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Riot Direct Issues / Eastern Europe /
Hello there, Would like to share some stuffs with You guys, hopefully You could help till Riot fix their own "service" aka Riot Direct. Its been few years since Riot Direct first his my country and its been bad ever since. The problem occurs frequently in any game mode and its a delay/lagspike of ~0.25s-0.5s-1.5s. While they blame Your ISP's and whatnot which is some cases is true, in my case things go differently. There's been 0% package loss / delayed or missed packages inside my ISP network, but as the trace hits "Riotgames.bix.bg" things goes South. These are the tests they requested : https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/512311681989476367/532853106329911316/Z1.PNG https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/512311681989476367/532853118652776448/2.PNG So from the picture 1 and 2 we can see severe "package loss" on the stated hop /riotgames.bix.bg/ After few hours there was some "movement" there as they intended to "fix" it. Which leaded to : https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/512311681989476367/532853704001454080/StillLagging.PNG There are package loss and the missing packages that poor pingplotter cant even show. Final statement on the ticket was: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/512311681989476367/532854423412670467/ticket2.PNG I'm gonna quote some stuffs for You: -We're going to look into this with the Riot Direct team, to see if and what are the issues related to your ISP. -If any of this data is routed incorrectly by your ISP, then unfortunately, it's expected for packets to drop in the internet exchange point, due to its network policies, as well as given the fact that each IX has its own routers, QoS rules, firewalls. So basically a 0% package loss network is the one to be blamed again. So I've contacted my provider just in case this statement was correct. After 24hrs of tests, my ISP came with the conclusion, that there are no issues inside the network and if there were, I would feel them in other games, as delays/lagspikes or some sort of disconnect. Currently and in the past I had zero issues playing or Streaming : WoW Diablo 2 and 3 /NA and EU/ PUBG /NA and EU/ Ring of Elysium Black Desert Online /NA/ pre Steam /China/ Warframe /even hosting raids/ Path of Exile Guild Wars 2 DotA 2 Blade and Soul /China and EU/ Soul Worker /pre Steam/ Closers Online /pre Steam/ Neverwinter /pre Steam/ and many many more. BTW, if Riot removes the "Riot Direct" service in my country, I would have no issues playing as in the past. But other players will have issues, due to the networks used by their providers. So in conclusion : Riot has done nothing for few years now, to fix the issue. Simply ignoring the "FACT" that their service is the problem. TL;DR Constant Lagspikes of 0.25-0.5s+ The Problem comes from the Riot Direct service. /proof+facts above/ They haven't done anything in the past few years to fix it. Hope You can help me delete their delusional state of mind, so I can finally enjoy a lag free game. PS : sorry for the "english" :)
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DotA version 6.60 Release DateWritten by Administrator on May 29th, 2009
The long awaited DotA map version 6.60 has an approximate release date of early June! See Icefrog's quote from his blog below:
"First, I want to thank everyone for their emails in the past week or so. Things have been kind of hectic lately. Even though I usually don't like to give a schedule, you guys have been very patient. My plan is to release 6.60 in early June and I am doing my best to make sure that there are no further delays. If a feature or change still needs more work, I'll try to save it for the next version instead so I can get this in your hands asap.
Here is a list of a few of the things to expect in 6.60. There will be many new items (at least 5) and improvements or remakes to current items. You can also expect lots of ability changes on old heroes, a couple hero remakes and a new hero or two. A new regeneration system for structures will be active only when they are attacked without creeps/corpses nearby (more detailed infomation on the mechanics for this in the changelog). Naturally there will be the usual balance, bug and visual fixes that come with every update. That is just a brief summary; there are a lot more interesting miscellaneous changes and features, but I'll save the rest for the changelog.
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Your First Apartment Budget: A Money-Saving Guide for Frugal Renters
Dorm life is fun, but renting your first apartment? That's the epitome of freedom. Yet independence sure isn't free -- it's not even cheap. The median rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,150 per month. To make sure you can pay your rent, you'll need to manage your money.
Of course, if devising a budget you actually have to live by is uncharted territory, you might need some help. This budget guide for your first apartment will point you down the right path so you don't end up in the red -- and on the street.
Figure out how much rent you can afford
What kind of apartment you should rent will hinge, of course, on how much cash you're bringing in. According to Manisha Thakor, director of Wealth Strategies for Women at the BAM Alliance, the general rule is that your rent should be no more than a quarter your take-home pay. For example, if you bring home $4,000 per month, your monthly rent should be no more than $1,000.
Yes, in some hot and pricey U.S. cities you may very well wind up needing to pay more. But just know that ideally, you should actually be paying less than that to build up a fund to cover emergencies -- like a last-minute flight home to visit a sick relative or, God forbid, a layoff.
Subtract any loans
Do you have a monthly car payment or student loans? Chances are good that you have some sort of monthly payments that need to be factored in when budgeting for an apartment.
For example, if you make $4,000 per month but your monthly college loans and car payments total $400 per month, subtract that from your monthly income for $3,600. That means your apartment should cost no more than $900.
Add in utilities
Utilities for a new apartment don't come cheap, so make sure they're on your radar.
"It's not uncommon for renters to find themselves paying $150 for a bundled internet/cable package [and] another $100-plus a month for gas, electric, water," says Thakor. You should consider these monthly bills part of your rent, and adjust your sights accordingly.
A lot of newer apartments also include cable, gas, or water in the monthly rent -- which can be a major way to save -- so keep your eyes peeled for these deals.
Factor in food
Unless you're willing to live on packaged ramen or Kraft Easy Mac, you should prepare to spend at least a couple of hundred dollars on groceries a month. According to the Official USDA Food Plan, on average, individuals between ages 19 and 50 spend at least $200 to $250 a month on food, and that's just the "low-cost plan."
Eating out, of course, will ramp up your food bills fast. Buy you knew that already, right?
Keep track of your spending
In the end, no one knows your overall expenses better than you. The best thing you can do for your budget is to sit down once a month and evaluate where all your money is going. Money managing sites like Mint.com and LearnVest.com make it easy and even kind of fun by automatically keeping track of and organizing each transaction into different categories.
If you would prefer not to link your personal bank account to a site or app, you can take advantage of budgeting tools built into your bank's website -- or simply checking your statement a regular basis.
As Thakor says, "the whole point of budgeting is to make sure your money isn't leaking in ways you are unaware of."
Consider a roommate
If you feel that having an apartment on your own is a bit beyond your pay grade, you'll save a bundle if you rent with a roommate. Get this: The typical price for a two-bedroom unit, $1,300, is just a smidge more than that of a one-bedroom. That means you'll almost halve your monthly rent bill with a roomie.
But choose wisely: If your roommates flake on their portion of the rent, you could be held responsible unless you take some precautions with your lease, like having a separate lease for each roommate rather than lumping you all on one document.
Start saving for a home
If you dream of owning a home one day, you should definitely start saving now! We know it's hard, but if you save in small increments (and set your bank account to automatically deposit them into savings), you will barely feel the pinch.
In Chicago, for example, the median home price is $264,900 and the average down payment is $35,496. This means you'd just need to save $9.72 a day for 10 years. It's practically painless! Or if you've got some money saved already, check out realtor.com's Rent vs Buy calculator to see whether it makes more sense in your area to buy now.
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Change or Reorder Saved Networks on the BlackBerry PlayBook
Once you've connected to a network, the BlackBerry PlayBook makes it easy to reconnect when you're in the same electronic neighborhood. If more than one of the saved networks is within reach, the PlayBook will choose the one closest to the top of the list.
You can reorder the list or delete networks. To do so, tap the gear icon and then choose WiFi. In the drop-down list, tap Saved Networks.
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Move a saved network up or down in the list on your PlayBook
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Turn off WiFi connectivity.
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A graphic retelling of a Hindu myth by Pixar animator/illustrator Patel. You can see more illustrations from the book at Ghee Happy.
The interview with Sanjay Patel at Grain Edit is also worth reading, where he talks about the process of illustrating the book and shows the development of the cover illustration.


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Chris Cox Earns His Pay as SEC Chairman
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Chris Cox today earned his pay as SEC chairman -- proving that he is exceeded only by his predecessor from the 1990s, Arthur Levitt, at making grand gestures that actually mean little.
Today he told the Senate Banking Committee that he is instituting a "pre-borrow" requirement for short-selling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Wall Street Journal says this afternoon that this "will likely limit short-selling for the two mortgage entities." (A later version of the article backed off from that assertion.) I beg to differ.
No, what it will do is limit naked short selling of the securities -- and, as Bob Pisani points out today, there's no evidence that this great phantom menace is actually taking place in the mortgage stocks.
The SEC is imposing a "pre-borrow" requirement. What that does, as described (in a different context) in a famously indifferent SEC rulemaking called Regulation SHO, is bar short sales "without borrowing, or entering into a bona-fide arrangement to borrow [the shares]. . ."
Since shorts already have to borrow or arrange to borrow shares before shorting, this doesn't do much of anything.
The market greeted Cox's bright idea by pushing down the prices of Fannie and Freddie stocks 27%.
CNBC today asked me to appear today on the air to discuss this totally useless bit of rulemaking. I declined. My feeling is, why contribute to what is plainly a publicity stunt?
UPDATE: The SEC issued at day's end an "emergency order" and made it effective June 21 (must be one heck of an"emergency"). The order extends to all "substantial financial firms." I guess insubstantial financial firms, or substantial non-financial firms, are not worthy of inclusion in this meaningless gesture.
As Joe Nocera puts it, "this is about chasing bogeymen, not getting to the root of any real problem."
I forgot to mention Floyd Norris's discussion of a similar SEC publicity stunt a few days ago -- a Sunday press release on its jihad against "rumors":
They still haven't found any evidence -- there is no effort to do so in the bare-bones SEC release issued late in the day.
In other words, they haven't yet found anybody who used "rumor-mongering and abusive short-selling" to drive down the prices of financial stocks. So now they will try to find some unfortunate firm that does not have adequate controls to prevent violations, even though they can't seem to find any actual violations.
I'm not been one of the SEC's biggest fans, but I must say that I have rarely seen such intellectual dishonesty -- bordering on outright fraud, in my view -- from our supposed securities watchdogs. Unfortunately, no one in Congress seems to grasp the issues either.
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An excerpt from Dashiell Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon". Sam Spade tells the story of a Mr. Flitcraft, who has a good life, but completely disappears, abandoning his wife and two small children:
"Here's what happened to him. Going to lunch he passed an office-building that was being put up--just the skeleton. A beam or something fell eight or ten stories down and smacked the sidewalk along side him. It brushed pretty close to him, but didn't touch him, though a piece of sidewalk was chipped off and flew up and hit his cheek. It only took a piece of skin off, but he still had the scar when I saw him. He rubbed it with his fingers--well, affectionately--when he told me about it. He was scared stiff of course, he said, but he was more shocked than really frightened. He felt like somebody had taken the lid off his life and let him look at the works.
"Flitcraft had been a good citizen and a good husband and father, not by any outer compulsion, but simply because he was a man who was most comfortable in step with his surroundings. He had been raised that way. The people he knew were like that. The life he knew was a clean orderly sane responsible affair. Now a falling beam had shown him that life was fundamentally none of these things. He, the good citizen-husband-father, could be wiped out between office and restaurant by the accident of a falling beam. He knew then that men died at haphazard like that, and lived only while blind chance spared them.
"It was not, primarily, the injustice of it that disturbed him: he accepted that after the first shock. What disturbed him was the discovery that in sensibly ordering his affairs he had got out of step, not into step, with life. He said he knew before he had got twenty feet from the fallen beam that he would never know peace again until he had adjusted himself to this new glimpse of life. By the time he had eaten his luncheon he had found his means of adjustment. Life could be ended for him at random by a falling beam: he would change his life at random by simply going away. He loved his family, he said, as much as he supposed was usual, but he knew he was leaving them adequately provided for, and his love for them was not of the sort that would make absence painful.
"He went to Seattle that afternoon ... and from there by boat to San Francisco. For a couple of years he wandered around and then drifted back to the Northwest, and settled in Spokane and got married. His second wife didn't look like the first, but they were more alike than they were different. You know, the kind of women that play fair games of golf and bridge and like new salad-recipes. He wasn't sorry for what he had done. It seemed reasonable enough to him. I don't think he even knew he had settled back into the same groove he had jumped out of in Tacoma. But that's the part of it I always liked. He adjusted himself to beams falling, and then no more of them fell, and he adjusted himself to them not falling."
Most spiritual practice begins with a shock: unmistakable evidence that an "ordinary" life, even a very good one, does not, and will never, satisfy. We all live immersed in differing degrees of denial and frustration, anesthetized (or simply deluded) by our patterns. We drift through our lives, mechanically serving the intricate medley of behaviour patterns that we call "Me".
When the beam falls, there is an instant of awakening. What people do next varies a little, but not much. In the vast majority of cases, they go back to sleep.
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The boats and captains of Dinner Key Marina are as tough and weathered as the oldest moorings on the bay. For more than thirty years these men and women have scraped meager earnings from an unpredictable ocean, all the while facing constant criticism from the communities they work so hard to serve. For Aaron Comegys, the life of a bait shrimp fisherman was the life of his dreams. On any given night Aaron will offer his boat, his words, and his dreams to any critic, journalist, or curious passerby. Take a ride tonight and make up your own mind about life on a shrimp boat.
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The Chilcot inquiry has produced a steady, if destructive, drip of insider revelations about the conduct of the Iraq war. The latest blow to Gordon Brown's abilities as a war-time leader was delivered by a former permanent secretary of the MoD Sir Kevin Tebbit, who told the inquiry yesterday that the former chancellor slashed military spending six months after the invasion, forcing the MoD to run a crisis budget. It has remained in crisis ever since, pitting one service chief against another, and prompting a seemingly penitent government green paper, to ask more questions than it can answer.
The paper did not refer to any programmes, apart from confirming the decision to go ahead with a £20bn update of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent. The defence secretary, Bob Ainsworth, also appeared to ringfence the navy's two new aircraft carriers, which he hinted would survive the forthcoming strategic defence review. The result of keeping the commitment both to Trident and the carriers is to take £25bn out of the equation – and that is just for the vessels, not the missiles or the aircraft to put on them. So it was disingenuous of Mr Ainsworth to warn of tough choices ahead, when the scope for future cuts has been further constrained by the refusal to take the decision to end Trident. A defence review should have been carried out before, not after the election. With major decisions ducked or deferred, British generals will need their own form of hostile environment training. Britain's armed forces face high demands, major capability gaps and a budget crunch. The IISS said yesterday that if defence spending falls in line with the general reduction, the budget could fall by 11% in real terms by 2016. If health and education are exempted, the cut could be up to 14%.
So the three options are to lower ambitions, spend more, or spend better. There was no sign yesterday of ambitions being lowered in a green paper which committed Britain to play an active global role, and there will be little chance, under any government, of spending more in real terms – so that leaves the prospect of spending smaller budgets more shrewdly. An easy target for a cull will be the top brass itself. There are 47 officers of three star rank and the navy has more admirals than active warships. But also high on this agenda will be the benefits of co-operating with France, particularly if the two countries bought the same equipment. But this again will not be painless, involving trade-offs between savings and some loss of political autonomy. It would have been more difficult to invade Iraq if a British prime minister had to consult a French president first, but listening to the Elysée on this occasion would have been a wise thing to do.
Budgetary cuts of the magnitude envisaged will demand clearer thinking about the changing character of future conflicts. A separate MoD paper published yesterday suggested that future conflicts are unlikely to be fought on a well-defined battlefield, such as was the case in the first Gulf war. It says a future conflict will be "cluttered", on terrain where it will be difficult to discriminate between a mass of ambiguous targets – friendly forces, NGOs, journalists and the enemy. Will aircraft carriers or nuclear submarines be of any use in a world where, according to this paper, the preferred way of warfare by concentrating force and seeking the rapid defeat of an adversary "may not be as effective as it has been in the past"?
Afghanistan may yet humble British military ambitions. But the irony is that British commanders have a shrewder understanding of the impossibility of winning this war by military means than ministers do. There is a contradiction between seeking high-level talks with the Taliban, and assuming that they can be reconciled to President Hamid Karzai, a man they hate. Until these political lessons are digested, we should be more cautious about the future deployment of military force.


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A note on Hilton's MySpace page reads: "Remember to be responsible and have a designated driver"
Newly freed Paris Hilton has a message for her fans: Don't drink and drive on Independence Day.
"Happy 4th of July everyone, and remember to be responsible and have a designated driver!" reads a new entry on Hilton's MySpace page. "Just looking out for you all. I love you and have an amazing summer!"
Hilton, 26, got out of jail last week after spending some 23 days behind bars for violating probation in an alcohol-related driving case.
In her holiday message, the heiress, who just returned from Los Angeles after taking a post-prison trip to Hawaii, also thanks fans. "I just want to thank you all for your letters of love and support. I am doing my best to respond to each and every one with the letter I wrote – that message was for fans like you who have supported me through it all."
Since doing time, Hilton has said she will cut down on her party lifestyle and will use her notoriety to do good.
To that end she writes: "The past month has inspired me to move forward with some exciting new projects, so I will keep you all posted."


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i'm looking into hunting the Pearl River WMA this year. i've never hunted in the area so i'm not sure what to expect. is this wma a pretty good place to duck hunt? i was thinking about the southern portion of it. any info is appreciated, thanks.
Me and a few of my buddies are going to try to hunt the Biloxi WMA for the first time this year, and we had a few questions. Can a regular outboard motor get through the marsh without problems, or do you need a mud-boat/go-devil? Cant find any depths on it either, if anyone knows Is the marsh walkable, b/c I know where I usually hunt near Pecan Island isnt (we use pirogues after we park the boat). Are there any access points besides Lake Borgne, or is it mostly private? And besides all that, any other tips lol weather, fronts, winds, tides, decoy spreads and all that good stuff thanks for all info


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Haley & Josh | Birmingham Engagement/
One of the major perks of my job is having the honor of photographing my family's special moments. My sweet cousin Haley and I have always been very close, so it is such a privilege to document this season as she enters into marriage with her soon-to-be husband Josh. I love that they chose to do the session on Josh's family land. It makes it all the sweeter to know these memories have roots, like the beautiful fall trees, deeper than mere pretty.


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The Nogales Lions Club, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico Lions Club in collaboration with Tucson Eye Care and the Camp Lowell Surgery Center executed 18 sight saving and life changing operation in Tucson, AZ., this past October 12, 2013. The project in its historic 40th had little hope of surgery to correct their eye problems. The patients are selected months in advance ... Read More »
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Lions Club Exchange
The Nogales Lions Club (NLC) and the Santa Cruz River Leo Club (SCRLC) recently hosted the Annual C. Kirby Smithe Lions International Youth Exchange on July 24, 2013. The program that is over 30 years old brings youth from all over the world to experience America. Each year the youth spend one month touring the state and visiting each cities ... Read More »
Annual Junior Olympics competition
The Nogales Lions Club hosted its Annual Junior Olympics on April 2013. The Nogales Lions Club and the Nogales Unified School District with participating local elementary schools organized the event. Dina Sanchez, chairperson for the event and member of the club, organized and led the event to success for the past years. The club fundraises through concession sales to further ... Read More »
New members for Nogales Lions Club
The Nogales Lions Club has been a service club in the community since 1945 and is currently working on multiple projects for 2013, which include the Spater Memorial Scholarship, Junior Olympics, and its biggest fundraiser of the year. Be sure to donate to the club to support the great effort of the club, who donates 100% of all it's funding. ... Read More »
Annual Junior Olympics competition
The Nogales Lions Club hosted its Annual Junior Olympics in April 2011. The event was organized through the Nogales Lions Club with the assistance of the Nogales High School and participating local elementary schools. Dina Sanchez, chairperson for the event and member of the club, has organized and lead the event to success for several years. The club takes the ... Read More »
Lions Club Christmas Project
The Nogales Lions Club with the aid of many other organizations woke up early on Sunday, December 4, 2011 to bring the spirit of the holidays to 100 children in need. The project, now in its 38th year, began with children and volunteers shopping for clothing worth more the $80 per child at J.C. Penney and new shoes from Bracker's ... Read More »
The Lions Clubs from Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora along with the Camp Lowell Surgery Center in Tucson, Arizona coordinated Operation See on September 10, 2011 to help low income individuals from Mexico receive life changing eye surgery, which they would not be able to afford on their own. The Lions Club has been providing these operations for over 30 ... Read More »


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The Health Care Aide Certificate Program provides students with the skills required to provide personal care for patients in long-term care, acute care, and community/home care settings. Health Care Aides assist patients with mobility and feeding needs, communication, medication delivery, and generally create a comfortable environment for them. Wondering if the Health Care Aide program is the right choice for you? Here are a few simple questions to help you decide: HCA Self-Screening Questions
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Luca Lozano's monthly show delves into the sometimes forgotten gems of electronic and dance music history. With a heavy emphasis on proto-house, acid, bleep techno and breakbeat, the playlist often encompasses a wide span of music, all somehow linked together by a common beat and/or feeling. Features on sample-digging and bargain bin exclusives are common as are the appearance of special guests and guest mixes.


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Welcome to the Portland IIG
If you have ever seen an episode of the hit television show Portlandia, you will know that there is much strangeness in Stumptown and the Pacific North West. Our region is the home of intense debate about subjects such as alternative medicine, supernatural crystals, the Oregon Vortex, and the alleged home of the bigfoot. There is much to discover here!
Founded in early 2013, IIG NW is a group of dedicated investigators from very diverse walks of life passionately committed to examining local mysteries and extraordinary claims from a skeptical and scientific view point. We welcome inquiries about our work and are always open to new membership. Our meetings generally occur once per month on a Friday or Saturday evening, and we meet at the Science and Teaching Center on the Portland State University Campus.
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Each year, many new international graduate students enter their first year at Rhode Island Universities and enjoy an opportunity to be paired with local families on a friendship basis. Students do not live with their American hosts, but foster an ongoing friendship where they share their cultures. If you are a local family who would like to participate in this program or find out more about it, you may download the application below. Over the summer, we take host applications which we will match with the student applications that arrive at International House. This has been an ongoing and very successful program over the years at International House. The program has created and retained long lasting friendships even after students have graduated and moved on to careers both in the U.S. and in their native countries.
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Winter Beauty Remedy | Moisturizing Masks
While my mind has definitely switched into spring mode, the weather clearly has not! Yet another layer of (beautiful, yes, it is really pretty when it snows, especially in Brooklyn) snow has been dusted on the streets of New York. With the combination of brutal winds and dry heat, my skin is in need of extra moisture. I have been layering on the serums, oils and creams, all with the hopes of not allowing the weather to dictate the state of my skin. Below are some products that work wonders to combat dry skin. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend!
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I left behind the comfort of seeing life through the eyes of others. I woke up and I began to see through my own eyes. Music, art, love, nature, happiness, fear, sadness, disappointment … all took shape around me.
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A young man with a price on his head rides into a Nevada town built around a busted silver mine and ends up working for the sheriff and his Native American deputy, who each have their own secrets. The beginning of The Six-Gun Tarot would be a great start to any Western, but R.S. Belcher's debut novel uses that foundation to mix in splashes of American Gods and Good Omens, plus a heaping portion of H.P. Lovecraft. The resulting mix is strange, but it produces a thrilling and fun read about faith, free will, and finding something worth fighting for.
An elder evil is stirring as miners dig deeper into Golgotha's mine in search of more precious metal, and it's up to the town's strange residents to keep it from ending the world. Luckily, they're well-equipped for the job. The sheriff may be incapable of dying. His deputy is a son of Coyote. The new arrival, Jim, carries a powerful Chinese artifact, and the mayor is the guardian of a cache of holy relics.
Belcher's story alternates perspective between more than half a dozen characters and manages the rare feat of keeping any of the chapters from feeling like a roadblock between the readers and better content. Some of the stories are weaker than others: There are two generic romance plotlines, and one character's chapters start off strong, but later feel far too much like exposition dumps. But mostly, the book keeps rushing toward a seriously dramatic climax, and even the characters who aren't packing supernatural powers are easy to get attached to.
The book's serious weakness is in its treatment of women. One character is severely punished for wanting more out of marriage than the financial security and prestige provided by being the mayor's beard. Belcher spends a lot of time offering an enticing background for another character who has been trained in stealth, subterfuge, and a thousand ways to kill. But while she eventually does get to show off, she spends much of the book moping about how womankind's natural impulse "to serve" caused her to let her skills rot by locking herself into a marriage with an abusive, selfish drunk who doesn't love her. The gender politics are disappointing, since Belcher proves he's capable of addressing tough issues like race and homosexuality.
One of the most entertaining parts of The Six-Gun Tarot is when the characters reference past adventures in Golgotha, like the time a giant bat-like creature swept in and stole the town's barber, or the last time they needed to bust out the cache of silver bullets in the sheriff's office. It feels like the book is just a season finale of a long-running TV show. It has a satisfying conclusion, but one that leaves many more stories left to tell.


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Look Back—How LG Office brought in Social Network to its best. Here is a summary prepared by Dr. Amrita Bahl, OSD to LG, who leads the team.
Sensing the importance of social media in communication today and as per the Social Media policy of the Government of India, a Social Media Cell was set up in the last week of May 2016, with the aim to provide a platform for citizen engagement in all areas of administration.
Starting with a presence on *Twitter* and *Facebook*, both platforms have seen an organic growth to 23,760 and 53,515 followers, respectively. Raj Nivas' presence on different Social media platforms was initiated in subsequent month. Today, Raj Nivas is on the following Social Networking platforms: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud, Wikipedia, WhatsApp, and website. All digital platforms serve to promote citizen engagement, especially for ideas, Grievance Redressal.
An exclusive WhatsApp number (9500560001) was released for the public to send grievances to. As on date, 1723 messages have been received from different Social networking platforms, the majority directly on WhatsApp. In addition, WhatsApp groups to address specific purposes have been created. These comprise of sets of officials as members who are informed of grievances and also to increase accountability and speedier redressal of grievances. Some groups are exclusively for sharing best practices from other regions, states or countries, press releases, notes, etc. so as to keep officers informed on the latest.
On *YouTube*, the official channel has featured around 113 videos of which 13 films were produced under the *Raj Nivas Productions* banner. These videos range from Tamil versions on Digital Transactions to short films on Swachh Puducherry to speeches of the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor and other eminent speakers. The channel has had over 150,671 views.
The official Raj Nivas *website* was revamped to be more user friendly and has sign up features for Shramdaan, Share Your Ideas, Swachh Puducherry, Raj Nivas Tour, etc all with the aim to actively engage with citizens and tourists. It also features a link to the Public Grievance Portal of the Lieutenant Governor's Secretariat
Some other initiatives introduced include regular updates to the Raj Nivas *Wikipedia* page, creation of a page on Kizhoor to capture the history, blogs on Tumblr, tweets and posts in Tamil.
Content on official Social Media handles is dovetailed with the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor's personal Social Media handles, which have a cumulative followership of over 12 million people.
In addition to developing graphics for social media platforms, the Media team is also responsible for documentation of activities at Raj Nivas. This includes audio visual documentation of Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor's speeches, Monthly Messages to Public and Officers of the Government, Weekend Morning Rounds, Visits, Inspections, and Team Raj Nivas' efforts to connect with the public. In addition, three documents have been prepared and published. These are Team Raj Nivas Work Book, The 100 Rounds photobook, and Reviving Hope: Stories of Change.
In its efforts to build Social Capital, Raj Nivas goes beyond digital Social Networking and welcomes visitors who came by prior appointment between 4pm and 5pm daily where achievers and experts from across the globe call on the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor and offer their services towards a *Prosperous Puducherry*. This year saw 483 such meetings where 1528 people visited during this appointment hour. Of these nearly 40 offered to help through their Corporate Social Responsibility wings that has translated to 266 initiatives. Several people came to invite the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor to a variety of events. Of the over 681 invitations received from different sources, 84 were honored by the Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, leading to a cumulative engagement with nearly 253700 people.


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I finally visited the Griffin Museum of Photography on Friday and visited Frances. It was really awesome to take my time and look at all of the work they had up. In particular, the series by Diane Meyer really peeked my interest. The body of work is titled Time Spent that Might Otherwise Be Forgotten. Here's a little of what she has to say about it, "This series is based on photographs taken at various points in my life and arranged by location. Sections of the images have been obscured through a layer of embroidered pixels sewn directly into the photograph. The embroidery deteriorates sections of the original photograph forming a new pixelated layer of the original scene. The project refers to the failures of photography in preserving experience and personal history as well as the means by which photographs become nostalgic objects that obscure objective understandings of the past." Please take a second to check out her work! I was also able to stop by the Griffin's Stoneham gallery space and see the work by Frank Yamrus titled "I Feel Lucky". While the gallery was only able to display a small amount of them, the series as a whole is really striking. If you can make it out to either gallery space, I highly recommend it! Plus, say Hi to Frances and Paula for me!
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh continued to stay out of the spotlight Thursday, as federal agents raided her homes and several businesses.
Pugh was home at the time the FBI and IRS began their raid around 7 a.m. After the feds left, Pugh met with her legal team.
An earlier report said she may have been trying to get out of town, but attorney Steve Silverman spoke to WJZ outside her home Thursday and said the mayor is physically ill and emotionally saddened. He said she apologized for letting down the people of Baltimore with any appearance of wrongdoing.
However Silverman did not address whether Pugh would resign, only saying he was discussing her options with her.
According to Silverman, Pugh is not mentally or physically able to make any decisions.
"She just needs to be physically and mentally sound and lucid enough to make appropriate decisions," he said.
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- Mayor Catherine Pugh's Lawyer Says She's Not 'Lucid' Enough To Make Decision About Resignation
- Calls For Resignations Increase
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Neighbors tell WJZ they haven't seen her in weeks. They believe she splits her time between two homes in Baltimore.
Michelle Hopkins is from Park Heights, where the Maryland Center for Adult Training was raided by FBI agents Thursday morning.
"Until you get regular people in there that's gonna do their job the right way, then that's when our city is gonna get it right.
They joined several city and state officials to call for her resignation.
"I'm glad she's gone, I hope she do go," said Penn North resident Marcus Alston.
"I think she should resign," said Libby Cole.
The city is now into the fourth week of Pugh on indefinite leave and silence is surrounding Baltimore's top offices. Pugh's aides have gone silent on status updates, declining to comment on her health this week- as questions linger on when, or if, she plans to return to work.
Meanwhile, dominos continue to fall inside Baltimore City Hall on Tuesday, as acting Mayor Jack Young stayed tight-lipped on his recent decision to place a seventh Pugh staffer on leave of absence.
"I'm committed to stabilizing the city and moving forward, and any changes I need to make, I will make them," Young said.
The move heightens questions still surrounding Mayor Pugh's lucrative Healthy Holly book deals with UMMS that coincided with her own indefinite leave as she battles pneumonia.
In an interview with WYPR on Tuesday, the acting mayor Jack Young said, "I haven't spoken to her in two and a half weeks. I haven't heard from her. I have no idea other than what I read in the paper,"
Two online petitions also pressure Pugh to step down, including one led by state Republican Party official Tony Campbell.
Young has not said whether he thinks Mayor Pugh should resign.
"It is embarrassing for the city of Baltimore, it's embarrassing we're on the national news for this whole episode I would call it," Young said Thursday.
The City Council passed new ethics laws Monday night, including one that deals with financial disclosures.
Mayor you can run but you can't hide!! You really are showing your true colors and the TOTAL your lack of integrity!! Sweet justice for you! Can't wait til they actually put handcuffs on you… SWEET! Not surprised though look at the source!
Guess your not sick anymore HUH???
"Maxine Doppleganger" – – – when both have been replaced with evil
Can't wait til the evidence comes out and shows what a two faced liar she is… She is to much a coward to come out and face the public or the cameras herself! I suspect because it will be hard to hide the guilt on her face!
WHO CARES!! NO one is buying into your pity poor me drama! You sew what your reap! It's all a manipulating front! Her rambling attorney yesterday about says it all!
I'm guessing her friend, the D.A. has a lot of skeletons in her closet as well. Hang these crooks HIGH.
Any excuse to avoid prison.
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|Michael Perelman
Shaking Up Trade Theory
For decades economists have insisted that the U.S. wins from
globalization. Now they're not so sure
Ever since Americans began fretting about globalization nearly three
decades ago, economists have patiently explained why, on balance, it's a
boon to the U.S. Yes, some Americans lose their jobs, either to imports
or because factories move to cheap-labor countries such as China or
India. But the bulk of this work is labor-intensive and lower skilled
and can be done more efficiently by countries that have an abundance of
less-educated workers. In return, those countries buy more of our
higher-value goods made by skilled workers -- for which the U.S. has a
comparative advantage. The lost jobs and lower wages in the U.S.,
economists say, are more than offset when countries specialize like
this, leading to more robust exports and lower prices on imported goods.
Now this long-held consensus is beginning to crack. True, China is
emerging as a global powerhouse, realigning many economic relationships.
But in the long run a more disruptive trend may be the fast-rising tide
of white-collar jobs shifting to cheap-labor countries. The fact that
programming, engineering, and other high-skilled jobs are jumping to
places such as China and India seems to conflict head-on with the
200-year-old doctrine of comparative advantage. With these countries now
graduating more college students than the U.S. every year, economists
are increasingly uncertain about just where the U.S. has an advantage
anymore -- or whether the standard framework for understanding
globalization still applies in the face of so-called white-collar
offshoring. "Now we've got trade patterns that challenge the common view
of trade theory, which might not be so true anymore," says Gary C.
Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics
(IIE), a Washington (D.C.) think tank. A leading advocate of free-trade
pacts, he still thinks white-collar job shifts are good for the U.S.
The great debate percolating among the country's top trade economists
gained new prominence with a recent article by Nobel laureate Paul A.
Samuelson in the Journal of Economic Perspectives (JEP). In the piece,
the 89-year-old professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, who largely invented much of modern-day economics, questions
whether rising skills in China and India necessarily will benefit the U.S.
The reaction was swift. Experts such as Columbia University trade
economist Jagdish N. Bhagwati, who countered Samuelson in the next JEP
issue, resist the notion that the new offshoring could lower U.S. wages
or slow growth of gross domestic product. After all, these economists
have spent their professional lives ridiculing such conclusions as so
much protectionist nonsense. Nevertheless, they aren't yet able to
reconcile what's happening on the ground with the ideas they have so
passionately defended. "This is a whole unexplored question that is very
controversial, and nobody has a clue about what the numbers are," says
Robert C. Feenstra, a prominent trade economist at the University of
California at Davis.
*Global Labor Pool*
The central question Samuelson and others raise is whether unfettered
trade is always still as good for the U.S. as they have long believed.
Ever since British economist David Ricardo spelled out the theory of
comparative advantage in the early 1800s, most economists have concluded
that countries gain more than they lose when they trade with each other
and specialize in what they do best. Today, however, advances in
telecommunications such as broadband and the Internet have led to a new
type of trade that doesn't fit neatly into the theory. Now that
brainpower can zip around the world at low cost, a global labor market
for skilled workers seems to be emerging for the first time -- and has
the potential to upset traditional notions of national specialization.
There are three ways this new development could disrupt the U.S.
economy. If enough cheap, high-skilled workers become available around
the world, competition may drive down U.S. wages for a wide swath of
white-collar workers. Even economists who still see overall net gains
agree that this is a potential problem. "For the first time,
high-skilled U.S. workers are going to be exposed to international
competition, though it's not clear how much it will hurt their wages,"
says Bhagwati.
A second concern is how much of the gains from trade will flow through
to U.S. consumers. Until now the pain of globalization has been borne by
less than a quarter of the workforce, mostly lower-skilled workers,
whose wage cuts outweighed the cheaper-priced goods globalization
brings. But the other three-quarters of American workers still came out
ahead, since they weren't affected by foreign wage competition. If blue-
and white-collar employees alike are thrown into the global labor pool,
a majority of workers could end up losing more than they gain in lower
prices. Then the benefits of increased trade would go primarily to
employers. "It's entirely possible that all workers will lose and
shareholders will gain; you have to be concerned about that," says
Harvard University trade economist Dani Rodrik.
Even that wouldn't be enough to completely derail comparative-advantage
theory, which holds that higher profits from trade should more than
offset the lower wages. But again, for the first time, economists see
another factor at play. As skill levels improve in cheap-labor countries
-- for example, the new engineering class in India -- competition is
coming on in the very products for which the U.S. has had a global
advantage, such as software. If the new competition drives down prices
too much, U.S. export earnings will suffer, and the entire U.S. economy
could end up worse off.
While experts such as Hufbauer and Bhagwati doubt it will ever come to
this, the fact that they're even entertaining such concepts is an
intellectual sea change on a subject long considered settled. When
countries such as China can perform tasks in which the U.S. previously
had a clear edge, "comparative advantage cannot be counted on to
create...net gains greater than the net losses," Samuelson asserts in
his new paper.
The rethinking among economists could soon spill over into the policy
arena. No one is advocating new trade barriers, which could be a cure
that's worse than the disease. Nonetheless, the shaken views of so many
prominent economists could prove to be critical. Throughout the 1990s,
Washington embraced new trade deals in large part because of the virtual
unanimity among experts that trade always benefits the U.S. If they're
not so sure anymore, the public consensus that was unsteady to begin
with could start to unravel.
Two tests will come next year when U.S. membership in the World Trade
Organization comes up for review, as does the President's so-called
fast-track authority to negotiate trade agreements. "I'm worried that
rising anxiety among higher-skilled workers will erode support for
continued globalization in the U.S.," says Dartmouth University
economics professor Matthew J. Slaughter.
*"A Right to Be Scared"*
How large might the white-collar offshoring trend become? The more jobs
that go, the greater the impact on U.S. wages. Consultant Forrester
Research Inc. (FORR
Cambridge, Mass., was among the first to spot the white-collar job
shifts and has done the most detailed projections so far. It sees the
pace of U.S. job flows abroad averaging 300,000 a year through 2015.
This is probably conservative since Forrester has also found that the
number of U.S. companies among the 1,000 largest that engage in some
level of white-collar offshoring will rise sharply -- from 37% today to
54% by 2008. Already, some 14 million white-collar jobs involve work
that can be shipped electronically and thus in theory could be moved
offshore, according to a study by economists Ashok D. Bardhan and
Cynthia A. Kroll at the University of California at Berkeley's Haas
School of Business.
The hit to wages could be powerful if that happens. Forrester analyst
John C. McCarthy identified 242 service jobs as likely to be affected
among the 500-plus major occupations tracked by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS). He ranked each by the share of jobs employers are
likely to shift abroad by 2015. His conclusion: The cumulative job
outflow will total 3.4 million over that period. That comes to 6% of the
57 million people who work in these 242 occupations today.
If that's in the ballpark, U.S. white-collar wages would get whacked,
says Harvard University labor economist Lawrence F. Katz. Every 1% drop
in employment due to imports or factories gone abroad shaves 0.5% off
pay for remaining workers, he found in a study with Harvard colleagues
Richard B. Freeman and George J. Borjas. So if job losses rise to 6% of
the white-collar total, these workers' pay could be depressed by 2% to
3% through 2015, figures Katz. While a few percentage points over a
decade or so may not sound dire, it's roughly as much as blue-collar
workers lost to globalization in recent decades. "White-collar workers
have a right to be scared," says Katz.
Another way economists gauge the potential wage impact is to look at
examples of how people fare when they lose a job and extrapolate for
those who might get displaced by offshoring. Turns out that just 30% of
laid-off workers earn the same or more after three years, according to a
study of 22 years of BLS data by economics professor Lori G. Kletzer of
the University of California at Santa Cruz. Only 68% even hold a job at
that point, while the rest are unemployed, retired, or perhaps at home
with children. On average, those reemployed earn 10% less than before,
Kletzer found. "Clearly, offshoring will be bad for U.S. wages, given
what the job displacement numbers tell us," says Princeton University
economics professor Henry S. Farber, who has written extensively about
displaced workers.
But even if the incomes of more U.S. workers fall, won't the rest of
American consumers benefit from the lower-priced goods and services
globalization brings? Not necessarily, some economists now believe. Most
studies of trade's impact on pay, including Katz's, assume that
factory-job losses simply shift the demand for labor from one kind of
worker to another higher up the value chain. So higher-educated workers
gained much of what the less-schooled lost.
But if white-collar offshoring swells enough, the resulting job losses
could undercut a large swath of U.S. consumers. In part, this is a
question of scale. There's little doubt that globalization is likely to
continue to cut into the country's 14.5 million factory hands. Add in 57
million white-collar workers suddenly facing global competition, too,
and more than half the U.S. workforce of 130 million could feel the
impact. Then, economists conclude, the benefits of globalization would
flow mostly to companies and shareholders who profit from the cheaper
labor, with little pass-through to workers and consumers. "If a majority
of Americans have lower wages from outsourcing, then capital would be
the prime beneficiary, even if U.S. GDP goes up," says Harvard's Freeman.
*Domestic Disturbance*
Could the offshore phenomenon even dent America's overall GDP? Standard
theory suggests not, but it's now another question nagging economists.
Ricardo's insight that all countries come out ahead when they trade more
with each other was updated in the early 1900s by two Swedish
economists, Eli F. Hecksher and Bertil Olin. They showed that Ricardo's
idea holds even if high-skilled countries such as the U.S. trade more
with low-skilled ones such as India, with each country specializing in
products in which they have a relative advantage. Thus, it's more
efficient for the U.S., where about 60% of the workforce has some
college education, to export products that use their skills and import
low-end ones from cheap-labor countries. Conversely, India, where just a
fraction of its 400 million-plus workers have gone to college, should
grab the low-skilled work and leave higher-end products to the U.S.
This theory doesn't square with today's outflows of programming and
other higher-skilled jobs. "According to the Heck-sher-Olin model, we
shouldn't be sending these jobs to countries with [so few skilled
workers]," says University of California at Los Angeles trade economist
Edward E. Leamer. But U.S. companies are doing just that because labor
is cheaper and the Net makes it feasible to transport work done abroad
back to the U.S.
Still, most economists think the new offshoring is an overall plus. For
one thing, they say, employers' cost savings should more than compensate
for any wage damage. And by slashing the price of software and other
goods, offshoring could power a new wave of U.S. productivity gains
similar to those triggered by falling computer-hardware prices in the
'90s, says a study by Hufbauer's colleague, IIE senior fellow Catherine
L. Mann.
She and others argue that countries will continue to specialize in what
they do best. Sure, India or China are taking high-skilled jobs in
programming, but the U.S. will still outperform them in, perhaps, drug
research or nanotechnology. Instead of thinking about comparative
advantage in broad strokes such as high-skilled and low-skilled, they
say, it makes more sense to make finer distinctions and look at areas in
which countries have industry- or occupation-specific advantages. "There
will be specialization within industries, [which will bring] a lot of
demand from India for our higher skills," says Bhagwati.
Other economists, however, such as Leamer and Rodrik, believe that in
the new global economy, advantages from these kind of micro-level
specialties will be fleeting. After all, if the U.S. is better at
aerospace research, there's no reason why China couldn't quickly ramp up
college grads in that area, too. It's already doing that in telecom and
Leamer and other trade experts say the resulting price competition from
rising stars such as China and India could overpower any economywide
gains companies get from global sourcing. They point to a famous 1968
paper by, of all people, Bhagwati, who argued that a country can be made
worse off if trade lowers the price of products in which it has a
comparative advantage. Bhagwati called it the "immiserating" effects of
trade. In discussing the idea with /BusinessWeek/, Leamer wrote a short
proof showing how a downward spiral of lower labor costs leads to lower
export prices, causing immiseration. Even Bhagwati concedes that his
insight could apply to the U.S. today, though he thinks the chances are
slim that it will. "Bhagwati showed back then that a country can grow
and get poorer, which might be this story, though I doubt it," says
Indeed, it's possible that the U.S. already has suffered immiseration.
Mann's study found that the offshore exodus of U.S. chip factories
accounted for 10% to 30% of the decline in the prices of personal
computers and memory chips in the early 1990s. These savings boosted
U.S. multinationals' net exports of these products, and by 2000 the
companies saw a $10 billion trade surplus in them.
But did the U.S. as a whole come out ahead? Mann's study also shows that
the country's overall trade deficit in these products plunged into
negative territory in 1992 and has remained there ever since. So while
large U.S. companies gained from moving chip factories abroad, the
overall U.S. economy may have lost. "This looks like immiseration to
me," says Leamer.
Globalization, say most trade economists, ultimately should benefit the
U.S. more than it hurts. But they can't yet show that to be true. Until
someone comes up with a convincing explanation for what happens when the
highest-skilled jobs move offshore, battles over globalization are
likely to rage even hotter.
By Aaron Bernstein


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Cartagena is an important historical city, as its port marks the historical entry point for Spanish conquers into South America. Its fortifications, built for the protection against invasion, still stand strong in the walled city today. The colonial architecture seen in houses, government buildings and churches aided in its 1984 designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a guided sightseeing Cartagena City tour and learn about Cartagena's famous past. Your guide will inform you about everything from the economic activity in 4000 BC to the current- day living standards. Learn about the traditions and culture of one of Colombia's most fascinating cities. Your guided tour takes you through the historic center of Cartagena. Take photos of the famous clock tower (Torre del Reloj) before continuing on to Plaza de la Aduana, a place where hundreds of years ago, slaves were traded in an open market. Then, head over to the Cathedral of Cartagena before ending up at Plaza de Bolivar, home to the Gold Museum, Inquisition Palace and the Theater of Heredia. Then, visit Castillo San Felipe (San Felipe Castle). Located on the Hill of San Lázaro, this fortress was built by the Spanish in the 1600s. Admire breathtaking views of Cartagena and the sea from atop the hill. Learn about the castle's history as you take a guided tour through the fortress. Afterwards, travel over to the Bóvedas district, an area known for its craft stores and art galleries. Spend some time browsing the local shops before heading back to your hotel.
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Inclusions: Bilingual English- and Spanish-speaking guide Entrance fees Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Gratuities (optional)


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In 1999, shortly after the celebration of Northside ISD 50th anniversary as a school district, a small group of retired NISD educators began to informally meet and discuss ways to save the district's history. Over time, the group formally organized and began to make plans for creating a School Museum.
In 2006, the School Museum was given a home. The 1924 Leon Valley School located at the corner of Grissom and Bandera Roads was renovated to house both the Northside School Museum and the School-Business-Community Partnerships Office.
The School Museum Association is composed of approximately 60 members who are active in collecting, preserving and sharing the District's history. Membership is open to all who are interested. Unless otherwise announced, monthly meetings are held at 10:00 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the School Museum, located at 6632 Bandera Rd., Building A.


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Picture book author Julie Hedlund stopped by to guest host a very lively chat, and we discussed pricing, discoverability and (lack of) standards. Thanks to Julie for agreeing to hang out with us this week, and we appreciate seeing all the first-time chatters too!
Remember, we chat every Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m. Pacific, and the next one will be May 6. Join us, wontcha?


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Columbus Web Analytics Wednesday Jobs Website
Almost every month we have a Web Analytics Wednesday Group that meets here in Columbus.
It's vibrancy surprised me when I first attended, there were at least a 150 people, likely closer to 200.The vibrancy has spilled over into a website for Columbus web analytics jobs. You can post a job, post a resumé and just get to know us a bit. If you're interested, check it out!


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Jeff Weintraub wonders why Guantanamo, the physical prison, has to be closed in addition to discontinuing the slew of misguided and reputation damaging policies that have been implemented there.
I see two reasons. First, because a prison is by nature secretive – and indeed, Guantanamo was selected precisely because the Bush Administration felt it could skirt US obligations to international law – there's no credible way to communicate a shift in policy without closing the prison itself. I suppose the US could submit Guantanamo to some sort of review by an international body, but given the US' weighty influence in any such body, the results would likely be viewed with skepticism. Given that the goal of shifting policy is to restore confidence, leaving as little room for skepticism is the best path forward.
Finally, shuttering the prison itself has non-symbolic justification as well. Lacking a scheme for extra-legal imprisonment, the US would be forced to hold prisoners either as bona fide POWs, or else in prisons within in the US borders. In either case, the US would be signaling compliance with — and more to the point, willingness to be subject to — existing international agreements.


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Last year, a company by the name of Global Marketing & Distribution, made its debut in the cigar industry at the IPCPR trade show in Las Vegas. They entered into the industry with multiple brands, and besides having a number of brands, they were using multiple factories. A majority of their brands are made in the Dominican Republic at Tabacalera el Artista, but two of the brands, which have two offerings each, are made by two well known families. Kelner and Oliva. Today I look at…Continue
Added by Seth's Humidor on September 30, 2015 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
Mombacho announced a line extension to their existing Tierra Volcan line, which was released at a fantastic dinner event at the IPCPR 2015 in New Orleans. Last year I reviewed the Tierra Volcano Clasico and rated it a 91 AKA "Box Split".
The Tierra Volcan is available in five vitolas. Volcanito (Cigarrito, 4-1/2x26), Corto (Short Robusto, 4x50), Clasico…Continue
Added by Cigar Surgeon on September 29, 2015 at 6:00am — 3 Comments
The Sobremesa is the first release from Steve Saka and Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust. Steve has been involved in the cigar industry for awhile and I'm not going to get into much of that here.
For background on Steve and on the Sobremesa, I suggest you check out these videos.
I sat down with Steve at IPCPR in New Orleans this past July and he broke down the Sobremese blend in detail. He tells us about each leaf, why it was used, where it came from, etc. If you're interested…Continue
Added by RobbyRas on September 28, 2015 at 10:59am — 10 Comments
Last year, Jose Blanco released Señorial, his first line. Blanco has been in the industry for years and behind many great releases, but during those years he was with La Aurora and Joya de Nicaragua. Eventually, Blanco decided to go out on his own, and with his departure from Joya de Nicaragua and return to the Dominican Republic, he established Las Cumbres Tabaco. In the company's first year, Blanco released Señorial and Señorial 65th Anniversary. Both received much success from the online…Continue
Added by Seth's Humidor on September 24, 2015 at 11:04am — 6 Comments
Nashville, Tennessee: "After years of both retail Cigar sales, part-time sales, full-time sales, and many thousands of miles of travel across the Southeast and numerous other parts of the country, I now have opportunity to announce something new about which I'm extremely excited.
I will be launching "Percy Ray Cigars," named after my grandfather. Percy Ray is slated to be an annual Limited edition manufactured at Cubanacan Cigars Factory S.A. I will continue to serve the…
Added by Matt Ross on September 24, 2015 at 10:25am — 1 Comment
One of the new cigar releases for Espinosa Premium Cigars at the 205 IPCPR in New Orleans was the Especial 'Special'. It is available in three vitolas, each in ten count boxes. It features a Mexican Capa Nega wrapper with fillers from all four major growing regions in Nicaragua: Condega, Estelí, Jalapa and Ometepe. As of September, it is now on the…Continue
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Apparently, CAO got a LOT of comments about the fact that their Flathead line (released in 2014) did not have a motorcycle themed option. Well, CAO obviously heard that complaint and they have made that option for those CAO smoking bikers out there. The Steel Horse still has the signature Flathead cap, but the cigar itself is round, instead of the box-press that the rest of the line has. Blended to be full of flavor, but not so heavy on strength, so as to make it…Continue
Added by 007MI6 on September 18, 2015 at 7:00am — 4 Comments
In 2010, a company by the name of La Palina made a return to the cigar industry. The company was not actually La Palina when it began in 1896, it was Congress Cigar Company with their first line being La Palina, but the grandson of the founder of Congress Cigar Company came back to the industry with the focus on the company's first line. That grandson is Bill Paley, and when he brought the La Palina name back to the industry, he brought…Continue
Added by Seth's Humidor on September 17, 2015 at 7:00am — 4 Comments
One of the booths we really enjoy going to every IPCPR is the General Cigar booth. Everything is organized and we can go from interview to interview seamlessly. One of the great people we get to talk to is Ricky Rodriguez. Ricky has been working on this cigar for 5 years so this was a much anticipated release.
They are packed in 20 count boxes and are available in three…Continue
Added by Cigar Surgeon on September 15, 2015 at 6:00am — 1 Comment
Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced today their plans to release six new exclusive sizes for the Drew Estate Lounge at Corona Cigar Company's Sand Lake, FL location, beginning in early September 2015. The new sizes include vitolas in the Herrera Estelí, Liga Privada No. 9, Undercrown, Natural, and Tabak Especial brand families.
The new sizes are all presented in…Continue
Added by Matt Ross on September 14, 2015 at 1:52pm — 4 Comments
The Enclave was unveiled by A.J. Fernandez Cigars at IPCPR 2015 in New Orleans and began to hit store shelves shortly thereafter. Check out the press release for ll the details behind the blend.
The Enclave, which was a collaboration between A.J. and his father Ismael Fernandez, is available in four sizes at very reasonable price…Continue
Added by RobbyRas on September 14, 2015 at 11:21am — 11 Comments
Logan sat down with Anwar to get the news and upcoming ideas from El Cedro Cigars, at IPCPR15. One of Anwar's new cigars? The Purple Dye, which comes in a Habano and Maduro style. Check out the interview and then we'll get into the Habano.
El Cedro Purple Dye…Continue
Added by 007MI6 on September 11, 2015 at 7:00am — 7 Comments
At the end of last year, it was announced that the AVO brand would be getting a makeover. Well, it was more than a a makeover. They were actually cutting back on production, adjusting prices, improving packaging and making the line more appealing to brick and mortar retailers. The actual changes occurred in the early months of this year, and just a…Continue
Added by Seth's Humidor on September 10, 2015 at 7:31am — 8 Comments
Ezra Zion Cigar Company announced the All My EX's, in collaboration with Noel Rojas' Aromas de Jalapa factory. It is released in 3 available vitolas. The Robusto (5"x50), Toro (6"x52) and a Lancero (7"x42).
We had the opportunity to smoke the Robusto on a dirty palate at the IPCPR 2015 in New Orleans, and I was excited to revisit it under fresh conditions.
Here's an interview with Kyle Hoover at IPCPR 2015 in New Orleans:…Continue
Added by Cigar Surgeon on September 8, 2015 at 8:00am — 7 Comments
The Balmoral Añejo XO is the second premium cigar released by Royal Agio in the US in the last two years. In March of 2014 Royal Agio and Drew Estate reached a distribution agreement. Since then Royal Agio has released the Balmoral Añejo 18 (IPCPR 2014 Release) and Balmoral Añejo XO.
Added by RobbyRas on September 7, 2015 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments
Seth's Humidor Editorial:
Leaving The Comfort of Your Vitola
A couple of weeks ago, I heard one of the smartest things from a retailer about purchasing a cigar. Stogie Santa was talking with Nicholas Melillo about Nick's soon to be released line, El Güegüense, and they were talking about the Churchill vitola in the line. They were both talking…Continue
Added by Seth's Humidor on September 6, 2015 at 8:38pm — 4 Comments
Sindicato is a brand that I personally, just became familiar with at the 2014 IPCPR. And I was impressed with the cigars I had for sure. The Affinity is an excellent Connecticut! Just a personal recommendation for anybody looking great $6-7 connie. But, moving on, today we are reviewing the Sindicato Miami Edition.
The Sindicato Miami Edition is a limited edition cigar, only released as a salomon. It us produced at Casa Fernandez in…Continue
Added by 007MI6 on September 4, 2015 at 7:00am — 5 Comments
At this year's trade show, Viva Republica had several items on display. One of them was the Advanced Warfare, a follow up release to Guerilla Warfare that was released in 2013. Jason Holly has stated that Advanced Warfare is intended to be a stronger or an "amped up" version of Guerilla Warfare, with the blend being composed of some Connecticut and Pennsylvania Broadleaf tobacco. Guerilla Warfare was a complex…Continue
Added by Seth's Humidor on September 3, 2015 at 6:00am — 1 Comment
Miami, FL – Drew Estate announced the release of their new Kentucky Fire Cured Fightn' 69th today. The new cigar is being produced exclusively for Alliance Cigar in Hauppauge, NY.
The new Fightn' 69th is based upon the popular Kentucky Fire Cured blend, featuring Kentucky seed tobacco, grown and fire cured in Kentucky. The new size is a 5 ½ x 52 parejo…Continue
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Ceiling and Wall Cleaning in Norman, Oklahoma
Ceiling and wall cleaning is an annual, semi annual part of maintenance cleaning that is needed in your home or business. Ceiling and walls are exposed to tiny hands, pet prints and dander, grease, dust, cigarette smoke, and much more. Ceiling cleaning consists of dusting with ceiling mops.
Wall cleaning, we can either use a wall mop or by hand with vinegar and hot water. Depending on the job type, 24 hr fire and flood will determine how we will be cleaning it.
Plan on painting? Let us wash your walls first so all primer and paint adheres correctly. The best paint to wash is the glossy finish.
Why is it important to clean your walls and ceilings?
As a homeowner, there are several things you need to do to ensure your home is maintained properly. The better you maintain your home, the better it is overall for you and your health. Something you may not have even considered doing is cleaning your walls and ceilings. Of course, when you see a smudge on your wall, you will clean it, but did you know there are several contaminants which can be found on your walls that you may not be able to see. These can include but are not limited to nicotine, cobwebs, dust, pet dander, bacteria, mold, splattered food, food grease, and fingerprint grease. If you do not get them professionally cleaned it can begin to build up and can affect your overall health as they can aggravate breathing and affect your allergies.
You should also have your ceiling and walls professionally cleaned if you are considering painting your walls. Sometimes, when you have them cleaned, they will look as good as new and you will not have to paint them. If you do choose to paint them, you will not have to worry about any stains bleeding through your new paint.
It would also be a good idea to call a professional if you are not physically able to clean your ceiling and walls. If you are elderly, have mobility issues or any other condition which will restrict you from climbing a ladder for ceiling and wall cleaning, then it is a no-brainer to call a professional.
Another reason to have a professional come out is if you simply do not have time to do it yourself. If you do not have the time to research on the proper way to do it and have the time to implement your findings, it can result in you creating a bigger mess which may not be able to be easily corrected.
So, if you own a home, you should contact 24 HR Fire and Flood located locally in Norman, Oklahoma, and they will come out and make sure all your ceilings and walls are properly cleaned.
Should you make cleaning your ceiling and walls a DIY project?
When it comes to cleaning your ceiling and walls, it can be difficult to take it on as a DIY project. Click here to read more about the steps involved if you were to attempt to do this yourself. The reason why you should hire a professional is there are a lot of cleaning chemicals out there which are good for cleaning counters, floors, tiles, bathtubs, and windows, but when you put them on your ceiling and walls it can damage the paint and or plaster. Also, the chemical odors will not be good to breathe in without the proper safety masks and equipment. When you hire a professional, they will know exactly what to use and have the proper safety equipment to get the job done effectively and efficiently. If requested, these professionals will utilize an eco-friendly cleaner that is better for the environment.
Another reason is that it may seem easy when you are standing and cleaning, but when you need to get on a ladder and look up, it can be disorienting and you can hurt yourself. Also, if you do not have a ladder, you will need to either buy or rent one. A professional company will have the necessary equipment and know the best way to use it to clean the ceiling and walls.
There may also be stains on your walls which can be difficult to clean and if you try to paint over it, it will bleed through the paint. When you contact a professional, they have special solvents they use to remove the stain without damaging the paint and or plaster.
Also, if you try to do this yourself and do not do it properly, your walls will look smeared as all the contaminants may not have been fully removed resulting in a milky film over them. When you contact a professional, your walls will look like new or be ready for a fresh coat of paint.
So, when it comes to ceiling and wall cleaning, you should not attempt to do it yourself, unless you have ample DIY experience. If you do not feel comfortable with your DIY abilities, you should leave it to the capable hands of a professional like 24 HR Fire and Flood. When you do this, it will take all the worry out of cleaning and within a day or two everything will be fresh and clean. Cleaning Service Tips Blog
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It is always a good time to get the big gun out and start spraying with water. 24 hr Fire and Water has several power washers for any type of job. From your front porch, driveway, swimming pools, garage and service areas, graffiti, patios, grave stones, barns, parking lots, trash areas, kennels, siding, storage areas, the list is goes on and on.