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Well, not all of us asked for it.
Get ready for the coming storm.
For the past three years, the biggest argument supporters of Obamacare would trot out every single time when faced with opposition to the mandatory tax, would be that despite widespread predictions of soaring prices, US medical care service costs had remained low and even, on occasion, declined (we leave aside the lack of discussion about soaring deductibles which are recurring "one-time" charges incurred whenever anyone does need medical care, and whose weighted impact on overall medical outlays is dramatic).
A big reason for this delayed increase in prices is that many insurers were unable to gauge the full base-effect impact of Obamacare on their P&L: after all, effective implementation of Obamacare had been materially delayed thus preventing an apples to apples comparison of incurred fees versus revenues.
All that changed moments ago when core US inflation finally spiked the most since 2013 driven by a 0.7% monthly surge in medical care service costs: the highest since 2007!
What's far worse for the troubled US consumer, this is just the beginning. Because after finally digesting the true cost of Obamacare, any recent insurance prime hikes will seem like a walk in the park compared to what is coming.
According to the WSJ, key insurers in some states are proposing hefty rate boosts for plans sold under the federal health law.
Case in point:
- In New Mexico, market leader Health Care Service Corp. is asking for an average jump of 51.6% in premiums for 2016.
- In Tennessee, the biggest insurer BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, has requested an average 36.3% increase.
- In Maryland, market leader CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates 30.4% across its products.
- In Oregon, the largest insurer Moda Health seeks an average boost of around 25%.
All of them cite high medical costs incurred by people newly enrolled under the Affordable Care Act.
The irony is that while the Obama administration "can ask insurers seeking increases of 10% or more to explain themselves, but cannot force them to cut rates. Rates will become final by the fall."
Why the explosion in costs? Simple: take on look at the IBB or any other biotech index, all of which have exploded in recent years as a result of one key thing: pushing prices of medicines ever higher. Now, finally, these soaring prices which have likewise resulted in soaring stock prices, are about to be funded by everyone else.
Since the insurers have now had a chance to evaluate the impact of Obama's landmark tax on the top- and bottom-line, they have decided that they will need to charge the mandatorily insured Americans more. Much more. After all, it's not like Americans have much of a choice to say no to a "mandatory" tax.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, CareFirst in Maryland and Moda in Oregon all said high medical claims from plans they sold over insurance exchanges spurred their rate-increase requests.
The Tennessee insurer said it lost $141 million from exchange-sold plans, stemming largely from a small number of sick enrollees. "Our filing is planned to allow us to operate on at least a break-even basis for these plans, meaning that the rate would cover only medical services and expenses—with no profit margin for 2016," said spokeswoman Mary Danielson. The plan's lowest monthly premium for a midrange, or "silver," plan for a 40-year-old nonsmoker in Nashville would rise to $287 in 2016 from $220.
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Moda Health said that with more than 100,000 individual members, it had the best data "on the care actually being received by these Oregonians. Our proposed rates reflect that."
Under Moda's proposal, a 40-year-old nonsmoker in Salem would pay $296 a month in 2016 for a silver plan, up from $245 a month this year. "It is a balance," said Oregon Insurance Commissioner Laura Cali of her rate-review process.
But wasn't the Affordable Care Act supposed to make healthcare prices more, well, affordable?. Well no, as we have explained time and again, most recently last summer.
Who woulda thunk that at some point "we" would have to actually pay for all that "free" stuff.


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Documents You Will Need
- Copies of W-2's for the last two years;
- Copies of paycheck stubs for the last 30 days (most current);
- Copies of checking and saving account statements for last three months (all pages);
- Copies of quarterly or semi-annual statements for checking, savings, IRA's, CD's, money market fund, stock, 401k, profit sharing, etc.;
- Copy of sales contract when ratified;
- Employment history for the last two years (address any gaps of employment);
- Residency history over the last two years, with name, phone number, address and account number of Land or Mortgage Company. Rental property copies of leases plus mortgage information.
- Canceled earnest money check when it clears or corresponding bank statement, if applicable;
- Commissioned or bonused income — if 25% or more of base, must have tax returns;
- Check for the expense of appraisal & credit report;
- Refinance Copy of Note, Deed of Trust, Settlement Statement, Survey, and Insurance information;
- Any assets used for down payment, closing cost, and cash reserves must be documented by a paper trail;
- If paid off mortgage in the last 2 years, need copies of HUD1;
- Copy of drivers license for applicant and co-applicant.
- Copies of most recent 2 years tax returns (with all schedules including k-I's if applicable);
- Copy of current profit & loss statement and balance sheet;
- Copy of corporate/partnership tax returns for most recent 2 year period if owning 25% or more of company — copies of W-2's and/or 1099 forms.
- Relocation Agreement if move is financed by employer, i.e. buyout agreement plus documentation outlining company paid closing costs benefits;
- Previous bankruptcy, need copies of petition for bankruptcy and discharge, including supporting schedules; Divorce Decree if applicable;
- Documentation supporting moneys received from social security/retirement trust income, i.e. copies of direct deposit bank statements, awards letter, evidence income will continue.
- FHA: Copy of social security card and drivers license for each applicant and co-applicants;
- VA: Original Certificate of Eligibility and copy of DD214 Discharge Paper;
- VA: Name and address of nearest living relative
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NIT Manipur M.Tech Cutoff or GATE cutoff is a collection of department wise last GATE scores admitted in various M.Tech programs at NIT Manipur. We are collecting GATE or CCMT cutoff information for NIT Manipur since 2014 from official sources. We combined all NIT cutoff data for the specific department at GATE College Predictor for free for students.
For all other Individual CCMT or Gate Cutoffs do check IIT M.Tech Cutoffs, NIT M.Tech Cutoff, IIIT M.Tech Cutoff and GFTIs M.Tech Cutoff.
Every year, after the final round of CCMT(Centralized Counselling for M.Tech and other courses) we collect the cutoffs. The idea of a common platform for M.Tech in NITs started in 2014. This was to avoid students delaying admission while waiting for other opportunities. This usually results is many vacant seats.
We also all compile IIT GATE cutoff data for students, do refer to IIT GATE College Predictor & Cutoff for more details. At the same time, we are collecting GATE statistics to make the GATE score calculator, which converts GATE marks to scores for various years.
If you are preparing for GATE do download iStudy app for GATE syllabus, previous year papers, GATE virtual calculator, GATE exam date counter, GATE score calculator and get all GATE updates.
To check NIT Manipur M.Tech Cutoffs since CCMT started in 2014, select a branch and category. Initially, cutoffs of the general category are shown, and CS GATE paper. However, users can choose the category and gate paper (ME, EE, EC, CE, and others) of their choice to explore GATE cutoff for NIT Manipur.
NIT Manipur M.Tech Cutoff from 2014
NIT Manipur offers many interdisciplinary courses in different departments. For these courses, students from different departments are eligible. We took note of this and compiled NIT M.Tech cutoff data for all eligible programs.
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What is StudentBook?
Organize your tasks. It helps you to organize homeworks and learning for exams. Now you will never forget anything. You can tick selected tasks and old items will disappear automatically.
Share with classmates. Once you have created timetable, homeworks or exams, you can instantly share it with your classmates. Invite all of your class to StudentBook and everyone will know, which homeworks are on tomorrow.
Get your average grades. Fill in your grades and get weighted average. You will have an overview about the final grade you will get at the end of year.
You can create a task very quickly just by filling a title and a subject. A date can be filled automatically by determining the next ocurrence of the subject.
Managing the tests is easy too. When your exam is over and you receive a grade, you can simply assign it to the exam.
Grades are grouped by subjects and average grade of each subject is counted automatically. You can also specify a weight (importance) for the grade.


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Google uses a wide range of IP addresses for its different services, and the addresses may change without notification. Google App Engine is a Platform as a Service offering which hosts a wide variety of 3rd party applications. This post announces changes in the IP address range and headers used by the Google App Engine URLFetch (outbound HTTP) and outbound sockets APIs.
While we recommend that App Engine IP ranges not be used to filter inbound requests, we are aware that some services have created filters that rely on specific addresses. Google App Engine will be changing its IP range beginning this month. Please see these instructions to determine App Engine's IP range.
Additionally, the HTTP User-Agent header string that historically allowed identification of individual App Engine applications should no longer be relied on to identify the application. With the introduction of outbound sockets for App Engine, applications may now make HTTP requests without using the URLFetch API, and those requests may set a User-Agent of their own choosing.
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When music lovers search for their favorite band on Google, we often show them a Knowledge Graph panel with lots of information about the band, including the band's upcoming concert schedule. It's important to fans and artists alike that this schedule be accurate and complete. That's why we're trying a new approach to concert listings. In our new approach, all concert information for an artist comes directly from that artist's official website when they add structured data markup.
If you're the webmaster for a musical artist's official website, you have several choices for how to participate:
All these options are explained in detail in our Help Center. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in our Webmaster Help forums. So don't you worry `bout a schema.org/Thing ... just mark up your site's events and let the good schema.org/Times roll!
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Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.
The Argentine forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match.
His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to equal Mueller's mark, and he eclipsed the 1972 milestone with a familiar left-footed finish nine minutes later.
"As I have said many times, the record is nice but the important thing is the victory that keeps us on the patch we want to continue on," Messi said. "As I always say, my objectives are on a team level: to win the league, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey again."
Messi has scored 74 goals for Barcelona and 12 times for Argentina this year, and he has three more games in which he can add to his tally before the end of the year. Mueller scored 85 for Bayern Munich and West Germany.
The 25-year-old Messi passed Brazil great Pele's single-season milestone of 75 goals for Brazil and Santos in 1958 with his 75th and 76th goals of the year on Nov. 11 to move into second place behind Mueller.
After his record 50 goals in the Spanish league last campaign, Messi has led Barcelona to the best start in the history of the championship this season with 14 wins and a draw after the opening 15 rounds. The scoring ace has found the net 30 times already this season in all competitions for Barcelona.
Messi, who became a father for the first time on Nov. 2 to a baby boy named Thiago, was announced as one of the three finalists for the FIFA world player of the year award along with teammate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the past three years in helping Barcelona win three Spanish league titles and two Champions League crowns, along with various other competitions.
He is seeking to become the only player to win the award for a fourth time when the winner is announced in Switzerland on Jan. 7.
Nicknamed "The Flea" for his small stature and uncanny ability to slice through defenses, Messi has shattered several records the past year.
He scored 73 times in all competitions for Barcelona last season, breaking the previous European club record of 67 goals set by Mueller in 1972-73 and the prior world club mark of 70 established by Archie Stark of Bethlehem Steel in the American Soccer League in 1924-25.
Fittingly, Messi scored his 73rd and final goal of the 2011-12 season as Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa del Rey final in May to give then-coach Pep Guardiola his 14th title in his final game.
In March, Messi passed Cesar Rodriguez's 57-year-old milestone of 232 goals to become Barcelona all-time leading scorer. He also equaled the record of 14 goals in a single European Cup competition last season, scoring five times in one Champions League match to set yet another mark.


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Of more than 360 submissions received on the draft Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy (UDS), most say they support the general direction of the Strategy but its implementation is what matters most.
After almost three years work by the UDS partners, Christchurch City Council, Selwyn and Waimakariri District Councils, Environment Canterbury, and Transit New Zealand - in consultation with their communities released the draft Strategy for public comment from 6 November to 20 December, 2006.
A common thread through the submissions is a need to put the strategy into action, with the UDS partners continuing to work together for the good of their communities rather than follow directives issued by particular lobby groups.
As one submission put it: "Actions speak louder than words." Numerous comments echo this idea with another saying: "General principle sounds fine but implementation and sustained intelligent commitment will be crucial " and another, "It requires sensible planning, implementation and not neglecting it once it is completed".
UDS Forum chair Bob Parker said the lower submission numbers, compared to 3,250 for the initial consultation on options for dealing with growth, was not surprising.
UDS submission hearings by the Joint Councils Hearings Panel were held during February and March 2007. The Panel, chaired by Bob Parker, was a first with all four councils being equally represented. Following the hearings the final adopted Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy was agreed in April 2007 with a launch in June of that year.


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Many collisions occur between asteroids and other objects in our solar system, but scientists are not always able to detect or track these impacts from Earth. The "rogue debris" created by such collisions can sometimes catch us by surprise.
UCLA space scientists have now devised a way to monitor these types of collisions in interplanetary space by using a new method to determine the mass of magnetic clouds that result from the impacts. Their findings, published online this month in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science, are the result of nearly 30 years of observations of collisions and could help scientists better understand where to look first to find new meteroid debris that could become dangerous.
"The passage by the Earth earlier this year of the small asteroid 2012 DA14 and the explosion the same week of an even smaller asteroid in the atmosphere above central Russia remind us that while space is mostly empty, the objects that are orbiting the sun do occasionally collide with other orbiting bodies, and the energy released in such collisions can be catastrophic to the bodies involved," said Christopher T. Russell, a professor in UCLA's Department of Earth and Space Sciences and a co-author of the research.
"We have found a way by which we can monitor such collisions in space by identifying the magnetic signature produced in these collisions," he said. "While the colliding objects may be only tens to hundreds of feet across, the resulting magnetic signature can be hundreds of thousands of miles in width and be carried outward from the sun by the solar wind for millions of miles."
Hairong Lai, a graduate student in Russell's laboratory, devised the method for finding the mass of collision-produced magnetic clouds, which contain fine, electrically charged dust.
"We have used multiple spacecraft encounters with these magnetized clouds to determine their dimensions," said Lai, the lead author of the research. "Then we calculate the magnetic force applied to the dust, which balances the sun's gravitational force, allowing us to weigh the fine component of the debris created by the collision. These dust clouds weigh from about 10,000 to 1 million tons — very similar in mass to the asteroids the Earth recently encountered over Russia and over Australia."
The technique of monitoring the debris cloud of collisions magnetically was applied to material that co-orbits with the asteroid known as 2201 Oljato. This asteroid was first associated with collisions near Venus in the early 1980s; Oljato made successive passes by Venus in 1980, 1983 and 1986, when NASA's Pioneer Venus spacecraft was in orbit around the planet.
In 2006, the European Space Agency's Venus Express mission entered orbit and resumed monitoring the collisions. Now, some 30 years later, the collision rates have dropped dramatically in the sector in which impacts with material in Oljato's orbit could be detected, but the rates are unchanged elsewhere.
"The collisions have destroyed both the impactors and their targets in this longitude sector, demonstrating that meteor streams can be quite dynamic," said Hairong, who presented research last week at the third Planetary Defense Conference of the International Academy of Astronautics, in Flagstaff, Ariz. "They can be created by collisions and also destroyed by collisions."
Asteroids whose positions are known by scientists are all potential producers of smaller meteroids that can change orbits more rapidly, making it difficult to keep track of them, Russell said. This new method, he said, makes such tracking much easier.
The research was made possible by the acquisition of data by Pioneer Venus and by Venus Express missions, and received support from both NASA and the Los Alamos National Laboratory's Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.
UCLA is California's largest university, with an enrollment of more than 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The UCLA College of Letters and Science and the university's 11 professional schools feature renowned faculty and offer 337 degree programs and majors. UCLA is a national and international leader in the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs. Six alumni and six faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
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King James Bible: Purple Letter Edition
(Based on the 1611 Authorized Version Old and New Testaments)
Preface to the Reader
Purpose and Intent: The premise of this humble effort is simple: The assumption that the main purpose in reading God's Word is to learn more of Him. One of the impediments for the casual Bible reader is the unfortunate use or assignment of pronouns in virtually all extant translations. The purpose here is to use a tri-color font scheme to clue the reader as to whom a noun or pronoun refers: Deity, angels, man, or 'other'.
The spectrum of pronoun resolution difficulty ranges from perfectly clear and obvious, to somewhat vague, to a little confusing, to outright misleading, and enigmatic. Many vague usages are readily resolved from the immediate or broader context; others require more diligent research; and some defy certain resolution. The cause of the difficulty may be simple ambiguity, failure to adhere to antecedent rules, or in a few cases 'dual resolution'. In some instances, the entity that a given pronoun refers to will change within a verse or sentence – a phenomenon some have come to refer to as "pronoun swap". To varying degrees, these can cause confusion as to who is being discussed; and what conclusions are to be drawn from the passage. This is particularly critical when the subject may be God. The goal here is to use visual clues (font colors) to enable the reader of God's word to more readily comprehend what His word tells us of Him, without the distraction of having to decipher what are true references to the Triune God: one or more members of the Holy Trinity. This is by no means a scholarly work; and it likely will find little appreciation or value among true Biblical scholars, or those well versed in the original Hebrew or Greek texts. Indeed, it may earn their well-deserved disdain. But they are not the ones for whom this was undertaken – but rather the layman in the pew who simply wants to be able to read God's Word, with greater comprehension and appreciation of who God is – and of His character - without the confusion or distraction of having to interpret on the fly who is being referenced – God, mortal man, or some other entity. This is what this poor effort seeks to remedy in this simplistic fashion. In a sense, it is not unlike the "Red Letter Edition" of the Bible (first published in 1900), which set out to readily identify to the reader the words uttered by our Lord, Jesus Christ, while on earth. Frankly, the words of Christ are more readily identified from the context than are some references to God (as opposed to other entities) throughout the Bible. Some Bible translations seek to remedy this pronoun resolution problem by capitalizing pronouns that refer to God. While helpful, the capitalization remedy is inherently limited, since the pronoun "I" is always capitalized, as are any pronouns that happen to start a verse, sentence or quote, rendering capitalization an unreliable indicator.
Caveat: With the higher level of difficulty of this undertaking comes the higher risk of unintended misinterpretation and misrepresentation. The goal of this effort is ease of reading and comprehension; relieving the reader of the task of repeatedly solving those identity riddles within Scripture that can, through careful study, be resolved. The great majority of these identity questions are of this type. However, there is a residual minority of tougher identity questions that cannot be resolved with any high degree of certainty. The intent here is not to offer, nor to favor, one answer over another in these questions. The author is uniquely unqualified to act as an authority or as 'referee' in areas of dispute. Let him here apologize for and disavow any instance where it might be construed that he has 'taken sides' on any such dispute. He will attempt to serve as a convenient 'clearing house' of those reputable scholarly and authoritative sources of light that can be focused on these issues; but will not knowingly represent one view as more credible than another.
Bible Text Version Used and its Preparation - The Authorized King James Version was chosen for this project because it is "public domain", and free of copyright encumbrances. The copy used as the base text for this "Purple Letter Edition" pronoun resolution project was not what a "purist" might regard as "the 1611 AV KJV", if, indeed, such a text exists. There are several 'flavors' of what is today called the "AV KJV". The text base as received did not have the Gothic type set that the original 1611 AV printing had, with the attendant letter and spelling variations. Nonetheless, this old KJV text had inherent problems that posed greater consternation for most readers than what this project set out to alleviate. These problems were mainly in the areas of bizarre punctuation, and archaic words. (It also included the Apocrypha, which was deemed beyond the scope of this project, and is not included in this "Purple Letter Edition" rendering.)
Re-punctuating the text was required to better conform to current punctuation rules and usage. (As received, the text was characterized by the prolific use of colons where periods, commas, and semicolons were better suited. About the only places where colons rarely occurred were those places where they were appropriate.)
Then there was the need to replace archaic words with ones we are more familiar with today. After doing word-substitution through much of the Pentateuch, I was suddenly gripped with pangs of remorse for having replaced those fine old words. So I began the word change process again – this time retaining and enclosing the archaic words with 'braces' ({}), and preceding them with italicized substitute words to effect a "verbal bridge" to span the four centuries from the 1600s to now. It was only after these preparatory efforts that the text was ready for the intended "pronoun resolution font color-coding" project. Throughout this project, every effort was made to preserve and not alter the text from its original intent and meaning. Even so, the resulting text may not exactly match your favorite AV KJV.
The popularity of many more recent English translations and versions is also recognized; but this "Purple Letter Edition" is KJV based. However, much of the information conveyed by this 'color-coded' "KJP" could be transferred to and implemented in other translations without much difficulty, beyond the legal copyright issues, if someone sees merit in such an undertaking.
Implementation Notes and Conventions Followed in this Implementation:
Significance of the Three Font Colors Used -
The purple font (I like to think of it as "royal purple" in this implementation), available in most word processors, is used to identify all references to Deity – be it Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. (As initially implemented, it was the only colored font utilized.) In this work, all nouns that refer to any member of the Holy Trinity have the "royal purple" font color applied, and are capitalized, except as noted in this paragraph. "Weak" references, such as the demonstrative pronoun "that", as in "Him that", or a possessive pronoun such as "own" as in "His own", are not capitalized, but will have the purple font. The word "name", where it refers to the name of God (whether Father, Son or Spirit), also receives the purple font without capitalization treatment. Certain nouns and adjectives that are applied to God also receive the purple font treatment without capitalization. (Those found in Psalm 62 are good examples.)
Later, as the need became apparent, a blue font was adopted to identify non-deity angelic beings and to distinguish between them and Members of the Trinity. (However, words for Satan and his "angels" have only the regular black font applied to them.)
A third, darker "deep purple font" was later adopted and applied to words where it is not clear whether the referenced beings are Deity, angels, true Theophanies (manifestations of God or pre-incarnate Christ), or in those instances where the identity of the referent cannot be conclusively identified. Please see "Deep Purple Registry" (below) for more information on how these exceptions are handled.
Other Font Nuances Employed and their Significance -
In many instances, it is easier to distinguish between references to the God, the Father, (First Person) and the Holy Spirit (Third Person) of the Holy Trinity, than it is to distinguish between references to God, the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. To aid the distinction between references to our Lord, Jesus Christ and references to the other two members of the Holy Trinity, the "Bold" font is applied to references to God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit, while leaving references to our Lord, Jesus Christ, in normal (non-bold) font. That distinction 'device' was an afterthought in this simplistic implementation – but does not in any way suggest or imply a slighting of any member of the Holy Trinity. The exception to this "bold/no-bold" rule is the pronoun "I": Because it is a single letter pronoun, and is already always capitalized, it will be made bold in all instances where the pronoun "I" refers to any member of the Holy Trinity, to make it more readily noticed.
There is yet another special case that warrants explanation here. When a pronoun is used in a question as to the identity of an entity, and the correct answer to that question is Deity (i.e., Father, Son or Holy Spirit), the pronoun which the question seeks to resolve will have the "deep purple" non-bold font applied to it to signify that it represents God, when the question is answered correctly. The two occurrences of "Who" at the beginning of Isaiah vv. 41:2, and 41:4 are examples of this.
Use of Explicit Identification Notation -
In rare cases, explicit identification notation was needed for clarity. In such cases, a parenthetical insertion of smaller font, enclosed in blue parentheses (), is used. An example of this is Ezekiel 43:3, where we read: "3.And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face." In this verse, where the pronoun "I" appears four times, only the 3rd occurrence refers to God, while the other three occurrences of "I" refer to Ezekiel. In such cases, a parenthetical insertion, enclosed in blue parentheses (), is employed to further clarify ambiguous or conflicting references, as shown here: "3 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I (Ezekiel) saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I (the LORD) came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face."
These explicit identifications were used only in selected passages in OT books Numbers, Joshua, 1 & 2 Kings, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel,. Hosea, and Micah.
Deep Purple Registry -
Upon completing the "KJP" (Purple Letter Edition) of the Bible project, the research notes compiled while researching the exceptions or difficult passages and references that required the "deep purple font" treatment were then used to compose a "Registry" of entries for these "exceptions" in book, chapter and verse order. Each "Deep Purple Registry" entry identifies the question or issue, the passage in question, any appropriate notes or comments, and the resolution arrived at. This "look-aside" registry approach seemed preferable to imbedded in-line notes within the scripture text, which would have been more of a distraction to the reader. It enables any reader whose curiosity is raised when a noun or pronoun with the "deep purple font" treatment is encountered to look it up in the Registry, while not encumbering those who do not share this curiosity as to why it is so treated. This "Deep Purple Registry" is available on this website and can be accessed by clicking the button (box) that appears on the lower right of the website page when the KJP Bible text is displayed. This "Deep Purple Registry" may also prove useful to readers of other Bible translations when they encounter pronoun ambiguity problems while reading their favorite translation.
My apologies in advance for any confusion, oversights, errors or inconsistencies that may appear in this implementation. I trust that it serves its intended purpose, despite my foibles. Please forward any concerns or comments to email@example.com. (jam)
©2009 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved.
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
Master Bedroom ~ Reveal!
21 comments:
- Angela Lee said...
Looks like a picture in a magazine!! Beautiful. You should be very proud. That was a huge undertaking, and you did a fabulous job.
- April 8, 2012 at 4:26 AM
This is so pretty and restful looking. Best part? Well, I love the mirrors over the dresser. Very nicely done.
- April 8, 2012 at 7:07 AM
- Unknown said...
What a beautiful space- looks so relaxing! You did an amazing job! I would LOVE for this to be my room :)
Have a good day! - April 8, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- Lindsay said...
Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous! Amazing transformation! There are so many details that I just adore!
- April 8, 2012 at 11:07 AM
- gail@My Repurposed Life said...
wow! Candace! That master bedroom is beautiful! It looks so peaceful and calm.
I love the colors, and the draperies behind the bed are a huge impact! I know very little about design, but I can tell you I love that room!
gail - April 8, 2012 at 5:20 PM
- steph said...
oh candace! what can i say??!! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! i just wish i could see it in person. now that you have some time on your hands, wanna come over and work on my room?!
- April 8, 2012 at 10:14 PM
- Krystal said...
Oh my goodness, it's a dream! I'm in love with the curtain wall. All the details are just perfect. You must be in heaven every time you walk in. Love it all!
- April 8, 2012 at 10:57 PM
- Kristen Whitby said...
Candace!!! Amazing! Great job on your beautiful room! Wow, it really is so pretty. You are so talented.
XOXO Kristen Whitby - April 9, 2012 at 12:15 AM
- Susan said...
a place that'll provide so much comfort/relaxation/love/happiness, just to name a few....unreal the beauty in this bedroom!
- April 9, 2012 at 11:32 AM
- Sonia said...
Wow it is beautiful. Love that is was done on a budget. Do you mind sharing the source for the dalmatian fabric on the greek accent pillow? It is too die for.
- April 9, 2012 at 2:44 PM
- autumn said...
i am so amazed at all you did!!! you two are so talented. the room looks just the way i pictured it. GREAT job!!
- April 10, 2012 at 6:35 AM
- Peggy Jean said...
Wow this is beautiful! and so inspiring! Now I can have hope that one day I can have such a beautiful bedroom too! thanks for sharing and giving such detail in your tutorials!
- April 10, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- Sarah Palfreyman said...
Candace! This is stunning! The room looks huge. Great job on everything!
- April 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM
- Annie Vincent Interiors said...
Congrats are in order!!! Finally it is done! I have been following the progress from the beginning and it looks every bit as good as I thought it would. You must be thrilled!
- April 11, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Candace & Nicole said...
Thanks everyone for leaving so many kind comments on the bedroom, and a HUGE thanks to those of you that have cheered me along the way! I feel a huge relief now that it is done! I need to add that Autumn was so great to work with, her room plans were amazingly detailed and professional.
Sonia, the dotted fabric is from
Premier Fabrics. Togo Eaton Blue/Linen ntsfabric.com/togebl.shtml
Candace - April 11, 2012 at 1:21 PM
- Elizabeth Rhodes said...
Wow!! It truly is magnificent!! I am hoping to do the same thing on our bed wall (in front of a huge window) and I love this idea!! Could you tell me how many curtain panels you used? I am assuming you had more than one pair on each side of your window because they look so full??
Thank you!! - April 26, 2012 at 6:19 PM
- Lesa Coleman said...
Bryan is one lucky man! Your room is heavenly - fit for the Angel you are!
- April 30, 2012 at 9:54 PM
- Norazihan said...
Wow! I must say it's a job well done! I love how you've transform the stuffy looking room to a beautiful large comfortable bedroom. The wall to wall curtain did wonders and color selection is awesome. Wish I have the creativity to transform my room to something like yours. Congratulations. And thank you for sharing you work.
- June 13, 2012 at 10:13 PM
- Katherine said...
Beautiful! Can you post the wall and side table colors? Thanks!
- February 26, 2013 at 7:00 AM
- Michelle Smoot Hyde said...
Candace, you two should have your own show! I know a guy with some money that you could hit up to produce your show!!! He is a money manager! Bedroom turned out incredible!
- March 19, 2013 at 9:58 PM
- Lena said...
Candace, A couple of your links: specifically the Ikea curtains and Roman shades are going to the wrong page. I'd love to see the correct link for both. Your bedroom is gorgeous.
- June 24, 2013 at 1:40 AM


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I am a terrible recipe-tweaker. I have to admit I spend a lot of time reading recipes for inspiration but when I get in the kitchen, I'm like a rebellious teenager, blasting loud music in the form of splashes of cumin and rock salt.
Take, for example, the classic butternut squash soup. A staple of my cold-weather table, I never quite make it the same way twice. If there are apples in the kitchen I might toss those in the pot, maybe the base will have carrots, or potatoes, depending on what's in the pantry. Ameretto crumbles make a lovely garnish. And can we please forget the time I made curried squash soup when I had a cold, and I kept adding more curry paste because I couldn't taste it. Thank goodness I realized the error before I burned the tongues off my twelve dinner guests.
However, I think by not following recipes to the letter I can also miss out on things. There is, after all, a reason why great chefs do things the way they do, and sometimes a very simple technique can make the world of difference. I had clipped a recipe by the notoriously-picky Thomas Keller for butternut squash soup, and I would follow it.
I was a good soldier, I roasted, I simmered, I peeled those annoying squash necks. The recipe calls for homemade vegetable stock, and luckily I had some of my own in the freezer. And the result? Divine. Wonderfully flavorful and deceptively simple. I sat down with my soup on the second day and thought, "this is my best soup yet." I won't deviate anymore, although maybe next time I'll just add some...
Buternut Squash Soup
adapted from Thomas Keller
3 to 3 1/2 lbs butternut squash
2 tbl olive oil
salt and fresh black pepper
2 sage sprigs
1 cup thinly sliced leeks
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
3/4 cup thinly sliced small shallots
6 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
6 cups vegetable stock
a bouquet garni of 2 thyme sprigs, 2 flat parsley stalks, 2 bay leaves, a few peppercorns
- Preheat the oven to 400 F. Cut off the necks of the squash, then cut the bodies in half and scoop out the seeds. Brush the halves with a little bit of oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet and roast until very tender, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel and chop the squash necks, you should have about 3-4 cups of squash. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pot. Add the leeks, carrots, and shallots and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the squash and garlic, some salt and pepper, and cook another 3 minutes. Add the stock and bouquet garni, bring to a simmer and cook until the squash is tender, about 15 minutes.
- While the soup is simmering, scoop the flesh from the roasted squash halves. Add the flesh to the pot and let the soup simmer another 30 minutes. Remove from heat and puree the soup until very smooth.
- Serving options:
creme fraiche, crispy sage leaves, browned butter, or chives
07 December 2006
3 comments:
- Helene said...
I am quite happy I stumbled upon your blog through egullet. Nice work!
This recipe sounds great for dinner tonigh. Thanks for sharing it. - December 8, 2006 at 3:30 PM
- cooldoc said...
wonderful. latest medicine and food habit related articles at myblog
- July 7, 2007 at 11:08 PM
- Kaitlyn Keurkia said...
Why not roast the whole squash?
- November 13, 2011 at 11:45 AM
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Five Easy Pieces by Bev Vincent
When he was a student working in the University of Maine library, Stephen King inherited a ream (500 sheets) of oddly sized bright green paper, almost as thick as cardboard. (His future wife, Tabitha Spruce got one, too, except hers was robin's egg blue.) This eccentric material seemed to invite him to write something special.
Two years earlier, in a sophomore course on the romantic poets, he'd studied the Robert Browning poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came." He wanted to write something long that embodied the feel of that poem, if not its exact sense. Seeing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (while flying high on mescaline, he told an audience at Yale in April 2003) made him wonder if he could blend two different genres. He wanted to capture Tolkien's sense of quest and magical fantasy set against Sergio Leone's "almost absurdly majestic Western backdrop."
He started the book during his final year at university. In March 1970, he wrote the iconic first line and the rest of the sections "The Gunslinger" and "The Way Station" while living alone in a cabin on the banks of the Stillwater River (his three roommates had flunked out one by one, a progression reminiscent of the novella "Hearts in Atlantis"). In that cabin, he experienced ghostly, unbroken silence that undoubtedly affected the mood of what he was writing—unbroken, that is, except for the music of Johnny Winter. He believed at the time he was embarking on the longest popular novel in history, something he estimated would approach 3000 pages[1]. » Read more


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This section is about learning and teaching. If you want to know about Go in Schools, please refer to our Junior section.
One of the best ways of learning is by informal discussion at your local Go Club; record your games and then play through them, if possible discussing them with other, preferably stronger players.
Our Game Review Service offers our members the opportunity to submit their games for comment. This is a very effective way of learning as points are tailored to the individual.
We organise a range of teaching workshops across the country. Most of these events are aimed at the 10 kyu – 2 kyu range, but at least one every year is aimed at stronger players. Details are included in our Calendar of Events.
There is a lot of teaching material on YouTube including London Go Centre's YouTube Channel which has Game reviews and teaching at various levels including material aimed at kyu-level players and the new BGA YouTube channel.
Several strong players provide professional teaching services (usually done over the Internet), some of whom also provide introductory lessons for beginners.
The BGA has a Teaching Accreditation system as a means of ensuring the quality of teachers, especially for schools. These teachers can teach from beginners up to mid-kyu level.
We also provide guidance for existing and prospective teachers with further tools such as puzzles for a class, in the resources section.
We have some ideas as to what to do on our Self Study pages. There's advice on how to do this effectively as well as links to many resources that you can use.
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Mads Mikkelsen Joins 'Indiana Jones 5' Cast
It's been 13 years since Indiana Jones' last adventure, but after a long period of development, the fifth Indiana Jones now seems to be coming together very quickly. Last week, Lucasfilm announced that Phoebe Waller-Bridge was joining the cast of the film opposite the one and only Harrison Ford as Indy, and that John Williams would return to provide his fifth musical score for the series. Today, we learned that director James Mangold (replacing Steven Spielberg at the helm of the franchise) has added another terrific actor to his cast: Mads Mikkelsen.
According to Deadline, Milkkelsen will play an unspecified role in the story. ("Plot details are still vague on what new adventure awaits Jones" they note.) Given Mikkelsen's talents and resume — he played Hannibal Lecter on the Hannibal TV series and recently replaced Johnny Depp as the Big Bad of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise — one wants to assume he must be playing the villain of the piece. Assuming around a 12-15 year gap in the story between Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Indy 5, the movie will have to be set in the late 1960s or early 1970s. That means the usual Nazis or Communists are probably out. So how about Indy versus a Danish guy? It could work.
Then again, Mikkelsen has appeared in a Lucasfilm production before — and not as the bad guy. In Rogue One, he played Galen Erso, one of the key scientists forced by the Empire to build the Death Star. (As it turned out, he built its one weakness into it on purpose so that the Rebels could destroy it.) So maybe Mikkelsen will just be some kindly archaeologist who Indy bumps into during his travels? Yeah, we doubt it too.
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Blumenthal has not yet opened a Fat Duck in Australia, although the rumour mill is rife with speculation that he will do so following a visit to Sydney last year when he was quoted as saying 'I want to open [a restaurant] in a city I love'. In addition, Blumenthal's company SL6 Limited (this apparently cryptic name is the first half of his restaurant's postcode), has been active on the Australian Trade Marks Register in respect of the trade mark 'The Fat Duck'. First, SL6 opposed the acceptance of the trade mark 'The Fat Duck' in class 33 in the name of Nicfran Pty Ltd (1358646) (accepted 2 September 2010 and opposition lodged 17 December 2010). This Kat understands from the Trade Marks Register that a settlement has been reached, with the trade mark being assigned. Secondly, on 26 September 2011 SL6 filed applications for the trade mark 'The Fat Duck' in classes 9, 16, 41 and 43 (1450496), which were accepted on 30 November 2011. A divisional application in class 33 (1461192) was filed on 23 November 2011, its examination being deferred.
This Kat was therefore surprised then to hear that a Fat Duck restaurant, serving French cuisine, had opened in September 2011 in Sydney's fashionable Darling Harbour area. On 3 November 2011, SL6 commenced proceedings against the owners of the Sydney restaurant seeking to restrain them from using the name 'The Fat Duck'. On 30 November 2011 the matter was heard by Foster J, who ordered that the Sydney restaurant owners be restrained from representing that they or their products or services had the sponsorship or approval of, or were otherwise affiliated with, Blumenthal's companies, by using the words or trade marks 'Fat Duck', 'Fat Duck Rotissoire Kitchen' and/or 'Fat Duck Catering' or any other words or trade marks which were substantially identical or deceptively similar to them. This included, without limitation, restraining them from using any such words or trade marks:
(a) As part of any logo or otherwise in signage in or about any restaurant or related menus, business cards or other in-restaurant promotional materials;
(b) In any other ex-restaurant promotional materials;
(c) On the website located at www.fatduckcatering.com.au;
(d) In the domain name fatduckcatering.com.au;
(e) In any catalogue or other promotional materials concerning fat duck catering, or
(f) In either of the first or second respondents' corporate names.
The matter came before Foster J again on 7 February 2012: SL6 Limited v Fat Duck Pty Ltd [2012] FCA 71 (7 February 2012). The Sydney restaurant owners argued (at [17]) that this application was no more than 'at storm in a tea cup'. Foster J disagreed (at [18]) and compelled the Sydney restaurant owners to comply with the orders of 30 November 2011, extending them to cover the words and trade marks 'Vive Le Fat Duck' and 'Le Fat Duck Backery' (curiously, the latter only appeared in the orders and not the reasons for judgment). In making the orders, Foster J added (at [20]) that it would have been open to the Blumenthal companies to pursue the Sydney restaurant owners for contempt of court.
The IPKat thinks that these proceedings sound similar to that in the old English decision of Maxims Ltd v Dye [1977] 1 WLR 1155 (Ch). In that case Maxim's, a world famous restaurant in Paris, enjoyed extensive fame and goodwill in England. In 1975 Dye opened a restaurant in Norwich called 'Maxim's'. The owners of the Paris Maxim's sought to restrain Dye from using the name 'Maxim's' or from otherwise passing off their business, alleging damage to goodwill, inter alia, on the grounds that Dye's restaurant was run to a much lower standard. Graham J granted interim relief on the basis that the Paris restaurant's goodwill was a real interest.
In Australia, the IPKat is reminded of the oft-cited non-restaurant case Fletcher Challenge Ltd v Fletcher Challenge Pty Ltd [1982] FSR 1. In that case, the 'Fletcher' and 'Challenge' companies, both well known in New Zealand in the finance and securities industries, announced a merger under the name 'Fletcher Challenge'. Within hours of this being announced in the Australian media, two individuals registered the company name 'Fletcher Challenge Pty Ltd' in Australia and described the nature of the business to be carried on as 'investment in shares and property'. When the New Zealand Fletcher Challenge sought to register the company name 'Fletcher Challenge Ltd' the then Commissioner for Corporate Affairs informed it that this name was not available for reservation as it was likely to be confused with the name previously reserved by the two individuals. Upon complaint by the New Zealand Fletcher Challenge, Powell J granted an injunction for passing off on the basis that the action was not restricted to situations involving competing traders in the same line of business, but included cases of false suggestion by a defendant that its business was connected with that of the plaintiff. As such, this would be capable of damaging the plaintiff's goodwill.
Merpel marvels at the audacity of Fat Duck in defying the first court order. When a judge sets out the terms for relief, they are a recipe to which their recipient must adhere if he wants to emerge intact: you can't just improvise on them.
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Wine consumers' grape expectations Imagine if your state legislature, in a bid to protect mom-and-pop bookstores, barred Amazon.com from shipping into your state. Or if your town council, worried about local dairy farmers, prohibited grocers from selling milk. Or if lawmakers banned the sale of potato chips and candy bars on Sundays in an effort to shrink our waistlines. Such moves would be infuriating. But wine consumers face such restrictions daily. A whopping 36 states prohibit consumers from ordering wine from out-of-state retailers. Eleven states forbid residents from ordering wine from out-of-state producers. Seventeen ban the sale of wine at grocery stores. Many prohibit Sunday wine sales. Like virtually all America's liquor laws, these prohibitions trace their origins to the temperance movement. Today, these laws harm consumers and serve no purpose beyond enriching special interests. Fortunately, the tide appears to be turning in the fight for wine consumers' rights. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, states were given the authority to regulate the "transportation or importation" of liquor within their borders. At the insistence of a motley crew of interest groups, states proceeded to impose all sorts of rules. A top priority was weakening producers. Before Prohibition, many bars were owned by brewers or distillers. Temperance advocates blamed these bars for many ills associated with drunkenness, and believed that keeping producers away from direct sales would help keep people sober. Law enforcement, too, pushed to weaken producers, as during prohibition, organized crime controlled much of America's liquor supply. Lawmakers answered these calls in one of two ways. They either assumed complete control over the sale and/or distribution of alcohol or they created a wholesale tier essentially, an artificial middleman to sit between producers and retailers. Studies indicate that state wine monopolies especially at the retail level result in fewer choices and higher prices. Such monopolies should disappear soon. In November, Washington citizens voted to privatize liquor sales. And in Pennsylvania, calls to privatize the state monopoly are getting louder. Requiring alcohol to pass through wholesalers also results in fewer choices and higher prices. The wholesaling industry, naturally, profits from this system. So to protect its profits, it's friendly to politicians from 2006 to 2010, wholesalers spent more than $82 million on state and federal campaign contributions and lobbying. This makes sense. Without a regulatory structure that literally forces producers to utilize wholesalers, many producers would cut out the middleman. But consumer support for this system has been waning since the 1990s, when Americans started developing a taste for boutique wines and could find them online. In January, New Jersey became one of the last states to legalize direct-to-consumer wine sales. Most states continue to prohibit shipments from out-of-state retailers, but this could soon change. In late 2010, the Specialty Wine Retailers Association asked the Supreme Court to chime in on a Texas law blocking out-of-state retailers from shipping into the state. The Court refused to hear the case thus cementing the Texas prohibition but the SWRA's effort generated enormous interest and support. Efforts to legalize supermarket wine sales also are gaining steam. These laws are kept in place thanks to lobbying from existing wine retailers, who like being shielded from competition. In New York, Tennessee, Colorado and elsewhere, consumers are banding together to fight for the right to pick up wine with dinner. Bans on Sunday sales are yet another relic of the temperance movement they were promoted to keep the Sabbath holy and protect church-going business owners from competition. But they don't make sense. Consumers should be able to purchase wine and beer every day of the week. The United States is the world's largest wine-consuming nation. But many of our liquor laws are antiquated, and only supported by the special interests that profit from their continuation. Wine consumers deserve a free market in wine. David White, a wine writer, is the founder and editor of Terroirist.com. His columns are housed at Wines.com, the fastest growing wine portal on the Internet.


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SYSINST(8) NetBSD System Manager's Manual SYSINST(8)Powered by man-cgi (2024-03-20). Maintained for NetBSD by Kimmo Suominen. Based on man-cgi by Panagiotis Christias.
sysinst -- install or upgrade a NetBSD system
sysinst [-D] [-f definition_file] [-r release]
sysinst is a menu-based program that may be used to install or upgrade a NetBSD system. It is usually invoked automatically when the system is booted from appropriate installation media. sysinst is usually not present on a NetBSD system that has been fully installed. The following options are available: -D Switch on debugging. -f definition_file Use definition_file as a file for definitions other than the defaults. See the DEFINITION FILE section for its format. -r release Use release as the release name if it is different to the one compiled. Currently unused.
A definition file can be used with sysinst to control several aspects of the installation or upgrade process. Options can be stored within the file as option = value pairs. Options include the following, shown with their defaults as well as a description (``REL'' and ``MACH'' are the release and architecture respectively, as determined by the image sysinst is used on): option name default value description release REL Release name (also set by -r release) machine MACH Machine architecture xfer dir /usr/INSTALL Transfer dir ext dir Extract dir (will usually be set later on) ftp host ftp.NetBSD.org FTP host for fetching files ftp dir pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-REL FTP directory for fetching files ftp prefix /MACH/binary/sets Directory to look for sets, used for all methods of fetching (i.e., not just FTP) ftp user ftp FTP user for connecting ftp pass - FTP password ftp proxy - FTP proxy nfs host - NFS host for fetching via NFS nfs dir /bsd/release NFS directory for fetching files cd dev cd0a Name of CD device for fetching files fd dev /dev/fd0a Name of floppy device for fetching files local dev - Other device to be mounted for fetching files local fs ffs File system type for local device local dir release Directory to look for in the mounted local file system targetroot mount /targetroot Directory to mount target root dir to dist postfix .tgz Suffix of set files to be extracted diskname mydisk disktab(5) diskname to use for target disk
release(7), afterboot(8), boot(8), diskless(8) <machine>/INSTALL.* files on CD-ROM installation media .../NetBSD-<rel>/<machine>/INSTALL.* files in NetBSD releases or snap- shots.
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Conference participants may need a Chinese visa to enter China. Specifically, those who are not Chinese citizens, except passport holders from Singapore, Brunei, and Japan, need a Chinese visa. Participants can apply for a visa at the Chinese embassy or consulate in the region in which they live. To avoid uncertainty, participants will be advised to apply for a visa as early as possible. It is recommended that they apply for a Chinese visa at least 1 month in advance.
For most attendees, it is easier to apply for a Tourist ("L") visa; an invitation letter is NOT required for obtaining a Tourist visa.
* For more information, please contact the local Chinese Embassy in your country.
Invitation Letters
1. The invitation letter will be issued after the successful registration issued by the ICICSP Committee Board.
2. Your name must be listed exactly as it appears on your passport. Any differences between the name on your passport and the name on your invitation letter or other documentation could lead to a delay and/or denial of your visa.
3. Please note ICICSP Conference and the organizing committees of the conference are not authorized to assist with the VISA process beyond providing the Notification of Invitation Letter issued by ICICSP Conferences and conference Committee Board. Should your application be denied, ICICSP Conferences and the organizing committee of the conference cannot change the decision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, nor will ICICSP Conferences and the organizing committee of the conference engage in discussion or correspondence with the MOFA or the Embassy on behalf of the applicant. The registration fee cannot be refunded when the VISA application of individual being denied.
4. It takes around one month for the Embassy to process the VISA application, please register as early as you can to make sure you have enough time.


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News Releases from Headquarters
Release Date: 03/26/2013
Contact Information: Stacy Kika (News Media Only), email@example.com, 202-564-0906, 202-564-4355
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of the first comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that more than half – 55 percent – are in poor condition for aquatic life.
"The health of our Nation's rivers, lakes, bays and coastal waters depends on the vast network of streams where they begin, and this new science shows that America's streams and rivers are under significant pressure," said Office of Water Acting Assistant Administrator Nancy Stoner. "We must continue to invest in protecting and restoring our nation's streams and rivers as they are vital sources of our drinking water, provide many recreational opportunities, and play a critical role in the economy."
The 2008-2009 National Rivers and Stream Assessment reflects the most recent data available, and is part of EPA's expanded effort to monitor waterways in the U.S. and gather scientific data on the condition of the Nation's water resources.
EPA partners, including states and tribes, collected data from approximately 2,000 sites across the country. EPA, state and university scientists analyzed the data to determine the extent to which rivers and streams support aquatic life, how major stressors may be affecting them and how conditions are changing over time.
Findings of the assessment include:
– Nitrogen and phosphorus are at excessive levels. Twenty-seven percent of the nation's rivers and streams have excessive levels of nitrogen, and 40 percent have high levels of phosphorus. Too much nitrogen and phosphorus in the water—known as nutrient pollution—causes significant increases in algae, which harms water quality, food resources and habitats, and decreases the oxygen that fish and other aquatic life need to survive. Nutrient pollution has impacted many streams, rivers, lakes, bays and coastal waters for the past several decades, resulting in serious environmental and human health issues, and impacting the economy.
– Streams and rivers are at an increased risk due to decreased vegetation cover and increased human disturbance. These conditions can cause streams and rivers to be more vulnerable to flooding, erosion, and pollution. Vegetation along rivers and streams slows the flow of rainwater so it does not erode stream banks, removes pollutants carried by rainwater and helps maintain water temperatures that support healthy streams for aquatic life. Approximately 24 percent of the rivers and streams monitored were rated poor due to the loss of healthy vegetative cover.
– Increased bacteria levels. High bacteria levels were found in nine percent of stream and river miles making those waters potentially unsafe for swimming and other recreation.
– Increased mercury levels. More than 13,000 miles of rivers have fish with mercury levels that may be unsafe for human consumption. For most people, the health risk from mercury by eating fish and shellfish is not a health concern, but some fish and shellfish contain higher levels of mercury that may harm an unborn baby or young child's developing nervous system.
EPA plans to use this new data to inform decision making about addressing critical needs around the country for rivers, streams, and other waterbodies. This comprehensive survey will also help develop improvements to monitoring these rivers and streams across jurisdictional boundaries and enhance the ability of states and tribes to assess and manage water quality to help protect our water, aquatic life, and human health. Results are available for a dozen geographic and ecological regions of the country.
More information: http://www.epa.gov/aquaticsurveys


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Einband Lopi Super Fine Yarn
∼Yarn line #017
vendor color: 0852 BLACK SHEEP
Einband Lopi Super Fine Yarn details:
• Fiber content: 100% Icelandic Wool
• Gauge is 7-8 St/inch on US Sz 1 needle or 4-4.5 St/inch on US Sz 6-7 needleB-J hook
• Super Fine
• Wraps/inch (wpi) 21
• Weaving tabby sett 10
• Weaving twill sett 12-13
• Yardage: 1488 yards/lb
- • 273 (250 m) yards/ea
Einband Lopi Super Fine Yarn description:
Einband is a beautiful singles spun from 100% new Icelandic Wool, Einband by Lopi is a good choice for lighter weight yet warm sweaters, lace shawls or accessories, or as an interesting add-along to lend body and strength to Plötulopi (unspun roving). Available in a broad color range with all the strength, durability, warmth, and breathability you expect from the long-staple fiber of Icelandic wool in a gauge fine enough for lace knitting. Einband relaxes and fulls nicely after finishing, however it will retain some bounce and body rather than developing the more slouchy-soft drape of some finer fibers like merino.
The softly heathered natural shades and richly dyed colors, all in a smaller put-up make this a lovely yarn for stranded colorwork or experimenting with playful combinations in accessories. For wonderful color effects and a heavier gauge Einband can also be knitted using multiple strands together. Try using two strands together and alternating in a new color with each color change to achieve a beautiful color block fade or marled look!
(Halcyon Yarn stocks all available colors of Einband and other Lopi yarns.)
As with many fine-gauge yarns the needle size and gauge (or weaving sett) will vary by project. Einband can be knit on a range from US size #1 to #7 needles to achieve a stitch gauge from 7.5 stitches/inch to 3.75 stitches per inch. Einband will soften and full after wet finishing and we strongly recommend a gauge swatch prior to planning pieces that require a specific fit or sizing. Items made in Einband can be quite stretchy in progress and the single-ply construction will cause the in-process (or fresh off the loom) pieces to pull in or slant on the bias of the twist a bit, wet-finishing and blocking will resolve this beautifully, but it is why we recommend swatching!
If you are not an experienced weaver we recommend using Einband only in your weft rather than warp as it has a slightly slubbed single-ply spin which can be tricky in a warp. Einband works very well for finer tapestry wefts with a slightly more rustic hand than plied yarns of comparable weight. If you do choose to warp with it please use a reed that gives it space not to rub in the dents and be gentle as it may have a tendency to break or worm so tensioning can be a challenge. It can be beautiful, but we recommend a practice sample first!
Einband yarn, like all of the Lopi collections, is minimally processed to retain the natural look and amazing qualities of the wool itself. It is not superwash and will felt if desired. Lopi yarns are entirely produced in Iceland and are among the most sustainable in the world. From employee-ownership of the company, to the high-efficiency mill, to the extremely high standards of animal care, Lopi yarns live up to all of the best values we believe a yarn should have. Plus items made in Lopi yarns will last forever with proper care and are beautiful for generations to come!
Care: Handwash gently in cool water with a delicate laundry soap. Do not wring or agitate as this yarn will felt. Block and lay flat to dry.
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1. When a company changes the name of a database, do you add a new source using the new name or just change the name of the existing source?
- Ancestry.com has recently changed the name of the "U.S., Social Security Death Index" to "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current" but can be found at the same URL http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
- In July 2012, the FamilySearch "Ohio, County Marriages 1790-1950" database was changed to "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994" but can be found at the same URL https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1614804
In both of these cases I don't think there was any change to the database other than the (ongoing) addition of new records. I'm fairly certain that the "Ohio, County Marriages 1790-1950" database contained images when it was first published.2. How about when a database no longer exists on one site but is available on multiple other sites, such as the Social Security Death Index?
The SSDI is no longer available at RootsWeb, but I have about 900 individuals in my genealogy program with citations to that database. Do I still cite them as a RootsWeb source since that is where I got the data from? http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Or, do I cite one of the other sites?3. What about when a website changes hosting services and the URL changes?
Do you simply update the master source with the new URL? Do you reference the "old" URL in comments about the source?4. Or, similar to #3, if a volunteer provides data to one website then, for whatever reason, moves that data to another site... several times over a period of three years?
Do you create a new master source each time the URL changes? Do you cite the most recent location of the data or the URL at the time you obtained the data? Do you document all of the URL changes?5. What if you got information from a website a few years ago and that website no longer exists and the data can't be located elsewhere?
Do you still include the URL of the website in your citation? Do you even used the information?Is there a "standard procedure" for these kinds of cases? All ideas, suggestions, or comments would be greatly appreciated.
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Becky Wiseman, "Questions... I have Questions!," Kinexxions, posted June 21, 2013 (http://kinexxions.blogspot.com/2013/06/questions-i-have-questions.html : accessed [access date])


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Biobizz BIO-GROW 10 L
- Model: BG 10L
- Weight: 12.72kg
BioBizz Bio Grow is an all organic growth promoter made from 100% Dutch sugar beet extract. This potent growth formula is a complete fertiliser solution containing everything your plants need. Enriched with 70 trace elements, natural sugars, humic acids, kelp, and vitamins B1, B2, C and E; Bio Grow is one of the best organic growth promoters out there.
BioBizz Bio Grow has an NPK ratio of 4-3-6 and is a well balanced fertiliser. Designed for use with mostly all types of soil, Bio Grow primarily works by activating bacteria in the soil which in turn helps boost the vegetative growth of your plants.
With a high concentration of nitrogen, Bio Grow is most suitable for use during the vegetative stage of development and is perfect for continued use on herbs and leafy greens. However, it can be administered throughout the entire growth period on all plants, and is used by many growers as a plant tonic during the flowering and fruiting stages.
Key features of Bio Grow include:
- High nitrogen concentration for vigorous vegetative growth
- An abundance of trace elements, sugars, vitamins and humic acids for healthy plants
- All-organic complete fertiliser solution made entirely from sugar beet extract
- Ideal for organic gardeners and those growing in soil


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The Hope College Great Performance Series will feature the Osiris Piano Trio from the Netherlands on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Among the most highly regarded international piano trios, the Osiris Piano Trio has been performing throughout Europe and the United States since 1988 to outstanding reviews.
The "New York Times" wrote, "Edgy brilliance... largeness in every musical dimension of color, dynamic range and expression."
The Osiris Trio (consisting of violoinst Vesko Eschkenazy, pianist Ellen Corver and cellist Larissa Groeneveld) was founded in 1988, and has since been playing all over the world. The trio has also released six critically acclaimed CDs. The trio's repertoire is broad and diverse, and ranges from Haydn's piano trio work to the works of contemporary composers. The Osiris Trio was recently nominated by the Classical Music Jury of the VSCD (Association of Theatre and Concert Management Boards) in the category of "most impressive performance by a (small) ensemble for chamber music."
"The Osiris Trio's playing is alive and often out of this world," "The Cleveland Plain Dealer" said. "(They) blend utmost cohesion and tonal focus with expressive subtlety and urgency."
The program will include Ludwig van Beethoven's "Piano Trio in B Flat Major, Op. 97 (Archduke)," Frank Martin's "Piano Trio on Irish Folk Tunes (1925)," and Maurice Ravel's "Piano Trio."
Tickets for the performance are $15 for regular adult admission, $12 for senior citizens, and $5 for children 18 and under. Tickets are available now and may be purchased by calling (616) 395-7890 or visiting the theatre lobby ticket office in the DeWitt Center weekdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Additional information may be obtained by visiting the GPS Web site at www.hope.edu/gps or by visiting the Osiris Trio's Web site at www.osiristrio.com.
The DeWitt Center is located on Columbia Avenue at 12th Street. Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located on College Avenue at 12th Street.


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Welcome to Kushido
Kushido Karate Do is South Africa's oldest school of Karate. The head of Kushido is Renshi Nico Bester (7th Dan).
Honbu dojo (the headquarters) is headed by the Chief Instructor Shihan Lawrence Milward Bridges (6th Dan)
The system has affiliated dojos worldwide and has produced many provincial and Springbok karate-ka, as well as many master grades. It was the initial training school for many local and international teachers.
All aspects of training are given: Karate-Do, Kobudo (traditional Okinawan weapons) Tai Chi Chuan and C.Q.P (close quarter protection) which is the finest form of SELF DEFENCE.


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African American Newspapers in Kansas
In the 1870s Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, a formerly enslaved person, envisioned thriving Midwestern communities populated by African Americans. Singleton placed his hopes for a better life on a colonizing campaign he directed toward residents of Kentucky and Tennessee. He successfully distributed his message through African American newspapers.
Two hundred black settlers responded to "Pap" Singleton's campaign, moving west to Nicodemus in Graham County, Kansas. They completed their long journey from Lexington, Kentucky, to the central Kansas plains in 1878. By 1886 the community supported three black newspapers.
Black newspapers offer insight into the history of African American communities. These local publications often featured church news and items of specific interest to readers, usually without the support of advertising. They also discussed issues considered politically incorrect by other publishers.
Since 1876 black newspapers have been published in Kansas representing 22 communities and 18 counties. The first publication encouraged black voters to participate in the upcoming election. The paper went out of business the week after the election. Over the years many other newspapers have emerged and faded during election years urging blacks to exercise their right to vote in order to preserve their hard-won freedom.
The Colored Citizen, a Topeka newspaper, promoted education of African Americans. As early as 1878 editor William Lewis Eagleson and other publishers spoke out against segregation in schools. A proponent of colonization, The Colored Citizen encouraged black migration in the late 1870s and provided a unique message of realism. "Never leave home for Kansas without having some money over and above what it takes to pay your transportation," Eagleson warned. "For the old men and women chances for great success in Kansas are not flattering."
Throughout history black newspapers have given a voice to local communities in Kansas, promoted change, and championed important causes and leaders.
The Historical Society has partnered with a commercial vendor to digitize the content of 68 titles of African American newspapers published in Kansas. They are available in the State Archives and Library research room. These titles are also available on microfilm via interlibrary loan. A listing of African American newspaper titles by community is also available.
Entry: African American Newspapers in Kansas
Author: Kansas Historical Society
Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history.
Date Created: April 2010
Date Modified: January 2013
The author of this article is solely responsible for its content.