What is the first thing you check when you get on your computer, tablet, or cellphone in the morning? For most people, it's their email accounts. Around the United States, people of all demographics have made email-checking a daily ritual. So it should be no surprise that more and more small businesses are opting for and succeeding with email marketing campaigns. Prospective customers for your business are checking their emails right now…are you engaging with them? It's time to talk about the many benefits of an email marketing campaign.
Email marketing campaigns are affordable. Many small businesses have limited advertising budgets. When you market your HVAC or plumbing company via email, you can send correspondence out in bulk without spending a fortune. Imagine being able to safely and legally send out 50,000 double-opted in, 20pt demographically targeted emails in an instant for about 4 cents each to your best prospects, at reduced risk and with guaranteed results!
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You can target the people most likely to convert into customers. What good does it do to send out 50,000 emails to people who are unlikely to be interested in your products or services? Included in Contractor 20/20's email marketing campaigns is the research needed to pinpoint the best prospective customers. We find people in the right geographical location, and then take it a step further by looking into their demographics, socioeconomics, behaviors, and interests. We narrow the field down to the people who are most likely to convert into customers before we send out any emails. By doing so, we save time and funds, so that we can maximize the ROI for you.
Emails can improve customer retention rates. While acquiring new customers is always important, retaining current customers can be equally essential. When you keep in contact with your customer base, they'll be more likely to opt for your products or services again.
We have experienced, creative designers that work to make sure your emails are visually appealing and functional. Once an email is opened, there is a brief window of opportunity in which to attract and compel the reader. Our design team strives to create crisp, clear, compelling messages that offer several opportunities for the reader to click through to your HVAC or plumbing website. The emails will appear as if they were sent directly from your company, so that direct relationships between your business and prospective customers can be developed.
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Included in the massive number of people checking their emails daily are prospective customers for your business. We find the people most likely to be interested in what your company has to offer, and then we bring your message to them. A professionally-developed HVAC or plumber email marketing campaign from Contractor 20/20 is guaranteed to bring traffic to your website, so why not give us a call today and start finding the potential customers that you're missing out on?


I put in my number for transfer to another provider and it said it is not a transferable number. is there anyway to fix this?
Read the article and the fix is there.
Isn't that information a bit out-of-date? Republic uses your pin number and not your zip code now.
Well if it is Maybe @rolandh can update it as he made the wiki and I wouldn't want to mess it up. Roland has a way with himself to be spot on and perfect in response.
The article has been updated. Thank you for the reminder my friend.


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Published: December 22, 2021, 7:17 AM
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2 killed after small plane, paraglider collide near Houston
Plane crash in the Fulshear area on Dec. 21, 2021. (KPRC 2, Copyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
FULSHEAR, Texas – Two people were killed after a small plane collided with a paraglider Tuesday morning near Houston, officials said.
The single-engine Cessna 208 had taken off from Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston when it collided midair with the paraglider at around 9:40 a.m. about 50 miles (80 km) to the southwest near Fulshear, Texas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
One person was on board each aircraft, the FAA said.
The paraglider landed in the yard of a home while the plane crashed nearby, close to a shooting range, according to the Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Constable's Office.
The names of the two individuals who were killed were not immediately released by the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office.
The plane had been headed to Victoria, Texas, about 140 miles (225 km) southwest of Houston.
The FAA and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

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This is a role play workshop designed for ethics education of STEM graduate students. It primarily emphasizes societal-level macroethics related to decision-making related to commercial application of emerging nanotechnoloies, as opposed to microethics or responsible conduct of research (RCR). However, students will confront dilemmas at the level of individual contact through perspective-taking in acting as one of seven characters in a hypothetical, but realistic, case.


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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS vs Canon PowerShot SX700 HS
We compare the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS to the Canon PowerShot SX700 HS: Which digital camera has the better sensor? Which has the better viewfinder or monitor? Which is faster?
Both cameras belong to the Superzoom category.
Here are both models side by side. The Canon PowerShot SX60 HS is on the left, the Canon PowerShot SX700 HS on the right:
For a more detailed size comparison, see the section further down below.
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS vs Canon PowerShot SX700 HS: Specifications at a glance
PowerShot SX60 HS
Introduced in October 2014
Superzoom
Sensor: Compact
6 frames/second
100 - 3200 ISO
1920 x 1080 Video
Viewfinder: Elektronic
75.00mm (3.0") Monitor, articulated
Zoom 21-1365mm (65x), f3.4-6.5
WiFi built-in
127.6 x 92.6 x 114.3mm³ (5.0" x 3.6" x 4.5")
650g (21.0 oz.)
All specs: Main page for PowerShot SX60 HS
PowerShot SX700 HS
Introduced in February 2014
No viewfinder
75.00mm (3.0") Monitor
Zoom 25-750mm (30x), f3.2-6.9
112.7 x 65.8 x 34.8mm³ (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4")
270g (8.7 oz.)
All specs: Main page for PowerShot SX700 HS
Our advice: From our own experience, we recommend SanDisk memory cards. The SanDisk Extreme Pro is fast enough for high-speed image sequences and 4K video:
The 64 GB Extreme will take up to 90 minutes of super high-res 4K video. For Full HD video we recommend the SanDisk Ultra.
PowerShot SX60 HS vs PowerShot SX700 HS: The sensors
Both cameras use the same sensor format, Compact.
The Compact sensor built into both cameras has a total area of about 28mm² (0.04 sq.in.).
Comparing features and further specs of both cameras, data for the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS on the left, the Canon PowerShot SX700 HS in the right column:
Advantage Canon PowerShot SX60 HS...
(Point weight and unit, if applicable, in parentheses)
Faster (4, frames/second) 6 3
Articulated monitor (2)
Longer battery life (3, photos) 340 250
Conclusion: Advantages of the PowerShot SX60 HS are that the camera is faster, the articulated display and that the battery has more stamina.
The PowerShot SX60 HS scores 9 points.
...and here's where the Canon PowerShot SX700 HS has an edge...
Weighs less (2) 650g
(21.0 oz.) 270g
(8.7 oz.)
More portable (2) 1351cm³
(85 cu.in.) 258cm³
(16 cu.in.)
Conclusion: Advantages of the PowerShot SX700 HS are the lower weight than the PowerShot SX60 HS and the more compact size.
Yields 4 points for the PowerShot SX700 HS.
...and here's what both have in common
Sensor format Compact Compact
Resolution (megapixel) 16.10 16.10
Sensitivity 100 - 3200 ISO 100 - 3200 ISO
Monitor resolution (megapixel) 0.92 0.92
Video resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Comparing the dimensions of both cameras; Canon PowerShot SX60 HS again on the left, Canon PowerShot SX700 HS on the right:
Front view of the PowerShot SX60 HS and the PowerShot SX700 HS...
...and here we have both Canons from above:
Comparing features and specifications of both cameras yields the following score:
CameraCreativ recommends the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.
Our rating of the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
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Dymocks - Transcultural Nursing by Joyce Newman Giger, 9780323399920, PaperBack book.
Get up to speed on how to properly assess the care needs of today's culturally diverse clientele with Transcultural Nursing: Assessment & Intervention, 7th Edition. Centering on Giger's unique transcultural model of clear, easy-to-apply assessment and intervention strategies for the clinical setting, this one-of-a-kind resource will help you learn to identify the six key cultural phenomena used in caring for clients from different backgrounds (communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations), and show you how to apply these phenomena to a variety of individuals in different cultures.


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Jerry Hsu's Sci-Fi Fantasy
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Jerry Seinfeld Really Didn't Want to Be on Late Night
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Jerry Seinfeld really wanted Seth Meyers to know just how thoroughly inconvenienced he was to be on Late Night With Seth Meyers last night. Seinfeld seemed especially surly. He went off on late night guests in general and Seth Meyers in particular. Seinfeld said he didn't do a pre-interview, referring to the off-screen Q&A's conducted before most shows wherein Jennifer Lawrence says she wants to tell a story about falling down, Lindsey Vonn wants to talk about her cow, etc. "I think you should do the work," Seinfeld told Meyers while the latter laughed nervously.
Seinfeld did throw Meyers a bone, complimenting him on not using any kind of cue cards during the show. But then he added, "I do not want to be here."
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The humble garage may be among the among utilitarian spaces in any home, but its impact on your ability to sell your home in a timely manner (and for the right price) might surprise you. Here are four upgrades you can make to your garage that can help you get the deal the want.
Making Mechanical and Electronic Repairs - Few missteps will embarrass you more during a showing of your property than a garage door that refused to close, opens only grudgingly, or makes unpleasant sounds as it operates. Initiate that long-overlooked garage door repair now, not after you've already lost potential sales. Even if the door opens and closes as it should, frayed cables, loose springs, and scraping or grinding noises are all indications of impending trouble. But replacing components such as torsion or extension springs is dangerous work that calls for professional expertise, so save your DIY skills for other home staging tasks and call an experienced technician. If your garage uses an outmoded or failing electronic garage door opener, you'll want to get this component replaced. While replacing the unit yourself is not as hazardous as working on your garage doors, the labor required to completely remove the old one and then assemble the new one into place might be better delegated to a professional.
Cleaning and Repainting - Don't assume that a garage is supposed to "look like a garage" even when you're showing your home. Yes, most people stuff their garages with tools, boxes, and other old junk. But just as a professional home stager clears personal items out of the living room so prospective buyers can fully imagine their own belongings there, a clean, mostly-empty garage will stimulate the imagination while also making the space appear larger. Once you've gotten all the clutter out of the way, time the time to wipe up spills and sweep away dirt. For the ultimate in dressing up your garage, consider applying a fresh coat of paint both inside and out. Your garage's interior will look bright, clean and new, while your garage door will go from faded to fabulous.
Adding Insulation - If your garage feels noticeably hotter or colder than the rest of the home, you'll find it harder to convince buyers that this property will provide the kind of comfort and energy-efficiency they seek, especially if you live in an extreme climate. Adding thermal insulation to the garage can help equalize temperatures while also allowing you to discuss your utility bills with pride instead of shame. The simples way to prevent the outside world from affecting your garage's temperature is by adding panels of foam insulation to the inside surfaces of the garage door, but this method may detract from the door's looks. Replacing worn weatherstripping along the bottom of the garage door can also help. The most attractive and effective step to take, however, would be replacing an old, thin metal or wooden garage door with a multi-layered insulated door.
Converting the Garage Into an Apartment - The ultimate attraction for some purchasers may be a home that contains a ready-made apartment or spare room in the form of a garage conversion. Obviously this plus will become a minus for people who prefer the traditional carport and warehouse capabilities of a standard garage. But for others, the ability to accommodate guests, enjoy a private study or hobby space, or even rent the garage out to boarders could really set your home apart from other listings in the area. You might even replace the garage doors with French doors or sliding patio doors.
As you can see, your garage can work against your home sale, or it can shine as a major selling point in your favor. Contact a local garage door repair technician, like one from Plano Overhead Garage Door, or home improvement experts for detailed guidance and recommendations on how to turn your garage a showcase!


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Tightened lending requirements have forced brokers to rethink some of their client management strategies, and two leading professionals speak about the importance of transparency.
It's a strategy favoured by many, including John Thompson of TMG The Mortgage Group who believes broaching the difficult topics early on is preferable to saddling clients with extra work – and surprises -- once the mortgage process has already begun.
For difficult files, Thompson also avoids asking underwriters for exceptions because he believes finding a solution is just one part of a mortgage broker's job.
And it's a philosophy shared by Klacer, who believes it's become too easy to shift the blame to lender underwriters.
I fully agree that it is the responsibility of a mortgage professional to communicate to our clients for any changes in rules and regulations as we are the middle contact between clients and lenders. It is easy to blame the underwriters but they are only following rules and regulations from government and their own financial institution.
Although I fully agree with Bernie and John that its in our shared interest to better manage client expectations (which in turn better serves our underwriter relationships) by requesting docs in advance and immediately addressing any concerns presented in a file which may cause underwriting delay or decline, I could not imagine not asking for an "exception...within reason", after all efforts to finding a solution become exhausted.
Provided that you have done your due diligence when qualifying the deal and there is supporting documentation to meet conditions precedent, isn't it our duty as originators to persuade the lenders to see the merits of the covenant, all the while doing so with decorum and without malice towards the lender, should they decline the file?
For the most part, lender underwriting teams consist not of porcelain dolls but of thick skinned and tough people. They understand we are under pressure to perform...sometimes all it takes is just the right persuasive dialogue (mixed in with chutzpa) to get the lender to review/escalate/approve the deal.
A little self-diagnosis is good on occasion and please be reminded that we are in the business of selling our deal to the lender...branch level and mobile mortgage specialists know this and argue the merits of their clients to their underwriters every day and that's a main factor as to why we lose business to the branches.
Amen AnthonyC............. the bank reps are eating our lunch getting debt ratio exceptions on every conventional deal where the client has a great beacon score and some assets at the branch. We need to fight for rational exceptions because the playing field is far from level.


Please don't tell Beaujolais, but I'm cheating on it. In its big month and everything. I should feel horrible since I'm running around with a wine that a lot of people still consider cheap, sweet soda. But Lambrusco is different now. It's not the wine it used to be. It's having a revival and I'm here for it.
Flashback to a few months ago... I put myself in charge of picking out wine for a BYOB Italian meal at Piccolo Forno with my parents, sister, and brother-in-law. My brother-in-law instructed my sister to "make sure" I was selecting a good wine. As if there was a chance I would bring a deadbeat, he said, "Make sure she doesn't bring Lambrusco." I let her know that I was bringing a different friend, Nero D'Avola, but seriously, what was his issue with Lambrusco?! Like too many people, he associates it with just one brand: Riunite. Which is honestly fine if you're on a tight budget in college (been there) or simply enjoy sweet jug wines (no judgement here!). But would I seriously bring a gallon of it to a nice meal? No, but I would in fact bring a delicious bottle of worthwhile, underrated Lambrusco.
Bottles of Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro and Lambrusco di Sorbara.
1. It pairs well with Parmigiano-Reggiano, aka cheese crack. Both are from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. A place high on my travel wishlist due to aforementioned cheese crack.
2. Typically made in a frizzante style, this bubbly is budget friendly thanks to its poor reputation. New, respectable Lambrusco is a steal at $10-$20/bottle.
3. It comes in several varieties, including secco (dry), semisecco (off dry), rosato (rosé), and rosso (red).
4. It tastes delightful chilled. As someone who drinks iced coffee year round, I live for chillable red wine.
Frizzante (adj.): Slightly effervescent. Wines labeled "spumante" are fully sparkling.
No offense to my Italian ancestors, but Italian wine naming is totally out of whack. Some of their wine names are grapes, some are appellations, some are both. In Lambrusco's case, it is both a group of grapes and a wine. As for its DOCs, there are eight: Colli di Parma Lambrusco, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Reggiano Lambrusco, Colli di Scandiano e Canossa Lambrusco, Modena Lambrusco, and Lambrusco Mantovano.
While the tasting profile ranges across the DOCs, count on Lambrusco to have dynamic fruit flavors and medium body, tannin, acidity, and alcohol. The panoramic range of colors and styles is incredible but they all hark back to their Lambrusco roots. You'll notice most have flavors of youthful strawberry, raspberry, cherry, violet, and fresh cream. My personal favorite DOC is Grasparossa di Castelvetro for its big flavors, light bubbles, and moderate tannin.
This is the bottle that got my eye wandering. As the name suggests, it's a dry rosé from DOC Grasparossa di Castelvetro. For $16.99, I wish I could find more of it. I've cried every day since it left me. It was a pink blizzard of tiny bubbles full of fresh raspberries, strawberries, and cream. I hope it remembers me fondly, too.
My lost but not forgotten summer love on left. On the right, some Tuscan rosé.
Three words: frozen strawberry lemonade. I wasn't expecting this level of citrus from a Lambrusco but there it was, hitting me in the face the moment I popped the cork. In addition to fresh strawberries and tart lemon, there was also some raspberry and slight earthiness in the mix. This refreshing, rosy wine was $9.64 and had a fair amount of acid but very little tannin.
My second tryst with Grasparossa di Castelvetro did not disappoint. It was much different from the other two that I tasted for this post, showcasing Lambrusco's diversity. This creamy fruit bomb exploded and left raspberries and blueberries in its wake. Tiny purple flowers poked through the bomb's destruction but I could barely find them among the juicy fallout. This wine could have used a bit more tannin for added complexity but for $10.99, I can't complain.
My sister also tasted the Donelli and said, "It tastes like better Lambrusco." Maybe this former loser can prove it deserves a second chance after all?
How beautiful is that color?! This is the Donelli Lambrusco.
Have you had a fling with Lambrusco? It's time!


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No. 24 NC State stuns NC 34-30 with 2 TDs in 26 seconds
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North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary (13) hands off to running back Zonovan Knight (7) during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina punter Ben Kiernan (91) is upended after North Carolina State linebacker Vi Jones (31) blocked his punt during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina coach Mack Brown watches a replay on the scoreboard during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina State on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary (13) is tackled by North Carolina defensive lineman Raymond Vohasek (51) and linebacker Tomon Fox (12) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina State cornerback Aydan White (3) blocks a punt by North Carolina punter Ben Kiernan (91) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina State recovered the ball for a touchdown. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina State running back Zonovan Knight (7) gets tackled by North Carolina defensive back Giovanni Biggers (27) and defensive back Tony Grimes (20) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell (7) rolls out while being chased by North Carolina State defensive tackle Davin Vann (45) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren, right, questions an official's call during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
RYAN WILCOX
26 November 2021, 11:02 pm ·3-min read
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Too often for No. 24 N.C. State, rival North Carolina has proven to be the thorn in its side — crashing the party in otherwise successful seasons or, more recently, outright embarrassing the Wolfpack in blowouts.
Friday night was shaping up to be more of the same, with North Carolina up 30-21 late and playing spoiler as N.C. State looked to keep hopes of an ACC Atlantic Division title alive. Two touchdowns in 26 seconds kept those hopes alive a little longer.
Devin Leary threw those two touchdown passes in that short span, with North Carolina State recovering an onside kick in between, to stun North Carolina 34-30.
Leary found Emeka Emezie on a busted coverage for a 64-yard touchdown strike with 1:33 left. The Wolfpack recovered the onside kick, then Leary threw a 24-yard sideline pass to Emezie with 1:09 remaining.
"What a football game," Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said. "What a game. That's why you play until the last second's off the clock."
N.C. State (9-3, 6-2) beat North Carolina (6-6, 3-5) for the first time since 2018 to remain in contention for a trip to the conference championship game. It also officially eliminated six-time reigning league champion Clemson from the Atlantic Division race.
The Wolfpack would reach the title game if No. 21 Wake Forest loses at Boston College on Saturday, creating a three-way tie atop the division that would favor N.C. State by virtue of its division record and head-to-head win over Clemson.
Leary finished with 247 passing yards and four touchdowns.
Sam Howell had three total touchdowns for North Carolina, and running back British Brooks ran for 124 yards for North Carolina.
N.C. State: The rivalry has rarely been about more than local pride, but the conference implications for the Wolfpack meant an added layer of intrigue for this 2021 iteration.
The Wolfpack jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter but looked dead for much of the night, managing just seven points in the second and third quarters; two touchdowns in 26 seconds changed all that.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels, bowl eligible as of last week, had nothing to play for Friday night except bragging rights — and the chance to play spoiler.
Though Howell, who missed last week's game against Wofford with an upper-body injury, seemed to be running for his life all night, he managed to run for two scores and keep drives alive with his legs.
A pair of late collapses, however — the busted coverage on Emezie, and the botched onside recovery — proved costly.
"I've never seen anything like it. I've got to do a better job," North Carolina coach Mack Brown said. "We've still got work to do, and that comes back to me."
UNLIKELY ONSIDE
Down two with 1:35 left, kicker Christopher Dunn kicked his onside attempt right down the middle of the field. The ball bounced up in the area of two Tar Heels, who both had a chance at it, but kept rolling until it was recovered by the Wolfpack's C.J. Riley. From there, a pair of 15-yard penalties — a roughing the passer and a pass interference — helped keep the Wolfpack drive alive before the game-winning toss to Emezie.
LEARY'S YEAR
Leary's four passing touchdowns put him at 35 on the season, passing Phillip Rivers' 34 for the highest single-season mark in Wolfpack history. He also leads all quarterbacks in touchdowns against ACC competition with 27.
His last score also gave the Wolfpack a perfect record at home this season, a first since 1986.
N.C. State: The Wolfpack will be locked in on Wake Forest's noon matchup against Boston College, with a Demon Deacons loss sending N.C. State to its first ACC championship game.
North Carolina: Await bowl fate.
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Da Vinci should grace new euro notes, says Lagarde
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A Talk with Christian Giudice, Author of Macho Time
By Hamilcar Publications
A Talk with Christian Giudice, Author of Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho
This is your fourth biography of a Latin American boxer. Where does your interest in them stem from?
I have always been fascinated with Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Duran, and what made him so endearing to his people. On a whim in the late 1990s, I considered writing a biography about Duran, and traveled to Panama to start the process. I fell in love with Panama, and decided that I wanted to always be a part of learning and conveying the compelling stories of Latin American boxers. Initially, I did not connect with Duran, but I came back to New Jersey, learned Spanish, and then went back to Panama. By speaking Spanish, I was able to gain his respect. I eventually wrote the book Hands of Stone, which became the subject for a major motion picture. Each of the fighters I have written about has endured so much heartache and, in the same breath, has touched so many lives in and out of the ring. I vowed to focus on these fighters and their amazing backstories.
If Macho Time were adapted to the big screen, how would you want the arc of Hector Camacho's life story to be depicted?
I would start with the family escaping Puerto Rico and a young Hector looking for fights in the park as a young boy, whose sole purpose is to protect his mother. I would then bring in his teacher and mentor, Patrick Flannery, who is the one person to truly reach Hector and manage to stay in his inner circle. In the process, Hector would start to train with Robert Lee in various gyms throughout New York. Another vital element of his ascension would be to depict the mental and physical challenges that Hector faces in those tough gyms, so the audience gets a clear understanding of how difficult he has it at times. Then, I would have him finishing up a marvelous Golden Gloves career, but also trying to resuscitate his image of a kid from Spanish Harlem going in and out of jail. From there, I would move to the championship and the birth of his son, Junior. I would focus the movie around his rise to stardom, rather than the way he died.
What was the difference between how you covered Camacho in comparison with the three previous Latin American champions?
All three of the other fighters had much different storylines that I had to address. Arguello was political; Gomez was a ladies' man; Duran was intimidating; but Hector was brilliant for a short time and then fell off that pedestal pretty quickly. Gomez and Duran were also brilliant young fighters, but Camacho was immediately being branded as an all-time great after his first ten fights. However, a combination of external influences and inactivity led him astray. I should mention that, despite the differences, there are also common storylines that connect the four fighters, in addition to the obvious one of them being Latino. They all started off living in poverty, each fighter won three titles in separate weight divisions, they all moved up in weight and maintained their greatness, and they all won and lost great fortunes. And of course both Camacho and Arguello died from gunshot wounds. Arguello's was confirmed as a suicide and Camacho was murdered over a bad drug deal.
What's one thing about Camacho that changed over the years? What precipitated his personal downfall?
Hector spent his whole life adhering to certain standards that he believed made him macho. Now, whether he truly believed them or not, I'm not sure. What I do know is that beneath the exterior was a man screaming for help. He's the only boxer I have ever seen who could consistently take drugs and still be the ultimate competitor. I am sure the drugs zapped his speed and diminished his movement, but he still managed to fight years past his prime. But he would never ask for help or accept that others wanted to help him. So when he was burned by managers and friends or when he broke down crying in the ring after a fight—those types of moments started to pile up over the years. Somehow, Hector just always pushed them aside, and reverted back to being "Macho," but later on the show, as well as his own sense of self, started to deteriorate.
How did you justify the recession of Camacho's skills from the 1980s to the early 1990s?
When he was young, Hector was so inherently blessed with talent that he could dabble in drugs and other vices and still be one of the best fighters in the game. But over time his life outside the ring started to overshadow his brilliance in the ring. That erosion of skills became evident by 1988 when he started to get tested by lesser fighters like Reyes Cruz. It must have been an extremely stressful time for Hector to see how far he had fallen. Ironically, getting knocked down by Cruz in the first round in 1988 may have been exactly what he needed because he was able to see what he was doing to his body. Eventually, Hector bounced back.
What fight was Camacho's best performance and what made it so special?
1985 against Jose Luis Ramirez—pure perfection. He disarmed one of the great Mexican champions, who at the time was nearly flawless. As soon as the opening bell sounded, Ramirez had no chance. When Ramirez came forward, Hector hit him with 3 and 4-punch combinations. When Ramirez tried to use his strength, Hector countered him and slipped away. Hector even knocked him down early, and deflected a late-fight rally. It was the type of performance that Hector needed to catapult himself back to greatness, especially because layoffs and managerial issues had alerted the critics to his potential downfall.
If you had to ask Hector Camacho one thing about his career, what would it be and why?
I'd ask why he didn't seek help for his addiction when he knew he needed it the most? Toward the end of his career, Hector had moved into a bad place, physically and emotionally. It was hard to believe he could sustain that lifestyle for so long. Truth is, no one can. Sure, Hector appeared reinvigorated in brief moments, but his demons haunted him. It's just hard to believe that a guy who looked like he had everything under control put himself in such dangerous situations again and again.
What type of insight did Hector Jr. provide that others could not?
I knew from the beginning that Hector Jr. could take me to places in regard to his father that no one else could. To me, I always wanted to tell Macho's story through the lens of someone who understood the man outside the ring before he knew anything about him inside it. Hector Jr. saw a man, a hero in his eyes, who had flaws and strengths just like anyone else. Most people highlighted the strengths and glossed over the flaws. I felt like learning how Hector Jr. saw his father would be beneficial to the book and provide a unique perspective.
What insight did childhood friends give that family members may have been reluctant to discuss?
After speaking with several friends from Hector's childhood, I began to see an interesting dynamic emerge. All of them reflected on how, during their childhood, they looked at Hector as a model for what they could one day achieve. None of them harped on the negative aspects such as the stealing or the fighting; instead they talked about how Hector was a part of their family, a neighborhood fixture and, more important, how he helped them when he became champion. Of course, they also talked about his fighting ability and how growing up in tough Spanish Harlem made you fight. They also gave specific accounts of the wild and tough sides of Hector. One time he took on three guys after they mocked him at a Bruce Lee movie. They did not fare well. Most of all, each one of Hector's childhood friends explained why they deeply admired him. They all saw a part of themselves in Hector and vice versa.
Camacho's life had many ebbs and flows. Which storyline do you think was the most compelling?
A poor boy from Spanish Harlem who made it out and became a hero to a lot of the same people who doubted him in the beginning.
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Ep. 277: LSAT Prep Pearls
Sometimes the best advice comes from where you least expect it. The guys take a look at an email from a UPenn computer science program and find a gold mine of advice. They read through the email and discuss each of its 13 pieces of advice. The guys also hear from an LSAT Demon confrontation at…Target, and they offer some advice to someone who's wondering how they should switch up study habits in the home stretch toward the January LSAT. Plus, the guys consider the link between the LSAT and nutrition, they hear from a happy Demon subscriber who's headed to Georgetown Law fuh FREE, and they chop up a listener's personal statement.
As always, if you like the show and you want to get more from the Thinking LSAT community, check out the links below. You can connect with other folks studying for the LSAT, and get more useful resources from Nathan and Ben.
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6:27 – Pearls vs. Turds
A-Dot, one of the Thinking LSAT producers, recently received an onboarding email from a UPenn computer science graduate program she's starting in 2021. Opening the email was like opening the Pulp Fiction briefcase; its contents included a veritable string of precious pearls o' wisdom. Tune in to hear the guys read through golden nugget after golden nugget of great advice, agreeing with nearly every point. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that this came from a computer science program instead of the law school ;)
40:42 – LSAT Demon Encounter At Tarjet
We've all been there, haven't we? Strolling through a department store, perusing the aisles for the latest gadgets or home furnishings or fast fashion apparel—when all of the sudden a stranger approaches you with some unsolicited remark or advice. Something about the weather or the latest political news, or even about your appearance. It's almost always a terrible interaction, but it usually makes for a fun story later on. That's just what happened to one of your fellow listeners. She's five months pregnant and was picking up some things at Target wearing her LSAT Demon "Praise the Demon" t-shirt when a woman approached her, saying "You really shouldn't expose your future baby to Satan." Listen in to find out what went down in the Target checkout line thereafter.
42:58 – Short Term LSAT Study Strategy
Sean's been prepping like crazy for the January LSAT. He's been trying to live by the guys' LSAT advice! In fact, he's ratcheted up his study beyond what the guys recommend, taking two full practice tests per week and otherwise doing two practice sections a day. Now that the exam is nigh, he wants to know if he should change up any of his study habits for an even stronger showing in January. The guys agree that it sounds like Sean may be overdoing it. Leading up to the test you shouldn't really need to adjust your study plan. For Sean the guys recommend de-intensifying his current routine and shift to more drilling in the Demon and deep review. In the days leading up to the LSAT, declare victory over the test, wind down, and approach the test relaxed and well rested on testing day.
46:50 – The Nutrition-LSAT Connection
Preachy McPreachface is doing all the things. Keto diet, intermittent fasting, no booze, regular exercise, and consistent sleep. And as a result? He's seen a lot of improvement in his LSAT study. Preachy's here to spread the good word—making lifestyle changes can be a boon for your LSAT study. Ben and Nathan agree that lifestyle changes can absolutely help you improve your LSAT score, but that you need to approach these decisions with the same healthy skepticism you have in approaching the LSAT. For example, Ben was pretty into the Keto diet until he read Mastering Diabetes and realized that while Keto has some benefits, it may not be the best long-term decision for your health. Nathan points out that lifestyle changes in one area means it will have impacts across…your lifestyle…and that may come with unintended mental health consequences. For example, strict intermittent fasting may mean less time spent with friends, eating or drinking socially, which…could suck. The guys agree that reducing or removing booze, especially while you're prepping for the test can be really helpful. If you're interested in putting the bottle away for a while, consider We Are The Luckiest by Laura McKowen or check out Home podcast with Laura McKowen and Holly Whitaker.
58:05 – 173 LSAT Score, Georgetown, and Me
Mike drops a pretty flattering review for the Thinking LSAT and LSAT Demon teams. When Mike started studying, he kicked off with a diagnostic of 160. Then he dove into some of the big name LSAT prep books out there. And guess what? The more he went by the books, the more his score hovered in the mid and low 150s. After finding the podcast, and just by taking the advice of Nathan and Ben from the show, he saw his score bump up into the 160s. Then he turned to the Demon. After a little over a month of consistent study, he saw his LSAT score jump to 177 and scored a 166 on an LSAT-Flex in July 2020. Knowing that his practice scores indicated he could do better, Mike kept drilling in the Demon and eventually knocked out successive 171 and 173 LSAT scores on his next two tests. Now Mike's going to Georgetown Law with a full ride scholarship after having been accepted to Harvard, Columbia, and UChicago. Talk about an LSAT dream come true! Congrats, Mike, and thanks for the awesome review!
1:08:13 – V's Personal Statement
It's that time again! Someone who's hungry for feedback (and maybe a glutton for punishment?) has sent in their personal statement for a crit with Ben and Nathan. Today, V shares their essay about reducing a ton of plastic waste in their workplace—which is frickin' awesome. The guys walk through V's personal statement line by line and shred it to pieces.


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Using your Doctor's notes for disease detection
Researchers from Stanford proposes a method that uses text to generate features for its associated unlabeled image
Helping doctors make key decisions using data-driven solutions is an important challenge. With image classification models aplenty in other fields, health science applications are struggling to augment their workflows using Machine Learning. In large part, this delay can be associated with a lack of labeled training data. In fact, medical images require a lot of domain knowledge for accurate labeling. Often, trained doctors and physicians are too busy with more high-stake and tangible tasks. In a previous digest, we discussed how synthetic data augmentation could help resolve such issues.
A team of researchers from Stanford University has come up with an interesting unsupervised alternative. The method, called ConVIRT, leverages the naturally occurring pairing of images and textual data to classify medical imagery.
In fact, the text reports accompanying medical images often contain very useful information about the image's contents. This information can be used to extract the class associated to the input, and this without any expert input whatsoever!
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The authors built two separate pipelines: one for the textual input and another for the image. The NLP pipeline consisted of BERT variant. To compare the image encoding with the textual encoding in a consistent space, a single hidden layer was added to a ResNet-50. For more information regarding the specific architecture, a PDF version of the paper is available.
The proposed method was evaluated using four medical image classification tasks and two zero-shot retrieval tasks. The obtained results indicate that their method considerably outperforms strong baselines (ResNet-50 pre-trained on ImageNet and in-domain initialization methods). In fact, the method requires only 10% of labeled training data as ImageNet to achieve better performance.
This improved data efficiency is very promising as it could help alleviate the high cost of medical data labeling.
How Amazon monitors factory workers and machines
In its expansion into the industrial sector, the tech giant uses state-of-the-art AI to monitor factories
A large majority of companies still rely on scheduled maintenance procedures to verify the state of machinery. This is done in order to reduce the occurrence of line outages and factory shutdowns, which can bring enormous inconvenience or product unavailability to the end customers.
Furthermore, in factories around the world, compliance regulations need to be upheld. Employees are often required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and follow specific guidelines such as staying out of unauthorized zones, maintaining social distancing, etc. Most often than not, the misuse or manipulation of these regulations and guidelines lead to potentially costly and dangerous accidents.
Cloud computing leader AWS has developed hardware-reliant systems to monitor the health of heavy machinery and detect worker compliance.
The former relies on a two-inch, 50-gram sensor called Monitron. It can record vibration and temperature, which a Machine Learning model then uses to flag anomalous behavior.
Leveraging data-driven solutions to predict machine failure instead allows companies to replace or maintain their machinery during set maintenance windows. This way, machines don't break down at unexpected times. That way, there are no negative impacts on customers.
Source: AWS
Amazon has been testing 1,000 Monitron sensors at its fulfillment centers near Mönchengladbach in Germany. Their new system is being tested to monitor conveyor belts handling packages.
AWS's second addition to its industrial product line is called Panorama. The system enables pushing Machine Learning models to the edge, connecting to pre-installed camera systems. This way, managers can automate the monitoring of workers. The system can detect misuse of or missing PPE, vehicles that are in unauthorized parking spots, the respect of social distancing measures, and so on.
A set of companies are testing AWS Panorama. Siemens Mobility said it will use the new technology to monitor traffic flow in different cities. Furthermore, Deloitte has stated that it was working with a major North American seaport to utilize the tool for monitoring shipments.
These new Amazon products demonstrate the benefit of using data-driven solutions in a factory setting. Furthermore, it shows that implementing end-to-end solutions is crucial to ensuring added value for AI solutions.
"This idea of predictive analytics can go beyond a factory floor," Mr. Thill said. "It can go into a car, on to a bridge, or on to an oil rig. It can cross fertilize a lot of different industries." said Matt Garman (AWS's head of sales and marketing) speaking to the Financial Times.
While the new products have raised some concerns with critics, the advantages they bring are indubitable. The concerns are mostly linked to the fact the client company does not seem to have enough control over the Machine Learning models embedded in Monitron and Panorama. In fact, the capabilities seem extremely generalized. This is where AI providers such as Visium can provide solutions that are highly optimized to a client's needs – all whilst using Amazon's standardized and compliant hardware.
While Amazon ensures no pre-packaged facial recognition capabilities are embedded within Panorama, there has been debate about the ethical issues surrounding packaged monitoring systems in general. To mitigate this issue, Amazon relies on a defined list of terms and regulations to ensure that their systems are used solely for safety purposes.
Facebook AI's evaluation framework for Probabilistic Programming Languages
Facebook AI introduces a new benchmark called PPL Bench for evaluating Probabilistic Programming Languages on a variety of statistical models
Using Probabilistic Programming Languages, statisticians and data scientists alike are able to formulate probability models in a formal language. Using a probability model allows you to perform Bayesian Inference by computing the posterior probability of an event. To be more specific, you are able to assess the probability of an event by using prior probabilistic belief given a set of observations.
The advantages of using such techniques combined with Machine Learning algorithms are multiple and diverse. First, you can aggregate similar behavior together (e.g. hierarchical structure in your dataset) to increase the accuracy of your model. Second, you are able to grow consistency and robustness by adding beliefs from professionals with expert domain knowledge. Finally, formulating Machine Learning problems using probability models allow you to leverage probabilistic output—taking into account uncertainty to assess risk.
Researches from Facebook AI have created an open-source benchmark framework for evaluating PPLs used for statistical modeling. PPL Bench has a dual objective: (1) evaluate improvements in PPLs in a standardized setting and (2) help users pick the right PPL for their modeling application.
Implemented in Python 3, PPL Bench handles Model Instantiation and Data Generation, Implementation and Posterior Sampling, and Evaluation. The modular workflow is explained graphically in the image below.
Source: Facebook AI
The Evaluation of the PPL implementations is done using several evaluation metrics.
Predictive log-likelihood with respect to samples. This allows users to evaluate how fast each PPL converges to final predictions.
Gelman-Rubin convergence statistic.
The effective sample size is used to evaluate if there are any positive correlations between generated samples, which should theoretically not be the case and kept to a minimum in practical implementations.
Inference time is used to evaluate the potential runtime of practical use cases.
Probabilistic Programming is a very powerful tool whose use has exploded in the last decade. Proposing an open-sourced evaluation framework for PPLs attempts to create a standardized mechanism for implementation comparison. Not only does it raise awareness and spark discussions, but it also allows users to pick the right PPL for their task at hand using data-driven insights following the most common PPL considerations.
As is stated by Bradford Cottel, Technical Program Manager at Facebook AI, "We hope that community contributions will help grow and diversify PPL Bench and encourage wider industrial deployments of PPLs."
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What does a "secure link" mean, anyways?
A secure link means that your browser will automatically encrypt any information that is sent across that link. Electronic encryption codes are generally quite difficult to break. Read on to learn why the encryption is important.
Sending your credit card over the net is rather like giving it to a mail order company over the phone. The people in your house, at the phone company, and at the mail order company could theoretically listen to it -- if they had the right equipment and were in the right place.
On the Internet, theoretically, a person on your local-area network (ie. at your home, business, or school), a person at your Internet Service Provider (ISP), the destination ISP, or any ISP in between, or a person at the destination company could listen in to try and get your credit card. However, this person would have to 1. have "super-user" access (access which is usually only granted to those who are directly responsible for the maintenance of the machine) and 2. spend time and know how to break the encryption protecting your information.
The most vulnerable points to interception are the local networks at each end of a connection. Unlike the point to point nature of the backbone network most local nets are broadcast, that is all machines on the local net could, if so programmed, hear packets to all local machines. This makes the local endpoints the most vulnerable to data interception. In particular, if a thief can gain control of one machine on the local net all traffic to all local machines may be read. The risk therefore is highly correlated with the level of security on your local area network. Remember, though, that even if such a machine were compromised, the thief would still have to break through the encryption.


The liturgy intended as the first (and arguably, the primary) celebration of Easter is also known as the Great Vigil. The service begins in darkness and consists of four parts: The Service of Light (kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal candle, the Exsultet); The Service of Lessons (readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with canticles, and prayers); Christian Initiation (Holy Baptism) or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows; and the Eucharist. Through this liturgy, the church recovers an ancient practice of keeping the Easter feast.
Elaborate and dramatic, this service utilizes all the senses as we recount salvation history and revel in the saving power of God's great mercy. There will be incense at this service. You are also encouraged to bring bells of all kinds to ring out with joy at the Easter proclamation this night!


Progress is moving along at a steady pace right now with my editing of The Cure. I decided to take a quick break and write up this blog entry. In order to write this quick blog, however, I spent almost a whole day updating and redesigning my website. Hopefully I don't redesign it with each new post because wow, that took a long time.
Now to finally talk about the editing without completely boring you to tears. I just got done last week with the new content for the story. I was trying to just add a few chapters to help round out the novel. Instead of just adding the little bit that I hoped to add, I added closer to 100 pages of new content. What this means is that everyone gets to see more of what is going onside in the little town of Fairview, but it also means a lot more editing for me.
The new content is to answer all of the questions I got during the beta reviews. The main question everyone asked was, "What else is happening outside of the town?" To answer these questions, I decided to let another character that I had written some notes on come to life, so to speak. He is a scientist working with the military to study the stages of the infection and help contain the spread. His concerns of the danger eventually force him to leave the safety of the military post and also enter the town.
Writing the extra content reminded me how much fun the writing part of the novel is. I spend only month writing something, but then it takes another two or three months to edit that portion. Hopefully with practice I will keep getting better. All I know is that right now, it is a real drag, for me anyway. I am thinking that next time I will be hiring an editor because I am sure they can do it better than me or at least faster at the very least.
If anyone would like to help out and get an early look at my novel, feel free to let me know. I am going to be looking for more beta reviewers in a month or so. Right now I am reading back over the story on my Kindle then I will be reading it again while redlining it. After that, I just need the last round of beta reviewers to get in some final input. If all goes well, The Cure should be on sale by Christmas. Wish me luck!


Orwellian Resurection – no Sigourney in this one..
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"A new generation of secret courts will be established in law within weeks after a last-ditch bid to water down controversial government plans failed in the House of Lords.
Amnesty International warned of a "terrible day for British justice" after Lib Dem peers obeyed a three-line government whip to reject amendments to strengthen the role of judges in the new courts.
The justice and security bill, which extends the secretive closed material procedures (CMPs) into the main civil courts in England and Wales, will be sent to the Queen for royal assent before she opens a new session of parliament on 8 May.
…Clare Algar, executive director of the human rights charity Reprieve, said: "This is a disastrous result for British justice. Not only are we now facing a wave of secret courts at odds with our centuries-old legal freedoms; but we have not even seen the minor safeguards upheld which would have made them less dangerous.
"It is deeply shameful that the government has been allowed to push these plans through parliament, despite the total lack of evidence that they are needed. Secret courts will not make us any safer. They will, however, do irreparable damage to our reputation as a country which respects fair play and the rule of law.
While these new 'laws' are meant to address security issues with relation to terrorism and 'intelligence' issues, it is a perfect example of the erosion of trust and the rise of a fully politicised police state. The upshot of theses new legal measures will mean that a verdict can be arrived at and judgement and sentence passed without any outside scrutiny. End of. Naomi Wolf writing in the Guardian back in 2007 (oh what halcyon days!) talked about the ten steps any authoritarian regime takes to destroy constitutional freedoms.
"It was also to apply to living accused persons who would be denied under this Orwellian draft the right to represent themselves or have their own lawyers represent them. Nor will they be allowed to know what they are accused of. In the Soviet Union this was perfectly normal. In the place of legal representation the state will appoint Special Advocates who will not be under any responsibility to represent the accused, or explain to that person of what he is accused, and nor will they be under any responsibility to offer a defence.
It is all to be expected though. As Joseph Tainter pointed out, as the [strike]empire[/strike] civilisation over extends and over complexifies it will become more brutal and careless with its own citizens and not just those others who harbour the resources it needs. This will destroy the trust both of strangers and of friends, before filtering into family – what's left of it. As for communities, watch out for the spies!


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AK Steel Applauds U.S. International Trade Commission's Preliminary Ruling Against Unfairly Traded Imports of Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
AK Steel
WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Dec. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a unanimous preliminary determination that non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) produced in several foreign countries is causing injury to AK Steel. The preliminary injury determination means that cases against NOES producers in six countries will proceed.
"We applaud the ITC's preliminary ruling against unfairly traded imports of non-oriented electrical steel," said James L. Wainscott, Chairman, President and CEO of AK Steel. "The rules of fair trade apply to all of our competitors, and we will continue to vigorously defend our ability to compete by using every tool at our disposal."
AK Steel filed petitions with the ITC and the United States Department of Commerce (Commerce Department) on September 30, 2013 charging that unfairly traded imports of NOES from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan were causing material injury to the domestic industry. Antidumping cases were filed against all six countries, in addition to countervailing duty cases alleging subsidization in China, South Korea and Taiwan. The cases now move to the Commerce Department for determinations as to whether foreign producers are violating U.S. antidumping law by selling their products at less than fair value in the United States, and U.S. countervailing duty law covering government subsidies.
The Commerce Department will calculate antidumping margins, which are designed to offset the amount by which the product is sold at less than fair value, and subsidy rates, which are designed to offset the amount by which the product benefits from unfair government subsidies. Estimated antidumping duties will be collected from importers as of the date of the Commerce Department's preliminary determinations, which will occur on March 26, 2014. If foreign producers attempt to "beat the clock" by making massive shipments into the U.S. market before the Commerce Department's preliminary determinations, antidumping and countervailing duties can be imposed retroactively beginning 90 days prior to the preliminary determinations.
NOES is an alloy steel that contains by weight more than 1.00 percent of silicon and not more than 0.08 percent of carbon or 1.5 percent of aluminum and has a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be applied. The petitions cover NOES whether or not in coils, regardless of width, and having a thickness of 0.20 mm or more. NOES is manufactured using a specialized rolling and annealing process. It has a core loss that is substantially equal in any direction of magnetization in the plane of the material. Based on these unique product characteristics, NOES is used primarily in the production of motors and generators.
AK Steel is represented in these actions by Joe Dorn and Steve Jones of the law firm King & Spalding LLP.
Some of the statements in this release are intended to be, and hereby are identified as "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. AK Steel cautions readers that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expected by its management, including those risks and uncertainties discussed in AK Steel Holding Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, its subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, AK Steel disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements to reflect future developments or events.
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels, primarily for automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, construction and electrical power generation and distribution markets. The company employs about 6,100 men and women in Middletown, Mansfield, Coshocton and Zanesville, Ohio; Butler, Pennsylvania; Ashland, Kentucky; Rockport, Indiana; and its corporate headquarters in West Chester, Ohio. Additional information about AK Steel is available on the company's web site at www.aksteel.com.
AK Tube LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, employs about 300 men and women in plants in Walbridge, Ohio and Columbus, Indiana. AK Tube produces carbon and stainless electric resistance welded (ERW) tubular steel products for truck, automotive and other markets. Additional information about AK Tube LLC is available on its web site at www.aktube.com.
AK Coal Resources, Inc., another wholly-owned subsidiary of AK Steel, produces metallurgical coal from reserves in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. AK Steel also owns 49.9% of Magnetation LLC, a joint venture headquartered in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, which produces iron ore concentrate from previously mined ore reserves.
SOURCE AK Steel


An article in Employee Benefit Adviser highlighted the new enhancements included in the PlanSource Copernicus product release. An excerpt from the article is below and the entire article can be found here.
The new Copernicus benefits onboarding platform builds on PlanSource's mobile accessible employee experience capabilities. It allows a company's HR team members to access documents that are not related to specific benefit plans, send messages to prompt new hires to respond when forms are required, organize documents associated with dependents and initiates automatic approval of benefits to prevent potential delay in coverage.


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Law students create group to serve LGBTQ+ students
UCalgary Law launches chapter of OUTLaw
Faculty of Law Staff
OUTLaw chapters are dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ law student community on campus and as they ente
In recent years, UCalgary Law has seen an increase in student initiatives to promote equality and diversity in the legal profession. In 2015, the student club, Diversity & Law Society (DLS), emerged to promote diversity and multiculturalism in the study and practice of law. Students, the faculty, and the profession welcomed the club; in 2016, DLS won Lexpert's Zenith award, which recognizes lawyers' achievements in fostering diversity and inclusion in the profession and the community.
Against this backdrop of support and recognition by the legal community, 2017 marks another milestone, as it is the year the law school launched its own chapter of OUTLaw. OUTLaw chapters exist in law schools across North America, including all common law schools in Canada.
These groups are dedicated to serving LGBTQ+ law student community on campus and as they enter the profession through various activities. In Canada, OUTLaw chapters have banded together, in collaboration with other like-minded organizations, to apply (successfully) for intervenor status in the recent Supreme Court of Canada case regarding Trinity Western University's application for accreditation of its law school.
Until this year, UCalgary Law was the only common-law school without a chapter. "When I joined UCalgary I wondered why we didn't have a chapter, since our students respond positively to LGBTQ+ inclusive examples in the curriculum," says Saul Templeton, faculty adviser for the student group. "There has certainly been a need and a desire for the group among LGBTQ+ law students, so I'm excited we've finally been able to get it off the ground."
Third-year student, founder and now president of OUTLaw, Holly Wong, similarly recognized the need and benefits of such an initiative, for not only LGBTQ+ students, but the law student community and general profession.
"As we started the process to start the club, other law students quickly caught wind of it and were eager to volunteer their time and resources," says Wong. "After a busy summer of planning and strategizing, the student executive has a number of initiatives planned for the upcoming school year, and we're really excited to hit the ground running!"
With Calgary's annual Pride Festival taking place Aug. 25 to Sept. 4, OUTLaw's first initiative is an organized effort to march in this year's Pride Parade on Sept. 3. Throughout the school year, OUTLaw will host a panel of lawyers, who will share their experiences on identifying as LGBTQ+ in the workplace and how allies can facilitate an inclusive environment, and co-host a mixer with other professional faculties to enable shared learning and networking.
OUTLaw has also collaborated with the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Community Section of the Canadian Bar Association to help students engage with other allies and LGBTQ+ lawyers.
Lastly, student members of OUTLaw will have an opportunity to put their education into use by offering legal clinics and information sessions at Calgary's Outlink.
"OUTLaw has a busy year, but its student executives and members could not be more excited for all that has been planned," says Wong
For more information on OUTLaw or to get involved, please email outlawucalgary@gmail.com.
Does your faculty or department have any Pride initiatives to share? Contact utoday@ucalgary.ca
Read more about LGBTQA resources on campus.
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Q: Phaser3 javascript failed to load image i am trying to load assets on javascript using phaser3 engine but on chrome consol it says 'failed to load image' here is my HTML & Javascript code look where i made mistake:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>PhaserGame</title>
    <script = "text/javascript" src = "phaser.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <script src="script.js"></script>

  </body>
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JAVASCRIPT:
var config = {
    type: Phaser.AUTO,
    width: 800,
    height: 600,
    physics: {
        default: 'arcade',
        arcade: {
            gravity: {y: 500},
            debug: false
        }
    },
    scene: {
        preload: preload,
        create: create,
        update: update
    }
};

var game = new Phaser.Game(config);

function preload() {
    this.load.image('sky','assets/sky.png');

}

function create() {
    this.add.image(400, 300, 'sky');
}

function update() {

}

A: I think there is some problem with your image location
the same code worked for me, with only changing the image URL
https://codepen.io/devsumanmdn/pen/zaeZwJ?editors=0010

A: create folder "public" in project and put images here

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This greeting card rack is a great alternative to displaying merchandise on flat shelves. Designed with 40 pockets for greeting literature, this commercial storage is a unique way to house birthday, thank you, holiday and graduation cards. For a more specialized message, this greeting card rack offers a custom sign clip! This card stand holds 5"w x 7"h merchandise and stands 65-1/2"h. Use this greeting card rack as an ever-changing display for holiday and special occasion cards. This related sign clip allows you to change out the messaging whenever you like. Changing out supplies is easier on this greeting card rack, wire shelving unit that spins on its base. This retail display, card rack that is a spinning kiosk makes it easy for customers to browse through the headings. This kiosk, as an alternative to shelves, is inexpensive! The overlapping pockets on this unit that is wire shelving allows the customers to see a good deal of the face of each card at a glance.
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Is Lenny the role of a lifetime for Aubrey Plaza?
While FX's new show Legion is getting justly lauded for its trippy visuals, heady and elliptical storytelling, and charismatic lead performance from Dan Stevens, there's another secret weapon in the show's arsenal: a breakout turn from Aubrey Plaza. The actor is known for her low-key and dry roles, but in Legion, she transforms into the character of Lenny with a bravura job that we've never seen from her before. A.V. Club Assistant Editors Alex McCown-Levy, Danette Chavez, and Gwen Ihnat discuss the pressing question: Is this a transformative role for the usually taciturn actor?


SYDNEY, Australia,4 April 2019 | Award-winning medical device developer Atomo Diagnostics today announced that its Atomo HIV Self Test – the first and only diagnostic self-test for HIV that has been formally reviewed and approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) – is now available to the Australian public. The test can be bought directly from Atomo via its dedicated website: www.atomohivtest.com. The product is also available from selected clinics in Australia.
The Atomo HIV Self Test enables the user to test their blood for the HIV antibodies produced in response to HIV infection. The handheld device needs only a small drop of blood from the fingertip, and gives an accurate result in just 15 minutes. Its unique, integrated design comprises an inbuilt sterile safety lancet, patented blood collection and delivery mechanism, and a highly sensitive HIV diagnostic test strip. The product pack includes vital link-to-care information to enable the user to obtain further guidance, counselling, and follow-on referrals.
HIV self‑testing is the process whereby a person who wants to know their HIV status collects their own specimen, performs their own test in private, and interprets their own test result. Such tests are a means to increase testing frequency in populations with a higher prevalence of HIV; and also to reach people who, perhaps due to embarrassment or fear of stigmatisation, are not currently presenting at healthcare facilities for testing. Largely due to the convenience and confidentiality it affords, HIV self-testing is considered an essential tool to facilitate earlier and more extensive diagnosis and treatment.
Atomo Diagnostics is a specialist medical device company, based in Sydney, Australia. The company designs, develops, and commercialises innovative blood-based rapid diagnostic test (RDT) solutions for self-testing and professional use, including the Atomo HIV Self Test.