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Buy a Flea Treatment- The very last thing you may want is a flea infestation in your home. You should get a preventive flea treatment to stop those annoying bugs from making their way into your space and on your pet. That will be the end of painful and itchy flea bites and a start of you enjoying a pest-free home.
Get a Throw Blanket– This blanket provides a burst of color into the d?cor of your home while protecting your furniture from pet hair or paw prints which may ruin the interior design. So, you may even invest in a white sofa without worries of destruction by your dog.
The Appropriate Rugs-Pet owners can undergo their fair share of carpets. So one needs to invest in the right product for both your dog and your home. Invest in a low pile rug, since they are often easier to clean. Dark-coloured rugs with small patterns will allow you to hide any stains. Moreover, colorfast fibers may also make it is easier to clean your rug.
Avoid shag rugs because they are difficult to clean once they get dirty and liquids. What's more, sisal and other natural rug fibers may also stain the moment they get wet, making it hard to clean.
Invest in Budget Friendly Furniture-It is very important to invest your money wisely when living with pet dogs. The truth is that sofas will get filthy and clothes will get stains, and that is the reason you need to think about investing in furniture that is not so expensive. You are able to add a touch of luxury by buying accessories or art, which will guarantee your interior design looks fantastic.
Accept Your Home's Imperfections-Those little layout imperfections are what makes a house a home. Living with a pet makes it even harder to get that charming perfect house. Pets can be messy by nature, so stop striving for perfection and adopt the imperfections and once you do so, you can start enjoying a much happier home life.


How Does AWS Pricing Work?
Figuring out AWS pricing can seem just as complicated as configuring your network or designing your application. You may have heard horror stories of users who run their services and receive an unexpected bill for thousands of dollars at the end of the month. In reality, AWS pricing isn't scary or difficult to understand—you simply pay for the services you actually use.
The tricky part is knowing which services use which pricing models, especially when you're first starting out. In this guide, we'll explain the different ways pricing is calculated so that you'll never be surprised by your bill.
AWS reduces your infrastructure costs by allowing you to pay only for what you use at the end of each month. This means you don't have to sign a contract—you can stop using the services at any time without a penalty. Detailed pricing information for each service can be found on the AWS pricing page.
AWS offers two main pricing models, Compute Resources and Data Storage and Transfer. However, there are also other pricing models, such as request pricing, monthly targeted audience (MTA) pricing, events collected pricing, messages sent pricing, and more.
Below, we'll explain the differences between the two major pricing models. So before you decide to use a service, be sure to check which one it uses.
When you use compute resources, you pay on an hourly basis from the time you launch a resource until the time you terminate it. You can also get volume discounts up to 10% when you reserve more.
When you use data storage and transfer resources, you pay on a per-gigabyte basis. This pricing model is also known as tiered. This means that several different aspects of the service differ in cost. For instance, Amazon S3 has different prices for storage, requests, and data transfer. However, the more you use, the less you pay per gigabyte!
Did someone say free? Amazon offers a generous free tier if you're unsure as to whether or not AWS is right for you. The AWS Free Tier includes services with a free tier available for 12 months after your AWS sign-up date, as well as additional service offers that do not expire at the end of your term. The free tier is a great way to try out new services, take advantage of some free hosting, and most importantly, get hands-on experience with the AWS cloud.
Are there ways I can save even more money?
For certain products, you can invest in reserved capacity and get a significantly discounted hourly rate. This results in overall savings of up to 60% (depending on the type of instance you reserve) over equivalent on-demand capacity.
Amazon is constantly improving their operational efficiencies, lowering power consumption, and generally lowering the cost of doing business. These optimizations and Amazon's growing economies of scale result in lower pricing for users.
I plan on using multiple services. Can I consolidate my billing?
Yes! You can consolidate all of your accounts using consolidated billing and even get tiering benefits.
None of the pricing models fit my needs. Can I set up custom pricing?
Custom pricing is available for high volume projects with unique requirements. Your personal blog, for example, is probably not eligible for a custom pricing model. On the other hand, custom pricing could benefit you tremendously if your organization is starting to migrate a good portion of existing infrastructure to the cloud. For more information, contact AWS and speak with a sales representative.
Do I get any other services for no additional charge?
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is an even easier way for you to quickly deploy and manage applications in the AWS cloud.
AWS CloudFormation gives developers and system administrators an easy way to create a collection of related AWS resources and provision them in an orderly and predictable fashion.
AWS IAM controls your users' access to AWS services and resources.
Auto Scaling automatically adds or removes Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances according to conditions you define. With autoscaling, the number of Amazon EC2 instances you're using increases seamlessly during demand spikes to maintain performance and decreases automatically during demand lulls to minimize costs.
Note that some of these services may incur costs indirectly. For example, an auto-scaling group does not cost anything by itself, but you are still responsible for the cost of the EC2 instances it creates.
AWS pricing can be intimidating to beginners since not every service works the same way. However, a little research goes a long way. Once you get the hang of which services use which pricing models, you can start to optimize your infrastructure costs and get the most out of the Amazon Web Services platform.
What tips do you have to reduce the cost of AWS services? Share them in the comments!
Amazon offers more than 70 unique services, so we can't blame you if you haven't heard of them all! Discover 10 uncommon products and services available on the AWS platform here.


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Sudhir Naik will unfortunately be remembered for the alleged shoplifting at Marks & Spencer during India's horror tour of England in 1974. The tour was a disaster, complete with a whitewash, an abysmal low of 42 all out at Lord's, and an altercation with the Indian High Commission. To his credit, Naik bounced back on Test debut a few days later, at Edgbaston. He scored 4 in the first innings as India were bowled out for 165, but after England declared on 459 for 2, Naik top-scored with a resolute 77. He also played India's first 2 ODIs (both on that tour) without much success.
An injury to Sunil Gavaskar that winter gave Naik another chance against West Indies. He got a crucial 48 against West Indies, but after innings of 6, 0, 6, he was discarded for good. He finished with 141 runs at 24 from 3 Tests.
At domestic level Naik was known for the solid foundations, and holding fort for Bombay when the big guns were on international duty. His 4,376 First-Class runs came at only 35, but he was known for his tactical acumen, and led Bombay to a Ranji Trophy title in 1970-71 when several stars were missing. Around this time his cousin Ajit also played for Bombay.
His big break came following a fabulous 1973-74, when his 817 runs came at 58, including a run of 200*, 90, 65, and 67. In England, too, his 730 runs came at 41, including hundreds against Essex and Combined Universities. He quit First-Class cricket in 1977-78. Naik later coached at National Cricket Club, working with the likes of Zaheer Khan, Wasim Jaffer, and Paras Mhambrey. He is now a pitch curator, and currently works as the West Zone in-charge of BCCI's Ground and Pitch Committee. His post-graduate degree in organic chemistry makes him is one of India's most qualified Test cricketers.


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Mauricio Pimiento Barrera (born March 17, 1961) is a Colombian politician, former Senator of Colombia. Pimiento was arrested on February 16, 2007, after being involved in the Para-political scandal. On May 16, 2008, Colombian justice condemned Pimiento to 7 years in prison for conspirating with a terrorist group and electoral fraud.

Early life
Pimiento studied law and graduated from the  Free University of Colombia and has a master in Law from the American University in the United States.

Career
Pimiento has been Secretary General and Sub-Director of the National Institute of Social Security and General Director of the Co-Financing Fund for the Rural Sector.

With the political support of the Araujo family in Valledupar he became Governor of the Cesar Department between 1995 and 1997. he was later elected as Senator of Colombia, participating in the first senate committee.

Pimiento was arrested February 16, 2007 after being involved in the Para-political scandal.

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Caracol.com.co - Capturados otros cinco congresistas por el escándalo de la "para política"
elcolombiano.com Rostros - Mauricio Pimiento
ELTIEMPO.com - Presos cinco congresistas más por el caso de la parapolítica

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Free University of Colombia alumni
Colombian prisoners and detainees
Governors of Cesar Department
Living people
Members of the Senate of Colombia
Social Party of National Unity politicians
Colombian parapolitics scandal
Colombian politicians convicted of crimes

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Tadukhipa ou Taduhepa, L'aimée de Khepa, est la fille de Tushratta, l'empereur du Mittani (règne : vers 1382 / 1342 av. J.-C.) et de la reine Juni.

On sait peu de chose sur Tadukhipa. Quelques égyptologues, dont Hans Wolfgang Helck, pensent qu'elle naît pendant l'an 21 (ou 25) du règne d'. Elle épouse ce dernier en l'an 36 de son règne, alors qu'elle n'a que 12/15 ans. Cependant, quelques égyptologues pensent qu'un âge plus élevé à son mariage ne peut être exclu. C'est avant l'an 36, que la princesse se rend en Égypte, mais de longues négociations ont lieu au sujet de la dot, comme le précisent les lettres d'Amarna EA 19 et 22.  meurt presque deux ans plus tard (v. 1353 av. J.-C.), à 45 ans, soit 37 ans après son accession au trône. Son fils et héritier, Amenhotep /Akhenaton, hérite de son harem et épouse aussi Tadukhipa. Le reste de sa vie nous est inconnu. Tadukhipa ne fut jamais « Grande épouse royale » (Hmt-nswt wrt) et resta une épouse secondaire. Il n'y a pas d'enfant connu de cette union.

Son identification à Néfertiti a été proposée comme solution aux destins incertains de Tadukhipa et de Néfertiti. Cependant, d'autres identifient Tadukhipa avec Kiya, supposée avoir été une autre reine d'Akhenaton.

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French Tax Reforms Delayed
A major overhaul to France's income tax system is now being delayed for a year…
In 2016, the French government voted to reform the way employees in the country are taxed. As we reported in February, the announced changes promise to significantly affect the way income tax is paid to the French tax authority - by shifting responsibility from employees, to French employers - who will now be obligated to withhold tax at source.
Originally scheduled to come into effect on the 1 January 2018, the reforms have been pushed by a year (to January 2019) by recently-elected President Macron, who promised the postponement throughout his election campaign. The delay was announced on September 23, 2017, by official government decree.
The Existing System
France's income tax system currently involves no withholding mechanism on the part of employers. Employees receive their net salary, and then must file their own annual income tax return in May of the subsequent year - that is, a year after their income is earned. Tax is calculated each year by a regional tax centre, taking into account taxpayers' household income, before individual tax bills are sent out. Employees pay the tax they owe in instalments over the course of the year.
The Reformed System
The reforms the French government voted for in 2016 will introduce a PAYE system to the French tax landscape, and place withholding obligations on employers - per individualised rates set by the tax authority.
Under the new system, an employer's payroll department, or payroll provider, must file a tax report (via the 'DSN' system), provide details of employees' tax contributions in their monthly payslips, and pay the collected tax to the local corporate tax centre. Once payment has been received, the corporate centre can dispatch the contributions from each employee on to local tax centres.
Transition & Impact
With businesses scrambling, President Macron initiated the delay to allow finance and payroll departments more time to prepare for the implementation of the reforms. The delay impacts the existing tax environment in a number of ways:
Income tax accrued in 2017 is to be paid in 2018 under the existing regulations.
A national tax credit (Crédit d'Impôt de Modernisation du Recouvrement - CIMR), originally intended for 2017, will now be applied to taxes on income earned in the 2018 tax year. Since French income tax collection is deferred a year, the CIMR is designed to avoid double taxation (in 2019) when the monthly withholding system is introduced.
For the self-employed, monthly withholding is also deferred until 2019. The national tax credit self-employed workers receive will depend on their taxable profits from 2015-2017.
The 30% rebate due to households incurring childcare expenses will now be delivered in 2019.
Many French businesses and taxpayers continue to express concerns about the PAYE reforms. By placing the withholding obligations on payroll rather than taxpayers, business owners expect a significant amount of extra administrative work, along with the risk of potential compliance penalties. Employees, on the other hand, are obviously worried about a reduction in net income - and the privacy issues associated with handing over certain sensitive tax-related information to employers.
Having expected the reforms to come into effect a year earlier, French businesses are already communicating the practical implications of the changes to their employees, and making suitable financial plans for the new tax landscape. Although the implementation date has been set, the future of the reforms is not yet certain: after the publication of the decree, President Macron now has three months to present a draft ratification bill to parliament. Essentially, delaying the tax reforms offers extra breathing room for the government to address concerns, and tweak the implementation of the PAYE system, during what is shaping up to be an interesting 12 months in France's economic history.
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Nitto ATP Finals teams up with Marriott Bonvoy
LONDON — The ATP today announced a new marketing partnership between the global travel programme Marriott Bonvoy™ and the Nitto ATP Finals, the ATP's spectacular season finale. This year's Nitto ATP Finals, featuring the world's best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams of the season, will be played at The O2 in London from 10-17 November.
As part of the agreement with the Nitto ATP Finals, Marriott Bonvoy members will be able to use their points to experience exclusive behind-the-scenes access, player meet-and-greets and hospitality in Marriott's luxury Suite at The O2 during the Nitto ATP Finals, through Marriott Bonvoy Moments. Marriott Bonvoy members have access to a portfolio of global brands and properties in 132 countries and territories, as well as unmatched member benefits and exclusive Marriott Bonvoy Moments' experiences.
Chris Kermode, ATP Executive Chairman & President, said:
"As a truly international event, the Nitto ATP Finals is delighted to partner with such a global and recognised brand in our showcase of the world's best tennis players at our season finale. We welcome Marriott Bonvoy members to our crown jewel event and look forward to offering a world class experience as the game's elite players battle for the prestigious season-ending title."
Andrew Watson, Vice President, Digital, Loyalty & Portfolio Marketing at ESA member Marriott International Europe, said:
"Working with Nitto ATP Finals in London means that we can offer further benefits and experiences to our Marriott Bonvoy members, and in particular to those who are tennis fans. This relationship enables members to use the points they've accumulated during hotel stays at our hotels around the world for more exclusive experiences."
The ATP's crown jewel event is to be held at The O2 in London through 2020, where it has been staged to wide acclaim since 2009. The event has successfully established itself as one of the major annual sporting events worldwide, broadcast in more than 180 territories with global viewership figures reaching an average of 95 million each year.
ATP: Simon Higson, simon.higson@atptour.com
Marriott International – Amalie Craig, Amalie.craig@marriott.com
About the Nitto ATP Finals
The Nitto ATP Finals is the year-end climax to the men's professional tennis season, featuring only the world's best eight qualified singles players and doubles teams as they battle it out for the last title of the season. Players compete for ATP Rankings points throughout the season in a bid to earn one of the eight coveted berths and a chance to win the biggest indoor tennis tournament in the world. Played using a round-robin format, each player plays three matches as they compete for a berth in the knockout semi-finals and beyond. The prestigious tournament has been contested in major cities around the world with a rich history dating back to the birth of The Masters in 1970 in Tokyo. Since 2000 the event has taken place in cities such as Lisbon, Sydney, and Shanghai. In 2009 the tournament was moved to London, where it will be played through to 2020 before moving to Turin in 2021. For more information, please visit http://www.NittoATPFinals.com.
Marriott Bonvoy is the new travel programme replacing Marriott Rewards, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) launched in February 2019. Comprised of a portfolio of 30 hotel brands and home rental offering Homes & Villas by Marriott International, members can earn and redeem points for stays. The program offers 120,000 exclusive member experiences and destination tours and adventures on Marriott Bonvoy Moments. When members book direct on Marriott.com they receive perks including free and enhanced Wi-Fi and exclusive member-only rates, and on the Marriott app they enjoy mobile check-in and checkout, Mobile Requests and, wherever available, Mobile Key. To enroll for free or for more information about Marriott Bonvoy, visit MarriottBonvoy.com. To download the Marriott app, go here. Travelers can also connect with Marriott Bonvoy on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a portfolio of more than 7,000 properties under 30 leading brands spanning 132 countries and territories. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world. The company now offers one travel program, Marriott Bonvoy™, replacing Marriott Rewards®, The Ritz-Carlton Rewards®, and Starwood Preferred Guest®(SPG). For more information, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter.com. In addition, connect with us on Facebook and @MarriottIntl on Twitter and Instagram.
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Who Is ISIS? An open source investigation
by James Corbett
The hysteria over the supposed threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) is now undeniable. Every day new stories emerge focusing on the group's brutality, its resources, its capabilities and its intention to strike out at the West. The US Defense Secretary, Secretary of State, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and ranking Senators have all delivered somber assessments of the group's evil aims in recent weeks, and have they been joined in that effort by a host of counterparts in foreign nations. The mainstream media, for their part, report these pronouncements without question, and with only a bare minimum of context to help their audience understand the group.
An open source investigation is desperately needed to sort through the hype to determine the facts behind this shadowy terror group. In this article we will examine the background, current status and future aims of the group, as well as the numerous facts that have been carefully omitted from the officially-sanctioned narrative of the group. In the comments section below, Corbett Report members are encouraged to contribute links, analysis and questions to further expand our understanding of the current situation and whether we are in fact heading toward a new false flag provocation like the September 11 attacks. [Not a Corbett Report member? Sign up today.]
Background – History of ISIS
The Islamic State is a caliphate established by a jihadist Islamic group in June 2014. Their expressed goal is to establish Salafist government over the Levant region of Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Cyprus and Southern Turkey. The group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been declared caliph and "leader for Muslims everywhere."
The Islamic State has gone through numerous name changes since its founding in Iraq in 1999. originally known as Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād (JTJ), ("The Organization of Monotheism and Jihad"), it changed to Tanẓīm Qāʻidat al-Jihād fī Bilād al-Rāfidayn ("The Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers") in 2004 after the group swore allegiance to Osama Bin Laden. During this period it was popularly known as Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI). In 2006 it became the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), but changed again in 2013 after expanding into Syria. At that point it became Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Its latest moniker, the "Islamic State," came about after the proclamation of a new caliphate on June 29, 2014.
September 27, 2014 | Categories: co-opting and/or destabilization, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, news, Syria, Turkey, tyranny, US, war | Tags: ISIS | Leave a comment
Bank Run Fears: Customers Being Forced to Provide Evidence For Why They Need Cash
by Mac Slavo
In early 2013 the country of Cyprus locked down private banking accounts and restricted access to depositor funds. It was the first widely documented instance of a "bail-in," as bank officials and European regulators determined that bad loans taken on by the banks were now the responsibility of the banks' customers. This led to a country-wide confiscation of 10% or more of all customer funds. In the heat of the Cyprian financial panic banks limited cash withdrawals to around $300 and ramped up security to prevent angry Cypriots from breaking down the doors.
What happened in Cyprus was big news all over the world, but within a few news cycles, once European and American officials assured the people it was a limited-scope event, the general population swept potential fears under the rug.
No one really reported on the fact that the European Union quickly instituted new regulatory policies that would force bail-ins across the entire continent should such a crisis take hold again. Likewise, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke assured Americans that the crisis in Cyprus and Europe posed no risk to the US financial system, citing FDIC insurance for U.S. bank depositors as the safety net that would prevent a similar situation in the United States.
The United States, Europe, China and all of the world's developed economies are, if officials are to be believed, completely immune to what happened in Cyprus. The current belief by the best and brightest is that these countries are simply too big to ever be faced with a total collapse of their banking systems.
But what if they were wrong? What if private debt reached such obscene levels that the loans taken on by lenders could never be repaid? What if a country like China, which holds trillions of dollars in cash reserves and has modern central banking regulations, did face such a problem?
January 28, 2014 | Categories: China, Cyprus, economy, news, sovereignty, tyranny | Leave a comment
Cyprus And The Canadian Connection [video]
The great Cypriot bank heist could soon be coming to the west as Canadian financial institutions along with the Canadian government have outlined their plans for a Cyprus styled bail in regime in the Economic Action Plan of 2013.
Your money is officially no longer safe in any of the major Canadian banks. As we've witnessed in Cyprus the Canadian government will be looking to loot the accounts of depositors in the event that one or more of the "too big to fail" banks depletes its capital to the point of no return. The failed system of fractional reserve lending has proven disastrous and the time has come to protect your assets from being stolen by the government.
Chris Horlacher is a practicing Chartered Accountant providing management and project consulting services to large and mid-sized companies. Chris also sits on the Board of Directors of the Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada, an international economics and public policy research centre.
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April 6, 2013 | Categories: Canada, Cyprus, economy, news, sovereignty, tyranny, videos | Leave a comment
Cyprus-Style Bank Raids Coming to Canada, Rest of EU [video]
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EU Politicians are calling for bank account raiding to be the new model for bailouts, while the Canadian government submits an 'Economic Action Plan 2013' BEFORE Cyprus announced their bailout plans. This can only mean one thing- this 'new model' has been in the plans of the globalists all along and Cyprus is only the first to get a taste of it. What can you do to protect your savings? I don't know- you tell me!
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April 6, 2013 | Categories: Canada, Cyprus, economy, EU, news, sovereignty, tyranny, videos | Leave a comment
The Confiscation of Bank Savings to "Save the Banks": The Diabolical Bank "Bail-In" Proposal
by Prof Michel Chossudovsky
Is the Cyprus Bank "Bail-in" a "dress rehearsal" for things to come?
Is a "Savings Heist" in the European Union and North America envisaged which could result in the outright confiscation of bank deposits?
In Cyprus, the entire payments system has been disrupted leading to the demise of the real economy.
Pensions and wages are no longer paid. Purchasing power has collapsed.
The population is impoverished.
Small and medium sized enterprises are spearheaded into bankruptcy.
Cyprus is a country with a population of one million.
What would happen if similar 'hair cut" procedures were to be applied in the U.S. or the European Union?
According to the Washington based Institute of International Finance (IIF) (right) which represents the consensus of the global financial establishment, "the Cyprus approach of hitting depositors and creditors when banks fail, would likely become a model for dealing with collapses elsewhere in Europe." (Economic Times, March 27, 2013).
It should be understood that prior to the Cyprus onslaught, the confiscation of bank deposits had been contemplated in several countries. Moreover, the powerful financial actors who triggered the bank crisis in Cyprus, are also the architects of the socially devastating austerity measures imposed in the European Union and North America.
Does Cyprus constitute a "model" or scenario?
Are there "lessons to be learned" by these powerful financial actors, to be applied elsewhere, at some later stage, in the Eurozone's banking landscape?
According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), "hitting depositors" could become the "new normal" of this diabolical project, serving the interests of the global financial conglomerates.
This new normal is endorsed by the IMF and the European Central Bank. According to the IIF which constitutes the banking elites mouthpiece, "Investors would be well advised to see the outcome of Cyprus… as a reflection of how future stresses will be handled." (quoted in Economic Times, March 27, 2013)
"Financial Cleansing". Bail-ins in the US and Britain
What is at stake is a process of "financial cleansing" whereby the "too big to fail banks" in Europe and North America (e.g. Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, et al ) displace and destroy lesser financial institutions, with a view to eventually taking over the entire "banking landscape".
The underlying tendency at the national and global levels is towards the centralization and concentration of bank power, while leading to the dramatic slump of the real economy.
Bail ins have been envisaged in numerous countries. In New Zealand a "haircut plan" was envisaged as early as 1997 coinciding with Asian financial crisis.
There are provisions in both the UK and the US pertaining to the confiscation of bank deposits. In a joint document of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Bank of England, entitled Resolving Globally Active, Systemically Important, Financial Institutions, explicit procedures were put forth whereby "the original creditors of the failed company ", meaning the depositors of a failed bank, would be converted into "equity". (See Ellen Brown, It Can Happen Here: The Bank Confiscation Scheme for US and UK Depositors,Global Research, March 2013)
What this means is that the money confiscated from bank accounts would be used to meet the failed bank's financial obligations. In return, the holders of the confiscated bank deposits would become stockholders in a failed financial institution on the verge of bankruptcy.
Bank savings would be transformed overnight into an illusive concept of capital ownership. The confiscation of savings would be adopted under the disguise of a bogus "compensation" in terms of equity.
What is envisaged is the application of a selective process of confiscation of bank deposits, with a view to collecting debt while also triggering the demise of "weaker" financial institutions. In the US, the procedure would bypass the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which insures deposit holders against bank failures:
No exception is indicated for "insured deposits" in the U.S., meaning those under $250,000, the deposits we thought were protected by FDIC insurance. This can hardly be an oversight, since it is the FDIC that is issuing the directive. The FDIC is an insurance company funded by premiums paid by private banks. The directive is called a "resolution process," defined elsewhere as a plan that "would be triggered in the event of the failure of an insurer . . . ." The only mention of "insured deposits" is in connection with existing UK legislation, which the FDIC-BOE directive goes on to say is inadequate, implying that it needs to be modified or overridden. (Ibid)
Because depositors are provided with a bogus compensation, they are not eligible to the FDIC deposit insurance.
Canada's Deposit Confiscation Proposal
The most candid statement of confiscation of bank deposits as a means to "saving the banks" is formulated in a recently released document of the Canadian government entitled "Jobs, Growth and Long Term Prosperity: Economic Action Plan 2013″.
The latter was submitted to the House of Commons by Canada's Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty on March 21 as part of a so-called "pre-budget" proposal.
A short section of the 400 report entitled "Risk Management Framework for Domestic Systemically Important Banks" identifies bail-in procedure for Canada's chartered banks. The word confiscation is not mentioned. Financial jargon serves to obfuscate the real intent which essentially consists in stealing people's savings.
Under the Canadian "Risk Management" project:
The Government proposes to implement a 'bail-in' regime for systemically important banks.
This regime will be designed to ensure that, in the unlikely event that a systemically important bank depletes its capital, the bank can be recapitalized and returned to viability through the very rapid conversion of certain bank liabilities into regulatory capital."
This will reduce risks for taxpayers. The Government will consult stakeholders on how best to implement a bail-in regime in Canada.
What this signifies is that if one or more banks (or credit unions) were obliged to "systemically deplete their capital" to meet the demands of their creditors, the banks would be recapitalized through "the conversion of certain bank liabilities into regulatory capital."
The "certain bank liabilities" pertains (in technical jargon) to the money they owe their customers, namely to their depositors, whose bank accounts would be confiscated in exchange for shares (equity) in a "failing" banking institution.
"This will reduce risks for taxpayers" is a nonsensical statement. What this really means is that the government will not provide funding to compensate depositors who are victims of a failed banking institution, nor will it come to rescue of the failed institution.
Instead the depositors will be obliged to give up their savings. The money confiscated will then be used by the bank to meet their liabilities contracted with major financial creditor institutions. In other words, this entire scheme is "a safety net" for too big to fail banks, a mechanism which enables them as creditors to overshadow lesser banking institutions including credit unions, while precipitating either their collapse or their takeover.
Canada's Financial Landscape
The Risk Management Bail in initiative is of crucial significance for Canadians across the land: once it is adopted by the House of Commons as part of the budget package, the Bail-in procedures could be applied.
The Conservative government has a parliamentary majority. There is a good likelihood that the Economic Action Plan 2013″ which includes the Bail-in procedure will be adopted.
While Canada's Risk Management Framework intimates that Canada's banks "are at risk", particularly those which have accumulated large debts (as a result of derivative losses), a generalised across the board application of the "Bail in" is not contemplated.
The likely scenario in the foreseeable future is that Canada's "big five" banks, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Canada Trust, Scotiabank, Bank of Montreal and CIBC (all of which have powerful affiliates operating in the US financial landscape) will consolidate their position at the expense of lesser (provincial level) banks and financial institutions.
The Government document intimates that the Bail-in could be used selectively "in the unlikely event that one [bank] becomes non-viable." What this suggests is that at least one or more of Canada's "lesser banks" could be the object of a bail-in. Such a procedure would inevitably lead to a greater concentration of bank capital in Canada, to the benefit of the larger financial conglomerates.
Displacement of Provincial Level Credit Unions and Cooperative Banks
There is an important network of over 300 provincial level credit unions and cooperative banks including the powerful Desjardins network in Quebec, the Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) and the Coastal Capital Savings in British Columbia, Servus in Alberta, Meridian in Ontario, the caisses populaires in Ontario (affiliated to Desjardins), among many others, which could be the target of selective "Bail-in" operations.
In this context, what is likely to occur is a significant weakening of provincial level cooperative financial institutions, which have a governance relationship to their members (including representative councils) and which, in the present context, offer an alternative to the Big Five chartered banks. According to recent data, there are more than 300 credit unions and caisses populaires in Canada which are members of the "Credit Union Central of Canada".
New Normal: International Standards Governing the Confiscation of Bank Deposits
Canada's Economic Action Plan 2013″ acknowledges that the proposed Bail-in framework "will be consistent with reforms in other countries and key international standards". Namely, the proposed pattern of confiscating bank deposits as described in the Canadian government document is consistent with the model contemplated in the US and the European Union. This model is currently a "talking point" (behind closed doors) at various international venues regrouping central bank governors and finance ministers.
The regulatory agency involved in these multilateral consultations is the Financial Stability Board (FSB) based in Basel, Switzerland and hosted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (image right). The FSB happens to be chaired by the governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney, who was recently appointed by the British government to head the Bank of England starting in June 2013.
Mark Carney, as Governor of the Bank of Canada, was instrumental in shaping the provisions of the Bail-in for Canada's chartered banks. Before his career in central banking, he was a senior executive at Goldman Sachs, which has played a behind the scenes role in the implementation of the bank bailouts and austerity measures in the EU.
The FSB's mandate would be to coordinate the bail-in procedures, in liaison with the "national financial authorities" and "international standard setting bodies" which include the IMF and the BIS. It should come as no surprise: the deposit confiscation procedures in the UK, the US and Canada examined above are remarkably similar.
Bank "Bail-ins" vs. Bank "Bail-outs"
The bailouts are "rescue packages" whereby the government allocates a significant portion of State revenues in favor of failed financial institutions. The money is channeled from the coffers of the State to the banking conglomerates.
In the US in 2008-2009, a total of $1.45 trillion was channeled to Wall Street financial institutions as part of the Bush and Obama rescue packages.
These bailouts were considered as a De facto government expenditure category. They required the implementation of austerity measures. Together with massive hikes in military expenditure, the bailouts were financed through drastic cuts in social programs including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
In contrast to the Bailout, which is funded from the public purse, the "Bail-in" requires the (in-house) confiscation of bank deposits. The bail-ins are implemented without the use of public funds. The regulatory mechanism is established by the central bank.
At the outset of Obama's first term in January 2009, a bank bailout of the order of $750 billion was announced by Obama, which was added on to the 700 billion dollar bailout money allocated by the outgoing Bush administration under the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP).
The total of both programs was a staggering 1.45 trillion dollars to be financed by the US Treasury. (It should be understood that the actual amount of cash financial "aid" to the banks was significantly larger than $1.45 trillion. In addition to this amount defence allocations to fund Obama's war economy (FY 2010) was a staggering $739 billion. Namely the bank bailouts plus defence combined ($2189 billion) eat up almost the totality of the federal revenues which in FY 2010 amounted to $2381 billion.
What is occurring is that the bank bailouts are no longer functional. At the outset of Obama's Second term, the coffers of the state are empty. The austerity measures have reached a deadlock.
The bank bail-ins are now being contemplated instead of the "bank bailouts".
The lower and middle income groups which are invariably indebted will not be the main target. The appropriation of bank deposits would essentially target the upper middle and upper income groups which have significant bank deposits. The second target will be the bank accounts of small and medium sized firms.
This transition is part of the evolution of the global economic crisis and the impasse underlying the application of the austerity measures.
The purpose of the global financial actors is to wipe out competitors, consolidate and centralize bank power and exert an overriding control over the real economy, the institutions of government and the military.
Even if the bail-ins were to be regulated and applied selectively to a limited number of failing financial institutions, credit unions, etc, the announcement of a program of confiscation of deposits could potentially lead to a generalized "run on the banks". In this context, no banking institution would be regarded as safe.
The application of Bail-in procedures involving deposit confiscation (even when applied locally or selectively) would create financial havoc. It would interrupt the payments process. Wages would no longer be paid. Purchasing power would collapse. Money for investment in plant and equipment would no longer be forthcoming. Small and medium sized businesses would be precipitated into bankruptcy.
The application of a Bail-In in the EU or North America would initiate a new phase of the global financial crisis, a deepening of the economic depression, a greater centralization of banking and finance, increased concentration of corporate power in the real economy to the detriment of regional and local level enterprises.
In turn, an entire global banking network characterized by electronic transactions (which govern deposits, withdrawals, etc), –not to mention money transactions on the stock and commodity markets– could potentially be the object of significant disruptions of a systemic nature.
The social consequences would be devastating. The real economy would plummet as a result of the collapse in the payments system.
The potential disruptions in the functioning of an integrated global monetary system could result in a a renewed global economic meltdown as well as a drop off in international commodity trade.
It is important that people across the land, in the European Union and North America, nationally and internationally, forcefully act against the diabolical ploys of their governments –acting on behalf of dominant financial interests– to implement a selective process of bank deposit confiscation.
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The Global Economic Crisis: The Great Depression of the XXI Century
Michel Chossudovsky and Andrew Gavin Marshall, Editors$16.00
Michel Chossudovsky is an award-winning author, Professor of Economics (emeritus) at the University of Ottawa, Founder and Director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Montreal and Editor of the globalresearch.ca website. He is the author of The Globalization of Poverty and The New World Order (2003) and America's "War on Terrorism"(2005). His most recent book is entitled Towards a World War III Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War (2011). He is also a contributor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. His writings have been published in more than twenty languages. He can be reached at crgeditor@yahoo.com
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The Confiscation of Savings in Canada? Cyprus-Style "Bail-Ins" Proposed by Ottawa Government
The politicians are coming after your bank accounts. Ottawa's "Economic Action Plan 2013″ which the Harper government has submitted to Parliament, proposes a 'bail-in' regime which allows "the conversion of certain bank liabilities into regulatory capital."
The Cyprus Bank Battle: The Long-planned Deposit Confiscation Scheme
"If these worries become really serious, . . . [s]mall savers will take their money out of banks and resort to household safes and a shotgun." — Martin Hutchinson on the attempted EU raid on private deposits in Cyprus banks…
It Can Happen Here: The Bank Confiscation Scheme for US and UK Depositors
Confiscating customer deposits in Cyprus banks was not a one-off, desperate idea, a joint paper by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Bank of England dated December 10, 2012, shows that these plans have been long in the making
Depositor Haircuts Spreading: Canada Endorses Cypriot Financial Harshness. Ottawa's Proposed "Bail-in Regime for Important Banks"
A previous article called them the new normal. Bad ideas spread fast. Canada endorses Cypriot harshness. Its "Jobs Growth and Long-Term Prosperity: Economic Action Plan 2013″ says so. On March 21, it was submitted. It endorsed depositor haircuts. It did…
April 4, 2013 | Categories: Canada, Cyprus, economy, EU, news, sovereignty, tyranny, US | Leave a comment
Complementary Currencies: A Beginner's Guide [video]
GlobalResearchTV
As the Cyprus fiasco focuses attention once again on the faltering Euro, the public is finally questioning the value of the money in their wallets and bank accounts. But as the issue of monetary reform gains currency amongst the public, a vast array of complimentary currencies are already helping people facilitate transactions without the central bank administered fiat money. Find out more in this week's GRTV Backgrounder on Global Research TV.
TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=7219
April 4, 2013 | Categories: Cyprus, economy, EU, news, tyranny, videos | Leave a comment
Canadian Deposits As Safe As Cypriot Deposits
by Jeff Berwick
Rest easy, Canadians, for your bank accounts are going to be made as safe as those bank accounts in Cyprus. Just take a look at the Canadian government's budget plan for 2013, particularly pages 144 and 145 of Economic Action Plan 2013. There the Canadian government promises to use Canadian deposits to save "systematically important" banks (emphasis ours).
The Government proposes to implement a "bail-in" regime for systemically important banks.This regime will be designed to ensure that, in the unlikely event that a systemically important bank depletes its capital, the bank can be recapitalized and returned to viability through the very rapid conversion of certain bank liabilities into regulatory capital. This will reduce risks for taxpayers. The Government will consult stakeholders on how best to implement a bail-in regime in Canada. Implementation timelines will allow for a smooth transition for affected institutions, investors and other market participants.
Those bank liabilities that will be allowed to be converted into regulatory capital? Those include customer accounts. Apparently bailing "out" banks with tax money is too 2012. Now bail "ins" with customer money are all the rage.
When a bank deemed "systematically important" finds itself in trouble, taxpayers won't be on the hook to provide the funds to rescue the bank from its bad decisions. Instead the bank will get to look inward, toward its own customers and the funds in their accounts. The Cypriot model is catching on.
The report says "in the unlikely event" that one of the banks becomes "non-viable." How do you think not having to worry about losses will affect the bankers' attitude toward risk, however? We'd say that this government-guaranteed ability to raid deposits will make the banks act more recklessly and also guarantee that the deposits will raided. The big banks in Canada will get to take on enormous risks in pursuit of greater profits for themselves without having to worry about their losses. After all, any losses will now be covered by the bank customers money that they put in their with the crazy notion that it would be safe from theft.
Before you chuckle at the silly Canucks who thought they'd be safe, ask yourself if your bank account is really safe too. Because this legal right for the banks to steal deposits is becoming the new normal all across the Western World. It's well on its way to becoming the law in Europe as early as 2015. The European Commission has already written a draft of the law which will protect deposits under 100,000 euros, but which will treat deposits over that amount as capital that can be "bailed in", i.e. stolen to make up losses.
Personally, I cannot understand how anyone in Canada, the US or anywhere in the Western World could think even for a second that their money is safe in a bank, especially these days as The End Of The Monetary System As We Know It (TEOTMSAWKI) is forcing the governments and banks to show their true colors and just outright take people's money. They aren't even bothering to hide their larceny with inflation or borrowing anymore. The banks are the first line in the government-corporate offensive against individuals. Keeping your money in the bank at this point is like giving the keys to your house to a family of kleptomaniacs with pyromaniac tendencies. Don't be surprised if all your stuff ends up getting swiped and your house is burned to ground.
Also, due to recent legislative reform, Canadian securities held by those with domicile in Canada can no longer be traded in accounts held in other parts of the world. Non-Canadian banks have been sending letters to their Canadian customers to inform them that they must sell or transfer any Canadian securities held in their accounts by an April 5 deadline. Canadians can't even transact with an offshore broker who isn't registered in their specific PROVINCE. Even US slaves are a bit freer in this regard as they only have to file with the SEC. Of course, the best of all worlds is to unslave yourself entirely by getting a passport in a freer country so you can let go of your US or Canadian slave card. The barriers for doing business outside their nation-state's borders will only increase for Americans and Canadians.
We believe that there will be a lot more slaves from the Western World fleeing out of their currencies into Bitcoin. Europeans, particularly the Spanish, are leading the way, but Americans and Canadians will be forced to start running too.
You can also be part of the vanguard who is using technology to avoid the government-banking-fiat currency system altogether by switching from fiat currency accounts to the decentralized digital currency realm with Bitcoin. If you must have a bank account, don't keep it in one of the kleptomaniac banks of the Western World. Instead get the account in a safer, less indebted country.
See how TDV can help you with offshore banking options here.
Anarcho-Capitalist. Libertarian. Freedom fighter against mankind's two biggest enemies, the State and the Central Banks. Jeff Berwick is the founder of The Dollar Vigilante, CEO of TDV Media & Services and host of the popular video podcast, Anarchast. Jeff is a prominent speaker at many of the world's freedom, investment and gold conferences as well as regularly in the media.
April 2, 2013 | Categories: Canada, Cyprus, economy, news | Leave a comment
Cyprus Day 1: Fear and Loathing in Nicosia
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"We're treating this like a crime scene"
NICOSIA – In approximately three weeks time, the island of Cyprus will begin receiving its annual cash injection – from holiday tourism. That's what's known as a 'good injection'.
After only a day here, it's become very clear that the people of Cyprus are concerned, some even scared – about a financial contagion and shock treatment which threatens their future prosperity.
Soon, they will get another 'bad' injection, which we are told will be deadly. So we are treating this like a crime scene. The next injection will be administered by 'Dr Troika'. Just utter his name in public here and you will see wrinkles in people's faces.
Dr Troika's injection is the equivalent, in economic terms, to an experimental vaccine – designed to treat a financial contagion which originated in Greece, and Wall Street before that. It is certain to provoke an auto-immune reaction.
The people of Cyprus did not ask for this, yet, they are being forced to take it by the mad economic doctors in Brussels, Berlin and the IMF. It's the sort of bad medicine that the banking syndicates and corrupt officials have been administering for a while now, in order to take down governments and economies all over the globe with devastating effect.
I arrived in Cyprus on Wed night, and was joined by UK-based writer and talk show host Jason Liosatos from Global Peace Radio at 5am Thursday morning, as we headed in to the capital city of Nicosia to document what many were expecting to be a run on the island's banks at 12pm after 15 days of closed doors to hundreds of thousands of residents whose savings has been locked inside the banks during the extended "bank holiday". This particular 'holiday' will go down in history as one of the worse on record.
The lines began forming around 11am, but to everyone's surprise – except the Cypriots' of course, the lines were not as long as many expected, and not as long as the corporate mainstream media expected either, most of whom were hoping for a fight in front of both the old town's Bank of Cyprus (good bank) and Laiki Banks (bad bank) branches.
The majority of those queuing were older people, but these included many of the top depositors whose life saving have been clipped by the Troika.
Listen to Audio interview here:
Fear_and_Loathing in Nicosia – Day One
We asked around and quickly learned why the Cypriots did not all rush the bank on Thurs at high noon. Many residents told us that there was a community feeling that islanders did not want to stress the Bank of Cyprus by storming its branches. Strict capital controls have been put into place to slow the cash hemorrhaging this week, with most residents restricted to 300 euros per day, for four days, followed by an official assessment of the situation.
There's a lot of talk of Cyprus's potential riches from untapped gas and oil, and many residents believe the bankers have taken down the economy here in order to exchange the island's future riches for a series of expensive (if not utterly debilitating) ECB and IMF loans. But that's still a ways off, and more pressing matters are salary cuts, pension cuts, a flight of wealth off of the island, and of course – that fact that people's money is being literally stolen from their accounts.
When elites go to war, and fight their financial battles, it seems that the only victims are the average mom and pop. After meeting 5 or six local residents and business owners, it came abundantly clear that even the street sweepers knew that a criminal banking syndicate had held a gun to their heads and then stolen their money in broad daylight.
PHOTO: We sit down with the neighborhood guys who really know what's going on with Cyprus bank collapse, and do foreign exchange over coffee.
A retired resident, Mr Andreas, explained also, "We Cypriots have dignity. I have only 3 euros in my pocket for the last week – enough only to buy a cup of coffee, but I will not line up today and beg the Troika for my daily withdraw of 300 euros."
He adds, "Our friends in Europe have treated us like gangsters and criminals. Our government leaders have made mistakes, yes. But why are we being forced to pay? It's blackmail. This is stealing from the people, that's all."
Not surprisingly, there were no Russian Oligarchs waiting to get inside any of the island's branches on Thursday, many of them apparently withdrew their money from still open Russian branches of Laiki and Cyprus banks – at the same time that the banks in Cyprus were shut.
Mr Kiriakos, a local bar owner lamented over a beer with us before closing shop, explaining the reality of this latest banker-led heist in Cyprus. "I've been working all my life – 30 years, so I can send my daughters to university and give them a better life than I had, and they can just come and take that money? They are running a big casino, when they win they put the money in their pockets, but if they lose they take the money out of our pockets."
Cyprus Day 2: As the Dust Settles, Talk of Reciprocity and Whispers of Retribution
Cyprus Day 3: The Sword of Damocles Still Hangs Over the Island
Watch the UK Column Live TV program on Tues at 1pm GMT, and visit the UK Column website for more reports from Cyprus.
Also, you can listen to daily reports this week from Cyprus at The Pete Santilli Show, M-F 12pm PST/7pm GMT.
April 1, 2013 | Categories: Cyprus, economy, news, sovereignty, tyranny | Leave a comment
Cyprus, Troika agree to 20% tax on deposits over 100,000 euros at Bank of Cyprus
Bank workers shout slogans during a protest outside Cyprus presidential palace in Nicosia on March 23, 2013. (AFP Photo / Patrick Baz)
Cyprus and the Troika have agreed to a 20 per cent tax on deposits over 100,000 euros at the Bank of Cyprus and 4 per cent on deposits held at other banks.
A senior Cypriot official told Reuters that a plan to tap nationalized pension funds would not be a part of a plan to raise billions of euros in return for a bailout from the European Union. Cyprus said earlier on Saturday that it was looking at seizing a quarter of the value of big deposits at its largest bank in order to raise such funds.
"Unfortunately, the events of recent days have led to a situation where there are no longer any optimal solutions available. Today, there are only hard choices left," European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said in a statement.
Cyprus is scrambling to come up with €5.8 billion by Monday, or face being kicked out of the Eurozone. The cash is a prerequisite for a further €10 billion in bailout funds.
Lawmakers' rejection of a previous proposal to tax all bank deposits prompted the European Central Bank to threaten to cut off emergency funding to Cypriot banks unless a deal was reached by March 25. Banks have been shut all week, and are due to reopen on March 26.
Cypriots bank workers take part in a protest outside the presidential palace in Nicosia on March 23, 2013. (AFP Photo / Patrick Baz)
Earlier on Saturday, at least 1,000 bank workers in Cyprus hit the streets of the country's capital of Nicosia. The demonstrators marched against the latest bailout measures taken by the country's central bank.
"You destroy our work and steal our pensions," demonstrators chanted as they marched to the Cypriot Parliament. One protester held a banner which read, "Hands off pension funds."
All ages were present at the demonstration, with many parents pushing their children down the street in strollers.
"I've been working for 20 years and I've paid all the taxes of all my pension contributions and every Euro. Now I run the risk of losing my job and my pension, and I will have no money to support my children," Cyprus Popular Bank employee Angela Panayotou said, as quoted by Ria Novosti.
Panayotou, who brought her five children along to the rally, says she believes plans to split the Cyprus Popular Bank in two to be a political move.
"We are convinced that the bank is viable, and it there's no need to close it," she said.
The Cypriot parliament has adopted a new bailout plan which is comprised of nine laws about the recovery of the country's financial system. One of the laws gives the Cypriot Central Bank special authorities due to concerns the financial system may collapse.
Hundreds of bank workers fearing for their jobs staged a march towards the presidency and the parliament which is to debate to save the island from bankrauptcy. (AFP Photo / Patrick Baz)
March 23, 2013 | Categories: Cyprus, economy, EU, news, sovereignty, tyranny | Leave a comment
Default Rolls In? Cyprus gets no Russian cash, 'EU no help' [video]
Chancellor Angela Merkel is now warning Cyprus, quote 'not to test the boundaries of the Troika's patience'. That is after one avenue of rescue, a deal with Russia, all but evaporates. Nicosia and Moscow failed to agree on a rescue plan, after intense negotiations in the Russian capital.
The Cypriot government is due to present the EU and IMF with a new plan, dubbed Plan B, to secure a bailout. Andreas Tiedtke, a Free Voters Nuremberg candidate for the Bavarian Parliament, gives a German perspective on the crisis.
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March 22, 2013 | Categories: Cyprus, economy, EU, Germany, news, Russia, sovereignty, tyranny, videos | Leave a comment
Cyprus [video]
Cyprus now the EU can tax people's deposits to pay for government gambling
March 21, 2013 | Categories: Cyprus, economy, EU, news, tyranny, videos | Leave a comment
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Recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) is associated with a poor prognosis, and the treatment options are limited in this disease setting, highlighting the need for novel treatment strategies. Pembrolizumab is a humanized high-affinity antibody that exerts dual-ligand blockade of the immune checkpoint receptor programmed cell death-1 (PD-1). It has demonstrated robust antitumor activity and acceptable tolerability in several tumors, including melanoma and lung cancer. The KEYNOTE-012 study is an ongoing multicohort, open-label, phase 1b trial that is evaluating pembrolizumab 10 mg/kg every 2 weeks in recurrent or metastatic head and neck SCC (Chow L, et al. ESMO 2014: Abstract LBA 31). The primary efficacy end point was overall response rate (ORR).
Of the 104 patients with head and neck SCC screened for PD ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression, 81 (78%) were PD-L1–positive; 60 of these patients were enrolled in the trial. At a median follow-up of 10.2 months, the ORR was 19.6%, including 1 complete response; the duration of response ranged from 8+ to 41+ weeks (the median was not reached). Of the enrolled patients, 15 (25%) continue to receive pembrolizumab therapy.
In the overall population, the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 9.3 months, and the median overall survival (OS) was 12.6 months. Based on human papillomavirus (HPV) status, no difference in ORR was found between the HPV-positive and HPV-negative subsets (20% vs 19.4%); however, the HPV-positive subgroup showed longer PFS (17.2 vs 9.1 months) and OS (not reached vs 9.5 months) compared with the HPV-negative subgroup. PD-L1 expression positively correlated with ORR (P = .018), with an ORR of 50% achieved by the 12 patients with high PD-L1 expression.
Treatment-related adverse events of any grade occurred in 58% of patients, and grade 3 or 4 adverse events accounted for 17% of these. The most common treatment-related adverse events were fatigue (18%), pruritus (10%), and nausea (8%). Based on these results, it was concluded that pembrolizumab was well-tolerated and demonstrated particular antitumor activity in HPV-positive advanced head and neck SCC.


Blackbird Guitars' El Capitan on a bed of Ekoa. Courtesy Blackbird Guitars.
Inspiration comes in many guises: a glimpse of an old photo, a ray of sunlight on the skin—or the crash of a digital watch against a concrete wall, which was the childhood inspiration for industrial designer Joseph Luttwak. Although the watch did not survive, his budding interest in making things that last did.
Based in San Francisco, Luttwak is the founder of Blackbird Guitars and Lingrove, a biocomposite-materials company. And the things he builds are lightweight, great-sounding instruments.
A peek inside Blackbird Guitars' San Francisco workshop. Courtesy Lara Caldwell.
Indeed, the Rider is a success, with more than 1,000 produced from Blackbird's San Francisco manufacturing studio. But it's the city—and the unique manufacturing challenges associated with carbon fiber—that has required Blackbird to rethink its production processes.
Detail image of the El Capitan. Courtesy Blackbird Guitars.
San Francisco's stringent operational and environmental regulations challenged the assembly of the Rider series: Because carbon fiber can irritate the skin and lungs, the city requires full protective gear to mitigate dust particles during manufacturing. These worker-safety considerations made it more difficult to recruit craftspeople and more expensive to operate. This regulatory obstacle gave Luttwak a creative opportunity to evolve the manufacturing process for his next guitar line: El Capitan.
Luttwak needed a solution that would alleviate environmental manufacturing difficulties while still allowing for production of a lightweight, full-body instrument with incredible sound. So he partnered with a local materials company, Entropy Resins, to test and formulate a natural-fiber option. The result was Ekoa, a proprietary composite of flax linen and plant-based resin upcycled from industrial waste.
Although old-growth spruce is considered the gold-standard material for acoustic stringed instruments, Ekoa is lighter and thus more resonant, with "very few drawbacks," Luttwak says. "Ekoa's fabric component, linen, is one of the oldest high-performance materials and absorbs higher frequencies like wood does." Ekoa looks and sounds like real wood, something the music industry could use more of these days: High-end instruments are made of increasingly scarce rainforest wood, which is creating a supply-chain issue for instrument manufacturers.
With the Ekoa formula in place, Luttwak set out to produce an "heirloom-quality" instrument with the new material. Prototyping took about three years, starting with a ukulele. The ukulele prototypes led to Clara, Blackbird Guitars' first Ekoa instrument. "It's easier to start with a small piece like a ukulele than a large one like a guitar," Luttwak says.
Studio space, labor costs, and safety regulations—including reducing clear-coat paint use—all played a part. Eliminating clear-coat paint altogether required using a different kind of mold and taking a fresh look at parts assembly methods. Resolving these issues demanded a design solution.
After folding Ekoa into the manufacturing chain, Blackbird produced high-grade tooling molds from which skilled technicians could pull parts that had a Class A finish. Together, these production components enabled Blackbird to streamline composite production, assembly, and finishing.
An El Capitan mold. Courtesy Lara Caldwell.
Combining premium linen with the proprietary eco-resin to produce Ekoa initiates the El Capitan manufacturing cycle. Ekoa is produced on aerospace equipment, with exacting fiber-to-weight ratios for precision. This sets up the later steps for the molds. The smaller parts of the guitar are machined off Blackbird's master CAD assembly and polished for a perfect fit. Finally, all parts are assembled and a luthier tests each instrument for sound and playability.
Luttwak's dedication to problem solving led to Ekoa, which not only resolved his manufacturing dilemma but also spawned his second company: Lingrove. Dedicated to wood replacement, Lingrove produces Ekoa for four market categories: mobility and technology, music and sound, furniture and built environment, and outdoor and leisure. Along with the El Capitan, Ekoa has other product applications, such as canoe paddles; bike parts; and furniture, including a concept tulip armchair.
With Blackbird Guitars and Lingrove, Luttwak has incorporated his brand of form, function, and design thinking to offer unique instruments and products with an unmistakable San Francisco sensibility—a high note, indeed.


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Russian Defense Ministry to buy 10 fifth-generation fighters in 2013-2015
Russia will buy 10 fifth-generation fighters in 2013-2015, and 60 more in 2016, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin said on Monday. 19.07.2010, Sputnik International
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Russia will buy 10 fifth-generation fighters in 2013-2015, and 60 more in 2016, Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin said on Monday.
Popovkin said the first fighters will be purchased in 2013, while in 2015 a batch of fighters will be tested by the Air Force.
"We will start the serial purchase of this fighter in 2016 and a batch of 60 fighters will be purchased within a state arms procurement program," the deputy minister said.
FARNBOROUGH (Britain), July 19 (RIA Novosti)


Home » Articles » Mom's POV » What are Bonding Moments?
We've all read about the different types of bonding: mother and baby, fathers and sons, mothers and daughters and so on. There is even controversy surrounding types of bonding! Maybe it's just not that complicated. I think bonding is finding that special activity that is unique to you and your child. Something that creates memories that will always be with them, and make them smile. For my two boys and I, it's something a little different and it's just between us. Their Dad gives us odd looks while it's going on. We just laugh. We sit together, the three of us, with Mom in the middle, and we watch cooking shows. That's right. Cooking. We have been doing this since they were too young to even know what was actually going on. I suppose it was my little "adult" break when they were younger.
I kept waiting for them to tire of this activity as they got older but they are now 5 and 6 and ask ME to find a cooking show for us to watch! We like to watch the Food Network, and one day as we watched Martha bake cookies, the boys questioned her. "Hey, what kind of cookie cutters is she using?", as if she might not be doing it correctly. Boys after my own heart. Then we watched a special on Ball Park food. The hotdog part of the show was their favorite, until they got to the desserts. They apparently take after me on that one! As I sat there between them and we were all laughing, I realized that the three of us would always remember these times. Maybe when I am a Grandma we will sit and watch cooking shows with their babies, all smashed together on a couch, their wives giving us odd looks, wondering how we started this tradition. Best of all, even when I am not with them, hopefully they will think of me every time they watch a cooking show and smile at the memories.
I think it's important that we remember that "bonding" takes all shapes and forms. There is no set formula for connecting with your children. Don't assume because they are boys that they might not enjoy "Mom" activities, just as Dad's should be open to their daughters enjoying "Dad" things. Memories are treasured during a person's lifetime because of the emotions behind the moment. We have to be sensitive to the fact that a walk in the woods, or a special trip to the store, or even a quiet afternoon reading together could be a memory that will be treasured forever. It's not always the big, flashy moments that stick with a child. After all, how many Moms remember that first tiny, but beautiful, smile from our child? It was a flash of a moment in our life, but one we will always treasure.


Before the end of this year we will move our head office, showroom and warehouse from Renkum to Nistelrode. This new location is very close to the highway A50, so very easy to visit. The building we are renting is much younger as the current building we are in, with all the additional benefits.
Due to the relocation our warehouse will be closed in week 51 and 52.
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These homemade tostadas are the perfect Cinco de Mayo celebration food! You may be thinking that you don't need a recipe for tostadas, but you do. And this is it.
There is nothing tricky or fancy in this tostada recipe, just basic ingredients done right. The two elevating ingredients for this tostada recipe are homemade refried beans with a hint of garlic and bacon, and a delicious red sauce that will knock your socks off!
These refried beans are super simple to make! They require just a little more work than cranking open a can and a little more of your time, but most of the time is spent waiting, not slaving over a hot stove.
I have such confidence in this tostada recipe's ability to please that I even made them for my sister-in-law's family the night before she married my brother. I was cooking for strangers, soon to be family, that I had to impress, so I fell back on one of my absolute favorites!
Lay the beans on a large baking sheet to check for stones and rocks.
Rinse the beans in a colander and then dump into a large pot.
Add two quarts of water, the onion and two tablespoons vegetable oil. Bring the water to a boil.
Transfer the beans and water into your slow cooker and cook on high for 6 hours. When the beans are tender, stir in 1½ tablespoons salt.
To fry them, heat vegetable oil or bacon drippings over medium heat in a large pan. Add the garlic and stir until the garlic is fragrant, about one minute.
Add the beans and enough water to cover the beans. Bring to a simmer and start to smash the beans with a potato masher. Continue to smash and stir for 5-10 minutes until the beans are the consistency of soft mashed potatoes. Don't over cook or the beans will get dried out. Salt to taste.
Remove from the heat and enjoy.
Turn on your blender or food processor running. Drop in the garlic, one clove at a time and the jalapeño one quarter at a time, letting each piece get finely chopped before adding the next.
Add the fire roasted tomatoes and juice and continue to process until the mixture is smooth.
Heat the vegetable oil in a pan to medium and then add the sauce.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sauce has thickened just a little.
Build upon your tostada shell, layer by layer of the ingredients of your choice, starting with the beans + sauce, then the meat, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream and cheese.
Between just us, while it looks pretty to have a dab of the red sauce, be sure to give it a healthy spread of it across the tostada. Your mouth will thank you.
I've been looking for a great carnitas recipe. Thanks Haley!
yum yum yum. i am definitely going to be making these….but maybe substituting my favorite carnitas style shredded pork instead. i dunno why i have never made tostadas before but thanks for the idea!
Those beans with scrambled eggs and salsa are amazing for breakfast.
Wow! I want these for breakfast! They look delicious!!!


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Avada Kedavra is one of the most dangerous and unforgiven curses in wizarding world. When Avada Kedavra that also known as death spell casted, it certainly kills someone.
Avada Kedavra, also known as Killing Curse is the most important curse of dark arts. It is one of the unforgivable curses and kills the target directly. It kills the target peacefully without any pain or leaving any mark. Avada Kedavra known as most dangerous and powerful spell of wizarding world.
There is only one protection spell for Avada Kedavra. Avada Kedavra's only protection is power of love. Love spell allows one to give his or her live to keep target alive. When Avada Kedavra casted, someone has to die. There isn't any protection or shielding spell against Avada Kedavra.
Avada Kedavra is created by black wizards in Middle Ages. It was used in duels very often in its era. Until 1927, Avada Kedavra used against dangerous creatures for long time but lately, it banned with Cruciatus and Imperius spells. Using Avada Kedavra is strictly forbidden by Ministry of Magic and its users are punished by imprisonment in Azkaban.
At Wizarding Wars, Avada Kedavra was allowed to use with other three unforgivable spells. The spell was used against Death Eaters many times.
Avada Kedavra used by Lord Voldemort to kill Harry Potter's family. Voldemort's spell failed and caused the scar of Harry Potter. Harry Potter known as only wizard who were survived from Avada Kedavra spell. The real reason of Harry Potter's survival is the love magic casted by Harry Potter's mother Lily Potter. Lily took the effects of Avada Kedavra on herself and sacrificed her life to save Harry Potter.
Two wizards who have wand with same core can't cast Avada Kedavra. When they try to cast it an energy effect called Priori Incantatem happens between the wands and restrains the spell. This effect can be seen on a duel between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter's forth year at Hogwarts.
Only creature can resist against Avada Kedavra spell is Phoenix. When Phoenixes die, they can born again from their ashes and theoretically this neutralizes the Avada Kedavra. Phoenixes are known as semi-resistant creatures against the Avada Kedavra.
Expect those people, Avada Kedavra spell used by many wizards during Wizarding Wars.
Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone (First Time – Book, Movie and Video Game) Voldemort used the spell to kill Harry Potter's family.


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Danish international Pierre-Emile Højbjerg arrived at the Club in the summer of 2020. Joining us after four years with Premier League rivals Southampton, Pierre holds a wealth of experience in the English top flight having played over a century of games in the competition.
Operating in the centre of midfield, the Dane kicked-off his professional career in Germany with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, having left his home of Copenhagen, Denmark, at the age of 16 to pursue footballing ambitions.
Full Name: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Date of birth: 5 August 1995
Player position: Midfielder
With Bayern, he played his part in achieving back-to-back league titles between 2012 and 2014 as well as the German Cup in 2014. Loans spells at Bundesliga rivals FC Augsburg and Schalke 04 followed for the midfielder before a permanent move to Southampton in 2016.
In his first year on the south coast, he helped the Saints reach the League Cup Final for just the second time in their history while, in the 2019 season, he was appointed as their captain. Going on to make 134 appearances in all competitions at St Marys, the 25-year-old has also earned over 30 caps for Denmarks national team since making his international debut in 2014.
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Cervical Osteopathic Manipulation Shown to Affect Median Nerve Function
Hollis H. King, DO, PhD
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
King HH. Cervical Osteopathic Manipulation Shown to Affect Median Nerve Function. J Am Osteopath Assoc 2018;118(5):348. doi: https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2018.069.
Whelan G, Johnston R, Millward C, Edwards DJ. The immediate effect of osteopathic cervical mobilization on median nerve mechanosensitivity: a triple-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial [published online May 18, 2017]. J Bodyw Mov Ther. doi:10.1016/j.jmbt.2017.05.009
Osteopathic researchers in the United Kingdom performed cervical mobilization from C2 to T1 and then assessed range of motion (ROM) at the elbow joint bilaterally using median nerve upper limb neurodynamic test (ULNT) positioning of the upper limb. The triple-blind design called for separate individuals to perform the 3 phases of the experiment: 1 to perform cervical mobilization, 1 to perform the ULNT positioning, and 1 to measure ROM at the elbow joint.
Inclusion criteria were first- and second-year osteopathy students aged 18 to 45 years. Exclusion criteria included symptoms of paresthesia, dysesthesia, radiculopathy, previous diagnosis of nerve entrapment (such as carpal tunnel syndrome), or a positive Spurlings test. Thirty individuals (11 men, 19 women) were randomly assigned to an osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMTh; manipulative care provided by foreign-trained osteopaths), sham therapy, or control group. The OMTh group received C2 to T1 mobilization that in the United States would be considered soft tissue and myofascial release procedures. The sham therapy group was told they would receive a gentle cranial OMTh technique, and their head simply rested on the hands of the experimenter. Participants in the control group lay supine on the table with their head on a single pillow. Each condition was conducted for 3 minutes, and then ROM was measured using a goniometer while the ULNT position was applied.
The results were significant (P<.05) in both upper extremities for the mobilization group compared with both the sham therapy and control groups, which showed no increase in elbow ROM and no statistical differences between the 2 groups.
The authors' explanation of the mechanism of action for the increased elbow ROM was reduced mechanosensitivity of the median nerve in the ULNT position brought about by the cervical mobilization. This study is the first of its kind to measure the effects of osteopathic techniques in this way. The cervical mobilization is presumed to have affected the median nerve in such a way as to allow for greater flexibility of the upper extremity muscles and reduce any nociception as the muscles were extended to their normal limits.
This study illustrates a novel approach to studying the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment that may have significant utility in future osteopathic research.