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It is an exciting ride they take in "Shanghai Express," Marlene Dietrich's new picture which came to the Rialto last night. It has a killing by stabbing, men popped off by machinegun fire, the revelation as to the real identity of a few of the passengers and a romance between a woman of many casual affairs and a British Army surgeon.It is by all odds the best picture Josef von Sternberg has directed, even though he had a kind of pattern in the Russian film, "China Express," which was exhibited at the Cameo a year or so ago. The passengers are shown arriving for the train which starts from the station at Peiping. There is fussy old Mrs. Haggerty, cleverly played by Louise Closser Hale. She is anxious about her Yorkshire terrier. Then one sees the sinister Henry Chang, a half-breed, who says that he is not proud of the white side of his parentage. Sam Salt, a wagering American, is also aboard, likewise the Rev. Carmichael, a humorless individual; Hui Fei, a Chinese girl of the town; Eric Baum, a German who has an aversion to fresh air; Major Lenard, a cashiered officer of the French Army who clings to a uniform and respectability to save his face before his sister, and Shanghai Lily, the girl who has sold her soul, but still loves one man.The signal is given for the so-called express to start and by a series of marvelously effective scenes, Mr. von Sternberg launches into the story, always profiting by atmospheric effects. Soldiers are atop some of the coaches, which are camouflaged, and black smoke from the locomotive sometimes covers them, and even obliterates everything from the screen. Eventually the train comes to a crowded town, where they care not a whit for the express. Disdainfully the owner of a cow has tethered the animal to the rail. Chickens parade in front of the locomotive, apparently not in the least scared by the puffing and snorting, or the clanging of the bell. It is in the country where "time and life mean nothing."As the express finally bowls along at a respectable pace, one perceives the activity in the coaches. The dining car is wonderfully comfortable, like a room, with one long and several round tables.The Shanghai Lily, first in black with a veil over part of her face, walks languidly here and there. She recalls her affection for Captain Harvey, acted by Clive Brook, and he, not having seen her for five years, shows her the watch she gave him with her photograph still in it. She is a reprehensible creature to the Rev. Carmichael, but nobody can deny her beauty, for she is impersonated by Miss Dietrich.It is as though the audience were taking the ride with the passengers and experiencing some of their nerve-racking experiences, particularly when everybody is ordered out of the train by a Chinese officer speaking in his native tongue. Passports are examined, some in books, others mere flimsy sheets of paper. Finally a revolutionist is apprehended and again the train plows on its way to Shanghai. Sam Salt wagers that they will never get to their destination alive, which makes Mrs. Haggerty sneer at him. The porter comes through the coaches to make up the berths. The soft-spoken but sardonic Henry Chang has his eye on the Shanghai Lily, but she repulses him.There is a sense of movement of the train while it is going, with undertones and the occasional sound of the shrill whistle. Mr. Sternberg keeps his camera continually darting hither and thither, but never without lending the eye time to rest upon a scene, which gives his story a chance to progress. In the climactic sequence he reveals the identity of several of his group of characters, with Mr. Chang as the leader of the revolutionists. Chang's special forms of punishment are branding or blinding those who thwart him. He has his own shrewd way of having his lieutenant, who had been taken off the train, returned, but, after all, this means little to him in the end.The clergyman turns out to be a trump and Mrs. Haggerty will probably never take another ride on the Shanghai express, although she reaches her destination with her dog, incidentally named Waffles.Miss Dietrich gives an impressive performance. She is langourous but fearless as Lily. She glides through her scenes with heavy eyelids and puffing on her cigarettes. She measures every word and yet she is not too slow in her foreign-accented speech. Clive Brooks's performance is also noteworthy, but he speaks in a monotone and is a little too hasty sometimes in his replies in conversations with Miss Dietrich. Warner Oland is excellent as Mr. Chang and Anna May Wong makes the most of the rôle of the brave Chinese girl. Eugene Pallette serves splendidly as Sam Salt.
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Paintings, Wedgwood and Chinese ceramics.
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The Titanic, life at sea and Liverpool's port.
This museum tells the story of Liverpool with diverse exhibits housed in a stunning building.
Liverpool's history and popular culture.
Explore a Victorian merchant's house with its period furniture and beautiful paintings.
Paintings, vintage fashion and furniture.
Beautiful paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day.
Paintings, sculpture and decorative art.
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Download mp3 audio files of talks and events at our museums and galleries. Transcripts are also available with each podcast.
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Artist Sigrid Holmwood talking about her painting 'Butchering a Pig', exhibited in the John Moores painting prize 2010 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.
John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions
Artist Nicholas Middleton talking about his painting 'Protest, 1st April 2009', exhibited in the John Moores painting prize 2010 exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.
John Moores Painting Prize judge Gary Hume talks about 'Still Squalings' by Daniel Sturgis, one of the paintings from the exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.
Acclaimed artists The Singh Twins talk about their painting in The Rise of Women Artists exhibition and the concept of being 'women artists'.
Temporary exhibitions, Fine art, Contemporary art
Curator Pauline Rushton and photographer Francesco Mellina talk about the 'Sound and Vision' exhibition of photographs of Liverpool music and fashion, 1978-82
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Artist Maggi Hambling talks about her exhibition of portraits of George Melly
Contemporary art, Temporary exhibitions
Dr Julian Stallabrass of the Courtauld Institute of Art discusses the photographs of Philip Jones Griffiths
Lisa Bradshaw, John Moores exhibition officer at the Walker Art Gallery, talks about the history of the John Moores contemporary painting prize and the organisation of the John Moores 25 exhibition.
A gallery talk on the history of the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize and some of its winning artists and artworks.
Picture of the Month talk, October 2008 at the Walker Art Gallery.
An introduction to the exhibition and detailed information about the room sizes and flooring of the gallery space. This guide may be useful to visually impaired visitors.
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Degree Subject: English and History.
Position/s held:
- – Trustee without Portfolio 2011-2012
- – Union Councillor 2012-2013
- – Current president and co-founder of Explore The UK (International/Cultural society) 2012-2013
- – Societies Committee 2012-2013
- – Pre Sessional Project Helper 2011
- – Pre Sessional Student Helper 2012
- – SUSU Receptionist 2012-2013
- – Safety Bus Driver 2012-2013
- – Settling International Workshop volunteer 2011
- – Surge DJ 2012-2013
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Strengths: I'm hardworking and incredibly dedicated to SUSU. I'm to the point and certainly not afraid to argue my corner. On top I'm a strong communicator, I've listened to student leaders, presidents and students in writing my manifesto and I would continue to do that as a sabb. I don't give things up easily so I'd be constantly fighting for our under represented groups.
Why did you decide to run for this position?
I decided to run for this position because I really feel I can make a difference for each of the areas within the remit. I've spent two years working with International students on the pre sessional project and as part of Explore The UK. Not only have I become passionate about helping International students but it's shown how difficult it is for some of our under represented students when they get little support from SUSU. I also felt that I could do something a little different for sites, coming from a Highfield perspective I can take what we have here all across our sites. On top of this I've always felt JCR committees need a revamp and this is a perfect opportunity for me to do so. Finally, I'm a passionate believer in making our Union a more diverse community so this position really works for me.
What has been your best experience during your involvement with SUSU?
Taking 140 Pre Sessional students on a day trip to the Isle of Wight. It was a real culture shock for a lot of people after coming from Southampton. It was a really great day (that involved some pedalos too!) that I enjoyed just as much as the students. All the trips I've been on as a student helper or run as Explore The UK president have given me a lot of satisfaction, it's fantastic to offer our International students a little taste of British culture for not a lot of money.
What makes YOU the best candidate for the job?
I suppose it really boils down to three things, personality, experience and the plan. I'm hugely dedicated to all the areas this role represents and as I mentioned in my strengths I don't let things go, I'm certainly not afraid to get my point across and I really will fight for all our students. My experience, I've been involved with SUSU for several years and I've taken on a lot of roles. From trustee to society president to union councillor or even from working for the charity I've had a real variety of experiences and seen SUSU from so many angles. Finally, the plan. The aim is to always be working with student leaders and using the great network and SUSU to constantly make sure I'm working towards the aims our students really want us to achieve.
How will you make change happen?
I think it's crucial that we really show why change is necessary. It needs to be made clear what has failed before, how our students feel about current situations and why things need to change. Talking about problems is never enough; I would show how our current system is flawed and why our groups need more support. From there I'd have the sufficient evidence and support to afflict change.
What will you do differently that hasn't already been done or promised before?
I'd really look at things from a fresh perspective. I think we've spent too much time looking at events and looking at the core of SUSU. I'd like to focus on issues that maybe aren't as glamorous but really need focusing on. Issues such as communicating with our postgrads more effectively, offering job specs for our JCR committee candidates or running workshops to help International students with academic issues. It's really important to address the issues that have been a problem for many years and try to put processes in place that will not only help our students in the short term but build a long term plan.
Do you believe you can achieve everything in your manifesto? If so how?
I certainly do, I haven't put anything down that I don't think I can't achieve. The aim is to break things down into three categories. Aims to be achieved by the start of International Welcome Week and Freshers Week. Aims to be achieved by the end of January 2014 and finally aims to be achieved throughout the year/ by the end of June 2014. By breaking everything down and creating timelines I think I can achieve a great deal.
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Tower Records long boasted of being "the largest record store in the known world," a boast that few of the old retail chain's regulars would have debated.
The slogan was characteristic of Tower's colorfully eccentric, larger-than-life founder: Sacramento businessman Russ Solomon, long known and admired for his passion for music, a quality that often trumped his business acumen, and personal idiosyncrasies such as confiscating neckties of employees, sales people or customers.
"What happened was that all these record guys came out from the East wearing suits and ties and I'd say, 'Hey, this is California. You can't dress like that here'," he told The Times in 1980. "And then I'd rip the ties off and put them on the wall."
True to form, Solomon died at 92 on Sunday at his home in the state's capital, while watching the Academy Awards telecast with his family and sharing his thoughts on what he liked about what he was seeing -- and what he didn't.
"Ironically, he was giving his opinion of what someone was wearing that he thought was ugly, then asked [his wife] Patti to refill his whiskey," his son and former business partner Michael Solomon told the Sacramento Bee on Monday. "When she returned, he had died."
Solomon nurtured Tower Records from a side business in which he started selling records out of his father's drugstore to a mammoth international concern that posted sales of more than $1 billion in 1999.
Its growth mirrored the recording industry's transformation in the 1960s and '70s from a wild and woolly singles-dominated business run by similarly individualistic entrepreneurs into a powerful global force built around the sales of albums.
At its height, Tower had stores across the U.S., Central and South America, Europe and Japan, and expanded its offerings beyond the comprehensive music selection to similarly wide-ranging sections filled with books and videos.
It won the loyalty of rank-and-file music fans as well as celebrities such as Elton John, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and superstar producer-music executives including Rick Rubin and Jimmy Iovine. Nirvana/Foo Fighters member Dave Grohl was once a Tower employee.
"I could have probably bought Los Angeles for the money I spent in Tower Records," veteran English rocker John said during a free concert two years ago in the West Hollywood parking lot of Tower's former Sunset Strip store.
Tower employees often would open the doors early for John when he was in town. "Tuesday mornings, I would be at Tower Records," John said in a well-regarded 2015 documentary "All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records" by director Colin Hanks, the son of actor Tom Hanks. "It was a ritual, and it was a ritual I loved. I mean, Tower Records had everything."
Hanks' motivation for making the film, he told NPR three years ago, was that "Tower sort of helped pave the way for your identity. For lack of a better phrase, music makes people, sometimes, where you sort of latch on to music as a way of identifying yourself or your tribe. I got that at Tower Records."
Solomon took part in a question-and-answer session in conjunction with the L.A. premiere of the film at ArcLight Cinema in Hollywood, where he was given a standing ovation at the end of the film.
When Tower entered the first of two bankruptcy filings in 2004, it sparked an outcry among longtime customers that was unusual in the business world. Regulars attributed it to Tower's reputation for a user-friendly experience in the stores and smart, engaged employees.
Tower's business model also reflected an earlier era in American business, when employees could start at the bottom and work their way up. "All Things Must Pass" included interviews with several Tower executives who began as clerks.
"The people who work here are more knowledgeable and more helpful, and I don't mind paying a little more for that service," Newport Beach resident Allan Lewis told The Times as he patronized the Tower store in Costa Mesa shortly after news of the bankruptcy action surfaced.
"When I came in here today, I asked where the classic films are and the woman over there not only told me where they were, she walked me over here," Lewis said. "Most other places, the kids who work there think a classic film is one that was released last year."
Russell Malcolm Solomon was born in Sept. 22, 1925, in Sacramento, and at age 13 began working in his father Clayton Solomon's drugstore in the Tower Theater building. Within three years he began selling used records from jukeboxes out of space his father let him use. The teenager called his nascent operation Tower Record Mart.
He served two years in the Army during World War II but continued selling records upon being discharged. In 1960, Solomon borrowed money and opened a new location called Tower North in North Sacramento -- the first free-standing Tower -- and oversaw growth that paralleled the blooming of rock music in the 1960s.
At the time, such music-focused destinations were an anomaly, as most records were sold in department stores such as Sears, Woolworth's and JC Penney.
In Hollywood, music fans could patronize Wallichs Music City, and audition records they were interested in using in-store listening booths, an idea that Solomon also integrated into Tower.
In expanding Tower first to San Francisco, and later to Los Angeles, New York -- in Times Square, no less -- and major cities around the globe, he built the company into a retail destination. He also innovated an in-store music publication when he introduced Tower Pulse, a free magazine that not only contained record company ads but articles written by music journalists in various cities.
"Without Tower Pulse, who's to say where my career would be?" longtime music journalist and author Holly Gleason wrote on Facebook on Monday. She ended her post by quoting the magazine's slogan, "'We listen to a lot of records. We write about the good ones.'"
As detailed in Hanks' film, Tower was slow to respond to changes in the marketplace, notably the revolutionary arrival in the late 1990s of the internet, and especially the Napster file-sharing site that let music fans trade files for free.
It was a triple whammy of changes that came in tandem with deep discounting practices of big box stores such Walmart and Best Buy that used CDs (and videos) as loss leaders to attract customers into their stores. The advent of Amazon and other online retailers also cut significantly into the business of brick-and-mortar operations such as Tower.
Still, Solomon continued building new stores on leveraged money, its debt once reaching as much as $300 million. "We borrowed too much money," he said in retrospect. "It wasn't sustainable."
Yet even after Tower's demise in 2006, he opened yet another store, R5, smaller in scope, in Sacramento, before selling it in 2010 to Dimple Records.
"You may be crazy but you do it anyway," he said in an interview at the time, his comment exhibiting the refreshing candor that made him an anomaly in the usually button-down world of music retailers. "It's a little like a painter [who] gets to retirement age and doesn't retire."
Solomon is survived by his wife, Patti Drosins, and two sons, Michael and David, from his first marriage. No public services are planned, Michael Solomon told the Bee, but a large private party will be held for family members and friends.
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Veteran backbencher Barry Sheerman tweeted: 'Just had worst coffee and bacon bap in London at Victoria Station. Why can't Camden Food Co employ English staff?'
Mr Sheerman then defended his post by insisting he represented the people of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire and 'not Gdansk'.
And when fellow tweeter Nick Lindford responded: 'On reflection was that tweet not xenophobic?', Mr Sheerman replied: 'We are all allowed a small English rant on St George's day aren't we?'.
However Mr Linford retorted: 'Not in my books no, especially not if you are an MP.'
The MP then retorted: 'I am not a xenophobe. I am an MP and I represent the good folk of Huddersfield not Gdansk!
Mr Sheerman has since defended his comments arguing that British people should be first in line for jobs.
He told the Daily Telegraph: 'I was in a bit of a hurry to get the right train.
'The girl who served me couldn't speak very good English. She got my order wrong and my change wrong – that's what made me cross.
'I know she was from Eastern Europe but I don't know if it was Lithuania or Poland.'
He insisted he was not prejudiced adding: 'There are a lot of unemployed people in Huddersfield and I think they should have first crack at jobs rather than someone who arrived from Eastern Europe yesterday.
'The average young person in my constituency has got competition from every young person in Europe.
'I can see why everyone thinks our country is paved with gold – they all want to come here.
'I'm getting increasingly worried about the free movement of people across Europe.
'It's a very competitive world out there and my constituents resent that.'
Mr Sheerman said politicians should be free to express their views on immigration and blamed political correctness for hindering a politican's ability to represent his constituents.


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How to make the most out of a day at Sea World
Hello school holidays! With summer heating up, now's the perfect time to head to Sea World on the Gold Coast.
Whether you're a returning visitor or a newbie, here's how to sea it and do it all in a day (sea what we did there?)
Tip #1: Stay onsite
Sea World is the only theme park on the Gold Coast with a hotel right next door. Look out for the incredible 'stay and play' deals that offset the cost of entry.
A sneaky peek at the hotel's website shows that a night's accommodation for two adults and two kids (plus access to the park and entry to Paradise Country), starts from $560 for the lot. With Sea World tickets alone costing $75 per person (adult), that's a bargain in anyone's language. Value aside, overnighting at Sea World Resort has its benefits; you can pop in and out all day and make the most of the rooms – and the pool/water park – during the heat of the day.
Tip #2: Buy your tickets online and save
Buy online, save money and time.
Got new additions to the crew? No worries, just purchase an entry ticket at the gate.
Tip #3: Get with the times
With so much to do and just one day to fit it in, you need to get strategic with time.
Pro tip: Arrive at the entertainment shows, like the Jet Stunt Extreme, 20 minutes before they start to ensure you get prime seats in the stand (and have time to pick up refreshments).
Tip #4: Get out of the heat
Despite bunking down with the penguins for an awesome 20 minutes of air-conditioned antics, summer in a theme park demands water. Cue the Battle Boats where you can step into Jack Sparrow's shoes and water cannon everyone in sight.
Tip #5: Have an animal encounter without paying for it
Sit down the front of the stands and act really excited. Why? During the Sea Lion show, there's a chance you could be pulled out of the audience to meet and kiss a large rubbery seal. It certainly livens up the show and is a once-in-a-lifetime moment.
Tip #6: Educate the kids and have fun
Parks like Sea World can influence the minds of the young. No matter what animal show you watch throughout your visit, the subtle message was one of conservation.
"Polar caps are shrinking; dolphin habitats need protecting; be mindful of what you throw into our waterways." It is all delivered in a fun and caring way and those little minds will walk away, well, more mindful.
Bonus tip: Penguins!
Make time for Penguin Encounter, voted a clear favourite by kids and adults alike. You will spend 30 minutes with your noses glued to the glass watching the original version of Happy Feet in hyper-reality.
Looking for more theme park tips and tricks?
- Not sure which theme park is for you? Take this quiz.
- Here's how to maximise your theme park trip
What are your top tips for making the most out of the day at Sea World with your family? Share in the comments below.
This post was originally published in 2015 and updated on the 19th of December 2017.


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After posting this piece yesterday, I ran across a 2005 article in one of the British papers decrying the state of tea. Included is a chart that ranks the countries where you're likely to get the worst cup of tea. The United States ranks third, after France and Spain.
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What's the worst tea in the world? Wow, there are so many worthy contenders. Here's an article from Scotland's Daily Record which takes those "supermarket cut-price teas" (yeah, them) to task. My favorite quote - "cabbage water tastes better." "Even 29p for these tea bags is outrageous - 1p would be too much" runs a close second.
Speaking of the United Kingdom, here's an article that reveals that the Queen hasn't made herself a cup of tea since she was six years old. That's 75 years, for those of you keeping track. I don't think this actually qualifies as earthshaking news. After all, you can hardly imagine the Queen fussing around in the kitchen, hovering over the teakettle or fixing herself a corned beef on rye.
Last up is an article from an Ohio paper about Wright State University. They are auctioning off a chance to have tea with Tom Hanks on the set of his new movie, the sequel to The DaVinci Code. But if you haven't got at least 40,000 smackers - forget about it.
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Jack Jones, star of Jack Jones TV and famous Youtube and Facebook prankster, has been found by some eagle-eyed fans trading nudes for money via the popular fanservice app OnlyFans. The app service allows people to pay a subscription charge to see special and exclusive content from their favourite content creators. Unsurprisingly, it contains a shocking number of nudes. Now, anyone interested can find Jack Jones on there selling a variety of clips, pictures and videos where he strips and poses provocatively.
The online influencer has seen his online presence grow over the last twelve months despite an incident last year where he was filmed on a racially abusive and homophobic rant. Despite this he's seen fit to slyly create an OnlyFans account and publicise it on his less well known Twitter account while his Facebook page, with 4.8 million followers, makes no mention of his thirsty exploits.
A number of the posts include the star's face, as well as the identifiable tattoos on his legs that many fans will quickly recognise, even from a distance. This makes it a dead cert that the man in the pictures is social media celebrity Jack Jones.
The reason he gives for offering the service where fans can tip him in exchange for videos is his mother's ailing health.
"Why im asking for you guys to tip is becasue my mum has just come out of a operation and shes very ill and disability have taken her car and her money away"
You can find the account on @jackjonestv via the OnlyFans app and website. We'll warn you, it makes for some pretty cringy viewing but we're sure a lot of his fans would love the chance to see their favourite prankster cradling his d*ck while ambient synth music plays in the background. It's the kind of thing you just can't miss although we're not sure it's worth the fee.


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Director of Federal Tax Policy
The Tax Foundation (TF) took issue with our post explaining that the new tax plan from Senators Mike Lee (R-CO) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) would give the highest-income people a large windfall while leaving many low-income working families behind. TF argues that the plan "actually produces the largest increase in after-tax income for the lowest income earners, not the highest." Count me as a skeptic. Let's take a closer look at the plan's effects at the bottom and top of the income scale.
First, the bottom. TF claims the bottom 10 percent of households would see a 44 percent increase in after-tax income under Lee-Rubio (before counting TF's large and unrealistic estimate of the plan's impact on economic growth). But a look at the main provisions potentially affecting low-income families doesn't support this.
If the provision expires, the full-time minimum-wage mother with two children whom we discussed above would lose her existing $1,725 CTC in 2018. Many other low-income workers would lose under the plan as well. Failing to extend the improvements in the CTC and EITC scheduled to expire at the end of 2017 would cast millions of people into or deeper into poverty.
Now let's turn to the top end of the income scale.
Lee-Rubio cuts the top income tax rate to 35 percent and eliminates the alternative minimum tax, both of which represent large tax cuts that would heavily benefit high-income households. Lee-Rubio also includes some tax increases on high-income filers by cutting back many deductions. But both of these sets of changes were part of a tax plan that Senator Lee introduced in 2014 and the Tax Policy Center (TPC) analyzed. TPC found that while the curtailment of deductions would, by itself, increase high-income households' tax burdens, the net effect of the proposal overall would be a large tax cut for those at the top of the income scale.
Moreover, Lee-Rubio appears to tilt even more heavily to the top than last year's Lee plan. It does so by: 1) eliminating taxes on capital gains and dividends, which are highly concentrated at the top; 2) eliminating the estate tax; and 3) cutting corporate and business taxes.
By eliminating taxes on capital gains and dividends, the plan would make the single largest source of income for the wealthiest people in the country tax free. By eliminating the estate tax, which now applies only to the estates of the wealthiest 0.15 percent of people who die, the plan would allow vast sums that the wealthiest Americans have amassed to be passed on to their heirs and heiresses tax free as well.
The plan also would cut the tax rate on domestic corporate profits to 25 percent, cut taxes on the partnership income of very high-income households from 39.6 percent to 25 percent, and cut corporate taxes on profits that U.S. companies earn overseas to zero. The plan does cut back various corporate tax breaks. But overall, it is likely to reduce corporate and business taxes significantly. And since ownership of businesses and corporate stock is highly concentrated among high-income individuals, this would add to the tax cuts they receive.
As Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center noted a few days ago, last year's Lee plan would add $2.4 trillion to the debt over ten years and give almost one-third of its costly tax cuts to the top 1 percent of households. Gleckman added that the new Lee-Rubio version of the plan "would surely be even more expensive."
The bottom line is that those at the top would be the big winners even as many low-income working families lost ground.


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Destination the Basque Country: Why Not Choose… Biarritz?
An ideal destination for both families and couples, Biarritz is the perfect place to explore and relax. The city is at its most beautiful in summer, ready to offer the best of its magic to both locals and visitors: its old port, its beaches, its bucolic walks, and the cultural treasures of its fascinating museums.
A City of the Sea
Biarritz is first and foremost a city where life revolves around the sea. Feel the call of its beaches, which are wonderful for long walks or swimming during bathing season. Obviously, it is also a top surfing destination! Recognised as one of the best surfing spots, it attracts enthusiasts from around the world. For its investment in this discipline, in 2015 it was awarded the 3 star "Ville de Surf" (Surfing City) label from the French Surfing Federation.
If you love the ocean, there are two magnificent museums on the subject: the Cité de l'Océan, an entirely new space dedicated to understanding and protecting our seas, and Biarritz Aquarium, which is one of the largest aquariums in France, with around fifty aquariums and several thousand species.
If you prefer the therapeutic benefits of the ocean to its choppy waves, Biarritz has a long tradition of marine treatments, with a thalassotherapy offer covering the full range of needs: seaweed wraps, massages, exfoliation, balneotherapy… It's time for some pampering!
...a City of Sport
Surfing isn't the only sport in the spotlight in Biarritz. The city has the second oldest golf course in continental Europe (created in 1888), whilst "Aupa BO" (the rallying cry of Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque supporters) can be heard at every rugby match. They take their rugby seriously here! At the Biarritz Olympique History Museum, you can see all the press cuttings and over 1200 team photos from 1900 to the present day. All the disciplines of the multi-sports club are covered, including amateur rugby up to 1998, of course. The first floor of the museum is devoted to professional rugby from 1998 onwards. On a more traditional note, Basque pelota, which exists in over 20 variants, is still very much alive in the Basque Country.
...a City of Culture
What's more, Biarritz also has a very diverse cultural scene. Visit the Biarritz History Museum, where you can learn about life in the city in different periods, through a variety of documents, objects, uniforms, paintings and posters. Take a stroll around Les Halles indoor market, and sample some Basque specialities and local produce. And don't forget to make the most of the surrounding countryside. With its green, wooded landscape of hills and mountains, the Basque Country is a wonderful place for walks. You might even see a Pottok: the small mountain horse that lives wild in the area!
Top 10 Must-Sees
The Cité de l'Océan: this new discovery space focusing on the ocean is a unique chance to expand your knowledge, thanks to its fun and original approach. Where does sea water come from? How are waves made? Did Atlantis really exist? Would we be here without the ocean? Is it in danger today? Step inside to get all the answers.
Biarritz Aquarium: opposite the Rocher de la Vierge, the aquarium invites you to discover the seas in an original way. A large 1500m3 tank houses hammerhead sharks, rays and barracudas. A voyage of discovery beneath the waves!
The Old Port: one of the prettiest places in Biarritz. Below the coast road, you can find a slightly more authentic spot: fishermen, traditional little restaurants and a few old boats with peeling paint...
Biarritz Lighthouse: built in 1834, standing 73m above sea level and proudly boasting 248 steps, it overlooks the Cape Hainsart, which marks the boundary between the sandy coast of the Landes and the rocky coast of the Basque Country.
The Grande Plage beach in Biarritz: one of the largest beaches, stretching from the north to the south of the bay. It is in the heart of the city, with shops, cafés and restaurants all in easy reach.
The Rocher de la Vierge: a reminder of the miraculous night-time return of local fishermen during the huge storm of 1864. The bridge was rebuilt in 1887 by Gustave Eiffel.
Biarritz History Museum: housed in a former Anglican church, this museum is devoted to the city's past. In 1986, the Amis du Vieux Biarritz (Friends of Old Biarritz) Association took over the building, to revive the city's most prestigious memories. The porch features a memorial to the English officers who fell in the battles of the Napoleonic Wars fought in Biarritz in 1814.
Lake Marion: get your nature fix! Just a stone's throw from the city centre, this bucolic leisure and family walking site is a beautiful nature and relaxation spot. Fisherman, sports lovers and walkers all come here to unwind.
Les Halles indoor market: fish, sushi, truffles, Italian and Moroccan specialities: this market is a sensory and visual melting pot!
Biarritz Olympique History Museum: rugby fans, especially Biarritz Olympique supporters, will love exploring the collections.
A Foodie Holiday
In the Pays Basque, as you would expect, seafood takes pride of place. Try ttoro, a traditional fish stew resembling Provençal bouillabaisse, or marmitako, a kind of ragout using tuna. In the land of the Espelette pepper, there's no avoiding piperade, made with chili peppers, fried onions and tomatoes. You should also try another local dish: axoa, a veal and pepper ragout seasoned with Espelette pepper. For dessert, sample the traditional gâteau basque, made with shortcrust pastry and almonds. Wash it all down with sagarno, literally meaning apple wine: the emblematic drink of the Basque country.
Cultural Events
March: Biarritz Maïder Arosteguy
Historical competition held every year, attracting Europe's best surfers. It is one of the oldest surfing competitions in Europe. Over the years, this event has come to mark the start of the surfing season in France.
June: Les Casetas
This celebration involving bodegas and restaurants on the Basque coast kicks off the summer season in Biarritz. This friendly celebration for all generations is a unique opportunity to enjoy one of the most beautiful sites on the Basque coast.
June: Les Océanes de Biarritz
A combination of events, concerts, surfing, exhibitions and a gastronomy competition on the Port des Pêcheurs, to celebrate the ocean and the start of summer.
July-August: Les Scènes Estivales
Every year, Biarritz's events agency (Biarritz Evénement) offers locals and holidaymakers a programme of events to make summer nights go with a bang. There is a variety of music: jazz, pop and rock, but also salsa and Basque dance.
December: Biarritz en Lumières
The city's festival of light is undoubtedly the event most beloved by locals! This huge and popular celebration brings dreams alive in the urban space, showcasing the very best creative illuminations.
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Gardeners around Colorado's Front Range are coming face to face with a new foe in our landscapes. Japanese beetles have been a pest for years in U.S. gardens in the east, south and mid-west. It is only relatively recently that the feared invasive pest has made its presence known in Colorado.
The beetles (Popillia japonica) are believed to have entered North America via New Jersey in 1916, probably hitchhiking on ornamental nursery stock from Asia. They are voracious feeders, doing damage to trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and turf grass. Some of the 300 favorite food plants of the adult Japanese beetles are roses, Virginia creeper, grape vines, raspberries, linden, elm and fruit trees. The sign of their destruction is skeletonized foliage and flower petals that have been devoured. The adult beetles feed during the day, preferring hot and sunny days.
The beetle's one-year life cycle seems tailor made for a traditional lush turf and shrub landscape. They spend winter underground as a grub, feeding on turf grass roots, creating dead patches in the lawn. In June they begin to emerge as adults ready to feed on the flowers and leaves of plants. The adults can be found feeding on plants as late as September. In addition to feeding on your landscape plants, they might be seen mating on those plants. After mating, females will move to turf grass lawns to dig into the soil to deposit their eggs. After depositing eggs, the females will resume feeding on host plants. The females will return to the lawn to lay more eggs. Up to 60 eggs can be laid by each female beetle during her 4-8 week life span.
Back in the turf grass soil, the eggs will hatch and the Japanese beetle larvae will emerge and move to the grass roots to feed. The larvae are most susceptible to drying out and dying when young if the soil dries out. That is one reason some experts advise against over watering lawns in mid to late summer. The larvae will develop rapidly, causing much damage to the turf grass roots, eventually killing some of the turf grass plants. The larvae feed on the grass roots until the temperature drops below 60 degree F. The larvae move deeper down into the soil to overwinter. Once the soil warms up in spring, the larvae move back up through the soil to resume feeding on the grass roots for about 4 to 6 weeks. After that, they begin to pupate. A couple weeks after pupation, the adults will emerge from the soil to feed on leaves and flowers, mate and start the cycle all over.
The worst damage caused by the Japanese beetles seems to be to lawns, where the larvae can cause dead patches. It appears the damage to shrubs and trees is mostly cosmetic, and will not kill those plants. However, this cosmetic damage can be significant and will upset most gardeners.
Unfortunately there is no magic bullet to control Japanese beetles in your landscape. If you discover them when they first arrive, using manual methods to collect them is a wise choice. Do not crush them, or the chemicals released upon squishing will attract more Japanese beetles to your yard. Try collecting them in a jar of soapy water. Traps are not recommended because they also attract more beetles to your yard. Pesticides may be effective at controlling the beetles. However some systemic pesticides have been linked to death of beneficial pollinating insects such as bees. For more information on the safe use of pesticides and other methods to control Japanese beetles, visit the Colorado State Extension webpage on the subject. Some experts advise the application of grub killing pesticides to lawns to kill the Japanese beetle larvae and keep your turf from being destroyed. The extension does say this about trying to control the larvae of Japanese beetles: "Some cultural practices can limit damage and applied chemical or biological controls may also be useful. However, control of Japanese beetle larvae in a yard will have very little, if any, effect on the number of Japanese beetle adults feeding on trees, shrubs and garden plants. The insect is highly mobile so that problems with adult beetles typically involve insects that have moved a considerable distance."
As mentioned earlier, dry turf soil during the egg laying season (mostly in June & July) will keep some larvae from surviving to become adults. Some experts recommend drying out your lawn and letting it go dormant during the typical Japanese beetle egg laying time, and resuming watering after the eggs have been layed. This would seem a challenging approach to the problem as most people prefer a green, non-dormant lawn during the time of year when a lush lawn is much desired. The extension service does recommend that keeping lawns well watered after egg laying (and once the older larvae are present and most actively feeding) may help the turf survive root injuries caused by larval feeding.
It would appear that typical xeriscape plants are not usually favored by the beetles. This is yet another reason that a xeric and regionally appropriate landscape design is a good approach to follow in Denver and Colorado in general.
Let's hope we can keep this exotic and invasive pest at bay, and not let it become an established nuisance.
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How to Avoid Perpetuating Stigma in the Wake of Suicide
When someone dies by suicide, people tend to respond with similar emotions: sadness, disappointment, confusion, despair. If that person is a criminal or has a history of morally questionable behavior, the response could be a little more conflicted.
After Mark Salling, the Glee star who pled guilty to possessing child pornography and was set to be sentenced in March, died by suicide on January 30, people reacted with mixed messages. On Twitter, the sentiments ranged from mourning a beloved character to feeling relieved that someone convicted of those crimes is no longer around. Others tweeted that he was a "coward" for choosing this fate over prison.
While it's understandable to denounce the crimes that Salling pled guilty to, using that to justify the idea that a death by suicide is somehow good for humanity creates a problematic dialogue around suicide that has far-reaching consequences.
Reacting to suicide with comments such as "He took the easy way out" or "I'm glad he killed himself" is potentially triggering to those who have dealt with and are still dealing with suicidal thoughts.
Messages like these are harmful in multiple ways: They can put people in danger and also make it less likely that they would feel comfortable reaching out for help. An unfortunate fact of suicide is that, if not treated sensitively, it can spread—a concept experts refer to as suicide contagion, or the idea that being exposed to news or depictions of suicide can increase the risk that others will do the same.
"Direct and indirect exposure to suicidal behavior has been shown to precede an increase in suicidal behavior in persons at risk for suicide, especially in adolescents and young adults," according to the Department of Health and Human Services. In fact, a study recently found that the rate of suicides increased in the U.S. in the months following Robin Williams's death.
Although there are many variables we cannot control in matters such as these, one thing we can do is speak about suicide in a way that minimizes the risk to those who are vulnerable. The challenge is to react in a way that's nonjudgmental, concerned, and empathetic—but not in a way that normalizes suicidal thoughts, Jane L. Pearson, Ph.D., chairwoman of the Suicide Research Consortium at the National Institute of Mental Health, tells SELF.
The major problem with comments like the ones we're seeing on Twitter is that they don't encourage someone to get help, she says.
Suggesting that a person's actions make their suicide "justified" in some way can be especially problematic for other people who have been convicted of crimes.
According to a study published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology in 2013, suicide attempts are more prevalent among those who have been convicted of multiple crimes. The study looked at data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, a nationally representative survey including data collected by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Department of Health and Human services in 2008 and 2010. It found that suicide attempts were far more common among those who had been arrested recently (2.3 percent) compared to the general population (0.4 percent).
And a large study published in JAMA Psychiatry in 2011 looking at three decades of data from Denmark found that the risk for suicide was considerably higher among those with a criminal history. The authors suggest that people who have such a history may already be at a higher risk for suicide and that coming into the criminal justice system exacerbates that risk. "It is likely to be the co-occurrence of multiple problems that puts this already vulnerable group at higher risk of suicide," the authors wrote.
So while hearing these stigmatizing messages about suicide can be triggering for anyone with suicidal thoughts, it can be especially triggering for someone who feels personally targeted as a result of their criminal history.
There's is a "right" way to talk about suicide carefully and sensitively—whether you're a member of the media or someone commenting on a headline on Twitter.
In fact, there are specific guidelines for the media that help guide conversations about suicide in a way that minimizes the risk. For instance, it's important to emphasize resources, such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 800-273-8255. And focusing on positive stories of people who were close to suicide but survived proves there is light at the end of the tunnel and that help is available.
It's also important to remember that suicide usually isn't the result of one specific life event—it's often the combination of untreated mental illness, an exposure to trauma, and/or life stressors, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
Many of the the same rules apply on social media, according to a guide created by the California Mental Health Services Authority. Here, it's particularly important to be on the lookout for (and to avoid) conversational language that may be stigmatizing, including words like "crazy" or "psycho." And if you see someone post something online that suggests they may be thinking about self-harm or suicide, reach out. In fact, many sites (including Facebook and Twitter) already have resources in place for this type of scenario.
If you've lost someone to suicide, the AFSP has a series of guides to help you sort through your grief, find the support you need, and decide how you want to talk about your experience with other people.
There are also specific resources for high schools, colleges, faith-based communities, and funeral directors to deal with the aftermath of suicide respectfully and without triggering others.
Pointing out that suicide is never a good option and that help is always available does not necessarily mean you condone the behavior of the person who died by suicide. By separating the person from their actions, and reiterating that help is available, you can help minimize the stigma associated with suicide and help prevent even more death.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.


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General Information About Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary affirms its evangelical heritage through its commitments to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the authority of scripture. The seminary offers an educational context that is international, interracial and intercultural for the preparation of men and women who are called by God and empowered by the Holy Spirit for the mission of Christ in the world and ministries of the church. The strategic role of the seminary is to educate leaders who will be personally whole and spiritually mature, Biblically grounded and theologically competent, pastoral, evangelistic and prophetic. In partnership with the American Baptist churches and in cooperation with the wider church, the seminary commits itself to excellence in the pursuit of this mission.
Institutional statistical data was gathered from the U.S. Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, 2009-2010.
Institution Type
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
Special Learning Opportunities
- Distance learning opportunities
- Weekend/evening college
Student Services
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Religious Affiliation
- American Baptist
Degrees/Certificates offered
- Less than 1 year certificate
- 2-4 years certificate
- Postbaccalaureate certificate
- Master's degree
- Post-master's certificate
Disability Services Student
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Admission Total Applicants
Student Demographics Total Enrolled 159 Native American 0.0 Asian 15.0 African American 47.0 Hispanic 2.0 Enrolled FullTime Undergraduates 0 Enrolled FullTime Graduates 71


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As Dakota territory became settled and more people took up homesteads in the area, the U. S. government established a post office known as Heppner, about 1941 and in operation until about 1945. Settled by Johann Hoeppner (John Heppner). The Heppner Ranch is still run by the family heirs of Edgemont.
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Social media runs in real-time. Real-fast real-time. If you want to play in the pool, you better be in the pool for the entire party.
Brands/people etc have looked foolish in the past when they've scheduled auto-tweets that get sent at bad times during world events like disasters, elections and otherwise.
However, this one from 30 minutes ago takes the cake.
There was a RadioHead concert scheduled tonight in Toronto at Downsview Park. Tragedy struck, and some of the staging collapsed before the show, where at least one person died and many more injured. Obviously the news spread like wildfire:
Obviously a horrible tragedy that has occurred at too many events this year.
LiveNation, the promoter for the event also tweeted that the show has been cancelled, so people would not head to the venue.
The problem being a half-hour later they sent another tweet, this one obviously pre-scheduled to get people to tweet about the show!
And right away they were getting nailed on Twitter:
Everyone makes mistakes, including people behind brands. This type of one is preventable. Stop scheduling tweets. They aren't 60,000 word books, it's 140 characters. If you can't take the time to type them (10 seconds) and be there when they send, don't send them at all.
The problem is LiveNation wanted the benefit of people tweeting about a show in real-time, without actually being there in real time themselves. That tweet sat there for about 45 minutes before somebody took it down. That's about 45 days in Internet time.
Our hearts here at UnMarketing go out to the family of the victim and those who were injured.
(Thank-you to Benjamin for bringing this first to my attention)


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Johnson Controls is opting out of the planned acquisition of A123 assets.
Johnson Controls said Dec. 9 it officially withdrew from the bankruptcy auction to acquire portions of A123 Systems when it declined to match a higher bid submitted by Wanxiang.
Subsequently A123 representatives have announced they selected Wanxiang's bid of $257 million as the best offer for the total company over a set of competing complementary bids by Johnson Controls for the automotive and government assets and NEC for the grid and commercial assets.
As is usual for such matters, the final sale is subject to approval by the bankruptcy court. A hearing is currently scheduled for Dec. 11.
The sale to Wanxiang is also subject to review by the Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and requires approval by the U.S. government. None of the involved parties can confirm any timing for such review and approvals.
"While A123's automotive and government assets were complementary to Johnson Controls' portfolio and aligned with our long-term goals, Wanxiang's offer was beyond the value of those assets to Johnson Controls," said Alex Molinaroli, president, Johnson Controls Power Solutions. "Reports by other parties that our proposal involved an elimination of jobs in Michigan are inaccurate."
Johnson Controls said as it was announcing the withdrawal of its bid that it was the first in the world to produce li-ion batteries for mass-production vehicles, and also launched the first U.S. facility to produce complete li-ion battery cells and packs for hybrid and electric vehicles, in Holland, Mich.
"Johnson Controls remains committed to the advanced battery industry and shares the Department of Energy's goal to advance the domestic capability in the United States," said Molinaroli.
A123 had not yet commented on the matter when we uploaded this article, early Monday morning, Dec. 10. We will update with any relevant info as soon as possible.


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Florida Georgia Line's Brian Kelley Owes It All to His Parents
"They're big fans," Kelley said. "They've always been involved in mine and my sister's lives, whether it was soccer or guitar lessons, chasing a crazy dream in Nashville like this. They were at pretty much every baseball game I ever played, and they're at a ton of shows."
And even when they're unable to be there, they're still in the loop.
"They watch everything," he said. "They keep up with everything. They send me articles that I don't even know are out. And that energy — that positive energy. Those good vibes are awesome."
"It's so cool to be so connected with my mom and dad, and their support really helped me get to Nashville and find a safe place here and create a home here," he said. "I'm forever grateful to my parents and their support. Without them, I wouldn't be here — 100 percent, no doubt."


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My son is 3.5 years old, and like many kids his age he has a lot of fear. When you are two feet tall a world built for adults is very intimidating. Like my son, I have my own fears as well, and one of those is horrible fear of heights, as my wife can attest to when we tried to climb the "church tower" at Holy Hill (which I did make to the top but only because I wasn't able to turn around). This weekend we went to the Milwaukee Wi zoo to celebrate my sister-in-law's birthday. They have a high ropes course and small zip-line and I thought it might be a nice challenge for me to attempt.
I spoke with my wife, and she gave me the thumbs up, so first thing I do is check for the weight limit. I had a knot in my stomach as I walked up to the signage. I often don't wear my glasses so I could just make out "weight limit" but couldn't read the rest. I almost didn't bother to look further, but I did and it said the weight limit was 300 pounds. Great; I can actually do it, but not right now, first we have a little boy who want to go see some animals.
We went and looked at the Big Cats, since my son loves all the lions, tiger, cheetahs, and so on. After that we came across a face painting kiosk and my son who is scared of everything decided he wants to be a tiger.
He didn't want to be a scary tiger though, he is Daniel Tiger (based on Mr. Rogers neighborhood, it is a great new PBS show that I highly recommend). With tiger face on, it was time to go ride the Camels. Although I didn't ride the camel, my brother-in-law wanted to take my son on the ride with him. Approaching the deck my son starts to freak out; he is too scared to ride the camel. This part may make me seem like a horrible parent, I am sure I might get a nasty comment or two even, but I made him ride that camel. I didn't just plop him on the beast, I picked him up and talked with him. I made sure that the reason he didn't want to go on was his fear. When he said it was, I talked about facing our fears, but just got a blank look back. I put him on the camel; he went for a ride and had a good time.
We did a few other things, pet some goats (which he was afraid to do), ate some ice cream, and saw a few more creatures. Soon we found ourselves heading back towards the ropes course, and I had to make a choice, let my fear beat me or do it. It was weird, I was all of a sudden placed in my son's position, and thinking of all the things that could happen:
Will the rope really hold me?
What if I slip, will everyone laugh at me?
What if they didn't tighten the harness right?
I know it "says" 300 pounds, but what if it really is 200 pounds?
Will I end up as some fat-man MEME on the internet?
Do I want to spend the money and chicken out part way?
What if I fall down and squish someone?
Perhaps my pants might rip?
Will people laugh at me?
Will I die?
Will I piss my pants?
Plenty of fun things to worry about right? A song lyric has been going through my head a lot lately "life's for the living, so live it, or your better off dead." I wrote a post on my birthday about learning to live my life to the fullest and not let me weight keep me from doing things. Does it also extend though to my fears? I wasn't sure what to do but I had to make a choice; walk away, no better off than I was, or to face the fear and "grow." What would you do? What have you done? I wish I could tell you that I was able to do the course, to look fear in the eye and laugh. I wish I could tell you that I hooked up to that zip line and flew like a bird through the air.
But I will let the picture do that for me.
I did the first level, and I did the second, I crossed a couple of beams, a rope bridge with the wood pieces at angles, wood "boxes" with variations of the same. I knew that if I was going to do this, I need to do it right. I spotted a tight rope and knew I needed to do it. It had some cords hanging above to grab as you move along, which I did use. As I reached for one about half way across I looked down. I froze, I couldn't move.
I took a deep breath, I closed my eyes, I opened them, and I was still standing on a bit of twine, a trillion feet in the air. Something was different though, I was calm, and I looked down and shrugged and kept going. I made it across, alive, rejuvenated and most importantly dry. I didn't stop there I crossed the majority of the challenges, and the only ones I skipped were simply based on time. I spat in fear's face, but my adventure wasn't over yet.
I had to go to the very bottom to get hooked up for the zip line. They asked me how I liked the course, I said it was scary but I enjoyed it. Once my lines were switched I went back up to the top (they had a direct staircase to get there), and I looked out over the tree line to the other tower. I felt confident, I just did this ropes course, so this would be easy, not like I was jumping off the ground… crap. That tower across from me jumped 30 miles away, and 1000 feet in the air.
The line is going to snap, the harness isn't going to hold me, and I am fat. Fat people don't fly, it's physics. I am pretty sure if I was meant to fly I would have been born skinny. They ask me to sit down like I am in a chair; I do and I am positive I just heard her say the line is going to snap. I am scared, I am not sure if it is sweat or if I just pissed my pants, but what choice do I have? I look out, and I feel calm, and she asks me if I am ready, I give a confident "YES."
I have never felt myself in a state of such Zen like peacefulness, the world zipped below me, and I felt alive. I was a bird, I was the wind, and I was at peace. Though it was only moments, it felt like an hour, I reached the other side, were the first thing they ask me was how was it? How was it? I just touched the wind, I became one with the soul of the earth, and I stayed dry.
How was it?
"It was pretty neat" was my response.
I got to go across one more time, and the same euphoric feeling greeted me. I quickly headed down to meet back up with everyone and go enjoy more things.
When I get down, everyone was about ready to go but I needed to take my son to use the potty (you've got to love potty training). On the way my son tells me about how he didn't want me to go on the course; it was scary and I shouldn't do it. I picked him up (brave when you are on your way to the potty), and talked to him.
Me: It was very scary. I get scared of being high up.
Son: When you looked down?
Me: When I looked down I was even more afraid. Want to know a secret?
Son: About being scared?
Me; Sorta, you look at that fear, whatever it is, and you laugh. You say HAHAHA fear, you can't stop me.
Son: But it's scary
Me: Nothing can be scary if you find it funny. Say it with me HAHAHA fear you can't stop me.
Son: HAHA FEAR. YOU CANT STOP ME.
Me: The second part is you just do it. You say haha, and just do it.
Son: I need to go potty
We rushed off to the potty, though it was a false alarm, but we talked some more about fear. I think he really understood about the message I was trying to share. Later in the day we had a few times when he was afraid, and I walked him through it;
"Haha fear, you can't scare me. Just do it."
He is still scared of things, but I am hoping with time he can overcome it. I have learned the hard way that fear can keep you from enjoying life. I still am deathly afraid of heights, but I know I can just laugh at it, and anything that is funny can't be scary.
Keep on Rolling… or laughing
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This was one of my fave stories from last month! I thought it would be a good post to close out Pride month. Rochelle Hamilton, like so many LGBTQ folks (or anyone who doesn't fit prescribed notions of gender whatever their sexuality) was going thru a living hell at school. Her TEACHERS were perpetrators of hate against her. Ugh. The ACLU reports:
For Rochelle Hamilton, starting high school was the beginning of relentless harassment from teachers and school staff because she's openly gay. One teacher told her, "You're going to hell. This is a sin." Another said, "What's wrong with you? What are you, a man or a woman?" After months of asking the school and the district to intervene—to no avail—Rochelle and her mom reached out to the ACLU for help. Together, we took on the school district—and won.
YES! Love it. Triumph of the human spirit. I'm waiting for the made for tv movie to come out. Alicia Keys could play the main role :)
Be sure to read the rest of the article, and there is also a video clip that has interviews with Rochelle Hamilton and her mom. By the way, they what they won was 1) new anti-discrimination laws in the district 2) mandatory anti-harrassment training around sexuality and gender identity for ALL students and teachers in the district... and 3) Rochelle got 25K.
Reaffirms my faith in justice and humanity!
First and foremost, Happy Pride to my LGBTQ peoples! And to everyone else i say... whoever you love, if this story makes you proud that we can work together to uplift each other and respect the humanity of our children and community members... Happy Pride.


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for now, when changing a subscription offline (without using the customer portal), there is no option to modify the date the changement should start. It's necessarily the today's date while, when you are a reseller of a solution, you may need to invoice after technical changements have been done or are planed on a future date.
Thus, we need to be able to change the modifying date the same way we can set a start date in the past or in the future when creating a new subscription.
Hi Jordan
Thanks for sharing your requirements. I'm adding this as a feature request for our team to consider for future revamps and we'll make a note of general interest for having a custom effective from date for updating subscriptions and prioritize the feature accordingly.
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Is there any update on this?
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Later in the shoot Jennifer Lawrence's co-star was seen up in the air being held in place by a series of thick wire cables.
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Thursday, March 14th, the U.S. Senate will hold the first committee hearing on The Fair Minimum Wage Act (FMWA) of the 113th Congress. On Tuesday, March 5th U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) announced the introduction of the FMWA to raise the federal minimum wage. Harkin and Miller's proposal would raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour from its current $7.25—in three steps of 95 cents—then provide for automatic annual increases linked to changes in the cost of living. Harkin and Miller's bill would also gradually raise the minimum wage for tipped workers—which currently stands at just $2.13 an hour—for the first time in more than 20 years, to 70 percent of the regular minimum wage. During Thursday's hearing, U.S. Senators will discuss whether or not indexing the federal minimum wage will help Americans keep pace with a changing economy. Here at ROC, we believe indexing the federal minimum wage is absolutely necessary.
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