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Rebel Wilson Created Clothes That Will Take You From "Nine to Wine"
And apparently they'll hide your "koala pouch," too.
When I sit down with Rebel Wilson at an event hosted by Dia & Co., I have about 10 million questions to ask her...and only a few short minutes to get them all out. So I ask the actress to spill on the reason we're all here: her new fashion line, REBEL WILSON X ANGELS, which will range from size 14 to 24 and soon be sold at Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, and other department stores.
"I don't think I would've had the credentials to have a fashion line back in the day," she tells me, referring to the timing of the launch. "I came from Australia, from an area that I wouldn't say valued fashion. If something fit, you would just wear it."
It wasn't actually until Rebel worked with some of Hollywood's top stylists and costume designers that she developed more of a passion. Later, she collaborated with popular plus-size store Torrid—"I learned a lot from that and got the right feedback"—before realizing it was time to do her own thing.
"The good thing about having your own line is that every six weeks, the product will be updated in stores. My stylist goes to fashion shows around the world and is a consultant on the line, so we know what's trending and what we can give plus-size girls that's youthful and confident."
We both agree that the cutout dress Rebel has on is the right choice for this not-too-hot summer day. "It's a classy day-to-night situation," she tells me, adding that it reminds her of something Adele might wear. "Or 'nine to wine,' as the girls like to say."
Despite what her name suggests, Rebel describes her style as classic. "I love bodycon stuff that doesn't hide the figure and shows it off," she reveals. "But there are ways of doing it so that you show off your best assets. Sometimes, you might want to hide your little koala pouch, but you definitely want to show décolletage as a plus-size girl. You definitely want to show a little skin in pretty much all outfits."
After discussing clothing, I segue into another topic: acting. Aside from starring in Pitch Perfect 3 later this year, I personally *need* to know if any Disney lies in Rebel's near future (especially after she nailed "Poor Unfortunate Souls" at last year's Hollywood Bowl).
"I mean…the smoke signals are out to play Ursula in the live-action The Little Mermaid," she hints. "But I'm about to film a movie here in New York called Isn't It Romantic, which is a rom-com that I developed for New Line [Cinema production company]. Then, I'm doing a Dirty Rotten Scoundrels [remake titled Nasty Women] with Anne Hathaway, which is also a project I developed and am producing."
Once she brings up Isn't It Romantic, I'm reminded that she recently cast Betty Gilpin—who currently plays Debbie Eagen in Netflix's GLOW—in the film. So I ask her if she's watched the show yet.
"I just watched episode one and two last night," she tells me excitedly. "I was like, I'm lucky I saw [Betty's] casting tape and thought, you know what? She's actually brilliant. This is like, Betty's big kind of featured role in a film, so it'll be great."
When I point out that perhaps the funny lady is a good luck charm, she disagrees. "I think I have an eye for finding talent, definitely."
*Sigh.* An eye for talent and an eye for style? At the moment, it seems like Rebel Wilson most definitely has it all.

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Coalition pursuing new tax for early childhood education from Aspen to Parachute
An effort is underway to gauge the interest and political climate of a new tax to fund early-childhood education in the Roaring Fork Valley and the surrounding area.
Representatives from the Rocky Mountain Preschool Coalition presented some preliminary findings in front of the Aspen Chamber Resort Association board of directors last week.
They explained that the dearth of preschool options and the resulting waiting lists, coupled with how expensive early-childhood education programs are from Aspen to Parachute, are creating a crisis for families and ultimately, the local workforce.
"Infant care in Aspen is a total nightmare," Andy Davies, a consultant for the coalition, told the ACRA board April 30.
At the Yellow Brick School where the city of Aspen operates its voter-approved sales tax-funded Kids First program, the wait list is 50 deep, and most of them are infants, according to Shirley Ritter, director of the program.
But it's not just Aspen feeling the pinch. Based on research consultants for the coalition have done, every community in the region is facing capacity issues, Davies noted.
"It's a huge problem," said Cindy Kahn, who works for the Manaus Fund, which is financing the coalition's efforts to establish a locally, publicly funded early-childhood education program. 'This is an issue everywhere."
The coalition estimates that providing adequate programs for families from Aspen to Parachute would cost around $2.6 million a year.
That could be funded through a sales tax increase of 0.12% or a 0.5 mill levy property tax increase, according to the coalition.
Colorado House Bill 1052 recently passed, which allows regions in the state to form special taxing districts for this type of thing.
Kids First is funded by half of a 0.45% sales tax, which brings in just over $2.4 million annually.
It pays for financial assistance for between 40 and 50 qualifying families to help pay for licensed child care in Pitkin County, along with funding for quality improvements, staff development, operations and many other programs, said Ritter, who is involved in the coalition.
Also supported by the Aspen Community Foundation, the coalition is made up of a group of 17 business, education and nonprofit community leaders from Aspen to Parachute.
It was formed in 2016 but only is in the initial stages of work to determine how great the need is and who would pay for addressing it.
The coalition began with hiring a Denver firm to conduct phone surveys. Since February, representatives and consultants have been meeting with business and community leaders to start the conversation.
"It's a heavy lift," Kahn said. "There are so many perspectives."
Ritter, Kahn and others wonder if Aspen to Parachute is too large of an area and has too many barriers to getting a special district formed.
"The big question is what that special taxing district would look like," Ritter said. "There's a lot of conversation needed and a lot more people involved. …
"Maybe with enough political will, people will find the money."
It was an issue brought up in Aspen's most recent municipal election in which mayoral candidates Torre and Ann Mullins said it was a priority for them to work on bringing more affordable child care options to the city.
Mayor-elect Torre will be sworn in June 10 and Mullins has two years left as a council member.
Those at the ACRA board meeting agreed that it is a significant problem that affects their employees, the overall job market and the community.
"I think it's going to be interesting to have another level of taxation here beyond Kids First," ACRA board member and Pitkin County Commissioner Patti Clapper said. "I think it's a discussion that is long overdue."
Davies noted the 600 new homes that are being planned in the midvalley and how the region will continue to grow exacerbates the issue.
"It's a real problem and it's not an easy problem to fix," she told the ACRA board.
Davies said she lived here in the 1990s but moved away to have a family and now is back after raising children in Minnesota.
"A lot of people do drop out of the workforce," she said of young families who cannot afford or find child care.
The coalition will meet again in June to assess what it's learned thus far. Kahn said there is no timeline on pursuing a new tax.
"We are just going to be fluid," she said, adding it's a big issue that requires a holistic approach. "Let's get something. Our parents need it. Our community needs it. Our society needs it."


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The city is a buzz this week with fashionistas descending upon New York for Fashion Week, Fall 2018!
Yours truly will be attending some shows this week, and I will be doing a full post.
In the meantime, you too can watch live from wherever you are in the world with this link: http://m.nowfashion.com/schedules
Here's a sneak peak of day 1 Noon by Noor Show
Mostly minimalistic style with bright colors
Tom Ford show was all about strong, bold, and empowered style
Photo credit: Frazier Harrison, Noon by Noor show, Tom Ford images Vogue


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This #Summer Crystal Light invites every woman in America to trade in her diet soda and join the movement to embrace flavor. Plus you will have a chance to instantly win great prizes everyday through September 9th.
Eligibility: US, 18+ w/Facebook account
Entry Dates: June 12, 2011 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on September 9, 2011
How to Enter: visit www.facebook.com/crystallight?sk=app_202197663158157
Entry Limit: one game play per day per email address/person/Facebook ID.
(13) Sunday Prize (one each week): Michael Kors watch in white (ARV $160)
(13) Monday Prize (one each week): iPod nano 8GB (ARV $150)
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(12) Saturday Prize (one each week): Trek Cruiser Classic Steel Women's Bike (ARV $318)
Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Rules: kraft.promotions.com/flavfizz/page.do?page=rules
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The amount of searches for travel planning is massive on any search engine. As always, organic traffic is the #1 traffic source for those travel companies. And, that's possible only with strategic SEO in place. So, let me help with a super-easy SEO guide for travel blogs, bloggers, travel agencies, and SEO agencies who work for travel websites.
Just a little improvement in their SERP ranking can prove millions of dollars in their revenue. So, it's better to optimize their blogs or websites for SEO and hence, search engine rankings.
I understand, being a travel blogger or travel agency, your must targeting audience from all parts of the world. So, it makes less sense, just ranking #1 on Google. You are likely to drive organic traffic from all over. Hence, you must be proving your SEO potential to rank top on all the popular search engines.
Understanding this, let's take guidance from the SEO talents and experts to what still works in SEO and let the traffic flowing. So, here is your ultimate SEO guide for travel sites – travel SEO.
- SEO Guide For Travel Blogs
- How SEO Helps Your Travel Business?
- Typical SEO vs Travel SEO
- SEO Guide For Travel Companies
- On-page SEO Tips For Travel Bloggers
- Off-page or link building for travel websites
- Technical SEO For Travel Websites
- Key Takeaway – Travel SEO Best Practices
- Travel SEO – Frequently Asked Questions
- 1) Should I design my travel website or blog SEO-friendly?
- 2) How to get blog posts ideas for my travel blogs to boost SEO?
- 3) Whether I can SEO travel websites myself?
- 4) How to do keyword research for travel websites?
- 5) Is it good to spy my competitor's backlinks?
- Let's Wrap-up: SEO Guide For Travel Blogs
SEO Guide For Travel Blogs
Still, brands are using traditional SEO best practices. And that works, and the results will be surprising. Indeed, SEO helps most of the bloggers who leverage their blog to make their living costs and transform their lifestyle.
I'm glad to spend this whole blog post to help your effective SEO strategies to boost your travel blog SEO, more specific SEO tips for travel bloggers. If you don't understand the significance of SEO for your travel business, then I take it as an opportunity to expose it now.
How SEO Helps Your Travel Business?
The search landscape has improved drastically in the travel industry. Hence, travel companies are mandatory to put up their significant efforts to win their organic search traffic. The organic search traffic from Google pays off the highest percentage revenue for the travel brands.
Travelers agree that they have to check too many resources before making any decision. So, Google is their best companion. By conducting a Google search, they get the best places at their cost to spend vacations.
To put it simply, here is how SEO can help your travel business –
- Getting more potential leads from search engines
- Cost-effective compared to paid marketing
- Guarantees your business growth & revenue
So, to win more organic traffic from the search engines, you have no other go. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) supports you. But, with the growing opportunities and competitions in SEO for the travel industry, make sure you must be employing the best SEO practices for travel blogs.
Typical SEO vs Travel SEO
SEO is the phenomenon of proving the value of your products or services or content and relevancy for a particular web search term, moving up the ranking positions in the search engine results.
The SEO strategies remain the same for any website. But, what works for the particular niche and set of audiences, resulting in higher conversions, is critical. Not all SEO tips are effective all the time.
Optimizing your Google Maps and local SEO works well for any local service-based business that targets internet users from their locale. On the other hand, if you are promoting online courses or eBooks, you don't much care about local SEO. You must be optimizing your site for Google top rankings for the target keywords.
Likewise, the SEO differs in its way of execution for travel websites. Most importantly, user experience and trust are the high demanding factors for any travel blog. Those being the dominant Google ranking factors, you are entitled to optimize your pages towards it.
So, in this SEO guide for travel blogs, I'm more specific about the SEO tips that work well for travel websites and businesses.
Before getting into the SEO guide for travel blogs, I just wanted to remind you about the significance of a page loading speed. It's ever crucial to make your pages load faster to compete with other travel blogs. Indeed, WordPress platforms and themes are tailored for high performance and fast loading. Make sure to host your travel websites on a reliable hosting for the expected results.
SEO Guide For Travel Companies
Let's focus on the SEO basics for the travel industry that anyone can employ without multi-million dollar investments. Indeed, that's the speciality of SEO.
On-page SEO Tips For Travel Bloggers
On-page SEO refers to optimizing your pages to rank higher in the search engine results for the keyword it targets. However, both on-page and off-page for travel SEO work hand-in-hand to rank your entire website pages on the search engines. For now, here the best on-page SEO practices for travel websites.
Optimize your website/blog for easy access
Structure your web pages and site layout logically so as to both the users and the search engines can navigate and locate what they are looking for, with no hassle. Have a more number of pages to categorize your website gently. Have individual pages for bookings, media, daily itineraries, guides, etc.
When the amount of time the users spend on your site increases, the higher the brand credibility will be. Home page SEO much helps to improve your site's user engagement and SEO.
Typically, the home page is an important page for any website. Especially, it is even more important for travel websites.
Most of the website owners are not leveraging the power of the homepage's link equity and authority.
Here are some of the content you can include on your home page that appeals to the visitors.
- Nice photos of your properties, travel stories, and happy people on holidays
- Specials deals & offers on bookings, any products, etc.
- Popular content from your travel blog
- Interlink your relevant important pages with a small text
Have your meta tags (title & description) are highly related to your business nature and reflect it. Besides the text and meta description, make sure to have schema information on your site with necessary details for better rankings.
Create quality content
Incorporate a blog space to your travel website through where you can create great content and drive visitors in.
Optimize your blog content with target keywords to draw the most potential organic traffic. Place your focus keyword naturally within the first 100 words of your content to help visitors to get a rough idea about your entire content.
Keywords are the masterpiece of any on-page SEO practice for travel blogs. Essentially, your keywords must be long-tail, low-competitive, and has got good search volume. Your content must render appropriate solutions to the users searching for some information online.
Interlink the other relevant posts on your website or blog to make your content more informative. As you have entire control over internal links, link your commercial or money pages to the blog posts. But don't overdo. Have natural anchor texts that highly relevant and tells search engines about the connection.
Use external links to connect with authority sites that are highly relevant to your content and niche, passing the more powerful link juices.
Optimize your meta tags and headings tags with more relevant phrases that users search for. Make sure the content revolves around the subject and gives in-depth information to the readers on the same topic.
You may use some writing assistant tools to make sure your content is error-free for easy reading. Don't hesitate to proofread every content before you are presenting it to your audiences.
You must have a clear URL structure, properly categorized pages (with breadcrumbs) with eye-catchy headlines or titles.
Use multimedia & other helpful information
Just like any other niche, SEO, images, and videos are ever crucial. When it comes to travel brands, it's more significant to include stimulating, persuasive content like visuals. Adding those, you can reduce the bounce rate and engage visitors on your site for a longer time.
Especially in travel destinations, you will be capturing stunning images and photographs. Spill it away to trigger your reader's emotions and eager towards planning their trips for holidays.
Also, you can post local directories and other helpful information like the guide, maps, routes, etc. for particular destinations. People will find it useful and keep returning to your site often for the information. This way, you can keep your readers cliff-hanged to your travel website or blog.
Optimize for mobile searches
When it comes to SEO for travel websites, optimize it for cross-device accessibility and performance. Most of the travel readers conduct their searches through smartphones that they have handy all the time.
The mobile-first indexing update tells us that Google ranks websites that are mobile-responsive than those are not. Make sure your on-page elements load quickly on mobile devices and properly display on different screen sizes.
With limited screen space, never display annoying pop-ups, especially for mobile sessions. Optimizing your travel blog or travel business website could bring drastic improvement in SEO and bringing overall business leads.
So, do all the best practices of an on-page SEO guide for travel blogs and bring it to live. After that, it becomes your key area to promote your content to a wider range of audiences. Here comes the off-page SEO into the rescue.
Off-page or link building for travel websites
Off-page SEO is all you do outside your website to improve your pages' search engine rankings. Mostly, it includes promoting your content on other platforms and link building. Let me help you with some of the easy ways that I use to earn backlinks.
Influencer marketing
You can see popular travel brands offering free trips to the journal specialists and influencers for the exchange of establishment. As a travel blog, you can draw the new set of audiences and extended coverage, try this out. Let it be an organic exchange instead of paying.
This may be an expensive idea for hotel companies to offer free rooms for a group of bloggers or travel influencers for just an exchanging a backlink. Still, during the off-season, you can do this and get some press coverage and featured on popular magazines. Compensate the author or writer from any popular magazine with a full tour package. Ensure their experience is top-notch, and hence, the travel story they would create will pay you for years.
Guest Posts
Guest posts, at times, maybe hard to achieve in the travel niche. Most of the travel bloggers would demand money from brands that seek for guest posting opportunities. If you have enough budgets, then just go ahead.
Otherwise, for others, just find lateral industries that accept guest posts for free or at your budget. Identify overlapping niches that cover a broad niche or both markets.
For an instant, you can pitch gadget blogs still on the topic travel. Like, "How a gaming bag can make your travel comfortable & organized?"
Sponsored links
According to Ahrefs, the travel industry demands paid links than the other nine competitive niches. Though SEO is a free traffic source, paid links are still a touchy topic in SEO that exists in reality. Big brands are readily paying for link placements or mention on other travel blogs and websites. And, that becomes a cycle now demanding payment for links. It's hard to find a free resource to earn backlinks.
The only alternative is you can create amazing content that attracts backlinks of its own. Embed surveys and statistics about the travel destinations, and tract attention that results in getting you backlinks.
Local SEO – If you have a travel business in a local region, getting backlinks from local resource pages are more powerful. In such a case, you should optimize your pages for local searches with more personalized content.
Set your Google My Business profile properly with enough information. Request your customers to drop their valuable feedback about your services or travel packages. That speaks a lot.
Technical SEO For Travel Websites
I'm understood you must be a novice in these areas. Still, SEO's are made easy with valuable resources available online. Technical SEO's are set to handle by the professional SEO's. Here are the technical SEO factors discussed. You may refer to it, gain knowledge, and DIY knowing the risks (being a SEO beginner). Otherwise, just contract SEO experts for this hard-core SEO jobs. For example, things like handling error pages, setting crawl budget, etc. will be overwhelming.
Key Takeaway – Travel SEO Best Practices
I'm sure; I have missed some of the effective SEO strategies that everyone uses. But, all these strategies would help you to SEO travel blogs for top rankings. On top of all the above, here are some of the hints to further fine-tune travel websites SEO.
- Keep your site pages organized and easy to navigate.
- Reduce click-depths linking important pages to your home page
- Have internal links in the footer
- Incorporate a blog with rich and consistent resources
- Create interactive content to boost site's engagement metrics
- Use schema rich data for enhanced search engine results
- Include FAQ section in your content that answers your customer's questions
- Build individual landing pages for the most organic keywords
- Have click-worthy SEO titles and description
- Keep track on your website data and analytics
- Concentrate on international SEO being a travel blog targeting multiple countries
- Optimize images for SEO
- Not just text SERP results, target featured snippets
- Gain featured on press release sites and magazines
- Build more niche-relevant backlinks and local citations
- Bang the Google Maps search results & positive reviews
- Start optimizing your web pages for voice searches
- Spy on your competitor's ranking keywords & backlink profile
- Audit your website often and make sure it is healthy
- Encourage social promotions too
- Overcome travel SEO challenges with SEO tools for travel blogs
Even though you are a startup travel blogger, you can handle your SEO hassle-free with some proficient SEO tools available in the market. I often recommend choosing between SEO PowerSuite and SEMRush. Especially for keyword research, LongTailPro must be the ultimate choice. Sure, I will share my experience and review of these SEO tools for travel bloggers in further articles. Keep waiting!.
Travel SEO – Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have any questions kicking inside about travel SEO or how to SEO your travel blog or SEO best practices for travel websites? I'm happily available to answer like the others below.
1) Should I design my travel website or blog SEO-friendly?
2) How to get blog posts ideas for my travel blogs to boost SEO?
3) Whether I can SEO travel websites myself?
4) How to do keyword research for travel websites?
5) Is it good to spy my competitor's backlinks?
Let's Wrap-up: SEO Guide For Travel Blogs
Take action now irrespective of how big or small your travel website or blog is. Even big-league sites in the travel niche are not too strong, ignoring the SEO basics. Yet, Google is your competitor since it adds online hotel bookings to search results. Google also about to integrate Google Flights into hotel searches. So, to be successful, you must be competing on every front to earn organic website traffic and hence, business revenue.


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In my second year of college, I took a psychology of grief class. I signed up because I needed another psych credit but also to help me understand my own experiences at that point with grief and loss. One of the first images in the textbook was the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory, a scale that quantifies stressful life events with a score of 1-100. I was no stranger to the instrument; my counselor mom had dozens of copies (and versions) in the books that were scattered about the house. But that day, perhaps bored with the dry lecture, I looked at the scale differently. I wondered what experiences listed on the page I would have. I feared the big one, the 100 point Death of a Spouse. In my mind, that was the only item on the list that would destroy me. The others seemed inconceivable or inconsequential.
A brief note here – Some versions of the scale include death of a child, obviously near the top. This particular one did not, a question I raised with my professor on that day.
I noted that divorce was listed as second only to death of a spouse with a score of 73. That didn't make sense to me. Perhaps because I thought it would never happen to me (I was three years in to the relationship with my now ex husband at that point and I could not fathom one or both of us choosing to end it), but I just couldn't understand what could be so devastating about divorce.
I guess the universe wanted to show me I was wrong.
Using the scale that was in my textbook that day, I faced:
73 divorce
53 personal illness
44 major behavior change in spouse
39 new family members
38 financial hardship
30 foreclosure
29 in-law problems
29 change in habits
25 housing change
19 change in recreation
16 change in sleep
15 change in eating
15 change in family get togethers
For a grand total of 425 points. The sirens start to go off at 300 points. And, if you add infidelity, most scales place that around an 81, which would raise my total to a lofty 506. I probably should have been escorted into a padded room at that point. I would also add a few more points for a tsunami divorce, which is somewhere between a death and a divorce. I looked, they haven't studied the impact of bigamy. I hope that they never need to.
What the scale in my textbook didn't make clear is that there is no life stone unturned when it comes to divorce. It. changes. everything.
And change, especially unwanted and unexpected change, is stressful.
If there's ever a time in life when you have to use everything you have at your disposal, it's divorce.
You can inventory your stress and tally up your debits but you can also inventory your personal tool box and count up your implements of healing.
Here's what I had in my Divorce Tool Box. Maybe yours looks a little different.
The Extra Battery – Fortitude
There's no way around it. Divorce is draining. It goes on and on. And on. Just when you think the struggle is over, something will pop up and make you go again. A huge part of getting through is simply getting through, having the ability to persist even when the path is tough. So, pack an extra battery. Hell, pack two:)
The Hammer – Determination
It's easy to fall apart in divorce. You feel beat down and the instinct may be to roll over and play dead. There is certainly time for acceptance, but there is also time for determination. If you want a better life, you have to build it. Pick up that hammer and make it happen. Just look out for your thumb!
The Tape Measure – Attention
There are a ton of details in divorce. Personally, I think everyone who has experiences it should qualify as a paralegal. There will be times when you have to push the grief and anger aside, pull out the tape measure and pay attention to every detail in every document. Remember, measure twice, cut once. Make sure you know what you're signing.
The Level – Balance
It's easy for the divorce to overwhelm your life until it becomes your entire life. Needless to say, that's not healthy (or much fun). The level in your tool box is to remind you to find balance. Or to check to see if that picture you hung where the wedding photo once was is level:)
The Spackle – Humility
You'll screw up. You'll create a hole where there wasn't supposed to be one. You'l inadvertently bang up someone else as you try to aim at your ex. When you reach for the spackle, you admit that you made a mistake and show that you're trying to repair it. If you can, buy the spackle that starts pink and dries white. That way you know when your mistakes are corrected:)
The Business Card – Assistance
You can't do it all. When you're overwhelmed or stuck, reach for that business card with the name and number of an expert. Call them. And then listen to them. Don't let your ego get in the way of your healing.
The Liquid Nails – Confidence
You will have to make some big decisions. Do it with confidence. Pull out the permanent adhesive and believe in your decision. Deep down, you know what's best for you. Make it stick.
The Saw – Humor
When it all starts to overwhelm, reach for the saw and cut it down to size. There's nothing like a little laughter to put everything into perspective.
That's my tool box. What's in yours?


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This is an original photostat model sheet from the Fleischer Studios production Gulliver's Travels (1939). This photostat model sheet features Gulliver and was created at the studio and used during the production of the film. The overall measurements of the piece are 12.5" x 14.5" and the image itself measures 12.5" x 14.5".


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New Brunswick — NB Power is looking at a new pricing structure that will mean big cash savings for some customers and steep increases for others — all based on dumb luck. With costs to the utility mounting after the usual winter storms and general mismanagement of funds, they plan to use a random-number generator app to dole out a fixed monthly rate to customers that will not change regardless of power usage.
CEO Gaëtan Thomas will use the app — which is only on his phone, and no one else is allowed to touch his phone — to choose a random price for each customer that will turn up in their bill each month.
"This is gonna sound crazy, but we actually tossed around the idea of a 'weather tax' where we'd charge people more to help us cover the costs surrounding winter storms," confided Thomas. "And even a 'holiday tax' — since people use way more energy over the holidays and are more likely to get drunk and crash their cars into utility poles. Clearly these ideas were too ridiculous to run with…it was just spit-balling. This one, though, is even more fair than our current model.
"Think of it as a contest — people love contests!" he went on. "Try your luck at a reasonable rate! And won't it be nice to know the amount you have to pay each month so you can plan ahead? No more unpleasant shock every time you open your bill."
We asked whether customers will truly have a chance at very low costs — say, $10 per month. "Actually I've been trying this app, and, weirdly it only generates high-ish numbers. Or numbers that people have indicated to me are high. I'm a CEO, not an everyday peasant, so I'm not sure…does $700 seem like a lot for a month of our services? That's only around the cost of compensating your butler or maintaining your Lamborghini. I would think people could afford that."
Most customers are not too pleased about the new system.
"Ugh, I never win anything! Not Roll Up the Rim, not Chase the Ace, nothing at the VLTs — I've never even won concert tickets from a radio phone-in show!" cried Yolanda Smith, 49. "I can just tell I won't win a good power rate either. I'll probably be paying out the arse in July and I'll have to cancel my summer vacation."
Some, though, are already accepting their fate.
"I'm a gambling addict — most weekends you'll find me at Casino New Brunswick and weekdays I'm at the horse races," admitted Jack Nesbit of Moncton. "Now, logically I know this rate lottery is a terrible idea, but part of me can't help but look forward to it for the rush. Come onnnnn…small money!!!"
Thomas plans to "calculate" everyone's numbers by fall, to be announced winter 2018-19. "But the app is pretty slow so I might just kinda give up partway through and round up to $1,000 for most customers," he said with a shrug.
"Not like there's fuck all they can do about it."


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Saturday, 31 October 2015
318 - Carpenterfeit
Happy Halloween! This week your friends Count Vardulon and DM watch 2.5 movies, sort of. The Count missed out on Crimson Peak, which is too bad because it's a solid Gothic horror. Skin Trade is a DTV action movie that outdoes a lot of theatrically released action, and Harbinger Down tries to out-thing The Thing. Tune in to hear about escape rooms and stay for a terrible hipster horror list. Be sure to read the definitive Until Dawn review.
Which festival should we go to next?
Redneck Games 20%
Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling 40%
Gathering of the Juggalos 40%
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Ekhwesi Business Solutions(Pty) Ltd was founded in 2003. The company stated objective from the outset was to supply superior hardware to its customers in the IT sector. It later evolved as a system integrator that provides solutions and services across the full information value chain to its customers. In this regard the appropriate skills where introduced and strategic alliances formed for the purpose of computer hardware procurement and IT solution offerings. The company uses leading technologies to drive customer business strategies, unlocking efficiencies and equipping customers with valuable business insight.
Ekhwesi Business Solutions (Pty)Ltd is fully compliant with Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) initiatives and structures as contemplated by organizations and forums progressing transitions in South Africa. Ekhwesi Business Solutions is one of the fastest growing IT companies in South Africa. Its financial stability has been borne out by the numerous requests received from potential partners, vendors and customers.
Our business is about valuing relationships. We are committed to our stakeholders, our clients and our technology partners so that we can deliver ongoing value and industry leadership.
Ekhwesi's platforms support a range of bearers, providing clients with integrated solutions that include data transmission, wireless data services, all aspects of messaging, voice, m-commerce and web development and management.
Ekhwesi's extensive skills and infrastructure enables it to offer the full services of supporting, maintaining and further developing client's solutions. In addition, it offers specialist consulting on converging technologies - imparting the insight that empowers clients to choose a strategy that will secure their competitive advantage and safeguard their future gain. That done, Sechaba/Ekhwesi then designs, develops and implements client-specific solutions that deliver total end-to-end satisfaction.
The company's products comprise both Hardware and application development that provide businesses and individuals with easy-to-manage, interoperable tools that are tailored to their unique needs.
People and organisations are much alike, in that both have individual needs. Ekhwesi applies its skills to addressing these needs – offering solutions in the form of Hardware Products and Services that enable organisations and people to experience and enjoy the real benefits of technology. In so doing, it aims to redefine the edge, to shorten the virtual distances between people, and to bring innovation and enhancement to their lives.
Previously, an individual's professional and personal lives were separated; mobile technology has seen to it that they are now inextricably intertwined. The value that Ekhwesi contributes to what is effectively a new mode of identity, its ability to innovate for both work and play, and couple the benefits of mobile enhancement to every area of the individual's life.
Over the year the company has organically grown its skills base of highly competent and motivated employees and partners. With the fundamentals in place, Ekhwesi's expertise in IT and communications now extends from consulting to software and applications programming, computer systems and hardware.


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Titusville Police Seek Suspicious Incident Suspect
By Space Coast Daily // September 26, 2014
intent of unidentified person is unclear
BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA – The Titusville police are investigating a single incident which occurred on Wednesday at 8 a.m. on Sycamore Street near the railroad tracks.
According to the Titusville Police department, a Titusville High school student had an encounter with an unknown person while walking to school. The intent of the unidentified person is unclear at this time, according to police.
According to Titusville Police Sgt. Glen Hamann, officers continue to investigate the incident, and have taken considerable steps for undercover surveillance and visibility in the following days.
The suspect was described only as a black male, 5-feet-11, and wearing a black hoody.
"At this time we have not located any direct eye-witnesses to this single incident," said Sgt. Hamann. "If anyone has first-hand knowledge of the event, we urge them to contact the Titusville Police Department."
"We are aware of some incorrect information on social media indicating a second incident. Nobody has reported a second incident of any kind to our department at this time."
To reach the Titusville Police Department call 264-7800.


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Measures urged to be taken to prevent African Swine Fever
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 11 signed a document urging measures to be taken to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease from entering Vietnam.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development asked localities to monitor local pig farms and take samples for testing immediately if they notice any strange symptoms. (Photo: danviet.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 11 signed a document urging measures to be taken to prevent the African Swine Fever (ASF) disease from entering Vietnam.
Accordingly, all forms of transporting, trading, slaughtering and consuming imported pork products without clear origin are prohibited.
The PM asked Chairpersons of the People's Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to instruct people's committees at lower levels, relevant departments and agencies to closely supervise at border gates, trails and border areas people and vehicles entering Vietnam from countries hit by the ASF.
The localities were urged to promptly detect and strictly punish any case of illegally transporting animals and their products from foreign countries.
ASF is a tuple of infectious hemorrhagic fever which has a 90-100 percent mortality rate for pigs and there is no vaccine or cure.
Although the disease is not dangerous to humans, it can cause great economic loss for farmers and harm pork trading.
From the end of 2017 to September 10, 17 countries and regions in Europe and Asia such as China and Estonia have had ASF outbreaks, with over 560,000 pigs culled, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health.
From the start of August to September 10, China reported 14 outbreaks, with 38,000 pigs culled. The disease is moving southward towards provinces near Vietnam.
ASF is spread from pig to pig through various ways, including animal feed contaminated with the pathogen, carriers such as ticks, or direct contact between infected pigs and healthy ones.
The incubation period is around four to 19 days, with symptoms including high fever, loss of appetite and hemorrhage. Sometimes, pigs can die even before clinical signs appear.
The structurally complicated ASF virus is very resilient and can persist in undercooked pork products or corpses, but they can be killed when exposed to 56 degrees Celsius for 70 minutes, or 60 degrees Celsius, or with traditional sterilization substances.
Dam Xuan Thanh, deputy head of the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the disease is mostly transferred via human actions.
The virus does not spread as quickly as classical swine fever or foot-and-mouth disease viruses.
The trading of pork of unclear origin and transportation of untested pigs or pork products (via smuggling or gifts) can carry the disease from one country to another, such as the case where a Korean airport detected the ASF virus in food brought from China, he added.
Nguyen Van Long, head of the Epidemiology Department of the Department of Animal Health, said at a conference on the disease held in HCM City on September 11 that the only way to detect the disease is through testing samples from pigs.
Authorities have been in instructed to strictly monitor pig farms for signs of infection, while pig farms can apply strict bio-safety regulations for farms, with frequent sterilization for farming equipment, barns and farmers, he said.-VNA


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3rd Street San Francisco, May 1967. I was stationed at Hamilton AFB from 1963 - '67, just up the US 101 from San - Fran - Cisco! And while there was a lot begging for a young airman's attention in and around San Francisco - if you get my drift - I did grab my camera from time to time and venture to South San Francisco (SP) and Oakland (SP & WP).
At 66 feet long, this is the Fairbanks-Morse Train Master. According to the sales brochure, "...the most useful locomotive ever built..." And, it's a fact that upon its introduction in 1953, the 2,400 horsepower H-24-66 Train Master was the most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive available!
Until the arrival of the Alco RSD-7 in 1954.
These units carried a steam boiler with a rated output of 4,500 lbs per hour. It was said they could keep up to 15 passenger cars warm down to zero degrees. But since they mostly worked the commuter speedway between San Francisco and San Jose, the need was never challanged!
Fairbanks-Morse first H-24-66 demonstrator units, TM-1 and TM-2 rolled out of the factory in Beloit, Wisconsin, in April and May of 1953. These two demonstrator locomotives became Southern Pacific 4800 and 4801, later becoming the 3020, pictured above, and 3021 following the "Great Re-Numbering Scheme of 1965."
A total of 105 units were built in the US, and 22 in Canada, between 1953 and 1956.
The dipping handrail is indicative of the so-called "1b" modification. A gaggle of these units shuffled commuters out of South San Francisco for years. The 2-cycle opposed piston motor was touted in a sales brochure as "No other engine is so right for railroad service."
Railroad Stuff: Fairbanks-Morse Model H-24-66, 2,400 hp "Train Master", Beloit, 1953, nee 4800, 1953. Southern Pacific Road Class DF-500 (2 units) and DF-501 (14 units.)


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France plane crash: Alpha Jet aircraft comes down in Vouvray killing one person
An Alpha Jet aircraft has crashed into a home for disabled people in central France, killing one person and leaving several others injured, one seriously.
According to French media, the military plane, which was on a training flight, came down in the town of Vouvray near Tours on Wednesday, December 10, at about 17:30 local time.
The two crew members had ejected and were unhurt, the air force said.
Uninjured residents of the home are being moved to new lodgings.
The 63-year-old resident who was killed had lived at the home for several years, said Health Minister Marisol Touraine after visiting the scene of the accident.
About 75 people live at home. The plane hit one of two buildings housing female residents.
A witness quoted by the local Nouvelle Republique newspaper, named as Sebastien, described a "very loud noise" and a "huge fireball".
He also said he had seen the two crew of the jet descending in parachutes.
The pilots had made for "a dark area that appeared to be uninhabited," said Col. Cyrille Duvivier, commander of air base 705 near Parcay-Melay.
He said the plane had been on a night training flight with an instructor and trainee pilot on board.
Col. Cyrille Duvivier described the Alpha Jet as a "very reliable design, which has been in service for some 30 years.
It is more than 30 years since the last such accident at base 705, according to Le Monde newspaper.


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Uber Partners with Dubai RTA to Launch VTOL Network in Dubai
Background Overview:
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority is partnering with Uber to launch a demonstration transportation network of vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (VTOLs) by 2020. As part of this partnership, Uber and Dubai RTA will conduct a joint study into pricing models, people movement, and determining where VTOL routes should be created in the city. The partnership will result in everything from hover and forward flight tests to actual flight operations in the Dubai area.
Our goal is to launch an Elevate flight demonstration with passengers in Dubai in conjunction with the World Expo in October of 2020.
Additional partnership details:
- Uber and Dubai RTA will work together to identify usable take-off and landing locations, called vertiports, around the city.
"VTOLs have the potential to improve urban mobility for millions and partnering with a tech forward city, like Dubai, will give us an innovative partner to advance this technology into its next stage: real-world testing. We hope to amaze the world with this incredible technology at the World Expo in Dubai in 2020."
- Chris Free, General Manager of UAE, Uber
Please find a press kit, including pictures attributable to Uber Technologies, Inc., here. For any additional questions, please contact Matthew Wing at firstname.lastname@example.com and learn more about Uber Elevate here.


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Steven Mnuchin Mostly Meh on Market Drop
Treasury secretary says Russia sanctions are on the way
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told lawmakers Tuesday that he's unworried about the sharp drop in equity markets in recent days and noted the stock market is still much higher than it was at the start of the Trump administration.
Mnuchin also said President Donald Trump would be able to appoint a regulator next year for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government sponsored mortgage giants, adding that the official would have the power to unilaterally curtail affordable housing programs backed by Democrats.
In testimony to the House Financial Services Committee on the Financial Stability Oversight Council's annual report, Mnuchin said economic fundamentals are "quite strong." The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1100 points on Monday and opened trading Tuesday with another sharp drop. But it subsequently rebounded and closed on an up note.
"I'm not overly concerned about the market volatility," he said. "I think you've seen a normal market correction, though large."
He said the administration will "still claim credit that it's still up over 30 percent since the election."
Trump has frequently claimed credit for the stock market gains since his election in 2016.
Mnuchin repeated the warning he gave last week to a Senate panel that Congress should raise the debt limit as soon as possible. His ability to use extraordinary measures, known as the debt issuance suspension period, will run out on Feb. 28, he said.
Mnuchin is chairman of the FSOC, the body established by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial overhaul to monitor risks to the financial system.
Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling urged Democrats to join talks to overhaul Fannie and Freddie, the two housing giants that were put into conservatorship in 2008 because of the financial crisis that led Congress to enact Dodd-Frank. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt's term expires next January.
The Texas Republican said the FHFA director has wide powers, and Trump's appointee could suspend payments to affordable housing funds and to curtail affordable housing efforts.
"The FHFA can essentially choose not to enforce the statutory housing goals of the GSEs (government-sponsored entities)," said Hensarling.
Ranking member Maxine Waters of California complained that Mnuchin had been negligent in answering letters from committee Democrats concerning Trump and his family's ties to Russia. Last summer, Waters lost a party-line committee vote on a resolution (H Res 442) asking Treasury to turn over documents relating to such financial ties.
Waters also complained that Treasury had yet to increase sanctions against Russia despite delivering reports to Congress last week on Russian political leaders and oligarchs, a requirement of a law (PL 115-44) that calls for reports and sanctions by Jan. 29.
Mnuchin said he expected sanctions would follow, adding that Trump has asked the State Department to develop the required penalties.
Waters complained that "this administration continues to let key deadlines in the Act to come and go" and that the law had required Treasury, not State, to impose the sanctions.
In later questioning, Mnuchin apologized to Democrats for delivering answers only recently to questions posed in July.
"We will do everything we can to make sure it's 30 days, but it won't be as long" as it took to answer the questions from July, he said.


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Has Consolidated Graphics Become the Perfect Stock?
Every investor would love to stumble upon the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that provides everything you could possibly want?
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them. Let's discuss the ideal qualities of a perfect stock, then decide if Consolidated Graphics (NYS: CGX) fits the bill.
The quest for perfection
Stocks that look great based on one factor may prove horrible elsewhere, making due diligence a crucial part of your investing research. The best stocks excel in many different areas, including these important factors:
Growth. Expanding businesses show healthy revenue growth. While past growth is no guarantee that revenue will keep rising, it's certainly a better sign than a stagnant top line.
Margins. Higher sales mean nothing if a company can't produce profits from them. Strong margins ensure that company can turn revenue into profit.
Balance sheet. At debt-laden companies, banks and bondholders compete with shareholders for management's attention. Companies with strong balance sheets don't have to worry about the distraction of debt.
Money-making opportunities. Return on equity helps measure how well a company is finding opportunities to turn its resources into profitable business endeavors.
Valuation. You can't afford to pay too much for even the best companies. By using normalized figures, you can see how a stock's simple earnings multiple fits into a longer-term context.
Dividends. For tangible proof of profits, a check to shareholders every three months can't be beat. Companies with solid dividends and strong commitments to increasing payouts treat shareholders well.
With those factors in mind, let's take a closer look at Consolidated Graphics.
What We Want to See
Pass or Fail?
5-Year Annual Revenue Growth > 15%
1-Year Revenue Growth > 12%
Gross Margin > 35%
Net Margin > 15%
Balance Sheet
Debt to Equity < 50%
Current Ratio > 1.3
Return on Equity > 15%
Normalized P/E < 20
Current Yield > 2%
5-Year Dividend Growth > 10%
Total Score
2 out of 10
Source: S&P Capital IQ. Total score = number of passes.
Since we looked at Consolidated Graphics last year, the company hasn't been able to improve on its two-point score. Even worse, the stock has lost more than half its value over the past year.
As a commercial printing company, Consolidated Graphics provides an outsourcing solution for companies looking to turn over responsibility for printing, mailing, and related services. Unfortunately, that business has gotten extremely competitive, and several of Consolidated's peers have faced even bigger challenges. R.R. Donnelley (NAS: RRD) , which offers a wider array of business services, has seen similar revenue drops, while Quad/Graphics (NYS: QUAD) and Cenveo (NYS: CVO) have also struggled to avoid sales compression. Even Vistaprint (NAS: VPRT) , which has used an acquisition strategy to boost sales, has still had problems in its share performance.
One area where Consolidated Graphics has focused on lately is making sure it has the access to credit that it needs. Last month, the company managed to extend the maturity on its primary $285 million credit facility until mid-2017, and even negotiated for the right to tap an extra $100 million under certain circumstances.
But longer-term, one has to question the extent to which printing services will even be needed. As electronic distribution becomes more popular due to cost savings and the availability of tablet devices, commercial printers could simply fade away.
To improve, Consolidated Graphics needs to change with the times and focus more on the digital distribution side of its business. Without a strong competitive position there, the company will likely never reach perfection.
Keep searching
No stock is a sure thing, but some stocks are a lot closer to perfect than others. By looking for the perfect stock, you'll go a long way toward improving your investing prowess and learning how to separate out the best investments from the rest.
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Mount Nebo
Outside Madaba, 41 Kilometer away from Amman.
Relative to the Babylonian God of commerce
Islam, Christian, Judaism
Mount Nebo Map
According to the bible, The Mountain On which the prophet Moses was died after he shown the promised land.
it Considered a top attraction in Jordan because its religious and historical significance.
There is a large collection of ancient mosaics.
This Place should be on your Must-see list if you want to experience history.
The Religious Significant for all religion
Islam —-> This Place has sanctity for Muslims as its contains the Tomb of Moses ( Peace be upon him ).
Christians —-> they believe that Moses saw the land that god promised him while standing on it and they also, believed that he had died in this land and buried there and in reverence for this place.
for this belief a complex of churches tombs, mosaic painting and a temple were built and considered as the shrine of Moses.
Jews —-> the word Nebo the land of Nebo is mentioned In the Torah and it considered by the Jewish a forbidden land and Moses has looked through the land of Canaan.
On a clear day you can see without any equipment Dead Sea, Balqa Mountains, Palestine Including the Dome of the rock and church, towers in Jerusalem and south of Lebanon and mount sheikh in the north on Sinai.
From it, there are several other sites that can be included in your tour. Madaba is a historic city that is very close, the Dead Sea is a short drive and along the way, you pass the Baptism Site. Also, there is Makawir, Ma'in Hot Springs, and Lot's Cave.
A trip to Mount Nebo offers fascinating insight into history, religion and general Jordanian culture. We highly recommend including this great spot on your Jordan tour.
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Located in Jordan 41 km away from Amman outside Madaba
41 kilometer Away from Amman and 33.3 kilometer from Dead Sea
approximately 710 meters (2,330 ft) above sea level
Relative to the Babylonian God of commerce.
the prophet Moses
its significant because of its role in the Old Testament.
and it has a significant role in all religion Islam, christian, and Jewish
No, Its Not included in Jordan Pass
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Rescue in Albuquerque, N.M.
An investigation is underway after a house fire in Albuquerque on Saturday night.
Authorities with the Albuquerque Fire Department said the fire happened about 11:45 p.m. on Wilma Road Northwest.
Officials said a woman was able to escape from the fire, but she told firefighters a man was trapped inside.
Firefighters were able to rescue the man, but he was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire has not been determined, but the blaze was contained to the kitchen of the home.


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Local Correlation, Spatial Inequalities, Geographically Weighted Regression and Other Tools
The main purpose of the R package lctools is to provide researchers and educators with easy-to-learn user friendly tools for calculating key spatial statistics and to apply simple as well as advanced methods of spatial analysis in real data. These include: Local Pearson and
Geographically Weighted Pearson Correlation Coefficients, Spatial Inequality Measures (Gini, Spatial Gini, LQ, Focal LQ), Spatial Autocorrelation (Global and Local Moran's I), several Geographically Weighted Regression techniques and other Spatial Analysis tools (other geographically weighted statistics). This package also contains functions for measuring the significance of each statistic calculated, mainly based on Monte Carlo simulations.
Available in CRAN @ https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=lctools
Version: 0.2-8 (6 April 2020)
Code: Bug fixes, update dependencies with other packages and data directory to comply with CRAN policies
Version: 0.2-7 (23 April 2019)
Code: Bug fixes, checks to comply with CRAN policies
Version: 0.2-6 (5 August 2017)
gw.glm.mc.test: Significance test for the spatial variation of the GGWR local parameter estimates
Documentation: Mistake corrections, improved equations
Contact: New website with contact form and new email
Version: 0.2-5 (3 September 2016)
moransI.v: Computes a vector of Moran's I statistics (using a set of bandwidths; fixed or adaptive spatial kernels)
l.moransI: updated to draw a Moran's I Scatter Plot
Code: Bug fixes
Vignettes: Updated Spatial Autocorrelation vignette
References: Updated broken links and list of references
Version: 0.2-4 (20 December 2015)
gw.glm.bw: Optimal bandwidth estimation for Generalised Geographically Weighted Regression (GGWR)
gw.glm: Generalised Geographically Weighted Regression (GGWR)
gw.zi.bw: Optimal bandwidth estimation for Geographically Weighted Zero Inflated Poisson Regression (GWZIPR)
gw.zi.mc.test: Significance test for the spatial variation of the GWZIPR local parameter estimates
gw.zi: Geographically Weighted Zero Inflated Poisson Regression (GWZIPR)
gwr.bw: Optimal bandwidth estimation for Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR)
gwr: Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR)
random.test.data: Radmom data generator
spg.sim.test: Simulation test (Rey & Smith, 2013)
lat2w: Contiguity-based weights matrix for a regular grid
Version: 0.2-3 (5 July 2015)
moransI.w: Moran's I classic statistic for assessing spatial autocorrelation using a ready made weights matrix
spGini.w: Spatial Gini coefficient with a given weights matrix
w.matrix: Weights Matrix based on a fixed number of nearest neighbours
Code: Bug fixes
Version: 0.2-2 (15 April 2015)
Documentation: Vignettes on spatial autocorrelation and spatial inequalities
Code: Bug fixes, somewhat improved code efficiency (and thus speed)
Version: 0.2 (5 April 2015)
l.moransI: Local Moran's I classic statistic for assessing spatial autocorrelation
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VotesGR: New Democracy and Total Votes in Greece in 2012 at NUTS III level of geography
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The main purpose of the R package lctools is to help testing the existence of local multi-collinearity among the explanatory variables of local regression models. The main function (lcorrel) allows the computation of Local Pearson and Geographically Weighted Pearson Correlation Coefficients and tests for their significance.
lctools has also two other tools that help computing variables for Spatial Interaction Models (SIM):
gw_variable: the calculation of the regional or geographically weighted version of a variable (Fotheringham et al., 2002; 2004)
acc: the calculation of the destination accessibility (or centrality) measure necessary for the Competing Destinations Model in SIM
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Cromley, R. G. and Hanink, D. M. (2012), Focal Location Quotients: Specification and Application, Geographical Analysis, 44 (4), pp. 398-410. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.2012.00852.x
Fotheringham, A.S., Barmby, T., Brunsdon, C., Champion, T., Charlton, M., Kalogirou, S., Tremayne, A., Rees, P., Eyre, H., Macgill, J., Stillwell, J., Bramley, G., and Hollis, J., 2002, Development of a Migration Model: Analytical and Practical Enhancements, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. URL: https://www.academia.edu/5274441/Development_of_a_Migration_Model_Analytical_and_Practical_Enhancements
Fotheringham, A.S., Rees, P., Champion, T., Kalogirou, S., and Tremayne, A.R., 2004, The Development of a Migration Model for England and Wales: Overview and Modelling Out-migration, Environment and Planning A, 36, pp. 1633 – 1672. doi:10.1068/a36136. URL: http://www.envplan.com/abstract.cgi?id=a36136
Kalogirou, S., 2003, The Statistical Analysis And Modelling Of Internal Migration Flows Within England And Wales, PhD Thesis, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. URL: http://gisc.gr/?mdocs-file=1245&mdocs-url=false
Kalogirou, S., 2012, Testing local versions of correlation coefficients, Review of Regional Research – Jahrbuch fur Regionalwissenschaft, 32, 1, pp. 45 – 61, doi: 10.1007/s10037-011-0061-y. Url: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10037-011-0061
Kalogirou, S., 2013, Testing geographically weighted multicollinearity diagnostics, GISRUK 2013, Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 3-5 April 2013. Url: http://gisc.gr/docs/sk_papers/2_7_Kalogirou_2013.pdf
Kalogirou, S. (2015) Spatial Analysis: Methodology and Applications with R. [ebook] Athens: Hellenic Academic Libraries Link. ISBN: 978-960-603-285-1 (in Greek). https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/5029?locale=en
Kalogirou, S. (2016) Destination Choice of Athenians: an application of geographically weighted versions of standard and zero inflated Poisson spatial interaction models, Geographical Analysis, 48(2),pp. 191-230. DOI: 10.1111/gean.12092
Rey, S.J., Smith J.S., 2013, A spatial decomposition of the Gini coefficient, Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 6 (2), pp. 55-70.


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Newspaper Article About My 100 Miler
Reese Exceeds Realm Of Ordinary
Ultra is typified as to go above and beyond what is ordinary. For many people, running a 26.2 marathon might fall into the extraordinary category. Cory Reese, a 33-year-old man, from Hurricane, got into running the same way many folks have - by watching others do it.
After reading a newspaper article and seeing photos of the St. George Marathon, Reese decided a marathon was something he wanted to try. Three years and a dozen marathons later, Reese finished a 100-mile ultramarathon in November, and has leapfrogged the zone of ordinary into the realm of the extraordinary.
An ultramarathon is considered to be anything above the standard 26.2 miles, and are usually 50 to 100 milers. "26.2 is an arbitrary number. People think that the body will explode at 26.2," Reese said. "A big part of ultra is realizing that we're capable of more than we know."
Reese spent a significant number of weeks training, amassing upwards of 75 miles. Unlike marathon training where runners will normally peak within a few miles of their 26.2 target, Reese said that his longest run totaled 35 miles, leaving him 65 to go and a lot to think about.
"It's a hard hobby to explain," said Reese. "You're pushing yourself mentally, physically, pounding your body. One hundred miles is really pure stupidity." Reese was not the only one lured by the challenge.
The Javelina Jundred 100-mile Endurance Run in Fountain Hills, Arizona attracted almost 400 people to sign up. Nearly 300 made it to the starting line, and only about half of those runners reached the finish line. For Reese, and presumably many others, it wasn't pushing himself that was most difficult, but holding back when he thought he could go faster. "In a marathon, you're running fast the whole time. In an ultra, you never run fast, you have to conserve," he said.
As the race wore down Reese's mind played tricks on him. He hallucinated the sight of an upcoming aid station. And while he was happy to wind through the red sand desert unscathed by tarantulas, coyotes and rattlesnakes, one of his most treasured sights was finding a real, unimagined aid station. "You can't run that far without eating or replacing calories," Reese said.
Another big difference between marathons and ultras: bean burritos, Mountain Dew and Oreos replaced Gatorade and protein bars. "The aid stations were like a Costco," Reese said, still rejoyceful. "I loved the pumpkin pie."
Reese said another benefit of the race was that the looping path allowed for runners to interact. Novices were able to cross paths with elite runners and everybody helped cheer on one another. "With the marathon, you have so much support. With ultras, sometimes it's you and just you for hours," Reese said.
Unlike the St. George Marathon, with school bands and families lining the streets chanting and cheering, Reese's hundred-miler ended quietly, with a few high fives and a belt buckle that reads: 100-Mile Finisher.
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What a great story. And one of the things that makes it great is the fact that you aren't an elite runner. You're just a regular person who likes to run a long, long way.ReplyDelete
That is a great finisher picture! I am impressed by how non-destroyed you look.ReplyDelete
What a great writeup! You're a super star and totally famous! Sweet!ReplyDelete
Wow you are famous now!ReplyDelete
I'm glad he got the pumpkin pie in there. That was my favorite part. :^)ReplyDelete
So freaking awesome! Totally getting your autograph next time I see you. :DReplyDelete
So cool! I am still in awe of anyone even attempting that distance.ReplyDelete
What a great article! I love that a few more people out there won't ask "What's an ultra?" :)ReplyDelete
pretty cool...100 miles isn't so bad with a little pumpkin pie!ReplyDelete
Great article! Maybe someday I will attempt a 100 miler, but for now.... I'll stick with marathons and the occasional 50 miler. :)ReplyDelete
I got chills on my arms reading this! What a great accomplishment!! I think your take on the race itself is every bit as good and if not better than if they had interviewed the winner! Well done!!ReplyDelete
I love your posts. I check for them daily. You crack me up!ReplyDelete
Great article! You are amazing, Cory!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shoutout.ReplyDelete


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It is book swap time! Of all the swaps and sign ups that I run, this is my favourite simply because reading remains my favourite hobby. I find that I enjoy choosing the book for my swap partner almost as much as receiving my surprise book!
The idea behind the book swap is nice and simple and easy to get involved with. It's open to absolutely anyone aged over 18, worldwide. The idea is to send a pre-loved fiction book out into the world for someone else to enjoy, and for the recipient to be reading something that they may not have chosen themselves. It's a really lovely item of surprise happy mail to receive.
To join in, please email me at [email protected] with the following details:
Name, address, and your least favourite genre. To keep postage costs down, I'll aim to pair you with someone in the same country.
The idea behind the swap is that you receive a pot luck book that perhaps you would not have picked up yourself, though by specifying your least favourite genre, it means you shouldn't get something that you really don't like! It's a great way to find new authors or discover new genres.
You will all be in pairs, so you will be sending to the same person that you will receive your book from. I will send over email details along with the address details of your swap partner so that you can get in touch with one another directly in the case of any problems. All swaps need to be sent in time to be received by the end of July, so please do only join in if you can commit to sending a book this month, as I'd hate for anyone to be disappointed.
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If you're new to Bring Back Paper, you can find out more about it all here. You can sign up to join the Bring Back Paper Club here, which includes stationery and bookish updates and finds, a book club, pen pal of the month and a round up of swaps and activities to ensure you don't miss anything.


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USA Today
Chen Guangcheng and Katrina Lantos Swett 9:13 a.m. EDT September 24, 2015
U.S. leaders should call for the release of imprisoned human rights lawyers.
During Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the U.S., the White House, the secretary of State and Congress should duly note a grim reality — Beijing's recent, sweeping detention of human rights lawyers and activists.
China's repressive crackdown makes both of us feel we are caught in a hall of mirrors, where the same scene is being played out without end.
For one of us, that scene is a replica of personal history, a time when world leaders initially responded with a deafening silence that must not be repeated today.
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Since July 10, Chinese authorities have been detaining human rights lawyers and activists in unprecedented numbers. An estimated 250 have been taken into custody. Police and thugs are grabbing people from their homes and offices, and even from restaurants, without warning or rationale. They are being interrogated, threatened and accused of fabricated crimes. Many are being held without access to family, friends, legal representation, or any other semblance of due process under the law.
These circumstances are all too familiar to one of us. In 2005, authorities kidnaped Chen Guangcheng, a blind human rights activist from rural China, and detained him for months in an unknown location — a "black jail" without communication with his family or lawyers.
This was followed by a show trial — complete with manufactured evidence and paid witnesses — and more than four years of prison. After serving out his sentence to the day, he was held at home for over a year and a half, guarded 24 hours a day. He and his wife were beaten at random. It was only a harrowing escape that brought seven years of persecution to an end.
Beijing not only detains and imprisons with complete disregard for the rule of law, to this day it also tortures people to the point of emotional breakdown, as in the case of the all-star lawyer Gao Zhisheng, and even death, as with activist Cao Shunli.
The number of lawyers willing to take on human rights cases in China is small. They know the dangers they face. Many have assigned power of attorney as a precaution in case of arrest.
That the authorities have made such a broad sweep shows how they intend to intimidate as many as possible, dissuading others from human rights advocacy. And with their habit of zhulian, or implicating whole families and communities in their dragnet, the number of affected citizens is likely to be even greater than is reported in the West.
Those human rights defenders who bravely try to contact their imprisoned colleagues risk joining them in jail or face physical assault, as happened to Chen Guangcheng's lawyers. We know of one lawyer who sought out detained human rights attorney Sui Muqing, only to be denied the right to visit his client.
It is no mystery why the Chinese authorities are launching this assault. It reveals an existential fear on the part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The recent slowdown in China's economy and stock market serves to intensify the government's anxiety. Beijing is desperate to keep an iron thumb on an increasingly sophisticated and restive population. Like dictators everywhere, China's leaders believe that targeting and imprisoning high-profile reformers will intimidate others into silence and acquiescence. That is why the budget of the CCP's Orwellian named domestic "stability maintenance" force — in other words its secret police — actually exceeds China's military budget. That is why the government continues to pass repressive laws and deploy an army of more than 100,000 Internet police and censors.
In the short run, repression could succeed, but in the long run, the Chinese Communist Party is sowing the seeds for precisely what it fears the most: instability and conflict. Leaders who cannot win their people's hearts and minds will lose the battle for the future.
It is vital that political and civil society leaders in the West stand with China's noble human rights defenders. We know — and in Guangcheng's case from personal experience — that these embattled heroes draw the strength to go on from the knowledge that they are neither alone nor forgotten, and that those who live in freedom stand with them.
On the occasion of President Xi's visit, the U.S. president, the secretary of State and congressional leaders should speak out against China's flouting of its own laws and international obligations, and call on China to release these innocent prisoners and other prisoners of conscience. The U.S. and China seem to be drawing ever closer economically and culturally. Let us use this opportunity to influence China, and not the other way around, on human rights.
Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese human rights attorney, is founder of the Chen Guangcheng Foundation and author of The Barefoot Lawyer. Katrina Lantos Swett is president of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice.
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Shelley Vincent has been missing for over a year. Her fiancé, Albert Romaine, is desperate to find out what happened to her. With Christmas less than a week away and no plans to speak of, PI Anna Sweet is happy to take the case. But as Anna digs deeper into Shelley's past, she uncovers more questions than answers. Why would a woman with everything to live for simply disappear? Was Shelley murdered? And if so, why didn't the police find her body? Anna begins to have a bad feeling. She learns that her every move is being tracked…and she fears a killer is closing in. Whoever holds the key to Shelley Vincent's disappearance isn't talking–and Anna Sweet is running out of time.
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Welcome to Strathcona Gardens Recreation Complex, a function of the Strathcona Regional District.
This is a multi-use facility located within the City of Campbell River. The complex includes two ice arenas, a leisure ice pad, a 37.5 metre pool, a leisure pool, a weight room, a fitness studio and meeting rooms.


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Hey Bob,
Welcome to the Board! YES!!! YOU ARE DEFINITELY SUFFERING FROM REBOUND HEADACHES!!! Excedrine is the biggest culprit of rebound because of the high dose of caffeine it contains. It takes your headache away quickly, but when the effect of the pills peter out, you are left with another headache. This is not a migraine headache. It is much less severe, but can be just as annoying. Your plan to taper off the Excedrine is an excellent one, however, it sounds like you might be very sensitive to caffeine. You might want to examine how much caffeine you consume on a daily basis from all source, and try to cut down on that as well. Don't waste the triptans unless you are hit very quickly with extreme pain.
Good Luck and let us know how it goes.
Leigh Ann
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This may help answer some of your questions!!!
If you are not comfortable with your doctor, or even remotely questioning his/her ability...it's time to fire them and find a new one!
First, the Excedrin is working as well, if not better because they ARE rebound headaches. If they were migraines, the triptans would work better. And NO, not all headaches are migraines!
I think you are doing the right thing, reading up and doing what you need to do to get your questions answered. Reading books, doing research online and finding support (US!!!)
Rebounds: you need to completely be off of EVERYTHING for at least two weeks...now, as far as how to do that, IS something you need to discuss with a qualified professional, which one is up to you. I have written some information on a few of the threads regarding rebounds.
(I am NOT, by any means a professional, however I have dealt with this for 14 years and get all of my information from professional resources and would not post it here unless I had some solid backbone to go on...saying that much...I know that the rebounds can be as bad as migraines themselves. I suffered with them terribly more than once for legitimate medical reasons, one time...I had kidney problems and after being on continuous pain meds I ended up having horrible migraines and rebounds!) They are not at all fun, but getting them handled sooner than later is the best situation.
Hi Bob,
My advice is the same as Leigh Ann and Sara. It does sound like you have Rebound Headaches. Unfortunately Triptan medications also cause rebound headaches, so it won't matter which medication you take, the headache will return. As my neurologist tells me you can only get one rebound headache at a time.
The challenge with Excedrin is that it contains caffeine, so not only are you suffering from the pain medication but also the caffeine. I take Tylenol with Codeine which also contains caffeine and my neurologist tells me that the three wicked devices are acetaminophen, codeine and caffeine that will put you into a bad rebound cycle. Unfortunately you have two of them in your Excedrin.
I highly recommend your slow decrease. I have tried cold turkey and always end up in a doctor's office really sick. Do it as quickly or slowly as you can manage. Don't punish your body. If during your withdrawal you get a really bad headache - i.e. migraine, you are nauseaus (I'm sorry if that's spelled wrong) and you need to be in a dark room, sounds bother you, then take the triptans. Try your best not to take the Excedrin.
Good luck. Keep in touch and let us know how it goes.
Hello again,
Well I went two weeks without taking any pain killer (getting off the rebound problem). I had only a couple of very mild headaches after the first few days of withdrawl. Last night I got my first real headache, and I took two Excedrins which worked quickly and completely. I understand from previous advice that I should wait five days before taking any pain killer again to avoid getting into another rebound trap, the 2/5 formula. Correct? Thanks!
You've nipped something in the bud that can be very difficult to overcome. You are right the recommendation is that once you have taken a medication for 2 days to not take it for 5 days. That should allow it to get out of your system.


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With the the support of our sponsors, the Town of Black Mountain hosts an annual July 4th Fireworks Show at River Walk Park. The show begins at dusk. In the event of dangerous weather conditions alternate arrangements will be announced.
As you and your family celebrate please keep in mind the following safety tips.
Leave Fireworks to the Experts
Summer is synonymous with barbecues, parades and fireworks. The National Safety Council advises everyone to enjoy fireworks at public displays conducted by professionals, and not to use any fireworks at home. They may be legal but they are not safe.
In 2017, eight people died and over 12,000 were injured badly enough to require medical treatment after fireworks-related incidents. Of these, 50% of the injuries were to children and young adults under age 20. Over two-thirds (67%) of injuries took place from June 16 to July 16. And while the majority of these incidents were due to amateurs attempting to use professional-grade, homemade or other illegal fireworks or explosives, an estimated 1,200 injuries were from less powerful devices like small firecrackers and sparklers.
Additionally, fireworks start an average of 18,500 fires each year, including 1,300 structure fires, 300 vehicle fires and nearly 17,000 other fires.
If You Choose to Use Legal Fireworks
If consumer fireworks are legal to buy where you live and you choose to use them, be sure to follow the following safety tips:
- Never allow young children to handle fireworks
- Older children should use them only under close adult supervision
- Never use fireworks while impaired by drugs or alcohol
- Anyone using fireworks or standing nearby should wear protective eyewear
- Never hold lighted fireworks in your hands
- Never light them indoors
- Only use them away from people, animals, houses and flammable material
- Never point or throw fireworks at another person or animal
- Only light one device at a time and maintain a safe distance after lighting
- Never ignite devices in a container
- Do not try to re-light or handle malfunctioning fireworks
- Soak both spent and unused fireworks in water for a few hours before discarding
- Keep a bucket of water nearby to fully extinguish fireworks that don't go off or in case of fire
- Never use illegal fireworks
Sparklers Are Dangerous
Every year, young children can be found along parade routes and at festivals with sparklers in hand, but sparklers are a lot more dangerous than most people think.
Sparklers burn at about 2,000 degrees – hot enough to melt some metals. Sparklers can quickly ignite clothing, and children have received severe burns from dropping sparklers on their feet. According to the National Fire Protection Association, sparklers alone account for more than 25% of emergency room visits for fireworks injuries. For children under 5 years of age, sparklers accounted for nearly half of the total estimated injuries. Sparklers are attractive to pets who think the flashy light is a toy. Please keep sparklers and fireworks away from pets.
Consider using safer alternatives, such as glow sticks, confetti poppers or colored streamers.


text: Blackball Bandits - The Cursed Island Just about everything I've written about this band has something talking about how I thought they were special when I first heard some demo EPs on bandcamp years ago. And I can't think of a better intro, so looks like I just did it again. But at this point I think I need to retire the narrative of ascending stars in the surf scene. Their first LP on Double Crown, The Lost Mission, was excellent and even found its way into the top 20 surf records of the 2010s. They have arrived, whatever that may mean in this niche. Tags: Blackball BanditsCaliforniareleasebandcampDouble Crown Tweet Read more about Blackball Bandits - The Cursed IslandComments


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Hiya got back from Halong Bay today, (Sapa before that) . blimey those hill people are a pain in the a%%. they wait outside your hotel until you come out then they follow you until you buy something (even if it takes an hour). they even follow you on your walking tour. it was raining when we did our 12km walk down the rice
paddy hills, so having a hill person attached to my hip wasn't so bad as she helped me on the slippery bits. i did have to buy a bag off her though and i'm sure i overpaid. Sapa was beautiful though, and Halong Bay stunning also.
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Taxonomic Treatment
A key to Sedum kiangnanense and related taxa in Korea
Leaves verticillate on sterile stems.
2. Leaves 3-verticillate on sterile stems, oblanceolate to oblong ·································· S. sarmentosum 돌나물
2. Leaves 4- or 5-verticillate on sterile stems, spatulate on upper part of sterile stems ···································· ···································· S. kiangnanense 잎꽃돌나물
1. Leaves alternate or opposite on sterile stems.
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3. Leaves linear, lanceolate, or oblong, terete or flattened.
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