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For many developed countries, the significance of the token asset is limited to investment tools; but for some countries in Africa, the token asset is the biggest hope to change the real dilemma.
In the United States, Australia, and other "First World" countries, rich banking services are taken for granted. In contrast, compared with difficulties, inconveniences and high fees for banks to open accounts in most parts of Africa. These countries are the key to changing the world by Jewish merchant AJM.
The African continent with a weak banking system
According to a report by Elixirr, in 2014, more than 2.16 billion people lived in sub-Saharan Africa, and 66% of them did not have a bank account. The small size of the national market, the lack of financial knowledge, low income levels, political instability and weak judicial systems have led to restrictions on the African banking system. Banks continue to rely on traditional banking models such as branch networks, expensive technology, imperfect systems and limited talent pools.
The report also pointed out that despite these challenges, with the emergence of mobile currency accounts, financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa has increased significantly. The low penetration rate of the banking industry and the high proportion of millennials have provided opportunities for the booming of financial technology in Africa. In just a few years, the rise of mobile phones has revolutionized Africa in the field of financial services. As of the end of 2016, the number of mobile payment registration accounts in Africa was 227 million, exceeding the total number of bank accounts in the region, and more than one million of these accounts were classified as active accounts.
Earlier today, Twitter users have tweeted noted Bitcoin development opportunities in Africa: there are 167,335,676 people on the continent use the Internet, 11% of people use broadband connections. Of course, since the above infographic is a 2016 infographic, we can assume that today's numbers will be higher today. Due to the high level of Internet users and the low level of banking services, the token assets have a very broad market prospect in Africa.
The gap in the African token market will be filled by Jewish merchant AJM!
The African market has great potential and is already being actively developed. The data shows that user token transactions in Africa is rising, echoing many analysts' predictions that Africa will be the next major token market.
The Jewish merchant AJM chose to enter Africa that is a good timing. There are media reports that Uganda is quietly becoming a pioneer in the token of African continent, and Uganda is rapidly consolidating its position as the preferred blockchain country in the African continent. On the government side, South Africa's current president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is Preparing for the upcoming elections, he mentioned in the previous meeting that the blockchain is a tool for modern change. To win the May election, South Africa is likely to implement blockchain-based industrial examples within a wider range.
The starting point for Jewish merchant AJM to enter Africa is cross-border settlement and payment. According to the World Bank's latest report in 2019, transfering an remittance equivalent to $200 to the African region requires an average fee of 9.3% of the remittance, which is relatively high in the global context. When the Jewish merchant AJM transfers it through blockchain technology, the cost will drop by 90%.
Jewish merchant AJM is an emerging token asset that Jewish Saint JT launched based on advanced blockchain 4.0 technology. It is a value network based on blockchain distributed ledger technology. The project has made many useful attempts and achieved corresponding results in cross-border remittances. Reduce the cost of cross-border remittances through a peer-to-peer model, increase the efficiency of remittances with shared accounts, provide business continuity protection with distributed architecture, and with automate smart contracts to improve transaction efficiency, bringing a light to cross-border remittances!
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an intergovernmental organization that designs and promotes policies and standards to combat financial crime. Recommendations created by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) target money laundering, terrorist financing, and other threats to the global financial system. The FATF was created in 1989 at the behest of the G7 and is headquartered in Paris.
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The rise of the global economy and international trade has given rise to financial crimes such as money laundering. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) makes recommendations for combating financial crime, reviews members' policies and procedures, and seeks to increase acceptance of anti-money laundering regulations across the globe. Because money launderers and others alter their techniques to avoid apprehension, the FATF must update its recommendations every few years.
A list of recommendations to combat terrorist financing was added in 2001, and in the latest update, published in 2012, the recommendations were expanded to target new threats, including the financing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Recommendations were also added to be clearer on transparency and corruption.
Members of the Financial Action Task Force
As of 2018, there were 37 members of the Financial Action Task Force, including the European Commission and the Gulf Cooperation Council. To become a member, a country must be considered strategically important (large population, large GDP, developed banking and insurance sector, etc.), must adhere to globally accepted financial standards, and be a participant in other important international organizations. Once a member, a country or organization must endorse and support the most recent FATF recommendations, commit to being evaluated by (and evaluating) other members, and work with the FATF in the development of future recommendations.
A large number of international organizations participate in the FATF as observers, each of which has some involvement in anti-money laundering activities. These organizations include Interpol, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and World Bank.


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let's talk about recovery…..
We have been so impressed and inspired by people's commitment to the #IamWellFit Challenge! We are halfway through and already people are well on their way to surpassing their original goals!
With as hard as y'all are working we thought we should take a time out to talk about recovery!
Here are 5 important tips to help with recovery and keep you running with high energy and feeling great!
1. STRETCH. While we always spend a few minutes at the end of classes stretching - it is good to do it on your own too. And we aren't just talking about laying on the floor doing a couple light stretches; we are talking about really working into the soft tissues that are doing so much hard work for ya! Even more valuable than stretching alone is foam rolling. Have you tried it? The idea behind foam rolling is that is helps break up adhesions in the soft tissues. It also helps release the fascia, if and where it gets stuck to the muscles. Adhesions within the muscular layers, or between muscles and fascia, if left untreated can result in mobility restrictions and thus injuries. Muscles that are restricted also lack hydration and often leads to pulling, discomfort or strains/sprains. Make sure you build some daily QT in to your schedule, roll it out, stretch AND book yourself a massage. Chances are you need it.
2. REST and RELAX. Sleep is crucial, but we will get to that in a moment. First we want to talk about relaxation. Do you have a meditation/relaxation/mindfulness technique? If not, get one STAT. This is a crazy stimulating world we live in, our stress response is constantly triggered and if we aren't careful we may fall into a constant state of physiological stress response (ie adrenaline, cortisol being release into the system). The results are enough to create a whole other blog post, so let's just go with this - it's super bad for you, doesn't feel good and can negatively affect EVERY system in your body. Conscious nasal breathing can be a great starting place for picking up a mindfulness/relaxation practice. Breathing through your nose stimulates your parasympathetic nervous system and combats the hormones released by the sympathetic nervous system response. BREATHE IN - BREATHE OUT (through your nose) REPEAT, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat…….feel any difference in your body/mind? Ok, now for those ZZZZ's, It's no joke people. How many hours are you getting each night, realistically. Chances are you are getting around 6 or less, am I right? NOT ENOUGH. You normally need 7 or 8 and if you are training like an athlete, you may even need closer to 9! Create some space between your lights out time and your technology use….it seriously helps the brain transition into sleep mode (the science is real y'all). Make sure you are giving your self enough hours each night to recharge your body!
3. FEED YOUR BODY. That's right, fuel it up folks…essential nutrients like potassium and calcium play a crucial role in muscular energy so make sure you are eating plenty of foods rich in nutrients such as these; swiss chard, beans, bananas for potassium and broccoli, kale, oranges and okra for calcium. I also recommend a calcium supplement (Cal/Mag with Vitamin D3 added, taken before bed helps you sleep and helps you poop in the morning - so many birds - one spoonful of white chalky goodness).
4. PROTEIN. We don't just have protein on the shelf at the studio because it looks pretty. We know how hard you are working and we know what it takes to build a stronger, faster, healthier athlete(YOU!). Supplementing with protein will SERIOUSLY help you recover. If you are coming to class several times a week, doing 2-a-days or even 3-a-days, you seriously need to consider how much protein you are taking in. If you're not getting enough and you find yourself hitting a wall it's likely that your body desperately needs more. Protein is muscle food, (that's why all the meatheads are glugging down brotein shakes at the gym) we see you training hard-your muscles are hungry. Bottom line, protein will drastically enhance your recovery and help you make more gains in your performance!! We sell SFH (stands for stronger, faster, healthier) because it is the cleanest product on the market and it's just delicious. Come on in and grab a 2lb bag and get 15% off until May 15th!!
5. TAKE A BREAK. Lastly let's talk about balance. We know you are addicted to you routine at Well.Fit. But every now and again (every 6-8 weeks) your body needs a rest. Take a few (up to 7) consecutive days off and let your body really rest! You can stay active in that time, maybe take a few yoga classes and enjoy some hiking outdoors!


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- 500g bread flour stone ground if possible
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- 1 tbl sp olive oil
- 2 tsp. instant yeast
- 15g salt
- Quite vital to this recipe is a kitchen aid mixer or bread mixer able to beat on a high speed.
- Begin by adding your flour, water and yeast to your mixer with the paddle attachment, I like to start this dough with cold water for a nice slow fermentation.
- Begin mixing with the paddle, now this dough will look very wet but turn your mixer onto high and do not walk away as your going to beat it with the paddle till the gluten stretches enough.
- For it to start to climp up the paddle, this may take 5 – 7 minutes.
- Once it has done this remove your paddle and fit your dough hook to your mixer, add your salt and your olive oil.
- Mix on a medium speed for a further 5-10 minutes till the bowl is getting nicely cleaned by the sticky yet elastic dough.
- Place into a lightly greased bowl and wrap in clingfilm, let it rest somewhere at a comfortable room temperature to Triple in size (this may take upto 3 hours).
- Remove from bowl onto a very floured surface and cut dough into 4 pieces, stretch them into your classic ciabatta, slipper shape and allow to prove for another 45minutes on a greased tray ready for the oven.
- Preheat your oven to 230 degrees nice and hot.
- Place bread in oven for roughly 15 minutes perhaps longer but main thing is to check for a dark golden crust and good hollow sound and a very light feel before removing from the oven.
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So you failed the PANCE or PANRE.
Or perhaps you failed it more than once. First, take a deep breath. I have personally successfully tutored over 50 PA students and practicing PAs who failed (sometimes two or three times), and they turned out to be terrific physician assistants. Don't feel isolated, because you're not the only one and help is here.
When preparing to retake of PANCE or PANRE, it can be difficult to determine where to start.
This guide is designed to help you develop a plan for preparing to successfully retake the PANCE or PANRE.
Step 1: Get back to the basics
There are no shortcuts to passing – it's going to take some hard work, but it will definitely pay off. Start at the beginning of pathophysiology and physiology and build up to the more advanced subjects. In my experience, the successful students and medical professionals don't just memorize the material, rather, they know some good basics and then develop a diagnostic tool that ensures that they are well-prepared to pass the exam.
STEP 2: Review your performance
As you progress through the material, the next step is to identify your strong and weak areas by taking practice exams. When designing your retake plan, we suggest starting with the areas in which you clearly underperformed. Be very careful that you do not ignore your stronger areas entirely; otherwise, you may find that you have just substituted weak areas for previously strong areas.
We suggest that you build practice exams that focus on each of the 13 subjects. Go through each subject and take a practice test focused on that subject. Stick with that subject and try to obtain at least 78% - 82% on each subject prior to moving on.
Multiple choice answer technique is also a very important skill that may need to be improved.
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This could be the most important point. Don't wait too long to start preparing for your retake because momentum is critical. The earlier you start, the less invasive the study becomes in both your home and work life. Time is of the essence, so get back up on the saddle!
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The Texas National Security Review is a collaboration between the University of Texas and WarOnTheRocks.com, with an online and offline presence.
They were creating a new breed of journal, one to make Texas the centre of national security debate in the US, and wanted an identity that stood out from the crowd.
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This eBook discusses how top-performing SaaS finance teams have set up the automated, self-service reporting systems necessary to scale their businesses and empower stakeholders with the data and analysis required to make decisions.
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the country. The change in legislation will take effect as of October 1 at the earliest.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed the "marriage for all" bill into law on Thursday, his office announced.
The final step in the process to legalize gay and lesbian marriage comes three weeks after the country's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, approved the legislation at the end of June.
Of the 623 votes cast, 393 lawmakers voted in favor of the motion, while 226 voted against it, and four abstained. The legislation was next approved by the German parliament's upper house, the Bundesrat, on July 7 before being sent to President Steinmeier.
Until now, Germany had only recognized civil partnerships between gay and lesbian couples, which came into legal effect in 2001. But unlike several other European Union member states that had already established full marital rights for same-sex partners in the past, "marriage for all" remained an elusive prospect for same-sex partners across the country for many years.
Read more: Hostile environment for homosexual refugees
Opposition remains strong
The issue, however, is not without controversy, as it was rushed through both houses of parliament before the summer break.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is running for a fourth term in general elections in September, was among those who had cast a "no" vote.
However, Merkel had allowed members of her conservative Christian Democrat Party (CDU) to vote according to their consciences and not along party lines. The CDU's long-standing opposition to same-sex marriage would otherwise have blocked the motion.
Lawmakers that remain staunchly opposed to "marriage for all" have threatened to have its legality checked by the Federal Court of Justice, the country's highest court.
The prospect of legalizing gay marriage remains controversial, with some opponents threatening to take the issue to the country's highest court
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German Minister of Family Affairs Katarina Barley welcomed the move, saying "marriage is a question of love and responsibility and not of gender." Barley, whose center-left Social Democrats (SPD) had pushed for legalizing same-sex marriage, said that "marriage for everyone makes Germany a more modern country."
The main change between civil partnerships and marriage equality in German law means same-sex couples will be able to jointly adopt children.
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Just a week ago, no one would have suspected that same-sex couples in Germany would be legally married. In the end, you can always expect the unexpected, writes DW's Felix Steiner. (30.06.2017)
Homosexual couples in Germany will now be able to marry and adopt children under a new law passed by parliament. The move brings Germany into line with several other European countries. (30.06.2017)
Germany's equal marriage bill has been approved in the Bundesrat, meaning the president can now sign it into law. However, one other legal challenge - concerned with the wording of Germany's constitution - is likely. (07.07.2017)
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Corrective jaw surgery, or orthognathic surgery, is performed by Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons to correct a wide range of minor and major skeletal and dental irregularities, including the misalignment of jaws and teeth, which, in turn, can improve chewing, speaking and breathing. While the patient's appearance may be dramatically enhanced as a result of their surgery, orthognathic surgery is performed to correct functional problems.
Following are some of the conditions that may indicate the need for corrective jaw surgery:
- difficulty chewing, or biting food
- open bite (space between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed)
- unbalanced facial appearance from the front, or side
- facial injury or birth defects
- receding chin
- protruding jaw
- inability to make the lips meet without straining
- sleep apnea (breathing problems when sleeping, including snoring)
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Distraction Osteogenesis is a technique in orthognathic surgery, providing a way to treat deformities of the oral and facial skeleton. It can be performed on patients of all ages.
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Olympic Fever: Schools Showcase Their Summer Olympians
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro concluded on Sunday, August 21, capping a historic games for Team USA who captured a record-high 121 total medals. The passionate excitement for the Olympic games is a fantastic opportunity for colleges to stimulate alumni interest in their school. Among the thousands of athletes who competed in the Rio Olympics were 1,018 incoming, current and former NCAA student-athletes representing 107 countries and 223 NCAA member institutions. These talented young men and women represented not only their country but also their schools, many of whom spotlighted their student athletes' success.
The University of Southern California led the way among NCAA schools with 42 incoming, current and former students competing in the Rio games. To highlight this accomplishment, USC promoted its athletes' achievements through news articles on the Trojan Athletics homepage. The University of California, which came in a close second with 40 athletes, similarly highlighted its athletes' accomplishments through news articles on the Cal Athletics homepage.
While coming in at third with 39 athletes at the summer games, Stanford University took the gold in its Rio coverage, releasing a dedicated Wrapping up Rio section that it promoted on its Go Stanford Athletics homepage in the days following the closing ceremony. Across the section's five pages (Recap/Medal Count, Olympians, Social Scene, Schedule/Results and Medal History), the school showcases every Stanford athlete in Rio, their event and its results, a live feed of relevant social media posts and a history of Stanford athletes' participation in the Summer Olympic games. Stanford's dedicated section provides a complete picture of the university's presence in Rio as visitors can access biographies of the Olympians, track their progress and tap into the school's history of Olympic success.
Colleges, though, did not have send a delegation of athletes to Brazil to take part in the Olympic fervor. Building on excitement for the Rio Games, the University of San Diego launched an Olympic-Sized Giveaway contest along with a 30-second commercial spot that aired during Olympic coverage in eight U.S. markets: San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago. The contest was promoted on a dedicated responsive microsite, accessible from a promotional image on the public alumni homepage. With its bright color scheme and animated faux Olympic medals that descend from the top of the page, the visually appealing microsite provides an overview of the contest sweepstakes and a sneak peek of the university's Leading Change campaign commercial. Participants who completed the online form before August 22 were entered for a chance to win a Homecoming and Family Weekend prize package that includes airfare, hotel accommodations, a tour of the Olympic Training Center and entry into the Homecoming and Family Weekend in October for four attendees.
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Though the microsite does not discuss the Summer Olympics in depth, it does include multiple overt visual references to them, most notably the large gold silver and bronze medals that dominate the page. Further, the Olympic spot commercial features numerous USD student-athletes competing in sports such as basketball, swimming rowing, tennis and volleyball that are all Olympic events. The university does a commendable job of creatively tapping into the general excitement of Olympic competition and transforming it into enthusiasm for the school and its mission. USC, California, Stanford and USD are all stellar examples of schools that paired school spirit with students' and alumni's Olympic success to generate increased interest in and coverage of their school.
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"When I open my mouth and talk, sometimes people say they are amazed of my intellect," Brown said. "I don't know if that's because I truly speak in a way that people can understand or feel a certain way, or because they don't expect it. I don't know. That's something I am curious about."
In front of a packed crowd inside Longfellow Hall, Brown noted that he was greatly humbled by the opportunity and emphasized the importance of athletes using their platform in a positive, vocal manner. Particularly, he addressed recent comments by Fox News host Laura Ingraham that Cavaliers star Lebron James should "shut up and dribble."
"This has been the notion in our society for last 10 or 15 so years," Brown said. "That athletes are not allowed to have an opinion, not allowed to have a voice. Even me coming up here today, I had concerns that there would be some kind of pushback...To be honest, I'm not afraid. This has been the notion for too long and it is time to change."
Jaylen Brown—a student-athlete at the University of California, Berkeley for one year before declaring for the NBA Draft—has always been noted by his peers and evaluators for possessing a high academic curiosity and passion for learning.
As noted on the forum event page, Brown had "experienced the 'too smart' for basketball" stigma since his youth". Off the court, Brown has committed himself toward learning Spanish and Arabic and is an avid chess and piano enthusiast.
"Jaylen joins a long tradition of athletes from Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick who see their role not only to play but to lead, especially in an increasingly unstable and inequitable world." said moderator and associate professor Jal Mehta. "While many people here might see an exciting night as going to a Celtics game, Jaylen sees an exciting night as coming here to talk to us."
Additionally, the second-year professional maintains a passionate interest in understanding the American educational system, speaking out against the opportunity gap and racial inequality present in American schools. Importantly, Brown addressed themes such as the "trapping" of African-American youth within a flawed and divided educational system.
Focusing on the banking concept of education—which he believes promotes passive education and regurgitation instead of skill-building and empowerment — Brown advocated that only through providing youth with the right avenues of positive learning and the appropriate "counter-spaces" for development could society see a lowering of educational stratification.
"Just because I escaped the barriers of society, why should I forget about the people who didn't, or haven't, or won't?" Brown asked. "If I didn't have the counter-space of basketball, what would my reality be? Where would I channel my energy? Would I do something positive with it? Would I resort to violence?"
When pressed about recent political controversies connected to sports, Brown emphasized that athlete activism today is "more accepted" and that the narrative around negative consequences is "changing". Brown expressed support for Colin Kaepernick's anthem kneel movement and said that he wants to be a similar pioneer among NBA players.
"Athletes have all the influence in the world," Brown said. "Everyone wants to hear what you have to say. More people care about LeBron James than some religious leader. Just not be afraid is one of the things I would say. Just continue to push forward."
In continuing to build his awareness and elevate his platform, Brown mentioned that he is actively looking toward taking classes at Harvard in the offseason. Additionally, Brown has acquainted himself with the Harvard Basketball program, even assisting Coach Tommy Amaker in last year's attempt to recruit Wendell Carter. One of the top-rated recruits last season, Carter narrowed his decision between Duke and Harvard before committing to the Blue Devils.
"I talked to Tommy [Amaker] a few times," Brown said. "He actually invited me on campus for some recruitment stuff and I came up to the school to play some open gym. I was trying to get Wendell Carter to come here. Harvard was on his list...I think there is a lot of power in that such a prestigious university, having someone of such basketball stature and just combining the two. Sports and education, I think they overlap."
This intersection between athletic and academic success has provided Jaylen Brown with a new platform. As shown today, it won't be a surprise for Harvard students to see the former Golden Bear walking around campus, playing pick-up with the Crimson team, or attending classes in the near future.
—Staff writer Henry Zhu can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Welcome to 1GE EPON ONU Router Price and Features topic! ONU means Optical Network Unit, PON means Passive Optical Network and EPON means Ethernet Passive Optical Network. I hope you are guessing something like that EPON is a device of Ethernet. That means it is a device which works or essential thing to use the internet. Yes, you are right. This device is like a router. We use this EPON as the media converter alternative. It has many features which is important that's why we use this EPON ONU device.
This device is designed for FTTH, FTTO application. It supports 1000Base-PX20+ standard and maximum optical splitting ratio 1:64. And the distance 20km which provide 1Uplink GE PON port. 1GE EPON ONU can simultaneously realize flexible network structure and maintenance with OLT and can provide total FTTx solutions.
1GE EPON ONU Router Features & Full Specification
- Model: 1GE EPON ONU
- Standard: IEEE802.3ah
- PON Port: 1 EPON ports, SC/PC connector
- Ether Port: 1 Ethernet port 10/100/1000Mbps Auto adaptive, Full/Half duplex, RJ45 connector
- Wavelength: Rx 1490nm, Tx 1310nm
- PON Information: EPON State, OAM Link, Optical Module Input Power(dBm),Optical Module Output Power(dBm), Optical Module Supply Voltage(uV), Optical Transmitter Bias Current(uA), Operating Temperature of the Optical Module(°C)
- PON Alarm: PonSymPerAlarm, PonFrameAlarm, PonFraPerAlarm, PonSecSumAlarm, PonDygaspAlarm, PonLinkAlarm, PonCirEveAlarm
- Port Configuration: Mode, Port Isolation, Rate Limiting, Flow Control, MAC Configuration, VLAN
- Security: Firewall (Enable Anti-Hacking Protection), Service Control (using IP Address), MAC Filter
- Application: MultiCast, BPDU, DNS Service, Port Forwarding
- MultiCast: IGMP Mode, Basic Configuration, VLAN Configuration, Tag Configuration, Maximum Address Configuration
- Administration: User Management, Login Timeout, System Management, Diagnosis, Loopback Detection, Led Control
- WAN Connection: Connection Name, Enable VLAN, Type, Service List, MTU, Link Type, Enable NAT, IPv4, IPv6 and IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, DHCP/PPPOE/Static IP, Static route, NAT
- LED Indicator: Power up or down, Optical Link Status, Link Status of Ethernet Interface
- PON Throughput: Downstream 950Mbps; Upstream 930Mbps
- Ethernet: 1000Mbps
- Packet Loss Ratio:<1*10E-12
- Latency: <1.5ms
- Power: 12V DC Power supply
- PON Interface: 1 EPON optical interface, Symmetric1.25Gbpsupstream/downstream, Split ratio:1:64, Transmission distance 20KM
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DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Oil stocks recovered Thursday afternoon to close higher as uncertainty over when production will resume in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore refineries will reopen sent crude oil and its products higher.
The Amex Oil Index XOI, -0.62% was up 0.3 percent to close at 662.55, and the Philadelphia Oil Service Index OSX, -1.77% gained 0.1 percent to close at 115.30. The Amex Natural Gas Index XNG, -1.75% was up 0.7 percent to close at 255.18.
"There are concerns over how much disruption will occur due to Hurricane Ivan, which has put a major halt to transport, unloading at terminals, refineries, etc.," wrote Kevin Kerr, senior energy trader at Kwest International.
On Thursday afternoon, Diamond Offshore DO, -1.28% said that Ocean Star, one of its drilling rigs, tore free of its moorings during the storm and was spotted drifting 12 miles from where its crew abandoned it ahead of the storm.
Aircraft surveillance of the rig, operating in deep water, showed no apparent damage and efforts were under way to re-board it, Diamond Offshore said in a statement. Four other Diamond Offshore rigs in the storm's path were still on location and appeared to have weathered the storm, the company added.
Diamond Offshore stock closed up 34 cents at $30.03.
Late Thursday, Transocean RIG, -2.78% said it was searching for a drilling rig blown off its location by the hurricane. The crew of the rig Deepwater Nautilus had been evacuated ahead of the storm and the well it was drilling had been secured, a company spokesman said. He had no further information on the rig's possible whereabouts or its condition.
Shares closed at $33.35, up 50 cents.
Ivan, a Category 3 hurricane, hit land near Gulf Shores, Ala., overnight. Major petroleum companies, which had closed off production and onshore refineries well in advance of the storm, were assessing the hurricane's damage. See full story.
Crude for October delivery rose by 30 cents to settle at $43.88 a barrel. October natural gas lost 10.5 cents to settle at $4.719 per million British thermal units. See Futures Movers.
A report from the Energy Department impacted trading in natural gas. The latest data revealed U.S. natural-gas stocks rose by 99 billion cubic feet for the week ended Sept. 10, in excess of analysts' expectations. Total stocks now stand at 2.874 trillion cubic feet, up 255 billion cubic feet from the year-ago level, and up 201 billion cubic feet from the five-year average, the government data said.
In other energy stock trading, refiners were mixed, with shares of Ashland ASH, -0.87% up 49 cents to close at $54.81 and Valero VLO, +1.07% down 46 cents to close at $71.40.
In a research report Thursday, Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Jacques Rousseau noted that gasoline inventories have yet to be affected by weather.
"This trend could be reversed over the next several weeks, however, by reduced production levels and likely refined product inventory declines caused by Hurricane Ivan," Rousseau wrote. "Nevertheless, given the recent positive stock price momentum, mostly due to this storm, we believe that most of the refining stocks continue to trade at peak-cycle valuations."


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Last night I wanted to go to sleep and wake up as a happy five-year-old in this house of my grandparents, with both my Grandma and Grandpa alive, healthy and vital, the decay of the future far away or nonexistent; that present that is now the past, eternal again in a child's unending summer day. And I found myself crying quietly in Grandpa's study where I sleep when I come to Fresno, California to visit, because he is ten years still gone and Grandma is here in body but is barely and unrecognizably tenuously "alive" in her spirit.
I'm twenty-eight now and, for the great majority of my adult life under the rational light of the sun, I am accepting of and at peace with the situation that has come to be: our time is one of seeing more beloved elderly people slowly and pitifully die than ever before in society, proportionate to the numbers of the young who must witness it. Our grandparents and parents, once all medical cures are exhausted, languish in a half-life awaiting death, this rite of passage of which I have increasing faith in as a great liberation and the ultimate cure itself. People are living longer, but not necessarily better lives past a certain point. It became known to me in the past few years that Grandpa had considered seeking physician-assisted self-euthanasia, had his incurable physical pain become unbearable and death had not taken him in his sleep. The thought of it would have been too hard for me to handle when, at his death, I was eighteen and he was eighty, but now I have more and more serious respect for the natural and ancient dignity in such a choice. I had the freedom to euthanize my beloved cat of thirteen years when her veterinary ailments became unbearable for her, but we are in such stupid denial about the dignity of human beings in valid situations being able to choose the same for themselves. Instead, we force our beloved humans to have their butts wiped by somebody else, a humiliation that should never be forcibly born by a person because those around them are too chicken-shit to accept the reality of death in The World.
Sometimes, it's the very resiliency of human beings that scares me so much: we can go through any hell and keep living. Other animals are not averse to the peace of death as a natural response to a suddenly severely maladaptive environment. But we humans are terrifying in our ruthless, pertinacious will to keep breathing through any plague, and now I wonder what this insect-like insistence has made of us. We have become titans of battle against everything, against our own brains and against Nature itself, and we have become unloving of Reality, at odds with The World, constantly unaccepting of the limits of the universe. Do I share in this same inclination to be at odds with The World in my childlike longing for a theoretical universe that could have (should have, would have, but only might have) been?
I was a child of the 1990s. I've long had a quietly uncanny feeling that something happened in the '90s, and it was the end of the world. It was the end– or maybe the world spun off into different directions, dimensions, and this who I am in one of them is not who I am in another. And yet I do not feel divided within myself: through all my depression and the shit I went through as a kid with an insanely emotionally abusive mom with Borderline Personality Disorder, I have had the great luck of always feeling continuously whole within myself. Imaginatively, this uncanny sense of differing possible realities is more that I was pulled into one possible universe where things were not as whole all was meant to be, and something was off, only because, in contrast, I also glimpsed that deep Beauty of the Original World peeking through into this one. As a child, I saw this through the lens of my family. And who I am here have always been a little exorcist, who descended only deeply enough in time and in worlds within worlds to confront something, finish something, set something right. And any day now I will find my way back home to where I am supposed to be, waking up, relieved, from a dream.
Back in this world, I have lately been enjoying the lighter quality of trying not to feel so much all the time, for once in my life: my nature is to be so deeply feeling that it is frequently maladaptive to my environment, and I am weak and as yet unskilled in spinning this sensitivity into strands of gold. And now it suddenly and forbiddingly occurs to me that this ability to turn away from the tender heart is the necessary –and terrifyingly natural– shadow underlying my hominid ability to uncanny adaptation. How comfortable we are pressed to become among prolonged sickness and wrongful decay in our dogged search between a rock and a hard place for survival: the loss of tender feeling for that shimmering Original World, peeking through the slats of our weighted days, becomes an unbearable heartache for those with too much to carry. So much of an aging human life is full with the totalistic and unbending trial of coming to accept the absolute finality of death and loss, when still our persistent hearts in their deepest chambers yearn for life eternal. Among all of this, we must find a way to be happy– on pain of death. No wonder that those who find a path of absolute acceptable of reality while somehow keeping a tender heart are rightly called the saints of our species. And so I wonder if the Christians really have it right about something: humanity's omnipresent longing for a semblance of eternal life, evident in all cultures, makes me wonder if there's really something to it, in the way that hunger is an indicator that food exists somewhere.
But I am here now, born into this land of the vast old Earth, where my species is restless and beautiful and full of ancient and unknowable strangeness. Drifting into sleep last night I heard the night birds of this warm valley cooing their evening song from their perches and nests, calling steadily to their mates in their peaceful language, comforting their young in their downy breasts. I know their names, some of them, and the names and intimate formations of the trees that they love, that I love with a tender heart, that are bequeathed to me in an unending ancestry of natural lives in exchange. It was the Descent of Man, a going-down which Darwin spoke of, into the World to be among it completely, in totality. And in this moment of my brief human heart in the glorious life of the dark Earth I want nothing more than to be among the sounds of the night-songs forever, here in The World, so deeply is their avian comfort entwined with the blanketing world of the dusk, the old bones of the mother-sound of my animal life.


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Easiness. Air. Spring.
We love this easy chair from the '60s, because it conveys all of these sensations.
Made from solid walnut and beechwood, the base is exceptionally beautiful with its audaciously curved armrests. Atrributed to Hartmut Lohmeyer for Wilkhahn.
The upholstery – from webbing to foam to covers from a lovely dove blue cotton blend – is all new, the base shows age-related traces of usage.
Measures: width 70cm, depth 80cm, height 75cm, seat height 41cm.
A sibling in warm grey is available separately.
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More Information on Interactions With Cytomel
The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when Cytomel is combined with any of the drugs listed above.
Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile acid sequestrants can bind to Cytomel in the digestive tract, preventing it from being absorbed into the body. Make sure to separate your Cytomel dosage from a bile acid sequestrant by at least four to five hours.
Calcium can bind to Cytomel in the digestive tract, preventing it from being absorbed into the body. This interaction was discovered with a different thyroid medication, but it is thought that it probably occurs with Cytomel as well. Make sure to separate Cytomel and calcium by at least four hours.
Certain Seizure Medications
Taking Cytomel with some seizure medications may change the amount of Cytomel your body needs, and your healthcare provider may need to adjust your dosage as a result.
Diabetes Medications
When you first start Cytomel (or increase your dose), your healthcare provider may need to increase the dose of your diabetes medications. Check with your healthcare provider before taking Cytomel if you are already taking diabetes medications.
Cytomel can make digoxin less effective and may increase its potentially toxic effects, which can be dangerous. Check with your healthcare provider, as your digoxin dosage may need to be increased.
Estrogens can lower the level of Cytomel in your blood, perhaps making it less effective. Your healthcare provider may need to adjust your dose of Cytomel if you start or stop taking an estrogen medication.
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Rome. Day one
Train from Milan was four hours.
We arrived in the afternoon, it took ages to find our apartment, but it was not yet dark, so as the coliseum was so close, we decided to have a quick look. It's one of those things I have always wanted to see, it was just like seeing Stonehenge for the first time.
Day Two
We took a few buses around the city, and arrived at the Vatican. St Peters is much bigger than I had imagined and much more ornate. I had to do the tourist thing and send a postcard from the Vatican Post office. In general Italy is much cheaper than the UK, Food and drink is almost half the price as the UK.
Dealing with crossing the road against the endless traffic is easy, if a little nerve racking, just walk, and the cars will stop.
They like to get as close as they can before they stop, but they will stop. Don't run, or hurry, then they will know that your a tourist. I think I have blended in, but my features show that I'm not a local.
Day Three.
Highlights of today, back to the market, walked around Old Rome,Trajan's Column, went to the Spanish Steps, and shopping, birthday for a friend.
"Methinks I will not die quite happy without having seen something of that Rome of which I have read so much -Sir Walter Scott


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i'm being a bit impatient with my beans. i pulled all of the kidney beans because some of them were getting brittle shells…a sign that they were ready, or so i thought. in fact, they should still be in the ground!
the correct way is to let them dry on the vine till all are brown, including the leaves. i really should learn to listen to my neighbour tony.
that said, all is well and i have shelled them this morning for a nice harvest of 1.7 litre of beans (6 cups). i'll dry them some more before storing. a bowl of chilli sounds good right about now.
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With house prices out of control, growing numbers of people have no option but to rent. To give them the chance of a decent home, it is clear that the power balance needs to shift away from private landlords.
In Europe alone, many countries have adopted housing laws that prioritise the health and wellbeing of tenants over the flexibility of private landlords. In Germany for example, tenancies are indefinite and properties are often bought and sold with tenants included. Across the border, the Scottish government has already acted to protect tenants by abolishing the Scottish equivalent of Section 21 last year.
There are a range of proposals on how to give tenants greater security, but we can do better than the current law that causes instability for millions. What is clear is that the current housing law in England and Wales prioritises the financial interests of private landlords rather than the health and happiness of renters and this is pushing up house prices, making ownership less attainable for swathes of the population. Section 21 is out-dated and incompatible with the current housing crisis. It needs to go.


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So I turned to my trusty cookbooks and found ratatouille from the Moosewood cookbook. My mother-in-law gave it to us (it's her old copy) and it's an awesome reference for vegetarian recipes. (www.moosewoodrestaurant.com.) What can I say? Those crazy hippies can cook!
What I thought was so cool is that ratatouille was basically made up by French women (and men?) that had all kinds of garden veggies in the summer, and needed a new way to use them. Anyone that grows zucchini knows that pain! It's a rustic stew that needs no real recipe, just an understanding of flavors. I totally pictured myself making this in the French countryside, possibly on a vineyard, with lots of baguettes and curing meat in the kitchen. (What? I have an active imagination!)
Anyway, so I had all these fresh veggies, and I basically chopped them all up, and threw them in the trust slow cooker with 2 bay leaves, some water, and salt & pepper. After an hour I added some garlic & cumin.
I tasted it, and while it did taste fresh, it really didn't have a "bite" to it. We like to have lots of spice in our food. So I looked around the kitchen & found a package of Gaspar's chourizo. (I feel like being married to a Portuguese-American guy, I could add chourizo or linguica to anything. Example: Eggs, ratatouille, sandwiches, brownies...ok not really brownies.) I decide to take a risk and add it in.
This is what it looked like:
The chourizo added in texture & created a spicy broth that was absolutely delicious. We had it for dinner a few nights & froze the rest for lunches.
This was my first time taking a recipe & modifying it so significantly. I'm so happy it paid off!! Now to figure out how to grow chourizo in the garden...
So here's the recipe:
1 large eggplant (I didn't peel mine but I would next time)
Frozen diced peppers
2 c corn
2 small summer squash
2 small zucchini
Assorted spices
1 package (1 lb) of chourzio
Chop all into 1 inch-ish cubes/slives (I didn't do this & the eggplant never seemed to catch up with the other veggies)
Slow cooker on high for 4 hours did the trick.
Serve w/ bread to sop up the remaining broth, and a good glass of wine.
I recommend imagining yourself in the set of Beauty and the Beast while you make this, but that's up to you. :)


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Backpack Safety
One of the fundamental pieces of any back to school ensemble is, of course, the backpack. Although they are practical, backpacks are a leading cause of back and shoulder pain for millions of children and adolescents. As students head back to school, here is some advice parents can use on preventing unnecessary backpack pain and injuries.
Here is what you should be looking for to help select the best possible backpack for your child:
· Is the backpack the correct size for your child?
o Should never be wider or longer than your child's torso
o Should not hang more than 4 inches below the waistline
§ Can increase the weight on the shoulders
§ Can cause your child to lean forward when walking
· Does the backpack have two wide, padded shoulder straps?
o Non-padded straps are uncomfortable
o Non-padded straps can place unnecessary pressure on the neck and shoulders
· Does your child use both straps?
o Using one strap can cause disproportionate shift of weight to one side
o Using one strap leads to neck and muscle spasms, low-back pain, and poor posture
· Are the shoulder straps adjustable?
o Straps should be adjusted to fit your child's body
o The backpack should be evenly centered in the middle of your child's back
· Does the backpack have a padded back?
o Provide increased comfort
o Protects your child from being poke of contents inside
· Does the backpack have several compartments?
o Helps position the contents effectively
o Pack pointy or bulky objects away from the area that will rest on your child's back
o Try to place the heaviest items closest to the body
Parents or guardians should help children pack their backpacks properly, and they should make sure children never carry more than 10 percent of their body weight. For example, a child who weighs 100 pounds shouldn't carry a backpack heavier than 10 pounds, and a 50-pound child shouldn't carry more than 5 pounds.
In addition, parents should ask their children to report any pain or other problems resulting from carrying a backpack. If the pain is severe or persistent, seek care from a doctor of chiropractic or other health care professional. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's health and backpack safety, please feel free to call our office at 605-332-9235!
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And compared with steel automobiles, a fleet of aluminum autos saves the equivalent of forty four million tons of CO2 emissions. Chalmers hosts the Swedish Hybrid Centre, SHC, which is a cooperation initiative between Swedish universities and the automotive trade. Currently, automakers are connecting their autos in two methods: embedded and tethered. Two years later, the primary engine with aluminum elements was developed by Carl Benz.Following World Struggle II, aluminum had grow to be cheap sufficient to be thought-about to be used in mass-produced autos. Sturdiness / corrosion engineering : Durability and corrosion engineering is the analysis testing of a automobile for its helpful life.
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7 Denim Brands to Know: 3×1 NYC, Baldwin, FRAME, J Brand, Jean Shop, PAIGE and Raleigh Denim
On one hand, you could wear the same pair of jeans every day and be fine. Probably nobody would notice. And jeans go with everything. On the other hand, with so much diversity in the field, why deprive yourself?
In the short Q&As below, get to know seven denim brands our buying team is excited to be working with: 3×1 NYC, Baldwin, FRAME, J Brand, Jean Shop, PAIGE and Raleigh. Most have a little stretch built into them (helps with things like car keys). All are strong and sturdy-looking while being butter soft.
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Dear Friends of Scouting,
The Boy Scouts of Troop 99, St. Thomas More, are selling Christmas wreaths again this year. If you would like to order a wreath or a spray, please let me know. I will need your order before Oct. 25
You may have a wreath sent as a gift to someone, delivered to the 48 states (not PO Boxes). There are five different items that may be sent as gifts.
The prices are as follows:
Classic - $24 sent as gift $30
Victorian - 26 sent as gift 33
Wintergreen - 28 sent as gift 34
Classic - 18
Victorian 21
Wintergreen 22
Centerpiece - 25 sent as gift 30
Living Tree - 23 sent as gift 30
Please click here for photos of the various items.
Thank you for your support; your order helps me to pay for summer camp and other costs of Scouting.
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After a couple high-intensity videos in a row, DC The Don is back to pushing the boundaries of hip hop with emotional, high-pitched vocals on 'Walk Thru.' The video is relatively standard, but when you're dealing with a video director as talented as LewisYouNasty, even the simplest of concepts can be captivating.
Surrounded by beautiful women & Lil Mosey among others, DC seamlessly toggles between flexing & letting his emotions spill out of him. He goes ballistic with the second verse, screaming his lyrics to a point of distortion while still managing to sound as good as ever.
The song doesn't have much direction – it's more like 4 minutes of DC saying whatever he wants, but that's how people think. We're all over the place as people , and DC shows the sporadic nature of human thought perfectly when he bounces from subject to subject like this.


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Top ten facts about St. Lucia
TODAY is Independence Day in the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, marking their independence from the UK on February 22, 1979.
1. Saint Lucia is the only country named after a woman: St Lucia of Syracuse (283–304).
2. Saint Lucia is a patron saint of the blind, martyrs, epidemics, salesmen, throat infections and writers.
3. The French established a settlement on Saint Lucia in 1643, the English took it over in 1664 and it changed hands between the two countries more than a dozen times in the 18th and 19th centuries.
These are the top ten things you may have not known about St Lucia
4. Saint Lucia has won two Nobel prizes: Derek Walcott (Literature) in 1992 and Arthur Lewis (Economics) 1979.
5. With a population of only 185,000, Saint Lucia has won more Nobels per capita than any other independent country.
6. Saint Lucia's Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II. The governor-general is Dame Pearlette Louisy.
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of St Lucia
7. Oil accounts for 33 per cent of exports.
8. Saint Lucia has competed at every summer Olympics since 1996 but has yet to win a medal.
Oil is the major export on the island
9. Hotel Chocolat owns an estate in Saint Lucia. It is the only UK company with its own plantation.
10. The national dish of Saint Lucia is stewed saltfish with boiled green bananas.


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Promoting Your Business? Some Tips To help Help You Can easily Them In AdvanceApr. 20th, 2018 by jassante
Organising a project is crucial for the main achievement with any kind of task. An important part associated with this planning exercise is definitely to know the main process per se along with essential freebies of which final result. The following are a few of all these important steps, deliverables, and also inquiries anyone should get aware about during this kind of technique.
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An additional outcome connected with the planning approach would be to define the exact alter administration process. Everybody knows alter may happen. Is actually important to learn clear just what exactly functions will be used so that you can manage the ones changes, ways changes may come, how these people might be considered, plus just who folks are actually who require that will decide ways to manage these changes.
One particular more plan consists of decisions all over procuring solutions and materials for the actual staff. May you acquire those internal, or coming from key business partners? Is there a process? Just what are the approval concentrations that have to have to end up being developed on exactly what time period?
Last but not least, designs that will recognize fee current administration activities and even itineraries happen to be important to determine. How will probably you afford and estimate cost? Typically the schedule will likely be baselined, what happens if the set up variations, the best way will an individual process this?
The main task program, using all it is sub projects, is precious because it all actually gets typically the team's strategy that passes towards the executing and handling phase on the project. The very project rent maintains the particular baseline; it is the approval for the project, highlights what often the challenge is definitely, what are the resources is, together with functions in order to keep the very project on course. We discover that will consequently many initiatives fail because people aren't pursuing the base against the exact classic rent, the original program.
As soon as initiate actually doing the seductive plan and also controlling the approach, functionality credit reports come to be a strong integral piece of testing progress next to baselines. Overall performance reports reveal where the actual party is definitely at relating to project advance, and whenever classic targets are usually staying satisfied, induce us in order to look from exactly what demands to be completed acquire back in line and actions necessary that will in reality modify the job plan, alter the normal and receive the ideal mortgage approvals. If we carry out that, we can decrease the particular venture fail pace simply by truly utilizing assignment operations guidelines. Complications together with possibility records of activity will be important for not only keeping track of purposes to know when they will occur, along with what issues and hazards occurred, but will also to discover just what action has been considered, and also exactly who essentially authorized or agreed upon out of with the activity. The very same selects alter firelogs. As mentioned in the past, change definitely will occur. Carrying changes which will occur, just what decisions were made and simply by to who are usually key components connected with the alter logs.
Work progress is usually knowing exactly how what you are doing against the base line of the particular assignment. Within the making and taking care of phase of your project lifecycle, deliverables turn out to be actually becoming produced. A perfect deliverable is definitely the actual assignment, but the very performance studies, the actual challenge success, the task firewood together with giftrs since the work arrives to a new close just about all feed on the closing perhaps the project.
Before an thorough list, the actual above mentioned are key components needed that will you want to keep plans on course and even throughout finances. Keep on reading:


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London Paris New York's overseas BO collections
MUMBAI: London Paris New York has collected $53,535 in the US, ?32,538 in UK and $112,000 in the Middle East in its opening weekend, Fox Studios India said.
According to Indiantelevision.com's estimates, the movie that released on 2 March netted Rs 34 million in India in its first weekend. The Anu Menon-directed film starring Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari released on 2 March.
Produced by Goldie Behl under his banner Rose Movies, the film has been distributed by Fox Star Studios, India.
Said Fox Studios India CEO Vijay Singh, "London Paris New York is a small budget film that was targeted at a niche audience. We are happy that the film is being so well received, especially by audiences it was made for - having kept the budget under control, we've managed to deliver on that front and we couldn't be more excited."


text: Ivan Lopez paintings bring to life the spirit of creatures that face constant displacement. As a designer he strives to create more life and beauty in the world one animal at a time. His mission is to paint an animal and plant one tree for every painting sold to honor life.


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New OCA website
Published 2011/05/24
We have renewed our website to provide easier access to information about our many activities at OCA. The navigation has been improved by grouping our International Support and International Residency programmes under the 'Grants' tag. In addition to the ordinary recipient lists we have included the additional 'Current Projects' feature, where an up-to-date list of ongoing projects receiving International Support is available at all times. Activities forming part of our public platform may be found in the 'Semesterplan' menu, where you can also find information about Norway's official participation in the 54th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia 2011. We are now selling our 'Verksted' series online, and the new website has a function that allows you to browse inside the publications for a preview before you purchase.
The website has been developed in collaboration with web designer Dorian Fraser Moore from The Useful Arts Organisation:
'My aim in the redesign of OCA.no was: to improve the ability for the various audience demographics to find the information they are looking for; to provide a framework for richer documentation of their projects; to better emphasise the wide range of international connections OCA has and is developing; to provide an improved channel for communicating their multiple activities.
The OCA.no website is partly a publishing platform and partly a
database, the goal of which is to link together the various
practitioners and organisations OCA work with, how they work with
them and to present a transparent picture of OCA's activities at
all levels. As new relationships are established, and new
documentation is created, the site will unfold into it's full
potential creating an evolving document of OCA's field of
Feedback on the new OCA website would be very much appreciated to Tara Ishizuka Hassel, Information and Web Manager, OCA.


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No evidence of Trump-Russia collusion. That was the Big Takeaway of the long-awaited report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released on Friday, April 27, after months of delays caused by foot dragging at the Department of Justice, FBI, and other intelligence agencies. "In the course of witness interviews, reviews of document productions, and investigative efforts extending well over a year, the Committee did not find any evidence of collusion, conspiracy, or coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russians," the report states.
However, the report did provide more bombshell evidence confirming what millions of Americans already knew or suspected, to wit that top Deep State operatives — especially former FBI Director James Comey, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and former CIA Director John Brennan — were (and are currently) engaged in collusion/conspiracy to remove Donald Trump, the constitutionally elected President of the United States. For over a year, they and their comrades in the media and Congress have carried on a relentless attack on the presidency of the United States, and on the will of the American people, as expressed in the 2016 election.
We will return to the bombshells further on, but first a word about the "black holes" in the report, which are further evidence of the stalling and obstruction by Obama holdovers in these agencies. This ongoing obstruction has caused members of Congress to threaten DOJ and agency officials with contempt of Congress charges, if documents requested months ago were not forthcoming. The stonewalling and obstruction are continuing, as evidenced by the massive redactions in the delayed report.
The 243-page document, entitled Report on Russian Active Measures, has substantial portions of many pages redacted, and some parts of the report have entire pages blacked out. The redactions are the work of the DOJ and the "Intelligence Community," to which the committee submitted its report for review, to assure that no classified or sensitive information relative to national security would be revealed. HSPCI Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and other Republican members of the committee have pointed to the redactions as further evidence of obstruction by the permanent bureaucracy in Washington. "Given the substantial public interest at stake, the Committee is publishing the redacted version we've received," Chairman Nunes said in a press release on Friday. "However, we object to the excessive and unjustified number of redactions, many of which do not relate to classified information. The Committee will convey our objections to the appropriate agencies and looks forward to publishing a less redacted version in the near future."
The strategy of delay and obstruction by the Democrats and the Deep State is obvious: First, refuse to release documents requested by Congress, the constitutionally designated federal body elected by the people of the United States; second, when forced to do so, dribble the documents out in the slowest manner possible, and; third, when the Committee finally receives the documents and writes its report, delay the agency review as long as possible and then black out as much of the damning evidence as you think you can get away with. The objective is to stall and string out the process until this November's midterm elections in the hope that the Democrats can retake the House of Representatives, shut down the HSPCI investigations, and launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump.
In its investigation thus far, the report notes, the committee "interviewed 73 witnesses, conducted 9 hearings and briefings, reviewed approximately 307,900 documents, and issued 20 subpoenas."
"The Committee cast a wide net," the HSPSC report states, "generally asking each witnesses whether they had evidence of any 'collusion,' 'coordination,' or 'conspiracy' between Russia and candidate Trump or any of his associates. The Committee also investigated potential Trump campaign links with Russia," focusing on allegations relative to: Trump's business dealings; the Trump campaign's policy positions and personnel; involvement in or knowledge about the publication of stolen emails; and meetings with Russians. The witnesses before the committee included persons pointedly hostile to Donald Trump, such as John Brennan and James Clapper, who have been prime propagators of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative. However, when specifically pinned down and asked if they had any evidence of this storied "collusion," they admitted to having none.
"In the course of witness interviews, reviews of document productions, and investigative efforts extending well over a year," the report said, "the Committee did not find any evidence of collusion, conspiracy, or coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russians." The report offers a summary of key points arrived at during the course of its investigation. Among the many summary findings, explained in greater detail in the report, are the following:
• "When asked directly, none of the interviewed witnesses provided evidence of collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russian government."
• "The Committee found no evidence that President Trump's pre-campaign business dealings formed the basis for collusion during the campaign."
• "There is no evidence that Trump associates were involved in the theft or publication of Clinton campaign-related emails, although Trump associates had numerous ill-advised contacts with Wikileaks."
• "The Committee found no evidence that meetings between Trump associates — including Jeff Sessions — and official representatives of the Russian government — including Ambassador Kislyak — reflected collusion, coordination, or conspiracy with the Russian government."
• "Possible Russian efforts to set up a 'back channel' with Trump associates after the election suggest the absence of collusion during the campaign, since the communication associated with collusion would have rendered such a 'back channel' unnecessary."
The HPSCI report, which is word-searchable in either the online HTML version or in the PDF version, provides important details relative to the much-hyped "Steele dossier," the hit piece on candidate Donald Trump put together by Fusion GPS for Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC). This is the "dossier" that, former FBI Director Comey admitted in Senate testimony, is "salacious and unverified," but which he continues to flog for political revenge and personal gain on his current book tour. What should be apparent to any honest, rational observer who will examine the evidence is that, if there has been any "collusion" with Russia, it was Clinton and the DNC that were doing the colluding.
The summary section of the report notes:
• "Prior to conducting opposition research targeting candidate Trump's business dealings, Fusion GPS conducted research benefitting Russian interests."
• "The law firm Perkins Coie hired Fusion GPS on behalf of the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee to research candidate Trump's Russia ties."
• "Christopher Steele claims to have obtained his dossier information second-and third-hand from purported high-placed Russian sources, such as government officials with links to the Kremlin and intelligence services."
• "Christopher Steele's information from Russian sources was provided directly to Fusion GPS and Perkins Coie and indirectly to the Clinton campaign."
$50 Million From Dem Mega-Donors to Keep Steele "Collusion" Going
A major revelation of the committee report that has been completely overlooked by the "mainstream" anti-Trump media appears in a footnote on page 113. It concerns a contribution of $50 million by mysterious donors to Fusion GPS to continue its "investigation" of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
The person heading up this effort is a man by the name of Daniel Jones, who was staffer for liberal-left globalist Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a business associate of former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-S.D.), and an agent for the FBI. Jones' name is redacted in much of the document, but for some reason was allowed to slip through in other areas, enabling a deciphering of his role in this venture with the shadowy Democrat financiers.
The HPSCI report notes that Daniel Jones, "who currently leads 'a research and investigatory advisory' called the Penn Quarter Group (PQG), is a former employee of The Daschle Group, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), and FBI." It reports that "while at SCCI, he served as the 'chief author' of 'The Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program,'" and further states: "In late March 2017, Jones met with FBI regarding PQG, which he described as 'exposing foreign influence in Western elections.' [name deleted, presumably Daniel Jones] told the FBI that PQG was being funded by 7 to 10 wealthy donors located primarily in New York and California, who provided approximately $50 million. [Name deleted, presumably Jones] further stated that PQG secured the services of Steele, his associate [name deleted], and Fusion GPS to continue exposing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. [name deleted, presumably Jones] planned to share the information he obtained with policymakers on Capitol Hill and with the press, and also offered to provide PQG's entire holdings to the FBI."
There is much more to come, as the report is digested, and as the drama heats up — among the Democrats in Congress and their media allies — to divert America's attention away from the Deep State treason and treachery that is underway to overthrow the Trump administration.
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BRUSSELS — The European Union's top trade official, in one of the first concrete proposals in the trade negotiations with the United States, called on Thursday for a new trans-Atlantic group that would coordinate the work of United States and European regulatory agencies.
The proposal, in a Prague speech by Karel De Gucht, the European Union's trade commissioner, came as the union and the United States are trying to map out the ambition and scope of the negotiations for a potentially sweeping trans-Atlantic trade pact.
Those talks, which began in July, have been delayed by the partial shutdown of the United States government, which caused the cancellation of a second round of talks that were to begin in Brussels. The negotiating teams are already butting heads over existing industry regulations and standards in Europe, which Michael Froman, the United States trade representative, sharply criticized last week.
Mr. De Gucht delivered a retort on Thursday to Mr. Froman's criticism, warning the United States that "a beauty contest will flatter no one" and that "neither side will be successful if it seeks to impose its system on the other."
Since last year, business groups on both sides of the Atlantic have strongly lobbied for a regulatory oversight group that would have the authority to continue to ensure that any new or existing United States or European regulations are compatible. But European officials have warned that a new oversight group must not become a forum purely for business interests or deregulation efforts.
Mr. De Gucht's proposal for such an oversight group, which he called the Regulatory Cooperation Council, appeared mostly aimed at reaching a joint position on the kinds of rules and standards that would be drawn up in the future, rather than revamping those currently in force, like ones that now restrict biotech products and have long frustrated American business interests.
Even so, Mr. De Gucht was enforcing one of the top goals that Europe shares with the United States: to put pressure on emerging economic superpowers like China to accept standards developed by the European Union and United States on products and services as global standards.
"The council would monitor the implementation of commitments made and consider new priorities for regulatory cooperation," Mr. De Gucht said in a speech delivered to a conference organized by the Aspen Institute in Prague. "In some cases, it could also ask regulators or standards bodies to develop regulations jointly that could then have a good chance of becoming international standards."
The regulatory council, Mr. De Gucht stressed, should be part of a trans-Atlantic effort that "promotes greater compatibility of our regimes and accelerates the development of global approaches."
Neither Mr. De Gucht in his speech nor his staff in discussing it gave any examples of specific industry sectors where the council would jointly make rules or develop standards in the future. But Mr. De Gucht did stress on Thursday that an overall trans-Atlantic trade agreement should support cooperation on automotive technical regulations and the way medical devices are regulated.
Officials at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington could not be reached for comment on Thursday afternoon.
Trade experts said creating a body like the Regulatory Cooperation Council would be critical to achieving a meaningful deal, as Europe and the United States try to achieve something much broader than the lowering of tariffs that is the focus of many trade pacts.
"It's not trade negotiators who will work out the terms of this trans-Atlantic pact," said André Sapir, a senior fellow at Bruegel, a research organization in Brussels. "What's really needed is a body that can bring together regulators who can talk whenever they need — to business, consumers, and other branches of government — in order to achieve some kind of convergence," he said. Bringing together regulators was also vital, Mr. Sapir said, because "there's no way that one approach would fit the bill across all sectors."
A trade deal could bring huge benefits to the two economies, which between them already account for about half of global economic output and a third of world trade. As a specific example, Mr. De Gucht described on Thursday a 3.5 percent tariff that Czech tire exporters pay to the United States Treasury that "should be relatively easy to remove."
But doubts about how much progress Europe and the United States will be able to make arose even before the talks officially began this summer. The potential sticking points include the way Europe restricts biotech foods and the way some American states restrict which companies can apply for public procurement contracts.
Those public procurement rules "will be anything but easy" to address, Mr. De Gucht said on Thursday.
Politicians on both sides have previously described a deadline for a trade deal by the end of 2014. But there is a widespread and growing perception that such a time frame is overly ambitious. And the verbal sparring between Mr. De Gucht and Mr. Froman might only reinforce that skepticism.
Speaking in Brussels early last week, Mr. Froman criticized European standard-setting bodies as being eurocentric and suggested that European Union authorities could learn from aspects of the United States approach to rule-making, which he described as more transparent.
Mr. De Gucht fired back on Thursday, insisting that Europe's system was "highly transparent," involved "close collaboration with all interested groups" and draws "from the best science available." Mr. De Gucht did acknowledge, however, that managing 28 European Union member states with often divergent agendas "takes more effort because there are more people around the table."


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Industrial Design Projects
SPA Scooter | 2002
Scooters are a common form of transportation in Taiwan, and I developed this SPA concept scooter in order to help mothers transport more stuff more easily. The existing scooter design doesn't match a mother's needs, You often see them riding in the street with lots of bags in the kickstand area so they have to open their legs really wide, while the child in the backseat always looks as if he or she's about to fall. And so the SPA concept was born. Meaning "Simple, Pleasure, Accommodate", the scooter design maximizes potential space by changing the position of the engine and freeing up the area underneath the seat to allow the safe stashing of shopping bags (handily placed hooks help here). The seat back can be raised to give more stability when a child is riding pillion, or lowered to seat another adult. As for the delicate design of the whole, Wang claims it was inspired by a Chinese fairy, while the charmingly shaped mirrors are intended to reference the wings of a bird.
COMPANY NCKU Graduation Project
Industrial design, 3D Modeling, Physical product prototyping
Ceiling Fan Designs | 2006
Chu Pang Industrial Co.,Ltd
Industrial design, 3D Modeling, Manufacture tooling knowledge
Sify Scooter 3D Modeling | 2007
Having fun 3D modeling this fabulous concept scooter from Battle Angel Alita
Industrial design, 3D Modeling


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I took a look through the entries I've posted on this blog so far and it occurred to me that I've been a little grouchy and emotional almost the whole time. This is not entirely bad, but it requires a clarification. The blog is entitled Psyche and Sophia. Psyche means soul in Greek and Sophia means wisdom. So, in this space, I am looking for the wisdom of the soul and, well, the soul expresses itself through pathology. Sigmund Freud, C.G. Jung, and a bit later, James Hillman—all exceptional cartographers of the soul's multitudinous dimensionality—discovered this fact early on. Hillman even created a word for it: pathologizing.
Pathologizing means that the soul grows and develops by embodying symptoms, which is another way of saying that suffering creates new and more self-knowledge.
Unfortunately, prevalent views on which attitudes we should hold throughout life privilege light and happiness and emotional stability above all other things. It is up to us to do yoga and engage in self care so that we are bouncing around like luminous little sunshine balls, smiling and laughing and being joyous. Anything else is regarded with suspicion. Perhaps we should ask ourselves why so much self care and yoga are required to achieve this happy outlook on life. Indeed, according to Hindu cosmology, we are living in Kali Yuga—the age of destruction—and yoga was created as a way to cope with the hideous darkness of the iron age.
Anyone with two eyes and a brain can see that life is hard, and it is hard because the soul places big demands on us that we can't always meet. The truth is that in addition to living a life in the normal way, we are also living a life on an inward level. An inner life is what we all have and this inner life is, in fact, the larger life which controls the events of the outer one. Religious people call this the will of god—a clear admission that we are not in control of our own lives, that a transpersonal entity called god is actually in charge. In depth psychology, this power-wielding god is the unconscious. The unconscious is the inner world and it speaks to us in the language of symptoms and pathology, and, of course, through images in dreams, mythology, and art.
I will write more about images in a later post. For now, I simply wanted to clarify the raison d'être of this blog. Let's just say that here there be monsters (and dragons, and snakes, and spirals). We need courage to face the truth of the soul—that it is dark as well as light. And facing this truth openly is the definition of wisdom.