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WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency proposed new standards for the amount of plant-based fuel to be added to gasoline and diesel next year and, for the first time, reduced the mandated volume in response to mounting criticism that the standards had become unworkable.
Under rules proposed Friday, oil refiners would have to blend 15.21 billion gallons of renewable fuel with gasoline and diesel, down from the 16.55 billion gallons that companies had to use this year.
The oil industry had complained it could not use up this year's allotment because Americans now consume less gasoline than they did in 2005, when the renewable fuel standard law was passed.
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The renewable fuel "overhang" proved a handy weapon to a chorus of interests that wants to abolish the statute, which was passed by Congress and signed by President George W. Bush in 2005 to reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil. It was revised two years later to use fuels that emit less greenhouse gases than petroleum.
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Obviously, campaign spending has gotten completely out of control, but it's not just the huge dollar amounts that should concern people.
It's the startling lack of transparency in the campaign ads.
Emboldened by a damaging Supreme Court ruling, corporations, special-interest groups and many others were allowed to open the spigots of campaign spending to back candidates and issues.
Conceptually, there is nothing wrong with that. Surely, private individuals and the people who run companies have a right to use their First Amendment rights to free speech.
Yet, the lack of accountability - accountability that can be achieved, in part, by forcing more disclosure about who is behind the ads — has had a profound and negative effect on the public discourse.
Too many political ads are filled with misinformation, if not outright lies, despite the media's attempt to tackle the problem by launching "fact check" teams to dissect the ads and better inform the public.
The Supreme Court ruling known as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission squelched earlier attempts by Congress to put some limits on campaign madness. That has allowed so-called super PACs (political action committees) to rise up, with no end to what they can spend in sight.
Sure, these groups are supposed to remain independent from those running for office, but they are often staffed by former campaign aides and others who had worked for the candidates.
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This would force groups to name donors contributing over a certain financial threshold.
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The act would have covered contributions not only from private businesses and super PACs but to nonprofits and unions.
It would not have been a cure-all, but it would have been a start.
When the Supreme Court issued its Citizens United decision, it didn't rule in such a way to suggest Congress is powerless to make changes for more disclosure.
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Untangling the Intersection of HIV and Trauma: Why It Matters and What We Can Do
September 2013
Despite the widespread availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the U.S., more than half of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the U.S. are not engaged in regular medical care. Strikingly, only about one-fifth of the U.S. HIV-positive population has a suppressed viral load. Barriers to retention in care and antiretroviral adherence range from financial and logistical, to actual and perceived discrimination in health care settings. However, these public health challenges reflect deeper-level determinants that drastically undercut HIV prevention efforts and the health care of PLHIV. Most notably, individual and community-level experiences with trauma negatively impact the health outcomes of PLHIV.
This article investigates ways in which unaddressed trauma in the lives of PLHIV negatively impacts access to and engagement in care, further complicating health outcomes as a consequence. In doing so, this article analyzes the existing evidence base for intervention, and posits recommendations for further research and action. In particular, we urge expansion of trauma-informed care practices (TIC) as a high-impact structural intervention to facilitate healing from trauma, improve individual health outcomes, and achieve progress towards public health goals, including those of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
Trauma and HIV: What's the Connection?
The term "trauma" denotes negative events and circumstances that produce psychological distress and may have adverse effects on the well-being of an individual. Trauma has always been an experience shared by many PLHIV prior to diagnosis. And as the U.S. HIV epidemic has increasingly become a public health crisis disproportionately impacting communities who also face the detrimental effects of systemic racism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, and patriarchy, U.S. PLHIV have become increasingly impacted and burdened by lifetime individual and community-level trauma.
It is well documented that traumatic experiences, including histories of childhood sexual and physical abuse, are far more prevalent among PLHIV than in the general U.S. population. And trauma is all-too-frequently perpetuated by the health care and service delivery system itself, especially for communities of color, sexual minorities and others who suffer from the intentional and unintentional effects of discrimination, prejudice and bias in the very settings entrusted to assure their well-being.
Recent data demonstrates that trauma experienced in adulthood and post-HIV-diagnosis is also significantly higher among PLHIV than among the general population. In part, this may stem from pervasive racism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, patriarchy, and policies that criminalize sex work and drug use, which in and of themselves perpetrate trauma and trauma-related stress, independently of interpersonal violence.1 One study undertaken by the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at UCSF, in collaboration with the Global Forum on MSM and HIV, demonstrated that past-year experiences of racism and homophobia were associated with depression and anxiety among U.S. racial/ethnic minority men who have sex with men (MSM).2
Numerous studies have demonstrated the adverse impact of trauma upon the health outcomes of PLHIV. The Coping with HIV/AIDS in the Southeast (CHASE) Study found that among 490 HIV-positive women and men from five rural Southern states, patients with more categories of lifetime trauma had almost twice the all-cause death rate as those below the median levels of trauma.3,4 Furthermore, the CHASE Study showed that trauma was also associated with faster development of an opportunistic infection or AIDS-related death.3,4
In another study of 765 women living with HIV, women with chronic depressive symptoms were about twice as likely to progress to AIDS as those who had never experienced depression.5,6 Chronic depression, which is associated with trauma, has been demonstrated to be associated with clinical and immunological progression of HIV/AIDS.3,6 One study of 85 HIV-positive gay men illustrated that those whose close friend or partner died of AIDS had more rapid decline in CD4 count during a three to four year follow-up period.3,7
Another study by Leserman et al., revealed that HIV-positive individuals with less income, elevated childhood trauma, more recent stressful events, and increased depressive symptoms were more likely to rate high on intensity of fatigue and impairment in daily functioning. Leserman's study further demonstrated that recent stresses were a more powerful predictor of fatigue than childhood trauma.8
This finding was powerfully reflected in a recent study of HIV-positive women in clinical care published by Dr. Edward Machtinger of the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF). Machtinger's study revealed evidence that recent trauma, defined as being abused, threatened, the victim of violence, or coerced to have sex in the last 30 days, was the single statistically significant predictor of antiretroviral (ART) failure.9 Participants reporting recent trauma in the UCSF study had greater than four times the odds of ART failure as those not reporting recent trauma.9 Findings of this study had further implications for HIV prevention efforts, in that participants with recent trauma were also four times less likely to report regular condom usage with sexual partners of HIV-negative or unknown status.9
In a study of 152 HIV-positive Black MSM, experiences of racial discrimination were significantly associated with lower adherence to antiretroviral therapy.10 Another study reported that among 57 black PLHIV, racial discrimination predicted significantly lower adherence, even more than sexual orientation and HIV-related discrimination.11 These studies suggest that trauma related to racism alone can severely impact health outcomes for HIV-positive people of color, who are already burdened by increasing health disparities.
Many PLHIV also exhibit symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).5 Yet PTSD among PLHIV goes largely unaddressed and untreated, even for those in regular clinical care. This may complicate engagement in care and treatment adherence, and certainly has negative implications for overall quality of life. A recent meta-analysis estimated a 30% rate of PTSD among HIV-positive women in the U. S., which is more than five times higher the rate of PTSD reported in a nationally representative sample of women.12
A 2002 study which examined psychiatric treatment for PTSD among HIV-positive women in an outpatient setting found that 42% of women in the study met the criteria for full PTSD, and an additional 22% met criteria for partial PTSD.13 However, of the women likely with full PTSD, nearly 60% were not receiving any psychiatric treatment, and of those likely with partial PTSD, 78% were not receiving any psychiatric treatment.13
These myriad correlations between childhood trauma, the compounded effects of lifetime trauma, and the overwhelming prevalence of ongoing trauma in the lives and communities of PLHIV should mandate a focused response to mitigate trauma at the individual and community-level. Yet, despite the overwhelming evidence that trauma has a significant detrimental effect on the well-being of people living with HIV, care and service providers are largely serving traumatized HIV-positive populations without addressing the impact of traumatic stress in the lives of their clients.
Rather, at times, health care itself can be a source of trauma or retraumization for historically discriminated and trauma-impacted communities. For example, the National Transgender Discrimination Survey revealed that 19% of their sample reports having been refused medical care due to their transgender or gender non-conforming status.14 Approximately 28% of the sample reported postponing or delaying care due to past experiences with discrimination in a health care setting.14
A study examining perceptions of race-based and socioeconomic status (SES)-based discrimination among 110 HIV-positive individuals found that 71% percent reported having experienced discrimination in HIV care settings attributed to race, and 66% reported discrimination based on their SES.15 Even more troubling, greater race-based and SES-based discrimination were associated with higher rates of depression and post-traumatic stress, more severe AIDS-related symptoms, and lower levels of satisfaction with healthcare.15
Pervasive encounters of trauma challenge the health care system to consider methods and practices that address the source of trauma in the lives of PLHIV. The use and implementation of trauma-informed care practices across sites where PLHIV access care can be an effective and powerful strategy to begin to address the widespread impact of individual and community-level trauma.
Understanding Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma-informed care is an emerging concept in the treatment field, best described as an overarching framework that "emphasizes the impact of trauma and that guides the general organization and behavior of an entire system."16 Maxine Harris describes a trauma-informed service system as: "a human services or health care system whose primary mission is altered by virtue of knowledge about trauma and the impact it has on the lives of consumers receiving services."17
Based on an extensive literature review of trauma-informed care, primarily in mental health, substance use and homelessness fields, Hopper et al. developed this consensus-based definition of trauma-informed care: "Trauma-Informed Care is a strengths-based framework that is grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma, that emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety for both providers and survivors, and that creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment."16
Thus, "trauma-informed care" describes a care system that philosophically recognizes the pervasiveness of trauma and demonstrates a commitment to identify and address it early, to the extent possible, throughout the system. Further, a trauma-informed care approach seeks to understand the connection between presenting symptoms and the individual's past history.
Hence, trauma-informed care involves accurate identification of trauma and related symptoms as part of a path toward healing, as well as a commitment to minimizing retraumatization, in particular by employing a "do no harm" approach that is sensitive to ways in which institutions may inadvertantly re-enact traumatic dynamics. This requires building cultural competence among staff and institutional capacity to respond to trauma as key components of a successful system.
Trauma-informed care is not limited to the delivery of Trauma-specific services -- interventions designed to directly address the impact of trauma, with the goals of decreasing symptoms and facilitating healing -- although it may support, facilitate or refer to delivery of those services.16 Rather, trauma-informed care requires creating an environment which can sustain delivery of such services and further supports positive outcomes for clients receiving those services. Importantly, trauma-informed care operates on an empowerment model, emphasizing strengths and resiliency of clients, and seek to minimize the power imbalance between the individual seeking services and the provider.
Considering the historical and collective trauma inflicted on communities of color, LGBT communities, and other communities vulnerable to acquiring HIV, minimizing the power imbalance and promoting a trauma-informed response require high levels of cultural competency, which should prioritize employment of peers and leadership by people from disproportionately impacted communities in service delivery.
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This article was provided by Gay Men's Health Crisis. It is a part of the publication GMHC Treatment Issues. Visit GMHC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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AP Postal Circle Result 2018 Link, Andhra Pradesh Postman Mail Guard Results, AP Post Office PM/MG Exam Merit List and AP Postal Postman Cut off Marks available online check at www.appost.in or www.indiapost.gov.in official website:
Hello, Friends Welcome Back!! This article is all about the postal result for Postman and Mail Guard Recruitment Examination of AP Circle held on 28.04.2018 & 29.04.2018. We think you people are very much excited to collect latest updates on appost result of 245 PM/MG vacancies right?? Fine, now get ready you will find all the important details from this web page. The DoP authority is planning for AP Postal Circle Result 2018 to release in June or July month along with Exam Mark list and cutoff marks. We will update AP Post Office Exam Results release date to this article whenever published on the official website. Applicants may verify Andhra Pradesh Postal Exam 2018 Cut off Marks from below description and predict their further selection status. All those who cross qualifying marks in an exam will find their name in Merit List. The official AP Postman Mail Guard Merit List PDF download link uploaded at the bottom for every candidate. Just by a single click on below direct link and submitting registration details, you will get Andhra Pradesh Post Office Postman Results without wasting time. More information on APPOST Merit List available in the following paragraphs, please check it out.
|« IMPORTANT NOTE »Hello, Candidates! AP Post Office Result of Postman & Mail Guard 245 Vacancies has released on 17-09-2018 by the DOP authority. You can easily download the AP Postal Postman Result from a below link as it officially published on an official website. To get the further latest news, keep visiting this website regularly.
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- 1 AP Postal Circle Result 2018 Cutoff Marks | Andhra Pradesh Post Office Postman Mail Guard Result Merit List @www.appost.in
- 1.1 AP Post Office Postman Results 2018 Latest Update
- 1.2 Appost Postman Result Release Date
- 1.3 appost.in Postman Mail Guard Exam 2018 Result/ Merit List PDF
- 1.4 How to check Andhra Pradesh Postal Postman & Mail Guard Exam Results 2018?
- 1.5 AP Postal Postman/Mail Guard Cut off Marks 2018
- 1.6 Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle Result 2018
According to the Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle Recruitment Notification, the written examination for Postman and Mail Guard conducted on 28th & 29th April 2018 to fill up total 245 posts. The direct recruitment exam to appoint APPOST PM/MG vacancies for 2016-17 organized into 02 (two) sessions. The 01st batch started from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM while 02nd from 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM. For this Aptitude Test of 10th Class/ Matriculation level, all the applicants have prepared well and given their best. The subjects/ topics like General Knowledge (GK), Mathematics, English Language and Telugu Language included in the Aptitude test of 100 marks. As we know, all the contestants have put their hard work in this written test to crack job. To release some burden, here we advise candidates for downloading the official Andhra Pradesh Post Office Exam 2018 Answer Key PDF from the designated portal and estimate the marks. The authority will upload solution key within one week of the examination. The recruitment examination was this year a lit bit easy as compared to last year. However, compare your score to AP Postal Circle Postman Exam Cut off. All those who have scored more than passing marks will be eligible for next round of selection process.
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⇒ The Postal Results of Andhra Pradesh PM/MG DR Examination for the year 2016-17 held on 28-April & 29-April 2018 has declared on 17-Sept 2018 along with a Final Answer Key.
⇒ As the results have released, so download the Andhra Pradesh Postman Mail Guard Merit List PDF file district wise using a link posted at the bottom.
⇒ Readers can also check Andhra Pradesh Circle GDS Online Recruitment Results link & AP Post Office MTS Results link from this web page by scrolling down.
|♦ Job Highlights ♦
|Organization Name
|Name of the Department
|Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle
|Advertisement No.
|Page Details
|Results, Merit List, Mark List & Cut-off Marks
|Number of Vacancies
|245 vacancies (UR: 141, OBC: 22, SC: 56 & ST: 26)
|Name of the Posts
|A) POSTMAN (PM): 234 vacancies
» Vijayawada Region
» Kurnool Region
» Visakhapatnam Region
B) MAIL GUARD (MG): 11 vacancies
» RMS Y Division, Vijayawada
» RMS AG Division, Guntakal
» RMS V Division, Visakhapatnam
|Pay Scale
|Rs. 21,700/-
|Examination Name
|Aptitude Test (Computer Based Test – Online)
|Dates of Examination
|» 28.04.2018 (Saturday)
» 29.04.2018 (Sunday)
|Examination Centers
|Kurnool, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam
|Provisional Answer Key Status
|» The Post Office Department has released the Provisional Key on 11.05.2018, i.e. after 11-12 days of an exam.
|Final Answer Key Status
|» Released along with a result. So we have updated this page soon after release so applicants can download their answer key published at the official web page.
|Official Websites
|» www.appost.in
» http://www.appost.in/gdsonline
» www.indiapost.gov.in
Just through the official website www.appost.in, download your AP Postal Circle Postman/Mail Guard Result of 28th & 29th April 2018 Exam by following the simple steps available below. At the end of this page, we have also placed an active link to check Andhra Pradesh Post Office Exam Marks List and Selection List. The Unique ID Number and DOB (Date of Birth) is compulsory to insert in a login page while downloading the merit list or scorecard. The merit list will be prepared division wise. Please do check the Andhra Pradesh Postal PM/MG Result using below links and wait for the further updates.
Appost Postman Result Release Date
- DOP Postman/Mail Guard Results Status: Declared on 17th September 2018
- All the aspirants are advised to keep patience and wait for the next update on DoP AP Postman Result declaration date.
- DOP GDS Andhra Pradesh Result Status: Declared on 21st July 2018
- Due to some internal reason, the DOP authority has taken a very long time to declare the Gramin Dak Sevak Results of 2286 vacancies. We have uploaded GDS merit list PDF page here as it is officially published by the Department of Post (DoP).
- DOP Multi Tasking Staff Result Status: Declared on 25th January 2018
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The DOP authority will upload AP Postal Circle Exam Merit list 2018 division wise for Postman and Mail Guard vacancies to their website. Applicants will get selected for these 245 Central Govt Jobs based on their marks obtained in the Aptitude test. There is no need to attend interview session if your name or roll number listed in the merit list. The List of Selected Candidates will be available soon on this web page. Qualified contestants will get vacancy as per their preferences of post and division/unit in an online application. All those who qualified and got appointment letter will have to face probation period of 02 years. Coming to the AP Postman MG Result date, we are expecting the board will declare in July last week or Aug first week according to sources. In every test, authorities take minimum 01 month to announce the result of all the candidates. The answer key will release first and then Andhra Pradesh Post Office Result will out at the designated portal. Go through the downloading steps provided below to generate results from the official web page.
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Let's Have Information About Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle: It is one of 22 Postal Circles in Indian Posts. It is the Central Government-operated Organization in Andhra Pradesh. It works under the Department of Posts, which is part of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. In the India, Post Office Department founded on 01st April 1774. The India Post has established this circle to manage the day-to-day work of Head Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices, and Branch Post Offices of the state. This Circle headed by a Chief Postmaster General. It regularly creates various business initiatives for their customers. They have Sunayasam, Meeseva, TTD, NREGS Payments, Chota ATM, etc. They also create and releases latest Post Office Vacancies every year to hire young eligible candidates for the betterment of department. Earlier in February 2018, DOP had announced a recruitment notification and invited contestants for 234 Postman Posts as well as 11 Mail Guard Posts in Postal Divisions/ RMS Divisions. More than expected candidate have responded to this recruitment and applied their applications from 14th Feb to 15th March 2018. All the applicants have attended Aptitude test. Now from this article, check AP Postal Result Page link which linked up from the official website.
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Highlight reel from the girls trip to Africa; Cindy and Jessica both discuss their most meaningful aspects of the journey.
A tour of the volunteer house in Arusha
The girls visit the Nile River
The girls experience an overwhelming part of their trip while in Kampala.
Cindy and Jessica visit Rwanda genocide sites.
The girls travel to Rwanda and visit the historic Hotel Rwanda.
The girls cross the border into Kenya and visit baby elephants.
Jessica says goodbye to the babies
Cindy begins her volunteering
The girls bid farewell fellow travellers.
Waterfall follies
Touring around the Masai Village
The girls visit a kindergarten and the Serengeti.
The girls enjoy the sights and sounds of safari life
The girls arrive in a pitch black Zanzibar
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Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr. and Commissioner William P. Doyle met with representatives of the Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) on September 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. Representing SISI were Professor Zhen Hong, Secretary General of SISI; Professor Zhang Jieshu, Deputy Secretary General of SISI; and Angela Xu, International Cooperation Department of SISI. The cordial discussions included an overview of China - US maritime trade, Panama Canal Expansion, China's Value Added Tax, and the proposed P3 Alliance.
From Left to Right: Gary Kardian, Bureau of Trade Analysis, Director of Service Contracts & Tariffs; Professor Zhang Jieshu, Deputy Secretary General of SISI; Professor Zhen Hong, Secretary General of SISI; Commissioner Richard A. Lidinsky Jr., Federal Maritime Commission; Commissioner William P. Doyle, Federal Maritime Commission; Angela Xu, International Cooperation Department, SISI; and David Tubman, Counsel to Commissioner Doyle, Federal Maritime Commission.
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Per a request by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the Congressional Committee on Taxation released a report including revenue-generating ideas earlier tin October. In that report was a proposal that gained some attention earlier in 2012. That proposal is the repeal of the interest deduction for municipal bonds, a move that if it comes to pass could prove punitive for municipal bond ETFs.
Despite a rising number of municipal defaults this year, investors have continued embracing muni bond ETFs as one income-generating avenue. However, decent yields and monthly dividends paid by ETFs such as the Market Vectors High-Yield Muni ETF (NYSE:HYD) and the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (NYSE:MUB) are only part of the allure of this asset class.
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Another large part of the equation is the tax benefits. Since the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution was adopted almost 100 years ago, the government has opted not to tax interest on tax-exempt muni issues. Should the proposal to tax interest earned on muni bonds become a reality, some analysts see problems for municipalities and taxpayers alike.
"Rrepealing the interest exclusion of municipal bonds will lead to higher financing costs for governments and, consequently, local taxpayers," Jim Colby, senior portfolio manager at Market Vectors.
The proposal led to the creation of Municipal Bonds for America, a group that is advocating for the proposal's repeal. If the issue were getting more airtime, more investors would know about Municipal Bonds for America. Perhaps the mainstream media should do investors a favor and bring the group and its cause to light more.
Approximately 70 percent of municipal bonds are owned by individual investors, according to Morgan Stanley. That popularity is evident at the ETF level, too. The iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund has almost $3.2 billion in assets under management. The Market Vectors High-Yield Muni ETF has over $908 million in AUM and the Market Vectors Long Municipal Index ETF (NYSE:MLN) has $106.2 million in assets.
Colby helps oversee nearly $1.9 billion in municipal bond ETFs, including HYD, MLN and the Short Municipal Bond Index (NYSE Arca: SMB).
"In my opinion, the practical aspect of this debate rests on the reality that state and local governments must have access to capital if they are truly to recover and rebound from the recession," Colby wrote in a blog post. "Municipals generally have long been an effective vehicle for that access, and with rates remaining near historically low levels, I see no better financing alternative."
The precarious financial positions of some states, California among them, means the proposal to repeal the tax exemption for muni bond interest payments has the potential to be a hot-button issue. As Colby noted, neither President Obama nor Republican challenger Mitt Romney want to be seen as favoring the idea.
In theory, if President Obama spook out in favor of the proposal, the Romney camp could assail him for attacking a source of income for retirees, a demographic that is among the largest owners of municipal debt. If Romney advocated the proposal, the President's team could frame it as another Romney flip-flop because, to this point, the Republican has been opposed to tax increases.
Another possible issue to consider is that if Uncle Sams starts tax muni bond interest, some states could follow suit. That could increase the allure of issues from states with no income tax, but muni bond ETFs are not heavy on issues from non-income tax states.
For example, Texas, Florida, Arizona and Nevada account for barely more than 10 percent of HYD's weight, though Texas and Florida combine for 11 percent of MUB's weight.
For more on muni bond ETFs, click here.
(c) 2012 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.


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Sv, 13 Dec 2005 @ 2:22am
Amazing future before us2015:
John: So call tonight ok?
Silvia: What was your phone again?
John: johnjake.newyork.us
Silvia: Which network is this?
John: MS
Silvia: Damn we don't have access to this, will have to download yet another messenger. Url to the messenger?
John: dunno, gyahoogle it.
Silvia: Bah, probably will e-mail you anyway. Check often.
Urza9814, 13 Dec 2005 @ 3:34am
Um...Gizmo ain't newThat sipphone/gizmo offering isn't anything new...I had gizmo several months ago and I believe it was 1.1 cents a minute, so...
Of course, I could be confusing gizmo with one of the other ones I've tried...
Oh, and why not FREE calls? VOIPBuster does it! Sure, they lag like crazy, but that's not the point! :-P
Aaron, 13 Dec 2005 @ 6:17am
No Subject GivenYou know with all the hype surrounind VOIP and PC to phone calls, has everyone forgot about MSN and Yahoo! Messengers ability to do voice chat? While I was in Korea I talked to my wife for free for hours at a time. On top of that, she had dialup AOL service at the time (we've since upgraded to cable) So all these providers can keep their pay to talk plans. If I am going to call a pc, I'll use the free messenger services.
Aaron, 13 Dec 2005 @ 6:28am
Re: No Subject GivenOkay, so I can't spell, and I used sloppy grammar. Sorry. surrounding* and forgotten*
AnonAuthor, 13 Dec 2005 @ 6:42am
If only VoIP truly worked.I've got Gizmo, Yahoo (Dialpad), VoipBuster, Firefly, CQPhone, and Woize on my computer. *None* of them consistently provide even just decent service at least 80% of the time when calling to/from PC-to-landline/cellular. This is one cutting edge that's leading this customer bloody.
Oh, I forgot Skype--the most over-hyped of the bunch. (Skype + Hype - Customer Service = Sk-Yikes!.) I submitted a trouble ticket to it over six weeks ago, have provided the information it requested several times, but have yet to hear one single word back from it. A read through their forums reveals that is not at all unusual.
If the old-school landline players have one undeniable edge, it is indeed customer service. No matter how bad one might think theirs is, *any* service is better than none at all--which every VoIP player obviously thinks is unnecessary. I guess at one to two cents per minute, one can obviously forget receiving support from anyone who must be paid to deliver it as their job.
Can you imagine having to go to often immature, clueless, rude, and non-paid forum helpers with BellSouth, Sprint, etc. when you have a problem? One thing VoIP has delivered is much greater appreciation for customer service I [once] thought was bad.
Ben, 13 Dec 2005 @ 7:13am
Re: If only VoIP truly worked.Your right. Land lines have a huge customer service rating. its called the 5 9's. which means 99,999 out of 100,000 are happy customers. i don't think any VoiP can claim even half that. no matter how cheap something is no one will want to use it if its not going to work.
RevMike, 13 Dec 2005 @ 8:23am
Re: If only VoIP truly worked.
Land lines have a huge customer service rating. its called the 5 9's. which means 99,999 out of 100,000 are happy customers.
Actually, 5-9's refers to 99.999% availability, the reliability of the phone network. Taken as a whole, the circuit switched phone network in the United States is 99.999% available. Glitchs can't add up to more than 5 minutes 15 seconds per year.
Of course, that doesn't apply to every telephone and every circumstance. An idiot with a backhoe, a car hitting a telephone pole, or a local or regional disaster might take out some particular lines, but it is unusual that even a local exchange goes down for a substantial period of time.
Andrew Strasser, 13 Dec 2005 @ 8:58am
Re: If only VoIP truly worked.If you've truely seen the antiquated systems running most of our towns switching you'd probably eat those words. I worked for awhile repairing the old antiquated switches for the phones in town. The stuff was literally out of a 1970's electronics textbook wires and everything. Our phone systems are going through massive upgrades which could drive the prices of using the phone much higher. We have to find an alternate solution because 75% of the nation can't afford to switch over to new digital switching solutions and the old boards aren't made anymore. Should be interesting to see how the next ten yrs. work themselves out.
It used to be easy to make calls from your computer. I don't understand what happened here. Maybe my mind has went to flubber, however I distinctly remember more than 5 yrs. ago using a headset w/ mic because my friends had cable but no telephone. I think many people have had the woll pulled over their eyes in this whole ordeal. Those dialers disappear or something? It would however be nice to forward calls to your broadband device in the future.
DJ-Panic, 23 Dec 2005 @ 5:48pm
dialing up the pastY'know, I remember using dialpad years ago when it was a free service too. I've been a little curious what happened here myself, cause about 8 years ago pc to landline calling was no big deal...
Anonymous Coward, 13 Dec 2005 @ 10:08am
Re: If only VoIP truly worked.Tell that to people in new orleans .:)
Aaron Guthrey, 13 Dec 2005 @ 7:18am
C'monPlease let Google come in and give both sides a run for their money.
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"All my life I have been trying to grasp the enormity of the idea of justice."
I laughed, then showed the essay to a colleague who teaches writing (OK, legal writing, but he's a very erudite fellow), but he had no idea what I was on about and guessed that I must be objecting to "grasp" in connection with an abstraction like justice. Wrong. "Enormity" does not mean "immensity." It means
1. The quality of passing all moral bounds; excessive wickedness or outrageousness. 2. A monstrous offense or evil; an outrage.Thus, the belief that the idea of justice is an enormity is an attitude highly unbecoming a prospective law student. I am not alone in believing there is an important distinction between great size and great evil: British writer Michael Quinion reports at Worldwide words his shock at hearing a government official refer to the enormity of his own Assembly. (I, on the other hand, would think "enormity" an appropriate word to describe much of my current national government.)
I was distressed, however, to learn that the "enormity/enormousness" distinction is another ship that has pretty much sailed, like the disinterested/uninterested distinction or the quaint belief that "data" is plural. The online American Heritage Dictionary reports that
Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use of enormity as a synonym for immensity in the sentence At that point the engineers sat down to design an entirely new viaduct, apparently undaunted by the enormity of their task.
So 41 percent thought that was ok?
Worse yet, the online Compact Oxford English Dictionary (what can I say? I'm cheap) defines "enormity" thusly:
1 (the enormity of) the extreme seriousness or extent of (something bad). 2 great size or scale: the enormity of Einstein's intellect. 3 a grave crime or sin.
Einstein's intellect!?
But the more I look for evidence that I am right and 41 percent of the usage panel is wrong, the more likely it seems that the enormity/enormousness distinction is of relatively recent vintage, an artificial rigidity imposed on a language meant to churn and flow. But I'm inclined to agree with Quinion:
It would be good to keep them apart, but enormity is almost certainly condemned to an unpropitious future as a grander (and pithier) version of enormousness. Between 5 and 10 percent of its appearances in the British National Corpus already use it this way. Language evolves, and we mustn't emulate King Canute, but to lose precision in this way is like watching the waves erode the beach.


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Well, just concidering you only get 7 background points at start of play. That is why. And a lot of Merits cost a lot of points to buy.
I'd suggest lowering the 4's to 3's or maybe a 2. You're a bit rather specialized there. Leaves no room for unlife. x.x
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Yesterday we arrived in Lupembe, a small village about 50 km from Iringa in south-central Tanzania. It has a beautiful rocky landscape and a cool and dry climate, a welcome change from the hot and humid coastal capitol of Dar es Salaam.
In the center of the village is the medical dispensary. This dispensary serves all the residents of the neighboring villages – about 3000 in total. I got to meet the head doctor and explained to her the system we were installing. She was exceedingly thankful, and described to me how important the lights were. She pointed to the kerosene lanterns in the corner of the labor room, and explained how they are used at night when the women are giving birth. She says it's frightening in the dark. The fuel is hard to source, and they are often without.
Lupembe medical dispensary
The system we begin to install is a small and simple system. Lighting for all 7 rooms, plus two outdoor lights for the main corridors, plus extra sizing for cell phone charging, radio and back up power for the medicine refrigerator which primarily runs on propane. All of this is powered by one solar panel and battery.
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Upon beginning the installation I was quickly joined by the local schoolteacher, Goodluck. He teaches math at the primary school level. He was eager to help and offered to use his trigonometry to determine the proper sizing and positioning of the solar panel. Goodluck grew up in this village, and was born in this same medical clinic. I asked him if he knew anybody who had solar power, he said no. But he did know what it was, "from what I hear, it is the best." He knew the importance of getting rid of kerosene lanterns and was especially excited to have a place to charge his phone near his home.
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As we were conducting the install, more and more villagers arrived. When we showed up, it was just the doctor and a few patients. By the end, there were a hundred curious onlookers. Goodluck said more would come by night's end, especially when they see the lights.
We finished the installation as the sun was setting; we put away our headlamps and flipped the first switch. That's always the best moment of each install. They were no cheers, only smiles. Goodluck tried the radio, his favorite team, Manchester United was in the middle of a match. He said he couldn't be happier.


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We were exploring central Florida on a four-day expedition-style trip. We'd started on the east side of the peninsula and wheeled our way to the west. We'd explored sandy two-track and forest trails. We had a couple more days in our 4WDs and more sites to see.
After a chilly night camping at Holder Mine Campground we were back in the dirt on the Citrus Tract in the Withlacoochee State Forest. Temperatures were warming and the weather was near perfect.
We visited the ghost town of Kerr City in Marion County. The townsite was platted in 1884, but about 10 years later the inhabitants left the citrus-growing area after a devastating freeze destroyed much of the fruit and trees there. The main street, Beulah Avenue, provided a stage route from the St. Johns River to the city of Ocala. Today the town is privately owned and a number of the old buildings remain. The town once had a large hotel, general store, pharmacy, church, sawmill, numerous Victorian-style homes, and a post office.
We continued to head west across the Florida Peninsula in Withlacoochee and stopped to explore several limestone caves a short hike into the forest. The caves had a number of access points, so we climbed and crawled our way into some underground rooms carved from rock.
The forest canopy provided a scenic backdrop and we found our way to the Croom Wildlife Management Area (WMA), where the hard-pack soil turned bright orange. We followed more dirt roads and off-road trails.
To this point, we hadn't encountered much in the way of mud on our trek, but that would soon change. We got into some of the mucky stuff and found deep ruts in the forest floor. Some of our rigs passed unassisted, while others found the need to pull winch cable or get tug assistance from one of the other drivers. We got everyone through and continued on to our final stretch of the trip. We crossed part of Richloam WMA where we found more water and soupy holes amongst pines, oaks, and cypress trees.
Over the four-day expedition we ventured from the east side of Florida towards the west and then turned south some distance, covering nearly 340 miles in all. We'd 'wheeled dirt, sand, and mud. We'd traveled some interesting backroads and explored some historic sites. Crossing Florida was a great trip with a great group of 'wheelers.


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If the high court decides at that time not to grant review of the case, a federal appeals court decision striking down Proposition 8 will be made permanent, setting the stage for gay marriage to begin in California. Proposition 8 was a 2008 ballot measure that banned gay marriage.
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Manchester United transfer target Yohan Cabaye is of interest to AS Monaco.
The Newcastle United midfielder, who issued a come-and-get-me plea to the Red Devils at the weekend, is the latest big name to be linked with a move to the principality.
Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez have already signed for Claudio Ranieiri's side, and Vadim Vasilyev has suggested that Cabaye and Eric Abidal could be next at the Stade Louis II stadium.
"Yohan Cabaye? He is an exciting player," the club CEO told L'Equipe.
"And Abidal is a strong player. If he could come back to Le Championnat everyone would be delighted."
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The paper also claimed that Sir Alex Ferguson had the 27-year-old watched last season, and Cabaye admits he's liked Manchester United for a long time.
The French international also believes the Old Trafford outfit have made a wise appointment in the shape of David Moyes, with comments that intimated he'd be interested in a move to the Premier League champions.
"Yes of course, I like this club [Manchester United] for a long time. I like what they do, the boss [Sir Alex Ferguson] has left, but they have appointed a very good successor [David Moyes], and he did some very good things with Everton," Cabaye told Canal Plus.
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Arena rank armor?Halo Infinite - Publié par King of Brunch le .
how would you guys feel about that? Like how in halo 5 they had bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond,onyx and champion rank. But each group had its own helmet or armor mod/attachment to show off in game your skill was. Of of course This is not the...
Blue Team Favorite MemberHalo Universe - Publié par FRYCreepy le .
Linda and Fred are probably the best on blue team other then chief. I would not be surprised if everyone chose those two.
How many halos are left in the universeHalo Universe - Publié par Legobrick1000 le .
Original Number of Halo Rings: 18 Twelve belonged to the original 30k diameter rings and the six 10k diameter rings we see in game. Current Remaining Halo Rings: 7 Of the original twelve rings only one remains (Installation 07), it was broken down and...
Where are you from?Halo Universe - Publié par Mr hubba hubba9 le .
Tennessee, Music City Baby.
What is your go to Armour modHalo 5: Guardians - Publié par CertainLeader6 le .
It just depends on what gun I'm using at the moment. Snipping I use advanced sensors. With heavy guns i will use grenadier or upgraded shields. With support i will use advanced sensors or auto medic.
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Legendary Achilles 6
85/100 membres
Création : 22/12/2018
This is the 6th legion of the Legendary Achilles Empire. Grind and Respect are our two biggest mottos. Speak softly and carry a big stick.
The LA family has grinded over 20 helmets so if you want to be in good company join us. @e have set plenty of H5 records and we want that legacy to continue. We will always be grinding for Achilles until Infinite.
If you want to join, apply on Waypoint and join the Discord server.
If we are full or you were rejected, request to join Legendary Achilles 7 or request to join Legendary Achilles 5
Current requirements to join the company:
1. Join our discord so you can track your required stats each week. The discord link is posted in our private company forums. The link will only work if you are a member of LA6.
- This is MANDATORY. Failure to join within 72 hours will result in a boot and if you don't, you surely will later on
- Be active within the Discord so we don't think you are trying not to hide and do nothing
- Be sure to change your Discord name to your GT
- Show us that you want to join, not because you think you can
- Give us a reason why you should have a spot in our company
- If you do send in the default message, it probably means you haven't bothered reading our bio or simply don't care
4. Be active with at least 300 minutes of Arena/Social/WZ weekly
- A combined total of 60 minutes or more for FF and customs is not allowed and will result in a kick unless you have a legitimate excuse
- While Infection is under Social, playing a lot of it is frowned upon since it hardly contributes to comms
- If something occurred and you can't play the minimum required time, you need to notify leadership asap
- Failure to complete your comms or reach the par percentage will result in a kick unless you have a legitimate excuse
- If something occurred and you can't complete your comms on time, you need to notify leadership asap
- Unless you have some very astounding stats in PvP, we don't want to see your last few games were FF, Infection, Fiesta, last played two months ago, etc.
- Think of it as a resume. Show us that you're able to grind through your play history and what you're able to do prior to applying
- We don't want excuses like, "Accept me and I'll prove myself" or "I hardly ever play, but I'm a really good player"
- If your English isn't all that great, please state it in your application and what your native tongue is. LA is a diverse group, so we have people who can help you
- It pings anyone and everyone who is associated with WNA and LA
- Doing so will result in a ban. You have been warned.
- !c, ?c, or ~c brings up your commendations
- !a, ?a, or ~a brings up your game history and time
- !p 57, ?p 57, or ~p 57 brings up our company's progress for the armor and helmet
- !d [Insert Portion of Comm Name], ?d [Insert Portion of Comm Name], or ~d [Insert Portion of Comm Name] tells you the comm's description
Legendary Achilles 3
89/100 membres
Création : 25/08/2018
Welcome to Legendary Achilles 3! Our sole goal is to obtain Achilles. Our first two companies have been among the fastest on record to complete the Achilles grind and we decided to do it all over again. LA3 leadership has grinded out 16 helmets collectively so we know how to get it done efficiently and quickly.
Armor Completed: 2/7/19
Helmet progress: 98.20%
We are only 7 days away from the helmet unlock. New members will have to work hard to earn a spot in the company.
We are only looking for players that play the following modes at this moment: slayer, quick play, HCS, doubles, and BTB. We only have 3 commendations left and those modes allows us to get the comms done the quickest.
if we are full or you are rejected, join Legendary Achilles 5 , Legendary Achilles 6 or Legendary Achilles 7.
We are on our final push for the helmet. We welcome anyone that has the desire to contribute to our progress and get Achilles. We want you to understand that there are goals we all need to work for and by requesting to join and if you are accepted into the company, you agree to the following:
- I will read the waypoint bio and weekly messages posted by leadership on discord
- I agree to respect other members in the Legendary Achilles community
- I will join the Discord server within 48 hours of being accepted to the company. (Discord allows you to track your personal commendation targets and company progress. You can find the discord link in our private company forums. The link only works if you are a member of LA3).
- I will put company goals above my own
- I will complete my personal commendation targets (targets are listed on discord.)
- I will spend at least 300 minutes per week in arena and regular warzone
- I will not play customs, fiesta, infection and firefight.
- I have a minimum CSR of plat 1 and I have a minimum SR of 50
Breaking the above contract will result in your removal from the company.
Team Head Hunters
89/100 membres
Création : 19/10/2015
DO NOT SEND A JOIN REQUEST! The company is now closed to new members.
We are a Company who enjoys playing all types of gameplay and is in pursuit of the Achilles Helmet!. We are not recruiting at this time.
Thanks, Rock(Leader)
Legendary Achilles 7
77/100 membres
Création : 22/12/2018
Our Roster is locked until we complete the Armor. Check back in a couple of days if you would like to help with the Helmet grind.
Before you apply you must have a current season rank in SWAT, Arena, Slayer, Doubles or Free For All it does not matter the rank. To get the needed commendations you will have to play these play list. If you are not ranked your request will be denied.
In your join request please acknowledge that you have read and understand what is required.
Disclaimer:We are first and foremost a grind company, once you are accepted you are expected to grind. The current playing time is a MINIMUM of 200 minutes and do not be inactive for 7 days, even then there are commendation requirements that MUST be met or you will be discharged. Only the strong survive, so if this sounds like fun, let's see what ya got!
The Legendary Achilles Army continues to grow. This is our 7th legion. LA leadership has grinded out over 25 helmets collectively and we wish to continue our helmet grind dominance. We grind out helmets for breakfast, it's what we do. If you want to be a part of it, read more below.
We have built a reputation with over 600 members in the H5 community. If you are playing a ranked or warzone game, chances are an LA member will be on one team in the game.
If we are full Legendary Achilles 6 is also grinding for the Armor.
Armor Is 99.96% Complete
Helmet Is 44.34% Complete
Current requirements (subject to change):
1. Join our Discord server. The server link is posted in our private company forums (link to our forums only works for la7 members). When you arrive in reception just state your GT (GT and Discord name should match) and that you are there to join LA7.
2. Track your weekly targets using our Discord bot
3. Respect other members of the LA community
4. Be active with at least 200 minutes of Arena and/or Warzone weekly.
5. Do not be inactive for 7 consecutive days with out notifying leadership.
6. If you do not join the discord server within 48 hour you may be removed from the company.
7. War Zone Fire Fight, Customs, Any Super Fiesta and Infection minutes should not exceed 200 minutes. (This will get you discharged)
Legendary Achilles 5
95/100 membres
Création : 22/12/2018
To Join:
-Put in your message you will join our discord
-Say you will play 350 minutes a week
Rules of the company:
-Play at least 350 minutes a week
-Complete the set commendations for achieving the helmet
-Play under 60 minutes of Firefight, Super Fiesta, Forge, Campaign and Customs per week. This being it does not contribute to the companies progress. If you are over this it will result in a discharge
-Respect leadership of the company
-Minimum minutes and poor efforts on commendations will result in a warning and then discharges
Once accepted you will need to do the following to REMAIN IN COMPANY:
-Join our Discord. Discord is REQUIRED for all company members as there is individual commendations each player needs to achieve which can only be found in the Discord server's bot
-Make sure your gamertag and Discord name match
-When you arrive in the Discord reception lobby post the following: "This is [your gamertag] checking in to join Legendary Achilles 5" and we will add you to channels.-If we are full request anyway. Rosters are often cleared
-If we are full request to join LA4 and LA6
Armor completion: COMPLETED 5/3/2019 (MARCH 1ST)
Helmet completion: 68.04%


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Foundation Blender Compositing
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Anyone who uses Blender needs this book. Blender users know that it can be used for modeling, animation, and rendering, but it can also be used as a fully functional compositing and post-production application. This book explores Blender's use as a compositing and post-production tool in the video and film production pipeline. In this book, you will learn how to: Create and apply masks and special effects in Blender Composite images using Blender's node-based compositor Sequence and overlay video and audio using Blender's non-linear editor What you'll learnThis book provides concise yet step-by-step examples on using all of the power of Blender to provide a complete post-production workbench. Specifically, this book shows you how to: Create Masks and Rotoscope video Texture mattes and video planes Composite any image or render with other images Introduce special effects, such as blur, smoke, and light. Add titles and text, mixes, fades, wipes and splices Remove Green Screen and composite CG with live action shots Assemble all the shots and audio into a completed movie Who this book is for Film and video professionals and enthusiasts interested in an open source alternative to commercial compositing and video effects software like AfterEffects, Fusion, and Shake. Table of Contents Blender Overview Blender in the Pipeline Welcome to Blender! Formats 3D Elements Camera and World Shading Animated Effects Rendering Node-Based Compositing Manipulating Images Advanced Nodes Nonlinear Video Editor Sequencer Effects
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The nation's biggest banks just don't get it. After spending billions of dollars bailing out the nation's financial sector, including many of the nation's largest banks, President Obama has requested Congress send him legislation to limit the sudden rate hikes and hidden fees banks are piling on credit card users. Have they no shame?
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Lighter than the carbon T2+.
For years, the ski-bend aero bar was everything. Luckily, people weren't satisfied. Eventually, racers were cutting off the ends of their ski-bend bars, which led to a straight bar being tested in the tunnel. Aero, when parallel or nearly parallel to the ground, yes. The resulting position was more like a bullet. It worked for some, but for most it was too low. So, with a subtle S-bend, Profile Design's T2+ Clip-On TT Bars are the solution. Your hands are still low and "aggressive," but the difference in height between your armrests and the end of the extensions is minimized to enhance comfort.
The big difference between using a ski-bend and an S-bend is that the S-bend, ironically, is more like how skiers hold their poles when fully tucked — your wrists are bent and your hands are tilted down.
The 335mm S-bend extensions are made of 6061 aluminum and are mated to the same clamps and hardware found on the T1 aero bars. The handlebar clamps, made from forged 6061 aluminum, tighten to the bars separately from the extensions. These clamps are separate from the armrests. So, you're able to first determine the appropriate width, and then set the length of the extensions and angle of the armrests. And since the armrest clamp is round on a round tube, you're able to adjust the cant of the armrests. Accordingly, this provides some height adjustment, as well as allowing you the opportunity to have the armrests tilted inward or outward. For those who like a narrow position, having the armrests tilted upward toward the stem provides a secure feeling. And for those who prefer a wide position, we recommend that you lower the armrests and tilt them outward. The armrest clamps, known as J2 Brackets, are also able to be moved fore and aft on the extensions themselves.
J2 brackets allow the user to set the F-19 armrests at two different widths, three fore/aft positions, and to adjust the angle of the rests. Included with the F-19 armrests are 12mm spacers that allow a higher rest position. The pads on the armrests attach via hook-and-loop straps. This allows the user easy access to the two bolts that hold each armrest to their respective bracket. It also means that the pads are able to be removed for either hand or machine washing.
The Profile Design T2+ Clip-On Time Trial Bar extensions are able to accept bar end shifters. There are cut-outs in the bar for partial internal cable routing. Additionally, the extensions themselves are 335mm long from end-to-end, and the range of adjustment is 110mm. The handlebar clamps are designed to fit 31.8mm diameter center-section handlebars and come with shims to allow use with 26.0mm diameter handlebars.
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Does this aerobar would fit a 2017 Pinarello GAN with a most handlebar?
Great clip on bars
Put these on my road bike for a duathlon. Worked great. Loved the ability to fine tune the adjustments (along with adjusting the seat post height and saddle tilt). Used them extensively for a month in training prior to the race.
Great for Tri Road Biker's
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These are great and got me through a full season of Triathlons without hitting myself for not buying a tri bike. They were light and extremely comfortable and effective. You will never be able to keep up with the full aero bikes, but at least you can stay close!
Excellent for part time TT'ers
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These are great bars that are simple to set up and are very durable. I use them on my road bike for the occasional TT and triathlon. Mount these, move your saddle forward and BOOM! TT bike.


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Video games maker Electronic Arts is introducing a new $50-a-year games service for players of "Battlefield 3" as it aims to boost its online sales and gain ground against bigger rival, Activision Blizzard, which sells the top-selling title "Call of Duty."
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Activision unveiled its own games service last year, "Call of Duty Elite Premium", which offers players extra online features for $60 a year. Unlike Activision which charges per month for its service, EA's "Battlefield Premium" is asking players to pay upfront.
Charging for online play is becoming more popular as video game companies want to generate a steady revenue stream separate from sales of $60 discs after launching a big game a few times a year and squeeze as much money as possible out of their hits.
"Battlefield 3" has sold more than 15 million units since it came out last autumn, making it one of the company's fastest selling games. EA, which recently made a big bet on one most expensive games in its history, "Star Wars: The Old Republic", has seen its shares tumble 36 percent since Jan 1. It said it lost 400,000 "Star Wars" players last quarter.
Members who pay the $50 fee will receive special privileges online including the ability to erase their game statistics, as well as special items in games such as dogtags and knives. Gamers who buy the service on their Sony PlayStation 3 console will get to play new parts of the game two weeks earlier than non-members.
EA, which was due to announce the service ahead of the E3 Game Expo in Los Angeles on Monday, has been aggressive about selling more Internet content for its games. It generated $1.2 billion in digital revenue last year and has said its Internet business will help expand its margins this year.
But making fans pay more for games can be a tricky business. Game blogs lit up with criticism when Activision first announced its online program last year.
"When there's a new way to get money out of you to play games there's always a backlash no matter what. They'll say 'why am I paying 50 dollars for this game I already paid 60 dollars for?'," said Ben Gilbert, senior reporter at the games blog Joystiq.
EA Games executive vice president Patrick Soderlund said that despite the ostensibly steep price tag the online service still offered gamers savings since access to content included in the membership package would cost $25 more if it was purchased separately.
Soderlund said the offer would also keep up momentum for the Battlefield franchise which won't have another full game out until at least 2013.


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Cut caffeine - Simply put, caffeine can keep you awake. It can stay in your body longer than you might think -- up to about 14 hours. So if you drink a cup of coffee at noon and are still awake at midnight, caffeine might be the reason. Cutting out caffeine at least four to six hours before bedtime can help you fall asleep easier. If you have already had too much caffeine, try eating some carbohydrates like bread or crackers to help reduce the effects.
Avoid alcohol as a sleep aid - Alcohol may initially help you fall asleep, but it also causes disturbances in sleep resulting in less restful sleep.
Relax before bedtime - Stress not only makes you miserable, it wreaks havoc on your sleep. Develop some kind of pre-sleep ritual to break the connection between all the day's stress and bedtime. These rituals can be as short as 10 minutes or as long as an hour. Some people find relief in making a list of all the stressors of the day, along with a plan to deal with them this can act as "closure" to the day. Combining this with a period of relaxation perhaps by reading something light, meditating, aromatherapy, light stretching, or taking a hot bath can also help you get better sleep. And don't look at the clock! That "tick-tock" will just tick you off.
Exercise at the right time for you - Regular exercise can help you get a good night's sleep. The timing and intensity of exercise seems to play a key role in its effects on sleep. If you are the type of person who gets energized or becomes more alert after exercise, it may be best not to exercise in the evening. Regular exercise in the morning even can help relieve insomnia, according to a recent study.
Keep your bedroom quiet, dark, and comfortable - For many people, even the slightest noise or light can disturb sleep like the purring of a cat or the light from your laptop or TV. Use earplugs, window blinds or curtains, and an electric blanket or air conditioner everything possible to create an ideal sleep environment. And don't use the overhead light if you need to get up at night; use a small night-light instead. Ideal room temperatures for sleeping are between 68 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures above 75 or below about 54 can disrupt sleep.
Eat right, sleep tight - Try not to go to bed hungry, but avoid heavy meals before bedtime. An over-full belly can keep you up. Some foods can help, though. Milk contains tryptophan, which is a sleep-promoting substance. Other foods that help promote sleep include tuna, halibut, pumpkin, artichokes, avocados, almonds, eggs, bok choy, peaches, walnuts, apricots, oats, asparagus, potatoes, buckwheat, and bananas. Also, try not to drink anything after 8 p.m. This can keep you from having to get up to use the bathroom during the night.
Restrict nicotine - Having a smoke before bed -- although it feels relaxing actually puts a stimulant into your bloodstream. The effects of nicotine are similar to those of caffeine. Nicotine can keep you up and awaken you at night. It should be avoided particularly near bedtime and if you wake up in the middle of the night.
Avoid napping - Napping can only make matters worse if you usually have problems falling asleep. If you do nap, keep it short. A brief 15-20-minute snooze about eight hours after you get up in the morning can actually be rejuvenating.
Keep pets off the bed - Does your pet sleep with you? This, too, may cause you to awaken during the night, either from allergies or pet movements. Fido and Fluffy might be better off on the floor than on your sheets.
Avoid watching TV, eating, and discussing emotional issues in bed - The bed should be used for sleep and sex only. If not, you can end up associating the bed with distracting activities that could make it difficult for you to fall asleep.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Lawrence Tynes kicked two of his five field goals in the fourth quarter as Eli Manning and the New York Giants remained undefeated at Cowboys Stadium with a 29-24 win Sunday after blowing a 23-point lead.
The Giants overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to win for the 20th time in Manning's career. None were quite like this one.
New York (6-2) led 23-0 just 2 minutes into the second quarter when defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown. That was the third interception thrown by Tony Romo, among six turnovers by Dallas (3-4).
The NFC East-leading Giants didn't score again until Tynes kicked a 43-yard field goal with 10:20 left for a 26-24 lead. He added a 37-yarder after Stevie Brown recovered a fumble.
Dallas celebrated what seemed to be a 37-yard touchdown catch by Dez Bryant with 10 seconds left. But the play was reviewed, showing that Bryant's hand touched out of bounds first.
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Are you an Oracle Application Express user in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area? If so, stop by one of Oracle's upcoming Technology Solutions & Systems Fairs. Those are free, half-day events where I'll be demonstrating Oracle Application Express, SQL Developer and the SQL Developer Data Modeler. I'll be available to discuss any questions, issues or feedback you might have.
Here are the dates, locations and links to register:
Marriott Bridgewater, NJ
Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Mango Carrot Mousse Recipe (Verrines de Mousse de Carottes)
06.24.10 by Jackie
This mango carrot mousse recipe is a refreshing escape from everyday ingredients. It has an Asian flair to it because of the use of mango, ginger and cinnamon. To the mango mousse, I added shredded carrots cooked in milk and agave nectar. I purposely didn't blend the carrots with the mascarpone cheese in a food processor so there would still be a slightly coarse texture to the mousse, which I find very pleasant.
Whenever I'm on a quest to make a new dessert, I always keep in mind that most people appreciate a little decadence. Serving the mousse in small verrines is a great way to keep rich desserts from becoming excessive, and it also makes the desserts more elegant. It will keep the dessert fans in your life coming back for more!
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