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Georgia counties must start hand count audit by Friday morning
Fri, November 13, 2020 by ABC News
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HomePoliticsGeorgia counties must start hand count audit by Friday morning
By QUINN SCANLAN, ABC News
(ATLANTA) — County election officials in Georgia must begin the time-consuming, labor intensive process of auditing — by hand — every one of the nearly five million ballots cast in the presidential contest by 9 a.m. Friday, and the state has pledged to make the process as transparent as possible.
"One of the most important parts of this process is that it's to be open and that people are to be able to see this," Chris Harvey, the director of elections in Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office, said Thursday. "To our county election directors and their staffs, the — the eyes of the of the state and nation are on you guys and on you performing this — this really important task."
Counties must finish their audits by midnight Wednesday, and it's likely many election workers will have to work through the weekend to complete it in time. Under state law, Raffensperger must certify the election by 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, and officials in his administration said they believe they will meet that deadline.
Updated results will not be released while the audit is ongoing, but the secretary's office will report what percent of ballots counties have completed auditing.
What's happening in Georgia is not a recount under state law, but rather a "risk-limiting audit." The state was always planning to conduct an audit on one contest following the general election — it just wasn't always planning for the audit to involve every single ballot. According to the State Election Board's rules, the secretary has total discretion in selecting which race to audit, and he and his team have maintained that they chose this race strictly because of the national attention it has and the slim margin.
"If we had chosen to do what would have been an easier risk limiting audit … it would have probably undermined confidence in the outcome of the presidential election," Gabriel Sterling, the statewide voting systems implementation manager in Raffensperger's office, said in a press conference Thursday. "And let me be perfectly clear on this, if it was 14,000 votes the other way, we would be doing the exact same thing."
Sterling disputed that the secretary was "caving" to the Trump campaign, which on Tuesday requested a hand recount happen before results are certified and also asserted that if the results were flipped, and it was President Donald Trump who was leading over President-elect Joe Biden by some-14,000 votes, there would be similar cries over the election's integrity from the left.
And legally, a candidate can still request a recount, which would be done using high-capacity scanners, after the election results are certified if the margin is still within 0.5% of all votes cast.
"I would hope that common sense would prevail, and if (the audit is) very close to the first time, that possibility of the computer recount being — changing the results would be slim to none," Sterling said.
So far, neither Republicans nor the Trump campaign have produced evidence of widespread election irregularities, while maintaining there have been.
"We have ongoing investigations, but we've not seen something widespread of a large nature, nothing in the order of over 10,000 (votes)," Raffensperger said on CNN Wednesday.
Raffensperger's office is confident that the audit will show that the results were tabulated correctly, but they've also admitted that the audit is not the way to find illegal voting, as workers cannot see who the ballots belong to.
"This is an audit of the ballots that came through legally," Sterling said Thursday. "It's going to have to be a post-election situation to look for individuals who may have violated the law and … double voted, and if anybody has cast a ballot for a dead person. That's a violation of the law."
Rep. Doug Collins, who's been tapped by the Trump campaign to lead its recount efforts in Georgia, called Raffensperger's move Wednesday "a victory for transparency," but on Thursday evening, he completely reversed his position, saying that the rules and regulations outlined Thursday, "do not satisfy our concerns that gave rise to our request for a hand count in the first place."
The audit is not being done at the Trump campaign's request and it is being conducted in accordance with state law.
Audits are scientific and the margin of the contest matters when determining how many ballots need to be looked at as part of the audit. The closer the margin, the more ballots that need to be examined.
"In Georgia's case this year, the required sample size is so large — more than 1.5 (million) ballots — that it is less work to sample every cast ballot, simply because attempting to audit a large subset incurs the work of retrieving and replacing specific ballots, while reviewing all ballots does not," Ben Adida, the executive director of VotingWorks, explained in a statement Wednesday.
VotingWorks is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that has been working with Raffensperger's office for the past year to implement its risk-limiting audit, which is now required under law following the passage of an election reform bill in 2019. On Thursday, officials from the secretary of state's office and the state's 159 counties met over Zoom with members of VotingWorks's team to get an overview of how the audit will work now that every ballot will be looked at.
The process will not happen in secret
Counties are supposed to advise the days and times they will be doing the audit by posting it on their website, their social media and their physical office. Members of the public are allowed to observe from designated viewing areas within the location the audit is taking place in the counties. Press and members of the public are allowed to take photos and videos and the counties are being encouraged to livestream the process, as some of them did while the ballots were first being counted.
There will also be "monitors" overseeing the process. These are people who have been formally designated by either the state or county political parties to observe this process.
This role is similar to that of "poll watchers," and like poll watchers, "monitors" must abide by a strict set of rules:
Only one monitor per party is allowed for every 10 audit boards. Audit boards are made up of two election workers sitting at a table together; these are the people looking at, and counting, the ballots.
A minimum of two monitors per party is required in every county.
Monitors must have a letter from the state or county party designating them as monitors. No letter, no access.
Monitors must sign in and take an oath upon arrival.
Monitors must wear name tags provided by the party designating them.
Monitors must not interfere in the process in any way, and are not allowed to touch the ballots.
Unlike the public and press, they cannot take photos or videos, and their phones must be silenced.
They are not limited to staying in the designated public viewing area, but they must adhere to social distancing guidelines.
They cannot engage in any sort of campaign activity.
Monitors can "tag in and out" throughout the day, but the limit on the number of monitors at one time must be adhered to.
While the task at hand — and timeline accompanying it — seem daunting, Harvey, the state elections director, said that what workers have to do isn't exceptionally difficult. During the training Thursday, VotingWorks played a video of children acting as the audit board.
"What we're doing is relatively simple. … We're identifying votes (and) counting pieces of paper. Don't lose that concept," Harvey said. "There are steps you're going to have to go through, and there are things you're going to have to do in order to keep the integrity of the process in place. But don't — don't lose sight of the big picture."
So what does the audit actually look like?
There will be a check-in/out station where batches of ballots that are not currently being looked at by the audit boards will be kept. Workers at this station — and there should be at least two — are responsible for monitoring ballot containers and bringing containers to and from the audit board tables; for recording which ballot batches are going to which audit boards, at what times they leave this station and return to this station; and for entering the vote totals into Arlo, the name of the system being used to store all data, after an audit board completes a batch of ballots.
The first ballot batches that should be given to audit boards are the absentee ballots because these are hand-marked ballots. The audit boards will have to read the filled in oval for these ballots. All ballots produced via the state's ballot marking device touchscreen voting machine, will have the voter's candidate of choice's name clearly printed on the ballot. These make up 75% of all ballots, and will be easier to count.
In Thursday's press conference, Sterling stressed — as he has several times since the election — that while only a quarter of all the ballots will require more tedious examination, "human beings are the most flawed part of" the election process.
"I guarantee you the numbers will be slightly different," he said. "They're going to make more mistakes than computers, but there are people out there that just fundamentally will not believe the outcome unless — they say, 'I don't trust this computer, so I need a human being to have looked at that to make sure that it was right.""
The audit boards are made up of two people, and the county will determine how many audit boards it has and can increase the number of audit boards as the process plays out.
The teams of two are working together at a table that must be completely clear of everything but designated materials, so no food and drink is allowed. On the table, there will be marked places to put ballots that are for Trump, for Biden, for Libertarian Jo Jorgenson, for overvoted ballots and for blank/undervoted ballots. There will also be folders for duplicated ballots, write-ins and undecided ballots, which are the ballots with unclear markings.
Both people working the audit board look at each individual ballot and they are supposed to "deliberately" pick up and count the ballots, not flip through them with their fingers. This helps ensure accuracy and that they don't inadvertently miss a ballot.
Once the board is done going through their batch of ballots and putting them in their respective spaces, the audit board members will fill out a sheet with the totals for each candidate or category of ballot, seal the ballots that are not in the envelopes — which are brought to a different table — put back in their container and then sign their sheet.
The audit board will raise a sign with a check mark on it to signal they are done. A check-in/out worker will come and get the container and bring it back to their station, ensuring it's properly sealed and record the time. Then, the worker will deliver a new batch of ballots to the audit board.
"The goal is to keep the audit board moving," said Monica Childers, VotingWorks's product manager for risk-limiting audits.
If audit boards have questions during this process, they have another sign with a question mark they can raise that will signal to the superintendent — the designated election worker overseeing the entire process — to come over and help them.
The use of signs is meant to help keep the room quiet for the auditors.
If the audit board members need a lunch or bathroom break, they should not go until after they finish their batch of ballots. Breaks are, of course, expected and allowed.
Along with bringing the ballots back to the check in/out station, the check-in/out worker will also deliver the ballots in the envelopes — the write-in, duplicated and undecided ballots — to the vote review panel, which is made up of members of both political parties.
For the write-in ballots, the vote review panel sees if the candidate was a qualified write-in candidate. If he or she was, the ballot will be moved to a pile for that candidate. If he or she was not certified to be a write-in candidate, the ballot will be added to one single pile of ballots cast for not qualified candidates.
Duplicated ballots are ballots that were duplicated by an adjudication panel because the voter's preference was unclear. The vote review panel will retrieve the original ballot and record the vote based on the original ballot.
For undetermined ballots — the ones where the voters' preference is unclear — the bipartisan vote review panel will look at them and make a final determination of the voter's intent. The superintendent is the tie-breaker if needed.
When the vote review panel is done with these ballots, they are sealed in envelopes again and a check-in/out worker retrieves them, returns them to their original ballot batch container and logs their receipt.
The actual data entry is done by the check-in/out workers, but the superintendent is the only person who has log-in credentials for the system.
As ballot batch tally sheets are returned, the workers choose "new batch" in the system, enter the information on the sheets — the vote count — and then click "save results."
Only after the entire audit is completed for the county will a worker hit "finalize results" — and they will receive a warning that they cannot make changes if they accidentally click this.
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Foreign Magnet
Insight Industry Trends
Robert Springer | 20 Apr 2016
America – the land of the free, home of the brave and beacon to international real estate investors? While Francis Scott Key might spin in his grave with that last phrase, the entrepreneur in him would be astonished at how much foreign investors crave American residential real estate.
International investors swooped in when the U.S. economy faltered. Now that the dollar is regaining strength, they're still here.
Foreign investment in U.S. real estate has surged, reaching $87.3 billion of completed deals in 2015 after only notching $5 billion in 2009, according to a January 2016 Bloomberg Business report citing data from Real Capital Analytics Inc. Chinese investors are now the top foreign purchasers of U.S. homes and condominiums, finally surpassing Canadian investors. And Chinese investors have expensive tastes, purchasing homes with an average value of $831,800, far ahead of second-place buyers from India at $460,200, according to the National Association of Realtors.
For the first time, clients from China (People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong) accounted for the largest share of sales transactions at 16 percent, up from 9 percent since this data was collected in 2007. In contrast, purchases by Canadian buyers declined to 14 percent of transactions. Purchases by buyers from India increased to 8 percent, while purchases from Mexico held steady at about 9 percent. Purchases from the United Kingdom accounted for 4 percent, down from 9 percent in 2010.
There's an active debate about whether foreign real estate investment helps or hinders the U.S. economy. One expert who works with international investors believes that we have international real estate investors to thank for pulling us out of the recent economic downturn. "You know, we had the Great Recession, and if it wasn't for international money coming in, we could still be in a Great Recession," said RJ Palano, real estate investor and owner of BuyCashFlowProperties.com.
And while that debate simmers, foreign investors show no sign of losing their ardor for American real estate. Here's a look at why and what they're buying.
Why America?
There are several reasons why international investors crave U.S. real estate. Combining all of the factors makes American real estate a compelling buy.
International investors purchase U.S. real estate for the same reason bond investors buy U.S. Treasury bonds when they're nervous about the state of the economy: safety. "From the Canadian perspective, we view American real estate as relatively safe. The rules surrounding all of your property are well defined, and the economy is viewed as being strong and stable," said Travis Cadman, president of Investar USA, a Canadian company that provides turnkey real estate investments in the United States.
The strong economy that Cadman mentioned is the second major factor that draws investors to U.S. real estate. Americans may grouse about their economy, but it's still the world's largest and viewed as very stable. It also presents real estate investment opportunities most other countries can't match.
Take Australia, for example. "I think the average home price over there is like $350,000, and the amount of rent they can get is not enough to really make the numbers work," said Craig Jennings, president and founder of BuyMemphisNow.com. Jennings added that Australians can buy several $100,000 U.S. houses for the price of one house in their home country. "To them, that seems unbelievably cheap," Jennings said.
Lastly, American real estate companies that cater to international investors have made it easier for international investors to buy and manage investment property. One way is by providing turnkey investments, with the company finding the investment property, assisting with the purchase and providing property management services to the investor.
U.S. regulations and tax laws are different, and some companies have done a good job helping international investors understand the differences so they know what they're getting into.
It's All About the Dollar
When the dollar is weak, as it was as recently as 2012, U.S. real estate can be a very profitable investment for foreign investors. Australians and Canadians poured money into U.S. real estate when their dollar and loonie, respectively, were strong in the early part of this decade.
When Jennings heard about how strong the Australian dollar was becoming relative to the greenback, he started cold-calling Aussie real estate agents. He says they "could not believe" U.S. houses were selling for $50,000 or $60,000 with rents in the $750 to $800 range. "Once I started showing it to them, and we had the full turnkey system, it was almost like just a complete overnight—shot out of a cannon—change in our business," he says.
His business with Aussies turned out to be a currency and cultural play, as the dovetailing of a strong Australian dollar and a similar culture and language made for good business. At its peak, Australian customers represented 80 to 90 percent of Jennings' business. The strengthening U.S. dollar has brought that figure down to about 20 percent.
Investors who bought when the U.S. dollar was weak are still prospering now that it's strong. Those who sell are seeing healthy profits, as prices have risen and their sales proceeds will be brought home in the now-strong U.S. dollars. And those who are still renting their U.S. properties are benefiting as well, according to Jennings, as they're renting in the same strong U.S. currency.
The strengthening dollar has slowed Canadian and Australian investment in U.S. real estate, but the Chinese are still investing heavily in American property.
Single-Family or Multi-Family? YES
Experts say investors' appetite for a certain type of residential property depends on several factors, with familiarity and the buyer's reading of the marketplace being the two most important.
First-time Chinese buyers, for example, tend to buy multifamily as "the process of buying apartments is much easier to comprehend, because it's what they know from their own experience back home, where most people are urban and live in apartments," said Charles Pittar, CEO of Juwai.com, a company that helps Chinese invest in U.S. real estate.
Cadman said Canadians were very practical and bought single-family after the Great Recession because it was "on sale." By 2013, they were looking at multifamily because single-family prices in the United States had normalized.
Foreign buyers can have an effect on housing prices in certain neighborhoods, effectively bidding up prices. "This typically happens in premium areas that attract a large number of new buyers from China and where supply is constrained," Pittar says. "In areas where new supply can be created, Chinese buyers often spur new construction and thus enable local markets to more than meet the new wave of demand."
Outlook for Foreign Investors
Experts say that once the dollar drops in value, international investment in U.S. residential real estate will pick up again. "So when the loonie starts to rebound, regain strength against the U.S. dollar, you'll see the level of interest from Canadian investors spike up again because of the opportunities made available in the U.S.," said Cadman.
Pittard said Chinese buyers will become even bigger players on the international scene as they're making up for lost time.
"Despite Chinese buyers being the biggest buyers these last few years in global real estate markets, China has far to go before it arrives at ownership levels of foreign assets consistent with the size of its economy. It's trying to catch up," Pittar said. "A big driver is massive pent-up demand for overseas investment, because they just couldn't do it at all until very recently."
With the shifting fortunes of the dollar, it's hard for U.S. investors to completely depend on foreign investors for the bulk of their income, yet many have profited by seeking out foreign investors and helping them find U.S. residential investment properties.
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4 Antelope Valley Residents Honored For Saving Deputy From Violent Attack
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LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The Board of Supervisors Tuesday honored four residents who came to the aid of a female deputy sheriff who was attacked by a would-be carjacker.
On Jan. 31, Deputy Kimberly Boissier approached a man suspected of attacking a local pastor, then trying to carjack two vehicles near the Antelope Valley courthouse in Lancaster.
The suspect allegedly attacked Boissier and attempted to wrestle her gun away. He threw her in the middle of the road, nearly into the path of an oncoming school bus, Supervisor Michael Antonovich said.
The supervisor presented commendations to Gale Smith, Gilbert Ibarra, Tyson Beers and Mario Barrera, who stopped the attack and helped subdue the suspect until more deputies arrived.
"The quick action and bravery on the part of these good Samaritans may have prevented this violent attack from becoming deadly," Antonovich said.
The alleged attacker, 24-year-old Danny Wright, is being held on $1 million bail pending a March 15 court date.


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Home Blog News and Public Affairs Here's how to sign up for economic help during the coronavirus pandemic
Here's how to sign up for economic help during the coronavirus pandemic
May 18, 2020 by Seán Kinane and filed under Economy, News and Public Affairs.
In our continuing coverage of the coronavirus, we heard what kind of financial help is available to people struggling during the economic crash brought on by the pandemic.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reports that more than 1.5 million unique unemployment claims have been filed in Florida. Only 78 percent have been processed, and about 740 thousand people have been paid state benefits of up to $275 per week. So, many people are in desperate economic crisis. We heard about a range of programs designed to help.
Some information is from an online town hall meeting last Thursday evening hosted by The Common Ground Project. According to its Facebook page, it's a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of all Floridians by advocating for issues that allow communities to focus on their commonalities over their differences, build broad consensus, and create lasting change.
Florida Policy Institute senior policy analyst, Cindy Huddleston, spoke about programs like SNAP, WIC, PEBT, TANF and Medicaid and how to apply.
Also participating in that online town hall was State Representative Jennifer Webb. She is a Democrat from Gulfport and shared information about resources available to Pinellas County residents. Many other counties have similar help available if you call the county.
We focused much of the rest of the show on the state's broken unemployment system.
Our guest, Kelly Johnson, created the Action Group for COVID-19 Unemployment Facebook group. She's a resident of Dunedin. Johnson announced on WMNF's MidPoint Monday that she is running in November as an independent for State House District 65 against incumbent Chris Sprowls.
Listen to the full show here.
Here are links to some of the programs mentioned during The Common Ground Project webinar:
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WIC Application
Pinellas County Health Program
Hillsborough County Health Program
Emergency Financial Assistance Program (Pinellas)
Emergency Financial Assistance Program (Hillsborough)
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Below is information provided by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
State Of Florida And Pinellas County Issue "Full Phase 1" Guidance
News release #20-073
Following the issuance of Florida Governor's Executive Order #20-123 effective May 18, 2020, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office have issued a "Full Phase 1" Guidance to assist in clarifying the order for Pinellas County.
Under the Governor's orders the only businesses that cannot operate are bars, pubs, and nightclubs that derive more than 50% gross revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Please see the "Full Phase 1" Guidance here:
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I just visited Auschwitz – Birkenau. I was surprised at how well constructed the buildings were at Auschwitz. Did the Nazis plan to run that facility for decades? No punishment was too severe for any of those murdering Nazis.
That's how the Germans build stuff. When you go to old cities that were not destroyed during WW II, there are still buildings today that were built in the 1500 and even before. Entire city blocks are still there. It's just how they do things.
I have not been to Auschwitz myself, but I have visited Dachau. It's not possible to forget this once there.


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Germany: Strike mobilization by a trade union may also be permitted on the company car park in front of the company premises
The employer operates a dispatch and logistics center in a commercial area out of town. The employer's premises include a company building and a large parking lot, which is intended for use by the employees.
In September 2015, the employer was subject to strike measures for two days. On both days, the responsible trade union set up tables on the car park in front of the company's main entrance and gathered its representatives and striking employees there. They distributed flyers and demanded employees who showed up at work to participate in the strike. Access to the employer's premises was not hindered by the striking workers. Such action was repeated in March 2016. The employer filed a lawsuit at the labour court in order to prohibit such strike mobilization by the trade union for the future.
However, on 20 November 2018, the Federal Labor Court has ruled that the strike mobilization on the company car park in front of the company premises was lawful. The consideration of both the fundamental rights of the employer and the striking trade union results in the employer having to accept a short-term impairment of his property. Due to local circumstances, the trade union could only communicate with the striking employees on the company car park and this was the only place where they could try to influence employees who appeared at work. In this case, there were no other possibilities for the trade union to call employees to strike. By implication, this means that where there are such other possibilities, the trade union may not impair the employer's property for the purpose of strike mobilization. The local circumstances will have to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.


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FDA: No To Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attack In Healthy
By U.S. Food and Drug Administration // May 10, 2014
LONG STANDING CLINICAL DEBATE OVER 'PRIMARY' PREVENTION OF CVD
ABOVE VIDEO: In the latest development in a long-simmering debate, News Loop Health reports that the FDA has announced that aspirin should not be marketed for the prevention of a first heart attack or stroke in people with no history of cardiovascular disease.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied a citizen's petition from Bayer to add "primary" prevention of heart attacks and strokes to aspirin labeling.
Although daily aspirin may be recommended for people who have already had a heart attack, according to the FDA it's a different story for people who have never had one. The FDA's comprehensive review of the literature related to aspirin's benefits suggested that for people who have no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), there's simply not enough evidence to suggest that the benefits of aspirin outweigh its risks.
The efficacy and safety of aspirin used as a primary preventative measure for CVD has been the subject of long-standing clinical debate. The American Heart Association currently supports the use of aspirin for primary prevention when recommended by a physician in high risk patients, and aspirin for primary prevention of CVD is widely used.
Although daily aspirin is recommended for people who have already had a heart attack, according to the FDA there's simply not enough evidence to suggest that the benefits of aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke in healthy people outweigh its risks.
The agency has gone directly to the public with a "consumer update," reproduced in its entirety below, warning healthy people not to expect that daily aspirin will help them avoid cardiovascular events.
The FDA will continue to track ongoing large-scale studies to see if anything should change in their recommendation. At this time, it appears that you should forego the aspirin if you're using it to prevent a first heart attack. However, it's imperative that you speak with your doctor to be sure, especially if you're already taking aspirin. He or she can also discuss with you other ways – and there are many – to help prevent having a heart attack.
—Dr. Jim Palermo, Editor-in-Chief
FDA CONSUMER UPDATE–Can an aspirin a day help you ward off a heart attack or stroke?
That depends.
Robert Temple, M.D., FDA Deputy Director for Clinical Science
Scientific evidence shows that taking an aspirin daily can help prevent a heart attack or stroke in some people, but not in everyone. It also can cause unwanted side effects.
According to Robert Temple, M.D., deputy director for clinical science at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), one thing is certain: You should use daily aspirin therapy only after first talking to your health care professional, who can weigh the benefits and risks.
"Since the 1990s, clinical data have shown that in people who have experienced a heart attack, stroke or who have a disease of the blood vessels in the heart, a daily low dose of aspirin can help prevent a reoccurrence," Temple says. (A dose ranges from the 80 milligrams (mg) in a low-dose tablet to the 325 mg in a regular strength tablet.) This use is known as "secondary prevention."
However, after carefully examining scientific data from major studies, the FDA has concluded that the data do not support the use of aspirin as a preventive medication by people who have not had a heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular problems, a use that is called "primary prevention." In such people, the benefit has not been established but risks—such as dangerous bleeding into the brain or stomach—are still present.
CAUTION NEEDED WITH OTHER BLOOD THINNERS
When you have a heart attack, it's because one of the coronary arteries (which provide blood to the heart), has developed a clot that obstructs the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart. Aspirin works by interfering with your blood's clotting action.
The FDA will be closely monitoring and continuing to examine the evidence as it emerges from a number of ongoing, large-scale clinical studies investigating the use of aspirin in primary prevention of heart attack or stroke.
Care is needed when using aspirin with other blood thinners, such as warfarin, dabigatran (Pradaxa), rivaroxaban (Xarelto) and apixiban (Eliquis).
What about people who have not had heart problems or a stroke but who, due to family history or showing other evidence of arterial disease are at increased risk? Is an aspirin a day a safe and effective strategy for them?
Again, Temple emphasizes, the clinical data do not show that a benefit in such people.
He adds, however, that there are a number of ongoing, large-scale clinical studies continuing to investigate the use of aspirin in primary prevention of heart attack or stroke. FDA is monitoring these studies and will continue to examine the evidence as it emerges.
The bottom line is that in people who have had a heart attack, stroke or cardiovascular problems, daily aspirin therapy is worth considering. And if you're thinking of using aspirin therapy, you should first talk to your health care professional to get an informed opinion, Temple says.
The FDA recommends that you forego aspirin if you're using it to prevent a first heart attack. However, it's imperative that you speak with your doctor to be sure, especially if you're already taking aspirin.
Finally, how much aspirin you take matters. It's important to your health and safety that the dose you use and how often you take it is right for you. Your health care professional can tell you the dose and frequency that will provide the greatest benefit with the least side effects.
If your health care professional recommends daily aspirin to lower the risk of a heart attack and clot-related stroke, read the labels carefully to make sure you have the right product. Some drugs combine aspirin with other pain relievers or other ingredients, and should not be used for long-term aspirin therapy.
This article appears on FDA's Consumer Updates page, which features the latest on all FDA-regulated products.
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Q: Why is the jquery method html() still have old content when using val() to update input value

         <input id="input-test" type="text" name="" value="old old old">
   </div

……
$("#input-test").val("new new new");
console.log($("#input-test").html());

The console log is <input id="input-test" type="text" name="" value="old old old">
Why does val() not update the input vallue? When I use attr(), it does work well.

A: The val() method will just update the value property of the element and not the value attribute.
To get the current value use val() method without any argument.
$("#input-test").val("new new new");
// to get the value use the val() method
console.log($("#input-test").val());

$("#input-test").val("new new new");
console.log($("#input-test").val());

  <input id="input-test" type="text" name="" value="old old old">

To reflect in HTML code update the attribute using attr() method.

$("#input-test").attr('value', "new new new");
console.log($("#itest-node").html());

$("#input-test").attr('value', "new new new");
console.log($("#input-test")[0].outerHTML);
console.log($("#test-node").html());

  <input id="input-test" type="text" name="" value="old old old">

A: $("#input-test").val("new new new");
This line of code updates the value of the input, not change the element itself. Since you execute this function, you will notice on the browser screen that input will have a value new new new
If you want to change to value attribute of the input element, you should do something like:
$("#input-test input").attr("value", "new new new");

A: Why? Because the value attribute and the value property of an element are not the same once any user input or programmatic changes are made
The value attribute is only used by browser to be able to set the value property if applicable.
Try using val() as getter:
$("#input-test").val("new new new");
console.log($("#input-test").val());

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Q: How to implement BufferedReader readLine method with max number of characters? I need a BufferedReader method that will either stop at a newline or when it reaches the maximum number of characters read.
String readLine(int maxCharacters) throws IOException;

What's the best way to implement this functionality?
The reason for this method is to prevent OutOfMemoryError exceptions, like:
Exception in thread "Thread-3647" java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space
        at java.util.Arrays.copyOf(Arrays.java:2367)
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.expandCapacity(AbstractStringBuilder.java:130)
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.ensureCapacityInternal(AbstractStringBuilder.java:114)
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.append(AbstractStringBuilder.java:535)
        at java.lang.StringBuffer.append(StringBuffer.java:322)
        at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(BufferedReader.java:363)
        at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(BufferedReader.java:382)

A: Make a local copy of BufferedReader and append something like the following at the bottom of the bufferLoop in the readLine(boolean ignoreLF) method:
if (s.length() > MAX_CHARACTERS) {
    throw new IOException("Next line is longer than " + MAX_CHARACTERS
            + " characters.");
}

A: Use the read(char[] buf) Method instead and set the size of the char Array to your max value;
public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {

    String path = "asdf.txt";

    BufferedWriter write = null;
    try {
        write = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(path));
        write.write("This is a Test");

        write.flush();

    } catch (IOException e1) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e1.printStackTrace();
    }

    write.close();

    try {
        FileReader read = new FileReader(path);
        BufferedReader re = new BufferedReader(read);

        char[] ar = new char[8];

        re.read(ar);

        re.close();
        read.close();

        System.out.println(new String(ar));

        //System.out.println(r);
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

}

}


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Wheeler approves new labor contract with employees
By Melissa | December 15, 2014
By LeAnn R. Ralph
WHEELER — The Wheeler Village Board approved a new labor contract with employees at the December 9 meeting.
Following a closed session that lasted only a few minutes, the Wheeler Village Board unanimously approved the new contract for 2015.
Marlene Larson, village trustee, noted that village board members were pleased with the job being done by Robin Goodell, village clerk-treasurer, and Chris Goodell, water operator, to keep the village running smoothly.
The new contract reflects a wage increase of 1.6 percent, the maximum allowable by state law.
Wisconsin's Act 10 prohibits collective bargaining with public employees for working conditions and other benefits and only allows bargaining for a wage increase equal to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In other business, the Wheeler Village Board set the village's caucus for January 6 at 6 p.m.
The village board also approved a two-year contract with the Dunn County Humane Society.
The humane society contract is based on a per-capita assessment of $1.52 for 2015 and $1.63 for 2016.


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The Bagratuni family tree describes the heritage of the Bagratuni family in Armenia (Bagratuni dynasty) and Georgia (Bagrationi dynasty).

Kingdom of Armenia

The Bagratuni family became princes in the 4th century. Their heritable rights were given to them by the Arshakuni Dynasty, the kings of Armenia (52–428). They were called aspets and crowned Arshakuni kings. Their domain included the region of Sper in Upper Armenia, which was famous for its gold, and Tayk.

Smbat I was the first member of the dynasty. He was aspet during the reign of Armenia's first Christian king, Tiridates III the Great (287–330). The last Armenian king, who was crowned by Bagratunis, was Artaxias IV (423–428). The aspet was Smbat III, who was known from Vramshapuh king's times (389–415).

Persian and Byzantine occupation

The ancestors of Smbat III were the most famous princes (nakharars) during the occupation of the Roman Empire and Sassanid Persia. Armenia had been divided between them since 387. Tirots, one of the ancestors of Smbat III, allied with Armenian marzbane. Sahak II and Smbat IV were marzbans of Armenia. The rulers of the dynasty traditionally continued to be "aspets".

After the second division of Armenia, the domains of the Bagratuni family became part of Byzantine Empire. Smbat IV was among the princes who rebelled against them.

Arabic Caliphate

During the Arabic period (7–9th centuries), the Bagratuni family was one of the most powerful princely dynasties of Armenia. Their main competitors were sparapets of the Mamikonian family who were Byzantine-oriented. Princes of Armenia were chosen from these two families and sometimes the people, who were under their influence. Princes were the second most powerful people after the ostikan.

The competition was ended by the victory of Bagratunis, who founded an independent kingdom. First, the title of Prince of Armenia changed to Prince of Princes. Then, the prince of princes became sparapets who were the constables of the army. In the beginning of the 9th century, a powerful prince, Ashot Msaker, united Taron, Tayk and Ayrarat, taking them under his control and thus making them part of his domain. Later, he united Moxoene, Gugark, Georgia and Caucasian Albania. He then took over Artsrunis of Vaspurakan and Syunis of Syunik. As a result, all of Arminiya came under his control.

Princes of Armenia and sparapets were from the family of Smbat VIII. His son, Ashot, became the king of Armenia. Sons of Bagarat II, brother of Smbat VIII, became the princes of Taron. Their sister, Hripsime, became the princess of principality of Vaspurakan. Her husband was the first prince Hamazasp II, Artsruni.

Before independence, the Tayk of Bagratuni became an independent principality. Its ruler, Ashot, became the head of the Georgian Bagrationi dynasty. It ruled in Georgia for one thousand years (9–19th centuries).

The last prince of Armenia was Ashot (855–885), son of Smbat VIII, who later became the first king (885–890).

Bagratid kingdom of Armenia

Bagratunis of Taron

Taron (Turuberan) became a part of Bagratunis' domain in the beginning of the 9th century, when Ashot Msaker was Prince of Armenia (790–826). As a prince of Taron, he is counted as Ashot I (804–826). After his death, prince of princes, Bagrat, inherited Taron, the south of the domain, and Smbat, Ayrarat, which was the northern part. Bagrat was the second in the dynasty. Bagrat I was an aspet in the 4th century. However, in Taron, he was the first Bagrat, so he ruled as Bagrat I of Taron (826–851), because there were no Bagrats before him. His sons and grandsons ruled until 966. After, Taron became a part of Byzantine Empire.

Previous seniors, princes of Taron, of the Mamikonian family, were strong in the region, even during the ruling of the last prince, Ashot III. They became relatives with the Bagratunis, and as a result of that, there were two more princes in Taron in his last days. They were Bagrat III and Grigor II, who were half-Mamikonians and half-Bagratunis. Later, the Tronite branch of the Bagratunis and Mamikonians became one family. Some of them ruled in Sasun (Tornikians) and the others in Moush (Taronites).

Kings of Armenia

After the death of Ashot Msaker (826) and Bagrat II Bagratuni (851), Smbat VIII became the prince of Armenia. His family was the ruling royal family for 200 years, in Armenia, Georgia and Albania. Because of this long rule, they were called king of kings (shahnshah).

The son of Smbat VIII, Ashot, became the first Bagratuni king. He had four sons and three daughters, whom he married to Artsruni and Syuni princes. Thus, the strongest families of Armenia became one family and began to rule the country. Ashot's brother, Shapuh, became sparapet, the constable of the Armenian army. The capital was Bagaran, which was throne-city of Ashot Msaker (790–826). Ashot 's son, Smbat (890–914), moved the capital to Yerazgavors. It was the capital for about forty years until King Abas moved it to Kars.

Ashot III the Merciful, king of Armenia (953–977), built a new capital around the fortress of Ani. It was the last capital of the Armenian kingdom, so it is also called Kingdom of Ani. His brother, Mushegh, stayed in Kars and founded Kingdom of Kars (963–1065) under the sovereignty of Ashot III. Later, the king of Armenia, Smbat II, allowed his brother Gurgen to organize a new kingdom in north which became the Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget (978–1113). Smbat Syuni did the same in the east creating the Kingdom of Syunik-Baghk.

The third son of Ashot III, Gagik, was the last powerful king of Armenia (990–1020). After his death, the kingdom was divided into two parts, between the brothers, Hovhannes-Smbat and Ashot. The last king was Gagik II (1042–1045), son of Ashot.

In 1079, Gagik II was killed. In 1080, Gagik of Kars and his sons, Hovhannes and David, also died. The son of Hovhannes, Ashot, was also killed in Ani. As a result, the royal branch of the Bagratunis ended with Ani and Kars. The last royal branch,  the Kiurikian family, remained in Lori.

Armenian prince Ruben killed the murderers of Gagik II and inherited the throne from him. In 1080, he founded the Armenian principality of Cilicia (1080-1198), which became a kingdom (1198–1375).

Consequently, the royal heritage of the Armenian Bagratuni family is either Georgian Bagrationis, or Rubinians, Hetumids and Lusignans in Cilicia, or the Kiurikians. Non-royal or princely branches have many more than these three royal branches.

Kiurikians

The Kiurikians were a royal and princely family from Armenia from the 10th through 14th centuries. The founder is Gurgen or Kiurike, son of Ashot III the Merciful (953–977). At first, they ruled only in Tashir-Dzoraget (Lori Province) but later in Tavush as well. Grandsons of Gurgen-Kiurike were kings of Tashir-Dzoraget and eastern Georgia (Kingdom of Kakheti).

In the 12th century, Kakhety and Lori annexed to Georgia. The Kiurikians remained in Tavush. Later they divided into Matsnaberd and Nor-berd branches. The last prince, Sargis of Matsnaberd, ruled in the 13th century. Nothing is known about him, his parents (probably Aghsartan), or their offspring.

See also

 Origin of the Bagratid dynasties

Sources
 Cyril Tumanoff, Manuel de Généalogie et de Chronologie pour l'Histoire de la Caucasie Chrétienne (Arménie-Géorgie-Albanie)
 Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
 René Grousset, Histoire de l'Arménie
 Continuité des élites à Byzance durant les siècles obscurs
 Suny, Ronald Grigor (1994), The Making of the Georgian Nation: 2nd edition, p. 27. Indiana University Press,
 Rapp, Stephen H. (2003), Studies In Medieval Georgian Historiography: Early Texts And Eurasian Contexts, p. 383. Peeters Bvba .

Family trees
Bagrationi dynasty
Bagratuni dynasty
Armenia history-related lists
Georgia (country) history-related lists

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Stretched canvas prints can be easily fitted into a picture frame. Several methods are available, but one of the easiest is probably the use of offset clamps. These are little metal steps that come in varying step sizes of 3.2mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm, 25mm, 31mm. The clamps are all approximately 10mm wide.
The different depths of step are available in order to accommodate most common depths of stretcher bars on canvas prints. The frame may also include a slip which will decrease the depth of the frame rebate and require the use of a smaller clamp size.
The stretched canvas is placed into the frame and each clamp is screwed down (by use of #4 zinc plated screws) in close proximity of the stretcher bars of the stretched canvas in order to hold it in place.
If the step ends up being in between a step sizing, you can use small pieces of felt in order to pad out the spacing.
Typically to finish a framed canvas print I will be finish it off as shown below by placing the stretched canvas in the frame, then placing a backing board (2mm MDF) on to it, taping in place with ECO15 or ECO 25 frame backing tape then clamped down in 2-5 places on each side (depending on canvas size) with the offset clamps. Once offset clamped on all four sides, the canvas will be securely fitted in the picture frame, and will be ready to attach a hanging solution in this case D-Rings and cord.
In order to keep the metal backs of the offset clamps from scratching a wall surface / paintwork, two small round felt pads can be placed on the bottom corners of the frame as shown which will keep the clamps from being in contact with the wall.
Alternative solutions include spring retaining clips, z-clips or bendable brass plates.
All of these items including offset clamps can be purchased from our Picture Framing Hardware for Canvas section of our store.
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This is a high-performance KY - 688 USB 3.0 to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, or you can treat it as a USB hub with 3 USB 3.0 ports. With the help of the adapter, you can connect your laptop to 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps network, so you can play popular games, watch HD videos, and download large files.
- The item works right out of the box (the operating system, at least in Windows 10, has built it drivers).
- Both the Ethernet port and all the 3 USB 3.0 ports can be used at the same time.
- The build quality seems high.
- The USB cable is a bit short.
- No lights to indicate the adapter is working, and mainly when the Ethernet connection is working.
- No driver was included in the package (not that a driver is needed).
- There is no connector to power the adapter externally.
Is it compatible with the Nintendo Switch?
It is compatible with the Nintendo Switch.
Is it compatible with Windows 10?
It is compatible with Mi Box.
It is compatible with IEEE 802.3, 802.3u and 802.3ab.
But it does not support wake-on-lan.


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Decide on the mission in Afghanistan before setting troop levels
Life and war in Afghanistan: Jan. 2013
Photos of everyday life in Afghanistan as coalition forces attempt to transfer responsibilities to Afghan troops.
Jan. 27, 2013 Afghan men, gathered by the Afghan Uniform Police and brought in for registration, pray outside Command Outpost AJK (short for Azim-Jan-Kariz, a nearby village) before being fingerprinted and photographed by U.S. troops in Maiwand district, Kandahar province. Andrew Burton/Reuters
By Ronald E. Neumann
Ronald E. Neumann was U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan from July 2005 to April 2007. He is the author of "The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan."
As President Hamid Karzai meets with President Obama on Friday, their discussion is sure to include the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014. There are many options, but decisions should depend on our objectives — which badly need to be clarified for Americans, Afghans and the world community. The media are full of numbers — 3,000 to 20,000 — that are said to have various levels of risk. But risk of what? The lack of clarity about the United States' purpose in Afghanistan has confused Americans and Afghans alike. The latter, preoccupied not with transition next year but with survival in 2015 and beyond, resort to hedging strategies of tightening tribal and militia ties that undercut state development and Afghan military cohesion.
Obama's announced goal of defeating al-Qaeda has never been well linked to our strategy of rolling back the Taliban insurgency and stabilizing Afghanistan — the efforts that preoccupy our troops and money. They are connected, but not in ways clearly explained. Al-Qaeda is a regenerative movement. Afghanistan lacks a reasonably firm state that can manage the large war that will continue after our combat forces are withdrawn. Without some continuing U.S. support, civil war and fragmentation are likely to engulf Afghanistan, destabilizing Central Asia as neighboring powers are drawn to safeguard their own interests and providing a breeding ground for extremism.
Acknowledging the cohesion between what we have been doing and defeating al-Qaeda is fundamental to clear decisions. Do the goals still hold, or are we changing them? The different troop numbers are not about "risk" but about different policies.
A presence of 3,000 to 6,000 troops is a counterterrorist policy that gives up on serious support for the Afghan military and focuses on killing our enemies. It offers nothing to Afghans except endless killing and, hence, will face increasing Afghan rejection. Further, since our forces will need local allies for intelligence and logistical support, such a tiny presence is likely to further empower the very warlords who have done so much to foment corruption. If the Afghan state collapses without our support, our presence will be unsustainable. In sum, a counterterrorist strategy is superficially attractive but a bankrupt strategic choice.
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Stabilizing Afghanistan, the policy we have actually pursued, will not require the massive troop commitment in place today but will require three missions besides counterterrorism. One is training. Traveling throughout southern and eastern Afghanistan last year, I saw that Afghan forces have made significant progress. But much will remain to be accomplished in higher staff and institutional development if these forces are to stand on their own in a long war. How many trainers are needed can be debated, but the function should not be ignored.
Another mission is to build logistical, air and medical evacuation services ("enablers"). I was told during a visit to Afghanistan in 2010 that we could not complete required enabler training and equipment delivery before 2016 because we delayed starting the program in order to devote our efforts to rapidly forming infantry units. U.S. legal wranglings and contractual problems have caused further delays. Yet without these capabilities, Afghan forces will be confined mostly to garrisons, ceding the countryside to others, including insurgents. We need to fill the gap for a few years to succeed and because we share responsibility for the situation. Enablers can be steadily ramped down as Afghan forces develop, but they should not be abruptly cut off because we have failed to meet an earlier, never-achievable deadline.
Third, a small number of advisers will be needed with Afghan units. In addition to moving Afghan forces from quantity to quality, they will provide essential links to air and logistics. For example, U.S. pilots will not bomb targets unless Western advisers direct the strikes and evaluate the dangers on the ground. These requirements will diminish as Afghan forces and enablers mature.
Responsible decisions on force levels beyond 2014 need public clarity about which missions the forces are to accomplish, for what purposes and with public acknowledgment of risks to mission success. Deciding numbers without such clarity is a recipe for failure, because everyone from the Karzai government to our NATO allies will make different assumptions about our policy and work at cross purposes based on those assumptions.
Deciding on small numbers and claiming that the U.S. forces can do multiple training and counterterrorist jobs strains credulity. Changing to a mostly counterterrorist mission, in addition to its practical problems, would undercut our agreements to support Afghanistan beyond 2014 as well as the commitments our diplomacy has generated from NATO nations and other troop and financial contributors. In short, it would be a new policy in the last years before transition. I think it would fail, but if the Obama administration decides to change the policy, then it owes Americans, allies and Afghans an explanation about what we are really doing and how the potential for success of the new policy justifies the lives it is putting at risk.
Read more at PostOpinions:
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Prepack Thailand chooses Vetaphone Corona for quality extrusion
January 15, 2020	Off	By Sebastian Reisig
One of Thailand's leading suppliers of flexible packaging, Prepack, has installed Vetaphone Corona technology on its two extrusion lines located in Amphawa Samutsongkram, some 100km south-west of the capital Bangkok. The company, which is renowned for the international quality of its work, is set up as a single source supply for its portfolio of 'A list' customers. In addition to extrusion, Prepack has gravure and flexo print capabilities, as well as solvent-based lamination and forming.
Established initially in 1973 from Prepac France, the company's early work was for the Nongpho Ratchaburi Dairy Corporation for which it produced packaging for pasteurised milk under Royal patronage. Other early products included 5kg rice bags the Prathum Rice Mill. Today, the company has expanded its product range to supply flexible packaging to industries as diverse as food, personal care and hygiene, snacks, chemical and industrial, and various other consumer areas.
Setting such high standards of production quality is not without it problems, as Production Manager of 20 years at the plant, Veraphan Thiampu explained: "We are located close to the sea and there is always a high level of salt in the air, which added to the humidity levels that we experience in southern Thailand creates a perfect environment for corrosion. This was having a disruptive effect on production and creating high levels of waste."
Disappointed that it was incurring such issues with well-known European brands of Corona treaters, Prepack made contact with Techno Global Graphics, who represent Vetaphone in Thailand. The result was the replacement of the existing surface treatment unit on one of its extruders with Vetaphone VE2B station, and after twelve months of satisfactory performance, the replacement of the treater on the other extruder with a Vetaphone VE2C unit. The B station is 1.8m wide and runs at 90m/min with a 6kW (2 x 3) capacity. The C station is 1.6m wide and runs at 80m/min. It has an 8kW capacity and is fitted with a larger backing roller – both Vetaphone units are for double-sided treatment.
"There has been a big difference since we installed the Vetaphone units – performance is consistent and the regular maintenance requirements are easy to complete. Our investment in their technology has proved to be very good value for money," he added, explaining that Prepack now operates a double-shift work pattern for its 500 staff at the plant. This is consistent with the company's proud tradition of providing a quality service. Among those independently certifying Prepack are: Walt Disney and Walmart, and the company also lists ISO 9001/14001, OHSAS 18001, GMP, HACCP, BRC-IoP, and FSC 22000.
Speaking for Vetaphone, Area Sales Manager for the APACME region, Finn Hinze said: "We are delighted to be the preferred supplier of surface treatment technology to such a leading packaging manufacturer as Prepack Thailand. It proves that the design and manufacturing quality of our product allows it to perform in the harshest of production environments, and we look to continuing this successful business partnership."
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10 best NEW Android games from December 2020
Joe Hindy / @ThatJoeHindy
Android gaming is getting bigger and better every month it seems and there is always a slew of new titles coming to Google Play. Whether you're a casual gamer or you want something with a bit more meat on its bones, there's usually a game coming out to suit everyone's taste. Some months are better than others, but there is usually at least one great new game on mobile every month. Let's take a look at the best new Android games from the last month! You can also check out our picks for the best new Android games for 2020 in the video above!
Deemo Reborn
Empires Mobile
The First Tree
Oceans Board Game
Shining Beyond
Star Wars KOTOR II
Tomb Toad
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Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead is the latest Bridge Constructor game on mobile. The game mixes the main mechanics of Bridge Constructor with some of the themes and story elements from The Walking Dead. Players construct bridges to get safely across the level an onto the next one. The game includes tons of zombies, cameos from popular characters from the series, and plenty of levels to play. It's a lot like Bridge Constructor: Portal but with zombies instead of robots. It's also relatively inexpensive and has no in-app purchases or ads.
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Price: $1.99 with in-app purchases
Deemo Reborn is a re-release of Rayark's popular rhythm game. It was one of the first games to mix a story with rhythm elements and it was one of the best. The remake includes new songs and story elements from the first game. It's pretty good overall but it's not without some issues. The game could've used a little extra polish and some things like the calibration is a bit off for some devices. Plus, you really do need a higher end device to enjoy this one. It's really good, but we hope Rayark adds in some optimization in future updates.
Price: Free to play
Empires Mobile is a strategy game similar in scope to games like Clash of Clans. Players build their kingdom, train troops, and take down opponents. This one actually includes troop control, though, so it's a step above in some cases. Some of the other game features are heroes, a choice of race (elf, dwarf, or human), and some social elements to play with people. This one launched with a few bugs but the developers are aware of them and plan to fix most of them. It's a good strategy time killer for fans of the genre.
The First Tree is an adventure game with two stories. The first follows a fox trying to find her missing family while the second focuses on a son reconnecting with his father in Alaska. Players control the fox but uncover clues about the son as they progress. The graphics are pleasing to look at and the soundtrack is quite good as well. There are also platformer an puzzle elements. It's a short game at roughly two hours according to the developer, but the chill experience makes up for it.
Forager is a 2D open world game with plenty of things to do. The game includes crafting, resource collecting, resource management, and you can build things like, well, buildings. There are even some enemies to defeat, puzzles to solve, and secrets to find. It's a lot like a 2D Minecraft except with a larger emphasis on combat. It's a bit expensive at $7.99, but there is enough to do to justify it for many players.
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MARVEL Realm of Champions is the latest free to play game in the MARVEL universe. This one is a MOBA style brawler. Players engage in three versus three combat with their favorite champions as the main game mode. There is also an arena deathmatch mode (two versus two), a Stronghold game mode, and an Onslaught game mode if you want to switch things up. Most MARVEL games are gachas where you collect tons of heroes. This one tries to give you the option to play as a single hero. The microtransactions are pretty bad with this one and players are complaining of bot issues. Hopefully the developers fix this one up sooner rather than later because it's otherwise pretty good.
Price: Free / $0.99
Oceans Board Game is a mobile recreation of the original board game. It stays mostly faithful to the physical board game. It starts with you laying down some ocean creatures. You can buff them in various ways , feed them, and use them on your opponents. It's card based with over 100 cards to draw and play. The game also includes pass-and-play local multiplayer as well as offline play against an AI opponent. Apparently, the AI uses a neural network to get better and better. That's kind of neat. In any case, it's relatively inexpensive and a good overall board game.
Shining Beyond is a mobile RPG with gacha elements and some idle game elements. It plays like a standard mobile gacha for the most part. There is a story, you summon characters, and level up those characters. However, you can also take part in various activities that take place in the background while you're not there. Thus, the player earns resources even when they're not active. There are some bugs and flaws here and there. The difficulty scaling is also off putting for newer players. It's a good game as long as you don't mind the longer than usual grind.
Star Wars KOTOR II is a mobile remake of the popular PC and console game from years ago. It faithfully recreates the experience with the only major difference being the on-screen controls. You create a character, decide its fate by making choices in the game, and then eventually finish the game. Star Wars KOTOR II was originally heralded for its deep choice consequences and it holds up pretty well to this day. The original game was rushed with bugs and a lot of those bugs still exist. Plus, some devices, like the LG V60 in dual-screen mode, have some issues with crashing. Otherwise, it's just as good as the original.
Tomb Toad is an adventure game with puzzle and dungeon crawling mechanics. It boasts over 100 levels to play through and each one has traps, treasure, puzzles, and monster to defeat. The mechanics are interesting with this one. You rotate the game map in order to move in specific directions. The unique movement is what creates the game's challenge. Plus, to top things off, it includes a level editor so you can create your own stuff and share it with other players. The retro pixel art make it look old, but it feels like a modern mobile game.
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AOL's AIM Announces the Jason Derülo R oad Trip for Fans
AOL's AIM announces the Jason Derülo VIP Road Trip in partnership with Entertainment 3Sixty. The promotion, which is currently running, will call on fans to "Like" the AIM Facebook page (www.facebook.com/aim) in order to be eligible for entry. One winner will be chosen for each date of Jason's headlining tour beginning September 27 in Philadelphia, PA. Each winner can invite eight friends to go on a road trip with him or her to the venue where Jason will be playing within 100 miles of their home. Plus they get to meet Jason himself! Check out a video clip of Jason discussing the contest at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F78Aawlch38
This is Derulo's first tour of the U.S. since his six-week stint on the road with Lady Gaga on her sold-out "Monster Ball" tour of North America in January 2010. Derulo recently wrapped several support dates with Black Eyed Peas in Canada and will appear at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan this weekend, before headlining his sold-out UK tour in August. His long-awaited U.S. headlining tour will be a five-week run between his European and Australian dates.
The first artist signed to Warner Bros. Records' joint venture with Beluga Heights, Derulo is touring in support of his self-titled debut album, produced by veteran songwriter and hitmaker J.R. Rotem (Sean Kingston, Rihanna, Leona Lewis). The album has spawned three hit singles and established the Miami native as the breakout star of 2010. The triple-platinum "Whatcha Say" (which spent four consecutive weeks atop the Pop chart), and the platinum "In My Head," made Derulo the first male solo artist to score consecutive No. 1's on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart in the chart's 17-year-history with his first two entries. "Whatcha Say," which climbed to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, Rhythmic, and Pop charts, has sold five million copies, while Derulo's second single, "In My Head," has sold more than three million copies, both worldwide, to date. His third single "Ridin' Solo," has been certified platinum in the U.S., while its accompanying video has earned more than 17 million views on YouTube. Derulo has sold over 11 million singles and 750,000 albums worldwide. Collectively, his videos have racked up more than 200 million views on YouTube, making Derulo the channel's 20th Most Viewed Musician of all time.
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Long gone are the days when offices are filled with desk phones that offer limited functionality and are frequently made obsolete. When we think of office desk phones now, we think power, productivity, innovation, collaboration and full integration. Enterprises have reached a critical point in communications technology where offices are now forced to adopt today's most advanced communication solutions in order create a productive communication environment for the company.
We are now experiencing "consumerization of IT" where enterprises are requiring that their offices are equipped with the same devices and technologies used in homes and for personal use. With today's most modern IP desk phones, enterprises are now able to realize the benefits of device diversity and ensure a consistent business communications experience across smartphones, tablets, PCs, laptops and desk phones.
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MiVoice 6920, 6930 and 6940 are all supported by UniVoIP OfficeConnect™ Enterprise Edition – an innovative platform, sophisticated IP soft-phones, advanced contact center functionality, unified communications, advanced IVR features and more.


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