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30-Second Psychology: The 50 Most Thought-provoking Psychology Theories, Each Explained in Half a Minute - Christian Jarrett 2011
Ways We Differ
cognitive bias The tendency for people to make false judgments based on erroneous presuppositions. There are many forms of cognitive bias, including projection bias (assuming people think the same way you do) and confirmation bias (ignoring information that does not fit in with your beliefs). Its purpose is to help the brain process information quickly, but it throws the reliability of anecdotal and personal evidence into doubt.
cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) A therapeutic approach that focuses on the way in which a patient thinks about and manages problems. The premise of cognitive behavioural therapy is that people have self-destructive tendencies and patterns of behaviour that are self-perpetuating and amplify, rather than solve, problems. Using workbooks to record their reaction to difficulties, patients are taught to recognize these negative patterns and are given positive strategies for dealing with problems.
dialectic construct A belief that is arrived at by considering both sides of the argument. Dialectics is the process of pitching an idea (thesis) against its opposite (antithesis) and developing a new idea that combines the two.
epigenetics The study of how cells are able to change their appearance and behaviour, despite maintaining the same DNA. It is thought that environmental factors trigger a change in gene expression (how the gene behaves), without requiring any change to its DNA imprint.
extraversion One of the big five personality traits (see here). Extraversion is associated with being particularly motivated by potential reward. Extraverts (also spelled extroverts) tend to be outward-going and enjoy the company of others. They look to the outside world for stimulation, rather than looking within. Everyone has aspects of all five personality traits, to varying degrees.
idiographic Concerned with specific events or facts, rather than generalities. In psychology, this means focusing on the psychological makeup of the individual person rather than seeking general theories of behaviour.
innate An essential part of something or someone, possibly existing since birth. From the Latin innatus, meaning to 'be born in'.
IQ test A measure of intelligence; IQ stands for intelligence quotient. The original test was devised by Alfred Binet in France in the early 1900s and adapted by American psychologist Lewis Terman in 1916. It uses a series of questions to test memory, attention and problem-solving abilities. Originally, the mental age of the subject was divided by their chronological age and multiplied by a hundred to produce the intelligence quotient. Thus, a child of 10 who has a mental age of 12 would score 12/10 x 100 = 120. The modern IQ test is standardized such that an average score is always 100.
narcissistic The tendency to be excessively preoccupied with oneself and unable to empathize or care about other people.
neuroticism One of the big five personality traits. Neuroticism is associated with a stronger reaction to aversive situations — a struggle to cope with everyday stress — and in extreme cases may lead to depression and anxiety. Everyone has aspects of all five personality traits, to varying degrees.
neurotransmitter A chemical that acts as a messenger between neurons and allows impulses to be passed from one cell to the next. Neurotransmitters can either excite or inhibit adjacent cells.
personal construct theory The idea that someone's personality is formed by their understanding of the world around them. By testing different theories to see if they work, we build up a series of 'constructs' that define our understanding of the world and create aspects of our personality. The theory was developed by American psychologist George Kelly in the 1950s. He devised a test called the 'repertory grid' whereby patients are shown three cards, chosen from a set of twenty-one, and asked to choose the odd one out. The results are entered onto a grid to reveal the patients' personal constructs.
personality test A test, usually composed of a series of questions or tasks, designed to evaluate various aspects of the subject's personality. Many different types of test are available, most of them scored using either a dimensional approach, whereby the results are measured on a scale, or a typological approach, whereby the results are matched to predetermined categories or 'types'.


Do I Really Need HVAC Maintenance Twice a Year?
Routine maintenance of your HVAC system is the best way to ensure that your HVAC system will last as long as possible and makes sure that your money goes as far as possible when it comes to replacing your unit and paying your energy bills.
You will notice many differences over time if you make sure your system has routine maintenance. You will have fewer repairs, reduce the chance of a breakdown happening during a high-use time, extend the life of your equipment, and ensure that your family is has a comfortable environment safe from carbon monoxide.
In a previous blog, we discussed maintenance you can do yourself to help keep your system in shape. You might want to click the link and check that out! Some tasks can only be done by a professional, State Certified HVAC contractor, so you'll want to leave the twice-yearly maintenance to them. It may seem that all maintenances are created equal, but actually, spring maintenance has its own unique aspects, and so does fall. So, you truly do need to have two per year in order to make sure that the different parts used in each season are running perfectly.
If the level is low, a good HVAC contractor will not just refill the refrigerant, but check for a leak and if there is one, either repair or replace the part. If there is a leak, simply refilling the refrigerant will not be a long term fix. Refrigerant will likely run out when you start to utilize your system more as thing heat up and then you are dealing with emergency repairs in the heat.
Maintenance before the high use season of summer will help you avoid having to place an emergency call to your HVAC contractor! Some contractors provide continuing maintenance agreements or contracts. This way you don't have to remember to make the appointment every time, and you know that you have a set appointment scheduled before each busy season begins. You can also save some money by signing up for this service, as they sometimes provide a less expensive rate for the service since it is ongoing and scheduled.
While some maintenance tasks are the same from season to season, there are several services unique to fall as well. At your fall maintenance, your HVAC contractor will check out your heating system to make sure it is ready to go when winter winds blow!
Your HVAC contractor will want to not only get your system ready for use but actually test it out. This will ensure that there are no surprises when you turn your system on during the first cold day of the year.
If you have a gas furnace, in particular, it is crucial to keep it maintained. Your heat exchanger can develop cracks without you noticing, putting your family's health at risk! Carbon monoxide "The Silent Killer" is an odorless, colorless gas created from burning the fuel used to heat your home. If it leaks into your home, it can cause nausea, dizziness, headaches and more. If you think you are experiencing a carbon monoxide leak, it's important to turn your furnace off until a certified HVAC contractor can check it over and fix the leak.
If this happens in the winter (when you're likely to use your system) you'll be unable to heat your home until it's fixed, and you and your family will be very cold until you can get an appointment, you may even have to stay in a hotel until you can safely heat your home again. You can see how preventative maintenance can save you a lot on unexpected repair costs!
While it is recommended that you change your own filter more often depending on the size of your family, number of pets and type of home, your HVAC contractor will also make sure that you have fresh filters whenever they perform maintenance.
Your heat pump and your air conditioner both utilize this drain, so this will need to be cleared during both seasons.
This is more than just looking at the thermostat. Your HVAC technician will be able to ensure that the climate in your home is actually the temperature your thermostat says it is.
There are a lot of electrical parts all talking to each other inside of your system. Making sure the connections are clean and working can save you from having to replace one of them earlier than you'd like.
Because your system is full of moving parts, they will wear over time as they come into contact with each other. After cleaning all debris from the system, your HVAC technician will lubricate moving parts to help them last longer.
Please let us know if you have any questions about maintenance on your own HVAC system!


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Q: ASP.NET MVC4 - Session_End - How can I get the currently logged on user's name in Session_End of Global.asax? My issue is that once Session_End executes in my Global.asax, the HttpContext.Current object no longer exists- probably as expected, I would imagine.  So, what I'm trying to do is once the session ends, update my Logins table for the user currently logged in and set their LoggedIn status to False.  Here's my Session_End:
protected void Session_End(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
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}

As you can probably guess, I can try to pass in:
System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name

But this object no longer exists because I can only imagine that it's already been disposed of.  So, is there any way I can grab the currently (or previously current) user's name?

A: You can do this by storing the information you want (in this case the user name) in Session.  You can store it when the user is authenticated.

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What Kids Need to Drink
Beth Fontenot, MS, RD, LDN
Breast milk, water, formula, juice. Parents of kids five and under will be glad to see these new guidelines.
There are lots of guidelines about what young children should eat, but advice on what kids should drink is sparse and inconsistent. With the mind-boggling number of drinks available on store shelves for young children, parents can be understandably confused. But help has arrived. A collaboration among several health organizations has resulted in a set of guidelines on what kids should — and should not — drink.
What kids drink is almost as important as what they eat. Beverages can be a considerable source of calories and nutrients so helping kids acquire a taste for healthy beverages will steer them toward healthy choices that can last a lifetime and contribute to their good health.
The guidelines were developed after an extensive review of scientific research, current guidelines from health organizations and reports on beverage consumption in early childhood by representatives from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association in conjunction with Healthy Eating Research, an organization that supports research to promote good nutrition among children.
Here's a concise summary:
From birth to 6 months, babies need nothing but breast milk or infant formula to obtain all of the fluid and nutrients that they need. No water or juice is recommended.
Between 6 and 12 months, babies should continue drinking breast milk or infant formula. When solid foods are added to the diet, plain water should be introduced in small quantities so the baby can get used to the flavor. It's not time for fruit juice yet.
From age one to two years, babies need whole milk because of the many nutrients it contains. They also need plain water for hydration. While it's okay to offer a very small amount of fruit juice, a toddler should not consume more than a half cup per day. Juice should be 100 percent fruit juice, not a fruit drink that contains added sugar, and it doesn't hurt to dilute it with water. Even better, offer small pieces of fruit, this provides more nutrients.
Parents can do their children a big favor by delaying the introduction of other beverages until kids have developed the healthy habits of drinking their milk and satisfying their thirst with plain water.
From two to five years, a child's go-to beverages should be milk and water. It is best to provide nonfat or one percent milk at this time. Water should be used to satisfy thirst. Fruit juice can be given in small amounts, but diluting it with water is preferable. Four- and five-year-olds should be limited to six ounces of juice a day. Again, fresh fruit is best.
What NOT to Serve Your Child
The guidelines caution against serving beverages that are marketed to parents or target young children and provide no particular nutritional value. Avoid serving these to children who are five years old and younger:
Flavored milks, like chocolate or strawberry milk
Sugar sweetened beverages, such as soda, fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks
Artificially sweetened or "low-calorie" beverages
Toddler formulas, sometimes called transition or follow-up formulas
Caffeinated drinks, like colas, coffee, tea
Plant-based/non-dairy milks, such as almond, rice or oat milk
Sweetened waters
Children age five and under should only drink milk and water with very limited amounts of fruit juice, preferably diluted with water. It should be noted that some experts disagree with even limited amounts of fruit juice.
To be effective, it's also important that parents get grandparents and other caregivers on board with these new guidelines. That may be the hardest part.
To read the full guidelines, print out informational sheets, and watch a set of short, parent-focused videos, go to the Healthy Drinks, Healthy Kids website.
Heart Benefits For Women Who Breastfeed
Breastfeeding And Diabetes
Breastfeeding Is Good For Babies' Guts

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His position at the Today show is reportedly hanging in the balance, following claims he is facing the sack due to poor ratings.
According to Dailymail Australia more explosive allegations about Karl Stefanovic surfaced this week that suggest his days at Channel Nine could be numbered.
Speaking on the Woman's Day Uncensored podcast on Wednesday, Woman's Day editor-in-chief Fiona Connolly claimed that Today co-host Georgie Gardner, 48, was told by Nine executives that she only has to 'wait it out until the end of the year' before Karl, 44, is given the boot.
'We're talking seven weeks left of Karl,' said Fiona.
Media experts have traced Karl's downfall back to the moment his relationship with fiancée Jasmine Yarbrough, 34, was made public in February 2017.
That month, The Sunday Telegraph splashed photos of the pair getting intimate and sipping champagne aboard a multi-million dollar yacht in Sydney Harbour.
Woman's Day editor-at-large Phillip Koch claimed on the podcast that it was Channel Nine staff members who tipped off the media about the couple's romance – setting off a chain reaction of negative publicity.
Phillip said: 'I understood that Channel Nine tipped News Limited off about Karl being on the boat with Jasmine, which was the first pictures we ever saw of them together.
The latest claims by media insiders come after the Today show suffered some of its worst ratings ever in recent weeks.
Last month, it was even reported that Karl could soon be losing his job as a result of the plummeting figures.
Despite Karl having a contract with Nine believed to be worth almost $3million and not set to expire until the end of 2020, he is 'likely to be replaced in the New Year'.
'Top-level sources at Channel Nine's Willoughby studios say the embattled Today host is officially "gone",' The Sunday Telegraph claimed.


The SOS (Sense of Self) Model = benefits of group work + solution-focused counseling + psychoeducational skills development. This program clearly explains and demonstrates group practices, solution-focused counseling, and proven strategies for implementation of support groups in schools.
Imagine having a program that allows counselors and other helping professionals to meet many more students' critical needs, save a great deal of planning and implementation time, and develop skills in self acceptance, communication, interpersonal skills, conflict resolution, decision making, and self care! The SOS Model provides group session plans and interactive group activities to meet all of the ASCA National Standards for Personal/Social Development.
Special issues including anger management, bullying, depression, conflict, and eating disorders can be effectively addressed with SOS groups.
This practical "how to" book includes ready-to-use tools to set up, run, and evaluate groups, needs assessments, letters to parents and teachers, solution-focused interview guides for a multitude of issues, 54 session guides and handouts, and evaluations. One CD-ROM includes all forms, guides, and handouts as reproducible pdfs. A second CD-ROM includes reproducible lessons and handouts translated into Spanish.
COMPLETE SOS! PROGRAM INCLUDES: Book, English CD-ROM, and Spanish CD-ROM with Reproducible lessons.


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is completely dry, apply one coat of product on the area to be treated.
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Cleaning tools with Nitro thinner or Acetone (available in our store).
Variable according to the absorption of the support.
On average, approximately 6/12 SQUARE METRES per litre per coat. You need two hands.


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Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development
Princeton University and the Brookings Institution released "Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development" on May 29.
Researchers Reveal Ways to Better Predict Future Sea Level Rise
Future sea level rise poses serious threats to the viability of coastal communities but is challenging to project using deterministic modeling…
Reducing Carbon Emissions While Improving Health is Economically Attractive, Study Shows
It's a classic policy dispute: How much should the current generation invest in reducing carbon emissions for the benefit of future generations?
Princeton Researchers Awarded Funding for Innovative Education Research Projects
A group of researchers at Princeton University will receive funding to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education research projects over the…
Politics & Polls #128: National Security in the Cyber Age
David Sanger, national security correspondent and senior writer for The New York Times, joins Sam Wang in this episode to discuss the growing…
Delays in Banning Wildlife Trade Put Hundreds of Species at Risk
Two-thirds of species endangered by wildlife trade wait close to or more than two decades to be protected.
Forest Soundscapes Monitor Conservation Efforts Inexpensively, Effectively
Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according to a…


La Vall D'hostoles Camping, the campsite.
LA VALL D' HOSTOLES is a small, pretty and peaceful camping. Open since 1975, for many camping-lovers it continues to be the ideal place to spend a few days of rest or a relaxing holiday, far from modern life, from massification and from artificial sophistication. Its motto has always been Peace, Nature and leisure, concepts that both define the characteristics of our little camping and describe what our visitors can find and do here.
The camping ground is flat, covered with grass, and as there are a lot of annual trees it is sunny in the winter and shady and fresh in the summertime.


This is no big deal. Muiriel is 20 now. What are the grounds for denial? We're closed tomorrow. We reasoned with Tharen until he changed his mind. Gretchen should've never let Linder go. Who will count the stars? I'm not forcing you. I like freedom. Could you please tell me where to put this?
How did that feel? Donna is three years behind Sharon at school. Six of them return. I think my suitcase was stolen. Why didn't you wait for us? Would you like some salad? The girl was very useful about the house. He saved himself somehow. You are the master of your own destiny. When the earthquake occurred, I happened to be watching TV.
Children under three are admitted free of charge. The rabbit is eating the carrot. People who are made much of by the public are not always those who most deserve it. Before the ship sank, the radio operator broadcast one final message - SOS! Shamim was unable to take his eyes off of Marty. Soohong ripped a page out of his sketch book. Hugh robbed a bank. I can't drink alcohol. I used to be able to speak French better than I do now. Pleased, he smiled.
What a large town! You promise me you won't leave me before the altar? One clear thought is worth two neologisms. The sexist lyrics of the 1963 song "Wives and Lovers" are, by today's standards, objectionable - to say the least. He knows none of us. They didn't pay attention. She's an heroin addict. Will you give this envelope to Rodney? Don't stand there. Change is never easy.
Do you look up to your parents? Can anyone here speak French? I wish I hadn't believed him. Why is your skirt so short? That doesn't seem too difficult. Suzanne called Samir back. Pam waited for me. Tell me where you put my car keys. It was amusing. At the best hotels, there is always someone at your beck and call.
We should call the police. Puritans were very important. It took him only a few minutes to realize his mistakes. How many times do I have to say it? It's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it. Have you been told about the problem? They're willing to help us. I'll pound you at thumb wars anytime. Kate was surprised by Brian's story. They mark down goods at that shop.
But I love sleeping! They're holding a liquidation sale. Hunter doesn't know how Hubert will get to school tomorrow. The elevator doors opened slowly. I almost forgot to pay my bills last month. I walked home. It would have been nice if Anatole had listened more closely to what was said. They're all grinning at them. There goes a hot little number across the street. Jitendra had to stay late and work overtime.
Nobody could tell them anything. I used to play video games, but now I prefer to do more useful things with my time. Like reading internet comments. That goes beyond a joke. My electric razor is on fire. I don't work well under pressure. Due to lack of money the more advantageous solution initially chosen was abandoned in favour of a necessarily less favourable second choice. Vice will stay. I think I may know where Tony is. Do you regard the situation as serious? I'll see her today.
Does he have feelings for me? I think we could be good friends. I'd like you to meet my sister. I want to know how much I'm going to have to pay. You don't understand how worried I was about you. We see him every day. Hurry! We don't have a lot of time. I ate three pieces of cake. I've been thinking about you, too. You don't always have to tell the truth, but it's usually better if you do.
Merril has had a hard life. He does an engine test every day. Ralf didn't seem pleased to see me. I was told you wanted to see me. You shouldn't spend more money than you earn. Spencer grew up in a happy family. Oh, sorry. She flapped at the fly with a newspaper. Shirley has a dark sense of humor. Did you already brush your teeth?


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I did all I could to stay out of the fray. But I was too amazed. To catch up with what has happened, you should probably start from what should have been the end of it.
But that was not the end of it. Not by a long shot. Doug Wilson, in contradistinction to Jared Wilson, went on the offensive. And by "offensive" I mean offensive. Chaplain Mike sets up the responses side by side here.
So, for all his theological acumen…for all his wit, he cannot see that he has failed at the one thing the Scriptures calls the most important. Whether it is Jesus answering the question of the greatest commandment or Paul distinguishing between the greatest of these – love is set up to be the singular distinguishing trait among Christian ethics.
Here's what I don't get – why not just make your case and step away? Wilson is a great writer. He is witty and clever. But it doesn't happen. Whereas sometimes an apology can ring hollow, this defense has the tin of arrogance.
He didn't have to be so cruel and offensive. But he was. Why? Because hitting all the acceptable theological points is what counts. Loving those who you disagree with – even on important topics – is far enough down the list to be written off. Once we've worked our way down the list of necessary convictions, we are supposed to be far too impressed to care that love is missing.
And those of you who know me personally, you already know that I probably agree with Wilson in theology more than I do those he is attacking. I attend an evangelical conservative Presbyterian church. But we are light years apart on this.
I do not think you get a free pass on lovingkindness simply because you have your theological ducks in a row and the ones whom you disagree with don't. I also do not think this is "Christianity Lite" – to have this expectation of love.
A word to young pastors and the YRR. Do not go down this path. Hold on to all those theological convictions outside of the early creeds loosely. Learn to love those who do not hold them at all. Make your theological/denominational differences optional for others to be a part of the body and to be your friends. Hold tight to the the thematic ethic of the NT to love – one another, enemies, everyone. Be patient with those who are not with you on even some of the most critical points of theology. Yes, it is loving to preach and teach the truth! But it is infinitely important to also love in a way that those whom you disagree with will see you as loving.
I always feel a bit silly and definitley out of my league when I comment on one of your blogs but here goes. When my daughter was a little girl I searched and searched for an active, safe accepting summer program for her. After looking at the YMCA and area churches I only found such a program ay the Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA). Being a single mother with a disbled child was tough but they provided one-on-one help for Ash and financial assistance to me. She did everything the "normal" kids did. When I would pick her up in the afternoons she would be playing right along side all of them and many of them would be helping her. She spent six wonderful summers there and loved it. Even today when we pass the JCCA complex she says she wishes she could go back.
make. Well, one Sunday at church I was talking to an Elder or Deacon or whatever, we called them Board Members and I was telling him about the loving care Ashley received at the JCCA. I also shared with him my struggle to find something I could afford that would give my sweet daughter the care and acceptance she deserved and how I wished I could have found such a program within the Christian community. He said to me "Unfortunately, sometimes other religions have to show us how to be Christian and I'm just glad that she's well cared for". It's true, what he said, but it shouldn't be.
I think this is spot on. Thanks, Matt, for writing and posting this.
I ran across this post randomly on Twitter, and I'm so glad that I did! I couldn't agree more with you. I've been following this back-and-forth between RHE and Jared C. Wilson, and now Doug Wilson who is really only engaging himself, and quite frankly I find Doug Wilson to be disgusting and an embarrassment to Christ. Like you said, I don't understand why he has to use his sarcastic tone and offensive side-comments. Just say what you need to say and engage in a civil debate. His kind of speech has never changed a single mind or softened a single heart.
He didn't have to be so cruel and offensive. But he was. Why? Because hitting all the acceptable theological points is what counts. Loving those who you disagree with – even on important topics – is far enough down the list to be written off.
Perfectly Parsed, Truly Reformed Theology. Predestined as one of the Elect before the Creation of the World.
I do not think you get a free pass on lovingkindness simply because you have your theological ducks in a row and the ones whom you disagree with don't.
The Communists were into this, too. They called it "Purity of Ideology" and had ways of dealing with those who did not have their Ideological ducks in a row.


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Australian banks rein in investor property loans
Tue, Jun 02, 2015 - 11:40 AM
The country's four major lenders, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), Westpac Banking Corp, ANZ Banking Group Ltd and National Australia Bank have all begun to tighten lending to investors in recent weeks.
[SYDNEY] Australian banks are reining in their most profitable business after increasingly stern warnings from regulators that tighter mortgage lending standards may be needed to prevent a housing bubble in Sydney from destabilising the financial system.
The measures include stricter criteria to approve investor loans, pulling down interest rate discounts and raising deposits on investor loans to up to 20 per cent, from as little as 5 per cent just a month ago.
This is a big shift for Australia's banks, which emerged from the global financial crisis to post record profits in recent years on the back of mortgage lending. Home loans account for 40 per cent to 60 per cent of the major banks' total loans. "If the regulators force the banks to slow investor lending growth and it isn't offset by any significant pick-up in owner-occupied housing or business credit, this will no doubt hurt revenue growth," said Omkar Joshi, an investment analyst who helps oversee about A$1 billion at Watermark Funds Management.
Policy makers and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA), the banking watchdog, are sounding alarm bells over the rising risks to the financial system from the red hot Sydney property market.
SEE ALSO: Australian state pledges US$420m to fix fire-prone building cladding
Home prices in Australia's biggest city have soared 40 per cent in three years, fuelled by interest rate cuts to historic lows. On Monday, Treasury Secretary John Fraser told a senate hearing that Sydney was "unequivocally" in a housing bubble.
Compounding the regulator's concerns, the major banks'reserves against potential losses in their mortgage books have fallen since 2008 even as profits reached record highs, thanks to the use of in-house risk-management models.
Regulators have flagged the need for the major banks to set aside more capital against their mortgage book, a move that could further hit earnings and investor returns. Analysts expect risk weights on mortgages to rise to 25-30 per cent from 14-19 per cent now.
The "Big Four" banks are together expected to raise between A$22 billion and A$41 billion to boost their capital reserves in what will be the their biggest fund raising in history, analysts estimate.
Bankers complain that APRA officials are "camped" in their mortgage departments, ensuring they keep growth in investment loans below a 10 per cent annual speed limit and tighten standards on products such as interest-only loans.
Home loans to investors have outpaced growth in owner-occupied loans in recent months, and now account for a third of the A$1.5 trillion (US$1.15 trillion) home loan market, regulatory filings show.
That, coupled with subdued income growth, rising household debt and unemployment, has APRA warning openly about "heightened risk" to the financial system.


"The text of the president's speech to schoolchildren is largely inoffensive. But it contains at least one political gaffe. If you quit school, he tells the kids, "You're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country." Among Americans between ages 65 and 74, 20.7 percent quit before finishing high school. For those 75 and older, the figure is 27.4 percent. The latter group includes some who quit in order to enlist in the armed forces after Pearl Harbor. And yet the president seems to be calling them unpatriotic," - John J Pitney Jr., NRO.


Online Archive of Slovenian emigrant handicrafts emerged as an outcome of mutual interest both to SEM and ISSV, as well as personal interests of Daša Koprivec and Aleksandra Ceferin.
The museum's application to the Office for Slovenes Abroad for funding was subsequently ap-proved, and the visit was planned for May 2006.
The first meeting with handicrafts practitioners was organized by the Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria with the assistance of other Slovenian migrant organizations. The initiative presented at Baraga House in Melbourne at the beginning of May 2006 was received with enthusiasm and support. During the next few weeks Daša Koprivec and Aleksandra Ceferin would visit homes in Mel-bourne and Geelong areas, where samples of work would be viewed and photographed.
In the next three weeks the research field trips covered distances of over 1000 km in Melbourne and Geelong, resulting in documentation of over 400 photos. Aleksandra Ceferin subsequently collected sample exhibits for the planned physical exhibition at Slovenian Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana.
Following further discussions between ISSV, SEM and Bojan Morfej Ažman, the web developer of ISSV in Ljubljana, the funding for an online exhibition was applied for, and approved by the Ministry of Culture in Slovenija.
By the autumn 2006, Aleksandra Ceferin had collected all the exhibits. Some of these were gifted to SEM, some are to be returned. Most of the artifacts were sent through the Embassy of Slovenia in Australia, several were carried by Mrs. Ceferin, when she traveled to Ljubljana in September.
The Victorian handicrafts exhibition is intended to be the initial stage of the ongoing archival collection and presentation of the continued tradition of Slovenian handicrafts among the Slovenian migrant communities worldwide.


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Body acne happens to almost everyone. Completely flawless skin is something that just isn't attainable for many people. While most of us go through an awkward stage of having it through the teenage years, many adults are prone to getting acne in different parts of the body, with the face and back being the most common. At the clinic we have a number of different treatments at hand to combat this problem and remove the signs of scarring that acne can leave.
Back acne is something we see a lot of people have, especially with those who lead a very athletic and active lifestyle. While it mightn't be as painful as other problems, it can create a massive sticking point for someone's body confidence. We have three popular methods for treating acne all around the body: Obagi, Laser and Microdermabrasion. Each has its own individual pros at treating body acne in different areas.
Seeing acne as concentrated and noticeable as this above image is one thing can be treated with a laser. Lasers are great at reducing the chances of visible scars from appearing because they are non-invasive and really alter the state of bacterial porphyrins (how the acne is made up) and leaving the area treated with as close to a sking tone as the surrounding skin as possible.
Many celebrities, Katy Perry included, have problem with acne on the face. Treating this area can be worrisome for patients because they don't want anything bad to happen. Microdermabrasion is the best treatment if this is a concern you would have. It is unique because it doesn't involve any chemicals or laser being applied to the skin. Instead, we use medical grade crystals placed in to a device we rub over the desired area. The crystals help to remove any dead cells from those upper layers and bring about a level of exfoliation you'd never get from a store bought cream. It is also a good treatment for those with lots of open pores around the nose who constantly suffer from blackheads.
Obagi is useful for those with blotchy skin and acne. It aims to create a level area of skin i.e. uniform in appearance, and drastically reduce the appearance acne can leave. A typical Obagi treatment would see a patient also feel a little firmer too as it has the ability to bolster the growth of collagen under the surface.
You can read more about back acne treatments at the clinic right here, or you can download a brochure about acne and rosacea from our brochure page.
Next week as the last post in Body Month, we'll be looking at what BodyJet can do for those looking to get rid of fat from problem areas.
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Who attended Learning@Work in Sydney?
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Who attended the Learning@Work conference in the Australian Technology Park in Sydney?
Please share any tips, trick or pointers that you walked away with.
Good to see you on the forum !
I was there. Was great to see so many vendors in one place! Nice change chance to see so many companies and people in person that you might only talk to on the phone. And really chat about the industry in Australia.


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Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Юга́нов (1891—1936) — советский хозяйственный деятель, один из первых кавалеров Ордена Ленина (1931).

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Член РСДРП(б) с 1917 года, участник Гражданской войны. Участвовал в строительстве «Электрозавода» (Москва). Работая заведующим трансформаторным отделом, в числе других работников завода 9 апреля 1931 года был награждён орденом Ленина. В 1935 году назначен директором московского завода «Изолит».

Умер после тяжёлой продолжительной болезни 2 сентября 1936 года в Москве. Похоронен на Новодевичьем кладбище (9–10 секция колумбария).

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2020 Cadillac LTS Design, Release Date And Price – LTS is actually a new generation to become released next year. This automobile will probably be developed by the Omega Foundation. The program is additionally utilized by the predecessor model. This new sedan is likewise introduced with a brand new appear, new engine, new suspension and unique performance. It may be guaranteed the 2020 Cadillac LTS would be the most beautiful competitors in the market.
The body with this auto will leave with all the very best material, reduce weight and improve performance. The maker applies the sunshine supplies towards the body. You need to know that this concept 2020 Cadillac LTS originates from the idea of Elmiraj. The parts, which can be a brand new design can be a new grille, slender front lights, bumpers, chrome construction, design wall mirrors, wheel trims, airflow channels, two exhaust system plus more. The external alter becomes more competitive.
The cabin remains with expensive components. It really is a combination of leather, hardwood and metallic for accent from the cabin. Furthermore, the cabin is the spacious area. The 2020 Cadillac LTS could have free modern technology that is the very-cruise. The maker will also add manage and adaptive cruise trip V2V system on the driver. The effectiveness of the product is to boost safety while driving a vehicle. The other capabilities like effect-display infotainment process, menu process, climate handle, leisure process, wireless network connection, and will also be completed inside.
The latest Cadillac LTS will get the very best package to your hood. The powerful engine is also employed with all the great performances. Consequently, the 2020 Cadillac LTS would be the privileged. A 3.6-liter V6 is positioned with a strength of 420 hp. Nonetheless, one other engine option will be a V8 engine of 6.2 liters. The engine provides a greater quantity of power and torque.
Additionally, the manufacturer also provides hybrid program towards the consumer. It will be in conjunction with an electric motor unit. You have to know that the electromotors weight on lithium-ion batteries is incurred. For the outstanding performance, each motor will probably be in addition to a 10-pace automatic transmission. The transmission will replace the automated 8-velocity transmission.
The brand new LTS best face competitors such as Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series. According to the ideal change in different edges, the 2020 Cadillac LTS will be the standard price of $ 75,000.


The Inheritance at the end will shake out!
Everyone has a divine earthly inheritance waiting for you to claim!
Christ left a will for us when he died...make no mistake- He will return with each one of our wills.
An inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.
This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time!
I entrust you to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.
A will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. Since Christ died, he made a way for each of us to have a will in heaven. He is the only one that can open it!
The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign forever and ever!
Christ will set up His heavenly kingdom...He will reign.
Earth will be reedemed completely..
These words are TRUSTWORTHY and TRUE!
This day was the lowest -so far- photo count of just 35. :) but, we're still hanging in there. only one day left.
insulation shopping, we are watching the forklift get down a pallet for us.
birthday card. complete with a paper mater. woot!
save the name for last. this way the birthday person always gets the last piece.
errands: started at 96, by midtown we were gazing on 108, back home at 91.
moments: ruger eating bottomless ff at Red Robin and stuffing himself with the complimentary sundae.
my camera locked up and will not let me do anything to it.
"Mom, your camera takes pictures."
and my theme will continue to be through the eyes of children.
unedited, just simply four children taken photos and i will upload them at the end of the day!
gratitude: thankful for the everyday.
moments: seeing the world through my childrens eyes.
Below are a few of the 50+ photos I uploaded for Monday.


An utterly individual singer and pianist, Nina Simone (1933-2003) epitomized struggle across her career – as an African-American for Civil Rights and as a woman for autonomy in the entertainment industry, as well as a long personal fight for respect and equilibrium. A New York Times review of a 1992 concert at Carnegie Hall put it this way: "Whether she was singing love songs or protest songs, Ms. Simone performed as though her soul was living out each injustice and heartache." Simone was raised in North Carolina by minister parents, starting on piano at age 3 and first playing publicly in church. She began classical studies, but her application to the Curtis Institute was denied – which she attributed to racial prejudice. Simone began playing a jazzy mix of blues and ballads in nightclubs, eventually earning renown for her intense style. She reanimated age-old folk tunes – such as "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" – as distinctively as she interpreted Gershwin songs. She could be playful as a singer and pianist, as in "My Baby Just Cares for Me," and heavily dramatic, like in her version of the Billie Holiday protest song "Strange Fruit." Simone penned such potent originals as "Do I Move You?" and co-wrote the galvanizing Civil Rights number "To Be Young, Gifted and Black," along with making such songs as "Wild Is the Wind" and "Lilac Wine" seem as if they were her own.


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More preventive measures needed in India to stop high-stakes cheating, says Britt of Prometric
admin August 6, 2015 August 27, 2018 Access, Admissions, Business of Education, Guru Mantra, India
Admissions to higher education institutions of excellence in India is often reliant on high-stakes testing. At the top are some of the most competitive exams like Common Admissions Test (CAT) for Indian Institute of Management (IIM) and Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Then there are many more exams for different professions and states. More recently, a scams in the state of Madhya Pradesh exposed system-level corruption with more than 2,000 students estimated to have cheated their way into coveted medical colleges. Here is an interview with Wade Britt, Country Manager, Prometric Testing Services Pvt. Ltd., India, a test development and delivery provider. Prometric is a wholly owned, independently operated subsidiary of Educational Testing Service.
Wade Britt is the Country Manager for Prometric Testing Services Pvt. Ltd in India. He has extensive international experience in operations and sales in the education, technology and logistics sectors. Prior to Prometric, Wade had worked with Open English, Kaplan University and DHL. He holds a master's degree in International Business and a bachelor's degree from University of South Carolina.
Rahul- What are the reasons for high-stakes cheating in India? Based on Prometric's global experiences, is it more than other countries?
Wade- Cheating in India is comparable to other countries. Any high stakes exam has a built-in incentive to attract cheats. Where an exam can better one's life, increase ones earnings or differentiate one from the crowd, there will be people that will try to achieve these accomplishments through fraud rather than effort. What is perhaps more specific to India is that there needs to be more attention given to how cheating can be stopped. Prometric takes a bigger view on preventing cheating's effects and dissects the complete examination process.
We write and administer test questions in ways that prevent cheating while keeping the test fair. We use data protection and encryption that prevents unauthorized access to exam content and renders it entirely unreadable should a breach occur. We can analyse candidate behavior during exams and identify patterns indicating someone is cheating or attempting to steal content. In the event someone thinks they've succeeded, we will have recorded the entire event and be able to draw upon it as evidence later during legal proceedings.
We operate solely to help honest test takers succeed and our international testing expertise brings lessons learned that allow us to remain ahead of cheating attempts.
Rahul- How can these incidences of cheating minimized? Any examples from other countries?
Wade- Securing exams and protecting honest test takers from unearned scores requires a global perspective and involves multiple processes that are required at every step of the way to ensure the sanctity of the test and a fair result for all candidates. What is often reported in the media is the point in the process where test takers are at a test centre, but that is only one part of a comprehensive process. Prometric has a process for securing exams that has proven effective in all countries we operate, and our performance in India has, without question, protected our clients and every honest candidate from cheating.
Denying the cheats starts back at the time of test creation. For example, are the questions valid and fair? Are they written by subject matter experts guided by testing professionals? Are the questions secure? Assuming the test has safely reached a testing location, you then have physical methods of security-high proctor (supervisor) to candidate ratios, video surveillance for record keeping, biometric identification to eliminate "proxy exam takers" and physical checks to detect hidden objects used to cheat. And then, there is the post exam process. Are the results secure and safe from interference? Are the results published by a reputable third party?
There are many measures we take throughout the testing lifecycle. No single solution at a single point in time can address the risk of cheating. Prometric specializes in high security for high stakes exams based upon our decades of experience and expertise along with stringent testing standards that are uniformly high across the globe.
Rahul- Please provide a brief background of Prometric Testing Services' engagement in India and what are the strategic priorities for next three years?
Wade- Prometric tests several million candidates a year on behalf of our clients – locally and globally Our priority has been and will continue to be to provide honest test takers fair, reliable and valid exams to help them in their career and personal goals. Our global reach benefits India by bringing people access to exams they want in order to find career opportunities, such as TOEFL and foreign medical licensing exams. Our strategy for the next three years is to help people earn the test scores they need to gain better job prospects and higher incomes, and we are committed to helping all candidates have fair opportunities.
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Posted on March 4, 2015 by Paul Mirengoff in Iran, Israel, National Security, Obama Foreign Policy
Why no deal is better than Obama's deal
I found Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress persuasive in all but one respect. I question Netanyahu's claim that the alternative to the deal Obama seems prepared to settle for is "a better deal."
It believe that the Iranian regime's overriding goal is to obtain nuclear weapons. If that's the case, Iran will not agree to a deal that significantly impedes its ability to reach this goal. It follows that the most likely alternative to a bad deal with Iran is "no deal."
Accordingly, President Obama and his supporters have a point when they demand to know how Netanyahu intends to thwart Iran's ambition in the absence of their deal — one that at least would permit inspections, thus perhaps improving the ability of the U.S. and Israel to know whether Iran is "breaking out" and racing towards development of nuclear bombs.
The answer to Obama's point is that the absence of a deal doesn't mean the absence of a strategy for preventing Iran from obtaining nukes. In fact, the absence of a deal would facilitate two approaches that hold more promise of thwarting Iran than even a decent deal.
In theory, there are three scenarios under which Iran won't get the bomb. First, military action might prevent it. Second, the right kind of regime change might prevent it. Third, a deal might prevent it.
The first and second scenarios are the most effective because the third depends on some level of cooperation and compliance by a notoriously hostile and unreliable regime. The second scenario is preferable to the first because military action might not be entirely effective and, in any event, carries collateral risks. But the second scenario depends on events beyond our control.
If, as seems likely, Netanyahu is wrong that tougher bargaining will produce a decent deal, then his approach rules out the third scenario — a non-nuclear Iran achieved through bargaining. But Obama's deal also rules out this scenario unless regime change occurs before the deal expires. As discussed below, this is highly unlikely.
Moreover, even during its life, the deal wouldn't prevent an Iranian nuclear breakout. It would only give Israel and the U.S. a half year to a year (according to most estimates) to invoke the first scenario, a military response. As discussed below, the existence of the deal makes such a response by the U.S. highly unlikely.
In sum, a non-nuclear Iran cannot, in all likelihood, be achieved through bargaining.
Regime change of the right sort would almost certainly mean an end to Iran's nuclear ambitions, provided that Obama's deal hasn't already caused Iran's neighbors to develop nukes. What, then, are the prospects for such regime change?
If Iran gets out from under sanctions, the prospects are slim. The Iranian regime has survived for more than 35 years through all sorts of hardship. The absence of sanctions would relieve Iran from much hardship, making regime change highly unlikely.
A tough sanctions system would significantly increase the prospect for regime change. We can infer this from the fact that, before Obama began to lift sanctions, the Iranian economy was in sufficiently bad shape that the mullahs sought out "the Great Satan" for talks. Surely, they did so because they saw their grip on power loosening. And this, as Netanyahu pointed out yesterday, was before oil prices plummeted.
The other way in which Iran's nuclear ambitions might be thwarted is through military action. To be optimally effective, such action would require U.S. involvement. For Israel to take such action would probably require U.S. consent if hardliners like Netanyahu lose power.
Deal or no deal, Obama isn't going to take military action against Iran. But in two years, such action by the U.S. might well be back on the table. So might consent to an Israeli strike.
However, if the U.S. and Iran reach a deal, U.S. military action is highly unlikely, even in a "breakout" scenario. As Ray Takeyh points out, the reaction to North Korea's atomic provocations shows that the U.S. and its international partners deal with such arms control infractions through endless mediation: "Once an agreement is signed, too many nations become invested in its perpetuation to risk a rupture."
Absent a deal, Obama's successor will be less constrained when it comes to taking military action against Iran and to consenting to Israeli action. This, I suspect, is one important reason why Obama is so eager to reach a deal, even a manifestly bad one.
To summarize, there are three conceivable pathways to a non-nuclear Iran. Obama's approach relies on the least effective of them — a deal — and effectively precludes the other two. Moreover, by all accounts, the deal he's willing to settle for contains so many concessions as to nearly forfeit its status as a conceivable pathway to thwarting Iran.
The better course is to insist on a much better deal. If that deal can't be had, we will retain two more plausible approaches to thwarting Iran — sanctions-induced regime change and the military option.
The Obama administration was correct, then, when it stated that no deal is better than a bad deal. And Netanyahu was correct when he compellingly explained yesterday why the Obama administration's likely deal is a bad one.


CRO event: 10th annual SCOPE Summit 2019 takes place February 18-21 in Orlando, FL in the form of in-depth discussions in 19 different conferences, 3 plenary keynote sessions, and the ever-popular interactive breakout discussions, the programming focuses on advances and innovative solutions in all aspects of clinical trial planning, management and operations.
10th annual SCOPE Summit 2019 takes place February 18-21 in Orlando, FL in the form of in-depth discussions in 19 different conferences, 3 plenary keynote sessions, and the ever-popular interactive breakout discussions, the programming focuses on advances and innovative solutions in all aspects of clinical trial planning, management and operations.
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In 2010 Bremont was commissioned to produce a unique global timer chronometer for the military C-17 Globemaster crew around the world. The watch is certainly one of the more intricate and complicated military watches ever produced. Design features of the Bremont C-17 include the etched globe on the dial and a Roto-Click ® bezel that enables the user to work out the global time zones using the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) airfield identifiers. Each identifier represents a C-17 landing location in all 24 time zones. The watch itself can show UTC or 'Zulu' time through its adjustable 24-hour hand.
Bremont have now developed this 'Globemaster' watch as the Bremont World Timer (ALT1-WT) for the civilian market and produced their first global timer watch for use by pilots and travelers all over the world. Launched in a new Trip-Tick® case with Roto-click® bezel and a very complex, highly finished dial the watch has been wonderfully over-engineered. The steel used in the case construction has been hardened through a series of processes at high temperatures to give it a hardness and scratch resistance of 2000 Vickers. A standard untreated 316L stainless steel watch case will naturally be around 300 Vickers. The internal bezel, which is operated by the crown at 8 o'clock, uses a mechanism developed by the company (integrating a series of ball-bearings) that allows the user to turn the bezel with a satisfying 'click' for each minute turned. The date window takes inspiration from the Globemaster's Head Up Display (HUD). The Bremont World Timer will be available in three striking dial variations, Blue, Black and White. The watch will be priced at £3,995 in the UK and $5695 USD.
The sapphire crystal covering the dial has nine layers of anti reflective treatment on each side of the crystal reducing light reflections on the crystal face by up to 95%.
This treatment is specially designed to be as scratch resistant as the sapphire crystal it has been applied to.
The modified automatic chronometer (COSC) certified BE-54AE movement is beautifully finished at Bremont's ateliers in the UK and Switzerland, and once wound, will use the movement of the wearer to keep its mainspring fully wound. The decorated movement can be seen through a sapphire exhibition crystal case back.
The watch is presented in a leather travel wallet, hand-made in England, it comes with a strap changing tool and an extra NATO military nylon strap along with the watch's COSC certification.


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A Railroad Atlas Of The United States In 1946: Volume 1: The Mid-Atlantic States (Creating The North American Landscape)
A pair of gleaming rails embedded in a farmhouse driveway. A wooded cycling trail that traces an oddly level path through suburban hills. An abandoned high fill that briefly parallels the interstate. Today, little remains of the vast network of passenger and freight railroad lines that once crisscrossed much of eastern and midwestern America. But in 1946, the steam locomotive was king, the automobile was just beginning to emerge from wartime restrictions, passenger trains still made stops in nearly every town, and freight trains carried most of the nation's intercity commerce.
In A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946, Richard C. Carpenter provides a unique record of this not-so-distant time, when traveling out of town meant, for most Americans, taking the train. The first volume of this multivolume series covers the mid-Atlantic states and includes detailed maps of every passenger railroad line in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. When completed, the series will provide a comprehensive atlas of the U.S. railroad system at its post-World War II high pointa transportation network that many considered the finest railroad passenger system in the world.
Meticulously crafted and rich in detail, these hand-drawn color maps reveal with skilled precisionat a scale of 1 inch to 4 miles (or 1:250,000)the various main and branch railroad passenger and freight lines that served thousands of American towns. The maps also include such features as long-since-demolished steam locomotive and manual signal tower installations, towns that functioned solely as places where crews changed over, track pans, coaling stations, and other rail-specific sites.
Currently, there exists no comprehensive, historic railroad atlas for the U.S. This volume, with its 202 full-scale and detail maps, is sure to remain the standard reference work for years to come, as will the others to follow in the series.


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A Simple Primer For Immigration To The United States - Articles Surfing
In the last several years, the United State's immigration policies have become topics of much debate. Regardless of your personal opinion on the matter, there are certain truths that we must consider. U.S. Immigration policies and regulation have become more stringent for those who are seeking to visit, work or immigrate in the United States. Below, you will find some important yet basic tips for understanding and hence limiting immigration pitfalls.
There are two ways by which an individual may legally enter the United States; a non immigrant visa, which is for the purpose of a temporary stay, or an immigrant visa which is used to enter the United States permanently.
A visa is a permission given by the U.S. Government for a person to enter the United States. Visas are granted to those who are visiting the U.S. on the grounds of the purpose of the visit. The length of stay permitted will be dependent on the purpose of the beneficiary's activities in the U.S. Visas will also restrict the beneficiary's actions while visiting the United States, such as prohibiting employment or education.
There are several ways to obtain an immigrant visa, these include but are not limited to: family petitions, employment based visas, and the visa diversity lottery program. There are few exceptions such as those granted refugee status and the beneficiaries of a derivative asylee status. For those who qualify and have the financial means to do so an investment opportunity in the United States may lead to temporary or legal permanent residency.
Under the non immigrant visa track, the applicant receives a visa for a certain amount of time. If the visa is based for work or school it will be given for the amount of time needed to complete such objective. The visa has an expiration date that can be extended if circumstances change. The provision of a visa does not guarantee that the holder will be allowed to enter the United States at a given time. Certain visas based on employment and education may require an annual renewal and do not extend till the completion of the objective.
Under the immigrant visa track, the beneficiary will be granted a visa to enter the United States and that will allow them to stay until they are able to complete the process for Lawful Permanent Residence. While most immigrant visas go to family members, there are a significant amount of immigrant visas that are allowed to those entering through employment and investment visas.
Once an individual has been a legal permanent residence for over five years, they may apply to naturalize and become a United States Citizen. This process has many requirements which include a showing of good moral character.
United States immigration policies and regulations are often lengthy and complicated, the application process is expensive and errors are often irreparable. For this reason it is best to seek the advice and assistance of an attorney prior to applying for immigration benefits.
Daniel Millions
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Biz Tek Today: Launching Your Next Business
It is natural to want to hold tight to our business "baby". After all, it is our creation and no one loves our baby as much as we do. However, as we all know, holding onto something too tightly can stymie or even smother our treasured possession (see the article below on selling your greatest idea). Letting go is difficult but timing considerations and growth require it. In the end, entrepreneurs are creative in business by design. Thus, as the article suggests the entrepreneur will soon have new ideas, plans, etc. to launch their next business baby.
What this Harvard innovation guru thinks can protect companies from disruption
Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen has written for years about why companies and industries fail. But in a new book released Tuesday, the veteran innovation guru writes about how companies can succeed …READ MORE
Help for a Business Idea Trying to Catch Fire
When Katlin Smith entered the New Venture Challenge business accelerator, she had developed an idea for making food that was "simple, healthy and delicious" but did not have a sense for what to do next…READ MORE
5 Ways to Turn a Crazy Idea Into an Awesome Reality
Megan Miller wants to know: Why aren't you eating bugs yet? That's because Megan is the co-founder and CEO of Bitty Foods, an innovative artisanal snack brand that makes delicious cookies and snack chips from their signature cricket-based protein flour…READ MORE
What Should be on the Next President's Cyberagenda?
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When the new president takes up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., cybersecurity will be on the shortlist for action. What's a president to do? TechNewsWorld asked more than a dozen experts what should be at the top of the new leader of the free world's cyberagenda. Following are some of their responses…READ MORE
Your Next Pair of Shoes Could Come From a 3-D Printer
The assembly line at Feetz has 100 humming 3-D printers. Their sole purpose is to make shoes. Each printer is named after a cartoon character: Wonder Woman, Scooby-Doo. Though whimsical, the printers, which cost $5,000 each, are out to upend mass retailing by making every shoe to order…READ MORE
Companies Try Out Selfies as Password Alternatives
Selfies, long derided as a symbol of narcissism and oversharing, have found a more serious purpose. Companies and government agencies—ranging from the ride-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. and credit-card giant MasterCard Inc. to the Alabama Department of Revenue—are asking people to snap self-portraits on their smartphones as proof of identity…READ MORE
App turns your neighbors into your delivery guys
Roadie is an app where users post items they need shipped, and drivers headed their way can make money delivering them…WATCH THE VIDEO
The Importance Of Team Building Events After Mergers And Acquisitions
Out of 2,100 corporate respondents in Deloitte's 2014 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report, about 54% of companies close one to five M&A deals a year. Companies merge for many reasons, but the main goals are to acquire new products or markets and increase profitability or savings through strategic acquisition of technology and talent…READ MORE
Selling Your Greatest Idea? Don't Worry — You'll Have More
For 11 years, Arianna Huffington was the public face of the Huffington Post, the news site she created, nurtured and then sold. In August, she announced her decision to step down as its editor-in-chief to focus on a new health and wellness startup…READ MORE
What to Know Before Selling Your Business
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Building up a business is a valuable life experience, and selling it is just as exciting. Obviously there is the financial gain, but you can also point to it and say, "I made that." But, before you put up the virtual "for sale" sign, stop and ask yourself 3 questions…READ MORE
Know When and How to Sell Your Business
John West is a serial entrepreneur in the truest sense. Prior to his latest startup, he had already built and sold two companies in very different industries. And he says that while developing an idea to start a business takes time, selling that same business is just as complicated…READ MORE
Cross-border transactions are on the rise
Sixty-six percent of consumers who frequently make e-commerce purchases do so from sites outside their home country, according to a recent survey by Pitney Bowes. As that total grows, the opportunity for payments players in the space will grow…READ MORE
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Tulun Beg Khanum, född okänt år, död 1386, var en mongolisk kejsarinna. Hon var Gyllene hordens regent 1370-1372; först som monark och därefter som förmyndarregent under Muhammad Bolaqs omyndighet 1371-1372 tillsammans med sin make Mamai.  Hon var dotter till Gyllene hordens khan Berdi Beg.

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The simplest python time library ever written.
## Why a Time Library?
Handling times in python is painful. This library makes it not painful. That is the reason.
I know there are plenty of ways to handle this sort of thing, but this is my way, and I enjoy it.
If you follow the above two rules, you will no longer hate your life each time you need to use timezones.
timezone (the full list is available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones) to convert your datetime into. This is how you can display the time in different local timezones.
You are forced to use UTC. Even if you try to generate a local time, eg: datetime.datetime.now() , you'll get back UTC, because easytime overrides it.
You can do anything with easytime that you can do with a normal datetime.datetime object, so be sure to read the official [Python datetime](http://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html) documentation if you need to do anything more advanced.


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It doesn't feel real.
- January 24, 2014 No comments:
When you're tired of cancer, you're tired of life!
cold - Cold. I'm cold. But I'm used to it. But I'm cold. Neither of them could answer, but that fact neatly describes a comet's orbit, it could be another tens of thousands of years out of sight
saying doesn't excuse - it wasn't meant to be, it wouldn't work, it's precluded - so thinking of the past is a pathetic fallacy and self-torture even if the present is sterile
A wave without a period ~ exclamation marks look happy - toothless satire - gumming nutri-chalk for vitamins and anti-depressants - i know where my towel is ~ skimming the depths of anti-deps - the ocean is cold
it's never been this mundane and habitual and anti-social and lack of novel - and thinking of the past is like suckling a pacifier topped with razor wire - time funnels toward the gravity well of my future oblivion - perhaps i'll die at 60, which means i'm late for mid-life crisis - one more lashing out against the cold, then acceptance, possibilities precluded - so what do i do then, to lash out? because i need to do something, it's a lesson i'm supposed to learn, the universe is saying, there's not going to be some catalyst that comes along, there may have been before, but you can't extrapolate the past, you can't believe in luck
mustard gas led to chemo drugs
Whisky. Neat.
the fantasy doesn't work, which i should be grateful for. Seeing things coldly. Knowing there'd be no point going back to the bottle, the euphoria far too muddied and fleeting, the consequences horrendous, simply delirium and a roulette wheel of wedges denoting damage and betrayal. But I still savor the sound of the clink of the icecubes in my head, the music of the tumbling liquid, stinging solvent, distilled beverage, neat. The terminology. The paraphernalia. Sobriety precludes, but still allows one to remain in a halfway state of self-torture.
Fighting pre-cancer, cause I got the leisure of not having cancer, it's just this life of leading up to cancer, the verb, the way of death, the fragile state of innocent cells doing their best in an entropic war of attrition, still loyal, for now, still able to withstand the toxic shock, smoke em while you got em.
trivialize existence
I will trivialize existence, because of my inability or unwillingness to power, like there's a difference. Oh, people think they're clever when they make distinctions between unable and unwilling, wielding semantic icepicks, why'n't'ya suck my ice dick? I'll insult the universe, every sentient being, before I die, a reason to live, I'll throw my whole country under the bus, because of my mythical Canadian expectation of vacation.
Bring the impotent rage cock to climax with verbal mechanics and mercifully diffuse anger back into a maudlin mist. It's as great a good for as many as can exist in this best of all possible worlds. Seems I don't have much to say to anyone after all. And when I get home, there's only enough energy to negate, then slump down plateaus, bumpetybumpslump til sleep. That's all anything gets, this trivialization. But it's not a trifle. Trifles are delicious. This is Beneke Fabricators ducking the righteous taxman who found the fraud, a dead planet that used to make things, acidified continental faces charred with fjords, lovely baroque feel though. At least I think so. And Slarti would agree.
Oh, celefrosty
Oh, the syntax's shot to shit, when it seemed to matter so much when I wrote down notes that are useless now. Muzzle the inner critic, unleash the inner loudmouth, else nothing gets done. So let it be written, so let it be effed. Because fuck you, that's why. Because blank, the new meme I've identified, sounding like a thing people say now, like "a thing" was a new thing a few years ago, and saying "nice!" instead of "cool", or "right on", is still a thing that seemed to start about ten years ago, that should not be used when writing historical fiction. I'm not saying these things weren't "things" before they were things I noticed, or they weren't things before in historical slang cycles, I'm just trying to keep track best I can. Because, hey.
I don't remember what I meant by celefrosty, which is too damn bad, cause the neologism seems half-pregnant with octuplets of potential heavy themes, but despite having given it some context, something about getting along better with losers, it still seems more trouble than it's worth to expand a semantic mashup archive, crossword-ize, and play the association game to pin down useful intent. Which's bullshit, because style. Shut up, wake up, get up and stand in the new style. Like doin' the hectrizm in 2009. Now my money's in soybean futures, and I'm pulling the mountain mint caprice out of my back pocket for interac e-transfer security QnAs. Wouldn't the meta-me-master be proud.
"I think there's a free Costco a bit further up the shore," I told them, the two fully-naked quasi-dykes, hopping from boulder to boulder, looking for food. Appreciative laughter. I joined in, not knowing why it was so hilarious, but finding it the most hilarious thing ever all the same. The idea of a free Costco. By the shore. As a recommended place for naked nomads to find food. Yeah, I guessed it was a good zinger. There must have been a free something further up the shore, and I was being no help in making jokes, but I guess providing some levity was a point in my favor. Not enough to keep anything together though. The diatomic molecule drifted into the distance, blithely overlooking a litter of ground scores, promising vials, trails of pills discarded by the pharmaceutically wealthy, baggies, some as much as a quarter full of something, no doubt something worth a bioassay, a blind experiment, a savory mystery. But I was suppressed at the moment, I couldn't bare to be seen examining things on the ground, not right now, even though this is where I came a night or two a week, where I went after sleep: on this particular occasion, the arrow lakes branch of the shambles circuit.
Further up the shore, at the base of a cliff, I ran into one of them again, now a single atom, in her element. The thing to do seemed to be to get to the top of the cliff. It was a real fuck-off cliff, bare, leaden, unfriendly to flora. Must have been that the big smelter was beyond the ridge, but the smelter built character. We got to the top, but then it seemed impossible to get down from any angle. I got out my phone, fearing we were surely in a dead zone, but I called 911, and if anything, the reception was better than anywhere. I was hoping for a helicopter rescue, although I wasn't quite sure how that would work. Ropes? Would they go to all that trouble? It would really drain the search and rescue coffers, wouldn't it?
It ended in death, not Trail, but an outskirt, Folsom Prison, Empire of Dirt, a spectacular wagon plunge from thousands of feet, it was never going to work out, was it? She was smeared across rocks, but I made it okay, riding out survivor guilt.
Or if it was that branching dream fragment, it ended in a Signal-Hill like series of cliff-etched steps that led down to the town of my dead grandma, where I was supposed to start some classes in their junior high school. Or if it was that, then it was this, the people stalking her house, me inside on my God Chair, dodgy relatives skulking around, taking inventory of the cupboards, Grandma's ol' lil' dishwasher, the perpetual super-frozen bucket of vanilla ice cream, the bugles and the first association with the warm smell of cigarette smoke hanging.


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'Dead By Daylight' Finally Heading to The Epic Games Store Next Week, Will be Free For One Week
Behaviour Interactive will be bringing their hit asymmetrical multiplayer game Dead by Deadlight to the Epic Games Store next week. As an added bonus, the game will be part of Epic's free game giveaway for a week, from December 2 to December 9.
The DLC will also be making its way over in the form of the Ultimate Edition, which includes the base game, all maps, and the Killers and Survivors that were previously released in their Chapter add-ons. The DLC for Silent Hill will be sold separately as the Silent Hill Edition. As expected, the Stranger Things DLC will not be making its way over, as Behaviour's license with Netflix had ended earlier this month.
The latest chapter for Dead by Daylight, "Portrait of a Murder", arrives next week.
Dead by Daylight is coming to the Epic Games Store… and will be up for grabs for free from December 2 to December 9. Add the game to your wishlist now: https://t.co/UWXdZxGUH8 pic.twitter.com/Flnjyq4G3K
— Dead by Daylight (@DeadByBHVR) November 25, 2021
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3693620/dead-by-daylight-finally-heading-to-the-epic-games-store-next-week-will-be-free-for-one-week/


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Takeaway Supplies to Introduce Compostable Range for this Year's Season!
As over the past couple of months our eyes have been opened by programs like David Attenborough's Blue Planet, with the plastic and waste in the oceans and on land which won't decompose and is damaging sea life and animals. We have investigated and looked at different ways to overcome this and we ae delighted to welcome a new compostable Range coming early this year.
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The compostable range will include our Tas-ty Tubs in one scoop, two scoop and three scoop which will all be 100% compostable and healthier when disposing after use, our spoons will also be available in compostable and we will be introducing a new Wooden ice cream dessert spoon along with the spade and the sundae. Also being introduced is a new Compostable Takeaway Coffee Cup range which are one of the highest disposed Takeaway items in the world, so having one which is healthy for the earth will make serving hot drinks to take out an even better feeling. Another highly disposed item is food packaging like meal trays and sandwich boxes, so our new Kraft pack range will include items perfect for the Takeaway food industry and are all 100% compostable and better when disposed after use which can also make things more appealing to customers if they are concerned about the impact consumption might have on the environment.
We pride ourselves in knowing that we care for our customers and the environment and we are introducing this range to show that we do care and will provide a better and cleaner environment with the packaging we supply and make this an option for your business so you can feel better about it as well as us.
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Visit to Manila — the capital of the Philippines — is historic and modern, and full of fun and sprawling metropolis of over 13 million inhabitants. It is the one of Southeast Asia's best capital cities for sightseeing and culture.
Though Manila is ranked as the second riskiest capital (city) to live because it sits astride the Pacific typhoon belt and is criss-crossed by several fault lines but it is among the best destinations to visit with family and for honeymoon. Remote island in the north and south have become readily available in Manila residents who want to escape the heat of the city to Paradise, which can give them a relaxing and exciting affair with nature.
Before you plan your route for visit to Manila, you should know the most visited attractions in Manila because it will be in place as soon as his plane landed. You can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and walk leafy residential areas, which are set out colonial architecture.
Horse-drawn carriages with guides for small meetings to take you around and show you the basic and important sites. However, the thickness of the wall surrounding Intramuros make pedestrian-friendly environment, traffic roars rowdy outside. Visiting this area is one of the best things to do in Manila.
Visit to Manila has everything you're looking for from an exciting nightlife, horse-drawn carriages to modern architectural marvels and Spanish colonial architecture and the American neoclassical architectural style, because Philippines is Asia's only former Spanish colony.
Colonial Spanish walls in Intramuros is an interesting place to walk around and explore. Churches and schools built with full Spanish influence make it hard to believe you're still on the Asian island. It was also only colony of the United States before it is granted its independence in 1946.
A visit to Manila — the city that offers an intriguing point of difference to its neighbouring countries — also contains vast amount of significant architectural and cultural landmarks in the country. City's most famous landmark is Rizal Park or Luneta Park attracts many tourists and locals.
Ayuntamiento de Manila, Baluarte de San Diego, Club Intramuros Golf Course, Cuartel de Santa Lucia, Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral, Palacio Arzobispal, Plaza de Roma, San Agustin Church, Palacio del Gobernador, Plaza Mexico, and the Palacio de Santa Potenciana are the popular tourist destinations in Manila.
If you are a shopping lover, the visit to Manila will also be memorable because the city has the best shopping destinations in Asia also known as MOA (Mall of Asia). There are major shopping malls, markets and bazaars include Robinsons Place Manila, Robinson Mall, SM Supermall, SM City San Lazaro, SM City Manila, C.M. Recto Avenue and others.
Every year, International Pyro Musical Competition is held at MOA (Mall of Asia) which has been hosted 'Baby' singer Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Mariah Carey and Maroon 5. Visit to Manila can also give you the best joy when you will go to rock your nightlife at the best bars and clubs of Manila including Hard Rock Cafe, Encore Superclub, and Republiq (at Resorts World Manila).
Recto Avenue's famous destination is Divisoria, home to numerous shopping malls in the city. It is also dubbed as the shopping mecca of the Philippines where everything is sold at bargain price. Located on the eastern shores of Manila bay, which rests on the western shores of Luzon, Manila's architectural styles reflect American, Spanish, Chinese, and Malay influences.
There are some 800 pairs of her shoes are displayed from Imelda Marcos' infamous shoe collection at the Marikina Shoe Museum. Asia's largest urban park Rizal Park, also known as Luneta Park, is the national park of the country and has an area of 58 hectares (140 acres).
The best place that you must should visit is the classic work of 19th-century Filipino painters most notably Juan Luna and Fernando Amorsolo at the National Gallery of Art. There are approximately over 1 million tourists which come to visit to Manila each year. Philippines' oldest stone church over the centuries San Agustin Church has survived seven earthquakes and two fires since it was built in 1589.
Visit to Manila can be easy if you have a card or related applications are installed on their phones and gadgets, you'll know their direction and information for each tourist attraction easily. Transport is not a problem because there are a many taxis which are available on cheap prices. The rise of low-cost carriers have made the world much smaller and places closer. So go and rock!


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Q: Not able to set CALayer background image in iOS I am not able to set the background image of CALayer. I have tried every possible way.
This is how i am trying to set background image.
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Sophomore to dance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
By No Author on November 23, 2009
By Jordan Freisleben
A sophomore will be one of 50 dancers featured in the finale of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
Rebecca Hutman '12 and the other dancers ranging from ages 10-18 will be performing at the end of the parade during the unveiling of the new Santa Claus float.
Hutman first heard of the opportunity through Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts camp that she went to over the summer. In late August, all participants in camp were notified to apply for the opportunity to dance in the parade.
"To be honest, what first jumped out at me [about dancing in the parade] was that I just came home from camp and was missing all of my East Coast camp friends," she said. "Then the opportunity came to see them again sooner than waiting until the next summer."
Hutman arrived in New York on Saturday evening in order to participate in eight hour long rehearsals in the days leading up to the parade. The dancing will be contemporary style, incorporating elements of hip-hop.
"At first it was kind of a no-brainer for me, but I started to learn more and more about the parade and its significance," she said. "I'd always known that it was important to other people, but when I was telling people about my involvement in it, so many people were saying 'I've grown up on this and it was a significant part of my childhood' and that it marked Thanksgiving for them."
hutman, late august, News Archives, saturday evening, sophomore
Girls' cross country wins CIF championship
The Wolverines won the CIF championship at Mt. SAC college Saturday morning.