1 Inspection details: After all the wall surface is pasted, after the bonding layer is finally set, after the joint is finished, check again, and the floating sand left in the seam can be gently taken out with a clean moist soft brush. Use of rice strips,cement mortar is flattened and cleaned with a cloth.When the bonding layer and the joint mortar are finally set, clean it.
2Do a good job: After the mosaic paving is completed, pay attention to the protection of the finished product, and properly dry it. In the freshly finished surface layer, the sun should be avoided. The room should be properly ventilated and kept until about 24 hours after the delivery. Generally, the post-laying of the mosaic should be no less than 7 days.
Daily cleaning of stone mosaic: it can be cleaned with water and absorbent cotton cloth.As the surface of the stone mosaic is relatively flat, it is not easy to hide dirt, so it is very convenient when cleaning. In addition, it can be rubbed with a neutral brightener to help keep the mosaic surface bright.
Daily maintenance of stone mosaic: Need to pay attention to the daily maintenance of mosaic wall.First, it is necessary to prevent heavy objects from colliding; secondly, if mosaics are lost or missing, it is necessary to use the same type of mosaic to make up; third, daily attention should be cleaned in time, usually clear and clear, and must be cleaned once a week.
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Apprenticeship levy transfer scheme launched
The government has launched a service to help businesses create more apprenticeship opportunities by creating a funding pot for the levy
Large businesses will be able to pledge funds to smaller businesses through a new government service, to help create and recruit for more apprenticeship opportunities.
The online service, which is now available, will make it easier for large employers that pay the apprenticeship levy to spend their levy funds.
Large employers can already transfer up to 25% of their annual levy pot to support other employers to take on apprentices. Many employers have already taken advantage of this opportunity including Amazon, Co-op, and Lloyds Banking to support other businesses with a funding boost.
The new service will simplify the process for both employers looking to transfer funds and businesses wanting to access funding. Now, levy paying employers can advertise their funding pledges on a dedicated gov.uk page, enabling a much wider range of businesses to browse and apply for available funds.
It will mean levy funds can be used more easily to support apprenticeships in both larger companies and in smaller businesses in their sectors or regions, helping to address skills gaps in sectors such as construction, health, digital and the creative industries.
Levy paying employers including Mace Group, Amazon and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have already pledged £635,000 for the 2021/22 financial year.
Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan said: 'Apprenticeships are a fantastic way for employers to ensure they have a highly motivated and diverse pool of talent in their workforce, while also enabling people to get the skills and experience they need to get ahead.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: 'Our small and medium-sized businesses are the cornerstone of our economy, and so I'm thrilled that we're making it easier for them to take on apprentices.
'Our Plan for Jobs is equipping people with the skills they need to find work, and I'm immensely proud to see these new reforms providing even more apprenticeship opportunities.'
Global consultancy and construction company Mace Group took part in a pilot to test the new system last month, pledging £100,000 and will transfer a further £350,000 to £500,000 each year for other businesses to access. The funds will be advertised on the dedicated gov.uk page later this month so that businesses in the construction sector can access and create apprenticeship opportunities, addressing skills gaps in the sector.
Other employers that have pledged funds during the pilot include:
• Amazon (£50,000)
• University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (£200,000)
• Thurrock Council (£100,000)
• Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (£75,000)
• HomeServe (£40,000)
• East Sussex County Council (£40,000)
• London Borough of Islington (£30,000)
Mace Group CEO Mark Reynolds said: 'The transfer of apprenticeship levy fees to fund our supply chain training costs will help us develop a much stronger pipeline of skilled people across the construction industry.'
Director of HomeServe Foundation Helen Booth said: 'We welcome the apprenticeship levy transfer service and are delighted to be part of the beta pilot.
'We think it's more important than ever that some of the levy funding is used to support the micro and small firms in the trades industry so they can build the skills base they need to handle the increase in demand for their services across the sector. Apprentices are a brilliant way to bridge the skills gap in the industry.'
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Japan Launches Commercial Operation of MOX-Fueled Reactor
Japan began operating a nuclear power reactor using plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) as fuel for the first time last October. About 16 MOX-containing fuel assemblies were loaded during a scheduled outage to replace a portion of the 193 fuel assemblies at the No. 3 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. The utility eventually plans to triple the number of fuel assemblies at the 1,180-MW reactor in Saga Prefecture to 48. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted its final inspection of the reactor and issued its certification on Dec. 2.
Kyushu's move marks a major milestone for the country, whose 53 reactors currently provide some 30% of its electricity. While Japan's long-term nuclear policies call for this capacity to increase to at least 40% by 2017, it relies on the establishment of a closed nuclear fuel cycle with the irradiation of MOX — nuclear fuel made of reprocessed plutonium and uranium — in conventional light water reactors, including pressurized and boiling water types. In Japan, this process is referred to as "pluthermal" — a portmanteau of the words "plutonium" and "thermal."
Nuclear policies call for at least 16 to 18 plutonium-based thermal power generating facilities to be set up by 2015. Plans appear to be on track: Kyushu's Genkai Plant will be followed by Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant this January, and the Hamaoka plant run by the Chubu Electric Power Co. is expected to be ready by summer 2010. The challenges the industry will likely face are related to a lack of wide public support for the fuel source, the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) warns. "Nevertheless, as mentioned at the outset, Japan, scarce in energy resources, is continuing its policy of establishing a nuclear fuel cycle," it says on its website. "MOX utilization, therefore, remains a crucial part of completing the fuel cycle."
Japan's planned reliance on MOX follows decades of shipping used fuel to plants in France and the UK for reprocessing. Now the country is looking to put its domestic nuclear fuel cycle on a "firmer footing," says FEPC, which points out that the 130 metric tons/year Iyasakatai reprocessing plant in Rokkasho-mura (in northern Aomori Prefecture) is due to start commercial operation. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., which owns that plant, also has plans to build and begin operation of a MOX reprocessing plant by 2012.
MOX will be such an important component of the country's nuclear future that regulators last year permitted Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. to construct Ohma Nuclear Power Plant — the world's first full-MOX nuclear power plant. When operational, as is expected in November 2014, that 1,383-MW advanced boiling water reactor in Aomori Prefecture will use MOX fuel in the entire core.
According to the World Nuclear Association, MOX fuel use around the world is expected to increase. After 2010, MOX is expected to supply about 5% of global reactor fuel requirements. France and Russia currently use the most MOX in fast neuron reactors, and Russia is leading fast reactor development, pursuing long-term plans to build a new generation of fast reactors fueled by MOX. That country could start up the world's largest fast reactor — the 800-MW BN-800 by 2010, the organization said.
Meanwhile, only two plants globally currently produce commercial MOX fuel quantities: AREVA's 195-metric tons/year Melox plant and the 40-metric tons/year Sellafield MOX (Figure 2) plant in the UK. Construction of a MOX facility at the Savannah River site in the U.S. is also under way by a Shaw Group/AREVA consortium. Expected to begin operations in 2016, that plant is designed to turn 3.5 metric tons/year of weapons-grade plutonium into MOX fuel assemblies.
2. A MOX box. Workers at the Sellafield MOX plant in the UK load a mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel assembly. According to the World Nuclear Association, MOX is expected to supply about 5% of global reactor fuel requirements by 2010. Japan recently began using MOX fuel for the first time—at the Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant. Several nuclear companies in that country are expected to follow suit. Courtesy: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
— Sonal Patel is POWER's senior writer.
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The Power of Victimhood
New Sisyphus has a great post on the culture of victimhood and its implications for winning the war on Islamofascism. First he discusses the victimhood culture:
As Shelby Steele has so eloquently written about, one horrific side effect of the otherwise righteous movement for civil rights and black emancipation in the late 1950's to the late 1960's was conditioning the wider population to view victimization as a claim to moral authority and, through that authority, political power.
The result has been an ever-expanding culture of victimization, where every small interest pressure group fights to prove and establish facts that lay claim to its special victimization, its unique suffering, as a means to power. Environmentalists focus on the harm done to our forests, feminists on rape, homosexuals on hate crimes, and child advocates on child abuse. Only by demonstrating that the wider culture—consciously or unconsciously—has victimized the target group can that group lay claim to the power of modern liberal guilt; and, through that guilt, legislation designed to promote or protect that group's perceived interests.
The phenomena is so wide-spread, so common now, as to not require much in the way of illustration; any observer of the modern political scene knows all too well the horrible power of victim's groups. After all, who can stand against them? Do so and you're a horrible person who cares nothing for the suffering of these poor people. And so it goes, in an ever-increasingly ridiculous circus of victimhood.
Now, turning to the War on Terror and Islamofascism, we find that there is a REAL victim of oppression by our enemies:
As we have pointed out before, one of the advantages we in the anti-Islamist camp possess is that the Islamists, like the National Socialists before them, are so in love with their ideology that they are loathe to hide it. Instead, they shout it from the rooftops for all to hear: the goal is an Islamic world-state in which clerics of Islam will rule, Islamic law will be the only law recognized, people of other faiths will convert or pay heavy taxes in tribute and where a woman's every move, every public and private act, will be the target of the most intrusive body of laws and regulations ever imposed on human beings.
Muslim leaders take no steps to hide these goals. For example, just today the indispensable Tim Blair forwarded a report of a speech by an Australian Muslim leader in which he said:
"Every minute in the world a woman is raped, and she has no one to blame but herself, for she has displayed her beauty to the whole world. Strapless, backless, sleeveless - they are nothing but satanical. Mini-skirts, tight jeans - all this to tease men and to appeal to (their) carnal nature."
Given the Islamist agenda, we anti-Islamists have a natural ally not only in approximately 51% of our own populations, but, incredibly, also in 51% of the enemy's population. As recent elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, not to mention pro-democracy protests in the Islamic Republic, have recently proved, the Islamists have a huge, gaping weak spot, and it has double X chromosomes. Statements like the above cannot help but contrast the diffent deal being offered women by liberal democracy and Islamism.
YES! YES! YES! As I have pointed out many times in this blog, I believe that the key to winning the war on Islamofascism is Women's Rights. As New Sisyphus points out, the Islamists are so in love with their ideology, they regularly trot out women (whether under their own free will or not is a separate question)to advocate for the most atrocious laws and behavior towards women.
If the International Women's Movement were all it's cracked up to be, they would be shouting about this at the top of their lungs. There would be demonstrations by millions of women all over the world in support of freedom for their enslaved sisters.
Unfortunately, the Women's Movement is stuck on applying the vissictitudes of Marxist theory to their petty complaints; and deifying lunatics who preached male hatred; and are far too busy defaming people like Larry Summers (for having the temerity to suggest that males and females are...well different)to take much of an interest in advocating basic human freedoms for women unfortunate enough to be born in certain parts of the world.
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A Brief Overview of Important Dates for NBA Free Agency
There are all sorts of deadlines involved in NBA free agency, and they can get a bit confusing. Here's a quick guide to all the important dates, with a couple Clipper-related examples as demonstration.
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We just have a few days left until things start to get really hairy in terms of NBA free agency, so here's a quick run-down of some important dates on the NBA calendar in the next couple weeks.
This date is when decisions on team, player, and early termination options must be made unless otherwise stated. This is different from contract guarantee dates (Sindarius Thornwell's contract guarantees on July 20, for example). Additionally, the 29th is the last day that teams can extend qualifying offers, making players restricted free agents. For the Clippers, this will be the deadline for them to make Ivica Zubac and Rodney McGruder restricted free agents, which they have not done yet. Finally, at 6:00 PM ET, teams can begin to contact agents and players to set up meetings for free agency. News of these meetings will start leaking quickly, and we should have a bigger idea of where significant free agents stand around this time. However, as can be seen from the explosion of news today, particularly on Kemba Walker, teams tamper with free agents all the time before this deadline.
At 6:00 PM ET, free agency will officially begin, six hours ahead of where it has in previous years. While this is the official start of the 2019-2020 season, it's still a moratorium, so while free agents can verbally agree to deals with teams, they can't actually sign the dotted line. However, restricted free agents will be able to sign offer sheets, though the clock doesn't officially start ticking on them yet. Starting at this date, teams can also sign players to rookie scale, two-way, and vet minimum salaries. The rookie scale contracts don't matter a lot (almost all teams now use the 120% end of the scale to pay their rookies), and two-way guys don't take up any cap and are easy to waive, so neither of those is truly significant for roster building. Vet minimum deals can be influential, of course, but most of the minimum signings don't occur until later in the summer anyway, when money has dried up.
July 1 is when the California Classic and Salt Lake City Summer Leagues begin play. Each league has two games every day for three days, with play ending on the 3rd. The California Classic, which takes place in Sacramento, will feature the Heat, Warriors, Lakers, and Kings, with all the games on NBATV. Of those teams, only the Heat had a lottery pick, so there won't be too many exciting names there. The SLC summer league contains the Jazz, Cavs, Spurs, and Grizzlies, and can be seen on NBATV and ESPNU. The Cavs and the Grizzlies both had top selections in the 2019 Draft with Darius Garland Ja Morant, so it might be fun to tune in to those matchups.
On July 5, the Las Vegas Summer League begins. One of the crowning events of the NBA summer, and a league that has gained much greater attention in recent years, the Vegas SL will feature all 30 NBA teams, as well as the Chinese and Croatian national teams. The Clippers, of course, will be featured, with their schedule detailed here. After each team has played three scheduled games, the "playoffs" begin, with the championship occurring on July 15. Vegas games can be found on a vast variety of networks, but a large chunk of them will be on ESPN, and thus vastly available.
At noon eastern time, the free agency moratorium ends, so free agents can start signing their contracts for real. This is also when trades that were agreed upon during the moratorium, or involved players who were signed there, can be completed. Additionally, the 6th is when the two day matching period for restricted free agents who signed with other teams begins. If another team signed Ivica Zubac during the previous week, for example (and the Clippers had previously extended him a qualifying offer), the Clippers would have 48 hours to match the deal or lose him to the other team. This is also when extensions can become official, though the Clippers probably don't have any extension candidates on their roster.
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That's it! There are a couple other minor dates, such as when draft picks need to be tendered contracts, but they almost never come into play. After this, there's not an important NBA date until late September, which is when training camps begin. Hope this covers everything – if you have questions, leave them below!
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Woke up at 11pm on Tuesday for W to give me my trigger shot. I was so paranoid about not waking up that I set alarms on both of our phones and even had one of my night shift friends text me to make sure it got done! He gave it to me in my arm and he did great! Hardly felt it.
I woke up this morning, the day of the egg retrieval, with some pretty good bloating and I was definitely the most sore I've been yet. We arrived at the office and were hurried to fill out the last bit of paperwork. I changed into my gown and they started an IV for fluids and access. They took me back, sedated me and before I knew it I was back in my recovery room. W said it took about 20 minutes.
Dr. S came by and said that things went great and they collected 12 eggs that were all mature.
I had a bit of nausea and got sick once after anesthesia but managed to eat something after I got home and I feel much better now. I was very crampy right after the retrieval but now as I'm resting, it's not bad. They start to come back if I get up and move around but overall I feel pretty good!
The plan is to rest today and wait for the call tomorrow to see how many of the 12 eggs fertilized! Fingers crossed!
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Ooh excited for you! Cant wait to hear the results.. fingers crossed!
I've been thinking of you. Good luck tomorrow.
Hoping for great news tomorrow!! Thinking of you.
Good luck on the healing 🙂 Hope lots of your eggs fertilize!
Good going brave lady. Having very positive feeling for you and the desired end results. Big hugs and for sure rest!!!
Lol!!! That picture, omg! It's how I've felt since ER! It's perfect. I'm really happy everything went well for you, and I'm looking forward to seeing how things progress so keep us posted. 12 is a great number!
I showed a couple of friends that have had IVF a picture of my swollen belly and they both said they hadn't had anything like that! Maybe I'll be brave and post one tonight so you can see the full extent of it! It's awful. I showed one of my fellow NICU nurses and she thinks I could easily pass for 23 weeks! ha… It's not painful, just large! Hopefully it will all be worth it.


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This high-tech outpatient procedure plays an important role in the prevention and earlier detection of colorectal cancer, which can be treated more successfully, and with less patient trauma, the earlier it's detected.
Do I really need a colonoscopy?
Colorectal cancer is a serious, potentially-fatal disease. It's also preventable, treatable and curable the earlier it's detected. Better Health sat down with Dr. Poungpen Sirisuwannatash, a specialist in gastro-enterology and hepatology at Bumrungrad, to find out more about the colonoscopy procedure and its use in screening for colorectal cancer, and who should have one.
Better Health: Is colorectal cancer a significant health threat in Thailand?
Dr. Poungpen: Colorectal cancer is now the fourth most common cancer among Thais. Among men, it ranks third among all cancers, and for Thai women it ranks fifth. And the number of cases continues to trend up.
Better Health: How can a person know if he or she has a high risk of, or may already have, colorectal cancer?
Dr. Poungpen: Most patients don't know that they already have the disease. It's usually detected in one of three ways: In a small percentage of cases, it's detected when a health-conscious patient has a periodic check-up including colorectal cancer screening.
The second way involves patients who consult their doctor only after noticing something suspicious that gives them cause for concern. Some patients in this group turn out to have only polyps or non-cancerous tumors, both of which can be treated successfully.
The third way involves patients seeing a doctor only after they notice serious symptoms such as bloody stool. Quite a few of these patients will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer that has already progressed beyond the early stage.
Better Health: What should people look for in terms of warning signs?
Dr. Poungpen: Colorectal cancer can be prevented, largely because the pre-cancerous stage tends to last quite a while, and tests are capable of detecting it during this pre-cancer stage. But symptoms can prove difficult to recognize, and some patients remain symptom-free during the earlier stages.
Commonplace symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and flatulence are easy to mistake for minor gastro-intestinal disorders. Some people assume bloody defecation indicates hemorrhoids. Many patients figure it's not something worth the inconvenience of a doctor visit.
I encourage people to broaden their thinking about when to talk to their doctors. Beyond seeing your doctor when you need treatment for a disease or condition, doctors can be of great help in disease prevention.
Periodic check-ups are critical for detecting small problems well before they grow into much more serious threats. People in good overall health and with no family history of cancer should generally undergo colonoscopy cancer screening by age 50.
Better Health: What procedures other than a colonoscopy can be used to detect colorectal cancer?
Dr. Poungpen: There are other tests available – primarily laboratory stool examination and barium enema testing – but these tend to be less accurate than a colonoscopy. Patients who want a less-invasive procedure may prefer a virtual colonoscopy for its more detailed results compared to a traditional barium enema X-ray. The virtual colonoscopy procedure is capable of detecting between 60 and 90 percent of polyps larger than 0.6 cm. If polyps are detected during a virtual colonoscopy, a total colonoscopy is usually necessary so that a biopsy can be performed.
When screening reveals significant symptoms pointing to cancer, doctors will usually schedule a total colonoscopy prior to deciding on a precise treatment strategy. It's worth noting that colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer is widely accepted by the global medical community as being an effective tool for cancer prevention – and a total colonoscopy is the gold standard.
Colonoscopies can spot abnormal tissue growths that may lead to future problems such as inflammation or polyps. Sometimes it takes finding a polyp to get a patient to fully recognize the importance of screening tests.
Better Health: What happens if the colonoscopy detects a problem?
Dr. Poungpen: If polyps or pre-cancerous tumors are present in the colon, they can usually be removed right away. The patient would be re-classified as being in the higher-risk group to be monitored periodically.
If no problems are found, it's safe to say the patient will remain free of colorectal cancer well into the future for at least five to ten years. Studies show that screening reduces colorectal cancer incidence and death rates by 23 to 31 percent, a significant reduction.
Better Health: What limitations or other concerns should patients know about?
Dr. Poungpen: One thing to note is that a colonoscopy isn't exactly cheap, and it costs more than stool testing or X-rays. But the cost pales in comparison to the cost of cancer treatment, which may involve surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Treatment costs are exponentially higher than having a colonoscopy – and much more disruptive to a patient's quality of life. Prevention and risk reduction are investments that pay huge dividends that can be enjoyed for many years.
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A colonoscopy is not a routine procedure that any doctor can perform. Physicians must undergo extensive training and skills development before conducting their first colonoscopy.
As with all medical treatments and procedures, there are risks and possible side effects that patients should know about: anesthesia-related effects, obstructive sleep apnea, bleeding in the bowel or perforation of the bowel have occurred in only a very small number of cases in experienced hands.
Better Health: Overall, should patients be concerned about the safety of a colonoscopy?
Dr. Poungpen: Thousands of colonoscopies are performed every day without incident.
Side effects and complications are rare. For example, bowel perforation occurs only once in every 3,000 to 5,000 colonoscopies.
Doctors will explain the risks, possible complications and potential side effects with patients beforehand. People taking thrombolytic medications will usually be instructed to stop taking them for about a week. An anesthetist may be present to monitor overweight patients, people with obstructive sleep apnea and short-necked or cardiovascular-compromised patients.
No one should have to go through the trauma of battling colorectal cancer. The disease is largely preventable and usually responds well to treatment when detected earlier. I urge people not to skip their colonoscopy screening; it's a procedure that offers tremendous protection against a serious health threat.
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Karolina Hamer (born 12 February 1981) is a Polish Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is also a disability rights activist.

Personal life
In 2018 she publicly came out as bisexual becoming the first active Polish sportswoman to do so.

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The Iranian Women's Rights Movement (Persian: جنبش زنان ایران), is the social movement for women's rights of the women in Iran. The movement first emerged after the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1910, the year in which the first women's periodical was published by women. The movement lasted until 1933 when the last women's association was dissolved by the government of Reza Shah Pahlavi. It rose again after the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

Between 1962 and 1978, the Iranian Women's Movement gained victories such as the right for women to vote in 1963, a part of Mohammad Reza Shah's White Revolution. Women were also allowed to take part in public office, and in 1975 the Family Protection Law provided new rights for women, including expanded divorce and custody rights and reduced polygamy. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, women's rights have been restricted, and several laws were established such as the introduction of mandatory veiling and a public dress code for women. In 2016, only 6% of Iranian parliament members were women, while the global average was about 23%.

The Women's Rights Movement in Iran continues to push for reforms, particularly with the One Million Signatures Campaign to End Discrimination Against Women.

After the Constitutional Revolution
The Iranian Constitutional Revolution took place between 1905 and 1911. The early cores of consciousness of women's rights (or rather lack of rights) which led to establishment of societies and magazines started shortly after. The low status of women and the secret operation of many of their organizations and societies, have limited the amount of information on the subject. Women's writing in that era, mainly appearing in newspapers and periodicals, are one of the most valuable sources of information on the movement. Most important of these periodicals are listed below.

Additionally, Iranian women were aware of women's conditions and educational opportunities elsewhere and were inspired by them.

Education
Women activists determined that education was central to their cause. The argument they put forward was that providing women with education was an overall good for Iran, allowing mothers to raise better children for their country. At the beginning of the century, foreign missionaries founded the first school for girls, which was attended mostly by religious minorities. Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh and Bibi Khanoom Astarabadi later also founded schools for girls, but both were quickly closed. Eventually, in 1918, after years of private and unregulated schools, the government provided funds to establish ten primary schools for girls and a teacher training college. From 1914 to 1925, women's publications expanded beyond discussions of education, addressing subjects such as child marriage, economic and social empowerment, and the rights and legal status of women.

Societies and organizations
In 1906, despite the parliament refusing their request, women established several organizations, including the "Society for Women's Freedom", which met in secret until it was discovered and attacked. The Jam'iat e nesvan e vatan-khah (Patriotic Women's League) was founded approximately around 1918; it published Nosvan Vatankhah.

In 1922, Mohtaram Eskandari created the "Patriotic Women's Organization". She was arrested and her house was burned. Zandokht Shirazi, another women activist, organized the "Women's Revolutionary Association". During this early phase of the women's movement, women who became involved were typically the daughters, sisters and wives of well-known constitutionalists. Generally, they were from educated, middle-class families. The low status of women and the secret operation of many of their organizations and societies have somewhat limited the amount of information on the subject.

Early publications
Women's writing in that era, mainly found in newspapers and periodicals, are one of the most valuable sources of information on the movement. Some of the most important periodicals of that era are listed below (the year of publication of the first issue is mentioned in parentheses, sometimes with the city of publication):
Danesh (Knowledge, 1910) was the first weekly magazine, founded by a women's society, with a female editor; it was published by a doctor's wife and written for women.
Shekoofeh (Blossom, 1913) was edited by a woman, Mariam Mozayen-ol Sadat. Its primary goal was the education of women against superstition and acquainting them with world literature.
Zaban-e Zanan (Women's voice, 1919 in Isfahan), was one of the more hardcore publications, founded and edited by Sediqeh Dowlatabadi in 1919 in Isfahan. It was one of the harshest critics of veiling (hijab).
Nameh-e Banuvan (Women's letter, created in 1921 and edited by Shahnaz Azad, was another critic of veiling. The purpose of the magazine, as stated below its title, was "awakening of the suffering Iranian Women".
Peyk-e Saadat-e Nesvan (in Rasht), was published by the Peyk-e Saadat-e Nesvan Society. It was one of the first leftist journals in Iran. Roshank No'doost (1899–?) was one of its founders.
Alam Nesvan (Women's Universe, 1920 in Tehran), was published by Association of Graduates of Tehran's American Girls' School. This magazine had a more informative than political tone, at least initially. Over time it became more critical and outspoken. It was a particularly Western-oriented paper. Alam Nesvan was one of the longer-lasting publications on women's issues. Its relative long survival (14 years) might have been due to its association with the above-mentioned school.
Jahan Zanan (Women's World, 1921, initially in Mashhad), was published by Afaq Parsa. Despite its relatively moderate tone, the editor faced severe vindictiveness and animosity from local conservatives.
Nosvan Vatankhah (Patriotic Women, 1922), published by Jamiat Nesvan Vatankhah Iran (Patriotic Women's League of Iran or Society of Patriotic Women) was a major advocate of women's rights. The publisher was Mohtaram Eskandari.
Dokhtran Iran (Daughters of Iran, 1931 initially in Shiraz) was a newspaper published by Zandokht Shirazi, a prominent feminist, poet and school teacher, who was an activist from an early age.
Jam'iyat-e nesvan by Molouk Eskandiari.

Reza Pahlavi era (1925–1941)
Women's first strides were in education: in 1928, they were provided with financial support to study abroad; in 1935 they were admitted to Tehran University, and in 1944 education became compulsory. In 1932, the Second Congress of Women of the East was organized in Tehran, and Iranian women activists met with activists from Lebanon, Egypt, India and Iraq. Dowlatabadi was the secretary. In 1936, Reza Shah Pahlavi set the mandatory unveiling of women known as Kashf-e hijab – a highly controversial policy which caused many conservative women to simply stay inside the house rather than go out in a veil and be subjected to harassment from the police, but also caused desegregation in some sectors of society.  The reform was supported by many of the leading women's rights activists, who campaigned for it via the women's organisation Kanoun-e-Banovan.

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi era (1941–1979)

The 1940s saw a heightened consciousness of the role of women in society; and the 1950s the birth of numerous women's rights organizations, among which Rah-e Now (New Path) founded by Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi in 1955, and Women's League of Supporters of the Declaration of Human Rights founded by Safieh Firouz in 1956. In 1959 fifteen of those organizations formed a federation called the High Council of Women's Organizations in Iran. The High Council decided to concentrate its efforts on women's suffrage.

Despite much opposition by clerics, the suffrage was gained in 1963 when a national referendum reflected general support for the 6-point reform program known as the White Revolution which included women's right to vote and to stand for public office. Six women were elected to Parliament (Majlis). In the late 1960s, women entered the diplomatic corps, the judiciary and police force, and the revolutionary service corps (education, health and development): in 1968, Farrokhroo Parsa became Minister of Education. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet position; in 1969 the judiciary was opened to women and five female judges were appointed, including future Nobel prize winner Shirin Ebadi.  Women were elected to town, city and county councils.

Looking for a way to achieve a more viable organization structure for women's activities, a coalition of women's groups forms the Women's Organization of Iran in 1966.

The Women's Organization of Iran
Though the WOI was patroned by Princess Ashraf (the Shah's twin sister), Iranian women and the WOI had to fight for every improvement in their lives. The Women's Organization of Iran was a non-profit grassroots organization working mainly through volunteers. Its goals were to encourage women's education for change, to work towards securing economic independence for women, and at the same time to remain within the spirit of Islam and the cultural traditions of the nation. It worked through local branches and Women's Centers, which provided useful services for women – literacy classes, vocational training, counseling, sports and cultural activities and childcare.

One of the major victories of the WOI was the Family Protection Law of 1975. It granted women equal rights in marriage and divorce, enhanced women's rights in child custody, increased the minimum age of marriage to 18 for women and 20 for men, and practically eliminated polygamy.

Abortion was also made legal without arousing much public attention, by removing the penalty for performing the operation embodied in a law dealing with medical malpractice. 	All labor laws and regulations were revised to eliminate sex discrimination and incorporate equal pay for equal work. Women were encouraged to run for political office.

By 1978 nearly 40% of girls six and above were literate; over 12,000 literacy corps women were teaching in villages; 33% of university students were women, and more women than men took the entrance exam for the school of medicine. 333 women were elected to local councils, 22 women were elected to parliament, and 2 served in the Senate. There were one cabinet minister (for women's affairs), 3 sub-cabinet under-secretaries, one governor, an ambassador, and five women mayors.

Iran has also established itself as playing a leading role for women's rights among developing countries, introducing ideas and funds for the UN Regional Center for Research and Development for Asia and the Pacific, and the International Center for Research on Women.

After Islamic Revolution
After the Iranian Revolution in February 1979, the status of women changed substantially. The massive participation of women in the 1978–79 revolution was in part a result of the mobilization efforts of women's organization in the preceding decades, including the WOI's activities in the late 1960s and 70s during which women had gained consciousness of their own collective political power, and understood the need for women to assert themselves. Women marched in support of a freer, more egalitarian government. With passage of time, some of the rights that women had gained under Shah, were systematically removed, through legislation, such as the forced wearing of the hijab, particularly the chador. Soon after the revolution, there were rumors of plans for forced hijab, and abolition of some women's rights protected by "Family protection act" conceived to be "against Islam". The rumors were denied by some state officials and many women refused to accept it. Not long after, however, the rumors were realized.

A new family law was annulled, and veiling became obligatory. Farrokhrou Parsa, the first woman to serve in the Iranian cabinet, was executed.

The veiling law was met with protests comprising heterogeneous groups of women. The demonstrations did not aim to expand women's rights in Iran, but simply to keep what they had already earned. There were three major collective attempts to voice concerns:
A five-day demonstration starting on March 8, 1979
The Conference of Unity of Women in December 1979
Demonstrations after the Ayatollah Khomeini's decree on eliminating any symbol or practice reminiscent of the Shah's rule. A consequence of that decree was forced hijab.

These collective attempts, as well as the smaller ones, not only faced opposition from the Islamic conservatives, but were sometimes damaged by the leftist political groups, exemplified by the organization of a demonstration scheduled by the Fedai for the same day as that of the Conference of Unity of Women in December 1979 – despite the pleas mentioned above. In fact, most leftist groups did not have a well-established vision or plan for pursuing women's rights. The status of women, it was presumed, would be improved automatically by the establishment of an ideal socialist/communist society.

Aspects of Islamic law pertaining to women can be seen in Articles 20 and 21 of the 1979 constitution, and two manifestations of Islamic law are now infamous among women's rights activists: stoning and polygamy, to name two.

At the beginning of the Islamic revolution, some of the leaders of the women's rights, were discredited.

Twenty-first century activism
For the first time since the revolution, several women succeeded in 1997 in getting into a stadium to watch a soccer match. Female legal consultants have been introduced in special family courts.

One Million Signatures for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws notable campaign was launched in 2006 to collect one million signatures in support of changing discriminatory laws against women in Iran and reforming of family laws, to ask Parliament for the revision and reform of current laws which discriminate against women. Another campaign was 'Stop Stoning Forever'.

By all accounts, the degree of mobilization and consciousness among women in Iran is remarkable. The women's rights movement is vibrant and well-organized. The movement has also been credited with very smart use of information and communication technologies.

However, the active participation of many women in the revolution helped awaken many women about their political potential, and many middle-class women acted increasingly to support women's rights. Increasing vocal opposition to policies which sanctioned polygamy, temporary marriage, free divorce for men, and child custody to fathers also took hold. A growing trend of women began to interpret Islam in more gender-egalitarian ways with the entry of more women in the public sphere and limitation of discourse to Islamic parameters. Growing activism and publicity brought some legal remedies to the women's struggle for example limits on a husband's right to prevent his wife from taking a job, and a new marriage contract which gave women the right to divorce. Judges became more sympathetic to women's issues because of the hardship, and when some reforms did not make it through the legislative process, the government tried to ameliorate some of the injustices and gave instructions to the courts on how to do so.

As more Iranian girls were being educated in the 1980s, and the government opened higher religious education to women, some mastered technical forms of Islamic argumentation which helped in the fight for the liberalization of women's rights. Furthermore, many women became successful entrepreneurs, and worked in other highly visible professions including parliament. As stated in an interview in 1996, prominent secular lawyer Mehrangiz Kar stated "The revolution gave women confidence in themselves. With all the sacrifices they made, Iranian women know how much their current and future rulers owe to them. This demand is no longer that of a group of women; it is a nationwide one. The Islamic government cannot escape it without risking a brutal separation of the state and religion."

Death of Mahsa Amini
The death of Mahsa Amini took place at the hands of the Iranian Morality Police. Amini was not wearing her headscarf according to the law, and was arrested. She was beaten severely by the police and died in the hospital on September 16th, 2022. Her death started a series of protests in Iran. During the protests, the police were seen attacking protesters.

Women's Cultural Centre
The Women's Cultural Centre is an organization founded in the 1990s by Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani and Parvin Ardalan and has been a center for forming opinions, analyzing and documenting women's issues in Iran. Since 2005, the organization has published Iran's first online magazine on women's rights, Zanestan, with Ardalan as its editor. In its constant struggle against censorship – the magazine comes back with a new name all the time – the newspaper has dealt with marriage, prostitution, education, AIDS, and violence against women.

Zanan magazine
Zanan was a monthly women's magazine published in Iran, founded in 1992. It was the only Persian women's magazine in the country. The magazine ceased publication in 2008, but was relaunched on 29 May 2014. In September 2014, its founder and editor Shahla Sherkat was charged in Iran's Press Court (part of the Islamic Revolutionary Court) for promoting un-Islamic and "obsolete" views and in April 2015, publication of the magazine was again suspended. Zanan focused on the concerns of Iranian women with an Islamic point of view and had intentions of protecting and promoting their rights. However, the monthly magazine tested the political waters with its coverage of reform politics, domestic abuse, and sex. Article topics covered controversial issues from domestic abuse to plastic surgery. It argued that gender equality was Islamic and that religious literature had been misread and misappropriated by misogynists. Mehangiz Kar, Shahla Lahiji, and Shahla Sherkat, the editors of Zanan, led the debate on women's rights and demanded reforms. The leadership did not respond but, for the first time since the revolution, did not silence the movement.

One Million Signatures
One Million Signatures for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws, also known as Change for Equality, is a campaign by women in Iran to collect one million signatures in support of changing discriminatory laws against women in their country. The campaign seeks to secure equal rights in marriage and inheritance, an end to polygamy, and stricter punishments for honour killings and other forms of violence. It was founded in late August 2006 on Tehran by Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani and Parvin Ardalan who were imprisoned in sentenced to three years in prison for "threatening the national security".

Activists of the movement have been attacked and jailed by the government, and the campaign has had to extend its two-year target to collect the full number of signatures.

My Stealthy Freedom

My Stealthy Freedom is an online movement that was commenced in 2014 by Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-born journalist and activist based in the United Kingdom and the United States. This movement started from a Facebook page My Stealthy Freedom where women from Iran post their photos without scarfs, and by the end of 2016 page has surpassed 1 million Facebook likes. Initiative has received wide international and national coverage, Hopes were high that the re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani would see the abolishment of the compulsory hijab law, which has never happened. To this end, Alinejad launched "White Wednesdays", where women protest the law by wearing white veils on Wednesdays (men, in solidarity, tie white ribbons around their wrists).

Iranian feminism
Iranian feminists generally fall into two camps when it comes to the women's rights movement in Iran, post 1979. Some believe that Islamization has resulted in the "marginalizing" of women. Others believe that through the dynamic nature of Islamic law, known as Sharia, a unique consciousness of feminism has been formed in Iran. Both these views have been challenged.

Among the women's rights activists in Iran, feminism means different things. A major contrast is seen between secular feminists and those who are dubbed Islamic feminists, on the nature of feminism.

Islamic feminists, or more accurately Muslim feminists, are women rights advocates who seek to improve the status of women through more favorable interpretations of Islamic law, supporting what is called "Dynamic Interpretation" ( in Persian). Some Muslim feminists prefer the term "indigenous feminists" ().

Despite the disagreements among different factions, when it comes to the improvement of women's conditions, feminist groups have shown that they can cooperate with an emphasis on common ground. The chief editor of Zanan magazine, Shahla Sherkat, for example, a woman with definite religious beliefs, invited prominent Muslim women rights activist Shirin Ebadi, and prominent secular women rights activist Mehrangiz Kar, to write on women's issues in her magazine. These activists have also taken advantage of new technologies in their efforts for women's rights; Mehrangiz Kar, for example, has taught classes and written manuals on women's rights defense for Tavaana: E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society.

Women's studies in Iran
Through the efforts of women's rights advocates in Iran, in 2001 Allameh Tabatabaii University, Tarbiat Modares University, and Alzahra University initiated women's studies programs at the Master of Arts level, and shortly thereafter Tehran University began a similar university course for a degree. There are three sub-specialties: women and family, the history of women, and women's rights in Islam. These programs are needed, it is stated, to try and remedy some of the damage caused by centuries of the dominance of negative views on women, sociologically and humanistically, and other hardships suffered by women in Iran. It is hoped that graduates of women's studies programs will be able to present gender-neutral points of view.

Some of the most notable activists are:

Táhirih also called Qurratu l-ʿAyn, Fatimah Baraghani (1814 or 1817 – August 16–27, 1852)
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh (daughter of Naser al-Din Shah)  (1883–1936)
Bibi Khanoom Astarabadi (1859–1921)
Tuba Azmudeh (1878–1936)
Sediqeh Dowlatabadi (1882–1962)
Mohtaram Eskandari (1895–1924)
FakhrAfagh Parsa (1898–?)
Roshank No'doost (1899–?)
 (1899–1966)
Shahnaz Azad (1901–1961)
Noor-ol-Hoda Mangeneh (1902–?)
Zandokht Shirazi (1909–1953)
Maryam Amid (Mariam Mozayen-ol Sadat) (?–1919)

Farrokhroo Parsa (1922–1980)
Mahnaz Afkhami (b. 1941)
Mehrangiz Kar (b. 1944)
Azam Taleghani (1944–2019)
Zahra Rahnavard (b. 1945)
Fatemeh Karroubi (b. 1949)
Shahla Sherkat (b. 1956)
Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh (b. 1958)
Roya Toloui (b. 1966)
Parvin Ardalan (b. 1967)
Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani (b. 1970)
Sheema Kalbasi (b. 1972)
Golbarg Bashi (b. 1974)
Shadi Sadr (b. 1974)
Atena Farghadani (b. 1987)
Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani (b. 1962)
Shokufeh Kavani (b. 1970)
Bahareh Hedayat (b. 1981)
Forough Azarakhshi (1904–1963)
Elaheh Koulaei (b. 1956)
Mastoureh Afshar (1898–1951)

See also
 Death of Mahsa Amini
 Global Women's movement
 Homa Darabi
 Intellectual movements in Iran
 Iran's Family Protection Law
 Iranian women
 One million signatures campaign
 Sex segregation in Iran
 Women in Iran
 Women's rights in Iran
 Zahra Bani Yaghoub
 Zahra Kazemi

References

Bibliography

External links

International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Iranian Feminist Tribune

Modern history of Iran
History of civil rights and liberties in Iran
Feminism in Iran


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This is how world media reacted to Doklam conflict between India, China
India has accused China of building roads on the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction and its People's Liberation Army (PLA) of intruding into Indian territory in Sikkim.
By : Devyani Sultania
Jul 26, 2017 19:33 IST
The India-China Stand-off At Sikkim Border
India and China have been involved in a major standoff for over a month now in the Doklam or Doka La region, also known as the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction, located along the Sikkim border. The conflict between both countries is believed to be the most serious border dispute of late.
It all started after China accused India of violating border agreement saying Indian troops had allegedly entered the Doklam region and stopped the Chinese troops from constructing a road. India responded by saying the border dispute is yet to be resolved and China should "desist from changing the status quo."
Meanwhile, India has accused China of building roads on the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction and its People's Liberation Army (PLA) of intruding into Indian territory in Sikkim and destroying bunkers, while China has claimed India is provoking them and the issue can be resolved only if India withdraws its troops.
The standoff has also attracted the attention of the media across the world. Here is how the global media has reacted to the dispute:
The New York Times reported India was violating an 1890 border agreement signed between Britain and China previous Indian governments had pledged to uphold. The report said the agreement should be respected to end a "very serious" incursion by India.
The NYT report also mentioned China's version of the conflict saying Indian troops crossed into China's Doklam region in June and disrupted the construction work.
The report further said both countries confronted each other near a strategic valley that separates India from Bhutan.
Adding that Bhutan can solve its border dispute with China on its own if "India lets it", an article in the South China Morning Post stated the standoff "does not have much to do with the border, and definitely not the China-India border. The area under contention, between Bhutan and Tibet, has never been cartographically demarcated."
A Chinese soldier gestures as he stands near an Indian soldier on the Chinese side of the ancient Nathu La border crossing between India and China.DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images
"In the 1950s, China negotiated and settled most of its land borders, but never completed discussions with Bhutan, because India insisted on the right to negotiate on behalf of Bhutan, which the Chinese refused to accept. China wanted direct negotiations with Bhutan. Eventually, India had to relent," the article said.
It added: "The Indian media's sabre-rattling on defending Bhutan from Chinese encroachment may be good for arousing nationalistic sentiment but does not find echoes in Bhutan."
Another article quoted a young captain of India's famous "Black Cats" division as saying: "We are under clear orders not to exacerbate the tensions, so we won't provoke a scuffle, certainly not a fire fight, but we are ready for a suitable response if the Chinese get aggressive. It's important for us to stop the Chinese here because if we fail, they will roll on to the Chicken's Neck and can cut off our Northeast."
It added: "India has spent the last four years raising a mountain strike corps of about 80,000 for a new limited offensive doctrine in the event of a war."
The article also described the Indian media as "hyper-nationalistic".
Reuters file
Describing it as an "eyeball to eyeball" standoff, BBC reported India and China have sent more troops to the Doklam region. Citing PTI, the channel quoted Chinese ambassador Luo Zhaohui as saying that India must "unconditionally pull back troops" to maintain peace in the region.
The report added that China's stand was being seen as a diplomatic escalation by the country, which has retaliated by stopping Indian pilgrims to travel to Mansarovar Lake in Tibet via the Nathu La pass in Sikkim. A formal agreement was signed by India and China to allow Indian pilgrims to visit the lake, considered to be a holy place of worship by the Hindus.
The report also highlighted the fact that Bhutan has asked China to stop building the road as it is a violation of an agreement signed between both countries. Sikkim is the only area where Indian troops can tackle a Chinese incursion as they have the advantage of being positioned on higher terrain.
Beijing may support Sikkim's independence if Indian troops don't back off, warns Chinese media [Representational Image]DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images
The British newspaper has quoted analysts from India and China as saying that an armed conflict between the neighbours is unlikely.
However, analysts have said the harsh language and the mobilisation of troops in the Doklam region, also known as the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction, have become unprecedented in recent years.
Describing the "rhetoric" on both sides as "increasingly pugilistic," the Guardian reported: "To avoid escalation, frontline troops in the area do not generally carry weapons, and the Chinese and Indian troops reportedly clashed by "jostling": bumping chests, without punching or kicking, in order to force the other side backwards."
The report added: "At the heart of the dispute are different interpretations of where the "tri-junction" — the point where the three countries' borders meet – precisely lies. China argues its territory extends south to an area called Gamochen, while India says Chinese control ends at Batanga La, further to the north."
The report quoted Srikanth Kondapalli, a professor of Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, as saying that he believed the standoff would "die down in a little while." The professor's argument was that neither country wanted to "fight a full-blown war."
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For starters, the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that every week that the government remains partially closed, quarterly economic growth decreases by 0.13 percentage points. That means that by Friday, when federal workers will have missed their second paycheck, the shutdown will have already cost the U.S. economy nearly two-thirds of a percentage point of growth.
But, according to Brian Rose, Senior Economist Americas at UBS, the longer the shutdown lasts, the deeper the pain, as government agencies with spare funds to continue operations for a short period of time see their money run out and federal workers decide to quit rather than working indefinitely without pay. Replacements can be difficult and expensive to find and train, extending the negative effects of the shutdown even once the government reopens.
Put together the trade war, the government shutdown, and other seemingly self-inflicted economic woes and the Rose best summed up his view with a metaphor:
I once saw a short film about an F-1 racing team testing new engine designs. They would set the engine running at full throttle and wait until, glowing red from the heat, the most fragile part would break and the engine would stop. We are now running a similar experiment on the economy. It is difficult to predict what part will break first, but you can already smell the smoke. For example, the University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment fell sharply in early January. The sub-index on recent changes in business conditions, which was at a record high last February, plunged to its lowest level since late 2011. The Fed's Beige Book also noted deteriorating business sentiment.
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i so disagree!! so our entire economy runs on 800,000 people don't think so. yes it affects other areas to a degree but not by that much in my view. always love reading all your information though so much in there btw!
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Bears still got a chance to bust the SPX 50 dma today..................
Choppy directionless markets.... so far, but this usually indicates a rapid range expansion - up or down
If the WH warns of zero GDP growth is the shutdown continues into Feb & March, then one has to take this seriously
Going from a healthy 3% plus GDP to near zero in a quarter is a shock to the economy.
One can't simply turn off and turn on the economy as you would do to vehicle etc
And, with emerging global data showing a slowing down, all you need as a catalyst to send it into a recession is the largest economy in the world
gong from #% to zero GDP!
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The JetBlue CEO says the U.S. air system is nearing its "tipping point" over workers unpaid during the government shutdown https://bloom.bg/2DwVxjk
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Wilbur Ross asks why furloughed workers aren't taking out loans
Ross also downplayed the effect the shutdown would have on the nation's economy.
"Put it in perspective, you're talking about 800,000 workers. And while I feel sorry for the individuals that have hardship cases, 800,000 workers if they never got their pay, which is not the case, they will eventually get it, but if they never got it, you're talking about a third of a percent on our GDP," he said. "So, it's not like it's a gigantic number overall."
"The 30 days of pay that some people will be out, there's no real reason why they shouldn't be able to get a loan against it."
'I don't really quite understand why' they're seeking charity
Bank credit is effectively government-guaranteed, he says
https://www.bloomber...-them-get-loans
The market is waiting for a trigger for a resolution either way. Internals holding well though...............
Edited by redfoliage2, 24 January 2019 - 12:59 PM.
Yeah, we are stuck in this range .... got to break out of this.
Need a catalyst....news... something
Likely the SPX 50 dma will be tested again today. It may be finally overcome and the range moves to a lower level ..............
Not going to happen.
China and N Korea are stalling & playing for time.
As the markets decline, there will be more incentive for the US to make a deal
U.S. Commerce Secretary says a U.S.-China trade deal will hinge on whether Beijing will deepen economic reforms and further open up its markets
Added to QQQ put position - really going out on the limb here with 3 QQQ APRIL 170 puts, also have an order to buy QQQ APRIL 168 puts
Grand total of 11 QQQ puts.
Looks like Wilbur may be the next one out, he or Mnuchin
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Ross on Bloomberg TV says he was trying earlier to highlight that federal workers credit unions offering loans. "Part of my purpose in what I said this morning is to try to make sure the workers who are experiencing liquidity crises know that may be a source they could go to."
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Label: Viva 29597 Year: 1983
Factory sleeve included
Condition: M $6.00
From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy, in its original Warner Bros. factory sleeve. This was West's second chart single, and her second biggest solo hit as well. It should have gotten airplay on Pop radio as well as Country, because it's got melodic and instrumental hooks galore. Check out the mp3 "snippet" of it. Note: This beautiful 45 has no notable flaws, grading Mint across the board (Labels, Vinyl, Audio).
Condition Detail:Label: M | Vinyl: M | Audio: MWritten by: R. Scott (A), M. Brown-S. Dorff-S. Garrett (B)Produced by: Snuff Garrett-Steve Dorff, Arranged by Steve DorffChart info: #4c in July 1983Track time(s): A: 3:24 | B: 3:25Mix: Stereo
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Be My Baby Tonight/ Full-Time Love by John Michael Montgomery (M), Atlantic 87236, 1994: $5.50
Before You Go/ (I Want) No One But You by Buck Owens (M), Capitol 5410, 1965: $20.00
Daddy's Come Around/ The Calm at the Center of My Storm by Paul Overstreet (M), RCA 2707, 1990: $6.50
He's A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen)/ Tryin' To Fool A Fool by Janie Fricke (M), Columbia 03899, 1983: $5.00
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I Need A Vacation/ I Can't Walk Away by Rebecca Lynn Howard (M), MCA 1647, 2001: $5.00
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Q: How can I use my IBM/Lenovo keyboard fingerprint reader on a non-lenovo Windows 7 PC? When my old IBM workstation died I reused the IBM Fingerprint Keyboard (89P9037/KUF0452) on my new PC, but I have never been able to get the integrated fingerprint reader to work.
Under Windows 7, the device identifies itself as "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard", but there are no "Biometric Devices" in Device Manager, so the Windows fingerprint manager cannot find it.
I have tried installing both the "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software" and "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Manager Pro Software" from the Lenovo website, but the former fails to find any fingerprint readers and the latter says that it "cannot run on this machine", presumably because the keyboard is not attached to a Lenovo PC any more.
I have also tried manually installing the "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard Hotkey (Win 7) driver" from the Lenovo website, but it makes no difference (the keyboard is still a USB Composite Device with a "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard" on one port and a generic "HID-compliant device" on the other).
A similar question from several years ago Windows 7, Lenovo Keyboard, was not very helpful.  The answer there provides a link to the product page that has a link for downloading the driver I already tried.  Also, it isn't clear in that question whether or not the OP was trying to use the keyboard on a Lenovo machine, which might be significant.
I would really like to be able to get this fingerprint reader working, but I have run out of options, so I was hoping that the combined experience of superuser might help me get it working again.

A: I just had almost the same problem: I was trying to install a brand new "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard" on my self-assembled PC running Windows 7 64-bit. Without any driver, it showed up as a USB Hub with an Unknown device and a USB Composite device connected. The composite device consists of 2 USB Input Devices: A HID Keyboard device and another HID-compliant device
First, I landed here: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd029581 - obviously the correct page describing exactly my keyboard (so it is apparently a newer model than yours). From here I downloaded and installed the "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard Hotkey (Win 7) driver" Version 3.4.0.1.
After a reboot, I found the Biometric device - showing as "Synaptics FP Sensors (WBF) (PID=0015)". Actually I now see a total of 7 USB devices connected: An USB Hub with the Synaptics sensor and the composite device consisting of 2 USB input devices: One now shows as "Lenovo Preferred Pro USB Fingerprint Keyboard" and the other still as HID-compliant device.
But then I went through multiple attempts to install the "ThinkVantage Fingerprint Manager Pro Software" linked from the same page (Version 8.01.42). But no way, the installation always failed with a message saying "Setup cannot be executed on this computer".
Finally, I found this page: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds101045 with "Lenovo Fingerprint Reader/ Password Vault for 64-bit Windows". This version finally installed and now works fine for the Windows login.
Hope this is at least somewhat helpful... Good luck!

A: If the answer by Christian Halbe doesn't get your fingerprint reader working, it may be because it is broken, or your cable or port is faulty.
In my case, a few days after getting my fingerprint reader to work, it simply stopped working and has never recovered.
I can still see the "TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor (WBF advanced mode)" device, if I show hidden devices, but what is actually connected to the keyboards USB hub is the Unknown Device, with a Device status of "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" on the General tab and a Device ID of "USB\VID_0000&PID_0000" shown on the Details tab.
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A: Here is the latest driver I could find that worked when nothing else did:
If this has moved search the Lenovo support site for Validity Fingerprint Windows 7 and you should turn up what you're looking for:
Lenovo Fingerprint Manager for Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit), 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) - Notebook
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds034485
actual latest driver/software that seems to work.

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Assignment 5.Please review the course web site for access dates: Click on the begin button to access the assignment and submit your answers. This covers Unit V The Global Ocean in the textbook (Chapters 9 and 10).
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. (2 points each)
1) Which of the following would NOT be associated with turbidity currents?
A) density current B) erosion of submarine canyons
C) formation of seamounts D) deposits of graded beds
2) The gently sloping submerged surface extending from the shoreline toward the deep ocean is termed the ________.
A) submarine canyon B) continental rise C) continental slope D) continental shelf
3) Which one of the following is NOT part of passive continental margin?
A) continental rise B) continental slope C) continental shelf D) continental trench
4) Ocean covers approximately ________ percent of Earth's surface
A) 71 B) 91 C) 51 D) 11
5) An echo sounder operates by measuring the time required for ________.
A) a laser beam to travels from a ship to the seafloor and back
B) a radar pulse to travel from a ship to the seafloor and back
C) a radar pulse to travel from a satellite in orbit around Earth to the sea surface and back
D) a sound pulse travels from a ship to the seafloor and back
6) What kind of seawater is densest?
A) warm, low salinity B) cold, high salinity
C) cold, low salinity D) warm, high salinity
Examine the graph.At what latitude is the ratio of ocean water to land at its maximum? Choose from the following options.
A) between 60° and 65° north B) between 0° and 5° north
C) between 60° and 65° south D) between 25° and 30° south
8) No thermocline exists in high-latitude regions because there is little temperature difference between the top and bottom of the water column. In such a situation the water column is said to be ________.
A) pycnoclinal B) multithermal C) clinothermal D) isothermal
9) ________ is the proportion of dissolved salts to pure water.
A) Density B) Salinity C) Pycnocline D) Subduction
10) Manganese nodules are an example of ________ sediment.
A) manganesogenous B) hydrogenous
C) terrigenous D) biogenous
11) ________ are huge circular-moving current systems that dominate the surface of the ocean within an ocean basin.
A) Coriolis B) Tombolos C) Upwellings D) Gyres
12) When waves reach shallow water they tend to be ________, which makes them become parallel to the shore.
A) refracted B) translated C) reflected D) eroded
13) Large estuaries are more common on a(n) ________ coastline.
A) emergent B) eroding C) stable D) submergent
Examine the satellite view of chlorophyll concentrations in the southern Atlantic Ocean along the southwest coast of Africa (the nations of Namibia and South Africa). Which of the following statements offers the best explanation for the observed pattern(s)?
A) This is an area of downwelling, where water is sinking due to the higher density it gains when sea ice forms and salinity increases.
B) The coast is a "dead zone," an area of very low biological activity.
C) This is an area of shallow water and waves breaking as they "feel bottom."
D) This is an area of upwelling, where nutrient-rich water is rising due to winds blowing over the ocean's surface.
15) You visit a coastal area for the first time. You note the presence of marine terraces, sea stacks, and sea arches. Based on these features, the area is likely to be ________.
A) in need of beach nourishment B) a submergent coast
C) experiencing a spring tide D) an emergent coast
16) Erosional retreat of a(n) ________ leads to enlargement and extension of a wave-cut platform in the inland direction.
A) sea arch B) marine terrace C) spit D) wave-cut cliff
17) The energy that drives surface ocean currents such as the Gulf Stream comes from ________.
A) temperature differences B) salinity variations
C) the Coriolis effect D) prevailing wind patterns
18) One result of wave refraction is that wave energy is concentrated ________.
A) on spits
B) on headlands projecting into the water
C) in bays, coves, and other recessed areas between headlands
D) on tombolos
19) Fetch is ________.
A) a method of shoreline erosion control
B) the distance between the trough of a wave and the still water level
C) the distance over which the wind blows over open water
D) the circular pattern made by water particles when a wave passes
20) The center of each of Earth's five major gyres is found at about ________ latitude.
A) 60° B) 30° C) 90° D) 0° (the equator)
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