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So for weeks now, my children have been asking to decorate with lights. Last week we got to the stage of pulling the lights out of boxes and testing them. Today temperatures reached the 50s. I knew it would be now or never that we pursue the whole decorating-with-lights thing. So this morning, we finished testing all the lights, and I picked out one survivor: an innocent enough looking string of white lights. I announced that either we could have a simple string of lights hanging somewhere on the porch, or we could make a very simple shape with it.
Maybe you are picking up a vibe here. Truth be told, I hate decorating. I have no talent for crafty things or pretty decorations, and I have even less interest in same. I would be fired on my first day as a preschool teacher. I just hate crafts.
My daughter wanted the lights to become a snowflake; my son wanted them to become Santa Claus. How do you expect this string of lights to turn into Santa Claus I barked, patience already dangerously thin. I offered that we could do either a bell or a star. We agreed upon a star.
Ok, so now I'm really snookered. I have a string of lights, and I've promised to turn it into a star. What was I thinking.
I am not a visual person. I cannot picture objects in my mind in a way that allows them to be reproduced in reality. So, I googled a picture of a star and called for cardboard. I had a rough idea of creating a star pattern and hanging lights on it. Only, it needed to be pretty big, so I would need to enlarge my template. This was getting ugly. I thought "protractor," and realized we haven't one (at hand at least). Then I thought "yardstick." Ditto. "Eraser." Ditto. What kind of a family doesn't have these basic tools laying around?!? I wondered. In the meantime, I told my son, "You know how much you like sitting down and doing multiplication problems? That's how much I like making crafts." I just don't. My mind does not work this way. Crafts and I are about as incongruous as a heavyweight wrestler in a tutu. This is not computing.
I'm thinking isosceles triangle, and trying to estimate the ratio of the straight lines in my template with the size of the chopped open cardboard box I'm working with. Patience is way gone. The careful geometric reproduction I've labored over comes out looking like a bloated spaceship.
What the heck, draw it freehand, I say, and in ten seconds it looks as decent as I can make it. I cut it out, and I think about why we bother with stars at Christmas time. Pontification to my children ensued: "You know, the star showed the wise men where to find Jesus. So, if we have a star, we are letting people know they can find Jesus here with us." My son laughed. "Yeah, right! They're not going to find Him sitting in our living room." "Maybe He'll be standing," I say, impatience making me feel sarcastic.
Later, as we added the lights, we all braced ourselves for the prospect of our craft looking ugly. "That's ok," I said out loud. "Sometimes that's pretty close to the way we make Jesus known, so at least it is realistic."
We finished it, and hung it in the hallway window so that elements wouldn't destroy it, but it would still be seen from outside. My son beamed from outside. "Mission accomplished!" he shouted. My daughter proclaimed it "so pretty."
Golly, was I glad to see my children's satisfied smiles. At one point during the conflagration, I had literally snarled at my son, "The only reason I'm doing this is that I love my children and I want them to be happy!!" As we finished up, he thanked me for my effort, despite hating doing it. "You're welcome" said I, feeling quite a need for a time-out to calm myself down.
And then there was the Jesse tree frame I made this morning as well...
Ok, I'll show you the pictures, and I give you permission to chuckle. Just don't do so audibly into my combox, please!


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You may have heard that dividend stocks have historically significantly outperformed their stingier counterparts. You may have heard that the vast majority of the market's historical gains have come from dividends. And you may have heard that they are the best stocks to own during bear markets.
It's all true. In fact, during market downturns, dividend stocks outperform by as much as 1% to 1.5% per month.
But before you dive in and start buying dividend stocks, there's something you need to know.
Hold your horses
Dividend payers aren't all gumdrops and rainbows, as shareholders of dividend-slashers from Citigroup to Weyerhaeuser know all too well.
During the third quarter, 138 companies cut their dividends, the biggest quarterly decline since 1991, for a grand total of $22 billion in skipped payments. Fully 374 companies reduced their dividends in 2008. Their average performance during that time frame? Negative 57%.
To avoid the next dividend implosion, you've got to keep an eye on a dividend payer's overall strength -- and its ability to pay those vaunted dividends. So, as you're looking for dividend stocks for a bear market, keep an eye out for these red flags:
- Extremely high yield
- Industry headwinds
- Spotty track record
- High payout ratio
Extremely high yield
A yield that seems too good to be true usually is. An extraordinarily high yield is tempting, but such yields tend to come about when a stock price has been beaten down -- which means that investors don't have confidence in it.
When Wachovia announced last July that it would cut its dividend, for example, the stock was "yielding" 10.5%. And when yields are high and investors still aren't buying? It's worth considering why other investors are wary of those tantalizing yields.
Industry headwinds
If an industry comes under attack -- as happens in cyclical industries and during economic crises -- there may not be any earnings to distribute, leading to dividend cuts or suspensions.
Whatever the long-term trends for energy may be, the recent plunge in crude prices is a stark reminder of that sector's cyclicality.
Investors looking to collect steady dividends over the next several decades from cyclical industries like energy may want to consider that, of all the S&P 500 members of the energy sector -- a group that includes such stalwarts as Chevron
Spotty track record
Companies that have a checkered history of dividend payments aren't the strongest candidates for investment -- especially in a bear market, when external factors may strain their resources. Companies with a long and steady history of dividend increases, on the other hand, have demonstrated their reliability and are less likely to expose their investors to massive losses.
Johnson & Johnson
Of course, when history meets headwinds, sometimes the headwinds prevail. Despite more than 25 years of consecutive dividend increases under its belt, Fifth Third Bancorp
High payout ratio
A company's payout ratio -- usually calculated as dividends divided by net income -- is one of the most commonly used metrics to determine whether it can afford to continue paying its dividend at the same rate. A high payout ratio suggests that a company is returning the vast majority of its earnings to shareholders. Therefore, it may not have enough left over to fund future operations or battle downturns, risking cut or suspended payments down the line.
Another good metric is free cash flow. Net income is an accounting construction that captures the gist of a company's operations, but it doesn't reflect how much cash a company actually has left over from its operations to cut your check.
Consider ruling out companies with a ratio above 80%, or those that are free-cash-flow negative.
Two companies risking a blowup
So, all that being said, which companies are likely to be the next dividend blowups?
According to the above criteria, these two might be next:
FCF Payout Ratio
Duke Energy
NA (negative FCF)
Boston Properties
Real Estate
Data from Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's. NA = not available.
Their yields range from moderately high (Boston Properties) to high (Duke), and their free-cash-flow payout ratios suggest they may not be able to afford those payouts -- especially Duke, which hasn't even had positive free cash flow for some time. And they're facing other problems as well.
Duke Energy's earnings are down 30% over the past 12 months, largely due to lower demand for electricity from its industrial customers that have been hit by the recession. The company is committed to spending billions on new coal and wind projects that it says will generate high returns, though with over $13 billion in net debt and more than $1.6 billion free cash flow shortfall, lightening up on its hefty payouts may be an option for the time being.
While inquiries into Boston Properties' Manhattan locations have picked up from what their president described as a "standstill" rate, high unemployment continues to plague commercial leasing. With that in mind, in its most recent conference call, the company (prudently) announced that it will likely need to reduce its dividend.
The silver lining ...
Dividend stocks have a history of putting money in investors' pockets, but choosing the right dividend stocks for a down market is critical to protecting your portfolio. Considering these warning signs of an unsustainable payout will help you to achieve the golden returns that dividends have to offer.
If you'd like to see the dividend payers our team at Motley Fool Income Investor likes, including their 10 best bets for new money now, you can try the service free for 30 days. Click here for all the details -- there's no obligation to subscribe.
This article was first published Aug. 25, 2008. It has been updated.
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I just thought I'd remind everyone of the Rachel Video Blog which Andy has created.
There is nothing better than watching Rachel perform but until we get to see her on stage in 'We Will Rock You' all we can do to get our daily fix is re-watch her stunning performances on I'd Do Anything.
We realise with the huge amount of posts now on the blog it's not always easy to find what you're looking for.
With that in mind we have created a new blog for all our I'd Do Anything videos.
It already includes 2 videos we haven't posted on the main site - Rachel & Jessie's duet 'Buenos Aires' and Rachel, Ashley & Jodie performing 'Man I Feel Like a Woman' - and we will be adding all the other group performances and Nancy missions over the coming weeks.You will also find links to high quality downloads of all Rachel's performances just above the Video Bar.
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In 2016 the Council initiated an organisational review of the InternetNZ group (InternetNZ, the Domain Name Commission and NZRS). Our current structure was designed in 2002 and has not been reviewed since 2008. The scale and impact of the Internet on society over the past decade has been enormous and is evolving rapidly – making our role as a voice for the local Internet community even more important. We have also matured significantly as a group during that time.
The review sought to understand whether we are still best setup to deliver on our vision in this changing environment.
The Council consulted on an initial proposed change to our organisational design in June 2017 which, if accepted, would have seen our three organisations merge to become one, governed by one Council. Employees, members and stakeholders were all welcome to provide feedback on these proposals. Input was received from a wide range of stakeholders and is available below, along with a summary of the feedback.
In August the Council agreed to a revised proposal for a final round of consultation. This revised proposal takes into account the well-considered feedback from staff and stakeholders during the first round. The changes between the revised and the original proposals reflect Council's assessment of that feedback. Council would like to thank those who provided feedback – it has helped them adapt and improve the overall plan.
The revised proposal was developed by a sub group of Council (Jamie Baddeley, Joy Liddicoat, Keith Davidson and Dave Moskovitz) alongside Martin Jenkins, the management consultancy company that has been advising the Council throughout this process. The revised proposal has also had input from Richard Currey (Chair NZRS) and David Farrar (Chair DNCL).
The outcome from the proposal is that from 1 April 2018, all the work of InternetNZ and NZRS is being streamlined under one banner; InternetNZ.
NZRS ceases to exist, and its people and services have been integrated into InternetNZ. The Domain Name Commission (DNCL) has also focused in on its independent role overseeing the .nz domain name space and administering the .nz dispute resolution service. They have a smaller Board which means .nz policy development is now the responsibility of InternetNZ. It will set up a new .nz policy committee to decide policy, fees and commercial terms.
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We're all still acting for a better world through a better, open and uncapturable Internet.


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As I've said in my Writing page, fiction is my passion. I love reading it, and I love writing it! I think it's very important for everyone to have a passion, and try hard to follow it, for money or just for fun, but for those recovering from an eating disorder, it's really important to have a passion, and hold onto it. Imaging myself as a published writer, even an okay one, was what gave me hope and dreams for the future.
Since I'm really into writing historical fiction, climate fiction, arts & culture, romance, and futuristic space travel at the moment, here are a couple of really neat websites and articles I absolutely adore.
By Heart, from The Atlantic: This is a highly recommended section of The Atlantic's website for any writer. They have the most memorable and helpful articles, short essays, and interviews with authors, who talk about everything, from what it's like being a writer, to publishing help, to who their all-time favourite fictional characters are.
Project Hieroglyph, is a project from the Centre for Science and the Imagination at the Arizona State University. Basically, they encourage any writers to write science fiction that includes the social and economic dimensions to the very technical and hard-fact things that mathematicians, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs write about. They have an anthology of stories, which are awesome! It gives us some hope for the future, you know? This is a good read if you're feeling a little down from all that dystopia.
The Tomorrow Project, another great website like Project Hieroglyph, with anthologies too. Here is their mission, which I couldn't have said better myself:
"The Tomorrow Project is an international project that uses science fiction based on science fact to spark conversations about the future. The project believes that everyone should be an active participant in their future and that science fiction based on science fact can give us a language to talk about those futures. We ask people to imagine both the future they want and the futures they want to avoid." Well said!
FutureCoast: This is the coolest website, especially if you're into climate change, the future and dystopia like me. This website is "a storytelling project about possible climate-changed futures," and a "way to listen to diverse ideas about climate-changed futures and to be open to crowdsourced wisdom about them." It's kind of frightening to think of at some times, but you listen to these voicemails where people are talking about getting their last bottles of vitamins and pills because the stores are closing down due to the fact that the world is, well, rationing and going to hell (figuratively), or how they're getting worried because their Florida beach house won't sell because buyers know it will be flooded soon anyway. Like all of these futuristic websites and books I have listed here, it's basically another way to imagine our future, and if you don't like it, then you have to change and help the planet and humanity.
Aeon: This is like Thought Catalogue, mixed in with academics and mini-essays. They have some amazing reads, and interesting and educational videos too.


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CDC Issues Flu Vaccine Apology: This Year's Vaccine Doesn't Work!
- CDC issues flu vaccine apology: this year's vaccine doesn't work!
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, http://www.naturalnews.com/
(NaturalNews) The following video from Gary Franchi of NextNewsNetwork reveals the shocking admission by the CDC that this year's flu vaccine doesn't work.
From the video:
For the first time we can remember, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are going on the record, saying the flu vaccine won't work this year. The warning comes just before the busiest part of flu season, in January and February. Unfortunately, there won't be any refund for any of the patients or insurance companies who spent money on flu shots earlier this fall.
But don't worry. Just when you thought perhaps the CDC could boost their credibility, they found a way to put a sales pitch on the end of their warning. The CDC says if you do come down with the flu, there's a cure. It's just going to cost more money. Money that will end up profiting pharmaceutical giants, GlaxoSmithKline and Roche. CDC officials are urging doctors to prescribe two specific antiviral medications for any patients who come in with flu symptoms.
Just last week, the CDC issued a warning, prompting Americans to take the flu vaccine if they haven't already. Health officials said they had 160 million flu shots on the shelves and ready to go. But just earlier this week, Italy launched an official investigation after about a dozen people died within 48 hours of getting the flu shot. Their national health agency issued an immediate warning, saying DON'T take the vaccine. Here in America, the CDC isn't going that far. In fact, they found a way of turning this failed vaccine into a promotion for yet another big pharma drug.
And here's an original laboratory research report from Natural News earlier this year. I personally conducted the ICP-MS heavy metals analysis of these flu vaccines and have the raw count data to prove it. Mercury particle counts at atomic masses 200, 201 and 202 were through the roof on these laboratory tests.
Don't you find it astonishing that it takes a private ICP-MS laboratory with no ties to government funding, universities or the FDA to finally test flu vaccines and report the truth? (To my knowledge, Natural News is the only news organization in the world that owns a cutting-edge private mass spectrometry instrument and uses it for scientific research in the public interest…)
Flashback: Flu vaccines laboratory confirmed to contain crazy high concentrations of mercury
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Voices Grow Louder To End The US Dollar's Reserve Status!
- Who are the people behind all the calls to drop the USD as world reserve currency? They are the same serpents behind the USD as the world reserve currency in the first place: the Synagogue of Satan. The snakes are simply implementing their plan to kill the dollar and replace it with a One World Currency backed by gold –> '666'! I am not a fan of the USD, petrodollar hegemony. But I am not naïve and gullible to believe that these people want a solution which is good for America and the world!
- Voices Grow Louder To End The US Dollar's Reserve Status!
by Tyler Durden, http://www.zerohedge.com
When no lesser establishmentarian than Obama's former chief economist Jared Bernstein called for an end to the US Dollar's reserve status, it raised a few eyebrows, but as the WSJ recently noted, the voices discussing how the burden of being the world's reserve currency harms America, more than just Vladimir Putin is paying attention. While some argue that "no other global currency is ready to replace the U.S. dollar." That is true of other paper and credit currencies, but the world's monetary authorities still hold nearly 900 million ounces of gold, which is enough to restore, at the appropriate parity, the classical gold standard: the least imperfect monetary system of history.
Authored by Lewis Lehrman and John Mueller via The Wall Street Journal Op-Ed,
For more than three decades we have called attention on this page to what we called the "reserve-currency curse." Since some politicians and economists have recently insisted that the dollar's official role as the world's reserve currency is instead a great blessing, it is time to revisit the issue.
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- "They are planning through the IMF to come up with a World Currency to replace the dollar because the dollar will be replaced you just can't keep printing them forever …. They wanna come up with another currency controlled and ruled by the United Nations and IMF ! " – Quote: Ron Paul, 12 Jan 2012 at South Carolina.
- "Are we going to go another step further into INTERNATIONAL MONEY … are we gonna go toward a U.N./IMF STANDARD where they are going to control with the USE OF FORCE another fiat standard. That's what many people are working for and I CONSIDER THAT A VERY DANGEROUS MOVE!" – Ron Paul
Russia Holds Military Exercises Near Border with Ukraine!
Published on Dec 5, 2014
Russia is holding military drills in four of its southern regions amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. The drills involve new and sophisticated fighter jets and bomber aircraft. A test flight has been carried out over Crimea by an S-U-30M2 equipped with a Go-pro camera that took off from Belbek military air base on Wednesday. Russia has also planned large-scale military drills for next year. It is expected to conduct more than four-thousand exercises in Russia and abroad, with tens of thousands of servicemen involved.
US Agreement With Iraq That US forces Assured Immunity, Boots On The Ground Guaranteed !
Published on Dec 4, 2014
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Thousands of Spanish youths are leaving Spain to look for employment. Retail stores are closing before the holiday season. 4 million homeowners are still underwater. The baltic dry index dropped another 40 points. Obama administration admits premiums are rising. 17 states are suing Obama over immigration. NDAA includes pay cuts to troops and land grabs. House of representatives pass bill to isolate Russia. US makes agreement with Iraq that US forces will receive immunity while in Iraq. Boots on the ground is now guaranteed. False flag warning, Iran cyber attacking the US, the Islamic State cyber attacking the US. Be prepared for a major event.
America is on a "Hot War Footing": House Legislation #758 Paves the Way for War with Russia?
- America is on a "Hot War Footing": House Legislation #758 Paves the Way for War with Russia?
by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, http://www.globalresearch.ca/
America is on a war footing. While, a World War Three Scenario has been on the drawing board of the Pentagon for more than ten years, military action against Russia is now contemplated at an "operational level". Similarly, both the Senate and the House have introduced enabling legislation which provides legitimacy to the conduct of a war against Russia.
We are not dealing with a "Cold War". None of the safeguards of the Cold War era prevail.
There has been a breakdown in East-West diplomacy coupled with extensive war propaganda. In turn the United Nations has turned a blind eye to extensive war crimes committed by the Western military alliance.
The adoption of a major piece of legislation by the US House of Representatives on December 4th (H. Res. 758) would provide (pending a vote in the Senate) a de facto green light to the US president and commander in chief to initiate –without congressional approval– a process of military confrontation with Russia.
Global security is at stake. This historic vote –which potentially could affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people Worldwide– has received virtually no media coverage. A total media blackout prevails.
The World is at a dangerous crossroads. Moscow has responded to US-NATO threats. Its borders are threatened.
On December 3, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced the inauguration of a new military-political entity which would take over in the case of war.
Russia is launching a new national defense facility, which is meant to monitor threats to national security in peacetime, but would take control of the entire country in case of war. (RT, December 3, 2014)
Timeline of War Preparations
In May 2014, the Russian Aggression Prevention Act (RAPA) was introduced in the US Senate (S 2277), calling for the militarization of Eastern Europe and the Baltic States and the stationing of US and NATO troops on Russia's doorstep:
S.2277 – Russian Aggression Prevention Act of 2014
Directs the President to: (1) implement a plan for increasing U.S. and NATO support for the armed forces of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia, and other NATO member-states; and (2) direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO to seek consideration for permanently basing NATO forces in such countries.
Directs the President to submit a plan to Congress for accelerating NATO and European missile defense efforts.
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Ron Paul: Reckless Congress 'Declares War' On Russia!
- Ron Paul: Reckless Congress 'Declares War' On Russia!
by Ron Paul, http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/, 4 Dec 2014
Today the US House passed what I consider to be one of the worst pieces of legislation ever. H. Res. 758 was billed as a resolution "strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy of aggression against neighboring countries aimed at political and economic domination."
In fact, the bill was 16 pages of war propaganda that should have made even neocons blush, if they were capable of such a thing.
These are the kinds of resolutions I have always watched closely in Congress, as what are billed as "harmless" statements of opinion often lead to sanctions and war. I remember in 1998 arguing strongly against the Iraq Liberation Act because, as I said at the time, I knew it would lead to war. I did not oppose the Act because I was an admirer of Saddam Hussein – just as now I am not an admirer of Putin or any foreign political leader – but rather because I knew then that another war against Iraq would not solve the problems and would probably make things worse. We all know what happened next.
That is why I can hardly believe they are getting away with it again, and this time with even higher stakes: provoking a war with Russia that could result in total destruction!
If anyone thinks I am exaggerating about how bad this resolution really is, let me just offer a few examples from the legislation itself:
The resolution (paragraph 3) accuses Russia of an invasion of Ukraine and condemns Russia's violation of Ukrainian sovereignty. The statement is offered without any proof of such a thing. Surely with our sophisticated satellites that can read a license plate from space we should have video and pictures of this Russian invasion. None have been offered. As to Russia's violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, why isn't it a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty for the US to participate in the overthrow of that country's elected government as it did in February? We have all heard the tapes of State Department officials plotting with the US Ambassador in Ukraine to overthrow the government. We heard US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland bragging that the US spent $5 billion on regime change in Ukraine. Why is that OK?
The resolution (paragraph 11) accuses the people in east Ukraine of holding "fraudulent and illegal elections" in November. Why is it that every time elections do not produce the results desired by the US government they are called "illegal" and "fraudulent"? Aren't the people of eastern Ukraine allowed self-determination? Isn't that a basic human right?
The resolution (paragraph 13) demands a withdrawal of Russia forces from Ukraine even though the US government has provided no evidence the Russian army was ever in Ukraine. This paragraph also urges the government in Kiev to resume military operations against the eastern regions seeking independence.
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US Congress Demands Obama Send US Weapons to Ukraine in Anti-Russian Resolution! Path to WW3!
Published on Dec 4, 2014
The House on Thursday passed a resolution 411 to 10 condemning Russia's "continuing political, economic and military aggression" against Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. Calling on President Barack Obama to provide weapons to the Ukrainian military while also harshly critiquing Russian President Vladimir Putin, the bill is viewed by some as a further escalation of an emerging Cold War. RT's Gayane Chichakyan and former Reagan administration official Paul Craig Roberts have more.
Putin Slams US in Address to Nation!
Published on Dec 4, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to Western sanctions on Thursday during his annual year-end speech of the state of the nation. Claiming the US routinely interferes in the affairs of European countries, Putin urged business and government leaders to lessen Russian reliance on outsiders. RT's Murad Gazdiev has more details.


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Willowbrook's elected officials could be in line for pay raises.
Village President Bob Napoli said he soon may propose pay hikes, though he declined to offer specifics.
Napoli and Trustees are paid $100 a meeting, or about $2,400 a year. That amount has been in place since 1990. Village Clerk Leroy Hansen is paid $150 a meeting — the same since 1986. He earns more than trustees because of the amount of paperwork he handles, Village Administrator Tim Halik said. Napoli, who also serves as the village's liquor commissioner, earns an extra $2,600 a year, for a total of about $5,000 a year.


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The lift prolonged to 1.1059, hitting 61.8% projection of 1.0652 to 1.0986 from 1.0830 at 1.1036. Trading stays on the upside. Following pivot points include: (S1) 1.1013; (P) 1.1037; (R1) 1.1074.
Stable trading over 1.1036 will head towards 100% projection at 1.1164. Under 1.1010 minor support trading will turn up in the neutral position. Then, the consolidation and further rally will occur.
Price dynamic from 1.1198 is considered as a correction. Firm recoil should confirm its conclusion after facing 38.2% retracement of 0.9771 to 1.1198 at 1.0653. Choppy breach of 1.0999 resistance will align a test on the maximum of 1.1198.


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David Flores Studio Visit
On March 10th, I bum-rushed to The Tempt One Art Benefit" benefit show. This exhibit was to raise funds for Tony 'Tempt' Quan featuring approximately 100 artists (fellow graffiti artists and contemporary legends) who joined for this event in sole support of Tempt. Legendary urban artists such as Barry McGee, Haze, Mr. Cartoon, and Shepard Fairey created original artwork for this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. I missed the VIP/collector's party earlier in the day because I had in-laws in town.
I did make it to the reception party in the evening. I purchased an original David Flores piece from the show not knowing David Flores had his own reception party next door at the Project gallery. Bummed as I was, I arranged to meet David Flores in his Studio in Santa Barbara. We visited his studio in mid April. Here are some pictures....
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Back up for more action- note the scarf on his head this time. Silly boy!
Payton took one final turn... Bingo!! We went back inside for cake and ice cream. Our big two year old (it's kind of hard to smile with so much candy in your cheek!)...We love you, Cade! My precious family...Blowing out the candles...
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Time for presents! Payton made Cade laugh with a funny Spongebob card...The best gift of the night- a little light that spins. It's the simple things, right?
New Elmo jammies!
New Nerf balls! Check out that face!
A water worm! Can't wait to use that this summer!A Lightning McQueen car!He loves that thing!The big kids played some ball on Cade's new basketball goal...
What a fun party! The birthday boy was tuckered out and ready to call it a night, but not before he put on his new boots and pranced around a bit! haha! I love it!Sunday was more fun and lots more play time...
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Road Trip Day Two . . . Can I Keep It Short and Sweet?
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- zman said...
Cat >> Dave
- June 29, 2014 at 8:17 AM
- Unknown said...
Not sure about that, Zman. Cat's already a day behind Dave in the update. If I only read Cat's blog I'd currently be wondering whether Pittsburghians prefer soccer or baseball! No wait, no I wouldn't.
- June 29, 2014 at 9:57 AM
^ Alec
- June 29, 2014 at 9:58 AM
- Clarence said...
You have one leg up on your competitor in that you know how to spell the name of the city where you are.
- June 29, 2014 at 3:53 PM
- zman said...
I'm trying to stoke Dave's competitive fires so he'll churn out some epic sentences but everyone else just wants to stroke Dave's competitive ego for reasons I don't understand.
- June 29, 2014 at 5:39 PM
- rob said...
took my youngest to a bar to watch usa/ghana. at the conclusion of the match, as the (large) soccer crowd was thinning out, two dads and their baseball-uniformed sons came in and sat next to us. as the televisions switched from soccer post game to the mets/cardinals telecast, the larger, more troglodytic of the dads said conspicuously, 'welcome to america'.
i'm sorry this pea-brained dipshit was allowed to procreate. on the plus side, i got to teach my daughter how to spot an asshole.
- June 29, 2014 at 9:26 PM
Clarence, There will be many more errors to come, so get your red pen ready. Nobody is perfect.
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Case against the magician February 26, 2015Posted by marplescope in Uncategorized.
Case against the magician
by Jon Rappoport
February 5, 2015
As some of you know, until last spring I was a professor of literature at Princemouth College, on the rim of the Milky Way, at which time I was fired for "reckless behavior." When charges were brought against me by the College Integrity Commission, I was told by the Dean of Behavior:
"Violations of the College Code have been observed and verified. We aren't at liberty to name those violations, because they might multiply the effects of your actions."
Without the ability, therefore, to defend myself, I had no recourse.
But now, through the efforts of former students, the charges have been exposed. I am grateful for their help.
On the afternoon of April 12, in the Grove, on the east edge of campus, I performed a magic trick for several dozen sophomores who were meeting to discuss a…
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This was our first year in town for 6 Flags homeschool day. We also have season passes so it was not any extra expense to go. We met up with some friends and hung out with the cousins. Everyone had a great time and there was actually more people than I thought would be there. I got to go on Mr. Freeze with some of the big kids. While waiting in line the kids played tag... with their head. It was silly to watch, but entertaining.
By the end of the day many of the families had cleared out... which left the lines super short, or even non-existent! Here we are at Batman. Brandy and I took the littles up and waited while the big kids rode and then they took over the littles so Brandy and I could ride. While we waited the kids had fun playing on the poles for the lines :).
Things I learned at homeschool day. Most of the kids wore appropriate clothing and didn't walk around staring at a cell phone. There were parents with the groups of children, even the teens. The kids were polite and I didn't hear any crude language. I kind of wish every day at 6 Flags was homeschool day ;)


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Saturday, May 03, 2008
New Book Due Proclaims American Circus Heyday "Largest Showbiz Industry the World Has Ever Seen" --- Go, USA!
My, does that make me feel good, especially since it's coming from outsiders looking back at our three-ring extravaganzas. I kind of all along felt that without ever trying to confirm my hunches. (Okay, we'll overlook Hollywood in the forties luring into movie houses 90 million people every week.)
The book, due out in June, is so clinically titled -- The Circus: 1870-1950 -- that considering its touted sweep, I would have called it The Circus: 1871-1956, but then I quibble. It bears the work of one (only one?) editor, two authors -- outsiders named Dominique Jando (now a San Francisco resident) and Canadian Linda Granfield -- and a "contributing author," fact checker extraordinaire Fred Dahlinger,Jr., once of the Circus World Museum library.
Pages? 670. Photos? count 'em -- 900, many by the legendary shutter masters.
Price: $200.00. This looks like a monumental. In fact, like a museum. Books of this daunting visualality tend to render me weak and helpless in their presence, and for sheer survival I settle by default for the photos. And what visuals these promise to be! Hard to imagine, in the discriminating vain, 900 top-notch images, although history needs mediocre photography, too.
But, once I can get my hands on a library copy, I will be most eager to see what "they" say, looking back at "us." I wonder if they will understand how we on this side of the Atlantic took all those great acts they sent our way and cast them so innovatively in such spectacular shows ... Europe had the talent, but little presentational pizazz. We never had nearly the talent, but we had showmanship of all angles and spangles --- from Coup-Barnum-Costello to John Ringling North.
[photo above, from Taschen books website: The glory that was Ringling: On the midway, circa 1955, during the John Ringling North era. Do I see Henry Ringling North -- the man with the tie?]
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- henry edgar said...
i'd love a copy of this - but at $200.00, by the time i can afford it, i'll probably be too old to read it.
- Wade G. Burck said...
Show biz,
The book should be incredible. I suggest the sequel be, WHAT HAPPENED!!!! with fact's and all.
Wade Burck
P.S. I'll go halfies with you Henry, my friend. I'll read it to you, and then keep it at my place. I assume as it only goes up to 1956, we won't waste our time debating GGW. LOL
With all due respect, this fan is NOT going to shell out a pair of C-notes, plus tax and shipping. Sheesh!
My recent comment that hardly scratches the bsurface neglected the bgreatest circus bexecutive since W>C>Coup, Mr. Art Concello. I hate it when self appointed historians describe what theyb feel it was and how it should be. Thats not history, thats someones personal agenda and by all means should not be recognized. Chindahl did a great job and Sturdevants "white Tops" papers are priceless. Joe Bradbury wrote for our generation and he called it just right. Fred Dahlinger is marvelous in his incredidably researched papers. His "Bandwagon" papers are what a great historian must do. Dan Draper has researched the Equesgtrian arts and left no stone unturned. David, I wish you well. I am very concerned that it can get Disconbobulated, which it has already happened in that Feld bought Circus Williams [and its connected history] and that Feld saved the GSOE from under canvas to bldngs. Mr. Concello did that in every way, with Harry Dube and others and revolutionized the expertise in indoor circus operations and in turn kept it as the GSOE with a tight budget. Nobody in the industry could have done that.
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It will be interesting to see how this new book may touch upon the third rail of circus history: The Feld claim of moving the show indoors and "saving it." I doubt it will pass along those fictions given Fred Dahlinger's input and given its stated period of coverage. BTW: George Chindahl's book, A History of the Circus, which I have greatefully used, strikes me as a magnificent research source. There are some of us who refuse to allow Arthur M. Concello the anonymity that others have wished him.


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FBCJAXWatchdog's post about "Ergun Caner - the Lance Armstrong of Evangelical Christianity - Finally Returns to Prominent SBC Pulpit, Where Decade of Deceit Began." Obviously the normal caveats need to be said here. As Ergun has proven, anyone can say anything on the internet, especially without sourcing. Also, anecdotes are one of the weakest forms of evidence. All of that being said, I wanted to share this comment.
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Anyone ever had the bright idea of trying to email Caner directly? I tried because I thought that all the allegations couldn't possibly be true. I get the most friendly guy on the planet, until I mention that I think that he should repent of the things I thought legitimate. Then he blew up at me about it and ended the conversation. That showed me what was what in this matter. I may not agree with the Watchdog on everything (I think that some things he goes after are more than a little nit-picky) but I certainly do on this matter. And it makes me look at everything the people connected to Ergun Caner say in a different light.
I have tried to contact Ergun directly. I think that I fall under his do not respond to critics policy. In fairness, I remember what it was like having Ergun in the seminary. His emails went through his secretary. At Liberty, if an important professor responded to your email, it was more than likely that the response actually came from their secretary on their behalf, even on theological questions. (If you ever want to get anything done, talk to the secretaries.) I can think of one professor who received the same theological questions over and over. Instead of forwarding the questions on, his secretary started answering the FAQs herself.
Like when he was at Liberty, the sheer volume of email that Ergun receives probably prevents him from responding to them all. Perhaps, just perhaps, he should not invite email if he cannot respond to them. Perhaps, just perhaps, some of Ergun's defenders should not demand that we contact Ergun directly if he will not respond or will not respond in a cordial manner.
Back when I knew Ergun, he enjoyed his facebook account, because it was just him. His secretary had nothing to do with it, even though I think she eventually figured out the password. This was about the same time that the Marine videos were filmed. Over the last couple of years, I have begun to wonder how much of what I "knew" was true.


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Outright financial collapse, chaos and most probably war is not only in sight, it is imminent and unavoidable now. Normally I try to write and support my conclusions with current or past events via links to news. For this writing, because of the length and scope I don't plan to do this. It will be assumed that you as the reader have already heard of or read evidence of what is put forth as connectable dots.
This past week, the following article was forwarded all over the internet
http://investmentwatchblog.com/if-deutsche-bank-goes-under-it-will-be-lehman-times-five/ as Deutsche Bank is "all of a sudden news". Maybe this is a "German thing" with the latest out of Volkswagen? Deutsche Bank is not "all of a sudden", they have been a derivatives monster for years and were saved in 2008 with part of the $16 trillion the Fed generously sprayed all over the world. The title suggesting DB will be the equivalent of five Lehmans is on the right track but not nearly severe enough. They are tied with JP Morgan as THE largest holder of derivatives in the world. Should Deutsche Bank fail, EVERYTHING FINANCIAL FAILS! It can even be said, "the entire world is Lehman" just waiting for their credit line to be cut 48 hours before complete failure.
What we are looking at now it "the FINAL FLUSH" of the Western financial system. The Federal Reserve has lost all credibility. This has followed both the Bank of Japan and European Central Bank being seen as hopelessly neutered of the ability to support the system. Confidence was THE very last "hope" and the Fed gave even that away last week. Of course the mainstream media chimed in on Friday saying the "market was up in the hopes of a rate hike in December". Really? Are we to believe a tightening of credit is a good thing for a system buried in leverage and being dogged with liquidity drying up? This is like saying a flame thrower is the best tool for the California fires?
Money Velocity has crashed and so has global trade. Leveraged commodity trades have blown up and left many sectors dysfunctional. Has anyone stopped to think who (other than the sectors themselves) stands to lose with $45 oil? Maybe the lenders? Would this not tighten credit even further? Why do a dozen "advanced" economies already have stock markets in bear (minus 20%+) market territory?
Geopolitically we have watched as West has lined up against East militarily in many spots all over the world. The short list includes the South China Sea, Ukraine, Yemen and of course Syria. Russia began the build up militarily several weeks back along the Ukraine border and more recently inside Syria. Now China is reportedly sending hardware to Syria including http://www.debka.com/article/24909/A-Chinese-aircraft-carrier-docks-at-Tartus-to-support-Russian-Iranian-military-buildup ships. These are not bluffs as active fighting already exists. Can the U.S. actually "win" in any of these arenas in conventional war? It's OK, you know the answer in your own mind, you also know what the alternative to losing conventionally is.
Before going any further I must ask you this question. Does the rule of law exist in the United States anymore? How many bankers went to jail over the blatant fraud in banking, real estate/mortgages? How many brokers went to jail for stacking MBS securities with guaranteed defaults while betting against the pools? How many exposed frauds within the Obama administration have gone un punished or even investigated? Do we really have three branches of government? Congress (Republicans) has done NOTHING they said they would when the public kicked out the snakes last November…only replaced by new ones apparently. The presidency has purged the armed forces of any conservative leadership and placed "czars" at the top of new and old agencies, what's up with this?… which leaves the Supreme Court. They now effectively "write law" as they "interpret" ALL law. The Supremes will never see a duck as a duck and will write interpretations declaring the Sun full in the sky at midnight …final ruling and no appeal! "We the People" are screwed!
Speaking of "We the People", while QE was used to mesmerize the middle class by holding the markets up, it in fact has gutted our real economy and has destroyed any possibility of making money the old fashioned way …by working! We now have one half or more of our population "taking" benefits and the other half "giving" them, any hope of a recovery led by the middle class is now gone as is the middle class.
Is it any wonder there are now shortages and tightness in the gold and silver markets? The East believes gold "IS" money, they also know the dollar is untenable and will not be a store of value. In fact, I believe China and Russia may step in to "help" the dollar fail. I still believe Mr. Putin will come forth with a "truth bomb", I would love to be a fly (although hidden bugs will probably be everywhere) on the wall at tomorrow's meeting between Presidents Xi and Obama. I can just imagine how the conversation might go, I cannot believe the U.S. will be barking ANY orders in any fashion. A sad statement but you must ask yourself this, does the U.S. have the power or ability to make demands? Remember, we are the debtor while they are the creditor!
In my opinion we are already well within the jaws of a meltdown/shutdown as liquidity is evaporating. There are a dozen developed countries with their stock markets already in bear markets (down 20% or more). All crashes come from oversold levels just as bank runs come on fast and are a surprise at the time. What is coming should be NO SURPRISE to anyone as we are looking at the end of not only an empire but of a flawed system which has endured for far too many years! This was a solvency problem in 2008 and "liquidity" was the incorrect tool used then. Now it is a bigger solvency problem with an illiquidity kicker attached …while the Fed has already used every tool imaginable and every last ounce of credibility. The loss of confidence in the issuer of the world's reserve currency would be bad enough in an unlevered world, the loss of confidence in today's "debt world" will be a DISASTER!
To wrap this up, do not let anything that may happen from here surprise you. The conditions are ripe for global currency crises and a shutdown of credit. The conditions are also ripe for hot war to explode in multiple venues. A meltdown or shutdown of markets will serve as a FINAL FLUSH of what remains left of the U.S. middle class. Without the "wealth" in stocks and homes, psychology will be toast. The U.S. is creating "income" from actual work at a third world level which is exactly where we are headed as our standard of living is "borrowed rather than owned". My point is this, a market meltdown and credit shutdown will make the U.S. look like 1985 Bombay within weeks as we create nothing and have saved in "nothings" and owe everyone. This is the rosy scenario and assumes that martial law is not instituted (a poor assumption in my opinion!).
Standing watch with tears in my eyes,
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'If we stop training, arming jihadists, the war will end' – Virginia state senator to RTPublished time: 26 Sep, 2015 04:20Edited time: 26 Sep, 2015 15:32
As the Syrian civil war continues to rage and Islamic State maintains its foothold in the region, Virginia state Senator Dick Black told RT that "if the US stopped training jihadists and arming jihadists, the war will end."
In a lengthy interview, the Republican state senator connected the crisis in Syria to the actions of countries such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey, who he said have armed extremists like Islamic State militants that are fighting against the Syrian government. He also blamed US meddling in the Middle East for the rise of terror groups like Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL).
"It is my hope and prayer that the United States wakes up and says it is time to end this slaughter. It is time to stop trying to topple regimes, bring order to the Middle East [and] stop the bloodshed. If we stop training jihadists and arming jihadists, the war will end."
The US has been criticized for its efforts to thwart IS, particularly its plan to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels to battle the extremists. US Central Command said Friday that it learned that the commander of a Syrian rebel group trained by the US to fight Islamic State had "surrendered" a quarter of his unit's military supplies to the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage.
Jim Sinclair's Commentary
If you mined and had substantial material in storage would you feel obligated to sell it, or overwhelmed by the desire to hold it?
Gold "Tightness": When There's No More To Sell, There's No More To Buy (At Any Price)Submitted by Tyler Durden on 09/26/2015 16:00 -0400
Submitted by Chris Martenson via PeakProsperity.com,
One of our long-running themes here is that the truly historic and massive flows of gold from West to East is (someday) going to stop, for the simple reason that there will be no more physical bullion left to move.
It's just a basic supply vs. demand issue. At current rates of flow, sooner or later the West will entirely run out of physical gold to sell to China and India. Although long before that hard limit, we suspect that the remaining holders of gold in the West will cease their willingness to part with their gold.
So the date at which "the West runs out of gold to sell" is somewhere between now and whenever the last willing Western seller parts with their last ounce. As each day passes, we get closer and closer to that fateful moment.
This report centers on preponderance of fascinating data revealing the extent of the West's massive dis-hoarding of physical gold, for the first time, begins to allow us to start estimating the range of end-dates for the flow to the East.
Here's the punchline: there's an enormous and growing disconnect between the cash and physical markets for gold. This is exactly what we would expect to precede a major market-shaking event based on a physical gold shortage.
Stopping the Flows
There are only two outcomes that will stop the process of Western gold flowing East, one illegitimate and the other legitimate.
1. It becomes illegal to sell gold. This is the favored approach of central planners who prefer to force change by dictate rather than via free markets and free will. Unfortunately, this strain of political intervention is dominant in the West, particularly in the US and EU.
2. The price of gold dramatically rises. A large increase in the price of gold will (paradoxically) cause greater demand for gold in the West and (sensibly) less demand in the East. This is what should legitimately happen given current supply and demand dynamics. But it may not.
There's always a 3rd option, we suppose: economically carpet-bombing China and India's financial systems to scare/force some gold back out. Consider such an approach along the 'economic hitman' lines of thinking.
This would be done, for example, by having outside interests sell the Rupee furiously, driving down its value and forcing the Indian monetary authorities to defend it by using up foreign reserves to buy the Rupee. Then wait for India to run out of foreign reserves and then casually 'suggest' that its government use gold sales to continue defending its currency. India's leaders would have to find ways to somehow 'coax' gold from its citizens. I think we can all imagine the sorts of draconian rules and penalties that desperate governments would deploy in such a situation.
As a side note, I believe this is the same process that was used to 'coax' a lot of gold out of the GLD trust since 2012. After enough bear raids on the price of gold, which began somewhat suspiciously almost exactly on the date that QE3 was announced, Western gold 'investors' lost interest in the yellow metal, sold their GLD shares in droves, and hundreds of tons of gold were liberated from that stockpile.


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Duane Vaden, above, of Allentown, makes a balloon hat for Nick Rivera Jr. at the Blues, Brews and Barbecue festival in downtown Allentown on Saturday.
The festival, in its second year, featured local bands, a barbecue competition, food and activities for kids .
Glenn Wasserman, right, of the Mississippi Pig Farmers band, plays a solo.
Brad Cole of Wichita, Kan., far right, who grew up in Allentown and now works as a pitman for Grumpy's Bar-B-Que Roadhouse, Mechanicsville, in summer, adds some racks of ribs to the grill.


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Blair tells Bush to back off...
How predictable; for Bush and Cheney, any resort to diplomacy is a token of weakness. Bush offered to use American naval forces provocatively in order to threaten Iran.
Instead, Blair told them to stay out of it. He also asked Bush & Co. to tone down the rhetoric while Britain tried to free the hostages without provoking a war.
I have always believed that Bush is only looking for a pretense to attack Iran.


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First off this picture does not do this salad justice. The lighting was bad when I took the picture. This tastes soo good. It is up there as one of my Favorite salads. I have made it for Thanksgiving many times and it has gone over really well. It would look pretty sliced, and served individually, with a lettuce leaf under it. You could put it in a 5 C mold, and then serve it on a platter with lettuce under it. The other option is you could just serve it in a pretty bowl. I tweaked it to make it a little healthier salad. I cut down the whipping cream, sugar, and cream cheese. It still turned out great. I added dates this time which gave it a nice natural sweetness. Not everyone in my family likes dates, but I heard no complaints, only positive comments. The dates are cut up very fine. It was my favorite dish I made yesterday. You could serve this on a pie shell too. I think it would make a great pie. As I mentioned before I love cranberries. I love the way the cranberries balance out the sweetness. I hope you enjoy it too.
1 C fresh cranberries, finely chopped (I did it in the blender)
1/4 C honey
2-3 clementines or 1 orange
3 T fresh squeezed orange juice* Optional (I didn't add this time)
4 oz neufchatel cheese
1/2 C plain yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
1 apple, cored and finely chopped
1/2 C pitted dates chopped finely (I did it int the blender)
1/2 C chopped pecans * Optional (I don't add these.)
3/4 C Whipping cream
1. Combine chopped cranberries and honey. Let this stand for 10 min. In a separate bowl peel and separate the clementines, or an orange. Cut the orange in tiny pieces. Set aside. Squeeze orange for juice if you are going to add. I didn't add juice this time both ways are good.
2. Beat together *Juice, cream cheese, yogurt and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in clementines or oranges, cranberries, apples and dates. In a separate bowl whip cream until soft peaks. Fold into cream cheese mixture.
3. Pour into the container of your choice. I used a loaf pan. (You could spray with non stick spray for easy removal.) Cover with plastic. Freeze until hardens. It can last up to a month in the freezer. I think best if done over night. You could also make it in the morning and serve at night. You could also eat it soft and not freeze it. That would be good as well.
4. Take out of freezer and unmold. You can garnish with lettuce and cranberries. Serve according to your preference. This will start to soften and melt, if left out more than 30 min.
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An assortment of 2001 Donruss Studio cards. Rusty Greer is on my favorite Ranger list. Gabe Kapler was a fan favorite during his time with the Rangers. I've never heard him mentioned in the steroid talk, he appears to be gifted genetically and works out religiously. Ken Caminiti had a history of substance abuse and was mentioned in the Mitchell Report. Every young player should have to take a good look at Ken's life to see what can happen if you stray into the dark world of drugs.
I think this is a 2004 Donruss Playoff World Series Michael Young card. It is a little confusing with all the info on the back. As a Rangers fan, I don't want to see my team on a "World Series" card until they've earned it. Still, I like the card and there were several others in the package.
More Will Clarks for the player collection. I didn't have either one of these. The 2008 Donruss Threads has a lot of wasted space, but I like how they incorporated the baseballs into the design. The 2001 Pacific Will Clark in Cards uni is great. I didn't have any card from the time Will was with the Cards. Very nice, but it looks odd to see him in that uni.
Derek included 38 other Rangers cards, 3 Play at the Plate cards (which I plan on featuring later) and....
...35 cards for my son. That is really great Derek. He gets more excited at trade packages than I do if that is possible. I'm looking forward to more backyard trades!


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Please Note that you won't be able to make fake payments via PayPal with this APK, that's because you need your own Sandbox and Production Client Keys from PayPal developer website.
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Oct 19th 2017 • Added Push Notifications code into Manifest.xml, Home.java and Configs.java, in order for you to send push notifications to all registered devices via the Push console on back4app • Added this line into the 'dependencies' in build.gradle: compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:+' • Added this code into build.gradle: compile ('com.paypal.sdk:paypal-android-sdk:+') { // COMMENT THE LINE BELOW IF YOU WANT TO ENABLE DCC (DIRECT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT) // ** PLEASE NOTE THAT DCC IS ALLOWED ONLY FOR PRO BUSINESS PAYPAL ACCOUNTS IN THE US AND UK ** exclude group: 'io.card' } In this way, the Credit Card payment is disabled by default since not everybody has a Pro PayPal account to handle DCC payments. • Updated the User Guide
Oct 7th 2017 • Added a custom 'pd.xml' file in the 'layout' folder and some code into Confgs.java ('showPD()' and 'hidePD()' methods), which are used to replace the ProgressDialog code in the java files (that's because ProgressDialog is deprecated by API 26 | Android O) So I've replaced all the: pd.dismiss(); pd.setMessagge(...); pd.show(); with the new lines of code to show and hide the custom ProgressDialog, which start with: Configs.showPD(...); Configs.hidePD(); • Edited 'getUserDetailsFromFB()' method in Login.java in case of no email from Facebook login • Removed the 'simpleAlert()' functions in some java files and added a public static 'simpleAlert()' method in Configs.java • Edited the build.gradle file with the PayPal SDK in this way: dependencies { compile('com.paypal.sdk:paypal-android-sdk:2.15.3') { // exclude group: 'io.card' } }
Aug 27th 2017 • Updated buildToolsVersion to '26.0.1' in build.gradle (Module:app) • Added this line into 'repositories' in build.gradle (Project:): maven { url "https://maven.google.com" }
Shoppy is a great eCommerce App template for you to build your mobile store for any item, from clothes to accessories, electronic stuff, etc.
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- Enter the .java files where there's an AdRequest instance into its onCreate() method and remove its code:
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- Lastly, remove the play-services-ads reference in the build.gradle file:
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:+'
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My Review: We've been using these flash cards for the whole year to help my 6 year old learn to read. This subject is the one he HATES and FIGHTS the most. So as we continue to try to encourage him, and help him see the fun and joy of learning, not just the importance here is what he has told us. He loves these flash cards, and after using them for 10 months he now begs for me to play a little game we created. So here's the game, the rules, and how we play it.
|Rules: 4 step process
|Using the back of a card I hide the image
so that he focuses first on the letters,
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Dan Candy's Law (1973)
The true story of Canadian Mountie Dan Candy's pursuit of a Native American that killed his partner.
- Claude Fournier
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- Release Date: 1973-01-01
- Views: 184
- Country: CA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92
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Praise God, He has blessed me to see another year! I'm grateful for health, family, and opportunity. Most of all I'm grateful to God for my relationship with Him as the bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17: "Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creature old things are passed away and behold all things have become new!" I'm grateful today because as the scripture says, Ephesians 2:8: "By grace I have been saved through my faith, and it is not of myself, but it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man should boast!" Glory to God!
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The 'high' arts. as the definition used by those who fund the arts in Scotland. are out. Official. Now the arts will be defined in the widest possible terms, to include everything from crafts, traditional arts and popular culture to classical music. amateur dramatics and opera.
This is the guiding idea behind the Charter for the A rts in Scotland. published last week after an eighteen-month consultation period. At a cost of£100.000. it is the result ofthe most extensive consultation and debate ever undertaken in the arts north of the border. The whole process was overseen by a Steering Group with representatives from the
Scottish Arts, Museum and Film Councils and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
'This Charter is not a statement from the funding bodies. but represents the views. hopes and aspirations ofall those who participated in the consultation,' according to Seona Reid. director of the Scottish Arts Council which has endorsed the document. 'It provides a shared vision and guideline for the future development of the arts into the next century.'
Written by theatre critic Joyce McMillan. the Charter includes 75 separate recommendations to all
' sections ofthe arts community. ' However, its most important impact
is to take on board the 'tremendous pressure for redefinition ofwhat we mean by art and culture.' according to McMillan.
At 175 pages. the Charter is hardly an easy read. but its importance to artists and those involved in the arts. whether they play a guitar. help out
at a local dramatic society or run a , major gallery. cannot be over-
emphasised. according to David Ferguson ofCOSLA. "The Charter
- has come from the arts community. it
is their document. They should look
at the Charter and make sure that
f they use what's in it to push for their owninterests andtheir own case.'he j said. (Thom Dibdin).
The Charter for the Arts is available
from HMS 0 bookshops, price
{ £11.50.
I Reclaim the Night: Hundreds of women are expected to march through Edinburgh on Friday 29 January to demonstrate their anger at the current state of women's safety in Edinburgh and Britain. The march will start at 7. 15pm from Middle Meadow Walk and pass along George IV Bridge. Princes St and Lothian Road, areas where women are often attacked. 'The march signifies a positive statement by women that they have a right to be on the streets at night and challenges the assumption that women should stay at home after dark.' said Helen Chambers of Outright Women who are organising the march. The event will be filmed for a documentary to be screening as part of EDC international women's day celebrations. (TD)
I Greenpeace: Despite the Braer disaster, the search for oil goes on. Now the government are offering in-shore sites for oil exploration. These include the Moray Firth and the Mull ofGalloway. both important sites for dolphins. The Moray Firth contains the only
remaining resident population of
bottlenose dolphins in the North
Sea. Greenpeace are organising
'dive for the dolphins' sponsored swims in Edinburgh on February 21 and Glasgow on February 27. For sponsor forms and details phone: Kirsti on 031 447 7436 or Ella on 041
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I Student loans: The National Audit ; Office slammed the administration of the student loans scheme in a hard
hitting report published on January 13. NUS Scotland say that among the
serious errors and miscalculations on 7
the part of the Government which the report highlights, each loan costs an astonishing 240 per cent more to
administer than estimated. At a time
when Scottish Homes have withdrawn housing subsidies for student accommodation. the report reveals that the loan company's hi-tech office is too large. costing £365,000 extra in the first year alone. Take up of the loan scheme is running at only 38 per cent. according to NUS Scotland President Jim Murphy. (TD)
I Bungee for Bosnia: Daredevils across the country with a penchant for jumping off platforms tied only by a length ofelastic rope are being sought by Euro Bungee Club Scotland for a sponsored bungee jump in order to raise funds for Scottish European Aid's appeal for Bosnia. The event will be held in mid-February at Edinburgh's Powderhall Stadium. and anyone wishing to take part can get registration and sponsorship forms from Scottish European Aid. 14 Frederick Street. Edinburgh. EH2 2H8 or by phoning Euro Bungee Club on 031 556814].
Club curb threatened
Edinburgh District Council's experimental zoning policy ior late night licensing oi pubs has come under attack irom within the council's licensing board. The city centre experiment currently limits licences atteriipm in the wards oi St Giles, Tollcross and New Town to premises on busy streets.
At their meeting on 18 January, the licensing board considered a proposal to extend this policy to some ten wards, encompassing an area covering the whole of Central Edinburgh. An additional restriction would limit admission to clubs alter 1 .30am. Amid accusations that chair of the board, Margaret McGregor, had acted hastily, the board decided to deter consideration at the matter until their meeting on 15 February.
' time to debate the issue and 'whip'
vote one way or the other. As a
quasi-judicial body, the members oi
the board are not allowed to vote along party lines for individual licences, but
The political groups will now have 7
their representatives on the board to
must grant them on individual merit. However, strategic issues can be debated and members instructed on how to vote.
Commenting on the proposals, 3 Labour Councillor Spike Wilson said 'I 3 hope to be able to convince my l colleagues that extending the zoning
policy would be detrimental to Edinburgh and would aliect the tourist industry and may also increase violence because it will actually encourage people to migrate lrom pub to pub late in the evening, trying to find 7 one with a late Iicence.'
According to sources with the , council, the proposal is very unlikely to '
some extension at the zoning
experiment is on the cards. This is likely to include limiting entry to licensed clubs and discos to before
go ahead in its entirety. However, 1
. 1.30am.(Thom Dibdin)
Approach the bench . . .
One oi iour winners of the Tramway 'Surprise Surprise' Billboard Competition, Big : Panda can here be seen on their rather unusual bench-billboard at the bottom at Maryhill Road in Glasgow. The photo shows X-Pander and his mate Greig busking
with a couple at bods lrom NB.
I New Fringe =force
. The three largest venues on the
Edinburgh Fringe have joined lorces lor this summer's event in a move set to eclipse the box oliice turn-over at even the International Festival. The Gilded
' Balloon, Pleasance and Assembly
together expect to attract a quarter of a million people lrom August to September, amounting to a turn-over oi £1.5m. By combining administrations and sharing publicity, the three super-venue's Artistic Directors believe that they can create greater stability lor the venues and provide a better inundation ior nurturing and presenting shows.
Each venue will retain its distinctive identity. By collaborating they expect to have more bargaining power and ilexibility when dealing with agents and acts, while their clout when
dealing with iunding bodies and
sponsors will also increase. Forthe audience, the most obvious
2 bonus oi the management change will
I be the formation of the iirst
comprehensive Edinburgh Comedy
Festival, a city-wide event which will
draw attention to the importance oi the ; Edinburgh Fringe alongside Melbourne . and Montreal when it comes to the
encouragement oi stand-up comedy.
'It is our intention, as a group, to commission, develop and tour new work,' said Karen Koren oi the Gilded ,
l Balloon. 'lam very excited at the
l prospect of presenting one at the
. biggest and the best comedy
5 programmes Edinburgh has ever seen.' i (Mark Fisher) i