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House prices across the UK, how is your region doing?
Research by Quick Move Now, the UK's largest home buying company, has revealed a generally encouraging picture of house prices UK, with many regions reporting both increased sales prices and number of sales. Confidence appears to be on the up even in the Northern regions which were worst hit post recession.
With the new Conservative government in power, the national property market looks set to continue to improve with focus on Help to Buy and mortgage guarantee schemes.
Our research has uncovered some encouraging statistics, certainly in terms of the number of properties now being bought and sold.
Prices have yet to return to their pre-recession levels, and some areas remain deeply affected by the fallout of the recession, but as we see the number of property sales continue to increase, the market will undoubtedly continue to strengthen.
The priciest area within the North East region is Northumberland (£180,355) and the least expensive is County Durham (£135,994).
63% of properties in the North East of England are owner occupied.
The most expensive area within the West Midlands is Warwickshire (£244,325) and the least expensive is Staffordshire (£167,836).
Around 20% of the West Midlands population are under 16 years of age.
Quick Move Now will buy any house in any condition, nationwide. Quick Move Now have helped over 5,000 customers by buying their houses fast. We have also bought many, many properties within the West Midlands.
The average house price in the Greater London is a staggering £1,058,028, making it the most expensive place to buy a house in the whole of the UK!
Although house prices are on the rise, prices in this region have not yet recovered to pre-recession levels.
The average house price pre-recession in Northern Ireland was £218,000, however now the average price pf a property in Northern Ireland is only £142,000 which has nearly halved!
Northern Ireland remains badly affected by broader economic conditions, with average house prices dropping from £281,000 to just £142,000 since the recession. Recovery of the regional housing market in Northern Ireland will continue to be largely depended on the economy and remains fairly independent from the wider UK housing market.


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The Rock Creek Trail that crosses into the National Zoo's property will remain open from dawn until dust despite new operating hours affecting the rest of the zoo.
The National Zoo grounds will open later and close earlier starting Jan. 1, but this will not affect use of the Rock Creek Trail north of Shoreham Drive.
Entrance to the main part of the zoo, and the Harvard Street bridge to North Road, will be will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 7 p.m. March 15-Oct. 5), a change from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (7 p.m. in the middle of the year). The gates to the trail, which allows pedestrians to circumvent a nearby tunnel shared with cars, will remain open from dawn until dusk, a zoo spokeswoman said.
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Naxos y Cícladas Menores (griego: Νάξος και Μικρές Κυκλάδες) es un municipio de la República Helénica perteneciente a la unidad periférica de Naxos de la periferia de Egeo Meridional.

El municipio se formó en 2011 mediante la fusión de los antiguos municipios de Donoussa, Drymalía, Iraklia, Koufonisia, Naxos (la actual capital municipal) y Shinusa, que pasaron a ser unidades municipales. El municipio tiene un área de 495,9 km².

En 2011 el municipio tenía 18 864 habitantes.

Como su propio nombre indica, abarca la isla de Naxos y el pequeño archipiélago colindante llamado Cícladas Menores. Todas estas islas pertenecen al archipiélago de las Cícladas.

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KYLIE Jenner gave birth to her and Travis Scott's first baby Stormi Webster in February 2018.
Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have had a busy year, welcoming new baby girl Stormi Webster.
It's fair to say her and boyfriend Travis Scott will make sure the baby wants for nothing, especially if Kylie's glam life as outlined on Instagram is anything to go by.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has reportedly been renting a $35 million rental property while refurbishing her own mansion in LA, and boasts an impressive property portfolio.
Despite being only 20 years old, she's managed to not only have an amazing luxury house, but has also amassed a huge car collection, worth in excess of £1million.
Kylie recently showed off a new Ferrari, estimated to cost £1million, and Kendall and Kylie have matching Ferrari 488 Spiders.
The car retails at approximately £219,000, and the girls have both customised the interior.
For her 19th birthday, Kylie treated herself to a new black Land Rover, which she showed off on Snapchat.
It's customised, with two tone beige and brown leather interior.
Former boyfriend Tyga gave her a Mercedes Maybach for her birthday that year, at an estimated cost of £134,000.
They also had his and hers red and white Ferraris.
'The Wagon' was Kylie's first car and was a gift for her 16th birthday, but she sold that for £120,000 in 2016.
Kylie also has a black Rolls Royce, costing in the region of £193,000 and has been spotted in the past driving a red version too.


The semifinal and final rounds of Texas Star are taking place at Speakeasy. 18 preliminary winners are competing to be the next Texas Star. The finalist receives a grand prize including recording studio time, free publicity representation, and $5,000 cash. Audiences at the semifinals get to choose a "wild card" to make it to the finals.


SiriusXM Music for Business gives business owners the ability to customize their in-store licensed streaming music. The Grace Digital Radio comes with a complimentary Web Portal, which allows you to schedule and automate different radio stations by day part. The SiriusXM Mobile App even lets owners customize the track selection LIVE with an easy-to-use slider system!
With overhead music for business, the more control the better. Unlike the "Thumbs" system used by Pandora for Business, SiriusXM Music for Business offers you over 100 Streaming channels of professionally curated playlists. More than 30 of these stations are designed with absolutely no interruptions. That means no DJ announcements, no advertisements, and ZERO dead air. Find the genre of music best suited for your brand, and simply set it and forget it. Our updated channel guide even makes it easy to find stations that are curated for family atmospheres. Need overhead music you can trust will not play anything containing profanity or risque subject material? Pull up our SiriusXM Music for Business Internet Channel Guide, pick a clearly marked family friendly station, and go about your day!


Today's DIY is brought to us by the talented Brandy Brown of Marabou Design.
Looking to add a little St. Patrick's Day flair to your wardrobe without committing to dying your hair green? This quick 5-minute DIY project will show your friends & family how festive and crafty you are! These clover brooches make perfect accessories, gift toppers & St. Patrick's Day decor.
Step 1: Use scissors to create long strips of felt. Then cut similar sized squares.
Step 2: Trim the squares to form B petals. They do not have to be perfect.
Step 3: Thread & knot your needle. Sew 2 or 3 stitches along the straight edge of your petals, continuously until you've sewn a 3 or 4 leaf clover.
Step 4: Pull and gather into a clover shape. Knot the remaining thread.
Step 5: Cut a circle the size of your pin back.
Step 6: Hot glue the circle, pin back over the thread knot on your clover.
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That has been Coach Jim Larrañaga's message to his team all season long.
The Hurricanes, seeded ninth, did just that against the Syracuse Orange in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
Returning to his hometown of Brooklyn, redshirt senior forward Kamari Murphy led Miami with his sixth double-double of the season. He scored a career-high 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a 62-57 victory to advance to the quarterfinals.
After leading by eight at halftime, Miami trailed 41-40 with 12:23 remaining in the second period. But after a timeout, freshman guard DJ Vasiljevic hit a three-pointer to spur an 8-0 run and put the Canes in front for good.
The Orange, seeded eighth, were able to trim the lead to as few as two with less than a minute remaining, but clutch free-throws from guards Davon Reed and Bruce Brown clinched the win for the Hurricanes.
Reed, Vasiljevic and junior guard Ja'Quan Newton joined Murphy in double-figures, scoring 14, 13 and 11, respectively.
Syracuse guard Andrew White III exploded for 22 points, but Miami contained senior guard John Gillon, who had just eight points.
Miami (21-10, 10-8 ACC) shot 43 percent from the field, hitting nine three-pointers. UM out-rebounded Syracuse (18-14, 10-8 ACC) 31-26 and dished out 13 assists to just eight turnovers at the Barclays Center.
The Hurricanes were without freshman forward Dewan Huell, who suffered an ankle injury in the regular-season finale against the Florida State Seminoles.
Miami advances to play top-seeded North Carolina at noon Thursday.


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Top 5 Netflix shows that made Indian couples cheat!
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It must be said, however, the sort of cheating that happens because of the streaming site is pretty innocuous compared to the other kind. The list is in a particular order:
Narcos: One of the most popular crime-dramas around, Narcos was the show that made couples cheat the most. Netflix may be a godsend for TV show lovers but it also makes couples cheat. For all the latest Entertainment News, download Indian Express App
© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd 13 Reasons Why: One of the most depressing shows around, one cannot fathom why would couples choose to watch it alone. 42% of Indians cheat when the partner has fallen asleep, which is much higher than the global average of 25%. According to a study by Netflix in 2017, 79% of Indians stream content as a way to spend time together. Of course, it will not create a permanent rift but may lead to heated arguments! But there you are. Stranger Things: The horror show that has been dubbed Nostalgic Things owing to its tendency to bring up 1980s and 1990s' pop-culture references was on the third place among shows that led couples to cheat. Narcos has delivered some of the best takes on drug-trade since Breaking Bad. So here are the TV shows that made Indian couples cheat. 68% cheated as they had an uncontrollable desire to find out what's next. Even love is secondary in terms of importance. Perhaps they could not stop themselves? When one of those pillars wobbles, the whole thing topples. Well, I cannot say I am surprised. House of Cards: Even though Kevin Spacey is out, House of Cards is unlikely to suffer in terms of viewership since Robin Wright's character was favourite for many viewers already. Top News
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These shows made couples in India cheat. 46% have cheated, and 44% have been cheated on when it comes to watching shows before their significant other. The cheating we are talking about here is when couples watch TV shows' further episodes without their partner.
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Shipping freight can be an easy and beautiful thing for your business. If your shipment picks up, moves and delivers without any complications you can make people on the other end very happy. On the flip side, things can go sideways quickly if you miss even a single seemingly small detail. By following a few simple steps you can avoid a lot of headaches and keep your (ware)house in order. Whether you ship freight regularly and just looking for a refresher or completely new to shipping because of a job or company you started this post is for you.
A wise man once told me to knock over the lead domino or that which makes everything else in your way easier or unnecessary. The NMFC item and classification code affects ¾ of the next steps and it's importance cannot be understated: it is your lead domino.
Your LTL shipping class, indicated by the correct NMFC item #, determines your ltl freight shipment cost, how it is covered for insurance and what to put on your BOL. You can use reason to figure out everything else on this list, but NMFC classification follows very little reason. Ask your chosen carrier or freight forwarder to classify or double check your chosen NMFC code/shipping class if you are unsure.
Please see the 1st post in this series for a granular level examination of NMFC Freight Classification. Or contact us for a personalized freight class chart & freight class calculator or freight density calculator.
This is blocking & tackling. Please confirm having adequate insurance coverage for each shipment. Once established for a specific product and carrier, you only need to re-confirm when shipping a new product or using different LTL trucking companies.
This relates back to step 1 and your NMFC item#, it's important that you have the right one because it determines coverage and shows any reduced liability or a "released valuation".
New vs Used - Used items have limited liability.
Confirm your packaging meets NMFC standards to ensure claims are not denied.
While it is a pain to have to explore these options at only step 2 it is MUCH better than finding a coverage gap during a claim.
The Bill of Lading is the legal contract issued by a shipper or consignee to a Less than Truckload carrier that specifies product details, parties involved and all pertinent shipment information. Without this document a carrier will not pick up a shipment. Approximately 70% of all additional charges and more than half of all delayed shipments are a result of avoidable mistakes made on the BOL.
Ensure delivery, billing & contact information are 100% accurate.
Include all relevant delivery information no matter how trivial it seems.
Include an NMFC Item # (and sub #) and accurate description of commodity.
We talked about this already, remember?
Provide accurate piece counts, weights & dimensions.
Clearly state accessorials on the BOL.
Keep an eye (or have your broker/forwarder do so) on your shipment while in transit. This will help you avoid any unforeseen delays and associated charges. For example, say your customer's location in blocked due to construction you'll want to know right away to avoid storage charges and to keep your customer in the loop.
Always check your invoice and compare it back to your quote. If it's higher, why? You'll want to investigate the causes and if not valid, contest them. Your broker can and should do this for you automatically.
Those are the 5 steps, follow them and it will be smooth sailing! If you have questions about any of them or need a nudge in the right direction please feel free to reach out. I will be posting and linking to the other posts back here once they are done. AS always, I'm happy to hear feedback, positive or negative and any requests for future posts.


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The Baxter International Foundation Commits $2 Million+ to Operation Smile Care Centers in India
Grant increases the availability of safe surgical care for cleft conditions
Program expected to benefit nearly 300,000 patients, family members and health workers over three years
DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), announced today a $2.2 million grant to Operation Smile, one of the world's largest volunteer-based surgical nonprofit organizations, to deliver free surgical and multidisciplinary care to underserved communities in India. During the next three years, the grant will support Operation Smile's year-round care centers in Mumbai, Srinagar and Bangalore—operated in partnership with the Inga Health Foundation—along with a new care center in Durgapur, West Bengal. These centers treat patients of all ages with cleft conditions and/or other facial differences and work to improve the quality and completeness of cleft care in the country.
"We are proud to work with Operation Smile to bring needed surgical care to those in India who have limited access to safe medical treatment," said José (Joe) E. Almeida, chairman and chief executive officer, Baxter. "With Baxter employees positioned across India, this program is just one example of how we are committed to making a lasting impact in communities where our teams live and work."
With a scarcity of both health providers and accessible services, local health systems in India face challenges meeting the surgical care needs of patients. Estimates suggest there may be more than 200,000 untreated cleft lip and cleft palate cases in the country.1 In addition to supporting the ongoing operations of the care centers, this grant will facilitate the education and training of local health care workers, equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed to deliver high quality patient care. The three-year grant is expected to directly and indirectly reach nearly 300,000 patients, family members and health workers.
"Since we founded Operation Smile in 1982, we've always envisioned a world where health and dignity are improved in communities around the world through access to safe surgery," said Bill Magee, co-founder and chief executive officer of Operation Smile. "We're grateful that Baxter shares our aspiration to transform healthcare around the world and bring care to underserved communities. Working together will allow us to contribute to strengthening the health systems in India and to bring the provision of safe surgery to those who need it most."
The Operation Smile center in Durgapur at the IQ City Narayana Multispecialty Hospital opened earlier this year and will serve as a hub for operations in West Bengal and its surrounding states to support surgical services, education and training and ongoing medical programs. During its first week in operation, nearly 70 patients received free health evaluations at the Durgapur center and surgeons performed more than 25 procedures.
"Due to financial and social barriers, populations within India are unable to access proper surgical care and other services that are needed for complete cleft care such as speech therapy, dentistry and nutritional therapy," said Partha Saddhu, M.D., medical director at the Durgapur Center. "Thanks to the Baxter International Foundation and Operation Smile's support, we're able to bring quality care to our patients at the Durgapur center and provide free surgery and advance patient care."
To learn more about Baxter's grant and the year-round care centers in India, please visit https://www.operationsmile.org/advancing-safe-surgery-india-long-form-page.
About the Baxter International Foundation
Every day, Baxter strives to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who depend on Baxter products and in the communities where employees live and work. The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter International Inc., helps advance the company's mission to save and sustain lives. Baxter partners with organizations around the world to increase access to healthcare for the underserved, to develop the next generation of innovators who will lead the way in advancing healthcare and to create a long-lasting impact in communities globally. Baxter is proud to support initiatives and organizations that make a positive, lasting impact in these critical areas. For more information, please visit https://www.baxter.com/our-story/corporate-responsibility.
About Baxter
Every day, millions of patients and caregivers rely on Baxter's leading portfolio of critical care, nutrition, renal, hospital and surgical products. For more than 85 years, we've been operating at the critical intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the healthcare providers that make it happen. With products, technologies and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter's employees worldwide are now building upon the company's rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations. To learn more, visit www.baxter.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
About Operation Smile
Operation Smile has provided hundreds of thousands of safe surgeries for those born with cleft lip, cleft palate or other facial differences. With more than three decades of expertise, Operation Smile creates solutions that deliver free surgery to people where it's needed most. As one of the largest medical volunteer-based nonprofits, Operation Smile has mobilized thousands of medical volunteers from a wide range of medical specialties from more than 80 countries. Operation Smile engages public-private partnerships to advance health care delivery, train local medical professionals to provide surgical care for patients in their communities, donate crucial medical equipment and supplies, and increase access to surgical care so that everyone living with cleft is treated. Visit www.operationsmile.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Baxter is a registered trademark of Baxter International Inc.
1 Carlson, L. C., Stewart, B. T., Hatcher, K. W., Kabetu, C., VanderBurg, R., & Magee, W. P. (2016, December). A Model of the Unmet Need for Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Surgery in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. World Journal of Surgery, 40(12), 2857-2867.
Jessica Szramiak, (224) 948-5353
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Clare Trachtman, (224) 948-3020


Organize! Hide! Cram! Whatever it takes to put the STUFF away! These chic closets with a house silhouette are the new answer to creating a storage system that keeps the playroom sane. Combine them with the Myles Desk and Jasper Toy Storage to create a smart and good looking wall system.


In April of 1993 Sergei Malykh and his young daughter, Olya, began to write to us. This online friendship has grown over the past five years and in late September 1997 we finally met Olya and her beautiful family face to face.
In 1995 Sergei asked if we would do online courses with Olya to help her learn English. I agreed to teach her about Maryland along with some of my students at Delmar. We began a year long course all about Maryland.
In the picture above Olya is standing in a pumpkin patch at the Delaware farm owned by Delmar student, Lisa Wright, and her family. Olya's dad, mother and brother have now moved to Michigan from Russia. On their way to Washington, DC the family drove to Delmar and visited some of the students who had been writing to her. We took them for a hayride and along the ride we stopped to pick pumpkins. Lisa's dad drove the tractor that pulled us around the farm. We roasted hot dogs in a campfire and made smores for our Russian friends to taste. Everyone will remember the good time we had meeting our friends from Russia.


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Q: Set a Variable in one View Controller and Access it in another View Controller based on a Button Pressed I currently have 2 separate views with separate view controllers in the IB editor. Basically I want to set the value of a variable (in my case it is a float representing what I will set as the timer)  that is based on the a button that is pressed in the first view controller, then pass that variable to the second view controller. The problem I am coming up with is that since the variable set is based on UISegmentedControl that is pressed in the first view, it is not as though I can create an instance of the first class in the second class because that would not save what button was pressed. Right?
So next I tried to set my variable in the first class as a static variable, then make my second class a subclass of the first class and access the variable that way. Unfortunately, I set the variable in the first class, but when I access it from the second (child)class, it defaults back to a value of 0. Which is not correct. It looks as though data encapsulation causes that?
In short, I just want to be able to set a variable in my viewController based on a button that was pressed, then use that variable and access it in my second viewController class.
I would also appreciate a short explanation of why accessing the variable from the child class does not work. Any part that is unclear I will do my best to clear up. Thank You in advance!

A: A better approach may be to create a class which is the data model for your common data. In this case it's just the float value for your timer.
Create an instance of the model class, and then add a property for the object in each of your view controller classes. When you instantiate the view controller, set it's property to point to the model object.
Hopefully that makes some sense?

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Q: Getting rid of gray background in CSS In this image, how do I get rid of the gray background that automatically appears when I create my CSS header?

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        padding: 60px;
        margin: 20px auto auto auto;
        width: 1400px;
        border-radius: 10px;
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      body {
        background: #f2f2f2;
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      .search {
        width: 100%;

        position: relative;
        display: flex;
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      .searchTerm {
        width: 4500px;
        border: 3px solid #1abc9c;
        border-right: none;
        padding: 5px;
        height: 50px;
        border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
        outline: none;
        color: #fff;
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      .searchTerm:focus {
        color: black;
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      .searchButton {
        width: 50px;
        height: 50px;
        border: 1px solid #1abc9c;
        background: #1abc9c;
        text-align: center;
        color: #fff;
        border-radius: 0 5px 5px 0;
        cursor: pointer;
        font-size: 20px;
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      /*Resize the wrap to see the search bar change!*/
      .wrap {
        width: 30%;
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
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When I add this CSS and HTML I start getting that gray background around the header. However when I comment out the code for the search bar the header does not have the gray background.

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A: The reason is because you are using this in your css, it is creating greyish background in your html:
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A group of young people treated the people of Hereford recently with an emotional insight into the struggle of homelessness through a live performance called "If you walked a mile in my shoes".
The moving performance told the individual stories of 14 young people, who shared their own true-life experiences through prose, poetry, songs, rap and film, to guide the audience through their past, describing their emotions, questions of identity, making their voice heard and fight for survival.
Six of the young people had also used their poems to produce a series of short films called 'Six Stories of Home' describing in detail their feelings of homelessness, care and home.
Head of SHYPP, Alicia Lawrence, said: 'It was amazing and we had such great feedback with comments congratulating the young people for such a fantastic artistic performance. The audience also commented that it was an inspirational evening with the young people being so brave, so honest, so talented and it was a privilege to walk a little way in their shoes'.
'If you walked a mile in my shoes' was performed live at The Courtyard, Hereford and was facilitated and directed by Toni Cook.
The audience over the two nights of performances included the Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Lady McFarlane, High Sheriff of Herefordshire, Nathaniel Hone and the Mayor of Leominster, Jenny Bartlett.
The second night also included SHYPP's annual award ceremony where young people received recognition for their work, positive engagement and contribution.
Awards were presented to Jack New for Young Person of the Year, Ryan Faizey for Community Impact and Sam Bauress for Transformational Change.
Young performers, Aish Dunhill and Sadie Carter, share their true-life experiences on their struggle with homelessness.


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In case you are wondering why Sophie and Rachel are wearing military decoration on their School blazers this morning (right side of course!). The twins are proudly wearing the WWI and WWII medals of their Great Grandpa ready for Armistice Day and the school chapel service at 11.00am today. Rohit's Grandfather served as a Major in The British Army and survived the frontline of both WWI and WWII.
Sophie and Rachel know and understand "Lest we forget" and the prayers, respect and gratitude to all who have bravely fought for our Country both past and present.


In 2004, an anonymous donor paid for 30 billboards to be put up in towns in North Dakota and Western Minnesota. They are simple signs, only black text on a white background, that read "Be Nice." or "Be Polite." I remember growing up and seeing these signs on the road trips my family would take across the great state of North Dakota. These billboards don't advertise a product or a commodity, they only give us a simple request: "Be nice."
We owe it to ourselves to be nice to each other, and we owe it ourselves to ask the same--if not more from our elected leaders.
Rep. Roscoe Streyle from the 3rd District that includes Minot, ND, is not North Dakota nice. On Twitter, he has constantly attacked and bullied North Dakotans for not agreeing with him politically, repeatedly using the word "libtard" (an amalgamation of the words "liberal" and "retard").
This is not a politically motivated petition. This is a petition created because I am sick of seeing North Dakota tainted by divisive and childish partisan politics.
Words matter. They represent a mindset that Rep. Streyle has proven many times over. He does not care about North Dakota. Being an elected official in North Dakota does not mean serving your party. It means serving your state. These hateful, divisive words have no place in North Dakota, nor do they have a place in America. A mindset like this should not be tolerated from a 3rd grader, let alone an ND state representative.We can and must rise above it. There are real and present problems in our state that need to be addressed. These kinds of words used so often by Streyle only deepen a divided aisle that is struggling to work together to fix problems. A slap on the wrist will not suffice for this continued pattern of behavior. We need better leaders.
Please sign this petition to show that North Dakota deserves better.
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Lauter is a small river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Blau near Blaustein.

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List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg

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Rivers of Germany


An expert committee headed by former biotech secretary M K Bhan on Monday said plastic bottles made of PET (poly ethylene terephthalate) material are safe for packaging medicines. The pharmaceutical and soft drinks industry account for one fourth of India's PET packaging industry.
"There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that use of PET or additive like antimony for pharmaceutical packaging may leach substances beyond limits that pose threat to human health," the panel told the National Green Tribunal (GRT) in a report.
Two separate test reports by international testers SGS and India's Shriram Institute for Industrial Research (SIIR) have not found any traces of harmful leaching in PET containers packaging tested at varied environments.
The panel, set up by the health ministry in August 2015 under the chairmanship of former biotechnology secretary M.K. Bhan, asserted that PET could be used safely as a packaging material for drugs under a regulatory system and process.
"PET does not require use of phthalates or any plasticizers in the manufacturing process," the report said.
The panel's finding will be a major relief to the Rs.4,000 crore PET packaging industry, as the pharma sector uses 16 percent (100,000 tonnes) of the 600,000 tonnes of PET produced every year.
The panel was set up to assess the health and environmental impact of using PET or plastic container for packaging drugs after NGO Him Jagriti Uttaranchal Welfare Society petitioned the tribunal that leaching of heavy metals, phthalates and PET was harmful to the environment.
The tribunal directed the ministry to form the panel to study science behind the issue.
The panel also recommended better standards and strengthening regulatory guidelines by prescribing specific methods for disposal of pharmaceutical packaging wastes.


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The Forsaken 30 Million: Modern Slavery
Words give scarce justice to our global atrocities. Too many of us, after reading a headline or perusing the paper, leave but a few moments for sympathy and move on with our day. There seems little more we can do. But for those who have ventured into the violence, into the places where evil feels more an inborn trait than an abnormal deviation, the plight of the maltreated has a constant hold.
Lisa Kristine has been documenting slavery since 2009. In India and Nepal, she visited kilns where people spend sixteen hours a day constructing and hauling bricks in 130 degree heat. She went to brothels—or as they're known in Kathmandu, cabin restaurants—where girls as young as seven are being held captive in prostitution. She took photos of families in India whose hands are permanently stained from years of enslavement in the silk-dying industry. She photographed children in Ghana, forced to fish day and night on Lake Volta, where skin disease, parasitic worms, and malaria are prevalent. Everyone she met on the lake, Lisa told me, knew at least one person who had drowned. She saw men—some of whom had been enslaved their entire lives—descend narrow shafts into Ghanaian gold mines, where breathing is a burden and cave-ins are common. Women, meanwhile, surrounded by their children, panned for it above ground in mercury-poisoned mud. In affiliation with Free The Slaves, a global anti-slavery organization formed in 2000, Lisa's four-year project has sought to expose an abomination far too overlooked in our social terrain. The camera picks up where language falls short.
You've visited slave sites all over the world. Can you talk a bit about what the visits entailed and how they were set up?
When I was in areas where slavery was occurring, I was brought in at very specific times, when the managers weren't there, when the brokers weren't there, when the slave holders weren't there. So I had small windows of 10 or 15 minutes at a time to go in. I had people who were working in the system, undercover abolitionists who would bring me in. There were obviously any number of abuses going on all the time. There are definitely rapes and other maltreatments, but, generally, when anyone is under the control of another, any kind of abuse you can imagine can occur.
Did you feel anger at the sites, or was it more a complacency, an acceptance?
No, people who are enslaved don't have room for anger. They have room to survive and room to get through the moments and the days—all of their energy is pretty complacent. It's utter powerlessness.
A lot of modern day slavery occurs because of an unpaid debt that is passed on through generations. Was this often the case with the people to whom you spoke?
It depended on the type of slavery and where I was. I'd go in for fifteen minutes then I'd go out and then I'd go in again. I did have the opportunity to speak with people simply because the project has gone over such a long period of time, so I've spoken to victims and I've spoken to survivors, as well, but slavery can happen to anyone. It is true to say that in many circumstance the debt that people have falsely incurred is inherited by the next generation—and it doesn't ever get smaller, it just grows. But slavery can also come from [false promises]: I can give you this great job, won't you come with me? And your parents sign off on it because they want the best for you and the minute you're trafficked into order, your ID is taken away, your papers are taken away, your passport is taken from you, and you are forced to do whatever that person wants you to do. So slavery isn't only inherited, it can be a matter, really, of turning down the wrong street.
Can you discuss one story of liberation that you were particularly moved by?
I met Kofi in a shelter. He was taken from his family under false promises and essentially vanished from his community and was sold into a fishing village on Lake Volta [in Ghana] as a very young boy. They love kids because kids have very small, nimble fingers and they can pull out little fish tethered to the net. He was forced to work sixteen hours a day, and he's just a kid, he was practically a baby at that time! He was rescued by Free The Slaves and partners of Free The Slaves on Lake Volta and brought to this shelter, where the photograph was made. There, he was taught not only how to be human again, but how to be a kid. He had no sense of what it was to play or, rather, he didn't have room for that in his life. But now he's been reunited with his parents and what's even better is that his parents are making an actual living and have been taught to identify a trafficker when they see one.
What does the trafficking end of slavery look like? Who are these people and how well do they maintain their anonymity?
They are very anonymous. They are very smart and they know how to lie. It's not just a bunch of loser people there—they are very organized and they are very connected and they are very powerful. Policemen are being bought off and the system is almost always corrupt in places where slavery is existing. That said, slaveholders, who are frequently the same race as the people they enslave, have families and they have children that they send off to school everyday—and then they have children that they enslave. The irony is great. Slavery can be right in front of you and you don't know it. There was a restaurant in Berkeley [California] that was run under slavery. You can be sure there are slaves in your area, it's everywhere.
You work a lot with Free The Slaves. How does the organization work to actually liberate people?
Free The Slaves works at liberating entire communities of people at a time. Other organizations, like International Justice Mission (IJM), work on laws that help protect people under a vulnerable circumstance so that these things can't happen to them. But Free The Slaves goes in with partners that are indigenous to the country that particular slavery is occurring in. We know that slavery is illegal in every country in the world and yet it exists in nearly every country in the world. So partners of Free The Slaves would be from Ghana and work in Ghana as abolitionists and go in as a cover to help people slowly understand their plight: that they are not being given any rights that they deserve, that they are enslaved, and that there is a possibility out there of a much more beautiful life. It usually takes about 2 to 3 years to liberate a group of people so that they're not only physically free, but are also mentally and emotionally no longer vulnerable to falling back into slavery.
What was your own personal experience of going into these sites? How do you manage to keep yourself together?
At one point, when I was in the brick kiln—there were women with dust all over their faces, and they were mechanically putting these four-pound bricks on their heads, eighteen bricks at a time, in 130 degree heat. The abolitionists and guardians around me were fainting and vomiting because the heat was so intense, and I looked at these women and I just burst out crying and the abolitionist directly next to me said, "Lisa, do not do that here. It is not okay. It is not good for you and it is not good for them." In that instance, I realized that the only power I had in that moment was to be a witness and to bear a torch for them. I decided then that I was going to commit to sharing their stories and their plight. I knew, for sure, that viewers would not be able to turn away, as I could not turn away. Usually though, when I have my emotional outbursts it's when I'm editing in my studio. If I turn my face away, that horror continues, but if I don't, if I look at it, and dare to share, then you're going to dare to share, and we all become more aware and we all say no.
What was your initial drive for this project? Was it personal, or did it come more from a photojournalistic place?
In the greater sense, I work at documenting humanity and inspiring unity through our differences. What would the world be like if instead of reacting to other people's differences with fear, we reacted with curiosity and wonder? Our relationships between countries would be very different. My work has always been about documenting communities that are vulnerable to change, and all of my work has always been done in such a measure of dignity.
At one point I was asked to be at the World Peace Summit with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Nobel laureates, and it was there that I met a member of Free The Slaves and learned about slavery. I suppose I was just so appalled that my vocation is so much about dignity and I had failed to see this, I had failed at my duty to be a witness. It sort of hit me like a freight train. I couldn't sleep. I flew down to Los Angeles within weeks to help and I thought that if I could make images of these people in dignity, no matter how dire or horrible their circumstance, and create a relationship between the viewer and the image, then I can create a connection, and when there is a connection, then we can't tolerate abuses like slavery. It's only through the disconnect and seeing each other as the other that we fail.
What is your WILD Wish?
That we are able to see one another as fellow human beings and treat one another with the respect and dignity we all deserve and finally—because of that—we will not tolerate slavery or any such atrocity.
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Snap Showcases Storytelling Power of Spectacles 3 Wearable with Film by LA Artist Lauren Halsey
The latest generation of Spectacles aren't AR smartglasses per se, but Snap is intent on demonstrating that the wearables are capable of storytelling powered by augmented reality.
On Thursday, Snap released a short film by artist Lauren Halsey that she shot entirely with Spectacles 3, with some AR effects thrown in for good measure.
The film Summaeverythang documents Halsey and other members of the South Central Los Angeles community as they deliver fresh produce to the neighborhood.
"Shooting with Spectacles brought us together in a strange way. It just feels easy, the way art is supposed to feel," said Halsey. "So many things happen over the course of the day between building the artwork and the community center. It's never just a single thing, I'm starting at 5 a.m. and every day is full. So in my dream world, I'd love to be able to show people all the different perspectives of this team working day-to-day across all these different fields."
Images via Snap
Snap has two more pieces to follow from the commercial directing team of Pamela Reed and Matthew Rader and musical artist Viktoria Modesta.
The films also have their own corresponding Lenses, including a new try-on Lens for Spectacles 3 inspired by Halsey's film, which you can try via the Snapcodes below.
This isn't the first time an artist has demonstrated the creative potential of Spectacles 3. About a year ago, Snap premiered a film by Harmony Korine shot on Spectacles 3, accompanied by a limited-edition Gucci design of the device.
Image by Tommy Palladino/Next Reality
Appealing to self-actualization — that you, too, can create mesmerizing art with common consumer products — is a tried-and-true strategy in the tech industry. Apple has done it with its on-going "Shot on iPhone" campaign. Similarly, Google recruited photographer Annie Lebowitz to capture a series of portraits with the Pixel 3 and 4.
Images by Tommy Palladino/Next Reality
Now, smartphones and their cameras are ubiquitous. Spectacles are still a bleeding-edge device by comparison. But, with their abilities to capture unique content — 3D photos and video, enhanced by AR and shot from a first-person point of view — the appeal to those looking to elevate their art is apparent.
They say the best camera is the one you have on you. With Spectacles 3, that camera is literally on you. Now let's see if this wearable filmmaking turns into a trend.
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I shared all about my excitement for finishing Baby Step One from Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University.
Step two is going to be a bit harder: Pay off all debts.
It was painful seeing the total dollar amount, but I decided to keep myself accountable, that I would share it.
Seeing that total dollar amount really pushed me to want to pay it off. I want to pay off the credit card and vehicle loan in full before starting grad school. I'll be making minimum payments on the student loan, but once I enter grad school, the student loan repayment will be on hold.
My goal is to pay off the credit card by September 2015 and the car by September 2016.
Follow me on the long journey to being debt free!


Mississauga (14 January, 2015) --- The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Tony Loparco, has reopened an investigation involving the Brantford Police Service (BPS). The decision to reopen the 2010 case comes as a result of materially new information coming to light.
The initial SIU investigation determined that on August 25, 2010, BPS officers were dispatched to Sympatica Crescent regarding a domestic dispute. When subject officer Constable Adam Hill arrived, he saw 18-year-old Evan Jones on the front porch holding two large knives. Cst Hill drew his firearm and told Mr. Jones on multiple occasions to drop the knives. Mr. Jones held the blades to his throat and demanded that the police kill him. He went back into his house. Cst Hill learned that Mr. Jones' sister and two-year-old niece were in the residence. The officer entered the residence followed by another officer. In the meantime, another witness officer entered the residence from a rear door. Cst Hill saw Mr. Jones inside still holding the two knives and refusing to comply with demands to drop them. Mr. Jones began advancing on two of the officers with the knives at his throat. Cst Hill deployed his pepper spray but this had no effect on Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones raised the knives and threw one of them at the two officers. He then turned with a meat cleaver over his head in the direction where Cst Hill reasonably thought another officer was situated. At that point, Cst Hill discharged multiple rounds at Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones was struck four times and died as a result of gunshot wounds.
Based on the information available at the time, the SIU determined no criminal liability could attach to the subject officer's actions.
While the investigation is ongoing, no further information will be disclosed.


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Linux Mint Release Cycle: What You Need to Know
Ankush Das
Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution. You probably already know that.
Ubuntu releases a new version every six months but Linux Mint doesn't follow the six-monthly release pattern.
Linux Mint uses the Ubuntu LTS (long term support) version as its base. An LTS version of Ubuntu is released every two years and hence you also get a major Mint version every two years (Mint 19, 20, 21, etc).
Like the Ubuntu LTS versions, a major Linux Mint version is also supported for five years. Although, there are three point releases in between (Mint 20.1, 20.2, 20.3).
Compared to Ubuntu, how long does Linux Mint receive updates? When should you expect an upgrade for Linux Mint? Should you upgrade when a new version is available?
Here, let me highlight all these necessary details regarding the release cycle of Linux Mint.
Release Cycle of Linux Mint
Ubuntu releases a long-term support release every two years. A Mint version is followed soon after. In other words, you get a new Mint version every two years.
So, the Linux Mint 20 was released in 2020 based on Ubuntu 20.04, Mint 21 came in 2022 based on Ubuntu 22.04.
Unlike Ubuntu, there is no strict release schedule for Mint. There is no predefined release date. The new version arrives when it is deemed ready by its developers.
Point Releases
In between the two (major) version releases of Mint, there are three point releases that arrive at an interval of six months.
So, Mint 20 (or 20.0) was released in June '20. Mint 20.1 came in December'20, Mint 20.2 in June'21 and Mint 20.3 in December'21. After that, the Mint team works on developing the next major release.
What do these point releases have? A new version of the desktop environment, containing mostly visual changes in the UI. It may also feature new applications sometimes.
The upgrade to the point release is optional. You can choose to stay with 20.1 and not upgrade it to 20.2 and 20.3. This is preferred by people who don't like frequent (visual) changes to their systems.
After the last point release (XX.03), your system will only get security and maintenance updates for installed software. You won't get new major versions of the desktop environment and some other software like GIMP or LibreOffice.
Support Cycle
Not all Ubuntu-based distributions give you the same update cycle benefit as Canonical's Ubuntu. Many Ubuntu-based distributions and the official flavours provide support for up to 3 years.
Fortunately, for Linux Mint, you get the same update perks as Ubuntu.
Each Linux Mint release is supported for five years. After that, you must upgrade to the next version or install the newer version afresh.
For example, Mint 20 was released in 2020, a few months after Ubuntu 20.04. Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is supported till 2025 and thus Mint 20 series is also supported till 2025.
All point releases of a series are supported till the same date. Mint 20.1, 20.2, and 20.3 will all be supported till 2025.
Similarly, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will be supported until April 2027. You can expect the update cycle for Linux Mint 21 series (based on Ubuntu 22.04) until the same timeline.
To summarize:
You get a new major version of Linux Mint every two years
Each major version is supported for five years
Each major release (version XX) is followed by three point releases (XX.1, XX.2, XX.3) before the next major release
The point releases (XX.1, XX.2, XX.3) are supported till the same time as their major version (XX)
When Should You Upgrade Linux Mint?
That totally depends on you.
A new major version comes every two years. If you can choose to upgrade it then or you can stay with your current version for its entire lifecycle of five years.
Unless you want access to the latest features and improvements, you can choose not to upgrade your Linux Mint installation to another major version.
For point releases, you may or may not choose to update. Like, 20 to 20.1 or 20.1 to 20.2. You will still get important security and maintenance updates even if you are not using the latest point release.
You can refer to our Linux Mint upgrade guide for help.
Linux Mint Versioning and Naming
Unlike Ubuntu's flavours, Linux Mint has a different numbering scheme. Linux Mint likes to bump up the number with every Ubuntu LTS release.
In other words:
Linux Mint 19 → Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
So, you should steer clear of the following confusion:
Linux Mint 20 was based on Ubuntu 20.04 does not mean that Linux Mint 21 will be based on Ubuntu 21.04.
Furthermore, every release has three-point releases, with minor updates to the core and potential upgrades to some Linux Mint applications.
Now, coming to its naming scheme:
Every Linux Mint release, be it minor or major, has a codename. Usually, it is a female name, normally of Greek or Latin origin.
Like Ubuntu, there is a pattern in the codename as well. The codenames are in alphabetically increasing order for the major releases. When it comes to point releases, you will find a new name starting with the same alphabet.
For example, Mint 20 was called Ulyana, with 20.1 as Ulyssa, 20.2 as Uma, and 20.3 Una. Similarly, Mint 19 series had codenames starting with T.
At the time of writing this, Mint 21 (the latest release) codename starts with V, and the first release of the 21 series is called Vanessa.
There will be at least three more minor releases in the Mint 21 series, and they will be released every six months until the next Mint major release in 2024. And they all will have a codename starting with the letter V.
Keep it Minty
I hope this article clears any confusion with Linux Mint upgrades and educates you more about the release and update cycle on Linux Mint.
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Good Evening everyone, we will be talking about a program coding error that led one of Australia's biggest bank in a bad book.
The program coding error is a technical glitch that was not detected for more than four years which ultimately resulted in hundreds of thousands of customers for overdrafts with their rental expenses then being set at zero.
This allowed customers to take more money out of their account then they had, with interest charged on the negative balance, and happens generally when the interest rate is set at mid-teens.
This overdraft issue was discovered in the year 2015 in September, when the Consumer Action Legal Centre showed some concerns towards CBA'S overdraft application process.
It was an error which meant that from the year 2011 till 2015 more than 9000 customers were granted an overdraft when their applications should have been refused by the bank because they could not afford it.
As a result of error between 2011 and 2015 CBA failed to take into consideration the declared housing and living expenses of some consumers. And therefore Australia's biggest bank has paid $180,000 in fines for a programming error that led to almost more than 9000 overdrafts being incorrectly approved.
And to deal with such misconducts in banking, in superannuation and in financial services industry the royal commission came into effect last year in December.
It can be said that CBA failed to take what the society considers today to be the reasonable steps.


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