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Articles and research about financial cooperatives
Published July 7, 2016
Though credit unions have been around for nearly a century, some consumers are still unclear about exactly what they are and what they do.
Credit unions, which are essentially member-owned financial cooperatives, gained popularity in the 1920s as a way to meet consumer demand for inexpensive credit so families could buy larger-ticket items like cars and appliances — at a time when banks were less receptive to such requests. The National Credit Union Administration set up shop in 1970, and today more than 7,000 credit unions nationwide serve more than 100 million customer accounts. Here, we answer some questions we commonly get from new members.
A: Only banks are covered by the FDIC, but we are covered in equal amounts by the government-funded NCUA. The U.S. is one of only 113 countries worldwide to enjoy such protection, which offers free peace of mind to anyone operating a checking account, savings account, money market deposit account, or CD (also known as Certificates of Deposit) accounts in amounts of up to $250,000. Sometimes, higher amounts are insured depending on the account ownership and whether qualified beneficiaries are listed.
A: Ask us. You may gain more coverage depending on the type of deposit account, account owners, and whether qualified beneficiaries are involved.
A: While we must generate some profit for overhead and growth, our main goal is service to the community. Whether that means better deposit and loan rates or little-to-no-cost banking services, we exist to serve our communities and contribute to area sustainability. Unlike banks, we aren't required to provide a big portion of profits to shareholders and we can offer small personal loans. Credit unions were founded so community members could pool savings to provide loans to others, and that commitment hasn't changed.
A: In several ways:
A: We offer many of the same types of banking products and services, including checking accounts, savings accounts, auto loans and mortgages.
A: Banks and credit unions are both governed by boards that decide rates according to their institution's individual need for loans and deposits. For example, those needing more auto loans may set lower auto-loan rates.
A: No. The Fair Lending Act prevents both banks and credit unions from offering discounts and deals. You can't haggle for a better rate, even if your favorite teller wants to give you one.
A: Because credit unions are about people helping people, we tend to look at the big picture when making a loan decision, considering your financial stability, payment history, and time at your job and residence, in addition to your credit score. Banks tend to go with a hard yes or no; either you fit into the box, or you don't.
In addition, credit unions offer small personal loans when banks can't. If you live in Austin and your air conditioner goes out in July, for example, your Austin-based credit union representative likely empathizes and can help you pay for repairs. We look for every possible way to help.
A: You can apply for a loan before becoming a member, but you will become a member once you actually accept the loan. There are no membership fees at Amplify or most other credit unions, and membership comes with its own perks. Years ago membership was more elite, but today many credit unions are open to entire communities. Amplify, for example, welcomes anyone who lives, works, or attends school in Travis, Hays, Caldwell, Williamson or Bastrop Counties, along with their family members.
A: Our usual low loan rates and higher deposit rates; voting rights at our member annual meetings and special elections; and many free amenities including bank checks, free coin counter, ATM fee reimbursement on free checking accounts, etc. You're also part of our cooperative and our mission of giving back to the community.
Curious about the growing credit union movement? More and more people are joining credit unions every day, preferring to do their banking with a member-owned financial cooperative instead of with traditional banks. Learn more here about how Credit Unions Offer the Highest Savings Rates, or check out our list of reasons why Credit Unions Are the Best Place for Your Savings. Or if you're ready to become an Amplify member and start earning more on your hard-earned savings, you can get started here.
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Agco said Thursday that it plans to invest $40 million into its agricultural machinery plant in Hesston.
Plant manager Bill Kaltenberg expects work on the 200,000-square-foot painting and finishing building to start this month and be completed by 2013. It will be built on a gravel lot to the east of the main row of production buildings.
The new facility will free up space on the production floor, Kaltenberg said. The plant builds haying machines, combines and planters under several brand names.
Duluth, Ga.-based Agco has seen strong sales growth in the past two years and expects that to continue. It needs the room to continue that growth, Kaltenberg said.
"It frees up a lot of capacity for assembly and production," he said. "We're in growth mode now and we're also planning for the future."
Kaltenberg said he doesn't expect additional hiring because of the paint operation. It has more than 900 production workers and about 1,300 employees overall in Hesston.
That's well up from the dark days of 2008 and 2009 when the company laid off about 150 production workers.
Agco, the smallest of the big three global farm machinery makers, has prepared for the return to growth with a multi-year reinvestment and realignment of its global manufacturing system.
The company foresees that long-term population and income growth in the developing world will keep demand for food high. That means high farm incomes, and high demand for farm machinery, Andrew Beck, Agco's senior vice president and chief financial officer, told analysts at a recent conference.
In recent years, Agco has instituted a new production system to boost productivity and lower costs, with new machinery, welding robots and new procedures.
Beck told analysts that the company expects high North American farm incomes this year to increase Agco's sales by 5 to 10 percent.
The company also has large shares of the European and South American markets. It is also beginning to move into China, with lower-powered farm machinery.

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Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast chosen us from all peoples and exulted us above all tongues, and sanctified us by thy commandments. And thou hast given us in love, O Lord our God, this day of Memorial, a day of blowing the Shofar; an holy convocation, as a memorial of the departure from Egypt. For thou has chosen us and hast sanctified us above all nations; and thy word is truth and endureth forever. Blessed art thou, O Lord, King over all the earth, who sactifiest Israel and the Day of Memorial.
Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast kept us in life, and hast preserved us, and enabled us to reach this season.
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Is weight loss possible with honey?
You can find several articles on the net describing benefits of honey in weight loss but according to some new studies, weight loss is not possible with honey as it does not reduce fat, moreover, it adds calories, which can increase fat. Also, honey spikes your insulin levels, which causes a subsequent insulin "crash" which will leave you feeling more tired and more hungry. In this way, it indirectly increases weight gain. Honey does not boost your metabolism in any significant way. Fat is not stored in the intestines, and even if it were, honey would not "clean it out". Fat is stored in a layer of adipose tissue between the skin and muscles. Honey does have mild antibiotic properties, but this is destroyed as honey passes through the stomach acid and is acted upon by enzymes. In other words, honey has absolutely no impact whatsoever on fat loss or lower intestinal health.
Myth: Honey mixes very rapidly in the blood, so you will get instant energy for your morning exercise or walking.
Fact: See above. Honey creates an insulin spike. This is the absolute worst form of energy that can be taken before exercise. It is similar to getting your energy from eating sweets and candy.
Myth: Honey has half the calories of those of sugar.
Fact: Nutrition facts about powdered sugar -- here's powdered sugar.
Nutrition facts about honey -- here's honey. Not a huge difference, really.
Green tea is fine. It can boost the metabolism and does work like an anti-oxidant.
Benefits of honey for weight loss
The entire site is nothing more than a large collection of myths and misconceptions. It does not cite any of its sources or reference any scientific data to back up its claims.
Myth: Unlike honey, table sugar lacks minerals and vitamins. When these nutrients are all used up, metabolizing of undesirable cholesterol and fatty acid is impeded.
Fact: Do you really think your body will run out of nutrients because you ate table sugar? The nutrients needed to process sugar are extremely few. We are also assuming that you are eating other food in your diet, not just living off sugar, so there is no reason to believe your body will not be able to metabolize fat just because you ate sugar.
Myth: It is not uncommon for fat people to suffer from malnutrition and many other health related problems.
Fact: Fat people often have very little education in proper diet and nutrition. This is what makes them fat. It has nothing to do with sugar. Moreover, another cause of obesity in these people probably stems from the fact that they think drinking honey will somehow make them slim (again, poor understanding of diet and health).
Myth: The good news is that honey, the natural sweetener, on the other hand, contains 22 amino acids
Fact: See the link above. While honey may contain all amino acids, the amount of honey you would have to eat to get any significant portion of these in your diet would first put you in a glycemic coma.


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Hungarian Monkey-Rapper Election Ad Goes Unaired
BUDAPEST—In the run-up to Hungary's general elections April 6, one Budapest district television refused to air the spot of a small opposition party that featured a monkey speaking the voice of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
In the advertisement by the Fourth Republic, or 4K!, sitting in front of a large heap of bananas the monkey impersonates the leader of the country, using actual recordings of the voices of Mr. Orbán and former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány.
In a rap song, the monkey says: "Hungarians like us, freedom-loving Hungarians, have always wanted the same: to chase away their rulers," and cites from speeches of the current and former premiers referring to the people's will to change the government of the time.


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Tomorrow our Weather Radio Wednesday program will be taking place in Cullman, Alabama. We will be at the Walgreen's located at the corner of Highway 31 and Cherokee Road. Tomorrow's event will kickoff by 7:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day and evening hours. Thanks to a partnership with WBRC Fox 6 and Walgreen's, the Midland-100 model weather radios will be offered at a discount price.
We also encourage you to purchase items necessary to create a "be ready" kit in case of an emergency. These kits include items such as non-perishable food items to last for a few days, batteries, a flash flight, etc. It's always a good idea to have these type of items on hand just in-case of an emergency situation. For a complete list of items suggested for a be ready kit Click Here.
Members of the Fox 6 Storm Warn team will be on hand throughout the day to help you program your radios along with answering any questions you may have regarding severe weather safety. Have a great afternoon and we hope to see you in Cullman tomorrow!
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Credit Suisse at a Glance
Founded in 1856 with headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Credit Suisse has operations in over 50 countries.
Global wealth increased by 14 trillion USD last year – with China ranking second after the USA. Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report breaks down the world's wealth and analyses the global outlook.Read the article about Global Wealth Report 2018: US and China in the lead
Concerns about US-China trade policies and monetary policy are contributing to increased market volatility. But attractive investment opportunities remain, including in emerging markets (EM).Read the article about Michael Strobaek: "We are in a solid growth environment."
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Osage County authorities recently dismissed an accessory-to-robbery charge connected to last year's slaying of 61-year-old Bartlesville resident Timothy Allen Hauser.
The charge had been filed a little more than a year ago against Kathleen Renee Roland, 37, of Bartlesville. She was arrested about two months after Hauser had disappeared following an outing at an area casino. He was later found to have been killed.
Investigators for the Osage County Sheriff's Office accused Roland of providing after-the-fact assistance to the man and woman they already had in custody on a charge of robbing Hauser. Rusty Boyd Petty, 42, and Trysta Alberta Eileen Shaffer, 29, were neighbors of Hauser and investigators believe they accompanied him both to the casino and when he departed. Since their arrests about a week after Hauser disappeared, Petty and Shaffer have been held on bonds of $1 million each.
Earlier this year, a first-degree murder charge was filed against Shaffer and Petty after human remains found in rural Osage County were confirmed by the state medical examiner's office as belonging to Hauser.
Prosecutors dropped the conjoint robbery count against the pair in June, prior to the start of the preliminary hearing at which both defendants were ordered to stand trial on the murder charge. The related accessory count against Roland was dropped earlier this month. It was dismissed "without prejudice," allowing prosecutors the opportunity to re-file the charge at a later date.
Roland had been free on $1,000 bond since December, when she waived the right to a preliminary hearing in her case. It is expected that she will be called as a state's witness at future trial(s) for Shaffer and/or Petty.
A motion that was filed on behalf of Petty in September seeks dismissal of the murder charge against him based upon claims of mental incompetence. There is a hearing on that motion scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Associate District Judge B. David Gambill will consider the motion. District court arraignment for one or both defendants could also take place on that date.
At the time of his arrest, Petty was at a Bartlesville hospital where he reportedly had sought treatment for mental issues.
Legal counsel for all three of the defendants is being provided through the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System. L. Wayne Woodyard of the OIDS Capital Case Division will be representing Petty.


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Inside were the governing board members; their leader, Rector Helen E. Dragas; and a lawyer from the state Attorney General's office. Waiting outside were officials who typically are allowed to attend closed sessions: U-Va. President Teresa Sullivan, the board secretary and the board's usual attorney. Two newly appointed special advisers to the board were also not included.
As time passed — much more time than the 75 minutes allotted on the agenda — those outside exchanged nervous glances.
The events of the summer have left many top officials weary of longer-than-expected closed-door meetings, especially those dealing with personnel issues. On June 8, Dragas asked Sullivan to step down, saying that she had the support of 15 of 16 board members. Sullivan agreed to resign, and the lack of explanation incited an angry backlash from faculty, alumni, students and others, many of whom demanded that Sullivan return and Dragas resign. On June 26, Sullivan was reinstated and, since then, she and Dragas have said they are committed to working together.
This week the board is meeting in Richmond for a retreat, its first gathering since the board unanimously voted to void Sullivan's resignation. This retreat had originally been scheduled for July, with plans for board members to stay at an executive training center at the U-Va. Darden School of Business. Darden became a lightning rod in the controversy, which many saw as a clash between traditional academics and business executives over their differing visions for the future of public higher education. The retreat was bumped to August and moved to Richmond, in hopes that Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) could attend. (He did not, but sent the board a letter on Tuesday.)
Several of those waiting here outside the closed doors commented that they were reminded of what happened in Charlottesville on June 18-19. At that time, the board met in a closed session that started in the afternoon of the 18th and stretched until 2:30 a.m. on the 19th as members debated whom they should appoint as an interim president in the midst of the leadership crisis.
After the doors closed here Wednesday at about 4:20 p.m., there were few hints as to what was happening inside. Every now and then, Dragas would open the door and summon someone. The first name she called was "Terry." Sullivan, whose staff calls her Terry, thought that meant her. But no, Dragas wanted Terry MacTaggart, a governance consultant who earlier that day had led the group through discussions about how they operate.
After about an hour, the group took a break. Many members fled to the restrooms. The two attorneys conversed. The consultant spoke quietly with the president. Dragas and board member George K. Martin, a Richmond attorney, stepped away for a private conversation. At one point, Sullivan and Dragas had a private conversation, as a few reporters watched from a distance. Rumors quietly spread that nothing drastic would occur that night.
At some point, the meeting resumed. Towards the end, Sullivan was invited inside. Everyone outside waited. Suddenly, the sound of applause escaped from the room. Soon, the doors were propped open and everyone was allowed back inside to hear Dragas decree: "And we are adjourned for the day."
The board members and university officials then packed into cabs and headed to a riverfront seafood restaurant for dinner. The group dined in a glass-walled room perched atop the Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, which provided a stunning view of downtown Richmond as the sun set. Reporters were not allowed to attend.
It's publicly unknown what was discussed on Wednesday evening, but a university spokeswoman said that Dragas plans to issue a statement on the topic on Thursday morning. The spokeswoman said she had no idea what that statement would say.


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The 'Macedonian Village' ethno complex located in the village of Nerezi near St. Panteleimon monastery has become a real touristic attraction! The ethno complex has 12,000 square meters and reflects the traditional Macedonian architecture.
It includes authentic houses from different parts of Macedonia with accommodation capacity of a hundred guests, hotel, restaurants, etc.
This is an extremely important project aimed at promotion and affirmation of the rich Macedonian cultural heritage, museum exhibition of objects, costumes, memorabilia, presentation of traditional crafts and customs.
Last year nearly half a million foreign tourists visited Macedonia but unfortunately had no opportunity to see this magnificent complex which will mean expanding the Macedonian touristic offer.
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Never On A Sunday!
Posted by BE on July 11th, 2016
Having of late been more critical than approving of Andrew Little's efforts in television interviews I now come to praise him: he handled a lengthy and confrontational interview with the terrier-like Lisa Owen on 'The Nation' exceptionally well. His ums, ers and y'knows were gone, he was fluent, his eye contact was sustained and he looked confident. The interview should have been a winner.
There was only one problem – the long list of questions he was unable to answer at all! Not from lack of knowledge but because Labour's policy on each of those topics was not due to be released until the Labour Party Conference on Sunday, which, as we all know is the day after Saturday, when 'The Nation' is first broadcast. The world – and Lisa Owen – would have to wait till then.
So we ended up with a whole series of questions which Andrew had to tell Lisa and the audience he couldn't answer. Conference had to hear them first – on Sunday!
It was really embarrassing.
So here's my question: How in god's name did no-one in Little's office notice that his interview with Owen was the day before the Labour Party Conference which would make it impossible for him to say anything new or of consequence about … well, pretty well anything.
That proved a disastrous oversight with Little repeatedly having to tell Owen he was sorry but he couldn't talk about that.
Heads should roll!


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If I was asked to make a list of the top five Democrats I would not want to see in the White House in 2016, they would be: Eric Holder, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Maxine Waters and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. They are the most dangerous people in the Democratic Party next to Barack Obama.
Yet, according to Dr. Jerome Corsi, one of those five may be the next Democratic candidate for President in 2016. Supposedly, US Attorney General Eric Holder may already be the person that the Democrats are grooming behind the scenes to take over the helm in 2016 election.
Corsi describes how Obama was elected in 2008 and 2012 through the efforts of David Axelrod and his group. He describes how Axelrod strategically appealed to the blacks and Hispanics and even women voters, which are three of the main groups that helped to defeat Mitt Romney.
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According to Corsi:
"The Axelrod group are experts at running African-American candidates. It was Axelrod who made Obama. Axelrod is not going to graduate to Hillary Clinton. He beat Hillary Clinton with Obama, and I think Hillary would have to think twice about whether she really wanted to undergo that."
"Even through the election of 2012 applied their logic, their rhetoric: tax the rich; this isn't fair — All that's Saul Alinsky class warfare. That's what, in fact, we are experiencing from the Democratic Party."
When you think about it, it only makes sense that the nation's top crook, I mean top cop, would be selected to replace the top imposter of all time. Neither man holds the US Constitution or law with any respect or regard. They both have repeatedly defied federal law and the Constitution and did things their way. The only real difference between Holder and Obama is that Holder was born in the US and that both of his parents were US citizens at the time of his birth.
With the Republican Party left in shambles after this year's election, I'm not sure if they have anyone at the moment that could defeat Holder. Perhaps Sen. Marco Rubio or former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice could give him a run for the money, but it would be a very tight race.
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Blue Sky, Gray Sky
Speaking of the Summer Palace, here are two pictures of Longevity Hill that were snapped from our balcony on two different days.
For those of you who are curious, we have had plenty of bright, blue sky days. Way more than one would expect, given all the attention paid to the air pollution issue in the run up to the Olympic Games. Over the course of a month, the weather has been way more good than bad. Every time heavy, gray air has settled in, a big storm has quickly materialized, with pleasant air close on its heels.
Just when we were beginning to scoff at the nay-saying Western media, we met a life-long Beijing resident, who had some sobering predictions for us. First off, she congratulated us for arriving in Beijing during the Olympic period. "We haven't seen such blue skies in years." These were pretty much her exact words. And then the prediction. With the end of even-odd license plate days, the gray skies can't be far behind. Sounds like our fun in the sun is coming to an end...
PS: A funny little sidebar. This driver who was taking us around town locked our backpacks in the trunk of the car (this was so they weren't on our laps...it was a small car). When we arrived at our destination, he couldn't get them out. He had no idea how the lock worked. Turns out this was because the car he was driving wasn't his. He had borrowed someone else's, so he could stay on the road. You see, it was an odd day, and his car has an even license plate.


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Love from Eternity (episode 4)
Aliens.. this is for you.. sorry for late updates..
Robby,ma'm you have a gift.
P,from whom robby
R,i scanned it no harm from this.this was sent by a person.may be he want bless you.
P,ha..keep it on my bed.and pack abhi's & my stuffs to FO that we are going.
R,okey ma'm
Pragya opened the box and there was a letter to.its a transparent large vessle which is with two blue butterflys.when they are flying blue colour glitter powder is emmiting from them..those glitter poweder collecting to a separate box.pragya amazed with the gift and rd the letter.
Dear ma'm..
Hope you'll like this.i've just wanted to wish you both.welcome back to our planet.turn off the light and observe your room wilk lighten up with blue colour light.. take care..
(Pragya odered her room to turn of lights with her mind).
Blue colour pure light was emitted from the powder through out the room)
P,omg feeling like i am in heaven..itz really wonderfull.woow.
Pragya turn on the lights and kept her gift in a proper place.she look bit from glitter powder and throw it tho the bed..it begins to shine with blue..
In that moment abhi came.
A,are u ready to go fuggy?
Then only he noticed pragya's gift and their bed.
A,woow.awesom.who gave this.
P,dont know abhi.someone has send it.what a wonderfull creature.. l love it.
A,but fuggy dont froget.. these blue butterflys are very rare.they sensitive to their environment.
P,i didnt got it.?
A,listen these butterflys are only in pairs.they cant servive without there partner.just like you and me.(pragya put her two hands Over abhi's neck when he said so)
They can only adapt by a couple.if something bad hppn amoung them they will die..
Pragya felt sad..
P,it wont happen.nothing bad will happen to us na.
A,of crs sweety.if you are ready lets leave.others are waiting for us
P,then what about butterflys.
A,i ll ask one of my robs to take care about it.shall we go now ma'm
P,(with attidude)sure babe.
Evil eye is watching all these things..yes itz non other than tanu.but do you know how.. she is the one who send the gift.she fixed a nano cam to male butterfly's eye..
Abhigya went on to top of a tall tower.and next min a large FO came and place on the tower.
Slowly itz one door getz opened & purbul ishveer were shouting inside.
P,bhai come soon.. i cant wait to go ss(sigma scorpii)
Abhi get in and helped pragya to get in.
A,carefull fuggy.come and sit in this seat. This is special for you.it will protect our baby from shocks..
Abhi make her wear seat belts while looking at her eyes..
Allah wariyan plays in bg…
A,(shouting with happily)
Guys common letz rock the trip..all were sang dance insted of pragya becouse she is bearing mira's future.
After few hours..
All were resting here and there becoz tiredness.
A,fine.boys n girls i arranged separate flying cabs for couples and one for our robbots.lets get off..
B,abhi are we going directly to our rooms or are we going to travel now.
R,arey we came by president's extreamly comfortable FO.who need to go to
Rooms now who want to go to rooms..
A,okey then tell me what is frist…travel under the water,observing amazing creatures,colourfull water falls.. what should be frist.
A,okey guys get in to flying cabs.
(Same like safari cabs.but no wheels.they are same like Fo.)
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Julie Benz guest stars on tonight's 'Supernatural'. She plays a dying woman who joins Dean on a faith healer's fix-it list, according to TV Guide's current issue.
I'm going to be seeing Julie Benz in the autograph line at MegaCon next month. Anybody have a good question I can ask her?
Were the rumors about Gina Torres guesting on Supernatural true? Or am I just reading too many rumors?
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Bill Clinton To Dems: Don't Trivialize Gun Culture
By BYRON TAU | 1/19/13 4:55 PM EST Updated: 1/20/13 12:52 PM EST
Former President Bill Clinton warned a group of top Democratic donors at a private Saturday meeting not to underestimate the passions that gun control stirs among many Americans.
Do not patronize the passionate supporters of your opponents by looking down your nose at them, Clinton said.
A lot of these people live in a world very different from the world lived in by the people proposing these things, Clinton said. I know because I come from this world."
Clinton dedicated a substantial portion of his 40-minute address before a joint meeting of the Obama National Finance Committee and a group of business leaders to the issue of guns and gun control, saying that it was a test-case for President Barack Obamas grass-roots movements.
The way the Obama campaign won Florida, won Ohio, won this election by more than projected was the combination of technology, social media and personal contact, Clinton said. Thats the only way that our side will ever be able to even up the votes in the midterms and as these issues come up, really touch people and talk to them about it.
Obama begins his second term facing an uphill battle on gun control an emotional, divisive and difficult issue that the cool and pragmatic Obama would usually avoid.
Obama took 23 executive actions this week to curb gun violence, but his key proposals will need a vote from Congress to become law. With a GOP House unlikely to take up any new gun control measures and even some Democrats expressing wariness his only recourse is to make his case directly to the public.
Clinton said that Republicans have been struggling in presidential politics since 1992 noting that 2004 was the only time a Republican has won the popular vote in more than 20 years. But, he said, the party has been successful in energizing its supporters for midterm elections.
You have the power to really democratize America, Clinton said. You can do it on immigration reform, you can do it on these economic issues. You can do it on implementing the health care bill.
But, Clinton warned, the issue of guns has a special emotional resonance in many rural states and simply dismissing pro-gun arguments is counterproductive.
While some polls show that the public by-and-large supports several proposals for increased gun control, Clinton said that its not the public support that matters its how strongly people feel about the issue.
All these polls that you see saying the public is for us on all these issues they are meaningless if theyre not voting issues, Clinton said.
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Galactic Starfighter First Impressions - Not Quite On Target
Galactic Starfighter First Impressions - Not Quite On Target
The Old Republic's latest expansion has some great ideas, but doesn't quite launch out of the hanger with a full arsenal.
I've gotta agree with this overall. I'm a sub to the game, so I've been able to play it for the last month, and while it's fun, it's hampered by the game's incessant need to monetize every single thing they possibly can.
On top of that, the controls are weird. They work pretty well once you get used to them, but I hate the "firing arc" shit. Ships should really turn with the mouse, not force you to move over half the screen before you start turning.
I liked it when I tried it, even though I suck at it :)
It's a good addition to the game, but yes, due to lack of other content SW:TOR suffers from making all of it's endgame stuff far too grindy.
So you're saying it just impacted on the surface? XD
Maybe if it didn't look so blindingly generic I'd be more interested. We're looking at a period 3400 years before the films, and they just look like blockier X-Wings and Tie Fighters. Same could be said for the entire visual design of The Old Republic.
Seriously, its not like Bioware can't do something unique with Star Wars' art design. Look at the stuff they made for KOTOR, those Sith Interceptors and Interdictors were unique designs while still sharing the same universe.
To be entirely fair, that was back when Bioware had a soul.
EA has long since consumed that.
I think that's just playing it safe, because people expect X-wings when they hear Star Wars.
*shrug* It's an MMO, appealing to pretty much everyone is the whole goal.
And this is more or less why I hate free to play games(though admittedly, SWTOR is a particularly bad example of one). I always get the feeling that I would enjoy the game more if I had just paid $60 up front. Only with SWTOR I did that. And paid several months of subscription fees. Oh well.
That "and" should be an "or". Rogue Squadron had nothing in common with the X-Wing/Tie Fighter series aside from the setting. One is basically Star Fox: Star Wars edition, while the other one is a full blown flight sim. Totally different genres.
I'd call anyone insane if they thought Galactic Starfighter could ever hope to be like the X-Wing/TIE series OR Rogue Squadron. Simply because it's an MMORPG.
And because it's an MMORPG, it comes with all of that shit I hate; no exhibition matches, all pvp-online, over-monetization and of course, the motherfucking grind. That entire genre is the biggest killjoy in gaming right now IMO, because it ALWAYS turns gameplay into work (and not the good kind of work for games) or constructs an even bigger paywall with a worse payout than any "regular" non-MMO model game.
Before, I'd have considered giving GS a try. But after reading the review and some user comments, I know it'd just be one more disappointment to add to the list; sharing company with Tribes Ascend, Mechwarrior Online, Hawken and Warframe.
A casual game that's mostly about hotkey combat on a 2D plane was never gonna get fairly difficult dogfighting controls like in TIE vs X-Wing, people who thought that are delusional tbh.
The current system with freelancer-like controls could become something great, only problem is the lack of maps and the grind.
It kinda sounds like a less crappy version of World of Warplanes, with a Star Wars skin. Did I interpret that right?
Whoa whoa wait. Laborious XP grinds that a premium account makes faster? Vehicles that are surprisingly resilient, creating gameplay that requires a more tactical approach than one would think? Upgrading various lines of crafts with additions and crew skills? Going entire matches without scoring a single point?
Is this mother fucking World of Tanks in space?
If instead it were a revamp of the rail shooter pve starship content, I might not have cancelled my subscription last year.
Pretty much, yeah. What they should've done is just had X-Wings and TIE Fighters. They're like the Spitfire and Bf 109: The two classic dogfight adversaries that are like age-old sparring buddies, and lets you know where we are instantly by the mere sight of one of them.
True, but both are great for wildly different reasons. By saying 'and' instead of 'or', I think Dogma is grouping them together not as identical gaming experiences, but as Star Wars starfighter games that are good, robust games.
Also, it's just PVP, which is why I won't touch it at all. It's a bit sad that when you choose to opt out of all PVP activity this part of the game doesn't offer anything at all. It's one of the things where I'll have to go all "SWG: Jump to Lightspeed" did it better.
Still, the rest of the game is fun, and as for a good old space sim, I'll just hold out for Star Citizen / Squadron 42.
No PvE? No thank you. While it might be nice to dogfight, I'm not happy with a one-sided "feature" of a game that isn't pure PvP. Fuck me they didn't even seem to bother. Plus any starfighter game feature should have both and at this point larger scale battles. Up the fucking ante, give us surface to space transitions, battlefield maps that alter physics due to lack of atmosphere, gravity changes, and most of all CAPITAL SHIPS.
This is just one of the many contemporary Star Wars games I have learned to ignore completely.
During the decades my expectations for Star Wars games had to be lowered again and again. I am at a point now that I consider the franchise lost to the likes of me... older, mature fans who grew up with the original mind blowing x-wing spacesims and games like Dark Forces and Jedi knight and KotOR 1 and 2.
Now I expect nothing from the Star Wars franchise anymore, but thinking of what could have been hurts.
So one of your complaints was the 5-10 minute wait to enter the battle? Seems on par, or even better than other MMOs with dungeons / battlegrounds you can queue for. As much as I liked my time with Swtor when it first launched, I just have no desire to go back.
How can it be impressive and underwhelming at the same time? Pick one.
Uhh considering what is up now is basically beta/early access for subs, of course it's missing some key features. They added Bomber class ships about a week ago, and Stealth class and Deathmatch maps are coming. Yes features are missing, but Bioware told us to expect that. Starfighter is not my cup of tea (I'm horrid at it) but it's not even close to finished yet.
Actually it's a rip off of World of Warplane's early alpha with a star wars skin on. And played like it when I tested it.
From this game-play footage it looks identical to the domination PvP in Star Conflict:


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Rick Sanchez: Facts, Not Tone, Will Woo Back Latinos to GOP
Newt Gingrich is trying and so is Jeb Bush. President George W. Bush tried and so did John McCain.
Many have tried and many have failed to convince the GOP that their stance toward Hispanics must change, and now even Karen Hughes, former press secretary to George W. Bush, is adding her two cents of common sense with these words: "The immigration rhetoric that came out of the Republican primary seemed harsh, unwelcoming and off-putting to many minority voters."
That's an understatement. Yes, Mitt Romney and the GOP screwed up by hurling divisive terms such as "self deportation" and "back of the line" when talking about our nation's immigration problems. He/they may not have known how big a screw up it was, but those of us who came to this country as immigrants—legal or not, Hispanic or not—got the message loud and clear.
So now it's responsible members of the GOP who've either been warning others in the party against angering Latinos all along (or wishing they had) who now find themselves trying desperately to put the toothpaste back in the tube.
It's a no-brainer —a must do— especially given the GOP's lopsided loss among Latinos and Asians, the nations two fastest growing minority groups. Obama increased his share of the Hispanic vote and won it 69 percent to 29 percent (per The New York Times exit poll). Likewise, President Obama built a huge margin among Asian voters, 74 percent to 25 percent, almost doubling his margin of support in 2008.
Here's the problem for the GOP: as well-meaning as Karen, George, Newt, Jeb and John may be, what they say about "changing the tone" alone is not enough. That ship has sailed, with the Democrats at the helm.
When it comes to immigration, it's no longer about tone or words.
It's about what I and many others like me in the Latino community have been saying all along: it's about facts. And that's an area where Republicans can trump Democrats because the Dems don't get it either.
Let's take Governor Romney's famous "back of the line comment." Really?
Are you telling me that someone who's been here for a decade (or two), has consistently held down a job (or two) and has paid property taxes and sales taxes should be replaced by somebody, somewhere who's just arrived and never contributed a dime to this country?
Is he really saying that the undocumented immigrants who subsidize our social security system to the tune of $13 billion a year because their wages are garnished anonymously through a tax ID number instead of a social security number don't have enough "skin in the game" to earn a path to citizenship? Think about it. They work for a decade or more paying into social security so we can retire, but they'll never see a dime of it. Who do they give up their place in line to?
Can he truly mean that someone who goes to church and raises productive American-born children who do well in school has to get the hell out, or self-deport? And be replaced by whom? Somebody, somewhere who will take their place in line as long as they're not Mexicali?
Never mind that conservative groups like the Restaurant Associations and Farm Associations of the most very red states like Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama all say that if you push these immigrants out, you'll cripple our industries.
Never mind that economists say if we push them out, we'll double our food prices, cooked and uncooked. And we'll double our housing costs.
And that's not the least of it in what we'll pay.
Never mind that our population is getting older and we need the type of demographics that immigrants represent to fight in our wars, pay down our aforementioned social security, and provide the backbreaking labor only hungry young bodies are able or willing to do.
What I'm saying is forget tone. Changing the tone, changing the words that are used, isn't enough. It's about the facts. And the fact of the matter is what Mitt Romney said during the primary season about "self-deportation" and "going to the back of the line" is just plain stupid. It's stupid because it belies the facts.
Leadership is about telling the truth even when it hurts —it's about painstakingly putting facts before easy access applause lines for the sake of a primary win.
The facts are these: many of the immigrants in this country who don't have papers were unofficially recruited or invited by U.S. companies to come here. And they were then given a government tax ID number so they could work and so we could collect their taxes to share among the rest of us. Those are facts that refute the other often overused applause line heard all too often: "freeloaders."
To some in the GOP these may be hard facts to hear or accept, but they're the kind of facts you need to use when you're trying to do something equally hard—like putting toothpaste back in the tube.
It's going to take facts and concrete actions—not words or tone—for the true leaders in the GOP to bring Hispanics into the fold, to make them feel included and invested


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The china peddlers are seen on the streets all during the year. They have the following call –
"Huan ch'a hu lai. Huan ch'a wan lai".
"Come and trade your teapots. Come and trade your teacups!"
These men have a "t'iao tzu". On each end is a large basket on top of which is piled a large pyramid of bowls, cups, saucers, teapots and other china articles. The china is of better grade than carried by the "second grade china peddler" but not the best grade. The best china is made in Chiu Kiang (Kinkiang, Kiangsi) and is only sold in the shops – not by peddlers.
The most interesting thing about the china peddlers is the way in which they tie their wares up into pyramids or bee hives in shape. Only one cord is used for each heap of china, impossible as it sounds. Cups, saucers, teapots, bowls, small vases and what not are piled on top of each other and tied on in some miraculous way so that they do not fall off. Yet any article may be taken from the pile with the minimum of effort for sale to customers.
These peddlers sell their china but prefer to trade their wares for clothing, hats, shoes, unwanted old china, curios, etc. These articles must be in good condition. The china peddlers are always on the lookout for old valuable china which the housewife may not want or perhaps not know its true value. They keep an ear to the ground for news of a betrothal, for then they know the family will be looking for a set of china to send with the bride to her new home.
This set includes the following for the ordinary Chinese family:–
1 large vase, about three feet high and mostly used to hold feather dusters.
1 large fruit plate, about two and a half feet in diameter.
1 pair flower vases, with stone artificial flowers.
1 pair each – teapot, teacup, saucer.
1 pair china pedestals for holding hats.
4 food bowls.
2 soap dishes.
2 or 3 wash basins.
4 pairs of assorted small china boxes for face powder, pins, etc.
2 bowls for washing out the mouth.
This set will cost about $30 Peking currency and of course much more expensive ones may be purchased. As it is necessary to supply a betrothed girl with such articles it usually is not easy for the family concerned. Hence they will often trade curios, valuable china and other articles to the china peddler in order to obtain the customary set for the bride. On such occasions the china peddlers make quite a bit of money to make up for the small profits of their ordinary business.


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Location of photoCursac (46 Lot - France)
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The 10,000 Calorie Burger is an enormous burger feast that has been credited with transforming a sleepy country pub into an internet sensation. The Farmers Arms, in Burscough, West Lancashire, had dabbled with social media in the past – getting about 200 hits per post. But when manager Phil Martin decided to challenge regulars with the 'Haystack' burger, posting a picture of the meal on Facebook, it got 2.5 million hits. People from across the world called the pub, asking if they could take on the gut-busting 10,000-calorie challenge, which remains undefeated since its creation.
Phil, 35, said: "I can't believe how crazy everyone has gone for the 10,000 Calorie Burger , we've had countless emails and phone calls from across the world of people asking too have a go at it. People have been getting in touch from France, Germany, Finland and even Australia – many people seemed to think we might be a chain and were asking if the burger was coming to their country. I can't believe how quickly it took off. I uploaded a picture one night and when I woke up it was in six figures. By the end of the day it was well over a million. We're a quiet country pub with a real mix of people. One of our biggest sellers is a pint of mild, which doesn't even sell well in many pubs. So it's all come as a bit of a shock. I think what caught people's attention was the sheer size of it – it does look particularly big, even as food challenges go."
The 10,000 Calorie Burger includes a 40oz beef burger – the size of 10 quarter pounder burgers – eight rashers of bacon, eight onion rings, melted cheddar cheese, baby gem lettuce, tomato and gherkins. It all comes on a giant bun almost a foot wide, specially made for the challenge, which is why the Farmers Arms needs 24 hours' notice from anyone hoping to take on the challenge. As if that wasn't enough, on the side is two pounds of skinny fries, a pound of coleslaw and a vanilla milkshake to wash it down with. If the challenger can polish off the whole lot within 40 minutes then they get their 25.95 refunded, getting the 'meal' for free. So far, only eight have tried the challenge and all have failed but Phil says people are now planning trips from across the UK and beyond to take on the 10,000 Calorie Burger.
Phil said: "No one has even got close to it yet – not even half way through. An Australian lad called Jonny who has beaten numerous steak eating challenges back at home gave it a good go but he fell short.
Paul said: "It was really tough – it's quite scary when it gets presented to you, just because it's just so wide, it's very intimidating. "Its definitely do-able but I tackled it wrong – I tried eating it in bits which meant I would have eaten all the bun on its own. I also hate coleslaw, which didn't help! "I think beating the bun is one of the key things – maybe the secret is to use the milkshake to soften it up. Who knows."


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Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995)
Designed as an interactive movie, it is approximately 20 to 30 minutes long, depending on audience interaction. It requires the audience to vote for various directions the story will take, using a joystick attached to the arm of their seats.
- Bob Gale
- Bob Gale
- Release Date: 1995-02-17
- Views: 219
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 30
Christopher Lloyd
Ed Jarvis
Bruce McGill
James Konklin
Holly Fields
Michael Talbott
Car Jerk
Leslie Easterbrook
Diane Wyatt
Billy Warlock
Payton Bach (Mr. Payback)
Joseph D. Reitman
Raquel Gardner
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Safety and Effectiveness of Combining Hydroxyurea (HU) With Didanosine (ddI) and Stavudine (d4T) for Treatment of HIV-Infected Adults
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002427
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 31, 2001
Last Update Posted : June 24, 2005
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
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- How to Read a Study Record
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of 9 doses of HU in order to find the best dose of HU to use with ddI and d4T in fighting HIV infection.
HU plus ddI plus d4T appears to be a suitable anti-HIV drug combination for long-term control of HIV. This combination can sharply decrease viral load (level of HIV in the body) with few side effects, making it easy to take.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Hydroxyurea Drug: Stavudine Drug: Didanosine
|Phase 1
The combination of HU plus ddI plus d4T appears to be suitable for long-term control of HIV in that it: (1) has a novel resistance/rebound profile demonstrating virus suppression even in the presence of ddI-resistant mutants; (2) can produce a pronounced fall in viral load; and (3) is well tolerated (over 200 patients have been treated for up to 3 years with minimal side effects).
Patients are stratified by antiretroviral experience: naive (no more than 2 weeks of therapy) versus experienced (more than 2 weeks). Patients must discontinue all antiretroviral therapy for at least 28 days prior to randomization to 1 of 9 HU treatment arms. Treatment arms are divided into 3 HU dose categories: very low, low, and medium. Within each category HU is administered daily on 3 different dosing schedules. Depending on viral load, patients on the very low and low dose arms may have the opportunity to intensify their HU dose at any time beyond Week 12, provided no Grade 3 or 4 HU-related toxicity is present (these patients are monitored for an additional 8 weeks following intensification). All patients receive ddI and d4T at the same doses every day. When 50% of patients have completed 24 weeks of treatment, an analysis is made to determine whether or not to continue the 52-week study without modifications. Patients are monitored periodically for changes in plasma HIV RNA, CD4 cell counts, weight, and symptoms.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|225 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Factorial Assignment
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Phase I/II Study of the Safety and Antiretroviral Activity of Nine Hydroxyurea Regimens in Combination With ddI and d4T in Subjects With HIV Infection
|Study Start Date :
|May 1999
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are HIV-positive.
- Have a viral load of 5,000 to 100,000 copies/ml.
- Are willing to stop all anti-HIV medications for at least 28 days before receiving study drugs.
- Are at least 18 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have a history of opportunistic (AIDS-related) infection.
- Have a history of pancreatitis or other serious condition.
- Have any cancer that will require chemotherapy within the next 24 weeks.
- Are allergic to ddI or d4T.
- Have received an HIV vaccine within 28 days of study entry.
- Have received a red blood cell transfusion within the past 60 days, or have had repeated transfusions at any time in the past.
- Abuse alcohol or drugs.
- Have received certain medications.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00002427
|United States, California
|AIDS Healthcare Foundation
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
|San Francisco VA Med Ctr
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
|United States, Connecticut
|Gary Blick MD
|Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06901
|United States, District of Columbia
|Dr Bruce Rashbaum
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20037
|United States, Florida
|IDC Research Initiative
|Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States, 32701
|Boulevard Comprehensive Care Ctr
|Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209
|Center for Quality Care
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33609
|United States, Georgia
|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta Inc
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
|United States, Massachusetts
|New England Med Ctr
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
|United States, New York
|Albany Med College
|Albany, New York, United States, 122083479
|Mt Vernon Hosp
|Mt. Vernon, New York, United States, 10550
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Univ of Pennsylvania Med Ctr
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Thomas Jefferson Univ
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
|United States, South Carolina
|Coastal Carolina Research Ctr
|Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States, 29464
|United States, Texas
|Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr of Dallas
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
|Univ of Texas Med Branch
|Galveston, Texas, United States, 775550835
|Montrose Clinic
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77006
|United States, Washington
|Swedish Med Ctr
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122
|Study Chair:
|Franco Lori
|Study Chair:
|Julianna Lisziewicz
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00002427 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 31, 2001 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 24, 2005
|Last Verified:
|August 2000
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Therapy, Combination
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents
Antisickling Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents


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Official Information Act responses
The Official Information Act (OIA) allows anyone in New Zealand to ask for official information from the government. View some of the information we've released under the OIA and check how we comply with the rules.
Under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and the Privacy Act 1993, you can ask any government department about the information it holds.
You can request any information held by MPI. This can be:
- official information – such as our internal rules or guidelines for decision making
- personal information – information that MPI holds about yourself.
Information released by MPI
- Fisheries compliance reports
- Napier City Council animal control and pound investigation
- Infant formula blackmail threat (Operation Concord)
- Swamp kauri
- Whey protein contamination incident
- Historic GM seed imports
Fisheries compliance reports
In 2018, MPI released historical reports on compliance risk profiling of:
- the Southern Blue Whiting fishery
- hoki fisheries on the West Coast of the South Island and Chatham Rise.
These reports were designed to better inform fisheries management practices and improve compliance.
Read the fisheries compliance reports released under the OIA
Napier City Council animal control and pound investigation
In October 2016, the Ministry for Primary Industries began an investigation into allegations of breaches of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 at the Animal Control Unit of the Napier City Council.
The allegations related to the period between August 2015 and October 2016. The investigation was concluded in January 2017 and a report released in May 2017.
The report concluded there was either no or insufficient evidence of breaches of the Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Note, the report has been redacted – the names of individuals have been removed to protect their privacy and some other information has been withheld as it could prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied, or who is the subject of, the information.
All-of-government response to infant formula blackmail threat
MPI is the Government's communication lead for the response to the blackmail threat to infant formula (Operation Concord). The government has received a number of OIA requests for information it holds on this response.
Read the government's responses to the OIAs about Operation Concord
Swamp kauri information
MPI has received a range of Official Information Act requests for information it holds about the milling and exporting of swamp kauri.
Read our responses to the OIA requests relating to swamp kauri
Whey protein concentrate contamination incident
In 2013, there was a suspected contamination of whey protein concentrate with Clostridium botulinum. Testing later confirmed no products had been contaminated. MPI released a number of documents related to the incident.
Read our OIA responses for the whey protein concentrate contamination incident
Historic genetically modified seed import incidents
MPI's predecessor agencies – the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and its division Biosecurity New Zealand – dealt with a number of incidents involving genetically modified (GM) seed imports between 2001 and 2005. At the time, the agencies released information and OIA documents relating to the incidents.
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How we're tracking under the OIA
The State Services Commission (SSC) and Office of the Ombudsman have a programme to improve transparency under the OIA. This includes reporting on the volume of:
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eneloop can be charged 1000 times, before it needs to be replaced.
eneloop battery is delivered pre-charged to the store and is ready for immediate use following purchase. There is no need to charge-before-use.
Once the application has used all or some of the energy, eneloop can be charged like a conventional rechargeable battery, 1000 times, before it needs replacing.


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Our Community Summer Activities
We hope everyone is enjoying summer break. While our classes are completed for now, the school still remains active throughout the summer.
Here are some fun family friendly events coming up that you might be interested in:
• Sun, June 26th: Walk in the 2011 Pride Parade
Last year was a blast and we can't wait to do it again! We will have a parent marching band accompanying our student and parent walkers and for those who'd prefer to participate in shade and comfort we offer seats on our own CWS school bus. Come join us as we present our school pride and honor the diversity of our school families with Chicago's LGBT Community in Chicago.
• Mon, July 4th: Walk in the Evanston July 4th Parade
The week before the parade, we will be building a float in northwest Evanston from 9:00am – 12:00pm, Monday, June 27th through Friday, July 1st. Bring your family, your enthusiasm and your building tools. After the parade, there will be even more fun. The Hartman's will be hosting a pot-luck and have invited everyone to stay and watch the fireworks that evening.
• If festivals are more your style, CWS will also have booths at the Folk & Roots Festival, Glenwood Arts Festival and the Renegade Craft Fair. Parent volunteers have traditionally helped staff the booths and CWS student volunteers take an active role in teaching Fair participants how to knit, felt and build small craft projects.
Come and participate this summer!! Walk with us in the parades. Join us for a few hours at the fairs.
We love getting together as a community, having a great time and showing our school pride to Chicago.
If you and your kids would like to sign up to participate in a CWS summer event please contact Jennifer Zielinski at 773-828-8468 or email@example.com


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100G client interfaces are primarily used in datacenter and metro networks where 10km reach is sufficient to cover most of the applications (Intra-datacenter, large or multi-campus or central-office connectivity). As 100G technology gets more widely deployed in less populated metro and access networks, network operators require 100G client interfaces to extend up to 40km without use of optical amplifiers. The new ER4-Lite specification enables cost-effective 100G 40km pluggable solutions in compact QSFP28 transceivers that use Forward Error Correction (FEC) and APD-based receivers. As a leader in this market,
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The QSFP28 ER4-Lite is sampling today and joins the Oclaro ER4-Lite CFP2, which has been shipping in volume since 2015. To develop this transceiver,
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