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NileGuide 5 with Uncornered MarketNileGuide 5 — By Nicole Lerner on September 1, 2009 at 8:54 am
This week's NileGuide 5 interview features Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll of Uncornered Market. The two set off to travel around the world in December 2006, and over two and a half years later they are barely halfway there; exploration takes time. They share their experiences, human stories of the people they meet, street food escapades and photography at Uncornered Market. You can also keep up with the daily trials and tribulations of their journey on Twitter at @umarket.
1. What's the most underrated destination you've been to?
Georgia – country of, not state. After over two and a half years on the road, this is still one of our favorite places in the world. Georgia truly can boast about the hospitality of its people – it's not an overstatement. Each day, a new adventure would unfold in front of us – from hiking to ancient caves to being invited into homes for feasts to being serenaded on the street by kids – thanks to the kind nature of the Georgians we met.
As big foodies, we were in heaven with Georgian food. Its cuisine is a mixture of Mediterranean, Persian, and something uniquely Georgian. The result is rich, comfort food full of walnuts, garlic, herbs and gooey cheeses. Makes me hungry just thinking about it!
Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, is the only place we've looked at apartment prices on our journey. We loved the feel of the old neighborhoods rich with courtyards and carved wooden balconies.
2. How do you kill time when you're stuck on a bus or plane?
We mostly travel overland by bus, so we spend A LOT of time in transit. If our stomachs can take it – not always possible on mountainous switchback roads – we read books to while away the hours. Although not very exciting, we also use bus time as a sort of meeting time to discuss publishing schedules for our website, upcoming projects and itinerary planning. Then there is always catching up on sleep from an early departure time (eg., a few recent buses in the Quilotoa area of Ecuador left at the brutal hour of 3-4 AM!).
3. What's the strangest thing you've seen or experienced traveling?
This is a tough one. What seemed strange at the beginning of our trip (eg., a family of four plus a freshly killed pig on a small motorbike, or holes in the floor of the bus) has become relatively routine to us at this point. Here's a moment that stands out as an example of just how small and interconnected this world really is.
We were meeting a friend of a friend in the small eastern town of Karakol, Kyrgyzstan. Banura, our host for the next few days, turned to us when we arrived and asked the standard question, "Where are you from?" Dan replied, "Pennsylvania." She continued, "Where in Pennsylvania?" Not thinking much of it, Dan said, "Oh, a small town called Scranton."
We were floored when she responded, "I've been to Scranton. Scranton is where I went for my first trip to the United States. I went there on a Women in Development leadership program."
A few minutes later we were in her Soviet block apartment where she showed us photos from Dan's hometown and exchanged stories of her time in Scranton. It was such a surreal experience to be so far from home but connected to it through a Kyrgyz woman.
4. What's the first thing you do when you arrive at a new destination?
Find out where the local fresh market is and visit it. We use the local market as our cultural orientation for a new city or country. What fruit, vegetables, meat and street food is displayed combined with the interaction with vendors and customers tells a lot about the culture and feel of a place, not to mention its cuisine. Also, the market is where regular people do their shopping so it's usually a great place to interact with locals.
5. If you could give one tip or piece of advice to travelers, what would it be?
Smile. A smile works wonders in breaking the ice with new people, especially when you don't have a common verbal language with which to communicate. The world really is not a scary place, so explore it and get to know its people…and start with a smile.
[Photos: Uncornered Market]
I'd never heard of Uncornered Market. Such a cool idea. Just when you think true explorers have gone.


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Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor Authentication (2FA) or Multi-Factor Authentication is the ability to use at least two forms of authentication for a login. This adds an extra layer of security to your accounts for very little effort applied. This post will cover some of the methods available for client-side 2FA, as well as the pros and cons of each method. Implementing server-side 2FA will come in a later post, and will provide a more in depth look at setting up things like TOTP, SMS, and Email on the server-side.
The most common method as a second form of authentication is SMS, where a code is sent to a phone number that was specified when setting up 2FA. The next most common methods would be a phone call or an email. But probably the best methods would be the use of a hardware token or a software token. Let's take a look at the methods available and their advantages and disadvantages.
SMS is the most common method available, but it has some strongly mixed opinions because of its disadvantages.
The main advantage of SMS-based 2FA is that it's something already available to you, there is no need to download any apps, or setup hardware tokens, and if you don't have a smart phone it's really the only readily available option as a lot of websites do not support hardware tokens. SMS-based 2FA also has the inherent ability to alert you if someone is trying to access your account since you'll be receiving a message with a code.
One of the common complaints against SMS-based 2FA is that someone could hijack your SMSes by making use of a SIM swap, where someone uses social engineering methods to convince a wireless provider that they are you and order a replacement SIM card. Once they insert the SIM in their phone and activate, yours will essentially be deactivated and all phone calls and messages will go to them instead – this of course includes any 2FA codes. Aside from that, NIST has declared that this method is finished and is no longer a viable option. The last disadvantage is that if you don't have cell service or if your phone gets lost or stolen then you're pretty much out of luck and will have to use one of the backup/recovery codes you hopefully saved when setting up 2FA on an account.
Personally I would say that it is much better to use at least SMS-based 2FA even with the disadvantages because some form of 2FA is better than nothing at all, and let's be real here, most people won't have to worry about someone doing a SIM swap against them.
Phone Call
Receiving a code via a phone call is next in line, and it actually shares a lot of similarity with SMS in terms of advantages and disadvantages so I'll keep this methods synopsis brief. Just like SMS, the ability to receive a phone call is something that requires no additional setup as it is just built into your phone. Call-based 2FA also has the ability to alert you if someone tries to access an account since you will receive a phone call with an authentication code. This of course also means that if someone did a SIM swap that this method will also be a failure.
Email is the next in line, though it should be noted this method is relatively uncommon so I won't spend too much time on this method either. There isn't much to say about using email as a 2FA method, other than you'll need to have access to your email account to get the login code. So if you have no signal and aren't connected to WiFI, you will not be getting your codes. In addition, if you don't own a smartphone, than you'll have to use a computer to access your email to get the code, which is just inconvenient. Because at the end of the day security must be convenient or nobody will want to use it, which is why I feel most sites don't offer this method, and for the sites that do offer it I would not recommend using it.
Hardware Token
Now we're starting to get to the bread and butter of 2FA, starting with hardware tokens. A hardware token is a physical device that you would carry with you, likely on your keyring. The main type of hardware token is one that generates a random code at a set time-interval (usually 20 or 30 seconds) like RSA's SecurID. The other type is a USB authentication key, where you plug in a USB key, like a Yubikey, which provides various methods of authentication like One-time-password, smart cards, and FIDO U2F; there are also USB keys that support NFC for use with mobile devices.
Out of all of the options available, hardware tokens are likely the most secure method available for 2FA. But this, of course, has the primary disadvantage of being able to lose it. Unless you keep this on a keyring or somewhere safe and secure, you can very easily lose the device, or it could be stolen. Theft isn't a huge issue because there is no PII or credentials on the devices, but it is recommended to keep a backup device that can be used in the case of this happening. The only time theft is a real issue is when the thief already knows they need your token for an account they're trying to access.
Software Token
Last but least we have software tokens, which is essentially the use of push notifications from an app or codes generated in an app. Out of all the methods available, this is likely the most readily available option and should be the one you aim for. As I mentioned before, most sites don't offer Hardware Tokens as an option for 2FA, but quite a few offer the use of Software Tokens.
The primary option you'll see will likely be Google's Authenticator app which is available for both iOS and Android devices, and works like most other authenticator apps in that you scan a QR code generated during the 2FA setup process, then enter the 6 digit code it generates into the setup and verify it is correct. But the main disadvantage of using the Google Authenticator app is that it is device dependent, if you upgrade to a new phone you will have to log into each account, turn 2FA off, then turn it back on and set it up again on the new phone. In addition, if you lose your phone then you're out of luck and will have to use the backup/recovery codes that you should have saved when setting up 2FA on each of your accounts.
But don't fret, as another option available is Authy, which is the app that I use personally. Authy is another app that is available for both iOS and Android, but it is not device dependent, so if you upgrade or lose your phone all you have to do is download the app on a new device and sign into your Authy account and all of your login codes will still be there if you have Authenticator Backups enabled (which you should absolutely enable and use a strong password on). I highly recommend setting up the Protection PIN in the app as well.
That about sums it up, if you have any further questions please feel free to comment below and I'll respond as soon as I can and answer to the best of my abilities. To see what sites offer 2FA, I recommend checking out https://twofactorauth.org/ for a well-maintained list of sites and the status of their 2FA offerings.

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Tennis must ensure cases like Maria Sharapova's do not happen, says WTA head
Tennis must raise its game to ensure cases like Maria Sharapova's do not happen again, the chief executive of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said on Tuesday after an arbitration hearing reduced the Russian's ban for doping.tennis Updated: Oct 05, 2016 09:34 IST
Tennis must raise its game to ensure cases like Maria Sharapova's do not happen again, the chief executive of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said on Tuesday after an arbitration hearing reduced the Russian's ban for doping.
Steve Simon told Reuters that the WTA, while not the governing body, also had a duty to give players clear and specific notifications about changes to the list of banned substances.
"Nothing positive comes from a positive drug test for anybody involved and we need to make sure that we are doing everything we can to make sure that everybody is educated and something like this never happens again," he said.
"I think that we have to...take this experience and say we need to be better than this," he said in a telephone interview from China.
"We have to look at the reasons that CAS overturned the decision and improve upon it. I think the ITF is committed to doing that and I know the WTA is. It's part of the process and we need to take an honest look at everything and make sure we're doing it better."
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had earlier reduced a ban imposed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) from two years to 15 months, allowing former world number one Sharapova to return on April 26.
The 29-year-old was handed the ban after a positive test for meldonium, which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) list of banned substances at the start of the year.
Sharapova admitted taking the drug during the season's opening grand slam in Melbourne in January but said she had been unaware that it had been banned.
While reducing the sanction, the CAS found that the player "bore some degree of fault" -- but less than "significant fault" -- through relying on agent Max Eisenbud to check the prohibited list for changes and failing to ensure he had done so.
Simon said Sharapova, who will now have to rebuild her ranking, had acted "with a very high level of integrity through this whole process" and it was clear there had been no intention to cheat.
"I think the process was comprehensive, independent and fair and that we support the decision that came out of it," he added of the CAS ruling.
"We certainly very much look forward to Maria being back on the court next Spring. And I think that the game and everybody will certainly welcome her back."
Simon said the absence of any leading player, whether through injury or a suspension, was damaging for the sport as well as the individual.
"Maria is obviously a very successful athlete and a very prominent personality in our sport and of course she's missed when she's not on the court and we look forward to having her back," he said.
"I'm sure she's going to come back very eager and hungry to play well and I think it will be great for tennis."
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RELATED: Dublin police searching for 4 armed home invasion robbery suspects
Multiple law enforcement agencies are comparing notes and the possibility that the men have struck elsewhere.
Dublin Police Services @FremontPD - home invasions possibly linked @abc7newsbayarea 6pm pic.twitter.com/HtAQ2Xg4vx— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) September 8, 2016
An investigator on this case remembered hearing about a similar crime in Fremont on the news a couple of weeks ago.
As law enforcement talks about the possibility of a connection between crimes elsewhere, some are wondering if there's any connection to a well-publicized home invasion that happened on this street last year.
2nd home invasion on N. Terracina Drive. Matt Muller pleaded no contest to June 5th home invasion pic.twitter.com/dFBXkJENpg— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) September 8, 2016
Investigators with the Dublin Police Services say they believe the getaway vehicle was a white Infinity FX35 with paper plates on it.
Four masked men followed the woman and her children through the garage Sunday night.
Lt. Victor Fox says the men were calm, organized, methodical and even polite to the victims. "It's unusual and it's troubling because they are going in with numbers and they are armed," he said.
One of the suspects watched the victims while the others ransacked the home, getting away with high-end handbags and a small amount of cash.
"It's scary because if they can do that to them, they can do that to anybody," neighbor Devinder Pabla said.
"We are looking to similar incidents that have happened in the area," Fox said.
Fremont police released surveillance video to the media last week, where you can see masked men creeping through a home. One exposed his face.
The residents weren't home at the time. Lt. Fox says a Dublin Police Services investigator remembered the story.
"We watch the news too," he said. "Sunday night's home invasion isn't the first on North Terracina Drive to make the news."
Matthew Muller pleaded no contest to a home invasion that happened here in June of 2015.
When Muller left his cellphone behind, investigators linked him to the Vallejo kidnapping of Denise Huskins, which Vallejo police had previously called a hoax.
In an alleged manifesto, Muller wrote that he said he acted with "a group of professional thieves, more than two and fewer than eight."
Attorney Jim Wagstaffe represents Huskins and Aaron Quinn. "You never know whether grandiosity is just grandiosity or whether it's revelation. In this case, we don't know whether it's true. My clients just want and have always wanted a full investigation," he said.
Dublin Police say no connection but Denise & Aaron say Muller wasn't alone when he broke into their Vallejo home pic.twitter.com/1B60kCp7Aa— Melanie Woodrow (@MelanieWoodrow) September 8, 2016
Fox says investigators, including the ones who worked the Dublin home invasion last year, do not believe there's a connection.
"It hasn't been written off but it's been discussed and it's not something that we're looking into right now," he said.
As law enforcement agencies from multiple cities compare notes, residents remain on edge.


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text: On 12/09/2011 10:36 AM, Jason Tang wrote: > On 9 December 2011 15:14, Uri Guttman<uri at stemsystems.com> wrote: > >> On 12/09/2011 09:32 AM, Avleen Vig wrote: >> >> Not entirely true. Telecommuting doesnt erect barriers, it results in >>> different barriers which need ti be handled differently. >>> >>> I worked for a distributed company for almost to years. Since then I've >>> worked from home for almost 18 months. It's not more barriers, it's >>> different ones. >>> >>> Eg in the office I sometimes hated having to find people, figure out where >>> they are, maybe having to deal with them face to face when they're having >>> a >>> bad day. These things get better with telecommuting ime :) >>> >> >> i totally agree. i tell my clients that all the time when they are not >> into allowing telecommuting. it is a management style issue, not a >> technical one. i placed many in a pure virtual company in the US. they are >> fully set up for telecommute and have the management experience to do so. >> another client is 100% onsite. no exceptions. BUT someone i know left there >> and was allowed to telecommute since he had knowledge and experience they >> needed. and this was a very large powerhouse place paying top salaries. >> >> it is all over the map with rules on allowing telecommuting. some love it >> as it opens up to more qualified employees. others hate it since they don't >> have the management set up for it. some do both, onsite if you can move or >> already live near their offices, telecommute if you have the experience to >> do so. it is also on the employee's head to be able to telecommute. some >> just don't have the discipline to deal with kids, spouse and other >> household distractions. >> >> one placement i made recently explicitly wanted to work onsite because he >> was telecommuting for a while and wanted a solid reason to get out of the >> house!! there are no fixed rules for this on either side. i have seen all >> sorts of variations. >> > > I guess when an employer and employee come together to see if there can be > a professional working relationship they set out their own criteria. > Clearly telecommuting high as a priority for you. Great that you know what > you want! The flip side this isn't necessarily the 'norm' in the market > place, so you maybe rather restrictive on your employment opportunities. > This is of course your choice. i am confused by your saying telecommuting is a priority for me. i place people in perl jobs. the choice of telecommuting or onsite is in the hands of the employers and candidates. i can try to influence those choices but i am happy to place onsite as well. i have had candidates move across the pond, and across large sections of the states for onsite work. it is not in my hands so there is no priority there. when i do direct work myself, yes, i will not be onsite permanently but i can be for short periods like a week at a time. this is something i also promote, a mix of onsite for that p2p communications which can be very valuable and remote for access to a broader range of candidates. smart companies will choose that path and figure out the mix best for them. > > Personally I appreciate communication methods that are not intrusive > (someone coming over and interrupting you when you're in your zone is > frustrating at the best of times). But with everything there's a balance to > be struck to aid the social dynamics and progress of the project. Some > things work well over IRC, and some things over email. However there are > definiltely situations I would say getting off your chair and getting > yourself sat with the person and talking about something is the more > effective way to communicate something. What ever your style of > communication it has to work with the peers you're working with. and that is more up to management than the set of peers. you missed the telephone (or skype) which is still closer to classic communications than text only. video conferencing can be even closer. audio/video is much more efficient for some forms of teamwork, brainstorming, etc. email is better for detailed technical threads. each form has its wins/fails and should be used accordingly. telecommuting can work if done well. it can also easily fail if the shop is not accommodating to it. uri


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Foal Disclosure
A visit with a small band of rescued mustangs at Sky Mountain Ranch...
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Finally, finally, finally I finally got a horse for my birthday. Several, as it were.
After a long early decade spent hoping ("Maybe my parents will get me one for Christmas…"), another several of futile planning ("Time's coming soon, real soon, when I'm buying myself a horse, and that's that!"), and the latest 10 years scheming ("Now let's see, how can I get around my neighborhood covenant about no livestock?"), well, at last I got one whole, exceedingly satisfying day's worth of them.
That Sunday morning began with the DVD of that most excellent 2011 documentary "Wild Horse Wild Ride," about the annual Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge in Fort Worth. Every year, 100 trainers from all over the U.S. haul their trailers to Oklahoma to take back home a wild mustang and saddle-train it. One catch is that horse-picking is by lottery, not choice. Another, that they have only 100 days to do so. Worse still, the adoption is temporary, unless the contestant decides to bid on the fostered horse following the competition.
The film focuses on several 2009 hopefuls, including a big good ole Texas guy, two earnest brothers from New Hampshire, a wishful Navajo from the rez, a seasoned rodeo queen, and others—all dedicated, hard-working, patient beyond belief, all well deserving the prize.
As the movie unspools, the calendar pages are falling, and while the subtle yet thrilling nuances of the arena performances are mesmerizing, the true center of the film comes in the final third, with the concluding auction sending some hearts soaring and others breaking. It's quite a finale. Learn more—much more-—at www.mustangheritagefoundation.org.
At noon, I was lucky enough to be off to see the real thing. Lisa had arranged for us to visit Karen Herman and her small band of rescued mustangs at Sky Mountain Ranch, a few miles north of Santa Fe.
It was supposed to be a surprise, but I'd figured it out. First, Lisa freaked aloud when she thought she'd lost one of Karen's business cards; next, I caught sight of an e-mail from "Karen"; then I saw that My Day of Days was imminent. It all clicked. Immediately, I went to her site to read as much as I could about the herd and the mission they stand for. You'll find them at www.skymountainwild.org.
Karen adopted the five—Luna, Blazing Sun Bay, El Rito Fire, and El Rito Moon—from the Bureau of Land Management's herd in Carson National Forest in May, 2007. Later that month, Luna foaled Starlight. Since then, they winter near Pojoaque and summer up in Rio Arriba County. They never have been saddled, never will be ridden.
As the sanctuary is no-kill, they will live out their lives thus (alpha mare Sunny is a regal 32); as a no-breed facility, they will not reproduce; and as a 501(c)3 foundation, they are dependent upon donations. Lisa gave Karen a $100 check up front, so that nobody had to wonder.
Karen's collaborator Dan Elkins is the leader in long-distance electronic herd surveillance, no-chase corralling, and subsequent sterilization. To me as a wild horse enthusiast, birth control is the obvious answer to mustang management. The current BLM standard operating procedure of helicopter round-ups always results in horse injury, shock and death. Not so, using Elkins' method of gentle, friendly persuasion. In a single year, he saved 200 animals from Jicarilla alone, and completely without incident. Seems to me that I have seen the future of the West's 50,000 mustangs, and his name is Dan Elkins.
Up close and personal, the Sky Mountain equine family is a delight to behold. Because they've been sheltered in a hands-off environment, I couldn't, shouldn't, and wouldn't stroke them. Closest I could get was feeding them a handful of alfalfa. That seemed enough, though, as the western winter light set on their loved and protected, totally unblemished hides.
It was getting late. That night I'd intended to watch "The Black Stallion," from the book by Walter Farley, on cable, but it had been a long day and turning in seemed the wise thing to do.
But I did not intend to sleep before I finished reading "The Phantom Stallion: Golden Ghost" by Terri Farley (strangely, no relation to Walter), eighth in a 24-book series for, let's face it, kids. (See more at www.phantomstallion.com.)
So, okay, it's for kids, but I always find out new things about horses from these books—to wit, I was introduced to the Moorish Palomino, with its black skin, butterscotch hair and long flaxen mane and tail. Oh man, I'll take two, please!
Of course I read to the last page, and beyond, including the tantalizing excert from #9, "Gift Horse."
My day with horses, at last, was over. As I turned out the light, my thoughts were Sky Mountain thoughts. I may have whispered, "Goodnight, Luna," but who knows.


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You can bet your combat boots that any army that ever marched on its stomach also relaxed before the warm glow of wonderful yarns. And who better to gather such accounts, from the deeply chivalrous to great chestnuts, than British military historian-journalist-author Max Hastings. Here's a 384-page memoir omnibus that begins with the Old Testament and ends with the New Testimony of Hastings' dispatches from the Falklands.
Thankfully, the anthology is more Ernie Pyle than S.L.A. Marshall. It presents no challenge to any study of military engagement by William Howard Russell, and in the words of its editor is designed to "divert and entertain by exploring the margins of experience." Free from the superficialities of barrack room humor, delivered from the tedium of old sweats' tales, Hastings' diversion and exploration are flawless whether they be a small chapter or simple five liner. Such as this reminisce of Lord Chalfont: "Montgomery's allegedly austere personal habits gave rise to a number of disobliging comments and anecdotes. His appalled reaction to the clouds of cigar smoke with which Churchill had filled his tent in the desert was the subject of much amusement, as was Churchill's reply to a questioner in the House of Commons who complained that Montgomery had invited Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, the defeated German general, to dinner in his desert caravan. 'Poor Von Thoma,' said Churchill gravely. 'I, too, have dined with Montgomery.' "


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Two cyclists in Brazil got the 'freight'of their lives when they rode into a railway tunnel - and met a goods train coming straight towards them.
One of the riders, Jedson Gil Miranda from Volta Redonda in the state of Rio de Janeiro, posted footage to Facebook of the moment he and his cycling buddy Felipe Vieira had to scramble for their lives as the train driver sounded its horn.
Luckily, both managed to scramble to safety, leaving one of the bikes behind which they later retrieved as they continued their journey through the tunnel, presumably without further incident.
Writing on Facebook, Gil said: "I know we were in the wrong, we were very reckless, railway tunnels were never made for cycling or walking.
"Thank God everything went okay," he added.
The video has been viewed nearly 50,000 times on Facebook and Gil has subsequently posted photos of another ride where he is pointing to various trackside safety notices.
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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text: Other Religions Atheism and Agnosticism Adolf Hitler Was a Christian He Looked to Jesus as a Model and Inspiration Share Flipboard Email Print Heinrich Hoffmann / Stringer / Getty Images Belief Systems Atheism and Agnosticism Logic Ethics Key Figures in Atheism Evolution Atheism Myths and Misconceptions by Austin Cline Austin Cline, a former regional director for the Council for Secular Humanism, writes and lectures extensively about atheism and agnosticism. Updated March 07, 2017 Despite how often Christian apologists try to argue that Adolf Hitler is an example of the evil caused by atheism and secularism, the truth is that Hitler often proclaimed his own Christianity, how much he valued Christianity, how important Christianity was to his life, and even how much he was personally inspired by Jesus - his "Lord and Savior." Like many German Christians of the time, however, Hitler saw Jesus Christ in a very different light from what is normally the case. In a speech from April 12, 1922 and published in his book My New Order, Adolf Hitler explains his perspective on Jesus Christ: My feelings as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter.In boundless love as a Christian and as a man I read through the passage which tells us how the Lord at last rose in His might and seized the scourge to drive out of the Temple the brood of vipers and adders. How terrific was his fight against the Jewish poison. Today, after two thousand years, with deepest emotion I recognize more profoundly than ever before the fact that it was for this that He had to shed his blood upon the Cross. There are two features here which deviate from what many might expect to find in a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. The first, of course, is the anti-Semitism. While Christians in America today might find this bizarre, it really wasn't out of place in early 20th century Germany among conservative, moderate, and even liberal Christians. Nazi Christians didn't abandon basic Christian doctrines, like the divinity of Jesus. Their oddest religious belief was a denial of the Jewishness of Jesus, but even today there are Christians in Germany who object when Jesus' Jewishness is focused upon. The second unusual feature is the emphasis on traditionally "masculine" qualities like the use of force, being a "fighter," and taking direct action against enemies. Traditional masculine qualities played a very important role in Nazi rhetoric, so of course Nazi Christians preferred a masculine Christianity over a feminine one. True Christianity, they claimed, was manly and hard, not feminine and weak. When Adolf Hitler describes Jesus, "my Lord and Savior," as "a fighter," he is simply expressing a popular belief among other followers of right-wing political and religious ideologies. Hitler's Jesus, and the Jesus of German Christians generally, was a militant warrior fighting for God, not a suffering servant accepting punishment for the sins of the world. What's very important to realize, though, is that this image of Jesus is not limited to Nazi Germany. The idea of a manly, masculine, fighting Jesus developed elsewhere as well and became known as "Muscular Christianity." Because churches had become so associated with women and feminization, in the late 19th century Christian men began seeking changes in the nature of Christianity and Christian churches which reflected "masculine" values. In America, this early form of Muscular Christianity used sport as a conveyor or moral values, like manliness and discipline. Today sport is used mostly as a vehicle for evangelization, but the basic principle that Christianity must be "manly" survives in other contexts. Many Christians today rail against the "feminization" of Christianity and argue for a more masculine, muscular Christianity that can help America maintain it's place of dominance in the world. Conservative Christians in America are no Nazis, but neither were most conservative Christians in 1920s and 1930s Germany. They did, however, come out to support the Nazis because this political party promoted a religious, political, and national vision which people found appealing. As a Christian I have no duty to allow myself to be cheated, but I have the duty to be a fighter for truth and justice. ...And if there is anything which could demonstrate that we are acting rightly, it is the distress that daily grows. For as a Christian I have also a duty to my own people.And when I look on my people I see them work and work and toil and labor, and at the end of the week they have only for their wages wretchedness and misery. When I go out in the morning and see these men standing in their queues and look into their pinched faces, then I believe I would be no Christian, but a very devil, if I felt no pity for them, if I did not, as did our Lord two thousand years ago, turn against those by whom today this poor people are plundered and exposed.- quoted in Freethought Today, April 1990 Christians today find it implausible that their religion could have anything in common with Nazism, but they need to recognize that Christianity - including their own - is always conditioned by the culture around it. For Germans at the beginning of the 20th century, Christianity was often profoundly anti-Semitic and nationalistic. This was the same ground which the Nazis found so fertile for their own ideology. It would have been amazing had the two systems not found much in common and been unable to work together. Nazi Christians didn't follow an idiosyncratic version of Christianity nor was it "infected" with hate and nationalism. Everything about Nazi Christianity already existed in German Christianity before the Nazis came on the scene. Continue Reading


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Hey Sassy Studio Designs lovers, we are going to hold a Guest DT call for the month of June!
To enter the call, simply create a project with one of Lindsay's SSD images. It can be combined with our Dare to Be Sassy Thursday challenge or with the Papercraft Planet FFF challenge, or any other challenges out there in blog land. Please, no backlinking, though!
What's in it for you?
The chance to design with a fun and supportive DT for the month.
Having your projects featured on the SSD blog.
An intro with a photo of you on the SSD blog on the first of the month.
5 Sassy Studio Designs images of your choice
ALL of the new release images for that month
What are the requirements?
Complete two of the Dare to Be Sassy Thursday Challenges for the month.
Participate in sneak peeks for the new release images, by creating one project.
Create a release day project and participate in our release day blog hop.
There are lots of other challenges and sponsorships going on each month. You are welcome and encouraged to play along as much as you would like, your creations will be featured on the SSD blog and/or the PCP group.
We will close the call on the 23 of May. New guest designer will be announced on June 1, 2012. Looking forward to seeing all of your entries!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Guest DT call!
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Superhero Bits: X-Men vs. The Avengers, Man of Steel, Smallville, Amazing Spider-Man
Posted on Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 by Germain Lussier
Where and when can you see The Avengers battle the X-Men? Is the Smallville story going to continue now that the TV show is over? Want to read a detailed description of the new trailer for The Avengers? How can you get a $5 gift certificate to your local comic book shop? Will Hans Zimmer be scoring Man of Steel? And what spoiler about her character did Avengers star Cobie Smulders reveal? Read about all of this and more in today's Superhero Bits.
Fans dying to see the X-Men and Avengers worlds collide need only wait until next year. X-Men Vs. The Avengers will be a massive story arc in Marvel Comics next year written by some of their most prolific writers. Head to USA Today to read more.
Bleeding Cool is running a rumor that Smallville will continue with a new season….in novel form.
Marvel blogger Agent M posted this awesome Hulk vs. Shark art by Marc Silvestri. It's available for purchase.
The Amazing Spider-Man is filming some pick-ups in Los Angeles this week. Head to On Location Vacations for the specific spots.
Check out this Batman shirt that's available at Amazon (via Geek Alerts).
MTV Splash Page breaks down The Dark Knight Rises prologue by the numbers.
Continue Reading Superhero Bits >>
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What is an Enhancement
An enhancement is used when you need to enhance any standard SAP delivered functionality by introducing new code. There are certain ways to achieve the enhancement:
- Core Modification – You obtain the access key by registering the object with SAP and make the necessary changes. This is more dangerous and thus least preferable among other techniques. What makes it more dangerous is when SAP provides any OSS note, or during an upgrade, there is a chance of losing your changed functionality if you don't perform the proper SPAU activity.
- User Exit – You find SAP delivered Subroutines (PERFORM) which begins with
USEREXIT_in the standard SAP programs. To implement the user exit, you would need to also register the object through OSS. They are little bit safer from an upgrade point of view as they are in a separate include.
- Customer Exit – You find SAP provided function exits with
CALL CUSTOMER FUNCTION '001'. This would be a FM with an include. This include would not be delivered by SAP. If you need your new functionality, you need to create the include and implement your code. You would need to create Customer Enhancement Project in CMOD using the Enhancement which houses the Exit function SMOD.
- BADI (Business Add Ins) – are based on the Object Oriented Concept. Std SAP provides you with the BADI calls. You would need to Create the BADI implementation based on the BADI definition. Then you can add your code in the implementation which is essentially a method in the class. You can implement the same BADI multiple times, if the BADI is set for multiple implementations.
New Enhancements TechniqueGenerally Enhancements Framework enhancements are referred as New Enhancements. They provide more flexibility compared all of its predecessors. Few advantages are:
- Easy maintenance
- SAP can deliver more than one business processes in the same code
- Customer can activate the business processes
- Upgrade Support
Various Types of EnhancementsThere are these new enhancement concepts:
- Explicit Enhancements – Explicit enhancements are similarly provided by SAP at various point of the code. They are provided with ENHANCEMENT-POINT and ENHANCEMENT-SECTION. We will learn more about both of them in upcoming articles, but the basic is ENHANCEMENT-POINT is the empty placeholder for the code where as ENHANCEMENT-SECTION is the placeholder with default code.
- Implicit Enhancements – Implicit enhancements are not delivered by SAP in the code, but SAP has given flexibility to implement them at various locations
- Beginning of the Subroutine/Method/FM/Include
- End of the subroutine/Method/FM/Include
- Class Enhancements – Pre/Post/Overwrite method
- FM Enhancements – Additional Parameters


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How can success quotes change your life?
Pursuing your goal is never easy. In most cases, you get stumbled and frustrated. You need fuel to be able to get up.
In the most devastating times, you don't need supernatural power. What you need is an inspiration. Successful people have a lot of it.
Below are my collection of success quotes or success sayings that can make you motivated once again.
These inspirational quotes are my favorite. Because of these sayings, I've been able to get through several difficult challenges in my life.
Here are my most favorite success quotes:
1. "Success is not accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." – Pele
2. "There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." – Colin Powell
3. "Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success." – Shiv Khera
4. "Failure is success if we learn from it." – Malcolm Forbes
5. "Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." – Napoleon Hill
6. "The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda." – John C. Maxwell
7. "Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head." – R. Rahman
8. "Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day." – Jim Rohn
9. "Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success." – Pablo Picasso
10. "The key to success is action, and the essential in action is perseverance." – Sun Yat-sen
11. "Success is not a destination, but the road that you're on. Being successful means that you're working hard and walking your walk every day. You can only live your dream by working hard towards it. That's living your dream." – Marlon Wayans
12. "There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success." – Heather Bresch
13. "At the end of the day, you are solely responsible for your success and your failure. And the sooner you realize that, you accept that, and integrate that into your work ethic, you will start being successful. As long as you blame others for the reason you aren't where you want to be, you will always be a failure." – Erin Cummings
14. "Sometimes we may ask God for success, and He gives us physical and mental stamina. We might plead for prosperity, and we receive enlarged perspective and increased patience, or we petition for growth and are blessed with the gift of grace. He may bestow upon us conviction and confidence as we strive to achieve worthy goals." – David A. Bednar
15. "The secret of our success is that we never, never give up." – Wilma Mankiller
Which of the success quotes did you find interesting? Leave your comments below.
I'm a licensed psychometrician, author, and blogger. I'm currently working as a University instructor teaching psychology. I love writing and doing psychological research.


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Monday, May 18, 2015
Craftin Desert Divas May Stamp Release ~ Day 1 Sneak Peeks
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Historically Significant Nashville
Presentation Coin Silver Set, dated 1859
Architectural repousse three piece coin silver set, consisting of a pitcher and two goblets, all inscribed: "Presented to Nashville Female Academy, by Senior Class 1859."
Pitcher: 10 ¾ inches (height), Goblets: 6 3/8 inches (height). Maker's mark on each piece indicates that the pieces were made by George Sharp. Sharp was an important maker who produced exclusively for Bailey & Co. from 1852 - 1866. Also, the hallmarks indicate that the pieces were sold through Bailey & Co., Philadelphia, 1846 - 1878, "Bailey & Co., Chestnut Street." Bailey & Co. is a precursor to Bailey, Banks & Biddle of Philadelphia. Cartouche on front of pitcher bears the names of the fifty-seven Senior Class members of 1859, names representative of some of the most prominent Nashville families of the time.
Senior Class of 1859 listed in cartouche on front of pitcher:
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Mary S. Allay Rebecca B. Harris Lizzie Otis
Emma S. Anderson Annie E. Hester Kate Page
M. Ludie Baugh Kate C. Hodges Bettie W. Pointer
Mary E. Blanchard Mary D. Jones Mattie Z. Powell
Annie L. Boddie Maria H. Jones Ellen K. Rains
Mattie E. Boxley Felicia Kittrell Tranquilla Reed
Mary B. Bralston Annie March Corine L. Reeves
Georgie E. Barton Mollie E. Martin Josephine B. Reeves
Leah A. Cannon Mary Mathison Emma Reynolds
Mary A. Catchings Mary D. McClelland Ella Reynolds
Bettie Childress Maggie M. Ferran Zorilda L. Sneed
Lavinnia J. Crutcher Sue V. McNairy Irene L. Steuart
Lucy A. Dalls Mattie E. Moore Mary E. Swearingen
Annie F. Dunaway Lucy P. Moore Annie Thompson
Alicia F. Dyas Lizzie M. Moore Maria E. Topp
Mary W. Evans Mattie G. Moore Michal Wynn
Louisiann Fortson Mary R. Mosly Patti Wade
Mary H. Hadley Sallie W. Newsom Loula Weaver
Leonora Hamilton Kate Norvell Mollie Sims
"The Nashville Female Academy opened in 1816 with Dr. C. D. Elliott as its' conductor. Dr. Berry principled the school for several years, during which Margaret Jane May, Ann, and Elizabeth Overton attended the academy. When Dr. Berry resigned, Rev. Hume presided until his death in 1833, after which, Rev. Robert Lapsley oversaw about 200 students with a little over 70 in the boarding house. The school saw hard times during the Civil War and closed soon afterwards." (From: Travelers Rest Plantation & Museum, Timelines, Nashville, Tennessee.)


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Jamaican musician PROTOJE will perform at the Reading and Leeds festivals later this summer.
Over the August bank holiday the festivals will also feature reggae DJ DAVID RODIGAN and dub metal band SKINDRED, among many others.
Benji Webbe, the frontman of Welsh reggae metal band SKINDRED, has been attacked with broken glass in his hometown.
In the early hours of Saturday morning (30 January) the singer suffered cuts to his throat and face after leaving a party in Newport.
South Wales reggae metal band SKINDRED is the among the first wave of acts revealed to play this year's twin Hit The Deck Festival in Nottingham and Bristol.
Welsh ragga metal band SKINDRED has announced a one-off event next year called the 'Newport Helicop-Tour' with special guests THE BLACKOUT.
The big gig takes place on 8 March 2014 at Newport Centre in South Wales and more guests are expected to be announced shortly.
British ragga metal band SKINDRED has launched the campaign for its new album Kill the Power on DoubleCross Records with the announcement of an 11-date UK tour.
The South Wales group delivers a unique blend of rock, metal, reggae, roots and dub, and will release Kill The Power in early 2014.
The tour dates, with special US guests SOIL and VIZA, are as follows:
Welsh 'ragga punk metal' band SKINDRED performed in Bristol last night (14 April) to a sold out crowd at the O2 Academy.
Fan-filmed video of the band performing "Ratrace" and "Pressure" live on the final night of the Jagermeister Music Tour 2012 can be viewed below.
British ragga metal band SKINDRED will next month headline a five-date tour of the UK next month on the Jägermeister Music Tour.
The innovative group will be joined by alternative rock band THERAPY? with more acts still to be announced.
EASY STAR ALL-STARS and SKINDRED have been added to the line-up of the Relentless Boardmasters festival in Cornwall, England.
Other reggae-associated acts confirmed for the surfing and skating event include DUB THE EARTH and GENTLEMAN'S DUB CLUB, mixed in with previously announced headliners FATBOY SLIM and KLAXONS.


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Fri 30 Nov 2012
New Music: Juicy J Feat. Young Jeezy & Big Sean "Show Out"Posted by Mr.North under New Music
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After his strip club anthem "Bandz a Make Her Dance," Juicy J plans to "Show Out" in style with his new single. Produced by Mike Will Made It, Mr. Turn Up calls on Young Jeezy and G.O.O.D. Music's Big Sean on the ratchet party tune. Rap Radar's Elliott Wilson had the green light to premiere the song on his weekly EVR Radio show on Friday evening. Expect the collaboration to appear on Juicy J's Stay Trippy album, due in 2013 on Taylor Gang/Kemosabe/Columbia Records.
Party with the trio after the jump….
New Music: Juicy J Feat. Young Jeezy & Big Sean – "Go Out" (prod. by Mike Will Made It) (Mastered)
Wiz Khalifa Feat. Juicy J – "Gone"
Juicy J Feat. French Montana, Lola Monroe, Wiz Khalifa & B.o.B – "Bandz A Make Her Dance (Remix)"


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We got your Ride Reports Here!
For your entertainment, inspiration, and maybe even education, we offer the Ride Reports from Employees and Friends of the Shop. Living vicariously never looked so good, eh? To see the various rides, select from the Ride Reports menu to the left. We're still adding rides, so please bear with us while we continue to add more crunchy goodness to this section.


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Christmas Trees, Black Friday and Small Business Saturday
Hello! We hope you're having a lovely Thanksgiving weekend.
While we love the anticipation and excitement of Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, we will have our normal hours for the weekend. If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call.
Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 12pm – 5pm
If you're searching for artificial Christmas trees, try to come in as early as you can. Each year, certain styles tend to run out as we get closer to Christmas. We can never tell which one will be the year's favorite. Will it be the 9′ pre-lit Norway Spruce? Maybe the 7′ Franklin Fir?
One of our personal favorites is the new multi-lit style, that still has natural lights for added brightness. (And Katie loves the miniature 5′ trees with pinecones, below). We hope to see you soon!


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Here's my process for creating a batch of letterpress tags:
Supplies Needed
+ Letterpress Bundle
+ Letterpress inks (optional: substitute for pigment inks if you're short on time & want easier clean-up)
+ Letterpress plates - choose your favorites! The alphas are my personal fave.
+ Letterpress paper
+ Waterbrush
+ Watercolors
I had a pack of mini letterpress flat cards on hand (sized 2.125x3,375") so I decided to use those for my tags and I plan on stapling them to a 3x4 card when I actually use them in my December Daily. The nice thing about letterpress paper is that it is quite thick, so you can use watercolors on it with less chance of the paper warping.
I started by watercoloring a bunch of letterpress cards. I used a thick waterbrush and traditional Japanese watercolors I bought when I was in Japan, but I also love the Peerless watercolor sheets and think they provide just as vibrant and opaque colors. I mainly focused on painting gradients on my cards because I knew they would add a nice pop of color.
Tip: If you want your colors to blend seamlessly without a harsh line, apply paint while the paper is damp. It'll allow the watercolors to flow and blend together. On the left is an example of allowing the watercolor paint to dry before painting the next hue, and the right is an example of letting the colors blend by painting before the paper has dried.
Here's how all my tags look together once I finished watercoloring them. It gives you an example of all the different possibilities there are!
I did all my watercoloring at one time, and let the cards dry. Now it's time for letterpressing! I started by putting one of my watercolored cards on my letterpress platform base. I chose my letterpress plate and put some adhesive behind it, then positioned it face down on top of my card.
I closed the lid of my letterpress platform, which allowed my letterpress plate to stick on the lid and be positioned perfectly.
Make sure to use the ink guide strips around your letterpress plate. It'll ensure that you won't get stray ink on your plate, which may lead to a mess and stray ink! Choose your letterpress ink and add some to your ink base, then roll the ink with your brayer until your brayer is quite evenly covered. Apply ink to your letterpress plate with the brayer. Even if you choose to use pigment inks, I'd recommend using a brayer to apply ink to your letterpress plate because it helps make even coverage.
Make sure you remember to remove your letterpress ink guides, or else they'll get pressed onto your paper!
Close your letterpress platform and run it through your manual die-cut machine. I'm using a Sizzix BigShot and it works perfectly for letterpress.
Open your letterpress platform and here's your completed letterpress tag! Super simple, right? Now you can repeat the process and create a lot more letterpress tags for your holiday scrapping.
Another thing you can do is to look through your stamp collection to see which stamps you can use to combine with your letterpress tags. For example, underneath the letterpressed 'M' (from this alpha set) on the blue tag I stamped the word 'MERRY'. Underneath the letterpressed '2014' (using these numbers), I stamped 'A December to Remember'. It's really easy to further customize your letterpress tags with stamping!
Here are the various letterpress tags I ended up making with few different ink colors and lots of letterpress plates. Studio Calico has a lot of beautiful and unique letterpress plates that you can check out over here. There are several designs that are just perfect for holiday crafting!
Now that I have these all prepared, I can't wait to use them in my December Daily! Hope this inspires you to pull out your letterpress supplies and make some letterpressed pieces for your own crafting projects.
If you're interested in learning more about letterpress, I taught a Letterpress 2.0 Workshop at Studio Calico earlier this year. This class was a sequel to Tina's introductory Letterpress class, and the two classes may be purchased as a bundle over at SC. Happy letterpressing!


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Does anyone know if a formula exists to obtain all solutions of the above Diophantine equation? All numbers integers.
Addendum: After seeing the answer from Tito Piezas III, I reconsidered the above equation and came up with an original solution that applies to two consecutive cubes when one of the cubes is equal to two squares. Solutions for three consecutive cubes exist, when the middle cube is equal to two squares, but I regret to say that I could not find a general solution for the third cube. $[(a^2+b^2) +1]^3= [a(a^2+b^2)+a]^2+[(a^2)b+b+b^3]^2+[a^2+b^2+1]^2$, all numbers positive integers and $a>b$.


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SourPuss Clothing is a store just like Pin-up Girl Clothing.com, only Sourpuss is more on the gothic side. I love it and I always buy stuff from their website. You can buy clothing, jewelry, and accessories for men, women, and kids. They sell housewares items and decorations for your delight. What can I say, Sourpuss is the bomb! Unlike Pin-up Girl, Sourpuss has a lot of gothic items to choose from. They have all kinda of great brands such as: Hell Bunny, Lucky 13, and Lip Service. Some of the clothes they sell look retro, but at the same time you don't have to walk down the street and worry about looking like you shop at a thrift store. The prices on the store site are also very reasonable and they always have sales! I love Sourpuss.com, even the name of the store sounds hip.You have to create an account with them so that you don't lose your shopping list, which is a good thing. So if you are in search for rockabilly, vintage, and punk-rock designer clothing, then I suggest you try to Sourpuss. Just visit the link and check out this awesome fashion site at http://www.sourpussclothing.com/ . I know some of you will thank me later for this review!


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Mystery Solved! Carlton Explains How She Knows Allison Dubois
"I would consider [her] a friend," the RHOBH star reveals.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans may have been a bit shocked yesterday to see that one infamous Housewives rabble rouser had befriended new Housewife Carlton Gebbia.
Allison Dubois, the notorious e-cigg-smoking medium and friend of Camille Grammer, appeared on an episode of RHOBH years ago—and she infamously butted heads with Kyle Richards in their Dinner Party From Hell. Naturally, Kyle was a bit suspicious when Allison had shared a picture of her hanging out with Carlton last week—was she the reason Kyle and Carlton never hit it off?
We checked in with Carlton to find out. And she says Kyle shouldn't read too much into their relationship.
"Yes I would consider Allison a friend who I met about five or six years ago through very good friends of ours and godmother to our son, Perla and Slash," she tells the Dish.
Carlton adds that she hasn't been in touch with Allison much much lately—and Kyle shouldn't get so worked up about it. Says Carlton: "I haven't seen her since she moved a few years ago but as devastating as this may be for Kyle's overinflated ego, she was never a topic of conversation for us."
What do you think about Carlton and Allison's friendship? Tell us in the comments.
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International conference "Current Populism in Europe and the Role of the Media"
Institute of International Studies at Charles University, Heinrich Böll Stiftung and Goethe Institut are organizing the 3rd Prague Populism Conference on 22 and 23 May 2017. The event will take place at Goethe Institut in Prague. The conference will deal with theoretical aspects of populism; presentation of empirical studies on issues such as media strategies of populist politicians; movements or parties; the way the media covers populism; the interlinkages between the media and political leaders; and the implications of media coverage on the political space. There will be a special part dedicated to comparative analyses of individual EU states with…Find out more »
Organising and defending self-employed workers, ETUC workshop
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is organizing a workshop about best practices on organising and defending self-employed workers. Speakers will discuss new protection for self-employed workers in Europe and talk about the reality and the trade union challenges in Poland. Topics on the agenda also include the opportunities and obstacles for the trade union movement in the organisation of self-employed workers, like organising workers from platforms (for example the case of UBER in France) and organising self-employed workers in the artistic sectors in Finland. Speakers will be mapping opportunities and barriers for trade unions to organise self-employed workers and…Find out more »