This page will provide you with updated information regarding on-going AOC actions and the implementation of the statute. As progress is made, and specific tasks are accomplished, we will provide the updated information here.
The 50th Legislature – First Regular Session adjourned April 20, 2011. Senate Bills 1317 and 1609 were signed into law. Following is a summary of statutory changes to Corrections Officer Retirement Plan.
(UAAL), with a minimum rate of 6%.
of prior public and up to 5 years of prior military service.
Effective July 1, 2013 and thereafter, a COLA is available only if the fund earns more than 10.5% for the prior fiscal year. The portion of the return in excess of 10.5% is used to cover the actuarial present value of the percentage increase in benefits for all those eligible to receive it. If the excess return is insufficient to support the percentage increase as set forth above, then the increase will be limited to that percentage that can be supported by the excess return available. Any excess return that is not needed to support the maximum percentage benefit increase in any year is allocated to the Plan's assets. There is no longer any "Reserve" for future benefit increases. This new benefit adjustment mechanism will not apply until all the assets remaining in the existing Plan Reserve are exhausted.
Effective May 31, 2011, NO EXCESS INVESTMENT EARNINGS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE PLAN RESERVE (the "COLA ACCOUNT").
The term of office for current board member, Jason Hathcock, will expire July 1, 2011. As a result, The Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) Local Board for the Superior Court will be conducting an election to fill this upcoming vacancy.
Probation, Surveillance and Juvenile Detention officers will be given the opportunity to nominate one of their peers as a representative to serve a four-year term of office on this Board.
Nomination ballots will be mailed out via US mail to each CORP member in mid April. To participate in this election, a current address is necessary.
Please contact your County Personnel Department by April 10, 2011, to ensure that we have a current mailing address on file.
Returned nominations will be tallied and the names of the top 10 individuals who received the most nominations will be placed on a voting ballot which will be mailed to members to vote for the individual of their choice.
prior to the date of retirement.
payment of the retirement benefit.
As of June 30, 2010, the plans had a preliminary investment return (gross of fees) of 13.92%. We do not have our final fiscal year end returns (net of fees) as of June 30, 2010 available yet. However, it appears that there will be sufficient assets flowing into the escalator account (COLA account) to pay at the statutory maximin for at least one more year for eligible CORP retirees and survivors. As a result, eligible retirees will receive a 4% COLA in their July 30th pension.
By signing up, you will receive email updates anytime new statues, minutes, agenda's and or other new CORP information is posted on the CORP website.
CORP Members' 2009 Annual Contribution Statements have been processed and e-mailed to County Payroll Departments for distribution to members. Employees who have set up personal accounts can access this information at any time throughout the year via the PSPRS Website at www.psprs.com. Questions or concerns regarding your personal statement should be directed to LDawn@psprs.com, Members' Service Department.
Effectively immediately! As a result of budget and system changes within the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) training unit, outside training, which includes the pre-retirement seminars, will no longer be available to County Probation employees. ADOA has advised that they are currently working on an improved registration process and may, in the future, be able to resume offering outside training. The CORP Administrative office will continue to follow up and post any updated information regarding the start up of these seminars as it is received. Please be advised that the CORP office is your primary point of contact to discuss your individual retirement needs. To receive personal individual attention regarding your retirement, we will be happy to schedule a meeting with you in person or via telephone. You may contact us by calling (602) 452-3650 or e-mailing CORP@courts.az.gov.
The 21st Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2007 is now available for viewing.
• Next, click on Active Members Only on the left side of the webpage under PSPRS Applications heading.
• Follow the instructions. When asked to locate your employer, select ADMIN. OFFICE OF THE COURT. If you have any problems accessing your statement, please contact the Active Member Department at (602) 255-5575.
Some members have expressed a concern regarding the availability of "financial advisors" through CORP. There are no "financial advisors" through CORP or ASRS for that matter. Any member with questions regarding their estimated retirement benefit, CORP membership, or issues for decision by the Local Board should contact the CORP Retirement Specialist, Lu McLendon, at (602) 452-3650. If Lu cannot answer your questions, then she will refer you to someone who can at CORP/PSPRS. For the most current information regarding the CORP Local Board, including board meeting agendas and minutes, visit our website at www.supreme.state.az.us/hr/corp.
On February 8th, the CORP Joinder agreement was signed between the AOC and the CORP Fund Administrator. A copy of the agreement is posted on the website.
The agreement has an effective transfer date of July 1, 2007. All qualifying officers must complete either a CORP application form or an opt-out form prior to that date. These forms will be posted on this website at a later date and the completion of these forms will be coordinated through your individual probation departments.
The initial meeting of the CORRECTIONS OFFICER RETIREMENT PLAN LOCAL BOARD FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT was held on February 8th. The initial members of the board, appointed by the Chief Justice, are Mr. James Bruner, Mr. Phillip Hanley, and Mr. Kevin Kluge. Biographical information on these board members will be posted on this website as well as notices of future board meetings. In accordance with statute, two additional board members will be elected by the membership after the July 1, 2007 transfer date.
A copy of the draft Joinder Agreement has been mailed to the Chairperson of each County's Board of Supervisors and the Presiding Judge in each County. The counties are asked to submit any questions or comments regarding the Joinder agreement back to the AOC by January 12, 2007.
All credited service in ASRS as of the date of transfer (July 1, 2007) will move to CORP on a one-to-one basis with the employer covering any and all expenses.
For those with PSAs, all service purchased and credited in ASRS as of the transfer date (July 1, 2007) will move to CORP on a one-to-one basis with the employer covering any and all expenses. For those with PSAs extending past the transfer date, the employee will continue to make payments to ASRS in accordance with their contract. On an annual basis (on or about July 1 each year) the employee will have the option of leaving their service credits in ASRS, transferring the ASRS credits for partial credit in CORP, or paying the cash difference needed to achieve a one-to-one service credit transfer from ASRS to CORP.
A link to the Draft Joinder Agreement is provided below and on the Home Page of this website.
A.R.S. 38-902 requires that before a Joinder agreement is signed, an actuarial valuation must be completed to determine the estimated cost to the employer of participation in the plan. That actuarial valuation has been completed and shows that the estimated employer contribution rate for this year will be less under CORP (8.71% under CORP compared to 9.1% under ASRS). Estimates are that the CORP employer contribution rate will also continue to be lower next year (estimated at 9.25% for CORP and 9.6% for ASRS).
The current employee contribution rate under CORP is 8.5% and is expected to go down to 7.96% next year.
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Lula (Lu) Mclendon has been hired to serve as the CORP coordinator. Lu handled the day-to-day operation of the Department of Corrections CORP program since 1990 and is very knowledgeable of the program. With Lu's hiring, the CORP function will move to the Administrative Service Division of the AOC where it will reside in the Human Resources Department. We are pleased to have her join our team.
Please join us in welcoming Lu to the Court family.
"Medical examinations conducted under this article shall not be conducted or used for purposes of hiring, advancement, discharge, job training or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment unrelated to receipt or qualification for pension benefits or service credits from the fund."
This specific exam for staff transferring into CORP is not intended, nor will it be used, as a screening or qualifying tool for membership in CORP. For an explanation of the purpose, please see the July 19, 2006 Update below.
"The purpose of the medical examination authorized by this section is to identify a member's physical or mental condition or injury that existed or occurred before the member's date of membership in the plan. Any employee who fails or refuses to submit to the medical examination prescribed in this section is deemed to waive all rights to disability benefits under this article. Medical examinations conducted under this article shall not be conducted or used for purposes of hiring, advancement, discharge, job training or other terms, conditions and privileges of employment unrelated to receipt or qualification for pension benefits or service credits from the fund. This subsection does not affect or impair the right of an employer to prescribe medical or physical standards for employees or prospective employees".
Discussions are ongoing regarding how this component of the transition will be implemented. We will post updates as details become available. Click Here to view A.R.S. 38-884.
On June 16, 2006, Dave Byers, AOC Administrative Director and select AOC staff met with CORP fund manager, Jim Hacking and CORP attorney, Marc Lieberman, including Lou Ebratt, President of the Probation Officer's Association to discuss the issues, tasks, and plan reasonable time frames to complete the transition from Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) to CORP.
Provide employee data to ASRS, who will conduct an actuarial valuation study as required by statute. Each probation department and juvenile detention center will be requested to submit employee information or submit the employee information at the Chief's Meeting in mid-July. Based on earlier estimates on a large sample of employees, financial obstacles are not anticipated.
AOC staff and CORP will collaborate to establish an education and information dissemination campaign, along with the use of this website to ensure that questions from staff are answered in a timely, open and easily accessed manner. Meetings will be facilitated with county managers, CORP and ASRS staff to ensure communication among all who are affected by the change in the system and process.
AOC will develop and approve a joinder agreement with CORP, which is required by the new legislation. We anticipate timely approval.
A determination will be made regarding staffing and funding of the Judiciary "Local Board", including member appointments, elections and training for Board members as required by statute. Research will be conducted regarding how other members of CORP have met the transitioning challenges.
Provide a mechanism to give officers the option to "opt out" of CORP prior to the effective date of the transition.
Collaborate with departments to organize a second collection of employee data before the effective transition date. The second collection will provide CORP and ASRS with a final list of employees transitioning to CORP.


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When Oliver Bonds, a revered religious studies professor at the University of Texas, loses his toddler son and undergoes intense legal scrutiny over his involvement, grief engulfs him completely. His life is upended; Oliver loses his wife, home, and faith. Three years after his son's death, Oliver lives in a shack without electricity and frequents the soup kitchen where he used to volunteer. It's only when befriended by Lyle, a con artist with a passion for theories of Hollow Earth, that Oliver begins to reengage with the world. Oliver too becomes convince that the inside of the planet might contain a different realm. Desperate to find a place where he can escape his past, Oliver chases after the most unlikely of miracles.
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Earth is the mental asylum of the universe and humans are the incurable inmates. Now the asylum is being shut down.
Everyone Says That at the End of the World traces the adventures of a ghost-haunted slacker couple expecting their first child, an outrageously arrogant television actor seeking redemption and a prophetic hermit crab on a cross-country quest as they struggle to survive the final four days of life on Earth. Inter-dimensional time travelers, Jesus clones, and prosthetic limbs all play a role in the catastrophic events leading to the planet's end.
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In this devilishly clever collection of short fiction, renowned humorist Owen Egerton leads us on a wildly surprising, darkly comic, and often heart-wrenching ride into the terrible beauty of life's end.
With razor wit and compassionate insight, Egerton has a crafted a work that brilliantly explores the pain and wonder of life, knowing that with the turn of any corner death could be panhandling for your soul.
The Book of Harold is as profound and deeply respectful a novel as it is irreverent in its wild, often hilarious take on a modern messianic movement in suburbia.
The titular and sometimes exasperating hero of this masterful satire is Harold Peeks, a middle-aged suburbanite living a lonely if typical modern life in the outskirts of Houston, Texas.
His world feels bland and pointless until one evening at a mundane office party he announces to his stunned co-workers that he is the Second Coming of Christ. Oddly enough, people start to believe him.

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High Level Engagement Foundazione Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice In May, GFI President Raymond Baker participated in the annual meeting of the Foundazione Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice at Vatican City. On the second day, Raymond...
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A Quarterly Newsletter on the Work of Global Financial Integrity from June to September 2015
Global Financial Integrity is pleased to present GFI Engages, a quarterly newsletter created to highlight events at GFI and in the world of illicit financial flows. We look forward to keeping you updated on our research, advocacy, high level engagement, and media presence. The following items represent just a fraction of what GFI has been up to since March, so make sure to check our website for frequent updates.
Global Financial Integrity Conference: Illicit Financial Flows: The Most Damaging Economic Problem Facing the Developing World
Based on the culmination of work GFI has done with the support of the Ford Foundation including a book by GFI, the conference included discussions and keynote remarks from experts on the nature of IFFs, country-level perspectives, and how and why curtailing these IFFs should be a priority for the global community.
GFI Engages, Second Quarter 2015
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Joint Conference in Johannesburg: Financial Transparency and Human Rights in Africa
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Global Financial Integrity (GFI), and the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) partnered to host a three-day conference in Johannesburg, South Africa fromMay 18-20. The conference featured special expert-level discussion on the connection between human rights and illicit financial flows in Africa and the legal, advocacy, and academic channels for leveraging these connections to effect change.
Panelists and keynote speakers were drawn from around Sub-Saharan Africa and across the globe, covering a broad range of topics within the financial transparency-human rights overlap, including natural resources, violent conflicts, long-term development consequences, and the ongoing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) process.
GFI Engages, First Quarter 2015
By Tom Cardamone, April 23, 2015
A Quarterly Newsletter on the Work of Global Financial Integrity from January through mid-April 2015
Global Financial Integrity is pleased to present GFI Engages, a quarterly newsletter created to highlight events at GFI and in the world of illicit financial flows. We look forward to keeping you updated on our research, advocacy, high level engagement, and media presence.
The release of this quarter's newsletter was delayed in order to include the high level roundtable GFI held on April 17. The following items represent just a fraction of what GFI has been up to since December, so make sure to check our website for frequent updates.
GFI's High Level Roundtable: IFFs, FfD, and SDGs: Global Perspectives
Global Financial Integrity was pleased to host a high level roundtable on April 17 that focused on the relationship between illicit financial flows (IFFs), Financing for Development (FfD), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Respected members of the public, private, academic, civil society, and multilateral sectors from around the world provided their perspectives on how to tackle IFFs, improve domestic resource mobilization, and strengthen the development of financial management.
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By Tom Cardamone, December 24, 2014
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Global Financial Integrity is pleased to present GFI Engages, a quarterly newsletter created to highlight events at GFI and in the world of illicit financial flows. We look forward to keeping you updated on our research, advocacy, high level engagement, and media presence. The following items represent just a fraction of what GFI has been up to since September, so make sure to check our new website for frequent updates.
World Bank Forum on Illicit Financial Flows
On October 11, GFI President Raymond Baker was a featured member of a World Bank panel, titled "Illicit Financial Flows and the Post-2015 Development Agenda," which focused on the need to curtail the negative effects of illicit financial flows on sustainable development.
Held during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, the public forum was hosted by the World Bank Group's Integrity Vice Presidency and included high-profile speakers from Bangladesh, Denmark, Norway, and the Untied States.
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Global Financial Integrity is pleased to present GFI Engages, a quarterly newsletter created to highlight events at GFI and in the world of illicit financial flows. We look forward to keeping you updated on our research, advocacy, high level engagement, and media presence. The following items represent just a fraction of what GFI has been up to since May, so make sure to check our new website for frequent updates.
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit
The big news this quarter was the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington, D.C. in early August, which brought together leaders from fifty African nations with President Obama, and included a ground-breaking announcement that a joint high-level working group on illicit financial flows would be formed. GFI participated in the summit's Civil Society Forum as well as several additional side events, and were proud to partner with the Open Society Foundations (OSF) and other organizations to host the event "Resources for the Future: Partnering with Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability in Africa," which celebrated the role of civil society in advocating for transparency and accountability in Africa and discussing ways to make further progress. The high-caliber roster of speakers are too numerous to list here, but included Vice President Joseph Boakai of Liberia; George Soros, founder of OSF; Mo Ibrahim, founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation; and Mojanku Gumbi, a trustee of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation. The public event was followed by an African-U.S. civil society working session.
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This year has been busy so far, with GFI staff traveling to six continents within the first three months alone. The following items represent just a fraction of what GFI has been up to, so make sure to check our new website for frequent updates.
Measurable Change in India
In late April, the Indian Directorate of Revenue Intelligence released a summary of its first two years of increased law enforcement activity targeted at cases of commercial fraud, including illicit financial flows through trade misinvoicing. Their early results have been remarkable: between March 2012 and March 2014, they detected $1.3 billion worth of commercial fraud, and collected $396 million in new revenue.
India is just beginning its effort to crack down on trade-related illicit financial flows, and should serve as an example of the potential that curtailing trade misinvoicing has for development. India began working in earnest to reduce illicit financial flows after a report by Global Financial Integrity showed the economy had lost $462 billion since 1948 due to illicit outflows. Following years of intense political debate and public outcry, the Indian Ministry of Finance declared trade misinvoicing its 'top priority' and began working with GFI and others to address it.
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Riviera Cancun transports you to a world of classic Caribbean beauty, complete with white sand beaches, palm trees and turquoise waters. There's no shortage of things to see here, as the coastline is surrounded by lively towns, beautiful eco parks and fascinating ancient ruins, making it perfect for couples, families and solo adventurers alike.
Cancun is just half an hour north, where you'll find a lively yet stylish town full of swish bars and modern shopping malls. Or, head to Playa Del Carmen, which is renowned as one of the trendiest towns in the area, thanks to its chic bars and restaurants and excellent golfing at El Camaleon Mayakoba Golf Club.
Riviera Cancun also offers some world class diving sites, where colourful coral reefs, shipwrecks and an eerie underwater collection of statues are waiting to be discovered. If you prefer to stay on dry land, be sure to explore the many ancient ruins that Mexico is famous for, such as the iconic Chichen Itza, which is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Luxury holidays in Riviera Cancun promise to inspire with stunning beaches, archaeological wonders and incredible coral reefs. Relax on the beach with a refreshing cocktail, or opt to visit nearby Playa Del Carmen for upmarket shopping, restaurants and bars. Explore some of the top sights on the Yucatan Peninsula, such as the famous ancient Mayan city of Chichen Itza, or opt to go diving in the perfect Caribbean waters.
Sovereign recommends a stay at the fabulous Excellence Riviera Cancun. This adults' only resort offers a romantic and luxurious getaway with beautiful views over the ocean. Here, you'll find six swimming pools, nine restaurants and a gorgeous spa with al fresco treatments. Alternatively, choose the Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun. Set on a secluded strip of white sand beach, this hotel offers another incredible choice for a romantic holiday. Your stay includes dining at the hotel's selection of gourmet restaurants and premium wines, and all suites even provide a Jacuzzi for two.
Within an hour and a half of the resort's blissful beaches is one of Mexico's must-see sites. Chichen Itza is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World; an ancient Mayan archaeological site featuring the famous pyramid-shaped Mayan temple, El Castillo.
Golf fanatics, you're in the right place. The Riviera Cancun Golf Club is one of the newest additions to the area: an 18-hole course that navigates dunes, mangroves and lakes with sea views. There's also a golf academy and professional tuition for brushing up your skills.
Transfer time from Cancun airport to the Riviera Cancun is approximately 25 minutes.


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Der Schalbusdag (Schalbus-Dag) ( oder Шалбуз-даг) ist ein über 4000 Meter hoher Berg in Dagestan. Der Legende nach soll König Salomo am Gipfel sein Grab haben. Der Berg gilt als heilig und wird von Pilgern bestiegen.

Nach der örtlichen Tradition wird der Gläubige durch das Besteigen des Schalbusdag von all seinen Sünden gereinigt.

Siehe auch
 Tat (Volk)

Weblinks

 Schalbusdag auf rgo.ru (russisch)

Geographie (Dagestan)

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Barely Buzzed is a full bodied gourmet cheese that is hand-rubbed with a mixture of ground Turkish espresso coffee and French lavender buds. This rub is diluted with oil and adheres to the cheese beautifully, resulting in a dark warm deep brown color. The flavors of the rub delicately migrate into the cheese, resulting in notes of butterscotch and caramel which are prevalent near the rind, but find their way to the center of the cheese as well.
Barely Buzzed is an artisanal cheese hand-crafted by Tim Welsh and Pat Ford of the Beehive Cheese Company in Uintah in Utah. The Beehive Cheese Creamery sits at the mouth of Weber Canyon in a valley between the forested Wasatch Mountains.
This award-winning gourmet cheese is aged on Utah Blue Spruce aging racks in humidity controlled caves, and moved to different temperature during the aging process to develop texture and flavor. This impressive tasting cheese won already various awards: 1st Place, Flavored Cheddar American Cheese Society Annual Competition 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011.
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Sun kissed beaches, palms, cashew plantations, forts, centuries old cathedrals, Goan fish curry rice, cashew fenny dominate, back waters, festivals, flea markets, Santa Monica Cruise Ride, Spice Farms and a very relaxed style of life is what Goa is all about.
Goa also known as the "The pearl of the orient" is an ideal holiday destination to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace. Goa lies on the west coast of India, the 25th State in the Union of States of India, were liberated from Portuguese rule in 1961 after a 500 year reign. A period long enough to have Portuguese colonial influence which brings in a 'East meets West culture', makes Goa a attractive tourist destination attracting tourists from all over the world.
There is a lot more to discover here than the exquisite pleasure of warm sand between your toes. Pep up your stay with a wander around a vanilla-scented spice plantation, stroll the bird-filled banks of the state's gentle rivers, poke around centuries-old cathedrals, and venture out to white-water waterfalls. Venture out for fishing or crab catching or visit nearby islands. Trek in the Jungles, go for a canoe rides in rivers cutting across deep forests. Try a hand at snorkelling or other adventure sports.
Goa can be enjoyed round the year; but the best time to visit Goa is from mid July to September end or November end to mid February.
Night life in Goa, shack Parties, terrace top parties, cruise ship parties, barge parties, dance the night away to the vibrant tunes of Trance music. Never mind even if you are not a party animal, Goan Nightlife has something for everyone. The lazy bones can stretch around a bonfire on the beach front and watch the sea tides washing the shore.
If you arrive on a Saturday you can step into Ingo Saturday night bazaar at Arpora. A fun spot with no cover charge, you can experience a shopping extravaganza with food, sights and entertainment from all over the world.
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With its Bohemian atmosphere, Arambol has long been a destination for many of the long-term hippies, youthful backpackers, Found in India's northern Goa, it is also a popular backward retreat for the partygoers of nearby Anjuna Beach, the so-called "Freak Capital of the World."
The largest coastal village in the Pernem district, Arambol has some of the most beautiful and secluded beaches in the entire Goa region. Characterized by a calm atmosphere, old wooden fishing boats, soda-white sands, swaying palm trees, and traditional village houses, the beaches beg to be swum in. Watching the dolphins, relaxing by the shores or just taking in the charming nature are other suitable activities. Arambol, however, doesn't pulsate with vibrant nightlife so those who feel the urge to party would do best to head to Anjuna, and return when it is time to rest.
Tourists can go trekking to a small freshwater lake found near the beach. Hidden behind dense jungle foliage, it is noted for its hot springs that are lined with sulfuric mud. This mud in particular is said to possess curative effects which make some visitors lather it on their bodies. One can also see nearby a stone carving called the "Money Stone" alongside a sprawling banyan tree. Sculpted by the American Conceptual and Land Art artist Jacek Tylicki, it bears an inscription stating: "give if you can; take if you have to," and passers-by often leave or take some money.
Don't forget to try line of Shack that serve multi cuisine along the beaches.
There is also the Teracol Fort found by the banks of the Teracol River, used by the Portuguese in defending the land years before. Visitors can still make out some of its old turrets, and even its moat, though now dry. One, too, can glimpse inside the Chapel of St. Anthony that brandishes a distinct classical Goan-style façade.
Drive down to the northernmost tip of Goa. Mounted on a rocky plateau is theTeracol fort. 45km from Panaji. Once a key Portuguese fort for the defense of Goa, it now converted to low-key luxury hotel. In the forts square is the four-hundred-year-old chapel of St.Anthonys. Set amidst beautiful surroundings with the lovely backwaters on one side and the lush green forests on the other makes it worth a climb to the top. You can reach the base of fort you need to take a ferry from the hamlet of Querim beach.
A 8 km trek to Tambdi Surla temple situated at about 18 km from the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary ghat. It is the only surviving structure of the Kadamba Yadava dynasty. Thus it is the oldest temple of Goa that survived from the Portuguese as it was set next to a stream in the middle of the small clearing, hidden in the dense.
Spice village an organic spice farm is situated at the foot of the Western Ghats, on the banks of the river Khandepar. It is about an hours' drive from the capital city of Panaji. It is 7 kms from the temple town of Ponda. This 50 acre farm has almost all the tropical spices and fruits along with about 2500 species of garden plants and flowers.


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Osamakue Izevbokun Iroha, who also runs Africans in Deutschland, created the Mothers, Kids and More (MKM) on Facebook in 2017 to provide a non-prejudiced platform for women and mothers to communicate, network, share ideas and provide resources for self-development/Photo: Osamakue Izevbokun Iroha
Germany-based Nigerian wins Facebook accelerator program
A Facebook-based support group for women in Nigeria has been selected to participate in the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator, a program for people who run groups/communities on Facebook.
Germany-based Osamakue Izevbokun Iroha, who also runs Africans in Deutschland, created the Mothers, Kids and More (MKM) on Facebook in 2017 to provide a non-prejudiced platform for women and mothers to communicate, network, share ideas and provide resources for self-development.
The group meanwhile has over 464,000 members and assists its members in developing business ideas through counselling and financial assistance.
According to Facebook, MKM is one of the "13 Facebook community leaders in Africa who have been helping to resolve social challenges, empowering their audiences with knowledge while connecting with others that share their interests or passion for a cause". According to Mrs Iroha, MKM also provides health information for women and children while the group is a platform for members to form sustainable friendship and support themselves.
Participants in the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator, which "helps leaders harness the power of their community to turn impactful ideas into action", will receive training, mentorship and up to $50,000 in funds to invest in an initiative that extends their community's positive impact.
"At Facebook, we are committed to helping people realise their full potential through initiatives like this," the global social media giant said in the press statement.
Mothers, Kids and More (MKM), founded by Germany-based Osamakue Izevbokun Iroha, is one of the 13 lucky groups chosen in sub-Sahara Africa/Photo: Facebook
"I am excited for the opportunity to learn, grow and scale our impact!" Mrs Iroha, who also runs four other Facebook groups, including Africans in Deutschland (AID), said upon learning that MKM was one of the 13 lucky groups chosen in sub-Sahara Africa.
"Thanks to this program, our vision and mission will be more achievable," she added. "Special thanks to my family and my MKM family for this great achievement."
According to Facebook, 130 participants across the globe have been selected out of over13,000 applicants to participate in the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program.
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After careful consideration and growing concerns over both quality and supply issues, we are pleased to announce that our new supplier will be Karlsports. Parents are welcome to order online at Karlsport Ltd, or complete and return the Henry_Chichele_Order_Form.pdf with your remittance, either direct to Karlsports, or to the school office. Completed orders will be available for collection from the school office free of charge, or you may opt to have delivered to your home address, for an additional charge (see web-site for details).
Karlsport have a new purpose built unit at Unit 7 Trafalgar Road, Kettering NN16 8DB where parents may also purchase or exchange garments.
Year 3, 4 ,5 and 6 will wear a white shirt (long or short sleeved), a tie, and an embroidered V neck sweatshirt or sweat cardigan.
The PE kit will continue to comprise plain black shorts, but we are moving to a burgundy embroidered PE T-shirt for all new starters and as kit needs to be changed. The rationale for this is because we want our children to be proud of themselves and their school and often white garments become very discoloured and grubby over time.
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Year in Review: The USANA True Health Foundation in 2017 - What's Up, USANA?
And since 2012, the USANA True Health Foundation has been making an impact throughout the world. From humanitarian work to donating food and providing life-saving measures for children, the Foundation finished 2017 in spectacular fashion.
Founded by Dr. Myron Wentz, the Foundation provides critical human necessities to those who need them the most. And though the Foundation has only been around for five years, this nonprofit organization has already made a huge impact.
They've raised over $7 million ($2 million of which has gone to immediate disaster relief and feeding programs), donated more than 8.5 million meals, and have reached 26 countries. Best of all, USANA covers all administrative costs, allowing the Foundation to make use of every penny donated. Compounded by their commitment to use these funds wisely, the Foundation continues to search for new and effective ways to help those in need.
But USANA's charitable arm is more than dollar signs and numbers. The Foundation connects a global family of employees and Associates to many worthwhile people and projects.
In 2017 alone, USANA employees and Associates worked side-by-side during the National Day of Giving packaging over 100,000 meals for families both locally and around the world. They set up a free mobile clinic in Mexico. They painted a school in Uganda. And when a family in Malaysia lost their home to flood waters, the Foundation stepped in to build them a new one.
Below you'll find a quick recap of the Foundation's contributions to the world in 2017.
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"Everywhere in my life, people find it hard to be truthful. It's a problem. The truth always serves you best, but people seem to have very different ideas about what the truth is." Band member Josh Todd reflects on what Time Bomb, their newest album really meant in terms of lyrics and music. He realizes that fame isn't always the answer, especially for the small town band Buckcherry.
Consisting of 5 members: vocalist Josh Todd, guitarist Keith Nelson, guitarist Yogi, bassist J.B. and drummer Devon Glenn, up-and-coming rock band Buckcherry has the potential to 'rock this world'. The band has attempted to stay truer to their serious, twisted lyrics for Time Bomb, unlike their debut self-titled album Buckcherry. In order to this, the band collaborated with producer John Travis, who is well-known for his work with Kid Rock and Monster Magnet.
The band wanted to keep a heavy-metal rock flavour for Time Bomb, and their music shows this. They agree that growing up listening to Kurt Cobain, Aerosmith, The Sex Pistols and other classic bands has shown them the way to their own individualistic style. After spending much of 1999 and 2000 on the road with bands such as Aerosmith and Lenny Kravitz, Buckcherry continues to seek their own route with their own music.
Their discontent with censorship seeps into their lyrics, with songs such as "Porno Star" and "Slamin'" screaming at you though the entire album.
The band sell themselves as huge fans of profanity, but also agree that it isn't profanity that makes a song, but the feeling. Vocalist Todd pressures that as a protestor against censorship, he also has to accept that he has to make censored versions of their records so stores can retail them.
The band has a distinct Offspring-like feel in their lighter tracks, yet a darker Staind feel at their deeper moments; a variety of tracks weave together into a greater picture on Time Bomb. The classic rock of "Ridin'" has an upbeat, bass sound to it, making it a perfect track to go out on the road to. "It's about the love and camaraderie that goes around in life, the moving circus. We're a constantly moving entertainment factory.", says vocalist Todd about the track.
"Place in the Sun", a track written when Todd was at a depressing point in his life, shows a more emotive side of the band. Nelson comments, "On the first record, a lot of the songs started with Josh writing music, but with this record, he focused more on lyrics. On this song, he had the chorus and we built the song around that. It's a real collaborative effort."
Time Bomb — with its rock attitude — deserves to heard, if only for its lyrics. Buckcherry is a band worthy of not just teenage rock junkies, but of even the older fans. After all, when one's influences include KISS, the Rolling Stones and Rage, how can you resist?


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Q: R loop for Kruskal-wallis test with confounders? I have a large dataframe 2000 subjects (into 3 groups) x 80 observations . I have multiple questions.

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R: Kruskal-Wallis test in loop over specified columns in data frame
but this doesn't account for confounders. Is there a way to add it in the formula?

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The Nested SQL While Loop is nothing but placing While Loop inside another While Loop. Nested loops are very useful, When you are working with multi-layered data because when we want to select the layered data, we have to use this Nested While loops to extract the layered data, but please be careful while using it. Before we get into the example, let us see the syntax of Nested SQL While loop.
If you observe the above syntax, We placed the While loop inside another While loop. We already explained the While loop syntax in our previous article so, please refer SQL While Loop article to understand the loop functionality.
Step 1: First, Compiler will check for the condition inside the first While loop.
Step 2: Compiler will check for the condition inside the second While loop.
If the condition is True then the group of statements inside the second While loop will be executed. It means, SQL Server will execute statements from Statement 1 to N.
This SQL Nested While loop program will print the Multiplication table of 1 and 2 up to 10.
To do this, we are going to nest one While loop inside another While loop, this is also called as nested SQL While Loop.
In the next line we used while loop with expression. If the expression result is true then, it will enter to Nested While loop.
From the above screenshot you can observe that, this program prints multiplication table for 1 and 2.
Next, the @Val2 value will be incremented by 1 (SET @Val2 = @Val2 + 1). Please refer Arithmetic Operators article to understand the + notation.
This process will repeat until @Val2 reaches to 11. Once the condition inside the second While loop fails, compiler will exit from second While loop and @Val1 value will be incremented by 1 (SET @Val1 = @Val1 + 1).
Next, the @Val2 value will be incremented by 1 (SET @Val2 = @Val2 + 1).
This process will be repeat until @Val2 reaches to 11.Once it reaches to 11, the condition (11 <= 10) inside the second While loop fails, so compiler will exit from second While loop and @Val1 value will be incremented by 1 (SET @Val1 = @Val1 + 1).


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Меган, герцогиня Сассекська (Рейчел Меган Маркл; ;  4 серпня 1981) — американська акторка та модель, дружина британського принца Гаррі, герцогиня Сассекська.

Життєпис
Народилася 4 серпня 1981 року в Лос-Анджелесі (Каліфорнія, США). Батько має голландське та ірландське походження, за фахом режисер. Мати — афроамериканка, психотерапевт і викладач йоги.

Предки Меган по материнській лінії походять з Африки і були рабами на бавовняних плантаціях південних американських штатів. По батьківській лінії генеалогія Меган походить з Німеччини та Швейцарії. У XVIII столітті Йоганн Маркель (Johann Markel) покинув рідні місця в околицях Оффенбурга у нинішній німецькій федеральній землі Баден-Вюртемберг і подався до Пенсильванії. 1809 року народився Конрад Маркель (Conrad Markel), який пізніше одружився з Катеріною Говіс (Catherine Hovis). Предки Катеріни по батьківській лінії жили у Пруссії, а по материнській — у Швейцарії.

За даними американського дослідника Гері Бойда Робертса, Меган є прямим нащадком короля Англії Едуарда III — сина короля Едуарда II з династії Плантагенетів і Ізабелли Французької, дочки короля Франції Філіпа IV Красивого з династії Капетингів, прямого нащадка короля Франції Генріха I і королеви Франції Анни Ярославни (Anna de Kyiv), доньки великого князя київського Ярослава Мудрого. Гаррі і Меган родичі в 17-му поколінні. Установлений спільний предок пари — високий шериф графства Дарем Ральф Боуз, який жив у XV ст.: нащадок його онуки 1632 р. переїхав до Америки, де став засновником колонії Нантакета, а нащадки онука поєдналися з графами Стратмора і Кінгхорна — одними з предків королеви Єлизавети II.

Трудова діяльність
Меган Маркл закінчила Північно-Західний університет. У 2002 році дебютувала в серіалі «Головний госпіталь» і кілька наступних років одночасно працювала фотомоделлю й акторкою, з'являючись в основному в епізодах таких серіалів як «Місце злочину: Нью-Йорк», «90210: Нове покоління», «Межа» та «Касл». Найвідоміша завдяки ролі Рейчел Зейн в телесеріалі «Форс-мажори», де знімалася з 2011 року. На великому екрані з'явилася у фільмах «Пам'ятай мене» і «Нестерпні боси».

Окрім кар'єри в кіно, Маркл багато часу приділяє благодійності. Вона є міжнародною представницею фонду World Vision Canada і в рамках його кампанії боротьби за доступність чистої води відвідувала Руанду. Літала в Афганістан, щоб підтримати американських військових. У 2014 році акторка брала участь в кампанії ООН за гендерну рівність. Крім того, в січні 2017 року літала до Індії, щоб поспілкуватися з дівчатками і жінками на тему стигматизації менструацій.

Особисте життя
З 2011 по 2013 рік була одружена з маловідомим кінорежисером і продюсером Тревором Енгельсоном.

8 листопада 2016 року стало відомо, що Маркл протягом декількох місяців зустрічається з принцом Гаррі. 27 листопада 2017 року оголошено про їхні заручини. 6 березня 2018 року у каплиці Сент-Джеймського палацу Меган Маркл пройшла обряд хрещення та конфірмації, який провів архієпископ Кентерберійський Джастін Велбі. Весілля відбулося 19 травня 2018 року в каплиці Святого Георгія у Віндзорському замку..

6 травня 2019 року в пари народився син, якого назвали Арчі Маунтбеттен-Віндзор.

9 січня 2020 року герцог і герцогиня Сассекські зробили офіційну заяву, в якій повідомили про свій намір скласти з себе повноваження членів королівської сім'ї і стати фінансово незалежними від палацу. У тому ж році переїхала із чоловіком до Канади, а потім до США. Американський актор Тайлер Перрі дозволив їм безкоштовно пожити у своєму будинку в Лос-Анджелесі і надав власну охорону.

25 листопада 2020 року в колонці «Нью-Йорк таймс» розповіла про сумний досвід утрати дитини – у липні після переїзду до США в Меган стався викидень.

7 березня 2021 року в США вийшло інтерв'ю Опрі Вінфрі, яке вона взяла в подружжя. У ньому йшлося про те, чому вони з Гаррі вирішили відмовитися від виконання обов'язків старших членів королівської родини.

4 червня 2021 року в Меган та Гаррі народилась донька Лілібет.

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Підтримка України
На тлі російського вторгнення в Україну Маркл разом із принцом Гаррі підтримали українців. Їхній фонд Archwell перерахував суму, яка залишається в секреті, благодійним організаціям, що надають підтримку Україні.

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Посилання
 «The Royal Ancestry of Meghan Markle» by Gary Boyd Roberts, Senior Research Scholar Emeritus. New England Historic Genealogical Society

Випускники Північно-Західного університету
Американські телеакторки
Члени Британського королівського дому
Американські кіноакторки
Дружини британських принців


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Tighter Regulation May Be Around the Corner for ICOs 6 1059
Christina Comben March 2, 2018 4:07 pm March 19, 2018
Even the most bullish commentators on the future of cryptocurrency and the rise of ICOs won't be surprised to learn that the clampdown is coming. According to the Wall Street Journal, the ICO community is starting to feel the warm breath of the SEC on their necks. The commission is said to have "issued dozens of subpoenas and information requests" to companies that have raised funds through ICOs and token sales, as well as a number of prominent advisers.
What is the SEC Looking for?
Specifically, the SEC is currently requesting information. They want to know more about the sale structures and the presale elements involved. Some frowned-upon action has certainly taken place, including large discounts for investors with deep pockets, or for early adopters.
The amount of money raised by ICOs so far is simply astounding. In 2017 alone, almost $6 billion was raised in token sales, with a further $1 billion in the first two months of 2018.
The Need to Rein in the Wild West
So far, the financial world and regulatory bodies, including the SEC, have been lenient on ICOs, yet the cry for regulation has been heard on several occasions. There are plenty of opportunities for scam artists to steal investors' money currently, and the galloping volatility of crypto has dented many an investor's pocket. Regulation would perhaps be of benefit to all, provided that the SEC doesn't clamp down too hard on this burgeoning area.
Regulation could also help to give credibility to cryptocurrency and extend its chances of being widely adopted. Pyramid schemes, such as BitConnect, would no longer be able to occur, and some standard practices would be put into place. This would also prevent anyone with an internet connection and a white paper from requesting funds, while separating the ICOs shrouded in marketing hype from those that have a viable idea and solid plan.
Currently, the SEC is looking into several token sales and will be watching out for any wrongdoing, although, no specific guidelines have been released as of yet. Many a tech team behind a high rise ICO will be watching in anticipation, as the SEC have already warned that security laws may have been violated last December alone.
Regulation is the Name of the Game for 2018
It's not only the SEC that is getting heavier handed with ICOs. Governing bodies around the world have also been shining the spotlight on crypto and token sales. The EU will be discussing how to monitor crypto at the next G20 Summit in Argentina this year, while Japan is also in the process of establishing a regulatory framework for ICOs, in order to prevent scam teams and pyramid schemes.
Not only will these measures apply to Japanese ICOs, but they will extend to ICOs targeting Japanese investors. There are also plans to revise the April 2017 Bitcoin Payment Law. Austria and Germany aren't staying behind, with plans of clamping down, and India is considering banning cryptocurrency completely, following China's lead.
Whatever the future holds for ICOs and cryptocurrency, one thing is certain: the activity that was going on behind the scenes is now out in the open and token sales will not go on unnoticed or unobserved any longer.
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Freelance Terrorist Carried Out Hundreds of Bomb Threats in Exchange For Bitcoin 45 7619
Brian Oaster November 27, 2018 3:12 am November 27, 2018
An American-Israeli teen is sentenced to a decade in prison after a Tel Aviv court convicted him for a series of fake bomb threats he carried out in exchange for Bitcoin.
The 19 year old began making threats professionally at the age of 16. He is convicted only for crimes committed while over the age of 18. These include making false threats and reports, extortion, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit a crime.
While the Israeli courts withheld the defendant's identity because some of his alleged crimes occurred while he was a minor, the Guardian identified him as Michael Kadar at the time of his arrest. He was originally indicted for over 2,000 bomb threats, carried out between 2015 and 2017.
Kadar Targeted Children and Jewish Community Centers
The targets of Kadar's threats included Jewish community centers, the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC, elementary schools, shopping centers, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, airports and airlines.
A threat to an El-Al flight resulted in the deployment of fighter jets for an escorted emergency landing; another threat to a Canadian airport left six people injured during emergency disembarkment; a Virgin flight dumped eight tons of fuel before landing because of a threat; and another threat went to a plane carrying the Boston Celtics.
Kadar also targeted Republican Delaware state senator Ernesto Lopez, who he threatened with blackmail and the murder of his daughter. After Lopez ignored the demands, Kadar ordered drugs to have sent to Lopez's residence.
Dealing Terror From Mom and Dad's Apartment
His reign of terror operated from his parent's fifth floor apartment near the beach in a posh neighborhood in Ashkelon, about 30 miles south of Tel Aviv. But his threats landed in over a dozen countries, including Ireland, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Belgium, Australia, Norway, Argentina, Israel, the United States, and Canada.
"One can easily imagine the terror, the fear and the horror that gripped the airplane passengers who were forced to make an emergency landing, some of whom were injured while evacuating the plane," read the verdict by judge Zvi Gurfinkel, "and the terrified panic caused when there was a need to evacuate pupils from schools because of fake bomb threats."
The Judge also divulged Kadar's fees for his services: $40 for a threatening phone call to a private residence, $80 for a bomb threat to a school, and $500 for an airplane scare. Kadar operated on the dark net and disguised his IP address, using a powerful self-installed antenna to tap into remote networks, and software to mask his voice. According to an indictment filed against him in Florida, he spent some of his calls going into graphic detail threatening the deaths of children in American Jewish centers.
A Small Fortune in Bitcoins
At the time of his arrest, Kadar had amassed around 184 Bitcoins for such services—about half a million dollars at the time, and closer to $680,000 today. He also dealt in bomb making manuals, drugs, and child pornography.
Kadar is the son of an American mother, and his father is an Israeli engineer, and has dual citizenship. The US Department of Justice has also indicted Kadar for 32 crimes, including hate crimes, cyberstalking, giving false information to the police, and making threatening phone calls to around 200 institutions. A separate indictment also accuses Kadar of threatening the children of a former CIA and Pentagon official with kidnapping and murder, and links him to over 245 threatening calls.
When Kadar was arrested, he tried to escape by grabbing a pistol from a police officer, but was wrestled to the ground. Thursday's conviction follows a cooperative investigation by the FBI and Israeli authorities, who have not been able to recover Kadar's Bitcoins.
Teen's Mother Calls Conviction 'Cruel'
Kadar's mother spoke outside the courtroom after her son's sentencing, saying "This is the most cruel, cruel thing in the world. I'm very sorry, but I am ashamed that the country acts this way." She insisted that her son needed treatment, not prison.
In an earlier interview she told Israeli TV her sun was suffering from a brain tumor, which made school difficult for him. Because of this and his autism, Kadar was homeschooled.
Defense lawyer Shira Nir said these conditions made Kadar unfit to stand trial, as he could not distinguish right from wrong. A medical panel confirmed the defendant's autistic condition, but concluded he was capable of understanding the consequences of his actions. Judge Gurfinkel said Kadar's conditions were taken into account, lessening the sentence from 17 years in prison to 10.
Bitcoin Uses As Much Energy As Austria, Could Add 2°C to Earth's Atmosphere 2,187 17534
Brian Oaster November 8, 2018 7:36 am November 8, 2018
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Bitcoin mining, it turns out, damages the earth more than more traditional environmental assaults like actual mineral mining.
According to a paper published Monday in Nature Sustainability, the power-hungry Bitcoin mining process consumes more than triple the amount of energy needed to mine the equivalent amount of gold, more than quadruple what's needed for copper, and more than double what it takes to mine platinum.
Other coins didn't fare much better. By their measurements, Ethereum and Litecoin consume 7 megajoules of electricity to produce the equivalent of $1, the same energy expenditure as copper mining but more than that of platinum or gold. Monero eats up 14 megajoules to produce $1.
Naturally, these measurements refer to the notoriously variable dollar valuations of such tokens. "While the market prices of the coins are quite volatile," write researchers Max J. Krause and Thabet Tolaymat, "the network hashrates for three of the four cryptocurrencies have trended consistently upward, suggesting that energy requirements will continue to increase."
Bitcoin's Growing Electricity Bill is Bigger Than Some Countries
We've long known that Bitcoin is unsustainable. In a 2015 article for Motherboard, Christopher Malmo pointed out that a single Bitcoin transaction used 5,033 times as much energy as a Visa swipe, and could power 1.5 American homes for a day.
The electricity used to crunch Bitcoin code—and its environmental cost—has been growing with its increasing popularity. Digiconomist's Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index shows Bitcoin currently consuming 73.12 terawatt hours (or 263.232 billion megajoules) of electricity annually. To put that in context, it's comparable to the amount of energy it takes to power Austria for a year.
That means there are 175ish countries on earth using less energy than Bitcoin (to say nothing of crypto on the whole), while 66 countries consume less energy per capita than one Bitcoin transaction (it takes 94 thousand kilowatt hours of electricity to mine a single Bitcoin).
Iceland, a major hub of Bitcoin mining farms, spends nearly as much energy on Bitcoin as it does powering its residential homes. In this case, the damage is mitigated because most of Iceland's power comes from renewable energy.
Canada's Bitcoin emissions are also on the lower end due to renewable energy sources. They're using this to court mining companies from China, where mining emissions are about four times that of Canada's. Montreal International attracts foreign investment by calling Quebec the land of "green bitcoin". This has caught the eye of some Chinese mining companies looking to go overseas as the Chinese government has discouraged expansion and shut down some mining operations altogether.
Depending on Bitcoin's growth, some have projected that it could use as much energy as the entire world by 2020.
Digital Currency Has a Real Carbon Footprint
Krause's and Tolaymat's research reminds us of the sobering reality that all this invisible wealth has real world costs.
For the 30 months they measured between January 2016 and June 2018, they estimate their four featured tokens collectively belched out at least 3 million tons of CO2 emissions, possibly as much as 15 million tons.
These findings follow another study, published last month, which determined Bitcoin alone could add two degrees Celcius to global warming within the next three decades. That's enough to raise ocean acidity by 29 percent.
Solving Bitcoin's Energy Consumption Crisis
So what is the solution? If the world were to switch to 100 percent renewable energy overnight, the problem would be moot. But we can't hold our breath for that. There could be ways of incentivizing clean energy so greener mines reap more coins, or of implementing clean energy in other ways.
It's also possible to adopt less computationally intensive mining algorithms so the mining computers don't guzzle as much juice. This would disappoint a lot of old school Bitcoiners who have invested in hardware, but their feelings don't really outweigh that 2 degrees celcius that everyone will have to live with (or die by).
Whatever the best solution turns out to be, something needs to change soon. Bitcoin is growing up, and it's time for it to mature into something more sustainable.


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Numerology: one and two
Numerology, numbers one and two
From the desk of Laurence Magne, author of www.cybernumerology.com
Number one: to the ancient mathematical philosophers, the circle symbolized the number one. They knew it as the source of all subsequent shapes, the womb in which all geometric patterns develop. It is a glimpse into wholeness, unity and divine order, the loop of perfection, so round in every direction. The message of the shape bypasses our conscious mental circuitry and speaks directly to the quiet intelligence of our deepest being.
Every circle is identical, each circle you see is a profound statement of the transcendental nature of the uni-verse. The circle is the first shape drawn easily with the compass, just by planting the point in any spot and spinning. Unlike the still centre, the circle speaks of movement. Symbolized in almost every culture as a wheel, it represents nature universal cycles, circulations, circuits, orbits, periodicities, vibrations and rhythms.
The circle is found in utilitarian utensils beside the wheel, such as cups, plates. On a pizza, the circle allows the most distribution of food on the most efficient space.
One shows the characteristics of unity, everywhere the same and containing no differences within it. One as represented in the circle also stands for the eye of God. Nothing exists without a centre around which it resolves, whether the nucleus of an atom, the heart of our body, or the sun in the solar system. The point at the centre of the circle is still a circle, the source of our whole of wholes that passes understanding, unknowable, silently self-unfolded. The point seeks to expand itself to the full circle, introducing the concept of self-knowledge and self-actualization, as a symbol of our own search for expansion, starting from our own centre.
Number two: two represents stepping beyond oneness and unity into the many. It is a mirror, reflecting the other circle. The principle of 'twoness' or 'otherness' was called Dyad by the Greek philosophers. They referred to the audacity of its boldness, and they emphasized its polarity. The paradox of the Dyad is that while it appears to separate from unity, its opposite poles remember their source and attract each other in an attempt to merge and return to the state of unity. The Dyad simultaneously divides and unites, repels and attracts, separates from unity and craves to return to it. A line creates both a boundary that divides and a link that binds.
Two indicates joining, as in twins, twain, between, twine, and twilight. There seem to be more words emphasizing separation than joining, implying alienation in unity. Our private language is filled with these twin labels and pictures and values that accompany them.
We can only accept and understand duality by acknowledging that both poles in the pair as inseparable can we overcome relative duality and get the common source in the Monad. In our deepest Self, we are beyond polarity.
Science and technology are mired in duality. The existence of the pair of distinct but equal opposites that seek to unite in an urge to return to unity. These are the laws of attraction and repulsion. Magnetic fields for example are the perfect expression of the dyad, in attracting and pushing away. The opposite poles attract each other, and alike poles repel. To learn how numbers affect your life, visit cybernumerology.com.
Mathematically, two is the only instance in which adding the number to itself yields the same result as it does multiplying it by itself. Symbolically, two acts as an intermediary, a transition, a door or portal between the Monad and all the rest of the numbers. Twoness is the hole or lens through which unity becomes and balances the Many. In geometry, two is found in the linked circles and the almond shape at the meeting point of the two circles has attracted the architects, artists, geometers and mythmakers alike.
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With the COVID pandemic still raging, the government is embarking on a house-to-house operation not for contact tracing, but to push ahead with the national census this month. In October, another activity requiring the participation of all households will also be launched the pre-registration for the national identification system......»»
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Can I Work for Another Employer with My EAD?
I have submitted my I-485 last year September. The case is still pending but the company I work for is not doing so good. It might be soon that the company will file a bankruptcy.
I got my EAD, so if the company files a bankruptcy, can I work for somebody else with my EAD? Does it have to be a similar field of work? Also, do I have to wait till the company files a bankruptcy to look for a new job?
According to new law AC21, you can change employer in the same field after filing I-484 form 180 days. You can look for job now. It is safe to apply for new H-1B from new employer, not use EAD. Because if your I-485 is rejected by USCIS, then your EAD will be invalid, and you can not work any more.


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The government is cracking down on a mysterious 'pain-relief' supplement that's been linked to salmonella
Erin Brodwin
May 23, 2018, 00:23 IST
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Kratom is an opioid-like supplement derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia. It can be consumed in pills, powder, or tea.
On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to three kratom sellers accused of health fraud scams. It's the first time the agency has cracked down directly on makers of the supplement.
The crackdown comes on the heels of repeated warnings from the Centers for Disease Control about a salmonella outbreak linked to kratom that sickened more than 130 people.
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on several companies that make and distribute kratom, a supplement with psychoactive and pain-relieving qualities that's been linked to a recent salmonella outbreak.
In a letter released on Tuesday, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb called on three companies in different states to stop selling unapproved kratom products with unproven health claims. In a statement, Gottlieb said the companies were engaged in "health fraud scams" that "pose serious health risks."
Derived from a plant native to Southeast Asia, kratom is often sold as pills, powder, or tea in the US. Advocates say it helps curb the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, which has led people to flock to kratom in recent years as a means of stepping down from more powerful drugs like Vicodin.
But because kratom is classified as a supplement and has not been developed as a drug, it's not subject to much federal regulation. That means tainted kratom pills and powders can easily make their way to store shelves - which appears to have occurred in a recent outbreak of salmonella that has so far sickened more than 130 people across multiple states.
Outlandish claims and little scientific research
The FDA's recent crackdown appears to be the latest step in a growing divide between advocates and regulatory agencies regarding the use of kratom. The companies the agency has named are Front Range Kratom of Aurora, Colorado; Kratom Spot of Irvine, California and Revibe, Inc., of Kansas City, Missouri.
The claims these three companies have made include marketing the supplement as "very effective against cancer" and suggesting that their products could help reduce the symptoms of opioid addiction.
But there are few existing scientific studies to back up those claims. Research on kratom has found, however, that the drug taps into some of the same brain receptors as opioids do. That spurred the FDA to classify it as an opioid in February.
Experts say that because of this, it makes sense that people with opioid use disorder are turning to kratom as a means of abating their symptoms and stepping down from more powerful drugs like Vicodin.
But taking any supplement that hasn't been tested for safety by medical professionals can be dangerous.
The risks of taking kratom
Previous FDA testing found that several products distributed by Revibe - one of the three companies named in the FDA letter - were tainted with salmonella. Last month, as part of a request from the agency, Revibe destroyed several tainted products still at its facility, but the company has yet to confirm that it recalled products that had already shipped to stores.
Last month, the FDA issued its first-ever mandatory recall of kratom products after those produced by Las Vegas-based Triangle Pharmanaturals were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
As of April 5, a total of 132 people across 38 states had been sickened with the bacteria, which can cause diarrhea and abdominal pain lasting up to a week.
Besides dealing with the risk that kratom products could carry harmful bacteria, those who take the supplement have no reliable way to determine the proper dose. It's also difficult to find a verify kratom supplement's full ingredient list or account for potentially harmful interactions with other drugs or medications.
Kratom is currently banned in Australia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and several US states (Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin). Across the US, several reports of deaths and addiction led the Drug Enforcement Administration to place kratom on its list of "drugs and chemicals of concern." In 2016, the DEA proposed a ban on kratom but backtracked under pressure from some members of Congress and an outcry from kratom advocates.
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Mcafee keeps bringing up "Risky connection blocked", gives IP address blocked as 170.179.113.149, Program: Host Process for Windows Services, but does not tell me what to do. There is a option for "more" but this takes me to their website and shows a different IP address 116.171.187.231, and information that it is in China.
How do I solve this? Internet explorer is going a lot slower now, just sitting there saying "waiting".
It just said McAfee, how do you know if it is Netguard or Firewall. Tried downloading Malwarebytes but that would not download.
You can try running the 'Chameleon' Tool to assist you in installing Malwarewbytes (Free). This program is on the same page, simply scroll down further. I would recommend running the latest McAfee Stinger afterwards as well. If that does not assist you, there are other methods to try also.
Please post back your results. If all else fails, it may be you will be best to revert back to an earlier time before this occurred. However you will have to make certain all is updated and current, to include McAfee.
It tells you how to download, update and run Malwarebytes all in Safe Mode with Networking.
Or another method, called Chameleon, also mentioned there..
I think malware may be present on the PC. svchost.exe is one of those often modified by malware, and the fact that Malwarebytes will not download is suspicious.
The IP address blocked is, as you said, in Singapore and is or has recently been blacklisted as belonging to a "zombie network" - where one or more addresses in a block of IP addresses has been taken over for use in a botnet. In this case there appears to be a server pumping out spam somewhere in the address block to which this address belongs. Spamcop blocked it but now show it as okay; Spamhaus still blacklist it.
It's worth noting that the blacklistings of that address are all for sending spam, and so the fact that the poster's PC is trying to connect to it could mean that that PC is part of a wider spam-sending network.
The Chinese IP address by the way appears to be the controller of the spam network, reading between the lines of its own Spamhaus blacklisting.
DROP (Don't Route Or Peer) and EDROP are advisory "drop all traffic" lists, consisting of netblocks that are "hijacked" or leased by professional spam or cyber-crime operations (used for dissemination of malware, trojan downloaders, botnet controllers). The DROP and EDROP lists are a tiny subset of the SBL, designed for use by firewalls and routing equipment to filter out the malicious traffic from these netblocks.
Have run Malewarebytes and it did not find any Malware, it found two non-Maleware threats "Pup.optional.Babylon.A" registry keys which it has deleted them.
Any more ideas to remove this problem?


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Steinitz, , ist ein Gemeindeteil von Domsdorf, einem Ortsteil der Stadt Drebkau im Landkreis Spree-Neiße in Brandenburg. Bis zum 1. Januar 1973 war Steinitz eine eigenständige Gemeinde. Das Dorf zählt zum amtlichen Siedlungsgebiet der Sorben/Wenden.

Lage
Steinitz liegt in der Niederlausitz etwa einen Kilometer südlich der Stadt Drebkau, 20 Kilometer südwestlich von Cottbus und 25 Kilometer nordöstlich von Senftenberg. Umliegende Ortschaften sind Raakow im Norden, Merkur und Jehserig im Nordosten, Papproth im Osten, Neupetershain und Neupetershain-Nord im Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz im Südwesten sowie Domsdorf im Nordwesten.

Steinitz liegt etwa einen Kilometer südlich der Bundesstraße 169. Unmittelbar südlich des Dorfes liegt der Braunkohletagebau Welzow-Süd, die ehemaligen Nachbardörfer Gribona, Kausche und Geisendorf wurden inzwischen abgegraben. Östlich von Steinitz liegt der Görigker See.

Geschichte
Das Dorf Steinitz wurde erstmals 1488 urkundlich erwähnt. Der Ortsname wurde damals Steynicz geschrieben, stammt aus dem Sorbischen und bedeutet Ort, wo es junge Hunde gibt. Im 15. Jahrhundert erhielt Steinitz eine Dorfkirche aus Mischmauerwerk, ähnlich der Kirche in Wolkenberg. 1910 wurde im Ort ein Dreiseithof erbaut. Dieser wurde zu DDR-Zeiten als LPG-Büro genutzt, in den Stallungen waren Rinder und Schweine untergebracht. Nach der Wende war der Hof zunächst unbenutzt, seit einigen Jahren wird er als Kulturzentrum genutzt.

Bis in das 19. Jahrhundert war Steinitz ein sorbischsprachiges Dorf. Für seine Statistik über die sorbische Bevölkerung in der Lausitz ermittelte Arnošt Muka in den 1880er-Jahren eine Einwohnerzahl von insgesamt 179, davon waren 100 Einwohner Sorben und 79 Einwohner Deutsche, was einem sorbischsprachigen Anteil von 56 % entsprach. Ernst Tschernik zählte 1954 193 Einwohner, allerdings keinen sorbischen Muttersprachler, nur ein Einwohner hatte Sorbischkenntnisse.

Bis 1807 verlief die Grenze zwischen dem Kurfürstentum Sachsen und dem Königreich Preußen mitten durch das Dorf. Der sächsische Teil gehörte zum Calauischen Kreis, der preußische Teil zur Herrschaft Cottbus in der Mark Brandenburg. Durch den Tilsiter Frieden wurde das gesamte Dorf sächsisch, nach dem Wiener Kongress wurde es vollständig Preußen zugeschlagen. Bei der Kreisneubildung 1816 kam Steinitz in den Landkreis Calau. Am 25. Juli 1952 wurde die Gemeinde dem neu gebildeten Kreis Cottbus-Land im Bezirk Cottbus zugeordnet. Am 1. Januar 1973 wurde Steinitz nach Domsdorf eingemeindet. Nach der Wende lag Steinitz zunächst im Landkreis Cottbus und wurde nach der Kreisreform im Dezember 1993 dem Landkreis Spree-Neiße zugeordnet. Am 31. Dezember 2001 wurde Domsdorf zusammen mit Steinitz sowie den bis dahin ebenfalls eigenständigen Gemeinden Casel, Greifenhain, Jehserig, Laubst, Leuthen, Schorbus und Siewisch in die Stadt Drebkau eingegliedert.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Die Dorfkirche Steinitz ist eine Saalkirche aus der Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts, die Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts um einen Kirchturm erweitert wurde. Im Innenraum steht unter anderem eine zweigeschossige Hufeisenempore aus dem späten 18. Jahrhundert sowie ein hölzerner Kanzelaltar aus der ersten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts.

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Ort in der Niederlausitz
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Ersterwähnung 1488


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Maine 'Forever Chemicals' Problem Has Now Spread to Chicken Eggs
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Date: December 14, 2021Author: Lilyana Ibanez 0 Comments
Read the full article by Julia Bayly (Bangor News)
"Last month the state issued a "do not eat" advisory for deer meat harvested in and around Fairfield due to unsafe levels of so-called forever chemicals found in the animals. Now testing data has shown levels of those chemicals in some chicken eggs from the same area.
The eggs that were tested, according to Dr. Andrew Smith, state toxicologist with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, were from two Fairfield homesteads and households that had already tested positive for high levels of the toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — or PFAS — in their water.
The new state standard for water, according to Smith, is 20 parts per trillion, which the homeowners achieved after treating their water.
Used in everything from non-stick pans to waterproof clothing, PFAS have been linked to a number of chronic illnesses in people, including cancer. Here in Maine, the chemicals are increasingly showing up in the food people grow, raise and hunt after sludge was spread on farm fields.
In Fairfield, some families were concerned specifically about their eggs.
'Maine CDC was asked whether eggs from their chickens [that were] provided high PFAS well water were safe to eat,' Smith said. 'We also tested whether after the water was treated, would they be safe to eat.'
Turns out, when it comes to eggs, 'forever chemicals' are not forever.
The eggs were first tested at the end of 2020. At the time, toxicity levels in the eggs and in the water provided to the chickens were high in one of the two homes.
A second round of testing in March after the chickens had been switched over to treated, PFAS-free water, showed a significant drop in the eggs' PFAS levels.
All of the chemicals, Smith said, were found in the yolks of the eggs. That made sense, as a German study of PFAS chemicals in chickens showed that most of the toxins were found in the chickens' plasma. Plasma plays a major role in yolk development.
In addition, it was found that PFAS in eggs has a very short half life.
Chemists use the term 'half life' to measure how long it takes for a chemical to drop to half its original concentration.
When it came to the eggs, the half life of some of those forever chemicals could be measured in days, Smith said. His team discovered that once the chickens were taken off PFAS contaminated water, there was no evidence of any chemicals in the eggs after about 10 days.
However, Smith said that further testing showed there are still plenty of PFAS toxins available to the chickens.
'We went back in June to test the eggs again and got a surprise,' Smith said. 'We knew the chickens were back out free ranging and wondered if the soils were a pathway for the PFAS to the chickens.'
The testing showed that it was."…
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