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Deepthi Velkur in conversation with Ajit Thandur, a runner and triathlete himself, is also the founder of the Mysoorunners and the organiser of the event – Tri Thonnur.
The moment we hear "triathlon" often what comes to mind is a hard-core challenge like the grueling Ironman, a race consisting of a 3.86 km swim, 180.25 km bike and 46.20 km run. But, on the contrary, this fun sport isn't just for extreme endurance athletes. A triathlon includes short races spread across 3 disciplines (swimming, cycling, and running) that makes the challenge more engaging and fun.
The 3 most common triathlon races and distance are:
- Super Sprint – 400m swim / 10km bike / 2.5km run
- Sprint – 750m swim / 20km bike / 5km run
- Olympic – 1,500m swim / 40km bike / 10km run
Ajit Thandur, a property developer in Mysuru has always been a fitness fanatic and keeps fit by hitting the gym, swimming and doing 5K runs. In 2008, after his first ever 21K Midnight Marathon in Bengaluru he took to running seriously competing in several half and full marathons. Building on this experience, he ran his first Ultra run in 2016 – a 50K run from Mandya to Mysuru and he quickly followed that up with a 12-hour stadium run covering 82 km.
An ex-triathlete himself, he had to cut back owing to a nasty cycling accident a few years ago but continues to swim at least 5 km a week alongside his regular running schedule. Ajit is a minimalist runner relying primarily on Vibrams and thoroughly enjoys running barefoot when in a stadium. He is the founder of the Mysoorunners – a running group in Mysuru that encourages running and living a healthy lifestyle. He also organizes events like the Tri Thonnur (triathlon event), Thonnur Swimathon and the Chamundi Hill Challenge (a running event) every year.
I spoke with him to find out about their upcoming event The Tri Thonnur on September 9, 2018 organised by Enduro Events owned by the man himself.
Enduro has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 2009 – it must fill you with a lot of pride and joy. How would you describe the journey so far?
It all started with a passion for endurance sports and it is still the passion that keeps it going. Years ago, as a small group, we used to swim in the Thonnur Lake and we wanted to share the joy and experience of the amazing Thonnur Lake with everyone and not just ourselves. That's how the first edition of Tri Thonnur came into being in 2013 which saw 30 participants.
With each passing year, have you seen the participant count increasing? If yes, how are you working on creating more awareness and getting people to participate?
The participant count for sure has been on the rise year after year. We build awareness through our Facebook page. Apart from that, the discussions and exchange of notes that happen on social media amongst like-minded people is what helps us in spreading the message across.
So far, you have 3 amazing challenges – the Swimathon, the Tri Thonnur, and the Chamundi Hill Challenge. Do you envision adding any other challenges/events / courses to your calendar?
We do plan on adding longer distance challenges to the existing three races. But we have no plans to add new races as of now.
2018 is your 6th edition to the Tri Thonnur challenge – how has this event evolved since it started? What kind of changes have been made since it started?
This event started 6 years ago and we had 30 participants attend who came to know of the event through word of mouth. In the inaugural event, we held the the Olympic distance. Today, we have included the Sprint, Olympic and Half Iron distances with close to 300 triathletes coming from all over the country.
Tri Thonnur has gained the reputation of being the best open water triathlon in India and also the stepping stone for future Ironman aspirants as an ideal first time open water experience.
In terms of location for the triathlon – why Thonnur?
Thonnur Lake is an amazing water body with clean waters and is extremely safe.
When organizing an event of such scale, you need a lot of planning. When did you start planning the 2018 race and how did you go about it?
We start working on the race a good four months in advance. Our base is Mysuru and Thonnur is a good 40kms away. We need to work on statutory permissions from government agencies, decide on the swim location based on best roads for bicycling, running and sort out the logistics as well.
Part of the challenge – the bike leg is an "open to traffic" leg. How do you take care of participant safety?
Where ever required we seek help from the police to set up barricades to slow/control traffic at junctions. We also have volunteers traversing the bike/run routes on bikes to make sure everything is going smoothly. They do intimate the medical support team in times of emergency or accidents. Sparsh Hospitals, Bengaluru has been our backbone med-support team for 4 years now.
You have a young and passionate team but to manage an event such as this, you will need volunteer help as well. Is this easy to come by? Do you run any campaign to encourage people to help?
Volunteers come from our Mysuru based run group Mysoorunners and ultimate frisbee team Girgitlae. We also appoint paid volunteers from the local village because they are well aware of the routes and the people.
Putting together all the learning from the past 5 editions of the Tri Thonnur – what advice do you have for the 2018 participants on the course?
For many, this may be their first open water experience. My advice to them is to look ahead after every 10 strokes or so to be sure you are heading in the right direction which is indicated by the marker buoys. Also, be careful with the traffic on the roads and do not speed on your bikes when passing through villages. On the run leg, always run against traffic.
What kind of challenges did you face in setting this event up?
The major challenge is with logistics, due to the distance of Thonnur being 40kms away from Mysuru.


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Economic and Social Disadvantage:
Recent Publications
Research publications produced over the past three years by the Melbourne Institute's Economic and Social Disadvantage research program.
Books and Book Chapters
- Gregory C, Rabbitt MP & Ribar DC. 2016. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Insecurity. In Bartfeld J, Gundersen C, Smeeding T. M and Ziliak J. P (eds), SNAP Matters, How Food Stamps Affect Health and Well-being. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, pp. 74–106.
Refereed Journal Articles
- Apps P, Kabátek J, Rees R & van Soest A. 2016. Labor supply heterogeneity and demand for child care of mothers with young children. Empirical Economics. 51(4): 1641–1677.
- Cherlin A, Ribar D & Yasutake S. 2016. Non-marital First Births, Marriage, and Income Inequality. American Sociological Review. 81(4): 749–70.
- Moffitt RA & Ribar DC. 2016. Rasch Analyses of Very Low Food Security among Households and Children in the Three City Study. Southern Economic Journal. 82(4): 1123–1146.
- Rapoport B & Thibout C. 2017. Why Do Boys and Girls Make Different Educational Choices? The Influence of Expected Earnings and Test Scores. Economics of Education Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2017.09.006
- Ribar D. 2014. How to improve participation in social assistance programs. IZA World of Labor. 2014: 104.
- Ribar D. 2015. Is Leaving Home a Hardship? Southern Economic Journal. 81(3): 598–618.
- Ribar D. 2015. Why Marriage Matters for Child Wellbeing. The Future of Children. Princeton Brookings. 25(2).
- Ribar D & Swann C. 2014. If at First You Don't Succeed: Applying for and Staying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Applied Economics. 46(27): 3339–50.
- Sofer C & Thibout C. 2015. Is labour division by gender efficient? An analysis from two Time Use surveys. Economie et Statistique. No. 478–479–480: 273–304.
- Suziedelyte A & Zhu A. 2015. Does early schooling narrow outcome gaps for advantaged and disadvantaged children? Economics of Education Review. 45: 76–88.
- Zhu A & Bradbury B. 2015. Delaying School Entry: Short- and Longer-Term Effect on Mothers' Employment. Economic Record. 91(293): 233–246.
Working Papers
Intergenerational Disadvantage: Learning about Equal Opportunity from Social Assistance Receipt
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Sarah C. Dahmann, Nicolás Salamanca, Anna Zhu (2017)
Teenage Daughters as a Cause of Divorce
Jan Kabátek, David C. Ribar (2017)
The Effect of Non-Permanent Contractual Employment on Financial Hardship
Neha Swami (2017)
The Bilateral Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Employment Status
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, David C. Ribar (2017)
Women's Homelessness: International Evidence on Causes, Consequences, Coping and Policies
Guy Johnson, David C. Ribar, Anna Zhu (2017)
Child Age and Gender Differences in Food Security in a Low-Income Inner-City Population
Robert A. Moffitt, David C. Ribar (2017)
Women's Investment in Career and Household Division in Labor
Catherine Sofer, Claire Thibout (2016)
The Effect of Changing Financial Incentives on Repartnering
Hayley Fisher, Anna Zhu (2016)
Not Your Lucky Day: Romantically and Numerically Special Wedding Date Divorce Risks
Jan Kabátek, David Ribar (2016)
A Short Note on Discrimination and Favoritism in the Labor Market
Nicolas Salamanca, Jan Feld (2016)
Mental Health and Productivity at Work: Does What You Do Matter?
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mark Wooden (2016)
Food Insecurity and Homelessness in the Journeys Home Survey
Nicolas Herault, David C. Ribar (2016)
Maternal Employment Trajectories and Caring for an Infant or Toddler with a Disability
Anna Zhu (2016)
Parenting Style as an Investment in Human Development
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolas Salamanca, Anna Zhu (2016)
Why Do Boys and Girls Make Different Educational Choices? The Influence of Expected Earnings and Test Scores
Benoît Rapoport, Claire Thibout (2016)
Happy Birthday, You're Fired! The Effects of an Age-Dependent Minimum Wage on Youth Employment Flows in the Netherlands
Jan Kabátek (2015)
A Longitudinal Analysis of Violence and Housing Insecurity
Timothy M. Diette, David C. Ribar (2015)
The Effectiveness of Fiscal Stimuli for Working Parents
Henk-Wim de Boer, Egbert L. W. Jongen, Jan Kabatek (2015)
Childhood Homelessness and Adult Employment: The Role of Education, Incarceration, and Welfare Receipt
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Anna Zhu (2015)
Supplying Slot Machines to the Poor
Melisa Bubonya, David P. Byrne (2015)
A Family Affair: Job Loss and the Mental Health of Spouses and Adolescents
Melisa Bubonya, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Mark Wooden (2014)
A Journey Home: What Drives How Long People Are Homeless?
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Nicolas Herault, Rosanna Scutella, Yi-Ping Tseng (2014)
- Intergenerational Disadvantage: Learning about Equal Opportunity from Social Assistance Receipt

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Climate Right Systems Presentation Series
Presentation Series: This is the first in a series of case study presentations that will cover examples of renewable HVAC energy systems integration with direct digital controls, solar thermal hydronic heating, CHP fuel cells for residential and commercial buildings.
Speakers: Bill Shady, P.E. and CEO of Sustainable Design and Product Management and developer of the Climate Right System will review case studies and T. J. Kay, VP of Environmental Systems, Inc. will discuss digital controls in the Climate Right System.
When: Wednesday, October 23rd, 4pm to 5:30pm. Hor d' Oeurves and refreshments will be served. Attendees are invited to join us after for a Bay Cruise aboard a 42″ Grand Banks Fishing Trawler for a McCovey Cove hangout and viewing of the new Bay Bridge span.
Where: South Beach Harbor Meeting room- Pier 40A, King and Second Street, San Francisco, CA
Transportation: Easy access on "N" Judah and "T" line.
Parking: Available at Pier 40 for $10.00. Register early to secure discounted parking pass.
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Thomas Beddoes asserted the oft disputed proposition that social and medical revision went hand in hand. Among 18th century republicans he was far from alone. While his pneumatic chemistry proved no panacea, Beddoes reflected a widespread group of chemists and medics who were intent on confronting orthodoxy at every opportunity through novel, chemical and electrical, therapies emerging from private laboratories. This seminar examines Beddoes' extensive search, with his many supporters, for medical alternatives during the chemical revolution. In so doing, it reveals Beddoes as a highly-influential and much regarded, if politically divisive, figure by the early 19th century.
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About Titanium
TBIS's self-proclaimed mission is "to leverage the power of the immutable blockchain to provide virtual infrastructure services for businesses and individuals, creating a Titanium clad guarantee of reliability which had previously been wholly impossible." Its "core objective and primary goal" is "the creation and propagation of a shockproof distributed network infrastructure capable of replacing the bloated and inefficient hardware foundation upon which the internet of today is based. In essence: to build a better internet that cannot be controlled or destroyed by anyone and is open for all."
TBIS aims to make it possible for any and all network devices (from simple routers to cryptocurrency miners) to be virtualized and exist in a complete cloud- and blockchain- based environment, enabling users to set up enterprise level infrastructure from the comfort of their own homes, without having to install any rack servers, routers, load balancers, or other network components beyond what is needed to access the network. Essentially, the distributed, blockchain-based equivalent of Google Cloud Platform / AWS / Azure.
To this end, TBIS has devised a system made up of the following core components:
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): This is planned to include virtualization software that enables the creation of network components (such as servers, routers, switches, etc.) in a distributed environment, a platform for creating and maintaining distributed enterprise IT environments, website hosting via a virtual server system, and management software with "autonomous healing" and security functions for all monitored elements and network components.
- Desktop as a Service (DaaS): This will make it possible to host personal encrypted computing environments on the Titanium cloud, accessed by users from any terminal or device via a custom, ultra-light operating system. TBIS appears to be extremely confident in its ability to handle any and all security and privacy issues with its "Titanium Hydra Fault Tolerance Suite" and "SHAKE256 Titanium Sponge Cryptographic Techniques", but neither is explained much further.
- Company as a Service (CaaS): This will be an automated wizard that allows users to start new businesses, facilitated by smart contracts that handle business activity such as registering licenses, creating bank accounts, filing trademarks and patents, incorporating, leasing of office space or equipment, employment, securing advertising space, domain registration and host acquisition, etc.
- CryptoEscrow: This will allow users to pay for online purchases with any supported cryptocurrency via an Ethereum based escrow service that makes sure payments are released only upon verification of delivery to the correct recipient. These smart contracts will be comprised of a SHA256 hash split between the buyer and the seller, where both parts of the hash are required to release the funds. This service will be accessible via a very simple smartphone interface, making it "so easy, your grandmother could do it."
- Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC): This service will provide users with a secure computing environment for cryptocurrency mining or server operation, for which, in return, they will contribute hashpower to the network. The service will be based on "a PoW ERC20 token which generates an ever-changing hash for communications encryption." According to the whitepaper, the service will rely on microcomputers (to be acquired from TBIS), which will completely automate the process of setting up miners and servers.
- DEXchange: The "TBIS Titanium Exchange" will provide initial support for the top ten fiat currencies used worldwide, and allow for exchange trading with the top one-hundred cryptocurrencies as per https://www.coinmarketcap.com in an entirely decentralized fashion.
- Instant ICO Incubator (III): This will provide end-to-end token launch services. A "Titanium Clad Accreditation will be created and granted to ICOs that have undergone a deep-dive due diligence by Titanium personnel." Titanium will require such ICOs to have both a Better Business Bureau (BBB) and Duns & Bradstreet accreditation.
TBIS says its system will monitor network health, shift loads to redundant nodes in case of failure, and limit the impact of DDoS attacks, all by virtue of the equipment existing only virtually and residing on the decentralized Ethereum blockchain: "Even if several thousand nodes experienced a system failure, there would still be zero outage time, and perhaps, only a performance degradation of the TBIS services being delivered."
While the thought and planning that have gone into this scheme are mildly impressive, it still comes off as a pipe dream. The company presents no concrete schematics or development plans (not to mention an MVP), and admits no limitations to its proposal (such as those associated with transaction costs and strain on the network). It just doesn't seem feasible.
Nevertheless, TBIS is launching its BAR token. The BAR will not be the only means of paying for products and services in the TBIS ecosystem; Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Monero (XMR), Verge (XVG), and maybe others later on, will also be accepted. It's notable that Verge is one of the platform's accepted coins, seeing as TBIS' President and CEO Michael Stollaire appears to be involved in it as well. The BAR will, however, grant users a 5% discount on purchases.
TBIS says there is a pre-determined minimum fundraising goal based on what is required to complete and release the platform, and that all contributions will be refunded if it is not reached by the end of the crowdsale, but fails to mention what this goal amount is, exactly. The company also says it is "implementing a completion-based release model", whereby the team will open a vote for every milestone, giving active platform users and/or BAR owners an opportunity to vote on whether the milestone is complete or not. The whitepaper windingly describes a process whereby 1% of the total supply of BAR tokens will be allocated to a reserve pool tied to two launch milestones for which votes will be opened. Release of funds from the reserve pool will occur if the milestone is deemed complete (by majority vote) or at the team's discretion, if it is deemed incomplete in three consecutive votes. The whitepaper also states that "the TBIS team will lock 30% and 10% of the token sale proceeds until the completion of the first and second noted milestones, respectively. The specific amounts locked may change according to the results of the token sale and the TBIS team's needs." In other words, there are no actual restrictions on the team's use of the raised funds and the tokens remaining in its possession.
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Winter is finally here, leaving many of us with the sniffles. What better welcome home on a chilly day than a hot bowl of maitake chicken soup. This week's recipe features maitake mushrooms, as well as other immune-boosting soup ingredients.
Maitakes grow in clusters at the base of trees, particularly oaks. In Japan, maitakes growing to more than 50 pounds have been found, earning this giant mushroom the title "King of Mushrooms."
Maitake mushrooms are native to north eastern Japan and North America. Maitake mushrooms have been consumed in Asia for thousands of years, often in hot pot soups or fried in butter.
The mushroom's Japanese name "Maitake," means "dancing mushroom." This name is rumored to allude to those who find it growing wild in the woods dancing for joy. They have also been said to look like a cluster of fluttering butterflies. The mushroom is also known as Hen of the Woods, Monkey's Bench, and Sheep's Head. 1
Research indicates maitakes have the ability to regulate the immune system, blood pressure, glucose, insulin, and serum lipids. It is also used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine to stimulate the immune system. 2
Maitakes are rich in minerals (such as potassium, calcium and magnesium), various vitamins (B2, D2 and niacin), fiber, amino acids, and beta-glucans. Beta-glucans are polysaccharides, known as "biological response modifiers" because of their ability to activate the immune system. 3
Chicken soup is considered a cure-all that spans cultures around the globe. Each of the week's soup's ingredients has healing properties:
Carrots are high in vitamin A which strengthens the immune system.
Celery naturally contains nitrites and butylphthalide, which lower blood pressure.
Garlic's bioactive compound, allicin, has immune boosting, and anti-fungal properties.
Onions contain quercetin, an anti-inflammatory bioactive compound commonly used to treat seasonal and pet allergies.
Dark greens, like parsley and kale, are nature's multi-vitamin, containing a multitude of nutrients including vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, and magnesium.
Turmeric, a main ingredient in curry powder, contains curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory compound.
Ginger contains gingerols, volatile compounds which have anti-bacterial properties.
Chicken provides protein, which is used in the production of immune cells. Chicken bones release calcium into the broth, and chicken cartilage dissolved in the broth may help strengthen joint tissue.
Inhaling the vapors of the chicken soup may aid in clearing congestion.
When one is sick, reading a good book and/or sleeping is likely more appealing than making soup. Thus one may wish to make the soup while one is well, eating it to prevent illness, and freeze some in single serving containers to heat up if one does become sick.
Maitake Mushroom Source Disclaimer: The Fun Food Feed encourages readers to purchase maitake mushrooms from reputable suppliers, like San Diego's 'shroom Shack. Mushroom foraging carries the risk of misidentification of mushrooms, and potentially consuming poisonous species.
Maitake Chicken Soup
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2 hours
Yield: 4-6 servings
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 pound chicken
1 onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup maitake mushrooms, chopped
1 head garlic, minced
4 cups box chicken broth
2 large leaves kale, chopped
1/4 cup parsley, minced
Optional: 1/2 Tablespoon ginger, sliced & 1 teaspoon curry powder
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cutting board
large pan & crockpot or stockpot
1. Brown chicken in olive oil in pan/pot on medium heat.
2. Add onions to pan and saute until begin to brown.
3. Add carrots and celery and saute.
4. Clear section of pan/pot. Melt butter in clearing and add mushrooms, garlic, and optional ginger and curry powder. Saute until soft.
5. Add broth.
Bring soup to boil.
6. Place kale and parsley in slow cooker, (or if using a stock pot, simply add kale and parsley to soup).
7. Slow cook soup covered on high, (or simmer in stock pot) until chicken is cooked through, and vegetables tender, about 2 hours.
8. Serve hot with crackers, or bread and butter.
Can be stored in individual servings in freezer for up to 3 months.
1. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
2. Kodama N, Komuta K, Nanba H (2003). "Effect of Maitake (Grifola frondosa) D-Fraction on the activation of NK cells in cancer patients". Journal of Medicinal Food 6 (4): 371–7.


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Whether you want a quick and dirty weekend of training in the UK or a longer, full week in Spain, Portugal or our premium destination, Morocco, Epic Running has something for you,
In the UK, we have started our camps off in the New Forest. Miles of unspoilt country to run in and a perfect place to really stretch your legs out on our Sunday Morning Challenge. We base our camps around the beautiful village of Fordingbridge just an hour and a half's drive from London.
Our WOW Factor destination though has to be our camps in Morocco.
With thousands of kilometres of undeveloped Mediterranean and Atlantic coastline, and land borders with Algeria and Mauritania, Morocco is a rugged land of mountains, plains and desert. There are vast tracts of wonderful running country with all sorts of terrain on your doorstep. It's home to Africa's highest range of mountains north of the equator, a portion of the Sahara desert and is approximately twice the size of the UK, but with only half of the population. It's the most western of the North African "Maghreb" countries and lies just across the Straits of Gibraltar from Spain, just a three hour flight from the UK.
Morocco is a vibrant tourist destination with infrastructure and attractions to cater for a range of styles and budgets, but at the same time vast tracts of the country remain almost totally undiscovered. With a culture largely definied by religion (Islam) and geography, it has become widely recognised as the closest true "culture shock" to Europe. Whether that be in the ancient medinas of Fez or Marrakech,where metal workers ply their trade in cave-like holes in the wall, or in remote villages where cloaked figures shuffle into tiny mountainside mosques. Indeed, Morocco is as much about atmosphere as anything else.


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Lodging a claim for a revised decision
The obligatory first step of the amendment process is to file a claim for revision of a decision made by Customs. This applies to decisions made after 1 January 2016. Only against a decision made based on a claim for a revised decision can an appeal be lodged with Helsinki Administrative Court.
The processing time for a claim for a revised decision is about three months.
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Send the application for a revised decision to the Customs registry office by e-mail to kirjaamo(at)tulli.fi or by post to Finnish Customs, Applications for a revised import decision, P.O. Box 512, 00100 Helsinki.
You can apply using the following customs forms:
- customs form 643s or 643r (application for repayment/remission of customs duty, in Finnish or Swedish)
- 99s or 99r (Amendment notification leading to post-clearance recovery, in Finnish or Swedish. You can also apply for repayment using this form)
- a free-form application containing the required or similar details as well as any other necessary information.
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You can enquire about the matter by contacting the Customs registry office by email to kirjaamo(at)tulli.fi, or by phoning 0295 527 000. The registry office will tell you the date when Customs received your claim for a revised decision, that is, the date when the application became pending.
Please note that the processing of your application takes about three months.
The refund may not yet show on your bank account when you receive the decision, as it may take a few days for the funds to be transferred to your account.
You can lodge an express claim if the customs invoice relating to the customs clearance decision has not yet been paid and there is at least seven days until the invoice is due. Only applications for lowering of the taxes can be processed as express claims. Applications involving requests for subsequent recovery and changes to the commodity code cannot be processed as express claims.
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If the customs clearance was done by an agent on your behalf, ask the agent for the customs clearance decision. If you did the customs clearance yourself using our Import Declaration Service, log in to the service using the same online banking ID.
As soon as you have agreed to the terms of use, the Front page opens and you can print out the customs clearance decision.
According to the terms of use of the Import Declaration Service, a private person is responsible for keeping a file of the customs clearance documents for the current year + for 3 years following the customs clearance, and businesses, in turn, for the current year + for 6 years following the customs clearance. You may be asked to show the documents to Customs.
You can make a new (replacement) customs clearance for the right customer. Use the same tax determination date in the replacement clearance as in the original customs clearance. Send a request for repayment or remission of customs duties concerning the incorrect customs clearance to the Customs Registry Office.
You can lodge an express claim if the customs invoice relating to the incorrect customs clearance decision has not yet been paid and there is at least seven days until the invoice is due. If the due date has already passed, both invoices have to be paid and a repayment can be applied for retrospectively.
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If you are notified that the consignment is being held at the storage facility because of an incorrect figure provided for the number of packages or the weight, you can get the goods released by filling in a new customs clearance immediately with the correct details. After this, you can apply to have the incorrect customs clearance decision revised in exchange for the replacement clearance. As a rule, though, both the clearances must be paid by the due date if no revision has been made by then.
- Send a free-form application for invalidation of the incorrect customs clearance decision to kirjaamo(at)tulli.fi.
- Enclose both the clearance decisions and a document where the right details can be established as well as an assurance from the warehouse keeper that the consignment cannot be released based on the incorrect release decision.
Please note that the warehouse keeper can still exceptionally release the goods, then a replacement customs clearance is not required.
Permitted exceptions between the goods records and the decision on release of the import
A temporary storage keeper can release the goods, even though the following data in the decision on release differ from the data in the records of the temporary warehouse:
- Container number
- Marks and numbers of packages
- Information on the means of transport
- Number of containers (quantity) and gross mass, provided that the quantity in the decision on release is larger than the quantity in the records. The warehouse keeper can release the goods, since the deviation does not in itself lead to an incurring of a customs debt.
- The location information of the goods, including the warehouse ID.
You should lodge your claim with Customs within the given time limit
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In all other matters except those concerning repayment or remission of customs duty (e.g. penalty fees).
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If you're applying to have the customs declaration invalidated based on Article 174 (previously Article 237) of the Union Customs Code. For example when returning goods ordered online.
12 months
If you're applying for a revised decision based on Article 116(1)(b) (previously Article 238) of the Union Customs Code. For example when returning a company's goods that are defective or do not comply with the terms of the contract.
3 years
If you're applying for repayment/remission based on Article 116(1)(a), (c) or (d) (previously Article 236) due to overcharged amounts of customs duty, due to error by the competent authorities or due to reasons of equity.
The provisions on repayment and remission of customs duties and on post-clearance recovery of customs duties are laid down in the revised Union Customs Code (UCC) of the European Union.
- Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code
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For those interested in leisure activities, the local cricket club offers a good junior section with teams for ages 9, 11 and 13 as well as three senior teams and two ladies rounders teams. Also close by are several leisure centres and Shrewsbury Driving Range where golfers of all ages and abilities are catered for.
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Bento: A New Look for Personal Databases
If you look at productivity applications -- the kind of tools we all use to get our daily work done -- the biggest trend in the past couple of years is probably the emergence of online versions of these tools. But there's another trend that hasn't gotten nearly as much attention: how the basic look of traditional productivity applications is going through a radical transformation. As our computers have gotten more powerful, with much better graphics now a part of even the most basic desktops and laptops, the latest generation of applications now typically just look a lot nicer, with more attention being paid to things like design templates, fonts, and graphics; as well as making complex jobs more accessible to typical computer users. Examples range from Microsoft Office 2007 and Apple iWork 2008, which feature great-looking templates for documents and presentations, to all the new video editing programs.
But one category hasn't changed much: the personal database. In fact, the category has been pretty much ignored for years. Instead, most people who keep lists on their computers (that's what a database is) simply use their spreadsheet programs. Spreadsheets like Excel and especially iWork's Numbers, work ok for this, but that's not really what they were designed for. But the successful PC database programs, from Access to Filemaker Pro to Alpha Five, are now primarily used by application developers, not individuals.
Filemaker, which is a company owned by Apple, has decided to challenge this with a new personal database called Bento, which is designed specifically for Leopard. I've been trying out the preview version for the last couple of weeks. While the first version is lacking in a couple big features that people who have used databases before may miss, it's a great way for people who have data they want to track to get started.
From the moment, you open Bento, you know the target audience is different. For some reason, the program doesn't even call a collection of data a "database;" it uses the term "library" instead, a terrible choice. (Consider music: I can accept the term library to deal with my music in iTunes, but not a list of it in Bento.) But that doesn't detract from the usability of the program.
On the opening screen, Bento offers to pull in your Mac address book and iCal events and tasks. Each of these then becomes its own database, which lets you easily add or edit information or just search these records in new ways. For instance, you could add fields the basic Mac address book doesn't offers, such as adding a photo to each of your contacts.
That's useful, but where the program really starts to shine is when you want to create your own database. It has a series of templates, designed for all sorts of common tasks, ranging from tracking your home inventory to event planning. Each of these looks very nice, and you can customize the look by choosing different color themes, font choices, etc. Of course, you can also choose a blank template and start from scratch. You can easily add one of 19 different field types (including specific fields for URL, email address, IM account; a media fields (for inserting a picture, movie, or sound file); check boxes and pop-up menus.) You have some ability to format fields (changing text size, adding shading, etc.), but not quite as much as I would like. For instance, I'd like to be able to make a particular field bold.
Each database has a table view (for looking at lots of records at once - ) and at least one form view (for looking at a single record). You can have multiple forms within a database, such as an overview and a detailed view.
One of the most interesting departures in Bento is that the default search bar is a general text match across all fields, just as in iTunes. (In other words, "Chi" would find all your contacts in China or Chicago, as well as any Chinese restaurant in your list.) It narrows the database as you type letters, which is great for most databases, but can get slow for bigger databases. Bento does have an advanced find feature, which lets you easily build more specific queries, where you choose a field, an operator (contains, equal to, less than, etc.) and a value. You can save your queries as "smart collections" -- a collection being a subset of records from a database.
Within the table view, you can have a summary row, so you can have the total, average value, or count of the items in a field. But that's as far as reporting goes. Bento doesn't directly support imports from Excel or iWork or even Filemaker, but it can import CSV files. This worked well for me, even with a 90,000-record database.
Much of what makes Bento different from other databases is the way it builds on some of the key features in Leopard, from working with the address book and iCal data directly to Core Animation, which helps in the look of the program.
There's a lot to like about Bento. The user interface is very nice; the templates are well designed, and the basic program offers a good balance of simplicity and power. However, there are a number of shortcomings which people who know about databases are likely to find frustrating, including the lack of any real reporting tools and the inability to back up or move a particular database, only the entire collection of all of your databases (excluding the data in Address book and iCal.) I'd also like to see a bit more field formatting options, and of course a Windows version would be nice.
Bento is a good choice for someone who is getting started with keeping records on a computer, or someone who just wants a better way to manage data in the address book or iCal, or someone looking for a reasonably powerful database at an affordable price (it's planned to cost $49). It's not a replacement for Access or Filemaker, but it's certainly much more appropriate than a spreadsheet for record keeping. It's an exciting and affordable twist on databases, and that's great to see.
A preview version that will work until Feb. 14 is available free at www.filemaker.com/bento.


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Use Post-It Notes for GTD Collection
Do you keep a pad of post-it notes on your desk? If not, you're missing out on a useful productivity tool.
Some people claim that you should banish post-its from your workspace, but I take a different approach. You should be clear and strict about how they fit into your productivity system; for me, that is GTD.
I always keep a pad of small post-it notes on my desk. I love the 1.5″ x 2″ variety, since they are a great size to jot a quick note. Plus, the small size prevents you from writing too much.
Here's just a few ways that I make use of these life-savers in my everyday productivity:
1. Collection – Whenever I have a thought that needs recording, I can jot it on a post-it, stick it to the desk, and get back to work. Later, I can process these notes and see if they actually require action or should be filed for reference.
2. Run by to do – The biggest use for post-its is when I remember something when I'm away from my desk. I don't want to open up my task manager and record something, so I just run to the desk & jot the thought on a post-it. Much quicker.
3. Smart reminder – I have a piece of paper on my desk right now that I need to take with me for an errand next week. I have to remember to validate my parking ticket when I go. Thus, that's on a small post-it, stuck to the piece of paper. It's my mobile tickler, since it will "tickle" my brain when I do the errand, and I won't have to pay for parking.
But let's not think that post-its are the solution to every information problem. Here are some post-it traps to avoid:
1. Passwords – That has nothing to do with GTD. However, you should NEVER put a password on a post-it and leave it on your desk. Get yourself a real password management program that hides and encrypts your sensitive data. Honestly, it's stupid not to.
2. Storage – Post-it notes should never be used for any long-term storage of information. They fall off, get lost, and so does your information. If it's important information, keep it in a safe place, such as your task manager, journal, or just a plain old text file.
3. Over-use – Even if you are strictly collecting data for GTD, as mentioned above, you can't over-use post-its. You've got to process your post-its regularly. Otherwise, you'll be working in a sea of little sticky notes. Not cool.
So if you don't have a pad of small post-its on your desk, get one. You'll be glad you did. In fact, I'll be glad too. Just don't commit post-it abuse. That doesn't make anyone happy.
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I am excited to announce our next book for the LaurenConrad.com Book Club! After reviewing all of your suggestions, I have decided that we will read Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn as voted by popular demand.
I'm really excited about this book. I've heard nothing but good things about it and it's on the New York Times Bestseller List. Apparently it's a major page-turner. Here's the book description I pulled from the Amazon listing:
Marriage can be a real killer.
One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work "draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction." Gone Girl's toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn.
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne's fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn't doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife's head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media–as well as Amy's fiercely doting parents–the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he's definitely bitter–but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.
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UPDATED: I will be posting our first Q&A on Wednesday, August 22nd, so be sure to read up to "Part Two: Boy Meets Girl" by then if you are going to read along.
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The whole idea behind mortgage loan modification is to help homeowners that are having difficulty making their monthly mortgage payments by reducing the amount due. That is, the entire purpose behind loan modification is to lower the borrower's monthly bills from the borrower's perspective, while for the lender the motivation is to keep the existing mortgage intact without having to resort to foreclosure. During the real estate boom that ended abruptly in 2008, loan modification was much harder to get since most lenders stood to get more money by foreclosing and reselling the property in question, but all of that has changed since 2008. Now many lenders stand to profit if they can keep old mortgages – set to the old overvalued prices of the real estate – alive, even if that means modifying the terms of the original mortgage.
Borrower's have to keep in mind that loan modification is purely voluntary, even among those adopting the government-sponsored Making Home Affordable (MHA) loan modification program. The lender is under no obligation to accept modification; therefore the terms have to be seen as being more beneficial than foreclosure would be. Silly efforts to coerce loan modification, like using mortgage audits, generally fail unless the borrower has the resources to maintain years of litigation, which is plainly not the case for most people facing enough financial hardship to justify looking for loan modification in the first place.
Most loan modifications that are accepted by the lenders do not involve actually reducing the amount owed, either the principal or the interest, but instead use alternatives that can help the borrower. The most common option is to simply extend the amortization period, or the length of the loan, thereby lowering the monthly payments by dividing them over a longer period of time. The usual extension is of about ten years, though the lender may agree to more or less time than this as they deem appropriate. Another option for people that are facing a temporary financial hardship is loan forbearance, which involves letting the borrower make smaller payments – or even miss payments altogether – for a temporary period on the understanding that these amounts will be repaid in full later along an agreed time scale.
In some cases, the lender may agree to a reduction of the interest rate or even the principal owed on the property. However, since an actual reduction results in a tangible loss to the lender, this is rarely accepted unless these losses are significantly higher than the losses that result from foreclosure. Foreclosure is always an option for the lender once the borrower goes into default, which means the terms of the loan modification always have to result in more money going to the lender than would be the case if they foreclosed. The result is that although many different loan modification agreements may be deemed acceptable, the lenders always have an alternative immediately available that can be employed if the borrower fails to comply with his side of the arrangement or attempts to use coercion and threats of default.


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Character are given help for maintenance in addition to developmental expenditure for promotion of fundamental research and instructor coaching programmes in Yoga. Candidates are allowed to look in one, two or more subjects and credits are accumulated until the certification standards are fulfilled.
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The french press is a manual coffee making system where you add the coffee grounds into a container then pour pre-heated hot water over the top. You then let the grounds brew for as long as you desire, understanding that the longer the brew, the stronger the coffee. Finally, you'll strain the grounds from the liquid resulting in freshly brewed coffee that some consider the best that can be made.
The following best French press makers will have a press strainer which is tightly sealed along the edges. Lesser presses may make good coffee, but if the seal isn't tight you'll have bits and piece of grounds escaping into the coffee brew. Each of our picks will also be capable of making at least eight cups of coffee, making them as versatile as a drip or percolator coffee machine. If you're like to use fine ground coffee, then consider those types with multiple strainers.
All of the strainer mediums will be made of metal as well; while plastic or nylon strainers will keep the grounds out as effectively as metal, their overall durability is in question. Honestly, do you really want bits and pieces of degraded plastic (or strings of nylon) infesting your coffee and spoiling the brew? Although every plastic French Press maker on this list will be BPH free, we've offered all-metal options if you're concerned about plastic chemicals leaching into the brew. Lastly, each of these picks will come with a one year manufacturer's warranty unless otherwise stated in the description.
LINKYO Stainless Steel French Press
The stainless LINKYO Stainless Steel French Press features dishwasher safe components along with double walled construction to keep your coffee hot long after brewing has been completed. It also comes with two bonus screens as well as a lifetime warranty. Read Full Review
The LINKYO Stainless Steel French Press has all the outward beauty and inward performance necessary to land it on the top of this list. Made of dishwasher safe stainless steel, this french press come with two bonus filter screens which will last the life of the pot, and you can double them up to brew finer grounds without bleeding into the finished pot. Shaped like a regular coffee pot so it will look good on any counter or table, it also features double wall construction which keeps your coffee hotter longer. Although of the more expensive units on this list, its visual aesthetics and consistent function can't be beat. It also comes covered by a lifetime manufacturer's warranty to protect your investment.
Best Coffee Press Pot with Stainless Steel & Heat Resistant Glass
The Kitchen Supreme French Press Coffee & Tea Maker is made of glass and stainless steel. This unit comes as a bundle, and includes a measuring spoon and a coffee scoop, so if this is going to be your first French Press coffee maker, you'll be good to go with this package. Read Full Review
If you're new to French Press and you want a complete set including the scoop, measuring spoon, and extra mesh filters, check out the Kitchen Supreme French Press Coffee & Tea Maker. Made of heat resistant glass and stainless steel, this french press comes with four filters which can be used to accommodate the finest grounds without worrying about them getting into your brew. Although this is a sturdy unit, you'll still have to be a bit more careful handling this pick because of the glass container composition. Because of this the Kitchen Supreme French Press is best washed and rinsed by hand. If you're not satisfied for any reason, this picks offers the consumer a full replacement warranty.
BonJour Coffee Unbreakable Plastic French Press
The BonJour Coffee Unbreakable Plastic French Press, 33.8-Ounce is dishwasher safe and comes with a coarse ground stainless steel filter mesh. The unbreakable aspect makes it perfect for those of you who value safety first versus french presses with glass components. Read Full Review
If you're worried about breakage (or want an on-the-go french press) then the BonJour Coffee Unbreakable Plastic French Press, 33.8-Ounce coffee maker may be just what you've been looking for. Although it is the least expensive coffee maker here, that doesn't mean it won't produce quality french press coffee. You'll only be able to use coarse grounds with the stainless steel filter mesh, but it will do a credible job of keeping them out of the final pot of brew. Dishwasher safe, this french press comes in several different colors to suit your individual preferences. This picks durable construction is unmatched and perfect for households with kids or individuals prone to slips and fumbles.
Kuissential 8-Cup Stainless Steel French Press
The Kuissential 8-Cup Stainless Steel French Press is double walled to keep the coffee hot. The modern design will go with some decor where some others might not, and it is for coarse grind French Press brew only. The body is dishwasher safe, but the cover should be hand washed and hand dried. Read Full Review
For a more contemporary designed coffee pot, the Kuissential 8-Cup Stainless Steel French Press will look great on your modern counter top. The double stainless steel design keeps coffee hot longer although you'll need to use coarse grounds since there's only one mesh filter supplied; finer grounds will get through the mesh if used, resulting in a gritty cup of coffee. Due to the stainless construction this is a very durable pick and would make an excellent choice for the home or travel alike. Although the unit body is considered dishwasher safe, the cover should be washed and dried by hand. Elegant and functional, this pick simply makes great coffee and cleans up easily once you're done.
Presse Cafe' French Press Coffee Maker Set
The Presse Cafe' French Press Coffee Maker Set features heat resistant glass and is dishwasher safe. With the included scoop, spoon and bag clip combination tool, this rates as the best bang for the buck unit on our list. Read Full Review
If you're looking for a french press which delivers the best best bang for the buck value, the Presse Cafe' French Press Coffee Maker Set has your name on it. Made of heat resistant glass, it comes bundled with a built-in spoon, scoop, and bag clip, making this pick a great choice if you're just getting into french press coffee. Multiple filters are also provided which you can combine to filter out grounds on some finer blends of coffee; however the finest blends may see a few grounds get through. This pick comes covered by a lifetime buy-back warranty; if you don't love this unit, the company will buy the unit back from you. This unit is a proven performer in the Presse Cafe restaurant kitchens, where it's used exclusively to prepare their French Press coffee.


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Be Intentional with Goal Setting
Do you set resolutions every year, but find a few weeks later you have stopped following your resolutions or worse just forgotten them? Have you failed to complete your resolutions for so many years, you just quick making resolutions? This year, let's be intentional. Consider these 3 reasons you should set goals not resolutions.
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Changing behavior (think achieving your resolutions) is difficult for all us. One of the reasons we fail when we set resolutions is because we treat resolutions like a wish list. Have you made these resolutions in the past – I want to exercise more (or every day), I want to eat healthy, I want to lose weight, I want to read more books? These are all great resolutions, but we fail because we treat our resolutions like wishes with no plan to succeed.
If you truly want to achieve your resolutions, don't make a list another of resolutions. Set goals. Set clear goals for what you would like to accomplish this year and make a plan to reach your goals.
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Goals are specific and intentional
When you set resolutions, you notice most of the time they are general like I want to lose weight (maybe I want to lose 25 lbs). If you are not careful, you can have a long list of resolutions, but these resolutions will only be a wish list because you have no action plan to accomplish your resolution.
When you set goals, you are specific and intentional. Goals planned correctly have an action plan. You don't just say I want to lose 25 lbs. You say I want to lose 25 lbs. by April 30th. Then you set up a plan of action to reach the goal.
Goals are also intentional and monitored. You set milestones to reach and monitor your progress as you move toward your goals.
Goals can be divided into smaller goals to help us reach the main goal
Larger goals can be subdivided into smaller and more manageable goals. You can set 1-year goals, 5-year goals and 10-year goals. To reach these long-term goals, you will need smaller action plans.
Take a look at the goals you have set for this month, this year, or for the next 5 years. How will you accomplish these goals? Divide your goals into smaller action steps. A yearly goal may require smaller monthly goals, a monthly goal may require daily or weekly goals. I personally try to have monthly goals focused on reaching a yearly goal, then break the monthly goals into daily/weekly goals to stay on target each month.
Your smaller goals will help you decide if you are making progress toward your goals or if you need to make adjustments to reach your goals. It's okay to adjust or change your goals.
Goals Help Us Become Our Best
Setting and reaching well-defined goals will help you become your best. Without a defined goal, you are just aiming in the dark at nothing hoping it will all work out.
Accomplishing our goals helps us see how we can become our best. Setting new goals helps us continually grow and improve our whole life.
Tips for Setting Goals
- Decide on 5 (or less) goals you want to focus on. If you have too many, you attention will be divided and you will not stay focused.
- Divide your goals into smaller goals or action steps to help you reach the goals.
- Use a planner (preferably a written planner) with action steps you should follow every day to reach your goals. Electronic planners are great for sending reminders and at-a-glance views, but a written planner allows you more space to write your thoughts and inspirations.
- Use a 30-day or 90-day review plan to evaluate your progress toward your goals and decide if you need to make changes. Ask yourself what is working? What is not working? But don't quit, make adjustments. This could mean changing the goal.
- Give yourself a reward (or take a short break) when you reach large milestones in your plan.
If you would like more ideas for types of goals you can set, be sure to read my guest post at My Love For Words,
7 Goals to Set for the New Year.
Your Turn…
What goals are you setting for the new year? What action plans do you use to reach your goals?


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Widespread belief that illness was all however beaten might have reproduced complacency, experts alert, amidst worries that variety of cases is 50% greater than reported
Millions of brand-new leprosy cases are going without treatment and undiagnosed, 15 years after among the worlds most feared and notorious illness was stated to be practically removed.
Experts think the reported variety of brand-new leprosy cases each year as released by the World Health Organization has actually been falling well except the real overall, implying that countless individuals have actually not been getting the vital treatment that would avoid impairment.
The WHO reports that there have actually been in between 200,000 et 300,000 brand-new cases identified worldwide every year considering that 2005. The real number of brand-new cases is most likely to be double these figures.
At the minute we would approximate that just half of the cases that are taking place are being identified and dealt with, stated William Cairns Smith, emeritus teacher of public santé at the University of Aberdeen, the author of a journal short article which contains forecasts of the real rate of brand-new leprosy cases because 2000. À la fin 5 à 10 années, theres been a propensity to miss out on cases.
Lire la suite: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/03/leprosy-experts-claim-millions-of-cases-go-undiagnosed


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Hangout places are sometimes called "Third Places" (as opposed to home and work, places one and two for most of us). A Third Place is informal, provides opportunities for conversation, allows us to interact with other people. The originator of the term wrote: "Nothing contributes so much to one's sense of belonging to a community as much as 'membership' in a third place." (Ray Oldenburg, The Great Good Place, 1999)
Oldenburg wrote that Third Places should
- Be accessible physically (walkability) as well as financially (free or cheap)
- Be welcoming
- Be "leveling" – meaning access or accommodation doesn't depend on social status
- Have regular patrons and new people to meet, and
- Have a comfortable, conversational atmosphere.
Coffee shops and bookstores have become Third Places, though in this article, the author argues that coffee shops are not Third Places when they're full of people on laptops and smartphones, which doesn't encourage interaction or conversation. (I disagree; you engage as much or as little as you want to wherever you are, though the configuration of some places is more encouraging than others.)
I was at museum camp in Santa Cruz, California last week. I figured museum camp would be full of art and history and museum geeks like me, which it was, but I was surprised by how many librarians were there. A lot. And it made me want to be a librarian.
I had a too-short conversation with a librarian from Illinois about how her library and other libraries (and museums and museums again) are re-orienting their missions to be cultural and community centers – Third Places. Not just silent, secular Altars of Culture. But like museums and downtowns and every place that depends on people, libraries need to be relevant. "Not so long ago, the future of public libraries appeared uncertain. What, wondered thousands of (usually digital) think pieces, would happen to those hallowed halls of books in the age of the e-reader, the audio book app, the personal hotspot? Well, it turns out that it wasn't librarians lacking imagination. It was all those writers. Public library systems are reinventing themselves as community spaces, where classes and meet-up groups, and special events and makers thrive." (Createquity.com, 9/7/16)
Learning doesn't just happen in books. Libraries still have story hours and book clubs to bring people together, and are supplementing their literary services with exhibits, presentations, films, board game nights, classes, music, author events, and in some places, even coffee shops. I found one that loans out cake pans. Createquity continues: "Seattle offers its public library cardholders access to free downloads of local music. In Erie, PA, the public library system is experimenting with mobile Wi-Fi hotpots, to help kids without access to broadband at home to keep up with their homework. Believe it or not, in Finland, a public library near Helsinki doubles as a karaoke bar." (Createquity.com, 9/7/16)
Which makes sense. There aren't any other free indoor meeting places in most towns (for when you've consumed all the $6 coffees you can stand). The thing is, every Carnegie library had a "lecture room," which was intended to be a community center – a third place. So libraries are actually going old-school, back to the standard set by Carnegie libraries over 100 years ago. Kudos, librarians, for embracing change and your roots at the same time.
Bonus Material! Cool Libraries
In communities where Carnegie libraries remain, they are likely among the most interesting historical structures in town. Here in Cadillac we have a quite fabulous Carnegie library. It now houses our Wexford County Historical Museum. Here is Cadillac's Carnegie library, current and original, showing the unfortunate loss of the front entrance.
Traverse City's Carnegie library was in the news a couple of years ago; the local history museum located there was no longer able to deal with maintenance and upkeep costs, and wanted to give it back to the city, which didn't really want it either. Happy ending though; it's now a cool art center.
Here is a list of all the Carnegie libraries built in Michigan.
Here is a slide show of interesting libraries that landed in my in-basket recently, and not a Carnegie in the bunch.
Another favorite type of library is the Little Free Libraries that are springing up all over. I love their architecture almost as much as Carnegie libraries' (clicking on that link will result in a serious time suck). And they can complement any kind of third place (schools, art centers and museums, I'm looking at you) and build relationships between neighbors.
As always, thanks for reading! If you want to share your thoughts, you can use the comment section below, or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
#ordinaryvirtues #thirdplaces


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One of the first author events I ever went to at Nucleus Gallery was for Scott Campbell and his book Zombie in Love. Last night, I celebrated my 4th time seeing Scott at Nucleus Gallery for the book launch for The Hug Machine.
I met up with some friends (including Alethea from Read Now Sleep Later and her husband Jason). They came in colors to match the book.
Every time that Scott has come to Nucleus Gallery, they seem to go all out and decorate and become super creative. This time they were developing an obstacle course. Here is a picture of the set-up.
Here is Scott at the beginning of the event.
He had a great slideshow and talked about his creative process and the development of the book.
The gallery above shows some of the slides. He also read The Hug Machine aloud to the group.
Scott signed copies of his book and prints of images from the book.
Those who attended could walk around and see his artwork and also enjoy some pizza and ice cream.
Isn't this a great painting from his book?
At the end of the obstacle course, everyone could receive a special hug. Here is Kimberly from The Windy Pages getting a super hug.
Check out the official book trailer below:
Check out the downloadable material that can be used with the book: here
Be sure to follow Scott Campbell on Twitter @scottlava and also use the hashtag #hugmachine when tweeting about the book. Of course look for a copy of the book at your local indie bookstore or public library. And don't forget to hug a book this week.


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Suspect TASERed in face
A car chase ends with an officer having to TASER a suspect in the face to get him to cooperate and prevent him from using a gun on the cop.
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Not even during the Great Depression did we witness what is now unfolding--a sizable number of big financial institutions going under. What enabled their taking on so much debt and so many questionable assets was, primarily, the easy-money policy of the Federal Reserve. Chairmen Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke created massive amounts of excess liquidity. If the dollar had been kept stable relative to gold, as it was between the end of WWII and the late 1960s, the scale of the bingeing in recent years would have been impossible.
The first prescription for a cure is to formally strengthen the dollar and announce it publicly. A year ago August the price of gold was more than $650 per ounce. In late 2003 it had breached $400. The Fed should declare that its goal for gold is around $500 to $550. That would stabilize the buck--and stability is essential if animal spirits and risk taking are to revive.
Also of immediate urgency is for regulators to suspend any mark-to-market rules for long-term assets. Short-term assets should not be given arbitrary values unless there are actual losses. The mark-to-market mania of regulators and accountants is utterly destructive. It is like fighting a fire with gasoline.
Think of the mark-to-market madness this way: You buy a house for $350,000 and take out a $250,000 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Your income is more than adequate to make the monthly payments. But under mark-to-market rules the bank could call up and say that if your house had to be sold immediately, it would fetch maybe $200,000 in such a distressed sale. The bank would then tell you that you owe $250,000 on a house worth only $200,000 and to please fork over the $50,000 immediately or else lose the house.
Absurd? Obviously. But that's what, in effect, is happening today. Thus institutions with long-term assets are having to drastically reprice them downward. And so the crisis feeds on itself.
The SEC should immediately reverse its foolish decision to get rid of the so-called uptick rule in short-selling. That would provide a small road bump to the short-selling that's helping to destroy financial institutions.
At the same time the SEC should promulgate an emergency rule (which we thought was already the rule): No naked short-selling. That is, you have to own or borrow shares in a company before you can short it. The rules should make clear that short-sellers must have ample documentation proving they truly possess the shares at the time of the short sale. Otherwise, each violation will result in heavy fines. That wouldn't be a road bump but a wall of Everest-like proportions. Regulators should also be told to instruct banks to keep their solvent customers solvent. The last thing the economy needs right now is for the banking system to seize up.
The federal government should also consider setting up a new Resolution Trust Corp., which was devised during the savings and loan crisis nearly 20 years ago as a dumping ground for bad S&L assets. Today's bad assets could then be liquidated in an orderly way. And, finally, the financial industry should be encouraged to create new exchanges for exotic instruments. This would result in the standardization of these things, which would mean more transparency.
These steps would quickly revive financial markets. Already mortgage rates are coming down. It won't be long before American homeowners start an avalanche of refinancings, which would be an enormous boon to confidence and the economy.
Prophet of Innovation--by Thomas K. McCraw (Harvard University Press, $35). An excellent, thorough and smoothly written biography of Joseph Schumpeter, the greatest economist of the 20th century. Too bad most politicos--and economists--don't fully grasp his insights.
Born in 1883 in a province of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire that is now part of the Czech Republic, Schumpeter recognized at a young age that the critical factor in economic progress was the entrepreneur, the innovator. To him it was the risk taker who brought about new products and services and more efficient ways of making and doing things. A free-market, capitalist economy, he emphasized, meant constant change, often disruptive and disorienting to traditional ways of doing things. Competition wasn't just the jousting of existing firms that had similar products but also encompassed the threat that came from a truly new product, new technology or new type of organization.
Schumpeter made the distinction between an inventor and an innovator: The innovator takes an idea or product and figures out how to produce it efficiently and profitably. His term describing one process, "creative destruction," has become a catchphrase of our own era.
Schumpeter's perceptions here were profound, although most of his time's economists--and politicians--downplayed or ignored them. Today, though, things seem different. Even Demo-crats occasionally pay lip service to the risk takers' and entrepreneurs' importance to economic growth. Yet Democratic policies, such as raising the cost of capital and reducing its availability, would devastate them. Similarly, while economists doff their caps to Schumpeter, their professional research downplays innovation because it is impossible to quantify and not conducive to mathematical models. So the appreciation of this genius is still superficial.
One drawback is that Schumpeter was not a "feel-good" economist like Keynes, whose apostles believed that properly manipulating government fiscal and monetary tools would generate perpetual prosperity, with nary a bust or a bout of irrational exuberance. Innovation, however, is not a smooth process but comes in fits and starts. That's why, Schumpeter pointed out, a healthy economy is subject to cycles of boom and bust.
In the early 1980s, for example, personal computers became the hot new product. Then came the inevitable shakeout. Many companies, such as Atari, Commodore and Osborne, bit the dust. But PCs became more powerful. Innovators learned to network PCs, enabling them to easily replace expensive mainframe computers with the significantly cheaper and more versatile PCs.
In the early 20th century the automobile went through similar booms and busts: Before World War I there were more than 300 auto manufacturers in the U.S. Another vivid testimony to innovation's disruption and destruction is today's fast-shrinking newspaper industry, a victim of the Internet.
Schumpeter recognized that a dynamic economy creates wide inequality. A successful entrepreneur, his investors and even some of his employees (think
Growing up in a turbulent part of Europe made Schumpeter realize that life did not follow a smooth-running, gentle path. In contrast, Britons such as John Maynard Keynes tended to see the economy in more static terms. Even American economists tended toward a rather static view of the world. Harvard's late, once renowned John Kenneth Galbraith wrote a book in the 1960s whose thesis was that major corporations such as
Schumpeter was a genius at dissecting the ideologies and prejudices of other economists. Karl Marx, for example, also observed the dynamic nature of entrepreneurial capitalism. But he mistakenly concluded that this kind of change would inevitably, inexorably impoverish the workers. Instead--as Schumpeter laid out time and time again--an entrepreneurial economy means more people earning more and enjoying a higher standard of living. Adam Smith celebrated the importance of free trade, low taxes, property rights, the enforcement of contracts in enabling people to get richer. But he had very little appreciation of the crucial role individual entrepreneurs and innovators play in the process.
Schumpeter acknowledged that governments would have to play a role--one hopes a constructive one--in creating conditions in which creative destruction could play out. In the U.S., for instance, farm subsidies helped ameliorate the political backlash when technology and manufacturing sharply reduced employment in the agricultural sector. A century ago one in 4 Americans made his or her living in agriculture; today it's fewer than one in 75.
What made Schumpeter especially insightful was that he was truly a multidisciplinary individual. He was well versed in politics, sociology and history. By the time he finished his secondary education he had mastered six languages. He would look upon the bulk of today's economists, with their obsession with numbers and regression analysis, as hideously narrow-minded and suffering from academic constipation.
As he grew older, Schumpeter became pessimistic about democratic capitalism. He observed that the sons and daughters of successful entrepreneurs often became leftists or outright socialists. His own varied life undoubtedly added to his gloomy outlook. He had moved numerous times and seen convulsions aplenty. World War I broke up the Austro-Hungarian Empire, creating, among other things, the state of Austria--what wags dubbed "a bureaucracy without an empire." After the war Schumpeter served briefly as its finance minister. It was a disastrous experience. Knowing the right things to do does not automatically make them politically possible. He lasted less than a year in the job. Only when inflationary conditions worsened did subsequent ministers adopt some of his policies. The rise of Nazism in Germany--Schumpeter taught there until the early 1930s, at which time he accepted an offer from Harvard--was a personally vivid example of how a great nation can self-destruct and threaten civilization itself.
Schumpeter would certainly take a dim view of what many politicians in America are offering up these days. But the actual history of Britain and the U.S., after his death in 1950, might have lightened the darkness of his long-term outlook. As long as a society remains free, entrepreneurs can prevent ossification. The U.S.' great comeback under President Ronald Reagan is one vivid example, as is Britain's under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Once taxes were cut and structural reforms made, Britain morphed from the sick man of Europe into Europe's most dynamic large economy. Schumpeter would also have been astonished by the fall of the Soviet Union.


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There is a reason why Amazon's Ceo had become World's Richest Man. We will not discuss in this blog what all factors were involved in this process, however today we will discuss on how amazon exploits the sellers and why you should not sell on amazon. Here are top Reasons Why You Should Not Sell On Amazon.
- High Commission Rate: Amazon recently has increased the commission rate significantly on all the products and category and is exploiting the sellers by making the seller pay even if the item is returned by the buyer. If the product is returned by buyer then that simply means the money will be refunded to the buyer and Seller will not receive anything except the product which is returned by the Buyer. Then what is the need to levy different types of Charges on Seller. Here is an example of high expensive it has become for the buyers to buy and how seller arranges its price. Cost Price of the particular Case cover is 100 rs. The seller literally has to sell it for minimum 600rs to earn minimum Profit. Let me show how amazon exploits the seller. 26% Commission is charged on case covers Plus 20rs closing Fees is charged separately and then the seller has to pay 28% GST Plus the seller has to bear the shipping charges. So if we calculate all of this a seller pays 168rs GST 156rs commission 24rs including GST on closing fees plus 75 rs on courier charge. Approx 420 rs just Goes in Giving Plus add 100rs cost price of the product that becomes 520. Obviously a seller will keep at least 10-15% Margin. Later obviously at the yearend he will have to file income Tax as well and pay some his share of earnings with government again.
- Implying Unfair Policy on Sellers: Amazon has made it compulsory for each and every Seller to either join their Runway Program or FBA program. In Runway Program the sellers packs the stuff and Amazon sends courier person to seller's doorstep to pick up and dispatch the parcel to the buyer. In FBA program the sellers sends all his inventory to Amazon's warehouse and they pack things and dispatch it. In this case the seller has no advantage to authorize return request if any return request comes. What I mean by this is there are buyers who buy the product and later they don't want the product just like that after it gets delivered. Amazon auto authorizes the return request and forcefully charges the seller to pay one way shipping charge plus all the selling fees and closing Fees. So basically Amazon earns buyer gets refund however seller is penalized for buyers mood swing. The buyers should be penalized those charges for unwanted return request.
- Buyer always Win, Seller (Beggar) do not choose: Amazon when it comes to buyers is very lenient. Even if the seller sends genuine product and buyer claims he has received fake product amazon does not investigate the matter. It directly accepts buyer's words and auto authorizes return request and then harasses the seller by asking them to submit various different types of documents like purchase bill, authorization letter stating the supplier from whom the seller has taken goods is authorized etc etc. In one of many scenarios the buyer just called amazon and said its customer care that he has received a duplicate powerbank of a particular brand. The Buyer did not return the item and asked amazon to give him the money back. Amazon without any investigation agreed to buyer's words and bombarded on seller with multiple request to submit documents to prove that the product sent was genuine. Some Sellers are able to prove their point and some new sellers cant. So those who can't are the ones who suffer because of 1 fake complaint. The sellers account is suspended and it takes months at times to reinstate the account if the seller is lucky. To reinstate the account seller tries all possible ways to prove the product sent was genuine. And in the end if it doesn't work out seller approaches those company who plays a middlemen role in getting the account reinstated. This is a commission based thing. The company helps the seller reinstate the account in their own way and charge commission to the seller. Obviously those company then pay some part of that commission to amazon. This type of exploitation has led to many small scale business to close down. The buyer's need to understand if they are cheated they can simply send return request instead of doing complaints and causing losses to business. The cheat buyer many a times ruins genuine sellers business because of his greed. And I am the witness of many such cases where my friends who had sold genuine products had video recording of products they have dispatched had proper purchase invoice and also at times had submitted authorization letter of their suppliers have their account suspended.
- I want money, No matter What attitude: Amazon doesn't care if the sellers are suffering losses because of their pathetic policies all they care is how much they are earning. This is a shame we ourselves are letting them to exploit us. The Buyers many a times in greed don't realize the seller at the end of the day suffers. And understand the seller himself is from your own country and you are making the outsider rich and pulling back your fellow countrymen. We have seen cases where the buyers are also cheated by the sellers. As a buyer if you come across such scenario put a return request and send the item back amazon will not investigate anything on you and you will get your money back. If a genuine sellers sells genuine stuff and if the cheat buyer in greed files complaint the genuine sellers are harassed brutally by amazon. They suspend the account they don't pay the seller for 90 days and they are being asked many proves to prove that they have sold genuine product. Amazon charges a lot the sellers as we have explained you in the first point.
- Company integrated with Amazon: Many sellers and buyers would have come across this name. Cloudtail India Pvt Ltd is itself is a company of Amazon India. They are not charged any commission and due to that you will see them selling every product cheaper then everyone. Inspite of GST rates gone up for earphones for example earlier it was 6% VAT now it is 28% GST as per HSN 8518. Still they are able to sell stuff at same price inspite off 22% rise in Tax rate. How are they able to do this is a question for which no one has answer? Example: Sennheiser Cx180 MRP is 990 they sell it for 799 mostly. If a normal sellers sell he has to pay following charges : 28% GST plus 15% Selling Commission Plus 20Rs closing fees Plus GST on closing Fees Plus courier charge. RS 224/- is GST. Rs 120/- is commission Rs 24/- plus courier charge approx. 70rs assumingly. So basically 438 rs is the cost out of 799. We haven't included the cost price of product yet rs 361 is left. Now as per logic what will be the cost price of a product with MRP 990 to cloudtail in Rs 361 they have to take out cost price plus Profit. So this is one way to dominate from every where.
It is upto you people to decide why we should avoid or continue selling on amazon. We have tried to give real time scenarios so that it is easy as a seller for you to understand.
NOTE: The example given is for illustration purpose. No offence should be taken.


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Congress Gives Obama's Trade Deal a Push
U.S. lawmakers yesterday announced legislation that, if approved, would give the president authority to secure the Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the world's largest trade accords. It would allow Congress to vote on trade deals without the chance of amending them. Many Democrats disagree with the bill — only 15 in the House reportedly support it — and unions are fiercely opposed, citing fears over American jobs and wages. All of this pits Obama against prominent allies and is sure to fuel heated debate ahead of 2016.