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Microsoft Word ranks among the most popular pieces of word processing software of all time. It allows users to write, edit and format text, as well as add pictures and video to documents. Creator Microsoft often bundles Word in purchases of its OS like Windows XP, Vista or 7, and Word's features are designed to integrate with other Windows products like its OS. Microsoft Word is available as a free trial that can be downloaded from the Internet, or for purchase online and in stores. However, users must meet some basic computer system requirements to get Word.
Before you set out to get Microsoft Word, make sure your computer meets the minimum system requirements to run the program. You'll need a 500 megahertz (MHz) computer processor with 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher. You'll also need 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of disk space on your hard drive and CD-ROM or DVD drive to install from a disk. You'll need an Internet connection to install via Internet download. You'll also need a monitor with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher, as well as the Microsoft Windows XP operating system or later versions Windows Vista or Windows 7.
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You can get a free trial of Microsoft Word for your computer for 60 days by going to the Microsoft Office page and clicking on the free trial link. You'll need to create a Windows ID to get the free trial and then download and install a large file on your computer. The download could take quite a long time without high-speed Internet access like cable or DSL.
Most often people get Microsoft Word bundled in a suite of software called Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office is available for purchase at Microsoft's website for $229 as of 2009. You can also purchase Office at your local software retailer like Best Buy. Purchasing a physical copy of Office requires a CD-ROM or DVD drive to install. Insert the installation CD into the drive and follow the prompts.
Microsoft Office and MS Word often come bundled with new computers at a significantly lower cost than purchasing the software separately. Check with your local retailer or e-tailer for Office bundles. Also, MS Word will often come pre-installed on people's computers, and they don't even know it. Check out Microsoft.com to see if you already have MS Word on your computer, and you just need to unlock it.


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– Title: 'Woodland Flowers'
– Original linocut print- Limited Edition of 4
– Hand pulled lino prints
– Oil based inks on Printmakers' Snowdon 300gsm Paper
– All prints are signed, titled and numbered by artist
– Image size : 21 x 21 cm
– Paper Size : 30 x 30 cm approximately
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All the prints are created on one linoleum block, using Imitation Japanese Vellum papers. It is 100% high grade woodpulp and is acid free unbuffered. The method used in these prints is called 'reduction' which means, the lino block has been cut for every colour, and then inked and printed on paper for every single print. The process is repeated on the same block until the image is complete. All the marks and cuttings have been made using gouges and lino cutting tools. All that makes it a unique art of obvious distinction.
Disclaimer: Despite my best effort, as every single image is hand printed, the colours may look slightly different from the images shown, which makes it a unique work of art. Please also be aware that the colours you see on your screen may be slightly different from the original prints, which is almost impossible to avoid.
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Lukas Eder walks us through a bit of functionality I wish we had in SQL Server:
On each row, the
VALUEcolumn should either contain the actual value, or the "last_value" preceding the current row, ignoring all the nulls. Note that I specifically wrote this requirement using specific English language. We can now translate that sentence directly to SQL:
last_value (t.value) ignore nulls over (order by d.value_date)
Since we have added an
ORDER BYclause to the window function, the default frame
RANGE BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND CURRENT ROWapplies, which colloquially means "all the preceding rows". (Technically, that's not accurate. It means all rows with values less than or equal to the value of the current row – see Kim Berg Hansen's comment)
Only a few database products have this and SQL Server is not one of them.


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MANILA — Farmers from Southern Tagalog region held a picket rally in from of President Aquino's house in Times St., Quezon City this morning to commemorate the 26th anniversary of Mendiola massacre.
Orly Marcellana, spokesman of Katipunan ng Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama-TK), said that after so many years, not a single person was held accountable for the brutal killing of farmers who only wanted genuine land reform but were instead met by bullets.
Marcellana said the issues remain the same today. That is why they persist in their struggle for justice and genuine agrarian reform.
The group headed to Mendiola (now Chino Roces) bridge to join members of other multisectoral organizations in a protest action.


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Several years ago, God gave El Sembrador's school director a clear vision to start a primary school program for the children in the area, especially children in difficult situations without many opportunities to study elsewhere. El Sembrador's bilingual primary school program, which opened in 2017, began with very humble beginnings: a few borrowed classrooms, no budget, and almost no students. But after much praying and seeking, God provided everything needed and more! The primary school is now flourishing, so much so that the school has officially run out of classroom space for the little ones in the program. Construction began late in 2019 for a multiphase school building that includes eight classrooms, several child friendly bathrooms, a library and even a computer lab for students in grades preschool to sixth grade.
Currently El Sembrador is seeking individuals who could give to the final phase of the primary school construction. The final phase includes interior fixtures and decorating of the classrooms and bathrooms, remodel of an existing building for auxiliary rooms and offices, equipping and furnishing the classrooms and computer lab, and creation of a playground area. Your support in this final phase of construction will help transform these students' lives from a young age and help them reach their full potential in Christ.


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A home is a huge investment. For most people, it's the biggest and most expensive thing they'll ever buy. So why would you ever sign a contract on an enormous item if you're not sure all its parts are working properly?
Shyness, awkwardness, call it what you will, but it can feel weird to poke around in someone else's home ... especially if they're still living there. Opening cupboards, lifting toilet seats — it feels like you're intruding. Sorry to break it to you, but this is no time to be shy.
Below are some items you should check yourself when visiting a home you may want to purchase. Sure, your home inspector will perform a thorough review of the home and will even cover some items listed below. But a home inspection costs money! Before you make an offer and start shelling out cash for inspections, or putting down earnest money, you can have a better idea up front if the house you're interested in needs more work than you're prepared to take on.
Not planning a move anytime soon? Share these tips with a friend who is,
or save this article for future reference. It may come in handy down the road!
Check the water pressure.
Not just in the kitchen sink, but the bathroom sink, toilet, bathtub, and shower, too.
Low water pressure is a sign of bad plumbing.
Lift every rug.
Is that rug hiding something? The floor could be stained, warped, or even rotting!
A warped floor is very serious and can indicate the room has been flooded in the past or there's a leak
under the floor.
Delve into the closets and cupboards.
What is that cluttered closet hiding? If the owners have left items in storage areas, move them aside. Too much to move? Ask your real estate agent to arrange another showing after the owners remove their belongings. Same for the garage, attic, basement, and any outbuildings.
You'll want to be sure the home has adequate storage space for all your belongings and note any damage that may be concealed behind piles of stuff.
Note: Make sure there's nothing piled against the house or any
outbuildings as this could be hiding damages, flaws, and even pests.
Examine the windows, doors, and walls.
While an older house may have settled a bit, it's still not good to have a door you can't close all the way or a window that won't open. Cracks in the walls could be caused by normal settling or the result of a house being empty for a while with no climate controls — but it may be something more serious.
If the home has "settled" so much that doors are sticking or the cracks are large, irregular, or diagonal, that could indicate a problem with the foundation of the home, or even a structural issue within the walls. You will need to consult an expert to determine the cause and whether it's easily fixable.
Note: Hairline cracks near windows and doors are
generally not a big issue and can be taped and painted.
Use your sniffer.
Smell anything musty? How about pet odors? Were the owners heavy smokers? Check that the fans over the stove and in the bathrooms work.
A musty smell could indicate water damage. Cigarette smoke and animal urine are very strong smells that can soak into the floors and walls. Getting those smells out can be a nightmare — or impossible.
Look for signs of water damage.
This is an especially important issue you need to investigate. Discoloration on ceilings and walls, bubbling paint, rusted metal items, and mold spots all indicate problems. Yes, you should check every cabinet. Pay extra close attention to basement walls and cabinets under sinks.
Water damage can be expensive and difficult to repair and may involve taking down walls and rebuilding them. Watermarks near appliances that use water or in the basement can indicate poor plumbing — another expensive issue to address.
Meet the neighbors.
Having good or bad neighbors makes a huge difference on how happy you'll be in your new home. In some locations, meeting the neighbors beforehand could be a bit of a challenge, but you should at the very least drive by at different times of day and on different days to check out the neighborhood.
Is there a school or church nearby? Street parking could be a nightmare at dropoff and pickup times and during services. Are there neighbors throwing wild parties? How is the traffic flow during rush hours? Do cars roar up and down the street, or do you see signs of a neighborhood on its way down? You'll want to know the answers to these questions before making your final decision.
By taking the time to thoroughly inspect the properties you view before you
make an offer, you can save yourself time, headache, and buyer's remorse.


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First, a word from Sam Wang from the Princeton Election Consortium. What constitutes a good poll?:
Holidays are over. I see that journalists, including poll aggregators, are still focused on the Presidential horserace. As Zenger at Electoral-Vote.com has pointed out, sites such as FiveThirtyEight are under economic pressure to attract traffic. And there is nothing to attract eyeballs like a crazy Presidential race. Still, from a substantive standpoint, it might be more appropriate to spend efforts on, I dunno…issues? See this excellent critique of media coverage by Jeff Jarvis, which includes a good hard whack at the media obsession with "balance" and polls – basically, tricks to let reporters escape engaging head-on with substantive issues. If journalists insist on horserace coverage, at least focus on downticket races in Senate, House, and even state legislatures – and maybe write about some issues along the way. These races will determine the power dynamic in 2017 under the new President, whoever she may be.
Just to remind everyone, variations in this year's race are quite narrow, consistent with the last 20 years of partisan polarization. Polarization has made both the GOP and Democratic nominees unacceptable to nearly all supporters of the other party. In addition, Donald Trump is radioactive to about one-fifth of his own party. As a result, this year's race is full of melodrama, but numerically stable. In 2016, the Princeton Election Consortium's state poll-based aggregate has only varied between a median outcome of 310 and 350 EV for Hillary Clinton.
The Meta-Margin, which is defined as the front-runner's effective lead using Electoral College mechanisms, is a very low-noise and stable measure – as opposed to single polls, which can be all over the place. You should generally ignore single polls, especially ones that surprise you. The Meta-Margin has varied between Clinton +2.5% and Clinton +6.5%, and is now at Clinton +4.0%, close to the season average of 3.8%. If it left the 2.5-6.5% range, that would be interesting. That has not occurred yet.
Oh, who are we kidding? The lazy media only does horse race coverage. Just as a thought experiment, I would love to see one election cycle where no polls are allowed, and the media is forced to actually report on something other than polls and the horse race. It's never going to happen.
Today the Arizona Republic published a Morrison Institute/Cronkite News poll, "the first major independent statewide political poll in Arizona this election cycle. " The poll was conducted mostly before Donald Trump's immigration speech in Phoenix last week. This is a "baseline" pre-Labor Day poll. It will be the follow-up polls to this poll over the next two months to which you want to pay attention. Poll: Arizona a toss-up between Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump:
Arizona is a too-close-to-call presidential battleground between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, according to a new statewide Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll.
The live telephone survey found Clinton, the former secretary of State, leading Trump, the celebrity billionaire, 35.1 percent to 33.5 percent among likely voters in the traditional red state, well within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.
Third-party candidates captured another 8 percent or so: Libertarian Gary Johnson was supported by 6.9 percent; Green Party nominee Jill Stein by 1.5 percent.
Another 22.9 percent haven't decided yet.
Because people were asked concretely about what they plan to do, the poll got to the heart of how many Arizonans are undecided about the presidential race, said Eric Hedberg, senior research fellow at the Morrison Institute for Public Policy. "I think that's the big finding: There's still the 20 percent out there who haven't made up their minds."
Even when undecided likely voters were asked who they were leaning toward supporting, the results remained similarly tight, with Clinton at 39.9 percent and Trump at 36.8 percent.
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The poll was conducted Aug. 17-31. The sample size was 704 likely voters.
The poll concluded the same day Trump delivered a hard-line immigration-policy speech at the Phoenix Convention Center and before Clinton's campaign targeted Arizona with an ad buy. It also was done before Trump reignited his feud with U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., on Sunday by attacking the state's junior senator on Twitter.
Other races polled by the Morrison Institute/Cronkite News poll included issues — the propositions on the ballot.
Prop. 205, the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act initiative is ahead in the polls, but this comes with a caveat based on experience. I have seen many initiatives over the years with a slim poll lead this time of the year go down to defeat in November. This is not an impressive number, in my opinion. Prop. 205 is in a weak position. Poll: Half want to see marijuana legalized in Arizona:
Half of Arizona voters surveyed in a new poll favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use, while a sizable share remain undecided on the November ballot measure.
The Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll found 50 percent of registered voters favor legalization, 40 percent oppose the measure and 10 percent are undecided. The poll surveyed 784 registered voters between Aug. 17 and Aug. 31. The margin of error is 3.4 percent.
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On the question of marijuana legalization, voters broke along party lines with majorities of Democratic and independent voters supporting the proposal. Sixty-four percent of Democrats and 53 percent of independent voters.favored legalization of marijuana.
Republicans overwhelmingly said they would reject the measure, with nearly 56 percent opposed.
Young voters overwhelmingly supported marijuana legalization, the poll found, with support declining among older voters.
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Men favored Prop. 205 more than women by about nine points. Political experts said the gender gap suggests the warnings about the potential perils of legalization could be more effective messaging with women than men.
Prop. 206, the Arizonans for Fair Wages and Healthy Families initiative, is in a much stronger starting position. Poll: Most Arizona voters buy a $12 minimum wage:
Arizona voters favor a hike in the state's minimum wage by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, according to an Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll.
Proposition 206 would gradually raise the starting pay to $12 an hour by 2020, beginning with a jump to $10 in January. The current wage is $8.05 an hour.
The poll, conducted while a court fight was still ongoing over whether the measure qualified for the ballot, found 61 percent of registered voters would support the wage hike; 31 percent were opposed. The remaining 8 percent were undecided.
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The measure drew its strongest support from predictable quarters: 87 percent of Democrats, 62 percent of voters ages 18 to 35, and 65 percent of people with a high-school diploma or less.
But the idea was popular across nearly every demographic category, with majorities of both men and women, college-educated voters and voters of all ages backing the measure.
And in the Maricopa County race that the rest of Arizona can only watch, Crazy Uncle Joe Arpaio is not particularly popular after costing county taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits, and recently being held in contempt of court by the U.S. District Court and a referral to the DOJ for criminal contempt prosecution. Poll suggests majority of Maricopa County voters view Sheriff Joe Arpaio unfavorably:
As Sheriff Joe Arpaio runs for re-election, a new poll finds that 57 percent of Maricopa County respondents had an unfavorable opinion of "America's Most Corrupt Sheriff."
A majority of Maricopa County registered voters surveyed in The Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll view Sheriff Joe Arpaio unfavorably, potentially spelling trouble for his re-election bid.
Arpaio's unpopularity appears stronger in Maricopa County, where voters will decide his fate, than in the rest of Arizona.
The poll found 57 percent of Maricopa County respondents had an unfavorable opinion of Arpaio, compared to 54 percent statewide. The poll, conducted Aug. 17-31, is the first released publicly that has surveyed registered voters since a federal judge referred Arpaio and top aides to the Department of Justice for possible criminal charges in a racial-profiling case.
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The latest poll also shows Arpaio is less popular among women and college-educated voters, and extremely unpopular with Democrats, Hispanics and young people.
For Penzone to prevail, he must win over independents, more than half of whom said in the latest poll that they view Arpaio negatively, and at least some Republicans. A small group of Republicans polled — about 8.5 percent — said they were undecided.
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The poll interviewed 468 respondents in Maricopa County and 784 respondents statewide. The county-only portion of the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.8 percentage points. The statewide portion has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
I want to believe that residents of the state of Maricopa will finally pull their heads out of their rear-ends and vote "America's Most Corrupt Sheriff" out of office, but I have little reason to believe this. You have always disappointed in the past.


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When floods rise from the New Meuse River in Rijnmond- Drechtsteden, Rotterdam, homes and businesses are at particular risk. Not only do they lie outside the Dutch city's protective dyke system, but many are uninsured because premiums are expensive.
Mathematicians have however found that high premiums are unnecessary. According to Yuri Ermoliev, a researcher in the IIASA Advanced Systems Analysis (ASA) Program, insurance companies could lower their prices, safeguard citizens from catastrophic losses, and still make a profit.
Research shows that if you plot size of loss against frequency, the result is not a normal bell curve but a distorted one with a "fat tail". Insurers need the right tools to deal with fat-tailed risks. The commonly used approach is "annual average loss", which suits frequent, low-consequence risks like car accidents, but can't tackle the peculiarities of occasional catastrophes.
"It is like planning for a trip where the temperature will mostly be -10°C but there's a chance it could fall to -50°C," explains ASA Program Director Elena Rovenskaya. "If you make clothing decisions based on an averaged temperature it could be disastrous".
Ermoliev and his colleagues separated out high risk, unlikely scenarios in the fat tail and treated them differently, allowing premiums to be calculated in a more sophisticated way. "In the example of Rijnmond-Drechtsteden, the model yielded lower premiums without making the insurance business unsustainable," says Rovenskaya
Climate change also imposes direct costs for banks, such as increased maintenance for infrastructure, and the transition costs of resculpting themselves for a low-carbon existence. Legislation to discourage coal use, for example, might make loans in that sector more risky. Banks therefore have a thirst for scenario data about how investments and prices may change.
Former IIASA researcher David McCollum, IIASA Energy Program Director Keywan Riahi, and counterparts from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, worked with 16 international banks under the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures to help banks plan for the future.
They used the MESSAGEix-GLOBIOM model to simulate the effect of climate policies on land use, and energy production and distribution over decades. The banks particularly wanted projections for energy and food prices, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy mix. These projections were fed into another model to see how a bank with loans to multiple companies might fare.
McCollum found that while banks, like policymakers, wanted to look decades ahead, they also wanted near-term results and more granularity.
"They don't just care about the total number of gigawatts of coal power versus solar or wind power for China in a certain year, but also how many solar photovoltaic modules are needed and where that production might take place," he explains. "The project took a lot of bridging between disciplines. You'd be surprised how few large banks and other corporates do scenario-planning more than a couple of years ahead. This exercise has enlightened the wider integrated assessment modeling community about what it could offer the private sector in the future."
DebtRank of firms (dark green) and banks (light green) plotted against their total assets (as a proxy for firm size) in Euros.
If a climate-related catastrophe hits a bank, the financial damage can propagate between institutions. This phenomenon – systemic risk – arises because they are interlinked by networks of credit. After the financial crisis of 2007–2008, it became clear that this mesh of credit obligations meant that, if one collapsed, others could rapidly follow. Since then, regulators have taken precautions against future crises, partly by requiring banks to hold a capital cushion.
In 2016, IIASA researchers Sebastian Poledna and Stefan Thurner however demonstrated that this approach doesn't work. Systemic risk arises because of the multiple transactions going on in the financial markets. You can only control the problem by rearranging those obligations or links.
Their solution was to levy a charge on transactions based on the level of risk that each added to the system – a systemic risk tax. Poledna modeled the effects of such a levy, demonstrating that it would drive the network into safer behavior and even eliminate the risk of collapse.
In another study, IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program participant Anton Pichler and colleagues demonstrated how to halve systemic risk without damaging individual banks by rearranging institutions' portfolios while keeping their overall size and risk profile the same. They simulated a government bond market where financial institutions had common asset holdings. This overlap meant that, when one went bankrupt and sold its portfolio, there was a wave of collapses. After rearranging the portfolios, however, there was not a single default.
"Nudging portfolio changes in real life would take something akin to a systemic risk tax," says Poledna.
Regulators concerned with systemic risk have focused on the financial sector but systems analysis shows that it is of even greater concern in the non-financial sector. This was the surprising finding after Poledna and colleagues devoted 18 months to building a model of all the credit links within the entire Austrian business sector – 170,000 companies and banks.
In the model, they allocated every firm and bank a "DebtRank" – the degree to which its own financial distress would transmit to the network. While large banks topped the list, some medium-sized, non-financial firms were also important. One ranked as high as eighth because its default would affect almost 40% of the Austrian economy. "Overall, nonfinancial firms contributed 55% of the risk, something that regulators need to consider," says Poledna.
Modelers are proving their worth in insurance, climate-related risks, and systemic risk but Thurner believes regulators are not moving fast enough, at least as far as the latter is concerned.
"By now it's becoming obvious to everyone that worldwide, systemic risk levels are rising, even though the current regulation scheme is getting tighter and tighter," he says. "Maybe after the next crisis people will really rethink how we are doing things."
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Kids love to help with home improvement projects, but it's often a challenge finding something that will catch their attention and suit their skills, so try this one for size. Make your own customized stepping stones for a pathway or garden decoration.
First you'll need a form, and the top three or four inches of an old five gallon bucket works great. Once you cut it smoothly away from the rest of the bucket, you're ready to mix up some ordinary bagged concrete. When it's thoroughly mixed, pour it into the form, scraping off the excess flush with the top of the form.
As the concrete sets up, the kids can decorate it with hand prints, polished stones, or do some custom engraving with a small stick. When it's dry you'll have a stepping stone and a family keepsake.


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Hairy Wood Mint is a herbaceous native perennial Native to Eastern North America. Hairy Wood Mint has a long bloom duration and can form dense colonies in open woods and along the forest edge. A nice source of nectar and pollen make Hairy Wood Mint a great native plant beneficial to bees. and other pollinators. The leaves will give off a mint smell/aroma when crushed. Although it is not commonly used as a food.
We can file this plant article under 'what the heck plant is that?' Yes, another walk in nature, another plant identification opportunity! This time I'm in a mixed hardwood open forest that borders cornfields in Iowa……and I see dozens and dozens of an interesting looking flower. What looks like fuzzy-flowery rings on a stalk, is Hairy Wood Mint, also known as Blephilia hirsuta. I found it in a rocky hardwood forest, all along the tree line and extending into the woods some distance. It seemed to be along every deer trail and path. But only in areas that would be partially shaded from the sun.
Hairy Wood Mint Facts
- It is hardy from zone 4-8. Check you USDA gardening zone here.
- The Native Range of Hairy Wood Mint is from Northern border of Arkansas, Alabama, through North Carolina, and North to Canada.
- It's a member of the mint family, lamiaceae.
- As a member of the mint family, it will spread via underground roots known as rhizomes. This allows it to form colonies.
- Hairy Wood Mint is one of the plants negatively effected by invasive species such as Lonicera Maackii, in that seed germination is inhibited
- Bees and other pollinators frequently visit Hairy Wood Mint, making it a valuable flower for the bees.
- Hairy Wood Mint has been cited as a high-value species for Monarchs as a food source that is usually, and readily available during their migrations
- Hairy Pagoda Plant is another common name for Hairy Wood Mint
- The Cherokee Indians used this plant medicinally.
Scientific Name
The Scientific Name of Hairy Wood Mint is Blephilia hirsuta
Physical Description
Hairy Wood Mint will grow up to 3′ tall (1 m), often in colonies as it is in the Mint Family (Hence the common name). I find them in open woods or even along deer trails in deeper woods. The blooms are quite unique and easy to identify once you have a picture in your mind.
Stalk / Stem
As a member of the mint family, the stalk will be green, square, or 4-angled. As the common name suggests there will be white hairs along the stalk. There may be some branching along the main stalk too.
There will be opposite leaves approximately 1″x4″ (2.5 cm-10 cm) that are lanceolate (spear-head) shaped. The edges/margins will be serrated and the surface will be veined.
Along the main stalk there will be clusters of flowers that wrap around the stem near the top. These will typically be located at the upper pairs of opposite leaves, or near there. The small flowers are about 1/2″ long (12 mm) and remind me of bee balm flowers. They are tubular and white with purple dots.
It will bloom for about a month to six weeks during Summertime. After blooming several seed heads will form where the flowers were.
Hairy Wood Mint has fibrous roots, and also rhizome roots. It will spread via rhizomes and make colonies in the wild.
Growing Conditions Blephilia hirsuta
Hairy Wood Mint will grow best in partial sun / light shade conditions. For moisture, it will do just fine in moist to medium soil. Soil that is heavy with organic matter is also a benefit for this plant.
How to care for Hairy Wood Mint
If grown in partial sun and medium to moist soil, this plant will not require any special maintenance. However, I would recommend that you plant it inside of a pot with the bottom cut out, directly in the ground. This is because of the rhizome roots that will send runners in all direction, giving you many new 'volunteer' plants. But, if you are going for a wild look, then never mind – RELEASE the Hairy Wood Mint!
Pulling unwanted plants (it's a mint) and making sure powdery mildew should be the only chores associated with this plant. Just plant it in conditions it prefers.
How to Establish Hairy Wood Mint from Seed
Hairy Wood Mint seeds are very tiny and will require light to germinate. So, only a light covering of soil is required. The seeds will need a cold moist stratification period of 60 days. So, winter sowing or utilizing the paper-towel/refrigerator stratification method will be necessary.
Garden Uses
Hairy Wood Mint would be a good addition to any pollinator, butterfly, or rain garden. Just make sure you account for the spreading rhizome roots. The flower is really interesting to look at, if not overly showy. And it does provide some great benefit for pollinators by having a long bloom time.
This plant is visited by bees, particularly bumblebees, honey bees, and many other native varieties. It is very popular, and will also draw in some butterflies and small skippers.
Pests and diseases
Hairy Wood Mint is deer and rabbit resistant, like most members of the mint family. This is because of the stronger taste of the foliage.
Powdery Mildew will effect this plant though. So, make sure you keep it thinned to allow for some air-movement. That will be to help prevent or reduce the effect of any potential fungus.
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Joining a wider industry shift, Apple announced that it is working to replace exclusionary language in its developer documentation and APIs with alternative terminology.
Renaming things takes time and effort as large parts of infrastructure have to migrate in response. For third-party developers in the App Store, Apple will be changing the names of APIs used in their code where appropriate, which will also necessitate engineering work to migrate.
Examples of exclusionary terminology include using a noun like 'master' to describe the primary code repository. Apple's source control features in Xcode, starting with Xcode 12, now names the default branch 'main' by default. Github and other companies announced similar policy changes earlier this year.
Similarly, Apple is replacing the usage of 'whitelist' and 'blacklist' in its documentation with 'allow list' and 'deny list', to eradicate possible discriminatory connotations. These phrases have long-established technical definitions, but changing to alternative words removes any possibility of confusion or misinterpretation.
As a company, Apple is auditing its frameworks for similar language that warrants adjusting. Developers can expect to see the introduction of renamed APIs in future versions of iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and the like.
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Online Security
At Preferred Bank we take security very seriously. The latest methods in internet system security, is periodically upgraded to increase the integrity and security of our system.
Internet security does not rely on one technology alone. Without everyone's participation, all the security systems and technology in the world are worthless. You must treat your User ID and password with the utmost confidentiality. Passwords should NOT consist of obvious data about the user (i.e. children's names, birthdays or spouse's name). Selecting letters that do not create a common word but instead represent the first letter of each word in a favorite phrase, poem or song can create a memorable but difficult to crack password.
Reporting Fraud
If you believe your account has been compromised or you see unauthorized transactions on your account, call us immediately at (888) 673-1808.
You may also use the contact us link for any inquiries and questions.
If you believe your account has been compromised or you see unauthorized transactions on your account, call us immediately at (888) 673-1808.
You may also use the contact us link for any inquiries and questions.
How We Protect Your Privacy and Security
Preferred Bank continues to add additional security measures to our online banking services so that our customers have the confidence that their information is being protected. Preferred Bank has two different layers of security that are designed to protect your financial information.
- Device Print security requires that all users select challenge questions and answers, select a unique image and create a personal description for that image that is only known to you. Each time you log in thereafter, the image will appear to verify to you that you are on the official Preferred Bank website before entering your password. Additionally, the authentication of your computer is verified. Preferred Bank has the ability to recognize the computer or computers from with you usually log on. If our system detects a suspicious login due to an unfamiliar computer, it will automatically present you with challenge questions that were previously selected.
- One Time Password (OTP) devices are provided to select customers that have more complex online banking needs. This method requires the use of a token device that generates a random code used in connection with a personal password each time the users logs in to verify their identity. Additionally, a response code is given back from the device that authenticates the official Preferred Bank website.
Data security between the customer browser and our web server is handled through a security protocol called Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). SSL provides data encryption, server authentication and message integrity for an internet connection. In addition, SSL provides a security "handshake" that is used to initiate the connection. This handshake results in the client and server agreeing on the level of security they will use and fulfills any authentication requirements for the connection. Currently, Preferred Bank's online banking application supports data encryption. In order to get this level of encryption, you will need a browser that supports it. Please consult your browser's technical requirements.
How You Can Protect Yourself
While Preferred Bank strives to present applications with the highest levels of security, additional security measures lie in the hands of our customers. Here are a few security procedures that you as the customer should follow when utilizing online and mobile applications:
- Maintain physical and logical security of a mobile device. Regularly install operating system and firmware updates. Download applications from reputable sources with links to the institution's Web site from institution-approved applications.
- Computers and mobile devices should run anti-malware software for added security.
- Mobile devices should never be modified to remove the manufacturer's device control, as in Jailbreaking the device. This allows for circumventing the device securities and can lead to downloading applications from untrustworthy sources and may introduce malware onto the device.
- Online and Mobile device users need to be aware that when they utilize public wireless networks, they increase the security risk to the device and any data on the device.
- Create strong passwords to include letters, numbers and special characters
- Never share your password
- Never leave your computer unattended while using online banking service
- Avoid using automatic login that save username and password to login online banking service
- Review transactions daily and immediately give us a call if you identify any unauthorized transactions
- For commercial online banking customers, periodically assess your risk and evaluate your internal controls. Review users and accesses you have granted.
Important Note: We will never ask for your confidential information such as your password or personal identification number (PIN) or account information in an email, text message or by phone unless you call us about an issue or make an inquiry about your account. If you call us, we will only ask for your username but never your password or PIN.
How You Can Identify & Avoid Common Bank Fraud and Scams
- Phishing – (Pronounced "Fishing") is when a fraudster impersonates a legitimate company and tries to trick people in providing their personal information and login credentials. The emails usually contains a sense of urgency to scare users to provide the information requested right away. These emails can also be disguised to make it appeared to be from a friend or family member and will normally contained a link or document attached containing a virus or malware. If you have any doubts about an email you received, call the company or person to confirm if the email was sent by them.
- Business Email Compromise (BEC) – Businesses of all sizes need to be aware of this scam. The scam is carried out by compromising legitimate business email accounts and the scammer will then send fraudulent wiring instructions from a fake email address that looks like it's from the legitimate email address. The recipient without knowing that they received fraudulent wire instructions from a fake email address, follows the instructions and sends the wire as instructed. This scam is highly effective. Always call the company or person every time you receive wire instructions thru email because you never know when that company or person's email has been compromised.
- Tech Support Scam – A scammer pretends to be a technical support for a well-known software or hardware vendor. The scammer will then try to convince you to provide access to your computer. Once the scammer has access, the scammer can install malicious software or the scammer will ask you to provide credit card information for payment.
- Overpayment scams – A scammer sends you a counterfeit check by FedEx. They tell you to deposit the check into your account and withdraw a portion of the deposit in cash and send the money by MoneyGram back to them. Since the check is a counterfeit, you'll be responsible for the amount of the check plus any returned fees when the check comes back. This scam is normally seen when someone is selling an item online or looking for a job online.
How You Can Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
How to Prevent Identity Theft
- Keep your personal information private and secure. If you are being asked to provide your personal information, make sure you know who you are dealing with and use a shredder to destroy any personal documents that are no longer useful.
- Place passwords on accounts for your credit card, bank and phone. Avoid using easily available information like your birthdate, your Social Security number or your phone number
- Don't give out personal information on the phone, through the mail or on the Internet unless you've initiated the contact or are sure you know who you are dealing with.
- Deposit your outgoing mail in post office collection boxes or at your local post office. If you're planning to be away from home and can't pick up your mail, call your local U.S. Postal Service at (800) 275-8777 to request a vacation hold.
- To obstruct an identity thief who may pick through your trash or recycling bins to capture your personal information, tear or shred any documents that contain your personal information. To opt out of receiving offers of credit in the mail, call: (888) 5-OPTOUT or (888) 567-8688.
- Carry only the identification information and the credit and debit card that you'll actually need when you go out.
How to Deal With Identity Theft
- Place fraud alerts on your credit report. Fraud alerts can help prevent an identity thief from opening any more accounts in your name. Close the accounts that you know, or believe, have been tampered with or opened fraudulently.
File a report with your local police. When you file a report, provide as much information as you can about the crime, including the date, time and place of the identity theft and the fraudulent accounts opened.
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. You can always file a complaint online at www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore or call toll-free (877) IDTHEFT or (877) 438-4338
Exercise your rights to review your credit report and report fraudulent activity. To order your free annual credit report from one or all the national consumer reporting companies, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.
For more information about the steps to take on obtaining your credit report, contact the credit bureaus listed below:
- Equifax: (800) 525-6285 or www.equifax.com
- Experian: (888) 397-3742 or www.experian.com
- TransUnion: (800) 680-7289 or www.transunion.com
How To Protect Your Business Account
Corporate account takeover is a type of fraud where thieves gain access to a business' finances to make unauthorized transactions, including transferring funds from the company, creating and adding new fake employees to payroll, and stealing sensitive customer information that may not be recoverable. It is important that all businesses be aware and prepared for this risk.
To find out more about corporate account takeover, please see the American Bankers Association's® Small Business Guide to Corporate Account Takeover.
To find out more about corporate account takeover, please see the American Bankers Association's® Small Business Guide to Corporate Account Takeover.
How To Protect Your Mobile Device
- Use the passcode lock on your smartphone and other devices. This will make it more difficult for thieves to access your information if your device is lost or stolen. It is recommended that you set your device to lock after 15 minutes or less, change PIN every 90 days or less, and if possible wipe the phone after 10 failed logins as this will wipe the data from your phone in case it is lost or stolen. For assistance, contact your mobile device carrier for settings.
- Log out completely when you finish a mobile banking session.
- Protect your phone from viruses and malicious software, or malware, just like you do for your computer by installing mobile security software.
- Use caution when downloading apps. Apps can contain malicious software, worms, and viruses. Beware of apps that ask for unnecessary "permissions" and delete unused or rarely used apps.
- Download the updates for your phone and mobile apps.
- Avoid storing sensitive information like passwords or a social security number on your mobile device.
- Tell your financial institution immediately if you change your phone number or lose your mobile device.
- Be aware of shoulder surfers. The most basic form of information theft is observation. Be aware of your surroundings especially when you're punching in sensitive information.
- Wipe your mobile device before you donate, sell or trade it using specialized software or using the manufacturer's recommended technique. Some software allows you to wipe your device remotely if it is lost or stolen.
- Beware of mobile phishing. Avoid opening links and attachments in emails and texts, especially from senders you don't know. And be wary of ads (not from your security provider) claiming that your device is infected.
- Watch out for public Wi-Fi. Public connections aren't very secure, so don't perform banking transactions on a public network. If you need to access your account, try disabling the Wi-Fi and switching to your mobile network. Consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) app to secure and encrypt your communications when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network. (See the Federal Trade Commission's tips for selecting a VPN app.)
- Report any suspected fraud to your bank immediately.


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Route set for West York baseball championship parade
John Clayton
As we first mentioned a few weeks ago, the West York baseball team will hold a parade this Thursday to celebrate its PIAA Class AAA championship. The event will begin at the high school around 6 p.m., and be followed by a ceremony in the school's gymnasium around 6:45.
If you're interested in attending the parade Thursday, here's a look at the route:
-- Parade participants gather in front of the high school at 6 p.m. -- Enter onto N. Diamond Street turning left and traveling south until Filbert Street. -- Turn Left onto Filbert traveling east (passing The Crazy Tomato) until N. Adams Street. -- Turn left onto N. Adams Street until Orange Street. -- Turn left onto Orange Street traveling west (passing the Viking Athletic Association). -- Right onto N. Clinton Street traveling back into the West York High School rear parking lot.


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The Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office handles about 70,000 cases each year, with about 13,000 cases open at any given time. It is divided into several major divisions concerning appellate review, felony litigation, juvenile delinquency litigation, misdemeanor and criminal traffic litigation. Office operations are divided into an executive office, business office, office-wide training, IT unit and several specialized litigation-related units: capital litigation, early representation, domestic representation, indefinite civil commitment, civil mental health, mitigation and intervention, and investigations.
The Public Defender is an elected official who has a constitutional duty to provide legal representation to people in danger of losing their liberty and who cannot afford to hire a private attorney. To carry out his constitutional duty, the public defender is assisted by:
- Assistant public defenders
- Mitigation and Intervention specialists
- Secretaries, receptionists and clerks
- Paralegals
- Investigators
- IT personnel
- Budget and finance personnel
- Administrative personnel
- Law librarian
- Law school interns
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Weekend plans: Fair@Square festival
After what seems like an extra-long, cold winter here in Melbourne, it's just about time to come out of hibernation – and what better way to warm up than with a festival? Fair@Square… Continue reading
After what seems like an extra-long, cold winter here in Melbourne, it's just about time to come out of hibernation – and what better way to warm up than with a festival? Fair@Square… Continue reading
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while will know that last year and the year before, I co-ordinated and styled the Fair@Square festival fashion show. This year, I've… Continue reading
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It's another rainy weekend in Melbourne but I don't mind because Suki and I have had to stay indoors to style the looks for the Fair@Square fashion show. I really did intend to… Continue reading
Woohoo! The lucky "One of Echo's Daughters" (very interesting name!) has won the double pass to Fair@Square fashion show next Friday. Thanks to everyone who entered – if you'd like to go, there… Continue reading
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Tanzania Albinism Collective
Antiwar songs by Tanzania Albinism Collective
Many people in sub-Saharan countries, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania among them, believe those suffering from a lack of skin pigmentation- or albinism- have magical properties. As a result, albinos are sold for tremendous sums and murdered for body parts. Their corpses are excavated from graves because their bones are believed to be good luck. Others are convinced that having sex with an albino woman will cure AIDS, which leads to rape. Those who manage to survive live in constant fear and deal with bullying and other misunderstandings from their neighbors. To make matters worse, their condition makes over-exposure to sunlight life-threatening; their skin wrinkles and ages as well, making African albinos appear much older than their years. In already impoverished places, where survival is often the focus, they carry an extra-hefty burden. Daniel Rodrigues' stark New York Timesphoto journal on the tragedy can be found
In Tanzania, the problems are so constant that many albinos have been abandoned on Ukerewe, Africa's largest inland island, which sits a 4 hour ferry ride north of Mwanza. And it's here that Ian Brennan, who has documented music made by survivors of the Khmer Rouge and the American war in Vietnam, as well sounds played in increasingly rare cultural context from Mali to Malawi, made the boat journey in order to encourage these residents, now supported by the Standing Voice community, a Tanzania-based NGO, to write and sing their own stories. The results are astounding. Having been musically discouraged, the 18 people who agreed to participate naturally took to themes of isolation and loneliness, with song titles such as "Life is Hard," "Sorrows," and "Mistreated," translated from long- discouraged dialects Kikirewe and Jeeta. And with acoustic and electric guitars, cheap keyboards with built in drum tracks, and their own voices, the island's inhabitants created a highly original, unfettered avant garde. Here there are sounds that fans of rampantly strange, varied, and unclassifiable albums such L' Voag's This Way Out, DNE's 47 Songs that Humans Shouldn't Sing, or the Raincoats' Odyshape will be floored by. There are eerie synth-pop concoctions about Tanzania, choruses of children singing as if in a tunnel, their nursery rhyme melodies underpinned by clanking metal.
Other tracks feature distorted, untutored droning electric guitar or keyboard, while others, such as the gorgeous "I Am A Human Being," are nearly a capella until distant feedback appears near the track's end. With 23 tracks, the variety is seemingly endless. In fact, there has never been music collected in all of the continent that sounds quite like this much of this record. If there's a frustration, it's that, like the Brennan-produced 2-volume Zomba Prison Project, tracks are often a minute long, or sometimes much less. The entire endeavor is edited to 30 minutes and no doubt tampered with sonically. While the snippets carry their own power, the listener wishes these tracks might have gone on longer. Aside from their being plenty of room on the disc, the music here is too important, inventive, and infectious to render so brief. But whatever the case, it contains a fragile grace, a sense of discovery, and the ability to give some of Africa's most marginalized people a voice. One isn't so much listening to this music as she is listening in on it. And the heavens know the title of this disc has most certainly earned its irony. - Bruce Miller


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Kiambu County partners with KCIC to set up Business Incubation Hub
Kiambu County has partnered with Kenya Climate Innovation Centre (KCIC) to set up business incubation hub under the agribiz program funded by the European Union and Denmark to boost its agribusiness sector.
Despite agriculture being the predominant economic activity in Kiambu county and contributing to 17.7 percent of its population income, smallholder farmers still lack access to improved inputs, mechanized farming equipment, technical skills, and markets.
Agribiz program is keen on addressing these capacity gaps by providing business advisory, access to market, facilities and technical support that will boost women and youth in agribusiness.
"Within 45 days, we should be able to come back and show case businesses that we have incubated as part of the launch. We also intend to launch start of service within a month or two where we should be able to provide funding's to those eligible guided by our eligibility criteria." Dr. Edward Mungai, CEO KCIC, said during the signing of the MoU.
Kiambu county is the third county among eight that have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating the engagement of women and youth in the agribusiness sector.
The County Government will also work with KCIC to promote agribusiness ventures through inclusive polices.
"This program brings hope to us the youth. It will complement our ongoing project with Waruhiu ATC where we are establishing an agribusiness field demonstration facility as we try to empower the youth into self-employment and food production." Caroline Mwangi, youth ambassador Kiambu said.
The Business Incubation Hub will be operational before the end of November 2020 and will be based at Waruhiu ATC, in Githunguri Sub-county.
The AgriBiz Business Incubation Hub will also serve women and youth agri-preneurs from Nairobi, Murang'a, Nakuru and Nyandarua counties.


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….Trade Agreement." @business @ChuckGrassley @joniernst @debfisher @BenSasse Making great progress for our Farmers. Approved E-15, year round. Big additional list to be submitted and approved within two weeks. Will be even better for Ethanol, and we save our small refineries!
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These dainty berry tartlets are the perfect desserts for parties.
Divide Pate Brisee into quarters. Roll one piece of dough into an 8-by-10-inch rectangle, 1/8 inch thick.
Line up twelve 3-inch tartlet pans; place dough loosely over pans. Fit dough into tartlet pans using another tartlet pan to press indentations; roll tops with a rolling pin to cut dough from edges. Chill the shells at least 30 minutes before baking. Repeat with remaining three quarters of dough. Shells can be lined with a second tartlet pan to prevent shrinkage when baking, or with a small piece of foil filled with dried beans.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake shells until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Remove top pan or foil, place on a rack, and allow to cool completely.
Fill each tartlet with 1 tablespoon pastry cream. Top with fresh berries, and serve.


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Barnes & Noble seems to have started a war of words by saying that their New Nook has three times the battery life as the Kindle, something that Amazon does not agree with. So the only thing that could be done to sort this issue out was to offer us a few figures, which Barnes & Noble have done by releasing a statement.
In the statement, which was sent to Engadget it explained at just how much better the New Nook's battery life was compared to its closest rival, the Kindle. In the test they had Wi-Fi turned off both devices; the Kindle only managed 56 hours, while the latest eReader from Barnes & Noble achieved 150 hours.
Now for some, 56 hours is more than enough, but not for those who have a huge book to read and no power outlet in sight. In the test it suggest that the All-New Kindle will offer up to two months of battery life for the average reader. Now there were two tests in all, the first was the one above where one page was turned a minute, the next was with a continuous use. This test revealed that the New Nook was still able to outperform Kindle's battery by twice the amount.
That is all very well and good, but for most of us we are always near a power outlet, so all we want to know is which is best? That is a tough question to answer, one that will become evident when the first lot of sales figures come in. The cost of this latest Nook will be $139 for the Wi-Fi version once it becomes available on June 10th.
Do you believe that the New Nook battery performance will give it an advantage over the Kindle?
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