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Being a vascular surgeon in a catheter lab is strenuous work. After a person has a heart attack, they may undergo non-invasive surgery called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), where a surgeon inserts a catheter containing a stent through a small incision and guides it through an artery or vein until it reaches the part with plaque buildup. Then the stent is expanded via a balloon or other mechanism to widen the vessel for better blood flow, and the surgeon pulls the catheter out. PCI is guided through X-ray imaging so that the surgeon can see what he or she is doing inside the body.
But chronic exposure to X-ray radiation has been linked to cancer, premature aging, and other health problems in catheter surgeons. X-rays are ionizing, meaning that they effect the surgeon's body at an atomic level, and after 20+ years of exposure, this can cause irreversible cellular damage. To combat this, surgeons wear lead bibs to prevent ionizing radiation from penetrating their cells. But wearing this heavy radiation armor can cause other problems like chronic back pain and spinal injury, especially when surgeons lean over their patient for hours during meticulous surgery.
Hospitals across the country are employing CorPath PCI robots from Corindus to improve the health of their surgeons and perform steady-handed surgery on their patients. The video below includes a case study from Dr. Vijay Iyer at Gates Vascular Institute in Buffalo, NY.
Released in January, CorPath is the first robot to be cleared for PCI by the FDA. The CorPath bedside units are controlled by surgeons in a room protected from radiation, called the Intervention Cockpit. The surgeon uses joystick and touch-screen controls to guide the catheter to the damaged artery or vein. Surgeons can leave the robots in a stand-still state so that they will not move and cause damage if the surgeon needs to briefly leave the cockpit.
First, the CorPath system can use X-ray imaging to measure the clot for the correct balloon stent to be inserted. When positioning the stent at the clot, the catheter can be moved in the vessel with a resolution of 1 mm. The bedside unit includes a motor on the robot arm's wrist for precise positioning and another drive to adjust the height. A one-use cassette contains the drives that feed the catheter into the patient at the proper angles. They have an open-architecture design so that surgeons can interchange a wide variety of tools and guidewires with diameters as large as 0.36 mm (0.014 in.) The function of the cassette can be seen in the video below:


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BEECH ISLAND, S.C. – The Augusta University men's cross country team hosted the 2018 Jaguar Cross Country Invitational on Saturday morning at Redcliffe Plantation. Augusta won the race for the straight season, while AU sophomore Jacob Poston pummeled the competition to win first individually.
Ranked third in the NCAA Southeast Region and voted first in the Peach Belt Conference preseason poll, the Jaguars were in overdrive this Saturday morning, defending their home course with very strong performances overall. The men placed first individually and as a team, with sophomore Jacob Poston running away with the field and winning the race with a time of 25:21.
Jags sophomore Hunter Kimball finished second overall, with senior Noah Hulett tagging close behind in third. Freshmen Jacob Brenneman and Chandler Kennedy placed fifth and sixth, respectively. The tight grouping at the very front of the pack earned the men's team a score of 17, just two points shy of a perfect score.
The razor sharp competitive edge of the team does not stop there, however. Freshmen Rakeem Littles, Kai Brickley, Hans Troyer, Josh Seiden, Chris Shelp, Anthony Urmetz, and Ryan Gallagher all finished within the top 25.
AU heads to the North Georgia Invitational Sept. 29 in Gainesville, Ga., to get a preview of the regional course.
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I am thankful for my clients, family, and friends for another year as a 5-Star Agent. I am 1 of only 2 agents in Central Florida/Orlando who have won this award for the last seven years running. I don't take anything for granted. Thank you so much.


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Bladder Cancer
Estimates for bladder cancer based on the American Cancer Society report for 2012:
- 73,510 total estimated new cases (55,600 men, 17,910 women)
- 14,880 total estimated deaths (10,510 men, 4,370 women)
Risk Factors
- Age
- Race (Caucasian>African-American)
- Gender (male>female)
- Prior pelvic radiation
- Prior cyclophosphamide (a chemotherapy medication) treatment
- Prior or current tobacco use
- Occupational or other chronic exposure to aromatic amines and other chemical carcinogens
- Chronic indwelling urinary catheter use
- Chronic bladder inflammation
- Poor fluid ingestion
- Significant, chronic use of phenacatin containing anti-inflammatories
- Consumption of aristolochia fanchi (weight reduction aid)
Layers of the bladder:
: Innermost layer. Cellularl lining.
Lamina Propria
: Layer of abundant connective tissue with lymphatic and vascular structures which lies between the urotheliuml and muscle layers
Muscularis Propria
: Muscular layer surrounding the Lamina Propria (i.e. Detrussor Muscle).
Adventitia or Serosa
: Outer layer of the bladder surrounding the muscularis propria.
- **Tumors limited to the Urothelium and Lamina Propria are typically referred to as non-muscle invasive lesions. Lesions invading the Muscularis Propria are referred to as muscle invasive lesions.
Types of lesions:
- Urothelial Carcinoma (the vast majority of bladder cancers in USA and Europe = 90-95%) (i.e. Papilloma, Papillary Urothelial Neoplasia of Low Malignant Potential (PUNLMP), Papillary Carcinoma (Low Grade), Papillary Carcinoma (High Grade), Carcinoma In-Situ (CIS))
- Variants of Urothelial Carcinoma (i.e. micropapillary, nested variant, clear cell variant, mixed tumor with squamous cell or glandular differentiation)
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Sarcomas
- Undifferentiated carcinomas (i.e small cell carcinoma)
- Metastatic carcinoma
- Other
Route of Spread
Bladder Cancer spreads by:
- Local invasion into surrounding pelvic organs or pelvic wall structures
- Hematogenous spread (i.e. to metastatic sites through the blood by way of vascular channels)
- Lymphatic spread (i.e. by way of lymphatic channels to lymph nodes)
Clinical Features
Hematuria (i.e. blood in the urine):
- 80-90% of patients have either gross (visible) or microscopic (non-visible) hematuria
- Bladder cancer is the most common cause of gross hematuria in patients >50yrs old
Irritative voiding symptoms (i.e. frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, discomfort with urination):
- 20-30% have irritative voiding symptoms (approximately 50% without hematuria)
- More common with high grade aggressive disease.
Usual Work-up
- Urine Markers (cytology, FISH, NMP22, or other)
- Cystoscopic exam (i.e. using a scope to look into the bladder)
- Upper tract imaging to evaluate for any tumors of the upper urinary tract (i.e. ureters or kidneys)
- Staging images to evaluate for any metastatic disease (i.e CT scan, PET/CT, MRI, Bone Scan)
- Pathologic analysis of any lesions found on cystoscopy
Tumor Grade
- Refers to the visual and microscopic appearance of a tumor with respect to cellular growth pattern, the cohesiveness of cells, nuclear features, and the invasiveness of cells to deeper layers.
- Lower grade lesions have an appearance which is closer to that of normal tissue when compared to higher grade lesions.
Staging (TNM)
Primary Tumor (T):
- TX-primary tumor cannot be assessed
- T0-No evidence of primary tumor
- Ta-Noninvasive papillary carcinoma
- Tis-Carcinoma in situ
- T1-Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue
- T2-Tumor invades muscularis propria (T2a=superficial, T2b=deep)
- T3-Tumor invades perivesical tissue (T3a=microscopic, T3b=macroscopic)
- T4-Tumor invades any of the following: prostate stroma, seminal vesicles, uterus, vagina, pelvic wall, abdominal wall (T4a=prostate stroma, uterus, vagina, T4b=pelvic wall, abdominal wall)
Regional Lymph Nodes (N):
- Nx-Lymph nodes cannot be assessed
- N0-no lymph node metastasis
- N1-single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis
- N2-Multiple regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis
- N3-Lymph node metastasis to the common iliac lymph nodes
Distant Metastasis (M):
- M0-No distant metastasis
- M1-Distant metastasis
Treatment Options
Non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma:
- Surgery to trim out tumor/ tumors. Surgery is performed through the urinary tract using special scopes (known as a transurethral resection of bladder tumor, i.e. TURBT)
- Possible bladder treatment with medications that are delivered directly to the bladder (i.e. BCG, Interferon, mitomycin, or other)
- Regular follow up cystoscopic exam, urine markers and imaging of the upper urinary tract (i.e. ureters and kidneys)
- For extremely aggressive tumors or in cases where tumors are not controllable by scopes and/or bladder medications, options exist for surgical complete or partial bladder removal vs extensive surgery to trim out bladder tumors using scopes in combination with chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma:
- Complete surgical removal of the bladder (i.e. radical cystectomy) with urinary tract reconstruction
- Bladder preservation therapy:
- Partial surgical removal of the bladder (i.e. partial cystectomy) limited to the area of the lesion only. (this approach is limited by location and type of tumor and is not typically preferred)
- Extensive surgery to trim out bladder tumors using scopes and potentially in combination with chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Metastatic urothelial carcinoma (i.e. disease outside of the bladder which has gone either to lymph nodes that drain the bladder or to other organs in the body:
- Systemic treatment with chemotherapy with or without local treatment to the bladder and surrounding lymph nodes with surgery or radiation depending on an individual's clinical conditions
Prognostic Factors
- Stage and grade of the tumor
- Tumor size
- Number of tumors present
- Appearance of the tumor
- Whether a tumor invades lymphatic/vascular channels
- Type of tumor present (i.e. urothelial carcinoma vs other type)
- Health of the patient (i.e. other medical conditions present)
Similar to other cancers, survival is related to whether bladder cancer is confined to the bladder or not. Patients with bladder cancer confined to the bladder will have better outcomes than those whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body or whose cancer has invaded tissues surrounding the bladder. Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer is treated with scopes to remove the bladder cancer and in many cases with medications which are placed in the bladder to prevent recurrence and potentially progression of the tumor. When tumors are either muscle invasive or there is significant concern for a non-invasive tumor progressing to a more invasive stage, surgical removal of the bladder (i.e. radical cystectomy) with urinary tract reconstruction is typically advised to improve the chances of survival by controlling the tumor while it is still confined to the bladder.
Recommended Follow-up
- Non-muscle invasive tumors: periodic cystoscopic exam, urine cytology (+//0 other urine markers), and imaging of the upper urinary tract (i.e. kidneys and ureters)
- Muscle invasive tumors treated with radical cystectomy: periodic imaging of the upper urinary tract, blood tests, urine cytology from the upper urinary tract, potential scoping and cytology from the urethra in men who retain their urethra, and monitoring of a patient's urinary tract reconstruction.
- Muscle invasive tumors treated with bladder preservation therapy (i.e. treated using scopes +//0 radiation and/or chemotherapy or treated with partial cystectomy): periodic cystoscopic exam, urine cytology (+//0 other urine markers), and imaging of the upper urinary tract (i.e. kidneys and ureters)
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I have just introduced two people who'd never seen it before to The Court Jester. My work on this planet is done.
Watching it again after decades, it holds up every bit. But the thing that most surprises me in a way (although it really probably shouldn't I suppose) is how much closer to feminist this 1955 light comedy is than so much coming out of Hollywood now. It's not that it's dangerously subversive or anything — there was no danger of it upsetting the status quo — it's a light comedy best known for its tongue twister set piece, not a world changer. But Danny Kaye's character is a carer, whose best characteristics are the opposite of hero machismo. And Glynnis John's character, "Captain" Jean, is not just a warrior, but one who is able to finesse situations and use her wits to get out of sticky situations when needed. Very early on in the movie, we get a tone of respect and mutual admiration between these two as a foundation for the romantic subplot. (There really isn't much "romance" at all in the subplot, but part of that is because there's no false friction causing the angst between these two characters.) All the silliness comes from external stuff, and the entire daft movie has a core of mutual respect.
While a lot of things are played for laughs, the underlying fact of the movie is that that the women in the movie are the ones who plan, do, and succeed in getting things done, and the one man who succeeds in getting things done — even if mostly by accident and serendipity — is the one who respects women and fits more stereotypically "feminine" roles himself. And then there's the smoking hot Angela Lansbury's character Princess Gwendolyn, who knows what she wants and goes for it and doesn't let anyone tell her no. And her companion Griselda, who while playing the old crone / witch stereotypes, manages to be one of the most active agents in the film, precipitating most of the movement in the plot. It's all so matter of fact that it doesn't seem at all to be meant to be part of the "comedy". No wilting flowers here. The competence and power of the women in this Robin Hood-inspired 'ye olde times' musical comedy is just simple fact. The comedy lies in everything else . . . the daft situation, the army of little people, the slapstick the fast-paced dialogue, the patter songs, the ridiculous concatenation of situations and ridiculous birthmarks.
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Donald Trump in Las Vegas in 2013 with Russian businessman Aras Agalarov, Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo and Russian singer Emin Agalarov
Moscow (AFP) - A Russian billionaire on Wednesday blasted claims in emails released by Donald Trump Jr that he was a potential middleman for alleged incriminating Kremlin material on Hillary Clinton, as Moscow again denied any role in the scandal.
The emails have thrust US leader Donald Trump's eldest son into the centre of a growing firestorm over whether the president's allies colluded with Moscow in its alleged efforts to tilt last year's election in the Republican's favour.
A June 2016 email from British music promoter Rob Goldstone to Trump Jr released on Tuesday claims an offer was allegedly made by Russia's general prosecutor to provide the Trump campaign with "official documents" on Clinton during a meeting with real estate mogul Aras Agalarov.
Goldstone says the Russian prosecutor "offered to provide the Trump campaign" with "very high level and sensitive information" as "part of Russia and its government's support" for his father.
Goldstone claimed to have been tipped off by Agalarov's pop star son Emin, whom he managed, and went on to help organise a meeting between a lawyer he said was a "Russian government attorney" and Trump Jr.
The Agalarov family has established ties to the Trumps and brought the future US leader to Moscow for the 2013 Miss Universe beauty competition.
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But Agalarov rubbished the emails touting him as a possible go-between for the Trumps and the Kremlin and said he only vaguely knew Goldstone.
"I think this is some sort of fiction. I don't know who is making it up," Agalarov told Russia's Business FM radio station, according to a transcript posted online.
"What has Hillary Clinton got to do with anything? I don't know. I really don't know Rob Goldstone well."
In the email exchange which was released by Trump Jr, the president's eldest son suggested he would "love" to get any dirt on Clinton.
US intelligence agencies have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of approving a hacking and influence campaign to sway the vote, claims fiercely denied in Moscow.
- Lobbyist lawyer -
Trump Jr and two other top campaign officials eventually met with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya in June 2016 but both sides insist she provided no information on Clinton.
A publicist for Emin Agalarov directed all questions on the issue to his lawyer. The Russian prosecutors office did not respond to questions.
Trump Jr has said that rather than discussing Clinton, lawyer Veselnitskaya focused on a 2012 US law called the Magnitsky Act that targeted Russian officials and drew fury from the Kremlin.
The legislation slapped sanctions on Russian officials allegedly involved in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who had tried to fight a major fraud scheme against US-British investor Bill Browder.
The Russian government then banned the adoption of Russian children by Americans in retaliation.
Veselnitskaya -- who made her name litigating murky property disputes in the region around Moscow -- has long lobbied for the Magnitsky Act to be repealed and defended a firm accused in the US of money laundering over the case.
Veselnitskaya has denied she has any contacts to the Russian government and the Kremlin on Wednesday once again insisted it had no ties to her or her meeting with Trump Jr.
"We have already said that we are absolutely not familiar with this whole story," spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"We never had any contact with this lawyer, that is why we are not in the loop and have nothing to say. She doesn't have even the slightest relation to us."


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Factory Floor at Tate Modern
Friday 24th August 2012
It was November 2011 when Factory Floor appeared at Sub-Sonic Live's launch (you can watch the footage here), amazing the audience with what was their second performance of the evening, and with those lucky enough to see both saying both sets were completely different to the other. With that said there's now chance to witness what promises to be another remarkable gig from them, tomorrow night (25th August) at Tate Modern – London. And it's free!
The event heralds Factory Floor's upcoming residency at the ICA, London, starting September 2012, and their release of 'Two Different Ways' 12? with remixes from Perc (who has also graced the Sub-Sonic Live decks) and Richard H Kirk 27th August on DFA Records.
Find out more about the Tate event here.


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The Long-necked turtle Chelodina mccordi is critically endangered under the IUCN red lis
Prof Keith Christian
Keith Christian did his PhD on the determinants of space use by Galapagos Land Iguanas while at Colorado State University. He expanded his interests in tropical ecology while working at the University of Puerto Rico before moving to Australia in 1985. He was a foundation staff member at the university that is now known as Charles Darwin University in Darwin.
His interests include the physiological and behavioral adaptations of animals (particularly reptiles, amphibians and ants) in response to the physical environment. He has published in the areas of comparative physiology, physiological ecology, exercise physiology, thermoregulatory biology, respiratory physiology, biophysical ecology, and biological control.
Dr Renkang Peng and Keith have worked to establish methods for using weaver ants as biological control agents in tropical tree crops in northern Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, and East Timor. This work has shown that tree crops grown in association with weaver ants can produce higher quality produce with lower expenses than the conventional techniques of farming with insecticides. This work, also in conjunction with Karen Gibb, resulted in the team winning the Tropical Knowledge Research award from the Northern Territory Government in 2006.
Keith and his son Jake collect and polish rocks, and this led to a research project exploring the communities of cyanobacteria that live under translucent rocks, such as quartz, agate, and prehnite in the Wave Hill region of the Northern Territory. This work showed that the hypolithic cyanobacteria in northern Australia are only photosynthetically active for about 75 days a year, and although the cyanobacteria share some similarities with hypolithic communities on other continents at the generic level, at the "species" level, the Australian cyanobacteria are unique and extremely diverse.
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Charles Darwin never visited tropical Australia, but thanks to his former HMS Beagle shipmates, he has a legacy there.
Although we might not like it, the cane toad is now a resident of the Top End, and this handsome specimen (right) appeared on the cover of the very first issue of the new journal Biology Open.
Insecticides are inferior to weaver ants when it comes to protecting orchards.


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Come and learn from my mistakes....
27 February, 2014 Daf Meirion-Jones
I like to think of training as being an organic thing. When we use the word "organic" we generally mean disorganised and a bit haphazard! That's the way we train at All Saints.
It's not that we don't have rotas and meetings and training courses (the North West Ministry Training Course led by Justin Mote and Andrew Evans is particularly hot). We also love planning and reviewing and all the other things that have become a standard part of church life. It's just that we don't really expect them to work perfectly. Partially that's because they are overseen by me, but mainly that's because we live in a world where even the work of the Gospel is tainted by sin.
So here are three principles of organic (messy) church training we try to work around.
1. People, not programmes
We all know that the church is the people, not the building or the denomination. But sometimes I suspect we might think of the church as being the programmes we run; whether that is the Sunday services, or the midweek Bible studies, or the evangelistic course. You can tell when you are seeing the church as the programmes because you get excited about how many people are involved and grumpy when people don't turn up. Success becomes 'getting people to our meetings'.
We can fall into the 'programmes, not people' attitude to training folk for ministry. So we have interns, apprentices or ministry trainees because they are good things to have and we need certain tasks to be completed – rather than having people because we have recognised that they have been gifted by Christ in His service, and we want to encourage and nurture them in their relationship with Him. I guess that means that our greatest desire for the people we're training should be '...that they all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fulness of Christ.' (Ephesians 4:13)
Which brings me to...
2. Family, not business
Families are about relationships. Businesses are about products. Relationships are invariably messy and take time. Relationships don't end when the working day ends. That means it will always be impossible to limit someone's training to a class or even a slot in the diary. How are they going to learn from you what it is to love someone sacrificially, if they don't feel able to ring you in a crisis? How are they going to learn what it is to battle with sin whilst rejoicing in God's grace, if they don't see you battling? How will they find about what a Pastor's or Christian worker's home looks like unless they spend time in one?
Now if you think that all this relational stuff will make life easier and mean you get on better, you'd be mistaken. The more time people spend with me, the more opportunity I have to sin against them and they against me. But, in the end, if those training at All Saints see just how dependent on Christ I am and that it is only by His grace that anything ever comes of my ministry, then that won't be a bad thing. 'But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.' (2 Corinthians 12:9)
That means training is...
3. Pointing, not problem solving
Problem-solving ministry is when we give the impression that we've got the Christian life pretty well sorted and all people need is to follow our advice and then they will be as sorted as we are.
Pointing ministry is when we admit our weaknesses and therefore point others all the more clearly to Christ. For me, that means that I have had to apologise to my trainees and ask their forgiveness because of my grumpiness or my self-righteous attitude towards them. I'm not proud of that. But better that I admit my sin, than they think that it is an acceptable way for a pastor to behave.


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Election Night Live Blogging Experiment
Here is a look at my thoughts during the course of Election Night 2008. I decided just today to update all of the final results and organize my updates all into one post. Hope you enjoy!
Update #1 (as of 7:15 PM):
Just to let you know what races I will be watching tonight. Expect a new update about every hour or so tonight, as I will be crunching numbers in the biggest races:
Presidential Races:
Colorado (polls ranging from 4 to 6 for Obama)
Florida (polls ranging from -1 to 2)
Georgia (polls ranging from -7 to -4)
Indiana (polls ranging from -3 to 0)
Montana (polls ranging from -5 to -2)
North Carolina (polls ranging from -2 to 1)
North Dakota (polls ranging from -6 to -2)
New Hampshire (polls ranging from 5 to 9)
New Mexico (polls ranging from 6 to 9) Continue reading
The Boots (November 4, 2008)
Boot Up: Cavaliers + Hornets – The Cavaliers lost in New Orleans the other night as Chris Paul had yet another amazing night, but you will be hearing about these two teams well into the NBA Playoffs this season. Simply because LeBron had an off shooting night on the road against one of the top teams in the Western Conference, does not mean that Cleveland will trail behind Boston, Detroit, or Orlando again this season. This was not supposed to be a very easy game for the Cavaliers, and I expect within the team's record to start to bounce back within the next week or so. The Hornets on the other hand, should continue to be a force in the Western Conference with stud-muffin Chris Paul and free agent pick up James Posey. In the next Boot Down about the most recent big trade in the NBA, I will analyze the rankings of the Eastern Conference, and here is my analysis about the West:
Western Conference Preview:
The LA Lakers are the top team in the NBA without a doubt. A healthy Andrew Bynum playing alongside Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, and Kobe Bryant means that the Lakers have the best starting lineup in the entire league. As is well documented on The Wages of Wins blog, it seems like that Lakers will be the top team in the league for quite some time as well. Continue reading
Final Election Report
Disclaimer: This final election report is the conclusion of a series of looks at the 2008 Presidential Election. From analyzing the delegates in the primaries, to starting to pick apart the competitive states in the general election back in June, I have been covering all aspects of this year's election process. This article includes all of the previous information in one final review.
John McCain is not running in the 2008 Presidential election simply against Barack Obama. Any casual political observer would tell you that an enormous part of his campaign thus far has been distancing himself from the incredibly unpopular Presidency of George W. Bush. To a certain extent, this entire idea is the framework for the rest of my report: John McCain is at an extreme disadvantage in this election because of conditions well beyond his control. As Alexander Mooney at CNN writes, "Amid a failing economy, a Republican party in tatters, and a rival who has presented himself as an acceptable alternative, McCain's fate may ultimately be out of his hands."
In addition to the fact that George W. Bush has been one of the most unpopular Presidents in the modern era, the size and power of the Democratic Party has grown substantially since he was re-elected in 2004. However, the question of whether Democratic nominee Barack Obama has had a tremendous impact on this rise in party identification is not a direct issue in this election, as both candidates will have to make do with the current political nature of the United States. What is important to note is that it is a given in this year's election that there will be more identified Democrats voting than identified Republicans, and from that information the only thing that can be altered is the rate of return on those Democratic or Republican voters, along with the tendencies of Independent-leaning individuals.
All of those factors would already lean towards a heavy Democratic advantage in this November's election, but there is one other x-factor to the success of Barack Obama's campaign: community organization. From the University of Dayton's massive canvassing operations to the overwhelming flow of personnel in St. Louis, Missouri, it appears that Obama and the Democratic National Committee are running the largest grassroots campaign in history. One can only expect that within the final two weeks of the election, this party will not back down just yet and will march on with the largest "Get Out The Vote" drive ever. Reports are only starting to come in from these operations, and I can report first-hand here in Dayton that the organization is unlikely anything ever from a politician.
Fuzzy Election Math
It has been a while since I reported on the ongoing events in the political polling world.. So today I have decided to finally announce one of my biggest spreadsheet innovations in a very long time. For the last week, I have been editing a small program published on Nate Silver's amazing Five Thirty Eight blog that automatically computes the winner of the popular vote based on input information for party identification, and retention rates.
Without any further ado, take a look at the graph on the right side of this page. Taking given information from Rasmussen and Gallup in terms of independent voter preference and party identification breakdown, I have analyzed what a typical election situation could look like. The key problem to understand in this graph, is that if Obama wins the possible democratic electorate (minus given points to Ralph Nader, the independent candidate,) by a certain margin, and with everything else held constant, what would McCain have to do in order to tie? (Recent Gallup weekly averages have Obama winning the democratic electorate by about a margin of 73.5, and that is why I have that in my this breakdown.) My conclusion to this problem is that since the democrats are expected to have such a huge advantage in terms of identification, and since Obama is currently winning independent voters, McCain would have to win the republican base by a nearly impossible margin of 82.33%.
The Boots (September 2, 2008)
Boot Up: Cleveland Indians recent play – The Cleveland Indians recent ten-game winning streak is a certain sign that things are sure to improve n 2009 for this very young team. Despite this past weekend's three-game sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, the Indians have played above average baseball throughout the second half of the season. When the Indians traded C.C. Sabathia just after their game on Sunday, July 6th, they had just lost to the Minnesota Twins and fallen to a record of 37-51 in the days before the All-Star break. Since that time, and despite the fact C.C. Sabathia may be a possible Cy Young candidate in the National League (which could include a no-hitter, pending an MLB report on whether or not a lousy infield single is ruled an error from Saturday's game) the Indians have been 29-19. The Milwaukee Brewers, on the other hand, were 49-39 before the trade, and have been 31-18 since. This shows that since losing their best pitcher, the Indians have played right on track with one of the best teams in the National League: a team that currently has a 94.6% chance of making the playoffs according to Baseball Prospectus.
Electoral College Breakdown
Using tools from www.electoralvote.com, and www.fivethirtyeight.com, I have expanded upon my research that I used to breakdown the electoral map a month, and a half ago. With Barack Obama vs. John McCain as the match-up for the election set for just about 16 weeks from now, the state-by-state polls are starting to become a bit clearer. Most websites (Five Thirty Eight, and www.realclearpolitics.com) currently show that Obama has about a 65% to 70% chance of winning the election, as of right now. While that number could drastically change over the next few months most notably because of the impending selection of vice presidents from both campaigns, that number is a rough estimate based upon the current state-by-state totals.
In this article, I want to breakdown the states that will decide the election this coming November. To find the states that will be most crucial to this election, I compared the election results from the 2000, 2004, and then looked at the most recent four-day average from the polling estimates on Five Thirty Eight. All states that have consistently voted for one particular party, and look to vote for that same party by a margin of at least 7% in 2008, are placed into the easy point column. In terms of easy electoral votes, Obama leads McCain by a total of 183 to 154, with 201 toss-up electoral votes remaining.


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Every thought which flows from our hearts is interconnected with everyone else as the Divine Spirit animating all creation unites us. When our thoughts are elevated toward the realms of spirit, they are utilizing our true capacity as souls in this life -- each quality of the soul being as a powerful and brilliant gem. In this spirit i share what comes to my heart.
February 07, 2010
Trinity doctor goes to Haiti to help earthquake victims - St. Petersburg Times
My sister just sent me this article. it's great to read something real from an individual who has arisen to serve his fellow man. it's hard to find an article on the internet now that is covering the daily reality of life in Haiti. the US news has moved on to other non-significant headlines for the most part. i know there is a lot of people who care and who are doing pure and goodly deeds to assist our brothers and sisters in dire need...
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|A browser's homepage may be modified and you can be redirected to dubious sites.
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Fugdownload143(.)com is a browser hijacker. When on your computer, it changes your browser's homepage. The hijacker may change DNS settings, the new tab window, and search engine, and may also add a browser extension. The main domain to which you can be commonly redirected bears the same name: Fugdownload143(.)com. All browsers can be affected, especially the most frequently used ones, like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari.
After your browser has been hijacked, if you try doing a search, you would be either redirected to the main page at Fugdownload143(.)com or prompted to install some application. Most of those applications are highly suspicious or redirect to the installation setups or pages containing malware. For the time being, the app on the top of the main page is called Artemis and we suspect that to be an Artemis Trojan we have written about before.
If you try browsing while you have the Fugdownload143(.)com hijacker, it may display falsified results. It may also display advertisements like pop-ups and banner advertisements. Currently, you are most likely to get redirected and shown the download page of DriverFinder:
DriverFinder is not a legitimate program, but is in fact malware-related, using familiar Windows icons. It will display pop-ups prompting you to download it, stating that you don't have the latest security updates. It also claims that you need the DriverFinder tool to fix problems with your PC. All these are blatant lies trying to get you to install the suspicious program. The download page is also hosted on the Fugdownload143(.)com domain.
Remove Fugdownload143(.)com Completely
To remove Fugdownload143(.)com manually from your computer, follow the step-by-step removal instructions provided below. In case the manual removal does not get rid of this browser hijacker completely, you should scan for leftover files with an advanced anti-malware program. Installing such an application will also protect your computer from future threats.
Step 1: Remove/Uninstall Fugdownload143(.)com in Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps to remove that program. No matter if you are using Windows 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program get left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, mistakes with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it.
Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall" (fig.3).
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Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu
Select Fugdownload143(.)com and click "Remove"
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Select Fugdownload143(.)com to remove, and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected toolbar, and some additional toolbars might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
After Fugdownload143(.)com has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' in the top right corner and start it again.
Open the drop menu by clicking on the sprocket icon in the top right corner.
From the drop menu select 'Preferences'
In the new window select 'Extensions'
Click once on Fugdownload143(.)com
Click 'Uninstall'
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall Fugdownload143(.)com. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the Fugdownload143(.)com will be removed.


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In this digital world, the adaptive approach of software development is the way to go to achieve true enterprise agility! Hence, Projects can no longer be the mode of execution. It has to be Products! This is where Product-Centric delivery model comes into the picture, enabling enterprises to adopt this adaptive approach through products to deliver continuous value to its customer. Read on to find how!
Shared Services in the Agile way!
It is always better to have a Shared Services Unit that performs niche activities for all the Agile product teams, rather than having a dedicated resource for every product team! And, if these teams embrace agile ways of working, then they can reduce the overall cycle-time and throughput considerably, aiding agility! Read more to find out how!
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Margaret Falletta
Director of Counseling and Wellness
Location: Jennings Randolph Hall
Phone: 304-637-1363
What I Find Rewarding About D&E:
I have learned so much from both the students that I work with and from the collaboration between faculty, staff and students that exists here and this inspires me to grow professionally. It is truly a privilege to serve D&E students because I see how much effort and investment they are putting in to improving their mental health and wellness.
Margaret, a nationally certified counselor and provisionally licensed counselor, provides counseling and wellness services to the college community as well as prevention and outreach programming that promotes mental wellness.
- M.S. Mental Health Counseling, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minn.
- B.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.
Margaret brings a background in counseling diverse populations and also has worked in crisis settings.
Most recently, Margaret worked as a counselor at the Barbour County Health Department in Philippi, W.Va., where she provided counseling services to child, adolescent and adult clients. Prior to that she served as the lead program coordinator at High Rocks Educational Corp. in Hillsboro, W.Va. She worked for the same organization as an AmeriCorps and summer staff in various capacities including tutoring, mentoring and service learning. In addition, she has worked as an admission representative and docent at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Margaret is a member of the West Virginia Counseling Association and the West Virginia College Counseling Association.
She has presented on transformational and experiential outdoor education at the Appalachian Studies Conference, unique educational models and non-profit management at WE LEAD of West Virginia Wesleyan College, and educational models for rural youth engagement and women's empowerment at the Women on Wellness Retreat held by the National Center for Excellence in Women's Health at West Virginia University.


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To participate, complete the PHN Certificate Registration Form [PDF] and submit by mail. Please note that all of your materials (application, transcripts, and payment) must be received in order to arrange for a workshop date. For more information, please contact Vivyan Johnson at (310) 243-3596 or firstname.lastname@example.com Life Support Course for students, and faculty of California State University Dominguez Hills


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The Oxford Handbook of Genetic Counseling
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Philosophy of Disability: New Perspectives
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Ocean Institute Current
April 2017
Join us in welcoming our new President & CEO Dan Pingaro!
Meet Dan at our Open House event on Saturday, April 29 from 10 am to 12 pm. Enjoy coffee and conversation during this free to the public celebration.
A huge wave of thanks to our incredible Jazz guests and sponsors! Your generous donations will allow us to provide life changing education programs to thousands of underserved children. Check out photos from both nights here!
This Earth Day, the Ocean Institute asks you to "Bee-Mindful" about how you use Earth's precious resources. Learn more about how you can reduce, reuse, recycle at our Earth Day Celebration on April 22. Activities include a beach clean-up, natural dye workshops, and more!
Summer adventures await at the Ocean Institute. Sign up your child for one of our award winning summer camps accredited with the American Camping Association. Kayak the harbor, or set sail for adventure- we have it all at the Ocean Institute.
Spring into action with us all month long, and save the date, June 21st, for a special summer solstice event at The Ranch at Laguna Beach!


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Chalet Melusine is a luxury self catered chalet located right on the pistes in Alpe d'Huez. Situated in the altiport area of the resort, this ski-in ski-out chalet offers comfortable accommodation for 12 people and includes a private sauna and jacuzzi. The chalet has 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. The panoramic terrace overlooks the ski pistes.
Chalet Details:
- 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms
- Located on the pistes
- Living area with fireplace, tv, dvd, hifi
- Private sauna and Jacuzzi
- Terrace with views of the mountains and pistes
- Wifi internet
- Fully equipped kitchen with ceramic hob, oven, microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, raclette machine and coffee maker
- 3 double bedrooms each with a double bed (160 cm), bathroom and wc
- 3 twin bedrooms, one with shower and one toilet
- 1 shower room shared between the other 2 twin bedrooms.
- Heated garage for 1 car
- Laundry room with washing machine and dryer


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In the article found here http://www.feldgrau.com/norway.html , this is written:
An interesting and unique national unit actually formed by the German Heer was the Wachdienst Norwegen, formed in 1942 as an auxiliary guard unit of older Norwegian men. Its history is very obscure, and its combat value obviously very insignificant, but the fact that is was formed at all is interesting enough. Other than the Wachdienst Norwegen, no other national units consisting of Norwegian Volunteers was formed by the German Heer.
Correct in a way, except that this unit only consisted of Germans, and no Norwegians at all. To the best, "Volks-deutsche" who had lived here before the war.


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Smartphone First
The smartphone has become the first information and purchase media for all travelers. It is an ideal leverage for changing travel practices.
Our smartphones transport applications give travelers all the keys of travel: information, guidance, purchase of travel vouchers and validation…
To accompany the traveler throughout his journey
Our mobility applications offer the traveler all the functions of the mobile web + functions that are specific to the smartphones technical capabilities.
The conventional features :
- Multimodal route calculation
- Time sheets
- Maps
- Favorites
- Contact
The specific functions for smartphones :
- Geolocation of the traveler: nearby information, accessible services around me, route calculation from position…
- Pedestrian guidance
- User Profile (Preferences)
- Vocal synthesis
- Data downloading (preferred time sheets for example) in order to consult them even if there is no connection (<<off line>>)
- Download and validation of transport vouchers.
Example of implementation: Moovizy Saint Etienne
The + practical: no additional workload for the network team
Smartphone applications use the same database and the same route planner as in the website.
See our multimodal information platforms architecture.
Cityway manages the referencing and SEO services of each Smartphone application on their proper platforms
Other mobile information services
SMS disruptions alert
This service allows the network to send personalized information according to the preferences of the traveler (day, time slot, routes,…). The delivery can be done by SMS or by mail.
The definition of the messages, the preparation of deliveries and the statistical follow-up of disseminations are done via the Website back-office.
+ SMS information
This service allows the traveler to obtain the schedules of the next vehicle at the stop at which he is. To do this, simply send by SMS the stop code displayed on the post at the network information number. The answer arrives instantly by SMS.
2D Code (QR Code)
This service can be used by any traveler with a mobile phone and a fixed-rate Internet connection.
By taking a picture with his phone of a 2D code (also called a QR code or Flash Code) located on the stop post, the traveler will be connected to a mobile Website presenting the schedule of the next passenger bus at his stop – or any other information that the network will have preferred to provide (nearby customers depositaries for example).
NFC tag
With a phone equipped with NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, an additional step is taken in the speed of access to information. The traveler has only to approach his phone to the issuing label (named FID Tag) so that the next transit is displayed in real time on his screen.


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Healthcare Professionals Call for Better Tracking of Patient Harm On Thursday, medical experts testified before Congress that the healthcare community was not doing enough to accurately track patient harm, which is the third leading cause of death in the US. "Our collective action in patient safety pales in comparison to the magnitude of the … [Read more...]
Experts Say Patient Harm Not Tracked Well Enough
SC Patient Deaths Linked to Hospital Infections
Three Patient Deaths Linked to Rare Infection at Greenville Memorial Hospital On Thursday, June 26th, officials stated that a rare infection linked to unclean surgical equipment at Greenville Memorial Hospital could have played a part in at least three patient deaths. So far, 15 patients from the hospital have tested positive for the … [Read more...]
Medicare Sweep Penalizes Hospitals for Patient Infections
Nationwide, Hospitals Face Medicare Penalties for Patient Infection Rates The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program was created in 2010 by federal health care reform laws and has helped reduce patient infections and other complications across the country. However, as part of the program, Medicare is gearing up in October to reduce payments … [Read more...]


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Cosmic Egg Creation
Cosmic Egg and the Biblical Creation in Rock Art, Negev Desert.
The mind can't accept unknown and how creation occurred is just one of them. We can see this bewilderment in the imagination of different cultures where multiple creation myths existed in the ancient world with similar elements and over time they diffused into each other. These creation motifs include symbols of primeval chaos, wind, water, a primary nature forces. In the region of Egypt, in Hermopolis a provincial capital in Old Kingdom 2500BC, and Canaan (see Canaanite Creation) a myth circulated that Creation spontaneously occurred from a Cosmic Egg, an ancient logic since the egg contains all the ingredients needed to create new life.
Creation Myth Symbols
In many myths, creation emerges from a state of chaos transformed into order and in this act the Godly powers intervene to form life. Creation, as described by many ideas, results in the fusion of life main elements: wind, earth, and water, since these are the ingredients needed to sustain life. The Bible describes the conditions prior to creation: Genesis 1-2:…" darkness was over the deep, and the God Wind was hovering over the face of waters". A similar idea is expressed in Sumer in the epic story Enuma Elish: "…When in the height heaven was not named, And the earth beneath did not yet bear a name, And the primeval Apsu, who begat them, And chaos, Tiamat, the mother of them both,- Their waters were mingled together..."
Rock Art interpretation
The creation scene presented in Fig.1 contains the elements that play a central role in this epic myth: The Godly Wind, Earth, and Water. The symbols descriptions as seen in this presentation, from left to right: Time wheel derived from the apparent rotation of stars around North Star creates the godly wind, the creator energy. The Ibex, in the center, (see Ibex and Rockart) represents the earth/fertility god that holds the primeval water in his hollow belly that resembles a container of water. To the ibex right, a man and a woman floating in the air. The woman seems torn from the man's body, see the extrusion in the man ribs pointed by the woman's hand, and a circle/egg grows out from her body.
The creation act engraved progress from left to right as follows: The wheel of time generates the godly wind and the chaos energy, which fuses with a stream of water sprouting from the ibex belly. The water splashing all over, see the dots, reaching the ibex horns and the man hand mingling them together. That's the fusion of wind and lower water that creates a man that in turn creates a woman, from the man ribs, giving birth to the cosmic egg as seen in Fig.1.
The creation myth presented here combines a diffusion of two different myths into one. A Biblical myth transitional stage blended with an idea of Canaanite myth. The scene left side reminds the Biblical man/woman creation story and the right side represents the idea of Canaanite cosmic egg creation.
More deciphering, in a new book Rock Art in Israel, available online.
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My Roomie and I
I don't think I've ever written about my university hall room mate, Sabrina (aka Sabby) and I so perhaps, now, six years down the road, it is time.
These are very old pictures so please pardon the poor quality. Then, it was the time of Friendster before Facebook peaked.
Sabby and I were acquainted in junior college. We were in the same Chinese class but that was probably where everything ended. My impression of her was that she was that short and bitchy girl in Chinese class.
We have plenty of mutual friends but didn't actually hang out with each other. Then, it was through mutual friends (or maybe Livejournal) that we heard both of us got into Raffles Hall. University being a whole new world, we were both a little hesitant and apprehensive of hall life and wanted a companion so I gave up my single room and went with a double room with her.
I like to think it was fate that we found each other.
We didn't really knew each other then but we went ahead to room with each other. Looking back, I think this was a gamble. Staying with someone else within the confinements of a room really tests your relationship.
Thankfully, we had similar living habits (sleep late and sleep in), pop music fix, stay in the same area (Easties), had mutual friends and were not too uptight about shared expenses. We took many modules together and I would have died in statistics classes without her.
Once, she managed to call into 987FM to dedicate a song and we screamed the roof down and someone came to told us off. -_-"
My favourite moments have to be the many times we head out to Holland Village to have our favourite Crystal Jade supper then groceries shopping at Cold Storage.
I know it sounded like we spend a lot of time together but truthfully, it probably wasn't as much as you think we did because both of us had very busy social lives. For what short time we roomed together, Sabby also saw me through many poignant and emotional moments of my life. I am comforted by her through my most tumultuous times. I have also seen her in her most… colourful moments.
Because I am forever having dance rehearsals/ practices, most of my dinners are at 10pm/11pm which Sabby will da bao back to the room for me. I would have been a very hungry girl without her.
We had a good year together as room mates. After that she moved to another residence and before moving back to Raffles Hall later to serve as netball captain. By then, we were each used to having single rooms but it was nice to have her around again.
Did we fight? Not really I think. I don't recall any major fights stemming from living together. I think it's also because we had similar lackadaisical personalities.
I think the moment that really glued us together was when Sabby had an unfortunate passing in her family. Seeing her broken down hurt me and I cried buckets at her eulogy. Having to stand strong for her pushed me on.
We're always connected by the many similar stages in our lives, be it graduation, starting of careers and mid-life crises. These days, I probably see her more than any other of my JC or NUS friends. We have this thing that we do: Dinner at Itacho Sushi, drinks at Harry's Bar and a short walk back.
So the sharing of my story is that: you can have a great roomie even though you may not be friends at first. If you have a sucky roomie, I totally feel for you. Try to make adjustments and compromise with each other. If things don't work out, seek mediation and find a more compatible roomie.
In my opinion, your roomie makes or break your hall life. Hopefully, your room mate will make your life!
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AnonymousApril 27, 2015 at 1:25 pm
*so touched* MUAHHHH.
NUS Hall life – Raffles Hall Ask Me Anything | MeowsyyApril 27, 2015 at 3:22 pm
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Sell Home Without Realtor Five Forks, SC
Selling My Property in Five ForksSouth Carolina
Five Forks City Property Market The Five Forks real estate market has benefited immensely from several key signs: a strong neighborhood economic climate, work gains, a booming tech facility, tight credit score problems, reduced stock and also low home loan prices. For these reasons, and a lot more, Five Forks saw increases in every housing indication over the previous year.
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Before putting money towards a foreclosure, make sure that you can inspect it extensively initially. Either employ a specialist home examiner to do so or comply with a clear-cut listing of things to check for, such as mold, termites, water damages and missing out on pipelines and cables.
Getting A First Home Besides the paperwork is signed, it's almost time to move in. If you assume that a last examination is needed, make certain to include this in the language of the last agreement; technically, you are entitled to as several walkthroughs as you wish to figure out if the sellers finished all agreed-upon repair work.
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Obtaining A Home Mortgage With A 500 Credit Rating The FHA bills an upfront costs of 1.75 percent of the mortgage quantity. On a 30-year funding with the minimum deposit, theres an annual premium of 0.8 percent of the mortgage quantity, or $800 a year for each $100,000 borrowed $66.67 a month for a $100,000 loan.
Another very easy means to acquire property without any money down is with the help of the seller. For example, a vendor might decline a down payment in return for greater monthly settlements. Or, the vendor might pay for the buyer's down payment in order to market the building quicker.
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Buying Realty For Dummies The buy-and-flip realty financial investment method can work, yet it also has a drawback. Acquiring as well as turning could be a method to earn quick cash in real estate if you time your financial investments properly in a quickly rising property market. Nevertheless, flipping can create your earnings to be taxed as common revenue and you might shed throughout a market downturn.
Real Estate Clubs Northern Front Array Investors Association Get In Touch With: Michele Larson Telephone: (970) 214-3627 When: 4th Thursday of each month, doors open at 6:30 pm for networking, conference at 7:00 pm Where: Windsor Rec Center, Windsor.
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House Examination Tips Some specialists offer a complimentary termite examination as well as others bill for it. It is crucial to discover an insect control business that you could depend do the inspection. An ordinary expense for a termite inspection is from $250-$ 350 relying on the dimension of the house as well as backyard.
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JANUARY 25, 2018 – Israel has been ranked among the top 10 most powerful and innovative countries in the world in two separate surveys published this week by major American media outlets.
In its survey of the world's most powerful countries, US News and World Report ranked Israel as the eighth-most-powerful nation based upon its military might, strong international alliances, and economic and political influence.
In a separate survey, the Bloomberg financial news agency ranked Israel as the world's 10th-most-innovative country based upon the start-up nation's spending on research and development as well as its number of publicly traded high-tech companies.
In 2017, Israel ranked second on the World Economic Forum's (WEF) innovation index and 16th on its global competitiveness report, moving up eight positions from 2016 on the WEF competitiveness index and marking the first time that the country was ranked among the list's top 20 nations.


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Consumers are using less cash than ever, with the average consumer carrying just $21. In response, unattended retail operators are finding new ways to embrace alternative payment methods, ranging from mobile wallets to cryptocurrencies.
In the new Unattended Retail Tracker™, PYMNTS charts the latest ways that companies are working to accept more non-cash payment methods, from the common credit card swipe to biometric scans.
Around The Unattended Retail Space
For many retailers, vending machines have become a critical part of the customer experience.
India's Delhi Metro, for one, is embracing the unmanned aspect of vending machines — not to reduce costs, but to prevent corruption allegations. The company said it received complaints of passengers being cheated by dishonest staff, prompting Delhi Metro to switch over to automatic ticket vending machines.
Meanwhile, in Scotland, a sustainability-focused grocery store is turning to vending machines as a way to uphold its mission of reducing waste. Glasgow-based Locavore is abandoning the practice of selling milk packaged in plastic cartons and, instead, directing customers to machines that will dispense fresh milk into reusable bottles.
Vending machines are also mission-critical to U.S.-based Reis & Irvy's. The frozen yogurt company prepares and dispenses its treats with the help of a robotic arm, which it says is part of the attraction. The company recently signed a deal to bring a dozen such kiosks to Columbus, Ohio, and is currently experimenting with the acceptance of cryptocurrency.
Unattended Luxury: Vending High-End Jewelry
It's not just froyo and metro tickets being offered up by vending machines, however. Passersby in one New York City park can purchase designer silver and 14-karat gold jewelry from a custom vending machine — with a top-selling item priced at $644.
In this month's feature story, jewelry designer Marla Aaron explained why she decided to sell her high-end offerings through a vending machine, and who's buying.
"I look at the vending machine as principally an exceptional vehicle for branding and storytelling," she said in a recent PYMNTS interview. "[It's] maybe the best thing we've ever done [for storytelling]."
To check out the full story, download the Tracker.
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About The Tracker
The Unattended Retail Tracker™ serves as a bimonthly framework for the space, providing coverage of the most recent news and trends, as well as a directory highlighting the key players contributing to the segments that comprise the expansive unattended retail ecosystem.
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Our data and analytics team has developed a number of creative methodologies and frameworks that measure and benchmark the innovation that's reshaping the payments and commerce ecosystem. In the December 2019 Mobile Card App Adoption Study, PYMNTS surveyed 2,000 U.S. consumers for a reveal of the four most compelling features apps must have to engage users and drive greater adoption.


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Safe travels Curtis. See you next spring.
We are missing one of our fine young athletes. This is a solid young foundation. I am very excited to work with excellent young men.
Looking good, Mike
Sorry I missed posting yesterday. I am under the weather for real. Fun day though, good times.
Great job with Wendler Day 1.
Almost at the end of Max Week. Super proud of all of you.
Mid week and we have a chipper for you. Excellent work on the maxes everyone. I am very excited for our strength to improve even more. Welcome to our gang Amanda and Angela. I look forward to helping you to
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