How can I join My Best Buy?
You can join now on BestBuy.com by creating an account. You can also join My Best Buy in any Best Buy store.
Does it cost anything to be a My Best Buy member?
My Best Buy is free to join and there's no ongoing membership fee.
When can I begin getting points?
You begin getting points for qualifying purchases as soon as you join the program. They become usable 15 days from purchase or time of shipment.
Who can join My Best Buy?
My Best Buy is open to individual U.S. (50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico) residents at least 13 years of age who provide and maintain a valid email address. If you are between 13 years of age and the age of majority (18 or 19 years old, depending on your state) you must obtain permission from your parent or legal guardian before signing up for the program.
You can find your member ID on your membership card, on your My Best Buy Credit Card, or on the Account Home page of your BestBuy.com account.
Elite and Elite Plus members receive enhanced benefits. Members qualify for Elite or Elite Plus status based on their annual spending at Best Buy. See Program Terms for details.
How do I qualify for My Best Buy Elite or Elite Plus?
Elite status is automatically awarded when you spend $1,500 or more on qualifying purchases at Best Buy and BestBuy.com in a calendar year, or $1,500 or more in total anywhere on the My Best Buy Visa®.
Elite Plus status is automatically awarded when you spend $3,500 or more on qualifying purchases at Best Buy and BestBuy.com in a calendar year, or $3,500 or more in total anywhere on the My Best Buy Visa.
Does it cost anything to be a My Best Buy Elite or Elite Plus member?
No. There are no fees to become a member, but membership is based on your annual spending on qualified purchases. See membership level details.
What are the details of the My Best Buy Elite and Elite Plus extended return policy?
Details are available on our Returns page.
How does point banking work?
If you're an Elite or Elite Plus member, you can choose point banking to save your points until you're ready to issue a reward certificate. Or, you may choose to auto-issue your reward certificates when you reach a certain level. In your Rewards section, tap the "Change" link to change your preferences anytime. See your rewards preferences.
Where can I get My Best Buy points?
If you are a My Best Buy Visa Cardmember, you will also get points on nearly every purchase made at Best Buy and wherever Visa is accepted.
How do I get points for a BestBuy.com purchase?
Simply sign in to your BestBuy.com account prior to placing your order.
How do I report missing points if I forgot to show my membership card?
You can report a missing purchase online, or call 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289).
Can my family or friends use my membership so I'll get the points?
No. Memberships are not transferable and are only valid for use by the person who joined the program.
How do I get credit for a missing Best Buy purchase?
You can either report a missing purchase online or call 1-888-BEST BUY.
Points will post to your account approximately 15 days after purchase.
Why didn't I get points?
If you still think you're missing points, you can report missing points here.
What should I do if I think there is an error in the points I've received?
If it involves a Best Buy store or BestBuy.com purchase, please confirm it was an eligible purchase and that the item wasn't returned at a later date. A refunded item will reduce the points associated with the transaction shown on your purchase history, but it will not be reflected in the transaction detail. If you have questions, please call 1-888-BEST BUY and have your receipt handy.
How are my points calculated when shopping at Best Buy or BestBuy.com?
You'll get 0.5 points per one dollar ($1) you spend at Best Buy or BestBuy.com, excluding any amount spent on non-qualifying purchases. Simply show your membership card or present your phone number during checkout in a store, or create a Best Buy account to get benefits.
Do Elite and Elite Plus members get points differently?
Yes. Elite members get 1 point for every $1 spent on qualifying Best Buy purchases. Elite Plus members get 1.25 points for every $1 spent on qualifying Best Buy purchases.
Can I get points when I purchase a Best Buy gift card?
Yes. You will get points on Best Buy gift card purchases, but not on Best Buy gift card redemptions. Gift card purchases are excluded from all bonus point promotions.
What purchases are not eligible for points?
Other exceptions may also apply.
Points for purchases made outside Best Buy with a My Best Buy Visa post monthly, based loosely on the credit card statement cycle.
If there is no activity on your My Best Buy account for a period of 12 consecutive months, the points in your account (excluding Elite Plus members) will be issued as reward certificates down to the $5 level, and any remaining point balance will be forfeited. For example, if you have 300 points, you will receive a $5 reward certificate (250 points) and you will forfeit 50 points.
The points you received for that purchase will be deducted from your account. View Program Terms for more information.
What is a reward certificate?
A reward certificate provides a discount on the purchase of a qualifying Best Buy or BestBuy.com purchase.
How do I get a reward certificate?
You receive a reward certificate by accumulating at least 250 My Best Buy points — 250 points equals a $5 reward certificate.
How do I issue a reward certificate?
Most people will have a certificate automatically issued and emailed to them. If you've set your certificate preference level above 250 points, or if you're banking your points, visit the rewards overview page to issue one manually.
If you're an Elite or Elite Plus member, you can choose point banking to save your points until you're ready to issue a reward certificate. Or, you may choose to auto-issue your reward certificates when you reach a certain level. In your Rewards section, tap the "Change" link to change your preferences anytime. See your rewards preferences.
Can I get my certificates mailed to me instead of printing them?
No, but you can redeem reward certificates in store on your mobile phone — no printing is required when you download the free Best Buy mobile app for iPhone or Android.
Where can I use reward certificates?
Reward certificates can be used toward the purchase of nearly any product or service in store or online. They may be used on any qualifying product or service in an amount greater than the value of the reward certificate, excluding sales tax. Reward certificates may be combined with other offers.
Are there exclusions when using a reward certificate?
Yes. Certain exclusions apply. See the Program Terms for exceptions.
Yes. Reward certificates will expire on the date printed on each certificate. The expiration date may vary depending on your membership level, or whether the certificate was received as part of an offer or promotion.
Can I give my reward certificate to a friend or family member?
No. Reward certificates are not transferable and may only be used by the member to whom they are issued. This means that you may be required to show identification at the time of purchase. Reward certificates have no cash value.
Do I have to print my reward certificate to use it in a Best Buy store?
No. You can ask the store associate to look up your reward certificates. Or you can redeem reward certificates on your mobile phone. Just download the free Best Buy mobile app.
Why don't I see a reward certificate even though I have enough points?
You may have set your preferences to issue reward certificates at a higher amount. If you have at least 250 points in your account, you can issue issue a certificate by managing your rewards.
What if I lose my reward certificate?
If you lose a reward certificate you can either reprint it or access it on your mobile phone, no printing required, via the Best Buy mobile app for iPhone or Android. When shopping in a Best Buy store, you can also ask your cashier to look up your available certificates and apply them to your purchase.
Can you replace my expired reward certificate?
No. Used or expired reward certificates cannot be replaced.
If I return an item where reward certificates were used, do I get them back?
Yes. If you made a purchase using reward certificates and your order is returned or canceled, we will refund the points to your My Best Buy account within 3–6 business days.
What happens to my existing Reward Zone membership?
Your Reward Zone member ID, points and certificates will automatically roll over to My Best Buy.
Your member ID can be found on your membership card, My Best Buy Credit Card or on the My Best Buy overview page.
How are my points calculated with the My Best Buy Credit Card or My Best Buy Visa?
Best Buy purchases using standard credit: Get 2.5 points for every $1 spent (that's 5% back) on qualifying Best Buy purchases on the card using standard credit. Elite Plus members get 3 points for every $1 spent.
Best Buy purchases using promotional credit: Purchases made on your credit card using promotional credit do not qualify for points but will continue to count toward My Best Buy Elite and Elite Plus status.
My Best Buy Visa non-Best Buy purchases: Get 1 point for every $1 (2% back in rewards) spent on qualifying dining and grocery purchases.
Get 1 point for every $2 (1% back in rewards) spent on other Visa purchases outside Best Buy. Purchases made at Pacific Sales Kitchen & Home Stores outside of Best Buy locations are excluded.
Plus, every few months, we will introduce bonus reward categories to help you get additional rewards.
Want to learn more? See My Best Buy Program Terms for details.
My Best Buy members get $10 in reward certificates with pre-order and purchase of qualifying physical and digital games.
To be eligible for this offer, you must be a My Best Buy member and meet minimum age requirements for the game at time of street date or store pickup. Please see individual title page for street date (subject to change by publisher), minimum age (based on the Entertainment Software Rating Board ratings, aka ESRB ratings), available platforms, and other requirements.
How do I join My Best Buy?
If you are an eligible My Best Buy member, pre-order your copy of any of the qualifying titles for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U or PC (platform availability varies by title). Not valid with any other offers. No dealers. No rainchecks.
Best Buy Store, Physical Game: $5 deposit required to pre-order. Pre-order by 5 p.m. CT on day before street date. Present member ID at time of pre-order and pickup, and purchase and pick up game within 5 days of street date.
Best Buy Store, Full Game Digital Download: Payment in full required to pre-order. Present member ID at time of pre-order. Full game download code will be printed on receipt at time of pre-order or delivered via email on or before street date.
BestBuy.com Store Pickup, Physical Game: Payment in full required to pre-order. Sign in prior to completing online purchase, and pick up game within 5 days of street date.
BestBuy.com Ship to Home, Physical Game: Payment in full required to pre-order. Sign in prior to completing online purchase. The order is processed and shipped on or around street date.
BestBuy.com, Full Game Digital Download: Payment in full required to pre-order. Sign in prior to completing online purchase. Full game download code will be delivered via email on or before street date.
Please note: If you are not a My Best Buy member or do not create a BestBuy.com account to get benefits as described in these FAQs, this offer is void.
For each qualified purchase, you will receive 500 My Best Buy points (worth $10 in reward certificates) credited to your account approximately 15–20 days after street date or store pickup.
Where can I pre-order and purchase qualifying games for this offer?
You may pre-order and purchase any of the qualifying games in Best Buy stores located in the 50 U.S./D.C. and Puerto Rico, or online at BestBuy.com in the 50 U.S./D.C., excluding Puerto Rico.
No. There is a limit of one (1) award per My Best Buy member per game title.
What if I forgot to use my member ID when I pre-ordered a qualifying game?
What if I pre-ordered a qualifying game before I saw this offer?
If you pre-ordered a qualifying game before seeing this offer, you'll still qualify for the offer as long as your member ID is attached to the transaction.
What are My Best Buy offers?
As part of your My Best Buy membership, you have access to these personalized offers, including great deals on some of the latest tech. They can be found in your account on BestBuy.com, and in select emails. Your My Best Buy offers are just for you, and can only be redeemed using your account.
How do I find My Best Buy offers?
My Best Buy offers will be sent to you via email or can be found in your account on the Member Offers page. You can find this page under the Rewards header within your Account Home page on BestBuy.com or the mobile app.
How do I redeem My Best Buy offers?
This depends on how you received the offer and whether you'd like to redeem it in store or online. Some offers may be only redeemable via a specific channel.
Email: Click Get Offer, then click Activate Offer on the offer detail page. Once you activate, follow the directions to redeem the offer.
BestBuy.com or mobile app: From the Member Offers page of your My Best Buy account, select the offer you want to redeem, then click Activate Offer on the offer detail page. Once you activate the offer, follow the directions to add qualifying products to your cart and apply the offer in checkout.
In store: Print the offer detail page and present it when you check out in store. You also can have a Blue Shirt enter your phone number or scan your Member ID barcode to see all eligible My Best Buy offers and select the offer you want to apply to your purchase.
Why is the offer not available to apply in checkout?
All offers are available to view online, but some may be only redeemable via a specific channel. Please check that you are in an eligible channel for the offer you want to redeem, and that the offer has been activated. My Best Buy offers only display in checkout if they are eligible for the items being purchased. Make sure you are purchasing an eligible product for the offer you are trying to use.
Can I use an offer more than once?
No. My Best Buy offers can only be used once.
No. The offer is activated for your membership only.
Why doesn't the offer I want to redeem show up on the Member Offers page?
Click See redeemed and expired offers under the My Best Buy Offers header to see if it moved there. Some offers can only be activated from email and will not show on your Member Offers page until they are activated. Check your email to make sure the offer was activated for your account.
Why was my offer canceled?
Reasons for canceling offers vary, but Best Buy reserves the right to cancel or withdraw My Best Buy offers.
How do I access my points and reward certificates?
Sign in and view your account on BestBuy.com.
I have two My Best Buy accounts. Can I combine them?
Yes. You may combine two accounts that have the same primary information. For your security, this process must be done over the phone. Please call 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) for assistance.
You can verify your purchases on the Rewards History page. Points post to your account approximately 15 days after your Best Buy store transaction or your BestBuy.com shipping date.
How can I find out about how Best Buy will use and protect my personal information?
How do I update my personal information in my BestBuy.com account?
You can update your email, phone, shipping address, payment info and more in your Account Settings.


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You pay a monthly fee just like you would when taking out a mobile phone contract over a 3 year term. We will then provide you with the latest 802.11n wireless network system, fully installed, configured, managed and supported by our dedicated team of specialists.
What is a fully managed wireless network service?
Our fully managed service basically means we will do everything for you. We will install the network, we will support the network, we will monitor the network and we will fix the network in the unlikely event that anything went wrong. All you need to do is pay the monthly fee and we will cover everything else.
Most facilities we work with usually require 8 - 12 access points. If you are unsure, we are happy to arrange one of our engineers to contact your facility to confirm exactly how many you may need for the wireless service you require. Please call (678) 649-3000 to arrange a site survey.
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World Top Universities Rankings: What they are, how they are selected, and what do they mean to you
There are multiple world university rankings available and each of these rankings uses a different methodology. This can sometimes be confusing when trying to decide on which university to go to.
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Different university ranking uses different performance indicators when evaluating each university. The QS World University Rankings, for example, takes into account indicators like academic reputation (40% of overall score), employer reputation (10%), student-to-faculty ratio (20%), research citation per faculty member (20%), proportion of international faculty (5%) and proportion of international students (5%) while the Times Higher Education World University Rankings uses indicators like teaching (30% of overall score), research (30%), research citation (30%), international outlook (7.5%), industry income (2.5%).
Below we'll take a look at university rankings according to the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Ranking to see the how a certain university can rank differently according to each ranking.
The QS World University Rankings
ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
University College London (UCL)
Looking at tables above, it's clear that different universities receive different rank on either scale; measuring universities based on different performance indicators puts each university in a different place. The results of either scale cannot be compared to one another since you're not comparing apples to apples.
How much should students focus on university ranking?
Deciding which university you want to go to is often puzzling as to finding one that is highly-ranked or simply one that matches your qualifications.
As shown in the tables above, having multiple university rankings out there only adds to your confusion; not only are they put together by different providers, every ranking measures a different aspect of the institution. So, a university may receive an advanced ranking for a certain course or field of study, but may not receive the same ranking when compared to other schools. Moreover, one university ranking may find a certain university to be first within a country while another university ranking may find it to be at a different place; The QS World University Ranking, for example, ranks Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as first within the United States while the Times Higher Education World University Ranking puts it in fourth place. Students have to keep in mind that bigger universities with higher budgets and more means to promoting themselves have more influence when it comes to ranking than smaller universities that do not have the same means.
How much weight do Employers put on university rankings?
At the end of the day, future employers are unlikely to know exactly which universities are best for which courses. Studying at an unknown university because it's excellent for the major you want to pursue isn't going to be much help when an employer has no idea where your qualification is from.
That said, if you are studying an industry-specific subject -be it Law or Engineering, this may not be an issue. Law firms and engineering companies may very well be educated on the reputation of a certain university for a certain course of study.
How do you choose a university to go to?
If you're unsure of what career path you want to follow, or you're taking a degree not directly relevant to your future career, studying at a globally respected university is the foot-in-the-door you'll need when job hunting.
However, if you are going to university to become an expert in your field and to pursue further degrees and certifications to begin your journey to becoming an academic or you are merely studying a career-specific course, choosing your subject based on course rankings is your best bet.
Course-specific rankings show which universities offer the best teaching quality and course structure for your subject specifically. For example, London School of Economics may be great for Finance and Business majors, if you're passionate about the History of Art or Geology, you might want to consider a different institution.
It's also worth remembering that rankings take a statistical approach to university quality. If you are looking for specific qualities in your degree, you may find it helpful to speak to students and lecturers in the departments you are interested in.
This way, you can discuss your personal needs and hear directly from your future peers and lecturers about how the course is structured.
Every student has different priorities, every university has different structures and every employer has different wants. To make the most of rankings, you should identify what you personally want from your degree and then speak to relevant people as well to decide what will best suit you.
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Q: adding fontawesome pro to Grav CMS I've just started learning Grav CMS and wanted to use FontAwesome Pro with the sites I've made, I do have a license and all the necessary files.
I've added fontawesome-all.min.css to /user/plugins/admin/themes/grav/templates/partials/base.html.twig and the CSS file loads just fine on the site. But all the webfonts return 404
my base.html.twig now contains this
{% extends 'partials/base-root.html.twig' %}
{% do assets.addCss('theme://css/fontawesome-all.min.css') %}

I put the css in a css folder, on the same level as the css folder (in the g5_helium theme folder, I'm using Gantry 5 as well). yet chrome (or any other browser) fails to load the FA font files returning 404.
the path from my CSS file to the webfonts are the same as the path specified in the FA CSS file. I've attached output from my terminal where I print 1 line from one of the webfont files to prove that the path should, in my view, be correct.
➜  g5_helium git:(master) ✗ cd css; ls
fontawesome-all.min.css
➜  css git:(master) ✗ echo "examplepath from css file"
examplepath from css file
➜  css git:(master) ✗ tail -n 1 ../webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf
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The path in the FA-all.css file is the same, output from file
url("../webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf") format("truetype")

A: Can you supply the order you have everything, you may need to try and set the fontawesome .css above your custom.css for it to work. At least that's how they show it on the documentation.

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The Political Dilemma
I haven't the least doubt that when the Peña-Nieto government was inaugurated, its main consideration rested on how to reconstruct the capacity of action of the State. It's evident to everyone that governing capacity has been deteriorating over recent decades and that no country can prosper with a weakly government, incompetent and paralyzed, which is also overwhelmed by factors outside of its control. From this perspective, the proposal of an "effective government" that Peña-Nieto uttered during his campaign summed up not only a political philosophy, but a categorical imperative. Now more than ever.
The important question doesn't reside in the need for constructing an effective government but rather in the causes of its ineffectiveness. One way to see it is to suppose that the government worked well before and that, due to diverse circumstances, stopped doing so. With a diagnosis such as this, what proceeded was to recreate what there was before, with adroit adjustments. But there's another way to consider the problem: what if the former government was not so successful or not so competent, although some things worked well?
What there's no doubt about is that the old political system – with its hits and misses- functioned within the context of a very distinct country from that of today: a country much smaller in population, with an authoritarian political system and an economy basically without liaisons with the rest of the world.
In the eighties and nineties, the country embarked upon a process of reform oriented toward recovery of the economy's growth capacity. With a government still strong and fundamentally capable of administrating political processes, the reforms of those times modified basic structures (through privatizations, deregulation, liberalization of imports). Much change ensued, but the country did not attain raising the growth rate in a sustained manner. On the other hand, the forces that were triggered by that process changed the political reality of the country, creating the plight of the weak government of today, so visible in the atrocities of Iguala.
During that same epoch, the one-time Soviet Union undertook a similar objective, for which Gorbachev conceived a dual reform process: Perestroika would reform the economy while Glasnost would open up politics. Within the Mexican government, the Russian case was much discussed and the government at the time decided that a political opening prior to economic consolidation that Gorbachev was implementing would lead to a catastrophe. In retrospect it's clear that the Mexican reading of the USSR was correct, but that didn't imply that the diagnosis of what Mexico was finding fault with was right.
Without proposing it, the new Francis Fukuyama book* describes the Mexican dilemma in laser-sharp fashion. For Fukuyama there are three key components for the ordered functioning of a society: a strong State, the Rule of Law and accountability. He affirms that, although all three are indispensable, none works if the State is weak and dysfunctional. That is, for a country to be successful, it requires a system of government capable of complying with basic functions such as security, the legal system and economic regulation. The sequence, says Fukuyama, is key: countries that democratize themselves before having constructed the capacity to govern themselves effectively always fail because democracy exacerbates the problems and deprivations, eroding the government's capacity to exercise its authority on finding itself submitted to a surfeit of conflicting demands.
The diagnosis is absolutely clear and devastating. The Mexican political system worked in an environment and within a context that no longer exists and that reality has rendered obsolete. Part of its obsolescence sped up with the reforms of the eighties and nineties, but a reasonable and realistic reading of history would reveal that the problems began much earlier. In reality, the reforms of those years were nothing but an attempt to correct the problems that had been coming to light and accumulating since the mid-sixties. The country's growth problems date from that period and the political capacity to deal with them exposed its limits in the 1968 student movement, in the economic strategy of the seventies and in the virtual bankruptcy of the government in 1982. Behind the poor economic results lies the poorest of political performances.
A weak government creates a milieu in which growth of the economy is impossible in part due to its own dysfunctionality, but also because it is incapable of solving the problems ailing the country. The dilemma resides in how to resolve the weakness of the State. One way is centralizing and attempting to control all instances and chinks in the armor of political and social life. The government is trying to tap into this aspect, but rapidly finds itself contending with its own limits. A strategy like this exacerbates tensions that later need to be mitigated away with exceptions, creating a vicious circle. That's what happened with the Educative Reform and with the security conundrum in Michoacán, two obvious cases. Iguala has shown the unviability of the strategy.
The alternative would consist of constructing a system of modern government, one appropriate for the internal and external realities of today's world. The core change would reside in a distinct vision, in which the objective is government functionality and not control and where political participation is a means and not an objective. The government would professionalize itself, providing the population with certainty. That is, it would entail the recognition that the current system of government is obsolete and requires a thorough transformation. Only then would it be possible to consider its viability and the success of the country in the long term.
*Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
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Mexico in 2018
/ September 6, 2015


The current partial government shutdown—which has been in effect since Dec. 22, 2018—is the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Unlike past shutdowns, the government is not completely closed. However, due to the prolonged nature of the shutdown, some employers are starting to feel its effects.
Here is an overview of how the shutdown is affecting private employers across the country.
Employers, if they haven't already, will soon start to feel the effects of the shutdown in terms of workplace discrimination claims, Department of Justice (DOJ) litigation and workplace immigration verification. Here is a brief overview of what the temporary closure of key federal agencies means for employers.
Unlike past shutdowns, immigration-related agencies have generally remained open, lessening the effects for employers this time around.
However, the State Department is affected by the shutdown, which, in turn, means that the E-Verify system is not available for employers. As a result, below is a list of functions employers are not able to perform during the shutdown.
NOTE: Despite the E-Verify system being down, employers are still subject to Form I-9: Employment Eligibility Verification obligations.
The three-day rule for creating E-Verify cases is suspended.
The EEOC, which is the office responsible for eradicating discrimination in the workplace, has the authority to receive, initiate, and investigate charges of discrimination filed against employers.
The government shutdown has reduced the EEOC's authority to receive, initiate and investigate charges of discrimination filed against employers.
EEOC's regular staff of over 2,000 employees has been reduced to just over 100.
The agency is encouraging individuals who believe they've been subjected to workplace discrimination to file charges. However, during the shutdown the office will not begin or continue any investigations due to limited staff and limited resources. Once the shutdown ends investigations will resume in the order they were received.
Additionally, access to the EEOC's electronic portal has been blocked during the shutdown. This prevents employers from receiving information about any pending or closed charges they may have.
In addition, any scheduled mediations, hearings, and litigations that directly involve the EEOC have either been canceled or suspended during the shutdown. The only exception to this is if the court does not grant a requested continuance.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is a cabinet-level agency responsible for enforcing the laws of the United States federal government. The DOJ ensures public safety against foreign and domestic threats, including terrorism, and preventing crime. The DOJ was not covered under the minibus funding bill last year, and therefore they are impacted by the partial government shutdown.
DOJ lawyers have been furloughed during the shutdown and any litigation involving the federal government is affected.
Civil cases have been stayed, with deadlines postponed for the duration of the shutdown.
The DOJ has been operating with a reserve source of money since the shutdown began. However, funds ran out on Jan. 18, at which point the Anti-Deficiency Act took effect. This means only employees performing "essential work" will be retained. Because each court gets to determine which of their workers are "essential", each court will look different.
While federal contractors aren't government employees, most businesses that perform work for agencies affected by the shutdown have been forced to suspend their operations. And, while many federal employees will receive back pay for the duration of the shutdown, contractors who are paid based on their time working will not receive any compensation.
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//  Created by Draco on 5/7/14.
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Draco. All rights reserved.
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#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

// Segue
#import "ConductorSegue.h"

@interface Conductor : NSObject

@property (nonatomic, strong) UIViewController *rootCtr;
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *ctrStack;

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/**
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A Man of His Time
by Steve Rochinski
Mascot Books | Biographies & Memoirs , Nonfiction (Adult)
Secrets from a Halfway World
Biographies & Memoirs | Nonfiction (Adult)
Pub Date 04 Feb 2020
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When a boy's childhood is destroyed by a vicious sexual predator, everything changes. With no one to turn to in his dysfunctional family, he lived only in fear with a single hope for salvation: music. Born with a synesthete's ability to hear music in every sound around him, a guitar became the key for him to escape his existence in a halfway world. A true story of resurrection and reclamation, A Man of his Time delivers an honest, articulate, and poignant commentary on a lifelong struggle to recover from the most sinister side of humanity.
Steve Rochinski is an independent jazz musician, educator, recording artist, composer, arranger, and author. He is a Professor Emeritus of harmony at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Over his more than 35 years on Berklee's faculty, he has earned an international reputation for being pretty good at what he does. In 2014, Steve received the Berklee Distinguished Faculty Award. He currently resides with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Jacob, near the edge of the earth in Southeastern Massachusetts.
When a boy's childhood is destroyed by a vicious sexual predator, everything changes. With no one to turn to in his dysfunctional family, he lived only in fear with a single hope for salvation:...
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Turkistan (, Türkıstan) is a city and the administrative center of Turkistan Region of Kazakhstan, near the Syr Darya river. It is situated  north-west of Shymkent on the Trans-Aral Railway between Kyzylorda to the north and Tashkent to the south. Its population has increased in ten years from  to  Turkistan's most prominent historical and cultural asset is the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city is served by Hazrat Sultan International Airport.

In 2021, Turkistan was proclaimed by the Organization of Turkic States as "Spiritual Capital of the Turkic World". In the same year, Turkistan was named as one of the top ten tourist destinations in Kazakhstan.

History

Turkistan, one of Kazakhstan's historic cities, has an archaeological record dating back to the 4th century.

It became a commercial centre after the final demise of Otrar, the medieval city whose ruins lie near the Syr Darya to the southeast. Throughout most of the medieval and early-modern period it was known as Iasy or Shavgar and after the 16th-17th centuries as Turkistan or Hazrat, both of which names derive from the title 'Hazrat-i Turkistan', which literally means "the Saint (or Blessed One) of Turkistan" and refers to Khoja Akhmet Yassawi, the Sufi Sheikh of Turkistan, who lived here during the 11th century and is buried in the town.

Because of his influence and in his memory, the city became an important centre of spirituality and Islamic learning for the peoples of the Kazakh steppes. In the 1390s, Turco-Mongol warlord and the founder of the Timurid dynasty Timur erected a magnificent domed Mazar or tomb over his grave, which remains the most significant architectural monument in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It was pictured on the back of the banknotes of the national currency until 2006.

Other important historical sites in the city include a medieval bath-house and four other mausoleums, one dedicated to Rabiya Sultan Begim, who was Timur's great granddaughter, and three to Kazakh khans (rulers).

Before the Russians came in the 19th century, Turkistan lay on the frontier of the settled Perso-Islamic oasis culture of Transoxiana to the south, and the world of the Kazakh steppes to the north.

In the 16th to 18th centuries, Turkistan became the capital of the Kazakh Khanate. It became the political center of the Kazakh steppe, but after advancing conquest expeditions of the Russian Empire and the associated weakening of the Kazakh Khanate benefited small southern states which were captured. Finally, this city was conquered in Kokand khanate by Russian General Veryovkin in 1864. When Turkistan fell to the Russian Empire, it was incorporated into the Syr-Darya Oblast of the Governor-Generalship of Russian Turkistan. When the Tsarist regime fell in 1917-18 it was briefly part of the Turkistan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic before being part of the Kazakh ASSR within Soviet Russia in 1924.

On 19 June 2018 Shymkent was taken out of South Kazakhstan Region and subordinated directly to the government of Kazakhstan. The administrative centre of the region moved to Turkistan and the region was renamed the Turkistan Region.

In 2021, it was announced that the first 5G city will be set up in Turkistan. This project will be sponsored by Kcell and Ericsson.

Pilgrimage

The city attracts thousands of pilgrims. According to a regional tradition, three pilgrimages to Turkistan are equivalent to one hajj to Mecca (such local piety is known also in relation to other religious monuments in the Muslim world). The Saint was held in such reverence that the city was known as the Second Mecca of the East, a vision which has helped shape the spiritual identity of Muslims in Kazakhstan.

Demographics
Turkistan had a population of 165,000 in the 2019 census. The population rose by 10% from 1989 to 99, making it the second fastest-growing town in Kazakhstan, after the new capital Astana.

The ethnic composition of the city:
Kazakhs – 52.5%
Uzbeks – 45.2%
Other ethnic groups – 2.3%

The ethnic composition of the city according to the 1897 census:
total – 11,253
Uzbeks – 8,940 (79.4%)
Kazakhs – 1,415 (12.5%)
Tatars – 506 (4.4%)
Russians – 312 (2.7%)

At the same time the ethnic composition of the Chimkent uyezd (Chimkent district) which included the city of Turkistan according to the 1897 census:

total – 285,059
Kazakhs – 224,704 (78.8%)
Sart (non-nomadic Iranic, Turkic, or Mongolic people)– 32 043 (11.2%)
Uzbeks – 20,709 (7.2%)
Russians – 6 443 (2.2%)
Tatars – 646 (0.2%)

Tourism
In 2021, Keruen-Saray, Central Asia's largest tourism complex, was opened in Turkistan. This unique attraction features merchants, artisans, a flying theater, an amphitheater for equestrian shows, a bazaar, hotels, restaurants, a spa and fitness center, a cinema, and a family entertainment center.

Transport
The city transport in Turkistan consists of buses and taxis.

Turkistan is served by Hazrat Sultan International Airport. It is located  NE from the centre of city.

Geography and climate
Turkistan may be reached by train from Almaty, in a journey of nearly 20 hours. The road trip from the nearest airport at Shymkent takes about two hours.

Turkistan experiences a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with short, cold winters and long, dry, very hot summers. The vast majority of the annual precipitation falls between late autumn and late spring.

Twin towns – sister cities
 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
 Keçiören, Turkey
 Shusha, Azerbaijan

See also
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Footnotes

References

Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. .
Hulsewé, A. F. P. and Loewe, M. A. N. 1979. China in Central Asia: The Early Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the Former Han Dynasty. E. J. Brill, Leiden. .

Privratsky, Bruce G. (2001). Muslim Turkistan: Kazak Religion and Collective Memory Curzon Press, Richmond, Surrey UK.

External links

Description of archaeological investigations

Archaeological sites in Kazakhstan
Cities and towns in Kazakhstan
Holy cities
Islamic pilgrimages
Populated places along the Silk Road
Populated places in Turkistan Region

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Metal Time – Still Life by Opeth
Back in 1999, progressive metal heroes in a band called Opeth released an album. That album was not the first I heard from them (That honor goes to 2008's Watershed), but it has become a favorite example of their work for me. I especially like listening to this one while writing.
Why a death metal album?
Why Still Life?
There are a few reasons. First and foremost, I suppose, I like the sound. This is a nebulous reason for me, because I don't really understand music. I only enjoy what I enjoy. I find it difficult to put into words why some sounds work for me and others do not work as well.
Second, as with many of my favorite albums, Still Life is a concept album. It tells a story. As a death metal album, this story is thoroughly dark and bleak. But the story is there, and connects the songs into a single theme. I find that enjoyable.
What really struck me yesterday, however, was the lyrics. That's the third reason.
Now, lyrics for an album where half the words are growled or roared, may sound silly, and to some degree that is true. I actually have looked up the lyrics, because the ones I could decipher have stuck with me.
Having peered into that particular abyss, I was reminded of a moment from my education as a writer.
I was a senior in high school, and taking a class at the local collage, Introduction to Creative Writing, taught by a poet who would not terribly long later receive some recognition for his work, Matt Rasmussen.
In class he said something, the meaning of which I never forgotten even if the exact words are difficult to recall.
He told the class that most songs don't have great poetry for lyrics, because poetry and music require different qualities to succeed.
I agree with him in-general, but recalled his words yesterday as I looked over the lyrics for Still Life.
I concluded that the lyrics for these songs are, in-fact, pretty good poetry. Lots of variance in word-choice, and tons of tonal flavor just in the text alone. Anyway, this is not really a review. This is a gushing praise of something I adore.
Still Life, by Opeth. If you like death metal, have a listen.
Anyway, I have other words to hammer on today.
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Star Gallery: Memes for Peace: Art, Advocay, & Academic Achievement
The Mint Museum > Star Gallery: Memes for Peace: Art, Advocay, & Academic Achievement
Mint Museum Uptown / | Sep 21 2014-Oct 26 2014
Myers Park High School and nonprofit Mothering Across Continents exhibit "memes"created by 9th grade English students about the universal importance conflict resolution, especially as it relates to the new nation of South Sudan
This exhibition has passed.
With support from the U.S. government, South Sudan became the world's newest country in 2011. The former Lost Boys of Sudan worked to help achieve this independence and inspired many good development projects—like schools, wells and clinics—in the new nation. In December 2013, fighting fueled by power and ethnic disagreements erupted in South Sudan.
On July 9, 2014, the third anniversary of South Sudan's independence, the Myers Park Any1Can Club launched the Memes For Peace Project with collaboration from student leaders at East Mecklenburg and Independence High Schools.
The project incorporates "memes" (provocative combinations of image and text used to rapidly spread an idea) created by 700 Myers Park 9th grade English students that combine photos from war and its aftermath with phrases from: Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey, The Hunger Games, and Monster. The exhibition will include 30 select memes.
See works of art in The Mint Museum's Modern & Contemporary Collection, such as Charlotte's Charlotte, which also use combinations of image and text.


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