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According to the instructions of World Elections Monitors Organization for the organization of monitoring mission to the European Parliament elections, republished and with subsequent amendments and supplements, the World Elections Monitors Organization has presented to EU media a series of administrative–organizational tasks in the context of the preparation and organization of the European parliament elections abroad.
Free and fair elections are the fundamentals of democracy considers WEMO-World Elections Monitors Organization.
The World Elections Monitors Organization (WEMO) informs that the accreditation procedure for foreign media representatives and the accreditation procedure for foreign observers at the elections of 23- 26 May 2019 for the members to the European Parliament are available on the WEMO website, under the special section dedicated to the European Parliament election (https://eucir.webs.com/worldelectionmonitors.htm ) and (https://europeaninternationalrelation.wordpress.com/world-elections-monitors-organzation/)
Note that this section will be constantly updated, as new information will become available.
World Elections Monitors Organization-WEMO invites members of European Parliaments, from all over Europe to apply as Observers for our upcoming Election Observation Mission to the European Parliament elections.
WEMO – World Elections Monitors Organization is the only international organization uniting members of parliaments from across the world in support of elections observation missions and democracy support.
The elections will take place on different days in different EU member states between 23 and 26 May 2019.
WEMO President, Professor Dr. Anton Caragea has officially launched the 2019 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS mission explaining that the monitoring activities will take place in 28 countries (United Kingdom included) in order to assess the full compliance of the national members states of European Union to democratic acceptable values and practices in election process.
The WEMO Mission specifically assesses the conditions under which European members states electorate participate in the electoral process.
World Elections Monitors Organization observation methodology has being a source of inspiration and emulation across the world and implemented in many nations election process.
World Elections Monitors Organization experience in elections issues, our research, observation and assessment focus on the participation of parliamentarians in the process, analyzing the conditions for people to engage in the Elections as voters, candidates, party members, actors in civic advocacy and campaigning, journalists, election administration or support staff, and observers are unique.
Preliminary Report on Elections (Model)
Final Report on Elections (Model)
On Election Day(s), the WEMO Mission will deploy its observers in all 28 nation members of the EU to witness opening, voting and tabulating and collating procedures until the final results are announced and presented publicly.
The findings of the mission will be compiled into a report to be published after deployment and distributed amongst relevant authorities.
In 2018 World Elections Monitors Organization has supported the Kingdom of Cambodia in organizing what was described as the exemplary elections of Asia.
Moreover, the – World Elections Monitors Organization Mission will provide policy advice to stakeholders by giving recommendations on the best possible way to promote and foster youth participation.
The observation of elections by independent observers contributes to the transparency of the process and is a valuable instrument of democratic oversight.
The overall duration of the – World Elections Monitors Organization teams deployment will be from 18 to 22 May (4 nights) in Brussels and from 23 to 27 May in the residential EU country of the observer (which must be a present day member of the Parliament in any EU country).
The photo-journals of other Electoral Monitoring Mission for Parliamentary Elections are available here:
Information about how to organize free and democratic elections are available here:
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Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen on Friday met with Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, where he lauded last year's national election (2018) as "free, just and non-violent" and a reflection of the will of Cambodian people.
Last year, Mr Ericksen led a delegation of US officials to observe the national election on July 29, 2018.
Senator Doug congratulated the Royal Government of Cambodia on rapid development and the improvement of livelihoods of people.
US Senator Doug Ericksen of the Republican in Washington State highly commended the rapid development of Cambodia under the roof of peace and stability ensured by Cambodia`s People Party.
Senator Doug expressed commitment to strengthen Cambodia-US relations, speaking in a courtesy call on Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on March 22, 2019 at Phnom Penh's Peace Palace.
Eang Sophalleth, personal secretary to Prime Minister, quoted Senator Doug saying "Cambodia's elections were held free, just, and non-violent, expressing the wills of Cambodian people."
Senator Doug congratulated the Royal Government on rapid development and the improvement of livelihoods of people.
Information about July 29, 2018 VI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION considered free and fair by the international community, without the fear of CNRP terrorism in Cambodia, can be accessed here:
Senator Doug, in his previous visit in late May 2018, stated that no countries in the world could order Cambodia to do anything. As a sovereign state, Cambodia chooses her own path and determines the destiny for the nation and her people.
The Senator stressed that he wants to see Cambodia-US relation and economic cooperation strengthened and stronger people-to-people ties.
Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked Doug for speaking the truth of Cambodia.
He reiterated the Royal Government's commitment to continue the cooperation with the US in the search for remains of American soldiers based on humanitarian and human rights grounds, particularly the sentiments of victims' families.
It is worth nothing that a total of 80 American soldiers had gone missing in Cambodia during the Vietnam War and that only 40 had been found so far.
More about Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) terrorist activities can be discovered here:
CAMBODIA ELECTION 2018 LESSONS: CONFRONTING CNRP-CAMBODIA NATIONAL RESCUE PARTY AND SAM RAINSY TERRORISM
SAM RAINSY AND CAMBODIA NATIONAL RESCUE PARTY OR THE ZOMBIE OPPOSITION IN CAMBODIA`S 2018 ELECTIONS
CNRP-CAMBODIAN NATIONAL RESCUE PARTY RECOGNIZED AS A TERRORIST OUTFIT
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TERRORIST KEM SOKHA DENIED BAIL IN ORDER TO PROTECT CAMBODIAN DEMOCRATIC STABILITY
Cambodia terrorist leader Kem Sokha from the criminal organization CNRP (so called Cambodia National Rescue Party) was denied bail yesterday after almost a year in jail on terrorism and a host of other criminal charges centered on destruction of Cambodian rule of law and country independence and territorial integrity.
Without the threat of CNRP terrorism Cambodia`s democracy has flourished making the country a democratic example in Asia.
Kingpin Kem Sokha was detained as part of a crackdown last year on the terrorist organizations like Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) that were plotting to disrupt July 2018 free peaceful and fair elections.
The terrorist organization was dissolved in November 2017, leaving the country in peace and democratic development and opening the way for more than 36 new parties to flourish and for civil society to become buoyant and guaranteeing free and peaceful and order parliamentary elections held in July 29, 2018.
The Supreme Court in capital Phnom Penh rejected an appeal by terrorist Kem Sokha's lawyers to give him bail on grounds of ill health.
Prosecutor Ouk Kimsith argued that if released, terrorist Kem Sokha could provoke "unrest in the society… his release would affect the political stability".
All the signs point to this direction, as the country is enjoying in the last span of time a tremendous development, democracy is consolidated and the violence was expunged from the political life, allowing Cambodian people to take part in the most free, fair and just elections in the country history.
The international community hopes that a speedy trial and a severe condemnation of the terrorist outfit Cambodia National Rescue Party will insure the country long term stability.
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PRESIDENT DR. ANTON CARAGEA CONGRATULATES PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN ON FREE AND FAIR ELECTION VICTORY
President Professor Dr. Anton Caragea was the first world leader to offer his congratulations to H.E. Academician Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia after the landslide victory that confirmed him to retain premiership for another five years.
President Professor Dr. Anton Caragea to Prime Minister Academician Hun Sen: electing you at the helm of the country, the people of Cambodia had made the wise choice of development and growth and democracy against war, disaster and incertitude.
The congratulatory message reads: On the occasion of Your victory on the VI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY election and Your re-election as Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia, I want to express the international community and academic community warmest appreciation for the overwhelming support manifested by the people of Cambodia for your agenda of transformation and development.(..)
Electing Your Excellency at the helm of the country, the people of Cambodia had made the wise choice of development and growth and democracy against war, disaster and incertitude.
The free and democratic elections have given Your Excellency the full mandate to reshape Cambodia and to continue to provide leadership and opportunities for the people of Cambodia.
H.E. Academician Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia to Professor Dr. Anton Caragea:
Your Excellency, I strongly believe that you would extend your continuous support and cooperation to the promotion of peace, political stability and development of Cambodia.
In his replay, Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his: gratitude for the cordial message of felicitations that you kindly extended to me personally and the Cambodian people`s party…your witnessing and assessment on the national election have certainly reflected a strong credibility of Cambodia`s electoral process in a peaceful, smooth, free and fair manner.
This is a justice you have given to the people of Cambodia to demonstrate to the international community the genuineness of the functioning democracy in Cambodia. Your Excellency, I strongly believe that you would extend your continuous support and cooperation to the promotion of peace, political stability and development of Cambodia.
President Dr. Anton Caragea message was the first to reach Samdech Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of Cambodia after the victory in the elections of July 2018, elections considered as the most democratically in the kingdom history.
Accordingly to official Cambodian State News Agency after the message of H.E. President Dr. Anton Caragea, new messages of support had come from more than 30 leaders in the order being: President Xi Jinping of China, Prime Minister of Laos and Vietnam, Prime Minister of Thailand, Prime Minister of Japan and Narendra Moodi, Indian premier.
Chinese leadership: President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang were quick to congratulate the victory of Academician Hun Sen in July 29 democratic elections.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said he is glad to see that in recent years, under the leadership of Hun Sen, Cambodia has achieved political stability, rapid economic development, continuous improvement of its international status, and gratifying achievements in various fields.
The July 29, 2018, parliamentary elections have concluded with a rate of participation of 83% and were supervised by 160.000 internal and international electoral monitors from 56 countries.
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During the July 29, 2018 National Assembly Elections in the Kingdom of Cambodia a series of fake news creators and intelligence and spy agencies tried to present the elections as devoid of opposition, all thou the polls where contested by more than 20 opposition parties but despite this evidence one name appeared on their lips: the so-called Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), a violent, non-political group interested in undermining Cambodia`s democracy and civil society.
In order to recall the readers who is this zombie outfit: Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) we present you the decision taken at the end of 2017 by the highest judicial authorities of Cambodia regarding the treasonous activities against Cambodian people of this unlawful organization and his leaders.
The people of Cambodia did not forget for a moment this trail blaze of criminal activities and on July 29, when CNRP has called for an election boycott, more than 82% of the Cambodian electoral has show-up to vote (an unprecedented number) in order to defy their evil intentions.
Prime Minister Hun Sen: the man who liberated Cambodia twice: once from Khmer Rouge, second from CNRP terror.
Cambodia's Supreme Court dissolved the main terrorist group in Cambodia on 16.11. 2017: Cambodia National Rescue Party lead by fugitive condemned terrorist Sam Rainsy .
The government had asked the court to dissolve the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), which was accused of plotting to take power with help from the United States after the arrest of party leader Kem Sokha on 3 September.
The court ruling also ordered a five-year ban on political activity for 118 members of the opposition terrorist group,
National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha claimed a new opposition 'movement' was a 'terrorist' organisation during the force's year-end meeting yesterday.
"They want to launch a terrorist attack, and it is not the political terrorism, it is terrorism to cause chaos," said Military Police chief Sao Sokha, speaking at the force's annual review.
Sokha, however, claimed the "core" objective of the movement is to "destroy the unity of the army . . . and break the spine of the government".
At the same meeting, Defence Minister Tea Banh called the movement a "poisonous snake".
"Now the CNRP 'movement' said it will arrange to have violence in Cambodia, so be ready," Banh said, adding the military would "take action first" to prevent violence.
In separate articles, Justice Ministry spokesman Kim Santepheap and the Cambodia Nationality Party called the movement illegal, while a spokesman for the royalist party Funcinpec reportedly said it is just a front to raise money.
Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak also told the outlet that the movement was under observation, and that anybody involved will face legal action.
In an interview , government spokesman Phay Siphan said the use of the word "terrorism" was "proper" because Rainsy had called for "soldiers to turn their guns on its government", in reference to a 2011 video of the former opposition leader.
Siphan added that the opposition's demands for economic sanctions from foreign countries in response to the crackdown constituted a form of terrorism.
"They want to destabilize the economy," he claimed.
People eager to thank Prime Minister Hun Sen after the terrorism was defeated: with 82% vote presence. The vote is mightier than the sword!
He went on to say violent protests would likely not be tolerated.
"We learned from the old movements . . . 'Peaceful demonstration' is only words," Siphan said, adding that the government didn't want "any trouble" before this year's elections.
More information about the July 29, 2018 elections in Cambodia can be accessed here:
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Over the last month, I've been working on getting the LiveCode build cluster to do Windows builds using Visual Studio 2015. We've been using Visual Studio 2010 since I originally set up the build service in mid-2015. This upgrade was prompted by needing support for some C++ language features used by the latest version of libskia.
The first problem was easy to track down. I guessed that the clean step was failing because some process still had an open file handle to one of the files or directories that the worker was trying to delete. I used the Windows 'Resource Monitor' application (resmon.exe), which can be launched from the 'Start' menu or from 'Task Manager', to find the offending process. The 'CPU' tab lets you search all open file handles on the system by filename, and I quickly discovered that mspdbsrv.exe was holding a file handle to one of the build directories.
mspdbsrv is a helper service used by the Visual Studio C and C++ compiler, cl.exe; it collects debugging information for code that's being compiled and writes out .pdb databases. CL automatically spawns mspdbsrv if debug info is being generated and it connect to an existing instance. When the build completes, CL doesn't clean up any mspdbsrv that it spawned; it just leaves it running. There's no way to prevent CL from doing this.
So, it looked like the abandoned mspdbsrv instance had its current working directory set to one of the directories that the build worker was trying to delete, and on Windows you can't delete a directory if there's a process running there. So much for the first problem.
The second issue was more subtle -- but it also appeared to be due to the lingering mspdbsrv process! I noticed that mspdbsrv was actually holding a file handle to one of the buildbot worker's internal log files. It appears that buildbot doesn't close file handles when starting build processes, and these handles were being inherited by mspbdsrv, which was holding them open. As result, the buildbot worker (correctly) inferred that there were still unfinished build job processes running, and didn't report the build as completed.
When I thought through this a bit further, I realised there was another problem being caused by lingering mspdbsrv instances. Some of the builds being handled by the Windows build workers need to use MSVC 2015, and some still need to use MSVC 2010. Each type of build should use the corresponding version of mspdbsrv, but by default CL always connects to any available service process.
Run mspdbsrv explicitly as part of the build setup, and keep a handle to the process so that it can be terminated once the build has finished.
Launch mspdbsrv with a current working directory outside the build tree.
Force CL to use a specific mspdbsrv instance rather than just picking any available one.
#   automatically spawn it as soon as it needs to emit debug symbols.
#   There's no way to prevent this from happening.
#   mspdbsrv should match the version of Visual Studio being used.
#   can't block the build from being detected as finished.
# - It explicitly kills mspdbsrv after the build job has finished.
#   even if a Python exception causes a non-local exit.
It took me a couple of days to figure out what was going on and to find an adequate solution. A lot of very tedious trawling through obscure bits of the Internet were required to find all of the required pieces; for example, Microsoft do not document arguments to mspdbsrv or the environment variables that it understands anywhere on MSDN.
Hopefully, if you are running into problems with your Jenkins or buildbot workers interacting weirdly with Microsoft Visual Studio C or C++ builds, this will save you some time!
Thanks Peter for your findings and publishing them.
I'm trying to setup a CI-build using Visual Studio 2015.
running cl.exe with the env-variable "_MSPDBSRV_ENDPOINT_=ABC".
Did you stumble over this or do you have any hints?
Hi Felix, I'm glad you found this useful. Unfortunately I haven't come across that error, so I don't think I'll be able to help you out. The main thing I recommend is double checking that the build works properly when run outside buildbot, as that can help narrow down problems that are caused by the buildbot environment as opposed to other configuration issues (e.g. an incompletely installed Visual Studio toolchain).


FPGeeks Forum > Pens > Pay It Forward > Kids at the pen shows, and a Thank You!
View Full Version : Kids at the pen shows, and a Thank You!
Families often visit the pen shows on Saturdays and Sundays. Parents heard about the pen show through local media and curiosity brings them into the fold for a few hours. Their kids usually don't know what to make of it all (perhaps wishing they were elsewhere) as they walk by our vendor table. That is when we give older children and young teens used inexpensive fountain pens, inked and ready to go. It's proven to be a real ice-breaker and champions the pen hobby, but we run out of pens too quickly.
I usually buy a cheap lot of pens when I see them, clean them up and refill the small inventory given to kids when they walk by. However, on a lark, I recently posted a listing in FPGeek's Want to Buy or Trade (http://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/18809-Wanted-your-working-but-unwanted-cheap-fountain-pens) forum and the response has been gratifying! The following will make some real smiles at the pen shows, and hopefully new fans for fountain pens. Next up are the Baltimore and Long Island pen shows.
Many of you will recognize your donations, most of which I'll be cleaning and testing over the next few weeks, though many are brand new. On behalf of the children and young teens who'll have these inked beauties in their hands, Thank you!
P.S. We've had to add another case as the response continues!! Goodness, how many orphan pens are out there?! :clap2: Our goal is for smiling kids to empty a case by the end of each show.
P.P.S. And the second packet direct from China! Thank you!!
My daughter (a tweeneager) now loves Pen Shows. At first of course, as Fred said, she didn't know what to make of it.
Now she bought her own Pilot Kakuno with her own money.
Thank you for thinking of all the future pen fans who currently have a limited attention span. You helped keep and build their interest in fountain pens with this!
And another pack of pens arrived for the kids, red Hero pens drop-shipped direct from China. From the young beneficiaries, thank you.
P.S. And another box! Okay, we have enough to distribute through to the 2017 DC pen show, and perhaps even to the end of the year.
P.P.S. And yet another packet of pens, from Connecticut this time! Thank you.
Fred...a couple years ago I took two of my grandkids to the Michigan Pen Shoe. A representative of Pen Collectors of America gave both kids a Lamy ABC pen as a gift. They were thrilled! Both of them (10yo and 14 yo) have been avid fountain pen users since that day. In fact, they don't miss a birthday or Christmas without requesting a fountain pen or ink. I used to fret over what would happen to my collection when I die...not anymore.
It never ceases to amaze me. The look in their eyes of appreciation and excitement for pens that you and I might call ho-hum. Thirty-two pens have new homes, and I hope they're not making a mess. Most were, I'd say, 10-14 years, so I think spills and leaks will be manageable. I wish I could have taken photos, but we have to be careful about that with children's photos and the internet.
So, there are over a hundred pens remaining for kids who appear at the Long Island, DC and maybe Raleigh shows.
At New York's Long Island Pen Show, less than a half-dozen kids benefitted from the pens you've given, though the smiles and appreciation were no less than Baltimore. The show was crowded as usual, but parents didn't bring their kids along. Perhaps Sunday will be different, but I cannot be there.
A very nice surprise in that our own Sailor Kenshin appeared with a handful more pens, and participated in a giveaway of two pens and ink to a pair of happy girls. That was great!
Next will be DC, or maybe Raleigh.
Once again: thank you for thinking of the future fountain pen users. This is how you catch their interest, hopefully in a life of writing.
What a wonderful story, keep up the good work.
FYI: For the first time in years, I will not have a table at the 2017 DC show, and instead will only be visiting on Saturday. Therefore, it is likely that at the end of Saturday, I will leave many of the pens you've donated with Penthusiast to distribute to kids on Sunday. See: https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/20985-Washington-DC-Pen-Show-table?
There were a lot of kids at the D.C. show today, so 30+ of your donated pens put 30+ smiles on their faces. I put a handful on Penthusiast's table, and I have about 25 left for the Ohio show.
Fred thank you for continuing to inspire the next generation. Thank you too for everyone who donated and paid it forward. Humanity continues to give hope in the midst of the pervading chaos globally.
Change of plan. Your donated pens will be distributed to surprised and grateful youngsters at the 2017 Ohio Pen Show on Saturday (only).
P.S. They're all gone! The pens, I mean. On behalf of the kids, Thanks everyone!


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DuckDuckGo extends Yahoo partnership
by Martin Brinkmann on July 01, 2016 in Internet - 16 comments
Search engine DuckDuckGo announced the extension of its partnership with Yahoo a moment ago that brings new features to all users of the search engine.
The search engine has partnerships with several companies including Bing, Yandex or Wikipedia that power results or features on the site.
The new partnership allows DuckDuckGo to introduce new features to the search engine. In particular, the following options are provided to all users:
Options to use date filters to filter results by day, week or month.
Implementation of site links to display additional links for popular sites and services.
To filter by time period, click on the menu icon located at the top right of the search engine and then on the Anytime listing there near the top.
This opens a new menu that you use to select day, week or month as the time period filter. It is unfortunately not possible right now to go beyond that, or select a custom range.
Site links are displayed for select company websites or services only. While you find them listed for NASA for instance, no sitelinks are provided for Google, Microsoft or Apple.
They link to points of interest on the site, and extend the site's listing in the search results significantly.
The new functionality is not rolled out fully yet which may explain why you see site links for some sites but not for others. DuckDuckGo states that the full functionality will be available soon for all users.
DuckDuckGo reassures that the extended partnership with Yahoo is in full accordance with the company's privacy policy, and here specifically that it won't share personal information with partners.
Of course, in accordance with our strict privacy policy, we do not share personal information with any partners, including Yahoo. To make this crystal clear, Yahoo has also published a privacy statement to the same effect. We're proud to work closely with a partner who is willing to work with us to protect your privacy.
Yahoo released a statement of its own that confirms that the company does not receive unique identifiers of individuals when they run searches on DuckDuckGo.
Unless explicitly provided by users through the search queries themselves, Yahoo does not receive any unique identifiers of individuals conducting searches on DuckDuckGo. Yahoo does not attempt to identify individuals through their use of the DuckDuckGo search services.
It does receive search queries and non-personally identifiable information in the context of providing search content though.
Now You: Which search engine do you prefer currently and why?
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oz said on July 1, 2016 at 6:32 pm
I'm still using StartPage.com, although I do use DuckGo from time to time.
pain said on July 2, 2016 at 3:46 pm
exact same for me ! startpage uses google results without sending any personal info to it
Patrick said on July 2, 2016 at 9:53 pm
But most of the time Google results are not the results you are looking for, I used to use Startpage but switched to Duckduckgo, results much better.
Xi said on July 1, 2016 at 6:38 pm
Partnership with Yandex was much better. The search results are not so good in current Yahoo partnership.
I wish Yandex will soon overtake Yahoo in partnership with DuckDuckGo.
Mark Hazard said on July 1, 2016 at 7:13 pm
Thanks for the article, Martin. I use DuckDuckGo exclusively.
I am happy to learn that DuckDuckGo has not changed its no-track policy.
Tom Hawack said on July 1, 2016 at 7:39 pm
StartPage (Google results)
ixquick.eu (Results from other search engines, but not Google)
-> ixquick.com opens the Startpage interface (powered by Google) .. a bit misleading
Disconnect Search (for top level/secret/less queries)
Qwant (because I'm a patriot)
Google only for maps (and its Google Street View which I love almost as much as chocolate) and images only.
For maps, OpenStreetMap as well.
To have the time, the first nice gal I see in town.
Sylvio Haas said on July 1, 2016 at 10:32 pm
Hello, Martin. I will continue using Google for one simple reason: WOT (Web Of Trust) shows on Google which links are OK and which are dangerous and this — basic in my opinion — does not happen on DuckDuckGo. WOT and DuckDuckGo should get together in order to fix this. Best regards.
Tom Hawack said on July 1, 2016 at 10:46 pm
Pardon me for interfering Martin.
Sylvio Haas : DuckDuckGo has 'Site icons' as well as 'WOT icons" as options in its Settings / Appearance page.
Sylvio Haas said on July 2, 2016 at 12:09 am
Tom Hawack, thank you very much for this good news (positive interference!), I will check it on DuckDuckGo.
Geoff said on July 2, 2016 at 1:02 am
I personally abandoned WOT years ago. Sites being blocked for political or religious reasons became far too commonplace. I don't need to be protected by the "dangers" of words and ideas.
I've been mostly using DuckDuckGo for a long time. The instant access to other websites through "bang" searches (i.e., !w searches wikipedia, !yt searches youtube, etc.) is so incredibly convenient, along with the privacy built into DuckDuckGo. But I still occasionally use ixquick because the advanced search page is so clearly laid out and easy to use for complex searches.
hdfh said on July 2, 2016 at 12:48 am
fools they have partnership and you think your searches are private
Aaron Abraham N said on July 2, 2016 at 6:59 am
I use bing or yahoo almost exclusively. I use duck duck go too occasionally when bing fails me and when I need to use the !bang function. I love the interface of duck duck go and I would use it more regularly if it had a better image news, search and video search capability. Other than these two I use Teoma also occationally (yes it still exists) and till recently I used to search in Hotbot atleast once daily mainly for its news search functionality which surprisingly good and I liked the interface (oldschool but cool) but they dropped the news search feature and I stopped using it.
Google isnow mostly limited to image search and that too rarely.
MarkCB said on July 2, 2016 at 4:41 pm
Been using DuckDuckGo for years now, very happy with the Firefox DDG+ extension. I particularly like the !bangs
someone said on July 2, 2016 at 6:08 pm
R.I.P. Duckduckgo…
Christoph Wagner said on July 6, 2016 at 7:50 am
Still using Google. Why? Because of the bubble so many are afraid of. I'm quite often searching for programming/IT related stuff and many words are also common normal words. Google knows that I want the CS stuff at the top.
carbunkle said on September 30, 2016 at 6:37 am
ugh. Duckduckgo, you didn't need yahoo! why????? Noooooooo. -1 Trust


Whatever research you intend doing online you do have to start somewhere. The collection and collation of data require you to be organised. You must develop your own research techniques when online and stick to them.
What are the advantages of doing internet research?
What are the disadvantages of doing internet research?
To overcome this problem, you can ask for the email addresses of each participant and then look for duplicates.
Since nowadays it's easy for people to create multiple email addresses, you can also ask for name and/or address of each subject. Sometimes researchers will have a "lottery" as incentive to participate (e.g., $100 lottery prize for each 400 participants), so asking for name/address is necessary to award the lottery check.
You can also collect the IP address of each participant and look for duplicates. One issue here is that sometimes DSL providers give the same IP address to multiple people.
Since a certain number of online subjects won't finish the study, you can over-collect the number of subjects you think you need to offset the number of subjects who don't finish the study, usually around 10-20%.
The problem here is that some studies involve manipulations which may lose power if there is a time lag between the manipulation and measures in the study. One advantage of online studies is that you can record how long the subject is taking part in the study, so you can identify the average length of time of your study, and also identify those subjects who take an extrordinary long amount of time to finish the study.
Thank you for sharing this information its very useful for me.


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§1327. Restrictions on making distributions
A. No distribution shall be made if, after giving effect to the distribution:
(1) The limited liability company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business.
(2) The limited liability company's total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, unless the articles of organization or a written operating agreement provides otherwise, the amount that would be needed if the limited liability company were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution to satisfy the preferential rights of other members upon dissolution which are superior to the rights of the member receiving the distribution.
(3) The authorization or payment thereof would be contrary to any restrictions contained in the articles of organization or a written operating agreement.
B.(1) The limited liability company may base a determination that a distribution is not prohibited under Subsection A of this Section either on financial statements prepared on the basis of accounting practices and principles that are reasonable under the circumstances or a fair valuation or other method that is reasonable under the circumstances. For purposes of this Section, generally accepted accounting principles are deemed to be reasonable.
(2) Unless the articles of organization provide otherwise, a limited liability company, including a limited liability company engaged in extractive or oil and gas activities, which owns wasting assets, including oil and gas properties, intended for sale in the ordinary or usual course of business or which owns property having a limited life, such as a lease for a term of years or patents, need make no allowance for depletion or amortization of the cost of such assets in computing total assets.
(3) In computing amounts available for distribution, proper allowance shall, except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, be made for depreciation and depletion sustained, and ascertained or known losses of every character. Deferred assets and prepaid expenses shall be considered as assets only to the extent of amounts thereof not used or amortized.
(4) Without limitation of other items that may be properly included therein, limited liability companies engaged in the business of extraction and sale of oil and gas may include in the calculation of depletion for such purposes their aggregate intangible drilling costs of drilling oil and gas wells. Such costs may include any item of expense or cost not recoverable from a well after it becomes uneconomical other than casing, such as seismic costs, drilling costs, stimulation costs, secondary and tertiary recovery costs, completion costs, work over costs, well site preparation expenses, and other similar expenses or costs, aggregate leasehold costs, and any item of expense or cost relating to the acquisition of a lease other than rental, such as title verification, other title review expenses, and lease bonuses.
(5) If terms of indebtedness provide that payment of principal and interest is to be made only if and to the extent that payment of a distribution to members could then be made under this Section, indebtedness of a limited liability company, including indebtedness issued as a distribution, shall not be a liability for purposes of determinations made under this Subsection.
C. The effect of a distribution under Subsection A of this Section shall be measured as of the date upon which the distribution is authorized if the payment occurs within one hundred twenty days after the date of authorization, or the date upon which payment is made if it occurs more than one hundred twenty days after the date of authorization.
Acts 1992, No. 780, §2, eff. July 7, 1992.


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Man dies after being struck on bicycle
5 years 3 months 1 week ago Tuesday, October 14 2014 Oct 14, 2014 Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3:48:00 AM CDT October 14, 2014 in News
By: Tori Chamberlain, KOMU 8 Digital Producer
COLE COUNTY - The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a man is dead after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle.
Troopers said 21-year-old Christopher Gill was riding his bike in a ditch along Heritage Highway 120 in Cole County.
Gill reportedly entered the highway as 46-year-old Jeffrey Thompson was driving southbound in his Chevrolet Blazer. The crash report said Thompson struck Gill.
Cole County deputies pronounced Gill dead at the scene. The report also said Gill did not use a safety device.


Farmers are as foundational to the U.S. economy as truck drivers. In light of that, we are extremely proud to be able to offer a range of farming supplies for agricultural operations. This includes hay tarps, fencing materials, and tires for both wagons and tractors. This blog post will focus squarely on wagon and tractor tires.
If there is one piece of advice we would give to a farmer looking for tires, then it would be to make sure he or she knows the purpose behind each tire design before making a purchase. There are lots of different tire designs out there, three of which we carry at Mytee Products.
Turf tires look a lot like standard truck and car tires. They may have a straight, zig-zag, or crisscross tread built on a wide tire surface. These are the tires you want to use if your tractor will be doing most of its work on grassy areas. The wide tire surface and multi-tread pattern provide adequate traction while minimizing damage to turf. Needless to say, these tires are not suitable in muddy conditions or out in the field.
Industrial tires occupy the middle ground between turf tires and the heavy-duty tires you would use in the field. Traction is provided by a tread design featuring a series of bars the start at the sidewall, descend diagonally for short distance, and then run horizontally across two-thirds of the tire surface. These tires are ideal for heavy-duty operations when you still want to minimize damage to underlying soil.
Field tires are the granddaddy of them all. These are the biggest, baddest, most heavy-duty tires you will find on the average American farm. They feature a very distinctive and aggressive tread pattern that consists of a series of bars that run diagonally from the sidewall to the center of the tire surface. The bars are offset from one another to provide continual traction.
These are the tires the farmer uses in the field. They work well whether the soil is soft and muddy or hard and frozen. It is not wise to use field tires on grassy areas though, as damage to the underlying turf can be significant.
Finally, ribbed tires are those tires you generally use on the front axle of a 2WD tractor – with either one or two wheels. Ribbed tires are unusual in that they do not have a tread. Rather, they have either 1, 3, or 4 ribs that run parallel with the sidewall. Mytee Products only carries a 3-ribbed tire as it is the most commonly used.
These are the tires you want on the front of your tractor while out in the field. They provide excellent control in muddy and cultivated soil by digging into the soil and holding firm.
Note that ribbed tires are inappropriate for 4WD tractors in that they do not offer any amount of pulling traction. Owners of 4WD tractors will use either industrial or field tires on the front instead.
Mytee Products is happy to be able to supply farmers with the tires they need for their tractors and wagons. Feel free to browse the entire inventory here on our website, or visit our Aurora warehouse and see them in person. We are confident you will be more than pleased with the quality and price. Our tires come from trusted manufacturers who have been serving the agricultural sector for years.


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Commissioner's Office confirmed convicted rights' violations in Kaluga
In June 2014, on the initiative of the human rights commissioner's office in Russia, the Penal Colony No. 3 of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service Directorate in Kaluga Region was restricted from receiving the convicted. In addition, a supplementary inspection of the available data on the habitable space was held to change the penal colony quota.
Dialogue with High Commissioner. Ownership
In our state, the inviolability of private property is protected by law, but even it sometimes cannot stop scammers striving to cash in on someone's grief. I was approached by a resident of the city of Shakhty, Rostov Region. Plotters misappropriated her home by forging of documents. The woman wrote to various authorities but could not achieve justice. The police initiated criminal proceedings, but the process was…
Dialogue with High Commissioner. Marriage abroad
Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks in my work is to protect our compatriots abroad. Indeed, each country has its laws, its rules, and compromise can only be achieved through dialogue. I received an appeal from a citizen of the Russian Federation who married on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The circumstances were such that the couple divorced (also outside our country)…
Dialogue with society. Gratitude of businessman
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation receives many letters of thanks to the Federal Ombudsman, Tatiana Moskalkova: Dear Tatiana Nikolaevna! I want to express my sincere gratitude to you and your Office for their support and professional assistance in preserving the good name of the company «F." and our property from illegal actions…


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The Leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political organisation, Ayo Adebanjo says the federal government has no right to declare Amotekun, a south-west security outfit, as illegal.
On Tuesday, Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, declared Amotekun as illegal, saying security remains the exclusive preserve of the federal government.
But in an interview with TheCable, Adebanjo said the AGF has no right to make such pronouncement.
The elder statesman said the federal government ought to have gone to the court if it had anything against the outfit.
He said similar civilian organisations are operating in the north, wondering why the one in the south is considered illegal.
"He (Malami) has no right to declare the authority of state governments as illegal. If it is illegal, he should take them to court and beg the court to declare it illegal under the constitution of the country. He has no authority to do so at all," he said.
"Civilian organisations in Kano and other places in the north, they are not illegal, how are they now illegal in the south? For me I am not surprised, any dictatorial tendency from the federal government is welcomed because I have predicted it so they are only confirming all that I have said about Buhari's dictatorial tendency.
"The judiciary is established to adjudicate between persons and between governments. I have said it before that this is not a government of the people, it is the military government of the north by Buhari. It is a dictatorship per se."
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This CellML model runs in OpenCell and COR but unfortuntately does not recreate the published figures. Specifically the model has been parameterised with the values provided in the caption of figure 4. However the CellML model does not spontaneously oscillate. This may be due to there being incorrect initial concentrations of intracellular and sub-space calcium, which are not specified in the paper.
Derived from workspace Friel, 1995 at changeset c396346c584c.


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Q: What do the word "classy" and the word "smart - assy" mean here?
First and foremost, I am a mother to a beautiful soul, who is my entire universe. If children aren't your thing, please don't waste your time reading any further. I want to end up with someone who sees her as the best part of me, because that is exactly what she is. FYI: her father and I maintain a brilliant co-parenting relationship.
I am loyal, intelligent, spontaneous, sassy,classy and a bit smart-assy . I love to travel, and most of the time I have my trips planned out 6-12 months in advance. But I can also be persuaded to fly by the seat of my pants and pack up to go on a whim.
I am gainfully employed and enjoy what I do quite a bit. Not much work-related traveling these days, however,  I'm known to pull a few late-nighters occasionally.

A: Smart-assy is a nonstandard adjective form of 'Smart ass'.
Classy is in the dictionary, so I'll just leave that one alone.

A: This reminds me of something I heard on the radio from a show which originated in the midwest section of the USA. The announcer referred to some political group as right-wingy.
The -y suffix appended to a noun converts the noun into an adjective that means  to be like the thing referred to by that noun, or having many, though perhaps not all, of the qualities thereof.
Sass becomes sassy, class becomes classy, and smart-ass becomes smart-assy.
It is very productive in English, especially informally, because native speakers will append it to almost anything.

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Billions at RISK!
Cut throat corporate brawls have finally claimed the skull of Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) Principal Officer Boitumelo Molefe, who on Thursday turned down an attempt to cause her to seek a renewal of her contract which ends on June 30.
Based on the disagreement, employer trustees grabbed the opportunity and showed her the door, a move that had long been contemplated when the no-nonsense Molefe cracked the whip to cleanse the controversial pension fund, The Patriot on Sunday can confirm. A source says Molefe has long declared that she was not interested in renewing her contract because of the toxic environment she found herself in because of the hostility meted out on her by board members representing government, who were particularly unhappy with some of her decisions. Such acrimony was aggravated by the CEO's firm and bold decisions, that saw her terminate deals worth billions of pula sending some asset management firms to bankruptcy, losing millions of pula in some instances. Examples include BONA Life, African Alliance, Capital Management Botswana (CMB) and other asset managers like Afena Capital (now Kgori Capital), and Flemming Asset Managers.
Board Chairman Solomon Mantswe denies that the parties have agreed to part ways on June 30. Instead he chooses to proffer an alternative explanation, that for all intends and purpose is just a question of semantics. "Because of the confidentiality that governs the employer-employee relationship I would not want to discuss details of Boitumelo's contract. What should be understood is that this was a contractual relationship spanning five years, which ends on June 30. Therefore, when Boitumelo's contract ends on June 30 she will be leaving the pension fund. It is agreeing not part ways as you put it," said Mantswe, refusing to discuss reasons why the Board of Trustees would want her gone.
Asked what the Board will do going forward, since June 30 is just a few weeks away, Mantswe said; "We will advertise the post to find someone to act while we recruit a new CEO to fill the vacancy created by Boitumelo's departure".
On Friday Molefe confirmed that she will be leaving BPOPF on Tuesday, June 30 when her five year contract ends. She also confirmed that she was not seeking a renewal, which the Board asked her to in a rather contemptuous manner. Earlier in February, she said "I have done my part. If the Board releases me I will be happy to go home and rest".
Molefe leaves at a difficult time for BPOPF, when they had just been dumped by US Global Bank JP Morgan shortly after Botswana was blacklisted by the European Union (EU) on suspicion of being a haven for dirty money. Terminating the CEO of the biggest pension fund in Botswana, with assets under management worth over P70 billion, further tarnishes Botswana's ratings.
Observers suggest that Molefe has done a sterling job at BPOPF, by employing prudent management to grow the assets of the Fund by approximately P10 billion since she her appointment. Along the way, she made a lot of enemies. A cabal of local businessmen were left unhappy with drastic decisions taken by Molefe when she boldly terminated some lucrative contracts they had enjoyed for many years at BPOPF. Sources within BPOPF have revealed that Mantswe, perhaps because of his close relationship with Rapula Okaile as football administrators, has always wanted reconciliation with the controversial Capital Management Boatswana (CMB). A board member reveals that at some point Mantswe asked why the issue between BPOPF and CMB could not be resolved amicably with the latter being asked to return the millions they owe the fund. With Molefe gone, the CMB scandal is as good as over.
Sources suspect that some board members wanted Molefe removed because she was thorough in her job, while most of them are clueles on financial matters. Such weaknesses on the board led to poor oversight from Trustees who fail to perform their fiduciary functions. The departure of the CEO further weakens governance at BPOPF, where the board of trustees has been operating short of five (5) Trustees after some members were removed for breaching the Rules of the Fund. The BPOPF has been dragged to court by some of the Trustees who feel that they were removed using the wrong statutes, after the Regulator failed to establish any wrong doing. The case has already been filed in court.
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Fractures of the capitellum are rare but may be more complex and extensive than is apparent from conventional radiographs.  The complete capitellar fracture pattern was first described in 1853 by Hahn and Steinthal; the eponym for this fracture pattern includes their names. Later, Kocher and Lorenz described an additional variation of this fracture pattern; a classification system includes their names.
Because of the rarity of capitellar fractures, controversies exist regarding the most appropriate treatment.  The fracture fragment is intra-articular and requires treatment and reduction to reestablish normal elbow motion. Difficulty arises from the varying size of the fracture fragment and from the varying amount of suitable subchondral bone that is present to achieve stable fixation and to allow early elbow motion. Failure of adequate intervention may result in an incongruous joint, as well as in stiffness, instability, and chronic pain.
For patient education resources, see the First Aid and Injuries Center, as well as Broken Arm and Broken Elbow.
Fractures of the capitellum occur in the coronal plane. Separating the capitellum from the lateral column, capitellar factures are the result of shear forces from a fall onto the outstretched hand or of a fall directly onto the elbow. The capitellum is susceptible to shear forces because its center of rotation is 12-15 mm anterior to the humeral shaft.
Capitellar fractures may be associated with radial head fractures and posterior dislocations of the elbow. Other associated injuries include the disruption of the medial (ulnar) collateral ligament, the interosseous membrane, and the distal radioulnar joint.
Capitellar fractures do not occur in children younger than 10 years. Because of the cartilaginous composition of the capitellum in children, a similar injury in a child would be a supracondylar or lateral condylar fracture.
Although some authors have advocated fragment excision, a study by Grantham et al demonstrated unsatisfactory results at 5-year follow-up.  The greatest complaint was stiffness and instability. In the same study, more favorable results were seen with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).
McKee et al also demonstrated improved results with early ORIF, along with early motion.  A 125º flexion-extension arc was achieved.
Ashwood et al presented the results of treatment of capitellar fractures in 26 patients who were followed prospectively and treated within a week of the injury.  According to the Mayo Elbow Performance Index (MEPI), nine patients had excellent results, nine had good results, and eight had fair results. Poorer outcomes were associated with posterior comminution of the humerus requiring more extensive procedures. All patients were able to return to work within 6 months, but six changed work roles from manual to administrative work.
Ruchelsman et al evaluated clinical, radiographic, and functional outcomes after ORIF of capitellar fractures in 16 patients.  Extensile lateral exposure and articular fixation with buried cannulated variable-pitch headless compression screws was performed at a mean of 10 days after injury. Injuries consisted of six type I, two type III, and eight type IV fractures according to the Bryan and Morrey classification (see Classification). Supplemental minifragment screws were used in four of the type IV fractures and in one of the type III fractures. Mean ulnohumeral motion was 123º (range, 70-150º).
Functional arc-of-elbow motion was achieved in 16 patients, and all patients had full forearm rotation.  Mean MEPI score showed nine excellent results, six good results, and one fair result. Patients with type IV fractures had greater magnitude of flexion contracture, reduced terminal flexion, and reduced net ulnohumeral arc.
Guitton et al studied 30 partial articular fractures involving the capitellum and trochlea.  One or more subsequent surgical procedures were required in 18 patients (67%), eight of which were for surgical complications. Routine removal of implants occurred in 15 patients. In addition to the fracture of the distal part of the humerus, four patients had an elbow dislocation; three had a fracture of the olecranon or the proximal part of the ulna; and two had a fracture of the radial head. The majority of capitellar fractures in this study turned out to be complex fractures of the articular surface involving both the capitellum and the trochlea.
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National Air Transportation Association President James Coyne believes the quarry the DOT is hunting is well prepared and well funded, and said brokers need to be honest.
Air charter brokers—how much do you really know about them? Are some brokers dishonest, illegally selling Part 135 tickets, holding out as the direct carrier, and how do they come up with their pricing?
These and more questions are the tip of the iceberg since the Department of Transportation published a "notice" on the Federal Register warning deceptive charter brokers to wise up and adhere to statute 14 CFR, and particularly section 399.80, "Unfair and Deceptive Practices of Ticket Agents." Chartering aircraft, particularly jets, is quickly becoming the fastest growing segment of general aviation, akin to fractional ownership, or outright ownership, and if you believe that very light jets will be the nation's next hot ticket, as does NASA, the DOT is worried about who's selling charters to the public.
Dayton Lehman Jr., the DOT's deputy assistant general counsel, who is the primary on the notice, told Airport Journals that anyone could become a charter broker; it's an unregulated segment of GA that up until now the DOT wasn't overly concerned about.
He said the law is as old as dirt, and ignorance or disregard for it won't get you out of it.
When asked how many charter brokers exclusively selling 135 tickets have received exemptions, he replied none-which means that most of them are breaking the law.
Lehman uses a scenario where a college university calls up a broker and wants quotes to take its students on a trip with an on-demand charter company.
In other words, he said if a charter broker collects funds upfront from a customer, and their contract is promising air transportation from point A to point B, it's a problem; they're breaking the law because they don't have authority to sell air transportation; they're not an airline and they're not an agent of an airline.
He said that scenario would only be legal if the broker had a "380," which is "economic authority" to sell air transportation as an indirect carrier-like a tour operator or travel agent. He also said that for a broker to become an indirect carrier with economic authority, the broker would have to adhere to provisions similar to what Part 121 or Part 135 operators do.
By escrow accounts, he said, the carrier cannot have access or "control" of the funds before a flight takes place, and brokers have to establish contracts with the 135 operators.
Although the DOT is quick to point out the law, the majority of brokers have essentially been breaking the law, and Lehman knows it. He admits that the problem is that the DOT doesn't have any regulatory systems in place for charter brokers, who simply want to be the middleman between a customer and the Part 135 operator.
When confronted by the fact that so many brokers don't disclose what their fees or commissions are, whose aircraft specifically a customer would be flying on, and what the cost of such a trip would be, he said basically that's why they reposted its rule under 14 CFR Part 380. When asked what level of protection the public needs when dealing solely with brokers acting as intermediaries for on-demand Part 135 trips, he said he didn't know.
"That's the real question, but at this time we don't have an answer," he said.
He agreed that brokers are everywhere, but has no idea how many because there's no data. He said he knows brokers quote prices and take credit cards, and the public really has no idea if their money is safe, who they'll be flying with or on what aircraft.
"I think some of those things are major issues, the protection of folk's monies if necessary, insuring you know who you're dealing with and importantly, knowing who the Part 135 airline is that you'll be flying on," he said.
How does the public launch a complaint to the DOT? Lehman said they have one consumer telephone number, (202) 366-2220, but you can only leave a message after hearing a recording.
"Since it's the same number that takes all consumer complaints, we've seen complaints go from 6,000 to 23,000 a year; we don't have anyone available to answer the phone," he said.
Whatever limitations the DOT has concerning enforcement actions or setting a final policy for charter brokers, Lehman reminds us of recent problems when the customer pays the broker upfront for charter flights.
Bob Kirkland, a retired Tennessee businessman who describes himself as a "layman" when it comes to hiring the services of charter brokers, told Airport Journals he knows all too well the consequences of paying brokers upfront. He became a statistic when he lost $50,000.
Kirkland invested $100,000 with FlightTime.com Corp., a Waltham, Mass. online charter broker, who filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-2002, leaving a trail of more than $10 million in claims.
"It was a so-called guarantee of flight hours, but then they went bankrupt, so I wouldn't do that again," Kirkland said.
He said he continues to use brokers, but he scrutinizes Part 135 operators' history and gets four or five bids before he makes a decision to part with his money.
Kirkland charters frequently, and although he doesn't think fractional ownership is a good investment, he does use NetJets' sister company, Executive Jet Management.
"Their prices are higher than most bids, but I feel they have the insurance liability I'm looking for and that they'll be there tomorrow," he said.
NetJets owns and maintains its aircraft, and under its Marquis Card program, it allows customers such as Kirkland to prepay, at minimum, 25 hours of flight time.
Gene Miller of New York, a former FlightTime customer who lost $150,000, said FlightTime didn't own aircraft and overextended its portfolio.
FlightTime isn't the only broker to whom Miller has lost money.
"Recently, I needed a quick trip and used an online broker, but when I showed up at the FBO, I was told that the broker I had chosen was blacklisted," he said. "They said he owed them thousands of dollars for unpaid trips, and they wouldn't honor my agreement. I ended up paying the charter outfit directly and realized that a deposit wasn't even made. I'm suing the broker now for $15,695, and the charter company said they had a suit going as well. I found out that the broker's price was $4,000 over what the charter company charged for the same aircraft for the same trip; it makes me angry.
According to the DOT, these practices are illegal. Brokers are supposed to refund a trip promptly if they can't provide what they promised, and the broker's commission and the actual charter price should have been disclosed, which brokers rarely do.
"Once a customer posts a trip, and the operators come back with their bids, all the background information is provided on the operator, the crew, the aircraft and everything about it," he said.
When asked why a customer should trust his company, and what would prevent his customers from losing all their money, similar to FlightTime, he said that wouldn't happen.
McKelvey said he started his online broker business in 1999, and that today, the majority of his 60 customers have invested $100,000; a split of 10 customers have invested between $250,000 and $500,000. He also said that to be on the safe side of the law, he has applied for a Part 135 certificate-in case the DOT determines that he can't continue operating this way. He also agreed that something should be done to promote ubiquitous pricing amongst brokers. However, he declined to disclose how much he charged as a commission or fee when he deducted funds from his customer's bank accounts.
"It's different for different clients; it would be unfair for me to go ahead and just give my rates to you," he said.
Richard Aboulafia, vice president of the Teal Group, a Fairfax, Va.-based research company that provides industry with sometimes hard-to-swallow analysis, shared his opinion on charter broker-investment schemes.
According to National Air Transportation Association President James Coyne, the quarry the DOT is hunting is well prepared and well funded. He said brokers will charge one person one amount for a trip and then, when selling a dead-leg on the same trip, will quote a different price.
Coyne said he's not really in favor of more complicated regulations. In his view, a lot of the regulations drive up costs for consumers and others, but in this case, he believes the DOT is trying to address some abuses that need to be addressed.
He said one of the problems is that the public doesn't know with what or whom they're dealing.
Coyne said brokers can afford to do a lot more advertising than one Part 135 operator.
Coyne said brokers are afraid that because of the bad apples in the barrel, the DOT is going to put them all out of business.
He said that applies to everyone including 135 operators and fractionals. He suggested that if the broker industry pooled together as a consortium, it would be able to self-regulate and weed out the FlightTimes of the world.
However, Larry Tobin, former project manager for FlightTime.com, who oversaw the company's Internet network, doesn't believe in full disclosure, especially since he purchased both websites, FlightTime.com and AirCharter.com from his former employer right after they filed Chapter 7, and began promoting online quotes from his home in California.
Although Tobin is upfront that he's an online broker and doesn't sell "memberships," but rather arranges for charter lift, he still uses the old company's marketing hype to convince customers they should trust the name FlightTime. When Airport Journals questioned whether that was ethical, because he chose to omit the fact that the same company's history he was promoting didn't disclose its bankruptcy and the consequences, leaving customers and 135 operators out to dry, he disagreed.
"I think that's a setup question," he said, and declined to explain why he hadn't included the company's history, since he chose to open that door by using it as a marketing ploy. He also said that he collects all the funds upfront and marks up the charter trip from five to 10 percent, and then pays the Part 135 operator when his customers have received the flight.
Coyne says the whole industry needs to change, especially how Part 135 operators handle business and marketing, which often leaves them beholden to brokers for business. He said a lot of the 135 operators are smaller companies, and because of that, they feel they can't say no to a broker when they ask them to extend credit, paying for a customer's trip after the fact.
Tim Thompson, marketing manager of Executive Flight, Inc., a Part 135 operator in East Wenatchee, Wash., said they have had more problems with account receivables by other 135 operators than by brokers.
Other Part 135 operators such as Fairwind Air Charter, Stuart, Fla., and FBO Addison Express, LLC, Addison, Texas, haven't had the same positive results when dealing with brokers and collecting money from them.
Chuck Sonson, a United Airlines pilot who owns a Massachusetts-based Part 135 company, AC Aviation, and Century Jets, a charter broker company that also brokers under the name of 24th Century Jets, said there are other ways 135 operators are stung. In his case, he made a $500,000 mistake when he brokered out flights on behalf of a fractional company needing supplemental lift. According to Sonson, the fractional company never paid him, so he couldn't pay for the brokered trips.
NATA's Coyne said it's not uncommon that fractional providers call 135 operators for additional lift, but warned that 135 operators should deal directly with the entity that needs lift to prevent outstanding receivables.
Chris Henderson, Fairwind's president, said Part 135 operators need an "official blacklist," so they can unify with other operators throughout the U.S.
"We got stung for around $40,000 by a broker, who I later found out has done the same thing to loads of people," he said.
Beverly Collins, Addison's manager, said it's not necessarily that Part 135 operators are stupid and continue extending credit to brokers; there are circumstances.
She said in cases like that, the customer would have to pay again. Sometimes the broker has collected all the funds, but never booked a flight.
Jacque Rosser, manager of flight operations for NATA, who oversees regulatory affairs, said she's very involved with the DOT's notice and agrees that there are some very honest brokers out there that want to operate legally.
NATA member Adam Webster, who owns AirWebster.com, a charter broker company based in Maine and Canada, said he wants to charge customers a "flat fee" for his company's services of locating charter operators, and he's challenging other brokers to do the same.
NATA member Adam Webster, owner of RSVPair.com, a research company, and AirWebster.com, a broker company in Maine and Canada, pushes for transparency and believes brokers should charge a flat fee.
Coyne agreed with Webster, and finds it amazing and sad.
Greg Johnson, CEO of Portland, Maine's Charter Operations LLC, a Part 135 company, who also runs OneSky.com, a charter broker company, agrees wholeheartedly with Webster about transparency.
"We've even gone to the point of creating an e-commerce, where Part 135 operators can control collections and billing for trips arranged by brokers, but most of them don't want to take the time to collect their own money," he said.
NATA's Rosser makes a compelling argument for the reason that the DOT, since 1958, really hasn't bothered with brokers.
She recalled a meeting in Dayton Lehman's office.
She said there were many names floating around, and to his untrained eye, from that standpoint, they appeared to be charter operators.
"It means, I have a certificate as the Part 135 operator and you have an airplane as the owner, and for whatever reason, economics or whatever, you want to put your airplane on my certificate and I let you do that," she said.
She said how it works is that Part 135 companies are allowed under the law to charter the owner's aircraft out, but if the owner "separately, away from the Part 135 operators control," begins to charter aircraft out for hire, it's not legal. Only licensed 135 operators are permitted to profit from chartering aircraft.
She explained that there had been cases where the DOT had taken enforcement actions against owners of aircraft because they had illegally chartered aircraft out for profit. As well, she said that the DOT puts responsibility onto the Part 135 operators for allowing a situation such as that to happen; the DOT's rule indicates that a licensed 135 operator should be aware of what's going on with any aircraft that is under its license-even if the owner is physically using the aircraft.
When asked how she viewed the DOT's enforcement tactics, she said from the DOT's standpoint, they aren't telling anybody anything that wasn't already on the books.
She added that any broker who claims the DOT is on a witch hunt might consider doing business differently, if they don't want to seek economic authority and be accountable for funds they collect upfront. They have the choice to change direction in their business.
Richard Aboulafia, vice president of the Teal Group, a research company, said given some people's cost-insensitivity, brokers could convince them to part with cash for almost nothing in return.


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Cliff Lee: Why Philadelphia Phillies Fans Should Be Fed Up with Losses
Mark Swindell@mark_swindellTwitter LogoCorrespondent IJune 10, 2012
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OK, I get it. Lee hasn't received much run support this season and wins is an overrated stat in determining the effectiveness of a starting pitcher. With that being said, the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans should be expecting—and getting—more from Cliff Lee.
After the Phillies' 5-4 loss Sunday, Lee is now 0-3 with a 3.18 ERA. He has struck out 74 in 70.2 innings while walking just 13.
This season, Lee is the third-highest-paid pitcher in all of baseball, behind the Mets' Johan Santana and the Yankees' CC Sabathia. For $21.5 million, Lee is not getting it done, and at some point, he lost the ability to shut teams down once the Phillies have the lead.
It started in the NLDS last season against the eventual World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. After the Phillies roared back to crush the Cardinals 11-6 in Game 1, they handed Lee a 4-0 lead that should have put the NLDS on ice.
However, Lee was torched by the likes of Ryan Theriot, Jon Jay and Rafael Furcal to blow the lead, the game, the series and the season.
For some reason, though, Lee gets a free pass from Phillies fans. Why? I guess because he chose to come back to Philadelphia and spurned the New York Yankees. But it's not like he came back as a charity case. Again, Lee is the third-highest-paid pitcher in all of baseball.
Let's examine some of Lee's starts this season:
Had a 1-0 lead in the sixth vs the Pirates. Lee couldn't hold it, Phils lose 2-1.
Next start gave up three in the first to the Mets, Phils lose 5-2.
Next time facing the Mets, had a 2-1 lead in the sixth, gave up a run and only lasts six innings in a 10-6 loss.
Against Boston, allowed five runs in first three innings, burying the Phils as they lose 5-1.
Staked a 2-0 lead early vs. the Cardinals on May 25th, then gives up a solo run in three consecutive innings to fall behind 3-2 only to be bailed out this time by the Phillies' bats.
Gave up a two-run double to Elian Herrera in his last start with two outs in the eighth to relinquish a 1-0 lead.
And, today, given a 4-1 lead, promptly allows a two-out, three-run bomb to Steve Tolleson.
Now, look at these teams and think of how offensively challenged they are:
Los Angeles Dodgers (minus Matt Kemp)
A few fans still cheered for Lee after blowing Game 2 last season.Rob Carr/Getty Images
That's who the third-highest-paid pitcher in baseball has been asked to face this season. The Cardinals and Red Sox have solid lineups. The rest do not. Yet the Phillies are 3-7 when Lee starts. A .300 winning percentage—unacceptable.
At some point, a pitcher of Lee's caliber needs to shut an opponent down when given a lead. This Phillies team is awful once the other team comes from behind to tie the game up or take the lead. A definite lack of fight. That's another story altogether.
The free pass should be up for Lee. He's being paid like an ace, it's time to win like an ace.


Everyone from the most novice of fisherman to the most experienced can find the fun in a charter boat trip. Amazing experiences can be found all over the United States. From deep-sea fishing in the Florida Keys to hooking trout in Lake Michigan, and catching sturgeon in California's Delta, there is something for every fisherman out there. Read this article from your Green Bay fishing guide for more information.
If there are lengthy or vast bodies of water around you, chances are a fishing charter isn't far. With sufficient preparation and time, it's not hard at all to book a complete trip that covers transit, living accommodations, fishing guides, charter trip, and fishing equipment. While the price tag will obviously differ on a variety of factors such as the location of the trip, size of the group, and time on the water, a quote is usually readily available from any reputable travel agency.
Moreover, if you already have a place in mind for your next trip, a fast search online can give you a good idea of what kind options are available in your area. Even between local charter companies prices will vary. This can be for a variety of reasons, such as the size of the fishing vessel, to the experience level of your fishing captain, and the current season. Most bundles will include at the very least the price of getting out on the water and the guide's cut. As with anything, the more indulgences you desire, the higher the price gets.
The kind of charter vessel you will be boarding will vary depending on the location of your trip. For deep sea fishing, you will be on a substantially bigger boat than if you were fishing across sandbars and coral reefs which require boats that won't scrape across underwater.
In some places, such as Louisiana's swamps, an air-powered boat will be almost necessary to navigate the shallow depths. Others will utilize the conventional bass vessel which is small but versatile with its powerful motor.
Without question, a charter service is your best option to enjoy a fishing trip without hassle. If you want to get to know a new fishing spot while nearly guaranteeing you will land some memorable catches with your friends, you can't go wrong with a charter service. Contact our fishing guides at Stephan Sportfishing in Green Bay for more information.


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Pot of gold: how the beauty industry fell for cannabis
CBD oil is cropping up in an increasing number of high-end creams, oils and even mascaras – but not all derivatives of the plant are created equally
The number of consumers of CBD products such as these rose from 125,000 in 2017 to 250,000 in 2018. Illustration: Guardian Design
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Cannabis has enjoyed an image overhaul of which most politicians could only dream. Almost ten years ago, the drug was upgraded to Class B – yet today, bottles of cannabis-derived cannabidiol (CBD oil) can be bought in Holland & Barret for £19.99, with a few drops under the tongue being touted as a balm for insomnia, epilepsy and more. CBD oil (as opposed to the THC found in cannabis, which remains illegal in the UK) is non-psychoactive – in other words, it won't get you high. According to the Cannabis Trades Association UK, the number of CBD consumers rose from 125,000 in 2017 to 250,000 in 2018.
Since the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ruled in 2016 that CBD products could be sold in the UK, providing claims are not made about their medical benefits, cannabis has stopped lurking in the shadows.. Despite what the MHRA says, some proponents insist it possesses anti-inflammatory properties and offers relief from pain, anxiety and depression.
The beauty industry, never one to miss a trick, swiftly jumped on the weed wagon. Today, CBD is perhaps the buzziest and most bragged-about ingredient in high-end makeup, skincare and hair products. In Hollywood, the fashion stylist Karla Welch – who works with Olivia Wilde, Ruth Negga, Katy Perry and Sarah Paulson – applies CBD lotion by Lord Jones, a brand based in Los Angeles, to clients' legs and feet before they walk the red carpet. In July, Harvey Nichols became the first UK department store to stock MGC Derma, a cannabis-infused skincare range.
Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson are fans of Radical Skincare, which uses CBD in some of its products. Photograph: Eric Charbonneau/Rex/Shutterstock
MGC Derma – the MCG stands for medical-grade cannabis – is the skincare arm of the Australian pharmaceutical company MGC Pharma, which conducts studies and research in Australian hospitals, where cannabis is legal for medical use. Its CBD brightening facial cream (€85.40; £76) is one of the most talked-about products among beauty editors. Space NK now stocks Rejuvafirm CBD facial oil (£80) by Radical Skincare, a brand beloved by Goldie Hawn and her daughter, Kate Hudson. CBD oil has worked its way into makeup, too, with Milk Makeup's Kush high-volume mascara (£24; £19) using CBD oil to condition lashes.
But as CBD oil scrubs up and goes mainstream, it is not easy to tell which products stand up to scrutiny. The consensus among dermatologists and dieticians is that while phytocannabinoids – cannabinoids produced in plants – are indeed exciting ingredients, there is a huge amount of confusion among consumers, on which some brands are cashing in. "Phytocannabinoid-rich products applied topically to the skin can be extremely soothing when dealing with skin damage or inflammation of different kinds," says Martina della Vedova, the lead nutritionist at US health product company Natures Plus. But there is an important distinction between hempseed oil, which is made from the seeds of the cannabis plant, and CBD, which is extracted from the flowers and leaves.
As with any trendy new ingredient, it is worth asking how new cannabis is to the beauty industry. After all, Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop, introduced a hemp skincare line in 1998.
"Hempseed-based products are a great way to keep skin naturally moisturised, thanks to the richness in omegas and beneficial oils," says Della Vedova. "But hempseed oil doesn't contain phytocannabinoids, so no comparison can be done with phytocannabinoid-rich products." In other words, not all cannabis derivatives possess the same qualities – and not all CBD products are created equally.
Josh Rosebrook's eponymous skincare and beauty brand (in which hempseed oil is a star ingredient) has earned a cult following thanks to his focus on efficacy and purity, but he remains sceptical of the glut of CBD beauty products on the market.
"Reducing inflammation is the core of healing all skin conditions and diseases, and CBD is shown clinically to support and accelerate healing of inflammation-related diseases such as eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis, which I find very exciting," says Rosebrook. "But I've already seen many products on the market that are relatively ineffective because they haven't been made with quality, professionally processed CBD oil. It's a risk with any proved beneficial ingredient; there will always be people producing poor-quality versions and trying to sell it as better than it is."