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New public awareness campaign urges citizens to report human trafficking
September 4, 2013 -- Houston Mayor Annise today called on Houstonians to "Shine a Light on Human Trafficking" at a City Hall press conference. Joining the mayor for her announcement of a new human trafficking public awareness campaign were members of the Human Trafficking Task Force and City officials. The mayor's launch of the City's "Shine a Light on Human Trafficking" campaign coincides with September's observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
"Human trafficking is a crime that impacts children and adults around the world, in cities across the nation and in our very own communities here in Houston," said Mayor Parker. "Today we join forces with HPD and the Harris County Sheriff's office, calling on all citizens to shine a light on this problem. We want to put a stop to human trafficking and we need your help."
Mayor Parker will kick off the campaign at City Hall on September 24, 6:30 p.m. till dusk. The evening will feature community gatherings at other locations, including the Houston Galleria and neighborhood centers throughout the city. HTV will present a live broadcast the mayor's kickoff at City Hall, which will be viewed by event participants at the community sites. The events will focus on informing citizens about human trafficking and actions they can take to help solve the problem in their own communities.
"Shine a Light on Human Trafficking" is a long-term campaign that will utilize community engagement strategies recommended by the mayor's Human Trafficking Task Force. The campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the problem, provide citizens with easy to understand information on how to recognize the signs of human trafficking and encourage them to report suspicious situations to authorities.
The campaign features a television public service announcement by Mayor Parker, Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland and Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia. A series of educational events will take place this month as part of the campaign kickoff. Among special events is the screening of "Sunny Square," a film about human trafficking set in Houston, followed by discussion on the problem with Mayor Parker and a panel of experts. Other events and initiatives are planned as part of this long-range campaign.
Known as "modern day slavery," human trafficking is defined as the buying and selling of people for the purpose of forced, defrauded or coerced services, labor or sex. The crime includes the victimization of adults and children. Houston is considered a hub for human trafficking. In 2012, 9.2 percent of all calls to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline originated in Texas, comprising the second highest in the country. A majority of those calls originated in Houston.
"Shine a Light on Human Trafficking" is an initiative of the Office of International Communities (OIC), a division of the Department of Neighborhoods (DON). For a schedule of events and to learn more about the campaign, visit www.shinealighthouston.org. For information about OIC and DON, visit www.houstontx.gov/neighborhoods.


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This man literally looks as though he has become a part of the dust of the Earth. Amoo Hadji is the 80-year-old Iranian man behind these photos and has not bathed in 60 years. Amoo resides in the village of Dezhgah in Iran, lives a very nomadic lifestyle, and depends on animal carcasses for food such as rotten porcupine meat.
Amoo's skin is literally caked in soot and mud
Talk about, "thick skin"
One of his very few possessions is an old walking stick
Aside from abandoning showers all together, he's also acquired some unconventional habits
Amoo uses a three-inch steel pipe to smoke animal dung as opposed to tobacco
He even enjoys five cigarettes at a time
He lives solely off the land
"Home is the here and now"
He's built himself somewhat of a shelter that resembles a grave pit
…and has an open brick shack that was built for him by people who felt sorry for him during harsh weather
He chose this lifestyle after he had had some major setbacks in his early life
The big question: Why does Amoo choose to not bathe himself?
His belief is that it will bring him sickness
While some say he's the "dirtiest man alive" he may very well be the freest man alive. He is free of possessions, subsists his own food, and sleeps beneath the stars.
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Cazzie Russell returned to the house he built yesterday, as an assistant coach for Armstrong State. It's a wonder he recognized it. Crisler Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary, but the arena underwent major renovations in 2013. There's now a separate practice facility, a state-of-the-art locker room, and wide, bright concourses. In short, the only similarity with Yost Fieldhouse, where Russell and his teammates played from 1963 to 1966, is that the rims are 10-feet high.
"You've got to be kidding me," Russell said yesterday when asked to compare his home court—Yost Fieldhouse, now Yost Ice Arena—with the current facilities. "When I came here, I could walk out of Yost Fieldhouse right to the railroad tracks. There wasn't anything in there. It's like a city in there now."
He's referring to the baseball and softball complexes, football practice fields, and other buildings. "I'm blessed to have come here in 1962 and to be alive in 2016 to see this. I truly enjoyed playing. I didn't realize at time that it would string forward like this."
Russell is the greatest player in Michigan basketball history. Like all freshmen at the time, he sat out his first year in Ann Arbor. The program had won just one Big Ten title in the previous 34 years, but accomplished the feat in all three of Russell's seasons. Oh, and the Wolverines went to the Final Four twice (1964 and 1965) and came within a game the next year. Until Trey Burke in 2013, Russell was the only Wolverine to be named the National Player of the Year. He was the No. 1 pick in the 1966 NBA draft.
The team's success drew crowds that outgrew Yost, and ground was broken on Crisler, forever known as "The House That Cazzie Built." He never got to play there wearing a Michigan jersey, but did as a rookie with the Knicks in a game against the Detroit Pistons.
As a favor to the 72-year-old Russell, who is in his third year as an Armstrong assistant after a 13-year tenure as the head coach at Savannah College of Art and Design, Michigan invited the Pirates to play an exhibition game last night. (Armstrong State made an impressive run to start the second half but lost 77-49.) After the public address announcer introduced him over a highlight video, Russell was given a microphone at midcourt.
"I thank Michigan for taking a chance on me and giving me a chance to play," he told the fans, almost all of whom were on their feet. "I have a great bond with this university and my teammates…Thank you, Coach Beilein and his staff, for extending an invitation to play this game. It's meant a lot to these young men and a lot to me as a Michigan man to share this history with them."
Michigan is fortunate, to say the least, that Russell ended up here. Oscar Robertson visited Russell's high school and tried to lure him to Cincinnati. He received letters from John Wooden at UCLA. Michigan had gone silent, the result of a misunderstanding that led head coach Dave Strack to believe Russell wasn't interested. A phone call and a campus tour—in which Strack wisely omitted Yost—mended the relationship. Russell, who is also an associate pastor in Savannah, prayed on his decision. He said last night, "The Lord directed me to Michigan. It's changed my whole life to have come here."
To come back, as part of the opposition, put Russell in "uncharted waters." The experience—particularly the looks on his players' faces as they saw his retired number in the rafters and his larger-than-life iconic mural in the concourse—was unforgettable.
"We always hear about the great Cazzie Russell but it was an honor to be here and see the house that he built," said junior K.J. James, who led all scorers with 16 points. "He's a very humble guy and doesn't mention it much, but (head) coach (Evans Davis) talks about him. It was great to be here with him as he came back and to play against his alma mater."
Said Russell: "Players hear about you and that holds them—but (eventually) you need to show them something that makes them aware you know what you're talking about." Friday's tour of the facilities was that moment, as the Pirates fully grasped Russell's legacy here. Russell quipped that he hopes the players will listen to him even more now.
When told about that comment, James smiled and said, "Definitely. You've got to. Anything he's got to say, I'm all ears."


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This Thursday 18th July from 7am-12pm, we have Lululemon dropping by with a pop up shop to restock on all your favourite yoga gear, with a wide range of products to choose from, discounts and a few little treats thrown in you don't want to miss it!
We are running Hot Yoga classes all morning at The Studio, or you can shop till you drop, and hang out with us in our Cafe and Wellness space. There will be Coffee, Teas, Juices, Smoothies and Snacks available to purchase, so you can sit back and relax. Or if your ready to break in that new sports bra purchase, grab a mat and join us for a heated class!
The Morning Class Schedule is as follows:
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Drop in classes are £15, or if its your first ever visit to The Studio, your first class is completely free, so you can go wild and buy that extra pair of leggings you wanted.
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Are you ready to grow your business but have no idea where to begin? Whether you're the CEO of your own company or just considering a side hustle to make extra cash—you need to read Business Boutique, written by Ramsey Personality Christy Wright.
Christy knows firsthand what it takes to start and build a business, and she wants to help equip you! As a certified business coach, Christy has seen and heard it all. And she's passionate about setting up your business to win! When she was a little girl, Christy watched her mom run her own bakery, and there began her passion for businesses owned and operated by women.
Excerpt From Christy in Business Boutique
"Leading up to my first Business Boutique event and writing this book, I immersed myself in research. I spent years interviewing, surveying, and studying women with businesses. One of the first questions I asked each of them was, 'How did you get the idea to start this particular business?' And almost every single one of them answered, 'I had always loved . . .'
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I had always loved sewing.
I had always loved baking.
I had always loved design.
I had always loved piano.
I had always loved gardening.
I had always loved math and numbers.
I had always loved kids.
I had always loved building.
I had always loved . . .
This response came time and time again. Just like my story on the farm, every part of why women were doing what they were doing pointed back to that thing that they had always loved. That's when I realized what they were doing wasn't just about business. It was personal. Their business was about making money, sure. But more importantly, in many cases, their business was about doing what they loved."
The Step-by-Step Plan for Your Business
In Business Boutique, you'll learn the practical side of things, like how to set prices and file taxes, and you'll get marketing know-how to build your brand and grow your customer base. Of course, let's not forget about budgeting for your business. Yes, even your business needs to follow a budget!
But first things first—let's get to Christy's step-by-step plan for your business.
Tier 1: Build Your Foundation
Christy compares her plan to a four-tiered bakery cake—and every good cake needs a sturdy base layer to hold it up. It doesn't matter how fancy the cake looks on the outside. You still need solid footing. Think of this first tier as the foundational piece your entire business will be built on.
Give yourself permission to start dreaming and looking into the future. What do you want your business to look like next year, five years from now, and beyond?
Think about what made you want to start a business in the first place. What's your why? Maybe you've noticed a need in the marketplace that isn't being met. Or you just want the flexibility of making an income while still watching your children at home.
"Your why is what gives meaning to your work. When you know your why, your actions have a deeper level of satisfaction and purpose," Christy says in Business Boutique. Whatever your reason is, know your why and keep it at the forefront of your mind as your business expands. With Business Boutique as your handbook, you'll learn how to create a vision for your business and then set actionable goals to make your dreams a reality.
Tier 2: Make It Yours
Next, it's time to find out what you love and what you're good at. What are your strengths? What excites you? What are you passionate about?
Are you not sure? Christy says to take some time to think about what you enjoy doing, what you excel at, and what others encourage you to do. Then ask yourself, What comes effortlessly to me, and what kinds of things give me energy rather than zap it?
Here's another tip from the book: Plan your business around your life. Christy says to make the most of your time by scheduling your work hours for when you are most productive and effective.
That might mean you're working during your baby's nap time or scheduling your office hours from 4–11 p.m. because you're most productive in the evening. That's the beautiful thing about owning your business! You're in charge, and you can make the dynamic all your own.
And remember. You're running a business here. Don't be ashamed or afraid to make a profit! In Business Boutique, Christy says, "Earning a profit is responsible and smart." Know the worth of the product you're offering and don't be afraid to charge the appropriate amount for it.
Tier 3: Up and Running
Okay, you've got the idea in your head and you've built a solid foundation. Now it's time to start digging through the operational aspect of managing a business.
But don't be afraid! In Business Boutique, Christy walks through the logistics you need to know to get that business of yours running efficiently.
"With a little work on the front end, streamlining these elements of your business will not only set you up to be more efficient, but will also help you follow through," Christy says.
Tier 4: Put Yourself Out There
When it comes to marketing your business to the public, Christy says you need to learn four key things: who you are, who your customers are, where they are, and how to talk to them.
"Effective marketing is surprisingly simple. It is just great communication," Christy says in Business Boutique. "In other words, it's being able to talk about your business to the right people in the right way."
Marketing doesn't have to be daunting. Christy recommends taking some time to really get to know your brand. What's the look, tone and feel? What kind of story is your content telling? Do your research. Learn your demographic. And start brainstorming ideas of how you can reach them!
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Norton: You are tremendously amazing
One of the things that I have learned many years ago is that we should never assume, that at any given moment, the person we are speaking with or communicating with does not need a word of encouragement or appreciation. And whether we are in the same boat or not, receiving a little positive feedback never hurt any of us, has it?
Just imagine for a moment that someone we work with, maybe a customer, or even a close friend who we know and trust, said to us, "I think that you are tremendously amazing." My guess is that it would probably feel pretty good. That one statement, said in less than two seconds, could be a game-changer to anyone who receives such an impactful message.
Just like offering kindness, giving a well-deserved compliment costs us absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact, most times providing sincere praise provides a huge return of appreciation, loyalty and trust. Notice the word sincere. When we share with someone our gratitude for their friendship, guidance, service or presence in our lives, it must be because we are truly grateful and because they are, tremendously amazing.
Try it. Send someone a text, an email or even give them a call and just say something like, "I really am so grateful for you, and I just wanted to tell you that I think you are tremendously amazing." The next time a server or anyone providing a service does an outstanding job, try sharing the same thing, "Thank you for your help, I think you are tremendously amazing." Again, it only takes a few seconds and costs nothing. This is also something to absolutely share with a customer. Letting customers know that they are appreciated is always a best practice. And when customers are made to feel valued as individuals, loyalty will likely follow.
It is estimated that 690 million people go to bed on an empty stomach, hungry each night. This is a very sad statistic and something that many people and organizations are trying to do something about. Ending hunger is an awesome cause and an incredible opportunity for even more of us to help the fight against hunger if we can.
Here's the thing, it has also been said that as many people that there are in the world who go to bed hungry each night for something to eat, there are more than twice that number who go to bed each night hungry for a word of hope and encouragement. The solution to that problem seems so much easier to solve, doesn't it? Just tell someone close to you that they are tremendously amazing.
And if saying tremendously amazing still seems a little long, try doing what we do in our business, we tell our team, our customers and our partners that they are "Tramazing." We have fun as it becomes contagious, and everyone jumps in to let those they work know with that they are "Tramazing."
Maybe giving kudos and acknowledging appreciation is something that is already happening and being done consistently in our personal and professional lives. If so, that is wonderful, and you are already tremendously amazing, or "Tramazing." However, if a demonstration of gratitude, respect and love can be achieved through just a few spoken or written words, why wouldn't we say or write something that could bring another person the feeling that what they do and who they are is so very much appreciated.
How about you? Are there people in your life who are going to bed hungry for a word of hope and encouragement? Or are you already lifting up those around you and letting them know how special and appreciated they are? Either way, I would love to hear your story at email@example.com and when we can let others around us know that they are tremendously amazing, or "Tramazing," it really will be a better than good year.
Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager, and motivator to businesses of all sizes.


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Two top destinations in the new year: London for royal wedding, New York for 9/11
Anniversaries, events, celebrities and the economy will influence travel in 2011, from the royal wedding in London, to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks in New York.
London is sure to be crowded for the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. "If Charles and Diana got 600,000 people who came into London for that wedding, I could see a million for this one," said travel expert Pauline Frommer, creator of the Pauline Frommer Guides.
New York also has turned up on hot lists for 2011, including the No. 1 city in Lonely Planet's "Best in Travel 2011" guidebook.
"For all of New York, 11 September 2011 will be a defining moment," wrote the publisher's U.S. travel editor Robert Reid.
A Sept. 11 memorial, with reflecting pools set above the footprints of the World Trade Center, is expected to open in time for the anniversary of the attacks.
The 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War also is being marked this year. One of the largest commemorations takes place July 21-24 in Manassas, Va., where the war's first major land battle took place. A historical re-enactment there is expected to draw as many as 15,000 participants.
Crowds also are expected to turn out for the opening in Washington, D.C., of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall. A 28-foot-tall statue of the slain civil rights leader will be dedicated between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials on Aug. 28, near the spot where he delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech 48 years earlier.
Several destinations are hoping that attention from celebrities will bring them more visitors in the new year. Australia spent $4 million to host Oprah Winfrey and 300 of her fans on a weeklong trip down under, but government officials say they got tourism advertising worth many millions more in return.
Alaska is hoping for a similar benefit from the TLC series "Sarah Palin's Alaska" and other cable shows showcasing the 49th state.
"They have raised the profile, awareness and ultimately the interest in coming to Alaska," said Ron Peck, president of the Alaska Tourism Industry Association.
Overall, travel in 2010 began to slowly increase from the recessionary downturn of 2009, and many destinations are forecasting continued improvements in visitor numbers and revenues in 2011. Las Vegas was among the hardest hit by the weak economy, but visitation numbers and casino revenues were both up slightly in the last few months.
Vegas also was named the No. 1 domestic destination based on 2011 booking data reported by managers and agents from Travel Leaders, one of the top 10 travel agencies in the U.S. And in March, Vegas will get a shot of publicity among younger travelers when MTVu hosts its annual spring break party there. The hotel pools of Sin City will be a departure from more typical beach spring break destinations like Mexico, which has gotten bad publicity from drug violence, and the Florida Gulf Coast, where tourism tanked last year after the oil spill.
Whether college students will lead the way back to beaches in the Florida Panhandle in the new year remains an open question, but New Orleans is expecting more spring breakers in 2011 because Mardi Gras happens to fall during the second week of March. At the same time, the city is launching a new tourism campaign to attract more visitors ages 18-35, according to Kelly Schulz, spokeswoman for the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau.
In 2010, the biggest theme park news was the opening of a Harry Potter attraction at the Universal theme park. This year, theme park fans can look forward to the opening of Legoland Florida at the former Cypress Gardens theme park in Winter Haven. At Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., the big news for 2011 will be the debut of a new ride called "The Little Mermaid — Ariel's Undersea Adventure." Though "The Little Mermaid" movie dates to 1989, Disneyland spokeswoman Michele Himmelberg says "she's still one of the most popular princesses." Visitors will ride in a colorful clamshell through special effects designed to make you feel like you're underwater; the octopus villain Ursula will also be featured in the ride.
Other Disney news for 2011 includes the launch of the new Disney Dream cruise ship, which begins sailings Jan. 26. The ship has a water coaster that wraps around the deck, with one loop jutting over the side of the ship above the ocean, and virtual portholes with live video feeds of the sea and sky. CruiseCritic.com editor Carolyn Spencer Brown calls it "the most anticipated new ship" of the year.
The National Park Service is expecting a slight increase in park visitors of nearly 1 percent in 2011. While park visitor numbers were down slightly in 2010 over 2009, some parks had banner years, including Yellowstone, which recorded more than 3.6 million visitors for the year before December was even over, topping the record 3.3 million who visited in 2009.
One of the biggest questions for 2011 is how consumers will view travel to Europe. Protests over the economic crisis there have made headlines, and air travel has been repeatedly disrupted by everything from strikes to Iceland's volcano to ice and snow in the days before Christmas. Air travel by U.S. citizens to Europe was down about 1 percent for the first six months of 2010, according to the latest available statistics from the U.S. Commerce Department.
But Europe's weak economy could result in travel bargains, especially in countries like Portugal, Spain and Greece, according to John Clifford of InternationalTravelManagement.com and a San Diego-based travel company called Luxury Travel Consultancy. "I think smart consumers this coming year are going to say, 'Hey, this is a great deal,'" he said.
Back home, however, the improving economy is likely to mean higher prices in hotels. "We believe rates will go up," said Scott Berman, hospitality and leisure leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He said "corporate America is traveling again," and the demand for group travel is picking up, too, which means increased demand for hotels and fewer bargains for leisure travelers, especially in cities where tourism has been relatively strong, like New York, Miami and San Francisco. Those vacationing during peak times — like when school is out — will have a harder time finding deals.
"By no means does that mean there isn't an opportunity for deals, but in order to take advantage of that opportunity, you have to be flexible," Berman said.


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When Ruslan was named a young "O.G." in Christian rap, you may have done a double take. Well, if you're one of those people, everything you need to know to establish this claim is in this interview.
If you're an indie artist or someone interested in how he came up, this interview is for you.


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The Donkey Who Carried a King by R.C. Sproul is a short children's book loaded with great art and a brief story that helps illustrate some important theological principles. Sproul tells the story of a donkey who carried Jesus (which points to the Triumphal Entry). The donkey, who struggles with his lot in life, saw Jesus carry one of the beams of the cross and witnessed the persecution he endured. Ultimately, the story drives home the message of substitutionary atonement and sacrificial love. Several questions are included at the end of the book; questions that are designed to help parents guide their children down the right theological path – a path that leads to eternal life.
R.C. has done it again. In a few short pages, he has captured some crucial theological realities – pictures included! Children can thank one of the most important theologians of our generation. "Thanks Dr. Sproul for bringing the cookies to the bottom shelf!"


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Omnis Technical Note TNPR0001
LaserWriter8 (MAC OS)
For Omnis Studio version 1.2
By Michael Monschau
Omnis Studio 1.2 utilizes the 'extended print
record' which is provided by the LaserWriter 8.4 onwards. What are the
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What is the extended print record
The Benefits
What is the extended print record
Because the classic MAC OS print record has a fixed structure of 120 bytes which could not be altered without breaking existing applications, and it was becoming very difficult to fulfill new feature requests
for the LaserWriter 8 and PSPrinter, the engineers at Apple have developed the extended print record.
In order to utilize this new feature, the application has to send a request to the driver to have the standard print record extended. Once the record is extended, applications can request and change information stored in the extended part of the print record by using the collection manager. This includes new information like the Paper name. Without the extended part, information like paper trays for first and
second page could not be stored in the record.
The Benefits
By extending the print record, Omnis MAC OS users can pick different trays for first and second page onwards, and there is additional access to various other features. It also makes it possible to accurately map many of the paper types supported by the Windows platform, allowing us to make the paper type a cross platform property. In order to utilize these features, both the collection manager and LaserWriter
8.4 or later must be installed in the system.
Note: the following problems have been fixed in version 8.5 beta 6 of the printer driver. It since has been discovered that there is a problem with the latest LaserWriter 8 driver (version 8.5.1). It seems that the Page Setup dialog confuses the paper type when the print record has been extended. The problem has been reported to Apple, and we were told that there is a bug in the Page Setup dialog which has not been fixed as yet. Unfortunately MAC OS 8 ships with this driver as standard. As a test we have successfully downgraded the driver in MAC OS 8 to 8.4.3 or 8.4.1 and were able to use Omnis Studio's new features. The problem only lies with the actual dialog, and it is possible to set the paper size using notation and print correctly to the printer.
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As a general rule, God would like us to pray much more boldly than we typically do.
Jesus told us that we could pray mountain-moving prayers! But C.S. Lewis rightly observed, "If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak."
This Sunday we begin a new series of messages called Boldly Praying, in which we are going to consider how we can replace our weak prayers with bold prayers. We'll be looking at the requests of four bold pray-ers that we meet in the pages of Scripture, and each one of them will teach us a new aspect of bold praying.
Join us either in person or on Facebook Live.
If you have missed any of the messages in this series, check out these recaps—


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TS Inter Results 2020 Name Wise:- Telangana Intermediate Results 2020 Date, TS Inter 1st Year Exam Results Name Wise, Inter 2nd Year Results 2020 School Wise @bie.telangana.gov.in. Board of Intermediate Education, Telangana State (TSBIE) will release Telangana Intermediate Result Date. Inter results a 1st year and 2nd year announcement is done within this notification. Candidates are able to collect their roll no and other data and check the date for the first year and the second year 2020 intermediate results. Students work very hard to achieve good results in 2020 name wise TS inter. Check the TS board's links to major websites.
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In the examination from February 2020 students from Telangana state from 1st year and 2nd year will appear. After the examination is over students might be waiting curiously for their TS Inter 1st year results. You can Download Manabadi TS Inter Results School Wise on this page. The TS board is newly established but its focus is entirely on providing students with all basic and advanced knowledge. TS Inter Results 2020 Name Wise is always announced online. The TS Board will merely take 40-45 days to declare the results and it will be declared in April 2020.
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Manabadi Inter Results 2020 TS
Telangana Intermediate Board will also upload the result in the right time window. In the 2nd week of April 2020 officials will release a new link. Students can access that URL to get their bie.telangana.gov.in 2020 Inter Results. After the Official Announcement, the TS Board will activate the Intermediate 1st Year Results link and the Inter 2nd Year Result link. An estimate of 5 Lakhs students will take part in this year's exams. The Overall Pass Percentage was Less Which is expected to increase this year in Previous Year Inter Results 2020 Date.
Websites from where you can Check Your Telangana Inter Results:
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➤ Manabadi.Com
➤ Indiaresults
➤ results.cgg.gov.in
➤ Sakshieducation.com
Telangana Intermediate Results 2020 First, Second Year
The Board Inter Exams results effects long academic and professional life. It is therefore completely understandable that students become extremely nervous about the Telangana state Educational Board results. But this will end with the declaration of results of 2020 TS Inter Exam Result. TS Inter Exam 2020 Results will be announced on cgg.gov.in, which is the official page to find all the links.
Also Check – TS Inter 1st Year Results 2020 – Updated Soon
Note:- TS Inter Results 2020 are accessible with the links given here. If students have any issue while downloading the result then they can leave a comment below mentioning their query in it.
How to Download TS Inter 1st 2nd Results 2020 From Below
- Visit the Official Site of TS Board i.e. bie.telangana.gov.in.
- Click on the "Latest News & Announcements".
- There Choose the "Direct Link of the TS Inter Results 2020 1st & 2nd Year".
- Enter Your Roll Number. Also, Click on the "View Result" Button.
- Finally !! Your Telangana Intermediate Result for 1st or 2nd Year will Appear at your Screen.


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Full Metal Ship - Halloween Party on October 30th, 2015
Our swimming Warm Up Parties in Hamburg (formerly known as "Metaltörns") return under a new name and with a new location. Welcome aboard the the Full Metal Ship!
The first event is only 2 weeks away celebrating Halloween on Friday October 30th, 2015. Live on stage will be the alternative metal heroes Sub Dub Micromachine as well as the Hamburg based Industrial band Sector.
In case you should be afraid of all those Halloween costumes – no problem, because entertainer Mambo Kurt is on board, too.
Further all people wearing a costume will get one drink for free!
Tickets for the Halloween Special are available at www.metaltix.com
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During its stop at Commodity Classic, the Tour will provide information to attendees through an interactive exhibit featuring two frames of honey bees in an observation hive, a best stewardship practices video and materials as well as quizzes to educate attendees on issues impacting pollination and bee health. Specifically, Tour displays focus on Bayer's Varroa mite research, new Bee Care Center and Fluency Agent trials and development. The exhibit also includes a honey tasting bar with several flavors of honey, including a local honey produced in San Antonio.
"Bayer strongly believes that awareness and collaboration are at the core of increasing support for pollinator health," said Becky Langer-Curry, manager of the North American Bee Care Program. "With grower and agribusiness representatives in attendance from across the nation, our Commodity Classic Bee Care Tour stop is a key opportunity to provide information on the vital role apiculture and honey bees play in sustainable agriculture and our food supply."
The Bee Care Tour has already stopped at Washington State University (Feb. 6), University of California, Davis (Feb. 12) and Oregon State University in Corvallis (Feb. 18). After Commodity Classic, the Tour will travel to South Dakota State University in Brookings (March 12); Purdue University in West Lafayette (March 20); and Washington, D.C. to celebrate National Pollinator Week (June 16-23).
The Bee Care Tour is part of Bayer's overall Bee Care Program, which brings Bayer's extensive experience and knowledge in pollinator health under one platform. Its Bee Care Program includes initiatives designed to further bee health research, engagement and discussion and bring Bayer's extensive experience and knowledge in bee health under one platform. Bee Care Program initiatives include:
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The Salem, Oregon Farmers Market
When I was growing up in Durham, North Carolina — a city that's experienced its fair share of growing pains — I saw a lot of tobacco billboards proclaiming "You've come a long way, baby." Thirty years later, that billboard is one of the first things I think of when winding down Highway 22 and spinning into Salem, Oregon on a summer Saturday morning. I'm meeting a girlfriend for my first fling at the Salem Saturday Market. It's fifty-two degrees and will be rising to ninety by the afternoon, but that won't matter because by the time it's actually hot (by Oregon standards, at least, not North Carolina ones) we'll be sipping a glass of cool Oregon chardonnay downtown at The Wild Pear and musing over our backseat full of produce from the farmers market.
When my husband and I first visited Oregon and first laid eyes on the capitol city of the state that was to become our home in less than a year, we knew what to expect. "It's industrial," we were told by friends — who hadn't lived in Oregon for thirty years and had never lived in Salem — as if that spoke for itself. Well, industrial is cool nowadays, and Salem has come a long way.
Salem is industrial the way that Oregon is rainy. Both statements are true, but unless you live here you don't know that there's a whole lot more to it.
My friend parks us a block from the market. A steep, grassy bank grazing the front bumper reveals gnarled roots of the large sycamore trees shading this side of the not-busy street. It's about nine-thirty and the sky is clear, full sun reflecting off the windows of the buildings that frame this street like a crown. Just forty-five minutes south of Portland, Salem is hurrying to catch up to its hipper, far larger "Rose City," with its bumper stickers pleading to "keep Portland weird." But Salem, the "Cherry City," has its own bumper stickers: Make Salem awesome. The people who live here know that Salem has been too-long maligned as a city with only problems.
We grab our shopping bags and wallets, mine stuffed with a fistful of dollar bills I stole from my egg-money jar that morning, and head down the sidewalk. Inside the market — I say "inside" because each of the bright white 10×10 tents clearly demarcate an exterior and an interior, and somehow make the space inside feel a little magical, like you've been transported somewhere special — I am overwhelmed. My eyes are diverted to the huge bouquets of electric-colored flowers soaking their stems in five-gallon buckets. I'm drawn to a lovely arrangement of yellow, green and white but I decide I should wait until the shopping is mostly done— I don't want to lug an armful of flowers around with me for the next hour or so. My friend warns me, though, and says if I see something I like I should go ahead and get it. She's been disappointed before, coming back too late. I acknowledge her warning but keep my wallet in the bag even so.
I don't know why I'm so pleased by the fervor of this market. No one is doing anything more than anyone would do in a farmer's market on a gorgeous Saturday morning. Children are dancing along to the blues band playing against the furthest north-end wall of tents. Some vendors are sitting quietly, gazing out at the passers-by, waiting for someone to become interested in their variety of tomato or bacon or tarte tatin. And the dogs — so many dogs of all kinds and temperament are here. There's even a cat on a leash — wearing a jean jacket. No fewer than four groups of musicians are raising money for school band trips. I snap pictures of arrangements of vegetables and make mental notes on which hand-written signs I like the most, and who color-coordinated the royal purple eggplants with chartreuse tomatillos the best.
And yet it's all so surprising. I am genuinely in awe of this gathering of people in this downtown space of a city known — to me, at least — for its homeless, for its lack of cultural activities, for its general less-ness in comparison to Portland. And I make a mental note to try to visit more often. To seek out these places, these people, now that I know they're here. After two hours — I'm sure that I've seen each booth twice, I've eaten no fewer than three pastries, and my bag is sagging with fresh maitake and shiitake mushrooms, tiny Padrón peppers, and tomatoes, and my arms are properly laden with white and green blooms — we head for the exit. More people are headed in, though, and we all smile as we pass each other, as though we share a secret.


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Passionate Englishman, John-Paul Welton, has had an incredible career. His roles in diplomatic and government circles took him to the Middle East, Asia and the United States. After several years working in this area, he decided to begin a new chapter and completely devote himself to interior design. Curious by nature, he took inspiration from his extensive travels and launched the first Welton Design furniture collection in 2001.
Decorator and designer John-Paul Welton is passionate about fragrance. He believes that to create an interior, an ambiance not only needs furniture, colour and decorative pieces, but also scented notes. His new passion was awakened whilst working in Grasse to design fragrances as real perfumes.
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John-Paul Welton has always been passionate about the world of interior design and, inspired by his travels, decided to devote himself completely to this area. In 2001 he launched Welton Design, his first furniture collection made in Italy. His resolutely contemporary collections feature clean lines and perfectly embody John-Paul Welton's sophisticated style. The creations are highly appreciated by his private international clientele for whom he designs bespoke pieces. John-Paul Welton pays close attention to the choice of materials used in his furniture collection: quality wood, quilted leather etc. Welton Design works with famous Italian upholstery fabric companies to upholster the collection's sofas.
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John-Paul Welton believes that a fragrant ambiance is vital to a beautiful interior. He has designed several fragrance collections to give a finishing touch to the room. He works on all the sensory creations in his collections and designs his fragrances in Grasse, the world capital of perfume. He is devoted to highlighting exceptional expertise and has chosen France to make all the products in the luxury collections of perfumes and fragrances. He thus creates original and sophisticated scents to awaken the senses. He subtly brings together woody, spicy and floral notes which have captivated his international clientele. The Welton London collections unite exceptional and original fragrances and are now available in 35 countries worldwide. The collections feature scented candles and fragrance diffusers.
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A spacious Haussmannian apartment in the very heart of Saint-Germain houses John-Paul Welton's showroom where he welcomes private clients, creates the décor and designs and makes bespoke furniture. John-Paul Welton appreciates beauty and collects artworks, beautiful books about architecture, photography and fashion and crystal pieces by Daum and Saint-Louis from the 50s. The showroom reflects the Welton brand's expertise in producing exclusive sensory projects. The first ultra-chic Welton London shop with its equally stylish interior is due to open in Paris' extraordinary 7th arrondissement at the end of September 2013. The entire fragrance collection and the beautiful eau de toilette collection will be displayed in this sublime setting designed entirely by John-Paul Welton himself.


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Every year, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Philadelphia Green get benefited from International Flower show. It lasts from Sunday to Sunday, first week of March, and represents different theme each year. In 2011, it was "Springtime in Paris". Not only was there a base of Eiffel Tower, with blooming cherries surrounding it, but there was also a light_and_music show, seas of flowers and compositions, whole sets with houses-furniture etc. It is the one show, for sure, that's indescribable by words and better be seen. It is the biggest indoor flower show in the country. Dates of this show are preset till 2018 now. The theme of 2012 is going to be "The islands of Aloha", it will take place on March 4-11, 2012, and tickets will be available online starting October, 2011 here.
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Received: Maurice, 73, states he is again on hunger strike because of the denial of the prison staff to dispense him the medication he has every right to receive – for months now. Note phone calls to family members along with calls to supporters are also denied for Maurice, as well as urgent hospital appointments for debilitating stomach ailments. The relevant medical records the hospital staff need to see regarding any medical procedure urgently needed can be undertaken are also denied – a blatant abuse of MK's human rights and a public scandal! Note MK also writes: "I CAN NO LONGER SEND AS TO WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON" – with threats of violence towards him by morons serving sentences in this place one can hardly imagine the dire situation MK is in now, with no authority caring one jot what happens to MK or what goes on in this private gulag of a prison. His supposed release date of 1 August is now apparently abandoned due to a prison system completely out of control. Someone must surely answer for this outrageously unacceptable situation…
1] note re: being on hunger strike
2] Prisoner's formal complaint 27 July 2018
3] letter to Cardiff C Court 14 Aug 2018
4] note "I CAN NO LONGER SEND AS TO WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON"
5] G4S letter re: "number of complaints"
6] 2nd G4S letter: the return of complaints
1] note re: being on hunger strike
2] Prisoner's formal complaint 27 July 2018
3] letter to Cardiff C Court 14 Aug 2018
4] note: "I CAN NO LONGER SEND AS TO WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON"
5] G4S letter re: "number of complaints"
6] 2nd G4S letter: the return of complaints
Archive: Maurice is serving a highly questionable 2 year sentence, beginning on 14/12/2017 in HMP Parc, Bridgend, Wales – the archive of posts here with MK's updates from HMP Parc:
Maurice's site is http://www.mauricejohnkirk.com
his email address is: firstname.lastname@example.com
These letters below, from the MoJ in 2013, with statements completely contradicting what actually goes on in these "prisons". Maurice, now 73, has been denied medical treatment, including treatment for a probable broken ankle, a tooth abscess and also "Barrett's Syndrome" for months now – his medication being denied for most of the 6 months he's been in HMP Parc:
above: 16 Oct. 2016, arrested for driving irregularities transporting a plane from A to B [the plane wasn't secured well enough or something] – nothing transpired after…
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This year Yellow Bike has selected the most beautiful 25 km in the spectacular Waterland district north of Amsterdam especially for you. The Waterland tour will take you almost exclusively by scenic paths across a nature reserve. Through centuries old picturesque villages, past countless brooks and waterways and straight through green pastures. You will be accompanied by a knowledgeable and experienced guide who will provide extensive information on the history and folklore of this district with its dikes and land reclaimed from the sea which is so characteristic of Holland.
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19th Nervous Breakdown—so named after the Rolling Stones song that makes up its sound track—is a short film made by the Slovene OHO Group, a collective that between in the late 1960s pioneered in Slovenia (and Yugoslavia more broadly) new modes of avant-garde artistic practice. The film depicts what appears to be (though may not have been) an impromptu happening.[1] In it, Marko Pogačnik, one of OHO's two founding members, along with his wife, Marika, perform a series of playful actions, such as drawing and writing on a concrete wall that sits in the middle of a field, running and dancing in the field, and, finally, after finding an empty cardboard box, making it "come alive" by walking off screen with their legs sticking out from under it.
Shot by Naško Križnar (b. 1943), the amateur filmmaker who made most of OHO's short films, the film is notable for the feelings of spontaneity, dynamism, and joy that it conveys, partly through the music and partly through the shaky immediacy of footage shot with a handheld 8 mm camera. It also captures the experimental approach to art-making and the philosophical ideas that OHO members were also working out at the time in other media through the concept of "reism"—a way of seeing the world in which objects are equivalent to humans in importance and are not seen only for their utilitarian value. The shoe that Pogačnik draws in the film and then names "Ana" is an allusion to the 1966 "OHO Manifesto," which used a lengthy verbal description of a shoe—normally, a literally downtrodden object—to show the failure of language to encapsulate the complexity even of everyday things and to defamiliarize the reader's perception of a shoe. Similarly, seeing the world through reistic "free vision," the film shows the artists find a creatively non-utilitarian use for a large cardboard box, with which they merge temporarily into a single, strange creature. The film's most original cinematic contribution may be a sequence in which, after filming the walking box from the outside, Križnar gets under it with his friends, as if to see the world through its "eyes" in a truly reist manner. This technique reappears in several later films that show OHO performances in Ljubljana and is related to the "winking" objects in Dok. Film (also screened in the program), which also make viewers aware of their own habits of perception when it comes to the world of objects around them.
Shot by Križnar in a large empty field in his and Pogačnik's native town of Kranj, the film seems to derive some of its joie de vivre from the freedom that comes from acting as one pleases in a large, empty space. In 1968 and 1969, other OHO members would intermittently make a conscious effort to bring this sense of freedom, play, and spontaneity into the city by staging a series of performances in Ljubljana's central Zvezda Park, but these efforts were short-lived. When OHO's most complicated film, White People, was shot in 1969, it took the members of the group back into nature, which at that point seems to have become a refuge from the futile hubbub of the city (which included political protests whose demands went unanswered) and the only place where the group could create a fantasy of a different kind of life. — Ksenya Gurshtein


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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
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WASHINGTON (AP) â The Senate has left hundreds of thousands of "Dreamer" immigrants in limbo, rejecting rival plans that would have spared them from deportation and strengthened the nation's border security. Senators dealt President Donald Trump an especially galling defeat as more than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandoned him on an issue that helped propel him to the White House.
Trump, on Twitter Friday, accused Democrats of abandoning Dreamers because they wouldn't back his immigration plan. Trump tweeted: "Cannot believe how BADLY DACA recipients have been treated by the Democrats…totally abandoned! Republicans are still working hard."
Also defeated Thursday was a compromise by a bipartisan group of senators that would have shielded the young immigrants and financed Trump's demands for money to build his border wall, though more gradually than he wants. Eight Republicans joined most Democrats in backing that plan, but it fell short after the White House threatened a veto and GOP leaders opposed it.
The day's votes, in which four separate proposals were defeated, illustrated anew Congress' steep challenge in striking a deal on an issue that's proven intractable for years and on which each party's most fervent supporters refuse to budge. The outcome suggests there may be no permanent solution soon to help the young immigrants, despite their sky-high support in public polling.
The Senate votes left the young immigrants facing a March 5 deadline that Trump has given Congress to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, that he annulled last year. Federal courts have blocked him temporarily from dismantling the Obama-era initiative, but without congressional action, the immigrants will face growing risks of deportation as their protections expire.
"Dreamers" are immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children and now risk deportation because they lack permanent authorization to stay. DACA gives them the ability to live and work in the U.S. for two-year periods that can be renewed.
"It looks like demagogues on the left and the right win again on immigration," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who helped craft the bipartisan package but also backed Trump's plan. He added, "The only way forward is for President Trump to grab the reins and lead us to a solution."
That scenario wasn't in sight Thursday. The White House trashed the bipartisan proposal as "dangerous policy that will harm the nation," denouncing a provision directing the government to prioritize enforcement efforts against immigrants who arrive illegally â beginning in July. Trump proved unwilling to fold on his demands for a tougher bill, reflecting the hard-line immigration stance that fueled his presidential run.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed Democrats for failing to accept what he said was a "generous" offer from Trump.
"They turned away from a golden opportunity to solve the issue," said McConnell. He expressed openness to considering a future compromise but said, "For that to happen, Democrats will need to take a second look" at Trump's demands.
Trump had dangled a chance at citizenship for 1.8 million young immigrants, meeting a top Democratic demand. But that plan also included $25 billion to build his border wall with Mexico and enact other border security measures, tighter curbs on relatives whom legal immigrants could sponsor for citizenship and an end to a visa lottery that encourages immigration from diverse nations.
No. 2 Senate GOP leader John Cornyn of Texas said after the votes that lawmakers might consider temporarily protecting Dreamers from deportation in a government-wide spending measure Congress will consider next month.
He said that approach "to me is not great, but that's kind of where we are."
Democrats said Trump was the major hindrance to a broader deal.
"This vote is proof that President Trump's plan will never become law," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. "If he would stop torpedoing bipartisan efforts, a good bill would pass."
The Senate derailed Trump's proposal by voting 60-39 against it â 21 votes shy of the 60 it needed to survive.
Fourteen Republicans â more than 1 in 4 â joined 46 Democrats in opposition. The "no" votes included some of the chamber's most conservative Republicans, many of whom were uncomfortable with offering citizenship to immigrants here illegally.
Just three Democrats backed Trump's proposal, all of them facing dicey November re-election in states he carried easily in 2016: Indiana's Joe Donnelly, North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp and West Virginia's Joe Manchin.
The vote on the bipartisan plan was 54-45, six short of the required 60. Eight Republicans who helped craft that compromise supported it, and three Democrats voted "no," including Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., who's viewed as a 2020 presidential hopeful.
Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor contributed to this report.
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PrestaShop Core Weekly - Week 10
An inside look at PrestaShop's codebase
This edition of the Core Weekly report highlights changes in PrestaShop's core codebase during the last week, from Monday 7th to Sunday 13th of March 2016.
Pull request with notable information this week:
- 5170: In order to make it easier to use ModuleAdminController (instead of using "configure" all the time), hook-related methods are moved from the Module class to the Hook class.
- 5174: Making sure that PrestaShop 184.108.40.206 runs smoothly on PHP 5.4.
The team is hard at work on PrestaShop 1.7, the next major version of the most complete e-commerce software solution there is. You can find an up-to-date thread about it in the forum.
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Do you want to encourage us? Give us a star on GitHub! :)
Code changes in 184.108.40.206-develop
Let's review the merged pull-requests on the 'develop' branch since the last Core Weekly Report!
Product page
- 5146: do not use smarty->tpl_vars in controllers, by @julienbourdeau.
- 5152: Work on Presenter, by @julienbourdeau.
- 5169: Fix images url on product page, by @maximebiloe.
Front office (including the default theme, named "Classic" for now, based upon the Starter Theme)
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- 5137: CSS optimization, by @nihco2.
- 5142: Stores page redesign, by @nihco2.
- 5153: returned correct amount after currency conversion, by @mickaelandrieu.
- 5157: Updated Presenters to remove the conversion, by @mickaelandrieu.
- 5158: Fix carrier logo size, by @nihco2.
- 5159: Checkout & Shopping-Cart when empty cart, by @maximebiloe.
- 5160: Fix some checkout errors, by @julienbourdeau.
- 5162: Fix price display, by @nihco2.
- 5163: Move some logical JS into core, by @maximebiloe.
- 5173: Fix modal display for tablets, by @nihco2.
- 5176: Update logo and theme preview, by @maximebiloe.
- 5178: delete block cms and linklist redesign, by @nihco2.
Back office
- 5140: pack/virtual product shouldn't be selected if variations exists, by @mickaelandrieu.
- 5141: Batch of improvements for new module page, by @tchauviere.
- 5144: fix $module_name not defined in import module. Thank you @prestamodule!
- 5149: Added tax block on Basic settings tab, by @mickaelandrieu.
- 5116: Remove many smarty variables, by @julienbourdeau.
- 5138: fixed bad files deletion on installation, by @mickaelandrieu.
- 5145: Fix webservice api/products/{id} for PHP7. Thank you @tomcyr!
- 5170: Move hook related method from Module to Hook, by @julienbourdeau.
- 5174: PHP 5.4 compatible, by @maximebiloe.
- 5148: Update import emails according to generator, by @maximebiloe.
See all the PRs merged into the codebase since the last Core Weekly here.
Thank you to the contributors whose pull requests were merged since the last Core Weekly Report: @prestamodule and @tomcyr! Also, thank you to the contributors whose PRs haven't been merged yet! And of course, a big thank you to all those who contribute with tickets on the Forge!
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Official policy finally caught up with reality. Reserves are fictional.
Official Announcement
With little fanfare or media coverage, the Fed made this Announcement on Reserves.
As announced on March 15, 2020, the Board reduced reserve requirement ratios to zero percent effective March 26, 2020. This action eliminated reserve requirements for all depository institutions.
Amusingly, a few days ago yet another article appeared explaining how the Money Multiplier works. The example goes like this: Someone deposits $10,000 and a bank lends out $9,000 and then the $9,000 gets redeposited and 90% of the gets lent out and so an and so forth.
The notion was potty. That is not remotely close to how loans get made. Deposits and reserves never played into lending decisions.
What's Changed Regarding Lending?
Essentially, nothing.
The announcement just officially admitted the denominator on reserves for lending is zero.
There are no reserve lending constraints (but practically speaking, there never were).
Fictional Reserve Lending Flashback
I wrote about this in December of 2009 in Fictional Reserve Lending and the Myth of Excess Reserves.
The flashback is amusing as I reference a number of people worried about hyperinflation.
Here are the facts of the matter as I explained in 2009.
Money Multiplier Theory Is Wrong
Lending comes first and what little reserves there are (if any) come later.
There really are no excess reserves.
Not only are there no excess reserves, there are essentially no reserves to speak of at all.
The rationale behind the last bullet point pertains to banks hiding losses. Regulators suspended mark-to-market accounting.
When Do Banks Make Loans?
They meet capital requirements
They believe they have a creditworthy borrower
Creditworthy borrowers want to borrow
All three requirements must be met.
Banks generally do not lend if they are capital impaired.
Clearly someone must want to borrow.
Point two is worthy of discussion.
Banks may not have a creditworthy borrower, they just have to believe it, or they have an alternate belief that applies. In 2007 banks knew full well they were making mortgage liar loans.
So Why Did They?
Because banks bought into the idea home prices would not go down so they did not give a rat's ass if someone was out on the street. All they cared about was the quality of the loan. If Home prices appreciated, they were covered.
From a bank lending aspect, nothing has changed. Neither reserves nor deposits never entered into the picture.
Denominator Officially Zero
The denominator on lending is now officially zero. But nothing really changed. The Fed was always ready, willing, and able to supply unlimited reserves.
The only thing that's new is the official announcement that reserves are fictional.
Capital Concerns in 2009
There are capital concerns, but note that in March of 2009 the Fed suspended mark-to-mark accounting.
That was the key announcement that launched the bull market.
Capital Concerns Now
There are still capital concerns, but the Fed stepped up to the plate and is willing to buy corporate bonds.
Guess who is going to unload as much questionable junk as possible and guess who will buy it.
Banks know they have losses but hey will not admit them.
All it takes to mask them is a clever swap takes the assets off the balance sheet of the banks and temporarily hides them on the balance sheet of the Fed.
What About New Lending?
Hiding junk is not new lending. It is not new production. And it is not new hiring.
To achieve real growth we need new production, not hiding of losses.
Losses and Zombies
Once again, the Fed has chosen to hide losses and shelter zombie corporations.
This will be a drag on any recovery.
All Excess Now
Hey, look on the bright side.
By definition, all reserves are now excess reserves. Banks can collect on all reserves.
The rate may not be much, but Interest on Excess Reserves = Interest on Reserves
Ain't life grand?
But, But, But, But
But banks are saved. What more could you possibly want?
Meanwhile, Nothing is Working Now (Except for Banks)
For a 20-point discussion of where we are headed, please see What's Next for America?
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In the fourth quarter of UCLA's 26-19 loss to Oregon State on Saturday, Coach Rick Neuheisel saw his redshirt freshman quarterback come of age.
He saw Prince calmly drop back and heave the ball into coverage, delivering the ball with precision.
He saw the quarterback throw with accuracy and strength, but most of all, with conviction.
Or he saw nothing special at all, something he has expected to see all year.
"I just saw a quarterback sitting in the pocket and making throws down the field," Neuheisel said. "Being composed despite the circumstances. I think that was all very positive. Whether deserved or not, the confidence will grow from that. You just have to experience to understand what that feels like from the standpoint of, `I can do this."'
It was a different Prince in the final quarter against the Beavers than in the previous three. In the first 50 minutes of the game, Prince was 13 of 21 for 125 yards and no scores. In the last 10, he was 9 of 13 for 198 yards and two touchdowns.
The biggest difference? Prince was willing to throw into coverage, essentially daring the Oregon State defense like he has not all year.
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After everything, it makes Neuheisel wonder how far along Prince would be if not for missing two games with a fractured jaw.
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Senior linebacker Reggie Carter continues to play with a sprained knee, and he finished with just four tackles against Oregon State.
"I can't tell you the extent of the injury more than the doctors say, which is a mild knee sprain," Neuheisel said. "He is a very proud and good football player who is disappointed of the way things are going. We're in the throes of a very difficult string of games, and there's only one tonic for it."
Neuheisel said sophomore center Kai Maiava suffered a minor bruised elbow and redshirt freshman cornerback Aaron Hester had X-rays on his previously fractured leg after aggravating the injury, but the results were negative.
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Neuheisel said we would continue to rotate freshman quarterback Richard Brehaut into games in the first quarter, after Brehaut's one series included two handoffs and a sack.
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Half Sour recently opened in Printer's Row, transforming the historic space that was Blackie's in the South Loop into a neighborhood corner cafe.
"It's an all-day cafe with a deli influence," said Emily Bloom, co-owner with husband Jesse Bloom and operating partner Elizabeth Norris.
They worked together previously, as managers at the Jefferson Tap and Grille in the West Loop. This is their first restaurant as owners, but the deli influence can be traced back to Jesse Bloom's Jewish family, which owned Mort's Deli in Minnesota, named after his late grandfather.
Executive chef Greg Hageli, formerly pastry chef at Band of Bohemia, who also worked at Acadia and Tru restaurants, interprets the deli influence with such dishes as shared plates of latkes ($8) with applesauce, but creme fraiche instead of sour cream plus charred scallions and house-made hot honey; whitefish croquettes ($9) made with house-smoked fish on dill aioli and pickled celery; and chopped liver ($8) laced with onion jam, grapes and a Port wine reduction.
Hageli also makes the half sour pickles ($2) served garnished with feathery dill fronds and red pepper flakes.
"A half sour pickle is fermented for only one to three days, so it's more of a salted cucumber instead of a full dill pickle," said Norris. "So it's crisp, bright green and crunchy."
The Blooms and Norris took over the space in June, but construction and permits delayed their planned fall opening to Dec. 15.
House favorites, so far, include the matzo ball soup ($6) with a unique, rustic matzo ball, and the house-smoked pastrami sandwich ($15) on rye with mustard, caramelized onion and a side of slaw.
Daily house-baked bagels, for now, include plain, sesame and everything ($3 each) with optional cream cheese schmears, currently plain, smoked, scallion and chive, black garlic, roasted jalapeno, or brown butter pecan ($1.50 each).
A luxurious fish tower ($85) includes bagels, schmears, half sours, plus the house-smoked lox and sturgeon, and marinated mussels, pickled mackerel, black cod salad, nori chips and smoked trout onion dip.
The Blooms' 4-year-old inspired the Kiddos section of the menu, where sandwiches come with fries, fruit and a pickle; it features avocado toast ($8) on challah, a half corned beef ($8) on rye or challah, plus more items.
Hageli's pastry expertise is evident in the desserts: a frozen cheesecake ($9) with graham cracker crumble and cherries, and a chocolate sesame tart ($10) with dark chocolate and tahini, the latter his take on halvah.
But the milk and cookies ($6) are Emily's chocolate chip cookies.
Eat. Watch. Do.
Half Sour will start weekend brunch soon with specials. So far a smoked lox Benedict on a latke, plus a house-smoked corned beef hash are in the works.
Locals are relieved they've kept the original wooden bars in both the main dining room and event space next door, said Norris. Classic cocktails are available — an Old-Fashioned and a Manhattan, especially, but so is the new alcohol-free raspberry mint shrub ($4, also used in a pink "shrubarita" cocktail for $11).
A 40-seat patio will open when weather permits.
Half Sour is part of a growing number of so-called newish Jewish-style deli-influenced restaurants, including Steingold's in North Center and Milt's Extra Innings in Wrigleyville. Norm's Deli is expected in Uptown this year in the Beacon St. Market food hall project.
Half Sour, 755 S. Clark St., 312-224-1772, www.halfsourchicago.com
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