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Democrats Call For Gun Control At Home, While They Join GOP Pushing Bloody Arms Deals Abroad
Posted By: Mark Taylor February 26, 2018
By Adam Johnson
In These Times (2/22/18)
In the aftermath of the shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 dead, many Democrats in Congress are once again calling for gun control, as they have for decades. But all too often, this concern for the unchecked spread of weapons ends at America's shores.
Last week, top Democratic senators, such as Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), expressed outrage over the lack of action by Congress to stop gun violence in America. However these same senators voted against an effort in 2017 to end the U.S. arming of the Saudi Arabian government—a flagrant human rights abuser that has killed more than 10,000 civilians in its three-year siege of Yemen. Virtually all Democratic senators also support arming Israel every year, a country that routinely bombs and subjugates the 4.5 million Palestinians under its charge—46 percent of whom are children. The United States consistently ranks as the number one arms dealer in the world, with support from Republicans and Democrats alike.
Calling for restrictions on gun access in America would be more convincing when paired with calls to stop the flow of U.S. arms to foreign despots and sectarian groups which use them to terrorize people.
It's not just Congress. Following the Parkland shooting, former CIA director John Brennan insisted on Twitter that "Congress needs to act now to prevent access to semiautomatic weapons that kill innocents." During his tenure in the Obama administration, however, Brennan consistently lobbied to step up the shipment of arms into Syria.
Former President Barack Obama himself held violence abroad to a different standard than violence at home. While he publicly teared up after the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, Conn., he also oversaw the killing of between 384 and 807 civilians in drone strikes during his presidency, including a 16-year-old Americancitizen.
Link between military & civilian violence
Some may insist that, when it comes to firearms, there are different moral metrics for civilian and military use. However, the same argument that gun control advocates in the U.S. frequently make—that flooding society with guns necessarily makes society more violent—remains true on a global scale. As we have seen time and time and timeagain, U.S. arms shipments to Libya and Syria have "fallen into the hands" of jihadists groups. Even setting aside the billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets the United States sells to human-rights abusing countries, the flooding of arms into warzones, regardless of how noble the intentions may be, frequently ends up fueling groups the U.S. State Department itself deems "terrorists."
Violence at home and abroad is inextricably linked. Nikolas Cruz, the Parkland shooter, was trained by the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), a pseudo-paramilitary organization for youth that serves as an onboard for the U.S. military. He also was a member of his school's rifle team, which receives funding from the National Rifle Association and is sponsored by the JROTC. Two separate analyses—one by George Washington anthropologist Hugh Gusterson, the other by journalist Emily Bell—found that roughly 34 percent of U.S. mass shooters are military veterans, as compared with 14 percent of the general population, and that military service is an "important risk factor" in future likelihood of committing mass violence. These studies reveal a clear correlation between the role of the military in our society and mass shootings.
The United States dropped 40,000 bombs in 2017 and 31,000 in 2016, killing thousands of people across the globe. Do we not have the resources and moral capital to explore in tandem both violence within our borders and the violence we export?
A more holistic approach to dealing with the scourge of weapons and violence would not only make moral sense, it could contribute to a more robust—and effective—argument for instituting gun control measures. …
(Commoner Call by Mark L. taylor, 2018. open source and free to use with link to www.thecommonercall.org )
Millennials Are No More Liberal On Gun Control Than Elders, Polls Show
By Hansi Lo Wang
NPR (2/24/18)
High school students around the U.S. have been leading the calls for more gun control since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
Some have called them the "voice of a generation on gun control" that may be able to turn the tide of a long-simmering debate.
But past polling suggests that people under 30 in the U.S. are no more liberal on gun control than their parents or grandparents — despite diverging from their elders on the legalization of marijuana, same-sex marriage and other social issues.
"Sometimes people surprise us, and this is one of those instances that we don't know why," says Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of Gallup.
Over the past three years, his polling organization asked the under-30 crowd if gun laws in the U.S. should be made more strict, less strict or kept as they are now. On average, people between the ages of 18 and 29 were one percentage point more likely to say gun laws should be more strict than the overall national average of 57 percent.
"Young people statistically aren't that much different than anybody else," Newport says. …
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Writers & authors are most often employed by the Independent artists, writers, and performers industry. The average yearly wage for Writers & authors was $64,860 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Writers & authors by wage are Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians, Compensation, benefits, & job analysis specialists, and Occupational therapists.
Writers & authors are part of the Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occupations, along with Artists & related workers, Commercial and industrial designers, Fashion designers, Floral designers, Graphic designers, and 25 more.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Writers & authors are LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA, Upper East Side PUMA, NY, and LA City (West Central/Westwood & West Los Angeles) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Writers & authors are District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC, West Hollywood & Beverly Hills Cities PUMA, CA, and LA City (East Central/Hollywood) PUMA, CA.
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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Writers & authors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Independent artists, writers, and performers is the industry that employs the most Writers & authors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Writers & authors, by average wage, is Amusement & Recreation. Writers & authors are paid most in LA City (East Central/Silver Lake, Echo Park & Westlake) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC.
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In 2018, Writers & authors earned an average of $64,860, $10,972 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.
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In 2018, Writers & authors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.491, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Writers & authors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
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The most common industries employing Writers & authors, by number of employees, are Independent artists, writers, and performers, Advertising, public relations & related services, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
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The highest paying industries for Writers & authors, by average wage, are Amusement & Recreation, Broadcasting (except internet), Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Other administrative & other support services, National security & international affairs, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.
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The number of people employed as Writers & authors has been growing at a rate of 5.55%, from 171,613 people in 2017 to 181,131 people in 2018.
This graphic shows the share of Writers & authors employed by various industries. Independent artists, writers, and performers employs the largest share of Writers & authors at 14.6%, followed by Advertising, public relations & related services with 8.38% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 7.02%.
Demographic information on Writers & authors in the US. The average age of male Writers & authors in the workforce is 43.8 and of female Writers & authors is 41.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Writers & authors is White (Non-Hispanic).
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81.3% of Writers & authors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.31% of Writers & authors, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Writers & authors.
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The median age of Writers & authors is 42.5, and Male employees are generally 2.12 years older than than their Female counterparts.
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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Writers & authors from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Writers & authors need many skills, but most especially Writing and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Writers & authors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Active Learning.
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8 Of countless conquests vain.
12 Or life of courts desir'd.
24 And wield the vengeful sword.
32 Or sway'd her juster mind.
36 By mercy to make good.
40 The stranger to repose.
44 Her thoughts were fix'd on Heaven.
46 Feel Love's pernicious sway?
48 Through Passion's wilds to stray?
50 Perfection like your own!
52 Where Reason fix'd her throne!
56 That robs her of repose!
60 Salutes the rising day.
64 She scarce their steps can trace.
68 Mark'd his distinguish'd race.
76 Extended on the plain!
84 While none relief afford.
88 And made her breast their prey.
92 Nor wisdom love impart.
93 "Can Sorrow's ineffectual tear,"
94 She cried, "to life restore?
100 " When human effort's faint.
104 " Possess'd these happy lands.
108 " And all my power obey.
112 " At Raymond's gate in vain. "
116 Within the castle's walls.
120 Shall now relief afford?
124 Love reign'd o'er all her heart.
128 At hearing Osmond's name!
132 While sigh succeeded sigh.
136 " Shall e'er be join'd with thine.
140 " My hapless father fell?
142 " Where Raymond vows revenge?
144 " In love or hate, a change.
148 " For thine 'twill ever mourn. "
150 "That blast my promis'd joys!
152 "The heart your scorn destroys.
156 " That breast to feel for me.
160 " We lose our promis'd heaven.
164 " Fix'd hatred for the dead?
168 " Involve his guiltless son. "
170 How weak is Reason's voice!
172 When it confirms its choice!
184 Take terror from the grave.
188 And all the lover's flown.
192 Till he's no more in view.
196 Those sighs but fan the flame.
198 " His eyes serenely gay!
200 " As through these vales I stray!
204 " Matilda lives for thee.
208 " Shall Osmond bless these eyes! "
216 Her health, her charms decay.
220 She last saw Osmond's face.
224 Sad relics of the war.
228 Announc'd her brother near.
232 And hastes into his arms.
233 "Say, dearest brother, only friend!
236 " Far from thy native shore?
240 " Enjoy life's fleeting day. "
244 " Or dearer sister leave.
248 " Shall gild her latest hour. — "
252 " At Hymen's shrine I'll bow.
254 " Still may my mind be free!
256 " May I devote to thee! "
260 " As token of your love.
264 " While clouds the skies deform.
268 " And tempt once more the tide.
272 " On Devon's hilly coast.
276 " Find there a watery grave.
280 " Had cast her sable shade.
284 " To wait the approach of day.
288 " A cruel band drew nigh.
296 " And all our foes to slay.
300 " Its lavish thanks bestow'd.
304 " Such service could reward.
308 " Its wonted vigour fled.
312 "Unnumber'd wealth is mine.
316 " And higher far aspire.
320 " No greater treasure want. "
328 " Consent to be his bride.
332 " Couldst thou that suit deny.
336 " To crown at once prepare. "
340 And silently she mourn'd.
344 To soften human woes.
348 To sooth Matilda's grief.
352 Could comfort find in prayer.
356 But cannot cease to love.
360 Starts from a light repose.
364 And sickens on her cheek.
368 She bends her devious way.
372 Its baneful berries spreads.
376 Left Grief entire command.
380 Their poisonous juice descends.
384 Reclin'd with pensive air.
385 "Matilda, why this long delay?
386 " Why these dejected eyes?
387 "Why this disorder'd, loose array?
388 " Thy lover waits, "he cries.
392 "Obedient to your will."
396 Where Seward lay inurn'd.
400 And shed a filial tear.
404 Her Osmond at her feet.
408 Cold as her kindred clay.
412 The living lustre fade.
416 " His misery beguile. "
420 "I hasten to the dead.
424 " And calls me to the tomb.
428 " Shall fondly dwell with thee. "
440 " And join thee in the grave.
444 " From him you might receive.
445 "May piety thy woes assuage!
448 " Untimely to the tomb! "
452 And, bow'd by grief, expir'd.
Title (in Source Edition): Osmond and Matilda, A Tale.


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https://www.barrons.com/articles/ditch-these-high-priced-index-funds-now-1533553815
Focus on Funds
Ditch These High-Priced Index Funds Now
Daren Fonda
Updated Aug. 6, 2018 9:24 am ET / Original Aug. 6, 2018 7:00 am ET
Free is the new buzzword in index funds, with Fidelity Investments the latest company to slash fees—all the way to zero. The Fidelity Zero Total Market Index fund (FZROX) and the Fidelity Zero International Index fund (FZILX), which launched last week, are the first stock-index mutual funds to eliminate expense ratios entirely, not even charging a basis point (1/100th of percentage point).
Fidelity slashed fees on some other stock and bond index funds, and increased the number of iShares exchange-traded funds available commission-free on its brokerage platform to 240 from 70—following Vanguard Group's lead in eliminating commissions for all ETFs traded on its brokerage platform.
Paying more than a few basis points for a broad-market index fund now seems excessive. But plenty of companies are selling funds that still charge quite a bit more. There are 112 mutual funds that track the S&P 500, for example. Their average expense ratio is 0.51%, according to data from research firm CFRA.
Topping the fee charts are three share classes of S&P 500 funds sold by Guggenheim Partners under its Rydex brand. The Rydex S&P 500 fund's class-C shares (RYSYX) cost a stunning 2.33% in annual expenses. The class-H shares (RYSPX) cost 1.58%, and the class-A version (RYSOX) charges 1.57%. Investors are paying 12b-1 distribution fees of 100 basis points in the C-class and 25 basis points in the A-class shares, and they're paying "other expenses" of 58 basis points.
Companies such as DWS, Invesco, JPMorgan, Principal, and Wells Fargo all sell S&P 500 funds with expense ratios above 1%, according to CFRA. Insurance companies Nationwide and State Farm also sell S&P 500 mutual funds with expense ratios above 1%. Some of these funds are R-share classes available to investors in workplace retirement plans such as 401(k), 457, and employer-sponsored 403(b) plans. But the companies also sell A-shares or C-shares that investors may own through an advisor or self-directed brokerage account.
Investors in these funds aren't paying for active management, of course—they're getting a clone of the S&P 500, mirroring the large-cap market. But high-fee funds that track the index haven't come close to matching its performance, especially if those fees have chipped away at returns for years.
The C-class shares of the Rydex S&P 500 fund, for instance, returned an annualized 8.2% over the past decade, compared with a 10.8% annualized return for the S&P 500, according to Morningstar. At an 8.2% average annual return, a $10,000 investment would be worth $22,642 after 10 years, compounded monthly. At 10.6%, the return would be $28,730—27% more.
In some cases, investors are paying more for identical funds sold by the same company. BlackRock's iShares S&P 500 Index Fund C shares (BSPZX) charge 1.08% in annual fees and have earned a "Bronze" rating from Morningstar. But it's hard to see why the fund would earn a medal when investors can get the identical fund in iShares Core S&P 500 (IVV), an ETF with an expense ratio of 0.04%.
BlackRock doesn't actually charge higher management fees to run the mutual fund. The difference in fees consists almost entirely of 12b-1 fees in the mutual fund wrapper. Those fees are meant to compensate an advisor or broker whose clients own the mutual fund—though why an advisor would recommend a high-fee S&P 500 fund, other than for his own compensation, remains puzzling, to say the least.
"It's shocking to me how much money is in expensive index funds when there are cheaper alternatives," says Todd Rosenbluth, director of mutual fund and ETF research at CFRA. High-fee index funds are relics of a time when investors bought them through an advisor and may have accepted a high fee in return for the advisory relationship, he adds. "But competitive pricing for index funds has been the reality for years and the pressure is going to increase to bring fees down."
Presumably, the appeal of free—Fidelity's new pitch—will prompt fund companies to cut fees on their index funds. But unless they slash fees to a few basis points—the new standard for broad-market index funds—investors should ditch the funds for cheaper alternatives.
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No comparison between migrants and Nazi victims
July 18, 2014, 12:00 a.m.
Governor Patrick wants Massachusetts to host immigrant children.John Tlumacki/globe staff/Globe Staff
GOVERNOR DEVAL Patrick is attempting to guilt-trip us by contrasting US refusal to allow legal entry of European Jews in 1939 with his decision to support the illegal entry of immigrant children. His statement offends the memory of six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust ("Patrick wants Mass. to host children," Page A1, July 17).
Patrick referred specifically to the St. Louis, a ship with 928 passengers, almost all of them Jewish refugees from the Nazis. They were victims of a mandate to torture and exterminate a people because of their faith.
The passengers of the St. Louis never tried to force their way into this country illegally. They did not seek to come here for free health care, free housing, welfare subsidies, or better jobs. Theirs was a voyage of survival, not economic upgrading. Just to save their lives, they would have been content to settle in Honduras, Guatemala, or El Salvador, where many immigrants originate today.
The governments of Central America are lax, corrupt, and inefficient, but, unlike Nazi Germany, they do not have an agenda for their citizens' torture and extermination.
Those that govern us should be ashamed of their self-serving obfuscation of fact and their violation of the sacred memory of the Holocaust victims' annihilation.
Michael Zack


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Phytomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920
Phytomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920. Arch. Naturgesch. 84A(7) (1918): 167
Phytomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 397
Phytomyza parallela Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 449
Phytomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920; Griffiths, 1964. Ent. Meddr. 32: 402
Phytomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 91 (figs 307-8), 92, 119
Napomyza evanescens (Hendel, 1920); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 333-4, figs 601-3.
Napomyza evanescens (Hendel, 1920); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) :Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g) 21, 38, 39 (fig. 128), 50, 402
Phytomyza evanescens Hendel, 1920; Zlobin, 1994. Dipterological Research 5: PAGE.
Stem-borer: Larva feeding as an internal stem-borer (Spencer, 1972b: 92).
Yellowish; posterior spiracles arising from a common base, each with an ellipse of some 20 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 334, 335 (fig. 603).
Ranunculus lanuginosus Spencer, 1972b: 119
Ranunculus Spencer, 1976: 334
Ranunculus Spencer, 1990: 21
Time of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time of year - adults: May-July.
Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Kent (Wrotham), Lincoln (Surfleet), Warwickshire (Rugby) (Robbins, 1991), Banff (Falls of Tarnash) (Spencer, 1972b: 92), Cambridgeshire, South-west Yorkshire and Stafford (NBN Atlas).
Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe from Sicily to Faroe Is., including Denmark, Sweden, Finland (Spencer, 1976: 334), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 566), Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, The Netherlands and Yugoslavia (Martinez, 2004 in Fauna Europaea).
Also recorded in western Canada and the U.S.A. (California) (Spencer, 1976: 334).
Host species unknown
Opius cingulatus Wesmael, 1835 Braconidae: Opiinae
Opius pendulus Haliday, 1837 Braconidae: Opiinae
Opius pygmaeator (Nees, 1811) Braconidae: Opiinae


When you have negativity in your life without reason, it may be time to consider alternative healing therapy in order to clear out unwanted energy. A spiritual cleanse can be used for many purposes such as creating a peaceful home, clearing out negativity in a home or cleansing you of negativity. There are various ways to do cleansing including prayer for spiritual healing. It could take some time for you to find the right cleansing spells. Spiritual cleansing is an easy way to get your life back to a more positive place so you can thrive. A cleansing spell is not recommended because any type of a spell is using black magic.
Negativity that has lied dormant in your life for weeks, months or years has the ability to hold you back. Despite your efforts, you may find yourself not moving forward in life. It almost feels as though you have black magic symptoms or as though something is holding you down. Getting rid of negativity in your life is much like breaking spells. The energy behind it can be stubborn and unwilling to leave. Finding the perfect formula to successfully ridding yourself of the negativity may take a lot of effort. Much like a black magic removal, you will feel instant relief once you get the negative energy out of yourself and your surroundings.
Negative energy within your home can tend to make all who dwell in it very tired all the time. Sometimes, members of the home will fight with each other unnecessarily or they may feel stuck in the home. Motivation for life may decrease as negative energy creates blockages within you. Breaking spells and cleansing spells can often be similar solutions to a problem. When you break a curse or cleanse a space, you are ridding that space of its negativity. Once you've accomplished this either with the assistance of a distance healer or other forms of guidance, you will find your space lightens up. You will have more energy within your house. You will neither feel like you need to be confined to your home or that you must stay away. It will become an oasis and a sanctuary for you. You will sleep better and everyone in the home will be much more at peace.
For any negativity you feel is on your body, energy healing techniques can be an effective way to cleanse yourself. As you practice visualizing white light healing going through your body internally and externally, you will notice positivity coming back into your life in small ways. Sometimes shining the light of positivity is all it takes to get rid of the darkness of negativity. Bathing in salts can assist in cleansing the skin of whatever negativity has latched onto you. There is free distance healing available in parts of the world if you're not sure how to clarify whether the negativity has fully been rid of. Perhaps you're not confident on your ability for how to do spiritual healing. Finding a guide to assist you whether they be a spiritual healer or distance healer is recommended in this case.
A black magic healer may have insight on what part of your life or being needs to be cleansed. You may find yourself trying many different methods to cleanse yourself and your space. A healer will be able to pinpoint where the negativity is and dispel it from your life. If you want to move past negativity quickly, a healer with the ability to perform cleansing spells may be your best solution. Many distance healers can also assist you with a spiritual cleansing to get rid of negativity that holds you back.


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#3 – Making a Change in Your Life. Acupuncture deeply relaxes your body and mind. In this deeply relaxed state, your subconscious mind is most open and receptive, making it an ideal time to listen to your higher self's words of wisdom.
#4 – Anxiety and Depression. Research dating back 20 years shows that acupuncture significantly improves both anxiety and depression, making it the go-to alternative therapy for anybody considering anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication. In fact, some studies indicate that acupuncture works better than medication for depression.
#5 – Fertility. Research shows that acupuncture offers a safe and valuable alternative therapy for infertility resulting from hormonal imbalance, and might actually be more effective than hormone therapy. Acupuncture can also induce labor and turn breech babies around.
#6 – Stress. Acupuncture can be really helpful for anybody going through stressful life changes, such as divorce, death or illness of a loved one, job loss and business difficulties. Stress is hard on the body and spirit. Acupuncture balances the entire body to help you be more resilient in hard times.
#7 – Arthritis and Chronic Pain. Acupuncture is often better than conventional medicine at managing chronic pain. Acupuncture is worth trying if you don't like taking pain medications and before you undergo an elective surgery to address the pain.


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Quick facts: Federal Historic Tax Credit flier.
A 20% Federal income tax credit on the qualified amount of private investment spent on certified rehabilitation of a National Register listed historic building.
The Federal Historic Tax Credit Program (a.k.a. Investment Tax Credits or Rehabilitation Tax Credits) is one of the most useful incentives for encouraging the preservation of the state's historic resources. Since 1977, over 275 properties in Washington totaling over $1.08 billion dollars have been completed using the Federal Historic Tax Credit Program. Applications have averaged approximately 15 per year, with total investment per year ranging from several million dollars to more than $60 million. The smallest project ever certified was $14,000, while the largest ever certified was nearly $40 million.
Nationwide, the Federal Historic Tax Credit Program has garnered $78 billion (not adjusted for inflation) in total qualified rehabilitation expenditures for a cumulative economic impact of nearly $250 billion since the program's inception in 1976. Over 41,250 buildings have been rehabilitation through tax credits, creating more than 2.4 million jobs. In 2015 alone, 85,000 jobs were created as a result of ITC projects. The cost of the program in actual tax credits awarded ($20.5 billion) is far outweighed by the net gain in Federal tax receipts ($25.9 billion) as a result of rehabilitation activities, which leverages private investment for economic growth.
How do I qualify?
There are four threshold requirements for a project to become certified:
Building must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, either individually or as a contributing property to a district.
If you're unsure about the status of your building, visit our online database of historic properties (WISAARD) to find out! You can also use our website to find out more information on how to become listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Property must be income producing for at least five years following rehabilitation. This may include but not be limited to proposed uses such as hotel, restaurant or bar, retail, office, rental residential, industrial, or agricultural. Owner-occupied residential properties thus do not qualify.
The project must be substantial. This means the amount spent on "Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditures"* (QREs) must equal or be greater than the "Adjusted Basis" value** of the property.
*Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditures (QREs) can be soft or hard project development costs, and not necessarily reserved for historic character defining features of a property.
**Adjusted Basis value is an IRS term to determine the "value" of a historic property using this basic formula:
A – B – C + D = adjusted basis, whereas:
A = purchase price of the property (building and land)
B = cost of land at time of purchase
C = depreciation taken for an income-producing property
D = cost of any capital improvements made since purchase
The rehabilitation work must be done according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (Standards). For further information on how to interpret these Standards, please contact our office, visit the NPS website, or hire a qualified architect or historic preservation consultant.
Technical assistance and application information are available from the state Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The office reviews all applications and makes comments and recommendations. Final review and approval is made by the National Park Service in its Washington, D.C. office.
The application is broken into three parts: (link to PDF forms)
Part 1 (Evaluation of Significance)
Part 2 (Description of Rehabilitation) | Amendment Form
Part 3 (Request for Certification of Completed Work)
Instructions for completing Historic Preservation Certification Application and see below "Planning Successful Tax Credit Rehabilitations"
Note for Mac users: You must right click (or double click, or hold Control and click, depending on your mouse/trackpad settings) and "Save As" or "Download As" on the link below rather than clicking on the link. Clicking on the link will tell you that you must update your Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Note for PC users: The application forms are fillable PDFs. Download and "Save As" under a new file name before filling out the form.
The following toolbox has been developed to assist you in navigating through the process.
Federal Historic Tax Credits Presentation
As presented at the 2018 RevitalizeWA Conference in Port Townsend, WA
Planning Successful Tax Credit Rehabilitations: Application and Application Process
Excerpt as presented at the 2012 National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference in Spokane, WA
Oftentimes, Federal Historic Tax Credit projects in Certified Local Government communities package tax credits with Special Valuation to maximize incentives. Click on the link to find out more.
New Market Tax Credit
The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program permits taxpayers to receive a credit against Federal income taxes for making qualified equity investments in designated Community Development Entities (CDEs). Substantially all of the qualified equity investment must in turn be used by the CDE to provide investments in low-income communities. The credit provided to the investor totals 39% of the cost of the investment and is claimed over a seven-year credit allowance period. In each of the first three years, the investor receives a credit equal to five percent of the total amount paid for the stock or capital interest at the time of purchase. For the final four years, the value of the credit is six percent annually. Investors may not redeem their investments in CDEs prior to the conclusion of the seven-year period.
Community Development Financial Institution - New Market Tax Credit Program
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National Trust Small Deal Fund
The National Trust Small Deal Fund is a partnership between Tax Credit Capital and a subsidiary of National Trust for Historic Preservation designed to help developers of historic properties that generate an equity investment of less than $650,000 (total project costs of approximately $4 million or less). Although the tax credit program has been around for 25 years, and an active and efficient market has evolved for larger deals, there is still a void in the market for smaller projects. The Fund was created in 2002 to fill this void.
National Trust CommunityInvestment Corporation
John Leith-Tetrault
E-mail:ntcic_mail@ntcicfunds.com
Bank of America Historic Tax Credit Fund
In August 2000, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Bank of America entered into a partnership to create an equity fund dedicated solely to investing in historic tax credit projects, known as the Bank of America Historic Tax Credit Fund, LP. Since its inception, the Fund has closed on twelve investments totaling $21.4 million in net historic tax credit equity. Projects in which the Fund invested ranged in both geography and size but reflect a consistent theme: each one rehabilitates a National Register-eligible structure that significantly contributes to the economic vitality and character of the surrounding community.Managed by The National Trust Community Investment Corp. (NTCIC), a for-profit subsidiary of the National Trust, the Fund's unique investment strategy targets projects with development costs in the range of $4 million to $30 million, eligible for a minimum of $750,000 in tax credits. Types of projects eligible for a Fund equity investment include apartment lofts, office and retail use, mixed-use development and governmental and nonprofit facilities. Thanks to NTCIC's $127 million new markets tax credit allocation, the Fund is also able to offer new markets tax credit equity to qualifying historic tax credit projects in low-income communities.


Mr. Miguel Frasquilho, the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of AICEP, the Portuguese Trade & Investment Agency, will come to Seoul on Oct. 26-28, 2015.
During his three-day visit to South Korea Mr. Frasquilho will officially launch AICEP's branch in South Korea, according to the Portuguese Embassy in Seoul.
He will also explore chances for potential investment by the local Korean companies into the European nation.
The decision to open AICEP's branch in the nation was made following Portuguese president's visit to South Korea last year.
Portugal's President Anibal Cavaco Silva visited South Korea on July 19-21, 2014, holding the summit talks with her South Korean counterpart Park Geun-Hye in Seoul on the last day of his official three-day state visit.
During the summit talks held at Park's presidential Blue House the two leaders discussed ways to expand cooperation in trade, investment, and renewable energy.
A news release from the embassy described the planned opening of the AICEP's branch as "proof of the importance of the Korean market for Portuguese companies and for attracting investment to Portugal."
On Oct. 26, 2015 Chairman Frasquilho will have a breakfast meeting with a group of South Korean journalists at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, according to the embassy.
He will also introduce Portugal to the local press corps members under the theme of "Invest in Portugal, Right Choice, Right Time!"
The local news media will be given an opportunity to gain insight into the latest structural reforms and performance of the Portuguese economy, its competitive advantages, and its business environment, according to the embassy.
aimed at attracting foreign investment to Portugal and supporting the internationalization of Portuguese companies.
Created in 2007, AICEP has been promoting the investment in Portugal by the best foreign companies. It also help Portugues companies to be successful abroad in their internationalization processes or export activities.
"AICEP Portugal Global" is now headed by Mr. Miguel Frasquilho, its chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).


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Department of Employment and Learning goes, but Alliance keep Justice?
Mick Fealty on January 11, 2012, 11:59 am | Readers 63
Stephen Farry, by all accounts one of the more competent ministers in the Executive, is likely to step down when legislation comes through the Assembly to axe his department. Ken Reid reports the deal between the DUP and Sinn Fein (they have all the power says Ken) will confirm Farry's party leader David Ford in his current role as justice minister outside the d'Hondt mechanism.
Interestingly, the axing of this department will necessitate a re-run of d'Hondt (which, outside Big Al's next gaffe, may be the only fun we hard core NI politics anoraks get this year)… It's interesting to note that the 'consultation period' for these measures is a mere seven days… which must be a record for any consultancy on the hill…
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Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
Categories Government, Politics, Uncategorized Tags D'Hondt, Justice Ministry, Northern Ireland, On the hill, Reform, Stormont


Alexander Leube, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl; Global shape integration optotypes for the clinical assessment of visual acuity and subjective refraction. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2018;59(9):1085.
Purpose : Currently available optotypes rely on a resolution task to measure subjective refractive errors, visual acuity and/or contrast sensitivity. In order to further integrate global shape processing, we have investigated the usability of radial frequency (RF) pattern as optotypes to assess the visual acuity (VA) and subjective refraction (SR).
Methods : For VA testing, RF-patterns consisting of a base circle with a cross-sectional luminance profile of a Gaussian filter, were reduced in diameter using a psychophysical staircase method incorporating a 4AFC (experiment 1) or a 2AFC task (experiment 2). Similar to the Landolt C, the smallest detectable detail was five times smaller than the global diameter of the RF pattern. SR was assessed by the same optometrist, using an EDTRS layout existing of five lines with RF patterns, calculated to cover visual acuities between 0.2 to -0.2 logMAR. Optotypes to measure VA and SR were validated in 16 participants (mean spherical equivalent error M = -2.18 ± 3.07 D), using the standard Landolt C stimulus with the same psychophysical paradigms as described above. Power vectors (M, J0 and J45) from SR using RF and standard optotypes was evaluated based on Bland-Altmann-analysis.
Results : VA from the experiment 2 resulted in significant different values (ΔVA = 0.29 ± 0.04 logMAR, p < 0.001) compared to the standard procedure. However, the 4AFC task (experiment 1) does not show a significant difference (ΔVA = 0.02 ± 0.02 logMAR, p = 0.37) and good intra class correlation (ICC = 0.689), when compared to standard optotypes. No significant bias between RF and standard optotypes for the assessment of SR was observed. Limits of agreement are comparable to those from repeated measurements of the SR (M = ± 0.56 D, J0 = ± 0.14 D and J45 = ± 0.14 D). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), tested after standard SR, resulted in no significant difference compared to refraction based on RF pattern (ΔBCVA = 0.04, p = 0.23, paired t-test).
Conclusions : The current investigation showed that radial frequency patter (RF) can serve as visual stimuli for the assessment of the visual acuity and subjective refraction. We report values on the validity and showed an excellent agreement between the RF pattern and standard optotypes. Further studies could show their ability for the assessment of the contrast sensitivity function.


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State University of New York at Cobleskill
By State University of New York at Cobleskill Alumni Association
As an alternative to high school for young men interested in agriculture, the State Agricultural and Technology College at Cobleskill opened the doors of its only building to a class of 10 in 1916. It was an experiment at the time, although now it would be part of New York's BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) system. Evolving over the years, it was first a postsecondary institute for men and women interested in agriculture, home economics, and teacher training; then it became a junior college offering a multitude of degrees, including not only those listed above but also business and liberal arts; and now, 100 years later, it is a comprehensive college offering baccalaureate as well as associate degrees. Today, the campus covers over 900 acres with 70 buildings.
SUNY Cobleskill alumni have been active since the college's first graduating class in 1918, when it was still known as the Schoharie State School of Agriculture. In the 1960s, an organizational structure began to emerge, and in 1975, the alumni association of the State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology, Inc., was established. SUNY Cobleskill has graduates across the country and across the globe. The alumni association has worked hard to remain connected to its members in the last century and will continue its efforts into the next 100 years.
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City Despatch Post Scott 6LB?
Printed by Rawdon, Wright and Hatch (which became the American Banknote Company).
James Mackay in Classic Stamps  writes, "The honour of having produced the world's second stamps must be given to the United States which, although delaying the government use of postage stamps till 1845, witnessed the issue of stamps by various private despatch companies and semi-official carriers much earlier."
The service was originated by "an English genteman, Henry Thomas Windsor, who lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, from May 1841 till the autumn of 1842 ... he formed a partnership with an American businessman, Alexander M. Greig" and the service was known as "Greig's Post". It was taken over by the Postmaster General in August 1842 as the United States City Despatch Post.


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Shinto and Buddhism are Japan's two major religions. Shinto is as old as the Japanese culture, while Buddhism was imported from the mainland in the 6th century. Since then, the two religions have been co-existing relatively harmoniously and have even complemented each other to a certain degree. Most Japanese consider themselves Buddhist, Shintoist or both.
Religion does not play a big role in the everyday life of most Japanese people today. The average person typically follows the religious rituals at ceremonies like birth, weddings and funerals, may visit a shrine or temple on New Year and participates at local festivals (matsuri), most of which have a religious background.
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FILE - A Myanmar border guard police officer stands guard in Taung Bazar village, Buthidaung township, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, July 13, 2017.
Seven people have been shot dead by police in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state.
Officials say at least 4,000 people surrounded a government building late Tuesday in the town of Mrauk U, shortly after an annual ceremony marking the end of the Arakan kingdom more than two centuries ago.
Tin Maung Swe, the regional governor, says police attempted to get the crowd to disperse by firing warning shots using rubber bullets. When they refused to comply, the crowd began attacking soldiers and the security forces opened fire again using real ammunition.
Rohingya Muslim refugees react as police and officials attempt to control a surging crowd as they wait to be called to recieve food aid of rice, water, and cooking oil in a relief centre at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar on November 28, 2017.
In addition to the seven dead, 13 others were injured in the shooting. The shooting victims are reported to be Buddhists, not Rohingya.
Human rights group Amnesty International called for an independent investigation into the lethal use of force.
"These shocking killings are yet another example of Myanmar security forces' contempt for human life. Even if protesters were throwing stones and bricks, nothing can justify police apparently firing into a crowd of thousands. This is a clear case of excessive use of force in violation of the right to life," James Gomez, Amnesty's director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said in a statement.
He said Myanmar police shold be better trained and equipped in non-violent methods of crowd control.
Rakhine state is the epicenter of one of the world's biggest and ongoing humanitarian crises. About 650,000 Rohingyas have fled into neighboring Bangladesh since last August, when Myanmar forces launched a scorched earth campaign against Rohingya villages in Rakhine state in response to attacks on Myanmar police outposts by Rohingya militants.
The United Nations has described the reported actions as "a textbook case of ethnic cleansing."


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LJ Scott signed with the Browns on Monday.
LJ Scott's time with the Browns was very short.
Two days after signing with Cleveland, Scott was not in attendance for OTAs on Wednesday, and according to a report from WFMJ TV which cites a source close to the player, the running back has decided not to play football and has left the team.
.@21WFMJSports Source close to LJ Scott tells me LJ has decided to not play football and has left the #Browns
— Dana Balash (@DanaBalash21) May 15, 2019
The report is unconfirmed by the Browns, but another report from WKBN states Scott did leave the team and is contemplating his football future.
Scott went undrafted this season after several pundits had him as a potential early pick after three productive seasons at Michigan State.
However, he rushed for just 264 yards in five games with the Spartans last season and ultimately went undrafted.
He initially signed with the Ravens after the draft ended but wound up with the Browns on Monday.
The native of Youngstown, Ohio showed his excitement about signing with Cleveland on Twitter.
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— Lj Scott (@ljscott_03) May 13, 2019
The Browns have an interesting running back situation heading into the year apart from Scott.
Cleveland signed Kareem Hunt in the offseason but he will miss the first eight games of the year due to suspension. They also have Duke Johnson on the roster but he has requested a trade.
The team does have stability with Nick Chubb, though, as he rushed for 996 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie in 2018.
Flacco ready for opportunity with Broncos
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After joining the Denver Broncos from the Baltimore Ravens, Joe Flacco is ready to take his chance.
Denver Broncos quarterback Joe Flacco is ready for a fresh start. The 34-year-old, who was sent from the Baltimore Ravens to the Broncos in a trade this offseason, participated in his first training camp practice with his new team on Thursday. "There is an energy about coming here and an excitement...
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My first kitchen show host is signing up after her show. I didn't realize it when I first started to recruit her, but she doesn't have a computer. I know that you don't have to have one, but I wouldn't know how to do anything without it. If anyone has done PC without a computer let me know so I can help her. I recruited her to succeed, and I want to do everything in my power to make certain that happens. I will be submitting her agreement online for her when I get home from her show. But what then?
I'm in the same boat. I have someone planning to sign Friday by borrowing her cousin's computer, but she doesn't have one of her own. By the way, we're not "supposed to" send in anyone's online agreement for them since it has to be that recruit completing the online agreement and clicking the final "ok." I know it's so much easier just to submit the online agreement for them, but somewhere it says not to.
Maybe someone here KNOWS of someone who doesn't use PP to submit things. I agree, it is a ton easier. Plus now I believe there's an extra charge to receive Weekly Bites by mail and various things like that. I think it'll just mean that the consultant will need to be a little more organized than the rest of us with submitting orders via mail and getting a good system down that works for her. I know it's possible. Something like 5%-10% of consultants don't submit orders via PP. It is possible so don't let that discourage her or you.
I also had a similar problem. My new consultant had a laptop, but it was a Mac. Apparently, PamperedPartner is only applicable for those who have a PC. So, she couldn't install the software, even though she HAD a computer--seems so weird that they don't have a version for both!
The steps are outlined in your "Recipe for Success" book. She'll simply tally everything manually onto the Show Order Form and mail it in with payment.
I personally think I'd see if she could set it up on a friends or something. When I signed up one of my friends, she did not have a computer either. (Compliments of PC, she was able to purchase a laptop shortly thereafter.) Anyway, she'd come to my house and I'd back up my Pampered Partner to play it safe. She was able to log in with her profile and enter her shows. We'd submit her shows and back her profile up, then switch back to my profile. Wasn't ever a problem and we didn't ever have to use our "back up". Just a safety precaution in case we did something wrong. I learned how to do this by calling Pampered Partner's technical support. I thought, Pampered Chef trains me and pays me well, then they must train and pay their IT people well also. Sure enough, they knew their stuff!
I also learned they have tiers to their IT department (like many large corps do). So, if the first person on the phone can't help you, they will check with their upper tier. Learned that from some other feature I was wondering about. I'm just too nosy I guess!
Pampered Partner program is really just an Access database hidden in a reports program (I think it's Crystal, but would have to check) - Oh well, irrelevant to your question - huh!
I am that person!!! I just got a computer 6 months ago. I have been submitting shows via paperwork for 7 yrs! It is more time consuming and a problem when it comes to deadlines and you have to be really patient when you are off that 25 cents and it takes you 2 hrs to figure it out. But I loved doing it, but I am a paper and figures person, so it didnt bother me. But, until I had PP I didnt know how much easier PP was. I guess it is what you are accustomed to. You just have to prepare a little ex: when you need supplies, it will take a little bit longer because you have to mail your order in.
THanks for chiming in! I'm glad to hear that it worked for you for 7 years, with some better organization and patience. I don't think my soon-to-be recruit even has an email address. Since she's borrowing her cousin's computer to sign up, she may need to enter an email address in the process. She can probably just sign up for a free yahoo one or something. That's a snag I guess she'll run into.
I hope it doesn't deter her because not only will she love doing PC, she'll even earn some $$ to put towards a new computer if she wants one!!
I know you're not supposed to submit online agreements for your recruits, but what if they've filled out a paper agreement in it's entirety? I feel like then it's okay to submit one online for them, since they've signed the agreement themselves. You're just speeding up the time it will take for them to get their kit.
If I have a recruit without a computer and she filled out the paper agreement and signed it I would ask her permission to send it on line. I offer her the choice to come to my home to do it or to be on the phone so I can read what the screen's saying. If she agrees that by signing the agreement she is giving me permission to submit it electronically, I do it. But I have had people who WANTED it to take that extra time because of the money or they just want to mail it in so I ALWAYS ask what they want. Whatever, the bottom line is that it is their agreement and however they want me to submit it is how we do.
That having been said, most people WANT to push that button and they are excited about it so they find a way to do it. Even putting it in the mailbox is exciting - you've DONE it!
I have submitted my recruits agreements online for each one of them. We go over the paper version together at our interview, fill it out, then I go online and submit it.
Just seems to be faster, and easier, for my recruit!
I just wanted to say to whoever created PP....God Bless You!! I submitted my first show by mail because i didnt have my card or number yet. I had to go to all the banks, cash the checks, get the money order, get the envelope, and then get it in the mail. I was so annoyed by the time it was over I told my husband there has to be an easier way. And I know the .25 cent remark to well. That show was like 58 cents off or something and it took me over an hour to figure out where it was. I used to do taxes and wasnt as annoyed!! But then I had my next show and used PP and I swear I fell in love!! PP is awesome!!!


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Q: PrintScreen de segundo plano em Java Galera quero saber se tem como eu tirar print de um programa rodando em segundo plano
Atualmente uso o comando :
try {
Robot robot = new Robot();
BufferedImage bi=robot.createScreenCapture(new Rectangle(valor3,valor4,189,24));
ImageIO.write(bi, "jpg", new File("C:\\OCR\\test.jpg"));
}

Funciona de boas com programa rodando em primeiro plano, mas queria que ele tirasse foto de um programa que estivesse rodando em segundo plano, com esse comando ele tira foto do que ta na tela sempre...
Alguém da uma luz ai pf!

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The following steps will allow you to remove a Virtual CodeMeter (VCM) from your PC. This would be necessary if you have received a new VCM or if you'd like to use a physical dongle instead.
If you receive the error "Unable to import the WBB" while activating a Virtual CodeMeter, this typically means there are remnants of a previous Virtual CodeMeter that you will need to remove with these steps prior to activating a new one.
1) Close License Manager and CodeMeter Control Center.
2) Open services.msc (i.e. the "Services" administration tool).
3) Find and stop the service named "CodeMeter Runtime Server".
Note: Another possible location for the "CmAct" folder is "%programdata%\codemeter\CmAct".
5) Delete the .WBB file and any other files found in the "CMAct" folder (or move them to another folder, if preferred).
Important Note: the virtual dongle files (e.g. *.WBB file) cannot be regenerated. Move the virtual dongle files to another folder if you need the ability to reinstate the virtual dongle (do not simply rename it, it needs to be removed from this directory).
That's took care of it. Thanks a lot!


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Prentice Penny interview: 'Insecure' showrunner
Much of the heralded fourth season of "Insecure" dealt with the falling out of the relationship between Issa and Molly (Emmy nominees Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji). During Gold Derby's TV Showrunners panel (watch above), Prentice Penny refers to the former best friends as the "true love story" of "Insecure," saying they know "where all of the bodies are buried" in each other's lives. Addressing the theme of their falling out, he explains, "They've been friends since they were 18 and now they're 30. Is this a friend that's gonna be around for a season or is this a friend that's just around for a reason?"
So will there be a future for Molly and Issa in future episodes? "I hope so, we're writing it," laughs Penny. "That's what we're trying to show — this is a friendship for a reason and a lifetime. The fun part of exploring it in Season 5 is how do they come back from this? That's the other thing that was exciting, too. If we blow this thing up, how do we repair it? That's been the fun thing of breaking Season 5."
Speaking of the fifth season, Penny addresses the hot topic of whether the characters will be wearing masks and socially distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "We're not trying to really play it like that," he reveals. "I don't think we're coming on till the fall, so I don't know [what the world will be like]. We're not really writing in that way. We've always tried to make 'Insecure' exist in certainly our world but like a tiny bit adjacent." He later adds, "By this time next year when the show is on, are people really gonna want to see that?"
As for the show's eight Emmy nominations earlier this year, including Best Comedy Series, Penny calls the experience "weird but good." He says, "We had been doing this show for four years. You're not ever making a show from that perspective, but it's certainly good as a person of color — you certainly want your art to be seen as equal. I think in a time when obviously there was a lot of things happening this year, it was just different and special in a myriad of ways."
Also in our exclusive video interview, Penny talks about Issa and Lawrence (Jay Ellis) rekindling their romance and the pregnancy twist, the reveal of Tiffany's (Amanda Seales) postpartum depression, and the origin of Kelli's (Natasha Rothwell) hilarious British accent.
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Chats with Best TV & Film Costume Designers: 2021 Award Contenders
Listen to our fascinating discussions with the costume designers of "The Sound of Metal," "The Prom," "The Trial of the Chicago 7," "Ratched," "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness," "The Right Stuff" and others. See more in our video gallery of chats with top crafts contenders for the Oscars.


The 23292-MB-R410-480 FAG bearing is a spherical roller bearing with a brass cage, a cylindrical bore and no seal.
Technical details (MB-R410-480) Series 241... Have A Brass Cage Standard, Series 241..-E1 Have A Steel Cage Standard. MB=Solid Brass Cage, Guidance On Inner Ring. R410-480=Radial Clearance In μm.


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Q: AWS Centos SSH Port not responding I have a couple AWS instances running CentOS. Every few days the SSH ports stop connecting on both instances. When I try to SSH into the server it just keeps trying to connect and doesn't timeout. Hence I am not able to login into the server at all. The apache service works fine and website is served with no issues.
The Cron Jobs also stops working when the SSH port is down.
The only solution is to restart the instance. After restart it will run fine for a few days and SSH stops again after few days.
I have spoken to AWS support and they could not find anything. The logs also don't show anything and the logs stop logging after the issue starts.
Need help where to start troubleshooting the issue.


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Whiteness and the Catholic Church in the US
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In response to the Black Lives Matter movement, Catholic communities are grappling with their own historical and current complicity in tolerating racist systems and perpetuating white privilege and power structures. This panel will explore the theological and pastoral responses available to Catholics in addressing and responding to the social sin of systemic anti-Black racism and white supremacy in the church and society. Free and open to the public.
Where Do We Go From Here? An Equity, Racial Justice, and Reconciliation Series
This event is part of a virtual webinar series which aims to address the most pressing and relevant race issues of our time that impact and threaten racial justice today. Through community dialogue and a Jesuit Catholic, San Francisco, and Bay Area lens, we engage critical issues to understand how we can reconcile ourselves from the legacy and harm of racism in Jesuit higher education. The series is an invitation to the extended USF community to engage in and commit to anti-Black racist work, thought, and action.
Sponsored by: the USF Jesuit Community, Trustee Emeritus Eva Monroe, Division of Student Life, Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice, University Ministry, Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought and the Ignatian Tradition, the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good, and Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning, and the Office of Diversity Engagement and Community Outreach.
https://www.usfca.edu/event/2020-09-30-1300/whiteness-and-the-catholic-church-the-us
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Do you love Windows 7 so far but you wish there was a way to speed up the taskbar navigation? Usually when you have more than one application open displayed in the Windows 7 taskbar it tends to slow down your navigation by requiring you to click twice or wait when you hover to navigate to an open window. You can fix this by performing a registry hack.
This registry hack may not be for everyone as it does require editing of the registry and adding new entries. Editing your registry can seriously damage your system. Please perform at your own risk.
Open up the registry editor by either typing "regedit" in the start menu "search programs and files" or press the Windows Key and "R" simultaneously and then type in "regedit" and press enter.
Go to the EDIT menu, select New, select DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the new value "LastActiveClick".
Press enter for assigning the value and change it to "1″.
You will notice that you can now Ctrl-Click to bring back a certain Window/open application. The default settings only allow you to do the opposite which is Ctrl-Click through the last active windows of a certain application.
Have you found ways for faster navigation of open applications in Windows 7? Share your experience.
So you have upgraded to Windows 7 or purchased a new PC with Windows 7 pre-installed and you want to know what "GodMode" is.
GodMode is a setting that allows you to act as God and cause mass destruction or world peace at the sound of your voice. Well, not really. GodMode is a hidden trick that was actually discovered in Windows Vista and works in Windows 7 as a folder that combines all control panel and system control options all in one location in listed group of icons. I am not sure if you will actually think you are playing God but you sure will have the access to change virtually any setting that is modifiable on your Windows 7 PC through just one folder.
After you have done the step above you will then notice that the icon of the folder has changed and the contents are full of all types of settings options.
Please Note: This is only for entertainment purposes and we will not be held liable for any damages that occur from using GodMode. GodMode in some versions of Windows Vista have been reported to have crashed the system. Perform at your own risk.


HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
The then 15-year old (she turned 18 this July) was singled out, along with her father, for advocating for girls' education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from supporters around the world.
She miraculously survived and is now a leading campaigner for girls' education globally as co-founder of the Malala Fund.
My Military/My Life takes you on a journey through the lives of a few brave and devoted UAE Armed Forces personnel. In a country blessed with peace and security, this documentary offers an extraordinary opportunity to showcase the challenges overcome by these passionate men and women, while taking an insider look at their personal lives and learning about their hopes and ambitions.
All four episodes feature three exceptional UAE Armed Forces servicemen and each episode will uncover the lives behind the uniform.
© 2019 Image Nation Abu Dhabi. All rights reserved.


Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is loving the current team's dominance while lamenting the attitude of some Kiwi rugby fans.
In an interview with Sydney's Daily Telegraph, McCaw said the inability of some rugby fans to just enjoy the success of the team was annoying.
"People say 'oh, the All Blacks are really dominant' but look, that can change quick if you let your guard down," McCaw said.
The team jointly holds the record with 17 wins, but victory over the Wallabies at Eden Park this weekend would make it 18 for the All Blacks.
"People say at some point it has to come to an end, but that's just a perception I think," McCaw told the Daily Telegraph.
"As long as you keep each week readying yourself to put the performance out there, you can keep going. If you let the standard drop a wee bit ... the scoreboards might see certain things, but there isn't much between the top teams in the world.
"It doesn't take that much ... if something is off, confidence is down ... for things to turn around really quickly. Teams will get better, and whether the All Blacks can keep getting better too, that's the intrigue I have got."


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A Re-Read of "The Saga of Darren Shan" Horror Series
Posted on May 25, 2018 by Poppy
While I was waiting for my copy of Insurgent to arrive, I delved back into a classic series that all '90s kids should know: The Saga of Darren Shan.
The Saga of Darren Shan is made out of twelve books, each relatively short at about two hours per book. Every three books serves as a "trilogy" and They carry on from each other and cover a span of about eighteen years. *Please bear in mind that this article contains spoilers.
The First Trilogy: Vampire Blood (Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant, Tunnels of Blood)
Still one of my top books of the series, the first story, Cirque Du Freak, kicks off with Darren as a child, around twelve years old. Enough completely original things happen in this story to suck you in – an enthralling freak show, vampire lore that challenges the stereotypes, odd creatures, and a venomous spider that Darren can't resist stealing, which is where it all begins.
I remember reading this book when I was around eleven years old and loving it, but didn't have access to the rest of them. A few years later, a friend let me borrow the rest of the books in the series. We learn a bit about the world in which Darren lives and learn about him as the flawed yet likable character he is.
We follow Darren as he follows Mr. Crepsley through adventures involving monsters and death. The author, the real Darren Shan, said that he wanted to deliver something as chilling to read as a Stephen King novel but as easy to read as Goosebumps. I think he did really well with that. The first three books are just fantastic and we get to know more about Darren, Mr. Crepsley, and other characters who make appearances.
The Second Trilogy: Vampire Rites (Vampire Mountain, Trials of Death, The Vampire Prince)
Darren leaves his humanity behind and his relationship with Mr. Crepsley also improves. We find out a lot more about vampire culture and customs, and are introduced to more brutal twists. I personally think that Trials of Death is one of the best books of the series – Darren faces challenges involving escaping a maze flooding with water, crawling through a cave filled with spiked rocks, and, most memorably, a room filled with fire.
He is traumatised by his near-death in a room of flames which really stuck with me for a long time. We see Darren grow into a warrior, and although his vampire blood makes him still look like a child, he is an adult on the inside who has seen and experienced too much in his young life. New friendships are made and when he brings to light a betrayal, he is made into a Vampire Prince.
The Third Trilogy: Vampire War (Hunters of the Dusk, Allies of the Night, Killers of the Dawn)
Although action-packed and essential to the story, I feel like this is the weakest of the four trilogies. We visit the city in which we spent a lot of time in Tunnels of Blood, reunite with old characters, and chase the Lord of the Vampaneze. However, I found myself quickly reading through them, eager to reach the final trilogy. Killers of the Dawn is also the book in which Mr. Crepsley, now Darren's dear friend and father figure, dies, which devastated fans!
The Fourth Trilogy: Vampire Destiny (The Lake of Souls, Lord of the Shadows, Sons of Destiny)
The Lake of Souls is arguably the most memorable book in the whole saga. We finally find out the identity of Harkat, Darren's friend and one of Mr. Tiny's Little People. To do this, they venture into a dangerous world full of monsters.
The beasts and the world itself are impossible to forget and completely blew the minds of children and adults alike. Even years later, I could still remember the Grotesque! Re-reading it was just as enjoyable as the first time and I could really appreciate Shan's talent for the original and the shocking.
We also see the fate of the Lord of the Vampaneze (Steve, Darren's best childhood friend turned insane evil psychopath) and Darren. Upon warnings that Darren would be the one to destroy the world even if he managed to defeat Steve, he rejects his destiny to become the Lord of the Shadows and lets Steve kill him. They die together, severing the destiny that was tied to them since birth.
I really liked how the series ended. Darren becomes a Little Person and travels back through time to stop his childhood self from ever stealing Mr. Crepsley's spider, thus making it so that he never became a half-vampire. His diaries, which were cleverly mentioned throughout the saga, are then given to Mr. Tall, who then agrees to send them to the child Shan when he grows up. The way the last few pages are written, it is made to sound as though all of the events really did happen with Darren speculating whether his story will be fictionalised and sold around the world. Although some fans said they were disappointed with the "it was all a dream" style ending, I thought it was delivered beautifully and tied everything up really well.
This series is a must for teenagers who love horror. The prose is a little choppy – there are long paragraphs of action-interrupting description, a lot of adverbs, and over-explaining (things that would never be allowed if he had written them now). However, the book was perfect for its time and a great read for my twelve-year-old self. It is still a great read for kids today and a fond throwback for adults who read it in the early 2000s. There is also a movie, but it wasn't good at all. There is a petition for a Netflix series, which would be great! I give the series five stars for entertainment, originality, and nostalgia.
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Bayern signs Croatia's Ivan Perisic on loan from Inter Milan
August 13, 2019, 9:58 AM UTC
MUNICH (AP) -- Bayern Munich has signed Croatian winger Ivan Perisic on loan from Inter Milan for one season.
The Bundesliga champion says it has secured an option to sign the 30-year-old Perisic to a permanent deal once his loan ends on June 30, 2020.
Sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic says ''Ivan will help us from the start with his extensive experience at a top international level. He has good technique and he's flexible in attack. I'm sure Ivan will settle in quickly as he knows both the Bundesliga and our coach Niko Kovac well.''
Perisic previously played for Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and knows Kovac from their time together with the Croatia national team. Perisic has 23 goals in 82 appearances for Croatia and helped his country reach the World Cup final last year.
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