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Tyson Foods Inc. reported the following results for the first quarter. Sales for the quarter were $9.182 billion, an increase from last year's results of $9.152 billion. Operating income was up 27 percent to $982 million from $776 million, and net income increased from $461 million to $594 million.
Sales volume for all of the company's segments increased from the previous year. Both the beef and pork segments reported record operating margins, with pork at 19.7% and beef at 8.5 percent.
"The year is off to the best start in company history with record earnings, record operating income and record cash flows," said Tom Hayes, president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods. "Return on sales for each operating segment was in or above the normalized range. The tremendous returns generated in the Beef and Pork segments are providing fuel for growth in our value-added Chicken and Prepared Foods segments.
"Tyson Foods again led retail food manufacturers in both sales volume and sales dollars for the 13-week period corresponding with our fiscal first quarter. Not only did we lead in sales volume, according to IRI, we were the only company to show volume growth among the top 10 branded food companies.
"Due to our outstanding performance in Beef and Pork and strong market conditions in the first quarter, we are raising our annual earnings guidance to $4.90-5.05 per share. We expect the earnings cadence for the remainder of the fiscal year to follow more normal patterns, including the seasonality typical of our second quarter.
"We're on a path toward what we expect to be our fifth straight year of record results. Our path won't be linear, but our team is focused on delivering long-term growth and creating shareholder value."
Tyson reported the following results for each of its market segments:
Chicken – "Sales volume increased as a result of better demand for our chicken products, partially offset by a decrease in rendered product sales. Average sales price increased as a result of sales mix changes which offset general market price declines. Operating income decreased due to increased marketing, advertising and promotion spend and higher operating costs which included $23 million of compensation and benefit integration expense. Feed costs decreased $20 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2017."
Beef – "Sales volume increased due to improved availability of cattle supply and stronger domestic and export demand for our beef products. Average sales price decreased due to higher domestic availability of beef supplies and lower livestock cost. Operating income increased due to more favorable market conditions as we maximized our revenues relative to the decline in live fed cattle costs, partially offset by higher operating costs."
Pork – "Sales volume increased due to strong demand for our pork products and increased exports. Live hog supplies increased, which drove down livestock cost and average sales price. Operating income increased as we maximized our revenues relative to the live hog markets, partially attributable to stronger export markets and operational and mix performance, which were partially offset by higher operating costs."
Prepared Foods – "Sales volume increased due to improved demand for our prepared foods products. Average sales price decreased primarily due to a decline in input costs of approximately $100 million, partially offset by product mix changes. Operating income decreased due to higher operating costs at some of our facilities, increased marketing, advertising and promotion spend and $22 million of compensation and benefit integration expense. Additionally, Prepared Foods operating income was positively impacted by $127 million in synergies, of which $32 million was incremental synergies in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 above the $95 million of synergies realized in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The positive impact of these synergies to operating income was partially offset with investments in innovation, new product launches and supporting the growth of our brands."
Full details of Tyson's Q1 results can be found here.
Source: Tyson Foods Inc.
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Body Language Analysis No. 4076: Roger Stone Speaks to the Press after House Intelligence Committee Testimony - Nonverbal and Emotional Intelligence (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Yesterday, Roger Stone gave a closed-door testimony before the House Intelligence Committee. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of Mr. Stone during a brief press conference he gave afterward.
During a question regarding Paul Manafort's anticipated indictment, Roger Stone displays a classic "Jaw Confessional" (from 0:41 - 0:43). A jaw confessional is a lateral movement of the jaw made just prior to an embarrassing or regretful statement or answer.
Notice also, Mr. Stone simultaneously looks down and to his right. This is by far the most common quadrant of gaze looked toward during moments of sadness and/or regret.
Roger Stone's jaw confessional in this moment possibly signals his embarrassment and/or regret for Paul Manafort. If Mr. Stone and Mr. Manafort are friends - this would be understandable. However, if Mr. Stone and Mr. Manafort are not true friends, the other possibility is that this signal would indicate any embarrassment, sadness, or regret Stone feels is self-directed - and that Mr. Stone may be anticipating his own possible indictment.
Mr. Stone displays multiple microexpressions of contempt during this exchange. The example pictured above occurs when he says, "... Senate Intelligence Committee ..." (during 0:07).
As the journalist asks, "And just what happened in there? Ah, how much of the questions focused on, ah, your, your questions - through an intermediary with Mr. Assange - as well as, ah, this discussion over Twitter with, ah, Guccifer?"
During 1:36, as soon as the journalist says, "... this discussion over Twitter ...", although we can't see it directly - we can easily tell both of Mr. Stone's arms move from his sides to his front - and he clasps his hands or holds his hand-to-wrist (e.g., a fig leaf or similar variation) - while he also simultaneously tilts his head/neck backward, inhales deeply, and displays a partial eyelid closure. This indicates that Mr. Stone feels very vulnerable to the line of questioning regarding Mr. Assange and/or Guccifer.
Mr. Stone then displays an "Inward Lip Roll" (ILR) during 1:41 immediately after he says, "A fair amount. A substantial amount." An inward lip roll is a significant indicator that strong emotions are being suppressed.
Beginning at 2:19, a Journalist asks, "Is it still your view that - Russians had nothing to do with the hacks [inaudible] at the DNC or Mr. Podesta?"
Mr. Stone answers, "That is my belief - I subscribe to the view published in The Nation Magazine several weeks ago that the - the computer science seems to indicate, ah, an inside job..."
During 2:26 - 2:27, as he says "... I subscribe to the view ...", Mr. Stone covers his right eye, during an extended blink, and scratches his right eyebrow. This nonverbal cluster is strongly suggestive of deception.
Note also Mr. Stone's choice of words (one aspect of paralanguage). His answer was indirect. Rather than saying, "Yes", or "Yes, I do", or "Absolutely", or "One-hundred percent", or "That's what happened", or "That's the Truth" - or even "That's my belief". Instead, Mr. Stone used a non-contraction - "That is my belief." This along with his meandering and non-definitive response are also strongly suggestive of deception.
Another important tell is the rocking back-and-forth (lateral movement) Roger Stone displayed during this answer. This, in isolation, is a non-specific anxiety indicator.
Don't forget that multiple U.S. Intelligence organizations including the FBI, CIA, and NSA - all have independently concluded that Russia conducted the hacking of DNC - and it was Russia who also gave the stolen data to WikiLeaks.
Another important nonverbal signal was Mr. Stone's extremely frequent behavior of elevating up on his toes. Watch the video again - you will rarely see a better example of this dynamic. It betrays his significantly heightened adrenaline level during this short press conference. This begs the question, if Roger Stone was telling the truth after testifying before the House Intelligence Committee - why would his adrenaline be dramatically elevated?
This video is loaded with a myriad of nonverbal tells. What others did you see?
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College-aged support for libertarians and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) represents the United States' "only hope" in politics, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told Campus Reform early Friday morning.
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"The only hope as far as electoral politics… presently, is the libertarian section of the Republican party," said Assange, in response to a question about the recent swell of college-aged and youth-based support for libertarianism.
"The libertarian aspect of the Republican Party is presently the only useful political voice really in the U.S. Congress," said Assange. "[I] am a big admirer of Ron Paul and Rand Paul for their very principled positions in the U.S. Congress on a number of issues."
Assange, who was speaking in an online video forum, hosted by the transparency organization OurSay.org and Australia-based Deakin University, also praised American Journalist Matt Drudge saying he is responsible for breaking down the "self-censorship" of the American mainstream media.
"Matt Drudge is a news media innovator... It is as a result of the self-censorship of the establishment press in the United States that gave Matt Drudge such a platform and so of course he should be applauded for breaking a lot of that censorship," said Assange,
Assange, who is currently running for Senate in Australia, answered questions via a google hangout in front of a live studio audience in Melbourne, Australia. Assange running his campaign from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where sought political asylum more than 400 days ago.
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Dr Raj Kurup PhD FIEAust CPEng NER APEC Engineer IntPE(Aus) GAICD - CEO, Environmental Engineers International Pty Ltd (EEI)
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DATE & TIME: Wednesday 20 June 2018, 5.00pm for 5.30 pm start TICKETS (incl. GST): SEng & EA Members & Students FREE, Non-members $30 Across Australia and in other parts of the world, nitrogen removal has become an essential process of wastewater treatment. The conventional method of nitrogen removal - the nitrification and denitrification pathway requires substantial oxygen transfer (approximately 4.3 g of O2 for each g of ammonia-N) and carbon (about 4 g/g of NO3–N reduced). In the case of low carbon, high nitrogen wastewater, the addition of an external carbon source is required during the denitrification stage to effectively convert nitrate to nitrogen gas. These escalate the cost of the conventional nitrogen removal process, and utilities and industry have been looking for alternative low-cost nitrogen removal technologies. Some of the recent innovations in nitrogen removal include the anammox process, and struvite precipitation (precipitation of ammonium and phosphate as MgNH4-PO4, with the addition of magnesium salt if needed). This presentation discusses the retrofitting of the anaerobic ammonia oxidation process (anammox) by Environmental Engineers International Pty Ltd (EEI) to an existing abattoir wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Western Australia. Abattoir wastewater requires advanced treatment prior to discharge to the environment due to its high nitrogen content. Since the implementation of the EEIAnammox process over the past two years, the WWTP has consistently achieved good nitrogen removal, without any extra carbon addition. The plant is monitored online for various parameters to ensure its effective operation. The WWTP has achieved over 20% savings in overall electrical power since the implementation of the anammox process. Unlike the European case studies, the WWTP has achieved over 95% TN reduction even during the winter months when the temperature has fallen below 15oC.
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2017 saw the global energy scene in a state of flux. Large scale shifts include the rapid deployment and steep declines in the cost of major renewable energy technologies; the growing importance of electricity in energy use across the globe; profound changes in China's economy and energy policy, moving consumption away from coal; and the continued surge in shale gas and tight oil production in the United States. These changes provide the backdrop for the World Energy Outlook 2017. Understanding the dynamic interplay of energy markets, technology and policy has never been more critical. Within a context of Australia's energy transition, and the ACT's vision of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, come along to this special presentation where: • Ian Cronshaw will provide a summary of the strategic insight on what today's policy and investment decisions mean for the long-term trends outlined in the 2017 edition of the World Energy Outlook 2017, and • Minister Rattenbury will reflect on these trends while outlining the ACT Government's vision to be carbon neutral by 2050.
SENG & WMAA 18th Annual Qld Environmental Undergraduate Student Award
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 17:15
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Rachel Smith and Gerard Reardon
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Epigenetic data reveals immune-response pathways that may prove critical to understanding autism.
Using data from blood and brain tissue, a team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that they could gain insights into mechanisms that might help explain autism by analysing the interplay between genes and chemical tags that control whether genes are used to make a protein, called epigenetic marks.
The findings could ultimately help lead to new ways of treating and preventing the disorder.
To investigate this question, Dr Margaret Daniele Fallin, chair of the Bloomberg School's Department of Mental Health and director of the School's Wendy Klag Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities and her colleagues started by surveying four different tissue types–blood and cord blood from their own collections, as well as lung and fetal brain tissue from public collections–to find small variations in the genetic code of each sample that appear to be responsible for DNA methylation state, a type of epigenetic modification, in that particular tissue.
When the researchers looked at the role of genes that were methylated by genes with code differences related to ASD, including additional genes beyond those with direct code changes, they found that the majority were involved in biological pathways that were important in immune function.
The finding wasn't surprising, Dr Fallin explains–numerous studies have identified abnormal gene expression of immune genes in autism samples and environmental experiences such as prenatal infection or prenatal exposure to pollutants that can ramp up immune responses are risk factors for ASD. However, none of the genetic code mutations directly identified in autism had pointed to these pathways. It is only when considering which other genes they may regulate that this biology is revealed.
The current work shows that changes in the genetic code of a particular gene can control epigenetic marks at different genes, implying that a gene's genetic code can affect whether other genes are turned on and off, which makes it important to understand the function of all genes involved, not just the one with the so-called misspelling.
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Antenna Open Call Selections for 2019
Antenna is excited to announce all of our 2019 selections from our open call programs. These processes are always challenging, because we get SO MANY great applications both locally and from around the globe, and we never have enough spots for the amount of great folks that apply. This year we have some really great projects which we get to help bring to life, so without further ado:
Antenna :: Paper Machine Publication Residency
This new program gives creators a month in New Orleans to live and work at Paper Machine and develop a publication utilizing all of the print technology, new and old, that Paper Machine has to offer. Selections from a pool of 110 applicants for 2019 include:
The People's Paper Co-op is an ongoing initiative based in Philadelphia that connects formerly incarcerated individuals together with artists, civil rights lawyers, and many others to run a multitude of programs and initiatives. Courtney Bowles and Mark Strandquist from the co-op will be in residence at Paper Machine during February working on the Re-entry Bill of Rights, a suite of prints produced with handmade paper from records of formerly incarcerated participants in their re-entry think tank.
Cheryl Derricotte will be residence to work on series of artist books and prints based on runaway slaves "wanted" posters, and explore New Orleans' history of being host to one the largest slave trading markets in the US.
Sean D. Henry-Smith and Imani Elizabeth Jackson will be in residence to create an artist driven cookbook. This cookbook will preserve recipes and other multi-genre food-writings created for a set of tastings to be conducted throughout their time at Paper Machine, with tasting events open to the public.
Allison Leialoha Milham will continue work on a project that was started in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, developing a small artist book edition that will accompany a 7" vinyl record of her original songs exploring her journey through the grief following the loss of mother last year. Drawing on indigenous ways of knowing and Native Hawaiian spirituality, the project explores the transformation and healing that's possible in the face of great loss.
Marta Rodriguez Maleck is a multi-disciplinary artist based in New Orleans and will work with Paper Machine throughout the year to develop several book projects in support of her "Take an Apology, Leave an Apology" project, using 700 participant interactions as source material for the books.
Gabrielle Garcia-Steib is a photographer based in New Orleans and she will work with Paper Machine during 2019 to create "Son La Misma Cosa," a book project exploring the dynamics between Latin America and New Orleans– two places that have been connected for centuries by way of fruit trades, religion, business and migration.
Antenna Exhibition Open Calls
The Antenna exhibition open calls give local and international/national artists the opportunity to produce a fully funded exhibition in Antenna Gallery, 3718 Saint Claude Ave. Only 2 exhibitions are selected in this highly competitive opportunity.
This year, of 47 applicants, juror Jackie Clay, curator and executive director of the Coleman Center for the Arts, selected Juliana Kasumu as this year's local open call winner. Of the local open call process, Jackie Clay had this to say:
"What is the proposition that is a regional open call? Are applicants supposed to reflect or do they represent their place? And what is the role of the institution? The juror? Jurors write about practice, about representation, and about place. I am from Alabama, a state with more folks, less money, and an identity amber-encased. Louisiana's got more prisoners (but not more prisons). Still this state is a destination. A site folks have moved toward, not always away. It's a place people can assemble, characterized in a series of phrases, gestures, and flavors.
The works submitted in this year's Antenna::Open Call for Louisiana Artists vary in scale and material. Some are conceptually grounded; others pressed materiality. Artists made work to organize around and make revolution. They considered creative practice while parenting and they sampled–from Sabrina the Teenage Witch to Gifted Hands. While grounded in the state, applicants brought global perspective. They are weavers, painters, textile artists, photographers, students, ceramicists, and educators.
Juliana Kasumu's work captures a medley of gendered space, geographical place, and bent time. Kasumu masterfully lights portraits, exterior, and interior scenes. More than pretty, those insides – courtyards and style shops – record the emotional resonance of warm, complicated space. Kasumu's rooms are filled with whispers, taut scalps, but lamps emollient. The artist appreciates the social and revelatory function of photography; per their statement they both document and seek to create sites for collectivity. In doing so Kasumu continues Antenna's and other regional organizers tradition of making together."
We would also like to recognize local applicants John Alleyne, Kevin Benham, William DePauw, Marta Rodriguez Malek, Dorothy McGuiness, and Jose Torres-Tama who were a part of this year's shortlist of local applicants.
The Antenna gallery collective selected Macon Reed amongst a pool of 252 applicants (our most ever!) from across the globe for the International/National Exhibition Open Call, as well as Tracey Bullington, Sarah Welch, Max Seckel for exhibitions in Antenna's Reading Room.
Book Production Grants
Every year, Antenna selects a handful of projects to produce in its ongoing Guidebook, Chapbook, and Graphic Novel series, for 2019 from a total of 40 applicants, these projects were selected:
Collection of Collections: Kurston Melton & Jeremy Paten will produce Seeds from The Middle Passage: Transatlantic Slave Trade to Louisiana
Photographer Lily Brooks will produce Bonnet Carré: A Guidebook
Baton Rouge based artist Scott Finch will produce a graphic novel entitled Domesticated Afterlife.
New Orleans based poet Skye Jackson will produce her first chapbook: i bet you think this poem is about (you).
If you feel inspired to apply to any of these opportunities, visit Antenna's submittable page to apply today: https://antenna.submittable.com/submit


Ikue Mori is as one of the most singular musicians in modern music history. She emerged in the late 70s as the percussionist in DNA, a jagged, viciously dissonant trio led by singer-guitarist Arto Lindsay. A crucial part of New York's no-wave scene, the band created noisy koans that relied on conceptual brio rather than traditional artistry—almost no one in DNA used conventional instrumental technique, and Mori had no musical training or experience when she was recruited. The playing she did back then remains arresting today—uninhibited by formal baggage, she masterfully blended faux-tribal primitivism with a weirdly melodic sensibility.


To bid or not to bid? That is the question. And it's one more and more contractors have been asking themselves lately, especially as public works departments are increasingly incorporating decorative concrete into municipal plans. But where does one begin? What's the best approach, and is it the ideal option for everyone? Knowing the rules and the players will help contractors determine if a particular public works project is the right fit.
The City of Virginia Beach, Va., is just one of a number of municipalities that have given decorative concrete facelifts to public areas. At Virginia Beach, a recently installed storm-protection seawall serves a functional purpose and looks attractive while doing so. According to Phill Roehrs, a coastal engineer and head of the city public works department's Surface Water Resource Division, the wall was constructed as part of a federal project, and the city and the Corps of Engineers set aside a percentage of the funding for aesthetic enhancements, including concrete relief, decorative light poles and color schemes. In this case, the artwork was generated and included in the contract, and the successful bidder secured the services of a concrete art molder.
Keeping abreast of such projects is as easy as logging onto a computer, Roehrs notes. Like any other public works project in Virginia Beach, the seawall job was listed on the city's Web site, VBgov.com. There, contractors will also find information on all of the projects that are part of the city's six-year Capital Improvement Program, which is updated annually via a public budget process. Construction contracts are advertised via the local paper and trade listings from the Associated General Contractors of America, McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge Reports and elsewhere. Meanwhile, studies and designs are distributed through a Request For Proposal process, in which consultants interested in doing work for the city register and receive all RFPs as a result. Even the city's purchasing department maintains a form of notification listing similar to the RFP process, Roehrs adds.
Contractors in Los Angeles County also don't have to look very hard to find potential public works projects. The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works even maintains a business services Web site (at dpw.lacounty.gov/PRG/business/index.cfm). While some of the tips may seem like obvious steps to take — such as reading and filling out all RFPs in their entirety and signing the forms — failing to execute these steps is one of the main reasons contractors are eliminated from the bidding process.
And then there's the low-bid scenario. "You're not going to get work just because you have a resume of satisfied customers," Bozé warns. A bid should reflect the cost for the company to construct the project in accordance with the bid documents, plus any overhead and profit. But not everyone bids correctly. If a bid is too low, the agency will question the bid, Bozé says, trying to figure out if the contractor is cutting corners or forgetting something. Ultimately, the contractor may lose out on the job because of an inaccurate low bid. That said, contractors who inadvertently submit an unrealistically low bid are allowed by law to pull the bid without any repercussions.
So what does a contractor need to do to start profiting from the public sector? First, the law requires all contractors to be bonded. "It's one of the biggest hurdles," Bozé notes.
This bond is a pledge that a contractor will perform as promised and pay bills and payroll on time. The key here, Bozé stresses, is to keep up a good track record and have good cash flow because the better track record you have, the better bond premium you get.
The most common way to land a public works project may be to submit a bid, but once in a while, a contractor is selected simply on the basis of his or her good work. Shellie Rigsby of Acanthus in the Dallas area was selected as a subcontractor on a few public works projects because the prime contractor who won the bid was familiar with Acanthus's work and approached the company based on its reputation.
Ray Robinson of Robinson Earthscaping in Deadwood, Ore., has also been lucky enough to land a few public works projects simply by virtue of his resume, which includes landscaping the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore., working with Larson Themed Construction on Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, and working on the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon, in addition to multiple private and residential jobs.
In one instance, the city of Eugene, Ore., Parks and Open Space department contacted Robinson and asked him to create four artistic works as part of a playground project known as RiverPlay. One included miniaturized climbing columns. Another was a 50-foot streambed complete with waterfalls that children can dam using sand. For a project in the city's Willakenzie Park, he created a sandbox complete with a fruit and vegetable theme. As far as Robinson knows, he's the only one in the state creating such projects, a main reason why he was handpicked for the job and paid by the hour.


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Angelo Vaccarezza (born 1965) is an Italian politician.

Biography
Vaccarezza became involved in politics as a young man, having taken up a local council post after periods of service at the Teletrill communications firm and a brief period as a broker. He became involved in the Forza Italia movement, supporting the leadership of Claudio Scajola.

Political career
Vaccarezza has been involved in politics in Loano for 21 years, first as a councillor and later as an assessor; he was on 30 May 2006 elected to a second term as mayor of the city with a 60% share of the vote. In provincial elections in June 2009 he scored a ballot victory over Democratic Party candidate Michele Boffa to become President of the Province of Savona.

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WHEN: Media Opportunity – Press conference Thursday, October 25th, 11:00 a.m.
WHO: Thousands of homebuyers, NACA homeowners, NACA CEO Bruce Marks, Bank of America Executives, Chicago and Illinois political figures, and community leaders.
(CHICAGO, IL – October 22, 2018) – Thursday, October 25th at 11:00 a.m. NACA will kick off its Chicago "Achieve the Dream" one-stop mortgage event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. NACA and Bank of America executives will be joined by political and community leaders to highlight the extraordinary homeownership opportunities provided during this four-day event.
Ten years after the beginning of the mortgage crisis, NACA is the one bright light in the disastrous lack of mortgage lending for low to moderate-income and minority borrowers. Thousands will attend the Achieve the Dream event because their families, friends, co-workers and neighbors around the country have told them that NACA is the go to organization to achieve affordable homeownership (click for CNBC story).
The NACA program directly confronts the affordable housing crisis with the Best Mortgage in America that requires no down payment, no closing costs, no PMI, at a below market fixed rate and no need for perfect credit. During this one-stop mortgage operation homebuyers will attend a homebuyer workshop, meet one-on-one with a NACA Counselor, and have their file underwritten to be pre-approved for NACA's extraordinary mortgage, often in one day.
NACA provides the same terms for all borrowers, many of whom have given up on homeownership. As Forbes magazine stated in their comparison of the best low down payment mortgages, "There is one exception, NACA, that charges the same rate regardless of the credit score". Bank of America has committed $10 Billion to the NACA mortgage program.
"The NACA Mortgage, without the need for a down payment or closing costs, eliminates the significant savings requirement that locks out many homebuyers in today's market", stated Bruce Marks, NACA's CEO and founder. "In addition, NACA's below market fixed rate with the ability to buy-down the interest rate with government assistance provides a monthly payment that makes it possible to purchase homes throughout region," continues Bruce Marks.
The Chicago Achieve the Dream event runs Thursday, October 25th through Sunday, October 28th from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day. The event is open to all prospective homebuyers, and NACA services are free of charge. Previous NACA Achieve the Dream events have been spectacularly successful with more than 5,000 participants at each one across the country and thousands of pre-approvals. These events have destroyed the myth that it is not possible to lend on affordable terms to low-to-moderate income and minority individuals on scale.
NACA already has an impressive track record. During the mortgage crisis, through NACA's Save the Dream events over 250,000 homeowners were able to modify their unaffordable mortgages, often the same day. The Chicago Save the Dream events were incredible with tens of thousands of homeowners. Now, NACA's Achieve the Dream events provide the same extraordinary outcomes for many thousands of homebuyers and continue to assist homeowners with an unaffordable mortgage.
The Achieve the Dream event is open to all prospective homebuyers. NACA services are free of charge and walk-ins are welcome.
The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to economic justice through home ownership and community action. Founded by economic advocate Bruce Marks over thirty years ago, NACA is the largest HUD certified counseling agency with more than two million members nationwide. Through programs such as the Best in America Mortgage and HomeSave, NACA has helped thousands of consumers modify an unaffordable existing home loan or secure a mortgage to purchase a new home. With 50 offices nationwide, and our HUD approved housing counseling agency providing about 50% of the total counseling in the country, NACA is setting the national standard. NACA's proven process allows low to modest income consumers to realize the American dream of homeownership. Bank of America and CitiMortgage have committed $13 billion to NACA pre-approved mortgage loans. www.naca.com. Event flyer. #AchieveTheDreamNACA.


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Ithaca did not meet 2 drinking water standards
Ithaca's water discoloration has been formally attributed to high levels of manganese based on lab tests
Ithaca did not meet 2 drinking water standards Ithaca's water discoloration has been formally attributed to high levels of manganese based on lab tests Check out this story on ithacajournal.com: http://ithacajr.nl/2bvLiwC
Kelsey O'Connor, koconnor@ithacajournal.com | @ijkoconnor Published 4:57 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2016 | Updated 5:40 p.m. ET Aug. 26, 2016
A hydrant is flushed Tuesday by the Ithaca Youth Bureau on James L. Gibbs Drive. The City of Ithaca has been flushing water at hydrants throughout the city to help clear the discolored water.(Photo: KELSEY O'CONNOR / Staff Photo)Buy Photo
Ithaca's water discoloration has been formally attributed to high levels of manganese based on recently returned lab tests.
The city notified residents Friday that Ithaca violated drinking water standards for manganese and turbidity in July, though the discoloration issues weren't news to either side. City officials say there is no emergency, there is no boil-water advisory in place and the water is fine to use. The city also said the high level of manganese has been successfully addressed.
The excess manganese causes brown and discolored water. It can stain laundry and impair the taste of coffee, tea and other beverages. It also can stain plumbing fixtures.
The monthly average for turbidity, which is a measure of water cloudiness, exceeded the maximum contaminant level for the month of July. The city said the increase was likely due to the elevated levels of manganese in the water, attributed to drought conditions. As of Friday, most of Tompkins County was still considered to be in an "extreme drought" despite recent rain.
► Related: Most of region still in severe to extreme drought
In July, the monthly average of turbidity was 2.7 NTU, which is over the acceptable level of 1 NTU. An NTU — or nephelometric turbidity unit — is a measurement of how much light can pass through a given water sample.
According to the New York State Department of Health, turbidity has no health effects but can interfere with treatment and disinfection, and can provide a medium for microbial growth. Turbidity also can indicate the presence of disease-causing organisms like bacteria, viruses and parasites. However, city officials say water testing has indicated no disease-causing organisms in the drinking water. The technology of the city's new filtration system inhibits organisms at the microbial level from passing through the treatment process, a news release said.
The turbidity results are considered to be at "Tier 2" water quality standard violation, which means water users must be notified within 30 days. The city said it monitors bacteria levels closely and said none of the 30 tests taken each month by the water department has shown and microbial contamination in the water supply. That includes tests taken in July, Tompkins County Health Director Frank Kruppa said.
Asked if the water is safe for drinking, Kruppa said, "At this point, we're not recommending the users of the water system take any particular action as the notice points out. ... The manganese issue is generally related to aesthetics. The turbidity issue, there were bacteriological samples taken during the month of July that did not show any bacteriological issues, so we're confident that those showed us that the system was producing water that was OK to use."
Manganese also tested over the maximum contaminant level of 0.3 milligrams per liter. On July 11, a test showed 0.59 milligrams per liter, and a test July 19 showed 0.98 milligrams per liter at the exit point from the city water plant. The city said on those same dates, manganese was measured at several different locations in the distribution system and all results were "well below" the maximum contaminant level. According to the city news release, this level of manganese is classified as a "Tier 3" violation, which is the least serious and requires that the public be notified within 12 months, typically as part of the annual water quality report.
The estimated safe intake of manganese is 2 to 5 milligrams for adults, though some diets lead people to consume higher amounts. The city said the infant population is of greatest concern and recommends that drinking water not be used to make infant formula since it already contains iron and manganese.
"Manganese is generally part of baby formula, and so it is a good thing, we want babies to have it; we just don't want them to have too much. So it is always good to talk to your pediatrician if you have concerns about that," Kruppa said.
More recent samples taken Aug. 16 showed so little manganese leaving the water plant that it was below detectable limits, the city said.
City Chief of Staff Dan Cogan said there is no reason to believe the water is not safe.
"These water quality violations were all from last month, but also none of them were things that make anybody feel that the water is unsafe. The state has these tiers of notification, and if something is a Tier 1 notification or violation, it requires that people be notified in 24 hours, and that would be a situation where the water would be considered unsafe. But to the extent that something has a 30-day notification — or in the case of the manganese, a one-year notification — the reason they're doing that is not to say, 'Oh the water was unsafe', they're just saying, 'OK, it exceeded some standard, and the public has a right to know about it,'" Cogan said.
The city believes the turbidity issue was caused by high manganese levels from the drought. Rainfall and surface water runoff is relatively free of manganese, but groundwater and natural sediments in Six Mile Creek might have naturally high levels. As surface water runoff diminished this summer because of the lack of rain, the reservoir was replenished more and more with groundwater, the city said.
► Related: Ithaca continues to treat discolored water
► Related: Severe drought a first for Tompkins County
Cloudy water coming from the tap also can be caused by temporary disruptions to the water distribution system, such as sudden velocity changes caused by water main breaks, local hydrant flushing or construction. The city experienced a major water main break Aug. 17, which produced discolored, turbid water through a large part of the system.
The city reported that as of Aug. 12, turbidity and manganese returned to normal ranges. The city adjusted its water treatment process to remove the excess manganese. The city said it will continue to monitor temperature, turbidity and manganese.
The city has been treating the issue by adding a chemical oxidant to the intake pipe at the reservoir to make manganese solidify before it reaches the water plant. At first, not enough oxidant was added and most of the dissolved manganese was still getting through, but by early August, the right amount of oxidant was being added and most of the manganese was being removed at the plant, the city said in a news release.
The city said it has been taking weekly samples since early July at several locations throughout the water system.
To prevent issues in the future, the city said it will "maintain and operate a permanent system for adding the chemical oxidant at the reservoir."
Kruppa said as always, if anyone has any concerns about health needs, they should contact their primary care physician.
"Right now, the system has violations, but we have seen samples that give us confidence that it is improving and is going to be back with acceptable standards," Kruppa said.
Anyone who still experiences discolored water at the tap should notify the water and sewer department at 607-272-1717 during business hours or 273-4680 after hours and someone will come to flush the hydrants near the affected location. Other questions can be directed to Cogan at 274-6512 or at dcogan@cityofithaca.org.
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The Dakataua Caldera is located at the northern tip of the Willaumez Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The peninsula includes the 350 m high andesitic Mount Makalia stratovolcano. The last major collapse of Dakataua was during the Holocene around 800 CE. The most recent eruption on the caldera's rim was Mount Makalia in 1890, producing lava flows and cinder cones.

Caldera lake
Dakataua caldera lake is about 76 m above sea level, has total  surface area , and the maximum depth  approximately 120 m. It is horseshoe shaped, roughly bisected by a peninsula. It is a freshwater lake that is alkaline with a pH of up to 8.2. It is presumed to be formed by rainwater gradually filling in the caldera. While the lake supports various kinds of life, it does not support any species of fish.

Migo the Lake Monster
There is a folk legend that a monster called the migo (or masali) inhabits the lake. In 1993 a Japanese film crew led by Tetsuo Nagata captured what they claimed to be the migo on film. It is presumed that the creature in the video is actually a saltwater crocodile from the ocean surrounding the lake.

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On Saturday, Italian women's rights movements will rally in Rome to protest against increasing political and administrative attacks launched against Italian women's right to abortion by various far right politicians of the Northern League, the party of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
The motion put forward by the League and voted with a majority of 21 to 6 (including the party coordinator from the Center-left Partito Democratico) is entitled "an initiative to prevent abortion and promote motherhood" and claims that the Italian abortion law "has contributed to the use of abortion as a mode of contraception." It encompasses a number of measures including the funding of anti-choice organizations and projects, including a monthly payment to women who would decide not to terminate their pregnancies. The Council however rejected the proposal to cater automatically for the burial of aborted fetuses even if the women opposed it.
Needless to say that such a motion brings Verona back to other times. Stigmatization and financial measures aimed at convincing women to continue their pregnancy promote a vision of society that is at odds with decades of efforts to support women's emancipation.
This is all the more severe in a country where, encouraged by the presence of both an omnipresent Catholic Church and extremely active anti-choice movements, above 70% of doctors refuse to perform abortions, thereby undermining de facto a right that Italian women have acquired 40 years ago. The issue is so widespread that the association Obiezione Respinta (Objection rejected) created an interactive map that helps women check the situation in their vicinity.
At the moment of the vote in the Verona Council, activists of the Women's rights group Non Una di Meno were present, wearing "handmaids" in reference to The Handmaid's Tale, a well-known theocratic dystopian novel exploring the themes of the subjugation of women in a patriarchal society.
Earlier this year, we reported on the appointment of former Vice-Mayor of Verona and notorious anti-choice figure Lorenzo Fontana as Minister of Family who pledged to reduce the number of abortions in the country.
Said Laura Sebastio, activist at Non Una di Meni to France Culture.
On Saturday, the pro-choice will mobilize in Rome while, on the same day, anti-choice movmeents will rally in Verona. Stay tuned for more info on that.


Catalan singer Sílvia Pérez Cruz and Mallorcan pianist Marco Mezquida united on Thursday evening to perform in the Festival de Peralada. Musicians created a one-night show with an exclusive setlist, including new songs, some of Pérez Cruz's old themes, as well as covers.
Festival organizers highlight Mezquida's musical baggage and his "great capacity for adaptation and improvisation".
Pérez Cruz is a multi-faceted artist who masters music genres as varied as jazz, fado, flamenco, pop or South American folk.
It's the second time that the Catalan artist performs in Festival de Peralada, one of the country's most important art festivals. In 2009, Pérez Cruz starred in La Leyenda del Tiempo show, an homage to the great flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla.


NIHR CLAHRC Wessex is pleased to announce that Dr Greta Westwood has been appointed as Director of Engagement and Training. As well as taking on that role she will become part of the senior team in the Faculty of Health Sciences as the Director of Clinical Academic Practice at the University of Southampton.
As part of the National Institute for Health Research, CLAHRC Wessex (Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Wessex) conducts research to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the region and covers a wide range of health related issues.
Dr Westwood has been the Director of Training for 25 Research Fellows at the CLAHRC and is part of the organisations' Executive team. She has also been the Co-ordinator for the Faculty Clinical Academic Programme and is Deputy Director of Research and Chair of the Clinical Outcomes Research Group for the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.


A Frenzy On The Water.
The Lund 1600 Fury has the tenacity of its big brothers with the added features that allow for maximum fishability at a very affordable price. Dual side stepped rod storage (up to 12 rods), an aerated 10 gallon livewell, and a large bow casting deck provide the convenience only a Lund can offer. Introducing the Lund 1600 Fury, affordability meets fishability, or as we like to put it: one ferocious boat.
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If The Black Death Turned Everyone Into Zombies
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"It was important to us that the game feels as grounded in reality as much as possible", says Dead Crusade's creative director Scott Petty, moments before a trailer shows you hacking the arms off a crowd of medieval zombies.
They key to that sentence is "as much as possible". As in, yeah, the walking undead aren't real, but the guys behind the game are at least trying to inject a little history and plausibility into their zombie horror game, with a black death setting and levels taking place in reasonable facsimiles of medieval locations like York Minster.
Dead Crusade is a co-op action game split across three campaigns, but what's probably most notable is the fact that it's being built using Unreal Engine 4, and that as a result even at this early stage - it's over a year away, meaning stuff like animation is still a work-in-progress - certain parts are looking fantastic.
Developers Aesthetic Games are hoping to have Dead Crusade out by the end of next year. It's currently up on Kickstarter.
Dead Crusade [Kickstarter]


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Jacques Fontanille, nacido en 1948 en Francia, es profesor de la Universidad de Limoges y titular de la Cátedra de Semiótica en el Instituto Universitario de Francia.

Su trabajo en la semiótica
Ha publicado numerosos artículos y libros en el campo de la teoría semiótica, la semiótica literaria y la semiótica visual, entre otras cosas. Ha escrito una Semiótica de las Pasiones (con Greimas), una semiótica tensiva (con Zilberberg) y la vinculación de la totalidad de sus proposiciones teóricas, una Semiótica del Discurso.

Notas y referencias

DOU

Enlaces externos
 SignoSemio.com - Explicaciones y aplicación de las teorías de la semiótica de Fontanille (en francés e Inglés)


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Mail: DOT Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S.
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
docket number of this document.
dimensions, and markings for bus emergency exits.
located at any point from the left side of the door to the right.
exterior releases on the side of the doors opposite the hinges.
access region shown in the left-side drawing of current Figure 3D.
open the door for persons outside the school bus.
publication of a final rule.
emergency exits in buses other than school buses.
in a November 2, 1992, final rule (57 FR 49423).
exits are currently manufactured to meet the proposed requirements.
time to implement the changes. Comments are requested on these issues.
businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions).
small businesses that are school bus manufacturers.
the quality of the human environment.
identical to the standard prescribed under this chapter.'' 49 U.S.C.
any conflict, there could not be any implied preemption.
Attorney General. This document is consistent with that requirement.
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private sector of more than $100 million annually.
--Have we organized the material to suit the public's needs?
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in your comments on this NPRM.
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477 at 19478).
limit on the length of the attachments.
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ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this NPRM.
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the methods set forth at the beginning of this NPRM.
possible, we will also consider comments received after that date.
consider that information for the final rule.
either S5.3.2.1(a) or S5.3.2.1(b), as appropriate.
(1) Location. As shown in Figure 1 or Figure 3.
(2) Type of motion. Rotary or straight.
(3) Magnitude. Not more than 90 N.
(1) Location. As shown in Figure 2 or Figure 3.
(3) Magnitude. Not more than 270 N.
for a rear emergency exit door.
(a) Emergency exit windows--Low-force application.
1 and 3 for an emergency exit window.
(b) Emergency exit windows--High-force application.
2 and 3 for an emergency exit window.
(3) Magnitude: Not more than 180 N.
motion to open the exit.
(a) Emergency roof exits--Low-force application.
(b) Emergency roof exits--High-force application.
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