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Anuradha ShettyFeb 23, 2013 17:33:13 IST
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to make sure they do not deactivate prepaid mobile connections that have been inactive for less than 90 days. The regulatory body recently released a host of regulatory guidelines for telecom service providers to follow before they deactivate inactive SIMs.
Defining what constitutes usage, the guidelines specify that a voice call or a video call (incoming or outgoing), an outgoing SMS, data usage or VAS usage, and rental payments (for postpaid connections) fall under the term. That apart, the service provider may mention any other activity.
As per the guidelines, if a prepaid consumer's account has a balance of Rs 20 or more, then that connection will not be deactivated. Prepaid customers will be able to go in for an 'Automatic Number Retention Scheme' by paying the necessary charges.
Importantly, a consumer whose connection has been deactivated will be given a grace period of 15 days to reactivate their number. Service providers are also directed to inform consumers the terms and conditions regarding the deactivation of inactive SIMs in a transparent manner.
In addition, a "Safe Custody Scheme" will also be implemented for postpaid consumers upon payment of necessary charges. Such users will not have to pay monthly rentals during the period of safe custody.
New guidelines to take effect (Image credit: Getty Images)
These guidelines have been prescribed in the Telecom Consumers Protection (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2013. The regulation aims to safeguard the interests of mobile consumers while keeping in mind the major concerns of telecom companies in the matter of deactivation of SIMs.
However, service providers are of the opinion that mobile connections inactive for longer durations "block scarce numbering resources and keeping such mobile connections active in the system for unduly long periods becomes non-remunerative."
Importantly, TRAI has noted that the system currently followed lacks transparency. Consumers are also not informed well about the terms and conditions of such disconnections. Also, a consumer's account balance is lost once their connection has been deactivated, causing them inconvenience.
This is a welcome move and is sure to please consumers. Earlier this year, several telcos suggested that prepaid subscribers may soon have to shell out a sum to keep their phone numbers inactive for more than two months. This suggestion followed a noticeable lack in the availability of 10-digit numbers. In their response to a consultation paper pertaining to deactivation of inactive SIM cards, telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices told TRAI that roughly 200 million inactive SIMs needed to be terminated, especially in the prepaid segment.
The telecom service providers had put forth their proposal of the "safe custody" facility for prepaid users. Currently, postpaid users are offered this facility, where subscribers are allowed to keep their inactive numbers for an extended period of time for a fee. In its statement to TRAI, RCom stated, "By paying a lump sum fee, any wireless subscriber should be able to retain their mobile connections even after long continuous periods of non-usage."
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Is BBH suffering from too much of a good thing?
Bartle Bogle Hegarty's announcement last week that it is resigning its European portion of the &£50m Sony Ericsson mobile phone account has focused attention on the rapid pace of change at an agency seeking to cope with the many new accounts it won last year.
One observer claims that the shop is "overwhelmed" by new business, including the &£60m British Airways account, the &£140m Persil/Omo business and other accounts such as Vaseline, Electrolux, Dunlop, Burton's Foods and Google. He says the agency is "like a rabbit caught in the headlights" as it beds in the new accounts and this is affecting creative output, demonstrated by the dearth of significant creative awards it has won this year.
No one is suggesting that BBH's problems are critical. After all, it always takes time to integrate new clients. Indeed, many rivals would relish the challenges the agency faces in coping with its massive commercial success. But BBH has built its reputation on creative excellence with clients such as Audi, Levi's and Lynx, and many observers are wondering if it can scale the same heights with other brands. "Where is the new Lynx? The Audi idea 'Vorsprung Durch Technik' is two decades old," says one source.
There are question marks over its strategy for BA, which is rumoured to have rejected some of its creative treatments. BBH resigned Sony Ericsson – a notoriously difficult account – after the company asked branding agency Wolff Olins to create a rival strategy. Its founding client Levi's is reported to be in discussions with other agencies and Woolworths is "looking at options" for advertising its new Ladybird chain (MW last week). Meanwhile, BBH's Barclays Bank and Woolwich campaigns have been widely derided.
Getting back in the swing
Adding to the changes, new managing director Ben Fennell – who arrived from the agency's Asia-Pacific office in March – is re-acclimatising to the ultra-competitive London ad scene after a four-years absence.
But 34-year-old Fennell, who started at BBH 12 years ago as a management trainee, brushes off the criticisms. "I don't accept that creatively we have gone off the boil. Is the work as good as it could be? Absolutely not – but we will always say that. What we care about in the long-term is that we are always at the top slugging it out with the best."
He admits: "We beat ourselves up quite a lot" about the agency's failure to win awards at Cannes and the British Television Advertising Awards this year. But he praises work for Castlemaine XXXX and the BA executions. He adds that hiring art director Mark Reddy from McCann Erickson has enabled BBH to produce excellent print work and thinks bringing in Kevin Brown from Soul for "engagement" planning is an important move. Fennell also points out that the BA and Omo/Persil wins are global, which means the "strain" is shared across the six-office network.
And he stands by the agency's push to launch new divisions, which some see as a distraction from the main task of servicing its &£250m of new business. The latest new venture is Zag, specialising in developing new brands and run by former Lynx/Axe brand director Neil Munn.
Learning the ropes
BBH has taken on 122 new staff in 12 months – during which time about 80 have left – boosting its numbers to 430. The recruits are learning the BBH approach, but a source says: "It's quite a tough environment, either you stay forever or last two years and then they've worn you out."
Fennell insists there is excellent television work in the pipeline and promises "four or five absolute belters between now and the end of the year".
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My card today is for the Stamp N Plus blog. I used their sentiment stamps. I thought the tie was fitting for upcoming Father's Day. The paper is by DCWV. I cut the tie out of the patterned paper. The background paper is edged with distress ink as well as the die cuts by Spellbinders.
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These units don't last forever, so avoid problems next cruising season by replacing your inverter this winter.
We can always gauge what is going on in the market place by the conversations we are having with our clients. One topic that has been coming up a lot lately, involves older modified sine-wave inverter/chargers, failing. And they aren't failing in the driveway, they are failing while in use, in the middle of the vacation. It's to be expected, these units are now 10 to 20 years old. An inverter/charger is a sophisticated piece of technology and, like other pieces of electronics, are not made to run forever.
Losing the benefits of an inverter will vary, many users only have an inverter to run convenience items like a TV or microwave while away from land-power. If your inverter fails, you can make do without it. However, for many, the inverter is critical as it runs the fridge while away from land-power or without the genset running. As well, many inverters also come with a charger, often referred to as an inverter/charger. While losing the inverter functionality will vary from user to user, losing the charger for the house batteries will most likely curtail a cruise for most users. A battery charger is essential to recharge the battery bank and to offset the DC loads while on land-power or running the genset to ensure that the batteries are not depleted. Without a charger, the only means of charging the batteries is via the alternators. This is fine if you are moving and going to new spots constantly, but what if you want to be in one spot or run the genset to recharge the batteries. Very quickly you will find yourself with depleted batteries and limited ways of recharging them.
Another difference between old and new technology, is the efficiency. An older inverter/charger offered about two thirds efficiency, the new units are 90 percent plus. For those who use inverters a lot, this will translate to significant power savings on your batteries and less draw provides a longer time between charges or a shorter charging time.
As we have mentioned in prior articles, there are two main types of inverters, modified and pure or true sine. Many users still have modified sine wave inverters and they work well for most resistive loads, such as lights and coffee pots, but have a hard time running any inductive loads, such as microwaves, TVs, and even modern coffee machines. Modified sine wave inverters used to be the most common and are the least expensive. Pure sine wave can handle all AC loads and are specifically good at handling AC inductive loads such as laptops, battery chargers for cordless tools, dimmers, sanders, polishers and stereos. Pure sine wave inverters produce a better, cleaner power, identical to that in your house. The price difference between modified and pure sine wave has narrowed and, considering the benefits, most boat owners are choosing pure sine wave inverters.
If you have a modified sine wave inverter of any age or a pure sine wave inverter that is over 10-15 years old, it may be time for an upgrade. So what should you consider when choosing a new inverter/charger? The first thing to take into account is the size of your existing battery bank. The challenge is matching your house bank, measured in amp-hours, to the inverter rating measured in watts. As a rule of thumb, we recommend a battery bank with a capacity sized at 20 percent of wattage. For instance, a 2,000-watt inverter should be connected to a 400 amp-hour battery bank. Inverters are available in all sizes, but the most popular choice is between 2000 to 3000 watts.
Next, calculate the draw or maximum concurrent AC loads you will run. Then decide the output of the charger, the larger the inverter wattage rating the larger the charger output. For instance, a 2000-watt inverter will provide a 100-amp charger at 12 VDC and a 3000-watt inverter will provide a 150 amp charger at 12 VDC. Depending on your battery size, you will want to have a charger that is at least 10 percent of battery capacity. With flooded lead acid batteries you can comfortably go to 20 percent of capacity. For instance, eight flooded golf carts in a 12 VDC bank will provide 880 amp-hours of capacity. With the minimum charge rate of 10 percent, the charger for this bank should be at least 88 amps.
Also remember, there are some high wattage loads that should not be run on the inverter such as a water heater, air conditioner, electric range or space heater. If you are using these items, you will need a generator or be connected to shore-power.
Replacing your inverter/charger is a good winter project and with many RV and boat shows just around the corner, you will have the opportunity to speak directly with manufacturers and installers. Before you go, make sure you know the size of your battery bank and how many amps you consume in a day, this will help with the decision making process.


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Companies urged to review drug testing policies to fit with ganja reform
Justice Minister Mark Golding is advising employers to review their drug-testing policies to fall in line with the new regulations that now govern the use of ganja in Jamaica.
Some organisations routinely do drug screening for new employees prior to confirmation, and person can be denied employment if prohibited drugs are detected in their bodies.
Additionally, some companies also carry out random drug testing of employees, with serious penalties and termination for failed drug tests.
However, under the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 (also referred to as the Ganja Reform Law), which was passed into law in February and took effect on April 15, the personal use of marijuana is now decriminalised.
The law now allows persons to legally inhale the drug in the privacy of their non-commercial residence, in quantities not amounting to two ounces.
Additionally, members of the Rastafarian faith are allowed to smoke ganja for religious purposes in locations registered as places of Rastafarian worship.
The smoking of marijuana is also legally permitted in places licensed for the smoking of the substance for medical and therapeutic purposes.
In light of this, the drug can be detected in a person's system during a drug test.
The amount of time the body retains traces of marijuana is dependent on factors such as how often a person smokes and the body's metabolic rate. It can remain in the system for days or weeks and is detectable by urine and hair analysis, or saliva tests.
"In light of the changes to the law, which has sought to basically decriminalise personal use (of ganja), I would encourage employers to re-examine their policies on the issue and perhaps modernise their practices, so that they don't treat this as a basis for excluding somebody from a job," Golding told The Gleaner.
"However, although I don't think this is something the Government should take the lead on, perhaps the Ministry of Labour could address this issue with employers. But I do think it is something the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF), PSOJ (Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica) and the trade unions should look at," Golding said.
"In fact, I encourage them to revisit those prevailing employment practices as soon as possible, in light of the current changes to the law."
He added: "This really is a matter for employers to decide, and if the JEF takes a position on it, that would suggest to their members and other companies that in the context of the new law in Jamaica, this ought not to be used as something to exclude anybody from employment, that would be good.
"In fact, I can't see why this would be treated as a grounds on which to prevent someone from being hired, unless the job is one where the use of any kind of mind-altering substance could impair their ability, such as driving or operating certain types of machinery."
At the same time, however, Golding said it was an employer's right to decide on who they choose to employ, stating that they were not obliged to hire someone if they were not comfortable doing so.
"At the end of the day, it would be left up to the employer, if they choose to hire that person. I don't think the law can force anyone to employ someone, outside of from a discrimination standpoint," he said.
"Constitutionally, a person would only have legal redress if they were refused employment or discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, or sex, for example."
Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels agreed that, outside of constitutional discrimination, it would be within the employer's right to deny employment.
"Contrary to popular belief, ganja is not legal. Employers are still within their right to take whatever action they see fit if ganja is detected during a drug test, because ganja is still not legal in Jamaica," said Samuels.
"The only defence an employee would have if traces are found is if they can produce a medical certificate to prove that it was given to them for medical reasons."
He said using marijuana for religious reasons was not a defence, as it would depend on the type of job the person does.
"An aircraft pilot, for example, even if he were a Rastafarian, could not take the drug on the grounds of religious sacrament and use that as a reason to justify any breach of regulations, when it comes to public safety," said Samuels.
He said the internal regulations of an organisation cannot be superseded by the amendment to the Dangerous Drugs Act.
The attorney urged employers to review their drug-testing policy in order to make it clear, for example, to Rastafarian employees that company policy has nothing to do with their use of ganja for religious reasons.
"However, I do believe how companies deal with this issue will have to be on a case-by-case basis," he said.
In response, JEF President David Wan said it would be up to individual companies to reconsider and re-evaluate whether they needed to change their own drug-testing policies, in light of legal reform.
"I don't think there is going to be a uniform approach on this. Each company is going to make an evaluation on its own as they see fit, given the new legislation," Wan said.
"However, I think collectively we need to look at the particular angle of any legal ramifications arising from this issue on both the rights of the employer and employee."


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Environmental group says California crabbers harming whales
Whales are becoming entangled in fishing lines and nets at an alarming rate off the California coast. More than 60 whales of various species have been spotted trailing fishing gear this year alone _ a more than 400 percent spike over normal. (Dec. 9)
SAN FRANCISCO — An environmental group wants the federal government to declare that California's crab fishing industry is dangerous to whales.
The Center for Biological Diversity says it's petitioned the government to rank the Dungeness crab fishery in the top category of concern for marine mammals. It wants restrictions on where and how much crabbing gear is used.
The crabbing season opens Wednesday.
The center says last year at least 19 humpback whales, two blue whales and one leatherback sea turtle were found tangled up in commercial crab gear off the West Coast last year and the figure has been rising in recent years.
Last month, the center sued the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, alleging it had failed to prevent unlawful entanglements of whales and other marine life.


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Overview of the smartphone HTC U11+: bigger is better
HTC has not yet disclosed the statistics of sales of the latest flagship – U11, and, most likely, no records, he did not deliver. However, the press and bloggers met the new very warm. Colleagues liked the unusual design on the background of the endless attempts to copy the iPhone, all appreciated the built-in camera, as well as performance and sound. In Russia, however, everything else has been added and an adequate price: at the start of sales HTC U11 was cheaper than the flagships of Sony and Huawei, not to mention Samsung and Apple. However, in order to improve their financial situation and to regain lost ground in the market of a good smartphone is not enough – the HTC is well aware of. And in the end of last year, the company flagship, made two soul mates – HTC Life HTC U11 U11+. About the latter we will now speak.
Of course, this is not a new flagship and not a replacement of the original U11. The model with the index Plus – it's only an alternative version with a larger screen and more capacious battery. Interestingly, the big screen has not led to a noticeable increase in the size of the case – if you don't put two next smartphone, the difference in size can generally not be noticed. The fact that he fashioned an aspect ratio of 18:9. As a result, the smartphone has a thinner frame, fingerprint sensor at the back and other attributes of top smartphones late last year. But most importantly, the new smartphone is exactly the same as the original cost and U11 at the time of release. And if so, then we just couldn't leave it without attention.
|Apple iPhone X
|Samsung Galaxy S8+
|6 inch, IPS, 1440 × 2880 pixels, 538 ppi, capacitive multitouch
|5.5 inch, IPS, 1440 × 2560, 538 ppi, capacitive multitouch
|6 inch, OLED, 1440 × 2880, 537 ppi, capacitive multitouch
|5.8 inch, OLED,
1125 × 2436 pixels, 458 ppi, capacitive multitouch
|6.2 inch, AMOLED, 1440 × 2960, 529 ppi, capacitive multitouch
|Safety glass
|Corning Gorilla Glass 5
|Corning Gorilla Glass 5
|Corning Gorilla Glass 5
|No data
|Corning Gorilla Glass 5
|Qualcomm Snapdragon 835: eight cores (4 × Kryo, frequency 2.45 GHz and 4 × Kryo, frequency 1.9 GHz)
|Qualcomm Snapdragon 835: eight cores (4 × Kryo, frequency 2.45 GHz and 4 × Kryo, frequency 1.9 GHz)
|Qualcomm Snapdragon 835: eight cores (4 × Kryo, frequency 2.45 GHz and 4 × Kryo, frequency 1.9 GHz)
|Apple A11 Bionic six cores, frequency 2.39 GHz (2 × Moonsoon and 4 × Mistral)
|Samsung Exynos 8895: eight cores (4 × M1, 2.5 GHz + 4 × Cortex-A53 frequency of 1.69 GHz)
|Graphics controller
|Adreno 540
|Adreno 540
|Adreno 530
|No data
|Mali-G71 MP20, 850 MHz
|Flash memory
|1 × USB Type-C 3.1
|1 × USB Type-C 3.1
|1 × USB Type-C 3.1
|1 × Lightning
|1 × USB Type-C 3.1
|1 × nanoSIM
|1 × nanoSIM
|1 × nanoSIM
|1 × nanoSIM
|1 × nanoSIM
|1 × microSD/nanoSIM
|1 × microSD/nanoSIM
|1 × microSD/nanoSIM
|1 × microSD/nanoSIM
|1 × headset Jack 3.5 mm
|1 × headset Jack 3.5 mm
|Cell 2G connection
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
|GSM/GPRS/EDGE MHz 850/900/1700/1800/1900
|3G cellular communications
|UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
|UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
|UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
|UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
|UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz
|Cellular 4G
|LTE Cat. 15 (800/150 Mbit/s), ranges 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41
|LTE Cat. 16 (1024/150 Mbit/s), ranges 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41
|LTE Cat. 16 (1000 Mbps), ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41
|LTE Cat. 10 (450 Mbps) bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
|LTE Cat. 16 (1024 Mbit/s, 150 Mbit/s), ranges 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
|802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4/5 GHz
|802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4/5 GHz
|802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4/5 GHz
|802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4/5 GHz
|802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4/5 GHz
|Yes (Apple Pay)
|GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
|GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
|Light, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)
|Light, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)
|Light, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)
|Light, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass)
|Light, proximity, accelerometer/gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass), Hall sensor
|Fingerprint scanner
|Is back
|Is, from the front
|Is back
|No (instead, the face scanner FaceID)
|Is back
|The main camera
|12 MP, f/1,7, autofocus, led flash, optical image stabilization
|12 MP, f/1,7, autofocus, led flash, optical image stabilization
|13 MP, f/1,6, autofocus, led flash; 16 MP, wide-angle 120 degree lens f/1,9
|Dual camera: 12 MP, f/1,8 lens + wide angle lens 12 MP, f/2.4, autofocus, led flash, optical image stabilization
|12 MP, f/1,7, phase detection autofocus, led flash, optical image stabilization
|Front camera
|8 MP, f/2.0, no flash
|8 MP, f/2.0, no flash
|5 MP, f/2.2, and without a flash
|7 MP, f/2.2, and without a flash
|8 MP, f/1,7, no flash
|Removable battery: 14.9 W⋅h (3930 mA⋅h, 3.8 V)
|Removable battery: 11.4 W⋅h (3000 mA * h, 3.8 V)
|Removable battery: 12.5 W⋅h (3300 mA * h, 3.8 V)
|Removable battery: 10,32 W·h (2716 mAh, 3.8 V)
|Removable battery: the 13.3 WH (3500 mAh, 3.8 V)
|158,5 × 74,9 × 8.5 mm
|153,9 × 75,9 × 7.9 mm
|151,7 × 75,4 × 7.3 mm
|143,6 × 70,9 × 7.7 mm
|159,5 × 73,4 × 8.1 mm
|188 g
|169 g
|158 g
|174 g
|173 g
|Protection from water and dust
|Mean, standard IP68
|There are, IP67
|Mean, standard IP68
|There are, IP67
|Mean, standard IP68
|Operating system
|Android 8.0 Oreo, HTC Sense UI
|Android 8.0 Oreo, HTC Sense UI
|Android 7.1.2 Nougat
|iOS 11
|Android 7.0 Nougat
|Current price
|44 990 rubles
|39 990 rubles
|59 990 rubles
|79 990 rubles
|54 990 rubles
Appearance, ergonomics and software
Again, the best part of HTC U11+ is that when you increase the screen on half-inch diagonal overall dimensions practically did not change. The unit gained only half an inch in height and a millimeter in thickness and width at all "chudno" 1 millimeter. In this case the smartphone have increased the display and the frame around it, on the contrary, decreased. Due to such a modest facelift, he began to look more interesting and modern. It's nice that unlike its competitors from mainland China, HTC is not trying to imitate neither Apple, nor Samsung, so that U11+ and still looks very original. But I admit that many people prefer a perfectly flat back surface and a brushed aluminum instead of glossy glass.
Another consequence of the reduction framework, a fingerprint scanner, moved from the bottom of the display on the rear panel under the camera. First, he became larger than it was in HTC U11, and, secondly, the design team was able to place it in the right place. Index finger – no matter whether you're a righty or a Lefty – intuitively onto the sensor when you hold the phone with the screen towards you. But the likelihood that you accidentally touch the camera lens instead of the scanner of prints is equal to zero. A big Hello to Samsung Galaxy S8 and personally.
The only thing we could wish for is a built – in button under the scanner. However, this would complicate the implementation of protection against dust and moisture, and we see little progress compared to the original U11 (was compliance with the standard IP67, IP68). This means that the smartphone is not afraid of a half-hour dive under water to a depth of one meter.
The rear panel of the HTC U11+ solid coated multilayer glass. In this sense it is not different from the original U11 and U Ultra. It is pleasant to the touch and looks pretty darn cool when you first take the smartphone out of the box. Unfortunately, with daily use it quickly covered with fingerprints. As for color, while there are three versions: silver-blue, black and gray translucent. Latest style the most interesting, but like it is not all glass here are a few rayed, and seen the insides of a smartphone. But personally, I feel this blue color, which was at U11. However, it is hoped that this option will also be available, but later.
According to authorities, there was nothing unexpected: on the right is the dual volume button and power button, bottom middle is the USB port Type is Type-C, and to the right of him there was a speaker. The tray for SIM-card is located on top. It is a hybrid — the second nanoSIM, you can put the microSD drive. Again, we have to make a difficult choice between the second carrier card and memory expansion.
Despite the rather large case, HTC U11+ quite comfortable for typing. The smartphone does not need to shift in your hand: your thumb can reach the opposite side of the screen. But to reach the top area is already difficult, but HTC found a simple and elegant solution. Blind with the quick access toolbar can be pulled with a swipe though, from the middle of the display.
Smartphone right out of the box running Android 8.0 Oreo with a shell HTC Sense. For the convenience of the interface there are no problems: the logic works the same as with other Android smartphones. There is an AI assistant Sense Companion that remembers your scenario of a smartphone and gradually adapts to the user. But at this stage of development much use of such assistants are not.
Edge Sense, which was presented as the main highlight of the original HTC U11 a and U11+. The point is simple: the smartphone detects the compression of the side faces. The solution is interesting I can't deny it. Moreover, by itself, the gesture is very natural. But somehow I couldn't bring myself to use it – lack of standard buttons and standard gestures of Android. In the settings you can set the amount of pressure and I would immediately recommend to bet max, otherwise you can not avoid false positives. Plus, the compression can "hang" in almost any function, the default is to start the camera and release the shutter.
Display and sound
HTC still doesn't want to (or can not?) go to the use of AMOLED screens. In the U11 used an IPS panel with a diagonal of 5.5 inches, but HTC U11+ – again, IPS-screen with a diagonal of 6 inches. Do not be confused by the instruction technology Super LCD6 is a marketing name of usual and well known type of matrix. Due to changes in aspect ratio increased the resolution was 1440 × 2560 pixels, was 1440 × 2880.
The new screen seems less bright than the previous, but, according to laboratory measurements, the difference is quite small. It seems that HTC is now using so I don't have the algorithm adjust the brightness for the current lighting conditions. Of course, in the settings there is the usual option to turn on and off automatic brightness setting, but even if you set the max brightness manually, then the naked eye will notice that if you increase the brightness of the ambient light increases and the display brightness. This has an impact on the results of measurements with a colorimeter. The first result we got was extremely low even by the standards of smartphones for 6 thousand rubles, but re-froze in a lighter room allowed us to obtain a better result.
Is the maximum brightness of 439 CD/m2, contrast – 1355:1. This is a good performance for IPS-matrix, albeit not a record. Brightness have a 5.5-inch display HTC U11 was slightly higher and the contrast, on the contrary, below. The viewing angles are not changed – they are coming close to 180 degrees in all directions. However, if you look at the plane of the screen diagonally, you will notice a slight decrease in contrast. The colors are not distorted, does not appear yellow or green tint. In this respect, the HTC U11+ all right.
Color gamut is slightly offset relative to the reference space sRGB, but the rest of the display settings has no issues. The average gamma value of 2.06 is very good by smartphone standards. Color temperature traditionally exceeds the reference 6500 K, and ranges from 7000 to 8000 K. the average value is 7500 K. Well, the average DeltaE deviation for the extended color palette and shades of gray is 4.5 – here we see even a slight improvement compared to the original HTC U11.
In terms of sound and musical abilities U11+ is no different from U11. The first thing to keep in mind is the lack of 3.5 mm headphone Jack. The bundled headset plugs directly into the USB port-C, and with it, the box is the adapter. The main advantage of the bundled headset is that it is highly configurable embedded software. With headphones connected through the adapter, such tricks do not pass. So, this is called HTC USonic. It uses built-in headphone microphones to analyze the shape of the ear and selects the appropriate profile of EQ. I can't say for sure what's going on in the analysis process, but customized sound much different in a better way. I am even sure that most users will be quite happy using the standard headset.
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So which Advertising blogs are successful in providing the information you need and how can you find them? You can do a google search and search for the Best Advertising Blogs, but then you get hundreds of "Best of Lists" in front of you, so that doesn't help a lot either unless you want to spend a full day going through all those lists. Well, that is exactly what we did! We searched for 50 "Best of Lists" highlighting the most recommended Advertising Blogs or Online Advertising Blogs, then we selected and combined the 14 most valuable "Best of Lists" and earmarked and ranked what Blogs about Advertising / Online Advertising keep up appearing on most of those recently published lists. From a total of 141 Advertising Blogs compared, reviewed and ranked, here are the Top 20 of Most Recommended Advertising Blogs around that appear on most of the "Best Advertising Blogs" lists.
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#1. Seth's Blog / Twitter
Listed 6 out of 14 times. Seth is an entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. In addition to launching one of the most popular blogs in the world, he has written 18 best-selling books. Though renowned for his writing and speaking, Seth also founded two companies, Squidoo and Yoyodyne (acquired by Yahoo!). By focusing on everything from effective marketing and leadership, to the spread of ideas and changing everything, Seth has been able to motivate and inspire countless people around the world.
Handy Resources:
Big company advertising
Advertising's hidden design and its impact on our culture
Three kinds of advertising
Do ads work?
#2. Hubspot Blog / Twitter
Listed 4 out of 14 times. Over 475,000 subscribed readers enjoy the content on a virtual cornucopia of topics, including B2B, SEO demand generation, marketing strategies and executing effective marketing campaigns. You can even host your business blog on HubSpot, and the whole industry rushes to download their annual state of inbound marketing report once it's hot off the (PDF) press. They update their blogs frequently, so you're always sure to find fresh content. With so many posts available, be sure to take advantage of their search field to streamline for specific topics
Handy Resources:
The 17 Best Advertisements of All Time
Everything You Need to Know about Advertising Best Practices
Why Agencies Should Abandon Advertising and Invest in Owned Media
The Definition of Advertising in Less Than 50 Words
#3. Kissmetrics Blog / Twitter
Listed 3 out of 14 times. Listed 5 out of 19 times. Kissmetrics is more than just a blog! Their online software helps marketers turn analytics into insights that guide decision-making and growth. Kissmetrics is different because it ties every visit on your website to a person – even if they are using different devices. This company was co-founded by Neil Patel, a well known online marketing guru, but he sold the company a while ago.
Handy Resources:
5 Things You Must Do Before Jumping Into Paid Internet Advertising
A Deep Dive Into Facebook Advertising
Native Advertising: Marketing Flop or Marketing Future?
Here's What Happens When Facebook Advertising Fails
Listed 3 out of 14 times. Adweek is the leading source of news and insight serving the brand marketing ecosystem. First published in 1979, Adweek's award-winning coverage reaches an engaged audience of more than 6 million professionals across platforms including print, digital, events, podcasts, newsletters, social media and mobile apps. As a touchstone of the advertising and marketing community, Adweek is an unparalleled resource for leaders across multiple industries who rely on its content to help them do their job better.
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Where Is the Line Between Creepy and Creative in Advertising?
Why Intelligent Disruption in Advertising Will Be the Most Important Trend of 2018
Advertising Can (Maybe) Save the World, Just Not the Way You Think
Social Media Is Dead … Long Live Social Advertising
#5. MarketingProfs / Twitter
Listed 3 out of 14 times. MarketingProfs is the one source that individual marketers, marketing teams, and some of the world's largest organizations turn to for modern marketing tools, training, strategies, articles, online seminars, discussion forums, and much more. Their educational materials will give you or your team real-world solutions to common and not-so-common marketing problems. Their experts also provide strategies for various types of marketing, from email to social media and beyond.
Handy Resources:
Television Advertising: Audience, Cost, Duration, and Genre Trends
The Advertising Media That Consumers Trust Most
How to Target Millennials With Billboard Advertising
What's Coming Up? Online Advertising Trend Predictions
#6. Adland / Twitter
Listed 5 out of 14 times. Adland is a website focusing on the advertising industry and an Internet archive of commercials. It incorporates advertising news, critical commentary on ads and the advertising industry, and archives of ads and ad campaigns, concentrating on television advertisements. Adland is a ground-breaking examination of modern advertising, from its early origins, to the evolution of the current advertising landscape.
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9 Things Mark Twain Taught Me About Advertising
Ten tips for a better work environment in advertising
Dear Mom. This is how much advertising loves you.
Shakespeare's influence in advertising (a.k.a. You, minion, are too saucy)
#7. AdAge / Twitter
Listed 5 out of 14 times. Created in 1930 to cover a burgeoning industry with objectivity, accuracy, and fairness, Ad Age continues to be powered by award-winning journalism. Today, Ad Age is a global media brand focusing on curated creativity, data and analysis, people and culture, and innovation and forecasting. From vital print editions to must-attend events and innovative platform offerings, its industry-leading offerings include the coveted A-List & Creativity Awards, the Ad Age Next Conference, and proprietary data such as the Leading National Advertisers Report from the Ad Age Datacenter.
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Top Ad Campaigns of the 21st Century
#Hashtag10: a Look Back at the 10 Tags That Shaped Advertising
Scale is Killing Advertising
10 Questions You Need to Ask Your Advertising Data Provider
#8. AdExchanger / Twitter
Listed 5 out of 14 times. Founded in 2008, AdExchanger is an integrated media and events company devoted to the digital advertising and marketing space. Their award-winning publication enables the exchange of ideas between all members of the "ecosystem," including marketers, agencies, publishers, data providers, advertising and marketing technology companies, analysts, the investment community and the press. AdExchanger has 223,000 monthly unique visitors, and editorial newsletters with more than 28,000 subscribers.
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The Publisher's New Role In Advertising
The Complete Guide To Amazon's Ad Business
Zero-Data Media Could Be The Future Of Digital Advertising
GDPR: The Death Knell For Programmatic Advertising?
#9. AdPulp / Twitter
Listed 4 out of 14 times. AdPulp offers a unique point of view on the most pressing topics of our day in marketing communications. They work in the business, think about, talk about and write about the business. They're advocates and critics, but first and foremost we're practitioners, so they understand the pain of being thrown under the bus, of working late nights, of dealing with difficult clients.
Handy Resources:
Why Working In Advertising Sucks And What We Can Do About It
Advertising Vs. Information
How To Break Into Advertising: Be Intensely Curious and Possess Multiple Skill Sets
The Real Mad Men of Advertising Adds Real-World Context To The Drama
#10. The Inspiration Room / Twitter
Listed 5 out of 14 times. The Inspiration Room is a creative archive and community site first established in 2006. The Inspiration Room is a collaborative effort, providing you with the latest and classic creative inspirations from television, print, ambient and interactive advertising, music videos, photography and design. They base our articles on submissions sent to us directly from agencies, production houses, photographers, sound and music companies, PR companies.
Recent Posts:
It's a Tide Ad
Lamb Side Story unites Australian left and right
Don't You Forget About Me – State Farm
BBC One – The Supporting Act
#11. Ads of the World / Twitter
Listed 6 out of 14 times. Ads of the World is basically an advertising version of Disney's Epcot, except it's even more awesome and top-notch. Visiting the Ads of the World blog is like visiting an advertising museum, with quite possibly the most comprehensive archive of ads anywhere. Even their search menu speaks to the endless possibilities for inspiration. You can view hundreds of different Ads, whether it be print, radio, TV, outdoor, DM, online or ambient.
Handy Resources:
Creative Typography in Advertising
Donald Trump in Advertising
Gender Equality in Advertising
Girl Power in Advertising
Listed 5 out of 14 times. Adrants, published by Adrants Publishing LLC, provides marketing and advertising news. It provides insightful, informed, experiential, no holds barred commentary on the state of the advertising and media industries. Editorial covers emerging marketing and advertising trends, cultural and demographic shifts affecting advertising strategies, new campaign launches, viral and buzz marketing, the rise of social media, useful industry research and the examination of the industry's shift from old paradigms to new.
Handy Resources:
8 Critical Elements of Successful Native Advertising
Advertising Makes Our World Go 'Round
Why Advertising Will Never Portray Reality
The Three Ages of Advertising Slavery Illustrated
#13. Joe La Pompe / Twitter
Listed 4 out of 14 times. Joelapompe is a free website, based in France, which is not affiliated with any company or organization. It's all about hunt and collect any twin-advertising concepts. The more the ideas are similar, the more it's interesting to compare. It's dedicated to advertising, and it's always going strong. This site is for lovers of really creative advertising and all those who cannot stand to see the same ideas trusted directories and creative charts year after year.
Handy Resources:
Devalued Advertising Idea?
A Congested Creative Road?
A Stack of Similarities?
The Road to Plagiarism?
#14. More About Advertising / Twitter
Listed 3 out of 14 times. More About Advertising set out to be the alternative voice of advertising, marketing and media nearly ten years ago and since then has developed into one of the main sources of news, information and insight into these industries globally. MAA doesn't set out just to report the news or display people's opinions but, at all times, tries to show why things are happening in the industry and what the consequences are for every stakeholder.
Handy Resources:
Why do brand owners waste their precious advertising assets?
Five things you didn't know about advertising agencies 1970s
Art and advertising: a mutually rewarding relationship or a marriage of convenience?
Why shouldn't we ban advertising to children?
#15. AgencySpy / Twitter
Listed 4 out of 14 times. AgencySpy is a part of Adweek Network. It covers the ad agency world from the inside. From breaking agency news to new campaigns and client wins, AgencySpy is a trusted news source keeping advertising professionals up to date on what's happening at their agency and beyond.
Handy Resources:
Redditors Kind of Hate Working in Advertising
Suck It, Creatives: 'Web Developer' Is the Hottest Gig in Advertising
Advertising Account Executive Is Apparently One of the Most Overrated Jobs
Advertising Doesn't Need Another Old White Guy…Says Middle-Aged White Guy
#16. AdFreak / Twitter
Listed 5 out of 14 times. It is AdWeek's daily blog of the best and worst of creativity. AdFreak is edited by Adweek's Tim Nudd. The blog shares the latest and freakiest commercials with a lot of entertaining top 10 lists, like '10 ads that killed dubstep'. Informative and insightful are the best two ways to describe the posts on Adfreak.
Latest Posts:
How an Art Director's Frustration Fueled the Curiously Creative Instagram Feed 'Trump as Food'
Watch the Stars of Netflix's Glow Lip-Sync 'Maniac' in This Joyous Season 2 Promo
'Baskin-Robbins Got Me Like' Is 2018's Twerkiest, GIFiest, Meme-iest Ad Campaign
Is Your Room Dead Boring? This Ghostly Ikea Ad Encourages You to Resurrect It
#17. The Ad Contrarian / Twitter
Listed 5 out of 14 times. The Ad Contrarian is a blog where great conversational writing meets business-oriented content and statistical analysis. Bob Hoffman, CEO of Hoffman/Lewis and author of the book by the same name, produces interesting and unvarnished content, particularly on running a small agency. He shares his thoughts on advertising news and frequently offers contrary perspectives on advertising discussions.
Handy Resources:
Top 10 Reasons Online Advertising Must Change
Death And Advertising
Volkswagen Will Be Saved By Its Advertising
Advertising Industry Gives Up
#18. Copyranter / Twitter
Listed 3 out of 14 times. Mark Duffy describes himself as "The Best Ad Critic In The World. When you read his content, you will accept this as a reasonable description. He rants about Cannes, Apple, marketing jobs and how to advertise to millennials.
Handy Resources:
What is "Native Advertising"?
Seven New Names for "Advertising"
Advertising Is Not A Science, Never Will Be.
What The Hell Happened To Apple's Advertising?
#19. The Curious Brain / Twitter
Listed 3 out of 14 times. The Curious Brain belongs to Michael Paredrakos, Strategic Planner from Greece ( ex Ogilvy & Mather, ex Lowe And Partners) now playing Managing Director @ avakon+ an award-winning digital agency from Athens.…. who is curious about many things. The Curious Brain offers a strong variety of ads, whether they are a cartoon and artistically drawn ads, gifs, and other cleverly simple ads all audiences can appreciate. This blog has a simple design and focuses on ads as well as gifs for the younger, tech-savvy generation.
Handy Resources:
Sell & Spin A History of Advertising
The History of Advertising on YouTube
We're All in Marketing: What Evolution Tells Us About Advertising
The Evolution of Advertising: From Stone Carving to Old Spice Guy
#20. Social Media Examiner / Twitter
Listed 3 out of 14 times. One of the world's largest social media marketing resource, which platform helps millions of businesses discover how to best use social media to connect with customers, drive traffic, generate awareness, and increase sales. Their mission is to help you navigate the constantly changing social media jungle.
Handy Resources:
Social Media Advertising: New Research for Marketers
4 Ways to Create Social Media Ads That Stand Out
New Research Reveals Paid Social Media Effectiveness
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Doug Coombs, who was revered in the high-altitude world of extreme skiing for his perilous, pioneering runs and who was also a guide and teacher to many who pursue the sport, died Monday in an accident in the French Alps while skiing with three other Americans. He was 48.
The police in Briançon said a team of rescuers had found Mr. Coombs's body near La Grave, a resort town about 50 miles east of Grenoble in southeast France. Mr. Coombs and his wife, Emily, operated a steep-skiing camp in La Grave, where they lived.
In an account of the accident sent to the American Mountain Guides Association, a member of the Coombs party, Matt Farmer, wrote that Mr. Coombs had plunged off a cliff while trying to come to the aid of a fellow skier, Chad VanderHam, 31, of Keystone, Colo.
Mr. Coombs and Mr. VanderHam, along with Mr. Farmer and a fourth American, Christina Blomquist, had been going down a steep chute surrounded by rock when Mr. VanderHam disappeared over a mountain rib, or precipice, Mr. Farmer wrote.
"Doug yelled up that 'Chad fell, come down with a rope,' " Mr. Farmer wrote. "Christina and I saw Doug yelling Chad's name while side-stepping down and attempting to see over the cliff to his right. We saw his skis slip on the rock and he fell out of view over the rib."
Mr. VanderHam, who was alive but unconscious when the other skiers reached him, died later, Mr. Farmer wrote. Mr. Coombs was already dead.
Mr. Coombs was born in Boston and grew up skiing in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. He went to Montana State University in Bozeman, where he began steep-skiing at the Bridger Bowl.
Steeps are slopes with a pitch of more than 45 degrees. Extreme skiing is done on mountains where there are no lifts, no trails, no boundaries and no ski patrols. Skiers ascend peaks in helicopters or climb them by foot before making their runs.
Mr. Coombs moved to Jackson Hole, Wyo., in 1986 and began working for a guide service there. Over the years, he was the first person to descend on some 250 slopes in Antarctica, Chile, France, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Alaska and elsewhere in the United States. He appeared in several documentary films about the sport.
Although Mr. Coombs performed feats of remarkable daring, he did not take unreasonable risks, his colleagues said.
"Doug did things that were very extreme and cutting edge, but he did them safely and had an excellent safety record," said Scott Raynor, who had skied with Mr. Coombs many times and had bought a company Mr. Coombs founded in Valdez, Alaska.
With his wife, also a skier, and friends, Mr. Coombs pioneered the first descents in the formidable Chugach range in Alaska.
"We were infatuated with the Chugach terrain," he wrote on his Web site in 1991.
So he and his wife started a business there, Valdez Heli-Ski Guides. Within five years, he said, they were guiding as many as 1,000 skiers a year. They sold the company to Mr. Raynor in 2001.
In 1993, the couple founded the Steep Skiing Camps Worldwide in Jackson, Wyo., and in 1997 they moved the business to Europe, setting up operations in La Grave and in Verbier, Switzerland. They said Europe offered fewer constraints on what skiers were permitted to do.
The Coombses and their son, David, 3, spent much of their time at La Grave, which is dominated by a range called La Meije. The spectacular setting had had an immediate impact on him, he wrote on his Web site.
"When I first arrived at La Grave," he wrote, "and stared at the majestic glaciated peak of La Meije (13,065 feet), I imagined endless ski runs that would last a lifetime."


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Silly Dorothy
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lol...yep, I will admit to a pile, at the empty space on my kitchen table. I try to clean it up every friday, sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. It annoys me, but at least it is the only pile. ;) have a great day Connie!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 9:41 AM
LOL.. We are pile makers in our house too. Just glad the dogs can't get up on the counter and lay on them like Dorothy can. xoxReplyDelete
I need a cat . . .ReplyDelete
Well, that works out great- a perfect perch for your cat-gives him a place to rest and you an "out" to not have to touch the pile...lol Sweet kitty- xo DianaReplyDelete
Have to admit I'm a piler too. A habit I keep trying to break ... with no success. But Dorothy doesn't seem to mind!ReplyDelete
I am afraid I have too many piles in my house at the moment, too many different chores to do but I adore cats like Dorothy chilling on their perfectly chosen spots.ReplyDelete
Ugh....piles, don't get me started!!!! The hubby has tax time piles EVERYWHERE!!!!ReplyDelete
Janet xox
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Edith Loraine Steelman, of Ashland passed away November 24, 2016 at Ashland Healthcare, she was 94 years old.
Edith was born September 2, 1922 in Ashland, the daughter of Jasper James and Beulah Gaudy Jones Griffin. She married Hurschel P. Steelman on November 2, 1945 in Jefferson City and he preceded her in death in 1978. Edith retired from Food Service at University of Missouri after 20 years of service. Prior to the university, she worked at Lenoir Home and Oberman's Factory in Jefferson City. Edith spent her life enjoying her son, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her most joyful days were when her grandchildren came to visit.
Funeral services will be held at Robinson Funeral Home on November 28 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service.
Burial will follow in New Salem Cemetery in Ashland.
Survivors include, her son, Jesse Lee (Bev) Steelman of Ashland; one sister, Goldie Rippeto of Ashland; three grandsons, Shawn (Jamie) Steelman, Shannon (Faith) Steelman and Scott (Amber) Steelman; seven great grandchildren, Marideth Metcalf, Fletcher McCune and Johnna McCune, Hayden Steelman, Reese Steelman, Madison Steelman and Gracie Steelman.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and three brothers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to New Salem Cemetery or to Hospice Compassus in care of the family. PO Box 114, Ashland, Mo 65010.


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IRS Issues Guidance For Deducting Home Equity Loan. – · The IRS has now clarified that "despite newly-enacted restrictions on home mortgages, taxpayers can often still deduct interest on a home equity loan, home equity.
Home Equity Loan Interest Still Tax Deductible – AARP – If you use a home equity loan or home equity line of credit to buy, build or improve your main residence or second home, the new tax law allows you to deduct up to $100,000 in interest on those loans, the Internal Revenue Service says.. The IRS this week clarified a provision of the Tax Cuts and Job Acts that eliminates the deduction for interest paid on home equity loans and lines of credit.
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New Tax Loophole for Home Equity Loans – Reports of the demise of the mortgage interest deduction for home equity loans are greatly exaggerated. Under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the deduction for mortgage interest paid on.
Tax Deductions For Home Mortgage Interest Under TCJA – The Deductibility Of Home Mortgage Interest. The "current" form (before being recently changed by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, as discussed later) of the mortgage interest deduction under IRC Section 163(h)(3) has been around since the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
Tax Talk: New rules for mortgage interest deductions – . been deducting interest on a home equity loan that you took out in, say, 2015, to take a family vacation, you might have to reach for the Rolaids when you learn that you will lose the interest.
The deduction amount includes the interest you pay on your mortgage, home equity loan, home equity line of credit (HELOC) or mortgage refinance. If you took on the debt before Dec. 15, 2017, you can deduct interest on $1 million worth of qualified loans for married couples and $500,000 for those filing separately for the 2018 tax year.
Interest on Home Equity Loans Often Still Deductible Under. – · IR-2018-32, Feb. 21, 2018 – The IRS today advised taxpayers that in many cases they can continue to deduct interest paid on home equity loans.
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This article was originally published as Bryant, EA, Regional sea level, Southern Oscillation and beach change, New South Wales, Australia, Nature 305(5931), 1983, 213-216. Original article available here.
Coastal erosion is a problem of increasing concern that affects 60% of the world's sandy coastline. This erosion has been attributed to increased storminess, tectonic subsidence, eustatic sea-level rise, decreased shoreward sediment movement from the shelf, permanent longshore leakage of sediment from beach compartments, shifts in global pressure belts resulting in changes in the directional component of wave climates, and human interference. No one explanation has worldwide applicability because all factors vary in importance regionally. Evaluation of factors is complicated by a lack of accurate, continuous, long-term erosional data. Historical map evidence spanning 100-1,000 yr has been used in a few isolated areas; however, temporal resolution has not been sufficient to evaluate the effect of climatic variables. Air photographic evidence is restricted to the past 40 yr, and often suffers from insufficient ground control for accurate mapping over time. Ground surveying of beaches was rarely carried out before 1960 and is often discontinuous in time and space. I have resolved the problems of temporal and spatial continuity by studying change for the whole of Stanwell Park beach, New South Wales, Australia for the period 1895-1980 (Fig. 1). I report here that using the average high-tide wave run-up position measured accurate to ±2.5 m from oblique and vertical photographs, changes could be linked to regional sea-level variation and a globally significant climatic variable, the Southern Oscillation (SO).
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Introduction: Make Shift Allen Key Spanner Wrench for Vitamix Base or Whatever
I needed a spanner wrench to remove the blade base from my vitamix carafe. You could potentially use this technique for apllications that need a spanner wrench with holes instead of slots that doesnt have a shaft in the center that would block the allen keys.
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Step 1: Choose Allen Keys That Fit Into the Holes
The size doent have to be perfect just close enough to work. Just be sure that the allen key is small enough to seat all the way down the hole.
Step 2: Grab Another Allen Key of Similar Size [or the Closest You Can Manage]
Here Im using one SAE and one Metric allen T-Handle I had close. Just be careful when applying pressure that the allen key ends arent damaging thie metal holes.
Step 3: Set One Allen in Length Ways and the Other One in on the Short Side and Carefully Turn
You could also use L shaped Allen keys for this technique.
Its best to use one hand to support the the allen key connection and one to twist [I couldn't take the picture with both hands]
I find its best to put a little tension so the allen keys find there binding position and then use little bursts of pressure to break the seal. Think of yourself as a very gentle air wrench or impact wrench. I find this helps keep from stripping screws and bolts and nuts as well. Just be patient and usually they will give up after a while. Do the same thing when tighening it back down just be sure not to over tighten as the burst of pressure will snug the nut down quite nicely.
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It's time to ramp up the pressure on North Korea and China after latest missile test
North Korea's third successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday should prompt President Trump to quicken the pace of his policy of putting "maximum pressure" on the North to give up its nuclear weapons.
In addition, President Trump should respond to the launch by placing harsher sanctions on Chinese banks and front companies propping up the regime of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, to drive home the seriousness of our objections to Chinese support of the North.
While critics will inevitably complain that economic sanctions the U.S. has slapped on North Korea since President Trump took office are failing to stop the North from making progress on its missile and nuclear weapons programs, such criticism is premature.
There was no way that 10 months of getting tough on North Korea by the Trump administration could compensate for more than 10 years of paralysis and concessions by previous American presidents. Even the toughest sanctions need time to work.
The estimated range of the newest missile is 8,000 miles, an increase compared to the late July ICBM test that had an estimated range of 6,500 miles – still enough to reach Los Angeles or Chicago.
Over 20 countries have curtailed or ended commercial or diplomatic relationships with North Korea as a result of the Trump administration's "maximum pressure" strategy.
This is because President Trump is the first U.S. president who has finally acted against China for its role as North Korea's main backer.
But still, the Trump administration has not gone far enough and continues to pull its punches against Chinese banks that are the key to North Korea's continued sanctions evasion. Perhaps President Trump fears Chinese retaliation if he takes a stronger stand.
There should be no question that the U.S. goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is the correct path to pursue, especially when one considers how much more provocatively the North would act if the United States recognized it as a legitimate nuclear weapons state.
Worse, rewarding North Korea's deception and blackmail in developing its nuclear and missile forces would all but eliminate the leverage Washington needs to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons of its own. If Iran sees North Korea rewarded for becoming a nuclear power, you can bet the Iranians will go nuclear next.
The Pentagon confirmed that North Korea had in fact launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday (Korean time) capable of reaching the entire continental United States. The new test was Pyongyang's first missile test since Sept. 15, shattering the misguided hopes that this pause in provocations was a signal of North Korea's openness to diplomacy.
The launch was North Korea's third ICBM test since early July. The estimated range of the newest missile is 8,000 miles, an increase compared to the late July ICBM test that had an estimated range of 6,500 miles – still enough to reach Los Angeles or Chicago.
The latest ICBM test brought to an end a 72-day pause in North Korean missile launches, which provided some relief after the blistering pace of tests earlier in 2017, including an average of one missile launch every two weeks from March through May.
The new test was Pyongyang's 20th missile launch this year, whereas it conducted 24 last year. As researcher Shea Cotton has noted, Kim Jong Un has sharply increased North Korea's missile-testing pace since 2014, launching more tests than his grandfather and father combined.
Analysts have proposed multiple theories to explain the brief pause in North Korean tests.
Some have focused on the pattern of fourth-quarter reductions in missile testing, possibly related to the demand for resources needed for the harvest or to deal with harsh winter conditions.
Others hoped that North Korea was accepting a U.S. State Department proposal to stop tests for 60 days as a signal it was ready for direct negotiations.
But these theories always missed the forest for the trees. North Korea's missile program continues even in the absence of visible tests. The nuclear weapons and missile programs are a strategic priority for North Korea and it will continue to impose any hardship necessary on its people to sustain and expand the programs.
The rush to see an olive branch when Pyongyang was merely hiding its capabilities is a lesson for advocates of negotiating a freeze of North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs.
Freeze advocates say that it is the best way to reduce tensions and manage the threat, yet we now see that what looks like a pause in provocations may only have been a cover for continued work on ICBMs with even longer ranges.


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Increasing numbers of Afghan women are choosing suicide to escape the brutality of their daily lives, says a new human-rights report prepared by Canada's foreign affairs department.
The 2008 annual assessment paints a grim picture of a country where violence against women and girls is common, despite rising public awareness among Afghans and international condemnation.
"Self-immolation is being used by increasing numbers of Afghan women to escape their dire circumstances and women constitute the majority of Afghan suicides," said the report, completed in November 2009. The document was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.


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Ideas for activities with your baby aged between 0 and 12 months
From 9 month: the treasure chest
Find a basket and put a number of different objects inside it, all with different textures and sounds, such as: a little bell, a securely closed jam jar half filled with lentils, a little spoon, maracas, a range of different wooden rattles, a security blanket made of rustling material, a little rain stick, a plastic bottle with its top on, etc. Give your baby your treasure chest and let them take their time, gradually discovering all of the surprises inside it, talking to them about each of the objects. Wonderment guaranteed!


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SHERLOCK, LEE, CUSHING AND TERENCE FISHER? . . think about it 😊 Question FOUR of Five. Just ONE more tomorrow. Answer this question, keep your answer SAFE, because come Saturday, you'll be asked to send ALL five of your answers to us at PCAS by using the FACEBOOK Message / Contact Button or by EMAIL at our website. PLEASE do not post your answer to us today OR message them in the website message box. Question FIVE will be posted here and on the website TOMORROW 😀
THE PRIZE, as you probably know by now, is a rare and collectable colour autographed frame photograph of Christopher Lee from 'Dracula AD 1972'. It's in mint condition, one of two that I personally own. The framed photograph was donated by Hammer Art back in 2011. It was signed in 2012, along with another exact version of what was being signed. Today is the day, I am giving one away as a prize😮😀 The frame with the photograph is 20 x 14.5″ in size, printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper 315gsm and was one of ONLY TEN in a limited edition. Have fun with this and GOOD LUCK Everyone! 😊 - Marcus
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THE 1958 HAMMER DRACULA, Phantom of the Opera, Dr Terrors House of Horrors and..KONGA! Today marks the birthday of Michael Gough! Gough had quite an interesting film career, some hits and some misses, but all entertaining. Two films which starred Peter Cushing and packed career on stage and screen. Do YOU have a favourite Michael Gough film? Happy Birthday Michael Gough, you are remembered!


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"Hey Fabio, from one community minded individual to another hoping you can help. Each year Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts the Bowl for Kids Sake event to raise funds for various youth mentoring programs. Frankly, these programs change the lives of children in OUR community, so get together a few friends or co-workers and enter a team. http://www.bigbrothersbigsisterswe.ca/en/Home/events/bowlforkidssake.aspx
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