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Good may refer to:
Common meanings
Good and evil, the distinction between positive and negative entities
Good (economics), objects produced for market
Good (religion)
Good Entertainment
GOOD Music, a record label
Good Technology, an American mobile security provider
Good Worldwide
Good (film), a 2008 film starring Viggo Mortensen
Good (play), by Cecil Philip Taylor
Good (Goodshirt album)
Good (Morphine album)
"Good" (song), a song by Better Than Ezra from Deluxe
Good (surname)
Good, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
Form of the Good, Plato's macrocosmic view of goodness in living
Goodes (disambiguation)
Goode, surname
Goodness (disambiguation)
List of people known as the Good
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GOOD (Getting Out Our Dreams) Music, Inc. is an American record label founded by hip hop artist and record producer Kanye West in 2004. The label houses West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend. The label's producers include Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, S1. The label has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
West founded GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, The College Dropout. John Legend, Common, and West were the label's inaugural artists.
Legend's Get Lifted (2004) was the label's first album release - this received eight nominations and three wins at the 2006 Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. In October 2006, Legend released his second album, Once Again, which won a Grammy for the song "Heaven".
Common's Be (2005), the label's second release, was the recipient of four Grammy Award nominations. The label later added GLC, Really Doe, Malik Yusef, Tony Williams and Consequence to its artists. West's second studio album, Late Registration, included featured guest appearances by every artist signed to GOOD Music's roster at the time of its release in August 2005. In May 2007, Detroit rapper Big Sean signed to the label.
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Good is a film based on the stage play of the same name by C. P. Taylor and starring Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs and Jodie Whittaker. It was directed by Vicente Amorim and was first shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2008.
Good is the story of John Halder (Mortensen), a German literature professor in the 1930s, who is reluctant at first to accept the ideas of the Nazi Party. He is pulled in different emotional directions by his wife, his mother, his mistress (Whittaker) and his Jewish friend (Isaacs). Eventually Halder gives in to Nazism in order to advance his career. He is granted an honorary position in the SS, due to his writings in support of euthanasia. His involvement in the party makes his relationship with his Jewish friend more and more fraught. Finally, Halder finds himself working for Adolf Eichmann. Under the pretext of work he engineers a visit to a concentration camp where he imagines that he sees his emaciated friend. Seeing inmates arriving and the suffering of those at the camp he realizes what his deeds have accomplished.
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A police officer (also known as a policeman or police agent in some forces, particularly in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In the United States, "officer" usually is the formal name of the lowest police rank. In many other countries, "officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank, and the lowest rank is often "constable". In some nations the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel. Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of criminals and the prevention and detection of crime, protection and assistance of the general public, and the maintenance of public order. Police officers may be sworn to an oath, and have the power to arrest people and detain them for a limited time, along with other duties and powers. Some police officers may also be trained in special duties, such as counter-terrorism, surveillance, child protection, VIP protection, civil law enforcement, and investigation techniques into major crime including fraud, rape, murder, and drug trafficking. Although many police officers wear a corresponding uniform, some police officers are plain-clothed in order to dissimulate as ordinary citizens.
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Policeman (16 April 1977 – 2001) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He raced only as a three-year-old in 1980, when he won three of his eleven races including a 54/1 upset victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. He began his racing career at Cagnes-sur-Mer where he won two minor races before being transferred to the major French racecourses in spring. After finishing third in the Prix de Guiche and the Prix Matchem he won the Prix du Jockey Club with a front-running performance, defeating a field which included Shakapour, Providential and Argument. He went on to finish third in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud but ran poorly in his last two races and was retired to stud at the end of the year. Policeman was exported to stand as a breeding stallion in New York State but had little success as a sire of winners.
Policman was a lengthy bay horse with a white star bred in France by his owner Frederick Tinsley. He was sired by Riverman an American-bred French-trained horse who won the Poule d'Essai des Poulains in 1972. As a breeding stallion he was highly successful, being the sire of many important winners including Irish River, Bahri, Gold River, River Memories, Detroit and Triptych. Policeman's dam Indianapolis failed to win a race but came from a good family, being a great-great-granddaughter of Myrobella, whose other descendants have included Big Game, Chamossaire and Snow Knight.
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Coeliades is a genus of large skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in Subsaharan Africa. They are commonly known as policemen.
Listed alphabetically.
Coeliades aeschylus (Plötz, 1884) – Senegal Blue Policeman
Coeliades anchises (Gerstaecker, 1871) – One Pip Policeman
Coeliades bixana Evans, 1940 – Dark Blue Policeman
Coeliades bocagii (Sharpe, 1893)
Coeliades chalybe (Westwood, 1852) – Blue Policeman
Coeliades ernesti (Grandidier, 1867)
Coeliades fervida (Butler, 1880)
Coeliades fidia Evans, 1937
Coeliades forestan (Stoll, [1782]) – Striped Policeman
Coeliades hanno (Plötz, 1879) – Western Policeman, Three Pip Policeman
Coeliades keithloa (Wallengren, 1857) – Red Tab Policeman
Coeliades libeon (Druce, 1875) – Spotless Policeman
Coeliades lorenzo Evans, 1947 – Lorenzo Red Tab Policeman
Coeliades pisistratus (Fabricius, 1793) – Two Pip Policeman
Coeliades rama Evans, 1937
Coeliades ramanatek (Boisduval, 1833)
Coeliades sejuncta (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891) – Coast Policeman, Ochreous-banded Policeman
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'Good Policeman' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
To Be a Star (2003)
Actors: Jil Ben David (actor), Dan Ben-Lior (actor), Jonathan Cherchi (actor), Oshri Cohen (actor), Tomer Cohen (actor), Chaim Elmakias (actor), Ian Fisher (actor), Elad Hadar (actor), Cholot Hizkias (actor), David Karibushi (actor), Oded Leopold (actor), Ran Marcovich (actor), Pini Mittleman (actor), Noam Reoven (actor), Gabi Amrani (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical,
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DEMOSTHeNES Speech Composer is a general-purpose multilingual and polyglot software text-to-speech (TtS) system that supports the Greek language.
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DEMOSTHeNES Speech Composer is a general-purpose multilingual and polyglot software text-to-speech (TtS) system that supports the Greek language. DEMOSTHeNES targets to the delivery of intelligible and human-like speech from a wide variety of e-text sources. Its open and component based architecture offers great flexibility, customization and expandability.
DEMOSTHeNES is appropriate for multimedia applications (spoken encyclopaedias, presentations etc), voice technology applications (e.g. telephony services) and aids for the disabled, while it can be embedded or linked to others providing a spoken output. Its novel design is very efficient (approx. 200 times realtime, in version 2), and thus it can offer many channels on server applications. Moreover, the support of several interfaces like MS-SAPI provides easy linking to other applications.
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Gov. Mills Has to Decide on Future of Maine Sports Betting
Gov. Janet Mills could decide on sports betting future by Friday
Sources say Mills isn't sure about approving the bill
Maine's sports betting model would differ from all other states'
Gov. Janet Mills of Maine has until Friday to sign, veto or let a sports betting bill become a law, and thus make the Pine Tree State the first to legalize sports betting in 2020.
Maine Could Have Sports Betting by Friday
Maine Gov. Janet Mills has until Friday, January 10, to approve or veto a bill that would legalize sports betting in the state. The governor has several options. She can ink the bill herself, let it transition into a law without objection or send it back to the Senate for reevaluation.
Bill L.D. 553 passed back in June, when the Senate narrowly passed the bill with 19-15 in the overall votes. Should the bill become a law on Friday, Hollywood Casino in Bangor and Oxford Casino may soon start offering sports betting options.
Other properties that could benefit from the measure is the state's racetrack, Scarborough Downs. Meanwhile, the four tribal communities in the state and off-track betting venues would probably also seek an opportunity to introduce sports betting.
Gov. Mills Not Overly Fond of Gambling
Concerned with expanding gambling, Gov. Mills has been reluctant to ink the bill and help it pass into law. According to sources cited by Legal Sports Report, the Governor decided not to sign the bill on Monday, January 6, although this wouldn't stop the bill from becoming a law unless she explicitly vetoes it.
Speaking to LSR, Sen. Louis Luchini said he had met with the Governor who had expressed concerns about the passage of the bill and what it would mean for the state.
Unprecedented Sports Betting Model in Maine
The Maine experiment could be an important one, as it would allow non-state-based entities to also apply for a license. In other words, sportsbooks such as DraftKings and FanDuel can set up shop in the state without having to worry about partnering with a local entity.
Meanwhile, the proposed tax as per L.D. 553 remains mild with 16% on Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) going back to the state.
Even though Maine is a drop in the ocean, with a population just shy of 1.4 million residents the Pine Tree State has its appeal to international operators who may establish a foothold without over-committing.
Tribal Operations on the Cards
Maine is an important state for another reason as well. The state could effectively introduce all forms of sports betting – from land-based operations, to mobile, to online betting without the need to own real estate in the state.
Similarly, the state's tribal communities will also have a chance to join the fray. Some concerns have been attributed to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. As per the legislation, any changes in federal government would not apply to Maine's tribes, unless the state was specifically mentioned.
In other words, PASPA would have not applied to the tribes had it not been for the specific language of L.D. 553.
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Ryan is a "small-town boy" from Belle-vue, Idaho who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Although he is unsure what he wants to do with his Ph.D., it will be something that revolves around using Chemistry in a way that hopefully benefits a large group of people.
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When Jake is not studying for school, he's usually studying music on one of the seven instruments he plays. Jake is pursuing a doctorate and career in forensic anthropology.
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Katelyn is a 3rd-year Anthropology and Biology major. After she graduates from Morris, she is hoping to go into Wildlife or Environmental Biology. During her free time, Katelyn loves to read, watch Netflix, or hang out with her friends and family (especially her two Boston terriers). Katelyn is also a co-chair for the Sociology and Anthropology Society, the student rep for Anthropology, and is a peer mentor for Summit Scholars.
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Spencer is a Math and Physics major who wants to minor in either Medieval Studies or Computer Science (maybe both). Spencer plans to get a Ph.D. in Physics and would like to work in academia or research. When not busy studying, he loves to read, play piano, and write stories. Spencer also enjoys spending with his family and loves cats!
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Charles studies Sociology with an emphasis in Criminology and deviance. He wants to earn a Ph.D. in sociology, so that he can conduct research on children and adolescents who engage in deviant and/or criminal behaviors with the hope to help them from becoming lifelong criminals or suffering from the adverse effects that are related to criminal and deviant behaviors. Charles hails from Aniak, a small native village in rural Alaska. He notes "being raised in a native village I learned to enjoy my culture's traditional lifeways, that of putting away fish and picking berries to name a few."
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Hannah is double majoring in Environmental Studies and Native American Indigenous Studies. She hopes to use her advanced degree to serve indigenous communities in developing indigenous food sovereignty. She loves to travel and once paddled in the Arctic for forty days! She hopes to go on more adventures moving forward.
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Danny is a double major in History and Native American Indigenous Studies, an honors student, and a Summit Peer Mentor. They are also working on an Area of Emphasis in Deaf Studies. They hope to use their Ph.D. to help minorities and hopefully one day become a Professor. They are working on getting their interpreter's license and hope to use it to help deaf students succeed in academia. Most of Danny's free time is spent dancing or working on the puzzle at the library.
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Morgan is currently double majoring in Physics and Native American Indigenous Studies. She hopes to go on to earn a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and advocate for other Indigenous scientists and youth who love physics as much as she does. She currently works as a Native American Student Success peer mentor and Ojibwemowin language table facilitator on campus.
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Sierra's primary area of study is Forensic Science with an emphasis in Chemistry and Native American Indigenous Studies. She plans to achieve a PhD in Forensic science and work with the FBI as a Forensic Chemist. In her free time, Sierra likes to craft, mainly in beadwork, and write for fun. She also loves to stay active doing track and field as a hammer thrower.
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MOL and GAIL sign charter contract for one LNG carrier
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that, through a wholly owned subsidiary of MOL, a short-term charter agreement for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has been signed with GAIL (India) Limited.
GAIL is the largest natural gas Company of India with approx. 11,400 Km of cross country existing trunk pipeline network and another 4,000 Km pipelines in advance stage of completion. GAIL is ranked no. 1 gas pipeline company in India and among the top gas utilities in Asia. The company business activities range from Gas Transmission and Marketing to Processing (for fractionating LPG, Propane, SBP Solvent and Pentane); transmission of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG); production and marketing of Petrochemicals like HDPE and LLDPE. The company has extended its presence in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) re-gasification, City Gas Distribution and Exploration & Production through equity and joint venture participations. Of late, GAIL also diversified into solar and wind power generation. GAIL currently holds a LNG / RLNG portfolio of about 14 MTPA from various long and short-term contracts. The company is also committed to LNG trading globally. The consolidated turnover of GAIL for FY 2018-19 is about USD 11 billion with a net income of about USD 900 million.
It is expected that demand for gas will be increasing continuously in India, registering significant economic growth. MOL has been participating in Indian market since the beginning of LNG import into the country, with the distinction of having brought the first gas from Qatar. MOL is currently participating in not only transportation of LNG but also the projects in India of floating LNG receiving terminal and Ethane transportation by the first Very Large Ethane Carrier (VLEC) in the world.
The present Agreement has been concluded in line with the direction, which MOL declared in the Management Plan "Rolling Plan 2019", to strategically allocate management resources to businesses where MOL has strengths.
MOL will, in response to increasing demands for energy transportation, continue its effort to provide a stable sea transportation services with high safety standards, which the company is known for.
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Proces twardzielowania – proces zachodzący w drewnie drzew twardzielowych. Każde drzewo twardzielowe (wytwarzające twardziel) ma w okresie młodości wyłącznie drewno  bielaste. Dopiero w miarę dojrzewania następują w nim takie przemiany fizjologiczne, które doprowadzają do wyłączenia wewnętrznej części pnia i gałęzi z czynnego udziału w procesach życiowych rośliny. Okres rozpoczęcia się procesu twardzielowania zależny jest od gatunku drzewa: u sosny przypada średnio na 20 rok życia, gdy tymczasem w drewnie jesionu rozpoczyna się w wieku około 70 lat.

Wiek, w którym w drzewie pojawia się twardziel, zależy ponadto od warunków, w jakich ono wzrasta, a przede wszystkim od gleby i klimatu. Sosna rosnąca na glebach żyznych wytwarza twardziel w starszym wieku niż taka sama sosna w takich samych warunkach klimatycznych, ale na glebach ubogich. Z tym samym objawem można się spotkać porównując drewno sosny pochodzącej z krajów o klimacie cieplejszym z drewnem sosny ze strefy północnej. W miarę posuwania się z południa na północ Europy wiek drzewa, kiedy pojawia się twardziel, stopniowo wzrasta i waha się w granicach 20 (zachodnia Europa) – 70 lat (północna Szwecja).

W drewnie drzew dojrzewających do wytwarzania twardzieli ustaje przewodzenie wody w wewnętrznej części pnia, czynności te odbywają się w najmłodszych słojach rocznych, leżących na obwodzie drzewa. Komórki miękiszu drzewnego i promieni rdzeniowych wewnątrz drewna zamierają, a rozkładająca się ich treść plazmatyczna przenika do wnętrza naczyń czy cewek i wypełnia wolne przestrzenie między micelami w błonach komórkowych.

Oprócz tego, w drewnie gatunków iglastych zatyczki zamykają jamki lejkowate cewek, a w drewnie gatunków liściastych miękisz przynaczyniowy wrasta poprzez jamki do wnętrza naczyń, zamykając wcistkami drogi przepływu wody.

W wyniku tego procesu drewno twardzieli staje się bardziej odporne na gnicie, lecz jednocześnie trudniej się impregnuje, ponieważ w ścianach komórek i w wolnych przestrzeniach znajdują się tzw. substancje twardzielowe, składające się z gum, żywic, garbników, barwników itp. Substancje te nadają drewnu większą twardość i sztywność, zabarwienie ciemniejsze niż bielu oraz zwiększają jego gęstość.

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Part of our vision at St Luke's is that we become a church full of Jesus Shaped People. As part of our journey towards this goal we have partnered with the Jesus Shaped People movement and run the JSP programme, a 15 week whole church discipleship adventure.
Jesus Shaped People looks at the life of Jesus in a fresh way. It asks 'What would happen to our church if we based everything we do on the life of Jesus?'. Not only is it a radical way to handle the Gospels, it leads to a complete re-orientation in our churches.
People: Jesus wasn't a 'buildings person'. He was the original 'people person', someone who went out from religious institutions and met people where they were.
Teaching: Jesus teaches people in a down-to-earth practical way. Using illustrations from real life, his teaching is challenging, but not condemning.
Team Building: Right from the start Jesus was looking for a group of people with whom he could share his life and mission. And he gave quality to time to that group, building relationships and equipping them for what was to come.
Prophetic Challenge: Jesus often found himself in conflict with the authorities—particularly the religious ones! He never shirked that conflict, but responded with a powerful and disturbing message.


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Here's What You Need to Know About Midland Credit Management and Midland Funding
Midland Funding is a company that buys old credit card debts at a steep discount, often without proper documentation. The company tries to collect by hiring collection agencies; if that doesn't work, Midland will hire a lawyer to file a collection lawsuit.
If you go past due on a credit card debt, it's going to be sold to another company. That's how credit card companies make their money – by selling old debts that they can't collect on their own.
The companies who buy old debts usually pay far less than face value for the account, so your $5,000 debt may be sold for as little as $500 depending on the exact nature of the account. Once the deal is done, the credit card company is out of the picture and only the debt buyer has the legal right to receive payment.
One of the major players in the debt buyer arena is Midland Funding, a unit of Encore Capital Group. Encore Capital, based in San Diego, is the largest debt buyer in the nation, buying enormous portfolios of charged-off debts each year in the hopes that it will be able to collect.
According to Midland's website:
Midland Funding LLC is one of the nation's biggest buyers of unpaid debt. Midland Funding LLC purchases accounts with an unpaid balance where consumers have gone at least 180 days without making a payment, or paid less than the minimum monthly payment.
Midland Funding LLC works with its affiliate, Midland Credit Management (MCM), to service accounts.
So there you have it – Midland Funding LLC buys the debts and hires Midland Credit Management to try to collect from you.
Midland Buys Debts, But What is it REALLY Buying?
The problem isn't that debts are sold to other companies, or that the new company hires someone else to collect from you. If the original creditor can't get you to pay the debt, it makes sense that the lender would want to sell the account in an effort to minimize its losses. The new buyer understandably doesn't want to pay full price for the account, which is why these debts are sold at such steep discounts.
When a debt gets sold, there are certain documents that should be transferred from the seller to the buyer. Such items include:
The original agreement, including the terms and conditions under which the original lender agreed to extend credit;
copies of statements showing how the borrower incurred the debt, including the dates of transactions;
A complete accounting that shows how interest and other charges were calculated, as well as how payments were apportioned;
Proof that the buyer actually purchased this specific account; and
The terms and conditions of the sale of the account.
Midland Funding, however, buys billions of dollars worth of debt each year. To cut its costs, Midland wants to pay as little as possible for each account. The credit card companies, however, want to get paid as much as possible so that they take less of a loss on their unpaid accounts.
To compromise, Midland Funding (as well as just about any other debt buyer out there) buys nothing more than an electronic file of names, addresses, and amounts due. The company doesn't ordinarily receive copies of agreements, statements, or anything else that would prove the amount or ownership of the debt.
The agreements covering these transactions allow Midland Funding to get more information, but it's going to cost them more money – as much as $50 per account. That may not sound like much of an investment, but when you consider that Midland Funding is buying tens of thousands of accounts you can easily see how it can add up and cut into their bottom line.
The Midland Funding Business Model:
Midland Credit Management will usually try to collect on a debt once Midland Funding buys the account, hoping that the consumer will voluntarily make a payment. Some people will pay the debt, others won't.
If you don't pay the debt when Midland Credit Management comes calling, then Midland Funding will take back the account and send it to a law firm. In California Midland's primary outside law firm is Hunt & Henriques, though sometimes they keep the account in-house and use one of their own attorneys.
That happens a lot – in fact, during November 2014 alone Midland Funding and Midland Credit Management filed 193 collection cases in Los Angeles Superior Court alone.
In the vast majority of those cases (well over 90% of the time, in fact), Midland Funding gets a judgment for the entire balance they claim to be due.
Why Midland Funding Get's Judgments So Often:
Most of the time, when someone is sued by Midland or another debt buyer, they fail to defend the case or show up in court.
With no opposition to the lawsuit, the judge grants a judgment in Midland's favor. Once that judgment is issued, Midland can collect through wage garnishment, bank account levy, and other tactics.
That judgment, in California at least, can be renewed indefinitely. And once the judgment is issued, it's difficult to get it lifted.
States Have Notices Midland's Shoddy Practices.
I'm not the only one who's noticed how shoddy Midland is when it comes to filing credit card lawsuits with little or no proof.
In January 2015, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued Encore (Midland's parent company) over shoddy practices and forced Encore to pay a $675,000 penalty and vacate more than 4,500 court judgments against borrowers.
In 2012 the West Virginia Attorney General sued Encore "for using false affidavits when obtaining default judgments against West Virginia consumers and for failing to include information required by law when suing a consumer in magistrate or circuit court for an alleged debt."
In 2011, the Minnesota Attorney General launched an inquiry into an Ohio class action against Encore for debt collection abuses after filing a lawsuit against Encore.
If You're Contacted or Sued By Midland...
It's not hard to see why it makes sense to defend any credit card lawsuit that's brought against you by Midland Funding, Midland Credit Management, or Encore. The company has a long history of playing fast and loose with the debt collection process, and there's no reason to expect that your case would be any different.
Defending the lawsuit gives you the chance to force Midland to prove up the case, including answering the following questions:
are you responsible for payment of the account?
does Midland rightfully own the debt they claim they own?
is the amount they claim to be due actually accurate?
has the lawsuit been filed within the appropriate statute of limitations for collection of a debt?
It's about making sure that you pay the proper people the proper amount of money, and not one dime more.
About the Author, Jay Fleischman
I've been a consumer protection lawyer since 1995, working to help people end their bill problems. I'm a faculty member at the Student Loan Law Workshop, a nationally recognized speaker, and a long-time member of both the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and National Association of Consumer Advocates.
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Experian is Eeeerrilllyy Ironic
I know that this is an advertisement intended for companies who buy customer data (marketing lists) from Experian for marketing purposes.
But, as a credit repair profressional, I find it very ironic that Experian is pointing out the obvious in the errors that are all over the data that it sells to financial institutions in the form of Credit Reports.
The FCRA demands 100% accuracy in the data that is sold to financial institutions - Banks, Credit Unions, Dealerships, any entity who "pulls credit". These entities are buying a credit report every time they use the term "pull credit". In the credit repair industry, our clients in the Mortgage and Automotive space are able to share the original credit reports that they "pull" from Experian. There are errors all over the reports. Missing information primarilly. How can a credit item be 100% accurate if anything is missing? Missing dates of last activity, missing payment history, there is rarely any account listed, good or bad that is displaying information 100% accurately.
How can this be? Eerie Errors Hidden in the Data?
This looks to me that Experian earned 4.335 Billion $ Dollars (USD) of revenue in 2017.
If a company earns 4.335 BILLION dollars, then one would assume that there are safeguards, systems, policies and procedures in place that would demand compliance with United States Federal Laws, mainly the Fair Credit Reporting Act which demands 100% accuracy in the data that it is selling.
Go figure ....
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ECMC screws up: Couldn't prove Mr. Rowe owed on his daughter's student loan
Educational Credit Management Corporation [ECMC] is the Department of Education's premier student-loan debt collector.
ECMC has appeared in literally hundreds of student-loan bankruptcy cases, and it knows all the legal tricks for defeating a student-loan borrower's efforts to discharge student loans in bankruptcy. And most of the time ECMC wins its cases.
But not always.
Last June, Judge Catherine Furay, a Wisconsin bankruptcy judge, ruled in favor of Thomas Rowe, who sought to discharge a student loan he said he didn't owe. ECMC claimed Rowe signed a student loan on behalf of his daughter. Rowe said he didn't sign the loan and that any signature appearing on the loan document must be a forgery.
Rowe declared bankruptcy and filed an adversary proceeding to discharge the student loan ECMC claimed he owed. A trial date was set, but neither Rowe nor ECMC filed the disputed loan document with the court.
Judge Furay ordered the parties to file briefs on the burden of proof and concluded the burden was on ECMC to prove Rowe owed on the student loan. Since ECMC did not produce the loan document, Judge Furay discharged the debt.
What the hell happened?
How could ECMC,, the most sophisticated student-loan debt collector in the entire United States, not produce the primary document showing Rowe had taken out a student loan?
I can think of only two plausible explanations. First, ECMC may have had the loan document in its possession but didn't produce it because the document would show Rowe was right-- he hadn't signed the loan agreement.
Second, the loan document may have gotten lost as ownership of the underlying debt passed from one financial agency to another.
Here is the lesson I take away from the Rowe case. If you are a student-loan debtor being pursued by the U.S. Department of Education or one of DOE's debt collectors, demand to see the documents showing you owe on the student loan.
Most times, the creditor will have the loan document, but not always. And, as Judge Furay ruled, the burden is on the creditor to show a loan is owed.
And so I extend my hearty congratulations to Thomas Rowe, who defeated ECMC, the most ruthless student-loan debt collector in the business. Thanks to Judge Furay's decision, Mr. Rowe can tell ECMC to go suck an egg.
Link to source article: https://www.condemnedtodebt.org/2018/09/ecmc-screws-up-couldnt-prove-mr-rowe.html
Rowe v. Educational Credit Management Corporation, No. 17-0033-cf ( Bankr. W.D. Wis. June 28, 2018) (unpublished).
Credit Report Security Freezes Are Now FREE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a reminder that, starting today, consumers who are concerned about identity theft or data breaches can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free.
Under the new Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, consumers in some states — those who previously had to pay fees to freeze their credit — will no longer have to do so. The new law also allows parents to freeze for free the credit of their children who are under 16, while guardians, conservators, and those with a valid power of attorney can get a free freeze for their dependents.
In addition, the new law extends the duration of a fraud alert on a consumer's credit report from 90 days to one year. A fraud alert requires businesses that check a consumer's credit to get the consumer's approval before opening a new account.
As part of its work to implement the new law, the Federal Trade Commission has updated its IdentityTheft.gov website with credit bureau contact information, making it easier for consumers to take advantage of the new provisions outlined in the law.
To place a credit freeze on their accounts, consumers will need to contact all three nationwide credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Whether consumers ask for a freeze online or by phone, the credit bureau must put the freeze in place within one business day. When consumers request to lift the freeze by phone or online, the credit bureaus must take that action within one hour. If the request is made by mail, the agency must place or lift the freeze within three business days.
To place a fraud alert, consumers need only contact one of the three credit bureaus, which will notify the other two bureaus, according to the FTC.
"Credit freezes and fraud alerts are two important steps consumers can take to help prevent identity theft," the regulator stated on its website. "Identity theft was the second biggest category of consumer complaints reported to the FTC in 2017 — making up nearly 14 percent of all the consumer complaints filed last year. Consumers who believe they have been the victim of identity theft can report it and receive a personalized recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov."
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NACSO Washington Update: Equifax Hearings
Today there was a hearing in DC regarding an over of the credit bureaus and the FCRA. We thought you may want to listen in so below is a button that links to the replay.
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A Fight Over the Credit Score that Lenders Use for Your Mortgage
from: The Wall Street Journal:
Banks and rival lenders are butting heads over the credit scores used to decide millions of mortgage requests by U.S. home buyers.
Now, a federal agency is weighing whether to step into the fight, which revolves around a longtime requirement for lenders who sell mortgages to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to gauge most borrowers using FICO scores. The Federal Housing Finance Agency's ultimate decision could have wide-reaching ramifications for the mortgage market and home buyers across the U.S.
Many nonbank lenders, which in some recent quarters have accounted for more than half of the mortgage dollars issued in the U.S., want the ability to use a credit score provided by a company owned by credit-reporting firms Equifax Inc., Experian PLC and TransUnion. These lenders argue the alternative score would open the mortgage market to a greater number of people and lead to more mortgage approvals, helping to boost home sales and the economy.
Banks generally want to stick with the current system that uses FICO scores, which have been around for decades and are created by Fair Isaac Corp. Ditching the status quo, they say, could lead to an increase in consumers with riskier credit profiles getting mortgages and a subsequent rise in defaults.
The FHFA, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, is weighing whether to change the requirement to allow for the use of another credit-scoring system. In late December, the agency asked lenders and others for formal input on the issue.
In doing so, the FHFA acknowledged concerns about a "race to the bottom" where credit-scoring systems would compete to offer metrics that make the most loans rather than aspire to be the most reliable.
Credit scores help determine who gets a mortgage and on what terms. They played a role in the last housing boom and bust as lenders lowered credit-score requirements, extending hundreds of billions of dollars of mortgages to subprime borrowers.
After the financial crisis, lenders tightened requirements for potential home buyers. As part of this, they required higher credit scores, making it more difficult for borrowers with spotty credit histories to qualify for a mortgage.
That is why some lenders, mostly nonbank firms, want a change in the kind of scores that can be used. They would like to increase mortgage volume by expanding the pool of borrowers.
These lenders view FICO scores as an impediment since they tend to be more conservative than alternatives.
Nearly half of mortgage dollars made in the U.S. go through Fannie and Freddie, according to Inside Mortgage Finance, so their requirements have huge sway over the mortgage market.
Nonbank lenders argue the current system shuts out borrowers who don't use credit either out of personal choice or because they went through a bankruptcy or foreclosure. That is where VantageScore Solutions LLC, the scoring firm that Experian, Equifax and TransUnion launched in 2006, says it can step in.
The company says it can assign a credit score to about 30 million more consumers than FICO. Roughly 7.6 million of those consumers would potentially be eligible for a Fannie or Freddie mortgage, VantageScore says.
VantageScore, for instance, says it will assign credit scores to consumers if they have a credit card or a loan for as little as one month. FICO requires six months. Separately, FICO creates scores for consumers as long as lenders or other entities update information on their credit reports within the last six months. VantageScore says it will go further back than that.
Banks aren't convinced, even if some big ones have begun to experiment with VantageScore for small pools of applicants whose FICO scores aren't high enough for a mortgage approval. "We've got so much experience using the system we're using now," said Gerard Cuddy, CEO of Beneficial Bancorp Inc., a Philadelphia community bank.
The banks' trade group, the American Bankers Association, says the current system allows for strong underwriting standards. Introducing a new scoring model could put that at risk, said Joe Pigg, senior vice president of mortgage finance at the ABA.
It also could open up mortgage lenders to legal liability, the group says. One feared scenario: If one scoring model is found to approve some borrowers, banks could be accused by regulators of discriminating if they use the other model, Mr. Pigg added.
Nonbank lenders counter that the current system is too rigid and unfairly excludes deserving borrowers. Sanjiv Das, CEO of a major nonbank lender, Caliber Home Loans Inc., said VantageScore could open up homeownership to customers including millennials who don't have a credit history because of their age.
"I strongly believe that a large number of customers are being excluded because of the slavish reliance on FICO," Mr. Das said.
Mat Ishbia, CEO of another major nonbank lender, United Wholesale Mortgage, said he was enthusiastic about a possible change. "Doing something just because you've always done it that way isn't a good enough reason," Mr. Ishbia said.
Both sides agree that Fannie and Freddie's credit-score requirements need an update, partly because lenders using credit scores must employ an old version of the FICO score.
But the FHFA appears to have doubts about adding a new credit score into the mix. When asked during a congressional hearing in October about new credit-scoring models that can assign scores to people with limited credit histories, FHFA's Director Mel Watt said, "The notion that there would be substantially more people credit scored and that would increase access if we had competition is probably exaggerated."
The FHFA has several options as it weighs the debate, including: requiring lenders to check credit scores either from FICO or VantageScore; requiring lenders to check both; or allowing lenders to choose between the two scores.
Not all nonbank lenders are urging change. Stanley Middleman, CEO of the large nonbank lender Freedom Mortgage Corp., supports the continued use of FICO, partly because he doesn't see the point of adapting a whole new system.
"I don't think people are getting boxed out of homeownership," Mr. Middleman said. "And I don't feel like we're guilty of something by asking people to have a credit history."
Write to AnnaMaria Andriotis at annamaria.andriotis@wsj.com and Christina Rexrode at christina.rexrode@wsj.com
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Protesters Ask LaHood For Townhall
By Benjamin Cox on February 24, 2017 at 12:38pm
Congressman Darin LaHood was scheduled to speak yesterday at the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting room, but the event changed venues at the last minute. Congressman LaHood spoke to the Chamber down the street at Pathways instead. Organizing for Action, an issue advocacy organization, had planned a protest outside the Chamber meeting room before LaHood was scheduled to speak. Scott Cross, with Organizing for Action, says the protesters were not made aware of the venue change and Cross says he thinks he knows why.
"It seems like there is a complete avoidance of people wanting to just meet with their constituents. This is what democracy looks like. Democracy is people peacefully protesting and trying to petition their grievances to their elected officials."
Cross says the protesters are just normal people who would like to speak to their elected representative.
"This is families that we are talking about. Families just want to have that moment to talk to their representative and say 'This is what this means to me'. This is not a dedicated movement to try to hurt them. This is a movement that is happening because they are refusing to hold town halls. They are refusing to do in person visits."
Brad Stotler, District Director for Congressman LaHood informed WLDS news that the congressman's speech to the Chamber was a closed event, and any questions for the congressman should be emailed to him


Edwin Joseph Cohn, was born in New York City in 1892, the son of Abraham and Maimie Einstein Cohn. His father was a highly successful tobacco merchant. The son battled against anti-semitism for most of his life. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1917.
The entry of the United States into World War I interrupted this work, but it demonstrated to him the need for blood at the battlefront. Cohn returned to Harvard, to begin life as a protein chemist, working for many years with George R. Minot and W. P. Murphy on the liver extract that cures pernicious anemia. Cohn returned to the study of proteins around 1938. Then war in Europe, and the increasing imminence of American involvement, led him to concentrate on the separation of the many different proteins of blood plasma, for which there was urgent need in wartime medicine and surgery. Cohn envisaged a comprehensive process for this separation, with each protein to be available in concentrated form. The basis of the chemical procedure was the differential precipitation of the plasma proteins with ethyl alcohol at low temperature, with careful control of salt concentration, temperature, and acidity or alkalinity of the medium.
On December 8, 1941, 29 vials of albumin were dispatched from Boston to Honolulu. Cohn's blood fractions saved thousands of soldiers in World War II. In 1949 he became Higgins University professor at Harvard. He continued to develop new techniques for fractionating blood plasma, for preserving red cells for transfusion, and for studying other constituents of blood.
In the early 1950s Dr. Cohn developed the first blood separator the Cohn Centrifuge Spectra derived from the De Laval cream separator but in 1953 he died of a stroke. For the previous 15 years he had suffered from severe hypertension, the consequence of an undiagnosed phaeochromocytoma.
In the last year of his life he established the Protein Foundation, later called the Center for Blood Research.


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Weekend in Vancouver | DAY 1 - Journey to Vancouver + Copa Cafe
My day was chaotic to say in the least. But that's what I get for deciding to still work at regular hours before a flight instead of taking the day off.
Lunch, though thoroughly unappealing in presentation, was surprisingly scrumptious. Coined the "Inside Out Burrito", the 'dish' consisted of regular burrito fillings on a bed of rice in place of a standard pita wrap. Guacamole could also be added for an additional seventy-five cents; it was worth it though - it was a perfect mix of mashed avocado, small avocado chunks, and the slight tangy-ness of lemon juice.
I later on also settled for a Mango Strawberry Smoothie and a Banana Loaf upon arriving at the airport after a long subway/bus ride.
In anticipation of TTC delays (which are more common than you'd think), I arrived approximately 2 hours before my flight. About half an hour before boarding, it was announced that passengers without a check-in baggage could choose to transfer onto another flight that was currently looking to fill up a few remaining seats. Hoping to reach my destination half an hour early so that I could eat dinner there as opposed to impulsively investing in airplane food, I switched on.
This proved to be a bad decision, and the pang of regret only got worse as the flight dragged on.
To prevent overcrowding this image-lacking space with copious amounts of text that probably no one will ever want to lay his or her eyes on, my worst flight experience shall be condensed into a few main points:
1) "Sorry Miss, but I'm afraid you may need to check-in your carry-on."
Excuse me, sir, but I just transferred onto this aircraft because I didn't have any check-in baggage. And now you want me to check in the only piece of luggage I have and wait eons at YVR to pick it up? No thank you.
Thankfully, one of the blanket-storing cubbies near the front of the aircraft happened to be empty, so a flight attendant was able to fit the carry-on in. The two downsides: I couldn't gain access to it at any point during the flight, nor could I see if a passenger exiting the aircraft before would swipe it (by accident or complete intent). To my relief, it was still residing in its original spot after the full four and a half hours.
2) Middle Seat, Back of the Aircraft
These two phrases ought to be enough to explain the horrors I had to endure, but the seat that I had transferred onto wasn't only a middle seat - it was a middle seat situated beside a young father and his baby daughter. Needless to say, my trip involved an abundant amount of food scraps, baby toes prying into the side of my thigh, the reluctant inhaling of mysterious odours hailing from unchanged diapers, and surprisingly little whimpering. It was quite a struggle for one suffering from mild claustrophobia like myself to remain trapped in an enclosed spot for most of the flight (since it was difficult for the dad to squeeze out into the aisle) without access to a window (the lady beside me shut it completely in order to sleep. But, lady, you have your sunglasses on!).
3) Turbulence - A LOT of it
It was naive of me to assume that I would be able to survive a flight with only a few Oreos. I later purchased a hummus and pretzel snack, and finished majority of it just before the turbulence started to kick in. I felt immediate nausea, which didn't subside at all for the remaining 2.5 hours. I continued in this state until after ingesting some proper food at dinner. In addition, a massive migraine accompanied me for about three-fourths of the flight.
I was more than happy to get out of the airport when I finally landed; and even though I was in a state of severe sleep deprivation at that point (waking up at 5:30 AM is no joke, people!), getting a whiff of proper food was an incredibly comforting sensation, even if it was just casual Cantonese diner food.
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A few bites of matcha egg waffles from my bubble waffle vendor of choice and a sip of Hong Kong milk tea concluded the evening.


Restoring and extending a farmhouse is a routine assignment, but precisely matching brick work can be more challenging than lining up colours in a Rubic Cube.
Reproducing the eyelids, header and sill bricks around the windows, and shaped brickwork under the eaves, required a craftsman's eye for detail – and that was before we constructed an extension that owed its outline to a traditional barn and could be reached from the house by an understated walkway.
Brick by brick we built the extension, room by room we opened the interior of the original farmhouse to create an easy flow around the property. The barn harked back to a bygone age in farming, yet contained a sunken sports complex involving a gym, sauna and swimming pool. This subterranean spellbinder required us to dig a hole more than five metres deep through the water table, using specialist water-management engineering to ensure the only wet item inside the building was the pool. Seven years later the client is still dry, and can control every electrical element of the property via a fully-automated, computer-driven system.
Who said farmhouse restoration is only for traditionalists and whimsical romantics?


Mezzetta Giardiniera is a melange of carrots, celery, cauliflower, olives and colorful summer veggies in a light olive and canola oil blend. We start with California sun ripened vegetables and pickle them to preserve their garden fresh flavor. Crisp and tangy, with a hot Serrano pepper punch, Mezzetta Giardiniera can be served as an appetizer, the perfect complement to antipasto, or to top a traditional Italian Beef sandwich. 6 in a case.


DSTA established a centre to provide one-stop configuration management, testing and certification for MINDEF and the SAF's Corporate IT (CIT) systems.
At the DSTA Common Operating Environment (COE) Centre , the team tests operating systems configurations, security configurations and software components functions against approved computing standards. The centre also simulates the IT environment to enable end-to-end testing and certification, allowing project teams to detect and resolve issues quickly.
Furthermore, the centre measures baseline client and application performance before deployment. Thereafter, it monitors indicators such as the time it takes for the system and email to start up. Potential performance issues can be identified early for timely resolution. The team also collates feedback from users at regular intervals and incorporates suitable suggestions into future version releases to improve user experience.
The services and capabilities provided by the DSTA COE Centre have brought a range of benefits to the CIT project teams. These included simplified maintenance, improved manageability of clients and servers, elimination of software incompatibilities and timely deployment of security patches and software upgrades.


We started a mailing list called Go package management [go-pm] where people could discuss ideas and get feedback on existing and new tools.
We wrote a goals document that outlined what we wanted to accomplish along with guidelines and help for package management tool authors.
We identified and categorized the existing set of tools that are available for use.
We developed a set of user stories that describe the different scenarios people were facing.
We started a list of packages that tool developers can use to test their tools against.
We helped some of the tool developers find and fix bugs.
Overall I think the last 3 months have been productive and I am pleased with the results.
Work with the Go language as defined in the Go 1 spec of March 28, 2012.
Don't implement solutions that require feature changes or build tools that change the way Go works.
Provide backwards compatibility with go get and the convention of using VCS repositories in the import paths.
The existing set of programs, build processes and workflows can't break. You must respect the existing environments and allow them to continue to function.
Don't build into the solution the potential for version skewing to occur. Such as requiring semantic versioning in the import path urls. Imports should not need to be changed to access the latest or different versions of a package.
Work on all operating systems and architectures that Go currently supports.
One of the great things about Go is that programs can be built on all these different operating systems and architectures. Your tool should not exclude a platform or make use of a specific operating system construct like symlinks.
Interoperate in such a way that 'go get' continues to work for package authors who do not wish to participate, or for existing Go source code that cannot be changed. Also, do not force package authors to choose between making their code go getable or using the proposed solution.
No one should be required to use a tool in order to share or import a repository. The tooling must continue to work for everyone.
All these guidelines are important because they will allow others to try and use your tools without the need to refactor any existing code. They also guarantee that existing projects continue to build and install with the Go tooling on all platforms.
I would love to see the community rally around a few tools and help improve them. There are two classes of tools that I think work well with Go, Vendoring and Revision Locking.
Vendoring takes the 3rd party source code that is referenced in your project and makes a copy of that code inside a new folder within the project. All the code your project needs is inside the one project repository. Vendoring also provides a performance enhancement on getting the code because only one url call is required.
Revision Locking creates a dependency file that references specific commits in the different version control systems the code is located in. Just like vendoring, the RL tool is used to get, build and install your project. One advantage is that your project repository continues to only contain the specific project code.
Choosing how to handle package management it is a matter of personal preference. The Go team recommends vendoring, which can be found in the Go FAQ. They mention Keith Rarick's tool goven as an option. Keith has abandoned** goven for his other tool godep, which provides both vendoring and revision locking.
** After talking with Keith he has stated that he has not totally abandoned goven, it is just "finished". He continues to maintain the package and merge bug fixes when necessary.
Participate in the go-pm group. Give advice and help to those who have questions.
Submit packages that the tool authors can use to help test their tools.
Report bugs and feature requests.
Continue to add user stories that are missing in the goals document.
Submit your new tools and ideas to the go-pm group.
Work with the existing tool authors to improve the tools that we have today.
I hope to see all of you participating in the go-pm mailing list this year. I love Go and only want to see it improve for everyone.


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El parque nacional Nalga de Maco es un parque nacional, ubicado en la Cordillera Central en el sector oeste de la República Dominicana en proximidades con la frontera con Haití. Se encuentra al sur del municipio de Los Almácigos, provincia de Santiago Rodríguez.

El parque nacional fue creado en 1995 y cubre una extensión de 278 kilómetros cuadrados, el mismo alberga a la montaña llamada Nalga de Maco.

Geografía.
El relieve es muy accidentado, con áreas geográficas y depresiones de difícil acceso. La altitud varía desde los 650  en la parte más baja a los 2000

La cima del monte Nalga De Maco alcanza 1999 msnm y se encuentra generalmente rodeada de nubes cargadas de humedad y neblina que descargan copiosas lluvias. Un extenso bosque nuboso se compone de troncos torcidos, ramificación profusa y una gran cantidad de epífitas (musgos y orquídeas) que pueden cubrir completamente las ramas de los árboles y la superficie del esponjoso suelo.

En El Gramal, extensa sabana que protege a la loma en su parte sureste, las plantas crecen formando matas y cojines. Por estos lares hay algunas cavernas de singular belleza.

Hidrografía.
La zona posee una gran riqueza hidrográfica. En su área de influencia nacen los ríos Artibonito, Joca, La Cidra y El Valle. El río Artibonito es el mayor sistema fluvial de la isla de Santo Domingo. A lo largo de su recorrido por esta bella serranía el río circula bastante encajonado atravesando cañones y desfiladeros de gran belleza.

Clima.
El clima es tropical húmedo de altura con lluvias abundantes durante casi todo el año y temperaturas que fluctúan entre los 11 y los 16 °C. A mayor elevación, menor es la temperatura. La temperatura suele ser bastante fría durante la noche en la cima y fuertes vientos pueden soplar durante varios días.

Flora.
Se estima en la zona hay unos 5586 taxones de plantas de semillas de las cuales poco más del 45% son endémicas.

 El Bosque enano

El bosque enano (bosque de nubes) ocupa el dosel suroeste de la cima del monte Nalga de Maco. Es el único bosque enano que posee la isla, y la altura reducida de sus árboles es producto de los vientos que soplan en la zona.

El bosque se asienta sobre un suelo ácido y con lluvias casi a diario, los aguaceros tienden a ser cortos pero de gran intensidad. Las hondonadas húmedas y las hojarascas abundan en esta parte de la loma. Por lo general siempre está cubierto de nubes y recibe de 200 a 250 pulgadas de lluvia. Además la temperatura suele rondar los 10 °C.

Debido a su difícil acceso, este bello rincón es completamente virgen. Sus factores ambientales y la posición geográfica han permitido que la vegetación sea achaparrada y de poca altura. En este hermoso y siempre-verde bosque los suelos siempre están saturados de agua. Lo más hermoso son las nubes y la neblina cuando vuelan entre las copas de los árboles. Esto bloquea la entrada de luz reduciendo el crecimiento de su flora.

Fauna.

Entre los mamíferos que habitan el parque es dable mencionar la jutia de la Española y el Almiqui de la Española.

Un relevamiento preliminar de insectos realizado en el parque indicó la presencia de al menos 133 especies pertenecientes a 9 órdenes.

El parque posee una amplia variedad de mariposas de las que se han identificado cerca de 200 especies de Lepidoptera, Hesperioidea y Papilionoidea, entra las que se cuentan Anetia jaegeri, Heraclides aristor, Historis odius odius, Dismorphia spio y Hypanartia paullus.

AviBase en su "Lista de Aves del Mundo" lista 47 especies de aves en Nalga de Maco. Entre las especies endémicas se encuentran: colibrí zumbadorcito , esmeralda de la Española, trogón de la Española, barrancolí picofino y el cuatro-ojos coroninegro.

Acceso.
Las entradas al parque se encuentran en la comunidad cafetalera de La Peonía, que se encuentra a unos kilómetros al sur del municipio de Los Almácigos.  El trayecto desde La Peonia hasta la entrada al parque nacional Nalga de Maco se realiza a través de un tupido bosque muy húmedo subtropical donde se puede admirar la belleza y la frondosidad del lugar.

Referencias

Montañas de República Dominicana

Parques nacionales de República Dominicana


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package nyla.solutions.core.patterns.creational.servicefactory;

import nyla.solutions.core.exception.ConfigException;
import nyla.solutions.core.exception.SetupException;
import nyla.solutions.core.exception.fault.ClassNotFoundFaultException;
import nyla.solutions.core.operations.ClassPath;
import nyla.solutions.core.patterns.SetUpable;
import nyla.solutions.core.util.Config;
import nyla.solutions.core.util.JavaBean;
import nyla.solutions.core.util.settings.ConfigSettings;
import nyla.solutions.core.util.settings.Settings;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Service Factory implementation that expects the class name in the
 * config.properties
 *
 * Example:
 *
 * factory.myServiceName=solution.someBean
 *
 *
 * @author Gregory Green
 *
 */
public class ConfigServiceFactory extends ServiceFactory implements SetUpable
{
	/**
	 * PROP_PREFIX = Config.getProperty(ConfigServiceFactory.class,"PROP_PREFIX","factory.")
	 */
	public static final String PROP_PREFIX = Config.getProperty(ConfigServiceFactory.class,"PROP_PREFIX","FACTORY_");

	public ConfigServiceFactory()
	{
		this.settings = Config.getSettings();
	}// --------------------------------------------------------
	public ConfigServiceFactory(String config)
	{
		Properties props = new Properties();
		try(InputStream is = ClassPath.getSystemResourceAsStream(config))
		{
			props.load(is);

			settings = new ConfigSettings();
			settings.setProperties(props);
			Config.setSettings(settings);
		}
		catch(IOException e)
		{
			throw new SetupException("Unable to load resource config:"+config+" error:"+e.getMessage(),e);
		}

	}// --------------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 * Setup the factory beans
	 */
	public synchronized void setUp()
	{
			if(initialized)
				return;

			String className = null;

			//Load
			Map<Object,Object> properties = settings.getProperties();

			String key = null;

			Object serviceObject = null;

			for(Map.Entry<Object,Object> entry : properties.entrySet())
			{
				key = String.valueOf(entry.getKey());

				if(key.startsWith(PROP_PREFIX))
				{
					try
					{
						className = (String)entry.getValue();
						serviceObject = ClassPath.newInstance(className);

						factoryMap.put(key, serviceObject);
					}
					catch (Throwable e)
					{
						throw new SetupException("CLASS:"+className+" ERROR:"+e.getMessage(),e);
					}
				}
			}

			initialized = true;
		}// --------------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 * @return create(aClass.getName())
	 */
	@Override
	public <T> T create(Class<?> aClass)
	{
		return create(aClass.getName());
	}// ------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 * @return Object service = create(name);
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	@Override
	public <T> T create(Class<?> serviceClass, String name)
	{
		Object service = create(name);

		return (T)service;
	}// ------------------------------------------------
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	@Override
	public <T> T create(String aName, Object[] params)
	{
		if(aName == null || aName.length() == 0)
			return null;

		String factoryName = new StringBuilder(PROP_PREFIX).append(aName).toString();

		Object serviceObj = null;

		if(singletonCreation)
		    serviceObj = factoryMap.get(factoryName.toString());

		if(serviceObj == null)
		{
			//create
			String className = settings.getProperty(factoryName,aName);
			try {
				serviceObj = ClassPath.newInstance(className,params);
			}
			catch (ClassNotFoundFaultException e) {
				throw new ConfigException("Class not found. Try add the property \""+factoryName+"=<full-class-name>\" as a configuration property.");
			}

			if(setNestedProperties)
				setProperties(factoryName, serviceObj);

			if(singletonCreation)
			   factoryMap.put(factoryName, serviceObj);
		}

		return (T)serviceObj;
	}// ------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 *
	 * @param factoryName the factory
	 * @param serviceObj the service object
	 */
	private void setProperties(String factoryName, Object serviceObj)
	{
		//look for properties
		Set<Object> propertyNames = JavaBean.keySet(serviceObj);

		String configPropertyValue = null;
		String propertyNameText = null;

		for (Object propertyName : propertyNames)
		{
			propertyNameText = propertyName.toString();

			configPropertyValue = settings.getProperty(new StringBuilder(factoryName).append(".").append(propertyNameText).toString(),"");

			if("".equals(configPropertyValue))
				continue;

			JavaBean.setProperty(serviceObj, propertyNameText, configPropertyValue);
		}
	}//------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 * @param aName the name of the config property
	 * @param <T> the property value type
	 * @return create(aName);
	 */
	public <T> T create(String aName)
	{

		return create(aName,null);
	}// ------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 * @return create(aName);
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	@Override
	public <T> T create(String aName, Object aParam)
	{
		Object[] params = {aParam };
		return (T)create(aName,params);
	}// ------------------------------------------------
	/**
	 *
	 * @return the
	 */
	public static final ConfigServiceFactory getConfigServiceFactoryInstance()
	{
		synchronized (ConfigServiceFactory.class)
		{
			if(instance == null)
				instance = new ConfigServiceFactory();
		}

		return instance;
	}// ------------------------------------------------
	private final Settings settings;
	private static ConfigServiceFactory instance = null;
	private static boolean initialized = false;
	private static boolean singletonCreation =  Config.getPropertyBoolean(ConfigServiceFactory.class,"singletonCreation",false).booleanValue();
	private static boolean setNestedProperties =  Config.getPropertyBoolean(ConfigServiceFactory.class,"setNestedProperties",false).booleanValue();
	private final static HashMap<String,Object> factoryMap = new HashMap<String,Object>();
}

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According to the New York Times' DealBook newsletter, Bloomberg's initiative is to increase the number of Black doctors in America and ultimately lower racial disparities in health and wealth. The donation was made after he reportedly reviewed data suggesting Black doctors help provide more positive outcomes for Black patients.
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Battle Beast — финская хэви-метал-группа из Хельсинки.

История
Группа была основана в 2005 году. За период 2005—2010 годов были записаны 4 демо-пробы. В 2010 году группа выиграла международный музыкальный конкурс «Finnish Metal Battle», благодаря чему она в 2011 году была приглашена участвовать в музыкальном фестивале Wacken Open Air наряду со всемирно известными музыкальными коллективами, такими как Apocalyptica, Sepultura и Cradle of Filth. В том же году вышел дебютный альбом Steel, а в ноябре группа подписала контракт с крупным немецким мейджор-лейблом Nuclear Blast Records на его международный выпуск, намеченный на январь 2012 года.

В 2012 году группа была выбрана для поддержки своих соотечественников из группы Nightwish в рамках их европейского турне. В феврале 2012 года Battle Beast (наряду с ещё девятью группами) была особо отмечена на Finnish Metal Expo (проводимое в рамках Helsinki Metal Meeting) в категории «Новинки 2011 года».

19 августа 2012 года Нитте Вало, вышедшая замуж и к тому моменту уже взявшая фамилию мужа Вянскя, разослала остальным участникам группы письмо, в котором объявила о своём уходе из группы, чтобы посвятить больше времени своей семье. В официальном комментарии группы, опубликованном в сентябре, подчёркивалось, что подобное решение бывшей вокалистки было полной неожиданностью для группы, однако новая вокалистка была найдена довольно быстро. Ею стала Ноора Лоухимо. Запись второго альбома была запланирована уже с участием Нооры. Кроме того, группа приняла участие в ноябрьском туре соотечественников Sonata Arctica, рассчитанном на 20 концертов в 11 странах.

В феврале 2013 группа сообщила, что «по коммерческим причинам» выход второго альбома отложен на июнь. В марте было объявлено о завершении записи второго альбома, получившего название, идентичное названию группы. Новая дата релиза была назначена на 17 мая. В назначенный срок альбом также был выложен на веб-сайт SoundCloud для онлайн-прослушивания альбома. В финском национальном чарте альбом дебютировал на пятом месте.

26 февраля 2015 года основатель группы и автор всех песен Антон Кабанен покинул группу. Группа опубликовала следующую информацию на своей официальной странице в социальной сети Facebook: «После длительного и непростого обсуждения Battle Beast решили пойти разными путями с гитаристом Антоном Кабаненом. Это связано с музыкальными разногласиями и множеством других неразрешимых вопросов, возникших в группе. Кабанен заявил, что он будет продолжать писать музыку в других проектах. Группа не будет давать интервью по поводу этой темы». В том же году Кабанен основал свой новый проект — Beast in Black.

Участники
 Ноора Лоухимо — вокал (с 2012)
 Юсо Сойнио — гитара (с 2005)
 Эро Сипиля — бас-гитара, вокал (с 2005)
 Янне Бьеркрот — клавиши (с 2005)
 Пюру Викки — барабаны (с 2005)

Бывшие участники
 Нитте Вянскя-Вало — вокал (2008—2012)
 Антон Кабанен — гитара, вокал (2008—2015)

Дискография
Студийные альбомы
 Steel (2011)
 Battle Beast (2013)
 Unholy Savior (2015)
 Bringer of Pain (2017)
 No More Hollywood Endings (2019)
 Circus of Doom (2022)

Синглы
 Show Me How To Die (2011)
 Enter The Metal World (2011)
 Into The Heart Of Danger (2013)
 Black Ninja (2013)
 Madness (2014)
 Unholy Savior (2015)
 King For a Day (2016)
 Familiar Hell (2017)
 No More Hollywood Endings (2019)
 Eden (2019)
 Master of Illusion (2021)
 Eye of the Storm (2021)
 Where Angels Fear to Fly (2022)

Демо
 Demo I (2006)
 Demo II (2008)
 Demo III (2009)
 Demo IV (2010)

Примечания

Ссылки

Метал-группы Финляндии
Музыкальные коллективы по алфавиту
Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 2008 году
Хеви-метал-группы
Исполнители Nuclear Blast


The power of video, is of course, that it grabs attention immediately, engages the senses and presents information in a stimulating way.
But here's the thing: if you can't make good videos, it's probably better not to make videos at all.
If you're going to be dead, robotic and monotone, then please don't make a video.
If you're self conscious, but have a message to share, then please DO make a video!
If you don't have the right equipment, but are enthusiastic in your delivery, then please DO make a video!
If you want to make video work, you have to inject some life into the process. Watch to find out my 6 tips on how to bring your whole personality to video and make your audience love you.
Okay, so now it's YOUR turn. In the comments below tell me how you plan to bring your persnality to online video!
Natural enthusiasm shows easily. What topics get you all fired up when you're with your friends? when are you the most vocal and have something to say? Those are the things you should be talking about on video.
Step 2: Talk to a friend. The camera is your friend.
Don't be afraid to move around, move your arms, head, neck, shoulders. Be expressive. Power pose before starting.
Watch Amy Cuddy's TEDtalk on power-posing and why it's so important to develop confidence in a situation. If you're feeling a bit stiff, your delivery will be stiff too. So before you start your video, jump around, talk loudly, rehearse what you want to say.
Step 4: Rehearse your expressions in a mirror.
Seeing what you look like when you say certain things adds ti your self-awareness. For example, every time I tried to look puzzled about something, my eyebrows would make this downward turn and I'd end up frowning instead of looking puzzled.
When you're feeling low, watch your favourite motivational talk, or read something from your mentor or anyone who inspires you. Chances are that your energy will heighten as you get inspired by others.
Any mentor I reached out told me to practice my on-camera presence. And even though the first few videos will really bad, eventually I found my flow. You will too, if you allow yourself some breathing space and keep practicing to find what works for you. It's how everyone starts!
Video is powerful. But only when done right. And being personable on video has nothing to do with equipment but everything to do with your content, delivery, and style.
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import React from 'react'
import classes from './Card.scss'

export const Card = (props) => {
  const flippedClass = props.flipped
    ? classes.flipped
    : classes.unflipped;
  const cardClass = props.flipped
    ? classes.front
    : `${classes.back} ${classes[props.cardBack]}`;

  return (

      <div className={`${classes.flipper} ${flippedClass}`}>
        <div className={`${classes.card} ${cardClass} ${classes[props.suit.name]}`} onClick={props.onClick}>

            <div className={`${classes.corner} ${classes.top}`}>
              {props.rank.symbol}

              {props.suit.symbol}

            <div className={`${classes.corner} ${classes.bottom}`}>
              {props.rank.symbol}

              {props.suit.symbol}

  )
};

Card.propTypes = {
  rank: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
  suit: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
  flipped: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
  cardBack: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  onClick: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired
};

export default Card;


Facebook launched Live Video feature especially for celebrities and other certified users last year. This feature enabled those celebrities to load their videos for their admirers. Now the Facebook is ready to introduce this video feature for more users. This would ultimately allow those users to have better relations through video sharing with their loved ones. Facebook is about to introduce this feature to the Facebook users in US with the help of iOS app, which will be available around the globe shortly. For the time being only iPhone Facebook users across US will be benefited initially.
This feature is easy to understand and use. Inorder to broadcast a video or an event, you don't have to install any other application or package. All you have to do is to tap on Live Video icon which you can see on the Status Update. Facebook also allows you to give a short account about the video and what is portrayed on the video. Facebook also allows you to pick the users whom you want to see the video from your friends list. When the broadcast progress, Facebook will let you know the number of friends watching the video and spectators are allowed to comment on the same realtime, which is almost similar to YouTube streams.
Facebook also allow the user to save the video to their timeline, when its broadcasting is completed. Then it gives an opportunity to the publishers to either save the video or delete it. On contrary to other live streaming services, Facebook allows you to get the live stream of your favorites on the news feed on real time basis. Facebook also allows you to get subscribed to your favorite's live broadcast and when they go for broadcast for the next time, Facebook will notify you.
Facebook Live Video Feature will pose a severe threat to Periscope, which has a customer base of only about 300 million.Facebook is already having a customer base of 1.59 billion which is expected to increase with its new feature. In Periscope the video can be kept for upto 24 hours only. But in Facebook this can be kept live for as long as you want. But Periscope guarantees certain other features like vertical or horizontal recording with the support of action cameras similar to GoPro. Facebook is expected to launch the same soon. This move of Facebook also irritates YouTube also. To sum up live video streaming providers will have to strive hard to overcome this severe threat from Facebook, as they have already gained a huge customer base.
Facebook for the initial stage, this will be available only for iPhone users in US. Later this facility is expected to launch for Android handsets also. For the time being, Facebook is planning to launch this iOS app in various countries like UK, Japan, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand, Denmark and Norway.


Running is especially good for heart and joints: Ali Gorman reports during Action News at 5pm on April 15, 2019.
The Boston Marathon was today, signalling the start of marathon season.
It's no secret exercise is good for overall health but research shows running is especially good for your heart and your joints.
But you don't have to run 26-point-2 miles to reap the benefits of running.
Even casual jogging improves your heart health and can help you live longer.
A recent study followed more than 55-thousand runners between the ages of 18 and one-hundred.
It found running just five to ten minutes every day, even at a slow pace, reduced the risk of death and heart disease.
Another study finds people who run during middle and older ages face less disability and live longer than their non-running peers.
Dr. Donald Ford of the Cleveland Clinic says running is good for longevity, because it exercises your heart.
But as with all exercise, you have to ease into it.
"You have to be very careful as you approach this, whether you're a young person or an old person to make sure that you're protecting yourself, you're protecting yourself against injury, you're warming up correctly, and you're doing this in an appropriate fashion," says Dr. Ford.
And if you are completely new to exercise, but you find yourself inspired by today's marathon, don't forget to get the green light from your health care provider first.
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Culture is both the summation and the expression of experiences, beliefs, and practices, as well as traditions passed down and adaptations to new environments or experiences.
Culture in the Cooking Matters classroom is representative of the cross-cultural nature of America. Each diverse culture in your classroom is something your group can celebrate and embrace in order to bring about understanding and acceptance of the concepts presented.
To connect across cultures your goal is to discover the context in which a participant or fellow volunteer lives. As a Cooking Matters volunteer teaching about food and nutrition, we ask you to think about the relationship between culture and food and encourage you to learn more about the cultures of participants without making assumptions or judgments. Culture is often not obvious by looking at someone and culture is just one factor that influences how we live our lives. For example, the individual who leads a household is determined by more than culture – it can be based on personality, economics, or circumstance. People from the same cultural backgrounds can have very different attitudes about many things – including food.
Ask yourself: What is your most vivid food memory? A Thanksgiving feast? Eating ice cream on a hot summer day? Being forced to eat Brussels sprouts? Trying a new food for the first time?
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Celebrating Diversity, Approaching Families Through Their Food, by Darby Graves and Carol Suiter, for the USDA/DHHS Nutrition Education Committee for Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Publications.


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H&M's story of colour, science, and the climate
In alignment with H&M's goal to be climate positive by 2040, our Paris office worked with Convoy studio to launch a digital platform for H&M's Innovation Stories, a series of style collections that use sustainable materials and cutting-edge ecofriendly production practices.
The clothes
Colour Story and Science Story were made from a variety of unconventional and eco-friendly materials. For Science Story, the designers and scientists worked with sea glass, discarded fishing nets, oilseed hemp harvest leftovers, and recycled acrylic. Colour Story's focus is on dyes; according to a "closed loop" method, the designers used only natural materials like berries and bark to construct the pieces.
The channels of interest
Our first step was producing a vibrant digital platform alongside Parisian artist Alex Jamet to showcase the designs. Colour Story was the first drop on the platform, and it won't be the last—more are en route to production. The collection debuted in France, Portugal, Italy, and Turkey.
We paired the platform launch with two Instagram filters, one of paint stains, the other a halo of sea glass. Lastly, we sent out influencer boxes to 50 people with powerful social reach. The boxes contained Whole Collective kits with instructions on how to create and dye with natural materials. After the campaign, the Colour collection sold out in a day.
We wanted to show sustainable fashion for what it is: an evocative and beautiful practice for the earth and its workers. And hopefully, one with a bright future.
Our oath to circular design