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Published May 10, 2019
After weeks of calm, stocks were rattled this week as the expected trade agreement between the U.S. and China appeared to encounter serious pressure. Entering the month of May, the Trump Administration was encouraging investors with comments that the agreement was in the "final laps" with "productive" meetings being held. However, this week the tone out of the Administration changed dramatically. Initially, there was a bit of saber-rattling with the reappearance of the threat of tariffs (the tariff threat had been set aside while negotiations proceeded). Then, words from the Administration that China was stepping back on a number of points in the agreement. In a matter of a few days, a deal that markets had assumed was all but done was on the verge of collapse.
Stock markets were set up to react badly to any negative change in the agreement. After a blistering fourth quarter driven in no small part by fears of a trade war, investors had spent the early months of 2019 being reassured by the White House that a deal with China was likely to avert a trade war. Concerns about the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, another sore point for markets in the fourth quarter, had been set aside as the Fed backed off, adopting a wait-and-see attitude while economic data showed a happy balance between solid growth with below-target inflation. The volatility index (known as VIX) dropped below the 15 level that typically serves as the floor in a bear market. This led investors to believe that the fourth quarter stock selloff was merely a necessary cleansing before markets resumed their march upward. Large-cap stock indexes and the tech/consumer-focused Nasdaq, in particular, showed a stunning about-face as the chart below shows.
That unceasing uptrend produces complacency, opening markets up to a sharp reaction if notable negative news pops up. And so it has been this week, with the S&P 500 crashing back below the 2900 level that it worked hard to rise above and sending the QQQ back to the 10-week moving average, a trendline that has been such a key level of support and resistance over the past couple of years. In the chart below, see the many times the index found buyers at this moving average (all the green arrows). Conversely, the downtrend in the fourth quarter saw sellers press down the index at the blue line (the black downward pointing arrows). The index sits back at this line looking for buyers to provide support with the Nasdaq having given back almost five weeks of gains in a few days of negative trading. As we noted weeks ago, the trade deal with China controls this market in the intermediate term. This week was a reminder just how important that deal is to the psychology of the stock market.
Market Update
Investors struggled this week with the potential impact of renewed trade tariff angst between the U.S. and China. Monday saw concerns about trade knock stocks down as much as -1.6% before buyers stepped in to narrow the loss to -0.5% for the day. Buyers were unable to reverse the slide Tuesday as trade hawkishness spread beyond the routine tweets of President Trump to his chief negotiator, U.S. Trade Rep Lighthizer. Sensing that the imposition of trade tariffs might be more than just a short-term negotiating tactic, investors chose to step back from risk, selling stocks down by -1.7%. Investors caught their breath a bit Wednesday, though a positive day faded to a -0.2% slip by day's end. Thursday brought yet another negative day for investors as the imposition of trade tariffs on Friday began to look certain. Once more, though, buyers swooped in to limit the losses with a nearly -2% drop being pared back to a quite modest -0.3%. Stocks were jerked dramatically again Friday with the imposition of the trade tariffs going into effect. The news sent stocks sliding -1.5% during the morning hours before buyers rushed in to halt the declines and reverse stocks higher to a +0.4% gain for the day. Gains were heaviest in the defensive sectors with the S&P Low Volatility ETF ripping higher by +1.3%, well above the broad market's rise. The point being that investors were willing to buy the dip, but did so in a relatively low risk manner.
Almost every trading session this week saw substantial losses of 1-2% before buyers came in to limit the damage. The net result of this back-and-forth trading was a -2.02% loss for the S&P 500 (SPY), but solid support at its 10-week trendline. Same story for the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) which took a -3.20% hit but also found support at that key trendline. For the Nasdaq, it was only the second losing week since mid-December, an extraordinary streak of gains. Smallcaps (IWM) continued their recent indecisive trading, slipping -2.44% this week to spend their fifth week basically trading sideways.
Warm wishes and until next week.


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Happy Thursday! Today I'm sharing my final two projects featuring the February Main Kit from My Creative Scrapbook. Both of these projects are primarily designed with the Love Notes collection from Crate Paper.
I wanted to add more teal to the background, so I first used modeling paste through a template, and then before removing it, I sprayed teal Color Shine over it. I also added some darker pink watercolor.
I always love Crate Paper's awesome chipboard shapes! And their 3-dimensional stickers are awesome...and pairing them together just works so well with their collections. I colored one of the Prima flowers and tucked it underneath the chipboard as well as some red thread.
Chipboard layering...it adds so much depth.
A close-up of the paste...amazing texture! I cut the word "love" on my Cameo. It was actually left over from a previous project. I love when I'm able to use up bits that are just laying around on my desk.
Here is my final card. My favorite part of this one is the gold accents! I colored the big flower blue using watered down acrylic paint. The background of the card was cut from patterned paper, and the rest is stickers from the sticker sheet. I added in the gold thread and Color Shine from my stash.
Eeeeek!! Gold! Love it!
You won't want to miss what's coming up in the March kits...so stay tuned next week for the reveal!
Thanks for stopping by today, and have a great day!

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Curriculum: Python, R, SQL
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Length: 12 weeks full-time onsite
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Pre-requisites: Applicants should have a Masters or Ph.D. degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math or equivalent experience of quantitative science or programming.
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Our Lord and Savior and enfant terrible New York Press film critic Armond White has seen and cast his judgment on The Help and it's… a cop out!
It's a mixed review – he sorta, kinda likes it, but he does have some serious reservations about it. Still it's nowhere as incisive as Tambay's recent review nor does he really say anything about the film's shortcomings that other reviewers haven't pointed out already. He also does not viciously go after the film, as people might have been expecting he would, like in his infamous review of Precious. He does say though that it's better than a Tyler Perry movie, but then again what isn't????
You can read his review for yourself HERE.


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Kamala Harris's husband has quit his law firm job for a White House role despite claiming he wouldn't go into politics.
Doug Emhoff will leave DLA Piper, where is a partner, by inauguration day on 20 January, according to the Associated Press.
Emhoff took a leave of absence from the firm in August when vice president-elect Harris ran on Joe Biden's ticket.
The future second man is reportedly working with Biden's transition team to establish a role for him in the administration.
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What is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is a leading killer of people in many countries. In some cases, it can be treated successfully and doesn't result in fatality. In fact, it is most likely to respond well to treatment when it is diagnosed and treated early. Unfortunately, however, some forms of lung cancer are more aggressive or difficult to treat than others, and early diagnosis doesn't guarantee recovery.
The lungs are the organs used in breathing. When a person inhales, his lungs take in oxygen; when he exhales, they release carbon dioxide. These organs are pink and have a rubbery appearance on the outside but are spongy on the inside. There are many things that may contribute to the development of lung cancer, but cigarette smoke is among the most likely culprits.
Unfortunately, this type of cancer sometimes develops in people who have never smoked as well as those who haven't been exposed to second-hand smoke on a frequent basis. Other possible causes of this type of cancer include carcinogen exposure, especially when the cancer-causing agent is something that can be inhaled. Repeated radiation exposure and exposure to radon gas may also contribute to this cancer's development.
Often, a person who has lung cancer won't have symptoms early in the course of the disease. Typically, a person only notices symptoms after the cancer has been developing for some time. An individual with this disease may develop such symptoms as a persistent cough, bloody coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, and hoarseness. Sometimes a person who already has a chronic cough notices a change in his symptoms, which may be a sign of this type of cancer. Additionally, an individual with this disease may also experience chest pains, unexplained headaches, or back pain.
The treatment used when a person has lung cancer typically depends on a range of factors, including the stage of cancer at the time of treatment, his overall health besides the cancer, and the type of lung cancer he has. A patient's preferences are usually considered as well. Typically, treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, drug therapy, and clinical trials that involve experimental treatment methods.
Sometimes, a patient decides that he does not want treatment. For example, he may decide that the side effects are too difficult to bear and opt to avoid treatments that might cure him. In other cases, a doctor may inform a patient that there is little-to-no hope for a cure. In such a case, a patient may opt for supportive care, which is used to keep him comfortable rather than curing his cancer.
Discussion Comments
@bythewell - To be honest, smoking isn't really the thing that causes the most cancer these days. I'd say it's more likely to be air pollution. It's something that a lot of people breathe in and out all day long, at home or at work, and in a lot of places it's only getting worse.
I think there is going to be a huge rise in lung cancer patients in the next few decades because of this.
Especially in those countries and cities where they have a big problem. I mean, they basically had to shut down whole cities in China for days during the Olympics there because the air pollution would have made it impossible to compete otherwise. Which was great in the short term, but it does point out that in the long term there are a lot of people who don't get that kind of treatment and have to suffer from the pollution all day, every day.
@Iluviaporos - Unfortunately, second hand smoke is even worse than actual smoking in some ways, because it isn't drawn through a filter. I'm glad they now prohibit smoking in places like that in a lot of countries for the sake of the staff. It's a good thing for everyone else, too, as lung cancer treatment is expensive and the public is the one who has to shoulder the costs when a waitress, who didn't realize she was working in a high risk environment, ends up with cancer.
Second hand smoke is such a dangerous thing. My mother worked in a bar for a lot of her 20's and it was well before smoking bans started to come into place. She has never smoked herself, but she's already starting to feel the consequences of breathing in the equivalent of several packs a night for a decade.
She hasn't got a lung cancer diagnosis, thank goodness, but she does have what the doctors call "small airwaves disease" which means she can have trouble breathing sometimes and has to use an inhaler to clear her lungs. I'm terrified that one day she'll take her cough to the doctor and they'll tell her that it's become more serious.


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- tvam ādyaḥ puruṣaḥ sākṣād
- īśvaraḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ
- māyāṁ vyudasya cic-chaktyā
- kaivalye sthita ātmani
tvam ādyaḥ—You are the original; puruṣaḥ—the enjoying personality; sākṣāt—directly; īśvaraḥ—the controller; prakṛteḥ—of material nature; paraḥ—transcendental; māyām—the material energy; vyudasya—one who has thrown aside; cit-śaktyā—by dint of internal potency; kaivalye—in pure eternal knowledge and bliss; sthitaḥ—placed; ātmani—own self.
You are the original Personality of Godhead who expands Himself all over the creations and is transcendental to material energy. You have cast away the effects of the material energy by dint of Your spiritual potency. You are always situated in eternal bliss and transcendental knowledge.
The Lord states in the Bhagavad-gītā that one who surrenders unto the lotus feet of the Lord can get release from the clutches of nescience. Kṛṣṇa is just like the sun, and māyā or material existence is just like darkness. Wherever there is the light of the sun, darkness or ignorance at once vanishes. The best means to get out of the world of ignorance is suggested here. The Lord is addressed herein as the original Personality of Godhead. From Him all other Personalities of Godhead expand. The all-pervasive Lord Viṣṇu is Lord Kṛṣṇa's plenary portion or expansion. The Lord expands Himself in innumerable forms of Godhead and living beings, along with His different energies. But Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the original primeval Lord from whom everything emanates. The all-pervasive feature of the Lord experienced within the manifested world is also a partial representation of the Lord. Paramātmā, therefore, is included within Him. He is the Absolute Personality of Godhead. He has nothing to do with the actions and reactions of the material manifestation because He is far above the material creation. Darkness is a perverse representation of the sun, and therefore the existence of darkness depends on the existence of the sun, but in the sun proper there is no trace of darkness. As the sun is full of light only, similarly the Absolute Personality of Godhead, beyond the material existence, is full of bliss. He is not only full of bliss, but also full of transcendental variegatedness. Transcendence is not at all static, but full of dynamic variegatedness. He is distinct from the material nature, which is complicated by the three modes of material nature. He is parama, or the chief. Therefore He is absolute. He has manifold energies, and through His diverse energies He creates, manifests, maintains and destroys the material world. In His own abode, however, everything is eternal and absolute. The world is not conducted by the energies or powerful agents by themselves, but by the potent all-powerful with all energies.


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Boston Python Workshop 5/Friday/Windows terminal navigation
There are two commands that we'll be using at a command prompt to navigate the filesystem on your computer:
dir lists the contents of a directory.
cd moves you into a new directory (it stands for "change directory").
Let's practice using these commands.
Open a command prompt:
- On Windows Vista or Windows 7: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), type
cmdinto the Search field directly above the Start menu button, and click on "cmd" in the search results above the Search field.
- On Windows XP: click on the Start menu (the Windows logo in the lower left of the screen), click on "Run...", type
cmdinto the text box, and hit enter.
Practice using
dir and
Before you practice these commands, let's make sure you are really at a terminal prompt. Recall that a terminal prompt will look like
C:\ and a Python prompt will look like
>>>. Make sure you are at a terminal prompt and not a Python prompt; if you are at a Python prompt, you can type
exit() on a line by itself and then hit enter to exit Python and return to a terminal prompt. Great!
Type each of these commands and hit enter:
This lists all the files in your home directory.
cd C:\
This will change you into the
C:\ directory.
This lists the contents of the
C:\ directory.
cd Python27
This will change you into the
Python27 subdirectory of the
C:\ directory.
You should see the names of all the files in
C:\Python27, including your
python.exe application.
cd ..
.. means "parent directory", so this command moved you up to the parent directory. You were in
C:\Python27, so now you are in
C:\, the root directory.
This lists the contents of the root directory, confirming where you are.
- You can use Tab to auto-complete directory and file names. So from inside the root directory, if you type
cd Pythoand hit Tab, the command prompt will auto-complete the directory name, and you can then hit enter to change into the
- The command prompt maintains a command history. You can use the up arrow to cycle through old commands.
- Note that the text that makes up the command prompt changes as you move around directories. The command prompt will always give the full directory path to your current directory.
You've practiced using
dir and
cd to navigate your computer's filesystem from the command prompt.


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My little brother left the MTC and entered the mission field recently. Right after he wrote home the first time telling us about his area and companion I put together this "Treat your trainer" package.
The idea is that although missionaries get a lot of packages when they first go out, the packages slow down considerably most of the time the longer they've been out. This package was meant to be exciting for my brother's companion and my brother as well.
I packed it all into one of those flat rate boxes and decorated the box with the Elders' names and "Treat your trainer" so he'd get the theme of it.
Air freshener plug ins: Treat your trainer to a great smelling apartment!
(My brother mentioned their apt smelled weird when they moved in)
"Treat your trainer to some candy! Some for him and some for you"
(I got 2 boxes of each kind)
"Treat your trainer by making him dinner"
I included stuff for Suddenly Salad and chicken salad sandwiches - one of his favorite easy meals.
"Treat your trainer to some cool treats! Take a break from the heat & cool off with a popsicle"
These Fla-Vor-Ice popsicles are perfect to send in the mail because they can be left at room temperature and it's HOT where he is.
Finally, I looked up a restaurant that was close to his apartment since he doesn't always have access to a car and included a gift card (enough for him and his companion to eat).
"Treat your trainer to a night out to eat"


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May 30, 2017
The complex web of self-driving car relationships
Uber and Alphabet may be locked in a bitter legal battle over self-driving cars, but the two companies are intertwined financially and once were quite friendly with one another. It's just part of a very complex web of ride-hail relationships ― in terms of investments, personnel and strategic partnerships ― where rivalries and alliances are often one in the same.
Bottom line: As the ride-hail and autonomous car industries continue to grow, these relationships are likely to become even more conflicted.


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But God would not have made the answers to these puzzles available only to the elite and the super-motivated. God's teachings are simple (though not necessarily easy) and direct. They require no elaborate spiritual marathons.
It requires listening not to our fears, selfishness or to the strident demands of egos formed by a competitive and materialistic society. Instead, deep inside each of us and written in our hearts and souls is the law of God. It is summarized by the principle "treat others as you would wish to be treated" and "love God and love others." All the rest is reflection on and practical application of these basic principles. Unfortunately, humans have a love of making things unnecessarily complicated and bending principles according to self-interest.
How are we to understand the notion that Jesus is the image of the invisible God? It certainly does not mean image in the physical sense, since God does not have physical form. But Jesus reveals in the fullest sense what it means for the radiance of God to shine unencumbered through a human being.
Genesis also describes human beings as being created in the image and likeness of God. That image became smudged and disfigured by sin and ignorance. As some of the Church Fathers expressed it, Christ restored that image by sitting again for the portrait of humanity. As a person who is both divine and human, Jesus reconciled the world to God, for He speaks the unifying language of compassion and healing rather than punishment, exclusion and violence.
As individuals draw closer to God, they also find themselves seeing and treating humanity with one eye and one heart. They are not captivated by "isms" and they avoid applying labels or categories to others. The desire to heal and reconcile and the willingness to forgive and to include flows from living in harmony with the image of God whose likeness we bear.
Our Samaritan friend seems to have learned that well. We all know that there was no love lost between Samaritans and Jews, and they had mutually negative opinions of each other. The point of this well-known parable is not that it is nice to do good deeds. It is a model of how people who are close to God treat and relate to other people.
We don't know the motivations of those who passed by the victim — it could have been fear, selfishness or anything else. The simple fact remains, however, that they did not stop to help the victim. The Samaritan is symbolic of those who live in harmony with the image of God in their soul. He didn't stop to see if the person on the road was a member of his group, nor did he run a purity check. He expected no reward; in fact, he (and others like him) was not even aware of doing anything exceptional.
"Samaritans" do the compassionate and decent thing because it is part of who they are. The Samaritan's kindness will also be an opportunity for the victim in this story to change. When he recovers he will probably ask the innkeeper who brought him in and paid the bill. When the innkeeper replies "a Samaritan," the man can always either deny it or shrug it off. But he can also change his view of Samaritans and be drawn to exercising the same sort of compassion.
The parable has more contemporary relevance than we might admit. There has been a distressing tendency in the past decades to "circle the wagons" — self-definition in contrast and opposition to others. Fear has grown enormously in the last few years, along with the quickness to "profile" and exclude others, whether by race, religion, political beliefs or lifestyle. People who are serious about walking in Christ's footsteps recognize only common humanity and the image of God in others.
If Christ has reconciled the world to God, we need to think, speak and act accordingly.
Doing the right thingBy Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J
- June 28, 2007
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), July 15 (Deuteronomy 30:10-14; Psalm 69; Colossians 1:15-20; Luke 10:25-37)
The holiest and most precious things are usually close at hand. Sometimes we think that a spiritual quest involves trips to deserts, monasteries or mountaintops. Many want to consult gurus and teachers, or practise ascetic regimes. All of this to answer a few basic questions: Who is God? Who am I? How should I live? What is right and wrong?
The holiest and most precious things are usually close at hand. Sometimes we think that a spiritual quest involves trips to deserts, monasteries or mountaintops. Many want to consult gurus and teachers, or practise ascetic regimes. All of this to answer a few basic questions: Who is God? Who am I? How should I live? What is right and wrong?


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Time and time again, some of the finest tits in the industry have come our way via the United Kingdom and Georgie Lyall is no exception to the rule. With an all-natural pair of big 32F tits, this blonde bombshell is one of the hottest, busty, British babes to come our way in a long time. And with a succulent thick booty to match those big tits of hers, this buxom, blue-eyed beauty is impossible to resist! Priding herself on her "filthy mouth," Georgie's signature Glaswegian brogue makes every syllable that passes through her supple lips extra erotic. Getting her start as an exotic dancer and erotic chat girl, Georgie honed her seductive skills to perfection before making the jump to fucking on film. All of that hard work and training certainly paid off and one look at her smoking hot Brazzers debut will show you why! Even when she's not busy fucking and sucking the biggest cocks in the business, Georgie is a thrill seeker, listing her favorite hobbies as paragliding and skydiving! So, if you're ready for an all-natural, British babe who's even more perverted than you, look no further than the one and only Georgie Lyall!
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This DotStar cube from mosivers on Instructables is beautiful!
The inspiration for this project came from other tiny LED cubes like HariFun's and that of nqtronix. Both of these projects use SMD LEDs to build a cube with really small dimensions, however, the individual LEDs are connected by wires. My idea was to instead mount the LEDs on a PCB, as intended for surface mount parts. This would also solve the problem of arranging the LEDs neatly in a matrix with same distances which can be often tricky when connecting them by wires. The obvious problem with PCBs is that they are opaque and therefore the individual layers would be hidden behind each other. Browsing through the web with this in mind, I stumbled upon CNLohr's instructions on how to make clear glass PCBs. This is how I came up with the idea to make a small cube from SMD LEDs mounted on glass PCBs. Although it is not the world tiniest LED cube (this title probably still belongs to nqtronix), I think the glass PCBs add a nice new touch to the large variety of already existing LED cubes.


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Will this winter ever end? Even though the ice is reluctant to leave the lakes and we have been getting weekly snow storms, there are still some undeniable signs of spring. Last week I heard my first loon call, and it gave me goose bumps. Summer will arrive eventually! There's something about hearing loons echoing over the water that is so Minnesotan. On March 13, 1961, Governor Elmer L. Andersen signed the legislation that adopted the common loon (Gavia immer) the official state bird of the State of Minnesota.
I have seen loons in Detroit, Pelican and Muskrat Lakes so far this year. So where do loons go in the winter, and why are they found on some lakes but not others? These are the questions I'll address this week.
Loons are migratory birds, and since our lakes are ice-covered in the winter they are not able to stay here and find food. Loons are diving birds and eat fish. They eat everything from panfish and perch to suckers, bullheads, and minnows. They also may eat frogs, leeches, crayfish, mollusks, salamanders, amphipods, and insects.
In September, the loons leave us to spend the winter on the southeast coast, from North Carolina to Florida along the Gulf of Mexico.
Loons are unique birds, and can dive more than 200 feet below the surface to find food. Since they are built for swimming, they actually cannot walk well on land. Their legs are too far back on their body. Loons can also live up to 30 years.
Minnesota has the largest summer population of loons in the lower 48 states, and approximately three quarters of the common loons in the Midwest. The DNR estimates the total Minnesota Loon population to be around 12,000 adults. The DNR has a Loon Monitoring Program, and each year volunteers collect information on common loon numbers on more than 600 lakes distributed among six regions, or "index areas" of the state. One of the index areas is central Becker County, and loon populations have slightly increased in this area over the past 13 years. In this Becker study area, there are an estimated 1.6-2.5 adult loons per 100 acres of lake. In the Otter Tail area, the loon population has not changed, and there are an estimated 1.3-1.9 loons per 100 acres of lake.
So what type of lakes do loons prefer for their home? Since loons are diving birds that use their eyesight to capture their food, they need clear water and healthy fish populations. This is why they are used as an indicator for lake water quality. Also, loons only nest on undisturbed shorelines or islands with plenty of natural vegetation. They need tall shoreline vegetation for protection of their young. Larger lakes and longer shoreline are associated with more loons. Because loons nest at the waters' edge, they are easily disturbed by excessive boat traffic and wakes, and are displaced by human residential activity. If you are out boating and see a loon, keep some distance between you and the loon so you do not disturb it.
One of the main threats to loon survival is lead sinkers. When lead sinkers are lost during fishing and sink to the bottom of the lake, they are inadvertently swallowed by loons and other diving birds. These birds routinely swallow small pebbles from the bottom of the lake to aid in digestion. If they swallow lead they get lead poisoning, which can cause death. A loon with lead poisoning will act strangely. It may droop, fly poorly or have crash landings. It only takes one lead sinker to poison a loon.
There are many non-toxic types of sinkers available now, so before opening fishing weekend, take a look through your tackle box and dispose of all your lead.
To read more about loons, you can visit the DNR website: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/birds/commonloon.html.


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A Fistful of Aliens
|This was an offbeat but fun project. Yes! had an idea for collectible little creatures and wanted a storyline to justify them. There was no actual game to design - play was based on rock/paper/scissors. What I had to do was build a world for kids' imaginations to play in, with these three eternal races, and come up with ways to make gameplay as interesting as possible.
Dredrocks crush Gangreens with muscle, Gangreens neutralize Bluspews with slime, and Bluspews melt Dredrocks with acid. When two Aliens of the same color come up against each other, the victor is determined by power numbers on the bottom of their feet. There are additional Power Player Aliens to tilt the balance of power, such as 2-species Mutants, super-powered RAMMs (Rare Alien Metallic Mutants), Crystallites, the great warlord Jangutz Khan - and the Elemental, a mutant mixture of all three races.


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- Top YouTube Channels for Web Developers Mar 11, 2019My favourite resources on YouTube as a web developer
- Basic Web Scraping with Puppeteer Sep 30, 2018Web scraping NS&I using Google's Puppeteer Node library.
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MANASQUAN, N.J., May 9, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Peter Grandich, market commentator and editor of the internationally-followed "Grandich Letter" at www.Grandich.com, posted a strong warning to readers today about the United States' grave financial condition, predicting a dire fiscal picture for our children and grandchildren.
In the forecast, which coincides with his daughter's twentieth birthday, Grandich says, "The greatest blessing in my life, my daughter Tara, is 20 years old today. While witnessing her birth through today has brought only joy, during this period I've also watched my country spiral downward economically, socially and spiritually. Both sides of the political aisle are responsible, and nowhere is that more true than in the grave financial condition we find ourselves in as a nation."
He states, "I have no cabins in West Virginia nor dry food to sell…and I can assure you that what I'm about to state is not good for business. My wonderful daughter, and the sons and daughters (and grandchildren, too) of those who read this, are going to pay an enormous price for decades of over indulgences and total mismanagement by government and individuals. Better days for these generations cannot and will not be possible without severe economic and social pain."
Grandich predicts, "What we have witnessed in Greece and elsewhere is coming to the shores of America…make no mistake about it, the die has been cast and all the political rhetoric and rare actual good political deeds can't prevent the inevitable."
He adds, "The fact is America is bankrupt financially (and well on its way to socially, politically and spiritually, if not there already). The saddest point of this fact is virtually all Americans either don't grasp it or if they do, hope it's only a bad dream and they shall wake up and all shall be well again. While there have been a few brave politicians who have been willing to tell it like it is and even fewer Wall Street types, the ignorance of the nation is not surprising when you look at how other people in countries now already well into the nightmare also lived in denial."
He references what he calls "class warfare" that he sees coming to the U.S., which will pit the 55-and-over generation against younger citizens.
He also notes the importance of how we are quickly approaching a time when over 50 percent of all Americans will be working for the government, so making any great sweeping changes will be nearly impossible.
Finally, he tells what he sees as the poster child for America's addiction to excess: self-storage facilities.
"There's no quick fix but I can tell you we'll know we're finally on the right road to recovery when we see public storage facilities closing versus opening everywhere we go," Grandich says.
He sums up his calamitous conjecture with the statement, "America's only real hope is to do what our Founding Fathers did and return Almighty God back to His rightful place as the true leader of this once great country. No other solution is doable."
To read Grandich's complete commentary, go to http://www.Grandich.com .
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans held center stage today while it heard appeals of same-sex marriage cases from Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The three appeals were heard by Judge Jerry E. Smith (a Reagan appointee), James E. Graves (an Obama appointee) and Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham (another Regan appointee), who is considered the swing vote on the panel.
There were 11 couples represented in the three cases.
In the Louisiana hearing, which was the first of the cases heard, the Times-Picayune reports that Graves and Higginbotham, "asked skeptical questions about the state's position in defense of the ban, barely letting attorney Kyle Duncan conclude his opening remarks."
Camilla Taylor, the lawyer representing the Louisiana same-sex couples challenging the ban told the Times-Picayune she was "very relieved, and very optimistic."
Based on tweets from reporters on the scene, the hearings for Mississippi and Texas appear to have followed the same track with the judges appearing skeptical of each state's arguments.
After the Texas hearing, Chris Geidner, a reporter for Buzzfeed, tweeted: "TX was no different. If anything, Judge Higginbotham was getting a bit frustrated with Judge Smith's constant focus on Baker."
In a later tweet, Geidner wrote: "The 5th Circuit, after 3 hours of args, appears poised to strike down LA, MS, & TX same-sex marriage bans. I expect a 2-1 vote."
The Texas plaintiffs, Vic Holmes, Mark Pharris, Cleopatra DeLeon and Nicole Dimetman, smiled and posed for photos outside the 5th Circuit building after the hearings. "Vic and I know we are on the right side of history, and the right side of the law," Pharris tweeted.
Several media outlets including The New Civil Rights Movement were predicting that the judges would strike down all three bans based on tweets from news reporters on the scene.
Recordings of the oral arguments in the three cases will be available at this link.
Many believed the cases heard today would be the last before the Supreme Court decides the issue. However, on January 9, the justices delayed action on whether to rule this year on states' remaining bans against same-sex marriage.
There is no time frame as to when the judges from the 5th Circuit will announce their rulings. However, attorney Neel Lane of Akin Gump who represents the Texas plaintiffs, recently told the Texas Observer that the state would have marriage equality by Easter.
This evening, Marriage Equality USA will host a national conference call that will feature local and national legal experts discussing what happened in the courtroom not only with the Texas hearing but in the Louisiana and Mississippi hearings as well. The call is at 8 p.m. Central Time and is open to the public. Use this link to RSVP.
Tonight in San Antonio, several LGBT organizations are planning "a peaceful show of solidarity and support" at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of the Bexar County Courthouse.