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For a year, retailers have been installing card readers at their cash registers so that they can handle new debit and credit cards equipped with fraud-fighting computer chips.
Now, it's the turn of ATMs.
Banks and third-party companies that operate ATMs are dealing with two deadlines to update their machines to handle the cards, called EMV cards, issued by Europay, MasterCard or Visa. The first deadline was Saturday for MasterCard-issued cards. The second deadline is Oct. 1, 2017, for Visa-issued cards.
If the owners of ATMs miss those deadlines, they — not the card provider — become liable for fraudulent transactions on their ATMs that are unable to read chip cards.
But the chip technology for ATMs is important to consumers as well. The upgrades to ATMs reduce the threat of fraud at the machines, including the use of counterfeit cards and skimming, a process used by crooks to capture the data on the strip on the back of a card.
Debit cards often are used at ATMs to withdraw cash from checking accounts. Those scammed out of money taken from checking accounts have a harder time getting it back than those who were defrauded via credit card because the latter can withhold payments on disputed items until the issue is resolved, said Greg McBride, Bankrate's chief financial analyst.
"Chip cards, in whatever fashion they are used, are designed to prevent unauthorized transactions," McBride said. "When it comes to ATMs, there is a much greater inconvenience for the consumer if fraudulent activities takes place. … The money comes out, and then you have to get the horse back in the barn."
Thieves stole $15 billion from 13.1 million victims in 2015, according to Javelin Strategy and Research, a business advisory firm. That was down slightly from 2014, when the first chip cards were introduced.
The increase in chip cards last year changed the purchase process significantly for retailers. Instead of swiping the card, the user inserts it into a card reader at the register and leaves it in the machine until the transaction is completed, which can take several seconds. That has led to complaints about the time required for transactions.
Consumers don't figure to see as much difference at ATMs. Many consumers are used to inserting their debit card into an ATM and waiting a few seconds for that transaction to finish.
"I don't think it will be that noticeable," McBride said. "It doesn't change the consumer experience."
Some banks, including PNC Bank and JPMorgan Chase & Co., have used the deadline to upgrade their ATMs beyond reading chip cards.
Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank, which has 9,000 ATMs, is enhancing the screen so that it is easier to read, providing more protection meant to shield customer PINs from potential thieves, offering e-mailed receipts and creating personalized options to speed up transactions.
"The goal for us is to address the security of our customers, and doing that also is going to align up with the changing of the rules and the shifting of the responsibility," said Sandy Zimmerman, a PNC executive vice president who heads PNC's retail operations in central Ohio.
Zimmerman said consumers with cards that haven't been updated will still be able to use them in the upgraded ATMs.
The upgrades come at a time of significant change in how consumers bank. PNC says nearly six in 10 PNC customers do most of their banking without involving a teller.
Chase says it, too, is upgrading its 18,695 ATMs, including 554 in Ohio.
"We are actively refreshing the ATM fleet with higher-capability machines (which are chip-compliant) that can complete more types of transactions and more flexible transactions," Chase spokesman Jeff Lyttle said in an email. "Soon, you'll able to complete 90 percent of formerly teller-assisted transactions at an ATM."
As has been the case with retailers, some ATM owners, including non-bank companies, missed the deadline with at least some of their machines.
"It is not proceeding as quickly as everyone would like. The debit-payments landscape is more complex because of all the networks," said David Tente, executive director of the ATM Industry Association.
"It been a big cost to deal with it," Tente said; the sum for ATM operators is estimated at $1 billion.
Even an inexpensive upgrade of a basic ATM can run several hundred dollars. Upgrading more-sophisticated bank ATMs could run into the thousands of dollars, he said.
An association survey of ATM operators finds that 58 percent expect to have 76 to 100 percent of their fleet upgraded this year to handle chip cards. By the end of next year, 79 percent of operators expect to have their fleets in that range, but it could be years before there is 100 percent adoption.
The survey found that operators expect to operate 6 percent of their fleet as the machines are now, meaning there is no plan for an upgrade or replacement.
ATMs that are in places such as bowling alleys or bars might just be taken out of service.
"That's the group that I see as a challenge with this," PNC's Zimmerman said. "It's a big investment. Some owners may say that's not worth it and may remove some of the machines."


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Some think that our intuition has something to do with knowing we gain from past lives.
What do you think?
The things that we might call our intuition, or our knowing the differences between right and wrong, are inherently the hidden knowledge and experiences from previous lives. Although we are taught many things in life from parents, teachers, our friends, and our experiences, many of these intuitive characteristics are the things we bring with us from our past lives and soul lessons. This happens in a way that we can build on experience if we listen to our own spirit, and also in a way that way we can followor not…
Fuentes, Starr. Soul Contracts (Kindle Locations 88-92). Unknown. Kindle Edition.
"From one body to another as we reincarnate, we bring this consciousness forward in the same way that the air carries an aroma."
Fuentes, Starr. Soul Contracts (Kindle Locations 93-94). Unknown. Kindle Edition.
Thank you for reading. Post a comment. Authentic thoughts are thoughts that are genuine and sincerely expressed. Authentic thoughts reverberate with other authentic individuals so they have an irresistible urge to ponder or respectfully respond from their own unique perspective.
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A breakthrough tool is set to integrate modern technology in helping the hearing-impaired live their already challenged lives with less difficulty.
It's a given fact that the technological advancements of late are, to the hearing-impaired, rendered obsolete. With the Filipino deaf community amounting to an estimated three to four million, Telecommunications Service Network for the Deaf (TSND) steps up to introduce a groundbreaking technology that breaks the barriers of language through a convenient teleconference sign language interpreting service—the Video Relay Service (VRS).
Because the right to communicate is a crucial ability not many of us are blessed with, VRS is developed to give the deaf community equal access to communications. Its major components are specialized devices called the V-Pads and the trained sing language interpreter designated to provide assistance. A V-pad is a touch screen videophone with which a deaf user can ask for the help of a trained interpreter for specialized teleconferencing service that enables the deaf user to conveniently converse with virtually anyone in the country for free. With the aid of the VRS, deaf or hearing-impaired individuals can now sign a message and get real-time response in seconds.
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Spearheaded by TSND Chairman George Taylor, the only Filipino deaf student to graduate with a BS degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in DLSU Manila, VRS technology is set to defy disabilities related to hearing and speech. Throughout his lifetime of experience in getting involved with assessing the needs of hearing-impaired groups, Taylor now advocates for the widespread reach of the VRS technology in hopes of it leading to a multitude of prospects for the deaf community's benefit.
With the deaf having equal access to communication, comes the inevitable outcome of exposure to employment opportunities, voting registrations, educational grants and more. "Being able to communicate and be understood are human entitlements that must not be denied," shares Bagong Henerasyon party-list Representative Bernaddette Herrera-Dy, the congresswoman spearheading the campaign for the passing of the bill entitled, "Video Relay Service - House of Bill No. 5670."
Such mandate, when passed, requires the government to provide their full-support by having an additional legal subcharge on all telecommunications and telephone subscriber's bills to fund the development and implementation of the VRS systems, just as a host of other international governments did.
Without this the individual progresses of our deaf comrades are severely hindered. Just imagine how it feels to be blanketed in silence, reality moving past you, with only sign language to express and nary a soul to assist. With that established, VRS is the deaf community's beacon of hope that aims to shed light in pursuance of equal opportunities for technology, communication, and media accessibility.


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The trust has two principal sources of income. Firstly, the trust has a stock of property mainly in and around the Eastbourne area. Secondly, the trust has an equity portfolio professionally managed by a firm of stockbrokers.
We receive many hundreds of applications throughout the year and whilst all are considered, it is impossible to respond positively to them all. The Trustees do all they can with the resources available to them.
We are keen to support projects that demonstrate a Christian approach to their work. With this in mind, a new funding criteria has been developed.
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We welcomed Michael Listner back to the show for the last time in 2015. During the first segment of our two hour discussion, Michael started the 2015 annual space law review by jumping right in to discussing the new Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act recently signed into law by President Obama. In this segment, he hit on key issues including legal jurisdiction on issues would now be federal law issues, the solidification behind SLS making it harder to cancel the rocket project, and the controversial "property rights" section in the asteroid part of the legislation. There were many questions for Michael regarding the significance and meaning of issues now falling under federal law. During this discussion, Michael used legal definitions and terminology and we discussed hypothetical situations to try to understand the impact of federal over state law on issues likely to make it to court. Michael again talked about the asteroid mining part of the legislation (he did so as well on his last show a few weeks ago) which he believes contradicts the Outer Space Treaty. Michael carefully went through the legal issues including the incorrect comparison of the Outer Space Treaty to the oceans and the Law of the Sea Treaty rather than a more appropriate comparison to legal regimes regarding Antarctica. Michael posted a good article on this discussion his blog, Space Thoughts, which you can read at https://spacethoughtsblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/section-51303-the-oceans-are-not-the-equal-to-outer-space/. Later in the segment, listeners asked about domestic vs. international legal enforcement of the asteroid mining issues per the legislation, plus many questions came in about The Outer Space Treaty and even The Moon Treaty came up for discussion.
In the second segment, Michael started out by saying that SLS got a big boost which was supportive of commercial space policy. Jack asked about commercial crew in the legislation, but our focus moved to the RD180 engine because that is a big deal right now. Michael said it was akin to open warfare between Senator McCain and ULA. Michael offered us a detailed explanation of the RD180 issue and how it can impact ULA, SpaceX, and actually impact the nation. Another topic was the return to flight using the Atlas 5 and the RD181 engine for the Cygnus by Orbital ATK. BJohn and later Freemont John inquired about nuclear propulsion and some of the things discussed in the recent program with Dr. Dewar. Another topic discussed was planetary protection which he said gets its authority from Article 9 of The Outer Space Treaty. Before the program ended, Michael gave us a status report on The Code of Conduct, the suborbital industry, and the Moon Treaty.
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Criterion Theatre
Piccadilly Circus
The theatre can be seen on Piccadilly Circus next to the Eros statue.
This is by far the best show I have seen! All done by just 4 actors the pace never lets up! The theatre itself is absolutely beautiful, the seats were comfortable and the ice cream in the interval was delicious! Highly recommend this very funny clever play!
Last minute decision to see matinée on Sat 30th of May with two boys 13 & 17. Had a wonderful time. The physical nature of the play kept the two boys absorbed for the whole thing. The 4 actors were very good and the set and characterisation were very inventive. Also very funny at parts, highly recommended.
Just seen performance on Sat 16th may (matinee) which was brilliant. The props used superbly, the actors slick, altogether fabulous. I loved it.
It was a brilliant play. I left with a headache - I laughed so much. Hysterical and the acting, brilliant. Loved every second of it.
Was lucky enough to get the tickets as a Christmas present , Enjoyed every minute , acting was brilliant , very funny , can recommend this for all the family , please go and see
Very Good!!!
I had the privilege of seeing this show on Tuesday evening, 11 November. It was simply great and I thoroughly enjoyed myself!!! The fast pace and incredible acting were stunning. I did feel with the four actors who must have been utterly exhausted after this performance. Well done everyone!
Theatre as it should be! Having read the book and seen the movie I wondered whether it could be turned into a comedy. They really hit the mark, fun throughout and true to the original story. Already noted by so many is the brilliant performance by the three actors and sole actress with a minimum of props. Also the venue, criterion theatre, is spot on for this play. In one word: Fantastic.
I thoroughly enjoyed this show. The acting was superb and the humour was just right. The actors all worked very hard to make this such an enjoyable preformance.
Fantastic. Wonderfully acted. Hilarious. Thoroughly enjoyed the show and would recommend it.
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Three males offenders have been arrested in relation to Carjacking offences across the region. We are unable to give more details at this current time, as this is an ongoing investigation. We will update you with the results of the investigation as soon as possible.
We would ask all our residents to take particular care of your safety if you have a high powered/desirable vehicle. Last week we sent out the following advice. Please share with your family and friends.
What can you do to protect yourself from 'car-jacking/robbery' ?
Many of the most effective measures you can take come from simply being aware of the problem, and of your surroundings.
- Keep your doors locked and windows closed – especially when stopping or when parked.
- Don't leave your keys unattended in the car even for just a few moments. In most cases, your insurance will not cover the theft of your vehicle in these circumstances.
- If there are multiple lanes, and you're going to be stopped at a junction or traffic lights, be aware of your surroundings and move your car into the lane away from the pavement if necessary.
- Be wary when a stranger attempts to flag you down, especially in isolated areas or side roads.
- Leave at least a vehicle and a half space between you and the car directly in front to give you enough space to quickly manoeuvre around the vehicle and make your way to safety.
- If your car is nudged by another vehicle and you are suspicious of the intention of the other driver, do not stop, try to take the car details down and report the incident to the police. Some car-jacking gangs use the tactic of nudging a vehicle and then stealing the keys when the driver stops.
- If attempts are made to steal your car, dial 999 and sound your horn to draw attention to your car.
- When at home always check your car is locked before leaving it 'check your fob has done its job'. Never leave your keys on view in your home.
- Always park in a well let area and consider installing security lighting on your driveway.
- Remember: non-confrontation is ALWAYS the best response.
- One option is to have a Thatcham approved tracker system fitted to your vehicle. Typically, you could expect to pay a fee for the installation of the device, plus a monthly service charge or annual service charge. However these devices can be moved vehicle to vehicle.
Please remain vigilant.
Suspicious Vehicle (Rural Area)
Yesterday a Black KIA Cee'd registration NC12 ZJN was seen acting suspicious aroud the rural area of Solihull. Possibly targeting vacant premises and Vans containing tools.
Please call 101 (non emergency) or 999 in an Emegency.
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|9-inch (23 cm) Tenderflake deep dish pie crust
|2 1/2 cups
|(625 ml) Whole milk
|1 cup
|(250 ml) Flaked sweetened coconut
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|1/4 cup
|(60 ml) Cornstarch
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Bake pie shell according to package directions. Let cool.
In saucepan, heat milk and coconut over medium heat until steaming. In large bowl, whisk 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar with cornstarch; whisk in eggs until blended. Gradually whisk hot milk mixture into egg mixture in thin, steady stream. Return to saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, for about 10 min or until thickened to pudding consistency. Transfer to bowl; stir in vanilla extract. Place plastic wrap directly on surface; refrigerate until cool. Spread into prepared pie shell and return to refrigerator.
In bowl, using electric mixer, whip cream with remaining sugar to soft peaks. Using piping bag with star tip or a spoon, garnish top with cream. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until set or for up to 1 day.
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Everyone is familiar with a Moebius Strip, a length of paper glued to its own end with a half-twist so that a line drawn down the middle of the paper goes twice around before meeting itself.
But a strip of paper is a real three-dimensional object. Imagine instead of being flat and thin that this paper has a thickness equal to its width. Now the Moebius strip has two edges, one with a line drawn down the middle and one without.
Now imagine that the cross-section of this object were five-sided instead of four-sided before the line was drawn down the middle. Now the line drawn down the middle goes five times around before meeting itself.
What if the object had seven sides? Nineteen? Six hundred and forty-one?
What if it had an infinite number of sides? In other words, a circular cross-section.
And you gave the ends a twist that was irrational to the circumference of the cross-section before gluing the ends together?
Now if you start anywhere on the surface of this object and draw a line perpendicular to the cross-section, that line will be a closed loop infinite in length before it comes back and meets itself. Furthermore, that line will touch every point on the surface.
Do you have a three-dimensional object with a one-dimensional surface? If not, why not?


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Giardiasis is the most common nonbacterial cause of diarrhea in the United States, affecting an estimated 20 percent of the world's population. The disease is caused by a one-celled parasite called Giardia intestinalis. Symptoms may include abdominal pain and vomiting. The condition is more common in children; however, adults are more prone to chronic cases. Treatment involves medications and staying well hydrated.
Giardiasis is an intestinal illness that causes diarrhea. In fact, it is the most common nonbacterial cause of diarrhea in the United States (see Diarrhea Causes). Giardiasis is also one of the most common illnesses worldwide, affecting up to 20 percent of the world's population. Giardiasis is most prevalent in developing countries, where infections are often associated with poor sanitary conditions.
Giardiasis is more common in children than in adults. However, chronic giardiasis is more common in adults.
Giardiasis is caused by a one-celled, microscopic parasite called Giardia intestinalis (or Giardia lamblia). This parasite was initially named Cercomonas intestinalis and renamed Giardia lamblia in 1915. However, many consider Giardia intestinalis to be the correct name for this parasite.
Giardia is found in:
- Soil
- Food
- Water
- Surfaces that have been contaminated with feces from infected humans or animals.
Giardiasis transmission can occur by accidentally swallowing the parasite; you cannot become infected with Giardia through contact with blood.
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text: Somebody once said our videos of podcasts were "a waste of video", as if video was some finite resource in short supply. Anyway here is another one of those wasteful videos. This one is of episode 90 of The Gentleman's Review and features a cream liqueur and increasingly reddening cheeks.


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Buy and sell crypto coins
As much as there are genuine bitcoin or altcoins seller out there but equally there are crypto robbers planning to take your money away.
To buy crypto Currency you need to have email and actual money and mode of transfer. But before you do it here is the situation you have to consider.
Sponsored links
Here is my list of recommendations to check before you buy
- Price, you have to consider the current price you crypto if a website offers you way more crypto, wall continue my check list..
- Social Platforms, are now we check about everything about crypto too. go to face book page or twitter read what comments they are having. Check on the people leave comment check if they are real people.
- Press, all presses going crazy over these market, wall street journal, wired, forbs, coinbase, TechCrunch, New York Times, Bloomberg, Aljazeera, all they invite or talk about most of the market places. If they are not metioned any of the press
- Website, check on their website on whois.com if the add "Domain Privacy Protection" and can't find out any information about the owner of the website. Hmmm while taking your credit card and bank information but they don't want to show where they real are from,
- Authentication, to sell bitcoin or altcoins legally it is required you have to pass some verification process; usually it require email verification
- Trade, there is no problem with traders like IQ option and etoro.com but they are trading platforms not sellers
- Review, check on review websites you can google the name with of seller with the word review "coinbase reviews"
- Pyramid scam or Ponzi scheme, yes they are back again in the name of "invest in bitcoin mining you just have to register five of your friends" or "bitcoin give us we will double it"
- Bitcoin.com, check on bitcoin.com the seller is listed in the website but this is not guaranty you end up in genuine web site but the combination of above will do.
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The Nigerian Army has revealed that 21 errant soldiers will be tried and prosecuted by the general court-martial.
According to the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Benson Akinroluyo, their offences are related to administrative or operational in nature.
"Military as an institution is known with the maintenance of discipline in its way of doing things. The operational efficacy of the military is better retained when the ethics and customs aim at enhancing discipline are encouraged.
"There are 21 accused that are supposed to go for the trial, the details are best known to the prosecution and defence counsel.
"Offences are either administrative or operational in the matter, and the details are known to them. It is aimed at enhancing discipline within the theatre."
Akinroluyo, while inaugurating the court-martial, urged its President, Brigadier General Abdullahi Ibrahim, and members of his team to discharge their duties professionally and ensure that justice is served.


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Axe, the brand that wants to make all men everywhere completely, utterly, irresistibly f*ckable, has cleaned up its act.
Gone are the days of spraying Axe and having women's shirts fly off, or having buxom models throw themselves at you in a stampede of passion — this week Axe, which you might be surprised to learn is 30 years old, rebranded itself with a new ad campaign that encourages guys to "find their magic."
"Who needs a six pack, when you've got the nose," the commercial asks, rotating through a group of guys with distinct features: full beard, big nose, good dance moves, high heels.
That's right — new Axe wants to highlight all that makes the individual special: high heels, affection for kittens. It's a far leap from its earlier reputation as the secret potion for finding naked women.
Matthew McCarthy, senior director for Axe and men's grooming at Unilever, told The Huffington Post that the move was a reaction to a larger cultural shift.
"In the past, a guy's self-confidence was determined a lot by whether or not girls found him attractive," he said. Now, "guys certainly want to be attractive but they want to feel attractive … how they get there is changing."
Guys no longer want to be defined by society's idea of masculinity, he said, and the new campaign, designed by the agency 72andSunny Amsterdam, focuses on finding your confidence in whatever makes you unique.
"Guys today are basically calling bullshit on many of the outdated stereotypes and archetypes of masculinity, which are linked to feeling confident and feeling attractive. Now they're saying, 'I want to decide how I'm going to express my masculinity.'"
Axe's rebranding coincides with the launch of a new line of pomades, hair gel, antiperspirants and deodorants, called the Axe Advanced Collection, which is available in most drug and grocery stores in North America.
"The campaign isn't about, 'Hey guys, have more confidence,'" McCarthy said. "It's about your individuality and what makes you special. That's what matters. Go work on it. Find your magic."


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Nightclubbing: A dozen ways to avoid Lollapalooza (a.k.a. Walmart on the Lake)
The giant marketing machine that is Lollapalooza dominates the Chicago music scene this weekend, of course. But whether your reasons for avoiding it are aesthetic (do you really want to hang out in an oversized shopping mall and be marketed to for three days?), moral/ethical (given the attorney general's investigation of the destination fest for anti-competitive practices that threaten the city's club scene and other promoters -- see earlier reports 1, 2, and 3), or financial (three-day passes are now up to $215, or $850 for the VIP pass), there are plenty of worthy rock 'n' roll experiences to be had over the next few days that have nothing to do with the scene in Grant Park (and no, I'm not counting the official after shows in this tally, a run-down of which can be found here if you so desire).
Here are a dozen alternative suggestions.
1. The Hideout kicks things off in grand anti-corporate, community-oriented Hideout style tonight with an event called Antecedapalooza 2010 featuring a strong roster of DJ sets by the Hood Internet and DJ Car Stereo (Wars) and live performances by Chicago pop-soul band the Dirty Diamonds, Austin's Neiliyo, and New York's Menya. Tickets are $7 before 11 p.m. and $10 after.
2. The lovable dive on Wabansia off Elston also has a strong lineup starting at 9 p.m. Saturday with Blood Mambas, Humboldt Park noise mavens CAVE (for whom the buzz is building to deafening volume), and Cacaw. The cover is $6.
4. Meanwhile, on the North Side, Martyr's features a considerably less noisy and more melodic early show starting at 7 on Saturday night with sultry New York singer and songwriter Toby Lightman. Aslyn opens, and the cover is $12.
5. Over in Logan Square on Saturday, Ronny's presents Free Moral Agents, the new group lead by Isaiah Ikey Owens, formerly the keyboardist for the Mars Volta. The wildly inventive sextet shares a bill with NoCanDo, Magicks, and Nude Sunrise that starts at 8 p.m.
6. Earlier on Saturday, Metro is hosting this summer's second end-of-camp extravaganza for the Girls Rock! Chicago program, which means that as many as 20 bands comprised of girls ages 9 to 16 will have the chance to take the stage and tear through the song they've been rehearsing all week-- as great a contrast to the downtown mega-fest as I can imagine, and a welcome a reminder of the sheer joy of making an awesome noise for no other reason than it's a heckuva lot of. Tickets are $7 in advance or $8 at the door, and the music starts at 3:30 p.m.
7. Go shopping for vinyl (or CDs, if you must). Take advantage of all the wannabe hipsters being occupied elsewhere to drop in on some of the best record stores in the U.S. -- places that are more than holding their own even in the face of the digital decimating of many music retailers. Some of my favorites include Reckless Records for cool imports and indie releases (3126 N. Broadway; 1532 N. Milwaukee, or 26 E. Madison); the Old School Records for dusty soul classics (7446 W. Madison in Forest Park); Vintage Vinylfor really obscure progressive and psychedelic rock (925 Davis St. in Evanston), and Laurie's Planet of Soundfor the finest overall selection and the most friendly and helpful staff (4693 N. Lincoln).
9. Catch up on your rock 'n' roll reading. Though their numbers are shrinking even faster than brick-and-mortar record stores, Chicago still has some fine mom-and-pop booksellers, whether you're looking for new or used tomes. But if a rock biography, photo book, old magazine, and any other music-related dead-tree relic is the specific Holy Grail you're been searching out, there's no finer destination than Uptown's Shake Rattle & Read (4812 N. Broadway). If he doesn't have it, proprietor Ric Addy likely can find it for you, and he'll also provide an entertaining chat during your visit.
10. Have a Mastodon, Slayer, or Kuma burger. Granted, some of the usual tattooed and pierced culinary geniuses behind the grill at Kuma's Corner (2900 W. Belmont) will no doubt be in Grant Park, since the heavy-metal burger paradise is one of the upstart foodie emporiums temporarily setting up shop there this weekend as part of the Graham Elliot Bowles-curated attempt to elevate things above the usual lukewarm pizza and rubbery hotdogs. But that could mean that you'll finally get into Kuma's proper, which famously does not take reservations, and which has become ridiculously crowded at any time of the day or night thanks to all of the well-earned accolades it's accumulated of late. (I've tried to go three times in the last year, and I've given up in the face of endless lines every time.)
11. Go bowling. As documented in a long and ridiculously fawning piece in the local pages of the New York Times last week, the Fireside Bowl (2648 W. Fullerton) once again is hosting bands. No, it's not the Fireside Bowl of yesteryear, where the way-underground punk rock acts book by MP Shows would find mice scurrying out of the speakers when they hit the first notes at soundcheck (and that's an example of one of the least scuzzy things they might experience); the place has been buffed-up and yuppified, and the music it's booking fits with the facelift. But even if it isn't as cool as it once was, it's still pretty great. (If you're less particular about the rock 'n' roll legacy of your bowling alleys, but still want a decent play list, I'm also fond of Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. Western, and Diversey River Bowl, 2211 W. Diversey).
12. Get some ink. As with rock clubs, record stores, great dive bars, and other indispensable aspects of the real Chicago music community, the city is lucky to be home to a number of world-class tattoo artists, though in my book, none stand taller than Ben Wahhh, whose renowned Deluxe Tattoo continues to hold fast against the encroaching forces of gentrification that threaten to overwhelm the strip of Irving between Ashland and Southport. (R.I.P., El Gato Negro. I'm not saying I ever frequented the place, but it was sad to see it go nonetheless.) Warning: Ben and his equally talented fellow artists don't just go to work on any walk-in, and requests for cute little daisy chains around the ankle or anything of that sort are likely to be met with gales of laughter before the official "no." Bring them a creative challenge and welcome their original input, however, and you'll wind up with some ink you'll be proud to flash for the rest of your life.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Calvin women's swimming & diving team earned its first All-American honors of the week at the NCAA Division III Women's Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday night. The Knights currently sit in 15th place with 32.5 points.
"We are celebrating four All-Americans tonight," said head coach Dan Gelderloos. "That is always something special. They should be proud of their accomplishment. I feel strongly that we are making strides from last year and are giving ourselves more opportunities to score than a year ago and we still have several opportunities in the next two days. We are going to keep stepping into the ring."
The Knights earned All-American honors in the 200-yard freestyle relay on Thursday. The team of sophomore Emily Gunderson (Ann Arbor, Mich./Pioneer), senior Rachel Mattson (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron), junior Madelyn Smith (Allegan, Mich./Allegan) and senior Abby Van Harn (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) finished in sixth place at 1:34.38.
Abby Van Harn also notched a 13th-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at 1:50.92.
On the 1-meter boards, senior Sarah Bradley (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) finished in 20th place at 377.25 points.
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English has a pre-eminent place in education and in society. A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Literature, especially, plays a key role in such development. Reading also enables pupils both to acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know. All the skills of language are essential to participating fully as a member of society; pupils, therefore, who do not learn to speak, read and write fluently and confidently are effectively disenfranchised.
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Hello Friends, Happy Weekend!Can you believe that we have reached the end of yet another month in the year 2015! We have Sprung Forward, experienced a few warm days, snow, rain and definitely transition. At the beginning of the month I decided to focus the word Transition as the word of the month. I got the idea from the The Well Blog! March is all about progress, about anticipation for the end of winter and beginning of Spring!
March is also about preparing for a new season and one way to do that through organizing and Spring cleaning! The Everygirl 30 day Challenge: 30 days of Organizing! article and motivation was really helpful in getting me there. transition also means looking back at the resolutions i made at the begining of the year and making sure I follow through. Read my fashion resolutions here. In April I will start with the tackling the Closet Clutter and getting ready for Spring!
This year I am working toward building my Life + Style Youtube Channel and it adds a new dynamic to my fashion blog content in a new and creative way. Read this article, Is video more relevant for Fashion Bloggers?
Saumya and I have been blogger friends for a few years now and it has been a pleasure getting to know her better. We took a couple of pictures and out that came three blog outfit posts, Check out Spring Florals, Spring Forest and When Color meets Leopard to see all the fun times we spent together so far. Follow Saumya through her Myriad Musings Blog
With Winter slowing down and exiting stage left and I am welcoming Spring with open arms, I wanted to share my favorite Winter Boots collection (read here) that mostly consists of ankle boots that I wore during the fall/winter season. Some of my favorites can be worn in the early Spring, but i look forward packing this collection away until September. I am so excited for Spring! You can watch the Winter Boots Collection here.
March is Women's History Month and International Women's Day was on March 8. When I saw this floating around Youtube, I was inspired to also participate and join in with the DEAR ME Campaign. Watch it and let me know what advice you would give your younger self?
Facon Magazine is a DC based fashion publication that I contribute with fashion and style articles and I am so proud of my Black Style Icons article in honor of black history and Women's history. Its so inspiring and motivation to aways work better and be better. Read it here
I love Spring! Its my favorite time of year. One because I get to celebrate my birthday and also I love how nature wakens and refreshes the planet with greenery and flowers everywhere that bloom in many different vibrant and pastel colors. Two, I love the new Spring/Summer Fashion trends and the classic Wardrobe Staples that take over. Check out the latest Spring Trends 2015 article (coming soon) and my 5 different ways to wear a Trench Coat Lookbook.
I always looking for new ways to improve my skills as a blogger and this article is a great read: 5 investments for your blog/business
There are some many things I am excited to share this month in March Favorites (Watch it here) current favorite hairstyle is crochet braids and really loved Mary Bella Tutorials on crochet braids and Matteologie videos as well. They really helped me make my decision to take the leap! Watch it here. I am also looking for new ways to grow my social media following. How to maximize your twitter following!
As we transition to Spring there are definitely things I need to do to get organized and get my wardrobe ready for Spring! With these 10 tips to get rid of clothes, it will definitely give me a head start.
With March ending and April around the corner, I look forward to celebrating Spring and my milestone birthday for thirty days straight! So stay tuned!
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Chicago Fed: Midwest manufacturing output up 4% YOY
New data from the Chicago Fed shows that manufacturing outpt across the U.S. Midwest continued to grow last month, as the Fed's Midwest Manufacturing Index (CFMMI) increased 1.5% in August from the previous month and 4% from 12 months ago.
The CFMMI is an index that uses hours worked data as a measure of industry output in the Midwest region, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Over the past year, production in three of the four industry sectors tracked by the Fed have increased:
- Auto sector +4.1% YOY (plastics and rubber products, transportation equipment)
- Machinery sector +0.8% YOY (machinery, computers, & electronic equipment, appliances and components manufacturing)
- Resource sector +0.4% YOY (food, paper, wood products, chemicals and nonmetallic mineral products)
- Steel sector -0.1% YOY (primary metal industries, fabricated metal products)
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The Kentucky Constable Association, Inc. is proud to announce the return of the Regional Director positions which will be charged with attending State Association meetings and collecting and disseminating information among Constables, Deputy Constables and our State Association from within their respective regions. The Regional Directors may also host a regional meeting for the Constables and Deputy Constables within their respective region to accomplish the outlined responsibilities set forth by the State Association. Additional duties and assignments may be given to the Regional Directors by the Executive Director which they will serve under within the Association.
Four Regional Director positions was established which shall break down the Commonwealth into a Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Regions. Each Regional Meeting shall be advisory and shall not bind the Board or the Association and shall be subject to Board approval at a State Association Meeting if such action on something is necessary.
President Rector stated "bringing the Regional Directors back at least dividing the Commonwealth into four Regions should hopefully get more Constables & Deputy Constables involved in the Association activities by being able to attend a Regional meeting if they can't always attend the State meetings and having their voice heard".
The Regional Directors include Darrell Florence serving as the Northern Regional Director, Darvin Stom serving as the Western Regional Director, Jim McKenzie serving as the Eastern Regional Director and as of the time of this news release the Southern Regional position is vacant and Executive Director Jonathan Shuler and President Rector is hopeful to have someone in that capacity first of the year.
The Regional Directors have already got off and started by having their first meeting to determine the break down of the Counties per Region and their first assignments helping the Association with projects across the Commonwealth. The Western Regional Director already has outlined his first Regional Meeting in January. They're eager and ready to get going!
Northern Counties include:
Hardin, Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble, Carroll, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, Grant, Owen, Scott, Franklin, Henry, Spencer, Shelby, Woodford, Anderson, Mercer, Washington, Nelson, Meade, Robertson, Harrison, Bourbon and Nicholas
Western Counties include:
Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle, Ballard, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, Calloway, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg, Caldwell, Crittenden, Union, Webster, Hopkins, Christian, Henderson, McLean, Muhelberg, Todd, Daviess, Ohio, Logan, Butler, Grayson, Brekinridge, Hancock, Simpson, Warren and Edmonson
Eastern Counties include:
Lewis, Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Martin, Pike, Letcher, Harlan, Bell, Knox, Clay, Jackson, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Leslie, Perry, Knott, Floyd, Johnson, Elliott, Carter, Rowan, Fleming, Clark, Montgomery, Bath, Menifee, Morgan, Wolfe, Breathitt, Lee, Owsley, Estill, Madison, Powell and Magoffin
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Allen, Barren, Hart, Green, Metcalfe, Monroe, Taylor, Adair, Cumberland, Casey, Russell, Clinton, Wayne, Pulaski, Lincoln, Rockcastle, Laurel, McCreary, Boyle, Marion, Larue and Whitley
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Don't be flexible for other people. By flexible, I mean that somebody's opinion or suggestion must not control the way you live your life. No, don't do that and it's not necessary at all. You can take others opinions as an aid while you travel in your journey but don't make it your staple diet, trust me. It won't do any good.
You have an idea of how you want to live your life and you have a big dream inside you, a dream that you must have been sprouting everyday from the moment you started dreaming of it in the first place. That dream must happen. It is the reason of your existence in life, isn't it ? We all live for a dream that we believe is going to happen one fine day.
So in short don't allow others to control your life. Not your parents, relatives, friends or your girlfriend/wife. Absolutely NOBODY. It's just a big road that you are willing to travel and if you decided to explore it, then you must do it. NO BACKING DOWN.


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The Boeing Company is in a spat with their labor union. According to a story in an Investment U newsletter, entitled Boeing's Free Labor Union Battle Rages On… , in 2009 Boeing was firming up plans to build another plant dedicated to building a new airplane. Although not required to management sat down with the union to discuss the plans hoping for an amicable agreement with the union. Well they did not get it. As the article says "The negotiations didn't go well. The biggest sticking point: The union wanted a contractual guarantee that Boeing would build all Dreamliners in Puget Sound, in the same area as the current plants Boeing uses for its commercial airplanes…. Management balked, and rather than giving in to this demand, Boeing began searching for another place to put its second plant." They decided on South Carolina, which happens to be a "right-to-work" state. The unions cried foul and complained to the NLRB stating that the move was punitive.
Normally companies are allowed to locate wherever they want, however, in this case the NLRB sided with the union. As the article says "In past years, such a complaint wouldn't be given much chance – companies, by and large, are allowed to build plants wherever they see fit. This time was different…A New NLRB Precedent With Far-Reaching Implications…The NLRB ruled in favor of the union and stopped work on the non-unionized plant in South Carolina. Boeing is currently appealing the decision."
Republican leaders have also objected to the move by the NLRB. They think it sets a dangerous precedent. According to Senator Johnny Isakson's website "It is unfathomable that a federal agency would file a complaint like this against a company simply because the company wants to expand its operation in a nonunion, right-to-work state," said Isakson, who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety. "The federal government has no business telling a private company where it can or cannot do business." Attorneys General from eight states have also sent letters to the NLRB protesting the action.
From the letter sent to the NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon Senator Isakson and his collegues said "It is clear that Boeing's legitimate business decision had no adverse impact on the Puget Sound workforce – indeed, 2,000 additional jobs have been created there since 2009. Under well-established precedent, employers may consider mitigating the impact of strikes as a business objective. Given the multitude of U.S. industries dependent on the product forthcoming from this production line, the desire to ensure continuity of operations is only logical."
I have said in the past that the future of employment law in this country is not in Congress, rather it is in the decisions and reversal of decisions that the National Labor Relations Board are making. Unfortunately talking to your Representative or Senator has limited effect. They are not voting on these moves. You need to be watching what is happening on the NLRB, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE UNIONS. Their decisions will have far reaching implications even for non-union companies.
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The 4th International Conference on Acoustics and Vibration (ISAV2014) follows previous conferences which were successfully held in Tehran. The previous conferences were both well received by experts in acoustics and vibration and showed that there is a great interest in Iran for this important and vital field of science. The 4th International Conference on Acoustics and Vibration (ISAV2014) is jointly held by Iranian Society of Acoustics and Vibration (ISAV) and Iran University of Science & Technology from 10 Dec. 2014 in Tehran. ISAV2014 will provide an international forum for presentation and exchange of the latest scientific achievements and technological developments in the fields of acoustics and vibration. The program will feature plenary and keynote presentations, contributed oral and poster papers, a specialized commercial exhibition, and a number of technical workshops. A student competition for selection of the best BSc, MSc and PhD theses in acoustics and vibration is another exciting part of ISAV2014. On behalf of the organizing committee, it is a great pleasure for me to invite you to participate in this special event. We look forward to seeing you in Tehran at ISAV2014.


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Public school children in Hamilton, Ontario will not be permitted to withdraw from classes that promote homosexuality, according to the Hamilton Mountain News. At the same time, according to aleaked document obtained by a local journalist, teachers are being instructed to tell parents who object to the curriculum that "this is not about parent rights."
On the contrary, it is all about parents' rights! It is also about the lack of tolerance and outright tyranny of many homosexual advocates.
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Congratulations to MMCA Scholarship Recipients
We'd like to congratulate the six recipients of our scholarship program at MSU:
Marissa Ceccato is a creative advertising student and is working toward a career in graphic design or as an art director. She is a member of the Undergraduate Communication Association.
LaTya Jefferson is studying advertising management and public relations. Jefferson hopes to start her own PR firm, TJ Communications Inc., to serve the entertainment industry combining her passion for publicity, music and movies.
Kelsey McArdle is advertising major with a minor in graphic design. Kelsey is an active graphic design staff member, photography staff member for VIM Magazine, UAB Arts Committee member and works for WKAR Public Media as a Student Clerical Assistant.
Breanna Ratering is a sophomore studying advertising and public relations with goals to work for a non-profit conservation organization. Ratering has held many leadership positions including being the Social Media Director for the Wharton Center student Marketing Organization, Treasurer for AdCom and a Marketing and Public Relations Staffer at VIM Magazine.
Jordan Segasser hopes to combine sports and public relations in her future. Jordan is active with VIM Magazine, and has worked for FOX Sports Detroit, Crain Communication and Botanical Elegance. She is also active in her Kappa Kappa Gama Sorority.
Last but not least, Margaret Stewart is a double major in advertising and packaging. Margaret currently works as the Marketing and Communication Coordinator at Sparty's Retail Office and is a member of he Mid-Michigan Creative Alliance, Coalition of Packaging Professionals and Academic Connectors and she plays both IM Soccer and Basketball.


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Let's be honest: Nobody wants to follow a social media account that tries to sell them a product at every turn. Sure, that's ultimately the goal of every company ever, but customers appreciate (and often return to) companies with a "Voice" — a clear, likable personality that represents a respectable brand and approachable human behind the computer screen.
A Social Media Manager is (or should be) the Voice of your brand, and utilizes this Voice to appeal to your product or service's specific demographic. This may take some time to develop, but most of it is common sense: If you're appealing to Moms with young children, you probably don't want to tweet a "that's what she said" joke. If you're aiming for college kids, writing "you've gotta see this" is acceptable. If your demographic runs closer to business professionals, try "You should check this out" instead.
Think of your Social Media Manager as some sort of Puzzle Master with an infinite number of odd-shaped pieces at their disposal: Every post needs to be put together just right in order to get the attention of your audience.
Here are two great examples of Social Media Accounts with strong, non-salesy Voices:
But just writing proper posts isn't enough. Social media platforms should never restrict themselves by only focusing on "broadcasting" content from Company to Consumer. You want engagement. You want interaction. You want a clear channel of two-way communication. And this doesn't mean just responding to customer questions via private messages or email; this means reaching out to customers regularly so that they feel like they're a part of your company. They are your customers, and you care about their thoughts and opinions.
One way to do this is to post relevant content on your wall that your customers would like. Let's say we're handling the Social Media accounts of a brand new gym. Relative articles would revolve around training regimens, healthy dieting, general fitness, exercise success stories, etc.. These would be the MAJORITY of the channel's content, with one or two brand-specific articles once a week. This makes the occasional sales-pushy stuff a lot easier to swallow, and gives people more of a reason to follow your accounts.
And when in doubt over whether your post is good enough or not, add a photo! The #1 tip on the Social Media Examiner's Ways To Improve Facebook Engagement is to include an image. It's no big secret that visual content is a hit with followers. Just look at Instagram and Pinterest!
Of course, there's always the possibility that your fans and followers don't give a damn about what you post. Maybe they just decided to follow you on a whim! Maybe those daily posts only clog up their feed, and if that's all you have to offer, they might as well just unsubscribe…but what's this?
"Like Us and get $10 off your next appointment!"
"Follow us for monthly coupon codes for free delivery!"
No matter what financial situation you're in, discounts are awesome. Exclusively offering some sort of prize or perk to people who follow your social media accounts is an easy way to attract and keep followers. Signing up only takes is one click, and you can always unsubscribe at any time with a few clicks more. As far as your followers are concerned, it's a win-win situation.
Next week I'll delve into social media contests, why answering angry customers publicly is a good idea, and the importance of making (social media) friends.
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Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) will release its quarterly report on Friday, and given the recent strength in the housing market, investors are hoping that the provider of forest products will benefit from greater demand for construction materials for the homebuilding market. Yet even though Weyerhaeuser earnings growth looks almost assured, the stock hasn't reacted as favorably as shareholders would have hoped.
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) is structured as a real-estate investment trust, giving investors a nice dividend tied to the company's results. With its combination of building materials and paper products, the REIT enjoys a business that features renewable resources to ensure perennial growth. Let's take an early look at what's been happening with Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) over the past quarter and what we're likely to see in its quarterly report.
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In recent months, analysts have modestly reduced their views on Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) earnings, cutting their June-quarter estimates by a penny per share and their full year 2013 and 2014 calls by $0.02 per share. The stock has remained subdued in response, falling by 1% since mid-April.
High lumber prices are the key driver of earnings growth for Weyerhaeuser, and in recent years, price trends in the industry have been quite strong. Infestations of mountain pine beetles have consumed about 12% of forested land west of the Mississippi, and that pushed lumber prices to levels not seen since the housing boom in the mid-2000s. Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) rival Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) has benefited even more from the trend, because unlike Weyerhaeuser, much of Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL)'s timberland is in areas not affected by the beetle. Nevertheless, Weyerhaeuser was able to triple its profits in the first quarter from the year-ago period, posting its best quarterly earnings in eight years.
During the second quarter, though, lumber prices plunged, with lumber futures falling from nearly $400 down below $300 before recovering somewhat in the past month. Futures prices don't always get reflected immediately in spot prices, so the impact on Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) earnings might not show up this quarter, but if prices remain lower, it'll take a lot more demand from homebuilders in order to make up for falling margins.


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Published at Friday, February 15th, 2019 - 00:46:17 AM. Living Room. By Aili Zimmermann.
A sofa is a very prominent piece of furniture in the living room. It is easily visible because of the volume it occupies. The modern leather sofas are bulky in volume and hence form a prominent piece of furniture item.
Before buying a living room sofa, make sure that you have measured the area of your room where you will be placing your sofa. However, if you have decided to transform your room completely, then it would be helpful to take measurements of the whole living room. You might have an idea of placing the sofa against the wall but what if you change your mind later on? A perfectly sized sofa will adjust itself to any corner of the room. A large over sized sofa will cramp up a small room whereas a small sofa would go unnoticed in a big room.
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Separatist parties won 47.7% of the vote in the recent Catalonian regional elections. While such a result shows continuing support for secession from Spain, the victory fell short of the decisive margin pro-independence parties were hoping for and has raised questions about the actual level of support for a breakaway from Spain.
Artur Más, the Catalonian regional premier, had previously described independence as necessary for the region to maintain it's self control, accusing Madrid of reducing the amount of power held by Spain's regional assemblies:
Self-government in the regions of Spain, and especially in Catalonia, is being reduced because there's a very harsh campaign of recentralization of power in Madrid…There are more independence supporters today than a few years ago because it's evident that this process is occurring. And accompanying this process is a great lack of respect for Catalan identity, language and culture.
In a separate development Más has also been taken to court over the unofficial independence referendum conducted in 2014, accused of disobedience and abuse of power as well as embezzling public funds. His spokesman denounced the charges as 'politically motivated' and an exhibition of the 'central state's political cowardice'.
Voter turnout in the election was also low at around 40%, leading to questions as to whether Mr Mas can say his call for Catalonian independence is legitimate. The majority held by pro-independence parties within the Catalonian regional assembly is an uneasy union between Mr Mas's centrist group and a further 10 seats provided by leftist parties in order to complete the majority. The fact that pro independence parties have in the past publically expressed their desire to see Mas replaced as the Catalonian premier does little to contribute to the government's hold on power.
For Spain's part, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has continued to insist that the union of Spain is not up for discussion, insisting that he will not 'talk about either the unity of Spain, or sovereignty' and does not wish to 'liquidate the law'. He has, however, paved the way for further negotiation about the powers devolved to the Generalitat (Catalonian Regional Parliament), expressing his readiness both to talk and to listen.
There are also divisions within the population of Catalonia as to whether a move towards independence would actually be a positive step. Supporters of secession argue that the region, which is the richest in Spain in terms of GDP, has received unfair treatment at the hands of the Madrid government and is forced to pay too much tax to Madrid in return for an insufficient amount of state investment. Those against claim there are too many risks attached to secession, and that the economy would suffer with many big businesses and investors threatening to move elsewhere if the region severs it's ties with Spain.


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Millions of jobs at risk from artificial intelligence
As many as 7.1 million jobs could be lost over the next five years due to the "fourth industrial revolution", the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned The WEF's Future of Jobs report found white-collar office and administrative roles face the greatest losses though redundancy and automation. However, the loss is expected to be offset by the creation of 2.1 million new jobs, mostly in the computer and mathematical or architecture and engineering sectors. This would lead to a net loss of 5 million jobs in 15 major developed and emerging economies, the WEF said. In the UK, the ratio of jobs created per job lost is expected to be of 2.91. The report also said the healthcare sector is expected to experience the greatest negative impact in terms of…
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My Father collapsed a few months ago. I got him into hospital after an arguement. He was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and prescribed beta blockers.
These are slowly draining him. The side effects are horrendous. The pain he is going through is upsetting me, yet the doctor said, "They do knock you about a bit!" I'm going in with dad on Tuesday to get these pills changed.
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CSEP Announces New Chief Representative
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We are pleased to announce that Mr. Wei Yuan stepped into his new post as Managing Director and Chief Representative for the China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) in Beijing on March 28, 2011. Prior to joining CSEP, Wei was Vice President, Strategic and Technical Sales of Research in Motion (RIM) in China. Wei previously also served as the China Regional Head of Consulting and System Integration of Nokia-Siemens, Vice President of Market and Customer Operations of Nokia Networks for the China region, and Vice President of Market and Customer Operations of Nokia Networks for the Asia Pacific region. Wei's career began as a central planner for the Ministry of Electronics in Beijing where he participated in the strategic planning and policy research for the Seventh-Five-Year planning for the Chinese electronics industry.
Wei holds an MBA from the Richard Ivy School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Canada; a Post-Graduate Study Diploma, Industrial Management System Engineering, Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Technology; and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Electronics Science and Technology of China.


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Pioneers of the 1950s and of the optimistic American way of life, Charles and Ray Eames created the greatest modern furniture "classics" between 1941 and 1978. They designed more than 20 chair models, mostly unique pieces, and developed know-how in the art of sitting. The Plywood Chairs LCW and DCW (1946), the Aluminum Group (1958) and the Lounge Chair (1956) have become true symbols of design that remain references today. Still produced, they inspire the admiration of new generations to convey the generous social ideal of their designers. The wholehearted dedication of Charles and Ray Eames to creating beautiful and top-quality mass-market products, and the joy imparted through their free forms, gave rise to the myth of a human and sensual modernity. A mythical couple, probably one of the most productive and creative of the 20th century.


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Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner made a heartfelt plea for more civility last week after his wife was sent a threatening video.
Gardner, a Republican, shared on Twitter last week that his wife Jaime had received a graphic video of a beheading via text. The text message was sent to her right before Gardner voted on the controversial confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, a high stakes flashpoint in an increasingly bitter political arena.
In an email exchange with A Plus, Gardner said that his wife is "tougher than me" and the two of them are making sure their three children understand that they are safe and protected, despite the alarming video clip.
"It sickens me that she got that," Gardner wrote of the texts. "It sickens me that anyone on any issue or political background would get violent threats. If somebody wants to throw political attacks at me for taking this stand, that's fine. I hope they will realize that a bright line has been crossed when those attacks call for violence, murder and people's families with graphic, gruesome videos."
After his wife received the text, Gardner took to the social platform to criticize officials who he sees as contributing to the spread of incivility.
"We now have public officials saying you should be uncivil to each other," Gardner tweeted. "You have other party leaders saying Michelle Obama was wrong when she said 'when they go low we go high.' But rather when they go low 'we kick them.' This is not who we are."
Gardner, who a D.C.-based think tank once ranked as the eighth most bipartisan senator, pointed to his strong relationship with Sen. Michael Bennett, a Democrat and fellow Coloradan, as an example of how people can work across the aisle.
Some observers on Twitter were critical of Gardner because his tweets referenced remarks made by former Attorney General Eric Holder, a Democrat, but said nothing of President Donald Trump — who many consider to be a model of incivility. In the days since his tweet storm, Republicans have been criticized for "incivility" of their own. On Oct. 13, Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for Senate Scott Wagner advised his opponent to put a catcher's mask on because "I'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes."
"We can all do a better job practicing civility," Gardner said when asked why he did not mention Trump in his tweets. "Including me. Including the president. I didn't call out anyone by name in my tweetstorm because I want to encourage us coming together – not pointing fingers at others. There are things I agree with the president on and things I don't. I'll always speak out on them when I need to. Just like all of us. My message of civility was not for one person – but for this nation."
Gardner does have plenty of experience working across the aisle. Along with Bennett, Gardner pointed to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren as someone he appreciates collaborating with. It's an unlikely match considering the two disagree on just about every major issue, Gardner said. But he described Warren as a "good friend" and a "colleague who I've proven I can work with." Together, Gardner and Warren authored the STATES Act, a piece of legislation that promises the federal government won't crack down on marijuana sales in your state as long as those sales are being conducted legally.
Those collaborative experiences might explain why Gardner is making a public push for more civility: he's seen how being civil with colleagues you disagree with can increase productivity in our government, making it function better. References to violence — like the text message depicting a beheading — certainly seem contrary to the idea of a more collaborative, open chamber.
"I'm confident our nation will start to come together because I know that's what we all want," Gardner told A Plus. "I love this country, and I'm honored to represent a state full of incredible people. When my wife received the threat, we heard from friends, strangers, Democrats, and Republicans. That tells me a lot right there. We all want to return to civility – we just need to do it now."
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VMAX is a truly amazing piece of hardware with truly amazing features and unfortunately some truly mind-boggling concepts behind it. I think really this comes with the territory – most often the tools with the biggest capabilities and flexibilities require a lot of knowledge to configure and understand.
One concept that I struggled with on the VMAX was "geometry limited" via Federated Tiered Storage so I thought I would provide some info for anyone else who is having trouble with it. This also gives me the opportunity to talk briefly about some other VMAX topics.
Federated Tiered Storage (FTS) is the ability to have the VMAX leverage third-party storage arrays behind it. So as a simple example, I could connect a VNX to the back of a VMAX, and then present usable storage to the VMAX, and then present that storage to a host. The VMAX in this case acts more like a virtual front end than a storage array itself.
FTS is a complex subject that could itself be the subject of multiple posts. Instead I want to provide a high level overview of concepts, and then go over the 'geometry limited' part. There are two ways that FTS manages the other arrays: external provisioning and encapsulation.
External Provisioning
External provisioning is the easiest to understand. In this method you present some amount of storage from the external array as a LUN (or multiple LUNs) to the VMAX, and the VMAX interprets this as being special disks. It then uses these disks in much the same manner as it would use a direct attached disk. I say the disks are special because it relies on the assumption that the external array is going to RAID protect the data. Therefore, there is no need to once again RAID protect them on a VMAX like it would normally do – this would waste space and likely degrade performance. Because of this, the VMAX manipulates them in unprotected form. And because they are just seen as attached disks, it also formats them which destroys any data that is on them.
From here you can do most of the stuff you would do with a normal set of disks. You can create a thin pool out of them and even use them as a tier in FAST VP. This is a good way to really maximize the benefits of FTS and leverage your older storage arrays. Or simply just consolidate your arrays into one point of management. Cool feature, but again any data on the LUNs will evaporate.
Encapsulation is the focus of this post and is a little more complicated. Encapsulation allows you to preserve data on a LUN presented for the purposes of FTS. For example if you had an existing LUN on a VNX that a host was using (say oracle database data) and you wanted to present that LUN through the VMAX, you probably wouldn't want to use External Provisioning because the VMAX would wipe out the data. Instead you do what is known as encapsulation.
When you encapsulate the external LUN, the VMAX in either a thick way or a thin way preserves all the data on the LUN. So you could then connect your oracle database server to the VMAX, attach the encapsulated LUN to it, and viola! all your data is available. It preserves the data by creating a "dummy LUN" of sorts on the VMAX and passing through from the external array to a host.
Encapsulation is neat but there are some restrictions around it. For instance, an encapsulated LUN can't be the target of a VLUN migration (though you can VLUN migrate it somewhere else) and an encapsulated LUN can't participate in FAST (whether geometry limited or not).
Some encapsulated LUNs are geometry limited and some aren't.
Device Sizing
In order to understand what geometry limited means, you must first understand how the VMAX sees device sizes. VMAX sizing is always done in cylinders (15 tracks) which are 960KB. This means that what I would consider common LUN sizes (100GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB) don't actually "fit" on a VMAX. Instead, if you ask it to create a 100GB LUN, it rounds up to the nearest cylinder(ish). You can kind of think of this as a "Do No Harm" rule. If you request a device size that falls exactly onto a cylinder boundary, you get that exact device size. If you request one that falls outside of a cylinder boundary, the VMAX rounds up in order to make sure that you get all the space you originally requested.
We won't get a 100GB LUN because 100GB doesn't fall onto a cylinder boundary:
100GB * 1024 * 1024 = 104857600KB / 960KB = 109226.6 Cylinders
So we might end up with a device that is actually 109227 cylinders, which would be (109227 * 960KB / 1024 /1024) 100.000305GB.
During "normal" operations this difference is not particularly meaningful (unless you are trying to match device sizes for things like replication, in which case it becomes tremendously important), but it is important to understand.
It is also important to understand that there is a maximum device size on a VMAX, and that is 262668 cylinders, or 240.479GB. In order for a device to be larger than this, you must create what is known as a meta device, or several devices bundled together into a larger virtual device. For instance, if I needed an 800GB LUN, I could "meta" four 200GB regular devices together and have an 800GB device.
Geometry Limited
So finally, what does geometry limited mean? Geometry limited is what happens when you encapsulate a LUN into a device that does not match up exactly with a VMAX device from a size perspective. In other words, the "dummy LUN" on the VMAX is larger than the actual LUN on the remote array. Again remember the "Do No Harm" philosophy here. You are asking the VMAX to preserve data from an external array, and there is a good chance that external device will not align with cylinder boundaries. The VMAX in this case can't round down, because it would effectively be chopping off the last parts of what you asked it to preserve – not good! Instead, because it needs to preserve the entire external LUN, and it is required that device sizes align to cylinder boundaries, the VMAX device size is larger than the actual LUN on the external array – this is exactly what causes a device to be geometry limited. If it happens that the external LUN matches up precisely with the cylinder boundary, it is not geometry limited.
With geometry limited devices, the VMAX is going to "fake" the sizing to the host. So no matter how large the VMAX device is, the host is only going to see exactly what is on the original array.
To demonstrate, there are two specific instances where this will happen.
Scenario the First
The first occurrence of geometry limited would be when the external device size does not align with a cylinder boundary. This happens exactly like my previous example with the 100GB LUN. Any device size where the VMAX would have to round-up to match a cylinder boundary would be geometry limited. For instance, if I were to encapsulate a 15GB LUN, this device would not be geometry limited. This is because 15GB fits exactly into 960KB cylinders (16384 cylinders = 16384 * 960KB / 1024 / 1024 = 15GB).
But if I were to encapsulate a 50GB LUN, the VMAX needs to preserve the entire 50GB even though it doesn't align with cylinder values. Similar to my 100.000305GB LUN above, the VMAX "dummy LUN" must be slightly larger than the 50GB LUN on the external array.
50GB * 1024 * 1024 = 52428800KB / 960KB = 54613.3 Cylinders
So the "dummy LUN" in this case needs to be 54614 cylinders in order to preserve all of the 50GB of data, and 54614 cylinders is larger than the original 50GB device. Hence this encapsulated LUN would be geometry limited.
Scenario the Second
The second occurrence of geometry limited happens due to meta configuration. Let's encapsulate a 300GB LUN.
300GB * 1024 * 1024 = 314572800KB / 960KB = 327680 cylinders
OK good news! The device falls exactly onto a cylinder boundary, so no geometry limited feature here right? Well, maybe.
Remember that the max device size on a VMAX is around 240GB, so in this case we need a meta configuration to create the VMAX device. Whether this device is geometry limited or not revolves around exactly how that meta is created.
- Sometimes the meta settings force all the members to be a specific size
- Sometimes the meta settings force all the members to be the same size
These conditions can cause a geometry limited condition. In this case, imagine that our meta member size was 125GB and we forced all members to be the same size. In this case we would end up with 3 members and a 375GB meta – 75GB larger than the original device. Again this is a geometry limited device.
Another weird situation can arise when the original device might fall on a cylinder boundary but the meta member count causes it to deviate. For instance if we tried to do a 7 member meta for the 300GB device. Even with the proper meta settings, this is going to be a geometry limited device because 300GB / 7 will not align onto 960KB.
What does it mean and what can I do about it?
Geometry limited devices have several restrictions (do your own research to validate).
- Can only be source devices for local replication
- Can only be R1 devices for SRDF
- Can't be expanded
Getting rid of geometry limited is possible but still strange. For instance, you can VLUN migrate to an internal pool. This will fix the geometry limited part! What's sort of bizarre is that the size mismatch still exists. Further, the VMAX will continue to "fake" the sizing to the host even if the VMAX device is expanded. In order to fix this you need to reset the LUN geometry, which requires that you unmount/unmap the device from all FAs…so this is disruptive.
Wrap Up
There are a lot of potential use cases for FTS and it is some really sweet technology. However, if you are going to use encapsulation, you should understand these limitations and make sure that you aren't painting yourself into a corner.