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Being able to retire rich, or at least comfortable, is the goal of almost any investor. However, that's much easier said than done. In a recent Wells Fargo survey, respondents between the ages of 50 and 59 said that they had, on average, about $29,000 saved up. With pensions pretty much gone, and Social Security targeted for cuts in the future, it's hard to count on anyone but yourself. But $29,000 isn't going to cut it for most people, so you have to get involved in the stock market to grow that nest egg. Getting in the game is the easy part; choosing the right stocks is the hard part.
Making prudent decisions
Generally speaking, I look for four traits in a retirement stock:
- Valuation: Investors of all ages want to make sure they're not overpaying for a stock, but this matters even more in retirement. Retirees don't have the long time horizon that younger investors have, so it's essential to make sure you don't overpay in the short term.
- Dividends: Most retirees need a combination of both growth and income, as they'll be depending more and more on their portfolios to help with everyday expenses. Companies that pay dividends not only offer immediate income, but they've also proved to outperform non-paying dividend companies over long periods of time.
- Growth: Investors love dividends, but we all want to see our stocks rise over time. Growth can be as big a part of your portfolio as a steady dividend. It's important to note that you don't need a high-flying stock that's going to shoot to the moon; a company that can grow and outperform the market is hard enough to find, so steady growth is highly covetable.
- Low volatility: Retirees want to invest in great growth stocks just as much as anyone else does, but they also want to be able to rest well knowing that their portfolio won't be taking them on a roller-coaster ride. Most retirees would rather own a sturdy company that lets them sleep at night than a company that whips up and down with the gyrations of the market.
Although some companies are definitely more geared toward retirees, which companies you choose to invest in will be dictated largely by what you already have in your portfolio. Small, mid-, and large caps can all play a role in your investing strategy, so I've chosen to evaluate all varieties of stocks in this regular series.
So how does Textron stack up?
To check out the valuation of Textron
Textron's dividend is 0.295%. That might not seem like a whole lot right now, but that dividend has room to grow, so I wouldn't discount its importance. Getting a dividend at all shows a company's dedication to its shareholders, and that's significant.
Next, we want to ensure that Textron's stock has the ability to rise over the next five, 10, or 20 years. A company that's growing its net income has the best possible chance to see its share price rise over time. Of course, we can't predict the future, but we can look back to get an idea of how the company has performed in the past to try to ensure future earnings growth. Over the past five years, Textron's net income has shrunk by 15.8%. The company has run into its share of problems, and the financial collapse of 2008 certainly couldn't have helped. So Textron has been unable to grow earnings. That doesn't mean it won't in the future, but it's certainly not the greatest of signs.
One of the best measurements of volatility is called beta, which measures the impact that the movement of the stock market will have on a particular stock. For instance, a beta of 1.0 signifies that Textron will move in tandem with the market, a beta of 2.0 means the stock will move up twice as much as the general market, and so on. In this case, Textron has a beta of 2.31, which is pretty high. Generally speaking, I like to see a beta below 1.2 for retirees.
Let's look at the competition
We've taken a look at Textron, and maybe you think it's passed all the tests, or maybe you just don't feel comfortable with the results. Either way, it's beneficial to see how a company stacks up in its industry, because it's just as important to understand a company's competitors as it is to understand that particular company. Here are Textron's stats when compared with three of its closest competitors:
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Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's.
Each company has traits to like and traits that leave something to be desired. But it's still good to look at the industry picture and not just Textron in isolation.
Of course, I can't decide for you whether this is the best stock for retirement, but it has passed only one of our four tests, so I wouldn't be that bullish on this particular stock for someone near or entering retirement. Not that it doesn't have its own merits, but I'm quite certain you could find more bang for your retirement buck.
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Fantasy Basketball Box Score Breakouts – 2/1/11
Here's a look at some fantasy basketball players that blew up the box score last night.
DeJuan Blair, San Antonio Spurs
Blair scored 14 points (7-13 FG) with 12 rebounds, an assist, a steal, and a block. He had 14 points and 12 rebounds in his last game too. He has four double-doubles in his past seven games and five in his past nine. The trouble is he's either great or awful.
Jason Smith, New Orleans Hornets
Smith, filling in for Emeka Okafor, scored 20 points (9-11 FG, 2-3 FT) with 5 rebounds and 2 steals. He gets a boost with Okafor out, but he likely won't put up numbers like that too many nights.
Donte Greene, Sacramento Kings
Greene scored 15 points (6-11 FG, 2-2 FT, 1-2 3PM) with 2 rebounds, an assist, and a block. He's not a fantasy option until he gets more and steadier minutes.

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Paul Banks - The Base
On October 23, Matador will release the 2nd solo album from Interpol vocalist/guitarist Paul Banks. With 'Banks' (LP/CD/digital), Paul ditches the Julian Plenti alter-ego, and the resulting 10-song album is a tour-de- force of exhilarating minor-key intensity.
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Banks was recorded in New York and Connecticut with producer Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Shearwater, Jónsi…). The album is personal and epic, catchy and serpentine – much like your favorite Interpol albums – with Paul's wry humor, bare emotion, and varied influences all in full effect.
Track listing : 1. The Base 2. Over My Shoulder 3. Arise, Awake 4. Young Again 5. Lisbon 6. I'll Sue You 7. Paid For That 8. Another Chance 9. No Mistakes 10. Summertime Is Coming
Preorder 'Banks' on LP or CD from The Matador Store.
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Denver wide receiver Eric Decker popped the question to his long time girlfriend, country star Jessie James on March 30th. Of course, we've known it was coming and Williams Jewelers is very proud to have had a big, beautiful sparkly part in this whole process! Eric chose Williams Jewelers to build Jessie a one of a kind diamond engagement ring.
"When I decided to buy my girlfriend Jessie's Diamond Engagement ring… I asked around… I didn't want to go to the mall or some big chain… I wanted a true Denver jeweler… then one of the guys told me to check out Williams Jewelers. Yea, I was a little nervous… I know football… not diamonds… but Bruce & Steve Williams got me hands on with loose diamonds and settings, and we built Jessie an amazing ring!"
Jessie's Twitter Post:
"Thank you all so much for the congrats on our engagement. We are blessed to have found each other and to have supporters like you all"
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS – NATO – 28 March 2017
Dr Julian Lewis: Does the Minister believe that Poland deserves congratulations, as a frontline state against an increasingly fractious Russia, on being one of only five NATO members to meet the minimum level of 2% expenditure of GDP? Does he think it would send a good signal to Russia if the Foreign Secretary were to throw his considerable weight behind perhaps a Polish candidate to be the next Secretary-General of NATO, rather than a member of the comfortable club of the usual suspects?
[The Minister for Europe and the Americas (Sir Alan Duncan): If I might say so, the manner in which my right hon. Friend expressed his views was characteristic of him. I am confident that, even though we are going to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom will remain a force for good in the defence and security of eastern Europe, and we will increase our engagement on all levels.]


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Next New Deal
The World Bank and Its Potential to Combat Climate Change
Inequality is Toxic: How Economic and Social Disparities Drive Climate Change
COP21 Must Address Economic Inequality to Promote Environmental Justice
On the surface, COP21, the international climate change conference that started this week in Paris, appears to have all the right ingredients for building a global and equitable strategy to address climate change. The emerging messages deal directly with environmental justice—ending world poverty through the shift to a low-emission, sustainable future. Achieving such lofty goals will require a transformation of the global economy. Yet the proposed agreement fails to address some of the underlying factors leading to climate change and environmental injustice, such as economic inequality and the distribution of environmental burdens.Read more »
Climate Change Negotiations Exclude the Most Impacted: the Young and the Poor
Next week, global leaders in industry, government, and finance will descend on Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). With a significant focus on private sector innovation, more than 25,000 delegates will aim to produce the first legally binding agreement on industrial greenhouse gas emissions, as well as financial incentives for more efficient models of sustainable growth. While it remains to be seen whether international leaders can achieve the lofty goal of legally binding yet ecologically sound carbon emission standards, what is clear is that UNFCCC forgot to invite an entire generation to this discussion table.Read more »


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Childhood overweight and obesity defined by BMI
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In 2000, BMI Cut off points for overweight and obesity for children aged 2- to 18-years-old have been defined for the first time. These cutoff points are linked to the adult BMI's of 25 and 30. Childhood overweight and obesity previously defined as 85th and 95th percentile Previously, overweight and obesity was defined in children as the 85th and 95th percentile for a given age and sex, however these numbers were criticized for being arbitrary. Overweight among 18-year-olds: 18% of males, 17% of females; obesity: 3% of males, 4% of females Using these new definitions the prevalence of overweight in the U.S. at the age of eighteen-years-old is 18.1 percent of males and 16.5 percent of females, while obesity occurs in 3.3 percent of males and 4 percent of females. Overweight and obesity rates roughly the same among 2-18 year-olds The prevalence in children ages two to eighteen is thought to be roughly the same. The tables were generated from available data following a proposal at a meeting of the International Obesity Task Force in 1997. Tables generated from 6 large national studies Data used to generate these tables were obtained from six large nationally representative cross sectional growth studies from Brazil, Great Britain, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United States. Tables generated from 97,000 males, 94,000 females The surveys included 97,876 males and 94,851 females from birth to 25 years of age. Percent bodyfat prefered, but impractical The paper noted that the ideal definition of overweight and obesity are based on percent body fat, however it is impractical to use for large population studies. REFERENCE Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey. Bmj, 2000 May 6; 320 (7244): 1240-3.
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text: American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift was born on December 18 1989 and raised in Pennsylvania before moving to Nashville at the age of 14 to pursue a country music career. Taylor's second album Fearless in 2008 marked her crossover from country to pop. The album featured hit songs Love Story and You Belong With Me. Taylor scored four Grammy's, making her the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Known for writing songs about her own personal experiences, Taylor garnered attention for both her music and her love life. This writing style gave us songs like We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together and I Knew You Were Trouble from her 2012 album Red. Her latest record 1989 is one of the highest selling albums in Australia for 2015 and singles Shake It Off, Blank Space and Bad Blood each topped the charts in the US. She's come a long way from singing love stories in her cowboy boots, Taylor Swift has now sold 40 million albums worldwide, conquered two world tours, is in a steady relationship with DJ Calvin Harris and together they earn over $146 million. That's your Taylor Swift BackStage P


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The Elwha Watershed:
With 321 square miles of drainage and 70 miles of river and tributaries, the Elwha River is the largest watershed in the peninsula. A large amount, 83%, is located within Olympic National Park, sheltering it and making it a particularly pristine river habitat.
The Elwha dam is located at river mile 4.9, behind which is Lake Aldwell. Glines Canyon dam is downstream at river mile 17, holding back Lake Mills. The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe reservation is located around the mouth of the river on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Just east of this sits the city of Port Angeles.


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Before I discuss the Austrian buy back model, lets look at your statement "A mentally unstable person cannot go out and kill 10, 20, 30 people without the aid of semi-automatic handguns and military style assault rifles." Perhaps you forget that terrorists currently and throughout history use bombs to commit mass causality slaughter. While an assault weapon is deadly, bombs are cheaper and are capable of much more destruction and death.
The Australian buy back is another strawman argument buy the left. The Australian mandated buy back program resulted in 650,000 firearms being turned in. While the result was a reduction in gun violence, non-firearm violent crime increased; so the end result was a wash in violent crime. Australia has a population of about 20million; the US has a population of 300 million. For every 100 Australian, 20 owned guns; for every 100 Americans 80 own guns. Australia has not bill of rights or a constitutional right to own a firearm; the US has both; the right to bear arms in Australia has no where near the significance than it does in the US. There is also nothing in the Australian constitution that guarantees human rights, only five explicit individual rights in the Constitution. They are the right to vote (Section 41), protection against acquisition of property on unjust terms (Section 51 (xxxi)), the right to a trial by jury (Section 80), freedom of religion (Section 116) and prohibition of discrimination on the basis of State of residency (Section 117). Australia also has a limited separation of powers, so the government can pretty much dictate whatever it wants and the citizenry is expected to obey. The national laws of other countries are not created in a vacuum, a fact conveniently not brought up by the Left; remember how Obama praised China, "Everybody's watching what's going on in Beijing right now with the Olympics. Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train systems, their airports are all vastly the superior to us now, which means if you are a corporation deciding where to do business … you're starting to think, "Beijing looks like a pretty good option." Why aren't we doing the same thing?." If Ron Lowe thinks the US should model Australia, he best go to Australia, because it ain't happening here!


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To put it simply – location based marketing is the art of transferring consumers shared location into revenue.
Location based marketing is very effective tool, that we all most probably use every day without even thinking about it.. But we'll get to that later.
There are many different form of location-based marketing:
- Location-based services (LBS): mobile apps such as foursquare and HotList that provide information or entertainment to users based on their location.
- Near-field communications (NFC): technology that allows two devices that are in close proximity — between two and 20 centimeters — to exchange information.
- Location-based advertising (LBA): uses tools such as GPS and geo-fencing to locate potential prospects and send them messages.
Out of the apps, Foursquare and Hotlist seems to be the most popular. Both these apps can be linked to Facebook, which is always nice! (It'll make Facebook a bit more interesting for all of your stalkers.)
Foursquare offers users a fun way to explore their local area. The application works through a phone download. Users add the application to their phones then take it with them as they go out and do things.
HotList is another tool that can help users stay on top of where their friends have been, are and will be going. The application works by integrating Google Maps so users can get a visual on where others are. The user can see where their friends have been and discover places that they like to go. This allows the user to try new places and seek out new local attractions.
If you haven't heard of these apps, I suggest you give them a go, you never know they might actually help you find something new.
The simplest form of LBM is going to have to be google maps. I think everyone has had that moment when you're in an area you don't know so well, and you are starving. The first thing you do is – Whip out the good old smart phone and type a key word like "food" or "Restaurant" into google maps. I'd suggest that all businesses register themselves on google maps, as it is honestly the first thing most of us will turn too.
Near Field Communications is one that has only recently come to the surface, due to the fact that it hasn't been built into all smart phones (yet). I'm pretty sure all Londoners have will know how it works, as the oyster card uses exactly the same principle. For example you could have a NFC spot on the outside of a shop and hold your phone up to it, and then all the information about the shop will pop up. You could potentially even do the same with products. I think this type of technology will still take anther year before it is actually used nationally. People always seem to be a little bit hesitant with new technology, especially something like this.
Location based advertising isn't that big in the UK, but it works on the principle that – Say you are close to a fast food reasturant, and they are have an offer – You'll receive a message on you phone with a voucher, which would obviously entice you to go there and eat a nice discounted meal.
I think in the next year or so this type of marketing will become the way forward. Most of us will have swanky smart phones that can do supposedly everything under the sun, and we are all on them constantly. So if a business wants to target the consumer, they should target them on smart phones, as we never go without them (Well at least I don't).


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New Edinburgh Artists Studio Tour 2018 Dates: September 22nd and 23rd, 10-4pm
Accepting Submissions for 2018. Deadline to apply Feb 28th, 2018.
**We are also seeking high end jewellery makers, musicians, and ceramic artists to join our tour.**
About us
We are a group of local artists, professional and emerging, who want to build a vibrant arts community. By creating this tour, we hope to promote visual arts within our community, increase visibility of our local artists, and inspire those around us. From traditional painters, photographers, glass artists, potters, to mixed media artists, our tour offers something for everyone. Creating an exceptional art experience is very important to us, which is why we created this unique opportunity to meet our featured artists in their studios, learn about their creative processes first hand and purchase original works of art directly from the maker.
Defining the Neighbourhood
NEST is a walkable neighbourhood studio tour and as such, all studios must reside in the boundaries of New Edinburgh.
Guest Artists
We hold a few spots each year for guest artists who can showcase their work in the studio of a New Edinburgh artist, friend, or neighbourhood gallery. Guest artists are defined as those wishing to join the tour, but who do not live or work within the local area. Please specify on the application if you have an address in New Edinburgh to participate in the tour or if you require placement with one of our artists or galleries.
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John Major Biography
Born on March 29, 1943, in London, England, John Major worked in banking before being elected to Parliament as part of the Conservative Party in 1979. He rose through the ranks and was elected party leader after Margaret Thatcher's resignation in 1990, thus becoming prime minister. Though facing criticism over economic policies, he remained in the position until 1997, succeeded by Tony Blair.
Born on March 29, 1943, in London, England, John Major was born to Gwen Coates and Tom Major-Ball, a dancer and circus/vaudeville performer, respectively. The youngest of three, Major moved with his family from a home in Worcester Park to two rooms in Brixton after his father lost his savings due to business dealings.
Major left school at 16 to pursue work and alternated between clerk and construction jobs and unemployment. By his late teens, Major found a position with Standard Chartered Bank and worked his way up.
Conservative Party Political Career
Major lived in Nigeria for a stint in the 1960's and, back in England, would eventually become chairman of the Lambeth Housing Committee. He married teacher Norma Johnson in 1970 and made a committed foray into politics by twice running for a parliamentary seat in 1974, though losing. In 1979, however, he was elected to the House of Commons as part of the Conservative Party. He rose through the ranks quickly and became a favored member, catching the attention of party leader and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
In the mid-'80s, Major was made social security treasury, followed by a position as chief secretary to the treasury. Then in the summer of 1989, Thatcher appointed Major to be foreign secretary, though only a few months later appointing him chancellor of the exchequer, whereby he became the country's chief financial minister.
Becomes Prime Minister
Upon Thatcher's resignation in 1990, Major was elected on November 28 to lead his party and thus became England's prime minister. Known for his calm, affable manner and often labelled the "grey man" of British politics, Major nonetheless had to contend with the nation being in the throes of an economic recession, with the populace not taking to subsequent tax increases. Major also worked with the issue of preparing British entry into the European Union with there being internal party opposition, including that of Thatcher.
Major resigned as Conservative Party leader in 1995 and called for parliament to hold a special vote for leadership, yet was able to win reelection in July. By May 1997, however, the Conservative Party lost to the next prime minister Tony Blair and his Labour Party.
Major continued to serve in in Parliament, retiring in 2001 and becoming knighted a few years later. He has published 1999's John Major: The Autobiography and the 2012 memoir My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall, which looks at his family background and its connection to entertainment culture. In the years since leaving office, Major spends time in numerous businesses where he serves on the board or in an advisory capacity, as well as on political and charitable organizations. Also filling his schedule are paid speaking engagements and spending time enjoying personal interests such as football, reading, writing and theater.
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Windows Live Writer 2011 added more functionality to handle opening posts over 500 [for WordPress blogs], but I was trying to edit an old post the other day and it's over 100 posts in the past, so I decided to test it out, as opposed to doing it the hard way.
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Ductless split systems are a matched combination of an outdoor condensing unit and an indoor fan coil unit connected only by refrigerant tubing and wires.
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The new award-winning Raymond Scott documentary film, DECONSTRUCTING DAD, will be screened at the historic Guild Theater in Sacramento, California, on August 7th, at 7:30pm as part of the "Movies on a Big Screen" series. Admission: $5.00 • 2828 35th St, Sacramento, CA
The Guild is the only remaining of the early-20th century theaters Oak Park was known for. Completed in 1915, the building's structure reflects the influence of the Moorish Revival. For decades, it was a premiere entertainment destination, and in its earliest days played host to vaudeville shows. St. HOPE Academy has restored The Guild Theater and showcases film, lectures, and live performances.
"'Movies on a Big Screen' fits perfectly within our distribution goals, in that they put to screen films that may not secure week-long runs in a commercial theater, but can highlight independent films and bring them to Sacramento — remember, the capital of California — and add to the great creative spirit that lives in that community."
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Americana Market Basket
One of my favorite books for planning a market basket project is The Weekend Crafter by BJ Crawford. This book outlines basic tools, materials, weaving techniques, plus projects for getting started in basketry. It's a perfect reference for those starting out in basketry. The past several years I've scouted out a number of these books for my personal library and to share at basketry classes.
My favorite section in the book is the "Designing Your Own Market Basket" section, which helps you to plan out your project based on various handle sizes. It lists width, length, number of stakes, size of reed, length of weavers and more, so that you have a spring board for using your own colors and design elements to make a truly unique basket.
If you're new to weaving, check out The Weekend Crafter-Basketry book from your local library or look for a copy at your favorite online book seller.
Attic Treasures Basketry is devoted to keeping the basketry tradition alive through participation in living history events, class offerings, and community service in southern Wisconsin. We also offer quality handcrafted baskets through our Etsy Shop.
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Breakingviews: BlackBerry's burgeoning woes
Nov. 4 - Antony Currie and Robert Cyran explain why a new boss and a $1 bln investment might not be enough to fix the company's problems.
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Asbagh bin Nubata (r.a.) was a trusted companion of Ameerul Mumeneen Ali (AS). He went to see Salman Farsi (r.a.) who had settled in Madain. Asbagh (r.a.) says:
"I found him very sick, near his death. He told me: 'O Asbagh, the Messenger of Allah had informed me that, at the time of my death, a dead person would talk to me. Now, put me on a wooden plank and take me to the graveyard. On reaching the grave-yard, Salman faced towards Quibla and in a loud voice saluted the dead. Nobody replied. After saluting them several times without getting any reply, Salman said: "O Inhabitants of these graves, I am Salman, a slave of the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet had told me that at the time of my death a dead person would converse with me. Now, if that time has arrived, then, for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, please talk to me".
Suddenly someone responded to his Salaam, and said: "O people who build and plant, and ultimately the buildings turn into ruins and gardens decay; ask me what you want,, I will reply".
Salman (r.a.) asked: "Are you from the people of Paradise or of Hell?" The dead man said that he was from the people of Paradise.
Salman requested him to describe how he died and what agonies he had to undergo at that time. He replied:
"O Salman, please do not ask this. By Allah, if someone had snipped my flesh (by scissors) in little bits and removed the flesh from the bones, it would have been easier than the agony of death. O Salman, I always did good deeds in your world, always prayed on time, used to recite the Qur'an, was good to my parents, lived on lawful earnings. Then I fell ill and my life came to its end. At that time, a very tall person, with a frightening countenance, stood in the air before me. He pointed to my eyes and they lost their sight; to my ears and they became deaf; to my tongue and it lost its speech. I asked him who he was and why he was doing it to me. He said: I am the angel of death; your life has ended in this world. You have to go from here to another world'.
Then two persons came to me, one of them sat on my right, the other on the left. They informed me that they were the two angels who had written all my deeds in the worldly life. One, whose name was 'Raqueeb' gave my record of good deeds, on reading which I was much pleased. Then the other angel, whose name was 'Ateed', gave me the other record, a complete record of my sins; and on reading that I was very sad.
Then the Angel of Death came nearer and removed my soul through my nose, and I have not forgotten its agony yet. Seeing me dead, my relatives and family members started crying. The Angel of Death said: "Why are you crying? I have not done any injustice that you are complaining of. When his life came to end, I removed his soul on the command of Allah. And I will come to you so many times."
Then another Angel took my soul and I was brought to heaven where I was asked about my deeds, viz. prayers, fasts, Zakat, Khums, Hajj, Jihad, recitation of the Qur'an, obedience to the parents etc. Likewise, I was asked whether I had murdered any one, or taken some one's property without any right, or been unjust to other people and such things.
Then that same Angel brought my soul back to earth. At that time the person who wanted to wash my body (Ghassal) removed my clothes and started the ritual washing (Ghusl). My soul cried out: "O servant of Allah, have mercy On this weak and broken body. By Allah, all its veins, whence I have come out, have been broken; and its limbs are like they have been minced". My soul was imploring him in such a touching way that if the Ghassal were to hear it, he would have left washing the dead bodies altogether.
Then they covered me with Kafan (shroud), gave me Hunut,prayed upon me. When they laid me in the grave, I was so much frightened that words cannot describe it.
When they closed my grave, my soul entered my body again. An Angel, Munabbih (One who awakens, reminds) by name, came to me and made me sit. He ordered me to write down all the deeds which I had done in the world. I said that I did not remember. He said: 'I will go on reminding, you go on writing'. I said: 'Where is the paper?' He said: "This Kafan of yours will do for paper'. I said: 'Where can I find a pen?' He said: 'Your finger will be your pen'. I asked about the ink and was told that my saliva will work like ink.
When I had written all my deeds, the Angel put my writing around my neck like a band; it is as Allah says in the Qur'an:
"And the bird (i.e., deed done by one) of every man have We bound about his neck, and We shall produce unto him, on the Day of Resurrection, a book (in which his actions will be recorded) which he will find open, (it will be said to him) read thy book; thine own self will be a sufficient reckoner against thee." (Qur'an, 17:13-14).
(In other traditions, the name of the angel, who comes in the grave and guides in writing the deeds of the Mayyit, is given as"Ruman")
Then an angel, very frightening, Munkar by name, came to me with a fiery club, and asked me: "Who is your Lord? Who are your Prophet and Imams? What is your religion?" I was so afraid that I became totally confused; my limbs were trembling; I could not understand what to reply. In that confusion, the Mercy of Allah supported me, and my heart became tranquil, and I replied; "Allah (His Power is Great) is my Lord; and Muhammad is my Prophet, and Ali bin Abi Talib is my Imam and Islam is my religion; and the Qur'an is my Book and the Kaaba is my Quibla".
Then another Angel, who is called Nakir, interrogated me in the same manner about my beliefs. By Grace of Allah, I replied his questions also and said: "I bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and that Muhammad is His Messenger, and that Ali and his sinless progeny are the proofs of Allah, and that Paradise is Haqq (a Fact, Truth) and the Fire (of Hell) is true, and Sirat (Path) is true, and the Balance (of deeds) is true and the Questioning of Munkar and Nakir in the grave is true, and Resurrection is true, and raising (of dead) is true, and flying of the books (in which deeds of a person are recorded) is true, and that the Hour (Day of Judgement) is sure to come, there is no doubt in it, and that Allah will raise all the dead who are in the grave".
Hearing these true answers, the angels said to me: "Sleep as a bride sleeps" (without any worry); they opened a door of Paradise towards my head, and the breeze of Paradise came to me, and my grave (which previously looked like a prison) become a vast place extending beyond my vision, and the whole place became a garden.
O Salman, a man must remember his Lord at all times, and must spend his life in His obedience, because death is a sure thing and every one will have to face all those things which I have told you."
Asbagh (r.a.) said: "When the voice stopped, Salman (r.a.) told me to take him back home, there he lay on the ground and looking towards heavens prayed to Allah, and left this world."
[Lawa'iju 'l-ahzan, vol. 1, (Lahore ed) pp. 367 – 370]


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Reasons Why You Should Get a Self Storage Unit
Published on Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Self storage units benefit you in many ways. For one, if you are moving to a smaller place you'd have to store many of your things so your place would be more organized and spacious. On the other hand, if you are in the middle of the moving process you can also store your old and ugly furniture for a while so your home would look more spacious. It would also look new and more valuable without the clutter and the old furniture.
If you have seasonal items such as out of season clothes, for instance, storing them in a self storage unit is the best way to free up your cabinet. Out of season sporting equipment should also be stored if it's beginning to crowd your room or garage. When it's time for you to use them, you can easily access them and store other stuff. You could also simply give up the unit when you no longer have anything to store.
The great thing about this is self storage units are usually secured. Companies would have advanced security systems so you have less to worry about losing your things. Some advanced facilities would also have climate controlled facilities. So if you have goods that require such amenities going with self storage units is the most convenient and cost effective way to do it.


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I've been busy making Easter eggs.
Fabric Wrapped Eggs. These are plastic eggs that I've wrapped with torn strips of fabric, dipped in a solution of coffee and vanilla for an aged look.
These eggs are fabric, stuffed with polyester filling and brushed with coffee vanilla stain for the aged look. I love these the best!
These eggs are JUMBO sized and blanket stitched in the seams.
Trying something a little different with these wrapped eggs. After the coffee solution dries, I brush on glue and sprinkle with glitter.


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"Effective magic is transcendent nature." — George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans), Middlemarch
A SPELL TO WARD OFF THE DARKNESS is a screening series curated by Ben Rivers and Ben Russell, conceived around themes explored in their collaborative film, A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness (2013). The screening series is organized for EXPO 1: New York by Aily Nash in conjunction with the EXPO Cinema and the EXPO Colony.
Alone With the Moon by Peter Burr
2012, 14 min, video, United States
You are on a train and you are in a well and you are lying beneath the nighttime sky and as your eyes open and close, you find yourself learning not what looking feels like (as Bridget Riley painted) but what feeling looks like. There is no landscape without a body and no vision without a self. Your Self is black and white, inside and outside – an optical illusion in an infinite bardo plane. –BR
Klipperty Klöpp by Andrew Kotting
1984, 12 min, Super 8 to video, United Kingdom
"A post punk piece of pagan sensibility, complete with beastiality buggery and boundless energy. Maniacal film making at its best. He takes his horse with him everywhere." — AK
Weather Diary 3 by George Kuchar
1988, 25 min, video, United States
"Shot in 8mm video and edited entirely in the camera, this picture deals with meteorological and sexual desire on the Plains. It's the only movie in the series where I interact with storm chasers. I'm a storm squatter as I never learned how to drive a car. The young meteorology student who pays me a visit was someone I met in Wisconsin at a screening of my films/videos a few years before. This was his first visit to Oklahoma to chase tornadoes, but the storm season proved to be a dry one. His presence lubricated me on a more personal level, and our friendship helped to sweeten the sourness that happens when nature doesn't "put out".' — George Kuchar, 1942–2011
Still in Cosmos by Takashi Makino
2009, 18 min, HD, Japan
Any claim to the contrary, that video does not constitute a world unto itself, is tossed to the elements herein. This ecosystem is a theater, that star is a projector beaming light through the trees. This is not a metaphor. Jim O'Rourke, Chris Corsano and Darin Gray's music is the wind in our leaves, the bird call and cracking of ice. — BR


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Meaningful to me this week: my baby is 18 months old.
He's actually well on his way to 19 months already.
He still likes balls and gets excited when he sees balloons at Dollar Tree.
He loves to be outside and begs to have his coat put on even when we aren't going out.
He's a menace boy! He thinks the toilet is a treasure box and loves lifting the lid to drop things in, then closing the lid on them again. He is a professional toilet paper un-roller.
He drinks from a cup and saves the last little bit just so he can dump it on the floor on purpose.
These shoes are a big deal! They are worn hand-me-downs from Cooper that he found on his own in the closet. Ever since he can hardly stand to be without them.
He loves peek-a-boo and being chased around the rocking chair.
He likes putting lids on and off of things. He enjoys things that go inside of one another. He's not so much in to books yet, but I still try reading to him.
He thinks Cooper hangs the moon. He follows him like a shadow and wants to be doing whatever he is doing. He loves when Taron and Keaton are around and gets so excited to see them! He is almost always happy to cuddle with them.
He is mostly content, happy to explore and discover. He hates when I'm on the computer. He loves helping me with anything in the kitchen.
He loves music and is immediately happier when I sing to him. He's a dancer for sure! Anytime he hears music, he starts to move.
As always, I just want to shout for time to slow down! Not stop necessarily, since I confess there are moments I'll be greateful are past as he gets older- this is a needy age. But, oh how I wish I could know I was really soaking him in to the fullest. I want for him always to be so cuddly, so quick, so calm. I pray happiness for you, my sweet Ryder. You are forever my baby.


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The summer of Love.
The Minnesota Timberwolves have reportedly come to terms with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a trade that will send Kevin Love out East for former No. 1 picks Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, as well as a future Cavs first-rounder.
The deal was reported by Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski on Aug. 7, and while no deal can be completed until Aug. 23 because of Wiggins' rookie contract, the agreement is final, and the two teams are switching franchise players.
How does this impact the Portland Trail Blazers, you ask? Subtly, but importantly.
For starters, let's look at the immediate impact on the Timberwolves.
This is a group that has been inching closer and closer to making the postseason the past few years, and while the Blazers no longer consider fringe-playoff squads to be direct threats to their immediate success, removing Love from Minnesota helps a Portland team that will face its divisional foe four times in 2014-15.
Conversely, this deal could actually benefit Minnesota when looking at the team's long-term outlook. If Wiggins ends up being as good as he projects to be, he'll be much better than anyone the Wolves eventually would have gotten to replace Love after he bolted in 2015.
Minnesota got the best deal it could have possibly gotten, improving its chances of being a threat out West sooner than if Love had left in free agency.
How else does this deal impact the Trail Blazers? Look no further than the Bay Area.
Once upon a time, it was the Golden State Warriors who were in the lead to land Love's services. That, however, appears to be an impossibility barring an unexpected curve ball.
If the Warriors has landed Love, it would have made them an instant contender in an already brutal Western Conference.
The trade likely would have sent both David Lee and Klay Thompson to Minnesota as a result, but what Love brings to the table would have made up for any loss in the process.
To summarize: Love heading East is a good thing for Portland right away. In fact, the only way it's counter-productive for the Blazers' hopes is if the team from Rip City makes the finals and lands a matchup against the new Big Three out East (Love, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James).
Although a trip to the Finals is Portland's ultimate goal, it's safe to say we're a few steps away from seeing that happen.
In all likelihood, the Blazers and Cavs will face off twice next season, and while Cleveland will be the odds-on favorites in both contests, Portland can prove its worth on a national level by taking down the new powerhouse in its first season together.


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This morning's walk on Fish Hoek beach revealed lots of kelp washed up after last night's storm. Many of the kelp stipes were encrusted with barnacles which are the most fascinating creatures. They are highly modified crustaceans and this is their adult phase. After swimming around the ocean as planktonic larvae, the adults settle down, head first, and cement themselves to a substrate, secreting a shell and extending their legs (or cirri) through a hole at the top to filter out food particles. I think this one might be the White Dwarf Barnacle (Notomegabalanus algicola).
These were the creatures that so fascinated Charles Darwin too.
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B Tyronious, in the kitchen, with the Black Cast Iron Pan on the stove
When they cooked there were specific pots and pans they used, depending on what they were cooking. My mother had a pan she only used for blintzes. Aunt Peppy and Aunt Sophie had special baking dishes they used for cheesecake, and mandel bread. There were pots they used for cholent, chicken soup, and chopped liver. There were even bowls they used to mix tuna fish.
When we were growing up they had service for 144 in dishes, flatware, and glassware because when they shopped, they bought the same product for at least four of their siblings. Most of the stuff was colorful, but only because there was so much of it. There was never a time, as an adult, that I told my mother I couldn't live without one of the settings. And besides my mother always looked for a sale on dishes which, when purchased, went directly to her attic. Her attic was like a gift store, the closest thing I knew to "as advertised on TV." Whenever you needed a shower or wedding gift, all you had to do was visit Rosie's attic. Now that I think about it, we should have turned it into a business. When she died, we found at least three, never been opened sets of dishes, crystal vases, silver serving pieces, and all sizes of glasses. She had bubbled glass Passover dishes (because we always changed dishes on Passover), that I still yearn for. No one knows what happened to those.
Anyway, I still have my kosher salt and pepper in lovely little dishes I keep on the counter. When my cousins visit they know right where to go to look for the salt — everything needs a little salt. And you will hardly ever find a carton on my table. But what you will find is an old cast iron pan living on my stove. The pan has been used and reused for at least 45 years, although I did not always keep it on the stove. But the thing is so heavy that at some point I decided it should just stay there. What is so interesting it that one of my 4th quarter queen/sisters has hers on the stove as well. So I bought two more. One for another fourth quarter queen, and one for Jordan, who I will continue this "black pan" phenomenon as a family tradition.
It is comforting to cook in that pan, which I do daily and for everything from eggs to onions, to meat and on and on. It cleans up like all these new non stick pans, but everything tastes better, who knows why. Maybe because it remembers the tears of all those tough years when it was my only companion, and maybe because it helped inspire new recipes that I knew would work if they were cooked in that pan. Isn't it funny that as I grow older and decide to downsize, there are still those things that have become so precious and filed with memories, with which I could never part. To be sure, you will never see it on eBay. Now wasn't this a refreshing change from my Trump blather. We're just sayin'… Iris


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With 98% of the by-election count in, less than 100 have voted for legalising dope.
And 1300 or so couldn't bring themselves to hold their noses by ditching Labour and ticking Winnie.
The Natz have been given the message. How to turn a near 10,000 majority into a 4,000 loss in barely 3 months since the general election. Maybe the tossers that are the Natz will take heed and revert to their long held principles, instead of being Labour-Lite.
Looks like Winston is the new MP for Northland. Fun times ahead as Winnie will no doubt daily reinforce the message for the Natz that ignoring the regions is at your peril.
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Check out this invitation at
The Pi(nk Stamper!WHEN: Next Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00am - 4:00pm CST
WHERE: www.thepinkstamper.blogspot.comAnd, lastly...
So, one of the things on my list of things to do for this past weekend was to do something to 'please my honey'.... hmmm .. well I decided to make a nice juicy pot roast dinner for him on Sunday afternoon. oooh, geez. well darn roast didn't turn out good. i still don't know why. my poor honey! he was sweet about it and ate some. gotta love that man :) So my 'please my honey' still needs to be done .. AND I NEED TO LEARN HOW TO COOK A DECENT SUNDAY POT ROAST DINNER.
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Sweat It Out
Photo by *L*u*z*a* return to nature
Hi Amy,
I am a bridesmaid in a wedding at the end of June and I'm hoping you can help me with a concern I have about, well…sweat. The wedding is in Virginia and considering we just had 90 degree temps in April, I'm guessing the end of June will be pretty toasty as well. The ceremony is going to be outside and will be an hour and a half long! My dress is long and not the lightest fabric and unfortunately I am not one of those lucky girls who never sweats. When it's hot and especially humid, I pretty much melt and get slimy all over. So here's my question…do you have any tricks I can try to reduce the sweating or at least keep it from soaking my dress? I would really like to avoid the embarrassment of huge armpit sweat stains or god forbid, ass-crack sweat stains.
Thanks a bunch!
For some unknown reason that I cannot possibly figure out, you people have been submitting a lot of questions about deodorant lately.
(Oh right, this nonsense.)
Despite owning alllll those deodorants, I am by no means a Sweating Expert. In fact, trying all the different brands and (gently! with love! and sprinkles!) mocking their marketing has mostly convinced me that there is very little difference between deodorants.
I personally use — I'm always appalled that it costs almost twice as much as the regular versions but it really does work better. (As do the Secret and Degree clinical versions. They're really all the exact same product.) So if you're a sweaty girl and haven't yet tried one of the clinical strength deodorants, do so. In the winter I can get away with any old stick of anything, but once the humidity and heat creeps up, NO WAY. I AM NOT LIVING LIFE ALL SWEATY EVER AGAIN.
Okay. So back to this wedding day business. Perhaps you already use a clinical or prescription strength deodorant. Perhaps it still fails you under extreme circumstances, and this wedding does sound pretty extreme. (Says the girl who had an outdoor reception in AUGUST on a 100 degree day.) What to do?
First, start fighting it in the shower. So I'm not a big fan of facial scrubs, or at least not the regular daily use of them. But in this case, scrub up the morning off. Get an inexpensive facial scrub — St. Ives Apricot Scrub is a good one — and use it on your face, neck, underarms, chest, back, etc. Anywhere that you know you're prone to sweat. You'll slough off any dead excess skin and give your pores a good scrubbing, meaning they'll be less likely to freak out and produce excess sweat later in the day.
Second, you can use your deodorant for more than just your underarms. Any place you know you're prone to sweating. Lower back, behind your knees, the crook of your elbows. Allow it to dry THOROUGHLY before getting dressed, and don't fall for the "more is better" type of application. A thin layer works just as well as a thick, goopy layer — without causing gross stains on your clothing. You can also apply it to your palms right before taking the bouquet and heading down the aisle. An clear unscented version is ideal for this kind of thing.
Don't neglect your feet. Foot sweat might not cause the embarrassing stains, but I always find that hot sweaty feet tend to make the rest of my body quickly follow suit. Put some baby powder or cornstarch in your shoes to absorb the moisture.
And on that note, powder up your body too. If your antiperspirant fails mid-ceremony, there's not much you can do in terms of back-up plans, except to have a thin layer of baby powder/cornstarch already on in hopes of absorbing the moisture before it hits your dress. It's tough to get right, since you don't want to LOOK powdery, so maybe start practicing ahead of time to test it out. Use a big powdered makeup brush. Or head to the cosmetic aisle and check out the bronzing powders — if you can find one with a good amount of cornstarch, you might be able to use this on exposed skin and keep the white stuff under your clothes. (A very quick search suggests you might want to check out bronzers from Stila, Tarte, Ecco Bella and Sugar.) The loose mineral powders will probably not be a help, since they don't contain any talc or talc-like ingredients. My face actually gets more shiny/sweaty when I wear them for long periods of time.
And bring supplies for afterward. Blotting papers for your face, some material for your underarms — tissues or toilet paper aren't usually enough. Wool actually absorbs sweat beautifully, so if you've got an old pair of wool socks you could snip a square from them and hide it in your purse. And remember that *sweat* doesn't actually stain your clothes — it's the deodorant, so if you want to reapply it during the day, it's best to rinse off the old stuff first. Adding more product on top will just increase your chances of ruining your dress.
And lastly, sweating IS healthy. These tips? Sooo not for everyday, particularly the applying antiperspirant all over your body. You need to sweat, and unless we're talking medical-condition type excess sweating (which I don't think we are, anyway), you don't want to stop it completely. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and take a shower as soon as possible afterward to clean out your pores and skin.


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A terminally-ill mother of four from Eastbourne, has spoken about the need for others to support St Wilfrid's Hospice. Debbie Downs, 41, began using hospice services shortly after finding out she had incurable breast cancer last summer. "When the word 'hospice' was introduced to me, I was adamant I would never step foot inside of it, I was terrifed," said Debbie, who lives with her family in Langney.
"But I'm almost ashamed of how I reacted now. It was difficult at first. I came in for my first counselling session, saw a leaflet about talking to your children about dying, and burst into tears. I couldn't even look at it.
"My counsellor kindly removed the pamphlets from the room to encourage me to stay and I haven't looked back since. The counselling here has absolutely transformed me. I see things in a new light and I can openly talk about my situation now which is so important. In fact, I can't stop talking about it.
"Time is the most precious gift of all and I want to inspire as many people as possible to make the most of their lives and treasure the little things. I also want to encourage everybody to support St Wilfrid's Hospice.
"It's a truly amazing place. I feel relaxed, safe, and special here, and I'm so much more positive. I'm not just a diagnosis, I'm Debbie Downs.
"The hospice has saved me from a dark place and given me hope. I have nothing but praise for them, and I will spend the rest of my life making sure that everybody knows it."
Since Debbie's story was shared on the hospice Facebook page earlier this week, she has received an outpouring of love and support from the local community. National charity, Hospice UK, have also shared the piece, thanking her for highlighting the importance of hospice care and the difference it makes.
"The hospice has told me that my story has been seen by almost 20,000 people so far," said Debbie.
"I'm overwhelmed by that, and by all of the kind messages that people have left. I can't change my situation, but I can use it to help others and to drum up much-needed support for St Wilfrid's.
"There's no time to sit and dwell over the 'why me?'
"I've got a legacy to leave. While spreading the word about hospice care, I'm also creating as many happy memories for my children as possible, which will include doing the hospice's Starlight Stroll as a family in September.
"Kai always says that I'm 'the bestest mummy in the world', which is all I could ever hope to be."
For more information and how you can help the hospice visit www.stwhospice.org
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"The US nuclear weapons force still uses a 1970s-era computer system and floppy disks, a government report has revealed.
The report said taxpayers spent $61bn (£41bn) a year on maintaining ageing technologies.
It said that was three times more than the investment on modern IT systems.
The report said that the Department of Defence systems that co-ordinated intercontinental ballistic missiles, nuclear bombers and tanker support aircraft "runs on an IBM Series-1 Computer - a 1970s computing system - and uses eight-inch floppy disks".
"This system remains in use because, in short, it still works," Pentagon spokeswoman Lt Col Valerie Henderson told the AFP news agency.
"However, to address obsolescence concerns, the floppy drives are scheduled to be replaced with secure digital devices by the end of 2017."
She added: "Modernisation across the entire Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications enterprise remains ongoing."
The report said that the Pentagon was planning to fully replace the system by the end of 2020.
According to the report, the US treasury also needed to upgrade its systems, which it said was using "assembly language code - a computer language initially used in the 1950s and typically tied to the hardware for which it was developed"."
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Added: NOAA systems, pages 55, 56 of GAO report: NOAA's national and global climate data are used to make multi-trillion dollar bets.
"NWSTG still lacks full backup capability for 26 percent of its functions." This won't change until at least 2017: "According to officials, a detailed project plan to rearchitecture NWSTG is now being carried out and is scheduled to replace the NWSTG in early fiscal year 2017."
"The National Weather Service Telecommunication Gateway (NWSTG) system is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a component of the Department of Commerce. It is the nation's hub for the collection and distribution of weather data and products and provides national and global real-time exchange services using automated communications resources to collect and distribute a wide variety of environmental data such as observations, analysis, and forecast products. Thousands of customers worldwide use data distributed by the NWSTG.
Concerns with the system had been increasing because the investment faced risks and challenges associated with an aging and unsupportable infrastructure, limited backup capability, and un-scalable architecture to support future data volume collection and dissemination.
In 2013, the agency upgraded its hardware and software to Power7 IBM servers and Unix operating systems (as depicted in the figure [below]); however, NWSTG still lacks full backup capability for 26 percent of its functions."
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Chairman UAW Local No.662 2025 Hillcrest Drive Anderson, Indiana 46012
On June 4-6, UAW Local 662 hosted its ninth annual Antique Gas Engine and Tractor Show in Anderson, Indiana. From near and far people came to share their hobby. Whether it be Joyce and Albert Goethals, from Wallaceburg, Ontario, Local 251; Joe and Lorraine Drouin from Sarasota, Florida; or Richard Gasper, Local 662, from up the road, all joined together to make our show a success.
Exhibitors began setting up Friday. Soon the grounds were a 'sea of green' as the John Deere tractors began to take center stage, as that was our featured product line this year. You could also hear the whimsical chugging of the old gas engines, as they began to remind us of days gone by.
Saturday's festivities included a giant craft show and flea market. Bluegrass gospel, and country music had hands a-clappin' and toes a-stompin' as the Whiteriver Blue Grass and Folk Bands hosted a huge country music show. This show really draws a lot of bands, and the people really enjoy themselves. Quilting, good food, and other demonstrations were being enjoyed.
It was great to welcome all the visitors and exhibitors. Harold Brown, from Cookeville, Tennessee, won the long haul award, exhibiting his gas engine. Others came from Maine to Oregon, just because 'they wanted to see.'
We were extremely happy to welcome Orlin Teegardin from Ithaca, Michigan, a 53-year member of the UAW Local 652. Orlin exhibited his 1949 John Deere B tractor. We also were glad to meet members from Local 2357, from Fort Wayne, Indiana, with their special exhibit of Zollner pistons.
A lot of appreciation goes to all exhibitors, visitors, and all the people who helped make a successful show. Kent Parks, 'Mr. Ranger,' from Mounds State Park, and the entire Jack David son family helped unload tractors, con duct contests, and help to extend our 'Hoosier Hospitality.' Barb and Dan Davis once again displayed their fascinating Anderson History Museum, featuring products that have been manufactured in Anderson.
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David Cameron vetoed any hope of getting a Europe-wide reform of the banking system yesterday. It's not clear to me to what extent his decision to block reform was to appease the 40-50 europhobic Tory MPs who wanted him to show some "Bulldog" spirit, or whether it was more to appease the City insistance that they want to continue with business as usual. It's certainly a combination of the two.
I've been doing my best to promote the idea that introducing a Financial Transaction Tax would be a fantastic deal for UK taxpayers - and there have been some people who have noticed my posts on the Guardian website (55 recommendations for this one, for example). But it now looks as though the City has now enough lobbying power to prevent any movement on this. Very depressing.
The one point of consolation is that with the UK government now effectively out of the picture, the other 26 EU countries may be able to get together and come up with something more intelligent. Both Sarkozy and Merkel are strong supporters of Financial Transaction Taxes. They are also very keen on imposing a golden rule in which countries will be required to propose balanced budgets. Under these conditions, it may be that there really is a way forward.
As I have repeatedly argued, one of the really attractive features of Financial Transaction Taxes is that they can be continuously varied - from day to day if necessary. And they can be imposed at different rates in different countries within the EU. The European Commission's proposal is that when a transaction involves two different countries, each should pay half. One half would go to the government of the country that was the origin of the transaction, and the other half would go to the country receiving the payment.
But there is nothing in that to stop the rates being different in the two countries. Suppose that in order to repay it's debt level, the basic Greek FTT rate was 0.3% whereas in Germany the rate was only 0.1%. And suppose that a Germany tour operator wanted to make a payment to a Greek hotel of 100 000 euros. In that case, the German government would receive half of 0.1% of 100 000 euros, namely 50 euros, and the Greek government would receive half of 0.3% of 100 000 euros, namely 150 euros. The total FTT associated with the transaction would be 200 euros, namely 0.2%. It would obviously be the same rate for a Greek Car Dealer who wanted to buy 100 000 euros worth of BMWs and Mercedes.
And of course if the rates for Greece and Germany varied, this would be no problem. Germany could keep its rates very low (because it has the resources), whereas countries like Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland might need to have a higher rate to pay back their debts. That's fine. Even at 0.3% the FTT would still be 10 times lower than the 2.99% FTT charged by the majority of UK credit card companies for any UK holiday maker paying for hotels, restaurants and travel in continental Europe.
I keep hearing that the Euro is doomed because it is impossible to have a common currency for an area with such significant regional differences as the Eurozone. This is clearly rubbish. There is no problem whatsoever with having a basic FTT in Greece that is three times than in Germany (or more, if needed). Sure, anyone wanting to speculate on the foreign exchange markets would not choose to do it in Greece. But that sort of financial activity is totally pointless anyway. I doubt that many Greeks would care.
Allowing each country to set its own rate would also be great for democracy. Consider the French elections in 2012. If the FTT mechanism was in place, different political parties could make specific proposals that could be paid for by setting the FTT at the appropriate level. The UMP might campaign to keep the FTT at the 0.1% by cutting back on the public sector, pensions, etc. But the socialists could propose to double the rate to 0.2% to allow it to increase spending on education, research, health, public transport, energy or whatever. The French public would get to choose. Now that's democracy.
Currently, it's very difficult to predict how much revenue would be generated by a 0.1% FTT across the 26 EU countries. The fact is that the BIS only collects data for 6 of them (France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands and Sweden). Noone has the foggiest clue what the level of transactions is for countries like Spain, Portugal, Ireland. The first thing that the 26 countries should do is impose very strict financial reporting for all countries. At least with the UK out of the picture, they will not be able to block the adoption of strict reporting.
But my guess is that as soon as FTTs are introduced across the 17 Eurozone countries, it will become clear that this really is a very efficient and fair way to gain tax revenue. And if the Eurozone was really to adopt my 0-0-0-0.1% proposal, then the results could be spectacular. Actually, I think I will rename the proposal the 0-0-0-0.X% plan, given that the actually rate of the FTT can be varied from country to country and from day to day, if necessary.
With such a plan in place, why would multinationals choose to hide their trillions of profits in British controlled tax havens in Bermuda, the Caymans and elsewere? They would do much better to move their funds into European financial centres where they would have 0.0% corporation tax to pay. It would just cost them around 0.1% in FTT. That's nothing, when the opportunities for making profits for providing the goods and services that people actually want would be unlimited.


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We begin in the middle of a phone call with Lulu Miller, who tells us the story of a couple with a seemingly unsolvable problem. It's the 1970s, and Richard and Tucker are very much in love. They'd like to get married, but it's against the law. And that would have been the end of the story...except that Richard, worried about Tucker and frustrated that he couldn't legally provide for him, came up with a very unusual (but totally legal) solution.
Lulu says these moments, where one little switch can reframe reality, are a kind of duct tape for the ethereal sadness. It's a form of hope, where an imperfect workaround opens up a door and makes life a little bit better.
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Oliver Sacks, the famous neuroscientist and author, can't recognize faces. Neither can Chuck Close, the great artist known for his enormous paintings of...that's right, faces.
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1. We research the extent of the problem, what is currently being done about it, and what else could be done to address it more effectively, often looking at best practices in other cities.
2. We come up with a specific change that can be made locally.
3. Changes must be "winnable"—i.e., small enough to be achievable, building toward bigger steps as the credibility and power of the organization grows. a. One example of an identified change would be: "Add a drug treatment program serving at least 250 people per year to the local jail, beginning January 1."
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Establishing a Bond With Your Partner's Children
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If you happened to get married later in life, you may have found yourself tying the knot with an entirely different family then the one that existed prior to your relationship. This can make the situation a bit awkward, especially if you didn't expect your spouse to have children from a previous marriage. However, there's no reason why you can't get along with your new family.
While it may be intimidating to try to please your stepchildren at first, doing so sooner rather than later can help you establish familial bonds.
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Third Front: TMC begins back channel parleys
Trinamool Congress now awaits a green signal from regional parties and chief ministers for an alternative front minus Congress and BJP. The party has already initiated back channel talks and looks forward to be joined by both UPA and NDA allies.kolkata Updated: Sep 28, 2012 13:11 IST
Trinamool Congress now awaits a green signal from regional parties and chief ministers for an alternative front minus Congress and BJP. The party has already initiated back channel talks and looks forward to be joined by both UPA and NDA allies.
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee in an interview on Wednesday that she would welcome a third front and is ready to talk to regional leaders. Parties like NCP, Janata Dal (United), AIDMK and BJD are on Mamata's radar and TMC leaders believe that their leader may be a more trusted ally than Mulayam Singh Yadav. "I will not be able to comment on this right now. Let us see what happens in the future," said Mukul Roy, general secretary of the party.
Mamata is expected to visit different states shortly holding public meetings against FDI in retail and other anti-people decisions. She will also hold a dharna near Parliament on October 1. The TMC chief is also expected to meet various chief ministers during her visits.
The Bengal chief minister has already talked with NCP leader Sharad Pawar on the sidelines of a meeting in Kolkata recently. "Our leader has made it clear that she is not against a third alternative. Congress is running a corrupt government and is on its way out. We are maintaining equidistance with Congress and BJP. We want to know what other chief ministers and regional party heads are thinking and we are ready to sit with them," said Sultan Ahmed, party core committee member.
However, party sources said after withdrawal from UPA II, back channel talks have been held with regional parties to know what they have in mind. Senior party leaders claimed Mamata Banerjee's image has not only been boosted among the masses but also with regional parties. Many of the regional party leaders including Sharad Yadav of Janata Dal (United) praised her stand.
"On many platforms we interact with leaders of different regional parties. They have all appreciated our stand on FDI in retail and diesel price hike. Many of the UPA allies too are not happy with the Congress and their anti-people decisions. Our back channel talks are on," said a senior leader of the party.
Senior party leaders believe that it is Mamata Banerjee, who has more acceptance in national politics than Mulayam Singh, who is known for his sudden decisions. Mulayam Singh has announced recently that he will initiate proceedings for a third front after the Lok Sabha polls, apart from showing his keenness for the Left.
The move for a national alternative follows Trinamool's split with the Congress-led UPA.
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Tomorrow is Halloween and it sucks that I haven't had any Halloween themed mani or any nail art so I decided to make swatches since I have quite a few polishes that are spooky appropriate. Episode 1 is for Blue Cross' Black Light Pumpkin Orange Glitter. I want to apologize for the poor picture quality this polish is so hard to photograph.
- Color Description: A neon orange jelly base with iridescent glitters
- Formula: This is fairly a quick drying glitter polish but I'm not quite a big fan of the formula, good thing it's not so thick it makes the application quite easy but tricky. It looks matte when dry.
- Finish: Jelly/Glitter
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My iPhone almost want to give up lol, this polish is so hard to photograph which are so common to neons. I really need a good camera, I want to produce good quality photos for my blog. Anyway, this polish is ok for me I like the color but I don't like the texture it's a little bumpy but thanks to seche vite top coat always does the job. Actually the color looks way brighter and striking in person and I really love the bottle it looks so cute. Overall I like this polish perfect for the Halloween.


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