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At the close, the S&P 500 fell 2.93%. The Nasdaq Composite and Dow were both down a little more than 3%. The Dow fell more than 800 points, its biggest one-day loss of the year and worst since Oct. 18, 2018, when the index fell nearly 832 points.
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The 10-year yield closed at 1.595%, while the 2-year yield was at 1.589%.
The market slump has seen the Dow fall 7% from its record high in July. The S&P is off 6.2% from its July peak and the Nasdaq is down 6.8%.
The market stress comes amid the backdrop of the continuing trade fight between the United States and China. The Trump Administration has imposed tariffs on a wide variety of goods and is set to impose more on Sept. 1. Another round is due on Dec. 15, which would include cell phones and other electronics and consumer goods. The tariffs have hit Chinese exports and forced a number of companies to search out new manufacturing sites outside China, mostly in Southeast Asia.
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At the same time, slumping exports sent Germany's economy into reverse in the second quarter, while Chinese industrial output growth cooled to a more-than-17-year low in July.
Interest rates globally have fallen as the scope of the slowdown has emerged. The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate on July 31 to 2% to 2.25% even as President Donald Trump bitterly bashed the central bank and called for much lower rates. His criticism continued Wednesday. The Fed is expected to cut rates again at its meeting in mid-September and in October, according to Investing.com's Fed Rate Monitor Tool.
None of the Dow stocks were higher, although Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT), both classic defensive stocks, were off about 1%. Boeing (NYSE:BA), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and 3M (NYSE:MMM) were the biggest contributors to the Dow's decline.
Boeing's 3.7% decline was worth 84 Dow points. Goldman Sachs, off 4.2%, subtracted 57 points from the index.
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) were all off at least 3%.
Cisco fell an additional 6% after hours after the guidance in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report disappointed Wall Street.
Only one stock in the Nasdaq 100 Index was higher on the day, Chinese internet company NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) rose 0.5%. The index fell 3.1%.
The day was so bad that just three S&P 500 stocks showed gains on the day: Newmont Goldcorp (NYSE:NEM), Ventas (NYSE:VTR), a real-estate investment trust, and Midwestern utility company Evergy (NYSE:EVRG).
The day was so bad that just three S&P 500 stocks showed gains on the day
Energy, communications services (which includes Facebook and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and financial stocks were the weakest sectors, along with retailers, including Macy's (NYSE:M) and Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN), both down more than 10%.
Real estate and utilities were only slightly lower because of falling interest rates.
Stocks globally were lower, with stocks in Germany and France off more than 2% and Brazil's Bovespa index down more than 3%.
Oil prices were lower, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures down $1.87 to $55.23 and gold futures settled up $13.70 to $1,527.80. Gold is up more than 6% in August and 19% on the year.
In seven of 11 trading days so far in August, the Dow has risen or fallen more than 275 points during the day. The violence and speed of moves up and down for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq this month is likely due to computer algorithms making split-second buying and selling decisions.
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A few years ago I would never have thought I would be sitting here, setting up a website based around mindfulness, self-care and mental health.
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The writer of international success Black Hands Martin van Beynen returns to explore another New Zealand crime story in a new Stuff podcast released today.
Van Beynen has teamed up with Stuff investigative journalist Blair Ensor to produce Heavy Metal, a three-part podcast investigating the brutal murder of Christchurch scrap metal dealer John Reynolds in 1996.
"The Reynolds murder is one of those cold cases that comes up every time someone talks about New Zealand's unsolved murders," van Beynen says.
"At the time, police must have thought it wouldn't take too much to solve but although they got close 22 years later the killer or killers haven't been brought to justice."
Heavy Metal is the first release in a periodic Stuff podcast series that will explore some of New Zealand's most intriguing crimes and the controversy that surrounds them.
The Reynolds murder is a very different case to the Bain family killings which was the subject of Black Hands, the most successful podcast to come out of New Zealand. Black Hands shot to the top of the iTunes podcast charts in New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the UK, and has racked up more than 3.4 million episode downloads worldwide.
Heavy Metal is the brainchild of Blair Ensor, an experienced crime reporter who has just taken up a role as Stuff's Auckland editor.
Following the blockbuster that was Black Hands isn't a concern for Ensor, who played a key role in Stuff's award-winning Faces of Innocents investigation into child homicide and was named a finalist for senior reporter of the year at the 2017 Canon Media Awards.
"Black Hands certainly brought home the potential of podcasts for looking at New Zealand crime," says Ensor.
"Having us both work on Heavy Metal, which Martin wrote and I researched, worked really well and I hope we've showed that these cold cases shouldn't be forgotten and can still be solved," Ensor says.
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Heavy Metal: The murder of John Reynolds will be complemented by a series of interactive editorial features running on Stuff this week.
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I'm writing this from a white-washed island in Greece called Folegandros.
Yes, it's summertime…
And I'm honoring the age-old investor tradition of "Sell in May, go away."
Typically, I can't get paid to travel like this…
But thanks to a new crowdfunding opportunity, now I can.
And so can you.
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iBankers Direct, one of the platforms that we cover here at Crowdability, just announced a new investment opportunity.
An American-owned real estate company called Immobiliare Meneghina is offering an opportunity to invest in an historic lakefront villa on Lake Como, Italy.
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Of the 12% yield, 6% is paid in cash…
And 6% is in the form of a travel credit at the Lake Como resort.
And what a resort it is!
The 20,000 square foot estate was built in 1772. It's one of only 7 villas with direct access to Lake Como, and it's the only one that boasts a lakefront swimming pool.
Hmm, maybe I'd better hop over there to do some "due diligence" before I head back to New York City.
All I Got Was This Great Vacation – and Some Income
Seems like a great way to take a little vacation…
And get paid 12% to do it!
Now that's what I call un buon affare.
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Bella Loves Christmas
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- Doreen said...
Just gorgeous Julie,what a fab image.xxx
- Thursday, October 20, 2011
- Unknown said...
Hi Julie, I love this gorgeous Christmas card. Great image and the design paper matches perfectly. Hugs, Frea
- Thursday, October 20, 2011
- Whimcees said...
Beautiful card - awesome layout! I have put this in my favorites! Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Barbara Diane
- Friday, October 21, 2011
- coldwaters2 said...
Oh my word Julie this is beautiful love the papers and colours that image is so cute a delicious looking card.
Lorraine x
- Friday, October 21, 2011
- Elaine L. said...
What a precious card! I love those papers, and you've colored this sweet image so well! Glad you joined us in Mo's Challenge.
- Friday, October 21, 2011
- Kate said...
So Pretty.
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- Nancy said...
This is a great Christmas card, and that image is too, too sweet!! Great take on our sketch and "sweet as candy" theme at The Pixie Cottage!
Nancy - The Pixie Cottage DT
- Saturday, October 22, 2011
- Pat said...
Hi Julie...look at you, cranking out your Christmas cards! I'm so impressed. I'm working on mine too...slow and steady! Good thing I only send out a few cards...hehehe! Your card is gorgeous! I may need to order this cutie patootie for my own collection!! I'm so tickled that you've joined us this week at Mo's for this week's fun challenge! Hugs. Pat Frank
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By Bob Baesmann
The Colony Texas Real Estate Sales were down 10% in June 2013 over the same month last year with 47 homes selling this month! So far this year, overall home sales were at 305 homes sold, a change of 18% from last year.
The Texas home market for the first quarter 2013 in the DFW Metroplex has been brisk so far, with a slight shortage of listings in many areas. With both prices and interest rates at historic lows, this is an ideal time to purchase for both new home owners and current home owners moving to larger homes. It is becoming a Sellers market, and with the shortage of listings, quick action is important. It is key to have your financing approved and prequalification work in process to insure a smooth purchase.
New The Colony Texas real estate listings in June 2013 changed 27% compared to the same period last year with 80 homes listed this month. So far this year, overall home listings have experienced a 3% change, with 398 homes listed this year. Current listings pending sale this month underwent a change of 17%, with 54 homes contracted. Listings under contract for the year to date changed by 14%, with 329 homes under contract for this month.
The average sales price of a home in The Colony this month was $167,469, a change of 9% from this month last year. Overall, for the year 2013, the average sales price was $154,589, a change of 6.5%. Sellers received 99% of their asking price this month, which is a change of 5% from last year. For the year to date, sellers received 98% of their asking price, a change of 4%. This month, homes spent an average of 23 days on the market until sold, which represents a change of -61% from last year. For the year to date, the average number of days on the market was 31, an overall change of -48%.
The current supply of active listings on the market this month was 92 homes. This is a change of -37% from the same month last year. This month there was a 1.9 month supply of homes on the market; this is a change of -48% from last year. The Colony real estate is known as area 10 in the North Texas Real Estate Information System. Information is believed reliable but is only as accurate as reported by the system in the month of June 2013.
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Volunteer abroad in Italy
Visit the home of art, culture, and gastronomy. Revel in the abundance of masterpieces this country has to offer and ease into its unique way of life. Volunteers with great social skills and an eagerness to work and teach will find their perfect volunteer projects in Italy. Those concerned about preserving the Italian archeological and natural treasures can contribute to a project dedicated to cultural conservation. Taste mindblowing pizza, excellent coffee and the original gelato while you volunteer and help those less fortunate.
It's no secret that Italy is at the top of the list of places to visit for many people. This is your chance to experience a European gem in a different light. Witness what tourists never get the chance to see and contribute to helping the Italian community. Support this magnificent country and take the opportunity to be in contact with the locals. Whether you're teaching English, helping refugees or joining a program for special needs, you can make a difference during your volunteering experience. Before we continue to discuss the different volunteer opportunities, we'd like to share some facts about Italy which you may not have been aware of:
- Italy has more Unesco world heritage than any other country in the world.
- There are 2 independent states in Italy namely Vatican City and San Marino.
- Italy has suffered more earthquakes than any other European country.
- The highest peak in Europe is found in Italy. It is part of the Alps and called Monte Bianco.
- The capital of Italy, Rome is also called the Eternal city because it is over 3000 years old.
Where help is needed most
Most international volunteer projects in Italy are focused on helping the local community. Migration, to start off with, is a big issue in Italy. If you have experience in social work, this will be an interesting and challenging opportunity you shouldn't miss out on. People generally believe that western countries don't need any support and only developing countries require help.
Surprisingly, nothing could be further from the truth. No matter where you go, there are always people with special needs. Volunteering for special needs will put you in contact with the local community and give students studying education great practical experience. Those pursuing a career in teaching can teach English or other activities to the younger ones of the community.
Migration of refugees is a hot topic in Europe. Integration within the new community is a difficult task because they aren't always welcomed by the local inhabitants. Help the refugee and migrant community gain a foothold in Europe by helping in shelters, educating, health care and activities tailored to their long-term integration. Here is a list of some of the tasks you may be involved in during an Italian refugee volunteer program:
- Food, accommodation, medical and psychological assistance
- Language lessons
- Legal and bureaucratic assistance, specifically in regards to applying for asylum
- Support in job seeking
- Training courses and workshops
- Intercultural exchange, gathering information and support in verbalizing stories and information in regards to their migration, that can be used for their asylum application and for finding work.
Although Italy is very proud of their culture and heritage, their knowledge of English is rather poor in comparison with other European countries. Volunteers eager to help change this can opt for work at an English teaching project in Italy. If English isn't your strongest suit but you're good in sports, definitely take a look at some of the other projects where you can put your teaching skills to use and support the local community.
- Teaching English in schools
- Preparing lessons
- Tutoring students after school
- Engaging with students
Volunteers keen to lend a hand with the conservation of archeology and marine life can help out at a program dedicated to one of the smallest natural protected areas of Europe. Help with research and monitoring as well as Geo-archaeological analysis. Working on a volunteer program like this is an excellent opportunity for archeology or science students.
There are some excellent opportunities in Italy which will cater to a range of volunteers. Check them out and see whether there is a match between the Italian volunteer program and your unique skills. Get ready for some hard work but also a life-changing experience in one of the most magical countries in the world.
Cost of living abroad
The suggested daily budget for volunteers living in Italy is between US$ 55 and US$140. This is an estimate made considering the average price of some of the services you might need or want to buy. It gives you a general overview of how much things cost so you can be prepared and make this trip affordable for you. Depending on where you are in Italy, things will be more affordable in smaller towns than in large cities.
Additional costs you should consider will be:
- program fees
- flight tickets (
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- travel insurance (we recommend
World Nomads)
- fees for your visa
- personal expenses
Good to know before you volunteer abroad in Italy
- It's good to know a few Italian words in remote places where many people don't speak it. This will also come in handy if you work with Italian people.
- Bella Figura is an important concept in Italy meaning that presenting yourself well in all circumstances is important. Italians take pride in beauty.
- People express themselves in a passionate manner. This may initially take you by surprise. Physical contact is common in Italy so keep this in mind.
- The family is very important to Italians.
Money and Payment
- Credit cards will be accepted in most big stores but local taverns will most likely only accept cash. Be sure you have enough cash on hand.
- ATM's are widely available on the mainland and larger islands. Remote places may lack banks and an ATMs so be sure to check whether your destination has one and whether you need to bring more cash.
Safety & precautions for volunteers
Before embarking on this once-in-a-lifetime international volunteer experience in Italy, there are a few things you may want to take into account. Travel always holds some adventure but your safety is imperative to enjoy it to the fullest:
- Make sure you have travel insurance for the time you are away. This is easy to come by and will ensure you are covered when anything happens to you while you travel.
- Take copies of your passport and credit cards and store them separately just in case.
- Although the crime rate has been increasing over the last years, Italy is still a very safe country. Except for some neighborhoods in Rome, like the park Villa Borghese, where it would be preferable not to walk alone at nights, the whole country is safe.
- Italians are known for their incautious driving. Take this into account if you decide to rent a car.
- In case of emergencies, dial 112. You can also dial 113 for the police, 115 for the fire department or 118 for first aid.
- Avoid hitchhiking and accepting rides from strangers.
- Carry a basic first aid kit in case of emergencies.
- Avoid carrying large amounts of cash or expensive jewelry.
- Don't leave your luggage or other personal belongings unattended.
- When you go hiking, always inform someone about your whereabouts before leaving.
Health advice
Italy is a developed country with excellent facilities, so health is less of a concern here for volunteers. Nevertheless, to make your stay at the Italian volunteer program as enjoyable as possible take into account the following:
- You can go to a Farmacia(pharmacy) for minor health issues as they will be well equipped to help you. You may even get certain prescription meds over the counter.
- If you require a hospital you can go to the ospedale where they will help you.
- There are doctors spread across most cities with opening times mentioned at the door. You can show up and wait for your turn.
- Make sure you bring suitable rain gear and a windproof jacket if you are volunteering in autumn or early spring.
- If you have any health problems or take medication, be sure to bring the medication along with the prescription with you. The prescription can be important when passing through customs.
Packing essentials
After reading all of the above, we're sure you're ready to pack your bags to volunteer abroad at a program in Italy. Before you stuff your backpack with swimwear, shorts, and sunglasses, we'd like to help you by giving you some useful tips you may not have thought of, before you travel:
- Travel Insurance
- Money, cards, credit cards
- Passport
- Power adapter suitable for Italy (220V) (perhaps more than 1 if you're heavy on electronics)
- Waterproof phone case to protect against dust, scratches, and water
- Water shoes for spending time at or around the beach
- Personal medication, first-aid kit
- Sun hat
- Raincoat
- Scarf
- Quick-dry towels
- Suitable footwear for hiking etc
Requirements & qualifications
As you will have noticed by now, there are many different projects that expect different work skills and abilities from their international volunteers. Some programs will also require volunteers to stay for a certain amount of time. While you can find out more about the specific requirements for each project on their program page, here are some general requirements that apply to most projects while you volunteer abroad in Italy:
- You need to be at least 18 years old for most of the volunteer projects. When in doubt, we advise you to get in touch with the local project manager. Some projects accept volunteers under the age of 16.
- You need to have basic English skills to do volunteer work in Italy.
- Depending on the project you're interested in, you might need to provide a criminal background check and a health declaration before volunteering.
Visa regulations to volunteer in Italy
You have made it to the last section of this guide, which is another really important aspect while planning any international trip: getting your volunteer visa for Italy.
Please consider that the following information is based on a best practices approach, which has been made according to the best of our knowledge and in cooperation with several volunteer organizations. That's why you should make sure to discuss your visa requirements with your program contact person at Volunteer World. If in doubt, we also recommend you to contact the Italian embassy in your country.
General immigration information
There are some general requirements volunteers should comply upon their arrival in Italy:
- Please check the current validity of your passport. The passport should remain valid for at least 3 months after your expected return date. However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 months validity on your passport at all times. If you're from the EU, the same applies for you ID.
- Make sure your passport has at least two blank Visa pages. Italy requires you to have adequate unused pages in your passport, allowing for any necessary stamps upon arrival and departure.
- Please check if a transit visa is required for any connections.
- Make sure to have of a valid return ticket for your travel home.
Best practice for short-term volunteers
People from
Citizens from countries that are not on the visa waiver list can apply for a visitor visa and will need to arrange this before leaving for Italy. You can easily check if you come from a visa waiver country.
Best practice for long-term volunteers
If you have plans to stay longer than 3 months and you are from a non-Schengen country, it is best to look into the visa options together with your volunteer
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My book editor who has a severely disabled son suggested awarding yearly and anon. relatives of those with severe disability with an award called "The Thicks" around Australia day. I'll let you have it in her own words,
"Dear Compatriots,
Following recent Christmas ''holiday" discussions with several friends about their experiences of extended family attitudes and behaviour towards our disabled children (and family members) over the years, a proposal has emerged to institute annual national awards for "Most Appalling Comment", "Most Appalling Behaviour" and "Most Appalling Act" - or something along those lines (alternative suggestions for Award categories and/or names gratefully received). We need a name for the overall Awards too - personally I favour The Thicks (as in "Is Blood Really Thicker Than Water"?), but alternatively perhaps The Awfuls? The Hurtfuls? The Insensitives? You get the idea anyhow.
There is a serious underlying aim in instituting these Awards (eg awareness raising among rellies of people with disabilities and their carers about the desirability of being supportive and sensitive) and some degree of "Twitter and Bistedness" will no doubt be unavoidable, but I think this exercise could also be very funny - in a rather horrifying sort of way of course. (Maybe "The Twitter and Bisteds"?)
If/when any nominations are received (send them back to me, by Jan 26 if possible) - what better way to celebrate good ol' Australia Day?), I will then circulate all nominations to all on this BCC emailing list, and we can then all vote on the winners. Please feel free to circulate this call for nominations, as well as nominations themselves, to anyone you think might be interested in participating.
The whole exercise needs to be kept completely anonymous - for a number of reasons, including the fact that under Australia's defamation laws, truth is no defence - so you MUST submit nominations anonymously. I'll delete any give-away email addresses! Also do NOT name the person nominated. Just "A Relative" will do - unless you REALLY want to (anonymously) stick the knife in, in which case you can be a little more specific, as in: my ex-mother-in-law; my ex-spouse/child's father; one of my siblings etc.
Once Awards have been presented to the "winners" (in complete absentia, needless to say), I will then write a piece about this exercise for Link Magazine, which I will also then subsequently attempt to get reprinted in a mainstream newspaper or magazine. So the funnier and more appalling, the better.
There is another serious underlying aspect to this exercise as well, given that many of the mainstream disability charities are now attempting to plug the yawning and ever-growing gaps in service provision by suggesting to desperate parents that they approach "extended family members" for more help and support. After all, if that was good enough in the 19th century and for Bangladeshi peasants, why not us?
Another important aspect is that - just to add to the general jollity of our situations - we now have in our midst various "normalisation" advocacy organisations (all thriving on hefty govt grants each year of course) who are all about promoting touchingly idealistic little notions like establishing local community/extended family "Circles of Support", thereby enabling our severely disabled offspring to live happily at home with us until they are 80, and eliminating the need for anything so gruesomely abnormal, and so last century, as supported accommodation options.
I have attended seminars of this type with other mothers who have left in tears, because this wonderful-sounding theory is so totally and utterly divorced from their personal day-to-day reality, and it makes THEM feel like failures. (Although, to be fair to the "normalisation" mob, they do have one example of a successful "Circle of Support" they can point to. Only trouble is, they have been pointing to this same one example for the last three years. Will be fascinating to see if they trot it out again at this year's seminars.)
So - all in all, I think it's about time that those of us who live in the real world, without advocacy funding, fight back!! That said, I think it is also very important as part of this exercise to first up acknowledge and express appreciation for those extended family members - and there are many - who are wonderful, and who help keep many of us as close to sanity as we are ever likely to get. We don't want to sound like completely ungrateful whingers. But...
Finally - and I apologise for going on and on - I see this as one small way of helping promote via the media the urgent need for a National Disability Insurance Scheme. Way too many people "out there" assume that people with disabilities and their parent/carers get plenty of help already, from government, disability organisations and extended family members. Let's disabuse them heh?
I think this is also a truly fascinating sociological issue. Why, if blood IS thicker than water, as we all tend to assume (or many of us anyway) - then why do we parents so often experience far more kindness, empathy and practical day-to-day on-the-ground support from people - who start off at any rate - as complete strangers, rather than our own flesh and blood? In theory, OF COURSE it's reasonable to expect help and support from one's own extended family if one is in genuinely dire need of it. Pre-Welfare State, that's how societies operated for thousands of years. So why do so many of us not only get no offers of help from many family members, but experience total apathy and indifference from them at best, or outright rejection and extreme nastiness at worst? Is this evidence of some primitive biological urge in human beings, left over from caveman days, when anyone who was sick, feeble or otherwise represented a threat to the survival of a small family band of hunter/gatherers was automatically thrown out of the cave and left to die from exposure and starvation? Maybe so many of us experience so much rejection and nastiness from family members not despite blood links, but because of them...
And if so, then what does that say about societal attitudes, at their very heart, towards people with disabilities in general? Is this why I so often instinctively feel the need to apologise for my and my son's existence?? Is this why The Spastic Centre, for instance, sees nothing shameful or disturbing in loudly advocating the need for pre-birth screening tests for cerebral palsy (including on a big billboard outside McLeod House itself), so the parents of any foetus found to be affected can choose for them to be aborted with a saline injection into the heart, like we currently do to foetuses with Down Syndrome?
Maybe some of those university academics now receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars to write papers on topics like "resilience among carers and how to foster it, in the absence of sufficient Govt funding for support services, partly because so much is wasted on academics" (their findings: make sure there is plenty of support from extended family!) - maybe they might also care to know about our Awards?
So - get nominating guys, and let's start exposing some of the worst instances of prejudice, nastiness and rejection, from our own - nominally - nearest and dearest, experienced by those of us living on Planet Disability."
A bit of a read but my experience is exactly the same as hers. Where she says "then why do we parents so often experience far more kindness, empathy and practical day-to-day on-the-ground support from people - who start off at any rate - as complete strangers, rather than our own flesh and blood? " Apart from our daughters who even as little kids were specially helpful - we had a bit of help from some but some alarming examples of shocking treatment from some relatives. I have put in two examples for the "Appalling behaviour section"


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Trevor Noah: 'He Proved Everyone Wrong' With The Summit… I'm Talking About Kim Jong Un
Trevor Noah kicked off his show Tuesday night by giving praise to a leader who many doubted ahead of the Singapore summit.
"What a historic day. North Korea and the United States meeting for the first time ever," Noah began. "We've all got to admit that we were wrong, alright? We said the man couldn't do it. We said his temper would blow up the summit. But yesterday, he proved everyone wrong and turned the nuclear summit in Singapore into a huge win for himself. So let's swallow our pride and give it up for a leader who's much smarter than we thought… Kim Jong Un everybody!"
The Daily Show host said that "Little Kim" crushed it and the summit "belonged to him" and that he was the "bell of the ball."
Meanwhile, Noah wasn't as kind to "Kim's biggest admirer" and "fanboy #1," President Trump, saying he was the only one who "lost his nuts" during the summit.
"Donald Trump flew across the world to Singapore and all he got was Kim Jong Un saying 'I'll think about giving up my nukes.' That's all he got," Noah continued. "They could have done that over text! Because you do realize Kim didn't commit to anything. He basically Facebook RSVPed to a nuclear deal."
Noah also mocked Trump for his praise for the dictator.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying he shouldn't have negotiated with Kim Jong Un at all. But there's a big gap between being civil and endorsing the Freddy Krueger of human rights."
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Zante Suites complex is located in Alykanas, 150m away from the beach and 500m from the centre of the resort. Alykanas village is in the distance of 13km from Zakynthos port, while the airport is 17km away.
The luxury complex of Zante Suites consists of two-room apartments, that have the capacity to accommodate 1-5 guests. Each apartment has a spacious veranda with garden view. Also, they are equipped with a fridge, a flat screen TV 40'', a kitchen with cooking facilities (dishwasher, electric cooker, kettle, coffee maker, toaster, table and chairs). There are two bathrooms with shower, warm water 24hours per day, air conditioning in all the rooms, while the towels are changed every day. A washing machine and a hair dryer are available too.
At the exterior area of Zante Suites you will find the outdoor swimming pool with free sunbeds, free parking area besides the garden, around the accommodation.
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The beaches of Alykes and Alykanas within a 5-minute drive (4.5km) create a wonderful natural bay to the north-eastern side of the island. Their soft sand and the shallow, warm sea water, make them ideal for both younger children who can play in safety, and for adults who can have a try in all kinds of water sports.
The beaches are developed with restaurants, small bars and sun loungers, but you can also have your own beach equipment, as both of them are free in much of their area. Especially, simple and natural is the smaller, neighboring beach "Xechoriatis" in Alykanas. Here, the morning swim with the first touch of the sun is a real pleasure and a unique experience!
* To visit other beautiful beaches of Zakynthos in the northeastern part, explore Zakynthos island with a local driver.
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* Spend the day at the Alykanas beach where you can rent umbrellas and deck chairs, or try some water sports like parasailing or jet-skiing.
* Visit the country Zakynthos. Even if you do not have a vehicle you can go there by local bus. Worth seeing the Square D. Solomou and St. Mark's Square. Visit museums such as the Byzantine Art or the Museum of Eminent Zakynthian, or otherwise enjoying your coffee in one of the beautiful and bustling cafés of Hora or Bochali.
Alykanas is a coastal touristic resort located on the north-eastern part of the island. Zakynthos port is in the distance of 13km while the airport is 15km away.
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* Ride on the local train through traditionally built villages
* Visit a factory with local sweets (mantolato, pasteli) very close to the center of Alykanas.
* Visit the church of Agios Nikolaos in Ano Gerakari and enjoy the panoramic view of the zakynthian vally and the tiny coastal villages.
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Alaska Wildlife "Guaranteed" Viewing!
If you are like most travelers to Alaska one of the top reasons for visiting is to see Alaska's bountiful wildlife. Images of bull moose grazing in misty ponds and shaggy brown bears swiping Alaskan salmon from waterfalls are rightfully iconic. But Alaska is a HUGE state and even though there are over 175,000 moose and 30,000 bears among a multitude of other wildlife they are not always conveniently staged in their local habitats.
Generally speaking, if you come to Alaska and visit one of our national parks—Kenai Fjords National Park, Denali National Park, and Lake Clark National Park among them—you should see wildlife. Your chances are even better if you take recommended tours like the Kantishna Wilderness Trails Tour in Denali or the Kenai Fjords National Park Cruise out of Seward. But with such high expectations to see Alaska wildlife it pays to have a backup plan. Here are a few locations throughout southcentral and interior Alaska that you can be guaranteed to see animals. (more…)


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The 23rd edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala will commence today in the capital city.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the fete in the ceremony at the Nishagandhi which will be presided over by Minister A K Balan. Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta will be the chief guest, and actress and filmmaker Nandita Das the guest of honor. Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker and jury chairman Majid Majidi will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at the event from the Chief Minister.
Minister Kadakampally Surendran will launch the Festival Handbook by handing it over to V K Prasanth, Mayor. K Muraleedharan MLA will inaugurate the Festival Bulletin. Following the ceremony, the opening film, 'Everybody Knows' directed by Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, will be screened.
The fest will screen over 160 films from around the world. Over 90 films have been included in the World Cinema package. With the message of optimism to the state in its post-flood recovery, a package of six films has been included, named 'The Human Spirit: Films on Hope and Rebuilding'. 'Tumbbad' will be the Midnight Screening.
14 films, including 'Ee.Ma.Yau' and 'Sudani From Nigeria', will participate in the International Competition. As the year is the birth centenary of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, seven of his films, and the documentary 'Searching For Ingmar Bergman', will be screened. In the 'Remembering The Master' package, six films by Czech filmmaker Milas Forman will be featured. Six films by Lenin Rajendran have been included in the 'Lenin Rajendran: Chronicler of Our Times' package.
The fest will conclude on December 13.
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FFSI to award K R Mohanan Endowment
Federation of Film Societies in India (FFSI) will award the Best Debut Director from India in the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), with the K R Mohanan Endowment.
The recipient of the award in memory of acclaimed filmmaker K R Mohanan, will be selected by the jury panel headed by filmmaker Kumar Shahani. Film critics Meenakshi Shedde and C S Venkiteswaran are the other juries.
There are 14 films from Indian debut directors, screened under International Competition, Malayalam Cinema Today, and Indian Cinema Now packages, in the year of inception of the endowment.
The winner will receive a cash prize of INR1,00,000 (a lakh), memento, and certificate at the closing ceremony of the fete.
IFFK Film Reservation Begins
Seat reservations at the 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) kicks off today (Dec 7). Registered delegates can reserve their seats one day prior to the screening. Reservations can be done from 9 AM to 11 PM.
The bookings can either be done online on the official website of the festival, https://registration.iffk.in/ or through the mobile app 'IFFK 2018' provided by C-DIT. The official festival app for reservations can be downloaded from Google Playstore, and is available for all android phones.
A delegate can reserve three films per day. Apart from the reservation quota, the delegates can ensure their seats by collecting coupons, which will be provided at the respective theatres two hours before the screening.
A delegate however cannot reserve more than one seat. The reservation – coupon system has been introduced to avoid long queues to enter the theatre before screening.
Mobile App for IFFK
Technopark based company Simplogics Solutions Pvt Ltd., has launched 'Kerala Film Fest', a mobile app for the delegates of the IFFK.
The free-to-download, ad-free application provides extensive information on the fest. List of films at the fete, information about each including synopses, available trailers, and screening details will be available to the delegates via the app.
One can also set a reminder for a film one is interested in. The option to directly hail UBER from the app, from the delegate's location to the theatre of the respective screening, will be of great help, especially to outstation delegates who otherwise would face difficulty in locating the screens.
'Fest 4 You', by Innowaves is another useful app that includes all the information about the films in the fest.


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Unlike many of his radical new music colleagues, Bruno Maderna (1920-1973) had a great affection for older music, especially that of the Italian Renaissance and Early Baroque eras. But his transcriptions had little to do with the orthodoxy of so-called 'historically informed' interpretation. In the belief that works of art can be removed from their original contexts, he used contemporary instrumental resources to discover new meaning and a new validity in the works of old masters. His transcriptions of Gabrieli, Frescobaldi, Legrenzi, Viadana and Wassenaer are vividly conveyed by the RSI Orchestra under Dennis Russell Davies in a programme which includes Chemins V by Maderna's good friend Luciano Berio (1925-2003). Chemins V is itself a transcription of sorts, a chamber orchestra version of Berio's Sequenza XI. Soloist Pablo Marquez references flamenco and the guitar's classical heritage, while the orchestra engages with the guitar on levels of expanded harmony. Dialogue develops, as Berio said, "through multiple forms of interaction, from the most unanimous to the most conflictual and estranged."
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These fabrics are from my stash which are stored in my pet free, smoke free studio. These Charms were specially curated by me and precision razor cut to maintain exact size. Charms are pinked cut and mini charms are straight cut. This pre-cut grouping would look great in any quilt and would speed your design and piecing process since they are all the same size, but would work especially well in a simple block quilt paired with our precut jelly rolls and layer cakes. I hope they make you as happy as they make me as I look at them--my Bundle Buddies motto is "a few is good, many are better, so you may want to order two"!
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The performance of parallel applications on large scale systems is shown to disproportionately degrade due to interference from system services. This interference from system services is also known as jitter. However, there is limited understanding of sources and patterns of jitter on multi-core systems. In this paper, we identify and characterize jitter sources in terms of their amplitude and execution interval distributions on multi-core IBM Power systems with UNIX-based general purpose operating systems: AIX and Linux. Our analysis shows that there are various kinds of jitter sources and their execution varies drastically between different cores and between hardware threads within each core for practical reasons. This in-depth knowledge of jitter events is leveraged to devise effective approaches to mitigate the jitter impact on application performance in large scale systems. Moreover, such knowledge would provide useful insights to a new generation of operating system designs such as multikernel or satellite kernel for multi-core systems.
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It's time to get chocolate wasted!
If you're going to eat a candy bar, the macros probably aren't a huge concern for you. I mean, it's candy after all. But, that doesn't mean that it's not helpful to know the differences!
I chose to display sugar content instead of total carbs. A lot of these bars may have a few extra grams of total carbs, but they're mostly made up of sugar. So, it's probably helpful to be able to compare the different sugar contents of each bar.
As I was compiling this guide, I learned that Take 5 is rebranding as "Reese's Take 5". Fun fact- they've always been made with Reese's peanut butter, but they didn't advertise it, so most people didn't know it. I bet they won't be flying under the radar anymore.
By the way, Reese's and Peppermint Patties ARE candy bars. Maybe they are not literally bars, but they count. My guide, my rules.
What is your top 3? I'd love to hear 'em. For me, 1) Reese's Outrageous 2) Reese's Cups 3) Twix. Snickers are a close 4th.
Peppermint Patties are at the very bottom of my list- I'll never quite understand the whole mint chocolate thing.


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American Health Care Act was a major Republican loss
Lynandro Simmons – General Assignment Reporter
The Affordable Care Act – or Obamacare as it is commonly called – has been under scrutiny by Republicans since it was enacted and on March 6, and House Republicans unveiled their American Health Care Act. However, upon coming forth with their proposal to replace Obamacare, the House Republicans were met with intense scrutiny from some members of their own party. On Friday March 24 House Republicans finally decided to pull their bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
The Congressional Budget Committee released a report saying if the original American Health Care Act had been passed, around 14 million people would have been uninsured next year. This number would jump to 24 million over the next nine years according to the CBO. This report led to several moderate Republicans opposing the bill when it was proposed.
When things became tense, President Donald Trump decided to offer an ultimatum: vote Friday or he will move on from the health care reform. When Friday came some Republicans – the party which currently dominates the seats in the house – continued to oppose the proposed bill. The lack of support and votes eventually led to Trump telling Paul Ryan, speaker for the House of Representatives, to pull the bill.
This marked a success for Democrats and more alarmingly showed a divide in some Republicans. For seven years Republicans have talked about the downside of Obamacare. Changing the current health care law grew to become one of their major stances. This loss is not only a devastating blow to both Trump and Ryan, it throws doubt into a crusade that has defined Republican politics for over seven years. The loss is another lesson or crash course in politics for Trump. His ultimatum may have been a gamble to win over Republicans who were hesitant on the bill, but it failed.
The American Health Care Act proposed by Republicans would have ended Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid eligibility and cut funding for the rest of the Medicaid program moving forward. It would also have redistributed financial assistance which meant people with lower incomes and higher insurance costs would get less than they do currently. What was probably most important to Republicans was that the bill would have ended the "individual mandate." This was the unpopular financial penalty for people who did not purchase health insurance. Many people took issue with this mandate and it was usually cited as the most glaring issue in the Affordable Care Act.
The issue that was most alarming to many of the moderate Republicans in the house was that the bill would take away insurance coverage from too many people. This would lead to increasing costs for those who did chose to keep the coverage. While conservatives worried the repeal did not go far enough, moderates worried it went too far.
There are several issues that need to be addressed in Obamacare. Obama himself said he would be willing to work with Republicans if they proposed a better bill. When push came to shove, they did not. The terrible health care bill proposed by Paul Ryan has failed. Let the finger pointing within the Republican Party begin.


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So when is Hasbro going to give us that Vintage Yak Face we all so obviously need? And should we keep pre-mourning vehicles? Sure, why not. And why is Yoda's lightsaber painted all funky these days? All this and more await you in this week's Q&A, send in questions as we're reaching the end of the mailbag!
So what kind of robe will Barriss Offee have? Why does Hasbro make so many trooper figures? (Really? We're asking this now?) And should you be worried about those Raiders of the Lost Ark figures coming to Comic-Con? All this and more, if you just read on!
So will we get more Galactic Heroes now that the line has been declared over? How about Mighty Muggs? And can we trust Hasbro's release date presentations? Of course not, haven't you been reading my columns?!? All this and more, so read on!
Welcome back! I've got a mix of questions from Toy Fair 2011 in New York concerning plastic cloaks, new head sculpts, and even some vehicles. I'd say "you won't want to miss this one," but hey, maybe you will. But if you've got nothing better to do? Read on!
We've got more vintage packaging variants, some nice variants you'll never see, and, of course, some Toy Fair tirades at teh end in this week's Q&A! Read on, write in, and may the Force be with you!
Could Saga Legends really be on the way out? (Of course not.) Is Darth Vader's TIE Fighter due for an update? And did you miss Clone Trooper Jesse yet? All this and ramblings on Vintage Wave 5 await you in this week's Q&A!
We look at Hasbro's best big vehicles, the length of The Clone Wars on TV and in the aisle, and of course, more astromech droids. All this and some notes on the new Attack of the Clones Vintage wave can be yours in this week's Q&A!
So should you expect Hasbro to sell you a Giant Star Destroyer? Probably not. Should you expect the theatrical cuts of the films on Blu-Ray? Also probably not. And do Wooof and Giran share the same head? There's a pattern here-- read about all this and more in this week's Q&A! (Also, I found a case of figures from 2005 at a store-- read on for more!)
You're not happy with new vintage action figures you're seeing-- what else is new? You love Gentle Giant's giant 12-inch figures and have questions-- good for you! We have some answers. You're also wanting to know if Hasbro might do variant vintage cardbacks. Geez, it's all about vintage now isn't it? Read on and send in your questions!
Is there a future for comic packs? We look at this, as well as Republic Gunship repaints and variations, complaints about vintage repacks, and the fine line between toys and stuff for collectors in this week's Q&A!
It's a new year, but these questions come from the tail end of the 2010 mail bag. We have things like the tri-pod laser cannon not meeting your expectations. We look at big expensive LEGO toys and why you should buy them before it's too late. Heck, we even look at various stylized collectible Star Wars lines. And to round it all up, I rant about how Hasbro found another way to make today's best figures yesterday's news with new developments in their G.I. Joe line. Wow!
It's the last Q&A of 2010! Let's look at development delays, the vintageness of the new R2-D2 figure, and the chances of you ever seeing a Baron Papanoida figure again-- animated or otherwise! Read on, and send me your questions for 2011!
Did you miss out on the new TIE Bomber yet? Possibly! Did the Galactic Heroes AT-ST make it to Kohl's? You got an iPad, so what comics should you download? All this and ramblings on the new Outer Space Men action figure line, after the jump!
What's the ratio of foil chase figures to the normals? Should you be worried if you missed Ahsoka and C-3PO Clone Wars figures over the past few years? Just how different is that new AT-ST Driver? All this and a translated of the aurebesh lettering on the new AT-RT with Boil vehicle set await you in today's exciting almost-the-holidays installment of Q&A!
Is that Anakin Skywalker package variant out already? What's the deal with all the problematic Jedi Luke figures? And what does 3D mean for you? All this and more awaits you in this week's Q&A!