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IN the early days of the Republic, George Washington declared that "it is our own true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world." However, since the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson, the United States has frankly abandoned its professed proclivity for isolationism.
America's attempt to make the world safe for democracy by entering the Great War paved the way for what at least since the Second World War has been the role Americans have frequently played: world policeman. As a consequence, while Americans still cherish the notion that they are a peace-loving people, the fact is that the United States is quite often at war.
For all the recurrent wrangling about whether it is the executive or the legislature that has the power to decide to fight, in modern American history it has been the President who has assumed nearly total responsibility for determining the nation's role in world affairs.
Executive decisions to enter into combat inevitably invoke a national ideology shaped by the belief that the United States is different from, and even superior to, the other nations of the world. Americans have considered it their mission to spread -- usually by example but sometimes by direct intervention -- freedom and justice around the world. There is no overestimating this essentially moral imperative: It provided the underpinning for decisions by at least three of the last ten Presidents to engage in military adventures, and by four others to lead America into major wars.
It was John F. Kennedy who was responsible for escalating, over two years, the number of military personnel in South Vietnam from 948 to 16,000. It was Richard M. Nixon who decided, without the knowledge of Congress or the American people, to expand the Vietnam War into Laos and Cambodia. And when Ronald Reagan decided to send soldiers and marines to Grenada, he did no more than notify Congress once the invasion was under way.
In the last 50 years, four other Presidents have committed the American people to all-out war: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson and now George Bush. How does the Commander in Chief determine that the benefits of combat are likely to outweigh the cost in young lives? The virtue of the mission is a necessary precondition. But it does not fully explain how Presidents decide to put others at risk -- particularly when the number of casualties is likely to be high. While the immediate circumstances were very different, in each case a few key elements explain the President's decision to fight.
The individual. Like everyone, Presidents make decisions based on who they are. Life history matters: Lyndon Johnson was the first Congressman to enlist in the armed forces, one day after Pearl Harbor, and George Bush was the youngest pilot in the United States Navy. World view matters: When America was still reluctant to drink of "the hell broth that is brewing in Europe" (Hemingway's phrase), Franklin Roosevelt declared that "the world has grown so small and weapons of attack so swift, that no nation can be safe." President Truman, a voracious reader of history, believed that a threat demanded a strong response, swiftly executed; he "was not brought up to run from a fight," he liked to say. Skills, capacities and interests also matter, as do deep-seated motives, impulses, and values.
The event. Presidents go to war in response to an event or series of events that seems to them to threaten world order in general, and American interests in particular: War engulfs Europe and later Pearl Harbor is attacked; North Korea invades South Korea; the destroyer Maddox is fired on by North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin; Iraq seizes oil-rich Kuwait as its "19th province." Since Munich, such marker events inevitably elicit from Presidents a powerful impulse to avoid appeasement. As President Truman put it, "If we are tough enough now there won't have to be any next step."
The enemy. The fiend, the "other," is identified and labeled, and becomes in time an object to be obliterated at all costs. Nazis, Hitler, swastika; Commies, Stalin, hammer and sickle; Red Chinese, North Koreans, Viet Cong; and recently a new nemesis, the swaggering, suddenly familiar figure of Saddam Hussein. Presidents become persuaded that their antagonists are genuinely evil, and thereby justify the violence of their campaign against them to the American people.
The environment. Presidents operate in domestic and international contexts that may or may not favor strong Presidential action. President Bush, in cobbling together the international coalition against Iraq, benefited mightily from the enormously improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Moreover, once the war option is on the table, there are other major players, domestic and foreign, with whom Presidents, lacking the authority of kings, have to contend. Well into 1941, Franklin Roosevelt had to reckon not only with isolationists in Congress, but also with pro-Nazis like Father Coughlin and Socialists like Norman Thomas. And Lyndon Johnson's escalation in Vietnam was undermined by domestic protests almost from the start.
Of course, the environment contains friendly voices too. F.D.R.'s special relationship with Winston Churchill spurred the President into action before America's declaration of war. "The voice and force of the United States may count for nothing if they are withheld too long," wrote the Prime Minister to the President in 1940. (Fifty years later another Prime Minister whispered virtually the same words into the ear of another President.) For their part, Presidents Truman and Bush sought, and received, cover and support for their own hawkish impulses from both Congress and the United Nations.
The decision-making process. Once the precipitating event takes place a machinery is established to fashion a response. A small decision-making group is called together, comprising the President's most trusted advisers; the group that makes initial recommendations tends to play a key role for the duration.When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt brought his Cabinet in for consultation; they were soon joined by 10 members of Congress. The group decided that the President would go before Congress the next day and ask for a formal declaration of war. When North Korea invaded South Korea, Harry Truman promptly summoned the nation's top military and diplomatic leadership. Over dinner, they agreed on a firm stand to help Korea. Lyndon Johnson's gradual escalation in Vietnam was decided on by about eight top Government officials whose work, despite some changes in membership, was more or less continuous. The men, who met at noon on Tuesdays, called themselves the Tuesday lunch group or the Tuesday cabinet. And since Aug. 2, President Bush has been at the center of a very small decision-making group that includes James A. Baker 3d, Dick Cheney, Brent Scowcroft and Gen. Colin L. Powell.
Given who George Bush is; given Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the demonization of Saddam Hussein; given the high degree of Soviet-American cooperation during the Gulf crisis and the apparently unanimous support from his advisers for the decision to fight, it comes finally as no surprise that last week the Commander in Chief ordered the start of warfare in Iraq and Kuwait. Along with one of his heroes, Henry Stimson, George Bush has always believed that by the end of the Roosevelt era the United States could never again be "an island to herself."


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On the constant quest to make a gluten-free dessert that everyone will love, I decided to try out a flourless brownie recipe that I was inspired by. I found an original recipe on Pinterest and decided to tweak it a bit to my own preferences. Enjoy!
10 oz dark chocolate morsels
4 tbspn sweet cream butter, unsalted
3/4 c granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 tspn vanilla extract
1/4c unsweetened cocoa powder
6 oz milk chocolate morsels
1/2 c heavy whipping cream
2 tbspn unsweetened cocoa powder
dash of rum extract
The first thing I did was make the brownies since you really shouldn't put the icing on until they've cooled. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Take your baking pan and line it with parchment paper (it's easier if you use parchment paper that hangs over the sides of the pan a bit so that you can just lift the brownies out when they are done).
In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate with the butter in 30 second increments, stirring between sets. When it's melted together, stir in the sugar and combine. Set that bowl aside (you'll come back to it soon).
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla. Add in the cocoa powder and continue whisking until it's combined. You want the edges of your bowl / mixture to have a bit of froth/bubbles forming.
Pour the mix into the baking pan, spreading it out evenly. Place the pan in the oven and bake about 25 minutes. When done, place the pan on a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely.
While the brownies cool, move on to the icing. Heat your heavy cream until it just bubbles and then whisk in the cocoa powder. When combined and no chunks of the powder are showing, pour the cream over your milk chocolate morsels in a small bowl. Add a dash of rum extract (optional) for a richer icing flavor. Stir until smooth. Pour icing over cooled brownies and then refrigerate for about one hour.
Remove the completely cooled, finished brownies from the fridge and cut with a sharp knife. These are a pretty ooey-gooey texture already, so you can chill if you prefer, but I like to keep them sort of messy!
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Health Indicator Report of Years of Potential Life Lost before Age 75
YPLLs can show the burden of premature deaths due to a particular cause of death within a population. YPLLs can also be used to distinguish the burden of premature death in populations. Unlike crude and standard age-adjusted measures, YPLL emphasizes the processes underlying premature death in a population. By giving weight to each year of expected life lost, the YPLL measure values deaths at younger ages more. Deaths at younger ages are more likely due to preventable causes and can be decreased by intervention and education efforts. Seventy-five years is a common end-point chosen to calculate YPLL. By looking at differences in YPLL between different demographic groups, those at higher risk of premature mortality can be identified.^1^[[br]] [[br]] ---- {{class .SmallerFont 1. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Premature mortality in the United States: public health issues in the use of years of potential life lost. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 1986;35(2S);1s-11s. }}
NotesCauses of death sorted by YPLL (age-adjusted) for United States in 2017. Note field indicates cause of death percentage of total YPLL. Data are from [http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/years_potential.html WISQARS] and YPLL-75 is calculated using the following eight age groups: under 1 year, 1-14 years, 15-24 years, 25-34 years, 35-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, and 65-74 years. The number of deaths for each age group is multiplied by years of life lost, calculated as the difference between age 75 years and the midpoint of the age group. For the eight age groups, the midpoints are 0.5, 7.5, 19.5, 29.5, 39.5, 49.5, 59.5, and 69.5 years. Values for all Alaskans and Alaska Natives for 2014 presented here will differ from the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics estimates based upon actual ages rather than midpoints of age groupings.
Data SourceNational Center for Injury Prevention and Control's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
Data Interpretation IssuesAlaska Health Analytics and Vital Records estimates of YPPL are based upon actual ages rather than midpoints of age groupings. [http://live.laborstats.alaska.gov/pop/index.cfm Alaska population estimates] provided by the State Demographer in the [http://laborstats.alaska.gov/ Research and Analysis Section] of the [http://labor.alaska.gov/ Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development]. Rates in this profile, with the exception of age-specific rates of YPLL, are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Standard population. Age-adjustment methodology is described here: [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statnt/statnt20.pdf]. YPLL is a summary measure of premature mortality (early death). It represents the total number of years not lived by people who die before reaching a given age. YPLL puts more emphasis on causes of death that are more common at earlier ages because persons dying at younger ages will have more years subtracted from age 75. Therefore, it may underestimate the importance of chronic and other conditions occurring later in life.
- Relevant Population Characteristics
- Health Care System Factors
- Risk Factors
- Teen Birth Rate
- Mental Health - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) - Sad or Hopeless for 2 Weeks (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 8)
- Support Systems - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) - 3 or more adults (besides their parent(s)) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 10)
- Health Care - Preventable Hospitalizations (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 22)
- Alcohol Consumption - Binge Drinking - Adults (18+) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 15A)
- Alcohol Consumption - Binge Drinking - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 15B)
- Alcohol Consumption - Current Drinking - Adolescents (Grades 9-12)
- Cancer - Bladder Cancer Incidence
- Cancer - Female Breast Cancer Incidence
- Cancer Screening - Female Breast (Mammography) - Women (Ages 50-74)
- Cancer - Cervical Cancer Incidence
- Child Abuse and Neglect (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 11)
- Tobacco Use - Adults (18+) - Not Smoking Cigarettes (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 3)
- Cancer - Colorectal Cancer Incidence
- Health Care - Cost as a Barrier (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 23)
- Diabetes: Gestational Diabetes
- Diabetes: Prediabetes Prevalence
- Diabetes Prevalence
- Drug Use - Marijuana - Adolescents (Grades 9-12)
- Drug Use - Prescription Drug Abuse - Adolescents (Grades 9-12)
- Mental Health - Past 30 Days - Adults (18+) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 9)
- Immunizations - 4:3:1:3:3:1:4 - Children (19-35 months) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 17)
- Low Birth Weight Infants
- Cancer - Lung Cancer Incidence
- Obesity - Adults (18+) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 4B)
- Obesity - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 5Aii)
- Obesity - Children (Grades K-8) (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 5Bii)
- Cancer - Pancreatic Cancer Incidence
- Physical Activity - Adults (18+) - Recommended Levels - 2008 Guidelines (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 6A)
- Physical Activity - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) - Recommended Levels - 2008 Guidelines (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 6B)
- Health Care - No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 21)
- Preterm Birth
- Cancer - Prostate Cancer Incidence
- Tobacco Use - Adolescents (Grades 9-12) - No Use (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 2)
- Health Status Outcomes
- Alcohol-Induced Mortality Rate (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 14)
- Cancer - Bladder Cancer Mortality
- Cancer - Female Breast Cancer Incidence
- Cancer Mortality Rate - All (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 1)
- Cancer - Cervical Cancer Mortality
- Cancer - Colorectal Cancer Mortality
- Drug-Induced Mortality Rate
- Firearm-Related Mortality Rate
- Heart Disease Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality
- Leading Causes of Death
- Cancer - Lung Cancer Mortality
- Cancer - Pancreatic Cancer Mortality
- Cancer - Prostate Cancer Mortality
- Stroke (Cerebrovascular Disease) Mortality Rate
- Suicide Mortality Rate - Ages 15-24 (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 7A)
- Suicide Mortality Rate - Ages 25+ (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 7B)
- Suicide Mortality Rate - All Ages
- Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate (HA2020 Leading Health Indicator: 16)
DefinitionYears of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) before age 75 is calculated as 75 minus age at death as determined from death certificates by the [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records (HAVRS)]. If age at death is 75 years or greater, YPLL is 0 years. Rates are calculated for each individual and then summed for a group of interest, for a given time period and divided by the population for that group for the same time period. Rates are age-adjusted.
NumeratorTotal YPLL before age 75 summed across group of interest for a specific time period.
DenominatorTotal population for group of interest for a specific time period.
How Are We Doing?From 2000 to 2013, the YPLL from all causes in Alaska generally decreased from 8,068.1 per 100,000 population in 2000 to 7,337.4 per 100,000 population in 2013. Then in 2014 YPLL began to increase reaching 8,216.7 per 100,000 in 2017 before declining to 7,581.4 in 2018. During the same 2000 to 2018 time period, YPLL rates for men have been consistently significantly higher than those for women. When examining YPLL by race, Alaska Native people had significantly higher rates of YPLL, nearly double, than the total for all Alaskans over the past 25 years. The rate for Alaska Native people was 15,441.6 per 100,000 in 2018. In 2017, Unintentional Injury was the largest contributor to YPLL for all Alaskans (1,746.3 per 100,000) and Alaska Native people (3570.2 per 100,000). In 2018, those aged 5 to 14 years had the lowest crude rate of YPLL at 1,491.8 per 100,000. Also in 2018, those in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region (15,596.6) had the highest age-adjusted rate of YPLL, while those living in the Other Southeast-Northern Region (5,644.8) had the lowest rate.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?The overall age-adjusted rate of YPLL in the U.S. in 2017 was 6,803.6 years per 100,000 population, lower than the rate in Alaska of 8,216.7. As in Alaska, the rate of YPLL in the U.S. decreased since 1980 but with an increase seen in 2014 through 2017.^2,3,4^ Similar to Alaska males, YPLL rates are much higher for U.S. males than females, although the rates for males in the U.S. as a whole are lower than for Alaska males.^4^[[br]] [[br]] ---- {{class .SmallerFont 2. Raines R. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Health Analytics and Vital Records Section. Unpublished data. Age-adjusted YPLL rate, Alaska Residents (1990-2017). Provided June 27, 2018. 3. Alaska Native Epidemiology Center. (2017). Alaska Native status report: second edition. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. [http://anthctoday.org/epicenter/publications/HealthStatusReport/AN_HealthStatusReport_FINAL2017.pdf]. Accessed July 12, 2018. 4. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2017: With special feature on mortality. Hyattsville, MD. 2018. [https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus17.pdf]. Accessed October 7, 2019.}}
What Is Being Done?Exercise, healthy diet and weight, not smoking, moderate use of alcohol, and injury prevention habits such as wearing seat belts all contribute to a healthy lifespan.
Available Services[http://dhss.alaska.gov/abada/Pages/default.aspx Alaska Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/wcfh/Pages/bchc/default.aspx Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/Cancer/default.aspx Cancer Control and Prevention Program] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/Diabetes/default.aspx Diabetes Prevention and Control Program] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/Cardiovascular/default.aspx Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/InjuryPrevention/default.aspx Alaska Injury Prevention Programs] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/Obesity/default.aspx Obesity Prevention and Control Program] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/wcfh/Pages/perinatal/default.aspx Perinatal Health Program] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/suicideprevention/Pages/default.aspx Suicide Prevention Council] [[br]] [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Chronic/Pages/Tobacco/default.aspx Alaska Tobacco Prevention and Control Program] [[br]]
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Discussion in 'General MMA discussion' started by Galgorian, Mar 3, 2019.
"Hey man there's women and children here" as Colby backs straight into the women and children.
Colby is the man
He is like that annoying kid that always hides behind authorities and tells you to behave
His dad will definitely sue you.
It's the right match to make no doubt, although Woodley makes a decent argument for an auto-playback, citing all previous examples of other champs receiving the treatment, however since I don't agree with "just because" rematches, unless the contest was controversial in nature, Colby deserves his shot and the matchup minus the fake news is actually pretty good on paper
Yeah I dont want an immediate rematch.
Colby was hiding behind his grandma. Marty was about to take him out.
marty wasnt doing s---
it was big fat black man and ali doing everything
Usually, I can be for an immediate rematch if:
- Dominant champ
- Can see the fight being played out differently (Quick KO, come-from-behind victory or close decision)
- Division isn't too stacked.
Has he been a dominant champ ? He can make a case, yes. Had the belt since June 2016, 1 draw, 3 wins and then loses it.
Would a rematch be any different ? I'd say no. He didn't show ANYTHING that makes me say "oh god, this could have been a lot different"
Is the division lacking of contenders ? No. Not at all.
The rematch does not make sense, in my opinion.
While there have been a few, let's just look at his division. Matt Hughes nor GSP received immediate rematches after their setbacks. Not a chance Woodley has a stake to one. (Note I realize we are in agreement Spidy; this particular line just sparked that thought)
Hopefully Woodley loses the next one and Dana cuts him, finally.....
no way Woodley gets a rematch for what exactly? He got dominated from the start all the way till the end.
Colby, the guy who got pieced up on the feet by Demian freaking Maia? Surely you jest....
First off...don't underestimate K-1 Maia with the power of Brazil behind him.
2nd..Maia is a big guy for 170...don't forget that part.
3rd...how did that work out for Maia? Didn't Colby adjust and start to land heavy on Maia? IIRC, Maia is southpaw and was landing that overhand left on Colby until both, Colby adjusted and Maia tired. Yes, Colby didn't look like some world beater in that fight, but really, not many do against Maia.
So did Joanna J, Ronda, Conor etc etc and Itotally agree that an instant redo shouldn't happen, just understand why Tyron might think otherwise. Colby/Usman is the right fight. Maybe Woodley and Ponzinibbio could dance in the meantime
This applies to Garbrandt so bad
The topic of Woodley getting or not getting a rematch was a long and fun conversation I had with a few friends earlier today.
For me, I think the minimum amount of title defenses a champ needs, for immediate rematches to be a realistic possibility, is 3. Tyron has 3 (I'm sorry, but Draws should not count. You retained the belt, you did not defend it). So I wont scoff at anyone who thinks Tyron deserves a rematch. But I think I'm down with Colby getting the first crack at Usman. Id have Tyron get one back as a contender, then maybe toss a title shot his way.
Tyron was a legitimately good champion. But break down his defenses outside of Till. A true Draw vs Thompson. A really boring contest in the rematch that the majority of media members either scored it for Thompson or at worse another draw. And an, albeit, dominant yet extremely boring performance vs Maia, in which Tyron broke/set the record for least amount of sig strikes thrown (or something like that).
Add on the beyond dominant loss to Kamaru and it hurts Woodley's claim at a rematch even more so. Lets see how the top of the division shuffles itself. Quite a few contenders and possibilities for new matchups at the top. 170 has a re-birth.
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The automatic rematches only seem to happen when it's a dominant champ and/or a major draw losing, or if a division doesn't have any other obvious contenders lined up. Woodley's situation doesn't fit any of these categories. Plus, Dana has also been pretty openly annoyed by Woodley for almost the entire length of the title reign, so management isn't likely to give Woodley any favors.
I wouldn't even be intimidated by Ali lol Colby got on his phone real quick lol
I was bewildered how that fight went down. Cody was the man that Dominic Cruzed , Dominic Cruz. Him using superior footwork, gauging range and not staying in the pocket to be lit up. Cody does not have the chin of Mark Hunt, to just go out there and brawl. If he stuck to the game plan he could have got the decision, hopefully he learn from his mistakes
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Unexpectedly running into a prospective client can make even the most experienced business person salivate. You work hard, market regularly and do everything you've been taught to do and low and behold you run into a prospective client at your kids' soccer game – catching you completely off guard!
Yes, salivate is exactly what some of you do and it's exactly what you don't want the person you're speaking with to notice. You're chatting with one of the Dad's while dropping your child off at soccer practice for the first time when he casually mentions he runs a business. You immediately come to attention and begin interrogating him with 100 questions about his marketing and copy needs.
I caution you to STOP! Don't do this! Take a breath and continue on with the conversation in a relaxed and informal manner. It's time to continue building a relationship here, not sell.
I recently had an experience where I met someone new in a personal situation and as soon as he found out I was a successful business owner, he switched gears. It was almost like he became a different person, and started interrogating me about my business. I felt extremely uncomfortable because I didn't know this person and didn't want to discuss business at the time. I wanted to talk about my kid's soccer and snacks and carpooling, etc.
I do not look forward to seeing this person again (and I will) because I feel as if they have an agenda when we speak rather than are truly interested in me and my family.
Being the analyzer that I am, I looked back at what this parent did that was specifically such a turn-off to me. I honestly couldn't get away from them fast enough and wanted to see what role I played in this and how I could turn the situation around. I feel uncomfortable around this person now – I feel like prey rather than a potential friend or acquaintance. I felt as if he were overly aggressive about working with me and not tuning in to me and my business or personal needs. Rather he was more concerned with making a sale for himself.
The lesson here is that there a time and place for everything and the energy you bring to a situation has everything to do with the energy you get back.
If you meet someone at a non-business function it is appropriate to ask about following-up with them and scheduling time to discuss business at a later date. It's also appropriate to exchange business cards, and then go back to relationship building, not selling.
Here are five tips to remember when you meet prospective clients in non-business situations:
- There is a time and place for everything, including selling. It may not be right here right now. Ask if it's ok to contact them later.
- Pay attention to the person you are talking to. Watch THEIR body language and tune-in to their needs.
- Don't be a piranha! You are responsible for the energy you bring to the space.
- Be a giver and not a taker, your intention matters. Your tone, your body language, your eyes communicate just as much if not more than your words.
- Ask general questions about them and their business. If they don't have a problem they don't need your help. Find out first; don't just start talking about yourself and how great your business is.
What you have to be aware of and be responsible for is the energy you bring to the situation, which is something the soccer dad didn't do. Your intonation, your body language and your demeanor should always be that of giving, not of getting or taking.
I have recently seen two fascinating interviews with Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who suffered a severe stroke. During her stroke the entire left hemisphere of her brain shut down and she was conscious enough to be aware of what was happening while it was happening. She also remembers several specific incidents during her many years of recovery.
Dr. Taylor explains how the left hemisphere of the brain holds our language skills, our self-talk, our mind. Without that she was able to understand people's intentions by their body language, intonation and even eye contact. She could tell a lot about a person and if she wanted to spend time with them without understanding a word.
Bottom line message from Dr. Taylor, "there are people that bring you energy and people who take your energy away", and everyone should "be responsible for the energy you bring into this space".
Just like my soccer dad acquaintance that didn't technically say or do anything wrong or offensive, I could tell he wanted something from me. He had "take energy". It was repelling and not something I want to be around.
The lesson for you here is that yes, sales conversations are an important and necessary part of business and you need to engage in them. However, before you even have a sales conversation you need to create a relationship where there is a foundation of trust and liking.
You do this by approaching all of life, everything you do and everyone you meet, by giving – not taking from people or situations.
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Scuba Cylinders
Scuba equipment is absolutely critical to keeping divers protected and alive. Today, I want to talk about the one piece of gear that we divers need and is often overlooked—the scuba cylinder. Scuba cylinders supply air, enabling us to explore the underwater world that we have come to love. They come in many different shapes and sizes to serve different needs.
Back when the sport of scuba diving started, many innovative divers would actually take, used fire extinguishers and convert them for diving purposes. Today, we know this is not the best option, but just 40 or 50 years ago there was not much in the way of "dive shops" to go to. In fact back in those days a person could just walk into a local department store and buy most of what he or she needed to dive. It wasn't until the creation of the first dive training and certification agencies that the sport started to become a little more like what you may recognize today.
Modern scuba cylinders come in two main materials: steel and aluminum. Each of those has their place within the industry. Steel is really the preferred choice of technical divers that go into the darkest reaches of the underwater world. It is more durable, has a better weight balance and can be more easily filled to higher pressures–all the way up to 5000 PSI (pounds per square inch).
Aluminum on the other hand is lighter and cheaper, so for the recreational diver or for the dive operation that needs a large supply of them, this becomes the better choice. Aluminum is not as forgiving when it comes to its durability and cannot be filled to as high a pressure. Aluminum cylinders can be bought in almost any color your heart desires. While, steel are usually galvanized dipped and look just like your neighbor's chain link fence…lol.
Cylinder capacity is dictated by several factors. First, divers have to consider just how long you intend to stay underwater and the depth, since the deeper you are the more air you will use. Your breathing rate is the last piece of information to consider. Cylinder capacity is measured in cubic feet, and they can range from 3 cubic feet to more than 120 cubic feet. An average recreational aluminum scuba cylinder has a capacity of 80 cubic feet and generally weighs about 35 pounds and more than 42 pounds when full.
What do we put in scuba cylinders? That's actually a bit of a trick question. Many people think that cylinders are full of oxygen but that is relatively unusual, most cylinders have air. What is air? Air is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% trace elements. It is very important for a diver to know what is in his or her scuba cylinder because diving with a gas mixture different from air can have consequences. Diving pure oxygen at depth can be a fatal mistake! One alternative gas some divers use is nitrox, which is similar to air but with less nitrogen and more oxygen. Using nitrox in our cylinders allows diver to stay at depth for longer and we divers love that.
So next time you are thinking "awwww . . . it's just a cylinder," you may want to ponder just a bit longer. Cylinder purchases and fills are important and if you are buying the lime green cylinder because it's cool, there may be more to think about.
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October 3 – 12-9pm | October 4 – 12-5pm
Hopworks Urban Brewery | 2944 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR
The Handmade Bike & Beer Festival brings together two of Portland's favorite activities for one exciting weekend mash up. This year the family-friendly festival takes place on October 3rd and 4th at Hopworks' Powell location. The festival features over thirty custom bike-frame builders showcasing their handmade bicycles, local brewers pouring refreshing hand-crafted beer, along with bike performances, live music, local food vendors, fun and games for all. The event is organized by Hopworks and the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association.
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1968 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada Alloy
Reading time: about 2 minutes.
The story of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT reads like a political thriller set in ancient Rome – there was intrigue, deception, political posturing and even a death before a small number of the cars were produced. Shortly after the last car rolled out of the workshop the Bizzarrini went bust and was relegated to working as a consultant – as he had done for both Ferrari and Lamborghini in the years before the 5300 GT came to be.
The Bizzarrini 5300 GT essentially a started life as an Iso Grifo – a car that had been designed by Giotto Bizzarrini and Giorgietto Giugiaro for Renzo Rivolta in 1963. Bizzarrini was famous for his obsession with weight distribution and as a result of this obsession he liked to position the engine as far back in the chassis as possible. In the Iso Grifo AC3/C this meant that the engine was so far back you had to access the distributor through a door on the dashboard and the pedals were positioned about halfway down the engine block – leading to the car being compared unfavourably with an oven.
There was much discord between Rivolta and Bizzarrini, the former wanted to focus on building road cars and the latter only wanted to go racing. By the time Renzo Rivolta died in 1965 Bizzarrini's relationship with the executives at Iso was so strained that he decided to leave and pursue his dream of having his own name on an automobile.
Production of the Bizzarrini 5300 GT began in 1966 and continued till 1968, due to the somewhat Italian bookkeeping it's not known how many cars were built but most automotive historians estimate the number between 100 and 149. Of these, it's thought that approximately 70 were build with the full aluminium alloy body – these cars are the most highly valued by collectors and their prices at auction have been seeing a significant bump in recent years.
The Bizzarrini 5300 GT you see here recently underwent a full concours restoration which included to installation of a discreet air-conditioning system – an essential addition for a grand tourer. In 2011 it sold for €400,000 but it's estimated that it'll fetch roughly 20% more than that when it rolls across the auction block with RM Auctions on the 10th of May 2014.
If you'd like to see a Bizzarrini in action you can click here. You'll be glad you did.
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Updated: 12/08/2020
The safety of our customers, tutors and staff are always our priority, and as a result Menter Iaith Bro Morgannwg have taken the decision to cancel our holiday care scheme this summer.
Our open access play scheme BWRLWM will run this summer! YIPEE! For more information please click on 'ACTIVITIES' and 'BWRLWM!'.
We are following all current UK Government advice in relation to consideration of COVID-19.
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Irrespective of the career you are in, you may end up working for an organisation. Very few people actually work single-handedly. Most professions demand that you work as a team. Doing that means that you must interact with a number of people. Your work will invariably depend on theirs as theirs will depend on yours. Irrespective of the department that you work for, the work of every other department is bound to have some impact on you. As an individual and as a team, you can function to the best of your abilities if and only if everyone else does their job well.
Thus, for any organisation to function well, it is important that there is a team spirit amongst its employees. Not only will such a thing help in improving the work culture of an organisation, but it will also result in better productivity.
Now, considering that any organisation has members coming from different backgrounds (we are talking in the perspective of ethnic, racial, educational and other parameters) it may be a little difficult to foster a spirit of cooperation amongst them.
However, knowing the importance of the same in the development of the company, it is essential that we take adequate measures in this regard. This article talks about 5 tips on how to build a healthy teamwork environment.
1. Employee Involvement
As an employer, it is important to understand the difference between an employee and a puppet. You can get optimum results from your employees if and only if you involve your employees in the decision-making process.
While we understand that it is not possible for hundreds of people to be making decisions and there has to be someone who is accountable for the organisation's stand, the fact is that it is equally important to ensure that the employees feel involved in the entire process.
Try to organise polls or have one-on-one discussions with your employees on important matters pertaining to the growth of the organisation. It will be a good idea to give your employees a certain number of shares in the company. No matter how small the number is, doing something like that will make them feel involved in the entire process which will, in turn, foster a team spirit amongst them.
2. Decentralise The Responsibilities
It is often seen that in a team, the team members find it difficult to relate to the team leader and as a result, they do not cooperate in a manner that is expected of them. To avoid such a thing from happening, the best way out would be to decentralise the responsibility so that everyone is accountable for something or the other. This will ensure that they perform to the best of their abilities.
By taking up complete responsibility for a particular thing, one will be able to step in the shoes of their manager or supervisor and thus, get to know about the professional challenges that these people encounter. This will foster a better understanding within the team and will encourage people to get to know each other better.
Thus, decentralising of responsibilities will make every employee feel like a leader themselves and that will go a long way in promoting a work culture of team building within the company.
3. Promote Honesty
It may not always be that the leader of the team is the smartest one on the team. Even if they are, there may be times when someone else on the team has a better idea about a particular matter. As a team, it is essential that there should be freedom of speech. The leader should be open to criticism and anyone should not be encouraged to be a yes-man to their thoughts and ideas.
If things like honesty and constructive criticism are encouraged, only then can the team perform well. It is in such a scenario that there is a feeling of ownership and every member feels responsible for the happenings of the team. Honesty and freedom of thought are some of the fundamental human values and promoting these within the team will go a long way in building an efficient team.
4. Brainstorming Sessions
There is nothing more appealing than that of an intellectual bond. That sort of thing happens when a group of people are subjected to some intellectual challenge. The organisation can organise a fake project wherein people are shuffled into groups. In order to obtain the best results out of this activity, it will be wise to pair unlikely partners together. All the groups are then given a common task.
The task may range from making things out of waste to cooking without fire or marketing a given fake product (or for that matter anything else). By engaging in this sort of activity, people get an opportunity to come out of their comfort zone and build interpersonal interactions. This will enable employees to learn from each other and enjoy working as a team.
5. Treat Team Members As Family Members
For a team to perform well it is important for them to have a sense of mutual understanding. As much as one would like to segregate their personal and professional lives, the fact is that every person has highs and lows in their personal life and things like that are bound to affect their work. At times like that, in order to maximise the team performance, the only way out would be by standing beside each other as a family.
When office teams start treating each other as a family, there is an unsaid ownership of a person over the work of others. Thus, any mistake that is committed by any individual is rectified by members of their team before the matter reaches the management or the client. This will not just promote the feeling of oneness within the team but will also foster the path to better team delivery.


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Credit Union 2016 Year in Review
The credit union industry is an ever-changing landscape. That's why it is important to take a few moments here and there to look back at what has been accomplished. 2016 has been filled with credit union events, credit union philanthropic accomplishments, regulation updates, mergers, a presidential election, events that impacted the economy, new lending ideas, and form updates. Take a journey down the road of 2016 to recap on all that has happened, and for an outlook to 2017.
Credit Union Events
Events occur throughout the year as networking and learning opportunities for credit unions. Here are a few recaps to some of 2016's credit union events:
- CU Supervisory Committee and CUES Symposium
- CUCP January Meeting
- GAC 2016 Recap
- Tri-County Event Recap
- MnCUN 2016 Annual Meeting
- NAFCU 2016 Regulatory Compliance School Recap
- 2016 MCUL Annual Conference Spotlights Credit Union Challenges
- Security Management and Director's Conference
- NASCUS Cybersecurity Symposium Recap
- Credit Union Events
- Northwest Credit Union Association MAXX 2016 Recap
- October Webinars for Credit Unions
- NCUMA 2016 Hawaii Conference Recap
- NCUA`s High-Impact Community Partnerships Webinar
- Tips to Improve Your Golf Game
The Credit Union Difference
There are many differences between credit unions and banks. Customer service, philanthropic efforts, employee and member retention are just a few. Check out how credit unions showed they were different from banks in 2016:
- Credit Unions vs. Banks - Game On!
- History of Credit Union ATMs
- Longevity Success with Credit Unions and Employees
- A New Kind of Revolution — Juntos Avanzamos — Together We Advance
- Top Five Reasons a Consumer will Pick Your Credit Union Over Another Financial Institution
- Credit Union Member Retention: The How-To Guide to Keep Your Members Happy
- Credit Union Employee Retention
- Help Your Credit Union Members Organize Debt
- Credit Unions Helping Members Enjoy Vacations
- National Credit Union Month Benefits for Member Growth
- Credit Unions and Philanthropy - Collaborative Charity Movement
- Credit Union Golf Tournaments Raise Donations for Local Charities
- "Love My Credit Union" – Credit Unions Giving Back to Their Communities
Credit Union Regulation Updates
Regulation changes and updates are no stranger to the credit union world. Whether new regulations are imposed or possible "de-regulation" occurs, which we may see in upcoming years, change always seems to be in the forecast. Here are some regulation changes that affected credit unions in 2016:
- Annual Threshold Adjustments
- Telephone Consumer Protections Act (TCPA)
- Military Lending Act Update
- MLA Changes and How They Affect Your Credit Union
- TCPA: What You Need to Know
- CFPB No-Action Letter Regulation
- NCUA Consumer Rights on Sending Money Abroad
- Credit Union Regulations and Regulators (CFPB & NCUA)
- Possible Upcoming Regulatory Changes 'Re-Regulation' Time
Credit Union Mergers
Credit union mergers continue to happen in 2016. See these articles on which credit unions merged, and if your credit union should branch out:
Election and Economic Impact on Credit Unions
2016 has been filled with news on the economy and the presidential election. See how these recent events affect the credit union industry:
- Interest Rate on the Rise
- Macy's Announces the Closing of 40 Stores
- The Impact of the 2016 Election on Credit Unions and the Economy
- Minimum Wage on the Rise Affects Large and Small Business in the U.S.
- Election Years Are Different - What the 2016 Presidential Election Means to Credit Unions
- When "Cents" Don`t Make Sense. A Penny for Your Thoughts?
- The American Dollar
Lending Tools and New Ideas
Did your credit union offer new lending products to members in 2016? Here are some ideas of products you can offer in 2017. Remember, if you decide to offer these new products, Oak Tree can provide your credit union the compliant forms that you will need.
- Leap Year Credit Union Promotions
- Secured and Unsecured Lending
- Credit Union Member Retention: The How-To Guide to Keep Your Members Happy
- Classic Car Loans
- Top 10 Fitness Activities in the United States
- Millennial Dictionary - Credit Union Tips
- Help Your Credit Union Members Organize Debt
- How to Have Effective Communication at Your Credit Union
- Top 7 Financial Hobbies for Credit Union Members to Pursue
- Prepare Your Credit Union for Summer Buying Boom
- Stay Connected with Your Credit Union Demographics
- International Consumer Lending
- How Enticing & Simple is Your Credit Union Membership Application Process?
- Staying Within Your Budget—Use It or Lose It
- Millennial Market Lending Tools
- Consumer Lending and Travel Loans in the Credit Union Industry
- New Member Acquisition – Reason, Season or Lifetime?
The forms industry has seen some change in 2016, as well. Oak Tree provides all types of forms to credit unions in all types of formats. From pre-printed forms, laser-generated forms, and web-based forms, Oak Tree offers it all, making us the one-stop credit union forms shop. Here is what happened in the forms industry in 2016:
- Transitioning to a New Insurance Carrier
- Is Your Forms Vendor a "Trick" or "Treat"?
- Elevate Your Forms - Merging With A Credit Union Using Other Forms?
- Pillars of Oak, Unshaken By The Sands of Time
- How to Shop for a New Data Processor
With all these changes, one thing is for certain; Oak Tree remains dedicated to provide premium, compliant forms to credit unions and will continue to work side by side with you for years to come.
Stay informed on the latest regulations and credit union industry news in 2017 and beyond by subscribing to Oak Tree's email and be sure to bookmark www.oaktreebiz.com!


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We are ensuring effective public administration through good governance.
What's the impact?
Good governance will elicit community trust and enable transparency of outcomes, good process and, where necessary, strong enforcement action.
What have we done?
- VIT has appointed a Project Manager to oversee the implementation of the Review recommendations accepted by the Government.
- VIT is strengthening its strategic relationships with co-regulators via regular meetings, Memorandums of Understanding ('MOUs') and staff secondments.
- In July 2018, VIT hosted a 'Community of Practice Workshop' with other regulatory bodies in Victoria to share and develop methods of best practice.
What's next?
- VIT is drafting a Council Charter aligned with contemporary government practice.
- VIT is drafting performance measures that are mapped to VIT's strategic goals and will monitor VIT's progress towards meeting its targets.
- VIT will review its current delegations framework and make changes as required.


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How much does it cost?
When you pre-order your battery here, you save £5 compared to buying it when you're at the festival. We retail at £20 here, but £25 at the festival.
I'm going to a festival, but I can't see to find where to pre-order a charger?
Check our website here and for full listings of our events. Cant see it? Get in contact with us and we can try and make sure we're there next year!
What's the mAH of the Social Power battery?
We have a full technical specification of the battery here!
What is included with my pre-order pack?
Click here, or click the 'Whats Included In My Unlimited Charging Package?' tab at the top of this page to find out more.
Do I need any additional Equipment?
iPhone users will need their own cable. If you forget it, we'll have some on-sale at the festival.
Can I have the product delivered?
Yes, all products are delivered if your shipping address is within the UK and ordered 21 days or more prior to the festival.
For those with a shipping address outside of the UK or ordering less than 21 days before the festival you must pick up your charger at the event.
Picking up your charger at the event
If you have a shipping address outside the UK, or have ordered your product less than 21 days before the event then you must pick up your product from us at the event for which you purchased it. To pick up your product you will need:
- Your order reference number (on the email that was sent to you when you made the purchase)
- A form of ID matching the name on the order.
We will have one stall at each festival nominated for the order collections. This will be made clear on a blog post on our website 14 days before the festival.
What if my charger doesn't work?
If you are having any problems with the product during the event bring it back to us and we would be happy to take a look at it.
How many times can I swap my battery?
Our unlimited charging service allows you to swap your battery pack as many times as you would like for the duration of the festival, and any other festivals we attend in 2017 after you've got your wristband.
Do I have to return the battery at the end of the event?
You are free to take the contents of your pack home with you once you leave the event.
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With these enjoyable drinking glasses, you have a loving keepsake get you through the day! You can find Human Touch favorite designs "Boy meets Girl", "Drink-Drank-Drunk", "Giggle&Wiggle" and more. Great gift for your love one.
Human Touch's set of 2 drinking glasses, present in a gift box/ 14 oz. or 385 ml./ d 8.2 cm. x h 10.5 cm.


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Super Quaint Cottage plus Guest Apartment in the Hills with Views!
Charming two bedroom one bath home plus a separate guest house set high in the hills for a great sense of privacy and elevated to capture the wonderful views of the Silver Lake hills. This quaint home starts with a lovely front porch that leads you into the living room which enjoys the scenic views and has hardwood floors, picture windows, a fireplace and nice built-ins. Sunny updated kitchen with stainless stove, microwave and dishwasher. Separate laundry room too. Full bath with spa tub, steam shower and bidet. Second bedroom leads out to a quaint patio surrounded by lush landscaping. The guest house has a kitchen, 3/4 bath and is above the one car garage. The main house is approximately 908 square plus the guest apartment. The main house has central air and heat and has been bolted. A perfect little pier-a-terre in the hills.


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The 6th grade girls basketball team split against Attica last night.
The "A" team lost 13-22. The Stars played well, just struggled to make a basket in the first half scoring 11 in the second half. Leading the way for the Stars was Olivia Reagan with 5 points and 8 rebounds. Morgan Witte had 5 blocks and 5 rebounds. Raegan Durbin score 4 and Becca Keyes and Emma McClaine with 2 points a piece.
The "B" team won 6-4 holding off the Red Ramblers on their last second shot attempt. Micah Hole led the team in rebounds with 7 and scored 2 points. Morgan Witte scored 2 as well as Zaira Smith with 2 points and 3 steals.
The Lady Stars will play again Tuesday, 3/12, as they look to avenge an earlier season loss against the Lebanon Tigers. Tip off is 6:00 pm at home.


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Whisky, Whiskey and Scotch...Where To Find It
Whisky, whiskey and scotch… they're all good in your bellies and the distinguishing factors are probably best described as mostly geographical.
All I can tell you is that they are delicious and warming, having surpassed the age that I can only tolerate overly sugary, pre-mixed, clear spirited drinks. Even champagne used to be too much… But as I've grown older, my alcoholic prejudices have fallen by the wayside; they're all welcome in these thirsty mits, especially if you can find a nice bartender to fix you a pickleback.
The Baxter Inn - Clarence St, Sydney
What the Shady Pines saloon crew have set up here is a dark, poky saloon style whiskey haven. Paying a visit to the Baxter Inn just makes me think of Ron Burgundy, his beloved dog Baxter and his insatiable taste for scotch ('I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch). Going to the Baxter you go down, down and find yourself in awe of the 300+ whiskies lining the walls.
Whisky Room at The Clock Hotel - Crown St, Surry Hills
Open till late Wednesday through Saturday the Whisky Room not surprisingly enough serves whisky; like the trendy whisky drinks tipple of choice, whisky and freshly squeezed green apple juice – ask the bartenders for their weekly special however! Playing host to a fairly decent menu too, I'd recommend hitting it up for some late afternoon boozing or early evening debauchery.
Shady Pines Saloon - 256 Crown St, Darlinghurst
If you've been drinking in Sydney for the past 5 years then you will have heard of this place, if not because of their penchant for taxidermy. So, kick back and relax like hunting seasons just finished while you sip on a Mint Julep or Whisky Sour, but be careful or before you know it you'll be declaring muskets at dawn out front of the saloon.
The Wild Rover - Campbell St, Surry Hills
Any place that is named after a drinking song has got to inspire some thirst hasn't it? With a plethora of whiskeys from around the world to entice you in and cleverly named cocktails to make you stay this honest, simple bar is doing everything right – even the food; oysters for you high rollers or sausage rolls for us more simple folk. It's like a big warm hug in the middle of Surry Hills.
Ramblin' Rascal Tavern - Elizabeth St, Sydney
Hidden away with only a black sign bearing three skulls to identify it, the Ramblin' Rascal Tavern was started by some of the boys who worked at your beloved Baxter Inn. Here you'll find nothing but craft beer if you're chasing a brew. The Rascal's are building up a nice liquor collection behind the bar and offer delicious cocktails like their Tombstone (bourbon, bitters and a whisky soaked cherry) or the classic Old Fashioned. Given its location nestled in-between Park and Elizabeth Street it's perfect for mid-week madness if you're a weekly city-slicker.


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Oh my, I just totally love this shelf (Faltersbo) from Ikea!! I wanted to use it for my renovation house, but it didn't fit size wise. But, it will be perfect for my Swedish guesthouse! (Lina assistant, löp och köp!)
I wish I had some fresh pictures of the guesthouse, without fingerprints on the fridge and with the knobs installed :) However, don't you think the Falsterbo shelf would be perfect on the wall to the left?!
And maybe one between the windows…
Also, on my shopping list for this house -Barstools! Btw, the chairs above are also favorites from a Ikea. I sent my dad to get these for me, it was a limited edition, but poor thing came like 15 minutes too late, they sold out like in an hour and I was so sad… but I ended up buying them in Detroit and sent them home, haha, crazy!
I really like that we did a 'waterfall' countertop here, even though we could have done a full depth instead of a more narrow. I planned this kitchen last year from the States. Not always the easiest to have the Atlantic in between, hehe!
More Ikea love. I bought these two shelfs (Vittsjö) today:
My car is at the moment full of stuff from today's trip to Ikea. Perfect for the staging!
Now, from Swedish Ikea to a Swedish reality show, Parnevik's! (Jesper Parnevik, the golfer, has a reality show and their family is just AMAZING!!) Always makes me smile!


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GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Community College Foundation exceeded its goal of raising $1 million this year by almost 10 percent, bringing the total to $1,094,237.
GCC Executive Director of Resource Development Regina Curtis said fundraising was so successful because of increasing support from the community for the local college's students.
"Setting the goal represented a big step, the GCC Foundation having never previously set a campaign goal that included seven digits," Curtis said. "It was very exciting and a little anxiety provoking all at once, but this community continues to prioritize access to education for all."
Curtis said the annual campaign's success is aided by GCC's reputation for academic excellence, and for changing lives for the better for more than five decades.
"The campaign's success also stems from the hard work and support of many, primarily across Franklin and Hampshire counties, but also in the North Quabbin and southern Vermont and New Hampshire areas," she said.
Curtis said a strong corps of volunteers deploy to solicit money from community members each year, as well as alums, parents, current and retired faculty and staff, foundations and businesses throughout the county. Money is also raised at several fundraising events throughout the year.
"We are extremely grateful for the continued support of GCC by our caring community," GCC Foundation Board of Directors President Leigh Rae said. "The funds are critical for student success, as that support will continue to help the college provide access to higher education that might otherwise be out of reach without GCC."
"Our Mission, Many Lives Changed" was the theme of this year's campaign, which was co-chaired by Amherst Assistant Fire Chief and GCC alumnus Lindsay Stromgren (Class of 1995) of Pelham and Amy McMahan, owner of Mesa Verde restaurant in Greenfield.
GCC President Yves Salomon-Fernandez said she appreciates the campaign and its leaders and volunteers who help elevate the mission and work of the college.
"Our mission to prepare students across all walks of life for meaningful careers and citizenship is more relevant today than ever before," she said. "With college becoming increasingly elusive for so many because of cost, we are beyond grateful to our community for prioritizing equity in access to higher education. Our region relies on an educated citizenry."
Stromgren said he became involved with the campaign because he wanted to do more for the college, recognizing the multiple connections he has and has had to GCC. He graduated from GCC's Fire Science Program, and his daughter, Merissa, is a student there now. His father also taught at GCC in its earlier years.
McMahan said she wanted to do something for a local college that welcomes everyone — and welcomes back students who have had to take a break because of life circumstances.
"The school is the foundation of so many careers and career changes," she said. "I'm honored by the opportunity to support this institution that is so pivotal to evolving our local workforce and community."
For more information about the GCC Foundation and the annual campaign, call Curtis at 413-775-1600 or visit: gcc.mass.edu/foundation.


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With Olivia at nursery school now we are trying to embrace all things crafty in our house. This is something we never really tried and or thought Olivia would be interested in but as the weeks have rolled on she has made a few things both at nursery and the Girls Brigade so we are jumping on the bandwagon to promote this and have created a 'junk art' box consisting of old plastic containers and pots etc.
Olivia is a born thrill seeker and just loves the outdoors. We always joke that she's like a little dog. We can put her out the back and she can run wild only coming back inside for food. We love that about her, that she is so interested in rolling around the dirt, climbing trees and collecting stones/shells, we embrace it. This however can wear thin at times especially in the rain or on wet days where she is extremely hard to entertain indoors. If we could try to get her into crafty things this could occupy her and more importantly help pass the time when Zanna is napping i.e avoids us watching Frozen…again!
During Olivias few years attending our local Surestart it was great because we could walk through the doors and ransack the beads and feathers, glitter and glue then put our coats on and go home. If im being perfectly honest im not a big fan of a lot of mess but this is something I am working on because let's be realistic we want our house to be a family home not a show house and that comes part and parcel with trying to get Olivia and Zanna in time to be more creative.
Pinterest is my saviour. I have started to create some pinboards for both Autumn and for Halloween with ideas that are straightforward and easy to do. I'm starting with baby steps and nothing to complicated.
In October we are focusing on the colours brown, orange, red and yellow. This along with harvest has encouraged us to go hunting for conkers and collect leaves of different sizes and shapes in order to create autumn pictures. The colder days are also a great chance to get our coats, hats, gloves and our wellies on and venture out crunching through the leaves and its always nice to come home to a warm cosy house with wooden logs buring in the stove.
If you have any crafty ideas please do share them I would love to add to my collection 🙂
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When I was younger I used to believe more of what other people told me. One thing was what the typical money managers say to regular dudes like us (meaning people that aren't millionaires). "Make regular scheduled contributions to mutual funds that mirror the broad market, buy stock in blue chip companies, buy and hold, and be patient. This investment will work out for you in the long run and you'll be financially secure when you retire (At 65)."
What bullshit.
Those guys don't give a shit about us. We're minnows. Our purpose in the mind of those Wall Street BBDs (business-banker douchebags) is as food, like the 2 1/2 tons of plankton a whale gobbles up daily, or the half ton of donuts eaten by Kirstie Alley when she's on the lam from Jenny Craig. That advice doesn't work and it hasn't worked for a long time. If you're still following that strategy I urge you to reconsider, and reconsider soon before it's too late.
I assume that some of our readers have been following the recent events in the world financial markets, and see that there is enormous change coming to the world economic picture. All over the world things are coming to a head at the same time. We recommend Zerohedge.com for general news on the reality of the global meltdown but here's the Readers' Digest version.
America has an unbelievable amount of debt, governmental, personal, and commercial. Her political leaders only care about scoring political points instead of addressing any of the structural flaws of the way this country is put together. The business leaders have no interest in the good of the country. The tower of the American empire is beginning to show obvious cracks begging at the foundation and reaching towards the sky. Our leaders just want the other party to be in charge when this all crashes down after they're gone.
Europe is an enormous clusterfuck. Greece could default at any moment. Unemployment is through the roof in Spain. Italy just got downgraded. Property developers are committing suicide in Ireland. France has several banks that are going to go under and take everybody down with them. There is a silver lining however, as the world waits for the Euro to collapse there has been a bunch of flight to the dollar and our European vacations to the racetrack in Nuerburg, Germany are getting cheaper right now. But still, Europe is in big trouble.
China is ripe for a crash too. There's bad inflation there, they own trillions of shitty US debt, and there's a huge bubble in real estate and virtual ghost towns that could house 200 million people. All empty. Don't worry about China, they will be fine in the long term, but they're in for some pain too soon.
I hope you've been reading our other articles on related subjects like Boris' article on investing in gold, silver, my letter to Mom and Dad, and Boris' crackpot theory about the end of the world as we know it. Basically we have come to the following conclusions:
1. In the short term, there's a bad crash/bear market coming to the world.
2. In the medium term, after the crash, the Fed will print up a shitload of more money to try to prop up the system. That may make the markets rise again nominally but the rise will be mostly due to inflation.
3. In the long term, America is finished as a world superpower. China is on deck and we will work for them.
There is nothing that anyone can do about this. No amount of propping up the phony debt based fiat money system will make America survive this. Not when the annual U.S. trade deficit is 712 billion dollars. Not when our political leaders would rather score a political or financial victory and pass the problems on their successors. Not when the cocksmoking asshats at Goldman Sachs are steering this whole shebang right off the cliff. No amount of political activism, charity, or individual or collective leadership can fix this. America has been living far beyond its means now for a very long time. The Repo Man is coming.
We do like Ron Paul who is one of our only political leaders that actually tells the truth about the situation. If there were any hope for America, Ron Paul would be that hope. But I find his mission quixotic. The mainstream media, who works for the bad guys, won't cover him. There is no way that he could ever change the situation in time even if he was elected President. Ron Paul running for President is like volunteering to be captain of the Titanic after it hits the iceberg; no amount of competence from any President can save us now.
Plus I have some really damming video of Ron Paul. Boris and I agree that this is the single most incriminating piece of evidence why he can't be President. Not because of his stance on homosexuality, just that he looked uncomfortable, weak, and very much un-Presidential.
Bruno was a great movie, by the way. It made Borat look like Bambi.
So now perhaps you're thinking: what's a single dude to do? In my opinion, it's quite simple. Cover your ass. Read Boris' article on investing and follow that advice. Buy gold and silver in physical form and get out of the dollar. Buy an investment that you can't get cheated out of that is actually a tangible thing. Food, energy and real estate are also good investments, but not yet – they will fall as well with the broad market in the short to medium term.
I'm following my own advice and currently getting out of my investments in the US stock market and getting physical gold and silver and putting it in a safety deposit box (now two boxes). I have lots of old accounts scattered around – residues of past job retirement plans, various IRAs, pensions, regular stock accounts, etc. It's a pain in the ass because there's all these different types of accounts and they have different rules, so I'm figuring out how to get my money out account by account.
The other day I called up Charles Schwab about my Roth IRA there. This was my first ever investment account as an adult, and I began investing in it around 1999 when I was just starting out, driving 50,000 miles a year and making $15-20,000. Life was a lot of work but I loved being a newly minted adult. Even though I wasn't making a lot I still followed all the so-called money experts' advice and had a hundred bucks or so a month deducted from my bank account and invested in the usual mid and large cap stuff that everybody is supposed to invest in. It wasn't a lot, but I was being responsible and grown up, right?
I put money in for a couple years, sending a bigger check when I had a little cash, and a few years later quit contributing and just left it there. In my recent research on the Internet I found that you can take out your original contributions from a Roth IRA whenever you want, tax and penalty free after 5 years. So I thought I'd sell and buy some more gold and silver. I called them up and asked, "What was my basis? How much did I contribute of this total account value?"
The answer, six thousand dollars. Not a lot, but this was 12 years ago that I started contributing so I was very pleased to compare that to my current balance:
That's right, 15 years afterwards, the conventional wisdom, the plan every financial adviser gives the minnow investor, gained me 1% annually. And that is not counting inflation. Even if you use the bullshit cooked book U.S. government CPI (Consumer Price Index) that doesn't include food, energy, or housing prices my investment declined significantly in value. What gives, I played by the rules?
The answer is the US economy has gone nowhere in the last ten years. The Dow Jones was higher in 2000 than it is today. That's not even taking into account the trillions of dollars the US has pumped into the market raising the prices of everything. A gallon of gas back then was less than $2, now it's closer to $4. But we're not making any more money than we did then, so we're getting poorer all the time.
If you haven't woken up yet now would be an excellent time. Cover your ass. Get your money out of the stock market now. Then make popcorn and enjoy the carnage on CNN and MSNBC. Buy gold and silver after the crash, lock it up and wait. Follow this strategy and a couple years after that take a bar of gold and go buy your beach paradise retirement home on the Black Sea, drink some Rakia, and enjoy the sight of hot Bulgarian girls walking by in thong bikinis. I'll save you a beach chair.
Disclaimer: I'm not a financial professional and therefore I'm not giving investment advice, past performance does not indicate future results blah blah. I don't see how these guys who are pros know what they're talking about more than I do. Just watch some old MSNBC from 2006, 1999, etc. These guys can be 100% dead wrong about everything and they still keep their jobs. A good investment strategy is to do the opposite of what Jim Cramer says to do. It's a guaranteed long term winner.


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Springdale City is regarded as a favorite tourist destination for many. The town is located in the beautiful Springfield plateau and supplied with the Ozark Mountain. Springdale is popularly known for its industrial nature. It houses Tyson Foods, the global leading meat company. Other than Tyson Foods, the City of Springdale is supplied with some top global attractions, including:
1. Arvest Ballpark
Arvest ballpark is one of the greatest sports arenas in Arkansas. The park is home to the baseball team of Northwest Arkansas Naturals. The stadium has a 6,500 capacity, and it's normally full in home matches. There are a total of 70 home games that you get to enjoy at this spectacular stadium. The stadium is also known to host trade fairs, charitable events, and festivals all year round. The park is built according to the current architectural design and provides enough parking spaces.
2. Parsons Stadium
This stadium is regarded as a yearly fun zone. Common events and fun activities to enjoy include:
• Bull riding
• Monster track
• Demolition derbies
The stadium also provides rental facilities for special events such as parties. The environment of the stadium is convenient for a summer break fun experience. It is an Arkansas' beauty that gives you an unforgettable experience.
3. Shiloh Museum
The museum is known for its historical significance, mainly the Ozark History. The museum derives its name from the original community of Shiloh, which later changed the name to Springdale in 1870. There are many exhibits and historical collections to see here. You get to see more than 500,000 photographic records of Ozark Life.
4. Art Center
This Ozark art facility provides cultural treasure to the people of Springdale. The center is known to provide quality theatrical experience to citizens of Arkansas and the international community. You can also join the Art School and get to learn a few things about the Ozark culture. The center is also available for rental entertainment services such as parties and private meetings.
5. Arkansas Helicopters
If you fancy flying, the helicopters of Arkansas will give you the ultimate tour experience. You get to have a bird's view of Northwest Arkansas as you explore the city extensively. The helicopters' packages are very flexible. With an individual package of $75, you get to enjoy a 9 minutes ride across sites such as Arvest Ballpark, the Children Hospital of Arkansas, the Golf Course, NWA Mall, and Lake Fayetteville.
6. Arkansas and Missouri Railroad (A&M)
If you are not a fan of flying, then you probably fancy trains. The A&M is a fun passenger train founded in 1986. The train ride has been a historic beauty since its founding. The company is also known to provide special event facilities, lodging, and adventure trips. The experience of the Railroad is massively breathtaking.
7. Jones Center
The Jones Center is the best recreational facility in Springdale. The center is good for individual and group fun events. Some of the facilities to enjoy include:
• Ice skating
• Ice hockey
• Swimming
• Gym
You can also organize parties such as birthdays and weddings.
The city of Springdale is supplied with top global beauties that you can visit and enjoy a fun experience. There is so much to see in this beautiful town, and you should not miss the opportunity to spend your summer at Springdale.


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Salish Sea
Salish Sea is located between the Northwest end of the United States and Southwest end of Canada. Salish Sea covers a total area of 300 miles (480 kilometers), it has a big passage at its center and a number of other small passages on the north that connects it to the Pacific Ocean. Its coast has many small islands, inlets and river deltas. The swells of Olympic Peninsula in Washington State and Island of Vancouver protects the Salish Sea from the harsh Pacific Ocean.
Salish Sea Facts for Kids
Interesting Salish Sea facts:
- The major parts of the Salish Sea include the islands of Gulf and San Juan, Puget Sound, Hood Canal, Georgia Straits, Straits of Juan de Fuca and Desolation Sound.
- The sea was named as Salish in order to honor the first occupants of the region around the sea who were known as the Coast Salish People.
- Salish Sea is one of the biologically richest and largest inland seas in earth.
- Salish Sea is under the control of the governments of Canada and USA, however there is an international boundary between USA and Canada which does not lie on any natural barrier.
- The total length of the coastline of the Salish Sea is approximated to be about 4,641 miles which is equivalent to 7,470 kilometers.
- The Salish Sea has a maximum depth which is estimated to be 650 meters.
- The first exploration of the Salishwas done in 1792 by a European man known as Captain George Vancouver.
- Salish Sea is a home of many islands with the total number of islands being 419 islands excluding shoals and reefs.
- The total area of the land covered by the islands in Salish Sea is estimated to be 3,660 square kilometers which is equivalent to 1,413 square miles.
- The total surface area of the waters of the Salish Sea is 16, 925 square kilometers (6,534 square miles)
- The total human population living in the area surrounding Salish Sea is estimated to be approximately 8 million people.
- Salish Sea is a home for many different marine animal species whereby it is believed that there are about 37 different species of mammals, 172 species of birds, 247 different types of fish, and more than 3000 different species of invertebrates all living in the Salish Sea.
- Salish Sea is the second largest inlet in the United States of America after the Chesapeake Bay.
- Salish Sea has unique features which include deep inlets and icy deposits.
- The Salish Sea is believed to be a habitat for more than 3000 different species of marine invertebrates thus making it an ideal and favorite area for divers.
- Some of the biggest and longest-lived animals have been observed to make their homes in the Salish Sea for example the biggest octopus in the universe named as North Pacific Giant Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) have been found in the Salish Sea.
The following questions would be also be important in understanding the Salish Sea facts.
Question: Which other animals that are believed to be the largest and the oldest have lived in Salish Sea?
Answer: Balanus nubilis which is the largest barnacle (15 cm across and 30 cm tall).
Plumose Anemone (Medtridium Senile) which is the largest Sea Anemone (51 cm). Red urchins which is over 150 years old.
The Salish Sea has 25 species of rockfish which can live for over 50 years.
Question: Which are the endangered species according to the US Endangered Species Act or the Canadian Species at Risk Act?
Answer: Southern Resident killer whales, marbled murrelets and some species of Pacific salmon.


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Oh Lawd! Tearful Omarosa Reveals What Happened To Her After Trump Win
Black Friends Abandoned Her: Omarosa, who is speculated to be named for a position in his coming administration, says that her black friends abandoned her because of her support for Trump.
"One of my bridesmaids, a woman who was going to be in my wedding in the spring, [stopped talking to me]," she says in a clip from the interview, above. "I was called every single racial slur in the book that you could direct towards an African-American by African-Americans," the tearful Omarosa told ABC News' "20/20."
Read more at: http://www.theblackloop.com/2016/11/15/oh-lawd-tearful-omarosa-reveals-happened-trump-win/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Keith%20Sweat&utm_content=Oh%20Lawd!%20Tearful%20Omarosa%20Reveals%20What%20Happened%20To%20Her%20After%20Trump%20Win