The soon to be finished building of the National Library of Latvia is seen as a significant venue of 'Riga 2014 – European Capital of Culture' program. The Castle of Light is planned to invite the public to exhibitions, concerts, congresses, conferences and film demonstrations in 2014.
Exhibition '500 years of the Book 1514-2014,' to be presented in the National Library, will be dedicated to 500 years of the printed book. It will be a modern, interactive and richly informative exposition centering on year 1514, when the book printing boomed and new reading habits came to be registered. The books will invite the viewer to take an exciting retrospective journey to the age 500 years remote from us, when Erasmus of Rotterdam, Martin Luther, Leonardo, Rafael, Titian, Durer lived and created, when the world's geographical maps first saw the emergence of term America, when outstanding monarchs ruled, and the Renaissance was in its zenith years.
The unique rarities from libraries all around Europe will be complemented by the inter-active methods of presentation opening not only the sources of maximally wide information on printing, but also – history, geography, politics, religion, art, and music five centuries ago. Every month of the exhibition period will offer a lecture on the role of the book and culture in human and social life, given by such world-widely known thinkers as Umberto Eco.
August 2014 – January 2015 Academic readings 'The Content of XXI Century' are dedicated to the human history of reading. They will offer a story of the change in the modes of reading – manuscripts and the explosion of printing practice in 1514 turning into co-existence of printed and digital book in the period of 500 years. The process of manuscript being replaced with the printed book was a major turning point for cultural, social and economic environment. The general themes of readings: the heritage of printing in 500 years, libraries as cultural, educational, research and social centers, electronic environment and digital publications. The proceedings will offer the views of world level scholars on these issues.


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Ana de Foix (1484 — Buda, 26 de julho de 1506) foi rainha da Boêmia e da Hungria como consorte do rei Vladislau II.

Biografia

Ana era filha do conde Gastão de Foix-Candale e de Catarina de Foix, infanta de Navarra. Seu casamento com o rei tcheco-húngaro foi a consequência de um tratado político entre Luís XII da França e os Jagelão contra os avanços dos turcos otomanos e a expansão da Casa de Habsburgo. O contrato matrimonial foi fechado em 23 de março de 1502.

Ana chegou à Hungria em 29 de setembro de 1502, donde começa as núpcias. Ela foi coroada em Székesfehérvár, rainha da Hungria. Ana nunca seria coroada rainha da Boêmia, por ser uma fervente católica. Recordemos que a maioria da nobreza húngara era hussita.

De seu casamento com Vladislau II da Boêmia e IV da Hungria nasceram dois filhos:

 Ana da Boêmia e Hungria (1503 - 1547), casada com o arquiduque austríaco Fernando, futuro rei consorte da Hungria e Boêmia e imperador germânico.
 Luís (1506 - 1526), casado com Maria de Habsburgo, rei da Boêmia e Hungria com o nome de Luís II e morto na batalha de Mohács.

O notável da sua pessoa não foi a sua atuação, mas sim a sua descendência, em particular a de sua filha Ana, de quem descendem muitos monarcas europeus.

Reis da Hungria
Casa de Foix-Grailly
Nobres da França
Mortes no sobreparto
Mulheres da França medieval
Rainhas consorte da Boêmia
Rainhas consorte da Hungria
Mulheres do século XVI
Mulheres do século XV

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Synchrony Financial and Marvel Team Up to Unleash Super Powers with the "Save Like a Hero" Campaign
New promotional relationship with Marvel includes girl empowerment and new Marvel MasterCard
Synchrony Financial and Marvel Team Up to Unleash Super Powers with the "Save Like a Hero" Campaign (Graphic: Business Wire)
April 21, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
STAMFORD, Conn. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF), a premier consumer financial services company with 80 years of retail heritage, and Marvel today announced a new relationship to co-promote Synchrony Bank and its products in conjunction with Marvel feature films.
The promotions include the "Save Like a Hero" campaign, featuring a series of light-hearted 30-second original videos created for Synchrony Bank with an "average Joe" unsuccessfully trying to solve everyday problems in their own world. The campaign's headline is "Saving the world is hard. Saving with Synchrony Bank is easy."
The "Save Like a Hero" campaign will be tied to the release of Marvel's latest feature film, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, in theaters May 6. The campaign is focused on encouraging people to "save like a hero" with Synchrony Bank's award-winning, FDIC-insured high-yield savings accounts and will include a microsite, savelikeahero.com, to help consumers understand how to go about saving for both the short and long-term. Marvel fans will also have the opportunity through May 6 to tell their stories through a photo contest in their own hero costume about how they saved like a hero.
"Saving the world is serious business, and so is saving for your future," said Synchrony Financial Consumer Banking Senior Vice President Sue Davis-Gillis. "The relationship with Marvel takes a fun approach to helping consumers think about saving for their future and making sure their investment grows."
MARVEL'S CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR – GIRLS REFORMING THE FUTURE competition launched in March as part of the relationship. The contest sought to empower young girls in grades 10-12 nationwide to explore their potential to reform the future with positive world change through STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Supported by the National Academy of Sciences, girls were asked to develop innovative projects with the potential of changing the world and submit videos demonstrating and describing their projects. A panel of science and technology experts, including Synchrony Financial Executive Vice President and CIO Carol Juel, selected the top five finalists, who attended the red carpet premiere of Marvel's CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR. Each of the five finalists will also receive $500 deposited into a High Yield Savings account with Synchrony Bank.
"In the film, our Super Heroes are faced with making difficult choices," said Mindy Hamilton, Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships, Marvel. "We applaud Synchrony Bank's passion for making sure our young people make responsible decisions to prepare for a bright future, and we're excited to be working with them on this fun and inspiring campaign."
The relationship with Marvel also includes the April 12 launch of the Marvel MasterCard® with cashback rewards and exclusive cardholder benefits.
Qualifying cardholders earn 3% cashback for purchases made on select entertainment, dining, and online at marvel.com and Marvel's official convention merchandise booths. Cardholders can also earn 1% cashback rewards on all other Marvel MasterCard purchases.* All cashback rewards will be paid as a statement credit.
Special extras that cardholders can enjoy with the Marvel MasterCard include a $25 statement credit after the first purchase with the card, 10% off all merchandise purchases at MarvelShop.com every day and free shipping offers on MarvelShop.com during certain times of the year.
The Marvel MasterCard aims to deliver the greatest benefits on engaging experiences. Cardholders will earn 3% cash back for spending on their favorite leisure activities – from, movies, concerts and amusement parks to digital apps and games, aquariums and restaurants.
Marvel fans can also choose from one of several super-powered card designs to show their affinity for Marvel's Super Heroes.
The Marvel MasterCard® is issued by Synchrony Bank pursuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated.
*Purchases subject to credit approval. Cashback will appear as a statement credit within two billing cycles. See Cashback Program Terms for details.
About Synchrony Financial
Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) is one of the nation's premier consumer financial services companies. Our roots in consumer finance trace back to 1932, and today we are the largest provider of private label credit cards in the United States based on purchase volume and receivables.* We provide a range of credit products through programs we have established with a diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, buying groups, industry associations and healthcare service providers to help generate growth for our partners and offer financial flexibility to our customers. Through our partners' over 350,000 locations across the United States and Canada, and their websites and mobile applications, we offer our customers a variety of credit products to finance the purchase of goods and services. Synchrony Financial (formerly GE Capital Retail Finance) offers private label and co-branded Dual Card™ credit cards, promotional financing and installment lending, loyalty programs and FDIC-insured savings products through Synchrony Bank. More information can be found at www.synchronyfinancial.com, facebook.com/SynchronyFinancial and twitter.com/SYFNews.
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About Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War"
Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo and Martin Freeman, with William Hurt and Daniel Brühl.
Anthony & Joe Russo are directing with Kevin Feige, p.g.a. producing. Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Patricia Whitcher, Nate Moore and Stan Lee are the executive producers. The screenplay is by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. Get ready to pick a side and join the nonstop action playing out on two fronts when Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" opens in U.S. theaters on May 6, 2016.
About Marvel Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing. For more information visit marvel.com. © 2016 MARVEL
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2Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi, Ereğli Eğitim Fakültesi Temel Eğitim Bölümü Okul Öncesi Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, Zonguldak, Türkiye DOI : 10.31067/0.2018.92 Objectives: Throughout history, unintentional injuries have posed a threat to human life and the quality of life. In the context of developmental phases, injuries are known to occur mostly in childhood. In the light of this, the present study aims to consider 4-5 yearold children"s injury-risk behaviours in terms of gender, injury type, and context.
Methods: The study is composed of two parts. In Study 1, the Injury Behaviour Control Checklist was tested for validity and reliability with the mothers of 493 children in order to identify injury-risk behaviours. CFA findings suggest that the "Injury Behaviour Control Checklist" can produce a valid and reliable assessment. Study 2 had two steps. In the first step, one-to-one interviews were conducted with the children, who were requested to "draw an injured child" and were subsequently asked some questions after their drawings had been completed. In the second step, the children"s mothers were given the Injury Behaviour Control Checklist. A total of 98 children between 43 and 65 months of age and their mothers took part in Study 2. Selection was by convenience case sampling, All of the mothers participated in the study voluntarily. 49 of the children were female and 49 were male. For data collection, the Injury Behaviour Control Checklist completed by the mothers was used. The data was analysed through factorial variance analysis.
Results: The study concludes that gender and the context of injury cause a significant difference in children"s injury-risk behaviours. In addition, the interaction between gender and the type of injury causes a statistically significant difference in children"s injury-risk behaviours.


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I AM involved in a serious relationship which now threatens my impartiality as a governor in helping to appoint a deputy head. We have managed to keep this relationship secret in order not to embarrass our children who attend the school, though they, of course, know about it.
The trouble is that he is a senior teacher at the school and I am an administrative assistant working on premises and finance matters and a non-teaching staff governor. He has now decided to apply for the deputy's job and I am being pressed to be on the panel because I have detailed knowledge of the work the new deputy will do. Do I have to give reasons for standing aside, or would it be proper for me to go ahead on the panel?
IT certainly wouldn't be proper for you to be involved in any way with the appointment, even if you continue to keep your secret, and I have to say I am doubtful whether you will be able to conceal your relationship for long even if no one suspects it already.
It could do your friend great harm if he were appointed by a group which included you and it later became known that you were close. But I do not think you need give full reasons if you say that it might not be appropriate within the declaration of interest rules for you to participate.
At most you could say you had a personal friend whom you thought might apply. Or you could just say that you don't wish to be involved for personal reasons, which could be interpreted as work or family commitments.
ONCE we have approved the head's draft budget, which is very general, we have no further information about spending, not even reports about moving money from one heading to another to avoid an overspend. Is this sufficient?
No. Governors shouldn't do detailed book-keeping, but to monitor the finances in any meaningful way you need a monthly print-out. You should have agreed in advance on a sum the school could move to another heading without reference back, but even this should be apparent from the monthly record, and any higher transfers than the sum agreed should at least have prior approval of your finance committee.


Let's all remember: we haven't seen the PlayStation 4 yet. Along with games that were purportedly running on the system specs, Sony's event last month only showed viewers the controller.
So it's still up for grabs as to what the actual console will look like. That means that renders like the one above are still fair game. This vision of a would-be PS4… it's boxy. Can we get some curves up in there, Sony?


Yesterday, Dustin and I ran the Marathon to Marathon from Storm Lake, Iowa to Marathon, Iowa. The weather conditions were tough: 90+ degrees, no clouds, just glaring, hot sun on open country roads with no shade. We both finished about 20 minutes off of our goal paces (4:20 for me, 3:43 for D) but we survived, and felt proud of our accomplishments on a tough day.
And more importantly, we completed state #10, so we are officially pursuing the 50 state goal!
This was marathon #12 for me, and marathon #16 for the D-man!
The weekend began with a 4 hour drive to Storm Lake on Friday.
Welcome to Iowa! Fields of Opportunities!
I had booked a room at the "SailInn Motel", which was listed on the marathon's website as a suggested lodging option. It looked okay online, but when we arrived, we were both a little apprehensive… It looked more like a place where people stayed for extended periods of time when they are really down on their luck..Maybe something from a scary scene from Dexter!
We quickly drove around the tiny town to determine if there was another place to stay, and we ended up at the "King's Pointe Resort and Waterpark".
We had tried to book a room at this hotel originally (D-man loves his waterslides), but they didn't have any open rooms at the time. We got lucky though on Friday, as someone had cancelled their reservation, so we were able to stay there for the night.
King's Pointe to the rescue!
The expo was held at the Storm Lake High School. It was by far the tiniest expo I had ever been to.
We were lucky that the race was tiny, because we found out when we arrived that they didn't have the D-man's registration..(or maybe he forgot to register? I do love my husband…but sometimes he needs a little hand holding!) That would not have been good… to have driven all the way to Iowa and not be able to run???
But thank goodness, he was able to register on the spot.
He was the 215th marathoner. I was #3!
After avoiding another potential fiasco, we headed to an early dinner. I had read a lot of the reviews for this race on "http://www.marathonguide.com/" and had read about "Honey Kissed Pizza" as the best pre-race carbo loading location.
We ordered a simple pizza with tomatoes, pineapple, and onions. The pizza was served with honey for dipping the crust, which was a unique sweet treat.
But the most unique part of this tiny pizza joint was the thousands of records for sale. The owner was the sweetest old man, who clearly had a passion for music.
I couldn't decide which album to buy….
Or perhaps some Wilson Philips?
I decided on a classic album that I grew up listening to with my mom.
It's a great addition to our (small) record collection.
Okay, so you're probably wondering when I'm going to stop writing about records, and talk about the marathon, right?
The race SWAG was small, but charming. Who can resist a beer koozie?
The finisher's tees were nice too, although my medium is as long as some of my Vegas dresses….
I have never been able to wait with D before a marathon. We usually say good luck, and split off to our respective corrals. But here, we both waited together in the small group, while a duet of talented singers sang the Star Spangled Banner.
And then we were off….
I didn't have a camera on the course, and there were no photographers either. In fact, even though the race is a sanctioned marathon, it's not even chip timed! I have never done a non-chipped timed marathon. Clock time it is, baby!
I'm not going to lie- the course was pretty boring. It was a point-to-point course on "farm-to-market" roads with only pig farms and roadkill for scenery. We jig-sawed around country roads from Storm Lake to Marathon. The runners were quite spaced out, so there was no small talk or camaraderie. There were very few spectators, but those that did come out were some of the kindest and enthusiastic people in the country.
Though the jokes were lame, they offered up a huge distraction, and I know I really appreciated it. I'm sure the other runners did too. And then of course, the volunteers handling that support stop were all dressed as zombies. It was awesome!
I needed something to keep my mind off the 7 remaining miles, so I tried "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall"…I think I made it to 30 before I gave up.
The heat was intense, and I could tell that I was coated in salt. I had followed lots of the tips from Friday's post for running in the heat. I filled up my water bottle at every stop, and used it to pour water on myself to cool down. At the stops with ice, I filled a cup with ice and used it periodically to put on my head or down my bra.
It was a brutal run in tough conditions, but as always, crossing that finish line was an amazing feeling. The D-man was there cheering me in, and snapped this action shot as I tried to finish strong!
The sweetest little old lady greeted you at the finish line and put your medal on your neck, thanking you graciously for visiting Marathon. It was beautiful.
The finish area had an ice bath for soaking your feet, freezie pops, water, oranges, gatorade, iced sponges, and best of all?
The D-man and I had both planned ahead and brought dry clothes to change into, so we took advantage of the community showers and quickly changed into dry clothes.
Shuttle buses took us back to Storm Lake every 45 minutes or so. We checked out of King's Pointe Resort, but not before going down a few more waterslides!
We also drove back to Marathon quickly before hitting the road, and snapped a few shots with this great sign outside the town.
Although the heat made this a very challenging marathon, and I probably would never run it again, it still had its charm. The wonderful people in these two towns really displayed the friendly Iowa/Midwest mentality. They all seemed so happy to have us visiting, and they were so proud of this event. It was a unique experience for sure, one that I will remember for a long time.
I really enjoyed those freezie pops…I think I had four of them!


"I am a great foe to favoritism in public life, in private life, and even in the delicate relationship of an author to his works" (Joseph Conrad).
WHEN THE TIME COMES TO ACT FAIRLY AND JUSTLY, WE SHOULD BE GUIDED BY IMPARTIALITY RATHER THAN FAVORITISM. If a crime has been committed in the neighborhood, for example, I may be eager for the criminal to be brought to justice. But what if the criminal turns out to be my son? I should be no less willing for the law to be applied in that case than if the culprit was anybody else's son. What's fair is fair, regardless of who is involved.
Yet we sometimes veer off into misconceptions about impartiality. In these days of "tolerance," we sometimes think that everybody should be treated the same regardless of whether they've done right or wrong, and that, most assuredly, is not what impartiality is about. Thomas Fuller said it well: "He is not good himself who speaks well of everybody alike." Impartiality doesn't mean that the innocent and the guilty should be treated alike. It just means that if two people have done equally well, they should be equally praised — and if they've done equally poorly, they should be equally blamed. When right and wrong are opposed, justice not only allows us to take sides, but it requires us to do so. Impartiality is not the same as indifference!
To be truly impartial, we must apply the same set of standards to everybody. It takes courage to do that, but it must be done. When called upon to make distinctions and render judgments, we're tempted to apply a more lenient list of rules to our friends than to our enemies. And what's worse, we're tempted to apply an easier standard to ourselves than to anybody else, even our friends. Nevertheless, the temptation to play favorites has to be resisted.
As tough as it may be to look at things impartially, that's what justice requires, and without justice, no society or community can last very long. Yes, justice is willing to take extenuating circumstances into account, and justice is also willing to extend mercy when that will produce a greater good. But special cases like these notwithstanding, fairness still demands that the same rule book be allowed to govern the game, no matter who happens to be playing.
"Justice is impartiality" (George Bernard Shaw).


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By Howie Carr On Jan 10, 2020
In this Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 photo a portion of the Boston Skyline is seen through a window from the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Is it too late for me to apply for an entry-level job at the University of Massachusetts?
After perusing the latest UMass payroll, I am willing to start at the absolute bottom of the academic totem pole (as Elizabeth Warren might put it).
After all these decades in the Dreaded Private Sector, I am ready to give back by getting into "public service." I'd even be willing to do the grunt work, fetching coffee, making reservations, etc., working as, for lack of a better term, a "staff administrator."
At UMass, a "staff administrator" makes $252,591 a year.
If that august position is filled, I can lower my sights a little, and settle for the position of "assistant to the president," even though that only pays $245,364.91 a year.
Of course I'm not qualified for one of those really essential jobs in higher ed, like, say, "director of sustainability," the important position at Babson College held by the mullahs' fanboy who suggested some American "cultural sites" that the terrorists might want to target for destruction.
For one thing, my first name isn't "Asheen," and I've never been described by the Atlantic magazine as an "evangelist for sustainability." (Although, given his man-crush on the Shiite terrorists, perhaps it would be more precise to call Asheen the "12th prophet of sustainability.")
Still, even if I cannot reach the top at the school still widely known as "ZooMass," I would be willing to accept a lesser position, mainly because all of them seem to pay more than $200,000.
You go to the state payroll and at the top it's all ZooMass, except for a few with the State Police. And at least being a state trooper can be hazardous to your health — look how many of them have been indicted by the feds over the last couple of years, with no end in sight.
How many troopers have been taken down by their GPS systems, or bad ice cubes, or domestic disputes? It's a dirty job, embezzling, exposing oneself at country-music concerts, shooting at unarmed motorists and beating up girlfriends.
On the other hand, at ZooMass nobody ever gets in a jam, mainly, I'm guessing, because nobody knows or cares what anybody else is doing, and why should they, as long as they're getting direct deposits into their bank accounts of $10,000 every two weeks.
Do you know how many "chancellors" they have at ZooMass? Me neither, I gave up counting at the $200,000-plus salary level.
When it comes to chancellors, the Minute Persons are extremely diverse. They have chancellors, vice chancellors, executive vice chancellors, senior vice chancellors, associate vice chancellors, not to mention interim chancellors, and that's just the first 17, whose pay ranges from $672,837 to $240,528 a year.
How about "provost?" Never have figured out exactly what a "provost" does, but boy does ZooMass have a bunch of them — senior provosts, vice provosts, senior vice provosts. They've even got a double-threat: an executive vice chancellor/provost, a bargain at $343,881.
When checking out the salaries of UMass athletic personnel, I always recall the words of the late baseball executive Bill Veeck: "It's not the high cost of talent that's ruining the game, it's the high cost of mediocrity."
C'mon down, basketball coach Matthew McCall, a third-rate coach with a first-rate salary — $827,000 a year. Lifetime record: 30-47.
Billy Bulger, the brother of deceased serial killer Whitey Bulger, is still getting his $200,000-a-year state pension, 17 years after being shown the door at UMass. It turns out the Corrupt Midget, as he's still known, was a bargain, because he was succeeded by one Jack Wilson, who nine years after stepping down as president himself, is still on the UMass payroll at age 75 as "president emeritus" for $311,538 a year.
"Jack Wilson" — I always wondered if that was another of Whitey Bulger's aliases, and he was on the lam in Amherst, holed up in his brother's old office. Turns out, Jack Wilson has amazing academic credentials — he went to some place named Theil College, which I am informed is best known for giving honorary degrees to Amelia Earhart and Mr. Rogers.
OK, I didn't go to Theil College, so I guess I can't make the big bucks as a "distinguished professor," but I am willing to settle for being an "extinguished professor."
Extinguished professor, by UMass standards, should be good for at least $300,000 a year. I could teach … sustainability, and I could sustain myself very well indeed on 300 large.
Someone get me President Marty Meehan's phone number — 60 years old and he's never had a real job, and he's making $682,270.42 a year. I remember when he was working at the State House for the secretary of state as a "staff administrator," and believe me, he wasn't making any $252,591 a year.
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Most temporary workers from Mexico no better off than undocumented workers
by Indiana University
Lauren Apgar. Credit: Indiana University
Many politicians see the temporary worker program in the U.S. as a solution to undocumented immigration from Mexico. But an Indiana University study finds that these legal workers earn no more than undocumented immigrants, who unlike their legal counterparts can improve their situation by changing jobs or negotiating for better pay.
"Just because temporary workers are legally present in the country does not mean that they will have better jobs or wages than undocumented workers," said Lauren Apgar, lead researcher of the study "Temporary Worker Advantages? A Comparison of Mexican Immigrants' Work Outcomes."
"My research found that temporary workers' visas effectively ensure that they are underpaid and cannot advance in the job market because they guarantee that the immigrant work for the sponsoring employer," she said. "Issuing visas to the employees, rather than the employers, offers a possible solution to prevent these abuses from occurring and to better protect those who serve a vital function in the national economy."
Apgar will discuss her study at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday during the American Sociological Association's annual meeting in San Francisco.
The most common employment visas issued to Mexicans are the H-2A visa for agricultural workers and the H-2B visa for low-skill, peak-load or intermittent workers. Apgar suggests reforming the temporary worker program so these visas are issued directly to workers, thus making the visa program potentially more attractive to undocumented immigrants.
Variations of her suggestion have been incorporated into federal immigration reform legislation, but these efforts have stalled in Congress. Much attention now is on the influx of unaccompanied children emigrating from Central America, which Apgar describes as a humanitarian crisis. because the children are fleeing gangs and violence. She said the refugee crisis, if it continues, could be framed as a rise in undocumented immigration, reinvigorating the concerns about undocumented immigration overall and the demand for an increased number of temporary worker visas. She said this would do nothing for visa reform or for the plight of these children.
Immigration reform with regard to temporary workers has historically revolved around the number of temporary worker visas that should be issued. Businesses favored increasing the number of temporary workers to fulfill their labor needs, whereas labor unions wanted to discontinue the program because they viewed immigrant workers as competition for U.S. jobs. More recently, Apgar said, labor has shifted its viewpoint and the debate to focus on worker rights. Labor now supports temporary work visas contingent upon increased labor protections for these workers.
"Temporary workers' visa stipulations affect the overall labor market and can erode standards for all workers," Apgar said. "While temporary workers have often been pitted as competitors of U.S. workers—taking jobs, lowering wages—the fact that employers can take advantage of visa stipulations to lower wages worsens the conditions for the labor market overall."
In 1987, the U.S. offered Mexicans 4,808 H-2 visas; in 2013, the number had grown to 111,769 in 2013, according to Apgar's research. For her study, she analyzed data from the Mexican Migration Project, which has been collecting data concerning the experiences of temporary workers, undocumented immigrants and legal permanent residents since 1987. Her study involved data provided by 3,634 male heads of households.
Dangerous, underpaid work for the undocumented
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Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Homeland Security
Reince Priebus
stated on November 14, 2016 in an MSNBC interview:
"President-elect Trump's immigration policies are very similar to policies that are sitting right in the Senate and the House today to temporarily suspend immigration from countries that harbor terrorism, to temporarily suspend immigration from Syria until we get better vetting."
By Miriam Valverde • November 18, 2016
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
Says Donald Trump "said as recently as a few weeks ago in Phoenix that every undocumented person would be subject to deportation."
By Miriam Valverde • October 20, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on July 19, 2016 in a roll call at the Republican National Convention:
Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
By Will Doran • July 21, 2016
stated on June 14, 2016 in a news conference:
Last year, "244 suspected terrorists walked into gun shops and attempted to purchase a firearm; 223 were able to get the firearm."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 15, 2016
stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech after a terrorist attack in Orlando:
"Hate crimes against American Muslims and mosques have tripled after Paris and San Bernardino."
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2016
stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech:
Says Hillary Clinton "plans to massively increase admissions (of Middle East refugees) … including a 500 percent increase in Syrian refugees coming into our country."
stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing:
"Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years."
By Joshua Gillin • April 4, 2016
stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet:
"91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
By Joshua Gillin • December 29, 2015
stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"In France, they have a (surveillance) program a thousandfold more invasive" than the United States.
stated on December 6, 2015 in an interview with George Stephanopoulos:
The Charleston, S.C., shooter "should have never been given a gun, but the universal background check was not fast enough."
By Linda Qiu • December 6, 2015
stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview:
Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2015
Michael McCaul
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
More money is dedicated within the Department of Homeland Security to climate change than what's spent combating "Islamist terrorists radicalizing over the Internet in the United States of America."
By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2015
stated on April 5, 2015 in an interview on "Last Week Tonight":
"Wholly domestic communication between you and your wife can go to New York to London and back and get caught up in the (NSA) database."
By Katie Sanders • April 9, 2015
David Jolly
stated on February 26, 2015 in a speech on the U.S. House floor:
A federal judge said President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration is "unconstitutional."
By Joshua Gillin • March 5, 2015
stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview on CNN:
"(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down."
By Steve Contorno • September 11, 2014
stated on June 15, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"Thousands of Westerners and Americans" are fighting with extremists in eastern Syria and Iraq.
By Steve Contorno • June 18, 2014
Todd Staples
stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas:
David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2014
stated on January 13, 2014 in an interview with NPR:
On foreign policy, Joe Biden was against aid for Vietnam, said the fall of the Shah was "a step forward" for human rights in Iran, opposed Reagan's defense build-up and voted against the first Gulf War.
By Steve Contorno • January 16, 2014
stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead":
"Under the Espionage Act, (Edward Snowden would not be) allowed to come into court and say 'I was justified in disclosing this information.' There is no whistleblower exception in the Espionage Act."
stated on December 12, 2013 in a tweet:
In altered photo, says Barack Obama wants "more of Texans' private data" via health care.
By Sue Owen • January 3, 2014
Tom Cole
stated on July 30, 2013 in an MSNBC interview:
Says about NSA data collection: "Every member in both parties who served on the Intelligence Committee voted in favor of this."
By Becky Bowers • August 2, 2013
stated on February 1, 2013 in a column:
"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That's higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2013
stated on June 26, 2012 in an interview:
Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it."
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2012
stated on September 30, 2011 in remarks at Politics & Eggs forum in Manchester, N.H.:
Every month since 9/11, there have been as many suicide attacks against the United States and its allies as there were in all the years leading up to 9/11.
By Maryalice Gill • October 24, 2011
stated on September 26, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor:
"President Obama has declared disasters in 48 of 50 states this year."
By Molly Moorhead • September 30, 2011
Commonsense Ten
stated on September 15, 2010 in a TV ad:
Says Roy Blunt "secretly inserts language to benefit tobacco giant Philip Morris" into a national security bill while "Blunt's girlfriend and son are lobbyists for the cigarette company, and just days earlier, 26 Philip Morris executives wrote checks to Blunt totaling $23,000."
By Robert Farley • October 5, 2010
Janet Napolitano
stated on May 2, 2010 in an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
Numbers on illegal immigrants "are down in terms of apprehensions, which indicates fewer illegal crossings, but also up in terms of actual enforcement actions."
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 3, 2010


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New Law Makes Refusal to Disclose Nationality an Offence
Comment, Nov 19th
Since 13th November, courts have been ordered under section 162 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 to ascertain defendants' personal details, including nationality, when they attend at the start of a case. The new law can be seen as yet another measure introduced by the Tory government to make the lives of migrants in the UK as difficult as possible. It was described by campaigners as "bringing border controls to the courtrooms", and can prejudice trials against non- British nationals, including, but obviously not limited to, the trials of international activists. Here is the Legal Defence and Monitoring Group comment on the issue:
In 2015, Mr Black Hoody and Mr Grey Sweatshirt stood trial at Willesden Magistrates Court. These unusual names were chosen for by Her Majesties Prison Service when the gentlemen concerned were given to their custody while the court tried to figure out a way to make them give their real names and addresses. After 3 weeks the court gave up and they were released. At the trial months later they were convicted of aggravated trespass, given a conditional discharge and released.
Now the state has closed this "loophole in the law". Section 162 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 makes it an offence not to give your name, address, date of birth, and nationality punishable by up to 6 months imprisonment (or 12 months in Scotland). Worse, the offence can be dealt with at the same time as the offence you are already charged with. That means the same court that suspects you gets to decide if you're guilty, meaning nothing resembling of a fair trial. There are other powers where it is an offence not to give your details, (see the article on the LDMG website), but they are not imprisonable.
This is bad news, but why just make a nasty new law when you can make a nasty new racist law, or two!
The Act creates new offences of failing to state your nationality when asked by a cop or immigration officer (section 159), and refusing to give the police your passport or other nationality document after arrest (section 160). But wait, surly there is some safeguard against such a widespread invasion of personal privacy? Sure there is! They are only able to use these powers if they suspect "the individual is not a British citizen". Notice this is suspect, not even the "reasonably suspect" required for arrests. Now how are they going to do their suspecting? God forbid it could be the colour of one's skin or having a foreign accent.
Hopefully there will be legal challenges to these laws and we wait to see how it will work out in practice. You can read the legislation in full here.
Andy from LDMG


Elka Suspension, a long time manufacturer of performance ATV products has recently turned their sights onto the Jeep JK Wrangler and, with the help of TeraFlex, has developed a high quality reservoir shock made specifically for it. And, after running them for a few months now, here's what I can tell you about them. Right out of the box, you can see that TeraFlex Elka Suspension Reservoir Shocks are made out of high quality materials and are constructed with great attention to detail. On pavement, these shocks offer a firm ride and if anything, I would have to say that they offer a sports car like feel. Of course, where these shocks really do well is off-road as they do a good job of eating up ruts and good sized whoops at high speeds. On the rocks, they also do a good job of providing a nice stable crawl with minimal body roll.
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This is a shot of what all you will get with your new TeraFlex Elka Suspension Reservoir Shocks.
If you are installing your new TeraFlex Elka Suspension Shocks as a direct replacement and not part of a new suspension lift, it will not be necessary to jack up your Jeep JK Wrangler or even remove your tires. Up front, all you need to do is turn your tires all the way out to one side to gain more than enough access.
1. Using a 16mm or 5/8″ wrench, hold your Jeep JK Wrangler's shock can in place just below the upper shock mount to keep it from spinning. Then, remove the stud mount nut above using a 16mm wrench. 2. Using an 18mm socket and wrench, remove the bolt and nut securing your Jeep JK Wrangler's front shocks to the lower axle mount. Remove shock from your Jeep. 3. Take your new TeraFlex Elka Suspension front shocks, remove the nut, large washer and upper bushing off the stud as shown in this pic.
4. Insert the TeraFlex Elka Suspension front shock up through your Jeep JK Wrangler's shock tower, place the upper bushing onto the stud followed by the large washer and then secure everything in place with the provided nut. 5. Firmly holding the shock can with one hand, use an 11/16″ wrench to tighten down the stud mount nut. Keep tightening the nut until the bushings bulge just a bit. 6. The TeraFlex Elka Suspension Shocks are gas charged and it will take a great deal of effort to compress them enough to get them into your axle mounts. Once they're in, use a flathead screwdriver to help prop it up enough for you to slip the factory mounting bolt through as shown.
7. Using an 18mm socket and wrench, secure your new TeraFlex Elka Suspension front shocks to your Jeep JK Wrangler's axle mount using the factory hardware and tighten the nut and bolt to 56 ft. lbs. of torque.
8. Using a 16mm socket and a 6″-12″ ratchet drive extension, remove your Jeep JK Wrangler's 2 upper rear shock mount bolts.
9. Using an 18mm socket and wrench, remove the bolt and nut securing your Jeep JK Wrangler's rear shocks to the lower axle mounts. Remove the shocks from your Jeep.
10. Using a 16mm socket and a ratchet extension, install your new TeraFlex Elka Suspension shocks on to the rear upper mounts on your Jeep JK Wrangler using the factory hardware. Tighten these bolts to 37 ft. lbs. of torque. 11. As before, the TeraFlex Elka Suspension Shocks will take a great deal of effort to compress them enough to get them into your axle mounts. Once they're in, use a flathead screwdriver to help prop it up enough for you to slip the factory mounting bolt through as shown. 12. Using an 18mm socket and wrench, install your new TeraFlex Elka Suspension rear shocks onto your Jeep JK Wrangler's lower axle mounts using the factory hardware. Tighten these bolts to 56 ft. lbs. of torque.
Here's what the TeraFlex Elka Suspension Shocks look like installed on the front of your Jeep JK Wrangler.
And, here's what they look like installed on the rear of your Jeep JK Wrangler.
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how did you compress the shocks. I need new shocks on my Xj and i was told ill need a special machine to do it my self. I dont wanna spend a fortune on labor paying someone if i can do it on my own.
My 2009 JKU is stock height. Can I install TereFlex Elkas or do I need to add a lift package?


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Jessica Skwire Routhier
Arts Writer and Editor
The Maine Photo Project debuts! UPDATED September 30, 2014.
One of the many things that will be keeping me busy through 2015 is the Maine Photo Project, a year-long statewide collaboration among some 26 museums, galleries, and historical societies.
UPDATE September 30, 2014: Maine Photo Project receives Major Grant from Maine Arts Comission. Woo hoo!
Since contracting as the Project Coordinator this spring, I have developed a strategic plan and budget, gathered and identified participants, secured funding through contributions and a major grant (stay tuned!), built this awesome website from scratch, and hooked the project up with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. And today I sent out the Project's inaugural press release, copied below!
(It's like I said to my dad after I finished replacing his modem, and he couldn't understand how I knew how to do it: "I was the director of a small non-profit. I can do anything.")
I hope you will find, follow, and like the Maine Photo Project–which also has its own blog, here. But remember: it actually exists in real life, too! Maine is blessed not only with the natural beauty that is so irresistible to photographers but also with many superlative arts and cultural organizations. It's all worth a look–so come to Maine and see some art in 2015.
CONTACT: Jessica Skwire Routhier, Project Coordinator
Email: mainephotoproject@gmail.com
FOR RELEASE: September 18, 2014 (immediate)
MAINE MUSEUMS TO COLLABORATE IN
"MAINE PHOTO PROJECT" IN 2015
Twenty-six museums, galleries, and historical societies will present
photography-themed exhibitions and programs throughout the year
Kosti Ruohomaa, Trawler "Quincy" at the Grand Banks, 1957, courtesy of the Maine State Museum
(Portland, Maine)–Kicking off in January and continuing throughout 2015, the Maine Photo Project is a statewide collaboration that will be a year-long celebration of photography in Maine. Twenty-six participating museums, galleries, historical societies, and other non-profit cultural organizations will offer public exhibitions, a major publication, and a variety of programs exploring the state's role as a magnet for photographers, both as a subject and as a unique place for introspection, discourse, and innovation. The Maine Photo Project (mainephotoproject.org) is organized and supported by the institutions of the Maine Curators' Forum and is generously sponsored by the art museums at Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby colleges, with fiscal management provided by the Maine Historical Society.
"A collaboration of this breadth and quality could only happen in Maine," said Laurie E. Hicks, Ph.D., coordinator of the Maine Curators' Forum (Hicks is also Professor of Art and Curator of the Lord Hall Gallery at the University of Maine). "There is a strong spirit of collaboration among Maine's cultural institutions, a spirit that makes possible initiatives such as this. Further, it is the richness and strength of Maine's public collections and its history as a place of artistic inspiration and innovation that has set the stage for the Maine Photo Project."
Exhibition topics will range from the international community of photographers active in the state today, to iconic modernist photographers—Berenice Abbott, Kosti Ruohomaa, Todd Webb, and others—who are closely associated with Maine, to rare historical images from photography's earliest days. The Maine Photo Project will also embrace new media, pushing the boundaries of what is traditionally perceived as a "photograph." Many of the works on view will come from the prestigious holdings of Maine's collecting institutions as well as from photographers who live, study and work in the state.
The exhibitions will take place on a staggered schedule, beginning with photographs inspired by the Maine Women Writers' Collection at the University of New England Art Gallery and a solo exhibition of Elizabeth Atterbury's work at the Colby College Museum of Art, both opening in January. Other highlights, all opening in the summer of 2015, include Scaling Maine at the Bates College Museum of Art, featuring contemporary perspectives on human interaction and interrelations with the natural world; new work by contemporary photographer Abelardo Morell at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art; and The Passionate Photographer: Kosti Ruohomaa's Maine in Magazine Photojournalism at the Maine State Museum. The richness of Maine's photographic history will also be represented by the participation of several historical museums and societies, including the Maine Historical Society, which will open Early Maine Photography: Images of People and Places from 1840 to 1870 in September.
In addition to the exhibitions and a publication associated with the Maine Photo Project, a variety of public programs will also take place at individual participating institutions throughout the year. Special, "project-wide" programs may include lectures by nationally recognized photography experts, a public conference or symposium on "Maine Photography Then and Now," an open portfolio day for photographers in the state, and a workshop on how to care for photography collections in the home or in a public collection. (Details to come on mainephotoproject.org.) Participants will also work together to produce a printed informational brochure that will be distributed at Maine Visitor Information Centers and other locations; a website with exhibition and event listings as well as an active blog; and a lively and active presence on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and other platforms. Crowd-sourced, public content under hashtags like #MainePhotoProject, #PerfectMainePhoto, and #MaineSelfie will be a constant feature on the project's website and social media pages and may even end up on the exhibition walls of some participating institutions.
Following is the full list of collaborating institutions. For more information about specific exhibitions, visit mainephotoproject.org.
Bangor Public Library, Bangor
Barn Gallery/Ogunquit Art Association, Ogunquit
*Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston
*Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport
*Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville
Danforth Gallery, University of Maine, Augusta
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland
L.C. Bates Museum, Hinckley
*Maine Historical Society, Portland
Maine Media Workshops, Rockport
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland
Maine State Museum, Augusta
Monhegan Museum, Monhegan
Museums of Old York, York
Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Ogunquit
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport
PhoPa Gallery, Portland
Swan's Island Educational Society, Library and Historical Collections, Swan's Island
Unity College Leonard R. Craig Gallery, Unity
University of Maine Lord Hall Gallery, Orono
University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor
University of New England Art Gallery, Portland
University of Southern Maine Art Galleries, Portland and Gorham
Waterfall Arts, Belfast
* Indicates sponsoring organization
The Maine Photo Project is the third collaboration planned and organized by the Maine Curators' Forum, a consortium of curators representing Maine's leading nonprofit arts and cultural institutions. Previous projects of the Maine Curators' Forum include the Maine Print Project (2006) and the Maine Drawing Project (2011), both of which drew strong audiences to participating institutions and received national and regional press coverage in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Art New England, the Maine Sunday Telegram, and other sources. (The Maine Print Project also featured an associated book, The Imprint of Place: Maine Printmaking 1800–2005 by David P. Becker, published by Down East Books.) The Maine Photo Project will build upon the success of these and other recent statewide exhibition collaborations such as the Maine Folk Art Trail (2008) and the Maine Civil War Trail (2013).
Nonprofit organizations interested in participating in the Maine Photo Project should contact Project Coordinator Jessica Skwire Routhier at mainephotoproject.org.
The Maine Photo Project is organized and supported by the institutions of the Maine Curators' Forum and is generously sponsored by the Bates College Museum of Art, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and the Colby College Museum of Art, with fiscal management provided by the Maine Historical Society.
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CBS marketwatch ran an interesting article over the last week highlighting a new plan for banks to offer small to medium sized loans to customers who traditionally have marginal or lower credit profiles. The national unemployment rate at 10.2%, the highest level in more than 26 years and this is having a significant impact on the economy, but has been a boom for the payday loan industry.
The new program is hoping to put in place upwards of $28 million in loans under $2,500.The FDIC's goal is to help the estimated 80 million to 100 million so called under-banked Americans avoid payday loans or overdraft programs that provide quick cash but carry high fees or triple-digit interest rates. The agency will release a final report on the two-year program in February 2010. The goal with the smaller loan program is to provide customers with loan options other than credit card cash advance or payday loan options. Another area that is being review and heavily scrutinized is the banking industries policy towards overdraft protection, which can penalize consumers up to $35 each time they exceed their account limits, without limitation to the size of the withdrawal. The FDIC has recently stated that these overdraft fees amounted to $35 billion in extra revenues for banks, a figure that will be hard pressed for the banking industry to simply walk away from. The new lower loans are targeted at helping those most in need, low-income consumers who overdraw their accounts on purpose, as a type of short-term loan because they can't cover their basic living expenses.
A key area the banking industry is trying to assist are consumers who have turned to the payday loan industry for help. Its estimated that the payday loan market is a $70 billion dollar annual revenue industry with over 20,000 companies across the country serving this market. Low-income individuals without bank accounts turn to payday lenders, who provide cash for a large fee. According to one statistic, 70% of payday loans come from repeat users.
Even with little information about a borrower's credit information, the lenders participating in the new pilot lending program through the FDIC have experienced low default rates on small-dollar loans. In the second quarter of 2009, 5.2% of small-dollar loans provided by banks participating in the program defaulted, according to the FDIC. Roughly 9% of loans in the second quarter were in delinquency, or 30 days late, indicating that some borrowers had a difficult time paying the loan but most eventually paid it off. Agency officials said they hope the success of the program will drive more banks to set up offices in low- and moderate-income districts, where foot-traffic will drive more customers. The FDIC said that many participating banks are working with non-profit institutions and community organizations to help identify potential borrowers who might benefit from small loans.
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ARCHIVE / 2017 / March
When a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, Tokyo artist Kazuto Tatsuta (a pen name taken from the Tatsuta train station in Fukushima) wanted to help with the recovery effort. He sought work at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and in 2012 was hired at 1F, or Ichi-Efu, as the cleanup workers called it. In April 2014, he published the first of a series of three graphic novels, Ichi-Efu, depicting work and daily life at the plant, the banter and relationships among colleagues, and what he saw in the evacuated zone he drove through every morning.The collected series, Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, will be printed for the first time in English by Kodansha Comics this month. This excerpt is taken from Chapter 2 of the series.
All artwork © The artist/Kodansha Ltd.
[Accidents]
[Breathing apparatus]
[Caricatures and cartoons]
[Cleanup]
[Fukushima Nuclear Disaster]
[Fukushima-ken]
[Itching]
[Nuclear power plants]
[Protective clothing]
[Radioactive waste disposal]
[Radioactive waste sites]
[Safety measures]
[Social aspects]
[Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami]
[Tsunami damage]
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We are reviewing today Metalic Fund, a program that talks metals! http://metalicfund.com/ – you can see that their general design is based on metalic colors which give the impression of a program with steel quality and gold value!
The difference between the plans seems a little bit too much, but I guess is done just to attract people into the higher plan so that they will benefit better, as the percentage is double than the classic one. Also, on their website it is mentioned that the principal is returned, so basically if you invest today after 10 days you have your principal + your interests which make another "principal", meaning that you have doubled your money. Not bad, isn't it?
You have also live access to the metals quotes, who are put in front of the viewer, right on the front page, so that they could understand right from the first visit what they are doing to generate profits.
"MetalicFund is a top-tier metalic trading company with a truly global footprint. The unique investment products we manage means that our clients can choose the appropriate solution for their individual needs. MetalicFund core values are centered around innovation, performance and client focus..
Short and to the point, without too much talk about details, because these days people are action people! You are always invited to search for your questions here http://metalicfund.com/?a=faq, where they have a pretty easy FAQ to digest. If you don't find the right answer, then you can use their live chat or fill in an email to them. When I contacted them, the response was very quick, less than 24 hours which is a very good persuading point over the clients.
You can see that they also accept AlertPay, which is rapidly becoming accepted by more and more programs, which shows a note of professionalism and a shift in the industry. You can see also SolidTrustPay and GlobalDigitalPay, two payment processors that I didn't see in a while, but it seems they are not dead and have a good clients database. Metalic Fund has done a great job by providing such a big range of payment processors, thus allowing investors to invest with the money they have, without losing anymore in exchangers fee.
Hoping that my review found you peaceful and prosperous, I say bye until the next post by Nick Cooper!
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  let(:user) { create(:user) }
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  let(:path) { activity_project_path(project) }

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  end

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The Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL showcases sustainable strength with EQ Power technology.
18th of October 2017
Highlighting a new age for the combined fuel-cell and battery powertrain, the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL is preparing for series production.
Introduced at the IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt this year, the new GLC F-CELL is expected to be pivotal in the development of all-electric driving, introducing further enhancement of EQ Power technology. Fuel-cell and battery innovation will work in unison as part of a plug-in hybrid, adding hydrogen to electricity and creating an enviable long-distance motoring machine.
Loaded with 4.4kg of hydrogen, the preproduction model of the GLC F-CELL can span a range of 437 km in the NEDC, with the ability to stretch this to 49km – all thanks to a substantial lithium-ion battery.
Ensuring no loss of statement Mercedes-Benz performance, the GLC F-CELL produces an output of 147 Kw, while producing zero emissions; a true statement of sustainable strength.
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The scaly spurfowl (Pternistis squamatus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Taxonomy
The scaly spurfowl was formally described in 1857 by the American ornithologist John Cassin from specimens collected by Paul Du Chaillu in the Cape Lopez region in what is now the West Africa state of Gabon. Cassin coined the binomial name Francolinus squamatus. The specific epithet squamatus is Latin for "scaled". The species is now placed in the genus Pternistis that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler in 1832.  A phylogenetic study published in 2019 found that the scaly spurfowl is a sister species to the Ahanta spurfowl.

Three subspecies are now recognised:
 P. s. squamatus (Cassin, 1857) — southeast Nigeria to north and east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), Gabon and the Republic of the Congo (R Congo)
 P. s. schuetti (Cabanis, 1880) — east R Congo to Uganda, central and southwest Kenya, and central Ethiopia. Also northeast and southeast Tanzania and north Malawi (Vipya Plateau)
 P. s. maranensis (Mearns, 1910) — southeast Kenya, northeast Tanzania

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External links
Xeno-canto: audio recordings of the scaly spurfowl

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