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Paul Dykewicz examines the strategy of a dividend-paying emerging markets fund.
Dividend-Paying Emerging Markets Fund Produces Outsized Returns
WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (DEM) has been delivering market-beating returns for more than a year by tracking the performance of high-dividend-paying companies in economically ascending emerging markets.
The lure of income is a key reason to own a dividend-paying fund, but DEM also has surged in share price during the past year and could outperform again in 2018 as the World Bank forecasts emerging markets will grow 4.5 percent, compared to 2.2 percent for advanced economies. Another plus with dividend-paying investments is that they tend to retain their value better than non-dividend-payers when the market falls.
DEM has produced a total return of 27.24 percent during the past 12 months, as of March 12, compared to 22.46 percent for the MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR index, which tracks large- and mid-capitalization non-U.S. equities, 17.30 percent for the S&P 500 and 20.45 percent for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The fund�??s share price also has shown recent momentum by rising 68 cents a share, up 1.43 percent, on Friday, March 9, to close at $48.30, before climbing 10 cents a share, or 0.21 percent, to $48.40, on Monday, March 12.
Those gains boosted DEM�??s year-to-date total return to 6.73 percent through March 12, compared to 4.09 percent for the S&P 500 and 1.86 percent for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. DEM�??s performance also trounced the 1.49 percent year-to-date total returns of its sector benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR index.
DEM�??s dividend yield for the past 12 months reached 3.47 percent, its 30-day average daily trading volume is 305,426 shares and its expense ratio is 0.63 percent. That yield helps to boost the fund�??s returns significantly, compared to non-dividend-paying investments.
The biggest sector weightings of DEM are financial services, 23.80 percent; energy, 19.31 percent; basic materials, 12.98 percent; technology, 12.57 percent; and communication services, 12.51 percent. All those sectors traditionally do well during periods of increasing economic growth.
An �??important inflection point�?� in emerging market equities now may have been reached in which value stocks, especially those that pay high dividends, will start to outperform emerging market growth stocks, said WisdomTree�??s Chief Investment Strategist Luciano Siracusano.
In contrast, the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index underperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index in four of the last five years. But year-to-date 2018 results have shown a reversal, with MSCI EM Value returns topping MSCI Emerging Markets Growth, while the MSCI Emerging Markets High Dividend Yield Index is beating both.
DEM, launched July 13, 2008, offers diversification for income investors by providing exposure to emerging market equities around the world, with 62.91 percent in Asia, 30.94 percent in Europe and 6.15 percent in the Americas. The countries that account for DEM�??s largest holdings, as of March 12, are Taiwan, 25.54 percent; China, 16.54 percent; Russia, 13.86 percent; South Africa, 13.18 percent; and Thailand, 5.36 percent.
The fund�??s top five holdings are Gazprom PJSC ADR, 3.99 percent; PJSC Lukoil GDR, 3.84 percent; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., 3.39 percent; China Construction Bank Corp. H, 3.25 percent; and China Mobile Ltd., 2.71 percent. DEM�??s top 10 holdings compose 27.09 percent of its $2.3 billion in assets.
With a closing share price of $48.40 on Monday, March 12, DEM trades at a slight premium of 0.26 percent to its net asset value of $48.23. The following chart shows its performance for the past 12 months.
WisdomTree�??s Siracusano recently reflected on the outlook for DEM and emerging markets broadly. His key points included:
Compared to the S&P 500, emerging-market equities trade at a lower price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple, are growing earnings faster and seem poised to benefit from strong global gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a �??relatively benign�?� U.S. dollar.
After a period of relative underperformance, value is making a clear comeback in emerging markets, led by its higher-dividend-yielding stocks.
One of the best ways to get exposure to both the value segment of emerging markets and its higher-dividend-yielding stocks is through DEM.
Because the index weights components annually based on the U.S. dollar value of the cash dividends paid over the prior 12 months, it typically exhibits higher dividend yields than comparable cap-weighted indexes. In addition, DEM has generated excess returns compared to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index — and did so while exhibiting lower volatility.
WisdomTree�??s dividend-weighted strategies provide potential to boost dividend income, reduce volatility or increase long-term returns compared to traditional �??beta�?� exposures.
DEM is one of the top current recommendations of Jim Woods, the editor of the Successful Investing investment newsletter. Woods described DEM to me as a �??standout.�?�
With bonds, even those focused on emerging markets through C, now �??out of favor,�?� DEM is particularly appealing because it is spurred by rising global growth, a still-low U.S. dollar and improving demographic trends in many countries in that sector, Woods said.
For investors who crave income and want exposure to emerging markets in creating well-diversified portfolios, DEM is worth considering while it produces outsized returns that show no signs of slowing anytime soon.
Paul Dykewicz is an accomplished, award-winning journalist who has written for Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal, Investor�??s Business Daily, USA Today, the Journal of Commerce, Seeking Alpha, GuruFocus and other publications and websites. Paul is the editor of StockInvestor.com and DividendInvestor.com, a writer for both websites and a columnist. He further is the editorial director of Eagle Financial Publications in Washington, D.C., where he edits monthly investment newsletters, time-sensitive trading alerts, free e-letters and other investment reports. Paul previously served as business editor of a daily newspaper in Baltimore. Paul also is the author of an inspirational book, �??Holy Smokes! Golden Guidance from Notre Dame�??s Championship Chaplain,�?� with a foreword by former national championship-winning football coach Lou Holtz.
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Written By Paul Dykewicz
Paul Dykewicz is the editorial director of the Financial Publications Group at Eagle Publishing Inc., www.eaglepub.com, of Washington, D.C. Eagle publishes five free, e-letters, 10 weekly trading services and five monthly investment newsletters, Forecasts & Strategies, Successful Investing, Cash Machine, Growth & Dividend Report and The Alpha Investor Letter. He also is the editor of Eagle Daily Investor and the author of the inspirational book, "Holy Smokes! Golden Guidance from Notre Dame's Championship Chaplain."


Glad to find this forum. I have recently gone fulltime in my coach. I have a 1979 Newell and loving it. Recently left South GA and I am currently in Colorado. Look forward to getting advice from you veterans out there.


Check back here at noon for live blog coverage of expected House Floor debate on pensions during today's session.
Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross and Rep. Elaine Nekritz introduced House Bill 3411, a comprehensive pension reform plan that will save the hardworking taxpayers $30 billion and the pension system for hardworking government workers. You can see the bill here.
Speaker Michael Madigan announced his intention to introduce and debate 27 different gun amendments (all on one bill) on the Floor of the Illinois House of Representatives today. The amendments have not been heard in committee and will be introduced for the first time today.
Illinois State Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) and Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R-Oswego) along with their Republican colleagues and members of the business community revealed a pro-growth jobs package today at the Illinois Capitol.
The pro-growth jobs package is aimed at making Illinois job creators more competitive with Illinois' border states. The package includes reducing start-up costs for small businesses, eliminating job-killing policies, speeding up the approval of state permits and licenses, rolling back taxes, making research and development tax credits permanent, implementing workers' compensation reform, and restoring fairness to Illinois' court system.
According the U.S. Department of Labor, Illinois' unemployment rate as of December 2012 was 8.7%. Illinois has the seventh highest unemployment rate in the nation. Since 2008, Illinois has lost the third most jobs in the country.
Illinois was also ranked the third worst state to do business in by Chief Executive Magazine and has the 11th highest tax burden on citizens in the nation. Furthermore, Illinois is losing more jobs and opportunity due to excessive taxation and archaic regulation.
• Restore fairness to Illinois courts by keeping out of state lawsuits with no connection to Illinois employers from being filed (HB 138), including curbing the practice of double-dipping (plaintiffs being compensated multiple times from the same defendant, for the same claim/lawsuit, HB 153).
Live coverage of press conference unveiling Republican plan to grow jobs in Illinois begins at 2:00PM today, right here.
House Republican Leader Tom Cross and Assistant Leader Renee Kosel have proposed a measure that would adjust the Early Voting window because of the Easter holiday.
The employees of Illinois' election authorities will be spending the Easter holiday with their families instead of their co-workers if legislation filed by Rep. Renee Kosel (R-New Lenox) and House Republican Leader Tom Cross (R- Oswego) continues to advance.
House Bill 1560 would specifically exempt election authorities from staying open for early voting on the Easter holidays, while providing additional voting hours during the last week of early voting. It would also require notice be given to the State Board of Elections of any closure and public notice for the subsequent extended hours.
The bill passed unanimously out of the Executive Committee Wednesday.
Nancy Schultz Voots, Will County Clerk, supports this measure.


If government is broken, why are you running?
The Republican presidential candidates' debate last night was the most cynical two hours of campaigning I've ever heard—and I'm not referring to policies or proposals raised by any of the candidates.
I'm referring to the loudly and repeatedly stated theme that emerged: Our government is broken beyond repair.
What a hopeless—as in devoid of hope—point of view.
No reasonable person thinks our government is perfect—so why should the idea at the opposite extreme be credible? Yet I can't recall hearing anyone say a certain program works well, or that another one just needs a little tinkering to be effective, or that another one works so well that the same approaches could be applied elsewhere.
Instead, we heard blanket indictments of things like government regulations. Fewer regulations! is the rallying cry.
Guess what? Government regulations are responsible for the cleaner water in the river that runs through my town. Regulations that reduced pesticides brought bald eagles and ospreys back to the river valley. Regulations removed lead from household paint and gasoline, making the environment safer for us all. Regulations made our air cleaner. Nutritional labels on foods? The knowledge that smoking causes cancer? Seat belts in cars? Corporations and industries didn't implement these changes on their own. It took the government's hand to push them in directions that make all of our lives better. But the candidates call for fewer regulations, not more.
Has the government gone too far in other areas? Of course. Standardized education testing is an insult to teachers in classrooms across America. In my state, the government won't let me buy an auto insurance policy that will forgive my first accident, although drivers in other states can buy such policies. When I buy beer at the grocery store, I have to show a photo ID, as if there's a chance I look 40 years older than I really am.
Our government, though, is not broken. It's not perfect, but it's not useless, and candidates who say it is are insulting the intelligence of potential voters.
They insult our intelligence in other ways, too. The first question last night asked the candidates what they thought their biggest weakness was. The first person to answer, John Kasich, ducked the question immediately so he could make a campaign speech instead. The pattern held all down the line, although some of the candidates at least gave five or 10 seconds of lip service to the idea that they might have weaknesses.
Perhaps the biggest way politicians give us no credit is by answering a question evasively. Chris Christie had an exchange with one of the moderators, John Harwood, about New Jersey's energy policy. Christie defensively retorted that the state wasn't involved—after all, government is broken—but instead had "worked with the private sector" (or words to that effect) to diversify energy sources in New Jersey.
So: Politicians tell us government doesn't work. They duck questions when asked what they're going to do to fix it. And when a question corners them, they try to BS their way out of it. The fallback replies to every uncomfortable question are to call for smaller government, blame the other party, or blame the media. Marco Rubio complained that the media had given Hillary Clinton a pass on reports that she was telling her family very early on that the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi was related to terrorism, not outrage about an American movie, which first reports indicated. But I knew about that story days before Rubio mentioned it because of the media—specifically, The Guardian's online edition. Where does Rubio get his news?
Despite the cynicism, we watch these events anyway because occasionally, a lightning bolt of common sense streaks through the fog of evasiveness and obfuscation. Last night, Mike Huckabee said one of the smartest things I've heard about containing health care costs: Do so by trying to eradicate cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, which he called the four "drivers" of health care costs. Prevent those expensive diseases instead of treating them, in other words. It would save billions, even trillions. Such initiatives, though, would require government involvement—and as the candidates reminded us, the government doesn't do anything right.
I think there's an exception to that broad statement, though: Our government is beyond brilliant in its ability to make wealthy people even wealthier while at the same time quashing the dreams of the middle class and the poor in more ways than can be counted. I didn't hear too much about that, though.
I can't even estimate how many times I yelled at the screen last night, "You aren't answering the question!" I don't know why they call these debacles "debates."
I was ready to stop watching after all the evasiveness on that softball of a first question.
I gave this debate a pass - I had no expectation of them answering anything. Sad.
For me, the attraction was hearing how they evaded the questions. The Christie answer on energy was a good example, but I found myself saying "wait, wait, wait" a lot during the two hours of obfuscating.
I don't think the word "super" is big enough.


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World in View: European voters hold off fascism
From the July-August 2017 issue of News & Letters
by Gerry Emmett
The recent elections in France and Britain have been a welcome setback for that fascist Right which saw Trump and Brexit as a cresting wave carrying them to state power.
The defeat of Marine Le Pen's bid for the French presidency by an unexpectedly large margin gives the world a slight breathing space. It doesn't cancel the fact that her fascist National Front has effectively established itself as one of the major French parties—as the election also saw the collapse of the left and right "mainstream."
LEFT RETHINKING?
Paris Communards on the barricades.
There are signs of new thinking appearing on the French and European Left. The comments of outgoing Socialist Party Secretary General Jean-Christophe Cambadélis are revealing: "The left must change everything, form and substance, its ideas and its organizations. It is a question of rethinking the roots of progressivism, for its two pillars—the welfare state and the continuing extension of freedoms—are being challenged. It is the indispensable foundation of a new political offer on the left to counter both neoliberalism and nationalism."
The Socialist Party won't be the vehicle for this, however, and neither will Jean-Luc Mélenchon's "Unsubmissive France." We haven't entered an era of "populist" politics, but rather a period of disorientation among the Left.
Rather than raising the banner of 1789, or of the Popular Front of the 1930s, the needed rethinking will begin from the 1871 Paris Commune and the profound internationalism of the 1960 Manifesto of the 121.
New President Emmanuel Macron showed his true colors June 22 when he declared his effective support for the genocidal Assad regime in Syria. His neoliberal policies of cutting social programs, lowering taxes on the rich and privatization of government will be no less heartless.
A GENUINE ALTERNATIVE?
The British Labour Party's gain of 30 seats in Parliament, coupled with stunning losses for Theresa May's Conservatives, represented in large part a rejection of the "Carnival of Reaction" (attacks on immigrants, etc.) that followed last year's Brexit vote.
As in France, young voters led in rejecting the Right's racist politics. It will be difficult for Labour leader British to negotiate the exit from the European Union that he signed off on—which by damaging the UK economy could undermine his populist economic program. A dilemma the Conservatives didn't give a damn about.
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The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the online application is open for students participating in credit-bearing study abroad and international internship programs during the spring 2019 and summer 2019 terms.
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers grants of up to $5,000 to U.S. undergraduate students of high financial need. Students studying a critical need language may be eligible to receive the Critical Need Language Award, a supplemental grant of up to $3,000. The Gilman Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go by supporting U.S. undergraduates who might otherwise not consider these unique and valuable opportunities due to financial constraints.
Applications are due Tuesday, October 2, 2018 by 11:59pm (central time).
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We have been contacted a lot in the past asking for a "One Page" Homepage template, which uses a sticky header, so, low and behold, CleanCut Pro now has one.
Please note that the sticky header can be overridden, meaning, you have the choice of "sticky" or "not sticky".
The "One Page" template is in our opinion not only suitable for a one page website, it can be used as a one page product landing page or as an App landing page.
Just to ensure there is no misunderstanding - the one page template does NOT use parallax, we haven't added parallax as we think this is a personal modification / enhancement - using CSS3 backgrounds, a similar effect can be achieved.
The One Page template can use all of the features that come with CleanCut Pro template - fixed, responsive, light or dark skin etc. It does have some differences, but these can be read about in the support documentation.
Completely replaced the old Font Awesome v3.2.1 with the updated 4.2.0 version - all files that use Font Awesome icons have been updated to the latest class names and calls. This includes: Style sheets, PNG + PSD files and the Font Awesome cheat sheet.
jQuery + jQuery UI have been updated to the latest versions - testing has confirmed that everything works in the browsers that we test on - if you do occur any problems, please feel free to let us know.
The list is short but the work took quite some time.
Those users who bought the template in the last 10 days will be contacted by us reference a free upgrade.
Those who use the older version (v1.0) and wish to upgrade to the latest version need to be aware that this is not a small update, there are hundreds of changes that have been made. Meaning, the update would probably corrupt your current site, one major reason is because the Font Awesome code has been completely changed by its developers.
Currently we have a watered down version of CleanCut Pro on the site as a live demo - we will not be changing this in the near future, the demo works perfectly OK and as such doesn't need to be updated.
The main areas that have been covered in the update do not affect the appearance of the live demo, the modifications were all technical.
The One Page template will not be added to the live demo.


When you need to transport a lot of heavy items or hazmat materials over the long distance it is better to use railroad transport. Shipping by train offers quite a discount comparing to traditional truckload shipping. However intermodal freight is almost always a combination of truck and train. The truck is being used to transport freight from rail hub to its final destination.
Trains are much more fuel efficient than trucks. They can pick up more cargo and deliver almost as fast, as truck. Trains make less stops, wasting less fuel, producing less greenhouse gas emissions. If you have a container to ship, and you care about environment – you should consider sending it through Logisticentrum railroad branch.
In terms of controlling safety, railroad transport is way ahead of road transport. Moving large amount of ADR goods (explosives or flammables), in most occasions, is advisable by train till the nearest hub, and only then using trucks, if they are needed. Trains are almost not affected by weather conditions and traffic. Railroad networks ensure that, people living along the routes do not face major risks, making it safer to transport large quantity of goods.
When you use trucks to transport your goods you have to pay associated costs like fuel, tolls, driver labor. However while using intermodal services, plenty of containers are moved at one time, thus lowering the cost per load. Actual consumption depends on landscape, allowed speed, loading and stopping patterns, but usually trains seems to be 15 to 20 times more efficient than truck.


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namespace clover {
namespace visual {

Camera::Camera():
			maxAcceleration(100),
			scale(0.15),
			targetScale(scale),
			perspectiveMul(1.0),
			active(true){

	global::Event e(global::Event::OnCameraCreate);
	e(global::Event::Active)= true;
	e(global::Event::Object)= this;
	e.send();

	Framebuffer::Cfg fbo_cfg;
	fbo_cfg.resolution= util::Vec2i(global::g_env.cfg->get<int32>("visual::defaultShadowMapSize", 512));
	fbo_cfg.linearInterpolation= true;
	shadowCasterBuf.create(fbo_cfg);

	// Entity is only to trigger fluid rendering at correct time
	fluidModel.setMesh(global::g_env.resCache->getResource<TriMesh>("unitRect"));
	fluidEntityDef.setModel(fluidModel);
	fluidEntityDef.setShadingType(ModelEntityDef::Shading_Fluid);
	fluidEntity.setDef(fluidEntityDef);
}

Camera::~Camera(){
	global::Event e(global::Event::OnCameraDestroy);
	e(global::Event::Object)= this;
	e.send();

	shadowCasterBuf.destroy();
}

void Camera::setPosition(util::Vec2d pos, bool override_target){
	position= pos;
	if (override_target)
		targetPosition= pos;
}

void Camera::setScale(real32 f, bool override_target){
	scale= f;
	if (override_target)
		targetScale= f;
}

void Camera::setVelocity(util::Vec2d vel){
	velocity= vel;
}

util::Vec2d Camera::getPosition() const {
	return position;
}

real32 Camera::getScale() const {
	return scale;
}

util::Vec2d Camera::getVelocity() const{
	return velocity;
}

bool Camera::isActive() const {
	return active;
}

void Camera::select(){
	global::Event e(global::Event::OnCameraSelect);
	e(global::Event::Object)= this;
	e.send();
}

bool Camera::isWorldPointInViewport(util::Vec2d p){
	util::Vec2d rad= util::Vec2d(1.0)/scale;

	if (p.componentsGreaterOrEqualThan(position-rad) && p.componentsLessThan(position+rad) )
		return true;

	return false;
}

bool Camera::isWorldBBInViewport(util::Vec2d p, util::Vec2d bb){

	util::Vec2d rad= util::Vec2d(1.0)/scale;

	if (p.componentsGreaterOrEqualThan( position-rad-bb ) && p.componentsLessThan( position+rad+bb ))
		return true;

	return false;

}

void Camera::update(){

	real32 dt= global::g_env.realClock->getDeltaTime();

	targetPosition += util::Vec2d{panningVelocity.x, panningVelocity.y}*dt;
	targetScale += panningVelocity.z*dt;

	velocity= (targetPosition - position)*10.0*dt;

	util::Vec2d prev_pos= position;

	position += velocity;

	if ((prev_pos.x < targetPosition.x && position.x > targetPosition.x) ||
		(prev_pos.x > targetPosition.x && position.x < targetPosition.x)){
		velocity.x= 0.0;
		position.x= targetPosition.x;
	}

	if ((prev_pos.y < targetPosition.y && position.y > targetPosition.y) ||
		(prev_pos.y > targetPosition.y && position.y < targetPosition.y)){
		velocity.y= 0.0;
		position.y= targetPosition.y;
	}

	float prev_scale= scale;
	scale = util::limited(scale + (targetScale - scale)*10.0*dt, 0.005, 1.0);

	if ((scale < targetScale && prev_scale > targetScale) ||
		(scale > targetScale && prev_scale < targetScale))
		scale= targetScale; // Prevent spring-like behaviour on low fps

	// Update fluid fbo if needed
	if (!fluidFbo.isCreated() || fluidFbo.getResolution() != resolution/4){
		Framebuffer::Cfg cfg;
		cfg.resolution= resolution/4;
		cfg.linearInterpolation= true;

		fluidFbo.destroy();
		fluidFbo.create(cfg);
	}

	// Fluid entity should fill the whole screen
	fluidEntity.setPosition(position.casted<util::Vec3d>());
	fluidEntity.setScale(util::Vec3d(1.0/scale));
}

Framebuffer& Camera::getShadowCasterBuf(){
	return shadowCasterBuf;
}

} // visual
} // clover

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Category Archives: Business
New Berlin airport to finally open next October
Germany's long-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) is set to finally be operational on Oc...
Black Friday backlash: Protests against Amazon erupt across France
Activists across France have staged Black Friday protests against Amazon, decrying consumerism and i...
Cybertruck: Tesla truck gets 150,000 orders despite launch gaffe
Tesla has received almost 150,000 orders for its new pickup truck, boss Elon Musk has said, despite ...
No new tax on bike, rickshaw: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has clarified that no new withholding tax is being lev...
Pakistan discusses economic recovery plans with WB, IMF
WASHINGTON: Senior managers of the Pakistani economy engaged with the officials of the World Bank an...
Germany's long-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) is set to finally be operational on October 31, 2020, nine years after it was supposed to open. Berlin's long-delayed airport has a new opening date, operators announced on Friday, following a series of scandals involving corruption and shoddy design. The problem-plagued project has become something of a laughing stock throughout Germany, particularly considering ...	Read More »
Activists across France have staged Black Friday protests against Amazon, decrying consumerism and its impact on the environment. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the company's French headquarters in Clichy, north of Paris. Protesters also tried to blockade a shopping centre in Paris and a logistics centre near the eastern city of Lyon. In video from Lyon riot police can be ...	Read More »
Tesla has received almost 150,000 orders for its new pickup truck, boss Elon Musk has said, despite an embarrassing hiccup at its launch. Mr Musk was caught out on stage when the windows of the Cybertruck shattered during a demonstration supposed to show their durability. Tesla shares dived 6.1% after the event on Thursday and several bad reviews. With its ...	Read More »
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has clarified that no new withholding tax is being levied on motorcycle and auto rickshaw. An official statement issued said that no change or increase in tax has been levied on motor vehicles under section 231B and 234 of Income Tax Ordinance 2001. Further, there is no suggestion under consideration to levy tax ...	Read More »
WASHINGTON: Senior managers of the Pakistani economy engaged with the officials of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington this week, exchanging views on plans for an economic recovery. The group included Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue and Dr Reza Baqir, Governor State Bank of Pakistan. A government ...	Read More »
'We have completed all the tasks given by IMF': Raza Baqir
The governor of State Bank of Pakistan Raza Baqir, in a press conference held today, said he was pleased to play a role in the overall process of reaching an agreement with the IMF, as he had a prior experience of working with the fund. He informed that IMF will be holding a board meeting on July 3, 2019, following ...	Read More »
Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund to remain invested in Big Oil stocks
Oslo has said the oil fund will only shed its stakes in oil and gas explorers and producers. It was widely expected that the world's biggest sovereign fund would dump all of its oil and gas investments for good. The Norwegian government said on Friday its $1 trillion asset manager— the world's biggest sovereign fund — will sell its stake ...	Read More »
Do sanctions against Russia work?
The European Union is mulling its own Magnitsky Act — meaning more pressure on Russia. Time to ask what impact current US and EU sanctions have had on the creaking Russian economy so far. The Dutch government has held talks with EU member states aimed at establishing an EU sanctions regime against Russia based on human rights violations, which is ...	Read More »
APEC summit sees China and US at odds over trade war
The Asia-Pacific summit has become the latest stage for the trade dispute between the US and China. Beijing called for consultations as Washington threatened more tariffs. The main protagonists in the US-China trade war set out their positions at the start of an Asia-Pacific summit in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. Ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit ...	Read More »
US sanctions on Iran raise concern in Turkey
Turkey has been exempt from oil sector sanctions imposed by Washington on the regime in Tehran. But Turkish businesses fear the possible consequences of a likely shift in Donald Trump's mood toward Turkey. The Trump administration announced sanctions against Iran earlier this week, with a strong focus on hitting the country's oil and petrochemical sectors especially hard. So far, however, ...	Read More »


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Q: Posts query according to meta box date I'm struggling to get a working solution with wp_query for Event management, Currently post order by event start date & time work well. Now I want some custom settings.

Have two meta boxes working with meta_key=> start_datetime and meta_key=> end_datetime

1- key=> end_datetime is a date and time for the post to end (no longer display in the results)
2- Additionally print some text in posts as two hours remain to start event. e.g
LIVE

How to hide post when date&time end, and add some text as remain 2 hours to start?
$today = date("Y/m/j");
$args (array(
  'post_type' => 'event',
  'posts_per_page' => 10,
  'meta_key' => 'start_datetime',
  'orderby' => 'meta_value',
  'order' => 'ASC',
  'meta_query' => array(
    array(
      'key' => 'start_datetime',
      'value' => $today,
      'compare' => '>=',
      'type' => 'CHAR'
    )
   ),
  'tax_query' => array(
  'relation' => 'AND',
  array(
    'key' => 'end_datetime',
    'meta-value' => $value,
    'compare' => '=<'
  )
 )
));
$query = new WP_Query( $args );
  if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
  while( $query->have_posts() ) {
    $query->the_post();
    the_title();
  }
}

A: I checked your query and there's a lot of junk in there. You define meta keys 2x. Once as meta_key and once as meta_query. Only keep the query, it has more options.
Second, the tax query is all wrong. The parameters for a tax query are not the same as a meta query. You need taxonomy, field, terms and possible compare. I don't see a reason to use a tax query, based on your info, so I removed it in my example.
I am a fan of storing dates/times as a unix timestamp. Is a lot easier to compare and order than a date string. By looking at your today string, I assume the rest is in that format as well, so I will use that for the example.
I wrote the code below by heart since I had no events to work with (with that meta key), but I think you'll get most of the desired result and if not, maybe tweak it a little.
$today = date( 'Y/m/d' );

$args = array(
    'post_type'      => 'event',
    'posts_per_page' => 10,
    'order'          => 'ASC',
    'meta_query'     => array(
        // get posts which have an end_datetime which is bigger than or equal to $today (and thus hide the ones which have ended before today)
        'end_clause' => array(
            'key'     => 'end_datetime',
            'value'   => $today,
            'compare' => '>=',
            'type'    => 'DATE'
        )
    ),
    'orderby'        => array( 'end_clause' => 'DESC' ),
);
$query = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
    while( $query->have_posts() ) {
        $query->the_post();

        the_title();

        // check if start_datetime is not empty
        if ( ! empty( get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'start_datetime', 1 ) ) ) {
            // make unix timestamp of start_datetime
            $start_datetime = strtotime( date( 'U', get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'start_datetime', 1 ) ) );
            // make unix timestamp of now
            $now            = date( 'U', current_time( 'timestamp' ) );
            // if (start_time - now) is smaller than 7200 seconds
            if ( ( $start_datetime - $now ) < 2 * HOUR_IN_SECONDS ) {
                echo '
LIVE
';
            }
        }
    }
}

Let me know if this helps.

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On Phil Mickelson, the U.S. Open and the death of dreams
Jay Busbee
Yahoo Sports June 20, 2019
Phil Mickelson fell short in another U.S. Open. (Reuters)
Phil Mickelson stepped to the podium behind the 18th green at Pebble Beach on Sunday with a smile on his face. This in itself wasn't unusual; Phil generally greets the media with an indulgent grin — he knows how the game's played, and he knows that he can control it with honey better than vinegar.
Directly behind him, the gentle waves of Stillwater Cove lapped against craggy rocks, the same way they did a hundred years ago, the same way they will a hundred years from now.
"Dealing with losing in this game," Mickelson said, gathering his thoughts, "is a huge thing because even the best, the greatest winners win such a small percentage of the time. But I have had so many special moments here at Pebble Beach that I can't help but play here and not be thankful and appreciative and grateful for all the gifts that I've been given…" It was the right thing to say at the time — far too early on a Sunday afternoon for a victory speech.
Out on the course, the leaders of the U.S. Open hadn't even teed off yet. By the time Gary Woodland took his celebratory walk through here, Phil would be long gone, a U.S. Open loser once again.
Twenty-nine attempts, 29 losses, six of them in the runner-up slot. Phil's fumbled away U.S. Open trophies, and he's had them torn from his grasp. He's run out of gas inches from the finish line, and he's finished 72 holes at a dead sprint only to find someone had just a touch more speed. Any way you can lose, he's lost.
'I'm not going to win'
Sunday afternoon, he acknowledged that the window was closing on his chance to win a U.S. Open, the final jewel in the career Grand Slam. Wednesday, he came out and said what everyone already knew: it was done.
"I really don't have many more chances," Mickelson said before this week's Travelers Championship. "Probably have to come to the realization I'm not going to win the U.S. Open, but I'm not going to stop trying. I'll keep trying. You never know."
On one hand, it shouldn't matter; Mickelson has done virtually everything it's possible to do in the game. He's already a Hall of Famer, ranked ninth all-time on the career victories list, second to Tiger Woods in active majors won, universally acknowledged as one of the best ever to play the game. He's got wealth, fame, respect.
And yet … it's always the things you didn't do that burn the most, isn't it?
The smartest guy in the room
About all Mickelson has in common with the average golfer is that they're both swinging clubs at balls. Beyond that, Phil's living in a stratospheric bracket of income, talent and privilege. Even so, the reason why he's resonated so strongly with three generations of golf fans is that he seems so recognizably human. (Whether this is all a grand act, like the smile at the end of a losing round, is to some degree irrelevant — fans bond with what they can see, and Phil cultivates his image like a rose garden.)
Mickelson shows actual human emotion on the course, unlike some others we could name. He gets himself into absurd jams by attempting stupid shots, and then gets himself right back out with even more ridiculous ones. He carries himself like he's the smartest guy in the room, and who doesn't want to roll with that kind of self-confidence?
Plus, the dude can tell a great story:
First edition of "Phireside with Phil."
I'll be sharing some interesting stories that have taken place through the years and will hopefully have some guests in the future too. #PhiresidewithPhil pic.twitter.com/4NDVTPNKmt
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) June 18, 2019
He's been around so long it's tough — for any golf fan under 40, impossible — to remember a time when he wasn't a force on Tour. Here's a measure of how long Phil's career has lasted: the period from his first Tour victory back to Jack Nicklaus's final Masters win is almost the exact length of time, within days, from Rory McIlroy's last major victory to right now.
Phil's been a constant presence for so long that fans whose parents took them to see Mickelson play are now taking their own kids to watch Lefty in action. The years roll on, the life events pile up, and yet every April, there's Phil among the azaleas; every June, there's Phil, just falling short at the U.S. Open.
Sunset is coming
It's not a stretch to say that the sunset on Phil's career comes at a time when many — maybe even most — of his fans are reckoning with the inevitable truths of their own lives, consciously or not. Opportunities grow up to a certain point … and then they start to shrink.
Think about it this way: You've got that one dream out there you've always wanted to make a reality. Maybe it's opening your own bar, or writing a novel, or traveling across the country, or seeing the Pyramids, or running a marathon. Whatever it is, you (hopefully) haven't given up on it, even if in your heart of hearts you know it probably won't happen.
At a certain point, though, the door slams shut. Maybe you could have worked harder to get through it; maybe fate was never going to give you that chance. Either way, the story's over. What happens when you have to give up on that dream? What then? That's what Mickelson is reckoning with now.
(USGA)
Tuesday night out on the 17th fairway, 33 of the 36 living U.S. Open champions gathered for a photo. That group includes legends like Woods and Nicklaus, of course, but it also includes names like Lucas Glover, Geoff Ogilvy, Justin Rose and Retief Goosen — players who were still standing during the many Opens where Phil was the last to fall.
That has to be the only photo you could possibly take of golf legends that doesn't include Mickelson, the only way to draw the lines in a way to exclude him. And that's got to burn a bit. You can't be the smartest guy in the room when you're not even allowed in the room.
Jay Busbee is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at jay.busbee@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter or on Facebook.
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text: Q: how to drag and drop kendo tree value to kendo grid input control? I'm using kendo grid and kendo treeview controls.In kendo grid i have a HTML input control and i add dynamically the controls in grid. Separately i have a kendo tree view in the same page. When i drag and drop a value from tree view to input control in grid 1st input control value gets appended.Im unable to append values to other rows.


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ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Thailand General Chat
Do we all have to be activists these days or at least do we have to support those activists?
By OneMoreFarang,
November 23, 2022 in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
OneMoreFarang 44800
OneMoreFarang
I read a few articles about the word cup and about labor rights in Qatar, LBGTQ+/- whatever rights, black and white or more colorful sleeves and all that.
And I have to admit I find the reactions all over the world strange.
Some teams want to wear sleeves, others don't. Sponsors complain about teams which wear sleeves or don't wear them, some people say they will boycott everything, and and and.
Not that I care about football, but just in case I would be a football fan. Does this also mean I have to be an activist who insists on gay rights? Why?
Do I have to care about how many people had accidents on construction sites?
Should the world only watch the world cup if it would be in a wonderful land with no accidents, 100% perfect human rights record, etc.?
Let's say this event would be in the UK. Should people boycott it because the UK exports weapons to the bad guys?
Or maybe people should boycott is because some people still use oil even with this climate catastrophe where some people think we will all die sometime soon?
As far as I see there are always things which can be criticized about the host country.
It seems now it is not possible anymore that football fans only care about football. They all must be activist. Or not?
Obviously it's not only football. There are those oil activists who glue themselves to anything. And people who predict the end of the world, gender equality ideologues, and and and.
Edited November 23, 2022 by OneMoreFarang
thaibeachlovers 51 posts
OneMoreFarang 51 posts
JCauto 19 posts
ozimoron 37 posts
johnnybangkok
As you have readily admitted, you're no fan of football, but if you were (like me) you would see how much of a travesty awarding Qatar the World Cup was in the first place. As Fat (above) pointed out,
Fat is a type of crazy
If you look at the particulars of this situation it is a bit dire. I don't mind others enjoying their favourite sport. But it's a bit hard to ignore that almost certainly FIFA picked Qatar due to brib
I read a few articles about the word cup and about labor rights in Qatar, LBGTQ+/- whatever rights, black and white or more colorful sleeves and all that. And I have to admit I find the reactions
Woof999 1104
Woof999
I'll support activists to a greater or lesser extent depending on whether their views fit with mine and my own sense of morality. I'll listen to the views of most activists because only then will my views be "up to date" and my morals adjusted where necessary. I might then think:
1.) You're a nutter
2.) You have a point but it's not something I want to be involved in
3.) You have a great point but I'm too happy in my comfort zone to give a monkey's enough to do anything
4.) Off to the art shop to buy a white board and some paint - which I've never ever done.
Should also mention that how activists try and put their point across also makes a difference. Have a peaceful protest, lobby the government and wave some banners and that's great. Glue yourself to the road and I'll run you over.
Having said all that, if people don't like my morals then I have others.
Edited November 23, 2022 by Woof999
seedy 3861
Location:La Luna
Can't see why anyone would even ask this question.
Pick and Choose - support what you want, ignore what you want.
Worry about others think of you ? - 555
Good luck with that - or changing their minds about anything.
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, ...
DaLa 2651
Location:Nonthaburi
9 minutes ago, Woof999 said:
100% agree. Especially with the 'can't be ar**d' part. Whenever I've been confronted with a situation that isn't personal to me I give it a wide berth. That include anything to do with politics , picket lines, protecting the continued existence of the 3 legged octopus.. Simpler to just work around the problem, move on and not get heated about the subject. Life's too short.
KhunLA 10503
Location:Prachuap Khiri Khan
I'll listen to any activist that isn't a hypocrite.
Still waiting ... all quiet here & everywhere 😎
BritManToo 69904
BritManToo
Romance Traveller
I don't care about football or woke activists.
So no problem for me.
Fat is a type of crazy 3016
If you look at the particulars of this situation it is a bit dire. I don't mind others enjoying their favourite sport. But it's a bit hard to ignore that almost certainly FIFA picked Qatar due to bribes, that people were treated abominably when building the infrastructure, and that the human rights in general in Qatar is extremely poor.
Look at the workers from south Asia as one example. If you see the video of workers living in terrible conditions in 50 degree heat, stuck like sardines in a room, no showers so they bathe with a bucket and water from the one or two toilets available for many men, it makes it all a bit real. That doesn't include the actual work where many have perished in the heat and unsafe work conditions. This is a rich country that could have and should have done so much better.
The way to see if something is too politically correct or woke, or that activists are overdoing it, is to put yourself in the shoes of the people concerned and see if it is a triviality or an indulgence to feel you are being treated badly.
Edited November 23, 2022 by Fat is a type of crazy
Stocky 5115
Party Member
Location:Hat Yai, Songkhla
Life isn't fair - once you accept that as a fact, then everything else falls into place.
41 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:
Obviously it is sad if people are treated badly - not just related to football.
But I wonder if Qatar is so much worse than others?
I.e. with the 2008 Olympics in China, did they treat everybody nicely? No accidents? No bad working conditions?
I don't know if all was just fine, but somehow I would be surprised.
And how many countries protested against China? And how many participants showed their support for human rights or something like that?
I didn't pay much attention but I don't think much like that happened.
Now it seems we have all the time some radical activists. At least for me most of them are annoying.
Hummin 5461
Freedom for everybody to speak and do what they want within the societies limits, and sometimes the limits have to be pushed a bit.
Imagine you One More Farang was going to be hanged because you admitted adultery with a young legal lady everywhere else in the world. That would be something to protest against and fight for your rights to do so without being prosecuted and executed?
Edited November 23, 2022 by Hummin
johnnybangkok 6955
6 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
As you have readily admitted, you're no fan of football, but if you were (like me) you would see how much of a travesty awarding Qatar the World Cup was in the first place. As Fat (above) pointed out, this selection was mired in controversy from the beginning (with most believing it was all done with bribes) as Qatar should NEVER have been awarded this prestigous event as it had no stadiums (it had to build 7 from scratch), did not have the infrastructure (it had to build whole cities and 100's of hotels) has summer temperaturs in excess of 50 degrees (125 degrees F) and is known for it's abysmal human rights record and jailing and killing of the LGBTQ community.
It's estimated that 6,500 foreign workers (mostly from India, Nepal and Bangladesh) died in the construction of the facilities and stories run rife about appalling living conditions, people not allowed to leave the country and people not being paid. It was basically modern slavery on a huge scale.
The 'activist' element of all this is not just about LBTQ rights but human rights in general and much of it is aimed at FIFA as much as Qatar and all of it, in my opinion, is entirely justified.
By the way, if you want to know more about it, John Oliver did an excellent expose about it all which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMqLDhl8PXw
1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Could be an upside of communication in social media, higher levels of education and awareness, and wealth and free time. Sounds a bit silly but I did some quizzes where you learn the countries of the world, capital cities, etc. It's amazing how that alone made me listen more closely when there's trouble in Burkina Faso or climate change is affecting Kiribati.
To the point, 50 years ago women in Qatar or in Thailand or a Sri Lankan worker seemed exotic to some - like a different type of person. Seemed like their poverty or subjugation was part of the natural order of things. Now people can see humans a bit more clearly and bit by bit know it's all a scam to keep the rich and powerful rich and powerful.
Doesn't mean there's no hypocrisy and false motives in all of us, or that we have to pretend that people aren't annoying and we all love each other, but it could be a step in the right direction.
2 hours ago, Hummin said:
I think we should accept that many people/communities/religions/countries have different ideas about what is wrong and what is right.
In Thailand I might ask a cute girl on the street if she likes to have a coffee with me.
In some other countries I would certainly not do that.
And most likely I wouldn't do it because I wouldn't visit those countries.
In Thailand lots of laws are ignored by many people. But we know there are a few laws which are absolutely not ignored and mostly not discussed. Everybody knows them and it's best to shut up.
So, when people visit other peoples' countries, should the visitors insist that certain things should be allowed? Should they protest? Or is it sometimes a good idea to just accept that in real life it is better to just shut up or not visit those places with laws and/or customs which we don't like?
Doctor Tom 2553
Doctor Tom
4 hours ago, Woof999 said:
My views exactly. To just add, The 'No More Oil', or whatever they call themselves, fanatic idiots, definitely not.
it is better to just shut up or not visit those places with laws and/or customs which we don't like...
Gets my vote ... 😎
Self rule ... not my place to tell others how to live.
Edited November 23, 2022 by KhunLA
Lacessit 32152
Lacessit
Location:Chiang Rai and a village
I support activists who are campaigning on the basis of facts and sound science. I don't support activists who are vocal with a belief.
36 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
We should trust the ethical bord on Fifa and Olympic committee to not give them the the prestige to arrange such events when they do not manage to open their country up and follow simple human rights. However I agree with you, just <deleted> because of corrupt ignorant presidents in such organisations who should have been prosecuted. It is tragic!
Mac Mickmanus 13122
Mac Mickmanus
2 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:
50 years ago women in Qatar or in Thailand or a Sri Lankan worker seemed exotic to some - like a different type of person.
I would even say that 50 years ago, they WERE a different kind of person , different in many aspects .
These days though, we are all pretty much the same .
1FinickyOne 11637
1FinickyOne
6 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:
I read a few articles about the word cup
oh, at first I thought you were talking about a scrabble tournament - - thai excel.
Yeah, I don't think it is not being 100% righteous that causes an outrage... I think it is more because they are too close to zero...
they accepted a sponsorship from Budweiser and then 2 days before the tourney, they cancelled letting them sell beer...
2 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:
Wasn't if FIFA that accepted the Budweiser deal and Qatar that disallowed alcohol from being drank ?
Germany players today covering their mouths because their Captain wasn't allowed to wear a rainbow coloured arm band.
Just get on with playing football lads and leave the political statements for others
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63729563
Denmark are now considering leaving FIFA because they weren't allowed to wear rainbow colours !!!!!!!!!
Denmark ready to leave FIFA after 'emergency meeting' with England in OneLove call to arms
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/fifa-world-cup/denmark-ready-to-leave-fifa-after-emergency-meeting-with-england-in-onelove-call-to-arms/ar-AA14sDU3?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=a93ff97f7e9949f19bfb33fe57471cfa
thaibeachlovers 44912
thaibeachlovers
12 hours ago, Hummin said:
World has never corresponded with what some consider the "right" viewpoint on life, and IMO never will.
We may have been around for 50,000 years but mentally we are still cavemen, and act like it- to the victor the spoils, and the losers can go jump.
Don't like the laws, either don't live in that country or change them, by whatever means possible ( how is it working out for demonstrators in Iran? ).
6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:
What a rainbow bunch they are!
Can they really be descended from Vikings, LOL?
That's only in the stadiums. Probably for good reasons. Alcohol is available elsewhere, but one wonders if the football world is populated by alcoholics that it's such a big deal? Can't get by without booze, LOL.
9 hours ago, KhunLA said:
Well said. I worked in Saudi for years but only as long as I could tolerate it. Eventually I had enough of it and was angry all the time, so I left. I never had any illusions I could change it.
14 hours ago, Woof999 said:
I'm too cynical to think that we can change anything unless the powers behind the curtain agree, so I tend to ignore any and all activists, and consider them more as looking to live off the gullible than actually change anything.
However, I scorn woke activists.
ozimoron 13882
14 hours ago, BritManToo said:
Do you care if children pick your chocolate or make your clothes? Do you care that slave labour made many of the things you buy? You can slur activists all day long but it says more about you than them.
Purdey 1384
Throughout history a mass of people have been pushed to give rights to others by activists.
"End slavery? Nonsense. That William Wilberforce is just an activist."
"Votes for women? Blooming suffragette activists."
We are too lazy or feel unable to be activists because of jobs, family etc. Giving at least moral support to activists is all we can do. When someone takes a knee or wears a rainbow armband, that is not an activist but a strong supporter. Showing support for activists is necessary. Throwing yourself in front of the king's horse is activism.
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Nelson Mandela:
"Sport has the power to change the world."
Sports convey lessons about values and culturally appropriate behavior.
Example: National Germany hosting the Olympic Games. Nothing but a propogandi message.


A family-owned company, Platts Animal Bedding was established in 1973 and provides the agricultural industry with animal bedding. With more than 40 years of experience in the industry, Platts Animal Bedding supplies more than 5,000 farmers throughout Southern Ireland and the UK with quality animal bedding. Platts Animal bedding offers a comprehensive range of bedding products for cattle, poultry, pets, and equine. Products are made of varying combinations of sawdust, wood pellets, and shavings and are also offered in various consistencies.
Platts Animal Bedding constantly looks for new ways to grow and develop its technologies, aiming to improve the already high quality products that the company delivers to customers. The company is also invested in its environmental sustainability, and ensures that products are made from 100% recycled wood. Platts Animal Bedding also has packaging and baling facilities, using automated bagging technology to fulfill orders quickly and efficiently.


The Center for Chemical Evolution is searching for molecules and reactions responsible for the initial synthesis and evolution of the polymers associated with life. This question poses intellectual and technical challenges. CCE researchers hypothesize that, while the first biopolymers may have resembled those known in life today, they would need unique properties to survive, flourish, and evolve on the early Earth. These proto-biopolymers and the environments where they emerged define the Center for Chemical Evolution's research themes.
The reactions being investigated in each of the three biopolymer-focused Themes require the development of analytical tools and techniques..


Opulent and beautifully hand painted and decorated 1800's porcelain demi tasse cups and saucers, this two cup set was lovingly used, but well taken care of for over a century. Delicate, luxury quality fine porcelain in pristine white has hand painted floral garlands, the central cartouches display a different exotic bird on each cup. Each hand painted bird scene is signed with miniscule signature of the artist. These are unmarked, as many of the old, old pieces are.
The cups are embellished with gilt transfer decorated nouveau scroll detailing. There is wear to the gilt as shown. A superb set to spoil yourself with, display these with your collection of antique Sevres and Limoges as the fine art works they are, or use to drink hot chocolat with someone you love. Sold in a set of two, after surviving together all these years I can't bear to part these two friends.
Measure: Saucer: 5~1/4"; Cup: 3~1/4" x 2~1/2" x 2~1.2"h.


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Most of the time, even a misbehaving dog can be effectively trained. If your dog is trained properly, he is like part of the family. It need not be difficult to transform your dog into a dog that meets that description; all you have to do is follow some simple steps and put in a bit of time.
Create a calm environment whenever you enter the room the dog is in. It is nice to calmly play with your dogs, but remember to stay relaxed. Don't acknowledge dogs the moment that you set foot in the house.
TIP! You need to establish regular feeding routines for your dog. Feed your dog at the same time everyday and giving your dog fifteen minutes to eat will help your dog remember when it is time to eat.
When you are trying to house train your puppy, keep in mind that everything that you put in, will come out. Feed your puppy three times regularly each day. This will give you an idea of when to take your puppy out and lessen the chance of accidents.
To keep your dog compliant with his training, be sure to continue the process well after he has performed the way that you have hoped. People think that just because their dog has been trained once, that is all they need. However, pets are ruled by habits, structure and routine in much that same way that humans are. That is why it is vital to ensure your dog maintains a strict rule system.
As your dog progresses in training, you can provide more freedom. The balance between freedom and obedience can give dogs a great life. Just be careful that you don't give your dog too much freedom, as this can cause negative behavior.
TIP! Look out for your dog's nutrition the same way you would look after your own. A bad diet can cause your dog many problems.
Patience is definitely a virtue when training your pet. Patience is the best way to keep your dog from becoming confused and for you to remain calm. Understand that the proper training will come with time, so cut your dog some slack and let them learn.
Pay attention to the length of your training your dog sessions. If you try to focus for a long period of time on one command, your dog will show signs of boredom and begin to get antsy. Try to keep the initial sessions limited to about 10 minutes.
Utilize primary reinforcement when training your furry friend. This utilizes something the dog loves as a means to reward positive behaviors. Some common reinforcements include your dog's favorite treat or a belly rub. This helps them to make positive associations with the desired behaviors.
TIP! Among the initial commands a dog should learn is "leave it," which instructs the dog to drop whatever it has and step away from it. This is great if the dog chews on household furniture or other items, such as shoes, stuffed animals, or trash.
Call for your dog the same way every time. Start your commands by calling out his name. Secure the dog's attention and then state what you wish him to do. Usually, dogs quickly respond when you can their name and are aware you want to grab their attention.
TIP! Make sure your dog knows how to obey, to reduce the frequency of their barks. Each time your dog barks, wave a treat in front of him and voice your command.
It is critical that you teach your dog the difference between correct and incorrect behaviors. Your entire household will need to be on the same page when it comes to boundaries. These inconsistencies can cause significant setbacks.
Keep your dog challenged regularly. Make sure you quiz him on the stuff he knows, so he stays on his toes.
If agility is an important quality in your next pet, you should learn which breeds are most naturally suited to it. Many dogs can learn tricks and try their best, but if you want a dog that is good at competing, Shetland sheepdogs and Labs are a couple good examples of agile dogs.
TIP! If you travel with your dogs, pack your dog's needs for sleep, toileting and sleeping. You should take their bed, bowls, and things to clean up after them.
To keep accidents from happening in your house, learn the cues that your dog displays. Most dogs exhibit some sort of pattern before they have to go. When you learn to recognize this behavior pattern and take him outside right away, you will teach him the right way to behave. Familiarize yourself with the dog's routines and habits to make the process easier.
TIP! Training should be an enjoyable activity for your dog. Be aware of your dog's personality and conform training to fit his cycles; try limiting learning sessions to a few minutes at a time.
As you see from reading this, having a dog that is in a good mood is all together possible. You cannot achieve this, however, unless you can provide your dog with the affection and discipline he requires. Follow the steps listed above and your dog will become, and remain, an important part of your family.
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It has been exactly three years since I left Iran after living there for two months in 2014. Just yesterday, upon meeting someone new, I was asked about the top three craziest things I had ever done in my life. My decision to move to Iran and work for Simorgh Theatre Group (a children's puppet theatre based in Tehran and Mashhad) as puppeteer and performer for a few months was at the top of the list.
Most United States nationals don't get to see the Iran that I did because the visas are normally limited to a week and only allow for fully guided tours (read: supervision) for the entire duration of your stay. I entered on a 10-day artist visa sponsored by the ministry of culture and, after three failed attempts, was finally granted the full two month stay.
Despite the "freedoms" that I had under this visa, I quickly realized that due to the political, social and cultural situation in Iran, many things are restricted or veiled.
Even though I had been instructed and warned prior to my departure that men and women who are not married or related are not allowed to touch at all in public, I stretched out my hand instinctively to meet our director, surrounded by the border officials, the foreign team and the Iranian team just after we had crossed through customs. He stepped back and waved his hand in front of his chest, nervously eyeing the border officials, saying only "no." Our international coordinator and informal translator reminded me of the law as my cheeks flushed. It was such an innocent gesture, a reflex of my culture and upbringing, that in an instant had become something so wrong and shameful.
Away from the public eye, both the director and I later apologized to each other – he for not shaking my hand, and me for trying to shake hands in the first place.
Tehran – View from Milad Tower. PIC: KY
I learned almost instantly that most people in Iran, especially if they are not religious, live three different lives with three distinct personalities: one in the office or workplace, one in the general public and one in the privacy of their own homes with trusted friends and family. In public, women do not speak or laugh too loudly, do not sing, do not hold hands, definitely don't dance in the street and are covered (at least to the mid-forearm, the ankle and over the head). At home, hijabs come off, masks come off, we kiss each other on the cheek three times to greet and say goodbye, we share food and drink, we smile, dance, sing and laugh.
As a woman who had never previously worn hijab, it was difficult for me. The other foreign women in the group also struggled with this daily transition. Hijab is not just a head scarf, it's an entire style of dress that needs to be adhered to. Even though we were advised ahead of time that we should bring loose, long-sleeved shirts and scarves to cover our heads, none of us had the correct wardrobe legally, despite our best efforts to pack appropriately. Our long sleeved shirts were too short at the bottom; women don't wear loose long skirts and can't in theatre rehearsal; and the neckline of the shirt was too wide or too low to be correctly covered by the headscarf.
Tehran – How I Wear a Headscarf. PIC: KY
What was meant by the "loose long shirt" was actually the length of a short summer dress or tunic that falls a few inches above the knee. We all needed to borrow appropriate clothing for our first couple of days there, and none of us ever really pulled off the Iranian women style – elegant, colorful and impeccably matched.
What most women actually wear is a manteau, a kind of very thin long-sleeved robe, tied at the front, which usually falls mid-calf. They come in all different wonderful colors and patterns. The longer and more flowy ones trail behind a woman's steps gracefully. The best and most ingenious aspect of the manteau is that you can wear literally anything you want underneath it – jeans and a tank top, a cocktail dress and leggings, pants and a cool t-shirt. You put it on when you leave the house and, when you get to the next relaxed location inside, you take it off and you're already wearing exactly what you want.
Tehran – My Borrowed Hijab. PIC: KY
The headscarf itself is actually not the most important part of the hijab. Since it's something that women are forced to wear, most take the rule quite liberally. Unlike women who wear hijab for religious reasons, many women in Tehran balance their headscarf on top of artfully piled hair near the back of their head, and are unconcerned about covering the front of their neck. In Tehran I saw many instances of women with very long hair who simply draped a scarf over their head, letting their loose hair flow freely behind them. The scarf, like a ridiculous afterthought, was a colorful, and sometimes patterned, middle finger to the man.
Of course there are monuments, buildings and areas of interest to see in Tehran, and our hosts were insistent that we see them all: the Milad Tower, the Bame Tehran (Roof of Tehran), the old bazaar of Tehran, Tajrish Square, Azadi Tower and the Moghadam Museum. We saw them and have a series of stiff group photos in each location with none of us touching. Granted, the views from the top of Milad Tower and from the Roof of Tehran are breathtaking and beautiful, but I still found the culture of private life infinitely more interesting than anything touristic we ever saw outside.
Tehran – River Cafe Darakeh. PIC: KY
As alcohol is illegal, it's impossible to buy it normally from a shop. Instead there are vendors on the black market selling all different kinds of alcohol. Real Jack Daniel's, in the original bottle and not hidden in a plastic bottle or bag is a big deal; it's a taste that only the privileged and wealthy elite of Tehran enjoy. As foreign alcohol is risky to bring in and very expensive, it's more common to drink homemade aragh (a distilled liquor of at least 65% ethanol), homemade wine and homemade beer.
Tehran – Darakeh. PIC: KY
On our one and only day off, two of us from the group decided to go on a hike in Darakeh to the north of Tehran. The village is the location for many trail heads going into the mountains north of Tehran. To summit one of them would be a serious trip involving multiple days and equipment; we only had that day though, so we just started walking on one of the trails into the mountains until we decided that we needed to turn around.
We passed the cluster of charming tea and ghelyoon (Iranian water pipe) gardens that frame the river at the base of the mountain. As we continued to walk up, houses and businesses became more and more sparse until there were long stretches of nothing but us, the dusty trail and the sound of the wind whistling through the mountains.
Tehran – Our Ghelyoon. PIC: KY
As soon as there wasn't a shepherd's house in sight, we removed our scarves and felt the mountain breeze blowing through the strands of our hair. And there, in the mountains of northern Tehran, I felt so purely for the first time freedom. Freedom from the laws made to suppress our desires, freedom from the watchful and judgmental public eye, freedom from the judgment coming from within as we see ourselves in another's eye, as we strive to live up to the standards set in place by outside forces. On the mountain, we are free. And I felt the fragility of my own small life within the immense and powerful force of nature – and the laws and rules we create for ourselves and others seemed to be crafted in vain.
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With the news that Major League Baseball has suspended Orioles first baseman and newly minted 3000-hit club member Rafael Palmeiro for violating the league's steroids policy, the league's steroid problem once again reared its ugly head. But instead of adding to the countless articles that will be published about Palmeiro's chances of being inducted into the Hall of Fame or his indignant Congressional testimony, I figured I'd devote a few words to what baseball could learn from this sorry episode—namely, that it needs to establish an MLB-approved, steroid-free list of supplements that players can use.
Since the story broke, Palmeiro—who appealed the ruling—has repeatedly asserted his innocence, saying that he never intentionally took any banned substances. The implication seems to be that he inadvertently took a banned substance while using a seemingly legal supplement. Whether you believe him or not, the story is certainly plausible. Look no further than the ATP Tour, the men's professional tennis circuit, which admitted to inadvertently distributing the banned substance nandrolone to its players via a supplement intended to boost players' electrolyte levels two years ago. If even a major professional sports league—a signatory of the World Anti-Doping Code, no less—doesn't even know what's in the supplements it's handing out, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if players didn't either. To make things especially hard, supplement manufacturers aren't even required to include nutritional information on their labels.
That's why Major League Baseball—in conjunction with the Players Association—needs to follow the National Football League's lead and establish an approved supplements list. Major League Baseball could have the most commonly used supplements tested for steroids or other banned substances and establish a list of supplements that are officially approved. By keeping samples of all approved supplements, baseball could also subsequently determine if a positive test was really the result of an approved supplement. All they would have to do to sniff out a cheater trying using an approved supplement to cover steroid use would be to compare what was found in the player with the sample on record, a la the ATP.
Additionally, players could submit any supplements they would like to take to MLB for testing and approval. With an MLB-sanctioned list, players wouldn't have to worry about ingesting potentially hazardous and reputation-killing steroids or steroid precursors with their protein shakes and baseball could avoid the bad publicity that would come if a well-known star like Palmeiro unintentionally ingests a steroid and tests positive.
Such a policy could be especially effective in Major League Baseball given the diverse backgrounds of its players. "I don't say do a better job [of explaining all the banned substances to Latin players], I say a job," San Francisco Giants left fielder Moises Alou told MLB.com earlier this season. "I don't know that a job is being done. I think we missed the boat somewhere." An approved substance list would make it easier for baseball's multicultural playing population to know what they should and shouldn't take.
An approved substance list won't prevent people who want to break the rules from breaking the rules, but it can help players gain a better understanding of what is and isn't okay to take. Honest players could take the supplements they need to be elite athletes and owners could potentially avoid another black eye. And maybe—just maybe—the fans can put the Steroids Era behind us and get back to what they do best: watching the games.


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Q: React tailwind, cannot pass tailwind css from parent to child I am running into a simple issue that doesn't seem to have an answer on quick google search or Tailwind doc.
I am a Vuejs user but I have started learning React. I have opted to use TailwindCSS for testing my React application but I noticed there is some differences of Tailwind usage between Vuejs and React.
In Vue, I can control a child component via the parent component like so:
Parent component:
<template>

  <ChildComponent class="w-1/2 mx-auto" />

</template>

With the child being able to centre on screen through the above parent component as should in the ChildComponent's class.
However, when I tried to do the same in React like so:
Parent component:
import Homepage from './views/Homepage';

function App() {
  return (

      <Homepage className="w-1/2 mx-auto"/>

  );
}

export default App;

Nothin happens when I placed the CSS at the Homepage child component from the parent.
I am sure there is a simple answer but I wasn't about to search the doc or use any keywords to find this problem. Anyone got a hint or confirm this is intended in React or have I done something wrong with the installation?

A: You need to consider that <Homepage/> is a React component and cannot accept HTMLAttrs just like that.
this example might clear it:
const app = () => {

        <Homepage className="bg-red" />

}

const homePage = (props) => {

hi

}

the className that you pass to <Homepage/> is actually a props rather than Html attribure.

A: This is less of a Tailwind question and more of a React question. You cannot use className on the Homepage component without passing it as a prop. In your case, Homepage is not expecting any className. So while making your Homepage component you have to provide a prop called 'className' then it will work fine.
Or if you simply use a div in place of Homepage it will work normally. Have a look at this codesandbox link

A: In Vue it's fairly straightforward but in react you need to be explicit and use className in your component
// Creating component
const Button = ({ className, children }) => {
  return <button className={`${className} bg-red-500`}>{children}</button>
}

export default Button

// Using component
<Button className="text-white">MyButton</Button>

A: import Homepage from './views/Homepage';

function App() {
  return (

      <Homepage className="w-1/2 mx-auto"/>

  );
}

export default App;

views/Homepage
you have to receive props that are going to be passed as className
    const homePage = ({className}) => {

hi

    }
    export default homePage

then export your component


It's a Sunday night, so perhaps that can be partly accountable for this love-torn, overwhelming sensation circulating through my breathing, able body. My heart beating out of its cage, as I play images of ghosts of great loves past to an ongoing, mood-fitting soundtrack in the background.
Backstage. In the stands. At the arena. In the bedroom. Goal. Changing the station. Re-writing the chorus. Re-writing the future in but a spontaneous, unexpected, decision made and expressed. The end. It's over. Now what. It's on. And on life goes, the only control post walking away is hoping the door will never be entirely closed; that a friendship can still stand. That a knowingness of the depths of what was once shared, will forever spark between us, no matter whether the music tries to tune us out or not.
I'm a lover, and love so very deeply I do. And when I let those into the depths of my heart, I do so with such consideration. And so, I find it so awfully sad when a relationship comes to an end, and days, weeks, months, years pass and these people who I have had such a life-changing relationship with become simply, strangers.
How heartbreaking it is that we share such monumental moments with another. Moments that – at the time – seem like the most important or instrumental in our lives. And yet, with distance comes a lack of sharing vulnerabilities and ongoing shared moments. And with a lack of sharing vulnerabilities and ongoing shared moments, we instead share these with others. And when we share these with others, we continue to cause further distance as said others are cast into the role in which our former love(s) once played. And played, did they ever. To a crowd, no doubt, but to us, instrumentally.
And that is life. And though I love life. And though I'm so very grateful for each breath, moment, connection that I am lucky of enough to have and to make, I am so very saddened by it in the sense that those we tend to value most or have such a positive impact on us, become but a 'once upon a time.' Become but a chapter. Become but a moment in a book still being written.
Tonight alone, an ex from oversea's band is playing in my city. A rarity that happens but about once a year. Come midnight, marks the birthday of my dearest ex, a man who – even after we split – was my bestest friend, biggest fan, and family/uncle to my little nieces and nephews who admired him so (and still ask about him weekly and love him so very dearly). On a stage at another area in town, another former flame – albeit of a lesser degree – will strum his chords. A song played out. A presence that was once there weekly no longer in the wake.
And I'm ok. And I'm here. And for all these situations – and more – I've grown. I've learned. The overseas man came into my life while I was with another, but won me over and taught me one of the greatest lessons I've learned: to open up. To unblock my heart. To love with reckless abandon, whether I get hurt or not in the end. To be real and raw and authentic and me without walls and restrictions. Because what is life without love? How will we ever move forward or really even live if we have up walls and push people away and play it cool?
And after him, while he was back on tour, I met another. I walked into this guys bar, and – like Sliding Doors – my life too was transformed, forever. He taught me dedication. He taught me loyalty. His nurture, his nature and the ease in which our relationship worked, was such a blessing. Throughout our years together and living together, we never argued nor did we ever fight. We respected each other as equals and always communicated in healthy ways. His intuition rubbed off on me and we always approached one another with loving kindness when we sensed something was up or wrong or off. He showed me that you don't need distance or drama to keep a relationship alive, but instead, need a deep rooted, loving, bare-bones friendship. It's been a year and a half (jesus!) since our split, and I still talk about him with such pride and honour. I feel like a better person to have had someone as amazing as him choose me to be his partner for the time it lasted. We no longer have romance between us; he's become like a brother. But I want – almost more than anything – for him to find complete and utter happiness and love, whether it includes me or not.
And what is better than that? Than being able to look at our past, learn from it and want the best for another who once was the best for you? Sure, I miss former flames. Some way more than others. To be fair, I can think of one I wish didn't exist. But in these moments of heartache, and moments of reflection, I can still manage to smile. For the only constant we have is change. And so change, I welcome you. Arms wide open. Heart ready, able and willing.


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