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Bush was cherry-picking legal advice all the time, right? Remember that infamous torture memo penned by John Yoo? Even though there's no evidence that he was pressured to present a particular viewpoint, the man is vilified (and now threatened with war crimes charges) for writing what he thought was an honest legal opinion.
But if it were true, that the Bush Administration, sought a legal justification that came out the way they wanted it to, that would be really bad, right?
What if the Obama Administration gets caught doing exactly that? The Attorney General hears a legal opinion he doesn't like, so he just asks someone else? That's definitely not the way things are supposed to work.
Where's the outrage?
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She's done with the globe-trotting pre-parties. She's done with the smile-and-wave press sessions.
Rykka's focus was on the really big show, the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, which took place last weekend in Stockholm.
Born Christina Maria Rieder, the Surrey-raised, Canadian-Swiss singer represented Switzerland in this year's Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "The Last of Our Kind."
She didn't make it through Thursday's second semifinal round, ending her bid in a contest which has launched the careers of luminaries like Abba and Celine Dion.
Dion also represented Switzerland in 1988 and won the contest – talk about a hard act to follow.
"It's an incredible amount of pressure, but I'm always hard on myself," said Rykka, 30, said last week.
"In terms of exposure, it's hugely important for my career, and that is key with my new album already recorded and ready for release on Cordova Bay/Little Jig/Vissen Records."
"The Last of Our Kind" was written by Rykka, Jeff Dawson, Mike James and acclaimed Vancouver-based UK producer Warne Livesay (Midnight Oil, Paul Young, The The).
It was the sort of tune that Eurovision judges go for, and Rykka admitted there was some planning that went into that.
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"The key is epic-ness for Eurovision," said Rykka. "You need a song that can really come across on TV. You are singing to tape, but doing it live so you need to have certain qualities that come across in that format as well as in front of judges; no biggie."
Rykka has been honing her skills in that format since she performed under the name Christina Maria on German TV while touring her Ryan Guldemond (Mother Mother)-produced 2010 album Straight Line. Changing both style and name for 2012s Kodiak, she entered into the Peak Performance Project and won $100,000. Full music is available at rykka.com.
Of Swiss and Dutch ancestry, she relocated to Europe where she and her husband live in Zürich.
"I have a band here, and it really is nice to be able to gig in Amsterdam or London in an hour from home," said Rykka. "Canada has the space, but there is so much more work here and it's the best for my career."
What happens now that Eurovision Song Contest 2016 is done?
"My new album titled Beatitudes is out later this year," she said. "There might be another fairly soon as we line up shows to promote it here in Europe and back home."


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Tilapia with Leeks and Bacon
Tilapia is a mild, white fish that's very versatile and a good place to start if you're not sure how to prepare fish, or if you think you don't like fish. Leeks are a mild green onion, like a giant scallion. They can be a little frustrating because they do require some preparation and a lot of the veggie goes to waste, but they're great in sauces and soups. Bacon, well....who are we kidding, bacon is good on everything.
This sauce is taken from an original recipe by Rachael Ray, called Super-Herbed Sauteed Salmon with Creamy Leeks and Bacon. I find the flavor of Salmon to be a little strong for the sauce, so I prefer to use Tilapia, and I just season it lightly instead of "super-herbing" it.
You'll need 3 to 4 medium-sized leeks. Pick out leeks with the largest portion of light-green on the stalk. You can't eat the white part or the thick leafy green part, so cut those parts off and slice the rest of it in half down the length of it. Then slice the leeks into half-moon shapes. See all those layers in the leek? The leeks grow up, from the root of the plant up through the dirt, and the dirt gets trapped in between all those layers. You don't want to eat the dirt; so you need to rinse the leeks. Put your sliced leeks in a bowl of cold water. The leeks will float, but the dirt will sink to the bottom. Swish them around in the water for a few minutes, or just let them sit while you make the bacon. When you fish them out, you should see a fair amount of dirt in the bottom of the bowl. Place them on a clean, dry dish towel and pat them completely dry.
Chop half a pound of bacon and crisp it up on the stove, preferably in a non-stick skillet. You want it as crispy as you can get it without burning it. Remove the bacon to a paper-towel lined plate. Pour most of the grease out of the pan (into whatever receptacle you usually dispose of bacon grease) but save one or two tablespoons and put the pan back on the heat.
In a separate skillet, melt two tablespoons of butter and add the leeks, then start your fish (below). When the leeks are softened and turning translucent, add 3/4 cup of dry white wine and bring to a boil. Reduce it by half, then add about a half of cup of cream, or up to a cup. Reduce it again by about half, then taste and season as desired.
Season both sides of 3 or 4 tilapia fillets with salt, pepper, and thyme. You can also use cayenne pepper if you think you'd like it a little spicy. Add the fillets to the hot pan with the bacon grease in it (the burner should be at about medium to medium-high now) and brown both sides of the fish. I say to use a non-stick pan for fish because fish is very likely to stick to the bottom of another style pan, and you want to be able to flip it gracefully and without leaving chunks of fish in the bottom of your skillet. To flip the fish you will need to use two spatulas. Turn it over gently so as not to break the fish. This should take about 3 or 4 minutes per side, and it should also be cooked through by this time. If your sauce isn't quite done, turn the heat off of the fish a little early to let it finish cooking more slowly.
The original recipe calls for the bacon to be stirred into the sauce at the last minute, but my husband likes it to remain as crispy as possible, so we sprinkle it on top at the table. Serve the fish on top of a scoop of white rice (made well ahead of time in my handy-dandy rice cooker), then top with the sauce and the bacon. Enjoy!!
Remember if you'd like the sauce a little thicker, you can make a roux and use it to thicken the sauce as much as you'd like. You can also serve another vegetable alongside the main dish if the leeks won't be enough for you. And if you're really opposed to cooking with animal fat, feel free to omit the bacon and bacon grease altogether; the fish will be fine cooked in butter (still animal fat) or olive oil.


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According to the press release the art-style was inspired by the 16-bit SNES classics, mid-east art, and
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Now the game is available for free over on the Steam store. You don't have to pay a time to play it.
However, the game is already courting some controversy because it quotes the very controversial Rami Ismael, who has been known to support bullying tactics, is a quick way to get some gamers to steer clear of the project.
Some of the feedback on the trailers also reflects how people feel about the ongoing Syrian conflict and refugees in general. A few were happy that a game was made to highlight what it was like being a refugee attempting to escape Syria. Some felt that Path Out was a CIA-funded psyop to help normalize refugees coming to America and Europe. Others were simply angry that the game was made in RPG Maker.
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Islamic Art and Architecture of Spain and its Impact
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Study of art, architecture, ornamentation, and design. Topics covered include an introduction to Islamic art, the Moorish tradition in North Africa and Spain, and the Mudéjar tradition in Christian Spain. Includes several visits to monuments in Andalusia.
Watch this short video to get an overview for this course!
Attendance is mandatory for all IES Abroad classes, including course related excursions. Any exams, tests, presentations, or other work missed due to student absences can only be rescheduled in cases of documented medical or family emergencies. If a student misses more than three classes in any course 3% of the final class grade will be deducted for every unjustified student absence. Six absences in any course will result in a failing grade.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Distinguish the main characteristics of the art and architecture from the different periods of al-Andalus
- Know in depth two of the most important monuments in al-Andalus: the Cordoba Mosque and the Alhambra of Granada
- Demonstrate knowledge about the historical, cultural and urbanistic evolution of Granada, from al-Andalus to Carlos V
Two 90-minute classes per week, including:
- lectures
- visits to sites and museums
- Alcaicería
- Corral del Carbón
- Museo Nacional de Arte Hispano-Musulmán
- Albaicín
- Ruta del Agua. Aljibe del Rey y Bañuelo
- Córdoba and Madinat al-Zahra&rsquo
- Alhambra
- Generalife
- Mudéjar tour
- Royal Pantheon and Cathedral
- Student participation - 15%
- Weekly journal entries - 20%
- Mid-term exam - 20%
- 4-6 page mid-term paper - 15%
- Final exam - 30%
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Brief introduction to the history of Al-Andalus (8th-15th centuries).
Introduction to Islamic art and architecture terminology.
Alcaicería, Corral del Carbón
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Andalusia art and architecture: styles and influences.
Museo Nacional de Arte Hispano-Musulmán
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The Umayyad Emirate (8th and 9th centuries): The Córdoba Mosque.
|Week 4
The Umayyad Caliphate (10th century): Madinat al-Zahra': Town-planning, architectonic decoration and artistic handcraft; fortresses and bridges.
Ruta del Agua. Aljibe del Rey y Bañuelo
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The Taifa Kingdoms (11th century).
Córdoba and Madinat al-Zahra'
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The Almoravids and Almohades (11th, 12th and 13th centuries): New faith, new aesthetics.
|Al-Andalus and North Africa. Mosques and fortresses.
|Week 7
The Nasrids (13th- 15th centuries): Alhambra (Part I)
Alhambra (Alcazaba, towers, and walls)
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The Nasrids (13th- 15th centuries): Alhambra (Part II)
|Week 9
Arabic calligraphy workshop
Alhambra (Nasrid Palaces)
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The Mudéjar art: Islamic forms in a Christian context.
Mudéjar tour
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Art and architecture in Al-Andalus after the Christian Conquest
Royal Pantheon and Cathedral
- Romero Sánchez, Guadalupe y Marcos Cobaleda, María. Cuaderno de visitas de Arte y Arquitectura Islámicos. Granada: Fundación IES Granada, 2013.
- ALMAGRO A., Orihuela, A. y Sánchez, C. Plano-Guía del Albayzín Andalusí. (English edition) Granada: El Legado An-dalusí: Escuela de Estudios Árabes, 1995.
- DÍEZ JORGE,Mª ELENA. The Alhambra and the Generalife. An Art History Guide. Editorial Universidad de Granada (2008).
- DODDS,J; MENOCAL, R.;KRASNER BALBALE,A. The Arts of Intimacy. Yale University Press (2008)OK
- GRABAR, Oleg. Two paradoxes in the Islamic Art of the Spanish Peninsula. The Legacy of Muslim Spain, ed Jayyusi , pp. 583-591.
- ---Islamic Art and Beyond: Constructing the Study of Islamic Art: v. 3 (Variorum Collected Studies series) (Hard-cover - 28 April 2006)
- ---Notes sur le mihrab de la Grande Mosquée de Cordue-The Alhambra, 25-132 OK
- KHOURY, Nuha. The meaning of the Great Mosque of Córdoba in the tenth century
- McINTOSH, Christophe.r A foretaste of Paradise : the Islamic Gardens and its forebears in Gardens of Gods: Myths, Magic and Meaning in Horticulture , I.B. Tauris &Company Limited (London 2005) pp 35 -45
- ROBINSON, Cynthia. In praise of song: the making of courtly culture in Al Andalus and Provence,1005-1134 AD
- ---Ubi Sunt:Memory and Nostalgia in Taifa Court Culture
- ---Arts of the Taifa Kingdoms. Al Andalus, ed Dodds, pp 49-61
- ROSER OWEN, MIRIAM. Islamic Arts from Spain. V&A Publishing (2010) VALLEJO TRIANO,
- ANTONIO. Madinat al Zahra. Official Guide to the Archeological Complex. Junta de Anda-lucía. Consejería de Cultura.


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NCAA Volleyball Selection Show Televised Locally
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PULLMAN, Wash. -- The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament Selection Show will be televised live in the Palouse region, Monday, Nov. 26.
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Outside of Pullman, the volleyball selection show can also be viewed live on several DSS dish networks such as DirecTV or Dish Network, or on a C-band downlink satellite dish (Telstar 5, Transponder 23).
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The two Washington State volleyball matches at the UNLV Thanksgiving Classic Tournament this weekend can be heard locally live on radio station KRPL-AM, 1400, and on the Internet through a link on the Washington State University Athletics homepage, www.wsucougars.com.
Alex Webster, in his sixth season on the Cougar volleyball microphone, will call all the action of the UNLV Tournament beginning with the pre-game report for the WSU versus Rice University match, Friday, Nov. 23, at 4:45 p.m. Saturday's match, versus either UNLV or William & Mary, will begin at 2:30 p.m. or 5 p.m., depending on the outcome of the WSU Friday match, and the radio pre-game show begins 15 minutes earlier.
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WWE Superstars officially finishes up weekly run
WWE Superstars is no more according to reports by PWInsider.com and Prowrestling.net. The show, which first premiered back in April 2009 as part of WGN America and later moved to internet only in 2011 along with airing in various international markets, is now being replaced by the new WWE 205 Live series focusing on the Cruiserweight division. WWE will now be taping Main Event before RAW going forward.
Why Stephanie McMahon wasn't on RAW this week
Stephanie McMahon was a keynote speaker in China this week at the LeSports Connects event, a three-day international sports conference. This explains why she was not featured on last night's Monday Night RAW episode in Charlotte.
Stephanie issued the following tweet about the conference.
Proud to represent @WWE as a keynote speaker at #LSC16 today. Thank you Branded and @LeSports_ for this great opportunity! pic.twitter.com/JOQqa4gK7o
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FOX 8 has relaunched our missing persons segments with the help of Amanda Berry. We hope the segments will help loved ones reunite with their missing family members.
Isaiah Bibb, of Akron, hasn't been seen since May 25.
He left for school that morning and never showed up to class.
He is 16 and is 5'8" tall. He was last seen wearing a dark blue hoodie, black T-shirt and jeans with holes in them.
Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Ross with the Akron Police Department at 330-375-2530.
You can see the daily missing persons segment with Amanda Berry on FOX 8 News at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
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I picked this up as airplane reading for the CFSW trip but ended up spending more time playing Ascension on my iPad instead.
Not really a book, but just like issues of Arc Magazine, it feels too substantial to dismiss it as just a magazine.
I don't read very much True Crime. When I read something good, I appreciate it, but I never have a desire to grab more… because, well. It can be very unpleasant.
There is some great stuff in here, however. The first part of Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood' is here and it is good enough to make me want to read more. There is also and amazing piece that reads like fiction until you realize that the author is someone who narrowly avoided being part of a mass shooting.
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The New Yorker Reader: True Crime
X – Shane Rhodes
Plane Tickets Printed On Broken Glass – Mike McGee
Issues with Etiquette – Sean O'Gorman
Madness, Rack, and Honey – Mary Ruefle
The Hottest Summer in Recorded History – Elizabeth Bachinsky
^^^^^^^^^^ – Stevie Howell
Zurita – Raul Zurita
What Does A House Want? – Gary Geddes
Twenty-five Years of Tree – James Moran & Jennifer Mulligan (ed)
Thanks For Nothing, Hippies – Sarah Clancy
Ocean – Sue Goyette
Come Cold River – Karen Connelly
Touch the Donkey Vol. 1
Memory – Ottawa Capital Slam Poetry Team – 2014
Empire of the Sun – J.G. Ballard
Snow Crash – Neal Stephenson
Some Remarks – Neal Stephenson
A Brief Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien – Nigel Cawthorne
Distrust The Particular Flavor – William Gibson
Shouting Your Name Down The Well – David McFadden
Thousand Times Broken, Three Books – Henri Michaux
Stained Pages – Sean O'Gorman


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This weeklong camp is for students who are currently enrolled in Kindergarten through 5thgrade in the 2018-2019 school year. Camp is from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, and includes a climbing wall, inflatables, water slide, team games, Bible studies, and funny skits! There is a closing celebration with families on Friday at 4:00 PM.
After five days with some of the most fun and exciting college students in the country, your child will be energized for the summer and ready for their own spiritual journey. Campers will experience Jesus through Bible study, worship, and time with their counselor as well as participate in tons of great camp activities. The cost of Camp in the City is $280 per camper and registration opens at 12:01am on Monday, February 4.
A Home Away From Home
Be A Camp Host Home
Thanks for your interest in being a potential host home for Camp In The City Staffers. At this time, all of the host homes needed for our 2019 camp have been filled. Check back with us for the 2020 camp year if you're still interested in being a Camp In The City host home. This is such a unique serving opportunity that has blessed many of our families!
A host home hosts a minimum of 3 staff members of the same gender from Camp In The City. They arrive on the evening of Saturday, June 1, 2019 and depart on the morning of Saturday, June 8, 2019.
Some of the required expectations of a host home are:
- Provide Continental Breakfast Daily.
- Provide dinner 3 nights during the week.
- Provide a space where all staffers can stay together with access to a bathroom. No more than one staffer can sleep in a bed, regardless of size, but they travel with air mattresses and are used to sleeping on them.
- Lunches are provided by North Metro Church.
Staffers have access to shared vehicles that provide their transportation to and from the church each day. For additional questions, please feel free to contact Nathan at email@example.com.
Financial Aid
NMC is pleased to announce its partnership with Pine Cove's Camp In The City. This is our single big event for the summer and we want to be sure that lots of our families and friends can attend!
If your child is currently enrolled in K-5thgrade in the 2018-2019 school year, you are eligible for the financial assistance campaign. The sign-up fee for Camp In The City is $280 for the week. Details for financial assistance will be revealed in the adult service on February 3 at 9:30AM and 11:30AM. If you are unable to attend, tune into our live stream at live.northmetro.org or on Facebook Live.
Give Back to Camp
Are you interested in helping a child attend Camp In the City that otherwise might not get to experience this fun-filled week? Give safely and easily at the link below!
Don't Forget Your SPF!
Camp In The City Packing List
What TO bring: your swimsuit. What NOT to bring: your pet wallaby. Download the PDF below for the full packing list!
Camp In The City
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this camp for?
Camp in the City is for kids who are currently enrolled in Kindergarten through 5thgrade in the 2018-2019 school year.
When is camp?
Camp is June 3-7, 2019 from 9:00am – 4:00pm.
Where is camp?
Camp is right here at North Metro Church.
How much is camp?
$280 for the week. Kids bring their own lunch every day, and CITC provides a snack.
If my child has an allergy can I bring their snack?
Yes, a snack can be packed for them!
How can I sign up?
The link for the registration will be right here on this web site starting at 12:01AM on February 4.
Can I register BEFORE February 4?
No, but you can create an account/login on Pine Cove's website so that on February 4, registration goes much quicker.
Is this camp only for kids at NMC?
Nope! We were excited to welcome kids from all over last year.
How many campers will be there? How many CITC staff?
We are able to take up to 352 campers and there will be 70 CITC staff, plus medical personnel.
Do you still need host homes for CITC staff?
Nope, we're all full! Check back with us for the 2020 camp year if you're still interested in being a Camp In The City host home.
Can we drop our kids off early and/or pick them up late?
No, in order for your child to have the best camp experience possible, we ask that they are dropped off no earlier than 9:00am and picked up no later than 4:00pm each day.
Can someone else pick up my child?
Yes, but they will need to provide the four-digit pickup code when they arrive to get your child.


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4 Things you should do in Summer
Your simple answer to what to do in summer
It's easy to turn a deaf ear on summer activities that remotely gotta do with stepping out of the house. But here's the thing: Summers, no matter how hot, is one of the best times to travel. Roads will be dry, and all means of transportation will be accessible, so you have to advantage of that and explore.
Trust me, your future self will thank you for spending time on summer activities. Many good things can happen like stumbling across a new spot, discovering new dishes, coming to know more about yourself, etc.
So, pack a giant water bottle with your other essentials and read below the 5 things you should do if summer fun is on your agenda:
- Enjoy a swim at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Olympic swimming pool
Swimming is easily the best thing to do during summer, and swimming in one of the largest swimming pools in Mumbai? C'mmon. This Olympic size swimming pool is 15 ft deep and 50 meters long. It also has a recreational pool and pool for kids. So, dive in.
- Visit a hill station
Ok, so this is for people who are seeking adventure outside the boundaries of Mumbai and who just cannot handle the heat. Take a few days off and visit any hill station.
- Coorg
If coffee is your poison, then the coffee plantations will blow your mind. Also Abbey Falls, the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple, and Nagarahole National Park, to name a few
Read : Summer 101 – A step by step guide to how to 'summer' right!
- Ooty
Find a picturesque paradise down south in Ooty with its quaint cafes, British Bungalows, the smell eucalyptus trees.
- Eat a meal at Earth Café in Powai
It has fairy lights, the food is delicious and healthy, and…. It's pet friendly. Need I say more?
- Go shopping
Ditch the malls, and explore the unexplored shopping spots in Mumbai.
- If you are craftsy, artsy, or just décor, visit Zain's creation in Bandra West. You'll find almost everything, from tassels to laces borders, to make your crib insta-worthy
- Good Luck Sales and Services in Bandra West will get upcycling like a pro. Turn your old denim in to bags, get a duffel bag made from scratch, jazz up clothes with cool patch works. You guys, I'm serious, they can customise anything from a chair to a wallet.
- Show some love to your pets
- Take your pupper swimming to Doggiie Dog World in Andheri West
- Embark on pet friendly trip to Pwa Haven in Karjat
- See the joy in your doggo'd eyes when you treat with a popsicle from Bone Appetit Pupsicles


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The Orrido di Bellano is located on the Lecco branch of Lake Como, near the village of Bellano, a naturally spectacular gorge that can be walked on through suspended walkways attached to one of the canyon rock walls.
The Orrido di Bellano is a marvelous and at the same time terrifying waterfall, with a deep natural gorge that originated almost 15 million years ago.
Tradition has it that in this place the warrior Taino is buried with his treasure and that the tunnels towards Bellano were also used during the Austrian occupation.
At the entrance to the Orrido there is a four-storey hexagonal tower called "Cà del Diavol" with some railing windows, an internal spiral staircase and an irregular base.
Cited in the Rosa Vermiglia in 1656, but existing since the previous centuries, the origin and function of the original tower are unknown; since 1700 it has been used as a fossil museum. His name is linked to mythological figures, including a satyr, which decorate the façade of the last floor and local traditions that word of mouth spread with the rumor that satanic feasts took place inside.
Abandoned the divine theories on the formation of the throat gravitate several theories among which the most quoted are that of the fruit of a constant erosion of the rock operated by the flow of the Pioverna torrent; or from the tectonic movements of plates and earthquakes that have occurred over the millennia.
During the ice ages in the interglacial periods, in Vallassina a lake was formed whose waters precipitated in the Muggiasca Valley and in the Orrido due to the thaw of the ice. Probably the lake was completely emptied through openings to reunite with that of Como, eroding the territory and forming deep gorges.
The narrow ravine of the Orrido that we see today ended with a rocky step that was slowly eroded.
Another hypothesis on the formation of the Orrido wants that the ground has been raised provoking the deviation of the Pioverna torrent that eroded with the time the own new path.
Already in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the waters were exploited for the processing of iron that was extracted from the mines of Valsassina and Cotonificio Cantoni, which in 1870 opened a plant near the waterfall.
The entrance to the horrid was built in the mid-1700s with a wide pink marble staircase and the Liberty style gate. The gorge acquires its name from the Bellanese poet Sigismondo Boldoni who was fascinated by this "horror of a horrible horror"


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For an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) jet, variables such as the direction of the meniscus and the ejection stability need to be analyzed. Thus, the EHD jet should be observed three-dimensionally (3D) because the variables can only be obtained in the 3D field, especially in unstable modes. However, if the 3D field is reconstructed from multi-directional binary images, eliminating reconstruction errors caused by invisible areas is almost impossible, even when using a tomographic technique. To solve this problem, a new 3D reconstruction method including an ellipse estimation was developed in this study. The method was verified by numerical simulation and applied to estimate the jetting flow rate and the direction of an ethanol droplet ejected from a nozzle according to a voltage.
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Muir Snowfield | Friday, May 26, 2017 | 2:45pm
Only experienced climbers and hikers should attempt this unmarked route. Camp Muir, originally named Cloud Camp, was named Camp Muir after the writer/naturalist John Muir summited the mountain. Muir was a member of the climbing party that made the sixth recorded ascent of Mt. Rainier in 1888. Camp Muir is one of the primary high camps for summit attempts and is a favorite campsite for climbers.
"You ready?" Jon asks.
I finish shoving my crampons into my pack and pull the zipper closed. My stomach drops. "Ha, I just got nervous all of a sudden."
Jon smiles at me and uses his phone to snap a photo of the beautiful stratovolcano in front of us. Mt. Rainier, the tallest and most iconic peak in the Cascades, is truly a sight to behold. At 14,411 feet, the snow-capped mountain is visible (on a clear day) from 100 miles away in any direction.
But right now, we're on it - just outside the Paradise Visitor Center - at 5,400 feet. Jon gives me a fist bump and says, "alright, let's do this."
We're not going for the summit - today is all about training. The plan is to go up to Camp Muir and back (roughly 10,000 feet of elevation change altogether) to test our legs and practice hiking in snow and ice. I start out in front, well aware that Jon's pace is faster than mine. We hiked ten miles yesterday and I fought to keep up with him the whole time. While I've spent the past three months training for this trip - running hill repeats and stadium stairs, doing circuit workouts, and busting out more pull-ups and push-ups than I've ever done in my life - Jon hasn't trained at all. And he doesn't need to, of course. He's a Haas.
I've never hiked in the snow before. But with thick socks, heavy mountaineering boots, and water-proof gaiters, my feet stay cozy. We've only been hiking for about 20 minutes when I turn around and say, "Jon, I have to take a picture of you. Look at this winter wonderland!"
When we stop for water and a bite of food 45 minutes later, we are already high enough to glimpse other volcanoes - Goat Rocks, Mt. Adams, and Mt. St. Helens. It is one of the most striking color pallets I have ever seen - crystal blue and bright white with speckles of dark green and black, all reverberating in high definition.
With every crunchy step into the snow, I feel a mixture of joy and satisfaction. And something else. Something that is a little harder to pinpoint - something a lot like love.
That's it, I think. I'm falling in love with mountaineering. Of course it's easy to fall in love when everything is perfect. The conditions today are ideal - abundant sun shining down on a landscape so stunning it's hard to believe it's real. Like a fool blinded by love, I think this is it. I've found what I've been looking for. How did I live before this?
But I know better. Mountains, like fickle human emotions, are dangerous. I think about what this hike would be like in a white-out. It would still be fun - just a different kind of fun.
For now, I enjoy the moment. This is the happiest I've felt in a long time.
"Hey Marley," Jon says from a few yards behind me. "I need to stop again."
We've been hiking for over three hours, but we just stopped ten minutes ago.
"You alright?" I ask, turning around to look at him.
"It's my lungs," Jon says, breathing hard. "I feel like I can't get enough air." He looks exhausted.
Jon Haas is one of the most strong, fit, and resilient people I know. He can carry 100 pounds of gear (and cast iron) up and down a mountain. He can go for days without sleep or food. To see him so worn out is... strange, to say the least.
"We've got this," I say, trying to sound upbeat and encouraging. "Let's just make it to that next marker, and then we can rest again."
Hearing myself say this reminds me of coping mechanisms for hard endurance training during high school cross-country workouts - stay positive and set goal points. Push yourself, and encourage your teammates.
As I wait for Jon to catch his breath, my thoughts drift to another one of my all-star teammates - my dear friend, Katelyn Bryant-Comstock. Two weeks ago, she and I ran seven miles worth of hill repeats together. Two weeks before that we did some intense circuit training - seemingly endless sets of burpies, push-ups, mountain climbers, and squats. Whether it's showing up for an early morning workout at the gym or running a damn marathon, that woman has pushed me hard - both physically and mentally - for the past ten years. She is a big part of the reason my lungs feel just fine right now, and I am so grateful.
Jon pushes through the pain in his chest like a champion, and an hour later we set down our packs at Camp Muir, just over 10,000 feet. As soon as we stop moving, the cold sets in. We don our puffy jackets and I pull out the thermos to pour us a steaming cup of green tea.
Jon takes a grateful sip, and I watch the tension release from his body.
He smiles, leans back against the rock, and takes another long sip. "How much bourbon did you put in this?"
"Not too much," I say, grinning. "You know, just enough."
We decide we need to leave camp by 4pm, but I want to stay forever. I take photos of the colorful tents dug into the snow, and the nearby climbers preparing for summit bids. The next time I come up here, I think, I'll be one of them. I'm excited and nervous for our summit attempt on Mt. Hood next week, but I already have a new goal - climb to the top of Mt. Rainier.
Our hike down is completely different. Unencumbered by exhaustion, Jon and I run and slide down the giant slopes, full of energy. We shed our layers and take lots of photos. We pause to chat with other climbers heading up. We slip on icy patches, fall down, laugh, then get up and do it again.
As we make our way into softer, slushier snow at the bottom of the mountain, we talk about the hardest part of the climb.
"You've got me beat on the stairs," Jon says.
"Ha, you need to run stadium repeats with me!"
He shakes his head, grinning. The parking lot of the visitor center comes into view. We are tired, sunburnt, and out of water. We need to set up camp, make dinner, and drink celebratory beers. But a big part of me wishes this day would never end.


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June 5, 2019
Big Spring Scenic Backway brochure and master plan released
The Big Spring Scenic Backway is a 68-mile route between Kemmerer and Cokeville in Wyoming's southwestern Lincoln County. The Backway is crisscrossed by the Historic Emigrant Trail, the scenic Hams Fork River, and plunges deep into the Tunp Mountain Range in the Bridger National Forest. The corridor is home to several notable recreation areas including the Viva Naughton Reservoir and the Big Spring itself that are highlighted in this report.
May 10, 2019
Bids Requested - Thayne Landfill #1 Closure Project
Sealed Bids for the construction of the Thayne Landfill #1 Closure Project will be received by Lincoln County at the Lincoln County Courthouse, 925 Sage Avenue, Kemmerer, WY 83101, until Friday, June 7, 2019, 2:00 p.m. local time at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Read more...
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Happy Valley Water Improvement & Service District Election Results
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Email Marketing Module Design Cheat Sheet
Email marketers have a lot on their plates. A recent study by Litmus found that almost 55% of companies have six or more emails in production at the same time. That's a lot to ask from email marketers. Emails have also become more complex - with the demands of rendering emails on multiple email clients and devices. An Email On Acid study found that 71.8% of companies planned to spend more time on email production. This is largely due to the increased demand for more emails as well as the need for all emails to be mobile responsive.
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Modular design takes planning, coding, and stringent testing in advance, but then frees your email team to repeatedly reuse the modules for all email and design needs. Our clients using modular design have cut their email production time in half – check out a case study to see how we did this for Ferguson Enterprises!
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The Locks
Lisa stretched out on her oversized bed replaying the events from the previous night. As soon as the old housekeeper had walked into her kitchen, the thunderstorm abruptly departed, and with it the paranoia and fear that had consumed her vanished. She couldn't seem to even remember why she had been so worked up. She felt the madness that lay waiting in the periphery of her mind slowly gaining a stronger foothold.
She had put on her best stony face and insisted the woman leave immediately after she checked the sprinkler system. Ms. Elliott hadn't seemed rebuffed by her icy attitude at all, which was a curiosity to Lisa. Her to do list today consisted of calling a lock smith to change the front door locks and hopefully gain her access to the third floor. She truly dreaded the prospect of having to interact with anyone at all, unfortunately in this instance it couldn't be helped.
After she had her breakfast, the door bell rang. She felt a revulsion wash through her as she opened the door to the smiling, slightly overweight man standing on her door step with a box of tools in one hand the other outstretched to shake hers. She kept her arms glued to her sides and smiled with her cynical grin that made the man quickly drop his hand and look around nervously.
"Please take off your shoes," she said by way of introduction. There was nothing even remotely inviting about Lisa Brennan, and she made no effort to hide that fact. Her voice was shrill and revoked images of evil witches from children's cartoons. The locksmith obligingly
removed his shoes, but seemed reluctant to enter the house. "This is the lock I need changed and there is another lock on the third floor which needs opened." She said pointing to the front door.
"Yes ma'am, let me take a look," he kneeled down inside the closed door and began inspecting the lock with his tools. After what felt like an eternity to Lisa in which she stood impatiently with her arms crossed and foot tapping, he stood up, "I am very sorry ma'am, but this lock is unlike anything I have ever seen before. I am going to have to order special parts in order to replace the locking mechanism and get you a new key."
"That is unacceptable! You need to change the lock now," Lisa made no effort to hide the rage that boiled beneath her veins and made her mind spin through the gruesome fates the characters in her novels had met, just on the border of wishing them on the hapless locksmith.
He stumbled for his bag making the move to leave, "I am very sorry ma'am."
"Where do you think you are going? I need you to look at the lock to my third floor."
"I hope the third floor lock isn't of the same design," He said with genuine fear trickling through his voice at the thought of disappointing the woman looking daggers at him.
"Lets hope," she said, the threat clear in her voice. Lisa wound her way through the house towards the third floor stairs. As Lisa walked the halls she found herself pulled into her usual trance pondering the strange feeling that reached for her from the depths of the house.
"Oh I know that song." Lisa startled at the man's words. "What song?" she asked.
"The one you was just hummin'. My wife used to sing that to our son when he was a baby. He is a full grown man now...." While the man continued to prattle on, Lisa searched her recollection for indications that she had just been humming, but she couldn't seem to remember the last few minutes at all. She realized that they had managed to climb the stairs to the second floor and weave through to stop at the bottom of the steep thin stairs that lead to the third floor door. The stairwell was lined with red wallpaper that had seen better days. There was no hand rail or windows, and Lisa imagined that the rate of incline would not pass code today. When they reached the top of the steps, the man shook his head. "Nope, this is the same kind ma'am. I can order the parts, hopefully they will be in the shop in a week or so."
"You call me as soon as you have them," She comanded and let the man depart without another word. Alone in the stairwell, Lisa placed her hand on the white wooden door. It felt solid beneath her finger tips. The smell that she had first detected upon entering the house seemed stronger up here. She turned to move down the stairs when her foot landed on something sharp, causing he to scream out in pain, interrupting the humming that she had unconsciously began again. She sat down on the step to inspect what had sent shooting pulses of pain up her leg. As she lifted her foot, drops of bright red blood fell to the step before pooling and spilling down to the next stair. For a long moment, Lisa stared as the blood made its path along the stairs. The bright red was a startling contrast to the light brown wood. Finally, she examined what had caused the cut. From the open wound, she pulled an ornate golden cross, whose bottom end was severed to create a sharp point, which was now covered in blood. The cross, which was about the size
of her palm, had intricate weaving Celtic knots inlaid in silver over the gold. As Lisa turned it over in her hands, heavy tears fell from her face and mixed with the blood already spreading across the stairs. Lisa reached up to her face surprised by the tears that escaped her eyes.
She couldn't remember the last time she cried, but the tears came uninhibited as a sob racked her body. She felt the fragments of her sanity slipping away faster than she could repair them. The cross had invoked some subconscious dread that had lay dormant until this moment. The control that she held onto so tightly through the manipulation of her entire world, persona and novels no longer held her together. The haunting torment that gnawed at her everyday was winning supremacy of her thoughts and actions.
A slow tinkling song started behind the door as she turned the cross over and over again in her hand unable to control herself. The words fell from her lips in the barest whisper.
"Hush little baby...don't say a word..." As she heard the words come from her own voice she turned to look at the door. What was behind that door? She thought to herself. I have to know!
"Hello? Miss Graves?" the muffled voice of Miss Elliot met her ears from the far reaches of the front door.
Chapter 9
The Third Floor
Lisa shot to her feet and bounded down the steps, pocketing the cross. The annoyance that she would normally feel about the unwelcome intrusion by the unhinged maid was overcome by the thought that now ran through her head. She moved through the maze of the house determined not to be sucked into her dark tortured thoughts. She gripped the cross so tightly that it left bloody marks in her hands in order to maintain her focus on the present moment.
"Hello? Miss Graves? I saw your car. I hope you don't mind I let myself in." Miss Elliott's voice sounded closer as she rounded a corner to pass her bedroom on the left then a large open sitting room on her right before she finally made it to the broad staircase where Miss Elliott stood peeking around corners and straitening up knickknacks on tables.
"Miss Elliott!" Lisa said with a frantic lilt to her voice that made the woman look up in surprise. Lisa must have looked haggard because Miss Elliot startled at the sight of her.
"Oh Miss Graves, I am so glad you are home. I was just drivin' by and I was thinking about the floors. They are original to the house and need special care that I thought..." she was cut off by Lisa grabbing her shoulders.
"Do you have the key to the third floor?" she shouted her question inches from Ms. Elliott's face.
"Why, yes, of course I do," She said fishing around in the pocket of her black dress that looked like the same dress she must have worn as a maid. She pulled out a large brass ring filled with keys. "I was responsible for this whole house, and as a matter of fact, I lived up on the third floor. Did you hurt your self?" she said noticing Lisa's hands as she looked through the keys. "Ah its this one. I can't believe they didn't give you all the keys." Lisa ripped the keys from her hands and turned to run for the stairs. "What about the floors?" Miss Elliot asked as Lisa landed on the second floor.
Lisa didn't bother to slow down to answer the woman's question. She ran toward the third floor steps like her life depended on it. She was starting to believe that it actually might.
She came to a stop in front of the ominous white door, panting to catch her breath. With a shaking bloody hand, she pushed the key into the lock. It did not slide smoothly. Instead Lisa had to struggle to push the key in, lacerating her hand even further in the process. When the key finally settled into the lock, she tried to turn it as her blood slick hands kept losing their grip. She put both hands on the key and tried to turn with all of her weight to no avail. She pounded her fist on the door in frustration.
"Open the door!" she shouted at no one.
As if in response to her scream the door slowly creaked open as a whisper swept past like the wind, "We've been waiting for you." The key slipped from her fingers to clang
down the steps before landing on the second floor. A shrill and heart wrenching scream broke free from her chest. It was a scream that surfaced involuntarily from long buried torment in the depths of her soul, reverberating off the too close walls and echoing to the farthest reaches of house, stretching to eternity until the sound finally died on her lips leaving only the scorched ruins of reality staring back into her eyes.


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Gennum to Present at Ethernet Technology Summit and ISSCC Conference
Feb 09, 2011, 10:00 ET
BURLINGTON, ON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ - Design engineers from Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND), a leading supplier of high-speed optical, analog and mixed signal semiconductor solutions, and its Snowbush IP Group will present papers at two important industry events in February, the Ethernet Technology Summit and the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC).
|Ethernet Technology Summit 2011
|Saman Sadr, Director of Analog Design for Gennum's Snowbush Group, will present during the conference's "Workshop on High-Speed (25 Gbps) Signaling (Part 2): 25G SerDes IP and 100G Ethernet Applications".
|Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA
|Tuesday, February 22, 1:00 p.m.
|Ed Frlan, Product Definition Specialist for Gennum, will present "Enabling 100GbE Using 4x25Gb/s Retimed Interfaces".
|Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA
|Wednesday, February 23, 8:30 a.m.
|International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). 2011
|Mehrdad Ramezani, Senior IC Design Engineer for Gennum's Snowbush Group, will present "An 8.4mw/Gb/s 4-lane 48Gb/s Multi-Standard-Compliant Transceiver in 40nm Digital CMOS Technology".
|Marriott Marquis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
|Wednesday, February 23, 10:15 a.m.
|Marcus van Ierssel, Senior Analog IC Designer for Gennum's Snowbush Group, will present "High-Speed Transceivers: Standards, Challenges, and Future: Ethernet/PCIe/SATA/USB PHY Implementation Challenges and Tradeoffs".
|Marriott Marquis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
|Thursday February 24, 10:35 a.m.
About the Ethernet Technology Summit
Ethernet Technology Summit focuses on the latest advances in Ethernet technology, particularly the new specifications for 40/100 GbE, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and Energy-Efficient Ethernet. It features the latest information on these advances from the experts who are developing the specifications and designing the initial products for them. www.ethernetsummit.com.
About the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC)
ISSCC is the flagship conference of the Solid-State Circuits Society and is the premier forum for presenting advances in solid-state circuits and systems-on-a-chip. The Conference will feature more than 200 technical presentations representing benchmark results, design in state-of-the-art process technologies, and circuits in emerging device technologies. ISSCC 2011 will also feature a variety of educational events (tutorials, short course), advanced-circuit forums and evening sessions. www.isscc.org.
About the Gennum Snowbush IP Group
The Gennum Snowbush IP group offers a team of interconnect specialist to design and deliver silicon-proven, high-speed serial interface IP. Comprising one of the industry's most robust, widely-deployed, production-tested and customizable family of IP cores, the Snowbush IP portfolio satisfies the needs of today's most demanding high-speed serial communication protocols and applications. The offering includes complete, integrated, PHY and controller solutions for standards like USB, PCI Express® and Serial ATA (SATA), and single and multi-standard SerDes for applications with data rates from 1 Gb/s to over 10 Gb/s. Gennum's Snowbush IP group is committed to supportingcustomers with diverse foundry and process requirements, offering IP cores for TSMC, UMC, Common Platform, and Fujitsu processes. For more information, visit www.snowbush.com.
About Gennum
Gennum Corporation (TSX: GND) designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property (IP) cores to serve the rising global demand for high-speed data transmission products in the broadcast, networking, storage and telecommunications markets. Gennum offers proven optical, analog and mixed-signal solutions with uncompromising signal integrity to support standards such as high-definition (HD) video, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand®, Ethernet, SONET and PCI Express®. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Canada, and has global design, research and development and sales offices in Canada, Mexico, Japan, Germany, United States, India and the United Kingdom. www.gennum.com.
Gennum and the Gennum logo are registered trademarks of Gennum Corporation. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. Gennum Corporation, 2011.
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We all need a classic yellow cake on our recipe list. Whip it out for birthdays, when you're in a hurry, or even guests. Yellow cakes can be transformed into Pineapple Upside Down Cake, Boston Cream Pie, or Lemon Cake. As you will see below, this is a no-fuss cake that you'll love to make over and over again!
Let me start by apologizing for the extra amount of photos in this post. I couldn't help myself and ended up taking more than enough photos of this beautiful cake. I showed one of the photos on my personal Facebook page and a friend asked me if I was sad when I cut it since it was so beautiful. That's when I realized I was in fact sad to cut it. This is one of the reasons I ended up with way too many photos!
The other reason is that I'm very proud of this little tall cake since it's the first one I was able to cut into layers. My other attempts were a disaster to say the least. I steered clear for a while of any thoughts of making a layered cake. Decorating cakes is not my forte but I'm determined to improve my skills! One thing that helped me conquer my fear is reading about baking tips and tricks from trusted sources like baking chefs forums. That's where I found the recipe for this basic yellow cake. When a cake receives amazing reviews from people that know what they're doing, you know you have a winner!
Mother's day is this weekend and what better way to celebrate then with something pretty? Spoil mom (or yourself) with this delicious but simple cake. Oh and the buttery cream cheese frosting is to die for! This will be my "go to" cream cheese frosting from now on for cakes and cupcakes 😉
If you lack the skills (like I did) on how to layer a cake, this video helped me learn how to do it. And this one shows how to crumb coat a cake so the frosting looks beautiful without any crumbs mixed into it.
Basic Yellow Cake – Recipe from BettyR at ChefTalk.com
Buttery Cream Cheese Frosting – Recipe adapted from Ina GartenPrint
Amazing Yellow Cake & Buttery Cream Cheese Icing
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 28 mins
- Total Time: 43 mins
- Basic Yellow Cake
- 1 1/4 cups 2% or whole milk
- 2 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup of butter (4 oz), softened
- 3 large eggs
- Buttery Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 pound cream cheese at room temperature
- 3/4 pound unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 pounds confectioners' sugar
- Basic Yellow Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Cut wax paper to fit the bottom of (2) 9-inch round pans (I used (2) 6- inch pans). Spray the pans with cooking spray, place the wax paper in the pans and spray the paper.
- In a small bowl, mix the milk, vegetable oil & vanilla. Set aside
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix to combine.
- Add the milk/vegetable/vanilla oil mixture and butter to the flour mixture.
- Beat on medium-high speed for two minutes. Scrape down sides and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Slowly add the eggs one at the time and beat for an additional 2 minutes.
- Divide batter among prepared cake pans.
- Bake in preheated oven 25 – 29 minutes* until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, or until cake springs back when touched lightly in the center.
- *If using the 6 x 2-3/4 Inch pans, bake for 30 to 35 mins.
- Place pans on a wire rack and allow cake to cool.
- Buttery Cream Cheese Frosting
- To a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large bowl and handheld electric mixer),
- Place the cream cheese, butter & vanilla.
- Mix at medium speed until creamy, approximately 1 minute.
- Add the confectioners sugar, a little at a time and mix until smooth, approximately 1 minute after the last addition. Use right away or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 days.


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Apartment List recently released its latest rent report for Chicago, finding the Windy City's rent prices decreased by 0.1 percent from August to September.
Chicago rents up over last year
Chicago rents decreased by 0.1 percent month-over-month in September, but they're still up by 1.3 percent over last year. Median rent prices in Chicago were at $1,700 for a two-bedroom and $1,420 for a one-bedroom apartment in September.
Most expensive city in the metro
Within the Chicago metro, Oak Park took the cake as the most expensive city for renters in September. A two-bedroom apartment in Oak Park costed $1,880 to rent, while a one-bedroom was $1,210. Second most expensive for renters was Evanston, with two-bedroom apartments renting for $1,800.
Most expensive neighborhood in the city
As the most expensive Chicago neighborhood to rent in last month, River North median prices were at an eye-popping $3,210 for a two-bedroom and $2,180 for a one-bedroom. Lakeview was Chicago's second most expensive neighborhood for renters, at $1,900 for a two-bedroom.
Yuki Graviet Knapp is a Content Marketing Associate with the Growth Team at Apartment List and is a resident of the Bay Area.


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Mr. Ballpoint
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In 1945, Milton Reynolds introduced the ballpoint to the United States and triggered the biggest single-day shopping riot in history at Gimbels in Manhattan. The Reynolds International Pen Company made $5 million in eight weeks during the first non-wartime Christmas season. Thereafter, increasing competition from established companies such as Eversharp triggered several years of the "Pen Wars". An exuberant entrepreneur who had already made and lost several fortunes, Reynolds bragged that he "stole it fair and square". This novel is told from Jim's, his mild-mannered son's, point of view about coping with Milton's outrageous schemes then their sudden success.
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- AdaChaDad
- 12-21-15
A decent read, but just not stimulating enough
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I just couldn't get that interested in the primary character, Milton. I realize that this was basically a true representation of him and the author was "using" what was available. However, he was such a shallow and selfish man that the story, for the most part, was just not very enjoyable to me. I know that people have much worse father's than Milton was; thankfully their are many who are much, much better (if not much poorer- financially speaking).
Which scene was your favorite?
The scrambling that Milt did in order to be the first to the U.S. market with the ballpoint pen and the early weeks of sales were both very interesting. These two areas of the book are where the real value was located. In fact, these sections are very solid. I believe I will occasionally remember some of these details as I grab a pen for many years to come.
Any additional comments?
I received this e-book for free in exchange for an unbiased review.
- Steven Dupont
- 12-12-15
Good storytelling, mediocre writing
The concept seemed promising enough, and whether entirely true, based on a true story or not I don't know ... initially had thought I cared about where the ballpoint pen came from, and this curiosity was dutifully fulfilled by Mr. Ballpoint, yet left me with a sense of disappointment, like when as a child you expect one Christmas present but get another.
As I said in the headline, this is a story well told by the author. However, it is so in much the same empty way a drunken dinner guest spins yarns of his adventures at the table. Yes he is somewhat entertaining, but there's something sad and pathetic about him as well ... something you can't quite put your finger on. This is how I felt about this story. I was an avid listener up to very near the end, then at once I completely lost interest and had great difficulty bearing the final 10-15 minutes. The off-key Broadway-style singing at the end was the nail in the coffin, so I stopped there, a few minutes short of the finish.
There are just no real surprises here, either in the story itself or the writing. No turns of phrase that make you marvel at the author's skill, no poignant or imaginative exchanges of dialogue.
Perhaps the biggest problem for Mr. Ballpoint is that it lacks any truly likable characters. The narrator, the son of "Mr. Ballpoint" himself is kind of a zero, personality wise, and his wife is not much better -- which I suppose makes them a fitting couple. As for Mr. Ballpoint -- his name escapes me at the moment (yes, he was that memorable) -- is a blustery, bombastic, conniving jackass of a man who, while interesting, is certainly not someone you root for.
Finally, the narrator of the audiobook is just completely ill-chosen in my opinion. He is not untalented, but his tone is relentlessly flippant, sardonic and sort of tired, as if the telling of the story was almost too much for him to bear either. He reminds me of the NPR movie reviewer Bob Mondello. An expressive and nuanced voice, yet best suited for 3-4 minutes of listening, not many hours.


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This is the third part in a five part series of posts that lay out the basics of what we are trying to build with Catallax. The series will follow the following schedule and I'll update the list with links as the articles go live:
- Demurrage, Catch Up, and Pref Dividends
- Passthroughs, Legacy, and Folding the Blockchain
- Privacy, Accounts, and Transparency (today)
- Selective Citizenship and Citizen Override
- Loans and a new kind of Capitalist
Privacy is a very important issue. It is also an issue that is very hard to predict. It is possible that in the future we will have a very hard time maintaining privacy for anyone when computers and data are involved. This has caused me to think about a few questions in regards to Catallax and how to move forward with privacy in mind.
How can we be long privacy in the places we want it?
How can we be short privacy in the places we don't want it?
How can we reduce the need for privacy by increasing the value of transparency?
Let's first talk about the elephant in the room. Catallax in its rawest form lacks any kind of privacy. It tracks who you spend money with, who spends money with you, and publishes that info on a public blockchain. Yikes. This is a privacy nightmare.
So let's unpack this and see how it isn't that bad.
The first step we take is by making transparency really valuable. The scenarios given in part 1 show how by making your transactions open you can reap varying levels of financial reward for the sacrifice in privacy.
A scenario that I regularly compare this to is the ownership of stock. Chances are that if you own stocks you don't own them anonymously. You want your name(or at least your account number) next to those certificates so that they well send you dividends when they pay out.
Catallax's first step in addressing these issues is by making it more valuable give up some privacy than to keep it.
With that in mind, there are still situations where you do NOT want to forfeit your privacy. For example, there may be a medicine you need for an undisclosed medical condition and you don't want the public to know you are buying it. For those situations, we propose a system of privacy pools. The privacy pools will allow you to send cash into a vague account and have it anonymously end up in the account you want it to go to. This is a technical challenge but I think is achievable by using zkSnarks. This is a core feature coming to a future version of ethereum. These pools will still operate in a catallaxy way where cash will flow from receivers into the pools and out to payers via a pass through, but the payments will be less associated with the payer's ability to spend money wisely.
We further address privacy by splitting accounts into contexts, each of which has a specific privacy profile:
Citizen Accounts: real people can send and receive private payment
Legal Entity Accounts: businesses with limited liability must sacrifice some privacy for the right to limited liability. They can receive private payments, but cannot send them.
Government and Institutional Accounts: These accounts can collect taxation from the system and as a consequence must be completely transparent. They cannot make or receive private payments.
These accounts and their subtypes are discussed more in the Form Language section of my book Immortality (buying a physical or kindle copy helps support this project).
This privacy signature is currently a proposal and I'm very interested in speaking with experts on the gaps I've left. I think that the current proposal address privacy where it is important and adds significant anti-corruption infrastructure where it is needed for a free and open society to develop.
If this is interesting to you and you'd like to see where we are going with Catallax, please pick up my book Immortality (Purchase of a physical or kindle copy helps support this project).
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AmerisourceBergen is a distributor of drugs and health supplies based in Chesterbrook, Pa. It runs 26 U.S. pharmaceutical distribution centers, four U.S. specialty distribution centers, and two Canadian distribution hubs, in order to maximize supply chain efficiency. With some recent moves and some good growth, the stock appears to be a good one to check out for the space.
The last time I wrote about this S&P 500 constituent, the company announced it was acquiring MWI Veterinary Supply for $190 per share. The acquisition is expected to add an additional $0.08 in earnings this year. I also was long the stock at the time that AmerisourceBergen ABC, -3.27% announced the deal.
The acquisition of MWI Veterinary Supply is expected to close soon, and as a result, several firms are raising their earnings estimates and upping their price targets and ratings on ABC stock. But most recently, UBS upgraded AmerisourceBergen to a buy from neutral. This firm's upgrade is based on the thesis that AmerisourceBergen has the "greatest leverage" to U.S. biosimilars, calling it "the pony to ride" to capture the upside related to the $65 billion in biologics that will be facing biosimilar competition over the next five years.
What is a biosimilar? A biosimilar is a biological product whose approval is based on evidence it is highly similar to an already approved biologic, known as the reference product. While biosimilars have been used in Europe and Japan for a while, up until recently, there was no regulatory pathway in the U.S. But just this month the first biosimilar version of a drug received FDA approval in the U.S. And going forward, Amerisource Bergen is well leveraged to this business.
Currently, three companies generate about 85%-90% of all revenue in the wholesale drug-distribution industry, AmerisourceBergen,Cardinal Health CAH, -2.43% and McKesson Corp MCK, -2.46%. While AmerisourceBergen is not the largest competitor, is does have some the best revenue growth.
What are some other factors driving growth for AmerisourceBergen?
For one thing, the company is reaping the benefits of its 10-year contract with Walgreen WBA, -1.69% to provide branded and generic drug products. AmerisourceBergen entered into a strategic agreement with Walgreen Boots Alliance in 2013, and clearly this relationship is paying off.
Yet another factor driving results is sales momentum related to the sale of products to treat hepatitis C. New hep-C treatments are now available from Gilead Sciences GILD, +0.37%, AbbVie ABBV, +1.34% and Johnson & Johnson JNJ, +0.63%.
The company is bucking the trend of companies experiencing earnings difficulties and appears poised to outperform going forward. But AmerisourceBergen is not just a great growth story, it even pays a nice dividend yield of 1.0%.
So let's take a closer look.
Data from Best Stocks Now app
AmericsourceBergen is a large-cap, $25 billion market-capitalization drug company. Its risk profile is conservative, and I own it in my conservative growth portfolio.
Data from Best Stocks Now app
AmerisourceBergen does not appear cheap on a valuation basis and rates a value grade of "D+," but it is the growth story that makes the stock interesting. Its estimated 5 year annual growth rate is 11%, but that growth is rapidly accelerating due to strong growth in generic drugs and biosimilar agents, its partnership with Walgreen, and new drug availability in the hep-C segment.
Data from Best Stocks Now app
AmerisourceBergen receives a momentum grade of "B" and a performance grade of
"A." The stock has been a consistent outperformer relative to the Index. More recently, it is up more than 77% over the last year. And year to date, it is up an impressive 26.2%.
Data from Best Stocks Now app
AmerisourceBergen is ranked number 164 out of the more than 4000 companies in the Best Stocks Now universe. It receives a rating of weak buy with a stock grade of "B+."
There are huge opportunities in the drug-distribution segment given the growth in generics and biosimilars, new drug discoveries, and pharmacy alliances. AmerisourceBergen appears well positioned to capture these growth opportunities.
Disclosure: Gunderson is long ABC, GILD, MCK and WBA.


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View of Las Terrazas
Las Terrazas
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Goldfish pond at Las Terrazas
Mountain views around Las Terrazas. The terraces up here what the commune is named for.
Hotel Maka
Views of commune apartments
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Commune Apartments
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Drive into Las Terrazas
Closeup of thatched cabanas
Hotel Moka sign
Mariposa, the national flower of Cuba
Lakeside at Hotel Moka. Perched above it are some of the apartments the 1,000 permanent residents enjoy.
Mango trees are abundant and in-season now. The ground under each of them was littered with spoiled fruit.
Fore! More accurately, machete! This is not a golfer with a bad slice, but a landscaper with a mean cut. I've seen no lawnmowers, except those powered by elbow grease.
With mangos in-season, only the monkeys are having a better time than the guests. Plenty of time for rest when your workload literally falls into your lap each day.
One of the breathtaking views from the mountaintop coffee plantation.
It's difficult to conceive in the gorgeous scenery, but not everyone who came here had a great time. These are the 19th century remains of slave quarters at the plantation.
Our guide, Oriel, soaks up the mountain breeze in a dramatic gesture as the tour ascends to the grinding house.
The back view from the ruined plantation.
A late lunch with views that never tire. Greg Gravois, a sugarcane grower (red, striped shirt), remained unimpressed, citing similar views were readily available in Back Vacherie.
A view from the Balcon del Valle (Valley Balcony) restaurant.
Every room at the hotel in Viñales is equipped with a porch and a rocking chair to enjoy the mountain views. To the left is the restaurant with its commanding views.
Much of agriculture is still in the horse-and-buggy stage in Cuba, especially in rural areas, were oxen and plows are seen. This picture was taken a few miles outside of Havana.
Lenin Park, Havana.
The Cuban flag
Typical Cuban single-residence homes, common in both Havana and the rural areas/towns.
The tour begins at CIMAGT, Havana.
Political signs and influence are everywhere, but seemed especially present here at the genetics lab.
The sign reads "In agriculture, like in other areas, science and technology are't neutral, but possess a profound revolutionary character when put into the service of the homeland."
Another sign, albeit smaller: Twitter has come to Cuba.
The tour gets ready to watch a film on genetic preservation in Cuba.
Our Cuban translator, Gretyl, worked through some very technical translating at the lab. The Cuban education system, at least, is living up to its reputation.
Sugarcane grower Ronnie Gonsulin points out some of the old infrastructure at the lab to Randy Bracy. Although they're working with modern science, it's housed in dated buildings.
More Communist propaganda at the lab. Seems they're on a recruitment drive, as membership in the Party is falling, by all indications.
Bust of Lenin at CIMAGT.
An old fort along the Malecon in Havana. The Malecon is a continuous sea wall that stretches 14 miles. The native Cubans call it "the longest bench in the world."
A variant of the mimosa tree common in Cuba. In Las Terrazas, they were full of hummingbirds.
A perfect capture of old and new in Cuba.
The old cars are still driving around as though 1955 never left, except now, they're sporting stickers with American flags and Macintosh products. IT's pretty clear the Cuban people bear no ill will towards the U.S.
The American Embassy in Cuba, formerly the Swedish Embassy, where the American Interests section was.
The numerous flagpoles in the background are remnants of a diplomatic squabble, where the U.S. put up screens with anti-Castro propaganda. The Cubans built 141 flagpoles that completely blocked view of those screens when the flags on them caught the breeze from the harbor, which is almost constant. Now, both the screens and the flags are gone, hopefully a sign of thawing relations.
Our tour guide explains the various types of cigars at the Viviero Alamar cigar factory to Ed Reeves.
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