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Over AED870 million ($236.8 million) in off-plan properties was sold at this year's Cityscape Global, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department.
Developers were allowed to sell their UAE-based projects at this year's Cityscape Global for the first time in 16 years.
In the previous years, developers, local and international, were only allowed to showcase their projects and not allowed to conduct any sales during the event.
Exhibitors had to record sales in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Dubai's land departments and municipalities.
This year's event saw the participation of approximately 45,500 people between September 10 and 13 – an increase of nearly 20 percent on last year.
"It was encouraging to see such an influx of participants this year, and with the number of deals being made on-site," said Cityscape Global Exhibition Director Tom Rhodes. "It was evident to see that the attractive offers, and flexible payment plans being promoted by exhibitors appealed to all visitors at the show."
The event's organisers, Informa said two-thirds of surveyed visitors said they intended to make a purchase or do business onsite. Exhibitors, for their part, were expected to make an average of AED22 million ($5.98 million) as a result of their participation.
Statistics from Property Monitor indicated that an additional 617 registered off-plan sales took place in the week following the event.
"It's important to note that with both the registered DLD transactions during the show as well as the week after the event, off-plan sales for apartments outnumbered those for townhouses and villas," said Lynnette Abad, Partner and Head of Property Monitor.
"This highlights the shift in investors' and end-users' preference, which is likely backed by the location of the property, security of investment and income yields."
Among the notable Cityscape Global success stories was Azizi Develoments, who sold out their phase one units for Azizi Riveira, a AED12 billion ($3.26 billion) waterfront project and Aldar, whose 'Water's Edge' project generated AED400 million ($109 million) in the first phase.
Additionally, an anonymous buyer for one of Omniyat's One Palm units broke the record for the most expensive penthouse for a final price of AED102 million ($27.7 million).For all the latest real estate news from the UAE and Gulf countries, follow us on Twitter and Linkedin, like us on Facebook and subscribe to our YouTube page, which is updated daily.
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We're officially here - the dog days! What do I mean by this? Keep reading and let me enlighten you
Packers Fans… Why In The Hell Are You So Worried?
Friday October 4, 2018 Written by DJ Premo, Loaded Box Podcast Co-Host and Blogger If you have listened to our Podcast you know I am a die hard Packers fan and expert. I have a proven track record of making correct predictions when it comes to personnel and performance. This is not my way of bragging... Continue Reading →
Advice Section: Saying Goodbye to Family & Significant Others Before Football Season
If you are anything like me, labor day marks the beginning of the football season. Thus marks the beginning of five months of ignoring your girlfriend, boyfriend, wives, husbands and kids. It isn't easy, but I am here to give advice on how to prepare those people close to you for, "Football Season Neglect."
Monday Morning Mock Draft
I gathered twelve of the most average minds (including myself) in the Fantasy Football community to do an eight-round mock draft. And let me tell you it was a beautiful, shit show and I wouldn't want it any other way!
NFL Draft Day 1 Recap: They Took WHO?
Day 1 of the draft has come and gone. It may be one of the most unpredictable drafts ever seen. I did a mock draft and I got three correct in the top ten and then a fourth correct with Michel going to the Pats. This is why we all love the draft. It's so... Continue Reading →
2018 NFL Mock Draft
Finally! Spring is here in Wisconsin after going through a winter storm just last week. Nothing marks spring being here more than the NFL draft. Time to release the one and only mock draft I will do prior to the draft. Get ready ladies and gents. I am about to fucken nail it. Let me... Continue Reading →
How to: Survive A Devastating Loss
As I sit here late Saturday night downing a few micro brews and finishing my night off with a Miller Lite, I cant help but reflect on what happened in the NFL just last weekend. I am a noted Packers fan who has been through way too many devastating losses. Most notably, the "Fail Mary"... Continue Reading →
2017 NFL Recap: Boobs, Injuries, Suspensions and Catches
Hello and welcome to the first blog of which should be a wild ride of blogs to come. I am not going to be your typical blog writer. I will have errors, because I don't give a shit, and very little filter. If you are a listener of the Loaded Box Podcast you will pretty... Continue Reading →

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Donald Trump unveils Red Tiger golf course in Doral
Donald Trump was completely in his element Monday.
He was standing on the first tee of a golf course, and being on a golf course is something Trump always enjoys. And making it even more enjoyable for Trump is that he owns the course.
Trump was unveiling the Red Tiger course at Trump National Doral as though he was opening a belated Christmas present.
Hitting the first "official" tee shot, he stepped up and launched a drive 285 yards right down the middle. Never one to be bashful or humble, Trump later said, "How did you like that drive? Did you see it? That drive had a really nice ball flight to it."
Of course, making the occasion a little more special were the spectators standing behind Trump and watching. Among Trump's many enterprises is running and owning the Miss Universe pageant, so watching him hit that tee shot were all the contestants for this year's event, in addition to reigning Miss Universe Gabriela Isler of Venezuela.
After the ceremony on the Red Tiger tee concluded, Trump, 68, took time to give his opinions on golf and the rebuilding of the Doral courses and the resort.
▪ Can he see himself quickly selling Doral and the golf courses, flipping it if you will?
"We're not looking to do any sales like that," he said. "This fixing up of the golf courses and the resort was a labor of love.
"This place will be in the family for a very long time. We've put a lot into it. This building we're sitting in right now was down to bare steel a while back."
▪ How much did Trump spend on renovating the resort? "It breaks down to about $50 million on the golf courses and $200 million on the buildings," he said. All four courses — the iconic Blue Monster, the Red Tiger, the Golden Palm and the Silver Fox — will be open for play after this weekend.
"I've played all four," said Trump, who has a prime parking space at the resort. Of course, it's not for his car. It's a landing pad for his helicopter, just off the ninth tee of the Blue Monster. Other than the Blue Monster, which is home to the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship to be played March 5-8 this year, Trump said the other three courses, which have all undergone makeovers of varying degrees, are "more people courses."
"They can't all be the Monster," he said. "The Monster can be brutal."
▪ Did the renovation of the Blue Monster make the course too tough? Many of the pros in the WGC-Cadillac Championship complained vehemently after the Friday round last year.
"It was something like 50 mile-per-hour winds on that day," Trump explained. "I was surprised they allowed them to play.
"Half the pros shot in the 80s, many in the mid-80s to high-80s, and these are the best players in the world. It was just a brutal day. But the wind is always a big factor out here. Overall, the pros loved it here."
▪ Can the sport of golf, which some say has been struggling in recent years, be a successful business? "Absolutely," Trump said. "Golf can be a good business if you know what you're doing and you have good places. If you don't have good places and courses, it's not a good business. Golf in the right location can do very well.
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Maine Pottery Tour
The 8th annual Maine Pottery Tour is happening Saturday and Sunday, May 4th &5th, 2019. Please join us to visit studios, meet the artists, and shop for great handmade Maine pottery. Dozens of studios in throughout the state will be taking part in this event. Watch this space for maps and other information about the artists and events making up this great weekend!
For a full list of participating studios, visit www.mainepotterytour.org
Friday, April 14, 2017
Maine Pottery Tour, Central Region 2017
You can find my studio, Fine Mess Pottery, and nine more in one of the most beautiful and least appreciated regions of the state: Central Maine. In addition to great pottery and handmade goods, the region boasts a scenic drive, the beautiful Kennebec River, and many delightful little stops for lunch or drinks. ANd you don't want to miss Monkitree, a fine crafts gallery in Gardiner, and one of the sponsors of the Maine Pottery Tour. Maybe the easiest section to visit the most studios, too! Here's the list:
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'Triggered as f*ck': Alt-right melts down after Seth Rogen jokes he looks like white nationalist's bodyguard
When comedian Seth Rogen joked about his striking resemblance to Antonio Foreman, the bodyguard for white nationalist Tim "@BakedAlaska" Gionet, who was injured earlier this week, the alt-right imploded on themselves in condemnation.
"Just so everyone knows, I'm NOT a white nationalist, I have NOT been stabbed 9 times, and I DO have health insurance!" Rogen tweeted.
Gionet is an alt-right internet personality who has promotedthe concept of "white genocide." The phrase was coined white nationalists who believed multiculturalism was a conspiracy to kill off white people.
"He is not alt-right or a white supremacist," President Donald Trump supporter Mike Tokes tweeted. "He's a good guy with a big heart looking to fight for his country. What's wrong with you dude?"
"Im a Latino so he's not a white supremacist," California GOP political candidate Omar Navarro tweeted. "He's a kind person who doesn't discriminate. See him at the hospital and apologize."
Read some of the best responses below.
Reprehensible. This tweet is why flyover country hates Hollywood. This tweet is why Trump won.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 23, 2017
Are you trying to incite more violence against Trump supporters, Seth?
— Mark Dice (@MarkDice) June 23, 2017
Seth Rogen made a joke about looking like an alt-right militia guy and they are T R I G G E R E D af. pic.twitter.com/7NxG8IFjma
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) June 23, 2017
Just so you know, we don't care about you. We certainly aren't concerned with your well being. Oh and you sure as hell aren't funny.
— Belle (@MistyPassions) June 23, 2017
Ummm yeahhhh…. you shouldn't do comedy. You're not very good at it.
— Sha (@quip1) June 23, 2017
Why would you ever think it's okay to mock a patriot who is in the hospital recovering? That's really pathetic bro.
— Mike Tokes (@MikeTokes) June 23, 2017
When his wife is a drooling vegetable from Alzheimer's, maybe he'll learn to be a better person
— gippeto (@miserynow) June 23, 2017
These liberal hollywood elites think mocking a patriot who is in the hospital is okay. He needs to apologize! #DumpSethRogen
— Mike Tokes (@MikeTokes) June 23, 2017
Exactly what kind of person would do such a thing like that to someone in the hospital smh Hollywood liberals are disgusting and washed up
— Brendan King 🇺🇸 (@buddyboy_101) June 23, 2017
Johnny Depp and Seth Rogen are shameful. Hollywood elites are dark and evil. One makes threats and the other makes fun of a victim stabbing
— Omar Navarro (@PressGop) June 23, 2017
@Sethrogen Fat ass there is more of us alt-right in US & if you keep being so anti-US we will boycott your films. You'll lose everything!
— Good ol' boy (@SameOlBoy) June 23, 2017
This man has a family.
He is critically ill in hospital having been stabbed 9 times.
And you mock him?
Complete prick.@Sethrogen pic.twitter.com/mHK4rPVsJj
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 23, 2017


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I am very thankful for John (George) Nichols and this article he sent my way, which considers practical steps of becoming a more outreaching or welcoming church. As we are a church that is interested not only soaking in the ministry of Christ and His Spirit, we also long to bless others with the same ministry we have received. In looking through this list, my heart has been encouraged because there are a number of things we are doing already. On the other hand, some points are likewise encouraging because they bring to mind some new thoughts for us. Overall, I trust that Lord will bless us as we strive to be Christ's witnesses in a watching world.
Follow this link for the article: 6 WAYS TO BECOME A WELCOMING CHURCH - by Nick Batzig


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Kate Moss is a stunning bride, it turns out. We just saw the first photos from her big day, and she looks stunning in an ivory, speckled veil.
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Reparation for Slaves
Debate: Should Americans Pay Reparations to Descendants of Slaves?
With the settlement of the new America, slavery shortly followed. Around the sixteenth century, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade began with ships traveling from Britain, to West Africa, and then to the Eastern coast of the present day United States. These Africans were transported in an unsanitary and abrasive atmosphere. When they arrived in the New World, the conditions were not much better. For three hundred years, they were forced to perform tedious tasks, work without receiving wages, live in shacks, and have no freedoms. Slowly, Africans' began to ascend the social ladder by obtaining emancipation, civil liberties and rights, respect, and finally, equality. Throughout the past four hundred or more years, Africans have struggled down a difficult path. Life was arduous for slaves, however, present day African Americans are able to live a life of happiness. Though present day life may not be simple, it does not equal in comparison to that of a slave. While there are many reasons to support reparations, I support the rejection of reparations to descendants of slaves by the United States government and suggest that a sincere formal apology be arranged by the government.
One of the major arguments surrounding reparations is the fairness of allowing payment to other nationalities and not to Africans. …
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The living wage concept which has caught the attention of Labour, would likely not apply to employers across the board.
The living wage concept which has caught the attention of Labour, would likely not apply to employers across the board.
David Shearer is interested in the idea, which was introduced to some workplaces in London eight years ago.
Workers are paid the minimum they need to live out of poverty, rather than being paid a minimum wage.
Professor Jane Wills from London's Queen Mary University says there's never been any intention to target those who would go out of business, if they had to put their wages up.
"It's been very carefully targeted at employers that can pay. So the big banks, the finance houses, who often have their cleaning sub-contracted."
Jane Wills says the living wage figure is generated each year by an economist at City Hall and backed by independent research.
The idea was first introduced in eight years ago.
Professor Jane Wills from Queen Mary University says a living wage has addressed the issue of the tremendous turnover in the low paid job market.
"Of course if you put the wages up to a living wage level they're much less likely to move, one of the biggest obvious benefits is that labour turnover goes down."
Jane Wills says employers then save money by not having to interview, train and induct new staff.


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I am a self-avowed geek, and one of the things that I am consistently surprised by is the level of passion and love that other self-avowed geeks have for the things they love. I am blown away by the level of creativity that can be seen in fan art and fan fiction. I am in awe at the level of craftsmanship and attention to detail people can give to creating replicas of props or costumes from their favorite books, movies, or games. I am impressed by the level of dedication that super collectors show for assembling truly epic level collections of the thing they love. I am amazed at the study and discipline that some fans go to become fluent in Klingon or commit details like the crew complement of an Imperial Star Destroyer to memory.
It is not just Star Trek and Star Wars fans who take things to this degree. There are Disney fans, Harry Potter fans, and sports fans who take their love of something and turn it up to eleven. While, I personally do not reach their level of super fandom, I understand where they are coming from. To take being a fan to the lengths that many people do requires that they truly love it, that they are deeply passionate about it, and they are excited about it over the long haul. It is easy for us to roll our eyes at the people who love their football team so much that they attend games in below freezing weather without a shirt and covered in purple body paint or who take the time to sew a perfect recreation of a costume from a video game. However, I think as Christians we can learn from these super fans. Their love of their thing is evident, their passion is contagious, and their devotion is radical. We can learn from the super fans, because those descriptions should also be how we are able to describe our relationship with Christ.
What make something radical is that it goes above and beyond normal expectations. That is what makes the super-fans radical in their fandom. Not every Star Wars fan acquires their own Stormtrooper armor or tracks down every single Funko Pop figurine to display. The disciples of Jesus were radicals because they followed what the establishment considered a fringe rabbi. Unfortunately, when it comes to expressing a committed faith the bar has been lowered a good deal. In today's context one of the ways we radically express our faith is just showing up and worshipping together. When polling is done and people are asked how often they attend a Sunday morning worship service, somewhere around 40% of respondents say they attend regularly. However, a study that tracked actual attendance numbers at thousands of churches, used a statistical model to show that on any given Sunday less than 18% of the American population is at a church worship service. The idea of regular church attendance has changed dramatically, and many have lamented even engaged and committed church members attend less Sundays a year than they used to. Today, attending just monthly is considered by many to be a regular attender. That is the standard for "regular", which means gathering with the community of faith to praise and worship God more often is now radical.
More importantly than being radical the way that we express our faith should be passionate. Passionate faith is somewhat hard to define, and it is easier to define by what it is not. In his book Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, Bishop Robert Schnase writes, "Without passion worship becomes dry, routine, boring, and predictable, keeping the form while lacking the spirit. Insufficient planning by leaders, apathy of worshipers . . .contribute to an experience that people approach with a sense of obligation rather than joy."
Passionate worship is worship that is full of joy. When it comes to the super fans, the way they show their passion is through their investment and excitement. The super fans have fully bought into what they love, and they are always excited about it. These same two elements of investment and excitement should be seen in our faith.
We are invested in worship when we show up, not just physically but when we are fully present. We are invested when we put our phones or mental to-do list away and engage in the act of responding to who God is and what God has done. Even if we are unfamiliar with a song, or it is not our preferred style we still sing, as John Wesley instructed, "with a great courage. [Do not sing] as if you were half dead or half asleep." We worship with excitement when we are excited to worship God.
That challenges us to ask ourselves, are you excited to worship and follow God? My follow up question is how could you not be? It is through worship we get to respond to God's goodness and faithfulness. It is through worship that we explore the mystery of faith: Christ has died, Christ is risen, and Christ will come again. It is through worship we get to celebrate that our sins are forgiven, and it is through worship that we get to proclaim the miraculous truth: Our God is greater than all, yet still knows us each by name. How do you not find that exciting?
May you find the love of God to be exciting and may your own love of God be contagious to everyone you interact with. May your passion for your faith be evident to all who see you, and may your devotion to God, the creator of all, be radical.


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The Trespasser
Book Review - The Trespasser by Tana French
My first book of winter break was a good one! The Trespasser is my first book from Book of the Month Club - it is about two detectives working the case of a young woman found murdered in her home. It is the 6th book (but the first one I've read) in a series about The Murder Squad - a group of detectives investigating murders in Dublin.
Detective Antoinette Conway is new to the murder squad and so far she and her partner, Stephen Moran, have been working straight-forward, open and closed cases that don't require much in the way of detective work. At first glance, Aislinn Murray's case seemed to be just another lover's quarrel gone bad. She was found in her pristine living room next to a romantic table set for two.
The thing that keeps tugging at Detective Conway is that she thinks she's seen Aislinn before. On top of that, Detective Conway is convinced that other detectives are pushing her and her partner to make a quick arrest. Is Detective Conway paranoid or is there more to this case than what meets the eye?
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ARLINGTON, Tex. -- Former Mississippi State standout Dak Prescott turned another strong season with the Dallas Cowboys into a second Pro Bowl invite Monday.
Prescott and Amari Cooper were chosen Monday as injury replacements to the NFC roster for Sunday's game in Orlando, Florida (2 p.m. on ESPN and WTVA-ABC).
Prescott will replace New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Cooper is replacing Saints receiver Michael Thomas. Both Brees and Thomas decided not to play in the game due to injuries.
For Prescott, this is his second Pro Bowl appearance in his third season. He will join Seattle's Russell Wilson and Chicago's Mitchell Tribusky as the NFC quarterbacks coached by the Cowboys' staff this week. All three QBs are alternates for the initial three quarterbacks selected: Brees, Aaron Rodgers (injured) and Jared Goff (Super Bowl).
Prescott completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 3,885 yards and 22 touchdowns this season.
For Cooper, this is his third Pro Bowl appearance, and his first with the Cowboys. He proved to be a spark for a struggling Dallas offense, catching 53 passes for a team-high 725 yards and six touchdowns. Combined with his six games this year in Oakland to begin the season, Cooper finished the year with 75 catches for 1,005 yards and seven scores. Cooper made the Pro Bowl his first two years in Oakland in 2015 and 2016.
The Cowboys are now back to six players expected to play in the game. Just last week, both Zack Martin and Tyron Smith decided not to play due to injuries. Both Cooper and Prescott will now join four others: DeMarcus Lawrence, Ezekiel Elliott, Byron Jones and Leighton Vander Esch, who was also an injury replacement.
MSU will now have four former players in the game with Prescott joining Fletcher Cox, Darius Slay, Benardrick McKinney.
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Stats: Yasir Shah completes 200 wickets in Test cricket
With the wicket of Somerville, Yasir completed 200 wickets in only 33 Test matches.
Published - Dec 6, 2018 12:08 pm | Updated - Dec 6, 2018 12:08 pm
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Yasir Shah stepped up for Pakistan who were in need of his exploits after a shocking collapse that led to a 4-run defeat in the first of the three-match Test series against New Zealand. Yasir ran through the Kiwi's batting in the first innings of the second Test in Dubai as the visiting side were reduced to 90/10 from 50/0. The leg-spinner finished with his career-best figures of 8/41 and took six more in the second innings. With this effort, Yasir became only the 2nd Pakistan bowler to claim 14 wickets in a Test match.
Ten of those wickets came on 3rd day itself making him the first Pakistan player with ten Test wickets in a single day's play. In the opening session of the series-deciding Test in Abu Dhabi, Yasir picked up three wickets to extend his Test career wickets to 198. The leggie couldn't add any more wickets in the first innings but dismissed Tom Latham and Will Somerville in the second innings to leave them reeling at 37/3. With the wicket of Somerville, Yasir completed 200 wickets in only 33 Test matches.
Yasir Shah, thus, became the quickest player to complete 200 wickets in Test history. He broke the record held by another leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett who reached the milestone in only 36 Tests. The Australian was the first of the 73 players to claim 200 wickets in the longer format. None of the 71 players between Grimmett and Shah with 200 Test wickets failed to rewrite the record. The closest was Ravichandran Ashwin as the Indian off-spinner needed 37 Tests for the milestone.
Overall, only six players including Yasir have completed 200 Test wickets in less than 40 Test matches. The previous fastest to the milestone among Pakistan players was Waqar Younis who needed 38 Test matches. Yasir Shah is also the joint 2nd fastest to 100 and 150 wickets in Test cricket taking 17 and 27 matches respectively. He is also the fastest to 50 Test wickets for Pakistan which he achieved in his 9th Test only.
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On a recent visit to Walmart, I was pleasantly surprised to see Polly Pocket back in stores. The design is new, but Mattel kept the purple/green color scheme from the last line. There are both "Fashion Polly" sized dolls with removable clothes, and compacts that are like the original Bluebird ones. In this Polly universe, the fashion dolls appear to exist in the real world but can "go tiny" with a magic locket. There is a playset that, for the first time, includes both a fashion and mini doll together.
Pictured here are the first four "Tiny Pocket World" sets. The packages don't seem to have set names (I see there is a little instruction sheet tucked in the bottom, so it might be on there). Amazon lists them as:
Tiny Pocket World Polly & Peaches (dog) – picnic
Tiny Pocket World Polly & Dolphin – underwater
Tiny Pocket World Lila (now a redhead instead of brunette) – beauty salon
Tiny Pocket World Shani – drum set, keyboard, speakers
They were $5 at Walmart; on Amazon and eBay, they are going for $10 and up.
The other sets in this first wave are:
Active Pose Dolls (or Fashion Polly, as I will probably continue to refer to them) ($5 retail)
Skateboard Polly
Lila w/ Beauty Kit
Shani w/ Karaoke Machine (Amazon currently lists her as "Zipline Shani")
Zipline (Zip 'N' Blast) Polly
Nicholas w/ Selfie Stick
Big Pocket World ($10 retail)
Snow Globe
Sweet Treat Cupcake
Hidden In Plain Sight ($20 retail)
Dance Par-taay Case
Beach Vibes Backpack
Transformation Playset ($40 retail) – I believe that this is the first time that fashion & tiny Pollys have been sold in the same set, so that's neat.
Role-play Accessories
Tiny Power! Light Up Locket
The above link to the Amazon listings. You can also search eBay (or any other retailer of your choice).


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Autumn/Halloween Chalk Sign: Tuesday, October 17th, 7-9 PM
Learn how to create a gorgeous chalk sign just in for Thanksgiving! This chalk transfer method is easy to do, whether you're creative or not, so no excuses, people!
Choose from 4 different designs:
Trick or Treat
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Keith Bradshaw specialises in providing consultancy advice and solutions for FMCG brands, grocery retailers, restaurants, hotels and businesses across the foodservice and hospitality sectors through his business Urban Brand Creative. Here he sets out his own personal insights about the food and drink scene in Ireland and, in particular, how all businesses now have to respond and be relevant to an ever- changing consumer that is looking for quality, value, provenance and brands they can believe in.
Increasingly brands and retailers will stand out by the customer experience they give not just in their outlets and with their products, but through technology and how consumers can interact with them. Bradshaw and his team at Food Culture 360 are hoping to play their part in this by developing a range of B2C and B2B apps whereby individuals or businesses can use pre-payment technology to build loyalty and customer retention (see below for details).
How do you see the overall Irish food market retailing scene?
The overall scene is encouraging after the chaos of the recession when nearly one third of the market value was wiped off the food service industry. The market has generally stopped contracting and has begun to expand again.
What are the big challenges?
The initial post-boom challenge in Ireland was that the consumer had travelled extensively, dined out regularly and cultivated an aspirational culinary palette. Add this to the wonderful effects of food fusion through immigration and the returning diaspora and you have the emergence of the "hybrid-consumer" – a discerning customer demanding more for less!
Having addressed painful lessons from the recession such as value for money, provenance, seasonality and customer experience, it's now crucial that retailers don't become complacent.
Some big industry leaders in the high street have had to severely discount to survive. The challenge is once you've discounted and survived, how do you then increase your prices in line with inflation without alienating your loyal customers. There is still much to be done in order to enhance the customer experience and project a brand message through the emerging white noise of digital and social media commerciality.
What are the big opportunities?
Food trends typically evolve every 24-36 months in Ireland. Big opportunities now lie with keeping up with these emerging trends and food technology. Scores of talented diaspora are returning from London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne full of ideas and a can do attitude! Ireland's emerging speciality and artisan coffee market is a beacon to the world in quality and innovation. Remember the cupcake bubble about three years ago?
Ireland's emerging specialty and artisan coffee market is a beacon to the world in quality and innovation. Remember the cupcake bubble about three years ago? Well it's all about the donut now! Likewise, when pulled-pork starts appearing on high street fast food menus – you know it's time to move on!
Other big opportunities lie within with the customer experience, not just through good service, but also in emerging technology. The next big thing will be apps that allow the customer to pre-order and pay in advance and we will see these coming to market in the next 12-18 months.
How do you think the big box retailers are performing?
Overall pretty well. The entrance of the discount German multiples into the market has been an effective game changer. They initially led the drive towards provenance "This is Larry from Meath – he's a second generation potato farmer" etc.
This provenance and their price points only gained real traction in the market in the wake of the recession. The other multiples have taken this on board and Supervalu, who were bought out by Musgraves in recent years, have allocated up to 20% shelf space for local suppliers, which can shine the spotlight on regional artisan producers.
This is why I love the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards so much. As a judge you get to sample the wares of some of the finest Irish artisan producers, to spot talent and emerging brands. Part of my professional day is recommending excellent suppliers to clients and it's thrilling see new and innovative produce out there.
Is the market open for new innovation?
Absolutely. All brands must strive to evolve and grow or stagnate and decline. It's that simple. At Urban Design Creative we undertake brand SWOT reports, competitor benchmark analysis and brand digital health checks to ensure our clients are abreast of current trends. Now that foodservice suppliers have worked hard on product quality, seasonality, price-points and are making continuous headways into the customer experience – the next big battle will be in pre-ordering revenue generating B2B & B2C apps. It is our generation's "New Frontier".
You are working on developing your own app to help with payments? Can you explain what this and why you see this as an important growing area?
Our apps reduce labour costs and customer waiting time, increase revenue, capacity turnover, customer experience and brand awareness. Payments are made through Stripe and all come with a bespoke marketing dashboard with real-time drag and click capability. The apps are linked to social media so that the consumer drives the client's brand through guerrilla marketing.
Over the last 24 months Urban Design Creative has been developing pre-order revenue generating apps for the B2C and B2B market in the HORECA, FMCG and food services market. Our apps have an 87% repeat rate and show average consumer spend increase by 27%.
A big selling point is that our apps do not take a cut of the revenue. Clients are attracted to the fact that unlike Justeat (which takes 11%-14% commission) or Deliveroo (30%), we don't seek a slice of the action.
We've already won tech awards from World of Coffee in Rimini 2014. We are incredibly excited about the next 18 months and have some incredible projects in the pipeline.
You recently established your own business Urban Brand Creative. Why and what do you want to offer?
We believe Urban Brand Creative is Ireland's premier creative outsourcing consulting agency operating in the food services, hotels, restaurants and catering (Horeca) and FMCG space. We craft innovative in-house solutions for our clients' needs. We are a boutique agency and specialise in food and beverages. No two days are the same – it's an exciting time for Urban Brand Creative.
Any examples of the work you have done to date?
We work with start-ups, SMEs and large FMCG companies. Some recent project highlights have included a €600 million FMCG market leader and home to over 20 iconic Irish brands. We've worked them on a couple of exciting projects now, with more in the pipeline.
We have also been delighted to work with the Eddie Rockets group, a €50 million fast casual empire which owns the brands Eddie Rockets, Rockets, The Counter Burger Bar and Flash Harry's Bar & Kitchen. We worked hard on delivering menu engineering, chef and floor training, social media, marketing strategy, food photography, brand protection, food blogger events and promotional material. Within six weeks we had increased turnover by 59% and that was opposite a Wetherspoons.
Other projects range from designing restaurants, bars and coffee shops; menu engineering, FMCG branding, creating B2B and B2C apps, carrying out industry reports, FMCG brand analysis, digital health checks, marketing start-up packs and retail improvement packs.
Any examples of food retailers, producers/brands that you think are doing a good job In world of apps and mobile connection
It's still very much uncharted territory – the wild west! Frankly a lot of apps are loyalty based only, or else they are clunky, ugly and riddled with bugs. One notable exception is a client of ours Bear Market Coffee in Dublin who are completely clued in. Recently shortlisted as best coffee in Dublin these guys are going places and are entering an exciting phase of expansion. We will have their app live and trading by the end of the month. They are certainly ones to watch.
Who is doing well and why / where do you see the future for grocery retailing vs online/mobile
The grocers have had to up their game in an increasingly competitive market. On an anecdotal level I have recently moved office which means most mornings I take a short commute to work on the train. It is the first time in over a decade I have used public transport on a near daily basis. It's mind blowing the level of people using smartphones during their commute, what with the proliferation of more affordable technology and free wi-fi.
The consumer is on-line continuously and apps are an emerging technology here to say.
* You can take a look for yourself what Food Culture 360 is developing with payment apps. Simply go to the App Store and search "Food Culture 360″. The username/email is "fc360″ and the password is "password".


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We are here today to dedicate this land to be the Ner Shalom Cemetery, the resting place of this community. I say "dedicate" and not "consecrate" because this land is already sacred. It is the beloved soil and ancestral land of the Coastal Miwok and Southern Pomo tribes. We are, in comparison, newcomers. But in dedicating this land to be our beyt olam, our enduring home, we honor and give thanks to the elders before us, and we cast our lot with them, becoming, alongside them, part of this beloved land and its history.
We gather to dedicate this to be the place where we will return to the earth, where we will be visited and remembered, and our physical selves carried forward in the grass and the Gravensteins – a tree whose very name means gravestone. We hold this land open to welcome in death any who would be part of our community in life. Those who were born or became Jewish, those who declare themselves Jewish without formalities, and those who have been loved ones and fellow travelers in this life's journey. For all who have thrown their lot in with this community, this is your place too.
Our people's earliest collective memory of a cemetery comes to us in the story of Abraham and Sarah. They were wanderers, the two of them and their household. But in death they became landowners, tied to a place. Sarah died, and Abraham arranged the purchase of a family burial plot at the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron, where he could bury Sarah and weep over her.
He was buried there too. And Isaac and Rebecca and Leah and Jacob with special pomp. Even Joseph's bones, brought back from Egypt generations later, were laid to rest there. There is so much Torah does not tell us about these people – what they wore or the houses they built or the games they played with their children. But we know how they buried and eulogized and mourned. We know about their family plot.
I have always loved cemeteries and what they tell us not only about death but about the life of a community. They are snapshots of style and sensibility. The architecture of the time as reflected in gravestones. Clues about connections; traces of relationships. What character traits and information were thought important enough to be chiseled in stone. I love a cemetery's confidence, its imagining of permanence and posterity – that one day children and grandchildren, friends, admirers, students and students of students – or even just the casual passerby – might find their way there to visit and pay respects.
I have seen many cemeteries and loved them all. Pilgrim churchyards in New England, stylish graveyards of Berlin's or Paris's bohemian set. Crooked, crowded Jewish cemeteries in Prague and Bialystok. Landsmanshaft cemeteries in Chicago, belonging to immigrants who transplanted their communities from Russian shtetlach to American streets, but ultimately ended up in the enclosed safety of their shared cemetery.
Last year I had the privilege to visit and stand at the resting place of my great-great and great-great-great grandfathers in what was once a sunny hilltop in southwestern Germany. But now that hilltop is forested, with European sycamore maples pushing right out of the graves, fed by rain and the composting of centuries. The Jews of 30 small towns were buried there, continuing on as neighbors and friends beyond the limits of this mortal life.
And so we will do as well. Here, in this place – with our own style and architecture and ways, reflecting this moment in which we live – here we will one day lie down to rest. This will be our beyt olam, our beys oylem, our home far longer than any home we've ever lived in.
So here we are to dedicate this place. Gesher Calmenson pointed out to me this week how the word makom in Hebrew can mean place, but also can mean God. That God is in this place and is every place. We ourselves will become this place. We will go, in Gesher's words, from being in the world to being the world. And we will reunite with God, with everything, in the process.
And so today we greet and announce ourselves to our future home and begin to prepare the soil. We will circle its perimeter with our Torah scroll, which carries with it the memories and blessings of the Jewish community of Sobeslav. We will dust the land with soil from Jerusalem. We will seed it with our love, and work it with our prayers for peace and rest and release. We will cultivate it with our blessings for the future. There will be days, many of them over time, when we will furrow the soil with the furrowed brows of our grief. But those days are not yet, and may they be a long way off. Today we will sing and walk. We will get to know this place and it will get to know us.
And so here, in the Burbank Gardens of Pleasant Hills Cemetery in Sebastopol, in Sonoma County, on the Russian River Water Shed that washes through this land, carrying our blessings to the Pacific Ocean, and from there to everywhere, we declare the ongoing holiness of this place and we fill it with our love and our gratitude.
I'm very grateful to the Ner Shalomers who brought this cemetery project to fruition: Gesher Calmenson, Barbara Lesch McCaffry, Rita Rowan and Bloom Almeida. To find out more about the Ner Shalom Cemetery, click here.


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Start in the town of Lahaina heading north on hwy 30, which turns into hwy 340, and back to hwy 30 as you make your way around west Maui back to the finish where you started in Lahaina.
Along 30 it's mostly flat with the blue pacific ocean on your left, and along 340 it's breathtaking switchbacks overlooking cliffs with the blue pacific several hundred feet below. Slice through small local towns, watch out for falling rock, and enjoy the lush vegetation along hwy 340.
Road Quality
There are lots of sweeping curves on hwy 30 overlooking the pacific ocean, and most of hwy 340 is smooth with hilly switchbacks. We rode in mostly 2nd gear along hwy 340 between 10mph, and 25 mph to keep things safe.
Roadside Amenities
Lao Valley State Park is a good place to take a stretch, but there are no food vendors here. If you see a local fruit stand it's a good place to get some fresh pineapple/mango/coconut drink. There are many scenic lookout spots along the entire route which overlook cliffs and the pacific ocean.
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We rented two Harley 883 sportsters, and an electroglide from EagleRiders - due to the switchbacks the smaller bikes were more suited to this route.
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Playing is a fundamental component of learning in children of all ages. Here we have compiled a list of simple yet powerful developmental games for your baby to enjoy. The below activities are for children 6-12 months old.
Materials needed: Small toys or books, blanket
What to do: Place a toy or book under a blanket, leaving part of the object showing. Then ask your baby, "Where is it?" and encourage them to look for it. Babies will usually grab it and dig under the blanket. If yours doesn't, you could remove and then replace the blanket.
Variations: After your baby has mastered finding a partly hidden object, move on to hiding it completely under the blanket.
Skills learned: Fine motor skill development, object permanence
Materials needed: Plastic measuring cups
What to do: Take turns stacking the cups and knocking them down. You can also have a "race," where you both stack cups at the same time.
Skills learned: Understanding cause and effect, fine motor skills
Materials needed: Wooden puzzles
What to do: Your baby will be ready for large wooden puzzles around the time of their first birthday. We suggest ones with colorful shapes or pictures. Show and tell them first how it works—you may have to guide their hands, he says. When they are successful, be sure to clap and cheer for them to encourage success.
Skills learned: Problem solving, fine motor skills, visual skills
Materials needed: Board or cloth picture books
What to do: Regularly read books to your baby, pointing to the pictures as you read and engaging them by changing your voice for different characters.
Skills learned: Language development, listening skills
What to do: Around 6 to 8 months of age, your child will learn to clap, so encourage them with this rhyme (or make up your own):
Clap, clap, one, two, three
Clap, clap, clap with me.
Clap, clap, four and five.
Clap, clap, clap, bees in hive.
Clap, clap, six, seven, eight.
Clap, clap, clap, you are great.
Clap, clap, nine and ten.
Clap, clap, let's do it again.
Skills learned: Imitation, rhyming
Materials needed: Empty 16-ounce bottle, colored rice or pasta
What to do: Fill the bottle with the rice or pasta, and glue the top back on so your baby can safely watch and hear what happens as they shake, rattle, and roll the container.
Skills learned: Fine motor skills, auditory discrimination, cause and effect
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You probably have cute little youngsters, you can take wooden furniture especially designed for them. We advocate using furniture covers as a substitute of inserting weights directly on your furnishings as this may devalue your furnishing. To be able to maintain the wooden furniture it's significant to pay regard to maintenance advice that is achieved out there with every single buy.
Outdoor wicker furnishings and different patio furnishings can withstand the outside components quite properly, thats what they are designed to do. But they're designed to do it for a considerably restricted term publicity as compared to being left outdoors 24 hours a day seven days every week for ten years. It isn't simply great quality that we provide in our furniture covers, it is great value too.


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El Reto del Quetzal
Jesse Cheers
A group of 7 local riders including MSL's Jesse Cheers recently traveled to Guatemala to compete in the El Reto del Quetzal. This four day stage mountain bike race through the mountains and volcanos of Guatemala are no joke, the racers must cover 12km, 86km, 63km, and 62km. Doesn't sound to bad right? Wrong, the first stage of the race is only 12km but begins after the sun goes down which makes navigating the Guatemalan mountains no easy task but compared to the days ahead, stage one is a kiddy ride. The following morning the riders awoke at 6am and began the longest stage of the race which involved riding over 86 km and climbing more than 8,000 feet through the forest. Surely stage two must be the hardest day though? Wrong again, the riders must then wake up the following morning and catch a ferry ride across a lake, surrounded by volcanos, to the start of Stage three. Stage three is known as the day of climbing because over 63km the riders gain over 11,000 vertical feet and reach elevations of 10,000 feet, where the oxygen is thin and the climbs are never ending. Needless to say racers are more than excited to finish this third stage and move on to the final stage of the race. Stage four mainly consist of down hill but has two climbs early on that test the worn out riders legs before they are granted down hill dissents. Needless to say the local riders were more than excited to cross the finish line and complete El Reto del Quetzal. Above are photos taken by MSL's Jesse Cheers during his time spent in Guatemala. "If you are thinking about doing a stage race, like the idea of traveling, and want to truly test yourself to the max then El Reto del Quetzal is the race for you, one of the most rewarding and memorable trips I have ever been on, but be ready to ride some uphill!"-Jesse Cheers


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Today is my LJ blog's 14th birthday.
Wow. Time really does fly.
In that time I've posted 10,354 journal entries, posted 34,937 comments and received 62,511 comments.
Crikey. If you add in the blog posts & stuff on espressococo, I must be north of 11 thousand blog posts.
Thanks for sticking around.


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Evidence of a dual histogenetic pathway of sacrococcygeal teratomas2016-08-13 12:41:12
Histopathology; 13 August 2016: DOI:10.1111/his.13062
Robert E. Emerson, Chia-Sui Kao, John N. Eble, David J. Grignon, Mingsheng Wang, Shaobo Zhang,
Xiaoyan Wang, Rong Fan, Timothy A. Masterson, Lawrence M. Roth, Liang Cheng
Sacrococcygeal teratomas are rare tumors that occur most frequently in neonates, although adult cases also occur. Molecular pathogenesis of these tumors and their long-term prognosis is uncertain.
Methods & Results
Fifty-four sacrococcygeal teratoma specimens from 52 patients were identified and available follow up information was obtained. Fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis was performed to identify isochromosome 12p (i(12p)) abnormalities on paraffin blocks of the tumors. Among the 48 pediatric patients, there were 44 teratomas and 4 tumors with combined teratoma and yolk sac tumor (1 of which also had primitive neuroectodermal tumor). The teratomas included 37 mature teratomas and 11 immature teratomas (4 grade 1, 2 grade 2, and 5 grade 3). The 44 teratomas lacking a yolk sac tumor component were all negative for i(12p). The 4 tumors with a yolk sac tumor component were all positive for i(12p). The 4 adult cases all lacked nonteratomatous germ cell tumor components, immature elements, and i(12p). Follow up information was available for 32 patients. Two patients with teratoma had recurrence, but were alive with no evidence of disease after long-term follow up. One patient with combined teratoma and yolk sac tumor had recurrence 7 months after resection. The other patients were alive with no evidence of disease at last follow up.
Our data suggest that pediatric sacrococcygeal teratomas should be considered as two distinct groups with a divergent histogenetic pathway. Prognosis of these tumors is excellent, despite rare recurrence.
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Letters to the Editor
In its series on the Jeffrey Epstein case, "Perversion of Justice," the Herald quotes an affidavit by Virginia Roberts — a woman I never met — claiming she had sex with me on Epstein's island, ranch, plane and mansion. It then simply says I "denied" it.
In fact, I disproved it. I produced my travel, phone, credit card and TV appearance records, conclusively proving that I could not have been and was not in any of these places during the time Roberts knew Epstein. The former FBI director, assisted by a former assistant U.S. attorney and a chief federal marshal, reviewed these records and the other evidence and concluded that, "The totality of the evidence found during the investigation refutes the allegations."
There is other evidence, currently under seal, that directly establishes my innocence. I am seeking to unseal emails between Roberts and a journalist, a book manuscript by Roberts and a legal brief that are smoking guns showing that I was "deliberately framed for financial reasons."
There is also irrefutable evidence that Roberts lied about other people for money. She told a British tabloid that she met Al and Tipper Gore on Epstein's island and swore that she had dinner with Bill Clinton on the island. But Secret Service records prove that none of these people were on the island. Indeed, the Gores didn't even know Epstein.
I have a tape recording of a conversation with Roberts' closest friend in which she says that Roberts told her she "felt pressure to go after [Dershowitz]" in order to obtain money from a wealthy businessman, and that Roberts had never previously included me among the people with whom she claimed to have had sex.
Finally, one of Roberts' own lawyers has acknowledged in front of witnesses that her claims against me are "wrong" "simply wrong."
The evidence of my innocence is indisputable: I never met Roberts; I never had sex with her; she simply made up the entire story for money.
Roberts made her false claims against me in court documents that immunize her from being sued for defamation. I challenge her to repeat her false accusations out of court, so that I can sue her for defamation and let a jury decide — after seeing all the evidence, including the suppressed emails and book manuscript — who is telling the truth and who is lying.


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Mon, 8 October 2012
What a strange book! Often compared to The Arabian Nights or The Decameron, this novel touches on every genre (with a large portion dedicated to the Gothic), every theme, every concept of the era from romance, to marriage, to chivalry, religion, politics, succubi, ghosts, skeletons, you name it, The Manuscript has it! Written at the turn of the 19th century, Jan Potocki, Polish author writing in French has achieved a tour de force with this novel. A whole encompassing novel that deals with everything! Not a small task
Whether you like it or hate it, you can't remain indifferent to it.
Composed of stories within stories within stories, told and re-told from a variety of different voices, despite its apparent disconnect the novel really forms a whole which only becomes apparent as the reader nears the end.
This is not for everyone, but it is one of those texts that need to be read at least once before you die. By now, it has become a Classic. A tedious read, but worth it!
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If it's spring it must be GOP presidential season in Vegas
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former President George W. Bush and several potential GOP presidential candidates are set to address an April meeting in Las Vegas of the Republican Jewish Coalition — a must-stop venue for Republican politicians with White House hopes.
When spring comes to Las Vegas, potential GOP presidential candidates gather.
Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former President George W. Bush and several potential GOP presidential candidates are set to address an April meeting here of the Republican Jewish Coalition — a must-stop venue for Republican politicians with White House hopes.
Romney, who announced Jan. 30 that he would not make a third presidential run in 2016 after briefly considering the idea, is scheduled to address an April 23 VIP dinner on the opening Thursday of the coalition's spring meeting.
On the closing Saturday of the meeting, April 25, potential White House hopefuls will speak to the gathering, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, the coalition announced last week.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, who flirted with a presidential bid before deciding to run for re-election, also is on that day's speakers lineup.
Other previously announced speakers include possible White House hopeful Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, both of whom will address the meeting that Saturday afternoon. Former President Bush will speak to the group Saturday evening, helping to close out the conference.
Much of the April 23-25 meeting is closed to the media — including the addresses by Bush, Romney and Boehner — as several hundred of the nation's top politicians, government officials, business leaders and campaign fundraisers and operatives gather to talk politics and policy, particularly U.S. backing of Israel as one of America's closest allies.
Open to press coverage this year are the speeches by potential White House candidates and several other leaders, including Cruz, Pence, Perry and Portman, according to the coalition. Additional speakers might be added later.
Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson, a major GOP donor and staunch supporter of the Jewish state, usually attends the spring meeting, which is held at his Venetian on the Strip.
The coalition gathering serves as a testing ground for GOP candidates, particularly on how hawkish they are regarding the defense of Israel against its enemies in the Middle East.
"It's just a great opportunity for our members to hear from leaders in our party talk about the most important issues facing our nation," said Mark McNulty, a spokesman for the Republican Jewish Coalition.
— Laura Myers
Frustrated with traffic tie-ups on Interstate 15 that choke visitors coming from and going to Southern California, Rep. Cresent Hardy, R-Nev., last week floated his vision of a potential solution.
"Why don't we take federal land on the north side of (Las Vegas) and turn it into an inland port for railroad traffic?" Hardy said. Under this scenario, goods from California would arrive at terminals by rail and be loaded onto trucks that would continue east. And vice versa for freight headed the other way.
Hardy said his idea would reduce truck traffic that is a big cause of congestion on the only major highway connecting Southern Nevada to Southern California.
I-15 "is a huge trucking lane that everyone has to use to get to Interstate 70, to get to Interstate 80, to go across the nation," Hardy said. "You look at this traffic, it is constant truck traffic."
Hardy added truckers "hate going into L.A. themselves."
The freshman Republican talked with reporters after a hearing Wednesday where he made a point to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx that the East Coast is not the only part of the country that suffers from bad traffic and could use some relief.
"Unless you've ever had to spend all day — sometimes close to 16 hours of traffic — driving from L.A. to Las Vegas, you've never experienced traffic," Hardy told Foxx. Unlike highways in the East, there are not frequent exits on I-15 where motorists can escape the road, he said.
At the same hearing, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., urged Foxx to visit Las Vegas "to see for yourself the challenges we face."
Hardy and Titus sit on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that soon will write a major updating of the nation's highway programs.
"I've had ideas for years," Hardy said. "Now I think I'm in a position to influence that."
— Steve Tetreault
Internet gaming giant PokerStars has been waiting for approval to launch operations in New Jersey since last year. Now, a publication is reporting Gov. Chris Christie is holding up the licensing as a favor to Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson.
BusinessInsider.com first reported the story, which has been picked up by the Press of Atlantic City.
PokerStars, which was acquired last year by Canada-based Amaya Gaming Group, has a partnership deal in place with Resorts Atlantic City to operate the casino's online gaming presence in New Jersey. PokerStars also plans to build a $10 million poker room at the Boardwalk casino.
The company, however, has been unable to obtain a gaming license in New Jersey. State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, a Democrat who sponsored the bill that legalized online gambling in the state, blamed the company's inability to get licensed on Christie.
Christie's office has denied the allegation. The governor is expected to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016 and has been courting support from Adelson, a billionaire who contributes heavily to GOP candidates and causes. Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that Adelson loaned Christie use of one of his private jets.
Adelson has emerged as the most fervent opponent to legalizing online gaming, vowing to spend "whatever it takes" to kill the activity.
— Howard Stutz
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Beware when purchasing technical assistants
November 21, 2017
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Technology has evolved greatly over the course of humanity, dating back to the discoveries of fire and the wheel. Creation of machines such as the printing press allowed for the greater spreading of ideas, which led to the knowledge and technology we have today.
Communication helps us to understand, assist, and observe one another. Although new and emerging technologies such as intelligent personal assistants and improved cell phones can prove useful, there is controversy concerning them. Certain programs in systems such as personal assistants and cell phones can be seen as intrusive in the eyes of some owners. Can a compromise be found, or will these innovative creations have to be scrapped?
As personal assistants such as the Amazon Echo and the Google Mini help with finding information quickly and efficiently, they are also known to record certain data on people within their homes. This data can be provided to the police and other government systems. This provision of personal information can be regarded as intrusive, as well as an invasion of privacy. Siri's voice-activation commands, for example, could be turned on accidentally, which would let an unintended audience hear information not meant for them.
Can a compromise be found, or will these innovative creations have to be scrapped?"
— Yani Soares
Some claim that their Fourth Amendment rights, which provide protection from unlawful or unwarranted searches, are being taken away. In other words, the data recorded by personal assistants like Alexa and the Google Mini could be seized in an unlawful search. To paraphrase, the Fourth Amendment lacks any power over information voluntarily given to a third party, or an outside person or group. According to Haley Sweetland Edwards' May 4, 2017 TIME magazine article "Alexa Takes the Stand: Listening Devices Raise Privacy Issues," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor herself wrote that the third-party doctrine may be "ill suited to the digital age," which could prompt it to be changed.
A possible solution to this problem of privacy could be a disclosure. For example, if a personal assistant is purchased, a disclosure could be given notifying the consumer of the information the electronic device collects and how it could be used. If this disclosure contract is signed, any evidence for a possible crime recorded on Alexa or a similar device may be given to the authorities. With this, the owner is held under complete responsibility.
A second solution would be to add some kind of blocker or signal indicator to these devices, which would halt unwanted information from being given. Or, better notification of the mute feature which keeps it from listening in. With the increase in easy use of technology, problems also increase, and solutions cannot always be found. If you hope to purchase one of these innovative creations, remember to beware these dangers. Not all that you say behind closed doors may stay that way.
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Aveiro (pop.78,000, urban area 120,000) is a city of Northern Portugal. It is not in the Algarve - I was visiting! It stands about 75km (47 miles) south of the major city of Porto. It is just over 260km (160 miles) north of Lisbon. It is about 85km from PORTO airport.
There are no direct buses between Porto Airport and Aveiro.
By metro and train it is fairly frequent, straightforward and
inexpensive.Take the METRO DO PORTO Line E from the
Airport to Campanhã station. Trains run about every 20 minutes for most of the
day on weekdays, every 30 minutes at other times including
weekends and holidays, from around 0600 until 0034 (last
train, every night). That will take about 33 minutes and costs
€2.60 - a Z4 (four zone) ticket. More details at the METRO DO
PORTO website. By the way, don't throw
away your 'ANDANTE' ticket if you are coming back to Porto. It
is rechargeable. You can use it until it wears out and saves
you €0.60 on each subsequent ticket of the same type. Tickets
are sold at the Airport tourist office, but if it's not open
you will need some coins for the ticket machines.
At Campanhã walk from the Metro station round to the main railway station of CP, Portuguese Railways. That takes only a a minute.
From there, local electric trains of the Porto Urbanos network run to Aveiro about once every hour every day with extra, faster, trains in weekday rush hours. The normal journey takes about 1 hour and will cost €3.50 plus the 50 cent cost of the rechargeable SIGA ticket card. There are simple to use ticket machines in the hall; there were long lines at the ticket office all three times I was there. The machines take notes as well as coins. NB these 'SIGA' tickets are NOT VALID on Alfa Pendular or Intercity trains. Urbanos trains are (mostly) bright yellow! If you do use one of the Alfa Pendular or Intercity fast trains the trip to Aveiro will cost you 8 - 10 Euros more to save about 25 minutes.
First train from Porto Campanhã to Aveiro is at 0459 on
weekdays, 0559 at weekends and holidays. The last trains are
at 2305 and 0005 daily, then a later train at 0055. These almost all start from Porto São Bento (city
centre) station about 10 minutes earlier. Be sure to check
timetables at the Portugal Railways Official website. Trains from Aveiro to Porto
run daily from 0440 to 2325 , then at 2356 except on
If you plan to spend some time in Porto before moving on, most of the trains to Aveiro start at the city centre São Bento station. This historic building is in the heart of the city (it has a Metro station also) and is worth a visit in its own right!
The national long distance bus (coach) network Rede-Expressos
has no direct service between Porto and Aveiro. There are no
direct buses I know of.
If you are not planning to spend time in Lisbon, you will
need to get from the Airport to LISBOA ORIENTE station. This
is very simple using the Lisbon metro (subway) from the
airport station. Trains run to Oriente station every few
minutes from 0630 until 0100 every night. The journey takes
about 5 minutes. There is also city bus 744 to Oriente. City
bus details at http://www.carris.pt/
If you are planning to spend time in Lisbon, trains to Aveiro start from the city centre SANTA APOLÓNIA station. Check timetables and buy tickets at www.cp.pt
One way 'normal' tourist (2nd) class fare is €30.70 on Alfa Pendular trains, €20.60 on others. Discounts are available for advance booking - see below.
There is a mix of fast Alfa Pendular and Intercity trains
about once each hour on weekdays, slightly less frequent at
weekends. The first train is at 0709 and the last train is at
2209 hrs daily. The journey takes about 2 hours on the Alfa
Pendular trains, 2hrs 20 minutes on the Intercity trains
All but two of the trains start from the city centre Santa
Apolónia station nine minutes before calling at Oriente. These
other two call at Lisbon Entrecampos station, before Oriente, on
their way up from the south.
Reservations for train trips in Portugal can only be made up to a MAXIMUM of 60 days in advance. You can reserve on line at www.cp.pt and print your own ticket. A big discount is available on many trains for tickets purchased more than 8 days in advance. DO NOT use RailEurope etc as they cannot issue the required seat reservation for which you will pay extra.
You will need to make your way from the airport to the SETE
RIOS bus terminal. This is about 3 miles/5km from the airport
and is linked to it by the underground metro line. Take any
train to the end of the line at São Sebastião then change to
the Blue Line for a two stop ride to Jardim Zoológico station,
which is adjacent to Sete Rios. Trains run every few minutes
from 0630 daily. The journey will take around 25 minutes and
cost €2.
There is also a direct bus, Aerobus 3, from the airport to
Sete Rios but now with a drastically reduced service running only once
each hour from 0900 to 1700 on weekdays only. Consult the Aerobus website for details. For your
bus options from elsewhere in the city check the city bus
website at http://www.carris.pt/
Consult the long distance bus website www.rede-expressos.pt for Lisbon - Aveiro times, remember it's LISBOA SETE RIOS on the timetable search. One-way fare is currently €15,70 and the journey takes about 3hrs 15 minutes. There are about 6 journeys every day, from 0830 to 1930. Rede Expressos website also covers journeys to Aveiro from many towns and cities through Portugal. Tickets can be bought on line up to 30 days in advance at the Rede Expressos website www.rede-expressos.pt
The railway station in Aveiro is on the eastern edge of the
city centre, about 10 minutes walk from the centre. There is a
taxi rank outside, to the left as you exit the station.
Numerous city buses stop outside the railway station across
the road from the taxi rank.
Aveiro has a new regional and long distance bus station at Rua de Artur Almeida Eça on the east side of the railway station. This is therefore a 10 minute walk from the city centre. A tunnel under the railway tracks connects this facility with stops for city buses - see below.
The tourist office is located at Rua João Mendonça, 8 which
is beside the canal, in the city centre.Map here.
Aveiro is a walkable city, and mostly flat. If
you need local buses around the city and immediate suburbs,
consult the city bus company website at
www.aveirobus.pt this is however only available in
Portuguese. Timetables can be downloaded and there is a
diagram of routes. Timetables for most routes are irregular in
nature, some are infrequent and very little service is
provided on most routes at weekends and also public holidays.
Cash fare is €2,10 for one journey. A pre paid ten journey
ticket reduces the fare considerably. Various monthly passes are also
available. Details are on the website.
Aveiro is flat and bike hire is readily available. Buga
Aveiro Rent-a-Bike has its main shop outside the Mercado
Manuel Firmino in the centre, with bike stations in various
Aveiro is well connected to the north and south by the railway.
There is also the narrow gauge line inland, to Oliveira de
Azaméis, part of the Linha da Vouga. This is a proper railway,
not a heritage or tourist line. It is a pleasant ride into
wooded countryside and is operated as part of the national
railway system. Timetables here - link to CP railway website.
The website www.aveirobus.pt also has a link for the buses to outlying suburbs - click 'Rede Interurbana'. You will be redirected to the website of the Transdev bus company which is only in Portuguese and not easy to use. These and other Transdev regional buses leave from the main bus station at Rua de Artur Almeida Eça, next to the railway station and thus a little way from the centre. Some do make other stops in town.
Aveiro is not quite on the coast. In summer a ferry runs out
to the main beaches, details are also on the Aveirobus
The stadium of SC Beira Mar Aveiro is the Estádio Mário
Duarte, Rua do Sport Clube Beira-Mar, 3810-193 Aveiro.
Capacity is 12,000. This is to the south of the city centre,
but not far. The club will next season (2019 - 2020) be playing in the third tier of
Portuguese football, where attendances are numbered in
hundreds. The club website is no longer being regularly updated but is http://www.beiramar.pt/
The large stadium built outside the town for the Euro 2004
championships is no longer in use. It remains the only stadium
I have ever been to, anywhere, which was impossible to get to
except by car! One could not even walk there.
If you have any comments or updates for this page, I will be pleased to receive them by email. For more about Aveiro as a city, please see this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aveiro
I take no responsibility for any inconvenience caused as a result of later changes to times etc. This page is for general guidance only and you must check details before making commitments and decisions!


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Moore Please! is a weekly Friday series where I can just chat about what's been on my mind lately. From what I've been eyeing & buying, to personal updates, to weekend plans – you can read all about it here!
TGIF. Seriously, I am so happy the weekend is here. This week has felt incredibly long and everyday was jam packed. I'm definitely still learning how to balance my schedule now that I'm working from home. I had the opportunity to meet fellow blogger Amanda while she was here on vacation, and we did some fun day trips and shot really incredible content on Monday and Tuesday. However, it made me realize that I'm not here on vacation too! I have errands, laundry, emails, etc that need to get taken of. I really can't spend all day, two days in a row, out shooting content. I'm looking forward to having some more time to myself next week with less events / meetings scheduled.
Today I'm headed out to Squerry Vineyards with my friend Dani to experience their new outdoor patio and lunch menu. It's supposed to be a beautiful day so I'm looking forward to enjoying the sunshine with a glass of rosé. Tomorrow is the Chelsea Summer Fête, which is a cute little festival down the street from our apartment. I've heard really good things about it so I'm excited to go and eat lots of yummy food! The weather forecast for this weekend (and for the next 10 days actually) is absolutely gorgeous, so I just plan on enjoying it while we have it. Sunday we've established a ritual of going to get bagels for breakfast and then shooting an outfit or two for the blog. There's also a restaurant I've been wanting to try in Duke of York Square, so perhaps we'll go there for Sunday dinner!
I walked into Zara yesterday not knowing that their annual sale had just started, and may or may not have gotten into a bit of trouble 😉 See what I snagged below!
- Couldn't resist this cute little fruit print top for summer.
- I'm in love with the knot detailing on this dress. I wasn't sure if I could pull it off because I wear a 32C bra, and a lot of times these styles are too revealing. However, this one isn't at all!
- This straw tote is perfect for the beach, and I love the yellow color (also comes in blue).
- I snagged the perfect LWD for summer, and it's actually a hidden romper! Genius.
- If you buy one thing from the sale, I think it should be these loafers. The bow detailing is so sweet, and they're on sale for £16!
- Did you catch yesterday's post? I shared the top 5 things you need to know before moving to London!
- This healthy blueberry banana bread recipe from Laura sounds so yummy!
- Rachel has some great tips for how to buy Levi's jeans online. Their sizing can be so tricky.
- How gorgeous does Allie look in Italy? She's already gone on some amazing summer trips and it's not even July yet! I can't wait to see what she shares from Rome.
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This day, I had monstera leaves and oriental lilies.
The monstera leaves proved to be too big so I ended up with cutting a leaf to fit in the container's opening.
I used one lily bud and then some grass to show lines, a contrast to the large surface of the monstera.
Here is the whole arrangement.
I hope you like it. --Miyako
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Kingston - West Indies slumped to 143 for eight in reply to Australia's first innings total of 399 following an eventful second day of the second and final Test, highlighted by Steve Smith missing out on a double-century by just one run.
In the second half of the day though it was Nathan Lyon's off-spin that brought him three wickets as first-change bowler, pushing him ahead of Hugh Trumble as Australia's most successful Test off-spinner ever with 144 victims.
"This was a much more helpful wicket than (the first Test) in Dominica," said Lyon.
"You just had to bowl in the right areas and be patient. There was always something likely to happen."
Pacer Josh Hazlewood also claimed three scalps, including Jermaine Blackwood for a top score of 51, in another typically miserly effort.
Two wickets in the last two overs of the day left the West Indies in an almost hopeless situation needing another 56 runs just to avoid the follow-on.
Having provided the foundation around which his team's total was built, vice-captain Smith became only the third Australian and eighth overall in the 138-year history of the traditional format to be dismissed for 199 in a Test.
He fell when Jerome Taylor, who finished with the outstanding figures of six for 47 off 25 overs, earned a leg-before verdict against the right-hander who had batted with great assurance for almost nine hours.
"It's disappointing to have gotten so close because I've never even managed 200 in a first-class match," said Smith in reflecting on his near-miss.
"More importantly though we're in a great position and it's really up to the captain (Michael Clarke) to decide what he wants to do if they don't get past the follow-on."
His departure broke another stubborn partnership involving Hazlewood.
After featuring in a record-equalling tenth-wicket stand of 97 with debutant Adam Voges in the nine-wicket first Test win in Dominica a week earlier, the tailender's promotion by one spot in the batting order proved beneficial.
He contributed 24 to a 63-run ninth-wicket stand with Smith and was last out, giving Veerasammy Permaul his only wicket of the innings in the left-arm spinner's 35th over.
Australia then wasted no time in exposing an inexperienced and vulnerable West Indies batting order.
Debutant Rajendra Chandrika edged an attempted drive at Starc to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin before he had scored and Lyon, surprisingly brought on as a the first-change bowler, responded to the challenge by bowling the other opener, Kraigg Brathwaite and then trapping Darren Bravo lbw.
Taylor had made good use of the second new ball at the start of the day in completing the fourth five-wicket innings haul of his Test career and third on his home ground.
He bowled Shane Watson for 25 offering no shot and then dispensed with Haddin, whose defence was breached after he had raced to 22 off 23 deliveries.
During the course of his innings Haddin became just the fourth player to compile 3,000 Test runs at number seven in the batting order.
Interestingly, the other three were his predecessors as Australian wicketkeeper-batsmen - Adam Gilchrist, Ian Healy and Rod Marsh.
Kemar Roach shrugged off his inconsistent and expensive effort on the first day to claim the wicket of Mitchell Johnson when Bravo held on to the head-high catch at first slip and Jason Holder accounted for Starc, raising the prospect of the West Indies finishing off the Australian innings before lunch.
However Smith found a resolute partner in Hazlewood, who was aided by a second wicket-taking no-ball indiscretion from Roach.
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