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2. சத்சங்க மாகும் பிரண்டை ரசத்தொடு
சமதம மாகின்ற ஜீரக மிளகுட
னுபரதி யாகுமவ் வுப்போ டுள்ளநள்
வாசனை யாம்பெருங் காயமுஞ் சேர்த்து
Mixing (with the above said powdered black-gram) the juice of the square-stalked vine which is sat-sangam (association with Jnanis), and also the cummin-seed and pepper which are (respectively) sama (tranquility) and dama (self-restraint), and about that salt which is uparati (renunciation of worldly desires and activities), and also the asafoetida which is the good vasana in the heart (that is, the good tendency or vasana of heart of longing for liberation), seek to prepare the appalam (of self-knowledge).
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June 29, 2015, 06:17:07 PM »
3. கன்னெஞ்சி னானா னென்று கலங்காம
லுண்முக வுலக்கையா லோயா திடித்து
சாந்தமாங் குழவியாற் சமமான பலகையிற்
சந்ததஞ் சலிப்பற சந்தோஷ மாகவே
Unceasingly and without agitation pounding (the above said mixture) as I-I in the mortar-stone of the heart with the pestle of introversion, perpetually, joyfully and without languor (weariness or slackness) seek to prepare the appalam (of self-knowledge) on the slab which is samadhi with the rolling-pin which is peace.
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June 29, 2015, 06:18:26 PM »
4. மோனமுந் ரையாகு முடிவில்லாப் பாத்ரத்தில்
ஞானக்னி யாற்காயு நற்பிரம்ம நெய்யதி
னானது வாகவே நாளும் பொரித்துத்
தானே தானாக புஜிக்கத் தன்மய
Frying (the appalam) eternally as I am That in the pure ghee of Brahman which is heated by the fire of knowledge (jnanagni) in the endless (indestructible) pan which is the mouna mudra (the sign of silence), in order to experience oneself alone as oneself (I alone am I) seek to prepare the tanmaya appalam (the appalam which is of the nature of That, the Reality or Self).
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July 01, 2015, 01:29:23 PM »
ஆன்மவித்தை கீர்த்தனம்*
Atma Vidya Kirtanam
I copied these tamil songs from Thiru Ravi Sir postings
ஐயே! யதிசுலபம்---ஆன்மவித்தை
ஐயே! யதிசுலபம்
Ah!, so very easy is atma vidya (the science of self-knowledge)! Ah, so very easy!
* Pallavi was commenced by Sri Muruganar and rest were composed by Sri Bhagavan.
நொய்யார் தமக்குமுளங் கையா மலக்கனி
பொய்யா யொழியமிகு மெய்யா யுளதான்மா-------------(ஐயே! )
Even to an ordinary (or weak-minded) person, Self (the consciousness I am) is so very real that (in comparison to it) an amalaka fruit in the palm recedes as unreal. (Therefore, so very easy is the science of self! Ah, so very easy!)
மெய்யாய் நிரந்தரந்தா னையா திருந்திடவும்
பொய்யா முடம்புலக மெய்யா முளைத்தெழும் பொய்
மையார் நினைவணுவு முய்யா தொடடுக்கிடவே
மெய்யா ரிதயவெளி வெய்யோன் சுயமான்மா--விளங்குமே:
இருளடங்குமே;இட ரோடுங்குமே;இன்பம் பொங்குமே--------(ஐயே! )
Although Self always exists undoubtedly (or indestructibly) as the (sole) reality, the body and world, which are (in truth) unreal, rise and appear as real. When the unreal and dark thoughts (which are the cause of the unreal appearance of the body and world) are destroyed without even an iota (of them) surviving, Self, the sun (of pure consciousness), will shine forth spontaneous in the real Heart-space, (whereupon) the darkness (of ignorance) will vanish, misery will cease, and Bliss will surge up. (Therefore, so very easy is the science of Self! Ah! So very easy!).
Note : Though Self is so very real even to an ordinary person (as stated in the Anupallavi) its real nature is seemingly veiled by the unreal appearance of the body and world. Since body and world are mere thoughts, the cause for their appearance is only the mind, which is the first thought and the root of all other thoughts. This is explained by Bhagavan in more detail in 'Nan Yar' as follows.
What is called mind (manam) is a wondrous power existing in Self (atma-swarupam). It projects all thoughts. If we set aside all thoughts and see, there will be no such thing as mind remaining separate; therefore, thought itself is the nature (or form) of the mind. Other than thoughts, there is no such thing as the world. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, (and hence) there is no world; in waking and dream there are thoughts, (and hence) there is the world also, Just as the spider spins out the thread from within itself and again withdraws it into itself, so the mind projects the world from within itself and again absorbs it into itself. When the mind comes out (rises) from Self, the world appears. Therefore, when the world appears, Self will not appear; and when Self appears (shines), the world will not appear.
That is just as the knowledge of the rope, which is the base, will not be obtained unless the knowledge of the snake, the superimposition, goes, so the realization of Self (swarupa-darsanam), which is the base, will not be obtained unless the perception of the world (jagat--drishti) which is a superimposition, ceases.
If the mind, which is the cause (and base) of all knowledge (all objective knowledge) and all action, subsides, the perception of the world (jagat-drishti) will cease.
Tanaiyadu may also be split as tan+aiyadu; aiyadu means without doubt (undobtedly).
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July 03, 2015, 10:55:26 AM »
2. ஊனா ருடலிதுவே நானா மெனு நினைவே
நானா நினைவுகள்சே ரோர்நா ரெனுமதனா
னானா ரிடமெதென்றுட் போனா னினைவுகள் போய்
நானா னெனக்குகையுட் டானாய்த் திகழு மான்ம----ஞானமே:
இதுவே மோனமே;ஏக வானமே;இன்பத் தானமே---------(ஐயே)
The thought This fleshy body alone is I is indeed the one thread on which the various (other)thoughts are strung. Therefore, if one goes within (by keenly scrutinizing) Who am I and what is the place (from which I rise), the thoughts will (all) perish (along with their root, the thought I am this body), and self-knowledge will spontaneously shine forth with in the cave (of the Heart) as I-I. This (state of self- knowledge) alone is silence (mouna), the one (non dual) space (of existence-consciousness), the abode of bliss, (Therefore, so very easy is the science of Self! Ah! So very easy!)
The words nan ar idam edu which are here translated as Who am I and what is the place, may also be translated as What is the place where I dwell.
The words nan nan, which are here translated as I-I, may also be taken to mean I am I since in a Tamil sentence such as I am this (nan idu irukkiren) the word am (irukkiren) is usually dropped.
Note : Though self, the existence consciousness I am, is clearly known to even the most ordinary person, it does not shine as it is due to the mixing of adjuncts (upadhis), which conceal its real nature and make it appear in the form of the mind, the false first person feeling I am this body, I am so-and-so. This false first person feeling is a mere thought, and of all thoughts it is the first. All other thoughts, including the body and world, arise only because of this first thought, and they are known as if existing only by this first thought. Whereas all other thoughts are only insentient objects. Known by the first thought I, this first thought alone is endowed with a seeming consciousness. How This thought is a mixture of the real consciousness I am and the unreal, insentient adjuncts such as this body and so-and- so, And hence it is called the chit-jada-granthi or the knot between Self, which is consciousness, and the body, which is insentient.
Therefore, since there can be no existence without a consciousness of that existence, all other thoughts depend for their seeming existence upon this first thought 'I am this body.' When this thought is absent, as in deep sleep all other thoughts are also absent and when this thought rises in the waking and dream all other thoughts also rise. This is why Sri Bhagavan says in this verse, The thoughts are strung. That is, just as the many flowers of a garland are held together by only one string, so all the many thoughts that constitute our so called life (which is merely an endless stream of thoughts) exist by depending upon this first person feeling I am the body. And just as all the flowers will be scattered away when the string is out, so all other thoughts will vanish when this first thought I am the body is destroyed.
What is the means by which we can cut this string, the first person thought I am so-and-so, which is the root-cause of all miseries Is it difficult or easy to get No rare powerful weapon and no great strength are required to cut this string. If we simply turn our attention inwards and keenly scrutinize the mere feeling I in order to find out who am I From where does this feeling I arose That will be sufficient, because at once the ego-feeling I am so-and-so will begin to subside, and finally it will disappear altogether without leaving a trace.
To illustrate this Sri Bhagavan used to narrate the following story: A sadhu was living in a small old dilapitated mantapam which was open on one side and which had no door or gate. Once a day he used to walk to the nearby village to beg his food. After receiving sufficient food in his small pot, he would return to the mantapam, where he would eat half the food. The remaining half he used to keep in his pot in order to have something to eat the following morning. Though he had nothing with which to cover the pot, when he went to sleep he used safeguard the food by keeping the pot close to his head. Nevertheless, one morning when he woke up he found the pot was empty. The next night, having decided that he should find out who the thief was, he lay down as if asleep but with a firm resolve to remain vigilant. Some hours passed, but no thief entered the mantapam. Unable to ward off his sleep any longer, by the middle of the night the sadhu finally dozed off to sleep. But he was soon awakened by a lapping sound; opening his eyes he saw a dog licking his pot, so immediately he raised his head, and the dog ran away. The following night therefore, the sadhu was more vigilant, and when the dog silently entered the mantapam and crept near the pot, he raised his head. At once the dog ran away without touching the food. The third night the dog came only as far as the entrance of the mantapam; peeping inside, he found that the sadhu was vigilantly observing him, so he again ran away. The fourth night the dog stood on the road some distance from the mantapam, but finding that the sadhu was again watching him, he sulked away and never returned.
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July 06, 2015, 11:06:58 AM »
3. தன்னை யறிதலின்றி பின்னை யெதறிகிலென்
றன்னை யறிந்திடிற்பின் னென்னை யுளதறிய
பின்ன வுயிர்களில பின்ன விளக்கெனுமத்
தன்னைத் தனிலுணர மின்னுந் தனுளான்ம-----பிரகாசமே;
அருள் விலாசமே;அக விநாசமே;இன்ப விகாசமே-------(ஐயே)
Without knowing Self, what is the use if one knows anything else If one has known Self, then what (else) is there to know When that Self, which shines without difference (as I am) in (all the many) different living beings, is known in oneself, the light of self will flash forth within one self, (as I am that I am). (This experience of self is) the shining forth of Grace, the destruction of I (the ego), and the blossoming of bliss. (Therefore, so very easy is the science of Self! Ah! So very easy!)
Note : All second and third person objects are merely thoughts which seemingly come into existence only after the rising of the ego, the first person thought I am this body. When the ego does not rise, all other objects are non-existent (cf. Ulladu Narpadu vv. 14 and 26, and Sri Arunachala Ashtakam v.7). Therefore, since the ego rises only due to one's not knowing oneself, knowing anything else (any second or third person object) without knowing oneself is only ignorance (cf. Ulladu Narpadu vv.11 and 13). When one knows oneself the rising of the ego will be found to be an unreal appearance, and hence the seeming existence of other objects will also be known to be even unreal. That is why Sri Bhagavan says in this verse, Without knowing Self, what is the use if one knows anything else If one has known Self, then what else is there to know
That which shines without difference in all the different living beings is only the real self, the mere existence consciousness I am. In order to know the real nature of this consciousness I am, all one need do is to attend to it within oneself. Since Self-knowledge will automatically shine forth when one thus attends to this consciousness I am, and since this consciousness exists and shines in all beings at all times, it is never difficult for anyone to attend to it. Therefore, this consciousness, which always makes it easy for anyone to attain is the very form of divine grace, and to experience it as it is, is the shining forth of Grace. When Grace thus shines forth in the form of true Self- knowledge, the ego will be destroyed and supreme bliss will be attained.
In order to know any other object, the aid of the mind and the five senses are required. But to know oneself, neither the mind nor the five senses are required, because the real self is in truth everknowing itself by its own light of consciousness. Since this truth will be known when the mind subsides, knowing Self will be found to be natural and much easier than knowing any other thing.
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July 07, 2015, 04:42:32 PM »
4. கன்மா திகட்டவிழ சென்மா திநட்டமெழ
வெம்மார்க் கமதனினு மிம்மார்க் கமிக்கெளிது
சொன்மா னததனுவின் கன்மா திசிறிதின்னறிச்
சும்மா வமர்ந்திருக்க வம்மா வகத்திலான்ம------சோதியே;
நிதானு பூதியே;இராது பீதியே;இன்பவம் போதியே-------------(ஐயே)
To unfasten the bonds of action (karma) and so on and to bring about the destruction of birth and so on, rather than any (other) path, this path (of self-enquiry) is extremely easy! When one merely remains still, without the least action of speech, mind and body, ah (what a wonder it will be)! The light of Self in the heart will be the eternal experience, fear will not exist, and the ocean of bliss alone (will remain shining). (Therefore, so very easy is the science of Self! Ah! So very easy!)
According to Vedanta action and so on (karmadi) denotes the three karmas namely, agamya, prarabdha, and sanchita, and with the afflictions which following in their wake, while according to Saiva Sidhanta, karmadi denotes the three impurities namely ego (anava), action (karma) delusion (maya). Birth and so on (janmadi) denotes the miseries of life such as birth (janma), disease (vyadhi), old age and death (mrityu); refer to the Bhagavad Gita 13.8 wherein the latter classification is given.
Note : All sadhanas other than self-enquiry involve some action to be performed either by the mind, speech or body, and hence one may experience some difficulty in using these instruments. But in the path of self-enquiry taught by Sri Bhagavan no action need be performed by any of these three instruments, and hence this path is the easiest of all paths.
Knowing Self is not an action. Since self is ever naturally knowing itself, knowing self is nothing but being self (cf. Upadesa Undhiyar v.26) and hence no action of the mind, speech or body is required to know self. If one merely remains still without performing any action by these three instruments, self-knowledge will automatically shine forth.
Since all actions of the mind, speech and body are due only to the rising of thoughts, since all other thoughts rise only because of the rising of the first thought I am this body, and since (as explained in verse 2) this first thought will vanish along with all other thoughts when one turns one's attention towards it, in order to remain still all we need to do is to turn our attention towards the mere feeling I. Therefore, knowing Self is so very easy.
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July 07, 2015, 04:49:11 PM »
5. விண்ணாதியவிளக்குங் கண்ணா தியபொறிக்குங்
கண்ணா மனக்கணுக்குங் கண்ணாய் மனவிணுக்கும்
விண்ணா யொருபொருள்வே றெண்ணா திருந்தபடி
யுண்ணா டுளத்தொளிரு மண்ணா மலையெனான்மா------காணுமே;
அருளும் வேணுமே;அன்பு பூணுமே;இன்பு தோணுமே-------(ஐயே)
In the mind which attends within as it is (that is, which attends to itself as the mere existence consciousness I am) without thinking of anything else, Self, which is called Annamalai the one (non-dual) reality which shines as the space even to the mind-space and as the eye even to the mind-eye, which is the eye even to the senses such as the eye, which illumine (the physical elements such as the space) will be seen. (In order to attain this experience) Grace is also needed; (in order to attain that Grace) have love (for Self); (then) Bliss will blossom forth, (Therefore, so very easy is Atma-Vidya! Ah, very easy!)
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Hamworthy has delivered more than 25 MBR advanced wastewater systems to the world's largest cruise ship operator, Carnival. The company's MBR system produces the highest quality discharge without requiring any addition or generation of chemicals that are hazardous to the environment or vessel operation. For this contract, Wärtsilä Hamworthy will also be responsible for UV polishing.
The 3,611-passenger-capacity vessel is set to enter service in March 2015. It will be the largest to be constructed for the British market and the order includes an option for a second vessel
P&O Cruises is the U.K.'s leading cruise operator and the new vessel will be targeted specifically at British clientele in a key growth market for cruises, according to Micky Arison, Carnival group chairman and chief executive.
Incorporating a twin-line funnel profile, the new building will reflect the highest technological standards as well as a stylish interior décor.
Kevin Robertson, Sales Director, Wärtsilä Water Systems, said: "Carnival group is once again showing confidence in the ability of Hamworthy's advanced wastewater treatment technology to meet increasing environmental legislative requirements."
Wärtsilä Hamworthy Ltd. provides environmental and liquid cargo handling solutions for the marine and oil & gas markets. Wärtsilä provides life-cycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2011, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.2 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.www.wartsila.com. Wärtsilä's acquisition of Hamworthy plc became effective on January 31, 2012.


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RAGSDALE, Bill 1933-2002
Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 10/11/2016 at 23:34:10
Bill Ragsdale, 69
Bill Ragsdale, 69, of Grundy Center, died at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital of cancer on August 11. Mass of Christian Burial was August 14 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grundy Center. Burial followed at the church cemetery.
He was born on January 31, 1933, in Reinbeck, the son of William and Gladys (Wittgreve) Ragsdale. He graduated from the Reinbeck High School in 1951. On February 24, 1952, he was united in marriage to Barbara Schelling at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grundy Center. Bill served his country proudly in the United States Army from April of 1953 until April of 1955. Bill worked for the Ford Garage as a parts manager from 1957-1963 when he went to work as route salesman for the Anderson-Erickson Dairy from 1963 until he retired in 1994. Bill was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Grundy Center, the Grundy Center Fire Department, the AMVETS and the Friends of the Library. Bill enjoyed camping, fishing, reading, spending time with the grandkids and Super Nintendo.
He is survived by his wife Barbara; four sons, Rod and wife Teresa Ragsdale of Reinbeck, Randy and wife Patti Ragsdale of Reinbeck, Rick and wife Denise Ragsdale of Grundy Center and Ron and wife Sharon Ragsdale of Waverly; a daughter, Rhonda and husband Bob Saunders of Schaumburg, IL; 11 grandchildren; and three sisters, Idabelle McIntyre of Reinbeck, Ruby and Elmer Schulta of Waterloo and Marie Heithoff of Reinbeck.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers-in-law, Nut McIntyre and Bill Heithoff.
--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 15 August 2002, pg 3
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December 20, 2018
A Current Look at the Colorado Springs Residential real estate Market
As part of my Unique Brand of Personal Service, it is my desire to share current real estate issues that will help to make you a more successful and profitable buyer or seller.
This has been another busy December, which, in the "old days", would be considered unusual. Today, it's becoming the norm. I'm certain that a lot of it is due to the inevitable rise in mortgage interest rates along with the swift increase in the median home prices locally.
It's been a great time to both buy and sell, but it's been especially great for investors because the number of renters is starting to increase again along with the rates and prices. The volatile stock market is another reason that investors are flocking to purchase homes, as their return on investment, along with monthly income, provides the security they seek. While there aren't as many "bargains" as in the not so recent past, there are still a number of properties that are perfect for investors. If you've even considered real estate as an investment, give me a call and we can discuss whether or not this is a viable option for you. And, as always, be sure to talk to your tax advisor also to see what he or she has to say about this possibility.
I was listening to a recent videocast the other day concerning the current state of residential real estate and was surprised at some of the things that were said. The most amazing was that 73% of all Realtors nationwide were not involved in selling real estate when the mortgage interest rates were above 5%.
This translates to the fact that only 27% of us residential real estate professionals are able to understand what the current trend can mean to potential buyers,sellers and investors. I've been in the local real estate arena for more than 46 years and have seen 30-year fixed-rates go as high as 20% and recently as low as 2.75%. My expertise is especially important with an upward trend in rates as my negotiation skills and special brand of customer service come into play even more during these times. It's not terribly difficult for agents to buy and sell homes in a fast-moving market, but when things slow down, as they are beginning to do, that's when experience and expert knowledge come into play.
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These reports contain much greater detail than the first-of-the-month reports I share and cover ALL residential areas in the Pikes Peak Region.
The "Activity Snapshot"shows the Year to Date one-year change:
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- Median Sales Price for All Properties was up 5.5%
- Active Listings on All Properties were up 16.8%.
You can click here to read the 16-page Monthly Indicators or click here to get specific information on the neighborhood of your choice from the 34-page Local Market Update. I recommend that you check out your own neighborhood, or one that you are considering, to get a good idea of the local pulse. I have reprinted just one neighborhood, West, below to show you the type of information available for all local areas.
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Keeping current matters, 12.4.18
The Federal Reserve conducts their Survey of Consumer Finances every three years and they collect data across all economic and social groups. Their latest survey data covers responses from 2013-2016.
This study revealed that the median net worth of a homeowner was $231,400—a 15% increase since 2013. At the same time, the median net worth of renters decreased by 5% ($5,200 today compared to $5,500 in 2013).
This indicates that the net worth of a homeowner is over 44 times greater than that of a renter.
Many who see that statistic point toward how broad the range of respondents are for the Federal Reserve study since the study includes all economic and social groups and also includes all age groups. Their argument is that older respondents have a higher likelihood of being homeowners, while the homeownership rate among younger survey takers is much lower.
However, a recent report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University focused on homeowners and renters over the age of 65. This study revealed that the difference in net worth between homeowners and renters at this age group (65+) was actually 47.5 times greater!
Homeowners over the age of 65 are much more financially prepared for retirement and often own their homes outright if they were fortunate enough to purchase their homes before the age of 36. Their 30 years of mortgage payments have paid off as they gained equity through their monthly payments and as home values appreciated.
It should come as no surprise that lifelong renters have had a difficult time accruing net worth as the latest Census Report shows that the Median Asking Rent has been climbing consistently over the last 30 years.
Bottom Line:
As a homeowner, no matter your age, you put your monthly mortgage payment to work for you—not someone else—and thus are building your net worth with every payment.
Realtor Mag, 12.14.18
Potential buyers and refinancers saw a little relief in borrowing costs last week as the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage moved to its lowest average since mid-September, according to a report from Freddie Mac.
"Mortgage rates have either fallen or remained flat for five consecutive weeks and purchase applicants are responding with an uptick in demand given these lower rates," says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist. "While the housing market softened in response to higher rates through most of this year, the combination of a low unemployment and recent downdraft in rates should support home sales heading into the early winter months."
What does this mean to you? Well, as buyers, sellers or investors, you now have a window of opportunity to take advantage of these still historically low rates. With the Federal Reserve increasing rates again this week, I'm guessing it won't' take long for rates to start back up. This is possibly the "last hurrah" for lower rates, so if you are even thinking of buying, selling or investing—don't delay. Call me and let's see how to make this opportunity work for you.
Keeping current matters, 12.5.18
Since the interest rate you pay on a home mortgage has a direct impact on your monthly payment, the higher the rate, the greater the payment will be. That's why it is important to know where rates are headed when deciding to start your home search and as I just mentioned, why NOW is the time to get serious before rates go up.
Below is a chart created using Freddie Mac's U.S. Economic & Housing Marketing Outlook. As you can see, interest rates are projected to increase steadily throughout 2019:
Depending on the amount of the mortgage loan you secure, a half a percent (.5%) increase in interest rate can increase your monthly payment significantly.
This chart takes a look at a historical view of interest rates over the last 45 years.
Basically, what you need to realize is that the prediction of higher interest rates should not stop you from purchasing your dream home. As you see above, you can be thankful that you can still get a much better interest rate than your parents or others did twenty years ago, and most certainly a better rate than your grandparents did 40 years ago.


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One consequence of the pervasive use of computers is that most documents originate in digital form. Text mining—the process of searching, retrieving, and analyzing unstructured, natural-language text—is concerned with how to exploit the textual data embedded in these documents.
Text Mining presents a comprehensive introduction and overview of the field, integrating related topics (such as artificial intelligence and knowledge discovery and data mining) and providing practical advice on how readers can use text-mining methods to analyze their own data. Emphasizing predictive methods, the book unifies all key areas in text mining: preprocessing, text categorization, information search and retrieval, clustering of documents, and information extraction. In addition, it identifies emerging directions for those looking to do research in the area. Some background in data mining is beneficial, but not essential.
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* Presents a comprehensive and easy-to-read introduction to text mining
* Explores the application and utility of the methods, as well as the optimal techniques for specific scenarios
* Provides several descriptive case studies that take readers from problem description to system deployment in the real world
* Uses methods that rely on basic statistical techniques, thus allowing for relevance to all languages (not just English)
* Includes access to downloadable software (runs on any computer), as well as useful chapter-ending historical and bibliographical remarks, a detailed bibliography, and subject and author indexes
This authoritative and highly accessible text, written by a team of authorities on text mining, develops the foundation concepts, principles, and methods needed to expand beyond structured, numeric data to automated mining of text samples. Researchers, computer scientists, and advanced undergraduates and graduates with work and interests in data mining, machine learning, databases, and computational linguistics will find the work an essential resource.
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From the archives: Montreal was growing up and booming in 1809
This story was first published on Nov. 23, 2003, in the Montreal Gazette.
When young men of supposed respectability assume the character of dissipated sailors and riotous debauchees – at the midnight hour prowling through the city and disturbing the repose of its peaceable citizens – pulling down buildings of public utility – tearing off shutters – breaking windows and removing door-steps, strangers might reasonably conclude that social order was overthrown and morality held in derision.
The Gazette, Monday, Nov. 20, 1809
"Ginger" – for so this letter to the editor was signed – had had enough. Not only was sleep being disturbed and property damaged, but in addition the reputation of the whole city was suffering. The vandals must be caught and made an example of, he said, so that no one could "stigmatize the inhabitants with the opprobrious epithet of being lawless bacchanals."
Well might Ginger have been concerned for the good name of the city. Montreal in 1809 was poised on the brink of immense change; it was growing up. Its role as inland fortress was fading, and the demolition of the city's walls had begun in 1801. Its dependence on the fur trade was giving way to a far wider range of commercial and even manufacturing ventures. The Gazette, though founded 31 years before as a French-only newspaper, was now bilingual, reflecting another change in the city. Quebec was still the capital of the colony, but soon Montreal's population – closing in on 15,000 – would leave the older city well in the shade.
Ginger was not alone. Elsewhere in The Gazette that November day, we see the city's magistrates wanted to clean things up, too. Beggars, they reminded our readers, had to have municipal licences, and only 19 would be issued: "The said magistrates inform the public that they may refuse to give alms to any who shall not produce a certificate … in order to prevent the cheats of many who bear marks that have not been granted to them."
Language, spoken and written, was another concern, especially in commerce. "J.P. Roy begs leave to inform the young gentlemen of this city that as soon as a sufficient number of scholars may be procured, he intends opening an evening school for such as may be desirous of being instructed in the French language." Elsewhere, one A.B. declared "it sometimes happens in business that temporary assistance is wanted in the way of writing &c." A.B. said he was anxious to put his "good, legible hand" at the service of any gentleman willing to employ him.
Books themselves were still valuable enough that their disappearance could not be ignored. One forlorn Montrealer continued to appeal in The Gazette – his advertisement first appeared the previous July – for the return of a volume of Goldsmith's poems as well as an English translation of Voltaire: "It is requested that whoever has them will have the goodness to return them." Another book owner "lent some years ago to a Gentleman in Montreal Carr's Sermons, in 2 Vols., very handsomely bound," and despite that passage of years still wanted them back. A man named Mondelet urged "those to whom he might have lent or who have in their possession" a certain dictionary and a law commentary "to return them to him without delay."
Gabriel Pilon announced he would no longer be responsible for the debts of his wife, Susan Maloche. Several political figures, including such luminaries as Louis-Joseph Papineau and Denis-Benjamin Viger, thanked electors for their support in the recent Legislative Assembly elections. A Mr. Mallet "respectfully informs the lovers of harmony that, for the convenience of young persons who wish to learn this science at a moderate price, he will open a music school in his lodgings," while Mr. Yonge, under a headline reading "Fashionable Dancing," wished to acquaint his pupils and the public that "his evening academy will be open for the reception of ladies and gentlemen."
Overwhelmingly, however, the advertisements – several dozen of them – were placed by merchants, and for many of them specialization was a dirty word. For example, Patterson & Co. promised "a large and general assortment of cut glass and earthenware, ladies', girls' and children's beaver hats and bonnets, … military folding hats with ornaments complete, nails and plough chains, sail canvas, broad cloths, and 32 puncheons of old Jamaica rum of superior flavour."
There was news, but it wasn't local. News stories were copied from American and European newspapers and were limited to events far away. Readers learned new details about a recent shuffling of the British cabinet, for instance, but the big topic remained the long, continuing struggle against Napoleon. "From all quarters," wrote The Gazette's owner and editor, James Brown, "we are assured that Austria still holds out against the power and machinations of France, that the discontents of Russia were daily augmenting and that Bonaparte was seriously indisposed at Vienna."
Indeed, so fixated on Napoleon could Brown assume his readers to be that he devoted almost a column and a half of the eight he had available to a bizarre screed by "A Clergyman." It was reprinted from the New York Evening Post and proved that "Napoleon is truly the Antichrist."
Scripture was cited in support of this alarming news, as well as various remote byways of medieval history. And the clinching argument? If you use the intrepid clergyman's special formula to assign the proper numbers to the letters spelling out "l'empereur Napoleone," they add up to 666, the Number of the Beast.
And poor Ginger, sleepless in Montreal, thought he had cause to worry.
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Book Review: Creating Literacy-Based Programs for Children: Lesson Plans and Printable Resources for K-5
R. Lynn Baker returns with another useful guide for youth services librarians. As in her previous book, Counting Down to Kindergarten (ALA, 2015), Baker's passion for reading readiness and innovative services to K-5 children is abundant throughout this streamlined and practice-based volume. In clear language, Baker advocates for organized and thoughtful approaches to program planning in public libraries. She provides readers with succinct chapters on best practices in programming from inception to evaluation. All planning activities are undergirded by the five modes of multiliteracy: textual, social, digital, multisensory, and visual literacy. This foundation guides programmers through the entire process.
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Zanming Wang,, Johannes M. van Oort, Mark X. Zou
In this paper we describe the development of superconducting magnets for high-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) by various businesses and institutions in China. As the Chinese MR market rapidly expands, many foreign and domestic companies and research institutions are joining the race to meet this burgeoning demand by developing key MRI components for various magnetic field configurations. After providing a brief introduction to research on superconducting magnets dating back to the 1980s, the first large-bore 1.5T magnet with 50-cm DSV for whole-body MRI—successfully developed and manufactured by AllTech Medical Systems in Chengdu, China—is presented and its specifications are described.
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Jane Addams was easily one of the most influential women of the 20th century. In her day, she was as famous as Oprah is today. Learn how the Hull House neighborhood she cultivated in Chicago changed that city, and set an example for the nation.
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Legislation blocking a 233 percent pay raise for the Birmingham City Council was enacted into law on Friday.
In 2015, the Birmingham City Council voted to raise the salary of its own council members without public notice, from $15,000 to $50,000, a 233 percent increase. The raise was scheduled to go into effect in August 2017, following the municipal elections.
However Vestavia Hills-Republican Senator Jabo Waggoner took issue with what he considered an abuse of authority and sponsored SB247 to correct the Council's decision. His bill would instead set council members salary every four-years by the State Personnel Board by determining the median household income of the city.
"They're a creature of the legislature and if they're not going to conduct themselves and control their pay in a reasonable manner then we feel like we have to step in," Waggoner told ABC 33/40.
The state Legislature approved the measure earlier this month, and the bill was sent to Gov. Kay Ivey for approval. On Friday she forwarded the bill to the Secretary of State's Office where it was enacted without her signature.
All's not lost for Council members. Under the new law, they will still enjoy a pay raise, as the Birmginham medium income is roughly $32,000 — making for a $17,000 increase for the new Council.


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This is a awesome book you should read it!
this book is one of my favorite books. if this is one of the first books you read of this series I do not think you have to read them in order.
This book is about a kid named Greg Heffley. He writes a book about his life and how he likes stuff and doesn't like stuff. He writes it in his diary and you are reading his diary. It is about his family and school. The problem in this book is he wants to be a baby again.
He tries to pretend that he's still in his mom's stomach by going in his bathtub and filling it with bubbles.
I liked this book, I recommend it a lot because I like how there are ups and downs in his life.
Easy read.
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my summary is not just about this issue, mine is about all of them. diary of a wimpy kid is a kid is about kid who doesn't h ave a lot of friends of popularity but hes trying to turn that around but a long runs into a few bumps.
Greg's dad Frank puts greg through many sports etc. to "man" him up. Eventually greg realizes that his dad wants to send him to Military Academic, so greg better "man" up or get shipped out.
you see frank heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up and he enlists greg in organised sports and other manly endeavours of course greg is easily able to sidestep his fathers efforts to change him but when gregs dad threatens to send him to military academy greg realizes he has to shape up or get shipped out
The highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level. Let's face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg's father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other "manly" endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily sidestep his father's efforts to change him. But when Greg's dad threatens to send him to military academy, Greg realizes he has to shape up . . . or get shipped out. Greg and his family and friends, who make the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books a must-read for middle school readers, are back and at their best in this hilarious new installment of the series, which is sure to please current fans while attracting new ones. Publishers Weekly -1/19/2009
The third book in this genre-busting series is certain to enlarge Kinney's presence on the bestseller lists, where the previous titles have taken up residence for the past two years. Kinney's spot-on humor and winning formula of deadpan text set against cartoons are back in full force. This time, Greg starts off on New Year's Day (he resolves to "help 'other' people improve," telling his mother, "I think you should work on chewing your potato chips more quietly") and ends with summer vacation. As he fends off his father's attempts to make him more of a man (the threat of military school looms), Greg's hapless adventures include handing out anonymous valentines expressing his true feelings ("Dear James, You smell"), attempting to impress his classmate Holly and single-handedly wrecking his soccer team's perfect season. Kinney allows himself some insider humor as well, with Greg noting the "racket" children's book authors have going. "All you have to do is make up a character with a snappy name, and then make sure the character learns a lesson at the end of the book." Greg, self-centered as ever, may be the exception proving that rule.
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People like what people like
"Ultimately it really is - people like what they like. Sometimes I feel people like what sounds interesting vs tastes good but that's another thread." --Richard Gregory, Light Roasts - Are they losing their luster?
Bad Roasters/Bad Drivers
"Coffee roasters are like drivers; no one seems to think they are bad at it." -Alan (Almico), Roasting coffee with evenness
Is it worth it? Don't ask me!
"I do a lot of things that aren't really worth it because I think my cost-benefit analytical skills are broken." --Walt Tani, Compak K10 WBC has landed!
Social media experts to the rescue
"Just five years ago, we were happy with the slops served up by George Howell, Intelligentsia, Klatch, Counter Culture, and others of that ilk. Now we await with baited breath the next [Twitter and Instagram] revelation on how coffee should really taste." --Jim Schulman, Fines: Necessary evil, or just plain evil?
One person's OCD is another person's pleasure
"I'm not the kind of person who turns making a drink into a professional Olympic training exercise with hours of practice. For others, that kind of approach is some form of OCD they want to engage in." --David (happycat), Cheapest "God" shot
Lever as haiku
"The lever machine is a Haiku on the economy of means." -- Thomas McIntosh, Building a lever machine.... from scratch
Searching for the father of espresso
"Moriondo's name only surfaced in 1993, when Ian Bersten exhumed his invention from Italian patent archives in his famous book. His discovery diminished the credit assigned to Luigi Bezzera and Desiderio Pavoni who had been, up to then, commonly cited as the fathers of the espresso." --Sebastien Delprat, In search of Moriondo's espresso machine
Features don't necessarily translate to better coffee
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There are worse hobbies for your wallet
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Learning can be a humbling experience
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What equipment can and cannot do
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Maybe the best equipment isn't right for you
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TV is no longer about passively sitting and waiting for the TV networks to send programs over the airwaves. We've shown you the best social TV apps and legal streaming services, but which devices should you pop underneath your telly to make it all happen?
Most streaming services will send to a PC, but that can be an uncomfortable and rather anti-social way to watch TV and movies. A simple set top box can solve that issue, turning your TV into a fully fledged entertainment portal.
Apple TV
It's the product that Apple spends the least amount marketing, but it's also an elegant way to access iTunes for movie rentals and purchases, as well as Airplay streaming from iOS and Mac OS devices. Pick up anything but the third generation Apple TV and a world of jailbreaking options including XMBC open up as well.
Sony Internet Player with Google TV
Google TV took a very long time indeed to reach Australian shores, with Sony the first off the rank with the not-always-brilliant Internet Player device. That's mostly to do with content agreements that don't exist in Australia, and certainly if you got the Internet Player bundled in with a Sony TV, it's a decent product.
Belkin TVPlus
Belkin's $199.95 TVPlus reverses the usual streaming arrangement, offering remote streaming of whatever media you connect to it (with the obvious idea being that you'd use it for watching TV while you're away from home. There's support for Android or iOS, with the tablet app yours for nothing, but the smartphone app carries a somewhat annoying $14.99 price tag.
WDTV Live
Western Digital's WDTV Live looks rather like a low budget Apple TV in external design terms, but looks can be deceiving. The WDTV doesn't look as slick, but it makes up for it with excellent format support for your own streaming files, as well as the easy ability to add storage capacity.
Boxee Box
Boxee's streaming box offers up a unique design — that probably won't fit into your home AV cabinet, but does make a nice talking point if abstract design is your thing.
Xbox 360
Your streaming solution doesn't have to just be a video player; Microsoft's Xbox 360 will attach to DLNA sources for video streaming with a limited range of supported formats, as well as Microsoft's own rental TV and movie services.
Playstation 3
Sony's Playstation 3 offers similar DLNA streaming services to the Xbox 360 — and again, a rather mixed range of supported formats — as well as inbuilt movie rental services and, naturally enough, plenty of games action. The same XMB layout is also used on Sony's Blu-Ray players, some (but not all) of which offer limited streaming over a local network.
Raspberry Pi
After a low-budget streaming solution? It's hard to go past the excellent Raspberry Pi; while it's not the most powerful streaming solution, but matched with XBMC it'll handle most formats and files.
Smart TVs
What if you don't want yet another box underneath your TV? Most Smart TVs offer at the very least access to streaming media services such as the ABC's excellent iView and SBS On Demand, with many also capable of DLNA direct access or remote screen streaming, especially if you match up tablet or smartphone brands with TV brands.
Telstra T-Box
Telstra's T-Box is about as simple as a home streaming box can get, and that's both its best feature and its defining limitation. If you're an existing Telstra customer there are some good deals to add a T-Box to your home. It's also capable of working as an IPTV Foxtel box as well, but as a standalone player if you're not subscribing it's rather hard to recommend.
Fetch TV
Fetch's services are offered via IPTV, and make the most sense if you're a customer of Internode, iiNet or Optus, as they'll offer the box itself relatively cheaply on monthly contract, and mostly quota free to boot.
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BEAVER WV: The Boy Scouts of America declared itself "wholly non-partisan" in a statement issued Tuesday morning, a day after President Donald Trump addressed its National Jamboree with an unconventional politically charged speech.
"The Boy Scouts of America is wholly non-partisan and does not promote any one position, product, service, political candidate, or philosophy. The invitation for the sitting U.S. president to visit the National Jamboree is a long-standing tradition and is in no way an endorsement of any political party or specific policies," the organization said. "The sitting U.S. president serves as the BSA's honorary president. It is our long-standing custom to invite the U.S. president to the National Jamboree."
Trump took the stage at the Jamboree on Monday night and delivered an overtly political 35-minute speech at what is usually a non-partisan event. Trump spoke about crowd size while jabbing at political opponents, called Washington, DC, a "cesspool," and criticized former President Barack Obama for not speaking to the Jamboree as attendees booed. The event, which was attended by an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 scouts, drew a mixture of praise and condemnation from parents.


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Why Investing in Your Smile is Worth It
Why Investing in Your Smile is Worth It
What are some of the things you notice about someone? Their smile is likely high on the list. Do you like your smile? How do others see your smile?
Your smile is unique and beautiful. Do you go around hiding it out of embarrassment? If you do, you're doing yourself and others a great disservice.
The Benefits of a Great Smile
A great smile makes you look and feel great. It has many psychological and health benefits as well.
Smiling Improves Your Mood and Betters Your Quality of Life
There is great power behind a smile. A smile can help you and others feel better. Smiling also makes you look and feel more confident.
There have been studies indicating that people who smile have a better, more positive view of themselves and others, make healthier living choices and lead overall happier, more satisfied lives. Smiling produces chemicals and hormones that elicit feelings of happiness, calmness, confidence, and satisfaction. Smiling is, therefore associated with happiness and pleasure. When you smile, it is a way you show you're having fun and enjoying yourself. A smile at a stranger can immediately improve that person's mood.
If you've been hiding your smile because it doesn't look as great as it should, you'll have a higher risk of developing a low self-esteem, experience less self-confidence and possibly strained relationships as people around you may mistakenly perceive you as a negative, serious person they can't have fun being with.
A Great Smile Indicates Better Health
Besides the psychological impacts of a smile, your overall physical health can also be greatly affected by the condition of your smile.
A healthy, beautiful smile is linked to good oral health which is linked to a healthy body.
A white, straight smile is likely to have a lower risk of gum disease and tooth decay. The reduced presence of plaque will decrease the pain, sensitivity and bleeding in the mouth, namely the teeth and gums. The teeth will be whiter as the enamel will be better preserved and the gums will be stronger, providing greater support for the teeth and jaws.
A less-than ideal smile can be caused by the presence of gum disease, tooth decay or other dental ailments that can potentially reduce the look of one's smile further. If left untreated, gum disease and tooth decay can lead to tooth loss and irreparable bone loss and damage of the jaw.
If you're not happy with your smile now with crooked, discolored teeth, you're not going to like having a smile with missing teeth from untreated tooth decay or gum disease.
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Regular visits to our dental office is the most important thing you can do for your dental health, and in achieving a perfect, natural smile you can't help but show off. Preventative dental measures such as proper at-home dental hygiene, regular professional teeth cleaning and exams, a healthy diet that limits sugars and carbohydrates, and the avoidance of tobacco products will keep tooth decay and gum disease from ruining your smile and compromising your overall health and well-being.
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22 Oct Who are the Bankruptcy Trustees in Midland, Texas?
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The Chapter 7 Panel Trustees for the Midland Division of the Western District of Texas are:
Janet Casciato-Northrup
333 Clay, 29th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Harrel L. Davis, III
P. O. Box 1322
El Paso, TX 79947-1322
The Chapter 13 Trustee is Gary Norwood. His address is PO Box 2331, Midland, Texas 79702-2331. He may be reached at 432-686-9452.
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9 of the UK's most popular interior design trends
From restaurants to hotels, workplaces to homes, there are so many different interior design trends being used to create beautiful spaces. We take a look at nine of the UK's most popular interior design trends to find out how to create them.
Interior design trends may come and go but there are a few that have stuck around long enough for us to take notice. These can often form the basis of great home design – but often have been used in a variety of spaces, including hotels, restaurants and even high street shops.
With so many different design trends out there, we've decided to look at nine of the most popular choices when it comes to interior design. Without further ado, here they are…
Colour Pop
If you want a modern feel to your home, then 'colour pop' is a great way of giving it a modern lift. This is a trend that suits any room, from the living room to the bedroom. In essence, it is about adding a splash of colour to a neutral backdrop. Whether your backdrop is grey or beige, introducing colour lifts the style of the room. For example, opt for a crimson red floor cushion or a block colour bean bag. Use one colour in various shades with throws and cushions for a cohesive, symmetrical approach – or, for a real modern look, opt for a rainbow of colour in the room.
Similar to the well-known farmhouse style, the 'rustic' interior design trend uses wood with a slightly less refined edge to it. It is perfect for those who don't want the bluntness of straight lines; this interior design trend is all about making the most of the quirky alcoves and the not-so-straight walls. It is a mix of natural materials, from towering stone fireplaces to plenty of reclaimed wood furniture. Add a wingback armchair – perhaps one from Sloane and Sons - to complete the traditional look.
Shabby Chic
This is a trend that never really goes away; instead, its popularity simply waxes and wanes. It is the combination of antique furniture (or older looking furniture) with vintage florals, which sit alongside the matte finish of chalk paint, and warm, comforting textures. In terms of colour schemes, think in pastels shades and you can't go far wrong. There is no drama to this wonderful interior design trend – but there can be a lot of up-cycling.
This is a trend that is gaining in momentum and no wonder – it simple, elegant and warm, and there is nothing pretentious about it. The 'Scandinavian' style is all about functionality without clutter; it is the warmer take on the sparseness of minimalism. Materials used are natural, from chunky knit wool throws to sheepskin rugs, and it makes the most of the natural light in the room. There are no harsh, jarring colours here, just pastel shades and restful neutral tones. If you want the true Scandinavian look, opt for white and off-white, but if you need warmth in it, opt for barely-there colours with limited patterns.
Click through to the next page to discover more of the most popular interior design trends!


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Polaris Industries Inc., PII, -1.98% the Minneapolis producer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, reported that second-quarter net income rose 10% on 1.9% lower revenue. Net reached $22.7 million, or 64 cents a share, from $20.6 million, or 50 cents, in the year-earlier period. Revenue slipped to $376.9 million from $384.3 million. A survey of analysts by Thomson Financial produced consensus estimates of 58 cents of profit on $372 million of revenue. Gross-profit margin widened 1.3 percentage points to 23% as it increased its sales of more-profitable products, Polaris said in a statement. The company estimates third-quarter earnings from continuing operations at 99 cents to $1.04 a share, compared with $1.04 a year earlier. In the third quarter, Polaris said, sales should increase 6% to 9%. That would be the first total-sales increase in eight quarters. And it slightly increased its outlook for full-year earnings from continuing operations, to $2.95 to $3.05 a share, compared with $2.72 a year earlier. Thomson estimates $1.66 for Q3 and $2.99 for the year.
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Scientists have found: the average life expectancy of men less than women because of the peculiarities of the genetic apparatus. All the matter in the Y-chromosome and an increased risk of death from cancer, writes The Times of India.
Over the years in the human genome accumulates mutations that can lead to cancer, diabetes and other diseases. In addition, genetic mutations reduce the ability of the birth of a completely healthy child. Experts from Uspenskoe University demonstrated that a significant proportion of mutations associated with loss of the Y chromosome in white blood cells.
Read also: Scientists: Y-chromosome effect on the risk of death in men
Data were installed in the study involving 1600 elderly. The analysis of their life and the study of the genome revealed that the loss of the Y chromosome in some cells reduces life expectancy and increases the number of deaths among men in old age. This explains the phenomenon.


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Oh those wacky Brits.
Here's a TV commercial from the 1980s for Smiths Crisps. For those of you late to the party – in the UK, crisps are potato chips and chips are French fries. Enjoy.
Friday, October 09, 2009
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April 15, 1854 Karl Marx
The Koran and the Mussulman (Muslims) legislation emanating from it reduce the geography and ethnography of the various peoples to the simple and convenient distinction of two nations and of two countries; those of the faithful and of the infidels. The infidel is "harby," i.e., the enemy. Islamism proscribes the nation of the infidels, constituting a state of permanent hostility between the Mussulman and the unbeliever (e.g. Jihad). In that sense the corsair ships of the Berber states were the holy fleet of Islam. How, then, is the existence of Christian subjects of the Porte to be reconciled with the Koran?"
Source: Lewis, Bernard. A Middle East Mosaic Fragments of Life, Letters and History, Random House 2000, p. 294-299


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Derby Sales & Information Centre to relocate to a temporary new home ahead of Assembly Rooms Refurbishment
Thu 30 May 2019
Our Sales & Information Centre, currently based in the market place, which combines the frontline services for Derby LIVE, Derby Active and Visit Derby, will be relocating to a temporary base, just seconds away at Connect Derby's Riverside Chambers building.
The move comes ahead of the forthcoming £24 million refurbishment of the Assembly Rooms.
From Monday 3 June all current Visit Derby tourist information services, along with sales and bookings for Derby LIVE and Derby Active, will be offered from the reception area at Riverside Chambers (the former Magistrates' Court building on Full Street), which will be open from 9.00am – 8.00pm Monday to Saturday.
Commenting on the Sales and Information Centre move to Riverside Chambers, Ann Bhatti, head of Connect Derby, said:
"We're looking forward to teaming up with Derby LIVE, Derby Active and Visit Derby to support these essential services going during the refurbishment of the Assembly Rooms.
"We aim to ensure a seamless transition and members of the Sales & Information team will receive training to ensure our high standards of services are maintained. Tenants and visitors to the Connect Derby managed workspace should not experience any disruption to their normal reception services."
Ed Green, marketing and business development manager, Leisure, Culture & Tourism at Derby City Council, added:
"We are very excited about seeing the return of a large-scale entertainment and conference venue in the city, but to enable this to happen, we will have to temporarily vacate our current base.
By moving just across the road to Connect Derby's Riverside Chambers building, we will still be very conveniently located for customers and look forward to providing a warm and friendly welcome at Riverside Chambers."


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WESTON, Mass. – The Regis (Mass.) men's soccer team took a break from conference play, hosting Roger Williams but coming up short in a 3-0 loss to the Hawks, Monday at Regis Stadium.
The Pride (4-2) battled all game long but were unable to generate much attack. Reigning GNAC Goalkeeper of the Week Jesse Bonilla (Ramona, Calif.) had all he could handle making nine saves off 22 RWU shots. Nick Nelson (Madison, Conn.) dealt with just a pair of Regis shots in posting the shutout.
After several chances to score, Roger Williams (5-0-2) got on the board midway through the first half. Resulting from a corner kick, John McCarthy (Torrington, Conn.) took advantage of a rebound off a Bonilla save, punching the ball into the back of the net to give the Hawks the lead in the 22nd minute.
The lead carried into the break but midway through the second half the Pride were able to possess and play in Roger Williams' half. Regis had several opportunities in the attacking third but eventually the Hawks turned the tide again in their favor, scoring two goals in the final 10 minutes to put the game out of reach.
Sean Janson (Avon, Conn.) put the Hawks up 2-0 with a goal in the 84th minute, scoring off a free kick at the top of the box that was earned on a Regis handball. Charlie Mader (Scarborough, Me.) then put the game out of reach with his goal in the 89th minute. With the ball at his feet just outside the penalty area, he took a touch inside and ripped a shot over Bonilla's outstretched arm and just under the bar to complete the scoring.
Weather permitting, Regis returns to action Wednesday, Sept. 20 hosting Mount Ida at 4:00 p.m. at Regis Stadium. The Hawks next play Wednesday as well, traveling to Wheaton for a 4:00 p.m. kickoff.