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Hillary Clinton Makes Shocking Admission
What level of desperation must Hillary Clinton be at to admit this?
She's a nasty woman!
I know. "Tell us what we don't know." But Hillary Clinton is more than nasty, she's evil.
Do they have a shirt for that?!
Support Samantha Bee & Planned Parenthood & buy a Nasty Woman t-shirt!https://t.co/I9qd3M3cFq pic.twitter.com/XDpBcFqF7k
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 11, 2017
One statement from Donald Trump created an industry.
Clinton: "What we want to do is to replenish the Social Security trust fund…"
Trump: "Such a nasty woman" #Debate https://t.co/HMsvusL4Y6
— CNN (@CNN) October 20, 2016
The Left put a lot of hope in the nasty woman comment.
They needed something to boost Clinton's fortunes, and thus hoped the comment would cause women to rally behind the then only once-failed presidential candidate. But it didn't.
Regardless, one has to wonder why Democrat women would want to be considered nasty? Why wear nasty as a badge of honor?
I get that nasty goes against the grain. It's like Occupy Wall Street not bathing. If you never ran into one of these miscreants, consider yourself lucky. They smelled like ten-days of funk wrapped in doo doo. You actually smelled them before you saw them.
When I was impaneled for a jury against one of them, about 10 others showed up for support. It was all we could do to breathe. Luckily, I wasn't selected for the jury. But when I walked by the kids, they weren't bad looking. Two of the girls were actually cute. But I couldn't in my wildest dreams imagine being with her naked without throwing up from the smell.
Those chicks were nasty women.
Perhaps the nasty girls Hillary Clinton and Samantha Bee hope to merchandise on are not just about body odor. Maybe they want to be "free" with their sexuality? I thought they already were.
Sure, old-fashioned notions still exist about women being a bit more chaste than men. However, I don't think many people are keeping score these days. Regardless, the Clintons didn't raise Chelsea to be a nasty woman. In fact, my bet is Chelsea would never hold a nasty woman shirt, and you can bet the farm she wouldn't wear it.
So why does Hillary Clinton sport the shirt with that sh*t-eating grin on her face?
NPR spoke of nasty woman, Elizabeth Warren, saying what Hillary Clinton wouldn't.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren ripped into Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton's behalf at a rally in New Hampshire on Monday. Warren was playing the role of a sassy friend with the snark to say the things Clinton either could or would not say.
"Get this, Donald. Nasty women are tough. Nasty women are smart. And nasty women vote," Warren told a crowd of an estimated 4,000 folks bundled in jackets and vests on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, surrounding by blazing orange and red fall foliage. "And, on Nov. 8, we nasty women are going to march our nasty feet to cast our nasty votes to get you out of our lives forever."
Things didn't go well for the nasty woman. They rarely do.
There is a reason girls become nasty women. Usually it's lack of a father.
However, in the case of leftists, it may be because of a father; perhaps one who molested them. You can bet where there is a nasty woman, there was a leftist man who created her.
Hillary Clinton now wants to influence women to become nasty. Just like her.

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Thought maybe some of you would be interested in hearing about my recent Paragon trip (2003).
Day #1
My buddy, Keith, and I arrived at the Paragon parking lot at about 10:00am. We had beautiful weather and there were only a few ATVs at the park at that time. I signed my waiver forms, paid my $55 fee for a 2 day pass, and off we went.
The trails are all rated using a color and numbering scheme that is comparable to ski resorts. Green 1-3 trails are considered easier and do-able with a stock or near stock vehicle (level 1 being the easiest and 3 being more difficult). Blue 1-3 are considered intermediate and black 1-3 are considered difficult. There are several red trails that are considered extreme (require that you be accompanied by an approved trail guide) and you must have minimum equipment (I don't know what that is though).
Keith had no itinerary set for us, and the park was pretty much all ours, so we decided that we'd start off with blue trails and see how it went. Most of my pictures are of the trails I ran on Friday with Keith. We covered a lot of ground since there was only two of us and we did not stop to take pictures as much as I would have liked to, but I paid to wheel and not take pictures, so I guess I got my money's worth.
We ran Chicken Run (rated blue-2) as a warm up which was a relatively short trail, but I found it plenty challenging. I wish I had more pics from that trail. Then we drove over to Wompum (rated blue-3). This was at my request since I have heard so much about the trail and wanted to be sure that I got to run it. Wompum was plenty challenging for my rig and my experience level. That was probably my favorite trail. We spent about 2 hours running the whole thing and broke for lunch just after the big rock. We got lots of pics for this trail.
After Wompum we drove across the park and down into the valley via Turtle trail (rated green-2). Turtle trail is a nice winding steep and narrow down hill trail (going that direction) with lots of small rocks (very bumpy) and requires low range.
Once in the valley we ran a very short trail named the Spring trail (rated blue-1) that has a nice wide creek crossing followed by a hill climb.
Next we went over to Sleepy Hollow (rated blue-2). This trail is fairly rocky and has some narrow sections with tight turns and some small stream crossings. There is also some black mud on this trail for those who like the slop. I avoided the mud where I could. Because of the narrow trail, Sleepy Hollow is not suited for some full size vehicles, but most SWB Jeeps can handle it easily.
We then ended up on Headless Horseman (rated blue-3). This trail is pretty much all rocks from beginning to end. The trail is mostly level (meaning no hills) and it is paved with rocks that are about 1′- 2′ in size. I was beating and banging my way all through this trail. Thank God for skid plates! My control arms and brackets took some war wounds on this trail. Because of my higher (3.73) gearing, I was sometimes forced to focus on getting over a particular rock or short section and would lose my line and forget what was in front of me.
After completing Headless Horseman, we rode Squirrel trail (rated blue-1) back out to Turtle trail. Squirrel has some steep uphill grades with occasional small rock outcroppings. After the adrenaline rush I was on earlier, Squirrel and Turtle provided a nice break and some "lean back in the saddle" time.
By this time it was late afternoon and both of us were wearing down. We drove past the parking lot to take a quick look at some of the NEUROC rock crawling courses. The picture I took doesn't do the hill justice, but I assure you that you'd find it challenging to climb by foot. I also got a shot of the entrance to Pipe Bender (rated balck-3) for those of you (big rigs) who are planning to go to Paragon someday.
Day #2
We rode with the PA Jeeps club on Saturday and Keith got nominated to lead a group of 4 lesser experienced drivers and near stock rigs on green trails for the day. One of those vehicles was a brand new Rubicon with a driver who was never off-road. I ran as tail gunner all day. Keith and I had a great time tutoring our group and I think they all had fun too. Since we started the day on really easy trails and progressively got the drivers onto more challenging green trails, they had all day to build up some confidence. We managed to end their day on a very long green-3 trail called "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" which turned out to be surprisingly rocky (for stocker trail), but our group did well with some help spotting in a few areas. Along the way, we happened to pass the other PA Jeeps group on Rattler and stopped briefly to witness their carnage on that trail. I snapped a couple pics there.
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Training for Rally in the Ravine: My path to 5K
Guest post by Shana Haberman
Project Coordinator, Freeman Centre for the Advancement of Palliative Care, North York General Hospital
As I train for Rally in the Ravine, I'm reminded of what I said to North York General Hospital's (NYGH) wellness coordinator the first time we met, over five years ago. She had gathered together a group of cautiously curious staff who were interested in participating in the Scotiabank 5K. She was asking about our reasons for wanting to get involved and about our physical fitness level. When it was my turn, I admitted, "I can't even run half a block!" In high school and university, I shunned most forms of exercise and considered running a punishment. And then I started working, and I had kids, and, well, you know how it goes.
But funny things happen when you hit a milestone birthday. Suddenly you're embracing the new and unfamiliar, and doing things you would have avoided in the past. And there I was, approaching my 40th birthday and feeling the imperative to do something outside of my comfort zone: grow personally. Feel good about an accomplishment. Cross something off the bucket list.
So I went to that first meeting about training for the Scotiabank 5K and declared publicly that I was totally unfit to do so. I thought everyone would laugh at me. But the wellness coordinator gave me a reassuring smile and explained that she would guide us through a Couch to 5K running program. The goal is to get just about anyone from the couch to running 5km or 30 minutes in nine weeks. The program conditions you for running gradually, giving you time to adapt and get fitter.
It worked. As promised, nine weeks after we started, I could run 5K in about 35 minutes. Granted, I used an interval timer on my smartphone to give me the short walking breaks I needed. But I was running! I was a runner! Doing that first Scotiabank 5K right after I turned 40 and having my kids cheer me on as I crossed the finish line felt tremendously good. It also started me on a path of physical fitness that I've continued to this day, five years later. I carve out time to train and exercise twice a week, typically spinning and running, because it energizes me. It gives me mental clarity. It makes me a happier person. I'm also convinced it makes me a better mother, spouse and colleague.
It takes commitment – getting up for an 8am spin class on Saturday morning isn't easy. Similarly, running in the NYGH ravine after a busy work day can be draining. So here's what I do: I bring my running gear to work on Monday and place the bag next to my desk. The bag is a visual reminder of what I'm supposed to do at the end of the day and motivates me to get outside and run. It's a simple thing, but somehow it works. For me, 95% of the training challenge is self-discipline. Once I conquered that aspect, the rest came naturally.
Rally in the Ravine is a great way to ease yourself into fitness. Knowing that I have the encouragement of my family, friends and everyone who supports me with a donation to the hospital, is one of the strongest motivators yet. I encourage you to register and run!


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Mitt Romney says he voted for his wife in 2016
Mitt Romney made no secret of his criticism of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, but until now, he had not publicly revealed who he voted for: his wife, Ann.
"I wrote in the name of a person who I admire deeply, who I think would be an excellent president," the Utah US Senate candidate told the Deseret News and KSL editorial boards Wednesday.
Romney said he realized his vote "wasn't going to go anywhere, but nonetheless felt that I was putting in a very solid name."
During the 2016 campaign, Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, became a leading conservative of the "Never Trump" movement and forcefully rebuked Trump, calling him a "phony" and a "fraud." Romney revealed he voted for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the Utah caucuses in March 2016 and urged other Republicans to do so, and even attempted to recruit a third-party challenger to Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Since Trump took office, Romney has applauded some of Trump's policies while still remaining critical of Trump's rhetoric and character.
Romney recently would not commit to supporting Trump in the next presidential cycle in 2020 and told NBC News earlier this week he would not point to Trump as a "role model for his grandkids" given Trump's "personal style."
The former Massachusetts governor is currently seeking retiring Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch's Senate seat. Romney, who has Trump's endorsement in the race, faces state Rep. Mike Kennedy in the Republican primary on June 26.


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The Disco Biscuits have confirmed a three-night run for Colorado this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, a beautiful time to visit the state and get your Red Rocks visit in. The band will start things off with two nights at The Ogden Theatre before finishing up the run with a huge show at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre with throwbacks PNUMA LIVE. Siiiiiiick.
Here's the info straight from their FB page:
Colorado, we are locked in for THE summer kickoff this Memorial Day Weekend — three nights of The Disco Biscuits with you May 23, 24 & 25. Back to back dance parties at The Ogden Theatre before the Saturday night blow out at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre with PNUMA LIVE! We couldn't be more excited.
For ticketing info, you'll be able to sign up for their presale lottery here with the general on sale to the public Friday, February 1 at 1am MT.


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Ted Potter Jr. fired a 3-under 69 to close out a three-shot win Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Pro-Am.
Here's what he had to say after his second PGA Tour title:
On what this win feels like after some struggles:
"It's definitely pleasing. I mean, it was a struggle there. When you break your ankle and you don't know what's going to happen with your golf swing or career … to come back from that, I mean it's just unbelievable right now."
On how he held his nerve down the stretch:
"I think it's back from mini-tour days and tournaments I've won in the past, just drawing back from past experience of winning golf tournaments. I knew on the back nine (I saw I had) a two-shot lead, if I played smart golf and I knew I was putting well, so hitting a lot of the center of the greens and trying to give myself a chance at birdies, those guys would have to catch me coming in."
On what this means going forward:
"It's just so good right now. To get my second career win after five years away from it. Going back to the Masters is going to be definitely another dream come true. Try to get back there and win the Par-3 Contest again. That was a lot of fun. This has just been a blast this week and it's unbelievable right now."


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Peace protester Graeme Dunstan pleads not guilty in Rockhampton over military helicopter attack
The Rockhampton District Court in central Queensland has heard a peace protester believes he committed no harm by helping with a plan to damage a military helicopter in 2011.
Graeme Dunstan, 71, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of damaging Commonwealth property.
Two Australian soldiers have testified in court today.
Captain Gary Whitehead told the court he saw an elderly man riding a tricycle towards an Australian Army Tiger helicopter at Rockhampton airport.
He said the man chopped at the helicopter with a garden mattock.
Corporal Lars Jessop told the court the man appeared to be breathless.
Corporal Jessop said the man told soldiers "I don't want to harm anyone - just harm the machine".
The prosecution has now closed its case.
Dunstan has indicated he wishes to call evidence in his defence.
Yesterday, a jury was shown a video recording of Dunstan's police interview, taken after his arrest in July 2011.
In the video, Dunstan admitted he drove his late co-accused Bryan Law to the Rockhampton airfield, opened a gate after a chain had been cut and took photos of him riding a red tricycle onto the civil aviation area before he allegedly chopped at a Tiger helicopter with a garden mattock.
Dunstan said Mr Law's act was symbolic and "spectacular" and he tried to assist however he could.
Bryan Law died earlier this year while awaiting trial.
Dunstan said in his mind, he committed no harm.
His trial continues.


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A cup of coffee and her daughter's diaper change in the morning are the only two things that stay the same for Kristin Hallett.
Hallett is the charismatic Flames TV host who makes it her goal for the fans to see the side of players that they never see; that they're just normal guys. She's also a new mom and children's author trying to juggle everything and anything that comes her way.
Sitting in Phil & Sebastian's in East Village, Hallett sips on her coffee. The hustle of the lunch rush is a contrast to the calm demeanor of Hallett, the slow jazz music complements her tone and speed of her voice.
"My dad would always say is, 'either lighten your load or strengthen your back,'" says Hallett. Instead of lightening her load, she strengthened her back.
The 33-year-old Calgarian is always working on new projects and adding to her portfolio constantly.
She played hockey her whole life and earned a full hockey scholarship to Minnesota State University and took political science.
After school she moved back to Canada and she always knew that she wanted to go into journalism. Hallett turned to the media for jobs.
"I had to learn through the tree of life," says Hallett of how she got her skills that aided her journalism career.
Her first media job was being an assistant, running coffee for producers on multiple projects. Climbing up in the media world, Hallett worked as a web reporter for CTV Morning Live in Winnipeg and then Breakfast Television in Calgary as a remote host and segment producer.
Flames TV
Soon after, she was hired as a TV Host by the Calgary Flames for the 2012-13 season.
The Calgary Flames released the news to the public in January 2013 after the lock-out that a local personality would be the face of the Flames TV and would bring on-ice experience from her days at Minnesota State.
Calgary Flames TV is the internal media for NHL team. The media team gives the fans behind the scenes access to the players and game day information.
Looking back at her first day with the Flames, she remembers it being a very different than at her previous job where her bubbly personality shined on camera.
She was finally in the big leagues of sports media.
"I was quite overwhelmed and taken back that it's a grind," says Hallett. "I fell into into a trap [where I was] trying to be this hard nose hard core reporter."
"I really had to shed this idea of what the job was and it wasn't until then that I really started to do what I loved."
To fans, the hockey players have a well known reputation of being serious and "boring" when it comes to being on camera for interviews, and for social media, they aren't that personable.
Calgary Flames forward, Sean Monahan is one of the more well-known players to have the "boring" on camera personality. A fan created a parody twitter account dubbed Boring Sean Monahan, that mocked how dull he came across on camera.
"I think understanding that they are human beings … I just think that you'd watch the game differently if you had a little more of a back story."
"I love those projects that just show a side that most don't see. I try not to focus on the power play but the story of player inside the helmet and behind the jersey. They are just like anyone else, you just never get a chance to see it."
It's not often fans are going to see Calgary Flames defenceman, Dougie Hamilton smile before a game, but they'll see him continually crack up over a toilet paper joke. She thinks that those projects that the guys are able to forget about hockey for a little bit, are the best ones, even if the video isn't the best. It's all about the moment.
Hallett creates projects with the Flames that encompass both a sense of community and light heartedness.
"I always have to remember that the Flames hired me because I brought something else to the table. Maybe that's not talking about the powerplay intensely with Mark Giordano, but it was talking to Mark Giordano about his work in the community and maybe make him laugh."
Halletts projects with the Flames will bring out a side of the players that the fans won't see.
In 2015, she had a successful project of the Flames players reacted to their own Valentines cards. Hallett created puns with the players names and asked them to react to the cards. One of the cards for Lance Bouma read, 'Valentine, you make my heart go Boums.'
Hallet prides herself in having great relationships with the players and their partners off the ice. She says it was the highlight of her career from these opportunities.
She was asked to MC the A Night Under the Stars on Jan. 3, 2015. A fundraiser hosted by Flames forward Matt Stajan and his wife, Katie Stajan. It was to raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre, after they lost their son Emerson, shortly after birth in March 2014.
"The how important the cause was, anyone would gladly MC that event and when [they] asked me, I was so honoured and it was also the hardest thing I've ever done. I remember I didn't care about my hair or makeup standing in front of 500 people, I just cared about the content and that was a very cool feeling."
So what's next for Hallett?
"I think everyone would love to cover the Stanley Cup. It's everyone's dream," says Hallett. The Flames were last in the Stanley Cup final in the 2004-2005 season and lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in game seven.
The C of Red roars with excitement as the players enter the ice, the fire blasts from the jumbotron and a familiar face is on the screen. She's not only responsible for making the players show a different side, Hallett is interviewing the players, giving the fans all the updates they need on game day.
Her energy at the 'dome, doesn't go unnoticed.
"She's just so calm and relaxing when she comes in [on game day] and just makes everything run smoothly. She'll be in there just ready to work and get everything ready to make the game go as smooth as possible," says Spencer Schultz who is one of the switchboard operators for the Calgary Flames at the Saddledome.
She is the only on camera female reporter for the Calgary Flames.
"She's just got this high energy. On game day in the operator switchboard room, she'll be jumping around, watching the game intensely. She's the biggest fan and then can turn into a professional," says Schultz.
Life at Home away from the 'dome
The roaring sound of the C of Red is quite the opposite noise and atmosphere that Hallett has outside her time at the Saddledome.
Hallett grew up with two older sisters and one younger brother and she was always involved in sports.
"I always loved my hockey road trips and tournaments but getting outside in nature is the best," says Hallett. She wants to incorporate that love of nature in her daughter.
Along with her siblings, she has her husband Justin Norbraten by her side. She met her husband in one of the most cliche places, the Cowboys tent at Stampede one year.
"Doesn't everyone meet at Cowboys? It's like the Tinder of Calgary before Tinder was a thing."
"I told my girlfriends that I called dibs on him and five years later, I still do," laughs Hallett.
They wed two years ago in May 2016 in Northern California.
"He's such a big support in my life," says Hallett before she pauses for a moment. "He's just the best."
Looking back his first impression of her he says, "You just see this gorgeous human and her big personality and [that] makes you want to keep talking to her."
Norbraten is an oil broker for a company in Calgary, something quite opposite of Hallett's career.
After the two wed, they had their daughter on Sept. 4, 2017.
"The best thing to ever happen to me had to have been having my daughter, Perrin." says Hallett.
A bottle of Hallett's favourite wine, an overheard last name, and a quick search on urban dictionary were how they picked their daughter's name.
It was between Perrin and her mother's name, Faye. The deciding factor was that quick search on urban dictionary.
"It was something cheesy like 'the most beautiful girl in the world' and we both just had to have the name be Perrin."
Alongside balancing her life with Perrin and her husband, Hallett is an avid writer. In August 2017, she released her first children's book.
"I would always remember us going camping…that's probably where my love of honey bees came from. I was never really afraid of them," says Hallett. Hallett published a children's book, Bee Love, which was themed about honey bees.
Bee Love and heartbreak
The book has been one of Hallett's most personal projects.
Hallett collaborated with illustrator, Mandy Stobo for the book. Stobo's style gives a child-like presence to the drawings and it aided well with how Hallett wrote.
Each page is filled with colour and carries this story in a way that pulls in kids but also the parents.
According to her site, its a: "tale of a little bee with a hungry heart. What he yearns for, very much, mirrors what we have all desired. His Queen Bee Mother imparts her wisdom and allows her son to discover what matters most in life."
The idea came from a dream. It was a dream of a honey bee named Will. The dream was so vivid that Hallett needed to write it down.
"I've never written down a dream before but this one was telling me to."
She typed the dream into her notes on her phone and never thought of it for a few months. Around a month after writing down the dream, Hallett had suffered a miscarriage with her first pregnancy.
Later, she randomly came across her written down dream.
"It was like he was speaking to me before he went up to the stars," says Hallett as her voice cracks.
The book has hidden messages and one special page, dedicated to Will. She takes a moment to pause and says, "It's my favourite page."
To the future
There can't be anything more meaningful and powerful than her Bee Love book, but there will always be a project on the go for Hallett.
She sips her coffee again, thinking about all the new projects that will happen in the future.
"Now that I'm brave enough to share some of my writing … I want to make people feel connected and heard."
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We are halfway through the season, and so far it has shaken out like most people thought it would. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are sitting on top of the WCC, because well, this is our house until it burns to the ground. Saint Mary's are the annoying neighbors staying up too late, and BYU were the neighbors staying up too late until they got evicted.
One thing is for sure this year -- the WCC isn't half bad. Before someone inevidently points it out, I'm well aware that this isn't the Big 12. The WCC is ranked ninth in conference RPI, but that beats out the Mountain West Conference! The thing that is looking nice is that for once, the best talents in the WCC aren't a bunch of seniors about to send this conference back to the stone-age after graduation. The WCC is good this year, and it will be better next year.
So without further ado and terrible teleprompt reading - let's get to the midseason awards as I see it.
Player of the Year: Tyler Haws
As far as I'm concerned, this is Haws award to lose this year. He leads the WCC in any category involving points and is one of the more exciting scorers in the
league nation. His 23.6 points per game are good for best in the WCC and fourth best in the nation. Also, let's be honest, he is close to being the only player capable of this shot in the conference.
The reason why I think he'll be a runaway winner is the position BYU has dug so wholeheartedly into. BYU needs to win out the conference, and, most likely, the conference tournament to have any dream of sniffing March Madness. They'll need Haws to carry them kicking and screaming, and he is the one player capable of it.
Newcomer of the Year: Jared Brownridge
Brownridge gets the nod over others because he is a freshman. He came onto Santa Clara to shoot the ball, and that is what he has done. He has also done that better than everyone in the conference. He leads the WCC in three point field goals made and has shot them at a clip of 45 percent. He is fourth in the conference in points per game and second in effective field goal percentage. This kid will be good, and he still has three more years to mash that in our faces. Don't be surprised to see him lead the Broncos to a victory over Gonzaga during his tenure.
Defensive Player of the Year: Przemek Karnowski
Here is the thing about Karnowski, say what you will about the kid, but he has really improved his game this year -- especially on the defensive end. Karnowski is third in the league with blocks per game at 1.7. He is first in the conference in defensive rating. He has figured out how to limit his foul trouble (for the most part) that plagued him at the beginning of the year and is now a force that alters shots down low. He is the only player in the WCC that can instill this fear, and I think he'll do it more often as he gets more comfortable.
Coach of the Year - N/A
I'm taking the easy way out, because honestly I don't think any of the coaches are really that deserving of this award. In the end, it will go to the coach that takes his team to the NCAA Tournament. If I had to choose, I might say Eric Reveno from Portland because of the BYU and Gonzaga wins. But, and no offense against Reveno, he isn't a good X's and O's coach...at all. Portland has its big wins and that is all they will get this year. I would say Rex Walters because of the turmoil surrounding his team lately, but if the rumors are true then he doesn't deserve me typing these words.
All-Conference Team
|Tyler Haws
|Anthony Ireland
|Jared Brownridge
|Santa Clara
|Kevin Bailey
|Kevin Pangos
|Johnny Dee
|San Diego
|Sam Dower
|Brad Waldow
|Saint Mary's
|Ryan Nicholas
|Stephen Holt
|Saint Mary's
The thing most exciting about all of this is the lack of seniors in that list. Traditionally, the all-conference team has been a bunch of seniors and then the random Gonzaga players interspersed. That has been the talent differential in the league. We are finally achieving parity in the WCC! Granted, that comes at the expense of GU coasting throughout, but I'll take a good WCC with a good Gonzaga team any day of the week.
Honorable Mentions:
|Stacy Davis
|Cole Dickerson
|San Francisco
|Kyle Collinsworth
|Thomas Van der Mars
|Christopher Anderson
|San Diego
|Brandon Clark
|Santa Clara
|Matt Carlino
|Sama Taku
|Gabe Levin
|Przemek Karnowski
I had a hard time figuring out what Gonzaga player would end up there. For now, Przemek gets the nod because of his defense and the fact that he has played all season. I wouldn't be surprised to see Gary Bell there, or on the all-conference, by the end of the year.
|Jeremy Major
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I don't know about y'all, but I've had a blast watching the increased competition against our beloved Gonzaga Bulldogs squad. Granted, this increased blast level has also corresponded with increased gray hairs and pulling of eyebrows (or insert your favorite nervous tic here), but the reality of the situation is that eventually everyone was going to start catching up with Gonzaga. And if they weren't catching up, they were closing the gap. Either way, the WCC is hardly the doormat it used to be. In the long run, for this Gonzaga squad, this is only a good thing.


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Benton Salutes FCC's Move to Bring More Fiber to More Communities, Sooner
Today, the Federal Communications Commission sided with community-based solutions. Today, the FCC sided with choice. Today, the FCC sided with bringing better broadband everywhere.
The FCC today voted to approve the petitions of community broadband providers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Wilson, North Carolina, which asked that the FCC to pre-empt provisions of state laws preventing expansion of their very successful networks. The Benton Foundation thanks the FCC for this action.
The FCC's decision favors the public interest over commercial interests. In 2012, the Benton Foundation and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) released Broadband at the Speed of Light: How Three Communities Built Next-Generation Networks, a report that highlights three municipal broadband network success stories, including the one in Chattanooga. But, in too many states, telecommunications companies led by AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Verizon Communications and Comcast have pushed through laws restricting local broadband options.
In too many communities around the U.S. – and especially in rural communities – no commercial Internet service providers are offering broadband – and do not plan to. State restrictions on community broadband mean that rural communities have no options at all to build the networks needed to participate in the digital economy. These laws stop localities from finding creative ways to work with private investors and chill the kinds of partnerships and experimentation that should be happening to close the digital divide.
Today, the FCC exercised authority granted by Congress and confirmed by the courts. The law directs the FCC to "take immediate action to accelerate deployment … by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and by promoting competition in the telecommunications market." In its decision on the FCC's Open Internet rules last year, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Senior Judge Laurence Silberman all but invited the FCC to preempt the "state laws that prohibit municipalities from creating their own broadband infrastructure to compete against private companies."
The FCC's action today will boost competition. Building broadband networks requires large fixed and sunk investments. Consequently, the industry will always have a relatively small number of facilities-based competitors, at least for wireline service. Approximately 96% of the U.S. population has, at most, access to two wireline providers, so there is amble reason for the FCC to take action to increase wireline broadband competition in the United States.
Today's FCC action could bring broadband service to communities where there is none and competition in areas where it does not exist. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler recognizes that meaningful competition for high-speed wired broadband is lacking. To take advantage of today's new services, and to incentivize the development of tomorrow's innovations, Americans need more competitive choices for faster and better Internet connections. Today's FCC action means that the broadband marketplace will have to be more responsive to competitive forces.
Thanks to the FCC's vote today, and thanks to the dedication of the localities of North Carolina and Tennessee, a year from now there will be many rural and low-income Americans in those states who will have access to world-class broadband services for the first time. Thanks to today's action, unserved areas of those states will benefit from investment in fiber optics and unserved communities will have the chance to realize the tremendous benefits of the broadband era. The FCC's vote will have direct, concrete meaning in the lives of Americans who have been unable to access the economic, health care, and educational benefits of fiber-based, broadband networks.
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Fox News host Judge Jeanine Pirro new pro-Trump-anit-everybody-who-isn't-pro-Trump book is the number one seller on Amazon. Here's how it went on "The View" last week when she was on the promote "Liars, Leakers and Liberals".
You know how Sean Hannity just LOOOOVES Donald Trump? Well, he's not ever the top Trumper at the Fox News Network. That dubious honor goes to Judge Janine. Donald Trump could walk up to Judge Janine Pirro, jab her in the eye with his thumb and she would start rhapsodizing about what an innovative negotiator he is and how he inauguration crowd was really, really so much bigger than Obama's.
Listen carefully to the part of the interview when we're laying out our argument that Donald Trump is not doing a good job as president. Her retort is "At least you can say 'Merry Christmas' without getting in trouble".
That's the kind of argument you make when you think your audience is stupid. If that's what Jeanine Pirro thinks of her own audience, that's fine. We just couldn't let her get away with insulting the intelligence of OUR audience without saying something.


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In 2014, Hotel Dubrovnik President emerged as a fantastic, completely renovated 5 star property in Dubrovnik. In the summer of 2015, we expect more fantastic hotels to open in Dubrovnik. The completely reconstructed Hotel Kompas will reopen as a sophisticated 4-plus star hotel featuring 173 rooms and suites. The newly built Hotel Orlando Resort just a few kilometers south of Dubrovnik will feature a seaside location, 239 stylish rooms and 11 suites as well as a fantastic conference hall with the capacity of 1000 pax. Nearby, guests can also enjoy themselves in the stylish Boutique Hotel Mlini, a true oasis of peace next to the sea and featuring 95 rooms with balconies and sea views.
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Neuropathic pain phenotyping as a predictor of treatment response in painful diabetic neuropathy: Data from the randomized, double-blind, COMBO-DN study
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Duloxetine and pregabalin have different effects on neuropathic pain components. This might explain differential responses to these drugs when given either alone or in combination.
Sensory profiles are heterogeneous in neuropathic pain disorders, and subgroups of patients respond differently to treatment. To further explore this, patients in the COMBO-DN study were prospectively assessed by the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) at baseline, after initial 8-week therapy with either duloxetine or pregabalin, and after subsequent 8-week combination/high-dose therapy. Exploratory post hoc cluster analyses were performed to identify and characterize potential subgroups through their scores in the NPSI items. In patients not responding to initial 60 mg/d duloxetine, adding 300 mg/d pregabalin for combination treatment was particularly effective regarding the dimensions pressing pain and evoked pain, whereas maximizing the duloxetine dose to 120 mg/d appeared more beneficial regarding paresthesia/dysesthesia. In contrast, adding 60 mg/d duloxetine to 300 mg/d pregabalin in case of nonresponse to initial pregabalin led to numerically higher decreases in all NPSI dimensions/items compared to maximizing the pregabalin dose to 600 mg/d. Cluster analysis revealed 3 patient clusters (defined by baseline scores for the 10 NPSI sensory items) with different pain profiles, not only in terms of overall pain severity, but also across NPSI items. Mean Brief Pain Inventory average pain improved in all clusters during combination/high-dose therapy. However, in patients with severe pain, the treatment effect showed a trend in favor of high-dose monotherapy, whereas combination therapy appeared to be more beneficial in patients with moderate and mild pain (not significant). These complementary exploratory analyses further endorse the idea that sensory phenotyping might lead to a more stratified treatment and potentially to personalized pain therapy.


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NASSCO spent nearly two years advocating for the removal of language in the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) that banned the use of CIPP and other trenchless technologies to replace cast iron pipes and fittings. Recently, in response to its petitions, NASSCO received a decision from the IAMPO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) Board of Directors that reversed this ban.
The prohibitive language for existing sewers was included in Section 715.3 of the 2018 Edition of the UPC and the 2021 Edition of the UPC:
Replacement of existing building sewer and building storm sewers using trenchless methodology and materials shall be installed in accordance with ASTM F1216. Cast-iron soil pipes and fittings shall not be repaired or replaced by using this method aboveground or belowground. Replacement using cured-in-place pipe liners shall not be used on collapsed piping or when the existing piping is compromised.
NASSCO engaged with IAPMO's Technical Committee and Standards Counsel and followed the due process procedures in IAPMO's regulations that are available to parties interested in its code setting process. In response to NASSCO's petitions and efforts, the IAPMO Board of Directors determined that extraordinary circumstances required intervention to protect the integrity of the codes and standards development process. In granting NASSCO's petitions, the board rendered Section 715.3 of the code as follows:
2018 UPC: 715.3 Existing Sewers. Replacement of existing building sewer and building storm sewers using trenchless methodology and materials shall be installed in accordance with ASTM F1216.
2021 UPC: 715.3 Existing Sewers. Replacement of existing building sewer and building storm sewers using trenchless methodology and materials shall be installed in accordance with ASTM F1216, ASTM F2561, ASTM F2599 or ASTM F3240.
"We have come together as trenchless technology providers and have been unified through the representation of NASSCO to have this prohibition removed," says Joanne Carroll, principal of Subtegic Group who heads up NASSCO's Plumbing Code Workgroup. "Now we must continue to build awareness and offer educational opportunities for the quality application of trenchless technology within the plumbing segment of the wastewater market. I'm so thankful for the support given throughout our industry and for NASSCO stepping up to support not only their membership, but all service providers, to enable the opportunity to provide technically sound solutions that minimize disruption when pipelines need repair or replacement."
In addition to setting standards for the assessment, maintenance, and rehabilitation of underground infrastructure, NASSCO's mission is to ensure the continued acceptance and growth of trenchless technologies.
"While CIPP technology has been used successfully for over 40 years, the manufacturing businesses providing these solutions have, for the most part, operated in their own silos in the process of competing for customers and market share," says Tom Bowman, director of technology and licensing at NuFlow Technologies. "While this code process was unfortunate and caught our industry by surprise, it has been most refreshing to put aside our individual interests and work together for a shared purpose."
NASSCO's vision is to increase the awareness of aging underground infrastructure and to provide viable solutions through education, technical resources and industry advocacy. This can only be accomplished when competitors and others aligned to trenchless technologies come together to do what is best for the entire industry, as they did in this case.
"I am often asked what value NASSCO brings to its members, and this outcome is a perfect example of what can happen when our members take a stand for what's right," says Sheila Joy, NASSCO's executive director. "As a not-for-profit trade association, it is NASSCO's responsibility to represent the entire industry fairly and objectively. Advocacy programs such as this one, along with government relations activity to secure funding for underground infrastructure, research studies on employee safety, workforce development and other initiatives that create opportunities for our members and keep our communities safe are what NASSCO is all about.
"We appreciate IAPMO for providing procedures to voice concerns regarding its code and its board of directors' attention to and careful consideration of our concerns. I encourage all of us to get involved and have a voice in the development of these important codes."


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Kudos to an innovative new biotech fund
Friday, 28-November-2014
There is going to be an innovative new exchange-traded biotech fund coming out next month that caught my eye, and I think this is worthy of some attention because it could represent the first of many of its kind. It is the Poliwogg Regenerative Medicine Fund, Inc., and it will trade under the ticker symbol: PRMF. The fund currently is in the middle of an IPO roadshow and the portfolio manager, Brock Reeve, told me they hope to have it launched and trading by Christmas. You can learn more by checking out this webpage that has been set up for the IPO.
First, for full disclosure, I want to say that I do not have any financial ties to this product. I am not writing this to endorse it specifically as an investment, nor am I necessarily a regenerative medicine person. However, what I do think is very interesting about it is 1) the way the fund specifically targets a subsector of biotech and 2) the way it is structured as an exchange-traded product. Both of those factors I think represent big unmet needs in our industry, and I have a feeling other investment vehicles like it will follow over time. It could represent a new wave in biotech finance so I would put it on your radar.
I am sure everyone is aware of the explosion of exchange-traded funds that have hit investing over the last decade. According to the Investment Company Institute, as of July, there are over 1,375 ETFs in the United States, and combined they have about $1.8 trillion assets under management. For comparison, this is roughly equal to 12% of total net assets managed by long-term mutual funds. While these impressive numbers are a testament to the appeal of this type of investing, frankly, I think it has reached the point of overkill. Most good ideas have already been tried, and many new funds are just marketing gimmicks than do not fulfill an actual need.
However, the one glaring exception to this saturated ETF rule is in the biotechnology sector. That is ironic because I actually think biotech is the one area of the stock market that needs this type of product the most. Right now, there are only two main biotech ETF products. They are the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (Nasdaq: IBB), which is overweight large biotech stocks, and the S&P Spider Biotech ETF (NYSE: XBI), which is more of a balanced midcap fund. There are a handful of others that are not as popular, and of course most mutual fund families offer open-ended funds that do not trade on an exchange, but none of those differentiate themselves very much from the two main ETFs in my opinion.
What is missing from the biotech ETF equation are funds that target interesting subsectors. There is a big unmet need for this. For example, there should be funds that offer a basket of rare disease stocks, or immuno-oncology, and others. Poliwogg has already hit on regenerative medicine. These are emerging themes that many people know about and want to invest in, but might not have the time or skillset to do on their own. It is not just the specificity of the theme that makes this type of product attractive, but also the diversification that is so critical to investing in biotech. We all know that immuno-oncology, for example, has a bright future and is worth investing in, but picking individual stocks exposes you to potential blow-ups. That is why a product like this that offers instant diversification could be very useful to many investors, especially generalist funds and non-professionals.
I think generalist funds (professionally-managed mutual funds and hedge funds that invest across all sectors of the stock market) in particular might flock to them. Biotech has been THE hottest sector of the market during the last four or five years, yet many generalists have missed the boat and underperformed because they do not have the expertise required to invest in individual biotech stocks. While many will pick a few to invest in here or there, the vast majority typically defer to investing in the two main biotech ETFs when making larger bets on the sector. That is a shame because many generalists are sophisticated enough to know about the big interesting themes, but they do not have the manpower or risk tolerance to pick the stocks that will provide the right exposure to them.
Non-professional, retail type investors could benefit a lot from this too. Just look at how popular the ice bucket challenge was in raising money for ALS, for example. Imagine if there were exchange-traded products where you could invest in and support specific disease areas that might be special to you. There could be a cancer fund, a Parkinson's disease fund, and many others that support issues that people really care about. I think something like that would be popular with the investing public, and is also a good thing for society as a whole because it would benefit scientific research. There is obviously a fine line that should be avoided where something like that could potentially cross into exploitation, but when done appropriately, this could inject much needed capital into some important areas of research.
The Poliwogg Regenerative Medicine Fund is not actually being set up as what you would think of as a traditional ETF, it is instead a close-ended fund. The "close-ended" term is basically a fancy way of describing a fund that trades on the stock exchange. There are a couple advantages that come along with doing it this way. First, a close-end fund provides a constant pool of money that the fund manager knows will be stable. This allows them to invest for the long term because they do not have to worry about things like redemptions. If an investor wants to exit the fund, he or she simply sells their shares on the stock exchange to someone else, just as they would any stock. Therefore, the assets under management do not fluctuate up and down like they do for an ETF or traditional mutual fund.
Also, unlike an ETF, closed-ended funds do not have to mimic an equity index. Therefore, they can invest in a lot of things. In the case of The Regenerative Medicine Fund, the prospectus says that Poliwogg will invest the proceeds not only in equities of regenerative medicine companies, but also smaller late-stage private companies. I think that is a cool aspect because it gives the general public exposure to small companies that ordinarily would be out of their reach. It is a good thing for the target companies too because it opens them up to a wider base of potential investment dollars. Think of this as having a diversified avenue into the venture capital world, which most people do not have the chance to invest in on their own.
Brock Reeve, the portfolio manager of the Regenerative Medicine Fund, told me Poliwogg is likely to launch similar funds in the future for other subsectors, so kudos to them and watch out for that. However, they are not the only investors getting into the game. According to media reports, highly respected UK biotech investor Neil Woodford plans to launch a close-ended fund early next year that will focus on smaller private biotech companies. Also, outside of biotech, other fund managers are coming around to the benefits of the close-ended structure as well. Bill Ackman just launched his own fund in Amsterdam that raised over $3 billion. Here is a video interview he did with Bloomberg talking about the benefits of the fund.
The bottom line is that I expect you will see a lot more of these exchange-traded products in the future, and I hope they come to biotech because there is a big unmet need for them in our industry. I will be watching closely how Poliwogg's Regenerative Medicine Fund does next month, and I hope it succeeds and spurs others to launch similar ideas. This is something that definitely has the potential to be a big innovation in biotech finance.
Oh, and one last thing…I want to thank Lee Buckler (@celltherapy) for bringing this news to my attention. His experience in the cell therapy world, and knowledge of what new things are happening, makes him a must follow on Twitter. He was the first to tweet about this a couple of weeks ago, so thanks a lot Lee!
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I'm an individual investor from Kansas City. My focus is on biotech stocks, but I enjoy investing in all industries. I'm an old-school, buy and hold investor who believes the best way to outperform and grow capital is to own innovative companies with good management teams over the long-term. more>>


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- the application form for evaluation on our website
- e-mail - after sending a photo and description to the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com
- traditional mail - after sending photos and descriptions to the address: DESA Unicum Customer Service, ul. Piękna 1A, 00-477 Warsaw
- in person - bringing the item to the Customer Service Office, which is open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Your item will be professionally valued to determine its worth. On this basis, an estimation is made. The final valuation is possible only after seeing the item in person. We will ask you to deliver the item to us. Valuation as part of the sales process is free of charge.
Professional Visual Inspection
During the Evaluation Process, a group of our experts carefully checks and confirms the authenticity of the work of art and determines its market value. If your item is damaged or incomplete, we will advise you on the conservation and possible framing of the painting so that it can achieve the best price at an auction.
Insurance and deposit
Once your property has been qualified for an auction, it is safely stored with us and insured for the amount specified in the deposit document. This guarantees that it is fully protected throughout the auction preparation period.
Signing the agreement
After verifying the assessment and agreeing on the terms of sale, we prepare the Commission Agreement. Then we invite you to sign it in our office or send it by post or e-mail. After signing the commission agreement, the item is ready to be auctioned.
Display of the item at the auction exhibition
The item, which you have commissioned us to sell, will be presented in detail in a printed and electronic catalogue available on our website and on other auction websites in Poland and abroad. The printed auction catalogue will be sent to customers two weeks prior the auction. It will also be presented at an auction exhibition at our institution 10 days before the auction, where potential customers will be able to see it in person.
The Auction
Your property will be auctioned at a public auction. It will be sold to the bidder who offers the highest price accepted by the auctioneer. The sale will be subject to the Auction Sales Terms and Conditions.
Payment for the item sold is made by a bank transfer within 28 days from the auction, provided that the buyer pays for the item in full. Payment is made to a specified account unless another payment method is agreed upon. Payment is made in PLN. If payment in a different currency is required, the costs of purchasing and paying in that currency will be covered by the customer. We will inform you about sending the payment via e-mail.
See the FAQ
Seeking Consignments
Auction date: Oct. 26, 2023
Application time limit Sept. 29, 2023
+48 22 163 66 50
+48 539 546 699 email@example.com
Auction date: Nov. 7, 2023
Application time limit Oct. 7, 2023
+48 538 522 885 firstname.lastname@example.com
Auction date: Dec. 5, 2023
Application time limit Oct. 10, 2023
+48 22 163 66 43
+48 664 150 864 email@example.com
Auction date: Dec. 7, 2023
Application time limit Oct. 31, 2023
+48 22 163 66 12
+48 502 994 177 firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact our Specialist
Our team of experienced Specialists will guide you through the entire sales process. We work with art historians, conservators and experts, who have years of experience in valuing and authenticating works of art. By clicking on the "Departments" tab, you can familiarize yourself with the auction projects conducted at DESA Unicum and individual Specialists responsible for their implementation.
To ensure an even more comfortable and safe sales process of each work of art, we offer an opportunity to meet our Specialists in selected cities throughout Poland. You can check the current travel schedule of our experts below.
Advances Payment
DESA Unicum is the only company in Poland offering a full range of services in the field of art financing. With in-depth knowledge and know-how of the international art market, we can provide a timely and accurate valuation of your item and offer you tailor-made financing adjusted to your needs.
Advance payment on commission sales
Consumer loan
Private sale
We believe that every collection deserves special care and that is why we provide the opportunity of private sale for art connoisseurs. It is a personalized sale of items from outside the auction offer allowing to supplement the collection with specific objects. This way you have a chance to acquire the work of art you dream about while keeping the transaction confidential.
Our knowledge and many years of experience allow us to effectively acquire objects on your behalf. We have close relations with the most important collectors, thanks to whom we have privileged access to rare and unique works of art.
We invite you to contact our Customer Advisors, who will inform you about the current opportunities to buy and sell. You can also check out our Frequently Asked Questions about Private Sales:
We accept paintings, sculptures, jewellery, clocks, handicrafts, porcelain, silver, posters, original drawings, graphics, artistic photographs and other historical and unique items that may be of interest to collectors.
We also organise Jewellery auctions at DESA Unicum. Valuation and acceptance of items takes place every wednesday between 3pm and 7pm during the expert's on-call time. Any queries can be directed to our Expert via email: firstname.lastname@example.com or the telephone:
+48 795 122 718
Yes. We offer conservation and restoration services, and replacement of painting frames and renovation of sculptures and objects of artistic craftsmanship. We make sure that the object goes on sale in the best possible condition because it will increase its chances for successful sale. For all these services, a fee is charged after the sale or when the work is picked up. Each element related to the improvement of the state of preservation of a given work of art is consulted with you individually. Our goal is to achieve the best possible selling price. Therefore, if we recommend that you carry out maintenance or replace the frame, please use our assistance and advice.
Before delivering a painting to DESA Unicum, do not remove it from the frame, clean it yourself or scratch off the display and auction stickers on the back. Damaged sculptures or porcelain should not be glued by yourself, silver should not be cleaned. Each object should be delivered in its original condition. Any necessary, cleaning or maintenance will be carried out by our specialists, if ordered.
We accept unframed works such as drawings, graphics and photographs for valuation. If they are qualified for sale, they must be framed because they cannot be put up for auction without a frame. Such a service can be ordered and performed through us.
The final date of accepting objects for a given auction is 5 weeks before it is planned. In exceptional cases, please contact the auction coordinator directly. Contact details can be found in the Auctions/Departments tab.
We will inform you about the likely date of the auction on which your object will appear after receiving a valuation from the Admissions Office. Our experts will make the decisions concerning the qualification of a work of art for auction. Thanks to constant monitoring of the market, knowledge of customers and selection of the optimal form and moment of auctioning, we obtain the best sales results.
What sets us apart from other auction houses is the fact that the assessment and estimation of the object's value by our Commission is free if you plan to auction the object in our auction house. The exception is the issuance of a valuation document for customs and tax purposes. Such a document is payable: 3% of the value of the object, but not less than PLN 100 net (PLN 123 gross).
In DESA Unicum we accept the objects intended for auctions in commission. If you are interested in selling for cash, not at an auction, we can contact you with a specialized company. We will ask you to send us the information and photos of the object at email@example.com
Please contact the Young Art Auction Coordinator Karolina Kołtunicka by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Please send an email and attach photos of your work (including information on technology and dimensions) and a few sentences about yourself, your career and your work. Due to the large number of applications, please do not deliver the works to us in person, without prior confirmation by the auction coordinator. Due to a very high interest we respond to selected e-mails.
We advertise each auction in advance and try to reach as many recipients as possible. You can find out about our auctions and events from the press, the Internet, television or radio. Before each auction we organize previews in our galleries. Your success and encouraging as many art connoisseurs as possible to buy is our priority. We prepare an auction catalogue for each auction with the utmost care. The publication is sent to several thousand of our clients and is also available on the Internet. Thanks to this, our offer reaches a wide range of customers, which allows us to achieve high prices during the auction.
Such a situation is extremely rare in DESA Unicum. However, if this happens, we still try to find an interested buyer. The item remains in our gallery offer for at least 30 days after the auction and we present it in direct conversations with customers. After that time, you can pick it up from us. It is also possible to put your item up for auction on the next relevant auction. It is the coordinator of a given project who decides about it and indicates when it will happen. We will inform you about your further qualification for the auction by e-mail.
The auction commission starts at 15%. The amount depends on the value of the object and the established conditions of permanent cooperation. The commission includes VAT, so you do not have to settle additional accounts with the Tax Office.
These issues are described in detail in the regulations. If the sale of a work of art is not your basic business and you have been in possession of it for more than 6 months, it is not necessary to show the revenue from the sale in your tax return. The situation is different when an artist sells his/her work.


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As I got to poking around trying to decide what to do with this combo, I realized that for two of the colors in this challenge, I have Blendas - guess that means it's time for me to actually try my hand at coloring an image with them now! Since I just got Bloom With Hope, one of our awesome new Hostess sets, in a shipment last week, I thought maybe one of these flowers would be a good place to start. I also hoped that the pen-and-ink style of the images might help obscure any Blenda-Blunders I might make, too! Turns out, I was worried over nothing - SO easy to use! And no penalties for going back and dabbling more and more! The paper is still totally smooth - no pilling or bubbling like happens sometimes with aqua-painters... Just make sure to give your ink layer 30 seconds or so between layers once in a while - the ink continues to blend and smooth as the alcohol continues to evaporate. It's hard to photograph how much more depth my colored image has now. I'll definitely be doing more with these yummy pens! (And check out those rhinestones I colored, too! Woo hoo!)
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Did you get your July Pumpkin kit, yet? Do they know what Blackberry Bliss fiends we are, or what??
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, July 26, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming!
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I'm so glad everyone has enjoyed playing catch up with our summer classes! Class is now forming for our Rosette Wreath class! If you want in on what may be our last summer class, let me know and we'll get it scheduled! Class is $20, all supplies included, in a color scheme of your choice. Email today!


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Last weekend I was back in Dublin, for another one of my flying visits- where I basically go home for about 3 or 4 days and try to fit in as much as possible during that time and practically plan my time down to the minute. This time I actually didn't fully book myself in advance as I wanted to have more family time. And also not stress myself out! I had one free afternoon and at first I did feel a bit guilty that I should be meeting someone during that time, but I ended up just hanging out with my sister and doing a bit of shopping.
I arrived home on a dull rainy Friday afternoon. Why is it always raining when the plane touches down in Dublin airport? Murphy's Law I suppose! Still to me it felt familiar and nice to be back!! Here's a picture of Dublin airport in the rain.
And Sandymount strand out the window of the aircoach:
Friday evening I visited an old friend- old in the sense that we have been friends a long time! Since I was 4 and she was 3 to be exact! One of the things I love about friends from home is that we have such a shared history. Was lovely having a good catch up over a bottle of wine.
On the Saturday evening I went to a friend's 30th birthday party. Mine will be the next one! When I just turned 29 I did go through a stage of freaking out a bit at where on earth my 20s went and feeling incredulous that I would turn 30 in the non too distant future when I still feel like the maturity level of a 25 year old! As you get older, I think you feel exactly the same (though a little more forgetful), but all of a sudden you are expected to do more and more "grown up" stuff! Friends start buying property, getting engaged or even having babies! It's gradual but it's becoming more frequent! But once the "woah I will be 30 soon" phrase passed I started to feel better about it. People who have passed the "30" milestone tell me they feel better in their own skin, more self confident and happy with themselves, and I am feeling that way too now. I have decided to embrace turning 30 and along with a friend, we are planning a big joint birthday party in Dublin.
Speaking of big events, last weekend I got some exciting news from that friend. She has asked me to be a bridesmaid at her wedding next year in France! This is the first time I shall be a bridesmaid and I have no idea what it all involves yet but I am very much looking forward to it nonetheless! I am also grateful that we have been able to maintain our friendship so well despite living so far away from each other.
The morning of my flight, it was a nice dry mild autumn day and I went for a walk on Dun Laoghaire pier.
What did I bring back with me? A suitcase full of irish goodies and a cold from the plane.
Here's a pic of some of the stuff I brought back. I might have gone a bit overboard!
It was a really great weekend back home and I love that I am only a two hour flight from Dublin. But the bad side to my frequent trips back is that I get hit with an extra big wave of homesickness once I get back to Germany. It normally takes a few days of feeling down before I am back into the swing of things with my German life!
This week I am looking forward to attending two Thanksgiving parties! Yep, you heard it, two! That is the advantage of having lots of American friends. I am hoping to try to bake something irish to bring along- like irish soda bread or tea brack.
My GerMann and I have also booked flights to visit Berlin next year. I love to travel but trips back and forth to Dublin don't count. Lufthansa were having a flight sale and Germans cannot resist a bargin so my GerMann came to me with the idea of a trip next February. Since we both have not yet been to Berlin we have decided to go there as I have only heard good things about it!


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Members and Guests were provided with beverages and a spread of delectable dishes for dinner, and as the evening wore on in celebration, it was gratifying to observe the gathering having a wonderful time, building relationships, forging friendships, and breathing renewed vigour, energy, life and vitality to the social calendar of this 116 year old institution.
The resonance and grandeur of the Raindrops Monsoon Fiesta, being spoken about with immense positivity in many circles, has created a ripple effect of demand amongst Members and Guests, for similar and frequent Socials to be held at the KCAi.
The Cultural and Recreation Team takes this opportunity to express its appreciation to all those who took time away from their schedules, to honour and appreciate our Young Achievers, and to celebrate the spirit of Monsoon with our community of Members and Guests. Till then, we warmly wish you and your family a 'Happy and Safe Monsoon'.
Cultural and Recreation Team


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We are kicking off 2019 with a deep dive into Awards Season, a discussion on the role of Netflix in the future of filmmaking, and 2018 as a year of major cultural impact happening in the entertainment industry.
Cat and I talk awards frontrunners, upcoming films/TV shows we are hyped for. And the Netflix phenomena of "Bandersnatch," "Bird Box," and "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo."
Some of the things we mention in the show:
- "Mary Poppins Returns" review
- Olivia Colman and Christian Bale
We love hearing from you! Tweet us at @ShufflethePod/@ShuffleOnline or at @things_catloves/@caitdoes. And make sure to rate and review us wherever you listen! It will really help us out!
Listen here or wherever you listen to podcasts:
Caitlin is a lean, mean writing machine based in Austin, TX. Her love of film began when she was shown "Rosemary's Baby" way too early in life. Bylines include The Financial Diet and Film Inquiry. Caitlin is a member of the Online Association of Female Film Critics and the Women Film Critics Circle.


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As much as you love your child and would do anything in the world for them, are they as healthy as can be?
Being a parent means having a lot of responsibilities on your plate. The most important one of course is making sure your son or daughter stays healthy.
With that in mind, what steps are you taking to give them the healthiest life possible?
Knowing Healthcare Needs
In doing all you can to know and help your child's healthcare needs, keep these reminders handy:
- Nutrition – Does your child eat the right foods and stay away from drinks too high in sugar? When it comes to the food you give them, try your best to have a diet high in fruits and vegetables. Having some meat is okay, but do not make it a seven days a week thing. You also want to be sure they get the right snacks throughout the day. Instead of relying on junk food, give them healthier options. Last, do you always have soda in the fridge? If so might it be a case where your child drinks too much of it? He or she could not only be doing damage to their heart, but also their teeth. Kids who drink too much soda also tend to be more on the anxious side. By watching and meeting your child's nutritional needs, he or she will be the better for it.
- Exercise – Is your child one who doesn't seem to get much if any exercise? No, burning off nervous energy is not a good form of exercise. You want your child to be as active as possible. Without forcing them into it, encourage them to play an organized sport or two. Not only is the exercise good for them, but it allows them to be part of a team and work with others. Best of all, they can end up making some friends for life.
- Emergencies – What would you do if your kid in a matter of seconds had problems breathing? What if they collapsed and needed immediate medical help? Could you help them while waiting for EMT's to arrive or getting to a hospital as fast as possible? This is why having an Arizona CPR certification or one for your home state is important. With such a certification, you can feel better about helping your kid if they are in medical distress.
- Friends – Who your child is friends with can also play an important role in their healthcare needs. For example, does your kid like to hang around with one or more kids who don't practice safety? What if they get in trouble on a regular basis? If so, your child could see impact in a negative way and you may not even see the signs at first. Making sure your kid hangs with the right crowd is important to their well-being.
In doing all you can to keep your child's health your top priority, make sure you have all your bases covered.
When you do, your child and you will be the better for it.


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Are Sony Ericsson's designers thieves? Because it looks like they stole the stars from the sky and put em into the w580 Slider. Meow.
We'd written about this midrange phone before, but it wasn't until *tonight* that I realized just how beauuuuutiful it is. It's the little things, really. Like the downturned bottom end; the orange-anodized aluminum back around the 2.0MP cam; and the faint glow on the buttons and sides. Utterly charming, especially when you consider the Sony Ericsson OS and the second gen Walkman software and MusicID. Highly recommended, even more so than its waifish older, skinnier sibling, the w880. and as Travis noted this morning, it IS coming to the US. First, even.
Stat smather after the jump.
The W580 Walkman® phone at a glance: Music Walkman® player 2.0 512 MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) (expandable) 12MB user free memory Music playback up to 20 hours FM Radio with RDS PlayNow™ TrackID™ music recognition software Disc2Phone Music Management Software Multiple Music Format Support (MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+) A2DP (Bluetooth™ streaming sound) Music Illumination Effects Stereo Headset Speakerphone Design & Lifestyle 14mm slim Compact slider design Flash theme Pedometer Active Applications Weight 94 grams Size 99 x 47 x 14 mm Imaging 2.0 megapixel camera 2.0" QVGA 262K TFT screen Picture Blogging Connectivity & Messaging Bluetooth™ 2.0 Java MIDP 2.0 Full HTML Browser with RSS Instant messaging USB Mass storage POP3/IMAP4 email Enabled for Java push mail Accessories In-Box: Stereo Headset HPM-70 USB Cable DCU-60 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) Disc2Phone Music Management Software Aftermarket Accessories - including: Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-85
Portable Speakers MPS-70
Snap-On Speakers MPS-75
Bluetooth™ Music Receiver MBR-100
Bluetooth™ Car Speakerphone HCB-120
Availability and versions EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
Colours: Style White / Urban Grey
Standby time: up to 370 hours
Talktime: up to 9 hours
w580 [Sony Ericsson]