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1. Which of the following are the types of authority attributed to the President of India ?
(A) Real and popular (B) Titular and dejure
(C) Political and nominal (D) Constitutional and nominal
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2. The Constitution of India provides for free and compulsory education to which
one of the following groups of children ?
(A) 3-9 years (B) 6-18 years
(C) 6-14 years (D) 4-10 years
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3. If the President is to resign from office, he should address his letter of
resignation to—
(A) The Prime Minister (B) The Vice-President
(C) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (D) The Chief Justice of India
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4. The Rajya Sabha can take initiative in—
(A) Censuring a Minister (B) Creating a New All India Service
(C) Considering Money Bills (D) Appointing judges
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5. The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the Fundamental
Rights. Which one of the following shall not be construed as law for this
purpose ?
(A) Ordinance (B) By-law
(C) Rule (D) Constitutional Amendments
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6. The authority to specify as to which castes shall be deemed to be Scheduled
Castes rests with the—
(A) President (B) Government
(C) Prime Minister (D) National Commission for the Scheduled Castes
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7. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected by—
(A) Elected members of the Rajya Sabha (B) All members of the Rajya Sabha
(C) Elected members of Parliament (D) All members of Parliament
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8. Which one of the following Fundamental Rights is guaranteed only to the
citizens and not to the foreigners ?
(A) Equality before law and equal protection of law (B) Freedom of speech and
(C) Right to life and personal liberty (D) Right to freedom of religion
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9. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution be-longs to a
different category ?
(A) Article 14 (B) Article 15 (C) Article 16 (D) Article 19
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10. Who has control over the 'issue of money' from the Consolidated Fund of
India ?
(A) Comptroller and Auditor General of India (B) Finance Minister of India
(C) Authorised Ministers (D) None of the above
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11. Which of the following committees recommended the inclusion of Fundamental
Duties in the Constitution ?
(A) Barua Committee (B) Ramaswamy Committee
(C) Sikri Committee (D) Swarn Singh Committee
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12. Which of the following types of equalities have been attempted at by the
Constitution makers through Articles 17 and 18 ?
(A) Economic equality (B) Social equality
(C) Political equality (D) Religious equality
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13. The objective of Audit is to examine and monitor the expenditure made by—
(A) The executive (B) The Legislature
(C) The Judiciary (D) All the above
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14. Which one of the following was not included in the Fundamental Rights as
given in the Constitution of 1950 ?
(A) Right to property (B) Right to freedom of speech
(C) Right to education (D) Right against exploitation
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15. Which of the following subjects, for the purpose of Constitutional Amendment
under Article 368, does not require the consent of not less than half of the
states of the Union ?
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fourth Schedule
(C) High Courts (D) The election of the President
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16. Which among the following words appears first in the Preamble to the
Constitution ?
(A) Liberty (B) Equality (C) Justice (D) Fraternity
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17. The Election Commissioner of a State, appointed under Article 243 (Panchayati
Raj) can be removed by—
(A) Parliament (B) The Legislative Assembly of State
(C) The Governor (D) The Chief Justice of High Court
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18. An ordinance issued by the Governor, without the approval of the State
Legislature shall be effective for a period of—
(A) Six months (B) Six weeks (C) One year (D) One month
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19. Who presides over the joint sittings of the two Houses of Parliament in case
the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is absent ?
(A) The President
(B) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(C) The Dy. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) A member of Parliament jointly nominated by two Houses
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20. Which of the following is not related with the subject of Centre-State
relations ?
(A) Administrative Reforms Commission (B) Shah Commission
(C) Sarkaria Commission (D) Rajamannar Committee
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21. Which of the following political parties was formed before independence ?
(A) D.M.K. (B) Jana Sangh
(C) National Conference (D) A.I.D.M.K.
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22. Which one of the following Directive Principles was inserted by 42nd
Amendment ?
(A) Organisation of Village Panchayats (B) Public Assistance in certain cases
(C) Equal justice and free legal aid (D) A Uniform Civil Code for citizens
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23. What is the maximum limit of total membership of the Legislative Council of
a State ?
(A) 40 members
(B) 60 members
(C) 1/3 of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly
(D) The Constitution does not provide the maximum limit of total membership
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24. In which one of the following States of India, is a certain amount of grants
paid out of the Consolidated Fund of the State for the maintenance of some Hindu
temples and shrines, as per the provisions of the Constitution ?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir (B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Karnataka (D) Sikkim
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25. The minimum age prescribed for election as a member of Panchayat is—
(A) 25 years (B) 18 years (C) 21 years (D) 30 years
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26. According to the provisions of the Constitution, a 'Metropolitan area' means
an area having a population of—
(A) 20 lakh or more (B) 5 lakh or more
(C) 10 lakh or more (D) 15 lakh or more
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27. Which one of the following Provisions of the Constitution does not require
the consent of the States for the purpose of amendment ?
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Seventh Schedule
(C) Electoral College of the President (D) Article 368
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28. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution authorises the
President of India to suspend the Fundamental Rights ?
(A) Article 359 (B) Article 369 (C) Article 379 (D) Article 370
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29. The idea of the Concurrent List is borrowed from the Constitution of—
(A) Canada (B) Australia (C) U.S.A. (D) Japan
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30. Which one of the following sessions of the Congress accepted the principles
of 'Socialist pattern of society' ?
(A) Delhi Session, 1951 (B) Hyderabad Session, 1953
(C) Kalyan Session 1954 (D) Avadi Session, 1955
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Dennis Prager 20170601 -2 Cultural War
Thu, Jun 1, 2017 • Past Show
The Never Trump crowd believes we're in a cultural war. That doesn't sound so bad, does it? But Dennis thinks we're in a civil war for the future of America as envisioned by the Founders. Ronald Reagan famously said we are always one generation from losing our freedom. We are that generation… A biology professor at Evergreen State College in Washington is accused of racism by radical Leftist students. He's not safe on the campus.

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In this workshop you will learn all about Narcissistic Mothers:-
- Understanding the "self-absorbed narcissistic mother".
- Unmasking the different faces of maternal narcissism.
- Learn the characteristics for identifying the narcissistic mother.
- How she emotionally & psychologically manipulates her children (Gaslighting Behaviour).
- How she creates a web of unhealthy reciprocal family inter-actions (Triangulation).
- How she gets others to do her abusive bidding (Flying Monkeys)
- How she arrests her children's development & independence (Infantilising)
- How she uses her own defense mechanisms against the child (Projections)
- How she uses tactics to create a sense of unreality & confusion (Cognitive Dissonance)
- How she tragically uses her children for her own needs (Parentified).
- And much more
The 21st Century has brought with it a narcissistic epidemic, and Christine has recognized a gap in the training of many psychotherapists. She is running a series of training workshops for educating therapists in the whole spectrum of narcissistic abuse, so that they become better equipped to work with victims. In this workshop she will be focusing on the Narcissistic Mother. Much of her knowledge has come from her post-grad studies in Criminology and Forensic Psychology, and it is through these disciplines that she has gained her understanding of The Dark Triad, (Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and Psychopathy) better understood by Psychotherapists as the narcissist, malignant narcissist and psychopath.
Workshop Date: 26th February, 2016
Venue: Avila Carmelite Centre, Bloomfield Avenue, Morehampton Road, Dublin 4.
Time: 9.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Workshop Fee: Early Bird Price: €110.00 (when booked before 19th Feb. 2016). Later bookings €130.
CPD Points: 7
Handouts: Comprehensive Manual included with each workshop
Light lunch and free parking provided on the day.
For all enquiries Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.narcissisticbehavior.net
Telephone: 01 282 3685
For more information and booking, please hit on the Link below:
Christine Louis de Canonville ( B.A. Hons; MIACP; MTCI; MPNLP, CMH; CHyp.) is a Psychotherapist, Supervisor, External examiner, Lecturer, and specialist in Narcissistic Victim Syndrome (NVS). She is the Author of the book, The Three Faces of Evil:Unmasking the Full Spectrum of Narcissistic Abuse. She worked in the Trauma Unit of St. Brendan's psychiatric hospital, and has worked specifically with victims of narcissistic abuse both in her private practice and internationally for many years.


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Pete Carroll and John Schneider did a brilliant job in building the Seahawks into a team that from 2012 to 2016 reached the playoffs every year with consecutive Super Bowl appearances and one world title. They made a fantastic trade for Marshawn Lynch that gave Pete Carroll the workhorse back that he wanted. A couple of free agent signings (Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett) turned out to be bargains and key members to one of the top defenses in NFL history.
The dynamic duo, of course, struck gold in the NFL draft with a number of picks that were home runs. Earl Thomas (1st Round, 2010), Kam Chancellor (5th Round, 2010), Richard Sherman (5th Round, 2011), K.J. Wright (4th Round, 2011), Russell Wilson (3rd Round, 2012), Bobby Wagner (2nd Round, 2012), J.R. Sweezy (7th Round, 2012) and Bruce Irvin (1st Round, 2012). That's an impressive list of talented players and none were top 10 picks and five were day 3 picks! They also signed Doug Baldwin and Jermaine Kearse as undrafted free agents.
It is really hard for teams to repeat a period of exceptional drafting. This could be due to a combination of key decision-makers losing their hunger, getting older and just not being as lucky. The Dallas Cowboys of the 1970's drafted wisely and the result was two championships. That same brain-trust found much less success with drafts in the 1980's. The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970's drafted as well as anyone. The result was four championships. The 1980's Pittsburgh drafts were much more pedestrian and so was the team's success. Jimmy Johnson was brilliant handling the Dallas Cowboys drafts from 1989-1993. He built the Cowboys into the team that won three titles in four years. Johnson was unable to duplicate his drafting prowess when he was hired by the Miami Dolphins. Ozzie Newsome drafted much better early on with the Baltimore Ravens than he did in his later years.
Carroll and Schneider have already begun to show some cracks. 2017 2nd round pick, Malik McDowell, was expected to be a key player as Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett were getting older. Unfortunately, McDowell suffered a head injury while riding an ATV shortly after getting drafted. He missed his entire rookie season and may not be able to play in his 2nd season. Seattle was counting on McDowell to be an impact player. Paul Richardson was a 2nd round pick in the 2014 NFL draft and had only one solid season of production due to injuries. The Seahawks let him move on to Washington as a free agent. Age and injuries have depleted Seattle. These next two drafts are critical for Carroll and Schneider to find impact players and not just decent starters to complement Russell Wilson and Bobby Wagner. If history holds true to form then Carroll and Schneider have already made their best drafts.
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Pastor Daniel Koh
Ps Daniel Koh joined BBTC on 1st Feb 1996 and in his own words "wow, how time flies". Formerly in the Building & Facilities Maintenance line at Changi Airport, he now maintains BBTC's Building & Facilities. His main "interest" now is in the Seniors' Ministry – preparing the Seniors to run the best leg of the race on earth towards heaven.
The Mellowgreen (MG) Seniors ministry reaches to the senior citizens in BBTC. Its purpose is to make strong disciples of the Lord Jesus for the purpose of serving God and reaching out to family and friends with the Gospel message.
Our Purpose Statement
"To build a vibrant Seniors' ministry where everyone is shepherded, mentored, equipped and disciple to serve God and reach their oikos for Christ."
Our Mission
1. To make the main thing the main thing – Making Disciples (A Disciple Maker).
2. Operation Andrew where everyone is encouraged to pray for and share the Gospel with at least one oikos a year.
3. To go through BBTC's equipping programme
4. To use our spiritual gifts to serve the Lord.
Our Structure
For spiritual growth, MG Seniors is divided into cell groups under BBTC's Church-in-action group (CG). It comprises:
1. Men's CG
2. Ladies' CG
3. Couples' CG
Our CGs meet every Sunday between 10.45am – 12.30pm and welcome visitors to find their place in the bodylife of BBTC
Our Programmes
1. Mid-week Fellowship (MWF)
The MWF was launched in early 2004 to cater for retirees and homemakers who have time in their hands. Its programme focuses on the whole person (spirit, soul and body). Activities include singing(Christian songs & Oldies but Goodies songs), a message, line dancing, karaoke, table-tennis, ukulele playing, board games and not forgetting, food. We started with 15 members but numbers have multiplied manifold with people from other churches bringing their oikos.
We have since added a Monday afternoon for whole range of activities (due to overwhelming demand) & House of Prayer (4pm-5pm) & a Friday morning Arts & Craft learning.
Please join us for a time of fellowship and bonding.
2. Outings/Camps
Our adhoc activities include outings and camps for Seniors during June and December school holidays. Every year, we also organize trips to countries in the region to expose our seniors to the different ethnic and religious cultures. The Seniors have visited China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc.
For more information, please contact Pastor Daniel Koh at 97564344.


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The Ancient Sacred Tree: Birthing a Hero
Joshua Creed receives disturbing news about his parents, but before he is able to process it, he is flung into a world of intrigue and danger where he must fight for his life and the lives of the inhabitants. He discovers he has secret powers, and the mystery of his eye is revealed, but it isn't easy being bipolar and only nine years of age. His newly found friends and family help him through his adventure but not before he's forced to change schools.
The action-packed, fun, and exciting adventures of Joshua begin in this first adventure of his destiny!


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6213261 Fixing the popup timing bug alluded toin 2bbacac .
1120b4a Quick-and-dirty fix for the positioning of palm tree leaves.
Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Windows.
Atlassian Sourcetree is a free Git and Mercurial client for Mac.
Power tools for track map rendering and analysis for the classic racing game Stunts. Powered by Diagrams (vectorial rendering backend) and Threepenny (browser-hosted frontend).
This suite currently is comprised by a fully funcional track viewer and repldump2carto, an auxiliary tool for generation of lap traces.
Developed by Daniel Mlot, also known as Duplode. You might want to visit The Southern Cross Stunts Trophy, my site dedicated to this most wonderful of racing games.


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Johnstown — Established by the advisory board in 1995, the award showcases volunteer service by Pitt-Johnstown students, faculty, staff and officially-recognized student organizations.
The criteria for the award include significant service performed on a voluntary basis, in any area of assistance to the neighborhood, community or region.
The service performed should either have a significant impact on a population group – such as the elderly, the disadvantaged, the homeless, the unemployed – or it should have long-lasting or deep-abiding influence or effect on the people of the area served. The service also should have been performed in the last year.
The award will be presented at the spring meeting of the advisory board. Through the years, members of the Pitt-Johnstown community have participated on a voluntary basis in local improvement projects, social service programs, and religious, governmental, fraternal, and educational activities in the communities in which they live.
A chairman's prize of $250 is awarded to the recipient of the Service to Community Award.
Nomination forms are available by contacting the Pitt-Johnstown Office of Alumni and Community Relations at 814-269-2080.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 23. Forms can also be downloaded and online nominations can be submitted at www.pitt-johnstown.pitt.edu/AdvisoryBoard.


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About the NPCC Chair
The NPCC membership elects a full-time Chair, who holds the office of Constable and the rank of Chief Constable under the Police Reform Act 2002. Sara Thornton is the current Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council.
Sara Thornton, CBE, QPM
Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council
In April 2015 Sara Thornton became the first Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC). The NPCC replaced the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) as a new body bringing together the expertise of police leadership to coordinate operational policing and agree national approaches in the public interest.
Sara Thornton joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1986 and over the next fifteen years her career alternated between operational postings in West London and strategic roles within New Scotland Yard. Sara served with Thames Valley Police as Assistant Chief Constable Specialist Operations from November 2000 and as Deputy Chief Constable from August 2003. Between 2003 and 2007 she was Chair of ACPO Intelligence Portfolio and was responsible for the first two National Strategic Assessments in 2004. She served as Acting Chief Constable from January 2006 and then from April 2007 served as Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police until March 2015. Between 2010 and 2015 she was a Vice Chair of ACPO Terrorism and Allied Matters and Director of the Police National Assessment Centre. During this time Sara was also elected as Vice President of the ACPO from 2011 until 2015.
In 2006 Sara was awarded the Queen's Police Medal and in the 2011 New Year's Honours she was awarded a CBE. She is also a member of the Royal College of Defence Studies, a member of the Advisory Board for the Oxford University Centre for Criminology and an active alumnus of the Windsor Leadership Trust. In July 2011 she was awarded a Master of Studies degree (MSt) in Applied Criminology and Police Management from Cambridge University. In March 2012 she received a Career Achievement Award by the Police Training Authority Trustees. She also holds honorary doctorates from Oxford Brookes University and Buckinghamshire New University. She lives in Oxford and has two sons aged 26 and 17.
Vice Chairs
The NPCC Chair is supported by two Vice Chairs, each of whom conduct their NPCC role in addition to their full time operational role as Chief Constables. The Vice Chairs act as peer advisors and provide support to the Chair and deputise in their absence.
Peter Vaughan
Chief Constable of South Wales Police
Peter Vaughan became a Vice Chair of the National Police Chiefs Council in April 2015, having served as Vice President and the last President (Acting) of ACPO.
Peter is the Chief Constable of South Wales Police, a force he joined in 1984, and is proud to have served at every rank in all parts of the force area, policing the communities where he grew up and still lives. Between 2003 and 2006 he served as ACC with Wiltshire Police.
Peter attended Swansea University studying Management Science and Operations Research. He has a diploma in Applied Criminology from Cambridge University, in 2014 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Cardiff University and in 2015 an Honorary Doctorate from the University of South Wales.
Peter is the national policing lead for the Strategic Policing Requirement, sits on the Professional Committee of the College of Policing, is Chair of the Strategic National User Group (Niche) and is a member of the All Wales Criminal Justice Board. He is Chair of the Welsh Joint Emergency Services Group and is the President of the Association of Police Health and Safety Advisors.
In 2013 Peter was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the New Year's Honours list. He is a Deputy Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan and an Officer of the Order of St John and is an Independent Trustee for St John Cymru. He is a Trustee of the South Wales Police Youth Trust, an independent member of the Cardiff University School of Social Sciences Advisory Board and a Council Member of Princes' Trust Cymru.
He is married with two children.
Martin Hewitt
Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Martin Hewitt became Vice Chair of the National Police Chiefs Council in April 2015.
Martin is Assistant Commissioner Professionalism in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). He is the NPCC lead for both adult sexual offences and kidnap and extortion. In his current post, Martin leads for professional standards and is the MPS Management Board lead for the forthcoming Public Inquiry into undercover policing.
Martin joined the MPS in 2005, and after being the first head of the newly formed Met Intelligence Bureau, he has served in the ranks of Commander and Deputy Assistant Commissioner with responsibility for gangs, organised crime and specialist crime investigation.
From 1993 to 2005, Martin served in Kent Police where he undertook a number of roles with a focus on detective posts in both crime and counter terrorism.
Prior to his police service, Martin spent seven years as a Commissioned Officer in The Royal Artillery. He is an Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute, and was awarded the Queens Police Medal in the 2014 Birthday Honours.
Martin is married with four children and lives in London.


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Latest News
Fatal accidents in Portland, St Elizabeth
Twenty-four-year-old Trevor Morgan of Knoxwood district, St Elizabeth, died from injuries he received in a motor-vehicle collision on the Burnt Savannah main road on Tuesday.
Reports from the Lacovia police are that about 9:45 p.m., Morgan was driving a motorcycle when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with a motor car travelling in the opposite direction. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Similarly, 15-year-old Delano Williams of Spring Gardens, Orange Bay, Portland, died from injuries he received in a motor-vehicle collision on the Spring Gardens main road also on Tuesday.
Reports from the Buff Bay police are that about 6:45 p.m., Williams was riding his bicycle along the roadway when he allegedly rode and collided with a Toyota Alteza motor car. He was pronounced dead at hospital.
Investigations continue into both accidents.


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Last Friday, the FDA approved a generic version of type 2 diabetes drug Actos. Even if you don't suffer from the adult-onset disease, you've likely heard the name Actos in the news. Hundreds of people have sued the drug's manufacturer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, for failing to warn of serious adverse side effects, including the risk of bladder cancer.
As you may have also heard, and as MedicineNet states, "Generic drugs are copies of brand-name drugs that have exactly the same dosage, intended use, effects, side effects, route of administration, risks, safety, and strength as the original drug. In other words, their pharmacological effects are exactly the same as those of their brand-name counterparts."
That being said, West Virginia-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the generic Actos, was forced to add a bladder cancer warning to its label. And since studies have also shown that Actos may cause heart failure in some individuals, the generic version's label warns of this as well.
If your doctor prescribes the generic version of Actos, if your insurance company only approves your pharmacy to give you the generic version of Actos, or if you take the generic version because it's less expensive, please be sure to review the label and accompanying guide. If you're unsure of something, talk to your pharmacist.
Please also note that, in 2011, the Supreme Court ruled that you cannot sue a generic drug manufacturer for failing to warn of adverse side effects. So if, in the future, Actos and its generic counterpart are found to cause more than bladder cancer and cardiovascular concerns, you may sue Takeda Pharmaceuticals, but you may not have a defective drug claim against Mylan Pharmaceuticals. You should always speak with an experienced trial lawyer to be sure.
Earlier this year, a Cleveland investigative reporter interviewed partner Peter Brodhead about the Supreme Court's decision. To view that segment – and to see how the decision has affected a few people in our community – please click here.
Only time will tell how the FDA's decision to approve a generic version of Actos will affect pending lawsuits against Takeda Pharmaceuticals. In the meantime, be sure to speak with an Actos lawyer if you feel that you may have a case.


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Some Things Are a Blessing in Disguise
I believe that there is a reason for every situation in our lives. I have come to realize that I have spent the majority of my life trying to understand all of the positive and negative circumstances, which I identified as consequences or coincidences. I have tried to analyze reasons for the popular topics such as war, health issues, politics, and more to develop a justifiable and satisfactory explanation that most people would agree with.
Over the years of pondering situations and circumstances in my life, I have wondered why I have been faced with several obstacles. One obstacle that immediately comes to mind is my speech disorder called stuttering.
In dealing with this speech disorder, I became frustrated because I did not and have yet to understand why I had so much difficulty trying to communicate with other people. I would think of what I wanted to say, and when I was ready to say it, I couldn't. It's like trying to start the engine of your car. When you place the key in the ignition and turn it, you automatically expect the car to start. If there is a time when you place the key in the ignition and turn it, but the car does not start, you think that something must be wrong because it is not functioning properly. I began to feel that since I was unable to speak fluently and clearly like everyone else, without the frequent pauses or repetitions of a syllable several times before completing the entire word or thought, then I was less of a person. While coping with stuttering, I began to notice that over the years my level of confidence and self-esteem began to diminish.
Before my sister informed me about her major, Speech-Language Pathology, I never thought that maybe God had given me this disorder so that I could find a cure for it or discover its origin. Maybe God allowed me to have this particular speech impediment so that I could relate to other patients and help them improve their speaking skills. I have come to believe that God places certain events in our lives for our own good. Through it all, I don't consider this condition an obstacle, but a blessing. Having a desire to gain knowledge about this disorder gives me the motivation I need to achieve one of my lifetime goals: to research, find the cause, and a possible cure for stuttering.
Most people choose not to see beyond their current circumstances and realize that there is a purpose behind them. I did not recognize all of the ways that our experiences might save a life or help someone overcome their obstacles. Now I know that there is a purpose for every situation in our lives, many of which are actually blessings in disguise. I am finally at peace, knowing that I am not going through these situations in vain.
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We are already counting the days until Auburn's first game of the season!
Auburn Tablescape
Prior to the A-Day game last weekend we had a simple lunch with friends. It was such a beautiful day that we dined on the deck. And since it was in celebration of the A-Day game and the last goodbye of our beloved Oaks I used my best Orange and Blue tableware!
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2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Adopted Two Weeks Ago Kills Woman in Columbia, Maryland
Robin Conway, 64, was mauled to death by a pit bull she adopted two weeks ago. No New Information UPDATE 09/06/18: Howard County Police Department has still not released information about the shelter or rescue that adopted out a pit bull that killed its owner two weeks later. On Labor Day, Robin Conway was mauled to death by a male pit bull she went out-of-state to adopt two weeks earlier. The adoption date coincides with August 18, where NBC and Telemundo news stations teamed up… [Read full blog post]


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15 May 2015
In March, students and staff celebrated the completion of a £30 million refurbishment to the Richmond Building, home to the Students' Union since 1965. Economics graduate, Tony Byers (BSc 1970), reflects on a turbulent time in student politics.
It's not just memories that are triggered by the photos I took for Nonesuch in the late 1960s. There's an overall impression of change: Bristol at a turning point. The students are in revolt: demonstrations, sit-ins, resignations, attacks on buildings, and hours of debate, all marking the end of an old order.
On the surface, the annual traditions continued: RAG Queen crownings, RAG processions, sport at Coombe Dingle. But the effect of the 1960s is also apparent. The RAG Ball, a black-tie event, brought Marsha Hunt, fresh from the love-rock musical Hair with its West End nudity. Groups that would become international superstars blasted the Anson Rooms with mega-decibels: The Who, The Nice, Joe Cocker. Pink Floyd played the Vic Rooms. No sign of security or bouncers as the students crowded round.
For student politicians, the emphasis switched to democracy and equality: campaigns against cuts in student grants, protestors picketing Enoch Powell, opposition to the war in Vietnam and support for Biafra. Tariq Ali, Edward Heath, Shirley Williams, Lord Caradon, Dr Benjamin Spock, the Archbishop of Canterbury – all helped stimulate debate.
On home ground, there were moves to open up the new Students' Union (the Richmond Building) to students from other colleges.
In June 1968, a long debate was followed by a sit-in. After darkness fell, there was a sudden flare of light outside. Several of us went out and found the remains of what looked like a petrol bomb. Whether it was aimed at the wall or the window wasn't clear.
From memory, this photo is the morning after the sit-in. People went out to get the Sunday papers, and sat around reading them. I'm not sure how it ended. The summer holidays lay ahead so presumably people just drifted home. They even cleared up their rubbish.
As man prepared to walk on the moon, slowly Bristol's bureaucracy took note. Discussion picked up again in the autumn term, culminating in a march on Senate House and the better-known sit-in there. Eventually University staff admitted they needed to be more transparent, and take more notice of student opinion. National media picked up the story: all part of a wind of change that was disrupting Britain's post-war establishment.
The photographs may be just snapshots in time, but somehow the collection captures more than that: the old being replaced by the new, and fresh faces preparing for what lay ahead.
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You can enjoy an exclusive tour of the newly refurbished Students' Union on Friday 10 July as part of the Best of Bristol Alumni Weekend 2015.
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The year 2016 has earned quite the negative reputation, from bitterly divisive political battles to shocking celebrity deaths. But the end has — finally! — arrived, and that alone may be reason enough to celebrate, never mind the "fresh start" a new year brings.
For many, ringing in the New Year means celebrating with friends, food and yes, drink. We don't begrudge anyone a spiked eggnog, party time cocktail or midnight champagne toast, but we do urge party-goers to drink responsibly.
According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, impaired drivers were involved in nearly a third of the fatal accidents in the state this year. CDOT has spent the past year focused on sharing the message that "A Few Can Still be Dangerous," and promoting tools that can help drivers know if they are safe to get behind the wheel. The R-U-Buzzed app not only calculates blood alcohol content based on weight, number and type of drinks, and time elapsed, but also provides a link to ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft, for those who are imbibing in a metropolitan area.
Besides the obvious safety hazards of getting behind the wheel while impaired, there's the financial impact to consider. According to the Persistent Drunk Driver Committee, a public awareness organization comprised of various state agencies, the cost of a first DUI increased $3,260 this year to $13,530. That's because in the average DUI case in Colorado, the impaired driver's BAC is 0.164 — twice the legal limit of 0.08 and above the threshold to be considered a persistent drunk driver. The PDD Committee's fact sheet shows that to have a 0.164 BAC, an 185-pound man would need to consume nine drinks in two hours. For a 120-pound female, it's five drinks in that same time. The costs associated with a first DUI include various jail fees and court fines, attorney fees, and a $3,600 increase on auto insurance premiums.
One of the oft-repeated pieces of advice for those looking to tipple at holiday celebrations is to have a plan in place before you go: line up a designated driver, arrange for some other form of transportation, or secure a place to stay that won't require you to operate a motor vehicle for the night. One other common sense solution is to stay in and celebrate at home. And if you are playing host for the evening, have the number for a cab handy, and don't be afraid to take away a friend's keys if they've had too much.
While it doesn't look like our corner of the state has to worry too much about winter weather for this New Year's celebration, it's true that this time of year can present extra challenges for anyone in a driver's seat, and the worry of sharing the road with an impaired driver just adds to the stress. When there's ice and snow on the road, you need to have all your wits about you to reach your destination safely.
And of course the dangers of drinking too much go beyond driving. An average of six people die every day in the U.S. due to alcohol poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and perhaps surprisingly, these deaths are most common among middle-aged adults. The CDC also lists a host of other health problems associated with binge drinking, or drinking enough to reach a BAC of 0.08 or higher: including unintentional and intentional injuries, sexually transmitted diseases, high blood pressure, stroke and liver disease.
So be safe and be smart when celebrating this weekend, and welcome in what we hope will be a very happy New Year.


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I do not oppose science facts; and I wholeheartedly denounce "alternative" facts.
The point I have tried to make, via much more intelligent sources such as Paul Feyerabend and George Orwell, is that you should always think for yourself.
That doesn't mean make up your own facts.
It means do careful research, gather input from all sources, analyze all the data available, and make a realistic, informed decision; taking into account facts and opinions, and ignoring outright lies and propaganda.
The ultimate enemy is propaganda, in ANY form. You can't use propaganda to defeat propaganda; that's called hypocrisy.
With an open mind and an open heart, always seek out the truth in your self and in the world. This is how to respond to "alternative facts".
And, when you know something is propagandic BS, the very worst thing you can do is to ignore/accept it.
If you can't oppose it, you can at the very least mock it.
You know…ridicule it. In public, yet.
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national marine week: time to reconsider that suntan
Submitted by MichaelE on Thu, 2010-10-14 14:23
It's that time of year when we all want to be spending more time out of doors and soaking up some of SA's great weather and head to the beach. This week is National Marine week and I learned something new: sunscreen swimmers wear is harming coral reefs. This was the finding of a study done back in 2008 by Roberto Danovaro of the Polytechnic University of Marche in Italy. They discovered that ingredients in sunscreen were responsible for killing off coral reefs. They estimated that 4,000 to 6,000 tons of sunscreen were released annually in reef areas.
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the big green smoothie – secret to a perfect recipe
Submitted by sproutingforth on Thu, 2010-09-23 09:40
There's something about spring in the air that has brought about an upsurge in vegetable juicing and green smoothie making in our household.
Last night, for instance, we juiced a really delicious 'red' concoction – beetroot, cucumber, apple and pineapple – that our four-year old, red moustache in evidence, voted as 'even better' than the carrot juice we have finally got him to quaff.
My other half has expounded the health benefits of green juice for an age now. But no matter how many times I hear about how alkalising, high in anti-oxidants, rich in fibre, calcium and iron it is, there is something about the taste that is, well, I'm just not that mad about green juice.
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honey - the sweet side of good health
Submitted by MichaelE on Mon, 2010-08-23 16:49
Many people know that honey is good for us and many more know how great it tastes, but not everyone knows just how many different aspects there are to honey. Anthropologists and archaeologists believe that man has been hunting for honey for over 10 000 years. We have been keeping bees for millennia and they are mentioned in many religious texts. They provide us with many natural products including, honey, propolis, beeswax and pollen, all of which have been extremely useful to us. This post is only going to focus on honey.
Honey is made from the nectar found in flowers which is collected by bees and then partially digested before being regurgitated and stored in the honeycomb as a source of food for the bee larvae. Honey is sweet because it is made up of the sugars fructose and glucose and trace elements of amino acids and other beneficial qualities.
eating raw pizza
Submitted by sproutingforth on Wed, 2010-07-28 11:12
I lifted the lid on the cardboard box containing my raw food pizza to take a peek.
The young woman behind the desk at Nourish, the health shop at Dean Street Arcade, joined me, and we silently stood looking at the array of avocado pear, caramelised onion, mushroom, sprouts and what looked like cream, but I had been assured was actually cashew nut cheese.
She pointed to my son and whispered 'Is he going to eat this?'. I shrugged. I couldn't get my four-year old to eat a normal pizza, nevermind this affair. I assured her, my mouth already watering at the prospect of tasting what was infront of me, that I hadn't sampled the fare yet either. 'I'm just helping out' she smiled, 'and I hadn't seen one of them before'...
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why i'm ordering harvest of hope's organic box scheme
Submitted by sproutingforth on Wed, 2010-07-14 13:25
Every school week a box of vegetables is dropped off at my son's school with my name on it. It sits, in amongst similar boxes, awaiting pick-up. It must be said that I often forget and my box finds its way into the school fridge until I remember the following day to collect it.
My pack is always brimming over with a variety of fresh vegetables, picked on the morning of delivery. This might sound pretty obvious, but I have used other box delivery schemes in Cape Town where, because of logistics and through no fault of their own, you only receive your vegetables a couple of days after picking. This can make a huge difference to the state of your vegetables (Harvest of Hope's are firm, crisp and FRESH – gorgeous!).
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planting the seed for a permanent solution through permaculture
Submitted by MichaelE on Tue, 2010-06-08 10:36
Seed embodies what permaculture is all about. The Seed permaculture courses teach you how to design and grow your garden in a way that mimics the diverse biological systems in nature. The garden works as a whole system, providing ecological sustainability, whilst at the same time meeting human needs. Looking at a permaculture garden you may be forgiven for thinking that this is organised chaos! Yet as in nature, there is method in madness.
Plants are planted in a manner that conserves space and allows them to benefit each other. Seeds Saturday courses teach you the principles behind permaculture and how to go about adding permaculture to your own garden. The courses take place at
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abalimi shows how micro-farming is the key to the future
Submitted by MichaelE on Mon, 2010-05-10 12:00
If you are of a certain background, you are probably used to buying your vegetables cleaned, washed and chopped, pre-packaged and beautiful from Pick n' Pay and Woolworths. Many of us want this kind of convenience. However this recent shift in consumer culture means that as a race, we have become lazier, especially in terms of our food production. This kind of production process is what is threatening our global food security. According to Abalimi Bezekhaya project facilitator Rob Small, the answer lies in community micro farming. Small believes that South Africa produces less than 25% of its food needs. He also said that "50% of the so called homelands are now vacant, as people are drawn to the cities and we have less and less people producing."
to eat or not to wheat?
Submitted by MichaelE on Fri, 2010-05-07 08:29
It seems to be that more and more, there are people who have a wheat allergy, gluten intolerance or gluten enteropathy. Many of us cannot conceive of a lifestyle that excludes many of our favourite foods such as bread, cakes, biscuits and pasta. Yet this is what many people face daily - for the rest of their lives.We have been eating wheat for millennia as a race, but for some of us, our bodies are turning on one of our staple grains.
So what exactly in wheat is the cause of allergies?
Wheat is not just made up of carbohydrates or starch,
gold 'n' delicious - an apple a day keeps the doctor away
Submitted by MichaelE on Thu, 2010-04-29 13:27
The apple. The forbidden fruit. There is extensive history and mythology surrounding the apple, and we have been eating apples for millennia, Archaeologists have evidence of people eating apples as far back as 6500 B.C. Apples originated in Central Asia and at least 55 million tons of apples were grown worldwide in 2005, with a value of about $10billion. The biggest producer of apples was China. South Africa has around 22,5 million Apple trees.The following areas are where they are mostly grown: Ermelo (Mpumalanga), Bethlehem( Free State), Langkloof, and many areas of the Western Cape. The Elgin Valley near Grabouw is the main producing area for apples in south Africa. 60% of South Africa's apple crop is harvested in the Grabouw region, just one hour outside of Cape Town.
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save a cow and eat your veg
Submitted by MichaelE on Tue, 2010-04-13 12:05
Cape Town has become the first city in Africa to officially endorse a meat free day a week. This is thanks to an initiative by Compassion in World Farming and was endorsed by the City's Health Portfolio Committee.
Many South Africans love their meat and the country celebrates International Braai day; not that we need an excuse other than our good weather, many people seem to spend every weekend at a function including a braai.
Yet this massive consumption of meat – which is often beef or lamb, is adversely affecting the health of our general population and contributing to the global food crisis.
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Meet Lucy BIW Chelmsford By Babiesinwaiting | 3 / Sep / 2017
I have spent 20 years working in Purchasing. I started as a buying assistant for a retailer and have progressed through being a buyer for an electronics company to my current part time role as a Procurement Manager for a local Social Housing Provider.
I am fortunate to be a mum to 2 highly spirited loving girls. Emily who is 6 ½ and Amy who is 2 1/2 .
I first came across Babies in Waiting in 2010 when I was expecting Emily. The course they taught then was Marie Mongan. I thoroughly enjoyed every session with Jo. The friendly, supportive environment made me feel comfortable to talk about all of the fears about birth I had stored away in my mind.
Following the course, Emily entered the world in January 2011 in a calm and relaxed manner.
I then attended the baby massage classes with BIW which came with so much postnatal support. It really helped with my transition into motherhood.
I also enjoyed the monthly coffee mornings (up until Emily was 2!) – again the support from Jo and (BIW) Emily was invaluable.
In 2014 when I found out I was expecting again, I knew I would be back in touch with BIW as there was no other antenatal course that I would even consider taking.
I had a refresher with Jo and also enrolled her as my Doula – the best decision I ever made!
Amy arrived in December 2014 with Jo by my side. A wonderful, calm, natural birth.
"Why doesn't everyone know about the wonders of Hypnobirthing and in particular BIW?" Was a regular thought in my mind.
And then, a wonderful opportunity arose to actually be a part of the amazing BIW team. I simply couldn't turn it down. Fate played a huge part in the opportunity following the sad loss of my mum. For once, I was going to do something for me and know that she would be looking down on me with a smile on her face.
It also meant I could make a real difference to people. I could finally start to work on ensuring all expectant couples (well those in Chelmsford!) could know about the wonders of Hypnobirthing and experience the joy of taking BIW classes. Which by now had completely evolved. It was now a bespoke course written by the very talented Emily Bull; taking all the best elements of existing methods and enhancing them from a wealth of knowledge and experience.
I thoroughly enjoy teaching the BIW course from my purpose built relaxation room at the bottom of my garden. After just the first session I can see the revelation in people's faces that birth doesn't have to be painful; that you can look forward to your labour and meeting your baby.
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KRM: Still Alive?SERTA Board to Meet Monday to Consider Submitting Application, Enacting New Tax
This week, I learned that the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority (SERTA) Board will bemeeting on Monday to discuss submitting their application to the federal government for approval of the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee (KRM) Rail line. (Click here for Monday's updated power point presentation on the proposal). They will also be discussing whether or not to enact an $18 rental car tax in Milwaukee , Racine and Kenosha Counties .
If you remember from a previous update, I explained that the regional transit authority enabling legislation failed to pass this legislative session. This legislation, Assembly Bill 723, would have regionalized the transit system in Southeastern Wisconsin, increased the sales tax in Milwaukee County and allowed for tax increases in Racine and Kenosha Counties . Its passage was viewed by the unelected, unaccountable board as a necessary step in the process if the Feds were to approve KRM.
The idea behind the legislation was that Milwaukee County would get the extra revenue they needed to fix their bus system, and any extra revenue collected in all three counties could be directed to fund KRM and buses. This legislation failed to pass the Legislature because enough Democrats realized that the majority of Southeastern Wisconsin residents do not want a sales tax increase.
During last year's budget process, an $18 rental car tax was enacted by the Democrats to fund the SERTA Board and possibly provide revenue to the train. It has not yet been enacted. Because it is a very unstable funding source, the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) does not look favorably on it as an acceptable funding mechanism for rail. And why should they? This article describes rental car taxes as "unfair and discriminatory because they single out a group of consumers and impose an undue financial burden on a segment of the population that does not stand to directly benefit."
A 2005 study on the tax conducted in Kansas City , MO found the tax to be inefficient and inequitable. In Kansas City , a $4 per day tax was enacted. Researchers found that there was a 9% reduction in rental car customers in location where the tax was in effect. It found as much as a 50% reduction in a rental car demand among people living near locations where the tax was in effect, more than an 80% reduction in the days cars were rented, and a decrease in the state's sales tax receipts due to people driving across the border for a car. Imagine what effect an $18 per day tax would have!
A $2 rental car tax is currently being collected - enacted for SERTA years ago to fund their activities - (i.e. to fund the tens of thousands of dollars used thus far for lobbyist costs and public relations campaigns). It is my fear that the board will vote to submit the application vote to start collecting the $18 tax. If the application fails, but the tax is enacted, the SERTA board will just be padding their coffers to pay more lobbyists, launch more public relations campaigns, and maybe even bank some money over the years so that the Feds will see this project as slightly more feasible.
If you happened to listen to Mark Belling's radio show today, you would have heard that a few of my Republican colleagues and I who represent Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Counties, sent a letter on Wednesday to Karl Ostby asking for an explanation as to why they would consider bringing up KRM again. It is especially confusing to us since SERTA has publicly acknowledged that approval of a federal "new starts" application would be very hard to obtain with a single funding source like the rental car tax. It is our biggest fear that they are simply doing this to self-fund a larger political machine with taxpayer dollars that will continue to muscle its way toward an unsustainable commuter rail line in Southeastern Wisconsin .
We have not yet gotten a response to our letter, but when we do I will post it to my website for you to read. My hope is that the media attention this meeting receives will shine a public light on it and cause the board to think twice about trying to once again push for a rail project that the people have overwhelmingly said they do not support.


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Cashew Nuts are an extremely tasty and nutritious snack and a source of protein and fibre.
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Cashew Nuts contain Vitamin B6 (0.49mg/100g - 35% RI), Folate (67µg/100g - 33.5% RI), Pantothenic Acid (1.06mg/100g - 18% of the RI) and Biotin (12.7µg/100g - 25% RI). Cashew Nuts are also a fantastic source of essential minerals; high in iron (6.2µg/100g - 44% RI), magnesium (270mg/100g - 72% RI), selenium (29µg/100g - 53% RI), phosphorous (560mg/100g - 80% RI) and copper (2.11mg/100g - 211% RI).
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I was really excited to get these cashew nuts at such a great price, but upon tasting them I realised why they're so cheap. Maybe I had an off batch, but all three of the bags I ordered tasted like mouldy feet. They didn't taste at all like the soft, sweet, nutty taste of cashew nuts. I wouldn't recommend.
Very nice and also easy to store Goes Well With:It goes well with most things Rice Eggs Sauces
I have to say, not the tastiest Cashews I've ever had, quite bland really. I wouldn't buy them again.
A great tasting nut fresh and crunchy Goes Well With:Chicken stir fries and adds texture to most curries and salads
Love cashews and these do the job perfectly. Would be good if the packet was recloseable, but other than that these are perfect. I weight out a 20g portion for work every day and are a great filling snack.
These are exactly as they advertise - raw cashews lol. Tasty. Very quick delivery. Good company to shop from Goes Well With:Greek yogurt
Very good product, taste great. Great value/price. Overall very pleased with this product. I would highly recommend. I mix these with Walnut Halves to make a mixed nut snack for when I am on the go or looking for a healthy snack.Goes Well With:I mix these with Walnut Halves to make a mixed nut snack for when I am on the go or looking for a healthy snack.
Always good for snacking on in times off cravings and hunger:) helps maintain my cravings until my next main meal. Taste is nice even without the salt.
What can I say other than these are great value.
Love these Natural Nuts. They are a great snack. Just pure nuts.Goes Well With:Chicken


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I have a VB6 app that has to connect to SQL server 2005 located on another machine.
Now I use a connection string like this
"Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=test1;Network=DBMSSOCN;Server=188.8.131.52;Integrated Security=SSPI"
and it works from my laptop.
The question is, when I move the VB6 app to another machine, what do I need installed there for the same connection string to work?
What stays behind "Provider=SQLOLEDB.1" ?
Is it a single .dll that I only have to put on the other machine and regsvr32 , or it's something more complex?
SQL version details:Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3050.00 (Intel X86) Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2) on a clustered server.
Are there any issues using:
JDBC driver: Microsoft SQL Server JDBC Driver 3.0.
JBOSS: JBoss 4.2.3 with JDK 6 ?
I have one asp.net hosting account with some service provider..
They have given me some xxx.xxxxxx.com to access sql server from my desktop...
I enter xxx.xxxxx.com in server name and username and password but it will not connect..
so please let me know what are the steps i have to do to access my hosting database...
they have given sql server 2008 im using in local sql server 2005 management studio so let me know how to connect
thanks in advance
recently i developed a webservice in Visual Studio 2008 that connects to Microsoft office sharepoint server 2007, i've already have both the WS and the SharePoint server deployed in the same IIS, and when i create a client to that
webservice that its on the same machine that the iis, it works perfectly.
but the problem comes when i run this client from a different instance or machine, i'm not able to connect to the SharePoint server, i'm wondering if there is a configuration that i'm missing.
this is my web.config from my webservice:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
A full list of settings and comments can be found in
machine.config.comments usually located in
<sectionGroup name="system.we
This is quite the odd problem, or at least that's how it seems. I have a brand new installation of Windows 7 x64 as my dev machine. I am having issues with connecting to instances of SQL2005 SP2. We'll call them LOCAL_NETWORK_SQL
and VPN_SQL, and they are both named instances.
From my Win7 machine, I can connect to LOCAL_NETWORK_SQL using Management Studio. I can NOT connect to it using any SqlConnection through .NET. This fails with..
"A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
(provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified"
I can NOT connect to VPN_SQL using either Management Studio OR a .NET SqlConnection; it fails with the same error (above) in both cases
I CAN connect to LOCAL_NETWORK_SQL using OSQL
I CAN connect to other SQL server instances ( SQL2005 SP3) that are on the same VPN network/domain as VPN_SQL using either Management Studio OR .NET SqlConnection.
I CAN connect to a named instance that is hosted locally on my dev machine (SQL2008 Express)
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Any project to unify some part of the law across jurisdictions requires an adjudicatory body to apply the unified law to transactions and transactors. The available choices include domestic courts (which in the United States entails a further choice between federal and state courts), private arbitration, ad hoc arbitration under the auspices of an international organization (such as that conducted by the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes), and a permanent international tribunal (such as the European Court of Justice, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization, the International Court of Justice, or the new International Criminal Court). Most efforts to unify law take it on faith that the application phase will not present any significant problems, assuming that adjudicatory bodies will honor the commands of the legislator and, where discretion exists, will implement the underlying purpose of the unified legislation in a coherent and transparent fashion. I argue, to the contrary, that the application phase presents severe difficulties that will frustrate a wide range of unification projects. In particular, any legal unification project that has substantial redistributive dimensions will face significant obstacles, whatever the adjudicatory body chosen. First I discuss the roles of adjudicatory bodies in promoting the unification of law. Then I clarify the redistributive dimensions of unification projects. Working within the familiar framework of game theory as applied to international relations, I distinguish between the coordination and defection problems that underlie most international interactions. I argue that adjudicatory bodies have the ability to generate solutions to some coordination problems, but face major obstacles when seeking to implement stable solutions to others, and to many defection problems. The difficulties vary depending on the types of adjudicatory bodies involved, but each type has its own drawbacks. I offer examples from a range of current unification projects- carriage of goods, antitrust, and environmental law-to illustrate how application problems can frustrate unification.
Recommended Citation
Stephan, Paul B.
"Courts, Tribunals, and Legal Unification - The Agency Problem,"
Chicago Journal of International Law:
Vol. 3:
2, Article 7.
Available at: https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol3/iss2/7


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However, this time it may actually be different. I have been urging caution for the last several weeks because of the potential for a sharp decline in January. That decline has not appeared and we are seven trading days into the month. However, the S&P futures are down -7.50 tonight and we could be setting up for a change in direction on Thursday.
I cannot tell you how many times I have seen the market defy conventional wisdom for days on end and once everyone reversed their outlooks, that is when the market reversed.
I wrote in the Premier Investor newsletter tonight that the market was turning bullish. That was the kiss of death. The big rebound on the major indexes after the Trump comments tanked the market, appeared to be a setup for another attempt to test Dow 20,000 on Thursday. If the futures hold overnight there will be a slim chance for that retest.
The Asian indexes are mixed but the Nikkei is down -1.5%. I do not see any specific headlines from Japan but I may have missed them.
The point I need to make is that the market is still confused. We have been moving sideways for four weeks after the monster post election rally in the Dow and S&P. The Nasdaq finally caught up on the strength of the biotech sector and the FANG+Apple stocks.
The biotechs crashed more than 4% after the Trump comments and barely showed any rebound. While they may recover, it may not be immediately.
The market has a tremendous amount of built up profits from the post election rally. Once the bell rings at the top of the market, any potential decline could be dramatic.
There is a 3-day weekend ahead and traders normally tend to lighten up to avoid the risk of something happening to the overseas markets while our markets are closed. Also, the inauguration risk is growing. This story out tonight could have had something to do with the drop in the futures. Massive Security Threats for Inauguration
I went ahead and add two positions BUT I recommend that we do not enter them UNLESS the market opens positive. We should not sell puts in a down market. That should be common sense. If the market opens down on Thursday then wait until Friday. If the market opens down on Friday, cancel the recommendations and I will revise again next Wednesday. There is NEVER a rush to enter new positions. Only enter a position when the market is moving in our favor.
I would continue to caution readers about picking a market direction before the market actually confirms a direction. It is still a coin toss until we get past the inauguration.
Jim Brown
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The fourth column in the portfolio graphic is the earnings date. We will always exit a position before that date unless specifically mentioned otherwise in the play description.
Lines in blue were previously closed.
Current positions
Covered Calls
Monthly Cash Machine
Current Option Writer Position Changes
TSLA - Tesla Inc (Short closed)
We closed the short put at the open last Thursday to protect our gains. This erased the loss we had on the first put that was stopped out and we will actually escape with a net gain.
Closed Jan $170 short put, entry $2.80, exit .12, +$2.68 gain.
Expiring Jan $150 long put, entry $1.00, exit .00, -1.00 loss.
Previously closed Jan $170 short put, entry $2.82, exit $4.36, -1.54 loss.
Net gain 14 cents. Not much but better than a loss.
WDC - Western Digital (Short closed)
We closed the short put at the open last Thursday to protect our gains.
Closed Jan $55 short put, entry .97, exit .06, +.91 gain.
SIG - Signet Jewelers (Short closed)
Signet collapsed $9 on the 5th to stop us out at $92.35 on its way to $85. Fortunately, it was a January $85 option and while the premium exploded, we still escaped with a minor gain.
Closed Jan $85 short put, entry $1.50, exit $1.22, +.28 gain.
SPY - S&P-500 ETF (Short closed)
The S&P surged to hit a three-week high on Friday and stop us out by 10 cents. The high was $227.75 and our stop was $227.65. If the Dow succeeds in breaking through 20K and the bank earnings are good, our remaining long call could be worth some money next week.
Closed Feb $230 short call, entry $1.48, exit $1.85, -.37 loss.
Retain Feb $235 long call, entry .44, currently .36.
Monthly Cash Machine Play Updates
No Changes
New Option Writer Recommendations
FDX - FedEx (Naked Put)
FedEx Corp posted lower than expected earnings in mid December and $13 decline in the share price. Support formed at $186 and $188 and shares should continue to rebound in a positive market. From all reports they had a good Q4 and probably did better than UPS.
Earnings March 21st.
Sell short Feb $180 put, currently $1.57, stop loss $185.50
PANW - Palo Alto Networks (Put Spread)
PANW crashed after earnings in November from $165 to $123. After several weeks building a base at that level the stock finally found a friend that surprised everyone. Short seller Citron Research went bullish on PANW on the 5th with a $170 price target. Citron said PANW could have 85% of the Fortune 100 as customers by 2020. More than 60% of their revenue is now recurring subscriptions. Shares popped $11 over the last week on the upgrade. Citron said Bernstein had a report out on them last week that was equally as bullish.
If you are worried about the stop loss being too close, you could buy a January $130 put instead of the stop loss. The put is 40 cents today. If the stock is going to crash it will probably be before the January expiration.
Sell short Feb $130 put, currently $2.05, stop loss $132.75
Buy long Feb $120 put, currently .65, no stop loss.
Net credit $1.40
Other Potential Plays (Spreads, Covered Calls, Naked Puts)
These are not official plays but a good place to start if you are looking for something else to trade.
February expiration is the 20th.
New Covered Call Recommendations
No Covered Calls
New Monthly Cash Machine Recommendations
I am terminating the Cash Machine recommendations with the January option cycle. It is difficult to force a play on an index or sector ETF every week just because there is a scheduled newsletter. The market has broken out of its three month trading range and the odds are VERY good we are going to see a lot of volatility in 2017. I will still include spreads on indexes when they are available at an attractive price and the market is cooperating. Those ETF spreads will be presented in the regular Option Writer recommendations.
No New Recommendations
Existing Option Writer Positions (Alpha by Symbol)
THESE ARE NOT CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS. These are prior recommendations that are still active in the portfolio. Do NOT act on the plays described in this section. This is the archive of prior recommendations in the current portfolio.
THESE ARE NOT CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS. These are prior recommendations that are still active in the portfolio. Do NOT act on the plays described in this section. This is the archive of prior recommendations in the current portfolio.
ACIA - Acacia Communications (January Put Spread)
The Nasdaq decline in late November pushed ACIA down to $64.50 where the stock came to a dead stop. That is slightly higher than the $62.65 low in early November. I believe that is going tobe strong support if we should get another bout of market weakness.
Earnings Feb 9th.
Sell short Jan $60 put, currently $1.75, stop loss $66.85
Buy long Jan $50 put, currently .55, no stop loss.
Net credit $1.20.
ANET - Arista Networks (January Naked Put)
Arista has blasted off after they solved their import problems. The stock exploded past $90 and should continue higher.
Earnings Jan 31st.
Sell short Jan $85 put, currently $1.10, stop loss $89.85
CYTR - CytRx Corp (Covered Call)
It is going to be very hard to lose money on this position. It is possible but not likely.
CytRx is a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in cancer drugs. They will be presenting three abstracts this weekend at the ASCO cancer conference. Shares have been jumping around between $2 and $3.50 since March. With the conference this weekend the options are high.
Buy-write CYTR July $3 call, currently $2.93-$1.00. No stop loss.
CytRx received some bad news on a drug trial and the stock gapped down to 65 cents. We are waiting for some positive news to inflate the stock and we will sell a new call.
INCY - Incyte Corp (January Call Spread)
Shares of INCY have been trending higher but they have a strongly repetitious pattern of peaks and valleys over the last year. The current spike has stalled and we should see another valley appear. Shares have hit a strong resistance range from $100-$118 and further gains could be difficult without some profit taking.
Sell short Jan $120 call, currently $2.00, stop loss $112.25
Buy long Jan $140 call, currently .90, no stop loss.
Net credit $1.10.
MELI - Mercadolibre (Short Put)
MELI is the largest online retailer in Latin America and they closed at a four-week high on Wednesday. They were recently upgraded by Goldman to buy with a $170 price target. Holiday shopping was probably good for MELI.
Earnings Feb 23rd.
Sell short Feb $150 put, currently $2.00, stop loss $155.50
NFLX - Netflix (January Put Spread)
Netflix surged after getting an upgrade from Evercore ISI saying expected competition had not appeared and they now had a lead in original content that was insurmountable. Shares should retest resistance at $130.
Earnings Jan 16th.
Sell short Jan $110 put, currently $2.00, stop loss $115.85
Buy long Jan $100 put, currently .70, no stop loss.
Net credit $1.30.
SIG - Signet Jewelers (January Naked Put)
The fourth quarter is normally the best quarter of the year for jewelers and Signet is moving to a 7 month high. Support at $90 in early December was decent and the stock is accelerating higher.
Earnings Feb 21st.
Sell short Jan $85 put, currently $1.40, stop loss $90.45.
SPY - S&P-500 ETF (Call Spread)
All the signs are pointing to an end of year drop in the markets and the potential for an ugly January until after the inauguration. I believe the market has peaked for at least the next four weeks. If the new president is sworn in without a mishap or terror event, the market should rally strongly out of the January decline.
This is a February strike because there was no premium in January.
Sell short Feb $230 call, currently $1.41, stop loss $227.65
Buy long Feb $235 call, currently $0.42, no stop loss.
Net credit 99 cents.
TSLA - Tesla Inc (January Put Spread)
Tesla has completed the acquisition of SolarCity and all that uncertainty is now behind them. Shares have been trending higher since the vote on the 17th. The $180-$185 level has been support in the past.
Earnings Jan 25th.
Sell short Jan $170 put, currently $2.70, stop loss $183.50
Buy long Jan $150 put, currently $.98, no stop loss.
Net credit $1.72.
WDC - Western Digital (January Naked Put)
WDC finally found some traction in the last couple of weeks and analysts continue to upgrade their estimates. Now that the SanDisk acquisition is well behind them and new products are hitting the market, they are the number one disk drive maker in the market.
Earnings Jan 26th.
sell short Jan $55 put, currently $1.06, stop loss $58.65.
XBI - Biotech ETF
The biotech sector has been in sell mode since mid November and hit a 7-week low last week. Today there was a 4% rally in Biotech Index and a 5% rally in the XBI. There was a double test of support at $59 over the last two weeks. While there is no way to predict what the market/sector is going to do over the next three weeks the first two days of 2017 have been bullish. I am recommending a put spread on the XBI. Since the sector has already sold off, it could see bargain hunting buying on any market decline.
Sell short Feb $56 put, currently $1.01, stop loss $58.85
Buy long Feb $49 put, currently .26, no stop loss.
Net credit 75 cents.
Existing Monthly Cash Machine Positions
THESE ARE NOT CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS. These are prior recommendations that are still active in the portfolio. Do NOT act on the plays described in this section. This is the archive of prior recommendations in the current portfolio.
IWM - Russell 2000 ETF (January Put Spread)
The Russell has lost touch with reality and posted 15 consecutive days of gains. Monday was a 1% loss to break that streak. However, the economic situation has changed and expectations for a business friendly administration should keep the trend positive over the next several weeks even if there are some temporary dips. I am playing this as far out of the money as possible and still have the targeted 30 cent credit.
Sell short Jan $117 put, currently 52 cents, stop loss $125.65
Buy long Jan $110 put, currently 22 cents, no stop loss.
Net credit 30 cents.
QQQ - Nasdaq 100 ETF (January Put Spread)
The Nasdaq corrected almost 4% the prior week. The Nasdaq 100 has been the lagging index and it appeared to catch fire today with a better than 1% gain. The QQQ has dipped several times over the last two months and the decline halted in the $114-$115 range. I am going to try and sell well under that level in hopes the next several weeks will see the Nasdaq break out to a new high with the rest of the market.
Sell Jan $110 put, currently .50, stop loss $114.85
Buy Jan $104 put, currently .19, no stop loss.
Net credit 31 cents.
Margin Requirements:
There are several different formulas for determining margin requirements for naked put writing. These are normally broker specific and some can require larger margin requirements than others.
Here is the most common margin calculation for naked puts.
100% of the option premium + ((20% of the Underlying Market Value) - (OTM Value))
For simplicity of calculation simply use 20% of the underlying stock price and you will always be safe. ($25 stock * 20% = $5 margin)
Prices Quoted in Newsletter
At Option Investor we have a long-standing policy prohibiting the editors and staff from actually trading the individual recommendations in order to conform to SEC rules concerning trades.
The prices quoted in the newsletter are the end of day prices in most cases.
When discussing fills or stops the prices quoted are the bid/ask at the time the entry trigger or exit stop is hit. This is NOT a price that someone on staff actually got using a live order.
For entry/exit points at the market open the prices quoted will be the opening print. The majority of the time the readers are able to get a better fill than the opening print because of market maker bias at the open.
For trades with an opening qualification the prices quoted will be the bid/ask at the time the qualification was met.
All of these rules normally produce worse prices than an active trader would normally get. Because they are standardized there may be some cases where a price quoted was better than an actual fill. If you received a price that was dramatically different than what was quoted please let us know.


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The chorus of this song best desribes my feelings today: (LEANN RIMES LYRICS"What I Cannot Change")
"I will learn to let go what I cannot changeI will learn to forgive what I cannot changeI will learn to love what I cannot changeBut I will change, I will changeWhatever I, whenever I can"
Tomorrow is a New Day!!!!


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