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At that time, I ate it all up, and after we got off the phone, I believed her for a bit. The one thing that I read was that one needs to consider them self in a cult of two. My ex psychopath feigned humility because it made him look even better than the smartest richest most successful person if he was humble on top of all that. They lie when they'd be better off telling the truth.
Email required Address never made public. When she hopped in the lyft and went home, I texted her because I had so many bad feelings that just felt like a sink in my stomach. You may feel broken right now, but trust me, they are the broken ones. You will likely need to censor your mind and think well before you ever open your mouth. They once directed all of their attention to you, online which makes it especially confusing when they begin to withdraw and focus on other people.
1. They have charisma and charm
- You become as inseparable as twins separated at birth.
- Love bombing is a technique used by narcissists, narcissistic sociopaths and some other manipulative types in the beginning of a relationship in or order to attract their victims.
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- Quite shocking to hear he had died.
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But as his are not around, you introduce him to your own inner circle. According to the authors, this group is more likely to take care of their health and avoid risks, and they also develop healthier relationships, whether it be romantic, friendly or work-related. Eventually I enrolled at a gym that I later came to find out he frequented.
He will give glib promises, of how he will repay you, how special you are. The sociopath is deceptive and manipulative, and will cheat, lie and con. Even let me teach one of his group fitness classes. He can tell tales of terrible life threatening illnesses of those close to him who you have never met, and most likely never would.
- It can feel quite uncomfortable, as he focuses his gaze onto you.
- There are obviously other women who have yet to suffer the consequences of the monster.
- The sociopath, once they have selected you as an appropriate target, makes you the centre of attention and the focus of their world.
- Since she had all of her things with me since we lied together, I agreed to let her keep her stuff until she comes back and I would help her move into her new apartment.
You like others here were taken by surprise. He focuses all of his attention on you, and makes you feel like you are the most amazing person that he has ever met in his life. It might even force you again to deal with your bereavement, perhaps something you do not want to go through again. By this time he was supposed to be closing escrow on his house in a month or so.
We met on a dating site, he was the most polite man that wrote to me, had a good sense of humour etc. One or two traits don't mean much, but if you see most or all of them, you might be dating a sociopath. Stacy, How did things change once you started dating and him living there? Unless given an easy route for working, many sociopaths think that work is beneath them, and treat work with contempt. Sociopaths are in constant need of stimulation, so they enjoy risky and novel situations.
He creates a wonderful fantasy of himself. He said he was going to move out and was looking to buy a house. He kept looking for the toilet if out and about, and I thought it odd.
As passive as I am I am learning not to be so anymore I had never had anyone so effortlessly make me do things for her like she did. If you get a chill down your spine when they look at you, pay attention. Then he would tell me what a bitch I was and how selfish. But they do care about power and control.
He will constantly flatter you. But it wont be a distant memory if you stay. Life is full of lessons and harsh experiences and instead of dwelling on them they should be lessons for the future. She also picked up her things later that night since I told my roommate who was still living there to open the door for her. You thought you were the only one who could make them happy, but now you feel that anyone with a beating pulse could fit the role.
Because you found this site like we all did. But they certainly can make life difficult, given that the defining characteristic of sociopathy is antisocial behavior. Sometimes the last face slap would leave a bruise and me crying.
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Along the way I had questions and he always had answers. What makes you the way you are? They may actually come out and tell you that.
At the time, I thought I would feel the way I felt forever. Again, therapy can help you with this. They drain the energy from you and consume your entire life.
It makes them feel good for two reasons. Know that what has happened is no reflection on you. She may even punch you in the face to give you something to cry about. Shallow emotions blunt any impact of nerves. He was always encouraging and said of course you can do this or accomplish that.
You probably once considered yourself to be an exceptionally easygoing person, but an encounter with a psychopath will temporarily turn that notion upside down. You've noticed them pathologically lying and making excuses. He loves to be the centre of attention. In addition to the busyness he was always suffering from there was his pushing me away emotionally and then apologizing. It will build a false sense of trust and a fake bond, dating websites for free online which is felt when two people share their vulnerabilities.
We argued and I ended up apologizing for being paranoid and crazy. He will be coming home from the hospital in a month or so and I have to decide if I can let him and if not, can I survive here alone. It is his protection from the outside world. Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that targets to destabilize victims and make them question their own sanity or perception by constant lying, brazil dating online denial and contradiction. Showing disregard for societal norms.
You will be surprised, at just how much you have in common. Hopped in the motorhome and took off. Of course he had a crazy story about it being a rouse to pacify her old and dying parents and his agreeing to her bizarre request. You feel deeply unhappy, yet you fear losing this relationship so you continue walking on eggshells trying to please the monster.
Which will distort your view of the world. In my case, I live in a city of over a million people. Lies and gaps in the story. Your faith and belief in yourself has gone. Want to know if you should you go Keto?
My sociopath just robbed me and my business blind. He saw when I was vulnerable and took the opportunity to tell me what I wanted to hear. They could be talking about marriage today and want to break up tomorrow. One minute they love you, the next minute they hate you.


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The college admissions bribery scandal has raised an important question: Is college even worth it?
According to the Social Security Administration, "Men with bachelor's degrees earn approximately $900,000 more in median lifetime earnings than high school graduates. Women with bachelor's degrees earn $630,000 more."
But that wage premium varies depending on which college you attend.
To some extent, the alleged scheme was smart to target some of the nation's elite schools, because those schools tend to offer greater financial rewards to students. But those rewards differ depending on where you start.
A 2014 analysis found that if the student's family is already at the top of the income heap, the student is not likely to catapult any further with a fancy degree versus a less prestigious one.
As I have stated before, too many families go astray by overestimating the value of a high-priced private college. Some schools do open enough doors to justify the high price, but the boost is seen more dramatically for those students who come from middle to lower income families. The reason is clear: The networking opportunities and cachet of a fancy school provide access that those families wouldn't otherwise get.
That's why it might make sense to assume debt to tap into the magic of these schools' alumni networks and have a better shot at ascending to the top 1 percent.
The good news is that if your household income falls below $250,000 or so, most of these elite institutions have massive endowments, which will provide the funds necessary for you or your kids to attend. But other name-brand schools in the second or third tier may not deliver nearly enough networking gold to make taking on the debt a good deal, and neither will they provide comparable financial packages.
That's an important point to remember as families begin receiving their college acceptance letters and financial aid packages in the coming weeks. Over half of students will turn to loans, which will contribute to the near $1.5 trillion in outstanding education debt.
Additionally, "Borrowing has shifted from students to parents, especially at higher-cost colleges, because more students are reaching federal student loan limits," says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher and vice president of research for Savingforcollege.com. (The aggregate loan limit for Federal Direct Stafford Loans is $31,000 for dependent students and $57,500 for independent students.)
Unfortunately, all of this borrowing is exacting a terrible toll. Nearly three out of four student loan borrowers ages 23 to 38 delayed at least one major financial milestone, like paying down outstanding credit card and other debt, establishing an emergency reserve fund or saving for retirement, according to a recent Bankrate.com report.
There are no easy answers for those who have already made these decisions, but as each family considers higher education, there needs to be an open and honest dialogue, starting as early as freshman year in high school, as to what the family can afford and how the student will fare at the intended school of choice.
In the end, it is not worth consigning your kids to the burdens of big loans to attend a school they can't afford and it is not worth compromising your own future by pumping money into these unaffordable schools rather than into your retirement accounts.
Jill Schlesinger, CFP, is a CBS News business analyst.

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The Pats haven't played their Super Bowl foes, the Atlanta Falcons, since they faced them on Sept. 29, 2013, at the Georgia Dome. Much has changed since then.
FOXBORO – They are preparing for the known.
The Patriots' Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are the only head coach-quarterback tandem in NFL history to earn seven trips to the Super Bowl.
At the same time, they are preparing for the unknown.
The Patriots haven't faced the Atlanta Falcons, their foes in Super Bowl LI at Houston's NRG Stadium on Feb. 5, since they held on to defeat them, 30-23, at the Georgia Dome on Sept. 29, 2013.
Times were different then.
Falcons head coach Dan Quinn was in his first of two seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Seattle Seahawks (Mike Smith was in his next-to-last season as Atlanta's head coach in 2013). Now a studio analyst for CBS's "The NFL Today" show, with 12 receptions for 149 yards and two touchdowns, tight end Tony Gonzalez was quarterback Matt Ryan's favorite target on that Sunday night. With a modest 32 yards on seven carries, Jacquizz Rodgers (now a running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) was the Falcons' leading ground gainer that night.
"It's always tough to figure out a team that you've played once in seven years (the Patriots' last meeting with the Falcons prior to 2013 was in 2009)," running back LeGarrette Blount said on Thursday. "If it's someone that you play against all the time or on a consistent basis, it's easier to determine what's going on. But these guys are going to Houston and we haven't seen them in a few years."
The Patriots are going to Houston as well, their 36-17 rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers sending them there.
But that's old news now.
"Our coaching staff, our support staff, the whole environment of our organization is focused on the Falcons and the task at hand," linebacker Elandon Roberts said. "It was a great accomplishment, winning the AFC, but now we have another task at hand and that's the Falcons. So our entire mind is focused on that."
The head coach's mind is on to Houston.
"Getting ready for Atlanta now, (this) is a team we're really not very familiar with so we've had to do a lot of digging to get caught up here," said Belichick. "Fortunately, we have a little bit of extra time to do that and I think we'll need that. I know we'll need it."
"They've done a great job. Coach Quinn (and) Thomas (Dmitroff, the Falcons' general manager) have put together a very good football team. They're very explosive. (They) have tremendous playmakers on offense (and) very fast playmakers on defense. (They) turn the ball over, create a lot of negative plays. It's just a solid team that's had a great year, kind of been on top here wire-to-wire, and they're an impressive team to watch.
"So we've got a lot of work to do, a lot of things that we need to understand," said Belichick. "How to play Atlanta, how to play them well, things that we are going to need to do well in this game are different from any game that we've played here in a little while. (We've) just played opponents that had a little different style of play. These guys have a very good style. It's been a successful style so (we've) got a lot to get ready for, a lot of work to do."
So, just how much work do the Patriots have ahead of them?
"We've probably got about a week and a couple of days of studying left," said Blount.


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Kierra Hines reflects on the day her mother "built up the strength and courage to finally tell me that she was HIV positive."
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The High Court has ordered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) not to tamper with the outcome of May 21 Tripartite Election documents as the matter of the disputed presidential polls results is in Constitutional Court.
MEC chair Jane Ansah: Court orders documents to be preserved
Lawyers of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) last Friday told the Constitutional Court that MEC officials are still altering results of the elections.
Senior Counsel Titus Mvalo, lawyer representing MCP, had applied to the court to restrain MEC from tampering with election documents and hand over to court all original election-related documents.
In its ruling seen by Nyasa Times, the Registrar of the High Court, the documents pertaining to the elections including the results sheets for the presidential elections for all the 5002 polling centres, constituency tally centres, the aggregated results and hard copy documents as well as electronic data and documents uploaded onto MEC's website www.mec.org.mw as at 29th May 2019 be "preserved" by the electoral body.
The court further ordered that all routine destruction or discarding of any such document or data whether pursuant to formal policies or otherwise, shall be suspended.
MCP also requested the court to order that all bank statement of all data clerks should be made available.
According to the official MEC results, Mutharika won the elections by 1 940 709 votes against Chakwera's 1 781 740, but the opposition says the elections were marred by several irregularities, among them, stuffing ballot papers with pre-marked ballots, tampering with election result sheets through correction fluid known as Tippex and officials keeping result sheets at home.
UTM president Saulos Chilima has specifically alleged that MEC chairperson Jane Ansah spearheaded a rigging plot as she was biased against both Chakwera and himself, claiming in a leaked letter to her that UTM has evidence of the allegations.
Chakwera and Chilima want the court to nullify the presidential elections results.
But Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wants the case dismissed for purportedly being irregular, defective and lacking sworn affidavits.
The case was referred to the Constitutional court and on Friday, lawyers from all the concerned sides met a five-judge panel in the capital, Lilongwe, in what was called a scheduling conference aimed at discussing preliminary matters and administrative issues surrounding the case.
The case has attracted scores of lawyers with MCP's Chakwera alone--who is the second petitioner in the case, represented by lawyers from 10 legal firms, including prominent constitutional lawyer Mordecai Msisha, Likongwe and Company, Juris Chambers, Lloyds Associates, Odeide Tax Lawyers, Albaart Chambers, Chris and Legal, Kawelo Lawyers.
President Peter Mutharika, DPP's presidential candidate and eventual winner of the disputed official results announced by MEC, is represented by, among others, lawyers from Frank Mbeta and Co, M & M Global, Pious Attorneys, Makiyi, Kanyenda & Associates and Mhango & Co.
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|Sri : kamakmuran, damai dan suka memuji bersatu. the cottage lines are inspired by the traditional gladak. this space was created to be wheelchair accessible and has two double beds.
|Jaya : kemenangan unggul, tetap pendirian. this contemporary two story building with it's large carved teak door was the beginning of villa bodhi. It's entry way platform that leads to the garden is the perfect setting for special ceremonies. The first floor has it's own private bathroom and can accommodate another person upon request for an additional fee. The upstairs master bedroom has a king sized 4 post bed.
|Menala : mencapai kamakmuran. This all teak cottage was originally constructed in 1863. A tibetan tonka, blessed by his holiness, of universal balance greets you. Let the breeze of the valley carry it's blessings.
|Laba : berhasil, jiwanya baik, Kerja keras and Rajin. This poolside cottage features wrap around windows that give way to the forest green for quiet meditation. This joglow houses a king sized four poster.
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NEW DELHI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- India's Supreme Court Thursday sentenced an owner of a cinema hall in Indian capital city Delhi to one year jail term in connection with a deadly fire which killed 59 people.
The fire in Uphaar cinema hall on June 13, 1997 at Green Park area of South Delhi had also wounded more than 100 people during the screening of a Bollywood movie.
"The Supreme Court today directed real estate businessman and owner of Uphaar Cinema in Delhi Gopal Ansal to serve one year jail term in connection with the 1997 fire tragedy case in which 59 people had died," a court official said.
The court asked 69-year-old Ansal to surrender within four weeks to serve the jail term. However, the top court gave relief to his elder brother Sushil Ansal, 77, considering his advanced age.
The deaths and injuries inside the cinema hall were caused due to asphyxia, burns and subsequent stampede. Investigators had found basic fire safety appliances in the cinema broken and exit routes blocked by owners to add more seats.
Earlier in 2007, a court had found Ansal brothers guilty of causing death due to negligence in the case.
Subsequently in 2015, the Supreme Court imposed a fine of 4 million US dollars. However, India's main investigating agency and association of parents of Uphaar tragedy victims then described the verdict "lenient" and appealed against it.
Meanwhile, the Association of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) convenor N Krishnamoorthy Thursday criticised the verdict, saying that the rich have special rights to kill the children of ordinary citizens and walk away after paying some money.
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An angel sent from God!
Amy Jandrisevits, a former social worker in a pediatric oncology unit, has probably the coolest job in the world. She is a doll maker, and not just any doll, but she makes personalized dolls to match their owners.
When she was working with kids in the cancer unit, Amy would do play therapy with dolls. But the dolls she played with were in perfect condition, unlike the kids in her unit.
Just like she describes in her GoFundMe campaign, Amy thought how difficult it is to convince the kids they're beautiful when there's nothing to compare them with, and will never see themselves in anything.
And that's when she came up with the best idea ever.
She started making non-traditional Raggedy Ann dolls, and soon many parents approached her asking for dolls to suit the differences that made their children unique. Now, four years later, Amy has a new mission in her life, that is doll-making, a project which she called "A Doll Like Me."
So far, Amy has made over 300 dolls, and her wait list is never empty. The dolls cost $100 to make, but I bet parents would pay much more just to see their children happy. And for those who can't afford the dolls, well, Amy thought of them too.
There's a GoFundMe campaign she started that will help pay for the material and shipping cost of the dolls. The funds will also help turn "A Doll Like Me" into an official non-profit organization.
Amy has already teamed up with a children's hospital to identify kids who could need a personalized doll.
People are really loving this project as she has managed to raise almost $23,000 of her $25,000 goal. Amy hopes to reach her ultimate goal and do this without having families pay for the dolls.
She went on saying:
If we're going to look at mental health as a necessary part of medical care, this is key. If you want validation and play therapy, you need these dolls.
Amy will make dolls according to children's preferences as well, in addition to limb difference, ethnicity, body markings, or any other health consideration.
Amy explains on her Facebook profile she first learned how to make dolls with different limbs, however, later she figured out how to include hand differences, birthmarks, burn scars, and albinism.
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If you look at the "A Doll Like Me" Facebook page, you'll see many adorable faces of children getting their dolls, and saying "she's just like me."
Amy added that behind every doll is a story, but she normally lets the pictures do the talking. However, there are stories so touching that she sometimes fills us in with the details.
Just like the case of this pretty little guy whose dad is a cop, and Amy had two police officers take some pictures with the doll in their squad car. The police officers not only agreed to take the pictures, but they sent the boy some Green Bay Packer cards, as well as a toy police dog.
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Parents, oftentimes share with others the impact these dolls had on their children, just like the mom of these two girls.
These dolls are our 3rd and 4th children. There have been times when I have pushed the dolls 'Little Callie and Little Phoebe' in my pram as that's what the girls have wanted whilst they walk.
The project should've been called "A Doll Exactly Like Me", as Amy makes sure the doll's marks are in the exact same place as its owners.
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Representation matters regardless of age, gender, and location.
The best of buddies!
Amy, you're an angel for doing this. Hopefully, more people will follow your lead.
Read also: Four Little Survivor Girls Who Beat Cancer Pose Together And It Is So Touching


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Saving Arcadia: A Story of Conservation and Community in the Great Lakes is a suspenseful and intimate land conservation adventure story set in the Great Lakes heartland. The story spans more than forty years, following the fate of a magnificent sand dune on Lake Michigan and the people who care about it. Author and narrator Heather Shumaker shares the remarkable untold stories behind protecting land and creating new nature preserves. Written in a compelling narrative style, the book is intended in part as a case study for landscape-level conservation and documents the challenges of integrating economic livelihoods into conservation and what it really means to "preserve" land over time. This is the story of a small band of determined townspeople and how far they went to save beloved land and endangered species from the grip of a powerful corporation. Saving Arcadia is a narrative with roots as deep as the trees the community is trying to save; something set in motion before the author was even born. And yet, Shumaker gives a human face to the changing nature of land conservation in the twenty-first century. Throughout this chronicle we meet people like Elaine, a nineteen-year-old farm wife; Dori, a lakeside innkeeper; and Glen, the director of the local land trust. Together with hundreds of others they cross cultural barriers and learn to help one another in an effort to win back the six-thousand-acre landscape taken over by Consumers Power that is now facing grave devastation. The result is a triumph of community that includes working farms, local businesses, summer visitors, year-round residents, and a network of land stewards. A work of creative nonfiction, Saving Arcadia is the adventurous tale of everyday people fighting to reclaim the land that has been in their family for generations. It explores ideas about nature and community, and anyone from scholars of ecology and conservation biology to readers of naturalist writing can gain from Arcadia's story.
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Kimberley Development's newest two-story plan - The Geneva. This 4 BR, 4 BA home located in Centennial Pointe in NW Ankeny has all the quality you would expect from a Kimberley build with 3,375 sf of finish. The kitchen features granite counters, large island, walk-in pantry and opens into the large dining area. The living room with stone fireplace and custom built-ins leads out to the covered deck with amazing views. The upstairs greets you with a loft perfect for an office or play area. You will LOVE the oversized master suite with double sinks, walk-in tiled shower and huge closet. Two more large bedrooms, full bath and laundry complete the upper level. Finished walk-out basement with bedroom, bath and additional family room. Irrigated yard, walking trails, large ponds, close to schools, shopping, recreation and easy access to NW 36th for an easy commute. Come see why Kimberley has been an award-winning builder for 40 years.
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Ann Graham, 70, is a Daughter of the Rock who has lived in Riverside for 37 years. She was nominated for the Hero Neighbour of the Year award by local Ann Spiers for her tireless work in the community.
Despite having a kidney removed last year and going through two knee replacement operations, Ann carries on as secretary of the community council and chair of the local 50 Plus group, as well as running a regular keep fit class from the village hall at Cambuskenneth.
She uses her experience as a former clerical officer for the Social Security Department to help her elderly neighbours fill in forms.
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She said: "It's quite nervewracking to think Scotland will be asked to vote for me this week.
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Elizabeth Partyka, deputy director of channels at STV, said: "Each story tells of a remarkable accomplishment and is very moving – all the finalists are considered to be most deserving, however it is the STV viewers that decide who will pick up an award."
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This year a lot of crazy beauty trends where created by talented makeup artists and hairstylists from different parts of the world. It is very fascinating to see how different talented makeup artist and hair stylist come up with ideas that are crazy that is why we have decided to drop this article on 11 crazy beauty trends of 2018.
- Fishtail Brows: With just a little concealer and brow product, you can create the negative space effect needed for a fishtail brow. That is if you care to try it yourself.
- Stormi Nails: One of the craziest beauty trends of the year, this nail tutorial recreated Kylie Jenner's first photo of her daughter Stormi.
- Halo Brows: Halo brows are brows connected in a halo shape across the forehead.
- Yellow Blush: This type of blush is usually Swept high across the cheekbones and across the eyelids.
- Royal Lip Art: this was worn by Megan Markles at the royal wedding this year.
- Corkscrew Nails: they look like wine opener but can't open a bottle, sounds crazy right.
- Fish Scale Hair: A shaved undercut looks even cooler when designed and dyed like fish scales
- Tiger Brows: this was done by makeup artist Huda Kattan
- Goth Rhinestone: The rhinestone makeup Lily Collins wore to the Met Gala, inspired by Our Lady of Sorrows, became a fan-favorite to copycat within the Instagram makeup community.
- Garden Brows: these type of brows gained popularity on Instagram and they range from whimsical to downright shocking.
- Rainbow Part: last year was about the rainbow hair but this year it's about the rainbow part.
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Money always makes the world go round as the saying goes. Anyone can interpret this infamous saying in various ways.
One can think of the power of money and how it can influence the world. Another might look at it as having money can actually help you change or even control the world to your whim.
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Money is still needed in order for you to make a move that can possibly change the world.
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While buying and holding the coins is in itself a profitable move, being able to give them out for other helpful services is what adds value to the industry.
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There is so much potential to create wealth in cryptocurrency investment. With a few tips, you can also start trading and making money through cryptocurrency.
As Ether (ETH) celebrated its third birthday on July 30th, the cryptocurrency was showing signs of growing pains as the ETH/USD pair slipped below its 30-day moving average of $460.
The digital token has been slowly losing strength against the US dollar since shooting past $800 in May.
Together, the safe haven of the global economy and the young cryptocurrency are creating big price swings. Ethereum's volatility (the rate of a change in price from standard returns) is a dizzying 7.2 — almost 10 points above a market-weighted basket of the top six cryptocurrencies.
While being whipped around by ETH, 30-day volatility in the ETH/USD pair has fallen from over 10 in 2016 to below 5 in 2018.
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Awesome events to support minority-owned businesses, organizations, and communities.
By Lalaine Ignao
January 11, 2018
Jan 18-19 Gay City Arts: Bet Ya Ungodly Things
Enjoy this multigenre dance fable set in the New Jersey countryside where the main character, aspiring acting ballerina Neve, grew up Black, disabled and queer. This show experiments with ballet, character studies, folk magic and (ir)reverent acapella.
Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center. 517 East Pike Street, Seattle, Washington 98122. 7pm. General Admission $15-$20. Students, Seniors, People with Disabilities $12.
Jan 20 English Innovations presents: Neighborhood Voices
Learn about the immigrant experience within the International District through this world premiere of mini-documentaries. This interactive celebration will be selecting four cycles of student films and all videos were created by students from the Chinese Information and Service Center. Please RSVP by contacting Jeff at (206) 624-5633 x4136 or emailing him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wing Luke Museum. 719 South King Street, Seattle, Washington 98104. 2-4pm. Free.
Jan 21 One Year Celebration with the CID Coalition
Celebrate with the Chinatown-International District (CID) Coalition as they turn one! Join in on the fun and enjoy delicious food, good company, art and music. Reflect on the organization's past accomplishments and what they plan to do in the future for the community.
InterIm CDA | Hirabayashi Place Donnie Chin Community Room. 442 South Main Street, Seattle, Washington 98104. 2-4pm. Free.
Jan 22 Meet a Muslim at Kedai Makan
Experience a new culture and learn about Islam while trying out Malaysian cuisine at Kedai Makan restaurant as a part of the Meet a Muslim event series. Moina Shaiq created this event series in response to the San Bernadino shootings in hopes of introducing Islam to those interested in learning more. The program begins at 7pm with tea and appetizers and she will share her story at 7:30pm.
Kedai Makan. 1802 Bellevue Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98122. 7-9pm. $15.
Jan 23 "Giving Back" with Nikkita Oliver (NEXT STAGE Workshop Series)
Nikkita Oliver joins the Next Stage Workshop Series to discuss how artists can positively impact the community through art. She will be taking questions from the audience and will be addressing topics including art in the community and social justice. Nikkita Oliver is a Seattle-based creative, teaching artist, mayoral candidate, and anti-racist organizer.
Fremont Abbey Arts Center. 4272 Fremont Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98103. 6-8pm. Free.
Jan 24 Patrisse Khan-Cullors – When They Call You a Terrorist
Come together in conversation with C. Davida Ingram as she shares the emotional and powerful story of how the Black Lives Matter movement was born. Patrisse Khan-Cullors reflects on changing the culture that protest comes from the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. She is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles who co-founded Black Lives Matter.
Seattle First Baptist Church. 1111 Harvard Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98122. 7-8:30pm. Free.


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Was just wondering if anyone has some experience with these speakers? I currently have PMC Twenty5.26's but can get a good deal on the IB2 SE's. I am using a Devialet 200 with Metaxas Solitaire monoblocks to drive them. Another speaker I would like to hear is the Legacy Audio Focus SE's. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks for your help in advance.


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FOSS From Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
Australian Signals Directorate open sources data analysis tool
The security agency described Constellation as a NetBeans Java application that can be "used to inform decision making and advance data-driven innovation". The source code has been released under the Apache License 2.0.
ASD makes in-house data analysis app open source
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has released an open source version of its in-house data visualisation and analysis tool, Constellation, connecting the security agency with the outer world.
The tool — which is available via GitHub — was designed to help "inform decision-making and advance data-driven innovation" and can be used to "solve large and complex problems in a simple and intuitive way", according to the agency.
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Dubbed as Constellation, the software is framed with powerful analytics to enable data access, identify patterns in massive and complicated datasets, and can allow billions of inputs – all in a simple and intuitive way. With this, users can import data in multiple formats and present the information in many different graphic views for deep analysis.
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Expected to be released on 3Q12
According to sources from the upstream supply chain, Apple would release a new MacBook Air with a reduced price to compete with ultrabooks
That's it, a rumor is suggesting that Apple would launch a new MacBook Air with a retail price tag of 799$ intended to compete in the ultrabook market. Such device may be launched in the third quarter of this year 2012.
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NEWS SOURCE: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120507PD214.html
Our thanks to 'Kaos2K' for this news story!
Rumor: Apple to counter-attack ultrabooks with a 799$ MacBook Air
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|Pardubice Festival "Czech Open - 2005".
The chess festival "Czech Open - 2005" passed fifteen (sixteen ??)** times in Czech town Pardubice having 90-thousand population. I asked "Czech Tour" director Dr. Jan Mazuh to say of its features and many other things.
- Pan Mazuh, has the number of tournaments increased in the "Czech Open"?
- Yes, it has. Last year 'B' tournament gathered more than 500 people. It is from the one side and from the other at present a minimal ELO - rating is 1601... There fore the 'B' tournament we have divided into two B1 and B2. Now everyone has a right to choose what tournament he wants to play in. This year we have carried out still a European championship of Japanese 'shoggy' chess. A record number of football teams (38) have taken part in the tournament.
- And is return of chessplayers to the "Arc arena" necessitated?
- Yes, now we are using two playgrounds: the "Arc arena", their play of order 1000 people and "Ideon", here C and D tournaments are carried out, their numerical strength in 500 participants. It is not simple to place more, for there will be less playground for every pair of chessplayers. We take care of the play conditions of our participants.
- I think You have still at what to work in this direction. Well, appearance of sensor devices and translation of the games of first five pairs of the principal tournament in real time mode at Internet, is it a tribute of time?
- We use Holland DGT boards for such translation, they have recommended well themselves. Czech firm "Topo - plus" services them. It is easier to watch the play of strongest chssplayers sitting at the big screen.* * I add from myself that the great area of the stadium has allowed organizers to place a projector behind the screen. Thus, its use has caused no inconveniences.
And nevertheless there are less Grandmaster in the main tournament than in the past. What is the reason, what do You think?
- It is indeed so, Grandmasters have come 15 less, in return there are International masters by 20 more. Average rating of "A" tournament has increased in 6(six) points. And "non-arrival" of some Grandmasters is connected with their participating in the European team championship in Gotheborg, which has coincided in time with our festival this year.
- And how does the "Czech Tour" develop?
- I remind that it includes seven tournaments into itself. The forthcoming tournament in Olomoutz is starting in a few days and carried out still the 20-th time. We are planning to have approximately 300 participants in the Open. There will be also two circular tournaments with the norm of Grandmaster, and three master ones.
The main tournament win by Andrei Kovalyov Grandmaster from Byelorussia who gathered 7,5 points in nine rounds. After the eighth round he and two Russian Grandmasters Vladimir Potkin and Eugene Nyer had 6,5 points each. At the last day Kovalyov had to play White versus M.Olexienko from Ukraine. The game continued long, less experienced Ukrainian chessplayer could not offer an adequate resistance. The Muscovites played in-between and decided not to tempt the fate. As a result, V.Potkin was second according to additional indices, Eugene Nyer was fifth. A pleasant surprise, the fourth line took a Russian, Moscow student, Andrei Kharitonov, judging by everything, he still fulfilled a Grandmaster's point. 20-year Sergey Asarov, Minsk Grandmaster occupied the third line, having out playing technically at the finish A.Moroz, Grandmaster from Ukraine. Perhaps, out of all five winners he demonstrated the most interesting game playing, and he got fewer indulgences from his rivals than other prize winners. All four gathered 7(seven) points each. It is interesting that one German chessplayer, International master Thomas Henriks found himself among the first ten, the rest were representatives of the former USSR.
At grand dinner the winner of tournament A.Kovalyov confessed, in order to mitigate disappointment of Czech comrades that their compatriot did not become a victor, that he had been playing for Pardubice club "Bauset". Not for the first time I throw light upon this festival which according to general indices is incontestably the most man, interesting and well-organized in Europe. Remember, in 2002 I spoke out a number of critical remarks in the article "Czech Open - 2002", is it worth going" which was published on "Kasparovchess" site. Is it casual or not, but impartial statistics showed next year a less number of Russian participants from 132 in 2002 to 123 in 2003, while in all previous and successive years there was their growth alone. Representatives of other Russian chess 'mass media' prefer, regularly not to observe anything negative. And only critique allows attracting attention of organizers into the direction in which they should work, in order to make their mission still better? And chessplayers and their accompanying persons would get then a hell of impressions and less negative emotions! For the most people coming to the "Czech Open" it is not only acquisition of precious experience, but time of vacations as well. Indeed, it is made a great deal on organizational plan level. The participants are granted transfer(?)*** from the airport. The weather this year made us glad for its variety. For two weeks that we have been in Pardubice its daytime changes have been marked from 15°C to 39°C. The last is an absolute record. At this day I have not been able to avoid temptation of being free from the game and running to one of aqua-parks where "it has been simply crammed at that day". By the way, it has been organized in the aqua-park a free night bathing for tournament participants as well. At that night (July 29) temperature has hardly lowered over 30°C. Czechs behave themselves free in a European style in the nature and even in public places. It is coupled with high culture. But they are restrained emotionally, sportive very much and nevertheless they find and have time to enjoy their excellent beer and wine, and know when time is for business. "Beherovka" perhaps is more contributing to health it is a tincture (a kind of liqueur) of spirit, grass and Karlovar water. It is amusing that even when it is 39°C hot, hockey training has not been called off. And our chessplayers have seen hockey men passing in full uniform to train at their spare grounds. I have not liked only one thing. An overwhelming majority of notices before a round or during different ceremonies has been doubled in English alone. And that is not always and everything. Interpreter's English has not been distinguished with "Harvard" pronouncing. A total member of participants of the "Czech Open - 2005" is 1488. Out of them 302 represent the former USSR. There are more here Czechs (470) and Germans (309). If we add here 109 Poles who mostly understand Russian and representatives of Israel, it will turn out that English-speaking chessplayers may be outnumbered. Russian in chess became international long ago, however, one must pass a way from understanding of this incontestable fact to its realization. I hope the organizers will understand it, and to do it is in their interests. Nowadays politics penetrates all spheres of life what is not admissible in respect to sports. So to call this fact a happening is hardly possible. It was still not so long ago, that organizers had even no tournament regulations in Russian at all ...
Before the very visit I learnt from authentic sources, from a Russian diplomat workings in one of our consulates in Poland, that it does not pass a day that "spears" would not be thrown to our address at the Polish TV. Is it worth wondering a last incident with Russian grown-up boys? No wonder if anything takes place in other former brother countries in the socialist camp. I have already been in the town of Pardubice for the eleventh time. When my army friend, a doctor who had not been playing chess for many years already, observed professionally: "Well, You "have sat".
However, every year organizers manage to introduce something new into the festival what makes it unlike the previous one.
In a blitz- tournament for VIP- persons, besides local legislators, businessmen and sponsors, there has not already for the first time participated famous hockey goalkeeper of Czech selection team Dominic Gashek. One is difficult to imagine that Russian sportsman of such level has come and quite unselfishly taken part, publicly in such a competition. He has gathered, in all, three in nine games what is not bad for him, but is this the main thing? Of course, all chessplayers have greeted him sincerely.
Aqua-park daily (day).
Pan Mazuh's creative effort is being continued, and it means that tournaments of "Czech Tour" series are foredoomed to live, and I hope, to prosper!
Aqua-park daily in the evening.
Out of our Petersburg chess delegation more successful than others like at the past year International master Pavel Anisimov has performed who got 6,5 points. As a result he took 17-th prize-winning place. A victory at the last round brought to Oleg Biryukov the third norm of International maser. He had three victories on the credit side and they all were over representatives of the fair sex. The coaches' work with Ekaterina Korbut brings its fruits even in his own practice. Vladimir Pogosyan our best chessplayer among medics (he is a fine stomatologist) was near to fulfilling a master's norm. Having five points after the seventh round he had to "hold" only in one of two encounters left. But his examiners were severe, and master's norm is being put off for the present. The third prize among chess veterans fell to lot of experienced Vadim Faibisovich, he had 4,5 points, but he is for sure not satisfied with his result.
on the left tournament director Dr. Jan Mazuh, in the middle is a great chess amateur and in the past famous hockey goalkeeper of the Czech selection team, Dominic Gashek
Pan Mazuh's creative effort is being continued, and it means that tournaments of "Czech Tour" series are foredoomed to live, and I hope, to prosper!
After finnishing of tournament great participant "Czech Open" well-known Ratmir Kholmov. In the centre A.Kovalev, to the left V.Shtyrenkov.
Kovalev,A (2548) - Pribyl,J (2392)


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Paul got his start in the late seventies as the drummer for the legendary Nerves, (with Peter Case and Jack Lee), later forming The Breakaways with Peter Case, and finally starting The Beat (aka Paul Collins Beat) in 1979.
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By Michael Wilbon
Saturday, March 18, 2006
DAYTON, Ohio The tournament could have been played without George Mason, and nobody outside of Fairfax would have noticed. The team without an NCAA victory in its history, a team that put the "mid" in mid-major -- a team playing without its best player -- beat a power conference powerhouse here Friday night. And even if it wasn't the biggest upset of the day -- Northwestern State beating Iowa qualifies as that -- it was big enough for George Mason which, after 27 years of basketball, discovered the true joy of March Madness.
Only loyalists overdosed on optimism had George Mason beating Tom Izzo and Michigan State in this first-round game. Since 1999, the Spartans have been to the Final Four four times. They started three future pros, maybe three lottery picks Friday night. And George Mason, with its best player, Tony Skinn, suspended and in street clothes for punching a kid in the crotch two weeks ago, beat 'em anyway. No. 11 beat No. 6. The CAA beat the Big Ten.
You think Billy Packer got this one right on his bracket?
Anybody who follows college basketball closely knows the names Shannon Brown, Maurice Ager and Paul Davis. They were all high school all-Americans. They were in the Final Four last year. They're going to get rich in the NBA soon enough. On the flip, nobody outside of Fairfax knows Gabe Norwood, Will Thomas, Chris Fleming, Folarin Campbell, Jai Lewis, Sammy Hernandez and Jordan Carter. They play for George Mason.
Georgetown felt pretty darned good after winning its first NCAA tournament game since 2001. George Mason was positively euphoric after its first NCAA tournament victory, period. And Izzo, whose teams are nothing if not rawhide tough, paid the Patriots the ultimate compliment when he said afterward, "The took it at us early . . . kicked out butts inside."
The Patriots could easily have been in the NIT, you know. They could have been hanging out with Maryland and Cincinnati and Temple. George Mason had a great regular season, going 23-7, and finishing with a RPI that hovered right around No. 28 on Selection Sunday. But Mason lost twice to Hofstra in 11 days -- including the conference tournament and Hofstra, ridiculously enough, wasn't invited to the party while Mason was. Both should have been, though that would really have brought the criticism down on the committee.
Packer, who let me say is the very best in the business of analyzing and commenting on college basketball games, got his boxers all in a bunch because in his way of thinking the power conferences -- Big Ten, Big East, ACC, Big 12, SEC, Pac-10 -- didn't get enough bids. Packer, it seems, would just as soon every school not in those conferences -- the ones who, by the way, do business with his network, CBS -- be sent out of the country after their mid-major league tournaments. That includes the CAA, the Colonial Athletic Association, for those of you alphabetically challenged.
George Mason has been to the NCAA tournament only four times, never as an at-large team. In fact, the last time a team other than the CAA's tournament champ was invited to the NCAAs was in 1986. Nonetheless, Mason played with so much more purpose than, say, Seton Hall of the Big East. So, it should come as no surprise that quite a few folks were chanting Packer's name when George Mason finally closed out Michigan State.
And George Mason's coach, Jim Larranaga, wasn't just celebrating his team's victory. Walking out of the arena, he informed a reporter that Old Dominion of the CAA had gone out west and beaten the Big 12's Colorado by 18 points, and that the aforementioned Hofstra of the CAA had beaten the Big 12's Nebraska by 11. Larranaga positively beamed. It has become a crusade, the theme of the tournament through the first two days.
When you win in the tournament for the very first time, some of the game details get lost -- such as the Patriots missing 14 of 26 free throws and trying to choke it away down the stretch. But it also gets lost that Thomas, the 6-foot-7 forward from Baltimore, made 8 of 12 shots, finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds, and thoroughly outplayed Michigan State's Davis. It gets lost that Mason, mostly Lamar Butler from Oxon Hill, hit some huge three-pointers to build a lead, and that the Patriots just hammered a Big Ten team on the boards 40-24, and that they shot 59 percent.
It gets lost that junior swingman Gabe Norwood, who started in place of Skinn, played an efficient 34 minutes and great defense. It gets lost that Campbell, the 6-4 guard from Springbrook, more than made up for Skinn's absence by making all eight shots from the field en route to scoring 21 points and grabbing seven rebounds.
Who would have thought George Mason would build a double-digit lead down the stretch and have less drama in its opening-round game than 27-2 George Washington? Who would have thought all three Georges would advance to the second round? It was no great surprise that Georgetown beat Northern Iowa, though the daily improvement of the Hoyas' 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert is quite the story.
While John Thompson III is known more for beautiful offense than his father who might as well have invented modern-day college defense, it was Georgetown's defense which stifled Northern Iowa and held the Panthers to 25 percent shooting after intermission. And now Georgetown might be able to play free and loose against Ohio State, which has all the pressure of playing in front of its home crowd.
Georgetown advancing is something Billy Packer could handle. But what followed, the ouster of Michigan State, was nothing less than a shocker, even if the Spartans did have a rather up-and-down season by their standards.
The Patriots live to play at least once more, on Sunday, against North Carolina, the defending champ and, of course, another powerhouse from a power conference with even more March pedigree than Michigan State.
Nobody outside of Fairfax has Mason beating the Royal Tar Heels, either -- not Packer, not me, not anybody unless they're simply picking teams with green and gold uniforms. But the tournament, at its best, produces just these kinds of results, the ones where the school that doesn't believe it isn't supposed to win beats the team everybody thinks will advance. It's a real good thing this tournament wasn't played without George Mason, after all.
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