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OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate tackles pension cuts
By Kristina Wong and Jeremy Herb - 01/27/14 06:29 PM EST
The Topline: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold the first high-profile hearing Tuesday on the controversial $6 billion military pension cuts included in last month's budget deal.
Acting Deputy Defense Secretary Christine Fox and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. James Winnefeld will testify on the retirement changes, which were quickly passed in both chambers last month as part of the budget deal giving the Pentagon $31 billion in sequester relief over the next two years.
More than a dozen bills have been introduced to reverse the cuts to the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for working-age retirees, but so far none of the bills have attracted significant bipartisan support.
As a result, there is growing frustration among veterans groups that Congress isn't making any headway to actually reverse the cuts, despite the support from more than a third of members in both chambers.
Veterans groups who spoke with The Hill ahead of Tuesday's hearing said they remained cautiously optimistic that the hearing would be a step forward in getting Congress to reverse the cuts.
While the COLA changes don't take effect until December 2015, the groups warned that the cuts needed to be dealt with now.
"We need to get it done now, in this Congress, because very soon, the majority of Congress's attention is going to focus on reelection," said Joe Davis, spokesman for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
"The discussion is going to get tabled until 2015, and once 2015 happens and the COLA penalties have already started, it will be difficult to change," Davis said.
In addition to the Pentagon officials, representatives from the Military Offices Association of America, Association of the U.S. Army, the Retired Enlisted Association and the Institute for Defense Analyses will be testifying on a second panel.
Groups to lobby ahead of hearing: Veterans groups and Sen. Mark Begich Mark Peter BegichAlaska political mess has legislators divided over meeting place Former GOP chairman Royce joins lobbying shop Lobbying world MORE (D-Alaska) will hold the latest Capitol Hill presser before Tuesday's hearing calling for Congress to reverse the pension cuts.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America (IAVA) and the American Legion will join Begich to call for action on the military retirement cuts.
Veterans groups have launched a full-court press on Capitol Hill since the budget deal took them by surprise last month, with frequent pressers at which they've been flanked by lawmakers also pushing for a repeal.
Begich, one of the most vulnerable Democrats in the 2014 midterm elections, has pushed for several bills that would undo the COLA cuts.
Afghanistan in the SOTU: Meanwhile, as Congress tackles troop sacrifice and COLA cuts, President Obama is readying his State of the Union speech that is expected to address the War in Afghanistan.
Military watchers aren't expecting the president to spend much time talking about the war, COLA cuts or other military issues, as he is focused on his domestic agenda.
Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee are preemptively criticizing Obama for his lack of attention to the war in Afghanistan, sending out a blast email Monday with the headline "President Refuses to Make the Case on Afghanistan."
However, the president is expected to focus on the war's end this December, when the U.S. and NATO combat mission ends.
The U.S. and Afghanistan are in the midst of getting a security agreement signed that would allow for U.S. troops to stay beyond 2014, but the fate of the agreement is unknown.
'Dangerous' Afghan detainees released: Meanwhile, an Afghan Review Board delivered release orders to 37 of 88 Afghan detainees over U.S. objections. Four of the detainees have either been involved in or had direct knowledge of attacks that led to the deaths or injury of 42 U.S. or coalition forces members.
"These are bad guys. These are individuals with blood on their hands — the U.S., coalition and Afghan blood on their hands," said Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren.
The U.S. has appealed the decision, which is further straining relations between the U.S. and Afghanistan as the 2014 deadline nears.
Senate approves Apache sale for Iraq: Late Monday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the lease and sale of Apache attack helicopters for the Iraq government as it battles an al Qaeda reemergence in parts of the country.
The sale was held up by Chairman Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) MenendezDem senators demand GOP judicial group discloses donors Senate passes .5B border bill, setting up fight with House Senate to vote on blocking Trump's Saudi arms deal as soon as this week MORE (D-N.J.) and other members who were concerned the helicopters would be used against the country's Sunni minority.
"The Chairman is satisfied with the end use monitoring measures that the State Department will exercise to ensure that the Apaches are used in a responsible manner," an aide told the Hill.
The helicopters are not expected to arrive in Iraq for three years, due to manufacturing and training, but in the meantime, the U.S. will lease 10 helicopters that will arrive in Iraq this summer.
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My Little Sweety…
You and I are walking through life, observing and absorbing everything that surrounds us. We acquire different tastes, we get to know things, we settle into habits. Little by little, from the moment of our birth we are being shaped according to certain patterns. At home, in kindergarten, at school and in work we are being constantly educated, indoctrinated, manipulated and modelled. In our spare time, depending on our interests and what fascinates us as well as the environment in which we live, we find idols to follow and admire.
What bodies and lobbies finance these films that we watch and the newspapers/journals we read? What values are being passed on to our kids in the cartoons that we allow them to see? Which people and what views are being subtly promoted in media that we take to be impartial? Do we really find political correctness to be something positive or we are just being conformists? Why are certain actions considered patriotic in one country but seen as nationalistic in another? And when can the investigative journalism of one paper be seen as merely a pretext for catching the opposition out? (Are such exercises not often just semantic games of media owned by political interests of various provenances?)
Do we tend to agree with the opinions of well established groups/circles simply because they are well established (especially in the cultural and moral sphere)? But on examination do not the 'truths' they have instilled in us, turn out to be sophisms, paralogisms or simply lies? How often do school teachers influence us not only by their teachings but also by their attitude and their own opinions? How does the access to hundreds of T.V., radio, music stations (provided by the Internet) computer games and colourful magazines affect us? How often do artistic creations only derive their value from the fact that they have been shown in prestigious galleries and museums? How much do we subscribe to and follow today's fashions and ideologies? And last of all, who or what doctrine is God to us? Krishna, Jesus, Allah, Ego, Gnosticism, Hedonism… or do we simply not care?
My Sweety Pie, this is a piece of advice from uncle Chris, the world has a lot to offer and everything matters. Choose wisely.
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For the last four years, Yoga With Adriene has put out a month-long daily yoga challenge in January. Each day builds on the previous one, with cohesive themes throughout and a good alternation of stretching, strengthening, and calming days. During the rest of the year, YWA puts out a monthly calendar with previously-published videos slated for each day. There's a general theme, and new vids every Sunday, but over the last few months, I've found less cohesion in these calendars. Often, I end up skipping the recommendations and finding a video that suits me for the day instead, or I just skip yoga altogether. So far this month, I've only done six yoga sessions. !!! I just don't look forward to these calendars the way I do to the cohesive January challenges. Therefore, I've put together a personal yoga challenge.
Starting today, I'll begin the 2015 January yoga challenge from YWA (30 Days of Yoga). Once that's done, I'll move on to those from 2016, 2017, and 2018, before incorporating the 2019 January challenge, whatever it turns out to be. Then I'll do the whole cycle again, trying to get three full cycles of all five challenges done by the end of 2019. There are enough differently-themed challenges to provide plenty of variety, and I'll still take days off to do the new vids on Sundays, plus break days. But I feel I'll be more focused and eager to do my yoga practice this way.
Before each 30-day challenge, I'm taking photos of about twenty yoga poses, so that I can chart my personal progress over time. (Pictured: warrior I, chair, toe stand/squat, downward dog, and heart-to-earth) I took the first round of photos yesterday, and MAN I need some real work on some of these. Wish me luck!
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You look fine to me! Granted, I am by no means a yoga expert since I haven't done any yoga in at least four or five years. But your heels are farther down in DD than mine ever were!
DD isn't as much of a problem for me (except in how HARD it still is to do!) – but poses like the warrior poses and chair and lunges and such – I'm not very flexible and not very strong, so those are not nearly as good as I'd like them to be one day!


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Its been a busy month but here are some of the films that have kept me awake.
Armored (Nimród Antal, 2009, Crime, Thriller) - With a stellar cast comprising Matt Dillon, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich, Lawrence Fishburne, Fred Ward and more, this should have been a winner. Yet, this 2009 heist gone wrong thriller of Armored Guards making the perfect robbery has an uncanny feeling of "been there, done that" throughout its 90 minutes runtime. However, if you have nothing else to do and are willing to ignore the countless clichés, it's a not so boring time passer. This is a dissapoitment considering its from the same director who gave us the Kate Beckinsale horror film Vacancy (2007) and the superb but dark Kontroll (2003).
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex / The Baader Meinhof Complex (Uli Edel, 2008, Crime, Thriller) - Based on the best selling book of the same name by Stefan Aust, this is a sensational piece of German cinema chronicling the rise of the left wing Baader Meinhof (Red Faction) radical group that was famous in the 1970s and the 1980's for staging audacious arson attacks and bombings in West Germany and beyond. With spotloss performances from it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Martina Gedeck and Johanna Wokalek and a water tight screenplay, this is a pleasure to watch. No reason why this was nominated for an Oscar under the Best Foreign Language Film in 2008. Truly unmissable.
Lucky Luciano (Francesco Rosi, 1974, Crime, Drama) - This Italian-American co-production was a disappointing attempt to cash in on the Godfather craze of the early '70s. The talented Francesco Rosi, known for capturing detail in his films, here uses authenticity to his disadvantage. The movie plays like a mediocre documentary. It is disjointed, with frequent crosscutting between New York and Italy and unannounced flashbacks and flash forwards. Gian Maria Volante, a very good actor, does a credible job here as Luciano when he speaks Italian, but when he speaks Brooklynese English his voice is poorly dubbed.
Peggy Sue Got Married (Francis Ford Coppola, 1986, Comedy, Fantasy) - Never has Coppola been so lighthearted and romantically bittersweet as in this candy-colored retro fantasy that was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. Kathleen Turner delivers an impressively nuanced performance as a soon-to-be-divorced woman who goes back in time to the '50s at her high school reunion. Suddenly she's a cheerleader dating her future husband again (played with false buck teeth and unintended Pee Wee-isms by Nicolas Cage). What would Peggy Sue do if she could change her destiny? Funnier, flakier and more poignant than the similar Back To The Future (1985). Kevin J. O'Connor makes an impressive debut as the wild-eyed, poetry-spouting Kerouac clone Peggy Sue secretly desires.
The Servant (Joseph Losey, 1963, Drama) - In his first collaboration with playwright Harold Pinter, exiled director Losey creates a stunning surrealist look at power plays and decadent perversity in the relationship between a handsome, very proper member of the British upper crust (James Fox) and his seemingly dutiful manservant (Dirk Bogarde). All runs smoothly in their tasteful townhouse until the arrival of Bogarde's so-called "sister" (played with youthful sensuality incarnate by a nubile Sarah Miles). Then all hell breaks loose, including the notorious concluding orgy scene. A distinctive ever roving camera, brilliant performances and psycho-sexual dynamics with homo erotic overtones make this one of Losey's best.
Under Fire (Roger Spottiswode, 1983, War, Drama) - A gravel-voiced Nick Nolte stars as a photojournalist asked by Nicaraguan Sandinistas to photograph their murdered leader as though he were alive to save their cause. This easy-to-swallow primer of Nicaraguan Revolution that toppled the Somoza regime has lots of great kinetic action complemented by a great Jerry Goldsmith score. Cinematography by John Alcott (who shot Kubrick's Barry Lyndon) is consistently inventive. Good peripheral performances from Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Joanna Cassidy (who has a stunningly cool-sensual presence) make this a solid political thriller along the lines of Costa Gavras' Missing (1982).
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By NewsHound | Fri 1st July 2016 - 2:49 pm
Tim Farron and Vince Cable have written for the Times' Red Box website setting out what they think should happen in negotiations with the EU and in economic strategy as we face a self-induced Brexit recession.
As Nick Clegg said before the referendum, so called Project Fear was understating the impact Brexit would have. We are also suffering a void of leadership and some very unrealistic thinking from the Brexit camp who, as we discovered, didn't really have a plan.
We can't hang about, they say:
Business and investors won't wait around forever to see leadership.  Many first tier organisations will simply pack their bags and go unless they see a path ahead.  Meanwhile our smaller businesses, and particularly those in high risk/ high innovation sectors will feel the squeeze as bank lending dries up as it did in 2008.
Two things need to be done. You get the feeling this was filed before yesterday's extraordinary events:
The first can only be done by leaders of Leave – those who wish to lead us into the new unknown – and in particular, Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.  They must now show his vision for the UK and provide a clear plan for Britain's relationship with the EU.  To reassure the market they, and other potential prime ministers, need to make clear that membership of the single market is the priority ask for any negotiations.  Businesses need to know that, whatever else, their key relationships will not have to fundamentally change.
It will require real leadership, rather than populist platitudes.  It may mean securing a deal which pleases no one and does not address many of the concerns raised by leave voters about immigration and freedom of movement.  Leading is about making choices, it's now time for Boris and Gove to tell us theirs.
The second urgent priority must be the responsibility of the current government.  There is now every likelihood of a Brexit recession.  If the government acts now, by abandoning its already unnecessary financial straitjacket and allowing capital investment and stimulus support to flow into precarious parts of our economy, we might avoid the worst impacts on jobs and livelihoods. The economy could be stimulated through the Network Rail Capital Project and local authorities being allowed to borrow to build houses. The £250bn the governor of the Bank of England has put aside could be put into the Funding for Lending and the Regional Growth Fund.
Of primary concern must be our most innovative industries.  Those businesses on the cutting edge are likely to see funding from traditional financial institutions dry up as banks revert to their core business model.  Giving serious financial help and stability to these industries is vital to ensure their long term future in the UK.
The British Business Bank, set up by the Lib Dems in Government, is a crucial part of the support for business that's needed:
That is why we are calling on the government to make available significant capital resources to the Bank to engage it to expand its provisions of loan guarantees, overdraft and bridging capital to businesses in high innovation sectors such as the digital economy.  The government should revive the regional growth fund and breathe new life into the industrial strategy that we brought into coalition, focusing on manufacturing – which this government has left to stagnate.
If our government does not act quickly, we will lose investment to places like Berlin.
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Eddie Sammon 1st Jul '16 - 3:38pm
This is fine, but if we walk around saying "we may well get a deal that pleases no one" then that is probably what we will get. We need to be a bit tougher in negotiating – look at what Erdogan manages to get from the EU for Turkey. It is not about bleeding the EU dry, it is about trying to get a fair deal.
Bill le Breton 1st Jul '16 - 4:34pm
"Project Fear was understating the impact Brexit would have".
No it was exaggerating the impact and mis-describing them.
Had, for example, the Treasury not rigged its reports – ditto the Bank of England – and the IMF, had the Remain campaign not over egged the pudding, had the Chancellor not promised a punishment budget, the immediate effects would have been much more considered.
As it is here is where we are one week on:
FTSE100 back to and above where it was.
Pound down 10% – a much needed depreciation of the currency – whose overvaluation was limiting the extent of the recovery.
The target of arriving at a budget surplus – another cap on recovery – has been abandoned – hurrah. More fiscal stimulus. Just what we needed.
And more monetary stimulus promised for this summer – again replacing the monetary tightening that was delaying recovery. Just what we needed.
The end of Chancellor Osborne – hurrah!
All major changes to policy that were predictable following a Brexit vote.
And … a negotiation with the EU which will deliver the EEA approach and perhaps more (EEA +). More and more people are supporting this approach (including Vince Cable). Just a pity it wasn't our position during the campaign.
The probable reform of the EU, thanks to those negotiations, in an effort to head-off other exits.
So, the UK (and the EU) is in a much stronger position this Friday than it was 10 days ago and importantly much stronger than the UK would be if it had capitulated to the EU establishment and surrendered all hope of reform.
When the electorate looks back on the position in 2020, it will be told that the extent of the recovery 2016 – 2020 was done to Tory policies (or dare I predict, the policies of Theresa May!!!)
sb 1st Jul '16 - 5:54pm
I thought LibDem was going to fight Brexit not negotiate a deal. What is the official policy?
Gordon 1st Jul '16 - 6:05pm
"a self-induced Brexit recession"
Normally, anyone saying this would be castigated for threatening the confidence deemed essential to the economy. Mind you, given that most of the Tories like to proclaim the god-like omniscience of markets, it's distinctly odd for them also to believe that merely talking things up or down makes much difference. A more sensible interpretation would be that people respond logically and as best they can to the situation in which they find themselves and that politicians' self-interested talking up (or down) of things makes little difference.
What Brexit does do is to provide the best possible cover for Osborne to reverse his failed economic strategy under cover of *scary music* the Brexit monster.
For the rest I agree with Bill le Breton and would add that the ultimate fall-back position is WTO rules which averages around 2% for most things. As an impost on business that's way less than routine fluctuations in the exchange rate and also much less than the VAT increase following the financial crisis.
In short, we'll survive and probably thrive. I voted Remain but there are some clear advantages to leaving, not least that it might at long last concentrate our politicians' minds on what needs to be done to make our economy work properly – and work for everyone and not just a handful of CEOs and financiers. (Hint: proper, high-quality training in trade skills, acting against asset-stripping and levelling the economic playing field would be good to start with).
Meanwhile, the Eurozone is looking ever more dodgy; the Italian banking system is perilously close to collapse held together mainly by sticky tape. If it does collapse the EU will cease to exist long before we can leave it.
theakes 1st Jul '16 - 6:33pm
It seems that things are unravelling and economic targets cannot be reached.. Once the new Prime Minister is in we may well find that there is an early move to keep us in the EU, could be a combined move from May and Gove. Suggest do not listen to what is said now but await developments from the now eadership contenders probably at the Conservative Party conference. I someone once said nothing is as it firast seems. The main issue is that we all have too much to lose by leaving the EU and deep down even the apparent leave leaders probably know this.
In the meantime a cracking win yesterday in Leatherhead.
Jane 1st Jul '16 - 10:04pm
(In short, we'll survive and probably thrive. I voted Remain but there are some clear advantages to leaving, not least that it might at long last concentrate our politicians' minds on what needs to be done to make our economy work properly – and work for everyone and not just a handful of CEOs and financiers. (Hint: proper, high-quality training in trade skills, acting against asset-stripping and levelling the economic playing field would be good to start with).
Very good – now can you tell Tim that who is obsessed with tackling yesterday's battles.
Glenn 1st Jul '16 - 10:47pm
Bill Le Bretton
The funniest thing about Osborne's inane utterances was that he could not tell anyone when his current austerity drive would end but was absolutely certain Brexit would extend it! I'm pretty certain if Remain had won he would have had an emergency punishment budget anyway, probably claiming markets need reassurance or some such.
CassieB 1st Jul '16 - 10:51pm
Bill > As it is here is where we are one week on:
When absolutely nothing has changed (i.e. we are still in the EU) and no one knows what's going to happen next. Or when. Or who'll be in charge of whatever it is.
I do hope your optimism is right. But it's all a bit 'eye of the storm' at the moment. This week's FTSE etc are just a reflection of this moment, is all.
If it wakes the government up to the impact of austerity etc on much of the population, and if Labour sorts out its raison d'être, and if right-wing Tories and others lose the EU as their scapegoat for all ills, there may be some positives.
I still feel robbed and cheated by Thursday's result, though.
Paul Pettinger 1st Jul '16 - 11:23pm
The Party has played a blinder in the last fews days, serving as a centre point for people who want to live in an open, diverse and inclusive society, and giving us (an emaciated minor Party) a widely appreciated USP. It is possitively defining our new leader in the minds of many voters of a liberal outlook. The fallout from the referendum is helping to accentuate the liberal/ illiberal divide in party politics, and is giving us new life. I'm therefore surprised at the emphasis in the extract of this comment piece, which appears to try help manage Brexit, rather than fight what would otherwise be the greatest blunder by Government since appeasement. Our public role in this drama, in the current political vacuum, should not be to impressively rival technocratic advice of civil servants, but offer leadership to the growing number of remainers and work with others to fight against our opponents terrible proposals (not advise how they may be implemented in slightly less terrible ways). It worries me a great deal that the thrust of the piece is therefore not anti-Brexit. There is nothing to be gained, right now, by being anything but unequivocal in our appetite to frustrate and prevent Brexit which (as we all realise) wouldn't just hurt the UK economy, but lead to the break up of the UK and set others on a path towards greater protectionism.
Nick Baird 2nd Jul '16 - 9:21am
@Paul Pettinger
I agree, and said as much in response to Vince's earlier post. There is absolutely no point in compromising at this stage on our anti-Brexit stance. It's winning us new members and getting us hearing with people who might otherwise ignore us.
Of course we don't want to be a single-issue anti-UKIP, but if people listen to us about Europe then they might find our other policies and principles are attractive too.
Clootie 2nd Jul '16 - 11:00am
Great cartoon
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Conor McGovern 2nd Jul '16 - 12:02pm
We should be striking a free trade deal with the EU as soon as possible, not a TTIP-style corporate stitch-up but one of genuine open markets as well as lower tariffs. If ending free movement is the only way to meet concerns on migration, so we can plan public services, take the wind out of the sails of xenophobes and have a fair, liberal system, let's work to end free movement and have a sustainable deal. We should be working to maximise our access to the single market at the same time, but of course we don't need to be a member of it to retain access, if free movement and the single market are inseparable. It's very important we also protect (and expand) workplace rights and environmental standards across the board, so I'm hoping the progressive parties can get their act together, agree an electoral deal (will it ever happen?) and wrest control of our country and our future from the hands of mindless zealots like Michael Gove come the next election.
Conor McGovern 2nd Jul '16 - 3:14pm
Bill le Breton's right – he certainly paints an impressive picture of the state of the economy. I'm extremely sceptical of the EEA option though, as it requires freedom of labour and would be a slap in the face to even the bulk of Leave voters who are moderate and want us to manage immigration. WTO rules would allow for this but there's the risk of recession. I personally think a bilateral free trade deal, with focus on open markets and lower tariffs, would be the best option while still retaining access to, but not membership of, the EU single market.
Bill le Breton 2nd Jul '16 - 6:10pm
Conor and Newshound (for different reasons) this piece by Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on the lowering of intellectual standards by those who warned of the dire economic consequences of a Brexit is a must read:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/more-on-the-short-run-macroeconomics-of-brexit/?smid=tw-nytimeskrugman&smtyp=cur&_r=0
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At Croydon Crown Court on Friday (5 April), Derek and Susan Stansbury, 63 and 52 respectively, were ordered to pay £100,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and fined £10,500.
The sentencing follows previous trials at Croydon Crown Court, where the couple, both of Ponsonby Place, London, were found guilty under section 179(2) and (8) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for failing to comply with an enforcement notice to demolish 27A Theobald Road.
The court heard that when the couple purchased the building at auction in January 2012, they were aware an enforcement notice was in place, ordering the demolition of the property and the clearing of debris from the site. Croydon Council officers wrote to the couple following the purchase reminding them it needed to be demolished, but the requests were ignored and the property continued to be rented out.
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DissertationExpert.org is a dissertation writing service founded in 2015 to help students struggling with writing their theses. DissertationExpert.org is owned and operated by London-based company, Cyber Jam Limited.
DissertationExpert.org is a dissertation writing service founded on February 12, 2015, to help students stuck on their dissertation or thesis. The website was fully operational and taking orders as early as the summer of 2015. DissertationExpert.org guarantees its customers ten days of free unlimited revisions, substantial discounts, secure express delivery, and communication with their chosen writer. Cyber Jam Limited owns and operates DissertationExpert.org along with other writing services.
DissertationExpert.org has a team of approximately 500 freelance writers with experience in academic and business writing. All writers hold at least a Master's degree, and most have earned their Ph.D. The About page on the website describes writers as native English speakers, creative, and professional. The order form gives clients the option to choose either a native English writer and a fluent English writer.
DissertationExpert.org determines the prices of orders based on four key factors: the number of pages, type of services/projects, deadline of the order, and the project level.
Prices on DissertationExpert.org's order form are displayed per page. One page is equivalent to 300 words double-spaced or 600 words single-spaced; the price of a singled-spaced page is comparable to two double-spaced pages.
DissertationExpert.org provides three types of services: writing, editing, and proofreading. Each service type has various project types under two project purposes: school and work.
The project levels on DissertationExpert.org determine the complexity of the order. The site offers seven academic writing project levels for school projects: high school, college freshman, college sophomore, college junior, college senior, Master's, and Ph.D. DissertationExpert.org offers two levels for work purposes: standard and premium. The price per page increases with the project level.
The deadline of the project indicates when the order needs to be delivered; the shorter the deadline, the higher the price of the project. DissertationExpert.org offers deadlines based on a monthly calendar and clock. The minimum turnaround for orders is 3 hours, while the longest turnaround time is more than a year into the future.
DissertationExpert.org is a dissertation writing service dedicated to not only providing dissertations and theses but also academic and business writing, editing, and proofreading.
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DissertationExpert.org is a dissertation writing service dedicated to providing dissertations and thesis services along with academic and business writing, editing, and proofreading.
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"The Customer may only request a refund within 60 calendar days from the moment the Sample has been sent to the Customer through the Customer's personal account with the Company. This period of time is provided for the Customer to be able to review the Sample and inform the Company about any possible issues. Please note that by using the Sample according to the Customer's needs, the Customer fully accepts the completed Order and takes sole responsibility for all the consequences of such use. The Company does not guarantee grades for the papers written based on the Sample the Customer receives from the Company. From the moment the Customer uses the Sample, provided to him/her by the Company, the Customer is no longer eligible for any kind of refund. This regulation does not apply to refund requests due to plagiarism and/or unoriginal content in the Sample. When the Customer is eligible for a partial or full refund, the Company may offer him/her to leave the money that is to be refunded as a store credit for use in future Orders. The Customer may refuse to leave the money as a store credit and receive a refund instead. If the Customer agrees for a store credit, the Support Team will make a correspondent note on the Customer's profile and the Customer will need to contact the Support or Sales Teams before placing his/her next Order for details on how to apply the credit. The amount of credit can be used by the Customer within one calendar year from the date it has been stored. The credit which is not used within one calendar year is considered expired and will be removed from Customer's profile. A refund is issued to the same card/PayPal account/bank account the payment was made from. In case technical issues prevent the Company from issuing the refund to the initial payment source, the Company management representative will contact the Customer and another refund method will be agreed upon."
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Cyber Jam Ltd Website owner · London, · United Kingdom
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Andy Garcia is the Eye of the Storm as 'Key Largo' World Premieres at the Geffen
Andy Garcia in "Key Largo" at The Geffen - Photo: Yann Rabanier
Westwood, CA - Key Largo based on the classic Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall film and the reimagined version of Maxwell Anderson's blank verse play lionizes producer, co-writer and star Andy Garcia. The play was originally produced in 1939 and the film was hulled from there.
This iteration is co-written by Jeffrey Hatcher, co-produced by Frank Mancuso with Andy Garcia and directed by Doug Hughes as a vehicle that spotlights Andy Garcia's head mobster Johnny Rocco.
The riveting set design by scenic designer John Lee Beatty settles the audience into a hotel lobby in Key Largo against the backdrop of an oncoming hurricane. Returning from World War ll, Frank McCloud (Danny Pino) has come to pay respects to the widow of a fallen comrade. Soon after his arrival he realizes that mobsters have overtaken the hotel and he's forced to fence off his own demons if he's to conquer the head mobster before him, Johnny Rocco.
Originally the focus in the film was on McCloud played by Bogart but here the target shifts to Rocco as Andy Garcia snares Edward G. Robinson's shoes with stiletto ease. Garcia is on fire in both acts and is the main reason to visit the Geffen to see Key Largo. This Academy Award Nominee proves he's an unstoppable beast on stage with his immersion into the character and fits into the atmosphere with the play's main fire and dragon against the impending hurricane. He dominates every scene he's in.
Andy Garcia in "Key Largo" at the Geffen. Photo: Jeff Lorch
Joely Fisher is a welcomed pained yet comic relief who leaves us begging for harlot Gayle Dawn to be given more to do. She's pitch perfect as the boozy has-been with a worn sexuality that reveals how she once sizzled and popped as a lounge singer.
If any fans are looking for the chemistry of a Bogie and Bacall – you'll have to see the film to experience those pheromones in action. The words aren't there for the actors to connect.
There's too much exposition unless Garcia or Fisher are on stage. Each of the minor characters have moments that require the director to tighten the action, direct more business to witness or for the writers to add dialogue that helps them flesh out and have us stand up.
If you love Andy Garcia it's well worth the ticket. He consistently proves that he's an actor that can morph and command at will. It's no easy feat to leap into famous roles but Garcia succeeds.
Ends Dec. 10th at the Geffen Playhouse, Gil Cates Theater, 10886 Le Conte Ave., L.A.
Tickets: $30-$155 Info: (310) 208-5454, geffenplayhouse.org Running time: 2 hours (one intermission)


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Scientists To Grow Plants On Moon
by The Neemos May 14, 2022, 4:18 pm inNews, World News
NASA's programs, experiments, and findings are not news to many of us. Sometimes we see Nasa scientists searching for a sign of life on other celestial bodies and sometimes trying to invite aliens to Earth.
NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is an independent US government agency tasked to carry out a civilian space program. The agency has been working for decades to explore the otherworldly bodies besides Earth. NASA's programs, experiments, and findings are not news to many of us. Sometimes we see Nasa scientists searching for a sign of life on other celestial bodies and sometimes trying to invite aliens to Earth. Maybe, it's a part of NASA's cultural exchange or scholarship/fellowship program. Anyhow, with a lifetime of research, exploration, and hard work, seems like scientists have finally found what they have been looking for. It's not the aliens but life on the Moon. Yes, scientists are planning to grow plants on the moon.
Otherworldly Wreckage Is NASA's Detached Space Junk
Plants in Moon Soil
Who would have thought Neil Armstrong's shubh qadam were going to be an onset for future explorations and research? Even NASA didn't think that their years-old collected lunar soil samples will bear 'plantful' results. This success story dates back to 1969 and 1972 NASA's Apollo missions. When the moon-walkers in search of 'don't know maybe in search for camels or goats' brought back some lunar soil. The lunar soil had been kept since then for research purposes. In a bid to support life on the moon, the scientists are working on the samples from the Moon and Mars.
Don't just utter the words 'go get a life' to someone because there are actually some people who take them very seriously. Just a thought… Anyhow, three samples of lunar soil collected during Apollo 11, 12, and 17 were used as the test subjects. Scientists planted seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana – a diminutive flowering weed into the lunar soil samples. The lunar regolith (moon soil) differs from that of Earth as it lacks organic material and contains sharp particles. That's because the Moon doesn't have a protective layer of atmosphere like the Earth.
The scientists were not certain whether the seeds would grow or not? Dhak Dhak… Dhak Dhak … something happened that made them run for the hills not literally because it's impossible to get a scientist out of the lab, much harder than growing rice on the Moon. But yeah! it was like Eureka because two days after the seeds were sowed, they sprouted.
Professor Anna-Lisa Paul, Director of the University of Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research said "When we first saw that abundance of green sprouts cast over all of the samples, it took our breath away." She further added "Plants can grow in the lunar regolith. That one simple statement is huge and opens the door to future exploration using resources in place on the moon and likely Mars."
It would have been a sight to watch. An amazing revelation that opens the gateways to Moon and Mars. And here we were the ones who laughed at the groom who gifted some land on the Moon to his bride at the wedding. Ab hasso!
Clever man knew it all from the get-go, he knew investing in Moon was a lot more promising than investing in Luna. Oops!
NASA Turns To The Moon Again!
After this discovery, NASA is planning to return to the Moon for further exploration. It would be a part of Artemis program. Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator said, "This research is critical to NASA's long-term human exploration goals." He added, "We'll need to use resources found on the Moon and Mars to develop food sources for future astronauts living and operating in deep space." Furthermore "to unlock agricultural innovations that could help us understand how plants might overcome stressful conditions in food-scarce areas here on Earth".
As the plants grown in the lunar soil were weak and showed stress-related growth. They were reddish-black in color, smaller in size, grew at a slower pace, and had stunted roots. These are not the signs of healthy growth. But they even grew was enough for NASA to carry out future research based on these results. Yahan dubtay ko mila tinkay ka sahara.
University of Florida's assistant vice president for research, Rob Ferl said "Seeing plants grow is an achievement in that it says that we can go to the moon and grow our food, clean our air and recycle our water using plants the way we use them here on Earth. It is also a revelation in that it says that terrestrial life is not limited to Earth."
Yes, life is not limited to Earth, let's find a new home and lend this one to the aliens. But everything aside this is indeed an astonishing discovery.
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