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US election woes
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- Written by Steve Palmer
Nothing is working out the way the US ruling class hoped for the 2016 Presidential elections. Early last year it expected that Hillary Clinton would already be the Democratic candidate, while Governor Jeb Bush or Senator Marco Rubio would be well on the way to receiving the nomination of the Republican Party. Today, that plan lies tattered and all hell has broken loose, with Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump receiving massive popular endorsements and scaring the daylights out of the ruling class.
The trouble began a year ago. On 26 May 2015 Sanders announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination; on 16 June Trump announced he was standing for the Republican nomination. They were initially dismissed by the ruling class and its lackeys with contempt. But then people began voting for them – in large numbers. Contempt turned to concern, then consternation, then condemnation, then fear. Trump is feared because he has whipped up a racist mob and threatens to sweep away the cosy political games the ruling class plays. Sanders is feared because he has a social democratic programme of civil rights, free education and healthcare, which US imperialism can't afford without threatening its profits.
As Sanders and Trump won state elections, Party leaders began to plot their demise. Democrats turned to their system of 'superdelegates' – party hacks – devised specifically to prevent the nomination of radical candidates. Clinton has most of these, so that if she loses the primary elections, she will still win the nomination. Republicans don't have such a system, and scrambled to trip up Trump. They turned to universally loathed Senator Ted Cruz as their best alternative, but even he wasn't fascist enough to lure voters away from Trump. Nothing now stands between Trump and the Republican nomination.
Suddenly, most of the Republicans who were crying 'No Trump' have begun to climb aboard his bandwagon. Liberal darling, war criminal Senator John McCain was viciously dismissed by Trump last July. Now he tells us that it would be 'foolish to ignore' the mob's choice. 'I think he could be a capable leader' Last December, after Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering America, House Speaker Paul Ryan said such a ban 'is not what this Party stands for…it is not what this country stands for'. Then in May, Ryan had a meeting with Trump and announced that he is 'a warm and genuine person with a very good personality…He is bringing in votes we haven't had for decades'. Stinking racist votes!
It is a mistake to take Trump's policies at face value. What is important is not what Trump says, but the job which sections of the ruling class want Trump to do. Marx wrote The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte to 'demonstrate how the class struggle in France created circumstances and relationships that made it possible for a grotesque mediocrity to play a hero's part.' Following the defeat of a challenge from the French working class, the French bourgeoisie relinquished its own parliamentary rule in favour of being ruled by a 'mediocrity' who stood at the head of the lumpen-proletariat – the refuse from all classes who had lost their class instincts – a vicious anti-working class mob. A section of the US ruling class, faced with a stagnant economy, has decided that the time has come for a similar mediocrity to rule.
A split has opened up within the ruling class with the big monopolies, whose tentacles stretch round the world, wanting 'business as usual', while another section thinks the time has come for extreme measures to divide, impoverish and attack the working class. Trump's programme – economic isolationism, an end to trade deals, expulsion of cheap immigrant labour – threatens the interests of a major section of the ruling class. After all, the US working class is currently thoroughly divided: there has been no massive confrontation between capitalists and workers nationally. However, large numbers of capitalists are unable to extract any more profits from the domestic working class, and are too small to sit with the big corporations at the imperialist table, requiring further attacks on the US working class to increase profitability.
The worldwide profits of the monopoly corporations are threatened by Trumpism. They don't want Sanders as President because his reformist programme, whatever his intentions, if implemented, threatens not just profits but the system of private property. This leaves them with Clinton as the last hope for maintaining their domination of the US political system and safeguarding US imperialism. But Clinton is no answer for the working class and its allies against Trumpism. She has a vicious pro-imperialist record, advocating the bombing of Libya; she is racist, describing black youth as 'super-predators'; she supported the vicious attacks on welfare under her husband's Presidency; she has endorsed numerous imperialist trade deals. Faced with the threat of Sanders, she has recently 'regretted' some of these positions, but she has lost the voters who care. Clinton has a proven track record in the service of US imperialism; Trump does not and threatens to disrupt business as usual.
Polls are showing that Sanders would have a larger margin over Trump than Clinton. There is a section of the electorate known as 'Reagan Democrats', after the predominantly white working class Democratic voters, who defected to vote for right-wing Republican, Ronald Reagan, in the 1980s, who are likely to vote for Sanders but could switch to Trump if Clinton is nominated. Another obstacle to Clinton is the fact that the President is elected indirectly, by the 'Electoral College'. Whichever candidate wins a particular state wins the entire slate of what are known as 'electors' – intermediaries who are pledged to vote for that candidate. This makes a number of states, with relatively even party support, into 'Swing States', whose votes could tip the Presidential election. If Trump prevails in such states, he could be elected President, even with a minority of the popular vote.
For anti-racists, anti-imperialists and progressives, there is no choice between Clinton and Trump – they simply represent different wings of the same imperialist ruling class. We must not get trapped in a phoney campaign for a 'lesser evil': the consequences of the election of either candidate will be further attacks on the US working class and more wars and repression. There is only one strategy that sidesteps all these electoral shenanigans: a popular struggle against every manifestation of racism and imperialism and for the replacement of US capitalism by socialism.
Steve Palmer
Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! 251 June/July 2016


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Life is Short, Art is Long
The saying is credited to Hippocrates (died ca. 375 B.C.), the father of medicine. It was the first of his Aphorisms, a compilation of pithy statements and handy maxims wrung from the experiences of a long life as an itinerant physician. In fact, he coined the word aphorism, and so holds a privileged place in the tradition of moral instruction as well.
His star as a medical authority was eclipsed in the nineteenth century, when powerful microscopes revealed causes of disease about which he could only have guessed. His humoral theory of disease—the notion that our illnesses stem from an imbalance among our essential bodily fluids, blood, bile, and phlegm—ossified over the centuries and led to dubious practices such as bloodletting and cupping. We should, however, remember him instead for his conviction that it is the body—that is, nature—that heals itself. Today, men and women who have grown rightly suspicious of a medical industry whose practices have been shaped by technologists and trial lawyers are unknowingly returning to the essential principle of Hippocratic medicine. His constant teaching was that we should resort to surgery and pharmaceuticals only when it is absolutely necessary, and that the constant, central concerns of the healer should be sleep, diet, and what he spoke of as having good air to breathe, but which we may find more helpful to think of as exercise and fitness.
Aristotle, himself much indebted to the Hippocratic tradition, understood art to be a reasoned capacity to make. In the case of the physician, whose role is to assist the body's work of healing itself, we may well wonder just what is made by the art. The answer, of course, is a judgment. For Hippocrates, the physician's judgment was a composite one, consisting of diagnosis, prognosis, and regimen. Each element of this eminently intellectual work consisted in relating the immediate circumstances to the affordances of nature. The diagnosis was a judgment about how these symptoms relate to the known patterns of disease and, if possible, the hazarding of a name and a cause. The Hippocratic treatise on epilepsy, "The Sacred Disease," remains as a model of judicious empiricism, displaying just the sort of serene and reserved judgment that we all want our doctors to make about what ails us. The prognosis was a looking ahead to the likely course still to be run by the illness, and the regimen was the physician's prescription for the course of sleep, diet, and air that would best suit this patient suffering from these symptoms.
Simply to rehearse these elements of the medical art is to understand why Hippocrates led off his Aphorisms with such a stark admonition. The complete saying is stern indeed: "Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult. The physician must be ready, not only to do his duty himself, but also to secure the cooperation of the patient, of the attendants and of externals."
Such seriousness is, to be sure, what is required by the art itself, which ministers to the very wellsprings of life and typically does so in the presence of anxiety about disability or even death. And because the causes of disease and death are many and powerful, whereas our knowledge of the hidden causes of life and health is limited, and further because our bodily complexions are so highly variable from one person to the next, we instinctually prefer an older, experienced physician to a younger one, even if the younger one seems to be more clever and technologically adept.
The experienced doctor—or artist of any kind—has also had more opportunities to fail and thus to learn the limits of the craft. Art finds its principles in nature, that is, in the timeless forms of things, but its practice is in the things themselves, the manifold and multifarious things that the poet aptly called counter, original, spare, and strange. The art is long, then, because for it to be practiced well, it must be practiced with humility. This truth applies supremely to the physician's art, but to the teacher's, the painter's, and the conductor's as well. Whether the performance be a symphony, an icon, or a lecture, it is always fallible, and for it to go well, reason's native confidence must be bridled by the wisdom that comes from experience, lest the artist should overreach and miss the mark.
We also remember Hippocrates with gratitude for his celebrated Oath, recently the subject of a thoughtful reflection by T. A. Cavanaugh (Hippocrates' Oath and Asclepius' Snake: The Birth of the Medical Profession, Oxford). The physician who so ably taught about medicine's difficulty also insisted that it serve the whole human good, rightly understood, and so has left us an example as noble as it is essential today.

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Who's Excited for Season 15 of So You Think You Can Dance?!
The competitive nature of dance is undeniable. Whether you're a competitive dancer or you're vying for your next professional job, you're bound to face competition and with that comes stress.
In order to combat that stress you need to have practices in place in the areas of food, body, your progress and lifestyle. These pieces are all essential to perform at your best. They're key components to dancer "wellness".
It might be easier to tell yourself that to perform your best, all that matters is the work you put in when you're in the studio.
The truth is that when you take care of yourself outside of the studio and prioritize your health – mentally and physically you will be more resilient in dance.
To make practical shifts, consider both your mindset and practices in the areas of food, body image, progress in dance and lifestyle.
The mindset is how you think about each of these areas. Are you prioritizing them? Do you see the importance in eating well, seeing yourself in a positive light, being ambitious and realistic in your progress and balanced in lifestyle?
An essential element of the mindset for success truly is belief in yourself.
Sports psychologist Stan Beecham says, "If you think of people who consistently win, you would say, 'Well, they win all the time because they want to win, right? They want it bad enough.' The reality is that's not true at all. It's that people that win and succeed at a high level, they don't actually think about winning. They simply believe they're going to do well."
Let's break these pieces down…
Food – The Mindset
The food you put into your mouth is going to impact your performance. There's honestly no question that the fuel you choose can either harm or enhance how you dance. If you're fueling a sports car are you going to fill it with regular or premium gas? Your body should be treated the same way.
Food is your fuel and it should also be enjoyed. You need to create a healthy relationship with food and not see any foods as "bad" or "off limits". When you make some foods "bad" and others "good" you usually end up feeling guilty when you eat the bad foods.
You also can fall into the trap of thinking the good food is all tasteless and bland. Healthy food needs to be delicious. When you view all the food you eat as food, fuel and something you should enjoy, you'll create a positive approach to food.
Food – The Practice
When you create a food plan it's important to think about what your day looks like. When do you have breaks? How many hours will you be in class, rehearsals, cross-training?
Then, think about how you'll get in lots of vitamins and minerals – eat a rainbow of colorful foods. Make sure you're consuming greens, fruits, colorful vegetables – disease fighting, health promoting foods.
Body – The Mindset
As a dancer, when you look at your body in the mirror the typical response is to pick out what's wrong. How can you improve? How can you make your body better – implying that it's not all that it could or should be.
To be a confident dancer, you need to support and love your body as it is. Your body shape is pretty set. Yes, you can make shifts but some things are predetermined. When you get to a place of self acceptance you're going to be a more confident person and dancer.
Try to view your dancing without tearing your physical body apart. Just because you have bigger thighs or calfs or arms or a butt doesn't mean you can't dance beautifully and to your full potential. When you focus on your capabilities instead of your body parts you'll progress at a quicker rate and increase your confidence.
Body – The Practice
Positive self talk and a positive body image is all about practice. Whatever messages you reinforce for yourself on a consistent basis are the ones you'll start to believe. Look in the mirror and remind yourself that you are enough. You have unique gifts. You can succeed in dance.
Care for your body outside of the studio with massage, foam rolling, epsom salt baths, supportive cross – training and alternative therapies.
Progress – The Mindset
It's important to see your progression in dance as a journey. There will be peaks and valleys. There will be times when things come more easily and other times when there's a greater challenge ahead of you.
It's said that successful people are not successful because things come more easily to them but because of how they respond to setbacks or perceived failures.
Progress – The Practice
Do you write goals and keep notes on corrections, technique and choreography? Have you created a vision for your life and dancing and thought about where you'd like it all to take you?
When you dream and envision a bigger outcome for yourself you're more likely to reach it.
Lifestyle – The Mindset
The way you craft your life outside of the studio will have a direct impact on your ability to perform in the studio. If your life outside is chaos and there's no planning or structure you'll likely lack the focus and drive needed to succeed in dance.
It's beneficial to have a life outside of dance in order to have relationships and experiences that can feed your dancing. With a greater breadth and depth you'll bring so much more to the roles and choreography you perform.
Lifestyle – The Practice
Support your dancing with what you do outside of dance but don't forget to give yourself moments fully away from dance. How can you connect to your soul? How can you find peace and calm in your home environment or the outdoors?
Every year when a new season of So You Think You Can Dance amps up we're given a new group of dancers to relate to, empathize with and root for. This Season, SYTYCD has put a focus on Dancer Wellness which I'm thrilled about! At The Whole Dancer the health and wellness of dancers is fundamental part of my mission.
I'm so inspired that SYTYCD has recognized the need for more focus on the wellbeing of dancers and I can't wait to tune in this season!
I'm curious – what would make you feel more supported on your dance journey? Comment below!
So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Mandy Moore Shares her thoughts on "Balance":
1. How do you stay "balanced" as a dancer/what does balance mean to you?
For me, balance is about making sure that I continue to experience things outside of dance. I love to snowboard and camp to spend as much time outside in nature as possible. Every time I spend time away from dance, I love it even more when I get back in the studio. I think balance is essential in any part of life. In order to be a great dancer, you have to also be a great human.
2. How do you cross – train?
I love to hike and play sports. I have never been a big gym person, so being outdoors if important for me.
3. What's your go – to healthy dance fuel (snacks, meals, food, etc.)?
Almonds! I love a poke bowl w/ rice, fish and veggies! Lots of water!
Season 15 of So You Think You Can Dance premiers Monday, June 4th 2018 at 8/7c on FOX!
Photo Credit: Adam Rose/FOX


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From the beginning of recorded time, real estate or land and property ownership has been responsible for the creation of many fortunes.
I personally believe that investing in real estate or building a career within this industry can be the ticket to financial freedom for those who play the game right. Many people wonder how to become a real estate agent because they know that the real estate industry could be their one way ticket to wealth and riches. Here are some real estate business owners and professionals who are at the top of their game. If you believe that you could follow in the footsteps of these high achieving individuals, then you may want to consider the help of mentoring programs. This could give you needed support in helping you progress your career further and potentially matching the successes of the individuals listed.
Black Real Estate Business Owners & Professionals
Roy Donahue "Don" Peebles (Washington D.C.) is a real estate entrepreneur, author and political activist. Peebles is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Peebles Corporation, the largest African American-owned real estate development and ownership company in the US, with a multibillion-dollar development portfolio of luxury hotels, high-rise residential and commercial properties in New York City, Washington, D.C. Philadelphia, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Miami Beach, and other states.
Jarrod Guy Randolph (New York, NY) is the founder of JGR Consulting Group, specializing in luxury residential and investment advisement throughout Manhattan. Named to Forbes Magazine's prestigious list of "30 under 30" and The Real Deal's "35 and Under Rising Stars". With more than a decade of experience, Jarrod has represented $1.3 billion in transactions.
G. Lamont Blackstone (Mount Vernon, NY) is the principal of G. L. Blackstone & Associates LLC, a commercial real estate consulting firm specializing in urban markets. Prior to launching his consulting practice, Lamont was Chief Investment Officer of The Retail Initiative, Inc. ("TRI"), the nation's first commercial real estate equity fund to target inner-city retail development opportunities.
Lisa Phillips (Arlington, VA) is the founder of Affordable Real Estate Investments. She is also a real estate investor who is passionate about teaching others how to "cash in on working class neighborhoods for higher profits."
Scottie Smith (Houston, TX) is the Managing Broker at Scottie Smith II & Associates. Mr. Smith specializes in sales, investments, property analysis and valuation of multifamily and single family properties in Texas. He has been recognized nationally and locally as an exceptional leader in real estate. Mr. Smith was awarded one of the Top Honors by the National Association of Realtor as one of the 2016 Top 30 young Real Estate Brokers Under 30. 2015 Company Sales Volume: $13.4 million
Harrison Beacher (Washington, D.C) has dealt with and successfully helped close every kind of deal from multi-million dollar sales, to foreclosures, short sales, co-ops ,estate sales, first time buyers, Down payment assistance program deals, investors, rentals, and everything in between. Mr. Beacher was awarded one of the Top Honors by the National Association of Realtor as one of the 2016 Top 30 young Real Estate Brokers Under 30 – 2014 Individual Sales Volume: $9.4 million
Adenah Bayoh ( Irvington, NJ) is the founder and CEO of Adenah Bayoh and Companies, which is the parent corporation that owns IHOP franchises in Newark, Paterson, and Irvington, New Jersey and a real estate development portfolio with over $250 million dollars in urban redevelopment projects.
Quintin E. Primo III (Chicago, IL) is the co founder and CEO of Capri Capital Partners, a real estate investment firm specializing in mezzanine investments in real estate private and publicly held companies. Since establishing Capri in 1992, he has overseen the firm's origination of approximately $10 billion in real estate equity, debt and structured finance transactions. Mr. Primo has more than 30 years of real estate investment experience.
Daniel D. Thomas (Bridgeport, CT) is one of the most well-known and respected Real-Estate Brokers in Fairfield County, CT. Since starting his career at the age of 19, he has climbed the ranks to become a Top Producing Realtor in his area with millions of dollars in closed transactions. By the age of 23 he became one of the youngest Real-Estate Brokers in the country to open his own Firm Daniel D. Thomas Real-Estate .
Jane Bond (Miami, FL) principal of The Bond Group, works with entrepreneurs, career professionals and individuals in the high net worth community generally. Her clients include celebrities, entertainers, professional athletes as well as many Wall Street finance executives.
Kenneth H. Fearn (Los Angeles, CA) is Founder and Managing Partner of Integrated Capital LLC, a leading hotel-focused, private real estate advisory and investment firm. Mr. Fearn was Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Maritz, Wolff & Co., a firm that managed funds totaling $500 million. Through this affiliation, Mr. Fearn was directly involved in more than $1 billion of hospitality acquisitions, including such renowned properties as the Four Seasons Aviara in San Diego, the Four Seasons Biltmore in Santa Barbara and The Carlyle in New York.
mTkalla (pronounced T'kalla) Keaton (New York, NY) has over twenty-five years of experience managing properties in Brownstone Brooklyn. He understands the intricacies of the New York real estate experience. A former member of Corcoran's Multi- Million Dollar Club, his team has closed over $100 million in sales.
Jay Morrison (Atlanta, GA) is a real estate investor, realtor, TV personality, entrepreneur, social activist and the CEO and founder of the Jay Morrison Academy, an online real estate school and mentorship program that teaches how to achieve wealth and security through financial literacy and property ownership. He is also the founder of the Tulsa Real Estate Fund. A $50 million dollar Regulation A real estate crowdfund that finances urban redevelopment around the world, but primarily in the United States.
Egypt Sherrod (Atlanta, GA) is an award winning Realtor ® and CEO of The Egypt Sherrod Real Estate Group. Egypt's daily business activities include counseling modest first-time home buyers to quarterbacking the listing/marketing of homes owned by corporate leaders, celebrities, physicians and investors throughout Atlanta. Egypt Sherrod has been named "America's most beloved real estate agent" as host of HGTV's top-rated show, Property Virgins.
Richard Copeland (Minneapolis, MN) is the Founder and Chairman of THOR Construction, founded in 1980. With an estimated revenue of $150 million, Thor Construction one of the largest Black owned construction companies in the world. The offers a suite of full-service capabilities including development, utilities management, design, construction and consulting. If you are live in Florida and have a building ready purchased, ready to start your own business, you may want to look into something like a Florida construction management company to help you focus on what you want to get out of your business and its unique challenges.
Brendan Wright (Atlanta,GA) is a realtor with Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty and a Certified Negotiation Expert. In 2013, Brendan was recognized as Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's International Realty's youngest Multi-Million Dollar Sales Club member. In 2016, Brendan was awarded one of the Top Honors by the National Association of Realtor as one of the Top 30 young Real Estate Brokers Under 30. 2015 Individual Sales Volume: $9.5 million
Christian Ross (Atlanta, GA) has been in real estate for over 10 years, she has been featured on HGTV, honored as a "Bold Woman of Buckhead" in Simply Buckhead magazine and a leader in the industry as a past President of the Women's Council of Realtors' Atlanta Chapter: the youngest in the organization's 56 year history.
Michael Russell (Atlanta, GA) is the CEO of H.J. Russell & Company, a vertically integrated service provider specializing in real estate development, construction, program management, and property management. Michael was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in October 2003 succeeding his father, Herman Russell, who founded the company in 1952 and led it for 50 years.
Alexis Miles (Philadelphia, PA) founded Tax Abatement Today to assist developers and home owners with filing for real estate tax benefits, permits, and a variety of other construction & development administrative services in Philadelphia. She is also the Founder & CEO of The Partnership Project, a Philadelphia-based investment company geared towards empowering and educating business professionals to invest and grow their wealth.
Broker Associate, Kofi Nartey, (Beverly Hills, CA) is the National Director of the Compass Sports & Entertainment Division. He is also a Certified Luxury Homes Marketing Specialist. Kofi has been a correspondent on celebrity and luxury real estate for over 100 national television and print media outlets including the WSJ, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, CBS, CNBC, NBC Sports Bloomberg and more.
Victor MacFarlane (San Francisco, CA) is chairman and chief executive officer of MacFarlane Partners, which he founded in 1987 to provide real estate investment management services to institutional investors. He has primary responsibility for the firm's investment management activities, chairs its investment committee and serves on its senior management committee.
Kenneth Bacon (Bethesda, MD) is Co-founder and Managing Partner of RailField Partners. Prior to forming RailField, Ken spent 19 years at Fannie Mae, most recently as the Executive Vice President and Head of the Multifamily Business. During his tenure, Ken grew the portfolio from $56 billion to over $195 billion in assets, consisting of multifamily mortgages, conventional equity, tax credits and mezzanine debt. Collectively, his team has invested in, underwritten and managed over $200 billion in multifamily assets throughout the U.S.
Patrick Terborg (Maplewood, NJ) is the Founder of and Managing Member at TD+Partners, LLC. He has has over 10 years of experience in development and over 15 years of financial management experience. As a developer, Patrick has successfully sought and obtained approvals in urban areas within the last three years for over one million square feet of development, representing approximately 400M in projected completed project value.
Sundra Ryce (Buffalo, NY) is the President and CEO of SLR Contracting & Service Company, Inc. SLRoffers commercial general construction, construction management, and design-build services for new construction and renovation projects, schools, nuclear facilities, and government projects.


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Common-law-partners and spouses of immigrants in Canada who are sponsored to immigrate to Canada will enjoy the status of fully fledged permanent residents from now onwards. This was confirmed by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada that announced the abolition of the provision of conditional permanent residence, as quoted by CIC News.
The Liberal government has said that by eliminating the condition of provisional permanent resident the concerns of vulnerable partners and spouses are being addressed. These spouses might remain in an abusive relationship for the fear of losing the status of permanent residents in Canada. This was in spite of the existence of a condition that prevails for these kinds of scenarios.
The government has also said that the elimination of the condition of provisional permanent resident upholds its commitment to combating gender violence, supporting gender equality and family reunification.
The elimination of this condition was anticipated for a while now. IRCC had stated in its October 2016 Forward Regulatory Plan that it intends to transform the provisions of permanent residence for spouses in Canada to address their concerns.
IRCC had also stated that the advantages of conditional permanent residence have not been revealed to outnumber the threats to sponsored partners and spouses who are vulnerable owing to the requirement of cohabitation for two years. The elimination of provisional permanent residency is also recognition that most of the relationships are authentic and applications are submitted in good trust.
The elimination of provisional permanent residence will also facilitate removal of possible threats faced by neglected and abused partners and spouses. It will also aid to further the commitment of the government to combat violence based on gender.
If you are looking to Migrate, Study, Visit, Invest or Work in Canada, contact Y-Axis, the world's most trusted Immigration & Visa Consultant.


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Earth is the third planet from the Sun
Sun and the only object in the Universe
Universe known to harbor life. According to radiometric dating and other sources of evidence, Earth
Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago.[24][25][26] Earth's gravity interacts with other objects in space, especially the Sun
Sun and the Moon, Earth's only natural satellite. Earth
Earth revolves around the Sun
Sun in 365.26 days, a period known as an Earth
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Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface, for example, the space that a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains.[1] Volume
Volume is often quantified numerically using the SI derived unit, the cubic metre. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container; i. e., the amount of fluid (gas or liquid) that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. Three dimensional mathematical shapes are also assigned volumes. Volumes of some simple shapes, such as regular, straight-edged, and circular shapes can be easily calculated using arithmetic formulas
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Volume Of The Earth
Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by a closed surface, for example, the space that a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains.[1] Volume
Volume is often quantified numerically using the SI derived unit, the cubic metre. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container; i. e., the amount of fluid (gas or liquid) that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. Three dimensional mathematical shapes are also assigned volumes. Volumes of some simple shapes, such as regular, straight-edged, and circular shapes can be easily calculated using arithmetic formulas
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The Kelvin
Kelvin scale is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale using as its null point absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal motion ceases in the classical description of thermodynamics. The kelvin (symbol: K) is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units
International System of Units (SI). The kelvin is defined as the fraction 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water (exactly 0.01 °C or 32.018 °F).[1] In other words, it is defined such that the triple point of water is exactly 273.16 K. The Kelvin
Kelvin scale is named after the Belfast-born, Glasgow University engineer and physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), who wrote of the need for an "absolute thermometric scale". Unlike the degree Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit and degree Celsius, the kelvin is not referred to or typeset as a degree
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The terms zonal and meridional are used to describe directions on a globe. Zonal means "along a latitudinal circle" or "in the west–east direction" [1]; while meridional means "along a longitudinal circle" (a.k.a. meridian) or "in the north–south direction" [2] These terms are often used in the atmospheric and earth sciences to describe global phenomena, such as "meridional wind", or "zonal average temperature"
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Invariable Plane
The invariable plane of a planetary system, also called Laplace's invariable plane, is the plane passing through its barycenter (center of mass) perpendicular to its angular momentum vector. In the Solar System, about 98% of this effect is contributed by the orbital angular momenta of the four jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune). The invariable plane is within 0.5° of the orbital plane of Jupiter,[1] and may be regarded as the weighted average of all planetary orbital and rotational planes. This plane is sometimes called the "Laplacian" or "Laplace plane" or the "invariable plane of Laplace", though it should not be confused with the Laplace plane, which is the plane about which orbital planes precess.[4] Both derive from the work of (and are at least sometimes named for) the French astronomer Pierre Simon Laplace.[5] The two are equivalent only in the case where all perturbers and resonances are far from the precessing body
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Pascal (unit)
The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the SI derived unit
SI derived unit of pressure used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus
Young's modulus and ultimate tensile strength. It is defined as one newton per square metre.[1] It is named after the French polymath Blaise Pascal. Common multiple units of the pascal are the hectopascal (1 hPa = 100 Pa) which is equal to one millibar, and the kilopascal (1 kPa = 1000 Pa) which is equal to one centibar. The unit of measurement called standard atmosphere (atm) is defined as 101325 Pa.[2] Meteorological reports typically state atmospheric pressure in millibars.Contents1 Etymology 2 Definition 3 Standard units 4 Uses4.1 Hectopascal and millibar units5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEtymology[edit] The unit is named after Blaise Pascal, noted for his contributions to hydrodynamics and hydrostatics, and experiments with a barometer
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Temperature is a physical quantity expressing hot and cold. Temperature
Temperature is measured with a thermometer, historically calibrated in various temperature scales and units of measurement. The most commonly used scales are the Celsius
Celsius scale, denoted in °C (informally, degrees centigrade), the Fahrenheit scale
Fahrenheit scale (°F), and the Kelvin
Kelvin scale. The kelvin (K) is the unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI), in which temperature is one of the seven fundamental base quantities. The coldest theoretical temperature is absolute zero, at which the thermal motion of all fundamental particles in matter reaches a minimum. Although classically described as motionless, particles still possess a finite zero-point energy in the quantum mechanical description
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Nitrogen is a chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7. It was first discovered and isolated by Scottish physician Daniel Rutherford in 1772. Although Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Carl Wilhelm Scheele and Henry Cavendish had independently done so at about the same time, Rutherford is generally accorded the credit because his work was published first. The name nitrogène was suggested by French chemist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal
Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal in 1790, when it was found that nitrogen was present in nitric acid and nitrates
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The European Terrestrial Reference System 1989
European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 (ETRS89) is an ECEF (Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed) geodetic Cartesian reference frame, in which the Eurasian Plate
Eurasian Plate as a whole is static. The coordinates and maps in Europe based on ETRS89 are not subject to change due to the continental drift. The development of ETRS89 is related to the global ITRS geodetic datum, in which the representation of the continental drift is balanced in such a way that the total apparent angular momentum of continental plates is about 0. ETRS89 was officially born at the 1990 Florence
Florence meeting of EUREF, following its Resolution 1, which recommends that the terrestrial reference system to be adopted by EUREF will be coincident with ITRS at the epoch 1989.0 and fixed to the stable part of the Eurasian Plate
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Bond Albedo
The Bond albedo, named after the American astronomer George Phillips Bond (1825–1865), who originally proposed it, is the fraction of power in the total electromagnetic radiation incident on an astronomical body that is scattered back out into space. Because the Bond albedo accounts for all of the light scattered from a body at all wavelengths and all phase angles, it is a necessary quantity for determining how much energy a body absorbs
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Geometric Albedo
In astronomy, the geometric albedo of a celestial body is the ratio of its actual brightness as seen from the light source (i.e. at zero phase angle) to that of an idealized flat, fully reflecting, diffusively scattering (Lambertian) disk with the same cross-section. (This phase angle refers to the direction of the light paths and is not a phase angle in its normal meaning in optics or electronics.) Diffuse scattering implies that radiation is reflected isotropically with no memory of the location of the incident light source. Zero phase angle corresponds to looking along the direction of illumination
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Mean Anomaly
In celestial mechanics, the mean anomaly is an angle used in calculating the position of a body in an elliptical orbit in the classical two-body problem. It is the angular distance from the pericenter which a fictitious body would have if it moved in a circular orbit, with constant speed, in the same orbital period as the actual body in its elliptical orbit.[1][2]Contents1 Definition 2 Formula 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDefinition[edit] Define T as the time required for a particular body to complete one orbit
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Argument Of Periapsis
The argument of periapsis (also called argument of perifocus or argument of pericenter), symbolized as ω, is one of the orbital elements of an orbiting body. Parametrically, ω is the angle from the body's ascending node to its periapsis, measured in the direction of motion. For specific types of orbits, words such as perihelion (for heliocentric orbits), perigee (for geocentric orbits), periastron (for orbits around stars), and so on may replace the word periapsis. (See apsis for more information.) An argument of periapsis of 0° means that the orbiting body will be at its closest approach to the central body at the same moment that it crosses the plane of reference from South to North. An argument of periapsis of 90° means that the orbiting body will reach periapsis at its northmost distance from the plane of reference. Adding the argument of periapsis to the longitude of the ascending node gives the longitude of the periapsis
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The density, or more precisely, the volumetric mass density, of a substance is its mass per unit volume. The symbol most often used for density is ρ (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter D can also be used. Mathematically, density is defined as mass divided by volume:[1] ρ = m V displaystyle rho = frac m V where ρ is the density, m is the mass, and V is the volume. In some cases (for instance, in the United States oil and gas industry), density is loosely defined as its weight per unit volume,[2] although this is scientifically inaccurate – this quantity is more specifically called specific weight. For a pure substance the density has the same numerical value as its mass concentration. Different materials usually have different densities, and density may be relevant to buoyancy, purity and packaging
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Osculating Orbit
In astronomy, and in particular in astrodynamics, the osculating orbit of an object in space at a given moment in time is the gravitational Kepler orbit
Kepler orbit (i.e. ellipse or other conic) that it would have about its central body if perturbations were not present.[1] That is, it is the orbit that coincides with the current orbital state vectors (position and velocity).Contents1 Kepler elements 2 Perturbations 3 Parameters 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksKepler elements[edit] An osculating orbit and the object's position upon it can be fully described by the six standard Kepler orbital elements (osculating elements), which are easy to calculate as long as one knows the object's position and velocity relative to the central body. The osculating elements would remain constant in the absence of perturbations. Real astronomical orbits experience perturbations that cause the osculating elements to evolve, sometimes very quickly
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I was going through some photos from last summer and came across these of my borage. Aren't they just lovely? I mean isn't the borage just lovely!
Borage can be easily overlooked if not placed in the correct spot. So I always place mine in the very front of all other herbs. No matter where it is in the garden it is sure to attract the beneficial insects. It is truly amazing to see how often the borage flower is visited. Seeing as how I love to watch all the comings-and -goings in the garden, the front row seems the most logical.
I have noticed on one plant there can be white, pink, light blue, bright blue, and dual colored flowers. Now, that is impressive! And the appearance of the flowers are so intercut and exotic it is surprising how delicate the flavor is… mild cucumber. The stems are so pale, slender, and succulent. The best part of the stem to me is that they are fuzzy. Very fuzzy. You would think this would not work so well for consuming the stems (I have actually read that it is recommended to peel them, but there would be nothing left!) but I have never thought it an "issue". The flavor of the stem, well, it's mild cucumber too.
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Welcome Home to your Amazing 2 Bedroom 2 Bathroom condo. Where serenity meets city life in the sought after Winter Park area ! When you enter into your home you will be blown away by the space of your Living room and Kitchen /Dining Room ! You will spend endless hours in your living room watching television or cozying up by the marble surround fireplace. Or for the cook be able to entertain your family and friends in this beautifully done kitchen that has Beautiful large granite counter-tops and stylish tile back splash with high end stainless appliances , and large pantry. The floors are stunning wood look that flow throughout the home. Your Master Bedroom is your retreat and offers a large walk in closet with a custom closet system,and your private Master Bath that has a built in cabinet for storage. The second bedroom has access to your screened private patio. There is also a spacious laundry room . This one has it all The community has a community pool, a dock and lake access. You are walking distance to some amazing shopping and Dining at Winter Park Village not to mention all the activities that Winter Park offers. Refrigerator, Washer /Dryer and Dining room light do not convey but are negotiable. Come see this one it won't last !
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Recently, a strain of bacteria called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA, has been the focus of media attention due to its resistance to certain antibiotics and the large number of infections in hospitals that result in death.
Because of the nature of the bacteria, commonly known as "staph," people who frequent schools, hospitals or other areas with large concentrations of people, like Geneseo, are at an increased risk.
According to an Oct. 17 Associated Press article, a government study released on Oct. 16 estimated that 90,000 Americans get potentially fatal infections from the staph "superbug" each year, an incidence rate of 32 invasive infections per 100,000 people. The Journal of the American Medical Association, which published the study, called that number "astounding."
Dr. Steven Radi, medical director of the Lauderdale Health and Counseling Center, said that MRSA was previously "only found in hospitals, infecting patients with compromised health. The big change is that we are now seeing it in the community, where young, healthy people can get it."
Generally, MRSA appears as a mild skin infection, and is usually treated with antibiotics.
Despite the media frenzy surrounding the virus, it is not the epidemic that some have perceived it to be. "This type of bacteria has been around for years," explained Radi. "[The healthcare community] goes through periods of the year in which certain things become a problem."
Radi mentioned that typically, several students each year are diagnosed with MRSA at the Health Center with no serious complications. "We look for it like any other problematic virus," he said.
Many students on campus are aware of the potentially deadly virus, but remain unconcerned about infection. "I didn't know there was anything to be worried about," said sophomore Charlotte Abram.
Sophomore Neil Swanson voiced a similar opinion. "It's no more of a concern than anything else," he said.
Radi explained that the Health Center is planning to release information about MRSA to the community as a response to the recent media attention.
"The virus is very easy to kill on surfaces," he said, noting that the products used by the college cleaning staff are effective in killing the bacteria that cause infection. Regular hand washing and use of disinfectants are the most effective preventative measures.
"Hand washing is the single most important way to reduce the chance of infection," said Radi. Radi recommends that students concerned about the infection contact Health Services for an appointment.


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Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche", for mind or soul, and -οσις "-osis", for abnormal condition), with adjective psychotic, literally means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". People suffering from psychosis are said to be psychotic.
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Kacy Hill Signs to Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music
2014 has been a rather slow year for Kanye West's G.O.O.D Music label. Aside from Kanye failing to release his highly anticipated album (which was once expected to be released in Fall), the label only managed to release one body of work, Teyana Taylor's lackluster debut, VII. Despite a slow year, the label has just announced a dazzling new addition to its family that surely no one saw coming.
The latest artist to sign with Kanye West's notorious imprint is Los Angeles singer Kacy Hill, as confirmed by a Def Jam tweet that Hill reposted:
Vote up Kanye's newest G.O.O.D Music addition @kacyhill on @DazedMagazine 100 List! #10-->#1! http://t.co/fXSfP6r1tL pic.twitter.com/Zsg3q0Vai5
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With Kacy's spacey and futuristic sound, crooning gracefully over a beat with a Hudson Mohawke-esq feel, it is quite clear as to why West has added Hill to the label's impressive roster.
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Moon Wine and Magic
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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What if the guests at Rosings drank some potent wine that made them switch bodies?
What if Mr. Darcy woke up looking like Mr. Collins and found himself in bed with Mrs. Collins, who apparently is really Elizabeth Bennet? Does that mean Mr. Collins is in Mr. Darcy's body? This is quite a mix-up indeed! And it can be all laid at the door of Colonel Fitzwilliam, who purchased some delicious wine from a Romani woman in Bromley that warned him it had special powers when drunk during a full moon. (To read this scene, click here as it is not in the book.)
While I've seen Mr. Collins and Mr. Darcy swap bodies before, I've never seen it happen to other characters as well! I love the reasoning behind each character's body swap and thought Ms. Redlarczyk implemented some clever twists! In addition, it was so much fun to see how some characters had to go about the day acting like someone else! I think one of my favorite parts was seeing Mr. Darcy (in Mr. Collins's body) prepare to attend Lady Catherine! He was quite adorable!
Instead of witnessing Mr. Darcy's disastrous proposal and Elizabeth's adamant rejection, it was a lovely treat to see these two thrown together unexpectedly and in a highly irregular circumstance. A lot is revealed and a some perceptions are quick to change as a result of these body swaps. And because it is a shorter work, their relationship develops with some swiftness. I enjoyed seeing how this unique predicament opened up some communication and clarification between Darcy and Elizabeth.
When I know an Austenesque work is a brief, light-hearted bit of fun (which I assumed given the title and the fact that this novelette is 48 pages), I like to save it for a time when I'm feeling a bit stressed and in need of some diverting entertainment to cheer me up. I'm so glad I had this book on hand as I was feeling some work stress and had a lot on my mind this week. It was just what I needed! If anything, I wish it was a little bit longer. It would have been interesting to see these characters continue on in each other's bodies for a couple of days (probably a lot of lol moments!), and I wouldn't have minded seeing the relationship development between Darcy and Elizabeth drawn out a little more.
A Very Merry Mix-up is delightfully amusing and farcical tale that is sure to pick up your spirits, make you smile, and provide you with a good laugh! A lovely debut release from Jennifer Redlarczyk! I cannot wait to see what she does next!


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Aging is a natural process. So you have to treat it very carefully. The most important questions you think of are "how" and "what to do"? We will tell you everything in this article. Aging develops many problems, signs and bad blackheads. In order to deal with these conditions, you must be looking for a good solution. We are here a high quality product. There are many products on the market, but it's hard to believe which one is good for you and which one does not. Here, we will describe you by introducing a new and effective product called Finale Skin Cream. Read this review and you will learn more about this anti-aging product.
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As we age, the level of collagen in the skin begins to decrease. For this reason, the skin begins to fade and is prone to aging. This product's action formula works effectively and offers a younger, wrinkle-free look. The product contains peptides that improve collagen levels in the skin, providing a free and appealing appearance.
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Good Morning, God!
Late yesterday afternoon I said to Kit, "We are having an Adventure." And we were.
The Adventure started when the signs as we entered Sequoia said we would have to "pay" in 3 miles. We never did see a place to pay. And as the miles ticked by we became less and less certain we were going the right way. The map didn't help because nothing we came across was on the map.
Finally, Kit turned around so we could go back to the Monticeto Lake Lodge and ask. I was the designated Asker. Yes, yes! We WERE going the right way and it would be maybe 30 more minutes to Wuksachi Villege and our Lodge. And it would have been 30 minutes IF fog had not settled in on us.
So we averaged maybe 25 miles an hour and by the time we got to Wuksachi it was not just foggy but pitch black. We pulled into the Lodge parking lot with relief. Only, we were not staying at the Lodge. The receptionist at the front desk pulled out a map to show us we were across the street, down the road and up past two parking lots to the farthest of three buildings. Not hard if there had been LIGHTS. But, there were No Lights. NONE. I have to confess, God, I longed for a little light pollution.
The receptionist said they could provide a bell man to help us get our bags to the room. Kit said, Oh no. But I was looking at that map and I had seen the long winding trail we were supposed to FIND in the DARK and and then FOLLOW dragging our bags.
So, I said YES, and It was a quick sale. The nice young bell man, Sean, guided us to a parking spot and then drove us and our assorted baggage up to the building via a fire road and delivered us safely to our room — where we STAYED — dining on lunch leftovers. Both of us VERY THANKFUL that mostly, for us, Adventures are rare.


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Feature Animation: workout with Casting Director NED LOTT
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NED LOTT is a prolific Voice-Over Director, Casting Director & Producer, and he specializes in feature animation - though also cast Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan for The Chronicles of Narnia and the ADR voices in Pirates of the Caribbean.
He has worked with Disney, Pixar, and Square Enix, on such shows as Ping Pong Rabbit, Deep, Throne of Elves, Ratchet & Clank, The Snow Queen 2, The Marvel Experience, Khumba, Up, and many more! He was a Producer and casting director on eight Studio Ghibli titles, including Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar™ nominated theatrical release of Howl's Moving Castle.
He produces short films, and casts big ones. He works with established, elite directors, and up and coming talent: which means he has no preconceived idea of where talent can be found! (He cast the crab character Rico in the recently released animated feature Deep from a workshop!)
We don't promise that you will get work from Fight Clubs, but we do guarantee that you will learn and be able to show your best work to the best, like Ned!
He clearly is an extremely busy man – he has 2 projects in development right now - but he's coming to open the Fight Club Fall season this October!
If you want to up your game, and work with someone who casts all kinds of animation, at all levels, you want to be at this Fight Club!
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Bank of Canada leaves the key rate unchanged
The Bank of Canada announced today that it is holding its key rate steady. Great news if you have a variable-rate mortgage or home equity line of credit, and for those looking to buy, renew or refinance this spring.
The announcement noted that "the impact of the oil price shock on growth will be more front-loaded than predicted in January, but not larger." And that the "Canadian economy is estimated to have stalled in the first quarter of 2015."
The next rate-setting day is May 27th.
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Literacy Volunteers of Collier County and Collier County Public Schools join together in a unique program for Pre-K children and their parents. The goals are to help children become kindergarten-ready and to teach parents the importance of reading to their children.
Volunteer tutors for our Children and Parents Reading Together program are needed now! No teaching experience is necessary.
The time commitment for volunteers is about three hours a week during a session.
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James Hamilton-Paterson is the author of the bestselling Empire of the Clouds, which was hailed as a classic account of the golden age of British aviation. He won a Whitbread Prize for his first novel, Gerontius, and among his many other celebrated books are Seven-Tenths, one of the finest books written in recent times about the oceans, the satirical trilogy that began with Cooking with Fernet Branca, and the autobiographical Playing With Water. Born and educated in England, he has lived in the Philippines and Italy and now makes his home in Austria.More Info
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The Bell-Boy was James Hamilton-Paterson's third novel, first published in 1990.
'Somewhere on my tropical travels I encountered a rickety hotel on whose roof an ancient servant lived in a converted hen coop. This gave me the idea for a young bell-boy, Laki, who is up from the provinces and lives on top of his hotel in the holy city of Malomba. He moonlights as a shrewd guide for foreign visitors, his latest clients being a hippie English family who are in Malomba for psychic surgery. Their mutual exploitation leads to both farce and minor tragedy.' James Hamilton-Paterson
'A brilliant religious satire with elements of E.F. Benson and Evelyn Waugh... Few books since E.M. Forster's A Passage to India (whose formal perfection this novel shares) have conveyed more intensely the allure (and the revulsion) the East holds for Westerners.' New York Times


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Near Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Confederate Navy Yard
Established in 1862, the yard contained five saw and planing mills, machine shop, and carpenter and blacksmith shops. The ironclad ram Arkansas was launched here on July 14, 1862. Burned by direction of Lt. Isaac Brown, C.S.N., the yard was occupied on May 21, 1863, by Federal forces, who also seized the vessels Mobile and Republic.
Erected 1996 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program marker series.
Location. 32° 50.146′ N, 90° 26.032′ W. Marker is near Yazoo City, Mississippi, in Yazoo County. Marker is on South Industrial Parkway (State Highway 3) half a mile north of Levee Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22666 Mississippi 3, Yazoo City MS 39194, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. C.S.S. Arkansas (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Oakes House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Tommy McClennan Bethel A.M.E. Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Bank of Yazoo City (approx. 1.4 miles away); B.S. Ricks Memorial Library (approx. 1.6 miles away); Town Creek (approx. 1.6 miles away); Yazoo County Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yazoo City.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 17, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.


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The American International Toy Fair in New York City this week has offered the newest and most tantalizing playthings in the world: walking plastic bugs, 3-D coloring sets, even Barbie, now 50 and wearing a golden outfit for the occasion. Yet one question hovered over the fair and its glittering new gizmos. Can the federal government assure consumers that the toys are safe?
As many parents, and ultimately manufacturers, learned the hard way, the Bush administration did not make the safety of toys and other products a priority. That led to the recall of millions of toys — some because of lead paint, others because of hazards such as small and powerful magnets that children swallowed. The Obama administration now has an opportunity to fill that regulatory gap by appointing new leadership for the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Last year, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, giving new authority and resources to a shockingly understaffed agency. The law has been described, accurately, as providing the safety net that consumers assumed they already had.
Unfortunately, the commission has yet to implement important aspects of the new law. The delay has caused confusion and allowed opponents to foment needless fears that the law could injure smaller enterprises like libraries, resale shops and handmade toy businesses.
The law provides ways to address such concerns without undercutting its new and vitally important protections against lead or other toxic substances in children's products. Even so, the commission decided last month to delay for a year any real enforcement of the law, which was supposed to have taken effect on Feb. 10.
President Obama must quickly replace the commission's acting chairwoman, Nancy Nord, who opposed adding new resources and authority to her agency. He should then choose the kind of enlightened leadership that every parent and toy lover needs and that will give consumer safety the priority it deserves.Continue reading the main story


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Country Radio Seminar officials have announced the CRS 2019 New Faces of Country Music® Class of 2019. Jimmie Allen (Stoney Creek), Russell Dickerson (Triple Tigers), Lindsay Ell (Stoney Creek), LANCO (Arista), and Dylan Scott (Curb) will all perform as part of this year's New Faces of Country Music® Dinner and Show, to be held Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 during Country Radio Seminar at the downtown Omni Nashville.Read More
Voting for the CRS New Faces of Country® Music Class of 2019 is now open. Country radio station employees that wish to cast their vote can do so through http://www.countryradioseminar.com through the end of day (11:59 p.m. CST), Friday, Nov. 23. The five acts with the most votes will make up the lineup for the annual CRS New Faces of Country® Music Show and Dinner.Read More
This year's three-time CMA nominee Jason Aldean will appear as a featured speaker at Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2019. Sponsored by BMI, Jason Aldean: "Overcoming Obstacles" at CRS 2019 will take place on Friday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. CT.Read More
Each year, through the Rusty Walker Scholarship program, Country Radio Seminar gives complimentary registration to three driven radio employees who have never had the opportunity to attend the 3-day educational and networking event.Read More
Country Radio Seminar officials have set Oct. 29 as the deadline to register for the digital liner program surrounding Country Radio Seminar's 50th Anniversary event. Stations interested in submitting liner copy for custom station liners must do so when registering for the seminar at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com or by emailing liner copy directly to firstname.lastname@example.com More
The Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Radio Seminar has announced long-time radio and industry veteran, RJ Curtis as the incoming Executive Director of the non-profit organization. Curtis, who currently serves as the Nashville Editor for All Access Music Group, will start his new position on Nov. 12 and until then, can then be reached at email@example.com More
Nominations for the Country Radio Hall of Fame Class of 2019 are now being accepted and must be received by October 29, 2018. Interested parties can submit nominations at www.countryradioseminar.com/awards.Read More
The Country Radio Broadcasters have announced "Dollar" Bill Lawson, WDXB Morning Show Personality, as the recipient of the CRS 2019 Tom Rivers Humanitarian Award. To be presented during Country Radio Seminar 2019, Lawson will be recognized following the Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019.Read More
Five Country Radio industry veterans have been selected to moderate all panels to be held during Country Radio Seminar's 50th Anniversary event, CRB, Inc.® announced today. The five individuals chosen asmoderators are Tom Baldrica (Midwest Communications), Becky Brenner (Albright & O'Malley & Brenner), Beverlee Brannigan (SummitMedia), Erica Farber (Radio Advertising Bureau), and Bob Richards (Emmis-Indianapolis).Read More
When you hit the half-century mark, it's time to celebrate. Country Radio Seminar is ready to mark its 50th Anniversary event with the return of a third luncheon, to be held on the Opening Day of CRS 2019, Feb. 13, and hosted by Warner Music Nashville. Country music superstar Blake Shelton will headline the luncheon that will kick-off what is expected to be one of the most exciting Country Radio Seminars to date. More WMN artists for the luncheon will be announced soon.Read More
Next Tuesday, Sept. 18, Marks Deadline To Register for CRS 50th Anniversary Event (CRS 2019) at $549 Registration RateRead More
Registration for the 50th Anniversary year of Country Radio Seminar (CRS 2019) opens tomorrow, Aug 15 at the early bird rate of $499.Read More
Registration for the 50th Anniversary year of Country Radio Seminar (CRS 2019), will begin on August 15th at 10 a.m. CT, with an early bird rate of $499 that will only be available on the opening day. The price will increase to $549 the very next day, August 16th. Registrations will be available for purchase at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.Read More
The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. (CRB) is now accepting applications for a scholarship endowment, which will be awarded to one deserving college or university for the 2018-2019 school year.Read More
The Country Radio Broadcasters have completed their elections for Board of Directors. Returning as CRB Board President is Kurt Johnson (Townsquare Media) along with R.J. Curtis (All Access Music Group) as Vice President and Beverlee Brannigan (Scripps Media, Inc.) as Secretary.Read More
Country Radio Seminar has announced the hiring of music industry veteran Jean Williams. Starting July 2, Williams will fill the position of Director of Brand Marketing and Strategic Partnerships and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 615-327-4487.
The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. held the 2018 Country Radio Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony June 20, 2018 at Vanderbilt Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee. Seven on-air personalities and two off-air broadcasters were recognized for making a significant impact on the radio industry over the course of a 20-year period, with 15 of those years being contributed to Country-specific radio.
The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. have announced Steve Wariner as the recipient of the 2018 CRB Artist Career Achievement Award, and Charlie Morgan as the recipient of the 2018 President's Award. Both awards will be presented during the Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards ceremony, to be held on Wednesday, June 20th at 6 p.m. CDT at the Marriott Nashville (Vanderbilt, 2555 West End Avenue, Nashville, Tenn.).Read More
The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. have announced Steve Wariner as the recipient of the 2018 CRB Artist Career Achievement Award, and Charlie Morgan as the recipient of the 2018 President's Award.Read More
On Feb. 13-15, 2019, the Country Radio Broadcasters will celebrate the organization's milestone 50th Anniversary Country Radio Seminar. Behind the scenes, will be a group of industry professionals leading the discussion in planning the agenda.Read More


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Putrajaya, 19th March 2008 – The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management
Planning Unit (MAMPU), today officially adopts a policy to migrate to the OpenOffice.org
open source productivity suite. This is in line with the Malaysian Public Sector Open
Source Master Plan, which calls for government agencies to reduce costs, increase freedom
of choice and interoperability.
From April 1st, MAMPU will start adopting the OpenDocument Format (ODF), standard for all
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- Jun. 28
- Richard Parker
Morocco and Sri Lanka: markets for the adventurous
Do you want to diversify your portfolio? Explore new territories for long-term growth
Global stock markets are performing strongly, seemingly able to overcome all obstacles. Investors in the UK market reacted with composure to the political volatility of the past week or so, with the FTSE 100 barely moving after the unexpected election risk.
So where, then, do you invest if you want to diversify your portfolio in these ostensibly stable markets and secure long-term growth potential?
A number of experts believe now is the time to look beyond the big industrial nations and emerging economies to invest in frontier markets. These are in countries that account for 12 per cent of the world's population and generate 4 per cent of global economic output, yet they are generally ignored.
Fund managers see an increasing opportunity here. Last month Jupiter Asset Management raised almost £90 million from investors for a new fund that will invest a substantial chunk of its assets in frontier markets. Franklin Templeton has announced plans to reopen its $800 million (£683 million) Frontier Markets fund to new investments after closing it in 2013.
John Scott, who will run the Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust, describes the fund as "an exciting opportunity for investors to access some of the world's fastest-growing investment markets", which is the allure of these economies.
Frontier markets have not yet been through the transformation of emerging markets. In many cases trends such as urbanisation, population growth and globalisation are only just beginning to have an impact, which provides opportunity for investors.
Frontier market economies are at an earlier stage of the development cycle — where emerging markets were, say, 20 years ago. They include Asian nations such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, but also African countries such as Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco, states in the Middle East such as Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar, and Argentina in Latin America.
Europe also has a host of frontier markets such as Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus and Malta. Further afield is Kazakhstan. "New opportunities are emerging all the time," says Juliet Schooling Latter, a research director at the financial adviser Chelsea Financial Services. She says a "small allocation" to frontier markets makes sense for investors with a large portfolio of international funds.
"These markets are under-researched and some trends are going in their favour," she says.
"For example, a significant amount of manufacturing is being moved to Vietnam, rather than China, because wages are lower there. Many managers are also positive about Pakistan, and Iran has just opened its already quite established stock market."
There are risks: Ukraine's stocks fell 38 per cent in 2015
Still, frontier markets vary greatly. Many are dependent on the fortunes of the commodity markets — oil in the case of Nigeria and the Middle Eastern states, and cotton in Pakistan. Others are a play on the power of the consumer, such as a growing consumption of meat and fish, say, or increasing demand for household items.
Yet development is not a one-way street. Some countries move from frontier status to emerging markets and keep developing; others go backwards. Argentina, for example, was considered an emerging market five years ago, but political uncertainty and restricted access to its stock market have led it to be downgraded by investors.
"You certainly have to be realistic about the risks, but frontier markets can provide an edge in a portfolio dominated by mainstream stock market funds," says Sam Lees of Fund Expert, the research service. "While these markets are an eclectic bunch, the size of the economy or income per head is not a big issue — more important is political stability, a sound legal and regulatory system, and financial markets that are sufficiently developed for investors to get in and out."
With many frontier markets making progress on these criteria, aggregate performance has been strong. Converting returns back into pounds for UK investors, the MSCI Frontier Markets Index rose by 70.4 per cent over the five years to the end of April. In contrast, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was up by 32.8 per cent.
Clearly there are risks, with the headline figures masking some big variations. Sometimes losses can be disastrous. For example, Ukraine's stock market fell 38 per cent in 2015 after the country's civil war escalated, while Cyprus, hit by the financial crisis in 2014, lost 20 per cent.
"Frontier markets offer big potential growth, but also risk and volatility, says Adrian Lowcock, the investment director at the investment platform Architas. "This is an investment where you must be willing to tolerate significant falls — during the financial crisis the MSCI Frontiers Index fell by 61 per cent." However, while it is wise to be wary of the dangers of investing individually in these markets, frontier markets as an asset class may be less risky than investors imagine.
One advantage is that they are less connected through globalisation, so individual markets trade independently of one another. The availability of bank finance to small businesses in Bulgaria, say, has no effect on demand for a Botswanan retailer's products.
For this reason funds that are diversified across a number of frontier markets are often less volatile than supposedly safer funds, which invest across markets that move in unison.
Equally, frontier markets offer fund managers greater opportunities to spot ideas, trends and successful businesses that other investors have missed. Many emerging markets are so well-known by a global investment audience that fund managers find it almost impossible to beat the average.
Tony Lawrence, an investment manager at Seven Investment Management, says these benefits aren't expensive to secure. "In a world still largely devoid of meaningful opportunities, you can buy [frontier markets] at a discount to developed and emerging counterparts," he says. "You will also receive a far higher dividend yield to help mitigate any lingering concerns."
Add the potential for portfolio diversification and the macro-economic backdrop, and the arguments for investors able to take a long-term view are even more compelling.


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Wallpaper Weekly, no. 30 / Adelphi Paper "Adena Pin Ring"
Manufacturer: Adelphi Paper Hangings via Claremont Furnishings / Pattern: Adena Pin Ring / Colorway: Alternate D
Adena Pin Ring, our pattern this week, is an historic Parisian print, circa 1799. It was installed in the library of Ohio's sixth governor, Thomas Worthington's house, Adena, in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1808. The meaning of the house's name, Adena, is referenced in a diary entry in 1811 by Worthington:
"Adena, a name given to places remarkable for the delightfulness of their situations." via The Ohio Historical Society
While we are certain the Adena home is still today quite 'remarkable for it's delightfulness,' it's namesake wallpaper is just as delightful! Below, the historic colorway of Adena Pin Ring restored and recreated by Adelphi...
And below, images of Adena Pin Ring in Alternate Colorway D lining the drop front desk in the NY apartment of Richard Dragisic (of architecture firm Fairfax and Sammons) and Bill Brockschmidt (of Brockschmidt & Coleman where, as we've mentioned before, Anne began her career as an office assistant and later as project designer)...
Truly delightful to work at this desk!
The Adena paper is repeated in the jewel box hallway...
The apartment was featured on New York Social Diary in 2010 - see it all (correction: feast your eyes!) here.
And, read more about the rich history of Adena Pin Ring wallpaper here.


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Equally inspired by rock, fusion, funk and pop, CURIO KEY CLUB, has garnered praise as a band capable of shape shifting through genres. A little bit boss, a little Clarence Clemons, the band has loose tendencies, technical proficiency and a rock and roll swagger.
Frontman, saxophonist and singer Drew Miller spent much of 2015 playing, touring and recording with Bonnie Prince Billy and has been playing, recording and touring with Houndmouth since 2016, along with CKC tenor saxophonist Graeme Gardiner. In addition to Houndmouth and BPB, the bands' musical family tree has deep roots and a broad canopy, with members currently playing in Small Time Napoleon, Bridge 19, Roadie, Appalatin, Swing 39 and Billy Goat Strut and KGB.
Their newest ep, ZEN AMERICA (march 2018) highlights a continued musical evolution of "experimental indie pop" ,as described by Jake Hellman of never- nervous.com, and showcases the band's energy and musical sensitivity.
ZEN AMERICA was recorded, mixed and produced by Houndmouth's Shane Cody @shanebows at his Greenhouse studio in New Albany In.
odd metered grooves, tight horn lines, fuzzed out bass, cinematic expression, swirling synths, improvisation, freak outs, story telling, ripping guitar, moments of funk and experiments of sound.
curio+key is weird karaoke. We all do it to get by. Often a subsistence lifestyle and cycle of musical "jobbing"and accompaniment. But as a band, collective, ensemble, and club we get to write the songs and fight the fight.
A curio is an object of great interest and often, mystique. It is something foreign, maybe not yet understood, but not outside the realm of understanding.The symbol of a key speaks of knowledge, access, freedom, and liberation. A club, in its most basic form, is a group of like minded beings. Friends making music, music making friends.
Drew Miller alto saxophone//vocals//electronic wind instrument ^^^Graeme Gardiner tenor saxophone ^^^ Joey Thieman trumpet ^^^ Ken Allday Guitar//vocal ^^^ Wade Honey keyboards//synth ^^^ Zach Kennedy drums ^^^ Jose Oreta bass


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The change of seasons in the year always brings potential problems to your roof. Whether that is storm damage, falling limbs, or simply dead leaves, your roof could suffer damage. Along with protecting your roof, you need to protect your rain gutters by keeping them clean. An efficient method to keeping your gutters clean is by utilizing gutter covers and leaf screens.
Regardless of what type of gutter system you choose, gutters and roofs need maintenance. If you have open rain gutters, they should be cleaned at least twice a year: in the spring after trees bud, and in the fall after they drop their leaves. Depending on weather conditions and where you live, an additional cleaning or two may also be necessary.
Clean Gutters Can Help Your Roof
Protecting your gutters can help protect your roof. By keeping your gutters clean, this allows for rain to run through the gutter system seamlessly. This ensures water doesn't become trapped and doesn't overflow the gutter, getting into the crevices of the roof. Old leaves and water can harm the structure of the roof by creating rot in the wood.
Gutters are also necessary to protect your yard, your porches, walkways and other areas by allowing water to drain in specifically desired locations.
At EZ Roof in Houston, we offer homeowners the opportunity to better protect their homes with gutter covers and leaf screens. Our roofers provide detailed information about how gutters, gutter covers, and leaf screens work and can protect a roof. They also ensure that every question and concern of the homeowner is addressed.
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Step by step we have to apply changes to our network.
We have more and more devices in the rooms which are connecting to the internet. But you share 255 IP-addresses with about 200 other rooms. Which means if you use more than one address there is a high chance that somebody else is not getting one. For that reason we started to limit the addresses in WHO and in the French Quarter to 1 per port. This means only the one device connectet by cable to the socket gets an IP-address from us.
This does not mean that you can not operate your own wi-fi. It only means that router which work as a network bridge do not work anymore. From now on you have to set up your routers in NAT-mode.If you have trouble doing so please visit our consultation hour on Friday between 15 and 17 o´clock or read here.