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Hamsa Nandini (Actress) Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Biography & More
AishHamsa Nandini (Actress) Height, Weight, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Biography, Boyfriend and More
Hamsa Nandini (also known as Poonam Bartake) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly works in South Indian film industry. She has been worked in several Kannada, Telugu and Tamil films. Nandini got immense popularity by performing item songs in films like Kittu Unnadu Jagratha, Atharintiki Daaredi, Mirchi and Bhai.
Birth & Early Life
Hamsa Nandini was born on 8 December 1984 in Pune, Maharashtra to middle class traditional Hindu family. She always wanted to follow her passion of acting and modelling. In 2002, she moved to Mumbai and stared working for various modelling companies. She has featured in several television commercials and modeled for MaaStars magazine, Celebrity Cricket League, Hyderabad International Fashion week.
Real Name Poonam Bartake
Other Name Hamsa Nandini
Profession Actor and Model
Date of Birth 8 December 1984
Birth Place Pune, Maharashtra, India
Home Town Pune, Maharashtra, India
Address Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nandini started her career as an actor through Telugu film Okatavudaam in the year 2004. She got her first breakthrough role by Kannada horror–drama film Mohini 9886788888 directed, co-produced and written by Rajendra Singh Babu. She starred as lead actress alongside Aditya, Sadha, Suhasini
Anu Prabhakar and Avinash. Later she has appeared in many Telugu films including Aha Naa Pellanta, Adhineta, Anumanaspadam, Loukyam etc.
In 2015, Nandini portrayed character of Madanika in Anushka Shetty, Allu Arjun, Rana Daggubati starred film Rudramadevi. She subsequently featured in blockbuster movies like Bengal Tiger, Jai Lava Kusa, Ramayya Vasthavayya and Soggade Chinni Nayana.
Educational Qualification Post-graduate
Debut Film : Okatavudaam (2004; Telugu)
Mohini 9886788888 (2006; Kannada)
Corporate (2006; Hindi)
Naan Ee (2012; Tamil)
Hobbies Dance and Travels
Some Facts About Hamsa Nandini
Hamsa Nandini was born and brought up in Pune, Maharashtra.
Her real name is Poonam, there are many people with same name in the industry director Vamsy rechristened her 'Hamsa Nandini'.
She has been graduated in commerce and grabbed postgraduate degree in human resources in 2009.
Nandini is famous for her item number in Telugu film. She stated that
"I am happy doing a five-minute dance number as gives her phenomenal reach and a good platform to reach out to the masses."
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Q: Print and Export buttons redirect to login database server in Crystal Report I created a empty DataSet and table ("DataTable1") and then created a Crystal Report using that DataSet and set source for DataSet in code behind.
        Dim dt As DataTable
        dt = businessService.GetEmpDetails(SetDBSchema())
        dt.TableName = "DataTable1"

        Dim Report As ReportDocument = New ReportDocument()
        Report.Load(Server.MapPath("EvaluationReport.rpt"))
        Report.Database.Tables("DataTable1").SetDataSource(dt)
        CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = Report
        CrystalReportViewer1.RefreshReport()

        Report.ExportToHttpResponse(ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat, Response, True, "Customers")

When I trying to export or print report using CrystalReportViewer toolbar redirect to login to database server.
 <CR:CrystalReportViewer ID="CrystalReportViewer1" runat="server" HasExportButton="True" PrintMode="Pdf" AutoDataBind="true" />

Also ExportToHttpResponse not working.
I think these issues arise because of assigning DataSet in code, any idea how to overcome these?

A: I got where it went wrong. CrystalReportViewer was inside of Update Panel and removal of Update Panel work fine for me.

A: instead of :
 Report.Database.Tables("DataTable1").SetDataSource(dt)

use :
  Report.SetDataSource(dt)

remove:
  CrystalReportViewer1.RefreshReport()

add:
Report.ExportToHttpResponse(ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat, Response, True, "Customers")
add:
<CR:CrystalReportViewer ID="CrystalReportViewer1" runat="server" AutoDataBind="true" />

no need for the export button if you have an asp button else you can keep it

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require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')

describe StudentSearch do
  def def_hash(args = {})
    {
      :search_type => 'list_all',
      :school => school
    }.merge(args)
  end

  def search_def_hash(opts={})
    StudentSearch.search def_hash(opts)
  end

  let(:school) {FactoryGirl.create :school }

  describe 'year_search' do
    before do
      Enrollment.delete_all
      @e1=school.enrollments.create!(:grade => 2)
      @e2=school.enrollments.create!(:grade => 2, :end_year => 2)
      @e3=school.enrollments.create!(:grade => 2, :end_year => 2)
      @e4=school.enrollments.create!(:grade => 2, :end_year => 3)
    end

    it 'should return the given scope if there is no year' do
      search_def_hash.should =~ [@e1,@e2,@e3,@e4]
    end

    it 'should return the given scope if the year is *' do
      search_def_hash(:year => '*').should =~ [@e1,@e2,@e3,@e4]
    end

    it 'should return just the filtered items' do
      search_def_hash(:year => '').should == [@e1]
      search_def_hash(:year => '2').should == [@e2,@e3]
      search_def_hash(:year => '3').should == [@e4]
      search_def_hash(:year => '4').should == []
    end

  end

  describe 'search class method' do
    it 'should contain and maintain scope' do
      school=FactoryGirl.create(:school)
      Enrollment.create!(:student_id=>999,:school_id=>999,:grade=>"XX")
      school.enrollments.create!(:student_id=>999,:grade=>"XX")
      school.enrollments.size.should ==(1)
      StudentSearch.search({:school_id=>school.id,:search_type=>'list_all'}).size.should == 1
    end

    describe 'with student group' do
      it 'should return only students in that grade' do
        Enrollment.delete_all
        e1,e2,e3 = %w{1 2 3}.collect{|i| Enrollment.create! :grade=>i.to_s, :student_id=>99999, :school_id=>999}
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'list_all', :grade=>'3').should == [e3]
      end
    end

    describe 'with user_id and user' do
      let(:school) {FactoryGirl.create(:school) }
      before do
        Enrollment.delete_all
        group1=FactoryGirl.create(:group,:school_id=>school.id)
        group2=FactoryGirl.create(:group, :school_id=>school.id)
        group3=FactoryGirl.create(:group, :school_id=>school.id)
        @user1=FactoryGirl.create(:user)
        @user2=FactoryGirl.create(:user)
        student1=FactoryGirl.create(:student, :esl=>true, :special_ed => true)
        student2=FactoryGirl.create(:student, :esl=>false, :special_ed => false)
        student3=FactoryGirl.create(:student)
        student1.groups << group1
        student2.groups << group2
        student3.groups << group3
        group1.users  << @user1
        group2.users << [@user1,@user2]
        group3.users << @user2
        @e1 = student1.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>school.id)
        @e2 = student2.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>school.id)
        @e3 = student3.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>school.id)
        @group2=group2
      end
      it 'should filter correctly' do
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all').should == [@e1,@e2,@e3]
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:user_id=>@user2.id.to_s, :school_id=>school.id).should == [@e2, @e3]
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:user=>@user1, :school_id=>school.id).should == [@e1, @e2]
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:user => @user1, :user_id=>@user2.id.to_s, :school_id=>school.id).should == [@e2]
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:user => @user1, :user_id=>@user2.id.to_s, :school_id=>school.id,:group_id=>@group2.id.to_s).should == [@e2]
      end

      it 'should restrict to a user with access to all students but filtering to him/herself #607' do

        @user1.update_attribute(:all_students, true)
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:user => @user1, :user_id=>@user1.id.to_s, :school_id=>school.id).should == [@e1,@e2]
        @user1.update_attribute(:all_students, false)
      end
    end

    describe 'with index_includes' do
      it 'should return proper esl and special_ed values [ LH #570 ]  associations are preloaded in controller for now' do

        Enrollment.delete_all
        student1=FactoryGirl.create(:student, :esl=>true, :special_ed => true, :last_name => 'A')
        student2=FactoryGirl.create(:student, :esl=>false, :special_ed => false, :last_name => 'B')
        @e1 = student1.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        @e2 = student2.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        res= StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:index_includes=>true,:school_id => 999)
        res.first.esl.should == true
        res.first.special_ed.should == true
        res.last.esl.should == false
        res.last.special_ed.should == false

      end

      describe 'lh803 students with multiple enrollments' do
        before(:all) do
          Enrollment.delete_all
          student1=FactoryGirl.create(:student)
          @e1 = student1.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999, :end_year=> 2005 )
          @e2 = student1.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"2",:school_id=>999, :end_year=> 2006 )
          res= StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',:index_includes=>true,:school_id => 999)
        end

        it 'should limit to chosen end_year' do
          res= StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',
                                    :index_includes=>true,:school_id => 999,
                                    :year => 2005)
          res.should == [@e1.student]
        end

        it 'should limit to chosen grade' do
          res= StudentSearch.search(:search_type=>'list_all',
                                    :index_includes=>true,:school_id => 999,
                                    :grade => "2")
          res.should == [@e2.student]
        end
      end

    end

    describe 'passed no search criteria' do
      it 'should return an empty array' do
        StudentSearch.search({}).should == []
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'fake').should == []
      end
    end

    describe 'passed list_all' do
      it 'should return all students' do
        Enrollment.delete_all
        enrollments=(1..8).collect{|i| Enrollment.create! :grade=>i.to_s, :student_id=>99999, :school_id=>999}
        StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'list_all').should == enrollments
      end
    end

    describe 'passed list_all with group' do
      it 'should return students from that group' do
        g1 = FactoryGirl.create(:group)
        g2 = FactoryGirl.create(:group)

        e1,e2,e3 =(1..3).collect do |i|
          s=FactoryGirl.create(:student)
          s.group_ids = [i.even? ? g2.id : g1.id ]
          s.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        end

        StudentSearch.search(:group_id => g1.id.to_s, :search_type => 'list_all').should == [e1,e3]
      end
    end

    describe 'passed partial last name' do
      it 'should return all students whose last name starts with a match' do
        e1, e2, e3, e4 = %w(Aagard Beauregard Beaumeister Capitan).collect do |n|
          s=FactoryGirl.create(:student,:last_name=>n)
          s.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        end

        search_results = StudentSearch.search(:last_name => 'Beau', :search_type => 'list_all')

        search_results.should == [e2,e3]
      end

      it 'should only match beginnings of last names' do
        e1, e2, e3 = %w(Anderson Beausonmeister Songstrum).collect do |n|
          s=FactoryGirl.create(:student,:last_name=>n)
          s.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        end

        search_results = StudentSearch.search(:last_name => 'son', :search_type => 'list_all')
        search_results.should == [e3]
      end
    end

    describe 'with or without interventions' do
      before do
        Enrollment.delete_all
        @e1,@e2,@e3 =(1..3).collect do |i|
          s=FactoryGirl.create(:student)
          s.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        end
        FactoryGirl.create(:intervention,:student=>@e1.student,:active=>false)
        FactoryGirl.create(:intervention,:student=>@e2.student,:active=>true)
      end

      describe 'passed not in intervention' do
        it 'should only return students that are not in an intervention' do
          search_results = StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'no_intervention')
          search_results.should == [@e1,@e3]
        end
      end

      describe 'passed in active intervention' do
        it 'should only return students that are in an active intervention' do
          search_results = StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'active_intervention')
          search_results.should == [@e2]
        end

        it 'should return students in an active intervention when no checkboxes selected' do
          search_results = StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'active_intervention',:intervention_group=>'ObjectiveDefinition',
                                             :intervention_group_types=>[])
          search_results.should == [@e2]
        end

        it 'should return students in an active intervention with any of the selected checkboxes' do
          ob2=@e2.student.interventions.first.objective_definition.id.to_s
          FactoryGirl.create(:intervention,:student=>@e3.student,:active=>true)
          ob3 = @e3.student.interventions.first.objective_definition.id.to_s

          @e4 = FactoryGirl.create(:student).enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
          FactoryGirl.create(:intervention,:student=>@e4.student,:active=>true)

          search_results = StudentSearch.search(:search_type => 'active_intervention',:intervention_group=>'ObjectiveDefinition',
                                             :intervention_group_types=>[ob2,ob3])

          search_results.should == [@e2,@e3]
        end
      end
    end

    describe 'passed flagged_intervention' do
      before do
        Enrollment.delete_all
        @e1,@e2,@e3,@e4,@e5,@e6 =(1..6).collect do |i|
          s = FactoryGirl.create(:student)
          s.enrollments.create!(:grade=>"1",:school_id=>999)
        end

        @e1.student.system_flags.create!(:category => 'attendance', :reason=> 'attendance_flag')
        @e1.student.system_flags.create!(:category => 'math', :reason=> 'math_flag')
        @e1.student.ignore_flags.create!(:category => 'math', :reason=> 'math_flag')

        @e2.student.system_flags.create!(:category => 'math', :reason => 'math_flag')
        @e3.student.custom_flags.create!(:category => 'suspension', :reason => 'suspension_flag')

        @e4.student.system_flags.create!(:category => 'attendance', :reason=> 'attendance_flag')
        @e4.student.ignore_flags.create!(:category => 'attendance', :reason=> 'anti-attendance_flag')

        @e5.student.ignore_flags.create!(:category => 'attendance', :reason=> 'anti-attendance_flag')
      end

      describe 'and some flagged interventions were selected' do
        it 'should return students with any of the selected flagged interventions' do

          search_results = StudentSearch.search( :search_type => 'flagged_intervention',
            :flagged_intervention_types => ['attendance', 'suspension'])

          search_results.should == [@e1, @e3]

          search_results = StudentSearch.search( :search_type => 'flagged_intervention',
            :flagged_intervention_types => ['attendance', 'ignored'])
          search_results.should == [@e4, @e5]

          search_results = StudentSearch.search( :search_type => 'flagged_intervention',
            :flagged_intervention_types => ['ignored'])
          search_results.should == [@e1,@e4, @e5]
        end
      end

      describe 'and no optional flagged interventions were selected' do
        it 'should return all the flagged enrollments' do
          search_results = StudentSearch.search( :search_type => 'flagged_intervention', :flagged_intervention_types => [])
          search_results.should == [@e1,@e2,@e3]
        end
      end
    end

    describe 'personal_group' do
      let(:pg) {PersonalGroup.create :name => 'test'}
      let! (:in_group) {FactoryGirl.create(:student, :district => school.district, :personal_groups => [pg])}
      let! (:out_group) {FactoryGirl.create(:student, :district => school.district)}
      it 'should return no students' do
        e1 = school.enrollments.create!(:student => in_group, :grade => '1')
        e2 = school.enrollments.create!(:student => out_group, :grade => '1')
        search_def_hash(:group_id => "pg#{pg.id}}").should =~ [e1]
      end
    end
  end
end

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Browsing Tempurpedic reviews can be a helpful way to learn about the popular memory memory foam mattress brand and see whether or not their beds might be a good choice for you. Reviews offer a real-life look into what shoppers have to say, which typically offers a fuller look than portrayed by marketing and sales people. The company's commercials claim their beds are the most highly recommended in America, but do Tempurpedic reviews back this up? Keep reading to learn about the pros and cons of owning a Tempurpedic mattress.
The Tempurpedic brand was introduced over 20 years ago, and is responsible for popularizing the memory foam mattress. They've since risen to the ranks of the top mattress brands and recently acquired innerspring giant Sealy. Tempurpedic's offerings still revolve around memory foam, though they have also expanded into hybrids and adjustable bases as well. The brand is positioned as a luxury line, with prices at the higher end of the spectrum. Queen size beds range from $1099 to $7499 depending on the model.
Four lines form the core of the brand: Contour, Tempur-Weightless, Tempur-Cloud, and Simplicity. The Contour collection includes classic high-density, high-contouring memory foam with the Contour Select, Contour Signature, Rhapsody, Allura and Grand models. The Weightless collection uses a medium-density foam with less contouring and includes the Weightless Select and Supreme beds. The Cloud collection encompasses the brand's softer selections with the Cloud, Select, Supreme and Luxe models. The Simplicity collection is Tempurpedic's budget-minded option with a thinner layer of low-density memory foam in 3 firmnesses. Some of the models also have Breeze variations with more breathable fabric. In the reviews described below, we will look at the brand as a whole, and then compare the different models.
Overall, Tempurpedic reviews on the brand's website show an average rating of 3.69 out of 5 from over 433 reviews for all mattresses combined. Of these reviews, about 7.4% complain of heat and 7.9% complain of string odors.
Another independent website, SleepLikeTheDead.com, also tracks reviews and offers a slightly different account. They place the average owner satisfaction from Tempurpedic reviews at 80%, which is also the average for all memory foam brands. The Cloud and Contour lines are given slightly higher scores, while the Rhapsody and Simplicity come in slightly lower. The website gives the brand positive scores for lifespan, pain relief, motion isolation and warranty. However, they have average to below average scores on affordability, ease of movement, odor, and heat. About 19% of reviewers complain of odor and 10-14% complain of heat, according to SleepLikeTheDead.
Advantages highlighted in Tempurpedic reviews include reductions in pain, durability, and good return terms. More people than not report reduced back pain and pressure points with the brands' beds, which is a key benefit of memory foam. The temperature sensitive material softens with body temperature and contours to support natural alignment.
The durability of most Tempurpedic beds appears to be fairly good, with an average lifespan of about 10 years. There are few complaints of sagging compared to spring mattresses for most models. Another trait lauded in reviews is the company's 90 day return policy, which allows customers to exchange or return for a different model if needed.
Potential downsides from Tempurpedic reviews include heat, odor, difficulty moving, costs, break-in periods, and differences in showroom versus delivered beds. In reviews on their website, about 8% of people mention uncomfortable heat, although other sources say up to 15% of owners report excess heat, especially on higher-density models. Chemical odors for the first few days to weeks are mentioned by 8 to 20% of owners, though this is a temporary annoyance for most people.
Another issue mentioned by a portion of owners in reviews is difficulty moving, turning or getting out bed. This is due to thicker layers of slow-response, highly-contouring memory foam which does not "spring back" like other materials and takes several seconds to come back. Prices, as expected, are another point of contention with reviewers, who often deduct stars or mention that the cost is too high for the product, and Tempurpedic does tend to be 30-60% higher than leading competitors.
Several Tempurpedic reviews also mention that the mattresses can take several weeks or months to acclimate to when coming from a traditional spring bed, with some back pain in the interim. The other issue mentioned with significant frequency in reviews is that many people claim showroom mattresses are softer (or sometimes firmer) than the beds they receive, even after break in periods.
Tempurpedic is prominent brand associated with luxury as well as novelty, as they offer an alternative to other big brands' spring beds. The brand has made a name for itself over the past twenty years as many people find their products comfortable, and Tempurpedic reviews do indeed show higher average satisfaction compared to innerspring beds. However, there are other memory foam and latex mattresses out there that receive higher reviews, and no one mattress will work for every body type. If you are considering this mattress brand, read through available Tempurpedic reviews from several different sources to get the broadest picture, test options, and compare your findings with other brands to find the best comfort and value for you.


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February 08, 2019 - Bangladesh
The United Steelworkers (USW), one of the largest unions in North America and Canada, has urged Bangladesh to immediately release all garment workers and union members arrested on alleged 'trumped-up charges' due to protest demonstrations against the inadequate minimum wage rise and drop charges against workers involved in demonstrations in December last year.
USW national director for Canada Ken Neumann wrote a letter in this regard to Mizanur Rahman, Bangladesh High Commissioner in the country, according to a report in Bangladesh English-language daily 'The New Age'.
It has also demanded dropping charges that remained unsettled following the protests in 2016 demanding wage hike.
'We are deeply concerned about the repressive measures taken in the last two months against workers protesting against the wholly inadequate minimum wage increase announced in November 2018, as well as the unequal treatment of workers in different pay grades,' Neumann, reportedly said in his letter.
For the past two months, garment workers have been taking to the streets demanding a decent living wage for their work and the protests have been tackled with violence and repression, USW said.
Thousands of workers had been terminated and dozens of charges had been filed against workers and leaders, it said.
USW also requested the country's Supreme Court to lift the restraining order and ensure that the Accord on Building and Fire Safety in Bangladesh can continue its operations for the duration of the three-year transition agreement or until the designated oversight committee determines that the Remediation and Coordination Cell is capable of taking over its tasks. (DS)

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1CHENEY FREE PRESS Thursday, August 13, 2015 SECTION 2 LEGALS e e eN Information in the West Plains Police News is a service to the readers of the Cheney Free Press and is only intended to provide information about local law enforcement activi- ties. Any individuals listed as cited, charged or arrested are innocent until proven guilty. CHENEY Aug. 3 Dustin L. Leonard, 21, was arrested on the 600 block of Second Street as an absconder (evaded home detention measures) from Moon Detection Services. Residential burglary was reported on the 800 block of Chestnut Street. 'Jewelry and clothing items were taken. Third-degree theft was reported on the 600 block of I Street. Sprinkler equipment was taken. Aug. 5 Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 500 block of North Sixth Street. A garage door was egged. Third-degree malicious mischief was reported on the 300 block of Nolan Brown Place. There was damage to a garbage can. 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Male involved was determined to have an existing warrant. William R. Beaver, Jr., 26, was arrested on a Spokane Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear on assault/domestic violence charges. Janice M. O'Grady, 38, was arrested for viola- tion of a court protection order on the 2200 block of First Street. Aug. 9 Rami Abdullah A. Aladwani, 28, was arrested for third-degree DWLS on the 1000 block of Betz Road. Phone harassment was reported on the 500 block of Washington Street. MEDICAL LAKE Aug. 3 Assault was reported on the 2300 block of South Salnave Road. Aug. 4 Drugs were found on the 1000 block of North Stanley Street. Theft was reported on the 400 block of West Brooks Road. Apricots were stolen from a tree. Aug. 5 Theft was reported on the 900 block of East Lake Street. Officers responded to an alarm call on the 1000 block of East Prentis Street. At the scene, Julie A. Kent, 50, was arrested for residential burglary. 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Journey into the world of Treetopolis as you join Tree Fu Tom in his brand new Training Camp.
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Commentary: Mutual Funds Are Using Your Money to Push ESG
The mutual fund industry has gone "woke." It's not just the asset managers who screen socially "unacceptable" companies in industries involving, say, guns, fossil fuels, tobacco, or gambling. Those have been around for decades.
No, there's something else amiss. And if you're investing your hard-earned money, you might be part of the problem.
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Commentary: Stimulus Checks Are the Latest Immigration Scam
A great plague of our contemporary political landscape is that one bad policy begets even more bad policies. Such is the case with many of America's existing immigration laws.
Federal law, for example, calls for specific enforcement protocols. But our elected representatives have decided that some of those protocols simply should be ignored. This mindset led to ideas like catching and then releasing illegal aliens into our communities, preventing local law enforcement from working with federal law enforcement, and "sanctuary" cities where those who have broken our laws can hide from accountability.
From this witches' brew of bad ideas has come the latest product rollout, one suited for our time: stimulus checks for illegal aliens. Using the economic damage caused by COVID-19 as a pretext, anti-borders activists and their allied politicians have found a way to sustain those here illegally while creating further incentives for even more foreign nationals to move here.
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Commentary: The IRS Can't Get the Basics Right, So Don't Add to Its Authority
February 22, 2022 February 21, 2022 RealClearWire
All taxpayers are dealing with a disastrous filing season this year, with the IRS backed up on processing millions of returns and refunds from last year and communication from the agency nonexistent at best. But some taxpayers will have an added headache in the future as a result of an unnecessary new paperwork requirement that went into effect this year. Fortunately, however, legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) would address this issue by removing the burdensome new requirement.
Ever since IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig claimed last year that the "tax gap," or the gap between what the IRS collects and what it believes it is owed, could be as large as $1 trillion, politicians and legislators have been scrambling to propose ways to collect all that missing revenue. That's despite the fact that more sober analyses show that the $1 trillion figure is probably wildly exaggerated, that it is functionally impossible to wholly prevent tax evasion, and that a far greater concern is the IRS's inability to handle its taxpayer service responsibilities.
But as far as proposals to collect all this supposed "extra revenue" go, most of the focus has rightly been on schemes to drastically increase the IRS's enforcement budget and allow the IRS to snoop on taxpayers' financial accounts. But another more targeted change has already gone into effect, and is already causing problems.
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Securities and Exchange Commission to Crack Down on Private Companies, Heighten Disclosure Requirements
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to crack down on private companies, forcing them to disclose financial and operation statements more frequently, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Regulators have grown more concerned over the lack of oversight regarding private fundraising for companies, the WSJ reported. The private investment market has become a popular way for companies to raise money without undergoing the regulatory scrutiny required for public trading.
"When they're big firms, they can have a huge impact on thousands of people's lives with absolutely no visibility for investors, employees and their unions, regulators, or the public," SEC Commissioner Allison Lee told the WSJ. "I'm not interested in forcing medium- and small-sized companies into the reporting regime."
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Democrat-Led House Planning to Vote on Biden's $2 Trillion Social Spending Bill by Friday: Hoyer
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters on Tuesday that House leadership plans to hold a vote on final passage of President Biden's $2 trillion Build Back Better Act by Friday at the latest.
Biden's social spending bill contains new federal benefit programs and about $550 billion for climate change initiatives.
"I expect to consider most of the debate, perhaps not all, but most of the debate on Build Back Better on Tuesday, excuse me, on Wednesday, today's Tuesday, on Wednesday, tomorrow," Hoyer said during a news conference.
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State Department Partners with Refugee Coalition Groups Supporting Organizations with Alleged Terror Ties
The U.S. State Department joined an initiative to welcome Afghan refugees into the country that is sponsored by organizations supporting groups with possible ties to Palestinian terrorist organizations, a Daily Caller News Foundation review found.
Welcome.US is part of the Office of American Possibilities initiative, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, according to its website. The initiative's main co-chairs include former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush, former First Lady Laura Bush, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The initiative also formed a coalition composed of nonprofit leaders and organizations, former government officials, corporate leaders and public figures. Businesses, including Starbucks, Uber, Facebook, Microsoft, Walmart and Airbnb, also support the effort.
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'Hard to Know Where Pandemic Relief Money Went,' Admits Federal Spending Watchdog
This week's Golden Horseshoe goes to a broad sweep of federal agencies for a systemic lack of transparency that is hampering efforts to monitor many billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief spending, according to a report by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
The PRAC was established in 2020 by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to "promote transparency and conduct and support oversight" of more than $5 trillion in pandemic relief funds.
In a report released Wednesday, the watchdog details its difficulty in determining how funds are being spent due to federal agencies' poor reporting on the government spending website, USAspending.gov.
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Harvard's Endowment Ballooned by $11 Billion As It Fought off Student Class-Action Lawsuit over Tuition Costs
Harvard University announced Thursday that its endowment grew by $11.3 billion to a record $53.2 billion during the fiscal year ending in June, a year-over-year increase of 33.6%.
The announcement comes after Harvard, which runs the nation's largest private university endowment, defeated a lawsuit from students who took umbrage with the school's decision to not offer partial tuition refunds when it moved to online-only classes during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Fiscal year 2021 was an extraordinary year. Public and private markets both continued their strong performance, which allowed the endowment to not only increase its distribution to the University, but also continue to grow during this critical time when pandemic-related financial pressures challenge all of higher education," Harvard Management Company Chief Executive N.P. Narvekar said in a report Thursday.
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Some Credit Unions Already Losing Accounts over Democrats' Plan to Expand IRS Tracking
Organizations representing community banks and credit unions are blasting the Democrats' commitment to expanding IRS reporting requirements, calling the proposal a government overreach that would require financial institutions to spend more money on compliance costs at the expense of products and services for their members.
According to the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, customers at some credit unions have already decided to close their accounts over "government intrusion" concerns fueled by the prospect of such new rules taking effect.
The Democrats' proposal would require financial institutions to report account activity above $600 to the IRS.
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Retail Sales Beat Expectations Amid Surging Inflation
U.S. retail sales increased in September, beating expectations amid growing inflation and supply chain disruptions, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday.
Retail sales increased 0.7% in September, beating experts' estimates of 0.2%, according to the Census Bureau report. The number rose 0.8%, excluding auto sales, beating the 0.5% forecast.
Sales were up 13.9% compared to September 2020, and they increased 15.6% compared to September 2020, excluding auto sales, according to the Census Bureau.
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Commentary: The Senate Must Defeat Communist Saule Omarova for Comptroller of the Currency
Every so often we receive a comment to the effect that we are paranoid and should stop seeing a Communist under every bed, however, it appears that based on the views expressed by Prof. Saule Omarova, President Biden's nominee for Comptroller of the Currency, our concerns about the takeover of the Democratic Party by Socialists and Communists have received some very solid confirmation.
Indeed, Omarova is so far out in Communism's Left Field that Janet Yellen, Biden's Treasury secretary (a garden variety liberal Democrat) raised concerns about her taking the post.
And Secretary Yellin's concerns are amply justified.
In 2019, Omarova posted to Twitter in support of the "old USSR" where there was "no gender pay gap." She attempted to do damage control after being criticized for it, but failed to fully condemn the Soviet Union.
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Republican Lawmakers Say China's Cryptocurrency Crackdown Is an Opportunity for America
Republican lawmakers say China's recent crackdown on financial technologies could offer an opportunity for the U.S. to press its advantage in innovation.
China's central bank issued a statement Friday morning declaring all cryptocurrency transactions and services illegal, banning coin mining operations and vowing to crack down on its citizens' use of foreign crypto exchanges.
Several Republicans say China's loss could be the United States' gain.
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Dow Plummets More Than 500 Points at Monday Open, Following Three Straight Weeks of Losses
U.S. stocks shed more than 500 points as the markets opened Monday morning as emerging risks continue to become the September story for Wall Street.
The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 570 points – its biggest single day drop since mid-July. The S&P 500 lost 1.4%, while the tech-oriented Nasdaq Composite dropped 1.6%.
The sell-off comes as a the result of a number of investor concerns. On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve will begin a two-day meeting, which investors are worried will result in a decision that will pull stimulus funds as inflation continues to surge.
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Federal Reserve Could Soon Lose Control of Inflation Like in 1960s, Economic Historian Says
September 6, 2021 Arizona Sun Times Staff
Prominent economic historian Niall Ferguson said current inflation could be in line with where it was in the 1960s during the period that preceded a decade of high consumer prices, CNBC reported.
"What is interesting about disasters is that one can lead to another," Ferguson said in a Friday interview with CNBC. "You can go from a public health disaster to a fiscal, monetary and potentially inflationary disaster."
During the 1960s, inflation stayed low before shooting up in the 1970s, according to government economic data. Consumer prices ultimately peaked in 1980 before rapidly declining.
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Many Pandemic Unemployed in Arizona Can Re-File for a Tax Rebate
Arizona taxpayers who received unemployment benefits in 2020 and filed their state tax return before the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) was enacted on March 11 can receive a new income tax refund.
That's according to a Thursday announcement from the Arizona Department of Revenue.
Congress passed the ARP to give communities money to address public health and economic recovery issues which resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Watchdogs Sound Alarm as Ilhan Omar Continues to Evade Financial Disclosure of Reportedly Lucrative Book Deal
Multiple watchdog groups said Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar may have violated federal law for failing to mention any income received from her critically-acclaimed 2020 memoir in her latest financial disclosure report filed on Friday.
Omar reportedly signed a deal worth up to $250,000 for her memoir, "This Is What America Looks Like," in January 2019, around the same time she was sworn into Congress. Omar's communications director said the House Ethics committee approved the book deal, but the Democratic lawmaker's financial disclosures covering the calendar years 2018 and 2019 contain no mention of the book or any advance income received upon signing a deal.
The book was published in May 2020 to rave reviews by the press and Omar's Democratic colleagues. The Atlantic dubbed it one of the best political books of the year, and numerous high profile Democrats, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, praised on the book.
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Study: Democrats' Capital Gains Tax Hike Could Cost More Than 745,000 Jobs
A new Democratic proposal to increase the capital gains tax could cost 745,000 jobs, a study published by the Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI) projects.
The Sensible Taxation and Equity Promotion (STEP) Act, which would tax unrealized capital gains when heirs inherit assets, among other things, would have a "significantly negative impact" on the economy, including average job losses of 745,000 over 10 years, the report found.
The analysis, conducted for the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, found that sustained annual job losses from eliminating a tax benefit on appreciated assets known as the step-up in basis could eliminate between 537,000 to 949,000 jobs, with models predicting a base of 745,000 lost jobs through 2030.
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PayPal Teams Up with Far-Left Anti-Defamation League to Target Right-Wing Users
On Monday, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a far-left hate group, announced a new initiative in conjunction with the online payment processor PayPal, aimed at targeting so-called "extremist and hate movements" on the platform, the Daily Caller reports.
The partnership is led by the ADL's "Center on Extremism," and will involve the ADL studying the use of PayPal's services by alleged "extremists," and sharing their findings with politicians and law enforcement, for the purpose of disrupting "the financial pipelines that support extremist and hate movements." PayPal's Chief Risk Officer Aaron Karczmer released a statement celebrating the new program as having the potential to make "an even greater impact than any of us could do on our own."
PayPal has frequently and exclusively targeted conservatives in recent years, while ignoring actual extremism from the Left. Following the peaceful protests at the United States Capitol on January 6th, PayPal suspended its services for several organizations and individuals that paid for travel expenses for people attending the march, which was in protest of the widespread voter fraud that took place in the 2020 election. PayPal also banned the anti-terrorism website Jihad Watch in August of 2017, after Antifa and Black Lives Matter rioters attacked a peaceful right-wing protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the death of one left-wing protester.
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Bezos Offers to Waive $2 Billion in Fees to Secure Lunar Landing Contract
Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered to waive $2 billion in payments to secure his spaceflight company Blue Origin a NASA contract.
Bezos asked NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in an open letter Monday to award Blue Origin a contract to construct a Human Landing System (HLS), a lunar-landing vehicle, as part of the Artemis program, offering to waive up to $2 billion in fees. Elon Musk's space company SpaceX had been awarded the $2.9 billion contract in April, beating out Blue Origin's bid, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The Artemis program is intended to return human astronauts to the Moon, with a manned mission to Mars planned as well. Though the program was initially planned as a joint contract, it was awarded solely to SpaceX due to budgetary constraints which Bezos' offer sought to alleviate, according to the letter.
"Blue Origin will bridge the HLS budgetary funding shortfall by waiving all payments in the current and next two government fiscal years up to $2 billion to get the program back on track right now," Bezos wrote in the letter.
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Somare satisfied with outcome of nationwide campaign
The Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare expressed satisfaction that the campaign period is now over and in most parts of the country, candidates and supporters carried out a clean campaign for the 2012 General Elections.
Sir Michael commended people around the country for realizing the importance of maintaining law and order during this crucial time in our political history.
He visited parts of the Islands Region, the Highlands and Momase Region during the shortened campaign period of 34 days.
He said, "Firstly I would like to send my sincere apologies to communities that prepared for my visit to your electorates in different parts of the country. The limitation on time by two weeks prevented me from visiting everyone.
"I will certainly make a special effort after the formation of government to visit the areas where I was not able to visit during the campaign period.
"As a leader of Papua New Guinea over many years, it is also my intention to visit every corner of the country during the next term of government to thank everyone for their confidence in my leadership and to say my final farewell.
"For now as the polling period has now commenced I urge all voters, candidates and their supporters to be responsible by tolerating one another and not inciting unrest in your communities. This will help the work of the disciplinary forces and will ensure that elections in your respective areas run smoothly and successfully.
The Grand Chief said, "It is important that every citizen takes personal responsibility during polling and counting so we do not have any failed election and legitimate representatives are declared to represent you for the full five year term in government."
Sir Michael will cast his vote on Monday 25 June in his home village of Karau (Murik Lakes) in the Angoram District of East Sepik.
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Q: I need some help calculating values for a variable 555 oscillator circuit For the past few hours i have been strugling with a 555 timer.
What i am trying to do is generate a square wave of variable frequency controlled by a potentiometer. At the time i have a 200KΩ potentiometer, and using this page i calculated that if R1 is 200KΩ, then R2 has to be 10Ω, and the capacitor will be 1μf.
That will allow me to vary the frequency between ~3Hz and ~120Hz which is just what i need.
After i built the circuit and placed an LED between pin 3 and ground (using the apropriate resistor), and connected the circuit to the 9V DC supply, the LED turned on but didn't blink to the slightest, so i thought it was some sort of high frequency, and thats why i couldnt see the oscilation, so i turned the potentiometer fully to the oposite side thus turning R1 to 200KΩ.
Still nothing, no oscilation at all! I even replaced the potentiometer with a fixed 200KΩ resistor just in case it was damaged but yet again, nothing.
The circuit is exactly as seen in the diagram of the page provided above, the only difference is that R2 between pins 6 and 7 is not of fixed value.
What have i done wrong?
Thank you!

A: The 10ohms is the problem. This resistor determines the discharge time for the capacitor. The problem that you have is that this time is so fast that you will not see any change of state in the output. Try a much larger value (e.g. 33k with 200k R1) and see if your circuit works. You will still only see a very short flicker. For the frequencies that you are producing a speaker or oscilloscope would be better for detecting the oscillation.

A: With your values it runs at 99.995% duty cycle, so LED looks like it's always on.
According to my calculations you need R1 - 10K, when R2 - 200K potentiometer and C - 1uF.
The duty cycle will be from 50% to 90%, so it would be visible.


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Which Countries Does The United States Not Have Diplomatic Relations With Now That Cuba Is Off The List?
By Melissah Yang
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Shortly after midnight Sunday, the United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations, officially ending a five-decade standoff between the former Cold War enemies. Though the historic move was announced last December by President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro, the July 20 kickoff officially opened the road for reestablishing embassies in each other's nations. And with that, there are less than a handful of countries the United States doesn't have diplomatic relations with.
Without ceremony or much fanfare, workers soon after hung the Cuban flag in the State Department lobby, where the pennants of other U.S.-recognized countries are displayed. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez will oversee the raising of Cuba's flag over a mansion in Washington that will serve as its embassy in the States. Though the U.S. embassy in Havana will also open Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit next month for the official flag raise.
While the embassies mark a milestone for the two countries, there's still plenty of work to be done. After all, only Congress can lift the United States' embargo against Cuba, and the fight in the Republican-led House and Senate is far from over. But the outlook is promising, and now the question is who's left in the list of countries that don't have official ties to the United States.
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The United States and Taiwan have held unofficial relations since 1979, when the U.S. first formally recognized the government of the People's Republic of China, based in Beijing. The United States continues to recognize People Republic of China's government as the only legal governing entity but doesn't recognize China's claims of sovereignty over Taiwan. The United States and Taiwan are trading partners across the Pacific.
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North Korea is one of the United States' most significant antagonists, and official contact between the two has been relatively nonexistent since an armistice put off the war between North and South Korea in 1953. The United States currently deals with North Korea through the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang. In 2009, North Korea appeared to jump start its nuclear program in spite of international objections, including those from the United States, which further deteriorated relations. Other than humanitarian aid such as food in times of famine, an embargo prohibits any form of U.S. economic assistance for the country.
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