History 310 is a general survey of the history of Native North American nations from pre-contact to the contemporary era. The course makes use of readings, lectures, films, group projects, community investigation, and class discussion to introduce students to the rich diversity of Native North American societies and cultures. A key focus will be the exploration of how social constructs of race affected interactions between Euro-Americans and American Indians. Attention will also be paid to cultural and societal persistence and revitalization efforts despite racism associated with the enormous European-American pressure to assimilate into the dominant society. Class discussions will center, in part, on individual, collective, and institutional responses to historical and contemporary forms of racism that still effect descendants today. Students will be given the opportunity to explore Twin Cities' resources and take a turn at leading a class discussion. Significant focus is given to issues of race and racism.
Analyze history in a way that features an appreciation for how people incorporate change within their various culturally persistent beliefs and practices, particularly with respect to race and racism, consistent with the analytical and expressive complexity and sophistication that are distinctively characteristic of upper-division courses completed at a comprehensive university.
Analyze history in a way that incorporates an appreciation for how people incorporate change within their various culturally persistent beliefs and practices, particularly with respect to race and racism, consistent with the analytical and expressive complexity and sophistication that are distinctively characteristic of upper-division courses completed at a comprehensive university.
Describe how Native Americans and Europeans interacted and influenced each other throughout North American history that emphasizes the role of race and racism in those interactions and influences, consistent with the analytical and expressive complexity and sophistication that are distinctively characteristic of upper-division courses completed at a comprehensive university.
Effectively and respectfully engage in classroom discussion, particularly with respect to the characteristics of socially constructed forms of race, racism, and institutional responses to the historical legacy of racism, consistent with the analytical and expressive complexity and sophistication that are distinctively characteristic of upper-division courses completed at a comprehensive university.
Effectively and respectfully engage in classroom discussion, particularly with respect to race and racism, consistent with the analytical and expressive complexity and sophistication that are distinctively characteristic of upper-division courses completed at a comprehensive university.
Understand how various Native American societies persisted and resisted Euro-American genocidal attempts of removal and erasure and use this understanding to assess the legacy and responsibility of both individuals and society in general in the contemporary era consistent with the analytical and expressive complexity and sophistication that are distinctively characteristic of upper-division courses completed at a comprehensive university.


If your roof has reached the point where it needs to be replaced there are several options that will be available to you. These options can include some of the normal things like which roofing materials will be used, style and design of the roof, etc… And while these options are important how the materials are installed can also make a huge difference. The biggest difference will be the price of the roof install in Canton Michigan. In this article we'll look at the methods that are commonly used and how they compare to each other.
Choosing a roofing method for your home may seem like a tough decision but understanding how they compare can make a big difference. I'll compare the two roofing methods below and give some advantages and disadvantages of each so you can make a more informed buying decision when getting a new roof installed on your Canton Michigan home. The two methods we will compare is re-roofing and tear off and replacement roofing.
When it comes to getting a new roof installed on your home that is less expensive then chances are you'll be getting a re-roof done on your home. A re-roofing is sometimes called a roof-over. Basically, when a home is re-roofed a new layer of asphalt shingle roofing is added to the existing roofing material. The new roof is basically installed without removing the old roof.
When a home is re-roofed it has a huge advantage in terms of pricing. Since so much labor and debris removal is not done in the roofing project it means the total cost of the roofing project will be much lower. The time frame needed to install the new roof is also much less as much of the labor is not needed. So, in order to get a new roof on your home fast and inexpensively then chances are re-roofing is the way to go.
There are some disadvantages of re-roofing however. The first is that the roof decking and underlying components are not carefully inspected. Since the old roof is left in place, they can't be inspected and if there is a problem, it may show up on the new roof. Another problem is weight of the new roof. While building codes in Canton Michigan allow up to two layers of shingles installed on the home, the weight can be troublesome for older homes. You may notice cracks develop in the walls and doors that don't shut correctly.
Another problem is that when you have a re-roofing done once and two layers of roofing are on the home it will cost more for the next roofing project. Since a third layer of shingles is not allowed and is too much weight for the home both layers of roofing will need to be removed from the home which will be more expensive.
The other method of getting a new roof installed in Canton Michigan is called a tear off and replacement or shovel off and replacement. During this method the old roofing materials are removed from the roof. This exposes the roof decking of the home's roof and if there are any problems they can be addressed and repaired without much hassle. The biggest advantage of tear off and replacement is that you can find these problems and address them so you have complete peace of mind when it comes to your roofing replacement in Canton Michigan. Of course, when it comes to price the cost of tear off and replacement is more because it involves more labor and even debris removal costs however, tear off and replacement is the best way to go when you need a new roof installed on your home.


The last victory against the Brisbane Heat was the fourth in a row for the Hurricanes, all of them with a margin of fewer than 10 runs. They seem to have made it a habit to win these close encounters but would definitely prefer to leave themselves a little more room for error. The entire Hurricanes batting performance in the last match was about Darcy Short. He continued his amazing form in the tournament to break the record for the highest individual score as he raced to 122 not out. He benefitted from a couple of chances but that should not take anything away from the power and precision he displayed all throughout. What was more interesting to us was to see that the next highest score after Darcy Short was 19 by Ben McDermott. The Hurricanes have a strong batting lineup but it is clear that the impact of Darcy Short cannot be discounted. Their bowling also did pretty well thanks to some excellent spin bowling by Cameron Boyce and Darcy Short himself. Tymal Mills's bowling would be a concern for the Hurricanes because he consistently gives away loose deliveries and has not been half as effective as would be expected. Jofra Archer, on the other hand, has quickly established himself as the lead bowler of this side and will continue to play a major role in their campaign going ahead.
Brendon McCullum would be very disappointed at having fallen short of the target considering that he and Heazlett started very well and set up a decent platform to build on. A big inning was sorely lacking from the Heat as almost all their batsmen got starts but then got out. The controversy surrounding Alex Ross being adjudged obstructing the field visibly agitated McCullum, something that is pretty hard to do. We think that the Brisbane Heat will be chomping at the bit for a rematch and hope to settle scores in this encounter. Now that Chris Lynn has been ruled out of the BBL for the next few weeks, McCullum, Burns, and Alex Ross will have to take up the responsibility of guiding this batting order. There is plenty of power in this lineup even without Lynn especially now that Ben Cutting seems to have found a different gear to his batting. All that is needed is a little bit more discipline in the field and some sensible decisions while batting to bring this team back on course. Their bowling is pretty good also and even though Yasir Shah did not take a wicket in the last game, he and Swepson were the only two bowlers to keep the opposition batsmen somewhat quiet. Ben Cutting bowled his full quota of overs for the first time as well and that will allow McCullum some more flexibility while planning his tactics for this match. Brisbane knows that it needs to take the wicket of Darcy Short early but that is far from the only threat they have facing them. Their spinners have to lead the attack since Doggett and Steketee have struggled to keep the runs down or take too many wickets.
A 20% chance of rain has been forecast for match day in Hobart but things should increase by the time the match is about to get underway. We are confident that a full 20 over contest will be played out. The pitch at the Bellerive Oval has been absolutely stunning to bat on and the short boundary on one side of the wicket makes it even more difficult for the bowlers. Expect an absolute run-fest in this one.
The Hobart Hurricanes have now won six out of the last 8 matches against the Brisbane heat. They have also lost just one game to the Heat in four matches played at the Bellerive Oval. We are, however, backing the underdogs Brisbane Heat in this game and think they will roar back into contention. Back the Brisbane Heat to win.


This disc was put in my hands by my girlfriend, with the question if I could give it a review. It is actually a CD of her guitar teacher with his one-man project/band called Dustsucker. He started this solo-project in 2004. In that time he released three DIY releases. This new full length album is his third attempt to create some disturbing noises for mankind. He surely succeeded in that!
Dustsucker is created by Jos Driessen, a creative musician out of the southern parts of Holland. This is his debut full length album called Apocalypse Of One. I have to say I'm really impressed about the professionalism of this release. He took creative control over the artwork (perhaps a bit influenced by the artwork of John Baizley of Baroness), the recordings and playing/programming all of the instruments. The result is pretty mind-blowing!
The first time I heard the music, I thought it was a decent and inventive chaotic math/metalcore album. Nothing really special, but played very well. In time, this record grew on me and I discovered the rough diamond beneath the layers of dust.
It combines the fast-paced chaotic ingenuity of bands like Converge and Pig Destroyer, with the relentless groove of a band like Mastodon into a piece of solid concrete. Even though the drums and bass-guitar are programmed, the sound is full and warm. Of course the programmed drums give the whole sound a bit of an Agoraphobic Nosebleed feel to it.
This album contains nine songs. The first eight songs are just fast, frantic, straight-up chaotic math/metalcore songs, but the last song called 'Revelation', is built up in two parts. This song alone, is worth buying the album! It starts off in a chunky Converge riff to be carried on in a massive, rocking riff, but when the second part of this song kicks in, it's really getting interesting! All of a sudden he pulls out a gigantic, mammoth sludge/doom-riff, which gives me the shivers down my spine. This song has everything I want to hear in extreme music; complexity, groove, extremity, sludge and just top of the bill musician-ship. Awesome, brilliant song!
This album is in fact a concept-album in the "I-person", which deals about a person that is falling in love with a woman. This slowly turns into a sickening obsession. At a certain point there is a relationship, but the woman turns out to be a twisted femme-fatal that is messing up his mind. After the break-up, the I-person lacks all energy for life. Just to be left alone with the memory of how he thought she would be.
I'm very curious how Jos will develop himself as a musician. Can't wait to hear some more of him! Everyone who is into sludgy/groovy, math/metalcore and likes bands like Converge, Pig Destroyer, Mastodon and the likes, should support this local band by buying a copy of this album. It surely blew me away!


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Greece continues to struggle with painful austerity program
Updated May 4, 2016 at 1:22 PM
Greece's austerity program has been described as the toughest one of its kind in post-World War II Europe. After five years of austerity, Greece was scheduled to exit its bailout at the end of Dec. 2014, and return to the international market, but it's been unable to. CCTV's Filio Kontrafouri reported this story from Athens.
Greece continues to struggle with painful austerity programk
Greece's austerity program has been described as the toughest one of its kind in post-World War II Europe. After five years of austerity, Greece was scheduled to exit its bailout at the end of Dec. 2014, and return to the international market, but it's been unable to. CCTV's Filio Kontrafouri reported this story from Athens.
Greece's bailout has been so huge and painful, and perhaps no democratic country could sustain such program without shocks. The bailout gave rise to the once marginal, leftist Syriza opposition, which won the European Parliament election in May. The pressure on the government became tremendous as it plunged in opinion polls due to its unpopular policies.
"At that time, there was a huge mistake made by the prime minister, who decided to more or less adopt the line of the opposition party and say that this is the end with our adjustment program, we will go to international markets, we do not need the existing economic policies of the E.U. and our partners, and there he missed the boat," Loukas Tsoukalis, president of of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy said.
Greece's creditors saw that the government was focusing more on politics than enforcing the program. A possible power change stalled talks between the two parties. The prime minister brought the presidential vote forward to end political instability, which triggered a snap election. Even so, the presidential vote had already determined the course of the economy and the bailout.
"For these reasons, the political instability, the lack of state revenue, in the 4th quarter, though we don't have the official numbers yet, I think the economy will not have the same dynamic as before," financial journalist Sotiris Nikas said. "The government saw this but they couldn't do much. The fact that there was the milestone for the presidential election to be held in February at the latest, had practically put a freeze on everything."
The budgetary consolidation that Greece has been asked to enforce to save its economy has been difficult to do politically. Governing parties have paid a heavy price for imposing a fiscal program that has been far from perfect.
Greece's creditors have admitted that there have been missteps in the country's rescue program. The International Monetary Fund said that one of the biggest problems has been excessive optimism about growth. Most experts have said that Greece's rescue program was unbalanced and its fiscal targets have been set too high.
"After 6 years of recession and 5 years of austerity, to present in 2015 a primary surplus of six to seven billion, is something that must change," Nikas said. "This cannot continue. Greece has already taken fiscal measures worth about 70 billion [euros] in the last four years, every household is dry from cash and there is no possibility to enforce such strong austerity."
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GameFlirt Most Wanted chart for May
Exclusive to PS3 Attitude, we bring you the monthly 'most wanted' PS3 charts at GameFlirt
GameFlirt are one of the UK's top games rental companies, and you won't find this information anywhere else - not even at the GameFlirt website.
Like the often seen Netflix charts for US movie titles, it's a great indicator of what's hot in the PS3 community.
Haze has taken over as the number one rental, pushing Assassin's Creed into second place, which is unsurprising following the wide range of scores the game received. The rest of the current rental chart remains the same, with Ridge Racer being pushed off the Top 5 by Haze's arrival.
Metal Gear Solid 4 remains the number one pre-rent title and both Race Driver: GRID and Top Spin 3 enter the chart to replace Haze and GTA: IV. GTA: IV only remained on the chart for one month and the game hasn't appeared in a current rental slot, which indicates that pretty much everyone decided to buy rather than rent.
Here are the charts in full.
Top 5 current rentals year-to-date:
1 - Haze
2 - Assassin's Creed
3 - Blacksite
4 - Unreal Tournament III
5 - Devil May Cry 4
Top 5 pre-ordered games for April:
1 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2 - Mercenaries 2
3 - Race Driver: GRID
4 - Top Spin 3
5 - Monster Madness
Many thanks to GameFlirt for providing the data.
Click any of the links to visit GameFlirt for more details and to rent or pre-rent the titles. As a thank you to our readers anyone who signs up for the GameFlirt service via these links will receive 10 days free rental.
Labels: Assassin's Creed, Devil May Cry, GameFlirt, Haze, MGS4, news, Playstation 3, PS3, Racedriver, UT III
May mayhem; PS3 Attitude Big Three
This is certainly going to be one of the more interesting Big Three features we've done, simply because many of you will automatically be thinking 'but GTA: IV is out, why would I buy anything else?'.
And to an extent, you'd be right.
The GTA effect means that many publishers are not releasing titles in early May as there is really no point in competing with 'the big one'. But that doesn't mean May can't offer us three great titles to pick up or rent later in the month.
Here's the rundown on the Big Three for May. Remember, the Big Three is based on UK and European titles that will launch in May only...
1. Haze [pre-order] [pre-rent]
With a confirmed release date finally in our hands, it's time to revisit a former Big Three title. Yes, back when we thought Haze would hit the streets in time for Christmas, it was one of the games we thought you should spend your hard earned cash on.
Although a few months have passed by since then, our opinion hasn't changed. In fact, we're even more certain about this game then we were back in 2007. Why?
After being invited up to London to get a sneak preview of the co-op and multiplayer modes that Haze has to offer, we can tell you that the gameplay is sublime. The multiplayer mode is as good as any FPS we've been playing to death recently (CoD4, if you hadn't worked that out).
In terms of the single-player campaign, Haze is a game that dares to treat us like the adults we are, with political themes that resonate well against the current world climate despte being set in a sci-fi future.
We will have a lot more to say about Haze before it launches, but I promise you this is one game you definitely should pick up in May - in between GTA fixes, of course!
2. Race Driver: GRID [pre-order] [pre-rent]
When we got hands-on with this new racing game from Codemasters we must admit to having mixed reactions.
On the first hand, it is as good as any of the TOCA series that Codemasters did so well with on the PS2. The action is fast and furious, it looks fantastic (especially the race replays) and sounds wonderful. For an 'arcade racer', as opposed to the simulation tag GT5: Prologue enjoys, you really can't beat it.
On the other hand you may have noticed we're big fans of Burnout Paradise here at PS3 Attitude, and we can't help but think that everything Race Driver: GRID has to offer can also be had in Paradise City, only with more race-type variety, better crashes and ridiculous stunts.
There is no denying that Race Driver: GRID is a polished game that delivers more on the out-and-out racing scene than Burnout, and it certainly does a 100% better job than games such as the recent Need for Speed effort.
For me personally, this is more a 'rent' than a 'buy' title, but that's just because I'm still into Burnout in a big way. You may be less of a 'gimmick racing' fan and more an 'arcade racer' purist, in which case Race Driver: GRID is worthy of your attention.
3. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars [pre-order]
You didn't really think we'd put Top Spin 3 or Iron Man in the Big Three, did you? So that means that we only really had one choice left as May is certainly a sparse release month.
Does that mean Quake Wars doesn't deserve to be here? Certainly not.
Firstly, for those of you comparing it to Haze, here's a few statements:
Is it another FPS? Yes.
Is it another FPS that has asymmetric teams? Yes.
Is it another FPS that has asymmetric teams and various vehicles to control? Yes.
But it does have one thing that the other FPS in this month's Big Three hasn't, and that is the Quake universe.
The follow up to Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, Quake Wars really acts as a prequel to Quake II and that alone will have series fans clamouring for the release of this game.
Already out on the PC since Autumn 2007, Quake Wars has done universally well in reviews. In our opinion, it doesn't play as well as Haze or have the interest level of that new IP, but Quake devotees will certainly enjoy the latest foray into the franchise that has sold over 4 million copies.
Labels: Big Three, Haze, news, Playstation 3, PS3, Quake, Racedriver
Play.com Live 08; Day One wrap-up
Wembley Stadium played host to the inaugural Play.com Live show today, with another day of the event coming tomorrow.
PS3 Attitude were there to cover the event and whilst there was a lack of items we felt needed 'live' updates, there were some highlights for PS3 fans.
The bottom floor of the event was almost exclusively Xbox 360 hardware. And yet there were still new builds of multi-platform products to be played. The latest Soul Calibur IV was there and looks very slick indeed.
Playing as one of three characters - Taki, Cassandra or Mitsurugi - it is exactly what you would expect from a Soul Calibur title. Only this time the graphics have taken a real ramp up since the PS2 incarnation. Everything looks pixel perfect.
Rainbox Six Vegas 2 was also present and was another title that seemed to deliver exactly what was expected of it. A straight sequel, and whilst that's not a bad thing it also doesn't appear on the surface to bring anything new to the franchise.
Moving upstairs marked the shift from white to black as everything became PS3-oriented. Immediately to the right was the Rock Band setup from EA. With still no release date for the UK, I was surprised at the skill of some of the players, the best of which were chosen to battle on the music stage later in the day for a complete Rock Band kit each.
Sony's stand was very well put together with some impressive 'pods' set up for GT5: Prologue. Around the driving area Sony had a number of screens showing videos from LittleBigPlanet and God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP. In addition, they had playable demos of Time Crisis 4 and the new Buzz! game.
We covered Time Crisis 4's FPS functionality earlier today. In the standard game mode it doesn't offer anything new, but the new GunCon 3 is a remarkable piece of equipment that we expect will be made use of in the future to much better effect.
Buzz! now comes with wireless controllers, although your old wired ones will do just fine. The game has taken a real step up graphically as you'd expect, but the new game modes are a lot more fun and I can see this version being a massive hit for families. I played against three other players (and won with 5,000 points - woo hoo!) and it really helped me to forget just how much my feet were hurting!
The latest build of Haze was also available to play upstairs and although it doesn't look like it has graphically moved on from the build of Haze we played at GameCity, it's still as exciting to us as before. In the deluge of FPS titles available for the PS3, I can see Haze being one of those that raises its head above the rest. The responses I got from other players seemed to suggest they thought so too.
Capcom showed the Street Fighter IV trailer and had Lost Planet set up to play, so I'm afraid we didn't spend much time with that.
On the third floor were a few third-party stands, such as the memory manufacturer SanDisk and Corgi, who had light sabres and other merchandise for sale. I was fortunate enough to meet my favourite ever Dr. Who - Tom Baker - who was being as effervescent as ever. On the next stand was Robert Llewellyn of Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge fame who I shared a few comedy moments with.
The e-sports section of the show saw one lucky PES 2008 player walk away with £50,000 in cold, hard cash. The Soul Calibur IV competition had a Dodge car as the prize. Certainly Play.com seemed to have lined up some pretty decent prizes for their first show, and it's good to see e-sports becoming more serious and gaining better rewards.
The two outstanding moments for me were the actual gameplay video from Codemasters of Race Driver: GRID, and the demonstration from the guys who are making Far Cry 2.
Race Driver: GRID looks amazing, but it is the little things that make a difference. The environments you race in and the detail in the crowd and surroundings are superb, but also subtle. Unlike some racing games I've played, the crowd don't all move in unison as if they're connected by a metal rod, and they're not cardboard cut outs either. It's this subtlety that makes all the difference.
Far Cry 2 will be coming to the PS3, and it looks like a serious step up for FPS titles. The real selling point is the natural weather and enemy AI. Virtual wind blows the palm fronds (which are all destructible) and also allows you to set fires that blow towards your enemies, helping you gain cover and create a distraction. The world (which is 50Km in size!) gradually moves through a 24-hour cycle. If you spend long enough, you'll see the sun set. If you want to perform a mission at night, you can sleep for a while and tackle it in the dark.
We'll have more on Race Driver: GRID and Far Cry 2 in the near future.
So - on to Day Two. We'll cover anything that needs a quick update live from the show, but come back same time, same place tomorrow for a wrap-up.
Labels: Far Cry, GT5, Haze, news, PES, Play.com Live, Playstation 3, PS3, Racedriver, Soul Calibur, Time Crisis
Racedriver: GRID website launching on Wednesday
If you hop over to the official website for Racedriver: GRID you'll see a nicely rendered countdown that leads you to midnight this Wednesday (UK time).
Details of what will be on the full website aren't yet available, but from the movie that is on the current 'teaser' site you can see that the guys at Codemasters are looking to encompass a range of different driving styles from around the world.
That means some nice sterotypes are on the way, like street racing in muscle cars on the west coast of America, drifting in the streets of Tokyo and some well-mannered track racing in vehicles with roll cages in the UK.
The video shows some nice atmospheric work and some great car damage. There are a whole glut of racing games on the way for the PS3 this year - which one suits your driving style?
Labels: news, Playstation 3, PS3, Racedriver
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I was reading a piece by Ezra Klein today, and he referred to a tweet by Glenn Greenwald, so I wanted to go see it. But apparently, we've been a little too hard-hitting on him.
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Newly Merged Lawson Pledges Alternative to "Big Two" in Global ERP Market
Combination of Lawson and Intentia promises simplified enterprise apps for mid-market, looks to expand manufacturing penetration in North America
St. Paul, MN — May 8, 2006 — Lawson Software and Intentia International have officially began operating as one company, offering a portfolio of enterprise resource planning solutions and pledging to take on the major players in the ERP world.
The newly merged companies completed their combination when more than 97 percent of Intentia's share- and warrant-holders accepted Lawson's offer for newly issued shares of Lawson common stock. The combined entity will retain the name of Lawson Software and be based out of St. Paul.
The combination has brought together two leading mid-market ERP players. Lawson said that it can now effectively serve manufacturing, distribution and services industries across the globe, and its revenues will closely mirror the global ERP marketplace, with 45 percent coming from North America, 45 percent from Europe and the remainder from Asia-Pacific. Total combined revenues are approximately $750 million.
"The market needs a strong, viable vendor that can offer simplicity over the complexity of the two large ERP vendors," said Lawson President and CEO Harry Debes. "The market wants choice, and we expect to establish ourselves as the preferred ERP provider for companies that want to streamline business processes and run their operations more effectively. Just as importantly, we intend to be a company that is simple to do business with, and we intend to deliver on our promises."
Debes said the company is beginning a period of integration that builds on months of prior planning. Lawson and Intentia said they used the pre-merger period to finalize integration plans and improve overall operating effectiveness within both organizations.
Ensuring Continuity
A key part of Lawson's integration plans is ensuring continuity, serving customers without interruption and helping to protect their long-term investments. Existing customers will work with the same account executives, the same consultants and the same support center contacts. Regional management will also be little changed, and Lawson has promised a 24-hour guaranteed response to any customer inquiry made to any Lawson employee.
Similarly, Lawson will continue to maintain two separate product lines, known as Lawson M3 and Lawson S3. Lawson M3 applications are designed for the "make, move, maintain" markets traditionally addressed by Intentia. These markets include fashion and apparel, food and beverage, wholesale distribution and asset-intensive industries. The applications include enterprise management, supplier relationship management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, value chain collaboration, enterprise performance management and workplace management.
The Lawson S3 applications are designed for the "staff, source, serve" markets Lawson historically addressed. These markets include healthcare, retail, local government, K-12 education and banking and insurance. The Lawson S3 applications include human capital management, enterprise financial management, supply chain management and enterprise performance management.
The new company is targeting three specific new license revenue opportunities created by the merger. First, Lawson believes there is an opportunity to increase the penetration of the Lawson M3 product line into the U.S. market, where it currently has a much smaller share than in Europe. Second, Lawson intends to offer its human capital management suite to new and existing customers in the European and Asian markets. Today, nearly all HCM revenue is derived from North America. Third, the company expects to provide an enterprise asset management suite to its Lawson S3 customers to track both human and physical assets, such as medical equipment.
Additional Articles of Interest
— Capturing the sourcing savings in a low-cost manufacturing strategy means weighing the risks and understanding total cost. Read more in "Supply Base Localization: A Different Look at Low-cost Country Sourcing," in the February/March 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— Got tools? Using tool management software can improve productivity and the bottom line. Read more in "Winning at the Tool Management Game," exclusively on SDCExec.com.
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After an independent auditor reported on Dewey's financials at Dewey's town council meeting Aug. 10, Commissioner and former Mayor Dale Cooke said he believed the town has been lax in its oversight of the police department and lifeguards, which resulted in mismanagement of funds.
Members of the public strongly disagreed.
Before independent auditor Roy Geiser of TGM Group presented the fiscal year 2018 audited financial statements and its report on applying agreed-upon procedures for council's discussion and possible vote to accept, town council allowed public comment.
Dewey property owner Gary Talley said the money - and assets - received from a federal military surplus program through which the police department acquired hundreds of items belong to the citizens of Dewey Beach, not the police department.
"It is your fiduciary responsibility to do what is in the best interest of the citizens of Dewey Beach," Talley said. "We are demanding a full and complete audit of all money and equipment in the 1033 program and want all questions answered - who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.
"A full and complete audit is the only way to resolve this matter and get this terrible situation behind us," Talley said.
Audit committee member and former Dewey Mayor Diane Hanson said she respects TGM group, but noted items were left out of the report. She said a vote to approve the financial reports was not on the audit committee's meeting agenda Aug. 3.
Because there was no vote on the agenda, committee members could not express their concerns, she said. "There were certainly a lot of frustrations expressed at that meeting," Hanson said. "Two members ended up resigning, and I think we lost two very intelligent and qualified people.
Audit committee members Diane Tenhoopen and Dennis Trencher resigned at the Aug. 3 meeting.
Dewey's former financial director Nancy McCloskey, who left in 2017, said during the four years she held the position, she audited and reconciled bank records every month. She said money from the surplus equipment sold by the police department was not deposited in town accounts.
"There were no police surplus funds given to us and no lifeguard money," she said.
McCloskey said the town had separate accounts where donations for the police department and lifeguards were deposited and documented. She said after one lifeguard tournament, lifeguards submitted receipts for reimbursement from this account.
"They had access to these funds. There was no need for them to have a separate account, and there was no record or communication to say the lifeguards were keeping their own bank account or the police department had a surplus fund," she said.
In a February 2018 letter to the Cape Gazette, McCloskey said the town only became aware the police were auctioning military equipment in early 2016 when police submitted a large check to be deposited into its grant account. She said she had no record of a grant that was awarded the funds, and asked Chief Sam Mackert for details of the program to ensure the town was following proper accounting standards, but nothing was submitted to her.
Former audit committee member Dennis Trencher said he is concerned about the lifeguard account.
Dewey investment committee Chair David Moskowitz, a chartered financial analyst and certified public accountant, said he did not understand why the TGM report accounted only for items valued at $5,000 or more. He also said Geiser was not licensed in Delaware, but in Maryland, which has easier requirements.
Dewey Mayor T.J. Redefer told him that matter was not up for debate, and later said the town has been using TGM Group as its auditor for many years.
Moskowitz said later in an email that fair market value is not the same as depreciation.
"Items were given a haircut based upon depreciation so I think many items were put as 20 percent of their acquired value for the $5,000 test," he said. "I heard there were tractors acquired which were sold for 50 to 85 percent of the fair market value so this 20 percent would have the effect of minimizing the issue. How was this decided and was it done in a public vote? This methodology leads into my second point.
"With all the questions of internal controls why weren't items under $5,000 looked at via sampling? Otherwise you are telling people to just steal items below $5,000 and no one will care. I find this odd. Who decided on not sampling items below $5,000 and was this done in a public vote?
Audit committee Chair Larry Silver said the agreed-upon procedures work was not an audit, but an agreement between the town and TGM to examine certain issues, specifically an internal control review of the town. He said the committee decided in December against an expensive forensic audit.
Silver said he forgot to put a vote on the committee's agenda, so the committee will meet Aug. 17 for a final vote. He said he asked Tenhoopen and Trencher to stay on the committee to vote but they declined.
Silver said two major adjustments to the town's financials were made from the previous fiscal year. One was to put assets from the military equipment acquisitions onto the town financial statements.
"They had never been actually on the town's financial statements. As Nancy said, all four bank accounts at Fulton Bank had always been on the town's financial statements, but the assets were not there," he said.
Silver said the lifeguards had roughly $25,000 in a bank account.
"They thought they had a 501c3 tax-exempt organization. They did not, or at least we could find no record of it with the IRS," he said.
Silver said the lifeguard bank account is now on the town's financial statements. He said the committee will discuss and make suggestions on the auditor's communications letter that evaluates the town's internal controls at the committee's Aug. 17 meeting.
Still, Silver said, auditors gave the financials a clean opinion.
Geiser explained the nine items detailed in the agreed-upon procedures work.
One key finding is that Geiser said he found no proof the lifeguards' off-balance-sheet account was a nonprofit. He summarized the account's statements over a five-year period and found a little over $23,000 in the account, which was turned over to the town. The draft report stated a sample of 12 deposits and 11 withdrawals were examined and support documentation was supplied, but it was not in a form that could be reconciled with the bank statement.
Additionally, Geiser said he found donated assets given to lifeguards, including a Kawasaki mule all-terrain vehicle.
"The finance department didn't know about it. Let's put it that way," he said. The donated assets were placed on the books for transparency and accountability, he said.
Geiser examined the compliance of two bank accounts earmarked for police grants. He said funds need to be transferred from the grant account to the town's operating account to reimburse payments, calling it an accounting oversight. However, the draft document stated a state agency review could perceive this as a noncompliance of the grant requirements.
Geiser's report examined cash receipts and disbursement logs for money found in the police department's safe and deposited into the town's operating count in January. Geiser investigated the need for the safe, which was determined to be used for lost and found or confiscated items.
A surprise safe examination in April found miscellaneous items, including several handguns. One had been donated to the department. No explanation was provided for the other guns.
Geiser said he counted and photographed LESO military surplus equipment in a storage area on Cedar Grove Road in Lewes. He said some items were basically scrap metal and not worth $5,000; others were in surprisingly good condition.
Geiser said it was difficult to determine the value of the used military equipment. He said he obtained the acquisition price paid by the department of defense, and decided to use 20 percent of the acquisition price to value the items, rather than have everything appraised.
He also examined vehicles on the town's auto and inland marine insurance policies.
To find equipment that may have been sold and not accounted for, Geiser obtained transactions from Wilson's Auction Sales. Smaller, less valuable equipment is auctioned at a Lincoln location, and larger, more valuable items are auctioned in Harrington.
Geiser said he focused on larger equipment and worked with Wilson's accounting department to search for checks cut to Dewey Beach, Dewey Beach Police Department and individual officers' names, and found nothing previously unreported.
However, the draft report concluded sales at Wilson's Lincoln location were disbursed in cash, so Wilson was unable to provide records of disbursements.
Commissioner Gary Persinger said there were four diesel-powered generators acquired through the military surplus program with an acquisition value of $25,000 each that would have been valued at $5,000 after the 20 percent reduction in acquisition price. Geiser said he did see them but did not include them because they would be worth less than $5,000, and later clarified the town has not had the generators for LESO's one-year holding requirement. He said the generators would potentially be capitalized in Dewey's 2019 fiscal year budget.
Persinger said other items individually might be under the threshold but when grouped together, would be valued at over $100,000.
"I fully understand the need to make a decision on threshold value, but there is some dissatisfaction at not having a complete look at what was obtained, used and sold by the police department," he said.
Commissioner Paul Bauer said at some point, the investigation has to end.
Gesier said he could not confirm he saw all of the military equipment because some had been bartered or exchanged for services and was no longer in the town's possession. He reconciled all large pieces of equipment.
Cooke admitted a lack of oversight contributed to financial improprieties.
Commissioner Courtney Riordan said he agreed with Cooke and was aware the beach patrol had its own account.
Commissioners voted to accept the agreed-upon procedures report. A separate motion proposed by Persinger was approved after accepting the report and sets a timeline for disposal of LESO equipment not needed by the town.
Within five months, the town manager and police department will identify LESO items that can be used by the town, and will submit a list of these items and their use to commissioners.
Within eight months, all remaining items will be disposed of, and any funds received will be provided to the town and deposited in the police restricted fund. The town manager will set a threshold value for commissioners' approval, and will report the value of each individual item exceeding the threshold to commissioners.
Commissioners also voted to accept the audit report. A second motion Persinger proposed was approved to direct the town manager to evaluate recommendations in Phase 1 of the agreed-upon procedures report, including revisiting council's decision to hire an accounting firm rather than a finance director, and developing formal accounting procedures.
Bauer said he was pleased with the auditor's report.
"We plan on immediately taking up the recommendations suggested and move this town forward in a positive way," he said.


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Human holocarboxylase synthetase with a start site at methionine-58 is the predominant nuclear variant of this protein and has catalytic activity
Baolong Bao, Subhashinee S K Wijeratne, Rocio Rodriguez-Melendez, Janos Zempleni
Nutrition & Health Sciences
Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases
Holocarboxylase synthetase (HLCS) catalyzes the covalent binding of biotin to both carboxylases in extranuclear structures and histones in cell nuclei, thereby mediating important roles in intermediary metabolism, gene regulation, and genome stability. HLCS has three putative translational start sites (methionine-1, -7, and -58), but lacks a strong nuclear localization sequence that would explain its participation in epigenetic events in the cell nucleus. Recent evidence suggests that small quantities of HLCS with a start site in methionine-58 (HLCS58) might be able to enter the nuclear compartment. We generated the following novel insights into HLCS biology. First, we generated a novel HLCS fusion protein vector to demonstrate that methionine-58 is a functional translation start site in human cells. Second, we used confocal microscopy and western blots to demonstrate that HLCS58 enters the cell nucleus in meaningful quantities, and that full-length HLCS localizes predominantly in the cytoplasm but may also enter the nucleus. Third, we produced recombinant HLCS58 to demonstrate its biological activity toward catalyzing the biotinylation of both carboxylases and histones. Collectively, these observations are consistent with roles of HLCS58 and full-length HLCS in nuclear events. We conclude this report by proposing a novel role for HLCS in epigenetic events, mediated by physical interactions between HLCS and other chromatin proteins as part of a larger multiprotein complex that mediates gene repression.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Nuclear Proteins
Cell Nucleus
Biotinylation
holocarboxylase synthetases
Multiprotein Complexes
Carboxylases
Holocarboxylase synthetase
Bao, B., Wijeratne, S. S. K., Rodriguez-Melendez, R., & Zempleni, J. (2011). Human holocarboxylase synthetase with a start site at methionine-58 is the predominant nuclear variant of this protein and has catalytic activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 412(1), 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.07.055
Human holocarboxylase synthetase with a start site at methionine-58 is the predominant nuclear variant of this protein and has catalytic activity. / Bao, Baolong; Wijeratne, Subhashinee S K; Rodriguez-Melendez, Rocio; Zempleni, Janos.
In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 412, No. 1, 19.08.2011, p. 115-120.
Bao, B, Wijeratne, SSK, Rodriguez-Melendez, R & Zempleni, J 2011, 'Human holocarboxylase synthetase with a start site at methionine-58 is the predominant nuclear variant of this protein and has catalytic activity', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 412, no. 1, pp. 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.07.055
Bao B, Wijeratne SSK, Rodriguez-Melendez R, Zempleni J. Human holocarboxylase synthetase with a start site at methionine-58 is the predominant nuclear variant of this protein and has catalytic activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2011 Aug 19;412(1):115-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.07.055
Bao, Baolong ; Wijeratne, Subhashinee S K ; Rodriguez-Melendez, Rocio ; Zempleni, Janos. / Human holocarboxylase synthetase with a start site at methionine-58 is the predominant nuclear variant of this protein and has catalytic activity. In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2011 ; Vol. 412, No. 1. pp. 115-120.
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Antonelli College's Practical Nursing Program in the Cincinnati campus was suspended by the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Antonelli College, a college which boasts on its web site it's "among the best colleges in Cincinnati," is dealing with all the lack of one its programs.
In accordance with a news release, Antonelli College is complying completely with the Ohio Board of Nursing about problems the school leaders became aware of on Thursday. The conditions that resulted in the suspension of this program haven't been revealed at this time. As the news broke out, a few students who would like to be nurses are actually recognizing they are not simply from luck, they are also probably out 1000s of dollars.
Erica Cooper is among these students.
She can not believe how close she came to becoming a nurse by taking courses at the forprofit college, situated on East 7th Avenue in down Town Cincinnati.
"Everybody believes we're graduating in-May," Cooper stated.
But Erica Cooper today understands her diploma will need to wait.
"We were in our clinical plus one among my schoolmates got a phonecall from the Ohio Board of Nursing stating the approval for Antonelli College was removed, plus they're no longer accredited."
That left Erica and at least a few dozen other students rushing to get answers.
It turns out the college 12-month nursing program has been in danger since last fall.
Consequently, the Ohio Board of Nursing ruled the program "committed acts in breach of (Ohio's) Nurse Practice Act."
It is unsure in the event the director of the nursing program was the sole one aware of the problems, or if additional college leaders were in the loop.
Dykes reached out to the university for comment Wednesday afternoon and was informed the school would issue a statement. At that time of publication, there has been no such statement.
"They did not break it to us, we broke it to them," Cooper stated. "Our manager of nursing quit yesterday. She understood what was happening."
Cooper continued, "We cannot finish. We can not choose our state boards. We've one month left, we graduate May 27, also it had been a waste of time."
Cooper stated she and her school mates endure to take a substantial financial strike because of what is occurred.
"We have fiscal help, that are loans. We've awards, and we've out of wallet. Nursing college is very costly. No one is becoming coated completely monetary help. You've got to cover something out of wallet, and they're not reimbursing," Cooper stated.
But despite this apparent deficiency of assets, Cooper stated, the one-yr diploma comes in a substantial price: up to $25,000 including tuition and additional costs.
Irrespective of the cash, the most demanding part might be describing the specific situation to her household.
"Lots of us have kids. Plenty of us leave our jobs," Cooper stated. "Plenty of us changed our entire program. I've a-3-month old child at home who I just get to determine due to all function that I've set in and it is not honest."
She added, "Its awkward. Whenever that I think about it, I think about my children. I feel as I'm letting them down. My girl advised me yesterday, 'I can not wait for you to finish college, Mom, so we've time to do more things.' I actually don't have time for my children because I'm doing assignments all the time. Therefore I simply hope every thing gets better."
While she expects for the best, Cooper is looking to view if a number of her courses may exchange to other medical programs in Greater Cincinnati.
"Basically need to move an additional six-seven weeks I shall move another six-seven weeks," she stated.
Antonelli University stated it's attempting to to contact other universities to put impacted students in new programs.
Students are also looking into the Obama Student Loan Forgiveness Program. A program in which students can have their federal payments reduced or possibly forgive, if they qualify.
"While this scenario is very upsetting for every one of us, we are going to do every thing in our power to aid with the transition of the afflicted students to other universities of practical nursing and we are going to work with the Ohio Board of Nursing while pursuing their directive to freeze this program instantly,"
Earlier this month, the state nursing board suspended its approval of the program after failing to fix numerous standards and requirements breaches in the program during an inspection survey visit in 2014.
-Failure to "[keep] sources, including but not limited to classroom and skills laboratory equipment and supplies"


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(Cp Ps 109:8)
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away. 13 When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son ofc James. 14 All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.
15 In those days Peter stood up among the believersd (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, 16 "Friends,e the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— 17 for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry." 18 (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong,f he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. 19 This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that the field was called in their language Hakeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) 20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms,
'Let his homestead become desolate,
and let there be no one to live in it';
'Let another take his position of overseer.'
21 So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection." 23 So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed and said, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the placeg in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.
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Sports Football 18 Mar 2020 French World Cup winner Matuidi catches coronavirus
Sports, Football
French World Cup winner Matuidi catches coronavirus
Published : Mar 18, 2020, 10:00 am IST
So far 13 Serie A players have officially been diagnosed with the illness including seven from Sampdoria and three at Fiorentina
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo (R) listens to his teammate Blaise Matuidi prior to the start of a round of 16, Italian Cup match against Bologna at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, on Jan.12, 2019. AP Photo
Rome: Juventus's France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi and Hellas Verona's Mattia Zaccagni have both tested positive for coronavirus, their Serie A clubs confirmed on Tuesday.
"Matuidi has undergone medical tests that have revealed his positivity to the Coronavirus-COVID-19," the Italian champions said in a statement.
Juve added 32-year-old Matuidi, who lifted the World Cup in 2018, is asymptomatic and currently "in voluntary home isolation".
The midfielder's club teammate Daniele Rugani was the first top-flight footballer to be diagnosed with coronavirus last Wednesday, sending the entire team into quarantine.
In total 13 Serie A players have officially been diagnosed with the illness including seven from Sampdoria and three at Fiorentina.
Italian midfielder Zaccagni, 24, had already been in self-isolation as a precautionary measure after Verona played Sampdoria on March 8.
"Zaccagni is doing well, in recent days, he has only had a few bouts of fever," the eighth-placed Serie A club said.
"The player, as well as the whole team, will extend their voluntary isolation at home until March 25, while continuing to be monitored." Matuidi had urged his fans to "take care" in a post on Instagram at the weekend.
"It's a complicated time. At the beginning, I didn't really realise how serious this disease was and the danger, how fast the contagion spread here in Italy," he said.
"In this difficult time for all of us, I just wanted to invite you to follow the official recommendations carefully and to take great care of yourself and your loved ones.
"A lot of encouragement and infinite thanks to all the medical and nursing staff. We are with you." The virus has killed more than 2,500 people in Italy and infected over 31,000.
Tags: blaise matuidi, ccristiano ronaldo, juventus fc
Location: Italy, Latium, Roma
Coronavirus strikes Serie A: Juventus defender Rugani tests positive


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Microsoft workers want end to deal with agency behind child separation
By	Sam Varghese
Microsoft employees are protesting their employer's working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the agency's separation of migrant children from their parents at the Mexico-US border.
The New York Times reported that more than 100 workers had posted a letter addressed to chief executive Satya Nadella on the company's internal message board, saying in part: "We believe that Microsoft must take an ethical stand, and put children and families above profits."
The letter pointed to a blog post where there was praise for the company's US$19.4 million contract with ICE.
On Monday, Microsoft was caught changing language in this blog post, which it put up in January.
"ICE's decision to accelerate IT modernisation using Azure Government will help them innovate faster while reducing the burden of legacy IT," the post read. "The agency is currently implementing transformative technologies for homeland security and public safety, and we're proud to support this work with our mission-critical cloud."
Friends who work for @Microsoft,
FIGHT THIS. Make the biggest noise imaginable about it.
Don't fall for the "all companies take government contracts" spin. Your company has THIS contract and is *proud* of it.
Resources are available to help you fight. I believe in you.? https://t.co/P19aEWR45n
— EricaJoy (@EricaJoy) 18 June 2018
When it was caught out, the company quickly backtracked and restored the text to its original version.
The employees' letter termed the separation of children from their families "inhumane".
Agreed. @BradSmi, how on earth does this align with our ethical stances w.r.t. family separation and our public stance on using AI for only ethical purposes. This seems completely antithetical to our public stances. Not Cool.
— Larry Osterman (@osterman) 18 June 2018
"As the people who build the technologies that Microsoft profits from, we refuse to be complicit," they wrote.
"We are part of a growing movement, comprised of many across the industry who recognise the grave responsibility that those creating powerful technology have to ensure what they build is used for good, and not for harm."
They asked the company to:
"Cancel the existing Azure Government contract with ICE immediately.
"Draft, publicise, and enforce a clear policy stating that neither Microsoft nor its contractors will work with clients who violate international human rights law.
"Commit to transparency and review regarding contracts between Microsoft and government agencies, in the US and beyond."
Microsoft said in a statement it was "not working with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or US Customs and Border Protection on any projects related to separating children from their families at the border, and contrary to some speculation, we are not aware of Azure or Azure services being used for this purpose".
Technology conference organizers should rescind existing speaker invites and deny participation from any Microsoft employee until the company publicly reverses its business decision.
— Mike Maney (@the_spinmd) 18 June 2018
Last month, a dozen Google employees quit the company to protest against its involvement in a Pentagon initiative named Project Maven where Google's AI technology was being used to improve targeting by drones.
Google later said that it would not renew the contract to work on Maven, but gave no assurance that it would keep out of future similar projects. The search giant is bidding to participate in a big Defence Department deal worth US$10 billion.
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What $2,700 Rents You in the DC Area
by Shilpi Paul
This week in What X Rents You, UrbanTurf looked in the $2,700 a month range and found a variety of choices for prospective renters in the DC area with this monthly budget.
Two-Bedroom Row House Near DC's Hip Strip
This two-bedroom row house is close to the bars and restaurants on 11th Street NW (aka DC's Hip Strip) and a few blocks east of the Columbia Heights Metro. Recently renovated, the house has hardwood floors, a new kitchen, and UrbanTurf also liked the jacuzzi tubs, home security system and backyard grill that conveys with the rental. The basement has a washer/dryer and storage space, and the house is available on April 1st.
Full Listing: Columbia Heights (map)
Rent: $2,700 a month
Bedrooms: Two
Bathrooms: Two
Two-Bedroom Kalorama Apartment With Rock Creek Views
Located in the Park Crest, a marble-lobbied building just across from Rock Creek Park in Kalorama, this two-bedroom apartment is available immediately. The unit is on the 5th floor and looks like it has peaceful views and a simple but comfortably renovated interior. The master bedroom is significantly larger than the second bedroom, which could be a good office or nursery. An added bonus? The rental rate includes utilities.
Full Listing: 2070 Belmont Road NW, #501 (map)
Townhouse Near the Waterfront in Old Town Alexandria
The best thing about this two-bedroom Old Town townhouse is the location: it's half a mile from King Street, a couple blocks from the waterfront, and just under a mile to the Braddock Street Metro. Both bedrooms and full bathrooms are on the top floor, with the living areas and a half bath on the main level. It has lots of cozy features, like a fireplace, built-ins and french doors that open onto a brick patio. The house also comes with one underground parking space and a big attic.
Full Listing: N Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA (map)
Rent: $2,650 per month
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package com.amazonaws.services.ec2.model;

import java.io.Serializable;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonWebServiceRequest;
import com.amazonaws.Request;
import com.amazonaws.services.ec2.model.transform.CreateNetworkAclRequestMarshaller;

/**
 * Container for the parameters to the {@link com.amazonaws.services.ec2.AmazonEC2#createNetworkAcl(CreateNetworkAclRequest) CreateNetworkAcl operation}.
 *

 * Creates a network ACL in a VPC. Network ACLs provide an optional layer
 * of security (in addition to security groups) for the instances in your
 * VPC.
 *

 *

 * For more information about network ACLs, see
 *  Network ACLs
 * in the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud User Guide .
 *

 *
 * @see com.amazonaws.services.ec2.AmazonEC2#createNetworkAcl(CreateNetworkAclRequest)
 */
public class CreateNetworkAclRequest extends AmazonWebServiceRequest implements Serializable, Cloneable, DryRunSupportedRequest<CreateNetworkAclRequest> {

    /**
     * The ID of the VPC.
     */
    private String vpcId;

    /**
     * The ID of the VPC.
     *
     * @return The ID of the VPC.
     */
    public String getVpcId() {
        return vpcId;
    }

    /**
     * The ID of the VPC.
     *
     * @param vpcId The ID of the VPC.
     */
    public void setVpcId(String vpcId) {
        this.vpcId = vpcId;
    }

    /**
     * The ID of the VPC.
     *

     * Returns a reference to this object so that method calls can be chained together.
     *
     * @param vpcId The ID of the VPC.
     *
     * @return A reference to this updated object so that method calls can be chained
     *         together.
     */
    public CreateNetworkAclRequest withVpcId(String vpcId) {
        this.vpcId = vpcId;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * This method is intended for internal use only.
     * Returns the marshaled request configured with additional parameters to
     * enable operation dry-run.
     */
    @Override
    public Request<CreateNetworkAclRequest> getDryRunRequest() {
        Request<CreateNetworkAclRequest> request = new CreateNetworkAclRequestMarshaller().marshall(this);
        request.addParameter("DryRun", Boolean.toString(true));
        return request;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this object; useful for testing and
     * debugging.
     *
     * @return A string representation of this object.
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#toString()
     */
    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append("{");
        if (getVpcId() != null) sb.append("VpcId: " + getVpcId() );
        sb.append("}");
        return sb.toString();
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
        final int prime = 31;
        int hashCode = 1;

        hashCode = prime * hashCode + ((getVpcId() == null) ? 0 : getVpcId().hashCode());
        return hashCode;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if (this == obj) return true;
        if (obj == null) return false;

        if (obj instanceof CreateNetworkAclRequest == false) return false;
        CreateNetworkAclRequest other = (CreateNetworkAclRequest)obj;

        if (other.getVpcId() == null ^ this.getVpcId() == null) return false;
        if (other.getVpcId() != null && other.getVpcId().equals(this.getVpcId()) == false) return false;
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public CreateNetworkAclRequest clone() {

            return (CreateNetworkAclRequest) super.clone();
    }

}

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In round 24 of the Ligue 1 we have Paris Saint Germain meeting Girondins Bordeaux at Parc des Princes, on the 9. February 2019 at 17:00 . Both teams will be looking for a strong showing when they meet, with both sides looking for three points for differing reasons.
Last match of Paris Saint Germain was against Olympique Lyon and ended 2 - 1.
Looking at the last 10 performances, Paris Saint Germain won 8 matches, 4 of them at home.
In the past 6 months, Paris Saint Germain won a total of 24 games out of 31 matches, lost 3 and 4 ended in a draw.
The previous Girondins Bordeaux match against Racing Strasbourg finished 1 - 0.
Looking at the last 10 performances, Girondins Bordeaux won 5 matches, 3 of them at home.
In the previous 6 months, Girondins Bordeaux played a total of 35 games, scored in total 40 times and got 35 hints in their own net.
Having looked at all the data from previous matches and potential line-ups, our expert predicts a Girondins Bordeaux +1.5 Goals with a probability of 63 %. The best odds of 10 for that outcome you'll find at 1XBET.


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Nearly a year has passed since President Thomas S. Monson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the historic change to the church's missionary program. It's become known colloquially as the "age change" — meaning that worthy young men are eligible to serve at the age of 18 instead of 19 and after graduating from high school. Young women are now invited to serve at 19 instead of 21.
This change has produced a remarkable surge in missionaries entering the field. The LDS Church estimates there will be about 80,000 missionaries serving by October. Before the announcement, there were about 54,000 missionaries.
This wave of willingness to tune out the world and serve the Lord as his full-time representative is inspiring. Witnessing these young men and women flood the field reminds me of my own mission to Brazil many years ago. My time there remains among my most treasured experiences and chief accomplishments. If I could return today, I would.
While serving as a young man — and later teaching for a short time at the Mission Training Center in Provo, Utah, and even now having Mormon missionaries into my home as often as possible and working with them at every opportunity — I've learned a few things about the differences between happy, successful missionaries and the unpleasant alternatives.
I call them my 11 can't-miss tips for successful missionaries.
1. Be obedient — period. Following mission rules brings blessings you cannot fathom until you are immersed in obedience. Learn the rules and follow them.
2. Don't judge. At times, you will feel tempted to judge other missionaries and their efforts. Remember, your skills and natural abilities may be different than those you serve with. Their best effort doesn't need to be good enough for you; it needs to be good enough for the Lord.
3. Be obedient every minute of every day. You are unlikely to meet returned missionaries who were obedient but still regret their missions. But you will certainly encounter others who were never consistently obedient and never found the promised success and happiness. Being obedient doesn't mean you won't have difficult days, but it does mean more much success and happiness than otherwise.
4. Serve your companions. Iron their shirts, make their beds and shine their shoes. If you're blessed to be assigned a more challenging personality or someone who's struggling, serve them even more.
5. Be obedient — even in the small things. Obedience is the only frequency that the Spirit operates in. Be sure you're dialed in every time you walk out your front door to share the gospel.
6. Give praise. Tell your companions, especially the challenging ones, that you think they're great missionaries and, eventually, they will be. At some point you will inevitably be assigned the companion with the "reputation." Let them know you've only heard terrific things about them and offer a clean slate. When your mission is complete, be the one who says every single companion he had was amazing.
7. Be obedient. You will make mistakes and grow better each day at effectively teaching the gospel. But while you can't be perfect in all things, you can be perfectly obedient.
8. Love. Love those you teach with all your heart, even the ones who ultimately reject the message. You will plant seeds that may not be harvested for months or years by others who will come after. But you'll harvest some that were planted by missionaries now home, married and gray.
9. Exercise faith that obedience leads to greater success. If you have faith in this principle, you will see it unfold in miraculous ways.
10. Love each and every day. Young missionaries only get this opportunity to serve 24/7. Leave nothing behind and don't regret a single day.
11. Be yourself! Smile! Laugh! Have fun! Sometimes elders and sisters think that obedience and the black name tag means you're required to shelf your personality and become ultra serious. The Lord doesn't want us to be different people — he wants us to be better versions of ourselves.


afrol News, 23 March - Libyan government is expected to recruit thousands of workers from Bangladesh as part of the infrastructure development plan worth more than US$100 billion, Ambassador Ahmed Ateya Hamd Al-Imam has announced.
The Ambassador said the Libyan Embassy in Dhaka which is currently issuing about 300 visas per day, will increase the number due to a huge demand for workers in the oil-rich country.
Libyan officials said thousands of workers from South Asian country are fleeing the country as the global economic recession sinks in and begins to frustrate the developmental efforts of the country.
The envoy said Libya has been reconstructing itself and under the scheme, workforce is needed to implement the billion dollar projects for the construction and rehabilitation of bridges and roads.
"Bangladesh and Libya signed an agreement on manpower in Dhaka last year. Under the agreement, we would take in huge number of workers by phases," he said.
Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud expressed his deep satisfaction over the progress in recruitment of manpower in Libya, saying the rights of workers are well protected.
"We voted for Libya in the Security Council and Human Rights Council in the UN. Currently the country has been playing a very important role in Africa and in the international arena,� he said.
Libya, once shunned by much of the international community over the 1988 bombing of a PanAm plane above the Scottish town of Lockerbie, has since undergone a dramatic political rehabilitation.
Tripoli formally took responsibility for the incident in 2003. The move, part of a deal to compensate families of the 270 victims, heralded the lifting of UN sanctions.


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The Sacred Thread
A True Story of Becoming A Mother and Finding A Family, Half A World Away
Arieff, Adrienne
After three heartbreaking losses, Adrienne Arieff thought she might never become a mother. Then she learned about international surrogacy, found a clinic in India, and embarked on an astonishing journey. Unlike many genetic moms who return home and wait for their baby, Adrienne wanted to feel a connection both to her growing child and to Vaina, the woman who was offering this remarkable gift. So she went back to be Vaina's partner for the last months of her pregnancy. But how do you develop a relationship when you don't share a language or culture? This is a tale of immersing oneself in a foreign land; becoming part of a group of expectant mothers, bonded by their hope for children, and following them on the euphoric highs and crushing lows of their journey; and the development of a deep bond between women who have absolutely nothing in common, except for a shared love of family and children.--From publisher description.
Publisher: New York : Crown, c2012.
Branch Call Number: 306.8743 ARIEFF
Additional Contributors: West, Beverly
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Surrogate Mothers — United States — Biography.
Surrogate Motherhood.


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egypt in 140 years ago
With over 95 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab world, the third-most populous in Africa (after Nigeria and Ethiopia), and the fifteenth-most populous in the world.
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The Department for Infrastructure (The Department) is responsible for granting and maintaining individual Vehicle Special orders (VSOs).
The Department is responsible for granting and maintaining individual Vehicle Special orders (VSOs) under Article 60 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 19951 .
b) When and if the reasons for non-compliance with the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations (NI) 1999 are justified and supported.
The applicant must provide full details as requested to enable the Department to make a decision. Individual VSOs are required to allow the use on roads of a small number of vehicles, which are special by type or purpose. These vehicles may for example, be for tests and trials, abnormal load movements, or "one off" specials.
g. Details of the Construction and Use Regulations with which the vehicles do not comply and the reasons why they cannot comply: The Regulations are specified on an Order and it should be made clear that failure to comply with non-specified Regulations, or supplying incorrect data would invalidate an Order.
h. If appropriate (for example, tests and trials), a detailed description of the route along with a map on which it is proposed to use the vehicle.
Please note you may send this information to us as an email, but please be aware that email is not a secure medium, and as such, the Department cannot be held responsible for any loss of the data or subsequent misuse by a third party.
The Department will evaluate your application and contact you should further information be required. Various organisations including the Police Service for Northern Ireland, the Driver and Vehicle Agency, Local Authorities and other interested parties may be consulted - especially in respect of the conditions to be imposed.
Applicants should ensure that their applications are submitted to the Department in good time in order for the necessary approvals and processes to be implemented. Following receipt of all information, and assuming that there are neither any technical reasons, nor objections from any of the parties consulted, an Order will be prepared and despatched by email. The Department will process an application only when it is satisfied that all relevant information has been submitted by the applicant. An Order can take approximately six months to be processed from this point.
It is the applicant's responsibility to supply full and accurate information as the Department requires. Any incomplete or inaccurate information supplied by the applicant will delay the processing of the Order.
Orders are issued for varying periods of time and is at the discretion of the Department.
Operators who have been successfully allowed to participate in the GB trial who wish to extend the use of their vehicles to roads in Northern Ireland would require an additional VSO. If you wish to register your semi-trailer for use on Northern Ireland roads, you should email a copy of your approved GB VSO to the Department, at the email address below, to enable for the GB VSO to be replicated for use in Northern Ireland.
Applicants are asked to submit their VSOs as early as possible as these may take some time to be processed.
The Department will evaluate your application and contact you should further information be required. The Department will also liaise with the Department for Transport in respect of this application and the conditions imposed.
Please note that the Department for Infrastructure may revoke an Order.


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Phase 4 of renovation of our rooms is now completed, and 64 rooms have been completely enhanced. We anticipate completing the last phase (8 suites) by the end of May. Take advantage and visit us!
Shortly, we will be beginning a metamorphosis with a whole new room concept for the Hôtel Universel complex. These improvements will meet the highest criteria in the hospitality industry. The work will be carried out over a period of a few months and will not affect the peace and legendary hospitality of the Hôtel Universel.