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Donald Trump defeated sixteen other candidates in order to win the Republican nomination. Hillary Clinton struggled for months to hold off a Bernie Sanders insurgency. Though she had been convincingly ahead in polls in the weeks after the Democratic National Convention in July, that lead has been slipping into the single digits in most battleground state and national polls. Donald Trump had extremely low expectations to meet before the debate last night and lost. Why? He didn't just lose the debate last night. He lost it in the weeks and months leading up to it.
The first issue was the format. This is the first time he has had to go one-on-one in a debate. In all the Republican primary debates there were always at least two other people onstage with Trump, and sometimes as many as nine. Trump was able to jump in to a conversation when he felt like it, and fade into the background and stay quiet when he didn't.
The other thing to remember is time. In the Republican debates, Trump could answer with a 10 or 30-second soundbite and that would suffice. Here, he might have to talk potentially for as long as two minutes to answer a question. (Former Romney campaign manager Stuart Stevens tweeted, "Trump brought 20 minutes of material to a 90 minute show.")
In the days and weeks leading up to the debate, multiple stories were published about the two candidates' respective debate preps. This one by the New York Times is particularly interesting to re-read with the benefit of hindsight from Monday night's debate. At the time I first read it, I was skeptical of this and other accounts of Trump's slacker approach to debate prep, thinking it was campaign spin to lower expectations. After what we saw, it's now obvious that wasn't spin -- it was the truth.
He didn't prepare, and it showed. Several of his responses were garbled word salads of different ideas -- his response to the question about first use policy of nuclear weapons was a particularly bad example. He thought it would be a good idea to criticize Hillary Clinton for doing debate prep and she effectively turned that argument on its head and made it one of her best lines of the night.
Since his birther public relations stunt almost two weeks ago, Donald Trump has largely retreated to friendly conservative media like Fox News and not subjected himself to a press conference or an interview with a serious journalist. Comedian Bill Maher refers to this as "the Fox News Witness Protection Program." By doing so, he hasn't subjected himself to the kind of rigorous questioning he might expect in the debate, and also deprived himself of an opportunity to try potential responses or lines of attack.
Both candidates had a live camera pointed at them the entire time. It picks up facial expressions, posture, body language, little things which can unintentionally convey a message that speaks volumes. Two examples: Al Gore's sighs and George H.W. Bush looking at his watch. Remember: the camera is ALWAYS on, and the camera NEVER lies. In the split screen shot, Donald Trump had mannerisms and facial expressions which made him look less than presidential. The side-by-side contrast in demeanor and presentation between him and Clinton was almost as striking as the comparison between who was prepared and who wasn't.
During the debate, Trump was focused and on message during the first 20 or 30 minutes, particularly on the subject of trade. Clinton laid several traps for him, and he walked into pretty much every single one of them. (As conservative writer David French tweeted, "After the first fifteen-twenty minutes, it was like the SS Trump hit the iceberg, then backed up and hit it again just because.") One of the most memorable lines of Clinton's convention speech was "A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons." This is precisely what she set out to prove, through a series of subtle jabs at his business and political record which he couldn't resist and felt compelled to respond to. He took the bait hook, line and sinker almost every time.
Besides all these things, there is the candidate himself. Another memorable line from Clinton's convention speech was, "There is no other Donald Trump. This is it." Donald Trump is a 70-year-old man who has run his business empire as he damn well pleases for most of his adult life and has never run for elected office. What this means is he has never been accountable for anything or to anyone, and he acts accordingly. He is also very petty, and will not let the slightest criticism or attack go unanswered. His ego won't let him not have the last word in an argument -- whether in an interview, a debate, a campaign event, or on Twitter. Having watched him since he declared his candidacy last summer, he is a notoriously undisciplined candidate, with no filter, self-restraint, impulse control, or ability to self-edit.
This is precisely what and who we saw on Monday night. Now the question becomes if he is capable of self-correction and preparing for the next two debates properly.


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Don DuBois, Executive Vice President, Division 2 Manager, thrives in his leadership role as part of the western region of Fidelity National Title Group (FNTG), a member of the Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF) family of companies and the nation's largest group of title companies underwriters. With over 27 years of industry experience, Don began his real estate career in commercial title sales following his seven years of performance as a professional golfer. His competitive spirit, along with his unwavering commitment to success, created a solid foundation for the next chapter of successful leadership.
Admired and supported by colleagues and clients alike, Don flourished within the industry into his current role as the Executive Vice President and Regional Manager for FNTG's western division. As the responsible party for 17 profit centers and head of roughly 1,500 employees, Don's impact can be seen in the significant growth and empowerment of employees throughout the nation.
When you have a great team, you can do anything. I am so glad I have been a part of this company and so involved with its expansion.
When you have a great team, you can do anything. I am so glad I have been a part of this company and so involved with its expansion.
Don's philanthropic passions and personal interests can be seen in his personal and professional affiliations. He supports numerous charitable organizations such as City of Hope, Pretend City, Orangewood Children's Foundation, HomeAid, and Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of Big Canyon Country Club, Rock Creek Cattle Company, The Valley Club of Montecito, The Pacific Club, and Toscana Country Club. Don is also active with both the US Golf Association and Southern California Golf Association.
Don is married and a proud father of four children. When not working, he enjoys activities with his lovely family and can always carve out some time to spend on the golf course. Don is a graduate of Arizona State University (Tempe).
Art's knowledge and experience quickly earned him a stellar reputation in the title and escrow industry which led to supervisory and management positions including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for one of the area's most respected title companies. Nine area branch offices were under his leadership and in this capacity, Art helped grow the company's subdivision and commercial departments while expanding his core knowledge of the title to real property.

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Replaced vehicles glitching on certain missions in story mode
So, I've been working on replacing all of the cars in Story Mode with their real life counterparts. I've encountered minimal issues, which I have fixed. But there are still some problems with some of the cars, especially during missions, that I have yet to pinpoint and fix. One such issue is this: https://imgur.com/a/aOK7UHO
It happens to cars owned by the story characters during missions. I've noticed it happen to Amanda's car in the Father/Son mission and to Michael's car during the Fame or Shame mission.
Other small issues include the 9F Cabrio featured in "Franklin and Lamar" having issues with the drop top glitching and not functioning as it should. (The red Dewbauchee has the same issue.) Trevor's truck has an issue where when it's replaced, the bed no longer functions as an extra seat and when doing missions involving Wade and Ron, Wade just bumps into the truck instead of getting in like he should.
Any help with these issues would be greatly appreciated. If you need to know what car mods I'm using I can provide that info as well.
Thanks everyone,
The Doc
@Doc_Richard_Head for the glitchy cars of the story mode characters, it's using the vanilla vehicles tuning parts. also assuming that trevors truck issue is that the modded cars bed isn't set up to have seats like the vanilla vehicle
@Reacon Ah, I see. How do you propose I fix this issue? Also I guess I'll just have to leave Trevor's truck vanilla, cause I've only been able to find three good replacements for it and they all don't work with the bed. I appreciate the information!
@Doc_Richard_Head about amanda's car I have problem with Father and Son missiong too but different. I'm using there mercedes cabrio, at the moment of your photo scene I have no problem there, but when I come to the point where truck with boat have to load, nothing happend. When I leave car and enter it again it send me a far back and then again on place and again nothing happed. So for this I have no idea and I would follow this article.
But for Trevor's truck seats, from my experience you have to just keep '<layout>' in 'vehicles.meta' to the same as vanilla bodhi2 have and it may work.
At the moment of car accident start Wade's animation of 'impact' and he put his leg far back to stay sitting on his place. I had replaced Trevor's truck with shorter car and it was working however at the animation Wade's leg was out of the car.
There isn't much you can do unless you are a script god, or you can simply replace the front of the vehicle, or you can actually just replace the vehicle, but it'd have to be transparent, so near impossible, pretty shitty.


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Game Necromancy
What are we on now? 11? The non-charitable, non-thoughtful replies are starting to wear me out. But let's trudge ahead.
The angle I'm interested in here is the rebirth of a particularly catchy premise that's currently burdened by its fussy, awkward, time-consuming roots. Tastes change all the time and sometimes old ways are better, but I think it's also true that sometimes there are better solutions available to specific play experience goals. Games are fashion as well as technology.
So: the game I'd most like to see reborn is Traveller. Not the generic sci-fi adventure framework it's built on. There are lots and lots of generic sci-fi adventure solutions out there. I'm talking about the specific setting and premise of Traveller from its very earliest inception: veterans, mostly, at loose ends and looking for shit to do beyond the Imperium.
Yeah, I know about Traveller World. It's nice, really. But it also feels like a pretty shallow PbtA refactoring of Traveller-as-played, not Traveller-as-conceived. That old premise is absent (and if we're being honest, was only very lightly there to begin with). You're just playing scouts or merchants or whatever. There's also the matter of what PbtA is good at modeling (genre emulation (cue definition argument about genre)), and the fact that, well, not every damned thing needs to be a PbtA hack. It's like how Dungeon World is a PbtA emulation of the experiencing of playing D&D. Which is fine but not what I care about.
Runner-up: Runequest in a format that gradually spoon-feeds everyone the vast complexity of the Glorantha setting, doesn't require months or years of study, and directly addresses the core ideas of the game: the mythic symbolic heroquests, the conflicts between faiths, but most of all the bronze age mindset necessary to make any of that make sense. Invoking and maintaining a non-modern mental framework is on my short list of things I want to accomplish in design before I die. I have no idea how I'll do it! But Glorantha gaming is my test case (also Pendragon, although the split stats and attached incentivized achievements come close).
Ugh…I just ran across the review of Heroquest Glorantha and now my head is bruised from the repeated strikes on my desk every time the word "narrativist" is used.Ow there it is again! I have no experience at all with Heroquest Glorantha so it's entirely possible that this is a solved problem. I'll never know, though, because the internecine warfare between Glorantha camps makes it impossible to find any direct explanation of what it does.
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Birth Charts of People with Sun Sextile Moon
An aspect of Sun Sextile Moon in the natal chart indicates a person who has intuition and will working in harmony and has a finely tuned instinct.
In lists of people filtered by their Moon Aspects, only those with a known birthtime are used. This is for accuracy, because the Moon position, of all the planets, changes the most throughout the day.


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Happy Friday everybody! Today is a big day. 11-11-11, Veterans Day, and the grand opening of a new museum in our area – Crystal Bridges. Stephen and I have plans to attend the opening this afternoon, and we couldn't be more excited to explore this new cultural destination in Northwest Arkansas!
This week has been a great one for DIYs and before and afters out on the world-wide-web, so I'm back on this Friday morning to share my favorite 5 projects from the week.
1. Last night, I came across Jenny's post on upholstering a diamond-tufted headboard at Little Green Notebook and was blown away. She makes this stuff look so easy! Now that I know there's such a detailed tutorial out there, I'm itching to make another headboard – maybe one for our bedroom this time…
Did you know our original plans for the guest room headboard were along the lines of the Draper's diamond-tufted headboard in Mad Men? Sadly, I wasn't confident about tufting and couldn't find an inexpensive teal velvet at the time. Bummer!
2. Speaking of projects at our place, y'all know how much we've talked about wanting to add built-ins to the back wall of our living room. Centsational Girl beat us to the punch! Her Billy Built-Ins are a thing of wonder. We'll definitely be taking construction (and styling) tips from her when the time comes to DIY our own.
3. In food-related matters, check out this gorgeous Rosette Cake Tutorial at Dwellings By Devore. This cake is simple and beautiful at the same time, and I bet even I could make something like this for our next special event.
4. Just in time for the holidays, How About Orange shares 6 DIY tutorials for cute little pouches to hold anything from Barbie accessories for little girls to makeup for big girls. I think my favorite is the bunting pouch (bottom left).
5. Before and After day on Design*Sponge never disappoints. This week, they shared a kitchen reno that made my jaw drop. Not because it's over the top, but because I could happily pick up that kitchen, put it in our house and not. change. a. thing.
So that's what got me all fired up this week. What were your favorite projects this week?
We are SO ready to tackle projects and spend some time just enjoying this weekend. On the agenda: Crystal Bridges, house painting (weather permitting), a Razorback football game, and guest room sprucing in time for Monday! Have a great one, everybody!
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More specifically, the difference between radical Islam and radical Christianity is simply the difference between martyrdom and murder.
If you look at international news, chances are you will see an example of a follower of Islam killing someone else. You have suicide attacks in Israel, terrorist beheadings in Iraq, bus bombings in England, train bombings in Spain, etc.
If the media reported it you would also see examples of Christians dying for their faith. There are believers being run over by steamrollers in North Korea, shot in China, burned alive in Vietnam, beaten in Pakistan, put to death in Iran, etc.
Except for the lone Christian cultist you do not see examples of Christians going out to murder in the name of Jesus. When there is a crazy who claims to be killing for Christ, the Christian community as a whole denounces the individual and his actions.
What you do see is Christians willing to die (not kill) for their faith. Yesterday at our university's December graduation we had a Christian leader from India give the keynote address. He has had 18 attempts on his life because of his beliefs. He was set to speak somewhere and the police told him he couldn't because they thought there was a bomb under the stage. Five minutes later they found the bomb. He has said that he is not seeking it, but it would be a privilege to die for Christ.
Compare that to the jihad of Islamic extremists. There are countless examples of Muslims killing in the name of Allah. Then after the attacks, few are far between are the rebukes from fellow Muslims. Usually the victim is responsible somehow. Be they American ("because the war") or Jewish ("because they…were born"), the majority of Muslims seems to look the other way when fellow Muslims murder.
You may say that both want to outlaw [insert your pet issue considered a sin by both religions], but the difference is your Christian neighbor is not going to behead the gay guy living across the street. The Muslim in Sri Lanka may kill the woman down the street because they dared to walk out of the house with more than their eyes showing.
Any comparison between two groups can be made and justified somehow. Everyone shares some type of common belief with basically everyone else. But ask yourself two questions if you are neither Christian nor Muslim: Do you feel your life is in danger here in "the West" because you are not a Christian and don't live by the Christian value system? Would you feel your life was in danger in the Middle East if you were not a Muslim and didn't live by Islamic law?


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Congratulations on your new website! Now that you have a website, you'll want to get the word out –and inform people of its existence. Without advertising, many people won't know that you have a website. It's up to you to raise awareness and let people know.
Congratulations on your new website! Now that you have a website, you'll want to get the word out –and inform people of its existence. Without advertising, many people won't know that you have a website. It's up to you to raise awareness and let people know. After all, there's no point in having a website –if no one's aware that it exists. Fortunately, promoting your website isn't hard. There are a number of simple ways that you can spread the word, and start driving new, relevant traffic to your town's site. All you need is a little bit of time, and some creativity. Here are seven easy tips to get you started.
One of the easiest ways to inform your town's residents about your website is by adding a link in your email signature. Once you've added a signature, the link to your website can then be seen by everyone who receives an email that's sent by you. It's a fast and simple way to get the news out. Here are instructions for adding a signature in Gmail and Outlook/Hotmail. It's a very quick and simple process.
Consider mentioning your new website in your voicemail or answering machine message. Many of your town's residents most likely have questions that can easily be answered online. Instead of having them wait for you to return their phone call, why not direct them to your website for the latest information?
Including your new website's URL on your town's letterhead is another great way to advertise your website. When you mail out meetings and agendas –or other correspondence, the recipients will be able to see that you have a new website.
Social media is a great platform for getting the news out. If your municipality has social media accounts, then this is a good opportunity to reach your town's residents with the news that you have a new website. Include the website address in the 'about' sections on your accounts, and try to post periodic updates on your account directing your followers to your website. If your town has a blog, be sure to update the 'about' page with a link to the website. You could even create a new post that mentions your new site.
Advertising on Wikipedia? Why not! If your town has a Wikipedia page, this would be a great place to post a link to your new website. Anyone can edit Wikipedia, so take the opportunity to put the URL on your page –and start directing interested visitors there.
Your town hall sign is another great place to advertise your new website. Signs are especially great since they command attention, and really can't be missed. If it's time for a new town hall sign, consider including your website's address on it.
Making up some flyers and leaving them at the front desk is another good way to spread the word. And of course, don't forget about election time –an especially great opportunity to promote your site. You could also print up some small, business-card-sized flyers and left then near the voting booths for residents to take home.
Adding current information to your forms, permits, and other paperwork is a great way to ensure that your town's residents know about your website. Much like letterheads; forms, permits, and other forms or paperwork are excellent ways to get the information out to your residents. While this isn't an exhaustive list, it's enough to get you off to a great start –and will help you to start driving relevant traffic to your site. Advertising your new website is important for raising awareness –drawing in traffic, and encouraging your town's residents to use the website. This is a great way for residents and interested visitors alike to keep up with current and up-to-date information regarding the town. How do you plan to promote your new website? Share your tips and ideas with us in the comments! Image: Joe The Goat Farmer


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Fredrick J. "Rick" Montz, professor of gynecology, obstetrics, oncology and surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of the Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, died of a heart attack on the evening of Nov. 21 while jogging. He was 47. Recruited to Hopkins in 1997, he was a nationally recognized authority on the use of minimally invasive techniques that preserve fertility in the treatment of gynecologic cancers.
A consummate physician, researcher and teacher, Montz was renowned at Hopkins and nationwide for his extraordinary ability to communicate with and comfort his thousands of cancer patients.
"Rick Montz was an outstanding physician, surgeon, investigator, mentor and friend, and a source of boundless compassion, skill and energy," said Harold E. Fox, professor and director of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Hopkins. "His intense commitment, intellectually and emotionally, to his patients, his students and his research will go forward through the young physicians he has trained and those fortunate to have been touched by his life."
Edward D. Miller, dean and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine, said, "Rick's contributions to the advancement and teaching of gynecologic oncology centered always on his abiding concern for the individual. His enthusiasm and energy for life, and his unwavering devotion to those who faced a diagnosis of cancer, will long be remembered. In his life, his work and his person, he was the very model of excellence that Hopkins most values."
Ronald R. Peterson, president of The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, said, "What the Hopkins family and his patients will most remember is his fervent advocacy for his patients and his conveyance, always, of realistic hope for those under his care. We mourn his loss as members of his extended Hopkins family, and our thoughts and prayers pour out to his wife and children."
Martin D. Abeloff, professor and director of Oncology at Hopkins, remembered Montz as "one of the most compassionate and caring clinicians I have encountered in my many years at Hopkins. In many ways," he said, "he was bigger than life, and that makes his passing particularly difficult for everyone."
Viewed on television by millions as the pony-tailed, smiling and compassionate champion for his patients in the ABC News documentary Hopkins: 24/7, Montz was recalled recently by ABC executives as an exemplar of the medical arts. "There was not a single one of us who sat in our lengthy interview with him who failed to understand what extraordinary gifts he had for life and for healing," said Terry Wrong, senior producer for the ABC series.
As news of Montz's death filtered through the Hopkins campus the morning following his death, patients and staff recalled him as a sensitive champion for women's health. Said one employee who was a patient, "He didn't have someone else call with results [of a test], or even call me himself. He always walked over to talk to me personally and reassure me."
Fredrick Montz was born in 1955 in Marshfield, Wisc., and attended high school and junior college in Bismarck, N.D., before receiving a bachelor of arts degree at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn. He obtained his medical degree with high honors in 1980 from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, graduating as a member of the honorary medical society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
While completing his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Southern California Medical Center in Los Angeles, he was awarded the Uwe Goebelsmann Award for outstanding research. He completed fellowships at St. George's Hospital, University of London School of Medicine in England, and the University of Southern California Norris Cancer Center in Los Angeles. He joined the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine in 1987, rising to the rank of associate professor in 1993. While there, he received the American Cancer Society Career Development Award.
His ongoing research interests involved efforts to preserve fertility in women with precancerous and cancerous conditions of the reproductive tract; to develop better, earlier screening methods to prevent death and disability from cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers; and to develop and refine less radical surgeries for gynecologic cancers.
At his death, Montz was serving as president of the Maryland Obstetric and Gynecology Society and was a fellow of both the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons. He traveled frequently to lend his skills and compassion to victims of international disasters, earning recognition for this work as an elected member of the Knights of Malta, an ancient international society formed to honor caregivers and protectors of the sick.
The recipient of numerous local and national teaching awards, he published more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, authored more than 30 book chapters and edited two textbooks. He also served on several journal editorial boards.
Montz was an academic consultant for the National Cancer Institute for Liga Contra El Cancer San Pedro Sula Honduras in Central America and also for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service for the Aberdeen area Indian Health Service and the Alaska area native Health Service.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen M. Ryan, and four children, Jacob John and Rebekah Marie of Baltimore; Charles Robert of Providence, R.I., and Richard Uwe of Los Angeles.
A memorial service has been planned for 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, in Hurd Hall on the East Baltimore campus.


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Calling self-employed, temporary fixed-term, or part-time workers
TASC, along with the Federation of European Progressive Studies, is undertaking a collaborative research project examining how precarious work impacts on different aspects of people's lives.
As part of this research, we would like to speak to people between the ages of 18-35 who have been self-employed, or have worked in temporary fixed term or part time work with irregular hours.
If this sounds like you, then we'd like to hear your thoughts by inviting you to an informal discussion with a member of our team. In particualar, we'd like to know how this type of work affects or has affected your life.
The interviews will last approximately 40 minutes and the information you give will remain completely confidential.
The interviews are part of a research project called The Social Implications of Precarious Work - you can read more about it here.
Get in touch
If you would like to talk to a member of the team and find out more, you can contact researcher Sinéad Pembroke on:
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"Everything is hackable," a message posted to the social media accounts of multiple NFL teams said on Sunday. And yes, it was written by hackers.
The NFL's social media feeds, along with those belonging to teams such as the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles, were all temporarily taken over by a hacking group purporting to be OurMine, which has been behind similar kinds of activity in recent years.
Across Sunday and Monday, other targets included the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, who are set to face each other in the Super Bowl on 2 February. In all, 15 teams were hit — 14 had their Twitter accounts compromised, with several also seeing their Instagram and Facebook accounts targeted, too.
OurMine said it had carried out the attacks to expose the security weaknesses of various social media services.
Many of the messages posted on the hacked accounts touted OurMine's own business services for improving online security. The group also swapped out some of the teams' profile pictures or headers, or deleted them altogether, according to a BBC report.
Some of the compromised accounts even announced surprise news for fans. Take the Chicago Bears. A message posted on its Twitter account, which has 1.8 million followers, announced that Saudi Arabian royal court advisor Turki Al-Sheikh had become the Bears' new owner, while another message said one of the Bears' big players — Khalil Mack — was being traded for $1. A short while later, the hackers followed up with the message, "Just kidding."
After regaining control of its account, the Bears tweeted an apology to its fans:
Apologies that our account was compromised this morning. We're back in the game & ready for the Pro Bowl.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 26, 2020
Sources claiming to be from OurMine told the BBC that the hacking group had contacted the NFL prior to the attack offering to improve the teams' online security, but it heard nothing back.
Twitter later confirmed that the accounts had been temporarily taken over by a third-party, saying: "As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we locked the compromised accounts and are working closely with our partners at the NFL to restore them." It declined to offer any information on how the attack may have occurred.
OurMine, which says it's currently based in Dubai, has claimed responsibility for many similar hacks since its formation in 2014. For example, in 2016 it targeted the social media accounts of some big names in tech, including Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and the man at the top of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. This week's hack marks the return of the group after several years of little activity.
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DA staff face retrenchments, no bonuses after poor election showing
South Africa's official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), is set cull jobs at its operations across the country after a poor performance in the May general elections.
Not only are DA staff members facing the axe, but the party will not be paying bonuses this year amid claims that its donors are holding back funds.
"Following a very difficult election period, the party is regrettably not in a position to pay bonuses this year. We will, however, have an extended ex gratia period in lieu of this," DA chief executive officer Paul Boughey wrote to party staff last Tuesday.
Party sources claimed the DA was running out of money as it had built up a massive staff component over the years but was struggling to raise funds since the May elections.
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"Our donor base votes with its cheque book, and they have not been happy with the party's performances," said a federal executive member, speaking on condition of anonymity.
In a separate letter, Boughey informed staff that an organisational review was under way to look at streamlining processes and to develop the most efficient structure to ensure the party maximises its votes in the 2021 local government elections.
"As a result of these discussions, it has become clear some immediate changes need to be made in order for the party to reach its core election objectives for Election 2021 and to meet its financial obligations," said Boughey.
"As such, we will be embarking on a restructuring process which may see a reduction in our staff headcount in the coming months. Over the next few weeks, we will be consulting certain employees who may be affected by this process, following the principles as required by the Labour Relations Act," he said.
While he described the situation as "unfortunate" and acknowledged "this is a difficult time", Boughey said it was as a result of looking at several alternatives to streamline operations over the past while that they had decided to restructure.
"We will ensure this process is carried out with the highest level of sensitivity and that it will be concluded in a reasonable manner."
The party ignored written questions about the number of staff who would be affected by the restructuring.
DA national spokesperson Solly Malatsi said it was normal practice for the DA to review its operations in line with the electoral cycle and the party's strategic objectives.
"This is the process currently under way. We also constantly evolve our systems to make them as efficient as possible. In this context, and in the face of a weakening economy, we are in the process of restructuring our operations in line with the relevant legislative and other requirements," said Malatsi.
The party was doing so to be in a strong and sustainable position going into the 2021 elections, he said.
Malatsi denied claims that the party's donors were not opening their wallets to fund the party, saying they remained fully committed to the party and its cause.


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On Saturday, Nasir al-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria, where Zakzaky was arrested in his home city of Zaria last week, said the cleric "will be prosecuted for any crimes that he may have committed," Nigerian newspaper THISDAY reported on Sunday.
Nigerian forces raided the house of Zakzaky, the head of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), last Sunday and arrested him after reportedly killing individuals attempting to protect him, including one of the movement's senior leaders and its spokesman.
Nigerian soldiers had opened fire on Shia Muslims attending a ceremony at a religious center in the city the previous day, accusing the Shias of stopping the convoy of Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and attempting to assassinate him. Zakzaky was planning a speech at the center, and the IMN has strongly rejected the assassination accusation.
The attack on Zakzaky's residence and the violence during the road incident led to the deaths of hundreds of the members of the religious community, including three of Zakzaky's sons.
The IMN spokesman, Ibrahim Usman, meanwhile, rejected the accusation by the governor that the movement had "blocked roads for four days" during the religious ceremony, which marked Arba'een, the fortieth day to follow the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the third Shia Imam.
"Clearly, this is a deliberate attempt to twist the facts. During the Arba'een symbolic treks, we block only limited part of the road, and this is to protect persons from traffic accidents, control mass movement and avoid chaos on the roads," Usman said.
"The governor here was trying to give the impression of a complete occupation of a lane for four days. That was not the case. Blocks were only from junction to junction on the roads. The public was informed about these little inconveniences with apologies on public radio and television stations throughout the trek. Road users during the period would be surprised by the governor's statement," he said.
Rufai has also announced that a judicial commission of inquiry has been set up to look into the attack on the cleric's residence.
The IMN has said it does not trust any likely findings by the state investigators, adding that authorities have refused to listen to the Shia community about what happened in Zaria and are only focusing on the army's account; Presstv reported.


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Near Isle of Hope in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
(Boys Home)
Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
Erected 1973. (Marker Number 73000614.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
Location. 31° 57.532′ N, 81° 5.599′ W. Marker is near Isle of Hope, Georgia, in Chatham County. Marker is on Old Montgomery Road, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31406, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brick Pillar (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pin Point Community (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Colonial Shipyard (approx. 1.4 miles away); Noble Jones' "Wormslow" (approx. 1½ miles away); Capture of the USS "Water Witch" (approx. 1.9 miles away); Vernonburg (approx. 2 miles away); Beaulieu Plantation (approx. 2 miles away); Isle of Hope (approx. 2.1 miles away).
Regarding Bethesda.
The idea of establishing an orphanage in Georgia was suggested by Charles Wesley and James Edward Oglethorpe. Enthusiastically embraced by the Reverend George Whitefield, he labored toward that end after his arrival in Georgia in 1738.
Through his efforts substantial sums were raised and a grant of 500 acres obtained in 1739 from the Trustees of the Colony. Site of the Orphan House (far removed from "the wicked influence of the town") was selected by Whitefield's faithful co-worker, James Habersham, who wrote, "The boys and girls will be taught to labor for souls as well as for their daily bread."
March 25, 1740, Whitefield laid the first brick in the Orphan House to which he gave the name Bethesda,hoping it would ever prove what the word imported, "the House of Mercy".
November 3, 1740, 61 children took up residence at the "Great House", described by an English traveler of the period as a "square building of very large dimensions, the foundations of which are of brick, with chimneys of the same; the rest of the superstructure of wood".
Since then hundreds of young people have gone forth from Bethesda's sheltering arms to make their mark in the world, among them Governor John Milledge and General Lachlan McIntosh.
Highlights of it's History
The interest of George Whitefield in the institution he founded
Her plans to establish a college at Bethesda were thwarted by the American Revolution. During that struggle the Georgia House of Assembly appointed trustees to manage the property.
In 1788, under the patronage of the Countess of Huntingdon, Bethesda opened as a college. Following her death in 1791 the existing Board of Trustees was incorporated by Act of the Legislature and the State assumed control of the property.
During the next ten years Bethesda fell into decay. Revived in 1801, the school was closed 4 years later following a disastrous fire. In 1855 the Union Society acquired the property and recommenced the great work begun by the Reverend Whitefield.(Georgia Historical Commission)
National Register of Historic Places:
Bethesda Home for Boys *** (added 1973 - - #73000614)
Also known as Bethesda
♦ Historic Significance: Event
♦ Area of Significance: Education, Social History
♦ Period of Significance:
♦ Owner: Private
♦ Historic Function: Education
♦ Historic Sub-function: Educational Related Housing, School
♦ Current Function: Education
♦ Current Sub-function: Educational Related Housing, School
Also see . . .
1. Bethesda. New Georgia Encyclopedia website entry:
Bethesda, or "House of Mercy," was the name given to the orphanage founded near Savannah by the evangelist George Whitefield in 1740. Its significance rests partly with the close association it had with Whitefield but also on the pioneering role it played in the care of orphan children in Georgia. (Submitted on May 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Bethesda Home for Boys. It was founded in 1740 as an orphanage by evangelist George Whitefield, in the 18th century on his 500 acre land grant about 10 miles south of Savannah, Georgia ... (Submitted on May 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 938 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 7, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.


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Chad Billingsley (4-4, 3.57) vs. Philip Humber (2-4, 5.92)
Billingsley seeks his third win in a row, going up against a pitcher in Humber who has gotten his buns kicked of late after pitching a perfect game earlier this season. In interleague play, the Dodgers have never won a series against the White Sox, so tonight's matchup presents a great opportunity to nail down a victory and a series win.
...a steamed or water-simmered all-beef frankfurter on a poppy seed bun, originating from the city of Chicago, Illinois. The hot dog is topped with yellow mustard; chopped white onions; bright green sweet pickle relish; a dill pickle spear; tomato slices or wedges; pickled sport peppers; and a dash of celery salt.Um, yeah. All Beef Super Dodger Dog beats this steaming pile of dog doo hands down every day. It's hard to even look at the picture of the Chicago Dog without gagging. To each their own, I suppose. Anyway, it's cool that Dodger Stadium concession folks are nimble enough to feature a special culinary offering based on which team is in town.
If Billingsley puts a little extra mustard in his game we should be able to take it to these wieners. Anyone else going to the Yard tonight? Leave a comment and let us know; maybe we can ketchup.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Possessing eternal youth and beauty produces exactly the same effect as sentencing a man to life without the possibility of parole. Both have nothing to lose and morals disappear before the desire for immediate self-gratification in all things. And so it is with Dorian Gray. It's a moral story so eventually his evil catches up with him and he dies, as does the criminal. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde is a fascinating novel in which a beautiful young man, under the poisonous influence of an older dandy, makes a bargain with the devil, according to which he stays young and charming while his portrait becomes a reflection of his conscience. Wilde's novel is about youth and beauty versus experience; morality and the triumph of the senses over reason; sin and accountability; society, its hypocrisy and the depths of the human condition.
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Greenlight campaign for Legends of Callasia now live
The Greenlight campaign for the strategic multiplayer game Legends of Callasia is now live and at the same time a crowdfunding campaign has found its way to the popular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. As part of their Kickstarter campaign, beta access to Legends of Callasia is open for all on top of the various rewards already offered to the backers such as in-game credits and customized content in the form of Hero Banners, Lands, Kingdoms and even Heroes.
Legends of Callasia features a classical fantasy world in a strategy game with simple and intuitive controls with a pinch of boardgame and cardgame mechanics making the game on par with Heroes of Might & Magic. Not only does the game feature single player campaigns, it also features turn-based multiplayer games with casual plays and ranked modes.
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Tuesday 17 December 2013
Merry Christmas to Me... | Ted Baker 'Lips Made For Kissing' Set
32 comments:
Ahh these look so so gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I love all of these shades! I think you deserve it ;) xReplyDelete
I'd have that just for the tin! Love the dark purple colour as well!ReplyDelete
Hallie xx
love these colours (:ReplyDelete
I love Ted Baker make-up and their lashes are really good too!ReplyDelete
These shades are so gorgeous and they are the cutest christmas present!ReplyDelete
I have tried a few Ted Baker bits & bobs, mostly bath stuff & his perfume, but never any beauty items :P but those lip crayons are everywhere & I ain't complaining :) I like to see the different colour ranges each make-up brand do & see if there will be any dupes :)ReplyDelete
My favourite colours are the two on the right - the red & slighty pink/red colour :) the dark colour looks like a dupe for Collection's Prohibition lipstick ? :P colour looks similar lol
You should be buying yourself a "To Me from Me" xmas present, heck i bought myself one last friday for Soap & Glory's Yule Monty gift set :P
Nice post Beth & beautiful pictures :D
Seen this the other day! So cute!ReplyDelete
Oh what a lovely set, I have never tried any ted baker beauty products! Must pick them up!ReplyDelete
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I've been treating myself after work pretty much everyday! Best Christmas presents are to yourself :) these are so cute, I haven't seen them in my boots but now I'll definitely be looking out for them! The colour on the left is my favouriteReplyDelete
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These look gorgeous :) x I ordered Nars Deep Throat and Laguna although they are meant for Christmas, can't wait to try them xReplyDelete
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What a cute set, I didn't know Ted Baker did make up! These look lovely xReplyDelete
I am guilty of doing the same. I bought myself some Eco Tool Brushes.ReplyDelete
These lip crayons are pretty & look very pigmented.
I love the look of these, so pretty! A lovely price too. I also really want a Ted Baker make-up bag, I think they're beautiful, shows it in this packaging too :)ReplyDelete
Wow this set looks gorgeous, I went in today and got lots of S&G stuff. Love the third colour in, wish I had got this now haha.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous17 December 2013 at 22:55
These look amazing! I had a browse in Ted Baker yesterday and am in LOVE with all of the handbags, clutches and purses! They're so pretty and colourful!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous set - it looks so adorable and the shades are perfect, all so wearable!ReplyDelete
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I honestly didn't know that Ted Baker did makeup! (I'm from the US so the stores are limited). These lip crayons look insanely gorgeous though! If I were you, I probably would have caved too haha. ;)ReplyDelete
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That price is absolutely amazing! The packaging is absolutely adorable and the colours actually look gorgeous!! I need this in my life now xxxReplyDelete
I literally love them all! So happy they've bought these out. xReplyDelete
This look so lovely, you're photos are gorgeous Beth!! xxReplyDelete
I am so impressed with the pigmentation!ReplyDelete
Ive had my eye on this set for a while. Waiting for it to go down in the boxing day sale! - Yes I will be that person online buying things for myself on boxing day morning!ReplyDelete
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Those swatches are sooooo nice! xxReplyDelete
Ah these look so beautiful, and pigmented! I love the Ted Baker Christmas range this year - everything is soooo pretty! xxxReplyDelete
I really like the look of this! I love all of the colours and am really impressed by how pigmented they are. I may keep an eye out for this heading into their sale ;)ReplyDelete
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Such a beautiful set, I love the pale pink colour :) I'm so glad I'm not the only person who uses the offer to treat themselves, I bought two gifts and then also got a S&G eyeliner set for moi hahaReplyDelete
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Landlords have been accused of displaying "abject panic" as pubs in Surrey closed last week on the same day as the "large" funeral of a teenager from the traveller community.
The funeral service of 17-year-old Tom Doherty was held on Thursday (October 26) in Horley before his coffin was taken to be buried at Epsom Cemetery, with hundreds of family and friends from the traveller community attending.
Residents in Redhill, Reigate , Horley and Epsom reported pubs in the towns closed on the day of the funeral with both The Sun and The Junction in Redhill town centre confirmed to have shut.
Surrey Police have confirmed they "advised" landlords that a "large" funeral was taking place but added it was up to individual pubs to decide what action, if any, was taken.
Connor O'Loughlin, manager of The Red Lion pub on Linkfield Lane in Redhill, kept his pub open and "didn't even consider" closing.
He said: "It [other pubs choosing to close] all seems to be a bit of an overreaction doesn't it and to me it doesn't seem to be the way to run a pub.
"Pubs in the town centre seem to have got caught up in a bit of a fear factor but I prefer to look after our regular customers so we stayed open as usual and had a lovely night with no trouble at all.
"There just seems to have been a bit of abject panic about for no reason, I even heard that some of the pubs up in Epsom shut as well so it wasn't just around here."
The Sun Pub, on London Road, which is owned by JD Wetherspoon, shut on Thursday but a spokesman for the company refused to give a reason for the closure.
The Junction pub, on the High Street, also closed its doors at around 5.30pm on Thursday but landlord Sai Tun says this was due to the high demand his pub experienced due to The Sun being shut.
He said: "Pretty much all of the pubs around us in Redhill town centre closed on Thursday.
"That meant that there were a lot of extra people coming in here [to The Junction] and as we only had one member of bar staff on that night, it got to a point where we couldn't cope and had to close at about 5.30pm.
"We had to close basically for the safety and comfort of our customers and our staff because it was just getting much too crowded."
A Reigate and Banstead Borough Council spokeswoman said they did not issue any advice to pubs with regards to closing last week.
Mr Doherty, who was known as Tomboy or Tommy and lived in Green Lane, Outwood, died in a crash on October 9 while driving a white Citroen Berlingo van on Coopers Hill Road, Nutfield.
The news of his death was felt across the travelling community and showed with incredible floral tributes to the boxing enthusiast, who trained at Mole Valley Amateur Boxing Club.
Despite the news of some pubs in the area closing Thomas Doherty, Tomboy's grandfather, said the family has received nothing but support from the local community.
The 57-year-old said: "We didn't hear of any pubs being closed down, every where we went to was open.
"The support from the local community and the offers of condolence have just been brilliant.
"We have had messages and support from people in Horley, Crawley, Salfords, Redhill and around Outwood. The whole community has been fantastic.
"Everybody around here, people we have been dealing with for years like shop owners and landlords, have been very respectful.
"We have even had shops closing as a mark of respect. On the day of the funeral there was a kebab shop, a barbers and a number of others that closed down."
A Surrey Police spokeswoman: "Our local officers advised pub landlords that a large funeral was taking place in the area.
"It would have then have been up to them to decide what action to take."
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Whether you're an avid hunter, clay shooter, skeet shooting enthusiast, or just interested in home defense, you need the right shotgun ammo to get the job done. Reloaders know that hand-loading is the best way to save money on highly accurate and dependable ammunition. At Powder Valley, shotgun powder is a big part of our business, and we often get asked about which brand and formula is best. Of course, there's no one definitive answer; a lot depends on the type of load you're shooting. That being said, we've compiled a shortlist of the best shotgun powders on the market.
What Makes a Great Shotgun Powder?
First and foremost, shotgun powder needs to be quick-burning, similar to pistol powder. Rifle powder burns slowly to build up optimum pressure while accelerating the bullet down the barrel. Shotguns use a quick explosion to propel a load or projectile toward its target. This means shotguns are less accurate than rifles at distance, but they're perfect for hunting fast moving prey at relatively short distances because of the spread of the shot.
In addition to being fast-burning, shotgun powder needs to have all of the other properties of premium smokeless powder. It should be clean-burning, temperature insensitive, dependable, and easy to measure. Here are some of our choices for best all-around shotgun powder:
Hodgdon Universal Clays
Hodgdon Universal Clays, or "Universal" for short, has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the most adaptable powders on the market. Designed for 28-gauge shotguns, it's also a solid choice for 20, 16, and even 12-gauge shooters. Universal is praised for its shot-to-shot consistency and is fairly easy to measure.
Alliant Unique
Along with Universal, Alliant Unique powder deserves a mention near the top of the list. It's great for 28- through 12-gauge shotguns, though it really shines with heavier loads. Like Universal, it's ideal for the most common pistol calibers, so if you're looking to reload multiple shotgun gauges and produce some handgun ammo as well, Unique will be up to the task.
An upgraded formula makes Unique a very clean-burning powder too, which will save you time and effort when it's time to clean your shotgun.
Alliant Red Dot & Green Dot
Alliant Red Dot and Green Dot powders also make excellent shotgun reloading powder. Red Dot burns quicker and has a little bit more recoil than Green Dot. Most shooters prefer Red Dot for lighter loads, and Green Dot for heavier loads.
Since Red Dot has a faster burn rate, you'll need less of it to build up pressure, which means you'll get more rounds per pound.
IMR Hi-Skor 700X
Great for 12- and 16-gauge shotguns, Hi-Skor 700X from IMR is also very popular with pistol reloaders. If you're first a pistol shooter, and second a shotgun shooter, this might be the powder you want to stock up on.
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On our very first day at Harvard a very wise professor quoted Aristotle, "The law is reason free from passion." Well, no offense to Aristotle, but in my three years at Harvard I have come to find that passion is a key ingredient to the study and practice of law and of life. It is with passion, courage of conviction and strong sense of self that we take our next steps into the world. Remembering that first impressions are not always correct, you must always have faith in people, and most importantly you must always have faith in yourself. Congratulations class of 2004, we did it!
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In 1997-98 two players wore #3 Chauncey Billups and Zan Tabak. 1997-98 Toronto Raptors #3 Game Used Black Warm Up Jacket DP04810. However, be advised, orders with multiple or larger items may take longer. Please do not pay for each item separately.
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BANGKOK — An air force lieutenant was arrested Thursday morning after discharging a handgun in front of a police station in a drunken rage, police said.
The serviceman, who remains unnamed, allegedly drove to Bang Khen Police Station at about 3.30am and fired a shot from his Glock handgun. His brother was being questioned by police inside the station for starting a bar fight, officers said.
"He is a confirmed officer of the air force, as reported in the news," station chief Amnart Intarasuan said by phone. "We pressed charges last night [sic]. He was granted bail."
Col. Amnart would not give additional information, saying it is a sensitive matter because it involves two branches of the armed forces. He would not give the airman's name.
"I don't want to give too much of an interview on the phone, because it might be inappropriate," the station superintendent said. "He is in the military. They have their own procedures."
According to the police, the air force officer arrived at Bang Khen Police Station after his brother was sent there for starting a bar fight.
"Who is messing around with my brother?" the officer shouted before firing the gun into the night sky, police said. He appeared to be heavily intoxicated and initially resisted arrest, according to witnesses.
Air force spokesman Pongsak Semachai confirmed the man was one of its servicemen, but would not identify him by name.
Bang Khen Station chief Amnart said the unnamed officer will stand trial in military court as per the usual protocols.
"He confessed," Col. Amnart said. "We have forwarded the case to the military court prosecutors."
Police and military officers often carry their firearms even when off-duty, and cases of men in uniform firing their weapons in a fight are a common occurrence.
In June, a soldier was arrested in Trang province after gunning down a mobile shop owner. The suspect later said he misunderstood the owner insulted him.


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8 Critical Steps to Stage Your Home on a BudgetJanuary 26, 2016 catalysthometeam
You never get a second chance to make a first impression, which is why sprucing up your home is crucial.
You've decided to sell your home, and you want to get top dollar for it. Because the way we live in our homes is not the way we sell our homes, staging can be an important part of the home selling process. Staging can mean a lot of different things, depending on the house. It can range from decluttering and cleaning to rearranging furniture, from basic outdoor maintenance to pruning and planting seasonal plants.
Clean, clean, clean – then clean some more | Wash all the windows, wash all the doors (interior and exterior), clean the cobwebs out of the corner and scrub the grout in the tile floors. Even though you're not selling your furniture, clean that as well because it adds to the overall impression you're trying to give.
Make Repairs | Make any repairs that are necessary. Look for issues such as light switches that don't always work, loose tiles, squeaky hinges, doors or windows that are misaligned. Even small defects can contribute to a potential buyer's perception of the condition of your home. Generally, a buyer doubles (or more) the cost of repair in their head when negotiating inspection items. To take it one step further, get a pre-listing home inspection – marketing your home as pre-inspection can really set it apart from other homes that are on the market.
Spruce up the entrance | Add a new doormat, new house numbers and maybe a new mailbox. Paint the front door. Paint the trim around the front door and windows. Update old porch lighting. Make your foyer inviting. It's the little stuff that matters here.
Refresh your landscape | Clean up the flower beds, add fresh mulch and plant flowers. Make sure bushes and smaller trees are trimmed and neat. Add any coordinating colors you can.
Paint | In some cases, you'd be wise to paint the entire house inside and out. In other cases, touching up and painting the trim might be enough. Paint over your kids' purple walls with a neutral color. If your kitchen cabinets look old and dated, paint those. You can never go wrong with white, cream or brown, but you should pick a color that matches the rest of the kitchen decor.
Declutter and Depersonalize | My stager, Jennifer, calls this pre-packing. Pack up all personal pictures, remove small chotzkies that are 3 inches or smaller- they don't make a big impact. Pre-pack half of the books on your shelves. Box up clothes from the seasons you are not currently in, to give the impression there is plenty of space in your closet. Look at your home with a critical eye and throw away or donate any items you no longer have a need for.
Clean or replace light fixtures and cabinet hardware | It's not a really expensive undertaking, but it really makes a difference in how the home is presented. If you don't currently have light fixtures, Lowe's or Home Depot have inexpensive lighting and fan options.
Daily Chores | Make a list of daily items that need to be addressed before leaving your home, in case of a last minute showing request. Remove dishes out of the sink, put the paper towel holder, soap dish and any other counter top items under the sink, make all beds, throw all wet and used towels in the dryer for 20 minutes, hide all toiletries under bathroom sink. Take a few minutes each day to review your list and make sure it's show ready for any appointments.


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Xbox New Zealand has been kind enough to allow us to play on the new Xbox One X video game console coming out this November. Here is our unboxing of it.
The console is not out until November 7th, 2017 and it will retail in New Zealand for $749.00 NZD. It should be available at major retailers such as JB Hi Fi, Mighty Ape, EB Games, The Warehouse, Noel Leeming and more.
We will post our full review of the console once we have had a good look at everything. For now, we can only show you the unboxing. I have supplied a video down below for you to check out everything that the bundle has.
As you can see in the video, the console is much smaller than the fat original Xbox One that I own. Anyway, do you plan on buying the Xbox One X when it comes out?


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Hi, this is Andy Jawlik. Welcome to my first blog post. The scope of this blog is statistical concepts within the scope of Statistics I and Statistics II and Six Sigma black belt. That's also the scope of my book, Statistics from A to Z -- Confusing Concepts Clarified which will be published by Wiley in October 2016.
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Louisville Metro Chief Conrad resigning after the killing of Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, KY – Today, Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad announced that he will retire on June 30, after mounting pressure from grassroots organizers, conscious media and elected officials.
Pulitzer prize winner and Courier-Journal political writer Phillip Bailey reported that multiple sources told him Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer was given an "ultimatum which included the threat to impeachment if the chief was not pushed out due to the #BreonnaTaylor shooting."
While the announcement of Chief Conrad's forced resignation by Mayor Fischer checks off one of the demands by the Taylor Family, activists on the ground and people familiar with how shady law enforcement can be know this is only the beginning. Keturah Herron, a Louisville activist, who is working closely with the family and activists on the ground, wants to ensure that Breonna Taylor and her family remain at the forefront of this ongoing investigation.
"First, we honor the life of Breonna Taylor and her family. I am delighted that Chief Conrad is resigning. The tragic murder of Breonna Taylor cast a spotlight on [Louisville Metro] police department with not clear guidance, direction or leadership. She goes on to say, "However, we must not forget, the resignation of Chief Conrad is like cutting the head off a hydra. You cut off one and two more grow back. It is imperative that we continue to fight against racist policies that impact our communities. We remain diligent in fighting against no knock warrants as we continue seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, Kenneth Walker, with the ultimate goal of having a fair and equitable police department that is rooted in protecting and serving not just some of Louisville but all of Louisville."
Metro Council's Public Safety Committee convened an emergency town hall to address the public outcries for answers involving the shooting of Breonna Taylor and LMPD policies on "no knock" warrants. Listening in were also attorneys for the Taylor family, Lonita Baker and Ben Crump, the Fraternal Order of Police, the media and community members to get a better understanding of next steps. Councilwoman Jessica Green, Chairwoman of the Public Safety Committee, made it known that "It is important for the committee to understand this tragic situation as it has gained national attention and many questions are being asked." No question, we want answers and to have a larger conversation concerning the current laws and policies that are issuing licenses to kill our innocent brothers and sisters.
But what made headlines and ruffled the feathers of Louisville police FOP president Ryan Nichols was Councilwoman Green's statement toward the end of the town hall. In so many words, she called Kenneth Walker a "hero" for standing his ground and protecting his partner and home from what he thought to be intruders . She also went on the record requesting that the attempted murder charge filed against Kenneth Walker be dismissed and be released from home confinement. Almost immediately after the town hall ended, Councilwoman Green began to receive death threats because she stood up for what is right in the face of racism.
Her supporters are not backing down either. Dr. Ricky Jones, a professor at the University of Louisville, let everyone know in a Facebook post that "I/We got your back!"
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AMERICA, by Alistair Cooke (1972-73)
The early success of the authored documentary as a TV phenomena was built on three key productions: Kenneth Clark's Civilisation (BBC, 1969), Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man (BBC, 1973) and Alistair Cooke's America (BBC, 1972), all directed by Michael Gill. And of these three highly personalised programmes, America is the one that proclaims itself loudest as the sole vision of a single man. Right from the start, the veteran broadcaster and journalist sets out to make it clear that his series is a very individual examination of his adopted country. The inaugural programme, 'The First Impact', offers an intimate account of his passion for America and its effect on his life.
Lancashire-born Cooke, best known for his Letter From America broadcasts for BBC radio (1946-2004), was equally adept at television, where his distinctive voice and imposing screen presence brought authority to the medium. However, an underlying conservatism makes the series seem rather old-fashioned at times, although there is no denying the presenter's emotional involvement with his subject. Cooke's deliberations on the America Civil War and slavery are as frank as they are moving, as is his description of the dispossession of native Americans by European settlers.
His views on America's industrialisation, the development of mass culture and the nation's move towards being a global military power, on the other hand, are less satisfying. A modern commentator, and certainly one less in love with his subject, would almost certainly serve up a more critical analysis of contemporary American history, although to his credit Cooke never set out to be an unbiased observer; he always acknowledged his perspective was a highly personal one.
The series unfortunately ends rather weakly. The final episode, 'The More Abundant Life', compares contemporary America in the early 1970s with the aims and objectives of the first European settlers, although there appears little rationale for doing this. The implication that America had, in effect, a year zero undermines Cooke's cogent attempts over previous weeks to create a vision of the nation as a living, breathing, evolving entity with deeply tangled roots.
Inevitably, Cooke's efforts at interpreting America for a British audience say as much about the broadcaster himself as his subject matter, especially his discussions of post-war events - a period he personally experienced. America is, however, a landmark series and its undoubted success helped cement the future of the authored documentary.
Anthony Clark (http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/549860/)
Cooke broadcast from the US for 58 years
In his 58 years reporting US life in his Letter from America, the late Alistair Cooke offered his own view on some of the biggest events of the last half-century, as well as more personal moments, as these highlights from the archives reveal.
How it began
Shortly after Letter from America's 50th anniversary Cooke addressed the Royal Television Society in New York on the history of the programme. As he explains in this extract from the lecture, when initially given the assignment, no one expected the programme to last quite as long as it did.
Two nations separated by one language
In reporting US life for more than 50 years, Alistair Cooke became more aware than many of George Bernard Shaw's observation that the US and the UK are "two nations divided by a common language". In a classic letter from 1998, he considers the differences between British and American English and the challenges they pose.
The last letter
Although not widely known at the time, Alistair Cooke's letter on 20 February 2004 was to be the last before his retirement. In this final broadcast, Cooke considers how the war in Iraq as well as domestic issues are key elements in the run-up to the US presidential elections .
Through his BBC Radio series, Letters From America, Alistair Cooke reported on every aspect of life in the United States for over 50 years. In 1972 he wrote and presented Alistair Cooke's America, his critically acclaimed TV series, which became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, generated a best-selling book and earned Cooke an invitation to make the principal address during the bicentennial celebrations of the First Continental Congress in 1974. Cooke died in March 2004, just a month after his last-ever letter from America.
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On January 21, 2017, 100 Wadsworth High School Band students performed at Solo and Ensemble in Springfield, Ohio. Solo and Ensemble is a contest of students from different schools who come together to perform in small groups or solos. Solo and Ensemble is put on by the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA).
The day started with students from a variety of different schools arriving at Springfield High School at 7:30 am. Adjudicators, or judges, get placed in classrooms and are given a schedule of who is performing, what they are performing, and when they are performing. From 7:30 am till 5:30 pm, students come in and go out of the Springfield High school as they want to.
When the students are done performing, they go to the cafeteria to wait for their results; the results are posting on a wall for everyone to see.
"I was in the Wind Ensemble Flute Choir, so we got to Springfield High School and started warming up at 8:45 am with Dr. Becker, our instructor. The day consisted of anxious waiting for our performances and results," said Victoria Uhase, 10.
Students can either do a solo or a group performance of the same or of different instruments and perform in front of an adjudicator. These students get graded on a scale of 1-5; a rating of 1 being the best and a rating of 5 being the worst.
"The average score for WHS students at solo and ensemble was a score of 1," said Mrs. Hire, WHS Band Director.
Students got their music for Solo and Ensemble in the middle of November and they have been practicing on their music for a little over two months in preparation for Solo and Ensemble. When their performance is all over, it benefits the students.
"The students benefit from Solo and Ensemble because it helps them to develop as independent musicians. Most all of the ensembles are single parts so the person playing must know their part really well and be able to stay with the rest of the ensemble. There is not another person to bail them out if they miss a note or get lost. The students have to learn to work together, lead and follow as the music dictates. This they do in practice as they work together to prepare for the performance," said Mrs. Hire, WHS Band Director.
When the performers are done with their performance, the adjudicators write down their impressions and give feedback for the performer or performers.
"Feedback is always beneficial. The adjudicator listens, follows along with the music and gives feedback to the performance. Hopefully, the students take that feedback and use it to grow as musicians," said Mrs. Hire, WHS Band Director.
The Wadsworth High School band students worked hard individually and together to give great performances at Solo and Ensemble in Springfield High School.


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An annual lump sum payment by the super-rich is one of a host of measures such as a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, currency exchanges or monetary transactions proposed in a UN report that accuses wealthy nations of breaking promises to step up aid for the much less fortunate.
The annual Globe Economic and Social Survey says it is crucial to find new methods to assist the world's poor as pledged money fails to flow.
The report estimates that the quantity of individuals around the globe worth at least $1 billion rose to 1,226 in 2012.
There are an estimated 425 billionaires in the United States, 315 in the Asia-Pacific region, 310 in Europe, 90 in other North and South American countries and 86 in Africa and the Middle East.
With each other they personal an estimated $4.6 trillion so a one percent tax on their wealth would raise far more than $46 billion, according to the report.
"Would this hurt them?" it questioned.
"The 'average' billionaire would own $3.7 billion after paying the tax. If that billionaire spent $1,000 per day, it would take him or her over 10,000 years to devote all his or her wealth," the report says
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