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Ministros de PMD discuten sobre beneficios de la membresía a la OMC, la necesidad de intervención eficaz y asistencia técnica (en)
Least Developed Countries need to become more active in WTO negotiations to reap the full benefits of accession, need to improve the business environment for small and medium size enterprises and show results to donors, said trade
ministers from LDCs at a breakfast meeting in Geneva this morning.
Joining the WTO is just the first step: LDCs need to become active members in order to tangibly benefit form membership, said ITC Executive Director Patricia Francis, who moderated the debate during the Breakfast meeting for Ministers of
Leastdeveloped countries, a few hours before the opening of the 8th Session of the WTO's Ministerial Conference. Ministers from several LDCs participated in the discussion that was opened by WTO Director‐General Pascal Lamy.
Multilateralism cannot work without LDC‐s, said H.E. Mr. Abdou Kolley, Minister of Trade, Industries, Regional Integration and Employment of The Gambia. "Are we active members of the negotiations or are we just standing on the sidelines",
he asked, calling on ITC and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) to work with LDCs after their accession to the WTO to better understand the complex rules of the organization. "If we remain passive, we are not playing our cards well," he said.
LDCs may be the weakest members of the multilateral trading system, but they have important resources that developed countries need, and this should help their negotiating position, said H.E. Mr. Robert Sichinga, Zambia's Minister for Trade and Industry. "They cannot take what is in our ground," he said.
TRTA for Results Ministers also discussed the importance of showing results in Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA) projects. In the current economic climate, where donor countries face budget cuts, showing that technical assistance delivers impact is more important than ever, Ms. Francis said. "Those who are providing us with resources need to respond to the people out on the street demonstrating why funds are given to us, while they have people who are poor," she said.
Several ministers, including from the Central African Republic and Uganda spoke of results achieved with the help of technical assistance from ITC and the EIF.
The study on identifying sectors with export potential has been particularly important to the Central African Republic, Minister of Industry and Trade H.E. Ms Marlyn Moulion Roosalem said.
"Most LDCs suffer from a chronic lack of results," said Bangladesh's Trade Minister H.E. Mr. Muhammad Faruk. Results will only materialize if assistance is well planned and the right areas of the economy are targeted for assistance, he said. "It is, however, easier to talk about need based technical assistance than to identify those needs," he added.
Thanks to work under the EIF, the Lao PDR now has the structure in place to effectively absorb technical assistance, said H.E. Mr. Nam Viyaketh, Minister of Industry and Commerce. The country has put in place a multi‐donor trust fund for trade and private sector development. Structures are set up for effective coordination of TRTA projects, and the country is now ready to take ownership of these projects, he said.
Increasing the export capacities of SMEs is crucial for economic growth in Uganda, where small firms make up 60% of the economic output and employ 2.5 million people, said H.E. Ms. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister for Trade and Industry.
WTO membership provides market access, but these opportunities need to be converted into actual benefits," she said. "The key here is to make the private sector, especially SMEs, more competitive." Development of export‐led growth
strategies that will lead to higher economic growth and reduce poverty is crucial, she said, and the private sector needs to be involved in the development of these
strategies. For a landlocked country like Uganda improving border crossing for goods and people is also key, she added.
Learning by doing Ministers emphasized the importance of learning from each other and sharing best practices on TRTA and on how to make the most of WTO membership.
"After having negotiated membership for 13 years, the obvious question is how the long coveted membership in this rule‐based system will serve our needs,"
said H.E. Mr. Fonotoe Lauofo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, Industry and Labour of Samoa, which is expected to join the WTO later this week.
Mr. Lamy closed the meeting by stating that – after having spent time on awareness – the time has come focus on "what is happening or not happening on the ground." "We are switching the focus of Aid for Trade to implementation," he
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Tomorrow is the eighth anniversary of The Obscuritory, and I've got some great news to share.
I'm excited to announce that I'm joining the MAGES panelist team at MAGFest 2017!
MAGES is the Music and Games Educational Symposium, a panel series dealing with academic topics and cultural issues in gaming. It's a great mini-event for meeting people who like to engage thoughtfully with games, and I'm honored to be part of it.
MAGFest 2017 takes place January 5-8, 2017. If you haven't gone before, it's worth a trip. It's less a convention than a four-day gaming-themed sleepover. This'll be my sixth year attending.
As part of MAGES, I'll be running SimEverything: Lessons in Curious Game Design from Maxis, a panel about the history and philosophy of Maxis.
When we talk about Maxis, we tend to focus on their two marquee games, SimCity and The Sims. With this panel, I want to dig deeper and explore the radical ideas about player creativity and education we can find across their entire body of work – not just SimCity, but less-renowned and harder-to-explain titles like SimHealth, SimGolf, Widget Workshop, and Zaark and the Night Team. It'll be part history lesson, part analysis. This is the product of a year-long deep dive into Maxis, and I hope it'll be both entertaining and insightful.
But hearing about it isn't the same as trying it yourself. I want to get these games off the shelf and into more hands. So, I've partnered with the MAGFest Museum to let you play them throughout the weekend. I'm curating a special exhibit about Maxis with titles from my collection, including a playable showcase on vintage computers. After the panel, I'll be at the Museum to answer questions and walk attendees through the games. If you've ever wanted to try any of the Sim games, this is your chance!
This is a surreal opportunity. I'm ecstatic to join MAGES, and especially, I can't wait to share all the Maxis goodness with attendees in January. Stay tuned for specific dates, times, and other updates!
UPDATE: My Maxis panel will be at 3pm on Saturday, January 7th, followed by the Museum visit at 4pm. I'll also be on the panel at Building Better Games Literacy at 1:30pm on Saturday. Please reach out and say hello!
You better believe we'll be talking about SimRefinery! There's plenty to chew on about what it represents for the learning-oriented side of Maxis.


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Yili's gain on the West Coast brings a $500,000 windfall to farmers – but local leaders lament sale to foreigners
tutere44	Agriculture	 July 6, 2019 3 Minutes
Westland Milk Products farmer-shareholders voted overwhelming in the past week to accept the $558m takeover bid by Chinese giant Yili for the co-op's milk processing operation.
For individual farmer shareholders, the bid means an injection of around $500,000 each into their bank accounts, plus better returns for their milk over the next 10 years.
No wonder 94% of the 96% eligible shareholders cast their votes in favour. West Coast farmer and Federated Farmer president Katie Milne, who is also a WMP director, said it was an "absolutely stunning" result for West Coast farmers.
Yet the sale is lamented by many local leaders, as well as by NZ First whose spokesman Mark Patterson wailed about an "alarming trend".
Patterson says a stronger national test should be applied to foreign takeovers of companies like Westland Milk, the second biggest co-op in the dairy industry..
Other critics regard the takeover as a warning flag for Fonterra which – like Westland Milk – has turned in disappointing financial performance in recent seasons.
Fonterra is now selling off assets to reduce its debt burden. The bigger question is whether the co-operative model is serving the NZ dairy industry well.
Critics cite overseas dairy giants like Danone, Nestle and Kerry whose financial performance leaves Fonterra trailing far behind. They fear, as in the banking industry, an ever-increasing flow of profits will go now from the dairy industry in NZ to overseas interests.
Yili already owns the South Canterbury-based processing company Oceania.
The sale still has to pass regulatory hurdles including approval from the Overseas Investment Office.
About 430 farmers were eligible to vote, making up 2,775 votes. For the deal to pass, it needed 75% shareholder support and also had to be approved by shareholders holding more than 50% of the shares eligible to be voted.
The offer was made by Hongkong Jingang Trade Holding, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inner Mongolia Yili, which is the largest dairy company in China. Westland had been looking for outside capital after struggling to be profitable and give a competitive payout to its farmer suppliers. Yili has stated it is "not subject to any state control or direction", although 25% of the company is owned by the Chinese Governmen
At $3.41 each, the shares are now worth more than double the $1.50 they have traded at for years. For the average-sized Westland supply farm, the consequential windfall of about $500,000 offers heavily indebted dairy farmers the chance to get bankers off their backs.
Westland Chairman Pete Morrison said shareholders had shown strong support for the proposal.
"When the Board initiated the strategic review process, we did so with the full understanding that all Westland farming families needed to have a competitive milk payout. We know this has been, and is, a driving need for all shareholders.
"This proposed transaction will secure a competitive milk payout for at least 10 seasons for all of our existing shareholders and ensures that all of our existing shareholders' milk would be picked up for 10 years.
Morrison said the offer of $3.41 per share is significantly higher than the independent adviser's valuation range ($0.88 to $1.38 per share).
"The board recognises that the vote is an important milestone in Westland's history. While Westland will cease to be a co-operative, the board believes the proposed transaction represents the best available outcome for shareholders,".
Westland is the largest employer on the West Coast, with its headquarters in Hokitika, where 550 staff work.
The sale aroused deep feelings on the Coast. Reefton dairy farmer Graeme Neylon, who is also the deputy mayor of the Buller district, said he was one of about 16 people who voted against the deal.
"I guess it was inevitable and it has played out exactly how I expected with an overwhelming majority in favour but it's still a sad day for the Coast and for the co-operative model and probably for NZ".
Neylon was against the co-operative (formed in 1937) going into foreign ownership.
"Yili didn't want to buy it for the good of their health – they came in here to make a profit and I guess my beef is that profit should be going back to shareholders not going out of the country," he said.
Controversy over the sale also stemmed from the arrangement within the takeover offer for senior managers of the co-op to receive bonuses totalling $1.6m.
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My previous blog post discussed a possible upcoming breaking change to the conduit library: dropping finalizers. This is one of a number of other breaking changes I have planned. Another one is switching over from MonadBaseControl to MonadUnliftIO, for reasons I've discussed at length before and spoken about too.
Beyond this change, I have a number of others planned out as well, some more solidly than others. I've started a document describing some of these, and I wanted to bring up one point in this design space for some user feedback: conduit dependency trees.
resourcet is at the base of the hierarchy, and defines some non-conduit-specific types and functions used throughout the conduit ecosystem. It currently depends on a number of packages, like monad-control, but that number will naturally drop as we move over to MonadUnliftIO exclusively.
conduit is designed to provide basic conduit functionality with fewer dependencies. It does depend on resourcet, and packages like monad-control. But it does not depend on bytestring, text, or vector, even though these are almost always wanted with conduit. It provides the Data.Conduit.List set of combinators, which are not the best ones out there.
conduit-extra adds lots of dependencies, including things like attoparsec, and provides a nicer set of helpers around bytestring and text.
And finally, at the top of the tree (or our tree for today), we've got conduit-combinators, which provides the combinators I actually recommend people use in the Data.Conduit.Combinator module. This has lots of dependencies, since it inherits from conduit-extra and also adds in some extra things like mwc-random.
The current dependency footprint even at the base is higher than I'd like, though that's getting fixed soon regardless.
The conduit package is not super useful on its own due to lack of bytestring, text, and vector support.
To get the functionality you want in either conduit-extra or conduit-combinators, you end up with a much larger dependency footprint.
I have a number of different ideas in mind. I'll start off with the most conservative plan, and mention some variants below.
As already mentioned, resourcet drops a bunch of dependencies. Nothing too interesting there.
conduit adds a dependency on bytestring, text, and vector as basic libraries everyone should be using anyway. We move over Data.Conduit.Combinators and provide most of its functionality in conduit itself, and start recommending against Data.Conduit.List, Data.Conduit.Binary, and Data.Conduit.Text.
There aren't necessarily downsides to this approach, as I think it's simply better than what we have today already. But I want to list out the alternatives, which will make clear some things that could be possibly better still.
What do we do with the mono-traversable package? It's currently a dependency of conduit-combinators, and the simplest path forward for the above is to make conduit depend on mono-traversable. However, this is a slightly heavier dependency footprint, requiring adding in unordered-containers and vector-algorithms. Alternatives: Strip down mono-traversable to have less deps Redefine parts of mono-traversable needed for conduit in conduit itself Going crazy: really move mono-traversable into conduit and swap the dependency tree around My inclination: minimize mono-traversable's dependencies a bit more (like dropping the split package, and maybe vector-algorithms) and make it a dependency of conduit.
Do we really need conduit-combinators as well as conduit-extra? It's just adding a few extra pieces of functionality over conduit-extra, and perhaps those should be folded into conduit-extra itself.
Some people may not like the heavier dep footprint of conduit now. Should we split off a conduit-core package providing the core data types, functions, and operators, and have conduit depend on that?
It feels almost silly to have the ResourceT data type live in a separate package. If we have conduit-core, that could be a logical place to put it, since it won't have any extra dependencies versus the resourcet package itself, and then we can turn resourcet into a backwards compatibility layer. Or it may be logical to place ResourceT in the unliftio-core package, since both concepts help with resource cleanup in monad transformers. The former is necessary for continuation-based monads, while the latter (MonadUnliftIO) works for simpler monads.
If people have feedback, I'm happy to hear about it. I've spent an unfortunate amount of time bouncing around between these different options, so hopefully writing it all down and hearing some outside opinions can help move this forward.


Warehouse Express has joined the social network of the moment – Twitter.
The service allows members to post updates of up to 140 characters on whatever subject they please, and Warehouse Express intend to utilise the service to keep customers up to date on exclusive content.
Followers of 'WexTweets', the adopted username of Warehouse Express, will have updates on product deals, new releases and stock levels, as well as information on events and seminars.
Visit Twitter for more information on the service, and head to the Warehouse Express twitter page to follow the retailer.


Desktop Station can receive keyboard and mouse command. Some train joysticks supports keyboard emulation Then, if you have train controller like Densha-de-go mascon or Rail driver etc, you can control your locomotives using Mascon.
The following table describes function assigned each keyboard's keys.
Space Power off / on Turn off / on the track power.
F1 to F12 Function 1 to 12 These keys are assigned locomotive sounds and the other functions.
Page Up or Z or Mouse wheel up Increment locomotive speed Adjusting the locomotive speed.
Page Down or A or Mouse wheel down Decrement locomotive speed Adjusting the locomotive speed.
Period Free locomotive brake Brake the locomotive.
Comma Apply locomotive brake Free the locomotive.
Home Change locomotive direction Toggle locomotive direction.
Escape Stop all locomotives Stop the controlled locomotives. Supported by 0.92f or later.
Ctrl+F1 to F12 Change the turnout direction Change the turnout direction. Supported by 0.92f or later.
You need the following devices.
You don't need to prepare. Please check relation with keyboard mapping.
Please check the keyboard emulation function.
Connect a trackbox between PC and tracks. Trackbox means DSmain, DCC/MM2 shield with Arduino, etc.
If needed, run the joystick software like DG to BVE beta3 etc.
The followings devices are not checked but maybe work. These devices have keyboard and mouse emulation function.


Thanksgiving is a good day for a lot of things. For eating food, visiting family, and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. And, most importantly, for giving thanks.
But it's really not the day to be reading or writing blogs.
Tell me your favorite part of today in the comments below! And, because I'm genuinely curious, let me know what your favorite kind of pie is. I've made it easy for you. God bless you, dear readers, and don't forget to Like us on Facebook!


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At the intersection of race and the outdoors is the podcast The Trail Ahead
Addie Thompson and Faith Briggs talk about the environment, the outdoor industry, and race in their podcast The Trail Ahead.
Author: Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine)
Published: 4:48 PM EST March 10, 2022
Updated: 4:01 PM EDT June 16, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine — Are outdoor spaces welcoming for everyone? That's the big question one Maine woman and her colleague are tackling in their new podcast, The Trail Ahead.
"The outdoor industry is very homogenous. It's very white," explained ultrarunner, activist, and podcast host Addie Thompson. She and her biracial cohost, Faith Briggs, are traveling the country to meet athletes, scientists, researchers, and activists, all with connections to the outdoors and each representing an underserved population.
Unlike typical podcasts, Briggs and Thompson visit their guests at their homes and head outside to discuss the barriers that Black, indigenous and people of color face when it comes to accessing, enjoying, and even protecting the outdoors.
The idea for the podcast came after Briggs and Thompson made a short documentary, "This Land," in 2020.
"People think that because public lands are for the public that all people feel welcome there and that is just not the case," Briggs said in the film.
As a white woman raised in Maine, Thompson was apprehensive about being part of a documentary about race, but Briggs persuaded her.
"It was really important to have Addie in the conversation too because if only the people of color are talking to themselves about these issues, it doesn't change anything," Briggs explained.
After the documentary was released, Thompson and Briggs realized there was an appetite for a continuing conversation about diversity in the outdoors.
Companies Patagonia and Merrell threw their support behind the podcast as sponsors and have given the first-time podcasters some serious legitimacy.
Briggs said it's all about sharing stories.
"It's one thing to read the facts in a book but it's another to have those facts come to life through personal experience," she said.
At its heart, The Trail Ahead highlights the work and accomplishments of people of color in the outdoors. People like Dr. Rae Wynn Grant, an ecologist and a fellow at the National Geographic Society.
"I wasn't exposed to nature when I was a kid," Grant said on the podcast. "In order to make a space where everyone has the opportunity to participate in the science that will make our planet a better place, we have to eliminate racism altogether."
The conversations often focus on the question of access to outdoor places like national parks and monuments, surf breaks, and climbing walls. But they're also an invitation to people of color to participate in outdoor sports.
"It's not just about access. It's not just about can you afford the gear? Can you find transportation to the mountain or the surf break?" Thompson said. "It's also about knowledge and community and if you are lucky enough to be welcomed into a community that brings you in with open arms and tells you all the cool local spots and also maybe teaches you the sport itself. That's amazing but let's talk about what happens when that initial invitation isn't even there."
Briggs and Thompson hope the experiences and knowledge their guests share will help listeners think a little differently about the outdoor spaces they enjoy.
"The outdoors is a meditative and rejuvenating space and the more people that can join the better," says Thompson.
*If Addie Thompson looks familiar, that is because she is 207's Peggy Keyser's daughter.
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It is that time of year again when we start to make glass jar lanterns. This is a wonderful Autumn craft activity that you can do before Halloween and use for both Halloween and for Martinmas Lantern Walk. We were introduced to the Lantern Walk by our Waldorf Playgroup when we lived in Brooklyn and have enjoyed making lanterns ever since.
We no longer attend the Brooklyn Waldorf Lantern Walk but I love to look back at these photos of the annual Lantern Walk gathering in Prospect Park. One thing I have discovered after years of moving from place to place, is that you can take the good others have taught you, the spirit of an event, and the memory of a time and place with you and share the goodness with others. I loved this occasion, it lighted up our lives, and so I decided to share the light with new friends by organising our own Lantern Walk.
The Lantern Walk coincides with Martinmas, a very old European celebration dating back to the Middle Ages, which celebrates the life of St. Martin of France. He was known for his gentleness, his unassuming nature and his ability to bring warmth and light to those who were previously in darkness. Lantern walks are accompanied by singing and have become the traditional way of celebrating Martinmas in many European countries. The children make lanterns to carry light into the approaching darkness of winter. The lantern is a symbol of the children's own individual light; they give protection to our own little 'flame' so that we may carry it safely through the dark winter months ahead.
I am currently working on a flier – and plan on inviting neighbors and friends. I hope to hold a lantern making workshop next Tuesday – which just happens to be a no school day because of the election (Give me an O-B-A-M-A!). Our Lantern Walk will be the following Sunday, November 11th.
Today I have been busying making lanterns for our door step, and this year I have decorated some with cats, so that I can use them at Elle's Black Cat Party planned for November 3rd. Feeling pleased that the glass jar lanterns will be used for Halloween, followed by Elle's 4th Birthday, and then the Lantern Walk.
For those wishing to make glass jar lanterns, I have previously posted a more detailed glass jar lantern tutorial .
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Alumni Offer Medical School Advice at Inspiring Panel for Minority Students
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NOVEMBER 1, 2018 – Two Georgetown student organizations hosted a panel discussion for current undergraduate students from minority communities to hear from four recent alumni of Georgetown College and the School of Nursing & Health Studies who are now enrolled in medical school.
The event, held October 18 in St. Mary's Hall, was co-sponsored by the Minority Health Initiative Council (MHIC) at NHS and the Georgetown University Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (GUMAPS).
"We can't afford to not have you in the field you want to be in and serving the populations that need your service," Brian Floyd, MS, an assistant dean who advises MHIC and moderated the discussion, told the students.
The panel included Derek "Ricky" Altema (NHS'15, Howard 2020) and Adaeze Ezefor (NHS'15, Howard 2021), as well as Georgetown medical students Anthony Jourdan (NHS'17, M'22), and Deseree King (C'14, M'22).
The four shared stories about their own journeys to medical school, including challenges they faced and opportunities they sought out along the way, such as shadowing physicians, seeking mentors, and discerning their true career passions. For example, Altema realized he truly wanted to care for patients while working as a health care consultant, and Ezefor and King had similar aha moments while teaching, respectively, with Teach for America and in South Africa.
"If you know that you have a passion for something, don't let anyone discourage you," King said. While Altema advised, "Take it slow, and stay true to yourself."
'Believe in Yourself'
The panelists shared their reflections about the medical school admissions process, from application writing to interview advice. And they stressed the importance of finding a medical school that aligns with one's interests and values.
To prepare for medical school, Jourdan took part in the rigorous post-baccalaureate GEMS Program, a longstanding Georgetown School of Medicine program "to equip under-represented and disadvantaged students for success in medical education."
He encouraged students to stay focused on their goals even amid doubt. "Don't listen to what the people who aren't behind you have to say," Jourdan said. "Believe in yourself, believe in your abilities. You've made it this far."
Floyd echoed that sentiment of encouragement.
"There are multiple ways to be pre-med," Floyd reminded the students gathered at the event. "These people did it, and you can, too."
By Nicole Gray (NHS'20)


Acquiring household goods and furnishing your new home is a necessary step in your migration to America.
As an immigrant or migrant, you probably got only some essential durables shipped from your home country. Makes sense too. America being the consumer society that it is, the cost of buying something brand new will likely be similar or less to the cost of international packing and moving. Plus you'll have the joy of shopping and setting up your home all over again!
This section provides you hints and tips on navigating some of the issues you'll face, as you shop for a variety of household goods from groceries to electronics to furniture.
Click here for excellent resources on how to comparison shop.
Furniture (as with most household goods) is a matter of individual choice and style. When I first moved to America, I had a real problem finding good furniture stores. I had a strong personal preference for contemporary (European) furniture. But most of the department stores I visited carried the traditional, American style of furniture. Eventually, I was able to compile a list of 'good' furniture stores, that carried a variety of styles at reasonable prices. What worked for me may not work for you. But do click here for a listing of stores that I, and fellow readers of this guide recommend.
Shopping on the internet is secure, convenient and fast gaining popularity in the US, as in other parts of the world. Internet shopping was earlier common for smaller, standardized items like books and CDs. But today, virtually anything can, and is being bought on the web. Every major store has an online storefront. The inventory (hence choice) is usually greater, and a variety of payment options are accepted. I highly recommend online shopping for a large array of hosuehold goods.
Click here for recommendations on the best sites and options for online shopping.
Bargaining is not a common shopping concept in the US (one important exception: shopping for a car). The sticker price is usually non-negotiable, especially at department stores or with nationwide brands.
But what the retail industry lacks in unorganized negotiation, it makes up through organized 'sales' and 'deals'. Promotional sales are official, limited-time price discounts on a previously higher-priced item to clear inventory.
Promotional sales are a great way to shop, and land a good price or better terms on any item. Almost all department stores and brands declare a sale one or more times a year. More importantly, there are websites that keep track of shopping deals at different physical as well as online stores. Click here for resources on how to find a good shopping bargain on your household goods.
Look out for items with mail-in rebates, especially technology goods. Rebates are a discount given post-facto i.e. you purchase the eligible item at the listed price, but mail in the receipt and other proof of purchase to a designated address and receive a discount back by check. Mail-in rebates are yet another promotional tool used by stores, and should be exploited to the fullest. Click here for more information on the hows and whys of mail-in rebates.
Many stores will advertise a purchase option called 'no payments, no interest', usually for 3, 6 or 12 months. To avail this option, you usually have to apply for that store's credit card first. Assuming you have read the section on credit history on this website, and are comfortable applying for a card, you should definitely consider this option. It allows you to defer payments, interest-free, upto the stipulated time period. Of course, there are some pitfalls to watch out for. Click here for tips on such payment options.
Price clubs, also known as warehouse clubs, are special stores that offer everyday items and household goods - both durables and non-durables - in bulk quantities at prices lower than most other stores. The reason these stores can offer deeper discounts is due to volumes - they procure in bulk and sell to you in larger quantities and bigger packages. Most price clubs also charge an annual membership fees. Click here for further information on price clubs.


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Updating Your App for Apple TV 4K
Learn how to update your app for Apple TV 4K, including how to take advantage of new capabilities such as retina image support, HDR video, and the new motion capabilities of the Siri Remote.
App Programming Guide for tvOS
HIG for tvOS
Explore HDR rendering with EDR
Advances in TVMLKit
Focus Interaction in tvOS 11
What's New in tvOS
An Introduction to HDR Video
Authoring 4K and HDR HLS Streams
Apple TV 4K takes the living room experience to a whole new level, with support for 4K resolution, P3 color, HDR video playback, the incredible A10X Fusion processor, and the updated and improved Siri Remote. Updating your app to support these new features is very straightforward. The first step is to add a 2x launch image. Until you do so, tvOS is going to run your app in compatibility mode. While you're at it, you'll also want to add 2x app icons and top shelf images.
When attached to a 4K television, UIKit will now automatically select retina assets from your asset catalogue.
You can inspect what screen scale the device is running in by inspecting the scale property of the main UIScreen. You can also determine the pixel resolution of the attached display by using the nativeBounds property.
Just like the latest iOS and macOS devices, we're really excited that Apple TV 4K now supports P3 color. When providing retina assets, you may also want to update your assets to take advantage of this wider color space, allowing your graphics and images to contain even richer and more saturated colors than before. This isn't just for flat images but is supported for layered images as well.
Media apps will also want to look at updating their streams to include 4K and HDR variants for any content that was produced in these formats. Apple TV 4K supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10 for HDR content, and the addition of support for HEVC enables these higher fidelity and resolution streams while consuming up to 40 percent less bandwidth than comparable streams encoded using H.264.
The updated and improved Siri Remote now provides motion data for attitude and rotation rate, in addition to the values for acceleration and gravity that the prior version offered.
To determine if the paired remote supports these new features, you can inspect the new GCMotion "hasAttitudeAndRotationRate" property. The values for attitude and rotation rate are then provided by the respective GCMotion properties.
And with those few changes, you're going to be able to take advantage of all of the new capabilities and performance of Apple TV 4K.
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Lim Jun Yuan, the basketball player in Singapore Slingers training at OCBC Arena
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This cool point guard may be quiet. However, from his look and his concise and powerful reply, we can feel that he is very passionate about basketball. Despite the fact that 70 % to 80 % of his time are occupied with basketball, with effective time management, he is still able to maintain work-life balance.
Why do you like basketball?
The NBA basketball star, Derrick Rose is my idol. His speed and brilliant techniques inspired me to be like him. I started joining the team at the age of 13. This is my eleventh year.
What do you enjoy most when playing basketball?
I get to make a lot of friends when playing basketball. I enjoy playing alongside with my team. The competition brings about challenges and I also try to better myself with each game.
Do you like to challenge yourself?
Of course! As a professional basketball player, you will want to better yourself.
Do you feel stressful?
Yes. Hence, it is important to have strong mental concentration. My will and determination to do well in basketball is what motivates me to carry on.
Does the harsh training affect your character?
Of course. It makes me more self-disciplined. I would arrive 20 min or half an hour before training to warm up and prepare myself mentally and physically. Sports also increase my tolerance and resilience. No matter how tough the training or how tired I am, I will always complete the training. Not only does this applies in sports, it also applies in other aspects of life.
What advice do you have for those who aspires to become a basketball player?
Do not give up easily. Do not stop challenging yourself. No matter how small your physique are or other areas of shortcomings, keep trying and working hard. You will definitely see yourself improving and moving towards success.
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Lori Loughlin's college admissions scandal is probably costing her family more money than what they spent bribing their way into college. Brands are cutting ties with Lori and her daughter, beauty Youtuber Olivia Jade left and right.
Olivia was starting to build her empire with a Sephora Collection collab but the brand announced they were ending the partnership "effective immediately". The palettes were pulled from Sephora's website but not before people dragged Olivia in product reviews.
The clothes brand dropped a collab with Olivia in December buuuut that's also scrubbed from the website now.
Olivia didn't let her USC class schedule get in the way of becoming a beauty influencer. She's had collabs or ambassador deals with several other brands like TREsemme we haven't heard from, yet.
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Value of Coronal Reformations in the CT Evaluation of Acute Head Trauma
S.C. Wei, S. Ulmer, M.H. Lev, S.R. Pomerantz, R.G. González and J.W. Henson
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2010, 31 (2) 334-339; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1824
S.C. Wei
S. Ulmer
M.H. Lev
S.R. Pomerantz
R.G. González
J.W. Henson
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Routine axial CT images may not be ideally suited for detecting ICH in transversely oriented locations such as the floor of the anterior and middle cranial fossas and vertex. This study was performed to evaluate whether coronal reformations improve detection of ICH in NCCT performed for head trauma.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patients undergoing a first NCCT in the ED for evaluation of head trauma were included prospectively during a 6-month interval. NCCT images were reconstructed into standard 5-mm axial datasets and were also reformatted into coronal datasets of 5-mm sections and 2.5-mm intervals. Thirty-two of 213 (15%) scans were interpreted as showing traumatic ICH. These cases were interspersed with 30 studies without ICH. Cases were reviewed for the presence and location of ICH by 2 staff neuroradiologists.
RESULTS: Of 213 patients, 32 NCCTs demonstrated ICH (a total of 104 foci). Fifteen of 104 (14%) ICHs (8 patients) were detected solely on coronal images. Locations included the floor of the anterior and middle cranial fossas, vertex, corpus callosum, falx, tentorium, and occipital convexity. Coronal reformations allowed exclusion of suspicious findings on axial images in 14 instances (7 patients). Coronal images aided interpretation in 29/104 (28%) findings.
CONCLUSIONS: Coronal reformations improve the detection of ICH over axial images alone, especially for lesions that lie in the axial plane immediately adjacent to bony surfaces. The use of coronal reformations should be considered in the routine interpretation of head CT examinations performed for the evaluation of head trauma.
NCCT
noncontrast cranial CT
Approximately 1.4 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States.1 Because of its ready availability, speed, and cost-effectiveness, CT of the head has become the imaging technique of choice for diagnosing neurocranial traumatic lesions.2 Since the invention of CT in 1971 by Sir Godfrey Hounsfield, CT imaging has vastly improved from time-intensive single-section scanning to the present multidetector row CT, allowing acquisition of isotropic datasets with a voxel dimension of ≤0.6 mm. The availability of this volumetric data has heralded the development of exciting new data-processing techniques, including maximum intensity projections, volume-rendered 3D reformations, and multiplanar reformations.
These new techniques have been rapidly incorporated into daily image interpretation in many aspects of neuroradiology, such as neurovascular and spine imaging. However, the workhorse imaging study of neuroradiology, the NCCT of the head, remains surprisingly unchanged and may underuse these modern imaging capabilities.
Multiplanar reformats have been shown to aid in interpretation of other CT studies such as abdominopelvic examinations, in which they have been demonstrated to provide additional information in 17%–23% of studies.3 Since the mid-1990s, multiplanar reformations have been found to be invaluable in the CT examination of trauma patients for the evaluation of the facial bones4 and cervical spine5 and are now considered standard components of these examinations. They are also routinely used in other neuroradiologic CT examinations, such as temporal bone CT studies.6
To our knowledge, no study to date has investigated the use of multiplanar reformations with regard to NCCT examinations. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the utility of coronal CT reformations in the CT evaluation of head trauma. In particular, the study attempted to determine whether coronal reformations aid in the detection and characterization of ICH.
The study population comprised all patients in the ED during a 6-month period referred for initial NCCT to evaluate head trauma of any cause. Patients with a prior CT for trauma (eg, those with an initial study from an outside institution) were excluded. The protocol was approved by the institutional review board.
Scanning Procedure
CT images were acquired on a 16-section LightSpeed scanner (GE Healthcare, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) by using a 140-kV and 220-mAs technique. Images were reconstructed into a contiguous 5-mm axial dataset by using a standard algorithm. A second near-isotropic 1.25-mm axial dataset was also reconstructed and subsequently reformatted into a coronal image set of 5-mm thick sections at a 2.5-mm reconstruction interval, also by using a standard algorithm.
As part of routine clinical care, neuroradiology fellows or staff neuroradiologists interpreted both axial and coronal images at the time the NCCT was initially performed. All cases that demonstrated ICH were selected during a continuous 6-month period. These were added to an equivalent number of NCCT examinations without ICH, inserted in random order as controls to create a final enriched study set of examinations for subsequent review.
The enriched study set was analyzed in a secondary review by 2 staff neuroradiologists in consensus, and the presence and location of each separate focus of hemorrhage were recorded. Axial images were reviewed first. Six weeks later, this review was followed by a separate one of the coronal images only, with readers blinded to the results of the initial axial series review. The complete axial and coronal studies were then reviewed together for a final assessment regarding the presence and location of ICH.
NCCT studies of 213 patients were analyzed. This group included 134 male patients (63%) and 79 female patients (37%), with a mean age of 46 years (range, 3–92 years). The indication for NCCT was a "fall" in 107 patients (50%; 61 male, 46 female), "motor vehicle crash" in 68 (32%; 45 male, 23 female), "assault" in 18 (8%; 17 male, 1 female), "direct head trauma" in 16 (8%; 8 male, 8 female), and "unknown" in 4 (2%; 3 male, 1 female).
Among the 213 patients, 32 (14.3%) had ICH documented in the initial ED interpretation. On blinded secondary review, axial or coronal images suggested the presence of ICH in 104 separate locations in these 32 patients (81 potential foci detected on axial images; 89 potential foci, on coronal images). Side-by-side comparison of axial and coronal images reduced this number of ICH to 80 true-positive foci. The difference of 24 findings on axial or coronal series alone (14 axial, 10 coronal) consisted of those findings initially interpreted as ICH but later judged to be negative for ICH on combined review of both image series.
Therefore, 14/104 (13%) findings on axial image review alone were determined to represent false-positives when the combined image sets were reviewed. For 5/14 of these false-positives, the consensus final interpretation was confirmed as negative by follow-up CT. In the remaining 9/14 cases, no confirmation was possible (no follow-up CT was performed).
ICH was detected solely on coronal images for 15/104 (14%) hemorrhagic foci, which was present on 8/32 NCCT examinations (25%). These included 7 subdural hematomas, 5 subarachnoid hemorrhages, and 3 parenchymal hemorrhages (contusions and diffuse axonal injury). The locations of the 15 additional ICHs detected on coronal reformations included the floor of anterior cranial fossa (n = 6), middle cranial fossa (n = 3), vertex (n = 2), corpus callosum (n = 1), falx (n = 1), tentorium (n = 1), and occipital convexity (n = 1). For 11/15 of these axial false-negatives, the consensus final interpretation was confirmed as positive (by follow-up CT in 10 foci and at surgery in 1 focus). In the remaining 4/15 patients, no confirmation was possible (no coronal reformation was performed, 4 foci).
The subset of findings, including false-positives excluded and true-positives detected, represents a total of 29/104 findings (28%) in which coronal images aided interpretation.
Twenty-three (23/32, 72%) patients demonstrated multiple foci of hemorrhage. The remaining 9 patients (9/32, 28%) represented those in whom only a single focus of hemorrhage was identified on either axial or coronal images. Because the presence or absence of a single finding may be more likely to impact patient care and/or disposition, these cases were further reviewed.
Of these 9 patients in whom only a single focus of ICH was found, 2 were determined on final review (coronal and axial) to represent true-positives (2/9, 22%). One of these (1/2, 50%) was detected on both the independent coronal and axial series reviews, and 1 (1/2, 50%) was detected on an independent coronal series review alone. The 2 positive findings were confirmed at surgery (1 patient) and on follow-up CT (1 patient). The remaining 7/9 cases (78%) were determined on final review to represent false-positives, 3/7 (43%) suggested on axial series and 4/7 (57%) on coronal series.
Of the 32 patients demonstrating ICH, 2 (2/32, 6%) underwent craniotomy for ICH or elevated intracranial pressure. In these 2 patients, use of the coronal image set was not considered crucial in the decision to operate.
Even though MR imaging may be more sensitive for detection of small lesions after traumatic head injury,7 CT remains the technique of choice for the emergent evaluation of brain trauma due to its wide availability, ability to assess less stable patients, and capability to rapidly detect and characterize intracranial lesions that may require immediate neurosurgery.8 Although coronal reformations require only minutes to create,9 in our institution typically <1 minute by using currently available software and a streamlined postprocessing protocol, they are not routinely part of most noncontrast cranial CT imaging protocols.
Our data demonstrate that coronal reformations are valuable in the detection and characterization of traumatic ICH. There were 104 sites of ICH identified on either axial or coronal images in this study, of which 80 were determined to be true-positive lesions on final review of both coronal and axial series. Of these 104 possible sites of ICH, the most instructive were the 15 true-positive lesions not detected on axial images (15/104 [14%] in 8 patients) and the 14 false-positive findings first suggested on axial images but later excluded on coronal images (14/104 in 10 patients).
These 29 findings total more than one-fourth of all findings and represent those that were solely detected or excluded by using coronal reformations. After we examined these cases, it became clear that axial images may be less accurate in the detection of intracranial hemorrhage in areas that are parallel to the axial image plane, especially those immediately adjacent to bony surfaces, where volume averaging artifacts may further obscure small foci of ICH. The limitations of axial images for evaluating these areas are of concern, because these are precisely the locations that may be at greater risk for injury in some mechanisms of head trauma.10
In our study, the 2 most common locations for a false-negative finding on axial images were the floor of the anterior cranial fossa (n = 6) and the floor of the middle cranial fossa (n = 3), a total of 9/15 (60%) of the false-negatives from the independent axial review. Figures 1 and 2 demonstrate small hemorrhagic contusions along the floor of the right anterior and middle cranial fossas. On the axial series, these are partially obscured by volume averaging from the immediately adjacent bones. The ICH is subtly visible on the axial image (Fig 1A) but is much more conspicuous on the corresponding coronal image (Fig 1B). A small right subdural hematoma is detectable only on the coronal image set (Fig 1B) and cannot be identified on the corresponding axial image (Fig 1C). A similar image pair shown in Fig 2 demonstrates a right inferior temporal contusion, partially obscured by volume averaging through the adjacent temporal bone on the axial image set but clearly seen on coronal images.
Fig 1.
A, A small hemorrhagic contusion (white arrow) is partially obscured by volume averaging with the adjacent bone. B, The same lesion is more conspicuous and confidently identified on coronal reformations (white arrow). A small right subdural hematoma (black arrow) is noted. C, On the corresponding axial image, no abnormality can be identified in the region of the small right subdural hematoma (small white arrow).
A, Hyperattenuation (arrow) in the superficial right temporal lobe is partially obscured by volume averaging through the temporal bone. B, A clear focus of hemorrhagic contusion (arrow) is seen on the corresponding coronal image.
The addition of coronal images as a second orthogonal imaging set also helps to detect findings oriented along these same orthogonal planes. For example, detection of short thin transversely oriented lesions can be difficult on axial images due to volume averaging through the adjacent normal parenchyma, which tends to obscure the typically low-contrast findings. Figure 3 demonstrates a focus of parenchymal hemorrhage in the corpus callosum, which is much more conspicuous on coronal images.
A, A small focus of parenchymal hemorrhage (arrow) is clearly seen in the corpus callosum on the coronal reformation. B, The lesion (arrow) is much more subtly apparent on the corresponding axial image.
Additionally, lesions that are vertically oriented may also be more easily detected on coronal reformations than on axial images. Because the long dimension of the finding will be oriented along the coronal axis, a greater proportion of the lesion is seen on each single coronal section, which can increase conspicuity of the lesion. Figure 4 shows a small vertically oriented anterior falcine subdural hematoma. On the axial image set, this is a relatively subtle finding. However, it is easily detected on coronal reformations.
A, Minimal thickening of the anterior falx (arrow) is not prospectively identified on initial review of the axial images. B, This is confirmed to represent a small subdural hematoma (arrow) on the corresponding coronal image.
One additional advantage of the coronal images is that the second imaging plane increases specificity by enabling more confident evaluation of questionable findings detected on axial images. Figure 5 shows a potential lesion initially detected on individual axial image review. Subsequent review of the corresponding coronal images shows correlative normal findings, permitting the confident exclusion of pathology.
A, Hyperattenuated focus (arrow) in the left cerebellum interpreted as suspicious for parenchymal hemorrhage. B, Coronal images show that the finding represents tentorial calcification (arrow).
We found that coronal images also added value when one is imaging features of head trauma other than ICH. Some findings may be nearly or completely invisible in the axial plane. Figure 6 shows a tiny focus of pneumocephalus adjacent to the left temporal bone, which is nearly completely obscured by the bordering mastoid air cells on the axial set but is clearly seen to be intracranial on the coronal image. Similarly, Fig 7 demonstrates that horizontal skull fractures, when they occur parallel to the acquisition plane, may be wholly invisible on axial images.
A, A small focus of pneumocephalus (arrow) is related to a nondisplaced fracture through the left temporal bone. B, On the axial images, the findings are obscured due to volume averaging through neighboring mastoid air cells (arrow).
Three coronal images show a tranverse nondisplaced fracture (arrows) through the right parietal bone. The corresponding axial images show no evidence of fracture (arrows).
The value of coronal images was particularly clear for the 9 patients (9/213, 4% of the study population) whose NCCT showed only 1 finding, for which accurate evaluation of that single finding is even more relevant. Although these changes in interpretation did not alter the requirement for surgery, such findings can significantly influence medical care. For example, patients in whom subtle ICH is detected should be appropriately monitored and are likely to be re-imaged after an appropriate interval, rather than discharged with a follow-up outpatient appointment.11 Similarly, detection of subtle pneumocephalus indicates the presence of open head trauma, for which antibiotic therapy is often given as a meningitis prophylaxis.12
One potential limitation of the study is the size of 213 patients (32 with positive findings). However, the distribution of the trauma mechanism in this study is reasonably similar to that in larger published studies—for example, Smits et al,2—suggesting that it is a satisfactory representative section of head trauma ED presentations.
In the evaluation of noncontrast cranial CT, coronal reformations improved detection and characterization for the evaluation of ICH compared with standard axial images alone. Of 213 patients in this study, coronal images detected an additional 14% of hemorrhagic foci involving 8 patients (4%) and allowed the exclusion of ICH initially suggested on axial images in 7 patients (3%).
The advantages of evaluating coronal images become especially clear for lesions that lie in the axial plane immediately adjacent to bony surfaces (the anterior cranial fossa, middle cranial fossa, vertex). Coincidentally, these may also be locations that are at higher risk for injury in head trauma. In this study, several foci of ICH oriented transversely in the axial plane were found to be completely invisible on axial images alone.
Because coronal reformations can be simply and rapidly constructed from typical NCCT data acquisitions and provide significant benefit for interpretation of these studies, they have become a component of the routine protocol for NCCT at our institution. On the basis of the results of this study, we suggest consideration of their use in the routine interpretation of NCCT examinations, especially in those performed for the evaluation of head trauma.
Stephen C. Wei and Stephan Ulmer contributed equally to this study.
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A young child sustaining an injury is the worst nightmare for any parent. Nonetheless, at times the inescapable can happen, and therefore, it's always best to be readied. Injuries can occur for all type of reasons and in a variety of environments; your child could get hurt at home, school, at the park, or somewhere else altogether. Being prepared for the most awful will enable you to get past any unexpected difficult times; you'll be less stressed, which can likewise help your kid to stay calm and even have a quicker recuperation. The following are some tips on what to do if your child is unexpectedly injured.
As a parent, an essential thing you can do to have yourself prepared for any accidents or injuries is through the learning of fundamental first aid. When you have the aptitude to deal with an injury rapidly while waiting for the emergency response, you will be more in charge and will probably end up feeling calmer regarding the situation. There are numerous places where you can enroll for medical aid classes and get a certificate, or, you can get a considerable measure of emergency treatment instructional exercises and aides available for free on the web.
There are childhood injuries for instance scrapes, cuts and bruises can easily be taken care of at the house with just antiseptic solution and lots of tender loving care. However, in more serious circumstances, going to the health center may be required. For example, in case your kid gets a bone fracture, they will most certainly require visiting a hospital for an x-ray and advanced examination prior to putting a cast on it. This can be a very stressful and terrifying experience for a little one. The most reasonable act to do in a situation like that is to stay as relaxed as possible because being stressed will make the child worry further.
If a child harmed in a big way or involved in a horrific accident, for instance, a car collision, it could take them a lot of time to get healed psychologically, even moments after the physical injuries have healed. As a parent, witnessing the emotional stress of your child resulting from an injury or accident can be a nightmare to endure. However, there are some things that you can do to assist them in getting back to normal. Encouraging them to speak about their experiences and the fears that it caused can often help – a good pediatric therapist can help with this.
In case your child was injured, and another person was at responsible, then you might consider making a claim.


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Q: How do I pass a program name from php/html, as a variable to javascript rather than hard coding it in the ' $.get' statement I have a dropdown that uses JQuery/Javascript within my php/html program.
This works fine if I hard code the name of the program that runs the SQL to load data into the dropdown list.
I would like this code to be re-usable rather than duplicate it for each dropdown list (I want 2 in the current instance) so I would like to know how to pass different program names as each dropdown list accesses different files. Example: ClubID dropdown requires data from clubs using clubsSearch.php but MemberTypeID requires data from memtyp using memtypSearch.php.
Here is the Javascript including my latest effort to pass the program name as a variable:

If I use
$.get("clubsSearch.php", {term: inputVal}).done(function(data){

it works fine.
The relevant section of the form is:

        <div class="form-group <?php echo (!empty($ClubIDer)) ? 'has-error' : ''; ?>">
        Club ID:

             <input type="hidden"  name="clubID" value="<?php $SearchName = "\"clubsSearch.php\"";?
                           >" >
             <input type="text"  name="ClubID" autocomplete="off"  class="form-control"
                          value="<?php echo $ClubID; ?>" >
             <?php echo $SearchName?>

            <?php echo $ClubIDer;?>

The **$SearchName** displays as "clubsSearch.php" but in Chrome's developer tools I can see the javascript has not recognised the variable var srchName = ; x  and no dropdown list appears.
Can anyone tell me how to present the search name to the javascript as I am completely unfamiliar with it. Any assistance would be appreciated.

A: Pass the program name in the data- attr like
<select name="WHATEVER" id="WHATEVER" data-program="YOUR_PROGRAM_NAME">

in JS get it like
var srchName = $(this).attr("data-program");

A: Resolved: In the html
 <input id="ClubID" data-pgm="\"clubsSearch.php\"">
and in the Javascript
 var srchName =input.dataset.pgm

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Categories: Byline Stories - NewsHudsonThis Just In
Hudson selectmen take no action to fill open seat
By David Fassler
Community Reporter
Hudson – A three-member Board of Selectmen voted to take no action Aug. 1 to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of .
The Hudson Town Charter 3-8 states in the event of a vacancy on the board, the remaining board members may call for a special election. Should the board be presented with a petition from 200 registered voters, or 20 percent, of the registered voters, whichever is less; the Board of Selectmen must initiate a special election to fill the vacancy.
A statement by Selectman Joseph Durant, who was not present at the meeting, was read into the record by Clerk Christopher Yates. In the statement, Durant said that he was in favor of a special election to fill Parente's seat. The statement went on to credit the board for quickly filling vacancies on the school board, and suggesting such action would be appropriate for the highest elected board representing voters.
"If the voters of the town of Hudson feel they want to fill the seat, that's the way we should go about it. $18,000 – I's not comfortable spending that money for an election that would have a lower turnout," Yates said. "I would rather leave it up to the town of Hudson."
The selectmen expressed concern about voting in a new board member during a time when voters are not expecting an election, and right before the budget approval process.
"If we do nothing, if we don's vote to call for a special election, but we receive 200 signatures or 20 percent of the registered voters, that's democracy in action," Selectmen Chair James Vereault said. "That's not three guys spending $18,000; it's 200 voters who would go out for that. My motion to the board is to consider not doing anything, thusly letting the voters speak if in fact they want to collect signatures. I am fully inclined to let the voters make the decision on this one."
In other business, the board approved a purchase-and-sale agreement for the acquisition of property located at 173 Washington St., as well as a memorandum of agreement with MassDevelopment for on-site remediation of the brownfield, and reimbursement in moving the existing tenants.
"You have to be sensitive to the overall bigger picture," Vereault said in reference to the imminent domain taking of the property as part of the straightening of Washington Street. "With the buildings coming down, it leaves the owner with no revenue generation, on top of which we know it's a brownfield. In the end, the town should get a site that is cleaned up, a site available for sale, and a site developed to its full potential and be in the spirit and harmony of everything going on down there.
Other action taken by the board included expenditures totaling more than $860,000 for the purchase of six fire hydrants; reconstruction and reclamation of Packard Street; servicing the Chestnut Wells 1 and 3; and repairs to a piece of Public Works equipment. The selectmen also appointed Michelle Ciccolo as the Hudson representative to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council; and Dr. Daniel Ehntholt to the Board of Health to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Dale Nadeau.
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Rebuilding Together Nashville is not accepting new applications at this time.
To request information about other community resources, please fill out our online information form.
Safe & Healthy Home Improvement Program: We provide home improvements in partnership with volunteers, businesses, local government agencies and other community partners. Our focus is on improvements that will make homes safer and healthier environments for all residents. The scope of work varies greatly from home to home depending on funding availability and household needs. Click here for more details about the types of improvements we prioritize.
Home Energy Savings Program: We engage volunteers to improve the energy efficiency of homes through scopes of work such as insulating attics, sealing windows and doors, installing LED light bulbs and more. These improvements increase comfort and decrease utility costs, resulting in an average savings of $390 per year (according to utility bill analysis) per home.
Why are you not accepting new applications right now?
Rebuilding Together Nashville had a waiting list of over 400 applicants in early 2018. Our current funding sources and staff capacity limit the number of home improvement projects we can complete, so we are prioritizing serving those homeowners who have been on our waiting list before we accept new applications.
When will you accept new applications again?
Rebuilding Together Nashville's work is primarily funded through a grant from the Barnes Housing Trust Fund that will end in 2019. We anticipate being able to accept new applications sometime in 2019. For the most up to date information about our application status, please check back to our website or give us a call at 615.297.3955.
Why do you serve the populations that you serve?
One of Rebuilding Together Nashville's primary goals is to help preserve affordable housing in Davidson County. Data shows that three out of five low-income homeowners are cost-burdened, meaning that those families pay more than 30% of their income to maintain their housing, leaving little room in their budgets for home repairs. Metro's 2017 Community Needs Evaluation found an increase in the number of Nashvillians seeking help paying utility bills and mortgage payments. Rebuilding Together Nashville wants to make sure that our most vulnerable neighbors – seniors, those living with disabilities and veterans – have the support they need to remain in their homes.
What types of community partners and volunteers do you work with to complete home improvement projects?
Most of Rebuilding Together Nashville's funding currently comes through the Barnes Housing Trust Fund and grants through Rebuilding Together's national office. We receive small grants and host volunteer groups from a variety of local business and civic partners, and local contractors sometimes support our work through in-kind donations of labor or materials. We have also partnered with MDHA and GNRC to complete projects. Click here to learn more about volunteering with us. Click here to learn more about other ways to support our work.
Who will complete work at my house if I'm selected to receive services?
Rebuilding Together Nashville works with professional contractors (sometimes paid and sometimes volunteer) as well as skilled and unskilled volunteer groups to complete projects. Volunteers are always supervised by an experienced and trained volunteer or staff member.
How much do home improvement services cost?
Thanks to the generous support of our funders, homeowners do not pay anything to our agency for the repairs they receive. However, homeowners who receive services will be asked to sign a five-year, forgivable lien for the full value of home improvement services. If the homeowner or their heirs sell the home within five years of project completion, Rebuilding Together Nashville will be paid back in full from the proceeds from the home sale. We will reinvest that money in another project. This allows us to continue meeting our goal of preserving affordable housing in Nashville in the long term.
Are there any home improvement services that Rebuilding Together Nashville does not provide?
Rebuilding Together Nashville is unable to complete repairs at homes with significant hoarding or clutter issues, significant pest control issues, serious water damage or mold contamination, intensive landscaping or tree removal needs, major foundation issues, extensive lead-based paint contamination or other hazardous materials, or evidence of drug use, criminal activity or mistreatment of animals. We reserve the right to decline any application that is beyond the agency's scope of funding or expertise, that may expose staff or volunteers to dangerous conditions, or that Rebuilding Together Nashville deems unsuitable for any reason.
How does Rebuilding Together Nashville calculate income for eligibility purposes?
When you fill out an application to Rebuilding Together Nashville, you must declare the income of every person who lives in your home, even extended family members and roommates. Whether a specific source of income will count toward your household income will depend on your specific living arrangement. In general, all income will be counted. Income includes wages from jobs, self-employment, Social Security payments, pension payments and any other regularly recurring source of funds in your household.
I co-own my house with someone else, but they don't live here. Will I qualify for services?
When you fill out an application to Rebuilding Together Nashville, you must write in the name of any co-owner. Rebuilding Together Nashville will require some information from other property owners, whether or not they currently live in the home with you. You should inform any co-owners when you apply for services that we will need their cooperation to get your application approved.
The need for home improvement services in Tennessee is great, and funding is limited. Below are links to statewide and regional resources that may offer services in your area.
Click here to request a detailed resource sheet for your community.
We hope that one of these resources in your county will be able to assist you with any home concerns you may still have. We often advise homeowners that free community assistance is limited, so we suggest homeowners consider hiring a contractor for small home improvement projects.
There may be additional resources in your community that we are not aware of. We recommend that you contact your local United Way or your local government officials who may be able to tell you about resources that we are not aware of. You may also want to talk with your insurance agent, local social workers, health care providers, churches or religious institutions. And you may be able to leverage your home's value to complete some home repairs; your trusted banker or real estate agent should be able to give you better information.
The applicant must own the home.
The applicant must live in the home.
The applicant must be current on property taxes for the home.
The applicant must have a current homeowners insurance policy for the property.
The applicant must be current on mortgage payments (if applicable).
The home must be a free-standing, single-family home; we are not able to serve rental properties, condos, or mobile homes.
The applicant's household must meet income guidelines. Applicant households with an annual income of up to 80% of HUD's area median income are eligible for our services. Applicant households with an annual income of up to 50% of HUD's area median income will be prioritized for our services. HUD's area median income guidelines are calculated annually and can be found here.


By framing its story through recovered mobile phone footage discovered by unseen investigators, Malaria immediately hooks in its audience.
Set mainly in Tehran, director Parviz Shahbazi utilises the mobile phone angle to create a semi-improvised film about three young Iranians. The first two are Hanna (Saghar Ghanaat) and Mori (Saed Soheili), two young lovers who run away from home. This third is Azi (Azarakhsh Farahani), an aspiring musician who gets wrapped up in the couple's problems.
Through the use of phone footage, the film makes a thematic point. The act of recording is a modern means of self-expression for Hanna, who is otherwise restricted by the traditional background of her family and Iranian society at large. Therefore, the importance of the mobile phone is that it highlights the tension between progress and tradition.
This central conflict is also embodied most fully in the character of irresponsible slacker Azi, who is easily the highlight of the film. Through his love of the Beatles, and pop-culture t-shirts, Azi is the most outwardly modern character. He exudes a simple kindness towards Hanna and Mori, two people he has no real reason to help. This eventually turns him into a tragic figure as he suffers thanks to their actions.
If Malaria has a problem, it's that the conclusion is dissatisfying thanks to its abruptness. The resolution of the opening mystery about why investigators are viewing the footage is given an ambiguous answer. It feels empty thanks to how suddenly Malaria arrives at its conclusion.
Despite suffering from a weak ending, this issue does not stop Malaria from being highly likeable. This is thanks to Farahani's portrayal of the lovely Azi, and director Parviz Shahbazi's sophisticated stylistic choices which package the film well.
SYNOPSIS: Two lovers run a way to Tehran and along the way they run into a kindly musician.


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Barr says Mueller examined 10 instances of possible obstruction by Trump
Posted 10:12 AM, April 18, 2019, by CNN Wire, Henry Rosoff and Shirley Chan, Updated at 11:11PM, April 18, 2019
Attorney General William Barr defended his conclusion there was no evidence of obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump, as he prepares to release a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
The redacted report, which is nearly 400 pages, will fill in some -- but likely not all -- of the details explaining what Mueller's team uncovered during the 22-month investigation that's hung like a cloud over Trump's presidency while the special counsel investigated possible collusion between Trump's team and Russia and any possible obstruction of justice.
Barr said at a press conference Thursday morning that Mueller's report did not find "collusion" between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
"After nearly two years of investigation, thousands of subpoenas, and hundreds of warrants and witness interviews, the special counsel confirmed that the Russian government sponsored efforts to illegally interfere with the 2016 presidential election, but did not find that the Trump campaign or other Americans colluded in those schemes," Barr said.
10 episodes of potential obstruction by Trump
Mueller's investigation examined 10 episodes involving the President and potential obstruction of justice, Barr said.
Watch: AG Barr on Mueller report ahead of its release
Mueller did not make a "traditional prosecutorial judgment" on the obstruction question, Barr said. Instead, Barr said he concluded the evidence was "not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense."
"The President took no act that in fact deprived the special counsel of the documents and witnesses necessary to complete his investigation," Barr said.
"Apart from whether the acts were obstructive, this evidence of non-corrupt motives weighs heavily against any allegation that the President had a corrupt intent to obstruct the investigation," he added.
Barr said the President's lawyers were permitted to read the redacted version of the report, but the President would not assert executive privilege.
Fight over full report
Democrats have demanded to see Mueller's full, unredacted report, charging that Barr cannot be trusted to provide an accurate accounting of Mueller's findings as a Trump political appointee who previously argued against the merits of an obstruction case against the President.
Congressional Democrats rose up in anger at Barr's decision to hold a press conference before the release of the report. Five House Democratic committee chairs said in a joint statement Wednesday night that Barr should cancel the press conference and slammed Barr.
"With the Special Counsel's fact-gathering work concluded, it is now Congress' responsibility to assess the findings and evidence and proceed accordingly," the joint statement read.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer jointly called for Mueller to testify before Congress publicly, saying there was a "crisis of confidence" in Barr's independence and impartiality.
"We believe the only way to begin restoring public trust in the handling of the special counsel's investigation is for special counsel Mueller himself to provide public testimony in the House and Senate as soon as possible," they said.
Democrats have been particularly suspicious at the fact that Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the decision there was not sufficient evidence to prosecute such a case, especially in light of reports that some on Mueller's team have told others they were unsatisfied with Barr's characterization of the investigation.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler questioned why Barr was having a press conference to explain the report at all, saying he was "deeply troubled by reports" the White House had been briefed on the report ahead of release, as The New York Times reported. He likewise said it was "wrong" for the Justice Department to time the release of the redacted report to Congress for after Barr's press conference.
Congress will get to see a little bit more of Mueller's report and his findings than the general public once the report is delivered to them.
Federal prosecutors said in a court filing related to the case against Trump associate Roger Stone on Wednesday that there would be two versions of the redacted special counsel report, with one for public release and another, less redacted, version for a limited number of members of Congress.
Congressional Democrats have already authorized a subpoena for the full report and the underlying evidence, and they urged Barr to change course and provide them an unredacted version. They're likely to move forward now with the subpoena, which could spark a court battle between House Democrats and the Trump administration.
Barr said Thursday he would redact four types of information before making the report public: grand jury material, classified material, material about ongoing investigations and "information that would unduly infringe on the personal privacy and reputational interests of peripheral third parties."
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Nadler on Trump impeachment: 'All options are on the table'
Mueller report release spirals into political gamesmanship
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Democrats set contempt vote for Barr over Mueller report
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Posted on Powermatic PM1500 Worthiness?
At that price point do yourself a favor and look at the SCM Formula S400P (AKA Minimax MM16). These are made by Centauro in Italy and white labeled for SCM. They are simply the best steel framed vertical saws built today.
The PM1500 is a solid saw all the way around, there isn't much to complain about other than the price puts it too close to the Italian made saws like the previously mentioned SCMs and the ACM built Laguna HD saws.
As for blades you might want to start a thread with your questions in order to get more input.
I would suggest a carbide tipped Lenox Trimaster/Woodmaster CT or a Laguna Resaw King for resawing/veneer cutting and I prefer Lenox blades for most of the rest of your carbon or bi-metal blade needs. The high silicon steel Timberwolf blades are initially sharper than a standard carbon blade but will dull much quicker, it is simply the nature of the metal.


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