This blog is intended to give you a brief idea on how to buy an RV for newcomer or someone who has not been through the process for several years. It is important to cover everything when you intend to buy an RV and for that you must have an understanding of various facts of recreational vehicle so that you can move the needle substantially for making an RV purchase decision.
Buying an RV is probably the second biggest purchase in life after home. Regardless of the type or price of the RV you are going to buy; there are some other factors that certainly need to be considered at the time of purchasing. Apart from asking the price of RV, it is important to find out the hidden costs in addition to the printed price.
It is important to inspect the vehicle in a proper way before going to make any purchasing decision because the bigger the RV, the more things can go wrong and thus it will require more maintenance.
What type of camping do you want?
Where are you going for camping?
In recent days, buying a used RV is a popular concept where people can afford to buy a luxurious recreational vehicle at an affordable price. Not only this, with a used RV, you will be able to save on depreciation or someone who has worked out some of the bugs for you. You will not believe, there are lots of bugs to be sorted out on even the fanciest type of RV.
If the floor plan, size or type of the RV you want is only available in new models, you need to raise the amount of cash for buying a new one and if not you can find a used one. However, you need to stick to your budget for making a fair deal. Get a pre- approved loan before heading towards the dealership unless you plan for paying cash for the RV.
While purchasing a used RV, you must give yourself some time to browse around and pretend to use everything. RVs are small versions of home and thus you will get everything in it staring from TV, Freeze, Air conditioner, music system, kitchen, living room, bed room, store room and much more. These features are incorporated to make you sure you are comfortable with your everyday rituals. You must ask the RV dealer for a brochure, take some of your pictures and make notes about your likes and dislikes. Give yourself some time and then go back again if you need to. During this passage of time, you may find some more questions.
You should not hesitate to ask questions to your dealer. This is a very big purchase and you should take time to choose the RV that suits the best for you, your relatives, friends and kids.
Road safety is always the prime and the foremost concern when inspecting a used recreational vehicle. Be prepared while crawling under any RV to determine what condition the frame is in. A badly corroded frame indicates that the foundation of your vehicle is not sound and may give you trouble in near future. Broken welds, cracks and damage – all are reasons to move on to another used RV trailer.
You may find a great RV at a great price, but you never know what this RV has been though. So, an RV buyer needs to be familiar with the RV dealer you are working with and thus, always look for an honest, reputable dealer for all your RV transactions.


Could a soil test demonstrate a supplement, for example, Phosphorus or Potassium inadequate sums in the soil, yet when a plant investigation is taken, there is a lack of this same supplement in the plant? Indeed, this circumstance can and happens. For instance, when a dry spell happens, the plant can't take up adequate soil supplements, yet a soil test demonstrates that the supplement at an adequate level in the soil. This is the reason we have to consider "water administration" as a component of an effective soil fruitfulness program.
Notwithstanding, there are different components which we have control over that can cause this same issue. For instance, not keeping up appropriate pH can stop or diminish take-up of supplements. Much of the time, high pH (7.0 or higher), lessens plant take-up of numerous supplements, and a low pH (5.0 or lower) can do in like manner. The exemption would be particular products supporting either a high pH or a low pH condition. Understand that limestone (Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg)) play a "noteworthy" part in the accessibility of supplements.
Supplements don't act alone. All supplements collaborate with no less than one other supplement, yet all supplements are tried as though they remain solitary.
The case of Phosphorus (P): Zinc (Zn) relationship is clarified. All together for the plant to have the capacity to take up adequate Phosphorus (P), there must be accessible an adequate measure of Zinc (ZN) in the soil. At the point when the plant can't discover adequate Zinc (ZN), it will quit taking up Phosphorus (P). More than 60 supplement connections are talked about in agronomy writing.
At long last, we realize that the soil particles are adversely charged colloids, while supplements including Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), and Hydrogen (H) are all cations or decidedly charged components. Of these cations, we realize that Calcium (Ca) is the most grounded held cation. Magnesium (Mg) is a nearby second, Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) are fundamentally equivalent as the third most grounded and Hydrogen (H) is the weakest or most inexactly held cation. pH is an estimation of the measure of Hydrogen (H) particles in the soil.
At the point when limestone is included (Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) the two most grounded held cations), it greatly affects the availability of Potassium (K), a significantly weaker supplement. This relationship of supplements is imperative in the Total Soil Management examination of soil tests and making proposals.


I have gone through this process recently as well. I've gotten rid of most of my old high school and college stuff. Most of my race t-shirts and race numbers are gone as well. The only things that I never get rid of are books and any writing that I have done. Those I keep forever. Anything else is fair game to get rid of.
Now if I can just send the kids to college I'd be all set.
Don't throw away your kid's early school work. Sort it out and put it in a box. Make sure you keep exactly the same amount from each child. This is vitally important, trust me.
I let them keep what they want as long as they don't clutter stuff up.


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Check out this visualization of the CS department growth and achievements since 2000 (click to view interactive version):

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I haven't forgotten about this site and what it's here for. Unfortunately, we're not getting the word out often enough that we're here to bring smiles to others through our showering of cards.
Please help me by sharing this post on your social media accounts. It would be wonderful if we continue to send encouraging cards to those who need them. I know first hand how wonderful it is to know that others are thinking of you when your facing cancer or another illness.
Share this with your friends and co-workers and hopefully we'll be back on track to sending out our cards.


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Electric blue Kate makes first solo public speech
KATE, Duchess of Cambridge made her first official public speech today as she showed her support for a children's hospice in Ipswich.
By Emily Fox for express.co.uk
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Ipswich in an electric blue dress
The Duchess of Cambridge dressed in an electric blue vintage Reiss Trina dress, cinched in with a black belt looked fantastic as she arrived at the hospice.
The dress was previously worn by Kate's mother Carole Middleton in 2010 when she attended Ascot.
As a royal patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), she undertook her first speech to launch the organisation's new facility - the Treehouse.
The Duchess of Cambridge in an electric blue dress and heels
She said: "I'd like to thank you for inviting me here. I am only sorry that William can't be here today; he would love it here. What you have all achieved her is extraordinary."
Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Ipswich to cheering crowds
The facility helps to empower experiences of children battling life-threatening illnesses and cares for dozens of youngsters needing help.
SEE MORE PICTURES OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE HERE
The Duchess was greeted by hundreds of cheering residents who lined the barriers ahead of her arrival.
She stopped briefly to chat to some of the well-wishers before heading inside.
In a message of support included in a brochure to accompany the opening of the centre, the Duchess wrote: "Each is a world leader in the way it cares for children with life-threatening conditions and their families, and is at the very forefront of children's palliative care."
Kate gives her first public speech
She added: "I have been deeply moved by the work of Each's dedicated staff - and by the environment of support for families."

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Getting Past Impasse by Refusing to Negotiate
Stephen Thom
CRS Mediator, Los Angeles Office
One of my favorites, without violating confidentiality, I had a university that was willing to consider returning 550 of its Native American remains and artifacts after a person from the Ohlone Indian tribe in Northern California happened to be visiting the university and walked through one of the anthropology department's storage areas and noticed all of these bones sitting on this rack. She said, "What are these bones? Why are you holding them?" They said, "Well, this is the Anthropology Department. We study and let the students work with them, and we use them to practice anthropological applications." She said, "But these are my ancestors. It's very sacred to us that they be in the ground." So this Ohlone Indian went and notified other members of her tribal group, and they began to talk about their ancestral remains needing to be returned. They discussed the issue and it was unanimous among her family the remains should be returned.She contacted CRS, and said, "We're very upset about what's taking place at this institution. Somehow, these remains need to be returned."
We knew this case would be spiritual to Native Americans and that there was a lot of interest in what would happen with the remains. Our goals were to sit down with the institution and figure out under what conditions and circumstances the institution and the Ohlone tribe could agree to return and rebury the Native American remains. We had a list of issues that we anticipated the Native Americans would ask, and a couple of things that had already come up. One, they wanted all of the remains. They wanted them to be buried in a certain location, and they wanted that location to be concealed. Two, they wanted to identify any of the artifacts that were related to what they called funerary objects to be returned with those remains, and to be tracked, and to go through and contact the professors to see whether anybody had, unintentionally or intentionally, borrowed any of the artifacts. So those were some of the types of demands or requests -- that would be brought to the table for discussions.
By the time I get to the meetings with people, the anger is there, but they want to know what their options are. They're interested in that. Their anger needs to get focused on something constructive at some point, and I think they realize that. I think they appreciate it if you can give them that big picture. That's the way I approach a lot of cases. So in the case with the institution, we talked about all of the options. Because the institution had already consented to go to mediation, we knew where we were going, so it wasn't hard to get them to sit down and really work with us. When we actually went to the table, we had an agreement on the full agenda, and as we went through the list of issues, it went fairly smoothly because I think we knew where we were going and we knew the parties common ground and interest and we knew that the institution was willing to concede the remains to the tribe. They had learned about the spiritual need for Native Americans and recognize that they did all the testing and learning they could with these remains. They had no real, viable use for the remains. The pictures they had taken and the pre-measurements and all of the analysis they had was documented in a way that they didn't have to hold these remains to teach students in the future. So they were comfortable.
But we reached an impasse on the issue of the remains that were on loan to another institution for a period of time. The Native Americans, at that point, said, "We want those remains to be buried with the other remains at this time. We've agreed to a time, a date, a location, and we have a ceremony to do. What are we going to do with these remains on loan? They need to be brought back." The institution was caught, because they had made a commitment to another institution. We couldn't get the parties to agree on a delay of the whole process, because the Native Americans were anxious to get the remains into the ground to evolve its natural process. The institution was caught because it couldn't get the remains back without violating its commitment. They had talked about talking to the other institution to see if they could get the remains returned earlier, but that was impossible because the other institution had not finished doing important testing. I think, in all honesty, the representative of the first institution made a viable effort to try to get the remains and expressed that to the Native Americans. So we were stuck in this impasse. We couldn't figure out how we could get the Native Americans to allow the institution to have an extension. It looked like we had to go that way because the institution that had borrowed them had not finished what they needed to do and had begged the institution to allow them to do that. And in good faith, the first institution said, "We cannot violate that commitment." We were there for hours. We looked at all the options we could come up with. We caucused and we came back. We took lunch and came back to the table, but there was no movement. We did everything we could to see whether we could refresh and energize the parties to back and figure out some acceptable option.
It was about the third or fourth caucus when one of the representatives came up to me and said, "I think I have the way." She was the spokesperson of one of the tribes. I asked her what was it? "They have to tell us." "Tell you what?" I asked. 'They have to say, 'That's the way it is, you can't have them. That's the only way. You can't have the remains until we are done in two months.' They have to tell us."
Who was at that session?
It was a caucus. We had taken a break and she had come and asked to caucus with Larry Myers and myself.
She wanted to talk to you away from the group."
Was she representing the group?
She was a strong enough leader and we knew she had the confidence of most of the group. There was no doubt about it that whatever she said was going to go. She had that kind of influence. It was kind of interesting because we went to the institution and told them they had to say, "This is a non-negotiable! You have to tell them that those remains are not going to be available, absolutely, and that's the only way this is going to work. And the Dean of the Department said, "What?" He didn't want to take a hard position and feel like the institution was being dogmatic. They had been very open and cooperative and all of a sudden now they are going to say, "No...this is absolute...you can't have them for two months, and until this takes place, they're just not available." They were very reluctant to do that, but Institution representatives finally realized what the message was. The real message behind the option was that the Native Americans did not want to betray their ancestors. If they gave permission for the University to hold the remains any longer then they would have violated the trust of their elders and the spirits of their ancestors. But if they are told by the institution to wait two months, then it wasn't on them. It was the ownership of the betrayal that was important to them, and that was the only way we got through that impasse. It came through a caucus...and nobody really wanted to do it, but it was the only way. So, there was an agreement that there would be an extension. Those are the subtle things that made this case very memorable for me, because after all that impasse, sometimes it's just the little subtle, intimate way you say things, is sometimes more important that the whole issue. That one has always left a lesson for me. It was a special case.


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We are Atlantic Therapeutics, an Irish developer of professional and consumer medical devices, related software and connected health technologies.
At Atlantic Therapeutics, our focus is on the treatment of incontinence, sexual health dysfunctions and other associated disorders, and are on a mission to help the millions of people suffering globally by strengthening the muscles and modulating the nerves of the pelvic floor.
We develop and manufacture medical device-quality pelvic floor strengthening and nerve stimulation products — all backed by strong clinical evidence and subjected to controlled trials. Healthcare professionals across the world rely on Atlantic Therapeutics to improve thousands of lives every year. All Atlantic Therapeutics Group Ltd. products are certified under the European Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC.
With 1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men experiencing urinary incontinence to some degree every single day, estimating that around 400 million people globally are suffering, we have a huge opportunity to transform lives every day by helping to restore their bladder control and confidence.
Our Vision & Mission statements
To improve the quality of life of millions of people each year, by enabling them to restore and strengthen their pelvic health, this regaining the confidence and control to lead and active lives.
To provide the most effective, non-invasive, safe and comfortable treatment to restore pelvic health
To enable users to overcome the physical, emotional and financial consequences of pelvic health issues
To raise awareness and educate the people about pelvic health, explaining that symptoms are completely natural and prevalent yet absolutely reversible
INNOVO – a proven solution to stress urinary incontinence
INNOVO is the principal innovation from Atlantic Therapeutics, a clinically proven and FDA approved medical device and the first completely non-invasive pelvic floor exerciser for at-home use. Designed by a team of clinical experts including Physiotherapist Dr Ruth Maher, INNOVO has provided over 4 million successful sessions across the globe with zero serious events reported. Recommended by 98% of physicians and 90% of users, INNOVO is the perfect solution for treating stress urinary incontinence2.
Easy to use, comfortable to wear and clinically proven to work, INNOVO helps patients safely and effortlessly treat bladder weakness by strengthening and re-educating the entire network of pelvic floor muscles through gentle muscle stimulation.
INNOVO is made of breathable, skin-friendly material, and is available in a wide range of sizes. The simple pull-on shorts design makes using the therapy at home simple and hassle-free. Suitable for women and men of all ages.
of users saw a significant improvement after 4 weeks3
of users saw were defined as dry or near dry after 12 weeks2
of users would recommend the therapy to others4
Unique Multipath™ technology.
INNOVO's Multipath™ technology uses Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) to deliver 180 perfect and complete contractions to the entire pelvic floor muscle network in each 30-minute session. It's a proven technology designed to optimally strengthen and re-educate the muscles that control bladder function.
You're in control.
A hand-held controller connects to a pair of shorts and allows you to vary the intensity of the muscle stimulations – feel your entire pelvic floor lifting and releasing!
INNOVO is comfortable (there are no probes to insert) and is safer to use than any other EMS therapy2.
See results in as little as 4 weeks
All you need is 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week for up to 12 weeks for long-lasting results.
Just pull on INNOVO like a pair of shorts, connect the cables, and let it do those tricky pelvic floor exercises for you.
How INNOVO works
Control leaks in weeks! Easy, comfortable and pain-free. INNOVO makes it simple to treat bladder weakness in the comfort of home.
Your pelvic floor muscles are getting stronger and you're experiencing fewer leaks.
Start using INNOVO for 30 minutes a day/5 days a week, increasing program intensity as you progress.
You're completely dry or very close. Your program intensity is now at the highest level.
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Visit the INNOVO website
See INNOVO's clever technology in action
How does INNOVO contract the pelvic floor muscle externally? INNOVO's clever Multipath™ technology sends gentle muscle stimulations from the electrodes on the buttocks to the electrodes at the front. A patented criss-cross pattern stimulates the pelvic floor muscle at the centre, completely non-invasively and completely painlessly.
We collaborate with the World Federation of Incontinence Patients (WFIP), a global organisation for sufferers of incontinence and related pelvic floor disorders, and together we want to promote the worldwide interests of these patients and help break the taboos surrounding these conditions.
We also work closely with patient groups in markets we are available.
Atlantic Therapeutics holds a Green Dot® license, which reflects our commitment to sustainable resource usage. For each piece of INNOVO packaging produced, a financial contribution is made to the end recovery of the packaging.
What's more, adult diapers and pads take an extraordinary 500 years to decompose so with INNOVO, you're also helping reduce landfill.
The INNOVO Story
With Dr. Ruth Maher & Dr. Sherry Ross
What people say about INNOVO
In 2017, Atlantic Therapeutics completed a €15m Series A growth capital financing. This was followed by a further €28m in a Series B round enabling the company to move forward with the next phase of growth and treat millions of people across the globe who suffer from bladder weakness, clinically known as stress urinary incontinence.
The funds come from a combination of venture capital investment from LSP, Seroba Life Sciences, Earlybird Venture Capital, as well as Bio-medical Research Group Ltd (previous owner) which retains a minority shareholding. The capital enables Atlantic Therapeutics to accelerate growth from INNOVO technology platform via market and geographic expansion and new product development.
Susan Trent, Chief Executive Officer
Dr Daniel O'Mahony, Seroba Life Sciences
Anne Portwich, LSP
Thom Rasche, Earlybird Venture Capital
Aneta Sottil, Andera Partners
Paul Murray, Atlantic Bridge Ventures
Dr Bernard Collins, Biomedical Research
Clinical Advisory Board Members
Professor Roger Dmochowski – Professor at the Department of Urology and Director of the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, USA
Professor Ruth Maher - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia in the Department of physical therapy and co-Inventor of INNOVO®, USA
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Professor Linda Cardozo - Professor of Urogynaecology and Consultant Gynaecologist at King's College Hospital, UK
Mr Ash Monga - Consultant gynaecologist and sub-specialist urogynaecologist in the Southampton University Hospital, UK
Willy Davila, MD - Chairman of the Department of Gynecology and Head of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, Florida, USA
Peter Sand MD - Dr Sand has over 100 scientific publications in the medical literature. Dr Sand is director of the Evanston Continence Center and the Continence Center at Stone Medical Building. USA
Sonja Soeder - Head of the German Pelvic floor centre in Berlin, EU
David Kaysen - Former CEO of Uroplasty, Diametrics Medical and Compex Technologies. USA
Michael Gambla MD - Urologist specialist MD in Columbus, OH, USA
Diane Newmann MD - Nurse Practitioner (NP), Co-Director, Penn Center for Continence and Pelvic Health, Director, Clinical Trials, Division of Urology and Adjunct Professor of Urology in Surgery
A Key Manager has been co-funded in Atlantic Therapeutics by the European Regional Development Fund and Enterprise Ireland under the Border, Midland and Western Regional Operational Programme 2014 - 2020. Aims: To recruit a Key Manager who will bring skills, knowledge and experience into the company that are critical to future growth. Results: The Key Manager commenced employment in 2019 and is contributing significantly to the realisation of the Atlantic Therapeutics mission through improvements in company processes and productivity.
Atlantic Therapeutics' offices are located in Galway, Ireland; London, UK; Boston, USA; Paris, France; and Salem, Germany, so if you'd like to pop in for a visit and say 'hello', 'bonjour', or 'hallo', you're always welcome!
Otherwise, you can give us a call on:
Ireland: 1800 800 045
United States of America: 833-891-6391
Paris: 0805 542 027
Germany: 0800 589 4965
1 https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/kidneys-bladder-and-prostate/urinary-incontinence
2 R. Dmochowski – Novel external electrical muscle stimulation device for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: randomized controlled noninferiority trial versus intravaginal electrical stimulation. ICS Conference 2018
3 Soeder S, et al, A randomised, controlled, double-blind, clinical study to compare two neuromuscular stimulator devices in female stress urinary incontinence: Effects on symptoms and quality of life. IUGA Conference 2018
4 Observational study on the treatment of stress urinary incontinence with Innovotherapy, April 2014
Thank you for your interest in INNOVO. We have added your email address to our monthly updates.
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My interests are in machine learning and complex cyber-systems analysis. My current work spans explainable AI, deep learning, topological data analysis, and their applications in complex cyber-securtity, sociotechnological, and geospatial systems. My work has been supported by NSF, AFRL, ORISE, and the Ohio Federal Research Network.
Recent news an updates about my research and scholarship can be found at the homepage of the Machine Learning and Complex Systems Lab at Wright State. The lab's work is powered by amazing WSU students!
I was previously an Interim Researcher at ABB Corporate Research and a visitor of the Dependable Distributed Systems and Networks lab at National Taiwan University as an NSF EAPSI Fellow. I am also a twice summer alumnus of Bell Labs. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Connecticut.


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Tiffany Haddish Hits Reset Button After Bombing New Year's Eve Set
Fans were so annoyed over Haddish's New Year's Eve in Miami, they reportedly walked out.
Published at 11:33 am on May 10, 2019
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She wasn't ready for her New Year's Eve comedy show, but Tiffany Haddish hopes she will be for her June set.
The "Girls Trip" actress — who often uses the phrase "she ready" — announced Friday on Twitter that she is giving her Miami fans a free comedy show on June 20 following a disastrous December 31 show during which she forgot her own jokes and reportedly lead to several people walking out.
"I'm doing a free make up show in Miami on JUNE 20th for people who were not happy with my New Year's Eve show," she posted. "You will be receiving an email shortly from AEG, so make sure to claim your tickets by next Monday night because these tickets are first come, first serve."
During her sold-out December show at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, the comedian had trouble remembering punchlines and the jokes she could recall didn't connect with the audience and fell flat.
At one point, Haddish told the crowd that she knew her failed set would garner media headlines and invited the audience to tell their own jokes.
In an Instagram post prior to taking the stage, she told fans that she had been drinking and partying all night. In the video, Haddish had trouble remembering the name of the theater where she would be performing.


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That exceeds the 8.9 million net additional paid subscribers around the world, reaching 148.2 million overall, that Netflix itself had projected. That would be an 8% gain over the same quarter of 2018. It was expected 1.6 million of those would be in the U.S. and 7.3 million internationally.
The company reported total revenue of $4.5 billion for the quarter, exactly in line with internal forecasts and consensus estimates of analysts, which was up 22% from the same quarter a year ago. Earnings per share of 76 cents blew past consensus views of 57 cents and internal forecasts for 56 cents.
For the second quarter, Netflix is projecting that it will add another 5 million with 300,000 in the US and 4.7 million for the international segment. The expectation on the Street had been around 600,000 domestic subscribers added.
With additional understatement today, Netflix says expects that it will see "some modest short-term churn effect" as it works through a price increase. In counterpoint, the company Tuesday highlighted a strong slate of shows in the second half of the year including new seasons of Stranger Things, which has been dated July 4, 13 Reasons Why, The Crown, Orange Is The New Black and Money Heist as well as Michael Bay's Six Underground and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.
The report also revealed that the company is actively looking for a new chief marketing officer to replace the departing Kelly Bennett. That new hire will report directly to chief content officer and pitch master Ted Sarandos, the shareholder letter said.
The numbers are being released in a competitive environment that suddenly seems transformed. Disney saw its stock rocket 11% on Friday to an all-time high after it wowed analysts at last Thursday's investor day, detailing its road map to becoming a Netflix rival and no longer a content supplier.
Disney+ is far from the only new kid on the streaming block. Though short on details, Apple is entering the realm later this year with its AppleTV+ service. Revealed in part by CEO Tim Cook in late March, the venture will have programming from the likes of Oprah, Ronald D. Moore's NASA drama For All Mankind, Crazy Rich Asians helmer Jon Chu, Steven Spielberg, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston's morning show dramedy, M. Night Shyamalan, Stephen King and J.J. Abrams and Aquaman himself Jason Momoa. Also planning to take a bit out of the Netflix pie, there is the WarnerMedia and Comcast streamers being planned for the next year or so.
Netflix reiterated that it does not fear this competition. In its letter to investors this afternoon, the company noted that Apple and Disney were both "world class consumer brands and we're excited to compete".
Let's see how that plays out this time next year when the field is fuller.


Abstract: Research in development economics reveals that the bulk of cross-country differences in economic growth is attributable to differences in productivity. By some accounts, productivity contributes to more than 60 percent of countries' growth in per capita GDP. I examine a particular channel through which financial development could explain cross-country and crossindustry differences in realized productivity. I argue that financial development induces technological innovations ñ a major stimulus of productivity - through facilitating capital mobilization and risk sharing. In a panel of industries across thirty eight countries, I find that financial development explains the cross-country differences in industry rates of technological progress, rates of real cost reduction and rates of productivity growth. I find that the effect of financial development on productivity and technological progress is heterogeneous across industrial sectors that differ in their needs for financing innovation. In particular, industries whose younger firms depend more on external finance realize faster rate of technological change in countries with more developed banking sector.


On January 15, 2015 the second chapter in Canada's anti-spam legislation ("CASL") saga opens with the coming into force of the law's computer download rules. The download rules while intended to strike at bad actors only, in fact have broader application – to all digital system providers, including, very importantly, app developers and app stores. Subject to certain exceptions, they also apply to any computer system or program provider who delivers software (both the base program and all updates) to a user, electronically (i.e. online).
The full scope of CASL comes into force in a multi-stage process. Its first main thrust, the commercial electronic "messaging" (or CEM) rules, came into force with a delay for certain provisions on July 1, 2014. However CASL is more than just an "anti-spam" statute – it has significant application to unconsented-to disruptive, invasive or otherwise unintended computer communications, including alteration of transmissions and installation of "malware" and "spyware". The download rules are intended to address these activities.
As with CASL's messaging rules, the download rules contain provisions that will require clarification and further interpretation. To assist organizations seeking to achieve compliance by the January 15 in-force date, the CRTC has been holding meetings with representative affected stakeholders and on November 10, 2014 published a guidance document entitled "CASL Requirements for Installing Computer Programs".
Providers/suppliers of computer systems including app stores, developers, and other providers of software including providers of software embedded in products such as automobiles and appliances urgently need to address these new rules and determine what procedures or protocols may be required to continue to market their products post-January 15, 2015.
The computer download rules have two basic requirements – consent and disclosure. Where they apply, a provider is required to obtain consent to a download, unless consent is implied or deemed, and to make disclosure of the nature of the software and how it will impact a user's computer.
The consent required is express consent which, as with the messaging rules, is not defined under CASL but is understood to mean a positive, "opt-in" consent. In addition, when consent is requested, the request must include disclosure according to CASL's standard consent request protocol as well as specifically stipulated under the download rules.
Two, limited, categories of implied or deemed consent are exceptions to this rule. For previously-installed programs, consent to all updates/upgrades between January 15, 2015 and January 14, 2018 is implied. A second category of program downloads benefit from a deemed consent where it is reasonable to conclude that the user consents to their installation (notwithstanding no specific express consent).
The provider must disclose the function and purpose of the software and, for downloads that perform certain functions contrary to a user's reasonable expectations, more detailed information including a description of the program's "material elements" and its foreseeable impact on the user's system.
The download rules apply to anyone whether or not in Canada who "installs" or "causes to be installed" a "computer program" on another person's "computer system" located in Canada in the course of a commercial activity. They also apply to persons within Canada who perform such downloads onto computer systems anywhere in the world.
Under CASL, "commercial purpose" includes any transaction involving a purchase, sale, or barter of something, whether or not is it expected to produce a profit. As with the messaging rules, the download rules apply to both businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Furthermore, they apply to both purchased and free downloads.
Definitions for CASL's key technical terms – computer program and computer system – are the Criminal Code definitions. Those definitions are very broadly written.
A computer system is a device or network of devices that contains computer programs or other data by which it performs logic, control and other possible functions. Clearly then, a computer system includes not only traditional desktop computers and laptops, but also most if not all tablets and mobile devices.
A computer program is defined as data representing instructions or statements which, when executed in a computer system, causes it to perform a function. A computer program therefore includes any recognized form of software that causes a system to perform functions as well as any updates to that software – including, significantly, apps on mobile devices and updates to those apps.
The terms "install" and "cause to be installed" are not defined by CASL but relevant dictionary meanings would apply (e.g. "make a machine or service ready to be used" – Merriam Webster Online and more specifically for digital applications, "load software into a computer" – Oxford Dictionaries Online). However for the purposes of CASL, the CRTC has indicated that somewhat narrowed definitions for these terms are applicable.
Most significantly, the CRTC has indicated that self-installed software is not included within CASL's application. So, if the device user purchases an app from an app store, which then downloads the app onto the device at the owner's request, the transaction will not be considered an installation by the app store. Similarly, updates to the app, if installed by an action of the owner, will not be subject to CASL. However if an initial app installation results in an update being installed in the background without any request by or notice to the user, or automatic updates are downloaded subsequent to the initial installation without any positive action by the user, the installation or download would be considered installed by the software provider and subject to the download rules.
The CRTC also has indicated that the phrase "cause to be installed" is to be given a narrower meaning – essentially interpreted to mean software that is installed covertly along with other software that a user has installed. This could be malware or merely a supplement to software ancillary to installation of a primary software program. The common element is a secondary installation that results from the installation of a primary software item without knowledge of the user. The CRTC is giving consideration to providing additional guidance as to when a computer program or function is the secondary as opposed to the primary function within a system and when installation is covert or undisclosed.
The CRTC has indicated in its stakeholder meetings that "firmware" or software that is installed by a manufacturer of a product prior to sale will be considered self-installed by the manufacturer and that on sale to a customer, the benefit of self-installation and any consents for updates and upgrades transfer to the buyer.
As with CASL's messaging rules, a key requirement of the download rules is user consent – specifically consent of the "owner" or an "authorized user" of the computer system. The CRTC has indicated that an owner or authorized user includes anyone who has permission to use the device or the computer system. This would extend to employees of a system owner, children, spouses and other relatives of the owner or an authorized user, persons leasing a system or device and maintenance/repair service providers.
a statement that consent may be withdrawn (best practice is to include a link for unsubscribes).
As well as the consent request protocol requirements, disclosure must be made of certain additional information regarding the nature and impact of the program proposed to be downloaded (see below –Disclosure of Computer Download Information).
It should be noted that express consent obtained prior to the coming into force of the download rules does not need to comply with the request protocol or disclosure requirements. However it is recommended that any current requests for consent made prior to the in-force date should comply with the rules.
The download rules provide for two circumstances when actual express consent is not required.
Consent is implied for any updates or upgrades to existing software downloaded prior to January 15, 2015, for a transitional period of three years. Following this transitional period, consent will be required for all updates/upgrades within CASL's application unless exempted by its deemed consent rules.
Express consent is deemed to have been given for downloads of specified types of software provided that it is reasonable to conclude that the user's conduct is consistent with such consent. This qualifying criterion makes this deemed consent in effect a form of implied consent.
programs installed for purposes of correcting a defect or failure in a computer or previously-installed software.
"correcting a failure" includes taking steps to ensure the safe and proper functioning of computer programs and systems which would include fixing security vulnerabilities and software errors, including "bug fixes".
The second key requirement of the download rules is that, in addition to the basic consent request protocol, a person proposing to download software must also disclose certain information regarding the program to be installed and, for a specific category of programs, more detailed information regarding its functions.
For all downloads, when seeking consent the provider must clearly and simply describe in general terms the function and purpose of the program to be installed. However, for programs that perform certain defined functions that the provider knows will cause the user's system to operate in a manner not reasonably expected by the user, the provider must also clearly, prominently and separately from any other information provided, describe the material functional elements of the program including their purpose and their reasonably foreseeable impact on the system's operation. Furthermore, the provider must obtain the user's acknowledgement in writing (which may be digital) of the program's specified functions.
install a program that may be activated by a third party without the user's knowledge.
An ancillary rule is that a provider is required, for a period of one year following the installation, to assist a user to remove or disable software that performs one of these functions if the description of the function, purpose or impact of the software given to the user was inaccurate.
These more rigorous disclosure requirements clearly impose a higher and more explicit level of information to be provided to users. While they clearly apply to, and are intended to prevent, surreptitious download of malware and other unwanted software, they also would apply to any legitimate download that fits the criterion of "not reasonably expected" by the user. This potential impact is consistent with the broad application of the download rules.
An example could be automatic updates to a gaming app that contain a functionality to collect location or video data. While the initial download of a "user-installed" app would not require consent, automatic updates may be subject to the more extensive disclosure rules. Another example of where the rules may apply would be an app, or an update, that results in the system or device sending data to another computer without the user's consent. Again, this requirement responds to concerns with unauthorized information extraction caused by malware or spyware; however it also could apply to legitimate app functions that result in data (such as location data) being extracted from the system or device without the user's acknowledgement.
For software downloaded in connection with a user-installed app, a key consideration in avoiding the more onerous disclosure requirements is sufficient disclosure at the time of initial installation. This disclosure should be directed to ensuring that the software is considered user-installed and not treated as a covert installation by the provider. Furthermore, disclosure should be sufficient to negate any argument that the app's functionality was "not reasonably expected" by the user.
1. Review and confirm status of existing consents for in-place software and for future updates/upgrades.
2. Review procedures and characteristics of all software installations to determine installation status (provider vs. user) and therefore applicability of the download rules.
3. Confirm procedures and disclosures made in connection with user-installed software to ensure that user is aware of the existence and functions of any ancillary software.
4. Identify programs that qualify for deemed consent and review disclosures to ensure that the user's reasonable expectation is consistent with consent.
5. Review potential applicability of the enhanced disclosure rules – the characteristics and functions of all software and whether or not they are within the user's reasonable expectations.
6. Develop and put in place consent protocols including disclosure compliance where consents are required for future downloads/updates/upgrades.


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A web strategy is a long-term strategic business plan indicating how to create and develop a company's online presence adhering to the business development strategy.

Description
Depending on the business maturity, immediate needs, and long-term goals, the programme should yield different results. e.g. if the business is only starting to tap into the online space, then the web strategy programme will outline how the business should position itself online, what online media it should use to spread its message, how it should communicate with the customers, what services and products it should provide online, and what supporting infrastructure for the online operation should be in place.

A web strategy is created by a highly skilled business professional, the web strategist, who is knowledgeable in online trends, business, design, user experience and technology concepts and principles.

Impact of social media
Once a web strategy is in place, one way of launching the website immediately onto the Internet is through social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media applications have become indispensable tools for business, as companies and their employees regularly engage directly with the public (that is, customers, potential customers and even competitors), actively 'sharing' information across various social media platforms.

Social media enables two-way communication and collaboration.  Organisations can utilised it to great success building a competitive advantage, generating business and engaging with their customers on a more personal level. Brand awareness social media posts are like virtual flyers or the online equivalent of newspaper ads. They build name recognition and help your small business start to form a brand identity.

Advantages
 A way for businesses to broaden their exposure to the public at a much lower cost than traditional marketing
 Pay-per-click advertisements are geotargeted according to specific criteria, to reach the correct audience.
 Establishing a presence on widely used platforms can help target new customers and make the brand more visible
 Two-way communication facilitated by social media can improve customer service
 Enables businesses to gain new information about their customers
 Higher conversion rates. Social media is a place where brands can act like people do, and this is important because people like doing business with other people; not with companies.

Disadvantages
 Followers are free to post their comments on these platforms, exposing the business to the possibility of negative publicity
 Hackers pose a threat to businesses on social media, i.e. false information can quickly go viral
 Updating the social media accounts takes time and effort
 Need to commit resources to managing your social media presence, responding to feedback and producing new content
 It can be difficult to quantify the return on investment and the value of one channel over another

See also
 Strategic planning
 Strategy
 Web development
 Web application development
 Virtual business
 Google Analytics

References

Digital marketing

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Born in Kentucky and trained as an attorney, David Rice Atchison first gained prominence representing Mormons near Kansas City, Missouri, who had seen their property seized by local authorities. Unsuccessful in having their property returned, he provided legal assistance as many of these Mormons resettled in nearby Clay County, and in gratitude the Mormons worked to have Atchinson elected to the state legislature in 1834. Four years later, acting as militia commander, he commanded the forces that expelled most Mormons from the state of Missouri. After two years as a state judge, he was appointed to the US Senate at the death of the incumbent, Lewis Linn.
A slaveowner himself, Atchison was a staunch supporter of slavery in his dozen years in the Senate, opposing the Missouri Compromise and working to ensure that slavery would be legal in the new state of Kansas. Toward this end he toured the South, seeking immigrants willing to move to Kansas with their slaves, and he is the namesake of Atchison, Kansas, a town originally settled by slaveholding pioneers. After leaving the Senate he led one of several bloody raids on the free-soil town of Lawrence, Kansas. Addressing self-styled pro-slavery "soldiers" before the attack on 21 May 1856, he said, "This is the most glorious day of my life! This day I am a border-ruffian!"
Falsely believed by some to have been President of the United States for one day (4-Mar-1849).


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SD-WAN and analytics: A marriage made for the new normal
Smart network upgrades to consider before the next pandemic
SASE might be better than VPNs for quickly ramping up remote access
Fannie Mae's journey to SD-WAN means less reliance on MPLS and VPNs
As mortgage lender Fannie Mae adopts SD-WAN, it's realizing dramatic improvements in latency and network performance.
About a year and a half ago, some Texas employees of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) were leaving work early to work at home over the enterprise VPN because it gave them better application performance and less congestion than the office network.
That's also when the agency started moving toward a cloud-first environment and away from its legacy hub-and-spoke WAN.
More about SD-WAN: How to buy SD-WAN technology: Key questions to consider when selecting a supplier • How to pick an off-site data-backup method • SD-Branch: What it is and why you'll need it • What are the options for security SD-WAN?
"When we started this project the data center was still the center of the universe, where all traffic would be sent back through the data center, which was really inefficient," said Ken Reddick, Director of Network Engineering at Fannie Mae. "What we are moving to is a cloud-edge environment where user traffic is now sent directly where it needs to go without hitting the data center, and what that has brought us is a four-fold increase in network performance and cut latency by 50%."
The cloud-edge project is about 70% complete and involves replacing Cisco ISR/ASR-based hardware with Cisco's SD-WAN powered by Viptela appliances and software to create an intelligent SD-WAN environment. That system will ultimately tie together some 15,000 employees and partners in about 18 offices with Fannie Mae's ever-growing AWS and Azure cloud resources. Key network hubs include two Equinix regional co-location facilities and Fannie Mae's Washington, D.C., headquarters
Fannie Mae's primary application is known as desktop underwriting, an automated approval system that calculates loan requirements. Together with its partners Fannie Mae's mission is to provide homeowners, homebuyers and renters across the country with access to affordable financing opportunities.


One of the most memorable books I ever read was The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck's masterpiece from 1978. I vividly recall his distinction between "neurotics" and "character defects." On a continuum, "neurotics" at one extreme believe that when bad things happen to them, it's their own fault. "Character defects" believe it's always somebody else's fault.
C-level executives should skew toward neurotic. As leaders in our organizations, we create the culture. If it's positive and full of engaged employees, we deserve the credit. But if our people have bad attitudes and low engagement, we can't blame them. We need to take it personally and do what it takes to fix it.
That's strong stuff. But think about it. Do you have kids? Remember your terrible two who snapped at you, "I'll do it myself!" when you tried to help him with a puzzle? That's the neurological default setting at play.
If you have engagement problems, you're not alone. According to the latest Gallup State of the Global Workplace report, only 29% of employees in the U.S. and Canada are engaged. Sound bad? Cheer up – Western Europe is just 14%.
Actually, any self-respecting neurotic wouldn't be cheered by 29% engagement. It's disgraceful. It's very likely hurting your current profitability and – scarier still – causing your best people to bail, which is catastrophic for your future growth.
So what do you do? If you can afford it, have an expert conduct an employee engagement assessment for you. It'll send the message that you care, which may be news to your people. And it'll tell you where your problems are most acute. You could try to guess, but you might guess wrong.
Since poor morale is caused by weak leadership, not bad employees, start there. Leadership is a complex topic and if you try to "make your managers better leaders" you won't know where to begin, you'll get overwhelmed by the task, and you'll end up doing nothing.
Setting a standard of excellence starts at the top. Re-evaluate the expectations you establish for your top team. Define mastery for them and hold them accountable. Like my MBA friend, they don't want you to coddle them. They want to be challenged because they're hard-wired to prove to you how good they are. Once you've shored up your top team, explore deeper in the organization. If your assessment shows that Manager X oversees a team that's disengaged, look under the hood and you'll almost certainly find that excellence isn't clearly defined. If you discover that Manager X can't, or won't, set high standards, make a change.
2. Create a culture of recognition. If an outstanding individual achievement occurred at your company, and no one noticed, did it really happen? Unlike the tree-in-the-forest conundrum, we know the answer to this one is yes. It happened and the achiever is devastated. Not because she (or he) didn't get a perfunctory pat on the back but because the people she works with don't know what excellence looks like. What could wound the soul more than working to achieve mastery, making a difference, but making no sound?
Creating a culture of recognition isn't just about teaching leaders to give compliments, or merely encouraging them to praise their people more often. That's the "what" of recognition and, yes, leaders should do more of it. The best leaders understand the "why" of recognition because they frame it through the lens of employee engagement. They understand that employees have a deep psychological need to perform their jobs well and to help their organizations succeed. Smart leaders don't just tell people, "Nice job" and walk away. They personalize praise. They take the time to map an individual success to the innate talents and qualities that enabled that success. Ultimately, the message they communicate is "I 'get' why you're good." That's the most deeply satisfying thing employees can possibly hear. They won't remember the words you said. But they'll remember the "feeling" that you, a person with high standards, know good work when you see it, and take the time to notice.
So be a neurotic and "own" your organization's level of employee engagement. Remember your people are all programmed by their DNA to achieve mastery and that your job is to nurture and sustain the enthusiasm they bring to their work.
If you set high standards, show people you know excellence when you see it, and celebrate individual success, you'll have a highly engaged workforce.
And it'll be all your fault.


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South Africa take on England in Rugby World Cup final
England's pace and attack are set to meet South Africa's physicality and defence in the tournament's final.
Siya Kolisi is hoping to secure South Africa's third world title [Edgar Su/Reuters]
After six weeks, 47 games and one deadly typhoon that briefly wreaked havoc with the first World Cup to be staged in Asia, the winner of rugby's biggest prize will be determined in a contest between the two most physically intimidating teams around.
The Springboks, World Cup winners in 1995 and 2007, and 2003 champion England have long prided themselves on their physicality.
England's rugby team has some big-name fans, with messages of support before Saturday's World Cup final coming from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II herself.
'Brave' new world as Japanese rugby blossoms (2:52)
Squaring up against England will be South Africa captain Siya Kolisi, whose origins lie about as far from royalty as it is possible to come from.
Kolisi did not have a television at home the last time the Springboks played in the Rugby World Cup final, but 12 years on leads his team out in Saturday's decider against England in a remarkable rags-to-riches story.
Kolisi grew up in one of the few black areas where rugby is as popular as football, raised by his paternal grandmother, but did not pick up a rugby ball until he was seven.
Kolisi was 16 when South Africa edged England in the 2007 final in Paris.
Saturday's final marks a 50th cap for Kolisi, who made his debut for his country in 2013 and participated at the 2015 World Cup where South Africa finished third.
South Africa first won the rugby World Cup in 1995, having hosted the tournament in a newly democratic country. The sight of captain Francois Pienaar receiving the Webb Ellis trophy from a clearly jubilant Nelson Mandela remains one of the greatest moments in the history of the sport.
England have won the tournament just once, but their orientation as a fast-running, attacking team will match up strongly against a South African team built on physicality and defence.
For the two squads and the thousands of fans who have travelled to see them, this will be the biggest game of their lives - and it kicks off at 09:00 GMT on Saturday.


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Trummp The Musical - Touring Show
Peter MacDonald Productions
Written by Peter A. MacDonald and Spencer Fitzgerald
It's gonna be Bigly. Tremendous. The Best. Just Huge.
The Brilliant writers of "Come From Away" wrote a show about a small town in Newfoundland, Canada. In return a team of brilliant writers from a small town in Newfoundland Canada have written a show about those who COME FROM AWAY
Swoop over the skies of Washington D.C. and dive right through the bedroom window of the sleeping President Donald J. Trummp. Ahhhh, tastes like a "Presidential Day!" Swallow, and lets follow Miss Suzy Free-Star and her patriotic brother Max as they start their first day as interns in the Trummp White House. But Hark! Excitement quickly turns to suspicion as Suzy notices that not everything is quite as "great" as it appears.. With the help of the other brave interns, a frank, straight shotting Secretary of Defence, and a bit of curiosity, Suzy leads the charge against a broken system, and therefore "The Donald" himself. Will the interns be able to bring about change before it gets atomic? Follow along the intriguing plot and quick witted commentary on today's political climate and larger than life characters.
Thousands of audience members have already laughed along ! Believe me, you're not gonna wanna miss out on this Biggly, Tremendous, the Best, just HUGE hit, "TRUMMP THE MUSICAL"! In it's Canadian premiere, audiences rose to their feet to celebrate the show stopping musical numbers with rock, blues, big-band, gospel, and swing influences.
From the writers
The most important part of democracy is the people. Change is possible when citizens actively participate. In this time of political uncertainty, complacency contributes to the chaos. Commenting on an American situation, we the writers of "Trummp the Musical", have created a show that reflects our concerns with the widespread inactive role of the citizen. Although we have written a comedy for the entertainment of our audience, we hope the message resonates deeply within your desire to create a better world. - Peter MacDonald & Spencer FitzGerald
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Thursday - Saturday: 7:30 pm


Ayana Figueroa has been selected as a student of the month for February at Rocky Boy High School.
Ayana is a diligent student and is always looking for ways to help her peers. She offers assistance to her classmates throughout the day and frequently stays after school to do peer tutoring.
Ayana is involved in the AISES club, which has been raising funds to go to Seattle on a science-based learning excursion. She is also a JMG club member where she is learning valuable job skills. She has put some of these job skills into practice, as she is employed by Walmart in Havre.


The best way to drive home key learning points is through experience, and the Personality Style Toolkit offers just that!
This collection of 20 fast and fun training exercises uses such methods as self-reflection and role play to illustrate how personality style impacts key skills such as team building, communication, coaching, sales, and time management—plus answer the question, how does my personality style affect me at work?
What's My Team Member Style?
With more than 20 years of experience, Kate Ward has an impressive track record in training development. Her career began as a manager of curriculum development for CareerTrack, where she authored programs, supervised a team of instructional designers, and facilitated training. She also served as the Senior Instructional Designer at TreeLine Training, responsible for leading the development of the core skills curriculum library. Kate is currently running her own company, working to create innovative training solutions for today's business needs.
My heart beat, beats me senselessly, Why's everything gotta be so intense with me... ~Katy Perry, Glen Ballard, and Matt Thiessen, "Long Shot"


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While Class A are typically front-end load funds, this fund is a no load fund. You may be eligible to purchase these shares if you work with a financial representative.
Thrivent Limited Maturity Bond Fund seeks a high level of current income consistent with stability of principal.
This fund invests primarily in investment-grade corporate bonds, government bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. The Fund may also invest a portion of assets in leveraged loans and foreign securities. The dollar-weighted average effective maturity for the Fund is expected to be between one and five years. The Fund's shorter duration makes it less sensitive to interest rate changes than some longer-duration funds. As a result, the Fund may be appropriate for an investor who is seeking the opportunity to generate a modest level of income (with some investment risk), but with less interest rate risk and a lower return potential than most longer-maturity bond funds.
The portfolio management team seeks to add value through security selection and active management, and monitors risk in an effort to build a well-diversified portfolio. The team uses fundamental, quantitative and technical investment research techniques to determine which debt securities to buy and sell. The Fund's investment advisor generally focuses on issuers that it believes are financially sound and that have strong cash flows and earnings. The Fund may use an interest-rate management technique that includes the purchase and sale of U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts for the purpose of managing the duration of the Fund.
The Fund primarily invests in investment-grade debt securities. The value of the Fund is influenced by factors impacting the overall market, debt securities in particular, and specific issuers. The Fund may incur losses due to investments that do not perform as anticipated by the investment adviser. Bond prices may decline during periods of rising interest rates. Credit risk is the risk that an issuer of a debt security may not pay its debt. The value of mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities will be influenced by the factors affecting the housing market and the assets underlying such securities. Preferred securities are subject to risks such as credit and liquidity risk. Foreign investments involve additional risks, including currency fluctuations, liquidity, political, economic and market instability, and different legal and accounting standards. Quantitative investing uses models and factors that rely on historical data and may be incomplete. The prices of futures contracts can be highly volatile and the loss from investing in them can exceed the initial investment. Collateralized debt obligations are subject to additional risks. In periods when dealer inventories of bonds are low in relation to market size, there is the potential for decreased liquidity and increased price volatility in the fixed income markets. These and other risks are described in the Fund's prospectus.
The Bloomberg Barclays Government/Credit 1-3 Year Bond Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of corporate and government U.S. bonds with maturities of 1-3 years.
Initial minimums are waived when a recurring investment of $100 or more is set up.


One of the great puzzles of our times is what to do with our technological throwaways. Computers, monitors, scanners, printers, fax machines and cell phones don't last forever, and sometimes end life a lot sooner than planned. They may still be usable but, alas, of an older generation and are put on shelves to languish.
They are not wanted in landfills, so you can't just toss them out in the garbage. They contain components that are poisonous and pollute the environment: lead, titanium and cadmium, as well as plastic, rubber and wires.
At an environmental fair last month in the coffee town of Grecia, west of San José, a booth sponsored by the University of Costa Rica's Grecia branch showed that technological trash can be safely unloaded.
In front of the municipal offices, right on the town square, Hamer Salazar, a biology professor and director of the university, and a group of students received and registered computers, keyboards, monitors, cell phones, iPods and printers. All items were displayed along the curb for everyone to see and realize that technological trash can be recycled. As cars pulled up, students helped unload, classify and display the items.
"A lot of this material can be reused," said Salazar, who also teaches a course on health and environment. "Normally people just don't know what to do with their old computers and other electronic leftovers. A company in Cartago (east of the capital), Fortech, specializes in recycling materials considered dangerous to the environment.
The students were volunteers working toward their obligatory 300 hours of community service. Later, they would compile data on types of material collected and analyze the results. They would also explore ways to get the message to those holding onto old computers and equipment.
Some companies and government offices need more advance notice.
"Computers may be registered with home offices or with insurance agencies, so they can't just discard them," Salazar explained.
By the end of the day, more than 600 kilos of electronic equipment had been collected and loaded onto trucks for the trek to Fortech.
For information on recycling technological trash, visit Fortech's Web site at www.fortechcr.com.


The following link will open the ftp site that providing Daily MODIS Aqua chlorophyll a, nLw 551, and SST images for the area around Southern Vietnam. This automated service is kindly provided by Ocean Color Web. The following directory will keep the latest 30 days imagery available for the Southern Vietnam region.


A fine Louis XV gilt bronze mounted tulipwood parquetery bureau en pente desk, stamped Migeon.
The fall front opening to reveal two compartments and four drawers, one of which is fitted with receptacles for writing implements, ink pot and sander. The lower part with four drawers on three raws.
The crowned c was a tax mark used from 1745-1749 on any alloy utilising the metal copper.
Pierre IV Migeon, who was formerly called Pierre II Migeon prior to recent research, was born into a family dynasty of Parisian ébénistes on August 13, 1696. When Pierre IV Migeon came into his own as an ébéniste, his workshop became one of the most popular within eighteenth century Parisian society. His record book survives showing that he was patronized by high-ranking government officials, foreign princes, French aristocracy, and visiting ambassadors. He was also a marchand as well as a cabinet-maker and was extremely influential on the taste of his clients.
Migeon IV focused on tulipwood parquetery, as seen on the present bureau, and he particularly appreciated the contrast of color when different pieces of woods were juxtaposed.


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23383 Schedios è un asteroide troiano di Giove del campo greco. Scoperto nel 1973, presenta un'orbita caratterizzata da un semiasse maggiore pari a 5,2041714 UA e da un'eccentricità di 0,1073553, inclinata di 10,81184° rispetto all'eclittica.

L'asteroide è dedicato a Schedio, il comandante dei Focesi durante l'assedio di Troia.

Collegamenti esterni

Corpi celesti scoperti nel 1973
Schedios


Cider Pound is one of four beautifully renovated stone cottages situated in the middle of stunning countryside on the edge of Exmoor National Park in the small hamlet of Cove. Restored to a high standard from original farm buildings using ECO friendly under floor heating, each cottage is slightly different and benefits from its own private patio with outside furniture and the use of a utility room with washing machines and tumble dryer. They all overlook a beautifully lawned garden with well-stocked flowerbeds and a special touch is the use of a shared outdoor Jacuzzi Spa Pool. The cottages are found down a single partly made lane next to the main farmhouse. Cider Pound is the only cottage sleeping 4 people (the others accommodate 2) and has a lovely open-plan lounge/ kitchen/diner with comfortable seating, a 40" television with Freeview and a modern, well-equipped kitchen. A useful cloakroom completes the accommodation downstairs. Upstairs, both bedrooms benefit from their own en-suite shower rooms – making this cottage perfect for couples who wish to holiday together. Outside, there is ample parking, a level lawned garden and of course the luxurious shared jacuzzi, which is available from the end of March to the end of October, plus Christmas and New Year. Stunning countryside walks are available from the Farm whilst the small town of Bampton is just three miles away and has a good choice of shops, pubs and restaurants. The larger town of Tiverton is a 10 minute drive away. Here you can also visit Bickleigh Mill for shopping and refreshments and which also houses an 18th century watermill. The famous Tiverton canal and National Trust owned Knightshayes are also easily accessible from here.