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Dorothy Jean White
Dorothy Jean White departed this life on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at the age of 83 years, 11 months, and 22 days. She was born in Hardin County, Tennessee, on September 4, 1937, the daughter of the late Jesse W. and Myrtle Harrison Franks. On March 25, 1967, she was united in marriage to L.C. White. In 1969 they moved to Mobile, Alabama and made their home there. She was a member of the St. Andrews Episcopal Church and a secretary for the Alabama Department of Transportation for 15 years. Dorothy loved to read, shopping, and visiting with her family. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, L.C. White of Mobile, Alabama; sons, Robert Charles Cook of Savannah, Tennessee, Jimmy Lynn Cook of Saraland, Alabama, Timmy Woodney Cook of Saraland, Alabama, Mickey David White of Sims, Alabama, and Terry Glen White of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; brother, Roger Dale Franks of Adamsville, Alabama; sister, Mary Nell Roe of Sims, Alabama; 15 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by a great grandson, Myles Chandler Cook; brother, Carroll Franks; and sisters, Betty Ruth Banks and Linda Joyce Hodge.
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Kumar Saurabh
CEO and Co-founder
AI, Automation
Across the IT security industry, there's a growing recognition that enterprises can no longer detect and stop security attacks without the help of automation.
Today's security teams are dedicated, highly trained, and equipped with more advanced tools than ever before. But they're facing a steady stream of attacks that are carefully crafted by determined and well-funded adversaries. Detecting, let alone stopping, attacks against a vast and varied IT infrastructure is increasingly difficult.
Automation can help enterprise Security Operations Centers (SOCs) with three critical activities:
Alert Triage (sorting through data that suggests the presence of a threat)
Threat Hunting (analyzing data carefully to confirm the existence of a threat and discover its characteristics)
Incident Response (responding to and, if necessary, recovering from a threat or incident)
The most difficult of these activities is threat hunting, which today is usually performed manually by security analysts as they pore through data, log into various systems, consults data feeds, and try to determine—as quickly as possible—whether a threat exists.
All three activities require decision making. To perform alert triage, analysts have to decide whether or not an alert indicates a real incident. Then, in the threat hunting stage, analysts have to decide whether an incident constitutes a real threat. Finally, in the incident response stage, analysts end up spending a good deal of time confirming that the incident is a real incident and deciding how best to respond to it.
When it comes to automating alert triage, threat hunting, and incident response, the hardest nut to crack turns out to be automating decision making. SIEMs use rules to perform some rudimentary automation, but they are not powerful or sophisticated enough to replicate a skilled analyst's decision making process. Just ask security teams who get alerts from SIEMs: a vast percentage of these alerts out to be false positives.
Beyond the most rudimentary level, the logic required for decision making is too sophisticated and complex to automate with a scripting language. Fortunately, the gap in what an analyst can do and what can be easily scripted can be bridged by applying machine learning techniques. Machine learning is an artificial intelligence (AI) technique that uses statistical models to learn pattern recognition without having been explicitly programmed to do so.
To see just how quickly and easily machine learning can be applied in a SOC, let's consider an example of a common type of triage performed in a SOC: determining whether or not suspicious emails are spam (annoying but probably harmless) or phishing attacks (definitely harmful to the organization).
Putting Machine Learning to Work for Phishing Triage
In this example, we'll take a collection of email messages forwarded to an enterprise SOC for analysis and use machine learning to determine which of these messages really contain phishing attempts.
The emails arrive at the SOC from users who suspect it to be phishing. The job for the SOC is to evaluate each email more rigorously to determine which are genuinely dangerous.
Building a Machine Learning Workflow with LogicHub
In this example, we'll use the Flow Builder in the LogicHub Intelligent Security Automation platform to train an automated flow for analyzing email. We'll train the system to characterize email as spam or phishing using one set of labeled data, and then testing it against other set of labeled data.
In the image below, you can see the flow we've built for an automated analysis on the left. This flow was built using the drag-and-drop interface in the LogicHub platform. No Python scripting was required.
On the right, you can see examples of incoming emails tentatively classified as spam. There's a similar set of emails suspected of being phishing. (We've obscured the name of the company that received this email.)
In the next step, we apply labels in the context of the flow: suspected spam is labeled 'spam' and suspected phishing is labeled 'phishing.'
Next, we mix these two streams, compiling a single collection containing 'All Emails.' Why? Because we're to re-evaluate all of them to learn whether or not their original classification was correct.
To perform our automated analysis, we need to create a new tag for sorting the email, so we assign a random tag to each email.
Separating Training Data from Test Data
Next, we split the email again into two streams. This time, they're sorted by their random tags, not by their preliminary identification as spam or phishing.
Why are we creating two streams? We're going to use one stream to train our machine learning algorithm to distinguish spam from phishing on the basis of internal characteristics of the email. Machine learning works by training an analytical "machine" to discover patterns, including similarities and differences, from a collection of test data. So, to build our analytical model, we're going to use some of the email received from the SOC as test data to train our machine learning model.
Then we'll apply the machine learning model to the test data, which comprises the other email messages we've received, and assess the accuracy of the original classification of the email.
(Incidentally, it's important that we not use the training data as test data. If we use the same data set for both, then we're testing the machine on the same data we should trained it on. Its results won't vary, and they won't suggest the accuracy of the model when dealing with unfamiliar data.)
In the image below, you can see an example of our test data and how our machine learning model analyzed it. Each message is still tagged with its original label ('spam' or 'phishing'). But now there's an additional label (lhub_label) that presents the machine learning model's analysis of the message, taking into account all the characteristics of the message.
Accurate, Real-Time Analysis for Phishing Triage
For the first two emails shown below, the predicted label (spam) matches the lhub_label (spam). But for the third email, the machine learning analysis produced a different result, showing the analysis to be phishing.
From there, our flow divides the messages into four categories:
True positives (emails that were genuinely phishing threats)
True negatives (emails that were genuinely spam; that is, not phishing threats)
False positives (emails that were spam but that had been misidentified as phishing)
False negatives (emails that were phishing but that had been misidentified as spam)
If we examine some of the messages in the True Positives stream (shown below), we can see that they really are phishing messages.
And if we view the Results of the complete flow, we can see how well our machine learning model performed.
Our machine learning model, which can easily be assembled using built-in classifiers of the LogicHub platform, found:
6 phishing threats
31 spam messages
1 false positive classification (spam incorrectly flagged as phishing)
1 false negative classification (phishing incorrectly flagged as spam)
Overall, the model performed with a precision of 0.86 and an accuracy of 0.95. (Precision refers to the consistency of the analysis. Accuracy refers to the analysis' ability to genuinely detect threats.)
From our work with SOCs, we know that these results match or exceed the results achieved by security analysts. And they were achieved with the benefit of speed, the analysis being completed in seconds not minutes or hours.
And if the model needs fine tuning? Analysts can use the LogicHub platform to correct the results of the analysis, retraining the algorithm and enabling the machine learning model to perform with even greater accuracy in the future.
The Importance of Machine Learning for Security Automation
I hope this example gives you a sense of the advantages of machine learning for automating the threat analysis performed every day in enterprise SOCs.
The LogicHub Intelligent Security Platform's machine learning model was able to quickly distinguish harmful phishing messages from spam, enabling the SOC team to take appropriate corrective actions.
The model performed with 95% accuracy. To achieve these results, no Python programming was needed. Instead, using a drag-and-drop interface, an analyst was able to build an analytical flow, which was trained on live data in the SOC. Once built, this flow can be used repeatedly, copied, modified, and elaborated on as needed, enabling analysts to respond more quickly to genuine threats.
This shows the power of machine learning: fast, accurate results were achieved with minimal programming, and analysts were spared the need to evaluate the data entirely.
In any overworked SOC today, LogicHub's machine learning approach can eliminate the vast majority of false positives received by the SOC and enable to the SOC to perform 10X more threat hunting.
Hormazd Romer
Monica Jain

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This article documents all major events in the sport of darts over the course of 2016.

BDO
January
 January 2 – 10: 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in  Frimley Green
 Men's winner:  Scott Waites
 Women's winner:  Trina Gulliver
 Youth winner:  Joshua Richardson
 January 17: Quebec Open in  Drummondville
 Men's winner:  Dawson Murschell
 Women's winner:  Cindy Hayhurst
 January 22 – 24: Romanian Darts Festival in  Bucharest
 Men's Classic winner:  Jamie Hughes
 Women's Classic winner:  Anette Tillbom
 Men's Open winner:  Fabian Roosenbrand
 Women's Open winner:  Rachel Brooks
 January 22 – 24: Las Vegas Open in  Las Vegas
 Men's winner:  Benjamin Dersch
 Women's winner:  Paula Murphy
 January 29 – 31: Dutch Open in  Assen
 Men's winner:  Martin Adams
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
February
 February 7: Canterbury Classic in
 Men's winner:  Cody Harris
 Women's winner:  Tina Osborne
 February 12 – 14: Scottish Open in  Renfrew
 Men's winner:  Danny Noppert
 Women's winner:  Lorraine Winstanley
 February 20: Syracuse Open in  Syracuse
 Men's winner:  Jim Widmayer
 Women's winner:  Paula Murphy
March
 March 4 – 6: Halifax Open in
 Men's winner:  Jeff Smith
 Women's winner:  Patricia Farrell
 March 10 – 13: Isle of Man Classic and Open in
 Men's Classic winner:  Scott Mitchell
 Women's Classic winner:  Deta Hedman
 Men's Open winner:  Tony O'Shea
 Women's Open winner:  Lisa Ashton
 March 11 – 13: Greater Vancouver Open in
 Men's winner:  Shawn Burt
 Women's winner:  Kim Bellay-Rouselle
 March 12 – 13: 2016 Iceland Open in
 Men's winner:  Göran Eriksson
 Women's winner:  Elin Mortensen
 March 12 – 13: West Coast Classic in
 Men's winner:  Koha Kokiri
 Women's winner:  Kim Kelly
 Boys' winner:  Bobby Mckeig
 Girls' winner:  Erin Dawson
 March 13 – Torremolinos Festival of Darts in  Torremolinos
 Men's winner:  Gary Tipping
 Women's winner:  Paula Jacklin
 March 18 – 20: Saint John Port City Open Dart Shoot in  Saint John
 Men's winner:  David Cameron
 Women's winner:  Patricia Farrell
 March 19: HAL Masters in  Venray
 Men's winner:  Geert De Vos
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 Boys' winner:  Justin van Tergouw
 Girls' winner:  Kyana Frauenfelder
 March 20: Hal Open in  Venray
 Men's winner:  Wesley Harms
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 Boys' winner:  Maikel Verberk
 Girls' winner:  Kyana Frauenfelder
 March 26: South Island Masters in
 Winner:  Warren Parry
 March 26 – 27: Victorian Easter Open in
 Men's winner:  Harley Kemp
 Women's winner:  Natalie Carter
 Boys' winner:  Colby Dodge
 Girls' winner:  Kassandra Lee
 March 26: Napoleon Games Top Of Waregem in
 Men's winner:  Madars Razma
 Women's winner:  Anastasia Dobromyslova
 Boys' winner:  Levy Frauenfelder
 Girls' winner:  Tamara Van der Meirsch
 March 27: Napoleon Games Masters Of Waregem in
 Men's winner:  Danny Noppert
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Boys' winner:  Justin van Tergouw
 Girls' winner:  Kyana Frauenfelder
April
 April 1 – 3: The Main Event in  Saskatoon
 Men's winner:  David Cameron
 Women's winner:  Roxanne VanTassel
 April 2: Virginia Beach Dart Classic in  Virginia Beach
 Men's winner:  Darin Young
 Women's winner:  Paula Murphy
 April 2: White Mountain Shootout in  Shelburne
 Men's winner:  Tom Sawyer
 Women's winner:  Pam Briggs
 April 8 – 10: Charlotte Open in  Charlotte
 Men's winner:  Joe Chaney
 Women's winner:  Sandy Hudson
 April 16: Bull's German Open in
 Men's Singles winner:  Danny Noppert
 Women's Singles winner:  Aileen de Graaf
 Boys' winner:  Justin van Tergouw
 Girls' winner:  Christina Schuler
 April 17: Bull's Darts Masters in
 Men's Singles winner:  Wesley Harms
 Women's Singles winner:  Aileen de Graaf
 April 22 – 24: Murray Bridge Grand Prix in  Adelaide
 Men's winner:  Peter Machin
 Women's winner:  Corrine Hammond
 Boys' winner:  Zaine Skelton
 Girls' winner:  Elleesha Jarrett
 April 24: North Island Masters in
 Men's winner:  Craig Caldwell
 Women's winner:  Sha Hohipa
 April 29 – May 1: Estonia Open in
 Men's winner:  Peter Sajwani
 Women's winner:  Kaisu Rekinen
 April 30: 2016 Denmark Open darts in
 Men's winner:  Darius Labanauskas
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
May
 May 1: Denmark Masters in
 Men's winner:  Glen Durrant
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Boys' winner:  Wessel Nijman
 Girls' winner:  Iselin Hauen
 May 6 – 8: Newfoundland & Labrador Spring Open in  St. John's
 Men's winner:  David Cameron
 Women's winner:  Patricia Farrell
 May 12 – 15: Welsh Open in  Prestatyn
 Men's winner:  Cameron Menzies
 Women's winner:  Lindsey Ashton
 May 14: Lithuania Open in
 Men's winner:  Darius Labanauskas
 Women's winner:  Maret Liiri
 May 21: Polish Open in
 Men's winner:  Darren Clifford
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Boys' winner:  Gijsbert van Malsem
 Girls' winner:  Veerle Hamelink
 May 21 & 22: Sunshine State Classic in  Brisbane
 Men's winner:  Raymond Smith
 Women's winner:  Corrine Hammond
 Youth winner:  Fletcher Blair
 May 22: Police Masters in
 Men's winner:  James Hurrell
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Boys' winner:  Dennis Wunsch
 Girls' winner:  Leni Nielsen
 May 28: Finnish Open in
 Men's winner:  Tony Alanentalo
 Women's winner:  Vicky Pruim
 Youth winner:  Otto Kekäläinen
 May 28 – 30: 2016 BDO World Trophy in  Frimley Green
 Men's winner:  Darryl Fitton
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 May 29: Finnish Masters in
 Men's winner:  Dennis Nilsson
 Women's winner:  Vicky Pruim
June
 June 3 – 5: Swiss Open in  Lausen
 Men's winner:  Jeffrey Sparidaans
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Youth winner:  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
 June 3 – 6: BDO International Open in  Somerset
 Men's winner:  Nick Kenny
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 Youth winner:  Owen Maiden
 June 5: Canterbury Open in
 Men's winner:  Greg Moss
 Women's winner:  Sha Hohipa
 June 17 – 18: Canadian Open in  Richmond
 Men's winner:  Kiley Edmunds
 Women's winner:  Karrah Boutilier
 June 17 – 19: England National Singles in  Selsey
 Men's winner:  Gary Robson
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 June 18: Puma NZ Masters in
 Men's winner:  Mark McGrath
 Women's winner:  Tina Osborne
 June 18 & 19: England Open in  Selsey
 Men's winner:  Glen Durrant
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 June 25 – 26: Central Coast Classic  Gosford
 Men's winner:  Raymond Lane
 Women's winner:  Corrine Hammond
 June 25 – 26: Austrian Open Vienna in
 Men's winner:  Robert Allenstein
 Women's winner:  Veronika Ihász
 Boys' winner:  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
 Girls' winner:  Boglarka Bokor
July
 July 1 – 3: Australian Grand Masters in  Canberra
 Men's winner:  Corey Cadby
 Women's winner:  Corrine Hammond
 July 10: Japan Open  Tokyo
 Men's winner:  Seigo Asada
 Women's winner:  Fallon Sherrock
 July 30: BDO Shownights Winmau European Darts Classic in  Blackpool
 Men's winner:  Scott Waites
 Women's winner:  Anastasia Dobromyslova
 July 30: Pacific Masters in  Bendigo
 July 31: 2016 European Darts Open in  Blackpool
 Men's winner:  Glen Durrant
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 Youth winner:  Jordan Singh
August
 August 5 – 7: Belgium Open in
 Men's winner:  Ross Montgomery
 Women's winner:  Aileen de Graaf
 Youth winner:  Justin van Tergouw
 Girl's winner:  Layla Brussel
 August 6: USA Darts Classic in  Stamford
 Men's winner:  Tom Sawyer
 Women's winner:  Paula Murphy
 Youth winner:  Tyler Burnett
 Girl's winner:  Kaylee Roy
 August 10: New Zealand Open in  Rotorua
 Men's winner:  Cody Harris
 Women's winner:  Tina Osborne
 August 12 – 14: Antwerp Open in  Antwerp
 Men's winner:  Jimmy Hendriks
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 Youth winner:  Justin van Tergouw
 Girl's winner:  Kyana Frauenfelder
 August 19: LDO Swedish Classic in  Malmö
 Winner:  Aileen de Graaf
 August 20: Swedish Open in  Malmö
 Men's winner:  Glen Durrant
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
 August 20 & 21: Hong Kong Open in
 Men's winner:  Paolo Nebrida
 Women's winner:  Inoue Sayaka
 August 20 & 21: Van Diemen Classic Grand Prix in  Westbury
 Men's winner:  Michael Pearce
 Women's winner:  Sandra Smith
 August 26 – 28: French Open in
 Men's winner:  Geert De Vos
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Youth winner:  Dylan Van Beers
 August 27: LDO Ladies Classic in  Gainsborough
 Winner:  Lisa Ashton
September
 September 2 – 4: Music City Classic in  Nashville
 September 9 – 11: England Classic in  Selsey
 Men's winner:  Dean Reynolds
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 September 9 – 11: England Masters in  Selsey
 Men's winner:  Glen Durrant
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Youth winner:  Tyler Radlett
 Girl's winner:  Nicolle Bidgway
 September 11: Catalonia Open Darts in  Calella
 Men's winner:  Martín Martí
 Women's winner:  Sharon Prins
 September 17: BDO British Classic in  Bridlington
 Men's winner:  Glen Durrant
 Women's winner:  Claire Brookin
 September 17: 2016 Auckland Open in
 Men's winner:  Mark Cleaver
 Women's winner:  Jo Steed
 September 17 & 18: Baltic Cup Open in
 Men's winner:  Dennis Nilsson
 Women's winner:  Ramona Eriksen
 September 18: BDO British Open in  Bridlington
 Men's winner:  Cameron Menzies
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 September 24 & 25: North Queensland Classic in
 Men's winner:  Raymond Smith
 Women's winner:  Corrine Hammond
 September 25: Dutch Open in  Egmond aan Zee
 Men's winner:  Martin Adams
 Women's winner:  Lisa Ashton
October
 October 7 – 9: Luxembourg Open in
 Men's winner:  Darryl Fitton
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Youth winner:  Marvin Van Velzen
 Women's Youth winner:  Layla Brussel
 October 14 – 16: Latvia Open in  Riga
 Men's winner:  Madars Razma
 Women's winner:  Kaisu Rekinen
 Youth winner:  Rihards Slisans
 October 14 – 16: Northern Ireland Open in  Newry
 Men's winner:  Keith Rooney
 Women's winner:  Deta Hedman
 Youth winner:  Keane Barry
 October 15: Colorado Open in  Denver
 Men's winner:  Joe Chaney
 Women's winner:  Stacey Pace
 Youth winner:  Tyler Burnett
 October 15 & 16: Australian Grand Masters in  Geelong
 Men's winner:  John Weber
 Women's winner:  Corrine Hammond
 Boy's winner:  Matt Evans
 Girl's winner:  Prosperity Nicholson
 October 19 – 26: Turkish Open in  Kemer
 Masters winners:  Umit Uygunsozlu (m) /  Aileen de Graaf (f)
 Open winners:  Martin Phillips (m) /  Aileen de Graaf (f)
 October 21 – 23: Witch City Open in  Nashua
 October 22: Alan King Memorial in  Dunedin
 Winner:  Mark McGrath
 October 22: EDO London Ladies Classic in  London
 Winner:  Anastasia Dobromyslova
 October 23: EDO London Ladies Open in  London
 Winner:  Anastasia Dobromyslova
November
 November 4 – 6: Chris Hatter Memorial in
 Winners:  Jim Edwards (m) /  Ivy Wieshlow (f)
 November 5 & 6: Hungarian Open in  Budapest
 Open winners:  Krzysztof Ratajski (m) /  Deta Hedman (f)
 Youth winners:  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez /  Vivien Czipó (f)
 Masters winners:  Rusty-Jake Rodriguez /  Deta Hedman (f)
 November 10 – 13: Jersey Festival of darts in  Jersey
 November 12: Seacoast Open in  Andover
 Winners:  David Cameron (m) /  Trish Grzesik (f)
 November 12: Ted Clements Memorial in  Levin
 Winners:  Cody Harris (m) /  Sha Hohipa (f)
 November 15 – 17: 2016 Malta Open darts in  Buġibba
 Winners:  Paul Williams (m) /  Christine Readhead (f)
 November 18 – 20: Czech Open in  Prague
 Winners:  Andy Baetens (m) /  Anastasia Dobromyslova (f)
 Youth winners:  Romn Benecky (m) /  Vivien Czipó (f)
 November 30 – December 4: World Masters (TBD)
December
 December 4: Darts Golden Nugget in
 December 9 – 11: Zuiderduin Masters

PDC
 December 17, 2015 – January 3, 2016: 2016 PDC World Darts Championship in  London
 Winner:  Gary Anderson
 January 30 & 31: 2016 Masters in  Milton Keynes
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 February 12 – 14: 2016 Dutch Darts Masters in  Venray
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 March 4 – 6: 2016 UK Open in  Minehead
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 March 26 – 28: 2016 German Darts Masters in  Munich
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 May 6 – 8: 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy in
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 May 13 – 15: 2016 European Darts Matchplay in  Hamburg
 Winner:  James Wade
 May 26 & 27: 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters in  Dubai
 Winner:  Gary Anderson
 June 2 – 5: 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts in  Frankfurt
 Winners:
 June 10 – 12: 2016 Austrian Darts Open in  Vienna
 Winner:  Phil Taylor
 June 17 – 19: 2016 Auckland Darts Masters in  Auckland
 Winner:  Gary Anderson
 June 25 & 26: 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters in  Shanghai
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 July 6 & 7: 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters in  Tokyo
 Winner:  Gary Anderson
 July 16 – 24: 2016 World Matchplay in  Blackpool
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 July 21 – 29: 2016 European Darts Open in  Düsseldorf
 Winner:  Glen Durrant
 August 18 – 20: 2016 Sydney Darts Masters in  Sydney
 Winner:  Phil Taylor
 August 25 – 27: 2016 Perth Darts Masters in  Perth
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 September 2 – 4: 2016 International Darts Open in  Riesa
 Winner:  Mensur Suljović
 September 9 – 11: 2016 European Darts Trophy in  Mülheim
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 September 16 – 18: 2016 European Darts Grand Prix in  Sindelfingen
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 September 24 & 25: 2016 Champions League of Darts in  Cardiff
 Winner:  Phil Taylor
 October 2 – 8: 2016 World Grand Prix in  Dublin
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 October 14 – 16: 2016 German Darts Championship in  Hildesheim
 Winner:  Alan Norris
 October 28 – 30: 2016 European Championship in  Hasselt
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 November 5 & 6: 2016 World Series of Darts Finals in  Glasgow
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 November 12 – 20: 2016 Grand Slam of Darts in  Wolverhampton
 Winner:  Michael van Gerwen
 November 25 – 27: 2016 Players Championship Finals in  Minehead
 October 16 – November 27: 2016 PDC World Youth Championship in  Minehead

References

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Nordmazedonien EU-Projekte
North Macedonia: Strengthening of the penitentiary system and the probation service
Albania: Consolidation of the Justice System in Albania (EURALIUS V)
Georgia: Support for the Independence, Accountability and Efficiency of the Judiciary in Georgia
Kyrgyzstan: The Rule of Law Programme in the Kyrgyz Republic – 2nd phase (ROLPRO2)
Moldova: Capacity Building of the National Centre for Personal Data Protection of the Republic of Moldova
Moldova: Support to the Police Reform in the Republic of Moldova
Morocco: Assistance technique auprès de la Délégation Générale à l'Administration Pénitentiaire et à la Réinsertion pour appuyer la mise en œuvre des Politiques de réinsertion sociale des détenus et de prévention de la récidive*
North Macedonia: Building of the Institutional Capacity of the Investigative Centres
North Macedonia: Strengthening the capacities of the authorised bodies for fight against crime
Serbia: Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Serbia
Completed EU Projects
Albania: Consolidation of the Justice System in Albania (EURALIUS IV)
Armenia: Approximation process of EU Acquis and Policies on Judicial Cooperation and Capacity Building of the Translation Centre on Judicial Sector Terminologies and Methodologies
Azerbaijan: Capacity Development for Enhancing Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights in the Republic of Azerbaijan (CORAZ)
Bulgaria and Romania: Enhancing the efficiency of the public prosecutor´s offices of Bulgaria and Romania in the field of dealing with victims of crime and promoting their cooperation with local and foreign victim support organisations
Croatia: Further Improvement of Institutional Capacity of all Misdemeanour Courts
Croatia: Support to further development and strengthening of the Probation Service in Croatia (CRO PROBATION)
Croatia: Support to the prison system of the Republic of Croatia (CRO PRISYS)
Croatia: Support to the Reform of Criminal Proceedings
Georgia: Facility for the Implementation of the Association Agreement in Georgia
Georgia: Legislative Impact Assessment, Drafting and Representation
Georgia: Support to the Reform of the Criminal Justice System in Georgia
Jordan: Support to Penitentiary Reform
Kosovo: Strengthening policy formulation and legislative drafting
Kosovo: Further Support to Legal Education Reform I
Kosovo: Further support to legal education reform II
Kosovo: Improving the Approximation of Laws and Coherence of the Legal Framework
Kosovo: Strengthening International Legal Cooperation
Kosovo: Strengthening the correctional and probation services in Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan: Promotion of Rule of Law in the Kyrgyz Republic
Libya: Security and Justice Support Project (SJSP)
Moldova: Project to Support the Coordination of Justice Sector Reform in Moldova
Moldova: Support to the Constitutional Court of Moldova
Moldova: Support to the Pre-Trial Investigation, Prosecution and the Defence Set-Up in Moldova
Montenegro: Support to Penitentiary Reform
Multilateral: EuroMed Justice III
Romania: Cooperation between the EU Member States for the purposes of solving the civil cases regarding the wrongful removal or retention of a child
Romania: Improving cooperation between judges and public notaries in cross-border civil matters
Romania: New operational tools for EU law enforcement and judicial authorities to conduct financial investigations in transnational cases with asset recovery component
Romania: Protecting the Civil Rights of the European Citizens - Multidisciplinary Approach
Romania: Training the judges in the field of securing the rights of the EU citizens within the criminal proceedings
Serbia: Policy and Legal Advice Centre (SEPLAC)
Serbia: Improving capacities and capabilities within the prison system in the Republic of Serbia
Tunisia: Renforcement des institutions de l'administration pénitentiaire
Turkey: Implementation Capacity of Turkish Police to Prevent Disproportionate Use of Force
Turkey: Improved Court Expert System
Turkey: Improved Relations between Mass Media and Judiciary
Turkey: Strengthening Capacity Against Cybercrime
Turkey: Strengthening Witness Protection Capacities
Turkey: Towards an Effective and Professional Justice Academy
Ukraine: EU twinning Strengthening the institutional capacity of the Supreme Court of Ukraine in the field of human rights protection at the national level
Ukraine: Harmonisation of Competition and Public Procurement Systems in Ukraine with EU Standards
Ukraine: Project to Support Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine
Uzbekistan: Support to Criminal Judicial Reforms in Uzbekistan
Those involved in the project during the opening event in Skopje
Project Manager: Stefan Scherrer
RTA: Axel Briemle
Responsible at the IRZ: Katharina Tegeder, Bojana Tadic
Since the end of August 2018, the IRZ has been leading the EU twinning project for supporting the reform of the penitentiary system and the probation service in North Macedonia. The Dutch Center for International Legal Cooperation (CILC) is a junior partner in the project, which is running for 24 months and led by the IRZ. As part of the National Strategy for the Development of the Penitentiary System in Macedonia (2015-2019), the project has a total investment of EUR 950,000 and aims to offer support in two key areas:
Development of proposals for improving the institutional and administrative capacities of the penitentiary system, with a focus on improving the management and operation of prisons, in order to guarantee unlimited respect for human rights with regard to the treatment of prisoners;
Development of a probation system for carrying out probation measures and alternative sanctions, as well as improving the cooperation between all the relevant organisations and institutions in this area.
The implementation of the project began on 31 August 2018 with the arrival of the Resident Twinning Adviser (RTA) in Skopje and was opened on 21 November 2018 with an official ceremony. During the opening ceremony, the provisional work schedule, which serves as the basis for the future implementation of the project, was approved and signed. During the first three months of the project, initial measures for the development of processes and criteria for the maintenance of penal institutions have already been carried out.
In close cooperation with the department for implementing punitive measures at the North Macedonian Ministry of Justice, over the next few months the relevant legislation will be analysed, suggestions for improvements will be put forward and sustainable training measures for improving the management and monitoring capacities of prisons and the probation service will be developed. In addition, a variety of workshops, seminars and study visits will take place in Germany and the Netherlands to provide information on tried-and-tested practices and recognised principles for probation services.


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Yamaha P45 Review (2023) – Good Budget Digital Piano?
Quick Review: From Yamaha's P series, Yamaha P45 is one of the most affordable digital pianos that the brand has produced. With this price tag, the quality of the sound and its features are never compromised. This price tag indeed is a good welcome instrument for students who are just starting to play the piano and a good addition to their collection for professional piano players.
When choosing a keyboard, most piano players would look for the ones which have a simple and straightforward panel. More will be discussed in a while, but one notable feature on this digital piano is its keyboard, which has a common navigation which is usually seen in an entry-level piano board.
Yamaha P45, 88-Key Weighted Action Digital Piano
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It is cheaper compared to other digital pianos
It has 88 fully weighted keys
Easy to use and is perfect for beginners
Comes with 10 realistic instrument sounds
There is no built-in recorder that comes with it
The speakers are a bit too weak for live performances
The headphone jack is inconveniently placed on the back
The footswitch is a bit flimsy
Its keyboards are realistically weighted. In the higher notes, the keys are lighter while in the lower keys it is heavier. This makes it easier to play even if you are transferring from a digital Yamaha P45 to a full-sized acoustic piano. It also comes in a matte finish to ensure that there will be no risk of slipping even when you are playing for a longer period of time.
The keys are also beautifully finished. It comes with a four setting for key sensitivity. With this, you can adjust the sensitivity according to your own liking.
Dual Mode (Layering)
As an instrument manufacturer, Yamaha is famous for their AWM dynamic sampling technology. By this feature, it replicates a high-quality sound of an acoustic instrument. Like the sound from a full concert grand piano, that's what the P45 stereo sound is.
Compared to its predecessors, the P45 is improved from 32 to 64 notes. For this reason, this newer model can keep in memory twice as many notes. The best part? a 64-note polyphony keyboard is enough to allow you to play complex classical pieces.
Yamaha P45 features 2 x 12 cm, built-in speakers. The sounds it produces is loud enough to practice in a small room and perform live in front of a few people. However, if you plan to play live along with other instruments, it is recommended that you use an external amplifier. The sound can be a little weak for occasions such as this.
In addition to this, the sound quality through the onboard speakers is pretty good as well. This especially considering the size of the instrument. Although it is a bit small, the sound remains clear and you cannot hear any distortion of the sound even if you put the volume on max.
Yamaha P45 has dual-mode layering. Imagine, you can layer another instrument sound with a piano which you can experiment on sounds. You can also adjust the balance of the sounds between instruments on dual mode.
Another fun feature is you can split the keyboard into two sections. It only means that you can have another person to play with, on one keyboard. The thing is, you cannot split the keyboard between 2 different sounds. Instead, you can still play on dual-mode another instrument along with the piano.
Like any other digital piano, you don't need to worry about tuning. It comes with a standard A440 pitch. In addition, fine-tuning allows you to customize the pitch of the entire keyboard in 0.2Hz increments.
P45 also has a great feature like a built-in metronome which keeps the tempo steady for you. This is a good training feature to develop fundamental skills to keep up with the sense of rhythm. When you are comfortable enough with the rhythm, there's an auto power-off function for the metronome.
In every product not limited to instruments, most have cons and drawbacks. Like any other model, the P45 also has some of which it provides alternatives.
First, Yamaha P45 does not have a built-in recorder that is loud enough speaker for a bigger crowd. But, you can always use the connectors to record it on your computer and plug an amplifier for louder sound.
Second, this keyboard does not feature moisture-absorbing key-tops. This means that it does not provide a grip or feel of an Ebony & Ivory keys. Instead, it features a matte finish which provides the grip when the keys become moist.
Lastly, recording and playback are not available on this model. It does not have a built-in audio recorder, but USB connection is available. You can use it to record your music instead.
Before my final verdict, whatever you choose for a digital piano, there's always pros and cons. You just need to find the best one that fits you and a keyboard that has a great feature. And this Yamaha P-45 has its great feature and alternatives for what it lacks.
For you who want to learn the piano, a digital piano from Yamaha is the best choice, as it is lightweight and easy to operate. Though it only has the basic set of features it is pretty much everything a beginner could ask.
In addition, as a beginner that is on a budget, the P45 is a great choice! It is simple, easy to use, has 88 fully weighted keys, and has that very realistic piano sound, what more could you ask for?
Get the Yamaha P-45 here.
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If you're looking for a great sounding piano that doesn't take up space, then the Yamaha P45 might be the piano for you. Not only does it naturally sound like a grand piano, but it's also portable - perfect for those who want to take their pianos on the road.

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Independent Judging Panel
A team of respected, independent judges from across the packaging print industry are at the heart of these awards. Winners – chosen by the panel – receive an award that reflects the change, regeneration and dynamism that it takes to be a Global Flexo Innovation Award winner.
The judges will select entries that surprise with showstopping creativity; impress with conversion from another process and record-setting efficiency; and inspire with a real contribution to sustainable print.
Chris Horton, lead judge
Print entrepreneur and former executive Chris Horton will chair the Global Flexo Innovation Awards 2020/21. An industry expert, Chris entered the graphic services industry in 1988 when he founded Advance Printing Products (APP). In early 2001, Chris successfully merged APP with Southern Graphic Systems and was instrumental in the company's international growth until he retired in 2016. Chris was part of the judging team for the 2018/19 Flexo Innovation Awards.
Stefano d'Andrea
Industrial graphic expert, flexographic process trainer and consultant, Stefano d'Andrea began his career in packaging print and visual communication in 1986. The opportunities to improve quality in flexography through the sharing of technical knowledge prompted him to establish his independent training and consultancy activity. Stefano holds a FIRST Certified Implementation Specialist – Level III qualification, and actively collaborates with FTA Europe and Atif, the Italian technical association for flexography.
Laurel Brunner
Journalist and consultant, Laurel Brunner is managing director of Digital Dots, a graphic arts research group, specializing in digital prepress, printing and publishing. As well as consulting with, and providing editorial services to, publishers, manufacturers and industry associations, Laurel works with several ISO working groups and is convener of ISO's Working Group 11, developing standards relating to the environmental impact of graphics technology, including print media.
Matthew Daniels
Matthew's prepress and design career began in 1990, including a role at SCA Packaging developing HD flexo printing capability. He joined Unilever in 2003 as Packaging Artwork Manager for Spreads and Cooking products, rolling out innovation and renovation projects. Since then, Matthew's roles at Unilever have included reducing complexity and improving standardization across packaging teams and global R&D for intelligent packaging. Matthew's current role is Artwork Excellence Innovation Manager in Marketing Services.
Jason Goode
Jason has spent over 20 years working in the packaging industry, with roles ranging from applied research and technology, to hands on packaging engineering, through to team management, packaging innovation and business systems development at Amcor, Simplot and Reece Group. Jason believes in continuous improvement in all aspects of packaging, be it artwork design, printing, packaging design and materials, with sustainability always front of mind. Jason is also in his 4th year as a board member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation.
Kai Lankinen
Kai Lankinen's approach to print is nicely summed up by his motto, less is more. As executive partner and co-owner of leading European prepress house Marvaco, Kai is closely involved in serving leading packaging brand owners and printers. He has 20-years industry experience, and has collaborated with partners on numerous projects to improve flexo. He has recently finalized his doctoral thesis 'Evaluation of Expanded Gamut Printing in Flexography'.
Sebastian Longo
President and Managing Director of Fotograbados Longo S.A, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sebastian is the third generation in the family business founded by his grandfather 80 years ago. At the centre of the business is flexible packaging, with a wide focus on all aspects of flexo, from prepress, and color management to plate production. Sebastian is currently completing a FIRST Implementation Specialist Certification course.
Ken McGuire
A proven inventor and new product innovator, Ken McGuire is a named inventor on 53 US patents, with 30 more patents pending. Ken is a Research Fellow at Procter and Gamble, where his work has involved co-inventing ThermaCare heat wraps and Press 'n Seal food wraps. His current area of focus – disruptive innovation in materials – is strongly focused on flexible packaging and enabling technology.
Chip Tonkin
After 15 years in the packaging and printing industry, Dr Chip Tonkin joined Clemson University to launch the Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design & Graphics, where he is director. The institute brings together academic disciplines and industry partners to drive innovative packaging development. Chip is also the Chair of the Department of Graphic Communications at Clemson University, where he studied for his MS in Graphic Communications and completed his PhD in Computer Science.
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Omius, a California-based startup just unveiled a sports jacket concept using robotics to automatically adapt its thermal protection to the wearer's environmental conditions.
Who never dreamt of a piece of clothing that would be smart enough to adjust itself to your body's needs? Well maybe a lot of people, but it has long been a dream for the nerdy me :-) and, well it seems it's close to become a reality!
The jacket is equipped with electronically operated vents, that open or close to keep the wearer at a consistent temperature (it kind of recalls this project from the MIT Media Labs, which was made with a bacteria, instead of electronics). Its ventilation system was inspired by stomata – the microscopic pores plants open and close to let gases in & out. According to the user's body temperature, small vents will open or close along the wind & waterproof fabric, letting more space for the hot / cold air to move away from the body.
The vents are triggered by sensors which monitor both the body and the outside temperature, sending the data through a processor which triggers the vents. The users can also open or close the vents manually, so that it fits to their own preference.
A pre-ordering should be launched soon, along with a Kickstarter campaign. For more, you can register on their website to be the first to know when it will be available.


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// APNMessageQueryWrapper.js — APNRS
// today is 11/13/12, it is now 04:42 PM
// created by TotenDev
// see LICENSE for details.
//

//Modules
var assert = require('assert'),
    queries = require('./APNQueries.js')(),
    definitions = require('./definitions.js')();
/**
* Initialize APNMessageQueryWrapper function
**/
module.exports = function (databaseOptions) { return new APNMessageQueryWrapper(databaseOptions); }
function APNMessageQueryWrapper(databaseOptions,pushServerOptions) {
  this.databaseInformations = databaseOptions;
}
/**
* List Active Devices from database
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageListActiveDevicesOnDB = function APNMessageListActiveDevicesOnDB(callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //list active devices on db
    queries.listActiveDevices(connection,'ASC',function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}
/**
* List Active Devices from database with tags associated with
* @param Array(string) tags - array of tag names (aka.strings) - REQUIRED
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageListActiveDevicesWithTagsOnDB = function APNMessageListActiveDevicesWithTagsOnDB(tags,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //list active devices associated with tags on db
    queries.listActiveDevicesWithTags(connection,tags,function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}
/**
* Check if device token is valid on database
* @param String token - array of tag names (aka.strings) - REQUIRED
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageTokenIsValid = function APNMessageTokenIsValid(token,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //get device on db by token
    queries.getDeviceByToken(connection,token,function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}
/**
* Check if device token is valid on database
* @param String token - device token - REQUIRED
* @param String badge - device badge - REQUIRED
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageUpdateDeviceBadge = function APNMessageUpdateDeviceBadge(token,badge,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //update device badge
    queries.updateDeviceBadge(connection,token,badge,function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}

/**
* Insert Push Message with initial status on database
* @param String msg - message obj with badge,sound and text - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean isBroadcasting - flag if this message is a result of a broadcast message - REQUIRED
* @param Array tags -  if message is send by tags it'll be displayed - REQUIRED
* @param String deviceToken -  device token - REQUIRED
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageCreateLog = function APNMessageCreateLog(msg,isBroadcasting,tags,deviceToken,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //crate push notifications log on db
    queries.createPushMessageLog(connection,msg,isBroadcasting,tags,deviceToken,"sending",function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}
/**
* Update Push Message status on database
* @param String logID - log id return by 'createPushMessageLog' function' - REQUIRED
* @param String status - message status - REQUIRED
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageUpdateLogStatus = function APNMessageUpdateLogStatus(logID,status,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //crate push notifications log on db
    queries.updatePushMessageLogStatus(connection,logID,status,function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}
/**
* List Push Notification
* @param String order - order of this list (ASC|DSC) - REQUIRED
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageListOnDB = function APNMessageListOnDB(order,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //list messages
    queries.listPushNotificationsMessage(connection,order,function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}
/**
* List Push Notification Datapoints on Database function
* @param Date startDate - date to start datapoints of registering and unregistering
* @param Date endDate - date to end datapoints of registering and unregistering
* @param Function callback - function callback - REQUIRED
* @param Boolean callback.okay - if filled okay (true) or with errored (false).
* @param String callback.resp - response string|obj when convinient.
**/
APNMessageQueryWrapper.prototype.APNMessageListPushNotificationsDataPointsOnDB = function APNMessageListPushNotificationsDataPointsOnDB(startDate,endDate,callback) {
  //create database connection for listing
  queries.defaultDatabaseConnection(this.databaseInformations,function (connection) {
    //list push notifications on database
    queries.listPushNotificationDatapoints(connection,startDate,endDate,function (status,resp) {
      definitions.respondQueryCallback(connection,callback,status,resp);
    });
  },callback);
}

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Němčičky (Klein Niemtschitz) ist der Name mehrerer Orte in Tschechien

Němčičky, Gemeinde im Okres Brno-venkov, siehe Němčičky u Brna
Němčičky, Gemeinde im Okres Břeclav, siehe Němčičky u Hustopečí
Němčičky, Gemeinde im Okres Znojmo, siehe Němčičky nad Jevišovkou
Němčičky, Ortsteil von Rokycany


We woke up and started riding.
The sun came up, it rained, the sun went down, it stopped raining, the moon came up, we kept riding, the moon went down, the sun came up and a few hours later we rolled into Dayton, TN.
We rode 2,200 miles in 48 hours, let's just say we were a little sore.
Here we are after pulling in.
We left Laguna early in the morning and headed east. We rode past wind farms (where we took the picture for the top of the blog), stopped in Phoenix Arizona and ate a fun lunch with some friends and continued east.
Around midnight we stopped in Albuquerque and got a hotel room for the night.
After a nice night in Fallbrook Eric headed down to San Diego for a meeting and I stayed behind and hung out with the Sinclairs. When Eric got back we packed up and made the short trip up to Laguna beach where we spent the night with another xanga friend broncomom.
Here I am about to leave the lighthouse hostel.
We made it to Fallbrook and spent the night with some friends, they took us out to dinner then we went for a walk on the beach and I braved the water for a nightly swim.


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On The Illegal Imprisonment Of Pastor James Coates.
Pastor Coates.
"Tell physic of her boldness; Tell skill of its pretension; Tell charity of coldness; Tell law it is contention;
And as they do reply, so give them still the lie"-Sir Walter Raleigh.
THE IMPRISONMENT OF PASTOR COATES was the most blatantly heinous and incoherent act of indulgent political law the province of Alberta has ever seen since Albertan wheat farmers were arrested for selling their own wheat to the US because they were in the jurisdiction of the now(thankfully) defunct wheat board.
What makes the arrest of Pastor Coates particularly more heinous is that he wasn't breaking an unfair law, he was breaking a public health press conference talking point which was later branded as the "law". From what I gather, the Public Health Act has not been amended to say churches must close without any evidence of anyone having a "communicable" disease. If the Act had been amended, than the law(so-called) must still be broken so that its baselessness can be exposed in a court of law. Specialized laws such as public health law are much like a swamp creature which grabs ahold of you once you were settled and convinced that the seemingly tranquil pond was incapable of housing such a monstrosity. Like the monster in the pond, unjust laws and political power always linger just below the surface readying itself to act on the sufficient idiocy of public consent.
Just imagine yourself catching a fish on an empty sea and then having a police sea patrolman examine the fish to see if the size of it is legal. If the fish is above legal size, the officer (being the extortionate scoundrel that he is) will not simply tell you that particular fish is prohibited as he necessarily has to coerce you to attend court as an idolatrous gesture to his petty justice of the peace comrades. All pleasantries that you have with an officer of the law(so-called) are but a ruse to make the incoming unpleasantness of what the law is(usually in accordance with his misinterpretation) sound benign and sensible when it is actually illogical and laughable. Now imagine a petite woman and her two children attend a crowded church service and are then confronted by a large policeman who must compensate for his fragile masculinity by angrily stating, without any recognition of circumstance, that "you are in violation of the law young lady! As an honorable servant of the courts I must declare that you are under arrest and that you will be paraded in chains for all the court to see because you breached the(corrupt/unjust) restriction put on you by our idols! All hail father justice!".
It is ingrained in modern police culture that one must carry out enforcement for enforcements sake. When one confronts a police officer over his misconduct, he may state that he is entitled to do X(despite X being brutal) or he will play dumb and say I am "just following orders". I cannot think of any job where an electrician would leave live wires exposed or where a plumber would turn a valve which would cause a flood and then say the "he is just following orders". Pardon my common sense questioning dear public servants, but I must ask; if your esteemed(esteemed in his own circle that is) boss gave you orders to break up a prison brawl without proper protective equipment, would you do it? Why of course you wouldn't! It would impose unnecessary suffering onto you much like how your boss(through you) imposes unnecessary suffering on those exercising their inalienable rights! The nonchalant body language you politicized officers display when enforcing illegal orders is pathetic!
As we can see from our two examples, all victimless crime laws(a.k.a soft tyranny) are designed to be in obscurity until brought up to the surface by a jumped up police officer who attempts to create conflict much like the food critic who nitpicks at details which are so fine that he has to make some of them up to generate enough controversial stimuli to amuse himself. A sociopath will wear many costumes to attain the suffering of others be they security guards, bank managers, police officers, teachers, tax collectors, prosecutors, investigators, legislators etc. The fiends who ordered for Pastor Coats to be illegally arrested did not care that their actions were illegal as they needed satisfy their lust for vengeance when they felt that they were being mocked by Pastor Coates when he stood completely calm and proud in defiance of the Crown Prosecutions high and mighty ego.
Despite the arrest of Pastor Coates, his church continues to operate in his absence in defiance of the public health orders(not laws). The police and the attorney general know they cannot make mass arrests as it would create 100 new martyrs and a fourfold increase in public(and now international) scrutiny. The wretched rent-a-lawyers at the attorney general thought, in their sociopathic delusions, that they could supersede martyrdom by securing compliance through intimidation. Despite all the echoes of history, the fools believed in their delusions and fell into the perennial cause of what makes a martyr; the hatred of the True, the Good and the Beautiful.
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– One of the topics I cover on my higher level Excel courses is scarcely'advanced' at all, nonetheless it's quite a useful and favorite technique with my own students. It uses the OLE capability to create statements by copying Excel information.
She was impressed with the spreadsheet and made the following opinions. Five decades back she had been working for a organization and had the obligation of setting up and running a few meetings that were large. Her main problem was spending so much time at night trying to design and set up the shine clocks that it brought family issues a she ended up leaving her company.
. List all of the resources by name at column A. listing how far each brings in in column B. And then, some notes you have for the income (like whether it is momentary ) in pillar C. That you really don't will need to get very step by step with the proceeds, because it just needs to be accounted for so that we will funding for it is use.
However, what would you do when you have two or more files to examine? You are able to always discuss every single every spreadsheet you need however that would clearly be really tedious foryou . If you don't care to undergo such a tiresome endeavor, you'll have to produce usage of a parcel of software that will allow you to do this.
You've now created a dynamic link between your Excel spreadsheet and the Word document. That's to sayany changes which you make to the spreadsheet will be reflected inside of your Word file. Simply right-click the embedded thing in term once scanning the spreadsheet and choose'update website link' to see the changes. You will also receive the option to update each time you start the term statement.
What's good is that everything will be straightforward. You enter the titles and figures and subsequently a price range Spreadsheet requires more and does the rest for you. Instantly you know totals to date in expenses and income plus actual revenue or loss thus far.
I hope this simple technique can prove helpful to you personally and your small business. As far as I am concerned, any chance to save time on workplace government is consistently pleasant!
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For students, going to university is about having a fantastic student experience. Students want to make new friends, have a lot of fun, develop themselves, be inspired by ideas and by people and learn. School-leavers anticipate independence and developing identities beyond the family unit.
Mid-career mature-aged learners seek new skills, up-to-date knowledge and nurtured qualities and certification in anticipation of career advancement and promotion. Postgraduates often seek to advance knowledge, develop their own scholarly identities and to gain access to scholarly communities.
University is as much about the student-experience as it is about what comes after. Many students are motivated by career passages that they expect university to open-up for them.
The implicit (and increasingly explicit) promise or contractual agreement that universities are making to future and enrolled students and to graduates is that at the conclusion of their degrees, they will be employable.
Employability means that graduates (from their own perspectives, as well as those of other stakeholders including employers in the target industries) have what it takes to be hired and function competently and confidently in graduate-level careers, and/or to start-up new enterprise (entrepreneurs) or innovate in existing industry (intrapreneurs).
In addition to being employable (hireable) upon, or soon after, graduation, employability also means that university graduates have the resilience, self and cultural awareness and leadership capabilities to recognise, ride and shape the tides of change (including of a digital nature).
What does it take to be employable? An employable graduate has skills – both the requisite technical skills to operate effectively in the target industry, and the qualities of a graduate that are not discipline-specific, or in other words, supersede the specific functions of this job at this time and in this place.
These super-skills include spoken and written communication, showing and acting-upon motivation and initiative in appropriate ways, and problem-solving, including conceptualising problems and deriving workable solutions.
Related to super-skills, an employable graduate has certain attributes or positive qualities that have been practiced and developed through the university experience. For example, employable graduates are personable and reasonably easy to get along with.
They are persistent and stick with it even when the going gets tough. After all, each graduate completed each unit, cumulating to an entire degree.
Employable graduates have assimilated knowledge. They are reasonably well-rounded, have been introduced to ideas across a number of fields, have learned how to think, how to research and how to discern between tested and untested ideas, opinions and assertions.
In addition, employable graduates have been taught and mentored by academics who have expertise and background knowledge in specific disciplines.
Employable graduates are also self-aware and have distinctive identities. As students, they reflected on who they are, who they are becoming and how they are different from other graduates.
In other words, what are their specific value-propositions and what makes them stand-out? Academics have supported students to reflect on the learning activities (including assessment) that make them more employable.
Students have also been encouraged to pursue extra-curricular pursuits and to weave them into their formal studies as co-curriculum. These students are able to answer interview questions based on their studies; they retrieve examples from their assignments and collaboration with other students to sell themselves.
In other words, a three-year degree becomes equivalent to three-years of work experience on their resumes.
Employability does not magically occur. This is where practice and research come into play. Research has shown that some approaches and strategies work better than others to nurture student/graduate employability.
Employability researchers have pursued many questions, such as the following:
They responded –
How do employability ratings differ between various stakeholders (students, graduates, academics, employers)?
Are graduates more employable when supported through add-on initiatives or when employability is embedded in curriculum and assessment?
What are the measures of employability and can these outcomes be used to rank universities?
When and how are student career ambitions formed and how do their career choices intersect with discipline selection?
How do efficacious employability supports differ between professional disciplines (e.g. engineering and nursing) versus generalist disciplines (e.g. humanities and arts)?
What other differences exist between disciplines in the context of employability?
Do academic employability beliefs and self-described actions differ from what they actually do to support students in teaching contexts? In other words, do academics do what they say they will do?
The Employability Network through STARS (TEN-STARS) provides a Community of Practise for researchers who have (or aspire to) pose these or a multitude of other research questions, and/or apply the findings to improve student employability supports.
TEN-STARS invites membership of researchers, academics (including full-time, casual, tutors and all others), university career centre and external professionals, leaders among students and graduates, employers in all industries and all others interested in nurturing and improving employability.
It is only by collaborating, discussing and sharing diverse experiences and perspectives that we can have meaningful impact on graduate employability.
The focus of the 2018 networking session will be on bringing together inaugural members of the TEN-STARS Community of Practise.
We will meet and greet and begin hunting, gathering and aggregating a comprehensive collective of research results, resources and workable strategies.
Furthermore, we will set goals for future collaborative work, such as journal special issues.
All advocates of graduate employability are welcome.
Why and How to Embed Employability in Courses (Subjects) and Assessment?
Students need to get-with industry technology, if you want to be hired after graduation
What Do Universities Mean by Co-curricular Student Experience?
University Student Retention, Attrition, Success & Employability in Perspective
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Home / World News / 'Where am I? What happened?' Syrians return to see ravaged homes in Aleppo
'Where am I? What happened?' Syrians return to see ravaged homes in Aleppo
Aleppo has been fiercely contested since 2012, and earlier this year, government forces fully besieged rebel-held areas in the east, where nearly every hospital has been destroyed, and so many people have been killed that there are few places left to bury them.
Kefa Jawish (left) and her husband Tajeddin Ahmed look a destroyed building in the Aleppo's northeastern Haydariya neighbourhood as they head to check their house for the first time in four years.(AFP Photo)
Updated on Dec 05, 2016 07:23 PM IST
AP | ByHT Correspondent, Aleppo
Amina Hamawy burst into tears and then fainted when she returned to eastern Aleppo to find that looters had ransacked her home. "Where am I? What happened?" she asked after her husband and daughter revived her. "We have lost everything."
They were among a few hundred residents who fled fighting in the Hanano neighbourhood last month and were able to return after government forces drove out Syrian rebels, whose besieged and bombed out enclave in eastern Aleppo has begun to collapse.
After registering with authorities, Hamawy's family was driven past blackened shells of buildings and mounds of rubble, devastation wrought by more than four years of near-daily airstrikes, including explosives-filled barrels dropped from helicopters.
"The work of decades disappeared in a few hours."
Their single-story home was still intact, but the television, electrical cables and a large battery that supplied power for the home had been taken, either by retreating rebels, advancing forces or thieves exploiting the chaos.
The looters left the old refrigerator and the washing machine behind. "If it had been a new, fully automatic one they would have stolen it," said Hamid Malaji, Hamawy's husband. "The work of decades disappeared in a few hours."
It could be much worse. His family survived and was able to flee when government forces moved in. And their gray and white cat emerged when they returned, meowing from hunger but otherwise unharmed.
Smoke rises in east and west neighbourhoods during a battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in Aleppo, Syria. (AP Photo)
Few residents of eastern Aleppo have been as fortunate. The city became the epicentre of Syria's civil war when the rebels captured the eastern districts, starting with Hanano, in the summer of 2012.
The city has been fiercely contested since then, and earlier this year government forces fully besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo, where nearly every hospital has been destroyed, and so many people have been killed that there are few places left to bury them.
The rebels are finally buckling under pressure. They have been retreating for more than a week, and while a prolonged battle is expected in the narrow streets of Aleppo's Old City, government forces are likely to prevail.
The loss of eastern Aleppo would mark the greatest victory for President Bashar Assad's forces and his Russian and Iranian allies since the conflict began in 2011 with peaceful protests against his family's four-decade rule.
More than 30,000 people have fled Aleppo since the latest government offensive began last month, joining the more than 10 million Syrians — nearly half the population — who have fled their homes since the conflict began.
Abdul-Ghani Kassab, a senior official in the Aleppo governorate, said 750 families have returned to Hanano, which was home to tens of thousands before the conflict began. He said 40% of the buildings will have to be demolished because they cannot be renovated.
Syrian army soldiers fire their weapons during a battle with rebel fighters at the Ramouseh front line, east of Aleppo. (AP Photo)
The Syrian government and humanitarian agencies are providing aid to those who have returned, meeting them as they disembark from green government buses.
On Sunday, volunteers with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent distributed mattresses, blankets, food baskets and diapers. They also handed out large sheets of plastic that could be used to cover smashed windows or doors. Doctors standing outside ambulances diagnosed patients and prescribed medicine or vitamins.
One woman arrived with her husband, who was ill and could barely walk. He was forced to leave eastern Aleppo yet again, this time rushed away in an ambulance to a hospital in the government-held west.


There is an eBay auction that caught my eye specifically because it had some "vintage" New York Rangers included in it. This 1968 Leroy Neiman oil painted masterpiece is valued at around $200,000 but the 89-year-old painter will let it go for $89,000.
The players involved are pretty special. That "No. 1" for the Rangers was Eddie Giacomin and his number has been hanging from the rafters from Madison Square Garden since 1989. It was the second number retired by the franchise. I love the way he's playing so deep in the net (without a mask), very few goalies do that these days.
Collectors often clamor for more interaction with trading card companies — feeling the need to tell them their demands while also telling them what they don't like, telling them what they do like and more.
Sometimes, for varying ego-related reasons, individuals insist they should appear on a card inside a Topps wrapper, too.
Now, they can … sort of.
Found in packs of the upcoming 2010 Topps Series 2 baseball cards will be Topps "You Sketch It" cards that have blank fronts that can be drawn upon and sent back to Topps for the chance to possibly win a prize (according to sales materials) and potentially have their sketch cards inserted into future Topps products for collectors to discover.
Talk about interactive and potentially influential for a product. A crowd-sourced baseball card set? If they're good, it could be interesting. Who wouldn't want to find their card in a pack?
We're back with another Free Stuff Friday our weekly ritual where we try and get some cool stuff into the hands of our readers just for answering some simple card-related trivia — and this week's biggest prizes are courtesy of Topps.
Join Beckett Media's Tracy Hackler, Chris Olds and Brian Fleischer as they bust into a pair of 2010 Topps National Chicle baseball cards for this episode of Box Busters.
What will they find inside? Watch and find out by clicking here.
While plenty has been said about the forthcoming 2010 National Chicle baseball card set from Topps, only a few have gotten their hands on the actual cards — well, other than all those athletes who signed on-card autographs — in advance of its release next week.
But the Beckett crew has busted a pair of hobby boxes for an upcoming Box Busters video — perhaps a pair of interesting, perhaps controversial breaks — and the results are in the microwave for now readying for release tomorrow.
On the day that the New York Yankees receive their World Series rings, artist Opie Otterstad has unveiled his latest piece, which will be displayed publicly at Pop International Galleries, in the SoHo district of New York City on Saturday.
The 24×36 prints showcase a montage of Yankees images celebrating the team's record 27th championship. They are limited to 209 hand-signed and numbered copies, which cost is $1,650.
For the past seven years, baseball fans have looked to Otterstad for his panoramic paintings capturing World Series victories — this being the first for the Bronx Bombers in that time.
Showing alongside Otterstad at Pop International will be renowned artist Stephen Holland, who will debut three Yankees portraits — Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Alex Rodriguez.
"The Yankees and their iconic players as painted by Opie and Holland are just as much a part of 'popular culture art' as Warhol's Monroe," said Pop International co-owner Rick Rounick.
For a closer look at the piece, click on the image above.
The Super Bowl has come and gone — but New Orleans Saints fans still can't seem to get enough of their championship team's memorabilia.
Here's a piece that's a little different than the typical sports cards, tribute magazines or autographed memorabilia that's been hot for the last month or so since the Saints took out the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17.
It's the official Super Bowl XLIV portrait by Tony Capparelli.


Love or hate him, say what you will about him, Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 45th President of the United States. Most are undoubtedly familiar with the platforms on which he ran. They included promises to build a large wall between the United States and Mexico, imposing a ban on Muslims from entering the country, and repealing and replacing Obamacare. However, many voters may still be somewhat unclear on what his other platforms could mean for their wallets.
Trump has come out on a number of topics from taxes to infrastructure during the campaign and even after the election results were fully tallied. These views have made it a little bit easier to ascertain how he might govern the country with respect to these many facets. Additionally, anything that he has not formally been asked about in the past might also be gleaned from his rampant use of Twitter. It is notably his favorite way of communicating.
Trump was a very public figure who relished having his every thought published for a couple million of his followers. In some cases, this social media resource has proven to be helpful. It gives a deeper comprehension of the direction he might very well go when it comes to certain areas of finance.
Every election means some fluctuations in the stock markets. Trump's victory was no different. The results brought a swift reaction from investors. That was followed by the inevitable course correction that was expected to come shortly thereafter.
However, once Trump takes the oath of office on January 20th he will be the driving force behind all of the major policies in the country. His decisions could have a serious impact on your finances. In an effort to make heads or tails of what the next four years might entail, we are going to take a look at how President-elect Trump might lead the nation on some of the most pressing issues facing our overall financial outlook.
If there is one thing Trump proved to everyone, it is that forecasting the future can be pretty meaningless. If you are going to take him at his word, these are the ways he plans to make policy over the next four years of his administration. It may be too soon to tell if he can bridge the divide that has split this country so dramatically. However, we do have some indicators as to how he will deal with many of the other critical challenges that lie ahead.
One of the first things Americans wanted to know is how the President will change tax policy before they voted. Trump promised significant tax cuts across the board. He also claimed his administration would spend a lot to rebuild the country's infrastructure. He was all for getting the nation's roads and bridges repaired and refurbished.
As a real estate developer, he insisted he knew how to do those things better than anyone else. His economic plan was to put "America First". He claimed he would strengthen the U.S. economy by renegotiating better trade deals and becoming the strongest economic nation in the world. What that means is lowering taxes and giving people more of their money to spend on stimulating fiscal growth.
He plans to do all of this by lowering the tax rate for everyone. Individuals, families, and businesses alike will enjoy reduced tax rates. However, many analysts believe that low-income earners and the middle class will feel the pinch. That is because they will end up ultimately paying more under his plan. Trump has proposed three tax rates instead of the seven different brackets that currently exist.
Those rates would be 12%, 25%, and 33% for individuals and families, which are down from the current 39.6% for the highest earners, and just 15% for businesses. This represents the largest reduction in taxes as the current laws prescribe a 35% rate at the highest for business taxes. He has made it clear he wants to increase the standard deduction for all filers who choose to take that instead of itemizing their eligible deductions for the year.
Yet, that is just the start of it. Trump also plans to make other sweeping changes to the present tax code. They entail repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and the estate tax. Plus, his intentions for Obamacare would obviously eliminate any of the taxes that come with it.
All of these changes would provide every bracket with their own tax cut. However, the wealthiest would end up getting the largest reduction with the highest earners enjoying a 14% drop in their taxes. The middle-class percentage in tax reductions would only end up being around 2%. For those making even less, it comes in at around 1%. Yes, there is a drop in taxes. It just doesn't add up to much unless your income is well into the millions annually.
Financial experts also estimate that those who might be hit the hardest by these tax cuts will be single parents and families with a large number of children. Trump's proposals would actually raise taxes on both of these groups due to the increase in the standard deduction, as well as new tax breaks for child care costs. Raising the lowest tax bracket from 10% to 12%, and his intent to eliminate the household status and personal exemptions, would prove financially tough on parents.
All of these cuts (and increases as a result in some cases) are estimated to drive up the debt in this country by $20 trillion over the next two decades. His cuts would stimulate economic growth in the first ten years. Yet, it would wind down steadily through the next ten years in comparison to the policies that exist right now.
What does it mean for you? Unless you're among the top 1% of earners in this country, you may find yourself paying more in taxes than you may have been under the previous administration.
Another one of Trump's biggest campaign platforms was built on his reputation for excellent business acumen. Many of his supporters voted for Trump because they were impressed by his track record and felt he could bring that same type of savvy expertise to running the country. He certainly promised them all that he was the man to do it, and claimed that he was prepared to drive job growth in the U.S. by taking jobs back from foreign countries like China and Mexico.
He planned on renegotiating the current trade deals that were in place, which is a disaster in his view. He promised to impose a "border tax" on any companies that took their factories to countries where labor and manufacturing were cheaper. He has already threatened companies like Ford with financial penalties if they manufacture their cars outside of the country.
There is one area where we can judge the President-elect by his deeds and not his words. It is in the way he has made good on his promise before he's even taken office. His deal with the air conditioner company Carrier back in December 2016 saw Trump save around 1,000 jobs in Indiana, preventing them from being sent to Mexico.
It only cost $7 million dollars in tax breaks and incentives, as well as a $16 million dollar investment in the company's Indianapolis factory. It is no coincidence that the Vice President-elect is still the governor of the state of the Indiana. In the end, Trump saved some of those jobs that were being shipped south of the border. The fact remains, though, that Carrier's parent company still shipped jobs to Mexico.
There is a larger concern, however, in that the Carrier deal could provide a playbook for other corporations under the Trump administration. The precedent may already be in place now for other corporations to announce they too will be moving jobs elsewhere with the intent of receiving sweet, lucrative concessions similar to those enjoyed by Carrier.
Throwing money at the problem is not the way to save jobs in this country. However, it appears to be the only method Trump has in his arsenal to make good on his campaign promises. Perhaps that will change once he finally assumes the mantle of President of the United States.
We can also assess the situation from the standpoint of Obamacare. Repealing it would end up eliminating an estimated 3 million jobs in one fell swoop. Taking a closer look at that number shows us that almost a third of those jobs would be in the healthcare industry. From there, jobs would also be lost in the real estate, construction, retain, insurance, and finance sectors.
The states hit the hardest by job losses under a repeal of the Affordable Care Act would be California, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. Analysts believe that losing this many jobs in a short period of time could have a negative impact on spending by consumers and businesses alike. It is just one component of many that could come about under Trump's proposals to bring on another recession.
Conversely, Trump has publicly stated that he wants to put an emphasis on rebuilding the infrastructure of our nation. That could be a strong source for creating new jobs should he be able to pass a spending plan through Congress.
It would provide employment options for those who are struggling with finding work. Job growth has been on the upswing since November of 2016. However, there are still many Americans out of work. If Trump keeps his promise to focus more intently on rebuilding roads and bridges, the job market would be stimulated and wages might improve.
What does it mean for you? It could mean that you need to rethink your present job position. However, it is still too early to determine what effect, if any, Trump's stated proposals might have on your employment.
You may be just a bit concerned if you work for a firm that has international dealings with respect to exports or raw materials that originate overseas. Your job could be directly impacted should your boss be faced with dramatic changes in trade deals or imposed taxes or penalties under the vision Trump has for corporate America.
On the flipside, you could also benefit under these new mandates for business with a Trump administration. New employment opportunities could become available. That might lead you to seek a raise from your current employer to keep you from going "across the street" as it were. You may also find that you are not entirely happy with the industry in which you work.
In that case, Trump's promises of increased job growth might give you access to finding a job in an industry that is more appealing to you or that you have wished to explore up until now. Some workers may see the writing on the wall and their job could be phased out, particularly if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. If that applies to you, then you may need to go back to school or train for a new position either in the same field or in another one altogether.
The market reacted with volatility on the evening Trump was elected. Futures dropped sharply by about 700 points. They regained all of those losses by the next day. They quickly soared to record highs as the week went on.
However, that is hardly an indication of how the trend will continue. That is because the markets will likely remain unstable for the time being. The unpredictable nature of their performance will not reach solid ground until Trump assumes the office in late January. That is when he starts implementing his policies.
Stocks are down in the United States at the moment. However, there is no indication that everyone is running for the hills just yet. It is going to take some time for everything to level off. Trump himself has even commented that he would like to replace Janet Yellen as the head of the Federal Reserve. Therefore, the transition period is bound to make more than a few investors squirm as they try to read the tea leaves.
What does it mean for you? It does not make much sense to closely monitor the everyday progress of the markets. Instead, it is best to remain centered on any retirement investment plans that you have already established. Stay the course over the long term.
Do not react in a knee-jerk fashion to what is happening at the moment. That means continuing to contribute to your retirement savings be it a 401(k) or IRA account, particularly if your employer offers to match your contributions on the former.
With many of Trump's intended policies regarding healthcare and insurance, saving as much as possible now could not be more important. It is better to be prepared for the worst, both with respect to any increases in your premiums or the costs of care itself.
Continue finding ways to diversify your portfolio and if you have not developed any sort of savings strategy, now is definitely the time to get that worked out. Social Security should remain largely untouched under Trump. That is because he has publicly said he does not feel that system needs to be overhauled at the moment. Though, of course, nothing has been set in stone, as he has not taken office yet at the time of writing.
One of Trump's most outspoken platforms was his very vocal displeasure with the current Affordable Care Act. He campaigned hard to repeal the law entirely on day one of his administration. He favors a plan that allows the free market to give insurers the ability to sell plans across state lines, That would, of course, eliminate all the taxes and penalties that come with it.
Repealing Obamacare comes with a lot of moving parts and pieces that incorporate all Americans of every age and income bracket. Seniors are likely to be impacted the hardest due to the fact that many of the programs offered under the mandates of the Affordable Care Act cater to them. This could represent a dramatic economic hardship when those programs are no longer available. In addition, the healthcare programs that have been in place even before Obamacare was created are still having issues with funding. Republicans are eager to cut those budgets even further or cut off funding entirely with an eye on privatization.
However, seniors are just a small fraction of the 25 million people who will lose health care if or when Obamacare is eliminated under Trump. The loss of coverage would be due to the eradication of major programs that provide care and financial aid for those who may not have sufficient incomes to pay the premiums on their coverage each month.
Some of the laws in place that affected how insurance companies could set prices may also be eliminated. Before the Affordable Care Act was enacted, insurers could charge more based on age, gender, and pre-existing conditions. They were routinely cited as a reason for denying coverage and/or care altogether.
Trump has stated that he feels the consumer protections related to pre-existing conditions and other reasons for denial of care should remain outlawed. Consequently, that is no guarantee he will actually follow through on that belief. The GOP has no current plan for replacing Obamacare. Anything that they have put forth largely resorts back to the previous methods of doing business with the insurance companies.
What does it mean for you? Other than "do not get sick," it could mean a major increase in coverage premiums and health care costs. Some consumers may argue that what they are paying now for their current insurance coverage is just as cost prohibitive. Yet, they may find themselves surprised to know that the money they are saving will pale in comparison to what they end up having to spend in medical costs that are not covered under their reduced plans.
As a result, in the end, the coverage they are getting could actually cover very little. Therefore, the best thing to do is get a clean bill of health now. Do this while your plan is still in effect. Additionally, practice pre-emptive care so you will not face medical expenses down the line, no matter what the new mandates provide under Trump. Find ways to eat better, lose weight, and generally improve your way of life so that you can live without pain or illness.
The world was shocked by the Brexit vote in the UK back in 2016. Pundits and experts felt it signaled a sea change for other countries around the globe. The election of Trump has proven just as stunning for many on both sides of the proverbial aisle. Love him or not, there is no getting around the fact that he has won the presidency. He will be the next leader of the free world starting in January 2017.
We have only scratched the surface as to what that means for your financial outlook, as well as the market forecasts in every index. As always, it pays to look ahead and identify ways to boost your nest egg. You should secure revenue streams that will last for extended periods of time.
That means steady, well-paying employment and making the right investment moves. Also, generating passive income ideas, and even figuring out the best retirement options so that your money can grow tax-deferred. You should also keep as much of it as possible in your pocket.
There is a lot of uncertainty facing the country right now with an individual who has never held public office ascending directly to the highest one in the land. For now, it is best to be frugal until we have been shown he has a firm grasp on the rigors of the job.
Everyone wants the new president to succeed because if he fails so do many of the systems that define this country. Our economy is just one facet of a much larger picture that must come into focus soon if there is any hope of the United States becoming more, well, united.


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Due to the increasing number of players, perchance, many of your friends' share your interest in the activity. If so, note that he can join you not only in the daily life but on the web too. By online assistance, we mean a refer-a-friend bonus.
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This referral Microgaming non deposit bonus is as easy to claim as any other promo provided by the websites. You must make several steps and voila – it is yours. The first one is your own registration.
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First of all, let's see what rollovers are imposed on a referral incentive. Ordinarily, the rate depends on the establishment, but it's x20-x40 on average. It means that $10 require at least $200 win wager.
Therefore, casinos often support sports and poker activities, where wagering will be smaller. You will find all the specific of the playback procedure in Ts & Cs.
Well, Microgaming gambling houses offer very beneficial conditions for their customers. Nevertheless, players should comprehend that they aren't the charities. Besides, students usually have many friends. In order to avoid such fraud, they place a limit on the invitations' amount.
Often, the maximum quantity is 20 notifications. If you can refer so many users, you must be sure that he/she will definitely top up the account. Still, don't be too shy to get the friends involved in a real thrill and monetary play.