The Trump administration continues to attack women's access to healthcare. A new ban was announced that would prevent all federally funded clinics from giving abortion referrals to women. Any clinic that provides abortion referrals would lose federal money and clinics no longer have to give the option of abortion to pregnant women.
Faith-based organizations can now seek out federal money since they no longer have to worry about mentioning abortion to pregnant women. This "Protect Life" rule would also ban health clinics from sharing spaces with organizations that provide abortions (such as Planned Parenthood).
This new ban still has to go through the White House's Office of Management and Budget. After that, there will be a public comment period. If it continues to progress, there will certainly be many court battles. So this ban is far from a certainty, but it's still scary it has White House support.
Anti-choice groups are ecstatic about this proposed ban, but it's only going to hurt women and their access to healthcare.
People often forget that Planned Parenthood does SO MUCH more than abortions. Taking away their funding only hurts the people of our country who need affordable healthcare. If people are pro-life, I wish they would spend their energy fighting for access to birth control and sexual education so we would have less abortions!
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Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose talks favorite AC/DC song, Coachella shows and broken foot
TMZ interviewed Guns N' Roses Axl Rose at LAX as he rode on a scooter through the airport on April 25.
About his broken foot, he said: "Oh yeah. It's going good." He said his cast will be off in 'a couple weeks'.
He revealed his current favorite AC/DC song, "Right now, Touch Too Much."
About Guns N' Roses Coachella shows: "The shows went really good, the crowd was amazing. The first show was good, the second show was more fun. The crowd was even more responsive."
About Prince's death: "Very sad thing, big Prince fan."
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In his 1557 work The Whetstone of Witte, British mathematician Robert Recorde proposed an exponent notation by prime factorisation, which remained in use up until the eighteenth century and acquired the name Arabic exponent notation.  The principle of Arabic exponents was quite similar to Egyptian fractions; large exponents were broken down into smaller prime numbers.  Squares and cubes were so called; prime numbers from five onwards were called sursolids.

Although the terms used for defining exponents differed between authors and times, the general system was the primary exponent notation until René Descartes devised the Cartesian exponent notation, which is still used today.

This is a list of Recorde's terms.

By comparison, here is a table of prime factors:

See also
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External links (references)
 Mathematical dictionary, Chas Hutton, pg 224

Mathematical notation

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Good article in p2pnet about Dawnell Leadbetter's ordeal
Another good article by Jon Newton of p2pnet.net about the human equation, the toll the RIAA's litigations take on the lives of the people subjected to them:
Pay up! Dawnell Leadbetter tells RIAA. Again.
p2pnet news view RIAA | P2P:- Regular p2pnet readers will recognize the name Dawnell Leadbetter.
She's the Seattle-area mother of two teenaged children who sued Comcast for disclosing her name and contact information.
She also features in the 'We're Not Taking Any More' club, an early p2pnet story on mothers who've had the courage to stand up to Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music RIAA thugs.
In the Comcast case, an RIAA 'Settlement Support Center' used information the RIAA, "obtained in a Philadelphia lawsuit over the illegal sharing of digital music files," Lory Lybeck, the lawyer representing Leadbetter, said in Reclaim the Media.
"But no court authorized Comcast to release names and addresses of its customers, or notified his client that her information had been given to an outside party."
Now, "In Interscope Records v Leadbetter, where the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had affirmed the lower court's denial of Ms Leadbetter's motion for her attorneys fees, Ms Leadbetter has filed a petition for rehearing, arguing that the Court overlooked certain facts and legal precedents," says Recording Industry vs The People.
Posted by raybeckerman at 3/12/2009 10:43:00 AM
This man is so happy to see that a case is being pursued against Ms. Leadbetter's ISP (Comcast) for the release of unsubpoenaed private customer information and hopes that they rip Comcast a new one over this. A big win in this area might put the brakes on the headlong rush of too many ISP's to voluntarily cooperate with the industry to the sidestepping of all those messy court procedures and the determent of their customers. This raises the question of a class action suit against Comcast for all affected customers for whom they turned over private data like this.
This man wishes more students were suing their universities on the same grounds that most universities roll-over far too easily in giving up data instead of fighting these exceptionally questionable subpoenas. The RIAA knows that the third party universities know that this isn't their fight - and a few good lawsuits claiming that the universities weren't living up to their obligations to protect private student information against highly questionable lawsuits might might make it into their fight.
March 12, 2009 at 11:45:00 AM EDT
"This man wishes more students were suing their universities on the same grounds that most universities roll-over far too easily in giving up data instead of fighting these exceptionally questionable subpoenas."
This very thing may happen as the result of the lack of due dilligence on the part of a Michigan university who failed to realize that Michigan Law prohibits Private investigations without a license, and the university rolled over without a wimper. Time will tell.


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Q:  won't work in ASP.NET Okay, this may seem silly, but on an ASP.NET .ascx control, I'm trying to use:
<input type="button" runat="server" />

instead of:
<asp:Button runat="server" />

And it's not working for me.  This code:
<asp:Button id="btnBuyCat" runat="server" Text="Buy Cat"
ToolTip="Click to buy a cat" OnClick="btnBuyCat_Click" EnableViewState="false" />

renders the following HTML: (ignoring naming containers btw)
<input type="submit" id="btnBuyCat" name="btnBuyCat" value="Shopping Cart"
title="Click to buy a cat" />

That's mostly fine, except I want input type="button" not input type="submit".
I tried this code:
<input type="button" id="btnBuyCat" name="btnBuyCat" runat="server"
value="Buy Cat" title="Click to buy a cat" onclick="btnBuyCat_Click"
enableviewstate="False" />

and get this HTML:
<input type="button" id="btnBuyCat" name="btnBuyCat"" value="Buy Cat"
title="Click to buy a cat" onclick="btnBuyCat_Click" />

Unfortunately the rendered button does not work.  Also, I even tried input type="submit" just to check, but unless I use the <asp:Button> I can't get it to work.  I'm sure it has something to do with the JavaScript.
Is there a way to use the regular HTML button markup and a runat="server" in ASP.NET?

A: To specify an input control runat=server, you must also specify an id. Also the error you get is probably because of js error. onclick event on a standard html control is assuming a script method define, whereas it seems like you wanted to do a postback type operation. Your option is to define a javascript function according to the method name you give to the onclick event, or use __doPostBack method to explicitly trigger postback
<input type="button" runat="server" id="btnTest" />

A: Have you tried:
<button type="button" id="btnBuyCat" name="btnBuyCat" value="Shopping Cart"
title="Click to buy a cat"  onclick="btnBuyCat_Click">Click Me!</button>

A: What you're missing is the UseSubmitBehavior attribute, e.g.,
<asp:Button id="btnBuyCat" runat="server" Text="Buy Cat"
UseSubmitBehavior="False" ToolTip="Click to buy a cat"
OnClick="btnBuyCat_Click" EnableViewState="false" />

This will give you a regular button, not a submit button.

A: You can use:
btnBuyCat.ServerClick += new EventHandler(btnBuyCat_ServerClick);

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J.Lamotta - Can't Refuse [Official Music Video]
Born in Tel Aviv to a family with Moroccan roots, Berlin based artist and producer J.Lamotta has gone from strength to strength since her 2019 sophomore album 'Suzume', garnering support from the international music community and touring across Europe and Asia, including the iconic Blue Note Tokyo. She is now back with a new EP titled 'Brand New Choice' which features the first single 'Can't Refuse', along with an accompanying music video that dropped on Friday, May 22nd via Jakarta Records.
'Can't Refuse' marks a new direction for J.Lamotta. While soulful rnb vocal harmonies remain, hard hitting hip hop drums drive the single forward and bring a new energy to her music. With lyrics reflecting on relationships and sexuality, and a music video with J.Lamotta's signature aesthetic at the forefront, the single is an exciting taste of the upcoming 'Brand New Choice' EP.
Speaking about 'Can't Refuse', J.Lamotta comments: "At some point in life, I realised that I wasn't fully accepting myself; maybe I was obeying a taboo and trying to set a so-called "good" example. I went a long way to be able to embrace my sexuality, and I wish that everyone who faces a similar thing will be able to discover the liberty that comes with accepting your desires."
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UNITED STATES—For many teams a defeat is not a disaster. For average basketball sides losing a match is not a tragedy, rather it is a part of the season which, while annoying, is simply something you have to deal with as a side that plays so many games in such a short space of time in a league as competitive as the NBA.
For the Golden State Warriors though, a defeat feels crushing, it feels like a real shock and it feels quite odd. They are so used to winning, to putting the numbers on the board and getting that W that every time they lose it feels like a mini crisis. As reigning champions they are expected to win. They have only lost nine matches from forty five this season, an amazing record that sees them win 80% of the time. They are comfortably the best side in the league and therefore when they fall short and fail to get the win it feels odd. That is why their defeat to the Clippers just over eleven days ago didn't seem to make sense.
The Clippers had close to a losing record and were playing a side in superb form. Having lost that the Warriors could easily have fallen into a spin as many lesser teams would have. They had a tough set of matches on the horizon too with last seasons NBA finalists Cleveland Cavaliers and one of the form teams this season the Toronto Raptors ready to try and take down the Warriors. With both of those games being on the road things looked even tougher for the Warriors and before taking on either of those sides they had to face a solid Minnesota Bucks on the road as well.
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They first swatted the Bucks aside keeping them down to less than a hundred points and putting up one hundred and eight themselves. Next they took out The Raptors, in Canada, in a nail biter winning by only two points but showing what champions are made of by edging it out. Then they brushed aside their perennial rivals in Cleveland with a comfortable and confident win that suggests if they were to meet again in the finals it would be a clean sweep for the Warriors.
Golden State might just prove themselves to be one of the great all time teams, if they can respond to set backs with the same vigour and ability that they have after their loss to the Clippers then it is hard to see who can stop them. They ooze class and its great for California to have such a good team.
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HSHS Medical Group Names Collinsville Physician as President
SPRINGFIELD - Following an extensive nationwide search, HSHS Medical Group has selected an internal candidate to serve as President. Loren Hughes, MD will begin his new role effective December 9, 2013.
E.J. Kuiper Named President and Chief Executive Officer, HSHS Central Illinois Division
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) today announced that E. J. Kuiper, MHA, DPT, FACHE has been appointed as HSHS Division President and Chief Executive Officer, Central Illinois Division (CID). He will begin his new role on January 6, 2014.
Theresa Rutherford Named President and CEO Of St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital
EFFINGHAM, IL - Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) announced the appointment of Theresa Rutherford, RN, MSN, MBA, FACHE, as President and CEO of St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Rutherford has served as Chief Operating Officer at St. Mary's Hospital in Decatur since 2006.
Melinda Clark Appointed HSHS Medical Group CEO
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Melinda Clark accepted an invitation to serve as Chief Executive Officer, HSHS Medical Group, an affiliate of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS). Melinda has been the acting and then interim CEO of HSHS Medical Group for the last eight months.
Daniel Hoodin Appointed HSHS Vice President, Managed Care
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Daniel Hoodin has been appointed Vice President, Managed Care with Hospital Sisters Health System in Springfield, Illinois. He began his new role on April 15 and reports to Michael Cottrell, HSHS Chief Financial Officer.
St. Joseph's Hospital Breaks Ground for New Replacement Hospital Campus
HIGHLAND, IL - St. Joseph's Hospital (SJH) in Highland held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, April 20 on the site of the new St. Joseph's Hospital campus at the corner of Poplar Street and Troxler Avenue.


Need a better way to check in with your supervisor? Here's some help.
Is this how you prepare for a regular meeting with your supervisor?
You're sitting at your desk checking your calendar, and you see that the weekly check-in with your boss is scheduled for 2 p.m. — just 10 minutes from now.
When you meet, you know there are one or two priority items you absolutely must discuss, like the new volunteer manual and the schedule for corporate groups. No need to write down those topics.
And then there are a couple of other things you want to be sure to bring up — some volunteer requests and a staff concern. You take out a notepad and jot down those issues as you head out the door.
Oh, and as you enter your boss' office, you remember it would also be good to talk about the fall appreciation event. You've already arrived though, so no need to add that to your notes. You'll just remember to mention it while you chat.
How many times have you sat down for a check-in with your supervisor and forgotten to mention half the things you needed to review? Or perhaps you discuss the same project each week but never really measure the progress you've made.
You might start to wonder if these meetings are worth anyone's time at all.
CVA Sami Smyth was determined to make her weekly check-ins productive, but instead of relying on an informal running list, she created her own reporting form for supervision meetings.
CVA Sami Smyth invented a form that's equally valuable for supervisors and supervisees.
Wondering what a form like this might include, Sami searched online for examples and templates that might inspire her, finally creating her own hybrid matrix.
What's brilliant about Sami's form is (1) it's simplicity and (2) the way that it tracks her tasks over time, documenting her progress on the many projects that she juggles simultaneously.
Action Items: This is where Sami lists anything she's currently working on that requires input from her supervisor.
Upcoming Volunteer Projects: This area is especially helpful for tracking group projects, such as corporate days of service.
Completed items: Although many of her projects are ongoing, Sami wanted a place where she could check off the projects that had an end date.
Questions and Comments: This is where Sami notes any feedback shared by her supervisor or adds new questions that arise from their discussion.
Important Dates: This section helps ensure that Sami's supervisor and other staff are aware of upcoming volunteer-related events.
Just a few months ago, when Sami was promoted to Manager of Volunteer Programs, she made a new discovery: the form was just as helpful for supervisors as for supervisees.
A huge part of a volunteer manager's work — I'm thinking at least 50 percent — is about creating the systems our programs need to sustain themselves and thrive. But a system is not always an elaborate series of policies and procedures.
Sometimes, the most effective systems boil down to one page that answers your most relevant questions.
Want to try out Sami's form? Download it here!


The city of New Orleans, situated in the southeastern corner of Louisiana, is a great holiday destination for those looking for a bit of cultural immersion. The city is named after the French Duke of Orleans, and to this day it maintains a touch of European panache. New Orleans is a great destination for fans of good food, music, and you'll find plenty of cultural activities. Don't forget to book a fantastic New Orleans hotel near your ideal itinerary activities, too.
With its ample French influence and a variety of other cultures, New Orleans offers a true melting pot of cuisines. Popular dishes range from sumptuous chargrilled oysters to hearty red beans and rice to the famous beignet, a light, doughy offering that's topped with powdered sugar and provides the perfect mid-morning treat. African, Spanish, Italian, French, Native American, Chinese, and Cajun restaurants throughout the city serve such dishes, so whatever your culinary preferences might be, you'll feel like you've landed in foodie heaven when you arrive in New Orleans.
Along with its diverse restaurant scene, New Orleans is also famous for its great music. Often considered the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans is home to a number of soulful bars where you can enjoy music from jazz greats dating back to Louis Armstrong and Ellis Marsallis and right up to modern-day interpretations from the likes of Harry Connick, Jr. Fans of other genres will also enjoy themselves at venues also dedicated to blues music, rock and roll, and hip hop.
Of course, you can listen to the city's great music outside of the bars, too. New Orleans is also home to a number of world-famous festivals including the Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Fest, Essence Music Festival, and Mardi Gras, which is surely the most unique way of ushering in the Feast of the Epiphany.
Visitors who want to break away from the food and music scene for a short while can explore a number of other exciting options in New Orleans. Sports fans have an almost unlimited selection of options and teams to support ranging, from American Football (New Orleans Saints), basketball (New Orleans Pelicans), baseball (New Orleans Zephyrs), women's football (New Orleans Blaze), to local athletics events and golf tournaments.
Other non-sporting cultural outings include visits to cathedrals such as the beautiful St. Louis cathedral. You can also wander through the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden or take a gentle stroll around one of New Orleans' city parks, where you could even partake in some horseback riding.
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Q: How to capture button text (for the button user pressed) in adaptive cards Technology :-
Nodejs Sdk for bot builder version 3
I have chat bot with MS teams and Cortana channel
I am trying to see if there a way to capture what buttons user has click on the adaptive card being presented . Most likely I am interested on text on the button so I can run some analytics.
My card has a button with "type": "Action.ShowCard", something similar to this sample https://adaptivecards.io/samples/ActivityUpdate.html
where let's just say I want to capture of user click on 'Comment' & 'Set due date' buttons.

A: If you followed
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/adaptive-cards/getting-started/bots
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bot-service/nodejs/bot-builder-nodejs-send-rich-cards?view=azure-bot-service-3.0
You won't see an obvious answer. The renderer handles showcard. But - for analytics you can use an Action.Submit. Your bot will get a Value on the message. You can then do your analytics, and show another card with a different layout.
Also, you might be able to use "a tracking pixel" approach (don't know, haven't tried), or implicitly gather stats if any of the stuff on the shown card is interacted with (that would come through as message text or value).


On Tuesday night Cardinal Stritch traveled to TAAC rival Maumee Valley for a showdown of two of the more talented teams you'll find in the small divisions.
Cardinal Stritch would take control early and keep their lead for entire game, many times holding a double-digit advantage, but Maumee Valley would not go down without a fight.
Cardinal Stritch would hold on to defeat Maumee Valley 74-70, clinching the TAAC. Little Anderson led all scorers with 25 points for Cardinal Stricth, followed by Joey Holifield with 23 points, and Jordan Burton with 17 points.
Zeb Jackson would lead Maumee Valley with 21 points, followed by Steve Coleman with 19 points in the loss.


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In a move that may sound surprising, given his many comments and actions against Muslim immigrants and countries, US President Donald Trump hosted a formal dinner Wednesday in celebration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
During the dinner, Trump extolled the virtues of Ramadan and called for cooperation in the Middle East.
USA presidents have previously hosted iftar dinners at the White House for foreign diplomats, Cabinet officials and Muslim leaders from civil society organisations in honour of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
"In gathering together this evening we honor a sacred tradition of one of the world's great religions".
As the event unfolded, several journalists on Twitter pointed that none of the invitees appeared to be American Muslims except for the imam leading the prayer.
To protest the snub, they held a counter-event, "NOT Trump's Iftar" across from the White House, at Lafayette Square in the USA capital.
Attendees included Vice President Pence and a few other Cabinet members, as well as ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Kuwait, Indonesia, Jordan and other Muslim-majority countries.
He recalled that the first state visit of his presidency was to Saudi Arabia, calling it "one of the most fabulous times" of his presidency.
"Only by working together can we achieve a future of prosperity and security for all", he said. But when news emerged that it would resume the tradition, questions arose as to who would be attending as the White House kept the list quiet. In January 2017, Trump signed an executive order, dubbed the "Muslim ban", which prohibited people from seven predominantly-Muslim countries from entering the US.
Sharif Aly, CEO of Islamic Relief USA, a humanitarian and advocacy organization, said the group was glad to see the White House had reinstated the iftar, "an event that should be hosted every year, just like the Easter Egg Roll, the Passover Seder and Christmas Open House". It also affects two non-Muslim countries, blocking travelers from North Korea and some Venezuelan government officials and their families.
Past year when Trump opted against hosting an iftar dinner, he was also under fire as the American Muslim community had grown accustomed to attending dinners under previous administrations, including presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush.
If the court denies Trump's appeal, it may mean United States elected officials will have to keep their Twitter accounts open to all.
He stressed that Kate had not been abusing any substances or alcohol, nor had there been any business problems. Frances Valentine, with which she was involved until her death, focuses exclusively on shoes and handbags.
Ghana, who failed to qualify for the World Cup, hit back through Kasim Nuhu before Thomas Partey fired home three minutes from time.
It means that BT will, for the first time, be able to screen show multiple midweek Premier League matches on the same evening. Amazon did not disclose what it paid for the broadcast rights.
Fekir will be given permission to leave France's World Cup training base and could undergo his medical on Merseyside on Friday. The Frenchman is set to become Liverpool's second signing of the summer following the £44m purchase of Monaco ace Fabinho .
New York City police have confirmed that they are investigating the apparent suicide of fashion designer Kate Spade . This May 13, 2004 photo shows designer Kate Spade posing among handbags and shoes from her collection in NY .
This compromise would allow the company to once again use US -made components in their products-although at a large cost. The company also violated hundreds of US sanctions by shipping telecommunications equipment to North Korea.
Millan Hupp was described by former EPA staffers as one of Pruitt's closest and most loyal aides. "I don't know Mr. That business opportunity turned out to be Pruitt's desire to acquire a fast-food franchise for his wife.
Amazon is also giving a $10 credit for Prime Video to customers who purchase and register their TV Cube by July 1. As an Amazon Echo and a Fire TV (dongle) owner, I love the fact that I can control my TV with my voice.
It appears a decision has yet to be made by Griezmann, and with the World Cup coming up, this may simmer for a while. Lionel Messi has publicly supported Barcelona's move to sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid this summer.
James elaborated on the challenge the Warriors present since adding Durant. "You know that you can never relax". After lighting up Cleveland in the first two games, Curry shot 3 for 16 from the floor, scoring only 11 points.
The United States and Mexico do $600 billion in annual trade and about 16 percent of US goods exports go to its southern neighbor. On Sunday, Trudeau said the U.S. imposition of tariffs on metal imports is an insult to their long standing security partnership.
The Washington Capitals are now 3-1 in the series, and will play the Golden Knights for Game 5 in Vegas Thursday night at 8 p.m. Alex Tuch collected a rebound in front of Capitals goalie Braden Holtby , and Holtby lunged over to stop a second chance.
Schumer also challenged Republican President Trump to stay in Washington "working right alongside us" during the month of August. He told reporters afterward that the legislation had been well-received by several GOP senators.


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Better asset quality, economic rebound brighten Indian banks' earnings outlook: S&P
Many large banks saw their non-performing loan ratios decline as new NPA formation was more than offset by recoveries on retail loans.
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Earnings of Indian banks will get a boost from easing non-performing loans and the nation's economic recovery that will drive demand for credit.
Many large banks saw their nonperforming loan ratios decline "as new NPA formation was more than offset by recoveries on retail loans," said Nikita Anand, an analyst at S&P Global Ratings, after both private-sector and government-owned banks reported an improvement in overall asset quality in the fiscal second quarter that ended Sept. 30. "[The banks'] earnings have improved with credit costs moderating," he said.
As on September 30, the weak loan ratio peaked close to 10 per cent. Credit costs, which reflect provisioning on bad loans, will also likely hit their lowest level in 7 years. This in turn should boost earnings, according to S&P.
State Bank of India, the country's largest bank by assets, reported total NPAs of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for the quarter ended September 30, down from Rs 1.36 lakh crore in the previous quarter and Rs 1.27 lakh crore in the same period a year ago. Bank of Baroda and Punjab National Bank also saw quarter-over-quarter falls in NPAs.
Meanwhile, the ratings agency said that it is sceptical of allowing corporate ownership in banks, given India's weak corporate governance. Corporate ownership of banks raises risks of intergroup lending, diversion of funds and reputational exposure, it said. Currently, the Reserve Bank of India refrained from allowing corporate ownership in banks.
Economy on mend
India's economy grew 20.1% year over year in the April-to-June quarter, recovering from a 24.4% contraction in the same period of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a strict lockdown across the country. The Reserve Bank of India expects the economy to grow about 9.5% in the fiscal year to March 2022, and Governor Shaktikanta Das on November 16 underscored the "need for sustained impetus so that growth could return to, or better still, exceed the pre-pandemic trend."
The rating agency said that the economy's expansion is expected to outpace that of developing market peers in the coming few years. "In comparison, some tourism-dependent countries, such as Thailand, are likely to see long-term scarring as we expect only a gradual resumption of travel-related industries," they agency said.
Ahead of the Diwali festive season, gross bank credit grew 6.7% year over year in both August and September, reversing a contraction earlier in the year, central bank data show.
"With cash flows improving for underlying borrowers due to easing of the pandemic and lockdowns, most banks have reported an improvement in asset quality and reduction in nonperforming assets," said Krishnan Sitaraman, senior director at Crisil, a unit of S&P Global Inc.
"It is also a reflection of the clear improvement in economic fundamentals for the country" after the economy contracted 7.3% in the year that ended March 31, 2021, Sitaraman said.
Banks are likely to sustain their earnings improvement in 2022 if credit costs continue to moderate, though Sitaraman flagged the risk of a possible fresh wave of Covid infections and its potential impact on economic activity.
Better earnings
The net profit of State Bank of India in the second quarter rose to Rs 8,890 crore from Rs 5,246 crore in the prior-year period. ICICI Bank Ltd's net profit increased to Rs 6,092 crore from Rs 4,882 crore in the prior-year period.
SBI's credit cost and net interest margin profile were better than expectations, ICICI Securities said in a note after the lender reported its earnings. SBI's management expects an opportunity to grow its corporate and small business portfolios as economic activity picks up, the merchant banking and retail broking arm of India's second-biggest private-sector lender by assets said in a note. "SBI also has sufficient capital and liquidity on balance sheet to support growth."
HDFC Bank, the country's largest private-sector bank, saw its NPLs ease to Rs 21,000 crore from Rs 23,000 crore in the first quarter. The lender said its bad loans from small-and-medium scale businesses declined over the previous quarter and the corporate book is resilient, suggesting that a bigger part of incremental delinquency is flowing from the retail and agriculture segments, ICICI Securities said in a note after HDFC reported its earnings.
"Further curtailment of slippages, better recoveries and improved collections will support asset quality trends in coming quarters [for HDFC Bank]," according to ICICI Securities.
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Indian Banks Earnings
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In India, it's very hard to get a debit card which supports international payments. Only a few Private Banks offer international transaction supported VISA/Mastercard debit cards to its customers. But these are not cheap at all. To get a premium debit card from any Private Banks is a very costly affair. You need to maintain a very high minimum balance (Monthly average balance or MAB) to operate a Savings Bank Account and also these cards come with a very high annual maintenance fee.
But what if we get a free a preloadable virtual debit card in India which also supports the international transaction, then it will be a bonus for not only the bloggers or freelancers but for everyone.
We often get confused between Debit and Credit cards. In simple term, in Debit card we pay before we can use it, while in credit card we pay after we use the card. A credit card is a kind of loan where card issuing bank gives a usage limit up to which you can use the card and charges interest after some fixed no interest period. It varies from 20 to 30 days as per the terms of the Issuing Banks. These cards also come with high annual renewal fees.
What is Virtual Debit Card and How it Works?
We literally, cannot create Virtual credit card online, because as I told earlier, Credit card is a kind of loan and all credit card processing Banks offer these cards to those who have a high net worth or regular source of income. Sometimes Banks may provide you a credit card if you can offer some fixed deposit as security.
A virtual credit card is nothing but a random number which only can generate by the actual credit card holder through internet banking or any other means to protect their actual credit card information from online fraud. It has its own set of generated numbers with expiry date and CVV and can be created with VISA or MasterCard payment gateway as per card issuing Bank's norm.
As we all know how risky it is to give our credit card details to some unknown online service providers. It reduces the risk of exposing the underlying Credit/Debit limit as the Primary Card details are not communicated to the Merchant.
A virtual credit card is created for any limited online transaction purpose like shopping from an overseas company or paying for any not so established company where we do not want to reveal our card number. A virtual credit card can be created for 1 day to 3 days, after that the card will destroy itself and no one can misuse the card. There is also some upper limit of the virtual credit card beyond which the card can not be used.
These cards mainly issued for single online transaction only to protect the security and identity of the actual credit card holder.
You can easily create unlimited virtual credit cards as per your needs through the internet banking option of card issuing banks. For example, you can easily create a virtual credit card from ICICI net banking by navigating Home>Credit Cards>Virtual Credit Cards.
Virtual Debit Card also is known as prepaid electronic card or e-wallet or digital wallet which can be created instantly through online or through mobile apps. As the name indicates, the Card is Virtual in nature, that means, you won't get any physical card, but you will get all the facilities of Physical Debit card. The Virtual Debit Card may be Visa/MasterCard or Rupay based and has its own unique card number, expiry date and CVV number.
The virtual debit card can be used for any e-commerce websites or online payments without revealing the actual identity of the cardholder. You can easily create a virtual debit card by installing the Apps from Play Store or iOS App Store.
There are many Indian Govt. , Private Banks and recently launched Payments Banks offer free virtual Debit card in India. But most of these Indian Virtual Debit card do not support international transaction or payments.
Virtual Debit card can be created instantly through online or mobile Apps.
Pre-loadable with zero joining fee and annual maintenance fee.
Do not have to maintain any minimum average balance.
Can be used for any merchant sites or e-commerce sites.
No separate Documentation or installation required anyone can create the card easily.
Reduces the risk of online frauds.
Easily loadable from internet banking or credit/debit cards.
Anyone can get a free virtual debit card by installing mobile apps from Android or iOS store. Almost all Indian Banks have their own e-wallet or Digital wallet apps which also offer a free virtual debit card in VISA/Mastercard Platform. For example, ICICI Bank Pockets App, HDFC Bank PayZapp or SBI Buddy. But none of them offer an international transaction facility.
If you need to use your free Virtual Debit card for International payments as well as want to have some banking facilities with least hassles, then these two types of Digital wallets Apps best suit for all your purpose.
Best mobile apps for international payments as well as small online transaction. You can easily open Kotak 811 account from Home, only you need a Valid Aadhaar and PAN Card.
Easy and instant account creation by installing Apps or from Website by Aadhaar based OTP system.
No minimum balance, all full-fledged banking facility with deposit limit up to Rs.1.00 lacs per FY. The account can easily be converted into a full-fledged zero balance banking account without any deposit limits after full KYC validation.
Free VISA virtual debit card with international transaction rights.
Can be used across any e-commerce platform through NetBanking or Virtual card payment.
You can also request a physical debit card which can be used across any ATM in India.
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Axis Bank ASAP Account is another option you can use for generating a free virtual debit card for the international transaction. You can create ASAP account instantly with Adhaar based OTP.
Both Axis Bank ASAP and Kotak Bank 811 account offer similar features.
Zero Balance account with zero maintenance fees.
Instant Aadhaar OTP based Account opening.
Free virtual debit card with international transaction rights.
You can convert the ASAP account to full-fledged banking account after KYC validation. Deposit limit Rs. 1.00 lacs per FY without full KYC.
A virtual debit card can be used across any merchant websites in India.
For details of charges, Visit here.
Updates: After the recent Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar last year, Banks or any Financial institutes cannot directly fetch users information from the UIDAI database without the consent of the applicants. Therefore, you need to link DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) to these above-stated Digital accounts and have to provide consent to the Bank to fetch your data from UIDAI database to open Kotak-811 or Axis Bank ASAP accounts.
In our previous article, we have already discussed the best alternatives of PayPal for Indian Bloggers or freelancers.
Entropay is also a kind of digital e-wallet, can be used for a variety of e-commerce platforms. Entropay offers a similar Visa based virtual prepaid debit card for a secure online transaction. You can use the card for any international transaction as well as Indian E-commerce sites Amazon.
The opening of Entropay account is straightforward, anyone from India can open Entropay account online and get an instant virtual debit card. Though the charges are bit higher than other e-wallets sites.
Updates: Entropay stop accepting new user registration and existing users cannot be able to top up their virtual credit card from credit or debit card or online Bank transfer.
Easy to sign up and free account creation.
Easy reloadable globally accepted a virtual debit card for an online transaction. You can destroy the cards after use.
You can add funds in INR from direct bank transfer or from Debit/Credit cards. The amount will exchange into your preferred currency like GBP, EUR or USD.
Can be used for wide ranges of Visa enable merchants.
Funding fees vary from 3.95% to 4.95% depending on your mode of transfer. If you add balance to your EntroPay account by Bank transfer, then they will charge 3.95% of the amount. While the fees will increase to 4.95% of the amount if the adding fund is via Debit/Credit card.
The charges of Entropay is more than other e-wallets like Skrills or Transferwise.
If you have knowledge of any other Indian Virtual Debit card which is Globally accepted, then please share your comments below.
Best alternatives of PayPal for Indian Bloggers or freelancers.
Thanks for visiting this blog. Kotak 811 and Axis ASPS both provide virtual visa debit card which is globally accepted. I have personally used Kotak 811 to purchase hosting in bluehost USA.
Regarding Kotak811 and Axis Asap, do they work in paypal or buying hosting from international sites like bluehost , siteground etc.
Thanks a lot, Deep. I'm signing up for Kotak 811.
Thanx for visiting this blog, I have not tried in Skrill, but I have tried Kotak 811 in several other International payment gateway and its working fine.


To reduce your stress during this time, consider these simple tips from the AI®.
Understand the role of appraisals. It is neither in your interest nor the interest of your lender for you to purchase a property that is over-priced for its value.
Make sure the lender hires a qualified appraiser (such as a designated SRA, SRPA or MAI member of the Appraisal Institute). The lowest priced appraiser does not necessarily equate with the most qualified. This is a time to get the numbers right.
Examine the appraisal report and ask questions. Be sure to examine the report for errors. According to "Appraising the Appraisal: The Art of Appraisal Review," 2nd edition, common errors in appraisals include: misuse of adjustments to comparables, disregarding special financing and concessions, or miscalculation of gross living area.
Appeal the appraisal if appropriate. Market conditions do change, especially in these economic times. If you feel that new information may change the appraisal, be sure to contact them!
Ask the lender to order a second appraisal by a qualified and designated appraiser.
For more information on appraisals, you may wish to visit The Appraisal Institute's website at www.appraisalinstitute.org.


JUNEAU, Alaska — Officials claim state ferries treat wastewater to standards common in the 1970s, according to adn.com.
The state owns 11 ferries, eight of which kill bacteria with chlorine before grinding waste and discharging it, noted Ed White of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) cruise ship program, in the article. The process was common on cruise ships until 2000, when more advanced wastewater systems were adopted. White stated that the state transportation department was working to upgrade the systems.
The five largest ferries fall under state regulations for small cruise ships, reported the article. These ships must sample treated wastewater twice per year, according to DEC standards.
"They're meeting the federal requirements, but the federal requirements were written 40 years ago," White added in the article.
While cruise ships discharge much more wastewater than ferries, chlorine is still toxic to marine life, shared the article. White explained ferries have installed de-chlorination units.
Untreated wastewater cannot be dumped within about 3.5 miles of land because of Coast Guard rules, but ferries can dump anywhere in Alaska since they treat water with chlorine tablets first, stated the article.


This year, Montana took a leap toward bringing the Next Generation Science Standards to the state's K-12 teachers by kicking off its first state science teachers conference. This pilot meeting brought together more than 100 of the state's top educators, who shared best practices with the teaching community. One of these experts was Natalia Kolnik, a native of Bozeman, Montana, who leads education programs at the Children's Museum of Bozeman. Her program stood out among attendees (including us) not just because her programs involved designing missions to Mars, but also because of her commitment to making connections with scientists in the area. We caught up with Kolnik to learn more about how, with the help of local companies – including some that have produced components for JPL missions – she turned a JPL lesson into an exploration of careers in STEM.
Tell me a bit about yourself and your teaching background.
I am the director of education at the Children's Museum of Bozeman and its STEAMlab in Bozeman, Montana. I've been the director there for six months, so I teach various lessons in a couple different programs for students ages 6 through 12.
I was born and raised in Bozeman and earned bachelor's degrees in journalism and fine arts from the University of Montana, Missoula. I also have a master's in education from the University of Oxford.
I've been teaching formal education classes to different grade levels for the last 13 years in various places around the world, including South Korea and Kosovo.
What unique challenges do you face engaging or addressing the needs of your students?
Teaching at the Children's Museum is wonderful and challenging for the same reason: the diversity of the students. It's like an educational casserole. Our STEAMlab programs are primarily filled with 6- to 12-year-old students who come to us from different school districts and different towns in Montana – or even from different states and countries. During the school year, they learn in public, private and home-school settings. Since the students come with such a variety of educational backgrounds and are a variety of ages, having them all together in a program, like a summer camp, can be challenging.
However, bringing various age groups together allows students of the same age to not feel left out if one of their age peers already knows the material, since it is likely that several others in the room have not encountered it either. Also, since our activities are hands-on, interactive and incorporate a high-tech element, even if students know the concepts and have done the project or activity before, they are still excited to do it again and help others.
It can also be tough to work with so many new students, rather than to teach in a classroom setting, in which you've had months to develop relationships with the students and establish a classroom rhythm, so students know what is expected. On the other hand, because we run short programs – one day to one week – we have the luxury of flexibility and of letting the content breath. We allow students to take that extra time for exploration, reflection and redesign that might not be possible in a regular classroom setting or time frame.
What NASA/JPL Education lessons have you been using with your students?
JPL has such a wealth of resources. It is so easy to incorporate them into all kinds of STEAMlab programs. For instance, we were able to design and offer a summer camp about Mars in large part because of all of the amazing, up-to-date information available on JPL's website about Mars missions, the planet and all the new discoveries occurring on a daily basis. Activities such as Imagine Mars allowed students to plan a trip to Mars that would allow them to arrive safely and potentially build a habitat. As part of that lesson, we had the students extend their mission by creating a board game capturing the difficulties that could arise, despite even the best planning.
How did you modify the NASA/JPL Education lessons you used to best serve your specific students?
Being so far from a NASA site means we need to be creative to find connections between our community and careers in science. The support of our local business community is an incredible resource for us to build that bridge. We have one such partnership with the Montana Photonics Industry Alliance, or MPIA. Since the Curiosity Mars rover has laser diodes made by Quantel, a company right here in Bozeman that's part of MPIA, we were able to help students connect the local with the supra-global.
This past semester, volunteers from these photonic companies have been meeting at the museum, brainstorming, planning, designing, redesigning and creating a spectroscope activity to use as one of the museum's field-trip programs. We used the museum's Full STEM Ahead summer camp as a pilot test of the activity. The MPIA volunteers found light sources they work with in their jobs (that could be safely viewed by students) to demonstrate the variety of light spectra all around us. Meanwhile, I used the STEAMlab's 3D printers to print all the end caps for the students' spectroscopes, which are small devices capable of separating wavelengths of light into individual colors.
We divided students into two age groups to observe how they might interact differently with the activity. For example, while one of the MPIA volunteers talked with half of the students about the photonics industry, ways in which photonic technology is used, and related career pathways in Bozeman, other volunteers led the rest of the students in using and understanding their spectroscopes, observing different lights and colors with their new tools.
How did the activity help you meet your objectives? How did students react to the lesson?
The goal for the STEAMlab is to foster an engaging, fun high-tech space in the museum where students ages 7 and older can be a part of a community of other young tech explorers, inventors and tinkerers. It's a place to try out all kinds of ideas to fix a problem or build something new, all while reflecting and talking out the design and its challenges with friends and adult mentors nearby. And if something doesn't work the way they intended, which happens a lot, then they're encouraged to go ahead and try it again.
I gathered feedback about the spectroscopy activities by asking students a few questions and letting them write and/or draw their answers on sticky notes, with each color representing a different question. Their responses varied depending on age but were overwhelmingly positive. All of the students were able to respond with something they remembered learning that was new to them. And their suggestions were primarily about wanting more time to decorate and experiment with their spectroscopes and wanting to talk to more people who work with lasers.
I heard back from the parents of our student mentors about how their children – who had been a part of the activity as helpers – had come home talking all about lasers, how they now want to pursue a career in photonics and now they point out photonics companies that they drive past every day.
Ms. Khosrovian teaches third grade at Stonehurst Magnet Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Lina Khosrovian is a first-year teacher at Stonehurst Magnet Elementary, a STEAM magnet school in Los Angeles County. She teaches third-grade students subjects including language arts, math, science and social studies. Ms. Khosrovian recently reached out about how she added her own creative spin to the JPL lesson Art and the Cosmic Connection to have it reflect her multidisciplinary classroom.
I am in my first year of teaching, and I could not be more driven and excited to teach my students about all the wonders of life. I am a learner myself, and I strive to discover new and moving ways to instill knowledge upon my students.
I consider myself extremely lucky to be teaching at Stonehurst, where we have a passion for teaching STEAM to our students. I especially appreciate the students' enthusiasm for learning science.
What challenges do you face engaging or addressing the needs of your students?
I have found that the key to effectively and successfully teaching students is to teach what they admire, are curious or fascinated about or have an appreciation for. I always ask my students about their interests and what they would like to learn. This inspires my lessons and tends to each students' individual interest in learning.
How did you incorporate a JPL Education lesson into your classroom?
In this lesson for grades K-12, students use art to describe and recognize the geology on planetary surfaces.
Brandon Rodriguez, an educator professional development specialist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, visited our school and presented a lesson called Art and the Cosmic Connection.
After showing us images of planets, Mr. Rodriguez handed out paper, chalk, crayons and markers, and instructed us to draw our own imaginary planet. Listening to his awe-inspiring lecture, I began to think about the beautiful garden at our school and wondered how I could incorporate it into a similar activity with my students. I decided that I would have my students create their own planet inspired by the school garden.
First, my students and I began to learn about different planets together, discussing the possible history of each unique world. We conversed and wrote about our theories. Then each student drew and wrote about their own, imaginary planet. Some students drew icy planets and said that the ice had melted when the planet was close to the Sun. Other students explained that the uniqueness of their planet was due to the presence of life and water.
How did it help you meet your objectives? How did students react to the lesson?
This lesson allowed my students to engage with the world around them and understand that planets have a uniqueness and a history that is quite remarkable. The lesson gave students a chance to discover more about their own planet and express their connection to it.
I sincerely value the JPL Education lessons, activities and resources, as they are quite beneficial to teachers. Each activity and lesson provides the opportunity for students to learn and wonder. And when you're inspired to wonder, the possibilities are endless – and so is the fun!
You may already know about the online lessons and activities available from the Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (If not, check them out here.) But did you know that JPL and all NASA centers nationwide have an education specialist focused specifically on professional development for teachers – including how to use those online lessons in the classroom? It's part of a program called the Educator Professional Development Collaborative, or EPDC, a free service for any K-12 classroom educator in the country.
During the 2016-2017 school year, the EPDC at JPL participated in more than 120 school events focusing on teacher professional development, including implementing Next Generation Science Standards, helping schools initiate science fairs and community events, and assisting with student presentations. That number includes more than 5,000 teachers and students who worked with the EPDC on initiatives designed to get NASA science and engineering into the hands of future space explorers.
As the EPDC coordinator for JPL, I schedule and help shape these events for schools and teacher preparation programs in Southern California, coordinating and consulting with educators to help them bring standards-aligned NASA STEM content into the classroom. My work and the ways in which I support educators can take many shapes. Teachers often ask me to visit during regularly scheduled professional development or early dismissal days. These represent the most common events, wherein schools choose topics or themes to focus on and the time is spent practicing hands-on activities for students. This year, teachers and schools have come up with new and especially creative formats, scheduling onsite tours and workshops at JPL for their teaching staff, or even having NASA scientists dial in to their classrooms to talk with students.
One school in particular took its program to another level with the help of the EPDC at JPL by building a grade-wide, multi-week mission to Mars. For their annual cross-curricular project, teachers at the San Fernando Institute for Applied Media in Los Angeles were hoping to create a more expansive offering that incorporated the Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS. I met with teachers over several days to suggest activities and strategies that would meet their goal of getting students engaged in space science across numerous subject areas.
Students were tasked to explore the history of space exploration and the pioneers who led the charge. Using NASA lessons like those found on the JPL Education website, the students built conceptual models of Mars missions, including calculating the budget associated with such a trek. They then constructed robotic rovers capable of traversing a simulated Martian surface and the tools needed to interact with the local environment.
But what really set the program apart was its focus on collaboration. The school thought beyond the content of the lesson itself, making NASA badges for each student and having them refer to each other as "doctor." Students designed their own team name and logo. They also used Web-based apps to capture pictures and videos of their work during each class and posted them online, allowing groups to digitally follow the revisions and lessons learned by their classmates. As a year-end culminating event, students presented their work in front of their classmates, and I was fortunate to be in attendance to celebrate the hard work of the teachers and students.
In Chicago, Burley Elementary staff reached out to me via our distance learning program to revise an existing lesson for an elementary-level special education audience. Working together, the staff and I created a project using JPL's NGSS-aligned Touchdown lesson to demonstrate the value of the engineering design process, revision and collaboration.
At the onset of the project, students were tasked to develop a spacecraft capable of landing astronauts safely on a distant planet. Each day concluded with students testing their designs and documenting the changes they made. Again, student groups captured their revisions digitally, praising others and crediting them for ideas that influenced their work. As a result, student groups learned the value of collaboration over competition.
From the educator's point of view, the evolution of students' designs also provided a narrative for assessment: Each student group had three designs constructed along with written and recorded diaries discussing the changes they made. The rubric included analysis of their own trials as well as the peer designs that shaped their future trials, creating in-depth student storyboards.
In both of these cases, the educators' creativity, expertise and interest in creating novel opportunities for professional development and student engagement helped elevate the quality of the EPDC's offerings and expand the scope of JPL's STEM lessons. I've since been able to incorporate the ideas and strategies created during these projects into other workshops and lessons, sharing them with an even wider group of educators and classrooms. While not every collaboration between the EPDC and educators need be multi-day endeavors, even when done on a small scale, they can have a big impact.
Looking to bring NASA science into your classroom or need help customizing lessons for your students and staff? The EPDC at JPL serves educators in the greater Los Angeles area. Contact JPL education specialist Brandon Rodriguez at brandon.rodriguez@jpl.nasa.gov. Note: Due to the popularity of EPDC programs, JPL may not be able to fulfill all requests.
Outside the Southern California area? The EPDC operates in all 50 states. To find an EPDC specialist near you, see https://www.txstate-epdc.net/nasa-centers/.
The Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) is managed by Texas State University as part of the NASA Office of Education. A free service for K-12 educators nationwide, the EPDC connects educators with the classroom tools and resources they need to foster students' passion for careers in STEM and produce the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Last week, 50 university students studying to become K-12 science, technology, engineering and math teachers attended an educator institute at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of the agency's Minority University Research and Education Project, or MUREP. The institute is designed to provide pre-service teachers from minority-serving institutions with NASA resources and connections.
During the week, participants met with science and mission team leaders to discuss topics including construction of the Mars rover Curiosity, techniques used to discover planets outside our solar system, and future plans to study Jupiter's moon Europa. They also had the opportunity to tour facilities such as the Mars Yard, where Mars mission engineers test rover maneuvers, and mission control, the national historic landmark where teams monitor the nail-biting landings of such rovers.
JPL education specialists walked participants through hands-on lessons and activities from the JPL Education website and demonstrated how the standards-based activities could be used in the classroom. Among the activities, participants took on a number of engineering design challenges, constructing rovers and planetary landers, and did inquiry-based planning to develop solutions for climate and water issues on Earth.
See a collection of photos and videos from the week in the highlight reel above and using the hashtag #NASAMEI2016 on Twitter.
To learn more about the MUREP educator institute, visit the NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative website.
More information about NASA's Minority Research and Education Project and related programs, can be found, here.


The Portland area is under a high wind warning for the next couple of days. Lots of power outages and such. All is well aboard Tango. Add another line to stabilize her a bit in the 30-40 knot winds. It's a bit loud, and chilly. We are grateful for electricity and heat!


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Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates stressed self-isolated America is an economical disaster - that's entirely necessary. | Source: JEFF PACHOUD / AFP
U.S. Futures Jump but Bill Gates Has a 'Super Urgent' Pandemic Warning
September 23, 2020 UTC: 1:46 PM. March 25, 2020 UTC: 7:18 AM. by Joseph Young
The U.S. stock market is set for a 1.12% gain after a highly anticipated stimulus deal was agreed upon.
The Dow Jones is up 265 points in pre-market trading, after a 2,100-point gain on Tuesday.
But, Bill Gates warns there is not enough testing in the U.S., and rising coronavirus cases leave the stock market vulnerable to a correction.
The U.S. stock market futures is up 1.12% after Senate Democrats and Republicans reached on a highly anticipated coronavirus stimulus package. But, the markets are not showing a a response investors anticipated, as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the U.S.
Larry Kudlow, Director of the United States National Economic Council, said the package is to reach $6 trillion and will be "the single largest main street assistance program" in the history of the U.S.
The Dow futures suggest a 230-point gain at the open, after surging by more than 11% on Tuesday upon the finalization of the deal.
The Dow Jones is set for a 265-point open as the U.S. stock market rebounds | Source: Yahoo Finance
The U.S. stock market cautious because coronavirus cases are rising
As of March 24, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) officially confirmed 44,183 coronavirus cases in the U.S. And According to Worldometer, the U.S. has already surpassed 54,000 cases, adding 11,000 cases in a short period.
Despite the clear benefits of the coronavirus stimulus package on the economy and the stock market, investors are unlikely to portray growing appetite for high-risk assets until the coronavirus curve in the U.S. begins to flatten.
Billionaire Bill Gates has said that the U.S. missed its opportunity to prevent a complete shutdown of the country and to contain the virus outbreak in its early days, placing additional pressure on the U.S. stock market.
Gates warned that even now, there is not enough testing capacity to ensure that the majority of people in the U.S. receive the testing they need.
Gates stated:
In terms of testing, we're still not creating that capacity and applying it to people in need. The testing thing has got to be organized, has got to be prioritized. That is super, super urgent.
Countries that saw success in passing the peak of coronavirus in the likes of South Korea, Vietnam and Singapore implemented a rigorous and highly efficient testing system to diagnose coronavirus patients as quickly as possible.
A driver gets a coronavirus test at a drive-through clinic in Seoul, South Korea, March 3, 2020. | Source: Yonhap via REUTERS
But, the U.S. has consistently been criticized for its impractical testing system, with some analysts predicting that widespread testing will not be ready in the immediate future.
Moreover, Balaji Srinivasan, a former Stanford professor, said that at this rate, the U.S. is projected to have the highest number of coronavirus cases over time.
Until the U.S. sees a certain level of stabilization in the new number of coronavirus cases, the stock market is likely to remain rattled by the fear and panic demonstrated by the general public.
Don't expect a big rally anytime soon
The U.S. stock market has been showing an extreme level of volatility in the past week.
Strategists say that such unprecedented swings in the stock market does not indicate an optimistic short-term trend for stocks. A gradual increase over several weeks would be the ideal scenario for recovery for the U.S. stock market.
The dissatisfaction of investors and the general population toward how the government handled the crisis still remains strong, which would make an extended stock market recovery in the short-term all the more challenging.
Investors, including Craft Ventures partner David Sacks said that the U.S. would have not come to a $6 trillion stimulus package had it spent $100 million on masks and tests.
"The US economy is going to need over $6 trillion in bailouts because we didn't have about $100 million in masks and tests," said Sacks.
Now, the U.S. government is focusing on tests and has asked the advice of countries that have contained the outbreak relatively well, but it remains to be seen whether it will convince the markets of stability.
This Is Why the Dow Surged 2,100 Points on 'Turnaround Tuesday'
Dow Jones Rally Teeters Because New York Is a Coronavirus Time Bomb


Our strategic plan implementation has seen significant progress, with new DEI initiatives being incorporated into many aspects of the university's mission and operations. Our progress is documented each year in our annual Progress Report, which is shared with the campus community each fall, as part of U-M's Diversity Summit.
In addition, our Unit-Based Strategic Objectives and Action Items document provides a summary report on more than 2,100 action items of the 51 plans developed by individual school, college and campus units.
Overarching strategies and actions intended to support the 51 school, college and unit plans.
Learn about the Annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit.
An extensive report on the U-M campus climate by faculty, staff and students.
Annual reporting on the University's five-year strategic plan.


When enrollment reopens in the health insurance marketplaces on Saturday, the 7-8 million current enrollees will have an opportunity to make sure they get the right amount of financial assistance and are enrolled in a plan that best fits their needs for 2015. This new brief outlines the process for consumers in the 37 states that use the federal marketplace for eligibility and enrollment. It also includes easy-to-follow graphics that explain the various aspects of the renewal process.
Consumers are strongly encouraged to contact the marketplace, online at healthcare.gov or through the call center at 1-800-318-2596, to update their applications and shop to compare the growing number of plan choices. However, if consumers don't take action, most will continue receiving their 2014 level of premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies, and be auto-renewed in the same plan, if available.
The brief explains why it is in a consumer's best interest to resist the urge to do nothing. First of all, the only way for consumers to get a fresh eligibility determination based on all of the factors that influence financial assistance is to update their application. Secondly, there are a bunch of new insurers (57 to be exact) offering new plans in various areas across the 37 states served by the federal marketplace. Consumers may be able to get a plan that both offers better value and more closely meets their needs.
Keep in mind there are changes in which states are using the federal marketplace. Consumers in Idaho will now manage their coverage through yourhealthidaho.org. Consumers in Nevada and Oregon are moving to the federal marketplace and must set up an account and apply through the federal marketplace as a new applicant.
Want to know more about how the state-based marketplaces are approaching renewal? Colleagues at the Georgetown Center on Health Insurance Reforms (CHIR) will be releasing a new report on that very topic soon.
Editor's Note: This is a lightly edited version of the post that originally was published on the Center for Children and Families' Say Ahhh! Blog.
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The move would negate the existing plan to raise gas mileage requirements up through 2025.
The feds may be about to trump the existing gas mileage rules. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation declared it might freeze planned future fuel economy standards at 2021 model year levels, negating the intended increases in efficiency hammered out under the Obama administration, according to a Reuters report.
The announcement comes several months after the Trump administration announced it intends to conduct a review of the current EPA regulations that govern corporate average fuel economy, or CAFE, standards.
Shortly before Trump's inauguration, theEPA attempted to cement the 2025 CAFE standards recommended under the previous administration into place, but Trump's administration reopened the matter after a group of automotive CEOs wrote a letter to the president begging him to walk back those planned rules. Meeting the Obama-era rules would have cost automakers around $200 billion over more than a decade, according to a government estimate, but would save American drivers about $1.7 trillion in fuel overall.
The federal government has until April 2018 to make a final determination on the CAFE rules for the 2022–2025 model years.
Companies are trying to show they're on board with today's "America First" attitude.
New claims suggest automakers may be down one excuse when it comes to overturning planned CAFE goals.


This is the first in a new Berkeleyside 'Celebrations' series, offering a visual taste of cultural and religious festivities that take place in Berkeley.
In North Berkeley, the Bahá'ís gather on the eve of the spring equinox to break their 19-day fast and usher in a new year in accordance with their Badí' calendar. Located in a home donated by a late Bahá'í member, the local group precede their feast with a devotional and follow their meal with games and an Iranian dance. With this turning of the season, the intention is to reinvigorate individuals' spiritual practices and to offer a reminder of the role everyone plays in the wellbeing of others.
The Bahá'í faith was established in 1852, embracing the prophets and teachers of other religions that came before. In conjunction with educators like Buddha, Jesus and Muhammad, the Bahá'ís also worship the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh, two Persian prophets who were prosecuted for laying the groundwork for this new, non-proselytizing religion.
Today, there are more than 5 million Bahá'ís, a population considered one of the most geographically diverse religions in the world, second to Christianity.
While the faith has roots in Iran, member Erin Murphy-Graham says every Bahá'í congregation grows and shifts naturally to reflect the place where it establishes itself. Rituals and interpretations of sacred texts are meant to change.
In Berkeley, for example, Persian rice is served alongside lasagna, and new converts sing together with Iranian refugees and Eritrean immigrants. What is universal, however, is a dedication to gender equality, the elimination of extreme poverty and wealth, and the agreement between religion and science.
Know of a celebration that could be included in this series? Email editors@berkeleyside.com, with subject heading Celebration.


Welcome to In the Know, Medtronic Diabetes and Bayer HealthCare's eNewsletter created especially for diabetes educators. The mission of In the Know is to partner with educators and product trainers to help all of our mutual patients achieve optimal outcomes.
As educators, you are on the front lines every day, assessing, teaching, managing, and supporting patients. So you know first-hand that diabetes control is a lifelong journey—not a destination. My colleagues and I are honored to travel that road with you to support you and your patients.
It was very important to us that In the Know not only be written by and for educators, but that it also be led by diabetes educator guest editors and Advisory Board members with deep experience and a passion for what they do. We are very pleased to introduce Laurel Messer, RN, MPH, CDE, as In the Know's first guest editor and a member of our Advisory Board.
Laurel, an accomplished diabetes educator and clinical research nurse at The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Aurora, Colo., works with pediatric and adult patients and has conducted extensive research in type 1 diabetes, insulin pump therapy, the use of CGM and artificial pancreas device systems, and more. She also has contributed significantly to the popular Pink Panther books for pediatric patient education. To learn more about Laurel and her goals, please read her Editor's Note and full bio below.
Joining Laurel on In the Know's Advisory Board are esteemed colleagues from varied areas of diabetes education, who each bring extensive experience and valuable perspectives to their roles.
The goal of In the Know is to give you the tools and practical, actionable advice and information that you need to maximize your patients' use of the technological advances that we offer.
We are focused not only on providing you with engaging educational content but also on fostering the exchange of information—and we can always accomplish more together.
At Medtronic and Bayer, our responsibility to you and your patients doesn't end—it begins—with the initiation of pump therapy. We promise that we will be here to support you and your patients if they encounter challenges on that lifelong journey to control their disease. Likewise, we like to think of your patients' successes as our successes too—and we are proud to celebrate right along with you.
My colleagues and I are motivated each and every day by a common vision we share with you—a world in which the burden of diabetes is reduced, and where the patients we serve are healthy and well. We remain committed to ongoing innovation as we work to deliver on the next steps in artificial pancreas technology. In the Know is a tool to help keep us all connected as we work toward our common goals—together.
Francine Ratner Kaufman, MD, is Chief Medical Officer and VP of Global Clinical, Medical and Health Affairs at Medtronic Diabetes in Northridge, Calif.; a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Pediatrics and Communications at the Keck School of Medicine and the Annenberg School of Communications of the University of Southern California; and an attending physician at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Kaufman has published more than 220 peer-reviewed and invited publications and is the author of more than 40 books or book chapters. In 2012, she authored the Insulin Pump and Glucose Sensor Book for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and edited the 6th edition of the ADA's Medical Management of Type 1 Diabetes. In 2005, her book Diabesity was published by Bantam. Dr. Kaufman was chair of the National Institutes of Health-funded Studies to Treat (the TODAY Trial) or Prevent (the HEALTHY Trial) Type 2 Diabetes in Youth (STOPP-T2). Dr. Kaufman has served as president of the American Diabetes Association (2002-03), chair of the National Diabetes Education Program, and chair of the Youth Consultative Section of the International Diabetes Federation. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and served on the Advisory Council of the NIDDK branch of the NIH. Dr. Kaufman received her Doctorate of Medicine from Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Ill., where she was valedictorian. She completed her internship (Pediatrics), residency (Pediatrics), and fellowship (Pediatric Endocrinology) at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.


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Renowned Scientists Oppose Conference in Israeli Settlement, Call for Boycott
"The settlements are illegal under international law and have been denounced by the international court of justice," the scientists wrote.. | Photo: Reuters
Holding an international science convention in an illegal settlement in Palestine would be "tantamount to normalizing Israeli occupation," the scientists said in an open letter.
Ariel University in occupied Palestine is the wrong venue for an international conference on cosmology and particle physics, a group of science experts said Friday in a letter rejecting whitewashing of Israeli colonial activities in Palestine.
Israeli Soldier Who Killed Unarmed Palestinian: 'I'm Not Sorry'
In an open letter published in the Guardian this weekend, 15 of the world's top academics and science professionals wrote that holding a three-day science convention in West Bank would be an outright violation of international law.
"The settlements are illegal under international law and have been denounced by the international court of justice and numerous UN resolutions," the scientists said.
The academics noted that Ariel University has a history of conflict to both native and foreign observers due to its location.
"Human Rights Watch has noted that Ariel's 'development is inseparable from a history of continuous dispossession of Palestinians from their land and restrictions on their freedom of movement," the academics wrote.
The letter continued on to say, "In 2012, more than 1,200 Israeli faculty members signed a petition opposing the establishment of Ariel, describing it as an attempt to recruit the Israeli academia into the service of the occupation and settlement efforts."
The university has been excluded from a number of international donors such as European Union, the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development, and the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation.
The 15 professionals encouraged their colleagues to forego any association with the university as it would be "tantamount to accepting Israeli annexation of occupied territories and normalizing the occupation."
"We, the undersigned, believe that participating in any activities held in a settlement amounts to accepting the Israeli government's policy of gradually annexing the occupied territories to Israel. We call upon our colleagues and the wider scientific community to consider these facts before engaging in any activities related to Ariel, and not to take part in any attempts to use science to normalize the occupation of the Palestinian territories," the scientists concluded in their damning letter.
The news comes following several successful campaigns for boycotting Israel by the pro-Palestinian non-violent movement Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) which calls for a cultural, political and economic boycott of the country over its occupation of Palestine, its policies against Palestinians in the West Bank and proper Israel, its cruel blockade on Gaza, as well as its colonial settlement activities in the West bank.
The BDS' latest victory was the dropping out of at least nine artists from the Meteor Festival in Israel, including its main guest U.S. pop singer Lana Del Rey.
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Henry and James were the sons of Thomas's unmarried daughter Mary Ann (1833-1911). In 1861, the year of this census, Mary Ann gave birth to her third son, John, in Helperby. Three years later, in 1864, she married Francis Foxton, and had three more children.
Also in 1861, Thomas's son Robert (1838-1875) was married.
Marriage certificate 9 March 1861, in the Parish Church of Bradford, by banns. Geo de Penzy, Asst Curate. Robert Dumville, age 23, bachelor, whitesmith, resident Bradford, son of Thomas Dumville, farmer. Elizabeth Furby, aged 24, spinster, servant, resident Bradford, daughter of George Furby, shoemaker. Both signed full names. Witnesses William Holmes and Christopher Gibson.
Was James an in-law of John's sister Elizabeth?
1886 June: Thomas's wife Mary died in Fearby and was buried in Healey.
1893 12 June: Thomas died in Fearby, and was buried in Healey.
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Nicola Bonucci, Legal Counsel, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, discusses how they stand at the Convention of Bribery. Bonucci found the numbers of cases of bribery are increasing. Watch this video, recorded at the 2010 Internal and Regulatory Investigations for Oil and Gas, to find out more about OECD's findings.


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'Coco,' Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' nominated for Golden Globes by Marissa Armas
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'Coco,' Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' nominated for Golden Globes
by Marissa Armas
The 2018 Golden Globe Award nominations is seeing Latino representation in its top categories. The animated Mexican themed movie "Coco," along with acclaimed Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro's "The Shape of Water" were announced as Golden Globe nominees on Monday.
"The Shape of Water" lead the list with seven nominations, including Best Motion Picture, Best Screenplay and a nomination for Del Toro for Best Director. The movie is both a love story and a take on the classic movie "Creature From the Black Lagoon." The film has been widely praised by critics for its visual effects and its affecting storyline.
Guillermo del Toro attends the "Crimson Peak" panel on day 3 of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 11, 2015, in San Diego. Richard Shotwell / AP
"Coco," which broke box office records in Mexico and has been number one at the U.S. box office for three weeks, was nominated for Best Animated Motion Picture and Best Original Song. The Pixar Disney film is themed around the annual Mexican holiday, Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and tells the story of a 12-year-old Mexican boy who wants to follow his dreams of pursuing music, despite his family not allowing it.
Coco" has drawn wide praise for its appropriate representation of the Mexican culture and traditions. To ensure that they got it right, the directors of the film hired an all-Latino cast, and Mexican-American consultants to over see the making of the film.
"Hollywood closes itself off by trying to cater products for people, instead of making something that's unique and honest," said acclaimed Los Angeles-based syndicated cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz, who was one of the consultants, in a recent interview with NBC News. "Hollywood is lazy when it comes to trying to be authentic, especially when it comes to Latinos. So this is still 180 degrees from that, and I still can't believe it's happening."
In 2007, Del Toro was nominated for an Oscar for his movie "Pan's Labyrinth." He is also the director of "Crimson Peak," "Pacific Rim," and Hellboy."
Source: NBC
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