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With the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launching its improved community care program as part of the MISSION Act, enrolled veterans across the nation now have access to an expanded urgent care benefit, providing more options on when and where to receive timely care.
In Southern Nevada, this includes the addition of approximately 25 contracted in-network community clinics where eligible veterans will be able to access urgent care without prior authorization for treatment of non-emergent minor injuries and illnesses, such as colds, sore throats and minor skin infections.
Veterans can now use the following link to urgent care facilities in VA's contracted network of community providers: https://vaurgentcarelocator.triwest.com/. To ensure local veterans are aware of their options, the VA has provided the following guidance regarding the expanded benefit:
VA can only pay for care under this benefit if a veteran is eligible and enrolled in VA health care and received care through VA (from either a VA or community provider) within 24 months prior to accessing urgent care.
Additionally, the services being provided must not be excluded under the benefit, and the provider must be part of VA's contracted network of community providers and is identified as an urgent care provider. If an eligible veteran goes to an out-of-network urgent care provider, they may be required to pay the full cost of care.
Covered services
The urgent care benefit covers treatment of non-emergent symptoms such as flu-like symptoms (coughs and colds), wheezing, sprains, sore throats, painful urination, bumps and bruises, ear pain, and mild skin irritations, which are typically addressed by urgent care facilities and walk-in retail health clinics. Excluded from the benefit are preventive and dental services.
Additionally, emergency care is not covered by the expanded urgent care benefit. If a veteran has a medical emergency, or believes their life or health is in danger, they should call 911 or seek care at the nearest emergency room right away. Unlike an urgent need, a medical emergency is defined as an injury, illness or symptom so severe that a prudent layperson reasonable believes that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would be hazardous to life or health. Examples of a medical emergency include severe chest pains; seizures or loss of awareness; severe headache; heavy uncontrollable bleeding; poisoning; moderate to severe burns, and large broken bones. It is important to note that VA can only pay for care an eligible veteran receives from a community emergency department in certain circumstances and under specific conditions.
For more information, visit https://www.va.gov/communitycare/programs/veterans/emergency_care.asp.
Eligible veterans may be charged a VA copayment for urgent care that is different from other VA medical copayments. VA copayments for urgent care depend on the eligible veteran's assigned priority group and the number of times they visit an in-network urgent care provider in a calendar year.
• Priority Groups 1-5. There is no copayment for the first three visits during a calendar year. For the fourth visit and all subsequent visits in a calendar year, the copayment is $30.
• Priority Group 6. There is no copayment for the first three visits during a calendar year if the visit is related to special authority* or exposure. For the fourth visit and all subsequent visits in a calendar year, the copayment is $30. If the visit is not related to special authority or exposure, the copayment is $30 per visit, regardless of which visit it is.
• Priority Groups 7-8. The copayment is $30 per visit.
• Priority Groups 1-8. No copayment for a flu shot-only visit. Visits consisting only of a flu shot do not count as a visit for the number of visits in a calendar year for eligible veterans in priority groups 1-6.
• Special authorities include those related to combat service and exposures (e.g., Agent Orange, active duty at Camp Lejeune, ionizing radiation, Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD/Project 112), Southwest Asia Conditions) as well as Military Sexual Trauma, and presumptions applicable to certain Veterans with psychosis and other mental illnesses.
For more information on VA enrollment priority groups, visit https://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/resources/publications/IB10-441_enrollment_priority_groups.pdf.
Prescription medication
VA will pay for or fill prescriptions for urgent care. For routine prescription medication, the prescription must be submitted to VA to be filled.
For urgent prescription medication of a 14-day or fewer supply, veterans will be able to either fill the prescription at one of more than 330 in-network contracted retail pharmacy sites located throughout Southern Nevada, or the prescription can be filled at a non-contracted pharmacy. If a non-contracted pharmacy is used, veterans must pay for the prescription and then file a claim for reimbursement with their local VA medical facility.
Some veterans may be required to make a copayment for medication. Information about copayments can be found at https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/revenue_ops/copays.asp.
While urgent care is a convenient benefit for the treatment of non-emergent symptoms, veterans should always consider talking with or seeing their primary care provider if they are concerned that the community provider will not understand the complexities of their medical history or medications. Additionally, urgent care is not a replacement for an eligible veteran's preventive health care. As such, eligible Veterans should also work with their primary care provider for this type of care. If an eligible veteran goes to an urgent care provider and receives services that are not covered by the urgent care benefit, they may be required to pay the full cost of care.


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Redditor and colorisation expert thehatersalad responds to a request from fellow Redditor f2ISO100 to fix a damaged picture of her 83 year-old grandmother – not only restoring and colourising the 60 year old photo, but also documenting the entire two and a half hour process in timelapse (deeply satisfying if you're any class of a neat-freak.)
'I don't know what kind of emotion you hope to elicit with these,' wrote a clearly stunned f2ISO100 on receipt of the restored photo, 'but you made me catch my breath. I feel — for the first time — like I got to see her, back in time. This is so, so beautiful. Thank you so much!"

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Son remanded over brutal murder of 81 year old mother
September 15, 2019 12:34 pm
The son arrested over the murder of the 81-year-old woman named Walliamma Ragei has been remanded until the 23rd of September.
As per the order of the Acting Magistrate of the Hatton District Court, the grandson (13) of the murdered female has been directed to the Peradeniya children's home until September 23.
The body of an 81-year-old woman named Walliamma Ragei, who was allegedly brutally assaulted by her son, daughter-in-law and eldest grandson, has been found dumped inside a well behind the house where she had been living.
Her remains were exhumed on September 13 in the presence of Hatton Acting Magistrate Sanjeewa Fonseka.
On the 9th of September, the daughter-in-law had told the Watawala Police that her husband took away the body of his mother to be dumped in the woods as they were financially struggling to have a funeral.
The police then launched an investigation into the incident and recorded a statement from the youngest grandson (08) of the victim. According to him, his father, mother along with his elder brother had tied the grandmother to a chair and assaulted her brutally. The father had then put the grandmother, whose face was bleeding from being beaten ruthlessly, into a sack and taken it away, the child's testimony said.
Acting on the young boy's statement, Watawala Police officers initially arrested his mother, the deceased woman's daughter-in-law. Further investigations had led to the arrest of the victim's son and eldest grandson on September 12.
Interrogations into the arrestees revealed that the body of the old woman was dumped into a well in the backyard of the house.
The suspects were then taken to the place where the body was said to have been discarded. The remains were unearthed in the presence of Hatton Acting Magistrate and Judicial Medical Officer of Dik Oya Base Hospital Dr Kalana Lokuhewage. The postmortem examination of the deceased will be conducted by the specialist judicial medical officer of Dik Oya Base Hospital.
It is yet to be confirmed whether this 81-year-old woman was in fact murdered or died of natural causes.


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The HUAWEI P30 Pro was named "EISA Best Smartphone 2019-2020" by the Association, the second year in a row Huawei has won this category.
"With its quad-camera setup Huawei has made yet another impressive advance in mobile photography. Low-light photos are by far the best you can currently get from a smartphone, while the ultra-wide lens, the portrait mode and the periscopic 5x telephoto lens surpass any of its competitors.
The P30 Pro also impresses with its stunning water-resistant construction, excellent screen, fast under-display fingerprint reader and great battery life that's supported by both wired and wireless charging. With raw format recording and up to 512GB storage, the Huawei P30 Pro is the perfect companion for dedicated photographers." EISA was quoted as saying.
"We are honored to receive another award from EISA and pleased with the recognition of the HUAWEI P30 Pro. With every device, Huawei is committed to bringing new and improved smartphone photography experience to consumers, pushing the limit of smartphone camera capabilities with the latest technologies," said Li Changzhu, Vice President of the Handset Business, Huawei Consumer Business Group.
The EISA also recommended the HUAWEI P30 Pro as the companion for photographers, believing it marked yet another advance in mobile photography.
Previously, EISA named HUAWEI P20 "EISA Best Smart Phone of the Year 2018", HUAWEI P10 "EISA Smartphone Camera 2017-2018," HUAWEI Watch 2 "EISA Wearable Device 2017-2018" and HUAWEI P9 "European Consumer Smartphone 2016-2017."


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This sysadmin will be responsible for managing some of the world's largest adult sites. You will be directing over five millions daily users. We are looking for someone who likes to get their hands dirty and always be looking for ways to optimize server architecture and performance. We are looking for someone who looks forward to a challenge and is interested in a dynamic workforce. If you are looking for a 9 to 5 government job, please go to the government :). This is a highly rewarding workplace, contributions are noticed and compensated. We don't care if you graduated with high honors from MIT or dropped out of high school. If you live and breath data centers, CDNs, servers and users we have a place for you.
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A survey of how much CFA charter holders make offers some interesting insight into compensation and the designation
How much do CFA charter holders make? It's one of the most asked questions here on the FinQuiz blog and one of the most popular among candidates.
Makes sense, why would you spend upwards of 1,000 hours studying and make other sacrifices without a little monetary compensation?
Download Mock Exams for 2019 Exam Levels I, II and III by clicking here.
The CFA Institute last ran its CFA Charter holder Compensation survey in 2015 and offers an interesting look into how much designation-holders earn.
Your preference for a particular sector of finance should play an important role in your job decisions but money is always a big motivator as well.
Let's take a closer look at the compensation survey.
Do CFA Charter holders Make More Money?
The most recent charter holder compensation survey I found was for Canada, completed in August 2015.
There are also older surveys available for local societies in the USA and globally but the nationwide survey gives us a good overall look at how much CFA charter holders can make.
The 2,606 charter holder respondents were mostly men (83%) with an average age of 39.7 years and in their current position for 5.6 years. Total average career tenure was 15.1 years for respondents.
The range of employers was fairly large with asset/fund management firms employing nearly a third (27%) of respondents followed by investment counseling (11%), sell-side brokerage (7%), pension management (6%) and IB, insurance, financial services and commercial banking each accounting for 5% of responses.
More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents receive a performance bonus with 13% entitled to profit sharing and 22% receiving stock awards or options as part of their compensation.
Besides a base salary, other compensation included sales bonuses, multi-year incentives and consulting fees.
The average base compensation was $138,000 with performance bonuses adding another $77,000 for those that received them.
Total compensation averaged $280,000 across all recipients (base and bonuses do not add up to the average because of different pay structures).
Of course the average may not be the best measure (remember your quant methods?).
The median compensation of $147,550 suggests a large skew to those earning salaries much higher than the group. The top 25% of income earners make between $275,000 and up to $10 million annually.
Base salary accounts for a larger share of compensation for newer employees while bonuses and profit sharing grow as job tenure increases.
More than half of the respondents personally manage assets for employers, managing an average of $4.2 billion in AUM.
Portfolio managers made the most with an average compensation of over $600,000 while c-suite charter holders averaged just over $500,000 annually.
The roles bringing in lower compensation tended to be junior positions and those outside direct asset management like portfolio analysts ($98,906), compliance ($147,700) and marketing ($153,000).
Average compensation was reported higher by 20% from the prior year but up only 7% on an annualized basis over the four years from 2010.
Nearly a quarter (22%) of respondents also hold an MBA, followed by master's degree (17%), CIM (7%), CA (6%), CFP (5%) and FRM (5%). A third of respondents held no other designation besides the CFA.
The full Canada CFA Compensation Survey is available here and offers a lot of information across 79 pages.
A lot of detail is provided for individual jobs and definitely worth a look. There are some obvious facts like the link between experience and tenure to compensation but there are also some not-so-obvious facts that will surprise you.
How to get the perfect job when there is not one available?
It's a jungle out there! I get emails every week from candidates that continue frustrated in their job search, even after passing one or more levels of the CFA exam.
We've talked about the value of the curriculum and the need for networking in previous posts. I've recommended getting active in your local CFA society as well.
But there's one tool that we haven't talked about, one that I always avoided in my own search. I would go so far as to say that I even had a disgust for it when I was just out of school.
CFA Jobs – The Unpaid Internship!
I hated even seeing notices for these when I was looking for a job.
Are my skills really that worthless that a company would pay me nothing for my time or is the company just too cheap? Either way, do I really want to work for that type of company?
Maybe I've mellowed in my old age or maybe the difficult job environment for some has changed my concept of the value of time, but I am actually coming around to recommending these opportunities – for the right opportunity!
Let's face it, if you've been without a paying job for the last few months and have no real leads, what could it hurt to spend a few months in an unpaid position? The trick is, make it on your terms and don't be afraid to negotiate.
Start with what you want to do and where you want to do it. Is there a firm in your city that dominates the industry? Is there someone that you admire? What are your skills and what can you offer to that person, role or company?
CFA Jobs – The Game Plan
In most cases, the company will not formally have an internship program for exactly what you want.
Believe it or not, that works to your advantage. There won't be other candidates applying for the opportunity!
Use the CFA member directory, your local CFA society or your existing contacts to find out who works in the company or the specific department.
Send an email first but then follow it up with a call no more than a day later.
Explain that you are trying to decide in which part of the industry you want to pursue a career and would like to invite them to lunch to talk about what they do.
This is not the time to ask if there are any jobs available!
It's just an informational interview, no pressure. If they don't have time for lunch, a phone interview would also work.
Research everything you can about the company, the person and their role before your lunch. At the meeting, relax and don't worry about getting that perfect opportunity.
Use the time to learn about the industry/role and decide whether it is truly something you would want to pursue.
Towards the end of the conversation, mention that you have been interested in the company for a while but that no job opportunities or internships have come up.
Ask if the person would be willing to work with you on an informal internship program.
Explain that it would be more of a mentoring role, a way for you to develop some real experience and a way for them to benefit from the enthusiastic help.
The biggest thing to remember is that every, "No," or hesitation is not the end of the conversation but a topic to negotiate.
- They don't think there would be enough for you to do 40 hours a week. OK, what about a 20 hour schedule.
- They wouldn't feel comfortable not paying you for your time but do not have it in the budget. OK, what about a stipend for travel costs?
- They just don't have time to put something like that together. OK, how about a floating role where you worked with multiple people within the department.
Don't get frustrated if you have to talk to a lot of people and face a lot of rejection. Not everyone will be open to the idea of an informal program.
Just remember, just because you haven't landed that six-figure salary yet doesn't mean your skills and knowledge don't have value. You just have to establish that value and sell it to your network.
The worst that could happen is that you add to your list of contacts in the area but do not find anything, which is still better that where you were.
On the flip side, there is a good chance that someone you talk to likes your enthusiasm and ability to think outside the box. They may decline your internship offer to put your name through to someone that is hiring for an actual job.
"No" may be a closed door but you can open it back up with the right key.
Is the cfa worth it?
A recent article on Bloomberg questions if the CFA is worth it but are they missing the bigger picture?
The CFA exams have come and gone and the financial media has been all over the story for the last week.
From describing the challenge for CFA candidates to one recent Bloomberg piece that questions the value of the CFA charter.
It's a question often asked and without a clear answer but naysayers may be missing some key factors.
A record 172,682 candidates sat for one of the three CFA exams this month in just about every country on the globe.
If history is any indication, nearly half of those candidates will fail the exam and some may need to take each level multiple times.
On the hundreds of hours it takes to study the material and the money spent for registration, whether the CFA is worth the effort is a valid question.
Analytical people are drawn to the CFA through their career dreams so it's natural they would want to place a value on their time and money spent.
CFA Not Worth It Crowd Misses the Bigger Picture
The Bloomberg article doesn't come to a definite answer on the value of the CFA charter but the tone seems to suggest that it's a high bar to set considering the costs.
Maybe I'm biased being a charterholder myself but besides some obvious problems with the analysis, the article misses a few key points that only a candidate or CFA charterholder would understand.
The article assumes candidates spend 'thousands of dollars' on fees and materials for each CFA exam.
While you can spend several thousand through the registration and some of the more expensive third-party study providers, 'thousands of dollars' is misleading and not the norm.
The standard registration fee to the CFA Institute is $860 and even the premium package on Finquiz is only $400 which leaves a lot of room to 'thousands'.
Saying 'thousands' is a stretch considering many candidates study only the Institute materials and even the most expensive third-party providers cost less than a thousand dollars.
The biggest point to the article is based off a Phaidon survey of job opportunities on the LinkedIn platform mentioning the CFA in the description.
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of the jobs offer less than $100,000 annually which is supposed to sound low but sounds like a pretty good salary to me.
Assuming that jobs posted on LinkedIn are representative of all available, there's a glaring problem with the survey in that no mention of geographic distribution is made.
A $100,000 offer in Mumbai is considerable different than the same salary in New York City where consumer prices are 250% higher and rent is five-times more expensive.
The article does mention a survey by CFA Societies in the Midwest U.S. showing a median salary for charterholders of $154,000 – almost $70,000 higher than their peer group.
If this is the median in the breadbasket, how much higher is it in the larger cities on the East Coast?
Another study by InvestmentNews is reported to show charterholders make nearly 25% more than their CFP and CPA peers.
The article also downplays the credibility one gets from holding the charter.
It's hard to quantify and you can certainly find recruiters that don't care about the CFA on a resume…if that's what you're looking for in a quote.
I would disagree from my own experience as a freelance analyst after multiple clients have told me I was selected on the basis of having the charter.
The real benefit to the CFA charter, and just the grueling process of obtaining the charter, goes way beyond all this. The financial industry is uber-competitive and few sectors are as uncertain in outcome.
In an industry where being exceptional means beating your index by a few percent, how much is it worth to have all the tools possible?
A lot of potential CFA candidates are turned off by the amount of time it takes to prepare for the exam. Upwards of 300 hours over four or five months times three might seem like a big commitment…but is it really?
Put that 900 hours into perspective against the roughly 744,600 hours you have on this earth (assuming 85 years lifespan).
What else are you going to be doing with most of that 900 hours? Watching TV, surfing the internet?
Is 900 hours too much to make you the professional you could be and to open the door to more opportunities?
The CFA is a crucible for the best investment and asset professionals.
It's an extremely tough process that weeds out those not committed to the highest standards and forges others into professionals ready with the tools they need to make the best decisions for their clients.
If this sounds like something that is important to you, then welcome to the challenge.
If you don't think the highest standard of professionalism is important, then we don't want you anyway.
Most Candidates Don't Expect More Money, So Why Take the CFA Exams?
A recent poll on the LinkedIn Group asked whether respondents saw an increase in salary after earning the CFA designation.
The results showed that more than half (51%) of respondents did not receive or expect to receive a jump in their salary after the process.
The poll might have been confounded by those answering what they expect to receive and those answering what they actually received and the sample only covered 31 respondents, but the fact that half answered with no additional pay is interesting.
So, why subject yourself to hundreds of hours of studying and three grueling tests?
A seat at the table
I can tell you that one of the biggest benefits since I earned the designation has been implied credibility and increased opportunities.
Just having the charter does not make you a market guru with prophetic knowledge, but given the work and commitment it takes to earn the charter, it is often assumed that you have a valuable insight.
I have been invited to speak on more panels and have been offered more projects since I earned the charter and several clients have told me that their decision was based partly on my status as a charterholder.
While the implied credibility you may see from the charter would certainly be a benefit, the trick is to continuously validate that credibility.
Don't think that the hard work ends with the receipt of your letter allowing you to use the designation.
Putting it in perspective
Candidates report spending around 300 hours studying for each level, bringing the time commitment for the charter to somewhere around 900 hours.
This is a pretty formidable task when crammed into three or four years but not so much if you consider the time spent on education throughout your life and career.
The standard bachelor's degree requires close to 1,600 hours for eight semesters, and this doesn't include any secondary education or master's level education.
The process of learning is a commitment to yourself as a professional. It provides much more than job security and a regular paycheck.
In an industry where 50 basis points may separate the best and worst money managers, isn't it nice to know that you have done everything you can to be a fiduciary of other people's money?
The self-satisfaction from having committed myself and earning the CFA charter has been one of the most valuable benefits.
Don't kid yourself, the money is good too – CFA Salary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts out median salaries for occupations with estimated 2011 salaries for financial advisors ($66,580), financial analysts ($75,650) and financial managers ($107,160).
By comparison, the Institute's most recent survey (2007) shows that charterholders are not getting in line for the soup kitchen any time soon.
The median total compensation for various positions includes: financial advisors ($175,000), research analysts ($200,000) and portfolio managers (between $158,000 and $456,000).
Now, let me qualify this before I get sanctioned for saying that you WILL make more money as a charterholder.
There are several obvious problems with comparing the BLS data directly with the Institute's survey results.
The occupations are not a direct match and there are differences in survey methodology. By virtue of the charter requirements, CFA charterholders will have more experience than the average and this will skew the results.
That said, I would bet that your commitment to the charter will pay off in higher compensation throughout your career.
Stick with it
Earning the charter is a difficult process and one that many have tried and failed.
Its tough to weigh the full costs and benefits until you have already made the commitment and earned the charter.
As a charter-holder, I can tell you that it is one of the best decisions I have made and would gladly do it again.
It will all be worth it.
Don't give up!
Joseph Hogue, CFA


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Amalgamation II
by zenquaker
I was walking down the street from the Metro station to work this morning, and I realized I couldn't find my apple. I'm almost four weeks in to forming the habit of eating an apple every day, and I've been wondering if I'm ready to push into the next habit (studying Chess flashcards on the bus). So I'm a bit disturbed that I forgot my apple this morning, although I'm pretty sure I didn't. I did drop my keys in the Metro station so maybe I dropped my apple somewhere (and thanks again to the guy behind me who saw me drop my keys, picked them up, and gave them back to me). I'm groping around in my pocket in case it's hidden behind my gloves, patting down my other pockets, trying to figure out where it is. I come to an intersection and I don't have the walk signal, so I stop and take a bite out of my apple while I think about it. I look down at the half eaten apple that has been in my right hand the whole time and think to myself this is going to be a bad day.
It actually wasn't that bad a day after all. Actually it was pretty good. Yesterday I made sure to get all the necessary work and weekly work out of the way. I did forget my Metro subsidy re-certification paperwork, but it won't kill me to do that Monday. So I was able to spend the day programming. I'm working on revamping my dynamic code generating search program to deal with the new Sharp Floor system. I was having some bugs I couldn't understand last time I was working on it, but today I managed to knock both of them out. One was that the test data set was just wrong. Once I noticed that it was 60% the size it should have been, I reran it and it worked. The other one I tracked down to a way we had asked for the old data to be translated into the new system that makes the two systems inconsistent.
Working on these bugs required making repeated test runs. These test runs require pulling multiple years of data from the server, and with a couple dozen of them to run each time it can take a while. So I took the time to read the SAS book that I got them to buy me at work, and learned something new and useful. If you don't program SAS, you probably don't realize that most SAS books are not Scottish (NSFW). Thus, learning something new, much less something useful, from a SAS book is a thing to sing and dance about. However, I manfully refrained from singing and dancing. For those with no taste for programming, skip the next paragraph.
What I learned about was proc append. A lot of the time I'm writing loops, and with each iteration of the loop some data is created. I store that data by appending it to the previous data. However, I've been doing this with what we SAS programmers call a set merge. The problem with a set merge is that if the data you're appending to doesn't exist, it causes an error. On the first time through the loop, there's no previous data to append to. So you either have to create an empty data set before the loop (which leaves an empty observation you later have to remove) or you have to put a conditional in the loop to create the initial data on the first loop. As I learned today, if you use proc append when the data you're appending to doesn't exist then it creates that data as a copy of what you're appending. End result: in numerous places in all the major programs I've written at work, I can now cut ten lines of code down to two. I started by doing it to the program I was working on today.
To be honest, I can be a bit of a slacker. So I didn't spend all of the time I had while waiting for test runs on work related stuff. I fiddled around on some Chess websites and read some RSS feeds. The latter led me to a fascinating article on the European Union National Institutes of Culture. If you find that to be a bit of a mouthful, you can instead use the acronym: EUNIC. This was one of those few times when the acronym LOL was literally true. For quite a while.
Then I came home, had my turkey pasta leftovers (the second best meal of the week), and reviewed a very well annotated game between two grandmasters. And since I did manage to get a few good laughs at myself for the whole apple thing, it was a good day all around.
I hope you had one too.


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Is anyone going to tell Trump the bitter truth that the current financial state of most people living in the US is nothing to brag about?
Thankfully, you don't need to rely on any politician or corporation to go from negative to positive.
So how does one avoid being poor or constantly on the edge of poverty?
In my recent walk and talk from Trois-Ilets, Martinique, I share my thoughts on living in abundance and programming your own life for health and success.
With so many "get rich quick" schemes on the internet, scammers have naturally tried to cash in on the popularity of cryptocurrency and the exciting new market flourishing around it.
Still, there are some legitimate opportunities in the blockchain space you really need to know about, which I cover in the video above!
If you didn't get to sign up for The Crypto Vigilante in time before we closed registration, you can still get the most cutting edge information and resources at Cryptopulco, an entire space devoted 100% to blockchain tech, which runs during all of Anarchapulco 2020!
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Instagram: @CaraDelevingne
Cara Delevingne isn't one for posing in front of the mirror and snapping a sexy selfie (enter, Kim Kardashian).
But in an unexpected surprise, the British model has gone all Top Gun on us and got her pout on in a cool new Instagram pic.
If you thought NASA spacesuits couldn't be high-fashion, people, get ready for a shock.
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As of today at 5pm I am on vacation! I was thinking the other day about previous vacations and I realized that I haven't had 9 consecutive days off since I was on maternity leave with Chaney. And that isn't really a vacation when you are a single mom with a newborn. That was over 8 years ago so it's high time for a break!
We are traveling and yes, I realize by blogging about our vacation ahead of time that I am leaving my fabric stash vulnerable. But quilters are nice people so I have no problem trusting ya'll with this information. ;) And speaking of fabric... that pretty stack of charm squares you see up there came in the mail from Fabricworm yesterday. Chicopee by Denyse Schmidt is even prettier in person. I can't wait for the yardage to come out!
Steve and I were both up at 4:30 this morning for no good reason. I guess it's a combination of being excited about picking Chaney up from camp tomorrow morning and being ready to start our vacation. So I decided to make some more headway on my sample for our Giant Granny Panties quilt along. This is turning out to be a really fun quilt to make with lots of tricks that makes this quilt come together easily.
I usually do the design for my quilt alongs and stay a week ahead of the group but this quilt design is a little different so I wanted to make sure I worked any kinks out beforehand. I'm happy to say that this quilt is coming together without any issues so I should have the intro post, design and fabric bundles up after I get back.
I was supposed to be working out by this time but I opted for this instead. My
enablers friends on Instagram pointed out that sewing is exercising so that's what I went with. I'll work out tonight instead...
I will try to get at least one post up while I'm gone so if you want to see what I'm up to in real-time, Instagram is where that will be happening. :)
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Patrick Johnson was an avid runner and vegetarian who was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2007. But he kept running.
Patrick Johnson has been an avid runner for the past 30 years. He met his wife through running. And at his peak, he'd compete in four races a month.
But in 2007, he was diagnosed with a mitral valve prolapse, which meant that one of his heart's valves wasn't operating correctly.
Just before Johnson's diagnosis, a runner died during the 2007 Chicago Marathon, and an autopsy revealed he had the same condition as Johnson.
His death served as a wake-up call for Johnson.
In August 2009, Johnson underwent a seven-hour surgery to repair the malfunctioning valve, and he didn't run another race until seven weeks after surgery, which he says is the longest he's ever gone without racing since he started.
But now, Johnson is running again. And on Oct. 7, he'll strap on his shoes to compete in a 10-mile race in conjunction with the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon weekend, fulfilling what the Minnesota native calls a "bucket list" item.
"The Twin Cities Marathon started soon after (I left in 1976)," Johnson said. "And I really always wanted to go there (to race), but I really couldn't afford it."
He said he put his desire to run in the race aside until he heard about an opportunity to have his trip and expenses paid for by Medtronic Global, the company that manufactured the implanted piece that helped repair his heart, which sometimes sponsors the race.
Johnson applied for and was selected as one of the 25 Medtronic Global Heroes. He will have the opportunity to race with his wife, all expenses paid, and meet some of the people who help make medical devices similar to the one in his heart.
Three years after heart surgery, though, its a nagging calf injury he sustained during training, not his heart, that Johnson worries about.
"My heart is as trainable as I want to train it," he said. "So I can push it as hard as I want to push it, within reason. So I push it."
And push it, he has. Throughout all of his training for the upcoming 10 miles, he has had "no cardiac problems at all." He's ready to run. He just hopes his calf is as ready as he is.


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Here are my favorite posts from Saturday Blitz, the college football blog on Fan Sided. (Click here or the image below to access my work)
Click here: Coaches Field Trip, 10 coaches I would take on a reality show field trip tour
Click here: Top 10 traditional quarterbacks of all-time
Click here: 5 Reasons Why College Football Needs Mike Leach
Click here: Jim Harbaugh, college football's Taylor Swift
Click here: 5 most overrated programs in college football history
Click here: Comparing College Football to Pro Wrestling (includes video)
Click here: Art Briles Hired, Unhired by CFL (includes video)
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WTF is WTFest?
Hedley & Big Wreck Headline WTFest Music Festival Featuring The Trews, LIGHTS, USS and I Mother Earth On June 13th and 14th in Brantford
JSE Events and Calbeck Investments Inc. are proud to present the WTFest Music Festival (What The Fest), a two-day outdoor music festival in Brantford, Ontario on June 13th & 14th, 2015 at Lions Park. The festival will feature an eclectic bill of talent from a variety of different music styles. The Saturday June 13th line-up will be headlined by Big Wreck and feature The Trews, I Mother Earth, Peeler, The Mohrs, Sons of Revelry, Gloryhound and Ghost Town Orchestra. The Sunday June 14th show will be headlined by Canadian superstars Hedley, along with Lights, USS, Dear Rouge, The Ascot Royals, Harbour, Steven Ryan and Mark Wilson. Weekend passes which include access to both shows will be $59.99 and will be the first to go on sale.
WTFest is also launching a battle of the bands and will award the winner an opening slot on the festival. The winner will also receive a grand prize package which consists of $1,000 cash, a meeting with industry professionals at one of Canada's top booking agencies, a professional photo-shoot by Photohouse Studio as well as a EPK designed by Fat Panda Studios. Interested bands can log onto www.wtfest.ca to submit their band and get further details.
Hedley has continued along their path to pop music supremacy with the release of "Wild Life" (November 2013), which has since shot straight to platinum selling status and boasts multiple Top 5 radio hits ("Anything", "Crazy For You", "Heaven in Our Headlights"). With four consecutive multiplatinum albums prior – Hedley (2005), "Famous Last Words" (2007), "The Show Must Go" (2009), "Storms" (2011) — and over a million albums sold, the band is showing no sign of slowing down. Hedley continually sell out arenas coast to coast, with their last tour in February / March of 2014 selling over 150,000 tickets and 35,000 T-shirts. The band has won 2 JUNO Awards, 16 Much Music Video Awards, countless SOCAN Awards, has scanned over 2 million digital singles and has 16 consecutive #1 videos on Much Music, a record for any domestic artist.
For a band that planted their roots nearly 20 years ago, Big Wreck has arrived at that place where all the pieces fit. The group's new album "Ghosts" debuted at #5 on the Top 200 SoundScan chart in Canada, and their single for the track "Albatross," also made Big Wreck the first Canadian band to hit #1 on the Canadian rock radio chart in over a year, a position they maintained for six weeks.
WTFest is the brainchild of Jamie Stephens from JSE Events, Lance and Mark from Calbeck Investments Inc. Stephens is best known for hosting the annual Brantford Comedy Festival where he's successfully brought mainstream comedians like Tom Green, Stephen Wright, Pauly Shore, and Colin Mochrie to town. In addition Stephens also is the promoter of the Grandelicious Food & Wine Show, and his own comedy series "Those Damn Divas", which celebrates women in comedy.
Lance Calbeck was born and raised in Brantford and has continuously worked hard to make the community better place to live. He has volunteered his time with many charitable organizations and has run successful events such as the Rotary Lobsterfest and the Rotary Charity Airshow, as well as dozens of other fundraisers for Brant Waterways Foundation, Brant Animal Aid Foundation and the Boys & Girls Club of Brantford to name a few. Lance has a passion for music and is eager to use his expertise to make WTFest one of the premier music festivals in Ontario.
Mark Calbeck is the co—owner of Calbeck Investments Inc., a private investment company located in Brantford. Mark got his start in the family grocery business before moving into the auto industry for a number of years. He is married with two children and currently resides in Paris, ON.
Individual day passes are $39.99 for Saturday and $49.99 for Sunday and will be on sale in early February. Tickets can be purchased online through www.TicketScene.ca or in-person at the Sanderson Centre box office (88 Dalhousie Street / 519.758.8090).


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- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup pistachio paste
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
Pistachio Cream and Assembly
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup pistachio paste
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Recipe Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, and pistachio paste in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Mix in vanilla, then eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate completely after each addition. Reduce speed to low and gradually add dry ingredients; mix just until combined.
Scoop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 3" apart. Bake cookies until golden, 12–15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheets 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks and let cool completely.
Pistachio Cream and Assembly
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, pistachio paste, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Spread 1 scant tablespoonful pistachio cream onto flat side of a cookie. Top with another cookie, flat side down; press lightly to even out filling. Repeat with remaining cookies and pistachio cream.
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Tauraroa Area School Girls Shorts
Tauraroa Area School Girls Shorts are black dress shorts that sit on the hip and have the school logo embroidered on the lower left leg. They are manufactured from hard wearing poly/viscose, and have a life expectancy over well over three years.
The shorts have front side pockets and zip with a button at the top of the fly. Although they come in a standard length the are easy to hem. Being made locally they can easily be adjusted and repaired if needed
The girls dress shorts are worn form Year 7 and start at size for going up to size 24. The shorts can be purchased plain should so they can be used for other occasions.


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I'm reading The Story of Beautiful Girl right now and I'm loving it (especially since I'm off for the summer and have more time to read).
It takes place in the south during the late 1960s and much of it is in a mental institution--it's disturbing how they treat these residents--some of them should never have been placed there. I could go on forever about the injustices of that situation, but that's not the only focus at all. It is the story of two residents who fell in love there and escaped for one night--one of them a deaf African American man and one a beautiful white girl with some cognitive disabilities (basically put there by her father who didn't want the embarassment of her).
The young girl gives birth to a baby (father unknown--raped by another resident) and they hide for one night with an old woman out in the woods. The police and institution authorities come and take the girl back, the man runs and the old woman is left to hide and take care of the baby since the authorities no nothing of this new little one YET.
It's interesting to see how the two of them got to this place in time, what they're thinking and feeling as they hope to reunite and find a better place in this world.


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This is an ICI Billingham Film Unit travelogue with an unusual premise and title. The film promotes the North East as a marvellous place to live and work and includes footage of engineers, scientists and draftsmen at the ICI Billingham chemical works and the many social pursuits available for workers: sports at Billingham Synthonia and Wilton Hall Clubs, rowing and sailing on the Wear,Yorkshire Gliding Club at Sutton Bank and rock climbing. The film also tours around local Teesside villages and towns such as picturesque Norton and Stockton-on-Tees on a busy market day. The coastal towns of Saltburn, Staithes (including women in traditional Staithes bonnets) and Whitby are explored as well as the iconic cities of Durham, York and Newcastle (including night time Hoppings scenes on the Town Moor). The final scenes capture the remote landscapes of Weardale and the world of the hill farmers.
Home movie compilation by Dr H. Brenton Porteous that captures winter scenes in Newcastle and surrounding countryside; biplanes and monoplanes at Woolsington airfield; Beadnell bay and harbour; High Force waterfall on the River Tees, and the building of an air raid shelter at Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, the home of Dr Porteous, and now the site of Whites Hotel. Also included are shots at the wedding of Dr H. B. Porteous (the filmmaker) and Dr Winifred Ormerod in 1926, with good examples of 1920s bridal wear.


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Glen Mixer Grinder 4022 Plus 750 w
₹ 5,895 incl., of all taxes ₹ 4,395 ( 25% OFF )
Please note there may be some delays in delivery as movement is restricted due to lockdown.
Quick Overview
A 4 Jar mixer grinder with fruit filter to perform all the mixing & grinding tasks without any hassles.
- 5 years warranty on motor
- Strong & sturdy 750W motor
- 4 Jars - Liquidizer Jar, Transparent Jar with fruit filter, Dry Grinder Jar, and Chutney Jar
- Food grade 304SS blades
- Unbreakable polycarbonate lids
The Glen 4022 Plus Mixer Grinder is a strong appliance to make all your pre cooking requirements convenient. From grinding dry spices to soaked rice & dals for making batters and pastes, you can also prepare smoothies and shakes. The 4 different jars including transparent jar with fruit filter, liquidizer, dry grinder and chutney minimizes your efforts and also save your time. The 750 W Powerful motor handles heaviest loads. Also, the special oil seals prevents any kind of leakage from the appliance.
General Specifications
Input Voltage : 230 V Ac 50 Hz
Cord Plug/Length : 3 Pins/1.0 m
Packaging List - Included : Basic Unit, Liquidiser Jar, Plastic Jar, Fruit Filter, Grinder Jar, Chutney Jar, Whipping Blade, Spatula, User's Guide
Time Rating : 30 minutes
Color : Opal White
Box Dimension (WxDxH) mm : 525x250x335 mm
Dimensions - Basic Unit (WxDxH) mm : 198x230x212
Dimensions - Liquidiser Jar (WxDxH) mm : 190x142x204
Dimensions - Grinder Jar (WxDxH) mm : 190x142x172
Weight : 5.50 Kgs. Appx.
Dimensions - Chutney Jar (WxDxH) mm : 130x125x116
Motor Speed RPM : 18000 appx. - at no load
Material of Basic Unit : A.B.S
Material of Plastic Jar : SAN
Capacity of Plastic Jar : 1.5 Ltrs. (Max. Working 1.0 Ltrs.)
Dimensions - Plastic Jar (WxDxH) mm : 174x136x260
Power in Wattage : 750 W
Motor Warranty in Years : 5
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Speed : 3 speed setings with pulse function
Overload Protector Mechanism : Available
Noice Level : Low
Material of Blades : Food Grade 304 Stainless Steel
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Material of Liquidiser Jar : Stainless steel
Capacity of Liquidiser Jar : 1.5 Ltrs. (Max. Working 1.0 Ltrs.)
Material of Liquidiser Jar Lid : PC
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Material of Chutney Jar Lid : PC
Capacity of Grinder Jar : 1.0 Ltrs. (0.5 Ltr. Dry & 0.3 Ltr. Wet)
Capacity of Chutney Jar : 0.4 Ltrs. (Max. Working 0.2 Ltrs.)
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Detective is wanting to talk?
So long story short. A girlfriend and I went out one night to a bar and she met up with some guy and his buddies. We left the bar with them thinking they where going to take us home but instead they wanted to make a stop first. We ended up a little outside of town at this underground casino. When we entered we seen that it was a gambling ring and almost everyone in there was smoking meth. Along with prostitution going on. We wanted no part in that so we instantly left. Scared and not knowing where we were or what those guys where capable of doing my friend called the non emergency line. We went walking to the closest street lights/business and Police pulled up. We told the officer what we seen and he radioed it in to the other officers and im not sure what all took place after that. he waited with us until our lyft arrived and we left. Now a detective is trying to contact me. I honestly want no part in what ever was going on at that place. Is it the law that i have to be involved in this or talk to an investigator? Or can i remain silent?
This happened in California, if that helps. Also the story could have been a whole lot longer but I did my best to sum it up and not leave out anything important.
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- AnnLv 79 months ago
Your mistake was getting involved with the people you got a ride with. I hope they didn't get any personal information from you and they don't know you at all. The detective is doing his job. The police have probably been watching that bar for a while, and if they think there is some valid information about its illegal business, they're trying to get their case together. You can tell the detective you don't want to get involved because of the potential danger, and maybe they will be able to protect your anonymity. I understand your hesitancy, but he's doing his job, and that's how these places get put out of business.
- LiliLv 79 months ago
If you're not a troll, talk to a lawyer. That's the only advice anyone here should be giving you.
You're not in trouble, and you're not "involved" in whatever was going on, so there's really no reason you should be so reluctant to talk to the detective, but if you really don't want to, see a lawyer about your rights and the best way to handle this.
- CeeLv 79 months ago
It's up to you... You never know, you may wind up in Witness Protection.
- jamesLv 79 months ago
In the U.S. such places do not exist with out cop protection. So it is time you talk to the Feds if you want to save your ask.
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- STEVEN FLv 79 months ago
the story could have been a whole lot longer but I did my best to sum
NO ONE is ever successful in such an attempt.
That said, GOOD fiction doesn't try to pack HALF that much BS into a single event. That goes double when you wouldn't know MOST of what you claim even if it were true.
- BruceLv 79 months ago
You are never under any obligation to speak with police. You can decline the interview.
- Anonymous9 months ago
Simply ask the detective. Answer the questions truthfully.
- Fried KittenLv 79 months ago
If they really want your testimony to pursue a conviction they will hassle you to death.
You called them and gave them a first-hand account of the incident and to deny your claim now can be seen as an obstruction of an investigation.
Of course, you can simply not remember the exact location of the incident or anything about the person who gave you a lift to the establishment.
The cops know that you can wiggle out of it with a memory lapse so ultimately they would let you stay out of legal proceedings.
- 9 months ago
How is this a long story short? You can sum that up in four sentences and some of those sentences would have been better used expalining your location, respective of laws in that region. Look You cannot be convicted of a crime without evidence. You cannot be convicted of a state crime. You cannot be convicted of a federal crime. If there is no evidence against you, under the law, it simply is not possible for the prosecutor's office to obtain a conviction. Also Rape is an awkward enough topic as it is, let alone when it happens to men we picture as muscular heroes willing to take a bullet for us.


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In the first match of the day, Team SWAN (Sport Writers Association of Nigeria) thrashed Top Entertainment Writers Team by 3goals to nothing. The second match which was the most anticipated was between Top Stars of Music versus Superstars of Nollywood. Team Nollywood paraded stars like Segun Arinze, Fred and Jeta Amata, Femi Ogedengbe, Osita Iheme, Chinedu Ikedieze, Bob-Manuel Idogwu, Emeka Enyiocha, and a host of other Nollywood stars. On team Top Stars of Music were Ikechukwu, Konga, Africa China, Kaka, Jklt, GT, Minji, Zakki Adzay, Baba Dee, Harrysong and a host of others.
Top stars of music won the penalty by 3-2 and claimed a golden trophy with #1.5m donated by the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio who was present at the occasion. Team Nollywood
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason praised for 'breathtaking' royal wedding performance8:22, 21st May 2018
19-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed Schubert's 'Ave Maria', Fauré's 'Après un rêve' and Maria Theresia von Paradis' Sicilienne at the royal wedding on 19 May.
He became the first classical musician to take over the official Instagram Stories account, which is followed by 235 million people. He shared videos and photos of his preparations for the performance, as well as behind-the-scenes photos and clips from the event.
A link to his Instagram Stories takeover can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/instagram/
'It was such an awesome moment,' he commented. 'The atmosphere was amazing and I'm proud to have played a small part in the celebrations. It's a day I will remember for the rest of my life.'
CNN described his playing as 'breathtaking', and Esquire called him 'a cello rockstar'.
The official recording of the wedding will soon be made available on streaming services, and will be released as a physical album on 25 May.


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Eagerly anticipated changes to electoral boundaries have been announced, raising expectations that the next general election will be called soon, possibly in September.
But the traditional redrawing of constituency boundaries ahead of every election proved to be milder than some had expected this time around.
They also continue reforms to the system Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had initiated ahead of the 2011 General Election, to reduce the average size of a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and have more Single-Member Constituencies (SMCs).
Some one in five voters, or 19 per cent of voters, will find themselves in a new constituency. This figure is fewer than the 30 per cent of voters affected by boundary changes ahead of the 2011 election.
Two more seats are also up for contest. The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee, in its report released yesterday, recommended a rise in the number of elected Members of Parliament from 87 to 89.
They will come from 16 GRCs, up from 15, and 13 SMCs, up from 12.
Prime Minister Lee said in a Facebook post: "To make smaller GRCs and more SMCs, some boundaries have had to be changed."
The changes also take into account new housing estates. The report said: "The committee reviewed all the existing electoral divisions, taking into account their current configurations, population shifts and housing developments since the last boundary delineation exercise."
Taken as a whole, analysts said, they keep the playing field level, although several areas that saw close contests from the opposition Workers' Party (WP) in 2011 - Joo Chiat SMC and parts of Moulmein-Kallang GRC - have been absorbed into nearby constituencies.
In keeping with recent practice, the boundaries of opposition-held seats have remained unchanged: Aljunied GRC, as well as Hougang and Punggol East SMCs.
Political scientist Lam Peng Er of the National University of Singapore's East Asian Institute said of the report overall: "By and large, it's a very modest shift, nothing too radical."
But WP council member, Non-Constituency MP Gerald Giam, said many of the areas the party contested had been split up.
"We have to study the report very carefully to decide which one we want to contest in," he added.
There will now be six four-member GRCs, up from two, and eight five-member GRCs, down from 11.
Ang Mo Kio GRC and Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, helmed respectively by PM Lee and Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, remain the only two six-member GRCs.
But five-MP East Coast GRC, which saw the closest fight in 2011 from a WP team, will now have four MPs, with Fengshan SMC hived off.
Four-MP Moulmein-Kallang GRC is no more, as Jalan Besar GRC makes a comeback, taking in Whampoa SMC and parts of Tanjong Pagar GRC.
Most of Moulmein ward, under Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew, has been split up between four surrounding GRCs.
A new four-MP Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC has also been formed in the north-west, from parts of Chua Chu Kang GRC and Sembawang GRC that have seen significant population growth of late.
Parts of the sprawling Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC have been moved westwards to Ang Mo Kio GRC, with changes also being made to Nee Soon GRC and Sembawang GRC.
As for the SMCs, 10 of the 12 existing single seats remain on the map.
Two more former SMCs make a return: Bukit Batok has been carved out of Jurong GRC, and MacPherson from Marine Parade GRC.
In the days ahead, People's Action Party (PAP) activists and opposition members will meet their teams to step up preparations for the election.
The next stage is for Parliament to be dissolved and the writ of election issued.
Nomination Day, the start of the traditional nine-day campaign period, is expected to take place from a minimum of five days after the writ.
"Wherever the boundaries may be drawn, MPs should serve the residents they represent to the best of their ability," PM Lee said yesterday.
"And voters should support the candidates or teams who will best represent their interests, both in the constituency and as the Government of Singapore."
FEW SURPRISES: Sober report, with a few puzzles
THE GRCs: More 4-MP GRCs, Moulmein-Kallang GRC disappears // Who will helm Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC? // Yaacob welcomes return of Jalan Besar GRC // Inderjit Singh announces his retirement from politics
THE SMCs: New SMCs won't see equally intense fights
THE OPPOSITION AND OTHER REACTIONS: No changes to areas held by WP // Opposition politicians weigh their options // Party responses // Lina Chiam wants to return to Potong Pasir // East to see keenest fights, say observers // Analysts: Why keep six-member GRCs?


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By Abdul Kerimkhanov
The Azerbaijani triathlon team has successfully performed at the Dnipro Triathlon Fest 2019 in Ukraine.
At the competition, national triathlete Rostislav Pevtsov won a silver medal, while Kseniia Levkovskaya took the fifth place and thus also earned important points for the Olympic qualification.
It is noteworthy that earlier, Pevtsov won the Aquathlon World Championship and qualified to the World Beach Games.
Pevtsov was one of the main contenders for the awards in Dnipro, and he managed to get on the pedestal.
Callum McClusky from Australia and Rostislav Pevtsov waged the main fight for the title of winner. Closer to the finish line the athlete from the Green Continent began to accelerate and first crossed the finish line. Florin Salvisberg from Switzerland became third.
Meanwhile, Kseniia Levkovska was ahead of rivals from Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Russia, Poland and many other countries. She showed a good pace and finished the race with the fifth result. Lisa Tertsch from Germany won the gold medal. Her compatriot Marlene Gomez-Islinger took silver medal, and Lea Coninx from France became third.
Triathlon is a multiple-stage competition involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance disciplines, with the most popular form involving swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances.
The Azerbaijan Triathlon Federation was established in 2013. Currently, it is being affiliated with both World Triathlon Union and European Triathlon Union on the basis of the official appeal of the National Olympic Committee.
Abdul Kerimkhanov is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @AbdulKerim94
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Andrew Taggart, 27, and Alex Pall, 32, of the pop-EDM band the Chainsmokers, are living their best lives. They spend a lot of time drinking and playing sold-out arena shows, have bro'd down with Bono, and made friends (and music) with Coldplay's Chris Martin. In the past couple of years they've also released a string of massive hits, including "Closer," their Grammy-nominated single about having sex in a Range Rover. "We party a lot, we have a ton of friends, we travel all over, and write songs about hanging out," says Taggart, the more talkative of the two. "And it strikes a chord with people."
Yet if the frat-dude behavior—their bio, which has been removed from the band's Web site, called out their "17.34 combined inches"—has made them one of the most popular acts in the world, it's also raised a few eyebrows. "For 30 years no one cared what we had to say, then one morning we wake up, and they do—it's weird," Pall says. "But I like to think we're good guys, and we try to learn from our mistakes."
Musically, too, they're evolving. Having started in 2012 as a DJ duo, they have been adding more original songs, performed by Taggart, to their repertoire. And fashion-wise, they've assumed a more cultivated style. "I had a gothic phase, a white-boy rapper, an emo kid," Taggart recalls. "These days we like to wear more formal clothes but in a laid-back way, like dress pants with a band tee and a cool canvas shoe."
As newly minted ambassadors for Tommy Hilfiger, they draw much of their wardrobe from the American sportswear brand, which has a long history of working with illustrious musicians, from David Bowie to the Rolling Stones. "It's crazy to be a part of that," Pall says. "It definitely feels like a lot of pressure."
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'Everybody treated us like family'
The U.S. Military Academy's hockey team was on the road for a game against Canisius during Thanksgiving, meaning some of the players wouldn't get to spend Thanksgiving with their families. But members of American Legion Post 928 in Derby, N.Y., made sure the 120 Army cadets got a Thanksgiving meal.
The post opened its doors to the team, providing a full Thanksgiving dinner. Family members of the players who live in the area were able to attend the meal as well.
"This is one of the few times the family can get together with them. They travel all over the country ... they don't get to see them that much," Post 928 Commander Larry Masters told WKBW. "As far as I'm concerned, they're veterans already and they're our future. They're going to be leaders in our country. We love doing stuff like this. Gives you a good feeling, a really good feeling."
For Army Team Captain Zach Evancho, who hails from nearby Buffalo, it was a chance to see family. "I've been on the road for the past five to six years for Thanksgiving," he told WKBW. "To be able to come back to my hometown for Thanksgiving in my last year of hockey, it's incredible. I'm really thankful for all the people that put this together. It's amazing."
Post 928's Thanksgiving effort was one of several provided by American Legion posts for future servicemembers. In Somers Point, N.J., American Legion Post 352 provided a full meal and a day away from training for more than two dozen U.S. Coast Guard recruits from Training Center Cape May. In addition to the full meal, members of the post's Legion Family offered up their cellphones so the recruits could call home.
The meal has been provided by Post 352 for more than a decade in tandem with AMVETS Post 911 and the Egg Harbor Township Submariners. Getting away from the training facility meant a lot to seaman recruit Evan Eschenburg, who was spending his first Thanksgiving away from family.
"I thought maybe we'd get a little more to eat or something," Eschenburg told the Press of Atlantic City of his expectations for spending the day at Training Center Cape May. "But not like this; this is just amazing."
In Illinois, a group of Chicago-area American Legion posts continued a tradition of providing Thanksgiving festivities to Navy recruits at Naval Station Great Lakes. At American Legion Post 208 in Arlington Heights, 35 recruits were delivered by bus for a day that included a full meal, free phone service and phone cards, and turkey sandwiches and other refreshments for the ride back to Great Lakes.
"It means a lot for me to go to The American Legion because being in boot camp is kind of stressful," Navy recruit Marshare Roserhule told the Daily Herald. "You don't get the freedom (while training), and this is freedom for one day. I thank God we are doing this today. I appreciate it."
Morton Grove Post 134 brought 39 Great Lakes recruits to the Morton Grove Civic Center for a meal, entertainment, and the chance to call friends and family through six phone lines donated by AT&T.
"We know how difficult and strenuous or just lonesome that it can be, being away from home," Post 134 Commander Nora Gunning told the Chicago Tribune. "For some of them, it's the first time they've left their town, city or even their area that they used to live … To see them smiling and talking to each other, it makes us happy."
Recruit Cameron Saul was thankful, telling the Tribune, "It's a crazy feeling to be far away from everything, your home, the people you know. But it's definitely amazing to be welcomed into another culture, another group of people. It feels like I haven't really gone that far away from home."
And in Leyden Township, American Legion Posts 159 and 974 hosted 45 recruits for a Thanksgiving celebration at West Leyden High School. In addition to a full meal, the recruits also had the opportunity to play ping pong and bag toss, watch football games and listen to music, and reach out to friends and families via donated computers, cellphones and calling cards.
"Everybody treated us like family," recruit Gregory Christian told the Chicago Tribune. "I felt very welcomed and thanked everyone for taking us in and giving us food and a lot of freedom."
The following are just a few of the other ways American Legion posts and Legion Family members helped bring a Thanksgiving meal to those in their communities.
At Swift-Murphy Post No. 32 in Safford, the Sons of The American Legion put on the 33rd annual Thanksgiving meal for hundreds of veterans, widows and families of veterans, and the community. The dozens of SAL volunteers also prepared 300 takeout meals for those unable to leave their homes and first responders in the area.
In Salinas, American Legion Post 31 sponsored a Thanksgiving dinner that fed hundreds of people. The post has sponsored the meal for two decades, with the help of many volunteers.
"They mean everything to us; without them we can't get it done," Post 31 member Tony Virrueta told KSBW. "At the same time for this day itself it goes back to the whole term of Thanksgiving. We have what we need, I have what I need, but I think giving back a little, I think they get the same feeling as well."
In Loveland, at the Associated Veterans of Loveland – which includes American Legion Post 15's Legion Family – more than 500 volunteers helped prepare and serve a full meal for close to 1,000 sit-down and delivery meals.
"The community donates the food, and the community comes forward with the volunteers," Sons of The American Legion Squadron 25 member Scott Drake told the Reporter Herald. "Most of these people are not members of this place – this dinner brings more people into this building that would never walk into this old, dark building than any other event of the year. And it brings the community together."
• In Tallahassee, the 35th annual Thanksgiving Tallahassee celebration took place at American Legion Post 13 and was open to anyone in the Tallahassee community that was away from home or looking for a community to celebrate Thanksgiving with. Gov. Ron DeSantis was one of the volunteers helping out with the dinner.
• In Lake Placid, American Legion Post 25 hosted an appreciation luncheon for veterans and their spouses. More than 400 people were served meals during the course of the day. Veterans also were given turkeys and side dish ingredients to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner.
• James L. Melvin Post 379 in Boxford delivered Thanksgiving dinners to individuals and families in need prior to Thanksgiving. Legion Family members assembled full turkey dinners into separate boxes for delivery to local families. "It's such a great activity we can all participate in and a tremendous gift to our neighbors in need," Post 379 member Ian Fitch told Wicked Local Topsfield.
• In Gloucester, Lester S. Wass Post 3 delivered and served more than 500 meals to residents of Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester, Ipswich, Essex and Beverly during the post's 31th annual holiday dinner.
In Saranac, American Legion Post 175 hosted the annual free community Thanksgiving dinner. Around 150 people were served during the dinner, while another 50 meals were delivered to Saranac Senior Housing. Each meal included a handmade card with a note signed by one of Saranac Elementary's sixth graders.
• For decades, Emmette J. Shields Post 55 in Hannibal has provided hundreds of Thanksgiving meals each year. That tradition continued again this year, with approximately 850 meals being served, delivered or carried out.
• In Springfield, American Legion Post 639 served a free Thanksgiving meal to around 150 people – including Legionnaire and World War II veteran Ed Fox, who fought in the Battle of Midway. "This is my family," Fox told KY3. "I can hardly put that into words. You feel it in your heart. The camaraderie."
A free community Thanksgiving dinner was provided by American Legion Post 76 in Sebring. Post 76's Legion Family members also delivered meals to area first responders who worked a holiday shift.
American Legion Post 45 in LaPine provided more than 430 meals during its community Thanksgiving dinner.
American Legion Post 463 hosted veterans from the Wilkes-Barres VA Medical Center, providing them with a fire engine escort and home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. The guests also played bingo and performed karaoke.
American Legion Post 159 in Chincoteague provided a free Thanksgiving dinner that focused on "the elderly, we have people that live alone, we have some that are home-bound, we have veterans and their families and we have some folks who are less fortunate that can't even make it out that we deliver to as well," Legionnaire Scott Edwards told WMDT. "I have a son in Arizona and a daughter in Washington State, I don't get to see them very often, so instead of sitting at home by ourselves, we just volunteered to come on and help with this."
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In Williamstown, Post 159 hosted its 15th annual Thanksgiving dinner, serving between 200-300 people. The post also delivered cooked meals to those who couldn't cook their own meals or leave their homes.


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There's a new face at the Coupeville Wharf.
Port of Coupeville officials recently selected Danielle Vracin as the new wharf manager.
"I'm very excited, very proud," Vracin said.
She has plenty of experience with the sea and a rather "fishy" background.
For 10 years, she worked in Alaska doing fisheries monitoring and research on commercial fishing boats. She has a degree in general biology from Portland State University in Oregon.
Born and raised in Coupeville, she realized she was ready to come home after being away for so long.
Most recently, she's been working at Penn Cove Shellfish, she said.
The most important role of the wharf manager is to physically take care of the port facility, as well as facilitating the boaters coming and going, she said.
"And making sure everyone has a good experience, enjoying the dock and the town," she said.
Over 50 candidates applied for the position, which opened up in October.
The field had been narrowed to the top three candidates by Dec. 12, Executive Director Chris Michalopoulos said.
Eleven candidates made it to a round of phone interviews, then five were selected for in-person interviews. Two were eliminated for various reasons prior to interviewing, leaving a top three by mid-December, Michalopoulos said.
"Danielle's accomplished career in a marine environment, along with her accomplished results, ability to provide an exceptional experience to her customers and professional experience in reporting and communications allowed her to excel during the interview process," Michalopoulos said in an email.
Also on the interviewing panel was Vickie Chambers and Lynn Hyde from the Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association and Pat and David Howell from the Salty Mug.
Vracin replaces retiring longtime manager Long Bechard, who had been with the Port for over 20 years, Michalopoulos said.
The salary for the wharf manager position is $45,000 a year, according to Michalopoulos.
As of now, Vracin doesn't have any plans to make any changes to the wharf in her new job.
"We'll see how things go," she said.
Vracin's official start date is Jan. 2.
"New year, new career — that's what I've been saying," Vracin said with a laugh.


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September 1st, 2019
Video Episode 123 - The CoCo Community's evolution
So we're pleased to announce a very special guest, Erturk Kocalar, from www.8bitforce.com he's going to talk about his RetroShield for Arduino Mega project that was shown off at VCF West.
Episode 123 of CoCoTALK! live will look at the evolution of the Color Computer Community, it's past, it's present, and speculate on it's future, we'll hear from old timers and new comers alike, so let's all chime in about our favorite computer and community
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A collective sigh has been let out as news that Sonia Manzano, who has played the beloved character of 'Maria' on PBS's children's TV show "Sesame Street" will be leaving the show. Elmo's bestie is retiring from the iconic series after 44 years on television. Manzano, who is Puerto Rican, was one of the first Latinas to appear on national television. Lindsey Bever of the Washington Post writes:
"Manzano, whose parents came from Puerto Rico, became one of the first Hispanics to appear on national television, in many ways, helping to break down racial and gender barriers. She built a 44-year career playing Maria, a character loosely based on her own life. She was nominated for two Emmy awards for her acting and won 15 others for her writing on the show. Now, she is stepping down.
Earlier this week, Manzano, now 65, announced her retirement at the American Library Association Annual Conference, telling viewers she would not be on the next season of 'Sesame Street.' Fans took to social media, saying she was 'the first Latina I saw on TV in the 70s!' 'you taught me my first words in Spanish' and 'you played a huge part in my early fascination with other languages and cultures.'
'What you say is music to my ears!' Manzano replied. 'Gracias!'
The Carnegie Mellon graduate, who was raised in the South Bronx, joined the "Sesame Street" cast in 1971, playing a teenager, who worked in a second-hand bookstore. By 1974, she was a regular, soon acting alongside her TV husband, Luis, who was played by Emilio Delgado. She joined other minorities on the show, including Matt Robinson and Loretta Long (who played Gordon and Susan) and Will Lee (who played Jewish store owner Mr. Hooper).
Read more at the Washington Post.
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