text:
Now offering international shipping
Gamer of the Month May 2015: Muddy Gaming
By Clifton Chambliss
Posted in News, on June 02, 2015
Many believe that to become a streamer, you simply open a Twitch account and start messing around with broadcasting stuff. For many people who raise their hand and sign up to stream, this is the "neutral" they get stuck in. They soon realize that it takes hard work, creativity and many resources, time and money to build a channel up and start to attract followers.
Kyle, the man behind "Muddy Gaming" understands this more than anyone. He has worked hard in both developing his own brand, networking with other streamers in order to learn the ins and outs of streaming and partnering with companies like our to help develop our brand. Kyle is a great advocate, a hard worker and continues to delight us with his determination and presence. It is not uncommon to see hundreds of viewers at once in his channel. This is why Kyle "Muddy Unders"is our Gamer of the Month!
Name is Kyle. Have been gaming since the Atari 2600 days. Gaming has always been a huge part of my life, so about 14 months ago I decided to start up broadcasting on Twitch. What started out as a project, has evolved into a passion.
How long have you been streaming on Twitch? How and why did you decide to start streaming?
I started streaming on Twitch as just a fun project to see if I could do it. As a tech junky I loved the setup of the video, audio and the continual tweaking to get the best possible viewing experience for my viewers. Since then streaming has become a HUGE part of my life. I have met the most amazing people on twitch. The generosity and support my evolving community has shown me is not something I have ever seen. Each day I start the stream up, seeing the new and veteran viewers in the chat really makes my day, and makes streaming I would love to do forever.
What are you playing now? What are your favorite platforms?
Right now we are streaming primarily The Elder Scrolls Skyrim on PC. We are consistently one of the highest viewed Skyrim streams on twitch. We do specific play through types, test and discuss new mod's and have a great time exploring the game in all ways. We also stream multiplayer games like GTA and others, as well as many simulation and city building games. Cities Skylines and SimCity are also great games for our channel.
What games or tech do you look forward to?
I am looking forward to a few titles in the future. I have the Witcher 3 but have not streamed it yet. The new Batman I am very excited about, as well as the new American Truck Simulator slated to release at the end of the summer. That being said, Skyrim will ALWAYS be our core game for the foreseeable future. I am also looking at starting a horror week in October and to start sprinkling in Indie games as well.
Which game(s) are a guilty pleasure?
I wouldn't say I have one game as a guilty pleasure, but we have a blast playing EuroTruck Simulator 2 in the channel. We turn on song requests, I don my flannel shirt and truck across Europe!
Do you game full time? What else are you working on?
Currently I am not a full time streamer. I work M-F at a full time job. I stream about 5 hours per day during the week, then 10-15 hours per day on the weekend. I am working on building and rebuilding a website focused on community and in stream point tracking. That's all I can say about that, the rest is top secret until launch :)
What is your greatest gaming accomplishment?
I would not point to one thing as a gaming accomplishment. My stream and community is probably something I am most proud of, as well as my ongoing partnerships associated with the channel. When the time comes I get partnered on Twitch, that would definitely be a dream come true. But I know that is only the beginning. Healthy growth would be my priority and it should never stop
When did you get into gaming? Which Game drew you in?
I have been gaming since the old arcade days. I used to steal quarters from my parents coffee can in their bedroom and sneak off to the mini golf course a few blocks from my house. I can remember playing Punch Out, Kung Fu, Centipede and more. My friends and I were so into arcade games back then, we actually tried to save all of our allowances and pool them together to try and buy a full 4 player Gauntlet cabinet game. Needless to say, that lasted for about a week, but we still made trips to the local pizza place to dump quarters.
You have been growing fast over the last couple months, what do you attribute to your growing success?? What are some of the challenges about running a Twitch Channel? Has there been a low point?
Because of the way twitch list streams, having numbers and growing a channel is EXTREMELY difficult if you start from nothing. It has been a tough but fun ride over this last year or so. Typically growth on Twitch, once it gets to a certain level, will no longer be linear. Once you can get to certain numbers and over plateaus, it can turn to exponential, within reason. To be perfectly honest, the latest growth has been related to the consistent streaming of Skyrim. The modding and gaming community around this game is huge and people just love to watch it. That being said, when I first set up my channel, I had growth in mind in order to support it if/when it does actually happen. While this has been a great few months, its only the start!
You are very focused on your following-how did you come up with your channel name? What have you learned from your following? Where can people go to learn more about you?
My community is everything to me. I will do everything and anything to nurture, support and protect it. I have learned so much over my time streaming. I have had many successes, but also many failures. Many times an idea sounds good on paper, but when implemented is a complete flop. Things like this make you as a streamer. Learning the tech, learning what games to play, as well as the timing is all part of making your bones on twitch. This is something that only comes with time and A LOT of effort.
My twitch name started out as kind of a joke. Basically it revolved around a football game overseas in Japan when I was in the Navy. It was a muddy field, and I was tackled in a puddle of mud and mud got pretty much everywhere (lots of mud in this sentence). Thus, MuddyUnders was born. Was a nickname for many years after.
The best place to learn more about me is either by joining the stream or on my Patreon page, which includes much of my stream info, goals, achievements and more!
Special thanks to Kyle for taking the time to tell his story. We are certain he will be partnered with Twitch soon! We hope you enjoyed reading about our "Gamer of the Month!" If you or someone you know would like to be featured here, email us contact@glomtom.com!
#father's day
#gamer dad
#gift for dad
#gifts for grads
#gifts for graduates
christmas for gamers
girl gamer
holiday shopping for gamer
hot gifts for gamers
hubtag
new holiday gifts for gamers 2014
opticagaming
paxprime
playstationmvp
presents for gamers
shopping for gamers
teamluckystrike
what to get a gamer
women in gaming
Download our app to receive special offers!
Copyright © 2019 Glomtom
Alert subscription has been saved.
Failed to save subscription.
translation missing: en.general.newsletter_form.submit


So true – there is one leaf that always clings tenaciously to the tree. Sometimes it lasts through several snowstorms. Then one day I look out, and it's gone.
Hi Bella and thank you for stopping by. I like that image of coffee slowly brewing!
Constance – our Minnesota leaves are clinging on for all they're worth this fall. It's actually kind of splendid!


There are a few simple questions to ask yourself when considering or updating your website.
1 – Is the content current? This is the most over looked website item on most websites. Without current information you will loose perspective customers.
3 – If you have pricing, is it accurate? You don't want to loose money. Make it part of your weekly or even monthly routine to check your online price points.
4 – Are the links active? If you have links on your site that lead to other areas of your site are they "clickable" meaning when you click on them, do they do what you want.
There are many more items on websites that are equally important. Please contact me for more information or for pricing on starting up your own site or even updating your existing site.


(1) The Department of Management Services shall develop the "Florida Climate-Friendly Preferred Products List." In maintaining that list, the department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall continually assess products currently available for purchase under state term contracts to identify specific products and vendors that offer clear energy efficiency or other environmental benefits over competing products. When procuring products from state term contracts, state agencies shall first consult the Florida Climate-Friendly Preferred Products List and procure such products if the price is comparable.
(2) State agencies shall contract for meeting and conference space only with hotels or conference facilities that have received the "Green Lodging" designation from the Department of Environmental Protection for best practices in water, energy, and waste efficiency standards, unless the responsible state agency head makes a determination that no other viable alternative exists. The Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to adopt rules to implement the "Green Lodging" program.
(3) Each state agency shall ensure that all maintained vehicles meet minimum maintenance schedules shown to reduce fuel consumption, which include: ensuring appropriate tire pressures and tread depth; replacing fuel filters and emission filters at recommended intervals; using proper motor oils; and performing timely motor maintenance. Each state agency shall measure and report compliance to the Department of Management Services through the Equipment Management Information System database.
Vehicles described in paragraphs (a) through (h), when being processed for purchase or leasing agreements, must be selected for the greatest fuel efficiency available for a given use class when fuel economy data are available. Exceptions may be made for individual vehicles in paragraph (g) when accompanied, during the procurement process, by documentation indicating that the operator or operators will exclusively be emergency first responders or have special documented need for exceptional vehicle performance characteristics. Any request for an exception must be approved by the purchasing agency head and any exceptional performance characteristics denoted as a part of the procurement process prior to purchase.
(5) All state agencies shall use ethanol and biodiesel blended fuels when available. State agencies administering central fueling operations for state-owned vehicles shall procure biofuels for fleet needs to the greatest extent practicable.
History.—s. 23, ch. 2008-227; s. 25, ch. 2018-110.


text:
Illegal fintechs do not meet legal requirements : Minister
A screenshot of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, at his office in Jakarta on Friday (October 22, 2021). (ANTARA/Syaiful Hakim/my)
From a civil point of view, we consider that they do not meet the requirements
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has said that illegal financial technology companies (fintechs) do not fulfill civil law requirements for them to be recognized as business institutions by the state.
"From a civil point of view, we consider that they do not meet the requirements. Especially the subjective requirements, because there are some things, and then the second is, on a criminal law stance, there are alternatives as we have said," the minister said at an online press conference in Jakarta on Friday.
The owners of illegal fintechs can be charged under the Electronic Information and Transactions Law and the law pertaining to pornography given that they often share inappropriate photos of their customers on social media platforms, Mahfud said.
Legal action will be taken against such companies according to the applicable law, he informed.
"There is Article 27, Article 29, Article 32. Now, Article 27, for example, (covers) the distribution of obscene photos or pornographic photos that are spread to threaten people into embarrassment (so they pay back loans), and many of these cases will be followed up later," he explained.
Related news: Ministry blocks 151 unlicensed fintech P2P lenders
"We have formulated the legal reasons and we have stipulated them. Later, let the debate be in the legal process, because of course, there will be (some who would agree) and (some who would) not. But the government wants to be present to save the people from extortion and threats," Mahfud elaborated.
The government is serious and has shown its commitment to addressing issues concerning illegal online loans by following up on cases involving the loans and taking firm action against perpetrators, he said.
"The government wants to be here to save the people from blackmails and threats," he added.
He urged the victims of illegal online lenders to report them to the police if they receive threats.
"Victims must gain the courage to report to the police. The police will provide protection. If later more specific protection is needed, it can be done by the Witness and Victim Protection Agency, all of which are provided as instruments of the law," he added. (INE)
Related news: How illegal online companies ensnare youths looking for jobs
Related news: West Jakarta Police probe two reports of illegal online loans
Reporter: Syaiful Hakim, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Azis Kurmala
Sleman allows under 12-year-old children to enter public facilities
CIPS emphasizes speedy passage of data protection bill into law
Omnibus bill on job creation: game changer for whom?
Omnibus law: Govt, House to delay discussion on labour issues
Police must respect principles of due process of law: legislator
Law enforcement key to handling COVID-19: BNPB
Indonesians react over violence against Muslims in India
Civil society should re-establish rule of freedoms in India: ADN
Government to launch pre-employment card in April
Government, House agree on IA-CEPA bill as law
Omnibus law reflects government's response to global change
Spokesman believes omnibus law on job creation will spur economy
Jokowi concedes to Indonesia being encumbered by umpteen regulations

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Home AFRICA Former Congolese Rebel Leader Bosco Ntaganda Convicted
Former Congolese Rebel Leader Bosco Ntaganda Convicted
The International Criminal Court had convicted former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda of a number of war crimes including murder, rape among others.
The ex-warlord was on trial for 13 counts of war crimes and 5 counts for crimes against humanity. The trial had begun nine years after the International Criminal Court called for his arrest.
Bosco Ntaganda, also known as the "Congolese Terminator," has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The convictions included murder, rape and use of child soldiers in warfare.
He was found guilty of all 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court case took place in the Hague, where the judgement was read out on Monday.
The court said 2,123 victims of Ntaganda had been consulted, which included ex-child soldiers recruited under his watch.
Ntaganda's lawyers had argued in the defense that he himself was a victim, as he had been a child soldier. He had denied all charges.
The charges are from 2002 and 2003, when he was deputy chief of staff of the military wing of the Union of Congolese Patriots.
He was also found guilty of pillaging and of forcing displacement of people from their homes.
The ICC first called for Ntaganda's arrest in 2006. He surrendered to the US Embassy in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2013.
Congolese Terminator
Previous articleAfrica Launches Continental Free Trade Pact
Next articleWhy Uganda Cranes Coach Desabre Resigned


text:
← Schrödinger's cat and the conditional fee arrangement
Alternative Vote →
Votes for prisoners
Having been following this issue in the news and having read some interesting comments about it on Twitter recently, I thought that I would have a think in more detail about what my position is on the issue of the right of prisoners to vote.
First, the constitutional side. On Twitter, @benjaminfgray suggested that there may be an ironic tension between, on the one hand, MPs saying that lawbreakers should not have the right to vote and, on the other hand, themselves voting "to break the law" (i.e. by having the UK defy a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights). @DavidAllenGreen expressed disappointment that "so many seem to fall" for the doctrine of sovereignty of parliament, which he variously described as a "Victorian myth", "a common law doctrine of statutory construction" and "crap". @benjaminfgray described parliamentary sovereignty as "a judicial doctrine" and suggested that it was "a bit silly to try and play it as a trump card over a court".
The implication appeared to be that MPs were constitutionally obliged to vote to change English law in order to comply with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. I disagree. My understanding of parliamentary sovereignty is that it means simply that the ultimate law-making authority in this country is the body comprising the elected representatives of the people of this country. Governments propose law and courts interpret and apply law but parliament has primacy. There is no higher law in this country than the law made by parliament. Accordingly, parliament can vote to ignore international law (whatever that amounts to), European law and the European Convention on Human Rights, although doing so will have consequences. I believe that – while we remain any kind of sovereign state – this is entirely right and proper. While various international obligations may have been entered into and power may in various areas have been ceded to other authorities (most obviously Europe and NATO) our destiny remains in our own hands and MPs can always vote to take power back (even though in some cases it may now seem more or less unthinkable that they would ever actually do so).
Accordingly, it is obvious from the above that – unlike some – I would accord considerable significance to the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. In my view, there is no tension between MPs considering that lawbreakers should not have the right to vote and themselves deciding to vote for a motion expressing support for English law that does not comply with a decision European Court of Human Rights. Nor is it silly to invoke the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty "against a court". Its ability to be so invoked is fundamental to what I understand it to mean.
An underlying question here is the extent to which a democratically elected body is capable of making laws restricting participation in democracy. I would suggest that in this country, it obviously is. Historically, the franchise here has of course been more limited than it is now. Unless and until we were to have a genuine constitution of fundamental rights prohibiting restrictions on universal suffrage and a Supreme Court that is constitutionally above parliament to implement it, parliament can decide to allow limitations on the right to vote to continue to exist. I do not believe that we are there yet. The European Convention does not amount to such a constitution nor the European Court of Human Rights to such a court.
So, in my view, parliamentary sovereignty was key to the constitutional basis for MPs voting as they did this week (effectively expressing an intention in support of maintaining the status quo in relation to prisoner votes notwithstanding the decision of the European Court), in the sense that it means that they are not obliged blindly to implement decisions of the European Court. Whether they would be right not to do so is another question. The European Convention on Human Rights and our European obligations are important and should not be breached lightly. The argument appears to be that where someone has chosen to defy the laws made by parliament in a sufficiently serious way to be sent to prison for it, he or she should be deprived from participation in the democratic process that ultimately leads to the making of laws for the duration of his or her sentence. People will have different views as to whether that principle is even correct and upon how far the UK ought to go in order to defend that principle in defiance of the European Court of Human Rights, depending upon how fundamental they consider that principle to be. Parliament as currently constituted seems to think that it is both right and important. I suspect that a significant majority of the general public would agree with them.
Constitutional issues aside, I also had a couple of thoughts on the specifics. First, in relation to the question that has been debated as to whether a threshold based upon sentence length could be imposed as a solution to satisfy the European Court short of allowing all prisoners to vote. I fail to see how that would be any less objectionable in principle than a blanket loss of the right to vote (which effectively is just a threshold set at 1 day). If the principle is that prisoners should not be deprived while in prison of voting to influence the composition of a parliament if that parliament will still be in place once they have been released (and I am not even sure that this is generally accepted as the principle, although it might seem to make sense), a case-by-case test would have to be imposed based upon both length of sentence and the point in the electoral cycle. This would of course be difficult to administer and would be easily confounded by various factors, for example early release and the unpredictability under our system of the timings of dissolutions of parliament.
Second, I fail to see why any special exception to an otherwise blanket loss of the right to vote should be made in relation to contempt of court, which is the current position in this country. Contempt – i.e. defiance of the legal system by refusing to comply with a court order – would seem to involve, more specifically than many crimes, a deliberate rejection of part of the fundamental mechanism of civil society. So on the contrary, if it could be said that there are special cases, over and above any breach of the law in general that is serious enough to warrant a custodial sentence, where suspension of the right to participate in civil society via the vote is particularly appropriate, I would have thought that contempt of court is probably one of them.
This entry was posted in Law, UK politics. Bookmark the permalink.


Gentse Strop is a top-fermented blond Belgian Special Ale, re-fermented in the bottle (6.9% alc vol), to give a deliciously hoppy beer with a subtle fruity aroma.Gentse Strop owes its name to the proud 'Gentenaars', the citizens of Ghent, nicknamed the "noose-bearers. The beer is brewed by Brouwerij Roman based in Mater, a suburb of Oudenaarde.Oudenaarde and Ghent have a rich shared history, in which Emperor Charles was a pivotal figure.The uprising against him by the 'Gentenaars' in 1540 earned them the sobriquet the "noose-bearers". But Oudenaarde was also the birthplace of Emperor Charles's illegitimate daughter, Margaretha van Parma. And let's not forget the Oudenaardse figure Hanske De Krijger (Hans the Warrior), legendary defender of the city, who was on look-out duty but, having drunk too much beer, had fallen asleep and therefore failed to notice Emperor Charles and his troops marching on Oudenaarde.To crown it all the historical year 1545 is also the year when the Roman family brewery was founded.


Prototypes: Dutch State Railways (NS) class 4900 (former class 50) freight train steam locomotive, with a coal tender as standard design type 2�2�T26 box-style tender in its original design. With Wagner smoke deflectors, standard engineer's cab, long walkway that is angled at the front to the smoke box, DRG lanterns, and without an inductive magnet. Road number 4906. The locomotive looks as it did around at the end of the Forties.
Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled high efficiency propulsion with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and the tender are constructed mostly of metal. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender and it can be adjusted for curves. The front of the locomotive and the back of the tender has a close coupler in an NEM pocket with a guide mechanism. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protectors and brake hoses are included. Length over the buffers 26.4 cm / 10-3/8in.
Partially open bar frame and many separately applied details.
High-efficiency propulsion with a bell-shaped armature, mounted in the boiler.
A variety of operating and sound functions that can be controlled digitally.
Exclusively for Dutch Marklin Shop and Store dealers.
This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item no. 22782, also exclusively for Dutch Marklin Shop and Store dealers.


Description: The Forex trading is the most popular direction of financial and investment activity, which not only brings higher income but also allows becoming a full participant in the market by investing and cooperating with trading companies and pursuing a policy of diversification of risks. This is achieved through a large set of trading tools; professional traders and an active development of methods of electronic funds transfer (notable payment processors, crypto currencies etc.). Our organization hot HOUR, not only has a wealth of experience in the financial trading but also developed own breakeven trading system with high yield capabilities. This allows us to manage our financial assets so efficiently that we began to feel the need to attract funds from investors in the trust management. That is why we have developed and implemented a profitable online platform on hot HOUR for those investors who seek the most efficient use of their money and who want to get the best possible financial result in a short time. hot HOUR has all the necessary qualities to become a leader in the investment field. We offer a selection of one or even several investment strategies for a period of one to twenty five days. Investor's funds are part of the deposits in the world's best and largest brokerage companies and dealing centers. We are confident that the hot HOUR is one of the few organizations that fully meets the necessary requirements of investors and shows excellent performance results when working in the Forex market with high volatility We offer 5% referral commission on any deposit made by the referrals that you send. No investment is required to take advantage of this opportunity to earn money! Our website is secured with SSL, which guarantees insurance to all transactions as well as verifies our authentication and encrypts all information provided. All withdrawals are processed manually for security reasons but very quickly and every day of the week.
Paying program! Think this project will work for long time.
Thanks admin! you are one of the best sites in the world.
surprising&wonderful paying. See this unique site.
Definitely the best program over here.
Getting Better & Better!! Keep up the GOOD work!!
Thinking about reinvesting money, hope program will paid as quick as usual!!!
When I face a problem,I'm sure you never leave me high & [?] for your punctuality.
IF YOU want get more moeny , now, join the site, it's really pay out.
You have made a good name for yourself since you've started paying fast & on time.
Great program highly r Note: Word Filtering System has detected this word is included into our Bad List and filtered it. If you think it is filtered wrongly, please contact us.mend made profit.
Really good Paying hyip ! Everything is very Good .
Helpful, knowledgeable admin. Paying regularly as stated.
THANKS YOU FOR YOUR PAYMENT, GOD BLESS U.
Pays always on time without delays! Thank you Admin!
Still paying my request. Good project. Reinvest more.
You are number one among the paying site.
Your site runs so stable that I get paid again.
Getting paid correctly and quickly as usual.
i receive another payment today,admin paid on time,thank you.
As honest as the day is long, You always pay fast.
Receive money on time.Honesty.. thats what you have.
Honesty and punctuality are here. They always pay fast.
I obtain my payment again,Hoped the admin will keep his excellent job.
Perfect program! Fast payout! Good support!
Thanks Admin for all hard work. This one is my best program !
I earn MONEY in the [?] is really great HYIP. PAID Me Fast!!!
The most stable project on the Note: Word Filtering System has detected this word is included into our Bad List and filtered it. If you think it is filtered wrongly, please contact us.. Always pays.
I have been paid many [?] good site!
Paid as usual,like before.I think this is the stable program.
Solve your money problems just by investing here!
Paying well so far. I hope that they will be online for long time!
I can see a bright future on this program.
You are the best hyip that I ever see.
Very nice and perfect a profitable program almost pays instantly.
Seems still well,i mean i was paid all the time by the program.
I honor your integrity & [?] are the best.
Paid again as usual. Very trustworthy and serious INVESTMENT program!
The project pays correctly without delay.
Just made another investment this morning, knowing that I can really trust Admin of this program.
Really well done site, I got my [?] is a good paying [?] admin.
GET BIG MONEY WITH ADVANCE PROGRAM, GOD BLESS YOU.
Received new payment! Perfect program!
WITH ALL TIME AND INTEREST YOU ARE THE BEST.
I got PAID and PAID again! The best INVESTMENT project!
join now, you will get more [?] nice site.
friendly support and got paid very quickly as usual.
Reliable and stable program. In my opinion they are the best in the world.
I received my payment today and I walk on the air.
Paid me on time this hyip. Thanks alot for paying me more!
All of services are very professional! Always fast and clarity!


Combination split level drinking fountain with sports bottle filler. Sports bottle filler cabinet finish is brushed stainless steel. Waterways are lead-free in materials and construction. Unit is mechanically activated. Surface mount frame assembly. Units have built-in 100 micron strainer stops particles before they enter the waterway. One piece stainless steel top. Low flow bubbler with flexible guard. Heavy duty galvanized steel frame. Manual activation. Unit will comply with wheelchair accessibility when properly installed.
Vandal resistant push buttons, no external stream height adjustment, stainless steel.Optional filter kit: F036930-001.


We asked, educators answered! The National Geographic Society put a call out to National Geographic certified educators to share how the certification experience has shaped their teaching by using the #NatGeoCertifiedhashtag on social media.
The National Geographic Society develops resources and programs for students and educators. Educator certificationis a free professional development program that recognizes pre-K through 12 formal and informal educators committed to inspiring the next generation of explorers, conservationists, and changemakers.
To be certified, educators complete the program's three phases: participate in an in-person or online workshop, implement two activities designed to promote students' global and geographic learning, and share a capstone project detailing activities with National Geographic's community of like-minded educators.
#NatGeoCertified educators are part of a powerful movement to make the world a better place by empowering students to be informed decision-makers equipped to solve meaningful challenges in their communities and beyond. Interested educators have three opportunities to enroll per year. Currently, 4,000 educators are enrolled in the fall 2018 cohort, with registration for the next cohort opening in late October.
After completing the National Geographic Educator Certification Program, educators are eligible to apply for the Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Program. This is a competitive professional development opportunity made possible by a partnership between Lindblad Expeditions and the National Geographic Society that sends educators on a once-in-a-lifetime, field-based experience aboard Lindblad Expeditions' voyages.
Educators who participate in the National Geographic Educator Certification Program gain access to an expanding suite of National Geographic programs, resources, and professional development opportunities. Join the community of #NatGeoCertified educators and make an impact on future generations! Learn more here.


Soft suede and canvas double hook and loop skater sneaker. Features heel/toe protection and ankle support. Born in the early 90s from the inventive Mario Moretti Polegato, Geox has grown in Europe at an amazing rate with its clever solution to a widespread problem- sweaty feet. Geox proudly creates a rubber-soled shoe that allows the foot to breathe. Their shoes are directed to health-conscious consumers, the innovative perforated rubber sole allows the foot to breathe while shielding it from outside moisture.


text:
Home / Business News / A 15-year-old 'slime' influencer made $1,000 in sales in a week after TikTok star Addison Rae reviewed his homemade products and it shows the app's e-commerce potential
A 15-year-old 'slime' influencer made $1,000 in sales in a week after TikTok star Addison Rae reviewed his homemade products and it shows the app's e-commerce potential
5/20/2020 09:39:00 pm Business News
Slime accounts on social media, in which users post videos of themselves playing with the squishy and stretchable compound, have gained the attention of millions of internet users.
And slimes and other arts and crafts products have seen a bump in engagement on social media in recent months as at-home consumers look for new sources of entertainment while sheltered in place.
Slime creator Ricky Waite said his TikTok profile blew up after popular influencer Addison Easterling reviewed one of his slimes earlier this month, driving over $1,000 in slime sales on his Etsy shop and adding 40,000 followers to his TikTok slime account in a day.
Click here for more BI Prime stories.
Ricky Waite is a self-described "slimer."
The 15-year-old posts videos of slime on social-media apps like TikTok and Instagram (where he has over 200,000 followers) and sells his own brand of slimes — made from ingredients like pva glue, borax, and fragrance oils — on Etsy.
"To balance school and slime is pretty difficult because I've posted every single day on my Instagram account for I think two years," the high school sophomore told Business Insider. "I'm staying up sometimes until 1 a.m. doing my homework, but I still have to find time throughout my day to sneak a little bit of slime time."
Slime accounts, in which social-media users post videos of themselves playing with the tactile toy, have been trending on platforms like Instagram and YouTube for years.
"Slime" is one of the most popular keywords used by YouTube creators to draw in audiences from video searches, and "#slime" has appeared in over 5 billion videos on TikTok. One of the category's top creators, YouTuber Karina Garcia, has over 9 million subscribers on her slime channel. She sells her own line of slimes at stores like Target, Walmart, and CVS, and says she's earning millions each year from ad revenue, product sales, and other income streams like events.
Compared to Garcia's slime empire, Waite's Etsy shop is an upstart, with just a few hundred sales to-date. But the young creator remains committed to growing his profile in the internet slime community, attending slime conventions and even coordinating his own in Sonoma County, California. (He told Business Insider that he hopes his slime business will be a differentiator on his college applications in a few years.)
And Waite recently achieved TikTok fame after one of the app's most popular creators, Addison Easterling (with more than 41 million followers), posted a video reviewing his slimes.
"I think I had like 20 followers that day, and it just quickly went right up to 40,000," Waite said. Easterling's post also drove over $1,000 in slime sales on Waite's Etsy store, according to revenue numbers reviewed by Business Insider.
"When Addison gave me the shoutout, I was planning on doing a product restock online," Waite said. "Once she posted it, everyone was asking, 'Oh my gosh, can I buy your slimes?" I restocked on Friday and I sold out in about 24 hours."
Waite isn't alone in using TikTok as a marketing tool to draw in potential customers to an Etsy storefront. Painters, book binders, and sculptors have been using videos, livestreams, and the app's comments section to connect with customers and drive sales on digital marketplaces like Etsy.
And TikTok has recently been testing e-commerce features for a subset of its top influencers, including a "shop now" button. The company's ability to support the e-commerce needs of its creators will be important for keeping them engaged with its app moving forward as competitors like Facebook introduce new products to make social posts more shoppable.
How a 15-year-old's homemade slimes ended up in a video post by one of TikTok's biggest stars
Brands would typically pay top dollar to have an influencer like Addison Easterling post a video about their product to her followers.
For Waite, getting his DIY slime brand into Easterling's video was as simple as sending her a direct message on Instagram (the merchandise company Fanjoy used the same approach to connect with Easterling about launching her custom clothing line).
"She posted a video with her little brother Lucas and they were playing with some homemade slime that they made," Waite said. "Right after I saw that, I ran to Instagram and I quickly sent her a DM just saying, 'Hey I'm Ricky, I own a slime account on Instagram and I sell slime. I'd love to send you slime.'"
Waite said he also sent an email to her management team, but Easterling responded directly to his DM within minutes thanking him for the offer and including an address where he could send the slimes. She posted a video with her brother reviewing Waite's slimes on May 2, but didn't mention the "rlslimes" brand by name.
"She didn't tag me in the video, but she still posted my slimes and she did a live video where she was playing with them," he said. "No one knew that they were my slimes, but I was still obviously very excited because she's one of the biggest names in all of TikTok."
Waite then sent her another "thank you" package of slimes, including a custom 32-ounce slime inspired by Easterling's own "pouty face" branding. He added a card that included his social media and Etsy handles, which Easterling referenced and tagged in a new video on May 7. Waite didn't compensate Easterling for her posts beyond gifting slime products for free.
"Addison is definitely the all-time biggest person who has ever reviewed or even talked about my slimes," Waite said.
The popularity of Easterling's multiple slime reviews had a ripple effect across the entire TikTok slime community.
"When Addison posted her video quite recently, it was amazing to me," said Jordan Cowie, a 16-year-old TikTok slime creator with over 200,000 followers on the app. "It was one of the best things on TikTok because here was an extremely popular creator and she and Lucas were having so much fun with slime."
"TikTok can be a powerful support for your business," said Cowie, who also operates a slime shop on Etsy called Limery Slimery. Cowie said joining TikTok last year helped her dramatically boost the number of orders she gets on her Etsy store.
"My sales started increasing," she said. "I had 40 orders in the span of a week, which for me was unheard of. It has allowed me to expand my business so much. I just bought an extremely expensive industrial grade mixer."
Slime — and other putty-like products — are having a moment on social media as at-home consumers shelter in place
While Waite's slime account took off on TikTok after Easterling's product review generated 20 million video views and over 3 million likes, other DIY slimers like Cowie and more traditional toy companies in the reusable compound category have also seen their audiences grow on TikTok in recent months as at-home consumers become more interested in DIY and arts and crafts.
"This category is really on trend right now for a lot of reasons," said Lori Mannion, senior director of brand marketing at Educational Insights, which sells a squishy and moldable slime competitor called Playfoam. "For us we see a unique opportunity — and increase in demand — to give parents things to keep their kids busy at home right now."
In April, Educational Insights spent $10,000 to hire 10 TikTok creators (including Easterling's TikTok-famous mother Sheri Easterling) for a Playfoam influencer marketing campaign. The company said its influencer campaign drove over 10 million views, increased searches for its product on Google and its Amazon storefront, and drew new fans over to its TikTok brand account.
"We're really in our infancy with TikTok," Mannion said. "We target moms, and we started to see more and more moms start to migrate onto the platform. Maybe it's even amplified due to parents staying at home right now and spending more time with their kids, collaborating with them more on social platforms. We thought it was time to go even bigger this year."
For more information on how creators and companies are using TikTok to grow their businesses, read these other Business Insider Prime stories:
How artists are using TikTok to drive thousands of dollars in sales and find new customers: With more than 2 billion downloads globally, TikTok has become a viable sales tool for artists looking to promote their art on the e-commerce platform Etsy.
A teeth-whitening brand studied TikTok's algorithm to decide which influencers to hire and ended up gaining 100,000 followers in a week: A teeth-whitening brand studied TikTok's algorithm to decide which influencers to hire and ended up gaining 100,000 followers in a week.
Inside YouTube star Brent Rivera's content company, which created a superhero for TikTok and wants to become the next Disney Channel: Amp Studios is a talent incubator and content group founded by 22-year-old YouTuber, Brent Rivera, and his manager and business partner, Max Levine.
A Sony Music exec explains the label's TikTok strategy and how it responds when a song like 'Break My Stride' catches fire: Business Insider spoke to the marketing team at Sony Music's Legacy Recordings to learn about its strategy for promoting trending songs on TikTok.
NOW WATCH: Why Pikes Peak is the most dangerous racetrack in America
https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-slime-influencer-makes-thousand-dollar-sales-addison-rae-review-2020-5
A 15-year-old 'slime' influencer made $1,000 in sales in a week after TikTok star Addison Rae reviewed his homemade products and it shows the app's e-commerce potential Reviewed by Diamond District Block on 5/20/2020 09:39:00 pm Rating: 5


text:
Van Buren District Secondary School, 2000
Bowdoin College, 2004
University of Southern Maine, Masters in Education 2007
University of New England, graduate certification in educational leadership, 2009
Current town: Bowdoin
"Every day practice listening empathically, and writing clearly and convincingly. Those skills will serve you well in any life pursuit."
Dedicated educator Chris has found this to be true in his current role as Principal of Bowdoinham Community School, where he takes great joy in supporting both students and colleagues, and listening to and learning from each person who crosses his path. Chris worked his way up to this position, starting as an educational technician, then as a special education teacher, and later as an administrator, grounding his work in the wholehearted belief that public schools are the foundation of a just, democratic society.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Raising three kind, curious, hilarious children with my wife, Shannon. We are all products of Maine's public schools.
Why do you live in Maine and what do you like about it?
Shannon grew up in Topsham, and when we met, we stayed in the area to be near her family. We've lived in the Brunswick area ever since! It has everything you could want within reach, from the ocean to country roads, cities to farmland. Since relocating to the area for college, it has felt like home. I love the community feel—people always seem to have each other's backs. That tight-knit community identity makes Maine home.


We can't wait to have you in for your Business Coaching | services as soon as possible because we make your business that was probably the entire world. So make sure that using the term show for all your business consulting because will make you profitable in your business. Two of you needing help just make sure your client thrive timeshare and check our website https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ as soon as possible. We will make you into a multimillionaire in the would do that is a give us a call so we can help you do that.
Working to show you all the amazing things that we can do for you and make your company until multimillion dollar company for less than it would cost you to hire on another employee of $8.25 per hour. We want to make sure that you were taken care of with your business because your business is supposed to take care of you and your family. And we would help you make your business the most profitable in the entire area. We want to make you prosper in your life and make sure that your company is doing for you.
Can help you with selling marketing and everything else aspect of your business because as what we do. We've opened 13 of our businesses and turn them all the multimillion dollar companies with art systems so we can help you with your systems to make them so much better. So make sure that using thrive timeshare is your only was business title Business Coaching | service so that we can make sure that you are getting the most of your business. We want make you profitable so make sure that you're coming down your website https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ as soon as possible to right now.
Clay Clark has won many awards and he is open many businesses including the one for the Business Coaching | services and we want to make sure that you are being taken care of. Such a website https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ and you can hear Clay on his podcast with his business partner Dr. Robert Zoellner and the people tell you how amazing all of our services are. So be sure to check your website so you can become a multimillion dollar in we can get you set up with an amazing business coach so that you are very profitable and everything that you do.
If you want to make your business less profit was the entire area and unique the thrive timeshare so you can come and see all the amazing things were doing for all these maze companies. We went help you make your business was profitable thing in the entire world so makes the coming of the thrive timeshare so we can just set up amazing Business Coaching | service and we want to help you make your business super profitable. We want to help you with your business is sinking of the thrive timeshare would check a website https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ as soon as possible. Because were here to help you make your business the most profitable thing in the entire world that we would make sure that your business is profitable all the time.
So if you're looking for business Business Coaching | than you need some help with the thrive timeshare in there to help you with all the amazing things that Clay Clark and his amazing business partner Dr. Robert Zoellner have been doing. Because we hope 13 of our own businesses and made them into multimillion dollar companies and we can help you do that with your company's will. Initially all these amazing steps to make your business a multimillion dollar companies for lesson would cause you to employ and $8.25 per hour employee.
Can help you in such things as selling marketing and only of the things that you need to do in your business. Customer service and human resources or is with us because we know exactly how to do everything in the customer service and employee field and we know how to keep everybody happy. Because we've done it so many other times and were initially all these amazing things so well that you're never can know what you did before. So check your website https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ as soon as possible so you can see how working to build to help you with your business.
Clay Clark is one many awards such as the small business administration on trainer the year award and we went help you and mentor millions. So make sure they are taking a cast the thrive timeshare C can see all the amazing things are working to be of the do for you and all your is. As we want to help you multimillionaire. Especially checking out https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ as soon as possible. Can't wait to have you in for your Business Coaching |.
We can't wait to show you all these amazing things we can do for you so make sure that you're coming down the thrive timeshare in getting all year is Business Coaching | services to us. Because we got all the amazing information that you need and we want to help you become the most profitable in your area. So make sure you come to our website https://www.thrivetimeshow.com/ as soon as possible so you can see how working real to make your business so amazingly epic that you're gonna want to make all the difference open businesses as well.


text:
#ifndef SDK_ANDROID_SRC_JNI_AUDIO_DEVICE_AUDIO_DEVICE_MODULE_H_
#define SDK_ANDROID_SRC_JNI_AUDIO_DEVICE_AUDIO_DEVICE_MODULE_H_

#include <memory>

#include "absl/types/optional.h"
#include "modules/audio_device/include/audio_device.h"
#include "sdk/android/native_api/jni/scoped_java_ref.h"

namespace webrtc {

class AudioDeviceBuffer;

namespace jni {

class AudioInput {
 public:
  virtual ~AudioInput() {}

  virtual int32_t Init() = 0;
  virtual int32_t Terminate() = 0;

  virtual int32_t InitRecording() = 0;
  virtual bool RecordingIsInitialized() const = 0;

  virtual int32_t StartRecording() = 0;
  virtual int32_t StopRecording() = 0;
  virtual bool Recording() const = 0;

  virtual void AttachAudioBuffer(AudioDeviceBuffer* audioBuffer) = 0;

  // Returns true if the audio input supports built-in audio effects for AEC and
  // NS.
  virtual bool IsAcousticEchoCancelerSupported() const = 0;
  virtual bool IsNoiseSuppressorSupported() const = 0;

  virtual int32_t EnableBuiltInAEC(bool enable) = 0;
  virtual int32_t EnableBuiltInNS(bool enable) = 0;
};

class AudioOutput {
 public:
  virtual ~AudioOutput() {}

  virtual int32_t Init() = 0;
  virtual int32_t Terminate() = 0;
  virtual int32_t InitPlayout() = 0;
  virtual bool PlayoutIsInitialized() const = 0;
  virtual int32_t StartPlayout() = 0;
  virtual int32_t StopPlayout() = 0;
  virtual bool Playing() const = 0;
  virtual bool SpeakerVolumeIsAvailable() = 0;
  virtual int SetSpeakerVolume(uint32_t volume) = 0;
  virtual absl::optional<uint32_t> SpeakerVolume() const = 0;
  virtual absl::optional<uint32_t> MaxSpeakerVolume() const = 0;
  virtual absl::optional<uint32_t> MinSpeakerVolume() const = 0;
  virtual void AttachAudioBuffer(AudioDeviceBuffer* audioBuffer) = 0;
  virtual int GetPlayoutUnderrunCount() = 0;
};

// Extract an android.media.AudioManager from an android.content.Context.
ScopedJavaLocalRef<jobject> GetAudioManager(JNIEnv* env,
                                            const JavaRef<jobject>& j_context);

// Get default audio sample rate by querying an android.media.AudioManager.
int GetDefaultSampleRate(JNIEnv* env, const JavaRef<jobject>& j_audio_manager);

// Get audio input and output parameters based on a number of settings.
void GetAudioParameters(JNIEnv* env,
                        const JavaRef<jobject>& j_context,
                        const JavaRef<jobject>& j_audio_manager,
                        int input_sample_rate,
                        int output_sample_rate,
                        bool use_stereo_input,
                        bool use_stereo_output,
                        AudioParameters* input_parameters,
                        AudioParameters* output_parameters);

// Glue together an audio input and audio output to get an AudioDeviceModule.
rtc::scoped_refptr<AudioDeviceModule> CreateAudioDeviceModuleFromInputAndOutput(
    AudioDeviceModule::AudioLayer audio_layer,
    bool is_stereo_playout_supported,
    bool is_stereo_record_supported,
    uint16_t playout_delay_ms,
    std::unique_ptr<AudioInput> audio_input,
    std::unique_ptr<AudioOutput> audio_output);

}  // namespace jni

}  // namespace webrtc

#endif  // SDK_ANDROID_SRC_JNI_AUDIO_DEVICE_AUDIO_DEVICE_MODULE_H_

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
You Are Here: Home → 2018 → January → 20 → Bullying tactics on con-ass, stiff stalemate on voting
Bullying tactics on con-ass, stiff stalemate on voting
Bulatlat Contributors January 20, 2018 At Ground Level, Concurrent Resolution No. 9, makabayan bloc
Through bullying tactics the House "super-majority" last Tuesday approved, by a voice vote ("ayes" and "nays"), Concurrent Resolution No. 9 which calls for Congress to act as constituent assembly or "con-ass" to revise the 1987 Constitution. The purported goal: to change the form of government from the current unitary to a federal system, a project being pushed by President Duterte.
This is how they did it.
By a motion questioning the quorum, the "super-majority" interrupted the minority's first interpellator on Resolution No. 9, Rep. Ariel Casilao of the Makabayan bloc. After the quorum was affirmed with 187 members present (total House members: 292), the majority floorleader didn't call back Casilao, as legislative rules require. Instead he immediately moved for voting on the resolution. Ignoring the loud objections of Casilao and his Makabayan colleague Rep. Antonio Tinio, Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia, then presiding, promptly put the measure to a voice vote sans debate.
Moreover, unusual zeal had been displayed by federalism proponents in the House as they fast-tracked, at committee level, the discussions on constitutional amendments that four subcommittees had worked on last year. The proposals were based on two draft charters: one under Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 8, the other drawn up by the PDP-Laban Federalism Institute.
RBH No. 8 calls for, among others, abolishing Congress; granting President Duterte legislative powers during the transition period to a federal government; abolishing current constitutional commissions; overhauling the judiciary; making Duterte the sole appointing authority; disallowing the citizenry from exercising "people power" (as they did in 1986); and diluting many of their rights. It also seeks to open the economy to further foreign participation and control by removing the protectionist economic provision of the 1987 Constitution.
The Makabayan bloc and other members of the minority denounced the railroading of Resolution No. 9 and the stifling of the opposition's voice. Warning that the same tactics would be used in the entire Charter-change procedure, they vowed to continue opposing and denouncing every foul move by the House leadership.
The evident haste in the House to beat a deadline (May 2018, as set by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez), however, contrasts with the Senate's deliberate pace in handling the Charter-change issue.
First, the senators held an all-party caucus on Tuesday and agreed to boycott a constituent assembly jointly with the House, with tacit understanding that any senator who opted to join the House con-ass would be subjected to sanctions. The senators unanimously agreed that the Senate should vote on constitutional changes separately from the House. This stance effectively threatens to stymie the plan of the House, which stands for voting jointly. Of late, Alvarez had pointedly suggested that the House act on Charter changes even without the Senate.
On Wednesday, the Senate held a public hearing on proposals to amend the 1987 Constitution towards a shift to federalism. Among the resource persons were former Supreme Court chief justices Hilario Davide Jr. and Reynato Puno, and former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Their respective rationales and positions related to Charter change and federalism deserve keen attention.
If the 1987 Constitution were to be amended or revised, all three preferred a constitutional convention to do it. But if Congress eventually adopts the constituent assembly as mode, all three said the Senate and the House should vote separately on proposed amendments/revisions. On federalism, Davide opposed a shift, while Puno and Pimentel backed it up.
Davide, a member of the Constitutional Commission appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino that drafted the 1987 Constitution, said a shift to federalism is a "lethal experiment" that doesn't suit the "people of our generation and even those of the succeeding generations." If the objective is to resolve the governance imbalance caused by an "imperial Manila," he added, this could be done by "effectively and efficiently" implementing the relevant provisions of the Constitution to attain "strong local autonomy and decentralization" and by amending the l991 Local Government Code.
Disagreeing with Davide's "lethal experiment" view, Pimentel countered that going federal is "vital" in fostering good government and providing a good life for the Filipino people that the Local Government Code (which he had authored) aimed to achieve, but has not. "If we have to revise the Constitution to give meaning to the devolution intended by the [LGC]," he urged, "we might as well move forward to the scope and power" that can be afforded by adopting the federal system.
Sharing Pimentel's sentiment, Puno observed that the decentralization of some national government powers to local governments had not worked to better address the needs of the people.
To effectively achieve decentralization, he explained, "you give real political, economic and social powers to the states [in a federal system]." And these powers, he added, will not be a grant from the national government "but from the Constitution itself, which means these states will have self-rule and self-determination."
Thus a shift to the federal system, Puno emphasized, requires not a "surgical amendment" but a revision or "overhauling" of the 1987 Constitution. Why? Because, among other things, he pointed out, the philosophy of the federal government to be adopted has to be defined.
He rejected giving the task of rewriting the Constitution to Congress, and suggested a "hybrid" Constitutional Convention, which would be composed of non-partisan individuals, partly to be elected and partly appointed by the President.
In batting for separate voting should the Senate and the House eventually agree on con-ass, Puno warned: "We will destroy institutional equality [of the two chambers] if we interpret Article 17 [of the 1987 Constitution] to mean that the Senate and the House shall vote together and not separately."
Regarding the "super-majority" of the ruling party (PDP-Laban), Davide doubted if it could act "with thorough deliberation" on the Charter change proposals that the party itself considered to be its platform. The group, he cautioned, could easily railroad the approval of its own party platform.
Pimentel, the PDP-Laban founder, characteristically spoke as a veritable elder statesman. Obliquely admonishing the "super-majority," he encouraged the diverse members of the minority in the House to sustain the fight. Don't allow the "super-majority" to trample on your rights, he advised. He also called on the people, if the constituent assembly gets under way, to participate in the process "proactively, actively, and decisively."
Email: satur.ocampo@gmail.com
Published in Philippine Star


This current sideways trading is likely to continue taking center stage throughout this week.
After the stability, a breakout is expected to send the price above $4,000 and push it towards $4,200.
The cryptocurrencies market has been avoiding big movements either side since the previous slide that sent Bitcoin back below $4,000. Prior to the drop, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization had formed a 4-week high around $4,057. The 4-hour chart shows that bear pressure is canceling out the bullish pressure. This current sideways trading is likely to continue taking center stage throughout this week unless Bitcoin encounters a market mover (catalyst).
According to the confluence detector tool, BTC/USD must clear the significant resistance at $3,992.97. This zone is highlighted by a confluence of indicators including the previous high 15', previous high 1-hour, Bollinger Band 15' upper, previous high 4-hour, Bollinger Band 4-hour Middle, 10 SMA daily, Bollinger Band 1-hour upper, 200 SMA 1-hour, 100 SMA 1-hour. 50 SMA 4-hour, previous high daily, Bollinger Band 4-hour upper, pivot point daily R2, 61.8% Fib level weekly and the 161.8% daily.
If Bitcoin manages to clear this level, a breakout is expected to send the price above $4,000 and push it towards $4,200.
On the downside, various support areas have been established to prevent the digital asset from trimming its value in the event declines progress. Initial support is seen at $3,951 and is host to the 100 SMA 4-hour, previous low daily, pivot point daily S1 and the 23.6% Fib retracement level weekly. Other support levels are $3,786.31 and $3,703.69.


Caltex Music (Persian: کلتکس میوزیک) owned by Caltex Trading, Inc.. Caltex Music is home to the world's greatest Persian music. Enjoy unlimited access to the world's largest Persian music & video catalog. Based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1980 by Iranian American immigrant Mehrdad Pakravan.


Sandra Bullock's 'not so' new guy.
Sandra Bullock has found love again. Finally! So who is the lucky guy? Photographer Bryan Randall by all accounts. Apparently, they have been together for about a year after meeting for the first time when Bryan took photographs at her son's fifth birthday party.
Both have experienced challenging relationships but now it appears that the couple have eyes only for each other. The inseparable duo have moved in together and Sandra has been described as happier than ever.
Bryan's history has been widely reported. An absent father who was reunited with his daughter following the death of her mother. Evidently, he acquired a backbone and has turned his back on drugs, reportedly sober for ten years.
Both appear to have a desire to protect their relationship and although they have been spotted with other celebrity couples, they continue to be very low-key. So has Sandra found Mr. Right, or Mr. Right now?
The couple drew the Seven of Swords, the Queen of Swords and the Four of Wands.
The seven of swords reveals the problems from the past. Some of the issues experienced were not completely unexpected and possibly self created. As individuals, both have faced their 'demons' and eliminated negative patterns allowing them to move on with their respective lives.
The Queen of Swords represents Sandra in this instance. I feel that she reached a point in her life where she was resigned to a life without a mate. This has changed for her and she has a desire to fiercely protect her relationship.
The four of wands is very much the card of completion. Both Sandra and Bryan have created a strong foundation to build a happy relationship and family life. Success has followed adversity for the couple. Well done both!
Previous ArticleCiara sues ex fiancé for $15million.Next ArticleWhy did Matthew McConaughey's family think Camila would say no?
Happily Ever After With Not-Your-Soulmate?
Can a Virtual Relationship Work?


text:
Travel PlanningVisa Info
The 100 countries South Africans can visit without a visa in 2020
Post a comment 36
Any local without an ancestral visas or dual citizenship knows travelling on a South African passport is no joke.
Before even thinking about entering most countries around the world, we are required to pass the ultimate endurance test: a visa application. Yet, the South African passport is one of the most powerful African passports. Third only to Seychelles and Mauritius, as per the annual Henleys Passport Index.
READ: How SA's passport power changed in a decade: The best and worst passports for 2020
As of January 2020 South African passport holders can travel to 100 countries without the need to pay for a visa prior to their trip. In 2019 South Africa had access to 101 destinations - but the change is not as simple as a country changing its access for SA.
According to Henleys, South Africa dropped from 100 visa-free score to 99 in the second quarter of 2019.
READ: South African living in the UK caught out by New Zealand's new visa rules
Then in Quarter 4 Namibia and Sierra Leone made a move to liberalise their visa regimes. A number of African states gained access to these two nations, resulting in a slight upward shift in their scores and moving South Africa back to its initial position. The move speaks to the potential and impact of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on visa liberalization.
Add to this Djibouti, which previously offered a visa-on-arrival to South Africans but has now changed its policy to an e-visa system.
While a country might gain access to a number of new travel destinations, if it does not improve its global access levels as quickly as other high-performing countries on the index, then this will lead to an overall decline in its passport power ranking.
READ: Visa-free = Hassle-free: 2019's most significant visa changes for SA
South Africa's drop in rank is not because of major changes to the country's visa-free/visa-on-arrival score, but because of changes higher up in the index. Over the last quarter, a number of countries have moved up the rankings, pushing South Africa's ranking further down.
All in all, these are 100 countries around the globe we can enter on our passports alone, and while they may not be the US, Canada, Australia or most of Europe, there are some pretty exciting places to go.
TRAVEL PLANNING: Quick Guides for each of the visa-free destinations for South African travellers here.
Most SADC countries are accessible to us without a visa, as long as we're going there for vacation. Any form of work - even volunteering - requires some form of a visa, so make 100% sure what the rules are beforehand.
Here is the full list of African countries we can enter without visas:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Djibouti, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Senegal, Seychelles, eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), Somalia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
And then a few where we get a visa on arrival:
Cape Verde, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Tanzania, Togo Tunisia and Uganda.
The good news is that pretty much the ENTIRE South and central America is accessible to us on nothing but a passport, with the exception of, among others, Suriname, French Guiana, Mexico, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
Here is a full list of the South and Central American countries we can enter on our passport:
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bolivia Cayman Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay and Venezuela.
Sorry, folks, it's a no go. Visas are a must. Check out what you need for the US Visa application process.
Well, it's mostly closed to us, but there are a few surprising destinations we can enter sans visa.
Ireland, Kosovo, Russia, Georgia and France's Reunion Island.
UPDATE - Schengen Visa costs to increase by 33.3% from February 2020
Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Visa on arrival:
Armenia, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, South Korea, and Timor-Leste
Iran, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar
Free E-visa
Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated states of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
Check out the Department of International Relations and Cooperation's comprehensive list of visa requirements for ordinary South African citizens.
SPONSORED:Visa-free travel: DHA to release details on eased travel restrictions for China The details around eased visa-restrictions for certain types of travel to China for South Africans are yet to be released, following the announcement of high-level agreements with China ahead of the BRICS summit.
How to apply for your UK visa
How to apply for a US visa
Angola relaxes visa requirements, allows people to conduct business under a tourist visa
New Schengen visa changes to benefit South Africans who frequently travel to Europe PICS | Sable Dam hide floods in Kruger following heavy rains Use this tool to see in which country is your surname the most common + SA's favourite first names Influencer jailed for photo on top of Giza pyramid - but no regrets ICYMI: Lightning storm over Lion's Head is pure magic


text:
'Workers' roundabout sculptures back in their rightful place
The statues, designed by Tor View school, have been restored to a Haslingden roundabout
Charlotte GreenLocal Democracy Reporting Service
Iconic sculptures which had begun to rot away have finally been replaced after 18 months.
The 'Workers' Statues on the Road End roundabout in Haslingden were first erected ten years ago after Tor View Community Special School won a competition to design a piece of artwork for the site.
However, over the last decade the figures succumbed to the Valley weather and needed replacing. The school managed to obtain new, replacement 'bobbins' and the Workers have been successfully refurbished.
Pupils and staff at Tor View, along with PCSOs and local councillors
Haslingden Neighbourhood Forum and Rossendale council provided funding of £1,000 for Friends of Tor View School to cover the costs of the work needed to install the new figures on the roundabout.
Peter Sweetmore, Tor View chairman of governors, said: "Now they're back in their rightful place where they should be after all this time. When you drive into Haslingden they really stand out against the skyline. The reaction has been really great, everyone's so pleased to see them reinstated and the children are thrilled their artworks are back on the roundabout. They're very proud."


text:
Alexander Peebles (10 January 1856 – 11 April 1934) was a New Zealand carrier, bush contractor, prospector, mine manager, farmer, local politician and businessman. He was born in Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland in 1856. He became a member of the Coromandel County Council in the 1880s. He joined the Whakatane Road Board in 1899, and served as the first chairman of the Whakatane County Council from 1900.

References

1856 births
1934 deaths
New Zealand mining businesspeople
New Zealand gold prospectors
New Zealand businesspeople
People from Kingsbarns
Scottish emigrants to New Zealand
New Zealand city councillors
People from Whakatāne

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Berlin: EFM Panel Addresses the Global Film Industry's Diversity Problem
11:24 AM PST 2/17/2018 by Billy Gray
Courtesy of Lia Darjes
The panelists acknowledged that change will take time but progress is being made.
A European Film Market panel on Saturday addressed the critical importance of film industry inclusiveness. The event, moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Roxborough at Berliner Freiheit, began with McKinsey & Company's Dame Vivian Hunt presenting a new report whose findings on the superior performance of diverse companies, she said, should convince execs who "don't buy the social justice argument" that the diversity push is both an ethical and financially savvy one.
Hunt added that the media sector is a uniquely powerful driver of social and corporate change due to its "scale and global reach." Strand Releasing's Marcus Hu and Indigo Film's Carlotta Calori joined the frank conversation that touched on the Hollywood gender pay gap and the #OscarsSoWhite and #MeToo social media juggernauts.
Hu, an AMPAS member and proponent of increased Academy diversity, was "not naming names" when asked about pushback against the A2020 initiative, which aims to double female membership by 2020. He said that any early reluctance has since diminished.
"The uproar was a good thing," Hu said, adding that he considers today's zeitgeist a "backlash against [Donald] Trump" and that he's seen "more changes in the past two years" than in his previous 28 years in the industry. Hunt said the key to sustained film industry change lay in the "origination of stories" and on companies focusing on three or four metrics to bolster.
There's been EFM chatter about two films with ethnically diverse casts wilting in the marketplace for fear of limited appeal in China and other territories. Hu and Calori acknowledged the reality of tough sells, but Hu said that perceptions and "myths have to be broken."
The panelists agreed that change would not come immediately, but ended on an optimistic note, with Hunt saying that the movie industry "puts stories into people's hearts" that in turn shift the international discourse. Hunt, who comes from an Afro-Caribbean background, cited one movie screening well beyond the festival this week as a myth-breaker. "My [sons] are clamoring to see Black Panther so that they can see an echo of themselves."


text:
Get to Myrtle Beach for Happy Trails on Horseback
Marie McAden
A former staffer with The Miami Herald, Marie moved to SC in 1992. She is passionate about the outdoors, and enjoys exploring the state's many natural treasures from the Lowcountry to the Upstate.
More from "Marie McAden"
Horseback Riding of Myrtle Beach offers 90-minute guided rides along the shore from Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Saddle up, cowpokes! Now's your chance to enjoy one of those picture-perfect travel-magazine vacation experiences - horseback riding on the beach. For just a few short months each year, Myrtle Beach opens its sandy shores to horses, allowing visitors to revel in their own Condé Nast moment.
"We have regular summer vacationers who will return in the winter because it's the only time they can ride on the beach," said Buster Ray, owner of Horseback Riding of Myrtle Beach, one of a very few equestrian services offering seaside rides on the Carolina coast.
Myrtle Beach is one of only a few communities on the Carolina coast that allows horseback riding on the seashore during the fall and winter.
"One woman came all the way from Nova Scotia with three of her friends just to go horseback riding on the beach. It was on her bucket list."
It's been on mine, too. I finally got to check it off last weekend during a three-day getaway to the coast.
We met up with Buster at Myrtle Beach State Park, a 312-acre oceanfront nature retreat in the heart of the bustling Grand Strand. (I'll be writing about this must-see attraction later in the week.) After being introduced to our horses, we mounted up and set off for the beach.
For two of the riders in our group, it was their first time sitting in a saddle.
"Ninety percent of our guests have no experience," Ray said. "I tell them they don't need it. The horses have the experience."
South Carolina Outdoor Insider Marie McAden rides Dude, a well-mannered Tennessee Walker.
Sure enough. Dude, the Tennessee Walker I was riding, took the lead as soon as we hit the sand. Energized by the cool temperature and sunny skies, he began to trot happily along the water's edge without so much as a "giddyap" from me. Like Dude, all of the horses in our group were well-trained and eager to please, making the riding a breeze even for the newbies.
At mid-tide, there was plenty of beach for us to spread out. Riding single file is not required, but we were encouraged to stay below the high-tide mark. The guides made sure we didn't stray too far ahead or lag too far behind. Other than that, we had free rein to walk or trot on the sand or in the water.
Several beach walkers, taken by the unusual sight of horses parading along the shore, stopped to take our picture. As you would expect, there aren't many people on the beach this time of year, so we didn't have to do a whole lot of navigating around sun bathers and beach combers.
Horseback Riding of Myrtle Beach offers western-style trail rides for adults and children 9 and older. Kids 4 through 8 can ride with a parent.
Horseback Riding of Myrtle Beach offers the seaside rides Monday-Saturday from November 1 to February 28. From March 1 to October 31, they offer riding on beautiful equestrian country trails in rural Conway, S.C. As a parting gift on either trip, guests will be texted photos taken by the guides during the ride.
Here's a bit more information to know. Tours are limited to five riders with two guides per group. You must be at least 10 years old to ride alone; kids 3 to 9 can ride with a parent. The weight limit for riders is 250 pounds.
To make a reservation with Horseback Riding of Myrtle Beach, call (843) 997-1876.
Go Horseback Riding on One of South Carolina's Most Secluded Beaches
National Steeplechase Museum
5 Awesome Horseback Rides
Recreation at Croft State Park


That was the theme of the day but the potd doesn't reflect that at all. First about the pool. The girls were invited to a birthday/farewell party for their friend Grace. The party was way south of town so I decided Kade and I could spend some quality time with my sister-in-law and her kids that live close by. Everyone had a lot of fun. The girls did not want to leave when I went to pick them up. They somehow managed to get an extra 30 minutes of swimming out of me.
We made the ride home dropping off a few friends along the way. We ate dinner and had Family Home Evening. Meg had the activity for the night. She picked a bike ride. Mickey and I didn't know how this would work since Mat doesn't really want to ride her bike and Kade's bike no longer has training wheels and didn't want to do the whole ride being held. Long story short, we made it around a huge block without anyone getting hurt. (That's a big improvement from our last attempt at a family bike ride.) When we came home I noticed a butterfly fluttering around the butterfly bush we have out front. I ran for the camera because I have been waiting for an opportunity to shoot one. Here it is.
The little bike ride had left me wanting a longer one. I put Kade to bed after he and Mickey finished putting my new dresser together and went for a ride around the neighborhood. It was so much fun. There are all kinds of hills and curvy roads to drive on. I think a third of the ride I got to coast but I really had to work to get up the next hill. The only way it could have been better is if Mickey had come with me. Maybe next time.
A butterfly bush? That's beautiful. Especially with the butterfly. And yey for neighborhoods you can bike safely around!
That is one great looking photo.


Here's our guide on racking out your brand-new vehicle to help keep it smart, safe, legal, pleasant to stay and, last however not least, productive. Like several guides, it starts at your kitchen table or desk. Work-out everything you are carrying, how often it gets used, what it weighs, what protection it requires and how big it is. Also how much access you'll need to your vans load bay and again, how often. This sounds simple, but there are numerous who don't plan ahead and, having smartly racked out the vehicle, realise they'd forgotten the water tank, or the compressor.
The initial stop for most operators is wood. Simple plywood liners and racks are an easy-to-fit and appropriate low-cost solution if all you need to hold is a few tools for fitting delivered consumer durables, for example. But the best solution is mos toften to order a system online when it comes to racking for vans.
A straightforward internet search will reveal a variety of specialist kits for your commercial vehicle and most can be fitted in just a day. Most of the best proracking systems now include fixed drawers, a worktop, a vice and a sink. But wood has its limitations. It could be heavy, which eats into payload and, unless laboriously treated, will absorb fluids such as for instance oil, solvents or paints, rendering it unsightly and even heavier.
Wood allows heavy loads to slide simply across a floor, but it can also splinter easily. And whilst it nominally protects the inside, fluids and small components can disappear underneath or behind the panelling. One of the premium alternatives to wood is galvanised steel, and you will find easy-to-install and safety-compliant modular racking systems in aluminium, steel or plywood for your van. Employee liability insurance means that a lot of larger operators will simply fit racking systems that have proven performance in crash tests.


Here's 15 technology startups that turned down big acquisition offers, and how the decisions look in retrospect.
In this data visualization, every attempted Chinese overseas investment over $100 million is organized by country and sector.
This week's chart shows the volume, average value, and cumulative value of mining M&A deals against overall market performance.
Facebook has spent over $25B on 14 companies over the last few years.


Military UAVs or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles will replace soldiers in combat, even as communications systems evolve to bridge distances.
However, with the positives, the world will also face the negative impact of such an evolution.
Half of the human workforce could find itself redundant, as robots take charge.


Tractor for replacement of Jobuilt Phantom. Chic truck for those who want to feel (the owner of the transformer) a real steep bearded trucker. Volvo EDC is made of high quality textures. Model Volvo EDC NL360 for GTA 5 supports all the features of the game.
To download free Volvo EDC NL360 for GTA 5 go to the link below.


text:
angular.module('wiz.api.firebase')

	.service('wizSettingsSvc', [
		'wizFirebaseSvc',
		function (wizFirebaseSvc) {
			this.getSettings = function () {
				return wizFirebaseSvc.getSvc('settings').$asObject();
			};

			this.updateSettings = function (settings) {
				return settings.$save();
			};
		}
	]);


text:
Remembering the Toronto Purchase and its Settlement: June 8: Snapshots in History
June 10, 2018 | John P.
Note: This article includes historical materials from the collections of Toronto Public Library. Who tells the story, and how the story is told creates tensions when trying to present content written by settlers about Indigenous people. These materials can reflect offensive historic attitudes, and in some cases, were created by individuals directly involved in acts of cultural genocide committed against Indigenous peoples. These materials are included as part of TPL's commitment to the 69th Call to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which recognizes the inalienable right of Indigenous peoples to know the truth of what happened and why.
On June 8 and beyond, take a moment to reflect upon the disputed Toronto Purchase of 1787 and its eventual compensatory settlement reached on June 8, 2010 between the Government of Canada and the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, an Anishinaabe-speaking Mississauga Ojibwa First Nation located on an Indigenous reserve (2,392.6 hectares in area) near the Six Nations of the Grand River in Brantford, Ontario. (Note: Since this blog post was originally written, this First Nation underwent a name change and is now referred to as the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.)
The Toronto Purchase involved the surrendering of lands in the Toronto area from the Mississaugas of The New Credit to the British Crown. After a time period exceeding 200 years, the Government of Canada agreed on June 8, 2010, to compensate the Mississaugas of The New Credit in the amount of $145 million in order to settle the Toronto Purchase Specific Claim, following a strong ratification vote by the Mississaugas of The New Credit in late May 2010. Most of the money was put in trust, but each adult band member received a $20,000 payout. (At the time of the announcement, Chief Bryan Laforme reported that some of the money would be earmarked for affordable housing and clean water.) The Mississaugas of The New Credit originally filed the Toronto Purchase Specific Claim in 1986. Review the background document Toronto Purchase Specific Claim: Arriving at an Agreement (PDF), published by the Mississaugas of The New Credit in the early 2000s, emphasizing their community vision statement "striving to achieve a 'united, thriving self-sufficient and self-determining Anishnabek community.'"
On September 23, 1787, the British Crown (represented by Deputy Surveyor-General John Collins under the auspices of Governor-General Lord Dorchester) agreed to purchase 250,880 acres (101,527.5 hectares) of land from the Mississaugas of The New Credit (represented by three Chiefs) that comprises present day York Region and most of the City of Toronto (with Lake Ontario as the southern border, Etobicoke Creek and Highway 27 as the approximate western boundary, Ashbridge's Bay, Woodbine Avenue, and Highway 404 as the approximate eastern border, and Sideroad 15 and Bloomington Road as the approximate northern boundary). The price was 10 shillings (roughly $60 value in 2010), 2,000 gun flints, 24 brass kettles, 120 mirrors, 24 laced hats, a bale of flowered flannel, and 96 gallons of rum. (Another piece of land in current day Mississauga was purchased for the same amount.) There was a difference in interpretation as to what had actually transpired. The British thought that they had "bought" the land but the Indigenous interpretation, as outlined by Douglas Laforme in his June 7, 2017 article on the Torontoist, was that "(o)ur understanding in 1787 was that this land was to be made freely available to the settlers, that these 'gifts' would be given in perpetuity, and that no one, in fact, can own the earth…"
The Government of Canada, in a September 7, 2007 news release, acknowledged that "(t)hrough the 1805 transactions, the Mississaugas surrendered much of what is now metropolitan Toronto. Negotiators for the parties will work towards an agreement on what constitutes fair compensation for the losses to the First Nation as a result of the 1805 Toronto Purchase. The current ownership of that land is not in question and is not at issue in this claim…"
One can review the text of the 1805 indenture (revision) of the 1787 Toronto Purchase (both listed as Crown Treaty Number 13) on the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada website. However, the Mississaugas of The New Credit also claimed the Toronto Islands (which was not included in the agreement as the agreement only extended to the Lake Ontario shoreline). Nonetheless, the British claimed that they had bought twice as much territory as had been agreed to in 1787. Ten shillings were paid out as part of the 1805 indenture as a sign of good faith towards the Chiefs present at the 1805 negotiations.
Consider the following items for borrowing from Toronto Public Library collections:
Sacred Feathers: The Reverend Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) and the Mississauga Indians by Donald B. Smith
Mississauga Portraits: Ojibwe Voices from Nineteenth-Century Canada by Donald B. Smith
Consider reviewing the following items from Toronto Public Library's Digital Archive:
The Toronto purchase - contg. 250,880 acres.
Copy-book of deeds and provisional agreements for the cession of lands in Upper Canada, signed by the chiefs of the Chippewa and Mississauga tribes and the representatives of Great Britain
Original plan of the Toronto Purchase from the Indians, 1787-1805.
Edit: Note added to start of post. January 12, 2022.


Delightful 2 bedroom townhome in University Area. Hardwood in Kitchen and Foyer. All Bathrooms have Ceramic Tile. The Great Room features a Cozy Gaslog Fireplace.UNIT IS VACANT.
Offered by Steven Crosby Properties. Copyright 2019 Carolina Multiple Listing Services. All rights reserved.


text:
Nutcase Rep. Duncan Hunter: 'Let's Nuke Iran Like We Did To Iraq'
December 8, 2013 by Infinite
– War Crimes Exposed: Nukes Used By US Troops At Fallujah (Veterans Today)
– Kids Of 'The Iraqi Hiroshima'
– Interview With Prof. Dr. Busby And Leuren Moret – Fallujah, Fukushima And The Global Radiation Catastrophe … Exposing Worldwide Depopulation And Genocide (Veterans Today)
– New (Enriched Uranium – Neutron) Bombs And War Crimes In Fallujah By Jim Fetzer, Leuren Moret, And Christopher Busby (Veterans Today, Nov. 3, 2011) (Veterans Today)
– Interview With Prof. Dr. Busby And Leuren Moret – Fallujah, Fukushima And The Global Radiation Catastrophe … And The Fascist New World Order
By Veterans Today's Gordon Duff:
– 'Let's nuke Iran like we did to Iraq' (PressTV, Dec 6, 2013):
When US Congressional Representative Duncan Hunter advocated on Wednesday that the United States attack Iran with nuclear weapons, he was speaking on something he was more than familiar with. He may well have been involved in the illegal use of nuclear weapons before while serving in Iraq.
Hunter's threat to use nuclear weapons against Iran, made as a member of America's government, constitutes not only a war crime but a probable violation of US law, i.e. conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. Hunter's rationale, if we can use such a term, was not only unsupported by any evidence, but ran clearly against the policies of the government he is generously paid to serve. A question one might well ask is, "Paid by whom?"
Nuclear Iraq
Perhaps inadvertently, Hunter has exposed a secret America program to hide nuclear weapon use that has long existed, one discovered by scientists investigating genetic damage within the population of Iraq. Evidence has now come to light that Congressman Hunter, while serving as a Marine artillery officer near Fallujah, may have participated in nuclear attacks using specialized 155mm weapons he was specially trained to deploy. A 2010 medical study by Dr. Chris Busby, done in the Fallujah region, showed the presence of U235 in hair samples taken from local residents. This could only be the result of nuclear fission, the use of tactical nuclear weapons, typically delivered by artillery of the type used by Hunter's command. Thus, when Hunter openly advocated the use of tactical nuclear weapons against Iran, he may well have been speaking of something he was intimately familiar with. As a trained nuclear weapons officer, Hunter was at Fallujah when evidence has proven such weapons were deployed and in command of a unit uniquely capable of delivering such weapons.
Read moreNutcase Rep. Duncan Hunter: 'Let's Nuke Iran Like We Did To Iraq'
Categories Global News, Politics Tags Depleted uranium, Duncan Hunter, Enriched Uranium, Global News, Government, Iran, Iraq, Politics, U.S. Leave a comment
Pentagon seeks authority over training foreign militaries
April 16, 2008 by Infinite
Representative Duncan Hunter, the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, suggested that the military was being saddled with additional responsibilities because the State Department has been sluggish in responding to new needs. Hunter said "the need to train and equip foreign forces and to provide stabilization programs will remain necessary as we continue to fight the global war on terror."
The Pentagon asked Congress Tuesday to give it permanent authority over training and equipping foreign militaries, in a shifting of roles from the State Department.
Both Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Congressional approval for the change, as well as authorization for the Pentagon to spend 750 million dollars in 2009 in helping foreign militaries.
Gates told members of the House Armed Services Committee the foreign military assistance program is "a vital and enduring military requirement, irrespective of the capacity of other departments, and its authorities and funding mechanisms should reflect that reality."
Some lawmakers said it raised questions about the military's growing role in domains traditionally reserved for diplomats.
Read morePentagon seeks authority over training foreign militaries
Categories Politics Tags Condoleezza Rice, Congress, Duncan Hunter, Foreign, Military, Pentagon, Representative, Robert Gates, State Department, training, United States Leave a comment


Bonding is the intense attachment that develops between parents and their baby. It makes parents want to shower their baby with love and affection and protect and nourish their little one.
The strong ties between parents and their child provide the baby's first model for intimate relationships and foster a sense of security and positive self-esteem. Parents' responsiveness to an infant's signals can affect the child's long term social and cognitive development.
SPARKS is here to provide education and support for Bonding. If you're having issues bonding with your child, please reach out for help by calling our confidential helpline. Our caring and experienced staff are here to help and guide you.
Browse our articles in the resource section as well as our audio & video library for informative advice on Bonding. Remember, Bonding is not done in an instant, and it's never too late to start. Even when bonding did not take place at the preferable times, it is still repairable for both children and adults.
For 40 days, we make a point to stop and be grateful about something in our life.
We do this act three times a day. Kepping the braclet, on the same hand.
If a day passes without being grateful 3 times, we move the bracelet to our other hand and start counting again.
SPARKS is connected with many professionals. We know that many families are living in difficult financial situations, but that should not stop you from seeking the help you deserve. If you are struggling financially, we can assist you in receiving treatment at a reduced fee.
As the mainstay of her household, when the mother is not well, the family unit suffers as a whole. We offer meals for families in-need, taking off some of the mothers burden and allowing her to recuperate.
SPARKS hosts monthly support groups open to all women. Our focus is on dealing with everyday stress and overcoming anxiety. Our support groups are conducted via telephone conference which allows women to remain confidential and stay in the comfort of their own home. This is the perfect opportunity for the average mom to learn coping skills, and gives recovered moms the safe space they need to open up and improve their lives. For our next support group, click here to go to our event calendar.
We at SPARKS advocate looking at each person as a whole in order to find the source of ones individual issues. We recommend doing full blood-work. Make sure to ask your doctor give you the MTFHR test. MTFHR is not widely known at present, but the test can reveal whether you are predisposed to certain conditions. It is an easily treatable condition and it is highly recommended that everyone take the MTFHR test.


text:
Regulators Regulatory Sanctions
Cyprus Investment Firm fined €170.000
03 May 2019 by OneStopBrokers
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform the public that, the Board of the CySEC at its meeting held on the 2nd of April 2019, decided to impose an administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm.
In accordance the CySEC's announcement, the CIF Goldenburg Group Ltd (Company) has been fined €170.000 in total for noncompliance with provisions of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as was in force (L.144(Ι)/2007), and of Directive DI 144-2007-02 of 2012 for the Professional Competence of Investment Firms and the Natural Persons Employed by Them (Directive).
The administrative fine imposed on the Company is broken down as follows:
€30.000 for violation of section 28(1) of L.144(Ι)/2007 as the Company failed to comply at all times with the authorisation and operating condition laid down in section 18(2)(d) of L.144(Ι)/2007.
€50.000 for violation of section 28(1) of L.144(Ι)/2007 as the Company failed to comply at all times with the authorisation and operating condition laid down in section 18(2)(g) of L.144(Ι)/2007.
€40.000 for violation of section 36(1) of L.144(Ι)/2007.
€40.000 for violation of section 36(1)(a) of L.144(Ι)/2007 and of paragraph 6(2) of the Directive.
€5.000 for violation of section 40(2) of L.144(Ι)/2007.
Full details/justification of the CySEC's decision are/is available in the Greek text of the announcement HERE
Source: CySEC
administrative fine Cyprus Investment Firm CySec Goldenburg Group Ltd Regulators News
CySec decided to impose a €100.000 administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm
CySEC fined €30.000 a Cyprus Investment Firm
CySec imposed an Administrative Fine of €105.000 on a Cyprus Investment Firm
CySec imposes administrative fine of €15.000 to a CIF
CySec announced an administrative fine to Banc de Binary


text:
package com.cloud.network.dao;

import java.util.List;

import com.cloud.network.VirtualRouterProvider.Type;
import com.cloud.network.element.VirtualRouterProviderVO;
import com.cloud.utils.db.GenericDao;

public interface VirtualRouterProviderDao extends GenericDao<VirtualRouterProviderVO, Long> {
    public VirtualRouterProviderVO findByNspIdAndType(long nspId, Type type);

    public List<VirtualRouterProviderVO> listByEnabledAndType(boolean enabled, Type type);

    public VirtualRouterProviderVO findByIdAndEnabledAndType(long id, boolean enabled, Type type);

    public List<VirtualRouterProviderVO> listByType(Type type);
}