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Who doesn't want to feel special?
Drive ROI through creative marketing automation strategies
The U.S. credit union movement has seen record growth in the past year and now boasts more than 110 million members, one-third of the U.S. population. Sounds good? The caveat…when comparing credit union's market share of total assets to large and small banking institutions, they only have about 7% of the assets (FDIC, NCUA & CUNA source). Americans may be joining credit unions but it has been difficult getting them to handle most of their financial needs at the credit union.
In this hyper, over communicated digital world that we live in, credit union marketers need to think differently to find more ways to make their members feel special across multiple digital channels. Also, in this tech savvy world, prospective members are in charge of how you interact with them; social media and search engines are all about connecting with your audience when they're looking for you, not the other way around.
Simply put, marketing automation refers to a software platform that is designed to more effectively market on multiple channels online and automate repetitive tasks, ultimately optimizing your staff's time and sales efforts. Being creative and relevant to your members is key to pushing the ROI needle upward. Think about the last time (most likely today) that you looked in your email inbox and perused your personal emails. Most likely you had a bunch of e-mails from businesses you signed up with because you are interested in what they have to offer. Was there an email that felt like it was speaking very personally to you? Did you respond? Think of a time that you did? That's how credit union marketers need to be engaging with their members to build relationships and secure future business.
Here are some key marketing automation strategies to help make this happen:
- Dynamic Content – Put the knowledge you have of your members to good use by delivering differentiated content that reflects your members' behavior and history, which is more relevant to them.
- Drip Campaigns – Drip campaigns are targeted email communications that go out to your base at regular intervals to educate members, welcome new members and warm up new leads. Drip campaigns are easy to set up, but managing them effectively is key.
- Nurture Campaigns – Lead nurturing is often visually depicted as a funnel, but it's more accurate to see it as a watering can – it allows your audience to branch out and choose their own journey through your pre-planned automated campaigns. In the same way, dynamic content will change an email based on static fields in your database or CSV upload, a nurture campaign will segment your audience based on their interaction with your communications, automatically sending them in different directions based on their interests.
Audra Wilder, VP of Strategic Analytics & Marketing for GE Credit Union found marketing automation to be extremely effective for her credit union. At Trellance's recently held annual conference, immersion18, Wilder shared the journey and success experienced by her credit union in implementing their marketing automation program. Her concept, simply stated, was to design multiple targeted emails that corresponded to different demographics under one product or service "path" or "umbrella" where the credit union continually targets members with specific, relevant messaging. This multi-tiered approach assists the credit union in reaching out to their members in a timely manner and with emails that are pertinent to the products and services they are using or ancillary benefits that might further enhance their experiences with the credit union. Wilder and her team realized the following measurable results over a 12-month period:
- Increased depth-of-relationship (services per) by ^8.30%
- Increased number of loan households by 442 or ^5.99%
- Reduction in statement costs – enrolled 2,104 members in estatements (an approximate annual net savings of $3.84 per member)
- Low unsubscribe rate (0.0005% 2017 average – delivered 409,254 emails to members with an average open rate of 43.45%)
- Reduction in disclosure related costs – actual reduced printing costs to be tracked in 2018 as they migrate towards esign
- Increased email collection and verification collecting – 2,601unique member emails
- 86% of new membership accounts have valid email addresses!
- Decreased Single Service households by 0.75%
Wilder notes some things to consider as your credit union embarks on its marketing automation journey: Make sure your data is clean to see true results; Be careful not to dilute your ROI with members that are incorrectly targeted; Watch your negative behaviors and try to mitigate their inclusion in the data stream; Base your digital message on member action, timing, age, product usage and more; Outline your automation paths before you start along with the timing of the messages – understand what you are trying to achieve with the path and use only the data that is necessary.
Remember, marketing automation will not market for you, it's just another tool to help you to reach your members timely with relevant offerings; giving them what they need and want when they need and want it. Also, be kind to yourself – anything new takes some getting used to. For more thought leadership insights visit www.ThePaymentsReview.com or contact the experts at Trellance for guidance at email@example.com.


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Psychopath. We hear the word and images of Bernardo, Manson and Dahmer pop into our heads; no doubt Ted Bundy too. But they're the bottom of the barrel – most of the two million psychopaths in North America aren't murderers. They're our friends, lovers and co-workers. They're outgoing and persuasive, dazzling you with charm and flattery. Often you aren't even aware they've taken you for a ride – until it's too late.
Psychopaths exhibit a Jekyll and Hyde personality. "They play a part so they can get what they want," says Dr. Sheila Willson, a Toronto psychologist who has helped victims of psychopaths. The guy who showers a woman with excessive attention is much more capable of getting her to lend him money, and to put up with him when he strays. The new employee who gains her co-workers' trust has more access to their chequebooks. And so on. Psychopaths have no conscience and their only goal is self-gratification. Many of us have been their victims – at work, through friendships or relationships – and not one of us can say, "a psychopath could never fool me."
Think you can spot one? Think again. In general, psychopaths aren't the product of broken homes or the casualties of a materialistic society. Rather they come from all walks of life and there is little evidence that their upbringing affects them. Elements of a psychopath's personality first become evident at a very early age, due to biological or genetic factors. Explains Michael Seto, a psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental health in Toronto, by the time that a person hits their late teens, the disorder is almost certainly permanent. Although many clinicians use the terms psychopath and sociopath interchangeably, writes psychopath expert Robert Hare on his book 'Without Conscience', a sociopath's criminal behavior is shaped by social forces and is the result of a dysfunctional environment.
Psychopaths have only a shallow range of emotions and lack guilt, says Hare. They often see themselves as victims, and lack remorse or the ability to empathize with others. "Psychopaths play on the fact that most of us are trusting and forgiving people," adds Seto. The warning signs are always there; it's just difficult to see them because once we trust someone, the friendship becomes a blinder.
Even lovers get taken for a ride by psychopaths. For a psychopath, a romantic relationship is just another opportunity to find a trusting partner who will buy into the lies. It's primarily why a psychopath rarely stays in a relationship for the long term, and often is involved with three or four partners at once, says Willson. To a psychopath, everything about a relationship is a game. Willson refers to the movie 'Sliding Doors' to illustrate her point. In the film, the main character comes home early after just having been fired from her job. Only moments ago, her boyfriend has let another woman out the front door. But in a matter of minutes he is the attentive and concerned boyfriend, taking her out to dinner and devoting the entire night to comforting her. All the while he's planning to leave the next day on a trip with the other woman.
The boyfriend displays typical psychopathic characteristics because he falsely displays deep emotion toward the relationship, says Willson. In reality, he's less concerned with his girlfriend's depression than with making sure she's clueless about the other woman's existence. In the romance department, psychopaths have an ability to gain your affection quickly, disarming you with words, intriguing you with grandiose plans. If they cheat you'll forgive them, and one day when they've gone too far, they'll leave you with a broken heart (and an empty wallet). By then they'll have a new player for their game.
The problem with their game is that we don't often play by their rules. Where we might occasionally tell a white lie, a psychopath's lying is compulsive. Most of us experience some degree of guilt about lying, preventing us from exhibiting such behavior on a regular basis. "Psychopaths don't discriminate who it is they lie to or cheat," says Seto. "There's no distinction between friend, family and sucker."
No one wants to be the sucker, so how do we prevent ourselves from becoming close friends or getting into a relationship with a psychopath? It's really almost impossible, say Seto and Willson. Unfortunately, laments Seto, one way is to become more suspicious and less trusting of others. Our tendency is to forgive when we catch a loved one in a lie. "Psychopaths play on this fact," he says. "However, I'm certainly not advocating a world where if someone lies once or twice, you never speak to them again." What you can do is look at how often someone lies and how they react when caught. Psychopaths will lie over and over again, and where other people would sincerely apologize, a psychopath may apologize but won't stop.
Psychopaths also tend to switch jobs as frequently as they switch partners, mainly because they don't have the qualities to maintain a job for the long haul. Their performance is generally erratic, with chronic absences, misuse of company resources and failed commitments. Often they aren't even qualified for the job and use fake credentials to get it. Seto talks of a patient who would get marketing jobs based on his image; he was a presentable and charming man who layered his conversations with educational and occupational references. But it became evident that the man hadn't a clue what he was talking about, and was unable to hold down a job.
How do you make sure you don't get fooled when you're hiring someone to baby-sit your child or for any other job? Hire based on reputation and not image, says Willson. Check references thoroughly. Psychopaths tend to give vague and inconsistent replies. Of course the best way to solve this problem would be to cure psychopaths of their 'illness.' But there's no recipe for treating them, say psychiatrists. Today's traditional methods of psychotherapy (psychoanalysis, group and one-on-one therapy) and drug treatments have failed. Therapy is more likely to work when an individual admits there's a problem and wants to change. The common problem with psychopaths, says Sets, "Is they don't see a problem with their behavior."
Psychopaths don't seek therapy willingly, says Seto. Rather, they're pushed into it by a desperate relative or by a court order. To a psychopath, a therapist is just one more person who must be conned, and the psychopath plays the part right until the therapist is convinced of his or her 'rehabilitation.'
Even though we can't treat psychopaths effectively with therapy, it doesn't mean we can't protect ourselves, writes Hare. Willson agrees, citing the most important factor in keeping psychopaths at bay is to know your vulnerabilities. We need to "realize our own potential and maximize our strengths" so that our insecurities don't overcome us. Because, she says, a psychopath is a chameleon who becomes "an image of what you haven't done for yourself." Over time, she says, "their appearance of perfection will begin to crack," but by that time you will have been emotionally and perhaps financially scathed. There comes a time when you realize there's no point in searching for answers; the only thing is to move on.
Taken in part from MW© – By Caroline Konrad – September 1999
These people are mentally ill and
extremely dangerous! The following precautions will help to protect
you from the destructive acts of which they are capable.
First, to recognize them, keep the following guidelines in mind.
(1) They are habitual liars. They seem incapable of either knowing or telling the truth about anything.
(2) They are egotistical to the point of narcissism. They
really believe they are set apart from the rest of humanity by some special grace.
(3) They scapegoat; they are incapable of either having the
insight or willingness to accept responsibility for anything they do. Whatever the problem, it is always someone else's fault.
(4) They are remorselessly vindictive when thwarted or
(5) Genuine religious, moral, or other values play no part in their lives. They have no empathy for others and are capable of violence. Under older psychological terminology,
they fall into the category of psychopath or sociopath, but
unlike the typical psychopath, their behavior is masked by a
superficial social facade.
Interior Wood Doors Accents Home Design
It's a fact that interior wood doors tend to be naturally pleasing when they match your home's overall theme. It's been handed down if you are planning to choose solid hardwood as a medium. They've their own unique texture and coloring, which can be further enhanced if you have them stained or done. They can also be glazed include them as really smooth and very wonderful to touch. Let us not forget the types of doors are all-time timeless classic. In fact, majority of the old houses have interior doors which have been made of wood.
Also, wood doors may demand little maintenance. Though hardwoods may be sensitive to moisture, in general, they merely need very limited maintenance. If you are intending to cover them with paint, you'll be able to definitely increase their life span, much more when you are going to make use of topcoat complete. Interior wood doors also can resist dents and chafes. And if the surface of the door can be properly sealed, you will discover how the door can hold up to a lot of banging.
"When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly."

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Dominion is a deck building game originally published in 2008, with numerous expansions following in the subsequent years. The online version (which I am reviewing) came out in 2013.
I personally own the physically base game and 2 expansions. The game centers building a deck full of treasure cards, action cards, and victory cards. You use the treasure cards to purchase new cards, and you're trying to finish the game with the most victory cards (in end game, all other cards are essentially worthless).
Like most board or card games, the online version has the potential to be much more streamlined and fast to play. Most games in this style take a long time to physically play due complexity of setup. And being able to play against bots largely decreases the playtime of your opponents, therefore speeding along the game for the human player. Unfortunately, Dominion Online is weighed down by lag and a frustrating campaign, both of which sour the experience.
In general, this is a very good port of the game. The full base game is free, and the expansions are available to buy, which offers a nice way to let casual players get into the game while letting hardcore players and enthusiasts support the developer and enhance their experience. The gameplay functions well. The cards are laid out just as they are in real life and your hand is displayed in a nice, easy to maneuver fashion.
Nothing says "Dominion" like 3 coppers and 2 estates
However, as I mentioned, there's quite a bit of lag. I don't have a state of the art machine, but I have a fairly powerful desktop computer, and this game should not really required any sort of advanced hardware to play. It's a very simple game. There's no reason for any sort of delay. But without fail, every time I play I'm left sitting after I click a command, waiting for the game to respond. It's very frustrating and it definitely diminishes the experience. I do want to say that this is still a wonderful way to just sit down and play the game, and having a little bit of delay is better than setting up all the stacks and shuffling every few rounds. But it's so close to being a near perfect experience that the lag is that much more annoying.
There are multiple modes, including bot play, multiplayer, and a campaign. Multiplayer allows for online matchmaking in both "casual" and "professional" styles. The bot play is a nice way to play a quick match but you aren't allowed to choose your own cards, it seems to always be randomized. The campaign is pretty interesting at first glance, and if you wanted to play through its entirety it would be a very robust, full experience. However, the difficulty is extremely steep and even as a fairly consistent Dominion player in real life it seems a bit insurmountable to me. I think it would be nice if there were at least different difficulty settings or a longer period in the beginning of the campaign for easy difficulty before ramping up to what I would describe as "professional asshole".
"Oh, you want to beat the 4th level? You'd better hope you get lucky and that your computer opponent has a cyber heart attack"
So, there are a few problems with the game, but if I step back and look at it for what it is (which is a port of a fantastic card game), I really like what I see. It creates a quick, easy way to play an extremely fun game, and sitting through a bit of lag is still faster than pulling out the box and setting the game up. And if you live alone or have no one to usually play against, this offers a priceless way to play Dominion. So, I'd recommend it to any Dominion fan and anyone who wants to pick up a new, exciting card game experience. But, when possible, I'd still say you should play the real thing every once in awhile.
Time Value
Money Value
Final Score
Let me know what you think of Dominion Online!
Until next time,
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Jacob Allgeier, a doctoral student in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, and Craig Layman, associate professor at Florida International University, led the study, which took place in the waters of a large bay on Abaco Island, Bahamas.
Most tropical coastal ecosystems are nutrient limited, meaning that the system's primary food sources such as algae and seagrass need to have enough nitrogen and phosphorusin the right proportionsto grow and thrive.
"We've been thinking about the role of fish and the nutrients they're excreting in these ecosystems for a while now," Allgeier said. In marine food webs, fish are usually thought of as predators, he explained, consuming microorganisms, plants and smaller animals. But fish have another important, although often overlooked, role in the system. Through excretion, they recycle the nutrients they take in, providing the fertilizer sea grass and algae need to grow.
To determine the impact of nutrients from fish, the team needed to compare sites with fish populations of different sizes. Knowing that fish tend to congregate around reefsthe larger the reef, the more fish it attractsthey built a series of artificial reefs of two sizes, large and small, and selected a number of control sites with no reefs at all.
Over the course of two years they surveyed each site periodically to record the number, size and species of fish present. Allgeier created models to estimate the supply of nutrients from all species of fish at the various sites.
The researchers also measured the nutrient content and growth rate of seagrass. They weren't surprised that seagrass at the large reefs grew faster and contained more nutrients than seagrass at the small reefs and control sitesbut they were surprised at the magnitude of the difference and the extent to which it occurred.
"The rate of daily seagrass growth ranged from 37 square millimeters at large reefs to 10 square millimeters at control sitesnearly a four-fold difference," Allgeier said. "Fish are putting an enormous amount of nutrients into this systemit appears to be even more than all other sources, including runoff from golf courses and all other human caused impacts, combined."
The effect extended for roughly three meters around each large reef. The fish were contributing more nutrients than the seagrass could take in, allowing the excess nutrients to drift further away from their source, fertilizing seagrass and algae in ever-widening areas. The researchers anticipate this effect to extend further with increased time.
Allgeier described the large reefs as "biogeochemical hotspots"areas with particularly high rates of chemicals cycling between organisms and the environment.
"The reefs are nodes within the ecosystem matrix," he said. "They're increasing productivity around the reefs by orders of magnitude. If there are enough of them (reefs), then they may be increasing productivity at the ecosystem level by orders of magnitude as well. That's something we're going to be looking at next."
Allgeier said the team's findings further point to the importance of maintaining a healthy fish community, explaining that different types of fish contribute different amounts of nutrients.
"Even if you have large numbers of fish, if they're dominated by one species, they're filling just one nutrient cycling niche in that ecosystem," he said. "That's not how these systems are used to being fed nutrients."
Fish Have Enormous Nutrient Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
US - Fish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Georgia and Florida International University. In a pair of papers in the journal Ecology, they show that fish contribute more nutrients to their local ecosystems than any other source enough to cause changes in the growth rates of the organisms at the base of the food web.
Jacob Allgeier, a doctoral student in the UGA Odum School of Ecology, and Craig Layman, associate professor at Florida International University, led the study, which took place in the waters of a large bay on Abaco Island, Bahamas.


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WebsiteIs it possible to escape hell? Try to survive one minute on the deadly arena of suffering and find out. Game is really hard. It may cause rage.Published on: 2019/11/08
Construct 2
Warning: you should be at least 16 to look at the fat bald and naked dude :D
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I was clearing up space today on my computer and noticed in my storage settings it said a couple games were taking up space that I clearly remember uninstalling them and they're not in my Steam library. When I click uninstall in my storage app it reads me this message. "Windows cannot find 'C:/User/(my account name)/Applications/steam.exe. Make you typed that name correctly and try again."
I've gone to my user and there is no application file. I've also gone to common in steam to find the game files. The files are not there either. I'm not sure where they are on my computer but they're taking up space. So if anyone knows how to find the files or just delete them it would be much appreciated!


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Love Your Self T-Shirts, Tank Tops and More
June 1st, 2012 | Store, Zazzle, appreciation, apron, crystal, frequency, gratitude, hat, love, Masaru Emoto, mug, respect, sacred geometry, self, self help, t-shirt, tank top, thank you, water
Dr. Masaru Emoto found that thoughts will change the structure of water, and the words love and thank you create the most beautiful crystals. Water is receptive to thoughts and vibrations, and humans are more than 70% water. Many scientists are confirming this discovery of the amazingly receptive powers of water. This research has been made into an incredible film Water: The Great Mystery. I highly recommend watching this documentary as it is guaranteed to revolutionise the way you think about yourself.
Our love yourself t-shirts, aprons, mugs, hats and more are a revolution in design. The writing is directed inwards toward your own body, not outward as a logo or promotion for other people. As a result they are more than just a t-shirt, they are therapeutic. By directly communicating with your subconscious they help you to fully appreciate and love your own body–effortlessly creating beautiful harmony within your own fluids similar to the crystal pictured here which is a combination of the intention of love and appreciation.


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The science of setting strong passwords
Coming up with a secure password is a science. It's almost a no-brainer to follow the on-screen instructions and spew out @#37KTmmY2%. But it takes skill to create a password that you can memorise easily, and not take 27 attempts to key in when fumbling on your phone (and get locked out of your accounts in the process). That's why we decided to unravel the science (and art) of setting robust passwords by learning from the best and worst passwords of all time.
Top 10 Worst Passwords Of All Time
Starting with the top 10 worst passwords of all time…
#10: No password
#9: Your username or actual name
#8: (You can't see anything because we just hit the spacebar ten times. The password is all spaces. Which may seem clever, but it's really easy to crack).
#7: Incorrect (The idea is that, if you ever enter the wrong password, the system will say "your password is incorrect" and thus "remind" you. Yup.)
#6: Your PIN number, or any password that is being used for your other accounts
#5: Admin, or any variation thereof, like admin123
#4: Password
#3: Qwerty
#2: 111111, or any single repeated digit or letter
#1. 123456
Why are these passwords bad choices to secure your account?
They are too common and easily exploited
What makes these passwords bad? Well for starters, a lot of them are already very common. And according to MIT Technology Review, password generating software has begun to take advantage of this.
These type of software used to endlessly try multiple passwords, letter by letter or word by word (assuming the system doesn't limit password attempts). But today, they no longer just guess at random. The software is able to guess the most likely passwords, based on data of previously leaked information. And everything on the list above is commonly used, so they'd be the first to be tried.
In fact, if you use a common password, a hacker may not even need password generating software to break into your system. If you went around a typical office and typed "password" into every system, we're willing to bet you'll get into more than a few.
Hackers will thank you for using repeat passwords
Besides using common passwords, you should never repeat passwords for different accounts. One of the first things a hacker typically tries, after cracking one of your accounts, is to apply the same password to others. So, if your email password is also your PIN number, you're giving the hacker a two-for-one access.
How to set a strong password
If your password looks uncannily similar to the top 10 worst passwords of all time, it's time for a change. You need a hackproof password. So, what makes a strong password? Well, it's easier if we show you some solid examples of a strong password.
But first, here are some key principles you need to know when creating a strong password.
Be random, don't use common sayings or clichés
Avoid common combinations of words, such as "end of the day" or "she sells sea shells". The more random the combination, the better. Making the combination grammatically incorrect can help make your password combination more random.<
Substitute letters with symbols
Be creative here, and avoid substitutions that are too obvious, such as replacing "loose" with l00se". Random character types and symbols make it harder to guess your password.
Use at least 12 characters
Password generators fire off thousands of potential combinations per minute. But even adding a single other character can result in the generator having to search thousands more combinations; so the longer the better. At the very least, you want 12 characters.
Don't reuse old passwords
Besides obvious details like your name, or "password", one of the first things hackers try is a previously leaked password. Many people, after forgetting and recovering their password, go back to the old one as it's easier to recall. Don't be one of them!
Examples Of A Strong Password
Example 1: Iron Crane Bell Kite
(Iron Crane Bell Kite)
The above can be recollected as four words: Iron Crane Bell Kite. But it uses substitutions too, such as "3" for "e", so it's not using a word straight from the dictionary. Along with the character length, this will make it harder to crack with a password generator (12 characters should be the minimum).
While you may have trouble remembering the exact characters, you can at least recall the overall phrase (Iron Crane Kung Fu is awesome). This is better than a completely random jumble of characters that, while strong, may be nigh-impossible to memorise.
Even if you forget your password, it's better to have to reset the password than to have someone break in, right?
Example 2: Calendar Trinket Dock Shipwreck
Here's another example of a strong password that isn't easily cracked:
(Calendar, Trinket, Dock, Shipwreck)
Apart from disguising the dictionary words, this strings four random items together. It's a little harder to remember than a phrase, but definitely easier to recall than a string of gibberish (Just visualise the four items and they'll "stick" after a while).
Note that you can also deliberately misspell certain words -such as shipwreck- to throw off the pattern.
Strong password is the first step to improving your online defence
Staying safe online should not be taken for granted. Here are some other tips on how to #BSHARP and protect yourself in the digital space so you can live more, worry less.


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Richard Moeschl was a middle school teacher at Green Meadow from 1979 to June 1983. In 1983, Mr. Moeschl sexually assaulted a female middle school student during a school-sponsored trip. T&M's investigation revealed that this female student's victimization became known to Green Meadow when Mr. Moeschl admitted to another Green Meadow teacher shortly thereafter what had happened. Mr. Moeschl had already planned to leave Green Meadow at the end of the 1983 school term, having taken a teaching job at a Waldorf School in California, thus Green Meadow did not have to determine if he should be fired. However, there were other steps T&M concluded Green Meadow should have taken.
The investigation concluded that Green Meadow failed to act appropriately when the School became aware of the incident. There was no formal internal investigation conducted, nor were the police contacted. Other than the faculty member to whom Mr. Moeschl admitted his criminal behavior, no other Green Meadow personnel questioned him about this. When contacted by T&M during its investigation, Mr. Moeschl admitted to inappropriate sexual contact with this student and no doubt would have done so at the time. No one from Green Meadow ever spoke to the victim about what happened, nor did anyone determine if she needed counseling. The victim's parents were not contacted that year in a timely or appropriate fashion and indeed did not become aware of what happened to their daughter until she told them a number of years later in an effort to prevent Green Meadow from allowing Mr. Moeschl back on campus. In short, Green Meadow failed to handle this matter in an appropriate fashion.
The question "Why do parents send their children here rather than to public was directed to Richard Moeschl, fifth grade teacher. "Since Pine Hill is an independent school, the opportunity exists for more in depth development of the child as an individual here than in a public school system; 'there is a closer teacher-child relationship, greater consistency' said Moeschl.


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by: Mike Ginsca
2009 saw the introduction of this "hardcore" version of the Mini Cooper. What's different about it and is it worth the extra money? Read on…
Performance – This John Cooper Works (JCW) edition Mini is outfitted with a new 208 hp turbocharged inline-4 engine. The turbocharged engine provides more torque at lower revs when compared with the older supercharged version and while 193 lb-ft of torque is enough, under heavy acceleration situations the ECU automatically "overboosts" the engine allowing it to produce 206 lb-ft of torque. In my opinion the extra power is not necessary because as a front wheel drive car you can feel the steering wheel tugging left or right due to the torque steer. Now that it is turbocharged, there is a fair amount of turbo lag but that quickly goes away when the revs reach 2500rpm.
Through corners the Mini JCW retains its legendary fun to drive characteristics. It does have an electro-assisted steering system, as opposed to hydraulic assisted, but unlike other electro-assisted steering racks in other BMW products, the one in this Mini is responsive and communicative with the driver. The 17" wheels and low profile tires contribute to the quick responsiveness in the steering as well as new sports suspension that is tuned to provide the most amount of grip that is possible. Large Brembo brakes on the front wheels provide all the stopping power that the Mini will ever need and electronic programs such as ABS, DTC (traction control) and DSC (stability control) keep the small car under the driver's control.
Comfort – While low profile tires and sport suspension may be great for handling, it is dreadful for a comfortable ride. Adding to the poor ride is also the fact that it has a short wheelbase which amplifies certain bumps on the road. It's not as uncomfortable as the Lotus Elise but I'd say that it is just as uncomfortable as the Corvette Z06. Interior space in the front seats is adequate, even for a tall person like myself, but rear leg and head room are non-existent.
The interior design has a lot of funky features such as a speedometer in the center of the vehicle and airplane style switches for the windows. It takes some getting use to with the speedometer in the center of the car but the tachometer is directly in front of the driver and it does have a digital display for the speed, among other functions.
Odds and Ends – The JCW package does set the Mini apart from the rest of the Mini range with its spider web styled wheels, Brembo brakes, Cat-back exhaust system, and aero package. The car does look exciting but this car has always been a love it or hate it type of car and the JCW version probably won't win the hearts and minds of new customers.
Thank you to Autoform Performance Inc. for providing the vehicle.


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Moderate trails are typically 4 to 6 miles roundtrip, more than a half a day, with sustained ascending, but with nothing very steep. Water crossings are more frequent, but never wide or difficult.
|Irene's Path
|Drakes Brook
|Kettles Path (This trail has been replaced by Irene's Path)
|Flume Brook (This trail has been replaced by Irene's Path)
|Livermore Road and Trail
|Goodrich Rock
|Mad River Trail
|Greeley Ledge
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Experience, Strength, & Hope
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We're thrilled to have been appointed as a Westlock Controls Repair Partner for the Accutrak™ Range of Dual Valve Position Monitors. We have the knowledge and tools in place to carry out standard and warranty repairs on this range.
Our aim at Valve & Process Solutions has always been to provide the best products available. Our valued partnership with Westlock has been essential in achieving this. As a result, we have a long-standing relationship with Westlock as the UK's leading authorised stockist and distributor for their products. In addition, and for the second year running, we have been awarded Diamond Level in their Elite Customer Program. Our team has over 75 years of combined experience working with Westlock products and attending site visits to repair Westlock units.
What does this mean for our customers?
To put it simply; a more cost-effective, efficient and all-round better service. VPS is set up to repair items, whereas Westlock's manufacturing is set up to make new units. For our customers, this provides a much more convenient option. For instance, shipping back to a factory in the USA could incur time and cost implications. However, using our facilities could save you both time and money. As the world's largest stockist, we have all the spare parts or replacement units needed for a speedy resolution to any problems.
We're excited to be able to offer this new service. Please get in touch if you would like more information or to enquire about a repair.
Head over to our previous article here if you would like to know why we decided to stay with Westlock.


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Social Life
Even More Than Single Life, This Is About Authenticity and Choice
Live the life that is most meaningful to you.
Posted February 28, 2010
My passion is single life. I love to live it, write about it, bust myths, and - I hope - provide a bit of enlightenment. But there is something even more fundamental at the core of my writings, and that's the wish that we can all choose to live the life that, to each of us as an individual, is most meaningful and authentic.
I was moved to note this because of a comment that was left on this recent post. One of the readers writing under the name Anonymous (there are several) said this:
"I do get confused when people talk about being single as a state in which one has 'friendships' but not 'relationships' --- are people here confusing being single with being celibate? For me, not being celibate isn't about hook-ups, it's about relationships that are...romantic and intimate and sharing. Long ago I realized that I didn't want to be married but to deny myself this other part of me --- not going to happen and I don't feel like I'm a fraud as a single for admitting it."
If any readers of this blog or of any of my other writings have felt reluctant to acknowledge an important part of themselves because of what they read, I apologize. That is exactly the opposite of my intentions. When you sense something like that is happening, please continue to call me on it.
I do, deliberately, write disproportionately about aspects of single life - and life in general - that are especially likely to be stigmatized. So Anonymous is probably correct in suggesting that I talk about singles who have friendships but not romantic relationships more often than I talk about singles who have both. I think that if you have romantic relationships, you are less likely to be put on the defensive. Other people who view the world in conventional ways see you and perhaps think to themselves - well, s/he's single, but at least s/he's trying to get married.
I had great fun writing Singled Out, but hardly more so than when coming up with chapter titles and subtitles. Take, for example, the chapters on single women and single men:
• Myth #5. Attention Single Women: Your work won't love you back and your eggs will dry up. Also, you don't get any and you're promiscuous.
• Myth #6. Attention Single Men: You are horny, slovenly, and irresponsible, and you are the scary criminals. Or, you are sexy, fastidious, frivolous, and gay.
The point of those titles was this: No matter what you do as a single person, no matter how you live your life, there is a caricature or stereotype out there that can be used to undermine you. So don't live your life based on what you think will attract the approval, acceptance, and well-wishes of others. Those who practice singlism unabashedly will always find you wanting; they will see you as bogged down with "issues" until the day you marry. (On the other hand, those who really care about you and who are not intractable practitioners of singlism will probably treat you fairly regardless of whether you are single or coupled or not exactly either one, and regardless of whether they are single or coupled or something else.)
I like to hear from readers about what I'm missing. More than once, a comment was posted saying that I did not acknowledge involuntary celibacy often enough. So I included the topic in this post about sex and the single person. Others asked that I discuss asexuality, so I did that here. On the other hand, I'm probably not going to be persuaded to write the standard normal stuff. So, you won't find a whole lot here about the downsides of single life, or about the joys of marriage, because you can find those things, well, just about everywhere. They are part of the conventional wisdom. That's not to say that there are no downsides to living single (there are) or no joys to marriage (there are those, too). It's just too pedestrian and boring to write entire essays saying so.
Bottom line: My most basic wish for all of you is that you can acknowledge to yourself how you would most like to lead your life, and then pursue that path that is most meaningful to you. Secondarily, if you are up for it, I hope you will admit to the life that works for you. The latter is more difficult, because too many people are stuck in mental ruts when it comes to thinking about the ways to live a full and meaningful life, and they will let their disapproval show. But if you can stand up for your life choices, especially when they are not the most conventional ones, then you will have stood up for everyone else who thought they were alone and could not say (for example) that they like their single life just fine.
[I also want to mention here that I'm way behind on addressing topics that have been suggested to me or that I promised to come back to. Feel free to send me follow-up nudges if you are getting tired of waiting.]


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Did someone say "Cookie"?
Sunday, November 20, 2016
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The bestest time of the day around here is cookie time!!ReplyDelete
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
They better had done!ReplyDelete
oh I hope .... and I hope that someone said it 87 times :o)ReplyDelete
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Judging by the pose, I sincerely hoping they did!!! Hugs and wags, YAM-aunty xxx
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Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
I suspect you already ate it.ReplyDelete
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We're sure they did....we think we heard it, too!ReplyDelete
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"Amber" Own a Pony Experience
Rider Level 1, 2 & 3
- 28 euros€28
- The Showground, Cullionbeg
Service Description
13hh 7 Year old Bay Cob - Amber is an absolute sweetheart & is brilliant with our younger & beginner riders! She is the definition of riding school pony. Slow, steady & incredibly lazy. But will absolutely look after her rider. Each child will need to bring their own riding hat & body protector. Suitable footwear with a small heel must be worn. (Trainers are not permitted). A packed lunch will be required if booking the morning and afternoon sessions or staying to help with the beginner experience. Please ensure to fill with enough snacks and drinks as pony owning is hungry work! Suitable clothes depending on the weather, worn in layers and a waterproof coat are advisable. All children will be expected to adhere to our Covid yard policy. **Please do not book "Own a Pony Experience" for complete beginners. All children must be able to ride on their own and be aged 9+**
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All Bookings can be cancelled & refunded or rescheduled within 24 hours. Cancellations within 24 hours or less will be charged the full booking price.
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The Cleveland Browns continue to move closer to the hiring of former Jets coach Eric Mangini after the team received permission to interview Baltimore Ravens pro personnel director George Kokinis for their general manager's vacancy.
The Browns have continued their search process, interviewing other candidates, but sources say Mangini had a "compelling" interview and owner Randy Lerner is fascinated with him.
If Mangini gets the job to replace the fired Romeo Crennel, the sources said the favorite to become the team's general manager would be George Kokinis, who is the director of pro personnel for the Baltimore Ravens.
The Browns received permission to speak with Kokinis after the Ravens beat Miami 27-9 on Sunday to advance in the AFC playoffs.
Kokinis and Mangini each were members of the Browns organization when Bill Belichick was coach. Mangini formally joined the staff as an assistant coach in 1995. Kokinis was a scout from 1991 to 1995 before moving with the team to Baltimore.
If Lerner is comfortable with Kokinis, he could proceed with negotiations that could conclude soon with Mangini being hired as coach, team sources said.
Scott Pioli, the Patriots' executive vice president of player personnel, has been considered the favorite for the GM job, but sources said Saturday his demands were "extreme," and Lerner is hesitant to accept the terms unless there is some level of compromise.
On Sunday, one prominent team source debunked the speculation that Pioli had made "extreme" demands that chilled talks with Lerner.
"Talks [with Pioli] never even progressed to that stage so that's misleading and somebody else's agenda," the source said. "[Pioli] has been an absolute professional in the process. This isn't about Pioli. His credentials speak volumes but [Lerner] is focused on the coach and Mangini has made a terrific impression. We'll know pretty soon [on the direction]."
Pioli is scheduled to interview with the Kansas City Chiefs no later than Monday.
If Pioli is hired, the leading head coaching candidates are believed to be Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who also has interviewed with Lerner. McDaniels has not been ruled out after an impressive interview Friday, one team source said.
As the list of names indicate, Lerner keeps reaching for the Belichick tree -- from Pioli, to Ferentz (who worked with Pioli in Cleveland), to Mangini, to Kokinis, to McDaniels.
Even though Kokinis would be the leading GM candidate with Mangini as coach, current Browns director of player personnel T.J. McCreight also is in the running.
Lerner's firing of former GM Phil Savage had little or nothing to do with Savage's personnel decisions; Lerner specifically said the dismissal stemmed from a difference in "management style."
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that the Browns canceled their Saturday interview with Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz due to a scheduling conflict.
Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst for ESPN. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


text: What was the late 90's bullmarket like, for those of you who experienced it? At the time I was not very interested in the market, in fact I became interested right after the bubble popped, so I wasn't paying much attention at the time. I can recall hearing about IPO's rocketing up 200 -300%. I can remember people bragging about market gains. I can recall worthless companies run by 18 year olds getting hundreds of millions in VC. But that's about it. I'm curious to hear what it was like for the traders. For those who were really in the trenches at the time, what was the bull market like? Anyone have any ridiculous stories of fortunes made or lost?


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Whenever you replace your motor, we highly recommend replacing your pump shaft seal as well. Not only does it protect the motor from water damage, but it also secures your one year warranty on the new motor. It's a win-win scenario.
But, how do you find the correct seal for your pump? Are they all the same? Should you replace other seals at the same time? Let's dig a little deeper.
Important Information Needed For Your Seal
Make and Model of Your Pump
Okay, I can admit that it can be a little confusing choosing the correct seals for your pump. From our experience, the biggest confusion stems from the information pool owners actually need to get the correct parts. To order the correct seal for your pump, ideally, you need the make and model of your pool pump. This information is typically located on the pump housing, opposite of the motor. This information has its own separate label.
Unfortunately, the motor information cannot determine which seals you need. Like the shaft seal, the motor is simply a single component of your pump. It makes sense, though, to think the motor information is helpful considering half of the pump seal goes on the motor shaft. However, in this situation, it isn't.
Here are examples of where you can find your pump's model number
I Cannot Read or Find My Pump Label
If you cannot locate or read your pump label, don't fret. There are other ways for pool owners to identify their pump without the pump label. The good thing about the majority of pool pump parts is that they are very specific.
For example, Hayward doesn't use the same housing for the Super Pump and the Super II. This makes it easier to cross-reference when determining which pump parts you need.
If you do not have access to the pump label for whatever reason, your next goal is to locate a part number on a single piece of your pool pump.
Without Uninstalling Your Pump
Pump Housing
Luckily for us, there are a few ways to identify your pump without un-installing it. If you cannot read or locate the pump information, look for the part number engraved on the pump housing. Below are examples of what they look like and where you might find them.
Pump Lid
If you're looking for another part number, the strainer lid is the easiest place to start looking. The strainer lid sits on top of the strainer basket in the pump housing. Below are examples of strainer lids and of places you might find the part number.
Here's another example. This is the lid for the Starite Dyna-Glas and Dyna-Max pumps
Here's one last example of a strainer lid. This one belongs to the Hayward Max-Flo pump.
Pump Strainer Basket
Directly under the strainer lid is the strainer basket. If you cannot locate a part number on the lid, your best bet is to look at the strainer basket next.
Uninstalling Your Pump
If you're unable to find a part number on the pump housing, the strainer lid, or the strainer basket, unfortunately, the next step is to un-install your pump.
You can find part numbers on the impeller and diffuser in your pump. However, in order to reach both parts, you will have to remove the motor from the pump housing. If you need help removing the motor from your pump housing, I recommend watching our how-to video on how to replace your motor.
Once you've safely removed the impeller, inspect both sides for the part number. The impeller is very specific to the model of the pump and therefore can be a very useful tool to identify the specs of the pump. This is also a great opportunity to inspect the condition of your impeller.
Some manufacturers handwrite their part numbers on the impeller.
Most of our customers have the most luck finding part numbers on the strainer lid or the impeller. The diffuser, right behind the impeller, also contains a part number. Because of the odd shape of the diffuser, the part numbers are more obscure and we recommend having a magnifying glass handy.
Things to Remember
Pump seals and gaskets are small but they're kind of a big deal. O-rings, gaskets, and seals protect your pool parts from water damage. This is why we always recommend replacing your pump shaft seal whenever you replace your pump motor.
Whenever you need to replace your pump seal, make sure you have the make and model number of the pump handy. Remember, you cannot determine which pump seal you've got from the information on the motor label. If you cannot read or locate the original pump label with the model information on it, locate a part number off of the pump. Typically, you can find part numbers on the pump's housing, strainer lid, strainer basket, impeller, and diffuser,
If for whatever reason you are running into issues locating a model or part number, give us a call. We'd be more than happy to help you cross-reference any parts and locate the correct seals for your pump.


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|Poet Kim Hye-soon, center, and Korean American poet and translator Don Mee Choi, right, speak during the writers' talk session, "Languages Walking Side by Side," at the Seoul Community Cultural Center Seogyo in Mapo District, Sept. 24, as part of this year's Seoul International Writers' Festival. Courtesy of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea
Award-winning literary duo ― Kim Hye-soon and Don Mee Choi ― reunites at Seoul Int'l Writers' Festival
By Park Han-sol
"Languages Walking Side by Side," the title of the Sept. 24 talk session between poets Kim Hye-soon and Don Mee Choi at this year's Seoul International Writers' Festival, couldn't have been more of a fitting descriptor for the literary duo's relationship.
Kim made headlines in 2019 as the first Asian woman to be named the winner of the prestigious International Griffin Poetry Prize for her "Autobiography of Death," the words of which muse on the nature of individual and collective historical traumas, which were masterfully translated into English at the hands of Choi.
The pair's collaboration has continued in Kim's other pieces, including: "Mommy Must Be a Fountain of Feathers," "Sorrowtoothpaste Mirrorcream," "I'm OK, I'm Pig!" and the forthcoming "Phantom Pain Wings."
Choi has focused on the role and power of translation as a device to navigate complex historical layers in her own works, notably "DMZ Colony," that nabbed the 2020 National Book Award for Poetry.
The duo's reunion at the Seoul Community Cultural Center Seogyo in Mapo District last week offered a peek into their years-long journey utilizing their lived experiences and memories as a launchpad to achieve what they call "doing" poetry and translation.
|The cover of "Autobiography of Death" (2018), written by Kim Hye-soon and translated by Don Mee Choi / Courtesy of New Directions
It was Kim's writing that helped Choi "rediscover her own voice" that had been lost since she left Korea at the age of 10 with her family in 1972, the year former President Park Chung-hee declared martial law. Since then, her family "scattered all over … like birds" to West Germany, Australia and the United States.
"For a long time, I lived without a language; I could neither speak nor write. It wasn't until I encountered Kim's poems that I found my voice," the poet-cum-translator said.
According to Choi, when she translated Kim's work, she found her thoughts drifting back to her birthplace in Korea, a small house with a "giwa" roof (tiled roof) tucked away in the now redeveloped Seoul neighborhood of Bon-dong, Noryangjin.
"My younger self was waiting for me at the house, shouting 'come back' like migrating snow geese on a journey of return. Then, I saw Kim waiting there as well," she continued. "As I conversed with her and translated the words, I discovered my long-lost language and soon began writing down my words in the tongue of a wanderer in exile."
For her, translation is an act of retrieving such traces of forgotten voices ― not only her own but those belonging to individuals written out of the official discourses of Korean history. Such efforts are witnessed in "DMZ Colony" as she "translates" ― both linguistically and culturally ― the oral history of a long-term political prisoner in Korea, who was locked behind bars from 1953 to 1995, and that of eight orphans, who survived the 1951 Sancheong-Hamyang massacre of unarmed civilians during the 1950-53 Korean War.
|The cover of Don Mee Choi's "DMZ Colony" (2020) / Courtesy of Wave Books
"She's a poet who set out to translate not only my own poems but also history and time," she added.
Like many other fellow creatives, COVID-19 proved to be one of the most life-altering experiences for the two. But the pandemic never put an abrupt stop to their creative endeavors.
Recalling how she caught the virus from her daughter earlier this year, Kim said the days suffering in pain ironically provided her with timely food for thought.
"I came to realize how my infected body became linked with other bodies from all four corners of the world, thus forming one singular existence. My symptoms were being shared by the ones next to me, in front of me and those across the continent. My body, in other words, was no longer entirely mine alone," she noted.
"I believe the pandemic has prompted humankind to seek another means of collective existence as we go beyond the idea of 'me, me, me' and instead begin to look at our individual bodies as those of multitudes."
For Choi, the pandemic and its restrictions gave her time to work on the translation of Kim's "Phantom Pain Wings."
"During this time, I sent Kim a number of questions via email and her words in return became a great source of comfort," the poet said.
She added that her time in isolation also pushed her to keep a diary on her translation process for the first time ever, the content of which will be published in the coming years.


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Framework program and additional services
For your conference at Hotel Darstein
|43,80 €
|Bicycle tour with an electric bicycle
|On request
|To the Dome of Speyer on a segway
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|For free
|Wine degustation "Zum Wohl die Pfalz" during the dinner (2 hrs)
|Min. 15 persons
|Walk along the Old-Rhine "Ein Stück Natur" (1 hrs)
|Min. 10 persons
|Campfire near to the lake with guitar music
|Min. 10 persons
|Barbecue at the campfire
|Min. 20 persons
|Stick bread, baked apple and marshmallows around the campfire
|Min. 10 persons
|Painting with our artist Emanuel Hook
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|Coach ride along the Palatinate Rhine Regions
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In this post, we're going to compare the most popular frameworks Python developers use as part of their technology stack — Flask vs. Django — and help you decide between them. The short answer? If you're a relative beginner to Python or to coding in general, Django is a great place to start, since it requires less manual set-up. If you'd like a less bulky, more flexible Python framework and don't mind doing more to set it all up, Flask could be a great choice.
That said, if you're new to web development, terms like "framework" or "technology stack" might sound like another language — and it's absolutely okay to be a little intimidated! So let's quickly define terms before we get into the details. Think of a framework as a set of guidelines that help you write your code and build your application, and a tech stack as a group of technologies you layer together to build products (e.g. your front end framework, your database application layer, your back end server, etc.).
Table of Contents
- What to know about Python frameworks and your Python technology stack
- How to choose a framework: Flask vs. Django
- Pros and cons of Flask
- Pros and cons of Django
- Python tools for web development and data science
What is a Python framework, and what does it have to do with a technology stack?
You can read more here all about what Python is, how to learn Python and what you can do with Python 🐍. But let's take a closer look here at what we mean when we talk about Python frameworks.
To break it down with an analogy, we can compare web development to the American education system. When you design a web application, it is very useful to follow certain guidelines. This is similar to giving teachers curriculum standards to know what they need to cover in a given school year. Without these guidelines, third grade teachers might not know whether to teach subtraction or division first.
With an educational framework, everything has a time and place that helps teachers properly instruct their students at an age-appropriate level. Similarly, having guidelines in web development helps you know where to put your code, establishes how the code is processed, and provides a structure for the developer to follow. Like educational guidelines, a framework is not a tool as much as a way of organizing your code and executing it.
To use a framework like Django or Flask with Python, you install the framework on your computer using pip-install — with Terminal on Mac or Command Prompt on PC — in much the same way as you'd get set up to write in Ruby on Rails.
If a framework is like a curriculum or learning system, then we could say a tech stack, on the other hand, is the set of tools you use to make it all happen. In our comparison, this is like using the English language for classroom teaching. In the United States, we use 8.5 x 11 paper instead of the A4 paper used in Europe and Asia, round bubble scantrons for tests, and three-ring binders. Similarly, tech stacks are the tools you need in your development environment to do things like communicate with servers and store data.
Fun fact! The term "stack" is used in other contexts too. For example, a "marketing stack" includes all the various tools you choose from to accomplish marketing tasks and measure outcomes — like storing contact information, sending emails, posting blogs, etc.
Let's look at a sample Python stack:
- Programming language: Python
- Database for storing data long-term: MySQL
- Web server receiving requests from clients and passing it to the application server: Apache
- Framework for doing back end development: Django or Flask
Django and Flask are two well-known frameworks commonly used in Python tech stacks. The Django framework has been a developer favorite, and Flask has been gaining popularity. While both Flask and Django can both help you deploy web applications and data science projects, they are two different means to an end.
📌 Related: What is Python?
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How to choose a framework: Flask vs. Django
Not sure how to choose your framework? Let's take a closer look at how Flask and Django operate.
Flask is a microframework — a framework that doesn't come with tools or libraries. It's missing conveniences that a full framework has. For example, Flask doesn't come with data abstraction layers, meaning that if you have the need to store data long-term and you want to save the data in a database such as MySQL, SQLite, or PostGreSQL, you have to write a connector yourself — and write pure SQL code to read or write to the database.
Django is an open source web framework that uses what the Django Foundation calls a Model-Template-View (MTV) pattern. An MTV pattern gives you a design pattern and a template for best practices that is convenient and easy to modify. If you're familiar with Ruby, it might help to know that MTV loosely resembles the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern used by Ruby on Rails, which makes it easier for beginners to transmit data to the server and navigate stored data than Flask.
Check out Django's documentation and Flask's documentation to learn more.
So how do you choose between Flask vs. Django?
Which framework is a better fit for you depends on your working style. You can use either Django or Flask to build web applications and interact with the data science components in your web applications — so, depending on the project, both are good options as frameworks within the Python technology stack.
If your goal is to make a minimum viable product, Django's robust MTV system can help you deploy quickly in web development. If you're interested in data science and don't require the features of a full web framework in order to analyze and manipulate your data, then Flask might be a better fit for you.
Let's take a closer look.
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Pros and cons of Flask
Flask pros
If you're more of a DIY type that would prefer to customize your framework, then you might be interested in trying Flask. Flask allows you to use any kind of extensions you want and is more lightweight than Django. While Django has built in tools and libraries, you can decide what you want to use with Flask.
If Django is like a set meal, Flask is more like ordering a la carte. Instead of being presented with a readily determined appetizer, main course, and dessert, Flask allows you to pick what you want for each part of the meal. It's comparable to building your own system in Linux versus buying a pre-installed Windows or Mac operating system.
Flask comes with a debugger, HTTP request handling, support for ORM plugins, and support for cookies. It has multiple modules that make it easier for a web developer to write applications without having to worry about the details like protocol management and thread management — important basic communication protocols.
Protocol management also means you don't have to worry about how to structure your HTTP requests. With Flask, you don't have to worry about property formatting your HTTP and HTTPS responses. Thread management means that when multiple users come to your server at the same time, you don't need to stress about one request somehow interacting with another request.
Flask cons
If you have a simple project, a microframework might be appropriate because it's fast and lightweight — but if you have a much more complex project, Flask might not have enough tools to help you complete the project conveniently and quickly. You'd either have to write things yourself or add other tools along the way. It's like a RaspberryPi computer in the sense that it has all of the basic features you need, but it's not as convenient as having a fully built PC that has way more features and functionality right out of the box.
So one con of Flask may be having to DIY if you're new to programming. Designing and installing the different components you want in your Flask framework means investing a lot of time upfront to do your research. If you're a beginner or you're not interested in manually configuring your framework, the time-sink may not be worth it for you.
📌 Related: How To Learn Python (A Complete Guide)
Dev.to brings up two other Flask cons, which are scalability and security. They point out that because Flask has a singular source, it means that every request is handled in turn, one at a time. This means that if you are trying to serve multiple requests, it will take more time — and with fewer tools at your disposal, you may need to install more modules.
Installing more modules, however, can mean that it's less secure, because you're using third-party modules. This presents greater risk. "The process and development is no longer between the web framework and the developer, because of the involvement of other modules. That could increase the security risk if a malicious module is included."
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Pros and cons of Django
Django pros
Django is great for beginners to web development and those learning Python. The MTV design pattern offers an easy way to onboard newer developers because all of the components that you need to build a website can be found in one place.
If you're trying to update content, style your page, and define the logic in your code, those are all found in distinct folders within the framework, making it convenient to find the files you need and making it easy to conceptualize web development.
Because Django is a full stack framework, it has built-in features and libraries to make things convenient. Django uses its own object-relational mapper to allow code to work across different databases and make migration easier from one database to another, which is great if your projects expand in size over time.
For the more intermediate and advanced Python developers, Django offers convenience and quality of life features as well. Django allows you to define URL patterns and has an object-oriented programming language database as well as object-relational mapping capabilities.
Django also has a cache framework that goes with multiple cache mechanisms, a built-in authentication system, and an automatic administrative interface feature that allows you to customize your editing and deletion capabilities.
Django cons
One con Django has is that it is extremely opinionated about the way things are done. As our Skillcrush lead development instructor Ann Cascarano says, "it's basically the Django way or the highway — whereas with Flask there is a lot more flexibility." But that's not always a con. "Conversely," says Ann, "the opinionated bit helps keep everyone on the same page and enforces rules and process."
HackerNoon finds that other Django cons include being too monolithic, components being deployed together, and the fact that developers need knowledge of the full system to be able to make it work properly. If something is "monolithic," it means as the application becomes more complex, the model file can get very large.
Because all of the code lives within the same files — all model-related code is in the model file, all view-related code is in the view file, etc. — it can be difficult working with large files. The downside to components being deployed together is you can't update them individually, meaning it takes longer to update the code you want.
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In addition to frameworks like Django and Flask, there are Python tools and libraries that will make life easier for you as a web developer or a data scientist. Below are some tools to experiment with as you delve deeper into Python programming and get comfortable with your tech stack.
Python web development tools and libraries
If you're interested in web development, SQLAlchemy may be a useful tool to explore further. SQLAlchemy is a "Python SQL toolkit and Object Relational Mapper that gives application developers the full power and flexibility of SQL" and provides a "full suite of well known enterprise-level persistence patterns, designed for efficient and high-performing database access, adapted into a simple and Pythonic domain language."
Translation by Ann: "SQLAlchemy is an open-source SQL toolkit with special functions that make it easy for you to set up your database and perform all kinds of database actions, without having to write raw SQL queries! (Trust me, this is a win.) Create your database, write to it, fetch from it — SQLAlchemy has got your back!" 😉
Selenium is an open source automation framework for web applications that allows you to write test scripts in many other programming languages, including: Java, C#, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, and .Net. With Selenium, you can perform tests from any browser, including: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Internet Explorer on Windows, macOS, and Linux. You can also integrate Selenium with tools like JUnit and TestNG to manage test cases and generate reports.
Python data science libraries and tools
Not to be confused with the black and white bears that eat bamboo, pandas is an open source data analysis and data manipulation tool used in data science that offers data structures. Pandas will help you to explore, clean, and process your data. The pandas website offers a 10-minute tutorial on pandas for beginners.
NumPy, which stands for Numerical Python, is a library for Python that "provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including mathematical, logical, shape manipulation, sorting, selecting, I/O, discrete Fourier transforms, basic linear algebra, basic statistical operations, random simulation and much more."
Translation by Ann: "NumPy is a data analysis library that helps you efficiently work with large datasets. NumPy is full of functions that are custom-built for handling complex data. NumPy has a variety of functions that allow you to inspect a dataset, perform calculations, and even combine datasets together!" 😀
If you're interested in learning more about NumPy, there's a vibrant community with several tutorials on how to use NumPy effectively.
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While surprised news anchors in Argentina tried to explain the overwhelming defeat of the current president Mauricio Macri during the country's primaries. Macri is attempting reelection against the slate in which Cristina Kirchner is running as a candidate for the vice presidency. The news headlines and television channels across the globe focused on an iconic yet also melancholic image of the Argentinian primaries.
Argentinians have just participated in what is known as PASO. This phase of the primaries has over time become an important electoral survey that gauges voter intentions for the presidential elections, which will take place in October this year.
That the slate including presidential candidate Alberto Fernández alongside vice presidential candidate Cristina Kirchner would have an advantage was expected. What nobody anticipated was that the margin between both slates would be so large (15%), and that the province of Buenos Aires, with 15 of the 40 million Argentinians in the country–votes that are essential to govern–would also opt for Kirchnerism.
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Our Argentinian "brothers" are dealing with an inflation that has reached 55%, an annual interest rate that exceeds 74%, and other data that also paint a bleak future. One of every 3 Argentinians is poor, and 7% are considered destitute. Even with a loan of $ 57 billion from the IMF, Argentina's GDP fell 2.5% in 2017.
Macri, a politician similar to the Brazilian João Dória, was unable to deliver his central campaign promise: a flood of foreign investments that should have stimulated the economy. A respected expert in the country recently claimed that in such a scenario, the chances for reelection were close to zero.
Neoliberalism–the crown jewel of the establishment from 1990 to 2000–has been revisited on occasions, yet seems to have expired.In such a context, the past seems to be the future of Argentina. While the coalition Frente de Todos, the slate of Fernández and Cristina, sung Peronist chants and the atmosphere was one of celebration, photographers captured an unexpected scene taking place among Macri's supporters after the PASO results on Sunday. Sitting in an empty hall, there is a man dressed as a magician with a hat on, his head tilted down as he looks at the screen of his cellphone.
The desolate image represents the end of an era. It did not take long for the press to identify the person photographed. It was Pablo Cabaleiro, known as the "toothless magician" and who is considered to be Macri's mascot, since he is always present at all the party's announcements and acts. He smiles a toothless smile.
The Kirchner family was in power for 12 consecutive years, with a mandate of the deceased ex-president Néstor Kirchner and two mandates of his wife Cristina. Coincidence or not, during the last mandate of Cristina Kirchner, the maxim used to explain what she called the "won decade" was "that it was not by magic." Referring to the effort necessary to rebuild the country after 2001, when Argentina went bankrupt, she said that it was the product of the arduous work of her team that did away with neoliberalism, reinstating state-owned companies that had been privatized during the Menem era, maintaining control of the financial system and social subsidies.
Let it be said that Argentina was never, neither in the era of Cristina, nor of Macri, "a success story." What they call ideological "gaps" result in the country rarely having State policies independent of the governing party. When Macri came into power in 2015, he established as policy to do exactly the opposite of what had been accomplished in the previous mandates, without considering the good or the bad of the prior policies.
If he wins the elections, Alberto Fernández and Cristina Kirchner should adopt that same system of radical swings in policy. That is why the moment the toothless magician appeared on television, it was hard not to compare the scene with the market's euphoria four years ago when Macri entered office. Newspapers wrote that on that occasion business owners had "lined up" to talk with Macri–only two months after being elected–at the Davos Forum in Switzerland, interested in investing in Argentina.
Months later, a local comedian joked on video about the hope Argentinians had that neoliberalism would flood the country with dollars. In the video, the comedian points to commercial airplanes that pass by and says "look at the foreign investments arriving." In another scene, an old car passes by with a loudspeaker announcing "dollars, dollars." The condition for receiving those dollars was that, whoever wanted them had to blow on a peanut until it reached the corner of the street. The video is a satire of the scandalous concessions that investors requested to bring their money to the country.
In Brazil, the news sent a shockwave through the government of Jair Bolsonaro, who openly supported Macri. The aggressive declarations of the Brazilian president shocked Argentinians and risked the survival of the Mercosul block in the case that Cristina Kirchner's slate wins elections. Once again the continent is going through the hardships of staying united. Will we stay together? Will we fight at home? Argentina is Brazil's third biggest commercial partner and Brazil is the first for Argentina. They say that if "Brazil sneezes, Argentina gets pneumonia."
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The impact of Brazil in the region cannot be ignored. In this part of the world, Brazil is what brings together or pushes apart. In Peru, the scandals of Odebrecht brought down presidents, pushing some to committing suicide. Even Jesus Christ can fall from grace as a consequence of the scandals that began in Brazil. The "Christ of the Pacific" donated by Odebrecht in Lima has become a pebble in the Peruvian government's shoe, since it symbolizes corruption.
As Brazilians, it is our responsibility whether or not we accept the sovereign elections of a neighboring country.
Neither the magic of Christina, nor the toothless magician can do away with common sense. There are no miracles, but we can hope that Latin America does not become toothless itself, with one country in–and another one out–of the important union of Mercosul. Mujica likes to say in interviews that there is no such thing as eternal victories, nor eternal defeats, and that history oscillates. Let us hope that this time the pendulum rests somewhere in the middle, not to the right, nor left, but simply pointing at governments that are able to reconcile economic growth with social justice. Governments without any tricks up their sleeve, beyond that of common sense.
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Exercise is essential for healthy aging. It can help prevent heart disease, strokes, and diabetes and improves the immune system. Working out can decrease your risk of falls. Because it produces endorphins, it can also improve your mental health. Two 31-year-old techies, Katie Reed and Kelly Froelich, started Balanced, a digital fitness app so older adults, like their grandparents, can personalize exercise routines to protect against injuries, pain points, and illness and achieve their personal goals such as improving balance, bone density, flexibility, or muscle mass.
The pair are moving away from old-fashioned labels like senior, elderly, and silver to describe the demographic and the products aimed at them. Importantly, exercise for older adults isn't being treated like a prescription or medicine; it's fun! Their message resonated with investors, and Reed and Froelich raised $6.5 million in pre-seed and seed rounds.
"I grew up with my grandparents in Palm Springs, CA," said Reed. "My grandfather exercised every morning." He is one of the inspirations for the startup.
When Covid-19 hit the U.S., and social distancing mandates began, Reed worked at Ro, a healthtech startup, as an engineer manager. Instead of working from home, she packed her bags to be with her grandmother. Her grandfather had recently passed away from cancer. Reed wanted to support her grandmother as she rebuilt her identity without her husband.
Knowing that exercise was critical to her physical and mental health, Reed accessed online fitness programs such as Peloton, Obe, and CorePower. These one-size-fits-all workouts were great for her but couldn't be customized to her grandmother. During a catchup call with coworker Froelich—who is also a certified personal trainer specializing in training seniors—Reed found out that Froelich was virtually training her grandparents with cardio boxing over FaceTime.
"The light bulb went off [in my head]," said Reed. Several factors led her to conclude that this was the one moment for Balanced, a digital fitness platform for healthy aging.
- During the pandemic, older adults became more tech-savvy. Four out of five adults age 50+ rely on technology to stay connected and in touch with family and friends. Weekly use of streaming increased to 58% from 44%. Reed's grandmother, aged 78, has an Apple Watch that tracks her daily steps. Tech use among the 50+ increased, particularly in wearable devices—from 17% to 27%. However, technology adoption and use are uneven because of the cost.
- The convenience of exercise coming into the home would be necessary for the nearly 90% of adults over the age of 50 who want to remain at home and "age in place."
- "When you get older, fitness doesn't need to be clinical. It just needs to be personalized," said Reed. Typically, older adults require low-impact workouts. But some may need weight-bearing activities to increase bone density or exercises that are mindful of injuries to the back, knees, hips, and shoulders.
- With work experience at tech companies such as ClassPass, Facebook, Namely, and Ro, the two knew that they could create a customizable digital fitness experience to inspire and build a community with healthy outcomes that all older adults deserve.
Reed became the CEO and cofounder of Balanced, and Froelich the COO and cofounder.
Baby boomers are redefining growing old as they turn 65. The pair found out that the new generation of older adults didn't want to be called "seniors," "elderly," or "retirees." They didn't like products aimed at them to have the word "silver" in their names. The Balanced team is modernizing the vernacular they use and the look and feel of its services.
"Kelly and I are both 31…It takes a lot of empathy, personal conviction, and tight-knit relationships with older adults to design a tech product for them," said Reed. The two see things from their loved one's perspectives, and the brand reflects that.
Direct-to-consumer services are expensive to market. Venture capitalists are resistant to this business model, and they want a cheaper way to reach older adults. Andrew Parker, founder and CEO of Papa, pioneered the model for venture-backed tech services to be covered by Medicare Advantage programs offered by private companies. Being covered by Medicare Advantage is a game-changer, and VCs understand the value, commented Reed.
Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called "Part C" or CMS, are changing the definition of medical benefits to include preventive care. "We are starting to engage with Medicare Advantage plans and having conversations with them for the 2023 cycle so that we can be offered as a supplemental benefit," said Reed. She has policy experience in her background having worked in government and a think tank.
If the app isn't consumer-friendly, fun, and affordable, it won't get used. The goal for Balanced was to provide a joyful experience. While the service only costs $20 per month, high-speed internet access is expensive, so having Balanced membership fees covered by Medicare Advantage is essential.
When it came to raising money, Reed and Froelich relied on the relationships they had built at the tech companies they previously worked at. "We tapped our network and learned from as many people as possible," said Reed. The two left Ro in January 2021 to work full-time on Balanced. By March, they announced pre-seed funding from Primary Venture Partners and angel investors from companies including ClassPass, Ro, CityBlock, and Stack Overflow.
Balanced officially launched in November 2021. The pair proved they could execute. "We built a video production studio in Dumbo [Brooklyn, NY]," said Reed. "We hired a consumer founding team from great backgrounds. We got our first batch of trainers and put an MVP into the market."
In February 2022, Balanced raised a seed round, co-led by Founders Fund and Primary Venture Partners, with Stellation Capital and Lux Capital participation. The startup has raised $6.5 million between pre-seed and seed funding.
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The Movie Timeline - be obsessive, be very obsessive
Saturday 25th August: John Chambers dies. (Woodland Hills, California - Argo)
September: James Bond infiltrates a military base, where Colonel Tan-Sun Moon is illegally trading African conflict diamonds for weaponry. After Moon's assistant Zao discovers Bond is a British agent, the colonel attempts to escape in a hovercraft. Bond distracts the soldiers with an explosion, which disfigures Zao's face with diamonds, and takes to another hovercraft to give chase. During the duel with Bond, Moon's hovercraft plunges down a waterfall, apparently killing Moon. Bond is captured by North Korean soldiers and imprisoned by the Colonel (North Korea - Die Another Day)
September: Clarice Starling's license registration plate expires. (Virginia - Hannibal)
September: Janis has shorter hair when high school starts. (Evanston, Illinois - Mean Girls)
Saturday 1st September: 1 and 2 September 2001, as England beat Germany 5 - 1 on the night of the 1st. Match held in Munich ,Germany. (Isolated Farmhouse Somewhere in Scotland. - Dog Soldiers)
Saturday 1st September: Dre Parker's height is measured on the day he starts kindergarten. (The Karate Kid)
Monday 10th September: The day before the 9/11 terrorist attacks that later lead to the Patriot Act. (Red State)
Tuesday 11th September: One of Brady's future ads will question where Huggins was on this day. (The Campaign)
Tuesday 11th September: Thomas Schell calls his wife Linda and then leaves a voicemail that his son Oskar hears when he is let out of school early. Thomas dies at the World Trade Center. (New York City - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Tuesday 11th September: Flight 93 crashes after passengers foil the terrorist plot. (Shanksville, Pennsylvania - Flight 93)
Tuesday 11th September: Tom Bowens father is killed in terrorist attack (Non-Stop)
Tuesday 11th September: Ted meets his drug dealer. (Boston, Massachusetts - Ted)
Tuesday 11th September: United Airlines Flight 93 is hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists. Through the actions of the plane's passengers, it never reaches its intended target and crash lands in rural Pennsylvania. (Newark, New Jersey - United 93)
Tuesday 11th September: 9/11 later causes the US government to cut interest rates to 1%. (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps)
Tuesday 11th September: Two Port Authority Officers, Will Jimeno and John McLoughlin, become trapped under the rubble of the World Trade Center. (New York City - World Trade Center)
Tuesday 11th September: The world trade center was attack by terrorists. (Manhattan, New York City, Usa - World Trade Center)
Wednesday 12th September: Daniel and Mariane Pearl fly to Islamabad to cover the war in Afghanistan. (Islamabad - A Mighty Heart)
October: Thomas Gabriel designs a program that would back-up all financial information for the United States at a facility called Woodlawn. (Live Free or Die Hard)
October: Kevin Peltier is fired from a brokerage house on a Friday morning. (New Orleans, Louisianna - Runaway Jury)
October: Henry Wood has his 5th birthday party on a Sunday. He teaches his dad Jacob a song. (New Orleans, Louisianna - Runaway Jury)
October: On a Monday, Kevin shoots 11 people in the brokerage house including Jacob Wood. (New Orleans, Louisianna - Runaway Jury)
Friday 5th October: Jake Hoyt is taken on a 24hour hell ride through the mean streets of L.A. and the world of corrupt cops with the help of Alonzo Harris. (Los Angeles, California - Training Day)
Monday 15th October: American League Division Series Elimination Game: New York Yankees $114,457,768 vs $39,722,689 Oakland Athletes. Yankees lose. (Seattle, Washington - Moneyball)
Tuesday 16th October: Enron reveals $1.2 billion deficit. (Texas - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)
Monday 22nd October: Gordon Gecko is released from prison. USA Today newspaper headlines a "Grim Discovery At Ground Zero". (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps)
Wednesday 31st October: Michael Myers finally succeeds in killing his sister Laurie. (Northern California - Halloween: Resurrection)
November: Dr Nathan Conrad's daughter is kidnapped by jewel thieves. (Don't Say A Word)
Friday 2nd November: The 'Oakland A's trade Mark Bellhorn to the Chicago Cubs for Adam Morrissey. (Moneyball)
Monday 5th November: Johnny Damon, Ron Gant, Jason Giambi, Gil Heredia, Jason Isringhausen and Greg Myers granted Free Agency by the Oakland Athletics. (Moneyball)
Sunday 11th November: Ottilio Panza's work visa is signed by a sponsor that does not exist. (The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day)
Saturday 1st December: Martin Asher kills someone. (Taking Lives)
December: Jesse's car's license plate expires. (Dude, Where's My Car?)
December: Clarice Starling's license plate expires. (Hannibal)
Sunday 2nd December: Enron files for bankruptcy. (Texas - Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)
Wednesday 5th December: David Aames shows his disfigured face to Sofia Serrano. (New York City, New York - Vanilla Sky)
Sunday 9th December: Gretchen Wieners' parents give her hoop earrings. She pretends that she does not like them. (Evanston, Illinois - Mean Girls)
Monday 10th December: The film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is released. (United Kingdom - Run, Fat Boy, Run)
Friday 14th December: Thomas Schell had a surprise planned for his and Linda's anniversary on this day. (New York City - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Saturday 22nd December: The Oakland Athletics select Luis Lopez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. (Moneyball)
Friday 28th December: I Am Sam, which features Sean Penn playing a retarded man, is released. (Tropic Thunder)
Monty Brogan enters prison on a seven-year sentence for drug-dealing. (25th Hour)
Elyse writes a bagpipe part for Matt. Matt plays in a kilt at the eight grade recital. Steve Stifler and his friends watch and make fun of him. Matt tries to impress them by tying Elyse's underwear to the flagpole. (East Great Falls, Michigan - American Pie: Band Camp)
Austin Powers captures Dr Evil, and arrives back from 1975 with Foxy Cleopatra to save the world. (Hollywood - Austin Powers in Goldmember)
Two small time crooks sneak a nuclear bomb onto a plane and nearly kill millions of people, but are stopped by a local Ad agent; there is a government cover up. (Miami, Fl - Big Trouble)
Buick LeSabre 2002 is made. (The Bourne Legacy)
Jason Bourne becomes an assassin. (The Bourne Ultimatum)
Elvis Presley and JFK fight an evil Egyptian mummy out to suck all the residents' souls. (East Texas Rest Home - Bubba Ho-Tep)
Evan Treborn, a student, loses Kayleigh in various ways in different timelines. (The Butterfly Effect)
Charles Townsend Agency detectives Natalie Cook, Dylan Saunders, and Alex Munday uncover and stop a plan to sell a database which has all the people in the Witness Protection Program to criminals. (California - Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
Dave and Ronnie get married. (Chicago, Illinois - Couples Retreat)
Jason Evans starts working with Professor Jack Hall. (The Day After Tomorrow)
Chuck becomes National Beard Champion. (Dinner for Schmucks)
Giant spiders attack the town. (Prosperity, Arizona - Eight Legged Freaks)
Oskar Schell enters his father's room for the first time in a year and wants to solve a mystery that his father had left him before he died. (New York City - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
Alex starts making Demonik. (Grandma's Boy)
Stanton High Gymnastics Team is ranked second at CT State Championships. (Connecticut - Grown Ups 2)
Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton start performing at Doug Munny's hotel. (Las Vegas, Nevada - The Incredible Burt Wonderstone)
Undercover cop Chan Wing Yan is killed in an attempt to regain his identity and expose Lau, a criminal mole in the police department. (Hong Kong, China - Infernal Affairs)
Bobby's daughter is born. (New York City - It's Kind of a Funny Story)
Ollie Trinke meets Maya, and has to choose between his career and his daughter's school show. (New Jersey - Jersey Girl)


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