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LOS ANGELES — After four terms as California's governor — two in the 1970s and '80s, and two this decade — Jerry Brown finally has an empty desk.
Over his career, Mr. Brown signed nearly 20,000 bills, including 1,016 this year — the last one on Sunday night. The new laws, on a range of issues from climate change to criminal justice to gender issues, place California further to the left than much of the country, and ensure that the state will continue to be a home for liberal ideas.
Here are five takeaways from Mr. Brown's final legislative session:
A lasting legacy as 'the policy trendsetter of the country'
The flurry of bill signings on Sunday — and the ones he signed in recent weeks — essentially became a last word on lawmaking for Mr. Brown, who will leave office in January.
Taken together, they burnish California's image as a liberal haven, and as the center of resistance to the agenda of President Trump's administration.
"We don't mind anymore being out of sync with the federal government," said Karen Skelton, a Democratic consultant in Sacramento. Ms. Skelton said that perhaps Mr. Brown's most important policy priority was positioning California as a bulwark against the federal government's rollback of efforts to combat climate change. A case in point is a recent bill he signed that will require carbon-free electricity in California by 2045.
"He doubled down on climate change," Ms. Skelton said. "He lit himself on fire with anger and rage and a sense of terror about what would happen to the planet if he didn't act."
If there is one lasting message from Mr. Brown's tenure for California, she said, it is this: "We are going to be the moral compass and the policy trendsetter of the country."
Mr. Brown, in his final bill signing on Sunday, concluded a message to legislators with a reference to his next life on his family's ranch.
"And now onto the Promised Land — Colusa County!" he wrote.
A series of high-profile criminal justice measures
Hundreds of people who have been convicted of murder could be let out of prison after Mr. Brown signed a bill to overhaul California's so-called felony murder rule, which has allowed accomplices to a homicide to be convicted even if they did not pull the trigger. A new law on how the police use photo lineups is aimed at preventing wrongful convictions. And last month, Mr. Brown signed a law ending cash bail, the first state to do so.
The series of new criminal justice measures follows earlier efforts from California to lead the way on ending mass incarceration, with two ballot initiatives, in 2014 and 2016, that reduced penalties for some crimes and allowed for early parole.
"Governor Brown's leadership on justice reform has brought much needed balance to the state's approach to public safety," said Lenore Anderson, a former district attorney who is the founder and executive director of Californians for Safety and Justice, which has supported reforms. "More than any other governor in California history, he has advanced strategies to address prison overcrowding and expand rehabilitation and prevention programs to work better to stop the cycle of crime."
The measures have been controversial in California's law enforcement community, with members arguing that the new laws have led to increased crime in certain areas. And John Cox, a businessman who is the Republican candidate for governor, has said on the campaign trail that he would try to repeal some of the measures and return the state to a get-tough-on-crime approach.
The most high-profile measure signed into law recently — ending cash bail — has proved divisive even among liberal activists who once supported it. The version of the bill that was signed into law has generated a backlash on the left, where activists say it gives too much discretion to judges and that risk assessment tools used by courts could end up falling harder on minority communities.
Sweeping changes to police transparency laws
Mr. Brown signed several bills meant to increase police accountability and transparency, a move that has been greeted with enthusiastic support by activists but was strongly opposed by regional police unions. Senate Bill 1421 lifts longstanding protections on police personnel files in cases involving misconduct and use of force. Assembly Bill 748 would additionally require the release of body cam footage and audio within 45 days of an incident. Together, the bills represent a significant change to California's police privacy laws, which were among the strictest in the country.
"This is transformative for California. A community can't hold its police department accountable for its handling of shootings or dishonesty by officers if investigations and disciplinary actions are kept secret," said Peter Bibring, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Southern California "Too often officers can act with impunity. These police shootings happen because our laws allow them to and because of our standards around use of force."
There was renewed urgency behind such legislation this year following several high profile police-involved shootings, especially the death of Stephon Clark, which caused an outpouring of grief in Sacramento. Mr. Clark was shot by police officers in his grandmother's backyard in March as they investigated a report of potential vandalism in the South Sacramento neighborhood where he lived.
There's a also a neat historical symmetry at play: In 1978, near the end of his first term in office, Mr. Brown signed a bill that significantly limited access to officers' personnel records. The new laws represent a reversal that mirrors broader shifts in the conversation around accountability in policing.
But, notably, legislation that would have raised the standard for police officers in using lethal force failed to make its way out of the legislature, to the disappointment of many activists. That fight could continue under the next governor. "That bill was held. We're continuing to work on that for the next legislative session," added Mr. Bibring.
Pushing back against gender discrimination and sexual harassment
Mr. Brown signed a contentious bill to require publicly held companies in California to include women on their boards of directors, despite skepticism about its ability to withstand legal challenges in the courts. Acknowledging the "potential flaws" of Senate Bill 826, Mr. Brown said that "recent events in Washington, D.C. — and beyond — make it crystal clear that many are not getting the message."
"Given all the special privileges that corporations have enjoyed for so long, it's high time corporate boards include the people who constitute more than half the 'persons' in America," he wrote in the statement.
Another sweeping piece of legislation bans nondisclosure agreements in sexual harassment and assault disputes, which have become the subject of intense scrutiny in the #MeToo movement and were widely used by Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced filmmaker.
"For decades, secret settlements have been used by wealthy and well-connected perpetrators to offend repeatedly with no public accountability," wrote State Senator Connie Leyva, who wrote the bill, in a statement. "This critical legislation will empower victims and offer them the opportunity to finally say #TimesUp to those that have hurt them."
A willingness to wield the veto pen
Liberals had plenty to celebrate in the final sweep of bills signed by Mr. Brown. But the governor's well-documented independent streak, which has often run up against priorities from the left, was showcased in the pieces of legislation he vetoed over the weekend, including many liberal darlings.
Among the many bills Mr. Brown vetoed were legislation creating an ethnic studies graduation requirement in schools; several anti-harassment bills that he argued were unproductive or duplicative; and legislation that would have allowed San Francisco to set up supervised drug injection sites. His decisions, according to the statements issued by the governor, were guided by pragmatism and principle.
Mr. Brown's vetoes are rarely overturned. But many are betting that may not be the case with the next governor.
"You're going to see a shift in power now," said Anthony Rendon, the Democratic Assembly speaker, talking to business leaders recently in Los Angeles. "The Legislature is going to have more power than ever before."


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Fundraising Officer
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- Prospectus
- Location
- South West London
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- £24000.00 - £28000.00 per annum
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- 16 Jul 2019
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- Fundraising
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- Social Care & Welfare
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- Full Time
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Prospectus are delighted to be partnering with Redthread on their search for a Fundraising Officer to join their busy and successful fundraising team with a focus on supporting income generation from Trusts and Foundations. Redthread's work focuses on empowering the youth of our society to thrive whilst navigating the transition into adulthood in order to live healthy, safe and happy lives. This role offers an excellent opportunity to join a growing team with excellent programmes and existing structures already in place.
The Fundraising Officer will support through in-depth, systematic research into funding opportunities from trusts, foundations and statutory sources in order to fund the crucial need for trauma-informed youth work that will be integrated into the health sector. The successful candidate will prepare, develop and submit inspiring applications and reports with support from the programmes team with the broader objective of increasing funding opportunities.
Reporting to the Fundraising Manager, you will have experience of working within a fundraising team and demonstrate an understanding of writing grant applications. The ideal candidate will be a compelling writer with outstanding attention to detail. . This role is perfect for a detail orientated junior fundraiser with a passion and enthusiasm for Redthread's work.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon!

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YOUR HOME - this planet belongs to YOU too
Type of event: Experiment, exhibition, chats.
Age Suitability: All Ages for most events
Dates and Times: 6pm till midnight
Location: (6) Castille Square
BREAKING NEWS: Concrete trees and bats convene in front of Castille to ponder on the great strides science can make in safeguarding our environment.
In YOUR HOME we give the natural environment a voice. It is hollering for help! We are all connected to nature, it's time you touch base and learn what YOU need to do to protect our natural heritage.
Imagine listing all the items and objects YOU used, just yesterday. Now imagine if you listed these same items for a whole year… flabbergasted, I'm sure. If YOU feel it's time to do something about it, join Earth Systems Association to learn more about human consumption, whether it is food, water, plastic, waste, energy or clothing. Play fun games to learn about learn about sustainable usage of important and limited resources that are found in Malta and other parts of the world. Decreasing your carbon footprint with these guys will be a walk in the park!
Trees have become the talk of the town in Malta and for very good reason too. 'Grow 10 Trees' have all the info you need to nurture a love of trees. Malta has some 60 different species of trees, and hundreds if not thousands of plant species, all well accustomed to our hot, dry climate. Find out more about these plants and the important difference between local, alien and invasive species and become an ecological warrior who knows a thing or two about the environment. Don't forget to collect your free seeds. Get planting people the planet needs YOU!
On the subject of trees, do YOU know your Pistacia from your Pine, your Carob from your Caper, or your Buckthorn from your Bay Laurel? Come and test your knowledge with the various plants on display by the Institute for Earth Systems.
Did you know that one single bird could fly over 10,000km every year? Birds are the most avid travellers on Earth! Francesco, a Turtle Dove that travelled no less than 4,500km to make it back safely to his breeding grounds in the south of Italy. Birdlife Malta have been tracking him thanks to the satellite tracker on his back. Join BirdLife Malta's ornithologists and birders for a night of feathered fun and games. They have been studying bird migration with the help of bird ringing and satellite tagging for many years, so we can learn how best to care for these vulnerable beings. Autumn is peak time for our feathered friends to travel halfway across the globe and back. Respect!
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) stand will make you experience how to be 'Fair with Air'. Enjoy an interactive projection experience about the main sources of air pollution in Malta, how monitoring of air quality is carried out by ERA, its effects on the human body and the several actions YOU can take to reduce air pollution. Lots of fun to be had in their new interactive projections tent.
Are you concerned about the impact of human waste on the environment? As our populations grow we are consuming more and more, and all of that waste has to go somewhere. It's time to start thinking of solutions. In 2020, Malta will be introducing a scheme which allows people to deposit waste in return for small amounts of money as part of a Zero Waste Initiative. At the GSD marketing stand you try out the "reverse vending machine" that will make this possible, and to learn more about the ways that we can minimise our impact on the world around us.
Do you dream of a world where traffic is nothing more than a figment of your imagination? Greenroads Limited and Project Aegle Foundation (PAF) have teamed up to introduce a country wide challenge where commuters will be recognised and rewarded for their positive mobility behaviour. The MALTA SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY CHALLENGE – A European Mobility Week Action. If you're up for the challenge or want to know what it's all about do visit this stand.
Participants: ERA, Institute of Earth Systems, Earth SL, Grow 10 trees project, Birdlife, Extinction Rebellion, GreenRoads Limited, Malta Café Scientifique and The Bicycle Advocacy Group.


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You won't just gain new skills and enjoy hands-on experience. You'll get the opportunity to apply for a place on one of our graduate programmes for the following year.
Each programme last for a minimum of six weeks, usually over June and July.
The programmes are intended for students in their penultimate year of university who have:
Please note – we do not accept General Studies or applications from partly-qualified applicants.
We recruit for interns from around December/January right up until June. Once we receive your application, we review it against our requirements. The next stage is a series of online aptitude tests. If you pass these, we invite you to attend a face-to-face interview where you'll have the chance to ask us questions as well as answering ours.
Interested? Please take a look at our current vacancies below and do your research into the different teams offering internships. Once you've decided which role feels like the best option for you, select the team you want to apply for.


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Moon phase on 15 December 2039 Thursday is New Moon, 1 day young Moon is in Sagittarius.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
New Moon is the lunar phase on . Surface of the Moon disc is not illuminated. The 1 day young Moon is in ♐ Sagittarius.
* The exact date and time of this New Moon phase is on 15 December 2039 at 16:32 UTC.
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Moon rises at sunrise and sets at sunset. It's part facing the Earth is completely in shadow.
Moon is passing about ∠21° of ♐ Sagittarius tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc is not visible from Earth. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1972" and ∠1950".
Next Full Moon is the Cold Moon of December 2039 after 15 days on 30 December 2039 at 12:37.
There is high New Moon ocean tide on this date. Combined Sun and Moon gravitational tidal force working on Earth is strong, because of the Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy alignment.
At 16:32 on this date the Moon completes the old and enters a new synodic month with lunation 494 of Meeus index or 1447 from Brown series.
29 days, 10 hours and 53 minutes is the length of new lunation 494. It is 6 minutes shorter than next lunation 495 length.
Length of current synodic month is 1 hour and 51 minutes shorter than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 4 hours and 18 minutes longer, compared to 21st century shortest.
This New Moon true anomaly is ∠356.9°. At beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠12.4°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep increasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of apogee (∠180°).
Moon is reaching point of perigee on this date at 20:51, this is 13 days after last apogee on 2 December 2039 at 16:15 in ♊ Gemini. Lunar orbit is starting to get wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth for 14 days ahead, until it will get to the point of next apogee on 29 December 2039 at 16:34 in ♊ Gemini.
This perigee Moon is 356 818 km (221 716 mi) away from Earth. This is the year's closest perigee of 2039. It is 5 690 km closer than the mean perigee distance, but it is still 393 km farther than the closest perigee of 21st century.
1 day after its descending node on 14 December 2039 at 23:54 in ♐ Sagittarius, the Moon is following the southern part of its orbit for the next 12 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from South to North in ascending node on 28 December 2039 at 08:24 in ♊ Gemini.
14 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♊ Gemini, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it.
12 days after previous North standstill on 3 December 2039 at 10:32 in ♋ Cancer, when Moon has reached northern declination of ∠25.474°. Next day the lunar orbit moves southward to face South declination of ∠-25.464° in the next southern standstill on 16 December 2039 at 19:27 in ♑ Capricorn.
The Moon is in New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun on this date and this alignment forms Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy.


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Chelsea miss out on Romelu Lukaku
It's reported Everton have accepted an offer of £75-million from Manchester United for Romelu Lukaku.
The striker had been heavily linked with a return to his former club Chelsea this summer.
The deal is not thought to be linked with Everton's interest in United captain Wayne Rooney.
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A Sunday World journalist was arrested inside the east Belfast home of Iris Robinson's former teenage lover.
Hugh Jordan (58) and a second man — believed to be a photographer — were arrested by PSNI officers at around 6.30pm on Wednesday at Kirk McCambley's home in the Belmont area.
It is understood the pair were in the 21-year-old's bedroom when they were challenged.
However, speaking to the Belfast Telegraph last night, Mr Jordan denied that he had been arrested.
He said: "No. I was not arrested. That is not true. I was working on a story, like you are.
"I have nothing to say on the matter."
A PSNI spokesman said police had received a complaint of assault at a property in the Belmont area of east Belfast on Wednesday.
The spokesman said: "Two men, aged 45 years and 58 years, were arrested by police and were released on street bail pending further inquiries.
"There are no reports of any injuries."
The men were not taken into custody, but were instructed to appear at a named police station at a later date.
Kirk McCambley has been at the centre of a media storm after it emerged last week that he had an affair with the First Minister's wife when he was just 19.
Mr McCambley received two loans totalling £50,000 — arranged by Mrs Robinson — to set up a cafe at the Lock Keeper's Cottage in south Belfast.
Castlereagh Borough Council has ordered an investigation to discover if Mrs Robinson broke any local government rules during her involvement with Mr McCambley.
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How To Break Out
For many people the most intimidating thing about joining a small group is break out. Think back to the first time you attended your small group. Not only did you knock on a stranger's door, but you went in and sat down in their living room. By the way, who are these people? What's going to happen? What's my escape plan? Here are three ways to prepare for break out s...Keep Reading


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1/2 Race 3 stills According to the source, the star cast of Race 3, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol, Saqib Saleem, Daisy Shah, and producer Ramesh Taurani will be visiting the reality TV show Bigg Boss, that hosts by their superstar Salman Khan. Even the director Remo D'Souza is coming to the show to promote the film.
2/2 Race 3 still The reason why Salman Khan has chosen to call the whole star cast of Race 3 to introduce the cast to the audience through the Bigg Boss platform. On the other hand, Salman also wants to promote the film now because when the film is supposed to release that time Salman Khan will not have Bigg Boss platform for the promotions.
Bigg Boss 11: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Bobby Deol to kick start the promotions of Race 3
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started the shooting of his upcoming Bollywood film Race 3 and it is a third franchise sequel to Saif Ali Khan's hit franchise Race. Earlier, Saif Ali Khan has played the leading man in the Race franchise but this time the Dabangg star has replaced Saif in this series.
Salman Khan already has completed the shooting of Tiger Zinda Hai, the film is slated to hit the screens on Eid 2018. While on the other hand, Salman has also started the promotions his next release film Tiger Zinda Hai. When the film, Tiger Zinda Hai is ready to release but Salman Khan is also concentrating on the promotions of his next to next film Race 3.
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Why the course is needed:
American children are often inundated by popular movies, programs, and news coverage with ideas about firearms use that are romanticized and/or which depict their use as exciting and adventuresome. These depictions are also often quite unrealistic. Children in our society, with their wonderful curiosity, imagination, and enthusiasm need training concerning things that can cause harm to themselves and others. As parents and guardians we teach them about not touching hot or sharp items, about not going out into the street, about leaving electrical things alone, etc., but sometimes neglect to teach them properly about not touching any gun until we decide, if ever, that they are ready for that responsibility. Considering the popularity and proliferation of guns in America, we owe it to them to make sure they understand the danger.
What the course is:
This training is intended to teach small children the inherent dangers involved in handling a firearm, and why they should never touch one until their parents decide they are ready for proper training in handling them or until they are adults themselves. It is also intended to give parents a model to follow in continuing to train their children to follow the rules to stay safe. It has been shown that teaching children to follow these rules will not "stick" unless repeated over and over. As parents you know how difficult it can be to get your children to follow the rules you set, and this training is no different. It will be your responsibility to be an observer at the course and to go over the training often with your child in order to set the training in their minds. Materials to help you do so will be provided.
Note: THERE WILL BE NO FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION PRESENT DURING THIS TRAINING! There will be some solid plastic fake "guns" (we stay away from the term "toy gun") that will be used to do some role playing with the children. You will be asked to examine these items before we use them to: 1) determine that they are, indeed, not guns, 2) tell your children that these are safe for our role play, and, 3) demonstrate to the child that you will keep them safe.
From the Instructor:
Statistically there are very few children each year who are injured or who injure others by careless handling of firearms, but even one is one too many. The answer to the problem is manifold, and starts with parents and guardians. The answer to the problem is EDUCATION and PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, applied to gun owners, to parents, and to children. We will be teaching the children that it is THEIR RESPONSIBILITY to NOT TOUCH any gun they find, GO AWAY FROM THE GUN, and TELL AN ADULT. These principles are taught by the NRA Eddie Eagle course, and this is what we will concentrate on. I could teach the course as prescribed by the NRA, but I prefer to teach as I, as both father and grandfather, believe it should be taught; therefore, this is not an NRA-sanctioned course. I strongly urge all parents and/or guardians who have enrolled their child in this class to attend it themselves in order to continue to teach these ideas to the child, because once is never enough.
What the course isn't:
This course is not intended to indoctrinate any child with either pro-gun or anti-gun views. This course is not training in the use, care, or storage of firearms. We believe that these areas are the responsibility and the right of parents and guardians.


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Bridport Museum are SUPER excited that they have secured the loan of a J.M.W Turner watercolour painting of West Bay for in Summer 2019!
The painting will be travelling down from Bury Art Museum in Lancashire, and will be exhibited in the Museum as part of a new exhibition.
The exhibition will include copies of Turner watercolours such as 'The Fighting Temeraire' pictured here, by Captain Codd, who founded our Museum.
We can't show you the original Turner yet… we're not allowed…. so keep watching this space!
Anyone interested in a unique opportunity to steward at the exhibitions should get in touch with us.
Up Close and Personal with JMW Turner
Would you like the opportunity to get 'up close and personal' with our JMW Turner exhibition this Summer?
Having secured the loan of an original Turner watercolour depicting a ship being hauled into West Bay, we have extra opportunities to help with stewarding and sharing the exhibition with visitors for a limited time. We also have brand new opportunities for any confident social media users to help promote the wider cultural programme of events happening across the town.
Anyone wishing to find out more about getting involved should contact Nikki on 01308 458703 or by email to the Museum – email@example.com.
The image above is from an engraving done from the original watercolour.
The printed programme for this exciting exhibition is nearly ready and this is the brilliant Turner in Bridport logo. You will be able to pick up a programme from TIC and we will announce when we have received them. You will also be able to keep up to date with all the events on our website. One of the events that we have got on sale right now is Shanty Shenanigans, an event in the Town Hall on 5 September. The link to book is: https://bridportandwestbay.co.uk/product/shanty-shenanigans-an-evening/
Come into Tourist Information to pick up the programme for the events running alongside this exciting exhibition – Turner in Bridport, we will be selling tickets for some of the events soon. Goodness its so exciting!
Bridport Tourist Information Centre is selling tickets for some of the Turner Festival Events. Click here to buy online J.M.W. Turner Tickets or call us on 01308 424901.


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Based on the data of the last thirty years (one third of the life of the Albanian state) economy in this paper will be presented in reference to significant economic and political factors that affect economic development.These factors are not object of bias, because of the political system, as no change, except could show a decrease of their influence. But, on the other hand they should not be confused with the factors that impede economic development.4 development factors (social, economic and political)1. Mining natural resources and energy resources, as well as a developed system of agriculture and livestock are the elements that are included in this very important factor for the country. Natural resources combined with the geographic location and other development factors give the economy the proper breathing to be developed low cost.2. Investment in development of assets (infrastructure, emerging industries) is a long-term factor for developing, to reduce the cost of economic activities. Attached to the industry development should never stop the factor of technological development, oriented from government programs. It is the accumulation and capital formation that increases industrial productivity, coupled with the workforce with high skills in terms of its use. The largest role remains to foreign investors, but without underestimating domestic investors, who should see the opening of the economy.3. The increase of the quantity and quality (value) of labor (human capital) and specifically the part that invest in increasing capacity and improving its quality is a significant factor with a direct impact on economic growth. Of course, the risk of lack from the intervention of government can create problems with the decrease of level of employment.4. A democratic political environment with a modern institutional framework should be considered as a factor contributing directly through the principle of good governance, which interferes in the regulation of the economy under the laws and rules. Every institution of government has its role in the economy, according to the functions for which is created. Macroeconomic stability reduces the risk of investment and in this context should be considered as a necessary condition in favor of economic growth.3 limiting factors (political, economic and social)1. The political instability and uncertain institutions and inflexible in implementing legal system (physical and intellectual property, financial system, taxes), widespread political corruption, poor macroeconomic management, limited economic freedom and limited opening of markets. Reduction of customs tariffs (trade barriers) are a prerequisite in favor of economic growth, through their effect on the function of expanding of markets and increase of penetration of products between countries (especially cross-border ones).2. Low level of workforce skills, lack of knowledge to the modern technology, lack of political culture, cultural and social, limited labor market3. Old technology and low investments for its develop, orientation of economy that excludes technology (trade, tourism), investments that doesn't favor long-term development, and poor infrastructureAnalyze applies to all limiting factors as below, which have been since the early 90s and still continue to be so, the three together over the last two decades.Based on the combined analysis and the comparative data on the performance of the economy, and the level of influence of factors in the economy of the past thirty years (1980 -2011), if it can be divided into three parts shows that for the first decade there has been a limiting use of the first factor and fourth.Dominant part of economic development during the first period (1980-1990) consisted of exploitation and processing of mineral natural resources, mainly for export to the extent of 20% of GDP, and the development of agriculture's for domestic consumption and export to the extent of 55% of GDP. Even government through institutions exercised a strong authority and political stability for economic and social development. Obviously, the impact of only these factors can't give effect to economic growth, which fell on average by 4 percentage points compared with the average of the previous decade economic development. Lack of freedom of de facto property according to the model of the self-administration for the rural areas was the end of a model that was not to increase the economy, but the opposite. The year 1989 is different (9.8% increase), because being the year that followed the debate a year ago to change the political regime through change of the economy. This historic change was preceded by some initial ways of liberation from the yoke of socialist economy itself. A complete and comprehensive analysis of the factors did not take place even though there are specific analyses of professors of economics.The second half of the period (1991-2000) is dominated by a use of all the factors, but not coordinated in time and space with each other. Lack of capital continued to be the cause of poverty in the country. This is the period, when natural mineral resources were not part of the new technology investment, in agriculture was not followed by investment for as long as to replace its leadership role in the economy. Freedom of the property was declared, but began to turn into a freedom that 'kills'. Private property does not become sacred to the economy. In this way, was not achieved the encouragement of the individuals and investors to begin to invest money to maximize their profit in the new economy and to give breathe for long-term perspectives of economy based on property development. But, quite wrong economic direction of political and economic leadership of the time was clearly reflected in allowing the pyramid scheme. All this showed immaturity of leadership to lead the country towards economic development.But are learned the lessons by the leadership or anybody of them felt the responsibility? Can be feel all quiet now?Investments in the industry that somehow will have shaped the economy were sporadic and oriented to the politics of the moment, without the proper vision that requires the open economy. Attached with the economic and social situation was the lack of a growth orientation of human resources for training towards a specific industry, excluding initiatives with little weight on the economy through processing of imported raw materials for exporting to European markets (façon contract).For the third period (the last decade) has been growing interest in natural resources, but increase of political patronage versus the resources of the economy, for own private interest in leadership, today old, did not create any opportunities for the organization and strengthening of investment in extractive industry and agro-industry. Although, the factors have been involved in a discrete mode, where the EU statistics, and of the Albanian institutions show for Foreign Direct Investment funds that reached up to the level of 9% of GDP, the economy does not got the proper quantity of 'energy' in order to have a sustainable economic development, based on the coordination of the four factors. So, if it were otherwise, then the economy will had a continuing growth trend. But, in fact the decline of growth happened for at least the last four years. The largest increase was in 2008 (7.5% increase) and immediately in following year the growth was slowed down and was less than half (3.3% increase), without changing of external factors, or internal. The economy did not had an immediate effect from the non coordination of the factors. In segments of industry and government the ideas were misused in favor of the private interests of fictitious economic elite.The coming years should serve as a prelude to the start of the project to long-term sustainable economic development (economic policy) of Albania of tomorrow, based on the model that passes through the four points above, as a theorem that is implemented from all states already, seeking development through the model.How will know us if the government will carry out its duties and will be a factor of economic growth developer?The answer can be found in monitoring the quality of governance (World Bank) that could be measured through accountability, political stability, absence of state violence, effectiveness of governance, institutional framework, implementation of laws at full capacity, and control of corruption.
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Rational Self-Interest and Psychology in Economics
I am going to tackle a very serious subject – one of the axioms that are central to classical economic theory. Classical economics states that economic decisions are driven by rational self-interest. I am parting with that axiom and suggest the following: That while some economic decisions are in fact based on rational factors, many more are based on psychological and emotional factors. And the amount of economic decisions based on these factors is vast.I start here with the most obvious examples. A person who stuffs herself with food until she becomes obese and diabetic, or a person who spends all his money on gambling, is clearly not driven in consumption decisions by reason at all. Such a person is driven by factors that are not rational in any manner and that are in nature psycho-pathological. It occurs to me that similar psychological factors extend far beyond these obvious examples and apply to many people, including ones who are not gambling addicts or who are morbidly obese.Here is an economic choice based in rational self-interest: A comfortable, affordable, fuel efficient vehicle. Here is an economic choice not based in rational self-interest: A hugely expensive, polluting vehicle such as the Hummer. Here is an economic choice based in rational self-interest: Nice looking affordable clothes. Here is an economic choice not based in rational self-interest: Super-expensive clothes that one buys because they are in fashion. Here is an economic choice based in rational self-interest: A functional, comfortable, affordable house or condo. Here is an economic choice not based in rational self-interest: A vast house that one's wife has to spend six hours a day cleaning. Here is an economic choice based in rational self-interest: Nice simple shoes. Here is an economic choice not based in rational self-interest: Expensive trendy sneakers that one needs to sell drugs in order to procure. Here is an economic choice based in rational self-interest: One plastic surgery treatment when one's features are disfigured. Here is not an economic choice based on rational self-interest: Many plastic surgery treatments when one is already beautiful.Some economic choices are based in rational self-interest. They however do not begin to include the total sum of economic choices that people make.The biggest argument against the idea that all economic choice is based on rational self-interest is not any of the above. Instead is the fact that many products that are bought, are bought not because of the quality of the product but because of the quality of the marketing. A consumer driven by rational self-interest would buy the superior product; but time and again – with Beta vs. VHS, with Borland vs. Microsoft, with mom-and-pop shops vs. fast food chains – we see inferior product dominating the market. The reason that these inferior products dominate the market is that their makers are better at marketing. And choices based on marketing are not choices based on reason. They are choices based on psychology.Why are these choices based on psychology? Because that is what is targeted by most marketing campaigns. Very little of ads out there are simply and rationally stating the benefits of the product. They use all sorts of psychological devices to manipulate people into buying the product. Advertising very rarely targets reason exclusively; far more often it plays with people's emotions. Which makes these emotions, as manipulated by the marketer, the centerpiece of a vast chunk of economic choices that people make.Does this make most economic choices that people make wrong? No; but what it does show is that many of these choices are not based on what classical economic theory regard them to be based upon. Does this damn capitalism? No, but it shows where one of its major axioms is incomplete. Yes there are economic choices that are driven by rational self-interest; but there are many economic choices that are not driven by rational anything, and it's important to take such things into account whether one is a consumer, a producer or a policy maker.The consumer on his part needs to learn more about psychology so as not to be as vulnerable to psychological manipulation by marketers. The policy maker needs to see where someone is taking advantage of people and do what he needs to do to stop the unscrupulous practices. And the honest producer, such as Borland and mom-and-pop shops, need to see where their competition is using unethical ways of marketing and respond with effective and intelligent marketing on their own part. I do not advocate Communism. I advocate a more ethical capitalism. And that means, first and foremost, seeing where people are being taken advantage of and putting a stop to the unethical economic practices that play them for fools.Of course a large part of the burden for this lies with the consumers themselves, who frequently are either not thinking or are thinking stupid. Many of these problems stand to be solved by broad-based education that teach people better thinking habits so that it's not as easy to take advantage of them, and also so that they exercise greater discretion and responsibility in their economic decisions. The more choices are actually based on rational interest, the more the economy functions as advertised; the more they are based on psychological manipulation, the more the economy turns into an unethical and irresponsible plutocracy that treats people as idiots and laughs all the way to the bank.At the very least it is important to make this clarification. An economic theory that fails to see a vast chunk of the reasons for people's consumption decisions is a theory that is incomplete. The role of psychology in consumption decisions must be examined and credited for the large chunk of consumption decisions for which it is responsible. And based on that it can then be possible to determine which economic practices lead to people's benefit and which economic practices do not.


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Lightening Review - JVC Canal Phones
My Koss R/200's died a few weeks ago, the right hand cup broke off. So I've been without headphones at work for a while. Its sort of been ok as a failure to pay power bills (apparently we never have received a bill and no company would let us pay them, sounds a bit pathetic to me) in the second office caused me to move to the other office I just stayed there for a while with a small set of speakers.
As the air conditioning in that office isn't working and the weather is heating up I needed to do something about the headphone situation. I'm too lazy to have gotten around to mailing my good head phones in for a replacement, so I needed to pick up something to tide me over to I do get them replaced.
Last week I read this review of some canal phones over at Dans Data. So I decided that I should try out some canal phones, leading me directly to the local JB Hi Fi.
The cheapest set of canal phones I could find were by JVC. Why the cheapest you ask? I was unsure if I was going to enjoy wearing canal phones so wasting $40 seamed better than the $200 I like to spend on audio gear.
And waste was what I did. These phones are crap. I've been wearing them solidly for the last 2 hours, and I haven't found them to be uncomfortable, its just that these are bad canal phones.
The underlying principle of canal phones is that they form the closest possible perfect connection of your ears to a audio driver. They do this by sealing them selves to your ear canal leaving nowhere for sound to escape. Normal sealed headphones also do this, but they waste a lot of sound into themselves and your head. Canal phones are meant to be able to deliver all the sound into your ears.
Also this sealing is meant to give them excellent isolation: very little ambient sound/noise is meant to make it into your ears to disturb the music. Now isolation is a good and bad thing, it helps you hear the music that you want to hear, but stops you hearing the policeman trying to get your attention.
In their infinite wisdom JVC decided that isolation was bad, so they designed a set of open (aka: not sealed) canal phones. So these phones make it easy for me to hear back ground noise, such as me typing on my keyboard and the people in the cubicle next to me talking.
Personally: Long live isolation.
Also the sealed nature of a headphone helps them generate low frequency sounds, without that they have essentially 0 bass. This is a terrible thing. The JVC canal phones have 0 bass, this is a terrible thing. I can't cope.
I will keep wearing and listening to these canal phones for no other reason than to determine if I enjoy wearing canal phones. If your looking for some canal phones to determine if you should buy some real ones, please don't buy the JVCs I doubt there is a worse canal phone.
Summary: All the disadvantages of canal phones and ear buds, with none of the advantages.
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I am sure all of us can relate to just how difficult it is to find time to exercise after a new baby arrives. Ugh.
Erica Ziel of Knocked-Up Fitness, a personal trainer specializing in fitness-infused Pilates and pre/postnatal fitness, gets it ~ she's a mom of three herself.
Driven to help new moms everywhere go from knocked-up to knock out, she recently released a DVD set of After Baby Workouts you can do at home, on your own schedule, to help get you back into shape and feeling better in no time.
But I am going to let you in on a little secret…these After Baby DVD's are for any mom.Erica recently sent me the set for review and I have been loving the workouts even though my "babies" are now almost 4 and 7!
They are quick, effective (I personally love the 20 minute Plyo butt sculpting segment for bikini season prep) and get the exercises in and get you done before you have a chance to complain. Promise.
With a combination of 10, yes TEN, different workouts ranging from 10-27 minutes, you can mix and match the segments you have time for based on your busy schedule and the areas you want to focus on.
And hey, like Erica says, a short workout is always better than no workout at all!
DVD 1 eases you into the beginner workout with core exercises focusing on Kegels more than crunches. Workouts include arm sculpting, squats and other conditioning moves.
When you are ready, DVD 2 will motivate you to the next level with more intermediate to advanced workouts, challenging your core with a focus on rebuilding abdominal strength.
As a bonus, the After Baby Workout DVD set includes a fabulous workout booklet which answers questions, provides tips and my favorite, includes a variety of weekly workout combinations so you have a guide to follow as far as a sample of which segments to do on which days. It makes it really easy and also gives you a schedule to hold you accountable!
Local OC Pilates Workouts with Erica Ziel
Erica trains out of Body Design studio in Newport Beach and has the following group reformer Pilates sessions open if you are interested in exploring training with her in person:
Prenatal Reformer Pilates
10am – 11am
Intermediate to Advanced functional Pilates Reformer Class:
Mondays and Fridays
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You can also follow Erica for daily fitness inspiration on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
{Disclosure: Knocked-Up Fitness is a Tiny Oranges Sponsor and I am thrilled to tell my OC moms about these amazing workout DVD's!}


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Meet The Muffin Man In This Music Cartoon And Learn This Easy Rhyme For Kids
Jack and Jill goes into a delicious and yummy adventure of meeting the "Muffin Man" and singing this rhyme for Kids in this music cartoon. Skip down Drury Lane with Jack and Jill to meet the Muffin Man and take a bite of his delicious muffins. Your kids will love how the muffin man looks like that they'll easily remember the lyrics of this nursery rhyme. Keep learning other nursery rhymes with Jack and Jill at SeeZisKids.com.


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Toronto's Best Farmers Markets
Come summer in Toronto, farmers markets are as common as Starbucks locations, which means that buying those Argentinean blueberries is all the more shameful. Herewith, the city's finest farmers markets. Historic St. Andrew's Market This market opened in 1850, shut in 1937, and then reopened in June. Now, condo dwellers … Read More


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Thousands of students in post-secondary programs across Canada offer a wealth of skills, familiarity with current technology, and fresh perspectives. They're also eager to meet organizations that are in the market for new employees.
Here's why ICT businesses need to add students to their talent pipelines:
- Cost-effective short-term hiring solution. Employers can recruit students who have, or who can acquire specific skills for special projects. Students can also pitch in during peak periods or during staffing shortfalls.
- Wage subsidy available to employers. Employers can apply for both federal and provincial wage subsidy programs. The ITAC Career Ready program offers up to $7,000 in wage subsidies.
- Excellent way to evaluate potential employees. Growing organizations must continuously recruit, both now and years to come. Bringing students on board on a temporary basis enables employers to observe them at work. Students who make the grade today can become tomorrow's prized recruits.
- Fresh, innovative ideas. Today's students belong to a different generation, and apply different ways of thinking to innovate and to solve problems. These differences lead to new thoughts, new theories, new approaches and a greater capacity for broader workforce adaptation in an ever-changing world.
- Investment in attracting talented employees. Post-secondary institutions (PSIs) that offer work integrated learning (WIL) programs pre-select student candidates based on career aspirations, motivation, academic achievement, and other important criteria. In other words, PSIs do a lot of the preliminary leg work (e.g. skills and requirements matching) for employers who hire students, maximizing the chances of success for both.


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A single embossed flower blooms above your wording beautifully on these ecru shimmer response cards. Your wording is printed in your choice of colors and fonts. Envelopes are included. This product features thermography printing. Thermography is a unique printing technique that results in raised lettering you can feel, which adds to the luxurious experience of this printed piece.
- Price Includes: Response Cards with Envelopes
- Size: 4 7/8" x 3 1/2"
- Card Type: Flat
- Paper Weight: 105 lb
- Printing Method: Thermography
- Ink Color(s) Shown: Gold
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- Wording Shown: Verse E70
- Personalization Options: Your choice of ink colors, fonts and wording.
If ordered today, we estimate your order will be ready for shipment on Wednesday, September 30.


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Following his Oscar-winning short Curfew, director Shawn Christensen assembled a starry cast for his new feature, including Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Kyle Chandler, and Nathan Lane. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall–which premiered at last year's Sundance as the shortened-title Sidney Hall–follows a young author who goes missing and the detective on the case. Ahead of an A24 release, the first trailer has arrived.
Unfortunately we weren't big fans of it at Sundance, saying in our review, "Sometimes a movie just does not have any reason to exist. That would be the case with Shawn Christensen's misbegotten Sidney Hall, a film which offers a mystery that never feels mysterious, falls so flat one is bewildered as to why and how such a project could even be green lit."
See the trailer and poster below.
After publishing a bestselling novel based on the death of one of his high school classmates, the controversial writer Sidney Hall (Logan Lerman) finds himself catapulted to unexpected fame and renown. His relationship with his girlfriend (Elle Fanning) begins to fall apart as the dark consequences of the book intrude on their life together, and he disappears without a trace. Nearly a decade later, an enigmatic detective searches for the missing author, whose books are connected to a string of mysterious arsons.
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall hits DIRECTV on January 25 and arrives in theaters on March 2.


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Mentor Graphics partners with Freescale
The Vista product from Mentor allows Freescale customers to execute a variety of virtual prototyping platforms and efficiently port, debug and optimize operating systems and application software. The base SoC models are provided and validated by Freescale and integrated and packaged in Vista libraries.These Vista Virtual Prototype packages include the SoC HW model, optionally integrated with Linux, and can be expanded by the customer with a variety of standard and custom IPs and Physical I/Os. The platforms can also scale to include timing and power attributes to enable performance and power tradeoff analysis under realistic use cases and software execution."As market requirements grow ever more demanding, our customers increasingly face faster, tighter design cycles," said Raja Tabet, vice president, Software & Systems Networking and Multimedia Group at Freescale. "The Vista Virtual Prototyping solution is important for early delivery of our technology to key customers. We see Mentor, with its virtual platform solution and embedded software technology, as a key contributor to our broad ecosystem of world class enablement solutions for our QorIQ families of processors.""This preferred partnership with Freescale is strategic to our company-wide ESL strategy," said Guy Moshe, general manager, Design Creation Business Unit at Mentor Graphics. "QorIQ processors are built upon the most advanced architecture and technologies, and are ideal for leveraging and deploying a Virtual Prototyping methodology. We are working closely with many leading-edge system companies, and we believe our partnership with Freescale helps to efficiently drive and deploy our technologies to the benefit of our mutual customers."


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The alphabet of travels: Best places to see in 2017 – Part 4
Dearest friends, we have advanced quite a bit in our adventure, so here is The alphabet of travels: Best places to see in 2017 – Part 4, where we will try to unravel even more wonderful destinations for you all to explore this year. Of course, it will most probably take much more than a year to see the entire "alphabet", but there's no rush… we just want to give you a few ideas, as well as a glimpse into the beauty of our world.
So, here is a wonderful city you should explore in a wonderful country that has yet many stories to share with the world: Portugal's own Estoril. It is a small parish in the municipality of Cascais, in central Portugal. Its proximity to Lisbon, the capital city of the country, and the outstanding beaches, hotels and spas that surround the area have made Estoril a most coveted tourist destination for over a century. Actually, the history of the place dates back to ancient times, as the region was inhabited by the Romans and the Phoenicians.
Estoril the the epitome of a rich, exclusive Portuguese resort. Art has been upheld here for many years and if you come to town, you are encouraged to take a Lisbon airport transfer to Estoril to visit the Verdades-Faria Museum of art on top of Mountain Estoril.
And if we are talking about Portugal today, its seaside is well worth mentioning as well. The center of the Algarve, the southern region of Portugal, home to the majority of its beaches and seaside resorts, is Faro city. A busy port, a wonderful destination by the sea, but also a place of important economic and cultural relevance, the city is one of the most notable Portuguese gems. To appreciate the entire region, you can rent a car in Faro Airport and drive wherever you like.
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text: Hey Parents! We struggle with the music our children listen to. Do you ever wonder how to even begin having a conversation with your youth about the music they listen too? Check out this post by Jonathan McKee. I will warn you (and he does as well) there is some explicit content in the post, as is the nature of most secular music. Click Here to read it.


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The LT-9 broadcasts powerful, clear sound. The smallest transmitter of its kind, this covert transmitter can be placed discretely for covert monitoring operations in order to gather conversations of a target. Using covert transmitters for covert monitoring operations is proven to be effective when a reliable audio surveillance transmitter is needed.
It has an incredible long range (as permitted by FCC rules) and due to its special design it is the most stable and powerful you may find. Is made using high quality Japanese and U.S components and equipped with a super sensitive audio stage. UHF Transmitters technology is effective at penetrating obstructions such as walls, ceilings, and floors.
Transmitter set is able to perform exceptionally compared to others listening devices and UHF. Transmitter employs a state-of-the-art surface-mount technology. Home security device, property monitoring etc.. Ideal for surveillance, communications, anti-theft and much more.. High-tech laminate makes it weather resistant.
It can be custom mounted into almost any comparably sized object. Easy to operate The LT-9 is a transmitter that can also be utilized as a hands free communications tool with unlimited field applications.
It employs state-of-the-art surface-mount technology, making it the smallest transmitter of its kind in the world. In spite of its dimension, it. Is very sensitive and allows catching even feeble whispers in tens of meters away from it (in closed areas). The LT-9 transmitter is adjusted to 433.
Xxx MHz, crystal controlled, fixed frequency. The device dimensions are so tiny, that it allows concealing it imperceptible in any secret place. In spite of that, it. Is very sensitive and allows catching even feeble whispers in tens of meters away from it (in closed rooms).
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The Nokia 7 Plus is a mid-range smartphone from the HMD global that offers premium features at an affordable price tag. After the Nokia 8 Sirocco, it is now the Nokia 7 Plus that is grabbing everyone attention in the smartphone market. Recently, the company introduced a slew of smartphones at MWC 2018 event. Here in this article let us have a look at Nokia 7 Plus price, design, specs and features. The Nokia 8 Sirocco has similar specs as Samsung Galaxy S9 with it's 18:9 display and dual camera setup. It is giving a tough competition to the other flagships that offer mid-range specs.
Design & Display
With its copper lining around the corners and metal frame, the Nokia 7 Plus is one of those impressive handsets. The device features a 6-inches display with 18:9 aspect ratio thus following the trend. It is incredibly slim at 7.99mm. Thanks to the metal body that gives enough durability to the device. The display screen comes in with a screen resolution of 2160 X 1080 pixels and 403ppi pixel density. However, it still uses the old LCD panel which is pretty nice and vibrant at first look.
Processor & performance
The Nokia latest handset is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. As a mid-range handset, it packs a powerful hardware and impressive 64GB internal storage. So, you need not worry about the performance of the Nokia 7 Plus. There is a microSD slot to expand the memory if you need it more. As with other Android phones, even the Nokia 7 Plus in UAE runs on Android One thus giving a stock Android experience.
Camera and Battery
The biggest attraction of Nokia 7 Plus in Dubai is its camera. It packs in a dual rear camera of 12MP and 13MP sensors. On the front end, the device is given a 16MP camera with adaptive sensor technology. The camera supports portrait mode and is one of the best camera smartphone of 2018 in the mid-range segment.
The display is fuelled by a 3800mAh battery which is greater than the most popular Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus battery. Combined with the powerful processor, the battery offers around two days of battery life with moderate usage. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth GPS, NFC, 4G and USB Type-C.
The Nokia 7 Plus price in Dubai, UAE will be around AED 1399. However, the price may differ according to the storage variants. The Samsung Galaxy S9 price is almost double the Nokia 7 Plus Dubai price.
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The Flow Cytometry Lab is housed in the Department of Immunology, Rheumatology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Room 61 and is operated by Joanna Makowska, PhD, MD and Aleksandra Piechota-Polanczyk, PhD.
The FC Lab has analytical cytometer (FACS LSR Fortessa II with Diva software operating system). The FACS LSR Fortessa II has five lasers and can analyze cells based on 17 spare parameters (side and forward side scatter and 15 different fluorescent colors). It has as well a HTS tray which enables to measure 96 samples form 96-well plate at once.
The FC Lab is using protocols for immunophenotyping of peripheral blood cells and cells suspensions form human epithelial cells. Flow cytometric phenotyping is used diagnostically to determine the cell type of lymphocytes, activity of leucocytes (phagoburst), therapeutically to monitor cell populations, and in research to monitor cell populations following infection, disease course and immunization studies (basotest). Moreover, we are using FC to determine cell viability and to detect intra- and extracellular cytokine and interleukin production.


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Matthew Campling's skill as a playwright once again shines through with Ghost About The House. The show is an utter delight from start to finish. Campling's attention to detail – and the correct conversational style his characters utter – is very clever. His ability to evoke the drawing room manners of 1930's England and then those of modern times is fabulous. With a superbly cast group of actors, the comedy is simply superb. There's a stand out performance from Joshua Glenister who plays the Ghost and also as Ian stealing every scene he is in. His interplay with his fellow cast members is just brilliant. This is a comedy of manners, love and lust, social manipulation and dalliances between people that do have consequences. Campling has created a very sophisticated comedy in the style of Coward and Wilde. A very clever farce. Check it out.
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The popular instant chat app is developing another feature notable to Boomerang-style that would allow users to create looping videos.
Instagram's Boomerang function allows you to endlessly loop a video backwards and forwards, akin to a GIF. WABetaInfo says the WhatsApp take is similar, allowing you to loop a part of any video that's less than seven seconds in length.
When the feature is launched (WhatsApp Boomerang), it will be available in the Video Type panel, which usually allows you to choose a video or GIF as the desired format before sending it.
The feature is still in development and there is no given date of release… but definitely an addition to WhatsApp considering how popular the feature is on Instagram.
It will first roll out to iOS users before getting onboard Android platform. Let us know in comment what else you'll like to see added to WhatsApp.


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Electronic gadgets have gradually turned an integral part of our lives so instances of them catching fire or even exploding attract a lot of attention and concern about the safety of other people using a similar product around the world. According to a new report, an Apple MacBook Pro exploded and then caught fire. While no one was hurt in the incident, it did cause some damage to the owner's floor. The user who reported this is White Panda, a DJ who initially shared the incident on Twitter with more details in a post on Reddit.
According to the shared details, White Panda was using the laptop on his lap, plugged in when he noticed smoke spewing out from both sides of the laptop. He emphasized that he was using the laptop normally without really abusing it in any way. He quickly placed the laptop on the floor where the Apple MacBook Pro exploded, the amount of smoke increased as the laptop caught fire. The amount of smoke triggered Carbon Monoxide and smoke alarms. However, he noted that things would have been so much worse if this had happened if he was on a plane. He further explained that he took the exploded MacBook Pro to his local Apple Store where the staff placed the laptop in a fire-proof safe asking him to wait about 24 hours.
My MacBook Pro exploded today during normal use. No injuries, luckily. Some damage to the house. Could have been worse – good thing I wasn't on a plane.
Very curious to see how @Apple responds.@MacRumors @TechCrunch @9to5mac pic.twitter.com/pjmpv5Mx9b
— White Panda (@whitepanda) May 29, 2019
According to the latest update, White Panda notes that Apple Store did not call him after 24 hours so he reached out to them for a response. The store staff informed him that the case has been "escalated" and Apple would reach out to him within five days. In response to his tweet and the video of the laptop spewing smoke, some users noted that this is likely because of the swollen battery inside the MacBook Pro. It is worth noting that such an incident is possible with any battery operated gadget but regardless, it is quite scary.
Not many Apple devices have been center of such a mishap but we will keep an eye on any other instances involving Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro devices. It is also worth noting that in case you see that the battery of your smartphone, laptop or any other electronic device has expanded then we advise you to immediately stop using it and contact the company instead.


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A US franchise that offers a different twist on pizza-making has opened what is expected to be the first of dozens of sites in the UK.
Project Pie unveiled its maiden UK site in Dundee at the weekend and has indicated that it is targeting 60 branches over the next decade.
The brand has spent the last few weeks getting the Dundee site ready, with a Wood Stone stone-hearth pizza oven (pictured above going into the site) installed as the centrepiece of the restaurant.
Customers are given the freedom to select the exact base and toppings they want, with the chain promising a turnaround time of less than four minutes. All pizzas are one price regardless of how many toppings are added.
Project Pie was set up by owner James Markham, who got tired of eating bad pizza and thought the quality offerings on the market cost too much. He set about trying to create a fast casual, custom pizza restaurant.
The UK business will be spearheaded by John and Susan Canavan as well as Niall Howard, formerly CEO of Hakkasan Group.
"This will certainly shake things up in the pizza industry in the UK and beyond. The brand's cheekiness and youthfulness will certainly cater to the millennial who wants their pizza their own way," said Howard.
UK management said that Dundee had been chosen as the location of its first site due to the regeneration taking place in the city and the proximity to students and city centre visitors.
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August 11, 2010 - Operators charged with scamming people who did not have health insurance - the uninsured, the unemployed, and the uninsurable - have been targeted by a federal-state coalition of law enforcement agencies for fraudulently marketing "medical discount plans" as health insurance. The Federal Trade Commission and law enforcers in 24 states have filed a total of 54 lawsuits and regulatory actions to stop the deceptive practices.
"With so many Americans struggling to deal with the costs of health care, these medical discount benefit plans sound appealing because they masquerade as health insurance," said David Vladeck, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "But they are not insurance. They don't offer the benefits of health insurance, and victims don't know they've been ripped off until after they've tried to use the service and paid their bill."
The FTC filed three cases charging companies with deceptively marketing medical discount plans.
In one case, at the request of the FTC, a U.S. district court has ordered a temporary halt to the deceptive actions of Consumer Health Benefits Association, which targeted consumers who sought information on the Internet about major medical health insurance plans. CHBA telemarketers allegedly pitched consumers with a long list of false claims, including:
- that they worked closely with major medical insurers;
- that the discount plan was widely accepted by doctors, pharmacies, and other health care facilities;
- that the plan would save consumers up to 85 percent on medical expenses;
- that CHBA's plan was accepted wherever Blue Cross Blue Shield was accepted; and
- that consumers could use their medical discount card with any health care provider that accepts insurance.
Consumers paid between $29 and $280 in enrollment fees before they received written information about the plan. When they tried to use the plan with physicians CHBA claimed were "participating providers," the providers said they did not accept the plan. One consumer who tried to use the plan to buy prescription medicine discovered the "discounted" price was higher than the price she had paid without the medical discount plan.
The FTC also charged that CHBA misrepresented its refund policies and that typically, consumers received refunds only after they threatened to complain to consumer protection agencies. The FTC seeks a permanent halt to the allegedly illegal activities and has asked the court to order the defendants to give up their ill-gotten gains.
In another case, at the FTC's request a U.S. district court ordered Health Care One LLC to stop marketing a medical discount plan that it had disguised as health insurance. The FTC alleged that Health Care One's promotional material implied that it was affiliated with the federal government and claimed that consumers who enrolled in the plan would receive substantial savings on health care costs. In fact, the agency said consumers weren't able to achieve such savings. Health Care One also claimed that its plan was widely accepted by health care providers in consumers' local communities. But when consumers tried to get discounts from their providers, they discovered that the providers did not accept the plan.
Health Care One induced consumers to pay hundreds of dollars to enroll by promising "100% satisfaction" and a "money back guarantee." The FTC charged that the company made it difficult or impossible for consumers to cancel, and when they got their money back, it was subject to a hefty "processing fee." The FTC has asked the court to permanently halt the deceptive operation and order the defendants to give up their ill-gotten gains.
In a third case, a U.S. district court temporarily halted the deceptive actions of United States Benefits, LLC. The FTC and Tennessee Attorney General Robert E. Cooper, Jr. charged U.S. Benefits with selling medical benefits plans disguised as major medical health insurance. The telemarketers claimed that the plan was available to all - including consumers with pre-existing conditions - and provided medical coverage with no deductible and no waiting period. But when consumers received written information from the company, they discovered that instead of health insurance, they had purchased membership in a "benefits association" consisting of healthcare-related discounts with little or no value.
The agencies assert that U.S. Benefits charged consumers enrollment fees ranging from $100 to $500 and monthly fees ranging from $300 to $1,300. When consumers tried to complain, cancel, or seek a refund, they were ignored. The FTC also alleged that U.S. Benefits made illegal prerecorded "robocalls" to consumers. The agencies seek a permanent ban on the deceptive practices and a return of ill-gotten gains.
In addition to the FTC cases, Attorneys General and Insurance Commissioners in 24 states have filed a total of 54 enforcement actions to stop the scammers. They include lawsuits or regulatory actions addressing sham insurance, as well as illegal robocalls and fax blasting, and licensing violations.
The Commission votes authorizing the staff to file the complaints were 5-0.
The FTC case against CHBA was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The lawsuit also names National Association for Americans; National Benefits Consultants, LLC; National Benefits Solutions LLC; Ron Werner; Rita Werner; and Louis Leo. The FTC received significant support from the office of the Attorney General of Florida and the Coconut Creek Police Department in bringing this case.
The FTC case against Healthcare One was filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The suit also names Americans4Healthcare, Inc.; Michael Jay Ellman; Elite Business Solutions, Inc.; and Robert Daniel Freeman. This case was brought with substantial assistance from the California Department of Managed Care, the Arizona Office of Attorney General, and the Arizona Better Business Bureau.
The FTC suit against U.S. Benefits was filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. It also names Timothy Thomas and Kennan Dozier.
NOTE: The Commission files a complaint when it has "reason to believe" that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendants have actually violated the law. The cases will be decided by the courts.
More information about medical discount scams is at ftc.gov/medicaldiscountscams.
The Federal Trade Commission works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, click http://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov or call 1-877-382-4357. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 1,800 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad. For free information on a variety of consumer topics, click http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/consumer.shtm.
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There is wisdom in wolves. And around them, certainly. In the acclaimed series of books, A Song of Ice and Fire (also known by the TV adaptation Game of Thrones), writer George R.R. Martin wrote: "When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives." This quote is undeniably true, especially when watching a pack of six gray wolves roaming at night through the woods of the Aggtelek National Park.
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The big political victories already chalked-up by Jeremy Corbyn
New Labour leader has some reason to feel positive about his performance so far
Staff and students at SOAS walk out over suspended union member
The university was forced to close yesterday after hundreds protested over the suspension
Nigel Farage: Foreign HIV patients should pay up or get out
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The Tories' Lords review will make parliament even less accountable
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The government's changes to voter registration undermine our democracy
Over one million people could drop off the electoral register as a result of changes to how we register to vote
Tory secrecy on tax credits has come back to haunt them
If the government hadn't tried to sneak the cuts past the public and parliament, the Lords would be powerless to stop them
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The rise of the SNP is based on emotion, not reason
Nicola Sturgeon brilliantly harnessed Scots' natural patriotism in her conference speech
Uber's High Court victory could spell the beginning of the end for London cabbies
London cabbies' suffer devastating blow in their fight against minicab app
PMQs verdict: Corbyn is slowly learning how to defeat Cameron
With a bit more practice Corbyn could prove genuinely dangerous to Cameron at these weekly encounters.
How Cameron's compassionate Britain forces children into destitution
Slashing support for failed asylum seekers shows the moral depths this government is operating in
Labour can win as an anti-austerity party. They can't win as a shambles
Shadow chancellor causes major row after U-turning on Osborne's fiscal charter
Today's cannabis debate shows how irrational Westminster has become
A small number of MPs will gather in Westminster today to debate cannabis policy
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Cameron's speech shows how Corbyn is making this a more left-wing country
Cameron's sudden shift to the left reveals the new political reality Corbyn has created
It's Theresa May - not immigrants - who's really damaging Britain
Tim Farron: "Theresa May's speech was based on ingrained prejudice"
Boris Johnson shows why it's far too early to count him out
London mayor delivers his best ever speech at the Conservative conference
Tories are jubilant but there's no heart to their conference
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IT dept figures unmask real face of investment in Madhya Pradesh
Belying the Madhya Pradesh government's claims, only a tiny percentage of MoUs signed by the state government over the years has translated into actual investment, official data from the information and technology department revealindore Updated: Jul 31, 2015 21:35 IST
Belying the Madhya Pradesh government's claims, only a tiny percentage of MoUs signed by the state government over the years has translated into actual investment, official data from the information and technology department reveal
The figures, provided by the IT department under the national data sharing policy, suggest that 173 large and medium industries have been set up in the state with an investment of Rs 32,881 crore in the past 10 years (2004-14).
Industry sources say that standalone figure does look impressive, but it reveals the real picture in the light of the fact that the state government has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in excess of Rs 8 lakh crore at various investor summits held from 2007 to 2012.
The data does not indicate MoUs signed for non-industrial purpose, such as construction of highways, it does give a fair indication of very poor record of implementation of investment proposals over the years even taking into account that some projects are still in the pipeline, they say.
The latest data assumes significance as until now the government agencies have been coming out with different investment figures at various forums and the government has been constantly revising the figures.
Confederation of Indian Industry's state council chairman Girish Mangla says, "The data indicates that many investors who had signed MoUs in previous summits were not serious, but is also a reflection of global economic slowdown."
Assocham secretary general DS Rawat says that the pace of implementation of projects in the state has remained tardy. "The state will have to remove certain bottlenecks in terms of availability of raw material, land and clearances (if it wanted results on the ground)," he says.
However, state industries commissioner VL Kantha Roa says that the figure of Rs 32,881 crore investments made by the large and medium industries was excellent.
"We had announced during global investors' summit in 2014 that the state has received Rs 1.83 lakh crore worth investments, which included completed projects and ongoing projects. Some projects get delayed or cancelled due to extraneous factors such as change in mining policy that is not in my control," he said.
Pithampur industry group president Gautam Kothari says there are instances where the investment proposals have been repeated by certain corporates.
Slow industrial growth aside, MP registered 11.08% GDP growth in 2013-14 as against India's growth rate of 4.9% during the same period, largely on account of spectacular performance in agriculture and allied sectors.
Period: 2004-05 to 2013-14
173 units set up
Rs 32,881 crore in total investment
Rs 8+ lakh crore worth of MoUs signed
11.08% growth for state in 2013-14
(Includes non-industrial sector investments, which is under 10%)