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I still remember the first time I ever heard of the musical Grease.
I was sitting on the grass in first grade day camp and one of my friends said something about a "Grease song." Being a snotty little know-it-all, I corrected her, saying that the correct phrasing would be "Greek song" because Greek is the adjective for Greece. Being an equally snotty little know-it-all, she shot right back, "No, it's GREASE. Like how you GREASE a PAN." Boy, was I peeved.
These fun little drawings are inspired by that fateful July afternoon. I tried to avoid the usual peanut-butter-and-jelly and macaroni-and-cheese comparisons and go for some quirkier pairings. The tattoos and piercings one (in blue below) was extra fun to work on -- I finally learned how to draw a proper bicep! Movin' on up in the world.
For more pairings, plus prints of everything you see here, please visit my Etsy shop!


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I need to declare an interest here, because Paul took my wedding photos. Anyway, Paul's got some of his personal work up in Bar Humbug on Bristol's Whiteladies Road. They're photos of objects that have been a part of his personal development, that he's worked into using Photoshop and a Wacom Tablet.

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Special Needs Planning
A Summary of Special Needs Estate Planning:
The reason for a Special Needs Estate Planning is to arrange for for the necessities of precious ones with disabilities when we are no longer there to bring together and advocate for them. Parents of children with special needs must make cautious estate planning choices to coordinate all of the legal, financial, and special care necessities of their children- both now and in the future.
Special Needs Trusts may be a critical component of your estate planning if you have loved ones with physical or mental disabilities that you hope to provide for after your death. In general, Special Needs Trusts are stand-alone trusts funded with separate assets (sort of like life insurance) or they can be sub-trusts in existing living trusts.
There are several types of trusts to help with these special planning trials. One of the most common types are:
Special Needs Trusts:
For many parents, a Special Needs Trust is the most effective way to support their child with a disability. A Special Needs Trust brings about assets while also preserving the child's eligibility for public assistance.
Here are two categories of Special Needs Trusts:
Third-Party Special Needs Trust:
Formed by using the belongings of the parent(s) as part of an estate plan; distributed by the parent's Will or Living Trust.
Self-Settled Special Needs Trust:
Usually generated by a parent, legal guardian, or grandparent using the child's belongings to supply the Trust (e.g., when a child receives a settlement from a personal injury lawsuit and will require lifelong care). If assets stay in the Trust after the child's death, a "payback" to the state is mandatory, but only to the level of public assistance benefits that the child receives.


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AST 1724 - The Holy Saint Inheritor, Profundity Qi
At the moment when Shui Yunfeng's aura spread out of his body, Qing Shui knitted his brows. The man right in front of him was actually the Holy Saint Inheritor!
If Qing Shui recalled correctly, the other inheritance, other than the Battle God Inheritance, was the Holy Saint Inheritance. It was just that the people who had received Holy Saint Inheritance didn't take part in the battles between people with Demon Lord and Battle God Heritage. This was why Qing Shui never took notice of this. It was until now when Qing Shui saw the Evil Slaying Sword and the aura being emitted off Shui Yunfeng's body for himself, that he found out that this person had actually possessed the Holy Saint Inheritance. It didn't just end here. He was even a great confucian.
The Confucian in this context didn't just mean an ordinary confucian. A person with the Holy Saint Inheritance was considered to be a person of justice. Though they might not be the same confucian from his previous incarnation, they still shared some things in common. They were skillful in using righteous energy such as the Nature Energy.
They viewed the commoners in the world as a part of themselves. The majority of their cultivation originated from the righteous energy converted from their strong conviction. They had managed to practice their Nature Energy to its peak and every single one of their actions had Heavenly Dao contained in it.
The symbol of a person with Holy Saint Inheritance was none other than the Evil Slaying Sword. Only when a person was brought together by fate with the Holy Saint Inheritance would they actually receive the heritage.
"I am surprised that you had actually received the Holy Saint Inheritance. This is such a waste." Qing Shui watched as Shui Yunfeng charged toward him. Without much hesitation, he greeted his incoming opponent with his Golden Battle Halberd. Against Shui Yunfeng, Qing Shui had not the slightest intention to act carelessly.
Dragon Claw Crushing Gold Chant!
Emperor's Qi!
Art of Pursuing!
Qing Shui was already not holding back in terms of the aura which he was emitting. The reason being that it was still quite a desirable situation if he could fight against this opponent to a draw. After all, this person was none other than the Watermoon Cavern Lord. He was, without a doubt, a formidable character.
Now, Qing Shui had finally understood why Shui Yunfeng would become the Watermoon Cavern Lord. This was closely related to his inheritance. Other than that, he would also require a very strong conviction. Becoming the cavern lord would mean that he was in charge of ten or even a hundred thousand men below him. So long as some of them became loyal to him, he would be able to receive strong Convictions.
For the time being, the Watermoon Cavern Lord was completely silent. He figured that he would only start talking after he had killed the brat in front of him. He had never once detested anyone up to this extent. It might be that throughout these days, his nature had been undergoing changes.
Noises of a dragon's cry could be constantly heard from the clashes between the metals. After weakening his opponents, Qing Shui had finally managed to barely turn this battle into a draw. It seemed that this was as far as Shui Yunfeng could reach with his ability. With this confirmed, Qing Shui let out a sigh of relief.
Through his showdown against Shui Yunfeng, Qing Shui could also more or less figure out the strength of Xuan Clan and Wavemoon Cavern. If this was as strong as they could get, Qing Shui believed that he would have the rights to talk. They wouldn't dare to make any reckless moves neither.
"The people who inherited the Holy Saint Heritage must have a heart willing to accept the whole world. They must be full of righteousness and be able to sense the righteous qi, Nature Energy itself, across heaven and earth itself and absorb it into their own. The most formidable feature of a holy saint is their ability to summon the force of Heavenly Dao. Though the time when I interacted with you may not have been long, I can tell that you are not someone like that. You will forever remain at the courtyard for the Holy Saints. There will never come a time when you officially become a part of us."
Qing Shui was saying this while battling. He was telling the truth, but the main point of saying these was to enrage Shui Yunfeng. His aim was to strike at his already weakened mind. As the saying went, you aim for a person's face when you beat them and aim for their weakness when you accuse them. Naturally, you would aim for a person's heart when you intended to strike them.
Qing Shui's words were like daggers as they pierced their way through Shui Yunfeng's heart. His words couldn't be any simpler. As a person who received the Holy Saint Inheritance, he should understand that more than anybody else. However, knowing and doing were two different things. Added to the things which happened to him before this, he was no longer able to find peace for himself. So long as his shameful disease was not cured, his entire life would remain a stub.
"It does not matter if you are not able to act as a man. It's always said that you can never have both a fish as well as a bear palm at once. It's normal for you to lose some stuff every now and then. It's not true happiness when you only gain stuff. It's when you lose and gain at the same time that you will find contentment." It was very rare to see Qing Shui talking to someone like this.
"You are digging your own grave!"
Shui Yunfeng was on the brink of losing his mind. Although he was not known to be very fragile, he still got hit right on his nerve. Everyone would have something which they never wanted to talk about. Deep down, they would always have a fragile part of which only themselves were aware of. Once it got triggered, they would risk their lives trying to resist it.
This was precisely the state that Shui Yunfeng was at. If he was given an option to die together with Qing Shui, he would do so without any hesitation.
Profundity Qi!
Shui Yunfeng's body was suddenly filled up with a surge of righteous aura. As a result, he received a significant boost in his strength. The Shui Yunfeng at this moment seemed as if he possessed an indestructible strength.
Similarly, the aura of Nature Energy as well as Immovable Mountains emitted from Qing Shui's body were also very powerful. Even so, it was still a huge gap compared to the Profundity Qi. After all, only a small part of Qing Shui's aura was the Nature Energy. Shui Yunfeng, on the other hand, had all his strength from the Profundity Qi.
Holy Saint Slaying Blade!
The Evil Slaying Sword in Shui Yunfeng's hand suddenly became razor-sharp. A cloud of solid-looking Origin Qis formed into a huge blade. Soon after, Shui Yunfeng slashed at Qing Shui with the blade.
The entire hall disappeared in the aftermath of the attack. Qing Shui fixed his sight on the enormous blade. From the blade, he sensed a very familiar aura. It was a form of energy created from the combination of Spirit Energy and Origin Qi.
Just like how he usually did, Qing Shui adjusted the strength within his body and sent Qing Hanye out with his Nine Palace Steps. He controlled the Nine Continents Mountain with his mind and moved it right in front of the formidable and violent blade to block against it.
Unfortunately, the Nine Continents Mountain was only able to stop it for a a mere moment as it immediately got cut off. The blade seemed like it was totally unaffected by the Nine Continent Mountain and was still approaching Qing Shui with the same strength which it previously possessed.
Primordial Flame!
The killing knife was metal attributed and metal was weak against fire. Furthermore, Qing Shui's fire wasn't just the basic fire. These were Primordial Flames that were cultivated with aid from Nine Yang Golden Body. Only people with the same physique as Qing Shui's would be able to demonstrate the true strength of Primordial Flame.
This was precisely what was good about the Five Elements Divine Refining Technique. Living beings should not be able to disobey the Rules. Hence, Qing Shui thought that he could suppress his opponents by making use of the attributes of his attacks,
Of course, there might also be a backlash. For instance, though the rules might say that fire could suppress metal, if the strength of the metal was significantly stronger than the flame, not only would the weakness be useless, the attribute which initially got the upper hand would end up being suppressed by the weaker element instead. Hence, it was still of utmost importance to possess decent strength when facing a person with absolute strength.
After a loud rumbling noise, the entire ground around the surroundings was flattened. Qing Shui only managed to barely withstand Shui Yunfeng's attack. Considering that his strength was recovering at a fast pace, he didn't find consuming them an issue. Hence, he would go all out each time he tried to receive his opponent's attack.
Similarly, Shui Yunfeng got more and more nervous as the battle continued. He was actually unable to suppress the brat in front of him in a face-to-face battle. However, the real thing which was upsetting him was Qing Shui's abilities to weaken him. The Emperor's Qi, as well as Art of Pursuing Technique, had caused him to lose almost half of his speed and 20% of his overall strength. This kind of loss made him felt as if his heart was burning.
Watch out for the Hidden Weapons!
Petal Rain Under the Skies!
Occasionally, Qing Shui would shoot out poisonous Hidden Weapons. For many times, this had caused Shui Yunfeng to feel really weary. As time passed on, Shui Yunfeng realized that the young man had a lot of stamina. He almost seemed as if he was indefatigable. His current aura was still as steady and abundant as when the battle first started. Shui Yunfeng, on the other hand, found himself already starting to lose his pacing in his breath.
Today, it was made an obvious fact that he had failed miserably at a very easy task. If he died here, it would mean that he had lost every single of his chance to turn over his sinking boat. As the saying went: "As long as the green mountain was present, one would not need to worry about not having firewoods". He must get his hands on Qing Hanye no matter what. She was his only hope. As long as he could recover, his strength would have a chance to take another leap forward. By then, he must torture this brat to the extent where he would rather die than live.


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Adnatomy 101: What makes the perfect social media ad?
The image bone's connected to the, text bone. The text bone's connected to the…
If you don't recognise this little jingle, you've come to the right place. Today we're laying the perfect social media ad out on to an operating table and having a look inside. In this anatomy lesson, we'll find out what makes a social media ad appealing to users, how they generates leads, and how you can adjust your ads for best performance.
The skin: First impressions
It only takes a tenth of a second to form a first impression, says Princeton University research. And in that brief window of time, your audience judges your words and pictures..
Make sure both are as perfect as possible. The ideal social media image is at least 1,200 x 600 pixels – thumbnails aren't nearly as attention-grabbing, and low-res images look pixelated and unprofessional when enlarged.
Ad copy should be short and snappy, but conversational. Spurring conversation with questions is a good way to engage people. Make sure you check your spelling and grammar!
Three other important rules:
- Invest in good photography, or use an image creation tool to create unique images. Avoid stock photos!
- Try to avoid text on your images. The general rule of thumb is that no more than 20 per cent of an ad should be text.
- Specific numbers work well in ad copy. If X number of people have already downloaded your whitepaper or signed up for your newsletter, boast about it!
The muscles: Your call to action
Sometimes customers need a push in the right direction, and we'll need muscles in the form of a good call to action to do this.
The best social media ads bulge like Arnie. They have a relevant and commanding call to action in the copy and sometimes on the image. Use strong words like "learn", "discover", and "find" to entice people.
- Bonus tip: Testing from AdEspresso showed that Facebook's "Learn more" button has a higher click-through rate than other CTA button types, but for newsletter sign-ups "Sign Up" converted more frequently.
The skeleton: What platform should you use?
Just as humans need their frame, so too do ads. And in this case, the frames of social media are either desktop or mobile devices.
You need to get the framework right to convert with social ads. For example, anecdotal evidence suggests that mobile ads typically convert at a lower rate than desktop ads. Indeed, some experts even warn new Facebook ad users away from displaying to mobile at all.
Why? Two reasons: It takes 40 per cent longer to fill out a form using a mobile device compared to desktop (according to Adstage) – mobile users just aren't willing to spend that time. Also, it may be a mobile optimisation factor; if your website isn't properly optimised for mobile, it could contribute to a high bounce rate.
- What's the key takeaway here? Consider prioritising desktop advertising, as you'll likely generate more leads than on mobile. Use mobile advertising for your best content marketing instead.
The lungs: Converting an audience into leads
These red, squishy bags are designed for one thing: transferring oxygen into the bloodstream. The lungs of a perfect social media ad are where your audience ends up after they're breathed in – where they convert.
In this case, we're talking about setting up a dedicated landing page that exists purely for this one audience. Right after you make your ad, design a web page specifically for users to land on. That means:
- Keeping the branding consistent across the ad and the landing page.
- Removing web page clutter that might distract a user from their purpose (e.g. excessive buttons or menus).
- Having a clear goal that can be understood immediately (in a tenth of a second), with clear steps to achieve that goal.
- Bonus tip: A dedicated landing page can help you track conversions. If the only way to arrive at this page is through your ads, then you know that all traffic and lead sign-ups here are from your campaign. That said, a tracking code may prove more insightful, which we discuss next.
The eyes: Tracking performance
Visibility makes the difference between a perfect social media ad and one that you think did alright.
Take the time to implement an appropriate tracking code for your social ad. For example, Facebook Pixel or Twitter conversion tracking – your IT people can help with both of these. What do they do? Without layering on the jargon, tracking codes let you know which actions viewers took after clicking on your ad. Did they convert into leads, or did they bounce?
This will help you calculate campaign effectiveness.
In conclusion
Now that we've reached the end of our anatomy lesson, you might be wondering – where was the heart in all of this? What pumps blood into our ad?
Well … your audience! The audience are the heart and soul of a good lead-gen campaign, and you must always be targeting their specific demographics and interests.
When you have a heart, it's just a matter of pumping the blood to the relevant organs and watching the leads roll in.


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Nearly a third of Czech households saw their financial wealth grow last year, a study published by GfK reveals. The market researcher's director, Tomáš Drtina, told journalists at a press conference that this was the largest wealth increase since the study began to be conducted more than twenty years ago. Households expect their income to continue growing in 2019 as well.
The Czech Republic has the highest number of vacancies in the European
Union, according to Eurostat data.
In the fourth quarter of 2018 the ratio of vacancies to the overall number of jobs in the EU rose from 2.2 to 2.3 percent.
In the Czech Republic it rose by 0.1 percentage point to six percent, the highest figure in the EU. Second in line was Belgium and Germany with 3.4 percent, followed by Austria with 3.1 percent.
On average Czech women only reached the same amount of pay as Czech men
earned in 2018 on March 17, making Sunday Equal Pay Day, according to the
group Business & Professional Women ČR. Female employees in the Czech
Republic earn one-fifth less than male ones and would have to work for over
14 months to make the same amount that men do in 12.
The Czech Republic ranks among the EU states with the widest pay gap between the genders. The difference is greatest among university graduates, Business & Professional Women ČR said, citing official government data.
The unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent in February, after two straight
months of incremental growth, according to Czech Labour Office. A year ago,
the unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent.
Some 241,417 people were out of work in February, the lowest number for the month since 1997. The number of advertised vacancies increased to 333,111.
Citing seasonal factors, the head of the Labour Office said unemployment should continue to drop slightly in the coming months, with positions opening especially in the construction, gastronomy, agriculture, forestry and tourism sectors.
The lowest unemployment rate remains in Prague, where 1.9 percent of people were out of work. The highest is in the Moravian-Silesian region, at 4.8 percent.
The average gross monthly salary in Prague stood at 41,851 crowns in the
fourth quarter of 2018, up 6.5 percent year on year, data from the Czech
Statistical Office (ČSU) published on Friday show.
Prague salaries are the highest in the country on average. The lowest are in the Karlovy Vary region, at 29,703 crowns.
Nationwide, the average gross monthly salary stood at 33,840 crowns in the fourth quarter, up 6.9 percent in annual terms.
According to the ČSU, 846,700 people were employed in the Czech capital in the fourth quarter, up 3.2 percent year on year.
The average monthly wage in the Czech Republic grew by 6.9 percent in the
last quarter of 2018, according to figures released by the Czech Statistics
Office on Friday.
The average wage stood at CZK 33,840. In real terms, discounting inflation, the rise was 4.7 percent.
The median wage, a midway between the highest and the lowest levels, in the last quarter rose by 7.1 percent year-on-year to CZK 29,247.
The average monthly wage for the whole of 2018 rose by 8.1 percent to CZK 31,885.
Locomotive drivers in the Czech Republic are overworked and often find
themselves in crisis situations, Jaroslav Vondrovič, President of the
Czech Federation of Locomotive Drivers told journalists on Wednesday. He
says the great amount of overtime work and little rest is a big problem
that leads to locomotive drivers making mistakes.
His comments came as Czech Railways management convened a special meeting Wednesday in the wake of back-to-back train collisions and a steep rise in reported accidents and 'incidents'. They will likely agree on stricter safety measures and tighter controls.
Currently, there is a shortage of at least 300 locomotive drivers in the Czech Republic. Inexperienced young drivers are often put into situations where they can make errors, railway authorities say.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš pledged in a speech before his ANO party's
biannual congress on Sunday to abolish the "super gross" tax wage as
part of a wider tax reform effort that would reduce taxes on employees.
In effect since 2008, the super gross wage is the base for calculating the employee income tax. It is the sum of an employee's gross wage plus social and health insurance premiums.
Mr Babiš, who founded ANO and is again running unopposed in the election for party chairman, said he also wants to revise social benefits policies to be more pro-family. He equated a decline in Czech birth rates with a high tax burden.
Language exams for foreigners seeking permanent residency permit to become tougher
Czech teenager builds second-largest ever Millennium Falcon LEGO model
Gunman kills six patients in Ostrava hospital, two more fighting for their lives
Press: Era of 100-crown lunch special is over, as food prices rocket
HN: Developers aiming to sell co-living concept in Prague


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The author examines how new music scores with extended playing techniques call for new practice structures. YouTube access to basic instructional videos and the streaming of sound files allows musicians today to learn easily and independently. Yet, the trailblazers in new music tackled new scores without these aids; they used imagination, experimentation and tenacity. Conscious use of both learning modalities can augment ideas of practice and performance preparation; expanding new music's reach while preserving its fire. Practice is differentiated between the quick learning for an upcoming performance and the transformative learning that new music offers. Periodization theory from sport science provides a pedagogical framework for building both mental and physical stamina leading to peak performance.
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New 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Lineup Coming In 2019
It looks like Marvel Comics will be introducing a whole new Guardians of the Galaxy team, and it could very well be a crazy one. While the future of the MCU Guardians is uncertain, the comics look to shake the very foundation of the team to its core with possibly the most insane lineup in their tenure, one that could even include Galactus!
Marvel announced that the team would be returning to its only solo run after the title was cancelled back in January of 2018. Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw have been tagged to helm the book, coming of the success of their run at Thanos' solo comic, which gave us some of the best Thanos stories ever. The team has already introduced a crazy GotG incarnation with the Guardians of the future.
However, with the release of the teaser image, Cates promises that the new story will be even wilder. And while this new run will have direct ties to their Thanos Wins run, don't think that Thanos Legacy #1 gives away any details to tell you what's about to happen.
'Geoff and I have some INSANE plans for our first Guardians arc. This arc is called 'Endgame,' and as seen in Thanos Legacy, it begins with the reading of Thanos's last will and testament. An artifact that Thanos's brother Eros dug out of his late brother's heart, which very well may spell doom for the entire universe. What horrid secrets are contained inside the will of the titan?!! Find out this January!! And oh yeah… our new lineup. Well, that's a surprise as well. Use the hashtag #WhoAreTheGuardians online and maybe we'll give out some teases as we get closer! See you all in space!'
If you are familiar with Marvel's current Infinity War story, you know that some fan favorite members probably won't make the cut. Considering Gamora killed both Thanos AND Star-Lord in pursuit of the Infinity Stones, we doubt to see any of those three making the jump to team membership.
Now, before people start jumping to conclusions that this is Marvel Comics' response to the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Guardians of the Galaxy turmoil, pump the brakes, guys. The plans for this comic have been in the works for several months, if not a year or more. They don't just throw comics up a month prior to release. These things take a long time, with months and months of planning and coordination.
They most likely had this new solo run planned before they even canceled the original run back in January. So, don't make any wild proclamations that relate to the movie that is now in a limbo status.
However, keep an eye out for more news on what is surely to be the craziest incarnation of Guardians that we have ever seen!
Who did you think will be in the new team? Let us know in the comments below!


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Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Waste not, want not
The Rajah quilt is probably one of Australia's most important textiles, it is quite fragile and is not usually kept out on display. You can read a bit more about the quilt here and also listen to the story of the quilt here. It was most recently displayed at the Queensland Art Gallery last year in their Quilts 1700-1945 exhibition, I would have loved to visit the exhibition but I had too much of my Flower Garden quilt left to finish :(
Today as I was pressing the HST blocks I glanced at the pattern and noticed there were two borders using HSTs, so I checked the pattern and YES, I will be able to trim my HSTs to the size required for the quilt, I have just over 100 units and there are about 196 units in one border so now I have found a use for the HSTs and have yet another project to add to the evergrowing list, although there is no hope of this one being started for some time. To read more about the pattern release pop over to Michelle Hill's blog.
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Wow, so exciting to read about the pattern being put out. I saw the original one in Brisbane. Great to have a start already with your 1/2 squares, even if you dont get on to making it for some time.ReplyDelete
What an incredible quilt!ReplyDelete
I am so looking forward to following your progress on recreating this lovely treasure!
that is a very interesting pattern, I have read a little bit about it and find it amazing that it is still around-good they keep it safeReplyDelete
I love the look of this beautiful new quilt project. I am in love with medallion quilts!ReplyDelete
I saw the original in the UK a couple years ago. I wondered when it would be patterned, and now it's ready! Looks much smaller than the original. A great quilt!ReplyDelete
serendipity is a wonderful thingReplyDelete
Wow, that's quite the medallion quilt! Beautiful. Happy to see someone also saves trimmed off corners for HSTs :0)ReplyDelete
How exciting to make this quilt - beautiful pattern and you have made a great start! I like your fabric choices.ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to comment, I'll try and reply in a timely manner, usually by email, if you are a no-reply commenter then I will reply directly to your comment which means you will have to come back to see it :)


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Hand-Hooked Wool Canoeing Bears Throw Pillow
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Our Hand-Hooked Wool Canoeing Bears Throw Pillow will take you and your guests on a fun adventure! This decorative accent is made of 100% wool and features a design of black bears preparing their station wagon to go canoe.
This cute scene has rich shades of green, brown, blue and red that contrast beautifully with the dark black bears. Place it anywhere in your home to add a bit of nature-inspired charm. Removable zippered cover is dry clean only. Poly-canvas back and poly-fill. Imported.
- Made of 100% hand-hooked wool
- Canoeing bears design
- Bold colors and fun texture
- Poly-canvas back and poly-fill
- Cover is dry clean only
20"L x 12"W
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So said Karen McDonald, JS reporter quoting me as saying "It is no secret that this county board is made up of 'city slickers', a term we farmers used when we were described by city folks as 'hayseeds', 'he just fell off the turnip truck' and other less friendly monikers. Karen was describing my comments when 70 people from Hallock Township (previously 100 names from Hallock Twp. had been submitted in opposition to some of the actual or perceived restrictions in the revised land use plan) showed up to ask that some changes be made before the board voted on a new Comprehensive County Land Use Plan. I said, "It is very difficult for me to say that this is the right plan to do right now" (tonight) after Board member Brian Elsasser moved to delay the vote for further study until the October full board meeting. His motion, seconded by myself, failed.
Bob Baietto added that this plan was approved by committee and it should be approved now. Bob's reasoning was that it was approved by committee deserves a little more scrutiny. The committee was made up of a diverse group of 15 people. When the committee voted to approve the plan only 10 of the 15 showed up to vote. The vote was taken and approved by an 8-2 vote to recommend passage by the full County Board. I surmised that if five didn't feel strongly enough about passage and 2 actually opposed passage by their vote, that made it appear that the vote was actually 8 yeas and 7 nays. Combined with the fact that seventy people showed up asking for further consideration for the plan, I do not feel that this plan, the first of it's kind in the state, I'm told, could not have been put off for two months.
All in attendance agreed we want to have "smart growth". The term, while sounding good, is always debatable as to its meaning. One Hallock dissenter, Ron Noe, was mis-quoted as saying that "residents want to build anywhere without being forced to go through county channels". What was said was that residents want smart growth in Environmental Corridors, corridors protected from destruction by over-development, without going through restrictions and controls which e felt, were not really plans.
My feelings were that when the vote for any plan is that close, five committee members didn't even show up to vote, it sure appears to me that these five shouldn't have been on the committee, when 70 protesters, this number not even mentioned by the JS reporter, took the time and effort to appear before the full board, that the full board should hear more of the dialogue that went on in Comprehensive Land Planning Committee meetings.
Now that the plan has passed, we will see. If Hallock Township builders run into what they deem to be unreasonable County Planning and Zoning road-blocks, if these people make their reasoning available to board members like myself, their voices will be heard. On the final vote, I supported the position of Planning and Zoning and the Land Use Chairperson and the majority of the board. We will see what transpires over the next few years.
We all hope that the plan, somewhat similair to one last worked out in 1992 and amended in 1996, is beneficial to the whole county. After all, the overwhelming majority of voters want to see Peoria County grow in a reasonably planned manner.
On the other hand, not all counties are created equal and not all majorities (and committees) have gotten everything right. Just look locally and to Springfield or D.C.


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Taiyaki, Fish-Shaped Japanese Sweets
Taiyaki is a Japanese sweet shaped like tai (red snapper). If you haven't heard of what makes them so good, come have a look in here!
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Have you heard of "Taiyaki"? It is a Japanese snack in the shape of a fish.
For foreign visitors who have no idea what a taiyaki is; and for Japanese who would like to know some surprising and random facts about taiyaki, this article is for you.
Taiyaki, a Loved Japanese Sweet of More Than 100 Years
Generally, the dough of taiyaka is made from wheat flour while the paste is crushed boiled red bean mixed with sugar. On a hot iron plate, the dough is first added and then the paste. For some reasons (that we will explain later), Japanese have a habit of using the shape of a fish as the mould; since that fish is called "tai", we call this sweet "tai-yaki".
There are a couple of stories concerning its origins; but what is commonly believed is that Taiyaki has been eaten by Japanese for more than 100 years.
Since 2000, many versions of Taiyaki come out. Besides red bean, the paste comes in other favors as well: custard cream, chocolate, caramel cream and cheese cream. The word "taiyaki" becomes more widely-spread.
Why is Taiyaki in the Shape of a Tai?
Since the ancient time, Japanese has had the habit of eating Tai for celebrations and praying for luck.
This has to do with the sound of the Japanese words. When Japanese celebrate, they like to say the Japanese phrase "medetai", which sounds like "tai".
This is the reason why many people eat tai and tai-related cuisine during celebration times. It maybe from this tradition that "taiyaki" has become so loved as a snack.
Let's Eat Taiyaki
Taiyaki can be brought at supermarket and shops that are specialized in Taiyaki. It costs around 100-300 yen each. The size depends on where you buy it, but it is usually around 15cm, just the fitting size to be held by your hands.
A speciality shop of taiyaki will put a taiyaki in a bag shown by this picture.
The paste inside is red bean. The crispiness of the dough, the sweetness of the red-bean - they balance each other perfectly.
Have a Japanese Snack When You Stroll Around the Street
Besides Taiyaki, there are many other Japanese snacks with red-bean paste such as Imagawayaki and Oyaki.
And like we have just introduced, even among taiyaki, there are many varieties. If you encounter one on the street, please have a try - the taste that is loved by Japanese since long ago.
"Kagurazaka Kurikoan" is a famous cafe for taiyaki. Here, you can taste the streaming hot taiyaki that have just been made. If you order a drink-set, you can enjoy the taiyaki with tea in a Japanese teapot. If it is summer, you can also enjoy cold sweet like shaved ice. So please visit this place regardless of the season.
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First of all, I want to say sorry for being absent this week. I've been ill - and it couldn't have come at a worse time, because I'm supposed to be revising for exams (needless to say I haven't got much work done). I haven't been answering my emails either, but I will get round to it eventually :). The other thing is, because I do have exams soon, I'm taking a short break from blogging. I'll be posting a few things randomly here and there, and I'll be here for my blog tour stop, but I won't be posting regularly again until mid June. Then it's back to business! :P. But for now, I'm off to type up some Psychology homework (hopefully my head won't explode).
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Several thousand fans left their seats in the 77th minute of Liverpool's Premier League game against Sunderland in protest at the club's new pricing structure, which includes a £77 match-day ticket.
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"We are happy with yesterday's demonstration and we are pleased with the number of supporters who took part," Jay McKenna said. "The moment which preceded the walkout also showed the strength of feeling, with the very loud chants aimed at the directors' box.
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Kosovo average height for male population is 181! The mistake is 4 inches! Also Albanian average height for male population is 175 cm. How come Greeks are taller than Turks when they share identical gene pool? Stormfront map?
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Kosovo average height for male population is 181! The mistake is 4 inches! Also Albanian average height for male population is 175 cm. How come Greeks are taller than Turks when they share identical gene pool? Stormfront map?
Numbers for northern albanians are not right.
Average height for Prishtina(northern albanians) is 179.52 cm.
And that is the number for urban populations. If you start measuring the mountaineers you will get an even higher number some places.
So for better accuracy i would suggest that you use some other sources for the albanian lands. Because the whole balkan region comes out a bit unatural on this map, with that lighter colored gap in kosova and albania, while all surrounding areas are darker. I would imagine i worked more like a set of clines, with lowlanders being on average shorter, while highlanders like Hercegovinians, montenegrins and gheg albanians are taller on average.
These are just some suggestions. If you agree, and if you find the time, it would be great to see it get corrected somehow.
I was surprised too that the Greeks are considerably taller than South Italians and Turks, but as Angela said modern Greeks have 25% of Slavic (and Germanic) DNA. In Northern Greece it's even over 40% and autosomal data shows the same thing. There are surely regional variations within Greece, but I couldn't find any regional data.
Albania Demographic and Health Survey (2008-9) which includes 649 samples aged 20-29.
so here, without going into details, I would say Albanians were and are rather in the European mean or rather a bit higher (spite economical conditions always a bit worst), the Tosks being a bit shorter than the Greeks mean, but the Gheghs being higher, rather among the highest Europe group - Romanians a swa in Northwest are higher than French, it's sure; in the highlands they tended to be a bit higher than Greeks in older surveys; in plains I don't know for to date but in ancient times they were not too short - to me original British people are still higher than original French people - I stop here for the details -
that said this map seems a confirmation that the higher people in Europe are the Northern Germanics and the inhabitants of the Dinaric Alps, roughly said.
This post in not a critic because I know it's hard to can obtain comparable statistics from everyplace -
&: states for women would be interesting too, because they don't correlate completely in details with the men ones -
I don't know about Albania or Northeastern Europe because I've never been there, but I've been to almost all of western and southern Europe and in terms of relative height it seems right on.
Yes, there are some areas of the Appennini where people are much taller than the average for the particular provinces involved, i.e. Emilia, Toscana, Liguria etc., but this is about general averages. (My paternal grandmother was about 5'10, 5'11, and her father was much taller than she was, for example.)
Now the men measured here were from 20-29 years old, basically the generation born in the 80s (during communism), so you can imagine why many Albanians are surprised to see such low means. I guess we're used to living/visiting main cities and most of us are probably born in the 90s so it's strange for us to see means below 180cm, but the hard truth is that malnutrition is real and its effects are severe.
I believe most of us are more interested to see a study done on Albanians who are currently in their early 20s and living in Tirana/Prishtina or elsewhere in the world even better.
Actually, as a Gheg myself (and from the tallest region), nowadays the difference between Tosks and Ghegs is exaggerated and most people have gotten this idea from old anthropological books.
In reality during the 50 years of communism Tosks had considerably better nutrition and were far more urbanized than Ghegs, giving them a "boost" when compared to Ghegs. For instance in the health survey the authors noted that the female average was 160-161cm, but in Tirana it was 165cm and keep in mind that until the 90s Tirana had far more Tosks than Ghegs, and most of these Ghegs weren't actually North Albanians but central Albanians.
This is the name of the survey: "Stature and its Estimation Utilizing Arm SpanMeasurements in Kosovan Adults: National Survey"
SUMMARY: The purpose of this research is to examine stature in both Kosovan sexes as well as its association with arm span,as an alternative to estimating stature. A total of 1623 individuals (830 boys and 793 girls) participated in this research. The anthropometricmeasurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationships between stature and arm span were determined usingsimple correlation coefficients at a ninety-five percent confidence interval. Then a linear regression analysis was carried out to examineextent to which arm span can reliably predict stature. Results displayed that Kosovan boys are 179.52±5.96 cm tall and have an arm spanof 181.29±7.02 cm, while Kosovan girls are 165.72±4.93 cm tall and have an arm span of 165.60±5.87 cm. The results have shown thatboth sexes made Kosovans a tall nation but not even close to be in the top tallest nations. Moreover, the arm span reliably predicts staturein both sexes
what signifies this '+ or - 5,96' ?!? is this a reliable mean or the generalized result of a calculation based on arm span after a smaller sample empirical controle??? BTW, what age(s)?
&: at the average level, in a pop we can guess stature based on arm span or the contrary - not in individuals!
and the ratio can vary from region to region of Europe -
Thank you all for your feedback. I will modify Albania and Kosovo.
Confirm Kosovars are very tall too, maybe a bit taller than Finns of West Finland -
Frenchies "de souche" are among the shortest Europeans as a whole, but with regional differences (fading out slowly)
Bretons of the Center are very small, due I think to some ancient input of pre-Neolithic pre-Metals Ages 'teviecoids' (small HG's), whose traits are still visible in the population (usefulness of taxinomy, sometimes) - nothing to do with socio-economal condition
The main problem about Turkey, Turkish source are not detailed as Germany-France-Spain. There is no regional difference. There are 15 millon Kurds (according to some nationalist Kurdish source, it is upto 25 millons), 1 millon ethnic Arabs (not the immigrants) live in Turkey.
According to 2009 research, Male Height
The Tallest
181cm - İzmir (3rd biggest city)
180cm - Bursa (4th biggest city)
179cm - Balıkesir
178,5cm - Antalya(5th biggest city)
178cm - Denizli
and the shortest are from East Blacksea
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Is there any statistic about Pontic Greeks? Are they below the averange?
It is weird. Neighbour Georgia is taller but Turkish Pontus is shortest in Turkey.
About Greek and Slav? Didn't we say that, current Greeks don't have that much Slavic influence as the old theories said.
It is in Turkish and they took 25 province, 66.000 male
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Regarding Height,
I can only speak from my own experiences, But I live in the North East of England, previously a heavy industrialised area, with many coal mine's etc now gone. The area I live was surrounded by deep coal mining, and Strangley the majority of the coal miners were of a similar height, obviously you would see the odd differing heights but the majority were on average classed as quite small, and stocky, ie the average height of male miners were around the 5ft 7" inches. ( 1.70 cm ), not many over 5ft 8 inches, (1.72 cm ), this was the average pre-second world war .
( even Police officers from other area' forces of the Uk would make fun of the smaller height of the miners they were confronting on the picket lines,of County Durham,and Northumberland, etc during the year long miners strike of 1984 )
Since the second world war, these mining industries were closed, most after the miners strike of 1984. Since that time, ie 1980s many male children born to these same families were now being born significantly taller, often reaching 6ft ( 1.82 cm )and over . This significant change to increased height became common in the same families that had many generations of male underground mine workers, with the average heights as stated the norm.
These changes have to be connected to a change of enviroment, nurishment and a increase in food supply and diet choice, since the second world war/colliery closures. I believe in what I see, as my own family and cousins see the same changes, and as a result I have to question any genetic reasoning, as a sole cause.
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It wasn't that different even by the time of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln at 6'4" was considered a freakish giant who was constantly made fun of for his height.
I think it's a combination of genes and environment, which includes diet.
Part of the reason why modern people are so tall nowadays, and even come to puberty earlier in the case of women, is because of so much dairy consumption, the milk of which often contains hormones. The overeating of protein is also involved.
agree : genetic, food, hygiene but also kind of sport and age of the practice of it (oxygenation on ossification); I repeat increase in height is not by force a sign of increase in force or in health, some food elements are good, other bad, even if they afford increase in stature -
concerning N-E England, in allover pop states, they were among the highest ones before the last mondial war -
miners are a social case, social class being interacting with to the mesologic elements written above - the England/Britain great diversity in stature was well known and Coon also spoke about it ( that said 1m70 in 1940 was rather high for the European mean!: and just a bit higher than the allover Wales and Scotland means which reached 1m705 only in the 1950's, English mean being more than 1m71) -
when I wrote for Brittany and Teviec types I excluded the socio-economical input because in this specific case, the variations does not seem linked to this social aspect, what is not to say this social aspect does not exist -
I think we all agree with this "pannel" of influences on the stature -


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Colour Sensitivity feels like being a human spectrometer! I pick up every change in the colour, quality and feel of light.
I am not colour blind and I do see colour very clearly but it just changes a lot.
On a November day I may be driving and suddenly notice the sky appears quite turquoise and the grass appears quite bluey green. The seagulls appear whiter than last time I looked and the cattle more reddy brown. I feel as if I am driving though a painting.
My Explanation
Typically in November the red light in the atmosphere is starting to increase. This is fact. So why is the sky turquoise? Because I am seeing less yellow light and so my sky is made up of red, orange, blue, violet and green. The seagulls appear more white and the cattle more reddy brown because I am not picking up yellow. Why am I seeing less yellow light? At certain times of the year when the light is dim compared to mid summer I seem to see from either end of spectrum, picking up more of the blues, indigos and violets from one end and more reds, oranges and greens from the other end. Yellow appears to be low sometimes.
However . . . just a month previously yellow was bouncing off the walls. I couldn't bear to go to Bradfords (a local Building Suppliers) because all the yellow lines on the car-park jumped out at me. Why was this? Because the light was that bit brighter (being earlier in the year) and so I was still picking up yellow. But now I wasn't picking up enough red (as this increases later in the year) and lacking red makes yellow far too bright for my brain.
And in the Spring, I go through the same pattern in reverse. In February I lack yellow and in March it jumps off the walls again!
Then as the light gets even brighter the colours balance themselves until mid summer when I really start to lack red and feel that I see too much blue. Again it is fact that there are more shorter lightwaves (blue and violet) in the atmosphere in the summer and less longer ones (red and orange). Colours appear drained and/or strange. I can sit in Waitrose car-park and think "Did people really choose these paint colour for their cars?!"
So . . . too much yellow, not enough yellow, not enough red, too much blue. . . This is my daily experience. No colours are constant. Even the grass changes its colour on a daily basis.
The best I can do is live with the change and embrace it. I don't focus on colours I don't like or that feel uncomfortable to me. I focus on the ones that make me feel good.
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If you have been following the PlayStation 4 ever since its reveal in February this year, then I am sure you must be extremely pleased with Sony's decision to include 8GB of GDDR5 RAM in the PlayStation 4. We have had almost countless developers here at GamingBolt praising Sony's move to include 8GB of fast memory which tops out at 176 GB/sec.
But Sony never revealed how they were actually laid out on the PlayStation 4's motherboard. In a exclusive video released by Wired, Sony engineering director Yasuhiro Ootori tears down the PlayStation 4 revealing that the 8GB of memory is actually divided into 16 modules of 512 RAM which surround the CPU on both sides of the motherboard. Personally, am not sure what purpose this will serve but it might be possible that even if one module fails the other fifteen modules will keep the hardware up and running.
I highly suggest watching that video in full as the engineer gives us a very deep look into the PlayStation 4's architecture including the unified CPU and GPU.
PlayStation 4 launches November 15th in North America and November 19th in Europer.
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This year's REIQ Property Management Conference is shaping up to be our biggest and best ever. The theme of this year's event is 'You have survived, now it's time to thrive'. After the recent challenging times in real estate, this is the perfect theme for the event.
Michael Gapes of Carter Newell and myself will be presenting an interactive session appropriately entitled 'Keeping out of trouble'. In this session, we will explore some of the usual traps property managers can fall into, common complaints raised by tenants and landlords and ways to minimise risk and claims in property management practice. Michael Gapes has a wealth of knowledge of all things property management related so it should be a great session.
There are also some other really exciting speakers lined up for the event including Katie Knight, 2012 REIQ Property Manager of the year and back by popular demand, James Castrisson and Justin Jones. James and Justin will be sharing their amazing story about their recent Antarctic journey. I'm told that last time these two spoke at one of our events, there was not a dry eye in the house! I can't wait to hear about their epic journey across the ice. Of course all property managers want to learn more about QCAT. Delivering this information, we have Stacey Holt as well as a QCAT representative joining us on the day.
This is just a taste of some of the great topics and speakers you can expect on the day. If you haven't already done, get your skates on and register to be part of one of the most popular property management events in the country. For more information click here.
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Click here to get to the article at Hot Air. This is classic.
Maher has been drinking the Obama kool-aid for a long time. Seems awfully convenient that now he's coming out and saying that the President needs to get off the TV.
Actually, I really, really hate to say it, but I do agree with Maher. I'm tired of seeing the President every day on the tube. Not because I disagree with him, but because his constant appearances diminish the weight of the office. Presidents should only be seen when something truly important needs to be discussed or communicated.
On the other hand, one has to wonder if this liberal smack-fest is going to continue. Ponder these things…
- Some blue-dog Democrats are finding the White House won't provide much political cover for them to disagree on cap and trade. Seems the little matter of jobs and economic costs in the US Midwest and South where farmers make their livelihood is something the White House cares little about in forcing cap and trade down our throats
- Senator Joesph Liebermann has been a lone voice on foreign policy and it is known he supports a vigorous defense of Israel. Wonder if his position will get him pushed to the margins of the Democratic party. Liebermann, however, might be the only credible voice that can speak out and tell the country what is ultimately at stake if the Israelis are attacked by a nuclear Iran.
- Republicans are at long last beginning to organize and figure out that they need to win local elections to have a chance to affect things like the 2010 elections, the 2010 Census, and ultimately take back the White House. So, as independent voters begin to realize that they made a mistake in voting for Obama, they'll come looking for other alternatives.
So, watch the liberals, hold them accountable and get your friends to read, educate themselves and most of all speak out!
One mind at at time, we can take the country back and redeem the founding values our Founding Fathers had in mind.
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Just eat real food.
Before reading through hundreds of pages of diet books, please understand these 4 simple words.
Food is fuel for your body, and not all food is created equal. The paleo diet outlines basic principles to increase longevity, and improve your health.
Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist and current health author, recently spoke at The Ancestral Health Symposium about the paleo lifestyle/diet.
In the video below, he highlights the science behind "going paleo", and he also talks about how it saved his life.
Here are the key points of his lecture:
- Over hundreds of thousands of years, Humans evolved and adapted to a certain diet. Our bodies are genetically programed to eat fruits, vegetables, meats, seafood, nuts, seeds, and healthy fats.
- Paleo is more of a lifestyle than a diet. It involves eating properly, exercising, getting adequate sleep at night, taking vitamins, socializing, etc.
- He recommends trying out all diets and comparing them. Do whatever makes you feel the best.
- Educate yourself. Before you dismiss this idea completely, properly research the paleo solution, and give it a try for 30 days.
- "Foods are appropriate for any given species if they were regularly consumed during most of its prior evolution."


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☕ Good Saturday morning.
1 big thing: Trump's moment of truth
Responding to questions from Robert Mueller is President Trump's literal moment of truth, Jonathan Swan writes:
- Over his decades in public life, Trump has faced scant — if any — serious consequences for saying things that are not true. However, right now, in putting together his answers for the special counsel, that all changes.
Trump told reporters yesterday that he had finished, but not submitted, his answers for Mueller:
- "My lawyers aren't working on that. I'm working on that. I write the answers. My lawyers don't write answers; I write answers."
- "I was asked a series of questions. I've answered them very easily. Very easily. I'm sure they're tricked up, because, you know, they like to catch people — 'Gee, you know, was the weather sunny or was it rainy?' 'He said it may have been a good day; it was rainy, therefore he told a lie. He perjured himself.'"
- "OK? So you have to always be careful when you answer questions with people that probably have bad intentions."
It's evident that Trump is acutely aware of the high price he would pay if he lies to the special counsel. His concern about that is entirely grounded in fact, and that's why the process has dragged on for many months.
- We don't know what Trump has written as answers to these questions. But it's hard to imagine Trump would tell Mueller anything that would incriminate himself or his family. Without direct knowledge of the contents of his answers, we feel on safe ground saying Trump isn't handing Mueller any huge bombshells.
- More than anything, for Trump, answering these questions — even though it's in written form, and even though it dragged on — appears to be acquiescing to the legitimacy of the special counsel.
- Once that letter gets sent, Trump will have accepted, in act if not in words, that Mueller is running a serious and important investigation, and that it behooves powerful people to give Mueller what he wants.
Between the lines: Rudy Giuliani told The Washington Post that Trump is only answering questions about events prior to his election. If that's true, it would indicate a certain level of success for the president's legal team in evading cooperation with inquiries into potential obstruction of justice.
- That said, it's still a concession on the part of the White House to give answers from the president to Mueller.
P.S. Trump also said yesterday — following a federal court victory for CNN's Jim Acosta, who returned in triumph (photo above) with his access restored — that the White House is "writing up rules and regulations" for reporter "decorum."
- "And if they don't listen to the rules and regulations, we'll end up back in court and we'll win," Trump said. "But more importantly, we'll just leave, and then you won't be very happy, because we do get good ratings."
- "You can't take three questions and four questions, and just stand up and not sit down. Decorum. You have to practice decorum. ... We want total freedom of the press ... But you have to act with respect. You're in the White House."
2. Midterms, Day 11
Again?! Below, volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount in Palm Beach, Fla. yesterday.
3. CIA puts Trump on spot
"The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month," the WashPost's Shane Harris, Greg Miller and Josh Dawsey report:
- "[T]he CIA examined multiple sources of intelligence, including a phone call that the prince's brother Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, had with Khashoggi."
- "Khalid told Khashoggi ... that he should go to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul ... and gave him assurances that it would be safe to do so."
"Among the intelligence assembled by the CIA is an audio recording from a listening device that the Turks placed inside the Saudi consulate."
- "A theory the CIA has developed is that Mohammed believed Khashoggi was a dangerous Islamist who was too sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood."
Be smart, from Jonathan Swan: Assuming this is true, this will be another test of whether Trump is willing to accept the politically inconvenient conclusions of his own intelligence community over lies and cover stories from abroad.
Bonus: Pic du jour
Syrian children, who fled civil war with their families, jump rope in the yard of the makeshift school Zuhur al-Mustaqbal (in Arabic: "Flowers of the Future") in a camp for displaced people in Syria's mostly rebel-held northern Idlib province.
4. California pollution now among worst in world
"The wildfires that have laid waste to vast parts of California are presenting residents with a new danger: air so thick with smoke it ranks among the dirtiest in the world," the N.Y. Times' Julie Turkewitz and Matt Richtel report:
- "Nearly 200 miles [south of Paradise], in San Francisco, the smoke was so thick that health warnings prompted widespread school closings. Even the city's cable cars were yanked from the streets."
- Why it matters: "[R]esearchers warned that as large wildfires become more common — spurred by dryness linked to climate change — health risks will almost surely rise."
⚡ Breaking: "The death toll from the Camp fire has jumped to 71. But, perhaps more alarmingly, authorities also dramatically increased the number of missing or unaccounted for to ... more than 1,000." (L.A. Times)
5. Wise words from the top
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, at an all-hands meeting in Seattle last week, days before the HQ2 announcement, per CNBC:
"Amazon is not too big to fail. ... In fact, I predict one day Amazon will fail. Amazon will go bankrupt. If you look at large companies, their lifespans tend to be 30-plus years, not a hundred-plus years."
"If we start to focus on ourselves, instead of focusing on our customers, that will be the beginning of the end. ... We have to try and delay that day for as long as possible."
6. 1 book thing
"First day sales for Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' topped 725,000 copies, making it one of the year's biggest debuts," per the AP.
- "'Becoming' had the biggest opening of any books in 2018 by Crown's parent company, Penguin Random House. But at least one other book this year, from Simon & Schuster, did start higher: Bob Woodward's 'Fear: Trump in the White House' sold around 900,000 copies after one day."
- The book "is well exceeding the pace of previous memoirs by first ladies. In 2003, Hillary Clinton's 'Living History' had first week sales of around 600,000 copies, at a time when audio sales were tiny and e-book sales nonexistent."


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Ask SWC: What Are Some Tips To Protect Your Network from Hackers?
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In this episode of "Ask SWC," I wanted to share three tips to help protect you and keep your company's network safe, so that none of your confidential data will be compromised or stolen. Here are my top three safety tips:
- The first tip is to make you password at least 15 characters long
- The second tip is to never click on any malicious link in a spam email
- The third tip is to always remember to lock your computer when you walk away from your desk
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I just feel so sluggish today. I had a busy morning, but as soon as I hit the gym, the little reserve of energy I had evaporated. Now I just want to veg in front of the TV. Which isn't good. Because I should finish folding laundry. And mop the bathroom floor. And maybe even vaccum a bit. But you can count on that not being done tonight.
For a second I considered writing, but even my brain has slowed down to a strange kind of, chill mode, where I'm not thinking more than maybe a word or two at a time. Like swimming in jello. There's a thought…
So yea, wordcount for today, a measly: 260. And I think even that was pushing it. Because it's pretty icky stuff. LOL But eh, the off days come. I'm not gonna kill myself over it.
Hope you're all staying cool and hydrated. And that your thought capacity (unlike mine) is greater than a cucumber.


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For several decades, debate over whether to explore for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR] has continued unabated. This possible exploration, urged by the oil companies and supported by most government officials in Alaska, has drawn full scale opposition of powerful private environmental organizations representing millions of members thoughout the United States. The area's Inupiat Eskimo and Gwich'in Athabaskan Indian inhabitants are intimately involved in the debate as well, their particular views largely shaped by the nature of their relationship to the land and its resources.
The essence of the conflict lies in two facts: One, the estimate that ANWR is one of the best remaining prospects for significant oil discovery in the United States. The other, that the reserve contains some of the last true remaining wilderness in the country. Since the U.S. Congress is responsible for the refuge, it must decide whether or not to open up the coastal area for oil exploration.
Environmentally speaking, the oil industry's basic argument is that less than 1 percent of ANWR (12,700 acres on the coastal plain) will be damaged by oil drilling and production. The Department of Interior's report estimates the possibility of finding up to 3.4 million barrels of oil in the region is one in five, rather good odds given the potential of high return. If a discovery was made soon, say by the year 2005, the field could reach peak output of 800,000 barrels a day - 10 percent of all U.S. production.
The counter argument of the environmentalists is that oil is a nonrenewable resource. Once oil and gas is extracted from the land, it will be gone. And if the government's national security objective is to limit reliance on foreign oil imports and create a sustainable long-range energy policy, there are better ways of achieving it, such as improving the fuel efficiency of motor vehicles. Holding relatively constant the production of automobiles, a gradual decrease in fuel economy standards from 27.5 miles per gallon to 40 mpg could reduce demand by two million barrels a day by the year 2005 - far more than could be produced in the same period by extracting oil from the coastal plain of ANWR.