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Why do electric powertrains not perform like ICE (internal combustion engine) powered ones in track situations? (however for drag racing, high performance electric vehicles do just fine). What's this "throttling" all about w.r.t. BEV range, performance, and charging capability? Fielding questions like this, there seems to be continual "puzzlement" in comparing power obtainable from Electric (all-electric or BEV – battery electric vehicle) vs ICE powertrains, especially when one wants to drive the vehicle aggressively or in track applications. This article will attempt to explain some of the overview level issues in comparing the two types of vehicle powertrains.
In general, ICE powertrains, if properly cooled, can produce peak power and torque for longer durations than electric powertrains. Simply put, the power (horsepower – hp or kilowatts – kW) production chain for an electric powertrain looks like this -> battery system (ESS – energy storage subsystem) -> the controller(s)/inverter(s) -> electric motor(s). In general, these 3 main elements produce the motor shaft hp/kW (different than and usually greater than hp available at wheels). Only looking at a high power electric motor and its inverter/controller vs. a high power ICE, observe the power/torque vs. RPM curves below. For the electric powertrain, the Tesla Model S and Borg-Warner IPM (internal permanent) motor figure below also shows typical power vs. RPM trends.
High Power IPM Electric Motor based drive subsystem (top figure below) and Tesla Model S drive subsystem (dotted lines are power in kW) vs. high Power ICE (lower figure below)
(For Model S depending on specific tires and its 9.73:1 fixed gear ratio = ~113~118 x mph = motor RPM)
The weakest link in this chain determines the maximum motor shaft horsepower that can be obtained for peak short duration and continuous operation of the electric powertrain. The demand for peak hp vs. time requested by driver may reveal one of these 3 components, even if cooled properly, can not sustain the power being requested. When performing the systems engineering and design of an electric powertrain, the top requirements driving the design is what the worst-case operational scenarios will be for the powertrain, so components and subsystems can be sized accordingly for these conditions. Quantifying these vehicle load profiles can sometimes be done using actual track data if the car is instrumented to record data that can be translated into power demand vs. time.
The "battery hp", or "battery electrical "horsepower" or "battery chemical horsepower" in most cases is the limiting factor in producing the maximum "motor shaft horsepower" over time of driver request and its power changes as the State of Charge (SOC) of the ESS changes over time of use. The ESS voltage x current in amps x "ESS cell type factor" = power in watts x 1.34 = power in hp. However, the controller-inverter and motor power output decreases as the ESS SOC and voltage decrease, known as "voltage sag", (unless regen braking is able to maintain SOC by putting energy back into the ESS), as shown in example figure below. For Lithium (LiFePO4) Batteries, some designers simply use a conservative "ESS cell type factor" of 80% to summarize the maximum discharge characteristics of the ESS cells being used, such that the Voltage x Amps x .80% = Usable Available Power.
Not all cells produce their "peak or maximum" current for same amount of time and have same voltage sag while producing this current plus due to a cell's internal resistance, may heat up faster, hence requiring more effective cooling to allow it to deliver the requested power for longer time periods. For example, let's think of individual cells within an ESS as the whole ESS as an illustration, and say we consider a cell which is a compromise between energy and power, such as the SDI INR18650-30q, a max 5C (15 amps or 5 x its 3ah rating) for max discharge of 10-20 minutes ("full throttle"), while we keep the cell temperature is below its permanent damage temp (70-75°C).
Continuing with our illustrative example, see figure below showing discharge vs. time and notice how the voltage drops vs. time at max recommended discharge of 15 amps and the total time the cell produces its max continuous current of 15 amps – again, imagine that this set of curves is for the whole ESS voltage (not just one cell) as it is dropping this fast when "full throttle" is applied and its effect on the power output from the controller-inverter and motor. It must be mentioned that depth of discharge (or lowest level of state of charge – SOC, and not going above 15 amps – think of this level of discharge as "full throttle" until cell gets to its lowest recommended level of charge state) and cooling is critical to avoid shortened cycle life of ESS cells. This specific cell could lose 20% of its charge/discharge cycles if these operational parameters are not strictly controlled. Going above 15 amps, the Samsung 30Q datasheet (Section 7.9) mentions operation at 20A (short "power bursts"), however operation at that level can be done as long as we don't let the battery get above 75°C, its maximum rated operating temperature. https://imgur.com/a/VOxh5 (great resource on SDI INR18650-30q test results and other cells testing is Mooch)
As you can see from these curves, very light hp demand (not much fun on the track) from the powertrain results in long time duration for the ESS energy delivery (~3 hours at 1 amp to ~14.5 hours duration at .2 amp to minimum acceptable voltage for this cell) before ESS voltage starts dropping which will reduce the potential for peak hp when demanded. Larger ESSs (higher kWh capacity) would then demand less current per cell (see lower amp discharge curves below, hence increasing time ESS can produce more hp. There are more technical issues involved in proper high performance ESS design that go beyond the objective of this article, like cell internal resistance (IR) creating cell heating at high discharge currents (we always seek lowest IR cells for performance ESS designs), ESS/cell cooling system effectiveness, etc. Refer to Tesla Model S on the track below. (figure src: https://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/Samsung%20INR18650-30Q%203000mAh%20%28Pink%29%20UK.html )
On the flip side of the max cell discharge scenario is the very crucial max charge scenario which occurs during regen braking while driving the electric powertrain aggressively. If one can optimally use regenerative braking and maintain higher ESS SOC and hence voltages, than higher power can be obtained. Usually an ESS cell max discharge and charge are closely related in terms of performance. An important side issue is that battery cells have an estimated number of full charge and discharge cycles tied to their cell temperatures, so depending on conditions controlling fast charge rates from either external charger or a car's regen system is quite often designed in by major OEMs. (Tesla for example "throttles" down the max charging rate to avoid damaging the car's batteries)
This is a good article to dive deeper into the obtainable "ESS or battery hp" for an electric powertrains, even though the discussion is for ESSs at a smaller scale – the math is the same. https://insideevs.com/ev-nerdgasm-batteries-cbre-dream-build-next-chapter/
State-of-the-art high power inverter/controllers tend to have short peak power time periods, e.g. 30 seconds, so one would use its maximum continuous current rating of these devices to size a powertrain for a specific desired "peak hp". This also applies to the motor itself, even if properly cooled. 30 second burst peak power capability may be adequate for a 0-62mph runs, but as has been shown with road versions of Tesla Model S on the track, which was not designed for optimal track performance, constant requests for peak power produces over-heating and forces the system to degrade the allowable power or "throttling down" to what the system can produce continuously, keeping all components in their proper temperature range and not over-stressing the ESS cells. (see linked articles below for supporting evidence)
JB Straubel, CTO, Tesla explains the challenges in communicating "maximum horsepower" of an electric powertrain compared to an ICE powertrain. "There is some confusion about our methodology for specifying 'equivalent' horsepower ratings for our all-wheel drive, dual motor vehicles," Straubel said. "Attempting to directly correlate horsepower ratings in petroleum burning vehicles to horsepower in an electric vehicle is a difficult challenge." https://www.tesla.com/blog/tesla-all-wheel-drive-dual-motor-power-and-torque-specifications
As impressive as the new racing series "Model S for racing", called the "Electric GT Model S P100D" was on the track, however, the Model S powertrain was not designed for track use. British racing driver and former Top Gear and Fifth Gear television presenter Tiff Needell recently got behind the wheel of the Electric GT's Tesla Model S P100DL race car. https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-p100dl-electric-gt-track-tested/ Tiff Needell ultimately noted that the vehicle's battery (ESS) still showed some heating issues, as revealed by the Model S' control system throttling (reducing) performance to safegauard the powertrain, after only 1.5 hot laps around the Barcelona track and fans were required to be directed over the vehicle's battery pack after runs in an attempt to lower the ESS temps – the ESS cooling system needs an upgrade. The veteran racing driver stated, however, that if Electric GT can find a workaround with the Model S' battery heating issues, the racing series could very well be quite successful. However, the Model S P100DL powertrain does do quite fine in drag racing where it is able to accelerate harder than it can brake.
The Tesla Model 3 powertrain design has considered track or aggressive driving as one of its "worst-case" scenarios and recent tests show good results when compared to the Model S track performance as mentioned above and in this linked article. "Model 3 was able to handle nine laps on a racetrack without the car's software limiting or throttling of its performance, so this is noteworthy." https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-laguna-seca-raceway-track-racing-video/ Adding to this success, just recently, a non-Performance Long Range Model RWD Model 3 with aftermarket suspension and brakes won the Canadian Sport Compact Series Time Attack series, defeating a Porsche Boxer and a Mazda RX-8 to claim the title. During the entire event, Sasha Anis, the driver of the vehicle, noted that the Model 3 did not experience any heating problems at all. The Model 3 Performance, which Elon Musk stated would be 15% faster than a BMW M3 around the track, is expected to perform even better during spirited driving.. The upcoming dual motor Tesla Model 3 performance version may even have a "track setting" for improved longer duration high hp demands and regen capabilities.
TAKE-AWAY POINTS: Electric powertrains vs. ICE powertrains
1 – Peak torque at zero electric motor RPM is a great advantage over ICE powertrains. Current top performing stock BEV cars best their ICE powered brethren.
2 – Weakest link in electric powertrains is usually the ESS when longer time duration max hp is demanded. In addition, optimized ESS cooling systems are required. (in our powertrain designs for performance, a/c boosted chillers are used in the ESS cooling loop to assist)
3 – Both max discharge and charge performance of ESS cells are crucial for power production and effectiveness of regenerative braking
4 – Large capacity ESSs can greatly help in producing more power for longer durations, where the voltage decrease or "sag" and current demanded per cell are both less, however a properly cooled ICE powertrain can produce peak power for longer durations.
5 – Regenerative (regen) braking of electric powertrains allows recovery and transfer of kinetic energy into additional electrical energy or range stored in the ESS (battery system) for the vehicle, minimizing lost energy due to heat, as is the case with mechanical brakes – a regen powertrain will decrease wear and maintenance on mechanical brakes.
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ECigWizard's store in Hinckley has been set-up by Joe who I first met as the Manager of ECigWizard in Leicester. Knowing the high standards that Joe maintains I was keen to visit this new shop, which I did shortly after it first opened its doors on 1st October 2014.
I was immediately impressed with the shops appearance. It is situated on Castle Street, a busy Hinckley main road, so is easily spotted with its distinctive black frontage and white window graphics which extend the invitation to Join the Electronic Revolution. There is ample car parking space nearby.
ECigWizard Hinckley is considerably smaller than the Leicester shop but Joe has used his considerable retail experience to fit everything needed into the available space creating a comfortable and intimate area to serve all your vaping needs and to chat while you try out all the great WizMix e-liquids in their Flavour Station. As you would expect from an ECigWizard store, hygiene tips are freely available for your use.
Contributing to the friendly feel of ECigWizard Hinckley is the two cube stools in a small alcove near the window and a TV showing vaping related information, that is wall mounted near the counter. The décor is in ECigWizard's white, black and blue colour scheme and the floor has a solid wood finish.
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Mike works at ECigWizard Hinckley, he is a keen vapour and has an excellent knowledge of ECigWizard's full product range all of which is available in-store. Mike will be enthusiastic to demonstrate all of the ecig hardware and answer any questions that you may have, giving particular attention to smokers who need advice on starting vaping as an alternative to their existing, unhealthy and expensive habit.
At ECigWizard Hinckley they have the full range of WizMix e-liquids including the latest additions to the range – Black Jacks, Cinnamon Hearts, Gob Stopper, Fruit Salad, Jelly Bean Dream, Mint Choc Swirl and Old English Toffee – if you haven't yet tried these yourself then you should not miss the opportunity, they are all superb.
In addition to the WizMix e-liquid range at ECigWizard Hinckley which they stock in all available strengths they also have everything from the small but perfect Redwood Blend and Mrs B's e-liquid ranges. I think that Redwood Breakfast Blend and Mrs B's Strawberry Jam e-liquids are unequalled for distinctive and delightful flavour.
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The Market Town of Hinckley is in southwest Leicestershire, about 13 miles from Leicester. When I visited ECigWizard Hinckley I was allowed to venture through a Hobbit size door that is behind the counter, this lead down to a vaulted cellar, this, and the charming period lamppost outside the shop front indicated something of the age of the building. I now wanted to know more about Hinckley's history….
The first record of a market at Hinckley dates back to 1311 but its history stretches back to the Anglo-Saxon period, by the time it is listed in the Domesday Book, Hinckley was a fair sized village. In 1801 the first National Census showed Hinckley to have a population of over 5,000 – during the next 20 years this number had increased to over 6,000 inhabitants. Hinckley now boasts over 40,000 residents as a result of the many new housing developments constructed in the 1950s, 60s and 90s.
Hosiery was Hinckley's largest industry in the early 19th century, in England only Leicester had a greater output of stockings. The association with hosiery began in the 17th century and continued strongly until World War II after which production declined, although several textile companies still operate in the area.
Stockings are not Hinckley's only claim to fame, the Company who produce the magnificent Triumph motorbike has its home here and the world famous Hansom cab was first built here by Joseph Hansom in 1835.
Hinckley Folklore
I was amused to read a bit about Hinckley's folklore which was given in Wikipedia's entry about the town, it said that "Hinckley was known to its residents for many years as "Tin 'At" (tin hat). It is reputed that, many years ago, one of the itinerant sheep drovers bragged that he could drink a hat full of ale. The local landlord put this man to the test by getting the local blacksmith to make a tin hat, which he then filled with ale. Thereafter, the town became known as "Tin 'At". Another explanation is that the people of Hinckley used to place buckets on water pumps to keep them clean and prevent the spread of illness, the bucket obviously being the "Tin 'At". A tin hat can be seen on top of the flag pole which sits on the roof of the Coral branch at the corner of Castle Street and Market Place. There is also a pub called The Tin Hat."
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The mass molestation of women in Bengaluru on New Year's eve by male revellers has collectively shocked the conscience of the nation. Strongly condemning the incident today was actor Aamir Khan who made it clear that such acts of crime make us lower our heads in shame.
The actor said "What happened in Bangalore was very sad. We all are saddened and feel ashamed when something like this happens in our country. Every state government should take a step for this."
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He said, "You see in America, if an incident like this happens, within two-three months the guilty person is punished and the case is closed. When this happens, I feel there will be a big change."
"In today's age, people who misbehave with girls think 'nothing will happen to us'. When such examples come in front of us, that whoever did this is behind bars within 2-3 months, and continuously if we see this, situation will change. There will be fear among people, which is a very important thing." said the actor.


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You're invited to join us for a series of discussions about the ideas, issues and communities that will shape Philadelphia's future. This three-part event series is brought to you by Next City in partnership with the media organizations, 900AM-WURD and AL DÍA News, with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. All events are free and open to the public.
The University as Community
November 19, 2014
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Hear about collaborations and lessons learned from groundbreaking projects and partnerships that will inspire the possibilities between Philadelphia universities and communities. Share your vision for stronger town-gown relationships.
Philadelphia's future and competitiveness is connected to its largest industry — the 100 universities in the region. And yet, despite the fact that universities are in the business of educating people, Philadelphia has a larger low-skill, unemployed population than any other major American city. At the same time, many neighborhoods surrounding universities are gentrifying, potentially displacing those who have lived in the neighborhood for years. What are these schools already doing for their communities and what must they be doing better? Hear about collaborations and lessons learned from groundbreaking partnerships that will inspire the possibilities between Philadelphia universities and communities.
Omar Blaik, Founder and Co-CEO of U3 Advisors
Omar Blaik is Co-CEO of U3 Advisors. Omar founded U3 Ventures LLC, a predecessor of today's firm, in 2006 with the belief that anchor institutions hold the key to sustainable community and economic development in many cities across the country. Omar leads the advisory and development efforts of U3 Advisors, working with university leaders, city and state governments, nonprofit foundations, and real estate developers to provide expertise on institutional anchor strategy, campus edge planning, local economic development, and place-based real estate strategy.
Myla Skinner, Director of Strategy, University of Chicago, Office of Civic Engagement
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The spirit of the season is reflected in the window of a local studio on the Danforth. Nobots by Shuttlewerks get all festive-like in their edgy, imaginative way. It's fun to try and figure out what the whimsical sculptures are made of.
Danica recognized the materials for one pair of eyes …
Tinker Toys! I had a set of those! Made of wood, back in the 1950s. See Danica's comment.
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Great shots Bill, love the Christmas adornments. Thanks for pointing out the egg slicer, I knew it looked familiar. Love the mailbox mouth. Do kids today play with erector sets (see the wooden eyes).
Erector sets? Wow! That's what they call such toys, eh? I thought they said "erector sets" in the States but I couldn't remember the name we used in British Columbia when I was a little boy. Tinker Toys! (Thank goodness for search engines!)
They still make them but in plastic, now, of course. My wooden ones felt much better, I'm sure. But you're right, those are Tinker Toy eyes on one of the nobots. I can't post a picture in this comment, so I'll add it to the main post.


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Before he earned fame as the comic book artist who drew covers for Aquaman and Teen Titans in the '60s and early '70s, Nick Cardy served in WWII as an assistant tank driver in the Third Armored Division and was awarded two Purple Hearts.
The new book The Artist at War compiles a collection of sketches that Cardy made during his service in the European theater. "I carried a 3" x 5" spiral bound drawing pads in my duffel bag and a watercolor set and a larger pad. Whatever I could fit in there. As I went along for those three years I sketched and did watercolors."
The 125-page book features the entire contents of the artist's wartime sketchbook: dozens of drawings and paintings that give a kind of real-time diary of Cardy's war experiences. His eye for the scene is so keen that you wish he'd shown the drawings earlier and found another career as a motion picture production designer.
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Pyongyang Declaration
The Pyongyang Declaration, officially titled Let Us Defend and Advance the Cause of Socialism was a statement signed by a number of parties on April 20, 1992. Representatives of 70 communist and other parties had come to Pyongyang for the celebration of Kim Il-sung's 80th birthday. While there, the delegates had many bilateral and multilateral contacts with each other and decided to issue a declaration reiterating their commitment to socialism in spite of the collapse of the USSR and a number of other communist regimes in recent years. On April 20 the declaration was signed by delegates of 70 parties, including 48 party leaders.[1]
The following translation of the Pyongyang Declaration appeared in Proletarian #18 (June 2007):[2]
The representatives of political parties from different countries of the world who are striving for the victory of socialism publish this declaration with a firm conviction to defend and advance the socialist cause.
Ours is an era of independence and the socialist cause is a sacred one aimed at realising the independence of the popular masses.
Socialism suffered a setback in some countries in recent years. As a consequence of this, the imperialists and reactionaries are claiming that socialism has 'come to an end'. This is nothing but a sophistry to beautify and embellish capitalism and patronise the old order.
The setback of socialism and the revival of capitalism in some countries is causing a great loss to the achievement of the socialist cause, but it can never be interpreted as the denial of the superiority of socialism and of the reactionary character or capitalism.
Socialism has long been the ideal of mankind and it represents the future of mankind.
Socialist society is, in essence, a genuine society for the people where the popular masses are the masters of everything and everything serves them.
But the capitalist society is an unfair one where 'the rich get ever richer and the poor poorer'. In this society money decides everything, exploitation of man by man predominates and a handful of exploiter classes lord it over all. It is inevitably accompanied by political non-rights, unemployment, poverty, drugs, crimes and other kinds of all social evils which trample human dignity underfoot.
Only socialism can eliminate domination, subjugation and social inequality of all kinds and ensure the people substantial freedom, equality, true democracy and human rights.
The popular masses have long carried on an arduous struggle for the victory of socialism and shed much blood in this course.
The path of socialism is an untrodden one and, therefore, the advance of socialism is inevitably accompanied by trials and difficulties. One of the reasons for the unsuccessful construction of socialism in some countries is that they failed to build a social structure conforming to the fundamental requirements of the popular masses and build socialism suited to the demand of the theory of scientific socialism.
The guarantee for the advance of a socialist society lies in that the popular masses become the genuine masters of the society.
Such a society makes a triumphant advance – this is a truth and reality proved by theory and practice.
The parties and progressive mankind aspiring after socialism have drawn a very precious lesson therefrom.
In order to defend and advance the socialist cause individual parties should firmly maintain independence and firmly build up their own forces.
The socialist movement is an independent one. Socialism is carved out and built with a country or national state as a unit. The socialist cause in each country should be fulfilled on the responsibility of the party and people of that country.
Each party should work out lines and policies which tally with the actual situation of the country where it is active and with the demands of its people and implement them by relying on the popular masses.
It should not abandon its revolutionary principles at any time and under any circumstances but uplift the banner of socialism.
The socialist cause is a national one and, at the same time, a common cause of mankind.
All parties should cement the ties of comradely unity, cooperation and solidarity on the principles of independence and equality.
Now that the imperialists and reactionaries are attacking socialism and people in an international collusion, the parties which are building socialism or aspiring after it should defend and advance socialism on an international scale and strengthen mutual support and solidarity in their efforts for social justice, democracy, the right to existence and peace against imperialist domination, subjugation by capital and neo-colonialism.
This is an international duty incumbent upon all parties and progressive forces for socialism and an undertaking for their own cause.
We will advance under the unfurled banner of socialism in firm unity with all progressive political parties, organisations, and peoples of the world who are striving to defend socialism against capitalism and imperialism.
Let us all fight it out to open up the future of mankind with a firm conviction in the cause of socialism.
Final victory is on the part of the people fighting in unity for socialism.
The socialist cause shall not perish.
Initial signatories[edit]
The Declaration was initially endorsed by the following parties:[3]
- Communist Party of Albania
- Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Communist Party of Argentina
- Workers Party of Bangladesh
- Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh
- Workers Party of Barbados
- Workers' Party of Belgium
- Progressive Labour Party of Bermuda
- Communist Party of Bolivia
- Brazilian Communist Party
- Communist Party of Bulgaria
- Bulgarian Communist Party - Marxists
- Communist Party of Britain
- New Communist Party of Britain
- Caribbean National Movement
- Communist Party of Chile
- Socialist Party of Chile
- Colombian Communist Party
- Costa Rican People's Party
- Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus
- Workers Party Common Course, Denmark
- Communist Forum of Denmark
- Dominican Communist Party
- United Left Movement of Dominica
- Dominica Labour Party
- Communist Party of Ecuador
- For Peace and Socialism - Communist Workers Party, Finland
- German Communist Party
- Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement, Grenada
- Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Communist Party of India
- Communist Party of Ireland
- Movement for Peace and Socialism, Italy
- Jordanian Communist Party
- Workers' Party of Korea
- Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon
- Communist Party of Martinique
- Communist Party of Malta
- Socialist People's Party of Mexico
- Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
- South West Africa People's Organisation, Namibia
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist)
- Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre)
- Nepal Workers Peasants Party
- Communist Party of Nepal
- Communist Party of Norway
- Paraguayan Communist Party
- League of Communists of Poland "Proletariat"
- New Socialist Party of Romania
- All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks
- Russian Communist Workers Party
- Communists League of Russia
- Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party
- South African Communist Party
- Communist Party of the People of Spain
- Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- Workers Party - Communists, Sweden
- National Democratic Party, Suriname
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Nb: Source is unclear which one. As the original source is alphabetical by country and region, it may be Syria, but this is not explicitly stated.]
- February 18th Movement, Trinidad and Tobago
- Popular Unity Party, Tunisia
- Socialist Party of Turkey
- Communist Party of Venezuela
- New Alternative of Venezuela
- League of Communists – Movement for Yugoslavia
- Communist Party USA
- Socialist Workers Party, USA
- Workers World Party, USA
Later history[edit]
By the beginning of 1996 the Pyongyang Declaration was reportedly endorsed by "well over 200 parties and organizations in all parts of the world" including the (single member) 'Communist Organisation of Britain' and the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain (Marxist-Leninist).[4]
On December 17, 2000, the Korean Central News Agency ran a story "Pyongyang declaration's vitality increases" claiming that the number of parties endorsing the declaration rose to 170 within a year of its adoption and that 251 parties had signed it up to that date. It also said that there was a meeting in Moscow by "officials of progressive parties from more than 20 countries" to mark the fifth anniversary of the declaration and which issued a statement called "Let us advance under the uplifted banner of the Pyongyang declaration."[5] On the tenth anniversary of the Declaration on April 20, 2002, the KCNA announced that it had been endorsed by 258 parties.[6]
In June 2007 the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist) signed the declaration.[7]
In May 2015 the Declaration was signed by the Popular Revolutionary Party of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[8]
In November 2016 the Declaration was signed by the Communist Party of Southern Switzerland.
See also[edit]
Other articles of the topic Socialism : Struggle against political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union, Turtle Island Research Cooperative, Games for the Many
Other articles of the topic North Korea : Tongil Tours, HIV/AIDS in North Korea, Lupine Travel, Let us create more revolutionary films based on socialist life, North Korea–United States proxy conflict
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- International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties
- Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties
- ↑ Alliance 19; April 1996, The Path to a New Communist, Marxist -Leninist International Appendix 1
- ↑ CPGB-ML signs up to Pyongyang Declaration
- ↑ Alliance 19; April 1996, The Path to a New Communist, Marxist -Leninist International Appendix 1
- ↑ Communist Organisation of Britain New Year Message for 1996 p.8
- ↑ Pyongyang declaration's vitality increases
- ↑ Pyongyang declaration signed by 258 political parties
- ↑ CPGB-ML signs up to Pyongyang Declaration
- ↑ Political Party of DR Congo Signs Pyongyang Declaration
External links[edit]
- Full text of the 'Pyongyang Declaration' at Proletarian On Line website, Communist Party of Great Britain ( Marxist Leninist), 18 June 2007. Accessed March 2011
This article "Pyongyang Declaration" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
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The cranes reach 23 containers across the vessel beam – equivalent to two thirds the width of a football field – and are part of the facility's USD 200 million infrastructure investment plan scheduled for completion this year.
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Sugary sweet vocals, infectious pop melodies, and contagiously positive songs, could only describe 25 year old songwriter and performer Rachel Morgan Perry. Performing at venues all over the country, Rachel has shared the stage alongside national acts such as Teddy Gentry of Alabama, Colton Dixon of American Idol, and country music Opry performers such as Smithfield and Drew Baldridge. Rachel's music weaves together sounds reminiscent of Jewel, Alison Krauss, and Colbie Caillat along with her own unique flair.
Making a name for herself as an independent artist, Rachel has toured the country and been honored with awards such as Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Honorable Mention, Tuscan Folk Festival First Runner Up Award, American Country Star's Top Four Finalist, Night of the Stars Finalist, and NSAI's "One to Watch" to name a few. Her songs have been featured on FM stations across the country, as well as XM radio's top ten playlist.
Rachel recently released a full length self titled album featuring her unique sound branded as a mix of "sweet country" and eclectic folk. Rachel's record was produced by AGMA's 2013 producer of the year, Donna King. "I really feel like the organic collaboration and musical understanding Donna and I have between one another can only be put as spiritual. My goal for this record was to make something that felt like magic- and I feel like we did just that," says Rachel.
It's not only Rachel's record that holds elements of magic. At every live performance Rachel has been known to leave listeners with an undoubtable sparkle in their eyes. Rachel's love for life, joyful spirit, and honeysuckle sweetness seems to ooze out of her talent and passion making her an artist that is one to watch.


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Why Tinubu continues to bear grudges against me – Bukola Saraki – The Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has said he halted the APC national head, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, from achieving his desire of turning into the vice presidential aspirants of the APC in 2015.
Saraki revealed that the duty he played by contradicting the Muslim-Muslim ticket thought in 2015 & in the long run halting Tinubu's aspiration is the major fact why the APC national head keeps on bringing hard feelings against him, Vanguard reports.
The Senate head made the assertion in an announcement circulated on Monday, February 11, through his media associate, Yusuph Olaniyonu, not long after the APC rally in Kwara state, where the gathering approached the general population to liberate themselves from the hands of Saraki.
He noticed that he was glad for his job in halting Tinubu's aspiration & was not disturbed that the APC head keeps on nursing hard feelings over the matter which he said was incited by national concern.
"As for Tinubu, we have never expected any good words from him. All his life, he will continue to belly ache and nurse grudges over my opposition to the Muslim-Muslim ticket idea in 2015. As far as he is concerned, I stopped him from realizing his ambition then." Saraki said.
"However, I believe my action then and now is in pursuit of national interest. Again, I supported President Buhari in 2015 because I believe he could make a positive change. I left the party when I realized he lacked the capacity and the desire to make any change."
Saraki blamed the remarks made about him at the APC presidential campaign rally in Ilorin, Kwara state & claimed that the APC will lose the presidential & National Assembly poll on February 16.
"However, let me make it clear that what Tinubu and his putative party chairman, Oshiomhole did today is to insult the people of Kwara State who are independent minded, forward looking, assertive and God-fearing. On Saturday, the APC will be punished for their bad behaviour."
"Kwarans will tell them that they cannot take dictates from power mongers, pretenders and hypocrites. The people of Kwara State will never take dictates from selfish individuals. Their evil design will be thwarted on Saturday and March 2," he expressed.
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OF Quintin Berry, P Jesus Sanchez, and P Yohan Flande have all been added to the Phillies 40 man roster, effectively protecting them from selection in the upcoming Rule 5 draft. In Sanchez's first year on the mound, he started off slow but was very impressive by years end pitching for Lakewood. Flande, was dominant in Clearwater, but struggled at times in Reading and looks to start the year back in the Reading rotation. Berry's best asset is clearly his speed, which is well above average, having stolen 48 bases this year. Plate discipline and defense appear to be the key areas for Berry to work on during the 2010 campaign which most likely will be in Lehigh Valley.
Notably, 1B Andy Tracy, P John Ennis, C Paul Hoover and P Tyler Walker were all outrighted from the Phillies and are currently free agents. Early reports suggest that the Phils are interested in talking to at least Tracy, Ennis, and Hoover about remaining in the organization in 2010.


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No more dead from either of the opposing sides. Those who dedicate themselves to counting this, affirm that one year after the end of the armed conflict more than 3000 lives have been saved because of the absence of confrontation. Neither soldiers, nor police, nor agents of intelligence or security of the State have fallen again under the fire of the FARC
However, although it is fair to acknowledge that the public forces ceased any hostility against the guerrillas who left their weapons, what is happening in the country gives the impression that although the bloodshed of state agents came to an end, the same thing does not happen with the lives of the former guerrillas, their militia, their supporters in rural areas.
The new FARC party denounces that there are already 36 dead in a violent way among the reincorporated former guerrillas. To these we must add the relatives of others former fighters, and the scandalous figure of more than a hundred social and popular leaders murdered in different regions of the country. It means that the State does not fulfill its basic duty to guarantee the life of its citizens.
Someone said that the Havana Agreements did not contain anything that was not already contemplated in the National Constitution, that in them the State simply reaffirmed its commitment to comply with a series of obligations, which it had always disregarded. I do not dare to say that it is indeed so, but in what it does about the right to life is certainly so.
We have heard the most diverse arguments to dismiss the idea that there is indeed a systematic persecution against the members of our People's Alternative and Revolutionary Force Party. Let's review some of them, leaving aside the skirts affair to which the Minister of Defense referred pathetically, on an unlucky day for him.
Those killed are boys who, at their own risk, have left the Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation - ETCR, without any kind of police protection, and who have gone to visit their families in areas of high risk, where they are known there is the presence of groups outside the law, not to mention paramilitary groups. That is, they died as naive.
Or it is about boys who, disillusioned with the realities derived from the slow process of reincorporation, resolved to marginalize themselves from the ETCR and link themselves to individual activities that are not very holy. Some would have looked for bands linked to drug trafficking, illegal mining or other activities. Their violent deaths are then due to internal fights. Bad luck.
Others thought that by signing the peace and laying down their arms, any reason for concern about their safety would be over, and they resolved to marginalize themselves from the process and the ETCR in order to carry on an independent life, like any countryman who came to an area looking for work. They could have fallen into fights or at the hands of those resentful with the FARC. They were over confident.
For the sake of debate, we could accept that some deaths may have occurred due to these or similar causes. Everything is in the vineyard of the Lord, as they say. But if we examine some of the most recent murders, we will conclude that something is very wrong. Wilmar Asprilla and Ángel de Jesús Montoya, were murdered in Peque, after having held a political meeting.
They promoted the candidacy of Wilmar Cartagena Durango to the Chamber for Antioquia. Three days later, a commission of members of the FARC Party was ambushed in the La Bodega del Oasis sector in the Municipality of Arauquita. All left unharmed, although there was exchange of shots with the group of bodyguards. The car in which they were traveling was incinerated.
Last Tuesday we were notified that some hitmen murdered comrade Jacobo Cristian Camilo, former political prisoner of FARC Occidente, organizer and political manager of Afro and indigenous communities in northern Cauca. Threats against ours and their headquarters in the Pacific area have been denounced. In Quibdó the House of the Common was attacked this week.
In Medellín, Aracelly Cañaveral and Wilson López, two militants of our party, have been threatened with death by the Gaitanista Autodefensas de Colombia.
It happens daily in one part of the country and another. It is evident that easy excuses begin to be over.
There is a plan and some criminal forces that the State must recognize and defeat. That is what they have committed to.


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Once we have children our expenses increase an d it means that it can be much more difficult for us to be able to afford to save any money. However, it is always good to have some savings to fall back on and so many of us would still like to be able to do this. There are some ways that you might be able to get some money to save though, even if you have children.
Sell things
Babies and children grow very quickly and so you will find that you are not only replacing clothing regularly but also toys, car seat and even swapping their Moses basket for a bouncy chair then a playpen and their cot for toddler bed then a grown up bed and their pram for a pushchair. You may not have bought all of these things, but it is likely that you will have a selection of things that your child has grown out of. If you are planning other children, then it is wise to bag these up and store then in the attic ready for them. However, if you are not planning on having any more then you can sell these things and make some money. There are plenty of places you could sell such as car boot sales, auction websites and social media pages. You could then use this extra money to top up your savings account.
Blog about your experiences
If you have a talent for writing, are funny or just have lots of interesting experiences with your children then you could consider blogging about it. It will be a lovely way to keep a record of things that are happening to you and the children as well as being a way that you could potentially make money. If you find enough interested people, then you could attract advertisers to your blog and this could earn you some income that could help to top up the savings.
Do some extra work
It could be that you will be able to fit in some work around the children and earn some extra money this way. There are jobs that you can do at home, which means that you will not need to be away from the children. You may be able to fit work around their naps or do some when they are playing, if you are lucky. You will know whether there will be the time for you to be able to do anything like this or not. It is worth taking a look though as you may find that you can find jobs which take very little effort or you can do in short bursts when you get a spare moment. There are many online earning possibilities and you should be able to easily find something that will suit you. Things from doing surveys or free lotteries which are great fun but do not pay a lot to freelance work or starting a business there are many different opportunities and you should find one that suits your interests and skills.
Be careful with spending
IT is wise to be really careful with what you are buying. When we have children it can be so tempting to just spoil them and buy them all sorts of things. You can also feel that you need to buy them lots of things to show that you are a good parent. However, this is just what marketers want us to believe so that we buy more of the things that they are selling. You actually do not need lots and lots of things, your children will appreciate being with you much more than they will appreciate having lots of toys, games and clothes.
Consider second hand
If you want to reduce the cost of the items that you are buying then consider buying second hand items. Some people are wary of this and it is advisable to buy new mattresses and car seats from a safety point of view. However, there are lots of other things such as toys, books and clothes that should be find for your children to have and will save you spending more than necessary. By spending less on essentials and buying less items you should be able to free up some money that you can save.


text: The hits just keep on coming as US markets continued their relentless grind higher yesterday after yesterday's US jobs numbers missed expectations, and in the process sent the S&P500 to new record highs for the third day in succession. As a result we're back in the bad news is good news business once again thanks to the recent disruption caused by the recent US political logjam, and this means that once again we can expect more froth to flow through into stock markets. Despite all this euphoria from US investor's, European stock markets appear to be taking a more measured approach with a lower open this morning, as a result of a sharp sell-off in Asian markets. It hasn't been immediately clear what triggered the Asia sell-off apart from chatter about bad debts in the Chinese shadow banking sector. A story that Chinese banks have tripled debt write-offs in the first half of this year appears to have prompted some profit taking with Asia markets near multi week highs. Given concerns earlier this year about the Chinese shadow banking sector it would appear that the acknowledgement that there is a problem and Chinese authorities are starting to deal with it has seen some investors take some money off the table in case there are a lot more provisions to come. As for the US jobs report, the key takeaway appears to be what it tells us about the US jobs market even before the government shutdown. Despite the upward August revision the fact that the numbers are on a downward slope suggests that the all is not well with the US jobs market, and that's before you even factor in the October numbers which are likely to be unreliable, if not dreadful. This is likely to mean only one thing and with respect to a tapering program and means that it is now much less likely that the Fed will even contemplate tapering any time before the end of Q1 next year. Of course all this talk of a delay to tapering is great news for emerging markets which have taken a battering in recent months, after the US dollar rallied sharply. Now it is sinking back money appears to be flowing back into these currencies, as the US dollar sinks back. One person not laughing is ECB President Mario Draghi, who will be fending off squeals of protest from European politicians that the euro is too high. Earlier this year we had French President Hollande complaining that the euro was too high, and that was when the single currency was trading around 1.3200. Yesterday it was France's industry minister Arnaud Montebourg urging the ECB to take steps to lower the rate, saying it needed to be more Italian or French. While Mr Draghi's room for manoeuvre on rates is likely to be limited due to soaring German house prices after a warning from the Bundesbank earlier this week, the ECB does have the opportunity today to start the ball rolling on one of the running sores in Europe, namely the regions banks and steps towards supervising the top 130 systemically important institutions. Today it will outline the first steps of how the assessment will work initially, who will carry out the checks of all its assets and liabilities, which will then be followed by the (AQR) Asset Quality Review, which is expected to be completed by October 2014. In the UK we will be getting the latest minutes from the most recent Bank of England meeting, ahead of this week's Q3 GDP numbers which are expected to show that the economy expanded in the region of 0.8%. Yesterday's public finances showed increased revenues from stamp duty to the tune of £1bn for the first six months of this year. The minutes aren't expected to be particularly illuminating given the recent actions by both the Bank and the IMF in upgrading their growth forecasts for the UK economy, but they might shed some light on whether there is any concern about the nature of the current forward guidance and the unemployment rate, given recent falls, and the markets scepticism about the banks rates promise. In comments yesterday deputy governor Charles Bean suggested that the bank might consider updating or "bolstering" its forward guidance, particularly, if as expected the unemployment rate continues to fall faster than anticipated, towards the 7% "staging post" EURUSD – yesterday's break above the 1.3710 level now brings trend line resistance at 1.3980 from the 1.6040 highs in 2008 into view. Any dips look likely to find support at the 1.3700 level, with a move below targeting the lows this week at 1.3650. The key support area continues to remain at the 1.3450/60 area, with only a break below the 1.3450/60 area which has acted as support this month would signal a move towards the 1.3320/30 level. GBPUSD – yesterday's rebound brings us back closer to the key resistance area at the 1.6320 trend line from the 2009 highs at 1.7045. This remains the key level with respect to further sterling gains, but the failure to overcome the 1.6260 area is a minor concern and could provoke a pullback. EURGBP – the 0.8500 area continues to act as a bit of a barrier with the 200 day MA at 0.8524 behind the highs this month. While below this key barrier the bias remains for a move back towards the 0.8420 area in the short term. A move back below the 0.8420 area retargets the 0.8280 level. USDJPY – the US dollar continues to whip either side of the range 97.50/98.50 as it continues to trade between 99.65 trend line resistance from the May highs at 103.75 and the 200 day MA at 97.15. A clear break below the 200 day MA and the lows this month could well trigger further US dollar losses towards the August lows at 95.80. CMC Markets is an execution only provider. The material (whether or not it states any opinions) is for general information purposes only, and does not take into account your personal circumstances or objectives. Nothing in this material is (or should be considered to be) financial, investment or other advice on which reliance should be placed. No opinion given in the material constitutes a recommendation by CMC Markets or the author that any particular investment, security, transaction or investment strategy is suitable for any specific person.


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Always Appeal Your Denied Medical Billing Claim
Always Appeal Your Denied Medical Billing Claim
It is a well known fact that everyone is human and we are all prone to make mistakes from time to time. Often times, your medical billing personnel could end up miscoding an item just because they are not up on all of the latest rules regarding ICD-9-CM or CPT rules. Because of the chances for a miscoded item being so high, it is always important that you know how an appeal can help you when your medical billing claims get denied.
You may already know this, but there are a good deal of practices that will actually lose a good deal of money every single year because they do not dispute any of the denied claims that they receive every single year. So, if you realize that you can bring a good amount of revenue back into your medical practice, why not dispute all of your denied claims? Be sure that if you have denied medical claims sitting and waiting for an appeal that you do not just let them sit there. This could cause the small window of time you have to appeal the claim to lapse.
Some of the things that you will want to be on the lookout for when trying to recognize a denied claim that is worth refuting are quite easy to remember. Certainly, it is important to remember that there can always be the sneaky problems of coding errors. In certain cases, there is always the problem of errors during the recording process itself. This can be as simple as a goofed number such as an incorrect birth date.
If you have a certain medical billing claim that has been denied, your next best step is just to let your medical billing vendor look into it for you. Once an error is found and you begin the process for appeal, the corrected paperwork can usually be re-submitted for further clarification. Always keep in mind that if you refute your denials, it puts more money into the pocket of your practice.


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TSPU "Sibege" project
The project by Tomsk State Pedagogical University "Sibege" was mentioned in the analytical report made by Higher School of Economics, dedicated to online-services for school students in Russia.
The program developed by specialists of TSPU allows pupils to get a free online-preparation for Unified State Examination in Math, Physics and English. The lessons are conducted by students from various faculties of the University as well as by teachers of Center for additional physico-mathematical and natural education of TSPU.
"Free services (as online-courses Sibege) attract children from low-income families that can not afford private tutors. Representatives of such category among the users of free services can estimates up to 40% " – says the website of Higher School of Economics.
To the advantages of TSPU "Sibege" project one can add a brand new approach to the training of teachers: students (future teachers) try to conduct their first lessons, have an opportunity to look at themselves from the side using video recording and evaluate their work. Along with students the lessons are also conducted by high-level teachers.
TSPU specialists involved in "Sibege" have specific targets for the next year: one of them is to increase number of online-lessons with participation of students and best teachers of the University.


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Audio data like songs, ringtones, sound records, audio books in Motorola phone is a significant element of our digital life. But since the touch screen of smartphone is so sensitive, it is easy to delete a song or something else due to a wrong tap. And it seems impossible to get back deleted stuffs. But it turns out, audio deleted from both internal memory and external SD is recoverable if you stop using Moto when data is deleted and then turn to FonePaw Android Data Recovery. In the below section, we will show you the way to recover deleted audio files from Moto.
FonePaw Android Data Recovery, which has upgraded to 1.7.0 now, is a do-it-yourself recovery program that allows you to recover files at home instead of going to the repair shop. Just with a computer and the phone, you can recover almost any types of Android files in Moto G/Z. And you can get back audios in formats below: .3gp, .aac, .aiff, .flac, .m4a, .mka, .mp3, .mp2, .ac3, .wav, .wma, and more.
How can FonePaw Android Data Recovery Save Deleted Audio from Moto?
Step 1. Connect Motorola Phone to PC
Run FonePaw Android Data Recovery on your Windows PC. Then match your phone to the computer with the USB cable. You are required to enable USB debugging on your Windows PC so that the device can be installed on the computer.
Step 2. Select File Types to Recover
When connection is done, all file types that are supported to recover will be listed. Choose "Audio" and then the button "Recover".
Step 3. Allow FonePaw Program to Access Moto
In this step, FonePaw program will check device info and get root permission to find more deleted audios in your Android. So, you are required to choose "Allow/Grant/Authorize" in the pop-up note of your Moto.
When entering the phone, the software will read audio files in your phone, including songs, ringtones, sound records, and more.
Step 4. Recover Deleted Audio Files from Moto
Scan complete! Check "Audio" at the left pane. Then audio files will be displayed with info of names and formats. Then tick items you need and click the button "Recover".
Then you will get a note, allowing you to browse your PC and choose a path to save the recovered files. Besides, require and free disk space is shown. After that click the button "Recover" again.
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Far away from India, settled here in Winnipeg (Canada) I had been in great distress due to non recovery of a huge amount of money that I lent to some trusted relatives for purchase of a house for their own purposes. In due course of time they did buy a property for their personal use in Behaana, Ludhiana. It was but natural that after a considerable gap I asked them to return my money. On their expressing their supposed inability to do so, I requested them then to be fair and include my name in their property. However, neither case happened! Imagine my shock and complete disillusionment when I realised that neither were they interested in returning the money nor in including my name anywhere. On a desperate visit to India to resolve the issue, I received threats from them and any thought of further visits got completely quashed.
My family became apprehensive about letting me go to my hometown and being a senior citizen it was indeed tough for me to contemplate managing these legal matters from where I was stationed.
It was in this disheartened state that I happened to come across an advertisement about the assistance being offered to NRIs by "NRI Legal Services". Although considerably anxious about the Indian Judicial system, I got in touch with Nidhi Singh and explained my situation to her on skype. In the following months what I experienced with this company came as nothing short of a blessing. I am pleased to say that I received utmost consideration from the entire team at NRI Legal Services. As a cohesive working unit, they stayed true to their word about every commitment they made. I received regular
updates on my case progress and the company's communication is indeed par excellence! What I still find most unbelievable is that I have not had to travel to India even once during the entire time of my case being contested in courts. As an NRI that has indeed been the biggest boon bestowed on me. To have my rights restored and my legal issues handled, without my having to undergo the hassles of frequent travelling, is something that I could have never imagined possible. Nidhi and her team made sure that through the messaging, mails, video calls and the reassuring phone calls I did not have to spend even a single day in anxiety or pressure. All the meticulous research, the comprehensive report preparing, subsequent follow-up and proficient representation was done by them with utmost diligence and empathy. Their sensitivity to my situation only helped me trust them more – and I am truly pleased with my choice of lawyers.
To have finally won a court order in this matter has been almost like a miracle, when I had lost all hope of getting any respite. I would be perfectly willing to answer any phone calls or other communication regarding the services I availed of once I engaged the
company. In fact it would give me great pleasure to be of some assistance to other NRIs like me who are hassled by such property issues.
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The Garden Out Back - Tracy Waite "Celebration Collection"
I have always had a love for wild and untamed, places where the flowers grow, uninhibited and untouched.
The Colours in this piece could be successfully incorporated into any room to create an everlasting emotion and feel. If you would like to view this beautiful Artwork please contact us to make an apt. WA people only.
76 cm x 76 cm
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Framed in light wood box frame and ready to hang end of January


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Proof That You Have No Excuse Not to Vote
As soon as she became a U.S. citizen, Guadalupe Portillo felt that it was her duty to vote in an election. And on Tuesday, the 102-year-old voted for the first time in a national election. What's your excuse for not voting, again?
Portillo, who moved to California from Mexico in the 1980s, became a U.S. citizen last year. She recognized and took advantage of a privilege that many take for granted — voting. She voted in the California state primaries over the summer, and she said that the effect was visceral.
I was so emotional. It was a feeling I had never felt before.
According to Pew Research, the number of Latinos registered to vote is lagging behind other groups. Although 2010 showed record-breaking numbers turning out for the midterm elections at 6.6 million, that represents only 31.2 percent of eligible Latino voters. In 2010, 44 percent of eligible black voters and 48.6 percent of eligible white voters made it to the polls.
After reading reports about Latinos' voting apathy caused by a lack of immigration reform, which affects 11.3 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., Portillo wanted to be an ambassador for change. Portillo told NBC that she hopes she sees immigration reform in her lifetime.
It's never too late. Here I am at my age still fighting, and you won't even vote?
And the general dip in voting isn't contained to one group in particular. Historically, midterm turnouts are lower than the much more glamorous presidential election. In 2010, for example, only 37 percent of the population voted in the midterm elections, compared to 54 percent in the 2012 presidential elections.
So. You feeling lazy today? Feeling stressed at work and looking forward to noting else but cocktail hour? Is there maybe bad weather that keeping you from the polls? Let me ask you a few questions:
- Are you under the age of 18?
- Are you in prison or on parole or probation?
- Are you not a legal citizen of the United States?
- Are you not registered to vote?
If you answered "no" to all of those questions — GO VOTE, DAMMIT. A woman who has lived for over a century managed to make it a priority to get to the voting booth because she understands that civic duty is a right that you are granted as an American citizen. I imagine that the majority of you are a bit more spry that Portillo, yeah? OK, great, now get off yer butts and get out there.
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From 3dprintingindustry.com comes news about a group of engineers at the University of Victoria (UVic – Victoria, British Columbia) who recently received a $100,000 seed grant for the development of 3D-printed back braces and other orthoses. An orthoses refers to externally applied devices designed and fitted to the body to achieve certain physical goals. The medical devices will be introduced as part of a non-profit initiative in low-income communities around the globe, helping treat children suffering from birth defects such as clubfoot and scoliosis. Left untreated at an early age, deformities in the feet and spine can cause permanent disabilities. Though relatively simple to treat, therapeutic care for such conditions can cost thousands of dollars if using traditional manufacturing methods. With 3D printing, the costs of these corrective devices can be dramatically reduced. Also, with proper training, production can be controlled by anyone with basic computer knowledge. This is the thinking behind UVic's latest project, led by Associate Professor Nikolai Dechev.
Seed funding was granted to Dechev's team by Grand Challenges Canada, an agency with altruistic goals similar to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. According to the non-profit's mission statement: "Grand Challenges Canada seeks bold ideas from the best and brightest innovators to save and improve lives in low-income and middle-income countries." The UVic project will start introducing its low-cost medical solutions in Nepal and hopes to roll out the program to other countries in the future. In line with a sister initiative at the university, 3D printed spine and foot braces have the scope to reach at least five other countries where The Victoria Hand Project has already set up labs to make custom prostheses. In a comment to the Times Colonist (Victoria, BC), Professor Dechev added: "Eventually, it's expected the Victoria Hand Project will inherit the orthotic technology and deploy it."
Guatemala was the first country to receive a Victoria Hand 3D printed prosthesis lab in 2014, following a previous grant from Grand Challenges Canada. Three years later, the lab continues to provide prosthetic point-of-care to the community, and has facilitated subsequent sites in Cambodia, Haiti, Nepal, Ecuador and Egypt. This legacy is something Dechev and his team will continue – with its spine and foot supports. "The technology is not just thrown over the wall to people. There's a process of two to three years of follow-up to make sure everything is going well," he added.


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The English language is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations.
It is the mother tongue of about 60 million persons in the British Isles, from where it spread to many other parts of the world owing to world exploration, colonization and expansion of the British Empire from the 17th to the 19th century. It is now also the first language of 228 million people in the United States; 16.5 million in Canada; 17 million in Australia; 3 million in New Zealand and a number of Pacific islands; and approximately 15 million others in different parts of the Western Hemisphere, Africa, and Asia.
As a result of such expansion, English is the most widely scattered language of the great speech communities. It is also the most commonly used auxiliary language in the world. The United Nations uses English not only as one of its official languages but also as one of its two working languages.
If your loved ones go to another country where they do not speak the native tongue and the country's primary language is not English, they will more often than not be able to find someone who can speak at least a little English. According to funeasyenglish.com, more than 900 million people in the world are either native English speakers or speak English as a second language. If your loved ones know English, they have a chance to communicate almost anywhere that they travel on the planet.
The English language is important in the world today because of the dominant position of the United States in an increasingly globalized world. Because it is important for many countries to do business with the United States, it is helpful for the people of those countries to learn English.
We often speak of English as "the international language". Why? Because it seems that the global community has agreed to use English as the lingua franca or preferred language of communication. English is not only useful — it gives the speaker a good deal of satisfaction.
Learning to speak good English may be the best thing you can do to improve the quality of your life.
Do you wish to make a quantum leap forward in your career, leaving others miles behind? You will have success at your fingertips if you speak good English.
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November 29, 2010
Monday's Water News: Water Main Break Shuts Down Road in New Jersey
A 12-inch water main break on Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus, New Jersey halted traffic and left a number of residents without water on Friday.
Maple Shade Township, New Jersey is set to receive almost $1 million from the state to rehabilitate and maintain sewer and water pipes.
The city of Buffalo, New York has received a $2.1 million grant from the state of New York for a combined sewer overflow abatement project.
Stimulus Spotlight
Construction of a new water treatment facility is well under way in Salem, New Jersey and is on schedule to be completed sometime in May of next year. The plant will be capable of treating two to three million gallons of water per day — well beyond the city's current needs — which will allow for increases in capacity as population increases, or if new businesses seek to come to the area. The project is being funded through $5 million in federal stimulus and a low-interest state loan.
Buckeye Lake, Ohio is adding 1,700 feet of water lines thanks to $479,000 in economic stimulus funds.
Sewer Rate News
Amesbury, Massachusetts
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Hudson, Ohio
Whitehall, Michigan


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Previously we mentioned about Toshiba 32GB NAND flash memory, now the Japanese company has reached another major milestone by bringing a new 64GB NAND flash module targeted for smartphone market.
Claimed to be one of the highest capacity in existing market, the NAND flash package is built using sixteen units of 32Gbit NAND chips combined together with access through a dedicated memory controller. Manufactured using 32nm process technology targeted for greater performance with cheaper cost and smaller foot print, board makers can easily adopt the new solution that otherwise will have to consume additional chip (two individual 32GB chips) to come out a total of 64GB just like what being implemented by Apple Inc on its iPod devices. However, similar approach with two 32GB chips cannot be designed on its 3GS iPhone due to space constraint. Just imagine how beneficial could this be and without increasing its size significantly, users can enjoy ample storage space doubling from its original size. And impressively, its chip thickness is measured merely 30 micrometers that can fit well even for slimmest design mobile devices and portable gadget that requires huge internal storage capacity.
The 64GB module is already in sampling stage now for certain strategic customers and it is expected to reach volume production by first half of 2010.


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Hillary Clinton has wrapped up her speaking tour of Australia with an appearance in Sydney.
Hillary Clinton's shock election loss in 2016 has been endlessly picked apart, from the highest levels of political commentary, to family dinner tables around the world.
But this week, Australians were given the chance to hear from the battle-scarred former US presidential candidate herself.
"People ask how I'm doing, I say as a person I'm doing OK, but I'm pretty concerned about America," she told the largely supportive crowd in Sydney on Friday, after appearing in Melbourne on Thursday.
Reflecting on the immediate aftermath of the election, Ms Clinton credited "Australian chardonnay" as one of the things that got her through.
Ms Clinton said a "perfect storm" of factors worked against her in the campaign.
She said a hostile media, "insidious" Russian interference, being part of the "first reality television election" and an eleventh-hour intervention from FBI director James Comey, all played a role in the result.
Ms Clinton was interviewed by former prime minister Julia Gillard, someone who is no stranger to the highs and brutal lows of being a woman in politics.
"The more professionally successful (women) are, the less people like us," Ms Clinton said, mentioning her own high approval ratings as secretary of state, which took a tumble when she decided to run for president.
"Women are seen favourably when we advocate for others, but unfavourably when we advocate for ourselves."
But she encouraged many more women - both in the US and Australia - to run for office.
"The only way to get sexism out of politics is to get more women into politics."
Not long after, a member of the crowd chimed in with a loud "love you girls!"
The role of social media in politics was discussed at length, with Ms Clinton decrying "verbal violence" against women online, which she said can "mute women's voices".
Ms Clinton also talked about the Iran deal, calling Mr Trump's decision to pull out "woefully misinformed".
"Putting a lid on Iran's nuclear program made the world safer," she said.
"Our credibility has been shot. What's plan B, now we have no leverage?"
She said recent military activity between Israel and Iran in Syria had the danger of "spiralling out of control" and causing a new major conflict in the Middle East.
At the end of the evening, Ms Gillard asked Ms Clinton if she regretted running for president.
"No, no regrets," Ms Clinton said.


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SAMUEL JONES TILDEN (1814-1886), American statesman, was born at New Lebanon, New York, on the 9th of February 1814. In 1834 he entered Yale University, but soon withdrew on account of ill health, and later studied in the University of the City of New York. He was admitted to the bar in 1841, and rose rapidly to the front rank. In the financial troubles between 1850 and 1860 it is said that more than half the railways north of the Ohio river and between the Hudson and the Missouri rivers were at some time his clients. In spite of his activity at the bar, Tilden maintained an interest in politics, serving in the State Assembly in 1846 and in the state constitutional conventions of 1846 and 1867. In 1848, largely on account of his personal attachment to Martin Van Buren, he participated in the revolt of the "Barnburner" or free-soil faction of the New York Democrats, and in 1855 was the candidate of the "softshell," or anti-slavery, faction for attorney-general of the state. During the Civil War, although he opposed several of the war measures of President Lincoln's administration, he gave the Union cause his heartiest support. In 1866 Tilden became chairman of the Democratic state committee, and soon came into conflict with. the notorious "Tweed ring" of New York City. As the "ring" could be destroyed only by removing the corrupt judges who were its tools, Tilden, after entering the Assembly in 1872 to promote the cause of reform, took a leading part in their impeachment. By analysing the bank accounts of certain members of the "ring," he obtained legal proof of the principle on which the spoils had been divided. His fame as a reformer brought him to the governor's chair in 1874, and he at once gave his attention to a second set of plunderers - the "canal ring," made up of members of both parties who had been systematically robbing the state through the maladministration of its canals - and succeeded in breaking them up. In 1876 the Democrats nominated him for the presidency, the Republicans nominating Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio. The result was the disputed election of 1876, when two sets of returns were sent to Washington from the states of Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina and Oregon. As the Federal Constitution contained no provision for settling a dispute of this kind the two houses of Congress agreed to the appointment of an extra-constitutional body, the "Electoral Commission" (q.v.) which decided all the contests in favour of the Republican candidates. Tilden counselled his followers to abide quietly by the result. In. 1878 the New York Tribune (Republican) published a series of telegraphic despatches in cipher, accompanied by translations, by which it attempted to prove that during the crisis folio;ring the election Tilden had been negotiating for the purchase of the electoral votes of South Carolina and Florida. Tilden denied emphatically all knowledge of such despatches, and appeared voluntarily before a Congressional sub-committee in New York City to clear himself of the charge. The attempts to implicate him in corrupt transactions were not successful; but his political opponents endeavoured to make capital in subsequent campaigns, out of the "Cipher Dispatches." The remainder of his life was spent in retirement at his country home, Greystone, near Yonkers, New York, where he died on the 4th of August 1886. Of his fortune (estimated at $5,000,000) approximately $4,000,000 was bequeathed for the establishment and maintenance of "a free public library and reading-room in the City of New York"; but, as the will was successfully contested by relatives, only about $2,000,000 of the bequest was applied to its original purpose; in 1895 the Tilden Trust was combined with the Astor and Lenox libraries to form the New York Public Library.
See the Writings and Speeches of Samuel J. Tilden (2 vols., New York, 1885) and Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden (2 vols., New York, 3908), both edited by John Bigelow; also Bigelow's Life of Samuel J. Tilden (2 vols., New York, 1895); and P. L. Haworth's The Hayes-Tilden Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (Cleveland, 1906).
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POLICE LOG for September 30 Evidence Of Crash On Salem Street Vehicle Egged
WILMINGTON, MA — Here are highlights from the Wilmington Police Log for Sunday, September 30, 2018:Police reported extensive damage to guardrail on Salem Street, near North Intermediate. It appeared a tow truck pulled a car out of the woods. Police notified DPW to replace guardrail. (2:26am)A car was egged on Burlington Avenue. (3:07am)A Chestnut Street caller reported property belonging to a neighbor was in his yard. Caller has surveillance footage of someone putting it there. Police returned items to the owner. (9:05am)Railroad crossing arms at Main Street and Middlesex Avenue were halfway down despite no train in the past 15 minutes. Police notified Keolis, who resolved the problem. (8:05pm)(DISCLAIMER: This information is public information. An arrest does not constitute a conviction. Any arrested person is innocent until proven guilty.)Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple's daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip? Email email@example.com this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… RelatedPOLICE LOG for August 31: Woburn Man Arrested For OUI; Bad Highway Crash Required MedflightIn "Police Log"POLICE LOG for September 4: Police Help Make Bus Stop Safer; Hit & Run at Cumberland Farms; Garbage Truck Takes Down WiresIn "Police Log"POLICE LOG for September 5: Train Conductor Helps Locate Missing Puppy; Rented Trucks Not Returned To UHaulIn "Police Log"


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Growing up I always felt my older brother's reputation looming over me. This came to a head as the years passed and my bubbling dissatisfaction for comparison passed the brim during High school and leading into college.
I wanted to find out why people had the same thoughts and expectations between two different people. My thought was we may be biological siblings so we share appearance but why would that mean we share intellects.
While looking at majors after transferring to Central Washington University, I saw Public Relations on a sheet of majors. I looked more and more into PR I found myself amazed, there was a place for my ideas and my personality to flourish.
I don't think that we share interests in hobbies, or shared anything close to the same intellect. The only thing we share is our genes, and love for our family.
During constant comparison I've taken interest in why exactly we as siblings were compared so fiercely, even though we are so different. The best reason I have come up with is branding, and how we are under the same "Company" name even though we are two different departments.
A career showing off the best, and new sides of people and companies. Telling myself that this is what I want to do with my life. I want to be one who changes or creates reputation.
Gaining the knowledge to bring to light the difference, and the positive parts of people or companies. I now relate these experiences to my own life when I see family, or old acquaintances.
Public Relations gave me a positive way to pursue my own reputation. Both in career and in my social life, I believe I have become who I would like — myself. No longer will a shadow loom over me as a 'younger brother'.
Finding the Public Relation major has done more than give me a major, and a future career. it has changed and continues to change my life as it opens my eyes, how will you choose to relate in the future?