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Senate Votes Down Multiple Bills To Help Dreamers After Veto Threat On Bipartisan Proposal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, right, talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, while walking towards the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Senate leaders agreed on a bipartisan two-year plan to increase federal spending by nearly $300 billion over two years, a pact likely to avert a government shutdown on Friday. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
WASHINGTON ― The Senate was supposed to spend the week discovering what it could pass to help undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
They got the results on Thursday: For now, at least, it's nothing.
Multiple proposals fell short of the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the Senate during a series of votes on Thursday afternoon.
President Donald Trump's desired legislation received the fewest votes of all immigration measures considered by the Senate, going down by a margin of 39-60. Another Republican measure on so-called "sanctuary cities" failed by a vote of 54-45. And both bipartisan proposals failed by similar margins, one of them after a veto threat and an hours-long attack from the White House and Department of Homeland Security on both the amendment and its backers.
Now lawmakers will have to go back to the drawing board to find a way to help undocumented young people often called Dreamers, 700,000 of whom risk losing deportation relief because Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. And they will have to do it with the knowledge that Trump isn't willing to compromise to get Democratic support ― something that could doom the entire effort.
Or maybe it already has. Before the vote on Trump's proposal, its lead backer told Democrats that if they want to help Dreamers, "this is it."
"This is your last chance to vote for a path to citizenship for all of the people that we have been talking about giving justice to and being compassionate about and bringing out of the dark," Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on the Senate floor.
It's unclear what's next. Senate Republican leaders previously indicated they wanted DACA-related measures done this week. The "deadline" set by Trump when he rescinded the bill was March 5, at which point DACA recipients will begin to lose their protections in greater numbers.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that he wants to resolve the issue sometime in March, and that Congress has slightly more time due to court rulings that temporarily opened the program for renewal applications. The House GOP leadership is counting votes on a bill led by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) that offers only temporary status to DACA recipients, along with other elements of Trump's framework and many interior immigration enforcement measures beyond what the president asked for. Trump supports that plan as well, but it's unlikely to have the 218 votes needed for passage.
The Senate might be able to add DACA-related plans to the omnibus spending bill, possibly a stopgap measure without a path to citizenship, Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) told reporters after the vote. But he downplayed the idea of devoting considerable floor time to the issue in the near future.
The way the Senate debate shook out this week ― or didn't ― isn't a hopeful sign for the future. Trump backed a proposal that his allies repeatedly framed as a "generous" compromise and essentially told Democrats it was that or nothing.
Republican leaders seemed perfectly willing to go along, repeatedly saying that Congress needs to pass something the president supports. There's logic to the statement, but it glosses over another element of making law: They need to find legislation that Congress can pass, too. Trump and White House officials balked at any bipartisan proposals lawmakers presented.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blasted Democrats after the vote for not supporting Trump's framework, and even accused them of not reaching across the aisle ― even though they'd made up a large proportion of the votes for bipartisan measures.
"Once again, when the hour came to actually make law instead of just making political points, our friends across the aisle were either unable or unwilling to get something done," McConnell said on the Senate floor after the votes. "After all the talk, all the talk, they hardly came to the table at all."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on Trump to accept that his plan had failed and allow lawmakers to find a compromise.
"This vote is proof that President Trump's plan will never become law," he said in a statement after the votes. "If he would stop torpedoing bipartisan efforts, a good bill would pass."
The White House and administration took pains to attack the bipartisan proposal from Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) with members of the so-called "Common Sense Coalition." Within hours of its release Wednesday evening, the Department of Homeland Security put out a statement blasting the proposal as "the end of immigration enforcement in America." Later, the White House issued a veto threat. And then officials convened a call with reporters to bash it some more, speculating that some of its sponsors might have signed on without actually reading it.
The amendment ultimately fell short with a 54-45 vote ― earning more support than the president's plan.
White House and DHS officials said bipartisan measures did not wholly live up to Trump's framework. The president said he would approve a bill to grant a path to citizenship to up to 1.8 million Dreamers, both DACA recipients and people eligible for the program. But only if he gets a slew of other measures, too: border funding; changes to asylum law; the ability to indefinitely detain and deport immigrants, including children; ending the diversity visa lottery; and dramatically reducing family-based immigration pathways.
The White House and Republicans allies say this is a "generous" concession because Trump, who has spent months saying he wants to help Dreamers, is supporting a bill to do so, and for a broader population than just DACA recipients.
Democrats have said they're not willing to make certain compromises, although many have reluctantly said they would approve funding for a border wall and would make certain legal immigration changes. Immigrant rights activists, including many Dreamers themselves, have urged lawmakers to oppose legislation that would help undocumented young people while harming other immigrants.
That leaves Dreamers waiting and uncertain what their future will hold. If Congress does nothing, DACA recipients will continue to lose status each day, even though they are able to apply for renewal for now under temporary court orders. And when they do, they will lose their work permits and be at risk of deportation, because the Trump administration has argued it should detain anyone eligible for removal even if they're not considered a priority.
"Their falling out of status would not trigger them into being an enforcement priority," a White House official who declined to speak on the record told reporters on Thursday. "Of course, all of the laws of the United States are always enforced by DHS with individuals whom they encounter."
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story gave an incorrect tally for the vote on a measure concerning sanctuary cities. The measure failed 54-45, not 54-60. A previous version of this story also misstated the party affiliation of South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds, who is a Republican.
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Deal Struck for a Homewood Suites Hotel at 50 M Street
According to the Washington Business Journal, the empty lot on the northeast corner of Half and M is now slated to become a 195-room Homewood Suites Hotel, with a deal having been reached between Hilton and the development group that bought the lot last year.
Back in the pre-ballpark pre-land rush days, a Sunoco station sat on this lot, known as 50 M Street, until 2006, and then the site was bought by Monument Realty in 2007.
The WBJ article says construction could begin on the 11-story building, one block north of Nationals Park, late this year or in 2015, with an opening in 2016. The hotel will have a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom suites, and about 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, which will come in handy with its location directly across the street from the west entrance to the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro station.
This hotel would join the Courtyard by Marriott at New Jersey and L and the just-getting-started Hampton Inn at 1st and N that is expected to open next year. There is also expected to be another hotel as part of the Ballpark Square development just a few feet north of the Hampton Inn on 1st Street south of M.
Note that this deal does not affect the red brick warehouse just to the north of the empty 50 M lot--that building is owned by the feds and is being salivated over by residents who dream of creating the Half Street Market there.
More About Homewood Suites
Homewood Suites Project Page
Homewood Suites at 50 M St. SE Now Open
Shake Shack Coming to Homewood Suites at Half and M
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ZoolanderANDtheBoYz says: (2/26/14 6:24 PM)
WOW, I guess the demand for hotel is very high right now.
Two Hilton Brand hotels a block away from each other.
Monument need to sell their big hole land that was supposed to be one of the Starwood brand hotels (Aloft, Element by Westin or the W hotel).
Scott says: (2/26/14 7:06 PM)
From the experiences of my workmates, it's really hard to find federal per diem hotels in the city without booking weeks or months in advance. So I'm not surprised hotel chains are trying to build in more of their budget hotels. I would think that between the out-of-town federal workforce and the fact the residents could easily take in a baseball game after work while in town on business, that these hotels would run at very high capacity most of the time.
202_cyclist says: (2/26/14 9:12 PM)
It's not in the immediate neighborhood but there is also the hotel under construction on 4th Street, SE, next to the highway and across the street from the NASA headquarters.
*mea culpa-- 4th St SW.
JD says: (2/26/14 9:14 PM)
Good thing you fixed--I was going to have to ban you. :-)
JES says: (2/26/14 11:37 PM)
I think tourists will also play a huge role in these hotels. Economy lines will appeal to families. Also, location is excellent; keep in mind we're 2 metro stops from L'enfant, three from Archives and Smithson. Those stops have huge tourist traffic.

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Shashi Kapoor born Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1936 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), is an award-winning Indian film actor and film producer. He has also been film director and assistant director in Hindi Films. He is a member of the Kapoor family, a film dynasty in India's Bollywood cinema. He is the younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, the son of Prithviraj
Birth Date: 18-Mar-1938
Career: Actor, Film Producer, Film Director
Goundamani
Goundamani is a Tamil film actor, comedian and screen icon. He is considered as the greatest comedian in Kollywood and is especially renowned for his alliance with fellow actor Senthil. Goundamani was born in Valagundapuram, a village near Udumalaipettai in Tamil Nadu, India. His father was Karupaiah and mother was Annam.
Birth Place: Udumalaipettai, Tamil Nadu, India
Career: Actor, Comedian
Alisha Chinai is an Indian pop singer known for her albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. Alisha's initial albums include Jadoo, Baby Doll, Aaah Alisha and Made in India. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s
Ratna Pathak
Ratna Pathak Shah is an Indian actress who works in Bollywood films. Ratna Pathak was born in Mumbai, India to Bollywood actress, Dina Pathak. Her sister is actress Supriya Pathak. She is a very fine stage actor. As well as appearing in many successful films, including "Mirch Masala", Ratna Pathak appeared as the wife in The Perfect Murder.
Navin Nischol
Navin Nischol was an Indian actor. He made his debut with the Hindi film Sawan Bhadon in 1970. Navin Nischol studied in Rashtriya Military School Bangalore erstwhile King George Royal India Military College, Bangalore. His roll number was 606. He was the first gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India to make it big.
Birth Place: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Death Date: 19-Mar-2011
Sukumaran
Edappal Ponnamkuzhi Veettil Sukumaran Nair popularly known as Sukumaran, was an Indian film actor and producer. Sukumaran became a popular film star in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. Later, he became known for his character roles and antagonistic roles during the 1980s and 1990s. In 1978, he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in M.
Birth Place: Edappal, Kerala, India
Death Date: 16-Jun-1997
Sumeet Sachdev
Sumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor, producer and director. He's most popularly known as Gautam "Gomzy" Virani the oldest son of Tulsi Virani in the popular Indian television serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Sachdev made his directorial debut in his short film Rehman Saheb Ko Phone Karna Hai. Sachdev was born and brought up in Delhi.
Career: Television Director, Television Producer, Actor
Sreekala Sasidharan
Sreekala Sasidharan is an Indian actress, who mainly acts in Malayalam serials. She is also a trained classical dancer and a Kalathilakam winner. Sreekala became popular through her character Sophie in the malayalam serial "Ente Manasaputri". After this serial, she has acted in another superhit serial in Asianet called "Amma". Sreekala has confirmed that she will continue acting even after marriage
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon was an officer in the Indian National Army who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Shah Nawaz Khan and Prem Kumar Sahgal, he was tried by the British at the end of World War II in the INA trials that began on November 5, 1945 at Red Fort. Dhillon also played an important role in the Indian independent
Death Date: 06-Feb-2006
Nagendra Singh
Maharaj Sri Nagendra Singh was president of the International Court of Justice (1985-1988) Singh served on the United Nations International Law Commission from 1967 to 1972. He joined the International Court of Justice in 1973 and was its presiding judge between February 1985 and February 1988. He was appointed representative in UNO assembly
Death Date: 11-Dec-1988
Career: Judge
Eknath Dhondu 'Ekki' Solkar was an Indian all-round cricketer who played 27 Tests and seven One Day Internationals for his country. He was born in Mumbai (Bombay), Maharashtra, and died in the same city at the age of 57. Solkar was renowned for his excellent close fielding, and his catches helped India
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Akkittam Accutan Nambudiri popularly known as Akkittam, is a Malayalam language poet. He was born in 1926 at Kumaranallur in Palakkad district of the southern Indian state of Kerala and lives there. He is a well known Malayalam language poet, essayist, editor and a highly decorated literary personality among contemporary Malayalam writers. Fondly known as Akkittam
Career: Social work, Poet
Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Patil
Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jalna constituency of Maharashtra and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He was also a member of 13th and 14th Lok Sabha from Jalna. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Patil is father in law of MLA harshavardhan Jahav (MNS MLA)
Birth Place: Jalna, Maharashtra, India
Nehal Bibodi
Nehal Bibodi is an Ugandan born Indian cricketer. He appeared in India's Intercontinental Cup campaign in 2005
Birth Place: Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Career: Cricketer
Citizenship: Uganda
Malati Bedekar
Malati Vishram Bedekar was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. She was the first prominent feminist writer in Marathi literature. Balutai Khare was Bedekar's maiden name. She was the daughter of Anantrao and Indirabai Khare.
Career: Writer, Novelist
Snehal Pradhan
Snehal Pradhan is a cricketer who has played in five women's One Day Internationals for India.
Birth Place: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Apji Dalel Singh
Lieutenant Colonel Apji Dalel Singh was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India. He hails from Thikana "Palaitha", a premier principality of the erstwhile Kotah State in Rajasthan. He represented Kotah state in the Constituent Assembly of India from 1946 to 1950. Apji Dalel Singh completed his schooling from Herbert School
Waman Gopal Joshi
Waman Gopal Joshi was a Marathi journalist, playwright, and freedom fighter, from Maharashtra, India. He was the editor of Rashtramat and Swatantra Hindustan during the freedom struggle of India. He courted arrest and came to be known as Veer Wamanrao Joshi or Veer Vamanrao Joshi. He wrote the play 'RaNa-dundubhi'
Madhusudan Rege
Madhusudan Ramachandra Rege is a former Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1949. Later, in 1959, playing a test for Maharashtra Vs MCC.


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Q: PyTorch does not use available GPU memory I was trying to train a neural network that uses ResNet 152 as backbone but I was getting CUDA out of memory error. After that, I added the code fragment below to enable PyTorch to use more memory.
torch.cuda.empty_cache()
torch.cuda.set_per_process_memory_fraction(1., 0)

However, I am still not able to train my model despite the fact that PyTorch uses 6.06 GB of memory and fails to allocate 58.00 MiB where initally there are 7+ GB of memory unused in my GPU.
RuntimeError: CUDA out of memory.
Tried to allocate 58.00 MiB (GPU 0; 7.80 GiB total capacity; 6.05 GiB already allocated;
48.94 MiB free; 7.80 GiB allowed; 6.19 GiB reserved in total by PyTorch)

The result that I obtain after running nvidia-smi command.

| N/A   47C    P8     6W /  N/A |    362MiB /  7982MiB |     10%      Default |
|                               |                      |                  N/A |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                                  |
|  GPU   GI   CI        PID   Type   Process name                  GPU Memory |
|        ID   ID                                                   Usage      |
|=============================================================================|
|    0   N/A  N/A       947      G   /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg                 70MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      1549      G   /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg                159MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      1722      G   /usr/bin/gnome-shell               34MiB |
|    0   N/A  N/A      6506      G   ...AAAAAAAAA= --shared-files       85MiB |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

How can I increase the 6.19 GiB memory reserved in total by PyTorch to use more memory
from my GPU? Thank you!
OS: Ubuntu 20.04
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070-SUPER Max Q Super Design
PyTorch version: 1.8.1+cu111
Cuda toolkit: 11.2
Nvidia Cuda driver: 460.80

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Q: Binance futures with python, requests and signature I am trying to trade futures on binance with python using the requests module.
I have the following code:
import requests
import time
API_KEY ="your key"
SECRET_KEY="your secret key"

base_url = "https://fapi.binance.com"
api_path = "/fapi/v1/order"

headers={
'X-MBX-APIKEY': API_KEY
}

my_time=int(time.time() * 1000)
my_timestamp="timestamp="+str(my_time)

url_open=base_url+api_path+"?symbol=MATICUSDT&side=BUY&type=MARKET&quantity=40&"+my_timestamp+"&signature="+SECRET_KEY

response = requests.get(url_open,headers=headers)

This code returns the following error:
{"code":-1022,"msg":"Signature for this request is not valid."}
I have also tried hashing the signature:
import hmac
import hashlib
query_string="symbol=MATICUSDT&side=BUY&type=MARKET&quantity=40&"+my_timestamp
HashSig=hmac.new(SECRET_KEY.encode('utf-8'), query_string.encode('utf-8'), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()

url_open=base_url+api_path+"?symbol=MATICUSDT&side=BUY&type=MARKET&quantity=40&"+my_timestamp+"&signature="+HashSig

response = requests.get(url_open,headers=headers)

This too returns the error:
{"code":-1022,"msg":"Signature for this request is not valid."}
and I have tried the following code:
query_string=my_timestamp
HashSig=hmac.new(SECRET_KEY.encode('utf-8'), query_string.encode('utf-8'), hashlib.sha256).hexdigest()

url_open=base_url+api_path+"?symbol=MATICUSDT&side=BUY&type=MARKET&quantity=40&"+my_timestamp+"&signature="+HashSig

response = requests.get(url_open,headers=headers)

and this gives the same error:
{"code":-1022,"msg":"Signature for this request is not valid."}
I don't know how to make the signature, can someone please help me
I have searched a lot on google but I have not been able to find a solution.
My goal is to trade futures on binance with python

A: first of all, I think you need to make a post request not get request for creating an order. check the API doc: https://binance-docs.github.io/apidocs/futures/en/#new-order-trade
I also faced similar issue with Binance API.
this is what finally worked for me:
from urllib.parse import urlencode
import hmac

params = {'symbol':'MATICUSDT',
'side':'BUY',
'type':'MARKET',
'quantity':40,
'timestamp': int(time.time() * 1000) - 3000
}

signature_payload = urlencode(params)
signature = hmac.new(SECRET_KEY.encode(), signature_payload.encode(), 'sha256').hexdigest()
params['signature'] = signature

# pass the params to requests.post
# I took a different approach though

Also I had to subtract 3000 from timestamp otherwise Server kept complaining.


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The Mississippi State Bulldogs have added a game against the Jackson State Tigers to their 2012 football schedule, the school has announced. The Bulldogs will host the Tigers in Starkville on September 1, 2012.
In their only meeting in 2009, Mississippi State defeated Jackson State 45-7.


In increasingly technology-rich and globally competitive job markets, pathways to employment are becoming more challenging for many young people as they leave school.
Improving careers advice and guidance must form part of a broader re-focus of the education system. These are the priority areas that should be considered to ensure all young people are equipped with the capabilities they need to thrive in the changing world of work.
By the time subject selection activities take place in senior secondary school, many students have already narrowed their career aspirations based largely on academic achievement levels. Ensuring that career awareness and development activities are extended to the primary and early secondary school years, can help lift aspirations and extend the range of career possibilities, particularly for students at risk of disengagement.
The narrowing of career options for students who perform poorly on academic assessments represents a key challenge for education systems. Extensive evidence supports the notion that skills and capabilities are as necessary for success in life and work as knowledge and academic achievement. Extending the focus of schooling to these broader capabilities is an essential strategy for schools to prepare young people to thrive in careers.
give students opportunities to establish connections with occupational role models or potential employers.
In addition to careers advisors, all teachers play a role in guiding students as they develop their career aspirations and plans. Whole of school approaches that support all teachers gain access to information on emerging and key employment industries, as well as education and training pathways, should be a priority. Engaging with industry can take many forms – schools directly establishing industry links through careers or vocational programs, programs coordinated by external organisations, and place-based models such as Tech Schools and P-TECHs.


Here is a brief introduction to the 2015 North American SCRABBLE Championship for overseas visitors considering attending.
This is the 26th North American SCRABBLE Championship (previously known as the National SCRABBLE Championship). It features about 500 players and 31 rounds of NASPA- and WESPA-rated play over five days on August 1–5, in a convention centre near a hotel in downtown Reno, Nevada.
Reno is situated in the northwestern part of Nevada, near Lake Tahoe. Reno is the second most populous Nevada city (counting the Las Vegas area as a single city). The city sits in a high desert at the foot of the Sierra Nevada and its downtown area (along with Sparks) occupies a valley informally known as the Truckee Meadows.
Fly to Las Vegas (LAS) and connect to Reno (RNO). If your country does not have a direct flight to Las Vegas, you can connect through most major American cities.
Do I need a visitor's visa?
It depends on where you are travelling from. We can tell you whether or not you do, but it is your responsibility to obtain the visa yourself.
Don't you play with the American dictionary?
Many of us do, but we get about 40 players each year in our Collins division.
How can I see who is registered this year?
An entrants list will be posted, once registration opens.
What do I need to do to register?
If you are not already a NASPA member, you need to have an active membership to register. Then you may complete the registration form once registration opens, and remit payment either by credit card or postal money order as instructed. You may also pay John Chew in cash, in person at an international event.
If you live in a country with which we have a reciprocal agreement (including the UK, Australia, India, Nigeria and Malaysia) and are a member of your local official Scrabble association, just email us at info@scrabbleplayers.org for your complimentary membership. If not, ask us if we can negotiate an agreement with your organization. If not, first-time trial membership costs US$15 for six-months; past members may purchase a one-week membership for US$19.
How much does the NASC itself cost?
USD$160, plus a USD$100 commuter fee if you do not stay at the event hotel (the Silver Legacy, which charges $99/night on Fri-Sat, and $69/night on Sun-Thur, plus taxes and fees). Prices increase by $50 on May 31.
What was the top prize in the Collins division in 2014?
How can I find out more about the event?


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•Avoid installing or mounting the unit in unstable locations, such as on a rickety table or a slanted surface. Doing so may result in the unit falling down and causing personal injury and/or property damage.
•To prevent the electromagnetic wave from badly influencing medical equipment, avoid installing the unit in close proximity to the medical equipment.
When the Unit is in Use
•Should the following irregularity be found during use, immediately disconnect the power supply cord from the unit and contact your nearest TOA dealer. Make no further attempt to operate the unit in this condition as this may cause fire or electric shock.
·If you detect smoke or a strange smell coming from the unit.
·If water or any metallic object gets into the unit
·If the unit falls, or the unit case breaks
·If the power supply cord is damaged (exposure of the core, disconnection, etc.)
·If it is malfunctioning (no image appears.)
•To prevent a fire or electric shock, never open nor remove the unit case as there are high voltage components inside the unit. Refer all servicing to your nearest TOA dealer.
•Do not place cups, bowls, or other containers of liquid or metallic objects on top of the unit. If they accidentally spill into the unit, this may cause a fire or electric shock.
•Do not insert nor drop metallic objects or flammable materials in the ventilation slots of the unit's cover, as this may result in fire or electric shock.
•Do not touch a plug or antenna during thunder and lightning, as this may result in electric shock.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) has not tested the performance or reliability of the security aspects of this product. UL has only tested for fire, shock or casualties as outlined in UL's Standard(s) for Safety. UL Certification does not cover the performance or reliability of the security hardware and security operating software. UL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CERTIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SECURITY RELATED FUNCTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if mishandled, could
result in moderate or minor personal injury, and/or property damage.
•Never plug in nor remove the power supply cord with wet hands, as doing so may cause electric shock.
•When unplugging the power supply cord, be sure to grasp the power supply plug; never pull on the cord itself. Operating the unit with a damaged power supply cord may cause a fire or electric shock.
•When moving the unit, be sure to remove its power supply cord from the unit. Moving the unit with the power cord connected may cause damage to the power cord, resulting in fire or electric shock. When removing the power cord, be sure to hold its plug to pull.
•Do not block the ventilation slots in the unit's cover. Doing so may cause heat to build up inside the unit and result in fire.
•Avoid installing the unit in humid or dusty locations, in locations exposed to the direct sunlight, near the heaters, or in locations generating sooty smoke or steam as doing otherwise may result in fire or electric shock.
•Do not place heavy objects on the unit as this may cause it to fall or break which may result in personal injury and/or property damage. In addition, the object itself may fall off and cause injury and/or damage.
•Use the dedicated AC adapter for the unit. Note that the use of other adapter may cause a fire.
•Contact your TOA dealer as to the cleaning. If dust is allowed to accumulate in the unit over a long period of time, a fire or damage to the unit may result.
•If dust accumulates on the power supply plug or in the wall AC outlet, a fire may result. Clean it periodically. In addition, insert the plug in the wall outlet securely.
•Unplug the power cord from the unit for safety purposes when cleaning or leaving the unit unused for 10 days or more. Doing otherwise may cause a fire or electric shock.
C-IF500 complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by TOA Corporation may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.
2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The TOA C-IF500 Interface Unit is a splitter for control signals to be used when controlling 32 or more TOA Combination Cameras connected to the TOA C-RM500 Remote Controller.
•Can split the C-RM500 Remote Controller's control signal into 4 signals.
•Can convert the C-RM500's control signal level into the RS-232C signal level.
•Connecting the unit between the C-RM500 and the Combination camera permits star connection between the Remote Controller and camera.


In what really isn't a surprise (at least to me), the enviro-wackos at Aquifer Guardians in Urban Areas (AGUA) have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the planned US 281/Loop 1604 interchange project, which would build the first four direct connectors at that intersection. According to an early Express-News report, AGUA claims that the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (ARMA) didn't kowtow to their demands, so they had no choice but to file a lawsuit.
Overpasses: This would build overpasses on US 281 at major intersections. This proposal provides the least increase in capacity but has the lowest cost. However, as a toll-free option, funding would need to be found. Also, because the overpasses would increase travel speeds, many side streets and driveways would possibly need to be eliminated for safety and operational reasons.
Expressway: This option would build a conventional expressway with six to eight main lanes and six lanes of frontage roads. The new expressway main lanes could be toll-free, tolled, or managed.
Elevated expressway: This proposal would leave the existing 281 mostly in place as-is and would build four to six elevated expressway lanes above the existing lanes. South of Stone Oak, the elevated lanes would be on each side of 281, much like the double-decked expressways downtown; north of Stone Oak, the elevated lanes would run along the west side of the existing lanes. Access ramps connecting to the existing 281 would be provided at strategic locations. Just as with the conventional expressway option, the new elevated lanes could be toll-free, tolled, or managed.
In addition, any final proposal will also consider bus and park & ride facilities, pedestrian and bike improvements, growth and demand management, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (e.g. TransGuide). All of the options also consider reserving an envelope for a future high-capacity transit option, such as HOV lanes or light-rail. One option that had been carried forward previously– the overpasses coupled with additional expansions of Blanco and Bulverde Roads– is recommended to be dropped because of a number of factors.
Each of the options to be carried-forward has strengths and weaknesses. The next phase of the study will further analyze each to determine which has the most pros and least cons.
The meeting will begin with an open house from 5:30-7pm, followed by a presentation from 7-7:30 and small breakout group sessions thereafter. It will take place at the Summit Christian Center at 2575 Marshall Road (the same place where the Super Street meeting was held last year.) More information, including advance copies of the presentation and a map of the meeting location, is available here.
What's in store for your Loop 1604 commute?
Here's the gist of what's being laid out, in a series of public meetings wrapping up tonight, for Loop 1604's future.
The problem, officials say, is that traffic demand in 25 years will be twice as much as what can fit on the highway today. The lanes can currently handle about 80,000 vehicles a day, but demand is 110,000 now and will surge to 155,000 by 2035.
Buses and passenger rail. At best, this can meet 15 percent of demand when you consider that top-notch transit cities such as San Francisco, Washington and Boston snare about that much of the trips in those cities.
Managing and improving traffic flows. This is done with engineering, like the super street idea, and behavior incentives that range from carpooling to staggered work hours and telecommuting. California enacted laws requiring large employers to use such commuting strategies but cut traffic just 3 percent.
Adding four lanes to the highway. Since each lane can handle about 20,000 vehicles a day, that would do the trick.
So you can see where the math leads.
However, a dozen various community criteria will also drive decisions, and that produces a little more mix into the approaches.
The top ideas on how to add lanes to almost half of Loop 1604 will be laid out in a series of three public meetings this week so officials can get input.
With gas taxes strangled by decades of inflation, diversions and political inaction, toll fees and toll-backed bonds have emerged as a primary path to get some things done on the 37-mile stretch of highway.
A previous study was derailed in 2008 after toll opponents and environmental activists filed a lawsuit in a federal court. The lawsuit in part called for Loop 1604 and U.S. 281 to be studied together, since they would have been part of an interrelated tollway system, and the judge seemed to agree.
Monday, Valero Headquarters, Building D, One Valero Way.
Tuesday, Live Oak Civic Center, Main Hall, 8101 Pat Booker Rd.
Wednesday, Vale Middle School, cafeteria, 2120 N. Ellison Dr.
For more information or help, start out at More for 1604's event page.
After last October's contentious MPO meeting where a motion to remove all toll options for US 281 and Loop 1604 was voted down, MPO policy board members voted to have a study done comparing the toll and non-toll options for 281.
Streetcar from VIA Metropolitan Transit report (looks like it's in Portland).
After starting the fiscal year by shaving $19 million in spending, including 330 jobs, the city is now being asked to kick in $17 million to build a two-mile streetcar line.
That's just part of the bill to buy streetcars and lay rails along Broadway and South Alamo Street by 2014. The county, VIA Metropolitan Transit and the federal government could also pony up to help pay what would be an estimated $90 million.
City Council heard the pitch this afternoon.
"If there was any sticker shock … council members mostly kept it to themselves," the Express-News wrote.
The city hasn't made any commitments, at least not yet.
At $45 million a mile, the price tag is quite a bit cheaper than, say, turning U.S. 281 out by Stone Oak into a superhighway, or, I should say, tollway.
Ah, but already I'm talking apples and oranges. This quaint two-mile rail line wouldn't be a wide commuter route helping connect San Antonio's core to its fringes.
Nope, unlike U.S. 281's role as an artery for sprawl, the rail line, if done well, would be a magnet for compact living, working and playing. The idea is to drive some growth to the inner city, by creating a place where people would gladly leave their cars behind more often. Tourists would love it too.
Nonetheless, critics and proponents will duke it out with such comparisons. And with so many angles on varying public and private costs, some visible and some not so visible, expect a debate that's about as clear as mud.


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VIENNA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Together, the lifting of sanctions and the prisoner deal considerably reduce the hostility between Tehran and Washington that has shaped the Middle East since Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979.
"Iran has carried out all measures required under the (July deal) to enable Implementation Day (of the deal) to occur," the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement.
The European Union also began the process of lifting sanctions and Iran's transport minister said Tehran plans to buy 114 civil aircraft from European aircraft maker Airbus.
The end of sanctions means more money and prestige for Shi'ite Muslim Iran as it becomes deeply embroiled in the sectarian conflicts of the Middle East, notably in the Syrian civil war where its allies are facing Sunni Muslim rebels.
America's thaw with Iran is viewed with deep suspicion by U.S. Republicans as well as American allies in the Middle East, including Israel and Saudi Arabia. U.S.-Iranian suspicion still remains deeply entrenched.
Iran agreed to free five Americans including Rezaian and Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American Christian pastor sentenced to eight years in prison in 2013 on charges of undermining Iran's national security.
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton took credit for helping to start the sanctions pressure on Iran during her 2009-2013 tenure as Obama's secretary of state.
"These are important steps that make the United States, our allies, and the entire world safer. I congratulate President Obama and his team, and I'm proud of the role I played to get this process started," she said in a statement.
Iran's return to an already glutted oil market is one of the factors contributing to a global rout in oil prices, which fell below $30 a barrel this week for the first time in 12 years.
The end of sanctions marks a crowning achievement for Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatic cleric elected in 2013 in a landslide on a promise to reduce Iran's international isolation.
The economic measures, mostly imposed in the last five years, had cut off the country of 80 million people from the global financial system, slashed Iran's exports and imposed severe economic hardship on ordinary Iranians.
"Thank God for this blessing and bow to the greatness of the patient nation of Iran. Congrats on this glorious victory," Rouhani tweeted in English.


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MLM Pinterest Training for Home business.
Are you using the new social networking site Pinterest for your sponsoring and recruiting in your network marketing home business?
How would you do that if you have never used Pinterest before for your home based business?
Would 3 little known secrets help you in your mlm efforts?
Most distributors and consultants- around 95% or higher, are NOT on Pinterest and most who are have no clue on how to recruit and sponsor using this amazing software.
I have done some research on Pinterest and the home business profession and have found that 65% of the people we asked, had never even heard of Pinterest. THAT was shocking. Because unless you are living in a cave, Pinterest is ALL OVER the web and social media sites being talked about.
Where ARE YOU with the Power of Pinterest?
There are three very powerful secrets to recruiting with Pinterest that most miss, and most never have even thought about that are on the social site.
if you can connect and embrace these 3 secrets for mlm recruiting, you will find that your home business can accelerate dramatically with the prospects on Pinterest.
1. The Secret of EMOTION.
And on and on. The images on Pinterest are EYEBALL PULLING to say the least.
THIS can work in your favor!in your niche.
If you can search for images on Pinterest and find those images in your niche, and then start commenting on the images with EMOTION as well as put up images yourself that will get folks emotional, you can then connect with them and start a conversation.
People on Pinterest are HIGHLY emotional folks, and play into that fact. get them emotional about losing weight, looking younger, staying fit, traveling, or whatever your product is about.
Emotion will MOVE THEM….towards wanting to know you.
2. The Secret of Women LOOKING.
80% of Pinterest is women, and most are six figure households. And they are LOOKING at the images and loving the sites.
So…what does your product do that will help their family, their life, their physical appearance, their future, their social life, their destiny?
If you KNOW women are LOOKING– then get in the way of their eyeballs.
Get their attention and give them a reason to pay attention. Do NOT try and sell them- but educate them on one small possibility with an image. Show them an image of what their life COULD be like. Show them an image of what THEY could look like by connecting with you.
A Picture they say is worth a thousand words. On Pinterest, it is worth a million.
3. The Secret of VIDEOS.
Did you know you can pin videos on Pinterest?
And if you have an interesting video with skin tips or weight loss tips, IT WILL BE WATCHED. Just make sure that you keyword the description correctly that will PULL EYEBALLS to look at your video. And give a FREEBIE away at the end and ask them to follow you.
These are 3 powerful Pinterest Secrets for recruiting for your mlm network marketing work at home business.
MLM Pinterest Recruiting for Home Business.
Are you using Pinterest in your home business recruiting efforts?
Are you familiar with Pinterest and how it can accelerate your Personal brand Building in your network marketing recruiting?
Would you like to learn THE ONE SECRET that Pinterest can be for you in your mlm recruiting?
Pinterest is one of the most powerful NEW Social media sites that is taking the social world by storm and this is good news for your home business. Pinterest is taking the business world by storm as well.
In network marketing, when you have this kind of amazing growth, you can immediately see the prospecting and recruiting potential for your team building. Using the Pinterest software for your recruiting is easy, if you know HOW.
What IF there was a way that you can look at Pinterest and use this for your home business recruiting in a way that will MULTIPLY your success? There is a way and it will help you understand WHY you must get on Pinterest.
First off, the Images that you "pin" on Pinterest, STAY on the internet and on your boards that you pin to.
This makes you have literally an "Evergreen Recruiting Magnet" that will PULL people to look at your images for YEARS if you do this right.
And what IF you had a link to your blog or website linked to EVERY image and even other images that you pin to Pinterest?
You would have an "Evergreen Recruiting Magnet" that would lead your prospects to YOUR blog and they will see your message that you want them to see.
You know that now with Pinterest you can create an Evergreen Recruiting Source that will never go away.
You also know that you can link your blog or website to EVERY image and drive traffic to your message.
Your "pins" or images that you pin on your boards, are actual "little sales people" or "marketing reps" that are out there 24/7 that are PULLING EYEBALLS to your images, and then creating a curiosity of who you are and there the image leads. These images will actually drive prospects to your webinars and landing pages.
And if you think about it, your 'sales people" are MULTIPLIED every time when someone else "pins" your image to their board. And this will only MULTIPLY the possibility of prospects seeing your image and clicking on it.
That is WHY you want to be on Pinterest and recruiting.
Pinterest can put your mlm recruiting on SUCCESS STEROIDS!
1. CAPTIVATE the prospect with your powerful image or photo.
2. CONNECT with the prospect via your message and other social sites.
3. CONVERT into a prospect that wants to look at your business or products.
If you do these three things, and MULTIPLY your recruiting with Pinterest, you will see some amazing results in your mlm network marketing recruiting for your home business.
MLM Training- The Power of Pinterest Traffic for your Home Business!
How would you like to discover the Power of Pinterest for your mlm home business?
Would having an understandinf of what kind of traffic you can build with Pinterest be of worth for your network marketing home business?
Here is a powerful post by copyblogger on Pinterest Traffic which I DEARLY loved for network marketing and home based business.
And I am a big fan of the copyblogger site and newsletter, so I highly recommend that you check it out as I have learned a lot the last 4 years from Brian and his team.
You've seen tons of articles raving about it.
How it's driving more traffic than anything in the known universe. How you need to be "pinning" and have "pinnable stuff" or you're going to fail at this magical new social network. How it's the greatest thing since, well, the last greatest thing.
But so is all traffic — unless you do something with it.
The problem with most of what's being written about Pinterest traffic is that it's pointing out the wrong things. What passes for "reporting" is someone opening Google Analytics, seeing a spike in referrals from Pinterest, and writing an "OMG! Lots of Traffic" post.
Very few are taking the time to do any due diligence on the larger picture.
Are people clicking through, or is the "traffic" just a remote call to the pinned image? Where are your visitors going? What are they doing?
You have to ask real questions, and look for real answers, not patterns based on what others think they're seeing.
And the wonderful thing about running a business online is that almost everything is testable, trackable, and adjustable.
What's really going on with Pinterest traffic?
Data doesn't lie (at least when you're using it correctly).
Understanding your data — traffic, patterns, and conversions — is critical to your content marketing strategy. Especially when it comes to a new traffic source.
At Copyblogger Media, much of what we do is guided by data — traffic patterns, market analysis, feedback, customer input, and conversion scenarios.
And the increased Pinterest traffic we receive is treated no differently.
In the last three months (Jan 1-Mar 28), Pinterest helped traffic grow on each of our sites.
For Copyblogger, Pinterest was the #3 referring website, bested only by Facebook and Twitter.
Between January 1st and March 5th, when the 15 Grammar Goofs That Make You Look Silly infographic was posted, Pinterest sent close to 15,000 visits. Based on the number of times it was pinned, this told us that fewer than half of the people who pinned the image actually clicked through.
In the week following that infographic, Pinterest sent 2.7 times as much traffic as the three months before.
Individual post activity seems to hold a long shelf life when it's popular on Pinterest. Often, a tweet is lifeless within a day, where a pin can continue pulling traffic for weeks after being published.
During this same three-month period, Pinterest was the #29 referring site for StudioPress.
While the amount of raw Pinterest traffic — the number of visits — is smaller for StudioPress than for Copyblogger, visitors to StudioPress stay much longer and visit more pages on average. For example, the average visit duration for a Pinterest-referred visitor on Copyblogger is 0:00:32, compared to an average of 0:05:28 on StudioPress.
Pinterest visitors check out 1.16 pages on average after clicking through to Copyblogger, compared to 6.34 pages on StudioPress.
The bounce rate for Pinterest visitors on Copyblogger averages out to 91.7%, StudioPress is 49.9% on average. This is much higher than our site averages, and higher than most other traffic sources.
Infographic pins have exceptionally high bounce rates and very short visits, usually less than a minute. However, other pins (such as the 56 Ways to Market Your Business on Pinterest post) that led to straight copy had much longer visits and lower bounce rates.
On that Pinterest marketing post, the majority went on to the main page, followed by the Internet Marketing for Smart People, Genesis, and SEO site quality pages.
On days when Pinterest activity was particularly high, traffic increased to each of our product sites from Copyblogger.
89.6% of Pinterest-referred visitors to Copyblogger were new to the site. Only 44.4% of Pinterest referrals on StudioPress brought new visitors.
The StudioPress top Pinterest-pulling post included an infographic about How Developers are Driving the Business Adoption of WordPress.
The vast majority of other StudioPress popular pins were all themes or showcase websites. These pins, on average, showed very low bounce and exit rates, with most continuing on to the themes page, the showcase, the blog, or the features page.
On average, they also showed fewer new visitors, which historically correlates with low bounce rates on our properties.
OK, so what does all of this mean for you?
You need to have specific goals for using the traffic from Pinterest.
Work with the traffic as you would from any source — driving it to landing pages and through a conversion path.
For example, we've optimized certain pages on Copyblogger to drive visitors to our list and product pages. We've found that the traffic from Pinterest can be also driven to those sources, if a clear call to action is present.
On StudioPress, optimizing showcase pages to drive traffic to the related themes has shown an increase of on-page time and conversions — especially for repeat visitors.
So, even though the traffic from Pinterest for StudioPress was much lower than for Copyblogger, the overall bounce rate was also lower, on-page time was higher, and conversions were better because the path was more predictable.
Armed with that data, we can better utilize the traffic on all of our sites through tracking and testing.
People who do move around your site upon arrival will likely follow a predictable path (for example: a showcase theme pin leads to a page path that is more likely to start with the themes gallery than the blog).
Longer visits on pins that bring repeat traffic is an important metric, since on commerce-driven sites you may need to get someone to your page a few times before they buy.
Pinterest doesn't sell stuff — you do. By funneling the traffic properly, you can convert visitors into customers.
Traffic from any source is only worthwhile if you have specific goals for it. You can use Pinterest for customer engagement, personal branding, or as an entry point to your conversion funnel.
This is a great post on Pinterest and I found it fascinating. I would encourage you to check out how to recruit on Pinterest with Pinterest Recruiting! This is only one of many posts that will be coming for your Pinterest Recruiting education for your mlm home based business.
What is one of the worst things that you can have in social media and a home business?
Are you aware that it can destroy your brand and even your business over time in network marketing?
What is this devastating poison called that harms your social media home business?
Ok- fair enough…but what is that?
"OEWA" is when someone is constantly being seen trying to sell or recruit in the social media zone and is NOT bringing any Value to the social conversation and people in social networking circles start getting tired of their selfish messages.
Much like with President Bush or President Clinton, and now somewhat with President Obama, the US got TIRED of the nonstop talk, images in the media, and chatter about them and people just wanted these guys to just go away. And true, as always, politics may have played some into it, but even staunch Republicans got tired of Bush and diehard Democrats got tired of Clinton.
That what happens as well in sociao media, with an Overexposed message with seemingly No Value.
There are some folks that you see everywhere on social media, but people do not ever seem to get tired of them. You read their posts daily, watch their videos constantly, and talk about their current message powerfully.
Why in the world does this happen?
There are certain social media folks thay bring Extreme Value to everything they say and do and contribute to the social media word. They do it without a selfish motive and YOU CAN FEEL IT, as well as sense it.
There are a LOT of social networking folks that bring great VALUE to EVERYTHING they do, and people on facebook, twitter, pinterest, Google+, LinkedIn, and other social sites look forward to hearing from them- again and again and again.
And they keep coming back for more!
What makes these folks special, is they do not "pitch" you on their products or trainings every time they hold a conversation online, text, broadcast a message or say something in a video. They constantly bring a more powerful conversation into the community with powerful ideas and concepts that ADDS– not tries to take from the whole.
Their message in social media BRINGS VALUE– not tries to be SEEN as VALUE. People are savvy enough to tell the difference today in social media.
And folks, that ONE THING is the difference between powerful and enduring Successful Social Media professionals- and the ones that are not so successful.
It appears that Successful professionals in social media seem to focus more on being Valuable and BRINGING Value to people's lives daily, – while it comes across that less than successful folks seem to focus more on being Visible.
Your ONLY goal in social media as a network marketing professional should be to provide Jaw Dropping Value FIRST and be Visible SECOND!
Extreme Value FOR Social media will ALWAYS bring HIGH VISIBILITY IN social media!
You must understand that there is the critical distinction between people looking Forward to your Message, and people being Tired of your Message.
So here is the Million Dollar Question: What can you do to powerfully market your home business message and NOT become a Victim of Overexposure?
Do NOT make the mistake that a lot of people make…they save their best content for their CDs and webinars. If you want to gain High Visibilty, then give something away that has TRUE VALUE and can be used.
2) Another secret is to Solve problems for people.
Find out what challenges that your prospects have. Ask them. Give them multiple solutions and ideas and resources that will help solve that problem, and then connect with them in your own webinar.
3) Start to Reveal Little Known and Little Taught Information.
What you need to start doing is research and find GREAT information that most people do not know exists and then help them discover it through a free download. That process of helping people and showing them the way is called "Social Media Leadership" –guiding, directing, and leading folks to new possibilities for their life.
4) Become a Powerful Resource…Suggest other people's webinars, PDFs, ebooks, CDs, blogs, downloads, and content.
Why in the world do you think I am always pointing folks to other people's content on EVERY blog post? ? Social Media Leadership. And it HELPS folks discover new messages, products, content, soultions, ideas and personalities in MLM they did not know exists that has made a HUGE difference in my life.
VALUE that Makes a Difference.
Are you making this HUGE Mistake in your network marketing home business of Exposure without Value?
I would highly suggest that you check your tweets, posts, notes, texts, mobile communicaiton, Direct Messages, IMs, and marketing efforts and BEEF UP the Value in your social media marketing for your netwpork marketing home business.
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PRIZM QC (2020)
Uschi Erne
The newly released PRIZM QC features 57 segments that capture current demographics, lifestyles and values in Quebec. Developed using dozens of authoritative data sources, PRIZM QC differs from the national system due to the distinct nature of Quebec's society. The francophone PRIZM QC segments roll up to the 14 francophone PRIZM segments so that users with national customer files, as well as large numbers of customers in Quebec, can get the best of both worlds.
From marketing strategies and site decisions to merchandising, mobile analytics and media planning, PRIZM QC powers decision-making. Businesses, not-for-profits and government agencies all use PRIZM QC to analyze and engage their customers and markets at the neighbourhood level anywhere in Quebec.
There are some key PRIZM QC and Demographic definitions, along with additional resources linked for your reference: release notes, variable lists, metadata, and other information.
PRIZM QC Definitions
Demographic Definitions
Socioeconomic Status Indicator (SESI): The individual segment numbers are based on SESI, a composite score that reflects a variety of factors, such as average household income, discretionary income, educational attainment levels, the value of private dwellings, average net worth and household size. The 57 segments have been ranked from one to 57 on the SESI scale, with one classified as the highest. Because this ranking reflects more than income alone, most of the segments have a SESI score that is different from their average household income ranking.
Social Groups: The 57 segments are organized into 15 Social Groups based on the urban-rural context, home language (English, French and non-official), affluence, family status, age of maintainer and ethnicity. Social Groups represent various groupings, patterns and trends. Each segment is also assigned to one of four settlement types: Urban, Urban Fringe, Suburban or Rural.
Urban segments are found in large- and medium-sized cities
Urban Fringe segments reflect once suburban areas that, over the last 30 years, have been absorbed by urban sprawl
Suburban segments tend to consist of communities located on the outskirts of cities and can often be found in the core neighbourhoods of smaller cities and larger towns
Rural segments reflect areas that are smaller than towns and include very small towns, villages, hamlets, and rural farms and isolated areas
The ranking of Social Groups is based on average income (not a SESI ranking). Groups have a letter and number combination. The letters U, F, S and R stand for Urban, UrbanFringe, Suburban or Rural, while the numbers refer to income, with one indicating the highest average income for the group and seven representing the lowest.
Demographic Definitions:
Age: Refers to the age of an individual. The age categories range from youngest to oldest in the following order: Young (relatively significant presence of those in their 20s and 30s), Younger (30s and 40s), Middle-Aged (40s and 50s), Older (50s and 60s) and Mature (70s and older).
Housing Tenure: Specifies whether a household owns or rents the dwelling, and whether the dwelling is Band Housing (on an Indian Reserve or Settlement). Tenure categories are Homeowners, Renters, and Band Housing.
Education: Refers to the highest level of school attended for people 15 years of age and older. Education categories are Grade 9, High School, Trade, College (includes CEGEP and other non-University certificate or diploma programs), and University.
Job Type: Refers to the occupation of people 15 years of age and older who were employed in the week prior to the Census. The categories are White Collar, Service Sector, Blue Collar and Primary.
Cultural Diversity Index: Based on a combination of immigration, language spoken at home and visible minority status.
Official Language: Based on a person's knowledge of or ability to speak English, French, both or neither language.
Our PRIZM QC product is provided at two levels of geography: FSALDU (postal code) and Dissemination Area (DA).
PRIZM QC
PRIZM QC FSALDU
GeoProfiles Variable List
GeoProfiles Metadata
Unique Licenses Variable List
Licenses Metadata
PRIZM QC DA
DA GeoProfiles Variable List
DA GeoProfiles Metadata
DA Licenses Variable List
DA Rural Enhanced Licenses Variable List
DA Licenses Metadata
Along with the release notes, you will see reference to the following:
GeoProfiles: Provides counts of households for each PRIZM QC segment within specific standard geographies.
License files: Provides the look-up between the combination of FSALDU and community name (Rural Enhanced) as well as the FSALDU (Unique); these files will allow you to assign the correct PRIZM code to your corresponding customer lists.
Note: If you also license ENVISION, our software will do this coding for you.
Variables List and Metadata: Provides definitions of each of the variables in the corresponding datasets.


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It's hard to believe we're coming up on the one-year anniversary of Stride Pro Wrestling. The company will mark the occasion Saturday, March 4 with a huge show at the CMA Dojo inside the Illinois Star Centre Mall in Marion. This week I'll talk more about the matches on this blog as well as on the Stride Pro Wrestling social media accounts. Here's a look at Stride Pro Wrestling by the numbers.
What will year two hold for Stride Pro Wrestling? Join us on Saturday, March 4 as the adventure continues.


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Florida Police Captain Guilty of Drug Charges
On October 5, 2012, the US Attorney's Office for the southern District of Florida announced that Arthur Balom of Miramar, an Opa-Locka Police Department captain, pled guilty to participating in the distribution of cocaine, ecstasy, and oxycodone throughout the city of Opa-Locka. Balom is scheduled for sentencing on December 17, 2012, and he faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer, Michael B. Steinbach with the FBI, Hugo Barrera of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Naim Erched of the Miami-Dade Police Department, and Addy M. Villanueva of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
According to statements made during the plea hearing, captain Balon was involved in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the Opa-Locka apartment complex. The drug trafficking organization is known as "The Black Blues." The statements also indicate that captain Balom used his knowledge as a police officer to aid and abet in the drug distribution ring.
The FBI reports that captain Balom provided the drug organization with police activity in the area, directed multiple officers to leave the area, and assisted multiple members of the of organization when they were approached by law enforcement.
In one case, the FBI gave captain Balom a notebook that contained photographs of numerous suspects that were connected to an armed robbery and proceeded to ask Balom about a co-conspirator. After Balom talked with FBI agents, he met with the co-conspirator the following day and showed him evidence within the notebook. The FBI also reports that Balom provided drug organization members with ballistic vests.
U.S. Attorney Ferrer thanked the FBI, the Miami-Area Corruption Task Force, the ATF, the MDPD, and the FDLE for their roles in the investigation. U.S. Attorney Ferrer also thanked the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office.
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A cube of soap belonging to the one known as TYLER DURDEN!
Bin Laden's next nefarious plan is to hurl bars of soap at the White House.
*bows* ty ty. Now if only that funny transfers over to the caption contest!
I think it was him, at least. May have been another one.
Yeah but these are thrown shoeicide bombs. Thankfully G.W.Bush has enhanced reflexes or he woulda sploded.
Prison inmate tactics. They "accidently" drop the soap. When they bend down to pick it up, they secretly carve out a cube and "hide the soap", which they later smuggle out of the prison when they get a conjegle(sp) visit.


There are many mixed messages. Young women are supposed to be scrappy, work long hours and show they're eager — all while somehow figuring out equal pay.
Mika's newest title "Earn It! Know Your Value and Grow Your Career, In Your 20s and Beyond," co-written by Know Your Value millennial contributor Daniela Pierre-Bravo, will be out May 7. Pre-order your copy here.
With so much conversation surrounding equal pay this week, I've been thinking a lot about how it all applies to younger women who are just starting out in their careers.
After all, equal pay is perhaps the most crucial elements during the early stages of a career, because data shows that many women start out at a lower rate than their male counterparts and rarely catch up.
This has been on my mind because I'm about to release "Earn It," which I co-wrote with the much younger Daniela Pierre Bravo, who's a producer for "Morning Joe." In the book, Daniela shares her amazing story, and we dive into all the challenges younger women face when they are trying to launch their careers.
Because when you're starting out, there are so many mixed messages. You're supposed to be scrappy, work long hours and show you're willing and eager — all while somehow figuring out equal pay.
It's hard to balance it all, which is why it's important that we support each other.
In fact, on Tuesday, Equal Pay Day, I challenged our community to help another woman discover her value. That's exactly what I did with Daniela.
Three years ago, she came to me with a pitch on a small project she wanted to launch for women across the country who didn't have access to big city opportunities. She wanted to teach them the ropes of how she went from a small town in Ohio to her big time job at "Morning Joe" in New York City.
In "Earn It," we cover everything, including basic interviewing skills, negotiating, building your professional persona, developing your brand and building not only confidence, but resilience.
I want to hear from you. What do, or did, you want to know when you were first starting out?
Share your questions with us via our social channels @knowyourvalue with #EarnIt.