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Obamacare Confidential: What We Still Don't Know
By Jay Macdonald, Bankrate.com
Just ahead of several of the big pieces of health care reform, 4 in 10 Americans say they're spending more per month on their care, including health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, than they were a year ago. That's according to Bankrate's first Health Insurance Pulse, a new national, monthly survey that tracks consumers' feelings about health care and health coverage as major components of Obamacare take effect.
Survey results indicate consumers are still grappling to understand President Barack Obama's health care law, with 2 in 10 unsure whether its reforms are actually going to happen. The percentage of people asking the most basic question, "What is Obamacare?" is in the double digits.
While the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has been the law of the land since March 23, 2010, many consumers have not felt much direct impact -- but that's about to change. New state online health insurance marketplaces, or exchanges, are scheduled to open in October. Beginning in January, nearly all Americans must have insurance or face a penalty, under the law's "individual mandate."
Probable Sources of Rising Costs
Bankrate's survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International via landline and cellphone interviews from Aug. 15-18, with a nationally representative sample of 1,000 adults living in the continental U.S. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
While a slight majority (51 percent) of those surveyed report that their monthly health care bill is about the same as a year ago, 40 percent say they're paying more today in health insurance premiums, prescriptions, copayments for doctor visits and other health-related expenses.
RELATED: THE GREAT OBAMACARE WORKFORCE EXODUS
Janet Schwartz, assistant professor of marketing at Tulane University, says it's hard to generalize about what's causing the reported uptick in individual health spending.
"If they were paying $10 in copays last year but are paying $25 in copays this year, that's incredibly salient," she says. "It could be that their premiums, which are typically several hundred dollars a month, haven't changed at all."
Even prescription drug costs can have a big impact on perceptions, as Schwartz knows firsthand. "I didn't see a huge increase personally in my monthly premiums, but there have been big increases in what I pay for prescriptions when I go to the pharmacy," she says. "Things that were costing $20 a year ago are costing me $50 now."
Reform may be raising awareness of costs
Deborah Chollet, manager of health insurance research at Mathematica Policy Research in Washington, D.C., says circumstance may account for the higher costs reported by some portion of the respondents.
"They may have had a medical event where, all of a sudden, they're hitting coinsurance or copayments that they didn't have before," she says. "They also could have renewed their policy; their anniversary date came up and they're now paying more."
RELATED: THE COST EXPLOSION OF OBAMACARE BEGINS TO HIT HOME
Both Schwartz and Chollet agree that some respondents simply may be more cognizant of their health care expenses amid increasing public awareness surrounding the new shopping experience ahead in the Obamacare marketplaces.
"Some may be saying, 'Look, I never paid attention to how much I was spending every year on health insurance and, now that you start asking me to pay attention to it, I realize I'm spending a lot more,'" says Schwartz.
Still clueless on Obamacare
Yet many Americans lack awareness about what's happening with health care. In addition to the 20 percent of respondents who were unclear on whether health insurance reform will happen, 15 percent simply wanted to know "what Obamacare is." Another 14 percent didn't have an answer when asked what they most wanted to know about the Affordable Care Act.
Those findings are consistent with similar studies that indicate a significant number of Americans are clueless when it comes to health care reform.
"It's certainly not a big surprise that some think the Affordable Care Act won't happen, given that Congress has cast 40 votes to repeal it," says Chollet.
RELATED: WHY ORGANIZED LABOR IS ORGANIZING AGAINST OBAMACARE
Schwartz believes some of the bewilderment with the health care law stems from America's employer-based health care system, which allows most people to avoid understanding the basics of health insurance.
Knowledge gap about health insurance
"Purchasing health care turns out to be one of our biggest expenses, and yet it is very intangible," Schwartz says. "If you purchase homeowners or car or life insurance, you know exactly what you're getting, but with health insurance, it's not clear. For most people, their employer plan has provided this huge buffer."
Schwartz and Chollet say the public cluelessness surrounding Obamacare should recede dramatically in the coming year with the opening of the state health insurance marketplaces.
"Once people begin to shop and understand the dimensions of how to shop for plans, the idea of having endless choice versus a restricted network will be huge," says Chollet. "There is a huge amount of education that needs to be done, and the only way that is going to happen is for people to begin to experience it."
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This class will have two different models for the first two weeks (first week portrait pose, second week figure pose), and then one model in a long figure pose for the next four. Drawing will be the emphasis of the first two weeks, while the last four will be on painting. Students can work on drawing or painting in any of the classes; and will have the option to work full-figure or to focus on the portrait. Techniques such as placement of the subject on the page, getting a likeness, basic anatomy, as well as tips for drawing each feature of the face will be given. Jack will also demonstrate his technique for drawing the subject directly on the canvas, starting the painting, and working in layers. Additional explanations on the materials of painting, as well as strategies for good color mixing will be given. All levels and materials welcome.
Please contact Jack directly at jwmontmeat@hotmail.com or (860) 447-3240.


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## Table of contents
* [Opening an issue](#opening-an-issue)
* [Contributor License Agreements](#contributor-license-agreements)
* [Contributor Code of Conduct](#contributor-code-of-conduct)
* [Running tests](#running-tests)
* [Code reviews](#code-reviews)

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### Running tests

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That week, I started meditating in the Rinzai Zen tradition. I practiced with that tradition for seven years and then lived at a Zen monastery for over a year. In 1985-86 I traveled to Europe and Africa for the first time while Apartheid was still strong in South Africa. At that point, I vowed to myself that I would return to Africa and visit Cape Town, South Africa. I never anticipated that I would be called to the path of a sangoma, a Traditional South African healer. Now that I have graduated from my sangoma training, I return to South Africa to continue my training as a sangoma that mentors others who are called to this path.
I have been practicing acupuncture and Chinese herbology since 1995. My Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) is from Southwest Acupuncture College, three year program. I am licensed in California, New Mexico and nationally. I taught at Southwest Acupuncture College for six years while maintaining my private practice. In 2004, I moved to Escondido to serve this community.
Oriental Medicine is a life long learning process. I take minimally 50 continuing education hours every two years. Recently, I studied Classical Acupuncture with Ann Cecil-Sterman and use this form of acupuncture as a foundation for my treatments. I am now studying Auricular Medicine and integrating that into my practice.
I have a deep passion for spiritual growth and love assisting others on their path to wholeness.
The path to health and wholeness can be challenging for many people. I have dedicated my life to service of others, and I am here to help you on your path. After studying extensively with African shamans for many years, I now bring different healing modalities to help my clients achieve balance and harmony in their lives.
Shamanic healing sessions help you to restore balance of soul, mind, body, and emotions.


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Q: Quickblox - fetch user friends' avatars and display inside a UITableView I need to display entire friend list's avatar images inside UITableView.
I could as well ask this into Quickblox forums but seems like their support is less responsive there.
I have read Quickblox documentation but can't find an efficient way of getting user's avatar images. All I see is [QBContent TDownloadFileWithBlobID], but I do not know how to use it.
I am fetching contacts using chatContactListDidChange delegate call like below. Now how can I also get all these users' avatar images also?
Note that friendsArray is my data source for the table view, so ideally I would want to store the avatar images as part of the same array.
- (void)chatContactListDidChange:(QBContactList *)contactList
{
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    NSString * requestString = [userIDArray componentsJoinedByString:@","];
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}

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    {
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        // Success result
        if(result.success)
        {
            QBUUserPagedResult * pagedResult = (QBUUserPagedResult *)result;
            if ([context isEqualToString:@"FetchFriends"])
            {
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                }
                else
                {
                    friendsArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
                }

                QBUUser * user = [pagedResult.users objectAtIndex:0];
                //user.blobID
                friendsArray addObjectsFromArray:pagedResult.users];
            }
        }
        else
        {
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        }
    }
}

A: Use QBUUser's fields - customData for public url of user's image and blobID for uploaded blob.
Image --> [QBContent TUploadFile...] --> Getting callback with result (QBCFileUploadTaskResult) --> getting blob (QBCBlob) --> save blob id to user.blobID --> get public url of your image: [currentBlob  publicURL] --> save to user.customData --> update user: [QBUsers updateUser...]
Hope it helps you.

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Investing in real estate is a numbers game. The more offers you make, the more opportunity you will have to get one of them accepted. While the MLS has become a popular destination for investors to find deals, there are still other opportunities to be had. If you talk to investors at local meetings or in your community, you may sense their frustration with how many new investors are flocking to the MLS to find deals. In reality, while many investors have turned to the MLS for deals, many others are shying away. This may be the opportunity you need to get on track with your business. Finding deals on the MLS might be easier than you think.
If investing was easy, everyone would do it. The days of waving a proof of funds letter around and waiting for your offer to be accepted are over. You need to do your homework on every property that hits the MLS if you want the deal. Some of these properties will be better than others, but each one should be looked at individually. It is easy to find a reason not to like a property. However, small indicators that are often passed over can make for huge profits. Did you even make an offer? The listing price is just a starting point. You have no idea if the seller is really waiting for an offer to come in so they can close.
The more properties you can make an offer on, the higher chance you have at getting one accepted. This does not mean you should offer 30% off the asking price of every property. You have to pick and choose which ones may not be financeable or have been on the market for at least 90 days. Your realtor should be able to discern the motivation of the seller and if they are willing to entertain a cash offer with a quick closing. Look at the listing sheet and read between the lines in the comments section. Often times you can get a sense of the property and what the seller wants to do just by reading the listing.
You and your realtor have to have thick skin if you are making below asking price offers. Some sellers and selling agents will simply reject the offer while others will make it a point to question your sanity. Support these offers with repair estimates, demand, days on the market or the ability to close quickly. What the seller wants and what reality is may be two completely different things. Your realtor may get chewed out, but in a week or two they may also get a call asking if their buyer was still interested. You never know unless you offer.
Realtors and investors often fall for the latest trends and fads. New investors have missed the short sale and foreclosure boats and are now looking for newly listed homes they can flip quickly. You may not be able to make as much, but if you find the right properties through the MLS, you can still make money. Now you need to dig in and select a property that may be overlooked by the masses. There is still plenty of inventory on the MLS, you just have to know how to find it.


Video Marketing is one of the most effective forms of communication in both the B2B and B2C sectors. Even the most interested of consumers would rather watch a short, informative video than read pages of content.
YouTube has over a billion users - that's almost a third of the users of the internet worldwide. If your business isn't taking advantage of this group of users, you're missing out on thousands of opportunities every day.
Online video content has been proven to develop and cultivate your valuable customer relationships more effectively than any medium. It offers a way to connect with your audience in a way that feels face to face, enabling you to show your brand's personality and ethos in the most genuine way.
Including an embedded video in your site can give you a significant advantage in the search engine rankings. The Google Algorithms favour sites that have even a short, 2 minute video on the homepage, which can help you achieve the coveted first page ranking over your competitors.
The world is full of content. By communicating with a video, you are providing your message in a way that's proven to stay with your audience more effectively than written content. The average person will retain 70% of the information they've seen in a video, instead of the 10% that they'll remember from text.
There's nowhere on the internet that video content performs better than on Social Media. It's the most shared form of content online, With the power of video behind you, your social media exposure will grow significantly, allowing you to reach new audiences and spread your brand message even further.
Whatever your business goal, video marketing can help you achieve it. By working with the experts at The Video Marketing Team, you'll be able to work to a strategy based on your business goals and customer base, giving your business the tools to make an impact.


Over the last week, I have been focusing on natural ways to cleanse my skin. One of the items I have tried is a sponge from The Konjac Sponge Company. Their sponges are made of 100% natural vegetable material and more importantly, are cruelty free and vegan.
The material used for the sponges comes from the root of the Konjac potato. The Konjac potato is a plant that originally comes from Asia. It has a low amount of calories and a high amount of natural minerals. It is also alkaline which helps with keeping your skin balanced.
The Konjac Sponge Company has a wide range of face and body sponges that each focus on a different type of skin such as Bamboo Charcoal for oily or spot prone skin and French Pink Clay for tired, damaged or devitalised skin.
The sponge I have used over the last week, is the Konjac Facial Sponge with French Green Clay for combination skin. According to Konjac, this sponge is "ideal for combination skin or skin with an oily T-zone, it tightens pores, tones the complexion and revitalises damaged cells".
"Have a mini facial everyday"
I have used the sponge twice a day for a week so far and all I have done is rinse the sponge, hydrate it with water and move it across my face in circular movements. After using the sponge, I carefully dry my face with my towel, rinse the sponge and squeeze out any excess water.
So what do I think of my Konjac sponge? I am so glad I got to try this product! Initially I was expecting something completely different. I don't know why but I kind of thought that when you hydrate the sponge, it would foam up or something or the clay would be visible but actually nothing happens, the sponge just becomes very soft which is actually really nice.
The feeling of the sponge on my skin is simply divine. I have felt nothing like it before and I can really understand where their idea of having a facial everyday comes from because it really feels like that! After just a week of use, I can already see a big difference in my pores. I tend to have larger, more visible pores on my nose and those have visibly reduced. My skin feels super soft, looks great and throughout the day my T-zone tends to get less oily than before I started using the sponge. So far, I am very impressed by the sponge and cannot wait to see what my skin looks like after a couple of months!
The sponges are currently stocked by Selfridges and Harvey Nichols and for £10.00 for a facial sponge I think they are quite reasonably priced. One sponge typically lasts between 1 - 3 months depending on usage and care. Based on all the good it has done for my skin so far, I think this is definitely going to be an item I will be adding to my daily beauty routine in the future!
For more information, visit The Konjac Sponge Company website.
Share your experiences with The Konjac Sponge Company in a comment below!
Thank you to The Konjac Sponge Company for collaborating with me and allowing me to try this beautiful sponge.
This product was offered to me free of charge by The Konjac Sponge Company. Regardless of how the product was obtained, it remains my priority to give you, my readers, my honest opinion.


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It's probably interesting for someone in America to be reading what I think of Sarah Palin and what effect the trailer has on my perceptions of her, but from the media view we've received there are some interesting shifts in the view of her in this trailer for Game Change.
The film looks at the campaign of John McCain and its decision to pull Sarah Palin in and run her alongside him. While the trailer does present a tiny glimpse of what we saw, some shortcomings, we never saw them to this degree and we never saw any hint of personal struggle behind the scenes.
What's most interesting in the Game Change trailer though is the way that Sarah Palin is portrayed as fighting against the establishment of the John McCain to be her own voice, even if that voice is wrong.
Still, the trailer does present her in a very sympathetic light, and over here we were shown a woman who likes to go hunting, loves guns, mixes religion and politics heavily and believes in armed response, a female George Bush is the way we were shown her.
So the trailer for Game Change is doing just that for me, and in a sympathetic way for Palin.
The Jay Roach film looks set to give Julianne Moore a fantastic chance at giving it her all as Palin though, and she looks and plays fantastically in this trailer, as does Ed Harris as John McCain.
The script is adapted by Danny Strong from the book by John Heilman and Mark Halperin, and apart from the two leads it also stars Woody Harrelson, Ron Livingston, Peter MacNicol and Sarah Paulson.


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import log from '../utils/logger';

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Browse Organizations: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | Back to list
Morris Singer Co.
Other names: The Morris Art Bronze Foundry (1921-29), Morris Singer Co (1927-49), Morris Singer Co Ltd (1950-65), Morris Singer Foundry Ltd (to 2005), Morris Singer Art Founders Ltd (2005-10) Morris Singer Art Foundry Ltd
Active: 1921 -
Function: Bronze founder, bronze foundry
History or description: The Morris Art Bronze Foundry was set up in Lambeth in 1921 by Leonard Grist (1879-1964) with financial backing from William Morris & Co (Westminster) Ltd, who were manufacturers of ornamental metalwork and stained glass. Grist left the firm in 1925 to found the Corinthian Bronze Foundry. In 1927, William Morris & Co (Westminster) Ltd acquired bronze foundry business run by Singers of Frome (also known as Singer & Co). The London-based firm was then renamed the Morris Singer Co. In 1935, the company became part of the Pollard Group.
Morris Singer Co established themselves as the leading bronze foundry business working in Britain, rivalling A.B. Burton of Thames Ditton and casting works by numerous British sculptors.
The company has gone through several changes of ownership since 1946. In 1999 Morris Singer moved to new premises in Lasham, Hampshire. At the end of 2005 the Morris Singer name was acquired by Art Founders Limited, and Morris Singer Art Founders was based at premises in Braintree, Essex. In 2010, the artist, Nasser Azam acquired the firm and renamed it Zahra Modern Art Foundries. Since then the company has been relaunched as Morris Singer Art Foundry Ltd at Highfield Industrial Estate, Church Lane, Lasham and there are details at: http://www.morrissinger.org.uk/ (accessed 7 March 2013).
A history of the Morris Singer Co entitled 'A Century of Statues: the History of the Morris Singer Foundry' was published by Duncan S. James in 1984. There is also information about the company on the Frome Museum website (http://www.fromemuseum.org/singer1.htm), in the directory of 'British bronze sculpture founders and plaster figure makers, 1800-1980' (see below) and at http://www.msaf.co.uk/mscomlist.htm (accessed 1 July 2010).
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited due to a lack of evidence about the state, medium or edition shown.
Cast The Scottish National War Memorial
Address 60-66 Rochester Row Westminster London | View on map
Address 123 Dorset Road Lambeth London | View on map
Institutional and Business Connections
Successor to Singers of Frome
In 1927 William Morris & Co (Westminster) Ltd acquired bronze foundry business run by Singers of Frome (also known as Singer & Co). The London-based firm was then renamed the Morris Singer Co.
Commissioned by Robert Stodart Lorimer
Employees included Leonard Edwin Grist
Grist set up the immediate precursor to Morris Singer - the Morris Art Bronze Foundry in 1921, five years later he left to found the Corinthian Bronze Co
British bronze sculpture founders and plaster figure makers, 1800-1980
http://www.npg.org.uk/research/programmes/british-bronze-founders-and-plaster-figure-makers-1800-1980-1/british-bronze-founders-and-plaster-figure-makers-1800-1980-m.php (accessed 1 March 2011)
'Morris Singer Co.', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=ann_1299009003, accessed 29 Jan 2023]


Recorded history of Nepal is centered on the Kathmandu valley and begins with the Kirantis who are said to have ruled for many centuries beginning from the 7th or 8th Century B.C. with their famous King Yalumber who is even mentioned in the epic, 'Mahabharata'. The Gopalas who were herdsmen are believed to have ruled before the Kirantis but little is known about them. Their descendants are said to still live at the edge of the valley. Around 300 A.D. the Lichavis arrived from northern India and overthrew the Kirantis. The descendants of the Kirantis are the Rais and Limbus who predominate in eastern Nepal. One of the legacies of the Lichavis is the fabulous Changu Narayan temple near Bhaktapur which dates back to the 5th Century. In early 7th Century, Amshuvarman, the first Thakuri king took over the throne from his father-in-law who was a Lichavi. He married off his daughter Bhrikuti to the famous Tibetan King Tsong Tsen Gampo thus establishing good relations with that country. Bhrikuti went on to convert the king to Buddhism. The Lichavis brought art and architecture to the valley but the Golden age of creativity arrived with the Mallas who came to power around 1200 A.D..
During their 550 year rule, the Mallas built an amazing number of temples and splendid palaces with picturesque squares that are lined with architecturally beautiful temples. It was also during their rule that society and the cities became well organized; religious festivals were introduced and literature, music and art were encouraged. Sadly after the death of Yaksha Malla, the valley was divided into three kingdoms: Kathmandu (Kantipur), Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon) and Patan (Lalitpur). The rivalry among these kingdoms led to the building of grand palaces and the uplifting of the arts and culture. Around this time, the Nepal as we know it today was divided into about 46 independent principalities. One among these was the kingdom of Gorkha with a Shah king in power. Much of Kathmandu valley's history around this time was recorded by Capuchin friars who lived here on their way in and out of Tibet.
An ambitious Gorkha King named Prithvi Narayan Shah embarked on a conquering mission that led to the defeat of all the kingdoms in the valley (including Kirtipur which was an independent state) by 1769. Instead of annexing the newly acquired states to his kingdom of Gorkha, Prithvi Narayan decided to move his capital to Kathmandu establishing the Shah dynasty which ruled unified Nepal from 1769 to 2008 when the last Shah ruler, Gyanendra relinquished his power to make way for total democracy under the rule of a Prime Minister. The history of the Gorkha state goes back to 1559 when Dravya Shah established a kingdom in an area chiefly inhabited by Magars. At this time the Kathmandu valley was ruled by the Malla kings. During the 17th and early 18thcenturies, Gorkha continued a slow expansion, conquering various states while forging alliances with others. Prithvi Narayan dedicated himself at an early age to the conquest of the Kathmandu valley. Recognizing the threat of the British Raj in India, he dismissed European missionaries from the country and for more than a century, Nepal remained in isolation.
During the mid-19th century Jung Bahadur Rana became Nepal's first prime minister to wield absolute power relegating the Shah king to a mere figurehead. He started a hereditary reign of the Ranas that lasted for 104 years during which time the Shah kings had no real power. The Ranas were overthrown in a democracy movement of the early 1950s with support from an unlikely person, the monarch of Nepal, King Tribhuvan. Soon after the overthrow of the Ranas, King Tribhuvan was reinstated as the head of the state. In early 1959, Tribhuvan's son King Mahendra issued a new constitution, and the first democratic elections for a national assembly were held. The Nepali Congress Party was victorious and their leader, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala formed a government and served as prime minister. But by 1960, King Mahendra had changed his mind and dissolved Parliament, dismissing the first democratic government.
After many years of struggle when the political parties were banned, they finally mustered enough courage to start a People's Movement in 1990. With the public rising up against absolute monarchy and demanding democracy, King Birendra accepted constitutional reforms and established a multiparty parliament with himself as head of state and a Prime Minister heading the government. In May 1991, Nepal held its first parliamentary elections. In February 1996, one of the Maoist parties went underground to wage a ruthless people's war against monarchy and the elected government. Then on 1st June 2001, a horrific tragedy wiped out the royal family along with many of their close relatives. The massacre was blamed on the Crown prince Dipendra who is said to have killed them all single-handedly and eventually shot himself in the head. With only King Birendra's brother, Gyanendra and his family surviving, he was crowned the king. King Gyanendra tolerated the elected government for only a short while and then dismissed Parliament to grab absolute power. In April 2006, strikes and street protests in Kathmandu led to a 19-day curfew and the political parties joined forces with the Maoist rebels to bring pressure on the errant monarch. Eventually, King Gyanendra realized it was futile holding on to power and relented. He agreed to reinstate parliament. But the political parties and a majority of the general public had had enough of dynastic rule and their abuse of power. On 28th May 2008, a newly elected Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a Federal Democratic Republic, abolishing the 240 year-old monarchy. Nepal today has a President as Head of State and a Prime Minister heading the Government.


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Watch the most awkward ceremonial puck drop ever
The new KHL expansion team in China appears to still be learning some of hockey's customs.
Ian Denomme
China is a potentially massive emerging market for hockey. Beijing will host the Winter Olympics in 2022 and even if NHL players aren't at the 2018 Games, it seems like a no brainer to return for 2022 to try to increase the sport's popularity there.
The KHL already has a foot in the door in China, thanks to its newest expansion team, Kunlun Red Star, which is based in Beijing. Fans are embracing the game to various degrees, but it seems there are some nuanced hockey customs that haven't fully caught on yet.
Take this ceremonial puck drop, for instance.
This unintentionally hilarious puck drop was prior to a September 18 game between Kunlan and Tolyatti Lada. The unidentified man in the suit, after getting a puck-dropping lesson, seems content to just throw the puck at the ice like it's a grenade and get on with his day. No waiting around for both captains, no hand shakes, no photos.
The confused captains are Lada's Vladimir Malenkikh – who tries in vain to get the man to wait – and Red Star's Janne Jalasvaara, who is still adjusting his helmet when the puck drops. The two captains exchange a confused look.
Another subtle hilarious moment is Red Star left winger Max Warn, in the top right corner of the video, trying to usher the two men off the ice.
Ten games into their inaugural KHL season, Kunlun is experiencing many ups and downs. They are a somewhat respectable 4-6 on the season, but are struggling at the gate. Reports say there were only 550 spectators for a recent game in Shanghai, where they are playing a handful of games this season.
The Red Star were also the victims of Damir Ryspayev's pre-season rampage, which resulted in him being banned for life from the KHL.
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Ancient medieval games still survive in Mongolia and are part of the Living Cultural Heritage of Mongolia. Wrestling, horse races and archery are still the most popular sports. In July, the National Naadam is held in Ulaanbaatar and all across the country. Herdsmen arrive on horseback from distant provinces, simultaneously training their horses. Such a journey lasts for anything between one to three months!
A giant nomadic camp is set up on the steppe area outside Ulaanbaatar during the night of July 9th. This program is a close encounter with the Mongol Three Manly Games of horseracing, wrestling and archery - skills required and practiced during the medieval times of Genghis Khan armies, and perhaps as way back as during the time of the Huns.
This tour combines with our other tours and adventures in Mongolia so that you can enjoy a full Mongolian experience.
We travel around Ulaanbaatar in a comfortable minibus.
All local transport and transfers.
Three or four star hotel in shared double. Accommodation can not be specified until a few weeks prior to arrival.
Laundry, imported drinks, gratitudes, international flights, airport taxes or any items of personal nature.
Arrive in the Mongolian capital by flight or join this program from any other of our trips. Transfer to the hotel. You may explore the city on your own for the rest of the day. Ulaanbaatar was a migrating ger city (yurt city) until 1778, when the town finally settled on the Tuul River where it stands today. Today more than half the population still lives in gers in the city. The minor archery competitions and trainings may have started already today. Especially different styles such as children's archery, Buryat style archery etc. Training sessions allow for good photography. In the evening the horse trainers move their horses with their mobile camps near to the city, and pitch camp at the steppe area at Hui Doloon Hudag, 60km away from the city and Sukhbaatar Square. We meet for a festive welcome dinner.
This morning, Naadam is being opened officially by the President of Mongolia. Soldiers on horseback, sometimes dressed in Genghis Khan warrior regalia, will bring the nine white horsetail banners. They will get the banners at the Parliament where they are normally displayed and will then ride in procession through the city, later to be placed in the center of the Stadium, from where we will be viewing the Opening Ceremony. The first round of wrestling will start immediately thereafter. Usually 512 wrestlers from all across Mongolia will compete in the first round! But sometimes there are more than 700! No judges, no time limits and no weight limits! There is a chance to see the archery competitions (if not done the previous day) and later find our way out to the steppe area on the fringes of the city.
Visit the nomadic tented camps that have sprung up, and experience a concentration of nomadic Mongolia at one site! Herdsmen have come with their horses and all provisions for the festivities, which include airag ( koumiss; fermented mares' milk) for the merry making. Stroll around the area and you are likely to be invited in somewhere. You may also try your luck at the finals of the horse races, but prior instructions are necessary, since the coming of a full horserace of several hundred is a potentially hazardous situation.
Comfortable 3-4 star hotel in central Ulaanbaatar (subject to availability).
Our services end after breakfast (and transfer to the airport if applicable), as we will have covered all aspects of Naadam earlier days. You may remain in the city with entrance tickets provided for the National Stadium and final rounds of wres-tling and awards, if not continuing on our trips further into the great Mongolian void. You need to be careful with hotel reservations and to advise us early if intending to stay beyond midday.
This is a brief encounter with the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar and its immediate surroundings during Naadam times. The itinerary should be understood as tentative in order to accommodate any changes in the Naadam programs made or change of restricted areas by the police. Overbooking of hotels is likely. We have the experience of Naadam every year, and we know how to anticipate any problems. It is a time everyone wants to be there which includes the Mongolian government inviting VIPs and other official guests, which is why accommodation and transport are in short supply.


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First Drive: 2018 Range Rover Velar
Range Rover's all-new Velar is as stylish and luxurious as it is capable off-road
Brian Harper
Aug 03, 2017 • Last Updated May 20, 2021 • 5 minute read
2018 Range Rover Velar
Alesund, NORWAY – Mix the letters up in the name Velar and add an M; the unscrambled word becomes "marvel" — to be filled with wonder or astonishment. Certainly the drive route planned by Land Rover 's team for its newest Range Rover sport-ute exceeded expectations. The outer islands of Norway's Atlantic coastline provide magnificent vistas of fiords, mammoth granite peaks, glaciers, cascading waterfalls and verdant forests — the sort of scenery that would make a nature photographer weep with joy, the sort of topography whose roads would challenge the bona fides of many of the mid-sized Velar's rivals, but proved a walk in the park for the tough-but-genteel SUV.
OK, the Velar isn't as breathtaking as any of the natural beauty that surrounded us on our journey, but it's worthy of a double-take. The Velar is a pleasing intermingling of simplicity and elegance, easily the most visually engaging of Range Rover's now four-model lineup – in order of size and price, the Evoque, Velar, Range Rover Sport and full-sized Range Rover.
Created from a clean sheet using Jaguar Land Rover's lightweight aluminum architecture — the same platform used by Jaguar 's hot-selling F-Pace crossover — the Velar, slightly larger by 72 millimetres, is defined by the company's designers as being "visually reductive" and a preview of the next generation of Range Rover vehicles. There's the formal, horizontal feature lines, the floating roof and the tapered upsweep at the rear. Then there's the added touches such as the slender LED headlights and the flush, deployable door handles that, while helping emphasize the SUV's looks, also contribute to a coefficient of drag of only 0.32 – the most aerodynamic Land Rover/Range Rover model ever produced.
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The cross-pollination of Jaguar and Land Rover components doesn't end with the platform — there are also the powertrains. The base engine is the 180-horsepower, 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium turbodiesel that also delivers a robust 317 pound-feet of torque. But the engine that characterizes the Velar as the most road happy of Range Rover's line-up is the 380-horsepower supercharged 3.0L V6 gas engine. For a 2,000-plus-kilogram vehicle, a 5.7-second zero-to-100-km/h time is nothing to be ashamed of. Certainly there was more than enough juice under the hood to get around the copious vacationers and day-trippers in their RVs and trailers, though the ZF eight-speed automatic paused slightly before dropping a gear or three to accomplish the task.
However, there wasn't enough power on the face of the Earth when it came to dealing with the traffic on the Trollstigen. This stretch of narrow road through Reinheim National Park features 11 hairpin bends and a 10 per cent climb on the way up to admire Stigfossen, a waterfall with a 320-metre drop. Tour buses and caravans shuffling along, passing each other with inches to spare, stifled what would have been a dream for motoring enthusiasts with hot cars.
Clear of such roadblocks, the Velar ate up distances in quiet comfort, the only sound penetrating the cabin is the hum from the tires, and even that depended on the road surface. Then there are the sport-ute's off-road abilities, which, typical of Range Rover's formidable reputation, are ridiculous — far exceeding what any rational driver would subject it to. Rutted dirt trails as well as several man-made exercises put up by Land Rover staff, designed to test the Velar's suspension and wheel articulation and climbing skills, were readily dispatched.
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In addition to all-wheel drive — with Intelligent Driveline Dynamics and Adaptive Dynamics damping technology — a suite of traction technologies, including Terrain Response, Active Rear Locking Differential and All Terrain Progress Control, are at the driver's fingertips. When equipped with the available (on V6 models) air suspension, ground clearance is 251 millimetres.
Rather oddly, instead of providing Velars in the more popular trim levels — base, S, SE and HSE in standard and sportier R-Dynamic — Land Rover chose to assemble a flotilla of top-line First Editions. This is an all singing, all-dancing model of which approximately 50 units will be offered in Canada for the first year only and at a suggested price of $95,000.
Considering the base price for the Velar has been set at $62,000, the First Edition is not exactly typical. Built to impress with excess, it is loaded to the gills with high-end content and an abundance of extra features. Power is solely provided by the 380-horsepower V6 and the SUV features a wealth of extra features as standard; a full leather interior, a copper weave carbon-fibre trim finisher — complementing the perforated Windsor leather seats finished in two-tone Light Oyster/Ebony — a 1,600-watt Meridian sound system, special 22-inch split-spoke rims and a unique Flux Silver satin paint finish — one of three exclusive colours.
In the First Edition, the cabin, for the most part, is simply yet very stylishly turned out, with premium materials and complementary trims. Interestingly, Land Rover also offers a sustainable textile seat material as an optional alternative to leather. The exception is the new InControl Touch Pro Duo infotainment system; two 10-inch high-definition touchscreens are integrated into the cabin behind hidden-until-lit surfaces, ostensibly reducing the complexity of the dash by doing away with virtually all buttons and knobs with the exception of two rotary controllers.
Everything — heat and air conditioning, navigation, audio and infotainment, the Velar's driving modes and on-/off-road functions, etc. — are accessed through various icons and menus. Interaction is like using a tablet or smartphone: Swiping across the screen changes menus, pinching zooms in and out, and pressing and scrolling across the screen pans across maps. Graphics are excellent, but for those jumping into the vehicle for the first time, the choices distract from paying attention to the road ahead. A thorough reading of the owner's manual will be a must!
At 4,803 millimetres in length, the Velar is slightly longer than the Audi Q5 , BMW X3 and Lexus RX , and just shorter than Mercedes' GLE . A comfortable five-seater, there's also 558 litres of luggage space behind the second row.
There is any number of mid-sized luxury-oriented crossovers on the market. There are more than a few models with serious performance potential. The Velar is both, plus it's a kickass off-roader. Gerry McGovern, Land Rover's chief design officer calls it the "avant-garde" Range Rover.
"It brings a new dimension of glamour, modernity and elegance to the brand," he said at the SUV's debut. "The Velar changes everything." Corporate hyperbole is expected, but this much is true: the SUV is a fresh approach to luxury adventuring from the iconic brand.
The Velar goes on sale later this summer.


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AMERICAN SCIENCE: NIGGERS, QUEERS, KIKES, CUNTS, ILLEGALS
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Scientific American editorial, 2020.11.17:
Four Years after Science Took a Hit, There's Hope
But 500 Women Scientists, formed in the aftermath of Trump's 2016 election, still has plenty of work to do
The 2020 U.S. election could not have come at a more tumultuous time—amid a global pandemic, widespread unemployment, demands for racial justice, all amplified by blatant disdain for science, evidence and human rights.
From shepherding and normalizing hatred and bigotry as domestic policy to slowing down meaningful progress on climate to eroding the pillars of our democracy, the impacts of the 2016 U.S. election will continue to ripple through the world for decades to come.
The last four years have shown us just how deeply white supremacy, patriarchy and oppressive societal norms are embedded into every fiber of our society.
Today, we breathe a collective sigh of relief and celebrate a victory, but let us be clear: it should never have been this close.
Over 71 million Americans cast their ballots either in outright celebration of bigotry, hatred and lies—or with a callous indifference to their effects.
And lest we forget, a large portion of those ballots were cast by college-educated white women who have either excused or delighted in the rhetoric of the last four years.
Progress towards an equitable and just society doesn't hinge on one election, and the 2020 U.S. election has proven that we have our work cut out for us.
In November 2016, we watched a vastly unqualified and unprepared man get the most powerful job in the world over a supremely qualified woman.
Watching President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris's remarks on November 7 was emotional; the despair and trauma of the last four years released into tears of relief, pride and joy.
The Biden-Harris victory is historic for many reasons. Kamala Harris is the first woman to occupy the post of vice president, the first Black person, the first Indian and Asian American, a child of immigrants, and the daughter of a scientist!
However, in the midst of relief and celebration, we remain committed to holding our institutions accountable in support a commitment to improving gender and racial equity.
We will continue to push for the Green New Deal, pay equity, accountability for harassment and discrimination, and defunding the police.
Our priorities for the new administration include ensuring:
• Gender pay equity.
• Steps to level the playing field for parents and kids from all racial and economic backgrounds.
• Universal health care.
• Removal of barriers to voting.
We will no longer have to spend as much of our energy resisting policies that turn back the clock on human rights.
We are hopeful that we can now make rapid progress with an administration that appears ready to prioritize equity, justice and science.
However, we must not get complacent — rooting out racism and misogyny doesn't happen overnight.
With the election of Biden and Harris, we seek transformation of our societal norms.
Four years ago, we joined a lifelong fight for justice and our vision remains the same:
• That social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion are foundational in a thriving society and in science.
• That our movement must center the most marginalized among us.
• That gender and sex are not binary.
• That trans rights are human rights.
• That science needs Dreamers and no person is illegal.
• That borders are antithetical to our shared humanity and the spirit of progress.
• That those who harass and bully have no place in society or in science.
• That we cannot address climate change without addressing racial and other forms of injustice.
• That evidence-based policy is central to tackling issues ranging from climate change to gun violence.
• That we must act on climate.
• That all people have a fundamental right to decide if, when and how to have children.
• That women should set the agenda in science and society.
We are members of racial, ethnic, and religious minority groups. We are immigrants. We are people with disabilities. We are LGBTQIA. We are scientists. We are women.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: 500 Women Scientists is a grassroots organization started by four women who met in graduate school at CU Boulder. Immediately following the November 2016 election, we published an open letter re-affirming our commitment to speak up for science and for women, minorities, immigrants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA.
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Federal government accuses Regeneron of kickback scheme for top-selling drug
Ben Fidler @BentheFidler
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Regeneron for violating federal anti-kickback laws, accusing the Tarrytown, New York-based biotech of illegally using a charity to cover Medicare patient co-pays for its flagship drug Eylea.
In a complaint made public Wednesday, federal lawyers allege Regeneron funneled "tens of millions of dollars" into a charity called the Chronic Disease Fund to help subsidize Eylea co-pays. Regeneron said in a statement that the lawsuit has "no merit" and that it plans to defend its case.
Co-pay charities have come under scrutiny in recent years as a way for pharmaceutical companies to potentially dodge federal rules prohibiting them from covering patient cost-sharing in Medicare. A number of drugmakers — among them Amgen, Alexion, Astellas, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson — have paid hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements as a result.
Regeneron's run to becoming one of the biotech industry's most successful companies was catalyzed by the 2011 approval of Eylea, an injectable drug for a common form of age-related vision loss.
Eylea is Regeneron's top-seller, accounting for $4.6 billion of the nearly $8 billion in sales it earned in 2019. But spending on the drug is also one of the biggest costs for Medicare, the government-backed healthcare program for the elderly. Since Eylea came to market at a price of $1,850 per injection, Medicare Part B has spent more than $11.5 billion on the drug.
In 2013 and 2014, when Regeneron is alleged to have illegally worked with the Chronic Disease Fund, Medicare spent $1.9 billion on the drug, according to the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston.
The U.S. government claimed Regeneron achieved those sales in part by violating anti-kickback laws, giving the Chronic Disease Fund cash so "virtually non Medicare patient paid a co-pay, deductible, or co-insurance amount on Eylea."
Drug companies can help patients covered by commercial insurance pay for their co-pays, but it's illegal to do so for patients on Medicare — the payment is considered a "kickback." Pharma companies can, however, fund disease-specific charities that are meant to help patients afford their treatment. The catch is that the money can't be tied to any one medicine.
Drugmaker donations have increasingly come under government scrutiny, both because they can drive use of pricey therapies and because companies appear to be tying funding to their own products.
Since 2017, investigations have led to allegations, and eventually settlements, with drugmakers including Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Mallinckrodt, Amgen, Astellas, Lundbeck and Pfizer.
Regeneron was added to the list on Thursday. Government attorneys alleged the company put tens of millions of dollars into the Chronic Disease Fund, which was set up to help patients with age-related macular degeneration. Regeneron made payments after "confirming that the foundation needed the money to cover co-pays only for Eylea, and not for competing drugs," the lawyers stated.
Executives at Regeneron "took extensive measures to cover up the scheme," the government claims.
Regeneron denied any wrongdoing in a statement issued Monday afternoon, arguing that the "misguided lawsuit is attempting to assign wrongful intent to entirely legal conduct."
The company claimed that it made "lawful, charitable donations" to an independent patient-assistance group during those years and that the suit has no merit. Unlike others companies that were subpoenaed around the same time in 2017, Regeneron hasn't settled, because it "did not engage in illegal or wrongful conduct," the company said.
Regeneron's general counsel, Joseph LaRosa, expressed disappointment the U.S. government would bring charges forward when the company is working to develop a COVID-19 antibody treatment.
Regeneron shares fell 4% on the news.
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Stocks under Profitability Radar: Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB), Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM)
Gerard Bergeron December 15, 2016	Street Sector Leave a comment
Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) also making a luring appeal, share price swings at $26.91 with percentage change of 0.56% in most recent trading session.
Profitability Valuation
The profit margin can answer significantly to find consistent trends in a firm's earnings, the Co has positive 41.70% profit margin that indicates every dollar of sales a firm actually keeps in earnings, and the larger number indicates improving and vise worse. The operating profit margin is its sub parts that firm has 77.40%. Moving toward returns ratio, FITB has returns on investment of 8.20% which indicates firm's investment efficiency or to compare the efficiency of a number of different investments.
While returns on assets calculated as 1.20% hat gives an idea about how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings. It has returns on equity of 11.50%, which is measuring a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit generates by FITB with the shareholders' money. The firm attains analyst recommendation of 2.80 on scale of 1-5 with week's performance of 1.67%. The debt to equity ratio appeared as 1.09 for seeing its liquidity position. The firm attains analyst recommendation of 2.80 out of 1-5 scale with week's performance of 1.67%.
Moving on tracing line, Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM) need to consider for profitability analysis, in latest session share price swings at $25.43 with percentage change of -3.56%.
The Co has positive 33.50% profit margin to find consistent trends in a firm's earnings. Gross profit margin and operating profit margin are its sub parts that firm have 74.70% and 24.10% respectively. KIM has returns on investment of 2.70%. The returns on assets was 3.50% that gives an idea about how efficient management is at using its assets to generate earnings. It has returns on equity of 7.50%, which is measuring profitability by disclosing how much profit generates by KIM with the shareholders' money.
The firm attains analyst recommendation of 2.40 on scale of 1-5 with week's performance of 1.89%. In addition, the firm has debt to equity ratio of 0.94, sometimes its remain same with long term debt to equity ratio.
Fifth Third Bancorp FITB KIM Kimco Realty Corporation NASDAQ:FITB NYSE:KIM	2016-12-15
Stock under Wrathful Analysts Valuation: Itau Unibanco Holding (NYSE:ITUB), Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM)
Profitability Margin Analysis Delights Active Investors: Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY), Kimco Realty (NYSE:KIM)
Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE)- Safe Haven Profitability Portfolio Stocks: Tahoe Resources Inc. (NYSE:TAHO)
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)- Volume Buzzers on Charts: Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR)
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)- Stocks Captured in Profitability Analyses: Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT)


I know that you can see the subject line below . I purchased a new stock, representing a new position for my dividend portfolio. They are a cash-flowig, chemical monster and this purchase is a small step towards financial freedom. Each move made, can only get you closer, as long as your expenses are controlled. However, this dividend stock is not on the, "Top 5 Foundation Dividend Stocks", nor were they on any recent watch list. Those are a few reasons of what made this purchase more unique, than others. Also, I have not seen many, if any, individual bloggers out there purchase/own them. Without further a-do, let's see my dividend stock purchase of Lyondellbasell (LYB) below!
LyondellBasell, have you ever heard of them? Per my friends at wiki, LYB "is a public multinational chemical company with American and European roots, incorporated in the Netherlands, with U.S. operations headquarters in Houston, Texas, and global operations in London, UK. The company is the largest licensor of polyethylene and polypropylene technologies. It also produces ethylene, propylene, polyolefins, and oxyfuels." LyondellBasell was formed in 2007 through the acquisition of Lyondell Chemical Company by Basell Polyolefins and are one of the world's major players in the chemical arena.
Price to Earnings: At a $87.45 price with a forward earning projection of $10.46 for 2019 (from 22 analysts), this equated out to a p/e ratio of approximately 8.36 which is well below the overall market on average.
Dividend Growth: Increasing their dividend for more than 8 years, they actually did not increase their dividend in January/February, as anticipated.. This could be due to the acquisition of A. Schulman and also the announced $15.00 special dividend to the convertible stock announced. See why the impact of the dividend growth rate is real!
Dividend Yield: With the $87.45 price point, at a dividend of $4.00, their yield was at 4.57%, well above the S&P 500 (on average) and peer group.
Payout Ratio: Based on forward earnings of $10.46 and a dividend of $4.00 per year, this equates to a payout ratio of 38%. A very low payout ratio, to which, they go back to their increasing ways.
Balance Sheet: Rock solid with ~2x coverage of current liabilities with current assets, as well as a consistent long-term debt situation.
In summary, I purchased 17 shares during the month for a total cost of $1,490.60. The investment firm I use is Ally Invest and since my account is over a threshold, the fees are only $3.95 per trade. We recommend them in our Financial Freedom Product listing, as their savings account is higher than most, as well. The new 17 shares added $68.00 to my forward dividend income projection. I wouldn't mind adding more in the near future.
Therefore, I deployed a total of $1,490.60 in capital and added $68.00 in forward dividend income. I dug deep and found a nice company in my research. This increases my weight in the industry of LYB and reduces my exposure elsewhere. In addition, LYB offers a healthy yield with a safe payout ratio. When reading their financial statements, they earn solid returns on their performance and keep their balance sheet simple. Further, last summer they announced a 58 million share repurchase program, which should help maintain earnings and dividend increases in the future.
I will maintain my main message. Stick to the strategy that works for you, but review if there is anything that may impact your strategy going forward. You are in control and the emotion button is hard to turn off. Persevere and stay consistent, if you can and are able to. Lastly, my dividend portfolio has been updated and I am locked in and ready for further opportunities. This was one step closer to financial freedom and I hope to continue making strides.
What other investments are you seeing out there? What industry has been your preference as of late? Anyone just stock piling cash? Thanks again everyone, and, as always, good luck and happy investing!
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very interesting purchase.never heard of them.Good luck.
Thank you. I was light in this industry and thought to add some padding if I could. What do you think?
Interesting name. I've heard of them before, but never looked into them much. A sustainable, high yield and a rock solid balance sheet certainly gets my attention. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the purchase.
Appreciate the stop by and review of the purchase. I never paid too much attention to this industry and decided that it was time to add weight to that area. Looking forward to receiving their divvy!
They passed the test and curious on what their dividend payout will look like in 5, 10 years from now. I am hoping to add more when the price dips!
I've been a shareholder for the past 6 months and they have treated me well! It's good to see they are getting some more recognition from your buy article! It's a cyclical business they operate it but it's always a good addition when a quality company as near 52 week lows! Happy investing!
Nice, nice! Of course, love spreading the names out and to keep everyone informed with what's happening out there/new names to check out. Have to find opportunity : ) It may just take a little longer right now.
Thank you. Yes – with all the noise Dow/DWDP/Whatever name they are now – I decided to add a new position within the similar industry. Looking forward to owning them!
Nothing wrong with sitting on the bench occasionally and taking a breather Lanny! That cash isn't going anywhere (unless it burns a hole in your pocket and you just have to spend it!). LYB sounds like a solid purchase, all the best with it!
Interesting! Never heard of them, but glad I found someone buying into the chemicals industry, so I'm not the only one seeing the industry is undervalued. Recently, I just purchased EMN – Eastman Chemical – for my portfolio. And provided analysis for it too on my blog. Might definitely give LYB a deeper look. Thanks.
Thank you for the comment! Funny you mention EMN – When I bought LYB, We bought her EMN. In a way to own both of the monsters. Check LYB out, could be a good compliment to EMN.
I bought some LYB and ABBV today. Would have liked to get LYB cheaper, earnings next week is always a possibility to average down and pickup more. Also like our chances at getting a dividend increase soon.
Nice job – you are stacking in those high yielders! I am in the same boat, will keep an eye for a drop to add more.
I am also checking out oil and BLK, as well. Further, ABBV is always on the mind! Ever look at WRK?
That's definitely the goal! I'm trying to build my portfolio back up after pursuing some other opportunities last year.
BLK looks like it's going to take off this morning after their earnings report. Thanks for the tip, my first glance at WRK and I like the numbers. I'll dig deeper this afternoon. Are you planning to pick up any more at these levels?
Just did… didn't get it at the bottom, but did pick up 30 more shares. I think I'm good with WRK, position is quite large.
Nice, it's on my watch list.


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Q: Many submatrices with permanent zero Suppose $A$ is an $8 \times 8$ matrix over $\mathbb{Z}_5$  with the properties that:

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*$per(A)=0$.

*The permanent of every $6 \times 6$ and $7 \times 7$ submatrix is zero.

My question is: from here, what must be true about $A$?
For example, one implication is that the polynomial $per(xI-A)$ has $0$ as a root with multiplicity at least $3$.
However, outside of this, nothing else (to me) seems clearly true about $A$. Can I, for instance, say anything about the invertibility of $A$?


On an emotional level, I sympathize one hundred percent with the move fronted by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to fight Obamacare by passing a continuing budget resolution that funds all the operations of government except for Obamacare. The idea would be to put the onus for a government shutdown on Obama and the Democrats, thus forcing him to sign the bill to keep the government (and his constituency of federal employees) running.
You can't make Obama sign a bill defunding Obamacare over the mere threat of a government shutdown. Not only is the actual shutdown necessary, but it will have to last several weeks, months, or even straight through until the next election before he'll sign such a bill.
Obama sacrificed control of Congress to get his health care law. He isn't going to sign a bill defunding it now because he's spooked by the prospect of a couple of days of embassy, Library of Congress, passport office and National Park closures. He'd much sooner let the shutdown happen and take political advantage of the consequences — stories of government workers going months without a paycheck and Americans forced to cancel international travel because they can't get passports renewed. And even if it gets to the point that Obama really, really wants to cry uncle, he probably won't ever get the chance to do it, because the Democratic Senate will not pass any appropriations bill that defunds Obamacare.
Two points, in my opinion, are key: first that the Democratic-controlled Senate will never pass a defunding resolution that comes out of the House. Budget bills are immune to filibuster under Senate rules, so all Reid has to do is pass his own resolution that funds Obamacare (he'll only need 51 votes) and send it to conference committee to work out a "compromise" with the House. And then, if the House holds firm, it will be endless cries of "extremist, heartless Republicans," which I guarantee you the MSM will support wholly. It would be a PR battle I very much doubt our side could win and which could cost us heavily in the coming elections.
Second, if a resolution does pass the Senate, he can veto it safe in the knowledge that it won't be overridden. Heck, Reid could let a few vulnerable Red-state Democrats vote for it, giving them cover in the 2014 elections, and then sustain the veto. (He'd only need 33 or 34 out of his caucus.) As Freddoso points out, Obama has already shown himself willing to sacrifice his own caucus to win passage of Obamacare; what makes anyone think he, not facing reelection, will cave now knowing that he can probably win the messaging war?
No, the better plan is to fight this anti-constitutional monstrosity where it's weakest and where we have strong public support: its failure to lower the costs of health care, its burdensome taxes and regulations, its disruption of existing health care arrangements, and the unfairness of its blatant cronyism, for example delaying the employer mandate (illegally) while leaving the individual mandate in place. Attacking on those fronts is not only realistic, but it would keep the Democrats on the defensive.
Do that, pick our battles wisely, and we can still beat this thing.
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OK, finally I am able to review this baby.
I am so so sorry for the delay but with that Neutrogena-skin-reaction drama i had to stop using this foundation until my skin was back to normal.
So testing period was 4weeks (technically 6 weeks with that 2 horrible weeks of skin drama).
2. water-based - it's kind of giving my skin a breather when i use it because it's water-based. it's also great for "active" activities like gym or working out. not that i wear make up during work out but you know after a long day at work, i go run/walk and that foundation stays put.
3. easy to apply - although it's very runny, it is easy to apply. i use my fingers on this one to get optimal results.
5. the dewy finish that you get when you apply it is fantastic too.
6. i think you can compare this to Bobbi Brown's skin foundation based on texture (runniness) but this is far more "natural" looking on the skin. this is best when you want that effortless look but with so much effort.. if you know what i mean.
7. it's great on photos too!
Although this foundation is very good, it is not my HG of all foundation. I still prefer my Nars Sheer matte.
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Comcast NBCU / Digital Mosaic
Celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Webgl, UI, UX, Development
Visions of King is a celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King, brought to life in an interactive art installation. Through an initial social media campaign push, users were directed to the Visions of King website where they were asked to submit their stories, videos and artwork via Instagram explaining why they are #stillmarching. Posts from users were collected and displayed in a beautiful, interactive photomosaic where they combined to display a portrait of Dr. King. Visitors to the site can explore the mosaic and click to view the individual posts and submit their own.
Why are you #stillmarching?
The site prompted users to answer the question 'Why are you #stillmarching?' with stories, videos or images from their Instagram feed. A simple, guided flow walked the user through the submission process and even gave ideas on how to start a post. Once the user made a submission, they were collected in a queue where they could be curated and screened by an admin before being added to the digital mosaic, which automatically regenerated based on the latest submissions.
The mosaic itself was developed in WebGL, using a technique called raycasting to intelligently apply hundreds of optimized pieces of media to a grid. An algorithm was used to determine which images or videos would fit where in order to create the likeness of Dr. King. From there we applied a depth map to the grid to bring parts of the mosaic into the foreground, allowing us to create the illusion of a 3D bust emerging from a flat plane. Particle effects and subtle undulations added life to visualization. We're proud to have had the opportunity alongside Burrell and NBC Comcast Universal to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. The visualization garnered tens of thousands of impressions and was also recognized by the FWA as Site of the Day.


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JOHANNESBURG – South Africans took action against climate change on Saturday evening when they switched off their lights for Earth Hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, saving an average of 420MW of electricity during the hour, Eskom said.
"This is enough to power a city the size of Polokwane or Port Elizabeth for an hour," Eskom said in a statement on Sunday.
As part of its support for the Earth Hour campaign, Eskom measured the reduction in electricity used during the hour against typical consumption for this time on an average Saturday evening.
Earth Hour, which started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, is organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a lights-off event to raise awareness about climate change. Currently, more than 162 countries and territories worldwide are part of this initiative, which engages a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues.


Dr. Dhahbi earned an M.D degree from the University of Tunis – School of Medicine, completed a residency program, and practiced medicine for several years in his native country, Tunisia. He moved to the United States, and joined the department of Biochemistry at the University of California Riverside where he earned a Ph.D degree in Molecular Genetics.
Dr. Dhahbi is a Professor of Biochemistry, Genomics and Medical Education at CalMed. He previously taught Biochemistry, genetics and Genomics at California Northstate University, School of Medicine, and the University California, Riverside. Dr. Dhahbi also served as a clinical Fellow at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute supported by a grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), as a Senior Research Scientist at Lifespan Genetics Research, and as a Director of Research at BioMarker Pharmaceuticals, Campbell, California.
Dr. Dhahbi's current research focuses on characterizing new classes of extracellular small RNAs using next generation sequencing to show how tRNA- and YRNA-derived small RNAs function in cell-to-cell communication. He has found that serum levels of specific types of 5' tRNA halves and YRNA-derived small RNAs change with cancer and aging and may be novel immune system signaling molecules. He is using various approaches to identify the factors/proteins that bind to serum tRNA- and YRNA-derived small RNAs, their biogenesis, distribution, uptake and function in peripheral tissues. His goals are to establish these new serum/plasma small RNAs as signaling molecules, and develop them as therapeutic targets and noninvasive diagnostic biomarkers of cancer and other diseases. He currently has ongoing collaborations on different research projects with David Martin at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Steve Spindler at University of California Riverside, and Michal Masternak at the University of Central Florida, Augusto Schneider at The Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil, and Luke Selth at Adelaide Medical School in Australia.
Dr. Dhahbi's previous research included the use of GeneChip technology to investigate the effects of calorie restriction, drugs and nutraceuticals on the patterns of gene expression associated with aging. He also participated in the development of a program in biomarker discovery to screen interventions that mimic the beneficial healthful effects of calorie restriction; this work led to the awarding of a patent for screening for biomarkers of health and longevity. While at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, he conducted epigenetics research to investigate epigenetic disruptors that could reverse developmental silencing of globin genes, which could become candidate small molecule therapeutics for Sickle Cell Disease and ß-thalassemia. His post-doctoral research at the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Hospital, Loma Linda, California, focused on the development of techniques using hematopoietic stem cells for systemic gene therapy targeting bone diseases.
Dr. Dhahbi has extensive experience in statistical and bioinformatic analyses of genomic data generated by both microarray and next-generation sequencing platforms.