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As BlackBerry prepares to have the Amazon appstore preinstalled on their phones, I have already had my apps in the Amazon store for two years now.
First of all the best place to have your apps is in BlackBerry AppWorld. If you are writing a native Cascades app, there is no choice except to sell your apps through the BlackBerry store. If you are selling an app based on a cross platform framework such as Cordova or Unity you are better off compiling that code natively to a .bar file as it will run much better then packaging the same code as an Android app. If you have a native Android app, then you are still better off compiling to a .bar file and submitting the app to BlackBerry World. Taking this extra step makes the app easier for users to update and also gives developers the possibility of removing the back bar from apps.
However, simply having the ability to sell to Amazon's own tablets and phones is enough reason reason to submit your apps into the store.
For the most part the Amazon store is pretty similar to what all other platforms offer with developers getting a 70% cut of all sales. Payments are made out to developers via direct deposit to a bank account. All apps are submitted as .apk files and like Android apps on BlackBerry, they must not be dependent upon any Google Play services. All apps submitted to the Amazon Appstore require a minimum of three screenshots (at one of a few specific resolutions), and are subjected to a rather comprehensive review policy. App reviews typically take around five days, with rejections usually a case of including a reference to the Google Play store (including something as simple as a link to your other Android apps).
The high praise that BlackBerry has given the Amazon store is mostly marketing fluff. The truth of the matter is that nobody cares about Amazon coins, and this store really isn't all that different than all of the others…


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Discerning the Season
Barbara Baranowski
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)
Have you ever thought about the importance of knowing when to write? I dream of writing without ceasing. Sometimes, though, God has a different plan for me.
We had rented a beach house for a family vacation. Eagerly, I packed my writing equipment, fantasizing about watching the infinite billows while dashing off inspirational pieces. My week would be a wonderful writer's retreat.
After the first day, however, reality crashed through my sandcastle dreams. Although I savored the time spent with each family member, the quiet morning was too short for my big dreams, and after the days activities I was too tired to write. I prayed, "Lord, haven't You called me to write? Didn't You provide this lovely spot?"
I could almost hear God laughing as He spoke to my heart, "Child, sometimes I provide writing time for you, and sometimes I place you in the middle of things to write about. With spiritual eyes, watch the blessings unfold—teaching your grandchildren about Me in the beauty of a shell, and watching your adult children depend on My Grace to supply. See your 90-year-old father gain strength from viewing the power of My ocean, and your husband gain nourishment through My spirit.
I was reminded that this was not the time to write about adventures with God; it was the time to live them. I would write about them later. God had reminded me about the importance of discerning the times.
Try this Exercise
Think about times you have experienced with your family or others. Are there writing opportunities hidden within those adventures? As you reflect, envision not only the delightful events, but also the difficult situations. Pray for God to open your storehouse of memories and show you ones that need to be shared so others may learn about Him. Take out photos to help you reminisce. As you relive special times, choose one photo and in sixty seconds write down everything you see in it. Then, as you are drawn into the scene, ask God to direct your writing in such a way that others will see Him more clearly.
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Nothing brings people together like good food and drinks. Washington County offers visitors distinct tastes that will remind you of your trip long after you return home. From hand-dipped, locally made treats at Putnam Chocolates to homemade wine at Marietta Wine Cellars, you will find a plenty of unique tastes along the brick streets of Marietta.
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Summary:Join Doyle Davidson and Kathie Davidson on set today for prayer and praise with songs by Water of Life ministers of music. After the songs, Doyle says he needs the prayers of all God's people and shares some things about Levi Burkhart and Paul Smith.
Praise and Worship:
Terry Mai and Water of Life Boys (recorded songs)
"I Am"
"There Stood A Lamb"
"Rise And Be Healed"
"I Am, You Said To Me"
"O Come Let Us Sing"
"Only The Redeemed"
"I Saw The Lord"
"It Is Finished"
"Rise Again"
The Mai Girls (recorded song)
"To Him Who Sits On The Throne"
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Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 14:26-33
Zechariah 12:10-14
Matthew 5:4
Read About It:Click the following links to see more details of the testimonies mentioned in this program.
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Levi Burkhart:
March 2, 2017 - "Be strong in the Lord and the power of his might and do not compromise your words for the time has come for you to stand before the strong, saith the Lord."
February 22, 2017 - "I will come with vengeance and recompense and save you , saith the Lord of Hosts!"
February 14, 2017 - "You're going to make it, keep pressing hard. I'm here to help you and bring you to victory, saith the Lord":
May 22, 2017 - "I've chosen you, sent you to the four corners of the earth to deliver my word without despair or fear, saith the Lord of Hosts.":
June 19, 2017 - "The time is near, look not right, look not to the left, but look straight ahead where the table is set and the time is now; believe the Lord your God and so shall you be established."


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As quoted by IRIB, Brig. Gen. Massoud Jazayeri deemed US' governing body as a hegemonic, insatiate, extortionist and profiteer regime; adverse qualities which form roots of Iran's hatred for the US.
He added that, since early years of Islamic Revolution, the Iranian regime has been familiar with US hostility to the Revolution and influential revolutionary bodies like IRGC.
"Of course, Americans need to change its procedures or Iran will force them to do so," continued Jazayeri.
The official went on to note that public opinion considers the US and global Zionism as godfathers of terrorism; "it remains as a historical irony that America calls IRGC forces terrorists while the Iranian body has fought against terrorism since the beginning of its formation and has supported people of Palestine, Iraq and Syria."
Brigadier General Jazayeri said another strange point was that the world still remembers confessions made by the current President of the US who said the ex-president had created and supported ISIL.
Armed Forces spokesman said every piece of evidence suggests that ISIL and other terrorist groups have been trained by America and reactionary regimes of the region.
"Measures taken by the US, including intensifying of sanctions, violation of the JCPOA and accusing IRGC forces of being terrorists, all make Iran more determined to fight the Great Satan," he underlined.


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Canadian singer, musician and songwriter Devin Townsend is arguably the living, breathing definition of a cult figure. There's still a massive percentage of this country that has absolutely no idea who he is at all, but those aboard the Devin train utterly adore him.
Townsend first came to the attention of heavy rock fans when, after being plucked from obscurity as a young man, he was asked to provide vocals on guitar hero Steve Vai's 1993 album Sex & Religion. The "Down Deep Into the Pain" single in particular earned some serious airplay. A year later, he formed the extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and, in April '95, put out the wonderfully named Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing debut album. But it was City in '97 that really saw him step forward and say, "Look what I can do."
Intense, deceptively melodic and emotionally draining, City was and is a masterpiece. More SYL albums have followed, while Townsend also released dense, prog-metal albums under the name Ocean Machine. It seemed like, every time he changed his style even slightly, he would put an album out under a new name. Until recently, he had been releasing new music under the name The Devin Townsend Project, and now he's shortened it down to simply Devin Townsend. It's all a little confusing. So what differentiates it all?
"Nothing really," he says. "I think the Devin Townsend Project was an extension of a four-record process I had embarked on, starting around 2009. It ended up sticking as a name because I ended up touring material with a set group of musicians and it just became a way of defining what the thing was when we went out. Honestly, Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend, Ocean Machine, Devin Townsend Project—it's all the same process. I think on some level I chose to differentiate them maybe because it seemed appropriate to the time, but the process is all basically the same."
This year saw the release of his latest album, Empath, and it's an incredible piece of work. Typically, it's heavy and dense, but the tunes grab hold of you and shake you like a pit bull with a piece of rope. The album, Townsend says, tackles the subject of middle age.
"With that, there's an awareness as I reached middle age and beyond, of time and maybe mortality on some level," he says. "It thrust me into a frame of mind where I thought, 'You know what, all these things that you've been wanting to do your whole live, you need to go about doing them now.' That includes what happens next with the orchestras and a bunch of other projects that I've got planned. I think it was a convenient theme, the idea of empathy, because it implies emotions and the stylistic differences between songs on this record illustrate that theme, and get away with it."
When we mention to Townsend that the songs on Empath feel more "instant" than those on previous efforts, he seems pleasantly surprised. Others, he says, have found the record difficult to connect with, though he concedes that many of these might be new to his music. This is worth bearing in mind—Townsend's music requires some effort, but it's totally worth it.
"For me, melodically, I haven't thought of this in any different way than I did with any of the prior stuff," he says. "I guess the only difference is I felt like I was free to explore further based on not having the parameters of a rock band, and maybe that contributed to some of those ideas as well."
Songs such as "Genesis," "Spirits Will Collide" and "Requiem" do seem, on the surface, to have religious over-or-undertones. Townsend says no. Spirituality, yes. But religion? No.
"I don't think I'm a religious person," he says. "But spirituality in some sense. I've got no interest in religion whatsoever. It's an interesting line for me to walk. I think meditation played a lot into this, and there's a certain underlying characteristic about being more interested in that. I think it's much more about trying to free myself of my self-imposed parameters in every way, whether that's musically, creatively or anything. When it comes to meditation, it's trying to tame your ego—that's a big part of it. I'll be the first to say that it isn't tame yet."
Townsend says that he's been delighted by the positive reaction to the new album, largely because he wrote it pretty much for himself and was expecting it to fall on deaf ears. His fanbase, though, is smarter than he perhaps gave them credit for. They love free and unrestricted Dev—they want their guy off of his leash.
"I think I had gotten into the mindset that the audience want easy, commercial sounding singalong songs, that have the aesthetic that I do," he says. "To leave that behind and make a record that in a sense is like a retrospective of a lot of the styles that I've done was something I was very nervous about to be honest. The fact that it's done arguably better than any of the records so far has been a real confidence booster in terms of following what it is I think I need to do now, from here on out."
We'll get to see how he interprets the music in the live environment when he gets to Tucson this week, though don't expect it to sound anything like the album—he's going the acoustic route.
"Making Empath was a pain the ass, a pain in the dick, a pain in the balls—that entire area was a pain," he says, graphically. "Because I had done it without a band, and because to promote a record when it comes out is important, I was fatigued to the point that I didn't want to just put together a band haphazardly. So I decided that I would do the Empath touring cycle in four or five parts, and each one would be a different representation of what I do. Different people, different vibe, different songs, etc. And I started by doing this acoustic run, so it's just me and an acoustic guitar with some effects and some sounds."
That is, after all, how the music was written.


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This client in Dorset wanted a kitchen panel that would fit in the space above their stove, and would make their kitchen feel modern and stylish. With a mostly neutral wall with white and grey cupboards and other appliances, the colour of the panel is welcome in introducing a flush of colour to the kitchen. The warm splashback has arching flowers leading up the piece and presents a beautiful site for those cooking or entering the kitchen.


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It feels like every few weeks a musician is lost to suicide or substance abuse; however, this is not a new phenomenon.
Each generation has a list too long of musicians that have left too soon.
The clichéd lifestyle of a musician is one of drugs, alcohol and risk-taking; after all, psychedelic rockers of the sixties weren't renowned for bragging about early nights and eating their greens, but this is not always the case and bands like Hey Harriett are committed to looking after their musician mates.
When Georgy Rochow isn't fronting Hey Harriett, performing solo, attending university, playing the piano accordion or glockenspiel for Bromham you will find her recharging her batteries with yoga and nature.
"Accessibility to drugs and alcohol is prevalent within the music industry and using them can aggravate mental health issues," she says. "It's easy to have a few beers to take away performance anxiety or use substances as an escape, but it's not sustainable.
"Having struggled with anxiety and depression my whole life, I can empathise with anyone going through hard times."
It's these difficult times within her life, which Georgy is able to draw upon for creative inspiration.
"Family and friends have taught me a lot about different aspects of mental illness and it's inspiring. My songs are like an open diary."
However, her music is far from melancholy. With an indie / surf / rock sound, the music of Hey Harriett is positive and uplifting, something that Georgy aims to promote.
"My image as an artist is to promote healthy living in the music industry," she says.
With mounting pressure on an already strained healthcare system, accessing mental health services can be challenging.
Bureaucratic red tape, long wait lists and the stigma associated with mental health only compound the problem.
"[Mental health is] still seen as something that's intangible, difficult for people to understand and makes them uncomfortable. Although, I'm extremely open and honest about what I'm going through," Georgy explains.
It's this open dialogue that breaks down walls and paves the way for understanding.
The arts have always been a strong voice for the vulnerable and disenfranchised, shedding light on topics all too often taboo, so when Tom Gentry of IKAG Productions contacted Georgy about using her music in a local production about relationships and mental health she jumped at the chance.
Nerve by Adam Szymkowicz is a black comedy and captures the epitome of toxic relationships and is set to open next year.
"I think my music fits it to a tee and I'm very excited to see how it all comes together," Georgy says.
Whether it's through education, music, theatre or honest conversations, mental health is not a subject that will remain in the shadows, nor should it.
Make sure you ask if people are ok, not just on RUOK day, but every day and if you or someone you know is struggling, please contact any of the following;
Lifeline 13 11 14 https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636 https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 https://kidshelpline.com.au/
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/
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Every time I come to this site, I get so excited about trying everything on it. It takes me back to being in the kitchen with my mom. Cooking & baking for some has become a lost art, for some an unlearned art. Cuisinicity is the teacher for the beginner, intermediate & advanced chef!!! It just keeps getting better & better!! That's why I tell everyone I know about it!–-Tracey
« When I put a new dish on the table, my husband laughs and says: "let me guess, it tastes great and it's good for us!" : )
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UCSF Fresno Gastroenterology
UCSF Fresno and the Central California Faculty Medical Group (CCFMG) are seeking a full time faculty member for the Gastroenterology Division. Applicants must be board certified or board eligible in Gastroenterology, have completed their residency in Internal Medicine with a fellowship in Gastroenterology, have medical degree (MD, DO or equivalent) and be eligible to obtain a US medical license. Responsibilities will include patient care, teaching residents and fellows, endoscopic procedures, and clinical research. Interest and expertise in hepatology preferable. Faculty appointment with UCSF will be commensurate with the applicant's background and accomplishments. The UCSF Fresno Gastroenterology Division is a growing Division currently utilizing a newly expanded endoscopy suite. In addition they have an ACGME accredited GI Fellowship.
The program is based in Fresno, California, where residents enjoy a high standard of living combined with a low cost of living. The result is a quality of life uniquely Californian, yet surprisingly affordable. Limitless recreational opportunities and spectacular scenery is all accessible in a community with abundant affordable housing. While there is much to see and do in Fresno, the city is ideally located for fast, convenient getaways to the majestic Sierra (just 90 minutes away) as well as the scenic Central Coast, just two and one-half hours away. Fresno is the only major city in the country with close proximity to four national parks, including renowned Yosemite National Park.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT: https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF02891
Visit our websites at: www.universitymds.com and www.fresno.ucsf.edu
UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
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19 Aug, 2018
How to Raise Capital for Your Business: 7 Alternatives to an IPO
Demand for initial public offerings has shifted away from small caps to favour larger listings, forcing many smaller and mid-market companies to find other ways to raise capital. You need to be of a decent size to consider a listing and if you go in too early, you just get lost among all the other small caps.
So what are the alternatives? Listed below are seven possible non-IPO options for capital raising, with some ideas of the availability, advantages and disadvantages of each one.
1. Engineer a reverse takeover (RTO)
A reverse takeover (RTO), a type of merger that private companies engage in to become publicly traded without resorting to IPO, isn't going to give you access to capital unless your story is good and there's a particular pool of capital that would invest in you except that you're not listed. It's a very difficult thing to get right, not least because there's a lot of lifestyle directors sitting on these boards who are very happy to just carry on taking five grand a month and they are not really interested in either being moved off the board or doing more work.
It is often so time consuming and expensive that you would be better of doing an IPO.
2. Sell the company
The less risky model, particularly for entrepreneurs looking for an exit, is to sell to a cashed-up buyer.
3. Debt
Usually the most expensive cost of capital is debt. But the problem with debt is that banks will usually only lend to people who don't really need it, and if you haven't got property security to put on the table, you're effectively at credit card interest rates if you can actually get over the line at all.
4. Hit up high net-worth individuals
It's very hard to get through the gatekeepers to actually get to the right person and then to be able to articulate your proposition in a way that gets it over the line. It's very time consuming and costly way of doing it and unfortunately not much success around it, this market is tightening.
5. Get investments from private equity
Fundraising from private equity investors can be a good option if you can pull it off, but the problem is private equity can afford to be very, very choosy so if you've not got a very smart business plan, an excellent management team on board, and a growth story that you can articulate, then you're just wasting your time, because the guys are seeing all the deals coming through and can cherry-pick.
The advantage of private equity though, if you can get the right deal size and the right team behind you, is that it's not just cash, unlike an IPO, you're getting an advisory board and network of people who can add value to the business.
6. Merger with your competitor
Some companies might get a better result from creative solutions that don't require cash, mergers or partnerships can be a good idea.
Whether you're looking to enter a new market, develop new products, bring in some know-how, if there's another business out there that's already got that, why not join forces either formally or informally?
Mergers are a lot more popular [at the moment], they're harder to do, and take more investment time, but the chances are the people you're merging with are sharing some of the same pain and if you get together maybe one plus one can equal three.
7. Save for a rainy day
Do you actually need to raise finance at all? Perhaps you can achieve your goals the old-fashioned way, by growing revenue from customers and conserving cash within your business. Many successful companies have boot-strapped to get where they are today.
The upside is that it's less risky, you don't dilute your equity or take on costly interest repayments, and you can be confident you're building your business on solid foundations rather than quicksand. The downside is that it is slower and your competitors may grab market share and entrench their position.
Read more about M&A: DD Check List, Mandate F. A. Q.
Company Valuation: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
Some ideas about capital-raising strategies: Bringing Your Company Public, Exploring Alternative Capital-Raising Strategies, Refinancing and Minority Equity as Partial Exit Strategies, 5 Alternatives To IPOs, How to Raise Capital For a Company in Financial Troubles, 7 Private Equity Strategies
M&A forecasts: M&As In 2018, Last Year M&A Review and New Year Outlook, How to Raise Capital For a Company in Financial Troubles
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Guests can work out at the gym or pamper at the spa. This property also has one of the best-rated locations in Ngapali! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.
Featuring the best Spa, consider arranging a massage right on the beach. There are not too many things in this lifetime one can truly enjoy, imagine total relaxation as the warm ocean breeze helps you drift off into a state of total relaxation and bliss. Our talented therapists will take care of everything including setting up and bringing all the extras.Explore
It was sunsets that taught me beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrise that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again. "S.J. Lawless" enjoy the sunset and sunrise by the beach when you're at the Aureum Palace Hotel & Resort, Ngapali.Explore
Set along the magnificent white stretches of sandy beaches with tropical palm trees and crystal clear waters of the Bay of Bengal, having dinner accompanied with a bonfire on the beach, with friends or family completes your holiday.Explore
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Before their stay
Prepare for the arrival of your guest and get to know them
Booking confirmation
Get in direct contact with your guests from day one (OTA or not)
"The CRM Experience provides continuity and a real follow-up of customer satisfaction before, during and after the stay. It acts as an indispensable central brain allowing us to have:
- more speed;
- more reactivity;
- and more satisfaction.
In my hotels, taking charge of the customer experience without CRM would be comparable to trying to manage their schedule without PMS."
Julie Palisse - Founder of JPS Hotel Solutions
Management and consulting company for 55 hotels.
Pre-stay form
Send a welcome email with a survey to your guest several days before they arrive. You can anticipate their needs and give them a personalized experience.
Less services offered = 6 times more sales
Our pre-welcome survey analyses the profiles of each of your guests so they are only offered services suited to their needs. Why suggest a romantic dinner for two to a solo customer who is on a business trip?
"Many friction points with your guests can be avoided by improving your communication tools. What the Experience Hotel team is doing to empower hotels to personalize service is absolutely wonderful."
Adele Gutman -Vice Présidente Sales, Marketing and Revenue of "The Library Hotel Collection" & Manager of the #1 hotel in the world on Tripadvisor in 2017
During their stay
Make your guests' life easier and analyse your hotel
Pre check-in and Remote check-in App
Your guests have the option of speeding up their reception time. They can pre-check in online, fill out their form on a tablet at reception, or register remotely, directly from their smartphone to ensure social distancing.
Prevent bad comments
30 to 40% of people do not by nature tend to communicate when they have a problem. Take the lead by automatically sending a quality control email during your guests' stay.
In-depth analysis of guest satisfaction
Discover what they think:
- Business travellers or tourists;
- Couples or solo travellers;
- The occupants of rooms 33, 54 and 56 and the quality of the Wi-Fi;
- The British or Spanish travellers;
- Etc.
Over thirty typical guest profiles help you find exactly what you should improve in your hotel.
After their stay
Build guest loyalty with ease
Over 5000 events & email scenarios
Our CRM examines each guest profile and plans campaigns tailored specifically to each:
- Sent automatically with no action needed from you,
- In total compliance with the GDPR,
- Optimised to improve your guest relations
- Unlimited possibilities. Create your own automated campaigns!
Example: Happy birthday!
This date is an opportunity to connect with your old guests, but it's unmanageable manually. Like a certain number of other events, Experience Hotel CRM handles this automatically.
Another example of an automated scenario
12 months after your guest last stayed, we send them a mail to remind them of the good time they had with you
Bonus for your loyal guests
Depending on the number of times they stayed at your Hotel, our CRM calculates a personalised Bonus and automatically inserts it in each of your emails to them. Of course, those are ONLY available on your website.


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It is not easy to find natural skin care products that are not really expensive and that also do a good job. At this time of the year the old weather is not gone yet. Specially here in Antwerp the last couple of weeks have been pretty cold! Cold weather usually dries your skin a lot, and makes it look a bit dead. To avoid this, you need to moisturise and exfoliate almost everyday, and that can be expensive! Yet I found a solution.
Coconut and coffee exfoliator! It does an amazing job, it really does! It is gentle on your skin, leaves a light moisture behind and obviously smells amazing. We all know coconut oil has uncountable benefits for hair and skin, and that is the main basis for this exfoliator. Besides that, you'll need grounded coffee. You would think that coffee is really a weird thing to use but the combination of this two is anti-inflammatory, smoothening and great to diminish stretch marks and redness. Besides that, the ground coffee adds the exfoliating action to the mixture.
All you have to do is gently apply it to your skin before you go into the shower. Massage it gently onto your skin. Leave it in for about 5 minutes and then remove it carefully in the shower with warm water. Your skin will end up looking much more alive and soft. The great thing about it is that it is really inexpensive and easy to make. But more importantly completely natural.
You need a small bowl filled with a tablespoon of raw coconut oil. Add then two teaspoons of grounded coffee and mix it well. And it is ready to use!
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Health Savings Account Help
- Covered under a high deductible health plan (HDHP) on the first day of the month
- Generally not covered by any health plan that is not an HDHP (exceptions exist for coverage that is not part of an HDHP for accidents, disability, dental care, vision care, long-term care, or permitted insurance)
- Not enrolled in Medicare
- Not able to be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return
Yes. A network plan is a plan that generally provides more favorable benefits for services provided by its network of providers than for services provided outside the network. When determining if a plan is an HDHP, the out-of-pocket expense limits for services provided outside of a network of preferred providers are disregarded. In other words, if a plan otherwise meets the requirements of an HDHP, but the out-of-pocket expense limits for out-of-network services exceed the maximum annual out-of-pocket expense limits allowed for an HDHP, the plan will still be considered an HDHP.
EXAMPLE: Is the plan described below an HDHP?
Sarah has self-only coverage under her health plan for 2022. She may access services from either a network of preferred providers, or she may choose to receive services from out-of-network providers. When she uses in-network providers, her health plan has a $1,400 deductible and a $8,000 out-of-pocket expense limit. Alternatively, when she accesses services from out-of-network providers, her deductible is $2,000, and her out-of-pocket expense limit is $12,000.
Answer: Yes. Sarah's plan is an HDHP because it meets the deductible and out-of-pocket expense restrictions for self-only coverage when she uses network providers. Out-of-network provider expenses are disregarded when determining if an individual has an HDHP.
Any or all of the following are eligible to contribute to an HSA in a given year.
- An eligible individual (defined earlier)
- An eligible individual's employer (if applicable)
- Any other person
General rule: For an eligible individual that is covered by the same HDHP plan for the entire calendar year, the maximum annual contribution is the statutory limit of $3,650 in 2022 for those with self-only coverage, or $7,300 for those with family coverage. An HSA owner is treated as being covered by the same HDHP coverage (self-only or family) for the entire year as the coverage held on December 1.
NOTE: Contribution amounts may be adjusted for cost-of-living increases.
Contributions may be made by or on behalf of an eligible individual even if the eligible individual has no compensation, or the contributions exceed his or her compensation.
Catch-up contributions: Eligible individuals may make HSA catch-up contributions of up to $1,000 annually. For eligible individuals who are married and have family coverage, each spouse who is an eligible individual may make a catch-up contribution to his or her own HSA.
If an eligible individual will attain age 55 or older by the end of the calendar year, and he or she is an eligible individual for the entire year, he or she may make a full catch-up contribution.
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text: Associated Press Writer This was a day like no other in skiing for the Kostelic family. Ivica and Janica Kostelic became the first brother and sister to win World Cup Alpine races on the same day. Janica won a slalom Sunday on her 21st birthday in Bormio, Italy, then watched on TV with her father as her brother captured a slalom in Slovenia less than an hour later. "It's a great day for our family," Janica said. "It's a strange record indeed, but I'm pleased with it. What Ivica has done means a lot because we've spoken for years about winning a race on the same day. "And it's great it happened on my birthday. He couldn't have given me a better present." Croatia Prime Minister Ivica Racan sent congratulatory letters to both, praising their "spirit and motivation." Several thousand Croatian fans made the trip to neighboring Slovenia and Italy. Back home, hundreds of thousands of Croats watched on TV. In cafes and pubs, teenagers exchanged high-fives. The Kostelics are icons in Croatia, their rise from poverty an inspiration in the country of 4.5 million, which is emerging from the ravages of war after declaring independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Last year, the Kostelics won on the same weekend at the World Cup finals in Flachau, Austria. Fifteen sets of siblings have won races since the start of the World Cup almost 40 years ago, but none ever on the same day. The closest were the Mahre brothers of the United States. On Feb. 8, 1983, at St. Anton, Austria, Steve Mahre won a slalom while Phil took the combined, an event computed from performances in the downhill and the slalom. Ivica had a total time of 1 minute, 44.71 seconds on a rutted course to pad his lead in the slalom standings. It was his second straight victory following a special elimination event in Sestrieres, Italy, three weeks ago. "I didn't watch her race because I was preparing for my race," he said. "But we had a guy on the team watching the TV and telling us the times over the radio. When I heard Janica had won by two seconds I was jumping up and down in joy." Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder was runner-up in 1:44.98 and Olympic slalom champion Jean-Pierre Vidal of France was third in 1:45.03. Tom Rothrock was the fastest U.S. skier, placing 12th. Americans Bode Miller and Erik Schlopy went out in the opening leg. In Bormio, Janica finished 2.08 seconds ahead of Austria's Elisabeth Goergl for her fifth victory this season. It was the biggest margin of victory in a women's slalom since 1973, when France's Danielle Debernard won by 2.12 seconds in Japan. Sweden's Anja Paerson was third and Kristina Koznick was the top American in 10th. Kostelic enjoyed a quick celebration after crossing the finish line as organizers delivered her a birthday cake and a bottle of sparkling wine. Then she rushed to the press center, along with her father-coach Ante, to watch live TV coverage of the second run in Slovenia. Janica and her father hugged following a victory by 23-year-old Ivica. Janica clearly has been the more dominant skier. She is the overall World Cup leader and in Salt Lake City became the first Alpine skier to capture four medals in a single Olympics. On Sunday, she bounced back from a spill a day earlier in a giant slalom that deprived her of a certain top-three finish. In the slalom, she finished in 1:36.74 and increased her lead in the discipline's standings to 530 points, nearly double that of her closest rival. "I was a bit tense and less than confident following yesterday's spill," she said. "I skied an almost perfect race, although perfection does not exist in skiing." The next time she and her brother have a chance to win on the same day is Jan. 19. The men race a slalom in Wengen, Switzerland, and the women a giant slalom in Cortina, Italy.


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Brake Line Bending and Flaring
Tudor Tales
Despite a bit of slow progress on the Tudor (solely on my part), things are still progressing. Our recent accomplishment with the '33 at Circle City Hot Rods entailed plotting, configuring, and routing the brake lines—and out of that we managed to pull some tips and tricks regarding various methods, as well as problem solvers, for the above mentioned.
Personally, I find chassis plumbing one of the more enjoyable facets of building hot rods; I also find it quite nerve wracking. First off, there's no fabrication involved, other than the exception of welding flex line tabs, so it's rather clean and straightforward. However, when it comes to complex routing of the brake lines, be it along the contour of a shapely rearend housing or snaked through the tight confines of crossmembers, getting your bends accurate can be tricky. And that's with standard galvanized steel tubing; dealing with stainless is a whole 'nuther animal in itself and that's precisely what the Tudor's getting.
With stainless tubing, your "fudge" room is drastically limited; often, you get one chance to make that sharp bend, not to mention appropriate flare. With that in mind, due to the cost factor involved with stainless, it's a good idea to have spare pieces of steel tubing around—for practice as well as potential templating (make compound pieces out of steel first, then transfer to your final stainless piece). Otherwise, if you're like me—not a certified pro tubing bender—plan on having a lot of scrap stainless leftover. (In many cases, bending by hand seems the easiest method, but in my experience, you'll never achieve as clean a bend as with the proper tool but I still cheat every now and then!)
Flaring standard steel tubing is fairly simple, but achieving the correct flare (45-degree double for pressurized brake systems) is critical for adequate sealing purposes. With stainless being much harder—and often more brittle—it's even more crucial and harder to achieve, literally. Your typical flaring tools generally aren't up to the task (at least for consistent use), and may hinder more than help. For this, I've found a tool up to the task: Eastwood's Pro Flaring Tool. The multi/turret-headed flaring is designed for ease of operation with phenomenal results, even with stainless. At a fraction of the cost of higher-end hydraulic kits ($229.99 from Eastwood), if you find yourself working with brake/fuel tubing on a semi-regular occasion, it's well worth every bit of the purchase price (if not, go in with a friend or two!). So far, I've run countless stainless flares through ours, and so far, die wear is minimal—something few other flaring tools I've dealt with can handle.
Finally, there are a couple "specialized" tools that, for my fellow non-pro plumbers out there (even some of you pros could benefit as well), come in real handy. With fittings attached, you're limited to how tight/sharp a bend you can make—a set of bending pliers, such as the ones shown from Lisle, are great for additional tweaking, as well as under-correcting over-bent lines. And when it comes to repairing bent tubing, a pair of line straighteners, such as those shown from Summit, is another must-have.
For the Tudor's brake and fuel plumbing necessities, Inline Tube was sourced for a full set of stainless line, fittings, and various accessories. It should also be noted that, while stainless is generally tough to manipulate, Inline's particular stainless turned out to be fairly easy to bend, and little to no issues were ever encountered with flaring (problems that did arise were all operator error!).


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What Does Mathew Martoma's Conviction Really Mean?
So, the insider trader formerly known as Ajai Mathew Thomas has been convicted of said insider trading, just like everyone else who's been charged with it in the last five years. But forget this nobody grain of sand. How does it impact his former boss and conversation partner?
Answer: Probably not at all.
From a public relations standpoint, his conviction signifies another blow for Cohen, who had already been forced to drop all of his clients in converting SAC Capital into an investment vehicle for his $9 billion fortune.
Unless prosecutors leverage yesterday's verdict to convince Martoma to turn against his former boss, however, his conviction is likely to have little bearing in their on-going pursuit of Cohen.
On the other hand, maybe?
There's nothing like the prospect of prison time to make one reconsider one's choices.
In the wake of the guilty verdict Thursday in the insider trading case against former hedge fund manager Mathew Martoma, prosecutors will certainly make another attempt to "flip" him–he is the most likely source of evidence, if any exists, of wrongdoing by Steven Cohen, the founder of the beleaguered SAC Capital Advisors. But for Martoma, who has never claimed to have any evidence against Cohen, it may be too late to make a deal to stay out of jail….
Still, at 39-years-old, Martoma may be eager to do what he can to pare down the potential 45-year maximum sentence that comes with his conviction on the three counts.
Either way, it gave us a newly-expanded infographic with Steve Cohen's face in the middle.
What it means for Mr. Martoma is a good deal clearer: Up to a decade in prison, the need for a really good appellate lawyer and the end of a American Dream realized.
Mathew Martoma had been on his way to being another American success story. Today, he is the eighth person who once worked for the hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen to be convicted of insider trading….
The son of immigrant parents from India, Mr. Martoma, 39, graduated from Duke, attended Harvard Law School and earned an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School before he landed a job as portfolio manager at SAC, one of the most successful hedge funds in the world….
Until his arrest in November 2012, Mr. Martoma had seemingly checked off all the boxes on the path to success. At SAC, he earned a $9.3 million bonus in 2008, which enabled him and his wife to buy a $1.9 million home in Boca Raton, Fla., for themselves and their three young children.
But much of Mr. Martoma's adult life was checkered with cheating.
About that….
Former Harvard Law student and SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma was found guilty of two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud Thursday afternoon. The 39-year-old Martoma faces a maximum sentence of 45 years….
During the court proceedings, it was also discovered that Martoma was expelled from Harvard Law School in 1999 for creating a false transcript and using it to apply for clerkships with federal judges….
Expulsions of such a nature are incredibly rare at Harvard Law School, according to Law School professor Alan M. Dershowitz. Dershowitz said that the Martoma case was a once-in-a-decade event in an interview with Bloomberg News last month.
Martoma's downfall made the pages of his alma mater's student newspaper (even if they spelled his name wrong), as well as that of the university that counts Steve Cohen as a trustee. As for the graduate school that didn't throw Martoma out? Well, it seems they've never heard of him.
And before we close the book on Martoma (for this week, anyway), let's give it up for the immortal Preet Bharara on his 79-peat.
Former SAC Capital Advisor portfolio manager Mathew Martoma was found guilty of insider trading on Thursday — bringing US Attorney Preet Bharara's record in his five-year-old Wall Street probe to 79-0….
"In the short run, cheating may have been profitable for Martoma, but in the end, it made him a convicted felon, and likely will result in the forfeiture of his illegal windfall and the loss of his liberty," Bharara said in a statement after the verdict….
Bharara's probe has shaken the hedge-fund world and its relationship with so-called expert networks, where much of the inside tips originated. Six hedge funds — including SAC Capital — were shuttered by the probe.
Martoma is one of 11 inside traders ensnared in Bharara's dragnet who've gone to trial — and the second from SAC.
Of the 78 prior convictions, seven were present or former SAC employees. Six pled guilty, as did the firm.
Martoma Prosecutors Bask in Victory Over a Grain of Sand [Bloomberg/Matt]
What Does Martoma's Conviction Mean For SAC Capital's Steven Cohen? [Forbes]
New Guilty Verdict Could Be Bad News For SAC Capital's Steven Cohen [Time]
The Cohen Connections [DealBook]
Now, the Sentencing for Martoma [DealBook, w/ bonus pic of Raj Rajaratnam]
Martoma faces loss of home, millions in forfeiture [USA Today via LoHud]
Dershowitz: Martoma Needs a Good Appellate Lawyer [Bloomberg TV]
Ex-SAC Trader Convicted of Securities Fraud [DealBook]
Former Law Student Martoma Convicted of Insider trading in SAC Case [Harvard Crimson]
Trustee's former employee convicted [Brown Daily Herald]
New notch for Preet as Martoma is convicted of insider trading [NYPost]


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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Eni have signed a US$4.2bn deal to acquire a 20 per cent stake in a key Mozambique offshore natural gas block
Paolo Scaroni, chief executive of Eni, said that the partnership with CNPC on Block 4 was part of the company's strategy to scale up its Africa production.
"We are, by far, the largest producer in Africa and there's a lot more room for further agreements between us," Scaroni added.
The Italian oil and gas firm currently controls a 50 per cent share in the block and would continue to do so, company sources said.
Meanwhile, CNPC's contribution to construct LNG plants in the southeast African country would allow both companies to start exporting LNG by the end of the decade.
This is China's biggest investment so far in an overseas natural gas field and its first foray into East Africa's huge gas discovery, CNPC officials said.
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George Kaplan, MD – Awarded Distinguished Member for 2017
Dr. Kaplan will be honored at the Members Business in Vancouver on Wednesday, August 9. His outstanding dedication and contributions to Urology make him a worthy choice. Below is a brief biography of his accomplishments.
Dr. Kaplan is a native Texan, born in Brownsville. During WWII he attended 11 elementary schools in 10 cities as his father was serving as a flight surgeon in the US Army Air Corps. After the war his family settled in Beaumont, TX where he completed high school. He received a BA from the University of Texas and an MD from Northwestern University Medical School. Following a rotating internship at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans he entered the US Navy as a general medical officer serving 1 year of sea duty in the Pacific and 2 years at the Naval Training Center San Diego. This was followed by Urology residency at Northwestern University under John Grayhack during which he had an NIH post-doctoral fellowship and earned an MS in Urology. His first job after residency was as Acting Chief of Urology at the Children's Memorial Hospital, in Chicago. He then relocated to San Diego and entered solo private practice in 1969. In 1971 he limited his practice to pediatric urology, the first urologist west of the Mississippi to do so. He was appointed to the UCSD faculty in 1971, was Acting Chief of Urology in 1975-1976, Chief of Pediatric Urology 1972-1997, and currently Distinguished Professor of Clinical Surgery Emeritus, having participated in the education of over 150 residents between UCSD and the Navy Medical Center San Diego. A fellowship in pediatric urology was established in 1987, accredited by the ACGME and provided further education for 25 fellows, 60% of who are involved academically.
Dr. Kaplan has authored over 175 peer reviewed papers, 90 textbook chapters, and 1 textbook. He is a member of the AUA, WSAUA, International Society of Urology, American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has been a visiting Professor at a number of institutions both in the United States and abroad and served on the Examination Committee of the AUA and was a Trustee of the American Board of Urology, serving as its delegate to the American Board of Medical Specialties. He was the Chair of the Pediatric Health Council of the American Foundation of Urologic Disease and served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Urology and Urology (the gold Journal). Locally, he was Chief of Urology, Chief of Surgery, Chief of Staff, and a Trustee of Children's Hospital San Diego (now Rady Children's Hospital San Diego). He has been president of the local chapter of the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Pediatric Urology, The Section on Urology of the American Academy of Pediatrics, San Diego Urologic Society, as well as an honorary member of the Southeastern Section of the AUA and the Society of Government Urologic Surgeons. He was recently awarded the Pediatric Urology Medal by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Stevenson Award by the Society of Government Urologic Surgeons, and the MacLaggen award by the Rotary club.


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Oshkosh Police partnering with service dog organization
OSHKOSH - Employees of the Oshkosh Police Department will be participating in a fundraising event for a great organization, Journey Together Service Dog, which is based in Oshkosh.
From Oct. 1 until Nov. 30, Oshkosh Police Department employees who donate $50 to Journey Together Service Dog can have facial hair, female officers can wear their hair past the collar of their uniform shirts and plain clothes officers and civilian staff can dress casually on Thursdays and Fridays.
Journey Together Service Dog Inc.'s mission is to provide highly trained service dogs to people diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Dogs are placed at no charge with qualified Wisconsin residents who are 18 years or older.
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This organization has a unique training program for their service dogs. The service dogs reside at the Oshkosh Correctional Institution and inmates apply to the program to provide training in several areas and care for the dogs.
Community volunteers go to the facility to provide instruction with inmates and take the dogs out of the prison to provide experiences that are not possible in a correctional facility. This partnership significantly decreases the cost of training service dogs, increasing the number of dogs who can be trained and placed in the community.
For more information, visit journeytogetherservicedog.org or call 920-322-5532.
Kate Mann is part of the public affairs and crime prevention teams at the Oshkosh Police Department.


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"The women that I have met through KWLI have transformed the way I view the world as a whole. If you follow the media, it is easy to become disheartened, but by connecting in great ways with these amazing women from Pakistan, Egypt, India, Morocco and more I believe in the leadership potential throughout the world!"Erika Dvorske, United Way of Douglas County
"Although I had been involved with the Leadership Studies Minor for several semesters, my introduction to the Kansas Women's Leadership Institute came through a mentoring opportunity with a member of the 2014 class. To say that it was an honor and privilege to get to know Namra and her fellow KWLI participants is an understatement. One needs only a basic awareness of international events to appreciate the challenging circumstances from which the international women come, yet they present such optimism for a future vastly different from their present realities. To watch the women use the tools within the adaptive leadership philosophy to develop their voices and strengthen their resolve to effect change in the face of such enormous odds left me with a sense of hope that the headlines will change as this new generation of dynamic, passionate, ethical, and involved leaders rise and thrive."Dr. Amy Leyerzapf, KU Leadership Studies Minor


text: Jon Jones (Esther Lin/MMAFighting)UFC 197: Jones Beats OSP for Interim Title, Mighty Mouse Destroys Cejudo In First Justin Fuller April 22, 2016 Events, News, Recaps, UFC On Saturday, April 22, 2016, the UFC showcased two title fights with Jon Jones (21-1) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (19-7) for the interim UFC Light-Heavyweight Championship and men's flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson (23-2-1) defending his strap against Olympic gold medalist wrestler and No. 2 contender Henry Cejudo (10-0), live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Also featured on the main card was former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis vs. No. 8 Edson Barboza, Ultimate Fighter: Smashes-winner and No. 8 middleweight Robert Whitaker vs. No. 13 Rafael Natal, and last but not least rising stars Yair Rodríguez and Andre Fili, who opened up the Pay-Per-View (PPV) in a featherweight bout. Jones was coming off a 15-month layoff, with us last seeing him defend the 205-lbs belt opposite Daniel Comier in a five-round, yet one sided, war. He was subsequently stripped of his title after his involvement in a hit-and-run, and other legal troubles. Originally scheduled to rematch Cormier, who was pulled from the card due to injury and is the current UFC Lightheavyweight Champion, Jones faced No. 6 OSP who is coming off a unanimous decision win over former Strikeforce champion Feijao Cavalcante. Saint Preux has overall had mixed success in the last couple of years and was the highest ranking opponent available on last minute who had not been previously bested by Jones or also coming off a loss (No. 2 Anthony Johnson was the presumptive choice however a recent procedure rendered him unavailable). Nonetheless, he is a formidable opponent and can present challenges to the former champion, who will had his first significant test with ring rust. Making his eighth-straight title defense, Johnson looked to further cement his legacy as one of the greatest fighters in history, even if no one is watching, with a test the likes of which few champions inside the Octagon have had to face. Cejudo brings to the table the highest level of wrestling credentials possible, but has had weight issues in the past and that could have a major impact in later rounds. Either way, this may just be the fight that puts the flyweights on the map. Also on the card is a marquee preliminary flyweight bout between No. 14 Sergio Pettis (13-2) and unheralded Chris Kelades (9-2), and a women's strawweight bout featuring former champion and No. 2-contender Carla Esparza and No. 14 Juliana Lima. MAIN CARD SUMMARY Yair Rodríguez vs. Andre Fili Round 1: Yair spent the first part of the round using his kicks to control distance and set the pace. The second half of the round, save the end, was spent with Yair in top position trying to land strikes, but to his credit Fili stayed active from the bottom and rallied at the end. Unfortunately it was not enough to take back the round. 10-9 Rodriguez. Round 2: After some light exchange, Yair gets a takedown almost a minute into the round, but lets up after less than a minute and not much damage landed. After the stand up, it's only a matter of time before Yair finds a home for his left knee lands on Fili's face and the ref calls it a night. Spectacular knockout performance by Yair Rodriguez. Robert Whittaker vs. Rafael Natal Round 1: Nearly the entire round spent on the feet, Whittaker managed to land a little more often, but Natal did damage to Whittaker's left leg. After four minutes of tactical back and forth, a flurry of exchanges ensued in the closing minute with Natal being dropped and rocked at least once, and entering his corner at the bell on shaky legs. 10-9 Whittaker. Round 2: Whittaker came out more aggressive at the start, likely trying to capitalize on his success at the end of the previous round. The assault did not pay off as intended, as Natal weathered the storm and began finding a home for his right leg kick. By the halfway point in the round, Whittaker had visibly slowed down, but was still able to land first, and land often. 10-9 Whittaker. Round 3: Another leg kick by Natal opens up the third round, but an accidental groin strike by Whittaker puts a quick pause to the action. Natal doesn't spend much time recovering before they begin again. He spends the next several exchanges making it his go to move again, but Whittaker seems to have wised up, at least a bit, and begins switching his stance more often. As the round progressed Whittaker begins to land some leg kicks of his own, although not nearly as damaging. Natal is beginning to wear more, and is coming up short in these exchanges more often than not. Whittaker by contrast seems to be landing with ease, and has his range dialed in perfect. Most of his strikes don't carry much power, but the volume is scoring big, and he's putting a lot into the overhead left he keeps throwing and having mixed success with. Natal starts to land big again with his leg kicks in the last minute, but Whittaker presses forward drops Natal with a headkick in the last few seconds, but is unable to finish and Natal fully recovers before the bell. 10-9 Whittaker. Anthony Pettis vs. Edson Barboza Round 1: This fight was hyped as a war between two exciting stand up fighters, and it did not disappoint from the get go. Barboza displayed his speed and blooded up Pettis early. Two hard left hooks clearly cracked Pettis, but he was overall unhindered and was able to return a body kick in kind and attempted a showtime style kick at the end. 10-9 Barboza. Round 2: Barboza found a home for that left hook early, but Pettis definitely found his range better. While Baroza threw more volume, he seemed to have lost a half step and wasn't landing as well. Pettis did well early with a knee and his one-two. A failed takedown attempt in late in the round did not help, but he closed out with some more showtime action. Close to call, but 10-9 Pettis. Round 3: No time was wasted by Barboza this time before he landed big on Pettis's left leg. A possible groing shot on Pettis paused the action, but only briefly and Barboza went right back to work on that leg, and follow up big with a body kick. Pettis tried to rally in this last stanza, but Barboza was able to shut him down at every turn and continue torturing that same leg. Pretty clear who took this one. 10-9 Barboza. Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Henry Cejudo Round 1: This one was over just as it got started. It was clear early on the clinch would be where this fight was going to take place, and during the first one DJ showed his speed landing a right hand in the break. During the second clinch, Cejudo showed by he's the Olympic gold medalist, but DJ responded by showing why he's the UFC champion and quickly recovered to his feet. Both wasted no time getting back in the clinch, but this is where DJ showed his experience, skill and fight IQ, as he did a better job of keeping his balance while landing several unanswered knees with speed and accuracy before cracking Cejudo good and going in for the kill. Quick work, and he barely broke a sweat. Jon Jones vs. Ovince Saint Preux Round 1: Both fighters came out showing each other respect, but not so much they didn't engage. Early on OSP was able to land a big leg kick, but Jones landed several kicks of his own. The leg kicks would give OSP some success, but not enough to over come the mixed bag of tricks from Jones. The round closed with a solid knee and clinch by Jones. 10-9 Jones. Round 2: No time wasted getting into action. Jones was finding a good home for his leg kicks, but OSP slipped a few jabs in. A clinch halfway through showed why Jones is who is he, landing with knees, elbows, and the kitchen sink. OSP had more success later in the round, getting his 1-2 combo in several times, but not often enough to slow the leg kick onslaught from Jones. Close round, but Jones was more active. 10-9 Jones. Round 3: The damage from the previous round start to take their toll on OSP, as he started to slow down and throw less at the midway point of the fight. Lack of preparation time may play a role, but those leg kicks have to hurt either way. Jones by contrast is getting more comfortable as the fight progresses, and begins to execute flawlessly an onslaught of precision body kicks. OSP did seem to find his footing better at the close of the round, but Jones isn't likely to be any less active in the next round. 10-9 Jones. Round 4: OSP's second wind kicked in just in time, but it wasn't clear early on if that would be enough. A takedown by Jones proved it would be, as he quickly recovered and was visibly looser in his movement, as the commentators also noted. He didn't have much success, as Jones pressed the action and got OSP's back against the cage where he more easily got another takedown. This time OSP would not get up as easily. Jones works his way to side control and begins to land several unanswered elbows before working into a submission attempt which allowed enough space for OSP to attempt an escape. Jones would stay on him and keep the fight on the ground before working to his back and landing big shots. The round would close with Jones dropping a barrage of punishment on the still lucid OSP. 10-9 Jones. Round 5: OSP showed what heart is, as he still stayed engaged in the fight despite getting out struck at every turn. Jones landed a big takedown, but allowed it to be stood back up. The second half of this round is the first time Jones started to look tired, but not enough to help OSP turn the tide. The round closes out with little action, and despite a lack of a finish, it was clear who was the winner. The commentator's mention how OSP will get a "rub" in his career from fighting Jones, and that he'll go on to be bigger and better because of the fight. I would agree, as he did just as well as of those who came before him, and he's only going to get better from here. 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CITY HALL – A former aide to Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to report Wednesday that he raised more than $194,000 in the first 60 days of his campaign to unseat 43rd Ward Ald. Michele Smith.
Derek Lindblom, 36, who lives in Lincoln Park with his wife and 15-month-old son, said he is running to modernize the way aldermen represent their constituents by combining the political savvy he honed during the three years he worked for Emanuel and the business and technology expertise learned while working for a venture capital fund.
"We are really proud of the the breadth and depth of support for our campaign," Lindblom said. "It is real proof that there is a desire for change, and we are in a position to win."
Lindblom's haul is more than second-place finisher Caroline Vickrey raised during the entire 2015 campaign, according to campaign finance records. Smith, first elected to the City Council in 2011, won a second term by just 79 votes.
Vowing to be a "new kind of alderman," Lindblom said he would use technology to connect residents — even those who are not tech savvy. One example could be linking neighbors able to shovel snow with those who need help, perhaps through a smart phone app for 43rd Ward residents, Lindblom said.
"It is not just responding to service requests but also being proactive and getting people involved and connected," said Lindblom, who also promised to hold more ward-wide events. "I will think of the office in a new way."
Now on a leave of absence from health care venture capital firm 7wire ventures, Lindblom said he would not hold outside employment if elected alderman.
Aldermen are really mayors of small cities, which means they have a chance to "innovate and do great things, Lindblom said, adding that he has always been someone who has a "million ideas and examples."
To get a chance to implement any of those ideas, Lindblom will have to defeat Smith and two other challengers, Jacob Ringer and Scott Goodrich.
Ringer left his job as a development manager at mHUB, a physical product startup incubator, in March to campaign full time, and said he has knocked on 1,500 doors since then.
Ringer gave his campaign $90,000 last week, according to reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, to ensure that his campaign would have the "mark of viability," Ringer said.
Scott Goodrich, a senior project manager in Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's office, reported May 17 that he had not raised any money through June 30. Goodrich did not return a request for comment about the 43rd Ward race.
Sean Tenner, Smith's campaign manager, said the alderman was taking all three challengers seriously.
"We know it is going to be a hard-fought race," Tenner said. "We are definitely on an accelerated schedule. Every alderman should be prepared to organize at the grass-roots level."
Smith has approximately $266,000 in cash in her campaign account, according to the Illinois Sunshine database.
Smith spent nearly $654,000 in the 2015 race to keep her seat on the City Council. In addition, Chicago Forward — a political action committee supported by Emanuel and designed to elect his allies to the City Council — spent more than $78,526 to bolster Smith.
She voted with the mayor 85 percent of the time between June 2015 and March 2017, according to former 44th Ward Ald. Dick Simpson, who tracks how often the City Council "rubber stamps" the mayor's proposals as a political science professor for the University of Illinois Chicago.
Although she ultimately voted to create a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) DIstrict along the CTA's Red, Purple and Brown lines, Smith questioned the district boundaries and whether the Emanuel-backed effort would benefit the residents of the 43rd Ward.
While Smith has been a reliable vote for the mayor, she cast one of two votes a year ago against sweeping zoning changes backed by the mayor that set to stage for the one industrial North Branch Industrial Corridor to be transformed into a new neighborhood.
Smith said the plan approved by the council invited a "land rush" along the 760-acre, 3.7-mile stretch of land on the Chicago River between Fullerton and Kinzie avenues and did not include enough park space or do enough to address traffic congestion.
In recent weeks, Smith has been working with Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd) — who cast the other no vote against the massive rezoning — to create a 24-acre park along the river. It is not clear how the city would foot the plan's $200 million bill.
Lindblom said he shares Smith's goal of bringing more open space to the 43rd Ward, but said he would focus on increasing park space not only along the river but also elsewhere in the ward.
In addition, Lindblom said he would focus on addressing concerns about traffic congestion and increasing the number of transit options for 43rd Ward residents, particularly those traveling east and west to and from the Kennedy Expressway.
Any development along the North Branch must also plan for the impact new residents will have on the area's schools, Lindblom said.
"I really want to focus on the entire [kindergarten through 12th grade] system," Lindblom said, adding that he is committed to sending his son to Chicago Public Schools.
While declining to criticize Smith directly, Lindblom said he would work, if elected, to "integrate" the Lincoln Commons development now under construction on land that was once Children's Hospital and help mitigate the impact of new residents and increased traffic on nearby businesses and residents.
In addition to deciding the fate of the land along the Chicago River, aldermen elected in 2019 will also have to pay a huge bill for the city's employee pensions. City officials will have to figure out how to cover a $400 million increase due in 2020 under a state law that will bump up the city's required contributions to its four pension funds.
Lindblom, a 2008 graduate of Harvard Law School, starting working for Emanuel in 2011 as part of his transition team and stayed on after the mayor took office and was responsible for crafting a plan to address the city's massive pension shortfall.
That shortfall was bridged — at least for the short term — largely thanks to several massive tax increases, including a 2015 property tax increase worth $589 million. That tax hike, the largest in Chicago's history, was followed by a 30 percent increase in the water and sewer tax in 2016.
"There are few issues that are tougher than pensions," Lindblom said. "I learned a lot about how to run the city and how to get the city to work in the mayor's office."
Lindblom said he would work to bring people together to hammer out a solution, while ensuring that the City Council has a hand in crafting the ultimate agreement.
"I want the City Council to lead on issues like pensions," Lindblom said. Leaving it to the mayor is like attacking the issues "with one hand tied behind our back," he added.
Former Deputy Mayors Mark Angelson and Steve Koch have each given Lindblom $5,600 — the maximum allowed under the city's campaign contribution caps. Those caps would be lifted if Ringer gives his campaign another $10,000, under state law.
In addition, Lindblom is represented by political operative Tom Bowen, who served as Emanuel's top political aide until he ventured out on his own in 2012.
Emanuel's campaign did not respond to a question about whether the mayor would support his former aide over his ally Smith in the 43rd Ward race.
Lindblom said focusing on the mayor's role in the election would do a disservice to the real issues facing residents of Lincoln Park and Old Town.
"There is a desire in the media to make it all about the mayor," Lindblom said. "We should focus on the 43rd Ward and electing a great City Council."
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IV/GMM Poisson regression
ivpois [varlist] [if] [in] [, exog(varlist) endog(varlist) other options]
+--------------------+ ----+ Table of Contents +-----------------------------------------------
General description of estimator Examples Description of options Remarks and saved results References Acknowledgements Citation of ivpois Author information
+-------------+ ----+ Description +------------------------------------------------------
Using the Mata function optimize available in Stata 10, ivpois implements a Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimator (due to Mullahy, 1997) of Poisson regression that allows additional exogenous variables that have no direct impact on the dependent variable to be specified, and endogenous variables to be instrumented by excluded instruments (see ivreg2 or rd if installed, and references therein; ssc install ivreg2 and ssc install rd to install), hence the acronym for Instrumental Variables (IV) in its name (see Baum et al. 2007 or Nichols 2007 for more on IV).
Standard errors are estimated by the asymptotic approximation outlined by Hansen (1982), requiring "large" samples, though bootstrapped standard errors may outperform these in many situations (the latter are obtained by prefixing the command with bootstrap:). If clustering of errors is suspected, the cluster option may be supplied to bootstrap.
Variables specified in the exog(varlist) option and not in the primary varlist are used as excluded instruments that are correlated with the endogenous variables in endog(varlist) and not the error term.
Note that Poisson regression assumes E[y|X]=exp(Xb) to get a consistent estimate of b, so it is appropriate for a wide variety of models where the dependent variable is nonnegative (zero or positive), not just where the dependent variable measures counts of events. Wherever you might be inclined to take the logarithm of a nonnegative dependent variable y and use ivregress, ivpois offers an alternative that includes in the estimation observations where y is zero.
Assuming E[y|X]=exp(Xb), one can assume either an additive error or a multiplicative error, which produce different versions of the moment conditions. The model used by ivpois assumes a multiplicative error. There is no explicit support for panel models and cluster-robust SEs are supplied by bootstrap, using the cluster(varlist) option.
On the moment conditions, the additive form for the error posits that y=exp(xb)+u and gives moment conditions of the form Z'(y-exp(xb))=0, whereas the multiplicative form posits y=exp(xb)u and gives moment conditions of the form Z'(y-exp(Xb)/exp(Xb)))=Z'(y*exp(-Xb)-1))=0 for instruments Z satisfying E(Z'u)=0 (where Z includes all exogenous variables, both included and excluded instruments). Angrist (2001) shows that in a model with endogenous binary treatment and a binary instrument, the latter procedure (assuming a multiplicative error) estimates a proportional local average treatment effect (LATE) parameter in models with no covariates. The latter is also more intuitively appealing and congruent with poisson and glm, and the assumption can be rewritten y=exp(xb)u=exp(xb)*exp(v)=exp(xb+v) so ln(y)=xb+v assuming y>0 to provide the natural link to OLS. Windmeijer (2006) has a very useful discussion and further related models.
+----------+ ----+ Examples +---------------------------------------------------------
In each example, you can cut and paste the entire block of code to the Command window, or click on commands one by one to run.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is no theoretical model to support the next set of commands; they merely illustrate syntax. You will need to install estout from SSC to run the esttab command. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- est clear sysuse auto, clear poisson mpg disp wei, r est sto pois ivpois mpg wei, exog(turn) endog(disp) est sto endog ivpois mpg disp wei, exog(turn) est sto excl ivpois mpg disp wei est sto noexcl g manuf=word(make,1) bs, cl(manuf): ivpois mpg wei, exog(turn) endog(disp) est sto clustbs esttab *, nogaps se mti
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comparison of poisson to ivpois with an exposure variable and a small sample. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- est clear webuse dollhill3, clear tab agecat, gen(a) drop a4 a5 poisson deaths smokes a?, exposure(pyears) r est sto p bs: poisson deaths smokes a?, exposure(pyears) est sto bsp ivpois deaths smokes a?, exposure(pyears) est sto gmm bs: ivpois deaths smokes a?, exposure(pyears) est sto bsgmm esttab *, nogaps se mti
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following three examples offer a comparison of linear regression of ln(y) on X to Poisson regression of y on X, and each model has some real economic content. You will need to install ivreg2 from SSC to run the ivreg2 command. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An example from Card (1995): use http://fmwww.bc.edu/ec-p/data/wooldridge/card, clear loc x "exper* smsa* south mar black reg662-reg669" ivreg2 lw `x' (educ=nearc4) ivpois wage `x', endog(educ) exog(nearc4)
An example from Mullahy (1997) where ivreg2 reports no evidence of a weak instruments problem: use http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/i/ivp_bwt.dta, clear g lnbw=ln(bw) loc x "parity white male" loc z "edfwhite edmwhite incwhite cigtax88" ivreg2 lnbw `x' (cigspreg=`z') ivpois bw `x', endog(cigspreg) exog(`z')
An example from Mullahy (1997) where ivreg2 reports evidence of a weak instruments problem: use http://fmwww.bc.edu/RePEc/bocode/i/ivp_cig.dta, clear g lnc=ln(cigpacks) loc x "pcigs79 rest79 income age qage educ qeduc famsize white" loc z "ageeduc cage ceduc pcigs78 restock" ivreg2 lnc `x' (k210=`z') ivpois cigpacks `x', endog(k210) exog(`z')
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An alternative Generalized Linear Model (glm) approach, due to Hardin, Schmiediche, and Carroll (2003), is designed to address endogeneity due to measurement error. Type findit qvf to install. The following example, loosely based on the qvf help file, favors the GMM approach: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- clear all set obs 1000 gen x1 = uniform() gen x2 = uniform() gen x3 = uniform() gen err = invnorm(uniform()) gen y = exp(1+2*x1+3*x2+4*x3+err) gen t3 = .8*x3 + .6*invnorm(uniform()) qvf y x1 x2 x3 (x1 x2 t3), link(log) fam(poisson) est sto qvf bs: qvf y x1 x2 x3 (x1 x2 t3), link(log) fam(poisson) est sto bsqvf ivpois y x1 x2, endog(x3) exog(t3) est sto gmm bs: ivpois y x1 x2, endog(x3) exog(t3) est sto bsgmm cap ssc inst estout esttab *, nogaps se mti
+-----------------+ ----+ Options summary +--------------------------------------------------
exog(varlist) specifies a list of exogenous variables, possibly included in the primary varlist. Exogenous variables not included in the primary varlist are considered excluded instruments.
endog(varlist) specifies a list of endogenous variables, possibly included in the primary varlist. Endogenous variables not included in the primary varlist are added to that list.
exposure(varname_e), offset(varname_o), constraints(constraints), collinear; see [R] estimation options.
from(matrix) specifies a row matrix of initial values for optimize to use.
level(#); see [R] estimation options.
Other options can be supplied to a bootstrap prefix, including reps(n) requesting a number of repetitions other than the default of 50 and the cluster(varlist) option. In practice, the number of bootstrap replications should probably be much larger than 50, and convergence should be examined, though simulations show that for a correctly specified model, 50 are sufficient for good performance.
+---------------------------+ ----+ Remarks and saved results +----------------------------------------
The command saves the following results in e():
Scalars e(N) Number of observations used in estimation
Macros e(cmd) ivpois e(version) Version number e(depvar) Name of dependent variable
Matrices e(b) Coefficient vector e(V) VCE estimate
Functions e(sample) Marks estimation sample
On the GMM approach, see:
Angrist, Joshua D. 2001. "Estimation of limited dependent variable models with dummy endogenous regressors: simple strategies for empirical practice." Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 19:2-16.
Hansen, Lars P. 1982. "Large Sample Properties of Generalized Methods of Moments Estimators." Econometrica, 50:1029-1054.
Mullahy, John. 1997. "Instrumental-Variable Estimation of Count Data Models: Applications to Models of Cigarette Smoking Behavior." The Review of Economics and Statistics, 79(4):586-593.
Windmeijer, Frank. 2006. "GMM for Panel Count Data Models." Discussion Paper No. 06/591, Department of Economics, University of Bristol.
On IV methods, see:
Baum, Christopher F., Mark E. Schaffer, and Steven Stillman. 2007. "Enhanced routines for instrumental variables/generalized method of moments estimation and testing." Stata Journal 7(4):465-506.
Nichols, Austin. 2007. "Causal inference with observational data." Stata Journal 7(4):507-541.
For the glm-style approach, see:
Hardin, James W., Henrik Schmiediche, and Raymond J. Carroll. 2003. "Instrumental variables, bootstrapping, and generalized linear models." The Stata Journal 3(4): 351-360. See also http://www.stata.com/merror/.
The example using earnings as the outcome:
Card, David E. 1995. "Using Geographic Variation in College Proximity to Estimate the Return to Schooling" in Aspects of Labour Economics: Essays in Honour of John Vanderkamp, edited by Louis Christofides, E. Kenneth Grant and Robert Swindinsky. University of Toronto Press. See also NBER WP 4483.
The central code was promulgated by Bill Gould at a Seminar in DC on November 2, 2007. That Mata code was written by David Drukker at an earlier date, and reads as follows:
m=((1/rows(Z)):*Z'((y:*exp(-X*b') :- 1)))' crit=(m*W*m')
Type viewsource ivpois.ado to see that code in situ (four lines into the section that begins mata:, where all the Mata code appears).
Thanks to John Mullahy for sharing the data used in Mullahy (1997), and for writing that paper. Thanks to Mark Schaffer for pointing out that using the zero vector as an initial value can result in failure of optimize in some cases, and suggesting a return to using the estimated coefficients from poisson as initial values. Thanks to Henry Schneider for asking for an exposure option. Thanks to John Zedlewski for asking for a speed improvment using the d1 evaluatortype of optimize and asymptotic standard errors.
Citation of ivpois
ivpois is not an official Stata command. It is a free contribution to the research community, like a paper. Please cite it as such:
Nichols, Austin. 2007. ivpois: Stata module for IV/GMM Poisson regression. http://ideas.repec.org/c/boc/bocode/s456890.html
Austin Nichols Urban Institute Washington, DC, USA firstname.lastname@example.com
Also see
Manual: [U] 23 Estimation and post-estimation commands [R] bootstrap [R] poisson [R] regress [R] ivregress
On-line: help for (if installed) ivreg2, overid, ivendog, ivhettest, ivreset, xtivreg2, xtoverid, ranktest, condivreg; qvf.


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When creating the recipe I wanted to make sure it fulfilled two main requirements:
- The salsa needs to taste great.
- It needs to be easy to make.
After much trial and error, I bring to you the official recipe:
Bro Council's Chipotle Hot Salsa
What you need:
- 3 tomatillos, husked
- 1 jalapeno
- 6 serrano peppers, stems removed
- 4 roma tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion, sliced
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 can of diced fire-roasted tomatoes
- And for a little extra heat: one habanero
There are three simple cooking steps (and one flavoring step) to the recipe:
- Put all of the ingredients in a pot on the stove on medium heat. Leave the peppers intact unless stated otherwise, and stir occasionally for 25-30 minutes to bring out all the flavors.
- Place the pepper blend into a blender.
- After the blend reduces to your liking, add the whole roma tomatoes until the mixture is pureed.
The Seasoning
While the mix is still in the blender, remove the lid to allow steam to escape, and add the following:
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Blend a little while longer to your desired consistency, and pour it into to your favorite storage container. Allow the salsa to come to room temperature before covering, and chill for 24 hours in your fridge.
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