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posted mid-afternoon by Constantinos. Filed under Code, WP Plugin
This post was originally published in 2006
The tips and techniques explained may be outdated.
You might notice the spiffy little search box on the navigation bar of this blog. It's an implementation of the LiveSearch code which I incorporated recently.
It's a nice little tool, using pretty straight basic (albeit a bit complex) AJAX code. However it did require some effort to implement this, as several files needed to to be modified, and the required files placed all over the place. This meant that the ability to use this tool was restricted to people with some understanding of PHP, and also did not enable the clean integration of the code in WordPress.
So what I have done is integrate the required code/css into a small plugin which can be managed via the WordPress administration section. The plugin consists of a single directory which should be placed in your wp-content/plugins directory, as well as two files that should be placed in your chosen theme directory. If you use multiple themes (for example via the Theme Switcher plugin), then you should place a copy of these two files in the directory of each theme you want to use it in. The two files are:
The first one is so that users can style the LiveSearch boxes so it fits with their chosen theme, and users should not be required to make manual modifications to their code every time they change a theme. The second file is a replacement of the existing one, and enables the LiveSearch box. In case the plugin is disabled from the WordPress admin section (or simply disabled from the LiveSearch Options page, or the plugin deleted from the plugins directory), then the default search box will be displayed instead, without breaking its functionality (with some minor modifications). Note that running your WordPress installation with LiveSearch enabled will turn the "Search" button off, but disabling the plugin will turn it back on.
Updated 2007-03-27: LiveSearch 1.3 is now up! No files need to be moved to make this version work. You can edit
livesearch.css in-place, in its plugin directory. If you wish to maintain multiple themes, then you can still move
livesearch.css into your theme directory. A style file found in the current theme's directory will always be used over the one located in the plugin directory.
Updated 2008-03-17: Updated to LiveSearch 1.4, to support WordPress 2.5.
As a side note, the outputed html should be XHTML Strict, with tentative WCAG triple-a compliance (like the rest of this site. Visit the accessibility page for more information.
You can download the plugin from its WordPress Plugin Directory, unpack it and follow the README instructions to install it (which are pretty much a review of this post).
As is always the case in this sort of thing, there are no guarantees. The plugin should work, but just in case make a backup of any files you replace (though now you shouldn't need to even do that). There's always room for improvement, and I'm not just referring to the LiveSearch code, but also to the plugin wrapper. Feel free to comment.
Change Log
- v1.4 – Plugin works with WordPress 2.5 (thanks to the Korean Club despair blog) and is now also hosted on the WordPress Plugin Directory
- v1.3 – Plugin now completely drag-and-drop, no need to copy any files anywhere. Minor bug fixes/improvements in javascript code. Now hosted on Google Code
- v1.2 – Plugin widgetized, minor javascript changes
- v1.1 – Fixed potential javascript errors
- v1.0 – Original plugin, LiveSearch code copy/pasted directly without modifications
For more detailed explanations of the changes in each version, follow the series links in the sidebar.
71 Responses to "LiveSearch"
1. Comment by Noel Jenkins
on 16 Mar 2006 @ 9:32 pm · Quote #7 ·
Thanks very much for this.
I couldn't get LiveSearch to run on my K2 theme so I stripped out the old code and used your plugin instead. Works very well. The behaviour of the output is slightly different in IE than Firefox, but it's not a problem. I can't work out how to make the input form a little wider – any clues?
2. Comment by Constantinos
on 16 Mar 2006 @ 10:38 pm · Quote #9 ·
The way the output looks is completely controlled through the single livesearch.css file. I know that it looks different in IE (the output comes out on the right of the search box instead of under it, at least in my case), and the workaround should be somewhere in the css though I have not had time to look at it. I probably will at some point.
Now to change the size of the input box, you'll have to modify the searchform.php file. I should probably have added an option to specify this from the admin section, and probably will (but probably not until next week). The change you need to do follows:
Search for the string "name=" in the searchform.php file. It should be on a line by itself (with its value). Go to the end of that line, hit return to create a new line, and there enter:
where xx is a number specifying the width of the input box. Try starting with the number 25 and work from there… (remember to include the quotes).
Hope this helps!
3. Comment by Mikael
on 26 Mar 2006 @ 2:21 am · Quote #10 ·
I have installed it as the readme states, and the css and the php into my theme folder, and activaded it. Nothing happends. I use the blix-theme, and it calls the two functions in header and footer as stated. And livesearch is enabled in the options via the webinterface.
Any suggestions?
4. Comment by Constantinos
on 26 Mar 2006 @ 3:38 am · Quote #11 ·
It looks like you didn't replace the searchform.php file in your theme. Or if you did place it in your theme directory, then your theme must not be using it.
If that is the case, then you need to find the file where the search form is inserted (navigation file maybe?) and replace the entire section (enclosed in <form> tags).
The section starts with something like
<form action=...
and ends with
Delete that whole section, and in its place enter this code:
<?php include (TEMPLATEPATH . "/searchform.php"); ?>
If you can't do that (or don't want to), then contact your theme designer and ask for the searchform.php file to be properly included. Then installing this script should work just fine.
5. Comment by Constantinos
on 3 Apr 2006 @ 2:10 am · Quote #22 ·
As a side note, if you have the same problem as the previous poster, make sure when you copy/paste the include line in your theme, that the single quotes are in fact single quotes and not fancy quotes (which they will be if you simply copy/paste the above line).
What you can do is either type it all out, or simply delete the fancy quotes and type the single quotes.
6. Comment by DG
on 25 Apr 2006 @ 7:03 pm · Quote #78 ·
I have downloaded livesearch plugin and uploaded the livesearch folder into plugins directory. And also copied searchform.php & .css into theme folder. The plugin is also activated. But nothing happens, when I enter anything to search into the search box. This search is theme deafult.
After reading your last comment, I have manually copied this code in the sidebar ", as my theme uses search.php & not searchform.php.
After this, I gets the search box, but after typing search text, nothing happens i.e. the search box remain ideal with the typed text.
Can yoy please adivce me, why it is not working? I am fed of downloading livesearch plugin. In the past I have downloaded so many time from different place but none of those worked.
I hope to get something here.
7. Comment by Constantinos
on 25 Apr 2006 @ 7:52 pm · Quote #79 ·
…Can yoy please adivce me, why it is not working? I am fed of downloading livesearch plugin. In the past I have downloaded so many time from different place but none of those worked…
Ok, I went over your site and found a couple of issues that might be causing this behavior. (Well, one of them is definitely to blame, at least).
First off, the theme you are using doesn't seem to be correctly calling the wordpress footer hook. It was stupid of me to require it since there's an easy way to make it work without that. I've modified the files in the above linked archives so they don't have this requirement, all you have to replace are the livesearch.js file and the livesearch-plugin.php file.
I might be able to help you with that, you can go ahead and email me with any questions!
8. Comment by DG
on 26 Apr 2006 @ 5:22 am · Quote #80 ·


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In pictures: Lincolnshire Fireworks event at the Showground
Despite rainy weather, hundreds made their way to the Lincolnshire Fireworks event at the Lincolnshire Showground on Friday, November 7.
The annual fireworks display came complete with a giant funfair, food stalls, children's entertainment, side shows and other fun activities.
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Pay-to-Play: The New Social Media Marketing Norm
There was a time when you wouldn't think of paying to have your Tweets or Facebook posts seen by your own fans or followers. Social media marketing is an industry that is so young but constantly evolving and we all saw the writing on the wall that social networks would eventually have to find a way to become profitable. So it should come as no surprise that pay-to-play has become the norm for social media marketing.
When Facebook went public they had to generate a profit to appease their investors. This meant that changing their algorithms would bring relevant content to the viewer as well as boosting their profits. It was only a matter of time that Twitter would follow suit: They changed their timeline to show top tweets first rather than in reverse chronological order. All of this meant that organic posts would not have the reach they once had and appearing on your fan's newsfeed was becoming a distant memory.
As social media marketing becomes more prevalent in every marketer's plans, the need for that visibility, exposure, engagement and growth raised the bar. Without a clear measurable it is difficult to determine success. The question becomes, how do you measure ROI on a system that is all about creating relationships, building loyalty and extending brand reach? It must begin somewhere.
It has become evident that organic social media posts are valuable for providing good content that can keep a viewers attention. The tide has changed because now you must find the viewers who might be interested in what you have to say and share. When boosting a Facebook post, you effectively showcase your content to those who might enjoy seeing them, allowing those viewers a chance to participate, engage, try or buy.
The tides are changing for social media. Hotels need to open their coffers and budget social media costs into their financial planning. Gone are the days where organic social media posts drive traffic to your product. Want real results from social? Start planning, budgeting and paying.


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January 19th, 2017
Director of Wellbeing + Sustainability at Light House Sustainable Building Centre Kaitlyn Gillis discusses why radon needs to be addressed early on in design of green buildings - and why all existing buildings need to test for radon.
A huge part of the work that we do at Light House is around green buildings. Traditionally, the focus of green buildings sought to lessen the substantial impact the built environment has on the natural environment. We have made huge progress in this area, especially with the uptake of rating systems such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and the Living Building Challenge.
While indoor air quality is often addressed in green buildings, more needs to be done, especially with regards to environmental toxins such as radon. Radon is a known carcinogen, and is the leading cause of lung cancer amongst non-smokers. Although mapping exists showing potential radon hot-spots around British Columbia, unacceptable levels of radon can happen anywhere.
A bright spot towards more radon awareness is the recently released WELL Building Standard, a building rating system that focuses exclusively on human health and wellbeing in the built environment. The very first requirement of the standard states that radon levels are not allowed to be higher than 4 pCi/L (or 148 Bq/m3) at the lowest occupied level. This is lower than the 200 Bq/m3 that Health Canada currently recommends. Considering radon remediation strategies early on in design will decrease costs and if levels are high post-occupancy, remediation can easily take place. The radon requirement in WELL is applicable to all project types, including residential buildings, office buildings, schools, and other institutional buildings.
Radon as a health issue has long been ignored in the green building world and we need to start considering radon remediation strategies in the design of new buildings. For existing buildings, we need to propose radon testing. That is the only way to know for certain if radon levels are too high. If you are interested in learning more about radon in the built environment tune into Building Smart with Radon Mitigation on March 8, 2017 which is being hosted by RadonAware and BC Housing.
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The days are finally getting longer on this side of the world. This morning's ride — my first since last Thursday — was done in full daylight: dawn had broken before I'd even jumped in the saddle.
The trek home wasn't quite as bright. I left the office at about 5.15pm. The sun had already set but the sky was washed in an orange-pink glow. It didn't become properly dark until 5.30pm or so.
Guess that means only one thing: summer is just around the corner — and we haven't even had a proper winter yet!


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Speaking of news and knowledge and truth seeking, in my quest for these things it was inevitable that I would eventually set my sights on learning more about 9/11. I came to the point where I wanted to hear what the Truth Movement had to say about what happened that day, and the more I researched the more I realized I had no idea of what was going on in the "bigger picture". Fast forward to a year later (and hundreds of hours of podcast interviews, articles, books, documentaries) and I'm now well aware that there is a negative force that has washed over the global ruling elite. There are groups of people with so much power and money that "getting richer" simply doesn't suit them anymore. It's that simple, really. During the days of Myspace I remember playing a game called Mafia Wars. It was pretty awesome at first. The game revolves around fighting other players and doing jobs to earn cash, items and experience, with the goal of establishing and advancing one's criminal empire. Players create mafias by recruiting other players. You buy up land and expand territory, watch your bank roll increase, and as it does you gradually find yourself at the top of the heap. In about 3 months of play time I had reached the point where I couldn't really buy anything else. I had all the guns. I had all the buildings and owned all the businesses. I had my elite group of killer friends. My bank account was in the trillions. Basically, the entire game shifted from working hard to achieve new things to spending my wealth putting ridiculously expensive hits on the other players in the game.
That's what I think is happening amongst some of the top tier of our species. And I think we, as Americans, are living inside the belly of a powerful beast. I've traveled from coast to coast, driven through almost every state, met so many wonderful people along the way. When I look around from my level of love and compassion, I see America and it's majestic natural beauty filled with a spirited people who share the common goal of living peaceful lives. But I also see a sickness spreading, whose roots go pretty far back in history. And I also see We The People growing up and becoming just like our parents (government). When inquiring how people feel about our government, no matter which side of the political isle they stand, the reply is always is a resounding negative one. Sure, we can peek into the past and recognize some good things, but overall we are very unhappy with what our government has become. As a nation, the government is our parents. How many of you have said, "I'll never be like my parents when I grow up" or "When I have kids I'll raise them differently, I'll avoid making the same mistakes my parents made"? Exactly. Well guess what, folks, it's no different with our country. We've allowed our government to become mean monsters who bully and attack others, who use deception and theft to obtain wealth and power, who torture and kill when they see fit, who create unjust commands and punish severely those who do not comply. We recognize it, we speak out against it, we write blogs about it, we create podcasts discussing it, but in the end our parents have become too powerful and controlling and the price of this is not only our freedom, but also our spirits.
My parents weren't right about everything they taught me. Not only that, they didn't teach me everything. I have grown and learned much all by myself, and in return have taught them things. Our government is teaching us that it's okay to steal and kill. I read countless monthly news stories about people in places of enormous power crushing those beneath them while clawing furiously at their competition. Should we not be surprised when we ourselves become embedded by the same mentality, even though we aren't playing their Mafia War game? We can't smack our parents back when they smack us, so we take it out on those we can, in whatever means are available to us. Maybe you're just a little mad, so you get in a fight with a kid during recess. Or maybe you are riddled with anger, so you find a gun that shoots 30 bullets. Whatever the case, day after day we watch our parents do the very things they tell us not to, and then everyone is surprised when we do it too.
In closing, I'll say this. We need to work on ourselves more, and we need to focus on our children. Change has to begin there, in those two places. It can't be anything else really. There will always be guns, there will always be war, there will always be pain and sickness, but maybe we can lessen all of that if we hold true together and focus on what we can change: ourselves. And if you have children, for God's sake, don't fuck them up! Coddle the brilliance that can be found in a youthful mind, nurture the spirit that has yet been exposed to what's out there, teach them how to love and grow and be healthy. Give them books and music and art and math and science and history! Offer them endless possibilities, a blank canvas for life, a chance to grow up and become an adult who will create instead of destroy. Okay, that's all I have to say. For now ;)


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Back in 2010, one of my Psychic School teachers suggested that we keep a journal of all of our experiences in class. That journal could help new students down the line as you tend to forget what its like for a beginner, and more importantly, it keeps you from forgetting things! A few months later this blog was born and if you start here, you can read my entire journey! Keeping notes also came in handy because I can be thickheaded, and even if the answer is right in front of me, the message will make sense years later. This was the case for me with the Tree of Life (covered here), a glyph that summarizes the Kabbalistic theory of creation and our relationship with the spiritual world.
Eons ago the Big Bang happened. Before the universe was created all we had was nothingness and light. That emptiness exploded into an abstract sphere of light (Keter) that cascaded down through nine more spheres, the last of which became the physical universe. Each of these spheres is an aspect of what we call God: wisdom, understanding, compassion, judgement, mercy, etc. The last sphere represents our physical universe. In between we have the spiritual realms, where angels, loved ones and other beings reside. I first discovered the Tree of Life at the Kabbalah Centre and later at the College, it was often mentioned in my angel channeling classes, as each Archangel is linked to a sphere of light. A few years ago we were connecting with Raziel, one of the more magical angels and I kept getting the same image: a book that was full of incandescent light. Raziel is also the angel of Kabbalah & the so-called keeper of secrets. It felt like he wanted me to connect with the individual spheres but I didn't know how. A few weeks later I signed up for classes at the Kabblah Centre, and though I really enjoyed them, there was no class were you "astral traveled" to the spheres and my teacher gave me a funny look when I asked her if we could go there ourselves.
All of this was in late 2012, early 2013. At the time, I actually found the answer in a book called Magical Qabala for Beginners, but I only realized that a few months ago when I finished reading the book. It teaches something called Kabbalistic Pathworking, were you use clairvoyant meditations and astral projection to move up from the lowermost sphere. Each of the spheres has an angel and a planet and get this, the pathways between the spheres can be linked to Tarot Trumps (the 22 Major Arcana). For those of us who aren't familiar with the Hebrew alphabet, tarot trumps and archangels may be the easiest way to connect with the Tree of Life. Geek that I am, I went on to read three books on the subject, the one pictured was easiest to understand. If I'm not mistaken, the correspondence between the Tree of Life and Tarot was developed by a group of English magicians in the 1880's known as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. One of its members was A.E. Waite, the creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. The group is said to have imploded thanks to their big egos, and some of their techniques I am not entirely comfortable with, but the path-working concept is exactly what I was looking for.
My next post is going to be on the Tree of Life, the Angels and Tarot, focusing on how we can use the Major Arcana cards in meditation to connect with the energy in the Tree of Life (or at least to become familiar with it). I won't focus on Astral Projection so much because I've only tried it very recently, but if you're interested check out Astral Dynamics by Robert Bruce. We should also famliarize ourselves with the Tree of Life and Tarot, you can get a head start by reading this fun post on the Major Arcana in Cinema. I love movies and as the Tarot Trumps are based on major archetypes, its easier to link them back to movie characters and get a feel for their energy that way. Stay tuned for more!
Regina Chouza is a qualified Energy Healer, Angel Medium and author of Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. A graduate of the School of Intuition & Healing in London, she is developing a new technique that combines natal astrology, energy healing and crystals. Subscribe for an introduction to grounding, clearing and shielding your personal energy HERE.


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Owl's Outlook
The ubiquity of surveillance technologies underpins Owl's Outlook, an installation combining dazzling materials, surveillance cameras hidden in inanimate birds, cages, and discarded televisions screening both pre-recorded and live footage.
The name refers to the group noun for owls and to the trust we place in parliamentarians. Owl's Outlook was installed as a monitoring station at Midweek Social, Carriage Works.


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Donald Trump Jr.'s 2016 meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer who promised damaging information via the Russian government has again engulfed President Trump in questions about whether his campaign colluded with Moscow.
The younger Mr. Trump and his allies have argued that pursuing material that could prove useful against a political opponent is standard practice in campaigns. But while opposition research is part of modern presidential campaigns, it normally does not come from representatives of a hostile foreign power.
Here is how the peddling of opposition research — or oppo, as political professionals and reporters call it — typically works.
How did that get here?
One of President Bill Clinton's favorite Arkansas political sayings was, "If you see a turtle on a fence post, it didn't get there by accident."
Many campaign accusations and revelatory news stories about a candidate or elected official are the fruits of what is euphemistically called the research division of campaigns and political parties, where low-profile aides search for dirt.
"The crackpots get routed to research," said Tracy Sefl, a veteran Democratic practitioner of the dark arts of oppo.
Much of the job is fielding too-good-to-be-true (or simply unverifiable) charges via furtive phone calls, manila envelopes and untraceable email accounts. Working in the Democratic National Committee's research department in the 2004 campaign, Ms. Sefl recalled meeting a woman with a story to tell about President George W. Bush.
"She said she worked as a dancer and accused President Bush of doing very specific drug-related activities on her," Ms. Sefl said. The accuser offered no proof, and the Democrats could do little but share the tale with one another.
Where does it come from?
As any term-paper writer knows, material is drawn from two sources: primary and secondary. The first of these include government documents, such as legal filings and financial disclosures. Remember accounts of the car elevator that Mitt Romney was building inside his oceanside home in California? Those came from renovation plans submitted to the city of San Diego, which were dug up by President Barack Obama's campaign.
Or how about the $400 John Edwards spent on a haircut? That too was exhumed by the Obama campaign from a campaign finance report.
And that story five days before the 2000 election on George W. Bush driving under the influence in Maine back in 1976? Chris Lehane, a former aide for Al Gore and a native of Maine, does not admit to the paternity of that leak, but he does not deny it, either.
"I told people when asking about the issue only that I was responsible for the popular vote and left the Electoral College for others," he cheekily said in 2010 after the Bush strategist Karl Rove published a memoir that accused him of being the man behind the story.
And those unflattering stories about the Clinton Foundation in this past campaign? Yes, some of them originated with Republican researchers.
In some cases, the provenance of the leaks remains murky. Mr. Obama, for example, might never have been elected to the Senate in 2004 were it not for damaging revelations about his rivals and their divorces.
Secondary source opposition research largely consists of so-called votes-and-quotes — a political figure's policy positions and past comments that have appeared in the news media. The material may lack the shock effect of original material, but it can be just as memorable.
Which brings us back to Mr. Romney — and his Irish setter, Seamus. The Romney family, as many readers of a certain columnist at this paper will recall, stowed Seamus on the roof of their car during a family vacation. This anecdote was but one element in a biographical series that The Boston Globe ran on Mr. Romney in 2007, when he first sought the White House. But it found new life when Mr. Romney became the Republican nominee in 2012.
It was the sort of story that, by the standards of an earlier political era, counted as peculiar behavior.
O.K., so how does it work?
The back-and-forth between news source and reporter over opposition research can recall adolescent flirtation: initial awkwardness, then apprehension over whether there is mutual interest — and neither party wants the world to find out the details of the courtship.
A reporter would rather not be identified as being spoon-fed information. Most sources do not want their dirty work to splash back on their candidate or party. So both parties have an interest in keeping a story's genesis under wraps.
Typically, a campaign or government official approaches the journalist. This often begins with a request for anonymity, or in the parlance of the business, "No fingerprints." The more sensitive the information, the more likely the pitch is made in person or on the telephone. Most political actors — not, apparently, Donald Trump Jr. — fear creating an email trail, at least before guarantees of anonymity have been offered.
After a reporter agrees not to reveal the identity of the source, the reporter and his or her editors or producers will confer about whether they are interested in pursuing a story about the material on offer.
If the news organization is interested, there is one last issue: how to identify the source. References can be made to "a rival candidate's campaign" or more obliquely "a source familiar with the dirt" or even the bare-bones "sources say."
But has anything like this happened before?
There is only one known historical parallel to the Trump campaign's contacts with the Russians, and it involves Richard M. Nixon. Running for president in 1968, Nixon told H. R. Haldeman, his eventual White House chief of staff, to "monkey wrench" peace talks in Vietnam in order to scuttle any deal that would have handed Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic nominee, a political victory in the closing days of the election.
Nixon, a former senator and vice president, had a relationship with the South Vietnamese government. Earlier in the year, he had met with the country's ambassador and brought along Anna Chennault, a prominent Chinese-American Republican. As the author John A. Farrell writes in his new book, "Richard Nixon: The Life," which reports the "monkey wrench" instructions, the call between Nixon and Haldeman took place on Oct. 22, 1968, and Haldeman dutifully jotted down what he was told.
A group of aides to Ronald Reagan did meet in the fall of 1980 with an individual claiming to be an emissary from the Iranian government, but that person's legitimacy was never determined.
Moscow has, however, tried to meddle in previous American elections. The historian Michael R. Beschloss recounts in "The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960-1963" an account of the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Kennedy presidency, that the Soviet ambassador in Washington secretly reached out to both John F. Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson, another Democratic presidential hopeful, during the 1960 campaign. The ambassador was rebuffed by both candidates.


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America's coming for you, Congress!
Vote Liberals out in 2010!
We the people…
This billboard is on I-75 just south of Lake City, Florida. Paid for by the local people ($6,500).
And there is this one in Grand Junction, CO.
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In the last few years, is quite clear that the Arctic is melting as a result of global warming. There have been many images of polar bears that are literally running out of room because the ice is melting. If this continues, it is postulated that we will soon be able to travel over the earth, going through what used to be an almost solid sheet of ice. This is a clear indication that there is a massive change happening right now, and it is tied directly to climate change and global warming.
How Do We Know Climate Change Is Contributing To The Arctic Melt?
The primary reason that we know climate changes affecting the Arctic is that no other natural force could cause such widespread melting. Additionally, it has not been since the Ice Age that the ice in the Arctic has melted at all, and therefore we can see that it is mankind that has been prompting this change. Since record-keeping has begun, there are no accounts of ships being able to travel across the top of the world. Therefore, as the ice continues to melt, this might become a possibility, one that will become a normal reality which can only be detrimental for the world.
How Can We Stop This?
The only way this can be stopped is by focusing on strategies for limiting CO2 emissions. Small things like limiting pollution from automobiles can make all the difference. However, we also have to combat the fact that the Arctic is melting, and places like Greenland that have incredible amounts of permafrost buried in the ice are now becoming visible. This will release tons of CO2 into the atmosphere on autopilot, all because we have started the massive increase in temperatures that we are all experiencing. It's only by curbing the amount of CO2 gas into the atmosphere that we can begin to affect a positive change in our environment.


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Taylor Swifts First Fragrance
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Ok, so as a obsessed Taylor Swift fan I'm super excited for her new fragrance to hit our Irish/Uk stores. I believe its already out in America. Anyways it not available this side of the pond till October. Not long to wait.
For me it will probably be a Christmas present as I'm super skint at the moment trying to save for two holidays. Drama!
Anyhow about the perfume. Named after her song Enchanted. Well its mentioned in the song Enchanted Quote "I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home,"
Taylor hopes that her fragrance will be an essential part of many impressions and first meetings.
I hope so to Taylor!
The fragrance has been described as a charming gourmand – floral with sparkling fruity tones on a wooden background. The top notes are raspberry, dewberry, green tea, freesia and apple blossom. The heart features sweet vanilla along with sundrenched honeysuckle and white hibiscus. Notes of golden amber, musk, sandalwood and peach are in the base.
Sounds good to me but lets hope it don't come with a heavy price tag, usually celebrity perfumes are reasonable priced however I thought Katy Perry's one was a little over priced.
If I'm honest I thought Taylor would have gone for a classically bottle, something girly but elegant. But I'm not one not to buy a perfume cause the bottle ain't that pretty.
What are your thoughts on the bottle? Are you looking forward to smelling this perfume? or are celebrity perfumes a no go zone for you????
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Volume 32, Issue 2 (1957)
Constitutionality of State Fair Trade Acts
Richard K. Bates
The Role of Job Classification in Collective Bargaining
Gene E. Wilkins
Book Reviews
The Federal Loyalty-Security Program, by the Special Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Thomas M. Scanlon
The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment, by Joseph B. James
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LG is reportedly planning to slash the workforce in its mobile phone division by 30 per cent after consistently poor results in the mobile space.
Reuters is reporting that the Korean giant is reacting by slashing the workforce to cut costs, but LG has come out and stated such a decision hasn't been reached as yet:
"We are always looking at opportunities to improve the performance of our mobile business but no decision has been made as to any job reductions," said an LG spokesperson.
Despite being one of the largest mobile phone manufacturers in the world, LG has been losing money from that sector - with losses of over £30 million in its recent financial results.
Therefore it seems highly likely some cuts will be necessary in this segment, given the poor performance of some devices - the LG Optimus 3D is the company's latest top-end smartphone, and while it's a powerful beast, there's no sign the market is ready to fully embrace 3D on the go as yet.
We think LG needs to have a look back in time for the next big hitter - let's get another Watch Phone on the market... it will DEFINITELY work this time around.
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Privacy Policies
Privacy policies are the consumers' bill of rights for how their information is protected by credit card companies. Too often, however, consumers aren't aware of what their card's policy is, or how they can request even greater privacy to safeguard their personal information.
Parts of Privacy Policies
When most consumers compare credit cards, examine interest rates, late payment penalties, and available rewards, they overlook what happens to the information they enter on their credit card application.
Fortunately, privacy policies are in place to protect consumers against unauthorized access and use of their personal data. Understanding what those policies describe is an important task for educated cardholders. Most privacy and data protection policies consist of two main parts: detailing information the credit card company will collect, and whom they will share that information with.
What Can Be Collected
Collecting personal information begins the moment a potential cardholder applies for a card. The different types of information that are collected are outlined in the card's privacy statement and typically include:
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Social security number
- Address
- Telephone number
- Email address
Once the credit card has been processed, the company begins to collect more detailed information about the new cardholder, such as:
- Transaction frequency
- Payment history
- Internet IP address for online transactions
- Favored merchants
- Computer cookies for online transactions
While all of the information may be innocuous by itself, together it provides a thorough picture of the cardholder's spending habits and financial predisposition that can be used for a number of purposes. Internally, the credit card company uses the information to generate billing statements, adjust interest rates, conduct internal marketing, and monitor credit limits. When that information is shared, however, many consumers become far more aware of what exactly their cards' privacy policies allow.
Whom Information Can Be Shared With
First and foremost, personal data collected by credit card companies is shared with whatever internal and external departments are needed to administer the card itself. Other financial institutions are also provided the information, such as the credit bureaus (Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax) that use it to generate a credit report and calculate an overall credit score. In addition to these informational databases, however, credit cards frequently share cardholders' information with:
- The Corporate Family: These businesses are related to one another under the same corporate umbrella, and the credit card issuer may share information with mortgage lenders, loan offices, or additional credit card issuers.
- Affiliate Companies: These are merchants that have exclusive contracts with certain card issuers to provide related services such as insurance, credit counseling, or financial planning. They may not be in the same corporate family, but they offer cardholders associated services.
- Third Party Merchants: These are generally retailers who will accept the credit card but are not exclusively affiliated with one specific card. They will often request cardholders' information to target special offers or new merchandise toward active consumers.
The precise terms of different privacy policies dictate with whom and how cardholders' personal information can be shared. Some companies are willing to send information directly to the requesting party but require them to adhere to the credit card's policy, while others will filter offers through their own security standards before passing them on to qualifying members. Consumers should be familiar with the policies affecting their card so they know what is being done with their information and how to limit its distribution to other parties.
Policy Changes and Canceled Accounts
As technologies change, privacy policies are adapted to better suit consumers' needs. Credit card companies are required to inform consumers of such changes, generally 30 days before the changes will take effect, thereby giving cardholders the option to change their privacy level if desired.
Many consumers fear that if they cancel accounts, the privacy requirements no longer apply and the card company is free to sell their information to any interested party. This is a myth, however; credit card companies are required to honor all privacy requirements even with canceled accounts so long as they maintain an information file on the consumer.
Opting Out of Shared Information
Many consumers choose to opt out of voluntarily shared information. This restricts whom the card company can share data with, effectively reducing the number of affiliate and third party offers that may be sent to the consumer. To opt out of such information sharing (consumers should note that the data will still be collected, but its use will be more restricted), it is necessary to call or write the credit card company with a formal request. Once the request is submitted, it may be several weeks before it takes full effect.
Opting out of information sharing does not mean that consumers will not receive any unsolicited offers. Certain information sharing is always permitted - within the card company's internal structure, for example - and other types of information must be shared regardless of the consumer's individual preferences. Court orders for financial documents in bankruptcy, divorce, child support, or other financial dealings, for example, must be obeyed.
Keeping Up With Privacy Policies
Consumers can protect their personal information by understanding their credit card privacy policies. These policies are always outlined with the credit card application and are often available on the card's website as well as by request. When the policies are changed, cardholders are informed via mail and email (if available), and savvy consumers will take heed of changes that may affect their decision to keep the credit card. An educated consumer, after all, can be a far more private one.


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The Bloody Seamen – Ahoy Motherfuckers (self-released, 19 September 2013)
Hello there, friends and fans of great music! Here's something I'd been planning on sharing with you last week, but I didn't have a chance to get any writing done all week because shit got crazy at work. Between someone on vacation, someone at a week-long conference, someone having to go to the hospital, and a temp who doesn't know how to do much yet, my department was reduced by about half. Which means instead of doing the work of two people, I was actually working for like three or four. No fun.
But really, this review is way more overdue than that — the album I'm telling you about was actually released nine months ago (coincidentally, last year's International Talk Like a Pirate Day), and I've been listening to it over and over since then. The debut album by Pittsburgh's premier pirate rock band, The Bloody Seamen, impressed me and exceeded my expectations so much, it gained a spot on my list of 2013's best releases. And today (finally!) I'd like to tell you why.


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Team Universe 3 is a team presented by Mule, Eyre, and Camparri with the gathering of the strongest warriors from Universe 3, in order to participate in the Tournament of Power.
Narirama's Ultimate Survival Mode was a problem during the first minute of the tournament, knocking around everyone it came in contact with. However, Hit's Time Skip, and Basil's Legwork make quick work of both his arms.
Nigrissi attempted a sneak attack against Cabba, using his invisibility power, but was easily taken out by Cabba, who knocked him out of the arena.
Later, after only his core remains Hit gives him the option to fall off or be knocked off, when Narirama attempts to fire an energy beam from his core. Hit's Time Skip simply allows him to flick him away as the blast's recoil knocks it off the platform.
Za Priccio is caught off guard by Master Roshi's Thunder Shock Surprise, paralyzing him, while Tien Shinhan knocked him off the platform with his Neo Tri-Beam.
Maji-Kayo attacks the remaining members of Team Universe 11; however, he is knocked out of the arena by Jiren.
During his fight with Vegeta, Catopesra is knocked out of the arena by Gamisaras.
After his armor is broken, Biarra is kicked out of the arena by Android 18.
In a last ditch effort to defeat Team Universe 7, Paparoni merges with Koichiarator to form Agnilasa, however the giant warrior is eventually defeated by the last 5 members of Team Universe 7. Afterwards, Universe 3 is erased by Zeno and Future Zeno. They were later revived with their universe when Team Universe 7 won the tournament and wished to restored the erased universes.
Catopesra battled Nink, but both were thrown off the arena by Vegeta.
Biarra and Narirama were quickly knocked off by unknown fighters.
Za Priccio is knocked out by Super Saiyan Cabba.
Maji-Kayo is knocked out during Kale's rampage.
The remaining on stage members fuse into Agnilasa to battle Kale, however, he is knocked off-stage with a heavy kick to the stomach. Nigrissi is shown eliminated after Agnilasa has been. Universe 3 is then erased.
- Za Priccio
- Narirama
- Maji-Kayo
- Catopesra
- Borareta
- Koitsukai
- Paparoni (leader)
- Biarra
- Pancéa
- Nigrissi
- Koichiarator
- Agnilasa
Team Attacks
- Universe 3's Ultimate Secret Technique (Paparoni, Koitsukai, Borareta, & Pancéa)
- Most of the team are named after Italian dishes.
- This is the only team taking part in the Tournament of Power not to have any female members.
- In the manga, this team is introduced with several members posing, similar to the Ginyu Force.


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Frankly, we're worried about Johnny Depp. We're afraid he might a gambling problem, or he's made some terrible investments...or maybe he's financing third-world revolutions on the down-low. There has to be some terrible reason that he's in a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie. This is Nicolas Cage's career all over again, and we just can't watch.
Or, most of the Screeners couldn't watch. Chad and Daniel, however, take some kind of sadistic pleasure in Depp's downward spiral, and they went to the theater to watch, well, dead men tell some tales. Was this installment any better than the previous four? The 8-ball we get most of our life advice from says "doubtful", but maybe Daniel's indefatigable optimism will save us all.


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Since the death of Supreme Court Justice Antony Scalia, the Constitution requires a replacement nominated by the President. Assuming an academically qualified nominee, the Senate should approve. The fact that President Obama is in his last year is irrelevant and no reason for the Senate to refuse to consent.
During President Washington's eighth and final year, he named two Justices to the Court, Samuel Chase on Jan. 27, 1796, and Oliver Ellsworth on March 4, 1796. President John Adams sent Chief Justice John Marshall on Jan. 31, 1801. This was after he lost the Nov. 1800 election to Thomas Jefferson and before the President-elect was sworn-in in March.
In 1836, President Jackson's final year, Justices Roger Taney and Philip Barbour both started on March 15. Jackson also elevated Justice John Catron on March 8, 1837, after President Van Buren won the Nov. 1836 election and while Jackson was packing his bags. President Tyler picked Justice Samuel Nelson for the Court on Feb. 14, 1845. This was after President Polk won the 1844 race and Tyler was going home.
In his last year, President Hayes presented Justice William Wood to the Court on Dec. 21, 1880. He did this after President-elect Garfield won the Nov 1880 election and Hayes was a lame duck. President Cleveland put two Justices on the Court in 1888, namely Justice Lucius Lamar on Jan 16, 1888, and Justice Melville Fuller on Oct. 8, 1888, just one month before Benjamin Harrison defeated Cleveland.
During his final year, Republican Ben Harrison named Justice George Shiras on July 26, 1892. He also added Justice Howell Jackson, on Feb. 18 1893, after losing the Nov. 1892 contest. During his last year, President Taft sent Justice Mahlon Pitney on March 13, 1912. President Hoover elevated Justice Benjamin Cardozo on March 2, 1932, before being soundly defeated in November.
President Franklin Roosevelt picked Justice Frank Murphy on Jan. 18, 1940, during his eighth year, and before announcing an intent to seek a third term. During the last year of his first term, President Nixon appointed Justice Lewis Powell and Justice William Rehnquist, both on Jan. 7, 1972. President Reagan nominated Justice Anthony Kennedy, who assumed the bench on Feb. 18, 1988, during Reagan's eighth and final year.
We had elections in 2008 and 2012 as to who should name our Supreme Court Justices. Obama won both. We don't need or want another referendum. The fact that Republican leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vowed to deny Obama his constitutional right to replace Scalia is frankly no surprise. McConnell is a crusty old Southern obstructionist, born in Alabama. Some bad attitudes just never die.
While Wis. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, can be relied on to consent to Obama's nominee, the same is not true of Republican Sen. Ron Johnson. If he joins McConnell and obstructs the will of the people, this November, every Wisconsin voter should help former Sen. Russ Feingold drive Johnson from office.


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Truck OEMs Proactively Harness Potential of Big Data
04 Jun, 2015, 12:48 BST
-- A sustainable big data strategy must involve collaboration between IT suppliers and OEMs for internal IT functions, finds Frost & Sullivan
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Big data is driving significant cost efficiencies in several aspects of the global trucking industry, from manufacturing of trucks and vehicle systems, to their operation and maintenance. Several leading OEMs and tier-1 suppliers have already started incorporating big data analytics to develop effective and efficient systems, processes, and services targeted at specific customer groups. Big data analytics is offering industry stakeholder groups, in developing tailored solutions, the ability to attract specific market segments, enhance service quality, reduce warranty costs, and deliver time and mission critical solutions. The evolution of several new technologies and business models such as prognostics, autonomous driving, mobile freight brokering, mobile resource management, among others is not only relying on big data analytics, but also enriching its ability to induce meaningful efficiencies in freight mobility, and delivering economic benefits to all stake holding groups in the process.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Executive Impact Analysis of Big Data in the Trucking Industry (https://www.frost.com/ne67), finds that big data analytics in the trucking industry generated revenues of $93.9 million in 2014 and estimates it will reach $1.6 billion by 2022. More than 65 percent of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the trucking industry are expected to adopt big data in the next four to five years.
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OEMs' big data strategies are currently focused on enhancing quality and cutting costs in areas such as design, manufacturing and warranty management. For instance, employing advanced data analytics tools with early detection capabilities will avoid large warranty claims.
"In the future, OEMs will use big data analytics to deliver cost reduction benefits to fleets," said Frost & Sullivan Automotive and Transportation Research Analyst Sundar Shankarnarayanan. "Although the present advantages of big data analytics are enjoyed by research and development, product planning, production and supply-chain functions of OEMs and tier-1 companies, marketing and sales will benefit from the most profit when vehicle and systems manufacturers embrace big data analytics."
Given the privacy issues surrounding the big data revolution, stakeholders are exploring secure ways to share and monetize data. Therefore, companies need to offer an incentive for data sharing to tap into the full potential of big data.
In addition, OEMs and tier 1 companies must collaborate with IT suppliers to build a sustainable big data platform. Heavy-duty truck OEMs, in particular, will rely on IT companies for deploying big data analytics, as well as, securing vehicular systems and developing customizable design and service offerings.
"The real differentiating factors for OEMs will be a big data framework, a clear connectivity strategy with the ability to handle large volumes of data, and most importantly, partners to help harness the true power of this data," noted Shankarnarayanan. "Furthermore, the integration of telematics and predictive analytics with the latest generation fleet automation solutions will considerably increase fleet productivity, generate faster returns, and underline the business case for big data in the trucking industry."
Executive Impact Analysis of Big Data in the Trucking Industry is a Strategic Insight that is part of the Automotive & Transportation (http://www.automotive.frost.com) Growth Partnership Service program. Using both primary and secondary research data, this study analyzes the effects of big data in commercial vehicles. It also identifies business cases and opportunities for future growth.
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Thriller | The Shark Mutiny | Patrick Robinson
This was the slowest of the six books I read this past month. Though really, should not have been. It's a war story, with SEALs.
It's a book about the US Navy. Dan Headley and Rick Hunter are childhood friends who join the Navy. Cut to the present day. Admiral Arnold Morgan is the cynical NSA to a President he holds in contempt. (There seems to have been another book before this one, but it's fairly standalone, though it seems the Chinese were villains in that one as well). A young lieutenant finds satellite and other intelligence to indicate that the Chinese are up to no good, along with the Iranians.
Sure enough, they have mined the Strait of Hormuz, and blow up a set of tankers. This sends the world oil markets into a tizzy. While nobody claims responsibility, Admiral Morgan is bent on teaching the pesky Chinamen a lesson. This the SEAL team does. The Chinese in the meantime do more cunning things and need to be taught more lessons. It's very much a world in which the USA calls all the shots and diplomacy and other countries are not relevant. It's a world with war, so that's not surprising. It's also written by an American, for American readers.
Morgan is almost a caricature, with quirky speech and mannerisms. One would expect less use of such literary crutches, and in the other characters, they are not used. Dan Headley, the XO of the nuclear submarine Shark is to insert the SEAL team for the retributive attacks. His Captain is a strange guy, on his last tour. Rick Hunter leads the second SEAL team. The first tour has issues which show that the Captain is not exactly operating with a full deck.
Hence, the mutiny. Actually, it happens in the last 100 pages of the book, almost as an anti-climax. Except that the point is to show how a modern navy would handle a mutiny, even a 'justified' one like we have. That raises the book from the level of mere thriller.
Not the best writing, but a solid story, and a tremendous love for the navy which shines through every episode.


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TED: Information is Food – JP Rangaswami
"If you begin to think of all the information you consume as being food, What would you do differently?" JP Rangaswami
Why do we have BRAINS?
We have brains to move!
We move to get food, find a place to sleep and reproduce, that about sums it up. I was lucky enough to study Kinesiology and biomechanics in college and I apply those principles in personal training everyday.
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I LOVE to discuss mine!!
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Pilobolus (dance company) the art of human movement
The art of human movement
Balance, stability, coordination. Our life involves all three. Our body moves within itself (cells, organs) to help us move ourselves (body,skills, career choice) and together we as individuals make a (changing) society.
The differences when compared to human movement, reflect our spatial awareness – the ability we have to recognize our bodies in a given space or plain.
Watch Pilobolus stretch (literally) the possibilities of the human body in a dynamic depiction of biological relationships.
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I made this on Padlet.com! It is a brief overview of a trip I took in 2011 showcases what cities I visited.
Padlet is great because it is very versatile. I had my doubts at first but then I started thinking about times in internship that I could have used this. It is great for moving pictures around – for example if you wanted to do a demo with your class about sorting objects into certain categories you could do that without printing images off. Students can also use it to create posters instead of creating something they will throw out after.
Here you can see in our seminar it is being explained that you could use it in a science class to categorize animals into their different kingdoms. You could organize them in many ways! They could be organized by colour, size, or where they live.
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Mangaluru, May 18, 2017: Reports spell out that Banks in DK under the aegis of Syndicate Bank, the lead bank for the district, will conduct a workshop for beneficiaries of the union government's pet scheme - Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and Start up and Stand Up (India)- at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management at Adyar today May 18, Thursday.
Union minister for human resources development Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the workshop, DK MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said. The workshop organized to mark the completion of three years of the NDA government at the Centre, will showcase success of the PM Mudra Yojana, Nalin said. "The 44 banks in the district have given Rs 702.71 crore as loan to 50,706 beneficiaries under the yojana including Rs 93.73 crore under Mudra Shishu, Rs 402.97 crore under Mudra Kishore and Rs 206.01 under Mudra Tarun," he said, adding these loans are guaranteed by the Union government.
The banks likewise have opened 3,68,562 accounts under Jan Dhan scheme and issued Rupay cards to 2,77,401 people, he said, adding 2,25,980 of these new accounts are active. Under Start Up/Stand Up (India), banks have cleared 80 proposals worth Rs 15.54 crore, the MP said. Banks have also insured 1,23,506 account holders under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyothi Bima Yojana and honoured 218 claims amounting to Rs 4.36 crore, Nalin added.
Banks have also insured 3,46,220 account holders under PM Suraksha Bima Yojana and settled 111 claims worth Rs 2.20 crore. Under the Atal Pension Yojana, banks roped in 11,496 account holders, he said. Under the PM Udyog Shrusthi Yojana, a total of 225 beneficiaries were identified in 2013-14 and given a margin money of Rs 7.95 crore, 216 beneficiaries in 2014-15 with margin money of Rs 8.39 crore and 228 beneficiaries in 2015-16 with margin money of Rs 8.95 crore.
The purpose of the workshop is to spread the message of these various schemes of the Central government aimed at social security, job creation and spurring entrepreneurship, he said.
Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union minister of state for finance and corporate affairs, will hand over sanction letters of these schemes to the beneficiaries on this occasion. Similar information dissemination camps and workshops will be held across the district in a phased manner.


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Property: More first home buyers, fewer investors
First home buyers are the most active in the Kiwi market with a continuing slide in new mortgage registrations for investors, according to the latest Property Institute/Valocity Regional Insights Report.
According to the figures, the national median sale price has remained very stable over the past year, currently sitting at $535,000.
First home buyers are the most active, with new mortgage registrations up 4.5% year on year, now reflecting 28.4% of the market. Meanwhile, the number of new mortgage registrations for investors has continued its negative trend, now down 2.5% annually, currently 16.9% of the market.
More people have been taking advantage of the low interest rates, with refinancers up 16%, now 23.6% of mortgage registrations.
Over half of New Zealand's housing stock is currently valued at more than $600,000, while sales volumes remain down when compared to the same period last year.
• Represents one of the strongest movers of NZ's main centres, with an annual change of 9.2% of the median sale price, currently $638,750.
• The only mortgage type with a positive annual movement is refinancers, up 3.5%, occupying a 24% share.
• First home buyers remain the strongest when it comes to new mortgage registrations, representing 33.1%
• Sales volume are down, as are the number of buyers, however with the annual change occurring it indicates Wellington is currently a very competitive market.
• Continues to experience soft market conditions, with the median sale price currently $830,000, down 4.6% annually.
• 60% of sales in Auckland currently fall between $600,000 and $1,000,000
• First home buyers remain a strong contender in the market, with mortgage registrations up 7.9% annually, occupying a 27.1% share.
• A median sale price of $540,000 with an annual change of -0.3%.
• Refinancers continue to have the strongest movement with new mortgage registrations, up 37.7% year on year, occupying a 27.2% share.
• First home buyers maintain a similar share of new mortgage registrations, currently at 27.3%.
• The area maintains its relative affordability with over 50% of the housing stock valued below $600,000.
• Continues to remain stable, with a median sale price of $450,000 up 2.3% when compared to the same time last year.
• More than 50% of the housing stock is valued below $500,000 therefore is considered a relatively affordable region to buy in.
• Continues to appeal to first home buyers, currently representing 31.6% of new mortgage registrations.
• Also represents one of the stronger cities with the median sale price annual growth of 10.4%, currently $415,000.
• The affordability of the region seems to appeal to first home buyers and investors, with new mortgage registration up over 12% for both buyer types.
• More than 60% of the housing stock is valued at less than $500,000.
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When was the last time you went to the eye doctor? If you don't have insurance it may have been awhile, unless you found that you needed a new prescription because your glasses weren't doing their job anymore. You really should be visiting your eye doctor once a year though, especially as you get older.
While some people need glasses at a young age, some people get away with not needing them until they are much older. Even if you don't need glasses that doesn't excuse you from the need to visit an eye doctor. They do far more than just give you prescription eyeglasses.
They Can Determine Health Issues
When you go to the eye doctor they don't just check to see if you need glasses, or a new prescription. A comprehensive eye exam allows your doctor to look at your optic nerves and more. By looking into your eyes and all of the things keeping them working, your doctor can determine if you have any major health issues.
Eye appointments are especially important for people diagnosed with diabetes, which can lead to blindness. As you get older you can develope detached retinas, cataracts, and other issues, and early detection through your eye doctor can help save your vision.
They Can Help You See Better
If you don't wear glasses and you've been having issues seeing, or if you already have glasses but they no longer seem to be doing their job, your eye doctor can really help you see better. If you're not an eyeglasses sort of person, your eye doctor is going to be the one to prescribe you with the right contact lenses, or point you in the right direction when it comes to getting corrective surgery.
Many people have gotten surgery on their eyes to bring their vision back to 20/20 without the need for eyeglasses or contact lenses. For some people it works amazingly, and for others less great. Like any surgeries there are risks, and you need to talk to your eye doctor about those risks when it comes to your own vision and health.
They Have The Answers
Your eye doctor isn't just there to help you determine if you should get eye surgery or not, but they can also help you discover illnesses early on. You may find out you have pressures off in an eye, which could mean glaucoma in your future. By knowing ahead of time you can make lifestyle and diet changes that might help protect your eyes.
If you aren't sure how often you should visit your eye doctor, since your eyeglass prescription is good for two years, but your contact lens one is only good for one year, talk to your eye doctor. They may want to see you less often as others because your eyes are more healthy, or more often because they've detected something they want to keep an eye on.


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The Iowa Hawkeyes are doing everything in their power to get students to go to home games. The athletic department is even trying to find ways to skirt laws in the state of Iowa to do so.
Last week, the Hawkeyes proposed an opportunity for students to win free tuition. The students had to buy season tickets, and they would be entered into a raffle to potentially win the prize.
Two days after the program was offered, it was suspended due to questions over whether it was legal or not. In the state of Iowa, it's illegal to gamble by using credit. Since the bulk of the purchases were made online, the school refunded the tickets bought through the program.
Iowa won't be deterred, though.
The option the school is now considering is to turn the promotion into a sweepstakes instead of a raffle.
"The sweepstakes option is a possibility that we're waiting on feedback from the Johnson County attorney," Rick Klatt, a Hawkeye associate athletic director of external relations, told The Daily Iowan.
The Hawkeyes still have over 3,000 season tickets for students available. These tickets range from $175 to $140. The varying prices and whether or not the person needs to be present to be awarded the prize also became issues.
If Iowa's athletic departments finds a way to enact the sweepstakes, it's a tremendous opportunity for students to potentially save thousands of dollars they might have to pay back in the future.
Here's a piece of advice for those students at Iowa considering this option — buy the tickets and hope for the best.
UPDATED (8:01 PM EST): The Johnson County attorney approved Iowa's revised tuition give-away program, according to a statement released by the school.
"We are pleased the Johnson County Attorney and the Office of the Attorney General have approved our revised plan," said Rick Klatt, Iowa's associate athletics director for external relations.
Five students that participate in the program will be chosen at random and awarded $8,000 to be used for their tuition or educational expenses in the fall or the following spring.


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Newsflash for all therapists of all orientations: Your clients are generally not stalkers, serial killers or axe-murderers disguised as the depressed, the anxious, the bipolar or the schizophrenic, they are mostly desperately lonely and needy people with compromised interpersonal skills and mostly require a bit of common-sense TLC along with their chosen therapy.
A warm hug can imbibe and instill in your clients a much-needed sense of relief, attachment, security and belonging to a newer and better role-model. Refusing a hug can so easily retraumatise and regress a depressed, mentally ill client and has a potential and tendency to remind them of the lack of love and affection from their family of origin.
I recently had a comment on one of my first blogs, When is it OK to Hug Your Therapist, where a client was freaked out due to near traffic accidents because of tornado and rainy weather conditions, and was very frightened to leave her therapist's office for the return journey. She asked for a hug and got a pat on the shoulder instead. Whoopee-Doo!
Excuse me!! How hard would it be for her therapist to embrace her tightly for a few seconds, giving her body memory a visceral assurance that she would be fine and that the weather would not hurt her?
Please don't give me that old sop about "interpreting the hug." Clients are mostly not academic people, have never heard of the word transference and the main reactions from a refused hug is an incredibly overwhelming sense of hurt, embarrassment, humiliation and deep, deep shame of being so unworthy that not even my therapist will touch me.
This summons up and evokes many hidden and not so hidden feelings of abandonment and rejection from parents and other people in their lives and deep, deep feelings that I am not OK and even my therapist thinks I am evil.
So next time a client asks for a hug, give her/him one. Keep it simple. A hug can sometimes save a life and a life-saving hug is the best therapy in the world.
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