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The Troy Summer Sensation Concert Series is Back!
On select Thursdays this summer, enjoy a variety of music at Boulan Park (1898 Boulan Park Dr., Troy). Stop by after work, grab a bite to eat from food trucks on site, and enjoy the show! Food trucks open for business at 5:30 pm, and concerts last from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Thanks to our sponsor, Beaumont Hospital for their generosity. Their support makes the Summer Sensation Concert Series possible each year.
This year's lineup:
JULY 11 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm
The Back Beats & Go Cheez Food Truck
Using authentic instruments, clothing, and hairstyles, The BackBeats transport their audiences on a Magical Mystery Tour of yesteryear, when the whole world first heard the four names of John, Paul, George and Ringo. The BackBeats is proud to be the only Michigan-based Beatles show to have had sponsorship by both of the major classic rock Detroit radio stations (FM 104.3 and FM 94.7) and also by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. In 2009, when The Beatles released their highly anticipated video game "Beatles: RockBand", it was The BackBeats that were hired to represent The Beatles for the release of the game in the Michigan market. The BackBeats methodology has always been that although no one can deny the importance of recreating the music with note-for-note accuracy, it's the presentation of the material, the ability to keep the audiences dancing, clapping, and laughing that has always made the band stand out amongst the scores of tribute bands around the world
JULY 25 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Mainstream Drive & General Dogs Food Truck
Mainstream Drive (Detroit, MI) is a high energy dance cover band formed in 2008. The band performs popular or "Mainstream" songs from many genres of music which is pleasing to all audiences. The six member band includes both male & female lead vocalist and backing vocals from other members. Using today's music technology, there is no limit to what instruments can be heard Live throughout a show. This gives Mainstream Drive the ability to play current Top 40 hits through Motown favorites.
AUGUST 8 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Brushes with Broadway with Tom Butwin & Musical Guests & Food Truck Salt & Sugar
Tom Butwin is a four-time Detroit Music Award nominee and recently starred as "Jesus" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical, "Jesus Christ Superstar." Since 2003, Tom has released many albums and EPs, the most recent being 2018's The Superstar EP and 2016's collection of classic musical theater songs, A Different Stage. In Nov. 2017, Tom was featured on PBS's Detroit Performs Live alongside Alexander Zonjic & Ruben Studdard. Tom also shared the stage with two of Broadway's "Phantoms," from The Phantom of the Opera, Franc DiAmbrosio & Ramin Karimloo. Tom regularly performs his original music at venues and festivals throughout the US and Canada. Tom is an Athens High grad.
AUGUST 22 | Thornetta Davis & Nu Deli Food Truck
International singer, songwriter, recording artist, and SAG/AFTRA member Thornetta Davis, was awarded by the Detroit Blues Society the "Living Lifetime Achievement Award" and awarded a star on the Canada South Blues Museum "Walk of Fame." In 2015 Thornetta was crowned "Detroit's Queen of the Blues" in a ceremony by the Detroit Blues Society, with proclamations from the City of Detroit, County of Wayne and the State of Michigan.Her labor of love CD entitled Honest Woman has
recently been nominated by the Blues
Foundation, for two 2017 Blues Music Awards, for best song (I gotta sang the blues) and emerging artist CD. As a winner of over 30 Detroit Music Awards, Thornetta has also won eight 2017 Detroit Music Awards, which include Outstanding Record Producer, Outstanding Blues Recording, Outstanding Blues Vocalist and Outstanding Live Performance.
Read the full press release.
Food Trucks on site:
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TROY — James V. and Phyllis V. (Butt) Anderson celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 30, 2015.
They were married on June 30, 1950, at the Baptist Church in Tipp City, by the Rev. Harman.
They have three children, Debbie (Steve) Barkett of Troy, Mary Porazzo of Leawood, Kansas, and Jamie (Yuki) Anderson of Rome, N.Y.; and five grandchildren.
The couple met at Jim's Aunt Ella's house when they were very young.
Jim retired from Hobart Corporation in 1990. He was a member of the Hobart Quarter Century Club. Phyllis retired from Hobart Manufacturing in 1992.
Jim has always enjoyed baseball, bowling and golf. He coaches several successful Little League teams (DeMolay and High Noon) when Jamie was playing.
Phyllis enjoys reading and attending St. John's United Church of Christ.

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LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) - The cost of some prescription drugs continue to rise.
Thankfully, the need for those in Louisiana to find affordable care hasn't gone unnoticed.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy addressed the issue.
"If you have a diabetic who can no longer afford their medicine because the price of medicine has quadrupled over recent years," Cassidy said. "Something must be done for that patient."
So, why are the costs so high? George Paret who's been a pharmacist for 42 years says getting a drug patented is not an easy task.
"The average drug takes 30 to 40 million dollars to hit the market," Paret said.
Senator Cassidy says despite the expense, he's made efforts to lower costs in Louisiana.
"Hopefully, we'll find cures for cancer, a cure for Alzheimer's, other terrible diseases," Cassidy said. "But we have to make sure they're affordable."
Cassidy says he met with a pharmacist out of Hammond, who mentioned a Gag Clause the he says scams customers out of money.
"He brought that to me. Others brought it to other senators," Cassidy said. "We worked on the bipartisan law that has now been signed into law by President Trump, which outlaws Gag Clauses."
The clause prevents pharmacists from telling consumers when there are cheaper options available and when it may be cheaper to pay for the medication out of pocket.
Cassidy co-sponsored a bill in 2018 that would prohibit those clauses.
However, the Senator says the work is not yet over.
"What do you do about these new medicines that are coming out that the drug company can set a price at any price they want to?" Cassidy said. "We have to do something about that and that's what this hearing is on."
Senator Cassidy says he will continue to fight for reduced costs.
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"Undocumented Immigrants, U.S. Citizens, and Convicted Criminals in Arizona"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by John Lott available via SSRN that a helpful reader made sure I did not miss. For a host of reasons, John Lott is a controversial empiricist, and this latest paper could surely stir up some new controversies. Here is its abstract:
Using newly released detailed data on all prisoners who entered the Arizona state prison from January 1985 through June 2017, we are able to separate non-U.S. citizens by whether they are illegal or legal residents. Unlike other studies, these data do not rely on self-reporting of criminal backgrounds. Undocumented immigrants are at least 142% more likely to be convicted of a crime than other Arizonans. They also tend to commit more serious crimes and serve 10.5% longer sentences, more likely to be classified as dangerous, and 45% more likely to be gang members than U.S. citizens. Yet, there are several reasons that these numbers are likely to underestimate the share of crime committed by undocumented immigrants. There are dramatic differences between in the criminal histories of convicts who are U.S. citizens and undocumented immigrants.
Young convicts are especially likely to be undocumented immigrants. While undocumented immigrants from 15 to 35 years of age make up slightly over two percent of the Arizona population, they make up about eight percent of the prison population. Even after adjusting for the fact that young people commit crime at higher rates, young undocumented immigrants commit crime at twice the rate of young U.S. citizens. These undocumented immigrants also tend to commit more serious crimes.
If undocumented immigrants committed crime nationally as they do in Arizona, in 2016 they would have been responsible for over 1,000 more murders, 5,200 rapes, 8,900 robberies, 25,300 aggravated assaults, and 26,900 burglaries.
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Immigrants have low crime rates. Illegal aliens have a high crime rate. Immigrants are screened prior to arrival. Illegal aliens are driven here by their home countries because they are undesirable people.
Immigrants are more likely to vote for the Republican Party, appreciating what they have here.
Illegal aliens are already voting for the Democratic Party. They elected Barack Obama to his second term. This effect explains the defense of illegal aliens by the Democratic Party. They are trying to shift the balanced voting in our divided nation. The Democratic Party is the party of the traitor lawyer profession.
Posted by: David Behar | Jan 21, 2018 1:13:45 PM
using data on persons released from prison overemphasizes undocumented aliens because they are much less likely to be placed on probation than legal resident aliens. Also ignores the fact that they are more likely to be hispanic and thus are targeted by police, and are likely to be more harshly prosecuted as well. writing as a public dfender in Arizona since 1993.
On the plus side, undocumented aliens are now rare in Arizona, given the extreme racial prejudice they face here.
Posted by: StevenHarvey | Jan 21, 2018 7:06:08 PM
California grants driver licenses to everyone, without verification of citizenship. Upon getting a driver's license, one is registered to vote. Thus illegal aliens getting driver's licensing will be voting for the Democratic Party.
This is the path to felon enfranchisement, driver's licenses without question, with automatic registration to vote.
The Democratic Party may never be voted out of office in California, ever.
The immunity granted to the states in the Eleventh Amendment, and in its expansions by the Supreme Court means violence against state officials has full justification in formal logic. Formal logic has no exception. It is more absolute than the laws of physics.
Posted by: David Behar | Jan 21, 2018 9:33:15 PM
Criticize the immigrant rapists of a 5 year old white girl, go to prison. Thank the lawyer profession.
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Posted by: federalist | Jan 22, 2018 6:23:47 PM
I agree that immigrants alone have a low crime rate, and that illegal immigrants make up a good part of our crime rate. What we haven't talked about though is the fact that the illegal immigrants that make up our society are taking away from jobs that legal citizens and legal immigrants are losing. Grant, it the illegal immigrants are causing the crime rate to be higher, but in addition to the crime rate rising Arizona citizens are losing out on jobs that they could have just because employers are able to hire these illegal immigrants under the table. This means they can avoid paying taxes, and they can get away with paying less in wages. My biggest question is – what is being done about the illegal immigrants that are not part of the criminal justice system? That are taking away from the job market? Currently, we are deporting illegal immigrants once ICE (immigrant customs enforcement) is made aware of these illegal immigrants. Here's the thing though there are so many that slip through the cracks. Still making it possible for employers to hire illegal immigrants. Even through these employers are required by law to report who is working for them and their citizenship they are still jumping through the loopholes and getting away with hiring these people. What are we as a nation doing to prevent this from happening, and why have we not see a bigger change in the job market?
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Reservoir Capacitor Tutorial
The pulsating DC from the half wave rectifier needs to be smoothed to be useful. This is done using a RESERVOIR capacitor. It is not called this because of its construction but because of its application.
In the UK the weather is very variable. Sometimes we have periods of drought and sometimes periods of prolonged rain. April is very showery and occasionally we have snow in Winter. However, when I turn on the shower, the water always comes out at the same steady rate. This is because it has been stored in a reservoir and is released as required. It is the same with the reservoir capacitor. The capacitor is charged up by the pulses. It stores the pulses of voltage and the load is able to use this stored power as if it were a steady supply available from a battery.
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In Saturday's Washington Examiner. Joel Gehrke reported on the meeting of foreign policy leaders at the Munich Security Conference:
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Germany's Angela Merkel has finally clarified the argument of our day. She has proclaimed that "nation states must today be prepared to give up their sovereignty." She told an audience in Berlin that sovereign nation states must not listen to the will of their citizens when it comes to questions of immigration, borders, or even sovereignty.
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"[But] the people are individuals who are living in a country, they are not a group who define themselves as the [German] people," she stressed.
She has apparently not noticed the reaction of the French people to President Emmanuel Macron' Remembrance Day speech that "patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism [because] nationalism is treason." That got the deeply unpopular Macron the whole of France broken out in riots by people in yellow jackets. Macron told the Bundestag that France and Germany should be at the center of the emerging New World Order.
What New World Order? A fairly short period when Germany has refrained from invading France? A European continent foolishly trying to absorb millions of Islamic migrants who, if they are true believers, believe that anyone not accepting the rule of Islam must be killed. Angela Merkel is entirely responsible for the invasion of migrants, who will turn Europe Islamic within a few decades. High birthrates for the migrants low birthrate for the native Europeans. The UN is a remarkably ineffective organization. Families can't even get along. Why do people keep coming up with this idea of a new world order? Not going to happen. But then one might ask why we have such a hard time selling free market capitalism to other countries? The general secretary of the IPCC has stated that their aim is to remove the threat of capitalism from the world without any understanding of the role of free market capitalism in raising the wealth and well-being of its people. Seems to be located in the part of the brain of those in power, that is confident that all would be well if the rest of the world would just do what they recommend.
Angela Merkel is retiring, but turning things over to another woman who shares her ideas. We'll see how that works out. At least they aren't up for invading France again at present.
Filed under: Capitalism, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Germany, History, Japan, Military, National Security, The United States, World War II | Tags: A Surprise Attack, The Pictures, They Missed the Carriers
Japanese Diplomat Toshikazu Kase, who was part of the official delegation surrendering to General Douglas MacArthur, above, on the deck of the battleship Missouri, wrote about the surrender:
Here is the victor announcing the verdict to the prostrate enemy. He can impose a humiliating penalty if he so desires. And yet he pleads for freedom, tolerance and justice. For me, who expected the worst humiliation, this was a complete surprise. I was thrilled beyond words, spellbound, thunderstruck.
It took 3 years, nine months and eight days. Pity, and sorrow, but no apologies.
The numbers of those who actually remember Pearl Harbor are declining as the greatest generation passes away. Big events loom large in the lives of those who were alive at the time, and then slip gradually into that broad category of history. But it is important to understand how those big events changed history, and changed the world. Knowledge and understanding may help us avoid mistakes and untoward reactions when something happens in our lives.
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U.S. Navy Photo: USS Carl Vinson
Seventy-seven years ago on December 7, 1941, carrier planes from the Imperial Japanese fleet attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in a surprise attack on the home of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. It was followed a few days later by an attack on the Philippines.
The surprise attack on the fleet killed 2,402 Americans, sank or submerged 19 ships, including eight battleships damaged or destroyed. Just four days later, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
Victor Davis Hanson writes today of the contribution of one Democratic Congressman from Georgia, Carl Vinson. Do read the whole thing.
The Japanese fleet had missed the three absent American carriers of the Pacific Fleet. Nonetheless, Japanese admirals were certain that the United States was so crippled after the attack that it would not be able to go on the offensive against the Japanese Pacific empire for years, if at all. Surely the wounded Americans would sue for peace, or at least concentrate on Europe and keep out of the Japanese-held Pacific.
That was a fatal miscalculation.
The Japanese warlords had known little of the tireless efforts of one Democratic congressman from Georgia, Carl Vinson.
For nearly a decade before Pearl Harbor, Vinson had schemed and politicked in brilliant fashion to ensure that America was building a two-ocean navy larger than all the major navies of the world combined.
If you have a history buff on your gift list, get them a copy of Dr. Hanson's brilliant new book: The Second Word Wars. If you're feeling generous, add With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge.
This should be a good reminder to consider carefully who you are electing to serve in Congress. It matters.
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The rottenest bits of these islands of ours
We've left in the hands of three unfriendly powers.
Examine your Irishman, Welshman or Scot
You'll find he's a stinker as likely as not
The English the English are best
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest
The Scotsman is mean as we're all well aware
And bony and blotchy and covered with hair,
He eats salty porridge, he works all the day
And he hasn't got Bishops to show him the way
The English are noble, the English are nice
And worth any other at double the price
And crossing the Channel one cannot say much
For the French or the Spanish. the Danish. or Dutch
The Germans are German, the Russians are Red
And the Greeks and Italians eat garlic in bed
The English are moral, the English are good
And clever and modest and misunderstood
Flanders & Swann
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There are faint signs that perhaps the tensions involved over the debate about "globalism" and "national sovereignty" may be clearing a bit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that European Union (EU) member states must be prepared to transfer their powers over to Brussels at such a debate.
"In an orderly fashion, of course" Merkel said, as she explained that Germany had given up some of its sovereignty in order to join the EU, but national parliaments were in charge of deciding whether or not sign on to international treaties.
The CDU (Christian Democratic Union) leader said that trust and the willingness to compromise are essential in discussing the controversial UN migration pact, which the debate has continued to divide her own party.
Some important allies are pulling out of the agreement – Australia has left saying they will not risk their 'hard won' success in controlling their own borders. Trump has said no, and others are trying to figure out where they stand.
Chancellor Merkel accused critics of the Global Compact for Safe and Orderly Migration of "advocating 'nationalism' in its purest form." She paraphrased her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron who recently claimed that "patriotism is the exact opposite because nationalism is treason." Europe must surrender national sovereignty she said, to Brussels over "foreign affairs, migration, and development, as well as an increasing part of our budgets and even fiscal resources." She also called for the creation of a real, true EU army and she stated that only through globalism can the world see peace.
This is an old, old argument — even on the original Thanksgiving we celebrate — can't we all just get along? Well, no we can't. It is now and always has been a pipe dream. And on throughout world history. The first humans probably started dispersing because they couldn't get along together and were fighting about the kill that Roku dragged home for dinner, or who was going to get the choice piece of meat. You probably noticed in all the talk about happy family get-togethers for Thanksgiving dinner, there was also a lot of talk about how to deal with Uncle Harry who was a far Left Trump hater, or Uncle Ralph who was a bigoted Conservative.
The concept of a perfect society, or utopia, is as old as humanity. That is really the origin of communism and socialism and Nazism. They believed they were creating the perfect system. Here in America the Utopian Movement gained traction in 19th century America when thousands of people formed communities hoping to improve on existing society. The heyday was between 1820 and 1860. One of the remaining groups from that period is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints or the Mormon Church, founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith. There was also the Oneida Community in upstate New York, the Shaker Movement, Brook Farm, a utopian community in Massachusetts.
We have had a lot of movements for "world peace." There was the "war to end all wars" followed by the League of Nations", followed by the rise of socialism with Mussolini and Hitler and World War II and the United Nations and the Cold War and another bunch of wars and Angela Merkel ought to be aware that the odds are quite definitely not in her favor.
In the present, Europe is suffering from Merkel's invitation to all the unhappy people from the Middle East and Africa to migrate to Europe in the mistaken idea that Europe's problem of declining birthrates and lack of young people to do the scut work and boring jobs would be solved by migration. Instead they got an invasion of Moslems whose religion demanded that those who did not submit to Allah should be killed. The migrants were welcomed all over Europe with gifts of food and clothing, flowers and song. The migrants were happy to accept the gifts, complained bitterly about the accommodations provided, and wanted to be supported by European generosity. They have instead proved willing to burn cars, rape any available women and girls, and engage in occasional shootings, and their communities have become dangerous 'no-go' districts. Merkel has just still not given up on her ideas of utopia.
In spite of all the Never-Trumpers, the deranged 'celebrities' in a constant search for the nearest microphone, and the newest "Democratic-Socialists", plain old free-market capitalism in a constitutional republic seems to work better than anything else. The news of the day is not usually about how peaceful and happy the nations of the world are, but about their quarrels. Quarreling remains human nature, and we seem to be stuck with it.


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'The Secret Scandal': Pubs Watchdog petition almost complete following pubco debate
The online petition, launched last week by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), received 15,000 signatures after its first 24 hours and now has the backing of over 32,000 people, all calling for a Watchdog to govern the behaviour of large pub companies.
Camra's chief executive Mike Benner said: "This petition is a clear indication of the overwhelming public support for vital pubco reform and the introduction of an independent Pubs Watchdog, which is urgently needed to govern the behaviour of large pub companies and ensure publicans are treated fairly.
"The large pub companies own around a third of the UK's pubs and it is essential the Government takes swift action to fix what is clearly a broken system. Camra would hope that today's debate will spur the Government into action that is now much overdue."
Statutory Code debate
It comes in the same week that the Labour party held an opposition debate, calling for legislation to introduce a Statutory Code on the relationship between pubcos and tenants.
But Labour's attempt to force the government to introduce legislation establishing a Statutory Code was rejected, with MPs instead voting in favour of the Coalition's amendment, which welcomes debate over the relationships between pub companies and landlords but states the government should 'carefully consider the evidence' from its consultation on the issue before taking action.
Speaking during the debate, Andrew Griffiths MP (Conservative), chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, urged the Government not to introduce a Statutory Code, claiming it would actually 'force more pubs to close'.
As reported by our sister title, the Publican's Morning Advertiser, Griffiths said: "The reality is the unintended consequences of this legislation will cause many more pubs to close and see a further decline in the great British pub.
"I urge the House not to go down the route of legislation."
Community hubs
But Toby Perkins MP (Labour), the Shadow Pubs Minister who led Tuesday's debate, disagrees, insisting the relationship between pubcos and tenants 'needs to be fixed'.
"Too many pubs across Britain are closing their doors and we urgently need action but Ministers are dragging their feet," said Perkins.
"A wide range of bodies from the Federation of Small Businesses, Camra and trade unions to the BIS Select Committee and the All Party Save the Pub Group have recognised that the relationship between the big pub companies and local landlords is an unfair one which needs to be fixed and have backed plans for a proper Statutory Code with teeth.
"Pubs are vital hubs in communities up and down the country. By forcing a House of Commons debate we are demanding that the Government act to support them rather than caving in to powerful vested interests."
The Government has delayed its decision on a Statutory Code while it considers the consultation responses it has received.
Supporters can sign the petition by visiting: www.pubscandal.org.uk. Read more about the Statutory Code on the Publican's Morning Advertiser here.


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Here is my logic: If you are a woman who loves to run and travel and you have lady friends who also love to run and travel, why not make a short and sweet trip out of it? A run-cation!
A runcation is a short vacation centered around running. It usually involves a race, but need not. The best runcation will be easy to get to and affordable. In 2015 I went on two perfect runcations that I want to tell you about today!
My criteria for the perfect runcation:
- Must have a half marathon
- Within driving distance (maximum six hours) from my home (in my case Columbus, Ohio).
- Since my friends and I are still in the "entry level" stages of our careers, we require a destination that offers a balance of cheapness with comfort.
In April I packed up my yoga mat and headed south with a girlfriend to Nashville, host of the St. Jude Country Music Marathon. Then in July, I did the same thing with another buddy, this time heading west to Chicago for the Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon. Both trips were a blast.
Here are the details:
St. Jude Country Music Nashville Half Marathon
Race entry: free
Katie and I chose to run as St. Jude's heroes, and together we raised over $1000 for St. Jude and got free race entries! Darn good deal if you ask me! St. Jude Heroes also gave a ticket to a Martina McBride concert Saturday night. Holla!
Distance from home: 377 miles (5 hours 40 mins driving time)
Travel costs: It just so happens that Katie drives a Prius, so gas mileage was super cheap. If I'm not mistaken, we filled up three times for $20 each. That's just $30 per person, and we did a lot of driving around the city!
Lodging: This is possibly the most fun part! We stayed in a tiny house, an architecturally minimalist house seated in a Nashville resident's backyard. We arrived Friday afternoon and left Sunday morning.
Pro: this was a really cheap option. We paid $65 per person per night!
Con: we weren't all that close to the starting line. BUT we adored the tiny house! And parking within the city was very reasonable, less than $10 per person the whole weekend!
Food: This, my friends, is where we splurged. It was every runner's dream. Before the race we snacked lightly on veggie-based meals and ate our own pretzels and almonds that we packed for ourselves from home. But after those beastly hills, we feasted on ice cream from a cute shop on Broadway with Coca Cola in glass bottles.
We had exquisite hipster cuisine in a small artsy coffee shop. We had extravagant burgers and milkshakes from The Pharmacy in Greenwood. We made the trip to Nashville's Loveless Café, where we had fried chicken and famous Loveless biscuits with peach jam. This was quality food, and we totally planned our trip around what we would eat. It was glorious, and I don't want to count the dollars or the calories. 😉 BECAUSE IT WAS ALL WORTH IT.
Grand total: $245 per person.
Humana Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon
Race entry: $99 – I had a discount code from Rock 'n' Roll. Basically the discount canceled out the tax.
Distance from home: 359 miles (5 hours 30 mins driving time)
Travel costs: Very similar to the Nashville travel costs. We each filled up once at $25 each.
Lodging: Pro: our hotel was less than a mile from the start/finish line – SCORE!
Con: It was a little expensive. Parking was also a beast. But hey, it's the Windy City. It was still around $300 total!
Food: We were not there too long, but we had a nice pasta dinner at an Italian kitchen across from our hotel the night before. It was very affordable. Post-race we had a swanky French brunch in our hotel restaurant. I had showered, but I totally went in my Spandex and a band t-shirt. I didn't think they were going to serve us at first! Heehee. The food cost us less than $40!
Grand total: $324 each.
Run-cation Tips:
Running for charity. Not only do you save pocket change to spend in the charming destination city, but you raise money for organizations that rely on volunteer support! I'm always game for a free race entry, but especially if I'm given the opportunity to help someone else. Plus there are usually finish line or post-race perks!
Going with a girlfriend. is the MOST FUN part and costs are split into two! Two is a good number because it's easier to make decisions with two people versus a whole group of people. When you're going somewhere to race, you want it to be stress-free. A one-on-one trip makes that so easy.
Driving distance . Keeping it under 400 miles keeps the driving time and costs manageable. That's the perfect distance for a weekend road trip. Especially if the race (like Nashville) is on Saturday. That means you have to get to the expo on Friday (oh darn, you'll have to take off work!) race on Saturday morning and have the rest of the weekend to explore!
Racing distance. Keeping the race at a half marathon or shorter keeps the recovery time manageable, especially considering the drive home!
Consider the hidden costs. Like PARKING. Ugh what a little bugger. More importantly remember that you'll want to do other fun activities. In Nash, we went to the Johnny Cash museum before we left on Sunday. It was also a very cheap activity but must be taken into account!
Focus on one area of the trip. If you wanna skimp on the food scene to stay in a swanky hotel, be my guest. Hotel beds are the bomb. If you'd rather fork out an expensive entry fee for a great race experience and then conserve in the transport costs, go for it! I learned from my Nashville trip, which was more organized, cheaper, and longer than my other trip, that if you focus on really enjoying one thing (i.e. food), you should try to cut costs in something else (i.e. free entry, cheap transportation).
Have you ever gone on a runcation? Tell us all about it!


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The Hawaii Island HIV AIDS Foundation, a duly registered 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, was established through a merger of the Big Island AIDS Project and the West Hawai'i AIDS Foundation on September 15, 2013 and provides island-wide coordination of services to all persons affecte dby HIV/AIDS. The Hawai'i Island HIV/AIDS Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a healthier, stronger community with an emphasis on HIV and related health issues.
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We are in southern Oregon, learning to build a house with our own hands… and our feet. For cob, the natural building material I've written about before, is usually mixed by treading it with one's feet, and sculpted by one's hands. A mix of sand, clay, straw, and water, it can often sourced from the very site on which it is built.
During this 9-day intensive cob building course at the Cob Cottage Company, our bodies have come to know cob. We mix it, stomp it, roll it, dance on it, carry it, smear it, smush it, sculpt it, trim it, poke holes in it. Oh, how raw the soles of our feet and the palms of our hands felt on the first day! But we've gotten tougher since then. We've developed a sense for what good cob is supposed to feel like, and how to make it with different kinds of soil. Our group is building a single, meandering garden wall, which allows us to experiment with a variety of building techniques: doors, arches, niches, sculptures, benches, windows, glass bottle details, plasters, roofs… Working with earth all day long, with very few tools besides our bodies, is indescribably satisfying. In the evenings, our bodies are tired but happy, and after a delicious meal and a fireside chat, we sleep like babies in our tent by the creek.
And the work itself is so much fun! The mixing and building process inherently brings together the builders. In spite of differences in age and levels of experience, we have bonded just like the sticky globs into which we work our earthen materials. Starting from day one, we were getting to know each other building, laughing, getting dirty, and making decisions together while fine-tuning the consistency of our cob batches, arranging heavy chunks of urbanite for the foundation, helping each other push wheelbarrows of sand up the hill, re-twining bales of straw, or sculpting arches until the two sides meet to create a window or a doorway. There are no toxic materials or hazardous, noisy tools involved, nothing that blocks out conversation. Some of the participants' kids join in; a deer comes frequently and spends time in the meadow right by our wall. This is what I love about natural building: not only is it an accessible, affordable, and ecologically responsible way of creating shelter, but it also inevitably creates something else in the process: community. How's that for a by-product of construction?
For anyone curious about the how's and why's of cob building, I'd recommend the book The Hand-Sculpted House. The Cob Cottage Company itself is an unparalleled source of inspiration with its many, many cob buildings and other structures. But that I will have to save for a later post. In the meantime, here are some of the steps of building a simple house:


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Questionnaire: Sir, Why expectation comes with attachment. And how attachment can be controlled?
Acharya Prashant: Sit. What's your name?
Questionnaire: Jyoti Narayan.
AP: Jyoti. Question is "What is the relationship between expectation and attachment? And how can attachment be controlled?
Listener 1: Yes sir. Both.
AP: Both, of course, if there is a relation, one is the function of the other.
What is attachment? Out of expectations and attachment, attachment is the more basic thing, we need to understand attachment.
The brain is as such nothing. It is just a mass of cells, tissues. It has no sense of identity. Just as the hand, the flesh in the hand can have no sense of identity, similarly in its most initial way the brain too has no sense of identity. However, the brain is configured to search for an identity. The brain is the instrument that produces thought. The brain is configured to search for an identity. The brain must answer the question "Who am I?" Hand need not answer the question "Who am I?" but the brain must answer the question "Who am I?" It needs to have an identity. Now how does it get that identity?
From where does it seek that identity? Brain comes from the past. Right? It is a product of movement through time, evolution. The brain was not always there, right. It evolved. So the brain is essentially time. Time. So, the brain searches its identity in time. You will have to be very careful while listening to this, otherwise, you will miss it. Brain searches its identity in time because the brain itself is a product of time. So, the brain says, "Time is very good because time itself is my father." Time is the father of brain.
So, the brain loves time. Brain says, "With whatever I spend time, that is my identity. Wherever I spend time, that is my identity". Hence, whatever is close to the brain for a long period of time, the brain takes that as its identity. And what is the identity? The identity is "I am That".
Suppose the brain is living for a long time with 'X' so the brain will start saying, "I am X". And this coming together of 'I am' and 'X' is called attachment. This coming together of 'I am', 'I am" is brain and 'X' is the object with which the brain has lived for a long period of time. These two come together and an identity is produced, the identity says "I am X". And coming together of 'I am' and 'X' is called attachment. Now you need to look into your life and see "What is it that you have spent your time with?"
Wherever you spend your time, you will be attached to that.
You have spent a lot of time with your family, you will be attached to your family. You have spent a lot of time with certain religious thoughts, certain social ideals, you will be attached to them. You have spent every second of your time with your body, have you ever been outside your body? You spend every minute of your time with your body, you will be very attached to your body. You have lived for a long time in a particular house, you will be attached to that house. You have had a hairstyle for a long time, you will be attached to that hairstyle. You will have problems getting rid of that hairstyle.
You have spoken in a particular accent for a long time, you will become attached to that accent. You have lived in a particular country for a long time, you will become attached to that country. Brain is time, and in time it searches for its identity through the process of attachment. That is attachment.
So, attachment is something very simple, wherever you spend your time and whatever you spend your time with is called attachment and the brain is very eager to get attached. You spend your time with anything, anybody or any thought and it will get attached.
In fact, if a baby is born and the baby is made to spend all his time close to a wall, play near the wall, eat near the wall, sleep near the wall, not even for a second can you go away from the wall, the baby will become so attached to the wall that if you hit the wall, the baby will feel as if his own body is being hit. Are you understanding this?
So, this is attachment. Now once you are attached to something, you want to remain attached, that's how the brain functions. Once attached, it wants to remain attached. And this want that the old pattern must continue is called expectation. So, out of attachment arises expectation. Expectation arises out of attachment. My entire expectation. There is no other expectation in life. My entire expectation is — there is no other expectation in life — just that my attachments must continue. You investigate all your desires, expectation is a desire. You investigate all your desires and you will find one thing in common, every single desire is that my attachments must not break. There is no other desire. Find out. See. That is the only desire you ever have. The desire may take different shapes, different forms, different names, but ultimately it is the same desire, "My attachments must not be taken away, they must not break". Are you getting it?
So, that is the relationship between expectations and attachment. Now
Attachment is something very very dead. It is just a dead coincidence how and where you spent your time in the past. Out of that dead coincidence arises the dead attachment, and out of this dead attachment arises the dead expectation. Now, when the expectation is something so mechanical, so dead, is it wise on our part to run after expectations? Spending time is a coincidence. Right? It's totally incidental, you didn't decide.
So, attachment is incidental. When attachment is incidental, expectation is incidental. Why must you run after incidental expectations and waste your life? Go into your expectations, go into your desires and what is the shape that desires take? Aims, targets, ambitions, ideals, dreams, go into all of these, find out. Surely all your dreams are coming from some attachments. Surely all your targets are arising from some dead attachment of the past. Figure that out. That's what an intelligent mind does. it does not remain a slave of the past, it says alright, the brain is mechanical, but I am something beyond the brain. The brain has no power over attachments, but I have power. Clear?
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I just went through this on my 06 (non-CA model), exact same situation too (stall at ½ tank gas). Try this (again '06 non-CA model, other models and CA emissions may differ):
Step 1: Clean the gas cap vent tube:
1. Place a piece of paper in front of the REAR tire
2. Open the gas cap
3. Spray carb cleaner into the vent tube located on the tank, near the base of the gas cap hinge. Use the straw attachment for the spray can.
4. Observe the drips onto the piece of paper. Continue spraying until it runs clear.
Step 2: Clean the gas cap vent mechanism
1. Open the gas cap and remove the key.
2. Cover the tank inlet tube with tape or a piece of paper to prevent dropping things in the tank. I used a large PostIt note, which worked well.
3. Remove the two brass screws that hold the latch mechanism on the bottom of the gas cap.
4. Remove the latch mechanism. Note: there is a loose component in the base that covers the latch spring. Be careful not to drop it into the tank during removal. Inspect the latch, clean as necessary (chances are this is NOT where the problem is), then set aside.
5. Careful not to loose the 5 small springs mounted on posts under the latch mechanism. You can leave them where they are or remove them for safe keeping.
6. Before proceeding remove the small collar from the male latch connector (look for the round key cylinder). The collar acts like a bearing when opening and closing the latch using the key. It is loose and easily lost. Slip it off and put it aside for safe keeping.
7. Remove the two short screws at the base of the gas cap vent, but DO NOT yank the vent off yet.
8. The vent gasket is glued to the cap (at least it was on mine) and the vent assembly might be stuck to the gasket. GENTLY, wiggle the vent back and forth to loosen it and prevent damage to the gasket.
9. With the vent assembly removed, inspect the gasket for tears or bulges. Spray with carb cleaner (just a little) and wipe with a clean cloth. Inspect the cloth for signs of debris.
10. Now for the root of the problem; Remove the small round plastic check valve/liquid separator located on the underside of the vent assembly. GENTLY ply it out, careful not to damage the silicone valve covering the base of the check valve. Remove the gasket as well and place it aside. Inspect and clean the check valve, ESPECIALLY the tiny 90 degree elbow which leads to the vent hole. NOTE: there is another silicone valve cover permanently mounted in the gas cap vent itself (part of the pressure release part of the valve). DO NOT attempt to remove it or you will damage it. Just make sure it is clean and functioning.
11. Now check the vent hole. Hold the vent assembly up to the light and look up from where the plastic check valve was mounted. See any light where that tiny 90 degree elbow fits? Follow the vent channels on the opposite side of the vent assembly. Any blockage? Unplug the holes and clean the channels.
12. Reassemble.
Step 3: Repeat Step 1 frequently (at least once a year) to prevent this from happening again.
UPDATE 5/5/2010: My Phantom has been uncloaked! I took a closer look at where/how the rubber vent tube exits in front of the rear tire. I found that the tube had been (and still is) rubbing against the rear tire. The 'black fluffy carbon' blocking my vent was probably rubber shavings caused by the vent tube rubbing against the tire. I've temporarily rerouted the vent tube to exit along side the coolant overflow tube to eliminate the vent tube/tire rubbing. I still plan to flush the vent once a year to reduce the possibility of dirt and dust reaching and blocking the actual gas cap vent.
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Hey Dolls!
It has been a crazy two weeks since my last post about how amazefest Airbrush Makeup is and why you NEED it for your photos or event. Both my son and I had birthdays, my little guy is 3 already! Really?! But now I am going to be blogging all of the sessions that I have done since before I had my blog up and running. And this first post is about one of the most fun and beautiful couples I have met. Kecia hired me for her wedding makeup back in January of (2014.)
I met Kecia at her Mother's beautiful Estate in Fallbrook, CA for her trial. She proceeded to tell me she wanted a romantic and soft look that was still very natural with a bold eye. Because she hardly ever wore makeup and wanted that extra oomph we ended up spending nearly 4 hours together on that first night, she became a fast friend and it was an absolutely fabulous evening! (We even ordered pizza!) Not your typical wedding trial, but there was nothing typical about this stunning wedding. After mastering her makeup look, and getting it all put to paper on her face chart I headed out ready to meet again in two weeks time for her big day.
The morning of Kecia's wedding was absolutely beautiful! I made sure to grab everything I would need for the day and headed to the estate. Kecia and I spent the morning dolling her up for her Big Day with the love of her life Daniel. We started with a full coverage airbrush foundation from Temptu followed by a beautiful custom blend blush from Temptu. I used Urban Decay's primer for her lids and their Naked3 palette along with Jane Iredale's pressed single eye shadows to create a custom smokey eye. I also used a full set of Ardelle individual lash extensions to truly make her eyes pop and a custom mixed lip color to brighten her beautiful smile. Daniel received some male grooming including some primer, blotting, and powder to reduce shine in photos.
After both the Bride and Groom were ready we headed to the location of the wedding at the absolutely stunning Grand Tradition Estates in Fallbrook, California in north San Diego County. We (Ok, mostly I, the bride had an idea of what it was going to look like after all.) were so blown away by the beauty of the venue and everything coming together. Kecia had hired me to spend the full day all the way through to dinner and the beginning of the reception with her doing touchups as needed. So I got to spend her entire day primping and pampering her between photos and the ceremony.
After we arrived at the venue we did a quick lip touch up and then headed to do first look pictures. Daniel's face said it all, they are a couple truly in love and his bride-to-be was absolutely glowing!
Following the first look and bridal portrait session there was another lip touch up (since we used airbrush there was really no need to touch anything else up, bonus!) and then we were whisking down to the ceremony! It was one of the most beautiful ceremonies I have ever gotten to witness. The officiant was a woman who spoke so eloquently it just took your breath away. After the ceremony I did one last touch up, and then packed up for the evening while the now Mr. And Mrs. enjoyed their reception with all of their friends and family. It was such a beautiful site to see a couple so in love as these too were! Many years of happiness to this beautiful couple!! Congratulations Kecia and Daniel!


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Purchasing In Berlin
Any procuring adventure in Chicago ought to begin with the granddaddy of all Chicago retail: The Magnificent Mile. This cosmopolitan, historical past-packed section of Michigan Avenue teems with purchasing, eating, and leisure treasures that make any vacation unforgettable. Great hub heidi, years in the past I used to be going to open a small store, mainly crystals and many others, and I even was on the purpose of paying the primary deposit, then one other shop opened over the street, same as my concept, I am afraid I bottled it! lol! It wasn't as a result of I was petrified of the competitors, it was purely the monetary aspect, believe me If I had been loaded I would have gone in, all guns blazing! lol! voted up and shared!
After dinner, I bought a Matcha gentle serve from one of many meals stall to attempt. I used to be informed that Matcha delicate serve is a must-eat in Kyoto. You can buy Matcha delicate serve virtually wherever in Kyoto. True enough, it does not disappoint. The smooth serve style loads like Matcha, with a lingering tinge of bitterness. It is rather creamy, smooth and most significantly, not too sweet.
So, bottom line query, which Kindle should I buy? Bottom line reply, it relies upon! For my part, if you want to merely learn books and do little or no online exercise, you will have two selections. The straightforward Kindle reader is an excellent bargain and could also be all you want. You'll most likely want to purchase a light, although, so selecting the Kindle Paperwhite (see it beneath) could be a more sensible choice. Actually, this model is now a massively popular bestseller. I've one and I adore it! It prices just a little bit extra but continues to be very affordable. Your finances and whether or not or not you'll need a lighted display screen will be the deciding components.
As you learn, construction of many malls across India are on a full-swing. Of late, the focus has shifted from the metros and companies are actually looking at tier-2 and tier-three cities. Cities like Gurgaon, Kochi, and Varanasi are looking very promising. With DLF supposedly constructing the largest procuring complicated of the World in Gurgoan. 'Mall of India' in Gurgoan will have a flooring area of four,500,000 when accomplished.
It's uncommon for one more person to notice somebody having a panic attack in a retailer. It's extra doubtless that people will discover if the individual having the panic assault draws consideration to their plight. People are too busy procuring with different things on their minds to note what is going on on round them. Panic assaults are extra widespread than you assume anyway and imagine it or not there shall be someone in that retailer who has had a panic attack themselves or knows somebody who has.


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More and more, the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating and prosecuting criminal conduct that occurs less and less in the United States. These prosecutorial efforts cut across many areas, from violations of U.S. sanctions law, to bribery and other corruption by foreign government officials, securities fraud, environmental crime, tax evasion, and many other areas. This trend shows no signs of abating. Although the Department of Justice deploys many standard investigative techniques and prosecutorial tools in these cases, there are rather unique aspects of the law that bear on these efforts, and there are particular tools that the government uses that differ from traditional criminal cases. On the flip side, cross-border investigations present unique challenges – and opportunities – for defense counsel.
This course introduces reviews the legal issues associated with cross-border criminal investigations, addresses some of the key legal issues, and offers practical guidance to defense counsel. The program is presented by Daniel W. Levy, a principal in the New York office of McKool Smith who previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Daniel W. Levy is a principal in McKool Smith's New York office. He represents clients in white collar defense matters, including regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings involving both federal and state authorities. Dan also represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation, including cross-border disputes. Prior to joining the firm, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York for more than a decade. At the time of his departure, Dan was Senior Trial Counsel.
Dan has conducted more than a dozen jury trials and argued more than sixteen appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, including several cases of first impression.
As a prosecutor, Dan led numerous government investigations, often ones with an international component, and served as counsel in prosecutions of a broad array of fraud offenses, including securities fraud, bank fraud, accounting fraud, money laundering, theft of trade secrets, tax fraud, identity theft, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and various computer crimes. He was named "Prosecutor of the Year" by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation in 2011 and 2013.
Since joining McKool Smith, Dan has handled a number of significant cross-border investigations and prosecutions involving individuals and corporate entities. He has also led internal investigations concerning criminal antitrust, accounting fraud, FCPA, and tax matters. Dan frequently advises clients, including financial institutions, on corporate governance and regulatory compliance issues. In 2015, he was appointed as a monitor of an international bank, which involved conducting a global analysis of the bank's compliance function following an enforcement action by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Prior to beginning his government service in 2002, Dan worked as an associate at a large New York firm where he focused on securities litigation, white collar criminal defense, Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement proceedings, and intellectual property disputes. He also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen M. Orlofsky, United States District Judge, in Camden, New Jersey. From 1992 to 1993, he was a Fulbright Scholar in Quito, Ecuador, where he conducted anthropology research.
Dan is a frequent lecturer on money laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, anti-corruption, and international criminal enforcement, among other topics. He is a Spanish speaker.
It's very informative.
Very good
Very timely and topical with discussions ripped right from the headlines.
very interesting