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Stupid Things at the Flea Market: One Man's Trash is Another Man's...Trash
Refuse That Refuses to Go Away
Over the course of a typical human being's lifetime, he or she will acquire approximately 48 metric tons of useless crap. There's no hard evidence to support that claim, but if you've ever stopped by a thrift store or checked out a flea market you'd likely see more than a little truth in that statement. Much of that junk will wind up in a landfill somewhere along the winding roads and changing whims of life. It's just human nature, really. We discard the things we no longer need and replace them with other things that will also one day find themselves at the bottom of a Rumpke dumpster.
But sometimes they come back. And sometimes certain folks put price stickers on them, hoping to capitalize on some unfortunate soul's misguided nostalgia and poor taste.
Recently, I traveled to the nearest flea market and found myself knee-deep in things better suited for the city dump than any store. What follows is photographic evidence that human ingenuity knows know bounds, and that mankind's appalling tackiness is truly immortal.
Cookie Monstrosity
One of the first things you'll notice upon entering this just-down-the-road-a-bit flea market (other than the persistent musty smell and lack of anything resembling air conditioning) is the plethora of scary clown memorabilia. I happen to be of the mindset that all clowns are at least a little creepy (thanks to too many horror movies and a regrettable childhood circus experience), but the stuff on sale here takes coulrophobia to another level entirely.
Take, for instance, this item. I don't know whether it's an just an oddly-shaped cookie jar or an urn containing the ashes of Cookie the Clown from the old Bozo show. Either way, I'm not eating anything anyone puts inside this little confectionary container. Any food receptacle that's likely to consume its owner is better left alone...in the deepest pits of Hell that forged it.
And it's just a guess, but I tend to think that Hell is Hell simply because there are no cookies there - just a bunch of jars that look like this, all full of Chips Ahoy crumbs.
Fears of a Clown
Next up was this anonymous would-be artist's ode to homelessness and homicidal madness. Looking to spice up those bare walls in your den? Living room? Basement full of human corpses? This oil painting of a sneering hobo might be just the thing you're looking for. And if you happen to be looking for decorations like this, it's a safe assumption the police are probably looking for you.
It's been said that art is humankind's most subjective form of media. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it all basically comes down to personal taste. Whoever buys this nightmare on canvas has probably tasted a lot...of people.
Now You're Playing with Power?
With the economy still in a bit of a downturn (to say the least), not everyone has the funds readily available to spring for a brand new PS3. But thanks to the good folks behind the above pictured "Power Striker 2010," lack of disposable moolah is no longer an excuse for missing out on some quality gaming.
$24.95 gets you access to dozens of games, hours and hours of family entertainment and a blue million copyright infringements. Each package includes one fake Nintendo 64 controller, one imitation Sega Genesis pad and, of course, the obligatory semi-automatic handgun. I guess the pundits are right: videogames are getting way too violent these days.
But the best part of owning your very own Power Striker 2010 is finally being able to play the 1983 arcade classic, "Mr. Mary," at home for the first time. Sure, it looks an awful lot like Nintendo's Mario Bros. game, but the folks behind this not-so-state-of-the-art piece of gaming goodness swear any similarities are completely coincidental.
It's not mentioned anywhere on the box, but each package also contains well-deserved shame and lack of respect and reverence for others' intellectual properties. It's like owning a cheap plastic version of every episode of Glee.
Chesty Potato Chips
Truth in advertising is hard to find these days, though I think this box of potato chips from the 1950s sets a new mark for product pretense. No, your eyes do not deceive you. This is indeed a package for "Chesty" Brand Potato Chips, the world's first tater-based snack for breast augmentation and manly pecs.
No, I can't believe this was ever marketed under this name anywhere on planet Earth either, but this came from a simpler time - one where snack foods and incidental sexism happily co-existed. It was also a time when you could say something like "Bring me some of them Chesty potato chips, woman! I don't care if you're eight months pregnant. And get me my cigarettes, too. If I have to miss 'Howdy Doody' one more time because of your lazy behind, I'll slug ya in the jugs!" Well, that's my vision of a happy marriage in the '50s. Then again, I wasn't there.
Anyway, calling your chips "Chesty" is probably a lot better than marketing them for what they really are. It's doubtful anyone would buy "Can't Fit Into My Pants Anymore" or "Massive Heart Attack at the Age of 42" Brand Potato Chips. That's just a hunch of mine.
I Pity the Fool That Buys This
It's a long-accepted truism that Mr. T is totally awesome. T's popularity in the '80s eventually reached a marketing fever pitch, which culminated in enough licensed products to fill a thousand A-Team vans. There were action figures, a cartoon show, a completely awful rap song ("Treat Your Mother Right") and...whatever the hell this is.
And that's a good question, because this life-long Mr. T fan is at a loss to describe this thing. It's, um...a picture of Mr. T...and a couple of plastic fists molded together...and that's about it.
But things get curiouser and curiouser when you take a look at this odd warning label attached to our little mystery item:
That's right. "Do not spray directly into face." And that's good advice for just about anything, really.
If You REALLY Like Seafood...
Captain D's is a wonderful place. It's long been my favorite seafood restaurant, and I'm happy as a clam (Ha! See what I did there?) anytime I get to go there. It's fine seafood dining at its very best - a place where the fish tastes like fish and the hush puppies taste like onion-covered puppies. It's also a far sight better than that other famous seafood place, Long John Silver's.
So what better way to commemorate one's love for tasty fast food fish offerings than the oddball cross-stitch above? Answer: there isn't one, matey. Hanging this elegant depiction of a smoking sea captain in your dining room is sure to start a conversation, fishsticks for dinner or no.
We'll sit 'round the dinner table and spin yarns of daring exploits on the high seas. We'll sing songs of ocean-faring adventures. We'll get scurvy. We'll discuss the finer points of wooden limbs and smelling like deep fried dolphin anus. All the time.
You know, typical sea captain stuff. I may have to go back and buy this.
Today's Secret Word is "Hepatitis."
Pee-Wee's Playhouse was the Saturday morning staple at my house. It was an hour of complete and total insanity that my sisters and I never failed to miss. And how could we? There was a talking recliner, a magical genie, Laurence Fishburne dressed as a cowboy... What more could you ask for?
Toys! That's what! And the people behind the Playhouse didn't disappoint in that regard, either. Just about every character from the show was immortalized in plastic and plush in some way, not the least of which was the talking "P.W." pictured above. I just don't remember any of them having this many stains.
Now, what you see in that lackluster cell phone picture there is a rare and long out-of-print talking Pee-Wee Herman doll. It's rare simply because these were pulled from the shelves due to "the P's" shocking display of public indecency in an adult movie theater waaaaaay back in the summer of 1991. It's true. Parent groups went into an uproar over Pee-Wee's run-in with the law and wound up not only *gasp!* getting the Playhouse canceled, but also removing all Pee-Wee Herman toys from any and all store shelves.So basically, finding one of these dolls in your flea market usually qualifies as discovering a mostly-forgotten treasure.
Just not this one. This Pee-Wee was covered in more indiscernable stains than a low-rent motel's most sullied bedsheets. Seriously, Jambi the Genie couldn't have conjured a spell that would have gotten this thing clean. Also, though you can't see it in the picture, Pee-Wee's legs were twisted and deformed as though he'd finally crashed that scooter he used to ride off on at the end of every episode. Around a tree. At 800 miles per hour.
As a result of that, this Pee-Wee Herman doll stayed at the flea market, much to my own sadness. I just can't understand how the previous owner of such a great piece of '80s nostalgia could have treated this would-be treasure so poorly.
And you thought Randy was an asshole.
What'cha Gonna Do with All That Junk?
That's it for this episode, kids, but I promise I'll get back to the flea market (and Hubpages!) as soon as I can. I plan to make this a semi-regular feature, so check back often.
What are some stupid things you've seen at the flea market or thrift store? Garage sale? Let me know in the comment box below.
Haha, came back in here and re-read it for a bit of distraction, procrastination and a chuckle. I'm working in my garage today, getting ready to have a garage sale. But I won't have any finds for sale like those pictured above!
Love this Hub. Thanks for the smiles!
Hilarious! There's nothing to take your mind off the economy and other woes like a Saturday morning at the flea market!
Awesome! This is a great read!
where can i get this stuff? it all fits into my philosophy of life: if a thing exists, i need two of it.
great hub.
Oh my gosh- those potato chips!!! Hilarious Hub.


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1st photos of Paul Feig's Ghostbusters team in costume, plus 1st Ecto-2 pic
Sick of GHOSTBUSTERS stuff yet? Well, too bad, because new set photos were recently posted to the NeoGAF forums, providing us with the first group shot of the team (Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones) in costume. Although none of the uniforms have GB patches, and McCarthy definitely had one on hers in the image from earlier this week. There's also a back shot of the new Ecto-1, and the first look at the Ecto-2, which is pretty much just a motorcycle with the GHOSTBUSTERS logo painted on it.
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While I'm not completely against the reboot like some, I'm certainly not sold on Paul Feig's GHOSTBUSTERS either. But I do want to know more about the film, and I certainly don't want it to be a bad movie just so I can say I toad a so.
GHOSTBUSTERS will be in theaters on July 22, 2016.

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That's a point where the two boroughs meet, geographically and, in the presence of the international community, the objective is to emphasise the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
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The funeral service has been planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will take place at McKinley Township Cemetery immediately following the service.
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text: Even more than 40,000 sufferers are diagnosed with mind and throat malignancies each year in the United States with the huge majority receiving light therapy. cell phenotypes are present throughout the 14 time lifestyle period. Nevertheless, the acinar:duct cell proportions are decreased over period, most likely credited to duct cell growth. Entirely, permissive encapsulation strategies for major SMG cells possess been determined that promote cell viability, growth, and maintenance of differentiated salivary gland cell phenotypes, which enables for translation of this strategy for salivary gland tissues design applications. Introduction Every full year, even more than 40,000 sufferers Rabbit Polyclonal to CDC25C (phospho-Ser198) are diagnosed with mind and throat malignancies in the United Areas. Many obtain light therapy, which qualified prospects to permanent harm of the salivary glands, causing in a long lasting dried out mouth area, a condition known as xerostomia.1 Xerostomia may affect presentation negatively, diet plan, and dental cleanliness. Current remedies for xerostomia attempt to lubricate the mouth area with artificial saliva or via medicinal arousal of left over tissues to boost salivary creation. Nevertheless, no current treatment can restore or emulate the numerous features of the salivary gland completely, leading to dental wellness insufficiencies.1,2 The salivary gland is composed of two main cell types: acinar cells that initiate salivary release and duct cells that propel and modify the ionic elements of the secretions.3 Although the salivary gland will not regenerate after light harm, it displays regenerative potential after mild insults. For example, in a animal model of salivary gland damage, ligation of the excretory duct outcomes in atrophy of the acinar cells. After removal of the ligation, both the parotid and submandibular glands possess renewed acinar buildings, which works with some natural but limited gland regeneration.4C6 No salivary gland come cell provides been identified as contributing to gland regeneration definitively; nevertheless, many duct cell subtypes possess been characterized as progenitor cells.7C12 Furthermore, although the direct shot of progenitor cell populations, namely c-Kit+ salivary progenitor cells10,13 or mesenchymal control cells (MSCs),14 into irradiated submandibular glands (SMGs) showed some functional improvement, recovery of saliva release was incomplete, and variable highly.13 To reproducibly promote regeneration and useful recovery of irradiated salivary glands, biomaterial-based consults with for cell transplantation possess been looked into. Many research have got concentrated on feasibility of using nanofibers or hydrogel-based scaffolds.15C25 Although a few research have converted their findings or to match tissues flaws to promote bone regeneration.31,42,43 In this ongoing work, methods possess been looked into to encapsulate, lifestyle, and characterize major SMG cells 1310824-24-8 supplier within PEG hydrogels, with the long lasting objective of developing a tissues 1310824-24-8 supplier design strategy for the salivary gland. Credited to the awareness of salivary gland cells to reactive air types (ROS),44C48 we analyzed the results of two forms of radical-mediated hydrogel polymerization: string addition methacrylate-based polymerizations and step-growth thiol-ene polymerizations on major SMG cells. PEG hydrogels are bioinert,26 and they absence cellCmatrix and cellCcell connections that are utilized to maintain survivability of secret cell types commonly.32,38,41,49,50 As cellCcell interactions, in particular, play a vital function in salivary 1310824-24-8 supplier gland cell functions and during gland advancement,20,51C57 we also looked into the use of SMG cell aggregation into microspheres to increase long-term viability of hydrogel-encapsulated SMG cells. Finally, we analyzed the mobile structure and proliferative potential of the exemplified SMG microspheres. General, this function demonstrates that PEG hydrogels offer an strategy to lifestyle and broaden major SMG cells for make use of in salivary gland regenerative therapies. Strategies Hydrogel macromer activity Components PEG-monomethacrylate (PEGMM, 2?kDa, Fig. 1A) and dithiol-functionalized PEG (3.4?kDa, Fig. 3A[we]) had been purchased from Dajac Labs and Laysan Bio, respectively. Unfunctionalized PEG (10?kDa) was purchased from Alfa Aesar. Four-arm PEG (20?kDa) was purchased.


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The SAA has unleashed its fabled missile forces now in Aleppo and Der'ah. Wherever the terrorists are hiding, be it in Jubayla or Nawaa, a torrent of missiles is coming their way. The noise must be deafening.
Nawaa: Some readers have picked up on the news in Nawaa. It's true. The SAA has moved into the southern corridors of the town after clearing over 140 anti-tank land mines provided to the terrorists by the Zionist Ghetto vermin. The successful invasion of Umm Al-'Awsaj, discussed yesterday, was to prevent any further resupply to the trapped scavengers inside the town of Nawaa. All axes which were used to ferry arms or to introduce armored vehicles have been plugged by NDF and ANG forces fighting alongside the SAA. Any truck that approaches within 200 meters and fails to stop is hit with an RPG or Kornet, depending on its weight and size, and the driver is incinerated. If he is found to be carrying weapons, then, as the great English director Ken Russell once wrote, "Hell will hold no surprises for you."
Taseel and Shaykh Miskeen are completely cut off, also, and no hope lies ahead in this area so densely protected with air defenses that even the Zionist Ghetto air force can't help.
Der'ah City:
Al-Khaleel Mosque: These terrorists were while trying to steal a car for use as an explosive device. 3 were arrested also:
- Marwaan Shahhoot
- 'Abdul-Ghaffaar 'Awdi
- Muhammad Barakaat
- Khaaled Hiraaki
- Hishaam Saqqaaliyya
Postal and Communications Bureau:
These rattlesnakes were stampled out of existence:
- Qaassem Sakkaaf
- Na'eem Mahmoud
The other 5 were foreign and their names not sent to us.
Al-Naaziheen Camp:
A large number of terrorists were pointed out by Palestinians who wanted them out of their lives. Once the SAA surrounded the pack, all were bent on dying. Accents were mostly non-Levantine as they communicated well-wishes for a speedy trip to Hell. I have no names of the 27 terrorists confirmed killed.
Al-'Abbaasiyya Bakery: 3 terrorists killed and 3 taken prisoner. No names.
Al-Khawaabi in rural Der'ah: (See photo above)
- Zhaafer Al-Bahr
- Sidqi Ghaaleb
- Adham Bahbooj
'Itmaan at the roundabout: 7 foreign terrorists killed. 3 confirmed Jordanian Salafists included. No names
'Itmaan: Southeast of the Black Mosque and south of the Water Reservoir and stone cutting factory, the SAA killed 12 terrorists of the Nusra and JI. No names.
Al-Nu'ayma: East of the "Center", SAA killed 1 terrorist and took 4 prisoners after they surrendered.
Al-Musayka: Fighting with no details.
Al-Seeba west of Al-Karak Quarter: Ditto.
Shaykh Miskeen (var: Shmiskeen): At the roundabout, 17 IEDs were uncovered on the unpaved road along with a dirt barricade used for cover.
A warehouse with a huge amount of light assault weapons and ammunition, left behind in haste by fleeing mice. This will be a great addition to the NDF and ANG arsenal for killing Saudi apes.
Dam Road: Fighting with no details.
Busraa Al-Shaam: To the east, Jordanian terrorists were killed to a terrorist here. No names available.
Sijna Quarter: Fighting with no details.
Al-Khaleel Mosque to the south: Ditto.
SAA has destroyed all fortifications in this town about to fall to the government. A sniper at the North School was killed and 6 flatbeds with 23mm cannons were either destroyed or confiscated for use in killing Saudi chimpanzees. The number of dead terrorists exceeds 30 according to preliminary reports coming in to Damascus. Big defeat for Nusra.
Khirbat Jamra: An oil tanker truck and 4 flatbeds with 23mm cannons destroyed in a conflagration that could be seen for 20 kilometers. Monzer reports that the bodies were so charred it will be impossible to identify the terrorists. The word "Jamra" is most appropriate.
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"Hi, my name is Ed, and my business is helping other businesses make more money. Let's have lunch and spend an hour talking about your business. If I give you one good idea that you think will make money for you, you pick up the lunch check. Otherwise, I will pay."
After years of networking, my "elevator speech" had thus evolved ("Elevator speech" being the concept that when you meet a potential new customer and exchange business cards you have about 30 seconds to capture the other person's attention and get them interested in a follow-up get-acquainted meeting).
In the beginning, I just said "I'm in marketing and public relations." But then an experienced salesperson told me that to get someone's attention I had to make it about what's in it for them, not about what I do. The example they used was the difference between "Hi, I'm an interior decorator" and "Hi, I make homes beautiful."
The response to my lunch offer was usually a laugh and agreement to meet. It was a no-pressure, no-lose opportunity. At best, the other person would get some good ideas that would make money and the consulting fee would only be $20 for lunch. At worst, he or she wastes an hour and gets a free lunch. Of course, my goal was to turn that lunch meeting into business for myself.
In all the years I did that I never had to pick up the check, and many of those meetings grew into profitable business relationships.
We know that everyone is looking out for their own self-interest -- better job, bigger raise, more customers, nicer house, better schools for our kids, etc. In every exchange of values, we focus on what's in it for us. That's just human nature.
So why do business people so often forget this when they are making a sales pitch? You've probably had the experience more than once. The salesperson comes in with charts and graphs and research studies and slick brochures and a PowerPoint presentation about their great product or service.
Two minutes into the presentation your mind starts to wander. Within 5 minutes, your eyes glaze over. After 20 minutes the salesperson comes to a triumphant conclusion, but instead of the sale he or she gets shown the door. "Well, thanks for coming in. We'll think about it," you say, as you close the door behind them.
What happened? You lost interest because the presentation did not address the things that were important to you. You wanted to know how this salesperson could help you. But instead, the presentation was all information about the product or service. You got bored.
Long ago I had a friend who won the honor of being the No. 1 salesperson out of 11,000 in a big national corporation. He collected his award and promptly quit his job. Armed with his new impressive credentials, he became a consultant, traveling around the country giving seminars on how to be a great salesperson.
He had a lot to offer, but his core message was simple. If you can determine what the customer wants or needs, you are halfway to making the sale. So stop talking. Ask questions. Listen carefully to the answers. Ask more questions and keep the customer talking. If you do it right, the customer will define what he wants and how you can fill that need, and he will sell himself.
So when I sat down at one of those "let's talk about your business" lunches, my first question was: "So, what do you think someone in my business could do for someone in your business?" The answer revealed their wants and needs. And whatever they said, my response was: "Well, I can do that! Let's talk about that and see how we can make it happen." Since the conversation was now about something important to them, he or she was engaged. No wandering mind. No eyes glazing over. Just an intense conversation.
One of my favorite lunch meetings was with a florist. We talked about what frustrates customers, beyond the obvious one that the flowers die too quickly. One answer is that people usually don't know what they send. You get a call from Aunt Ida on her 75th birthday: "Thank you for the flowers, sweetheart. They are so beautiful!" Part of you is happy, but another part is saying, "I spent $75 on those, and I have no idea what they look like!"
So we came up with the idea of taking a digital photo before the arrangement leaves the shop, and e-mailing it to the customer. "Here's what you sent Aunt Ida. Thanks for your business!"
It's a marketing idea that costs nothing, wins customer loyalty and creates a community buzz that should bring in more business. That idea earns me the free lunch. But so far, no new business for me.
Next, we talk about how men end up in the doghouse because they forget important dates. So we decide to offer an email reminder service, where people can register the important dates in their lives. The customer then gets an e-mail:
"Your parents' anniversary is next Tuesday. Sending a floral arrangement or gift basket is an easy way to show them you remembered. Click here to view the special promotions on our website."
Given the opportunity, most people (especially men) will choose to click on the website rather than spend a couple of hours shopping for a gift.
This leads to agreement on an advertising campaign around themes such as: "What will your life be like if you forget your wife's birthday?" An advertising campaign means I now have some business out of this lunch meeting. The lunches did not always result in new business, of course, but they almost always created a bond. Perhaps we would do business in the future. Certainly, we would refer business to each other.
The idea of selling the benefit rather than the product or service is the essence of successful marketing. Look at ads -- the good ones will motivate you, not just inform. The same principle applies to brochures and websites. When you visit a website, it should make you want to do something -- usually buy something -- as a result of your visit.
The principle in advertising is called "Sell the sizzle, not the steak!" It means that I could talk to you for an hour about why you should eat beef, give you a diagram of where the various cuts come from, provide a nutritional analysis, talk about recipes and cooking methods, and bore you to death. But if I show you a nice picture of a family gathered around the barbecue grill, steaks sizzling, delicious-smelling smoke filling the air, then your tastebuds begin to water and you say, "Hey, honey, let's have steak for dinner!"
Sell the benefit, not the product. Focus on what the customer wants or needs. You will find that your sales presentations get much better reception.
Ed Gorin retired to Ocala from Miami, where he was in the marketing and public relations business. He can be reached at email@example.com.
OBJ Voices: Sell the benefit instead of the product
"Hi, my name is Ed, and my business is helping other businesses make more money. Let's have lunch and spend an hour talking about your business. If I give you one good idea that you think will make money for you, you pick up the lunch check. Otherwise, I will pay."


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Sheep - Poem by Connie Coss
In my opinion, for what it's worth,
Sheep are the dumbest animals on earth.
One sheep will start to wander and the rest will fall in line,
Where ever the lead one wants to go, the rest think that's just fine.
Now sheep don't like the water, except to drink a little bit.
You try to get their wool wet, they'll likely have a fit.
Sometimes they will lay down to rest and stay right where they lie.
If you don't go and kick them up, they'll lay right there and die.
That's why I think Jesus was always telling his crew,
"Feed my sheep and watch over them and see that they don't stray, too."
He often called us humans sheep, and sometimes I'm sure it's true,
'Cause humans can be pretty dumb in things they say and do.
One time we had a dumb old ewe, she thought she was a cow,
She followed our milk cows around, even swam the river somehow.
Her favorite cow we called Old Red, she was red as she could be.
Our Holstein was a big old thing, and we had named her Old Tiny.
We finally had to sell Old Red she was getting up in years.
The way she started wandering round, I think she'd stripped some gears.
Why that dumb old ewe laid down and died, now I don't mean to be blunt.
But I think she found out she was a sheep, and died of embarrassment.
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US President-elect complained on Tuesday that TV channel CNN has used his 'worst' picture ever as the cover art for a new book about the 2016 Presidential election. His tweet said: "@CNN just released a book called 'Unprecedented' which explore the 2016 race and victory, Hope it does well but used worst cover photo of me!"
The book was written by CNN writer Thomas Lake, during the election and is a chronicle of Trump's surprising win.
CNN's website described the book as a deeply reported account on the fight for the presidency between Trump — "a blustery billionaire and reality TV star with no military or government experience, no respect for the rules of politics and no fear of offending people" – and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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" Haaretz" Israeli newspaper said on its website that the Israeli authorities have cancelled " Praver Plan " to confiscate lands of the Palestinian Bedouin in the Negev and to displace thousands of families .
" Haaretz " explained that the former minister " Benny Begin " entrusted from the Israeli Government to develop a proposal for "Praver "settlement housing's law in Negev , announced this afternoon that Israeli Prime Minister " Benjamin Netanyahu " approved his recommendation to remove the law , and this means that the law was canceled in its current form .
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Monday, June 5
9-10 a.m.: Narrated River Tour – $10
Tour downtown San Antonio and hear a historic narration of the city on a privately chartered barge. Pick up will be on the River Level at the Convention Center.
10:30 a.m.–2 p.m.: Central Market Cooking Class – $98
This is a private, hands-on class in which participants learn new skills while preparing a favorite local dish and then enjoy the results. Meet in Convention Center Main Lobby by the metal sculpture.
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7-9:30 a.m.: San Antonio Breakfast Tour – $35
Eat like a local! Enjoy "Texas Style" kolaches, Tex-Mex breakfast tacos, and pan dulce. The tour is held outdoors and covers approximately one mile of walking. Meet in Convention Center Main Lobby by the metal sculpture.
10 a.m.- 2 p.m.: Garcia Glass Studio Demonstration & Lunch – $116
Tour the Garcia Art Glass studio and watch a narrated glass blowing demonstration. Following the studio demonstration, enjoy lunch at Rosario's, a local favorite. Lunch and a gift certificate to use at the studio store are included. Meet in Convention Center Main Lobby by the metal sculpture.
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Take a stroll down the San Antonio River Walk for a scenic tour through the heart of the city. For 15 continuous miles, the river is lined with cobbled streets, fine dining, live music, shopping, and nightlife to satisfy travelers of all personalities. The pathway includes a section known as The Museum Reach, which features visual art installations and plant exhibitions and provides direct access to Pearl Brewery and the San Antonio Museum of Art. Riverboats cruise the length of the River Walk, offering tourists a relaxed, fun way to see the signature attractions.
Historic Sites
For a dose of American history, check out San Antonio's most iconic landmark: The Alamo. The 18th century Spanish mission was the site of a famous 1836 battle in the Texas Revolution and has since been preserved as a museum and popular tourist stop. More Spanish missions such as San Jose, San Juan, Espada, and Concepcion are just three miles from downtown in the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, where guests learn about Native American life and Spanish Catholic colonialism. Guided mission tours are free, and adventurous visitors can partake in nature hikes and bike trails.
Wet your whistle at San Antonio's oldest bar: The Esquire Tavern. Opened in 1933, The Esquire boasts some of the best local craft beers in Texas, not to mention a revered bison burger. For the very best of a San Antonio staple, stop by Ray's Drive Inn for a famous puffy taco. This Tex-Mex dive is credited with creation of the first puffy taco and even trademarked the term in 1992. There are many imitators, but none compare to the original. For a more elegant dining experience, make a reservation at Bella on the River. Located right along the River Walk, Bella offers seasonal Mediterranean and Southern European dishes in an intimate atmosphere. Live jazz music plays nightly.
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Jim Antonino is our President and Chief Technical Officer. Jim has been with NetWise for over 14 years and has 21 years of experience in IT Consulting, Application Development, and Software Life Cycle Management.
He started his career with Andersen Consulting (eventually became Accenture), then left to start his own small retail business that eventually turned into an eCommerce business. Jim sold that and started an online classified ads service. Once he sold that company he joined the NetWise team.
Jim makes sure everything at NetWise is running efficiently. This entails solving problems quickly to maintain a high level of productivity and putting processes in place that keep us from having to solve them twice. Jim was born in Massachusetts but has lived in Florida since 1982. He is an avid Gator fan and believes that Fall Saturdays revolve around Gator football.
A note from Jim…
My primary aim is to fill my life with freedom, discovery, and amusement and share this with others. My position and the culture we have built at NetWise lets me do this every single day. I get to craft new solutions, experience the thrill of the kill when I help solve a difficult problem, and I work with great people who know how to have fun while they get the job done. We have combined over 30 years of experience working at or with PEOs. That alone isn't enough though. Nobody I have ever worked with can take a business problem and use that experience to craft an appropriate business solution better than Randy Wadle. He has mentored our business analysts, and the results they achieve speak for themselves. Some places stress "thinking outside the box", but at NetWise we don't even have a box to think outside. I am truly blessed to do what I do.


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I salute you Randy. Your epitaph to Mr. Caron was heartwarming, as is your passion for the all the "critters" that (unfortunately) have no voice. The fight for protection of Rosemont will not stop until the area is transformed into a regional park. In the memory of Matt, thank you for all your conservation efforts.
Gee Randy,
I liked you a lot better when you sniveled at the onset, carped thru the meat of your article and finished up with couple of whines, Ha! My worst experience was on Houghton road, when a car passenger squirted at me with a water pistol loaded with urine........... takes all kinds!!
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Music that Matters, Vol. 523 – Nomadic Freedom Sounds
Like a nomadic hunter-gatherer, DJ Kevin Cole travels the sonic sphere in search of the greatest new music. In this podcast he shares his latest favorites, including new tracks from Júníus Meyvant, The Jayhawks, Kutiman, The Coral, and more.
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to cover Professional Indemnity, Public Liability & Product Liability risks
In order to offer choice and to ensure that professional insurance premiums are maintained at affordable and realistic levels, we have four separate providers that have agreed to offer relevant schemes to our UK members. (N.B. Scroll to the bottom of the page for available Republic of Ireland and Overseas schemes).
All four schemes are acceptable to the GHR and should include cover for Professional Indemnity, Public Liability and Product Liability.
If you wish to consider one of the insurance schemes listed here, you should compare the premiums and breadth of cover and the terms offered in each case and only then proceed accordingly. In all cases GHR registration is a condition of the insurance.
Full Practitioner: Limit of indemnity £6,000,000 – annual premium £52.09
Further activities may be added for no additional premium.
- Wide definition of insurance cover is clear and is not restricted to treatment only. This cover includes Medical Malpractice, Professional, Public and Products Liability (claims in this section do not reduce the amount covered for other sections of the policy as is normally the case in other policies). Products Liability is provided for unlimited sales to clients and for up to £30,000 of retail sales (sales to non-clients)
- This policy is on a Claims Occurring Basis, but with a unique difference. If you do not renew for any reason with Balens, we automatically include Run-off cover for an unlimited period of time, meaning that if a claim was to be made years down the line after stopping your policy, you will always be covered for work you did within the insured period. Further information about this is available on our website www.balens.co.uk. This is a major improvement on what is often available through other insurers
- We include an upgrade of cover feature on the Zurich Policy that protects you against the effects of inflation, and rising court awards. This cover is a pioneering hybrid offering the advantages of a claims occurrence policy with features normally only found on a claims made policy, but with none of the disadvantages, particularly around the issue of discontinuing cover and possibly being uninsured later on if a claim is discovered. Many wordings give conditional "unlimited" or time restricted run off cover if you cease the policy at any time
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- Loss of Documents cover included £50,000
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- Students can be covered for all work prior to qualification, subject to adequate supervision and safeguards
- A wide range of activities can be insured, as well as non-treatment related work and advice – our definition of a "Health Professional " or "Health Business" and the types of situations covered is extremely wide
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Joan Riverswould never"mince words,"and neither will we:"Fashion Police"should have ended three years ago.
Variety reported Wednesday that, after years of trying to get back its footing with a laundry list ofsometimes appropriate and other timescompletely randomguest hosts, the style talk showwill air its final episode― in part a tribute to Rivers ― on Nov. 27.
The panel show, which was more often crass than it was exceptionally funny, was left in limbo when Rivers, its primary host, died inSeptember 2014.
At the time, many people, co-hostGiuliana Rancicincluded,questioned the fate of the show, which had become so synonymous with Rivers' brand of humor. It was, most of the time, Rivers' world on the then-weekly program, with the rest of the co-hosts often playing backboard to her zingers.
"Can there be a show without Joan?" Rancic said to ABC News. "Do we want to do a 'Fashion Police' without Joan? I don't know."
But it did go on, withan announcementin haste made just weeks after her death. The show revealed it would return for the 2015 awards show season.
What followed was a revolving door of co-hosts and a fair share of drama: Rancic came under firefor comments she made aboutZendaya'shair, after whichKelly Osbourneultimatelyleft the show.Kathy Griffin, who was tapped tobe Rivers' replacement, lastedjust seven episodes.
"After 7 episodes of Fashion Police, I discovered that my style does not fit with the creative direction of the show & now it's time to move on,"she tweeted in a statementat the time.
March 13, 2015
Following a hiatus,Melissa Rivers stepped in, her first episode covering the MTV Video Music Awards, and the show stopped airing weekly and only aired for special events such as awards shows and Fashion Week.
HuffPost made a plea to the showto call it quits when rumors started flying thatKhloe Kardashianwould be stepping in to replace Osbourne. Not only did she seem to lack the fashion credentials, she also wasn't exactly known for her keen comedic timing.
That rumor never ended up coming to fruition, but even with big personalities likeNeNe LeakesandMargaret Chotakingspots on the panel, the cast's best attempts at controversial humor felt more like a cheap attempt to replicate the original show than an exciting path forward.
A post shared by Fashion Police (@fashionpolice)on Sep 18, 2017 at 5:12pm PDT
So now, as the show finally takes its final walk down the runway, we'll choose to remember it as Joan would have wanted us to: All about her.
Better fashionably late than never, right?
Kelly Osbourne Talks Joan Rivers And Her 'Fashion Police' Exit
The Hysterical Reason Brad Goreski Wants Nick Jonas On 'Fashion Police'
Margaret Cho Joins E!'s 'Fashion Police' As Newest Co-Host
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.


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I love it when someone purchases a newborn session for a loved one. There is something so special about giving them the gift of such precious memories.
I can't help feeling like I was the one who got the gift this time though. Eadie stole my little heart. So peaceful and so content! With a little bit of 90's pop and light rock playing in the background and her Aunties and her cousin watching along, we managed so many little poses and outfits without a peep from little Eadie.


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Welcome to Phina's for the Home - Linen & Gift Boutique
Phina's for the Home is a one of a kind fine linens shop located in historic Federal Hill.
We feature fine linens to create an elegant bed with over 5000 duvets from over 16 luxury bedding collections in different colors, styles, fibers, and prices. But bedding is just the beginning. We carry bed sheets, bedcovers, goose down and alternative down comforters, pillows, bath linens, wedding gifts, and table linens.
We offer all of this with complimentary design services for your bedroom. If you are not sure what you are looking for, come see us and we can get you started.


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Motivate and inspire vocational and engineering students through the exchange of information, ideas and thoughts on design and maintain a strong relationship, unity and development of the entire community in the ASEAN region.
Practicing the concept of using Internet technology to solve problems in a variety of contexts that can be applied to other fields.
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I recently received an email from a reader who was looking for the best way to promote her photography and event planning business to her local community. Here is my response:
A great way to connect with your local community is by actively posting on your social media pages. Facebook is a great place to start, because with over 1 billion users, it is more than likely that your potential customers use the site. The best part is that it is completely free to set up and market your business Facebook page. Learn how to market your business on Facebook with our in-depth guide.
If you are comfortable spending at least $5 a day on Facebook, learn how to set up an advertising campaign on Facebook. Facebook advertising is great because you can target your ads so that they only show to people who are near the location of your business.
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I can only speak for myself. I tend to spray on clothes when I'd like to have better longevity from the scent. My skin does not hold fragrances particularly well. I do realize though, that on clothes, certain of my fragrances do not develop/dry down as well as they do on skin, and this is probably due to skin chemistry(or lack of) reacting (positively or negatively) with the applied scent.


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Watch: Fight to save historic Ancoats Dispensary
Actor John Henshaw has a battle on his hands. One of 12 children, he was born and grew up in the Ancoats area of Manchester. Now he's fighting to secure the future of one of the city's famous buildings, the Ancoats Dispensary which had been threatened with demolition.
Our reporter Tim Scott brings us the story.


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For as long as I can remember, my son and I have been best friends.
Even though we have lived in separate states for 20 years, Geoff and I always find plenty of time to talk and text, if not on a daily basis, close to it. I know I can always call him at 2 a.m. if I'm having a computer issue, and he knows I will try and help him with whatever I can, as long as it does not require any sort of mechanical intelligence.
But since Geoff was a teenager -- he's now 38 -- we always had a major disagreement. We were at opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to music appreciation. I preferred mid-to-late 1960s, some easy listening thrown in for good measure and the incomparable Rod Stewart, who spans all generations.
Geoff, on the other hand, spent most of his formative years and beyond listening to the likes of Tool and Korn. (Yeah, I know. I have no idea either, except I remember those names on some of the scary-looking CDs he used to leave around the house.)
So it was with great surprise in the not-too-distant past when Geoff said, "You know, some of that music you always listened to ... is pretty good. I never used to be interested in any music before 1982 and Motley Crue, but I've changed."
For one of the few times in my life I was speechless.
I'm still not sure what prompted him to start listening to "my" music, but some of our recent conversations have caused me to pinch myself to see if I'm actually awake.
"You know, some of those old Rod Stewart songs are pretty good," he said, during another of our conversations on this topic.
Again, I was speechless. Was this the same Geoff who had spent decades making fun of my favorite singer?
We have now progressed on this topic to conversations about our favorite groups from that glorious period of the mid-to-late 1960s. Mine have always been the Grass Roots and the Box Tops, whose lead singers, Rob Grill and Alex Chilton, respectively, both died in recent years. (You know you are getting old when the lead singers of your favorite bands growing up start dying.)
Without prompting, and without me offering any of my selections first, Geoff began talking about the virtues of the Box Tops, specifically Chilton. He also mentioned the Grass Roots during the conversation.
Once more, I was speechless. If we had been talking in person, instead of on the phone or texting, he would have certainly seen me smile.
I'm not sure where this is all going to lead us in our never-ending father-son journey, but this particular part of the ride certainly has been enjoyable.
And I can't wait for the first time Geoff asks to borrow a Rod Stewart CD.


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Since the inaugural Dirty Kanza 200 in 2006, the popularity of "gravel grinders" has exploded in the U.S. and is the now the most rapidly growing genre in cycling. The inaugural Dirty Kanza 200 in Emporia, Kansas had only 34 participants. Fast-forward 10 years and the DK200 now attracts over 1,600 participants from all over the U.S.! In addition to Dirty Kanza, dozens of endurance gravel events have popped up throughout the country over the past decade, including the Almanzo 100, Trans Iowa, Crushar in the Tushar, and Gravel Worlds, just to name a few. It's clear that endurance gravel riding is here to stay!
|A rider travels one of many sections of washboard during the AntiEpic Gravel Grinder (Photo: Ben Welnap)
Unfortunately (for us), life's opportunities forced Ben to relocate to North Dakota early in 2015, forcing him to leave behind the AntiEpic Gravel Grinder, which is perhaps Colorado's most challenging endurance gravel cycling event and its best preparatory ride for the Dirty Kanza 200. In 2016, Ben gave the RMCC permission to carry on the tradition of the AntiEpic Gravel Grinder in its previous timed, semi-competitive format. In 2017, the AntiEpic Gravel Grinder gained double century status to join the Colorado Triple Crown. So please join us in 2018 as we continue our foray in the endurance gravel scene!
|Gravel roads with open vistas certainly have an anti-epic nature to them! (Photo: Ben Welnap)
Like other RMCC Challenge Series events, the AntiEpic Gravel Grinder is a grass roots event, organized by members of the RMCC who are passionate about cycling and epic cycling adventures. These events are created for the purpose of providing life-enriching cycling experiences for our club members. So come out and challenge yourself! I think you'll find the AntiEpic gravel experience more EPIC than its name could ever imply!
For more information about the original AntiEpic Gravel Grinder, please check out ridinggravel.com: AntiEpic 160
Chris Case is the managing editor for Velo News. Check out his experience with the 2013 AntiEpic Gravel Grinder: A Case for Suffering: When Epic Isn't Enough
Please check out our video slide show from the 2017 event: 2017 AntiEpic Gravel Grinder
|The dreaded, extremely challenging B-road, Co Rd 98, with areas of snow and mud (Photo: Ben Welnap)
2018 AntiEpic Gravel Grinder
Date: Saturday, May 5, 2018
It's May...and it's Colorado! So please expect sunshine, rain, snow, wind, cold, and mud! Please bring the appropriate riding gear, a good attitude, and a smile!
Course: We will offer two timed events for 2018:
- AntiEpic Long Course: 200 miles. 11,000 feet
- AntiEpic Short Course: 76 miles, 5,800 feet
- Course Notes:
- The AntiEpic Gravel Grinder starts and ends in Monument, Colorado, traveling northeast along undulating country roads through the town of Elbert en route to Deer Trail just off of I-70. The course then makes the challenging return to Monument via a different route, gaining a majority of its 11,000 feet of climbing en route back to Monument.
- The 2018 Long Course is essentially the same course used during the AntiEpic from 2012 - 2016 (168 miles + an extra 32+ miles out-and-back through Castlewood Canyon State Park) and will include the potentially nasty B-road, County Road 98. As AntiEpic veterans know, this 3+ mile B-road has the potential to make the AntiEpic Gravel Grinder truly EPIC in nature.....some would argue perhaps even too EPIC at times! Come prepared, at least with a good attitude!
- As in previous years, the course will be unmarked. Riders are responsible for navigating the course using either the official cue sheet (which will be e-mailed to pre-registered riders during the week prior to the event) OR the Garmin file, which can be downloaded from the links above.
Start/End location: Pikes Peak Brewery, 1756 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument, CO 80132
Start time:
- AntiEpic Long Course: Sign in: 4:15 am - 4:45 am. Ride starts at 5:00 am
- AntiEpic Short Course: Sign in: 7:00 am - 7:45 am. Ride starts at 8:00 am
Note: 1) We start our events on time. Please arrive early to get yourself prepared to ride and please sign in early! Our volunteers will not be able to check you in after the sign-in period closes. 2) Official sunrise on May 5 is 5:53 am and sunset is 7:58 pm. Total daylight = 14 hours, 4 minutes. Please plan ahead a bring good lights, reflective gear, and a functioning computer with turn-by-turn capabilities if you anticipate that you might finish after sunset.
This event is a timed, minimally supported, single-day tour on dirt and gravel roads. Results will be posted in order of finishing time. Riders must successfully complete the course that they have signed up in the time limit listed below to be listed as an official finisher. Riders who deviate from their selected course will not receive an official finishing time. There are no prizes or awards for top finishers...only the bragging rights and the life-enriching experience of completing an AntiEpic day on the bike!
Time limit:
- AntiEpic Long Course: 20 hours
- AntiEpic Short Course: 9 hours
Registration: To register, click here: AntiEpic Short and Long Course Registration
Notes about registration:
- Pre-registration is required to participate in this event. Pre-registration closes on 5/3/18 at 10 PM.
- RMCC membership is required to participate. RMCC membership has an affordable $25/year fee and gives members access to other club events, including the challenging Colorado Triple Crown Series and the Colorado Brevet Series. For more information: RMCC membership.
- The long course will have a $40 registration fee.
- This short course has a $25 registration fee, but is FREE to RMCC members (currently active membership required!). Please note that your $25 registration fee will also pay for your RMCC membership for 365 days from the date of purchase.
- If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, refunds will not be granted. Please be forewarned.
Pre-registered riders may withdraw up to 4 weeks prior to this event to receive a refund for their entry fee ($40 for long-course riders, $25 for short-course riders). Within 4 weeks of this event, refunds will not be given. RMCC Membership fees are non-refundable. To withdraw, please e-mail Mark Lowe: firstname.lastname@example.com
Pre-registered riders may withdraw up to 4 weeks prior to this event to receive a refund for their entry fee ($40 for long-course riders, $25 for short-course riders). Within 4 weeks of this event, refunds will not be given. RMCC Membership fees are non-refundable. To withdraw, please e-mail Mark Lowe: email@example.com
Bike selection:
You can ride whatever bike you would like: gravel-specific, mountain, or road. But please choose wisely! Some of these roads, including the nasty B-road (County Rd 98) will be extremely difficult to navigate on a road bike!
- RMCC will provide limited support (via support vehicles) at checkpoints along the course. This will be similar to the other events of the Colorado Triple Crown. Please refer to the "About the Colorado Triple Crown" section on this Blog for more details about how we support these rides. Otherwise, participants must be self-sufficient when riding this event.
- Participants may choose to have a personal/private support in Deer Trail, CO; however, to keep the course safe and fair for all participants, riders are only allowed to meet their support vehicle in Deer Trail (exact location TBD). Support vehicles are not allowed anywhere on the course. Riders who have support vehicles that are shadowing them along the course or providing support at other locations along the course will be disqualified! Please be forewarned!
- Riders may cache water and other supplies along the course prior to the start of the ride.
Event Roster:
Please pay attention to the event roster on the Colorado Triple Crown Blog on the right-hand side bar. Once you see your name on the roster (after 3/1/18), then you know you are officially registered!
Post-ride festivities:
Please join your friends at the Pikes Peak Brewery for some lunch or dinner after the ride. Riders will be trickling in all afternoon and evening after 1 pm.
Post-ride festivities:
Please join your friends at the Pikes Peak Brewery for some lunch or dinner after the ride. Riders will be trickling in all afternoon and evening after 1 pm.
Questions? Please contact event coordinator, Mark Lowe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
|Riders en route to Deer Trail (Photo: Ben Welnap)
|AntiEpic scenery makes for an EPIC day on the bike! (Photo: Ben Welnap)


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Assassin's Creed Film Lands A Screenwriter
New Regency and Ubisoft Motion Pictures are collaborating on an Assassin's Creed film that will star and be produced by Michael Fassbender. That's the exciting stuff and the presence of UMP should ensure that the film stays true to the source material but the latest bit of news is considerably more worrying.
Michael Lesslie has been named as the scribe for the movie and if you're unfamiliar with the name don't worry, he's probably never written anything you've watched or even heard of. Lesslie has only ever written the screenplays for short films such as Skirt, Heavy Metal Drummer and Prince of Denmark. His films all seem to have garnered average ratings so that's certainly encouraging.
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It gets worse since back in October it was announced that the screenplay would be fast-tracked despite a screenwriter only being announced now. This is starting to look like it has the makings of another bad video game adaptation.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has described the time she and US president Donald Trump held hands as a "moment of assistance".
The leaders were captured on camera as they walked at the White House on Mrs May's visit in January 2017.
The picture made headlines around the world, with some suggesting it was a sign of their closeness.
Government sources in Washington DC suggested Mr Trump has a fear of stairs or slopes.
Speaking on the BBC's Test Match Special, Mrs May said: "We were walking along, he said there was a ramp around the corner and it might be difficult walking down it so to take his arm.
"And then when we got to the top of the ramp he took my hand, just for going down the ramp and then that was it … I think it was to assist."
The prime minister added: "You suddenly see this bank of photographers and then of course it becomes something that the photographers and the journalists and the commentators and everybody pick up. But I think it was genuinely a moment of assistance."
Asked whether she trusted Mr Trump not to "press the button or be reckless", Mrs May said the president was surrounded by "very good advisers" who would help him make the right decisions.
"I believe that Donald Trump as American president will take the decisions that are right for security and safety around the world," she added.
"He has very good advisers around him in some of the individuals he has in key roles of state, defence and so forth. And we will work with them.
"I had a call with him earlier this week, talking exactly about North Korea and what we can do together, particularly at the United Nations … and how we can work with other countries to achieve what we all want, which is for North Korea to stop what is illegal activity."
In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC's Jonathan Agnew at Lord's cricket ground, Mrs May also hit back at critics of her general election campaign, saying "I don't think I'm in the least robotic".
Mrs May was ridiculed by critics during the election for repeating stock phrases, such as "strong and stable," with one dubbing her the "Maybot".
Instead of addressing large crowds and doing walkabouts, like her Labour opponent Jeremy Corbyn, her appearances were mostly limited to tightly-controlled party events.
She said she had been "frustrated" that as prime minister she had not been able to "knock on doors" and meet ordinary people.
"In any election campaign a plan is made about what that campaign is going to be like.
"I get frustrated… people used the word robotic about me during that campaign. I don't think I'm in the least robotic.
"What I really enjoy is getting out there talking to people, hearing from them, understanding what the issues are for them.
"That's what drove me when I first became prime minister."
'Very unpleasant'
She also discussed harassment on social media, saying she worried about its impact on young people's mental health.
"Social media is hugely positive in most of the ways that people use it. But there is this aspect to it that does enable people to harass others, to make really very unpleasant comments, and beyond unpleasant comments, real threats.
"That's why it is important that the Crown Prosecution Service recently issued some new guidance on prosecutions of online harassment and threats online. I think it's important that action is taken when it's right, when it's passed the level which is appropriate in terms of criminality and prosecutions."
She added: "If it's a crime offline, it's a crime online. I think sometimes people think that online is a different sort of world and it doesn't matter and you can do what you like. Actually, no, you can't. You should behave online as you would offline."
Asked if she had taken the election result, which saw her lose her Commons majority, personally, Mrs May said: "As the leader of the party of course you have to take it to a degree personally and you have to accept that responsibility."
Mrs May, a longstanding cricket fan, was attending the test match between England and the West Indies, at Lord's.


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White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Donald Trump on Monday after he spent the weekend attacking NFL football players who refused to stand for the national anthem.
During her Monday White House press briefing, Sanders alleged that Trump attacked NFL players because he was standing up for the nation.
At least two reporters noted that Trump had referred to one player as a "son of a bitch" at a rally on Friday. For her part, Sanders called Trump's remarks "absolutely appropriate."
"This isn't about the president being against anyone, this is about the president and millions of Americans being for something," she opined. "I think it's always appropriate of the president of the United States to defend our flag, to defend our national anthem and to defend the men and women who died to defend them."
Watch the video below from C-SPAN.


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|I have a new list for Hostas that do good in the South. These selected Hostas do not need a long cold spell and will do well in southern gardens. Sometimes I worry about my Hostas because I don't always get a good winter and I am very surprised they even came up this year much less thrived.
The easiest way to determine the dormancy requirements is to observe which Hostas emerge the earliest in spring. There is generally a 75 day emergence date spread between Hosta cultivars in spring. Below is a list of those that emerge extremely early and would make good candidates for trialing in warm climates where there is little or no winter chilling. [quote]
My first three Hostas to emerge were all 'Sea Thunder' and they are on the list!
(nursery bed, each white stick is a hosta)
http://www.plantdelights.com/H... (article & list is here)
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|Hey, thanks for the link. It will be very helpful.
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Upper Alton Association holding "Souper Saturday" soup tasting and voting
ALTON — People can warm up on Saturday while sampling at least 11 tasty soups, then vote on their favorite concoction at Upper Alton Association's annual, "Souper Saturday."
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Senior Services Plus, 2603 N. Rodgers Ave., Alton.
Cost is $8 per person.
People who bring a can of soup as a donation to Dream Home Charities of Wood River, though, get a free dessert with which to top off their soup lunch.
"This is the most we've had, I am excited about this," said Jamie Ruyle, president of Upper Alton Association regarding the 10 entrants with 11 soups. "Most of them are restaurants," with the exception of her employer, Investment Planners, that is bringing chicken noodle soup. "It's going to be a lot of fun, I'm looking forward to the community supporting us."
Ruyle said she is hoping 100 people turn out for Souper Saturday because of the larger number of entrants and soups, which she estimates is about the eighth time the organization has held the event.
"It's a lot of fun, last year we had a lot of people," she said, estimating between 75 and 100 taster-judges came to the tasting. "It's tough to make a decision as to which one is best," she said of the delicious choices, which range from the cheesy, or creamy or spicy to old favorites such as the chicken noodle and clam chowder.
Ruyle said the "souper" winner receives a plaque with a silver ladle. Last year's winner was Mac's Time Out restaurant's mushroom brie soup, she said.
The annual Souper Saturday is the civic organization's biggest fund-raiser, generating money to pay for materials to maintain the colorful flower baskets it puts up every spring on fixtures in the College-Washington avenues area. The golf cart the volunteers use to water the baskets also requires upkeep; the organization also uses money it raises to buy holiday banners and to pay for the Rockin' With Robert free concerts for the public.
As of early this week, these are the entrants that had signed up for Souper Saturday and type of soups they planned to bring:
Alton Memorial Hospital — Cajun trilogy; Argosy's Hops House — cheesy ham and potato, and its Journey restaurant — roasted red pepper seafood bisque; Best Western Premier St. Louis-Alton Area Hotel/Great Rivers Tap and Grill — borscht; Investment Planners — chicken noodle; Lewis and Clark Community College — butternut squash; Lovett's Snoots, Fish, Chick and More — fish soup; Mac's Time Out — Italian lentil and meatball; Morrison's Irish Pub — stuffed pepper; Senior Services Plus — clam chowder; and State Street Market — cream of mushroom asparagus.
It is the first time the event has included a side benefit effort, seeking donations of cans of soup for Dream Home Charities (http://www.dreamhomecharities.com) so as to give back to the greater Alton area, Ruyle said. Founder and director Sherry Gilliland will be on hand to accept the donations.
"She really does a lot for the community," Ruyle said.