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This Week: The markets started the week by dipping toward the 5890 level before rising toward the 5930 level, spending the mid week oscillating around the 5940 level before falling back down to the 5930 level and latterly below that at the end of the week and to the week's close on Friday. The markets ended the week higher than at the start. FTSE 100 Peak: 5948.50 (mid-week); Trough: 5891.33 (start of week).
The Month: The high point over the last month was 5948.50 this week. The Lowest Point remained at the end of Friday trade four weeks ago of 5605.59. The FTSE 100 at the start of the current rolling month has been around 5700 whilst the index has gradually climbed to the week's close at 5921.76 following its decline to the 5600 level in the early part of the month. Overall there is an approximate 200 points increase in the FTSE over the last rolling month, with the decline early in the period being reversed. Despite the rises and falls of this month, December has now seen a slight increase in the overall level compared to the start of the rolling three month comparison period despite the relatively short and sharp decline mid November.
The overall view of the last 6 months is still more of a general increase with the index reaching some 450 points higher than the 6 months start.
The figures below are closing numbers as at Friday 14th December 2012
FTSE 100 5921.76 0.12% on the week
FTSE All Share 3098.41 0.18% on the week
Brent Crude $ per barrel 109.15 1.99% on the week
Gold $ per troy ounce 1696.25 -0.31% on the week
Silver $ per troy ounce 32.52 -1.00% on the week
Copper US$ per tonne 8065.00 0.93% on the week (LME 3 months)
Wheat Futures CBOT 801.00 -5.12% on the week (US$ per bushel – Contract 5000 bushels/136 tonnes)
Palm Oil US$ per tonne 772.50 0.65% on the week (eg CMEGlobex – trading unit 25 tonnes – mirror and settle to Malaysian ringgit benchmark)
MPC Base Rate % 0.50 (Bank of England Base/Repo Rate) since 05/03/2009
Euro Repo Rate % 0.75 since 05/07/2012
US Libor % 0.16250 last week : 0.16250
Euro Libor % 0.01357 last week : 0.01357
GBP Libor % 0.48000 last week : 0.48000
Euro Euribor 3 mnths % 0.18 last week : 0.19
Sterling CDs 3 mnths % 0.49 last week : 0.49
RONIA % 0.4712 l wk : 0.4846 (Repurchase Overnight Index Ave Rate)
SONIA % 0.4293 l wk : 0.4331 (Sterling Overnight Index Ave Rate)
HFRX 1144.21 0.54% on the week (Global Hedge Fund Index)
10 Year Government Bond (Gilt) Price £98.98 Yield 1.87%
One Pound will buy 1.6120 US Dollars
One Pound will buy 1.2297 Euros
CPI Inflation stands at 2.7% as at Oct 2012 Currently the Gov't measure of inflation
Retail Prices Index : 3.2% as at Oct 2012 Previously the Gov't measure of inflation
Inflation Target for the time being: 2.0% based on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
The Government's Inflation Target is announced each year by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the annual Budget statement. The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has the aim to set interest rates so that over- or under- inflation can be brought back to Inflation Target over a reasonable time period without creating undue instability in the economy. Inflation Target is not a permanently fixed level and may vary depending on prevailing economic and fiscal conditions.
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Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan
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Pratapgarh district is the 33rd district of Rajasthan, created on 26 January 2008.[1] It is a part of Udaipur Division and has been carved out from the erstwhile tehsils of Chittorgarh, Udaipur and Banswara districts. Pratapgarh town (Pin Code 312605, STD Code 01478) is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Pratapgarh district
|Coordinates (Pratapgarh, Rajasthan): 24°01′48″N 74°46′48″E / 24.03000°N 74.78000°ECoordinates: 24°01′48″N 74°46′48″E / 24.03000°N 74.78000°E
|Pratapgarh, Rajasthan
|• Lok Sabha constituencies
|• Vidhan Sabha constituencies
|Pratapgarh (No.172) Dhariyawad (No.157)
|• Total
|4,117.36 km2 (1,589.72 sq mi)
|• Total
|• Density
|210/km2 (550/sq mi)
|• Urban
|• Literacy
|47.12 (in 2011)
|Time zone
|Major highways
- 1 History
- 2 Geography
- 3 Divisions
- 4 District administration
- 5 Demographics
- 6 Economy
- 7 Public representatives
- 8 Transport
- 9 Medical and health services
- 10 Postal services and banking
- 11 Telecommunications
- 12 Education
- 13 Flora and fauna
- 14 Pratapgarh-Towards being e-district
- 15 Academic sources
- 16 References
- 17 External links
The rulers of 'Partabgadh-Raj' were descendants of Sisodia clan of Mewar Rajputs.[2]
Vasundhara Raje, the then Chief Minister of Rajasthan, announced Pratapgarh to be an independent district in 2008.
Well known for pure gold and glass-inlay handmade unique jewelry called "Thewa", Pratapgarh, as the 33rd district of Rajasthan, came into existence on 26 January 2008, comprising five Tehsils/ sub-divisions, Pratapgarh, Chhotee Sadri, Dhariyawad, Arnod and Peepalkhoont.
The district is dotted with good number of ancient and historical sites, but in want of a detailed study either by the Archaeological Survey of India or by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan, there are no 'protected monuments' as such. A few important still unexplored archaeological and historical sites include Avleshwara, Ghotaavarshika (Ghotarsi), Sidheriya, Gandharvpur (Gandher) Jaanagarh, Veerpur and many others. Sita Mata sanctuary houses pre-historic rock engravings.
Ghotarasi village is located around 10 km from the town, which has an Old Suryanarayan temple, Gotameswara is an anacient lord Shiva temple situated 18 km from Pratapgarh near Arnod town. It is believed that this temple has a secret tunnel made by Pandvas during their 'agyatwaas' period, which connects this place to Ujjain city.
People of Pratapgarh were demanding to make it an independent district separate from Chittorgarh district, of which it was a part. The Government of Rajasthan declared on 6 July 2006 its intention to create Pratapgarh as a separate district. The process of officially declaring Pratapgarh as a new district took some time. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje declared Praratapgarh as 33rd district of Rajasthan on 8 March 2007 in legislative assembly's budget session. Pratapgarh, Arnod and Chhoti Sadri tehsils from chittaurgarh district, Peepal Khoont from Banswada district and Dhariyawad from Udaipur district were unified together to form this new district.
As Pratapgarh already had some district offices (a district session court (since 1944), district hospital, district jail etc.) and also a different vehicle registration code than Chittaurgarh, this was an apt decision. Significant progress in all spheres of economic-socio-cultural life is noticiable after 2008. However, much is to be done in creating essential infra-structural facilities and overall literacy.
- Location
Pratapgarh is located at 24.03° N 74.78° E with an average elevation of 580 meters (1610 feet above mean sea level). It is said to be the second highest place (?) in Rajasthan after Mount Abu. Situated on the junction of the Aravali mountain ranges and the Malwa Plateau its unique location prominently carries the geological characteristics of these both.
- Area
The geographical area of Pratapgarh is 4,11,736 hectares, out of which forest area is 1,20,976 hectares (2009-'10)[3].
- Climate, Soil, Topography and Minerals
The average annual rainfall is 856 mm. The soil is mainly highly fertile Black Cotton Soil made of magma of volcanos. The major rivers of the district are Jakham, Mahi, and Siwana or shiv. Other seasonal rivers are Som, Era, and Karmoi. Out of five, four sub divisions except Chhoti Sadri, are notified forest blocks, where no major industry or mining activity is allowed under law. However, in non-forest regions of Chhoti Sadri (and part of Pratapgarh and Dhariyawad), small scale mining activities are in operation extracting mainly red ochre, calcite, dolomite, quartz, feldspar and soapstone. Marble, Building-stone and Limestone are also available in small quantities.
Pratapgarh district comprises 5 sub-divisions, Arnod, Chhoti Sadri, Dhariawad, Peepal Khoont and Pratapgarh.
The number of revenue villages in Arnod Tehsil is 178, in Choti Saari Tehsil the number is 141, Dariyawad Tehsil is 249 whereas Peepal khoont Tehsil has 23 and in Pratapgarh Tehsil there are 330 revenue villages.
The major villages of Pratapgarh district include Dhamottar, Kulmipura, Sidhhpura, Rathanjana, Dhaula Pani, Devgarh, Salamgarh, Parsola, Ghantali, Arnod, Gandher, Asawsata, Kulthana, Avleshwar, Rajora, Kuni, Hathuniya, Pratappura, Mokhampura, Barotha, Basera, Basad, Varmandal, Bajranggarh, Suhagpura, Rampuriya, Chiklad, Gyaspur, Barawarda, Bardia, Thada, Panmodi, Jhansadi, Gautmeshwara, Dalot, Ghantali, Peepalkhoont, Rajpuriya, Bambori and Bagwas & Kherot, Badhi Shakthali.
District administrationEdit
The district is overseen by a District Collector.
Police infrastructureEdit
Pratapgarh has 13 police stations at Pratapgarh (city), Chhotee Sadri, Dhariyawad, Arnod, Peepalkhoont, Dhaula Pani, Dhamottar, Rathanjana, Salamgarh, Suhagpura, Devgarh, Hathuniya, Ghantali and 16 Police-chowkis are under them. One District Jail is located in Pratapgarh and a sub-jail in Chhoti Sadri, where under trial prisoners are housed. Shivraj Meena is the present Superintendent of Police.
A district and sessions' court was established in Pratapgarh in 1944, followed by one CJM court, one ACJM court the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, (in Chhoti Sadri) in 1980, Junior Judicial Magistrate's court in 1983, Additional Judicial Magistrate's court in 1989, Scheduled Castes-Scheduled Tribes Special Trial Court in 1992, Special court for Narcotics Cases in 1994, a District Consumers' Court, two ACJM courts (in Arnod and Dhariyawad) in 2008, a "Rural Court" in 2010. and recently one MACT court and one family court in 2017, Thirteen revenue courts- those of the Revenue Appeallate Authority (1), Collector & DM (1), Additional Collector & ADM (1), SDMs(5) Tehsidars (5) are also working in the district..
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The population of Pratapgarh in 1881 AD was 79,568; whereas it was 1,10,530 in 1951. According to the 2011 census Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan) has a population of 867,848,[5] roughly equal to the nation of Qatar[6] or the US state of Delaware.[7] This gives it a ranking of 472nd in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district has a population density of 211 inhabitants per square kilometre (550/sq mi) .[5] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 22.84%.[5] Pratapgarh has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate of 56.3%.[5]
Pratapgarh District Overview An official Census 2011 detail of Pratapgarh, a district of Rajasthan has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Rajasthan. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Pratapgarh District of Rajasthan.
Pratapgarh District Population 2011 In 2011, Pratapgarh had population of 867,848 of which male and female were 437,744 and 430,104 respectively. In 2001 census, Pratapgarh had a population of 706,807 of which males were 359,021 and remaining 347,786 were females. Pratapgarh District population constituted 1.27 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Pratapgarh District was at 1.25 percent of Maharashtra population.
Pratapgarh District Population Growth Rate There was change of 22.78 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Pratapgarh District recorded increase of 27.09 percent to its population compared to 1991.
Pratapgarh District Density 2011 The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Pratapgarh district for 2011 is 195 people per km2. In 2001, Pratapgarh district density was at 172 people per km2. Pratapgarh district administers 4,449 square kilometers of areas.
Pratapgarh Sex Ratio 2011 With regards to Sex Ratio in Pratapgarh, it stood at 983 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 969. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 933 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 953 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.
Pratapgarh Child Population 2011 In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Pratapgarh. There were total 150,518 children under age of 0-6 against 142,692 of 2001 census. Of total 150,518 male and female were 77,856 and 72,662 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 933 compared to 953 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 17.34 percent of Pratapgarh District compared to 20.19 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.85 percent in this compared to previous census of India.
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 77.26% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 20.18% Bhili and 1.75% Punjabi as their first language.[8]
Major crops of this region are wheat, barley, maize, groundnuts, soya beans, gram, mustard, and some pulses.
Opium is also a major crop of Pratapgarh. There are 6,781 license holder-farmers in the district cultivating opium. The production of opium in 2011 in Pratapgarh district was 15,85,373.410 kg precisely as per statistics of District Opium Officer, Pratapgarh, Narcotics Bureau, Government of India.
The major Irrigation project of the district is the Jakham Dam, located in Anooppura village of Pratapgarh Tehsil, 32 km from Dhariawad and 35 km from district headquarters. This dam was built on the Jakham river, which originates from a small village Jakhamia in chhoti sadree subdivision. The Jakham dam's foundation was laid on 14 May 1968 by chief minister Mohan Lal Sukhadia, however, the actual construction-work of the dam started in 1969-70. The dam itself was completed in 1986, but took another twelve years for the completion of this irrigation project in March 2000. Initially the catchment of the Jakham Dam was 5,015 MCft for irrigating 52,354 hectares of land. Out of its total water retention capacity of 5,015 MC ft, the usable water capacity is 4,671 MC ft. The cost of this project is 106.03 crore. The length of this Dam is 253 meters, out of which spillway is in 90 m in length. The area around the dam is hilly and rugged but interesting. 13 km from the main dam, Nangaliya pick up ware has been constructed with Left main canal (39.90 km) and right main canal(34.12 km). Irrigation facility is being provided in 118 villages in Dhariawad sub-division.
Pratapgarh is one of the greenest districts of Rajasthan. Major crops, as indicated above, are wheat, Maize, Soya bean and opium. Agriculture is practiced both in the valleys and on the tableland on the hilltops. Common lands account for 40% of the total geographical area, nearly 30% of the common lands fall in the forest land category. The area is a schedule V area, predominantly inhabitaed by the tribal communities.
Average landholdings are small and canal irrigation facilities are limited only to Dahriyawad and Peepal Khoont tehsils, therefore agriculture is mostly rain-fed. Besides farming, the tribal communities depend upon the forests for their food, fodder and fuel (wood requirements). Many of the members of tribal communities do migrate to nearby towns in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to find a job as farm-labourers or construction workers.
The production of wheat in 2009–10 was 1,90,585 MT in the district, of Maize it was 1,28,984 MT followed by Soya bean as 1,69,133, Mustered as 8,296 MT. Small quantity of Rice-production (989 MT) was also recorded.
Public representativesEdit
In 2009 the number of members of the Lok Sabha (the Parliament of India) was 3. Dr. Ms. Girija Vyas represented Pratapgarh in the 15th Lok Sabha. In 2014 general elections to the Lok Sabha, Chandra Prakash Joshi is the present MP of the Chittorgarh Constituency replacing Ms. Girija Vyas.
In the 13th Assembly Members of the Legislative Assembly were Nandlal Meena (Bhartiya Janata Party) (Pratapgarh), Udailal Anjna (Chittaurgarh-Chhoti Sadree-Indian National Congress-) Nanalal Ninama (Banswada-Peepal Khoont-Indian National Congress), ), Nagraj Meena Dhariawad (ST)(Indian National Congress), Prakash Chaudhry (Badi Sadri-Pratapgarh-(Indian National Congress). Out of these five MLAs directly elected from the district are from Dhariyawad and Pratapgarh constituencies.
In 2013 general elections to the Assembly were held electing the following MLAs-
Pratapgarh- NANDLAL MEENA, BJP Dhariawad- GAUTAM LAL MEENA, BJP
The duly elected Zila Parishad (2010) headed by Badri Lal Patidar consists of 17 members, whereas the Pratapgarh Municipality (Chairman-Kamlesh Doshi) has 25 and Chhoti Sadri (Chairman-Shyam sundar Agarwal) has 20 elected members (2010).
There are 152 gram panchayats (GPs) in Pratapgarh with 1630 elected members in all. Pratapgarh Block has 42 GPs, with 21 members in Panchayat Samiti (PS), 28 GPs in Arnod Block with 15 members in PS, 24 GPs in Chhoti Sadri with 15 PS members, 31 GPs in Dhariyawad Block with 17 members in PS; and 27 GPs in Peepalkhoont Block with 15 members of the PS.
New elections for class 'A' Krishi Upaj Mandi of Pratapgarh have taken place( August 2011).
Pratapgarh is well connected with major cities in Rajasthan, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh by road . Daily Bus Services connect Pratapgarh with Chittaurgarh (110 km ), Banswara (80 km), Udaipur (165 km), Dungarpur (95 km), Rajsamand (200 km), Jodhpur (435 km), Jaipur (421 km) Neemach (62 km ) Ratlam (85 km), Mandsaur (32 km) and Delhi (705 km) and many other cities in Rajasthan. Private Bus operators are also providing regular connectivity to Pratapgarh from nearby places.
The total length of roads in the district is 1879 km, with more than 7,500 registered light and heavy vehicles.
It is the only district without rail-connectivity in Rajasthan state. However, as a result of untiring efforts by ex-district collector Hemant Shesh, the Government of Rajasthan agreed to pursue vigorously with Ministry of Railways, Government of India to connect Pratapgarh with broad-gauge from Mandsaur (32 km), for which appropriate financial contribution to GOI may also be made by the state, if required. It is therefore, presumed that a new railway track ultimately shall be laid from Mandsaur to Pratapgarh, as publicly assured and announced by Shri Ashok Gahlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan on 18 May 2011 at Pratapgarh. Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of Railways, introducing the Railway Budget 2012-2013 on 14 March 2012 has declared to undertake a survey of laying railway track between Mandsaur and Pratapgarh. This new line includes in the GOI list of 111 New Line Surveys to be taken up during 2012-13.[9]
An airstrip was approved by the Government of Rajasthan in April 2011 and being constructed in Varmandal village (13 km from Pratapgarh). Temporary helipads are in operation at four places in Pratapgarh, Dhariyawad, Peepalkhoont and Chhoti Sadri.
Medical and health servicesEdit
There is one 'District Hospital' at Pratapgarh (with 277 bed-capacity), 7 Community Health Centers and dispensaries, 53 Ayurvedic and homeopathy hospitals and dispensaries, 23 PHCs (Primary Health Centres), 2 allopathic dispensaries and 153 Sub-centers in Pratapgarh. Ambulance on call "Emergency 108–service" is available in Pratapgarh, Dhariyawad, Arnod, Peepalkhoont and Chhoti Sadri with nine such equipped vans. An inbuilt multi-facility Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) has also been added to Pratapgarh Civil Hospital to cater to the medical needs of far-off villages in June 2011.
Postal services and bankingEdit
Pratapgarh has 8 post offices at Pratapgarh, Katchahri-Pratapgarh, Arnod, Dalot, Rathanjana, Dhariyawad, Chhoti Sadri, Peepalkhoont, Dhamotar and Bambori (Branch offices).
There are 26 Commercial Banks, 12 Regional Rural Banks, 4 Cooperative sector Banks, and 2 Land Development Banks. The number of ATMs available in Pratapgarh district is 11, out of which 8 are in the town, while one each is at chhoti sadri, Arnod and Dhariyawad.
Postpaid Telecommunication services are being run only by BSNL (evdo) for 13,502 consumers (9,492 Rural and 4,010 Urban consumers in 2010–11,), but Airtel, Aircell, Vodafone, Idea, Tata Indicom and Reliance Communication companies are providing 'pre-paid' facilities to other mobile phone users. There are three private cable operators in the city: 'Pratap', 'Chetak' and 'Raj'.
The standard of education in Pratapgarh has risen radically since the late 1990s, however 20,986 children of 6–14 age group were to be linked with school education under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(July 2011). The first (so called) English-medium middle school Burhani Baage Naunihal School was opened in 1986. Since then many private educational institutes have come up including St. Paul's (English medium) School in 1989. Educational services are available for primary (up to 5th class), middle (up to 8th class), secondary (up to 10th class), higher secondary (up to 12th class) and graduation (Bachelor's Degree). There are 1453 Government schools in the district: 929 Primary, 325 Middle, 154 Secondary and 45 Senior Secondary Schools, 3 colleges for general education, 4 colleges for vocational education and 6 it is for boys and girls. One private Engineering college named as "Regional Engineering college" located at Dhamottar village and a public sector Industrial training institute in the town are offering technical courses. There is also a Government polytechnic college offering technical diploma. With the initiative of the ex-district collector Hemant Shesh, a new graduate Girls' College in Public–private partnership mode (PPP mode) is underway in the town like a new Industrial training institute(ITI) in Peepal Khoont. The nearest University is Mohan Lal Sukhadia University at Udaipur, to which, most of the local colleges, including the Government College are affiliated.
Pratapgarh Literacy Rate 2011
Average literacy rate of Pratapgarh in 2011 were 55.97 compared to 48.25 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 69.50 and 42.35 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 64.27 and 31.77 in Pratapgarh District. Total literate in Pratapgarh District were 401,515 of which male and female were 250,122 and 151,393 respectively. In 2001, Pratapgarh District had 272,149 in its district.
Flora and faunaEdit
Pratapgarh-Towards being e-districtEdit
The National Informatics Centre NIC is a part of the Indian Ministry of Communications & Information Technology headquartered in New Delhi. It has offices in all 28 state capitals, 7 union-territory headquarters and at all district headquarters. To cater to the ICT needs at the grassroots level, the NIC has also opened offices at almost all district collectorates of the country.
Academic sourcesEdit
- John Mc Meekin, Arms & Flags of the Indian Princely States, 1990.
- The court Fee and Revenue Stamps of the Princely States of India, Adolph Koeppel & Raymon D. Manners, New York 1983.
- 'Zila Pratapgarh Nirdeshika', Edited and Published by District Administration, Pratapgarh, 2008
- ^ Notication of the Government of Rajasthan No.Rev-Gp–1 F 9 (17) raj-1/07/3 25 January 2008
- ^ Gauri Shankar Hirachand Ojha : History of Rajputana series. "Pratapgarh Rajya ka Itihasa" (History: Kingdom of Pratapgarh) Publishers: 'Rajasthani Granthaghar', Jodhpur 2000. ISBN 81-87720-02-6
- ^ "Pratapgarh's official website".
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Qatar 848,016 July 2011 est.
- ^ "2010 Resident Population Data". U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
Delaware 897,934
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ^ 7Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of Railways, introducing the Railway Budget 2012-2013 on 14 March 2012 has declared to undertake a survey of laying railway track between Mandsaur and Pratapgarh.

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Randy L. Moyer Sr., 64, of Stevens, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Ephrata Community Hospital.
He was born in Terre Hill to Alvin and Mildred Moyer. He was the husband of Mary K. (Kelley) Moyer.
Randy served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He worked as a mechanic for Mi-Jan Fabrics for 20 years. He also worked at Bollman Hat Factory in Adamstown.
Randy was a former member of the Adamstown Volunteer Fire Company. He was also a member of the American Legion and DAV Berks County Chapter. He liked woodworking, making clocks and camping. He especially enjoyed time with his wife and family.
He is survived by two sons: Michael A., husband of Kelley (Mohler) Moyer, of Ephrata; and Daniel R. Palmer, of Akron; two daughters: Tammy W. Moyer, of Ephrata; and Laura Palmer, wife of David Hibshman, of Myerstown; a granddaughter: Beth Krause, whom he raised; a brother: Alvin J. Moyer, of Ephrata; grandchildren: Mitchell and Cordell Moyer; five step grandchildren; seven step great-grandchildren.
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Being a Dad – there's no handbook, regulatory or otherwise, but lots of people want to share their 'best practice' with you.
Hmm – sharing best practice you say. And Fathers' Day coming up. Maybe there COULD be some comparisons between the more standard ICA/ICT content and father's day. So here goes:
KYC (Know Your Child) / CDD (Child Due Diligence)
This might sound obvious, but the best way to manage the risk in your relationship is to apply robust KYC. In your father/child relationship, you must assume the role of the Relationship Manager.
You don't need to check/revalidate their ID every 12 months, but every child is different. One might like carrots, one might like sweetcorn. Both might like football, neither might like cricket. To get the most out of your relationship, take the time to find out what it is they like/dislike. Like a HNW customer, it doesn't mean they have to get their own way all the time, but robust KYC/CDD will let you know when something isn't quite right in terms of the expected nature of the relationship.
And that means you can recognise any 'red flags' that may arise. Do they seem to have gone quiet? Don't like a club maybe? Perhaps they have fallen out with a friend and you need to investigate further. Remember – not every red flag automatically means something is wrong – but recognising the unusual can help.
Risk Ratings
By successfully undertaking KYC/CDD you will probably establish that some children can be classed as low risk (you know you can let them get on with it – they are pretty much self-sufficient, but will let you know if they have a problem). They might need checking on every so often, but they come in and do their homework, wash their hands before dinner, and so on.
Others have a cheeky glint in their eye. They like a bit of mischief. They'll eat that cake as soon as your back is turned, and then swear blind they didn't (whilst smiling). These might be classified as 'high risk'. Their CDD needs reviewing much more often, to check that your information on their activity is up to date and relevant. They might even ask you to bend the rules – buy them that ice cream, but not tell Mum….
Rules, Principles & Outcomes
On the subject of rules - as well as the Relationship Manager, you are also the lead regulator. Like an international firm, children will also have other regulatory influences. The school, for example, are one. Grandparents maybe too (albeit they are not renowned for handing out much enforcement action). Increasingly, like a firm, they are also influenced by the media.
So how do you handle this? Do you go for rules, principles or outcomes?
Let's try one in practice.
The required action: Brush your teeth then go to bed.
The rule: You must be in bed by 8pm, having cleaned your teeth.
The principle: The best time to be in bed is 8pm, and clean teeth are a way to ensure good oral hygiene.
The outcome: Fresh breath and a good nights' sleep.
The main thing from my point of view is the outcome. I'm down with the principle, but the rule might not work. Some kids thrive on rules and structure, some don't respond well at all and want to do the opposite. And to be fair, the approach may also change with age.
I think that what I'm getting at is that effective regulatory oversight of bedtime and teeth brushing may require a variety of regulatory styles being implemented to be successfully achieved. And the regulatory model itself might have to evolve. Sometimes a single regulator (Mum or dad), but sometimes Twin Peaks regulation (Mum + Dad).
Personal Liability and Remediation
The fact of the matter is that you won't always get it right.
Despite your best efforts in assessing risk appetites and applying oversight and controls, knees will get scraped, drinks will get split and lunch will end up all down their t shirts.
You'll feel bad sometimes, but most of the time you'll feel great. You've got a job where you can have a real impact and make a genuine difference.
It might not be the most well paid, and it'll probably tire you out, but it's the best job in the world and surely one of the most rewarding.
So happy Fathers' Day to all the other dads out there.
There's no policies or procedures except the ones you build yourself, so make the most of it. And remember not to take your work home with you (that IS best practice).
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I love mornings, which is odd because growing up I hated them. I used to be a total night owl and dreaded the sunrise. My snooze button, ironically, worked serious overtime!! I could not speak, or force a smile, until well after a morning shower and a hot cup of tea. This is fact.
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I am my family's alarm clock. My husband would sleep through an atomic bomb and my children play hard and sleep hard. I often wake minutes before the alarm clock goes off and I enjoy these few precious quiet moments before the day begins. I nudge my sleeping partner who grumbles, rolls over and promptly begins to snore again. "Get up!" I chime. "Time to start the day!!"
I love opening my curtains to greet the sky. We have blackout curtains so even on the darkest stormiest day in December the light pours in. I do the same in the children's room, open the curtains and nudge them to wake up and greet the day. I ask how they slept and inquire if they had dreams. I try to ease them into the morning.
And then there is breakfast. The most important meal of the day – eggs, bacon toast and hot coffee – bring it on!! Breakfast is actually good at anytime, but extra good in the morning.
I love making the children's lunch and asking them to pack their school bags. I love walking them to the bus stop and singing on the way. But what I love most of all is when the school bus barrels around the corner, picks up my children, and we collectively wave good-bye and blow kisses – I to them and them in return. They enthusiastically wave from the windows of the bus. "Bye! Love you!!"
There is something so wonderful about hellos and goodbyes and this momentary act that we replay morning after morning has snuck into our routine and unwittingly become my favourite part of the day – for two reasons. 1.) It makes me happy to see them excited to go off to school, and 2.) They have gone off to school. Thus, freeing up some of my time and resources to put on one of the many other hats I wear. Giddy-UP!
There was a study published in 2012 by the American Psychological Association journal, Emotion, which suggests early risers are generally happier than night owls. Not only happier but healthier too! With this I cannot argue.
If you had told my sixteen year old self I would one day embrace every morning with open arms and optimism, I probably would have scowled and grunted an incoherent response. Who knew?!
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Memorial Day is a great time to stop and remember all of the men and women who gave their all in our Armed Forces to ensure that American continues to have the freedoms and liberties that we often take for granted.
Roswell, Georgia hosts the largest Memorial Day Ceremony in Georgia on the grounds of City Hall. The grassy lawn between City Hall and the Faces of War Memorial is a fitting location for the ceremony. It's hard not to shed a tear or two when veterans who are normally bent with age, stand at attention proudly saluting as the service hymn for their branch of the service is played.
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Stumbled upon this cafe when another was full and what a great find this is! The 3-Tier brioche though simple, was very hearty. They were very generous with the avocado👍You also have a choice of poached or scrambled eggs 🥚🥚 Will come back again.
Both are good. Sesame taste is there and there is weight to the drink, really love this non caffune fix.
Butterscotch is just the right amount sweetness 👍
Ordered the pistachio chocolate cake ($9) and Ondeh Ondeh cake ($9)
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The drinks were normal and kind of expensive, ranging from $7 onwards for the small cup.
I have been to many craftsmen's chains and they never disappoint me. They served great coffee and tasty breakfast set. Finally they opened one nearer to the west.
Tried something new this time; taro latte. It was great! Not too sweet, not too milk. Perfect!
The cereal waffles comprise of freshly made buttermilk waffles topped with hazelnut chocolate ice cream, cornflakes, bananas, and drizzled with salted caramel. We added on a scoop of Sea Salt Caramel ice cream and ended up with two huge ice cream scoops that practically covered the whole waffle - no wonder they charge $6 a scoop. The ice cream to waffle ratio is very off. There's too much ice cream to waffle, but the great thing is that though the ice cream is very fine, it doesn't melt that quickly. Both the ice cream flavours were on point as well. Even if you're not a chocolate lover, the hazelnut chocolate ice cream could still be one to consider. The nuttiness of the hazelnuts balance out the chocolate flavour, and it comes across as a milky scoop of Nutella. The Sea Salt Caramel had a distinct roasted caramel taste, which was sweeter than the hazelnut chocolate, but mellowed by the sea salt. The saltiness wasn't overpowering though, and it was still easy to appreciate the caramel. As for the waffles, they were decent but nothing that screams awesome. Not nearly crispy enough on the outside for my liking, these waffles are more chewy, but to each his own. Having tried the roasted cornflakes at Atlas Coffeehouse, the cereal here fell short. They tasted like regular Kellogg's cornflakes. Too thin and a bit too soft to add much crunchiness. Felt that the caramel drizzle was too thick and sticky.
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Abstract— In order to examine the hypothesis that acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is contained within dopaminergic neurons of the nigro‐striatal projection, the effects of selective destruction of these neurons by 6‐hydroxydopamine (6‐OHDA) on cholinesterase, tyrosine hydroxylase, and choline acetyltransferase in substantia nigra (SN) and caudate‐putamen (CP) were studied in the rat. Four to five weeks after intraventricular or intracerebral 6‐OHDA injections tyrosine hydroxylase in these structures was reduced by 90% or more. Choline acetyltransferase was not affected in the SN or CP, but cholinesterase was reduced by about 40% in the SN and by 12% in the CP. To determine that the observed decreases in cholinesterase activity reflected true AChE and not butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), further experiments were conducted on tissues from animals with intracerebral 6‐OHDA lesions. (1) Substrate specificity. Acetylcholine (ACh) was replaced by either acetyl‐β‐methyl‐choline (AcβMeCh) or butyrylcholine (BCh) in the cholinesterase assay. SN and CP from 6‐OHDA lesioned rats showed 54% and 92% of control tissue cholinesterase activity respectively with AcβMeCh as substrate, in good agreement with values found using ACh. No decrease in activity toward BCh was observed. (2) Kinetics. The decrease in cholinesterase activities at different concentrations of ACh was determined. Analysis of the data revealed that cholinesterase in dopaminergic neurons was inhibited by high ACh concentrations, a characteristic property of AChE but not BChE. (3) Selective inhibitors. In the SN, cholinesterase in dopaminergic neurons was inhibited by the selective AChE inhibitors BW284C51 and ambenonium with a dose‐response curve similar to erythrocyte AChE but different from serum BChE. The selective BChE inhibitor, tetraisopropylpyrophosphoramide, inhibited the enzyme in dopaminergic neurons only at concentrations which inhibited erythrocyte AChE, concentrations somewhat higher than those which inhibited serum BChE. These results support recent histochemical observations indicating that AChE is contained in dopaminergic neurons of the SN. Moreover, these experiments represent the first characterization of AChE from a homogeneous population of non‐cholinergic neurons in mammalian CNS.
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Arguably one of the best Pakistani movies of recent times, it's no surprise that Cake may find itself in the running for an Oscar.
The Pakistani Academy Selection Committee, chaired by two-time Academy Award and Emmy winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has selected Cake to be submitted for Oscar consideration in the 'Foreign Language Film Award' category at the 91st Academy Awards.
The committee is chaired by two-time Academy Award and Emmy winning documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and includes Kamila Shamshi [Novelist], Saira Kazmi [Actress and Director}, HM Naqvi [Novelist], Hadiqa Kiani [singer, song writer, and philanthropist], Ali Sethi [Singer and writer]. Zoe Viccaji [Singer, Song-writer, and musical actress], Nadeem Farooq Paracha [Journalist, author, and cultural critic], Nabila Maqsood [Haistylist and entrepreneur], Khalid Malik [Actor and Radio Jockey] and Faisal Qureishi [Actor].
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...thinks Vogelbach is a big, slow, mountain of a man whose reflexes are slow and whose body control is poor at best.
All the hitting tools in the world won't help you if you don't have elite reflexes in this league...but maybe it just LOOKED like he was slow to respond because he wasn't right mentally...I've seen players who looked slow at the plate who then looked much faster when they were locked in. I guess we'll see.
So Ryon Healy just had surgery, and though the doctor says "4-6 weeks" the bubbly coaches expect less. Maybe 3 weeks. Maybe 3 days, who's ta say?
That 4-6 weeks would be "until you can start playing at 100 MPH" and the 4-6 weeks, let's just say 6 weeks for giggles' sake, puts us at April 6th. Before real work on hitting can begin for Healy.
The silver lining for the 'Frame, and it was designed with one built in for every output, would be a (FORCED) opportunity for Dan Vogelbach. Dr. D has been quite convinced that there is a non-baseball reason for his freezeout -- and a .372/.454/.516 March is going to result in, in technical baseball-speak, "we're going to forget about the freezeout."
There are two Dr. D's, a sabe version and a scout version, and the scout version blows several mind gaskets every time he even attempts to contemplate why Dan Vogelbach is not standing in the chalk lines, zipping enemy pitches into left field. The sabe version of Dr. D would like to be able to explain this but his review of 'Bach's career .390 minors OBP comes up a bit puzzled. Dr. D is not yet 100%, entirely, comprehensively convinced that Dan Vogelbach's .390 OBP would be fundamentally different in the major leagues.
So, if we see a non-chastized, non-demoralized, rejuvenated 'Bach come into Arizona ready to pick out strikes for immediate punishment, it will be okay by him.
Mike Ford will appear in relatively few HOF ballots but his 267:245 lifetime EYE ratio (and robust runs/game ratio) has him squaring off as a tale-of-the-tape role player. Fangraphs' top prospects sez:
Ford went undrafted out of Princeton despite being named both Ivy League Pitcher of the Year and Player of the Year as a junior, so the fact that he's going to wear a major-league uniform at all is incredible. He is a long-time statistical performer with more career walks than strikeouts in five pro seasons. As a first-base-only prospect, Ford needs to hit a ton to stick in the big leagues. He has excellent ball/strike and breaking-ball recognition and tracks pitches well.
Scouts think he can be beaten with velocity up in the zone, but he's an otherwise solid offensive player whose pure physical talent may just be short of viability at first base.
Agreed that Ford's a role player. But that last line always makes Dr. D smile: it is one of the most common (and sometimes thoughtless) cliches in the book: "plays 1B/DH and can't hit decent velocity." We'll see if it's true. Even if it is, let me know the next time you notice Robinson Cano turn around a 97 MPH fastball at the letters, you feel me? That particular Cy Young pitch gets a lot of guys out, and you can have a career without batting .300 against Cy Young pitches.
Whether Ford is going to do anything with his chance or not, a big spring by 'Bach' and a big 'HQ prophecy on Healy would be okay by Dr. D at first base.
...thinks Vogelbach is a big, slow, mountain of a man whose reflexes are slow and whose body control is poor at best.
...but I seem to recall reading that Healy's 4-6 week recovery timetable was not to the point of beginning practice, but actually to full game-readiness. If true, that obviously mitigates a lot of the worries here.
Ya Corran I'm sure that's what they were referring to. And if so, must have been more a micro-nodule than an spur :- )
I had an actual spur removed once and it was months before the area could take a hit. And hopefully it's nothing like a hamate bone that can take out a season. But yeah. All the writers are talking about just a little bit of placeholding until Healy's back to his HQ-35 projection (35 homers).
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Photo: B. Alter One of the most annoying aspects of gardening is the left-over black plastic pots that no gardening centre will take back and no recycling or garbage collections will pick up. They accumulate until finally…well, we all have our secrets about how we get rid of them. The really great thing about The Hairy Pot Plant Company is the pots. They are made out of coconut husks, ready to be placed right into the ground. No more horrible, non-recyclable plastic pots. Hurray!… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Being a "Type A" perfectionist is not an easy life. People think you're lazy and weird. Group projects tend to be a nightmare. And passion projects are next to impossible.
Here are the top five signs and struggles of leading your life as a perfectionist.
1. You're the BIGGEST procrastinator.
Why? Because you know how much effort and stress goes into doing anything. Being a perfectionist is exhausting, and it makes you dread doing just about everything… even the things you genuinely enjoy doing, which stalls all of your creative projects. You've been called "lazy", but really you're just a procrastinating perfectionist who fears the stressful toll that one assignment can take on you.
2. Sometimes you lose all of your creativity because you're too caught up in the details and perfection.
My advice, from one perfectionist to another? You just have to tell yourself to let go. You can go back and fix all the mistakes later. Usually, once I've convinced my consciousness of that, I'm good to go. But it's definitely a battle to get there.
3. Everyone wants to work with you on school assignments, and that's literally the bane of your educational existence.
When the teacher says "group work", you cringe and die a little inside. Group work means you're probably doing ALL of the work… which, on the one hand, you don't mind because you want it done right, but that's also ridiculously tiring and frustrating.
4. Indecisiveness is an unfortunate, yet inevitable, symptom.
Making big decisions is like pulling out your own teeth because you're extremely observant and want everything to be pristine. This applies to everything… clothes, décor, tattoos, and even picking out plants. You're constantly afraid that you're going to make the wrong decision.
5. Once you start an assignment, you get obsessive about it.
Every little detail is scrutinized and analyzed endlessly... which is probably why you procrastinate so much.


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Sony Alpha DSLR SLT A65 Digital Camera with Sony DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Zoom Lens & Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom Lens
by Sony
Date first available at Amazon.com: November 10, 2011
Buy new: $1,249.99
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Technical Details
– 2nd Generation Translucent Mirror Design: Other DSLRs can shoot. Or they can focus with the speed and precision of Phase Detection AF. They cannot do both at once. Sony changes all that with the award-winning Translucent Mirror Technology system
– World's first OLED viewfinder: There's never been anything quite like the Tru-Finder OLED electronic viewfinder. For size, speed and brightness even after sunset, this is a gem
– Full-time Phase Detection AF: You get fast, accurate auto focus in every mode-even HD Movie and Live View-thanks to Sony's exclusive Translucent Mirror Technology
– Object Tracking AF: Locks onto a specified object and maintains focus even as the subject moves. Unpredictable subjects stay in focus even while zooming. You can concentrate on composition without worrying about focus
– Handheld Twilight mode: Get gorgeous shots at night without a tripod. Combines six frames into a single image for smooth, low-noise evening shots. (Recommended for still subjects.)
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Take your photography to the next level with this a65 DSLR camera. Featuring Sony's groundbreaking Translucent Mirror Technology, you can focus and shoot simultaneously for fast, precise performance and continuous shooting of up to 10 frames per second, complete with continuous auto focus. View setting adjustments in real time with a Tru-Finder OLED electronic viewfinder and choose from three HD movie modes-super-smooth 60p, standard 60i or richly cinematic 24p-to optimize the look and feel of your videos (records in 29-minute segments).
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The best graphics cards for 2019
A good graphics card is the most important part of a gaming PC. The best one right now is the Nvidia RTX 2060 Super; a beefed up version of the standard RTX 2060 at a competitive price. It trades blows with AMD's new RX 5700 and 5700 XT, but with its advanced features, better cooling, and greater efficiency, it's the best card you can buy right now.
But the RTX 2060 Super isn't the only graphics card worth considering. We've included options below for ultimate 4K power, as well as a good alternatives for budget and mobile gamers.
Nvidia RTX 2060 Super
The best graphics card
Why should you buy this: Nvidia's RTX 2060 Super offers great performance at a decent price, with entry-level ray tracing and DLSS.
Who's it for: Gamers who want serious performance without breaking the bank.
Why we picked the Nvidia RTX 2060 Super:
Nvidia's Super refresh of its RTX lineup might have been forced by AMD's new Navi cards, and could likely have been implemented far sooner if Nvidia desired, but it's here now nonetheless and the results are impressive. Far more capable than the standard RTX 2060, with a full complement of 8GB GDDR6 and more CUDA cores. The 2060 Super performs relatively close to that of the standard RTX 2070, which itself has been replaced by the RTX 2070 Super. That's a huge jump up in performance.
It goes head to head with AMD's RX 5700 and is even often competitive with the 5700 XT, with a better cooler and greater power efficiency. It offers improved bang for buck over the standard RTX 2060 for only $50 more. You might find a little more value and longevity in the 2070 Super, but that card is at least $500, so the RTX 2060 Super remains a much more affordable and accessible GPU for the average gamer.
At the time of writing the only version we've had a look at is the Founders Edition from Nvidia, so expect a more in-depth discussion of this card when the option of partner cards becomes available. But even without the variety offered by such cards, the Nvidia RTX 2060 Super is our favorite GPU you can buy today. It's stylish, performs well, and offers entry-level ray tracing and DLSS for a much lower price than other RTX Super cards.
Read our full Nvidia RTX 2060 Super review
Nvidia GTX 2080 Ti
The most powerful graphics card
Why should you buy this: You want to play the latest games at the highest frame rate and resolution.
Who's it for: 4K monitor owners and PC gaming enthusiasts.
Why we picked the Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti:
There's nothing budget-friendly about the massive GTX 2080 Ti. Aside from the Nvidia RTX Titan, which is even more absurdly expensive and not that much faster, the RTX 2080 Ti is the most powerful consumer offering currently available in Nvidia's arsenal, and it shows in its gaming performance.
Other cards in its range, like the 2080, AMD's Radeon VII, and the 1080 Ti, remain viable cards for delivering 4K resolution, but the 2080 Ti offers much greater performance potential whether you're gaming at just 4K resolution, or want to bring in some of the additional visual features of the Turing generation of cards, like DLSS and ray tracing. Considering how hardware intensive the latter of those two features is, if you want to take full advantage of everything modern games like Battlefield V have to offer, the 2080 Ti delivers the best frame rates and the best overall experience.
When put through its paces, we found the RTX 2080 Ti capable of delivering more than 12,000 points in 3DMark Time Spy. It also hit more than 100 FPS in Battlefield 1 at 4K with all settings at Ultra, and even hit near 50 FPS at 4K in the always-taxing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
If you can find a 1080 Ti at a reasonable price, it's still a viable alternative (and the incoming 2080 Super is sure to be impressive), but right now, the 2080 Ti is head and shoulders above them in terms of its raw power and graphical capabilities.
Read our full Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti review
Best graphics card under $400
Why should you buy this: It's a great 1440p gaming card with full support for AMD's new fidelity-boosting features.
Who's it for: FreeSync gamers and AMD fans who want the best bang for buck near the high-end.
Why we picked the AMD RX 5700:
It might only be $50 less than the more-powerful 5700 XT, but the 5700 represents a much better value proposition. It keeps up with its bigger brother in most cases, falling only a few frames behind, especially at its sweet spot 1440p resolution. It's loud and warm, but if you're willing to pop a few washers on it, you can improve that factor considerably.
Build on AMD's new RDNA architecture, this card offers much better performance per watt than older, Vega and Polaris graphics cards, while delivering performance comparable to Nvidia's new mid-range cards, like the RTX 2060 and 2060 Super. It doesn't have ray tracing or DLSS, but it does have AMD's new image sharpening, which will see usage in a much wider array of games than Nvidia's locked-down visual effects.
While it might be a good idea to wait for the third-party versions with better cooling, this GPU is a great buy for the AMD fan looking for solid midrange performance. Don't even think about the Radeon VII. It's end of life and far too pricey for what it offers.
Read our full RX 5700 review
Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti
The best graphics card under $300
Why should you buy this: The 1660 Ti is plenty fast, without the RTX performance and price overhead.
Who's it for: Gamers who aren't fussed with RTX-features.
Why we picked the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti:
Nvidia's entry-level graphics cards haven't received quite as much attention as its higher-end RTX GPUs, but the Turing-generation GTX cards are no slouch. The 1660 Ti is a solid replacement for Nvidia's stellar GTX 1060 6GB, offering 20-30 percent uptick in performance, beating out strong contenders from AMD like the RX 590.
The GTX 1660 Ti does lack the RTX features, like ray tracing and DLSS, which have so characterized this generation of graphics cards from the green team, but that's what helps keep its price so attractive. Just make sure that you buy the most affordable one you can find, as the more expensive ones, even with modest overclocks, don't come close to RTX 2060 performance, whilst edging far too close to its price.
If you want an AMD alternative at around this price, the RX Vega 56 is a great option. It needs a little tweaking to get the most from it (look up undervolting guides) and it's not easy to find, but if you can get one at a good price it'll outstrip anything up to the RTX 2070.
Read our RTX vs. GTX comparison review
AMD Radeon RX 580
The best graphics card under $200
Why should you buy this: It gives you fantastic 1080p performance without breaking the bank.
Who's it for: Gamers on a budget who still want high frame rates.
Why we picked the AMD Radeon RX 580:
AMD's new 5700 cards might not quite eclipse Nvidia's offerings, but there's nothing that the green team has for sale at under $200 that can hold a candle to the AMD Radeon RX 580. This beast of a card was once stupendously overpriced thanks to cryptocurrency miners, but today it represents some of the best value gaming power that can be had anywhere. For well under $200 you get a card that can deliver high frame rates in Esport games at 1080p and even handle some 1440p gaming if you don't mind lowering some settings.
There are a heap of different options out there with improved cooling and higher clocks, but even the budget offerings with only a couple of fans are a great buy. They often come with additional money off and many now ship with three months free Xbox Game Pass.
If you're on an even stricter budget, you can grab an RX 570 for a little less and that still represents a great budget gaming option, but if you can stretch to the RX 580 you'll get a lot more for not much extra.
RTX 2070 Max-Q
The best mobile graphics
Why should you buy this: It offers great performance without adding undue bulk to modern laptops.
Who's it for: Power gamers on the move.
Why we picked the Nvidia RTX 2070 Max-Q:
Nvidia's RTX 2070 Max-Q is the latest iteration of its leaner mobile gaming solutions, but that doesn't mean it lacks power. It offers greater numbers of CUDA cores than its 10-series Max-Q counterparts and that ends up delivering a sizable performance improvement over the past generation.
Although the RTX 2070 Max-Q falls behind its full scale desktop and mobile counterparts, its real strength lies in not outputting anywhere near the kind of heat of those big scale GPUs do. That means that you'll still find the RTX 2070 Max-Q in laptops that are sleek and thin and don't weigh too much. The Razer Blade that we used in our testing weighs just 4.5 pounds and offers performance that in years gone by you'd only find in chunky gaming machines that weigh close to double that.
There are some solid alternatives in this space with both AMD and Nvidia offering mobile options with greater and lesser performance depending on your needs, but for our money, the RTX 2070 Max-Q provides the best blend of performance and compatibility with the kind of thin and light laptops that have come to dominate the gaming and general purpose notebook scene in recent years.
Read our full Nvidia RTX 2070 Max-Q review.
What about AMD's Navi RX 5700s?
As much as AMD has notched up a couple of solid entries on our best graphics card list, astute readers or AMD fans may have noticed a lack of new Navi, RX 5700 and 5700 XT graphics cards. That's not without careful consideration, as we've been rather impressed with AMD's new-generation graphics cards, but they don't quite manage to take the top spot in any of our categories.
The RX 5700 cards, based on AMD's new RDNA architecture, are impressively powerful and go blow for blow with Nvidia's new RTX Super cards in many ways. One area they fall down hard, though, is in cooling and noise levels. The stock blower coolers on the RX 5700 cards are not good. They're hot and loud and until we get our hands on affordable, third-party alternatives with better chilling solutions, we can't outright recommend them.
They still offer great bang for buck if you don't care about such factors and FreeSync gamers will get far more value for money from either of them than the Radeon VII, but for now, the RTX Super and 2080 Ti rule the roost, while AMD's older cards hold strong in the more budget-conscious categories.
None of AMD's cards support Nvidia's newly-pushed ray tracing or DLSS features either, so there is an argument to be made that Nvidia cards offer the most visual features. However, with a limited number of games supporting those new technologies at this time, the jury is still out on whether they will become mainstay gaming features, or more niche offerings for Nvidia users only.
How we test
When we test graphics cards, we tend to focus on three major factors: Feature set, performance, and price.
Feature set is often determined by brand and platform, which we always consider as we review a card. It's not just about whether it can handle a virtual reality headset, or how many monitors it supports. We check out graphical standard and API support, and special features like Nvidia's Ansel, or AMD's WattMan overclocking software.
Of course, performance is key. We run review units through a series of synthetic and real-world benchmarks, even beyond those we report. We keep detailed records of frame rate trends, frame times, and any anomalous metrics, like noise, heat, or artifacts.
Ultimately, it all comes down to cash. With so many GPUs, board partners, and differences in clock speed and memory, there's no shortage of options, and it's all too easy to overpay. We check the price of each individual card, and even help determine availability at launch.


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#PartnerFor25Years: Celebrating 25 Years of Supporting German Business in East China
On the occasion of celebrating 25 years of successfully supporting German Business in East China on 1st March 2019, the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Shanghai and the German Chamber of Commerce in China | Shanghai had the honor of welcoming Mr. Thomas Bareiß, Parliamentary Secretary of State to the Minister of Economics and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany, and Dr. Volker Treier, Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and Member of the Board of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), to speak to the over 400 guests in attendance. From the Chinese side, Mr. Xu Kunlin (许昆林), Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government conveyed his congratulatory wishes, joined by over 30 government officials and representatives from Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shanghai, who also attended the celebration.
The gala evening was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Jin Mao Tower and was marked by (from left to right) Mr. Stefan Rouenhoff - Member of Parliament , Ms. Simone Pohl - Delegate and Chief Representative of Delegation of German Industry and Commerce Shanghai, Mr. Sun Yong (孙勇) - Party Secretary and Director General Foreign Affairs Office of the Anhui Provincial People's Government, Dr. Christine Althauser - German Consul General in Shanghai, Mr. Xu Kunlin (许昆林), Mr. Thomas Bareiß, Dr. Volker Treier, Ms. Bettina Schoen - Chairwoman of the Board and Dr. Carsten Linnemann – Member of Parliament, unveiling a ceremonial scroll that wished a Happy 25th Anniversary.
We look forward to continuing to expand our strong ties with all our stakeholders in the region and be your #PartnerForYourChinaFuture.


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The global tourism boom since the turn of the millennium has thrown a number of small, largely unknown but astoundingly beautiful towns into the limelight. One among them is Croatia's dainty little city Dubrovnik, located along the coast of the resplendent Adriatic Sea. Its idyllic location and rich history have crowned Dubrovnik as one of the most frequented holiday destinations in Europe.
Places to see in Dubrovnik
There is no dearth of tourist attractions in Dubrovnik. The most enchanting of them all is its 16th-century city walls. A tour of the City Walls gives you multiple opportunities to get a panoramic view of the city and the ocean; both of which double up as gorgeous backdrops for social media posts.
A walk through Old Town transports you back in time; with its centuries-old buildings acting as the time travel machine. One of the major highlights of Old Town is a medieval pharmacy which continues to be in operation even today; 700 years after it was constructed!
Other popular monuments include 15th to early 18th century buildings designed in Baroque (St Blaise Church), Renaissance (Sponza Palace) and Gothic (Rector's Palace) styles of architecture.
While there is no denying the architectural grandeur of Dubrovnik, there is a lot more to it than just that. There is an abundance of picturesque beaches in Dubrovnik where you could relax. Adrenaline junkies could go sea kayaking or speed boating in the Adriatic Sea. If you just want to unwind, there are a number of bars, restaurants, and pubs where you could do that. And if visiting an uninhabited island is on your bucket list, Lokrum Island is the place for you!
For fans of the TV show 'Game of Thrones', Dubrovnik offers you the opportunity to explore real shoot locations of the show. The show has been shot extensively in Dubrovnik at locations such as Klis Fortress, Diocletian's Palace, Minceta Tower, Lovrijenac Fortress, Lokrum Island and St Dominika Street among others. A special 'Game of Thrones Tour' lets you visit these sites to experience the magic of the world's most popular TV show in its most natural, bona fide environment.
Local transportation in Dubrovnik & the need for a private coach
Dubrovnik is a very small city; spread across an area of 21.35 sq km with a population of a mere 28,428 people. However, about 1-1.5 million tourists visit Dubrovnik every year. Dubrovnik's streets are thus perennially overcrowded with people. This throws up a few challenges for the visitors; local transportation being one of the trickiest among them.
Dubrovnik's public transport systems are thoroughly overworked. The buses, both public and private, are chock-a-block with tourists even at the best of times. And you are more likely to find a one-ounce gold coin lying on the street than to find a taxi in Dubrovnik. There are just too many people vying for a limited number of cabs. The issue becomes all the more pertinent for group travelers simply because arranging transportation is much more complicated and arduous task for them than for solo travelers.
An easy and effective solution to this local transportation problem is to hire a minibus or a book a coach in Dubrovnik, which offers you a number of benefits and resolves almost every possible local transportation issue.
Benefits of a private coach hire in Dubrovnik
The benefits of a private coach hire in Dubrovnik are manifold and are aptly documented through the following points.
- Group travel in its true sense
What fun is a group holiday if you don't travel in a group? The fact that all members of the touring party travel together in the same vehicle, with an ample dose of light banter is what makes a group holiday fun. And that is obviously not possible to accomplish in a taxi or a public transport vehicle. A private coach can hold anywhere between 3 to 89 people; thus making it the most obvious option for accommodating the entire group in one vehicle.
- Comfort and luxury guaranteed
Private coaches and minibusses are not just your regular vehicles. They are a means of transport that are equipped with modern luxuries and amenities. Have your favorite snacks, play online games with your friends, watch a movie with your flock or do anything that makes you happy and comfortable. Few vehicles come close to a minibus when it comes to assuring its passengers of a luxurious ride.
- Affordable transportation
Cabs in Dubrovnik are highly expensive because of the perennially high demand for them. As group travelers, you'd go through a financial nightmare if you were to take cabs (if you are lucky enough to find them in the first place) every time you step out of your hotels. A private coach hire in Dubrovnik is your most financially viable local transportation option.
- Luggage, not a worry anymore
Handling luggage is a headache even for solo travelers. And when you travel in a group, with tens or hundreds of bags, that mild headache transforms into a migraine. When you travel in a minibus or a large private coach, you can secure your entire luggage in one spot and save some money that would otherwise have been spent on Paracetamol.
- Prompt and timely transportation
A chauffeured private coach assures you of time-efficient transportation. As pick up and drops become convenient due to the congregation of people in one place, there are no delays on account of picking up and dropping off passengers at different locations. The chauffeurs too have experience and knowledge of the local traffic situation and of the optimal routes for reaching a particular destination.
For a tourist destination that is as small in size but massive in popularity as Dubrovnik is, local transportation can become a major roadblock on your path to exploring a delightfully beautiful city. But hiring a private coach would mean that you can kiss goodbye to all those worries!
TripCenter Advantage
If wondering who could help you to hire a coach in Dubrovnik, you actually need no one. TripCenter allows you to be your own travel agent and pick your suitable vehicle from the listed vehicles and their vendors along with their real-time price. So time to chuck dependency on travel agents and ride-hailing services and instead enjoy the surreal Dubrovnik and Croatia at your time, your pace and in the vehicle of your choice.


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Spencer Larsen
Class: Freshman
Weight: 149 pounds
Major: Liberal Studies
Hometown: Cottonwood, CA
Previous School: Anderson Union High School
College: Larsen is entering his first season wrestling for Simpson.
High School: Larsen competed in four years of varsity wrestling at Anderson Union High School. He also played football and competed in swimming and track and field. He won multiple all-league awards, was a two-time CIR champion and a three-time masters medalist.
Personal: Spencer's hobbies include surfing and long walks on the beach.
Reason for coming to Simpson: "I chose Simpson because the name of the university appeared to me in a dream and I knew it was meant to be."


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Glass Lampwork Bead Set for use in your own creations. Larger beads measures 14mm x 18mm. Handmade spacer beads measure 9mm x 13mm (Price is for a set of 7 handmade beads). Mandrel/bead hole size is 3mm.
The larger beads in this set are hollow at the core, making them considerably lighter than normal beads but much more durable than blown glass beads.
These beads were individually hand-made in our Tuscany, Italy studio. They were annealed for strength and durability, cleaned, and inspected for excellence.
Glass used: Italian glass from the Venetian island of Murano.
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Here's How to Seal A Bag of Chips Even Without Using A Clip
This is a great trick for all you chip lovers out there.
Partying or watching a movie with friends is always the perfect excuse to open up several bags of chips.
Unfortunately though, opened bags have the tendency to go stale in a short period of time. That's why you need to munch as much as you can and finish them right away. If you really couldn't eat all of the chips, your choice would be to search your drawers for a clip so you can seal the pack and retain the snack's freshness.
Or you probably wouldn't have to. This short video from SF Globe shows us a quick trick of sealing a bag of chips even without using a clothespin or a chip-clip. It's really simple I couldn't believe this is the first time I'm hearing about it.
With this practical tip, you wouldn't have to throw away those unfinished bag of chips.
Watch this and find out how it's done:
So far, this video has been viewed more than 2 million times and has drawn a lot of reactions from netizens.
YouTube commenter bonnyjishop pointed out:
The idea is great as a temporary fix but will never be airtight So enjoy those Chips while still fresh , Better still DON'T buy such a big pack (you greedy pig) 🙂
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That's very true! This trick does stave off staleness for a while though. Even though the seal isn't airtight, the entryway is restricted which gives moisture time to condense on the bag as opposed to the chips, which slows the process that makes chips stale! That being said, a smaller bag would also be a great solution… but I always feel like I can eat the big one when I'm at the store!
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Girl Boils Down Toothbrushes And Comes Up With Surprisingly Fancy Results. A Definite Must-Try!
I never knew boiled toothbrushes could make great accessories!
Old toothbrushes have nowhere to go but down the trash. As time pass, these teeth cleaners lose the integrity it once had so it is better to throw them away.
But do you know that you can make something bright, colorful and super fancy with these toothbrushes? In this video we found, YouTube user Katrina Sherwood shares how to make colorful acrylic bracelets from toothbrushes. It is very easy to make and requires very minimal materials.
You will surely want to consider this on your next DIY project. Here is the video tutorial:...
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Five Low Cost yet Gorgeous and Unconventional Houses
Looking for an inspiration for your dream house? Check this out.
Houses are one of the most expensive things to buy and paying mortgage monthly is an important yet heavy accountability. Houses have high costs but a valuable investment.
The most beautiful and modern houses are very expensive. A person must have a stable job and a good income to be able to afford a very gorgeous house, located in a very modern city.
However, there are many ways to beautify an old house or perhaps a bus and make it a home. ...
These Self-Defense Tips From a Driver-Slash-Bodyguard Can Save Lives!
You'll never know when these self-defense tips will come handy!
News about ill-willed hoodlums who disguise themselves as cab drivers, and who rob, rape, or maul their passengers is not something that will shock us. Most of these hooligans strike during the wee hours of the morning - but more imprudent ones charge regardless of the time of the day. Often, they choose women as their victims, probably because they believe that subduing and overpowering women is like a walk in the park, in comparison to men, of course. Just imagine trying to rob Dwayne Johnson. Phew.
But, lucky for us average citizens who might become targets of these thugs' maleficent activities, a driver-slash-bodyguard disguised as an Uber car driver gave valuable tips about self-defense. These tips, when applied correctly and with proper timing, may just be what we need to kick those thugs' butts.
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Louis Vuitton, the famous French fashion designer, has a few selected items on Louis Vuitton dog carrier, Louis Vuitton dog collar, Louis Vuitton dog leash, and Louis Vuitton pet carrier on its e-shopping channel.
Needless to say, the price tag to own a piece of Louis Vuitton dog fashion is expensive, if not the highest. However, from time to time, people like to spend exuberant amounts on their dogs to demonstrate their love or affection to their pets; or to demonstrate their own financial and fashion statement from their dog apparel. Either way, Louis Vuitton dog collection may still be something you want to own when you see them more often on movie or televisions with celebrities and stars.


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|Nuclear body protein SP140 {ECO:0000312|HGNC:HGNC:17133}, Lymphoid-restricted homolog of Sp100, LYSp100, Nuclear autoantigen Sp-140, Speckled 140 kDa, SP140 (HGNC:17133)
|Synthetic peptide was lyophilized with 100% acetonitrile and is supplied as a powder. Reconstitute with 0.1 ml DI water for a final concentration of 1 mg/ml.
|Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20°C.
|This product is for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
|Component of the nuclear body, also known as nuclear domain 10, PML oncogenic domain, and KR body (PubMed:8910577). May be involved in the pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia and viral infection (PubMed:8910577). May play a role in chromatin-mediated regulation of gene expression although it does not bind to histone H3 tails (PubMed:24267382).
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|Nucleus. Nucleus, PML body Cytoplasm. Note=Localized to nuclear structures termed LANDS, for LYSp100-associated nuclear domains LANDS are globular, electron-dense structures most often found in the nucleoplasm, but also found at the nuclear membrane and in the cytoplasm, suggesting that these structures may traffic between the cytoplasm and the nucleus (PubMed:8695863). Also colocalizes with PML in a subset of PML nuclear bodies (PubMed:8910577)
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|High levels in spleen and peripheral blood leukocytes, much lower levels in tonsils, thymus, prostate, ovary, small intestine, and colon (PubMed:8695863, PubMed:8910577.) Very low levels in heart, brain, placenta, lung, liver, skeletal muscle, kidney, and pancreas (PubMed:8910577). Not detected in brain, liver and muscle (PubMed:8695863)
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Component of the nuclear body, also known as nuclear domain 10, PML oncogenic domain, and KR body. May be involved in the pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia and viral infection.
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