Sometimes growing a beard can have unwanted side effects like dry skin, flakes, and itching. The easy thing to do is to grab the bottle of hand lotion that is sitting around and rub it into your beard. It will likely soothe the problems you are having, but it can also create more problems for your face and beard. In addition, there are far better products to use that are designed for beard care.
We will take a look at some problems this may cause, and we will provide better alternatives to moisturize your beard.
Is Hand Lotion Good For Your Beard?
No, it is not the best lotion to use for your beard, and we will explain why.
First, we need to look at the differences between your hands and your face.
Your hands have thick skin, and they are put through abuse every day.
Your face has sensitive skin that is prone to bumps, acne, rashes, and ingrown hairs.
Comparing the two, skin thickness varies, the number of hair follicles is different, sweat glands and oil glands are different, and the size of hair follicles are different. These are just a few differences, but you get the point.
Now that we have looked at the differences in your face and hands, we need to look at what hand lotions are designed to do.
It may come as no surprise, but hand lotions are designed for hands. These products are designed to penetrate thick layers of skin, keep you moisturized, provide barriers, and they are designed to repair your skin. While they may have similar ingredients, they have different concentrations of oils.
In addition to design and functionality, hand lotions typically have poor ingredient profiles, especially for a product that you are considering for your face.
Water, Mineral Oil, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Cetaryl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Carbomer, Ceteareth-20, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Citrate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Fragrance, Citric Acid, Ethylparaben.
Among that list is alcohols, synthetic fragrance, and parabens. As you can see, it is chock full of synthetic chemicals and preservatives. Not exactly the best thing for your face and beard.
Hand lotions are not designed for your beard and face. They are too thick and heavy, and they will likely clog your pores which may lead to bumps and pimples.
They will also apply a heavy coat of oils on your beard which is not what you are looking for. You need to condition your beard and the skin underneath, but you don't need to coat it in mineral oil and thick butters which are designed for your hands.
If you are looking to condition and moisturize your beard and the skin underneath, it is best to use a product that is specifically designed for that.
The great news is that there are lots of beard oils that are designed to condition your beard.
One brand that we like to use is B.A. Beard Oil.
This product is Hand Crafted with All Natural and 100% Organic Food-grade Ingredients, and it is made by bearded Veterans in the USA. It also comes in a lot of different scents!
Don't take our word for it though. Take a look at all the reviews on amazon, and you will see that they agree with us.
If you look at the ingredients: Apricot oil, argan oil, jojoba oil, pure vitamin E oil, rosemary oil, eucalyptus oil, and tea tree oil (plus essential oils for scent,) you will see that there is no alcohol, no parabens, and no synthetic fragrance.
This is a far cry from most hand lotions that we reviewed.
This beard oil will condition your beard hair and your skin. It uses natural vegetable oils and essential oils for scent.
Jojoba oil is very similar to the natural oils that your skin produces, and argan oil is one of the most popular oils in skin care today. It has tons of benefits for your hair and skin.
They also provide a great scent chart. You should be able to find one that fits your style.
If a beard oil is not your thing, you can get a beard balm.
These will provide similar benefits as beard oils, but it will provide a little hold for your beard.
A great option is Rocky Mountain Barber Company.
This product uses 100% Natural ingredients and it has a nice woodsy scent to it.
Once you apply some to your hands and rub them together, you will be able to apply it to your beard to condition it like an oil. Plus, you get the added bonus of being able to provide a little bit of styling hold to your beard.
You can also use beard oils and balms together if you need extra conditioning and hold.
Hand lotions are designed for your hands, and using them for your beard may cause unwanted side effects like bumps and pimples. In addition, that may contain a lot of chemicals and synthetic ingredients.
Beard Oils and Balms can provide all the conditioning you need. Plus, you can find them in nice manly scents.
There are lots of all natural options available as well. When you are putting something on your face and beard every day, this should be taken into consideration.


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In almost any business, there's always the chance of a public relations issue arising. Whether just from circumstances you couldn't control or by an actual fault on the part of one of your employees, this PR faux pas can present very real difficulties for your business. Here are four of the most common PR issues you may face and how you can handle them effectively.
If one of your customers has a negative experience with your customer service for any reason, it can lead to some very negative word of mouth advertising for your business. In such a situation, it's usually worth it to do whatever you possibly can to remedy that customer's experience, even if it means offering a complete refund. If you can leave the customer with at least a neutral opinion of your business, you'll be in relatively good shape. A bad customer experience can also prove to be a valuable teaching moment for members of your service staff.
Nothing is more likely to irk a customer than buying a defective product from you. The impact that this can have ranged from merely having an unsatisfied customer to the product defect causing an injury and a personal injury lawyer being retained by the customer. The level of the problem will determine what you need to do to solve it. If you just get a customer complaint, refund the item completely or offer a replacement. If the customer is preparing to sue you for injury, consult with your own legal team to determine the best course of action.
One of the more peculiar PR problems to navigate is the case of an upset community, rather than an upset customer. To give an example, suppose you planned to expand your business into a new location that required you to acquire and demolish one or more existing properties. If the properties to be eliminated were regarded as generally beneficial or attractive by the community, you may find yourself in the middle of a public relations storm. When this happens, the best course of action you can take is to listen to the concerns of the people who live in your town or city and attempt to mitigate them as best you can. A bit of willingness to compromise in such a situation will go a long way toward solving the problem.
Most of the time, bad PR comes from some action on your part. Once in a while, however, you'll simply have a bad customer try to tarnish your reputation. This is a difficult problem to solve because such customers have no legitimate grievance for you to solve. Continue to be polite and do what you can to improve the customer's experience, but accept that if a customer is simply asking for unreasonable concessions on your part that there may be nothing you can effectively do. When this kind of situation arises, the best thing you can do is simply to keep focusing on providing great service for all of your other customers so that any negative impact to your reputation as a business from the one bad customer is minimized.
These are some of the major public relations debacles you may run into during your time in business. Above all, the key to solving these problems is to keep a cool head. If you don't, there's a good chance you'll just make the situation worse.


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This Juan Ponce de Leon biography pack is a great addition to your new world explorers social studies unit/curriculum! Included in this biography pack is a nonfiction passage about the life of Juan Ponce de Leon and a variety of fun activities to do with your students! The best part? It's NO PREP! Just print, copy, & go!


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Черемшанка — деревня в Абатском районе Тюменской области России. Входит в состав Назаровского сельского поселения.

История
В 1926 году в деревне имелось 72 хозяйства и проживало 395 человек (183 мужчины и 212 женщин). Функционировала школа I ступени. В административном отношении Черемшанка (Крутая) являлась центром Черемшанского сельсовета Абатского района Ишимского округа Уральской области.

География
Деревня находится в юго-восточной части Тюменской области, в лесостепной зоне, в пределах Ишимской равнины, на левом берегу реки Черемшанка, к востоку от реки Ишим, на расстоянии примерно 35 километров (по прямой) к северо-востоку от села Абатское, административного центра района. Абсолютная высота — 117 метров над уровнем моря.

Часовой пояс

Население

 Гендерный состав
По данным Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года в гендерной структуре населения мужчины составляли 45,3 %, женщины — соответственно 54,7 %.

 Национальный состав
Согласно результатам переписи 2002 года, в национальной структуре населения русские составляли 96 % из 97 чел.

Инфраструктура
В деревне функционируют сельский клуб и фельдшерско-акушерский пункт.

Улицы
Уличная сеть села состоит из двух улиц (ул. Победы и ул. Труда).

Примечания

Населённые пункты Абатского района

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by Tish Weinstock
these vintage ads will make you nostalgic for the 90s
We meet the brains behind @adarchives, the young collector unlocking the past through her vintage ad collection.
from the face, august 1992
If you're only as cool as your last #tbt, Halima Olalemi must be the coolest of them all. Under the handle @adarchives, the Nigerian-born, London-based graphic designer has been posting a storm of her endless archive of vintage ads on Instagram and Tumblr. Plucked from the likes of mags including i-D, Sleazenation, and The Face, these ripped up pages are rare finds, relics of a lost past. A self-confessed hoarder, what begun as Halima's personal project soon became a collaborative art series, as East London's Superimpose Studio began lending its curatorial hand. Now, having amassed a sizeable collection, Halima is currently looking into ways of expanding the project further — whether through the physical form of a book or opening an immersive online gallery. Here, we catch up with the London College of Communication graduate to talk mags, ads, and the importance of preserving the past.
From The Face, January 1990
What's the story behind Ad Archives?
I started by posting ads from my personal magazine collection that were just sitting in my hard drive. Initially I was just posting on social media for my friends to see, but I noticed how visually exciting and relevant I felt they still were, so I began collecting more from different magazines. When I began collaborating with Superimpose Studio based in East London, the intent of [the project] shifted; Toby and Ollie wanted it to show their interests as a studio through their collection of The Face.
Where did your interest in vintage ads come from?
It started when I was studying at London College of Communication, in a course where we looked at typologies and advertising. I loved the typography and layout of the old vintage enamel advertising signs, and I started collecting that type of advertising. Eventually, I moved onto fashion.
From The Face, July 1993
What is it about unearthing old ads that appeals to you?
It's like opening a time capsule. I geek out and go hunting for who may have made it, how it was received when it came out, if it's part of a series. I love finding the ones that have a narrative, as it brings the campaign together.
Where do you find most ads?
Initially from my personal archive of print magazines — Sleazenation, The Face, i-D — I'm a bit of a hoarder and managed to hold on to them all these years. The archiving aspect of it started when I began working with Superimpose Studio; I want to reflect their interests and inspirations as a studio through the ads I choose to showcase on Instagram. Ultimately, I want Ad Archives to be something that is nostalgic, but can also be used as a visual library.
What do you make of the state of advertising today?
I think it depends on the kind of consumer you are. The way I see advertising these days is that you can either buy into it, or you can see it for the piece of marketing that it is. As a designer, I like advertising that pushes boundaries creatively. In the past with this project, I didn't expect to find such strong visual concepts, but I have, and they've engaged me much more so than advertising does now.
From The Face, February 1993
Why do you think the rise of social media has created a need for nostalgia?
There has always been a need for nostalgia, be it through Bebo, Piczo, Myspace, etc. I think Instagram has made it easy for you to create a mood board of images that reflect a period of time, and work in the present; so I don't think social media has created to it, but rather given it a platform to grow.
If you weren't collecting vintage ads, what else would you be collecting?
I'm a bit of a hoarder, so I collect a lot. I have collections of train ticket, boxing posters, gig set lists and, my favorite, vintage editions of Exotique Magazine, an old fetish magazine.
I'm hoping to get funding from an arts council to buy a high res scanner — at the moment I'm scanning in Peckham Library. I'm hoping to look into copyright laws to see how far I could take this project. I'd love to turn it into a book or an online library of ads. I'm also speaking with some people who have created the ads, so it has a lot of potential to grow hopefully.
From The Face, June 1992
From Sleazenation, 1997
Text Tish Weinstock
Sleazenation
fashion campaigns

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I know with it being the first of December everyone is busy prepping for the upcoming Christmas Holiday. But it's important that we don't forget an often forgotten about group of people, those with HIV/AIDS. By bringing attention to AIDS there is hope that one day that the mortalties and impact of the disease can be lessened or completely eradicated.
here are some facts about AIDS.
At least 2.8 million people will have died of AIDS this year alone (that's over 5 people every minute).
Young people (15-24 years old) account for half of all new HIV infections worldwide – more than 6,000 become infected with HIV every day.
About 40.3 million people will be living with HIV/AIDS by the end of this year.
By the end of this year women will account for 46% of all adults living with HIV worldwide, and for 57% of the adults living with it in sub-Saharan Africa.
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NEW: InjuryLawyerDatabase.com, a website aggregating data from Case Search to form statistics on lawyers and defendants, has gone live. Read their blog post on their data and Maryland Case Search. An excellent resource!!
Maryland Case Search, or Maryland Judiciary Case Search as it is properly called, is an excellent tool for accessing the Court system in Maryland. Case Search has access to all 24 of Maryland's Counties, and accesses both the circuit courts and the district courts. The information provided is substantial.
CLICK HERE for the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Website.
Maryland Case Search is especially useful in that you can search by name or by case number. Most other states do not have as comprehensive of a resource as MD Judiciary Case Search. The fact that each MD county is in one place makes the website especially useful.
If you are searching for Maryland appellate opinions, they can be found here, for both the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals.
One important note about Maryland Case Search: It's not always perfectly accurate. While it is by far the most comprehensive resource around, and more thorough than other states, it is not 100%. The site even lists in its disclaimer that the scope of the information, historical info, and the timeliness and reliability of information is not always perfect. It's just a good reminder to have. In addition, when data is inputted into the system, occasionally there are spelling mistakes. One way to catch certain mistakes is to enter the first letter of the first name. Therefore, a search for Jonathan Doe would be "Doe, Jonathan" and "Doe, J." This is an especially useful trick if it seems information might be missing.


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Queen's Gambit Declined
The Queens Gambit Declined (known as the 'QGD') is the "Mr. Reliable" of responses to 1.d4. A favourite of many of the world champions, both past and present, its reputation has never been called into question. After the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 - black sets up a solid centre and plays in a classical style; intending simple development, and quick castling to maintain central control. The QGD is a favourite of both club and professional players alike, due to the lack of forcing lines and the chances to outplay your opponent using superior middlegame strategies. Simply put - watch this DVD and your general chess understanding will improve! In this second edition of the "Master & Amateur" style ChessBase DVD in English, International Master Lorin D'Costa and chess-software expert Nick Murphy take you through the main ideas of the QGD in an easy to understand, conversational style. In this DVD they examine.
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4) Other attempts v the QGD e.g. the Catalan
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On this DVD, Sam Collins presents a repertoire for Black based on the rock-solid Lasker variation, reinvigorated with new ideas by former World Champion Vishy Anand and forming the cornerstone of many strong GM repertoires today.
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On this DVD Grandmaster Daniel King offers you a repertoire for Black with the QGD and against the Catalan. The repertoire is demonstrated in 20 stem games, covering all White's major systems.
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In the first ever English "Master & Amateur" ChessBase DVD, International Master Lorin D'Costa and chess-software expert Nick Murphy take you through the main ideas of the Giuoco Piano in an easy to follow, conversational style.
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King Francis I of France issued the Edict of Coucy on July 16, 1535, ending the persecution of Protestants on the ground that heresy no longer existed in France. It also released religious prisoners and offered amnesty to exiles, providing they abjure heresy.

The edict, which came with a period of leniency or what some refer to as a turn toward appeasement, followed the Nicolas Cop's speech on November 1, 1533 calling for reform in the Catholic Church. It also followed the provocative placards that were posted almost a year later in Paris and elsewhere attacking the Mass as a blasphemy. The placards affair, which was instigated by Antoine Marcourt, was directed at the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation and accused priests of being the antichrist and that while Cop's speech was deemed humanist, the placards were considered heretical. Conservatives used the offensive nature of the demonstration to pressure the king to adopt a harder line towards heresy. Backed by the king, some dissenters were jailed, twenty-four were executed, and over seventy fled, including Cop and his friend John Calvin.

The edict was introduced as part of Francis I's effort to forge an alliance with the Schmalkaldic League, particularly since figures such as Philip of Hesse did not approve of the religious persecution. It was also partly aimed at addressing the threat of the depopulation of France by raising the issue of the "fugitive religionaries".

The edict freed all of the jailed, and offered amnesty to the exiles. The "Sacramentarians", who held to Zwingli's view of the Eucharist (which had appeared on the placards), were included only if they would repudiate their anti-Romanist views. Francis sought by the edict to assuage the anger of some German Protestant princes with whom he was attempting to form an alliance, which ultimately failed. Even so, he extended pardon to the Sacramentarians in 1536.

The edict continued until it was revoked in December 1538 and, after hostilities resumed, it was replaced by the Edict of Fontainebleau in 1540.

References

Further reading

16th century in France
Legal history of France
Coucy
Francis I of France
1535 in Christianity


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This depends entirely on what you're comparing it to? Since most structures today are still stick framed we will do this comparison first, even though SIPs have far superior strength and performance. To put it into perspective, comparing SIPs to stick framing is like comparing a luxury sports car to an entry level sedan. As consumers, we get what we pay for and the construction industry is no different. From a pure cost, "SIP wall vs stick framed wall" standpoint, typically you will spend anywhere from 0% – 30% more by using SIPs, depending upon your project's specific requirements. This is before you account for things like energy savings, re-sale value, etc. Keep in mind that this is on the envelope portion of the project only and not the entire cost of the finished home. For example, if it is going to cost you $15,000 to stick frame your walls, it may cost you an additional $0 – $4500 to use SIPs for the same walls. It's a pretty small price to pay in the overall cost of your build when you consider all the advantages. In using SIPs, most of your envelope costs goes toward the product whereas with stick framing, most of your envelope costs goes towards labour. Would you rather spend your money on the actual product or on labour?
Labour cost savings from ease of assembly. When comparing the price of SIPs to the cost of materials to stick frame the same structure, the price of SIPs may appear to be considerably more. However, when labour savings are taken into account, this is where the difference is made up. Take a 2000 sq.ft. bungalow for example. If you're stick framing it, how long does it take to do material take-offs, order materials, cut materials to size, frame the walls, frame the headers, square the walls, sheet the walls, stand the walls, brace the walls, insulate the walls, vapour barrier the walls, clean up material waste, dispose material waste, etc? Now consider that you can install the SIPs on this same project and have stronger and more energy efficient walls up and ready for drywall in as little as 6 hours from the time they show up on site.
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Window and door installation. Rough openings are cut on a CNC machine with a +/- 1/16" tolerance and because the SIPs do not expand or contract after they are up (as stick framing will do), windows and doors go in quickly as designed.
Drywall. There is no need to search for a stud when using SIPs so drywall is installed very quickly and very efficiently as very little cutting is required which allows you to maximize your materials. Because the SIP walls are so true and square, it also makes mudding and taping much easier.
Electrical. All the electrical rough openings are cut into the SIPs at our factory and chases are drilled into the foam to allow for electrical wiring. Electricians simply have to fasten the boxes to the OSB and run the wiring through the chases that are already drilled for them. With SIPs, there is no drilling through a pile of studs in order to run the wiring as is the case with stick framing. Adding or moving electrical locations once the SIPs are up can also be done quite easily.
Cabinet installation. Installing cabinets is very quick and simple because the SIPs are so true. There's no messing around with stick framed walls that are out of square. Additionally, because there are no studs in the SIPs and the entire interior wall surface is OSB, cabinet installers can nail or screw anywhere into the OSB, therefore making it easier to design and install.
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Re-sale value. Although you may not have moving in mind, the average Canadian moves dwellings 11 times in their life with 4 of those being home purchases. When you go to sell your house in the future and energy costs are even higher than they are now, which home do you think will have a higher re-sale value? The inefficient, energy consuming stick built home? Or a high performance SIP home that consumes approximately half the energy? In discussing this with numerous real estate companies, they believe that any additional costs that were incurred by using SIPs will be totally offset by the re-sale value alone.
When looking at all the different non-conventional options out there for your project we want to make sure you have the right information to make the best decision to meet your needs and especially your budget.
ICF or Insulated Concrete Forms – For a foundation this is a very good system but for above grade it is very expensive because of the cost of concrete. SIPs can give you just as good or better performance for a lot less money. SIPs are however a great complement to an ICF foundation.
Spray Foam – Spray foam is a rising star in the construction industry but it has some faults. Off-gassing and additional thermal bridging from these wall systems are just two examples. EnerSmart SIPs use virgin bead EPS that has fully cured so off-gassing is not an issue. Also our walls don't have lumber in them increasing the total wall performance as there is very little thermal bridging. You can get better performance for less money using EnerSmart SIPs.
Can I Use SIPs for Commercial Construction?
Yes! There are a lot of different insulating options used with fiber or spray type applications most common. Ask us how using our jumbo panels on large commercial and industrial buildings has proved to be an economical and easy to use alternative that significantly increases the energy performance of large buildings.


During Google I/O 2014, Google proudly announced that Android was now present in over 1 Billion smartphones worldwide. Within a decade, the mobile app building revolution has begun to rival that of website builders of the early 2000s. As in that period, we are now seeing an almost parallel evolution in the mobile application architecture builders. Just as the successful website builders, today's modern mobile application builders require a highly adaptable, multichannel infrastructure and an incredibly low price point in order to gain global acceptance. The platform to embrace these philosophies will ultimately succeed.
Building a native mobile application today is a complex process. With a small development workforce available, companies or individuals continue to spend large amounts of money to build custom mobile applications. These tend to range in cost but can average anywhere between $8,000-$50,000+ and can take upwards of 12 weeks to build a native application; depending on the application requirements. So far, large corporations, and even entrepreneurs, have had to pay these sums in order to obtain quality apps that will be differentiable in the vast mobile app marketplace.
It's difficult to believe it, but there once was a time when developers were fetching very similar sums of money for building quality websites due to their unique set of skills. In an effort to drive down costs, the web became flooded with WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) or DIY website builders that would enable users to build websites from pre-made templates at reduced costs. While these tools were viable alternatives, they did not experience massive adoption due to a number of issues: sites began to look like cookie-cutter copies, functionality appeared to be very limited, and monthly fees for the builder were unattractive to the mainstream consumer. While these tools permeated throughout the space, companies and individuals looking for differentiation in a growing market, still resorted to hiring developers to build their sites. It wasn't until the emergence of CMS-based systems that this changed. Sites like WordPress, Drupal, or even Joomla succeeded because they provided a website building tool that was fully customizable with a marketplace of pre-programed features and templates that users could integrate with the click of a button.
Surprisingly, the mobile app builders have experienced an almost parallel evolution to the website builders. Apps were first built solely by developers coveting high hourly rates. In 2010, we began to experience the emergence of DYI mobile app builders claiming to make mobile app building easier. Just like the website builders, these DYI app builders sought to solve the affordability and acceptability problems experienced by those seeking to build apps. While they did grow in popularity (over 200,000 apps were made with these systems in 2012 alone), they did not experience the growth many expected. Hindsight suggests that these builders faced many of the same complaints as the website DIY builders: monthly rates for apps that came from a limited number of templates with limited feature integration are not a really attractive value proposition. Consequently, the app building model is once again evolving to its next phase; a BYOA (build your own app) world where feature integration/customization and UI customization is as easy as building a CMS website.
Custom feature integration through a marketplace of third party app features – These include features like Google login, Facebook login, even hardware features like WeMo integration. All of these features can be customized and tailored to make an app's behavior unique. Leveraging this marketplace effectively reduces the cost to integrate features into an app (i.e., social media for $500-$2000) to the tap of a button ($0).
Easy Backend / Feed integration for more complex apps – What used to cost anywhere from $2000-$6000 to integrate with a backend, can now be drastically reduced to a few touch commands. Rheti integrates seamlessly into some of the best data feed services including Google Docs and Parse. With it, corporations can build their own sales apps in minutes. Even individual restaurant owners can manage their own app menus from their Google Docs without ever programming.
UI customization – Quality applications require a unique UI and Rheti enables its users to customize their native UI screens without programming. By using touch commands, users can move items around the screen, resize them, and expand/shrink them as they wish.
Why Will These Platforms Succeed?
The flexibility and high degree of customization, coupled with a marketplace of ready-made features and templates, effectively decrease all app building costs to nearly 0. This has tremendous implications for markets beyond the 1 Billion consumer sector.
For corporations and enterprises, it means that they can enable any employee to build internal and external-facing native mobile apps that can seamlessly integrate with internal/third party middleware or app features. With these tools, employees (sales, marketing, management, even accountants) can build useful tools (apps) to solve their unique needs without having to go through the typical backlog in their IT departments. Imagine a world where an employee can come up and implement a unique solution (like an excel macro) in minutes? Not only will it create a more effective workforce but it could theoretically save the company hundreds of thousands of dollars (if not millions) in the the time and effort it would have taken for an IT department to develop that unique solution.
For developers, the BYOA movement enables them to focus their energy on the exciting parts of development; creative solutions. As development time with third party feature integration, UI customization, even bug testing is reduced, developers are likely to apply their skills to building even better solutions for the interconnected world rather than focusing their time on another app iteration with the same functionality. The creative solution can then be shared as an app or as a feature in the marketplace for others to integrate into their own apps.
Ultimately, the BYOA movement is here to stay and if we take the web builders' evolutionary path as a basis for what is already occurring in the mobile space, the BYOA platforms (like Rheti) are likely to change the landscape of mobile app building once again. The reductions in cost over the WYSIWYG builders, coupled with the high levels of customization and feature integration, will catapult these builders to a market penetration that is even greater than those achieved by popular CMS platforms like WordPress.


The 20 Most Bizarre NFL Rules. Ever.
The NFL is without a doubt America's sport of choice, surpassing baseball and basketball. Though the NFL is not without its controversies, you need only a few minutes reading about CTE on medical web sites for health, it is still the premier league for football. Though football seems easy enough to understand there are truly some weird things going on beneath the surface. We decided to explore that weirdness by showcasing 20 of the most BIZARRE NFL rules ever!
Did you know there are more ways to score three points at a time than just the field goal? After receiving a 'fair catch' from either a kick off or punt the receiving team can either run a play (100% of the time) or opt for a 'fair catch kick'. A fair catch kick is a free kick that occurs in place of the beginning of a drive. The last successful fair catch kick was in 1976.
Okay so this rule isn't so much bizarre as downright terrible. Rather than nurse a fanbase to a fun game of football, complete with entertaining celebrations, the NFL bans anything that 'crosses the line'. The problem with this rule isn't just its application, but also its interpretation. The officials get to decide what 'crosses the line'. At Lambeau Field the Packers are allowed to do a 'Lambeau Leap'. At any other stadium a player would get penalized for doing the leap. Arbitrary garbage.
This play was recently put under the spotlight by Green Bay Packer utility man Ty Montgomery. On a kick off, not punt, a receiving player can step out of bounds and touch the ball in order to advance it to the 40 yard line. Why? Because if the player touches it while out of bounds, the ball was technically out of bounds as well. Cheap huh. Don't look up the medical information to decode the thought process required for this rule to exist.
During P.A.Ts or field goal attempts the defensive side of the ball isn't allowed to push or pull one another. The reason being is that it would give the defense too much leverage. Violating this rule results in a 15 yard penalty and a head scratch from the audience back home. You're going to need primo coffee service to catch every time this rule is violated on a given Sunday.
Did you know that a quarterback is allowed to advance the ball down the field via dropping it on the ground and kicking it off of the bounce? When the NFL had rounder footballs, back in the '50s and '60s, this rugby-type move was actually pretty common. The last time it happened in the NFL was in 2005 by Doug Flutie.
When a team punts away the football their defense needs to rush downfield to corral the returner. If any of the kicking team's players voluntarily go out of bounds it is an instant 15 yard penalty — even if they stay out of the play. This is so that teams don't try to get an advantage by racing up the field out of bounds. Wow, that actually makes sense.
No matter how bad your coach is your team will never be allowed to call timeouts within a single period of dead ball 'action'. If a coach attempts to call two timeouts in a row his team will be penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. I guess not knowing the rules is pretty unsportsmanlike.
On the kickoff the kicking team can try and kill the ball by touching it before the opposing team. However, after the ball has been touched the return team can still make a play on it without worrying about anything. That is to say, the return team can't turn the ball over after it has been touched by the other side — even if they fumble it. Try to work that one out and you'll be calling a nurse for a mental health check.
At the beginning of the game and at the beginning of the overtime period there is a coin toss. If one team does not get their players on the field fast enough to observe the coin toss then they automatically are rendered losers to the toss. Why this rule exists is anyone's guess. What teams really weren't showing up for the toss?
We assume that after every score the defensive team gets a chance to run their offense. This isn't exactly the case. The team that gets scored on actually gets to decide if they want the ball or not. The team that was scored on can actually elect to kick off again anyway.
Imagine that your favorite team is about to score a touchdown. The running back is sprinting down the field, alone, when a coach from the OTHER team runs onto the field and tackles them. This would be considered a Palpably Unfair Act. In the rule book rule is used to stop, essentially, cheating from happening. The refs have to all agree for the rule to be called. Look at Mike Tomlin stopping Jacoby Jones from a touchdown return for the closest real example we can come up with.
If a team is punting it means that it is 4th down. Typically the only way to get a 1st down is either via penalty or by running a play. However, the punting team can get a first down by hitting an opposing player with the ball and then picking it back up. Imagine that a punter flubs a kick and it doinks off of a linebacker. The ball is 'live' now and if the punting team recovers it is a first down.
Typically if you kick a field goal and miss you turn the ball over. That's only because field goals typically happen on 4th down. If a team tries a field goal kick on 2nd down they can try again — so long as they recover the ball. This is admittedly a rare scenario that seems to come to fruition in late game scenarios when teams are fearful of their kick being blocked.
If you kick the ball out of bounds on a regular kick off you are penalized. If you kick the ball out of bounds on an onside kick attempt you actually get a second chance. Onside kicks, apparently, are like bunting in baseball — you get two options but a third will strike you out.
When a QB lines up under center they have to be the first player to touch the ball. If the ball is snapped between the legs of the QB, or over his head, no other player on offense or defense can touch it. If someone on offense touches it first it is considered a false start and a penalty if a defender touches the ball it is ruled dead and a 5 yard penalty is assessed.
On P.A.Ts you will typically see a gap between the offensive snapper and the defensive line. The reason a gap exists there is because defenders know they aren't allowed to jump right over the offensive player. This is called leapfrog and is another variation of Illegal Leverage, listed above.
Typically you can't touch a wide receiver after five yards unless making a play on the ball. However, if your offense lines up in a punting formation then all bets are off. Receivers can be knocked around as much as the defenders want in fake punt scenarios.
NFL teams typically carry three QBs on their roster. However, there is a rule that says if you bring in your third stringer before the 4th quarter than your first two QBs are disqualified from returning to action. The biggest twist on this rule? Your third stringer can't come into the game for ANYTHING or else the rule will still apply.
Thanks to the new overtime rules it is now possible to win a game by up to 9 points in overtime. Team A can score a field goal on their first possession and then get a pick six on defense — ending the game with a 9 point margin.
Nobody tell the Cleveland Browns, but there is a way to score a SINGLE point in the NFL. This is called the Conversion Safety. The conversion safety is only awarded when a defending player hits the ball out of the back of the endzone on an extra point/ two point conversion attempt. The last time this happened was in 1940.


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Since retiring from the Navy, Ms. Price has served as a Senior Vice President, Privacy and Compliance, and Chief Compliance Officer, for a health care provider in the TRICARE arena, in addition to engaging in the private practice of law, focused on security clearance adjudications and suitability determinations, along with other military law and criminal cases. These varied experiences provide her with the knowledge and background to address any military law issue that may arise.
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One way to store your shoes is to put them in an over-the-door shoe organizer, most often made of plastic or canvas with many little pockets for stuffing the shoes in.
Shoe organizers can be used in different parts of your home for storing versatile items and the following uses are just some of the many.
Check them out and choose which one of them you will try to copy. Enjoy!


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If a Chiron Client Relationship Manager introduces someone whose company becomes a paying client of Chiron! the business doctor.™, the Chiron Client Relationship Manager shall in normal circumstances receive a fee of between $500 and $1,000, depending upon the nature of the client's assignment.
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Man seriously injured after car crashes into trees near A46
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward
Ashley Franklin
Police were called to the scene (Image: Getty Images)
A man has been left with serious injuries after crashing into a tree while travelling towards Caistor.
The 50-year-old had been heading along the A46 when he came up to the junction with the A18 at Laceby just after midnight on Sunday, September 30.
His silver Vauxhall Astra failed to stop at the roundabout on the junction and ended up careering into some trees.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision, but no other vehicles were involved.
Driver arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after crash on A1
The man was taken to hospital where police say his condition is serious but stable.
Police are now appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident.
The car crashed into some trees after failing to stop at this roundabout (Image: Google Street View)
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: "We are appealing for anyone that saw a silver Vauxhall Astra being driven along the A46 travelling away from Grimsby towards Caistor.
"If you saw anything that could help us establish the circumstance of the collision, please call us on 101 and quote log 14 of September 30."
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Have you ever dreamed of living in a small mountain village, far from the noise and pollution, on a giant screen with one of the most beautiful panoramas in the Alps? There are hundred already the face of it was the same. The old people, hawkers, artisans or harsh mountain farmers have left their mark permanently. Their successors will welcome you warmly and make you appreciate the relaxed lifestyle of this unusual town, one of the finest of Oisans.
Forest fire August 24, 1540, according to legend, he remained primarily birch. Hence the present name of the town that comes from Bes, meaning "birch" in patois.
For "Paris" should be understood tray Emparis, including 2,900 hectares spread such a natural balcony facing 2200m grandiose panorama of Arves needles, and Meije Glacier Sarenne. This natural site is one of the largest pastures in Europe, and every year many herds that keep the "open" landscape and perpetuate this ancient culture that is pastoralism mountain.
Facing south, classed as one of the buildings of France, Besse is one of the most beautiful villages of Oisans, and also one of the most visited. Squat stone houses huddled on each other for protection from cold, separated by narrow streets and steep cobblestone (cobblestone "old"), a solid built to withstand heavy snowfall, the village Besse is typical habitat uissan mountain. The walls are made ??of slate, whose sombre and austere appearance is enhanced by the veined granite quartz that glows under the sunlight.
It is a crowded and active that has kept the soul of old village. At the heart of the village is located the house of Alpine pastures, tourism and cultural actor in the departmental level, which is at the heart of pastoral care. Young and old can discover a fun and entertaining cultural traditions and traditional activities uissanes associated with pastoralism.
Summer sports or simply contemplative, mountain bikers, paragliders, equestrian enthusiasts or walks, you'll be spoiled for choice Besse en Oisans is the starting point for beautiful walks or runs in medium and high mountains. In winter, the Emparis plateau, the peak of the mas de la Grave, the peaks of the Salse will delight hikers with snowshoes or skins of seals. You can also enjoy the sports facilities of the nearby resorts of Alpe d'Huez, Les Deux Alpes, Auris en Oisans and La Grave.
Clavans means "key" in the local dialect, because the village has always guarded the entrance to Valletta and passes Quirlies on the former border with Savoy.
Nestled against a slate ridge, flowery village, often awarded on the occasion of departmental competition will enchant you with its pretty fountains, squares, its church and its small chapel charming. The two villages that comprise it (Clavans Lower and Upper Clavans) are located 2 kms from each other, bordering Ferrand. This impetuous torrent, which has also given its name to the valley, has its source in Lake Quirlies glacier Sarenne (subject to a beautiful hike in the site) and then passes through the pastures, forming beautiful waterfalls to plunge into the turquoise waters of the Lac du Chambon.
Its beautiful old houses testify to the prosperity of farmers and peddlers of Oisans. These are the long harsh winters that drove men to become hawkers to sell throughout France (and sometimes abroad!) Haberdashery, small household items, and plants of the Oisans. Admire the old houses, some of which have hosted Huguenot refugees in the earliest times of the wars of religion. Indeed, following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, there are hundreds of Protestants Oisans who tried to flee to Savoy passes through Valletta and New Meadows refugees.
The people of Clavans in Haut-Oisans, have maintained their traditions. Discover the craft activities such as "farouilles" (locks old), basketry (homemade wicker baskets …), taste delicious local honey and local and regional specialties.
In summer, it is possible to escape to the hills by crossing the Col de Sarenne wonderful gazebo still wild on the Massif de la Meije to join the Alpe d'Huez by pastoral road. The rise of Cherry, Clos Chevalleret, without forgetting the traditional mounted Quirlies Lake (site) you will discover beautiful landscapes. Note that Clavans is located on the GR54 Tour de l'Oisans.
In winter, the off-piste glacier Grand Sablat to ski down from the Pic Blanc (Alpe d'Huez) with the help of a guide.
Perched on a peak, Mizoën is the entrance to the valley Ferrand door. This charming village full of flowers typical of the Oisans rated three flowers, offers a magnificent panoramic view of Lake Chambon below the Meije, the gorges of the Romanche, and to the distant edges of Taillefer.
But it is also a country of modernity! Featuring a spacious recreation room, kindergartens, playgrounds and a thousand sports: hiking, cycling and horse riding, paragliding, skiing and hiking nearby.
Visit the Eco Museum hamlet Clots, located next to the refuge, learn about how peasants lived at the time.
Finally it is a country full of nature and prestigious sites: the Clots, the Emparis plateau and lakes whose waters reflect pure eternal snows … you will find Mizoën a warm, friendly … a village atmosphere conducive relaxation, discovery and contemplation.


Besser Company and IQity Solutions LLC have formed a working relationship and launched the Besser Connector. The Besser Connector is a new technology platform that maximizes the operational efficiency and profits of concrete products producers. Powered by IQ-FusionTM, IQity\'s flagship product, the Besser Connector provides producers with the insight to manage operations proactively.
Kevin Curtis, Besser Company CEO and President commented, \"The last several years have been brutal to our industry. We found ourselves in survival mode, we realigned, refocused and are now operating leaner than ever; the question became how do we help plants operate as smartly and profitably as they can. The answer came when Besser partnered with IQity Solutions LLC on the Besser Connector.\"


Some 250 Pentecostal leaders from 35 countries in Europe, representing national movements and missions' organizations, enjoyed the precious times of worship and fellowship during the plenary sessions. The many interactive round tables offered on a host of current topics related to missions and leadership were inspiring and informative.
The keynote message brought by PEF Chairman, Rev. Pelle Hornmark, centered on the vision of PEF, which is to unite Pentecostals in bringing Jesus to a secularized Europe, with a special focus on the spiritual needs of the Balkans.
The General Assembly of PEF delegates welcomed the Italian Assemblies of God (ADI) as a new member and adopted an official Statement on the Christian family.
The 2018 PEF Leadership Conference is scheduled to be in Warsaw, Poland, on March 7-9, Lord willing.
The Pentecostal European Fellowship (PEF) held its annual conference on March 8-10, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.
On March 4-6, 2015, the i15 Leadership Summit, organized by the Pentecostal European Fellowship (PEF), took place at the L.E.G. church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As Dr. Arto Hämäläinen, Chairman of PEF, noted in his welcome address, this was "a first-time-ever event, held in this format, for European Pentecostalism." Indeed, the summit gathered over 285 Pentecostal leaders from 36 countries for a three-fold purpose as indicated by the three "i"s: 1) Ignite the fire of the Holy Spirit in our hearts; 2) Impart our spiritual heritage to the new generation; 3) Impact Europe and the world together.
In his remarks, the PEF Chairman added: "This summit is a demonstration of the fact that we are a family... Why? Because we have the same Father. We have the same Savior, Jesus Christ. We have the same Spirit." He also made reference to our Pentecostal distinctive, which is needed today like never before, and to the importance of passing such spiritual legacy on to the next generation; older leaders to be models for the younger ones.
On March 4-6, 2015, the i15 Leadership Summit, organized by the Pentecostal European Fellowship (PEF), took place at the L.E.G. church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As Dr. Arto Hämäläinen, Chairman of PEF, noted in his welcome address, this was "a first-time-ever event, held in this format, for European Pentecostalism." Indeed, the summit gathered over 285 Pentecostal leaders from 36 countries for a three-fold purpose as indicated by the three "i"s: 1) Ignite the fire of the Holy Spirit in our hearts; 2) Impart our spiritual heritage to the new generation; 3) Impact Europe and the world together.
The Pentecostal European Fellowship held it annual conference in Hannover, Germany, March 5-7, 2014. Over 80 delegates from 26 countries representing national member movement of the PEF took part in this gathering. Johannes Justus, local pastor and president of the BFP (host movement), welcomed the Conference and encouraged the PEF to pursue God's promises for Europe.
PEF Chairman, Dr. Arto Hämäläinen, was the keynote speaker, dealing with the apostle Paul's approach to church-planting in 1st-century Europe. PEF Executive Director Daniel Costanza illustrated the spiritual needs of Europe and gave a challenge to reach the continent for Jesus with concerted action. Other speakers included Mrs. Perrine Dufoix (a Christian political activist in France) who gave a speech on current issues related to the debate on moral values in Europe. The PEM team led specific times of intercession for Europe, including the situation in Ukraine. An official message of solidarity was sent to Pentecostal leaders and to the government of Ukraine, on behalf of the PEF Committee. Exciting news of church growth and other iniatitives were shared by the respective leaders of PEF member movements of Spain, Russia, Romania and Hungary. Also, much time was given to the discussion in working groups about the PEF STRATEGY 2014+, which was officially adopted for the PEF as a document providing direction for the future. The Annual Business of the Committee approved important decisions, including the acceptance of a new member, namely the Assemblies of Portugal, and the official launch of PEF-MEDIA as a supportive ministry to PEF. The closing session featured a message by Pastor Luis Reis (Portugal), followed by Communion and a time of corporate prayer for different needs and for a move of the Holy Spirit on today's church in Europe and the world. In an atmosphere of joyful celebration, many participants in this strategic conference said they were inspired to go FORWARD, UNITED AND EMPOWERED, which was the motto of this conference. Next year's Conference of the PEF will take place in Amsterdam (NL) on March 4-6 in the framework of a LEADERSHIP SUMMIT called "i15". It will be the first ever conference open to pastors and leaders from across Europe, featuring renowned speakers and ministry experts.
PEF Chairman, Dr. Arto Hämäläinen, was the keynote speaker, dealing with the apostle Paul's approach to church-planting in 1st-century Europe. PEF Executive Director Daniel Costanza illustrated the spiritual needs of Europe and gave a challenge to reach the continent for Jesus with concerted action. Other speakers included Mrs. Perrine Dufoix (a Christian political activist in France) who gave a speech on current issues related to the debate on moral values in Europe.
The PEM team led specific times of intercession for Europe, including the situation in Ukraine. An official message of solidarity was sent to Pentecostal leaders and to the government of Ukraine, on behalf of the PEF Committee.
Exciting news of church growth and other iniatitives were shared by the respective leaders of PEF member movements of Spain, Russia, Romania and Hungary. Also, much time was given to the discussion in working groups about the PEF STRATEGY 2014+, which was officially adopted for the PEF as a document providing direction for the future. The Annual Business of the Committee approved important decisions, including the acceptance of a new member, namely the Assemblies of Portugal, and the official launch of PEF-MEDIA as a supportive ministry to PEF.
The closing session featured a message by Pastor Luis Reis (Portugal), followed by Communion and a time of corporate prayer for different needs and for a move of the Holy Spirit on today's church in Europe and the world. In an atmosphere of joyful celebration, many participants in this strategic conference said they were inspired to go FORWARD, UNITED AND EMPOWERED, which was the motto of this conference.
Next year's Conference of the PEF will take place in Amsterdam (NL) on March 4-6 in the framework of a LEADERSHIP SUMMIT called "i15". It will be the first ever conference open to pastors and leaders from across Europe, featuring renowned speakers and ministry experts.


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Iran says Zarif not attending Davos as its organizers "changed its agenda"
Saudi Arabia condemns Houthi mosque attack in Yemen that killed more than 100
Israel: Arrow-3 anti-missile system passed live test in US
Israel: Arrow-3 anti-missile system passed live test in US /node/1531951/middle-east
A missile fired from Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts a rocket fired from Gaza on May 5, 2019 along the Israeli-Gaza border. (File/AFP)
Arrow-3 is billed as capable of destroying missiles in space, an altitude that would destroy any non-conventional warheads safely
It passed the first full interception test over the Mediterranean sea in 2015 and was deployed in Israel in 2017
JERUSALEM: Israel's US-backed Arrow-3 air defense system, billed as a bullwark against the ballistic missiles fielded by Iran and Syria, has passed a live interception test in Alaska, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Jointly manufactured by Boeing Co, Arrow-3 is billed as capable of destroying missiles in space, an altitude that would destroy any non-conventional warheads safely. It passed the first full interception test over the Mediterranean sea in 2015 and was deployed in Israel in 2017.
Topics: Israel United States arrow-3 anti-missile
Israel fires missiles into south Syria
Saudi Arabia urges UN to halt 'flagrant Israeli violations'
Iran threatens to leave global nuclear treaty if Europeans send JCPOA case goes to UN /node/1615751/middle-east
LONDON: Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European countries refer it to the UN Security Council over a nuclear agreement, a move that would overturn diplomacy in its confrontation with the West.
The 1968 NPT has been the foundation of global nuclear arms control since the Cold War, including a 2015 deal Iran signed with world powers that offered it access to global trade in return for accepting curbs to its atomic program.
Britain, France and Germany declared Iran in violation of the 2015 pact last week and have launched a dispute mechanism that could eventually see the matter referred back to the Security Council and the reimposition of UN sanctions.
"If the Europeans continue their improper behavior or send Iran's file to the Security Council, we will withdraw from the NPT," Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said, according to comments carried by IRNA and other Iranian news agencies.
He also said Iran could take other steps before withdrawing from the NPT, although he did not specify them.
The fate of the 2015 pact has been in doubt since US President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it and reimposed sanctions. Iran has responded by scaling back its commitments, although it says it wants the pact to survive.
The nuclear dispute has been at the heart of an escalation between Washington and Tehran which blew up into military confrontation in recent weeks.
The 190-member NPT bans signatories other than the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France from acquiring nuclear weapons, in return for allowing them to pursue peaceful nuclear programs for power generation, overseen by the United Nations.
The only country ever to declare its withdrawal from the NPT was North Korea, which expelled nuclear inspectors and openly tested atomic weapons. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan never signed up, nor did Israel, which does not say whether it has nuclear weapons but is widely presumed to have them.
The West has long accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear arms. Tehran denies this and says its goal is to master the whole process of generating electricity from nuclear energy.
A steady escalation over Iran's nuclear plans flared into tit-for-tat military action this month, with Trump ordering a drone strike that killed a top Iranian general, prompting Iran to fire missiles at US targets in Iraq. During a state of alert, Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner in error.
Amid that escalation — one of the biggest since Iran's 1979 revolution — Tehran has faced mounting pressure from European states which say they want to save the 2015 nuclear deal. They have also indicated a readiness to back Trump's call for a broader deal with Iran that goes beyond its nuclear plans.
"Despite the ill will that we see from some European countries the door of negotiations with them has not been closed and the ball is in the court of these countries," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said.
But he also told a news conference: "I don't think Iran is ready to negotiate under the conditions they have in mind."
Since Washington withdrew from the deal, Trump began a policy of "maximum pressure", saying a broader deal should be negotiated on nuclear issues, Iran's missile program and Iranian activities in the Middle East.
US sanctions have crippled Iran's economy, slashing its oil exports. Iran has long said it would not negotiate with Washington while sanctions are in place.
Tehran has repeatedly held talks with European officials to find ways to keep the nuclear agreement alive, but has blamed the Europeans for failing to guarantee economic benefits that Iran was meant to receive in return for curbing nuclear work.
"The European powers' claims about Iran violating the deal are unfounded," Mousavi said. "Whether Iran will further decrease its nuclear commitments will depend on other parties and whether Iran's interests are secured under the deal."
In a report on a parliamentary website, Iran's foreign minister said steps to scale back its commitments under the nuclear deal were now over.
Britain has said a "Trump deal" could replace the 2015 deal, and France has called for broad talks to end the crisis.
Iran says it cannot negotiate with Trump, who broke promises by repudiating the deal reached under his predecessor Barack Obama. Mousavi repeated Iran's rejection of a "Trump deal".
"The fact that a person's name is put on an agreement shows they're not familiar with the conditions. An agreement with a person doesn't mean anything," he said.


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Leonardo DiCaprio Will Testify in 'Wolf of Wall Street' Lawsuit
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This week the news broke that Leonardo Dicaprio had been deposed in a lawsuit being brought against him for the film, and now a judge has ordered him to testify.
Ex-stockbroker Andrew Greene is claiming that the character Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff was based off and doesn't like the way he was portrayed. Leonardo Dicaprio played stockbroker Jordan Belfort in the film, which was written from the real life man's personal memoirs.
Andrew had previously sued the studio but now is going after Leo as well.
Defendants have suggested that Leo does not share the same responsibility as other people involved in the project since he did not write the role of Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff, and nor did he play the character.
Attorney Vincent Cox had said:
"Plaintiff's insistence upon taking the deposition of Mr. DiCaprio has certain earmarks of the intentional infliction of burden. Specifically, Plaintiff is taking the deposition of Mr. DiCaprio, who did not write the screenplay or direct the film, and has elected to not take the depositions of the actor who played Nicky 'Rugrat' Koskoff, and has not taken the deposition of Jordan Belfort, the author of the underlying allegedly defamatory material upon which the film is based or of Steve Madden, the money-laundering co-conspirator of Andrew Greene."
Both the director Martin Scorsese and the screenwriter Terence Winter had already given their own testimony, but the judge apparently felt like more was needed.


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Tompkins County reports 2 rabies cases this year
Lois Wilson
loiswilson@ithacajournal.com | @CNYLoisWilson
Tompkins County has had two rabies cases confirmed in wildlife in 2016 and is offering free rabies vaccinations for cats, dogs and ferrets at a series of clinics in May.
The two cases in the county this year have involved one raccoon and one skunk, according to a news release from the county Health Department.
Of the 207 animals the county submitted to the New York State Rabies Testing Laboratory for testing last year, 13 were confirmed to have rabies (a cat, three raccoons, seven bats, one gray fox and one coyote).
Approximately 230 animal-related skin breaks (both domestic and wild animals) were reported in the county in 2015. More than 90 people received rabies post-exposure treatment because of exposure to a confirmed rabid animal or a presumed rabid animal, the county reported.
Residents are asked to report all animal bites (domestic and wild animals) to the Tompkins County Health Department at 607-274-6688.
The Health Department will hold free rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the following dates:
May 11: Tompkins County SPCA, 1640 Hanshaw Road, Dryden.
May 12: Enfield Town Highway Garage, 475 Enfield Main Road.
May 18: Ithaca Town Highway Garage, 106 Seven Mile Drive.
New York State Public Health Law requires all cats, dogs and ferrets to be vaccinated against rabies by 4 months of age. Proof of prior vaccination is required to receive a three-year certificate for cats and dogs. If there is no proof of prior vaccination, a one-year certificate will be issued. Rabies tags are not considered proof of vaccination. Ferrets must be vaccinated annually.
To find out more, please visit tompkinscountyny.gov/health/eh/neighborhood/rabies.
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Premier League awards outside of the top six: manager of the year, signing of the season, flop of the year and best team
Categories: Newcastle United, General Sports Stories
Author: Tracey Brooks
Another season ends which can only mean one thing: awards. With each year that passes by, the gap between the top six and the rest of the division looks to be widening in quality and financial resources.
However, as Burnley and especially Leicester have shown in the past few years, there is a chance to rival some of the bigger teams in the country.
The rest of the Premier League might not get as much attention, so here are the awards for the teams outside the top six:
Manager of the Year: Rafa Benitez
There are several candidates for this award, but Newcastle United's Rafa Benitez deserves the plaudits purely because of what he was given at the beginning of the season.
While Brighton's Chris Hughton and Huddersfield's David Wagner, too, defied the odds of avoiding relegation, they, at least, had some sort of money to spend in the transfer window.
It is no secret that the Spanish manager has come to blows with owner Mike Ashley on more than one occasion. Benitez was left without funds until the final week of the window, which is why they missed out on some key targets that were ready to be given the green light and sign.
Both Huddersfield and Brighton spent north of £50 million, whereas Newcastle spent a total of £40 million - which was made on targets that were not first choice. They also failed to bring in a centre forward that they had identified because of lack of funds being released.
Benitez has done a remarkable job in securing the Magpies' future in the Premier League for next season. The unity he brings to the squad is noticed by outsiders and the fact that he does not always sit back in the hope of a draw is a major plus point with the St James' Park faithful.
Not only did the former Real Madrid boss keep Newcastle in the league, but he guided them to a 10th place finish. It really is an unbelievable achievement given he has a Championship-level squad at his disposal. If Ashley wants to keep the club and move forward, he simply has to release the funds and allow Benitez to go from strength to strength.
Signing of the Season: Pascal Gross, Brighton & Hove Albion
Unknown to most Premier League fans before coming to England, Pascal Gross has been one of the best players outside the top six this season.
It might have been his debut season with the Seagulls, but you wouldn't have thought it was with how well he gelled with the team and pulled the strings at the Amex stadium. The German has been instrumental in Brighton's safety this season, in which he scored seven goals and assisted eight.
Signed for just under £3 million, Gross has to be one of the biggest bargains of the last few years. With the economic landscape in the Premier League reaching new heights, Brighton's acquisition of Gross for that amount of money appears to be a masterstroke.
The former Bundesliga player is Brighton's key creative player and has found himself causing havoc in-between the lines of opposition defences. He might not be blessed with pace, but his spatial intelligence and being in the right position at the right time is what has stood out from his game.
Hughton should be able to keep ahold of Gross this summer and will hope that the German can continue to be a positive influence next season.
Flop of the Year: Renato Sanches
Signed on a one-year loan for £8 million, the Portuguese midfielder has to go down as a huge error in judgement by then Swansea boss Paul Clement.
The Englishman had worked previously with Sanches, having being Carlo Ancelotti's assistant, but moving from Munich to Swansea was always going to be a massive cultural change, especially coming from Lisbon originally.
Just two years ago, Sanches had been one of the bright sparks in the 2016 European Championship with Portugal and had been signed by the German champions because of it. However, two years later, at Swansea, he managed to play just 13 games of English football throughout the season.
It has been a dreadful year for Sanches, who has had a huge dent to his confidence and looks lost out on the pitch. Even the most basic aspects to football, such as passing, look foreign to him.
Bayern Munich have said they are willing to give Sanches another chance under their new coach, Fredi Bobic. It might just be what he needs - proper, careful guidance for the next few years. Sanches is still only 20-years-old and so has time on his hands, but he must be put back together piece by piece with caution.
Best Team: Burnley
If you would have said that Burnley would achieve a Europa League qualification spot this season, you would have been laughed at. In fact, for most bookies, the Clarets were one of the favourites to be sent down to the Championship.
Sean Dyche has worked his magic yet again with Burnley and has shown the world why he is one of the brightest English managers in the game right now. The former Watford coach has shown his pragmatism at times to get through games, but also his consistency.
In a world where managers are hired and fired without second thought, Dyche's stability in performance at the Clarets has been noticeable. He has built a team where they might not be blessed with individual excellence, but they deliver on that front as a collective unit.
Even with the news that Michael Keane would leave for Everton last summer, Burnley did not panic and spend the money they received on a new centre back. Dyche brought one of his own through the reserves and into the first team. That player was James Tarkowski: now a capped England player and one of the standbys for the World Cup.
There is no doubt that bigger clubs will start turning to Dyche from next season onwards, but the Englishman has, so far, kept his cool and carried on with the job at hand. Burnley have performed magnificently throughout the year and have a team spirit that looks unbreakable.
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Hype Williams Says Nas' 'Hate Me Now' Video Was the 'Equivalent' to Childish Gambino's 'This Is America'
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There's no doubt at this point that Childish Gambino's video for "This Is America" is the best of the year, of the year so far—and really, arguably the best video in years.
Now, one of the most prolific rap video directors ever, Hype Williams, has added his commentary about the socio-political video, comparing it to the original edit for Nas' "Hate Me Now" video.
"What you see here is the watered-down version of what went down," Williams said at Red Bull's New York Director's Series discussion panel, according to Billboard. "This is very important and I want everybody to know that this video was probably, for its time period, the equivalent to what Childish Gambino just did."
11 Best Hype Williams Videos
In the unedited video, which aired in its entirety on MTV, Diddy reenacts the crucification of Christ. That clip was ultimately cut from the video. Williams claims that version "had to be the greatest thing anyone has ever seen."
"Because of who Puff was and where he was going, he needed a release so he had no restraints filming this video," Williams argued. "The things that he did and the things we filmed him doing were so radical when edited to this music, I couldn't even describe it, but at this time, the greatest thing we've ever seen was Puff as a special effect, something that I feel is happening with Childish."
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A Jewish lesbian novelist clings to sanity by writing about her childhood, but finds that it only adds chaos to her life.
A novelist clings to sanity by writing about her childhood, but the exercise adds more chaos than clarity to her life.
Faced with the sudden and unexpected death of her mother, disillusioned novelist Joanna Jacobs begins chronicling her willful childhood in 1960s Cleveland, Ohio. But the writing exercise that starts out as a means to reflect and refocus becomes a journal of Joanna's rebellious existence. Jewish and gay, yet unwilling to expose herself to the accompanying scrutiny and rejection, Joanna spends much of her youth fostering chaos and embracing self-denial, even while celebrating an affirming commitment to the psychiatric ward.
After an inadvertent bomb threat to a conservative talk-show host brings the FBI knocking on her door, Joanna finds herself navigating an unexpected immigrant invasion, a crew of juvenile delinquents in her living room, and a never ending low-pressure system. When the going finally gets too tough to wrangle alone, Joanna turns to her lifelong friends for emotional support—but this comfort is tempered by a confusing cocktail of lingering hurts, unresolved anger, and resurgent disappointment, making it even more difficult for Joanna to put her life to paper.
LISA GITLIN is a novelist living in Brooklyn, NY. Her debut novel, I Came Out for This? was awarded the Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Gold Medal in both the Humor and LGBT Fiction categories. She is currently working on her third novel.
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600 W. Chicago was known as the Catalog House when it opened in 1908.
Groupon is expanding its River North headquarters as its landlord draws up plans for a rooftop deck with views of the Chicago River and the city's skyline.
Chicago-based Groupon is in the process of renewing its lease and growing to about 380,000 square feet at 600 W. Chicago Ave., from 315,000 currently, the company said, declining to say how long the new lease runs. Groupon said it has more than 2,100 employees in the eight-story building.
Including ventures affiliated with the online-deal company, the total space will increase to about 450,000 square feet from about 360,000, according to people familiar with the deal. Startups backed by Lightbank, the venture capital firm of Groupon co-founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky, use the additional space.
The owner of the 2.2 million-square-foot building, Chicago-based Equity Commonwealth, helped seal the deal with plans for outdoor space on the roof, upgrades to the lobby and elevators and more food options in the retail area, sources said.
Groupon is represented by brokers Todd Lippman, Brad Serot and Paul Reaumond of Los Angeles-based CBRE. Jack O'Brien and Matt Pistorio of Chicago-based Telos Group are representing Equity Commonwealth in the deal.
The deal with Groupon, and changes to refresh the property, are the latest step in the evolution of a hulking structure known as the Catalog House when it opened in 1908. The former Montgomery Ward mail-order warehouse, where "pickers" once zipped around on roller skates to gather merchandise, found a new life as non-traditional offices by adding tenants such as gum maker Wm. Wrigley Jr. in 2006, the Big Ten Network in 2007 and Groupon in 2008.
Since that time, office space in less conventional buildings away from the Loop has been in greater demand by Chicago's growing technology sector, among other users, and even many traditional office towers have added amenities such as roof decks.
A spokeswoman for Equity Commonwealth declined to comment.
The Chicago real estate investment trust is scheduled to present plans for the roof deck tomorrow to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, according to an agenda, which does not say how large a deck it plans to build.
Equity Commonwealth, then known as CommonWealth REIT, bought 600 W. Chicago for $390 million in 2011.
In 2012, Groupon moved workers there from 303 E. Wacker Drive in the East Loop.
Even before Groupon adds the new space, the building is more than 91 percent leased, according to real estate data provider CoStar Group.
The Groupon deal comes as Equity Commonwealth pushes to sell off much of its portfolio and improve leasing at other buildings under new chairman Sam Zell and president and CEO David Helfand. They took over after shareholders voted out the previous father-son leaders, Barry and Adam Portnoy, and moved the firm's headquarters to Chicago from Newton, Mass.
Equity Commonwealth has a deal to sell its other Chicago property, the two-tower Illinois Center, for about $376 million to New York-based AmTrust Realty.
It is unclear whether the REIT plans to include 600 W. Chicago as part of its planned $2 billion to $3 billion selloff.