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Variable Annuities
Deferred variable annuities are hybrid investments containing securities and insurance features. Their sales are regulated both by FINRA and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These annuities offer investors choices among a number of complex contract features and options.
Due to the complexity and confusion surrounding them, which can lead to questionable sales practices, variable annuities are a leading source of investor complaints to FINRA.
FINRA developed Rule 2330 (Members' Responsibilities Regarding Deferred Variable Annuities) to enhance firms' compliance and supervisory systems, and provide more comprehensive and targeted protection to investors who purchase or exchange deferred variable annuities.
FINRA Rule 2320 (Variable Contracts of an Insurance Company) contains important requirements regarding cash and non-cash compensation arrangements associated with variable annuity sales.
FINRA Rule 2330 - Members' Responsibilities Regarding Deferred Variable Annuities
Rule 2330 establishes sales practice standards regarding recommended purchases and exchanges of deferred variable annuities. Among the rule's key requirements, a registered representative, when recommending a deferred variable annuity transaction, must reasonably believe the customer has been informed of the various features of this type of annuity, such as a surrender charge, potential tax penalties, various fees and costs, and market risk.
Prior to recommending the purchase or exchange of a deferred variable annuity, a registered representative must make reasonable efforts to determine the customer's age, annual income, investment experience, investment objectives, investment time horizon, existing assets, and risk tolerance.
A registered representative must have a reasonable basis to believe the customer would benefit from certain features of deferred variable annuities, such as tax-deferral, annuitization, or a death or living benefit. The rule also covers the suitability of a deferred annuity exchange for a particular customer, considering, among other factors, whether the customer would incur a surrender charge, be subject to a new surrender period, lose existing benefits, be subject to increased fees or charges, and has had another exchange within the preceding 36 months.
Principal Review and Approval Obligations
Rule 2330 requires a registered principal to review and determine whether to approve a customer's application for a deferred variable annuity before sending the application to the issuing insurance company. This must occur no later than seven business days after an office of supervisory jurisdiction receives a complete and correct application. A principal can approve the transaction only if it is suitable based on the factors that a registered representative must consider when making a recommendation.
Firm Supervisory Procedures
Rule 2330 requires firms to establish and maintain written supervisory procedures reasonably designed to comply with the rule's standards. Firms must implement surveillance procedures to determine whether brokers have incidence rates of variable annuity exchanges that might show misconduct, and have policies and procedures in place to address inappropriate exchanges.
Firms also must create training programs for registered representatives who sell deferred variable annuities and for registered principals who review these transactions.
Contact OGC
FINRA's Office of General Counsel (OGC) staff provides broker-dealers, attorneys, registered representatives, investors and other interested parties with interpretative guidance relating to FINRA's rules. Please see Interpreting the Rules for more information.
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- FINRA Reminds Firms of Their Responsibilities Under FINRA Rule 2330 for Recommended Purchases or Exchanges of Deferred Variable Annuities
- SEC Approves Amendments to NASD Rule 2821 Governing Purchases and Exchanges of Deferred Variable Annuities
- SEC Approves New NASD Rule 2821 Governing Deferred Variable Annuity Transactions
- FINRA Clarifies Guidance Relating to SEC Regulation S-P under Notice to Members 07-06 (Special Considerations When Supervising Recommendations of Newly Associated Registered Representatives to Replace Mutual Funds and Variable Products)
- Special Considerations When Supervising Recommendations of Newly Associated Registered Representatives to Replace Mutual Funds and Variable Products
- Member Obligations with Respect to the Sale of Existing Variable Life Insurance Policies to Third Parties
- Impermissible Use of Negative Response Letters for the Transfer of Mutual Funds and Variable Annuities (Changes in Broker-Dealer of Record)
- NASD Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule to Impose Specific Sales Practice Standards and Supervisory Requirements on Members for Transactions in Deferred Variable Annuities
- The NASD Reminds Members Of Their Responsibilities Regarding The Sale Of Variable Life Insurance
- SEC Approves Rule Change Relating To Sales Charges For Investment Companies And Variable Contracts
- Questions And Answers Relating To Non-Cash Compensation Rules
- The NASD Reminds Members Of Their Responsibilities Regarding The Sales Of Variable Annuities
- SEC Approves Rule Change Relating To Non- Cash Compensation For Mutual Funds And Variable Products
- NASD Regulation Requests Comment On Amendments To Rules Governing Sale And Distribution Of Investment Company Shares And Variable Insurance Products
- Application Of NASD Conduct Rules To Group Variable Contracts And Other Exempted Securities
- NASD Regulation Reminds Members And Associated Persons That Sales Of Variable Contracts Are Subject To NASD Suitability Requirements
- FINRA Sanctions Fifth Third Securities, Inc., $6 Million for Cost and Fee Disclosure Failures and Unsuitable Recommendations Related to Variable Annuity ExchangesMay 08, 2018
- FINRA Fines VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. $1.75 Million for Failure to Prevent Conflicts of Interest in its Compensation Policy and for Other Supervisory Failures Related to Variable Annuity SalesNovember 28, 2016
- FINRA Fines Eight Firms a Total of $6.2 Million for Supervisory Failures Related to Variable Annuity L-SharesNovember 02, 2016
- FINRA Fines Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. $950,000 for Failing to Prevent Theft of $1.3 Million From Elderly Customer's Variable Annuity AccountJuly 19, 2016
- FINRA Sanctions MetLife Securities, Inc. $25 Million for Negligent Misrepresentations and Omissions in Connection With Variable Annuity ReplacementsMay 03, 2016
- FINRA Fines Bank Broker-Dealers $1.65 Million for Supervisory Failures in Variable Annuity, Mutual Fund and UIT TransactionsJuly 23, 2009
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- FINRA Fines Banc One for Unsuitable Variable Annuity Sales, Inadequate Supervision of Fixed-to-Variable Annuity ExchangesJanuary 29, 2008
- November 06, 2007
- Waddell & Reed, Inc. Agrees to Pay $5 Million Fine, up to $11 Million in Restitution to Settle NASD ChargesRelating to Variable Annuity Switching CampaignApril 29, 2005
- Investor EducationPerhaps you spoke with an investment professional about an existing variable annuity you own, and the possibility of exchanging your current VA with a new one came up. Be aware that replacing one VA with another involves a comparison of the complex features of each security.
- Investor EducationCompensation in the total aggregate amount of $5 million will be paid to certain customers of MetLife Securities, Inc. ("MSI") who purchased a MetLife, Inc. variable annuity through a variable annuity to variable annuity replacement transaction between 2009 and 2014. MSI is required to develop a plan, not unacceptable to FINRA, to distribute the compensation to eligible customers.
- Investor EducationVariable annuities are investment products with insurance features. They allow you to select from a menu of investment choices, typically mutual funds. The value of your annuity depends on how your investment choices perform.
- Investor AlertThe marketing efforts used by some variable annuity sellers deserve scrutiny - especially when seniors are the targeted investors. Sales pitches for these products might attempt to scare or confuse investors.
- Investor AlertEarly retirement is an alluring prospect. When faced with a pitch that promises that you can cash in your company retirement savings in your 50s, reinvest the money, and live comfortably off the proceeds for the rest of your life, many simply can't say no.
- Investor AlertIf you have a life insurance or annuity contract, you may have been approached to exchange it for a new model, one with better or the latest features. You need to know that even though tax law makes the exchange income tax free and the new contract may sound better for you, you may be losing - not gaining - if you make the exchange.


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Giving up drugs or alcohol can be similar to losing a best friend. It was the one thing you always relied on and it was always there when you needed to unwind, have fun, or when you were just bored. It wasn't a positive, healthy relationship, but it was one that became a large part of your life.
When you gave up drugs or drinking, you lost that friend and that part of your life. It can make you feel sad and disappointed because, even though you know it wasn't good for you, you miss being able to turn to it. It can leave you feeling hopeless and somewhat lost. Depression can develop in early recovery because of these feelings. Are you searching for drug and alcohol rehab in Charlotte NC? Freedom Detox can help you! Call today to learn more about our Charlotte treatment options.
Depression and Early Sobriety
Depression is more than a case of the "blues" and can affect your recovery. It can make functioning seem nearly impossible, which isn't going to help when you're trying to rebuild a life after addiction. People experience it differently, but common symptoms include:
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- Feeling that life lacks meaning.
- Having an inability to concentrate.
- Having suicidal thoughts.
If these symptoms are present and last longer than a few days, depression could be the culprit. It's common to experience depression during early sobriety. If someone doesn't feel hopeful about their progress in recovery, it can lead to a relapse.
Someone who has worked to get clean physically and begin the real process of recovery after their treatment program has ended should feel hopeful about the future. If someone doesn't care about anything because of depression, then they may not see a reason to continue to stay sober. The feelings associated with depression could become so unbearable that they turn to drugs or alcohol again to cope, leading them back into the cycle of addiction.
Depression can occur as a result of the damage done to the brain's chemistry when someone abuses drugs or drinks. Alcohol is a depressant in itself. Many drugs alter the chemicals in the brain that control pleasure. When the body gets used to these chemicals and then they are no longer in the system it can take time for the body to readjust.
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Everyone who works at or with at Hope Mission is a hero. And I applaud them.
Please take a few minutes to watch this video and to connect with what giving is really about. Please remember this Christmas that some people will be sleeping outside in the cold; some will be craving some warm food; others could use a hand in friendship.
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Recovering from Grief While Facing Trauma
It can seem impossible for anyone to recover from grief while facing trauma because every time the person turns around a similar situation may occur again. For instance, parents who have had a child die may always think the worse whenever their other children get sick. A child may be acting the way a normal baby is supposed to, such as spitting up every couple of minutes. A mother tends to get worried that her baby is going to die and starts crying because she's thinking about the other child that she watched die.
Anxiety has built up inside of her by worrying and thinking about her other children. She may think that she's crazy for having these feelings, but the more people she connects with, she'll learn she isn't alone. She may fare well in being in a support group with other mothers who have dealt with a loss and are having anxiety issues.
Why It's Difficult to Recover when Dealing with Grief and Trauma
The loss of a loved one can be difficult, especially if the individual was with the person at the time during the incident. For example, a person can be involved in a car accident with a family member where a family member died. The other person in the car accident will deal with grief and not be able to cope with everyday tasks because he or she is always thinking about the traumatic event. The person may even start to blame themselves because their family member died and they survived.
PTSD is a mental health condition that involves having reoccurring nightmares, severe anxiety, flashbacks, and uncontrollable thoughts of the incident. The mental disorder can prevent individuals from completing their daily tasks. The symptoms of PTSD are grouped into four types:
- Intrusive memories, which involves having flashbacks, reoccurring thoughts of the incident, nightmares, and emotional and physical reaction to the incident.
- Avoidance occurs when the person avoids anything that reminds him or her of the event and avoiding talking and thinking about the event.
- Negative thinking and mood happen when a person starts thinking negatively of him or herself, isolation from others, memory issues, difficulty maintaining close relationships, and lack of interest in activities and hobbies.
- Physical and emotional change includes having trouble sleeping and concentrating, easily frightened, irritable and angry, and always on guard for danger.
If PTSD is left untreated, it cannot only cause suicide thoughts, but the person can lose everything that is important to him or her, such as their family and friends. People are scared to seek treatment because they're afraid of what people may think of them. They may feel they can cope on their own, but in reality, they're just making themselves and the people around them suffer by not seeking treatment.
Christian Drug Rehab may be Beneficial
When a person is dealing with grief and trauma, over time, he or she may start abusing drugs as a way to cope. Whenever the person has symptoms of the trauma, he or she will take their drug of choice to get relief from the trauma. Once the symptoms subside, they will have to take more of the drug. Christian drug rehab involves Bible study groups, scripture discussions, and regular religious services. Bible study and scripture discussions relate a person's issues that he or she are going through. This allows individuals to get spiritual healing and understand why they are feeling a certain way. Everything that individuals are going through is connected to the Bible. Pastors can help individuals locate scriptures that pertain to their situation.
Importance of Grief Therapy
Seeking treatment from grief and trauma can help a person tremendously. Individuals who haven't gotten over a loss may benefit from talking a therapist who can help them get on with their lives without the person in a healthy way.
- Get closure and move on with life
- Accept the loss of the person
- Get comfort in memories of the person in a positive way instead of thinking of death all the time
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Celebrate Life Party?
During the weekend I had a very interesting experience. I was driving towards home to pick up my son when I looked to my right side and noticed a sign in the park that read,
"Celebrate Life!" I was so intrigued by this that after picking up my son, I made a split decision to go back to the park where the sign was to inquire about it. I just felt compelled to go and find out what that sign was about. After all, usually you would see birthday party or baby shower parties in this park. Folks from around the area enjoy celebrating special occasions here and they usually have beautiful elaborate decorations set up….but I've never seen this type of decorative sign before.
So I drove to the area where the sign was and there before me were several chairs laid out in a circle and two women were sitting together chatting. There was another table with four women sitting around playing dominoes, and there was a third table set up with snacks and small kids' toys.
I approached the two ladies sitting together chatting and they both welcomed me with happy faces and bright smiles. I asked what the sign was all about, I told them I had seen it while driving and it caught my attention. One of the ladies, Maribel Beltrez a program therapist who lives in the area replied, "In the midst of darkness we need to know that we are here for a reason, we have this set up because there is so much negativity going on the world that we need to take a moment to celebrate the good, to celebrate life!"
This really grabbed my attention and tore at my heart strings. It's true why not take time to celebrate life for all the good things that happen in the world, with our families, with our friends and with us?
Maribel said that she and her friend Evelyn Lopez who works as a banker, organized this get-together to have a good time with friends and celebrate themselves and the great things that that they do. She said that the party was for who anyone one who walked by and wanted to join in. "The party is for everyone, let people see your good, it's your day, your life is important, said Maribel.
These two wonderful women Maribel and Evelyn, made me realize that yes, we can have a party to celebrate life. We don't need a special occasion. Let's have a party to celebrate life, to celebrate us because as they said, we are all here with a purpose, so yes, let's go ahead and celebrate!


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Creating a Perfect and Smart Landscape Requires Some Thoughtful Planning and Vision to Avoid Headaches in the Future
Professional landscape designers will draw a detailed map of your yard detailing the exact location and type of each plant in your new landscape to discuss their ideas with you first. If you don't want to hire one because you prefer to bring your landscape vision to life yourself or even because of budget reasons, some careful planning is still important before you start planting like crazy and then regret it in the future. Today, we want to tell you about some of the most important things to consider when planning and designing a landscape for your home:
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A focal point is something that stands out from the rest, engages and moves you, and where you'd want to draw attention to in the garden. It could be a specific type of tree, a statue, or even a view or an architectural feature of the house. It should also be connected to the rest of the landscape, whether through colors or textures, shapes, and sense of scale. It is also important to note that a focal point needs to stand out, yet not stick out.
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Keep in mind the equipment access paths that your yard will need, whether it be mowers or other heavy machinery for a future repair, renovation, or additional building project. The last thing you'll want is to plant and care for a precious tree or shrub, only to have to cut it down to clear the way later on.
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A beautiful landscape is alive and vibrant, not static like a painting on your wall. To add some movement, you can plant ornamental grasses that sway in the breeze, flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and berry-producing plants for other birds.
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This step is vital because it will determine the success or failure of the landscape in the future. Before you choose any plants, shrubs, or trees just because you like them, learn everything about them: growth-rate, full-grown size, space, any special care they need, and most importantly, how they interact with the surrounding environment to avoid getting infected with fungus or develop an insect problem.
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Times are changing. 15-20 years ago the average marriage age was around 20 years old. Now, it seems couples are waiting until their late twenties, early thirties to tie the knot. If you're not getting married fresh out of high school, then chances are you've both already accumulated the needed household goods for your new home. If that's the case, registering for your wedding can be very difficult and seem a little pointless. Here's an awesome alternative!
I heard about this idea a few years, and I wish I would have come up with it. It's brilliant. Honeymoons are expensive! And so many times I've seen couples who can't afford one say that they'll take one when they can. Truth be told, time flies and you pop out a few kids, and their goes your romantic get away. So here is a fabulous alternative for the couple who already has a toaster and a magic bullet.
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CRYSTAL LAKE have announced that they will be returning to the UK this summer as part of a massive 18 date European tour.
A mix of festival appearances and headline shows, the tour kicks off in the Netherlands at JERA on AIR 2018 and will take them across Europe for performances in Italy, France, UK, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Germany, and Switzerland.
On July 4th CRYSTAL LAKE will take over the Boston Music Room for their first London headline show since making their UK live debut back in October 2017, followed by a set at UK Tech-Fest on July 5th.
Last year, as well as their putting on their first UK tour, the band celebrated their 15th anniversary by throwing their own festival in Tokyo, and dropping one of their biggest singles to date, Apollo.
Sat 30th Jun – JERA on AIR 2018, Ysselsteyn, Netherlands
Sun 01st Jul – Dissonance Festival 2018, Milan, Italy
Mon 02nd Jul – Warm Audio, Lyon, France
Tue 03rd Jul – Petit-Bain, Paris, France
Wed 04th Jul – Boston Music Room, London, UK
Thu 05th Jul – UK Tech-Fest 2018, Newark, UK
Fri 06th Jul – Japan Expo 2018, Paris, France
Sat 07th Jul – Rock den See 2018, Sankt Andrä, Austria
Mon 09th Jul – Connexion Live, Toulouse, France
Tue 10th Jul – Sala Silikona, Madrid, Spain
Wed 11th Jul – Hard Club, Porto, Portugal
Thu 12th Jul – Resurrection Festival 2018, Viveiro, Spain
Sat 14th Jul – Fajtfest 2018, Velké Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Sun 15th Jul – Puschkin, Dresden, Germany
Mon 16th Jul – Stattbahnhof, Schweinfurt, Germany
Tue 17th Jul – Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland
Wed 18th Jul – Schlachthof, Wiesbaden, Germany
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In the fall of 1969, the Forest Hills Rangers played their fourth game of the high school football season against the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays at the Point Stadium in Johnstown, PA. The game was played in a soggy quagmire, as a result of a cold, relentless, and torrential rain that lasted all day and all night.
Coach Chuck Sponsky of Forest Hills had instructed his quarterbacks to immediately "cover the flat," anytime a pass was thrown out there – just in case it was intercepted. His hopes were that the quarterback might make a touchdown-saving-tackle before the defensive back could run it back (for a "pick-six" in today's terminology).
Sure enough, as the Ranger quarterback, I let that soggy ball sail into the shallow, right side of the field, and I knew immediately that it was going to be picked off. Already sprinting to cover that area, and just after the ball got there, I met head-on with a defensive player for the Blue Jays who had just plucked my errant throw out of the air.
He did not make much of a return, but only because I followed my coach's repeated instructions – not because I made an outstanding tackle, by any means.
As we both pulled ourselves out of the mud, I realized from our scouting reports who I had just tackled. But I didn't know until a number of years later that the player would turn out to be such a talented, gifted and famous athlete.
The picker of that Potchak pass was non-other than Pete Vukovich, who went on to pitch for a number of teams in the major leagues. He also won the Cy Young Award in 1982 while pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Thus, this was a big incident in the career of an average (at best) high school quarterback – as I "rubbed elbows" (and shoulder pads and helmets) with an outstanding Major League baseball player.
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Elder Patriot – The mainstream media has been aghast at President Trump's willingness to question old alliances and his attempts to fix broken ones. This was never more apparent than after the G-7 Summit and what appears to be a successful Summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
But what if our old friends have grown accustomed to taking advantage of our generosity and have abandoned their libertarian moorings? Should they still be considered friends?
That appears to be the case with at least four members of the G-7; France, Germany, Canada and England.
The situation surrounding our relationship with England is fraying and it's not our fault. Keep in mind, the United States is $20 Trillion in debt and these "friends" are intent on ignoring that fact in their dealings with us. In their view, better American children are burdened with even more future debt than these "friends" pick up their end of their economic development.
President Trump believes that we have picked up the cost for their socialist agendas long enough.
Then there's the evidence that continues surfacing that the Russia-Trump collusion allegations were wholly fabricated through the efforts of British intelligence. That at least deserves public airing to determine ask just how much of a friend they really are – at least to the Trump administration.
And, the Trump administration is whom the American people have chosen to lead them.
Perhaps British intelligence found itself in a tough spot following the unexpected defeat of Hillary Clinton but there is no doubt that the Brits did a whole lot more meddling in our election, and then in the election's aftermath, than the Russians did.
The fact that GCHQ and MI5 haven't purged anyone, or disavowed their involvement in this ruse gives us plenty of reason to ask why we should continue trusting our longstanding "friends"?
Then there is the story of Tommy Robinson. We have avoided this story hoping that cooler heads would prevail and it would all be dismissed as a big mistake. A month later, cooler heads still haven't prevailed so we're left to believe his arrest was no mistake.
Robinson's story is chilling and would be the focus of condemnation if it occurred in Iran or Saudi Arabia or any other totalitarian state. But this happened in England.
Robinson is an outspoken critic of the British government's unpopular forced Muslim immigration policy that has created massive problems from the sexual grooming of young girls to violent "no-go" zones for those migrants with no desire to assimilate.
This is not a condemnation of an entire religion. But, it's ignorant and naive to suggest that a significant number of that religion do not embrace a virulently anti-Western culture.
Robinson was arrested for allegedly "trying to video Muslim pedophiles" on the steps of Canterbury Crown Court on Monday. WTF? Isn't it the Brits, who have more cameras in public places than any "free" government on earth, justified by the excuse that there can be no expectation of privacy in the public square?
So what gives?
According to KentLive, Robinson had his crew set up outside Canterbury Crown Court on May 8th, hoping to interview one of four suspects accused of raping a 16-year-old girl. Officers ushered Mr. Robinson and two cameramen from Robinson's crew, Rebel Media away. Police told Robinson and his crew that they would be breaking the law by filming on the court steps.
Here's where it gets really curious:
While Crown courts are open to the press any filming and recording of courts and court precincts is illegal under section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 and the Contempt of Court Act.
Civil libertarians were rightfully appalled. Still, we figured that a couple of days in detention would allow tensions to tone down and the message to Robinson to sink in. That's not what happened.
First, articles about Robinson's arrest began being scrubbed from the Internet. Why would that be? Isn't the purpose of criminal sentencing to act as a future deterrent to both the accused and to others?
Then, Robinson was sentenced to thirteen months in prison. Talk about your over-the-top punishments. Could you imagine that happening in our country?
Lastly, Robinson was moved, without warning or reason, to a heavily Muslim populated prison in the Midlands of England. According to investigative journalist Raheem Kassam the order to move Robinson came directly from the office of Home Secretary, Sajid Javid. Why ever could that be?
Now there are reports that a fatwa has been issued against Robinson by an imam.
Britain was the home of the Magna Carta. Today, it appears that the Brits have allowed their government to turn the clock back more than 800 years. We are forced to ask, why have the Brits turned their backs on fundamental civil liberties? What forces are at play that would lead to this?
Sure, uncontrolled immigration can lead to cultural problems between groups with dissimilar histories but to eradicate the basic human rights of one group in order to protect the worst elements of another group defies explanation – unless this incident signals a new course in Britain's future.
President Trump is right to question old alliances. Three quarters of a century ago our boys sacrificed greatly to pull Europe out from under from Germany's domination. Americans then paid to rebuild the continent – including Germany.
Then, for more than seven decades America protected them, under the umbrella of NATO, almost entirely at our expense, even while they were engaging in unfair trade practices that cost American taxpayers trillions more.
Then they, at least the Brits participated in a scheme to deny the American people the president they wanted.
And, it was all to protect a growing European alliance with Germany at the helm. We could've saved ourselves 75 years of expense if we knew this was where it would wind up.
Why has England turned its back on its heritage and its best friend? That question should be asked of Theresa May, not Donald Trump.
What does it say about Britain that they would treat one of their own – Tommy Robinson – in such an Orwellian manner? Robinson is simply exposing the inconvenient truth.


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London, Nov 8 (IANS) The Pakistan Army will continue to shape the country's foreign and security policy, a forecast report released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has said, adding that the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is expected to be largely amenable to this arrangement.
"As a result, relations between the civilian government and the military will be positive," added the report published earlier this week by the research and analysis division of The Economist Group.
The report outlined Pakistan's political and economic outlook for the period of 2020 to 2024 and forecast that the PTI would serve its full term while the opposition parties would remain in a state of disarray owing to legal challenges facing their leaders.
With regard to the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the report noted that the opposition would coordinate strategies against the government in an effort that would likely result in frequent obstruction to legislative proceedings in Parliament. It added that while these moves against Prime Minister Imran Khan would increase pressure on his government, the EIU did not believe they would be able to challenge the PTI's grip on power.
"Our view assumes that the military (including its intelligence wing) – which has a history of intervening in politics – will continue to provide tacit support to the government, partly by using its extra-constitutional influence over the country's judicial institutions. It will also continue to exert sway over Khan's administration, especially when it comes to its foreign and security policies. As long as the PTI enjoys the support of the military, its junior partners are unlikely to abandon the ruling coalition to join the opposition," the report said.
While China would remain Pakistan's main strategic and economic partner in this period, ties with India would remain strained as cross-border terrorism and the dispute over occupied Kashmir "impede the normalisation of relations", the report added.


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Holston River
|Holston River
The North Fork of the Holston River near Weber City, Virginia.
|United States
|Virginia, Tennessee
|Physical characteristics
|North Fork Holston River
|• location
|Bland County, Virginia
|• coordinates
|• elevation
|2,880 ft (880 m)
|2nd source
|South Fork Holston River
|• location
|Smyth County, Virginia
|• coordinates
|• elevation
|2,900 ft (880 m)
|3rd source
|• location
|Kingsport, Tennessee
|• coordinates
|• elevation
|1,158 ft (353 m)
|Tennessee River
• location
|Knoxville, Tennessee
• coordinates
|35°57′33″N 83°51′0″W / 35.95917°N 83.85000°WCoordinates: 35°57′33″N 83°51′0″W / 35.95917°N 83.85000°W[3]
• elevation
|814 ft (248 m)[3]
|136 mi (219 km)[3]
|Basin size
|3,776 sq mi (9,780 km2)[4]
|• location
|J. Will Taylor Bridge (Hwy. 70) near Knoxville, Tennessee, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) above the mouth(mean for water years 1931–1975, 1979-1983)[5]
|• average
|4,759 cu ft/s (134.8 m3/s)(mean for water years 1931–1975, 1979-1983)[5]
|• minimum
|44 cu ft/s (1.2 m3/s)December 1941[5]
|• maximum
|62,900 cu ft/s (1,780 m3/s)March 1935[5]
|Basin features
|River system
|Tennessee → Ohio → Mississippi
The Holston River is a 136-mile (219 km) river that flows from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Knoxville, Tennessee. Along with its three major forks (North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork), it comprises a major river system that drains much of northeastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northwestern North Carolina. The Holston's confluence with the French Broad River at Knoxville marks the beginning of the Tennessee River.
The North Fork flows 138 miles (222 km) southwest from Sharon Springs in Bland County, Virginia. The Middle Fork flows 56.5 miles (90.9 km) from near the western border of Wythe County, Virginia, joining the South Fork in Washington County, Virginia, southeast of Abingdon. The South Fork rises near Sugar Grove in Smyth County and flows 112 miles (180 km) southwest to join the North Fork at Kingsport.[6] The Watauga River, a tributary of the South Fork Holston, flows 78.5 miles (126.3 km) westward from Watauga County, North Carolina.
The main stem of the Holston is impounded by the Tennessee Valley Authority's Cherokee Dam near Jefferson City, Tennessee. Five other dams, also managed by TVA, impound the Holston's headwater streams: Watauga Dam and Wilbur Dam on the Watauga River, and Boone Dam, Fort Patrick Henry Dam, and South Holston Dam, on the South Fork Holston River.
Power generation[edit]
The Holston River valley has been greatly developed for electrical power generation, both with hydroelectric dams and coal-fired steam plants. In the upper reaches, some of these plants are controlled by private interests; in the downstream portion, they are owned by the United States Government's Tennessee Valley Authority.
Among the dams and associated reservoirs on the South Fork Holston River are Boone Dam and Boone Lake, named for the explorer Daniel Boone; Fort Patrick Henry Dam and Fort Patrick Henry Lake, named for the Revolutionary War hero; and South Holston Dam and South Holston Lake.
Cherokee Dam on the Holston River forms Cherokee Lake, named for the historic Native Americans who occupied extensive areas along the Holston River at the time of European-American settlement. The United States settlers and army fought with the Cherokee over land in Tennessee, North Carolina, and further South into Georgia and Alabama. In the 1830s the government forced the Cherokee out on the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River, under the authority of the Indian Removal Act passed by Congress in 1830.
Maps by early French explorers in this area identified what is now known as the Holston River as the "Cherokee River", after the tribe they encountered. Early Tennessee historian and Tennessee Supreme Court Justice John Haywood cited in his 1823 book The civil and political history of the state of Tennessee from its earliest settlement up to the year 1796, including the boundaries of the state that the Holston River was identified and named on earlier produced French maps as the "Cherokee River".[7]
British colonists later named the Holston River after pioneer Stephen Holstein, a European-American settler who built a cabin in 1746 on the upper reaches of the river.[8] Similarly, Holston Mountain was named after the Holston River.
All three forks in Virginia, South Holston Lake, and the Holston River in Tennessee below the South Holston Dam offer relatively easy-to-reach recreation opportunities. The North Fork in Virginia is known as an excellent smallmouth bass river (due to mercury contamination, fish caught in the North Fork of the Holston below Saltville, Virginia must not be consumed).[9] Both the South Fork in Virginia and the first 20 miles (32 km) of the Holston in Tennessee below South Holston Dam are quality brown trout and rainbow trout fisheries. The Holston River is wide and open enough to allow extensive fly fishing. South Holston Lake offers a variety of fishing opportunity as well, as it contains smallmouth bass, common carp, walleye, pike, sunfish, crappie and a few trout.
List of crossings[edit]
Holston River[edit]
The following is a list of major road crossings on the Holston River:
|Bridge Name
|Boyds Bridge
|Boyds Bridge Pike/Strawberry Plains Pike
|Knoxville, Tennessee
|First road crossing over the Holston
|Holston River Bridge
|Interstate 40
|J.W. Will Taylor Memorial Bridge
|US 11E / US 25W / US 70 / SR 9 / SR-168 (Asheville Highway)
|Mascot Bridge
|Mascot Road
|Mascot/Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
|Concrete arch bridge
|John K. Shields Bridge
|Near Jefferson City, Tennessee
|Olen R. Marshall Bridge
|US 25E / SR 32 (Davy Crockett Parkway)
|Morristown/Bean Station, Tennessee
|The Olen R. Marshall Bridge is one of two bridges to cross Cherokee Lake
|Melinda Ferry Bridge
|SR 344 (Melinda Ferry Road)
|near Rogersville, Tennessee
|Hugh B. Day Bridge
|near Rogersville and Persia, Tennessee
|William L. Jenkins Bridge
|SR 347 (Burem Pike)
|location near Rogersville
|Longs Bend Bridge
|Longs Bend Pike
|Surgoinsville, Tennessee
|Original bridge was demolished in 2014.
|Goshen Valley Road
|Church Hill, Tennessee
|Bridge does not have a name; final crossing over the main Holston River
South Fork Holston River[edit]
North Fork Holston River[edit]
Middle Fork Holston River[edit]
See also[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Holston River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Holston River
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holston River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey, "Introduction to the Upper Tennessee River Basin," 11 January 2013. Accessed: 2 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, Water Resources Data Tennessee: Water Year 1983, Water Data Report TN-83-1, p. 123.
- ^ "Holston River - South Fork". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ John Haywood, The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee from Its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, including the Boundaries of the State, 1823/reprinted 1891; available in full-text online at Internet Archive
- ^ Stewart, George R. (1967) [1945]. Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (Sentry edition (3rd) ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
- ^ "Holston River - North Fork". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holston River.
- Holston River
- Rivers of Tennessee
- Rivers of Virginia
- Bodies of water of Bland County, Virginia
- Bodies of water of Wythe County, Virginia
- Bodies of water of Grainger County, Tennessee
- Bodies of water of Washington County, Tennessee
- Rivers of Knox County, Tennessee
- Bodies of water of Sullivan County, Tennessee


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It was well known that Thomas Inch became good friends with the Saxons and benefited from their advise and experience. This piece gives testimony to those facts, However in my opinion it is marred by the claim near the end that Arthur Saxon was never able to lift Inch's famous challenge Dumbbell.
As we see the year of writing is 1952 long after Arthur had died and unable to refute that claim. To my knowledge and that of others who have some understanding of the subject nothing of the nature was ever mentioned while Saxon was alive. Knowing the raw strength of Arthur Saxon and his mighty grip, I personally feel sure that if he had tried the bell in question then he would have at the very least raised it of the ground as in a deadlift.
So he either never tried, which considering he was friends with Inch seems unlikely, or he did it in private but did not take credit in deference to his friend's reputation. Having nothing to prove I feel the latter most likely. If that was the case it would have been best if Inch had never mentioned it at all. Of course, this is just my opinion but one that seems likely. - Peter Yates, HOPC Editor-in-Chief.
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Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles is quite a unique title in the long-running console Naruto video game franchise. Unlike most of the other games, which are generally fighting games or action-adventure games based on the storyline, Dragon Blade Chronicles goes out on its own path with its very own storyline and approach. However, if previous Naruto games are any reference, even when a game follows the storyline verbatim, there's still the chance that the game might still be bad regardless. Does Dragon Blade Chronicles fall under this premise, or is this a title which uses its unique aspects to good use?
As said before, Dragon Blade Chronicles has its own unique storyline exclusive to the game. The Hidden Leaf Village is attacked by a dragon and mysterious undead creatures. A mysterious girl name Akari presents Naruto, the series' titular hero, with a weapon called the "Dragon Blade", which he uses to bring down the dragon. Everyone eventually finds out through Akari that her brother is planning to awaken the light dragon and use its power to destroy the world and remake it as he sees fit. Naruto and a brand of his closest comrades set off for Mount Koryu to confront Akari's brother. Naruto's long-time rival Sasuke is also trekking the mountain for his own reasons as well. A different storyline is refreshingly unique for the series, and the voice actors give an incredibly solid performance throughout the game. The only issue for those who aren't hardcore fans is that unlike other action-adventure games with cutscenes, you can't click through the text at your own pace. And since some of the cutscenes give important clues about what to do next, you have to either wait for each line to be read or skip the story sequence entirely and waste time figuring out what to do next. This is compounded by the fact that some of the cutscenes tend to drag on much longer than they should, further exacerbating the problem.
As stated before, both Naruto and Sasuke are traversing the mountain, and players will get the chance to control both characters at different points throughout the game. For those wondering if players can execute the lavish special attacks they've seen in the series right from the get-go, Dragon Blade Chronicles provides the amusing excuse of the mountain interfering with one's inner chakra, so players will have to collect various scrolls and other power-ups as they progress through the game. Another change comes in the fact that one can only attack by slicing away at enemies, which gets pretty dull as the animations are the same every time the player executes the attack. This, compounded with the game's incredibly dumb AI, makes working your way through waves of enemies incredibly boring. On a brighter note, the controls, which include the Wii Remote + Nunchuk, Wii Remote, Classic Controller and the Nintendo GameCube controller, are very responsive.
While this might sound alright in theory, in practice the game makes enemy placement a major annoyance at times. During stretches where cliffs and other "fall to your doom" areas are present, the game tends to summon aerial monsters to stand in your way. While players do have projectiles that can be used for these exact purposes, many times the monsters will be in such a place where you have to hit them in the air, and since projectiles will aim at an angle in midair, players either have to hope they can walk past the enemies without falling off and dying or coax the monsters onto a more suitable place to fight. The fact that a single swipe of your sword moves you forward and the fact that monsters can stun you and push you back only furthers these issues. The game later brings out more of these enemies, called mugonhei, which fire projectiles. And since the in-game camera is generally set to a specific viewpoint, you generally won't see these types of attacks coming. It often becomes better to just run through the areas until you run into an area where you're required to fight to open blocked doors, as nothing of importance is gained from skipping the enemies you walked past.
This tedium is only furthered by the fact that the game's "map" only shows the major areas you'll venture to, so players without a keen sense of direction will get lost very quickly. The game also features a variety of environmental puzzles, but they are hampered by the fact that there are no signals when you are near the area you need to use a specific power on, so you have to randomly use those powers everywhere until you figure out the exact area the developers intended for it to be used. This omission even makes finding much-needed treasure and saving difficult, as most players will miss these parts if they don't read specific pages of the game's instruction manual, since the game gives no indication (the in-game tutorial is incredibly sparse and does nothing to help the user) that a specific button needs to be used in a specific area.
Dragon Blade Chronicles also suffers from some extremely crippling slowdown issues. This isn't your normal occasional slowdown - long stretches of the game will chug along at what seems like almost half-speed. This isn't just in areas where monsters appear, as the game tends to limit the number of monsters on screen as if intentionally to alleviate this issue. Instead this occurs during stretches where only the environment and Naruto or Sasuke are on the screen. This isn't because of the game pushing the capabilities of the Wii --- it's far from it. Outside of the occasional impressive character design or dungeon backdrop, the graphics are very washed out and feel incredibly dated and stale. It's baffling how the game's engine has these issues so late into the Wii's life.
There are a number of sequences in the game where Dragon Blade Chronicles surpasses its issues, such as walking up a waterfall and avoiding deadly waves as you make your way towards the water dragon, and they are incredibly cool and memorable. But these brief moments happen far too infrequently to rise above the game's numerous technical flaws and tedious gameplay. The only saving grace is that the game's music often sets the mood quite well and occasionally makes you forget the issues that are present. The game also features a Versus mode, although with it being limited to only two players it doesn't provide that much enjoyment unless you really enjoyed the game.
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Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles started out in a interesting and unique premise, but all of the game's various issues make for an incredibly disappointing game that only hardcore fans of the series could overlook. Unless you are an ardent Naruto fan, this is one chronicling of the Naruto series you might best be to stay away from.


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In vivo analysis of Nef's role in HIV-1 replication, systemic T cell activation and CD4+ T cell loss Public Deposited
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- Background Nef is a multifunctional HIV-1 protein critical for progression to AIDS. Humans infected with nef(−) HIV-1 have greatly delayed or no disease consequences. We have contrasted nef(−) and nef(+) infection of BLT humanized mice to better characterize Nef's pathogenic effects. Results Mice were inoculated with CCR5-tropic HIV-1JRCSF (JRCSF) or JRCSF with an irreversibly inactivated nef (JRCSFNefdd). In peripheral blood (PB), JRCSF exhibited high levels of viral RNA (peak viral loads of 4.71 × 106 ± 1.23 × 106 copies/ml) and a progressive, 75% loss of CD4+ T cells over 17 weeks. Similar losses were observed in CD4+ T cells from bone marrow, spleen, lymph node, lung and liver but thymocytes were not significantly decreased. JRCSFNefdd also had high peak viral loads (2.31 × 106 ± 1.67 × 106) but induced no loss of PB CD4+ T cells. In organs, JRCSFNefdd produced small, but significant, reductions in CD4+ T cell levels and did not affect the level of thymocytes. Uninfected mice have low levels of HLA-DR+CD38+CD8+ T cells in blood (1–2%). Six weeks post inoculation, JRCSF infection resulted in significantly elevated levels of activated CD8+ T cells (6.37 ± 1.07%). T cell activation coincided with PB CD4+ T cell loss which suggests a common Nef-dependent mechanism. At 12 weeks, in JRCSF infected animals PB T cell activation sharply increased to 19.7 ± 2.9% then subsided to 5.4 ± 1.4% at 14 weeks. HLA-DR+CD38+CD8+ T cell levels in JRCSFNefdd infected mice did not rise above 1–2% despite sustained high levels of viremia. Interestingly, we also noted that in mice engrafted with human tissue expressing a putative protective HLA-B allele (B42:01), JRCSFNefdd exhibited a substantial (200-fold) reduced viral load compared to JRCSF. Conclusions Nef expression was necessary for both systemic T cell activation and substantial CD4+ T cell loss from blood and tissues. JRCSFNefdd infection did not activate CD8+ T cells or reduce the level of CD4+ T cells in blood but did result in a small Nef-independent decrease in CD4+ T cells in organs. These observations strongly support the conclusion that viral pathogenicity is mostly driven by Nef. We also observed for the first time substantial host-specific suppression of HIV-1 replication in a small animal infection model.
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AceShowbiz - Paris Jackson won't stay silent when there's someone who attacks her father. After 50 Cent dissed Michael Jackson by comparing him to Chris Brown and bringing up the child molestation allegations against the King of Pop, Paris went straight to Fif's Instagram account to shut him down.
Sliding into the rapper/actor's comments, the 21-year-old actress/singer reminded him of the 1993 Super Bowl, during when her father headlined the halftime show. "superbowl 1993," she wrote, "true legends don't need to exert outrageous amounts of energy just to grasp your attention. stillness, my friend. stillness. more power in stillness than you can probably understand."
She stressed though that she didn't have any intention to disrespect Chris Brown. "And i say this with zero shade to chris i love him dearly. this is just for you 50," she added.
50 Cent previously irked MJ's fans after sharing Chris' Instagram post about his latest feat. The "Yeah 3x" hitmaker boasted on his own account Saturday, August 31, "@ChrisBrown has now sold 69.5M singles in the US, making him the 7th best selling singles artist of all time. He has now totalled 100M RIAA certified units."
Sharing a screengrab of Chris' post, 50 added a nasty comment about MJ in the caption. "CB better then (sic) MJ to me now, I can't believe mike wanted to touch the little boys booty. What the f**k man," he wrote, referring to the child sexual abuse allegations against the "Thriller" singer.
Seemingly disagreeing with Fif, Breezy listed a bunch of MJ's achievements that couldn't be compared to his. The 30-year-old singer/dancer posted it on Instagram Stories and wrote on it, "Michael Jackson the greatest ever," without any mention about Fif.
Meanwhile, Waka Flocka Flame wrote to Fif, "S**t not funny .... not Mike my nixxa."
Not showing any regret, Fif doubled down on his diss at MJ by posting a now-deleted photo of Chris wearing an MJ-inspired outfit and repeated his remark, "all I said was I think CB is better than MJ now. after I saw the documentary, The little boys butts will never be the same."


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During a car inspection on I-70, the Indiana State Police found $1 million worth of marijuana concealed in fresh lettuce.
It was in Putnam County, near the 41-mile state marker, at approximately 7:30am when a tractor- trailer headed eastbound was stopped for a routine inspection. During the inspection of the trailer, 260 pounds of cannabis was found hidden in lettuce. According to State Police, the marijuana was being transported from Colorado to Florida.
Both of the men caught in the truck were from Florida. They were both arrested and hit with the felonious charge of dealing marijuana. Indiana State Police remarked, that the two suspects were taken to Putnam County Jail.
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