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May 03, 2017
By WGSN Insider
Last week in the heart of Williamsburg at Brooklyn's National Sawdust, a new wave of designers hit the catwalk with their creations. But this was not any old catwalk, it was the '47 Redesign Runway Fashion Show, the result of a fashion partnership between sports lifestyle apparel company '47 and the design school Pratt Institute. The idea was to pick the coolest new wave of designers and set them up with a design challenge: use deadstock '47 apparel, accessories and headwear to create one-of-a-kind micro-collections. The result? A runway offering up a mix of traditional loungewear, as well as sports inspired dressed and jackets. The whole event was judged by design duo and CFDA/Vogue Fashion Finalists, Rochambeau, Aluna Francis of musical duo AlunaGeorge, and the Pratt faculty.
We caught up with the designers to talk about the project, this idea of sustainability in fashion, and making something new and exciting from old fabric. Check out the rising design talent below:
For Elle designing clothes is something she's done since she was a kid in high school, both as a way of creating the latest fashion and as an outlet for her creativity. Her theme for the project was all about origin stories and telling them through the medium of garment creation. "When we were first presented with the project we spoke to the '47 designers and they explained what the brand meant to them, the origins of the brand as a family business, and that's what I got from the meeting- that idea really stuck with me and so that's what my collection focused on, origin story". Better yet she got the opportunity to work with materials that she hadn't worked with in the past, switching from her usual aesthetic of fine silks and organza, to sweat and jersey material. "It was really fun to use these materials and play with drape, as I'm normally a pattern person. Also the deadstock was hella comfy, so comfy that we were trying stuff on in the studio. It was exciting to then transform these traditional loungewear clothes, taking them out of their element."
For Brittany the '47 Redesign project offered up the chance to play with fabrics that have a 3D surface. She used all the discarded hats for her collection, "the hats already had a shape to them, so it was really fun experimenting with this 3D surface and seeing how it fit the form, rather than my normal process of using a flat fabric." The project also gave Brittany the chance to have a better understanding of the fashion and retail industry, how to build a brand, create a collection and work within a fashion company.
Fiona Cole
Fiona's excitement for the project came from being able to experiment with clothes and work with unusual shapes. Rather than seeing it as an unsurmountable challenge Fiona relished the chance to play with the hats and shirts. " I enjoyed working with the shapes that existed and playing around with the negative spaces I found, career wise I don't have a specific goal, so projects like this are the perfect way to experiment and see what I like". This was all about creating as you go along, thinking outside of her comfort zone, with very exciting results.
Jun Young Woo
For Jun Young Woo, the project was an opportunity to use fashion as a way of finding connections. Her starting point was connecting the dots with the fabric and finding similarities between the idea of Japanese armour and the American football uniform. She then started to draw and paint her garment ideas. "The project was great for me in terms of getting brand experience, creating a collection for a runway show and dealing with lots of garments at one time, plus I got to use knit fabrics, which was a first for me."
Michaela Folcik
Through the project, Michaela learned what it was really like to be a designer, from sketch to finish, and the creative ways to get the collection done no matter what. "It was exciting to be able to make anything I wanted from a completely different type of clothing. Also I don't use a lot of colour, and these garments were bright so I took advantage of that to create something new."
Check out our Facebook Live of the runway show below:
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Posted by WGSN on Thursday, April 27, 2017
All photos credit: Tramaine George
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6 Tips to Grow Your Nails Like Mine #TeamNatural20:06MILLICENT AREBUN ONUOHA
In today's world where almost everything is artificial and oh soooo expensive, its best to keep things as real or natural as possible. Not only is #Team Natural healthy, it's certainly the most wise route to go in the current horrific economic climate we are facing in our wonderful "CHANGE" regime.
Here are some tips on growing long natural nails like mine⏬
- Stop chewing on your nails. I was one of those annoying humans that had a bad habit of chewing on my nails when bored, nervous or deep in thoughts. if you are one of those STOP IT NOW!. you won't believe the nail growth you will achieve once you leave it the heck alone😏
- Never cut your nail with your teeth. Yes, i am one of those guilty of this too. cutting your nail with your teeth is not only harzadous to your health but promotes rapid nail breakage due to the uneven ridges and cracks it creates on your nail edges.
- Eat healthy. A balanced diet with lots of leafy greens and calcium (Milk or yogurt) does wonders for your nail growth. Try it delibrately for a month and you will be amazed at the results.
- Water! Water! Water!- This may sound like a cliche but it can not be overemphasied. Water keeps your nails hydrated which in turn promotes very strong healthy nails.
- Invest in Quality Nail varnish/Polish. You can't polish your nails with Iya bisi under bride and expect your nails to grow strong and healthy. Iya Bisi nail polish used on your nails may have been bought under #100 by the dozen and mixed with 'ororo' hardner whenever she decides it's too thick due to exposure. If you must go to Iya bisi"s place under the bridge to coat your nails (Like me💆💃) go with your own nail polish biko. We have great nail brands in Nigeria, for instance, Vane, Glam, Sally Hasen et al
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By Matt Briggs
Phil Parkinson's reluctance to use loan players is understandable – especially after last season's promotion-winning season and run to the Capital One Cup final, but with a half of the season gone in League One I can only think we're missing out.
The City gaffer has so far refused to enter the loan market whilst divisional rivals seem to be making the plunge willy nilly and after our fine start to the season we're starting to fade and desperate for some fresh impetus.
Last season's success was built on a core element which did the club proud and the loan arrivals were only brought in to supplement the squad due to the mammoth 64-game schedule. Had we not had the cup run I'm pretty sure Parkinson would have kept his powder dry in the loan market because under past regimes loan players have not served us too well – a fact that was highlighted by Parkinson soon after his arrival at the club. However, this term a jump in quality has left us short – and that has certainly been highlighted recently, with Rotherham's Newcastle loanee Haris Vuckic – a one-time City target – sinking us on Boxing Day and Spurs loan star Alex Pritchard denying us three points after netting a fabulous equaliser for Swindon.
With talented players out of financial reach other teams have used the loan system to their advantage too, and while I'm not naive enough to think every loan move works out, there have been numerous loan additions this term that have made an impact in the third tier.
Chelsea loan star Patrick Bamford has made a massive statement at MK Dons, Nouha Dicko was scoring for fun for Rotherham before Wigan recalled him and James Tavernier has also been a useful addition for Parkinson's nemesis – Millers boss Steve Evans. You can also look at Walsall's classy forward Milan Lalkovic – on loan from Chelsea – and Brentford's Marcello Trotta, who is on loan from Fulham and it's plain to see that we're being deprived of quality loan players. Even struggling Notts County, who rolled us over 3-0, have used the system well with Celtic starlet Callum MGregor and Aston Villa youngster Jack Grealish – both of whom scored against us on New Year's Day – making significant impacts.
It's a situation Parkinson could be set to resolve, with my understanding the boss is set to delve into the loan market to get City's season back on track and end his toughest run as Bantams boss. Recent results have been poor and Parkinson has hinted that he needs to add some quality to his thin squad and with the exit of Caleb Folan and the expected departures of one or two other fringe players there should be some money to wheel and deal in the loan market.
It's true that recent injuries to Andrew Davies, James Hanson and Nahki Wells have had a major impact and hindered the City boss, but Parkinson's summer recruits have, so far, proved poor acquisitions with only Mark Yeates looking capable in short spells. And while Matthew Bates has looked reliable, the return of the inspirational Davies in February will be a huge shot in the arm and if Wells is persuaded to stay then despite all the current doom and gloom I'd suggest Parkinson is only three players short of transforming us into genuine promotion contenders.
With the transfer window now open it looks like being one of the busiest in recent history for the club with the Wells "will he or won't he" saga ready to move into full swing. I think we can expect two or three new arrivals too with a goalkeeper almost certainly set to come in with Harrogate Town stopper Craig MacGillivray a target and hopefully an attack-minded midfielder we've been crying out for all season and a striker, regardless of whether Wells stays or moves on.
The very talented Matt writes for www.TEAMtalk.com and you can follow him on Twitter here.
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Schiffelly Puppets' Entertainment Programs bring the art of puppetry to community groups and organizations throughout the Upper Midwest. Comic situations, original puppet characters, and life lessons are added to classic fairy tales creating an action packed entertainment extravaganza. These humorous and fun-filled shows run approximately 35 minutes and are appropriate for the entire family.
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Peeking Between the Trees in Yellowstone
There are plenty of trees in Yellowstone and while sometimes they can get in the way, other times you can use them to help frame your pictures.
Here are a few shots from yesterday afternoon in the park about seven miles from the West Yellowstone entrance.
First, here's how not to incorporate a tree! I liked the way the buffalo formed a v-shape pointing toward me, but the tree was in the way. I moved to the side and down a little bit to get this better view.
Here are two more pictures in the same area, this time incorporating trees on both sides of the picture. I like the effect because it helps frame the subject, and makes you feel like you are peeking in on the scene.
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There are many reasons why you may want to consider creating duplicate keys or rekeying your locks. Some of the most common reasons for rekeying your locks include a divorce, moving into a new property, changing renters, or if you have loved ones who are not trustworthy.
If you have purchased a new home recently, rekeying your locks should be completed before you even move in. Even if your home is brand new, you will find that your contractor and even subcontractors have used keys for the home and they may have had copies made that you do not know about. If purchasing a home from a previous owner, they may have had copies of keys made that they gave to relatives and others. The best way to make sure that your home is secure is to have the locks rekeyed immediately.
Another option is to have new locks installed on your doors. However, if the locks on the doors are acceptable, rekeying your locks is a cheaper option that is completely acceptable when it is done correctly.
You may be thinking that this is something that you could simply do on your own. However, rekeying locks is a bit more complicated than you may think. Hiring a professional locksmith is the best option for having your locks rekeyed.
It is typically best to make sure that you have all of the locks in the home rekeyed. However, in some cases if the home has been master keyed, it may only be necessary to have a few of the locks rekeyed.
When you are getting your locks rekeyed, it is a good idea to have as many duplicates made as you think you will need. It is also smart to have do not duplicate keys made for your locks. These keys have the words printed on them, "do not duplicate." When these keys are taken into a shop to be remade, shops are not supposed to make a duplicate without written permission from the owner.
When it comes to having duplicate keys made or to having your locks rekeyed, calling a professional locksmith is recommended. The professionals from Locksmith Surroundings will be able to evaluate your home and recommend the appropriate services needed to make your home a safer place.


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Only by being very specific with a targeted marketing search can a job seeker network effectively.
For years I've been coaching job seekers to organize their job search around target companies that fit their geographic, size and industry preferences.
Great advice, right? Of course it is.
Job search is marketing on a very personal level. You have to get up close and personal with the right people in your target companies to build the relationships necessary to open up opportunities in your target businesses.
Do I do that myself? Of course not. I rely on social media marketing, the equivalent of submitting job ads, to find clients. What am I thinking?!$?
Growing a business is marketing on a very personal level, just like job search. So why am I not taking my own advice? I have no earthly idea. But it is time to do just that!
Identify the target
I outlined my target market in my target geography, Northeast Ohio. Then I went to ReferenceUSA to find businesses. I entered some criteria matching my geography and size, pressed "Search" and ZAPPO WHAMMO I have a list of businesses. 238 pages of businesses with 5,942 results. Wow, who knew?
That is too many so I narrowed my criteria to reduce to a manageable number of businesses. I reduced the geography and company size which reduced the results to 708 businesses that match my needs. I can start with that.
I sorted the businesses by SIC and NAICS codes that describe the businesses' major and minor business categories. This reduced the number to 393 business in my focus areas of manufacturing, paper, plastics and wholesale distribution in my geography of Northeast Ohio. Could I focus on other business or geographic areas? Sure but for now I need to be very, very specific.
Implement a marketing plan
I propose to target 10 to 15 companies per week. I will see who I know in the company by researching in LinkedIn then connect with the business leader. Then I can start communicating in a way to build relationships.
Job search is marketing. Someone once called it a project plan without an end date. But as a project we can create steps and set regular goals for action. The regular contact with target companies and people will lead to conversation, more relationships and more opportunities.
How have you targeted your geography, companies and people? What resources have you used? How are you reaching out to make connections and build relationships with people in target companies? What impact has this activity had on your job search?
How is job search marketing similar or different than other project plans you've worked on in your business life?
Share with others and we can all grow!


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Fast. Powerful processor. Bright, beautiful screen. PC syncing options.
Media store not ready yet. No voice dialing over Bluetooth. No flash on camera.
Bottom Line
The Samsung Captivate is the top Android phone on AT&T and the best alternative to an iPhone.
The best Android phone for AT&T, the Samsung Captivate provides a compelling alternative to all the crazed froth and bother around the iPhone 4 ($199.99-699, ). With a fast processor, bright screen, great social-networking hooks, and even options for syncing with PCs, the Captivate is the best smartphone for AT&T users who find Apple's attraction to be fruitless, and is one of our 10 best touch-screen cell phones.
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The Captivate is a relatively nondescript slab-style smartphone, at least when it's off. At 4.18 by 2.5 by .39 inches (HWD) and 4.5 ounces, it's slim but otherwise quite average-sized. Yes, it has a slightly rakish slanted top and bottom, but it would easily blend into a line of similar phones. Turn the screen on, though, and it pops. Samsung's 4-inch, 800-by-480 Super AMOLED screen has thrilling, punchy, oversaturated colors, without washing out in bright light the way the Google Nexus One's () simple AMOLED does. Yeah, sure, it doesn't have quite the resolution of the iPhone 4's 960-by-640, but this is a bright, attractive display that is easily visible outdoors.
The Captivate connects to AT&T's and foreign 3G networks, as well as to 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi networks. The phone also has Bluetooth 3.0, which sounds exciting but doesn't offer any real-world advantages over version 2.1. The Captivate got average RF reception, though like the iPhone 4 it suffers from the typical mobile phone "death grip"in this case, if you cover the entire bottom of the phone tightly with your hand, reception will drop. Holding it by the middle, or loosely, alleviated the problem.
Call quality was decent, with exceptionally good noise cancellation thanks to the Audience voice-processing chip (the same one used in the Google Nexus One). The earpiece was loud enough to be easily heard outdoors. Voices sounded a bit hollow in the earpiece. Transmissions through the microphone almost completely removed the noise of a busy street in the background, although some wind noise came through. The speakerphone was quite loud and could be used outdoors. Very frustratingly, though, the phone's "voice search" voice-dialing function doesn't work over Bluetooth.
The Captivate got 5 hours and 53 minutes of talk timedecent for a 3G phone. But there's a little extra mojo here, as the Captivate felt like it lasted pretty long in an average, mixed-use scenariomore like a day and a half. The Super AMOLED screen and Android 2.1 OS seem to be good for battery life.
Under the hood, the Captivate has Samsung's ARM Cortex-A8-class 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, which promises improved graphics performance over competing devices. Our benchmarks agreed. On four publicly available benchmarks (BenchmarkPi, Softweg, CaffeineMark, and Linpack) the Hummingbird came out faster than the Qualcomm Snapdragon in competing phones like the HTC Incredible and EVO, and neck-and-neck with the TI OMAP chip in the Motorola Droid X. In Qualcomm's Neocore graphics benchmark, the Hummingbird really flew. Most Android phones get 24 to 32 fps on Neocore; the Droid X gets 44.4. The Captivate zipped through 55.6 frames per second, promising a top-notch gaming and video experience.
Software and Media Performance
The Captivate runs Android 2.1 with Samsung's TouchWiz 3.0 extensions; an upgrade to Android 2.2 is coming soon, according to Samsung. TouchWiz improves the Android experience in a few meaningful ways, most notably by folding Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Microsoft Exchange pretty nicely into the overall experience. The Captivate's calendar merges Google, Exchange, and Facebook events, and the address book brings everyone together, letting you swipe over from a contact card to send a message to someone by various means.
The Captivate has an unusual range of text-entry modes. There are two different styles of touch keyboard, two (slow but entertaining) handwriting recognizers, a T9 keypad if you want really large buttons, and Swype. It's good to have options. One of these will fit you.
Samsung's home screen widgets are a notch below HTC's but better than stock Android. The Twitter and Facebook widgets are largely useless because they don't auto-update more than once an hour; nobody wants hours-old Tweets. But the Rolodex-style graphical buddy list is quite nice, and Daily Briefing combines weather, stocks, and news.
AT&T had their hand in the software here, too. Hackers will be disappointed that they aren't allowed to sideload apps, and the phone is laden with the usual undeletable plugs for extra-cost monthly services. AT&T Navigator ($9.99/month) is useful, AT&T Maps is redundant with Google Maps, and WHERE is just evil (it opts you into a monthly fee just for trying it.)
Media and Conclusions
The Captivate is a terrific media device, and it's only going to get better. The phone ships with a somewhat mysterious stub for Samsung Media Hub, a promised music-and-movie store which will have big-name content when it launches later this summer. You don't need Media Hub to enjoy the full media experience here, though it does help to have a Windows PC, not a Mac. That's because the Captivate's syncing software only runs on PCs. In fact, I couldn't even get my Captivate to show up on a Mac in Mass Storage mode (although it showed up on two Windows machines just fine.)
There's a lot of room for media on here: 16GB of internal memory, plus a slot behind the back cover for a MicroSD card up to 32GB. No card is included, but our 16GB SanDisk card worked fine.
You have two ways to sync media to the Captivate, other than dragging and dropping. The phone syncs perfectly with Windows Media Player, but there's also Samsung Kies, a very rich Windows-based app which lets you sync calendars and contacts locally with Outlook, upload and download your messages and media to the phone, reformat videos so they can be played properly and even tether your phone as a modem on AT&T's network, provided you have the right service plan.
You get two music players with the Captivate. Samsung's hacked Android music player ads some visual effects, an equalizer, and a Cover Flow-like album art display to the usually dull Android music player. AT&T Music, meanwhile, also integrates TuneWiki-like lyrics and Pandora-like custom radio stations, albeit for an unnecessary $5/month (Pandora and TuneWiki are free.)
Even without reformatting through Kies or WMP, the Captivate plays an unusually wide range of video formats. Along with the usual standard-def MPEG4 and WMV video, I was pleasantly shocked to find that H.264/AAC and XVID videos played, even high-def 720p files, and that there seemed to be an option for simulated 5.1 surround sound. AT&T will sell a component video cable for the Captivate that can play videos in 720p on an HDTV, Samsung told me.
The Captivate's 5-megapixel camera lacks a flash, but it takes decent photos. Colors were good, but I found the photos to be a bit soft compared to the iPhone 4 and Dell Streak. The video mode, on the other hand, matched the iPhone 4 by taking smooth 720-by-480 videos at 30 frames per second. Unlike the iPhone, though, there's no easy way to edit video on the device.
And there we get to the reason the iPhone (just barely) keeps the Editor's Choice for AT&T smartphones, death grip or no. Even though the Captivate is excellent, the iOS platform has better apps that take more advantage of the hardware. The Captivate has an awesome GPU, but there are relatively few 3D games that use it. The Captivate's tremendous camera has no iMovie. Yes, there are many great Android apps, and there are some (like Nintendo emulators and Dolphin Browser HD) that aren't matched on the iPhone platform.
But overall, the iPhone just edges out the Captivate through a richer array of immersive apps and a better store to buy them through. That's not to disparage the Captivate itself. A lot of people are starting to get sick of the hullaballoo surrounding the iPhone, and they want to try something a little different. The Captivate has better social-networking links than the iPhone, a more customizable home screen, free voice-guided navigation, and that super-colorful Super AMOLED screen. Now AT&T users have two truly great smartphones to choose from.
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The 100% cable free unit is the best on the market for battery usage with a quick 3-5 charge we have seen up to 20hrs on a single colour!
4 x 8W high powered RGBW LEDs giving a full spectrum of colours and an adjustable beam angle with its floor plate lends itself to endless applications from full room uplighting to lighting of props/theming.
The WiFiBox transmitter is compatible with our DMX controllers to full control over each unit.
Perfect for outdoor lighting with the supplied rainproof cover.
Wizard Rush / Chauvet Intimidator
These modern and current leaders in dance floor filling lighting effects. Both lights throw huge amounts of lighting from such a small compact effect. With energy efficient lamps and razor sharp definition these lights fill a dance floor with various colours, speeds and gobo patterns.
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Modern compact LED par can with full 7 x 3W RGB colour mix for ultra smooth colour mixing. A nice wide 40 degree beam of colour.
The compact cans can be used for various applications and come with IEC in and also full DMX.
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Help me experiment/ hack
Created February 15, 2014 at 9:41 PM
So a general overview:
I've been paleo for over 2 years. I used to be vegan, I used to work out 4x a week, was very lean and strong. I then started commuting to a new job and then comfort eating and put on about 2 stone in 3 months. I've never been able to lose this weight gain even after going paleo (I now eat meat). My partner is off on a business trip for 3 weeks, so I figured this was a good time to play around and hack with my diet and I'd like some help/ suggestions of what to try.
What I eat already:
I'm not super strict paleo in that I have milk in my tea and coffee. I usually skip breakfast or just have a coffee. For lunch I have one of the following: homemade salad - with hams/ cured meats, olive oil, sundried tomatoes, olives, or a "protein box" from POD - this is a smallish box of eggs, ham, salmon and chicken, sometimes a crayfish and avocado salad from pret. Dinner is usually bigger and varies - I like french cooking so creamy sauces with chicken and veggies, chilli - no rice, steak & celeriac chips etc. I have a couple of glasses of red wine in the evening maybe twice a week.
What I'm thinking of doing:
Keeping a more precise food diary and tracking weight every day.
Cutting out milk and dairy. Giving up drinking the red wine for a bit :(. I thought perhaps I'd try a different hack each week and see what works (maybe that time scale isn't long enough?).
Trying intermittent fasting? Trying eating carbs (veggi carbs no grains) and protein at different meals. Lowering my protein content and upping my fat content (not sure exactly how I can do this). Any other ideas?
I know exercise doesn't make a huge difference with weight loss, but I'd like to get back into it again slowly, so I though during this time I could try weights/ kettle bells for half hour in the mornings.
Advice really appreciated, I want to track progress as closely as possible and see what really makes a difference. I'd really like to lose at least half of what I put on. :)
on February 16, 2014
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I think several months is a good test.
on February 16, 2014
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Heya, I forgot to reply, then I was browsing the site today! So I took your suggestion and did IF, I cut out the red wine and was a bit more sensible with my dinners. I lost a load of weight, people commented when I visited my home town.
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on February 15, 2014
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That all sounds great, however 3 weeks time is not enough to evaluate results, so stick with it longer. I found that IF was the best way to control caloric intake for me as I was cutting out 1 meal that I ate from habit and not hunger.
on February 16, 2014
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Heya, I forgot to reply, then I was browsing the site today! So I took your suggestion and did IF, I cut out the red wine and was a bit more sensible with my dinners. I lost a load of weight, people commented when I visited my home town.
on February 16, 2014
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There are calculation sites that use USDA food-nutrition database such as http://nutritiondata.self.com/
Everything is not always helpful such as the inflammation factor or the nutritional target map but it is generally good, sign in and create a good diet. About 1 gram protein per kg weight is probably a good target, keep fructose + half of sucrose low, around 20 grams may be good, achieve good micronutrient levels and a more paleo diet will also probably help and improve as much as you can in a given time.


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A new way for communities to decide the future of the places where they live and work.
coalition Government has largely put a stop to the back garden grabbing
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the current economic climate this means that the number of on-going
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The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Arbor conferred 901 certificates and 340 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a certificate in general studies. Data shows the school gave out 901 certificates in general studies, followed by 436 certificates in nursing assistant/aide and patient care assistant/aide and 321 associate's degrees in general studies.
The college enrolled 12,335 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
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UPDATE: Internet Safety Policies and CIPA Digital Citizenship Workshop - 1/23/2012 www.education.ne.gov/techcen/erate.html Requirements of CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) CIPA requirements include the . . .
Educating Minors about Internet Safety
Beginning July 1, 2012 schools Internet safety policies must educate minors about appropriate online behavior, including interaction with other individuals on social networking web sites and in chat rooms, as well as cyberbullying awareness . . .


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Knowing that exit polling has historically overestimated the Democratic vote and knowing how much the final regular polling in the 1980 race understated Ronald Reagan's support compared to Jimmy Carter, it is worth looking at what the final poll results said in other presidential election years.
The facts show a similar trend in a pro-Democratic direction almost uniformly. Historically speaking, pollsters have underestimated how many people would vote for the Republican presidential candidate:
Writing at National Review, reporter Jim Geraghty quotes an anonymous pollster who provides a helpful review of past polling data:
In 1992, Gallup's final poll had Clinton winning by 12 percentage points, he won by 5.6 percentage points. In late October 1992, Pew had Clinton up 10.
In 1996, some reputable pollsters had Clinton winning by 18 percentage points late, and Pew had Clinton up by 19 in November; on Election Day, he won by 8.5 percentage points… In 2004, pollsters were spread out, but most underestimated Bush's margin. (2000 may have been a unique set of circumstances with the last-minute DUI revelation dropping Bush's performance lower than his standing in the final polls; alternatively, some may argue that the Osama bin Laden tape the Friday before the election in 2004 altered the dynamic in those final days.) In 2008, Marist had Obama up 9, as did CBS/New York Times and Washington Post/ABC News, while Reuters and Gallup both had Obama up 11.
Now, if this was just random chance of mistakes, you would see pollsters being wrong in both directions and by about the same margin in each direction at the same rate – sometimes overestimating how well the Democrats do some years, sometimes overestimating how well the Republicans do. But the problem seems pretty systemic – sometimes underestimating the GOP by a little, sometimes by a lot.
In 2004, the final telephone surveys mostly favored George W. Bush against John Kerry but the exit polls clearly did not. As usual, they overstated the Democrat vote (see our earlier report on reasons for this) which led many Democrats to expect that Kerry would win the popular vote and the presidency. When that did not happen, it triggered a widespread belief among hardcore Democrats that Republicans had somehow managed to "steal" the election in several different states, particularly in Ohio.
Of course, such Democrats never bothered to actually note that the organization which produced the exit polls, the National Election Pool, believed their own surveys were tilted toward Democrats. Here is what NEP told its subscriber news organizations after the 2004 election:
"Our investigation of the differences between the exit poll estimates and the actual vote count point to one primary reason: in a number of precincts a higher than average Within Precinct Error most likely due to Kerry voters participating in the exit polls at a higher rate than Bush voters. There has been partisan overstatements in previous elections, more often overstating the Democrat, but occasionally overstating the Republican."
Having said all that, it is important to keep in mind that if you are seeing a poll that is predicting a massive vote increase for President Obama over his 2008 totals in a state or nation-wide, it probably is not the fault of an oversampling of Democrats. More likely is the assumptions made by the pollsters as to who constitutes a "likely voter," something they determine not via party ID but by things like race, age, and income. A polling company's likely voter (LV) model is critical because the electorate in any jurisdiction is always a non-random subset of the larger population. While some groups are more likely to vote than others, trying to sift out who actually will vote from those who only say they will is a difficult, non-scientific task. People with a background in statistical survey methods but a lack of experience in politics often miss this point.
I touched on this issue earlier this week but a more thorough explanation can be found in a blog post from the polling company Voter Survey Service (ht: James Taranto) which is a defense of its recent poll in Pennsylvania showing a much closer race than one commissioned for the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper. In the posting, VSS gives a look inside its own model for determining who it should talk to, something pollsters rarely do:
Our vote model for gauging the number of interviews conducted with voters of different demographic groups (things like party affiliation, racial background and age range, etc.) is a blend of turnout models from both the 2008 and 2004 presidential elections, but leans more towards 2004 VTO and is predicated on the belief that turnout this November will not be anywhere near '08 levels when 5.9 million votes were cast.
First, our ratio of interviews conducted with Republicans and Democrats in our recent polls (49D – 43R) gives Democrats a 6-point advantage based on the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans in actual registration. However, this ratio is slightly more Republican based on both national and state polling showing that Republicans are more likely to vote than Democrats this year given high intensity among Republicans who strongly disapprove of the President's job performance. Nonetheless, this +6 Democratic advantage is only one point less Democrat than the 7-point advantage these same exit polls gave Democrats in the 2008 presidential election. Besides, simply conducting more surveys with Democratic voters (as some have suggested) doesn't necessarily translate into more votes for President Obama when you consider that Mitt Romney is winning Democratic-leaning counties in Western Pennsylvania by ten or more percentage points. Nonetheless, it is entirely appropriate to sample Republicans one or two points higher than in 2008 if you believe as we do that voter turnout this November will have little resemblance to the last presidential election.
Second, our ratio of younger to older voters reflects turnout that is likely to be slightly higher with older voters given the lack of enthusiasm from younger voters. In our surveys, 18-44 yr. olds make up 30% of all interviews and voters 45 years of age and older represent the remaining seventy percent. For instance, according to 2008 exit polls voter turnout among 18-29 year olds peaked at 18%, but national and state polling proves interest among younger voters down sharply this year due to higher unemployment with younger voters and college graduates in particular. So conducting approximately ten percent of surveys with 18-29 year olds is a reflection of this lower anticipated turnout among these less-enthusiastic voters. Besides, the fact that Obama backers have suggested that over sampling older voters skews results in favor of Mitt Romney is a striking revelation in a state like Pennsylvania known for having the 5th largest population of senior citizens in the country.
Ultimately, however, regardless of whether an organization decides to share details about its LV model, the best way to obtain a "sanity check" on any poll is to compare how it stacks up with recent electoral vote totals. This is the advice of Frank Newport of Gallup who wrote a column yesterday which obliquely criticizes his competitors for releasing polls which show ridiculous Obama leads in various states:
Basically, if an observer is concerned about a poll's results, that observer should skip over the party identification question and just look at the ballot directly. In other words, cut to the chase. Don't bother with party identification sample numbers. Look directly at the ballot.
For example, we know that in Ohio:
- Obama won by 5 points in 2008
- Bush won by 2 points in 2004
- Bush won by 3 points in 2000
Now if a given poll in Ohio in this election shows Obama with a 10-percentage-point lead, one should just ask, "How likely is it that Obama would be ahead by 10 points if he won by five points in 2008?" -- forgetting party identification, which we assume is going to be higher for the Democratic Party if Obama is ahead, anyway. The discussion of the ballot in the context of previous ballots is, in fact, a reasonable discussion. It may be unlikely that Obama will double his margin in 2012 from what occurred in Ohio in 2008. Or maybe not. But the focus should be directly on the ballot, and discussions of reasons why it might be different than one expects should not involve an attempt to explain the results by focusing on changes in party identification -- which is basically a tautological argument.
In Florida:
- Obama won by 3 points in 2008
- Bush won by 5 points in 2004
- Bush won by [much] less than one point in 2000.
So, if one sees a poll saying that Obama is leading Romney by nine points in Florida, then one should ask how likely it is that Obama will exceed his 2008 margin by six points. That is a reasonable discussion. But one need not attempt to say that the nine-point lead in the poll is suspect because there were too many Democrats and not enough Republicans in the sample compared to 2008. The finding of differences in party identification is, instead, simply reflecting what one sees on the ballot.
Essentially, it is much more direct to just focus on the trends and comparisons of the ballot question than it is to introduce an extraneous look at trends in party identification.
I've been analyzing election surveys at Gallup since the 1992 presidential election, and I don't personally put a great deal of stock in survey-to-survey variations in party identification. All of our weighting focus is on the effort to bring more solid demographic variables into alignment with census figures -- including in recent years cell phone and landline phone use. We don't find that party identification is stable enough to be of much use when it comes to comparing sample-to-sample variations, or sample to exit poll differences.
One final thing to keep in mind: While polls have a tendency to oversample Democrats compared to Republicans, that fact does not mean that pollsters themselves are deliberately trying to demoralize conservative voters. While certain pollsters are partisan, the vast majority of polling companies solicit business from both sides of the political spectrum and as such, it is not in their interest to consistently produce results which would make Republicans unlikely to purchase their services.
In this regard, polling companies are quite different from media companies. While the latter style themselves as "mainstream" they are overwhelmingly dominated by liberal Democrats, many of whom have no problem gleefully touting inaccurate poll results that favor their own political affiliation. Deliberately skewing the news certainly can result in smaller audiences but because media audiences fluctuate for a variety of other reasons, media companies cannot see the effects of partisanship on their own revenues, unlike polling firms.


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Prior to joining the firm, Robynn spent six years in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where she led efforts to advance the Administration's global development goals through emerging market impact investments. She led the launch of Beyond the Grid under President Obama's Power Africa initiative, mobilizing 27 private sector partners to invest over $1 billion in distributed energy solutions across Africa. She also worked closely with USAID, OPIC, the U.S. Treasury, and State Department to increase emerging market entrepreneurs' access to early-stage risk capital, scale digital financial services, and accelerate the Administration's use of incentive prizes.
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Mercado translates to market, so Friday's "Market on Fifth" had a huge turnout on their opening night. Jackeline Zamora from Mercado's staff invites "everybody from quad cities to come and enjoy the music, food, everybody's welcome."Continue Reading »
Moline's Floreciente neighborhood is one full of history and a new tradition is trying to make its mark in the community as Mercado on Fifth prepares for year two.Continue Reading »
After successfully bringing crowds last fall to its outdoor market in downtown Moline, Mercado on Fifth now wants to bring aspiring entrepreneurs — and their businesses — out from their homes and to the weekly marketplace.Continue Reading »
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What I used:
- Barry M Frosted Cupcake Strawberries & Cream (pastel pink with glass flecks)
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I do love these kind of random patterns that you can layer up! Every nail looks unique but similar, and you can create some fab colour combos.
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text: It is good to challenge yourself but it is even greater, from time to time, to pause and look around at what you have accomplished. Writing the 52 Weeks Challenge in 2017 has been at times my salvation: at the start, I needed to share my pain and then, quickly enough, my happiness, share what I did to get back on track, what anyone could do to change things that aren't working (starting with getting some help from a book, a friend or a stranger) but mostly show that one year can change a lot of things. Continue reading "Week 51 – The End of year of Challenges"


text: NYSE:SYF - Synchrony Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Synchrony Financial Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $37.69 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 12/15/2019 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Today's Range$37.42Now: $37.69▼$38.1850-Day Range$34.97MA: $36.77▼$37.7652-Week Range$21.77Now: $37.69▼$38.18Volume4.14 million shsAverage Volume4.03 million shsMarket Capitalization$24.35 billionP/E Ratio10.08Dividend Yield2.33%Beta1.16 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditShare on StocktwitsPrint this articleShare by Email Synchrony Financial operates as a consumer financial services company in the United States. The company offers private label credit cards, dual cards, general purpose co-branded credit cards, and small and medium-sized business credit products; and promotional financing for consumer purchases, such as private label credit cards and installment loans. Read More… Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Nondepository credit institutions Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:SYF Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1601712 Webhttp://www.synchronyfinancial.com/ Phone203-585-2400Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.35 Current Ratio1.38 Quick Ratio1.26Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio10.08 Forward P/E Ratio8.87 P/E Growth0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$18.25 billion Price / Sales1.33 Cash Flow$4.30 per share Price / Cash Flow8.76 Book Value$20.42 per share Price / Book1.85Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.74 Net Income$2.79 billion Net Margins19.54% Return on Equity20.05% Return on Assets2.80%Miscellaneous Employees16,500 Outstanding Shares646,190,000Market Cap$24.35 billion Next Earnings Date1/22/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable Receive SYF News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for SYF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. SYF Rates by TradingView Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) Frequently Asked Questions What is Synchrony Financial's stock symbol? Synchrony Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SYF." How often does Synchrony Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Synchrony Financial? Synchrony Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, November 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. View Synchrony Financial's Dividend History. How were Synchrony Financial's earnings last quarter? Synchrony Financial (NYSE:SYF) issued its earnings results on Friday, October, 18th. The financial services provider reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.12 by $0.10. The financial services provider earned $4.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.33 billion. Synchrony Financial had a net margin of 19.54% and a return on equity of 20.05%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. View Synchrony Financial's Earnings History. When is Synchrony Financial's next earnings date? Synchrony Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Synchrony Financial. What price target have analysts set for SYF? 13 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Synchrony Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate Synchrony Financial's stock price to reach $39.08 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Synchrony Financial. What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Synchrony Financial? 13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Synchrony Financial in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Synchrony Financial. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Synchrony Financial stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Synchrony Financial stock: 1. BTIG Research analysts commented, "We are raising our 2019 EPS estimates for Buy-rated Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (CTO) ahead of CTO's 2Q19 earnings after CTO closed on a number of dispositions (both of land and multi- tenanted buildings) in late 2Q19 in addition to executing a number of new acquisitions. Our 2Q19 EPS estimate is increasing from $0.27 to $2.04, while we are also raising our 2019 EPS estimate from $8.20 to $9.55; our 2020 EPS estimate is declining modestly from $5.25 to $5.13. CTO's previously announced land sales pipeline represents ~60% of the company's remaining land holdings under purchase and sale agreement (aggregating ~$87M), and ~68% is expected to close in 2019." (7/15/2019) 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Synchrony Financial's shares have outperformed its industry year to date. It has witnessed its 2019 estimates move upward over the past 60 days. Its concerted efforts in forging alliances and effecting consolidations are likely to drive the shares going forward. It has been witnessing strong revenue growth since its inception in 2013 on the back of rising interest income. Moreover, its Retail Card platform has consistently performed well over the last several quarters. Its steady capital position also impresses. However, the company has been witnessing a steep rise in expenses since 2013, which has been weighing on its bottom line. The company has been taking up several organic and inorganic strategies with a view to expand which in turn, has resulted in higher marketing expenses and acquisitions-related costs. Its high allowance for loss remains another concern. Loss of Walmart continues to bother." (3/27/2019) Has Synchrony Financial been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about SYF stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Synchrony Financial earned a media sentiment score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Synchrony Financial. Are investors shorting Synchrony Financial? Synchrony Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totalling 17,420,000 shares, an increase of 18.9% from the November 14th total of 14,650,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,410,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.0 days. Currently, 2.7% of the company's shares are sold short. View Synchrony Financial's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Synchrony Financial's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Synchrony Financial include Zurich Insurance Group (ZURVY), Ally Financial (ALLY), HARGREAVES LANS/ADR (HRGLY), SBI (SBHGF), Walker & Dunlop (WD), LexinFintech (LX), 360 Finance (QFIN), Green Dot (GDOT), Qudian (QD), Blucora (BCOR), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Oportun Financial (OPRT), Curo Group (CURO), America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX) and CNFinance (CNF). What other stocks do shareholders of Synchrony Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Synchrony Financial investors own include Bank of America (BAC), General Electric (GE), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Who are Synchrony Financial's key executives? Synchrony Financial's management team includes the folowing people: Ms. Margaret M. Keane, CEO & Director (Age 60)Mr. Brian D. Doubles, Pres (Age 43)Mr. Henry F. Greig, Exec. VP, Chief Credit Officer & Capital Management Leader (Age 56)Mr. Thomas M. Quindlen, Exec. VP & CEO of Retail Card (Age 56)Mr. Neeraj K. Mehta, Exec. VP, CEO of Payment Solutions & Chief Commercial Officer (Age 48) Who are Synchrony Financial's major shareholders? Synchrony Financial's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.24%), Boston Partners (0.71%), Point72 Asset Management L.P. (0.49%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.49%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.42%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.34%). Company insiders that own Synchrony Financial stock include David P Melito, Henry F Greig, Laurel Richie, Margaret M Keane, Neeraj Mehta, Paul Whynott, Roy A Guthrie, Thomas M Quindlen and Will W Graylin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Synchrony Financial. Which major investors are selling Synchrony Financial stock? SYF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC, Mondrian Investment Partners LTD, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Westchester Capital Management Inc., Voloridge Investment Management LLC and DPM Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Synchrony Financial company stock in the last year include David P Melito, Henry F Greig, Margaret M Keane and Will W Graylin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Synchrony Financial. Which major investors are buying Synchrony Financial stock? SYF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Point72 Asset Management L.P., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Millennium Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, PGGM Investments and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Synchrony Financial stock in the last two years include Laurel Richie and Roy A Guthrie. View Insider Buying and Selling for Synchrony Financial. How do I buy shares of Synchrony Financial? Shares of SYF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Synchrony Financial's stock price today? One share of SYF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.69. How big of a company is Synchrony Financial? Synchrony Financial has a market capitalization of $24.35 billion and generates $18.25 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.79 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.74 on an earnings per share basis. Synchrony Financial employs 16,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Synchrony Financial. What is Synchrony Financial's official website? The official website for Synchrony Financial is http://www.synchronyfinancial.com/. How can I contact Synchrony Financial? Synchrony Financial's mailing address is 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, STAMFORD CT, 06902. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 203-585-2400 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Synchrony Financial (NYSE SYF)Community Ranking: 3.1 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 708 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 438 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 1,146MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Synchrony Financial and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SYF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe SYF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. This page was last updated on 12/15/2019 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is Depreciation?


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UK's higher debt threatens rating
THE UK government borrowed slightly more than expected in December as the economy continued to struggle, thwarting efforts to erase a large budget deficit and adding to pressure on the country's top credit rating.
Just over a month after official borrowing forecasts for 2012-13 were revised, economists said the figures showed the Chancellor, George Osborne (right), was almost certain to miss his new annual target, further endangering a deficit-cutting drive that is already running two years behind.
The government's preferred measure of public sector borrowing rose to £15.419bn in the month from £14.848bn a year earlier, just above a forecast of £15.2bn.
It was mainly due to a poor growth in revenues, which will bolster criticism that the government has cut too hard and too fast in the public sector to allow the economy to grow.
But there were also worrying signs that, with unemployment rising, spending is growing faster than expected, by 5.4pc on the year compared with a 3.6pc rise in revenues.
There are a number of windfalls likely to flow into state coffers before the financial year ends in early April, but the most-used measure of borrowing is already £2bn short of the 2012-13 target set in December.
"We're still trying to work out how the government believes they're going to meet their borrowing requirement this year," said Tom Vosa from National Australia Bank in London.
"They still seem to be some way off from the target announced in (December)."
The Office of Budget Responsibility, a budget watchdog, said after the data it was still hopeful the target it set in December could be met. (Reuters)
Irish Independent


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Is the Wikileaks Saga the Biggest Crypto-Environmental Story of 2010?
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As 2010 comes to a close, the time for giving thanks for all those small green steps that we've collectively taken over the past twelve months now past by a couple weeks, ever media outlet is trying to make a bullet-pointed list of the year's high- and low-lights for easy consumption. Doing that in environmental business politics, the Gulf Oil Spill, the US mid-term election results, the semi-revival of the UN climate process at COP16 all pop quickly to mind. But as the saga of Julian Assange and Wikileaks continues, I increasingly think that this may well turn out to be the biggest environmental story of the year and next. The environmentally-related cables released so far haven't been entirely revelatory--though the Dalai Lama commenting that environmental issues in Tibet need to take precedence over political ones for a while was unexpected--but the reaction of politicians in the US and abroad, across the mainstream political spectrum, as well as much of the mainstream media, says more about the challenge we collectively face in creating a more socioecologically sustainable future than any of the overtly environmental events of 2010.
If a crucial part of creating that future is bringing greater transparency and greater democracy to all of our business and political dealings, then credit card companies and banks cutting off service to Wikileaks, calls for assassination of Julian Assange even by so-called liberal politicians, Orwellian directives from government offices that unauthorized employees shouldn't view classified cables even though they are de facto now in the public domain, all indicate that the road ahead is longer and more difficult than we'd like to think.
Corporate and political transparency, corporate and political responsiveness to the needs of communities are all key to dealing effectively with the myriad bigger-than-self environmental issues looming on the horizon. Climate change, biodiversity loss, natural resource overconsumption, peak oil--and implementing effective, lasting and egalitarian solutions to these--require the exact opposite response than has been exhibited over the past couple of weeks as the behind the scenes dealings of US foreign policy get incrementally revealed.
To adequately deal with these environmental problems we need less concentration of power and wealth, less alignment of business and governmental interests in supporting that concentration. We need more transparency not less; we need less secrecy not more.
Other specific events may be important green milestones, marking progress and regress, but in terms of clearly defining the sort of world the environmental movement is trying to transform, the Wikileaks reaction is highly illuminating.
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The University of Connecticut confirmed Thursday that freshman Amida Brimah is scheduled for surgery Friday morning to his left shoulder that will keep him sidelined until late summer.
"The surgery, a left shoulder arthroscopy, will repair a torn labrum and is expected to alleviate a condition that bothered the 7-foot freshman at times throughout the 2013-14 season," the school said in a statement. "While the condition was not severe enough to warrant surgery during the season, following a recent MRI, it was determined that it would be the best course of treatment to fully alleviate the problem. The recovery period is usually 4-5 months."
"We'll try to do it fast, so that he can get back before the season starts," Nana Baafi, Brimah's legal guardian, said via the New Haven Register. "He was battling with it the whole season. If he doesn't do it, it's gonna keep coming. So, he might as well just do it, so he can be healthy ... He could have fought through it, but it's not advisable. His health is more important. If something else happened, it might get worse. ...
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Fox and National Geographic Networks will investigate astrophysicist and television host Neil deGrasse Tyson after multiple women accused Tyson of sexual misconduct, including two who recently published their accounts on Patheos.com, the Washington Post reports.
The big picture: The networks say they were just made aware of the statements and are reviewing them. Tyson hosted the show "Cosmos" on Fox in 2014 with a new edition set to air on National Geographic in 2019. The producers of "Cosmos" said in a statement, "[t]he credo at the heart of 'Cosmos' is to follow the evidence wherever it leads. The producers of 'Cosmos' can do no less in this situation."


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In our news wrap Tuesday, Christmas Eve was observed around the world with holiday services in China, parades in Bethlehem and last minute shopping in the U.S. Also, a new round of Syrian raids killed at least 15 people in the northern city of Aleppo. The air strikes began on Dec. 15 and have killed more than 360 people so far.
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Christmas Eve was marked by festivities and preparations around the world today. The faithful prepared for midnight services in places both traditional and unusual.
Central African Republic. Some of 2013's first Christmas Eve celebrations occurred in China, where guards and volunteers held back hundreds crowding into a Beijing cathedral for holiday services.
MAN (through interpreter):
I say, Christmas will be merry. Why is it merry? Because our savior, Jesus Christ, has come. When he comes close to our hearts, we will be happy.
In the Philippines, survivors of last month's catastrophic typhoon erected giant Christmas lanterns across the devastation in Tacloban. People in other towns sang and danced to holiday songs as they remembered lost loved ones.
MAN (through interpreter):
We will still celebrate Christmas, despite this tragedy that came to us. Christmas will go on.
And in Bethlehem, parades filled the streets, as Christian pilgrims and tourists from around the world poured into Manger Square, considered the birthplace of Jesus.
Decorations and holiday lights adorned the West Bank for the evening's celebrations.
And at the Vatican, worshipers filled Saint Peter's Basilica for Pope Francis's first Christmas midnight mass as pontiff. Thousands more gathered outside in St. Peter's Square.
U.S. troops in Kabul marked the 13th Christmas Eve for American forces in Afghanistan with candles and hymns.
But, as always, they were missing loved ones.
It is difficult, but they — they love me, and they understand that I'm here serving our country. And so it's — it's really not very easy, but — you know, it is not easy being away from my family.
And far above the planet, astronauts on the International Space Station performed a rare Christmas Eve space walk, only the second in NASA's history, the goal, to replace a faulty cooling system that failed December 11, all this as American shoppers raced against time to find last- minute gifts.
This is ideal. I mean, you're in. You're out, get great deals, get the wife's last minute Christmas gift, and you're good.
But even a surge of buyers in the closing hours may not be enough for merchants. The industry data firm ShopperTrak reports sales at U.S. stores have fallen each of the last three weeks, compared to a year ago.
The housing market is ending the year on a down note. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that mortgage applications have fallen 60 percent since May, as interest rates rose. And new home sales fell in November. On Wall Street, the market had a shortened trading day. The Dow Jones industrial average gained nearly 63 points to close at 16357. The Nasdaq rose six points to close at 4155.
The U.N. Security Council moved today to beef up its peacekeeping force in South Sudan to more than 12,000 troops. It's a bid to quell growing violence between rival ethnic factions. We will ask Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., about South Sudan and the neighboring Central African Republic right after the news summary.
In Syria, a new round of air raids killed at least 15 people in the northern city of Aleppo. The opposition said government planes and helicopters blasted apartment buildings, homes and cars. The aerial assault began on December 15. Activists say more than 360 people have been killed since then.
At least 13 people were killed in Egypt today when a powerful bomb ripped through a police headquarters. More than 100 others were hurt. The blast brought down an entire section of the five-story building in the city of Mansoura. It was the deadliest attack since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in July.
The interim prime minister vowed to respond.
INTERIM PRIME MINISTER HAZEM EL-BEBLAWI, Egypt (through interpreter):
We're at the forefront of a confrontation with one of the worst faces of terrorism, and we will not stay silent. We will confront it. And whoever committed this attack, whether an individual or a group, is a terrorist.
Mohammed Morsi's organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, denied any role in today's bombing.
Back in this country, the U.S. Postal Service won a temporary rate increase today, after losing $5 billion in the last fiscal year. The Postal Regulatory Commission raised the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents to 49 cents as of January 26. Rates for bulk mail, magazines and packages will rise 6 percent. The increases will last for two years.
Grammy-winning musician and composer Yusef Lateef died last night at his home in Shutesbury, Massachusetts. The renowned tenor saxophonist and flutist was one of the first to incorporate world music into jazz. And, in 2010, he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the nation's highest jazz honor. Yusef Lateef was 93 years old.


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Egypt elections captured on social media
Enthusiasm waned after the first round, with online mentions of the voting dropping by over 50%
Social media comments and posts about the Egyptian elections dropped significantly from 13,815 mentions during the first round of elections on 28th and 29th of November, to 4,608 mentions during the second stage of elections on the 14th and 15th of December, before rebounding slightly to 6,540 mentions on the third round of voting on 9th and 10th of January, according to SocialEyez, a social media monitoring platform with support for Arabic content.
SocialEyez said that the initial surge in interest during the first round of elections began to fade by the time the second round of elections began, the website also said that due to the Islamist lead, the results of the first elections had been noteworthy for many social media users, who then shifted their focus to other topics of discussion.
Many social media users highlighted the high turn-out at the voting stations and their hopes for a better government.
Raehat Al-ward Wal-Ful wrote on the Facebook page of Rasd News Network (RNN), an online news service: "The Egyptian people are great and the elite who claim that the people don't understand [politics] so they make bad choices are not able to understand the real nature of the wonderful and brave Egyptians. A salute to the genuine Egyptian nation including its youth, elders, children, males and females."
The main topics of discussion on all social media forums during the election were the role of the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as a focus on the behaviour of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. The focus on the armed forces was heightened by a picture of an abaya-clad women being stripped and beaten by the military police.
According to SocialEyez, over 73% of monitored Social Media users opposed the excessive use of force by the military against protesters and expressed deep concern about military tactics.
"This is totally unacceptable! Tantawi and his dogs are attacking and killing our sons and daughters!" said Wael Salem on Facebook.
While on the news website Al Dostor one reader added "This is not an army. It's rather an armed militia affiliated with Hosni Mubarak. They are the cursed dogs of Mubarak."
However, 22% of all monitored comments defended the military police's behavior and many accused the protesters of fabricating footage.
"We all are supporting the army. They are doing their jobs to protect the public interest. All Egyptians know that all the videos showing soldiers beating people are not real. All of them have been fabricated," Hana Qamar said on Facebook.
The role of martyrs during the election violence was also widely discussed, with 44% of Tweets on the Egypt elections urging others to remember the role they played in the revolution.
At the beginning of the election, many social media discussions focused on election procedures and safety, while in the last rounds the comments shifted to the final outcome of the elections, with many expressing satisfaction at how badly the former regime leaders had done in the voting.
Approximately 70% of Egypt's social media users expressed satisfaction with the bad results these candidates received.
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LOS ANGELES – The Utah Jazz have had a tough time handling rookie sensation Blake Griffin. That makes them no different than any other team the Los Angeles Clippers have faced.
Even so, Utah has managed to win all three meetings because the Jazz have averaged 107 points against them.
Al Jefferson had 31 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday night, helping Utah beat the Clippers 103-95 and extend its road winning streak to four games.
Griffin, the only player to start all 30 games for the Clippers, led them with 30 points and 12 rebounds. He is averaging 27 points and 14.3 boards against the Jazz.
"He's a force in this league and he will be for years to come," Utah point guard Deron Williams said. "His game speaks for itself. He's a walking double-double. He's so athletic and strong, and there's not many weaknesses in his game."
Griffin's double-double was his 26th this season and 20th in a row, breaking the Clippers' rookie record set by Michael Cage during the 1986-87 season and giving Griffin the longest such streak by any NBA rookie in the last 40 years. Only two players in the league have had longer double-double streaks during the last 10 years — Kevin Garnett (37) and David Lee (24).
"That's what happens when you play well as a team and everyone contributes," Griffin said of his streak. "But it doesn't mean a win, so we've just got to get better. We turned the ball over too much and we were standing around on offense."
The Clippers set a season high with 10 blocked shots — seven by DeAndre Jordan, who is starting in place of the injured Chris Kaman. The total was one more than they had against the Jazz on Nov. 6 at Utah in a double-overtime loss.
"Those guys, Jordan and Blake, they're very athletic and they attack the defensive board and block shots," Jefferson said. "But we just kept attacking. We're just sticking with our offense and trusting it."
Andre Kirilenko missed his first game of the season because of a lower back strain and reserve C.J. Miles sat because of flulike symptoms, leaving the Jazz vulnerable at small forward.
Mehmet Okur, playing his second game of the season after missing the first 30 while rehabbing from a torn left Achilles' tendon, scored 13 points in 17 minutes. Rookie Gordon Hayward made his fifth start of the season in Kirilenko's spot, and had 17 points and six rebounds.
"The first half I knew I was aiming it. I could just tell by the way it was going because the ball had no rotation," said Hayward, who was 6 for 12 from the field and made 3 of 5 from 3-point range. "I guess I was kind of nervous. But in the second half, after seeing that first one go in, it was a really good feeling — and it seemed to open up a little bit more."
Utah trailed by 12 points late in the first quarter and didn't take its first lead until Hayward hit a 3-pointer for a 60-58 advantage with 9:14 left in the third.
"It was fun out there, but I wish we would have come out a lot stronger in the first half," Hayward said. "We always have to fight our way back. I hate doing that, but I was proud of the way our guys fought back."
The Jazz took an 81-70 lead into the fourth before the Clippers closed to 81-77 on a 3-pointer by rookie Eric Bledsoe with 10:34 to play. But Utah responded with a 12-2 run, capped by a three-point play by Jefferson that extended its margin to 93-79 with 6:37 remaining.
Griffin received a delay-of-game warning from referee Monty McCutchen when he grabbed the ball after his tip-in basket and then bounced it to a Utah player who was waiting to inbound it. Less than a minute later, Griffin again got his hands on the ball after it went through on a short hook shot, but quickly dropped it and put up his hands on his way up court.
Notes: Griffin is donating $100 for every dunk he makes to Dunking For Dollars, to help fight childhood obesity. The Nestle Foundation will match his donation. Griffin leads the league with 78 dunks. ... Kirilenko hasn't played a full 82-game schedule since 2001-02, when he was a rookie. ... The Jazz had to call a timeout with 7:13 left in the first quarter after Raja Bell lost a shoe. ... The Clippers began a five-game homestand after winning five of their previous six games.


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