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Half of the country's forests have vanished to logging, expansion of commercial farming and the continuing search for firewood and charcoal, forest experts say
YANGON, Myanmar (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It is still home to some of the most pristine forests in Southeast Asia. But forest experts warn that Myanmar is fast losing its woodlands due to a combination of commercial logging, agricultural expansion and firewood harvesting.
According to the UN-REDD Programme, at least half of Myammar's land of 667,000 square kilometres is still covered in forest. But the country also has suffered an alarmingly high rate of deforestation. The UN–REDD Programme estimates that in the 15 years between 1990 and 2005, the country lost 18 percent of its forests, and the deforestation rate may have since increased.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), looking at a somewhat longer period, estimates that Myanmar lost more than half of its dense forest cover between 1990 and 2010, with the area covered by forest falling from 45 percent to around 20 percent.
What the leading cause of the deforestation is depends on who you ask.
"Harvesting for fuel wood and charcoal is by far the largest component of wood removals in Myanmar," said Michelle Owen, WWF's conservation programme manager in Myanmar. The country's highest deforestation rates have been recorded from the Ayeyarwady Delta as a result of firewood extraction for Yangon, the country's largest city.
But logging for timber exports poses an equally powerful threat, some researchers say. "The main deforestation threat has been, since the 1990s, logging by companies connected to the military. This continues today during the reform period," said Kevin Woods, author of a report on Myanmar's timber trade.
Woods said that a more recent development has been clearing of forest land for agriculture use and selling the timber.
Woods' research has shown that despite bans by the government, considerable amounts of timber were moved across Myanmar's porous borders, especially in areas where there is armed conflict. The researcher also said that the simplistic procedure adopted to authenticate timber exports from Myanmar allowed for manipulation of the timber's true origins.
All exports are validated as legal if they have the stamp of the Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE), under the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forests (MOECAF), and are shipped out of Yangon.
"It is therefore crucial to disentangle the various chains of custody in order to better gauge the degree to which Myanmar wood can be considered legal, sustainable and ethical, and the land rights regimes operating from sourced areas," Woods said in his paper.
Woods said there was barely any restriction on the number of timber certificates issued or the tonnage that could be exported. WWF's Owen said that limits set by the government on timber harvesting are exceeded due to export revenue targets set by the Myanmar Timber Enterprise.
"Over the past decade or more, these practices have resulted in MTE and private logging companies exceeding the annual logging quota by a significant amount," she said.
For the 2013-14, the government set a target of 186,650 cubic meters of teak exports. However Owen said that by the end of the fiscal year, the total exports were over 400,000 cubic meters.
Woods said that there were encouraging signals coming from the government, such as the implementation of a total ban on exporting unprocessed timber starting in April 2014, and a lowered quota for timber clearing. But the effectiveness of such plans was yet unclear, he said.
At least one of the proposed government schemes has had the opposite impact of what was intended. The impending ban on exports of unprocessed timber has seen an increase in exports in the last six months according to the Myanmar Timber Merchants' Association.
Bar Bar Cho, an official from the association, said that timber exports were likely to record an increase of 30 percent in 2014 primarily because exporters were rushing to beat the ban.
"Export earnings, which are in the region of $600 million to $800 million annually are likely to top $1 billion this year," he said.
WWF's Owen warned that with the country opening up for foreign investments, the pressure on the forests was likely to increase.
"It is fair to assume that increasing exposure to global commodity markets, coupled with rapid (foreign direct investment) inflows and a weak governance environment, will lead to direct deforestation for (large-scale agriculture) and indirect deforestation caused by (large-scale agriculture) displacing poor farmers to the forest margins where they have to clear new land."
Amantha Perera is a freelance writer based in Sri Lanka. He can be followed on Twitter at @AmanthaP
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This month's Daring Bakers' challenge is brought to us by Karen of Bake My Day and Zorra of 1x umruehren bitte aka Kochtopf. They have chosen Tuiles from "The Chocolate Book" by Angélique Schmeink and Nougatine and Chocolate Tuiles from Michel Roux.
As always, I was on pins and needles waiting for the new challenge to be announced. I'm always excited for a brand new recipe to try. I have to admit - I was so happy to see an easier challenge this month...after all, we did make a French Yule Log last month!! That was quite the recipe...!
This month's recipe for Tuile Cookies wasn't too fussy or complicated. I was able to make them very quickly, and the clean-up wasn't too bad either. You can literally make all kinds of shapes with these cookies...fortune cookies, ice cream cones, piroulines...the list goes on and on. I decided to keep it simple and make pretty little bowls. I filled them with frozen blueberries and added a dusting of powdered sugar. They were FABULOUS!!! The cookies have a wonderful taste. In fact, my husband and I couldn't eat just one!
I used a large icing spatula to form large circles with the dough...on a cold baking sheet lined with a silicone mat. They baked for about 8 minutes. I put the baking sheet back into the freezer between batches. One handy trick was this - Once the cookies are done baking, keep the baking pan on the open oven door while you form them. This will keep the cookies warm while you work on the others. They have to be warm in order to form them into the shapes you want! Be careful, though...they will be hot! A muffin tin also came in handy. The cookies didn't fit all the way down into the muffin tin, but I used them as a guide. I rested one cookie on the top of each muffin form until they hardened. I also only cooked 2-4 cookies at a time.
I hope you like them. ;)
Source: "The Chocolate Book" by Angélique Schmeink
Preparation time:
Batter : 10 minutes, Waiting time: 30 minutes, Baking time: 5-10 minutes per batch
65 grams / ¼ cup / 2.3 ounces softened butter (not melted but soft)
60 grams / ½ cup / 2.1 ounces sifted confectioner's sugar
1 sachet vanilla sugar (7 grams or substitute with a dash of vanilla extract)
2 large egg whites (slightly whisked with a fork)
65 grams / 1/2 cup / 2.3 ounces sifted all purpose flour
Butter/spray to grease baking sheet
Oven: 180C / 350F
Using a hand whisk or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle (low speed) - Cream butter, sugar and vanilla to a paste. Keep stirring while you gradually add the egg whites. Continue to add the flour in small batches and stir to achieve a homogeneous and smooth batter/paste. Be careful to not overmix.Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to firm up. (This batter will keep in the fridge for up to a week, take it out 30 minutes before you plan to use it).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease with either butter/spray and chill in the fridge for at least 15 minutes. This will help spread the batter more easily if using a stencil/cardboard template. Press the stencil on the bakingsheet and use an off sided spatula to spread batter. Leave some room in between your shapes. (Please note: I did not use a stencil. I simply shaped the batter into large circles using an off-sided spatula).
Bake cookies in a preheated oven (180C/350F) for about 5-10 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown. Immediately release from bakingsheet and proceed to shape/bend the cookies in the desired shape. These cookies have to be shaped when still warm, you might want to bake a small amount at a time or maybe put them in the oven to warm them up again. (Haven't tried that). Or: place a bakingsheet toward the front of the warm oven, leaving the door half open. The warmth will keep the cookies malleable.
If you don't want to do stencil shapes, you might want to transfer the batter into a piping bag fitted with a small plain tip. Pipe the desired shapes and bake. Shape immediately after baking using for instance a rolling pin, a broom handle, cups, cones….

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Racing is a lot like sex. It's a lot of fun and little dangerous, and occasionally ends very, very poorly.
Welcome to Morning Would, where we present you with some of the most desirable, controversial cars ever built and ask what you would do to drive one.
The problem with expensive, rare, and classic cars is that you know their expensive, rare, and irreplaceable when you're behind the wheel. It's hard to go for a closing gap to pass someone when you're piloting half a million dollars worth of classic steel.
Of course, these problems are lessened if you're a reckless billionaire. If you are, in the comments just let us know where you keep your gold. If you're not, we want to know: do you have the cajones to push this 275 to its limits?
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Quick Tip: Associating Contacts, Companies, and Deals - A Case Study in LemonadeSOLVE
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Hi there,
My name is Jenny Sowyrda and I am a Community Manager for the HubSpot Community.
One way to think of contacts, companies and deals in terms of the simplest business model there is: the lemonade stand.
- Contacts
In general, contacts are the human connections you are making for all elements of your business. A deal is pitched to a human, a company is run by a human, your emails are read and answered by humans.
In my lemonade stand business, the contacts are the potential customers I have. Drivers passing by, children out riding bikes, parents out jogging-they are all the contacts in my CRM because they are my potential customers. They are my contacts.
- Companies
Companies are more than where your contact works. A company defines your contact's budget, resources, and ultimately whether your contact will be able to buy your product.
For my lemonade stand, the neighborhoods that I market my lemonade to are the companies. If I set up a lemonade stand in a neighborhood that no one drives or walks through, or a neighborhood that has six other lemonade stands, I am not going to sell my lemonade. These neighborhoods would not be the right companies for me to market to. And just like companies can have multiple contacts, neighborhoods can have multiple individuals eagerly lining up for my lemonade.
An important note—just like an individual cannot live in two neighborhoods at the same time, a contact in HubSpot cannot be associated with multiple companies at the same time.
- Deals
Generally speaking, deals are the business transactions that are associated with a contact or a company.
For my lemonade stand, a deal is when I begin to pitch my lemonade to a customer. While not everyone who stops by my stand will purchase lemonade, my deals are each transaction. And just like one customer can purchase two cups of lemonade, a contact can be associated with two deals.
While contacts, companies and deals can all act independently in a CRM, using them together makes every deal as sweet as selling lemonade.
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Jets WR David Nelson hopes to make Bills pay for 'mistake'
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. >> David Nelson has been annoyed at the Buffalo Bills for months.
Since Feb. 24, to be exact.
That's when the wide receiver, now with the New York Jets, heard that the Bills elected not to tender him a contract offer as a restricted free agent. His three-year career with Buffalo was over, and it was the way he got the news that riled him up.
"I found out through Twitter," Nelson recalled, "like a lot of other things in life."
He was at a Chicago Blackhawks game when he started getting text messages and seeing tweets — before he got a call from the team.
"Because of the way it kind of ended, it's still kind of a little difficult for me to swallow," Nelson said despite insisting that he's not bitter. "But at the same time, I'm glad to be here."
Nelson, whose season ended last year in the opener against the Jets with a torn right knee ligament, signed with Cleveland in April and was among the Browns' final cuts in August. He went a month without a job, going for workouts and hoping for an opportunity. The injury-plagued Jets, desperate for receiving help, signed Nelson on Oct. 2, and he has quickly become a key target for rookie Geno Smith.
On Sunday, Nelson will mark his sixth game with the Jets by playing against the Bills at Buffalo.
"Anybody who tells you when they play an old team or a team that cut them or something like that, they tell you that it's just another game, is lying to you," Nelson said. "This is definitely more than just another game for me. It's going to be an emotional game. It's going to be a fun game. This game holds a little more in my heart than most others."
He had 94 catches for 1,042 yards and eight touchdowns for the Bills, with some of his best games at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium. Now, Nelson is coming back as the enemy.
"I'm out to prove this week," Nelson said, "that they made a mistake."
Nelson, who turned 27 last week, spoke fondly of his time with the Bills and the great relationships he had with his teammates and Buffalo fans. And he can't think of anything better than sending them home disappointed.
"It's going to be personal," Nelson said. "And I think you'll see that on Sunday."
The Jets certainly like what they've seen from Nelson since he joined them, a move that seemed minor at the time. He has been much more, providing a reliable pair of hands as well as a physical presence. Nelson has 16 catches for 199 yards, with 12 of those receptions coming in his last two games.
He has helped make up for the losses of Santonio Holmes, Jeremy Kerley and Jeff Cumberland to injuries in recent weeks, spending extra time with wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal while getting up to speed with Marty Mornhinweg's offense quicker than even Rex Ryan could have hoped.
"It tells you about the person," Ryan said. "Like he put it upon himself to really learn it and I think that's really, really impressive.
"I know he gained all the respect in the world from all his teammates."
His playing style might have also helped with that. Nelson isn't afraid to throw a block on defensive backs, and he angered Cincinnati's Adam "Pacman" Jones a few weeks ago to the point that the Bengals cornerback threatened to "find out where you live and come get you."
That was prompted by a low hit by Nelson that drew a penalty and later a $7,875 fine from the NFL. Nelson appealed the fine, though, saying it was a legal hit. He revealed Monday that the league agreed with him and rescinded the fine.
"I like him," Ryan said. "He competes his tail off."
Ryan's also glad Nelson is on his side these days. In four games against the Jets, Nelson had 15 receptions for 189 yards and two TDs.
"I've been extremely blessed to be a part of these guys," he said. "I'm hoping to pay them back with my play on Sunday."


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So I didn't realize how sore I was until Monday evening. I was SORE. Like hold on to the wall when you sit down to go to the bathroom sore, grimace every time you get off your duff sore, don't touch my legs or I'm going to kill you sore. Yea, it was pretty bad. I was starting to wonder if I was going to be able to do the half this upcoming weekend. If it wasn't for the last two hard miles I put in at the 1/2, I would have been totally fine, but yea, the 6:15 mile killed me. I stretched, and decided that Tuesday morning I was going to go out for an easy jog.
Well at 6:00 in the morning it's freezing, and I hate, nay, loathe being cold. And my freezing is around 50 degrees, I know I'm a baby. So I bundled up in my sweatpants from Wal-mart (extra classy with the elastic around the foot) and my Cal Sweatshirt I got on sale from Kohls for five dollars, put on the hood and tied it down good so that it wouldn't slip off. (I guess I'm not that Chic, I just looked homeless) and went out.
WHY DIDN'T ANY OF YOU TELL ME TO DO THIS EARLIER! Maybe it's just me but when I came back home, I was feeling 10,000 times better. My medical knowledge things that because I was super warm on my run, it warmed up my muscles and made them feel better? Yea, I lack a lot of medical knowledge. Now I'm feeling better and ready for the weekend, I just hope it's not bone chilling cold or the beloved "santa ana" winds decide that they need to gust up some more fires over here.
So besides giving my race report I forgot to report on the Long Beach goodie bag. Oh wait, that's right, there's nothing to report because it was horrible! What were they thinking. The only thing I got out of the bag was some Clif Blox, (which I'm addicted to now and can't seem to get enough, they are like gushers for adults, I'll write more later) and a free chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-a (another great place I'm addicted too, try it if it's around you) but seriously, it was the lamest thing ever. The t-shirt is pretty cool, but now I'm into being warm and it's cold out, so a small little dri-fit isn't going to cut it unless I make a trip to the gym to get my swell on with the rest of the meatballs there. Okay so not everyone at the gym is a meatball, but maybe my gym is just special that every guy in the weight section is ripped out of their mind and seemingly wearing tank tops that expose most of their body.
Today I found this super cute watch. Yes, another Coach Product, but hello, pretty much the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.
If you haven't heard of Emergen-C, you are missing out, and they have also gone out to support Breast Cancer Awareness by adding a new flavor, Pink Lemonade to their many already delicious options.
SmashboxCosmetics also has a Pink Power Palette out right now.
Lastly, I found this sheer pink color by OPI called Pink of Hearts.
So now I guess I'm already three days away from my next half. Should go well, but I am trying to go for 1:55ish this time. Also, these were the races I'm looking at for the upcoming months. Anyone have any interest in any of them, or have experience with them?
I'm only really set on the Surf City, Wine County and the San Fran, but the other ones would be fun. Can you tell I'm addicted? More cool stuff Friday!


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In typical Russian automotive tradition, the Lada Niva that began production in 1977 is still being produced today using almost exactly the same design. This monotony may explain what inspired one Niva owner to cover their car in Astroturf.
Throughout the Niva's 33 year production history it has at times been exported to Canada as well as parts of South America and Europe where it has been fairly well received thanks to a reputation for being tough and affordable. Jeremy Clarkson almost admitted he liked one in the midst of an (almost entirely true) anti-communist car tirade.
Although Lada Nivas never made it officially to American shores, the owner of this Lada brought a little bit of America to his/her Niva by covering it in one of our greatest American innovations; Astroturf. When Astroturf was invented in 1964 for athletic fields, I can't imagine the inventors ever thought someday anyone would cover their car in it. If by some far stretch of the imagination one of them did, I can guarantee that the car they envisioned was not a Lada Niva.
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Fresh from Reddit, here's a photo of A.J. McCarron's SUV in what appears to be this parking lot behind Bryant Hall. The submitter says McCarron was one of four football players whose cars got clamped, since they didn't have a parking pass for that particular lot.
There's no pic of McCarron himself, but we've seen that license plate before, and we know he goes to Southern Customs for all his vehicular needs, so yeah, that's him. Maybe Katherine Webb can help him pay for it.


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Breivik is on trial for attacks that killed 77 people
Norwegian prosecutors have asked that alleged mass killer Anders Breivik be transferred to a psychiatric institution because they believe he is mentally ill, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office told CNN.
If that does not happen, prosecutors will ask for 21 years of prison for Breivik.
Norway's Breivik gives chilling account of gun massacre
Breivik is on trial on charges of voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror in the July 22, 2011, attacks. He has admitted carrying out an attack on a youth camp on Utoya Island that killed 69 people and a bombing in Oslo that killed eight.
He boasts of being an ultranationalist who killed his victims to fight multiculturalism in Norway.
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PAULDING COUNTY, GA (Gray News) - While a 6-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother were in a vehicle in the driveway of their Georgia home, the boy found a handgun and fatally shot his sister in the head, authorities say.
The girl, identified as 6-year-old Millie Drew Kelly on a GoFundMe page set up for the family, succumbed to her injuries Wednesday, two days after she was shot.
Detectives say no charges will be filed in the case, according to a Pauling County Sheriff's Office press release.
"It's just a really sad situation," said Sheriff's Sgt. Ashley Henson, CNN reports. "Just based on all the evidence and the entire situation, we felt like charges were not warranted in this particular case."
Deputies say the family, including Millie and her 4-year-old brother, had been loading up their vehicle Monday evening to leave the Dallas, GA, home, when the car wouldn't start. The siblings' mother got out of the car to see if she could figure out what was wrong and heard the shot.
According to the press release, the 4-year-old took a handgun out of the car's console and accidentally discharged it, hitting Millie in the head. She was taken to an Atlanta-area hospital, where she later died.
"Our hearts break for this family, and we hope God puts his healing hands around them during this difficult time," said Sheriff Gary Gulledge in the press release. "We want to remind everyone to keep their firearms unloaded and secured in an area away from children to ensure that this never happens again."
In four days, the GoFundMe page raised more than $36,000 for Millie and her family.
According to the page, the 6-year-old donated her organs "to continue to show the love of Jesus, whom she loved with everything that she had."
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In regards to Rhodia products imported into the USA, white and yellow Rhodia papers are typically 80g and ivory Rhodia paper is 90g. All of these papers are fountain pen friendly, acid free and PH neutral. For the reasons that these papers are fountain pen friendly, it also means that you may notice a slight delay with how long it takes the ink to dry. The size of the pen's nib in combination with the type of ink may also play a factor in drying time. (Some inks dry faster than others. Humidity is also to be considered.)
When we say "fountain pen friendly" we mean that water based fountain pen inks will not feather or bleed through to the other side of the page, Note that there may be exceptions to this rule if you are using a very broad wet nib.
The 90g papers are reported to be the smoothest of the bunch with the 80g right on its heels. The yellow paper is a little different than the rest and has a slightly toothier surface.
Speaking as an artist, pens, pencils and markers all pretty much glide across the smooth white and ivory Rhodia papers. It will be a matter of personal preference whether or not this is a desirable attribute while sketching. (For what it's worth, I've doodled quite extensively in my Webbies using a variety of fountain pen inks. I also enjoy using drawing pens such as Faber Castell Pitt Pens and a variety of Japanese calligraphy pens,)
Paper colors and availability:
80g White Rhodia paper is available in the widest variety of sizes and formats: head stapled pads, (aka "Bloc Rhodia Pads") side stapled pads, spiral pads… View more on RhodiaPads.com.
90g Ivory Rhodia paper: is available in a head stapled tablet known as the "R" Premium Pad. It is also available in the following hard covered books: Webnotebook, (Webbie), Landscape Webnotebook, Webnotepad, and the Rhodiarama.
80g Yellow Rhodia paper is only available (in the US) in one 8 1/4 x 12 1/2″ head stapled tablet.
90g White Rhodia paper is only available in one product in the USA: The Rhodia Meeting Book 90.
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Confinement in the diode laser ignition of energetic materials
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The diode laser is increasingly used as an ignition device for pyrotechnic mixtures or propellants and for explosives. The ignition properties of different energetic materials are important for understanding the ignition mechanism or choosing the best or suitable material for the current laser ignition application. One of the most important variables is the ignition energy. Thus it is reasonable to study the minimum ignition energy of many energetic materials and choose the best material among them. Other criteria may be, for example, the detonation properties of the current material as a booster or an igniter and the ageing properties of the current material. A strong dependence between the ignition energy and the ambient pressure was observed in the results. For example, in the case of RDX98/1/1+1% carbon black the measured energy in an ambient pressure of 10 bar was 180 mJ and in an ambient pressure of 50 bar it was 32.6 mJ. Mean ignition energy densities were 29,9 J/cm2 and 5,4 J/cm2, respectively. The carbon black content's effect on the ignition energy is clear between 1% and 3%, the ignition energy at 2% carbon black content being 27% lower than at 1% carbon black content, and 31% lower than at 3% carbon black content. According to the experiments, the mechanical properties of the RDX pellet are fragile at 3% or higher carbon black content. Thus the optimum carbon black content may be 1,5 to 2,5%. According to the diode laser ignition experiments with synthetic air and argon the ignition energies are essentially the same in the same confinement. These results suggest that oxygen (in synthetic air) has no remarkable reactions in the laser illuminated point of the RDX pellet or more generally in the laser illuminated point of the explosive. For nitrogen the ignition energies are slightly higher compared with air (and also with argon) in the same pressure. This is analogous compared with the CO2 laser ignition results at lower pressures by other authors, but at higher pressures of air iv and nitrogen the experimental results of this work and of the reference are in reverse order. Evaporated RDX and gaseous decomposition products expand and will displace synthetic air, nitrogen or argon. Initial decomposition takes place in the vapour phase of RDX and on the surface of melted RDX. Highly exothermic reactions begin in the vapour phase and are followed by more rapid decomposition in the vapour phase and in the liquid phase and ignition of RDX. The rate of the reactions is deflagration, but it accelerates to the steady state detonation in the environment of high confinement. The conclusion that can be drawn is that the ignition process is not only a solid phase reaction but a complex process where gas, liquid, and/or solid phase reactions are involved. According to this work, the degree of confinement has a strong role in the deflagration to detonation transition ignition mechanism. Using a degree of confinement that is heavy enough, a closed and tight mechanical structure, a high enough pressure inside the device, and good absorbance, for example using carbon black in the energetic material, the ignition energy would be low enough for economically viable applications of compact diode laser igniters.
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This course is an overview of the institution of the presidency in U.S. political history. It will begin with the constitutional foundations, including a discussion of the debate at the Philadelphia convention and ratification. It will then move through American Political history and, building on the constitutional origins of the presidency, consider the development of the institution into its modern-day form, with the relationship of the executive branch to the other two branches of government as a major theme. The transformations made by George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Theordore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt will be highlighted. The modern presidency will be a major section of the course, with an emphasis on the rise of the rhetoricl presidency. Both the public law paradigm and presidential power approach to studying the presidency will be covered. The importance and impact of the nomination and election process will be dealt with, as well as the organization of the White House and Executive Branch.
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Mike Milford - Vocals Carlos Garcia - Guitar Robert Bradley - Bass Dave Rodriguez - Guitar Chris Warner - Drums
Emerging from the depths of Southern California's now notorious metalcore scene like a bat out of hell, Scars Of Tomorrow are back with their follow up to 2004's Rope Tied To The Trigger. Their latest effort to take over all things heavy, titled The Horror Of Realization, deals with many an issue, ranging anywhere from haunting self-discovery to quasi-political matters to various personal apprehensions. "The horror of realization is basically realizing what surrounds you. A lot of times people don't want to believe what's there and want to forget about it, but the reality of the world can't be avoided", said vocalist Mike Milford.
Mike, Carlos, David, Chris, and Bob started Scars Of Tomorrow in October of 2000 with many common goals, one of them being to create a sound that reflected their love of east coast hardcore and the familiar sound of the California scene that they all had been a part of for so long. Scars Of Tomorrow released two full lengths via Thorp Records and released their Victory debut in February of 2002, called Rope Tied To The Trigger.
For Scars Of Tomorrow, these past three years they've spent on Victory Records have been tremendously successful. The band has toured the United States and Canada numerous times over with bands like Atreyu, Norma Jean, and Himsa, which built them a rock solid and unstoppably loyal fan base. Features and reviews were seen in AMP, Alternative Press, Revolver, Skratch, Metal Maniacs, and their video could be seen every weekend on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball, forging the band to the front lines of all things ferocious and to thousands of shopping carts. Alternative Press commented: "Scars will leave the scene better than they found it…." The metal and hardcore world is more than prepared and anticipating the new chaos from Scars Of Tomorrow.
The Horror Of Realization issues a battle cry for every heavy music scene to wake up and experience the pulverizing melodies and enlightening lyrics that Scars Of Tomorrow has to offer. Vocalist Mike Milford said, "This record differs from the last in a bunch of different ways. It's more upbeat, has a faster tempo, and the guitar work is a lot more versatile on this record. Lyrically, a lot more emotion was piled into it as well. People blind themselves and try to believe everything is perfect when it's not. This is something that needs to be shoved in their faces and hopefully they help make a difference." The Horror Of Realization also shows Scars Of Tomorrow switching gears a bit and experimenting with ambient noise tracks, catching different emotions and mirroring some situations and events from the band's past.
Produced by Matt Bayles whose fame has come from working with Mastodon, Isis, Pearl Jam and more, The Horror Of Realization also features a guest appearance by Atreyu frontman Alex Varkatzas on the track called "The Hidden Grudge". Mike commented on his pairing with Alex: "Alex has always been a close friend and one of the few bands around home that have ever believed in us. Atreyu has done nothing but show us love and help us out with everything possible. I was really excited when Alex agreed to do it."
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Focus on fiber crafts: Local knitters are ready to take Manhattan on Sunday, Jan. 20
On Sunday, January, 20, local knitters will leave Torrington and head out on a Kelley Transit coach to spend the day in the heart of Times Square with thousands of other knitters from all over the country at the Vogue Knitting Live show at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. These dyed in the wool knitters will be treated to an incredible marketplace, boasting the hottest selling yarns, the latest in knitting accessories as well as the newest books and patterns.
Another treat are the fashion shows of the latest in hand knits from all the top yarn companies.
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Clingy knits will never look so drapey! Knitters will also be inspired by the must see knit art gallery that showcases the creative use of yarns by innovative fiber artists. There is an excitement and palpable energy throughout the market place that makes it the knitting event that it is.
Vogue knitting live which begins January 18, and ends January 20, is most noted for its more than two hundred hand knitting classes, taught by the most fabulous names in the knitting industry.
Although Sunday's event is primarily for the marketplace, there will be a Fitting Station and Expert Bar, where knitters can get expert help with vexing projects.
There will also be book signings galore throughout the market place, and then, just when a knitter can't drag their yarn bundles another step, there will also be a relaxation lounge, to rest up, have a healthy snack and maybe indulge in a hand massage.
Even though there is plenty to keep a knitter entertained all day, there is the opportunity to step outside the hotel and take in a few sights and grab a bite before the bus leaves to head back home. For those knitters wanting to take a bite out of the big Apple, there are still a few seats available. The bus is $35, which includes a coupon for a deeply discounted admission to the market place.
Not a knitter but want to take in some sights? Day trippers are welcome while space is available. You can contact Ginger @ 860-482-3979, or email email@example.com for more information or to register.
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Remember when portable key drives came out and became an instant success? Now the same thing is happening for a modified version of the same product, the thin client portable thumb drive.
Dell drew attention with the announcement in January that it was working on just such a device, code-named Ophelia, which would allow remote workers to carry their desktop with them by creating a secure tunnel back into their offices from anywhere. Only a tiny thumb drive was required.
Now more companies are stepping up to offer their own versions, including Devon IT, which is releasing Ceptor. The $99 device is available for ordering now and will ship later this month.
Devon IT announced at the recent Citrix Synergy 2013 show that it was making Ceptor, a small, full-featured device that plugs into an HDMI monitor or display.
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In December we found out that there would be a new Elder Scrolls in 2011, a sequel to the massive 2006 role-playing game Oblivion. Today, we've got our first look at the game in action.
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Greenville, SC: Pimento Cheeseburgers at Northgate Soda Shop
Northgate Soda Shop
918 N. Main St., Greenville, SC 29609 (Map); 864-235-6770
Cooking Method: Flat-top
Short Order: Old-time soda shop hits all the right notes with their famous pimento cheeseburger
Want Fries with That? Only if paired with onion rings in the half-and-half offering
Price: Pimento Cheeseburger, $4.05
Like many of you, I'm sure, my first order of business when I plan an out-of-town excursion is to consult Google Maps to determine my route. My second is to consult George Motz. Yes, my copy of Hamburger America—the burger bible first published in 2008 and whose second edition came out this month—is immediately cross-checked against my travel itinerary, just in case I'll be within striking distance of one of the great burger joints highlighted among its dog-eared pages. (From now on, I'd also consult the Motz's iPhone app based on his book, Burger GPS, which came out last week.) When a recent adventure took me from Atlanta through South Carolina, I quickly realized that I'd be just seven miles away from the Palmetto State's only entry in the book's first edition—at lunchtime, no less. I took a short drive off the interstate and a serious step back in time to reach the Northgate Soda Shop in Greenville. In return, I got a pimento cheeseburger that was well worth the trip.
Not even Motz's spot-on description (the chapter was featured on AHT) prepared me for the Back to the Future moment I experienced upon entering the Northgate. This place is a perfectly-preserved slice of 1950s-era small town Americana, with a long lunch counter, well-worn bar stools, and an astonishing collection of...stuff. Bottles, cans, cigar boxes, framed black-and-white photos, tin signs, Tiffany lamps, vintage kitchen gadgets, and miscellaneous trinkets cover every nook and cranny of the 1947 establishment, the second-oldest restaurant in Greenville, I learned. It's like your grandparents' favorite spot, where they always took you even though you were probably too young to be there, where everything was old and dusty and supremely fascinating—and it hasn't changed a lick since then.
Although there are eight burgers on the menu, the bestseller has always been the pimento cheeseburger. Made every morning with mayo, cheddar, and diced pimentos at the Northgate, pimento (sometimes spelled "pimiento") cheese is a uniquely Southern delicacy, and the pimento cheeseburger is a uniquely South Carolinian obsession. Northgate Soda Shop claims to have been the first in Greenville to offer it, although just about everyone in town does now. (My server Allison laughed about how even the local Red Robin stole it for themselves, so the Northgate swiped their fried-egg-topped burg in retaliation and named it after a favorite customer.) Splendidly swirly in two-tone orange and white and studded with bits of the namesake pepper, it positively oozed off my burger, where it could be mopped up off my Styrofoam plate with overeager fingertips.
The beef comes from a grocer down the street and is hand-pattied in-house. It's smashed in an antique burger press behind the counter and griddled on a flat-top that, although it's scraped clean every day, definitely has some stories to tell. Fresh lettuce and tomato are added, and it's all bookended by a sesame seed bun that also gets a flattening in the burger press. The result is a thin diner burger that, while as simple as simple gets, is elevated to something special when you factor in the heavenly pimento cheese and the authentic old-time vibe.
My crinkle-cut fries were uninspiring, but made for a perfect pimento-shrapnel pickup tool. Better were the onion rings, with a fine, tight crispness to the coating that made them the standout of the half-and-half side order I got.
Also worth mentioning are the sodas. True to their history, Northgate Soda Shop offers nostalgic elixirs like cherry smash (homemade cherry syrup plus soda water), handmade lemonade and orangeade, and the Pink Lady (cherry plus lemonade) as well as milkshakes and malts.
It's a cliche to say that Northgate Soda Shop is the kind of place that encourages you sit back and stay a while, but I'll be damned if my "quick lunch pit-stop" didn't turn into a hour-plus visit, as I listened intently to stories about the owners (who were on hand and stopped by the table to say hi) and the long list of regulars who have frequented the place. The most loyal have been memorialized with brass nameplates fastened to the tables they occupied, with one at the bar for Elvis. (He's the only "living" person so honored, the story goes.)
I'm not sure the pimento cheeseburger I had that day goes down as one of the all-time great burgers in my book, but the Northgate Soda Shop definitely ranks as a truly memorable chapter in my cheeseburger chronicles. Sometimes, it's about more than just the burger. And heck, if it's good enough for George Motz and The King of Rock 'n' Roll, it's good enough for me.
About the Author: Todd Brock lives the glamorous life of a stay-at-home freelance writer in the suburbs of Atlanta. Besides being paid to eat cheeseburgers, he's written and produced over 1,000 hours of television and recently penned Building Chicken Coops for Dummies. When he grows up, he wants to be either the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys or the drummer for Hootie & the Blowfish. Or both.
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Once again, an NBA team has parted ways with head coach Scott Skiles. Once again, veteran assistant Jim Boylan is being asked to pick up the pieces.
One day after Milwaukee and Skiles agreed it was time for a change, the Bucks said Tuesday that Boylan will coach the team for the rest of the season. General manager John Hammond downplayed the notion that Skiles had lost control of the locker room or otherwise felt friction with management.
"Scott and I did not have a frosty relationship. Scott did not hate this team," said Hammond, who noted that more than half the season remains. "We're not a team in dire straits ... we're expecting good things to happen."
Boylan met with reporters before Tuesday night's home game against Phoenix.
"We'll do what we've been doing as far as being professional, getting ourselves ready for every game and getting out there and competing," Boylan said. "That's my job right now, to get us back on the right track, move us in the right direction and I think the guys we have on the team right now are quality people and committed to that task. That'll be our ultimate goal."
If this change sounds familiar, it should: Skiles was fired as head coach in Chicago on Christmas Eve in 2007 after the Bulls started 9-16. Boylan, an assistant in Chicago, took over and went 24-32. He was fired at the end of the season.
In an interview Tuesday with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Skiles disputed the notion that he didn't like his team.
"There's always the normal coach-player friction that goes on," Skiles said in the Journal Sentinel interview. "Guys at this level are great players. This is, as NBA teams go, this is a good group of guys."
Hammond said he and Skiles had been having a number of conversations recently about the future of the team. He said there was no single factor in Skiles' departure, and that no other assistant coaches were leaving.
"It was a mutual decision. We both agreed to make this decision," he said.
Skiles had a 162-182 record in four-plus seasons with Milwaukee, with one playoff appearance — a first-round loss to Atlanta in seven games during the 2009-10 season. He was a hard-nosed, defensive-minded coach who sometimes seemed to have difficulty meshing with a roster built around volume shooters Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis.
Jennings said he heard about the change in a phone call Monday night from Skiles and not from anyone within the organization.
"I think that's why I was a little bit frustrated at first," he said. "Just the fact that I had to hear it from my own coach and not the team. If I'm supposed to be their franchise player, why don't I hear the news first?"
Jennings said he was shocked but not upset about the change. He said he spoke with Skiles for about 20 minutes.
"We had our ups and downs, we had great times here," he said. "I have nothing but respect for him because as a rookie he did put the ball in my hands first."
Luc Mbah a Moute said he was shocked and had a great experience playing for Skiles, but coaching changes simply were part of the business of the NBA.
"I kind of had an idea of hearing that the team wasn't really happy with the way everything was going, and not just this year, you know the last couple of years with Skiles," he said. "This year we were kind of like started a good start and then went through a patch where we didn't play so great."
Boylan said the initial change he would make was to insert forward Ersan Ilyasova into the starting lineup for Ekpe Udoh.
Ilyasova re-signed with the Bucks during the summer, but saw his minutes decrease to 22 per game this year after playing 27 in the 2011-12 season. He said he was looking forward to playing for Boylan.
"For me, it's not a big deal you know, if you start or not, my concern has been about the minutes," Ilyasova said. "When you come from the season I had last year, I didn't expect to play less than last year."
Skiles' agent, Keith Glass, said it was hard to pinpoint when Skiles began thinking of stepping aside, but all parties agreed the timing was right.
"There was no blowup. There was no animosity going on. I think everybody made the right decision for their own respective sides," he said.
Two other coaches, the Lakers' Mike Brown and Brooklyn's Avery Johnson, are also out of work in this young season. Brown was fired after five games and Johnson late last month, about three weeks after being named Eastern Conference coach of the month.
The 57-year-old Boylan has been the lead assistant for the Bucks the past four seasons. In a 20-year NBA coaching career, he has also been an assistant in Cleveland, Vancouver, Phoenix, Atlanta and Chicago.
Boylan said he was too worried about keeping the job when he succeeded Skiles in Chicago.
"Last time, from a personal standpoint, I was too worried about trying to keep the job and it kind of restricted me as time went on," he said. "I made the determination when this happened last night, that I was going to try and enjoy this and just do what I like to do which is coach these guys, being around these guys and the coaching staff and the organization and just enjoy it.
"Have a good time with it and get the guys to play hard and compete and let the chips fall where they may at the end," he said.
Milwaukee, losers of four straight when the coaching change was announced, started out a surprising 6-2, only to lose seven of its next nine. The Bucks followed that with a four-game winning streak, the kind of wild swings that didn't sit well with a coach who values consistency — both in play and preparation.
"Considering like a week ago we were 16-12 and beat Miami, you probably wouldn't have guessed this would have happened a week later," forward Mike Dunleavy said.
Skiles did help coax a breakout season out of Larry Sanders, who has emerged as a rebounding and shot-blocking monster over the last few weeks. The demanding coach pushed Sanders to be more consistent, and the lanky forward/center has responded. He grabbed 20 rebounds against Boston on Dec. 21 to start a string of double-digit rebound nights in five of his last eight games and leads the league with 3.07 blocks per game.
Skiles' focus on defense was always going to be tested by a roster revolving around Jennings and Ellis, two flashy scorers who prefer to get up and down the court and lure opposing teams into shootouts.
Jennings and Ellis have been giving plenty of effort, but the Bucks were in the middle of the pack in points allowed per game (15th) and field goal percentage defense (18th), below Skiles' lofty expectations.
Still, the Bucks are only a few games behind Indiana in the Central Division, despite injuries to Beno Udrih and top defender Mbah a Moute, and in seventh place in the Eastern Conference playoff chase.
Skiles' departure could be the first in a series of big shake-ups for the Bucks. Hammond is in the final year of his deal, while Jennings and Ellis can both become restricted free agents after this season.
Hammond said he and team owner Herb Kohl are in discussions about an extension, but he declined to elaborate on the progress of their conversations.
As for Skiles, he is now 443-433 as an NBA head coach in 12-plus seasons, which also includes stints with Chicago and Phoenix. He started this season with a host of new players, though the biggest trade during his tenure was the deal that sent former No. 1 draft pick Andrew Bogut to Golden State for Ellis.
"I never heard Scott say a negative thing to me about that trade or anything else," Glass said. "Everybody has their own opinions on the way things are done, but Scott was always on board with — in terms of support — whatever move was made. ... And I think he liked Monta. I never heard him say a word about that at all in a negative sense."
Glass said it was too early to say whether Skiles was looking to stay in coaching.
"Today is not the day for that ... but I'm sure we will discuss that in the next month or so," he said. "But he's not burning right now."
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People inside the restaurant fled, and the police locked down the area, ordering patrons of a nearby bookstore and cafe called Politics and Prose to remain locked inside. Officers with rifles and protective gear surrounded the restaurant and apprehended Mr. Welch....The owner of Comet Ping Pong said:
"What happened today demonstrates that promoting false and reckless conspiracy theories comes with consequences.... I hope that those involved in fanning these flames will take a moment to contemplate what happened here today and stop promoting these falsehoods right away."The co-ower of Politics and Prose said:
"This is one of the things we feared... That this could go from a social media attack to something much more dangerous and physical."This isn't just about Pizzagate. It's about all the crazy stuff people are cranking each other up about — including the freakout over the Trump election. There are unstable people out there who can get the notion that they need to take action.
AND: I'm not saying that good people have to tone it down lest they set off some nut. I'm for vibrant speech. Just think about the kind of person you want to be. If it's winding people up, ask yourself why.


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A proposed 9.4% cut in Medicare payments to kidney dialysis centers announced late Monday sent kidney-care companies' stocks lower.
Shares of DaVita HealthCare Partners (DVA), a U.S. dialysis provider, fell nearly 5% and German dialysis company Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) fell more than 9%. North America is Fresenius' largest dialysis market and contributes approximately 65% of its $18 billion in net revenue. Shares of Amgen (AMGN), which produces the dialysis drug Epogen, are down 1%.
Raymond James downgraded DaVita to Market Perform from Outperform, calling the payment cut "three times worse than expected."
Most dialysis patients have anemia. Medicare overpaid for anemia drugs by nearly $529 million in 2011, government reports show, impacting Amgen. According to a March New York Times article here:
"DaVita, agreed to use Amgen's drugs for at least 90 percent of its needs through the end of 2018. Fresenius, the other big chain, signed a three-year nonexclusive deal, according to Amgen's regulatory filings."
JP Morgan's Justin Lake writes that the industry lobby could achieve "meaningful relief" in the final rate for dialysis drugs, though DaVita may end up closing facilities to cut costs.


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See Decide on a migration path or Exchange migration advisors for help with choosing the best option for your organization.
You can also view an overview video:
Migrate mailboxes from Exchange Server
For migrations from an existing on-premises Exchange Server environment, an administrator can migrate all email, calendar, and contacts from user mailboxes to Office 365.
There are three types of email migrations that can be made from an Exchange Server:
- Migrate all mailboxes at once (cutover migration) or Express migration
Use this type of migration if you're running Exchange 2003, Exchange 2007, Exchange 2010, or Exchange 2013, and if there are fewer than 2000 mailboxes. You can perform a cutover migration by starting from the Exchange admin center (EAC); see Perform a cutover migration to Office 365. See Use express migration to migrate Exchange mailboxes to Office 365 to use the Express migration.
IMPORTANT: With cutover migration, you can move up to 2000 mailboxes, but due to length of time it takes to create and migrate 2000 users, it is more reasonable to migrate 150 users or less.
- Migrate mailboxes in batches (staged migration)
Use this type of migration if you're running Exchange 2003 or Exchange 2007, and there are more than 2,000 mailboxes. For an overview of staged migration, see What you need to know about a staged email migration to Office 365. To perform the migration tasks, see Perform a staged migration of Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2007 to Office 365.
- Migrate using an integrated Exchange Server and Office 365 environment (hybrid)
Use this type of migration to maintain both on-premises and online mailboxes for your organization and to gradually migrate users and email to Office 365. Use this type of migration if:
- You have Exchange 2010 and more than 150-2,000 mailboxes.
- You have Exchange 2010 and want to migrate mailboxes in small batches over time.
- You have Exchange 2013.
Use Office 365 Import Service to migrate PST-files
If your organization has many large PST files, you can use the Office 365 Import Service to migrate email data to Office 365.
You can use the Office 365 Import Service to either upload the PST files through a network, or to mail the PST files in a drive that you prepare.
For instructions, see Office 365 Import Service.
Migrate email from another IMAP-enabled email system
You can use the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to migrate user email from Gmail, Exchange, Outlook.com, and other email systems that support IMAP migration. When you migrate the user's email by using IMAP migration, only the items in the users' inbox or other mail folders are migrated. Contacts, calendar items, and tasks can't be migrated with IMAP, but they can be by a user.
IMAP migration also doesn't create mailboxes in Office 365. You'll have to create a mailboxfor each user before you migrate their email.
To migrate email from another mail system, see Migrate your IMAP mailboxes to Office 365. After the email migration is done, any new mail sent to the source email isn't migrated.
Have users import their own email
Users can import their own email, contacts, and other mailbox information to Office 365. See Migrate email and contacts to Office 365 for Business to learn how.
Work with a partner to migrate email
If none of the types of migrations described will work for your organization, consider working with a partner to migrate email to Office 365.
|Use a third-party email migration tool
Migration tools can help speed up and simplify email migration. You'll find a list of tools in the Office 365 Marketplace.
|Hire a partner to help migrate your email
You'll find a list of partners in the Office 365 Marketplace.


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When selecting exchange traded funds, individual investors' No. 1 criteria is cost, with expense ratios listed as most important and then trade commissions, according to a Charles Schwab ETF investor study released last Thursday.
After cost, the most important factors are the fund sponsor's reputation and the ETF's performance history, according to Schwab's online survey of more than 1,000 individual investors between the ages of 25 and 75 with at least $25,000 in investable assets and some familiarity with ETFs.
While the survey results show that cost is king, education is lagging. A large majority of respondents, 81%, said ETFs are "here to stay," but nearly half, or 45%, called themselves novices when it came to understanding exchange traded funds and notes. A smaller number, 39%, asserted that they know more about ETFs than they did a year ago.
"It's very exciting to see investors rally enthusiastically around ETFs as an essential part of their investing toolbox, but now we need to make sure that their knowledge about the use of ETFs fully matures as well," said Beth Flynn, vice president of ETF platform management at Charles Schwab, in a statement. "Most investors generally understand that ETFs tend to offer diversification at a low cost, but many still need more insight and education on how best to use them, the risks involved and potential tax implications."
Forty-one percent of survey respondents plan to invest more in ETFs in the coming year, with sector and equity funds topping their list of funds under consideration. The most popular sector funds are in energy, health care and technology.
In other news from last Thursday that shows how ETFs have come to occupy a larger share of the fund space, Morningstar announced the winners of a new awards program for U.S. ETFs and ETNs as well as ETF providers. Named at the Morningstar ETF Invest 2012 conference in Chicago, the 37 winners, all at least three years old, were chosen from among a pool of 400 ETFs based on performance and cost.
Schwab in March 2011 released an ETF "Select List" tool designed to help retail investors find suitable low-cost funds for their portfolios.
State Street Global Advisors' latest ETF Snapshot report for September shows that U.S. ETF assets totaled $1.3 trillion as of Sept. 30, up 22.7% year to date. In September, investors added $37 billion more to ETFs than they withdrew, as emerging markets and large cap ETFs attracted $4 billion and $10 billion of inflows respectively. This marked a reversal from August, when large cap ETFs experienced outflows of $4.4 billion. Year to date, ETFs have attracted over $130 billion of inflows, up from $77.2 billion inflows as of September 2011, according to State Street, whose SPDR funds comprise a large share of the ETF market.
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