that financial institutions are required to undertake to prevent, detect and report money laundering activities.
part of the anti-money laundering procedure is a get to know your customer ("kyc") verification process. the kyc form contains kyc information and includes all actions required to complete the kyc verification process.
the kyc process on behalf of aisle dutch topco b.v. and aisle stak stichting will be managed by tmf group ("tmf"). tmf is a multinational professional services provider that provides hr and payroll, accounting and tax, corporate secretarial, global governance and administration services to businesses. tmf will provide corporate management and administrative services to aisle dutch topco b.v. and aisle stak stichting. all information provided by submitting the kyc form to tmf will be shared with agrokor d.d. et al and lucid agency services limited and its affiliates ("lucid"). lucid provides independent, conflict-free, third-party loan agency, security agency and bond trustee services. lucid will provide a number of agency and trustee services in connection with the new instruments including but limited to acting as the convertible bonds trustee and securities escrow agent.
kyc form - issuance new instruments .
all impaired creditors must complete the kyc form and provide any further additional information required by tmf or required in accordance with local law requirements in order to receive the new instruments.
any questions in relation to agrokor or the settlement plan should be directed to agrokor acting by fabris peruško (as extraordinary administrator of agrokor d.d.): settlement@agrokor.hr .
failure by an impaired creditor to validly complete, execute and submit the kyc form in accordance with the instructions set out in the kyc form prior to the initial kyc completion date will result in an impaired creditor not being issued with the new instruments on the implementation commencement date.
any impaired creditor which has not validly completed and executed a kyc form prior to the initial kyc completion date will on the implementation commencement date have the new instruments which that impaired creditor is entitled to issued to the securities escrow agent upon and pursuant to the terms of the securities escrow deed, as described in the settlement plan. the new instruments will only be released to the impaired creditor from escrow upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified in the securities escrow deed.
in order to ensure that impaired creditors receive their new instruments on the implementation commencement date, it is strongly recommended that the kyc form and kyc process be completed by 26 october 2018.


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What are the arguments for and against religion and religious belief--all of them--right across the range of reasons and motives that people have for being religious, and do they stand up to scrutiny? Can there be a clear, full statement of these arguments that once and for all will show what is at stake in this debate?
Equally important: what is the alternative to religion as a view of the world and a foundation for morality? Is there a worldview and a code of life for thoughtful people--those who wish to live with intellectual integrity, based on reason, evidence, and a desire to do and be good--that does not interfere with people's right to their own beliefs and freedom of expression?
In The Case Against Religion, Anthony Grayling offers a definitive examination of these questions, and an in-depth exploration of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.

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what are the arguments for and against religion and religious belief--all of them--right across the range of reasons and motives that people have for being religious, and do they stand up to scrutiny? can there be a clear, full statement of these arguments that once and for all will show what is at stake in this debate?
equally important: what is the alternative to religion as a view of the world and a foundation for morality? is there a worldview and a code of life for thoughtful people--those who wish to live with intellectual integrity, based on reason, evidence, and a desire to do and be good--that does not interfere with people's right to their own beliefs and freedom of expression?
in the case against religion, anthony grayling offers a definitive examination of these questions, and an in-depth exploration of the humanist outlook that recommends itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.


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Preliminary noise protection studies revealed that immission limits were being exceeded at five different locations in the municipalities of Niederglatt and Oberglatt. The corresponding noise protection measures were subsequently defined, and five noise barriers of varying designs were planned in collaboration with a landscape architect.
Overall project management, definition of the individual project phases (preliminary project, submission, execution), coordination with plants, landowners and the landscape architect.

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preliminary noise protection studies revealed that immission limits were being exceeded at five different locations in the municipalities of niederglatt and oberglatt. the corresponding noise protection measures were subsequently defined, and five noise barriers of varying designs were planned in collaboration with a landscape architect.
overall project management, definition of the individual project phases (preliminary project, submission, execution), coordination with plants, landowners and the landscape architect.


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23 Jun The Official Beginning!
22 Jun What’s this? ANOTHER breakdown?

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23 jun the official beginning!
22 jun what’s this? another breakdown?


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Sue Schurke and President Trump don’t align politically, but the Elyite was thrilled nonetheless to be at the White House Monday.
Sue Schurke’s business, Wintergreen Northern Wear, was picked to represent Minnesota at a “Made in America” product showcase hosted by the Trump Administration.
In a whirlwind day, Schurke and her husband Paul attended a ceremony where Trump spoke, and they mingled with White House staff, members of Congress and a pair of Trump cabinet members as they showed off her products at a booth in the White House’s East Wing.
Sue Schurke was later interviewed in a feature that aired on the Fox Business Channel, a segment that prompted several hundred hits on Wintergreen’s website and numerous inquiries about the company’s unique, Ely-made winter clothing products.
It was an experience she won’t soon forget, and one she was still savoring later in the week.
While Schurke didn’t get to meet Trump face-to-face, she was near the podium when the president spoke to the entire group at Monday’s reception.
According to a news release issued by Wintergreen, White House staff members told the Schurkes that the president and First Lady Melania Trump toured the booths after hours and that Melania expressed particular interest in a white Wintergreen anorak on display.
During the expo. two cabinet members - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta- stopped by the Wintergreen booth.
Both posed for photos and Ross took a liking to the tiny US flags embroidered into Wintergreen clothing.
Sue Schurke also showed off the cards put into the pockets of each Wintergreen garment, showing when the products were made and featuring the name of the Wintergreen staff member who made them.
Wintergreen also captured the attention of Fox Business, a cable news channel that conducted a live interview with Sue Schurke following the reception.
During the interview, Schurke said her business is all about “Made in America” and when questioned by the host, she said she hoped Trump and his administration recognized the nation’s outdoor industry and its growth.
The banner, and all Wintergreen products on display, were approved in advance by the Trump Administration, which has been criticized by environmental advocates - including the Schurkes - who are critical of the administration’s stance on copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota.
She also disputed another media report that inferred her visit was confrontational in nature.
Schurke said she found common bonds with many of the business owners selected from other states, noting that many were family-run operations.
What Schurke described as a “surreal experience,” extended to the cable news interview.
While Sue was being interviewed, Paul Schurke sat in a Fox waiting area with U.S. Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-South Carolina), who was waiting to be interviewed on the same program.
In the wake of the interview, Wintergreen’s website got about 850 hits, according to Sue.
“We got some people who were watching Fox News who said they were going to buy Wintergreen,” she said.
The experience also gave Schurke the opportunity to promote Ely.
She said in towns with huge fishing, hunting and vacation appeal like Ely, firms making functional products with design features that reflect the area’s ethnic or natural heritage often flourish, citing Steger Mukluks, Razor Edge Systems, Kondos Outdoors and Brain Storm Bakery as examples of other “small batch-high quality” manufacturing firms in Ely.
Wintergreen was launched following the 1986 Steger North Pole Expedition, when Sue made garments that kept team members warm in temperatures that far below zero.
A winter clothing company was formed in its wake, and Wintergreen has been part of Ely’s business community for three decades, specializing in hand-crafted northern apparel.
The product line now includes 130 items --including winter anoraks, summer wind shirts, shell pants, canoe shorts, woolen hoodies, waxed cotton jackets, hats and mitts.
The business got the notice of the Trump Administration, but the visit to Washington almost didn’t happen.
Schruke said that when she first got a message the White House was calling, she thought it was a prank.
“I just ignored it, I thought it was a scam and didn’t think about it the rest of the day,” she said.
In less than a week, the Schurkes prepared for the visit, sending photos of their items and getting clearance for what turned out to be the experience of a lifetime.
“It was amazing, first to be selected,” she said. “ The company is why we went. It was about Made in America and being chosen as the business from Minnesota and it was an honor to go.

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sue schurke and president trump don’t align politically, but the elyite was thrilled nonetheless to be at the white house monday.
sue schurke’s business, wintergreen northern wear, was picked to represent minnesota at a “made in america” product showcase hosted by the trump administration.
in a whirlwind day, schurke and her husband paul attended a ceremony where trump spoke, and they mingled with white house staff, members of congress and a pair of trump cabinet members as they showed off her products at a booth in the white house’s east wing.
sue schurke was later interviewed in a feature that aired on the fox business channel, a segment that prompted several hundred hits on wintergreen’s website and numerous inquiries about the company’s unique, ely-made winter clothing products.
it was an experience she won’t soon forget, and one she was still savoring later in the week.
while schurke didn’t get to meet trump face-to-face, she was near the podium when the president spoke to the entire group at monday’s reception.
according to a news release issued by wintergreen, white house staff members told the schurkes that the president and first lady melania trump toured the booths after hours and that melania expressed particular interest in a white wintergreen anorak on display.
during the expo. two cabinet members - commerce secretary wilbur ross and labor secretary alexander acosta- stopped by the wintergreen booth.
both posed for photos and ross took a liking to the tiny us flags embroidered into wintergreen clothing.
sue schurke also showed off the cards put into the pockets of each wintergreen garment, showing when the products were made and featuring the name of the wintergreen staff member who made them.
wintergreen also captured the attention of fox business, a cable news channel that conducted a live interview with sue schurke following the reception.
during the interview, schurke said her business is all about “made in america” and when questioned by the host, she said she hoped trump and his administration recognized the nation’s outdoor industry and its growth.
the banner, and all wintergreen products on display, were approved in advance by the trump administration, which has been criticized by environmental advocates - including the schurkes - who are critical of the administration’s stance on copper-nickel mining in northeastern minnesota.
she also disputed another media report that inferred her visit was confrontational in nature.
schurke said she found common bonds with many of the business owners selected from other states, noting that many were family-run operations.
what schurke described as a “surreal experience,” extended to the cable news interview.
while sue was being interviewed, paul schurke sat in a fox waiting area with u.s. sen. lindsay graham (r-south carolina), who was waiting to be interviewed on the same program.
in the wake of the interview, wintergreen’s website got about 850 hits, according to sue.
“we got some people who were watching fox news who said they were going to buy wintergreen,” she said.
the experience also gave schurke the opportunity to promote ely.
she said in towns with huge fishing, hunting and vacation appeal like ely, firms making functional products with design features that reflect the area’s ethnic or natural heritage often flourish, citing steger mukluks, razor edge systems, kondos outdoors and brain storm bakery as examples of other “small batch-high quality” manufacturing firms in ely.
wintergreen was launched following the 1986 steger north pole expedition, when sue made garments that kept team members warm in temperatures that far below zero.
a winter clothing company was formed in its wake, and wintergreen has been part of ely’s business community for three decades, specializing in hand-crafted northern apparel.
the product line now includes 130 items --including winter anoraks, summer wind shirts, shell pants, canoe shorts, woolen hoodies, waxed cotton jackets, hats and mitts.
the business got the notice of the trump administration, but the visit to washington almost didn’t happen.
schruke said that when she first got a message the white house was calling, she thought it was a prank.
“i just ignored it, i thought it was a scam and didn’t think about it the rest of the day,” she said.
in less than a week, the schurkes prepared for the visit, sending photos of their items and getting clearance for what turned out to be the experience of a lifetime.
“it was amazing, first to be selected,” she said. “ the company is why we went. it was about made in america and being chosen as the business from minnesota and it was an honor to go.


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From Switzerland’s first aesthetic botox pioneer. This patented, award-winning revolution is the world’s first proven to vitalise dermal stem cells in vitro. Tested in independent clinicals, it targets the source of the skin’s collagen to visibly restore a firmer, smoother and plumper skin. Free gift with purchase: Instantly micro-lift tired-looking eyes with the advanced micro-current BeautifEye Spa.
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from switzerland’s first aesthetic botox pioneer. this patented, award-winning revolution is the world’s first proven to vitalise dermal stem cells in vitro. tested in independent clinicals, it targets the source of the skin’s collagen to visibly restore a firmer, smoother and plumper skin. free gift with purchase: instantly micro-lift tired-looking eyes with the advanced micro-current beautifeye spa.
size 15ml, plus free galvanic micro-current device.


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Así PepePhone It will keep the rate by default “Browse both as you talk about” 50 cents/MB although the contracts that consume more than 30, 50 or 100 euros per month, will continue to enjoy 30% discount (35 cents/MB), 50% (25 cent/MB) or 100% (maximum €100 free) respectively.
Therefore, the improvements will focus on the monthly contract bonds that they keep their price but improve conditions: continue to the bonus of 15 euros for 200 MB While the bonus of 25 euros will go to include 3GB traffic instead of 1 GB as so far.
In addition is lowers the price of the additional mega in both bonds if the contracted limit is exceeded from 9 cents/MB to 5 cents/MB additional.
Remember that most remarkable of these rates is that they can reach a speed of 7.2 Mbps and as never bound it (as if it occurs with most operators to exceed certain limit), the invoice can raise enough if we do not control well the consumption.

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así pepephone it will keep the rate by default “browse both as you talk about” 50 cents/mb although the contracts that consume more than 30, 50 or 100 euros per month, will continue to enjoy 30% discount (35 cents/mb), 50% (25 cent/mb) or 100% (maximum €100 free) respectively.
therefore, the improvements will focus on the monthly contract bonds that they keep their price but improve conditions: continue to the bonus of 15 euros for 200 mb while the bonus of 25 euros will go to include 3gb traffic instead of 1 gb as so far.
in addition is lowers the price of the additional mega in both bonds if the contracted limit is exceeded from 9 cents/mb to 5 cents/mb additional.
remember that most remarkable of these rates is that they can reach a speed of 7.2 mbps and as never bound it (as if it occurs with most operators to exceed certain limit), the invoice can raise enough if we do not control well the consumption.


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Panel discussion: Did we break the Internet?
The internet revolution has transformed our economy and personal lives but has that transformation come at a price?
As we become more connected we open up many possibilities for good but we are also becoming more vulnerable to crime and fraud online.
Is the internet in danger of becoming a wild west where the pace of change outstrips the speed that law enforcement and society can react? Where is the line between the rights of the individual and the responsibilities of the state to keep us safe from crime and terrorism? What are the dangers to business from threats online and what can we do to stop them?
Do individuals have the right to privacy online or are companies okay monitor our behaviour when we use their products for free? Is our personal information really ours? Does creating an anonymous culture bring out the worst in people? Is fake news just the start of a new front in the information wars of the future?
Has it all gone too far or can we make the Internet a safe place to live, work and do business for both our generation and the next? Join for Daniel Westlake from Cursor what is sure to be a great panel discussion with Mark Booth - Lincolnshire Police Tech Crime, Stuart Green - SJG Digital, Kelly Evans - Social Change & Jon Moss - Hull Digital.

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panel discussion: did we break the internet?
the internet revolution has transformed our economy and personal lives but has that transformation come at a price?
as we become more connected we open up many possibilities for good but we are also becoming more vulnerable to crime and fraud online.
is the internet in danger of becoming a wild west where the pace of change outstrips the speed that law enforcement and society can react? where is the line between the rights of the individual and the responsibilities of the state to keep us safe from crime and terrorism? what are the dangers to business from threats online and what can we do to stop them?
do individuals have the right to privacy online or are companies okay monitor our behaviour when we use their products for free? is our personal information really ours? does creating an anonymous culture bring out the worst in people? is fake news just the start of a new front in the information wars of the future?
has it all gone too far or can we make the internet a safe place to live, work and do business for both our generation and the next? join for daniel westlake from cursor what is sure to be a great panel discussion with mark booth - lincolnshire police tech crime, stuart green - sjg digital, kelly evans - social change & jon moss - hull digital.


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The United States cut a planned $2 million (Dh7.4m) pledge for the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office on Wednesday and downgraded its presence at a conference, the latest move by the Trump administration to wield its funding to push for reform of the world body.
The funding cut was made over a decision by the UN counter-terrorism chief, a former Russian diplomat with more than 30 years service, to close part of an inaugural conference to non-governmental interest groups, a US official speaking on condition of anonymity said.
When asked if the decision had anything to do with counter-terrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov being Russian, the US official said "it matters" and that Voronkov had come under "tremendous pressure by his home country" on the conference.
The US official said the United States and other countries had pushed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Voronkov, who was appointed a year ago, to include the groups in the whole conference because they have valuable contributions to make.
"Our entreaties seem to have fallen on deaf ears and instead the views of countries like Syria, Venezuela, Iran and Russia seem to have more weight on this matter than do the countries that do the most on counter-terrorism," the US official said.
The US stance on the one-year-old office is the latest salvo in the Trump administration's push for change at the United Nations. Last week, the United States withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council over what it saw as the body's bias against Israel and a lack of reform.
Two sessions at the conference's opening day on Thursday – on the sharing of information and expertise and combating foreign fighters –– will be closed to interest groups and media.
A senior UN official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the reason for closing the sessions was the expectation of "a lot of sensitive information shared between the heads of counter-terrorism agencies"
The US official said Washington has downgraded its representation at the two-day conference to an acting deputy coordinator in the State Department Bureau of Counter-Terrorism, instead of a possible ministerial-level official.
Nearly 120 countries were expected to attend, along with 100 civil society groups, the UN official said. Close to 75 per cent of delegations would be led by heads or deputy heads of counter-terrorism agencies or interior ministers, the official said.

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the united states cut a planned $2 million (dh7.4m) pledge for the united nations counter-terrorism office on wednesday and downgraded its presence at a conference, the latest move by the trump administration to wield its funding to push for reform of the world body.
the funding cut was made over a decision by the un counter-terrorism chief, a former russian diplomat with more than 30 years service, to close part of an inaugural conference to non-governmental interest groups, a us official speaking on condition of anonymity said.
when asked if the decision had anything to do with counter-terrorism chief vladimir voronkov being russian, the us official said "it matters" and that voronkov had come under "tremendous pressure by his home country" on the conference.
the us official said the united states and other countries had pushed un secretary-general antonio guterres and voronkov, who was appointed a year ago, to include the groups in the whole conference because they have valuable contributions to make.
"our entreaties seem to have fallen on deaf ears and instead the views of countries like syria, venezuela, iran and russia seem to have more weight on this matter than do the countries that do the most on counter-terrorism," the us official said.
the us stance on the one-year-old office is the latest salvo in the trump administration's push for change at the united nations. last week, the united states withdrew from the un human rights council over what it saw as the body's bias against israel and a lack of reform.
two sessions at the conference's opening day on thursday – on the sharing of information and expertise and combating foreign fighters –– will be closed to interest groups and media.
a senior un official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the reason for closing the sessions was the expectation of "a lot of sensitive information shared between the heads of counter-terrorism agencies"
the us official said washington has downgraded its representation at the two-day conference to an acting deputy coordinator in the state department bureau of counter-terrorism, instead of a possible ministerial-level official.
nearly 120 countries were expected to attend, along with 100 civil society groups, the un official said. close to 75 per cent of delegations would be led by heads or deputy heads of counter-terrorism agencies or interior ministers, the official said.


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Many Amateur radio operators are familiar with the effects of the ionosphere at HF frequencies. However, the effects of the ionosphere are also noticeable at much higher frequencies. In particular, at L band, which is used by most satellite navigation systems. Thus, GNSS receivers can be used to measure ionospheric parameters. These measurements are usually distributed as TEC maps in IONEX files.
Here I describe some basic ionospheric physics, how a GNSS receiver can measure the ionosphere, and give some Python code to study TEC maps in IONEX files. Then I use TEC maps to study the CODAR ionospheric observations I did in December last year.
A few weeks ago I posted how I make wideband recordings of bandscope data with my Hermes-Lite 2. In that post, I sort of promised to do a small analysis of the waterfall I showed. After being busy with other things (PicSat’s launch among them), I’ve finally had time to write something up.
Over the last few days, I have been recording CODAR on 4463kHz to produce images of the ionosphere. I started on Friday 15th and the plan was to leave the recording running until Christmas Day, thus producing some kind of “CODAR advent” images. Unfortunately, there seems to be a problem when the receiver runs for several days that results in the sudden loss of the CODAR signal. This problem can be seen at the bottom of the image below. Thus, I have finished the recording on the morning of the 24th. The equipment and software used is the same that I detailed in a previous post.
CODAR is an HF radar used to measure surface ocean currents in coastal areas. Usually, it consists of a chirp which repeats every second. The chirp rate is usually on the order of 10kHz/s, and the signal is gated in small pulses so that the CODAR receiver can listen between pulses. The gating frequency can be on the order of 1kHz.
CODAR can be received by skywave many kilometers inland. Being a chirped signal, it is easy to extract the multipath information from the received signal. In this way, one can see the signal bouncing off the different layers of the ionosphere, and magnificent pictures showing the changes in the ionosphere (especially at dawn and dusk) can be obtained. For instance, see these images by Pieter Ibelings N4IP, or the image at the top of this post, which contains 48 hours worth of CODAR data.
Here I describe my approach to receiving CODAR. It uses GNU Radio for most of the signal processing, and Python with NumPy, SciPy and Matplotlib for plotting.
My current HF antenna is a long wire (around 15 or 20m) connected to an MFJ-993BRT outdoor automatic antenna tuner. The tuner is fed with around 25m of M&P Airborne 10 coaxial cable which runs into the shack. When I installed this antenna, I suffered from high RF currents on the outside of the coax shield when transmitting. These currents go into the shack trying to find a path to earth, since this kind of antenna needs good grounding. Also, while receiving, the coax carried lots of interference into the antenna, especially in the lower bands.
I tried to mitigate this problem by installing a ground rod besides the tuner. This is 2m a copper tube with 50cm buried in the ground. The top of the tube is connected to the tuner ground with a short cable. After installing the ground rod, approximately half of the RF current flowed into the ground rod and the remaining half kept flowing into the shack via the coax shield.
To measure RF current, I have been using a clamp on meter. My design is similar to the design by Ian GM3SEK, but I measure voltage across the output capacitor with a multimeter instead of using a resistor and ammeter coil.
Now I have built and installed a feedline choke following the design of the mid-bands choke by GM3SEK. I use 4 turns of M&P Airborne 5 coax through 3 Fair Rite 2643167851 material 43 cores, wound as an 85mm coil. The finished choke can be seen below.
I have measured the performance of the choke using my Hermes-Lite2 beta2 in VNA mode, as I already did with my mains choke. The results are shown below.
The performance seen in these graphs matches the performance measured by GM3SEK in his document. The choke has a resistance of over 1000 ohms on most of the Amateur HF bands, and up to 5000 ohms in the middle bands.
I have installed the choke directly on the input of the tuner. The RF current flowing on the outside of the coax shield has now decreased to around 2% in several cases and 10% in the worst case. The interference received in the lower bands has also decreased noticeably.
Last week I did an experiment where I transmitted WSPR on a fixed frequency for several days and studied the distribution of the frequency reports I got in the WSPR Database. This can be used to study the frequency accuracy of the reporters’ receivers.
I was surprised to find that the distribution of reports was skewed. It was more likely for the reference of a reporter to be low in frequency than to be high in frequency. The experiment was done in the 40m band. Now I have repeated the same experiment in the 20m band, obtaining similar results.
Last Monday I did a recording for the HamSci eclipse 2017 HF wideband recording experiment. I used my Hermes-Lite 2.0beta2 to record three 384kHz slices: the 40m band, the 30m band and the 20m band, from 14:00 to 22:00UTC. The 3 band recording in Digital RF format has a size of 248GB, so I’m still compressing the data to upload it to Zenodo.
Meanwhile, I have used a variation of my usual Python script to plot waterfalls of the recording. Below you can see waterfalls for the 3 bands. They use the same scaling, with a dynamic range of 50dB, so it is easy to see how the noise floor changes per band. The carriers of the strongest broadcast AM stations are clipped. The resolution in these waterfalls is 187.5Hz or 15s per pixel.
I have also taken a high resolution waterfall around the WWV carrier at 10MHz. The resolution is 22.9mHz or 65.5s per pixel, and the frequency span is 19.95Hz.
Centre frequency: 10MHz. Span 19.95Hz.
Near the centre of this waterfall, two signal can be seen. The signal which is concentrated in frequency is leakage from my 10MHz GPSDO. The signal which is spread out in frequency is the carrier of WWV, probably mixed with BPM. I’m not sure about the identity of the signal below them, which is about 5Hz below 10MHz. I suspect that it is JN53DV.
This waterfall shows that the 500ppb TCXO of my Hermes-Lite 2.0beta2 is stable to a few tens of parts per billion, as I remarked in my WSPR study.
I have also uploaded large high resolution waterfalls. The Python code used to produce these images is in this gist.
Last weekend, I recorded the full EAPSK63 contest in the 40m band with the goal of monitoring IMD levels. I made a 48kHz IQ recording spanning the full 24 contest hours (from 16:00 UTC on Saturday to 16:00 UTC on Sunday). This week I’ve been playing with making waterfall plots from the recording. These are very interesting, showing patterns in propagation and contest activity. Here I show some of the waterfalls I’ve obtained, together with the Python code used to compute them.
This weekend I have recorded the full EAPSK63 Spanish PSK63 contest in the 40m band with the goal of playing back the recording later and reporting the stations showing excessively high IMD levels. In PSK contests, it is usual to see terribly distorted signals, which are the result of reckless operating techniques and stations which are setup inadequately. Contest rules don’t help much, as they are usually too weak to prevent distorted signals from interfering other participants. Amateurs should take care and strive to produce a signal as clean as possible. For instance, in the US, Part 97 101 a) states that “each amateur station must be operated in accordance with good engineering and good amateur practice”. Here I describe the signal processing done in this study and list a “hall of shame” of the worst stations I have spotted in my recording. I will notify by email the contest manager and all the stations in this list with the hope that the situation improves in the future.

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many amateur radio operators are familiar with the effects of the ionosphere at hf frequencies. however, the effects of the ionosphere are also noticeable at much higher frequencies. in particular, at l band, which is used by most satellite navigation systems. thus, gnss receivers can be used to measure ionospheric parameters. these measurements are usually distributed as tec maps in ionex files.
here i describe some basic ionospheric physics, how a gnss receiver can measure the ionosphere, and give some python code to study tec maps in ionex files. then i use tec maps to study the codar ionospheric observations i did in december last year.
a few weeks ago i posted how i make wideband recordings of bandscope data with my hermes-lite 2. in that post, i sort of promised to do a small analysis of the waterfall i showed. after being busy with other things (picsat’s launch among them), i’ve finally had time to write something up.
over the last few days, i have been recording codar on 4463khz to produce images of the ionosphere. i started on friday 15th and the plan was to leave the recording running until christmas day, thus producing some kind of “codar advent” images. unfortunately, there seems to be a problem when the receiver runs for several days that results in the sudden loss of the codar signal. this problem can be seen at the bottom of the image below. thus, i have finished the recording on the morning of the 24th. the equipment and software used is the same that i detailed in a previous post.
codar is an hf radar used to measure surface ocean currents in coastal areas. usually, it consists of a chirp which repeats every second. the chirp rate is usually on the order of 10khz/s, and the signal is gated in small pulses so that the codar receiver can listen between pulses. the gating frequency can be on the order of 1khz.
codar can be received by skywave many kilometers inland. being a chirped signal, it is easy to extract the multipath information from the received signal. in this way, one can see the signal bouncing off the different layers of the ionosphere, and magnificent pictures showing the changes in the ionosphere (especially at dawn and dusk) can be obtained. for instance, see these images by pieter ibelings n4ip, or the image at the top of this post, which contains 48 hours worth of codar data.
here i describe my approach to receiving codar. it uses gnu radio for most of the signal processing, and python with numpy, scipy and matplotlib for plotting.
my current hf antenna is a long wire (around 15 or 20m) connected to an mfj-993brt outdoor automatic antenna tuner. the tuner is fed with around 25m of m&p airborne 10 coaxial cable which runs into the shack. when i installed this antenna, i suffered from high rf currents on the outside of the coax shield when transmitting. these currents go into the shack trying to find a path to earth, since this kind of antenna needs good grounding. also, while receiving, the coax carried lots of interference into the antenna, especially in the lower bands.
i tried to mitigate this problem by installing a ground rod besides the tuner. this is 2m a copper tube with 50cm buried in the ground. the top of the tube is connected to the tuner ground with a short cable. after installing the ground rod, approximately half of the rf current flowed into the ground rod and the remaining half kept flowing into the shack via the coax shield.
to measure rf current, i have been using a clamp on meter. my design is similar to the design by ian gm3sek, but i measure voltage across the output capacitor with a multimeter instead of using a resistor and ammeter coil.
now i have built and installed a feedline choke following the design of the mid-bands choke by gm3sek. i use 4 turns of m&p airborne 5 coax through 3 fair rite 2643167851 material 43 cores, wound as an 85mm coil. the finished choke can be seen below.
i have measured the performance of the choke using my hermes-lite2 beta2 in vna mode, as i already did with my mains choke. the results are shown below.
the performance seen in these graphs matches the performance measured by gm3sek in his document. the choke has a resistance of over 1000 ohms on most of the amateur hf bands, and up to 5000 ohms in the middle bands.
i have installed the choke directly on the input of the tuner. the rf current flowing on the outside of the coax shield has now decreased to around 2% in several cases and 10% in the worst case. the interference received in the lower bands has also decreased noticeably.
last week i did an experiment where i transmitted wspr on a fixed frequency for several days and studied the distribution of the frequency reports i got in the wspr database. this can be used to study the frequency accuracy of the reporters’ receivers.
i was surprised to find that the distribution of reports was skewed. it was more likely for the reference of a reporter to be low in frequency than to be high in frequency. the experiment was done in the 40m band. now i have repeated the same experiment in the 20m band, obtaining similar results.
last monday i did a recording for the hamsci eclipse 2017 hf wideband recording experiment. i used my hermes-lite 2.0beta2 to record three 384khz slices: the 40m band, the 30m band and the 20m band, from 14:00 to 22:00utc. the 3 band recording in digital rf format has a size of 248gb, so i’m still compressing the data to upload it to zenodo.
meanwhile, i have used a variation of my usual python script to plot waterfalls of the recording. below you can see waterfalls for the 3 bands. they use the same scaling, with a dynamic range of 50db, so it is easy to see how the noise floor changes per band. the carriers of the strongest broadcast am stations are clipped. the resolution in these waterfalls is 187.5hz or 15s per pixel.
i have also taken a high resolution waterfall around the wwv carrier at 10mhz. the resolution is 22.9mhz or 65.5s per pixel, and the frequency span is 19.95hz.
centre frequency: 10mhz. span 19.95hz.
near the centre of this waterfall, two signal can be seen. the signal which is concentrated in frequency is leakage from my 10mhz gpsdo. the signal which is spread out in frequency is the carrier of wwv, probably mixed with bpm. i’m not sure about the identity of the signal below them, which is about 5hz below 10mhz. i suspect that it is jn53dv.
this waterfall shows that the 500ppb tcxo of my hermes-lite 2.0beta2 is stable to a few tens of parts per billion, as i remarked in my wspr study.
i have also uploaded large high resolution waterfalls. the python code used to produce these images is in this gist.
last weekend, i recorded the full eapsk63 contest in the 40m band with the goal of monitoring imd levels. i made a 48khz iq recording spanning the full 24 contest hours (from 16:00 utc on saturday to 16:00 utc on sunday). this week i’ve been playing with making waterfall plots from the recording. these are very interesting, showing patterns in propagation and contest activity. here i show some of the waterfalls i’ve obtained, together with the python code used to compute them.
this weekend i have recorded the full eapsk63 spanish psk63 contest in the 40m band with the goal of playing back the recording later and reporting the stations showing excessively high imd levels. in psk contests, it is usual to see terribly distorted signals, which are the result of reckless operating techniques and stations which are setup inadequately. contest rules don’t help much, as they are usually too weak to prevent distorted signals from interfering other participants. amateurs should take care and strive to produce a signal as clean as possible. for instance, in the us, part 97 101 a) states that “each amateur station must be operated in accordance with good engineering and good amateur practice”. here i describe the signal processing done in this study and list a “hall of shame” of the worst stations i have spotted in my recording. i will notify by email the contest manager and all the stations in this list with the hope that the situation improves in the future.


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Federal housing administration is an integral part of the department of housing and urban development (HUD) which looks after various mortgage insurance used by single families. Such programs work on basis of approval of the buyer’s property and credit through FHA-approved lending institutions. This program is the department’s key program for the rehabilitation and restoring of single family properties. This program helps in expansion of homeownership opportunities and revival of neighborhoods. HUD firmly supports this program and lenders participating in it since this program’s objective are similar to HUD’s goals. Many lenders have completely utilized the benefits of this program by combining it with other financial resources such as HUD’s HOME, HOPE and community development block grant programs and by joining hands with the state and local housing agencies to rehabilitate properties. According to HUD this program is also a tremendous opportunity for lenders to show their commitment to lower income communities under Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
The functionality of this program was created by understanding the needs of a borrower who has to pay the mortgage before the complete rehabilitation of the property is done. With the creation of FHA section 203(k) now the borrower has the facility to take just one mortgage loan at long term fixed or adjustable rate, in order to finance both acquisition and rehabilitation of the property. For Rehabilitation purpose the mortgage amount provided is based on the projected value of the property with the work completed and taking into consideration the cost of the work. There is a provision for mortgage loans endorsement by HUD as soon as the mortgage proceeds are distributed to lessen the risk to the mortgage lender.
1)The property on which the loan is to be sanctioned should be a 1-to-4 dwelling that has been completed for a minimum of one year.
2) For homes which have been demolished or will be raised as a rehabilitation work can be eligible only if some of the foundation system remains intact.
1) Through purchase of a dwelling including the land on which it is located and rehabilitating it.
2) Through purchase of a dwelling on a separate location and to move the dwelling on the mortgaged property onto a new foundation and then rehabilitate it.
3) Through refinancing of the existing indebtedness and then rehabilitation of such a dwelling.
This program offers the borrower’s the convenience to rehabilitate their homes that need repair with the ease of availing on a single loan that can cover the cost of purchase as well as the cost of renovation.
Bill Cobb, CREA, is an FHA home appraiser with 16 years experience and performs his FHA appraisal specialty in the Greater Baton Rouge Louisiana market. One can also visit his website at http://fhaappraiserbatonrouge.info/ .

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federal housing administration is an integral part of the department of housing and urban development (hud) which looks after various mortgage insurance used by single families. such programs work on basis of approval of the buyer’s property and credit through fha-approved lending institutions. this program is the department’s key program for the rehabilitation and restoring of single family properties. this program helps in expansion of homeownership opportunities and revival of neighborhoods. hud firmly supports this program and lenders participating in it since this program’s objective are similar to hud’s goals. many lenders have completely utilized the benefits of this program by combining it with other financial resources such as hud’s home, hope and community development block grant programs and by joining hands with the state and local housing agencies to rehabilitate properties. according to hud this program is also a tremendous opportunity for lenders to show their commitment to lower income communities under community reinvestment act (cra).
the functionality of this program was created by understanding the needs of a borrower who has to pay the mortgage before the complete rehabilitation of the property is done. with the creation of fha section 203(k) now the borrower has the facility to take just one mortgage loan at long term fixed or adjustable rate, in order to finance both acquisition and rehabilitation of the property. for rehabilitation purpose the mortgage amount provided is based on the projected value of the property with the work completed and taking into consideration the cost of the work. there is a provision for mortgage loans endorsement by hud as soon as the mortgage proceeds are distributed to lessen the risk to the mortgage lender.
1)the property on which the loan is to be sanctioned should be a 1-to-4 dwelling that has been completed for a minimum of one year.
2) for homes which have been demolished or will be raised as a rehabilitation work can be eligible only if some of the foundation system remains intact.
1) through purchase of a dwelling including the land on which it is located and rehabilitating it.
2) through purchase of a dwelling on a separate location and to move the dwelling on the mortgaged property onto a new foundation and then rehabilitate it.
3) through refinancing of the existing indebtedness and then rehabilitation of such a dwelling.
this program offers the borrower’s the convenience to rehabilitate their homes that need repair with the ease of availing on a single loan that can cover the cost of purchase as well as the cost of renovation.
bill cobb, crea, is an fha home appraiser with 16 years experience and performs his fha appraisal specialty in the greater baton rouge louisiana market. one can also visit his website at http://fhaappraiserbatonrouge.info/ .


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Daily low temperatures decrease by 5°F, from 49°F to 44°F, rarely falling below 38°F or exceeding 54°F.
The month of October in Castlebar experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 60% to 68%.
A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Castlebar, the chance of a wet day over the course of October is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 40% and ending it at 48%.
The average sliding 31-day rainfall during October in Castlebar is increasing, starting the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.3 inches, and ending the month at 4.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.5 inches or falls below 1.9 inches.
Over the course of October in Castlebar, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 5 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 4 minutes, 10 seconds, and weekly decrease of 29 minutes, 7 seconds.
The latest sunrise of the month in Castlebar is 8:25 AM on October 26 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 7:26 AM on October 27.
The latest sunset is 7:14 PM on October 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 8 minutes earlier at 5:06 PM on October 31.
The chance that a given day will be muggy in Castlebar is essentially constant during October, remaining around 0% throughout.
The average hourly wind speed in Castlebar is increasing during October, increasing from 13.1 miles per hour to 14.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.
The wind direction in Castlebar during October is predominantly out of the south from October 1 to October 28 and the west from October 28 to October 31.
The average surface water temperature in Castlebar is gradually decreasing during October, falling by 3°F, from 57°F to 54°F, over the course of the month.
The month of October in Castlebar is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season decreasing from 100% to 85% over the course of the month.
The average accumulated growing degree days in Castlebar are gradually increasing during October, increasing by 74°F, from 1,009°F to 1,083°F, over the course of the month.
The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Castlebar is decreasing during October, falling by 1.3 kWh, from 2.4 kWh to 1.2 kWh, over the course of the month.

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daily low temperatures decrease by 5°f, from 49°f to 44°f, rarely falling below 38°f or exceeding 54°f.
the month of october in castlebar experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 60% to 68%.
a wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. in castlebar, the chance of a wet day over the course of october is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 40% and ending it at 48%.
the average sliding 31-day rainfall during october in castlebar is increasing, starting the month at 3.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.6 inches or falls below 1.3 inches, and ending the month at 4.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 6.5 inches or falls below 1.9 inches.
over the course of october in castlebar, the length of the day is very rapidly decreasing. from the start to the end of the month, the length of the day decreases by 2 hours, 5 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 4 minutes, 10 seconds, and weekly decrease of 29 minutes, 7 seconds.
the latest sunrise of the month in castlebar is 8:25 am on october 26 and the earliest sunrise is 58 minutes earlier at 7:26 am on october 27.
the latest sunset is 7:14 pm on october 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 hours, 8 minutes earlier at 5:06 pm on october 31.
the chance that a given day will be muggy in castlebar is essentially constant during october, remaining around 0% throughout.
the average hourly wind speed in castlebar is increasing during october, increasing from 13.1 miles per hour to 14.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.
the wind direction in castlebar during october is predominantly out of the south from october 1 to october 28 and the west from october 28 to october 31.
the average surface water temperature in castlebar is gradually decreasing during october, falling by 3°f, from 57°f to 54°f, over the course of the month.
the month of october in castlebar is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season decreasing from 100% to 85% over the course of the month.
the average accumulated growing degree days in castlebar are gradually increasing during october, increasing by 74°f, from 1,009°f to 1,083°f, over the course of the month.
the average daily incident shortwave solar energy in castlebar is decreasing during october, falling by 1.3 kwh, from 2.4 kwh to 1.2 kwh, over the course of the month.


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Gamers will always be dreaming about having a pro gaming laptop on their hands. A laptop that can handle games like Battlefield 4, Devil May Cry and many other heavy graphic games. For most normal gamer, like me this is hard to achieved since most laptops like these are indeed an expensive investment. Lucky for me however, for a week I was given a chance to experience MSI GS70 Stealth Pro gaming laptop.
I would be honest on this review and personally you would not be seeing any 3DMark of PCMark scores in this review for many have already done that. We all know that MSI is one of the best producers of gaming laptop and technically MSI GS70 Stealth Pro is one of their best creations.
The review laptop that was given to me is technically not new for I know that it had been at the hands of other reviewers. The laptop had with it pre-installed Battlefield 4, obviously for testing, however, reviewing MSI GS70 solely based on that would not be objective, thus I installed Dragon Nest and use it as well for surfing the net and the usual tasks that somebody like a normal gamer like me would do.
Why should you consider MSI GS70 Stealth Pro as your gaming laptop of choice?
This is the first thing I noticed about this laptop, the loading time of starting it up and shutting it down. Simply fast and smooth. Although it can be due to the fact that the review unit is still free from too much files yet it is indeed the fastest I have seen yet.
Loads fast in just about 5-7 seconds.
Pretty neat graphics which makes Dragon Nest best graphics look pixelated.
Battlefield 4 runs smooth as long as the laptop is plugged in.
Loud sound capability which dwarfs bu a hundred fold my current laptop. It's full volume would definitely make your neighbor go crazy.
Wifi friendly since it resolved lag and makes your online gaming run better.
Keyboard lighting is good and glows with the sound. This resolved my usual problem of hitting the wrong key when it is too dark.
The keypad tends to go hot when gaming gets intense. It becomes relatively uncomfortable at times.
Game lags when not plugges especially for heavy graphic games.
Kinda heavy if you are used to normal laptops but it is said that this is the lightest and thinnest among the current gaming laptops.
Big and huge and since it is as such it is not really for the usual mobile laptop thing. You should have a customized laptop bag to bring this along.
This is the first time that I have used a pro gaming laptop and I would say that if I have the money and the resources I would definitely invest in something like this of course for gaming. The MSI GS70 Stealth Pro is not that ideal for professional work and office setting. It is not a laptop that you would feel comfortable bringing along on a daily basis.
I enjoyed using it for a week and wish that I could use it for more than that but oh well it is just a review and hopefully we can try another gaming laptop soon and compare it with this one.
Do you have any experience with the MSI GS70 Stealth Pro or other gaming laptop? Don't hesitate to share it with us.

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gamers will always be dreaming about having a pro gaming laptop on their hands. a laptop that can handle games like battlefield 4, devil may cry and many other heavy graphic games. for most normal gamer, like me this is hard to achieved since most laptops like these are indeed an expensive investment. lucky for me however, for a week i was given a chance to experience msi gs70 stealth pro gaming laptop.
i would be honest on this review and personally you would not be seeing any 3dmark of pcmark scores in this review for many have already done that. we all know that msi is one of the best producers of gaming laptop and technically msi gs70 stealth pro is one of their best creations.
the review laptop that was given to me is technically not new for i know that it had been at the hands of other reviewers. the laptop had with it pre-installed battlefield 4, obviously for testing, however, reviewing msi gs70 solely based on that would not be objective, thus i installed dragon nest and use it as well for surfing the net and the usual tasks that somebody like a normal gamer like me would do.
why should you consider msi gs70 stealth pro as your gaming laptop of choice?
this is the first thing i noticed about this laptop, the loading time of starting it up and shutting it down. simply fast and smooth. although it can be due to the fact that the review unit is still free from too much files yet it is indeed the fastest i have seen yet.
loads fast in just about 5-7 seconds.
pretty neat graphics which makes dragon nest best graphics look pixelated.
battlefield 4 runs smooth as long as the laptop is plugged in.
loud sound capability which dwarfs bu a hundred fold my current laptop. it's full volume would definitely make your neighbor go crazy.
wifi friendly since it resolved lag and makes your online gaming run better.
keyboard lighting is good and glows with the sound. this resolved my usual problem of hitting the wrong key when it is too dark.
the keypad tends to go hot when gaming gets intense. it becomes relatively uncomfortable at times.
game lags when not plugges especially for heavy graphic games.
kinda heavy if you are used to normal laptops but it is said that this is the lightest and thinnest among the current gaming laptops.
big and huge and since it is as such it is not really for the usual mobile laptop thing. you should have a customized laptop bag to bring this along.
this is the first time that i have used a pro gaming laptop and i would say that if i have the money and the resources i would definitely invest in something like this of course for gaming. the msi gs70 stealth pro is not that ideal for professional work and office setting. it is not a laptop that you would feel comfortable bringing along on a daily basis.
i enjoyed using it for a week and wish that i could use it for more than that but oh well it is just a review and hopefully we can try another gaming laptop soon and compare it with this one.
do you have any experience with the msi gs70 stealth pro or other gaming laptop? don't hesitate to share it with us.