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Cycles in the Night – Processing of a Mutual Fund Transaction

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Once they do get the price calculated, it is sent to the transfer agency so that the nightly processing cycle can start for that mutual fund client. Each night, multiple computer programs and systems execute a ‘cycle’ to further edit those transactions against other information in the system and then complete the processing.

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Christmas Gifts on a Budget: Up-cycling is the Answer

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Stay within budget this holiday season with up-cycled Christmas gifts. To make up-cycling for holiday and Christmas gifts work, you will need to be a little crafty, however the end result will be a unique and personal gift. Broken or unused appliances have many components, which will contribute to a variety of up-cycling projects.

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How to Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Habits

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By making that shift from short-term to long-term mindset, redefining what “ease” really is, and accepting personal responsibility- the cycle of unhealthy habits is much more likely to be broken. Focusing on My Health — Not My Weight The High Price of Excuses, Justification, and Avoidance.

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Stuff – Full Circle

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It is a part of the human condition and I have a theory that we each have a life cycle of stuff and that it goes full circle, from no stuff back to no stuff. That life cycle of stuff is something we need, is natural and beneficial – never something about which to feel guilty. What is the life cycle of stuff? You get stuff.

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3 Real Ways in Which Stress Affects Your Body

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Women’s menstrual cycles are especially vulnerable to stress as it triggers the release of certain hormones which affect the natural balance in the body. Irregular Menses. Irregular periods are more than just an inconvenience and can affect the well-being and the fertility of a woman.

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Interview with Tour des Trees and The TREE Fund

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The first Tour was the brainchild of a small group of arborists who were as crazy about cycling as they were about trees. Mary: The Tour, which will celebrate its 20 th Anniversary in 2012, averages 500 miles of cycling during the weeklong event, and its itinerary is generally mapped with ISA’s annual conference at its termination point.

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Focusing on My Health — Not My Weight

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I’m often stuck in a cycle that involves me losing and gaining the same 10 pounds over and over again. These temporary solutions don’t last, and I’ve found that the more this cycle repeats itself, and the older I get, the less effective the measures are. I have a kind of love/hate relationship with diet and exercise.

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