Miles Davis' A Tribute to Jack Johnson is the best jazz-record ever made. Equally inspired by the leader's desire to assemble the "greatest rock and roll band you have ever heard" as well as his adoration of Johnson, Davis created a hard-hitting set that spills over with excitement, intensity, majesty, and power. Bridging the electric fusion he'd pursued on earlier efforts with a funkier, dirtier rhythmic approach, Davis zeroes in on concepts of spontaneity, freedom, and identity seldom achieved in the studio. Mobile Fidelity's sterling reissue brings it all to fore with unsurpassed realism.
Indeed, utilizing wah-wah and distortion, guitarist John McLaughlin comes on here with a nasty edge, slashing style, and vicious streak that allows A Tribute to Jack Johnson finally cross the divide between rock and jazz. Davis puts both feet in the former camp and permanently erasing any gap. In addition to highlighting McLaughlin's ripping performances, Mobile Fidelity's 180g LP showcases the headliner's white-hot trumpet solos like never before. Bristling with exuberance, Davis' high-register passages explode with authority and commanding presence. Around him, a barrage of urgent backbeats, knifing riffs, and three-dimensional bass lines emerge amidst an ink-black background.
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Does the rear view mirror on the inside of the cab mean that it was made in Japan? I have a Tiny Wrecker that has the rear view mirror in the cab.. It is blue with tandem axles. I've never seen another like it.
Matt: I would guess so. I have one like that you describe with Tonka Japan stickers on it. I have the box and it was clearly made in Japan to be sold in Japan. I've seen Tonka Rico/Mini Sanson wreckers (made it Spain) with the same twin rear axles, but they don't have the rear view mirror. I'm not sure if this mirror is diagnostic of the Japanese Tiny Tonkas, but so far all those I've seen have it (including one of these snorkel pumpers that I have).
To correct my earlier comment, here's a photo of a Japan-made wrecker with a "standard" (non-rear-view mirror) windshield. So, while all the Tiny Tonkas I've seen with these rear-view mirror windshields were made in Japan (by Bandai?) some made in Japan didn't have them.


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MBS BANCAJA 6, FTA
Rating Action: Moody's affirms the ratings of four Notes in MBS BANCAJA 6, FTA following the reduction of the Reserve Fund
Rating Action: Moody's downgrades ratings in MBS BANCAJA 6, FTA
Rating Action: Moody's takes action on 34 tranches in 7 Spanish RMBS deals
Rating Action: Moody's upgrades 184 tranches and places on review for upgrade 200 tranches in 160 Spanish RMBS and Auto and Consumer ABS deals
Rating Action: Moody's upgrades 50 tranches' ratings in 32 Spanish RMBS deals
Moody's downgrades mezzanine and junior notes in MBS Bancaja 6 and confirms notes in MBS Bancaja 7 & 8
London, 18 March 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded the ratings of two mezzanine and one junior notes in MBS Bancaja 6. At the same time, Moody's confirmed the ratings of senior notes in MBS Bancaja 6 and junior notes in MBS Bancaja 7 and 8.
Insufficiency of credit enhancement to address sovereign risk and revision of key collateral assumptions have prompted today's downgrade. For a detailed list of affected ratings, see towards the end of the ratings rationale section.
Today's rating action primarily reflects the insufficiency of credit enhancement to address sovereign risk and revision of key collateral assumptions. Moody's confirmed the ratings of securities whose credit enhancement and structural features provided enough protection against sovereign and counterparty risk.
The determination of the applicable credit enhancement driving today's rating actions reflects the introduction of additional factors in Moody's analysis to better measure the impact of sovereign risk on structured finance transactions (see "Structured Finance Transactions: Assessing the Impact of Sovereign Risk", 11 March 2013). This report is Available on www.moodys.com and can be accessed via the following link: (http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF319988).
-- Additional Factors Better Reflect Increased Sovereign Risk
Moody's has supplemented its analysis to determine the loss distribution of securitised portfolios with two additional factors, the maximum achievable rating in a given country (the Local Currency Country Risk Ceiling) and the applicable portfolio credit enhancement for this rating. With the introduction of these additional factors, Moody's intends to better reflect increased sovereign risk in its quantitative analysis, in particular for mezzanine and junior tranches.
The Spanish country ceiling, and therefore the maximum rating that Moody's will assign to a domestic Spanish issuer including structured finance transactions backed by Spanish receivables, is A3. Moody's Individual Loan Analysis Credit Enhancement (MILAN CE) represents the required credit enhancement under the senior tranche for it to achieve the country ceiling. By lowering the maximum achievable rating for a given MILAN, the revised methodology alters the loss distribution curve and implies an increased probability of high loss scenarios. As a result, Moody's downgraded mezzanine Class B in MBS Bancaja 6 to Baa3 despite credit enhancement above MILAN CE. This is due to higher probability of scenarios where losses are greater than MILAN CE and due to the small size of this class.
-- Revision of Key Collateral Assumptions
Moody's has revised its lifetime loss expectation (EL) assumption in MBS Bancaja 6 because of worse-than-expected collateral performance since the last review of the Spanish RMBS sector in November 2012. Moody's has also reassessed the MILAN CE in all three affected transactions. Downgrade of Classes C and D in MBS Bancaja 6 reflects the revision of the key collateral assumptions in addition to the impact of the sovereign risk.
Expected Loss:
In light of the rapid increase in defaults, Moody's increased the portfolio EL assumption in MBS Bancaja 6. Moody's has reassessed its lifetime loss expectation taking into account the collateral performance to date as well as the current macroeconomic environment in Spain. Moody's had already revised EL assumptions on MBS Bancaja 6 in November 2012. Collateral performance has deteriorated further and MBS Bancaja 6 is currently performing outside of Moody's expectations as of the last rating review. Cumulative write-offs rose to 1.28% of original pool balance in MBS Bancaja 6, up from 0.71% a year earlier. The share of 90d+ arrears currently stands at 5.03% of current pool balance. Moody's have updated the EL assumption to 4.5% of original pool balance, up from 3.9%.
MILAN CE:
Moody's has increased the MILAN CE in MBS Bancaja 6, 7 & 8 to 15.3%, 43% and 38.6% respectively. Moody's has assessed the loan-by-loan information to determine MILAN CE. Moody's updated the MILAN CE in MBS Bancaja 6 due to the revision of the portfolio expected loss which resulted in higher Minimum Expected Loss Multiple EL, one of the two floors defined in Moody's updated methodology for rating EMEA RMBS transactions. Moody's increased the MILAN CE in MBS Banaja 7 & 8 to account for increased risks associated with increased share of loans in negative equity.
-- Exposure to Counterparty Risk
The conclusion of Moody's rating review also takes into consideration the exposure to Banco Santander (Baa2/P-2), which acts as a treasury account bank in all three affected transactions.
In October 2012 the Management Company has amended Treasury Account Agreements to lower the replacement triggers from loss of P-1 to loss of Baa3. Moody's has assessed the probability and effect of a default of the treasury account bank on the ability of the issuer to meet its obligations under the transaction, including the impact of the loss of any benefit from the reserve fund, commingling reserve and accumulated collections. In conclusion, these factors will not negatively affect the ratings of the notes.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE NOTES
In consideration of Moody's new adjustments, any further sovereign downgrade would negatively affect structured finance ratings through the application of the country ceiling or maximum achievable rating, as well as potentially increased portfolio credit enhancement requirements for a given rating.
As the euro area crisis continues, the ratings of structured finance notes remain exposed to the uncertainties of credit conditions in the general economy. The deteriorating creditworthiness of euro area sovereigns as well as the weakening credit profile of the global banking sector could further negatively affect the ratings of the notes.
Additional factors that may affect the ratings are described in "The Temporary Use of Cash in Structured Finance Transactions: Eligible Investment and Bank Guidelines: Request for Comment" (http://www.moodys.com/research/The-Temporary-Use-of-Cash-in-Structured-Finance-Transactions-Eligible--PBS_SF289341 ) and "Approach to Assessing Linkage to Swap Counterparties in Structured Finance Cashflow Transactions: Request for Comment" (http://www.moodys.com/researchdocumentcontentpage.aspx?docid=PBS_SF289772), both published on 2 July 2012.
PRINCIPAL METHODOLOGIES
The principal methodology used in these ratings was Moody's Approach to Rating RMBS Using the MILAN Framework published in March 2013. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys.com for a copy of this methodology.
In reviewing these transactions, Moody's used ABSROM to model the cash flows and determine the loss for each tranche. The cash flow model evaluates all default scenarios that are then weighted considering the probabilities of the lognormal distribution assumed for the portfolio default rate. In each default scenario, the corresponding loss for each class of notes is calculated given the incoming cash flows from the assets and the outgoing payments to third parties and noteholders. Therefore, the expected loss or EL for each tranche is the sum product of (i) the probability of occurrence of each default scenario; and (ii) the loss derived from the cash flow model in each default scenario for each tranche."
As such, Moody's analysis encompasses the assessment of stressed scenarios.
The revised approach to incorporating country risk changes into structured finance ratings forms part of the relevant asset class methodologies, which Moody's updated and republished on 11 March 2013, along with the publication of its Special Comment " Structured Finance Transactions: Assessing the Impact of Sovereign Risk", which is available on www.moodys.com and can be accessed via the following link: (http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF319988).
Issuer: MBS BANCAJA 6 FONDO DE TITULIZACI?N DE ACTIVOS
....EUR37.5M B Notes, Downgraded to Baa3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Downgraded to A3 (sf) and Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR28.5M C Notes, Downgraded to Ba2 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Baa1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR30M D Notes, Downgraded to B2 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 B1 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
....EUR904M A Notes, Confirmed at A3 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Downgraded to A3 (sf) and Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Issuer: MBS BANCAJA 7, FTA
....EUR402.5M B Notes, Confirmed at Caa2 (sf); previously on Jul 2, 2012 Caa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Moody's did not receive or take into account a third-party assessment on the due diligence performed regarding the underlying assets or financial instruments related to the monitoring of these transactions in the past six months.
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William Magear "Boss" Tweed (New York, 3 april 1823 - aldaar, 12 april 1878) was een Amerikaans politicus. Hij leidde de Democratische Partij in de stad New York in de 19e eeuw, Tammany Hall genaamd en werd uiteindelijk veroordeeld voor corruptie en verduistering van overheidsgelden.

William Tweed begon zijn politieke loopbaan in het stadsbestuur in New York en diende één termijn als afgevaardigde in het Huis van Afgevaardigden, van 1853 tot 1855. Hierna bezette hij onder andere een zetel in de Senaat van de staat New York alsmede andere functies in het staats- en stadsbestuur van New York. Gedurende deze periode vergaarde hij voor zichzelf en zijn naaste handlangers veel macht. De kliek rond Tweed werd bekend als de Tweed Ring en zij opereerde vanuit het hoofdkwartier van de Democratische Partij in New York, Tammany Hall.

Tweed en zijn handlangers pleegden voor ongeveer 30 tot 200 miljoen dollar aan fraude. Pas na een serie artikelen in de New York Times in 1871, kwam aan deze praktijken een einde. Tweed werd in staat van beschuldiging gesteld en in 1873 werd hij veroordeeld tot aanvankelijk twaalf jaar gevangenisstraf. Na één jaar te hebben uitgediend kwam hij vrij maar werd terstond weer gearresteerd. Een civiele procedure volgde maar op 4 december 1875 slaagde Tweed erin te ontsnappen. Hij werd uiteindelijk in Spanje door de autoriteiten aldaar ingerekend en uitgeleverd aan de VS waar hij tot aan zijn dood, twee jaar later, in een gevangenis zou blijven.

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Going Bald at 23: Why?
Should I Shave My Head If I Am Going Bald?
If you are afraid of going bald at 23, you are not alone. It is not uncommon to see men lose hair fast at a young age. Hair loss in men usually starts above the temples and the top of the head, but the back of the head is often least affected. Unfortunately, some men lose all of their hair by the time they are 30.
Although you may have thick hair during your teens, going bald at 20 is possible. It may cause you to panic as many young men do, and lead you to think of ways to remedy the situation. Here's some information on why you may be going bald at 23 and what you can do about it.
Looking around, you will see a good number of men are facing a problem of early hair loss. Hair loss is not a serious health problem, but when it occurs at a young age, it may severely affect how you feel about yourself. Why are you going bald at 23? Here are some possible reasons.
Stress is part of our everyday life, but with too much stress, it can become a cause of numerous health problems. Hair experts cite stress as a potential trigger for hair loss problems, which cause balding. The good news is that hair loss caused by stress is temporary and can be improved by practicing stress management.
A poor diet may not explain why you are going bald at 20, but if your diet is lacking the essential nutrients that support healthy hair growth, severe hair loss may occur. Eating a balanced diet ensures a proper supply of proteins, vitamins and minerals for your hair follicles. A healthy diet also helps suppress the production of hormones such as dihydrotestosterone (DHT), which plays a major role in male pattern baldness.
Hair loss can be inherited, and genetic factors may cause an increase in DHT, a by- product of testosterone, which influences hair loss.
Male-pattern baldness is a hereditary condition that is characterized by a particular pattern of progressive hair loss. Hair thinning may begin in puberty and may be related to hormonal changes. However, hormonal imbalances can also trigger transient hair loss in women during pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause.
Smoking increases your likelihood of going bald at 23. Your hair needs oxygen-rich blood in the scalp. However, smoking reduces the oxygen levels in the blood and increases carbon monoxide levels, which damages your hair follicles. Nicotine from cigarettes also reduces blood flow and negatively affects growth of hair.
Shampooing too often, having perms, dyeing and bleaching hair may contribute to hair thinning because these can damage the hair, making them brittle and weak. Other practices such as using tight braids, rollers, hot curlers, and hair picks can also damage your hair. Although these procedures do not cause baldness, severe hair damage can cause lasting bald patches.
Medical conditions that are accompanied by hair loss include thyroid gland disorders, fungal infection of the scalp (ringworm), polycystic ovary syndrome, and alopecia areata.
Other factors that can increase your risk of losing hair at an early age include certain drugs (chemotherapy drugs, blood thinners, blood pressure medications, birth control pills), X-rays, burns, and injuries.
Your shampoo, conditioner, hair spray and other hair products may contain harsh chemicals that can harm your scalp and hair, speeding up hair damage and loss. Choose hair products that contain natural ingredients and those that do not contain sulfates, alcohol, or silicone.
Brushing tends to pull hair, especially when it is wet. Use a wide-tooth comb, instead, starting near the ends of your hair to comb out the tangles first, then working your way up to the roots.
Avoid using heat styling tools such as straightening irons, curling irons, or other types of hot tools. If you really have to use these, choose the lowest setting whenever you can.
Use nutritional oils such as egg oil or coconut oil or jojoba oil to massage your scalp. This can help increase blood circulation and stimulate hair growth. You can also massage the scalp while you are in the shower. Using a circular motion with the tips of your fingers, start near the forehead, going to the sides and then the back of your head, focusing on the areas where there is thinning of the hair.
Lower your stress levels by getting more sleep, exercising frequently, and practicing meditation.
Omega-3 fatty acids promote new hair growth. Include omega-3 rich foods such as avocados, walnuts, salmon and sardines in your diet.
This B vitamin is found in animal-based food products like liver and meat. You can also take biotin supplements, which are believed to promote hair growth.
Note: Consult your doctor if you experience sudden hair loss, patchy hair loss or severe hair loss to rule out any underlying medical condition that may require treatment.
Some men would rather have a completely bald head than one that shows uneven hair thickness or patchy bald spots. In fact, baldness may project an image of manliness and strength. Although you may feel less attractive when you are going bald at 23, others may actually consider baldness more attractive than having a full head of hair. Some studies show that many people consider baldness as a sign of masculinity, dominance, and strong leadership potential.
Shaving the head completely is not for everyone who is going bald. Some men may appear less attractive and older with a shaved head. However, many feel better about themselves after shaving off all their hair because it makes them feel less self-conscious and it gives them a new sense of confidence. Another advantage is that it takes off all the stress of trying to reverse hair loss and reduces their expenses. Whatever your choice, remember that your appearance alone does not define who you are.
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Los Angeles has a wide range of museums for visitors and locals alike to enjoy. If you are looking for an art museum to explore, consider going to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which is one of the most popular destinations in the city for art. In fact, LACMA is one of the largest art museums in the entire Western United States. This means whatever type of art you are interested in or want to learn more about, LACMA is a great place for you to visit. There is so much to see, if you are not from the area, staying a few days would be ideal and there are definitely hotels near LACMA. The museum has over 150,000 pieces of artwork that spans from the origins of art from ancient times all the way to the present. Some of the collections of art that you will be able to find at the museum include American and Latin American art, Asian Art, Greek and Roman art, Islamic Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, as well as pieces of photography and film.
In addition to their wide range of art collections, the museum also features a number of rotating exhibitions. Current exhibits that you can find at the museum today include, "The Inner Eye: Vision and Transcendence in African Arts", "Unexpected Light: Works by Young Ahn", "Chinese Ceramics from LACMA", "Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time", "Renaissance And Reformation: German ARt in the Age of Durer and Cranach", "John McLaughlin Paintings: Total Abstraction" and many more. The great thing about the museum's wide variety of exhibits is that there is always something new and exciting to see when you visit.


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Catalonia's separatist leaders go on trial
FOR UP TO 15 months nine Catalan separatist leaders have been in jail. On February 4th they and three others are due to start what will be the first of many days in the Supreme Court as the oral phase of their trial on charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds gets under way. The charges, which could potentially result in sentences of up to 25 years in jail, arise from an unconstitutional referendum and illegal declaration of independence in one of Spain's largest and richest regions in October 2017. For supporters of Catalan independence, it is a political trial. For many Spaniards it is retribution for a conspiracy to break up their country. It is also a test of the impartiality of the country's judiciary.
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The investigating judge, Pablo Llarena, contends that the defendants, most of whom were members of Catalonia's regional government, pursued for several years a plan to achieve independence "whatever the cost". He points to "violent episodes" in the final weeks of the campaign, especially a demonstration in which police and court officials searching a Catalan government office in Barcelona were barred from leaving for hours, while their vehicles were trashed.
In the aftermath of the referendum, which Spanish police tried but failed to prevent, Spain's government imposed direct rule in Catalonia. It called a fresh regional election in which the separatists again won a narrow majority of seats, though with only 47.5% of the vote.
The referendum certainly took place in an atmosphere of intimidation. In approving laws to authorise the referendum and set up a new state, Catalonia's parliament violated Spain's constitution and its own statute of home rule. Quim Torra, the current Catalan president, recently urged Catalans to pursue "the Slovenian way" to independence, which involved a ten-day conflict and some 80 deaths. Yet many lawyers question whether all this amounts to sufficient violence to justify the charge of rebellion, designed for military coups.
It is an "unfair, irregular trial" in which the defendants' rights have been violated, says Alfred Bosch, a member of the current Catalan government. He notes that courts in Germany, Scotland and Belgium granted bail to other defendants, including Carles Puigdemont, the former regional president, who fled abroad, before Mr Llarena dropped extradition proceedings. The Socialist government of Pedro Sánchez, which took office in June, is uncomfortable with the pre-trial detention of the defendants. But it insists that this is a judicial matter in which it cannot interfere.
The Catalan independence bid has unleashed a conservative reaction in the rest of Spain. In a regional election in Andalucia in December, Vox, a previously insignificant far-right party, won 11% of the vote. Vox is using a quirk in Spain's legal system to join the state's case against the separatists as a private party, which will allow it to cross-examine the defendants. This is a propaganda gift for the separatists, who claim, unfairly, that Spain's judiciary is a holdover from Franco's dictatorship.
Mr Sánchez hopes to defuse the Catalan conflict. He wants the separatist parties to vote for his budget, which includes a dollop of extra money for Catalonia. Some may do so: there are growing fissures within Catalan separatism, especially between Mr Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras, his former deputy, who is the leading defendant but who does not back a further unilateral independence bid.
The trial will keep the divisive Catalan issue alive during European and regional elections in May. A verdict may not come until the autumn. If the defendants are found guilty, Spain's politicians will have to decide whether to pardon them. That would be unpopular. But letting them moulder in jail will be seen abroad as a blot on Spain's democracy.


The Coromandel Walks Project aims to create a world-class, multi-day walk that links strongly with towns and communities on the Coromandel, to drive economic development through tourism. This page gives details about the Coromandel Walks Governance Group and how its current members.
The Coromandel Walks Governance Group for Te Ara O Hei, which is the first route from Whitianga to Haheiy) is currently made up of Council staff, Department of Conservation staff and local iwi Ngati Hei representation.
Ngati Hei. Peter Matai Johnston pelroy@xtra.co.nz or Joe Davis.


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The BRICS Bank of Development
We have seen that BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) was established in 2009 for the purpose of promoting commerce among its members, and that it has evolved to active support for South-South cooperation (see "BRICS advances to South-South cooperation" 7/29/2014).
Beginning in 2013, BRICS began to move toward the development of alternative global financial structures. On July 15, 2014, on the opening day of the Sixth BRICS Summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, the BRICS Bank of Development was established. Its headquarters will be in Shanghai, and it will have an initial authorized capital of 100 billion dollars. With its initial funding coming from the members of BRICS, the Bank of Development will provide financing for projects as well as credit to countries in development.
Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, asserted that the BRICS Bank of Development "will help Latin American countries to free themselves from the speculation and financial extortions of neoliberalism and neocolonialism." In a similar vein, Cristina Fernández, President of Argentina, noted that the BRICS Bank of Development will promote development "without the hostile intention" of the established organisms of credit.
We have seen that the peoples of the Third World, historically colonized and today for the most part neocolonized, are taking decisive action in the development of alternative structures of political-economy within and among nations. These alternative structures form the foundation of a potential alternative more just and democratic world-system, which could replace the reigning neocolonial world-system, which has been in crisis since the 1970s and which cannot resolve its contradictions within the context of its logic of domination, which its leadership, blinded by parochial assumptions and by short-term interests, cannot escape.
The potential alternative of a more just and democratic world-system has been emerging since 1995, when popular movements in opposition to the global neoliberal war against poor nations and peoples began to emerge. In nations like Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Nicaragua, popular movements, or coalitions that include popular sectors, have taken control of states, which have taken steps to enable national control of natural resources. They have utilized income generated by the sale of raw materials in the global market to provide for the social and economic needs of the people and to develop forms of production that are more profitable. They have sought to put into practice the historic Third World vision of non-alignment, developing structures of South-South cooperation, in which trade is mutually beneficial, and in which exchanges among people include not only the economic and the financial but also the social and the cultural (see "The fall and rise of South-South cooperation" 7/24/2014. They are seeking to develop alternative financial structures, like the Bank of the South and the Bank of Development, so that global financial resources can be used to provide support and impetus to the projects that are necessary to move forward in the construction of a more just and democratic world. They are making real the dreams of Bolívar, Martí, Nkrumah, and Nyerere. In this global process, Cuba, persistent in its socialist revolution, is an important symbol and participant. And China, overcoming the serious problems that it found in its socialist road, has emerged to play a significant leadership role in the building of a more just and democratic world-system. That the Chinese leadership is prepared to play a leading role in this time of crisis for humanity is evident in the July 15 interview of Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China.
The notion of a world-system on a foundation of justice and democracy is not merely a good idea. It is an idea that is being developed in practice by global political leaders with understanding of global dynamics and commitment to universal human values. And it is an idea that promises the survival of humanity, seeking to detour humanity from its present road of self-destruction (see "A change of epoch?" 3/18/2014; "The alternative world-system from below" 4/15/2014).
In order to understand global dynamics and to do what is right, we who form the peoples of the North need to encounter the movements of the Third World and to cooperate with them in the construction of a more just and democratic world-system ("What is personal encounter?" 7/25/2013; "What is cross-horizon encounter?" 7/26/2013; "Overcoming the colonial denial" 7/29/2013). If the history of revolutions is a guide, intellectuals must play an important role in this process, establishing the subjective conditions that would enable an alternative political leadership to emerge in the nations of the North, displacing the ruling political parties and leaders that have demonstrated their incapacity to respond constructively to the challenges that humanity confronts.
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Excellent. That many of these countries of the global south are making significant steps towards protection of ecological systems (water and soil, in particular) is important to note, as well. As climate change intensifies, especially in the South, protecting watersheds and ecosystems (and living more harmoneously within them) is an increasingly vital component if human communities are to survive. Cuba is a model for this, in my limited readings.
Author: Charles McKelvey
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UK Government Report: Vast Majority of Delta Variant Deaths Are VACCINATED People, NOT Unvaccinated People
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A Public Health England Technical briefing released in September 2021 entitled "SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and variants under investigation in England" has some findings that do not bode well for vaccine supporters. The numbers show vaccinated people contracted and died of the so-called "Delta" variant of Coronavirus at a far greater rate than unvaccinated people between February 1, 2021 and September 12, 2021.
During the time period in question, unvaccinated people reportedly accounted for 257,357 Delta cases out of 593,572 total Delta cases (approximately 43 percent), and 722 out of 2,542 Delta deaths (approximately 28 percent) "within 28 days of positive specimen date." What does that mean? It means that the vast majority of Delta deaths in England during this period occurred among vaccinated people, NOT unvaccinated people.
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Serving Carman Trails Elementary School: As you know, First Free has been partnering with Carman Trails at various levels. We have recently committed to serving students and their families by contributing to a 'backpack program'. Rather than collecting food items for Circle of Concern, we will now do so for the Carman Trails Partnership Backpack Program. This program provides a weekend's supply of food for 22 children. You may donate at the drop-off baskets at each entrance to the main building. The foods need to be shelf stable foods that are not canned (too heavy) such as fruit and veggie cups, prepared pasta meals like mac and cheese or ravioli, tuna and chicken packets, shelf stable pepperoni and prepared pizza crust/ sauce, etc. Contact backpack@efree.org with any questions!
Discern your place in God's global mission – it's not too late to register to attend URBANA 2018! Urbana is a global mission conference in St. Louis from December 27-31. It is the largest mission conference in the U.S. geared toward college students. There are speakers, mission agency representatives, and lots of mission-minded people to engage with. Questions? Go to Urbana.org.
– Christmas Greetings to our Missionaries: Each year First Free is able to share gift cards with our supported missionaries. In addition, the homeschool co-op group raised money to purchase gifts for the children of our missionaries. This is a big boost to their hearts, knowing that they are thought of and loved by their home church family.
– Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child (OCC): The First Free team that leads the OCC effort was able to collect and pre-sell boxes to send to the Samaritan's Purse headquarters. Through your generosity, many children around the world will be blessed with a gift with Christmas!
– Operation Christmas Child Relay Station: First Free was an OCC Relay Station, which means that we served as a collection point for churches, schools, and individuals to bring filled shoeboxes. The team collected over 2000 boxes to send to Samaritan Purse headquarters! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with this community effort. Please pray for the children who receive the shoeboxes that God would open their hearts to His love.
– Our Take Back Black Friday Offering was collected on Sunday, November 25. Praise God! To date over $60,000 has been collected for the projects that will carry the gospel locally and globally. Thank you First Free for your generosity! For those who still want to give you may do so by December 31 at efree.org/give. Be sure to select 'Take Back Black Friday' from the dropdown menu.
– Mission Gate Christmas Angel Gifts: First Free gave many gifts to bless children who have a parent in a Missouri prison who has turned their hearts to Jesus. What a beautiful way to help fill the emotional gap in the lives of innocent children to bring the message of the Gospel! Please pray for the Christmas parties for these families in the upcoming weeks.
Missionary Support Challenge: Our missionaries have a very important and, at times, a very difficult job. They need our support! The Support Challenge has one simple goal: we want every First Free missionary to have the encouragement of a community support in St. Louis, whether from an Adult Community, small group, or group of families. Some groups have disbanded and we have new missionary families so the need is greater than ever. Questions? Contact Cathy Nelson (cnelson@efree.org).
Monthly Mission Prayer: Please join us for a focused time of prayer for missions on the first Thursday of each month in Room 360 at 7 pm.
Outreach Contributions: As always, God is faithful to provide for all that we need. We are humbled by the generosity of the church at First Free, and your giving is an answer to prayer. Would you please pray about giving to missions and outreach? You can give online (efree.org/give) or by check – be sure to indicate that your gift is for Outreach Ministries. There are missionaries who are in need of financial and prayer support. If you are led to give, please contact Cathy Nelson (cnelson@efree.org). She will direct you.
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Балтарс — рижская мастерская росписи по фарфору.

Была основана тремя известными мастерами изобразительного искусства в Латвии межвоенного периода: профессиональным художником Романом Сутой, его супругой, Александрой Митрофановной Бельцовой, тоже достаточно известной художницей, а также графиком, плакатистом и по совместительству профессиональным живописцем-витражистом Сигизмундом Видбергом. Название творческой организации представляет собой сокращение от латинского ars baltica (Балтийское искусство). Мастерская по росписи фарфоровых изделий была основана в 1924 году, она представляла собой общество, которое предоставляло возможность начинающим специалистам по росписи заниматься профессиональными живописными штудиями.

Члены основной творческой художественной мастерской предпочитали роспись в надглазурной технике. Материал для мастерской частично поставлялся из-за рубежа, однако большинство «субпродуктов» поступало из рижской фарфорово-фаянсовой фабрики Кузнецова, которая берёт своё начало со времён Российской империи. Объектами росписи являлись в основном тарелки и вазы. В композиционном аспекте в росписи фарфоровой продукции доминировали урбанистические мотивы, а также орнаментальные формы модного и актуального в 1920-е годы стилевого направления конструктивизма. Также нередко мастера обращались к стилизованному этнографическому декору, обыгрывая в росписи разнообразные элементы народной жизни.

На следующий год после создания творческой мастерской (1925 год) в её помещениях был открыт специальный выставочный салон для размещения экспозиций (эстетический аспект) и для реализации готовой продукции, представленной на выставке (коммерческий аспект). Однако несмотря на эту, безусловно, адекватную маркетинговую политику творческой организации, которая к тому же дотошно отслеживала последние стилевые достижения в области изобразительного искусства (склонность к новаторской трактовке урбанистических мотивов, конструктивистская нота, тяга к декоративному отображению национального этнографического колорита), для неё к концу 1920-х наступил неблагоприятный период, который выражался в финансовых затруднениях. Именно в связи с денежными трудностями мастерская «Балтарс» была вынуждена прекратить своё существование в 1929 году.

Примечания

Литература
 Kjellīns, H. Latviešu māksla. Rīga : Valters un Rapa, 1932
 Siliņš, J. Latvijas māksla 1915—1940. I.-III. Stokholma : Daugava, 1988—1993
 Latvijas mākslas vēsture. Rīga : Pētergailis, [2002]
 Lamberga, D. Klasiskais modernisms: Latvijas glezniecība 20. gadsimta sākumā. Rīga : Neputns, 2004

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт Музея Романа Суты и Александры Бельцовой
 Некоторые работы Романа Суты и Александры Бельцовой
 Даце Ламберга. Классический модернизм. Живопись Латвии в начале XX века

История Риги
Изобразительное искусство Латвии
Предприятия, основанные в 1924 году
Предприятия, закрытые в 1929 году
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The Obama administration task force working to restructure General Motors Corp and Chrysler will meet with a top US executive of Toyota Motor Corp, a spokeswoman for the Japanese automaker said on Wednesday.
The official, Martha Voss, said Jim Lentz, president of Toyota's US sales unit, would appear before the panel next week, becoming the second from an overseas manufacturer to do so.
Fiat SpA chief executive Sergio Marchionne is due to meet the task force led by White House and Treasury officials on Thursday to discuss his company's potential alliance with Chrysler.
Voss said Lentz will discuss the state of the industry with task force members who have met with the chief executives and other officials from GM, Chrysler and Ford as well as suppliers and industry political allies.
Toyota stressed that it has no intention of trying to influence the task force decision on GM and Chrysler.
Toyota leads in global sales – although the industry is suffering a sharp downturn due to recession – and its Prius is the best-selling hybrid.
In addition to restructuring finances at GM and Chrysler, which are requesting nearly $22 billion in new bailout funds, the task force is reviewing industry sales projections and plans for making more fuel efficient vehicles.
The panel has a March 31 deadline to determine whether GM and Chrysler can be commercially viable and worthy of assistance beyond the $17.4 billion in bailout funds approved last December.
Toyota this week sought a $2.1 billion loan backed by the Japanese government to help its finance arm. Toyota said it is not seeking aid from the US government.


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The Hottest Energy Conflict Right Now
By Viktor Katona - Jan 23, 2020, 1:00 PM CST
Belarus has just bought two cargoes of Johan Sverdrup, the recently commissioned Norwegian oilfield and is in talks with several oil-producing countries from the Soviet Union to ramp up crude imports in the upcoming weeks. This in and of itself might not seem such a big thing yet considering that Belarus in the past years was 100 percent reliant on Russian crude (and has barely purchased any in 2020), it marks an unexpected escalation of what initially seemed to a technical issue, a transit fee discrepancy, that should have been sorted on a professional level, without the involvement of politics. Instead, the undeclared war between Belarus and Russia is now upending traditional lines of supply and wreaking havoc in the two states.
Let's start with the chronology first. The roots of the conflict are to be traced back to the inability of the two sides to settle on a crude supply deal for 2020, one which would build on the previous years' uninterrupted supplies whereby Belarus was buying 23-24 million tons per year, of this some 18 million tons per year for domestic usage in its 240kbpd Novopolotsk and 320kbpd Mozyr Refineries. Belarus rejects any Russian proposals that mirror the pricing practice of the past years as the Russian tax maneuver jeopardizes up to 5 percent of Belarus' GDP. The Russian tax maneuver is a long-mooted step to phase out crude and product export duties and offsetting the balance by means of a Mineral Resources Extraction Tax (MRET) increase.
Graph 1. Russian Export Duty in 2014-2020, USD per metric ton.
Source: author.
Since Belarus has been receiving all crude oil duty-free up until the last days of 2019, Russia's decision to move in the direction of harmonizing its oil sector taxation with the requirements of its post-CIS integration brainchild, the Eurasian Economic Union, renders it inadvertently one of its victims. The phasing out is not immediate as it is spread out over five years (2019-2024) yet Belarus does not want to sit idly whilst the margins and profits of its refiners shrink and their standing vis-à-vis Russia becomes unfavored. To complicate matters even more, 6mtpa of the 24mtpa Belarus annually purchased were only nominally related to the Eastern European state – the Kremlin used it as a political sweetener for purely political reasons, these volumes were customs cleared in Belarus (not Russia) so that the Belarussian budget gets some $600-800 million per year. Related: Expect A Strong Year For Oil Discoveries
Source: CEFO.
This might seem as a tough nut to crack – thanks to the duty-free character of crude imports Belarus saved approximately $2 billion per year and now would be compelled to purchase crude at market level. However, the particularities of post-Soviet deal-making render it even more complicated. All of the crude agreements are inextricably linked to the two sides' gas agreements (Belarus has paid 132 USD/MCm whilst the average European price of Gazprom was 242 USD/MCm in 2018 and 202 USD/MCm in 2019), Minsk's manifold debt repayment schemes vis-à-vis Russian state banks and President Lukashenka's erratic foreign policy.
Gas negotiations are palpably less toxic than the crude-related ones, owing in no small part to the fact that Gazprom controls Belarus' gas transmission network, i.e. it cannot be used as a bargaining chip in bilateral negotiations/disputes. This is not the case with crude and one can see the result – as soon as the Belarussian-Russian dispute emerged, the Belarussian Trade and Anti-Monopoly Ministry declared that it seeks an immediate 16.6 percent hike on pipeline crude transit volumes (the crude which is supplied to Central and Eastern Europe via the Druzhba pipeline). The Belarussian President upped the ante by imposing a sudden 50-percent "environmental tax" on all crude and product transit volumes, needless to say that in a completely unannounced fashion. Related: Goldman: China Coronavirus Could Push Oil Down By $3
Why Johan Sverdrup? The reason for buying Johan Sverdrup is fairly straightforward – the 28 degree API density grade is very similar in its product yield to Urals, the crude for which both Belarussian refineries were initially configured. According to market rumors, the Belarussian state company BNK bought two Aframax cargoes and will ship them home from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda, delivering them to the Novopolotsk Refinery by rail. The vicinity of Norway's continental shelf played no small part in this – MT Breiviken which will deliver the first cargo loaded January 19 and by January 23 it had already reached its final destination, i.e. the required voyage was really quick, coming in handy for Minsk's bargaining position even if it overpaid it.
What does Russia seek? As much as Russia has garnered a rather adverse reputation for its energy sector-related dealings, with Belarus it faces a difficult dilemma – it wants to make sure that a powerful political message is made to President Lukashenka, all the while keeping Belarus' oil sector out of the trouble. Its interests are by no means altruistic – Belarus' largest refinery in Mozyr is co-owned by a joint venture of Rosneft and Gazprom Neft, meaning that Russian NOCs control 42.58 percent of the asset (the rest is controlled by the Belarussian state). Given that Belarus' downstream was loss-making even in the "good" years of 2017 and 2018, primarily due to government-controlled fuel prices and currency devaluations, neither of the companies wants to incur even deeper losses.
What next? As wild as the current situation seems, this is not the first time such unbridled negotiations take place. Tariff hikes are a usual subject for the two sides' disputes, moreover in 2010 Belarus has already tried to import Venezuelan crude to demonstrate that it can survive without Russian deliveries. Lukashenka's cash-strapped regime needs further Russian loans and Moscow's cooperativeness in keeping Belarus' loss-making energy sector afloat, all the while Russia, seeking to enter a new period of détente with Europe, has no political interest in spoiling its geopolitical game by actions in Belarus. Hence, after the bombastic declarations and threats abate, Moscow and Minsk will curve out yet another modus operandi (which everyone knows will last only for a couple of years, only to repeat the entire process from scratch).
By Viktor Katona for Oilprice.com
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Joshua Rosenthal, Founder, Director, and Primary Teacher, of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, shares his wisdom about creating a healthy, happy life that helps transform the world.
Spring is a season of rebirth and renewal. You can see the first signs outside –green leaves, growing grass, and early flowers blossoming.
This season is also commonly thought of as a time for cleansing. Many people decide that they are going to go on a fast or detox, especially if they have put on weight during the winter months. Some clean clutter from their homes. Others transition into a new job or career.
I've been working in the field of nutrition for more than 25 years, and I know that being healthy is a daily practice. So is living a life that you want.
You can think of spring as a time to renew all of your biggest dreams and goals. Start planting the seeds of your dreams to make them happen. But you need to take daily action to make progress.
Long term fasting is not an effective way to get progressively healthy. It tends to do more harm than good. If you want to change the way you eat, make one small, significant change. For example, add greens into each meal. Prioritize this, and see how your energy changes.
As it is with your health, you can't become successful in a new career overnight.
If you want to transition your career to health coaching, start by breaking your goal down into smaller action steps. If you're in the Health Coach Training Program, prioritize your assignments. If you are starting your practice, make time to do at least two Health Histories per week.
Break through procrastination by putting your long-term goals first. You may have hobbies or activities that you need to put on hold temporarily. Just put them in the parking lot. You can get back to them when you make some progress.
Be a detective. Do you spend too much time on Facebook or email? If you turned these off, how many hours would you free up? Notice where you spend your time, and see if what you're doing is helping or hurting your progress.
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МТВ-82 — радянський високопідлоговий чотиривісний односторонній моторний трамвайний вагон ризького заводу.

Абревіатура «МТВ» означає «московський трамвайний вагон». Перший прототип був побудований на військовому заводі №82 (звідси індекс 82 в назві вагона) в 1946 році. Трамваї цієї марки працювали в багатьох радянських містах до кінця 1970-х років; в Москві їх пасажирська експлуатація тривала до 1981, в Києві - до 1984, а в Одесі — до 1989 року. Радянські водії трамваїв і ремонтники любили МТВ-82 за простоту, надійність і довговічність. Однак централізований диктат по оновленню рухомого складу до більш складних чеських «Татр» або радянських КТМ-5 поклав край роботі МТВ-82 на міських лініях. Станом на вересень 2015 року в Росії залишилося три МТВ-82 в оригінальному стані, без будь-яких значних переробок базової конструкції.

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Див. також
 КТВ-55
 КТВ-57
 РВЗ-6

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Here's some downright scary news for you to consider this Halloween: there are still many fake tech support callers out there seeking to exploit you and your employees. In this blog post, we'll describe the most popular scams with their usual methods and real intentions. We'll then explain how to most effectively deal with these criminals and report them to the proper authorities.
Since at least 2008, an army of cybercriminals has contacted individuals at home and at work to try and convince them that their devices are dangerously compromised and that they're the only ones that can fix these significant problems. The repair work always involves a hefty fee of course.
The most frequent scam technique involves a concerned IT employee, usually from the Microsoft Help Desk or other official sounding department at Microsoft (or some other huge IT corporation), calling to warn you that they have become aware that your computer is infected with a virus or some other form of malware. They and possibly some more colleagues will ask you to read off some of the technical information on your computer and grow increasingly agitated as it becomes more evident that your computer is "infected" and filled with damaging malware. The scammers often ask for permission to share remote access to your computer as they diagnose the problem further. In the end, they let you know that the problem is severe, but they will be glad to repair any issues for a hefty fee, usually starting at a minimum of $200. They then ask for your credit card or bank information so they can start working to resolve this problem immediately.
There had been a brief period of hope in 2014 when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had managed to penalize and shut down some of these criminal organizations originating in India, but unfortunately there is still plenty of criminal activity occurring in the US and abroad.
The skilled scammers on the phone are good at what they do and work hard to gain your trust and to make you feel anxious about protecting your computer from malware. Most frequently they are happy to take your payment and pretend to do some type of virus cleaning or they merely download anti-malware programs that you could do yourself for free. The more malicious criminals will take your payment and also download spyware that can capture some of your sensitive financial and proprietary information. The worst types will take it a step further and sell your identity along with access to your personal finances to the highest bidder on the black market.
The scam has also more recently morphed into pop-up ads and other electronic notices claiming your device is infected and warning that you must call a certain phone number to resolve the issue immediately. In addition, the scam has also spread to a version where criminals are calling mobile devices and following the same pattern described above.
– Be very skeptical when you receive a phone call or other communication from someone claiming to be from tech support from a huge IT company such as Microsoft. Other warning signs involve heavily accented tech support people (often from India or Eastern Europe), sometimes with poor language ability, calling from numbers supposedly within the US. If you feel concerned that you might have some real IT issues, find the proper contact information for tech support at the right company and call them directly.
– Never give remote access control of your computer to someone who says they need to activate a new software program or perform some other simple task. It is easy to install and activate software and carry out basic tasks on your own.
-Never provide sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers or any other personal or company financial information to anyone claiming to be in a tech support role.
– Whenever you feel threatened or uneasy about a potential IT issue, please contact your proven IT Support provider, such as Network Depot, and ask them to assist you.
-Make sure that your company and workstations are protected with reputable anti-malware programs and/or with the guidance of an IT Support provider.
The most frequent advice given about handling any questionable tech support calls is to simply hang the phone up immediately and report the issue to the FTC as described below. If the scammers persist in calling your company, you can work with your phone provider to have the number blocked.
Employees with more IT knowledge sometimes practice a more advanced reaction to these criminals, which involves pretending to fall for the scam. These IT-savvy individuals can sometimes learn more information about the techniques and background information of the criminals that may be useful in a later investigation. In addition, some people enjoy wasting the time of these scammers and, at the very least, preventing them from using their precious time to rip off another victim.
Federal authorities appreciate any information you can share with them to help thwart these cybercriminals. It is also advisable for employees to share their experiences with their friends and fellow employees and to warn other potential victims on social media and any popular forums discussing these issues.
Immediately end screen sharing remote access. If unsure whether the scammers are still there, restart your computer to get them out of your system.
Scan your computer for malware using proven anti-malware software.
Contact your credit card company and other financial institutions and report the crime and try to cancel or reverse the transaction.
If you gave them personal information such as your social security number or date of birth, you should contact the FTC and report probable identity theft.
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Small Graphics from the Collection of W.A. Ross McFadden
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA, O.C., R.C.A. (1904-1983)
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA, O.C., R.C.A. (1904-1983), Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
1962, 23/50
9 x 12 in — 22.9 x 30.5 cm
Estimate $300-$500
Realised: $420
Estate of W.A. Ross MacFadden, Toronto, ON
Pitseolak Ashoona's art career began with sewing and embroidering in an arts and crafts program initiated by the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources. For two years she made primarily sewn works until the Kinngait (Cape Dorset) graphics studio was established in 1959. Inspired by works made by her cousin Kiakshuk, Pitseolak began drawing, and quickly became recognized for her work in graphite, and later print media. [1] An early practitioner of engraving following its introduction by Terry Ryan (1922-2017) to Kinngait in 1961, Pitseolak's drawing style of shading through rapid line movements seems to have found perfect expression in the medium of engraving with its capacity to express wiry thin lines. [2]
A highly acclaimed artist even in her own lifetime, Pitseolak Ashoona was also the mother of important artists Kiawak, Kaka, Koomwartok, Ottochie, and Napatchie Pootoogook.
Untitled from 1962 depicts a man and women holding up a newly caught fish in the presence of two mischievous spirits who appear to be tugging at the women's amauti. The scene is rendered in Pitseolak Ashoona's distinctive motif of rhythmic parallel lines.
Of the relatively small number of early engravings produced by Pitseolak, we are very pleased to offer nine in this auction (see lots 14 through 22).
The Canadian Eskimo Art Committee, 1962 Eskimo Graphic Art, I'Art Graphique des Esquimaux, Ottawa, Ontario: Mortimer Ltd., 1962. pl. 55.
1. Lalonde, Christone, "Pitseolak Ashoona, Life and Work", Art Canada Institute. Accessed February 21, 2022. Click here to read more.
2. Eber, Dorothy Harley, Pitseolak Ashoona in Pictures Out of My Life, Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003, p. 102.
Minor imperfections, mat discoloration around perimeter, remnant of hinge on verso. Overall very good condition.
Please contact the specialist for further condition information.
PITSEOLAK ASHOONA, O.C., R.C.A. (1904-1983), UNTITLED, Kinngait (Cape Dorset)


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Last month was an expensive month due to some minor medical expense, which required some on going treatment for a bit over a month. Overall it will cost few hundred dollars. We are now over our personal/medical budget for the year. I guess I should have allocated more fund into this category. Some of the money in the miscellanous should be enough to cover the excess.
Here's what we spent our money on in July. Overall we are still on target.
Eventhough we had extra expenses in July that was not expected we also had extra income that we weren't expecting. We were able to put a bit of money into our savings and have fully funded the House Repair/Maintenance Fund. Paid off the tuition fee with a bit extra put away for next time. Also put $1,000 away in the holiday fund.


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Endangered North Atlantic right whales travel each fall from their feeding grounds in Canada and New England to calving grounds in South Carolina and Georgia.
Photograph by Naturfoto-Online, Alamy
Could Drilling in the Atlantic Harm Fish, Whales, Turtles?
A proposal from President Barack Obama could open parts of the U.S. Atlantic coast to drilling.
The swath of Atlantic Ocean the Obama administration may open to oil and gas exploration is an ecologically diverse network of soft-bottom shelves and rocky canyons that includes some of most dynamic and mysterious marine systems on Earth.
The 500-mile-long (805-kilometer) region stretching from Virginia to Georgia hosts 700 fish species, five types of sea turtles, migrating humpbacks, and endangered fin whales and right whales with sensitive acoustic systems. Seabirds by the millions float along the Gulf Stream as it carries warm water and nutrients north.
Beyond the continental shelf, where the seafloor slopes down into the abyss, the bottom of the ocean is cut by canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon that are visited by tilefish and home to spindly-legged crabs. Newly discovered deep-sea coral gardens host so many bizarre creatures that one scientist said it's like "Dr. Seuss went crazy down there."
Yet very little is known about how much oil and gas there is—or just how big a threat extracting the resources might pose.
"It's a big open question at this point," said Peter Auster, of the University of Connecticut's Northeast Underwater Research Technology and Education Center. "Many of these things go on with nothing bad happening most of the time. But with these sorts of things, we have to always assume there's going to be an accident at some point. And that can have impacts that last years or even decades."
Any move to drill off the Atlantic coast is years away, and may never actually happen. The administration's plan merely starts a long process of public and environmental review.
The known quantities of oil and gas are tiny, especially when compared to the Gulf of Mexico or Alaska, and energy prices are in the tank. And though many people, including several southern governors, have expressed enthusiasm for offshore exploration, there is also great opposition.
Marine researchers who understand the Atlantic's particular challenges say there are many hidden dangers to consider.
"It's possible the risks could be small if everything is done just right," said Larry Cahoon, a biological oceanographer at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. "But that's a really, really, really big if."
Conger eels are found among the deep-sea corals of the Atlantic Ocean.
Lessons From Last Time
Few know the stakes as well as Cahoon, who sat on an advisory council that examined the potential for offshore oil development in the Southeast in the 1980s.
At the time, Mobil Oil sought to drill for oil 35 miles (56 kilometers) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Everyone assumed little of ecological consequence lived there and that any accident or spill would send contaminants out to sea.
But the common seaweed sargassum regularly washes ashore from the open ocean, and Cahoon and his colleagues determined the same currents could drive any spill toward land.
"We found out the prevailing currents meant that about 30 percent of any oil in a spill would wash up on North Carolina beaches," Cahoon recalled.
It also turned out that the area in question was a biological hot spot, not a desert—as local fishers well knew.
"It's where the tuna guys went, where a lot of fish migrated, and where almost all the seabird populations in the North Atlantic meet to mate and feed," Cahoon said.
The grassroots outrage fueled by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska eventually led the government to pull the plug on exploration off North Carolina. Two decades later, the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico likewise prompted the Obama administration to shelve its earlier offshore oil development plan.
The deep-sea coral gardens found off the Atlantic are home to an unusual variety of sea life, including Lophelia pertusa (above).
The Stakes Haven't Changed
In its latest plan, the White House is proposing to sell drilling leases no closer than 50 miles (80 kilometers) from shore, which would exclude the region once targeted by Mobil.
But scientists say many of the same ecological issues would recur.
The continental shelf, which stretches far out to sea off New England, ends much closer to shore in parts of the South. That brings colliding currents and a mixing zone of deep and shallow water closer to where exploration might occur.
"What we've found is, that is one of the most dynamic regions in the sea," said Steve W. Ross, a research professor at UNC-Wilmington who has studied the region's submarine canyons and deep-sea corals. "There are a lot of places where you just wouldn't want to have an accident."
Even out here, everything is connected. Upwelling of cold water brings nutrients toward the surface, and they then get pushed toward shore. Sunlight triggers plankton blooms that spread back out to sea, where they feed other fish and marine species.
Out past the shelf off Virginia, deep canyons serve as funnels, trapping organic matter that supports an array of life scientists have started to catalog only in the past few years. That includes large numbers of three-foot-long (one-meter) cod-like cusk, which have largely disappeared from areas closer to shore.
To the south, mounds of deep-sea coral rise as much 650 feet (200 meters) high, providing homes for black-bellied rosefish and conger eels.
"In a spill, every part of the ecosystem is potentially at risk—the bottom, the upper water column, the surface, the shore," Ross said. "There are not a lot of places where you could say, 'We could afford to write that off.'"
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Hello everyone, today's blog post answers a common question on what a cake smash actually is. My cake smashes have by far become my most popular sessions and they are so fun to do!
In my cake smash I take pictures of the child/children in their special outfit first, so Mum and Dad can then have a shot of their little one before the mess happens, and the fun starts!
Then finally after your child is hopefully covered in cake, we move onto the splash bit! This is where I photograph your child having an actual bubble bath, with plenty of bubbles from my bubble machine making for a super special photograph too. This is my favourite part to photograph as you get such a genuine reaction from the child to be able to capture!
After my cake smashes you get a collage of my favourite images from the smash, which you can then keep as a momento, it's also perfect for posting on social media on your little one's birthday, and also for printing out and framing in your home!
The question you might now be wondering is how much does it cost?
My cake smashes are £125, this comes with 5 digital images of you choice and the storyboard/collage above. My cake smash sessions last 1hr and 30 minutes. This price also includes a specially designed cake by http://smegscupcakes.co.uk and a box of 6 delicious cupcakes for you to take away, and full use of my props and outfit too, and a simply designed set up.
If you want a custom theme I can provide for this too, there are likely to be additional costs due to personal outfits being needed to suit the theme, and some more props having to be brought, but as always this is something I will happily discuss with you, should you prefer this idea.
I hope this answers any questions about a cake smash, and it would be great to hear from you soon if you want me to capture some truly special memories to celebrate your little one's first milestone. If this doesn't apply to you and it applies to a friend's child then why not pass this post on I'm sure they'd be grateful!
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I recently attended WordCamp SF 2011, 3 days of great presentations by some great people, and some of them were even quite funny!
WordPress is fast becoming a great CMS ( Content Management System) and has been for some time one of the most intuitive backend interfaces I've worked with.
It's not just blogging software any more….
BuddyPress – Your own private social network built on WordPress.
WebFonts – Websafe only fonts are fast becoming history with new ways to implement any font anywhere on the web without resorting to graphic fonts.
UppSite – Deploy your website or web application in multiple mobile app systems quickly and easily without coding.
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BTC will be looking for ways to incorporate some of these great new features, concepts and ideas into new sites and services. Stay tuned for more or feel free to contact us, we love to talk about projects!
BTC Will be attending Wordcamp SF 2011 following the designer and developer track. Stay tuned we'll be bringing great new ideas back from the conference.
WordCamp San Francisco is the official annual conference of the WordPress open source project. This year there will be 3 days of brilliant content bringing together hundreds of amazing WordPress bloggers, developers, designers, and professionals for a weekend of indulging their WordPress geekery.
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Its easy to use WYSIWYG html editors to quickly develop web pages, so why should you learn to develop properly…what does proper development and coding get you ? The answer is quite simple; Web pages that work correctly across all the odd and crazy browsers that people use to interface with the internet.


AT&T Inc. T recently completed the acquisition of AppNexus, a technology firm that operates the world's largest independent marketplace for digital advertising. The transaction is likely to augment AT&T's foothold in the digital ad sales market, which is virtually commanded by Facebook, Inc. FB and Alphabet Inc.'s GOOGL Google.
With more than 34,000 publishers and 177,000 brands transacting in the marketplace, AppNexus allows advertisers to buy space across thousands of websites, targeting their desired audience. It helps publishers to manage ad space on their sites as well as aids ad agencies to purchase various ads. The transaction, valued at around $1.6 billion, is therefore expected to place AT&T deeper into the digital ad realm.
The acquisition will also offer the requisite wherewithal to better compete against its rival Verizon Communications Inc. VZ, which already has a significant presence in online advertising after its 2015 acquisition of AOL for $4.4 billion. Verizon also purchased the digital assets of Yahoo in 2016 for $4.8 billion and merged them with AOL to create a new company — Oath — which is currently introducing extended reality ad for marketers.
Oath is using brand advertising intelligence to help marketers build emotional connections with their customers through new 3D ad formats and first-in-market programmatic virtual reality (VR) ads. The programmatic VR enables advertisers to seamlessly extend existing display and video assets into fully immersive and consumer-first VR environments. On the other hand, 3D ads take brands to the next level by creating an interactive experience for customers, allowing them to explore objects and make informed decisions.
By leveraging AppNexus' digital prowess and online-advertising software, AT&T aims to negate the advances of Verizon and consolidate its position in this booming market. The company's recent acquisition of Time Warner Inc. has further offered an unrivalled access to TV ad space from channels like TNT, TBS and CNN, in which it already had a fair presence through DirecTV business.
AppNexus will form an integral part of AT&T advertising & analytics business, led by CEO Brian Lesser. The successful integration of the AppNexus platform across AT&T's advertising & analytics business is likely to bring new capabilities to the market, improving the overall value of its robust ad-supported premium video content portfolio such as Turner Networks, Audience Network and Otter Media. The transaction also extends AT&T's advertising and analytics' footprint worldwide, expanding its reach in various markets across the Asia-Pacific, Australia, Europe and Latin America.
All these initiatives reflect this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock's inherent potential. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
AT&T has underperformed the industry in the past year with an average loss of 13.6% compared with a decline of 3.5% for the latter. Whether such strategic acquisitions can benefit the shares of the company in the future remain to be seen.


In this quick YouTube tutorial, we will look at how you can check a song's YouTube use status using the Youtube Music Policy Tool. Using copyrighted music in videos can be a dicey pastime, so Youtube have provided their Music Policy tool to help navigate how songs are handled if used in your Youtube videos. Join Doug has he quickly shows you how to find and use the tool.


This is an unusually exciting post… we have changed out our interior doorknobs. I know, right? Thrilling! We replaced our dated brass-looking ones with some less ugly (but still not stellar) shiny gold ones. We initially found a bucket full of gold closet pulls at GIRO and switched out all the gross ones on our bifolds. The improvement was minor but made a different, none-the-less. Then a few weeks ago someone offered up a bag full of doorknobs in exchange for a bottle of Baileys. There were 8 knobs and we had exactly 8 doors in need of changing! J switched them all out and they look better, at least they all match now. And the bathroom door has a lock on it, finally. Ha.
^ Here's the old, yuck. And below is the new, slightly improved knob.
Call me crazy for liking the old ones too! Hahaha….Though it's good to have locking door knobs! What an awesome trade. Love that!


This one is done in watercolour. I was testing out the layers and the group layers. Each element in the painting is done in a group with about three layers in it. I had fun with this one, but probably best not to have 5 groups, it gets a bit of a brain ache.
Last edited by PaperTree; 02-18-2010 at 09:25 AM.
Papertree what a fabulous painting, wish I was there.
Really nice style! Fresh. You got some serious drawing chops!
Well, I'll have to check out these groups Teresa. This is a very fine painting. It's a traditional style watercolor to me. Good job!
A lovely illustration and palette! Where are the boys shadows though?


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Kim Kardashian Probably Spends Less Time on Instagram Than You Do
Mandi Kerr
Just when you think you know all there is to know about Kim Kardashian, think again.
Her "73 Questions With" video for Vogue magazine unearthed lots more information about herself, her family, and her professional life.
For instance, how much time Kardashian spends on Instagram a day. Keep reading to see just how much time she spends on the social media app.
How much time does Kim Kardashian spend on Instagram?
One of the 73 Kardashian answered in the video was, "How much time do you spend per day on Instagram?"
Kardashian is known for sharing her life on Instagram. She posts pictures and videos of her family, including major throwbacks from growing up. She also shares pictures of her friends, and, of course, promotional content for her many business ventures.
Kim Kardashian at the amfAR New York Gala 2019 on February 6, 2019, in New York City | Jared Siskin/amfAR/Getty Images
It's common to scroll through her Instagram profile and see pictures of her family, pictures of herself, and her Kim Kardashian Beauty (KKW) products or perfume.
Standing next to an "unbleached Steinway" piano in her living room, Kardashian answere the question, "How much time do you spend per day on Instagram?"
Her response: "Not that much, like 30 minutes."
She spends approximately a half hour maintaining an Instagram account with 134 million followers. People who aren't Kardashian probably spend more time scrolling through the social media app in a day with far, far, fewer followers.
As it turns out, the average Instagram user spends around the same amount of time on the app as Kardashian, maybe even a little less.
In 2014, Instagram released user statistics about how much time people spend on the app. "The average Instagram user spends 21 minutes on the app per day," Facebook, who owns Instagram, announced during their third-quarter earnings call according to Business Insider.
How much time do we spend on our phones?
The average person in the U.S. spends 2 hours and 42 minutes on their phone a day, according to Flurry, a mobile analytics company.
Of that time, 86% is spent using apps, Instagram and other social media apps included. Gaming apps came in second place at 32% followed by messaging apps at 24%.
Kardashian posts 'whatever' she feels
After she revealed that she only spends 30 minutes on Instagram a day, Kardashian shared her strategy behind her content. The interviewer asked Kardashian the follow-up question, "How do you decide what or what not to post?"
I'm into selfies again
A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Feb 21, 2019 at 1:07pm PST
Kim Kardashian | Instagram
"I just do whatever I feel," Kardashian said. There you go. Kardashian doesn't put too much thought into what she shares on social media.
As for knowing that she has more than 130 million Instagram followers, "It's so crazy just to think about it," she said.
Think you might slide into Kardashian's direct messages (DMs) on Instagram? Forget about it. When asked if she reads her DMs, Kardashian said, "I don't. There's too many DMs. I can't even get started."
Remember she has 134 million followers on Instagram and probably receives hundreds, even thousands, of DMs on the app in any given day.


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