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I am so grateful to Bob Keyes of the Portland Press Herald for his story on my work and upcoming solo show at Courthouse Gallery Fine Art. It is always my great pleasure to be interviewed by Bob. For the second time now, his writing about my work has helped me to see elements in it that I had overlooked, connections that are there but that I needed a little nudge to consider.
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DML TV brings you the following must-see video. Watch and CHAT LIVE underneath.
Trump warns his critics to "take it easy." 👀
"I hope the other side realizes that they better just take it easy. They better just take it easy b/c some of the language used, some of the words used, even some of the radical ideas I really think they are very bad for the country" pic.twitter.com/1v5PzZQO6z
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2018
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A spa, fitness room, restaurant, WiFi, courtesy airport transfers….
The Ferrer Concord Hotel offers all our guests an outstanding range of services and facilities, designed to make their stay truly memorable.
Cycling package
A selection of packages to choose from.
Mini cycling package 14.02.-15.05: Garage, hook, lock, video camera surveillance, anti-theft garage insurance, air pump station and cleaning, bicycle hire service, discount on professional massages, 24 hour medical service (additional charge), store stocking sports items, free admission to the Ferrer Vital Spa, free use of fitness room, free WLAN, washing machine and tumble dryer available with an additional charge. €15 per week and person (€2,15 per day).
Standard cycling package14.02.-15.05: Garage, hook, lock, video camera surveillance, anti-theft garage insurance, workshop service (additional charges apply for spare parts), drinks bottle, route map with itinerary options, fruit and drinks, energy bar, air pump station and cleaning, bicycle hire service, discount on professional massages, 24 hour medical service (additional charge), store stocking sports items, free admission to the Ferrer Vital Spa, free use of fitness room, free WLAN, washing machine and tumble dryer available with an additional charge. €29 per week and person (€4,15 per day).
Fitness room
50 metres away, at the Ferrer Janeiro Hotel.
Sport is an essential part of the Ferrer Hotels philosophy, and for this reason we offer outstanding sports facilities. During your stay at the Ferrer Concord you will be able to use the fully-equipped fitness room at the Ferrer Janeiro Hotel, just 50 metres from your hotel. This fitness room offers a full range of sports equipment such as a leg, shoulder and chest press, leg hip abductor, spinning bike, indoor cycling bike, horizontal cycling bike, treadmill, crosstrainer, positional benches, abdominals bench, lat pulldown and a full set of weights.
Free WiFi
In the hotel
Convention room
Hold your event in Can Picafort
If you are looking for a venue for your conference or congress, the Ferrer Concord offers a number of fully-equipped meeting rooms in which even the smallest of details have been meticulously thought out. Our team will ensure that your conference, talk or congress will run smoothly and your guests will come away with excellent memories of the event.
Bicycle garage
And a repair workshop, bicycle hire….(opposite the Janeiro)
We share our guests' concern about the importance of taking care of their sports equipment. We therefore provide a 24 hour bicycle garage service that will keep your bicycle safe, as well as an excellent range of services in our workshop. This service allows you to store your bicycle safely and collect it any time of day when you wish to enjoy a ride.
Cycling package mandatory (more information in Cycling Package)
Airport transfer
Courtesy airport transfers with online bookings.
Guests that book via the Ferrer Hotels website (min 5 nights) are entitled to a courtesy transfer from the airport to our hotel except between 31.10.2018 and 01.05.2019).
The hotel accepts no responsibility for missing the hotel transfer service in the event of delays attributable to your airline.
Swimming pool
Right next to the sea
The hotel grounds include a swimming pool situated close to the sea shore. Designed for the enjoyment of adults , it is a refreshing option for those eager to relax and enjoy the fabulous weather. You may also use the heatable semi-Olympic pool at the Ferrer Janeiro Hotel & Spa, situated just 50 metres from the Ferrer Concord.
Ferrer Vital Spa
50 metres away, at the Ferrer Janeiro Hotel.
Rest and relaxation is an essential part of a great holiday experience. The facilities at the Ferrer Concord include a Wellness Centre, where you can relax in the sauna and Jacuzzi after an action-packed day.
You will also be able to take advantage of the spa facilities at the Ferrer Janeiro, another of our hotels situated just 50 metres from the Ferrer Concord. The spa offers a full range of facilities including a sauna, Turkish bath, thermal water circuit, pediluvium, ice fountain and hydromassage showers. You will also be able to book massages and natural beauty treatments that will revitalise mind and body.
Sun terrace zone
With comfortable sun beds
Situated by the pool, all our guests can enjoy the sun terrace offering direct views of the sea. Furnished with comfortable sun beds and umbrellas, this outdoor area is perfect for topping up your tan in the sunshine and is just like spending time on the beach but without having to leave the hotel.


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Have you ever wondered how honey goes from the beehive into the jar? Do you just love the taste of fresh, raw honey? Join local beekeepers and vendors at Masterson's Honey Harvest Festival October 6th and 7th to enjoy all things honey!
The festival includes many live demonstrations, free seminars, family activities, and everyone's favorite, the Honey Tasting Contest. Come out to chat with local beekeepers about beekeeping, and honey harvesting or watch demonstrations on how to render beeswax or make lip balm. Masterson's will also be offering their popular Beekeeping 101 class for free during the festival.
Visitors will also have opportunities to learn how they can help bees right in their own backyards at information booths, gardening seminars, or gain inspiration with a stroll through Masterson's nursery yard, which is a certified wildlife habitat.
Many local vendors will also be on hand with wonderful products to taste (mead, anyone?) and sample. Enjoy the wide variety of flavors that honey can develop, depending on where and when it is harvested or test out some handmade lip balms and skin creams. Visitors are sure to find a handmade treat to bring home while supporting local beekeepers!
Masterson's Garden Center is located at 725 Olean Rd. in East Aurora, just south of historic Main Street. Visit Masterson's website (mastersons.net) for more information and a schedule of events.


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Hospital to offer seminar for seniors
A free financial management and estate planning seminar for seniors will be held from 6 to 8 tonight at Coliseum Northside Hospital in Macon.
The topics to be discussed include reverse mortgage guidelines, estate recovery, end-of-life decisions, need for a will and today's economic climate, according to a news release.
The seminar, at 400 Charter Blvd., is free for anyone 62 and older. It is sponsored by HomeFirst Housing Resource Services Inc. in partnership with Fort Valley State University Cooperative Extension Service.
To register, or for more information, call Tonya Richardson at 803-2373.


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Rajasthan: Another newborn baby girl dumped in garbage
Morning joggers found the baby near the sewer on Saturday, Apr 14 and informed police. When the cops failed to identify the parents of poor child, an NGO moved forward and adopted the baby girl.
A police official, while informing about the incident, said, "Some morning joggers heard the cries of a baby. They spotted her lying on the brink of the sewer line in Udaipur Road area of the city."
"The girl was rushed to a hospital where she is undergoing treatment. The girl had been dumped in the wee hours Saturday. It seems that the child was dumped because it was a girl. People here prefer boys over girls. It is cruel to dump the baby in a sewer line," added the police official.
However, the police have already registered an FIR against the unidentified parents who allegedly abandoned the baby.
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Bio: The name HANA B derives from their fascination of Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's most famous movie with the same name. In this masterpiece, the band recognized the same poetic expressionism that was prominent in their own music: the clash between harmony and rage, between sweetness and violence, all in the same breathe.
During several years, the band played at all major Italian festivals and won awards for their original and international sound that characterizes their music. In 2006 HANA B also won the prestigious Best Indie Rock Italian Revelation of the year award.
In the beginning of 2007, the guys decided to record new material in London's Dairy Studio, with Producer James Loughrey (Hope of the State, My Vitriol, Razorlight, Dave Gahan, Page & Plant, Queen). It was a great collaboration with James as he immediately captured the mood of the band, and in coming months they started the pre-?production of the album with him.
In this period they got acquainted with Davide Rossi (Coldplay, The Verve, Goldfrapp, Siouxie Sioux, Royksopp, Fripp), an Italian string performer and producer who arranged all strings in Coldplay's award winning album "Viva la Vida". This brought a new dynamic to the sound and the team was finally ready to record their first English spoken album. In the same year the lads decided to reside permanently in London to be closer to the renowned music scene. They began the production of the album at Olympic Studios in London and laid some of the instrumental tracks at Britannia Row Studios.
The end of the recording sessions saw HANA B crossing the ocean to mix the album in New York's Cutting Room Studios with James Loughrey and mastering was done at Sterling Sound, by Greg Calbi (Interpol, Blonde Redhead, Bruce Springsteen, Sonic Youth, MGMT etc).


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RHONJ Ssn 7/Ep 5 - Dinner Interrupted
Glenn Rowley
This week on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, the fragile peace between Teresa and Jacqueline gets blown to pieces in a single, ill-fated dinner, while Melissa cheers her kids on at New York Fashion Week. Plus, Siggy deals with parenting problems and Dolores continues her reinvention by opening a new gym! Read on for my full recap of the drama that went down...
As always on RHONJ, it's family first and this week is no different. Melissa Gorga's three kids have been asked to walk in a show at New York Fashion Week, so she and Joe Gorga have brought the kids into the city for their fittings. As Antonia, Joey and Gino try on the clothing and practice their walks, Joe asks Melissa how things are going with Teresa Giudice. Melissa says that her relationship with her sister-in-law remains copacetic since they agreed to move forward following Tre's release from prison. Melissa explains, though, that she won't actually feel close to Teresa until she can tell the OG she disagrees with her. (Hmm...any bets on how long that could take?) She did, however, invite Teresa to come to the kids' fashion show and the two sisters-in-law will be sitting side-by-side on the front row. So that's some kind of progress, right?
Meanwhile, Jacqueline Laurita visits her husband Chris at the offices for The Little Kernel, which is the Lauritas' latest snack food startup. While she's basking in her relationship with daughter Ashlee coming full circle, Jac remains cautiously optimistic about her renewed friendship with Teresa. In fact, she and Chris have invited the Giudices over for dinner and both couples seem to want to get back on track with each other. Ever the pragmatist, Chris advises his wife to go easy on Teresa and Joe when they come over, gently reminding her that no matter what Tre may say, they're still going through an incredibly difficult time. The start of Joe's 41-month sentence is looming ever closer and Chris urges Jacqueline to forget everything that's happened in the past and move forward - really and truly this time.
In a hilarious scene, Siggy Flicker is dealing with some major parenting problems. Picking up her daughter Sophie from detention, The Sig is ready to lay down the law. This is the second time Sophie's gotten in trouble for using her phone at school, so the obvious solution to Siggy is to take the phone away. However, this punishment barely phases Sophie, who interrupts her mom's lecture to ask if they can make a stop at Dunkin' Donuts. This request floors Siggy, but Sophie amusingly points out that she doesn't see what getting donuts has to do with her phone being taken away, so why not? In her confessional, Siggy admits that she may be a relationship expert, but she doesn't have the best track record for following through on her threats to her kids. Looks like it's time for Siggy the Supermom to step up to the plate and stop being a such a softie!
The day of the Gorga kids' big fashion show arrives and Teresa brings Milania along to support her cousins. This is another big step in the right direction for the Giudice and Gorga clan and it's honestly really nice to see Teresa and Melissa together on the front row cheering the little models on. Antonia, Gino and Joey all positively rock the runway, and afterwards the whole family goes out to dinner in the Big Apple to celebrate. Melissa explains in her confessional that, while they've supposedly made up many times in seasons past, this time is different between her and Tre. This time, they're both going out of their way to genuinely support and be there for each other and their families...and it's great. At exactly the perfect time, little Joey interrupts the dinner conversation to sweetly express how much he loves everyone at the table. For the first time in their five seasons together on the show, it seems like everything is great between the Giudices and the Gorgas.
While Dolores Catania meets with her business partner at her newly-opened gym and Siggy has a major communication breakthrough with her kids, Teresa and Joe head to the Laurita home for dinner. Keep in mind that this is the first time Tre has been to her former BFF's house ever since their blow-out fight on Jac's deck way back in Season 4. After the initial awkward small talk, everything seems light and breezy between the two couples as Teresa and Joe fawn over CJ and little Nicholas. However, once the men retreat to the den with their prosciutto, the air grows thick with unresolved tension between Jac and Teresa. Tre explains that all she wants is peace in her life, so any and all toxic people need to stay away. Neither 'Wife wants to rehash the past, but the conversation takes its first turn south, though, when she reiterates how alone she felt when Jacqueline, Melissa, Caroline Manzo and Kathy Wakile were all against her during the dark days of Seasons 4-5.
Jacqueline rather snidely shoots back that Teresa was the one who isolated herself from the rest of the 'Wives due to her various issues with each of them, but the OG still sees it as a big gang-up against her. This is not going well. Teresa points out that the last time she came to Jac's house, she got ambushed on the back deck over tabloid gossip, and flashbacks of that fateful night show lots of finger pointing and yelling between the two BFFs before matriarch Carolineunexpectedly shows up to take sister-in-law Jacqueline's side. Is this ringing a bell? Jacqueline, however, insists that she merely wanted to know the truth out of concern for Teresa and all of a sudden, we're back to arguing about the tabloid stories of Season 4. How are we still fighting about this?
In her confessional, Jacqueline opines that Teresa clearly hasn't changed, but when Tre brings up her brother's advice that their true friends wouldn't turn against her, it quickly becomes clear that Jac's the one who's stuck in old behaviors. Teresa assumed at the time that that comment from Joe was a warning not to trust Jacqueline, but Jac fires back that he was actually telling her not to trust his sister. Then, to settle the issue, Jacqueline inexplicably decides to pick up her phone and call Joe herself. Teresa is (rightfully) floored that her frenemy would have the audacity to pull her brother into this quickly-escalating argument, but Jac seems to revel in stirring the pot between the siblings. (Of course, Joe denies ever saying anything about trust to either of the 'Wives and besides, aren't things all good now? Let's keep the peace.) In the words of Teresa's confessional, "who the hell does something like this?"
The tabloid fight continues to intensify, with Jacqueline claiming ignorance and Teresa not understanding how her then-bestie couldn't know better than to believe every word written in an issue of InTouch Weekly. However, Teresa's larger point is that she feels Jacqueline shouldn't have asked about the gossip rags and legal drama in the first place. After all, the Lauritas were going through their own issues with the Signature Apparel bankruptcy at the same time, and Teresa never questioned Jacqueline about it. But Jac shoots back that she and Chris didn't file a fraudulent bankruptcy like the Guidices did, and argues that Tre can't compare her criminal case to their bankruptcy. This low blow, my dear readers, is the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Feeling that her former bestie has hit below the belt, Teresa's ready to leave but Jacqueline's not done fighting. Teresa reiterates that all she wants is peace, but Jac accuses the OG of not taking accountability for her actions - opting instead to blame her criminal case and prison sentence on everyone else. Huh? How exactly is Teresa not owning her mistakes? Hello, the woman went to prison for eleven and a half months! Who is she blaming her legal issues on? Jacqueline's claim just doesn't make sense. With that, Teresa storms out of the house with Joe in tow, leaving Jacqueline proudly standing in the rubble of the "rebuilt" friendship once again. And the worst part of it all is that no one even got to eat dinner!
What did you think of this week's RHONJ? Are you Team Teresa or Team Jacqueline? Who is at fault? Who hit below the belt? Give me all your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!


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Ashwin Pananjady
January 2019: Preprint on the sample complexity of learning shape-constrained single-index models
About me
I am a fifth year graduate student in the EECS Department at UC Berkeley, advised by Martin Wainwright and Thomas Courtade. My thesis committee members are Martin Wainwright, Thomas Courtade, Michael Jordan, and Adityanand Guntuboyina.
My interests are broadly in statistical machine learning, optimization, and information theory, and I am particularly interested in the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of models and algorithms that are useful in practice. Specifically, I like thinking about the statistical and computational trade-offs of estimation in both the passive and sequential settings when the underlying object to be estimated has some combinatorial or shape-constrained structure. I spent the summer of 2017 at Microsoft Research Redmond working with Denny Zhou and Lihong Li, and the summer of 2018 at Amazon Research NYC working with Dean Foster and Lee Dicker.
Before coming to Berkeley, I graduated with a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, and was fortunate to have worked with Rahul Vaze, Sounaka Mishra and Andrew Thangaraj during my bachelor's degree.
I co-organize the BLISS seminar at Berkeley; send me an email if you would like to give a talk!


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We haggled a bit, I offered a pool party, she refused. I offered Magruder Park, she refused. I offered Bartlett Park ... and BINGO, we decided we could both live with that. Bartlett Park in Brentwood has a new little water feature that we just discovered and both C6 and Q5 love it. Especially Q5. But C6 loves the whole park enough to say OK to that venue.
So, we looked at the weather and though Saturday the 3rd would be a better party day than Sunday the 4th. C6 wrote up a list of invitees and I started calling. The first two parents I called said that had another party to go to that overlapped our time. So, we changed our time, and went with two to four instead of one to three. Great, two of our invitees could come. C42 called his cousin and invited her children, whoo-hoo, they could come! Our final two invitees were unable to come, one was going out of town for the long weekend and the other was celebrating her birthday at the same exact time. Bummer.
I thought three kids wasn't enough, we went with the wider tier of friends, and invited people I like (well, and that C6 does, too, but hadn't made the narrower list of 5 children). Both big families, so it added 8 children. Gulp!
This was the easiest party ever. We didn't do games, or a craft, or a piñata, or goodie bags. Awesome. I made a cake, made Country Time pink lemonade, C42 bought ice cream and we were done. Of course at this point C42 got a little freaked out because I'd sold him a small party and suddenly 16 children would be there. Well, that's what you get when you invite two families with 4 kids each. A big party! And then, to top it off I'd told C42 just cake. And then I added lemonade (well, you can't have nothing to drink) and then I added ice cream (well, come on. Cake and ice cream go together). And so I looked up the town's website and found nothing about park permits, so phew, we were in luck, and C42 relaxed a tiny bit.
When we got there, the fountain wasn't on. DISASTER. But luckily it seems to turn on exactly at 2:00 as if by magic. So, thank you other child who was having a birthday party today so we had to push ours forward. Or back. Whatever. When it turned 2:00 the water turned on and Q5 went right it.
The party really was just all play. Here is C6 with two of her cousins in the middle of some game.
Once everybody got there C6 went around to ask if everybody was ready for cake. Oh, yes, they were.
C6 has been in a patriotic fervor over the last few months, so after the 4th I bought some red white and blue plates and tealights, which is why C6 has some non-traditional candles on her cake.
C6 blowing out her candles:
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And finally serving the cake. C6 did a great job serving everybody before taking a piece herself.
Remember Q5's rainbow cake? Well, I decided to do the same cake for C6's 7th birthday, except red white and blue. This cake is so easy. Yes, it is lots of layers, but they cook in 15-20 minutes because they are so thin!! It takes less time than a regular cake. And you get more frosting!! It does take a lot of frosting.
But because the cake was so tall, I gave everybody a very small piece. 26 pieces in that cake! We went home with one tattered piece. I don't think you could eat much more than one piece, even if there had been extra.
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Are you a beauty junkie who loves to play in makeup and connect with other junkies? Become a Fancieland contributor! When I first created Fancieland, it was just a fun way for me to experiment with makeup and share swatches on brown skin that can be tricky to find. Almost 4 years later, Fancieland has […]Read More
Welcome to Fancie University! Swatches, reviews and tips are fun to share but I love to teach, too. I've learned so much over the years about makeup, skin, hair and blogging. It wouldn't be right if I didn't share everything I've learned with you guys! Here at Fancie U, you will find tons of resources like tutorials, short […]Read More
I know, I know. I'm a tad late catching up on this week's episode but I've finally watched it and WOW! The scandals just got 20x hotter! One thing you can't deny is that Georgina took this episode by storm! She brought the drama, stirred the pot, and left a trail of befuddled faces behind. […]Read more »
Just a quick look at how I've been wearing my nails for the past two weeks! ^_^Read more »
Charlotte Russe is known to throw awesome sales on shoes. Whenever I receive a text or email from them it's a real struggle to resist the urge to BUY BUY BUY! This time, it was spring break and I NEEDED shoes so I indulged in a little online shoe shopping. I ordered a pair of […]Read more »
My mom's shopping habits are waaaay worse than mine! During one of her many visits to the Coach Factory Outlet she picked me up a couple things! ^_^Read more »
Aside from being a potential makeup hoarder I also have an extreme accessories fetish. Bags, shoes, scarves, jewelry. I love it ALL!Read more »
What a lovely $3 spent! This is a pretty nice brush, Elf! The brush is made of synthetic Taklon fibers that feel incredibly soft! Check it out!Read more »
At the moment, I'm a total budget beauty! I'm slowly making my way into the big girl world of makeup: high end cosmetics. In the mean time, I don't plan on letting up on the drugstore good times! Lets roll!Read more »
What originally caught my eye about this foundation is the packaging. It's simply beautiful to me! Tall, sleek glass bottle with a glossy black cap with very little writing. It's simple, yet attractive! Although I didn't read any reviews on this, I decided to pick this foundation up anyway because it looked so elegant. So […]Read more »
On my way to the photo counter to pick up some prints I, of course, got distracted by the huge cosmetics section in Walgreens. I mean this one is pretty huge and they carry quite a lot of Milani products!Read more »
Remember the Milani Baked Blushes I just couldn't resist? Well along with those, I also picked up a couple of Milani's Glitzy Glamour Glosses for about $6 each! These were a total impulse buy for me. Before I walked into K-Mart that day I had never read any reviews or seen any swatches for this […]Read more »


text: Rico Freimuth Get to know the 31-year old athlete Rico Freimuth, before he got famous (e.g. Decathlon Winner - two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017). BirthdayMarch 14, 1988NationalityGermanName in PassportRico FreimuthEthnicityGerman (Read: 16 Surprising Celebrity Ethnicities)Ethnic category/Race(?)WhiteSexuality - Gay or NayStraightHis home town is Potsdam, East Germany. His parents Uwe Freimuth are of German ethnicity. Rico Freimuth was born on March 14, 1988 on a Monday. Read: 19 Celebrity childhood Homes Footage of early or first TV Interview or Appearance Thorpe Cup 2012 - Interview mit Rico Freimuth Most popular video on Youtube 400 m: Kazmirek mit brillantem Abschluss | Leichtathletik-WM 2017 London | SportschauViews: 26.538 Share your real life experiences with Rico Freimuth here and rate your meeting! Correct our wiki/bio - is he not gay or straight or of different heritage? Let us know!


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President Xi's Vow on Tariffs Could Help Tesla Expand in China
Chinese President Xi Jinping's vow to open up its economy and lower import tariffs for vehicles and other products could improve Tesla's business prospects in a country that CEO Elon Musk believes could one day be a bigger market than the United States.
Musk tweeted his approval of Xi's comments, which were made in the opening keynote at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 in Hainan Province. "This is a very important action by China," Musk wrote in a tweet. "Avoiding a trade war will benefit all countries."
Xi's repeated many of the points he made in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last year. But with a trade war looming with the U.S., his words Tuesday were particularly notable—especially for foreign companies (and their shareholders) that would suffer under high tariffs.
Lower tariffs would greatly benefit Tesla, an automaker particularly exposed to escalating trade tensions between China and the U.S. Tesla doesn't have a factory in China, unlike other automakers such as Ford Motor, GM, and BMW. Instead, Tesla builds its electric sedans and SUVS at its factory in Fremont, Calif. and ships them to China, which subjects the vehicles to a 25% import tariff.
And while a growing number of its Model S and Model X vehicles are sold in China, Tesla's growth has been stifled by a combination of import tariffs and its inability to reach a deal with the government on a local factory.
Tesla was in talks for months with Shanghai's government to build a factory there. And at one point, reports suggested a deal had been struck. But those negotiations have stalled because the two parties disagree on the ownership structure for a proposed factory, Bloomberg reported in February. Foreign companies must typically form a 50-50 joint venture with a local partner to build a factory in China. Tesla was been working on an unprecedented deal that would allow it to build a factory without a partner.
In March, Musk reached out to Trump through Twitter to lobby for the U.S. and China to reach an agreement on equal and fair rules for cars. The tweets preempted Trump's announcement on proposed tariffs for imported steel and aluminum. China's response to Trump—new tariffs on more than 100 U.S. products—would double the current import duty, essentially shutting down sales of Tesla vehicles there except to the extremely wealthy.


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Click here to see the current SHARE pay scales. Read on to learn about how to calculate your raise and about our peer slotting and platform system.
Raises and Platforms
Each SHARE grade has a minimum, a maximum, a series of platforms between the minimum and the maximum, and a max cap. Some grades (NSG10, NSG11, TEC12, TEC13, and TEC14) do not have platforms until 10/1/2017. The following table outlines how to calculate your raise within your grade.
Slotting and Peer-Based titles
As part of contract negotiations, SHARE and UMass Memorial agreed to slotting pay by experience for SHARE members in certain titles (called peer-based titles). In 2017, through the slotting process, we confirmed the years of experience of those affected and UMass adjusted their pay accordingly. If you were not in one of these titles, you were not affected.
What is the purpose of slotting?
The goal is to increase both equity and transparency. SHARE and UMass Memorial have negotiated platforms for each pay grade, based on years of experience. Anyone in a peer-based title who was still below the right platform, after their raise, got an additional raise to bring their pay up to the right platform. New employees will also be hired onto the scale based on their experience. Everyone will be able to see what the scale is and where they are on it. We have been working toward this goal for several years, and we are very proud of our agreement.
What are the peer-based titles?
The table to the right lists the peer-based titles that were newly added in 2016.
About 20% of SHARE members are in a peer-based title. In a previous contract, the other 80% of SHARE members had their pay slotted -- they got raises to put them on platforms if they were too low for their years of experience. On October 1, 2017, SHARE members in the peer-based titles who were too low for their years of experience got raises to put them on the correct platform.
Why were peer-based titles treated differently than other titles?
They are jobs that had their pay rates adjusted for equity many years ago, because the hospital was having trouble hiring and keeping people in these titles. Each title got its own pay scale. In 2008, we created pay scales with platforms for all the other jobs in SHARE. The platform-based system we created has been working well, so we have moved to using it for all SHARE members.
Who got an additional raise?
All SHARE members got their contractual raise October 1, 2017. Some people got an additional slotting raise, but most people were not affected by the slotting.
- Anyone in a peer-based title who was below the right platform got an additional raise to bring their pay up to the right platform.
- Most people in the peer-based titles were already at or above their platform – they were not affected. No one's pay went down through slotting.
- Anyone who was not in a peer-based title was not affected because their titles were already platform-based.


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Joy: Advent III
A sermon preached on the Third Sunday of Advent, Year C at St. John's Episcopal Church in Kingston, NY. If you'd like to read the scripture passages for the day, click here. Every year as we prepare for Christmas … Continue reading
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Apps Tips for The Average Joe
How Your Company Can Build a Great App for All of Your Customers When you look at the kinds of trends that are happening in our modern economy, you'll find that there are a lot of reasons to consider looking to the internet as the way of the future. Customers today tend to look online for products and services before they'll take the time to head to a store, and this means that you really need to be able to come up with ways to encourage your customers to come check out the products you're selling online. While there are a lot of different types of methods you can use to do this, the ultimate strategy will be one where you're developing loyalty among your customers at the same time that you're selling them your best products. When you talk to a lot of different business experts, however, you'll find that you can get the best results possible by building a mobile app for all your customers. When you can tie customers into your specific app, you're going to find that they will return to you again and again whenever they need the kinds of products you're selling. You're going to need to spend a bit of time checking out a couple of options before you can start putting your e-commerce app together. In the article below, we'll look through a few of the tools you can use to ensure you get the best from your app development. If you're like most companies, you probably don't have too much time or money available to bring in people who can help you get your e-commerce app off the ground properly. For this reason, you need to consider some types of software that will be able to help you build an app all on your own. If you want to be able to put a mobile app together without having to be an expert on the subject, the main thing you'll have to think about will be getting software with a native app builder installed. Because these types of software are designed to assist you in building an app all the way through, you can understand why it's so useful to have access to them.
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You may find it helpful to get a better understanding of how you can benefit from this software. By taking advantage of this software, you'll basically be able to plan out the kind of app you want and then make sure that it's actually going to be completed the way you want.
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Deepa & Zach Wedding in San Fransisco, CA
I always wondered where my photography journey would take me. For a long time I've day dreamed to travel to different places and photograph weddings in different parts of the world. It's just the wanderlust in me in wanting to create adventurous elopements & intimate weddings worldwide. When I finally had the opportunity to travel to San Fransisco, CA for a Indian wedding it was truly a dream come true! The best part, I was able to share this experience with my amazing husband Walter. He knew how much this meant to me and he wanted to be a part of the adventure.
Deepa & Zach's Wedding was something out from a fairytale book, the bride was so beautiful inside and out. She had this sparkle in her eyes every time she will look at her husband to be and then she will smile at herself maybe thinking to her self at last I have found my true love. The groom Zach was so outgoing and humble and had a grin from ear to ear every time he would look at his wife to be, there were times I was photographing him looking at his bride and I would smile and get emotional because the way he would looked at her made me think of my favorite movie when Harry met Sally when he said "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." Deepa & Zach's wedding was beautiful rich in bold colors and meaningful traditions from start to finish. But before you start looking at their beautiful pictures let me give you a brief summary of the traditions in a Indian wedding...
The Ceremony
Hindu weddings are supposed to take place outside, on the earth, under a canopy known as a Mandap. Each of the four pillars of the bridal canopy represents one of the four parents. If an outdoor wedding is not possible, a Mandap is built inside. Seating under it can be on the ground or on chairs. "A typical Indian ceremony includes a priest, a fire, and a Mandap," says Candice Benson of The Finishing Touch, Wedding & Event Planning. Front and center under the Mandap is the sacred fire. "The fire can be small, and can be confined to a brazier or dish for safety. Agni, the god of fire, is said to be the sustainer of life, and thus gives life to the marriage."
Though Indian couples in America have eliminated various traditions, one key ritual still performed is the Mangalphera, the walk around the fire. That's when the couple walks around the fire four times. Each turn represents a major goal in life: Dharma, morality; Artha, prosperity; Kama, personal gratification; and Moksha, spirituality.
"The marriage officially takes place when the bride and groom walk around the fire four times, as the Pandit, who chants verses during the ceremony, ties them together," says Ferinoosh. "Once they finish their walk around the fire," she continues, "the couple has to rush to their seat. Whoever sits down first is said to be the dominant one in the marriage!""In another ritual," says Candice, "the priest takes the scarves the bride and groom are wearing and ties them together before walking them around the fire."
The couple also takes seven steps together, with each step representing a marital vow. This is the Saptapardi, the seven steps. "Each step represents a promise the couple must make," adds Candice. "They promise to be committed to each other and to take care of each other."
The priest offers blessings for an abundance of food, that the couple complement one another, be blessed with prosperity, be eternally happy, be blessed with children, live in perfect harmony, and finally, that the bride and groom always be the best of friends.
Ceremonial Customs
Indian couples also exchange various items during their ceremony, including rings. The ring exchange was not part of the original Vedic Hindu ceremony, but is becoming the most widely added new tradition. The couple also exchange garlands during the ceremony. The garland is a traditional gesture of acceptance of one another. Towards the end of the ceremony, the bride is also presented with a Mangalsutra, a necklace worn only by married women. "Friends and families also throw flowers or rice after the couple is married, for happiness and prosperity."
The Wedding Procession
In most Indian wedding celebrations, the day begins in the morning with the groom's procession, where the groom's entire party lead him to the wedding Mandap. "A typical ceremony starts with Barat, when the groom arrives on a white horse," says Ferinoosh. "The groom is dressed in a long jacket called a Sherwani and fitted trousers called Churidars. He wears a Safa, a turban, on his head, with a big fancy brooch called Kalgi pinned onto it." During this ritual, as the groom rides in on his white horse, his friends and family dance and sing around him. Upon arriving at the ceremony site, he is greeted by the bride's parents and other family elders.
Washing the Groom Feet
They wash the feet of the bride and groom with milk and water, purifying them for their new life together.
It was and honor and privilege to be able to photography their wedding because I learned a lot and understood certain traditions and I am so happy I was part of it and being able to document all those priceless moments so they can be able to cherish it for a life time.
Welcome to Deepa & Zach's Happily Ever After...


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OOTD | Knit Sweaters + Baby T-Shirt Dresses
I know I said I was going to do our super cute kids clothes and trendy mom fashion OOTD features on Fridays but I feel like Thursdays may be a better day. I don't know about you, but on Friday evenings I just want to sit back, relax and hang out with my family and I'm guessing that many of you feel the same. In which case, shopping for new clothes on Friday evenings is probably the last thing you want to be doing.
Am I right? Wrong? Totally wrong? Don't care either way? Let me know what you think!
Anyhow, we're gonna give it a try today and see how it goes.
Today was sunny but windy so in the shade, cute sweaters were a must. For once, I got to wear them for warmth and not just because I love cute knit sweaters. And I'm totally fine with that since we've had maybe 4 days this winter season where I could comfortably wear all of my favorite sweaters. So it totally felt amazing, to say the least.
For today's OOTD, featuring some pretty cute baby clothes in addition to my trendy mom fashion, I paired this super cute loose burnt orange knit sweater with my favorite new pair of light wash skinny ripped jeans and some suede black zipper booties that I absolutely adore. Ava's super cute toddler outfit was pretty simple but oh-so-darling -- a camel-colored ruffle kids t-shirt dress, black baby boots and the cutest ever white lace baby bow.
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NCEW Fun Facts: Wind
Happy Wind-nesday! Today we're talking about wind energy as a renewable energy.
Wind energy requires no fuel costs and is one of the most affordable forms of energy today.
It's a free, renewable energy that is nonpolluting.
America has 82 GW of wind power capability with Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, and Kansas leading the charge.
Windmills have been used since 2000 B.C. The most popular form today is converting it to electrical energy.
There has been a 25% increase in wind turbine use in the last decade, but wind energy still accounts for a small percentage of works wind energy.
Wind Turbines are as high as 20 story buildings and have blades that are 65 yards long. They're basically airplane propellers on a stick.
Large turbines can harness energy for 600 homes.
Since wind power doesn't use water, by 2030 wind power will save 30 trillion bottles of water in the U.S.
The world's largest wind turbine is located in Hawaii. It is 20 stories tall and has blades the length of a football field.
Small turbines can be used to charge batteries or as backup power to ships.
To start with, a renewable energy requires no fuel costs, and wind energy is one of the most affordable forms of energy today With recent technology on the rise, consumers are able to lock in 20 or 30 year long contracts, which are known as Power Purchase Agreements, or PPAs for short. On top of that, wind energy is free, renewable, and we will always have some supply in the future. It's also a clean, non-polluting source of electricity, and it emits no air pollution or greenhouse gasses.
Wind that used to be used for windmills is now used to turn giant turbines. If you've ever driven across states such as Nebraska, Wyoming, and Indiana, you have probably seen huge wind farms with giant wind turbines. Those turbines bring power to businesses and homes all over the country.
America currently has 82 GW of wind power capability, with Texas, Iowa, Oklahoma, California, and Kansas leading the charge with the most wind capacity installed. Additionally, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reports that fourteen states have more than 10% of their generation coming from wind power: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Maine, Vermont, Oregon, and Idaho. With technological advances, the amount of wind energy that we're able to harvest is increasing. In 2000, we only had 2,539 megawatts of installed generating capacity-- and in 2016, we had 82,183. The Department of Energy (DOE) has a plan to get 20% of the US's electric power from wind energy. This plan lays out a way to get the US on more of a renewable environmentally friendly base.
Now you may be saying, I'm not a fan of government involvement in private business, and let me assure you-- neither am I. In June, the New York Times posted an article entitled, In Trump Country, Renewable Energy Is Thriving . The article talks about how in 2014 Kansas repealed a law requiring that 20% of the state's electric power come from renewable sources by 2020. Amazingly, Kansas reached 20% in 2014, and last year Kansas generated 30% of their power from wind! Astonishingly, in the absence of government intervention. In fact, Kansas and Iowa are currently battling it out to see who can hit 50% by 2018.
"We export lots of things, and in our future, I want us to export a lot of wind power," Kansas's conservative Republican governor, Sam Brownback, said in a speech in 2011. "We need more of it, and we need more of it now."
While it has a larger start up costs compared to other forms of energy, once set up, they are expected to operate for minimum of 20 years. About 80% of the costs is the initial machinery. According to the DOE, "If wind generating systems are compared with fossil-fueled systems on a 'life-cycle' cost basis (counting fuel and operating expenses for the life of a generator)… wind costs are much more competitive with other generating technologies because there is no fuel to purchase and minimal operating expenses." Even electric utilities have noted this value of wind energy, with CEO of Xcel Energy, Ben Fowke, noting that "these projects will lower customer costs by at least $800 million over their lives and will provide a valuable hedge to rising and volatile fuel prices for well into the future."
In conclusion, there are no significant downsides to wind energy. It's an effective, efficient, renewable energy, which is on the rise in America today. Colorado Senator Cory Gardner said, "I've tried to convince members of my party that we should not allow the hair on the backs of our necks to bristle every time somebody mentions renewable energy." It's about time that conservatives get back into the conversation and support renewable energy, especially wind energy.
If you want to know more about the basics of wind energy and how the turbines work check out this video from the DOE explaining the basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsZITSeQFR0


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Fondue Sundays are back at Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro. During regular business hours every Sunday through the Spring we will be serving French-style Fondue that can be shared as an appetizer or enjoyed as an entree. Here is the recipe that uses Bergkäse, Emmentaler, and Gruyére cheeses.
- 3 oz. dry white wine (we use Domaine Giachino Abymes from Savoie in eastern France
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 2 grinds of white pepper from a mill
- 5 passes of fresh ground nutmeg
- 2 oz. Bergkäse Alpenblumer, grated
- 2 oz. Emmentaler, grated
- 2 oz. Gruyére Vieux, grated
- 1 glove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Kirschwasser (German fruit brandy)
- 1/2 tsp. corn starch
- Make a slurry with the Kirschwasser and the cornstarch. It should be thick, but pourable. Use more or less Kirschwasser to get a consistency you like. Set at the ready, next to the stove.
- In an enameled cast iron fondue pot, add the wine, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Bring to a boil and add the grated cheese all at once.
- Whisk over heat until the cheese has melted.
- Add the minced garlic.
- Whisk in your slurry, a little at a time, until the fondue has a pleasant texture. Adjust the seasoning and serve hot.


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Will you allow "Tuzla kvarc" workers to perish unnoticed?
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Workers of the company " Tuzla kvarc " have been on a hunger strike since April 11th. As of this morning, April 25th, they have closed themselves off into one of the company offices and do not intend to leave until they are allowed to go back to work and earn their livelihoods. They are refusing medical treatment as they do not have health insurance nor means to pay for it. They claim their company has lost governmental concessions to continue with their operations and the problems commenced after they reported a deputy department minister for bribery and corruption-(who has since been arrested and against whom there are now court proceedings). Workers of "Tuzla kvarc" are urging the judiciary to do its job and to enable them to do theirs. The astonishing and shameful fact remains that no officials from City of Tuzla nor representatives of Tuzla Kanton's legislative or executive powers have come to visit the workers since their hunger strike commenced, leaving them to wonder even whose citizens they are . Will we allow for them to perish unnoticed?
A general public survey on corruption from Transparency International shows that citizens perceive Bosnia's political structures to be deeply affected by corruption. Two-third of citizens believe that the government's efforts to combat corruption are ineffective. Only hope is for us to stand united and fight corruption and greed wherever we may face it-- we all cry, love and laugh the same. Hunger doesn't ask for you name, religion, or ancestry! Please consider signing the below petition to let "Tuzla kvarc" workers know we stand with them and to appeal to the local authorities to take notice of their citizens.
Radnici "Tuzla kvarca" su vec 14 dana u strajku gladju, a jucer su iskopali i svoja grobna mjesta u krugu tvornice u kojoj rade!! Donijeli su odluku da se od danas zakljucaju u prostorije firme. Portal Tuzlanski.ba prenosi da im je zdravstveno stanje narušeno, a Hitna pomoć je intervenisala u nekoliko navrata. Štrajkači uprkos tome odbijaju otići u UKC Tuzla, jer novca za zdravstvene usluge nemaju. "Žalosna je ali istovremeno i sramotna činjenica, da ih za sve ove dane koliko su u štrajku glađu radnici "Tuzla-Kvarca" nije posjetio niko ni od čelnika Grada Tuzla, niti od predstavnika zakonodavne i izvršne vlasti TK-a, pa se radnici s pravom pitaju, čiji su oni u stvari građani?" - stoji u saopstenju "Sindikata Solidarnosti", prenosi Tuzlanski.ba. Radnici i uprava tvrde da su izgubili koncesije za rad i da su njihovi problemi sa Vladom TK nastali jer su prijavili bivšeg pomoćnika resornog ministra za mito i korupciju koji je uhapšen i protiv kojeg se vodi sudski postupak. Radnici su pozvali pravosuđe da radi svoj posao, a da se njima omogući da rade svoj...Gdje je kraj? Do kada ce vlasti ignorisati svoje gradjane? Da li cemo dozvoliti da izgube zivote neprimjeceni?
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We're Having A Baby... Shower
Not for me. Ha. I know I've cried wolf too many times and I deserve whatever happens to me, but I am NOT pregnant. Sorry to disappoint. My friend Jazmune, however, IS pregnant with a little girl and I'm thrilled about it.
I had the opportunity to host a baby shower for her and I was super excited because I hadn't done an event in a while. And by "super excited," I mean super stressed, but also excited, but also very much really very stressed. To know me is to know that I don't handle stress very well. It's usually written all over my face or I'm pretty vocal about it. That's the number one reason I probably couldn't do this for a living. But every now and then, I remember how much fun it is to have an idea and make it all come to fruition. There's a whole lot of gratification in seeing your hard work and planning come to life.
I've been DYING for an opportunity to make a balloon arch. And I finally had the chance so I took it. What I didn't do is record it, so no tutorial this time around, sorry (I know you were all sitting on the edge of your seats to see a balloon arch tutorial from me). But if there's an actual demand, I'd love to find another opportunity to create this magic and share the step-by-step.
I feel like desserts are the best (most photogenic) part of any party, so I really wanted to highlight the dessert table. It was one of the first things you saw when you came in, and I thought it was so pretty. The cake came from a local cafe and bakery (Cretia's) and was SO good. I love me a Cretia's cake.
Some of the other activities included a DIY Italian Soda Bar and a DIY "Mom-mosa" Bar (of course) and a donut wall. Listen, that donut wall was cute, but I think that scared people off. Not ONE donut was taken off the "wall" and consumed. The DIY Italian Soda Bar was something I'd never done, but I thought it was a cool way to incorporate a fun non-alcoholic beverage into the event. Not to mention they were yummy.


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Painted Leaf Ghosts and a Halloween Tree
Print and play a game of Would You Rather Halloween Edition
By Jen
Print and play a game of Would You Rather Halloween Edition
Juliet Robertson saysOctober 23, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Super idea – the other thing to do is to hunt for leaf skeletons which is the lacey semi-decomposed leaves.
Carolyn saysOctober 23, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I absolutely love this idea! I've pinned it.
RedTedArt saysOctober 25, 2012 at 12:35 pm
What a cute tree! Love the leaf craft! Great idea.
Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Melanie saysOctober 27, 2012 at 2:44 pm
What a perfect Autumn activity. Gonna have to try this!
Jennifer Fischer saysOctober 28, 2012 at 5:36 pm
Pinned and shared. In love with this!
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The Black Angels' "Death Song" Is A Huge Record/
When you hear psychedelic rock, something epic isn't usually what pops to mind. The Black Angels breaks the chain. Their new album is a massive one, with loads of driven and intense tracks with loads of energy. The Black Angel's Death Song is a huge record with lots of levels and no dull moments.
There's something epic about Death Song that makes it really captivating. At times it feels less like an album and more like a story of adventure and conquest. There's an epic darkness in opening track 'Currency,' the distorted guitars and wild vocals offering a thrilling and almost evil experience. There's nothing even intrinsically evil about the track, but the overall mood is just melodically dark and has a feeling of walking towards something dark with confidence. 'I'd Kill For Her' rolls in with less of a burden and more rocking riffs, the track becoming wild, especially towards the end with the soaring guitar solo.
There's a lot more depth on the record than you may immediately realize. The final two songs say wonders towards that: 'Death March' is the ode to death, the funky and almost hellish background guitars offering a offputting vibe that'll keep you grooving but place a slight sense of unease upon you. The real emotional heaviness is brought in 'Life Song.' The interesting thing here is the contrast between the two songs. 'Death March' feels much more anthemic, in a sense, with a larger sense of optimism and grandness to it. 'Life Song' is much more depressed, as it searches for answers within life that never seem to come. One seems like the grand end, while the other is the long, rigorous journey. 'Life Song' goes through many more ups and downs, however, with varying levels of intensity.
Death Song is all around just a jammy record. From the Lightning Bolt guitars in 'Comanche Moon' to the marching vibe of 'I Dreamt,' there's a lot going on in this record and it never lets up. You'll be left rocking out for its entirety, each song being starkly different from the one before it with an excellent vibe along with it. There is truly not a dull moment on the record.
The Black Angels' Death Song is a huge record. It not only never lets up its energy and creativity, but also has deeper messages within it that give it a sort of mission statement. It's an album that's smart and still fun - even if every track isn't a classic, you can always come back to any of them.
Favorite Tracks: Currency, Life Song, I'd Kill For Her
Least Favorite Track: Hunt Me Down
Rating: 79 / 100
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Congratulations, you've graduated from high school and moved out of your parents house. You're in college, which means you're an adult now, right?
Well, yes and no. You're living on your own, managing your own time, and doing your own laundry. However, unlike a "real" adult, your full-time job is being a student. This can make keeping your bank account above zero a real challenge.
Don't despair. With these six tips, you'll be able to keep your bank account in the green.
1. Get a Part Time Job
If it's possible with your schedule, getting a part-time job is the single best thing you can do to make sure you never run out of pocket money.
When you're setting up your financial aid package, ask about a federal work-study program. These are jobs around campus that generally require no more than 10 hours per week. Work study jobs are usually things like working in the library, fitness center, or cafeteria. Although they only pay minimum wage, sometimes you can do homework while you work (especially if it's a desk job). Can you say, "multitasking?"
2. Don't Buy New Textbooks
This tip could almost say, "don't buy textbooks in a store," or even, "don't buy textbooks."
"But," you might be thinking, "won't I need those?"
Yes, you will, but you can probably get them from your school's library for free. If your library doesn't have them (or doesn't have the correct edition), buying a used copy from Amazon is almost always cheaper than a used copy in your local book store.
If Amazon is still too expensive, check out Chegg, eCampus, or CollegeBook Renter. These sites allow you to rent a textbook for a semester, or a year, for far less than it would cost to buy the book.
3. Save Your Receipts
Though it is sometimes difficult to do, save your receipts. Before you can make a real budget you need to know how much money you're spending and what you're spending it on. Sometimes those receipts are a real eye opener. It's all too easy to fritter your money away.
4. Become a Resident Advisor
Apart from tuition, room and board will likely be your biggest college cost. According to The College Board, room and board for the average full-time student going to a public school, in-state, is $8,535 per year. For students going to private schools, or out-of-state schools, it is much higher.
However, students who work as Resident Advisors (RAs) usually get either free room and board, or at least have it significantly reduced. In fact, many even receive a stipend.
5. Take Advantage of College Offerings
Did you know that your tuition pays for more than just your classes? Well, it does. Most campuses are bursting at the seams with on-campus entertainment, including: movie rentals from the library, intramural sports, gym membership, guest lecturers, student clubs, and more. Again, according to The College Board, the average student living on campus spends $1,989 per year on "personal expenses," much of which they could get from their school.
6. Ask for What You Need
Here's a big and scary thought for you: life isn't always controllable. Sometimes parents get divorced, or lose their jobs. Sometimes there's a death in the family, or unforeseen medical expenses. If your financial circumstances change, or if you're doing your best but still struggling to make ends meet, talk to your financial aid office.
They might be able to increase your scholarships, grants, or, yes, your loans. Although it's a good idea to borrow as little money as possible for college, life isn't controllable – forget the "always." Don't be afraid to ask for what you need.
One last note: although it may seem like some of these tips aren't applicable if you're getting an online nursing degree, or other online degree, the ones that are applicable are even more important. For example, saving receipts, getting a part-time, and asking for what you need. Also, renting textbooks can still save you a lot of money, so check it out!
Author Bio:
Zachary Katz-Stein graduated from Kenyon College in December 2012. He now works as a free-lance writer when he's not teaching yoga classes.


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The Fairyland Loop is considered one of the most iconic day hikes in Bryce Canyon National Park. The route lives up to its name, meandering through a world of absurd hoodoos and strange bulbous sandstone towers, and hiking the Fairyland Trail in winter can give you a totally different perspective of Bryce Canyon National Park.Read More
Bryce Canyon is a unique and beautiful national park, and winter weather really adds to the park's natural beauty. Bryce Canyon features a series of bowls and amphitheaters filled with otherworldly spires, towers, and turrets called hoodoos. In fact, Bryce Canyon has the highest concentration of hoodoos anywhere on Earth. Here our favorite places for a winter trip to Bryce Canyon.Read More


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Archive for November, 2017
November 20, 2017
Vancouver city landmarks were lit up in blue on Saturday night to honor Abbotsford Police Officer Const. John Davidson. Rest in peace.
November 08, 2017
Italian football legend Andrea Pirlo (Milan, Juventus, NYFC) in Vancouver, BC two years ago at the Italian Cultural Centre. He announced on Monday that he's retiring. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to meet and photograph him. He was a class act.


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13 Halloween Treats You Need to Make ASAP
October 21, 2016
10 Days Until Halloween! There's something about holidays that just make us feel like the food we make needs to be festive too. Whether for a party, for your child to bring to school, or just to have at the…Continue reading
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Poop and Praise
This can't be happening to me.I cannot handle this. It's just too much.
Supposedly God doesn't give you more than you can handle, but I think he just messed up because I cannot handle this! My plate is already full. Two little girls 1 ½ years apart, a one-year-old boy with special needs and now I'm pregnant! How did this happen? Well, I know how it happened, but how did it happen? I'm already taking Dillon to doctor and therapist appointments several times a week and trying to be a good mom for the girls. How in the world am I going to add another child into the mix? Maybe if I just stay in bed all day, it will all go away.
I hear the pitter patter of little feet coming toward my bedroom. "Mommy, can I have some oatmeal for breakfast?"
No, life doesn't go away if I stay in bed all day. It comes to find me in the way of a small child.
Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Give me eyes to see and ears to hear you all around me. Allow me the honor of embodying you Jesus, as I am your hands and feet to the people around me today.
Out of bed I go to cook oatmeal while I vomit in the kitchen sink.
On our way to the field trip at the art museum I pray that Dillon doesn't get a poopy diaper while we're out. Changing his diaper in public is an awful mess. At home I sometimes change it in the bathtub for easier clean up. Something is awry with his metabolism so when you put one banana into his mouth you get 5 gallons of poop out the other end. Sure enough he has a dirty diaper and I have to change it in the public bathroom. There's no changing table so I use the floor. Poop is everywhere; all up his back, on the floor, he is wiggling around getting it everywhere. Women walk out in disgust. One woman says under her breath "some people are so dirty". Morning sickness makes me want to gag and public shame makes me want to sob.
Then I hear a voice "be thankful there is poop coming out."
Wait, what?
Oh right, it is a good thing that his intestinal system is working. It could be much worse if he didn't produce any poop. Not to minimize my problem, but I want to be thankful for all the systems that ARE working right.
On the way home I start going through all the bodily systems that work right in Dillon.
There are TONS!
All the doctors and therapist always focus on what needs to be fixed, but there is so much more that is working right. Thank you for his eyes, the glasses that help him see, his ears, arms, legs, liver, kidneys, spleen, (there is so much to be thankful for that I never saw before). I rattle through all the anatomy I can remember from my college classes. Oh and God, thank you for his adorable face and precious heart. Thank you so much for my son's heart.
Who knew cleaning up poop could open my heart to all the things I am grateful for? It opened up a place in my own heart I didn't know was closed. Of course I hate poop, but thank you God for it. I let all the seemingly difficult circumstances around me spoil my eyes to see and ears to hear God at work in everything. God is here with me; in this new life forming inside me, in my wonderful girls, in my special son. He's even in the poop coming out of him!
That night I start a praise journal.
I wanted my sleep to be bathed in appreciation. I'm grateful for indoor plumbing, running water, children who force me out of bed to cook for them, clothes for everyone, a car with gas to go to the museum, the list goes on and on for a long time until I nod off writing and I'm grateful for new life inside of me. The next morning I write on the facing page everything that I'm looking forward to in the day. A new set of clothes for everyone, more food at least 3 times, hugs and kisses and tears and shouts of anger and laughs of joy, learning how to parent while vomiting, seeing God at work through my kids and on and on it goes.
Lord make me an instrument of your peace. Give me eyes to see and ears to hear you all around me. Allow me the honor of embodying you Jesus, as I am your hands and feet to the people around me today.
Out of bed I go to cook Hannah her oatmeal before she even asked for it, while I vomit in the kitchen sink.
Oh and Lord, thanks for a kitchen sink


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Ethnographic Research on Victoria's Secret and Target The purpose of this paper was to observe the consumers of a retail store of my choice; I chose to observe Victoria's Secret and Targets consumers, because I myself am consumers of those stores quite often, then to analyze the behavior of the consumers of Victoria's Secret and Target. Victoria's Secret and Target consumers differ because of the difference in type of retail they offer and sell. Victoria's Secret consumers know what they are going to be shopping for women and certain needs or wants they are looking to satisfy. Target consumers shop for any age and any gender, …show more content…


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Andy and Patrick had a great conversation with Andy Vitale, the Director of User Experience at Polaris Industries, to learn about how designers can influence stakeholders.
Listen in to hear:
What designers can gain from building empathy for stakeholders and involving them in your design process
How designers can design for the business needs and the user needs in mind
How designers can more effectively communicate with stakeholders in their language
More about Andy:
Andy Vitale is the Director of User Experience at Polaris Industries, a global powersports leader, where he leads user experience design across Polaris' innovative product lines.
Aside from his primary role at Polaris, Andy serves as Director of Design Impact for AIGA Minnesota and is an adjunct professor for Kent State University's User Experience Design graduate program. He is also a member of the UXPA Cleveland Senior Advisory Board and the Program Advisory Committee for the Graphic Design & Interactive Media Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Andy often writes about design and speaks at conferences and events.
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Talking About Race
Conversations About Race and Equity (CARE) presents a 3-hour facilitated workshop to help participants lay a foundation for talking about race, particularly with teens. Register HERE or below.
After an introductory talk, participants will be invited to think about their identity through experiential exercises discussing, for example, where they grew up, what they understand about their identity growing up, and what they understand about it now.
The format will invite people to talk with each other, respectfully, in order to come to an understanding of the experiences have shaped our identity and how we are treated by society. Resources will be offered to attendees, including parents, educators, and grandparents, to help begin talking about race in an authentic way.
The event is free for all to attend. There is an optional contribution level if you wish help cover the costs. We have been generously supported by the Neighborhood Matching Fund from the City of Seattle.
Appropriate Age: Adults and teens
Location: Mount Baker Community Club, 2811 Mount Rainier Drive S., Seattle
Doors open at 1:30. Event starts at 2 pm
There is free parking on the streets around Mount Baker Community Club
Sorry, no child care available.
CARE is a committee of the Mount Baker Community Club. Members are Mt. Baker residents.
About the presenter: Aisha Hauser is an accomplished educator, curriculum developer, facilitator, author and anti-racism advocate. She has been in the Seattle area for the past five years and has offered workshops all over the country and several in the northwest including, Jefferson Community Center in Beacon Hill, Shoreline City Hall, Shoreline Community College, at the Diversity and Inclusion Conference in Salem, OR and the Race and Pedagogy Conference in Tacoma, WA.


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This past Saturday I hosted my 5th Annual Halloween Charity Event. And what an awesome day we had!
We had 67 children join us and have their photo taken in their costumes, what an amazing turn out. Thank you so much!
Between the session fees, basket raffle, and even a private donation, we were able to raise $660 this year!
I am blown away! I can not express how thankful I am to all those who participated in some way to help achieve this. Be it coming in for a photo, donating an item to the basket raffle, a general donation, and even the volunteers that helped make the day run smoothly.
Myself, the Reyes family, Middleton/Wright family, and M-CM Network thank you.


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PAFA: Historic Landmark Building, 118 N Broad Street, Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College: Canaday Library, 101 N Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr
Beyond Boundaries: Feminine Forms is a dual-sited exhibition of artworks from the Linda Lee Alter Collection of Art by Women at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and The William and Uytendale Scott Memorial Study Collection of Works by Women Artists of the Special Collections at Bryn Mawr College.
The collaboration, conceived by graduate students in the History of Art, Mechella Yezernitskaya and Laurel McLaughlin, in consultation with Carrie Robbins, Curator of Art & Artifacts, Bryn Mawr College, Jodi Throckmorton, Curator of Contemporary Art, PAFA, and Judith Thomas, Director of Exhibitions, PAFA, brings together two institutions, collections, and curatorial teams for an exhibition that highlights and reexamines each institution's inclusive efforts to collect artworks by women. While considering the historical stakes of such strategic essentialism, the exhibition queries its rationale and continued relevance by recuperating its "feminine" gender criteria as instead an artistic strategy that refuses the gendered stereotypes to which art by women has been subjected. To do so, the curators propose seven thematic constellations for subverting and reclaiming the "feminine" beyond biological, aesthetic, and social boundaries.
The sister-sited exhibition features over 80 works on paper, paintings, and sculptures by 72 artists, including Kara Walker, Lesley Dill, Betye Saar, Edna Andrade, Eleanor Heller, Nancy Spero, Joan Mitchell, and Kay Walkingstick. The two sites will be joined by programming and an exhibition catalogue available at Bryn Mawr College.
Community Programs
Points of View Talk: Joyce Kozloff
Saturday, January 27th, 2:00 pm (Lecture)
The Director's Series: Dinner with Joyce Kozloff
Saturday, January 27th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm (Event)
Art at Lunch: 50 Years of Progress...and Some Backsliding - Women Artists 1970 - 2018
Wednesday, February 28th, 12:00 pm (Lecture)
Beyond PAFA at Bryn Mawr College
Closing Celebration Tour: Bill Scott, Artist, Collector, and Instructor at PAFA
January 24, 4:30pm, Class of 1912 Rare Book Room, Bryn Mawr College
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' public programs are funded in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency). General operating support provided, in part, by The Philadelphia Cultural Fund. PAFA's special exhibitions in 2017-18 are supported by a generous contribution from Jonathan L. Cohen. Bryn Mawr College's public programs are further supported by the Class of 1902 Lecture Fund and the departments of History of Art, English, History; the programs in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Dance, Comparative Literature, 360° Course Clusters, and Museum Studies; the Center for Visual Culture, Art Club, as well as the Visual Studies Program and The Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities at Haverford College. The exhibition, catalogue, and programming at Bryn Mawr College are generously supported by the Friends of the Bryn Mawr College Library and the College's Library & Information Technology Services, and the Department of Special Collections.