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Location: Genomics and Bioinformatics Research2011 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416)
Mitigate the threat of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) to the Pakistani cotton crop. Develop resistant germplasm as well as detection and screening methods needed to increase Pakistan's and the U.S.'s level of preparedness for CLCuV.
1b. Approach (from AD-416)
ARS will work with ICARDA and U.S. universities to implement the collaborative project. Objectives will include: Identify new sources of resistance; transfer resistance genes; develop new tools to identify, characterize, and monitor different strains of CLCuV; develop and test resistant varieties; transfer new techniques, genetic resources, and expertise to Pakistani scientists.
3. Progress Report
The funding for this project goes towards the following projects: 6402-21310-003-11S, Stable Introgression of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Resistance into Cultivated Cotton and Germplasm Enhancement; 6402-21310-003-10S, Development of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) Diagnostic Tools and Monitoring of Clcuv; 6402-21310-003-12S, Increase of Cotton Germplasm with Emphasis on Non-Cultivated Species for Examination of Important Disease Resistance Traits; 6402-21310-003-13S, Identification and Introgression of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus Resistance into Cultivated Cotton; 6402-21310-003-14S, Enhancing Cotton Germplasm, Improving Resistance to Cotton Leaf Curl Virus and Supporting Cotton Best Management Practices for Small Farmers, where additional details can be found. During the past year, a comprehensive international research program was developed to combat Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) by developing resistant cotton lines and studying the virus itself. The CLCuV strain found in Pakistan developed within the country and is the most virulent form known in the world. Germplasm from the USDA ARS Cotton Germplasm Collection is being propagated and sent to Pakistan for screening to see if it carries any resistance. In 2011 over 500 accessions of wild relatives of cultivated cotton were sent to Pakistan and are presently being screened for resistance. The overall goal here is to identify novel forms of resistance, genetically map the resistance to identify a DNA marker associated with resistance, and then integrate the resistant trait into cultivated cotton. Sentential plots were established in Pakistan to trap new isolates of the virus for characterization and to establish protocols for to see if new forms of the virus are evolving. DNA sequencing methods were validated during the year to determine the DNA sequence of numerous isolates of the virus in order to look for changes in the virus. Integrated research programs with Pakistani Institutes and U.S.A. researchers are being established. Research activities during this reporting period were monitored by the ADODR through email communications with the cooperator and through in-person discussions with the cooperator in Washington D.C. and U.S.A. Embassy in Pakistan, phone conversations, and weekly conference calls.
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Sources: aUNDP (2007); bPopulation Reference Bureau (2008)
Sources: aUNDP (2007); bPopulation Reference Bureau (2008); cADB (2007)
Burma is highly dependent on agriculture. The agricultural sector accounts for almost half of the country's economy. GDP increased at a rapid rate in the early 1990s after Burma began liberalizing certain sectors of its economy in 1989. However, growth has slowed down since 1996. Burma became a member of the ASEAN in July 1997. Official estimates show that GDP grew by over 10 percent per annum between 2000 and 2005. This increase, however, is not supported by other indicators related to GDP. An objective assessment of economic performance is difficult because of weaknesses in data. Thus, the actual GDP growth rates could be much lower than officially estimated. Burma is an ethnically diverse country with some 130 ethnic groups. The military government has been criticized worldwide for its suppression of the pro-democracy movement. The country has a long border, sharing with Bangladesh, China, India, Laos and Thailand.
The following are among the landmark events that have had a bearing on Burma's migration experience:
Migration from Burma has progressed in the 1990s in conjunction with full employment and demand for labor in Thailand. The migration was encouraged by better opportunities in Thailand but also by appalling conditions after the September 1988 military takeover in Burma. As of 2006, some 456,083 Burmese migrants were registered with Thai authorities, a number less than that of 2005, 705,293 (AMN, 15 July 2006). They were employed in jobs typically shunned by Thai workers (i.e., as workers in fisheries, warehouses, small factories and restaurants/bars). Burmese women, on the other hand, were working as domestic workers or sex workers. Since November 2006, the government has been issuing provisional (temporary) passports at three offices along the Burmese-Thai border (in Tachilek, Myawaddy and Kawthoung) to Burmese nationals wishing to work in Thailand so they could apply for work permits. Nonetheless, concerns remain over the large presence of irregular Burmese workers in Thailand. Only 80,000 out of some 300,000 Burmese workers currently working in Thailand hold official labor cards issued by the Thai Labor Ministry (AMN, 28 February 2007). Some 120,000 are estimated to have stay visas while the rest are undocumented. Burmese migrants primarily go to Thailand. Other destinations include India, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea (Arnold and Hewison, 2005).
Following renewed fighting between Karen rebels (guerillas) and military troops, some 18,000 ethnic Karen people were forced to leave their homes near Pyinmana (the government's new capital) and flee to Thailand from February to May 2006 (AMN, 15 June 2006). According to a survey released by the Thai-Burma Border Consortium, some 82,000 people were forced to flee their homes in eastern Burma in 2006 (AMN, 31 October 2006). Apart from the Karen people, there are other ethnic minorities, such as Karenni, Shan and Mon. It is estimated that there are more than half a million internally displaced people in Burma (AMN, 31 May 2006; AMN, 31 October 2006; AMN, 30 June 2007). An NGO has also registered 167,000 refugees in camps along the Thai-Burmese border (AMN, 30 June 2007). It is also estimated that close to 1.5 million Rohingyas (Muslim ethnic group in northern Rakhine State) have left Burma to escape repression against them since its independence in 1948 (Pillar, n.d.). The latest mass exodus occurred in 1991-1992. Most of them now live in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.[1] For more information on the number of displaced people in Burma and persons of concern from Burma, see Tables 1 and 2.
Burma has enacted an anti-trafficking law in September 2005. From July 2002 to September 2006, Burmese authorities detected a total of 748 human trafficking cases, arrested 1,484 traffickers and rescued 3,694 victims (AMN, 28 February 2007).
Arnold, Dennis and Kevin Hewison
2005 "Exploitation in Global Supply Chains: Burmese Migrant Workers in Mae Sot, Thailand." Available at http://burmalibrary.org/docs3/EXPLOITATION_IN_GLOBAL_SUPPLY_CHAINS.pdf, accessed on 4 December 2008.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
2007 "Southeast: Myanmar." In Asian Development Outlook 2007. Available at http://www.adb.org/documents/books/ADO/2007/MYA.asp, accessed on 4 December 2008.
Asian Migration News (AMN) Various Years
Pillar, Karen
n.d. "Ronghiya." Available at http://www.burmaissues.org/En/rohingya.html, accessed on 20 January 2008.
Population Reference Bureau
2008 "2008 World Population Data Sheet." Available at http://www.prb.org/pdf08/08WPDS_Eng.pdf, accessed on 21 November 2008.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
2007 "Human Development Report 2007/2008." Available at http://hdrstats.undp.org/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_MMR.html, accessed on 4 December 2008.
http://www.gcir.org/about_immigration/world_map/alphabetical_list_of_countries.htm (No longer available)
[1] About 2.3 million Rohingya refugees had been flown back home as of 11 September 2003 (AMN, 30 September 2003). Overall, 236,238 Rohingya refugees have returned (AMN, 15 December 2003).

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Below are some of the tools and resources that we use both for just regular family life as well as for our family business. Below are links to and discussion about our favorite devices, services, apps, kitchen tools, and education.
- "Smartphone"
We fought the draw to get a smartphone for a long time. Tim was given an iPhone for his work phone for one of his jobs in Guam, though, and, we realized during this time how useful it was. It's like having a planner, address book, computer, phone, calculator, book collection, and camera all in one easy-to-carry item that is even backed up to either your computer or the cloud so that the information isn't lost forever if you loose it.
Tim has an iPhone 6S Plus and Franicia has an iPhone X. Tim likes the larger size of the iPhone 6S Plus while Franicia prefers the smaller iPhone X.
You can read Tim's article on how to choose the best smartphone here.
- Apple iPad
- Apple Mac Pro
- Apple Macbook Pro
- Fujifilm X-Pro 1 16MP Digital Camera with APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor (Body Only)
Back in the spring of 2012, we were wanting to replace our Nikon D40. We used that camera SO much. It actually had over 145,000 shutter actuations. We had been waiting for Nikon to come out with the replacement for the Nikon D700. That February or March, Nikon released the D800 (that has now been replaced by the D810 . We didn't have enough money initially, so we saved until we did have the money. When we finally had the money, the waiting list for the D800 was so long that we would receive the camera after our move from Guam to Florida.That timing wouldn't work for us, so we started looking for other options. We really wanted a camera that had a good (at least DX-size) sensor with excellent interchangeable lenses. I (Tim) wasn't even sure those existed. It turns out that Fujifilm had released the X-Pro 1 right around the same time that the D800 was released. The X-Pro 1 takes great pictures and good enough video. We're hoping that the video capabilities improve on the next version of the X-Pro.We also like Manfrotto's products for photography and have a 10% off code that you may use. They offer tripods, headds, accessories, alternative supports, dollies, and bags as well as video support systems. Use code SAVE10 for products delivered to the US only. Click here.
- G Suite - "Professional email, online storage, shared calendars, video meetings and more. Built for business, designed for teams." You get the regular Google services but associated with your own domain.
We've tried G Suite, Exchange hosted on Office 365, hosted Exchange with Rackspace, business email with Rackspace, and even the Open Exchange Suite. We keep going back to G Suite because it is so flexible and powerful (and it's a great value compared to some other options).
One of our favorite things about G Suite is the ability to send and receive email from multiple aliases. It's possible to do this with the other solutions (mostly) while using a desktop or web-based interface, but G Suite can do this through it's own, very-capable Gmail interface both on a web browser and on the Gmail app on most mobile devices. This is really a huge deal for us since we're pursuing several business opportunities and don't want to pay for multiple accounts for each of our businesses.
Another thing that we really like about G Suite for Work is Gmail's labeling feature. Labels are different than folders in that a single message or message thread can belong to several different labels. This is really helpful for cases when messages could go in two or more folders in other email solutions such as a regular IMAP or POP email account. With Gmail, you don't have to pick which folder they go to -- you can label to your heart's content. There is also a folder feature in Gmail if you want to organize your emails this way, but you still have the ability to label messages with multiple labels no matter folder they're assigned.
Google Drive with Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, and more is also an amazing collaboration and productivity tool. We use all of these to keep our business documents synced and even plan events like our upcoming relocation!
- Nozbe - Nozbe is a simple but very powerful task and project management system. There is a web app as well as native apps for the Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, iPad, and iPhone. One thing we really like about Nozbe is that it will stay in sync between all of your devices. It also integrates really well with Google Calendar, Twitter, Evernote, Dropbox, and Box.
- Slack - team communication. Slack is awesome! Our team could always communicate with each other via email, but then we'd have potentially a lot of email threads for various projects that could get lost among the rest of our important and unimportant emails. Slack is like a messaging application built specifically for projects and teams. One thing that is different about Slack as apposed to other messaging solutions is the ability to create your own channels and the ability to archive messages. Google Hangouts offers archiving, but it doesn't offer channels. Apples Messaging app is great, but it's hard to archive (and it doesn't offer channels). Slack offers both archiving and channels as well as great integrations with external services. WE LOVE SLACK! Did I mention we love Slack?
- Hosting by InMotion Hosting - provides hosting on solid-state drives (SSD's) that enable Wordpress sites to load up to 3x faster than traditional hosting services
- Wordpress - The most widely-used and supported Content Management System (CMS)
- Adobe Creative Cloud - Adobe professional apps for creating such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Adobe Acrobat Pro and online (cloud) storage for sharing content across services and with others.
- Michael Hyatt's Platform University for help to develop our platform.
- LinkedIn - social networking for your professional side
- Instagram for sharing picture updates to our followers and supporters
- Twitter for quick updates to our followers and supporters
- Vimeo for online video hosting
- Google Drive - Google offers Google Drive with Docs, Sheets (spreadsheets), Slides (slide presentations), Forms, and Drawing for free with any Google account. G Suite also includes drive with these features. Google Drive can also edit Microsoft Word files and save documents as Word files. Another great feature is it's real-time collaboration feature.
- Evernote Premium - We use Evernote as an electronic notebook both for our family, our website, and our business. The Premium subscription to Evernote gives you some added features over the free version such as a larger storage and syncing allotment, ability to store notes to work offline, document search to include attached files, and premium support.
- 1Password - "1Password is a comprehensive password manager for Mac OS X, Windows, iOS and Android developed by AgileBits Inc. It provides a place for users to store various passwords, software licenses, and other sensitive information in a virtual vault that is locked with a PBKDF2-guarded master password." We use it to keep all of our accounts and passwords synced across our multiple devices (including our desktop and laptop computers.
- Fantastical- We keep track of all of our appointments and reminders through Fantastical on our phones, iPad, and computers. Viewing, modifying, and adding events AND reminders is quicker and easier than other applications including the stock iOS and OS X apps.
- Slack - Slack, mentioned above, also has dedicated apps for iOS and Android. WE LOVE SLACK!
Kitchen tools
We get many of our cooking tools from our favorite restaurant supply company, KaTom. They sell Vollrath and Shun among other great brands.
- Dinnerware - We try to use stainless steel dinnerware as much as possible so that we don't have to be concerned about our children breaking their plates, cups, etc. We have bought Zebra Thailand stainless steel dinnerware before, but they can be difficult to find a. Tumblers - Vollrath 12-oz tumbler from KaTom. b. Plates - Amazon sells GSI Outdoors Glacier Stainless Plate and MSR Alpine Plate c. Silverware - We use Oneida Flight 45-Piece Stainless-Steel Flatware Set because they're easy to get and are comfortable in our hands.
- Berkey Water Filtration - Berkey water filters are great for general filtered water needs. We have a whole-house water filter as well as a Berkey water filter in our kitchen. One great thing about Berkey water filters is that they are powered by gravity! Their filters remove 99.99% of viruses, bacteria, and even fluoride when combined with their special fluoride attachments.
- Kitchen knives - We've tried Shun, Wulstof, Henckels, and even Cutco knives. We even have a $300 Shun Ken Onion Chef's knife. Our favorite knives for function, comfort, and price, though (BY FAR), are Victorinox Fibrox knives. Our favorite chef's knife is the Victorinox Fibrox 10-in knife. It is SO comfortable, cuts really well, holds an edge very well, and can easily be sharpened. It's not quite as fancy as the other knives from big-name, expensive brands with a big bolster and wooden handle, and it's stamped instead of ground or formed from a single piece of steel, but it's AWESOME! Their bread knife is really great too and works just as good if not better than our high-dollar German-made bread knife. Bottom line -- get Victorinox knives. That's what a lot of the world's top chefs use (trust us -- our brother is an executive sous chef at a Hyatt resort).
- Vollrath pots - We love stainless steel and cast iron cookware and try to stay away from non-stick surfaces simply because they're not natural. Finding stainless steel pots and pans that are high-quality and offer efficient cooking is not always easy and is often very expensive especially when you buy a full set. We try to stay away from rolled lips and seams that collect food and bacteria. Since stainless steel is not very conductive as compared to other materials like copper and aluminum, though, we also like to get cookware that has a layer of conductive material sandwiched between layers of stainless steel. This type of cookware can get VERY expensive. Vollrath cookware is designed for restaraunt use and isn't quite as pretty as other cookware with polished, mirror finishes, but we love it's sturdy, easy to clean, and easy to use features. We enthusiastically recommend them!
- Robinson Curriculum - A great homeschool curriculum that will get your children reading a lot of historical literary works where they'll learn about history from the source.
- Khan Academy - Free, online education for adults and children alike. This is not a faith-based curriculum, so parents need to ensure that they're involved in what their children are learning. We have noticed some progressive themes in some of the material. Their math curriculum, however, is very good.
- Saxton Math - Saxton Math is a very good and thorough math curriculum that offers math courses all the way up to Calculus.
- Melissa & Doug - We love Melissa & Doug's toys and learning products for children. We love wooden and quiet toys -- our children love them too!


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Michael Rea, president of the Society of Christian Philosophers, apologized Saturday to anyone who may have been offended by a recent presentation by leading Christian philosopher Richard Swinburne at the 2016 Midwest Society of Christian Philosophers in which Swinburne said homosexuality could be considered a disability.
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About once a month or so I will spend a night listening to podcasts and re-supplying a bunch of my time-tested and well-used DIY products with my favorite Natural Living recipes. One that I really love and realize I haven't shared yet on here is my easy Homemade Dishwasher Detergent. I tend to make this detergent into tabs because I like them pre-meaured so I can just pop them into my dishwasher. I think it's nice not having to measure or scoop anything out of a jar but if you like doing that you could totally with this recipe as well! This detergent works really well and doesn't leave any residue or yuck on your glasses and if you have ever dealt with that you know how awesome it is to find a homemade detergent that does a good job cleaning dirty dishes! (affiliate links present)
I know I've shared my love of Washing Soda with you before (it's amazing!!) and in doing so I shared an awesome Powder Dishwasher Detergent recipe and honestly, I seem to cycle between both of these recipes. They are both great and work great but this particular Homemade Dishwasher Detergent recipe is pretty awesome because I like that you can make it into tablets AND that you pretty much have every ingredient in your home already. Here's what you'll need:
Homemade Dishwasher Detergent
- 1 cup Washing Soda
- 1 cupBaking Soda
- 1 cup Coarse Salt
- ¾ cup Lemon Juice
- Mix the dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
- Slowly add the lemon juice, which will make the mixture fizz, and stir until well combined. Mixture will be clumpy!
- Scoop out a Tablespoon at a time and press well into silicon molds.
- Let dry for about 24 hours.
- Pop them out and use 1 tablet per dishwasher load in the little dishwasher detergent compartment.
- Store in a lidded container.
It's seriously so simple. Mix all three dry ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Then slowly add the lemon juice, as it will cause the mixture to fizz (but not a crazy amount!) Then mix everything together, you'll notice the mixture will start to get clumpy. Then take tablespoonfuls and press the detergent into silicon ice molds or silicon candy molds. Let the tabs dry for about 24 hours and then place them into a lidded container to use when you need. I add one tab to the little dishwasher detergent compartment per load and start it up as usual. Gotta love a more natural way of cleaning dishes in your dishwasher!
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Designer clothes that fit the personality of your dog, ensuring that your pooch has the swag it deserves. Whether your dog has an old soul or a heart that is young and restless, it will find the doggy duds it needs to look and feel its best at Dog Threads. A portion of all proceeds goes to Secondhand Hounds, a local animal rescue organization. Made in Minneapolis, MN


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Smart Jump Rope
The smart jump rope is a jump rope that displays your fitness data in front of you each time you jump. It has 23 embedded LEDs that flash a real-time display of your jump count. You can pair it with your mobile device and the smart rope app, it will be able to track you jump count, calories burned, goals reached, time elapsed and more fitness stats like these. The app also lets you connect with your friends for extra motivation.
It's cool things to buy for people who looking for smart fitness accessory or gift for someone who love to do exercise.


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Graduates will more easily move up the career ladder with a new industrial engineering degree offered at the American University of Sharjah.
AUS engineers course to help Emiratis rise
SHARJAH // An engineering degree to better equip Emiratis for management roles will be launched in the autumn.
The course in industrial engineering will help graduates to move more easily up the career ladder in fields such as logistics and manufacturing.
Dr Yousef Al Assaf, dean of engineering at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), said research with companies such as Emirates Aluminium and Aramex had shown there was great demand for the degree.
"We are being told there is a shortage of Emirati engineers by several industries and companies such as Atic [Advanced Technology Investment Company], Enec [Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation] and Adnoc [Abu Dhabi National Oil Company]," Dr Al Assaf said.
He said many of the private university's graduates became managers after two years but lacked the necessary skills.
As a result, they had to return to study for either a master's in business administration or in engineering systems management, focusing on areas such as quality control and supply chains.
"It's not like business management," Mr Al Assaf said. "There are specific skills. This will allow Emiratis to be able to be managers but also have the engineering skills by focusing on those in the first two years.
"We're giving them the skills of engineering and management without making them come back."
The degree's consultative board includes representatives from entities such as Dubai Municipality and the Dubai Executive Council.
In the US, industrial engineers held 14 per cent of 1.6 million engineering jobs in 2008, ranked after civil and mechanical engineers.
The number of industrial engineers is also expected grow by 14 per cent over the next decade, faster than any other occupation in the US.
Similar effects have been seen in the Arabian Gulf region. In Saudi Arabia, almost 90 per cent of new graduates in industrial engineering are employed within six months of graduating.
Dr Al Assaf is convinced the new degree will be relevant to enough disciplines to make it more attractive than specialised areas such as civil or electrical engineering.
"This programme would provide the local market with extremely needed abilities and knowledge, where efficiency counts," said Amjad Dakhnous, production manager at Gulf Dura Industries in Ras Al Khaimah.
"And [it] would standardise the profession in areas like operations, planning and material management … I personally have difficulty in finding the right people for these jobs."
Neeru Nair, general manager at Joseph Sign Systems in Dubai, said the course curriculum must take into account many aspects of modern industry.
"Industrial engineering is a traditional name for the engineering discipline that concentrates on making things and getting things done effectively, efficiently, and with high quality," Mr Nair said.
"Our organisation does require professional engineers who will be working in an environment where cost effectiveness, high productivity and effective use of resources are crucial."
Only 15 per cent of AUS engineers are Emiratis. Most of them are sponsored by companies, guaranteeing employment. But industry is crying out for more local talent.
In the school of engineering, 30 per cent of students drop out in the first two years for reasons ranging from failing the course, to changing to something deemed less challenging.
Dr Thomas Hochstettler, provost at AUS, said it was vital for the university to listen to industry feedback when introducing degrees.
"We are always looking at ways of better serving the community," Dr Hochstettler said.
"Our academics have always been engaged with the local community and industry in order to connect the students to the employers."
He said feedback for curriculum design was crucial for the proposal to the commission for academic accreditation, the section of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research that approves, regulates and accredits degrees.


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But, yeah, most of them involved Gorzelanny. He yielded seven earned runs in three innings, also allowing the one runner he inherited from Stephen Strasburg to score. Gorzelanny hit the first batter he faced than allowed a mammoth home run by J.D. Martinez. In another stretch, Gorzelanny allowed a bases-loaded walk, uncorked a bases-loaded wild pitch and served up a three-run homer to Fernando Martinez, which, in fairness, got a decisive amount of help from the stiff wind.
Afterward, Manager Davey Johnson blamed himself for the way Gorzelanny's outing unfolded. He wanted to pull Gorzelanny, seeing no reason for Gorzelanny to absorb punishment in a spring training when he clearly didn't have it. But Johnson did not have Ryan Mattheus warming up in the bullpen in time to pull Gorzelanny.
Gorzelanny actually told Johnson he had no problem staying out there, that he wanted the work. Johnson still insisted he was at fault.
"You can put it on me," Johnson said. "Gorzelanny is okay. He threw a couple more pitches than I wanted him to throw. we had a little problem communicating with the bullpen, getting Mattheus ready to come in. Talking to Gorzo, he said he needed the work. That's not the kind of work I want to give him. I guess I'm rusty, 12 years since my last spring training. You can put that on me letting him stay out there and take a beating."
This being March 4, one bad outing is not the end of the world, and likely will not go too far in determining his place on the team. But, man, that was a rough one for Gorzelanny.
>>> It was a strong day for the Nationals bullpen. Mattheus allowed only a walk in 1 1/3 innings, striking out two. Brad Lidge retired all three batters he faced, striking out one of them. Drew Storen overmatched all thee hitters he faced, striking out two and getting a groundball using only 11 pitches.
Afterward, Johnson coined a nickname for Storen based his proclivity for toying with his delivery.
"I'm going to start calling him Tinkerbell," Johnson said. "He comes in with all kinds of different little moves. Once the game started, he looked good."
>>> Bryce Harper entered the game in right field in the fifth inning, and his hustle defined his brief performance. He went 1 for 2, beating out an infield single before striking out looking at a fastball.
On defense, Harper's most notable moment came when former National Brian Bixler lashed a line drive off Tyler Clippard into the right field corner. Harper bolted for the ball and made a wild, diving attempt. He missed the ball, which allowed Bixler to scoot all the way to third for a triple.
Harper may have held Bixler to a double had he taken a more conservative tack. But Johnson believed Harper had done the right thing, making a desperate stab down eight runs in the eighth inning.
"At that point, make a great play," Johnson said. "What the heck, we're eight runs down. If we're protecting a two-run lead, we'd play a little differently. I liked his hustle."


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By Thomas Madison
Wealth redistribution. That is the only remedy to poverty that progressive Marxists (liberals) understand. They adhere to the Marxist religion of only a single pie, that when someone eats a piece of the pie, that means someone else will not get a piece. It has never occurred to liberal weenies that someone could be in the kitchen baking another pie, or that several people could be in the kitchen, combining their efforts toward the task of baking many pies. Or, many people in many kitchens could be baking many pies. In fact, we could have a pie factory. Make that many pie factories.
This isn't rocket science. It is called industry, work, innovation, ingenuity, which can all be summed up nicely in that single word that leaves tunnel-visioned liberals sobbing uncontrollably when they hear it…. CAPITALISM! Economies, like children, grow when attended to properly.
Unable to comprehend, or perhaps ignoring, the lessons of centuries of runaway capitalist success and prosperity, that awesome spectacle of unlimited wealth and financial security called the American experiment, liberals continue with the zero sum game plan – take away John and Mary's pie so that James and Sally may have it. America's GDP was not $17 trillion in 1800. It has grown to that point. CAPITALISM!
As though the progressive failures of America's liberal-run cities like Detroit and Baltimore were not lesson enough, today's liberals continue to believe that stealing from the productive to give to the unproductive is the only equitable course of action. How about encouraging the unproductive to become productive, to bake their own pies?
The GDP of Earth has doubled since 1990. This is growth, not redistribution of a single pie, but the baking of many pies by many bakers. This global prosperity is 180 degrees counter to progressive theory. It is right in front of their faces and they can't see it!
Now we are watching another, related progressive policy phenomenon occur, as liberals stare, like so many deer in the headlights, as America's productivity continues to shrink. Liberal Rule #743 – destroy incentive to produce, so that we are all equally poor and equally miserable. Progressive nirvana!
As every government agency, at every level, filled to the bursting point with career parasites, slaps prohibitive regulation upon prohibitive regulation on America's productive entrepreneurs (employers), and taxes them beyond the incentive-to-produce point, we watch as wiser students of economic history, like the Chinese, eat our economic lunch. The United States has the highest corporate tax rate on the planet. Is it any wonder that our largest and most profitable corporations are moving their operations to tax-friendlier countries, taking their jobs, their money, and their tax revenue with them?
With one hand our liberal policymakers are stealing John and Mary's pie to give it to James and Sally. With the other hand they are shooing all the bakers out of the kitchen. Only a single candidate in the 2016 presidential field has recognized this destructive course of progressive action, and is very vocal about it, and he has a lot of people listening. Donald Trump.
From Stephen Z. Nemo, CDN
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2015 – "Whoever is rich," said Saint Jerome "cannot be rich unless he has robbed a poor man." Saint Jerome didn't get out much. He was a hermit living in a cave, after all. He believed his severe, self-imposed living conditions prevented him from accidently bettering his lot in life and, by doing so, impoverishing his fellow-man.
Jerome believed in what modern economists call the "fixed cake fallacy." The silly theory (believed by Karl Marx) states that all wealth is fixed, and, like physical matter, cannot be made or destroyed, only rearranged.
If capitalists were getting rich, it was poor workers who were being robbed.
As time passed and the wages, working conditions and the wellbeing of European workers increased, Marxists had to fashion a plausible explanation for this wealth explosion.
"Well," they said, "imperialism and the economic exploitation that followed in its wake is the source of that stolen wealth." For Marxist theory to remain plausible, Western workers and their capitalist employers had to be made coequal plunderers.
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Wolfgang Fengler, Lead Economist in Trade and Competitiveness for the World Bank, said in a recent blog post,
"I still thought, like most activists on the left did, that the solution to global poverty lay in taking resources away from the rich and redistributing them to the poor… Since 1990, global GDP has more than doubled from $47 trillion to 99 trillion. Most of this growth has happened in countries that were as poor 25 years ago as most of Africa is today… If the world only focused on redistribution, many of these previously poor countries could have never grown rich."
Unfortunately, many so-called First World nations have geared their economies to wealth redistribution and not growth.
So it comes as no surprise that the journal of Obamanomics, the New York Times, offered its readers this oxymoronic headline:
"Data Show Healthy Job Growth but Also Signs of Weakness."
Five paragraphs into the Times' story, you'll find this,
"The share of American adults either working or looking for a job, which in many ways is a better gauge of economic robustness than the oft-cited jobless rate, fell 0.3 percentage point in June. With June's drop, the so-called labor participation rate is now at its lowest level since 1977."
It is a supreme irony that a majority of economists say the fixed-cake theory is a fallacy when applied to free markets, but fail to identify economies geared exclusively to wealth redistribution (Greece, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C.) as the recipients of socialism's dry, stale crumbs.
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Ousted Tuesday Morning CEO alleges bias in lawsuit
Published 11:59 pm, Friday, August 3, 2012
NEW YORK - The ousted CEO of retailer Tuesday Morning Corp. has filed discrimination charges against the company, saying she was sent packing after the board learned she had breast cancer.
Kathleen Mason also is seeking unspecified damages and her old job back. The discrimination charges were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Dallas.
Tuesday Morning said in a statement that Mason's termination was lawful. It also said the accusation was without merit and intends to defend itself against the claims.
Mason's attorney, Rogge Dunn, said board members' attitude toward Mason changed after she disclosed she had cancer. He says one board member even made a sarcastic comment about her wig.
The Dallas-based discount retailer announced in June that it was firing Mason, who had been CEO since 2009. It lowered its financial outlook at the same time.
Tuesday Morning has about 850 stores across the country.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The March of Dimes released the following statement from President Stacey D. Stewart regarding a comment made today by Seema Verma, nominee to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during her Senate nomination hearing, that health insurers should not have to cover maternity care under all plans:
"The March of Dimes is profoundly disappointed in the statement made today by Ms. Verma that maternity coverage should be an optional benefit in health plans. Maternity coverage is not a luxury, and should not be considered an optional benefit. There are many reasons to believe that making maternal care an optional benefit could contribute to maternal mortality, preterm birth and infant mortality.
"Most U.S. women require coverage for pregnancy and maternity care at least once during their lives. Women and their partners should be able to make decisions about starting a family based on what's right for them, not the restrictions in their insurance coverage. Moreover, about half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, meaning that some women will choose a plan that lacks critical coverage they later find they need.
"Isolating maternity care into a limited set of optional policies will mean the actuarial risk is spread over fewer people and the costs may become unaffordable to those considering pregnancy. As a result, women who did not select or could not afford plans that cover pregnancy could be forced to forgo prenatal care and treatment for conditions such as pregnancy-related high blood pressure or diabetes. Ultimately, this would lead to maternal or infant deaths, preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes. Tragic outcomes like these would cost far more than limiting benefits would save.
"Coverage for maternity and newborn care must be included in all health plans, regardless of whether the individual believes she will need that care during the plan year. Both individuals and those who carry coverage for an entire family deserve the peace of mind of knowing they will have access to the services necessary for a healthy pregnancy and healthy baby under any health plan."
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The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. For more than 75 years, moms and babies have benefited from March of Dimes research, education, vaccines, and breakthroughs.
For the latest resources and health information, visit our websites marchofdimes.org and nacersano.org. To participate in our annual signature fundraising event, visit marchforbabies.org. If you have been affected by prematurity or birth defects, visit our shareyourstory.org community to find comfort and support. For detailed national, state and local perinatal statistics, visit persistats.org. You can also find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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text: Meta Rate My Team PokéBase - Pokémon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat Which Colour is used Most AND Least (Obsessively two different colours) used to colour Pokemon? 0 votes 520 views To help explain, which colour can be seen the most altogether on Pokemon and the Colour that is seen the least please. Thanks to whoever answers! :P color black-white-2 types asked Jul 20, 2013 by !Barx101! Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 3 Answers 1 vote Best answer I can't really give an exact answer, but from what I've seen, reds, blues, and greens and even white are seen a lot though usually white is a minor detail. You probably won't see blacks or grays often though. I hope this answered your question. answered Jul 20, 2013 by WoonderWaffle selected Jul 20, 2013 by !Barx101! I'm surprised someone managed to answer this question. I bow down to you commented Jul 20, 2013 by !Barx101! Please log in or register to add a comment. 7 votes Here is a list of all the Colours a Pokemon can have and the number of Pokemons have said colour. Blue 122 Brown 92 Green 74 Red 67 Grey 64 Yellow 61 Purple 58 White 45 Pink 37 Black 25 http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pokémon_by_color answered Jul 20, 2013 by Flafpert wat the fack commented Mar 23, 2015 by dizzyheads Please log in or register to add a comment. 2 votes Well there are 9 different colour divisions according to bulbapedia and form what I can see the most common is Blue or Brown and the least is Pink or Black Source: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pokémon_by_color Hope this helped! answered Jul 20, 2013 by Sempi Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions What is the significance of different colours and number of rings for wormholes? If I to added all genders, colours, and Shiny Pokemon together, How many would I need to complete the National Pokedex? Does the outer colour of gastrodon make it different from other coloured gastrodon? What does Florges' colours do? Kalos region pokedex colours? What are the least and most used types in OU? Is there any colour that isn't in a Pokemon game title? Are the colors of a Pokemon related to its type? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


text: MW, 2:30 PM-3:45 PM, TE F260 A portion of this course reserved for majors Fulfills COAS A&H Requirement Instructor: Robert Ivie E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Office: Mottier Hall 203 Office Hours: MW, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM and by appointment Phone: 855-5467 Instructor's Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~ivieweb This course examines dissent—its cultural status, political role, and rhetorical characteristics—as a democratic practice and peace- building movement in the U.S. with specific reference to the ongoing war on terrorism. Dissent in a time of war is as critical to the nation's democratic identity as it is alarming to empowered elites and purveyors of prevailing political opinion. Dissent typically is denigrated as dangerous, disloyal, and unpatriotic during times of national crisis and even stifled within official deliberative bodies such as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as well as in the mainstream news media and in the everyday transactions of ordinary citizens. Without open debate, governments tend to exaggerate the danger to the nation, to target unpopular groups for vilification and repression, to enact under the cover of national security preexisting political agendas that are unrelated to the war, and to generally spawn a culture of secrecy and suppression that fosters poor decision making with regrettable consequences. As Cass Sunstein argues in Why Societies Need Dissent (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003), freedom of speech is a safeguard against senseless conformity. Sunstein writes that a culture of free speech is the foundation of democratic self-government and that dissent within the polity is a protection against ideological extremism, political polarization, and unchecked power. Thus, "well- functioning societies take steps to discourage conformity and to promote dissent" (p. 213). Yet, government and society at large are inclined to curtail freedom of speech, and thus it is especially important for a democratic people to understand what is at stake when dissent is curbed, to recognize dissent as an everyday practice that is characteristic of productive deliberation—not something to be marked as strange and threatening—and to explore how dissent can help to address more effectively the present crisis of terrorism under prevailing conditions of division, diversity, and globalization. Students will be assigned three books to read and evaluate throughout the course of the semester, covering topics of democracy and dissent, social movements, and peace-building in a context of war and crisis. Each student will also complete a term project analyzing and assessing a peace-building movement.


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I'm stalking one online right now...your opinions would help me choose - love that nicole!
Beautiful color but the leather marks up easily and because it is light colored it makes it worse. Remember my Charlie bag? (sniff)
I just purchased the Nicole in Rose on Eluxury! I can't wait to get it! I've been wanting it for so long, but it was hard to find especially on sale or with discount code. Lexie, I do remember the marks on your Charlie. I really hope the scuffing does not apply to the Nicole. Any other Nicole owners out there??
I passed on the deal. I'm too worried about the scuffing actually. It's a beautiful color but when I really thought about it - I know I'd only use it in the spring/summer and I already have a bunch of Khakis I want to rock LOL.........maybe the next sample sale! Good deal though!
I LOOVE my Nicole... it is in Luggage though.. not Rose! I would just be careful about color transfer from jeans etc...with that lighter color. Definately spray her with leather protector!!
I don't know how the leather on Nicole compares to the Charlie. I'll be anxious to hear what you think - I think it would be BEAUTIFUL - hope you don't have any marking issues!!
Thanks for the advice Jbug! While I wait for my bag to arrive, I'm going to get a leather protector spray. I know, I know, I should have one already. So your Nicole in Luggage is holding up well? No markings?
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"In a newly discovered video, Pastor Eric Dammann admit to punching a child right in the chest because he didn't take God seriously. And he considers that an ultimately good thing.
As he recounts the story, there was a 'real smart-aleck' at some youth group he was at, a 'bright kid' who was 'just trying to push my buttons and was "not taking the Lord serious.'"


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OK so as if the zillionth Rocky sequel wasn't enough, studios keep figuring they can make more money on these things by adding prequels so now we have Star Trek XI (that's 11… ELEVEN of these films) that according to Slashdot focuses on early Kirk & Spock. The bar will be high for this – I expect buff red shirts, a herem of hotties around Kirk Jr. and a lot of raised eyebrows from the mini-Nimoy clone.
And what's up with the Indiana Jones sequel? Well, I checked out the site and supposedly the film begins production in June. It will be a partnership between Lucas, Speilberg and Paramount Pictures.


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I'm sorry Laura but who is this? Your outside kitty?
Happy belated birthday! My eldest daughter was two weeks late coming as well, so I'm glad to know you were late too. My ex tried to tell me I was crazy for thinking that.Your kitty is bee-u-tee-full!
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Bow Wow Will Celebrate His 22nd Birthday In Las Vegas Nightclub
We are all invited to party with Bow Wow as he celebrates his 22nd birthday this year at Studio 54 Las Vegas, inside of the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
It all goes down on Saturday, March 7th starting at 10:00pm. For those of you that don't know, Bow Wow has just recently completed his sixth solo album called "New Jack City Part 2", which is schedule for release at the end of this month.
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Hey there guys so the time has come for me to try get a team together to make some games in Unity 3D.
The game I am thinking of currently is a survival game like Unturned but a medieval version if that makes sense, a survival medieval game.
Now part of my plan to make sure we can make the best game possible is to look at competitors I have only found one so far, and what I plan to do is take criticisms from those games and make sure our games don't make those same mistakes. Obviously, some suggestions might not be appropriate depending on the game been made.
I am hoping that this can be released as a commercial project on Steam but ONLY if it's good enough I already have some beta testers that can help us to help improve our project.
How will we discuss ideas? We can use a platform like Trello where we upload all our ideas and to communicate I prefer that we use Steam if you have another method you prefer to use no problem just let me know. I prefer Steam just because it's very similar and it is game based so it feels like the appropriate communication method.
Also you might be thinking where will we upload the project to? We will use a combination most likely of Source tree and Bit bucket, it is a bit difficult to understand at first and quite confusing and I have little experience with it, but I am sure we can learn it along the way.
Now pay you might be wondering this is a commercial product and if its successful onto Steam we will make money but I cannot pay you while we work on the game as I cannot even afford to pay myself.
Working hours : I have a strict schedule I follow by but as long you can spend around 2-3 hours a day on it, it should be fine. You don't need to spend 10 hours on it a day unless you're like me and have alot of free time lol.
I am looking also for someone who is self-motivated and preferably someone who is over 18. Reason I say this is because I am a programmer not a modeler or a sound designer, and alot of assets might need to be bought over the asset store.So I am looking for someone who has a job and is willing to go 50-50 on buying assets for the game. I do hope though that one of you guys are modelers so we can at least keep some things original. If you aren't 18 its fine as long you have a job, just cause it will get pretty expensive if it's just me spending on all of it.
Also looking to also make friends during the process and have fun.
I am looking for programmers, modelers, sound designers.
Starting date will be the upcoming week on Friday the 3rd on February. We will discuss ideas and what we think we should add to the game it might take a week or more of planning before we start any game developing.
This is my website a little company thing I got going www.InvisionSoftware.tk , anyone who is interested in joining me feel free to add me on Steam here : http://steamcommunity.com/id/692153056
Or any questions just leave a comment below. Sorry if I forgot to add something, make sure you let me know if I have.


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Since the invention of the light bulb, the thong is arguably the best thing ever made for mankind. Every Thursday afternoon we unveil a Happy Thong Thursday photo here and announce it on Twitter.
In paise of women over 40, this week our thong model is age 46, Jazella Moore. Proof that the thong panty isn't just for college girls. We believe women get better with age like fine wine, cognac, and bourbon.
"You boys can keep your virgins; give me hot old women in high heels with asses that forgot to get old." ~Charles Bukowski
Jazella Moore was born on December 17, 1965 on São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal, a rich, exotic Mediterranean country characterized by passion, complexity and languid richness.
In October 2008, she married Scott Janke, Fort Myers Beach town manager, her longtime partner and father of her three teenage children. In July 2009, the marriage made national headlines when the town council headed by the mayor Larry Kiker unanimously voted to fire her husband from the town management specifically because of his marriage to her, and the choice of her profession as an adult film actress.
Jazella Moore is 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) tall and her measurements are: 34B-22-34
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Aspen, Colorado's local dining guide.
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Aspen Kitchen
(970) 300-4525
515 E. Hopkins Ave.
Aspen, Colorado 81611
Aspen Kitchen
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Serving: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
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Lunch 11:30am - 3pm Mon. - Fri.
Brunch 11am - 3pm Sat. & Sun.
Dinner 5:30pm - 10pm Nightly
Bar menu 3pm - 10pm Nightly
Aspen Kitchen, a contemporary farm-to-table restaurant in the heart of historic downtown Aspen. Led by Executive Chef Matthew O'Neill, Aspen Kitchen showcases classic style of cooking featuring all American sourced ingredients with items sourced from Colorado along with an inspired beverage program and hand-crafted cocktails.
An artisanal market-to-table restaurant in the heart of historic downtown Aspen. Led by Executive Chef Matthew O'Neill, Aspen Kitchen features authentic, all-American ingredients with items sourced locally from Colorado along with an inspired beverage program and hand-crafted cocktails.
Open daily for dinner, with aprés ski, lunch, and weekend brunch later this winter, Aspen Kitchen brings notable whimsy and innovation to a menu that is unlike any other in Aspen. Emblematic dishes include starters and appetizers such as House Ricotta with squash marmalade and pine nuts, Chickpea Fries with fennel pollen and harissa mayonnaise, Octopus a la Plancha with romesco, charred lemon, piquillo peppers, and garbanzo beans; and Elk Tartare with quail egg, confit shallots, capers, and toasted garlic. Mains include Poached Rabbit Cavatelli with wild mushrooms, creme fraiche and shishito gemolata; Harissa Braised Lamb with glazed turnips and crispy sweetbreads, and Pan Roasted Colorado Striped Bass with roasted fennel and chickpea panisse. The dessert program, led locally by Pastry Chef Carolina Polo and overseen by celebrated Executive Pastry Chef Zac Young, offers diverse treats such as the Rocky Mountain Bar with peanut butter soft nougat, peanut brittle, and salted caramel ice cream; Hot Churros with dulce de leche and chocolate sauce, and Toffee Monkey Bread for Two with banana caramel and maple pecan ice cream.
"We wanted to take a fun and creative approach to the menu, and we're excited to present a culinary experience that is adventurous but also approachable at the same time,"says O'Neill. "Aspen Kitchen is an opportunity to capture the best flavors and ingredients of Colorado in a modern, fresh menu that offers a unique take on classic cooking to appeal to Aspen's discerning diners."
As the executive chef of Aspen Kitchen, O'Neill brings to his position a decade of experience working in some of the nation's best restaurants, most recently as executive chef at the Ajax Tavern located in Aspen's acclaimed Little Nell hotel. O'Neill has also worked alongside Tony Maws at Boston 's distinguished Craigie On Main and at Daniel Boulud's Bar Boulud and Restaurant Daniel, both in New York City.
The cocktail program at Aspen Kitchen features updated classics with a ski-town spirit, including the Mt Aspen Erupts with agave, Mezcal, Tequila, and a froth of egg white; and the BlackBerry Lime Rickey, made with local Woody Creek Vodka, fresh blackberries, and Prosecco. The wine list, curated by Sommelier Joshua Benjamin, showcases over 600 wines with a depth of both old and new world vintages while the beer program is primarily craft and focused on regional and local breweries. Prior to his role at Aspen Kitchen, Benjamin was the acting assistant sommelier at The Relais & Chateaux Post Hotel in Lake Louise, Alberta, home to the largest commercial wine cellar in Western Canada.
In addition to its unique menu and beverage program, Aspen Kitchen offers the town's only dry aging room, which houses a selection of 30-year or 55-year, dry-aged saltbrick beef, including cuts of ribeye and NY steak. Showcased in a glass-fronted box lined with bricks of glowing, backlit pink Himalayan rock salt, Aspen Kitchen's dry-aging room uses a patented mix of materials, temperature, and humidity to perfect the dry aging process.
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Paul McCartney is such a beloved public figure it's hard not to feel, somehow, close to him. Now, those who want to feel even closer have the chance to make their very own Paul McCartney to display on their desk, mantle, bedside table, etc.
As it turns out, McCartney had himself scanned in 3D for his super sci-fi "Hope for the Future" music video that was released last December, and the genius minds behind PaulMcCartney.com have figured out a new way for us all to benefit. They've rendered McCartney as a 3D printable figure, and the pattern is available for free online, so anyone can find a nearby 3D printer and make their own little, plastic Paul. He can't sing, but he's still pretty darn cool. Hope for the future indeed!
For more information, head to PaulMcCartney.com, and check out the time-lapse video of the 3D printing process on Facebook.


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Picture: Lily Allen looks every bit the sexy secretary in her suit and specs, as she spends the morning at a design consultants. The Smile singer...
British pop star Lily Allen has a secret half brother who spent time in jail while his famous sister enjoyed a privileged upbringing.
KEVIN MARSHALL was borne of a romance between actor/comedian Keith Allen and shop assistant SANDRA MARSHALL in 1982.
Keith married film producer Alison Owen in 1984, who gave birth to Lily a year later.
Before rising to fame last year (06), Lily visited her half-brother as he spent time in jail for car theft to bring him gifts and urging him to quit the life of crime.
Kevin, 25, says, "I could tell she was upset to see me in a cell but when she walked in I was so happy.
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While vertical structures offer both financial and brand control advantages, the contribution of wholesale distribution to third party retailers remains exceptionally important to the success of omni-channel strategies. The Grayson Company team has extensive experience and expertise in managing this channel to maximize financial performance and also ensure that brands are represented and presented in the wholesale customer's stores in a brand consistent manner. The Grayson Company provides its clients with expert assistance in the choice of wholesale customer partners and the sales and marketing strategies to develop them as loyal and profitable supporters of the brand. Our team also has deep expertise in the all-important support functions necessary to service these complex customer relationships and earn respect for quality and reliability. Our practice has considerable expertise across diverse consumer categories including apparel, accessories, luxury, home furnishings and specialty gourmet products, and more.
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For the most part, choosing which city/town you would like to live in is a relatively easy process to go through. When it's all said and done, most people pretty much boil it down to: a) gut feeling, b) life opportunity, and/or c) family & friends. However, selecting the actual area inside of that city/town in which you should lay your head is a bit more taxing a decision making process. And, as it turns out, this is one of the biggest decisions you really should make BEFORE you begin your property search at all.
Looking aimlessly at houses all over the place (all haphazardly and whatnot!) is certainly the fastest way to stifle whatever excitement you might have originally had about embarking on this new adventure of yours. So, here are five of the best ways to ensure you are picking the right place. By taking these into consideration, you can eliminate a huge percentage of homes that wouldn't well suit you even before you begin hitting the streets.
What is your budget?
In the area that you think might best suit your overall needs and wants, what is the range of home prices?
And, are your expectations realistic?
If your budget is $450,000 and you want a 5 bed / 5 bath detached home…but the average 5 bed / 5 bath home in the area that you think you want to be in costs $750,000…then what we have here is a gap between your budget and the market. All this means, though, is that it's time to reassess your living requirements -and- your financial constraints to see which of the two will need to flex (and in which direction they will need to do so).
Sometimes, just moving over to another county can have significant effect on your monthly tax bill. You should take some time to check into the property related taxes / assessments that you would theoretically have to pay for a comparable property in a different part of town. You may find that it saves you several hundred dollars a month, by simply moving one measly little mile up the road!
How close is it to where you will be working?
Getting to and from work in a space of time that will have a negligible effect your personal sanity on a daily basis is critical. While there are definitely transportation costs that can be cross-compared between individual properties…quality of life is one of those values that you just canNOT put a price tag on. Thus, it should as well hold significant weight in the decision on where you should live. It is definitely not something that should be taken lightly.
4 : PROXIMITY (to the rest of your life)
How close is the property to what you do every day?
How close is the property to your friends and family?
How close is the property to where you shop and eat?
How close is the property to where you like to be active (i.e. – gym, parks, running / biking trails, etc)?
Life is just SO much easier when you are close to all of those things that you engage on a regular basis.
If you have kids, then you shouldn't even have to ask why this is important. But, not everyone has kids, and naturally, some parents opt for private schools. Thus, it is important to note that no matter what your familial situation may be, this is still is a critical factor to consider when it comes to understanding the actual market value of your home. Obviously none of us have a crystal ball, yet studies have shown over and over again that homes historically appreciate at higher rates in areas with good public schools, versus those in areas that do not.
– – – > So saith The JD PALLAS REALTORS ®


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When To Consolidate Your Student Loans
Some Questions About Student Loan Consolidation
What is the best strategy for paying off a student loan with high interest?
Can I Consolidate My Student Loans While I'm Still in School?
What is Student Loan Consolidation?
Who Should Consolidate Their Student Loans?
How to Lock in a Low Interest Rate
What is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program?
If you are a recent college graduate, you are probably dreading the end of your grace period and wondering when you should consolidate to maximize your savings. Even if you are already in your repayment period, you might still be unsure if it would behoove you to wait to consolidate. In short, the answer to this question is that it largely depends on the types of loans you have. Some of your loans might be variable-rate loans, which means your rate is adjusted each July. If you have these kinds of loans, your rate may go down come July. Because your consolidation loan's rate is based on a weighted average of your existing loans' rates, lower interest rates on your variable loans would mean a lower consolidation rate. In this post, we'll discuss when waiting to consolidate is a good idea.
You may decide to consolidate your loans for a number of reasons, and many factors will influence whether consolidation is the best choice for you. For the most part, it will depend on what you want to accomplish with consolidation. If you:
For some student loan holders, consolidation might not make sense at all. For instance, if you have a substantial amount of debt at a relatively low interest rate and a small amount of debt at a high interest rate, it doesn't make sense to combine these debts. You would end up paying a higher interest rate overall because the two rates would be averaged together. One alternative to consolidation that you might consider is an extended repayment plan, which is available to loan holders with over $30,000 in education debt. The Federal Family Education Loan Program sponsors a program that will decrease your monthly payment without having to take out a consolidation loan.


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Composer Zina Goldrich and lyricist/author Marcy Heisler have collaborated on numerous projects, including Julie Andrews' Netflix series "Julie's Greenroom" and the stage adaptation of the popular children's book series "Junie B. Jones." ("Junie B. Jones the Musical Cast Album" is on sale now.) Based out of New York City, the musicians' work has also been heard on the Disney Channel, PBS and Nickelodeon. To read more about their songwriting and music, check out their website (http://goldrichandheisler.com).
Q. What is your favorite vacation destination?
Goldrich: On the fancy side, I love a little town in Tuscany called Castellina in Chianti. I'd recommend visiting the neighboring villages. San Gimignano is an old city with towers, which seem not so tall by modern standards — but great history; also, a quick trip to Palio di Siena to watch a horse race. Closer to home, I love Great Barrington in the Berkshires (Massachusetts).
Heisler: As a Midwestern transplant and as someone who doesn't get to travel recreationally that often, I always enjoy going back to my childhood home of Chicago. It's an absolutely wonderful city and the architecture is beautiful. As a writer, I love quiet places by the water. Martha's Vineyard is very special to me, as is Traverse City, Mich. I travel a lot to Los Angeles for work and my family has relocated there — my sister in L.A. and my parents in Palm Springs. It's becoming like a second home to me.
Q. Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
Goldrich: I am dying to go to Australia. It's hard to believe that I was able to make it to New Zealand, but not Australia. I was playing in the orchestra for the world tour of "A Chorus Line" and they only had time to book New Zealand. I'm hoping to plan that trip soon.
Q. What untapped destination should people know about?
Heisler: Because I've spent my entire adult life in New York City, I like relaxing vacations the best, often by the beach. The Traverse Bay area is breathtaking. The water is the most beautiful shade of blue you can imagine and the stars in the Michigan sky are not to be missed. I went to the summer program at Interlochen Center for the Arts as a teenager and experiencing the culture and concerts available there as an adult vacationer is very special. And the ice cream is wonderful too.
Q. What is your best vacation memory?
Goldrich: Visiting my friend in Tuscany. We were invited to a dinner party at a vineyard. I sat at the table with people from all over the world. There were at least four languages going at once and I was excited to keep up with a good part of it. Needless to say, the food was amazing, but I'll never forget feeling like I was part of a global community.
Q. What's the most important thing you've learned from your travels?
Heisler: How important it is to reconnect with nature. I always keep a little bit of sand in a certain pair of shoes for good luck. I learned that I can pass for an Italian and can crack up an entire Italian restaurant in Pienza simply reading from the dictionary. I've been grateful to learn how breathtaking art can be and how welcoming so many places are. And I love that the first thing you hear upon waking in Venice is the laughter of children and neighbors greeting one another. Most of my travel involves teaching and concert work, a few days at a time. But I always try to take in local sights and sounds and do one exploratory thing on both a tourist and a native level. And I've learned sometimes getting lost is not such a bad thing.
Q. What was the first trip you took as a child?
Goldrich: I think we went to Acapulco. I loved it. I grew up in New York and Acapulco was warm and beautiful. I haven't been there since, but I have visited Mexico again and still love it.
Heisler: When I was four, I took my first plane ride — a family trip to San Diego and Los Angeles. It was 1971 and I really did love the glamor of flying then. I think there were two floors and a lounge on the plane and everyone, by and large, was dressed up — at least to me. I remember both cities as having a lot of family-friendly things to do and seeing the television studios fascinated my sister and me. I think we both got the showbiz bug from that trip. While I remain a New Yorker, I am ever grateful that the easy, open, beachy cool of Southern California figures prominently in my life.
(Jae-Ha Kim is a New York Times bestselling author and travel writer. You can respond to this column by visiting her website at www.jaehakim.com. You may also follow "Go Away With…" on Twitter at @GoAwayWithJae where Jae-Ha Kim welcomes your questions and comments.)