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On 6th September 2016 the European Environment Agency, an agency of the European Union tasked to provide "sound, independent information on the environment" published a report on Environmental taxation and EU environmental policies. This report provides a useful and informative commentary on the current position of environment related market based instruments (such as taxes, fees, charges, producer responsibility schemes and tradeable permits) in the EEA member countries being the 28 EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. The report references potential forthcoming erosion of tax revenue and opines on a need for a structural review of environment taxes and their design.
There are very many points arising from the report some of which we refer to below.
Current position
- Revenue from environment taxes across Europe varies considerably. However, as a whole they grew markedly (in terms of comparison with GDP) since the 2008/9 economic and fiscal crisis, whereas before this they were relatively flat.
- The percentage of environment taxes differs very markedly across sectors. The sectors with the largest environment taxation in Europe are (i) energy (76% of total environment tax receipts), (ii) transport (20 %), and (iii) pollution and resources taxes (including in respect of waste and water)(4%).
- Environment taxes are often more effective at achieving the environment purpose than pure regulation. Increasingly the focus of environment tax design could move away from being purely a policy tool for environment protection towards a policy instrument to simultaneously address environment, socio-economic and fiscal considerations.
- Whilst the revenue potential of environment taxes is well below that of taxes on labour and consumption (they are at the level of levies on income of corporations), the European Environment Agency cites authorities to argue that environment taxes are less distorting towards labour and growth. The European Environment Agency also points to lower evasion levels and lower administration costs than other taxes.
Shifting tax from labour to environment
- Governments appear to be increasingly receptive to revenue neutral tax programmes which shift some of the burden of taxation from labour and capital (good things) onto environment harmful products and activities (bad things).
Potential tax revenue erosion
- The report points to two areas of potential tax revenue erosion which it sees as an important consideration for future tax design. One of these relates to an environment tax itself.
- Purely from a revenue perspective, revenue from environment taxes can be self-defeating over time. For instance where transport taxes are employed to shift users to more efficient or non-carbon road vehicles, tax revenue based on petrol/diesel consumption theoretically will decline. Also the European legal and policy drive to decarbonise the energy sector will theoretically cause current tax revenue based on carbon to erode correspondingly. As noted above, the energy and transport sectors generate almost all of the current environment tax revenues.
- The other significant factor raised in the report is that many European economies (by no means a homogenous trend across Europe) face an era of eroded revenue from labour taxes as the aging population retires. The report points to a potential projected overall decline in the European labour supply from 2023.
- If Governments become more inclined to shift some of the burden of taxation from labour to environment issues, and even though environment issues tend to have a medium or long term horizon the European Environment Agency suggests that it would be prudent to start work on design now as development of new taxes can take a long time.
The report raises many interesting aspects which, if not all new, are accompanied by updated information. It appears to be advocating more attention be given to greater use of environment taxes and that such attention needs to be given sooner rather than later. This is important given that economic measures undoubtedly will need to be adopted to deal with climate change and the objectives of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change along with the ongoing debate in the EU on the proposed circular economy package presently under consideration by the European Parliament which includes the promotion of economic instruments to discourage landfilling generally and economic incentives for producers to put greener products on the market and support recovery and recycling schemes.
We found it interesting that the report (at page 15) describes as "critical" the need for reform and phase out of subsidies for products and services which are harmful to the environment. However, unlike the report's considerable detail on environment taxes, there is no detail on these subsidies. In terms of balance within the report, it would have been useful to see such detail.


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Over the years, customers of glass container manufacturers have discovered the bottle as a powerful marketing instrument. More and more, traditional labelling is replaced by engravings of logos, brand and product names in the bottle. Even more differentiation is created by the use of other colors of glass, sometimes even black. With bottle design becoming more complicated, the necessity to apply XPAR Vision's IR-D in the forming process has grown even more.
The marketing trend results in new challenges for the glass container manufacturers, both in regard to the forming process as in the area of quality inspection. Take for example the production of black glass bottles. Brands like Brockmans' Gin, Bulldog's Gin and Hendrick's Gin and Porto wines from Ferreira for example choose the bottle design as a marketing strength. Even beers and other beverages are bottled more and more in black glass bottles.
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The biggest challenge with black glass bottles is to compensate for the failing cold end inspection, as the visible light is not passing through the black glass. The solution for the bottle maker to maintain proper quality control is found in the hot end. The unique 'see-through' capability of InfraRed technology, embedded in our dual camera system IR-D provides optimal inspection performance for black glass, as good as for any other glass color. Critical defects like for instance stones or inclusions, birdswings, fins, shape defects are detected and rejected in the hot end (see examples for Bulldog (Fig.1a-c) and Ferreira (Fig 2a-d).
Especially the defects in black glass related to glass distribution (thin ware) and internal defects, like stones and birdswings are impossible to detect in cold end.
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The XPAR Vision IR-D system provides quality control to these difficult types of production. Additionally, it gives real time feedback to operators on any change in glass distribution related to individual cavities. For operators it is easy to take the right remedial/corrective action wherever needed, so wall thickness related defects can be prevented by effective control over the forming process.
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Regina First Aid Ltd is the largest provider of workplace approved standard first aid, CPR and AED courses in Regina. Customers have the option of selecting what workplace approved courses and renewal courses they need. Regina First Aid is committed to creating a safer city through the first aid and CPR trainings they give. You can register online today through a quick, safe and secure registration system.
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This company is recognized for high quality training centers, passionate teachers and up to date equipments. Participants who register for standard first aid classes with Regina First Aid can be assured of low prices and quality training and education.
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During emergency situations, when the movement of an injured person is required, it is important to know that there are standard ways to move the person to avoid any further injuries. Rescuers should remember to, whenever possible, ask a bystander to help. The following is a list of carries that rescuers will learn in workplace approved training courses:
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Another great cigar manufacturer that I whose new release I was eager to try. Rolled out of Esteli, Nicaragua the Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca, which means "white label", features a 5 year old Mexican San Andreas wrapper and filler from Jalapa, Esteli and Ometepe. Over a year was spent getting this blend ready for release.
Available in a limited production run of 1,000 boxes, 20 count, in three box pressed vitolas. Robusto Extra (5-1/2" x 52), Toro (6" x 54), Toro Gordo (6" x 60).
Cigar Purchased: Manufacturers samples IPCPR 2014
"Even if the Córdoba & Morales Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca wasn't a limited production run, I would tell you that it is absolutely worthy of an immediate 5 pack purchase"
The nose on the Etiqueta Blanca is primarily dominated by the rich and toothy San Andreas wrapper. Cedar, barnyard and very strong fermented tobacco.
The first third opens up with sweet cedar and a light white pepper chaser. On the retro-hale I get a really smooth and clean amount of spice.
I would describe the first third as quite savory and I'm very much enjoying it. Towards the end of the first third it develops a heavy leather mouth-feel.
There's a transition into the second third of very dominant earth. Some leather starts to break through on the post draw. All of the sweet cedar combination from the first third is completely absent here.
Once the middle establishes itself, the full bodied earth flavor falls off to just under the medium level, taking the leather with it.
The spices and savoriness that I enjoy so much in the first third comes through as the medium third winds down.
In the last third, along with the notes from the end of the second third, I get a very full bodied amount of spice on the retro-hale. It's quite tasty but full almost to the point of overpowering.
Even if the Córdoba & Morales Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca wasn't a limited production run, I would tell you that it is absolutely worthy of an immediate 5 pack purchase. In the review I didn't talk about the box presentation, and I think that's something that doesn't get enough attention in reviews. The box design is a classy white with gold lettering and gold clasp.
If you enjoy your cigars spicy and on the fuller end of the spectrum, the Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca will be right in your wheel house.
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This brand is so appealing to me, Never had one and I this is one I have been seeking out (Córdoba & Morales) not just this stick. I watched them on CO last year and they are still on my list to try. Can't find them locally at all, and all I have heard are good things about them.......my quest continues.
Cigar Hustler carries them, I think this smoke would be on the top of C&M list for me...
I'm probably gonna smoke this one during CigarChat tonight! We've got Cordoba & Morales joining the show, so come check it out! http://cigarfederation.com/page/cigar-chat
The Córdoba & Morales Clave Cubana Etiqueta Blanca is a spectacular cigar. This size is on the border of sizes I enjoy.


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There is a place within each and every one of us that is life in full bloom. Do you know of it? It sits humbly at the intersection of the physical self and the soul self. Like a metronome regulating time, this place exacts balance between the physical world and the one we are a part of but cannot see. Sharp dual awareness often sways back and forth, ticking between the physical and the spiritual realms like a needle-pointed pendulum. But it is there in that quiet pause that the ultimate expression of life is realized. It is the present moment.
Living in this balance can be elusive and glimpses so fleeting that it begs the question, does it, in fact, actually exist? We can come to doubt ourselves and wonder if we experience this plane at all. We ask, are we so equilibrium challenged in these modern, technology-driven times that it is impossible to access this most authentic place? And because our focus is tripped up in the trappings of living in a world fueled by "likes" and "shares" on our social media outlets, are we, in our pursuits, only seeking quick thrills? What of those situations that act as a stimulant on our emotions, those that trigger our feel-good receptors and "make" us happy? What about our spiritual explorations that require us to journey inward, all but forgetting that we are a part of a physical world?
It is possible to hear your heartbeat echo in both planes at once. This fine balance is where humanness and consciousness collide and mutually thrive. In this place, your soul vibrates to the dancing of your bones. Your dreams rise up and make themselves known. In this place, your authentic self becomes fully formed and manifests as a force to be reckoned with. This glorious level of existence is brought to life by the POWERFUL HUMAN double infinity symbol, which honors all on the beautiful journey towards spiritual transcendence. It serves to acknowledge the moments that make up the journey – the breakdowns and the breakthroughs. It encompasses the physical that creates the present and the memories that define the past. It is the understanding that they co-exist to shape the now.
Any journey, whether it is physical or spiritual, requires courage and discipline. Often, the road seems crooked, with no end in sight. We don't know how we will come out of such explorations or where they will lead us but we go into them with the intent to transform. To be better in this moment than we were in the last. The double infinity symbol honors this. Wearing, displaying or gifting the symbol means acknowledging the POWERFUL HUMAN path and the dedication it requires to stay the course. It recognizes a shift occurring and celebrates it. So many times we applaud the attainment of a goal without giving praise and credit to what it took to get there. Victory is in the entire process. It is embedded in the missteps and greets you at the wrong turns and sends you back the way you came. It is there when you fall and whispers to you to get back up again. It wraps around your sore muscles and aching spirit and says, "Well done. Let's see what tomorrow has up its sleeve." It sends you back into the ring, red cape flaring, to greet the charging bull that is the next phase of your evolution.
Such transformations are stunning testaments to the power of human potential. We reach in, soul deep and pull out sheer determination and will to manifest great change. We are built to withstand so much more than we think. You don't believe me? Think about your own journey. Look to where you were yesterday. And the day before that. And the month before that. Think back to those moments you felt like giving up. Call to mind the fighter who swore to do the opposite. There are no limits to what you can become. You were built for this task. You come from love and love will help see you through. Believe that. Just as a physical climb can take you to the heights of K2 or Everest, so too can you reach the summit of your dreams. Come with me and we will climb our mountains together…


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The field trip of all field trips happens annually at Fort York Garrison a commons and this year's event took place in early June.
Field Trip is Toronto's downtown community music and arts festival and as soon as I saw Lennon & Maisy on this year's lineup, I was sold. My sister and I bought a pair of tickets for Sunday and waited patiently for the day to arrive.
As with all outdoor festivals, the weather plays a huge role in the experience. Unfortunately, thunderstorms were in the forecast for Sunday, and right on schedule, a black rain cloud rolled quickly over the grounds around 2:30 p.m. The entire site was evacuated for safety reasons within minutes of the downpour.
For a few hours, we sat and paid close attention to social media as any changes to the festival would be announced there.
I want to commend the organizers for keeping festival goers in the loop and responding to all inquiries quickly and informatively. Gates re-opened around 5:30 p.m., but unfortunately, Lennon and Maisy's set was cancelled.
The day completely turned around once the Stella sisters posted on Twitter that they would hold a meet and greet later on.
Not only did we get to meet the girls, but were treated to a personal set on the lawn with everyone else who showed up for the meet and greet.
Although they only played three songs, the day turned out better than I could have ever imagined. And now all I want is an orange velvet jacket.
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Boulogne-Billancourt, May 29, 2018 - Vallourec, world leader in premium tubular solutions, announces that its subsidiary Valinox Nucléaire SAS, specializing in the production of tubes for nuclear power plants, has signed a major contract with Framatome for the manufacture of more than 47,500 tubes for the 8 steam generators of the two new EPR Hinkley Point C units located in England.
"This contract once again shows Vallourec's expertise as a key partner in the French nuclear industry and testifies to the solidity of our long-standing collaboration with Framatome," said Philippe Crouzet, Chairman of the Management Board.
These tubes supplied by Valinox Nucléaire—the only interface between the primary system and the secondary system in pressurized water reactors—transfer heat from the reactor to the secondary loop in order to produce steam that drives a higher power turbine generating electricity.
As critical components in a nuclear power plant, these tubes contribute to the safety of the facility and their quality is an important element in ensuring reactor performance. "These tubes comply with the strictest nuclear safety standards," said Stéphane Jeanneteau, President of Valinox Nucléaire.
Production of this 1,000 km order will begin in 2018 at the Group's Montbard site (Burgundy, France), which has over 40 years of experience in this highly technical field.
Based in France and China for its nuclear activities, Vallourec is involved in nuclear projects throughout the world and covers all its customers' needs with a complete range of premium tubes, in terms of both dimensions and steel grades.


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CHC's Leslie Bachurski wrote a Letter to the Editor in the Post-Gazette to ensure that people know the value of Health Care Navigators in navigating the costs and options:
"The Affordable Care Act created navigators, unbiased educators who provide free assistance to consumers and clearly explain in understandable terms one's choices. Consumers whom I assist often have a limited budget for medical spending and may not be savvy with health care terminology. Making sure doctors are covered and understanding prescription costs and how much an ER visit will likely cost are really important. The benefits of sitting down with a navigator are that all of these important details are explained."
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Profollica is one of a new crop of hair loss remedies that treat the condition both internally and externally.
Profollica includes a shampoo, an activator gel and natural nutritional supplements.
Each part of the treatment pack helps the others provide more benefits to users. While the shampoo prepares the hair, the gel supplies the scalp and hair with nutrients and the pills stimulate the hair follicle cells to produce more hair.
Profollica claims a high success rate amongst men and women who are experiencing hair loss.
It is a purely natural solution and has no side effects. However, it requires dedication and following daily routines to apply the shampoo and gel, and also to take the supplements included.
Among Profollica users, the reviews have been mixed.
Those who stand by the effectiveness claim the three part system is what makes this product better when it comes to hair loss prevention treatments.
Users who report success claim the first stage is the cessation of hair loss followed by actual hair regrowth, but finding data about the company and history makes it tricky to track down how it all began.
The Shampoo, the Gel and the Pill
The right order to use Profollica is to start with the shampoo and then the gel. The pill can be taken before or after the application of the topical products.
The hair should first be washed with the shampoo. This prepares both the scalp and the hair for the activator gel later.
Profollica shampoo washes off the excess sebum on the scalp. In this way it clears dust and sebum from hair follicles making sure they do not block hair pores. Also, this shampoo moisturizes the scalp and restores the texture and appearance of the hair.
The gel is applied next. It is massaged into the scalp and left on instead of washed off. The two main ingredients of the gel are Gingko Biloba and Panax Ginseng.
Together, the shampoo and the gel clean and nourish the hair scalp.
The ingredients in the gel are also absorbed through the hair follicles where they inhibit the production and activity of DHT (dihydrotestosterone).
DHT is synthesized from testosterone and, as its blood levels rise, it interferes with the normal hair growth cycle. This causes hair thinning which progressively results in baldness.
By blocking DHT, Profollica gel promotes the growth of new hair which is encouraged by the open pores and healthy scalp maintained by the shampoo.
The pill, on the other hand, acts within the body. It contains a long list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and herb extracts known to stop hair loss and promote hair regrowth.
Some of the ingredients in the pill also block the production of DHT; some address mineral and vitamin deficiencies which could lead to hair loss; and others encourage hair growth by contributing to cellular metabolism and protecting the hair follicle cells from the harmful effect of free radicals.
The Details of Profollica
Not all hair loss products and systems are created the same. From hair loss shampoos to drops, there are a wide variety of products you can try.
Profollica Ingredients
Profollica pill is packed full of essential vitamins, minerals and amino acids. These are available to treat any nutritional deficiencies as well as promote protein synthesis (the hair is made of a protein called keratin).
Other vitamins found in Profollica pills are folic acid, biotin and PABA (not a true vitamin).
The amino acids present in Profollica pills are the L forms of cysteine, lysine, arginine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, alanine, phenylalanine, valine, threonine, tyrosine, tryptophan, serine, proline, glycine, glutamic acid and aspartic acid.
Other contents of the pill are zinc, manganese, iodine and chlorophyll.
Profollica gel is formulated with Trichogen which has a high success rate in reversing hair loss in clinical trials.
The gel also contains essential herb extracts such as Panax ginseng for improving blood circulation and stimulating hair protein synthesis; Arctium major root for strengthening hair strands and regulating the sebum level of the scalp; kigelia Africana fruit which inhibits the production of DHT; Gingko biloba which promote nutrient distribution to hair cells; Salvia sclarea inhibits the activity of DHT; and Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark which clears clogged hair pores.Other ingredients in Profillca gel include biotin, glucosamine, ornithine, citrulline, niacinamide, arginine, tyrosine, zinc, calcium and soy proteins.
What Else You Need to Know
Before deciding if Profollica is right for you, you should consider some other things.
Some Consumer Feedback
Generally, Profollica was rated on effectiveness, price, guarantee and overall scores.
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text: Common PGP/MIME Message Mangling American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad St. New York, NY 10004 USA email@example.com int openpgp Internet-Draft An e-mail message with OpenPGP encryption and/or signature has standard form. However, some mail transport agents damage those forms in transit. A user-friendly mail user agent that encounters such a mangled message may wish to try to process it anyway, despite the message's non-standard structure. This document aims to be a sort of bestiary of common message mangling patterns, along with guidance for implementers for how to cope with messages structured in these common ways. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 when, and only when, they appear in all capitals, as shown here. Mail User Agent (or MUA) refers to a program designed to send and receive e-mail. Common examples include Thunderbird, Outlook, and Mail.app. Webmail implementations, like Roundcube or the Gmail interface can also be considered a MUA. Mail Transport Agent (or MTA) refers to mail-handling software within the network. Common examples include Postfix and Exchange. PGP/MIME is the message structure for OpenPGP protections described in . encrypted message is used to mean any message where the outermost PGP/MIME cryptographic feature of the message itself is encryption. Some encrypted messages might be signed, but the inner signature cannot typically be mangled by an MTA that can't decrypt. clearsigned message is used here to refer specifically to messages that are not encrypted, but are signed with a PGP/MIME signature. signed message is used to refer to a message that has a valid OpenPGP cryptographic signature applied by the message sender, whether the message is encrypted or not. Some MTAs modify message headers, bodies, and structure in transit. Some of those modifications ("manglings") can transform a message in such a way that the end-to-end cryptographic properties of the message are lost. Clearsigned messages can become unverifiable, and encrypted messages can become impossible to decrypt. MUAs that receive these mangled messages are unable to fulfil their users goals because of damage done to the message by the mangling MTA. In some cases, those manglings can take a regular enough form that a clever MUA can "repair" them, restoring the cryptographic properties of the message for the user. This document aims to collect common manglings, and document how an MUA can detect them and (if possible) repair them safely for the user. TODO: describe message-wide cryptographic envelope vs. cryptographic payload and their relevance to this draft. TODO: we're assuming a single layer of cryptographic protection. These steps get more complicated if there are multiple nested layers (encrypted and then signed? signed and then encrypted? triple-wrapped?). Should this document address that situation? This section aims to collect examples of repairable mangling known to be performed by some currently-active MTA on encrypted messages. Each section offers a brief description of the mangling, a way to detect it, and a proposed method of repair. One common mangling takes an incoming multipart/encrypted e-mail and transforms it into a multipart/mixed e-mail, shuffling body parts at the same time. An encrypted message typically has this clean structure C (see example in ): But after processing, it has mangled structure M (see example in ): Some versions of Microsoft Exchange are known to do this. Check that all of the following conditions hold: The message itself (M) is Content-Type: multipart/mixed. The message has exactly three MIME subparts, all direct children of the message itself. The first part (M.1) is Content-Type: text/plain, and has 0 bytes. The second part (M.2) is Content-Type: application/pgp-encrypted, and contains (after removing any Content-Transfer-Encoding) exactly the string "Version: 1" The third part (M.3) is Content-Type: application/octet-stream. After removing any Content-Transfer-Encoding, the decoded third part (M.3) is an ASCII-armored OpenPGP block of type "PGP MESSAGE" (see see section 6.2 of ) Please see for an example implementation. If the detection is successful, repair can be attempted with the following steps: Convert the message's Content-Type: value to multipart/encrypted, while leaving any other parameters untouched. Add (or reset) the parameter protocol=application/pgp-encrypted to the Content-Type: header. Drop the first sub-part (M.1). Please see for an example implementation. This section aims to collect examples of repairable mangling known to be performed by some currently-active MTA on clearsigned messages. Each section offers a brief description of the mangling, a way to detect it, and a proposed method of repair. TODO: describe the mailman case TODO: despite the content of multipart/signed parts being ostensibly invariant (see page 4 of ), some MTAs mangle them. Describe some reversible manglings, like gratuitous application of Content-Transfer-Encoding. Trying multiple repair techniques can be expensive. A resource-constrained MUA may want to limit itself to detection of possible mangling, rather than trying every possible repair it knows of and indicating There are several ways that attempting repair on a mangled message can go dangerously wrong. If a message repair produces a seemingly-better-structured message, but the repaired message still cannot be decrypted or verified, then the MUA should abandon the repair and instead render the message in its original form. Additional message modification that does not provide a cryptographic advantage over the received form of the message offers no benefit to the user. TODO: is a decryptable, unsigned message "better" than a verifiably signed message? What is "an improvement" isn't necessarily clear here. Promiscuous message repair may inject new vulnerabilities, or modify a message beyond recognition. An MUA attempting message repair should use caution to avoid re-combining potentially malicious material with material that has better cryptographic guarantees. In particular, a responsible MUA should take care not to claim cryptographic protections over material that does not have them. If a message or part of a message arrived end-to-end encrypted, none of the recommendations in this draft should be read as encouraging their application to any cleartext material within that end-to-end encryption. These techniques are specifically for recovering from damage done by the MTA, which by design does not have access to the cleartext of an end-to-end encrypted message. A mangling MTA may also add DKIM headers after mangling. A subsequent MTA that handles the message may verify the message by checking DKIM headers, storing the results of that check in an Authentication-Results header (see ). If the MUA performs message repair, the repaired message might not pass DKIM check. An MUA that relies on Authentication-Results headers for any purpose on such a repaired message should consider re-validating the DKIM header itself directly after message repair (though this introduces new problems for stored/old messages, as older DKIM signing keys may no longer be published in the DNS). Note that a repaired message may have cryptographic properties that obviates the need for DKIM verification; an MUA that requires messages to have a valid Authentication-Results: header might waive that requirement for a signed message (whether any repair routine was invoked or not). An MTA may intend to help the user by modifying the message. For example, in a clearsigned message, the MTA may modify a potentially-malicious URL in the text, or it might change an attachment name or MIME-type in an attachment. If an MUA attempts message repair in a way that reverses these modifications, it may negate whatever security advantages the MTA hoped to offer. It is not clear that this is a risk for repair of an encrypted message, though, since the MTA by design cannot perform such a modification on the cleartext of an encrypted message. TODO: privacy considerations? Cryptographic properties of messages are only useful if the user understands them. TODO: about how indicators of mangled messages can cause user-experience confusion (e.g. parts of https://efail.de/ and https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired ) TODO: how should a repairing MUA indicate that a repair has happened (or is possible) to the user? TODO: Should a repairing MUA allow the user to reverse the repair and see the broken message? If so, what else should happen if the user takes this action (e.g., how is a subsequent "Reply" or "Forward" action affected?) Attempting decryption may require access to secret key material, which itself may cause interaction with the user. If multiple repairs are attempted, each attempt to decrypt may require multiple decryptions. In some scenarios, multiple use of the secret key may be annoying to the user. It might be preferable to try to decrypt the apparent underlying block of text exactly once, regardless of message structure or repair, and if successful, either stash the session key, or store the cleartext in memory, while manipulating exterior structure. This document requires no actions from IANA. [ RFC Editor: please remove this section before publication ] This document is currently edited as markdown. Minor editorial changes can be suggested via merge requests at https://gitlab.com/dkg/draft-openpgp-pgpmime-message-mangling or by e-mail to the author. Please direct all significant commentary to the public IETF OpenPGP mailing list: firstname.lastname@example.com To: Michael Elkins Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/encrypted; boundary=foo; protocol="application/pgp-encrypted" --foo Content-Type: application/pgp-encrypted Version: 1 --foo Content-Type: application/octet-stream -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- hIwDY32hYGCE8MkBA/wOu7d45aUxF4Q0RKJprD3v5Z9K1YcRJ2fve87lMlDlx4Oj eW4GDdBfLbJE7VUpp13N19GL8e/AqbyyjHH4aS0YoTk10QQ9nnRvjY8nZL3MPXSZ g9VGQxFeGqzykzmykU6A26MSMexR4ApeeON6xzZWfo+0yOqAq6lb46wsvldZ96YA AABH78hyX7YX4uT1tNCWEIIBoqqvCeIMpp7UQ2IzBrXg6GtukS8NxbukLeamqVW3 1yt21DYOjuLzcMNe/JNsD9vDVCvOOG3OCi8= =zzaA -----END PGP MESSAGE----- --foo-- ]]> To: Michael Elkins Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=foo --foo Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" --foo Content-Type: application/pgp-encrypted Version: 1 --foo Content-Type: application/octet-stream -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- hIwDY32hYGCE8MkBA/wOu7d45aUxF4Q0RKJprD3v5Z9K1YcRJ2fve87lMlDlx4Oj eW4GDdBfLbJE7VUpp13N19GL8e/AqbyyjHH4aS0YoTk10QQ9nnRvjY8nZL3MPXSZ g9VGQxFeGqzykzmykU6A26MSMexR4ApeeON6xzZWfo+0yOqAq6lb46wsvldZ96YA AABH78hyX7YX4uT1tNCWEIIBoqqvCeIMpp7UQ2IzBrXg6GtukS8NxbukLeamqVW3 1yt21DYOjuLzcMNe/JNsD9vDVCvOOG3OCi8= =zzaA -----END PGP MESSAGE----- --foo-- ]]> These examples use python3. As Code Examples, they are licensed under the Simplified BSD License as noted above. bool: if msg.get_content_type() == 'multipart/mixed': pts = msg.get_payload() if len(pts) == 3 and \ pts[0].get_content_type() == 'text/plain' and \ pts[0].get_payload(decode=True) == b'' and \ pts[1].get_content_type() == 'application/pgp-encrypted' and \ pts[1].get_payload(decode=True).strip() == b'Version: 1' and \ pts[2].get_content_type() == 'application/octet-stream': encpart = pts[2].get_payload(decode=True) # FIXME: this is not a true check for RFC4880 ASCII armor: lines = encpart.replace(b'\r\n', b'\n').split(b'\n') if lines[0] == b'-----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE-----' and \ lines[-1] == b'-----END PGP MESSAGE-----': return True return False ]]> \ typing.Optional[email.message.Message]: if is_mixed_up(msg): ret = copy.deepcopy(msg) ret.set_type('multipart/encrypted') ret.set_param('protocol', 'application/pgp-encrypted') ret.set_payload(msg.get_payload()[1:]) return ret return None ]]> Security Multiparts for MIME: Multipart/Signed and Multipart/Encrypted This document defines a framework within which security services may be applied to MIME body parts. [STANDARDS-TRACK] This memo defines a new Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) [1] reply code, 521, which one may use to indicate that an Internet host does not accept incoming mail. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an interrupted SMTP transaction can be restarted at a later time without having to repeat all of the commands and message content sent prior to the interruption. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels In many standards track documents several words are used to signify the requirements in the specification. These words are often capitalized. This document defines these words as they should be interpreted in IETF documents. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. MIME Security with OpenPGP This document describes how the OpenPGP Message Format can be used to provide privacy and authentication using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) security content types described in RFC 1847. [STANDARDS-TRACK] Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words RFC 2119 specifies common key words that may be used in protocol specifications. This document aims to reduce the ambiguity by clarifying that only UPPERCASE usage of the key words have the defined special meanings. OpenPGP Message Format This document is maintained in order to publish all necessary information needed to develop interoperable applications based on the OpenPGP format. It is not a step-by-step cookbook for writing an application. It describes only the format and methods needed to read, check, generate, and write conforming packets crossing any network. It does not deal with storage and implementation questions. It does, however, discuss implementation issues necessary to avoid security flaws.OpenPGP software uses a combination of strong public-key and symmetric cryptography to provide security services for electronic communications and data storage. These services include confidentiality, key management, authentication, and digital signatures. This document specifies the message formats used in OpenPGP. [STANDARDS-TRACK] Message Header Field for Indicating Message Authentication Status This document specifies a message header field called Authentication- Results for use with electronic mail messages to indicate the results of message authentication efforts. Any receiver-side software, such as mail filters or Mail User Agents (MUAs), can use this header field to relay that information in a convenient and meaningful way to users or to make sorting and filtering decisions.


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Eduardo had his first training session
In the evening, 12 July, the team headed to the training base Svyatoshyn. The Croatian forward Eduardo, who signed a contract with Shakhtar a few hours earlier, was training along with everyone.
It should be noted that Serhiy Kryvtsov, Wellignton Nem and Facundo Ferreyra were training in accordance with their individual plan. More details can be found in our photo and video reports.


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Scientific publications
Oscillatory cortical changes during periodic limb movements
Iriarte J., Urrestarazu E., Alegre M., Valencia M., Artieda J.
Clinical Neurophysiology Section, Department of Neurology, Clínica Universitaria, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Magazine: Sleep
Date: Dec 1, 2004Neurophysiology [SP]
Periodic limb movements are a distinctive and frequent finding on polysomnography. The pathophysiology and clinical significance of these common sleep-related movements are not yet well understood. The brainstem, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system may be implicated in the pathogenesis of periodic limb movements. The goal of our study was to probe if there is any participation of cortical mechanisms in the periodic limb movements. We focused the study on the analysis of electroencephalogram oscillations around the periodic limb movement.
We selected polysomnographic recordings of 6 patients diagnosed with periodic limb movements of sleep.
We analyzed the cortical activity offline after averaging 10-second segments, having the middle point with the beginning of each limb movement in non-rapid eye movement sleep, selecting exclusively samples without obvious arousals. In each patient, polysomnographic segments containing limb movements were selected from both slow-wave (stage 3-4) and lighter (stage 1-2) non-rapid eye movement sleep.
An increase in all the frequencies immediately after the limb movements, having the maximum 2.5 to 3 seconds after the beginning of the movement, was found. The slope started 1.5 to 2 seconds before the limb movements. The topography of this activity was different from the activity accompanying voluntary movements in the awake state. The meaning of this activity is uncertain, but one possibility is its relationship with microarousals or an increase of the sensory inputs. The beginning of the increase before the limb movements suggests that the cortex may be engaged during the neural changes associated with this kind of movement, though not playing a causal role.
CITATION Sleep. 2004 Dec 15;27(8):1493-8
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Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening
Original Release Date: January 2011
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Summary of Recommendations and Evidence
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The USPSTF recommends vision screening for all children at least once between the ages of 3 and 5 years, to detect the presence of amblyopia or its risk factors.
|Children, <3 Years of Age
The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of vision screening for children <3 years of age.
Go to the Clinical Considerations section for additional information about suggestions for practice regarding the I statement.
Archived: Supporting Documents
Current as of: January 2011
Internet Citation: Final Update Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. September 2016.


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Stan "The Man" Musial, who died earlier this year at the age of 92, was a three-time MVP and a three-time World Series champ for the St. Louis Cardinals. He won the National League batting title seven times. He missed winning the Triple Crown by one home run in a year when Statistician Bill James ranked Musial the 10th greatest all-around baseball player in major league history, and the second best left fielder of all time, just behind Ted Williams.
In 1948, when he missed the Triple Crown by one home run, he batted .376 with 39 homers, 131 RBIs, 46 doubles, 18 triples — and 34 strikeouts. In fact, Musial finished his two-plus-decade career with only 696 strikeouts; some famous sluggers, past and present (Reggie Jackson, Alex Rodriguez, Jim Thome, Sammy Sosa) have whiffed that many times in just four or five seasons.
[Read an appreciation of Stan Musial, the man and the player, on Keeping Score.]
Beyond the phenomenal statistics, the National League and major league records he still holds and the respect he commanded from teammates and foes, alike, Musial was also one of the most beloved figures in the history of the game. People everywhere liked Stan Musial.
Cardinal teammate (and notoriously intimidating competitor) Bob Gibson once said, "Stan Musial is the nicest man I ever met in baseball. And, to be honest," he admitted, "I can't relate to that."
Musial was a great player, and a good man, and he will be sorely, sorely missed.
Here, with the Cardinals once again in the World Series, LIFE.com presents a gallery of photos — many of which never ran in LIFE — of the Man on and off the field. We will not see his like again.
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We live in a world increasingly shaped and defined by science and technology and related notions of progress. Examining how these processes - scientific and technological, academic and industrial - come about, and their mutually influencing relationship with society, makes for a fascinating engagement.
This combined process, the process of techno scientific change, broadly falls under the rubric of Science, Technology and Society Studies.
This site is an attempt to enable discussion and interaction between people from within and across these communities.
While much has been written and discussed about the nature and the content of Science.
For our purposes, Science is not limited to a body of knowledge or a set of laws, but more so about method.
Science also has several characteristics such as repeatability, person independence etc.
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To summarise as a starting/working description technology stands for the tools, techniques, methods of organisation and knowledge associated with the making and usage of artifacts.
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Techno Science
The word Techno is not used as an adjective used to describe a certain kind of technology pre-fixed science; but for the already established usage of the term, we could as well have called it sciengineering. When viewing science and technology from a social standpoint, it may, at times, make sense to see the two processes as so intertwined as to be treated as one.


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One of the leading Italian wines, Amarone is composed of the same varieties as Valpolicella – Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Molinara. Amarone is a dried grape wine, produced from select whole bunches of grapes, traditionally dried on mats in open areas or barns. Some large producers today dry the grapes in a temperature and humidity controlled environment.
In a method dating back to Roman times, the grapes are crushed and fermented dry, yielding deeply coloured wines of concentrated flavours. Amarone, like many other wines, can be found in a variety of styles ranging from fresh and fruity to deeply coloured and intensely flavoured, with higher alcohol content, often creating the perception of a sweet wine.
Amarone style
Cellar Craft Showcase Collection
Bottled August 2014
14% abv
This version was a beautiful deep ruby, dark enough to be less clear without being opaque.
Well developed aromas included violet; plum; black cherry; anise; cedar; leather; and fig. The fruit flavours, cherry and raspberry, were pronounced and jammy/sweet. Additional flavours were dark, bitter coffee (there's that characteristic bitterness, again!); dark chocolate; baking spices; undercurrents of dried fruit; notes of oak.
This is a sturdy full-bodied Amarone with a round, honeyed, lush mouthfeel; velvety smooth. Acidity and tannins are both prominent and in excellent balance. The finish was medium-long with white pepper notes.
From the cheese/nut plate, the Showcase Amarone was fabulous with the Parmigianno Reggiano, as well as with the unsalted nuts and black olives. On the plate was a piece of Amedei Toscano Black 70% chocolate, made in Pontedera, Italy; purchased at Wellington County's Fifth Town Cheese. For those who like the idea of serving this style of Amarone at the end of the meal, this chocolate made an outstanding addition to my cheese plate. The bitterness of the dark chocolate echoed the chocolate notes in the wine; matched the coffee notes; and mimicked the Amarone's underlying bitterness. This wine's structure would make it a fine accompaniment to ribs; grilled steak; and well-flavoured cheeses like Bleu Elisabeth or Asiago.
Amarone style
Cellar Craft Sterling Collection
Bottled August 2014
12.5% abv
The Sterling Amarone was a clear medium-dark ruby. The initial impression was one of freshness – tart cherry, with raspberry and smoky notes; straightforward and uncomplicated.
Flavours were much the same as aromas, with the addition of an underlying bitterness (characteristic, and not unpleasant in the least) and hints of baking spice. Medium-full bodied, with lively acidity and subtle tannins, this is a very food-friendly Amarone that would be a fine accompaniment to roast lamb, game birds/meats.
With my tasting I enjoyed a cheese/nut plate, featuring Fifth Town (Picton, ON) Brillat Savarin, a soft cow's milk cheese studded with wine-soaked currants. The acidity of the Amarone was a perfect foil to the creaminess of the Savarin, and picked up on the flavour of the currants.
Overall, although each of these wines is definitely ready to drink, I would expect the Cellar Craft Sterling version to develop additional flavours through modest ageing. The Cellar Craft Showcase version, already more intense in all respects, with further ageing of up to 2 years, will continue to develop and offer greater depth of flavours, particularly the dried fruit aspect, which is not yet prominent. If you have a sufficient supply of one style or the other, it will be interesting to note the differences between the first bottle you open and the last.
Prepared for Wine Kitz Ottawa Iris
By Wendy Smyth, Certified Sommelier
July 2015


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Russia's Strategy of Manipulation
The director of Russia's FSB intelligence service is accusing the Georgian government of being a secret ally of al-Qaeda, taking the country's anti-Georgian rhetoric to a new height. Russia is apparently unsatisfied with absorbing Abkhazia and South Ossetia from the Georgians, but what else do they want?
The FSB director said that Georgia's intelligence services have been holding meetings with members of al-Qaeda and providing them with safe harbor, arms, and training in order to carry out attacks against Russia.
"They perpetually undertake to deliver weapons, explosives, and financing for subversive acts on high-security sites in Dagestan -- first and foremost on oil and gas pipelines," he said.
The Russians have long accused Georgia of sponsoring terrorism, but alleging a tie to al-Qaeda is a bold accusation, one designed to woo the West, rally the Russian public by accusing Georgia of essentially waging war on them, and justify some sort of action in the future. Deflecting attention away from Russia's inability to prevent attacks like those that occurred in August by blaming foreign actors is also in the government's interest.
The new accusation towards Georgia may not be just a new round of political rhetoric, but could be setting the stage for some sort of action to finish off its unfriendly neighbor. In its previous conflict with Georgia, Russia took advantage of internal conflicts to excuse its intervention, arguing they were protecting a Russian minority. It is probable that the Russians used proxy forces in Georgia to create those conditions in the first place.
The Russians again tried this strategy in May. Following Russian warnings of dire consequences if Georgia agreed to hold NATO exercises on its territory, a coup against the government was launched at the Mukhrovani base near Tblisi. The Georgian military responded, thwarting the coup and arresting its commander. Georgia found evidence of Russian involvement and said the coup was financed and coordinated with Russia.
One of those arrested was a former Georgian special forces major who confessed that the Russians were behind the action and that, according to the plan, 5,000 Russian soldiers were going to intervene once a march towards Tblisi had begun. The testimony is supported by the fact that on April 21 it was reported that Russia had moved its forces to within 25 miles of Tblisi. The Russians likely decided against intervention due to the quick failure of the coup and the inability of the resistance to spark a popular uprising.


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It's time to warm your skillet, pull out your recipes, and put your thinking cap on! The National Cornbread Cook-Off is in full swing and accepting entries! The folks at Martha White® are looking for amazing home cooks to submit an original main dish recipe prepared with at least one package of Martha White Cornbread Mix and cooked in Lodge® Cast Iron cookware. Ten finalists will be selected to compete during the National Cornbread Festival® on April 26, 2014 in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. And guess who's going to be a judge at that National Cornbread Festival?? Why yours truly, of course!! I'll be there with some of my other favorite people like Christy from Southern Plate and Brandie from The Country Cook.
Along with the coveted cast iron skillet crown, the Cook-Off champion will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a 30-inch stainless steel gas range (a $3,250 value) from FiveStar® Professional Cooking Equipment, a division of Brown Stove Works, Inc., and special gifts from Martha White and Lodge® Cast Iron. The second prize winner will receive $1,500 and the third prize winner will receive $1,000. The remaining seven finalists will walk away with $150 and all finalists will receive a $500 travel reimbursement and a gift basket courtesy of Martha White and Lodge® Cast Iron. For complete details, Official Rules and to complete the entry form for the contest, visit MarthaWhite.com.
The folks at Martha White and Lodge Cast Iron are giving away a cast iron cornstick pan and 3 packages of delicious cornbread mixes to celebrate! See the entry box below for details!
I'm celebrating by sharing one of my most favorite cornbread recipes… My Mom's Mexican Cornbread. With the ground beef and veggies, it's a great meal all by itself, but it complements other dishes so well. The recipe calls for sliced jalapenos, but if heat isn't your thing, you can always leave those out. Mom always did that when I was a kid and the cornbread is just as delicious!
But I'm not the only one celebrating! Check out all these amazing recipes from some of the best bloggers in the country in this year's Martha White Cornbread Virtual Potluck!
Add a Pinch: Tomato Basil Soup with Cornbread Croutons
Melissa's Southern Style Kitchen: Cornbread and Sausage Quiche
Mississippi Kitchen: Cheeseburger Stuffed Cornbread
Mommy's Kitchen: Chili Cornbread Skillet
Southern Bite: Mom's Mexican Cornbread
Southern Plate: Red Beans and Cornbread
Sugar & Spice by Celeste: Buffalo Chicken Cornbread with Blue Cheese Salad
Syrup & Biscuits: Peachy BBQ Chicken and Cornbread Skillet
The Country Cook: White Chicken Chili with Cornbread Dumplings
Southern Pantry: Monte Cristo Cornbread Skillet
Mom's Mexican Cornbread
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup self-rising cornmeal
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 (14.75-ounce) can cream style corn
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 (4-ounce) can sliced jalapenos, drained (optional)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Add the vegetable oil to the bottom of a 10-inch cast iron skillet. Place the skillet in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F.
- While the oven and skillet preheat, brown the ground beef then drain the grease away.
- In a large bowl, combine the cornmeal, buttermilk, cream style corn, and beaten eggs until well mixed.
- Once the skillet is hot (a pinch of cornmeal sprinkled in the skillet will sizzle when it's ready), pour half of the batter into the bottom of the skillet. Sprinkle the ground beef, chopped onion, and jalapenos over the batter. (The jalapenos are optional and the cornbread is just as tasty without them. Mom always made it without them when I was a kid.) Sprinkle the cheese over the other ingredients then top with other half of the batter. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Allow the cornbread to cool slightly in the pan before flipping out onto a serving plate.


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Calls and Puts: Defining the Field of Play
Options are amazing tools that can help you expand your control over your portfolio, protect positions, reduce market risk, and enhance current income. Some strategies are very high risk, but others are extremely conservative. This is what makes the options market so interesting. The variety of creative uses of options makes it possible to tie in profits in the most uncertain of conditions, or to pursue income opportunities without being exposed to even the most volatile markets.
Because the option is an intangible device, its cost is only a fraction of stock prices.
This ideaâusing intangible contracts to duplicate the returns you expect from wellâpicked stocksâis revolutionary to anyone who has never explored options trading. Most people are aware of the two bestâknown ways to invest money: equity and debt.
Equity InvestmentAn equity investment is the purchase of a share of stock or many shares of stock, which represents a partial interest in the company itself. Shares are sold through stock exchanges or over the counter (trades made on companies not listed on an exchange). For example, if a company has one million shares outstanding and you buy 100 shares, you own 100/1,000,000ths, or .0001 percent of the company.
When you buy 100 shares of stock, you are in complete control over that investment. You decide how long to hold the shares and when to sell. Stocks provide you with tangible value, because they represent part ownership in the company. Owning stock entitles you to dividends if they are declared, and gives you the right to vote in elections offered to stockholders. (Some special nonvoting stock lacks this right.) If the stock rises in value, you will gain a profit. If you wish, you can keep the stock for many years, even for your whole life. Stocks, because they have tangible value, can be traded over public exchanges, or they can be used as collateral to borrow money.
ExampleEquity for Cash: You purchase 100 shares at $27 per share, and place $2,700 plus trading fees into your account. You receive notice that the purchase has been completed. This is an equity investment, and you are a stockholder in the corporation.
ExamplePartway There: You buy an automobile for $10,000. You put down $3,000 and finance the difference of $7,000. Your equity is limited to your down payment of $3,000. You are the licensed owner, but the financed balance of $7,000 is not part of your equity.
Debt InvestmentThe second broadly understood form is a debt investment, also called a debt instrument. This is a loan made by the investor to the company, government, or government agency, which promises to repay the loan plus interest, as a contractual obligation. The bestâknown form of debt instrument is the bond. Corporations, cities and states, the federal government, agencies, and subdivisions finance their operations and projects through bond issues, and investors in bonds are lenders, not stockholders.
When you own a bond, you also own a tangible value, not in stock but in a contractual right with the lender. The bond issuer promises to pay you interest and to repay the amount loaned by a specific date. Like stocks, bonds can be used as collateral to borrow money. They also rise and fall in value based on the interest rate a bond pays compared to current rates in today's market. In the event an issuer goes broke, bondholders are usually repaid before stockholders as part of their contract, so bonds have that advantage over stocks.
ExampleLending Your Money: You purchase a bond currently valued at $9,700 from the U.S. government. Although you invest your funds in the same manner as a stockholder, you have become a bondholder; this does not provide any equity interest to you. You are a lender and you own a debt instrument.
ExampleHelping a Friend: A good friend wants to buy a car for $10,000, but has only $3,000 in cash. This friend asks you to lend him the balance of $7,000 and offers to pay interest to you. The $7,000 you contribute is a debt investment, and the interest you earn is income on that investment. When you act as lender, you have made a debt investment.
Options InvestmentThe third form of investing is less well known. Equity and debt contain a tangible value that we can grasp and visualize. Part ownership in a company and the contractual right for repayment are basic features of equity and debt investments. Not only are these tangible, but they have a specific life span as well. Stock ownership lasts as long as you continue to own the stock and cannot be canceled unless the company goes broke; a bond has a contractual repayment schedule and ending date. The third form of investing does not contain these features; it disappears â expires â within a short period of time. You might hesitate at the idea of investing money in a product that evaporates and then ceases to have any value. In fact, there is no tangible value at all.
So we're talking about investing money in something with no tangible value, which will be absolutely worthless within a few months. To make this even more perplexing, imagine that the value of this intangible is certain to decline just because time passes by. To confuse the point even further, imagine that these attributes can be an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on how you decide to use these products.
Smart Investor TipOptions are intangible and have a limited life span. The main advantage is that options allow you to control 100 shares of stock without having to buy those shares.
These are some of the features of options. Taken alone (and out of context), these attributes certainly do not make this market seem very appealing. These attributesâlack of tangible value, worthlessness in the short term, and decline in value itselfâmake options seem far too risky for most people. But there are good reasons for you to read on. Not all methods of investing in options are as risky as they might seem; some are quite conservative because the features just mentioned can work to your advantage. In whatever way you might use options, the many strategies that can be applied make options one of the more interesting avenues for investors. The more you study options, the more you realize that they are flexible; they can be used in numerous situations and to create numerous opportunities; and, most intriguing of all, they can be either exceptionally risky or downright conservative.
Smart Investor TipOption strategies range from high risk to extremely conservative. The risk features on one end of the spectrum work to your advantage on the other. Options provide you with a rich variety of choices.
What is an Option?An option is a contract that provides you with the right to execute a stock transaction â that is, to buy or sell 100 shares of stock. (Each option always refers to a 100âshare unit.) This right includes a specific stock and a specific fixed price per share that remains fixed until a specific date in the future. When you have an open option position, you do not have any equity in the stock, and neither do you have any debt position. You have only a contractual right to buy or to sell 100 shares of the stock at the fixed price.
Since you can always buy or sell 100 shares at the current market price, you might ask: "Why do I need to purchase an option to gain that right?" The answer is that the option fixes the price of stock, and this is the key to an option's value. Stock prices may rise or fall, at times significantly. Price movement of the stock is unpredictable, which makes stock market investing interesting and also defines the risk to the market itself. As an option owner, the stock price you can apply to buy or sell 100 shares is frozen for as long as the option remains in effect. So no matter how much price movement takes place, your price is fixed should you decide to purchase or sell 100 shares of that stock. Ultimately, an option's value is going to be determined by a comparison between the fixed price and the stock's current market price.
A few important restrictions come with options:
- The right to buy or to sell stock at the fixed price is never indefinite; in fact, time is the most critical factor because the option exists for a specific time only. When the deadline has passed, the option becomes worthless and ceases to exist. Because of this, the option's value is going to fall as the deadline approaches, and in a predictable manner.
- Each option also applies only to one specific stock and cannot be transferred.
- Finally, each option applies to exactly 100 shares of stock, no more and no less.
The Call OptionSo each option applies to 100 shares, conforming to the commonly traded lot, whether you are operating as a buyer or as a seller. There are two types of options. First is the call, which grants its owner the right to buy 100 shares of stock in a company. When you buy a call, it is as though the seller is saying to you, "I will allow you to buy 100 shares of this company's stock, at a specified price, at any time between now and a specified date in the future. For that privilege, I expect you to pay me the current call's price."
Each option's value changes according to changes in the price of the stock. If the stock's value rises, the value of the call option will follow suit and rise as well. And if the stock's market price falls, the call option will react in the same manner. When an investor buys a call and the stock's market value rises after the purchase, the investor profits because the call becomes more valuable. The value of an option actually is quite predictable â it is affected by the passage of time as well as by the everâchanging value of the stock.
Smart Investor TipChanges in the stock's value affect the value of the option directly, because while the stock's market price changes, the option's specified price per share remains the same. The changes in value are predictable; option valuation is no mystery.
The Put OptionThe second type of option is the put. This is the opposite of a call in the sense that it grants a selling right instead of a purchasing right. The owner of a put contract has the right to sell 100 shares of stock. When you buy a put, it is as though the seller were saying to you, "I will allow you to sell me 100 shares of a specific company's stock, at a specified price per share, at any time between now and a specific date in the future. For that privilege, I expect you to pay me the current put's price."
The attributes of calls and puts can be clarified by remembering that either option can be bought or sold. This means there are four possible permutations to option transactions:
- Buy a call (buy the right to buy 100 shares).
- Sell a call (sell to someone else the right to buy 100 shares from you).
- Buy a put (buy the right to sell 100 shares).
- Sell a put (sell to someone else the right to sell 100 shares to you).
Another way to keep the distinction clear is to remember these qualifications: A call buyer believes and hopes that the stock's value will rise, but a put buyer is looking for the price per share to fall. If the belief is right in either case, then a profit may occur.
The opposite is true for sellers of options. A call seller hopes that the stock price will remain the same or fall, and a put seller hopes the price of the stock will rise. (The seller profits if the option's value fallsâmore on this later.)
Smart Investor TipOption buyers can profit whether the market rises or falls; the trick is knowing ahead of time which direction the market will take.
Making Profit with OptionsIf an option buyer â dealing either in calls or in puts â is correct in predicting the price movement in the stock's market value, then the action of buying the option will be profitable. Market value is the price value agreed upon by both buyer and seller, and is the common determining factor in the auction marketplace. However, when it comes to options, you have an additional obstacle besides estimating the direction of price movement: The change has to take place before the deadline that is attached to every option. You might be correct about a stock's longâterm prospects, and as a stockholder you have the luxury of being able to wait out longâterm change. However, this luxury is not available to option buyers. This is the critical point. Options are finite and, unlike stocks, they cease to exist and lose all of their value within a relatively short period of timeâwithin a few months for every listed option. (Longâterm options last up to three years; more on these later.) Because of this daunting limitation to options trading, time is one important factor in determining whether an option buyer is able to earn a profit.
Why does the option's market value change when the stock's price moves up or down? First of all, the option is an intangible right, a contract lacking the kind of value associated, for example, with shares of stock. The option is an agreement relating to 100 shares of a specific stock and to a specific price per share. Consequently, if the buyer's timing is poorâmeaning the stock's movement doesn't occur or is not substantial enough by the deadlineâthen the buyer will not realize a profit.
Buying Call OptionsWhen you buy a call, it is as though you are saying, "I am willing to pay the price being asked to acquire a contractual right. That right provides that I may buy 100 shares of stock at the specified fixed price per share, and this right exists to buy those shares at any time between my option purchase date and the specified deadline." If the stock's market price rises above the fixed price indicated in the option agreement, the call becomes more valuable. Imagine that you buy a call option granting you the right to buy 100 shares at the price of $80 per share. Before the deadline, though, the stock's market price rises to $95 per share. As the owner of a call option, you have the right to buy 100 shares at $80, or 15 points below the current market value. This is the purchaser's advantage in the scenario described, when market value exceeds the fixed contractual price indicated in the call's contract. In that instance, you as buyer would have the right to buy 100 shares 15 points below current market value. You own the right, but you are not obligated to follow through. For example, if your call granted you the right to buy 100 shares at $80 per share but the stock's market price fell to $70, you would not have to buy shares at the fixed price of $80; you could elect to take no action.
Buying Put OptionsThe same scenario applies to buying puts, but with the stock moving in the opposite direction. When you buy a put, it is as though you are saying, "I am willing to pay the asked price to buy a contractual right. That right provides that I may sell 100 shares of the specified stock at the indicated price per share, at any time between my option purchase date and the specified deadline." If the stock's price falls below that level, you will be able to sell 100 shares above current market value. For example, let's say that you buy a put option providing you with the right to sell 100 shares at $80 per share. Before the deadline, the stock's market value falls to $70 per share. As the owner of a put, you have the right to sell 100 shares at the fixed price of $80, which is $10 per share above the current market value. You own the right but you are not obligated. For example, if your put granted you the right to sell 100 shares at $70 but the stock's market price rose to $85 per share, you would not be required to sell at the fixed price. You could sell at the higher market price, which would be more profitable. The potential advantage to option buyers is found in the contractual rights that they acquire. These rights are central to the nature of options, and each option bought or sold is referred to as a contract.
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Well, other than a Boss ordered shopping trip, spent a bit of time in the Dungeon Shop today..getting the rest of the base assembled.
Diagonal clamp to pull this thing close to square. Had to make the corner blocks as well. Was just going to add a corner block to help glue up one short apron…..and kept going.
Actually, I got to this point, and had to take the Boss shopping, then come back and fix supper….Finally got to work a bit more
A smooth plane? Ah, not exactly. I was trying to flatten the top a bit, since it had cupped a bit..
Figured a #6c could do that job. Attached the now flatter top to the base..
Drew some circles on the corners of the top. Old green B&D Sabresaw to cut tthe circles off. Beltsander to smooth out
Made use of the end vise on the bench, needed a way to hold the table still long enough to run the router around the edges..
Used a small bit to cove the edges abit..
Sooo, after a lot of sanding, and dusting off, time for the Witch's Brew. Opened the can….running a bit low…added a pint of BLO to the mix. Stirred it up, to bring the stuff in the bottom up, cheap brush..and
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Almost a Pumpkin Pine effect? This will also get a coat of clear Poly Gloss later, maybe one more look, before this is posted as a Project?
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19 July 2014
A shipment of missile components bound for Ukraine and intercepted by Finnish customs originated in Vietnam, reports the daily Helsingin Sanomat. The paper wrote Friday that in June Finnish customs officers blocked the large consignment because it lacked the permits required to transit through Finland.
According to Helsingin Sanomat, the impounded shipment of components for what appears to be a missile guidance system originated in Vietnam and was bound for Ukraine.
Customs officials are awaiting confirmation from Finland's defence forces on what kind of missile system parts are being delivered and at the same time trying to determine who will be on the receiving end in Ukraine.
They are also investigating whether or not the parts had been serviced in Vietnam as well as the reason why Finland was listed as a transit point on the bill of lading.
Customs officials will also be turning their attention to the airline that transported the components to discover what role it played in the entire scenario. At this point however the airline itself is not suspected of violating export regulations.
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The Respect Life Program of the Office of Human Life & Dignity bases all of its advocacy, education, and ministries on the foundational principle of respect for life from conception until natural death.
As St. John Paul stated in "The Gospel of Life," (the encyclical Evangelium Vitae):
"Even in the midst of difficulties and uncertainties, every person sincerely open to truth and goodness can, by the light of reason and the hidden action of grace, come to recognize in the natural law written in the heart (cf. Rom 2:14-15) the sacred value of human life from its very beginning until its end, and can affirm the right of every human being to have this primary good respected to the highest degree. Upon the recognition of this right, every human community and the political community itself are founded.
In a special way, believers in Christ must defend and promote this right, aware as they are of the wonderful truth recalled by the Second Vatican Council: 'By his incarnation the Son of God has united himself in some fashion with every human being'.2 This saving event reveals to humanity not only the boundless love of God who "so loved the world that he gave his only Son" (Jn 3:16), but also the incomparable value of every human person."
The Respect Life Program works under the leadership of the USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat and the California Catholic Conference. We offer resources to priests and religious, parishes, schools, religious education programs, anyone within the Archdiocese seeking to promote the culture of life, other organizations supporting the life issues, and service providers within the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco Respect Life Program Parish Respect Life Handbook:
A Guide for Parish Pro-Life Activities Prepared by Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, Respect Life Program
Handbook Appendix #1 - USCCB Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities (PDF)
Handbook Appendix #2 - Catholic Teaching on Sanctity of Life Issues (PDF)
Handbook Appendix #3 - Catholic Advance Health Care Directive (Spanish)
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Tesco and the Black Country Foodbank are teaming up this weekend in a bid to boost donations for local people.
Foodbank volunteers and Tesco staff will be collecting items at the front of the Tesco Extra store at Burnt Tree, on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th between 10 am – 2pm.
Volunteers will be on hand to inform people of the items which they can donate. All collections will help feed local families who are struggling to put food on the table.
Austin worked with foodbank volunteers and Tesco staff to organise the new collections. Nationally, food banks are still experiencing record demand, with 1.1 million emergency visits to food banks over the last year, up from just 40,898 in 2010.
Ian Austin said:
"I'm really pleased we've been able to fix these extra collections up because whilst the Black Country Foodbank has been working hard for years to support local people, demand keeps rising.
"It's terrible that people are going hungry in the 21st century, but volunteers at the foodbank do great work to help those short of food and it's great that Tesco's local staff want to help out.
"Black Country people are the most generous in Britain, so I know local people will rally round to help out this weekend."
Mike Burke, Store Manager at Tesco Dudley said:
"At Tesco Dudley we are working hard to provide a great service to the community. It's great to be able to help The Black Country Foodbank in their mission to support people in our local area. Tesco are passionate about our community so anything we can do to help is our pleasure. We also provide food to five different charities in the local area on a weekly basis to help reduce food waste."