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Vans California Collection Spring 2013: Tweed Pack
With the warmth of spring in near sight, the Vans California Collection presents the Tweed pack for the lingering wet weather of winter. Premium wool tweed dresses two styles of the 159 CA, a newer silhouette which pairs the aesthetic of the 106 Vulcanized with the heel accents of the Era 59, with the cold in mind. Leather heel mustache, antiqued lacing hardware and traditional vulcanized waffle outsole construction complete the Dark Shadow and Forest Night colorways of the 159 CA.
The Tweed pack from the Vans California Collection ships this month to select stockists.
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Featured photo: A little girl on a path with her stuffed lion. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.
"Each morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." ~ Buddha
"Does the walker choose the path or the path the walker?" ~ Garth Nix
The Tightrope and the Path: A Story
There once was a little girl, who had hopes and dreams that were as high as the sky. Her mind floated loftily in daydreams, the clouds were her friends, and gloriously-white sparkly unicorns lived there, amidst pots of gold, and rainbows. Pastel chalks colored everything in pinks and blues. The little girl spent most of her time up there, happily, as her feet traipsed the Path below. But one day, everything changed. Abuse began in her home, flinging her off the Path as though someone had shaken out the tapestry of the Earth, and she was as light as an ant. She was sent flying through the air, and when she landed, three years later, she was far from the Path and she did not know how to get back.
As the little girl grew into adolescence, and then young-womanhood, she found herself navigating through bogs, sand-traps, and forests full of monsters, but as long as she walked on the Tightrope, she remained alright. The Tightrope was strung between posts that were major turning-points in her life: moving to a new town, living with her grandparents, going into "the system," and marrying the bad boy – who walked his own frayed Tightrope and fell off it consistently. Other posts her Tightrope was strung along were when she was to have children of her own, losing them when she left her husband and hometown to save herself, making a new marriage, and becoming a grandmother. I would like to say that she never fell off the Tightrope, but sometimes she did – never far – never far enough not to get back up on it and keep walking; but fall, she did, and more than once – usually while running, when she forgot to tread carefully.
The young woman's walk on the Tightrope was accompanied by piano music, drawings, paintings, and even sculpture; as well as poetry and stories. These were things she could hold onto, helping to keep her balanced on the rope. When she was touching these things, she could not fall; they were her safety while she navigated some of the hardest terrain in her world. More and more frequently, as she got older, the Tightrope was slick with alcohol – saturated with it – and instead of piano music, she often heard party music. Both helped her forget the long journey; the Tightrope itself; and her fading hopes.
Below the Tightrope, dangers threatened; people were always trying to lure her down off her rope to play with them – dangerous games; illegal games – and sometimes, they just wanted to gobble her up. More than once, in her youth, when she had forgotten why she was walking the Tightrope and stepped off it for a moment, their long claws had raked her flesh and left their scars. In the end, she had always picked herself up and got back on the rope. Sobbing, she would put one foot in front of the other, seek out her piano music, art, and writing, and would try to stabilize herself. Looking inside herself for her strength, she would start inching forward again, often while pushing her mind forcefully back into those clouds from childhood, where the unicorns now had grey hair, the gold was fool's gold, the rainbows were made of mud, and the pastel chalks had turned to dust. But that twisting of her beautiful imaginings would only last a moment before flickering back to what she remembered from childhood, as she forced things back into their proper colors and shapes through sheer, determined will.
There came a time when, as she walked her Tightrope – after having walked it for ever-so-long, and the dawn of her thirties having just arrived – the woman found that someone had come to the side of the rope and was waiting for her. It was a man, and he was walking the Path, and although she could see that there was the Path she had searched her whole life for, she did not consciously recognize it for what it was. She continued to walk on her Tightrope alongside him, as her rope and his Path aligned with each other as far as the eye could see. Subconsciously, of course, she did see the Path and wanted to be on it very much – this was part of what made the man attractive to her. Still, her mind rebelled – she had come to trust her Tightrope and did not dare to leave it. The rope became more saturated with alcohol, and was often still accompanied by party music.
One day, after walking on her Tightrope alongside the man on the Path for six years, she realized that she was painfully unhappy. Not willing to look at the Tightrope she was walking, she looked instead at the man on the Path and thought it was his fault. They were too different, walking two different ways. They were not going to last: the only thing that was consistent in her life, it seemed, was the Tightrope. That's what would last, not him. She lost faith, and she urged her Tightrope to turn away from him. She could change the course of her Tightrope sometimes, if she willed it hard enough. Her Tightrope left its parallel alignment beside his Path and headed for California, where, away from his Path, the woman found that she was still just as miserable. Even worse, the alcohol-and-party-music-soaked Tightrope was beginning to fray as her Depression and Anxiety ate at it like acid. She knew the rope was going to snap if she kept going in this direction.
She stopped on the Tightrope and looked down closely at the rope. How, she wondered, did I expect myself to be happy when I am doing this to myself? She looked at the shiny alcohol coating the rope; dipping her finger into it, she realized it smelled like hangovers and years of lost time. The party music began to sound like carnival music does after eating too much cotton-candy – sickening. As she stood there, she remembered with vivid imagery, the bright and shiny-white Path she had been walking on as a child, and her heart longed for it anew. I have to do better, she told herself. I cannot be happy if I don't reach for things I want and risk failure; I should at least try to live up to my potential. I am wasting my life! It dawned on her that just stumbling along the Tightrope without a plan for the future and aiming to forget all about the Path, through alcohol and a party environment, was not enough – and without the dream of the Path and the promise it offered, there was no point in her life. Well, she knew and loved someone who was walking on the Path, didn't she? Her mind fully and consciously recognized the Path he was walking on, for the first time. She would go back and ask him if he would accept her again. Of course, she knew that she couldn't just go back and walk the Tightrope next to him, again – she had to cut the rope and get on the Path with him. This meant change, and change was scary, but the condition of her Tightrope and what it indicated about her future was even scarier. She was going to fall for sure if she stayed on her rope.
The woman turned her Tightrope back to the man on the Path – luckily, she had not gone too far or for too long. Still, he had started sawing at the Tightrope post nearest his Path with a Sawzall called Divorce, and she had accepted that, before now. Now, she realized she did not accept it! She aimed her Tightrope right for his Path, and when she reached where the two intersected, he held out his hand to her and she jumped off her rope and onto his Path. She turned around, and cut the rope. Together, the two walked hand in hand down the Path, and the frayed end of her Tightrope, dragging in the dirt, was left behind to wither; to grow gray and decayed, as it was meant to do.
Along the Path, she was surrounded by new things – community college followed by university; lots of art; lots of music created on her own piano; poetry; stories; gardening; and a lot of love. She was happy, and she knew she was lucky – not only that the man had let her join him, accepting her; loving her – but also in the fact that many people, when thrown off the Path, do not find it again. She had been thrown off the path at eight years old. She came back to it at thirty-seven. But oh! How bright her future now was! The white fluffy clouds accompanied her, along with her unicorns, and beautiful dragons, too; her rainbows were there with their pots of gold, and everything was highlighted in pastel chalks. Now, she knew these things were not merely for her own comfort; her imagination was a gift. It had helped her to survive. More than that, it would be the food for the stories she would write.
One day, that woman will write her stories down for others – especially for those who, like herself, have been flung off the Path, and are spending their lives on the Tightrope – especially for the young and innocent who don't understand how they landed where they are, and who feel fearful or hopeless. To them, most of all, she wants to bring comfort; to tell them it will be okay, they aren't alone, and that there is often an end to having to walk that Tightrope. While many people don't find the Path again, many do. Their Path may not look like the woman's, but it will be bright and beautiful, and will show them the right way. While on the Tightrope, there are many sparkling mirages, and by the time the people walking the rope see the real thing, they may be jaded to all the glitter and pomp of the original idea, and may turn away. That is the thing to beware of most of all, because turning away from the Path, once found again, is what seems to lead to ultimate unhappiness; and to ruin and falling off the Tightrope, entirely. This is why the woman wants to bring hope to those still walking the Tightrope. She is back on the Path and moving into her future, but she remembers that, while on her Tightrope, she was not all alone – there were others walking their Tightropes alongside hers.
Most of all, there were people who tried to help her to the Path along the way, even when she couldn't see what their aims were, or felt suspicious of them. She stubbornly kept to her own way, so she knows, first-hand, not to push. She still wants to offer a hand to those who are currently walking their ropes, though – to give them hope, to sit alongside them and remind them that there is an end – even when they cannot yet see it for themselves. She wants to remind them of their imaginations, and how imagination helps to sustain us; to keep us alive while we walk, wherever we are walking.
The woman in this story is me, and to all of you who are walking that Tightrope, you are not alone. Do not give up hope; there is an end to it, and I embrace you now, in my heart. Make friends with the clouds in your imagination; find your unicorns; seek those pots of gold; believe in the rainbow; keep your hope alive; and remember to nurture love in your heart, for it will sustain you through all ills, preventing the monsters of Bitterness and Despair from making a home in your core. Love is your armor against Darkness; Love helps to ensure your survival by breathing life into Hope.
© Lorraine Hall 2018

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It may be too harsh to call the Colter appraisal well a curate's egg, nevertheless, sentiments certainly differ, depending upon which vehicle punters boarded to speculate on the south coast well.
United Oil & Gas PLC (LON:UOG) saw its share trade down about 13% in Friday morning's deals, whereas fellow project partners Baron Oil PLC (LON:BOIL) and Andalas Energy & Power PLC (LON:ADL) both lost over half their market value - United owns a 10% stake in Colter while Baron and Andalas each have 8%.
READ: United Oil & Gas to evaluate commercialisation options as Colter appraisal completes
Reabold Resources PLC (LON:RBD) has an indirect stake in the project (owning a 32.9% of 49% Colter stakeholder Corallian) and its shares lost 6%.
The stark range of share price reactions shows how each listed entity was geared differently to what was always something of a high-risk high-reward offshore oil well.
For United, it shows the importance of asset diversification and underlines the fact that the company has value elsewhere in its portfolio. With projects in the North Sea, in Italy and Jamaica, for example, United's future was never pinned entirely upon what might be found at the bottom of a hole off Bournemouth's sandy shore.
It is evident that the disappointment (such that it is) has been felt much more heavily by those holding shares in Baron and Andalas.
The widely different impacts also probably reflect the extent to which the project partners may be positioned to fund ongoing participation in what now looks less like a quick 'slam dunk' project.
Given that the Colter well actually confirmed crude is present in its main target and also unearthed oil in a 'bonus' discovery, one would assume that further work will now be required if it is to advance to commercialisation – obviously, someone will need to pay for that work.
Colter was neither a dud nor a slam-dunk
Nobody can really say that Colter is a dud well, but, plainly it could have been better.
On Friday morning, it was reported that sidetrack drilling, required because the initial hole missed the appraisal target, had now completed.
The sidetrack encountered oil and gas shows in the targeted appraisal zone, though it was found deeper than expected, suggesting that the reservoir is smaller than previously thought.
For context, Colter North had some 4.1mln barrels of contingent oil resources (proven by a previous well) prior to this year's drilling and the new well had aimed to verify an estimated 15mln barrels of prospective resources located to the west of the older discovery well.
The 'bonus' Colter South discovery (perhaps somewhat oddly) is believed to have potential for a 15mln barrel oil resource, though further evaluation will be required to pin down precisely what's there.
It was noted additionally that oil and gas shows were also encountered in shallower Jurassic intervals, mirroring reservoirs that are producing at the nearby Kimmeridge oil field.
According to United, this gives encouragement in terms of the prospectivity of adjoining onshore licences.
Importantly, it should not be forgotten that the project is in relative proximity to existing production and export infrastructure with the large Wytch Farm oil field located immediately to the north.
Forward work programme
United told investors that the next phase of evaluation will support a forward work programme and it will consider options for commercialisation.
"The Colter appraisal campaign has delivered a new discovery and significantly increased our understanding of the Colter prospect," said Brian Larkin, United Oil & Gas chief executive.
"While we are obviously delighted by the discovery of Colter South, which with an estimated mean recoverable volume of 15 mmbbls is an exciting discovery and appears to have exceeded our pre-drill requirements for commerciality, Colter North has not delivered in the way that we would have hoped.
"We will continue to work with the partners to evaluate the best way of commercialising the licence and the considerable data we have acquired during this campaign will help the partners decide on their next steps."
Larkin added: "A key part of the United Oil & Gas strategy is that of maintaining a diverse portfolio where we drive near-term activity for our shareholders with the goal of unlocking previously untapped value within our suite of assets.
"Whilst the evaluation of Colter and the new discovery at Colter South progresses, United will continue to have a busy calendar ahead: we will be looking to push our more mature licences such as Selva and Waddock Cross through development into production; we will be working on progressing joint-venture discussions for our North Sea licences, as well as making forward plans for our high-impact Jamaican prospects - all of which offer considerable potential upside for shareholders."


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Overall, nonviolent campaigns were twice as likely to succeed as violent campaigns: they led to political change 53% of the time compared to 26% for the violent protests. This was partly the result of strength in numbers. Chenoweth argues that nonviolent campaigns are more likely to succeed because they can recruit many more participants from a much broader demographic, which can cause severe disruption that paralyses normal urban life and the functioning of society.
In fact, of the 25 largest campaigns that they studied, 20 were nonviolent, and 14 of these were outright successes. Overall, the nonviolent campaigns attracted around four times as many participants (200,000) as the average violent campaign (50,000).
"There weren't any campaigns that had failed after they had achieved 3.5% participation during a peak event," says Chenoweth--a phenomenon she has called the "3.5% rule". Ultimately, she would like our history books to pay greater attention to nonviolent campaigns rather than concentrating so heavily on warfare. "So many of the histories that we tell one another focus on violence--and even if it is a total disaster, we still find a way to find victories within it," she says. Yet we tend to ignore the success of peaceful protest, she says.
"Ordinary people, all the time, are engaging in pretty heroic activities that are actually changing the way the world is run-–and those deserve some notice and celebration as well."
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Mindfulness and Meditation Grade School Curriculum
Schools in England have started to tackle this problem in a new way, and that is by teaching mindfulness and meditation in the classroom to improve the youth's overall mental health. In 370 schools across the country, children will be taught how to meditate, techniques for muscle relaxation and breathing exercises for mindfulness. The secondary school students will also get a more hands-on education to learn about awareness and how to increase this in their everyday lives. This program is being done under the mental health study that the British government is running up until 2021.
England isn't the only country that has added mindfulness as a subject among schools. In 2016, a school in Baltimore decided to replace detention for an area where the children could go to an practice some breathing and stretching exercises instead. This is a way to keep the students calmer in order to increase their focus within the classroom.
A student that was sent to the "mindful moment room" for pushing and name-calling a fellow classmate describes it to CNN as: "I did some deep breathing, had a little snack, and I got myself together. Then I apologized to my class."
The school believes rather than punishing and embarrassing the child in front of their peers, which was probably the cause of the problem from the very beginning, a self-assessment, mindfulness approach with silent meditation is far more useful. Teaching children how to deal with emotions will most likely be very foreign and uncomfortable, but it will reap the benefits in the end. The goal is to have the children master the habit of clearing their mind from stress and anxiety, and being present and more focused in class.
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Awakening Ikigai
In a 2008 study from Tohoku University, researchers analyzed data from more than 50,000 participants (ages 40 to 79) and found that those who reported having ikigai in their lives had reduced risks of cardiovascular diseases and lower mortality rates. Put another way, 95% of respondents who had ikigai were still alive seven years after the initial survey compared to the 83% who didn't.
The Ikigai Way
- 1. Starting small - Starting small and executing every step with care is the very ethos of this pillar — and it applies to everything you do in life. Artisanal farmers, for example, devote all their time and effort into creating the best and tastiest produce. They get the soil right. They prune and water their produce with care. Their sense of starting small propels them to go incredible lengths.
- 2. Releasing yourself - When you release yourself, you're able to let go of your obsessions and see things that matter to you in a more clear and positive light. Practicing self-acceptance is vital to this pillar — and yet, it's also one of the most difficult tasks we face in our lives.
- 3. Harmony and sustainability - Cultivating and maintaining--a sense of community will provide you with a strong support system to carry you through life's most challenging moments.
- 4. The joy of small things - Finding joy in the small things — the morning air, a cup of coffee or the ray of sunshine — should be part of what motivates you to get up each morning.
- 5. Being in the here and now - This pillar is perhaps the most profound. To be in the here and now, it's important to focus on the present and practice mindfulness every day.
Doc Childre, founder of the Hearth Math Institute, has done extensive research on the power of the heart to regulate the brain and the body. The heart emits an electromagnetic field many times more powerful than the brain's. Research has also shown that the brain responds to commands from the heart as its top priority, basically meaning that the heart runs things when it comes to the body. The Heart Math Institute came up with the concept of "Heart Coherence", meaning the heart is "coherent" or in step with the highest aspirations of the mind, and is creating a coherent, or single, vibration that can then be transmitted throughout the brain and body. You can easily create a state of coherence in about 60 seconds by releasing stress and stopping draining emotions such as frustration, irritation, anxiety and anger. When you are in a coherent state, your thoughts and emotions are balanced and you experience ease and inner harmony. The "Quick Coherence Technique" can be found here - The first part of this exercise is moving the attention down from the head to the heart. This alone creates a certain degree of coherence because you are centering yourself where the main commands to the brain are coming from, thus you are more able to use the body's intelligence. I like to use this when employing mindfulness. From 25 No Cost Health & Healing Hacks by Boyd Martin)
Priestess, Master Healer, Intuitive Apothecarist, Starseed, Light Weaver, Angel Messenger, Wayshower, Catalyst, Empath, Soul Reader and Mother.Anrita Melchizedek was born with many of her ESP gifts already activated, and in communication with the Company of Heaven as an empath, channel, and natural healer.As a Soul Reader, Master Healer and Light Weaver Anrita sees the Light codes of potentiality within energy fields and draws from these Light codes and blueprints when assisting in the healings of others. This allows her to assist others in deepening into their universal gifts and weaving their codes of potentiality into their greatest expression of Self as Flames of Divinity walking this Path of Love.She further embodies and transmits the energy of Love as a conduit for the Divine Mother, Sisterhood of the Rose and Brotherhood of the Light.Anrita's path of Earth Service is to bring online the New Earth Templates of Love, vitality, good health, abundance, joy and manifestation and amplify these gifts as we deepen our connection to the Divine Mother in Unity, Community, Peace and Love.Anrita's teaching style is uplifting and inspirational, and above all, offers keys to Self Mastery. WEBSITE
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Livestream: Check out the NASCAR Heat All-Star event
Esports | March 20th, 2020
With real-world racing on hold, tune in as NASCAR Heat 4 puts $10,000 on the line for a special event at the 'virtual' Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The event will feature two 50-lap races, one for Xbox One gamers and the other for PlayStation 4 users on the officially-licensed title NASCAR Heat 4. It aims to fill the gap left by the postponement of the real-life NASCAR season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Qualifying was open to everybody from Wednesday to Friday, and the fastest gamers earned their place in the races alongside two real-life NASCAR stars.
Two-time reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and 2020 NASCAR Cup Series rookie Tyler Reddick will compete in the Xbox race.
The 24-year-old American has enjoyed great success at the real-life Homestead-Miami track in recent years, having won the last two Xfinity Series races to be held there.
He will be joined by 21-year-old part-time Xfinity Series driver Kaz Grala. His best result in the series was a fourth-place finish in his maiden race in 2018 at Daytona.
They will compete against a raft of experienced gamers, many of whom are currently competing in the eNASCAR Heat Pro League where there's $210,000 on the line.
Source: Motorsport.com


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Construction & Renovation
As the University continues to improve campus facilities and infrastructure, the renovations being made include strategies that improve energy efficiency and sustainability. Sustainable solutions are incorporated into the improvements occurring all around campus. From simple solutions, such as switching to:
- Low flow automatic faucets
- Dual flush toilets
- Occupancy sensors for lighting
...to major improvements, such as:
- Replacing 30 year old heating
- Ventilation
- Air conditioning
- Controls systems
- Comprehensive approaches that include LEED certifications
Condike Science Addition & Renovation
This project is currently underway. The goal is to update a science building that is more than 40 years old, providing students and faculty with a new state-of-the-art facility for teaching and research. The approach to the design and construction of the addition and renovation incorporates a comprehensive set of sustainable practices, designed so that the building may achieve LEED certification.
LEED is a rating system used to evaluate the design, construction and operation of buildings. The system sets minimum performance requirements and allows facilities to document approaches to developing green buildings that exemplify energy efficiency and provide healthy environments for occupants.
The science addition and renovation checklist (PDF) identifies the strategies being employed with the goal of achieving a silver certification.
Hammond Hall
The first phases of renovation in Hammond Hall were completed in August 2012. This major renovation will also be submitted for LEED certification. The checklist for Hammond Hall (Excel) identifies some of the major strategies being employed that make this a greener building, including:
- Reuse of more than 30% of the furnishings, lighting controls and occupancy sensors
- New HVAC with occupant controls and comfort monitoring systems
- Water efficient landscaping
Mara Village 8, completed in 2009, was the first LEED Certified building on the Fitchburg State University campus. Several factors contributed to the Silver Certified rating, including:
- Natural and energy efficient lighting
- Low flow fixtures in all bathrooms
- Water efficient landscaping
- High-efficiency heating systems
- Low VOC-emitting materials in finishes (such as paints and carpets)
Renewable Energy
The first renewable energy installation was completed in 2011 with the addition of solar panels at the Sanders Administration and Anthony Student Service Buildings. The systems combine to produce clean power for the buildings and include a monitoring system that allows members of the campus community to view ongoing performance and energy production. 348 panels were used for a combined 89kw system, generating more than 109,000kwh annually… or enough to power 10 homes for year!
In addition to the solar energy system, the University also installed a geo-thermal heating and cooling system at 155 North Street, which is home to the Exercise and Sports Science department. The system relies on a stable ground temperature, drawn into the building through water circulated through a 1000-foot deep well. The system uses equipment that can take advantage of the difference between the water and outside air temperatures. This process produces heating and cooling without the need to burn fossil fuels.
Energy Use Monitoring
Targeting State facilities, more than $10 million was invested by the State through the use of ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) funds. This investment was intended to help facilities, including the Fitchburg State University campus, monitor energy use. The goal is to identify opportunities for conservation and improved energy efficiency. This system provides near real-time information on energy use by each building on campus to managers on the campus. The information is used to identify short-term issues with equipment performance and operation, as well as provide data necessary to prioritize efficiency projects. Completed in 2011, the system monitors electric, natural gas, and steam use in 40 buildings on campus.
Energy Efficient Lighting
Starting with a pilot project that converted 200 fixtures to LED lighting at Hammond Hall, the University is making the transition to one of the most energy efficient lighting options available. LED lights are longer lasting (up to 5 years) and more energy efficient than both incandescent and fluorescent. LED light is whiter and brighter, resulting in better visibility. Other light fixtures around campus are being converted to LED fixtures, such as the exterior wall-pack lights at Aubuchon Hall and the under-canopy lights at Sanders Administration.


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I regularly use SSH to connect to customer systems and tunnel various different sorts of traffic through it (Telnet, ODBC, RDP etc). In certain cases, I have no other method of remote access to systems other than SSH.
This has not been a problem until I recently upgraded to Windows Vista which includes remote desktop connection v6, which will not allow connections to 127.0.0.1 on any port, it complains with the error message:
"The client could not connect. You are already connected to the console of this computer. A new console session cannot be established"
Which of course is true, if I were trying to connect to 3389.
So today after spending significant effort in the last couple of months I have found a simple solution to the problem:
- Instruct your SSH client to listen on all interfaces for connections. For command line this means adding "-g" to your connection. I am using putty so ticking the box that says "local ports accept connections from other hosts" under Connection/SSH/Tunnels will do the job.
- In the remote desktop client use 127.0.0.2 as the destination host and it will then happily pass through any tunnels you have created. For example 127.0.0.2:3390
I realize there probably are not that many people out there using SSH to tunnel RDP, but if you are then RDP 6 has been a real pain until now.


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Aug 1958 To swallow or spit? That was the question in Singapore when men (and some macho women) thought nothing of expectorating anywhere on the street whenever they felt a tickle in their throats.
But rather than face a future of dodging spitballs, the Singapore City Council - under then-mayor Ong Eng Guan - launched a Mass Health Movement in August 1958, with a good portion of its S$105,000 budget devoted to an anti-spitting campaign.
The first task was to put up a giant poster (35 sq ft) - right in front of the City Council (City Hall) building itself - to get the message across without any words. Banners and posters were also plastered all over - on hoardings, bridges, telegraph poles, and even trees. Serious offenders didn't have to worry too much though. It only became a punishable offence after the Environmental Public Health Act was passed in 1987.


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The big game this week is between two last-place teams, causing all of mean-spirited West Texas to get excited about making potty jokes: the game shall be termed The Toilet Bowl. Well, Coach Taylor isn't having any of it, and he tells his team that they no longer are playing according to the "it doesn't matter whether you win or lose" mantra. They aren't scrappers anymore, they're a team. So they practice and practice. Luke's practicing hurts a little more than others, because he got jammed between a swinging cow fence last week and the entire side of his abdomen is a flaming bruised red. He's gone through three weeks worth of pain medication in one, and goes to Tim Riggins for some help: Tim sends him to a good ole boy football-fan doctor who prescribes pain medication like a clerk in a Texas convenience store sells beer to minors. Luke pops the pills, which keep him going through the game, but only just barely. The Lions take an early lead, but squander it. Vince and Luke slowly bring the team back (Luke does so while wincing and limping and lying to Coach about how he feels) and Landry clinches the win with a final field goal. Lions win! Can you believe it?!
Landry scores some points on the field, but the ones he attempts off the field don't go quite as smoothly. He convinces Jess to go out on a date with him, but she stands him up after she runs into Vince and his disturbingly chipper and clean mom in the grocery and gets invited over for dinner. When they finally do go out-- Landry at first rationalizes this for the better because the new date night, Thursday, is better for sex than Wednesday is -- her little brothers are inexplicably in the back seat of the car and she diverts his kiss to a peck on the cheek. Ouch. But, after the game, though Vince kind of calls out to her, she goes to Landry. Seems like Landry's coming off like the safe, non-threatening choice to a girl again. I mean, who's a guy gotta kill around here to... oh, right.
Tim Riggins keeps pursuing his dream of buying some land and Texas Forever-ing it up for the rest of his life. But even the suit he dresses up in (awww) can't relieve the burn of discovering the land costs $85,000. Tim doesn't have that kind of money. That is, until he discovers that Billy's pulling in big money running an after-hours chop shop in their garage. Billy needs the extra money to pay for Mindy's pre-natal care and hospital bills. Tim resists at first, and even though I don't love Tim the Good Guy, Taylor Kitsch really injects some wonderful younger brother vulnerability into Tim Riggins in the scenes where he feels betrayed by Billy. He tries to get a stand-up job, but doesn't succeed, so ultimately ends up joining Billy in his Bad Decision Garage. Also there's some stuff with Becky including an VERY ILL-ADVISED kiss that I have not dealt with sufficiently to write about yet.
Also not dealing well is Julie, who travels to Boston with her mom to do a series of college interviews at various universities. The Taylor women outside of Texas are a sight to behold! Julie, still mourning her break-up, acts out at her mom, inventing some reasoning about how Tami is putting too much pressure on Julie about college, which Tami just calmly and repeatedly points out is not true. What is true is that Julie is freaked about leaving home, even now that she doesn't have much there for her. In the final interview, Julie has an epiphany right there in front of the admissions counselor and spins a beautiful, impromptu essay about how much she has been shaped by the town she always thought she wanted to leave. Julie Taylor Thesis Statement!
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Thanks to Joe R. for filling in for me last week, handling the return of GLENN with such flair, and actually teaching me a thing or two: it's apparently TINKER (not Tanker) and Bad Gold Chain Kid's name is really Calvin.
This week we open on Julie and her mom fussing in Julie's bedroom, packing clothes into suitcases. Her mom thinks either outfit says "College Interview" and then frazzles some at Julie about remembering to pack her toiletries in a plastic bag. Julie fusses in a different way-- "These are UGLY" she declares of a pile of clothes-- and in Gracie's bedroom Coach declares, "Gracie doesn't have any pants" while little Gracie stands still and giggles at all these crazy people acting so crazy. Tami zips by Gracie's room, briefly pausing to instruct the helpless Dad where the pants are and coo at Gracie a bit, then zips into her room to find the blue shirt Julie insists she needs. Tami claps her hands and pleads with everyone that they CANNOT miss this flight, suddenly everyone is in Tami and Coach's bedroom, Julie complaining that everything they've packed for her interviews makes her look like a realtor, Coach to give Julie a quick pep talk -- "Give 'em hell!" he suggests -- and suddenly everyone is smiling and loving each other on the way out the door. Taylors! For the win!
We go driving around Dillon with Buddy Garrity while listening to Slammin Sammy exposit about this week's game, which pits the league's two last-place teams, the East Dillon Lions and Campbell Park Timberwolves, against one another in a game that some have dubbed "The Toilet Bowl." Buddy drives by an "Awards and Trophies" store in a shabby mini-strip mall and sees an employee topping a gold-painted toilet with an East Dillon Lions helmet with a plunger stuck on top. Slammin' Sammy tells us that Coach Taylor must see this game as an opportunity to get a "W" on the books.
Transition with a toilet flush (oh, come on now!) over to Luke Cafferty in his bathroom. Close up of a pill bottle that reads "something codone" and has the driving precaution printed on the label. He downs a couple and asks his mother, who is in another room, whether he has a follow-up with the doctor. He raises his shirt to examine a huge swath of raw bruised flesh all along the right side of his abdomen and hip. His mom says that the doctor didn't need to see him unless it was still hurtin, "It's still good, right?" Luke lies that he's good.
Cut to Tim at a realtor's office. And holy continuity, it is the same realtor lady who came on to Tim Riggins in the first episode -- "I don't know what a blitz is, it sounds a little sexual" -- and showed up again in Season 3 when she sold Buddy Garrity's house to the Riggins boys for their flip scheme. Anyhow, Tim goes to her now to express interest in the property at which he closed the last episode gazing. He has donned a heartbreakingly ill-fitting suit for this meeting. The realtor -- Missy, if I remember correctly -- tells him that the property is a still at $85,000. Just 75 if he can pay half up front! Tim's face immediately falls, he shakes her hand, and goes outside, loosens the uncharacteristic tie and gets in his truck. Oh, poor, naive Tim Riggins!


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How did Gianni and I meet? It feels as if I had always known him, but the truth is that we met through his sisters shortly after World War II. I must have been 18 or so, and Gianni was 6 years older. It was after a brief encounter with his mother in 1943 that I began to listen to stories about the Agnelli clan and about Gianni, the eldest son. My girlfriends spent hours telling me about his reckless military actions as well as his gallant bravery. These narratives of heroic and irreverent behavior filled my imagination during those last war-torn years with a kind of longing. It was at that time, I think, that, without even having met Gianni, I started to feel butterflies fluttering for him.
The Agnellis had been at the center of what was known then as "the fast set." They led a glamorous life of parties, streamlined yachts, fast cars, and luxurious villas. Like most members of that set, they kept lovers. Their lives filled the gossip columns. I wouldn't say they belonged to an immoral world, just a freely amoral one—at least by comparison with the one I had grown up in, an isolated, slightly conservative world known as the anglo-beceri. It was inhabited mainly by wealthy Anglo-American expatriates, like my mother, and members of the old Italian aristocracy, like my father—a set of people who spent their days visiting one another's exquisitely refined gardens and crumbling villas on the hills of Florence and getting into interminable philosophical disquisitions.
The Agnellis—seven siblings who all looked alike, talked alike, and often laughed at the same jokes—emanated a tribal aura. Their parents, Edoardo and Virginia Agnelli, had died young, so Gianni, at 24, found himself the head of the family. His youngest brother, Umberto, was only 11 at the time. Gianni was very close to all his siblings, and so when he and I got engaged, in the late summer of 1953, I felt daunted at the prospect of having to take on such a large, clannish family. But everyone was very supportive of us, including the devoted house staff that had served the Agnelli family for decades. They were delighted that, at the age of 32, their Avvocato, as they called him in tribute to his law degree, had finally decided to get married.
When Gianni came from Turin to Rome to see my parents and ask for my hand, as one did in those days, I was in a state of total anxiety. I think I may have even stood behind the closed doors trying to eavesdrop. My mother wasn't enthusiastic about this marriage at first. Her Puritan streak made her wary of the Agnelli glamour, and she didn't like the fact that Gianni was a fixture in the gossip columns. My father was less judgmental and gave our union a chance.


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Litecoin (LTC) was launched in October 2011 by a fellow named Charles Lee, an ex-employee of Google. Similar to many other cryptocurrencies, it is possible to obtain Litecoin through the process of mining. LTC on an open-source platform and is entirely decentralised, which means it does not rely on any bank to mitigate transactions, but instead, relies on its community and network to oversee these processes.
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Security: The security protocols for cryptocurrency transactions have been well documented, so we don't need to go into this in too much detail. When making Litecoin transactions, users have the benefit of inheriting secure transactions transmit through the blockchain. There is also a question of the casino's own security. When signing up for an online casino, players should ensure that the online casino being considered has encrypted SLL security in place. As standard, this will be 128bit security, although it can be higher for some.
Quick transactions: Litecoin is decentralised. As a result, there would be no need for intermediaries to review operations and in most scenarios, withdrawals, and deposits take around 10 minutes or less to complete if not immediate.
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Puffiness at the beginning of the eyebrow
Yesterday I squeezed out a pimple between the beginning of the eyebrow and the bridge of my nose, I applied Vishnevsky ointment, and in the morning my eyes swelled, what should I do?
Pimples crush nelbzya, although it seems natural, when you look in the mirror and see there is a disgrace. In the nature of mirrors there. And extrusion of pimples it is not provided.
Vishnevsky's ointment ... I do not even know what to say about it ...
Go to the surgeon on reception - can that will register, that there was no infection of a blood.
Take some textbook on biology, wheredescribe the delicate structure of the tissues of the human body. Esteem and estimate that under the pressure on the pimple, there is a high probability of breaking loose membranes that separate the infected part of the pimple from a healthy (temporarily healthy, as it turns out) tissue. And estimate that near the eye this is especially dangerous, since the eye we have no more than 2 for life.
I wish to be healed successfully.
The skin around the eyes is very gentle. Even cosmetics are not advised to impose on eyelids, and ointment to you for certain it was possible to smear on them. Here and absorbed. Swelling in this case is quite natural.
Why on your own so to experiment? Ointment Vishnevsky generally causes swelling of the tissues, especially in the blonde. It is used to accelerate the maturation of boils, to soften the tissues. You pimple squeezed out, you had to burn with iodine or alcohol (carefully). Apply a tincture of calendula, it removes puffiness, disinfects, reduces inflammation.
the best answer I answer. You have started inflammation because you have infected the wound. (Well, you still need to know what color the swelling is, how strong it is, like seeing) You need to go to the hospital and as soon as possible.
And about acne, you can not really press them, especially on your face. Eleona correctly said that you can not explain why.
Pimple is an accumulation of pus. And through the face there are many small vessels. When you press a pimple, then break its structure, pus begins to move quickly to the vessels.
There is a chance that the infection will get into the eye or even into the brain! Then you can remain a fool for the rest of your life or blind for one eye.
If you have a pimple:
1) Cauterize it with salicylic alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.
2) Smear with tetracycline ointment (3%)
And that's all. In the morning, no pimples.
If they need a lot to look for the cause of appearance, eat right, do not take alcohol, quit smoking.


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CA-AFCS districts are pleased to be able to offer scholarships to qualified students. Please carefully review the various scholarships and the specific requirements. It is the applicant's responsibility to clarify questions and deadlines and to submit completed application forms and required materials by the various deadlines. Membership information may be found on the AAFCS website. If you have questions or need help, please contact the specific person listed in each district.
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Students must be seeking a professional career in Family and Consumer Science related occupations.
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Los Angeles District
Deadline for Applications: March 20, 2020
Applicants Notified: April 17, 2020
LA District Scholarship Announcement 2020 (PDF)
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Online Application will be Available for download from The San Diego Foundation: December 4, 2019
Go to The San Diego Foundation website https://www.sdfoundation.org/students/community-scholarship-program/and enter the Common Application
2020 San Diego Scholarship Criteria and Instructions (PDF)
Application Due to the Foundation: February 5, 2020, 2:oo pm.
Three scholarship categories available. Funds may be used for tuition, fees, books, room & board, and other educational expenses.
- Graduating high school seniors, current college students or graduate students majoring in Culinary Arts; Dietetics; Nutrition; Hospitality and Tourism; Human, Child and Family Development; Apparel Services; Fashion Design; Textile Design; Interior Design; Consumer Economics or Family and Consumer Science Education.
- Plan to or are currently attending an accredited two-year community college, four-year university, or licensed career/technical school in the United States.
- Undergraduate recipients must be enrolled full-time (12 units) per semester or (9 units) per quarter; graduate students may be enrolled full-time or part-time with awards allocated appropriately based upon enrollment units.
- California residents, though priority will be given to applicants from San Diego County.
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President Trump was in Midland, Texas on Wednesday, where he spoke about energy and its importance to our national security and our lives. Midland was the right place to deliver this speech, since it lies in the heart of the Permian Basin, the most prolific oil and gas play area on the face of the earth for the past five years.
At the event, the President also announced his administration would allow export authorizations for liquefied natural gas to be extended until the year 2050 and signed four permits, including two allowing exports of Texas crude oil to Mexico via truck and pipeline, the first of their kind.
Energy is a huge issue in this election for the simple fact that policy related to energy and the environment is one of the areas that are central to the Communist/Democrats' efforts to turn our nation into a socialist country along the Venezuela model.
No president in our nation's history has had a laser focus on promoting America's energy resources similar to what President Trump has done. His policies have played a major role in transforming America from a client state reliant on foreign imports from hostile nations to one of the major energy powerhouses on earth. His achievements in this area are truly historic and will have lasting impacts for years to come.
He is without doubt the greatest energy President in our nation's history.
This was an excellent speech on the subject, and it is well worth the time to watch the video and maybe even read and absorb the transcript, both of which are provided below.
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If you care about energy, you should watch this speech:
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I really am thrilled to be here in Midland, Texas with the extraordinary men and women of Double Eagle Energy, and what a nice welcome. Thank you very much…big beautiful rigs behind me.
Thanks to the hard working citizens like you in United States Of America this is now the number one energy superpower anywhere in the world, so congratulations. It's not that easy, but no one said it's easy. We're here today to celebrate your incredible achievements, we are also here to send a clear message to the Zealots radicals and extremists trying to shut down your and to make America subservient to foreign producers. That won't happen to this nation again. Long time to be independent and.
A long time to be independent, and as long as I'm your president, we will never let anyone put American energy out of business, which is what they'd like to do. We will never again be relying on hostile foreign suppliers. We will defend your jobs and we will defend the Lone Star State, I love this state. We will defend Americans who found energy independence. Before going any further I want to provide you with a brief update on our battle against the China virus. Our hears are with the people of Texas. We love our people. We love our country. Statewide presenting patients testing positive has stabilized, and the number of new cases has begun to substantially decline. But Texans must remain vigilant.
To protect our seniors my administration has deployed personal protective equipment and rapid point of care testing systems to every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in your state. No matter where you go they have it.
This week, access hospitals are receiving 500 cases of antiviral treatment Remdesivir. It's been very, very successful. Enough to treat 3200 patients.
Under my administration's Operation Warp Speed, we're developing vaccines in record time. Earlier this week, a promising vaccine entered the final stage of clinical trials long ahead of schedule, with more following very quickly behind. We have some of the greatest companies, labs in the world doing this. This is the fastest a vaccine has ever been developed. Together we will end the plague from China. We will defeat the virus.
I want to thank everyone at Double Eagle Energy for hosting us today, including co-founders, two great, young, smart people, Cody Campbell and John Sellers. Thank you, Cody. Thank you, John. Thank you fellas. Good job.
Thanks also to anterior secretary David Bernhardt. David, thank you. Energy secretary Dan Brouillette, Texas says keep him, we really kept him very busy. Where's Dan? You've been kept very busy, very busy. A great Senator and a great friend of mine, Senator Ted Cruz. Ted, thank you. He's out there fighting for you. I want to tell you. Thank you Ted.
Representatives, and these are friends of mine and they're warriors, Jodey Arrington and Mike Conaway, thank you fellas. Thank you. Thank you. Great job. A very, very special man and a very special talent, Governor Greg Abbott. Thank you. Thank you, Greg. Great job you're doing. He's working hard and you're doing a fantastic job. Our people are working together and you're getting everything you need. So good. Thank you for doing such a good job and thank also Dan Patrick, your Lieutenant governor, my friend. Thank you very much, Dan. Great help, great team. No better team in the country. Thank you. Midland County judge, terry Johnson. Thank you Terry. Thank you. Your former governor, a great man, a friend of mine, secretary of energy, Rick Perry. Nobody did a better job than my Rick. Thank you Rick.
We have so many other distinguished guests and local leaders and we just want to thank you all for being here. Thank you all very much. Great honor. Thank you very much for being here.
Under the last administration, America's energy industry was under relentless and unceasing attack, you know that. But the day I took the oath of office, we ended the war on American energy and we stopped the far left assault on American energy workers. Now the assault, you've seen what's going on. It could come again. But I have a very strong feeling you're not going to have to worry about it. If you do you're in big, big trouble.
I withdrew from the one-sided, energy destroying Paris Climate Accord. It was a disaster. It cost us billions of dollars and it would have made us a noncompetitive nation.
We canceled the Obama administration's job crushing clean power plan. You know all about that. I improved the Keystone XL and the Dakota Access Pipeline immediately upon assuming office. We opened up ANWR in Alaska to energy exploration, ended the moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands and reopened public lands and offshore areas to oil and gas exploration. That's where David Bernhardt's done such a great job. Thanks David. We unlocked the full energy potential of Texas and New Mexico, and New Mexico, we're proud that we've been here. We're proud to help. You have been fantastic. A lot of jobs.
Since my election oil and gas production in the Permian Basin has more than doubled. Under the Trump Administration the United States has increased oil production by 3.1 million barrels per day. That's some number, never been anything like that number. For the first time in nearly 70 years, we have become a net energy exporter, and the United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas on the face of the earth.
To ensure we maintain this dominant position long into the future, we will never lose this position, my administration is announcing today that export authorizations for American liquified natural gas can now be extended through the year 2050. Mr. Governor is that long enough? Okay, 2050, that seems like a long time. He said let's make it longer.
At the same time, we're strongly protecting our environment. Air pollution is down significantly since I took office. While other countries are polluting the world's air and oceans, we will never cease to be a leader in protecting our natural environment and that's what's happening. People don't know that about us. We love our environment. Under my administration the United States will continue to have among the cleanest air and cleanest water anywhere on earth and that's what we have.
Thanks to our pro- American energy policies, we're also taking jobs in factories away from countries with poor environmental standards, such as China, and bringing jobs back to America, where they belong. Before the invisible enemy struck our shores, we created 800,000 new energy jobs, a third of them in Texas. That was just the new jobs. Add onto that millions of other jobs.
After the China virus struck we implemented historic economic relief. When oil crashed, I got Saudi Arabia, Russia and others to cut nearly ten million barrels a day and got OPEC plus and Mexico to agree to the deal and hence we're okay. Now we're back. We're back. I will tell you, and I can tell you that I spoke with Dan and Greg and I spoke with Senator Ted Cruz, I spoke with a lot of people and we were very close to losing a very powerful, great industry, and we did a job. We did a great job all together, working together, a job like I think nobody could have done, and now we're back and now we're just going to keep expanding.
You will see. It's happening, but we really did. We did a great job and I want to thank, frankly, Saudi Arabia. I want to thank Russia. I want to thank Mexico, and I want to thank OPEC as they call it, Plus. It's called OPEC Plus. That's OPEC, Plus a lot of other countries. But they all came to together and they did a job for the industry and we appreciate everybody's help.
This action stabilized world oil prices that had been in a free fall and saved millions of energy jobs, and frankly it saved your industry. Four months ago people were very, very concerned about that industry, and now it's just going to be a question of how fast will you put people on.
Through the Paycheck Protection Program we provided over one billion dollars in emergency aid to keep Texas energy workers on the payroll. We kept them all in the payroll. We opened up 30 million barrels of space in Strategic Petroleum Reserve, allowing American companies to store surplus oil to be sold at a later time, and we filled up our 75 million barrels in the Strategic Reserve. And Dan, you've done a fantastic-
In the strategic reserve and Dan you've done a fantastic job on that. Thank you very much.
I only wish he bought it when the oil was selling for zero and they paid you $37.00 in addition. You get a barrel plus $37.00, I said, "Dan, why didn't you make that deal?" I would have loved that, but you did well. Thank you very much.
Today I'm taking another bold action to support energy jobs in Texas. In a few moments, I will sign four critical permits granting approval to vital pipeline and railway infrastructure on our nation's border. That's a big deal, this will include two permits allowing the export of Texas crude to Mexico, a giant victory for the workers of this state that you've been after for many years, right? You've been after that one for many years. I said, "What do I know about it? If you want to do it, it's okay with me," and we're doing it, so that's been a long time in the making.
We're joined today by some of the incredible patriots of the Texas oil and gas industry who are benefiting from America's energy boom. Josh was born and raised right here in Odessa and Midland, where's Josh? Thank you Josh. After spending a few years away at school, Josh came back home to West Texas. Josh's dad worked on the oil rigs. Josh worked on the oil rigs and he hopes his three children will work one day doing the same kind of incredible work and looking for the wonderful opportunities in American energy. Josh, thank you very much. Congratulate your family. You're going to have a great future. Thank you. Appreciate it.
Brian Welch spent five years in the army, supporting our victory in the Gulf War. Then he became … Hello, Brian. Thank you Brian. Then he became an energy worker. Did you make the right move, Brian? I think so, right? Better believe it. With over 25 years of experience, Brian, a senior pumper with Double Eagle Energy, do they treat you well? They better, they better, I'm going to come back and see those two guys. Just like thousands of other veterans who work in this industry, Brian has made America safer with his service and now he's helping keep us secure by maintaining American energy independence which we have. Thank you very much Brian. Great job. To Brian and every veteran who works in the American energy sector, we salute your noble service and we thank you very much, we thank you very much, everybody, thank you.
While my administration is fighting for workers like you, the radical left, have you ever heard of the radical left, Brian? You don't want to hear about them. You don't want to know about them, is fighting to abolish American energy, destroy the oil and gas industries and wipe out your jobs. Washington Democrats have embraced Representative Ocasio-Cortez's nearly $100 trillion Green New Deal disaster. I have added the fourth word, it's a disaster, which would ban oil and gas leasing on all federal lands and by the way there would be no fracking, so let me ask you Mr. Governor, how do you think that works in Texas? No fracking, no drilling, no oil, is that okay? Good.
I don't think Biden's going to do too well in Texas. He's already written it off, it's gone. No fracking, that's part of his platform. If these far left politicians ever get into power, they will demolish not only your industry but the entire U.S. economy. Their stated agenda includes rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, spending billions and billions of dollars in order to make us non-competitive, and seeking an even higher level of restrictions mandating net zero carbon emissions which frankly is impossible, for all new homes, offices and buildings by 2030, not possible to do, and if you ever did it, it would cost so much that your home would be valueless.
This would cause the cost of construction to skyrocket and effectively end the use of natural gas in homes because it would be an impossible situation. They're asking for things, just so you understand, that are impossible. I don't know, I haven't checked recently, what have they done with cows? Remember there were going to be no more cows and no more cattle. I think they might have left that one off the manifesto but it will be back.
Their platform calls for mandating zero carbon emissions from power plants by 2035. In other words, no drilling, no fracking, no coal, no shale, no gas, no oil. Otherwise they've been very good to the industry I think. You got to be careful. People don't take it seriously. If they got in, you will have no more energy coming out of the great state of Texas, out of New Mexico, out of anywhere. Oklahoma, North Dakota, name them. Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania does a lot. People don't realize that, a lot. It would throw Pennsylvania, Ohio, so many other places, you don't realize how big it is, they want to have no fracking, no nothing.
The policies required to implement this extreme agenda would mean the death of American prosperity and the end of the American middle class. It would mean I think even worse than that. It would destroy our country. I used to say we would become another Venezuela, same ideology, you would become another Venezuela. Venezuela used to be one of the richest in the world per capita and period one of the richest in the world, among the largest oil reserves. Now they don't have water, they don't have medicine, they don't have food, you got a lot of oil, it doesn't matter. Doesn't seem to matter.
They don't have anything, and that can happen to us. All you have to do is look at Portland, look at the agitators, look at the anarchists in Portland and our people have done a great job in protecting our courthouse and I told my people a little while ago, if they don't solve that problem locally very soon, we're going to send in the National Guard and get it solved very quickly just like we did in Minneapolis and just like we will do in other places. They want to solve their problem, they've got a very short time to do it, but they'll either solve their problem or we send in the National Guard.
The U.S. energy industry would grind to a halt and every single energy producing state would be plunged into a depression. Two million jobs would vanish overnight in just the state of Texas alone, and I think the number's probably Greg a lot higher than two million. Millions more would disappear in New Mexico and Ohio and Colorado and Pennsylvania.
By imposing these punishing restrictions and beyond restrictions, the Washington radical left crazy Democrats would also send countless American jobs, factories, industries to China and to other foreign polluting states. They want us to take care of our air but China doesn't take care of its air. In all fairness, India doesn't take care of its air. Russia doesn't take care of its air, but we do. Not on my watch it's not going to happen I can tell you that. Because as long as I'm president, we will always put America first. It's very simple, very simple. For years and years we put other countries first. We now put America first.
As we have seen in cities and towns across our nation, it's not just Texas oil that the radical Democrats want to destroy, they want to destroy our country. These people are sick. They are sick and you better get used to hearing it because they have some real problems. They don't love our country. In any way, shape or form, they don't love our country. There's no respect for the American way of life. There is no way of life ever in history that's been like the great American way of life. There's no respect but there is by you and there is by 95% of our people. Our people love our country and our people love our anthem and they love our flag. Remember that.
The radical left wants to tear down everything in its way and in its place they want power for themselves, they want power. Hard to believe, power. They want to uproot and demolish every American value. They want to wipe away every trace of religion from national life. They want to indoctrinate our children, defund our police, abolish the suburbs, incite riots, and leave every city at the mercy of the radical left. That's not going to happen. That's not going to happen. By the way, I just ended the rule on suburbs. You know the suburbs, people fight all of their lives to get into the suburbs and have a beautiful home. There will be no more low income housing forced in to the suburbs. I abandoned and took away and just rescinded the rule. It's been going on for years, I've seen conflict for years. It's been hell for suburbia.
It's been hell for suburbia. We rescinded the rule three days ago, so enjoy your life, ladies and gentlemen. Enjoy your life. The proud people of Texas will never bow, kneel or surrender to the left-wing mob. You will always stand tall and strong for America.
Everyone here today carries the legacy of some of the toughest, fiercest, and most determined people ever to walk the face of the earth, your ancestors. You know that. You know that generations of Texas oil workers before you gave every last bit of sweat and heart and grit that they had to build up this country. They loved our country. They loved our country so much they couldn't breathe. Their pride and devotion help raise up America cities, power our factories, propel our industries, sustain our families, supply our military and fuel America's rise into the strongest, wealthiest and greatest nation the world has ever known.
We are now at the strongest point militarily, we've ever been due to… I'll tell you, Ted? Where is Ted? He was a big leader in this. Stand up again, Ted. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn, and our Senate and our House approved $2.5 trillion to rebuild entirely the United States military. It's now at a point that it's the strongest it's ever been. A lot of the equipment is still coming in, brand new planes and missiles and everything you can think of. And I want to thank you, Ted. You were one of the real leaders, and John too. The two of you, I appreciate it very much. You are well-represented. We have the greatest equipment on earth. We have equipment that I can't even tell you about. You don't want to know about it, frankly, and hopefully we'd never have to use it.
Now it's your turn to help lead our nation to even greater heights. Today we give thanks for each and every one of you. And we are telling the Washington politicians trying to abolish American energy, don't mess with Texas. And I just want to finish by saying that I've had a great relationship with your leaders, with your politicians. With all the people in Texas, we've had great success. We had a great victory. They said, "Oh, I don't know if he'll win." And we won. Not only did we win, we won quickly and easily. And now we're leading what we had even four years ago.
I will never let you down. I will never let Texas down. And your governor and lieutenant governor and your senators, they know that very well. Thank you. And thank you very much, Greg. Dan, thank you very much. Ted, thank you. Great job. God bless you, and the great state of Texas, God bless you. God bless you.
On behalf of every American energy worker, I will now sign these very important permits that your governor and your senators have been after me for a long time to sign. And they've been after a lot of other presidents to sign them, but they never were able to get it done. But we got it done. And we got it done for a great state called Texas. Thank you very much everybody.
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December 22, 2002
Several months ago, I posted a piece to this web site about this latest travesty of prosecuting American pilots serving this Republic during war time conditions:
I sent in my donation and now there is another way to help our freedom fighters:
Maj. Harry Schmidt went to high school in St. Louis at Vianney High. The Alumni and Student Council are selling t-shirts for $10 to raise money for the pilots defense fund.
I hope you'll take the time to get one of these shirts and wear it so other Americans will get some exposure about this situation. After all, our military take time out of their lives to be here to protect US. In their time of need, we should be there for them.
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Investors Warned to Reconsider Concentrated North American Stock Portfolios in 2017: ReSolve Asset Management
Rare confluence of political and monetary conditions implies exciting prospects for global tactical managers over next three to five years.
Jan 24, 2017, 07:00 ET
TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ReSolve asset Management, a Toronto-based leader in rules-based, globally diversified investment strategies, today released their annual report entitled "ReSolve Asset Management: 2016 Year-End Review."
According to the report, there are three important concepts all investors need to keep in mind as they move into 2017:
- 2016 was a particularly unstable year for global politics
- North American stock valuations remain extremely elevated, and
- Stock picking cannot overcome challenges from asset allocation.
"We don't often comment on political or monetary matters because it's tough to quantify how social instability impacts investing decisions," says ReSolve President Michael Philbrick. "Moreover, markets typically position appropriately in anticipation of political outcomes. But it's fair to say that there was no shortage of unforeseeable events last year. From Brexit to Trump's election, it was a year with many unexpected twists and turns, made more challenging by the fact that markets were repeatedly caught wrong-footed."
The report outlines how political shocks have the effect of unsettling investors by confusing their expectations about the future. This in turn creates a volatile, consolidating environment that undermines the benefits of diversification, and rewards investors who happen to concentrate in "winning" asset classes.
"We're not market timers, and markets can certainly keep rising from here," notes Managing Partner Rodrigo Gordillo, "But on top of this social environment investors also have to consider that valuations remain extremely elevated." According to data from Leuthold, the U.S. stock market is currently the third most expensive in the world, as measured by the cyclically-adjust price-to-earnings ratio, or CAPE. Canadian stocks rank eighth, putting both in the top quartile. According to Gordillo, "Yes, North American stocks had a lottery-like winning outcome in 2016, but they'll continue to face serious headwinds moving forward. The prudent move is to stop buying lottery tickets and thoughtfully diversify."
Unfortunately, rather than diversifying, many investors attempt to overcome the problem posed by valuations via security selection (or stock-picking). But the report warns against this. "It's about where you invest, not which stocks you invest in," says ReSolve CEO Adam Butler. According to the report, for the three years ending December 31st, 2016, the most skilled (95th percentile) international and emerging market equity managers trailed the least skilled (5th percentile) U.S. equity managers by 1.5%. "If the best stock pickers overseas can't beat the worst the U.S. has to offer, that's saying something about the futility of stock-picking."
The message, according to ReSolve: Even superb stock-picking cannot overcome challenges from wrong-footed asset allocation.
The firm expects a reversal of fortune for 2017 and beyond. After seeing similarly troubling circumstances in 1994 and 2004, globally-diversified tactical strategies had excellent rebounds in both 1995-6 and 2005-6. Assuming a slightly calmer and more stable political and economic environment in the coming year, ReSolve expects that investors who focus on global diversification and real-time adaptation stand a very good chance of being rewarded for their thoughtful commitment.
About ReSolve Asset Management:
ReSolve Asset Management delivers ETF Managed Portfolio Solutions focused on global asset allocation. The firm stands for rules-based adaptive portfolios prioritizing diversification and downside protection for strong, stable returns through most market environments. ReSolve serves advisors and institutions in Canada, and advisors, institutions and individuals in the United States. To learn more about our offerings, including SMA, ETF and ReSolve Online Advisor. To learn more about our research methods, visit investresolve.com
About ReSolve's Solutions:
ReSolve offers several research-based investment solutions. ReSolve's Global Risk Parity strategy prioritizes diversification and risk balance for resilient performance across most economic environments. The more dynamic Adaptive Asset Allocation strategy harnesses the "premier anomaly," momentum, to consistently reorient portfolios toward the world's strongest trends, while minimizing the risk of large losses. All of ReSolve's rules-based strategies are grounded in intuitive explanations about how markets work, and informed by the most rigorous academic research available.
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Gajanur Dam is a famous picnic spot. It is in a small village- Gajanur located at 12 kilometers..
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Wireless speakers use the Bluetooth technology to play music from your smartphones, tablets or PCs without having to physically connect your speaker to the device using wires. Neither do these speakers require a power outlet nearby for working as they use rechargeable batteries that can last at least five hours on the go. The advantage of buying a bluetooth speaker is pretty simple and obvious. They are portable and convenient to use than wired speakers. Here we compare two wireless speakers from Portronics and JBL namely the Portronics sound drum and the JBL GO2. We will compare the main parameters like design, sound quality, connectivity, and battery life that will help you pick one of the two.
The major design features that you should take into account while buying a wireless speaker is its size, portability and in general the overall appearance. A wireless speaker should be convenient to use and efficient in its usage.
The GO 2 model from JBL has an IPX7 waterproof rating which means it is capable of surviving heavy splashes of water and can be easily used in surroundings susceptible to water spills like beaches or pools. The waterproof housing helps to protect it from splashes and spills.
The Portronics sound drum and JBL GO 2 both are equipped with a control panel for its operation on the outer cover itself. The JBL GO 2 weighs about 184 grams whereas the Portronics sound drum weighs about 420 grams. The Portronics model does not have the same impact when it comes to water resistance as the GO2. It can only withstand slight spills compared to the JBL GO2 which you can afford to even drop in the water.
Both models come in a compact size and have a rugged matty finish on its housing.
The Portronics drum speaker comprises of two powerful speakers each having a power rating of 5W each. The acoustic experience is amazing. The sound was crystal clear and emphasized more on the mids and bass. But not much clarity for high sounds compared to mids and bass.
Go 2 have active noise canceling or noise reduction features intact. They even have a microphone installed so that you wouldn't have to disconnect the speaker from your smartphone for attending voice calls. This is a welcome addition to the new range of speakers solving the headache of disconnecting and reconnecting Bluetooth every time a voice call comes in your smartphones.
Equipped with the latest Bluetooth 4.2 technology, both the Portronics sound drum provides a range of 10 meters. They both even have the option to connect an aux cable so you wouldn't have to be disappointed with your CD players and other devices without a Bluetooth connection. Amazingly the sound drum has a pen drive slot which is quite rare among wireless Bluetooth speakers which are not found in JBL GO2.
To make matters even more astonishing, the Portronics model comes with an in-built antenna which lets you enjoy FM radio on your speaker. This feature is not available in GO2. The sound drum is also equipped with a micro SD card slot that can be accessed using a card reader. You can connect a 3.5 mm Audio Jack on both devices.
Comprised of a powerful 1800mAh Li-ion battery, the Portronics Bluetooth speaker drum can play non stop 7 hours of music at 80% volume which makes it a worthwhile addition to your gadgets for all you musicophiles out there.
It would take roughly one to two hours to fully charge the battery.GO 2 is powered by a 730mAh battery. It would take around 2.5 hours for a single full charge of its battery.The JBL GO 2 model gives a mere 5 hours battery back up.
Costing five hundred rupees less than the JBL GO2, the Portronics SoundDrum is the better choice of the two. Coming with a lot of extra features like FM, SD card slot, etc, the only part the sound drum may lack is the water resistance feature is not as full proof as the GO2 possesses. Judging based on all the above parameters, the Portronics Sound Drum is definitely bang for the bucks and a better choice than the JBL GO2.


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