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When storm-chasing lawyers win, Texans lose
Lawyer-driven hail litigation is the worst lawsuit abuse in Texas today. The Texas Legislature must stop this lawsuit abuse while protecting the right of every Texas consumer to sue their insurance company if it acts unfairly or in bad faith.
For the last five years, storm-chasing lawyers have descended upon neighborhoods from the Rio Grande to the Red River, unleashing case runners on unsuspecting property owners with one goal in mind: to round up as many plaintiffs as possible to fuel their massive lawsuit mills.
"Don't talk to your insurance company before you talk to a lawyer!"
"Don't think you have damage? Our experts will find it and make your insurance company pay!"
"Already got your roof replaced? We can get you more money!"
This is the new frontier in "sue first, ask questions later." The business model is to recruit, sue and settle in bulk, conjuring disputes out of thin air where policyholders previously didn't think there were problems. By pushing the boundaries of legal ethics — and with no state law to stop them — these storm chasers have generated 36,000 lawsuits since 2012.
As was the case with litigation around asbestos, black mold and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, a small group of bad actors has hijacked the legal process intended for legitimate disputes, all under the guise of consumer protection. But the reality is that weather-related lawsuit abuse has nothing to do with helping property owners.
So who really wins when storm-chasing lawyers are given free rein to abuse our legal system?
It's not Texas families and businesses, who are just trying to repair their properties as quickly as possible after a storm. The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) found that lawsuits take seven times longer to resolve than regular insurance claims; that's close to two years to resolve what would normally take 90 days through the regular insurance claims process. To use a well-known visual, nothing keeps a blue tarp on a roof longer than a lawsuit.
It's not customers of the 12 insurance companies that have increased rates as a result of this litigation abuse, according to TDI. Nor is it the former policyholders of the seven insurers that have reduced, limited or stopped writing policies in Texas because of this litigation. No, those consumers were left scrambling to find new coverage, often at two or three times the price they paid before. Put simply, lawsuit abuse creates an unnecessary and hidden tax on goods and services. Today, these families and businesses are watching their hard-earned dollars disappear into trial lawyers' pockets. Tomorrow, you and I could be seeing the same.
It's certainly not the 14,000 individuals who have been sued by storm-chasing lawyers, not because they've done anything wrong, but in order to increase litigation costs and pressure to settle bogus claims, and allow the attorneys to manipulate which court the case can be tried in. From insurance adjusters to back-office insurance company employees, some have been personally sued dozens of times. Ever tried to apply for a mortgage or car loan while party to one lawsuit, let alone 12? Or been served with lawsuit papers at your kid's little league game? Rather than face the near-guarantee of being sued unnecessarily, those who can are choosing not to work in Texas, and others are leaving the industry all together. These individuals are literally being harassed out of their livelihoods by storm-chasing lawyers who use them as litigation pawns, and it is unacceptable.
And finally, it's not the people of Texas, whose confidence in the fairness and honesty of our legal system erodes every day this lawsuit abuse continues unfettered. Texas has come a long way since the days of "jackpot justice," but unscrupulous lawyers are nothing if not entrepreneurial. We have to stay vigilant against evolving abuses of the legal system, otherwise it's one step forward and two steps back.
The only people who win when we allow this lawsuit abuse to continue are storm-chasing lawyers, who stand to make an estimated $400 million in ill-gotten legal fees based on the cases they've filed to date. They have a vested interest in protecting their paychecks at the expense of every Texas property owner.
The good news is the Legislature can deliver a win to Texas property insurance consumers by passing Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 1774. These bills create much-needed accountability for storm-chasing lawyers, addressing specific areas of the law that are being abused and making common-sense reforms to bust their mass-litigation business model. For example, lawyers would finally be held accountable for making wildly exaggerated demands, and the bills would require them to provide notice before filing lawsuits so disputes can be resolved more quickly.
At the same time, SB 10 and HB 1774 preserve a clear path to the courthouse for Texans who have legitimate disputes with their insurers, preserving the strongest consumer protections in the nation for Texas property owners. And insurance companies will still face significant damages and financial penalties for shirking their responsibilities to policyholders.
With these changes, Texas consumers will now have added protection from all bad actors — insurers who unfairly deny and delay claims and lawyers who unnecessarily manufacture litigation.
That's a win-win for all Texans. Except for storm-chasing lawyers.


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Just because it's been raining doesn't mean you should stay home, especially when we have some amazing shows Wednesday in San Diego. Grown men have been known to turn into groupies at the thought of underground rockers Hum and Mineral touring together, and though both bands saw a tiny bit of commercial success, their diehard fans have stuck by waiting for a night like this, so expect to see grown men cry at the Belly Up. Meanwhile, the Oh Hellos are hoping skies clear up for their show at Birch Aquarium, where they'll be joined by Josh Damigo. Casbah keeps it local, and Mobb Deep revel in the 20-year anniversary of "The Infamous" by playing the album in its entirety at the Observatory North Park. RAW artists cross fashion, art and music at House of Blues, and Lexington Field will make you dance a jig at Sessions Public. Seems like a fun night is in store if you can get out of your own four walls.
Wednesday, Sept. 16:
- The Oh Hellos, Josh Damigo @ Green Flash Concert Series at Birch Aquarium
- Hum, Mineral @ Belly Up
- Hand of Gavrilo, Future Age, Boychick @ Casbah
- Mobb Deep @ Observatory North Park
- Mint Field, Astral Touch, Mike Delgado @ The Office
Gilligan Moss, Garden Echo @ Soda Bar(CANCELED)
- Ricardo Beas & Cafe Peyote, Payola Presley, Sika @ The Merrow
- Lexington Field, the Ramshackle Army @ Sessions Public
- RAW Artists @ House of Blues
- Jamming Out @ Salvation Alley, House of Blues
- Liz Grace Duo @ Croce's Park West
- Tropical Wednesday with DJ Mo Lyon @ U-31
- Gilbert Castellanos Jazz Jam @ Panama 66
- Open Mic with Jefferson Jay @ Winston's (6-9 p.m.)
- Club Kingston presents Spiritual Rez with DJ Carlos Culture @ Winston's
- The Ratts Revenge: DJ Tiki Thomas and Mikey Ratt @ Tower Bar
- Major Interval, DJ John Phillips @ Humphrey's Backstage Live
- Live Irish Band @ Gallagher's Irish Pub
- Wu Tang Wednesday @ El Dorado
- Open Mic/Open Jam @ 710 Beach Club
- Open Oscillator @ Whistle Stop
- Phil Friendly Trio @ Tio Leo's
- A.O.K. Musik @ Henry's Pub
- Marty Stuart @ Sycuan
Rosemary Bystrak is the publicist for the Casbah and writes about the San Diego music scene, events and general musings about life in San Diego on San Diego: Dialed In. Follow her updates on Twitter or contact her directly.

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Lewis, John (2011) Innovative Construction Procurement Selection through Artificial Intelligence - A Research Summary. In: Proceedings of the ICCBR 2011 Workshops. (Eds: Diaz Agudo, Belen and Cordier, Amelie), Imprine CERSA, Madrid, Spain, pp. 251-253. ISBN 978-84-15341-04-8 [Book section]
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The construction industry in the UK and Ireland has long been accused of being low tech, averse to funding research and development, and reliant on other sectors allied to construction for innovative improvements. One area has been championed as bucking this trend especially post Latham and Egan, and that is construction procurement. The last few decades has witnessed a proliferation of procurement systems and sub-systems, work packaging, organisational relationships, payment systems, contract structures and project participant selection methods. This research proposes a technique to identify and discover if these changes are indeed innovative and provide a method of selecting appropriate procurement systems incorporating these innovations through adoption of a case-based reasoning approach
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A wintertime rule that prevents utilities from cutting the power to low-income customers who don't pay their bill is set to end for the year.
Energy utility Vectren, which provides power across large swaths of Indiana, says the wintertime rule will expire on March 15.
The company said in a news release that there are a number of financing options for customers who have trouble paying their bill.
Those options include state and federal energy assistance programs, payment plans and home weatherization programs that improve efficiency.
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Register Allocator Code
The register allocator code is split into two main sections, the register allocator proper and a generic graph coloring library. The graph coloring library is also used by the Stg->Cmm converter.
The register allocator
- compiler/nativeGen/RegLiveness.hs
LiveCmmTopwhich carry native machine instructions annotated with register liveness information. It also provides functions to annotate native code (
NatCmmTop) with this liveness information, and to slurp out sets of register conflicts for feeding into the coloring allocator.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegAllocColor.hs
regAlloc, the main driver function for the graph coloring allocator. The driver accepts
LiveCmmTops which use virtual regs, and produces
NatCmmTopswhich use real machine regs. This module also provides functions to help build and deep seq the register conflict graph.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegAllocLinear.hs
Defines the linear scan allocator. Its interface is identical to the coloring allocator.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegAllocInfo.hs
Defines the register information function,
regUsage, which takes a set of real and virtual registers and returns the actual registers used by a particular
Instr; register allocation is in AT&T syntax order (source, destination), in an internal function,
usage; defines the
RegUsagedata type
- compiler/nativeGen/RegSpillCost.hs
chooseSpillwhich is responsible for selecting a virtual reg to spill to the stack when not enough real regs are available.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegSpill.hs
regSpillwhich takes
LiveCmmTops and inserts spill/reload instructions virtual regs that wouldn't fit in real regs.
regSpill's strategy is to simply inserts spill/reloads for every use/def of a particular virtual reg. This inefficient code is cleaned up by the spill cleaner after allocation.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegSpillClean.hs
The spill cleaner is run after real regs have been allocated. It erases spill/reload instructions inserted by
regSpillthat weren't strictly nessesary.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegAllocStats.hs
Defines data types and pretty printers used for collecting statistics and debugging info from the coloring allocator.
Graph coloring
- compiler/utils/GraphBase.hs
Defines the basic
Trivtypes used by the coloring algorithm.
- compiler/utils/GraphColor.hs
Defines the function
colorGraphwhich is responsible for assigning colors (real regs) to nodes (virtual regs) in the register conflict graph.
- compiler/utils/GraphOps.hs
Defines functions to perform basic operations on the graphs such as adding, deleting, and coalescing nodes.
- compiler/utils/GraphPps.hs
Defines functions for pretty print graphs in human readable-ish and graphviz format.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegCoalesce.hs
Defines a function
regCoalescethat does aggressive coalescing directly on
LiveCmmTops, without using the graph. This isn't used at the moment but has been left in incase we want to rejig the allocator when the new CPS converter comes online.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegArchBase.hs
Defines utils for calculating whether a register in the conflict graph is trivially colorable, in a generic way which handles aliasing between register classes. This module is not used directly by GHC.
- compiler/nativeGen/RegArchX86.hs
Contains a description of the aliasing constraints between the register sets on x86. This module is not used directly by GHC.
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An issue of key concern to professional educators, school board administrators and parents is the ratio of students to teachers. The Manitoba Teachers' Society favours reduced class sizes, while school boards have generally been reluctant to move in that direction. Have class sizes been increasing or declining? How has the student-teacher ratio changed over time?
Although the Manitoba Teachers Society has argued in favour of reducing class sizes, the reality is that student-teacher ratios have already declined by 42.5% from 1960 to the present. The decline in student population in Manitoba has not been matched with a decrease in the total number of teachers in the province.
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The consensus is that the Warriors will win their first round match-up against the San Antonio Spurs. Some say it will take 5 games. Some say 7.
Nobody, except maybe the Warriors themselves, see a sweep like last year, when the team beat the Portland Trailblazers in 4 games in the first round.
When the Warriors get in gear, they're hard to stop. But getting in gear - flipping the switch - has been more of a problem this year. Steve Kerr put it charitable when he said in February:
"I think this year it's been kind of a common theme that we've just eased into some games," Kerr said. "And you guys know better than I do the third quarter numbers. We've generally stretched leads in the third and taken over games in that quarter. But I think there's probably something to the idea that we're easing into games, just like we've sort of eased into the season. It's a microcosm of the big picture. That's how I look at it."
In practical terms, slow starts have translated into careless turnovers, shots not falling and less-than-aggressive defense. Generally, the team has looked less than fully engaged.
With Stephen Curry out of the lineup for the Spurs series, a key to all three will Kevin Durant. A turned-on and creative KD makes the Warriors a different team both offensively and defensively. It will be interesting to see if Durant comes out hot.
The other big factor is Draymond Green. When he's engaged, his defense both stymies opponents and opens the door for the Warriors' transition game.
We'll see if the spark is there or if the Warriors find themselves down by 10 at the end of the first quarter with a hill to climb for each win.
Beyond the first quarter, there are a bunch more factors that will determine how the Warriors gel. How many times they have to win each game.
There's a good deal of Stephen Curry in Quinn Cook. We'll see how much. In Curry's absence, he's shown he's ready and able to step up on the big stage. He makes 3. His pull-up mid-range jumper is a thing of beauty. He fits the team.
If he has a weakness, it's defense. Quinn getting beaten early has been part of a couple of the Warriors slow starts in the last part of the season.
Personally, I want to see Klay score 60 in 29 minutes again. But I'll settle for him going 4 on his first 5. It's a joy when the Warriors offense makes plays for him. Defensively, he's always there. He's a wonderful two-way player. I just hope he gets open early and knocks down shots.
It wasn't a surprise that Kerr first turned to Andre Igoudala when he let players coach that game against Phoenix this year. He's a veteran and a leader. When he's on the court, the Warriors play smarter and tougher. When his shots fall, the Warriors can be great. But he's not an unlimited resource. It will be good to see Andre help defensively and create on the offensive side, but the Spurs series is just the first round. There's a lot of basketball to go. Making use of peak Andre will be a challenge for Kerr.
There was a spell this year when David West shot an amazing percentage for his mid-range shots. At his distance, he can be almost automatic. If he gets himself into that zone, the Spurs will have yet more worry on their hands. He is arguably the Warriors best defensive center and an amazing passer. He has the kind of basketball intelligence that wins championships. West, however, is another limited quantity and so another player that Kerr needs to use wisely and well.
How many times have Shaun Livingston gotten into the post and shot over a defender? How many times has he slipped to the basket on a back cut for a dunk? After last years championship, there was a question whether the Warriors would bring back Shaun (and Andre Igoudala) for this year's season or look to younger players. The team chose experience. The Spurs series would be a good time to see that confidence pay off.
If anyone has earned a spot on the playoff roster, it has to be Kevon. He brings energy. His defense has been superb. He blocks shots. He rebounds on both ends of the court, whether to follow shots or win second chances. Lately, he has begun to hit mid-range jump shots. Kevon is the kind of depth that will help the Warriors win.
And then there's Jordan Bell and Damian Jones, both of whom are amazingly athletic and can provide spark to change or cement games. And the JaVale McGee / Zaza Pachulia dynamic. Does anyone provide better screens that Zaza? I have the feeling that when Curry rejoins the team, Zaza will have a big role in the rotation. And then there's Nick Young, the topic of the season premiere of Game of Zones.
Uncle Swaggy. LOL. May he rain 3s. And gets real Swaggy.
The Warriors starting lineup for the first game of the series was a surprise:
Within seconds of the opening tip, Steve Kerr's logic was clear: Defense. The starting unit was on fire. Everybody was engaged and energized, JaValle McGee especially. His block on LaMarcus Aldridge with 4 minutes left in the 1st quarter was emblematic.
It was an inspired choice by Kerr, not just for keeping the Spurs in check but for enabling his team to bring the best of themselves.
"I thought it was important to re-establish our defense, one way or another, win or lose. That's the reason this is a championship team. It's the defense that has been the key for this team for years." Steve Kerr
At the end of the first period, the Warriors were up by 11. It was the best kind of start. Up by as much as 28 in the 4th, they never trailed in the game. The final score was 113-92.
On the other side of the ball, Klay Thompson was nearly perfect
He didn't score 60 points, but did go 11-of-13 from the field, including 5-of-6 3-point shots. In 35 minutes, Thompson scored 27 points with two rebounds, two assists and a steal.
The two rapid fouls by Dejounte Murray on Thompson in the 3rd showed how much Klay was getting open. Unable to keep up, Murray was left to grabbing Klay's jersey to try and slow him down.
On all sides of the ball, the Warriors' effort showed
Quinn Cook and Kevon Looney played with great effort. Cook didn't get smoked on defense. He had no turnovers when as point guard. Looney was active and gave tremendous effort.
Shaun Livingston scored 11 points in 19 minutes with 5 rebounds. He was sharp. David West was solid on defense and found his range for a pair of mid-range jumpers.
Kevin Durant was the player the Warriors needed
In 31 minutes, Durante scored 24 points (over 50% shooting), 7 assists, 8 rebounds, 5 of 5 (perfect) from the line. He made shots, found teammates and defended. Did he even play in the 4th quarter?
The feeling coming out of the game was this game was as much for the Warriors as it was against the Spurs. It felt like the team came home go a good place and they liked the feeling.
One down. 15 to go.
Game 2 was a tale of two halves.
At the end of two, the Spurs were up by 6, 53-47. They outplayed the Warriors.
The Spurs pressured on defense and forced 11 turnovers. Draymond Green got 2 fouls in first 2 minutes and sat. LaMarcus Aldridge played more aggressively with JaVale McGee, at times, looking confused. Quinn Cook was tentative on offense and not part of the flow.
In other words, the first half went from a slow start to a rough second quarter. Jim Barnett, the amazing Warriors TV color commentator, was annoyed by technical difficulties with his audio setup.
One bright spot, however, was Andre Igoudala. He started hitting 3s.
The 2nd half was a very different story.
The Warriors adjusted. They pressed harder on offense and forced the Spurs into fouls on and off the ball in their attempts to keep them in check.
They took advantage of the Spurs spread defense to throw lobs to JaVale at the rim. JaVale finished with 10 points.
They shot early before the Spurs could set up their defense. They ran and took advantage of transitions. The protected the ball. Turnovers went dramatically down.
And Klay Thompson got hot. After just 7 points in the 1st half, Klay went for 24 in the 2nd half, with 16 in the 4th period. He shot 60% overall, with 5 of 8 from 3. He also had 5 assists.
Andre Igoudala finished with 14 points in 27 minutes, shooting 71.4%. He had 5 assists, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and a block. He went 4 of 5 for 3s. And had a monster dunk.
Kevin Durant was as amazing as ever. His talent filled in all the gaps. 32 points in 38 minutes, shooting 52.6%. 6 rebounds 6 assists, 1 block, 9 of 10 for free throws.
And Quinn Cook made 2 of 4 shots from deep, including a classic corner 3. He may be getting ready for a coming out party.
David West was a strong as ever, but unfortunately twisted his left ankle in the second half when guarding Aldridge. The loss of David going forward would be bad.
In the end, the Warriors came away with a convincing 116-101 win. Game 3 shifts to San Antonio. LaMarcus Aldridge has shown he can up his game and show the Warriors different looks. Will he have yet another gear? Maybe game 3 would be the time to give Zaza Pachulia some time at center as a Warrior counter-strategy to the Spurs star.
Two down. 14 to go.
The tragic news of the death of Erin Popovich, wife of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sent shock waves though the Warriors.
The couple were married for four decades and had two children and two grandchildren. Steve Kerr shared his thoughts.
If the Spurs were going to make a comeback in this series, this was the game.
In the end, the Warriors made more good plays and keep up their solid defense to beat the Spurs 110-97.
After the game Kerr commented:
"This was about what I expected."
"Take care of the ball and defend over 48 minutes and things should work out."
In the first quarter, the teams played evenly, with no clear advantage. The quarter ended with the Warriors up by 3, 26-23.
In the second quarter, the Warriors started to get into rhythm. A fake dribble hand off (DHO) between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant that led to a Green dunk was a good example of a play that worked.
Still, in the entire first half, the Warriors were less than sharp, going 1 for 11 from 3.
The second quarter was a replay of the first with the Warriors winning the 12 minutes by 3 points. The half ended with the Warriors up by 6, 52-46.
In the 3rd quarter, shots started going in and by the end, the Warriors were up by 12, 84-72.
The Warriors put the game away in the 4th. The play that took the life out of the Spurs was a pair of offensive rebounds that lead to a Klay Thompson 3 from well behind the line.
The Warriors won all 4 quarters.
They had only 10 turnovers in the game and committed just 16 personal fouls. Overall, the team shot 51.2% from the field while holding the Spurs to just 42.5% shooting.
Steve Kerr was unstinting in his praise for Draymond's defense:
Kerr also said that he thinks both Shaun Livingston and Kevin Durant will be OK after they both went down with turned ankles in the 4th quarter.
Three down. 13 to go.
Game 4 was predicted to be a blowout, one way or the other. Either the Warriors would come out and put a definitive stamp on the series or the Spurs would roll over Golden State.
In the end, neither happened.
The Spurs played with energy and grit but they could never put the Warriors away.
At the end of the first, the Spurs were up by 8. By the half, they had extended the lead to 14. But the Warriors brought it back to within 6 by the end of the 3rd. Late in the 4th, the Warriors were within 2 points.
But it was not to be. At the wire, the Spurs hit shots and the Warriors didn't. The Spurs finished by winning 103-90 and sending the series back to Oakland for a Game 5 on Tuesday.
The Spurs had 5 players in double figures. The Warriors just 3. The Dubs shot 37.8% overall and just 25% from 3. It was not a strong performance.
The Spurs played for pride and the Warriors were looking past the game.
Steve Kerr was surprisingly upbeat at his post game press conference. He had good things to say about his old teammate Manu Ginóbili.
Now that New Orleans has clinched their series against Portland to set up a 2nd round match up with the Warriors, not much has changed. The Dubs expect to win next Tuesday and then figure out what they'll need to do to face Anthony Davis and the Pelicans.
Warriors just shaved off two days of prep time/rest for the Pelicans, exposed their other guys to 48 more minutes of injury risk/wear and tear, didn't push back start of Round 2. Even if they close in Game 5, zero Curry-related benefit to this loss.— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 22, 2018
The Warriors closed the series with the Spurs with a 99-91 Game 5 win on their home court in Oakland. A gentleman's sweep.
In the grand scheme of things, it felt correct. The Spurs got a win at home in Game 4, not least in honor of Erin Popovich, the wife of Gregg Popovich who passed away after Game 2. Her tragic death put the series in an odd, real-world light. The playoffs are one thing. The loss of a family member is another.
Kevin Durant ended a 4th quarter scoring drought to clinch the win with just 36 seconds left, after the Spurs had pulled within 2 at 91-93. The Dubs led comfortably by 14 with 10 minutes left in the game, but the air had gone out of the Warriors shooting in the final quarter.
If Durant gave the team the victory, it was was Klay Thompson who earned the win. And he did it by dint of sheer hard work. He moved without the ball. He helped on defense. He got himself open and made shots, going 5-of-5 in the second quarter, capped by 21-foot buzzer-beater that had the crowd on its feet. It was vintage Klay.
Talking to Kerith Burke going into the break, Klay put it simply: "I just cut hard and I get open."
Klay's performance placed him alongside Rick Barry and Stephen Curry as just the 3rd Warrior to make 600 postseason field goals.
The other good news from the night was that the team as a group continued to play good defense.
Draymond Green grabbed an outstanding 19 rebounds. He had 7 assists and scored 17 points in his on right. David West was a force beneath the rim with 7 rebounds, 2 steals and a block. He contributed 3 assists. Andre Igoudala passed up open shots, but was solid defending. Kevon Looney once again showed why he is on the floor thanks to his energy, hustle and smart hands.
Shaun Livingston had a slow start offensively, but showed more aggressive play in the second half. He made it to his spot for mid-range shots over smaller defenders and took advantage of the off-ball movement of Klay and KD keeping defenders busy to run crisp plays to the basket with David West.
All in all, it was a good win for the team, not least because it closed the series so the Dubs can now turn their sights on the Pelicans and Round 2.
Except for Klay, the Warriors 3-point shooting in the Spurs series was less than stellar. But averages will catch up with them. And Steph Curry will come back at some point.
The curse of the first round was the low expectations that surrounded the contests. No one expected the Spurs to win. It seems like the Warriors always need something to play for. They found enough on Tuesday, if nothing more than the chance to give Manu a proper stage for what may prove be his last NBA game.
Four down. 12 to go.


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A mother and daughter found dead in a Spanish apartment were Irish, authorities have confirmed.
The body of a man, who is believed to be British, was also found at the property on the Costa Del Sol.
It is understood their deaths may be linked to the daughter's disability. It is believed a note left at their home said the daughter's disability had become too much and had pushed them to the edge.
It is thought the note was written by the man.
Police said they were working on the theory that the deaths were a murder-suicide. It is thought the three died from gunshot wounds inflicted by one of the adults. The trio were found inside the apartment in Mijas, Fuengirola, by their landlord.
The man and woman, a couple in their 50s, and their daughter, in her late 20s, were understood to have been long-term residents of the area.
The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin confirmed the woman and their daughter were Irish passport holders. Officials are attempting to contact their next of kin.
The Foreign Office in London said it was "liaising closely" with local police and was ready to provide consular assistance.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the tragic incident involving the death of three family members in Spain."
A Guardia Civil spokeswoman said the family were renting the property where they were found dead.
The apartment is on the mountainside away from the centre of the town.
"The latest information we have is that the owner of the house had not heard from the family for a few days and had not been paid," she said.
"He went to the house today and when there was no reply at the door, he went inside. Inside he saw the man dead on the sofa and immediately called the Guardia Civil.
"When officers inspected the house they found the wife and the daughter dead in a bedroom. The initial hypothesis at this early stage of the investigation is that this was a murder-suicide."


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The recent release by Tom Wright called How God Became King is a semi-popular work that is meant to shed light on the real message of the four Gospels. Wright's thesis is: we have all forgotten what the four gospels are about. His major research questions are: "what exactly are they saying about Jesus?…What precisely are they saying about God?…what are they saying about this strange new movement [Christianity], and how do they resource it for its life and work?" (ix).
Wright's concern here is not simply a historical one. He wishes to recover a proper reading of the Gospels so that the church may capture "a new vision for God's mission in the world, in and through Jesus, and then—now!—in and through his followers" (x). The proper story the Gospels all tell, of course, is "how God became king [in Jesus]." Those who know Wright's work well will find much in this book that is familiar from his many writings that engage with Biblical theology. What is helpful and fresh about this particular book is the concentration on the purpose and content of the four gospels as one story.
The book is divided into four parts: I (the problem), II (four dimensions of the canonical Gospels), III (the twin themes of kingdom and cross), and IV (the Gospels and the creeds). The first part (called "The Empty Cloak") is divided into three chapters and we will deal with them together in this first post.
Chapter 1: The Missing Middle.
This initial chapter puts the spotlight on a serious problem in popular Christian theology today – if we focus our message of salvation on the sinless-and-miraculous birth of Jesus, and his atoning death on the cross for our sins (with an impressive resurrection and ascension for extra spice), what do we do with the middle part (the life of Jesus)? This is what Wright means by "the missing middle." As far as Wright is concerned, many modern readers of the NT "experience the four gospels as an empty cloak. The outer wrapping is there—Jesus' birth, death and resurrection. But who is inside the cloak" (p. 5)?
Too often, Wright argues, we explain the message of the gospel in Pauline terms (sinners need an atoning death of a sinless man) that seems to be complete (or at least sufficient) without recourse to the majority of material in the Gospels.
When the Gospels are brought into the equation, it is as if bits and pieces of these four texts are mined for additional evidence that supports how Paul thinks of salvation (p. 9). One cannot help, to some degree, thinking about Christian theology in such ways because this appears to be the way the great creeds approach Christian truth. However, Wright insists that "the canonical gospels and the creeds are not in fact presenting the same picture" (11): "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all seem to think it's hugely important that they tell us a great deal about what Jesus did between the time of his birth and the time of his death" (11). In the end, Wright views creed and Gospels (canon) as complementary. They must balance each other out. The creeds were not meant to shape how we read the Gospels. But Wright's argument is that this is, unfortunately, what has happened, to the extent that we forgotten how to listen to the Gospels. One important example of this given by Wright is the way that the creeds emphasize that Jesus is God, while the Gospels underscore the fact that God becomes king on earth through Jesus. There seems to be a thick storied-ness to the Gospels (which makes sense, since they are stories!) which is flattened out by the creeds.
Chapter 2: The Opposite Problem: All Body, No Cloak
In this chapter, Wright imagines the opposite problem as the first chapter. Instead of forgetting the middle bit, there are folks who have only looked at the life of Jesus (as a moral man) and ignored the important beginning and end. This, of course, comes through in historical-Jesus studies where Jesus is understood as a zealot, prophet, or teacher (26). While those who give attention to this "social gospel" have done the good deed of taking Jesus' life into the equation, this approach "has neither the will nor the means to integrate that piece, the why-did-Jesus-live bit, with the outer, creedal questions, the puzzles of Jesus' birth, death, resurrection, ascension, and second coming" (27).
Partway through the chapter, Wright addresses the "liberal" approach to the Gospels that sees Jesus as only preaching about God (and not himself), while the early church later "divinized" Jesus and focused worship on him. Can we detect a clear movement from a low Christology (Jesus as prophet, good man, teacher) to a high Christology (Jesus as God) in the New Testament? Do the Gospels reveal a (primarily) low Jesus? What did Jesus think about himself? How did he talk about himself? Wright makes, what I think is, the right observation that "Jesus was indeed talking about God, but was talking about God precisely in order to explain his own kingdom work" (32).
This brings us back to Wright's key analogy in this introduction: "no middle" is a problem (you need the earthly life of Jesus); "middle only" is wrong (the Gospels clearly portray him in exalted terms). What is critical for Wright is the fusing of the horizons of heaven and earth in Jesus. For Jesus to proclaim the new rule of God (the kingdom of God) is to open the gates of heaven. However, because the inbreaking of this kingdom happened in and through Jesus, he is the meeting-place between heaven and earth, and the incarnation is the demonstration that creation is not being rescued from the earth, but finds heavenly redemption on earth.
While Wright does not express it this way, I think he is basically articulating a missional reading of the Gospels. Thus far, while Wright's historical ponderings have been entertaining, he is not saying anything that hasn't already been said regarding the "problem" of myopic readings of the Gospels. But we are still in the introduction. There are nine more chapters to go!" Now we are on to the third chapter.
Chapter 3: The Inadequate Answers
This chapter raises the question: how would various churches and theologians express the central message of the Gospels? Most of the answers given Wright finds "inadequate."
- How to go to heaven. Wright has much to say about this, but one problem is the misunderstanding of the phrase "eternal life." Wright explains that, in good Jewish eschatology, "eternal life" doesn't refer to "a disembodied timeless eternity" (44). Rather, it is a way of talking about a future age of God's redemption, "the new era of justice, peace, and freedom God has promised his people" (45). Having "eternal life" is not simply a guarantee on a distant future, but has to do with "the kingdom coming on earth as in heaven" (45).
- Doctrine. For many preachers, the Gospels offer notes on Jesus' teachings. Wright doesn't deny that Jesus was a good teacher, but the reader misses the point if he or she just takes his words as helpful stories about Christian truths. Jesus was teaching in new and mind-boggling ways (see the musical analogy on p. 47).
- Moral Example. While at times Jesus does encourage imitation, there are also enough occasions when he is doing something unique and unrepeatable. To reduce him to a moral example only is to fail to recognize his special origin, mission, and fate.
- Jesus the Perfect Sacrifice. This perspective emphasizes that Jesus lived perfectly and died to live that life in exchange for sinners. Again, there is a grain of truth here, but it misses a bigger story about God's mission and the redemption of all of creation.
- Stories We Can Identify With. This is a moralistic view that focuses on putting ourselves into the lives of characters in the story. Again, sometimes useful, but not central.
- Proving Jesus' Divinity. Personally, I (Nijay) see this approach especially in my student papers. Wright says, "To speak of Jesus' divinity without speaking of his kingdom coming on earth as in heaven is to take a large step toward the detached spirituality—almost a form of Gnosticism—that the first two centuries of the church firmly rejected. Only recently did the awful realization dawn on me that a certain stance was not only possible, but actually occurring: people were affirming the divinity of Jesus…and then using it as a shelter behind which to hide from the radical story the gospels were telling about what this embodied God was actually up to" (56). What Wright expresses here, then, is his shock that an over-emphasis on the divinity of Jesus (without attention to his earthly humanness and mission) puts a blindspot precisely where the Gospels want you to look for the action of God, the climax of God's story.
So, that is Wright's opening salvo. He cuts down the all-too-often unreflective ways that scholars, pastors, and everyday Christians have (mis)read the Gospels. He has already given many hints as to his answer (clue: the title!), but the way he works through this is very interesting. Stay tuned for the next blog-installment of How God Became King, coming soon!
Please do chime in with your critical feedback (for those that have read the book) -I am currently using this as a textbook for my Gospel of John course and I would be glad to share your insights with the class!


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Throughout the ages, many have wondered what drives a person to do what he does, despite his culture, the way he was brought up or his environment.
Why does a person act against his own believes and against common sense in a society?
We, as humans, are governed by two different parts. It is the instinctual or reptilian part, and then is the rational part.
The reptilian part governs our primal instincts, our instant gratification.
A moment's pleasure.
Back in the primitive and tribal times, people used to guide their lives towards instant gratification rewards.
They had no fridge, so whatever food they had, they would consume it at that moment.
They had no laws, so if there was anything they liked, they took it.
Had they had the chance to quickly have sex and perpetuate the species. the man would then jump onto the woman and more or less, rape her – to a small degree of satisfaction on her part for being "taken off her feet".
That's the part that has to do with being an animal, which humans are.
But humans are also more than that.
Or so I naively think we should be 🙂
Because we are humans and not mere animals, we


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Chicago girl killed hours after Obama speech
NAYABA ARINDE Amsterdam News Editor | 3/13/2013, 10:31 p.m.
Just hours after Destini Warren, 14, stood in Chicago's Hyde Park Career Academy listening to President Barack Obama deliver his speech against gun violence, her sister Janay McFarlane, 18, was shot in the head and killed on the street of a North Chicago suburb. Two men, 18 and 20 years old, were arrested after the shooting.
"President Barack Obama needs to issue an executive order immediately to address the rampant gun violence in our streets," bellowed an angry Councilman Charles Barron.
"I guarantee if you reduce poverty, you reduce crime. President Obama should issue an executive order to invest in a national anti-poverty program by rebuilding the infrastructure of the inner cities."
"Five hundred Black and Brown people were killed in Chicago, but he has had no tears for our babies or federal funding or legislation. Now, when you have white boys killing white people, they start talking about it as a mental health issue. But what is killing us is poverty, unemployment and handguns. We are not dying for assault rifles and huge magazine clips."
At his State of the Union address, Obama said, "Senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws to prevent anyone from buying guns for resale to criminals. Police chiefs are asking our help to get weapons of war and massive ammunition magazines off our streets, because these police chiefs, they're tired of seeing their guys and gals being outgunned."
Barron said that Obama's government needs to be genuine in its assessment and intent to resolve the issue of gun violence nationwide.
"If you are going to talk about assault rifles and relate it to popular culture like video games, rap music and movies when you address white violence, then when dealing with the inner city, why can't you deal with the issue of poverty? Be like Dr. Martin Luther King; until we deal with poverty, racism and exploitative capitalism--we are going to be going round in circles."
A week after attending Obama's inauguration, majorette Hadiya Pendleton was shot dead about a mile away from Obama's Chicago home. Her parents sat with first lady Michelle Obama at the president's State of the Union speech last Tuesday. The president said that Congress should consider that Hadiya, like the children killed in Newtown and other victims of gun violence, "deserve a vote" on his gun control proposal.
Barron said the urgency of the crisis demands more drastic action. "Right now he can issue an executive order that he is going to take billions of dollars out of the Department of Labor--just as he did with the Department of Education, where he pulled billions for Race to the Top money, and charter schools, and teacher evaluations. He can take this money from the Department of Labor and invest in a massive program to rebuild the infrastructure of the inner city and rural areas, and hire our people to do it--that could happen overnight," he said.
Barron concluded, "If he's going to take care of the Jews and Israel, gays and gay marriage, and comprehensive immigration, then it is time to take care of Black people--95 percent of who voted for you--and enact a multimillion-dollar Martin Luther King anti-poverty program in the inner city and rural areas."


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Amaryllis (Hippeastrum species) originates from the tropical regions of South America and is easy to grow, producing big, beautiful flowers in dazzling shades of red, pink, white or orange. Their ability to bloom in winter makes them a popular indoor plant for an added splash of decorative color.
Bulb Selection and Preparation
According to Carl Hoffman and Mary Meyer of the University of Minnesota Extension, performance of an amaryllis plant is dependent upon the size and condition of the bulb. The larger the bulb, the more flowers it is capable of producing. Look for bulbs that are free of mold and decay. Also be watchful for any signs of injury. If not planted right away, amaryllis bulbs should be stored at a cool temperature not to exceed 50 degrees F. Prior to planting, the bulbs should be soaked for two to three hours in lukewarm water.
Amaryllis bulbs thrive in composted soil that is full of nutrients and able to drain well. They also prefer a small environment, so the potting container should only be 1 inch in diameter larger than the bulb. Position the bulb in the potting soil so that one-third to one-half of it is exposed above the soil. Pack the soil firmly around the bulb and water thoroughly. Fertilizer should not be used until growth is present. Place the container in a warm spot that has an adequate, direct light source. The heat will develop the stems.
Growth and Care
Lightly water the amaryllis bulbs until the stems begin to appear. Increase watering as foliage emerges. Now is the time to introduce a high phosphorous fertilizer to feed the plant. Fertilizer contains a mixture of the three major nutrients plants need: nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (NPK). Each nutrient is a percentage of the entire mixture. For example, a 10-10-10 fertilizer contains 10 percent each of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. In a high phosphorous fertilizer, the second percentage number will be higher than the others, such as a 5-10-5 or 11-35-15. High phosphorous content aids in flowering and bloom size.
Amaryllis are heavy feeders, so fertilize every two to three weeks. Once the buds begin to show some color, move the plant out of direct light to prolong the bloom color. The plants can take seven to 10 weeks to flower, with winter flowerings taking longer to appear than in the spring.
Post-Bloom Maintenance
Amaryllis will grow year after year if proper care is taken to maintain the plants after the flowers have faded. Remove the faded blooms to prevent seed formation, and only remove the flower stalks and leaves after they have died back and appear yellow. The stalks help produce nutrients that are stored in the bulb to aid the next season's growth. Store the spent bulbs in a cool spot such as a basement or closet to give them a rest period. Do not water the plant, and remove the rest of the dry, yellowed foliage. After eight to 12 weeks, move the amaryllis bulbs back to their light source to begin the growth cycle again. This is also a good time to repot the bulbs to rejuvenate the soil.
Pests and Disease
Few pests and diseases will attack amaryllis plants in the house. They are more prevalent on those plants grown under greenhouse conditions. The narcissus bulb fly (Merodon spp.) lays its eggs inside amaryllis bulbs that have been moved outside for the summer season. Wilted, distorted foliage is the first sign of infestation, and the use of insecticides on these pests is not effective. Infected bulbs should be destroyed. Red blotch (Stagonospora curtissi) is a fungus that develops into cankers on the stalk base and on emerging leaves. The plant foliage may become distorted and unsightly, but red blotch is rarely fatal. If the fungus is persistent, treat the bulbs with a systemic fungicide.


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Haram tol la. Hosting server down. Aku tak leh nak update ape-ape page. (FYI, post ni ditulis kat blog and automatically reflected by my new home page).
Here's what the server says:
The VistaPanel is undergoing maintenance for the next 5 - 7 days.
Sorry the the inconvenience.
- Last updated Thursday 13 Jan.
Gile lama. Apparently it's undergoing an emergency maintenance. >_<
Anyway, I have a new domain name. It's simply:
It's only $8 per year, so I don't mind paying for that. But hosting still free punya la, since I'm not making any money out of this, and I don't want to annoy you with advertisements.


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Authentic Leadership Forum – London (11 & 12 March 2020)
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- The cost includes lunch.
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- This event will be so much more powerful for you if at least two of you attend, hence our reduced price on second and subsequent delegates.
- And the first 6 participates to sign up will be eligible for the 'early bird' discount.
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Industry Webinar Provides Insights Into the Growing Threat of Fraud for Small and Mid-Size Banks
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Feb 20, 2013) - 41st Parameter, the global leader in fraud detection and prevention, has partnered with Aite Group to release a webinar, Fraud Moving Downstream: Navigating Through the Rough Waters Ahead. David Britton, vice president of industry solutions at 41st Parameter, and Julie Conroy, research director at Aite Group, provide an overview of the threat landscape for financial institutions and explain how existing conditions create the perfect storm for hackers, leaving regional and mid-size banks vulnerable to fraud.
Each year, more than $1 billion is stolen small and mid-sized banks across the U.S. and Europe. Because the largest financial institutions have successfully deployed sophisticated fraud prevention solutions, fraudsters have started targeting second and third tier banks which are often ill-prepared for their attacks.
Key topics discussed in this webinar include:
41st Parameter also created a graphic that illustrates this growing threat of fraud for small and mid-size banks, found here: http://blog.the41st.com/fraud-moving-downstream-regional-banks-beware/
Access to the full webinar on-demand can be found here: http://www.the41.com/buzz/webinars
About 41st Parameter
In a world where people are increasingly reliant on a variety of Internet-connected devices for everything from banking to shopping to entertainment and media, creating relevant customer experiences and preventing online fraud are constant business challenges. 41st Parameter, the global leader in device recognition and intelligence, combines patented technologies and years of expertise to identify devices without cookies, without compromising privacy and without impacting performance. AdTruth, the digital media division, gives marketers a better way to recognize and reach their most valuable audiences across all types of devices. The company's FraudNet platform protects businesses from fraud before it happens. These privacy compliant solutions help keep the Internet more secure and relevant for everyone.


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Fore-edge Paintings
The Robert H. Goddard Library's Rare book Collection includes seventeen books with fore-edge paintings. Since it is estimated that there are only a few thousand of these unusual books in the U.S., we are blessed to have such a collection.
The fore-edge of a book is the outer edge of the text block that is parallel to its spine. It is called the fore-edge because during the Renaissance it was the forward edge of the book; books were typically shelved with this side out, instead of with the spine out as we commonly do today. As a result, owners of books would sometimes write information about a book on its fore-edge. For example, the fore-edge pictured below says "GENEALOGIE DEOR IOANNIS BOCCATII" to let the reader know that this book was Genealogiae Deorum by Giovanni (Joannis) Boccaccio
Fore-edge painting is a curious art form in book decoration that has delicate watercolors painted on the edges of the leaves of the volume and concealed under gilded fore-edges. The binder would hire an artist to fan the pages of the book, hold them in that position with a vise, and paint the image. Once it was dry, the artist removed the book from the vise and gold leaf was applied to the edge to help hide the painting. Thus, when the fore-edge of the book is slightly fanned, the image appears; when the book is closed, the painting remains protected and hidden.
This style of decoration began in the middle of the 17th century, reached its zenith early in the 19th century, and essentially died out by the end of the 1800s. These paintings were primarily, but not solely, done by the British. Although found in all types of books, these paintings often adorned poetry books. These watercolors show a tremendous variety in subject, sometimes having some connection to the topic or author of the volume, but often not.
The very unusual side-by-side painting and the uncommon two-way (or double) paintings portrayed in several of our volumes make our collection very special. Our earliest volume is dated 1748; others are dated from 1809 to 1860. These items do not circulate, but may be examined upon request.
For more information about fore-edge paintings, see Carl J. Weber's 1966 Fore-Edge Paintings.
Above is a fore-edge painting of an American city believed to be Boston. It is from Progress of Discovery on the Northern Coasts of America by Patrick Tytler, which was printed in 1832.
Below are both paintings of a double fore-edge painting; the upper one is of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and the other is of the Tower of London. The double fore-edge painting is from Sir Christopher Wren and His Times by James Elmes, which was printed in 1852.


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Research is required not just for students and academics, however for all professionals. However hes so connected to me. I needed to kinda ease him into with the ability to interact with others more and he does actually good with expertise. Brainstorm ways that trigger will be solved (mentor one on one, small groups with faculty pupil to tutor, work with dad and mom to be higher position models, have school college students do internships in school, have motivational speakers).
The author goes further to employ one other research carried out by Roksa Jospa and Arum Richard, sociology professors which established that faculty education didn't do much in terms of enhancing advanced reasoning, crucial pondering or writing degree amongst students after spending a great time in school.
These are skills that good students will not be compelled to develop in lessons which are too simple for them. Many professors do not prefer it, because it is not pretty much as good a instructing medium as a live classroom presentation or interaction. I graduated faculty with a very excessive GPA, however I usually felt my lessons have been too straightforward.
My sophomore and junior years handed a lot the identical approach: I fulfilled my basic education necessities, I sampled programs from completely different departments, and I principally listened to lectures in giant auditoriums, oftentimes with a number of hundred college students.
But as you stated, some people do take on-line courses (or whole degrees) and I feel the instance you gave illuminates Noah's level: mature age students, aka college students that have already fashioned the networks and selection units that college helps students develop.


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Celebrating all things Japan in the Mile High City!
In 2016, a group of friends got together and decided that Denver attendees deserved a fun, well-run Spring anime convention. We'll be moving to the Denver Marriott Tech Center hotel for the next three years!
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Blistered Corn Salsa
Charred Corn Salsa
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Author: Maria Tadic
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Latin American
- 1 ear corn, grilled (see below for instructions)
- ½ cup diced red pepper
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- ¼ jalapeño, minced. More if you like a spicier salsa
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1-2 tbsp lime juice, depending on preference
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp honey
- Preheat grill or oven grill pan to high heat.
- Place cleaned ear of corn on the grill or grill pan. Sear outside of corn until most of the kernels are browned and charred. Be careful not to burn and completely blacken the kernels.
- Once cooled, carefully removed corn kernels from the cob. Place in a medium bowl.
- Add in all of the remaining ingredients, stirring to combine.
- Allow salsa to sit for about 10-15 mins. Taste and adjust for seasonings. Serve room temperature. Can be kept in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.


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How We Instagrammed Away Our Feelings
Irony walks the streets of Chicago's most hipster neighborhood, Logan Square, where I live. Think Portlandia: Women wear '90s-style thrifted T-shirts, floral dresses, oversized sweaters, and Peter Pan collars; men's curly mustaches and tapered pompadours stretch to new heights of hyperbole. They crowd local restaurants, sipping Pabst Blue Ribbon from a can and capturing it all on social media.
This neighborhood I love has, over the last few years, started to look more and more like a living version of the Hipster Barbie Instagram account. When you constantly watch the couples in coffee shops and restaurants practically having photoshoots for every single outing (perfecting the "candid" shot), all that #authenticlife starts to look little #disingenuous.
As with our lifestyles broadcast on social media, there's mounting pressure for all of us—even kids and teens—to show how cool we are online. Many of today's teens have had smartphones ...1


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"Sofie helped refine my pitch to capture exactly what services I offer, so I'm able to send a crystal clear pitch to potential clients" – Milou, Exporista.nl
Brands are collaborating with bloggers to get their names out there, which has created a wealth of opportunities for us bloggers to diversify our income streams by introducing our audiences to brands we love, use and believe to be interesting to them.
But how do we go about that?
While there are tons of blogs that teach you about making money from a blog, most, if not all of them focus on things like growing your traffic, creating ebooks or courses and doing affiliate marketing. When it comes to working with brands, travel, food and other bloggers usually just put up the occasional one-off post letting their audiences know how they make a living and further keep the knowledge exchange limited to Facebook groups and blog conferences.
I'd like to change that by sharing with you the knowledge I've gained from working with 80+ brands, both unpaid (as I was getting started) and paid.
So, what can I help you with?
1. Media kit review
Your media kit can make a brand go "WOW" or *YAWN*. Make sure it does the former.
Together we'll craft or restyle your media kit to make sure it's in line with your brand's goals and content focus. We'll highlight your strongest selling points, optimize the copy and get rid of any clutter.
2. Pitch review
Brands receive dozens of pitches every week. Make sure yours stands out.
Based on the brand and background information you provide me, we'll go over your pitch to make sure it's tailored to that specific brand. We'll check if it holds all the necessary information, clearly communicates your offer and uses persuasive copy.
3. Pitch writing
As a Master in Literature & Linguistics with three years of copywriting experience for an international publishing house, as well as two years of experience as an independent copywriter, I craft pitches that intrigue, persuade and sell.
Let me know who you want to pitch what kind of offer, provide me with all the information I need to craft your pitch, such as relevant statistics and answer my questions to ensure I understand 100% what you're trying to achieve. I'll also ask you about any valuable information or selling points I think might be missing. What you'll get back is a ready-to-use pitch so that all you need to do is copy/paste it and wait for a reply!
4. Offer and package creation
Having an awesome blog with an engaged audience is one thing, creating valuable packages to sell to a brand is another.
Together we'll go over your current offer as well as your blog's strongest selling points to create packages that fit what you love to do, what works well for your audience and what different brands may need. We'll including pricing and customization options so that by the time we're done, you have a clear rate card for internal use or to pretty up and send to brands.
A combination of all the things
Seriously, whatever mix of the above you want or whatever pitching problem you're faced with. Get in touch and I'll help you figure it out.
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Cincinnati, USA: Hot chili peppers, which many people say "clears their sinuses" actually can work in a nasal spray, U.S. researchers say.
Dr. Jonathan Bernstein of the University of Cincinnati says a nasal spray containing an ingredient derived from hot chili peppers — Capsicum annum — may help people "clear up" certain types of sinus inflammation.
Bernstein and colleagues compared the effects of the Capsicum annum nasal spray to those obtained with a placebo nasal spray on 44 study subjects who had significant non-allergic rhinitis — for example nasal congestion, sinus pain, sinus pressure — for a period of two weeks.
Non-allergic rhinitis is an upper respiratory condition not caused by allergies but by environmental factors such as weather, household chemicals or perfumes, Bernstein says. There are some people who have no triggers or don't know what triggers are causing their inflammation, he says.
"Basically, we concluded that the spray was safe and effective on non-allergic rhinitis," Bernstein says in a statement. "Participants who used a nasal spray with Capsicum reported a faster onset of action or relief, on average within a minute of using the spray, than the control group."
This is the first controlled trial where Capsicum was able to be used on a continuous basis to control symptoms, Bernstein says.
It is considered a significant advance, "because we don't really have good therapies for non-allergic rhinitis," Bernstein says when he talks to UPI.


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I'm always suspicious of low-calorie foods.
I first saw shirataki noodles at Central Market a few years ago and scoffed at the low-carb/calorie branding for these ready-to-eat noodles. One look at the label, and you'll learn that these fat- and gluten-free noodles are made primarily with a flour from a Japanese yam that is super low in carbs and calories but high in dietary fiber.


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Will You Be My Valentine?
Ahhh Valentine's Day is fast approaching (tomorrow!) and whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day with your special sweetheart or having a "Galentine's Day" with your BFFs, ladies and gentlemen, I have the only recipe you need:
Yes, people, I love you. I love you so much, you're getting *THE* cheesecake recipe of the century.
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
I love your smile.
I love your laughter.
Most of all, I love to see your eyes roll back in your head when you try my yummy desserts.
I have a very special friend whose birthday is today. She moved away from Buenos Aires and that makes me miss her a ton since I saw her only once this entire year. But this holiday reminds me of her. It's a celebration of love and joy and happiness and for our group of friends, it was always a time to get together as a group and drink champagne and eat cupcakes with little hearts on them. So this recipe is also dedicated to my friend and my little cousin who will be celebrating her birthday tomorrow. They're both super chicas who are beautiful and amazing, creative souls!
This recipe is based on Dorie Greenspan's cheesecake. I modified this particular cake a little by adding a raspberry and fig coulis to the cake itself and for topping. It comes out flawless every time.
For the Cheesecake
1 3/4 cups (175 g) graham cracker crumbs (in Argentina, I use Lincoln Logs – vanilla flavored)
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 stick (113 g) butter, melted
pinch of salt
4 – 8 oz boxes of Philadelphia cream cheese (at room temperature)
1 1/3 cups (300 g) sugar (regular, granulated sugar)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract4 large eggs at room temperature
1 1/3 cups (320 ml) heavy cream
For the Coulis
1 cup (@120 grams) frozen or fresh raspberries
1 cup (@120 grams) fig marmelade
1 cup (220 g) sugar
1 cup (250 ml) water
You may notice that although some of the measurements say "1 cup", the gram measurements differ depending on the ingredient. That's because different ingredients have different weights – and actually, it's more accurate to measure everything with grams and mL instead of cups. But if you don't have a balance to weigh your ingredients in grams, use the cup measurements and consider investing in a scale for your kitchen.
Make the crust: Butter a 9″ springform pan and wrap the pan in a double layer of aluminum foil. I actually find that I like to make a larger cheesecake and I usually have enough left over to make a small cheesecake – so I butter a 4.5″ pan as well and double wrap that in layers of aluminum foil.
Stir the crumbs, sugar, salt together and add the melted butter. Mix until everything looks kind of moist.
Turn your ingredients into your pan(s) and using the back of a spoon, try to smooth over the crumbs to create an even layer on the bottom of the cake. It's a matter of taste, but I like to push the crumbs slightly up the sides. I like that.
Pat away!
Once you've got your crust just how you like it, put your pans in the freezer. Use this time to pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F (176 C). While it's preheating, let's make the coulis.
Basically a coulis is a mix of fruit. You don't need to make a simple syrup for a coulis, but I like this way.
I put the water and sugar into a saucepan and stirred it around a little until the sugar was dissolved and the liquid was bubbling. Once it comes to this point:
turn off the heat and let it sit.
Then I took the raspberries and figs and added them to my food processor.
I processed them until they were a lovely little mix.
Then I slowly added the syrup mix while processing and let it mix for about 20 seconds.
I then STRAINED my berry-fig mix through a very fine strainer. It looked so smooth and silky.. (That's the extra mile). It will look something like this:
Once you're done with the coulis, you should have a pre-heated oven. You can now put your pans with the crust in the center rack of your oven on a baking sheet for 10 minutes. It gives your crust a lovely crunch. Meanwhile, start making the cheesecake filling.
Boil a kettle of water.
One important thing in Argentina is that regular cream cheeses are not really right for making cheesecake. I recommend only using Philadelphia Cream Cheese for this. It just comes out right.
So get your Philly Cheese.
And put it into your mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. And beat that cream cheese for at least FOUR whole minutes. Slowly (like rain) add your sugar and salt. Let your baby keep mixing.
Let it beat for another four-ish minutes. Beat in the vanilla. Add the eggs one by one – letting that batter beat for a full minute after each addition. Now you can slow down the mixer a little and add your cream. Mix about 30 seconds more and stop the machine. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula, just to make sure that nothing is stuck to the bottom. Look at how silky that is!
Make sure you took your crusts out of the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (162 degrees C). Pour your batter into the pans and remember, cheesecake rises, so don't fill it up to the top. Now, you can leave that as is and put it in the oven – or you can add your coulis in a few different ways:
I dropped spoonfulls of the coulis in the batter and the gently – ever so gently swirled it around on the batter..
Step one:
Step Two:
Okay, now this goes into the oven in a roasting pan with just enough of that boiling water (remember you put a kettle on to boil?) to come up about halfway up the sides of the springform dish – for an hour and a half (until the cheesecake has started to get a little browned on the top – see photo below).
See? Not too browned. Barely, in fact. But it's solid. After the hour and a half in the oven, I turned off the heat and opened the door just a bit to start cooling the oven off. I left the cake in there for another hour and a half.
When you take this out of the oven, be very careful in case there's water still left in the pan. Take the springform pan out of the roasting dish and leave it to cool for 10 minutes on a rack. Then carefully remove the tin foil. There could be some hot water stuck in there, so be extra careful. I learned that lesson the hard way. Once the cheesecake has cooled down to room temperature, put it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
This cake that I made for this post was actually made for my mother in law's birthday. I must say, right before the birthday cakes came out, Bruno hit his head on a table and I was busy putting ice on his head in the kitchen. I quickly ran a knife around the cheesecake before removing the sides – and that was it! I saved some of the coulis to drizzle on top of the cheesecake. You could easily just pour the whole coulis over the entire cake once it's cooled – that would also be lovely.
Anyway, I really wanted to take a picture of the finished cake – with a slice of cake on a plate with some of the coulis on the side – but I got a miserly sliver of the cake while I was taking care of Bruno and in 15 minutes flat, the cake was gone. No more. But you can make this yourself now.
And it'll be fabulous. Happy Valentine's Day.


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Torch Players bring the light of Moonshine to Limerick's Belltable theatre
popular local amateur dramatic group Torch Players are set to return to the Belltable for their annual production next week.
Torch present the haunting and hilarious play Moonshine by Jim Nolan, and director Maurice O'Sullivan explained that they have had their "sights set on this terrific play for many years, but rights and cast were difficult to obtain".
Set in a seaside village where the local undertaker, McKeever and Church of Ireland Rector, Rev Langton are both struggling with professional and personal crises, Moonshine was first staged by Red Kettle Theatre Company and later played in the Abbey.
"The central character, McKeever, is both the local undertaker and amateur drama producer and is trying to instil some moonshine in people's lives, not with illegal liquor but by getting them involved in a production of A Midsummer's Night Dream," explained Mr O'Sullivan, founder of Torch.
"Both the real and imaginary worlds of the undertaker/drama producer collide and Nolan builds a moving and hilarious play in which his characters search for their private resurrections," he added.
Torch have assembled a cracking local cast for the four night run in the Belltable, with Micheal O'Dubhghaill, who played the lead in last year's production of Tartuffe, is again cast in the lead role. Gerard Liston, Peter Hayes, Pat Kelly, Jeanne O'Connor and Joanne O'Brien complete the cast.
Moonshine runs in the Belltable from Wednesday March 7 to Saturday March 10 @ 8pm. www.belltable.com.


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With Memorial Day soon arriving, my thoughts go back many years now to the time when I volunteered to go into the Army out of high school. I was raised in a family that encouraged patriotism to our country, and it seemed a good thing to do, to fight for our country that is. My father and uncle fought in World War II and they felt that it was important to support our country in a time of need. The year was 1970 and I was heading into the Army, away from my little sleepy town of Jackson, Minnesota.
With the advent of TV and radio, small towns such as Jackson were not immune to the news from the outside world. Vietnam was now raging on for about 5 years and people were being touched in our small community by the loss of individual lives in the war. We could feel the tension in our school as former upper classmates were being listed as "Killed in Action" over in Vietnam. We as young students didn't really understand all the politics of the war, and we couldn't have understood what it meant for the families that lost a son in this faraway land.
When I got to basic training at Fort Lewis, Washington, I was put in a unit of all volunteers like myself, which is with one exception, a young man who was going back into the National Guard in his hometown. Many of us were happy to serve in the military, but as reports of more deaths were coming back to us, the thoughts lingered in our minds if we would soon be one of them.
Our drill sergeant was a man who had three tours of duty in Vietnam, and he had convinced each of us that we were heading overseas to Vietnam, and that we had "better learn our "stuff" or we would become another casualty. Reality of what was going on was hitting each of us, and we took our training seriously. Given little sleep each day, and sloshing through rain and snow, we were as a unit wearing down very quickly. I remember our D.I. (Drill Instructor) telling us that he was going to make it so tough on us that Vietnam would seem easy. In retrospect, he was trying to save our lives in the event of being sent to war. Each day we got back to our barracks wet and cold. Spinal meningitis was traveling very rapidly through the units, so we had to have our barrack's windows open every night, so the time that we got any sleep was slim at best. Many of us were getting sick and having to be shipped to the hospital, some having pneumonia.
Moral was getting lower each day while the demands for completing our tasks seemed to increase. Some were reaching the breaking point and I could see it by the looks on their faces. One man from Chicago who grew up on the South side, was one such individual. He was talking about ending it all by taking his life. I was concerned, so I requested to see the First Sergeant. Unfortunately nothing was done and my friend got a hold of a bottle of pills, and he took them. I ran to the sergeant in charge and my friend was rushed to the hospital. A couple of days later he was sent back and was talking again about ending his life once more. I snuck out of our battalion area that night, knowing that it was forbidden to do so, but I was desperate and I was looking for the unit chaplain in a desperate attempt to find help for my friend. I found the chapel, but it was empty and closed down for the night. I then pleaded with the First Sergeant again, and again nothing was done. My friend attempted another suicide and this time he almost completed his task. He just made it, and again was later sent back to our unit with nothing being done. To make matters worse, we were told that in the battalion close to ours that a man emptied his weapon into his drill sergeant. This only drew our unit further down. For myself, I was getting sick with a bad cough and my arches had finally collapsed one evening. I took my wet boots off one night and found that I couldn't walk. I tried to go down a set of steps, but found myself falling down the flight with no support in my feet. Something was torn loose in my ankles and I knew that I needed to see a doctor. I went the next day and he told me to wear my dress shoes instead of my wet boots. That obviously would not work since the rain made the ground a wet goo of mud and ice that would go over my socks. The problem started when we had to polish our boots each night so that didn't give the leather time to dry. This in the end, it left our boots useless to support our weight, and so consequently, my arches collapsed, offering no support for my feet. I was determined not to get behind by going to sick calls so I grinned and bore it. I found it harder though to carry my 40-pound pack and rifle since my feet were struggling to support the extra weight. It is strange what a person can do though when confronted with unusual challenges.
A few days later, we had our force march into the mountains towards the end of our training, that was the most difficult time of basic. We transitioned from rain to snow in a matter of hours, and that change made it difficult since the paths were full of round rocks covered in snow, which made it very slippery to navigate. The medics followed us and picked up those that could not make it. I was determined that this would not be my day to collapse. I compelled myself to climb, stumble and forced myself each step until we reached our destination. When finally stopping, it was so dark that none of us could see our hand in front of our faces; we had to feel our tent halves to snap them up. We undressed in the sleeping bag all the while leaving our clothes in the bag with us to keep them warm. If we left our clothes on, we would have frozen due to the fact that our own clothes would have insulated our body heat and kept it from reaching the sleeping bag. After we got into our bags, our D.I. told us to pack up, we heading another 8 miles up the mountain. We ended up reaching the site in the middle of the night, each of us pounding tent stakes into the snow and ice, since we couldn't find any earth beneath us.
Many things happened to each of us in basic that would change our lives forever. My friend for instance, who attempted in taking his life, I was told that he became a door gunner in Vietnam. I do not know if he survived or not. Others were sent to other bases for further training like myself. I will write more about that later.
After all that, was I as patriotic as before? Well, I had many questions to answer for myself. For example, was this war a just one? Why were we not winning the war since we had a better army and we had a better equipped military? Would I be one of those men that never came home? I just turned 19, would I live to see 20? I was only one of many of thousands of men that were facing these same challenges. For myself, I was not alone in my questions, but I knew one thing, each of us supported one another and looked out for the other guy. I knew too that men were in Vietnam and they had it much worse than myself. I wondered if anyone back home really understood what was going on, and why this war was being fought. For myself, I knew at that point that I did not. One thing I did know though, I loved my country and I would be willing to die for it, but was this cause a just one?


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After class I quickly changed and headed up to the gym before I could talk myself out of it. Once I start actually going to the school, I am going to try my hardest to work out early in the morning, but since I have quite a bit more free time right now than I will in a few weeks, I'll let myself sleep in a little bit!
Today's workout had me running and walking for an hour on the treadmill. I was changing the speed so often that it made the ten minutes I was running fly by, and then I got to follow that up with five minutes of walking. I completed the cycle four times, and there was my hour. I covered about 1.2 miles in ten minutes of running, and 6.25 miles total. Not a bad Friday workout.
After my time at the gym, I came home to shower and do a little bit of reading - I'm trying to stay caught up with everything this semester - and now I'm about to go meet Dylan for lunch. Have a great one! And go Spartans!


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August 13, 2018
Subject: Ireland's peat power stations must be shut down, not gradually converted to biomass
As conservation and environmental justice organizations in the United States, we are deeply concerned about plans by Irish companies, ESB and Bord na Móna, to co-fire increasing amounts of wood pellets in the three remaining peat power stations and to convert them to burn 100% biomass by 2030 (1). Wood pellets from forests and pine plantations in the Southern US are the most likely biomass source for any industrial-scale co-firing and future power station conversions in Ireland. Continue reading "Open Letter to the Irish Govt from Environmental and Conservation Groups in the USA"


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The movie star Sandra Bullock and its most beautiful dresses on the red carpet
This is an actress who has their own taste in fashion and a way of dressing to her own. Although in roles in these films, it is always elegant. But you will discover today that even in everyday life, the star knows dress her pretty body and can choose from magnificent evening dresses. Sandra Bullock is part of American actresses who have a body and forms of true dummy, and it benefits fully. You will discover here, with chouchoudress evening dresses the most beautiful star has worn so you know his taste, his style and his preferences in fashion and evening dress.
Evening dresses that make effect
Sandra Bullock to the 2013 Oscars evening dress
Admire this beautiful dress she chose for the Oscars ceremony this year 2013. It is amazing, because it is too perfect in her Princess outfit. Everyone has loved to see it in a such evening dress that showcases all over her beautiful body dream. The most impressive it is the beauty of this evening gown she chose. Indeed it is an evening gown signs Elie Saab, a very beautiful dress style that leaves no one indifferent during the 2013 Oscars ceremony.
An evening dress Mermaid for the 2012 Oscars
Decidedly, the Oscar ceremony is the fetish ceremony of Sandra Bullock. The proof is that during the ceremony of the Oscars in 2012; her dress was elected among the most beautiful in the evening. It's an evening dress strapless Mermaid style that greatly enhances his body. A black and white contrast between the skirt and the bust is fine, mixed with the reasons that lie at the level of the waist. Admire the beauty of this star evening dress.
Red dress at the 2011 Oscars for the star
It must be said that it is on the red carpet of the Oscars that the star puts his most beautiful evening dresses. She brought one of its most beautiful dresses at the Oscars ceremony the year 2011. An evening or she has established itself before many young rising stars of cinema and of many American singers. Just to see this red dress, on a breath by its beauty and the elegant posture as the star in its approach.
Sandra Bullock at ease in short evening dress
It was on the evening of the MTV Movie Awards, our actress has chosen to wear a small short evening dress. It is an unusual style, but it wills him as much as the long evening dresses. Well, this is not as elegant as a long dress but it is very sexy. Her outfit was the surprise of the evening while almost all present stars at the ceremony wore long evening dresses.
Its success at the Golden Globes


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The Department of State said it looked forward to working with the bloc's leader, Romano Prodi, who was declared the winner by Italy's highest court.
Outgoing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is still refusing to concede, calling for more checks.
Leaders from Britain, France and Germany had already called Mr Prodi to congratulate him.
US President George W Bush - a close ally of Italy's centre-right prime minister - last week held back from congratulating Mr Prodi, saying the election was being contested.
Allies silent
In its statement on Thursday, the State Department said there would be an "official conveyance" of congratulations from President Bush to Mr Prodi.
"We look forward to working with Mr Prodi's government and we look forward to working with Mr Prodi," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
Mr Prodi has said there is no further doubts about his victory, and is working on forming a new government.
After a review of ballots, Italy's top court declared on Wednesday that his coalition had won the lower house of parliament by 24,755 votes.
Mr Berlusconi has not made any public comments since the court announcement.
His economy minister, Giulio Tremonti, told Italian TV that some "anomalies" were yet to be cleared up.
The national co-ordinator of Forza Italia, Sandro Bondi, said the court should widen its review to include "irregularities" in overseas voting.
However one of the parties in the centre-right coalition, the UDC party, has broken ranks and admitted defeat.


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One of the things I had while writing the book was an inspiration bookshelf. These were books that not only inspired the content of Design for How People Learn, but also the style of it.
None of these are instructional design books, but they are all books that instructional designers should read.
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman (and also his book on Emotional Design)
The Non-designer's Design Book by Robin Williams
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Don't Make Me Think by Steve Krug
The Art of Game Design by Jesse Schell
The Head First Books by Kathy Sierra, et al (really, any of the Head First books would work to look at. You can learn more about their approach here: http://headfirstlabs.com/readme.php)
A Theory of Fun by Ralph Koster
This one is more recent, but it's a great book too:
Seductive Interaction Design by Stephen Anderson
How about you? What's on your inspiration bookshelf?


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