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"From'Lula' style to 'Chavez' model
although I do not agree with him totally, it has some relevance for sure:
From'Lula' style to 'Chavez' model
Six years ago Brazil held presidential elections as Turkey headed for general elections. Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party, deemed too radical, was the favorite candidate, and the Justice and Development Party, or AKP had a similar position in Turkey. International finance actors panicked. Lula tried to convince these actors that he would not make radical changes. AKP leaders, at the same time, were trying to convince international finance actors and the outside world that their party would stick to the market dogmatism and to the system……….
But whereas Lula benefited from his country's human resources, the AKP chose communitarian solidarity. Brazil produced original policies, but Turkey failed to come up with any vision or mission once projects at hand were completed. Lula relied on a broad consensus. In Turkey, spoilers attempted anything to undermine democracy. In the end, the AKP was strengthened. After this period, the prime minister began to behave like Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, not as Lula. The AKP disrupted a corruption system like Chavez did. But it is increasingly understood that the AKP's steps are not a part of an original democratic project, but fits into what is called ?competitive authoritarianism.? The prime minister's order, on which newspapers to read must be understood in this context. Choosing to become Venezuela over becoming Brazil is not a wise choice to make, and will be harmful to the one who makes this choice……….
Erdoğan condemns 'CHP style'
Press organizations urge PM to stop threats
The International Press Institute, the World Association of Newspapers, or WAN, and the World Editors Forum, or WEF, have called on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to stop threatening
Aydın Doğan seeks end to row with PM
The head of Doğan Holding, Aydın Doğan wants an end to a damaging row with the prime minister which has raised questions about press freedom in the EU candidate. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
……Doğan said his media group was not out to crush the government and if it issued positive news announcements, such as EU reforms or fiscal discipline, they would be published. But he stressed Doğan would continue to report on corruption.
"We are ready to support the prime minister when we think he does the right thing, like EU integration and Cyprus," Doğan said…………
A quieter, more open TSK
Mehmet Ali Birand
………..His first performance just after taking office was to have a meeting with editors-in-chief and TV general manager for two consecutive days. He established a total of seven hours of dialogue with the media……….
What I was impressed the most with was Gen. Başbuğ's purpose in this two-day press conference:
To iron out relations with the public through sound use of the media. To explain the General Staff's prospective position and how the military join these efforts of communication. To show how the Turkish Armed Forces, or TSK, as a whole will act in political arena and to draw the limits………….
What was the TSK's old attitude?
An institution it was that putting distance between itself and civil society and the media, not sharing any information; a supercilious institution it was that showing fierce reactions to criticisms. The old TSK resembled Gods who do not like to express their views or to be held accountable for anything.
A very rigid communication there was. They were complaining about that civil society doesn't understand the military………..
A TSK more distant from politics
Gen. Başbuğ has a different style. He looks like a cold manon the surface but knows how to communicate very well, more than many othermilitary members.He said that in the next two years, the TSK will have morecommunication with civil society and will put distance betweenitself and the government.
Frankly, we are now face to face with a new approach that we have missedfor a long time. Both society and politics were tired of a militarythat has been talking too much. We read statements almost everyday and about almost everything. The TSK has been perceived as anopposition party or an NGO. When TSK talked a lot, theimpression was created that the military was poking its nose intoeverything……….
In short, Başbuğ has given a start to an extremely critical process. Some circles in the TSK would be disturbed by this new approach andwould interpret the situation as being surrendered to the governing.Justice and Development Party, or AKP. But with this attitude, theGeneral Staff increases the influence of the military. It is very obviousthat empty threats or warnings bring no good to the TSK. Başbuğ is giving fine-tuning to the militaryI hope that the retired military officers or civilian lobbies will nothurt Gen. Başbuğ as they hurt the former chief Hilmi Özkök…………..
Top general complains insiders as announces new communication strategy
Media organizations were wooing military headquarter insiders and were having them leak secret information and documents, said Turkey's new top commander during his first meeting with
Weekly press conferences
Turkey's top general announced that as part of the new communication strategy the communication department of the Office of the Chief of General Staff would hold weekly press conferences starting from Sept. 26.
In addition, Başbuğ stated, ?There will be a communication medium open for 24 hours.
No politics over TSK
There were also expectations from the media, Başbuğ maintained. ?We are open to criticisms but we say ?no' to those criticisms that are not accurate, that are intentional or based on prejudice,? he said………..
New accreditation system
Yesterday's meeting also marked a new orientation of the military, as it invited two pro-government papers, Star and Yeni Şafak, who were previously on its back list……….
Visit to former generals
Right after his appointment as top general, Başbuğ ordered his garrison commander in Kocaeli to pay a visit to the two imprisoned ex-generals, which brought severe criticism from the pro-government media.
?Claiming that the visit aimed to affect the Turkish judiciary is the greatest aspersion against it. We have every confidence in the judiciary,? Başbuğ stated…………..
Motion to be extended
In the last part of the meeting, Başbuğ responded to questions on security matters and other related issues. On the extension of the parliamentary authorization to conduct cross border operations into northern Iraq, Başbuğ denied that there were doubts among cabinet members. ?The government has no hesitancy on the subject. It will be discussed on Wednesday (today), we have no doubt,? he added…………
PKK's breaking point
Here are some important messages given by Başbuğ on the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, and the measures to be taken:……….
Harsh to Iraqi Kurds
. ?The Kurdish groups were assigned to ensure security in Dohuk-Arbil-Sulaimaniyah in May 30, 2007. This also contradicts the Iraqi constitution, but there is a de facto situation. I tell everyone that nobody can have the right to criticize me if the local Kurdish administration does not fulfill its job. If you don't do this we'll continue to do it. You are both criticizing and giving advice. Stop giving advice and fulfill your own responsibility. Terrorist organization is provided with logistical and political support. This cannot be ac
The obstacles to Islamo-liberalism
……..Yet this does not mean that abstaining from alcohol can never be a problem in Turkey. On the street, it might be perfectly fine and even often the desired thing, but in other circumstances, things could be just the opposite. For example if both Mr. Bekdil and I were young officers in the Turkish military and he loved sipping wine while I was refraining from it, it would be me who would have problems in getting promoted. (In case you haven't noticed, there are no high-ranking officers in this country who abstain from alcohol, who pray five-times-a-day or whose wives are covered.)
……….Now let me proceed to the "Islamo-liberalism" concept that Mr. Bekdil objected to. I use that term in order to imply a synthesis of the Islamic faith with the political philosophy of classical liberalism. I do not just believe that it is theoretically possible — a topic on which I am writing a book — but I have also seen the AKP as a party which has the potential to nurture an example of this synthesis. And in the past six years, many American or European observers, who are free from the obsessive secularism that pervades the minds of most elite Turks, have also made similar, optimistic comments about this party………..
The old ways of Ankara:
Yet I have also noted that the Islamo-liberal side of the AKP is threatened by its tendency to adapt to the old ways of Ankara. That was what I precisely pointed out in my piece "The Ankara-ization of the Islamo-liberal AKP," which ran in these pages about four months ago. When I look at the AKP, I disregard the attacks on their Islamo-liberal side, that they are pro-capitalist, globalist, non-nationalist conservatives who want to liberalize Turkey's Sovietic secularism. But I do think that the problem with "Ankara-ization" is serious, as evidenced by their heavy-handed attitude on the recent May Day, or the corruption and nepotism in their ranks………….
………. Perhaps there is a lesson to take from that: The problem is not the Islamic side of the AKP, let alone its liberalism, but rather its swing to Turkish politics as usual – a leader-dominated and nepotism-oriented structure that favors tension to reconciliation and machismo to civility.
Turkey's Candidacy for the United Nations Security Council
When Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Foreign Minister Ali Babacan travel to New York this month as part of the opening of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, they will urge their counterparts to consider Turkey for one of the non-permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. Turkey is a candidate for the seat on the Security Council allocated to the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) for the term 2009-2010. Elections for the seat are scheduled for October 17.
Preventing tyranny of the majority…
The liberal's dilemma with the headscarf
[MONDAY TALK]Sarıgül: CHP needs to be freed of Baykal's 'occupation'
by YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN
The mayor of İstanbul's Şişli district has once again called on main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal and senior CHP management to resign, noting that even though they have been in the party administration for more than 35 years, they have been unable to achieve anything of note.
Turkey to put on full cultural show at Frankfurt Book Fair
by ALİ ASLAN KILIÇ, ANKARA
As the date of the upcoming Frankfurt Book Fair approaches, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay underscores the importance of this event for Turkey. This year Turkey has been invited to the annual book fair as the guest of honor. Günay notes that Turkey will use the occasion to put on a broad cultural exhibition for all of Europe.


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One of the biggest challenges you may have to overcome with a Master Vendor MSP is bad experiences or misconceptions about the supplier by end users. However, a good MSP provider will come prepared with the data, change methodology, communications, approach and outstanding service that rapidly overcomes and alleviates these fears.
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Sheriff: Florida deputy tried to kill elderly woman he had been defrauding
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff's deputy in southwest Florida tried to kill a woman he had been defrauding.
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight told reporters Monday that 46-year-old Deputy Frankie Bybee had befriended the victim, a 79-year-old Sarasota woman, while responding to a service call in October.
Knight said when the woman entrusted Bybee with her dog, the deputy sold the dog through Craigslist.
Knight said Bybee was placed on administrative leave earlier this month after the deputy's fingerprint was found on checks totaling $65,000 that the victim said had been fraudulently signed.
Days later, Knight said Bybee attempted to kill the woman and make it look like a suicide.
Bybee was held without bail on attempted murder and other charges. Jail records didn't show whether he had an attorney.


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First Female White House Press Secretary and Best-selling Author Speaks about "Why Women Should Rule the World"
When you're the first female White House Press Secretary and one of the youngest people to hold the position, you know the importance of female leadership first-hand. In that vanguard role, political analyst and commentator Dee Dee Myers gained the respect of the nation and media alike during the first years of the Clinton Administration. Myers now offers her insights into the importance of female leadership in her recent New York Times bestseller, "Why Women Should Rule the World." Published during the Centennial year of William Smith College, Myers' new release is the perfect opportunity for her to come to campus and reflect on the tenets of her work.
"There's no one better equipped to speak about women's leadership with our students and the many alumnae, alumnae and friends returning for Centennial weekend," says President Mark D. Gearan, who worked with Myers in the White House.
In the pages of "Why Women Should Rule the World," Myers makes the case that women's increasingly powerful role in public life is reshaping the world — and making it better. And it's not because women are the same as men, she says, but often because of the ways they are different. Blending memoir, social history, and a call to action, Myers argues that empowering women makes business more productive, politics more representative and communities healthier and fairer. In a highly competitive and increasingly fractious world, women possess the kind of critical problem-solving skills that are urgently needed to break down barriers, build understanding, and create the best conditions for peace.
Perhaps the single-most influential experience behind her book is Myers' time as White House Press Secretary in the early 1990s. In that role, Myers participated in a wide range of events and initiatives, from the signing of the monumental Mideast peace accords to the passage of Clinton's first budget. In addition, she was part of the President's official delegation on trips to 25 foreign countries.
Before joining the Clinton administration, Myers worked on a variety of local, state and national political campaigns. She served as press secretary during Dianne Feinstein's 1990 gubernatorial bid in California, and worked on the presidential campaigns of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and Vice President Walter F. Mondale. She also worked on the staffs of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and California State Senator Art Torres.
A graduate of Santa Clara University, Myers lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Todd S. Purdum, National Editor for Vanity Fair, and their two children.
Myers spoke briefly, signed copies of her book and talked with HWS students and faculty at 11 a.m. in the Wasey Room of the Scandling Campus Center on Saturday, Nov. 8. The event was sponsored by William Smith Congress. Following the signing, she offered the keynote address at the William Smith Alumnae Association Centennial Luncheon that was held in the Vandervort Room.


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It hasn't been more than a few hours and already key details of Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with Senate investigators have already leaked. According to the New York Times, Trump Jr. took the 'Russia meeting' to gauge Hillary Clinton's 'fitness' for office.
New York Times reports:
A copy of Mr. Trump's statement was obtained by The New York Times.
The acknowledgment by the president's eldest son that he intended to seek legal counsel after the meeting suggests that he knew, or at least suspected, that accepting potentially damaging information about a rival campaign from a foreign country raised thorny legal issues.
"To the extent they had information concerning the fitness, character or qualifications of a presidential candidate, I believed that I should at least hear them out," he said. "Depending on what, if any, information they had, I could then consult with counsel to make an informed decision as to whether to give it further consideration."
Mr. Trump sat down with committee investigators in the Capitol shortly before 9:30 a.m. and was expected to remain under questioning for several hours. The interview was being conducted by staff, but a handful of Democratic senators attended.
Mr. Trump entered the Capitol under cover and did not speak with reporters.
Reuters recently reported grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with the meeting between Donald Trump Jr. and Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya last June.
Reuters reports:
Grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with the June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr., a Russian lawyer and others, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
The sources also said special counsel Robert Mueller had convened a grand jury in Washington to investigate allegations of Russia's interference in the 2016 elections.
As TGP previously reported, The New York Times published another hit piece on the Trump Campaign and a meeting with Russia.
The New York Times got another anonymous tip from officials that revealed Trump insiders met with a Russian lawyer to discuss adoptions from Russia.
The group that organized the meeting with Trump advisers and the Russian lawyers was the same Democratic group Fusion GPS that was behind the discredited Trump dossier.
Donald Trump Jr. released a statement detailing his meeting with the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya:
TGP also previously reported that the lawyer who met with the Trump team was denied a U.S. visa to enter, however; she received special permission to enter the United States after filing an affidavit in a Federal case in New York.
(First reported by The Gateway Pundit)http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/09/leak-donald-trump-jr-explains-took-russia-meeting-senate-committee/ (September 7, 2017)
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Halcyon brings true innovation and excellence in electronic music to the west coast, with an authentic Balearic vibe.
San Francisco has upped its party game to a whole new level, with the city's newest 24-hour club, Halcyon, blowing people's minds with its April lineups.
The venue has gone all out to fulfill its mission of bringing in the hottest electronic talent to America's West Coast, and is proud to welcome Will Clarke, Josh Wink, Sébastien Léger, FINA Records & friends: Delano Smith, Jimpster, Corbi b2b Simon Morell; Eli & Fur, Josh Butler, MK and Serge Devant plus more to be announced. Halcyon has quickly forged an enviable reputation for quality clubbing, bringing a unique Balearic vibe to San Fran that reflects the Ibiza roots found within the Halcyon team. The April lineup delivers top tier artists, ready to push the Pioneer Pro-Audio soundsystem to its limits, as the coolest clubbing crowds enjoy production values second-to-none.
Tickets for April are on sale, here.
Since opening in November 2016, the 400-capacity, converted Victorian warehouse has welcomed some of the world's most respected house and techno DJs to the turntables, as well as a series of avant-garde live performances. Some of the many Halcyon highlights include, Dubfire, DJ Sneak, Kenny Dope, Tiefschwarz, Lee Burridge, Marco Bailey, Eats Everything, Way Out West, Kevin Saunderson, Detroit Swindle, Robert Babicz, Doc Martin and more.
First up on 1st April, Bristolian techno DJ and producer Will Clarke comes to Halcyon. Renowned as a member of the Dirtybird flock and for releasing a plethora of chart topping records such as 'Big Booty', 'The Goog' and 'Can You Funk' (played in every club around the globe from the likes of Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler and Eats Everything to name a few), Clarke will show the Halcyon faithful just why he has rocketed to great heights in the house and techno scene.
Next on 7th April is another treat as Josh Wink flies from his Philadelphia home to San Francisco. Regarded as one of the true pioneers of electronic music, Josh Wink was a key player during the rise of underground club culture in the nineties with his hits 'Higher State Of Consciousness' and 'Don't Laugh'. This combined with his Ovum imprint, which recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary, has allowed Wink to pave the way for house and techno across the world.
The 13th of April sees Frenchman Sébastien Léger bring decades of experience to the Halcyon dancefloor. Having lived the nineties French Touch movement, alongside such luminaries as Daft Punk and Laurent Garnier, Léger has since carved a niche sound, via his highly successful label, Mistake Music. From quirky techno, to electro bangers, to peak-time house romps – expect this and more in abundance at Halcyon.
Leading house imprint FINA Records will take over the club on 14th April as the first date on its FINA & Friends 2017 global tour, with a killer lineup. The label has become one of the most essential and respected house imprints of its time, counting electronic luminaries such as Move D, Leif, Roberto Rodriguez, Cottam and Francis Inferno Orchestra as part of its artistic family. At Halcyon, Corbi & Simon Morrell (FINA owners & accredited solo DJ and Producers) will go back-to-back whilst being joined by FINA guests, including one of the original crop of Detroit DJs, Delano Smith, and revered deep house producer, Jimpster. Just as FINA's releases are at the forefront of the global scene, this night will undeniably deliver a rich vein of house music which is not to be missed.
On 21st April, Halcyon presents one of the most talented duos around, Eli & Fur. Their accolades include a DJ Mag 'Best Breakthrough DJ' award, collaborations with Shadow Child and Erick Morillo. They've played key shows alongside Carl Cox at his infamous Space residency, as well as at Ushuaia's notorious ANTS.
Joining Eli & Fur on the night is one of today's top house producers Josh Butler. His discog boasts many acclaimed releases on prestigious labels such as Noir Music, Avotre and MadTech. The launch of his label Origins Rcrds made waves across the industry as Butler teamed up with original house music pioneers, Kerri Chandler, Todd Terry and Marshall Jefferson, to educate the younger generation of house music lovers on where it all began.
The 22nd April sees MK land at Halcyon, a man responsible for creating some of the defining sounds of early house including 'Burning' and 'Push The Feeling On'. Having re-invented himself in recent years and with the re-launch of his iconic label and event brand Area 10, MK continues to be as current as ever as he finds himself topping charts and in the boxes of DJs worldwide, once again.
Rounding off another stunning month of music on 28th April at Halcyon is Serge Devant. Masterful and versatile, Devant creates beautiful vocal-led deep house, that have turned heads of a number of the scene's key figures, including Hot Since 82, Lee Foss and Jamie Jones, and Damian Lazarus. Prepare for more heads to be turned when he arrives at Halcyon.
There's no better destination for lovers of electronic music, as Halcyon's fast-growing clubbing family enjoy one of San Francisco's (very rare) 24-hour licenses, giving true musical freedom to DJs and clubbers alike. More lineups for April 2017 are yet to be announced, so keep an eye on their Facebook page for all the latest news and updates.


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A tense tale of survival set in a fabled New England forest, WITCHES IN THE WOODS is a suspenseful chiller about seven college friends whose off-the-grid snowboarding trip takes a turn for the worst when they get lost in the woods after experiencing car trouble. With temperatures falling fast and their nerves on edge, survival instincts take over as the friends turn against each other…and a witch-hunt begins.
Following its world premiere at Frightfest UK, WITCHES IN THE WOODS opens in select theaters on VOD and On Demand everywhere April 24th, 2020 from Shout! Studios.
This claustrophobic psychological thriller is directed by Jordan Barker (The Marsh, Torment) and stars Hannah Kasulka (FOX's "The Exorcist"), Craig Arnold (CBS's "Ransom"), Sasha Clements (Majority Rules!), Corbin Bleu (High School Musical), Alexander De Jordy (Rookie Blue), Humberly Gonzalez (CW's "In the Dark"), Kyle Mac (Titans), and Ian Matthews (NBC's "Taken").
In WITCHES IN THE WOOD, Jill, a tenacious college freshman, abandons her studies one weekend for an off-the-grid snowboarding trip with six friends. Driving through the freshly-logged mountains of western Massachusetts, a road closure forces them onto an unmarked route into the dark forest. These are the very woods where centuries ago, a dozen women were convicted and hanged for witchcraft. Disoriented in the dense wilderness, the friends slam the SUV into a ditch, totaling the car. As nighttime falls and temperatures drop, the group dynamic begins to unravel. Hypothermia sets in, and violent hallucinations threaten the group's sanity. With nowhere to go for help, the group risk freezing to death or facing the horrors that lie in the haunted wasteland beyond.
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21st Century WeddingsAugust 28, 2012 at 7:34 am | Posted in Life and Living | Leave a comment
Tags: brides, event planning, RSVP etiquette, technology, weddings
When I first got engaged, I, like many brides, had a few grandiose ideas of what I was going to do for my wedding. Mine, however, weren't in imitation of any movie I had seen, any fairy tale I had read. I was realistic in terms of understanding my financial limitations. No, instead I had these great ideas that somehow everything related to this wedding was going to be high tech. After all, this is the digital age, is it not?
So I went about creating a website that would connect directly to an automated to-do list and guest list tracking system, and magically everyone would reply online. Guests would also use the power of Google Maps to get directions to the venue, rather than the traditional directions card included in the invitation. I snail mailed Save the Date magnets with the link to the web site, and proceeded to mail out invitations the old fashioned way, with a self-addressed stamped envelope — just to be safe.
As RSVPs clog my mailbox, I keep harking back to that original idea. To date I have had 2 people RSVP online, and I totally get it. There is still this connection to the idea that things need to be tangible to be real. In truth, a wedding is not something you typically just put up as a Facebook event. Those RSVPs matter and have dollars attached to them. We have not reached a point in our technologically advanced world where invitations and RSVPs can be done solely online, where we trust the click of a mouse as our word that we will attend an event. Any event planner, any online communications specialist will tell you that there is still a struggle to get online actions to become offline actions.
But we aren't too far off, and someone has to be an early adopter and give things a shot. I will still use the online platforms available to me to push out pertinent information (aka pester my guests about RSVPing :P) and I'll be shocked by any email alerts telling me people have RSVPed online.
So if you are looking for me, I'll be sitting by the mailbox, waiting.
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We have shown that the relation of the top to the bottom group of the peasantry bears the very features that characterise the relation of the rural bourgeoisie to the rural proletariat; that these relationships are remarkably similar in the most varied localities with the most varied conditions; that even their numerical expression (i.e., percentages of the groups in the total area under crops, number of animals, etc.) fluctuates within limits that, comparatively speaking, are very small. The question naturally arises: how far can these data on the relationships between the groups in the different localities be utilised for forming an idea of the groups into which the entire Russian peasantry is divided? In other words, what returns can enable us to judge the composition of, and the interrelation between, the top and the bottom groups of the entire Russian peasantry?
There are very few of these returns, for no agricultural censuses are taken in Russia that register all the crop raising farms in the country. The only material by which we can judge into which economic groups our peasantry is divided is the combined Zemstvo statistics and the army horse census. returns showing the distribution of draught animals (or horses) among the peasant households. Meagre as this material is, one can nevertheless draw from it conclusions (certainly very general, approximate, aggregate) that are not without interest, particularly since the ratio of peasants with many horses to those with few has already been analysed and found to be remarkably similar in the most varied localities.
According to the data in Mr. Blagoveshchensky's Combined Zemstvo House-to-House Census Economic Returns (Vol. I, Peasant Farming, Moscow, 1893),[6] the Zemstvo censuses covered 123 uyezds in 22 gubernias, having 2,983,733 peasant households and a population of 17,996,317 persons of both sexes. But the data on the distribution of households according to draught animals are not everywhere of the same kind. Thus, in three gubernias we have to omit 11 uyezds[1] where the households are classified not in four, but in only three groups. For the remaining 112 uyezds in 21 gubernias we get the following combined figures covering nearly 2 1/2 million households with a population of 15 million:
These data cover slightly less than one-fourth of the total peasant households in European Russia (the Combined Statistical Material on the Economic Position of the Rural Population in European Russia, published by the Chancellery of the Committee of Ministers, St. Petersburg, 1894, considers that in the 50 gubernias of European Russia there are 11,223,962 households in the volosts, including 10,589,967 peasant households). For the whole of Russia we have data on the distribution of horses among the peasants in Statistics of the Russian Empire. XX. Army-Horse Census of 1888 (St. Petersburg, 1891), and Statistics of the Russian Empire. XXXI. Army-Horse Census of 1891 (St. Petersburg, 1894). The first publication contains an analysis of the data collected in 1888 for 41 gubernias (including the 10 gubernias in the Kingdom of Poland), and the second for 18 gubernias in European Russia, plus the Caucasus, the Kalmyk Steppe and the Don Military Region.
Singling out 49 gubernias in European Russia (the returns for Don Region are not complete) and combining the data for 1888 and 1891, we get the following picture of the distribution of the total number of horses belonging to the peasants in village communities.
Thus, all over Russia the distribution of draught horses among the peasantry is very close to the "average" degree of differentiation we have depicted in our chart. Actually, the disintegration is even somewhat deeper: in the hands of 22 per cent of the households (2.2 million out of 10.2 million) are concentrated 9 1/2 million horses out of 17 million, i.e., 56.3% of the total number. A vast mass of 2.8 million households has none at all, while 2.9 million one-horse households have only 17.2% of the total number of horses.[3]
Taking as our basis the above-established regularities in the relationship between the groups, we can now ascertain the real significance of these data. If a fifth of the households possesses a half of the total number of horses, one may unerringly conclude that no less (and probably more) than half the total peasant agricultural production is in their hands. Such a concentration of production is possible only where this well-to-do peasantry concentrates in its hands the major part of the purchased lands and of peasant-rented land, both non-allotment and allotment. It is this well-to-do minority who mainly do the buying and renting of land, despite the fact that in all probability they are best supplied with allotment land. While the "average" Russian peasant in the very best of times barely makes ends meet (and it is doubtful whether he does), the well-to-do minority, whose circumstances are considerably above the average, not only cover all their expenditure by independent farming, but also obtain a surplus. And this means that they are commodity producers, that they grow agricultural produce for sale. More, they turn into a rural bourgeoisie, combining with relatively large-scale crop farms commercial and industrial enterprises,—we have seen that it is precisely "industries" of this kind that are most typical of the Russian "enterprising" muzhik. Despite the fact that their families are the largest, that they have the largest number of family workers (these features have always been characteristic of the well-to-do peasantry, and the 1/5 of the households should account for a large share of the population, approximately 3/10 ), the well-to-do minority employ permanent farm labourers and day labourers on the biggest scale. Of the total number of Russian peasant farms that resort to the hiring of labourers, a considerable majority should be those of this well-to-do minority. We are justified in drawing this conclusion both on the basis of the preceding analysis and from a comparison between the proportion of the population represented by this group and the share it has of the total number of draught animals, and hence of the cultivated area, of farming in general. Lastly, only this well-to-do minority can take a steady part in the "progressive trends in peasant farming."[7] Such should be the relation between this minority and the rest of the peasantry; but it goes without saying that this relation assumes different forms and manifests itself in other ways depending on differences in agrarian conditions, systems of farming and forms of commercial agriculture.[4] The main trends of peasant differentiation are one thing; the forms it assumes, depending on the different local conditions, are another.
The position of the horseless and one-horse peasants is the very opposite. We have seen above that the Zemstvo statisticians put even the latter (to say nothing of the former) in the category of the rural proletariat. Thus, we hardly exaggerate in our approximate calculation, which places in the category of the rural proletariat all the horseless and up to 3/4 of the one-horse peasants (about half the total households). These peasants, who are worst provided with allotment land, often lease out their allotments because of lack of implements, seed, etc. Of the total peasant-rented and purchased land theirs are but miserable scraps. Their farms will never yield enough for subsistence, and their main source of livelihood is "industries" or "employments," i.e., the sale of their labour-power. These are a class of wage-workers with allotments, permanent farm labourers, day labourers, unskilled labourers, building workers, etc., etc.
[1] 5 uyezds in Saratov Gubernia, 5 in Samara Gubernia, and 1 in Bessarabia Gubernia.—Lenin
[2] To horses are added oxen, calculated at a pair for one horse.—Lenin
[3] The way the distribution of horses among the peasantry has been changing latterly can be judged from the following data of the army horse census of 1893-1894 (Statistics of the Russian Empire, XXXVII). In 38 gubernias of European Russia there were in 1893-1894: 8,288,987 peasant households; of these, horseless were 2,641,754, or 31.9%; one-horse—31.4%; 2-horse—20.2%; 3-horse—8.7%; 4-horse and over—7.8%. The horses owned by the peasants numbered 11,560,358 of which 22.5% belonged to the one-horse peasants, 28.9% to the 2-horse; 18.8% to the 3-horse and 29.8% to those with many horses. Thus, 16.5% of the peasants, the well-to-do, owned 48.6% of the total number of horses.—Lenin
[4] It is quite possible, for example, that in dairy-farming districts it would be much more correct to classify according to the number of cows held and not according to the number of horses. Where market gardening prevails, neither index can be satisfactory, etc.—Lenin
[5] Army-horse censuses—a register of the number of horses fit for army service in case of mobilisation, was, as a rule, taken in tsarist Russia every six years. The first census was taken in 1876 in 33 gubernias in the west of Russia. The second census was taken in 1882 and covered the whole of European Russia, the results being published in 1884 under the title Horse Census of 1882. In 1888 a census was taken in 41 gubernias, and in 1891 in the remaining 18 gubernias and in the Caucasus. The examination of the data gathered was undertaken by the Central Statistical Committee, which published them in the abstracts: Statistics of the Russian Empire. XX. Army-Horse Census of 1888 (St. Petersburg, 1891) and Statistics of the Russian Empire. XXXI. Army-Horse Census of 1891 (St. Petersburg 1894). The next census was taken in the years 1893-1894 and covered 38 gubernias of European Russia, the results being published under the title Statistics of the Russian Empire. XXXVII. Army-Horse Census of 1893 and 1894 (St. Petersburg, 1896). Data of the army-horse census for the years 1899-1901, covering 43 gubernias of European Russia, one Caucasian gubernia and the Kalmyk steppe of the Astrakhan Gubernia made up Vol. LV of the Statistics of the Russian Empire (St. Petersburg, 1902).
The army-horse censuses were investigations that covered all the peasant farms. In his book, Lenin utilised the census material when examining the process of the differentiation of the peasantry.
[6] Lenin made a detailed analysis of the material contained in Blagoveshchensky's compilation in a special notebook and in the remarks he wrote in the margins. These have been published in Lenin Miscellany XXXIII, pp. 89-99.
[7] Lenin refers here to the title of the previously mentioned essay by the Liberal Narodnik, Vorontsov (V. V.), that appeared in 1892.


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In a pre-match interview earlier today, Antonio Conte hinted that he is considering playing with the two strikers up-front in order to accommodate both club-record singing.
In Chelsea's last match, Alvaro Morata came in as a substitute for Giroud and the Spanish striker looked lively in the game.
During an interview, Conte was asked if he is thinking about playing his two strikers together, He replied by saying: "I think that in the future yes, it could happen."
"If we decide to play with the three midfielders. But during the game can happen, but now I think it's very soon to answer this question."
"Don't forget we are playing with a system from last season and in the case [I play with two strikers] it means Hazard, Pedro and Willian are out."
Asked about the importance of having this option, He said: "Yeah for sure, in this moment it's important to have all your players available."
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Intellectual. Feminist. Polemicist. Provocateur.
This riveting biography of Germaine Greer traces the personal and political history of one of the most important, radical, and controversial women of 20th and 21st century feminism. It reveals how her public persona has shifted with time from '60s trailblazer to present-day rabble-rouser, and why she endures as a subject of fascination.
This is the first biography of Greer for two decades, drawing on unprecedented access to her extensive personal archive, opened at Melbourne University in 2016. Kleinhenz has interrogated Greer's personal and professional files, spoken to people who have known her from her school days onwards, and read every word written by and about her.
Beginning with Greer's troubled early life in 1940s Melbourne, it traces her career, her relationships with men and women, her travels and her home life and examines Greer's work and ideas from The Female Eunuch to the #MeToo movement. The result is a rich, detailed portrait of a woman rightly both legendary and notorious – revealed here in all her glories, weaknesses and contradictions.


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You can choose a simple and elegant candy buffet at the reception, beautiful and inexpensive ideas, especially when choosing a simple and delicious dessert.
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Najad 355
A fixed windshield and teak deck create a familiar Scandinavian look, but the Najad 355 appears sleeker than many offshore cruisers. "It attracts the younger crowd with a little higher performance, contemporary style and interior, and a racy look," said broker Rob Robinson.
The hull carries a flat underbody and a fine entry that flares gracefully into a moderately wide beam. The cast-iron fin terminates in a modern lead bulb. A balanced spade rudder, linked to the wheel by rack-and-pinion gears and a chain loop, completes the underwater foil set. The vacuum-bagged, resin-infused epoxy hull has a closed-cell core extending upward from just below the turn of the bilge. Najad also laminates Divinycell foam into the deck. All the tanks are stainless steel, and the fuel tank has a pumpout from the bottom so you can remove accumulated sludge and keep the engine humming.
You can hoist sails from the helm and reach all the control lines easily, as they lead neatly to just the right spots in the cockpit. When you do need to go forward, excellent grabrails on the windshield lead to others on the cabintop, all well sized and spaced. A molded gutter leads to internal deck drains, so spray neither stands on the teak nor runs down to stain the topsides. The mooring cleats are huge. Mooring lines, a spare anchor, and fenders are all standard equipment.
What many owners call the "dashboard" (Najad calls it the "chart table" to distinguish it from the "nav station" in the cabin) beside the companionway holds sunglasses, sweaters, binoculars, chart kits, and other cruising necessities and incorporates a translucent skylight to brighten the interior. The side decks are easy to navigate, and the antiskid is excellent.
The interior is finished beautifully in African mahogany with just the right amount of fabric and white surface to make it friendly. The saloon is traditional, with two settees facing a square table; the settees expand to become full-width berths.
The L-shaped galley has the usual equipment as well as well-thought-out details. The self-closing drawers are elegantly constructed with unusual mitered joints.
The head compartment is large for a boat this length, and there's a separate wet locker for wet gear.
The V-berth in the forward cabin is wide enough at the bow to reduce foot interference with a sleeping partner, but the bunk is also high enough that you'll do a bit of climbing to get in and out of it.
The aft-cabin berth is queen-size and nearly square. This space has unusually good headroom for a boat this size. As in other cabins, the hanging locker has ventilation slots at the top to prevent mildew. A heating system is standard equipment.
The cockpit proved to be as ergonomically laid out as it appeared to be at the dock. Visibility is excellent in all directions. The wheel feedback was excellent in 5 to 6 knots of breeze on an autumn day in Annapolis, Maryland, with no turbulence or sloppiness about it and a perfect gearing ratio for easy control and feedback. The loads on the genoa cars were light and the sail trim was simple for a singlehander or a shorthanded crew. The 355 is a sailor's boat. It consistently returned better than half the wind velocity in speed through the water. The hull form is quite slick, and the boat seems to coast forever.
The Najad 355 has a tiny turning circle, about ½ boatlength. You'll have to warn your guests before making whiplash turns, but the maneuverability will make you look like a pro at the dock. The electronic throttle lever clicks into forward, neutral, and reverse with fingertip pressure. A cruise setting of 1,900 RPM produced 6.8 knots and was quite quiet down below. Full throttle drives the boat to its displacement hull speed of 7.5 knots. A folding three-blade prop is standard.
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Newport, RI) includes main and jib, basic electronics, ground tackle, commissioning
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Agility Connects is an industry-leading customer portal that helps the world's biggest businesses optimize complex supply chains and gives small businesses access to technology that helps them grow.
We were asked to design a brochure that meant to be a detailed information and sales tool for Agility's team. The cover, with a 2D illustration, aim to show Agility Connects as a digital, technological and innovation center, for the logistic supply chain.
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The inside content is divided in four groups that represents the characteristics and benefits of Agility Connects. To exemplify them we decided to create 3D scenes made in Cinema 4D to recreate each concept. The main idea was to create a building or structure with the initial letter of the concept with characters and different elements that interact with the scene.
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The club has two levels both with bars and the upstairs seating area is strictly 21 and over. The downstairs bar area requires ID and the first floor is standing room only for most shows.The venue isn't pretty that's for sure but it does draw major acts like Tegan & Sara The Mars Volta and Of Montreal. Shows are all ages unless otherwise specified so check the Web site ahead of time.


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Miriam's Quilt Blocks Part 2
Last week I wrote about four of the quilt blocks in a quilt Miriam makes for her friend Seth in Miriam's Quilt. Miriam's Quilt is one of the first Amish romances I wrote, and I have reissued it in ebook form on Amazon. It's a heartfelt, poignant story of one girl's journey to knowing herself and understanding what's really important. This week, I want to tell you about the other five blocks in...Read More


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Rudy Giuliani Won't Marry His Gay Friends After All
A history of his position on gay marriage
Ten years ago, Rudy Giuliani's second divorce was not going well. A gay couple, Howard Koeppel and Mark Hsiao offered their midtown apartment to the then-Mayor Giuliani, who ended up living there for six months. What could he do to acknowledge their graciousness? "I asked if he would marry us," Koeppel told the New York Post. "He said, 'Howard, I don't ever do anything that's not legal. If it becomes legal in New York, you'll be one of the first ones I would marry.' "
Gay marriage is now legal New York state, and Rudy Giuliani is nowhere to be found. The New York Post reports:
Ten years later, Koeppel is distressed that his former house guest hasn't returned the many calls he began making before the legislation was passed last week…
"He doesn't usually say things just to make you feel good," said Koeppel. "He's straight as an arrow." Still, Koeppel's miffed and says he's waiting to hear a good reason why Giuliani won't perform a lawful ceremony. "He wouldn't be married three times if he was holier than thou," Koeppel concluded.
Actually, Rudy Giuliani does sometimes say things just to make people feel good--especially when he's considering running for president. When New York's same-sex marriage bill passed, the former mayor played both sides. "I'm glad the people that felt discriminated against had that sort of burden of discrimination lifted," Giuliani said in an interview with NBC New York. "I still favor marriage as being defined between a man and a woman but I completely understand what people are striving for, but I was very glad to see people relieved of this burden of discrimination, which is a terrible thing to feel."
So Giuliani does not support the "burden of discrimination," but he does personally discriminate against same-sex couples? That stance wouldn't be all that contradictory, actually, and it would be a common one, but Giuliani's track record is actually more complicated than that. Take, for example, his failed 2008 presidential campaign. The Boston Globe reported in 2007 that Giuliani flipped his viewpoint on civil unions and argued for fewer rights to be given to gay couples than civil union proposals at the time suggested.
As it got closer to the 2010 gubernatorial elections, Giuliani angered gay rights groups for playing more unabashedly to the Republican base. Giuliani voiced his support for civil unions once again but lambasted then-Governor David Patterson's support for gay marriage. "I think gay marriage will obviously be an issue for any Republican next year because Republicans are either in favor of the position I'm in favor of, civil unions, or in many cases Republicans don't even favor civil unions," Guiliani told the New York Post. "Marriage, I believe, both traditionally and legally, has always been between a man and a woman and should remain between a man and woman."
Of course, it's been ten years since Giuliani made promised Koeppel and Hsiao he would marry them. And politicians are allowed to change their viewpoints on things, although flip-flopping is generally not well received by voters. But seriously, Rudy, you could at least return an old friend's phone call. Good manners is most definitely wins bipartisan support.


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Dear Mother, Dear Father, Dear Teacher, Dear Friend
Public School as we knew it, has come to an end
Across the U.S. we dissect and discuss
How Smarter & Balanced is a spectacular BUST
All true, can't deny it, I loathe it, I hate
Fabricating fragile inferences on coyotes and the wild honey they ate
But a Yote is a carnivore, and not one to mimic
A bear in a beehive, it really is ALL one big gimmick
Teams of technocrats sitting far from the fray
Of imaginative 4th graders on Pearson Testing Day
Don't care that the passage is a "diversity" bore
A deliberate distortion of Native/Hispanic lore
A topic we don't study, but maybe we should
Is how corporate conglomerates came to conquer our Hood
Every subject manipulated to maximize shame
While misguided systems chase after profit and blame
So here we all sit, not to be fooled
Stewing in outrage, not about to be cooled
We're smart! We know it! This test is no measure!
Of US, Your Children, Your National Treasure
By Kathy Irwin


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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – There's a new "friendly warning" hitting e-mail boxes around the country.
The warning being passed along over the Net concerns new consumer privacy regulations and credit bureaus.
In general, it reports that as of July 1 credit bureaus are allowed to release credit information, mailing addresses, and phone numbers to anyone who requests it.
It then gives a telephone number you can call if you would like to "opt out" of this release of information, and warns that if you don't wait and do it right you will opt out for just two years instead of for good.
It may read like a friendly warning, said Nancy Granovsky, family economic specialist with the Texas Cooperative Extension, but it's a hoax.
"There is no way they (credit bureaus) can give out personal information to anyone who asks for it," she said.
FTC more specific. The Federal Trade Commission gets a little more specific and warns consumers this roaming e-mail is "full of half-truths and misinformation."
On the FTC Web site (www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/optalrt.htm), the FTC tries to straighten out this confusion by explaining that:
* Credit bureaus can only release credit information for legitimate business need, as covered in the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
* Lenders and insurers may "prescreen" you by using the information in your credit history file to send you offers you didn't request. The toll-free number in the roaming e-mail – 888-567-8688 – is, in fact, the number you can use if you want to take you name off the list for these prescreened offers. It has no other purpose.
* The July 1 date mentioned in the e-mail has to do with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which gave financial institutions a July 1 deadline to send their customers notices of the institutions' privacy policies and to describe ways consumers can opt-out of their information-sharing policies.
It has nothing to do with consumers.
Consumers can opt-out of these information-sharing policies any time.
A little different. That may be where the confusion started, Granovsky said. Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act – designed to preserve a little more consumer privacy, not destroy it – financial institutions are now required to inform their customers exactly how much they keep their customers' information private, and how the customers can remove their own names from any information-sharing lists these institutions use.
And by the way: If you do call that toll-free number listed in the e-mail, you will be given the option of having your name removed from prescreened lists for two years (press 1); having your previously-removed name put back on lists (press 2); or having your name removed from lists permanently (press 3). You will also be expected to provide some personal information.
Just don't expect the call to go through the first time you dial.
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Let's CAS(E) this SKETCH!
CTS is a challenge blog to inspire you to create a clean and simple card based on a fun sketch.
Here is my inspiration for this week's challenge and brand new sketch.
Make sure you hop over to the CTS blog for challenge rules and a blog full of inspiration.
The design team girls are so talented and have the most fabulous cards to share.


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Home prices in Colorado are on the rise. It's good news for not only regular home sellers, but also those looking to get distressed properties off their hands. Despite the economic turnaround that has boosted the property markets across the U.S., there are about 14,230 vacant homes in Colorado, according to a recent survey. Of those, 7,214 are vacant with open loans and 595 are deemed vacant 'underwater'. Eighty five homes are vacant and in foreclosure, or zombies.
If you are planning to sell a distressed property in Northern Colorado or anywhere else for that matter, your biggest worry would be its condition.
As is the case with most distressed properties, your home may be in poor condition. You must be wondering who will be interested in buying your home when there are cracks in the ceiling and facets leak. You must also be planning to spend lots of money on major repair before putting the house on the block.
But here is a word of caution for you: If you are inexperienced with renovations, you can end up spending more money than you can make by fixing the property.
Before taking any such drastic step, what you need to understand is that no matter what condition your home is in, you can sell it quickly and for top dollar.
Wondering how?
Well, may be regular buyers looking to move into a house after buying it won't make an offer on your home, but you can sell it to real estate investors 'as-is' – that too without spending any time or money on renovations or repairs.
But what exactly does "selling a house as-is" mean? Well if you are selling a house as-is, you're selling the home in whatever condition it may be at the time of the sale. In the seller's disclosure form, you will clearly state that you are selling the house as-is, eliminating the possibility of being held responsible for any liability with regard to repair costs.
When selling your home as-is, you should focus your marketing strategies on targeting real estate investors because buyers from this segment close home deals quickly. The majority of investors don't rely on mortgages to finance their purchases. They'll pay you cash and try to get through the closing process as quickly as possible. Investors can close the deal even within a week because their offer is generally not contingent upon the approval of a mortgage, sale of their existing property or other such terms or conditions.
You can save money and time
Some renovations and/or repairs can keep you busy for months which can further delay your home's sale. Besides, there is no guarantee that if you carry out expensive repairs and renovations for your house it will fetch you more money. You might spend several thousands of dollars and still fail to recover all of your costs when selling. In some cases, it is possible that if you try to add the cost of renovations to the value of the house, it would end up being overpriced, hence forcing you to lower the saleprice. However, if you fail to repair some major defects of the house, like a collapsing roof, it might limit your chances of getting a buyer.
So don't worry about the condition of your house. Just keep in mind that many real estate investors are out there willing to buy your home irrespective of its condition. Actually, they are the answer to your question – "should I sell my home as-is?"


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At Nova Garage Doors, we have a team of professional installers who will assist you at every step of the installation to make sure that you have a reliable product that works reliably – letting you live your life hassle-free.
Contact us for more information or to get a quote.
Our lineup of commercial LiftMaster garage doors:
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These practical light duty commercial garage door operators are versatile and durable. They are designed to deliver safety and reliability for applications with limited hourly operational cycle requirements.
- Lifetime Motor Warranty
- 5 Years Parts Warranty
- 1 Year Accessories Warranty
- 1 Year Installation Warranty
Model 3900
The Model 3900 is designed for use on the light-duty commercial standard and high lift (5 ft. high lift max) sectional doors. Maximum recommended duty cycle: 10 cycles per hour.
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The Model 3950 Door Operator is designed for use on commercial rolling sheet door applications only. Maximum recommended duty cycle: 10 cycles per hour.
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The Medium Duty Commercial Garage Door Operators are built to take on heavier applications with ease. Strong and durable, you can rely on them for years of reliable service, day after day.
- Lifetime Motor Warranty
- 5 Years Parts Warranty
- 1 Year Accessories Warranty
- 1 Year Installation Warranty
Model MT
The Model MT Medium Duty Trolley Operator is designed for use on standard lift sectional doors up to 14 feet high and up to 12 cycles per hour.
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The Model MH Medium Duty Hoist Operator is designed for use on small rolling doors, grilles, and industrial sectional doors with high or vertical lift.
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The completely upgraded LiftMaster Logic 5.0 Commercial Door Operators feature the most advanced features including MyQ® Technology and Security+ 2.0® to help you keep your facility running smoothly and safely at all times.
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Low maintenance, ultra-quiet and safe. The HCTDCU is the perfect match for mid to high rise property applications with parking garages.
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Gearhead Trolley (GT) style commercial door operators employ lubricated gears and are optimal for heavy industrial, high-cycle applications.
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We provide our customers high-end commercial Gate Operators that come with powerful features like battery backup and security remote controls to eliminate technology interference to ensure quick and safe access to your property. You can count on Nova Garage Doors to complete a professional installation, so you can do your job smoothly and efficiently.
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We provide your business with the proper systems and professional installation service along with a vast array of parts and accessories to help simplify and streamline your job, saving you time and money.


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At the Fall meeting of ASNT in Charleston, South Carolina, George Hopman presented a talk in which he described tests that he had made to determine if the use of star burst crack panels, widely known as TAM panels or PSM panels, were able to determine if a penetrant system was "out of spec". Ever since the TAM panel was designed at Pratt & Whitney, its use has been written into countless specifications, and sophisticated equipment has been designed to photograph and measure the indications produced on the panels. However refined the panels and the ancillary equipment has become, little work has been done to actually test the efficacy of the panels, or to test their ability to actually do what the specifications require.
George's paper gives the results of tests made to determine whether the panels are able to detect when
a penetrant system is operated outside of the specification limits. The conclusions should be of great interest to penetrant system operators, auditors, and specification writers.
In his paper George describes a group of tests made at an actual working industrial location on an operating penetrant line, and using the panels that he had on hand. The results are those that were found using these particular panels, and may not be representative of what would be found with other panels. Never-the-less, the study is worth careful consideration. What George did was to design some conditions that violated the operating limits defined by the specification. And he did this by making the violations outrageous. He then
tested the ability of the panel to determine whether the system performance was out of whack. In each
of the tests, the "violated" panel results were compared to the same panel that had been processed in accordance to the applicable specification. Photos were carefully taken of the panels and then they were
put side by side for comparison.
For example, to test the effect of penetrant contamination, he added one percent nitric acid to a sample
of the penetrant, mixed it, and then applied it to the panel, processed it and then photographed the results.
The photo was then compared to a photo of the same panel that had been processed with uncontaminated
penetrant. He reports that although the contaminated penetrant really looked gnarly, the panel indications
showed no significant difference from the panel that was processed with regular penetrant. He repeated this comparative process by adding 20% water to a water washable penetrant, and again was unable to show any significant difference with the panel. He then tested the effect of dwell time, using 30 seconds dwell and 14 hour dwell, and could not see any difference from the standard processing. He tried water wiping with
185 degree water and 33 degree water. Same results, no difference noted on the panels. He over washed by washing at a 4 inch distance for 3 minutes, and finally he tried over drying for 30 minutes. There were also no differences noted.
George reported that in questions and discussions following his presentation, a representative of a panel manufacturer stated that " the PSM-5 or any TAM panel is incapable of demonstrating system degradation".
The use of these panels is widespread and included in most current specifications. The method of using them has become ever more sophisticated, with fixtures and cameras designed to take very careful photos
of the panels, insuring that the photos are exactly the same dimensions as the panels, and that the photos
can be seen in the inspection booth under UV-A lighting. Along with this, auditors have become diligent
in demanding that the panels be used and photographed with exactitude. Seemingly, lost in this demand
for minutia, is the conclusion that George reached, namely, that the use of the panels does not detect many
violations of the operation of the system. It is a modern case of noting that "the emperor has no clothes".
The text of George's presentation is to be published in a future issue of MATERIAL EVALUATION. We
recommend strongly that you read it. As an operator of a penetrant line, it will tell you what confidence you
can have in the test. As an author of specifications, it might provoke new thoughts about how to determine
the condition of the penetrant line.
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Sophos UTM is a great Reverse Proxy solution. However, it currently lacks the capability to redirect a request.
There are several reasons you might want to redirect a site, but the most common scenario is to temporarily take a site offline and display a 'Site Under Maintenance' page instead. This is far better for a public site than to simply drop off the Internet or start showing an error if someone attempts to connect to the site during maintenance.
In this article, I'll take you through you how to setup a URL redirect using Microsoft IIS and Sophos UTM's Web Server Protection feature.
Configuring the IIS Server
The reason I specifically mention an existing IIS server is because your redirector will typically only be used periodically. Since it won't really handle any load, as it only serves 302 redirects, it makes no sense to deploy a complete separate Windows Server (even if it is a virtual one).
Before we start make sure the HTTP Redirection feature is installed on your IIS server:
The following steps are all preformed from the IIS Management console:
- Expand the server tree and select the Sites Node
- Click Add Website from the Actions Pane
- Complete the site configuration in a similar manager to the image below
- Now that you have a new site, select the site on the left hand side
- Double click the HTTP Redirect icon
- Check the box for Redirect requests to this destination
- Specify the URL to your maintenance page
- Check the box for Redirect all requests to the exact destination
- Click Apply in the Actions Pane
IIS Bindings allow you to have multiple sites on the same server, on the same IP, on the same port. This is the right way to host multiple sites. We have already specified 'redirector' as a hostname for our site, but you are most likely passing the host header for your public site in your publishing rule.
To accommodate for this we add a similar binding to our redirector:
- Select the Site on the server tree
- Click Bindings in the Actions Pane
- Click the Add button
- In the hostname field specify the public name of the site you are redirecting
- Click OK and then Close
Configuring Sophos UTM's Web Application Firewall
To actually enforce the URL redirect on the public internet site, we also need to configure Sophos UTM's Web Application Firewall. We have to add the redirector server as a real webserver for the UTM to use. To do this:
- Open the Sophos UTM Management interface
- Select Webserver Protection | Web Application Firewall | Real Web Servers tab | + New Real Webserver and give the web server the following details:
- Name : Redirector
- Host: Select or create and entry for the hostname or IP address of the Redirecting IIS server
- Port: 80
- Save
The following steps will actually cause the public site to redirect. So only do this when you are ready to redirect the site:
- Select Webserver Protection | Web Application Firewall | Virtual Webservers
- Click Edit on the Public Virtual Webserver
- Uncheck the current real webserver
- Check the redirector real Web server
- Confirm Advanced | Pass host header is checked
- Save
- Repeat for the HTTPS virtual server if there is one
This should be all that is required to enable the URL redirect. Once the site maintenance is complete, simply reverse the steps in the last procedure to get the normal site back up and running.
Optional steps for configuring many site hostnames
If you have a public site for a brand that has numerous sub-brands, domains or old sites aliased to the main public site, you need to accommodate for those names too. A couple of entries are easy enough to add manually. But if you have more than a couple, you can export and import to configure them faster.
- Go to Virtual Webserver properties and select the Menu Icon on the Domain box.
- Select Export | New Line Delimiter
- Select and copy all of the hostnames and paste them into a notepad textfile and save
For the import, we are going to use a very simple PowerShell script. Since you are likely to only do this very infrequently let's do it from the ISE.
- On the Redirector IIS Server, open the PowerShell ISE as an Administrator
- Click View | Show Script Pane
- Paste the following into the script pane
- Change the fields in red to match your configuration
- Click the Play Icon to execute
foreach ($bindname in get-content C:\install\binding.txt){
New-WebBinding -Name "redirector" -IPAddress "*" -Port 80 -HostHeader $bindname}
Check the IIS site's bindings to confirm that all of the hostnames are imported. This means all of the public names will be correctly redirected.
By implementing this work-around, you can extend the functionality of Sophos UTM's Web Application Firewall to redirect 'under maintenance' web sites. For former Forefront TMG administrators who used redirects frequently, this is hopefully a good substitute!


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A recent study suggests that religious people are happier than non-believers. The study, reported on the blog The Daily Galaxy, found that religious people are better able to cope with bad situations, including unemployment or the loss of a loved one. Professor Andrew Clark, from the Paris School of Economics, and co-author Dr. Orsolya Lelkes, from the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, began by researching an entirely different topic–the unemployment benefits in different European countries. Eventually, the researchers came to the conclusion that religious people were less psychologically harmed by unemployment than non-religious people. They do admit, however, that a number of other factors could play a roll, including genetics and the familial upbringing.
(Thanks, Current.tv)
Image by Brian Jeffery Beggerly, licensed under Creative Commons.
UPDATE: It turns out that religion doesn't make people happy, money does. In spite of a considerable amount of evidence to the contrary, a recent study, reported in the New York Times, found that "money indeed tends to bring happiness, even if it doesn't guarantee it."
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