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Panasonic KX-TGD532W Review
While this phone did have an impressive range, it fell short in most of our tests
Credit: Panasonic
Price: $60 List | $40 at Amazon
Pros: Great range, decent price
Cons: Mediocre sound quality, limited features, so-so battery life
Manufacturer: Panasonic
By David Wise and Austin Palmer ⋅ Jul 30, 2018
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Sound Quality - 30% 4
Range - 25% 8
Ease of Use - 20% 8
Features - 15% 4
Battery Life - 10% 4
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The Panasonic KX-TGD532W Is No Longer Available as of Early 2019
Finishing in the middle of the group overall, the KX-TGD532W is far from our favorite cordless phone and failed to stand out in the majority of our tests. While it does have an exceptional range and claimed one of the top scores of the entire group, this model had relatively lackluster sound quality and battery life, with a limited set of features to boot. However, it is one of the easier to use products that we have and might be worth considering on that merit, but we found the mediocre audio quality to be a bit of a deal breaker.
Our Analysis and Test Results
This phone finished just behind the KX-TGF382M — another phone from Panasonic — and just ahead of the AT&T TL86103. Both the TGF382M and the TL86103 have much better call quality — the TL86103 more so than the TGD532W — but can't match the range of the TGD532W. The TGD532W is also much easier to use but has far fewer features and a much shorter battery life than these other models. It costs a little bit less than the TGF382M and about half the cost of the TL86103.
The Panasonic KX-TGD532W.
Credit: Jenna Ammerman
Performance Comparison
To determine which cordless phone is really the best of them all, we did tons and tons of comprehensive research, then bought all the best phones that showed the most potential to test side-by-side and see which one claimed the top spot. We divided our testing procedure into five weighted rating metrics: Features, Battery, Ease of Use, Sound Quality, and Range, with the results of the KX-TGD532W outlined below.
The KX-TGD532W didn't have the best sound quality.
Responsible for the largest portion of the overall score, our Sound Quality metric is accountable for 30% of the total score for each cordless phone. We based the score for this on dozens and dozens of calls, as well as by having a panel of judges rate the quality of a voicemail left by each phone. Additionally, we also deducted points for any distracting background noises that could be heard when using the phone, such as static or buzzing. As mentioned above, we weren't thrilled with the performance of the KX-TGD532W in this group of tests and bestowed a 4 out of 10 on it for its uninspiring results.
We always noticed some background static with this product.
The sound coming through this headset always seemed to be a bit on the fuzzier side, failing to match the crystal-clear audio quality delivered by our top phones. We noticed this when listening to both live audio and to recorded messages, with the sound always reminding us of talking on a cell phone where the cell service isn't the best.
The KX-TGD532W does have an impressive range.
Our various range tests came next in importance, making up 25% of the total score for each phone. We conducted both a line-of-sight test to see what the maximum range of each phone is when the signal is unimpeded, as well as an obstructed range test where the signal had to pass through a handful of walls. The KX-TGD532W did exceptionally well in this metric, earning one of the top scores of 8 out of 10.
This phone matched all of the top performers in our unobstructed range test, delivering clear and understandable audio at a distance of 840' — the cut-off point for this test.
The KX-TGD532W delivered a stellar performance in our obstructed range test, delivering some of the cleared audio out of the entire group at the furthest distance.
It was still clear enough to understand the other person when the handset was separated from its base by about 390' and a whopping 7 walls or so, putting it at the top of the group.
This is one of the easier to use cordless phones that we have tested.
Next, we evaluated and judged how easy it is to operate each of these products, specifically looking at how easy it is to read the display on each phone, place a call, locate a lost headset, use them in the dark, and utilize some of their more advanced functions, like blocking a call, using the speed dial and phonebook, and calling back a missed call. Altogether, these assessments constitute 20% of the total score for each product, with the KX-TGD532W again scoring very well, earning another 8 out of 10.
This phone purportedly has "Any-Key" answer, but we found that the flash, right menu buttons, and the D-pad don't actually answer the call, but this is relatively trivial. We didn't notice any lag when scrolling between menus on the KX-TGD532W and we particularly liked how intuitive and easy it is to call back a missed number and to program and use the speed dial functions, which has 9 slots.
The display is quite easy to read, even at a distance.
It has a decently loud ringer volume it is quite easy to put the phone on mute and configure initial settings, like the date and time. The loud volume also makes it decently easy to locate a lost headset using the page function. On top of that, the screen and buttons for the KX-TGD532W all have a decently bright backlight, making it exceptionally easy to use this phone in a darker environment.
Both the keypad and the screen are backlit on the KX-TGD532W.
This phone also allows you to block up to 150 numbers, as well as store up to 100 in your phone book.
This phone can store up to 100 entries in your phonebook.
Next, we compiled a list of all the most common features on these products, then scored each model on how many it had. We found the KX-TGD532W to be a little sparse on features, earning it a 4 out of 10 for this metric, which is responsible for 15% of the total score for each product.
This product is compatible with up to 6 expandable handsets but lacks both a keypad and speaker on the main base, as well as the ability to link to a cell phone.
While the main base does have some controls, it lacks a wired handset and a keypad.
It has decently large backlit buttons if your eyesight isn't the greatest and has a built-in answering machine. This phone can also act as an intercom system.
This phone had a relatively below average battery life.
For the remaining 10% of the total score, we compared and judged the battery life of each product, both talking and on standby, as well as the time it took to charge each one. The KX-TGD532W again gave a slightly disappointing performance, earning it a 4 out of 10.
The handset for this phone only lasted for 10 hours, 45 minutes in our talk time test — significantly less than the 15.5 hours of the top model. It has a claimed standby time of 5 days — again, quite a bit less than the top performers — but does charge relatively quickly, only taking 7 hours to completely charge a fully depleted battery.
This phone is an alright value, but there are other comparably priced models that have better sound quality and battery life.
All in all, the KX-TGD532W isn't a bad phone, but it isn't our favorite either. While it does have an exceptional range and is very easy to use, we wished the audio quality was just a bit better and it had a few more features.
— David Wise and Austin Palmer
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By Keith ArnoldDec 2, 2011, 2:53 AM EST
With a bowl game still to be determined, the Irish aren't quite sure when their next game is. For players, that means a week where there isn't a whole lot to do.
"I hate not knowing what to do with your free time," linebacker Carlo Calabrese tweeted yesterday.
Well that makes a few thousand of us, Carlo. We've got a few hundred days to talk about what's happened this season. But in a week where players twiddled their thumbs, Brian Kelly just earned enough miles to fly platinum all year.
After starting on the West Coast last weekend, Kelly criss-crossed the country, with the university's Cessna Citation hitting nine airports before returning to South Bend around 7 p.m. Thursday night. Where did he go? Well — Let's roll out a special weekend six pack and talk about it.
1. The battle with USC has just begun.
The Trojans definitely got the better of the Irish on the field this year. But right now, Notre Dame is out to a lead, and trying to run out the clock with two of their most talented California recruits. Cousins Tee Shepard and Deontay Greenberry are two of the highest profile recruits that Notre Dame has currently committed. Shepard will walk onto campus with a good shot to win immediate playing time in the secondary. Greenberry is the closest thing the Irish have to Michael Floyd, and he's not on the roster until June.
If it were up to Lane Kiffin and his coaching staff, neither will end up on the Irish roster. Within the last 48 hours, hard-core recruitniks were thrown for a tizzy when news broke that both Shepard and Greenberry planned on seeing USC this weekend. Brian Kelly reportedly took his in-home visit with Shepard earlier in the week while Mike Denbrock was welcomed into the Greenberry household. The cousins always said they'd take their official visits, but a spook job this late in the game by the Trojans — who have somehow proclaimed themselves champions of a division they weren't technically allowed to compete for — have Irish fans worried.
According to this tweet, the worries on Shepard should be alleviated, as it appears Shepard is going nowhere except South Bend in January to enroll early. As for Greenberry, Brian Kelly has wisely saved his in-home visit, and while the Trojans may get their opportunity to entertain the 6-foot-3 wide receiver, just one look at the depth charts and his cousins decision to enroll at South Bend, and the Irish are still doing more than all right.
2. This coaching staff doesn't take no for an answer.
It's amazing to think that Notre Dame is out to almost a dozen uncommitted recruits, has just a handful of spots left in the class, and is still working even harder on players that most don't think they have a chance with. The best two examples are across the country from each other: Arizona offensive lineman Andrus Peat and South Florida cornerback Brian Poole.
Today, offensive line coach Ed Warinner put plenty to think about in Peat's ear, and the super blue-chip prospect moved the Irish back into consideration after cooling on the team considerably. Jason Sapp of BlueandGold.com has more:
"I'd say it helped," he shared of Notre Dame's chances of being in the group of schools he's looking at for his other officials. "I'm considering taking a visit again now.
"I just got a better feel for Coach Warinner, who would be my position coach if I went there, and my parents and I got to ask any questions we had about the program. I'm not sure if I'm going to take an official there yet, but I'm going to call (Irish head coach Brian) Kelly tomorrow and possibly set one up."
Adding another massive left tackle prospect would help stockpile talent on the offensive front. But adding a guy like Poole — who has long been committed to the Florida Gators — would satisfy a huge need for the Irish, and Tony Alford's on the case. According to multiple reports, the Poole family is high on a Notre Dame education and has taken a look at the depth chart in front of him, giving the Irish a legitimate chance to flip another Top 100 player in the country, who has offers from just about every power team in the Southeast.
3. Carolina on the mind.
There's a big fish still out there. It's Keith Marshall, the talented running back from Raleigh, North Carolina, that has Mark Richt and Brian Kelly doing battle. Marshall was named Gatorade's National Player of the Year yesterday, and has decided to announce his college choice on December 6th, with the intention of enrolling in school early.
Yet that's far from the only open line the Irish have down in the Carolinas. The Irish are once again hitting the area hard, and Kelly has gone and visited a trio of Carolina commitments — Charlotte natives Mark Harrell and Romeo Okwara, and also South Carolina wide receiver Chris Brown, who reported to BlueandGold.com's Jason Sapp that he was fully qualified for next year.
All three of those recruits are below-the-radar targets, and Okwara is particularly high on the Irish board, with Notre Dame unwilling to take blue-chip recruit Tommy Schutt's commitment with Okwara ready to pledge Irish. Okwara is incredibly young, making his 6-foot-4, 240-pound frame something that's easily projectable.
4. Irish fans are already getting ready to re-hate Urban Meyer.
More than a few eyebrows were raised when Kelly announced Urban Meyer would be talking at the staff's annual coaching clinic last offseason. Didn't this new staff know that Meyer, even if he was out of coaching, was the enemy?
Well — if Kelly wasn't aware of it then, he'll certainly be more mindful of it now that they'll be running into each other on the recruiting trail. The first collision? None other than current Irish offensive line commitment Taylor Decker. But don't worry Irish fans, Decker's rock solid in his commitment.
"Urban Meyer called my high school coach but I didn't talk to him directly and one of the coaches came to the school and talked to my coach," Decker told Irish Illustrated. "My coach said it was very brief and that coach Meyer said they were interested in me. As far as I'm concerned I'm still committed to Notre Dame."
Decker's been committed to the Irish since March, making him one of those old reliable recruits you tend to undervalue. But the fact that in the first days of Meyer's term in Columbus he's talking to the Vandalia, Ohio native, well — the Irish's prom date just got a lot more attractive.
5. It's not 4 a.m. yet, but Bob Diaco's back on the case.
One of the sneaky good recruiters on this coaching staff is defensive coordinator Bob Diaco, who handles the Northeast for the Irish. Last year, that meant reeling in five-star recruit Ishaq Williams at 4 a.m.when he waited outside the family's Brooklyn home. No word on when Diaco secured the visit, but he's talked New Jersey safety Elijah Shumate — one of the best players in the region — into an official visit for later in December. If it's up to Diaco, he'll be joined by his teammate cornerback Yuri Wright, who is another cornerback that could likely walk onto campus and compete for a job.
The Irish aren't recruiting the Northeast all that hard this year, but getting Shumate and Wright on campus will be a big benefit, and if that happens Diaco proved last year he'll go the extra mile to land them.
6. Enjoy recruiting in moderation.
Let's dump the sixth one out and start drinking some water. It's the beginning of December. If we get too hot into this, we'll be one-eyed texting by the end of the month and rolled up in a corner and fast asleep with our shoes on before Signing Day rolls around a few months from now. That's no way for us to be, and this will never be a hotbed for recruiting news, though I'll certainly do my best to keep you up to speed.
Still — it deserves a mention: The internet is a very open playground, and there's now really easy ways to follow your favorite athletes and recruits, be it on Twitter, Facebook, or whatever it is the kids are enjoying these days. But it deserves an even stronger mention — consider the recruiting world the zoo. Stare all you want at the lions and tigers, but please — don't touch them. Nothing good can happen.
So cheer for your favorite team to sign that five-star running back or quarterback, but please use your head. Don't send messages, emails, Twitter messages, or anything else to these kids pushing them to a school. If you donate money to your favorite college, you might be committing a recruiting violation. Even if you don't, it's just plain weird. Think back to those days when you were 17. Would you want to see the 2011 you poking around in your life as you try and pick a college? Me neither.

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You can ride a horse on a ranch. You could go to Wichita Gardens to see beautiful plants. The Kansas Capital has murals and statues to see. You could also see President Eisenhower's boyhood home. You could see Boot Hill and some buildings that make up the 1870s Dodge City. You could visit the art collection at the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. You could go to Oakley to see the Monument Rocks, and check out the fossils. You could also check out Fort Larned which is an Indian Wars fort on the Santa Fe Trail.
What is the population of Kansas?
Who are the Kansas Jayhawks?
What resources does Kansas have?
Kansas entered statehood on January 29, 1861 and became the 34thstate. Kansas has many resources such as minerals and petroleum.
How did Kansas get the nickname bleeding Kansas?
Why did Kansas get the nickname Bleeding Kansas?
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Is there a Kansas City Missouri or Kansas City Kansas?
Both exist. The state border is the Missouri River, and Kansas City(Kansas) is a suburb of Kansas City (Missouri) just across theriver.
Why was Kansas named Bleeding Kansas?
"Bleeding Kansas" \n. \n"Bleeding Kansas" was a term coined and used by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune to describe the violent hostilities between pro and antislavery forces in the Kansas territory during the mid and late 1850s.
What shape is Kansas in?
Each state can be known by it's geometric shape. The state, Kansas'geometric shape looks almost like a rectangular shape.
Who is the mayor of Kansas?
Kansas is a state, so it does not have a mayor. Kansas does,however have a governor, Sam Brownback, who took office in 2011.
Kansas became a free state on January 29, 1861 , the 34th state, after seven years of bloody feuding between residents over whether to be admitted as a slave or free state.
What is the Kansas jayhawk?
It is a mythical bird devised from the red head of the sparrow hawk and the blue body of a bluejay. The term Jayhawk comes from the free-staters of Kansas during the Civil War. To this day, anyone born in Kansas is known by the same term that these free-staters went by, a Jayhawker.
What is the mileage from Kansas City Kansas to Kansas City Missouri?
ZERO miles. There is only one street between the two cities, and it is named "State Line Road."
Measuring along an east-west axis, the American state of Kansas is417 miles long -- 'as the crow flies.' Traveling along this sameaxis by car along a highway route, one will necessarily coverslightly more ground; for example, travel along Interstate 70extends some 424 miles through Kansas.
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kansas is known for it's huge sunflowers and beutiful sights. and the fact that it is the middle state in the U.S.
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Dwight Eisenhower is the president with ties to Kansas where he lived as a boy . His library and grave are in Abilene , Kansas. He was born in Texas.
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Journalist Mollie Hemingway receives The Heritage Foundation's 2019 Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Heritage Foundation awarded its 2019 Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship to journalist Mollie Hemingway for her work protecting and advancing American values.
The Salvatori Prize is given annually to an individual or organization that embodies and advances the virtues of the American founding. It is given in the memory of immigrant, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and dedicated conservative activist Henry Salvatori.
"At a time when many journalists' reporting simply falls in line with a preordained narrative, Mollie's reports have been guided by her relentless pursuit of the truth," said Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James. "She has remained committed to the facts – and has had the courage to defend them – in covering some of the year's most contentious stories, including Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination fight and Bob Mueller's independent counsel investigation."
"Thanks to Mollie's journalistic integrity and willingness to stand alone beside the truth, the American people are better informed and better equipped to see through an increasingly doctrinaire news media," James continued. "America's Founding Fathers understood the importance of a vigorous, independent press and warned that freedom would be a 'short-lived possession' without an informed public. It is for this reason that The Heritage Foundation awarded Mollie its Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship."
Hemingway is a senior editor at The Federalist and Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College. A Fox News contributor, she is a regular member of the Fox News All-Stars panel on "Special Report with Bret Baier." Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, , The Washington Post, CNN, National Review, GetReligion, Ricochet, Christianity Today, Federal Times, Radio & Records, and many other publications. Hemingway was a 2004 recipient of a Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellowship and a 2014 Lincoln Fellow of the Claremont Institute. She is the co-author of the forthcoming book "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court."
"Henry Salvatori was man who derived remarkable benefits from the American constitutional system, and then gave so much back so that others could thrive," said Hemingway. "I am both thrilled and humbled to receive an honor in his name and grateful to The Heritage Foundation for continuing his remarkable legacy."
Previous Salvatori Prize recipients include Tucker Carlson, The Washington Free Beacon, and The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
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My name is Carol. I am the owner of The Laughing Parrot as well as the toy designer, office manager, secretary and bookkeeper. I also handle all of the ordering, inventory control, shipping and receiving! My niece Kelly is in charge of manufacturing our trademark toy designs. I have a flock of 3 Amazon parrots at home who share a room of their own.
Yellow Crowned Amazon Huey (a.k.a. Baby Huey) hatched in 2003. Huey was the first Amazon baby that we raised. (We no longer breed parrots). Huey has a large vocabulary and sings a number of songs including Old McDonald, Take Me Out to The Ballgame, Little Brown Jug and You are My Sunshine. Huey is a laughing, singing fool and it's for him that The Laughing Parrot was named.
Bud and Bubba, both full brothers to Huey, are the best of friends and are always together.
Bud, hatched in 2006, talks very well and uses many full phrases in context, even so, he is not the accomplished singer that his brother Huey is.
Bubba, the baby in our flock, hatched in 2008. He doesn't have quite the vocabulary his brothers do but he does talk, whistle and tries his best to sing along. His favorite phrase is "Tickle, tickle - Tickle your belly!"
What got me started....I began making bird toys for my own birds then started selling them to members of my bird club. From there...The Laughing Parrot just began to take on a life of it�s own. The Laughing Parrot has been in official operation, holding a valid, legal business license since April of 2004. We are in no way affiliated with any other person or persons who may have casually operated under a similar name prior to that time or who may have since then opened a business under a name similar to The Laughing Parrot.
Formerly a breeder of White Capped Pionus, Mustached Parrots and Yellow Crowned Amazons, I no longer breed birds of any kind. My very first parrot was a Quaker named Hiccup. After that came a Red Bellied Parrot, a Blue & Gold Macaw, a pair of Vos Eclectus and my sweet little Mustached Parrot Zipper who I miss VERY much.
A few of the personal beliefs that I stand by....: I believe that all baby birds should be allowed to fledge completely before flight feathers are trimmed. This includes learning how to properly corner and land without incident. Some breeders clip the wings soon after the very first flight before the chest muscles are fully developed and the baby has had a chance to learn to manuever and land properly. This often results in crash landings that bruise keel bones and break tail feathers.
I believe in feeding a daily diet of nutritionally complete pellets which contain no artificial colors or flavors. In addition to pellets, my own flock is offered a variety of fresh greens, vegetables, a little fruit and a few nuts every day. Along with this, they also enjoy a variety of seeds such as pumpkin, squash, pepper, melon, star anise etc. However, I do not feed commercially prepared seed diets of any kind. I frequently prepare special cooked recipes to add variety to my birds diet and keep things interesting. A selection of these can be found in the RECIPES section of this website.
Feeding companion parrots can be a controversial subject. I have tried many different types of diets for my birds. The method that I have settled on is the one that I feel seems to best suit my flock. My parrots are all healthy, happy and have an iridescent glow to their feathers - a sure sign of overall good health! Of course, you should use your own good judgment when deciding what works for you and yours.


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Казанська державна консерваторія (академія) ім. Н. Г. Жиганова () — вищий музичний навчальний заклад Республіки Татарстан. Відкрита 1945.

Історія

Казанська державна консерваторія створена як центр підготовки музикантів вищої кваліфікації (педагогів, виконавців, композиторів, музикознавців) для країн Середнього Поволжя і Приуралля: Татарстана, Башкортостана, Чувашії, Удмуртії, Мордовії, Марій Ел. Першим ректором був видатний діяч татарської культури, композитор Назіб Жиганов (1911—1988). Казанська композиторська школа склалася під керівництвом професорів Г. Літинського, А. Лемана, Н. Жиганова.

1990 консерваторія отримала право видавничої діяльності та приступила до випуску наукових, навчально-методичних та нотних видань; 1997 у ВНЗ відкрито оперна студія.

На базі консерваторії регулярно проводяться конкурси музикантів-виконавців.

Освітні програми реалізуються на 8 факультетах і 20 кафедрах.

У Казанській консерваторії аспірантура (3 роки навчання) і асистентура — стажування для виконавських спеціальностей (2 роки навчання).

Відомі випускники

 Йовлань Оло (1951—2002) — ерзянський музикознавець.
 Ерік Сапаєв (1932—1963) — марійський композитор.
 Міфтахова Рахіля Хайдарівна (1940–2000) - оперна співачка, педагог, заслужена артистка РРФСР (1981), народна артистка Республіки Татарстан (1993).
Теркулова Наджія Абдурахманівна  (1929 — 2016) — радянська і російська оперна співачка, народна артистка Республіки Татарстан (1982), солістка Татарській державної філармонії імені Габдулли Тукая.
 Фішерман Борис Михайлович — український кларнетист юдейського походження.

Репутація
У 2022 ректор Казанської консерваторії В.Дулат-Алєєв став одним із підписантів листа на підтримку війни проти України, чим викликав осуд світового співтовариства.

Примітки

Посилання

 https://web.archive.org/web/20071009001101/http://www.kazan1000.ru/rus/conservatory/kazan.htm
 http://moyakazan.narod.ru/abitura10.html

Навчальні заклади, засновані 1945
Навчальні заклади Казані
Консерваторії Росії
Споруди Казані
Музика Татарстану
Засновані в Росії 1945


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Words and Music
Mar 10th 20227pm - 9pm
Local songwriters will share their songs and the stories behind them on March 10 at the Way Off Broadway Theatre (203 West 4th Street). This event is from 7 pm – 9 pm and admission is $5. Concessions will be sold at the event. For more information, contact the Special Events Office at (334) 595-0850. This project is made possible in part by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Prattville's Way Off Broadway Theatre
Prattville, AL 83617
Located in the Cultural Arts Center at the corner of 4th and Court Streets.
Prattville is located in the Montgomery & Selma Area of the South Alabama Region
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A little piece of heaven at your door step!
Hampton Inn & Suites Prattville
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Enjoy all the comforts of home in this Queen Anne-style Victorian home built in the 1880s. Tea Room open W-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m..
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Montgomery Marriott Prattville Hotel and Conference Center at Capitol Hill
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Fat Boy's Bar-B-Que Ranch
Meat slow-cooked over natural hickory and mesquite woods to accent the choice bar-b-que flavor of the South...the way it's supposed to be. Variety of meats, side items and homemade desserts.
Uncle Mick's Cajun Market & Cafe
Our food is hot, fresh, and ready to be served. Come as you are and enjoy authentic Cajun cuisine in our friendly, family atmosphere – where you're only "one bite away from the bayou."
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Country, Southern Rock, Pop or the latest hits, we'll make your night out unforgettable. Regular live concerts. M-F, 3PM-Until, Sat 12PM-2AM Must be 21 to Enter
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Known for its slow-smoked meat, cheese biscuits and scratch-made sides, the restaurant consistently receives accolades from local and national publications like Saveur and Bon Appétit.
Autauga Creek Canoe Trail
Visit website for information
1822 Greek Revival plantation home significant to cultural development of central Alabama. Remarkable circular staircase spirals 24 ft. to 3rd-floor banquet room.
Cooter's Pond Park/See, Pick and Eat Nut Grove
Located on banks of Alabama River. Nut-producing trees produce native-grown sampling. Pavilions, picnicking, fishing, boat ramp.
Wilderness Park/Bamboo Forest
1st wilderness park inside city limits in U.S. 60-ft. bamboo, trunks 6 inches in diameter. Hundreds of plants varieties. One of Alabama's largest beech trees.
Daniel Pratt Historic District
The Daniel Pratt Historic District is full of shops, restaurants, and plenty of spaces to sit and enjoy the beauty of the former Continental Gin Factory and Autauga Creek.
The Grove on Doster Road
The Grove on Doster Road. Treelined, grassy grove. Home of the Prattville Farmers Market. Located across from the Gillespie Senior Center and Pratt Park.
Way Off Broadway Theatre
Way Off Broadway Theatre in Prattville is a small community theatre with the energy and talent of Broadway theatre. 203 West 4th Street, Prattville, Alabama 36067.
Historic Autauga County Courthouse
Building, completed in 1870, is notable example of Italianate mode as applied to Civil War architecture in Alabama. Now used as dance studio & professional photography studio.
Overlook Memorial Park/Fragrance Garden
Plants identified and enjoyed by scent, giving opportunities to those with limited or no sight. Playground, walking path. Pavilion available for rentals.
Prattauga Art Guild
Prattville Creative Arts Center and Gallery holds art classes for both children and adults and houses an art Gallery sponsored by the Prattauga Art Guild which holds special exhibitions throughout the year with guests artists, as well as ongoing exhi...


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Tasteful and sophisticated, stone materials, such as marble or granite, are the ultimate choice in designing our contemporary lives. Known for its sustainable character and timeless look, use of stone is both a design and structural element. Historically, the most iconic use of marble is through ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. Having survived mostly intact for centuries proves that these sculptures, such as the bust featured in this vitrine, are timeless and can blend with almost any type of interior style. A more modern approach to the material is Atelier Lachaert Dhanis' "Candelabra Turquoise," which brings together nature and design. Rendered in a vibrant blue color, these candle holders serve as a perfect mantle or centerpiece. Roberto Baciocchi's silverware set with geometric marble handles is guaranteed to start a conversation at any dinner party.


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1976 244DL (Mark Hoffmann)
Once in a while, and probably once in my lifetime, a car so special comes along that it doesn't lend itself easily to a brief summary in a space like this, and such is the difficulty I face in trying to put into words some thoughts about my first and favourite Volvo, my white 1976 244DL. It's now exactly 30 years since this car first graced our driveway, and here it remains as functional, reliable and dare I say beautiful as it always has been, even if it's limited use and pampered existence these days is far from the many miles it once travelled and loads it once carried as a hard-working family car. This anniversary seems like as good a time as any to pay tribute to "one of the best".
A 1970s 240 is probably not the model that immediately springs to most member's minds when they think of the car that stirs their passions for things automotive, but most of us do have a special attachment to the first Volvo we ever owned or drove, and the first time I climbed behind the wheel of this car as a 16 year-old learner, I knew that I would always drive a Volvo and that I wanted one just like this! There was something about the total feel of this car that's hard to define, from it's sure-footed and true handling to it's compliant ride, smooth torque, predictable steering, confident brakes and precise gearshift that hooked me from the beginning and convinced me that this was a car you could believe in – a true driver's car designed and built with integrity and to a standard, not a price. I've realized ever since that moment that most Australian drivers, not to mention motoring journalists, just never quite got the point about Volvos. But that's their loss.
I once read in a Volvo sales brochure that you simply can't expect a really thoughtfully-designed and well-built car to roll of some mass-production line every few seconds, and such is the case with a car like this one which has never failed to impress with it's build quality, sound common sense engineering and rugged reliability. However Volvo's greatest strength was also it's Achilles' heel, as it is the most important attributes that any car can have; things like reliability, quality, safety and practicality, that also tend to be the most boring – until you need them and find that your car of choice is lacking! However it's drivers and enthusiasts like ourselves, people who perhaps show more good sense than fickle emotion in our choice of car, who understand the true merit of a Volvo. If you're someone who wants the latest fad styling or jack-rabbit acceleration, then a car like this one was never the type to own or be seen in, but those things never meant anything to me, and the Volvo 240 series has always fit me like a glove.
My 244 had modest beginnings, sitting idle in a Sydney Volvo showroom for 12 months when new before being shipped to Melbourne and starting out as a local company rep's car during which it covered nearly 80,000kms in a mere two years of use. Then, at the end of the 1970s, father Peter purchased it as a safe and solid family car to replace his declining Ford Zephyr, and the Volvo was a big step forward over it's predecessor with disc brakes and fuel-injection, not to mention a cavernous and comfortable interior. I still vaguely recall the day, as a mere four year old, when that transaction took place and the car came home, and being terribly intimidated by those enormous white doors that took so much effort to open and close, and seats that seemed mountainously high off the ground! Little did I know that 30 years later I'd be sitting on those same seats and closing those same doors in a car that has defined my enthusiasm for this hobby.
Peter drove the 244 for the following 19 years before finally updating to the 1993 940 you see on these pages, at which time the older car, still in perfect order in spite of over 350,000kms travelled, passed to me. All that was required for the roadworthy certificate at the time was a rubber steering column bushing and I recall that the mechanic remarked "There's not much wrong with the bloody Volvo!" long before that expression became popular. Peter can famously tell you that in nearly 20 years of motoring, the car never once made him late for work, and when not commuting with him the Volvo was usually laden with gear and carrying a young family on almost weekly long-distance country runs all over Victoria. Aside from the very occasional alternator failure or drive belt breakage, misfortunes that can befall the best of cars, the 244 was faultlessly reliable. In fact, it's unfailing consistency is one of the most endearing qualities of this car. As the years passed and others in our neighbourhood inevitably updated from one locally-made or Japanese model to the next, with all the old local and imported classics slowly fading from the scene, the old white 244 has always been here, ageing gracefully and merely in transit from what was initially a prestige European status symbol, to a well kept older car and now, finally, to an immaculate classic that people are just beginning to appreciate and lavish with compliments everywhere it travels.
Dad always felt that a car was there to be used, and used it was, but always with care and respect. Whilst others blame their dirty or rough vehicles on the demands of a family life or simply on the rigours of a car being used everyday, ours was kept in perfect shape by precautions as simple as covering the seats for those winter fishing trips and keeping a good coat of polish and wax on the paintwork. We kids also understood that a car was to be respected and so doors were opened carefully to check for obstacles, dirty shoes or clothes were removed before entering, no messy food was consumed inside and no toys were carelessly allowed to damage interior trim. In fact, aside from the many wonderful upgrades and enhancements made to this car over the years, some of which I've discussed below, one of the things I love best about it is it's originality in which most of the paintwork, fittings and interior trim are that with which it left the factory, and still in as-new condition. After all, anyone with the money and inclination to do so can take an old car and make it new again, but there's no substitute for a lifetime of care. All you enthusiasts and car-care fanatics with your pristine restorations, just think about that for a moment!
Peter loved his Volvo, and a big part of the enthusiasm involved the nice upgrades that came along from time to time that made the car that much more enjoyable to own and drive, and has helped make it the refined and comfortable car it is today. In it's original form, the 244DL of the 1970s was a technically advanced but really rather basic car, but the beauty of a Volvo is in it's incredible commonality of genuine parts, allowing features from more upmarket or later models to simply be bolted on, and over the years dad fitted many features, too numerous to list in full, but including such pleasures as electric windows and mirrors, alloy wheels, power antenna and cruise control, as well as such functional genuine accessories as a rear venetian blind, tachometer, fabric headrest covers, integrated front fog lamps, and floor mats.
When I inherited the car in 1998, it signalled the beginning of a journey that has been a wonderful learning experience in mechanical servicing, repairs and car care, and an ongoing source of satisfaction, pleasure and driving enjoyment. In particular, further upgrading the car with genuine parts and accessories quickly became a real passion of mine, and so I soon picked up where dad left off and added power steering, overdrive transmission and heavy duty stabilizer bars from a GT model to eliminate the body roll in cornering from which the 240s tended to suffer. My real pet subject became and remains learning about and sourcing the myriad of genuine Volvo accessories originally offered for this car, and so began the endless runs to the wreckers and internet searches that over the years have allowed me to hunt down and fit countless fantastic and rare features such as left and right hand floor-mounted storage consoles, retractable front seat centre armrest and rear reading lamps, as well as the more common ones like rear headrests and side weathershields. In fact, each time I feel sure I have learned of and located every conceivable factory accessory or upgrade, I discover something new in some corner of a wreckers yard or on some obscure internet page – and the journey continues.
Not all of my favourite upgrades on this car have been of the genuine accessory or heavy mechanical variety, however, as I've made the occasional departure into the realm of tasteful aftermarket customizing where I've felt there was a shortfall to be addressed. For instance, this 244 pre-dates Volvo's generic boot carpeting and instead had a simple vinyl matting as standard, so one of the earliest and best modifications I did was to purchase high-grade black automotive carpeting by the metre and to custom trim the entire boot inside including the otherwise neglected areas of the rear wheel arches and boot side walls, giving it a luxurious appearance as well as adding some very worthwhile sound deadening. A genuine Volvo spare tyre carpet cover completes a finish in which I left no surface uncarpeted! Speaking of sound deadening, I also purchased under-bonnet insulation material and custom fitted it between the ribs of the bonnet underside, again gaining valuable noise-suppression in an area which Volvo addressed as standard at the factory when insulating the 700 series cars, but strangely never with the 240s. Moving to the interior, I once stumbled across some high-tech aftermarket adhesive woodgrain film, and enhanced the otherwise monotone black expanse of the dashboard with some custom-made inlays in a burr walnut finish. I initially tried, and failed, to have a cabinet maker reproduce the original rubber dash pieces out of real wood, and was unsure at first about the merits of the adhesive film, but once fitted the effect was indistinguishable from genuine polished timber and has also lasted the test of time. Think it might look tacky? You should see me fool them at the Volvo dealership!
Back in 2001 I purchased the blue 1985 240GLE you can read about on these pages, and from then on, and for the first time in nearly 25 years, the white 244DL ceased to be used on a daily basis and began to wind down towards the pampered existence of semi-retirement that it enjoys today. For the most part, my 244 can be found at home, garaged and spotlessly clean under a dust cover with it's wheels polished, tyres blacked, bumpers Armor-alled and paintwork gleaming, ready at any time for a weekend run under sunny skies, a Volvo club activity, or some incremental tinkering by me. And now, with my new undercover carpark at work, the 244 can even resume some occasional commuting if I feel it is unlikely to be rained on during the short trip there and back! As for that tinkering I mentioned, I know that my task list of little improvements and upgrades remains as long as my arm, so there's no chance of me ever losing interest.
Maybe most importantly, I can be sure that the car will never fail to start and purr like a kitten when I turn the key, even after weeks of sitting idle, and now with nearly 380,000kms logged on the original motor, I know that it will continue to perform well for as long as it is on the road. Whilst others I hear of change engines and major components on these cars and seemingly manage to destroy the undestroyable, my philosophy, like Peter's before me, remains unchanged: routine servicing is never overlooked, and I never ask more from the machinery than that which is required for normal driving – consequently the machinery lasts forever. After long periods of commuting in other later model Volvos, climbing into this old 244 never feels like a come-down, and whilst some enthusiasts love the nostalgic or stylistic appeal of their classics only to get in and grit their teeth to endure a nightmare of noise and vibration on the road, the 244 always offers a fine level of comfort and familiarity that I simply love. And so it remains.
Mark Hoffmann, October 2009.
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Oh Hell Yes the Nunes Memo Matters (But Not Why You Think It Does)
Tags: dossier, FISA, memo, Nunes, Steele
Posted in: Democracy, NSA, Post-Constitution America, Trump
California Congressman Devin Nunes' memo details how the Department of Justice secured a FISA warrant to surveil former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page. Many feel the memo raises questions about bias inside the FBI, and the legal and ethical use of a Trump opposition research dossier as justification for a FISA warrant. Others claim the memo is irrelevant, a dud.
When you wave away all the partisan smoke, what is deeply worrisome is the Nunes memo confirms American intelligence services were involved in a presidential campaign and remain so in the aftermath. No more conspiracy theories. So forget what you "agree" with, and focus on what happened during the 2016 campaign.
The FBI conducted an investigation, the first ever of a major party candidate in the midst of a presidential battle, and exonerated Hillary Clinton of wrongdoing over her private email server, a government-endorsed "OK" for her expected victory. No real investigation was conducted into the vast sums of money moving between foreign states and the Clinton Foundation, dead-ending those concerns to partisan media.
A month before voting the Obama administration accused the Russian government of stealing emails from the Democratic National Committee. The director of national intelligence, James Clapper, said the leaked emails (which reflected poorly on Clinton) "are intended to interfere with the U.S. election process." The FBI swung again and said well maybe there was something to see in Clinton's emails, buried on Anthony Weiner's laptop. The CIA/NSA meanwhile leaked like cheap diapers throughout the campaign. Trump owes money to Russia. Trump's computers communicate with Russia. The Russians have sexy kompromat on Trump. That the newly-elected president is literally a tool of Russian intelligence became a common element in the national conversation (John McCain on the Nunes memo release: "We are doing Putin's job for him.")
Leave aside the question of what in all of the above is actually true. Maybe Clinton's private email server exposed no secrets. Maybe Trump's real estate ventures have dirty Russian money in them. Or maybe not, it is doubtful any of us will ever know. What is important is each of those actions by the intelligence community affected the course of the election. They may not have always shifted votes in the intended way, or there theoretically may have been no intention per se, but the bare naked fact is unlike any previous presidential election the intelligence community played an ongoing public role in who ended up in the White House, and now, for how long the elected president remains there.
And of course the intelligence community was deep in the Steele dossier, the focal point of the Nunes memo. Christopher Steele is a former British intelligence officer with a long history of close work with his American counterparts. He was commissioned first by a conservative website to develop dirt ("opposition research") on candidate Trump. Funding swiftly shifted to Clinton surrogates, who saw the thing through to being leaked to the FBI. Steele's product, the dossier, is a collection of second-hand gossip, dangling suggestions of entanglements between Trump and shadowy Russians, and of course, the infamous pee tape. Nothing in the dossier has been confirmed. It might all be true, or none of it. We will likely never know.
The FBI nonetheless embraced the dossier and morphed it from opposition research into evidence. Per the Nunes memo, the Steele dossier, and a "collaborating" article actually derived from the same information leaked by Steele to the author, then became part the legal justification for a FISA surveillance warrant issued against Trump associate Carter Page. A product of unclear reliability created and promoted via the opponent's campaign abetted by the western intelligence community justified the demand to spy on Trump campaign associate Carter Page.
Much will be made of how influential, or not, the Steele dossier was in obtaining the original FISA warrant, and whether or not its use was legal at all. The Nunes memo states recently "retired" FBI No. 2 Andrew McCabe confirmed no FISA warrant would have been sought without the Steele dossier; McCabe denies saying that during still-classified and still-unreleased testimony. Senior DOJ officials knew the dossier's politics but left that information off their FISA application. Does any of that matter?
We will never know. The Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act court works in secret. The standards are secret, the results and decisions are secret. None of us knows what matters to a FISA judge in rendering a decision to spy on an American campaign associate. Someone can release the so-called "underlying documents" (they're typically dozens of pages long) DOJ used for the FISA application but without knowledge of FISA standards, those documents won't be of much help. The apparatus of spying in America, including the FISA court, is widely supported and authority to spy was just extended with support from both parties.
If you want to assert the FISA warrant on Page was apolitical, issued only to collect on his possible role as a Russian agent, and no strategy, financial, or campaign information was collected, or that if it was it was simply discarded, well, that's a beneficent view of human nature, never mind a bizarrely generous level of trust in government. Yet even if the intent was righteous and the people involved lawful, the information is stored. Which person or agency has control of it today is not necessarily who will control it in the future; information is forever.
Remember, too, the Nunes memo addresses only one FISA warrant on one person from October 2016; investigations into Trump, et al, had been ongoing well before that. We do not know, for example, what information formed the basis of the July 2016 investigation into Trump staffer George Papadopoulos the Nunes memo mentions; it may have been passed from the Australians via U.S. intelligence. Michael Flynn's conversations with Russian persons were "inadvertently" monitored and later "unmasked" (and leaked) by Obama administration officials. Jeff Session's conversations with the Russian ambassador were collected and leaked. The Nunes memo tells us then-Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr unofficially funneled additional material from Steele into DOJ; Ohr's wife worked for the company that first commissioned the dossier. As yet unsubstantiated reports say Trump officials were monitored by British GCHQ with the information shared with their NSA partners, a common arrangement on both sides to get around domestic laws limiting such work on one's own citizens, such as when a FISA warrant can't be obtained, or one does not want to leave a paper trail.
If you're fine with the U.S. government using paid-for opposition research to justify spying on persons connected to presidential campaign staff, then nothing further I can write will help you understand how worrisome this disclosure is. Except maybe this. Switch the candidate's name you hate with the one you like. That means President Trump surveilling staff from the Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign after a dossier commissioned by the Republican party links them to China. You'd trust Trump, and every future president, with that, right?
The involvement of the intelligence community as in the 2016 presidential campaign, clumsy and disorganized as it appears to have been, will be part of the next election, and the ones after that. If you're in search of a Constitutional crisis, it lies waiting there. After all, when we let George W. Bush create, and Barack Obama greatly expand, the surveillance state, what did we think it would come to be used for?
I'll take issue with one assumption. My guess is the FBI was "meddling" in probably all previous elections. It is foolish to think that a "public servant" can be neutral and unbiased in carrying out their duties. Humans aren't built that way.
And IF all this is a big nothingburger, why is Trump afraid of any investigation?
The FBI – the federal bureau of interference- interfered in the election when Comey raised the Hillary email investigation the month before the election. It had a bigger influence on the swing voters than any Russian email conspiracy. No doubt the FBI will find a way to interfere in the next election. At least it is consistent.
Kay Weir said...
Thanks for the brilliantly clear article on The Nunes Memo Matters. It certainly is extraordinary that US "intelligence" services have got so out of control that they are interfering in America's elections and politics in a way that undermines the very basis of democracy and the US presidency. It can only continue to get worse and is as you say a Constitutional issue. What an outrageous smokescreen to blame Russia for interfering in the 2016 US elections, when actually it's the dysfunctional US political system which is to blame. This system also greatly threatens the entire world with the push for continual murderous wars and modernisation of nuclear weapons that threatens annihilation for all. The Pentagon, FBI and US Establishment politics have a lot to answer for. – Kay Weir
Bauer- who is a "swing" voter? I'm clueless. Has anyone ever self identified as a swing voter? Are they all goofy indecisive types who need a little push of last minute information to give them the courage to go with A or B? Do they wait until they are at the poll station and listen for any little minute muted gossip to give them their resolve?
Actually, the Nunes memo ain't news. "Americans should have no expectation of privacy." You clowns gave it away.
I wondered what Sick Fucks dream up this shit in the Russia Whore House. Here is a hint:
According to a White House official, Sick Fuck Sorensen's job with the Council on Environmental Quality did not require a security clearance, but his background check was ongoing.
The Washington Post first reported Sorensen's resignation Friday evening, and reported that his ex-wife, Jessica Corbett, alleged that "he ran a car over her foot, put out a cigarette on her hand, threw her into a wall and grasped her menacingly by her hair while they were alone on their boat in remote waters off Maine's coast, an incident she said left her fearing for her life."
Just accusations. Still this guy should get his due process…like being dragged by horses through thorns.
Ruth Walker said...
I didn't think either the FBI or the State Department report exonerated Hillary Clinton. Not enough evidence of intent does not imply innocence. But could I get fellow Democrats to even read it? She kept telling them that others had don't the same thing and they refused to look for themselves!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/politics/state-department-report-on-clintons-email-practices/2039
http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-documents-in-hillary-clinton-e-mail-investigation
Bernie would have won
http://raymcgovern.com/2016/07/28/theater-of-the-absurd-with-wikileaks-publishing-emails-showing-how-the-clinton-clique-sabotaged-bernie-sanderss-campaign-the-corporate-media-has-displayed-oddly-misdirected-outrage


One of the most frequent questions I get on the blog is about how to invest in dividends and if there is a best dividend investing strategy. I thought I would republish this older post about dividend investments and make one of our weekly Facebook Live sessions.
We do these FB Live videos every Wednesday at 3pm eastern. It's been a great way to put some of the blog content in video, connect with the community and answer any of your questions about investing. Join the Facebook group and catch us every week for a new investing topic.
The video really combines info from two of my favorite articles on dividend investing and dividend strategies. I first talk about why dividends beat the market and four reasons why everyone should put dividend stocks in their portfolio. This is from a larger article with much more detail about the reasons to invest in dividend stocks.
The second part of the video is about how to invest in dividends by looking at investing themes. Even the professionals have trouble picking individual stocks with less than half the mutual funds beating the stock market in any given year. My favorite way to invest is by looking at themes that will benefit from long-term forces like my American Future Fund or themes that address a need in my portfolio.
That idea of themes to address an investing need is where we get the three dividend investing ideas in the video and the detail below.
I love dividend investing but with more than 7,000 companies paying a dividend, it can be tough to find the best investment for a portfolio. To narrow the field, I like to invest across themes and dividend strategies that are more likely to help me reach my financial goals.
Themes could be around a trend like the aging population and healthcare stocks or around the need for safety. Picking dividend stocks around a theme helps to reduce your risk around a particular company and puts the emphasis on larger forces rather than finding a hot stock.
Check out the three dividend investing themes below that can help you pick great dividend stocks for your portfolio.
One of the first things investors look for in dividend stocks is a consistent income and safety from the ups and downs of the stock market cycle. Even if dividend stocks did not consistently outperform their non-dividend peers, you get the constant protection they provide when your neighbor is tearing his hair out because his momentum stocks tumbled.
There are a couple of reasons for why dividend investing wins out for income and safety. First, dividend stocks tend to be in more mature industries. The steady stream of cash allows the company to start giving some back to investors. Dividends also offer a positive return even when stock prices fall. That cash payment is always going to be positive.
Few sectors provide the safety and yield of utilities and consumer staples. In mature or semi-regulated industries, these companies have non-cyclical cash flow that increases at a steady rate in the worst of times as well as the best.
Stocks in the utilities sector offer one of the highest dividend yields as a group, around 3.6% for the Select Sector SPDR Utilities Fund (XLU). The sector can be further separated into regulated and unregulated services or through their different segments like water, gas, electric or alternative energy. Even the unregulated companies operate in a relatively limited competitive environment with allowable rate increases and steady profits.
Companies in the consumer staples sector may not pay a yield as high as those in the utilities sector but growth is usually slightly higher. The Consumer Staples Select Sector (XLP) pays an average yield of 2.7% but still finds growth opportunities in emerging markets and share prices should add to total returns. The companies sell products that everyone needs in their daily lives and have built immense brand loyalty over decades. There is relatively little threat of new competitors coming into the space because of the huge economies of scale the companies have built through global production and distribution.
Investing in utilities and consumer staples is not without risk. For the safety of stable growth, you often give up some return so don't expect the share prices to shoot higher in any given year. Since utilities cannot increase their rates quickly, their shares react like bonds when interest rates rise. That means when interest rates increase, other investments may be more attractive and the shares lose their value. Companies of consumer staples are able to increase their prices a little faster but competition usually limits the ability and neither sector is a good hedge against inflation.
One of the four funds I created on Motif Investing is centered around dividend investing with a large percentage in utilities and consumer staples. I like Motif and have made it a core part of my investing strategy for its new low-cost way to buy stocks. The investing site allows you to buy up to 30 stocks or funds all at once for one commission, saving hundreds on fees and getting instant diversification. Check out My Stocks and Bonds for how I'm using Motif to buy four funds around my core investing themes.
Investing only in the safest dividend stock sectors means you may be giving up growth that will help meet your financial goals.
For portfolio growth, the new breed of technology companies that pay dividends are a great addition. Some of the larger tech dividend stocks like Microsoft (MSFT) even pay yields higher than the overall stock market. These companies still see relatively strong sales growth in developed markets and faster growth opportunities in emerging markets around the world. Often, these companies also buy growth through acquisitions of new technologies or patents.
Many of the new breed of tech dividend stocks don't generally pay a high yield so you will need to sacrifice some current income for growth. Companies in the sector face more competition than in sectors like utilities or consumer staples so there is no guarantee of higher share prices. I like to focus on an established management team that has historically proven it can execute on competitive goals and keep the company relevant.
Even though inflation has dropped to historical lows, it can eat away at your income over a long period. That cash flow you collect now will only buy two-thirds the amount of stuff in 20 years even at a low 2% rate of annual inflation.
And low inflation hasn't been the norm. The dollar lost 90% of its purchasing power over the five decades to 2012.
The companies that own hard assets like pipeline master limited partnerships (MLPs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a good addition for inflation protection though they can pay off in other ways as well. While commercial property and energy infrastructure may need maintenance from time to time, these assets generally tend to increase in value with the decline in dollar purchasing power.
Another benefit of the group is the tax-advantages gained by either investors or the companies themselves. Companies in MLPs and REITs avoid corporate income taxes so it is a much more financially-efficient way to operate the assets than at a traditional company. This means higher profits than would normally be earned, profits that can be shared with investors.
Within MLPs specifically, the new energy revolution in the United States is driving the need for more pipeline transportation and storage. Railroad carriers are booking strong profits because pipeline construction is not keeping up with demand. That tells me the volume of energy products moving through pipelines will continue to increase even when new pipelines are built. Since most of these companies book their revenue on volume rather than commodity prices, the drop in oil prices hasn't been catastrophic.
The real estate bubble and bust may actually benefit investors in real estate over the long-term. The commercial and residential real estate markets got crushed during the bust and many regions are still seeing strong price gains back to fair value. The memory of the bubble should keep markets from overheating for a long time and property prices could continue their historically stable climb higher.
Still not sold on the importance of dividend investing or how to find the best investments for your portfolio? Check out Step-by-Step Dividend Investing for a detailed guide on how to understand your investing needs and design a strategy that will reach your goals. You'll get in-depth information on how to create a personal investment plan and how to invest in dividend stocks.
These aren't the only themes within dividend stocks but they should get you started in adding some good cash flow to your investing portfolio. Remember to always invest according to your need for return and tolerance for risk, regardless of what someone else says about a stock.


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require 'spec_helper'
require 'component_helper'
require 'java_buildpack/framework/new_relic_agent'

describe JavaBuildpack::Framework::NewRelicAgent do
  include_context 'component_helper'

  it 'does not detect without newrelic-n/a service' do
    expect(component.detect).to be_nil
  end

  context do

    before do
      allow(services).to receive(:one_service?).with(/newrelic/, 'licenseKey').and_return(true)
    end

    it 'detects with newrelic-n/a service' do
      expect(component.detect).to eq("new-relic-agent=#{version}")
    end

    it 'downloads New Relic agent JAR',
       cache_fixture: 'stub-new-relic-agent.jar' do

      component.compile

      expect(sandbox + "new_relic_agent-#{version}.jar").to exist
    end

    it 'copies resources',
       cache_fixture: 'stub-new-relic-agent.jar' do

      component.compile

      expect(sandbox + 'newrelic.yml').to exist
    end

    it 'updates JAVA_OPTS' do
      allow(services).to receive(:find_service).and_return('credentials' => { 'licenseKey' => 'test-license-key' })

      component.release

      expect(java_opts).to include("-javaagent:$PWD/.java-buildpack/new_relic_agent/new_relic_agent-#{version}.jar")
      expect(java_opts).to include('-Dnewrelic.home=$PWD/.java-buildpack/new_relic_agent')
      expect(java_opts).to include('-Dnewrelic.config.license_key=test-license-key')
      expect(java_opts).to include("-Dnewrelic.config.app_name='test-application-name'")
      expect(java_opts).to include('-Dnewrelic.config.log_file_path=$PWD/.java-buildpack/new_relic_agent/logs')
    end

    it 'updates JAVA_OPTS on Java 8' do
      allow(services).to receive(:find_service).and_return('credentials' => { 'licenseKey' => 'test-license-key' })
      allow(java_home).to receive(:version).and_return(%w(1 8 0 u10))

      component.release

      expect(java_opts).to include('-Dnewrelic.enable.java.8=true')
    end

  end

end


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/**
 *
 * This file is part of Aura for PHP.
 *
 * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php BSD
 *
 */
namespace Aura\Filter\Rule\Sanitize;

use Aura\Filter\Rule\AbstractStrlen;

/**
 *
 * Sanitizes a string to a length range by padding or chopping it.
 *
 * @package Aura.Filter
 *
 */
class StrlenBetween extends AbstractStrlen
{
    /**
     *
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     *
     * @param object $subject The subject to be filtered.
     *
     * @param string $field The subject field name.
     *
     * @param int $min The minimum length.
     *
     * @param int $max The maximum length.
     *
     * @param string $pad_string Pad using this string.
     *
     * @param int $pad_type A `STR_PAD_*` constant.
     *
     * @return bool True if the value was sanitized, false if not.
     *
     */
    public function __invoke($subject, $field, $min, $max, $pad_string = ' ', $pad_type = STR_PAD_RIGHT)
    {
        $value = $subject->$field;
        if (! is_scalar($value)) {
            return false;
        }
        if ($this->strlen($value) < $min) {
            $subject->$field = $this->strpad($value, $min, $pad_string, $pad_type);
        }
        if ($this->strlen($value) > $max) {
            $subject->$field = $this->substr($value, 0, $max);
        }
        return true;
    }
}


As preparations for the general elections intensify, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed a number of a-list actors as part of a special committee to ensure his victory.
The announcement was made by the Office of the Special Adviser, Youths And Support Groups to the former Vice President and signed by the Special Adviser, Youths & Support Groups, Amb Aliyu Bin Abbas.
The committees comprise over 2,000 members and it is aimed at representing a determined effort to engaging the very best and efficient hands in the effort of mass mobilization and community outreach.
Also on the committee is a son of a former Vice President, Namadi Sambo.
"Atiku has made an announcement of the appointment of several seasoned individuals and Support Groups with experience, exposure and expertise, in line with its goals and objectives to ensuring the total victory of His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar Gcon, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 elections," the statement read.
Atiku, who promised that 40 per cent of his cabinet would be made up of women and youths, is presently in the United States where he is scheduled to address the Chamber of Commerce today.


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Compared to the traditional ABAP programming language, OOPS represents an extension of ABAP that provides the language with the tools to support the object oriented programming paradigm.
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Visnos is an interactive math website that provides many different math tools to allow teachers to show math visually and allow students to explore with the tools.
Visnos can be used with grades one-five as there are activities for telling time, fractions, multiplication tables, subtraction facts, angles, measurement using a protractor.
Be able to select the appropriate tool and apply it to their current learning target in math.
Launch: To launch is to set or start in motion.
Go to the Visnos Maths Free Interactive website.
The teacher may choose to preview the selected tool for a video tutorial. This can be done by first launching the application. Next, click on the circle with the arrow in the upper right hand corner.
Watch the video The Fraction Wall for using fractions.
Choose which tutorials would be best suited for your students.
Note: Some apps within Visnos have connections to other apps within Visnos.
The teacher will give the students a list of tutorials they should be using in Visnos.
The student clicks on the selected math tool in Visnos. This can be done by first launching the application.
If a tutorial is needed on how to use the tool, click on the circle with the arrow in the upper right-hand corner.
By clicking the circle with the ( i ) a document with directions will be provided.
The circle with the red x will close the app and bring you back to the start page.
If needed have the students watch the video tutorial for using fractions.
Teacher checks that the students are using the common core math practices as they use Visnos.
1b. Students build networks and customize their learning environments in ways that support the learning process.
Students can write an explanation of how to solve using Visnos and share.
Students can draw a diagram of the math tool that they used.
The teacher can have students present a question connected to math and present how it is solved with Visnos to the class.
This task card was created by Julie Hoehing, Lake Shore Public Schools, April 2018.


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text:
Apple Tells Lawmakers iPhones Are Not Listening In On Consumers
By David Shepardson AND Stephen Nellis
Apple Inc told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that its iPhones do not listen to users without their consent and do not allow third-party apps to do so either, after lawmakers asked the company if its devices were invading users' privacy.
Representatives Greg Walden, Marsha Blackburn, Gregg Harper and Robert Latta wrote to Apple's chief executive Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc chief executive Larry Page in July, citing concerns about reports that smartphones could "collect 'non-triggered' audio data from users' conversations near a smartphone in order to hear a 'trigger' phrase, such as 'Okay Google' or 'Hey Siri.'"
In a letter to Walden, an Oregon Republican who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Apple said iPhones do not record audio while listening for Siri wakeup commands and Siri does not share spoken words. Apple said it requires users to explicitly approve microphone access and that apps must display a clear signal that they are listening.
The letters, in which lawmakers cited reports suggesting third-party applications had access to and used 'non-triggered' data without users' knowledge, followed congressional hearings in April into Facebook Inc's privacy practices, which included testimony by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Alphabet did not respond to questions about whether it had replied to lawmakers. Apple declined to comment beyond its letter, which was seen by Reuters.
A spokeswoman for the Republican majority on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said "both companies have been cooperative thus far. The Committee looks forward to reviewing and analyzing the responses as we consider next steps."
Apple wrote that it had removed apps from its App Store over privacy violations but declined to say whether it had ever banned a developer. It also said it was up to developers to notify users when an app was removed for privacy reasons.
"Apple does not and cannot monitor what developers do with the customer data they have collected, or prevent the onward transfer of that data, nor do we have the ability to ensure a developer's compliance with their own privacy policies or local law," Apple wrote.
The iPhone maker's App Store has generated $100 billion in revenue for developers over the past decade. Apple told lawmakers in its letter that it rejected about 36,000 apps from among the 100,000 submitted each week for violations of its guidelines.
-Reuters
An iPhone X is seen on a large video screen in the new Apple Visitor Center in Cupertino, California, Nov. 17, 2017. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
Google, WPP, Gannett Shares Shrug Off Apple Privacy Breach Study
Apple faces privacy breach charges with its secret user tracking file
Siri Mark zuckerberg Larry page Ios


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Charities Work Place Giving nonprofit
Good2Give and Workplace Giving Australia merge to transform the giving landscape
Lourdes Antenor December 2, 2021
2 December 2021, (SYDNEY, NSW) – Australia's leading workplace giving organisations, Good2Give (G2G) and Workplace Giving Australia (WGA), announced they have merged to transform Australia and New Zealand's donation landscape.
David Mann will be the CEO of the new entity. David joins the sector with an extensive background in strategy, operations, and technology. Most recently, David was the Managing Director for the Mergers & Acquisition practice of Accenture in APAC, Middle East and Africa.
There are almost 16 million people employed across Australia and New Zealand. Across the two markets, there are approximately 221,000 giving through work. Over $80 million is raised p.a. from workplace donors and since 2001, Good2Give has already delivered $275 m to the charitable sector in Australia.
The merged entity has a united vision and will be laser focused on attracting millions of additional donors to workplace giving.
Through their complementary capabilities and relationships, the merged entity will focus on dramatically reshaping the sector by enabling technology solutions for the future, creating awareness of workplace giving, and motivating the leaders of corporate Australia to get involved. The merger is welcomed following the impacts of COVID-19, which has required charities to reevaluate how they engage with their donors.
David Mann, CEO of the newly merged entity of G2G and WGA, said "2020 and 2021 have proven to be two of the most difficult years on record for Australian charities. Following the devastating drought, bushfires and floods, and the ongoing COVID- 19 crisis, Australian donors are experiencing significant fatigue and uncertainty. Yet, funds donated through payroll have remained a consistently important factor and in FY20 over $80m was raised, with workplace giving participation having grown at over 7% per annum over the last decade."
"While this progress is positive, it is not enough. There is so much more to be done. Given that less than 2% of working Australians are currently participating in workplace giving, our initial goal as a combined organisation is to dramatically increase the number of Australians participating from just over 210,000 today to 1 million in the near term and with a clear runway to achieving 3 or even 4 million donors."
As the co-Chairmen of the new entity, Michael Graf (G2G) and Nerida Caesar (WGA), wholeheartedly believe that bringing the organisations together will be the catalyst to dramatically increase workplace giving donations ensuring that Australia and New Zealand become fairer and more equitable societies.
Michael Graf, G2G Chairman said "This is an enormously exciting development for the nation. For almost 20 years, G2G and WGA have been working alongside each other. I'm delighted that we can now combine to create and deliver an exemplary donor experience that ensures giving is transparent, low- cost and of high impact. Together, with our combined resources, we will be able to re-invest and strengthen our services to raise millions more in donations and create deeper connection to the causes that employers and their teams care about."
Nerida Caesar, WGA Chairman said "Working in tandem, our goal will be to ensure that we are the leading destination for charitable giving in Australia and beyond. By 2030, we want to see the new entity contributing $500 million in donations per year. I am confident that we will see our targets reached through our complete end-to-end customer experience utilising robust technology and bespoke consulting. Combining our areas of expertise will ensure that we offer the sector the tools and services needed to truly revolutionise giving."
Good2Give facilitates charitable giving between corporates, donors and charities through its market-leading technology platform. Around a million transactions are processed securely and efficiently each year from employees to support communities and causes they care about.
Workplace Giving Australia is the driver and thought leader of workplace giving in Australia. WGA advises employers on how to develop best practice giving programs. WGA advocates for workplace giving as the most effective way for working Australians to support charity.
Good2Give
Workplace Giving Australia
CVA and the Bupa Foundation join forces to promote a healthy planet for healthy people
Sustenance set to shake up the Aussie meal replacement game
Ronald McDonald House Charities calls to 'Be A Santa For Sick Kids'
Giving Tuesday: a great opportunity to give back
New research reveals continued strain for charities after a "hard year"


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Fjodor Alexejevič Minin ( Фёдор Алексеевич Минин, okolo 1709 Moskva - 1765) byl důstojník ruského carského námořnictva, navigátor, hydrograf, zeměpisec a účastník Velké severní expedice.

Životopis
Narodil se v Moskvě kolem roku 1709 do rodiny právního zástupce jednoho z moskevských klášterů.

V roce 1723, po smrti svého otce (jeho matka zemřela již dříve), vstoupil do petrohradské Akademie námořní stráže. V roce 1726 byl po absolvování akademie odeslán do Astrachaně, kde byl v roce 1728 povýšen na navigátora. Až do roku 1733 se plavil po Kaspickém moři. Začátkem roku se vrátil do Petrohradu, kde byl oceněn za své služby a vyslán do Baltského moře. V zimě 1733/1734 vyučoval navigaci na Akademii námořní stráže. Během roku 1734 se plavil opět po Baltu a v roce 1735 byl pod velením kapitána Poljanovského vyslán kolem Skandinávie do Archangelsku, kde převzal nově postavenou loď Novoarchangelsk a plavil se na ní zpět do Kronštadtu.

Na konci roku 1735 odeslal k carevně Anně Ivanovně stížnost, kde uváděl, že mu vznikly velké výdaje na nákup lodních nástrojů a nedostává plat navigátora, žádal o nápravu a odeslání platu k Obu. Nedochovala se zpráva, zda carevna vyhověla jeho stížnosti, ale v lednu 1736 byl navigátor Minin přidělen k Velké severní expedici, pod velení poručíka Dmitrije Leontěviče Ovcyna. Účelem Ovcynovy expedice bylo prozkoumat severní pobřeží od ústí řekyOb po ústí řeky Jenisej. Spolu s lodním mistrem Pjotrem Skobelcynem a velitelem flotily Ivanem Košelevem byl Minin vyslán do Tobolsku, aby tam postavili loď Obský pošťák (Обь-Почтальон). Stavba lodi se ale zpozdila a tak Minin byl proto přidělen na dvoustěžňovou šalupu Tobol, na které pod velením Ovcyna vyplul k ústí řek Ob. Po dosažení moře byl Tobol zastaven ledovými krami a další přístup do Karského moře z Obské zátoky nebyl možný. Posádka se proto vrátila a strávila zimu v Obdorsku. Během plavby provedla expedice soupis břehů, hloubková měření a vytvořila nové mapy.

V roce 1737 Minin vyplul na lodi Obský pošťák (velitel Ovcyn) za doprovodu šalupy Tobol (velitel Košelev) do Severního ledového oceánu. Na 74°2′ severní šířky viděla expedice neprostupný led, vrátili se proto k pobřeží a pokračovali do Jenisejského zálivu, kde se při ústí Jeniseje setkali s pozemní částí expedice. Během plavby provedli členové expedice soupis pobřeží a vytvořili mapy nových míst. Minin osobně objevil tři mysy v Gydském zálivu (jeden z nich dnes nese jeho jméno). Těsně před tím než moře zamrzlo, dosáhla expedice ústí řeky Anguticha, kde výprava přezimovala.

V roce 1738 byl Ovcyn sesazen z velení expedice a odeslán zpět do Petrohradu, novým velitelem se stal Fjodor Minin, který se rozhodl pokračovat v další plavbě na východ, kde chtěl především obeplout Tajmyrský poloostrov. Obeplutí poloostrova se mu v roce 1738 nepodařilo, protože zima přišla příliš brzy. Od poloviny září Mininova expedice zimovala na břehu řeky Kurje. Během zimy vypracoval Minin mapu Jenisejského zálivu a poslal ji spolu se zprávou o plavbě do Petrohradu, kde bylo potvrzeno jeho velení a dostal nejen příkaz pokračovat v cestě na východ, ale také dostal informaci, že bývalý velitel Ovcyn byl degradován na obyčejného námořníka.

Ani léto 1739 nepřineslo úspěch a nepodařilo se poloostrov Tajmyr obeplout. Hlavním důvodem neúspěchu byla liknavost místních úřadů v Turuchansku, kterým se nepodařilo nachystat zásoby jídla pro Mininovu expedici. Minin tak mohl vyplout až v polovině srpna, ale měsíc na to, začalo moře zamrzat a tak se expedice musela vrátit do Turuchansku, kde přezimovala. V lednu 1740 vyslal Minin pomocného navigátora Dmitrije Vasiljeviče Stěrlegova, aby se psím spřežením na sever postupoval po souši. Stěrlegov vyrazil na východ a dostal se podél mořského pobřeží až k 75°25´ severní šířky, kde zkoumal západní část Tajmyrského poloostrova. Zmapoval tak do té doby prakticky neznámou část sibiřského pobřeží. V září 1740 došlo expedici jídlo a opět moře zamrzlo, Minin se proto rozhodl dále nepokračovat a chystal se k návratu do Petrohradu.

V létě roku 1741 dorazil Minin do Jenisejsku, odkud poslal svého zástupce Stěrlegova do Petrohradu se zprávou, v niž navrhoval v pokračování expedice na východ od Jeniseje.

V roce 1742 se Minin plavil na šalupě Tobol po řece Jenisej a na řece se setkal s expedicí Charitona Laptěva, od něhož se dozvěděl, že část pobřeží, kterou se Minin marně snažil dosáhnout, byla již objevena oddílem Laptěva a také expedicí Semjona Ivanoviče Čeljuskina. Když Minin zjistil, že cíle jeho expedice bylo již dosaženo jinými oddíly, vrátil se s Laptěvem zpět do Jenisejku a začátkem roku 1743 dorazil do Petrohradu. Na cestě vážně onemocněl a do hlavního města dorazil až v říjnu, o měsíc a půl později než Laptěv.

Návrat do Petrohradu pro Minina nebyl příjemný. Byl obžalován z neschopnosti a zpronevěry. Jeho zástupce Stěrlegov a také místní obyvatelé z Turuchansku ho obvinili z opilosti, krutosti a svévole. Po několika soudních řízeních byl Minin v roce 1749 shledán vinným a degradován na řadového námořníka.

O dalších osudech degradovaného a zlomeného Minina není nic známo, v záznamech se pouze dochoval rok jeho smrti. Zemřel v roce 1765.

Zda byl Minin vinen nebo nevinen je nyní těžké posoudit. Výsledky práce Mininovy expedice ukazují, že to byl obětavý člověk a vynikající odborník, který významně přispěl k poznání polárních oblastí Arktidy.

Paměť
Následující zeměpisná jména byla pojmenována po Fjodorovi Alexejeviči Mininovi:

 mys na Mamutím poloostrově v Gydském zálivu
 Mininovy skály poblíž severozápadního pobřeží Tajmyrského poloostrova
 zátoka, záliv, hora a mys na poloostrově Tajmyr
 Mininské ostrovy (v české literatuře nazývané také Mininské šéry) u ústí Jeniseje
 poloostrov Minin na západním pobřeží Tajmyru
 Mininská úžina mezi Jeleními ostrovy a pevninou

Reference

Ruští cestovatelé
Ruští polárníci
Ruští mořeplavci
Narození v roce 1709
Narození v Moskvě
Úmrtí v roce 1765
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