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How is it already the middle of August?! Acton Academy Salado's parent orientation is right around the corner. While orientations are necessary, let's all face it, they are boring. They can drag. Sometimes you start making lists of things you could be doing instead. Or think they should serve wine. As a parent, I agree. 100%.
As an educator, I want parents to feel equipped and ready to go so there is excitement instead of worry. It is of the upmost importance to me that any parent walking though the door of either of my schools feels comfortable. After all that parent is trusting me, my guides, the school with the most important thing in the world to them.
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Q: What is something you hate/ love about the fashion industry?
A: Nowadays it depends on what you wear if you're "cool" or not. People can judge you on what you wear.
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Are you working to prevent or reduce loneliness in your community?
Can you articulate the difference you are making to the lives of older people?
We're all working in an increasingly competitive funding environment, and we all need to be able to demonstrate, robustly, that we're making a difference.
Over the past year, the Campaign to End Loneliness has worked with over 50 organisations, researchers and older people to develop information and advice on choosing and using a scale to measure the impact of your services on loneliness. We're delighted to publish a new tool and accompanying guidance today.
What does it cover?
This guidance offers information and advice on choosing and using a scale to measure the impact of your services on loneliness in older age.
We know that there is a lack of good quality evidence on the impact of different types of services on loneliness. We need to know more about 'what works' to prevent or alleviate it, as feeling lonely is linked to risk of an earlier death, depression and dementia.
In this guidance, we describe four different scales, which have been developed by different people, and have their own strengths and limitations. We set out how they were developed, their particular strengths and limitations and consider (amongst other things):
- Length – how many questions does the scale contain?
- Language – are the questions negatively or positively worded, or both?
- Initially developed for… – was this originally intended for use by researchers or services?
- Mentioning the 'L' word – does it ask directly about loneliness, or ask around the topic?
Measuring loneliness amongst the people who use your service will help you to demonstrate the positive impact of your work on the way people feel about their relationships and connections
Why use a scale?
A scale is simply a way of numerically measuring an opinion or emotion, and it one way to gather evidence about the effectiveness of a service. There are other approaches to collecting information, for example qualitative methods collect evidence without focusing on numbers.
However, services across the health, social care and voluntary sectors need more 'hard' evidence on the effectiveness on loneliness interventions. Using a scale will enable you to ask about loneliness in a more structured way – and produce numbers that can help you illustrate how much of a difference you've made.
Using a scale could also allow you to compare the impact of different activities or services on loneliness.
How can you get involved?
We'd like to encourage anyone delivering services, support or activities for older people to start measuring the difference they are making to loneliness. Reading our new guidance will help you to start thinking about why and how you can do this.
If you're already doing this, let us know how you're doing this and what you'd recommend. Email us if you:
- Can help us write a case study about your evaluation on this webpage
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Beginning around the late 1940s to the mid-1950s, and landing right in the middle of the McCarthy era, the impact of the emergent Beat Generation on post-war America's youth was perceived as a threat to mainstream society. The Beat movement offered to teens and young adults a cultural perspective and lifestyle viewed and was feared by those in the mainstream as subversive.
Looking back, Allen Ginsberg wrote how the Beats "as a social phenomenon didn't start until about 1958 or 1959, and so there's all that literature when it surfaces and becomes public." [1] The books he refers to are regarded as canonical works of the Beat Generation: Jack Kerouac's novel On The Road (1957); Allen Ginsberg's breakthrough book of poems Howl (1956) (subsequently banned in San Francisco, the publisher went to court in a 1957 censorship trial and won); William Burroughs's 1959 novel Naked Lunch (also banned until the publisher of Grove Press, Barney Rosset, won that case in Supreme Court); and Gregory Corso's socially critical and sarcastic book of poems, Gasoline (1958). The influence of these books both solidified and disseminated the Beat Generation's literary attacks on the mainstream status quo.
The broader Beat milieu was comprised of a coterie of little-known musicians, writers, artists, and searching youths assembling in low-rent districts typically perceived as underground communities in coffee houses and tenement lofts–places where jazz, rock n'roll, abstract painting, pot smoking, free love, and new literary styles of self-expression were practiced and created. These Beat communities were generally associated with New York's Greenwich Village, San Francisco's North Beach, and Los Angeles's Venice Beach.
It was also during the 1950s that the public's idea of the Beat Generation as an anti-social malaise was shaped by stigmatizing and exploitative Hollywood films. While two films of note, The Wild One, 1953, and Rebel Without a Cause, 1955, genuinely attempted to portray young adults caught up in the new mode of alienation then sweeping through the post-war generation, the media's commodification of the Beat image reduced it to a parody of rebellious-and-outrageous behavior. Most films on the Beats either remolded them into insensitive criminals or zany figures of ridicule known as beatniks.
The term beatnik was first coined by Herb Caen, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. In his April 2, 1958, column, Caen fused the term "Beat" with "Sputnik," the name given to the Soviet Union's first space satellite. Caen's slanderous inference was clear; the Beats were communists. The label also implied Beatniks were less social rebels than effetes who protested mainstream society by avoiding it. Commercializing the beat image even more, network television adopted and introduced the beatnik figure into its programming in an effort to keep up with youth trends. One of the most popular of these programs was The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, a weekly evening sitcom televised on CBS from 1959-63.
Based on a collection of eleven short stories written by Max Shulman and published in 1953, the show centered on a Midwestern college town and campus. The hero is Dobie Gillis, a baffled campus Romeo who has difficulty scoring with women. Gillis' best friend is Maynard G. Krebs, a beatnik portrayed by the actor Bob Denver, usually dressed in a torn sweat shirt, dirty jeans, tennis shoes and who begins his sentences with phrases such as "Like," or "Hi, Big Daddy."
Originally, the character of Maynard G. Krebs did not appear in any of the original magazine stories published in 1951. But as the Beat Generation became ubiquitous by 1959, the Krebs character was added to the show, very clearly embodying a beatnik style, giving the show an off-beat appeal and targeting a teenage audience.
In 1960, I sometimes watched reruns of Dobie Gillis, at eight o'clock A.M., before going to school. Although I was too young to know about the Beat Generation or what a beatnik was, I was still intrigued by the comical, anomalous figure of Maynard G. Krebs and how he spoke and dressed. There was no one like him in my world.
But to a twelve-year- old Glenn O'Brien, Maynard G. Krebs was viewed as "a model of cool . . . . his first beatnik." That O'Brien still saw and felt the pull of the Beat sensibility in a commercially, corrupted distortion like Krebs was a testament to the strength of the Beat Generation's appeal. "In Krebs," he said, "I saw the spirit of Dizzy Gillespie, Satori, the essence of Beat shone through the satire." Soon afterwards, O'Brien "discovered jazz and the Beats; forms of the avant-garde that transcended the pop kicks of teenage culture." [2]
In his 1996, essay The Beat Goes On, O'Brien paid homage to the Beat Generation and the televised messenger of countercultural hipness Krebs represented for him and his generation. "The Beats," he said, "are still our heroes, but we live in a gone world and look back on the adventures of the Beats as a sage, great legendary adventures from a real gone world." [3] O'Brien's "heroes" were a key influence on his career as a counterculture commentator and social critic, satirist, and "style guy," who promoted alternative modes of music, art, and culture to the mainstream.
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In the introduction to SOAPBOX, one of his books of essay collections, O'Brien wrote how he always wanted to be an essayist: "I also thought it was very important to be funny, because how else can you be taken seriously." [4] Interestingly, Krebs used irony, slang humor, and television itself to ridicule the square world. Perhaps as a young O'Brien watched Krebs go into his comedic attacks on society, they influenced his style of humor and irony, becoming his trademark as a writing professional.
During the sixties, O'Brien "attended public-and-parochial schools in Ohio and New Jersey, and the Jesuit-run St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland; he studied philosophy and literature at Georgetown University and film at Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts. The film critic Andrew Sarris, recommended him for a job working on Andy Warhol's magazine Interview. In 1970, O'Brien was hired as an assistant editor and in 1971 , he was made Editor & Art Director." [5]
By the time O'Brien was settling into his job at Interview, New Journalism had set a high bar for avant-garde magazine culture. Writers such as Hunter Thompson, Terry Southern, Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, Paul Krassner, Ken Kesey, Joan Didion, Eve Babitz, Gloria Steinem, Leroy Jones, James Baldwin, and Eldridge Cleaver employed black humor, outrage, and irony in their articles and books to expose social and political trends, and corruption, and espouse radical new lifestyles and sexual mores. Their writing(s) appeared in some of the frontline journals of the sixties and seventies: Evergreen Review, Ramparts, The Realist, Ms., Rolling Stone, Esquire, Oui, Playboy, New York Magazine, and certainly MAD Magazine.
After working for magazines such as "Rolling Stone in 1974, to Articles Editor at Oui magazine with the Playboy Corporation in Chicago in 1975, O'Brien returned to New York in 1976, accepting a position as Articles Editor of High Times. [6] He began writing his music column for Interview, "Glenn O'Brien's Beat," from 1977 to 1990. O'Brien became well-known as a hip culture critic, but he also grasped that "to be a successful essayist writing essays isn't enough, you have to find a venue, invent a venue, because otherwise it is a sort of 'will write non-fiction for food' situation where you're handing out your work in subway platforms." [7] It was around this time that O'Brien first encountered Public Access Television, a relatively new televised medium unfettered by commercial concerns, which would provide him with a new venue.
In 1978, O'Brien made a guest appearance on a public access television program, If I Can't Dance, You Can Keep Your Revolution, hosted by Coco Crystal. Crystal's format was divided between scheduled guest appearances and/or improvisational surprises showcasing countercultural figures, public-service announcements, and pot smoking, among other things. In the T.V. Party documentary, O'Brien relates how he appeared on the show, and on the following day was recognized by someone who mentioned seeing him on the program.
A Maynard G. Krebs-style lightbulb went off in O'Brien's head and the idea for his own public-access television show originated. However, another version of his show's origin appears in an article O'Brien wrote for VICE magazine: "My friend Chris Stein, the guitarist of Blondie, lived in a Midtown penthouse around this time and had cable. I often watched it with him while smoking Rasta-sized joints. One night it just hit me and I called him up and said, "Chris, we have to start a public-access show. People are actually watching this shit instead of Bonanza." [8] Probably, both accounts are true, and through the outlandish medium of public access T.V., he could now create his own generational venue as a Beat-style countercultural pioneer.
When O'Brien's T.V. Party was first televised on December 18, 1978, it was broadcasted exclusively from New York and unleashed a scene of creative, downtown madness: experimental music, performers, and a send-up of mainstream television itself. O'Brien recalls, "The show ran on Channel D and Channel J, and was quite popular with the kids. We lucked into following the Robin Byrd Show for a while, and so inherited an audience of horny guys. We also got a big high school following thanks to smoking a bunch of pot and talking shit." [9]
O'Brien's own version of a Beat Generation included Basquiat, (then known as SAMO), David Byrne, David Bowie, Blondie, filmmaker Amos Poe, and painter and musician Walter Stedding, among many others. The show appeared from 1978 to 1982, and as O'Brien wrote: "The show never officially ended—Chris got sick and almost died, I got married and decided I needed to make some money, some people went to rehab, some left town, and some died of AIDS, which had just appeared. It seemed like suddenly everything was changing, and it just got to be longer and longer since the last show. We had a good run fucking up television, though—cursing, getting high, advocating subversion, and being party desperados." [10]
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I spoke with Alan Kaufman, editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, regarding O'Brien's career as a writer and innovator of his cable television show. Said Kaufman: "The articles O'Brien was writing at the time did not subvert the magazines, or the journalist genre in the way that Hunter Thompson or Paul Krassner's writings did. O'Brien's mainstream articles were in-step with the popular journalism of the decade, heavily seasoned by New Journalism and hip in a pop style. So, going on cable television was a big departure for O'Brien; his personal rebellion against the hollow television programming of the day and maybe even his own writing career. When T.V. Party was launched, cable access television was a familiar medium, but though O'Brien's innovations, a new style of radical, chaotic hilarity was introduced, subverting the very premises of television and giving it a strange new face. T.V. Party caught not just a fantastical moment in downtown culture but framed and critiqued the future of what our technological society has become today."
When T.V. Party petered out, O'Brien continued writing for mainstream magazines such as ARTFORUM, GQ, ESQUIRE and DETAILS. He co-wrote Madonna's SEX BOOK, and was a creative director of Barneys New York. He also edited an anthology titled THE COOL SCHOOL, 2011, a collection of fifty-seven articles, riffs, poems, novel excerpts, and memoirs by various beat writers, jazz musicians, music critics, hipsters, friends, and artists of his generation. It is worth reading the pieces in this collection as they offer an insight into how the Beat and hipster scene(s) triggered O'Brien's cultural antennas. "The underground seems to be trying to come around again," he wrote. "I can dig that and I sincerely hope that these cool artifacts aid and abet a cool front moving in. I don't mind if it starts out totally fake, with a beard and a tattoo and a copy of Kerouac carried for effect. Hey I started with Maynard G. Krebs and his goatee and it worked for me." [11]
O'Brien died in April 2017. A third collection of articles from his ARTFORUM column LIKE ART, was published in February 2017. Read together, these three essay and article collections, THE COOL SCHOOL, SOAPBOX, and LIKE ART, provide excellent forays into O'Brien's countercultural development as a writer and television visionary.
Currently, an exhibition titled GLENN O'BRIEN: CENTER STAGE, is open at the OFF-PARADISE PROJECT SPACE in lower Manhattan.
For a review of the show, click here.
Erik La Prade
Erik La Prade lives in New York. His interviews and articles have appeared in Art In America, The Brooklyn Rail, artcritical, and others. His latest book is NEGLECTED POWERS. Last Word Press. 2017. Some of his poems currently appear in J Journal. He has a B.A. and M.A. from City College.
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[1] Ginsberg, Allen. Reading List. The Best Minds of My Generation. A Literary History of the Beats. With a foreword by Anne Waldman. Edited by Bill Morgan. Grove Press. New York. 2017. Pg. 23
[2] The Beat Goes On. Beat Culture and The New America, 1950-1965. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. 1996. Published by Flammarion. Curated by Lisa Phillips. Pg. 169.
[3] The Beat Goes On. Beat Culture and The New America, 1950-1965. Pg. 178.
[4] Author's Introduction. SOAPBOX: Essays, Diatribes, Homilies and Screeds, 1980-1997. Published by Imschoot Drukkerij Joz. 1998. Pg. 9.
[5] Glennobrien.com/site///#bio.
[6] Ibid.
[7] SOAPBOX. Author's Introduction. Pg. 9.
[8] The Story of Glenn O'Brien's 'T.V. Party'. Glenn O'Brien. NOISEY. Music by VICE. Nov. 14, 2014.
[9] Ibid.
[10] Ibid.
[11] Introduction. THE COOL SCHOOL: writing from america's hip underground. Edited by glenn o'brien. A Special Publication of THE LIBRARY OF AMERICA. 2013. Pg. XVIII.


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UN to launch 'Pause' initiative to counter misinformation
The UN is going to a campaign to fight misinformation, particularly that on COVID-19 pandemic, telling people who are about to retransmit social media content to pause, a senior official.
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The 'Pause' initiative will be launched on Tuesday to coincide with Social Media Day.
The idea of the initiative, 'Pause', is for people to "take care before you share", Xinhua news agency quoted Undersecretary-General Melissa Fleming, head of the UN Department of Global Communications, as saying on Monday.
From the work of psychologists and misinformation experts on how misinformation is spreading, it is found that the way people share information plays a part, said Fleming.
"We hope that take-care-before-you-share starts to become a kind of social norm that people have in the back of their head and that will enable a personal behaviour change that will help - I'm just saying help - stop the spread of misinformation."
She said the UN will work with social media platforms and technology companies to address the issue.
"Obviously, changing personal behaviour does help. But it's not enough. Misinformation is spreading like a virus. It's playing into people's fears.
"Its creators are the masters of the platforms' algorithms."
Fleming said it is appropriate to launch an initiative that is "a bit of social distancing from social media".
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8 Reasons You Need a Home Security System
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6 Easy Ways to Prevent Fires in Your Home
According to a report, home fire is one of the major causes of deaths all over the world. In 2016, 352,000 house fires were reported.
Home Safety: How to Secure Your Entry & Exit Doors
Door sensors are widely used in home security systems. They help to keep your home and business safe and secure. Door sensors serve as a major defense barrier to all the vulnerable entrances.
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HOUSTON – NASA and Space Center Houston today announced opening submissions for Phase 2 of the Space Robotics Challenge, in which teams will compete for a prize pool of up to $1 million that could be used to continue research and discovery.
The next phase aims at virtually designing autonomous robotic operations to expand the existing dexterous capabilities of robots, and "help America maintain its leadership in technology," the group said in a press statement. Developed in partnership with Space Center Houston, the NASA Centennial Challenges, and presented by BHP, the Space Robotics Challenge aims to unite people from around the world to help further space exploration. It's also part of the space center's Innovation Gateway community science initiative, which empowers the public with authentic learning experiences that contribute to real scientific research.
"Everyday explorers now have the opportunity to design useful solutions to support deep space exploration," said Daniel Newmyer, vice president of education at Space Center Houston. "This challenge will continue to advance robotic technology and research that is vital to future missions."
Registration for the challenge is now open, and closes in December. The qualification round will begin in March 2020, lasting through August 2020. A competition round will be held from December 2020 to June 2021, with winners announced at an event in Houston in September 2021. Science and technology enthusiasts, independent teams, research organizations, and private companies can all submit proposals through the challenge website.
Finding useful materials
The first phase of the challenge occurred in 2017, and focused specifically on NASA's Valkyrie robot, also known as Robonaut 5 and R5. Phase two will focus on autonomous robots operating on the surface of the moon and collecting and manufacturing useful materials.
"As NASA moves forward with plans to support human exploration of the solar system, a critical need arises to supply basic materials such as oxygen, water, food, propellants, and other materials (radiation shielding, clothing, etc.," the challenge materials state. "As mankind ventures farther from Earth and for greater periods of time, it becomes imperative to develop technologies and mission architectures that utilize local resources, such as those found in lunar regolith, to provide supplies needed for human exploration."
The objective of Phase 2 is to find solutions that allow a heterogeneous, multi-robot team to autonomously complete tasks envisioned for a lunar in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) mission. The challenge will require competitors to develop software that allows a virtual team of robotic systems to operate autonomously to successfully achieve these tasks.
"Efficiency, reliability, crew comfort and safety are critical to long-duration missions to other worlds," said Monsi Roman, program manager for NASA Centennial Challenges. "We are excited to collaborate with Space Center Houston to involve the public in helping NASA advance technology in autonomous robotics for these long-duration missions."


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We are all familiar, I hope, with Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC's) and the part they play in allow international data transfers. The UK government previously said that it intended to replace them post-Brexit and the ICO has launched a consultation to begin this process.
International Data Transfer Agreements (ITDA's) will form a part of the wider UK package to assist international transfers.
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|A Lightning Bolt Tail; Long Ears; Longer down-bent Quills. [...] Not to mention a Tan Belly like Sonic; what's with the freaking Body Suit piece by default?
|Chris's specifications for how he would like the Sonic recolor avatar to look exactly like Sonichu.
On 7 November 2017, Sonic Forces was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Despite being in the middle of the Financhu Crisis, Chris immediately ran out and purchased a copy for PS4, throwing down $39.99. He eventually also purchased copies for the Xbox and Switch[1].
There are three gameplay modes included. Classic is side-scrolling, reminiscent to the original Sega Genesis games. Modern is full-on three-dimensional, like many of the games released within recent years. The third gameplay mode is Avatar, wherein the player can create their own custom Sonic character to play as.
Naturally, Chris thought his dreams of having Sonichu in a bonafide Sonic game would come true, but was disappointed that they did not include Pikachu accessories to make a copyright nightmare.
In a show of his ego, Chris unlocked a heterochromia customization option, then took a photo and tweeted, "I wonder if that was inspired from me since my right eye Is green, while my left is a shade of blue, like purple: the combo of Blue and red."[2] Notably, Chris declined to recognize similarities between himself and possible parodies on Sonic Boom and My Little Pony, although he is happy to speculate that game developers had him in mind when including heterochromia as a design option.
IT'S DISAPPOINTING is a brief video of Chris attempting to customize a Sonic Forces character to look more like Sonichu. The video was recorded by Arthur Spatchcock via Share Play[3]
Four days later, Chris, still unsatisfied, asked his fanbase for someone to mod a more accurate Sonichu avatar for him.[4] Chris's disappointment with the limited custom options hasn't deterred him from wasting more money by buying copies for Xbox and Switch.
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[Puts a Shadow quill-style hat on the character.]
I can't change the color.
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(Bloomberg) — Talk about taking one for the team. In an upcoming study announced on Tuesday, the U.S. Olympic Committee, in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, is hoping to volunteer its own staffers and U.S. Olympic athletes for a study that will help researchers answer some basic questions about the Zika virus.
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Zika has spread to more than 60 countries and caused more than 1,600 serious birth defects, mostly in Brazil. The USOC is hoping to enroll at least 1,000 men and women among the athletes, coaches, and USOC staffers attending the summer games in Rio de Janeiro, as well as their partners. The 2016 U.S. Olympic team is expected to contain over 500 athletes, and the USOC counts more than 3,000 employees with plans to travel to Brazil.
The study, led by Carrie L. Byington from the University of Utah-Salt Lake City, aims to determine the frequency of and factors influencing infection, as well as how the virus behaves once it is in the body and how it affects reproductive outcomes.
The researchers will track volunteers' health by testing for the presence of antibodies to the virus in their bodily fluids—blood, saliva, semen, and vaginal secretions—both before they leave for Brazil and two weeks after they have returned. Anyone who is ill during the Olympics will also have the opportunity to submit specimens while in Rio; those who test positive, whether or not they have symptoms, will be asked to participate in monthly testing for at least six months afterward.
"This is an important study because it's going to provide us some very timely and interesting information on the incidence of Zika for travelers to an area where there's active Zika transmission," said Dr. Catherine Y. Spong, acting director of the NIH's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. "One of the important questions for us is looking at people who are symptomatic versus asymptomatic. Most people who get Zika do not know that they have it." An estimated 80 percent of people infected don't get sick, she said.
This sample population is also especially relevant to travelers from the U.S. "It is going to be able to provide information for us in people that don't have that background of dengue and [other flaviviruses]," Spong said. These diseases, which, like Zika, are often transmitted through mosquitoes, are endemic to Brazil. Opportunities to study Zika in populations not already exposed to them are infrequent.
The participants themselves, however, present a limiting factor for the study, because they will provide researchers with a best-case scenario, said Dr. William Schaffner, infectious-disease specialist at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville.
"These are highly educated and motivated people, and they are going to do everything they can to prevent Zika infections," he said. Plus, the games are happening during Brazil's winter, when the country will have fewer mosquitoes. Therefore, Schaffner predicts a relatively small number of infections, a possibility that Spong recognizes, too.


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A blog about the cards I get awesome deals on, cards that I have available to trade, trades and our hobby in general. I collect Braves cards (all of them) and T206 White Borders.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Dang it N.O.
Box 1 held these keepers/PC guys.
This one came from box 2.
Lastly, this one from box 3.
So far, I was feeling pretty bummed.
This was the only Brave I pulled out of box 1, still bummed.
Box 2 was very Braves friendly including the insert.
Box 3 netted me the rest of Braves base except for the SP 717 Vizcaino. There are also 4 variations for Acuna's and 2 of the SP 717. Then there are the parallels, feel free to send them all to me.
Happy with Braves turn out, but not $60.00 worth of Happy.
The inserts from box 1 are keepers except for Yelich.
Happy with Rhys, Ryan, and Altuve from box 2.
Box 3: The bottom 2 I'll hang on to. That chrome variation is also a SP. These are the 700 + cards I got in addition to the Cole.
Box 1. I know Vogelbach is not a SP.
Box 2, I'll keep Yu.
So yeah I wasted $60.00 ($50.00 of which was a birthday gift). Dang it NO you put them on my mind, lol.
You folks will have to wait until Thursday to see the Chronicles.
Have a great night.
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Got done nice Gleybers!ReplyDelete
Well at least you got some good Braves cards. I've yet to buy any and doubt I will. I'll opt to just buy the Braves. I'm especially looking for the red auto of Max Fried.ReplyDelete
Gonna have to track down a copy of that Harper insert for my broken bat mini-collection.ReplyDeleteReplies
YEAH, THAT'S WHERE I PUT THAT ONE. I'LL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ONE FOR THE PC.Delete
You might not have gotten your $60 back in card value... but when you factor in entertainment, I'd say you did okay.ReplyDelete
I did NOTHING!ReplyDelete
Sure you spent $60, but think of all the friends you made along the way. Oh, that logic doesn't apply here...Well, the way rookie prices are going crazy these days, it might actually work in your favor in the long run anyway.ReplyDelete


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These No Bake S'mores Cookies are made with just 4 simple ingredients! They're so easy to make and the perfect treat for summer!
S'mores are like the quintessential summer treat. I don't know many people who have never enjoyed a S'more and if you haven't, you need to change that! Not everyone has the access to a campfire though, so I thought it would be fun to combine all the delicious S'more flavors into an easy no bake cookie. These 4 Ingredient No Bake S'mores Cookies taste just like smores but no fire is needed!
I almost like these better than regular s'mores because everything is coated with chocolate and the marshmallows have such a great texture inside of the cookies.
What You'll Need For No Bake S'mores Cookies:
- Chocolate Chunks – I am not eating diary right now so I always use the Enjoy Life Foods Dairy Free Chocolate Chunks. You can use any kind of chocolate chunks or chips that you like though.
- Coconut Oil – I use refined coconut oil because it doesn't add any coconut taste to these no bake cookies.
- Graham Crackers – There are quite a few vegan and gluten free graham crackers available out there if necessary.
- Mini Marshmallows – Regular marshmallows contain gelatin which means that they aren't vegan, let alone even vegetarian. I was able to find vegan mini marshmallows at Sprouts in the baking aisle.
How To Make This No Bake S'Mores Cookie Recipe:
- You start by melting together the chocolate and coconut oil. This can easily be done in a microwave, but I don't have a microwave so I melted them over a double boiler. You just bring a pot of water to a boil and then place a glass bowl over the top. Stir until chocolate is melted.
- Next you add in the graham cracker crumbs and marshmallows. I wouldn't recommend the pre-crushed graham crackers crumbs that you can buy. You want to still have a few bigger chunks of graham crackers so you can really taste it.
- Then, you stir everything together. It's really important that all ingredients get completely coated with chocolate because that is what will hold them together once the cookies are cooled.
- Line a baking sheet with a non-stick mat and scoop your mixture into cookie shapes. You can make them however large or small you like. I made mine pretty big! It will look like the mixture is falling apart a little bit, but once everything is cooled they will stay together perfectly. It will take at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator for the chocolate to harden, but you can leave them in for longer if you like.
Fun Add-Ins For Your No Bake S'mores Cookies
Just like when making regular s'mores, you can add in anything like to add some extra flavor. These are just a few things to come to my mind:
- Crushed peanuts or peanut butter
- Shredded coconut
- Caramel
- Rice Crispies
- Nutella
4 Ingredient No Bake S'mores Cookies
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
These No Bake S'mores Cookies are so easy to make and perfect for a fun summer treat!
- 1 (10 oz) bag chocolate chunks or chips, I use dairy free
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 cups mini marshmallows
- 2 cups crushed graham crackers
- Add the chocolate and coconut oil to a glass bowl and either microwave until melted or melt over a double boiler.
- Stir in the marshmallows and graham cracker crumbs and mix until combined and everything is coated with chocolate.
- Line a large baking sheet with a non-stick liner, or parchment paper. Scoop mixture into desired size cookies and top each one with a few marshmallows and sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs. It will seem like they're falling apart but they will harden together once they cool. You can make the cookies whatever size you like. I used a 1/4 cup scoop.
- Place cookies in the refrigerator and chill until hardened, at least 30 minutes. Cookies should be stored in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
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Although many guides evoke the image, you don't have to be a bleach-blonde, toothpaste poster boy to enjoy rafting. Once Covid restrictions lift — and with it, pent-up demand for paddling — rafting trips exist throughout the world for everyone, combining splashes with scenic views of some of the planet's most gorgeous canyons. Venture far enough and you'll also find a dose of culture you won't find on any land-based trips. Huck Finn once said, "There ain't no home like a raft." Following are our top 10 multi-day rafting trips where Huck—and other would-be rafters—should feel right at home.
1. The Zambezi
In 1855 Dr. David Livingstone hired natives to paddle his canoe to the brink of mile-wide, 364-foot-high Victoria Falls, billed as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world. Modern-day river runners can do the same both above and below the falls. Above the falls are miles and miles of tranquil canoeing waters inhabited by everything from elephants to hippopotami. Below lies the infamous Batoka Gorge, creating the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia and offering some of the best Class IV-V, big-water whitewater in the world. The stretch has so many rapids they aren't even named…just numbered. Day trips are offered on the first 23 rapids, or you can go for an extended stay in the bush–a la Livingstone–for up to seven days.
2. The Alsek/Tatshenshini, Alaska
To experience Jack London's Call of the Wild in the world of whitewater, head north, like he did, to Alaska and British Columbia's Alsek/Tatshenshini watershed. Here you'll encounter everything from bears and fresh Alaskan blueberries to spawning King salmon and giant standing waves. Of course, one of the most unique things about the Class III 180-mile journey down the Alsek or 130-mile jaunt down the Tatshenshini are the icebergs that accompany you all the way to the Pacific Ocean. You can even break off some of their glacial ice for your drinks as you listen at camp, under the lights of the aurora borealis, for the call of the wild.
3. The Middle Fork of the Salmon, Idaho
From the Boundary Creek put-in to its confluence with the Main Salmon 100 miles away, the Middle Fork of the Salmon River offers some of the most remote whitewater in the contiguous U.S. The river threads its way through the 2.7-million-acre Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness– the largest roadless tract of land in the contiguous United States–culminating with the infamous Impasaable Canyon, named by Lewis and Clark when they passed through the area in the early 1800s. The same Class III-IV rapids they deemed impassable, however, draw river runners in droves. The best thing about the Middle Fork, of course, isn't its solitude or raft-soaking rapids. It's the nine riverside hotsprings scattered throughout the trip that can make you look like a well-ripened prune after each day of paddling.
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4. The Grand Canyon, Arizona
When John Wesley Powell first ran the Grand Canyon in 1869, few realized the rapids that caused him such consternation would make it one of the world's top whitewater runs a scant century later. Rapids such as Crystal and Lava Falls are topped only by the canyon's beauty as the Colorado River carves its way through time. To do the whole 280 miles takes anywhere from 10 to 23 days, depending on if you have motor support. And if you go with an outfitter, you're guaranteed gourmet fare that is a far cry from the salted pork and flour rations of Powell's rafting days.
5. The Pacuare, Costa Rica
For a quintessential jungle run, head to Costa Rica's parrot-filled Pacuare River, which flows into the Caribbean from the Costa Rican highlands. That's where Hollywood went to get authentic jungle footage for its movie Congo, and that's where river runners head for 32 miles of Class III-IV, crystal clear whitewater. Trips range anywhere from one- to three-days, with a thatched-roof, bird-chirping lodge awaiting overnight stayers just a coconut's throw away from the river.
6. The Cahabon, Guatemala
For a rafting trip combining Mayan ruins, candle-lit caves and gurgling hot springs, look no further than the jungle-lined Rio Cahabon near the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala. Three-day trips start with a visit to the 200-km-long Lanquin caves before arriving at the put-in and sorting gear. Once on the river, gear up for such Class III-IV rapids as Rock and Roll, Corkscrew and aptly named Wrap Rock. Towards the end of the trip, relax in comfort at Paradise, where you can swim in a pool below a 20-foot waterfall and then warm-up in natural hot springs. On the way back to the town of Coban, cap the trip with a visit to the Biotopo Nature Reserve and the Queriga Mayan ruins.
7. The Futaleafu, Chile
Ask any river runner worth his or her weight in neoprene what is the best whitewater river in South America–or for that matter, the world–and the answer will invariably be the same: Chile's Futaleafu. Described as blending the scenery of California's Yosemite with the rapids of the Grand Canyon and water color of the Caribbean, the river crashes through the Andes on its way to the Pacific from Chile's border with Argentina. Its upper Class V+ section has humbled expert paddlers from around the world, while an easier 22-mile lower stretch has exposed others to some of the best paddling on the planet. Why else would Futaleafu kayak outfitter Chris Spelius borrow a line from Ringly, Barnum and Bailey and call it the Greatest Whitewater on Earth.?
8. The Sun Kosi, Nepal
David Allardice, owner of New Zealand's Ultimate Descents, knows a good thing when he finds it. That's why the Sun Kosi, meaning "River of Gold," has been the mainstay of his Himalayan commercial rafting operations since he first started running rivers in Nepal in 1984. The 170-mile crown jewel section, which courses through the Mahabharat Lekh mountain range on its way to the Ganges, is easily accessed from Kathmandu and can be done in six to 10 days. Paddlers will find white sand beaches for camping, big water Class III-IV rapids reminiscent of the Grand Canyon, and plenty of monkeys to eagerly listen–and contribute–to your whitewater tales around the campfire.
9. The Coruh, Turkey
For rafters interested in combining rapids with religion–and kayakers looking for culture–it doesn't get any better than Turkey's Class III-IV Coruh River, which takes paddlers past Byzantine and Seljuk Turk castles on the way to the infamous Yusufeli Gorge. Although different sections can be done in different time frames,170-mile trips start near the northeast town of Bayburt and end at Artvin near the border with Georgia. The only hard part is keeping your eyes off the castles long enough to negotiate the solid Class III-IV whitewater.
10. The North Johnstone, Australia
While most people head to Cairns, Australia, to dive the Great Barrier Reef, another site on UNESCO's World Heritage list awaits paddlers just a rugby ball's kick away. Thundering through one of the oldest rainforests in the world–one that has repeatedly escaped the ravages of ice ages striking farther north–the North Johnstone cuts through Crocodile Dundee country for more than 50 miles before merging with the Pacific just south of the Barrier Reef. Along the way paddlers encounter towering cicadia palms, secret aboriginal caves and countless Class IV-V whitewater that even Dundee himself would have trouble negotiating without the help of a Fosters-drinking guide.


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Before we begin today's blog discussion…please take a moment and enjoy the picture above. The simple panorama of a forest, filled with a mix of young small trees and slightly larger ones. The ground is a carpet of gentle flowing ferns. Imagine the cool air that surrounds you. Take a deep breath and smell the fresh pine scented air; crisp and clean. The quietness is very loud here and in the distance you can just make out the faint sounds of a small stream journeying down the mountain in search of the sea. This is a great place to contemplate the importance of perspective.
I like to think that I am a pretty intuitive person. I would venture a guess that most of us feel the same way. I am in touch with my surroundings. I understand the plight that my fellow travelers contend with every day and feel I have insight to their trials and tribulations. I am only judgmental in my thoughts and sometimes in my actions because I know so much about what goes on around me…or maybe I don't.
I know from basic psychology and common sense that there are only two real dynamic influences for my behaviors; the situational factors (or external and environmental) I am responding to, and my disposition (or internal; my own biases or perceptions).
We also know from studies of human nature that how we tend to see the world is reflective of how we see ourselves.
If I am going to be completely honest, I tend to lose perspective in most situations with others and only consider the situation; the external influences. In doing so, I lose the opportunity to consider what might be going on internally to the people and behaviors I so quickly judge. When they act in a manner I don't like do I ever consider what they might be dealing with instead of just how their behavior affect me? As the old adage goes; perhaps I'm so focused on the trees that I can't see the whole forest around me.
Like the picture above. Here is another shot taken in the same spot:
That's me standing in front of a 2500 year old giant redwood tree. Now go back and look at the first picture again. A forest of giant redwoods. Different perspective, different story.
I think about getting cut off in traffic. My thought always jumps to making judgements about the character and motivation of the person in the car or truck that cut me off and it is always focused on how they somehow just did ME wrong and how that makes ME feel. I tend to get angry.
But what if they were distracted because they just received some terrible news? What if they were excited about heading to the airport to pick up their son returning from the war? What if, what if, what if? So many possible reasons for them cutting me off and none of them really had anything to do with ME. Sure, they should be more careful and they should pay better attention, but in the big picture world; I was paying attention and no harm came from the interaction. We could both just move on with our day.
I think it is time to take things from a different perspective and I just bet it will allow me to have a better day.


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Former Olympian and reality television celeb Caitlyn Jenner is seeking redemption after publicly renouncing her belief that the Trump administration would be good for transgender people. Jenner has begun a round of charitable giving aimed at the transgender community.
She delivered four grants totaling $85,000 to LGBTQ organizations in Arizona last week.
"I had a great time today distributing four grants to extremely deserving organizations in the Phoenix area. I am blessed to be a part of this community," Jenner said on her Twitter feed after delivering the checks to the organizations.
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Receiving Jenner's funds are GLSEN Phoenix, Arizona Trans Youth and Parent Organization (AZTYPO), and Mulligan's Manor, a safe house for young LGBTI people, and the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS to aid its Transgender Resource and Navigation Service (TRANS) program.
Jenner recently penned an editorial for the Washington Post, where she claimed she was wrong to support Donald Trump.
"Following Trump's election as president, I saw fertile ground for change within the Republican Party on LGBTQ issues," said Jenner.
Related: Caitlyn Jenner declines award after outrage from the trans community
"Trump was the first Republican presidential candidate to claim to support this valuable, vulnerable community, and I was encouraged by the applause he received when he said at the Republican National Convention in July 2016 that he would stand up for the LGBTQ community."
"Sadly, I was wrong," she continued. "The reality is that the trans community is being relentlessly attacked by this president. The leader of our nation has shown no regard for an already marginalized and struggling community."
Jenner has been a polarizing figure in transgender community circles. While her name recognition and visibility has made her the "go to" on trans issues for much of the media, her political views and her naiveté have frustrated transgender activists.
A year ago, transgender activist Ashlee Marie Preston confronted Jenner at a Los Angeles event, telling Jenner that she was a "f**king fraud and a fake" after a Trans Chorus of Los Angeles event.
Although more polite, similar sentiments crept up in Jenner's own reality television show, I Am Cait, when other transgender people she interacted with on the show, most notably transgender writer Jennifer Finney Boylan, attempted to educate her on transgender issues.
"When I spent six weeks on a bus last year with Caitlyn as part of her reality show's road trip, I asked her how she could possibly be a Republican. She replied, 'Every conservative guy out there believes in everybody's rights,' Boylan wrote in the New York Times in 2017.
"I shouted back, 'That is a lie!' Then I hit her with a rolled-up newspaper, demonstrating exactly how bad I am at the whole listening thing."
At that time, Jenner was still firmly in the conservative camp, having been spotted by paparazzi driving around the LA area in her "Make America Great Again" hat just after Donald Trump had announced his transgender military ban. She later apologized for wearing it, saying it was a mistake and that she was getting rid of the head wear.
It is lapses in judgment like this, as well as the sense of entitlement that Jenner tends to speak from that causes many transgender activists to be wary of Jenner.
As many pointed out, Jenner seemed to be willing to back Trump through his racist and xenophobic policies on immigration and travel, but only publicly renounced her support when the administration took aim at transgender rights.
"Caitlyn Jenner showed us who she was three years ago," said Venus Selenite, a black queer trans woman, in the wake of Jenner's Washington Post editorial. "She has not done anything worthy of redemption. She has NOTHING to lose. NOTHING."
Tiq Milan, a black trans man, shared similar sentiments on his Twitter feed, saying that Jenner "hasn't done the work needed to be forgiven. She doesn't get a pass (because) she's a (trans woman) while she actively supported an administration that is trying to erase us out of existence, among other things."
Love you so much babygirl, but @Caitlyn_Jenner hasn't done the work needed to be forgiven. She doesn't get a pass bc she's a tw while she actively supported an administration that is trying to erase us out of existence, among other things. https://t.co/SQcecfvHvu
— Daddy Shark (@TheMrMilan) October 24, 2018
If Jenner were to redeem herself, it would seem that these donations are a first step, but nowhere near the last.


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Oor Torry Arts Project
It involved the local community in creating their own bronze casts for future generations to enjoy. Tullos is an area of Torry, a suburb of Aberdeen, with the area taking its name from the Vale of Tullos which lies between two hills. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic 'Tulach' meaning a hill. Tullos Community Centre is situated near the slopes of Tullos Hill (Torry Gramps), an area or heath and woodland which is also the location of many archeological sites ranging from the Bronze Age to World War II.
The weekly workshops over a two-month period were developed and delivered by Aberdeen City Council's Arts Development Team. The adults received training in bronze casting at the Scottish Sculpture Workshops (SSW). They were then able to take on the role of mentors to the pupils, offering advice about how to go about creating their own designs ready for casting. The final collaborative design was taken to the SSW by the adults during a weeklong residency, and there they developed large moulds to be cast in bronze. The casts are about two feet in diameter and depict elements of the natural world and Torry landmarks. The young people also visited SSW and documented their design being developed. Also they were able to cast their own small pewter pieces. The climax at the end of the week was the 'bronze pour'. The resulting bronzes were exhibited in Aberdeen Art Gallery, as part of an exhibition, 'The Printed Word', before being installed outside the entrance of Tullos School.
'Oor Torry' involved a range of partners, including Aberdeen City Council's Arts Development and Community Learning and Development teams, the SSW and Fairer Scotland Funding. It was part of a larger scheme called Room 18, which involved workshops at Tullos Community Centre and elsewhere in the community, designed to inspire residents from Torry to work together on arts projects to improve the area. The project was showcased at the city council's Children's and Young People's Awards for 'Neighbourhood Working' and at a local intergenerational conference as an example of good practice in working directly with the young people.
"This has been an excellent project, bringing children and older adults from the community together to create pieces which will be an inspiration for generations to come. The completed items are very beautiful and an asset to the community." Aberdeen City Council Education, Culture and Sport Director, Annette Bruton.
"A project like this shows just how active the pupils at Tullos School are in the community. The children and the adults have created something constructive and permanent which makes a real contribution." Education, Culture and Sport Committee convener, Andy May.
"This has been a marvellous project that has really enthused everyone. This kind of artistic activity brings great benefits by developing experiences in both craftsmanship and teamwork. I am very pleased with the excellent results of the good work." Vice-convener Councillor Martin Greig.
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Children in Scotland managed the national pilot project of the Arts Education in Practice Professional Development Award – a new SQA accredited qualification for arts practitioners who work in either formal or informal education and community contexts in Scotland. The pilot project was supported by the Scottish Arts Council and Aberdeen City Council was involved from the outset in the steering group who planned the course, seeing a vital role for such a course in preparing artists for working in the community, and for ensuring communities get the quality 'cultural experiences.
Mandy Clarke, an experienced Community Arts Officer, was one of nineteen arts practitioners participating in the pilot. The bronze casting project was devised as part of her work developed with the Torry Community and chosen as her work based learning project. During this time she investigated her own art form and practice with the context of Arts Development work.
Success Factors
- sense of shared pride in achievements.
- sense of the project in a team effort, and looking after and listening to each other
- building confidence through encountering a wide range of artists working in a range of media who treated them as equals.
Quotes from participating adults
"Thoroughly enjoyed mixing with the kids and knowing their views."
"Loved working with the power tools."
"I was surprised at the respect our ideas were given."
Quotes from the young people:
"I liked working with older people making the tree."
"I enjoyed the bit at the workshop where we saw flames and everything."
"You've got to be safe with tools."
"I learned you can make something beautiful out of something quite small."
"It doesn't matter whether or not you are 'good at art' – it is about expressing your feelings."
They all agreed that it had been like working with friends and in fact, they had become more like a family. One young person summed it up: When I pass 'Oor Torry' it reminds me of everybody.
The adults have stayed together as a group and are currently working on stained glass. The arts worker is seeking funding for further intergenerational activity as they are all keen to take part in another project.


text: Finding New Pathways in the Post-Pandemic Oil and Gas Industry March 2021 Barry Friedman, Explorer Correspondent In the best of times, AAPG's Director of Innovation and Emerging Science/Technology Susan Nash has to weigh the costs and benefits of "the next big thing" out there for the industry, separating the helpful from the hyperbolic, to see which new advancements will have the greatest impact on how the industry moves forward. But undertaking all that in the middle of a pandemic is a whole new ballgame, for it makes an industry – especially one like the oil and gas industry – to take stock of exactly what the possibilities and ramifications will be when the future landscape has been so transfigured by recent events that it is almost unrecognizable from anything that preceded it. This very dynamic was something Nash started to think about before the full extent of COVID-19 could be felt in the spring of 2020. She wondered about how to put together a forum for industry leaders to discuss, at the time, the industry's current predicament and the murky horizon. As it turned out, it was going to be a yearlong event. "Last year, beginning in April, as dramatic changes were occurring in the oil industry due to the pandemic, we launched a 20-part webinar series: 'Pivoting 2020: New Revenue and Diversification Strategies,'" she said. Nash said its short-term goal was to introduce AAPG members and other industry professionals to new technologies and funding sources, as well as emerging new businesses. But that was just the beginning. "A longer-term goal," Nash said, "was to help people develop their skills and knowledge base so that they could generate new revenues, find jobs, diversify their services, and more," she said. And since the new reality, the new normal was still unfolding, Nash decided that even the messaging had to reflect a new way of conducting such a program. As such, each webinar in the 20-part series featured four speakers, each with information that could be about a new product, a new service, a way to obtain funding, a new business direction or a new way of promoting or commercializing products.


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Harmless; producing no ill effect.
The cocaine they purchased turned out to be innocuous; they got got.
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About Post Office Fixed Deposit
If you think about investments and assured returns, the one that comes to your mind is a fixed deposit or recurring account. Fixed deposit is the first choice for all investors who want to make small or huge investments. Different banks and non-banking financial firms have different minimum amount limit to make the investment. Generally, banks accept the minimum deposit of ₹500 or above in recurring deposit, whereas the minimum limit to invest in fixed deposit might vary from bank to bank. Some banks accept minimum Rs. 5000 whereas some don't accept amount below than ₹20,000 to make the investment. The minimum and maximum amount vary in all financial firms. Besides all leading banks and other non-banking financial firms, Indian Postal department is also known for its saving plans and different saving schemes. Indian postal department has a strong hold in saving and investment in rural India along with cities. Across the country, a large number of people invested their money in various saving and investment schemes of Indian Post. Indian Post offers fixed deposit investment facility to customers. You can make an investment with minimum ₹200 in this investment scheme. Let's take a close view of the features and benefits of Indian Post's fixed deposit scheme.
Post Office Fixed Deposit Interest Rates September 2023
Let's come to the part which is of interest to all those who want to know more about Post Office Fixed Deposit – the interest rate that you'll earn. In comparison to income from recurring deposits, generally, the fixed deposit scores due to its higher interest rate. Post Office fixed deposit interest rate, in comparison to some banks, is better and gives investors better opportunities to earn. India Post gives you the choice of investment tenure. You can choose the investment plan of 1-year, 2-year, 3-year or 5-year. The fixed deposit interest rate will differ based on the tenure you choose. Obviously, a smaller investment period will give you a lower interest rate as compared to a longer investment horizon. Thus, in order to make more, you should invest the Post Office fixed Deposit Scheme for a longer period.
|Investment Tenure
|Interest Rate
|1 Year
|2 Year
|3 Year
|5 Year
|7.7 %
Documents required for fixed deposit
- Original identity proof for verification
- Identity proof such as PAN card, voter ID card, Aadhar card, driving license, passport
- Address proof such as ration card, electricity bill, PAN card, driving license
Premature withdrawal facility
There is premature withdrawal facility is available or closure is permitted after completion of six months of the opening of the deposits. You can close the fixed deposit account after completion of six months duration and before completion of one year of opening the account, in which case, the amount invested is returned sans interest to the depositor. If a time deposit of two or three years is withdrawn prematurely, interest will be paid only for the completed years.
Benefits and features of fixed deposit
- Any individual can open fixed deposit
- Flexible tenure to choose from minimum 1 year to maximum 5 years
- Minimum amount accepted to open FD is ₹200
- Any number of accounts can be opened by an individual
- You can also open a joint account
- Single account can be converted into joint account vice verse
- Investment under years TD eligible for claiming tax benefits
- Interest is payable annually and calculated on quarterly basis
- Loan against fixed deposit is available
- Minimum interest is 6.90% to maximum 7.70% p.a.


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|New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence A. Torrey. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.
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Isaac Alden
Mercy Aldrich
Mehitable Allen
Anthony Annable
James Avery
James Babcock
Joyce Baker
Sarah Baldwin
Christopher Banister
John Bartlett
Thomas Bayley
James Bemis
William Blantine
Joseph Bolles
Mary Briggs
George Brown
Jane Brown
Mary Burroughs
John Bush
Samuel Bush
Francis Bushnell
Philip Chesley
Joseph Childs
Elizabeth Chittenden
Deacon John Clark
Matthew Clarke
Ruth Cogan
Thomas Cogan
Mary Colton
Tase Cooper
Jonathan Crooker
Joseph Davol
Elisha Doubleday
Roger Doubleday
Thomas Drake
Lt. John Dresser
John Eaton
Alexander Edwards
Benjamin Edwards
Thomas Edwards
John Fay
Edward Fisher
Joanna Ford
Stephen Gates
William Gayer
Dorcas Gildersleeve
Richard Gildersleeve
John Gould
Ebenezer Graves
John Guilford
William Hamilton
Walter Haynes
Rebecca Hobart
James Hovey
Samuel Hubbard
Susanna Huggins
William Hunter
Thomas Jones
Hannah Keep
Mehitable Knowles
Abell Langley
Daniel Lester
Mordecai Lester
Elizabeth Loomis
Nathaniel Loomis
John Magoun
Mary Marshall
Samuel Marshall
Grace Martin
Elizabeth Maverick
Daniel Mayo
Ebenezer Miller
Elizabeth Mills
Thomas Millward
Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth Moore
Jane Moumford
Rebecca Newberry
Mark Noble
Thomas Noble
Susanna Nolton
Joseph Owen
Mary Paul
Dorcas Pearson
Ruth Porter
Capt. Thomas Prentice
Ferris Quenell
John Randall
Philip Reed
Philip Reed
Richard Rich
Robert Ring
Daniel Rolfe
Sarah Rollins
Ruth Royce
William Salisbury
Joanna Searle
Thankful Sheldon
Thomas Skinner
Judith Smith
John Spencer
Capt. Robert Spencer
John Staple
Mary Stone
Samuel Stone
Jonathan Taylor
Martha Thurlow
Mary Trask
Nathaniel Treadway
John Upton
Samuel Walker
Thomas Walker
Priscilla Warner
Hannah Warriner
William Warriner
Elizabeth Wellington
Theodosia Whaley
Theophilus Whaley
Mary Wright
Thomas Wright
Samuel Yeomans
Christopher Youngs
Family: Samuel Allen / Sarah Partridge
Family: Thomas Munsell / Lydia
Family: Rev. Jeremiah Peck / Joanna Kitchell
Family: William Warriner / Joanna Searle
Family: Nathaniel Covell / Sarah Nickerson
Family: George Brown / Mehitable Knowles
Family: John Randall / Mercy Aldrich
Family: John Fay / Elizabeth Wellington
Family: Samuel Ward / Mary Carter
Family: Thomas Skinner / Elizabeth Maverick
Family: Samuel Yeomans / Mary Ellis
Family: Joseph Owen / Esther
Family: Thomas Drake / Jane Holbrook
Family: Thomas Jones / Mary Paul
Family: Christopher Youngs / Elizabeth Moore
Family: George Waldron / Bridget Rice
Family: William Salisbury / Susanna
Family: James Hovey / Priscilla Warner
Family: John Badcock / Mary Lawton
Family: James Atherton / Hannah
Family: Thomas Herring / Mary Pierce
Family: Henry Adams / Prudence Frary
Family: William Chapman / Hannah Lester
Family: Daniel Lester / Hannah Fox
Family: Jonathan Armstrong / Martha
Family: John Upton / Eleanor
Family: Nathan Bailey / Mary Squire
Family: William Hamilton / Mercy Berry
Family: Edward Fisher / Judith Smith
Family: John Bartlett / Mary Rust
Family: Thomas Bayley / Ruth Porter
Family: Samuel Hubbard / Tase Cooper
Family: Thomas Millward / Anne Lowell
Family: Daniel Peirce / Anne Lowell
Family: Samuel Stone / Sarah Stearns
Family: Samuel Walker / Abigail Carter
Family: Nicholas Holt / Hannah Bradstreet
Family: Francis Bushnell / Ferris Quenell
Family: William Blantine / Phebe
Family: Joseph Childs / Elizabeth Seabury
Family: Thomas Walker / Mary Stone
Family: Ebenezer Graves / Mary Colton
Family: John Branch / Mary Speed
Family: Peter Branch / Elizabeth Gillame
Family: Thomas Edwards / Abigail
Family: Samuel Hall / Phebe Ward
Family: Lt. Jonathan Rudd / (Unknown wife of Jonathan Rudd)
Family: John Briggs / Sarah Cornell
Family: John Guilford / Susanna Nolton
Family: Josiah Brown / Mary Fellows
Family: John Gould / Abigail Belcher
Family: Samuel Oldham / Hannah Dana
Family: Thomas Taber / Rebecca Harlow
Family: Joseph Bolles / Mary Howell
Family: Samuel Sargent / Mary Norwood
Family: John Kinsley / Abigail Leonard
Family: James Avery / Deborah Stallion
Family: Philip Chesley / Elizabeth
Family: Lt. John Dresser / Martha Thurlow
Family: William Hodgkins / Grace Dutch
Family: Benjamin Balch / Abigail Maverick
Family: Richard Rich / Anne
Family: Richard Rich / Sarah Roberts
Family: Jonathan Crooker / Mary Burroughs
Family: Francis Crooker / Mary Gaunt
Family: Ebenezer Miller / Hannah Keep
Family: Sgt. David Buttolph / Mary
Family: William Russell / Hannah Adams
Family: Benjamin Russell / Rebecca
Family: James Adams / Priscilla Ramsdell
Family: Isaac Alden / Mehitable Allen
Family: John Magoun / Rebecca Hobart
Family: Ralph Allen / Esther Swift
Family: Mark Noble / Mary Marshall
Family: Samuel Marshall / Rebecca Newberry
Family: Nicholas Smith / (Unknown first wife of Nicholas Smith)
Family: Deacon John Clark / Mary Strong
Family: Benjamin Edwards / Thankful Sheldon
Family: Alexander Edwards / Sarah Baldwin
Family: Savory Clifton / Dorothy Burgess
Family: Anthony Annable / Jane Moumford
Family: John Spencer / Susannah
Family: Robert Ring / Elizabeth
Family: Samuel Taylor / Ruth Cogan
Family: Philip Reed / Abigail
Family: Charles Allen / Susanna Huggins
Family: Thomas Noble / Hannah Warriner
Family: John Richardson / Martha Mead
Family: Thomas Lester / Dorcas Gildersleeve
Family: Capt. John Akin / Mary Briggs
Family: Ens. Thomas Briggs / Mary Fisher
Family: Philip Reed / Mary
Family: Capt. Robert Spencer / Theodosia Whaley
Family: James Babcock / Jane Brown
Family: Jonathan Taylor / Mary Wright
Family: Samuel Hotchkiss / Elizabeth Cleverly
Family: James Reynolds / Deborah
Family: Robert Burdick / Ruth Hubbard
Family: Philip Chesley / Sarah Rollins
Family: Thomas Bingham / Anne Fenton
Family: Benjamin Armstrong / Rachael
Family: John Porter / Margaret
Family: Nathaniel Loomis / Elizabeth Moore
Family: Daniel Rolfe / Hannah Bradstreet
Family: Nathaniel Phelps / Grace Martin
Family: Capt. Thomas Prentice / Grace
Family: Francis Jordan / Jane Wilson
Family: Nathaniel Fiske / Mary Warren
Family: Isaac Thayer / Mercy Rockwood
Family: William Gayer / Dorcas Starbuck
Family: Daniel Mayo / Sarah Howes
Family: John Prescott / Mary Gawkroger alias Platt
Family: Ebenezer Allen / Abigail
Family: Nicholas Butler / Joyce Baker


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Written by Wood Creek Academy
As parents, nothing is more rewarding and fulfilling than to see our children grow up into successful men and women that lead good lives and hold respectable positions in society. And since it's easier said than done, we must never forget that what we do in their youth will determine what they will be in the future.
If you have children that are problematic, always remember to never give up on them no matter how frustrating they may be. There are troubled youth programs as well as boarding schools for troubled boys that you can enroll your child in so you can help get rid of their bad habits and attitude. Sending them to places like these isn't actually giving up on your kids, instead you're doing a positive act by acknowledging the severity of their problem and actually doing something about it before it's too late. When you do send them off, don't cut off your relationship with your kid. Instead, be there for them even more by providing them emotional support by constantly talking to them and visiting them whenever you can. This will make your child feel and understand that you're not actually shipping them off to be someone else's problem. Instead, you're actually helping them improve and get better. Doing this will help build your relationship with your child and would even result to you being closer to them as well. You might encounter resistance at first, so it's important for you to let them understand the importance of it all.
A boot camp for teenagers might just be the very thing that your kid needs. The training in these schools are top notch and what he learns there would definitely help him in life.


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We sell spares and parts for Benhil Butter Packers, we are able to obtain the most common items to some of the major components for Benhil machinery.
Benhil are very reliable machines, but inevitably parts will wear out or eventually fail dependent on use, so we're here to help you find spare parts, accessories and consumables.
Our team have years of experience and specialist knowledge of Benhil machines and we can help you identify OEM parts for machines such as:
- Benhil 8380
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We are constantly updating our database with the latest OEM spares and parts for Benhil Machinery and therefore are more than happy to assist with spares or parts enquiries to ensure you purchase the correct item along with any associated parts we would recommend from an 'O' ring to a pump motor and everything in between.
Please get in touch to talk about your specific requirements or ask us any questions about the parts and spares for your Benhil Machine.


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Off gridder Ron Hudson and his daughter Ashley face a bear attack
In a remote homestead near Curry, Offgridder Dan Mawhinney is in a race to airlift his stranded snow machine out of the frozen tundra
Overnight a snow storm has dumped 20 inches of snow on Alaska Railroad's Anchorage headquarters, threatening to shut down the entire railroad operation
After heavy snowfall in the Chugach Mountains, Railroad section-chief, Bruce Gough is forced to bring out the big guns
The ice storm has also wreaked havoc on the railroad, leaving track crews struggling to keep the trains rolling
On the railroad, an arctic storm has pummelled the tracks up and down the line
On the railroad an emergency crew battle to clear blocked bridges, to make way for a shipment of military equipment worth two million dollars
In central Alaska, a magnitude-4.2 earthquake is causing mayhem on the railroad
The entire railroad is on high alert, Freight crew George, Bill and Wanda must race equipment and bulldozers north to protect the tracks from the onslaught
It's spring in Alaska, and the warm weather brings a new set of challenges for the off grid homesteaders, as they carry out essential repairs and tend their land
71 year old offgridder Dan Mawhinney has decided after 41 years living far from society it's time to sell his cabin. The only problem is, will his only potential buyer survive the 4 mile hike up a mountain to get there? Meanwhile, cash-strapped homesteaders, Jim and Nancy James have a crisis on their hands. The only source of heat for their cabin – their wood burning stove – has broken down. For a gun-toting recluse like Jim, selling his prized rifle to buy a new stove won't be easy.
On the railroad, an arctic storm has pummelled the tracks up and down the line. Track worker Willie Washington and his team battle to clear dangerously over-hanging tree branches from falling on passing trains while Mike Hoadley and his track crew fight the clock to clear a broken down snow plough before an oncoming passenger train reaches them.
In Port Whittier, George, Wanda and Bill race to pull 10,000 tons of cargo off two barges before the tide turns. They then face a constant struggle to fix a broken air hose that's preventing the freight train from reaching Anchorage to deliver a huge supply of fresh food and fuel to the people of Alaska.


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Protecting renewables with the Energy Charter Treaty: a false good idea
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In the face of growing calls to end protection for fossil fuel investments, some proponents of the Energy Charter Treaty argue that the treaty remains an essential tool for protecting investments in renewable energies. In fact, it appears to be a wrong idea: in a rapidly changing climate and variable economic context, governments need to have the agility to quickly adapt how public money is spent in order to encourage the ecological transition. The recent pandemic and financial crises showed how quickly contexts can evolve and the necessity for States to sometimes review their policies. In some cases, after a first moment of strong support for renewables through public expenditures, governments had to reduce the subsidies as the market appeared to be highly competitive or because the initial supporting schemes had become unsustainable due to the decline in electricity demand or the unexpectedly enthusiastic adoption of the incentives by producers.
This has been the case in particular in Spain, Italy and Czech Republic, three countries that have been targeted by dozens of arbitration claims based on the ECT.
Overall, in October 2020, some 80 cases had been brought in relation to renewable energy, under the ECT alone, averaging a total of $21 billion claimed by investors. Similar claims may well target other States such as France in the future.
While some cases are still pending, many awards have been rendered over the last years. In most of the cases, the States have failed to defeat the investors' claims. As an illustration, Spain, which faces the highest number of arbitrations, has been found to breach its obligation under the ECT in 18 cases (out of 23 in which an award has been rendered so far) and only managed to defeat all the investors' claims in five cases . As a result, Spain had to grant more than one billion euros of damages.
This paper conducts an in-depth review of the publicly accessible awards. It looks in particular at the notion of predictability from a legal point of view and the different arguments put forward in the decisions.


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Hello, Karolina on the Lindy's Blog today and I have a tutorial for you where we will create beautiful romantic compositions on wood panels.
To create the project, I used a piece of wood leftover from a garden house.
In this project, I chose pink and gold colors. Which beautifully added sweetness to the design.
I used the following Lindy's Products:
- Red Hot Poker Orange Shimmer Spray
- Bayou Boogie Gold Shimmer Spray
- Cotton Candy Pink Shimmer Spray
- Hi Maintenance Magenta Shimmer Spray


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DENVER — Colorado lawmakers have advanced a bill (HB21-1162) to ban certain single-use plastics like plastic bags at grocery stores and Styrofoam containers commonly used for takeout orders at restaurants.
If signed into law, stores would be allowed to use plastic bags between Sept. 1, 2021 and Sept. 1, 2022, but customers would have to pay a fee of 10 cents per bag to use them.
After Sep. 1, 2022, stores would only be allowed to use recycled paper carryout bags for a customer fee of 10 cents per bag.
The money from the bag fees would go towards recycling programs.
As stated in the bill, "A store is required to remit, on a quarterly basis beginning January 1, 2022, 60% of the carryout bag fee revenues to the municipality or county within which the store is located and may retain the remaining 40% of the carryout bag fee revenues. A municipality or county may use its portion of the carryout bag fee revenues to pay for its administrative and enforcement costs and any recycling, composting, or other waste diversion programs or related outreach or education activities."
Stores using plastic bags and Styrofoam containers would be able to use up their inventory of those items.
Democratic Representative Alex Valdez is one of the sponsors of the bill and said plastic pollution is a crisis in our state and country and this bill is a step towards helping Colorado's environment.
"We really created what we believe is the best possible piece of legislation for the state of Colorado that addresses the main issue that we're trying to get at, and that is the reduction in the amount of these non-recyclable types of plastics that are finding themselves out there," Valdez said.
He also raised concern about plastic pollution leading to microplastics that we end up consuming.
"There are real health effects here, we know that now and we need to address them and that's what this bill is about," Valdez said.
Democratic Representative Lisa Cutter also sponsors the bill and said that the issue is too big to fix it only by more recycling.
"We have to reduce first, that is the first and most important piece of reduce, reuse, recycle," Cutter said. "We cannot recycle our way out of this problem. There is so much plastic and almost every piece of plastic ever manufactured is still in existence and no way recycling is ever going to catch up to that problem."
One concern some have about the bill is the cost it will come at for business owners that it affects. Republican representative Colin Larson voted against it because he said it targets small restaurant owners who would struggle to pay for more sustainable and expensive products.
"In a year where restaurants have just been absolutely devastated because of COVID and everything else going on, to raise their costs of doing business by forcing them to use more expensive takeout materials, when I think there's more appropriate avenues to encourage recycling, it just really seem tone deaf," Larson said.
Rep. Larson said before becoming a legislator, he owned and independent coffee shop and is familiar with the higher prices of more sustainable products.
"I think it may just be ignorance on behalf of some of the bill sponsors about what it costs restaurants when you're telling them to use a different material," Larson said. "Especially something like takeout where you're talking about hundreds of these units, every day, it can really add up."
Earlier this week the bill passed the state House and it will now head to the Senate.
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The fruity, smooth, and balanced olive oil produced from Ehden Grove surprises with a lingering sting, its signature attribute. It is the essence of the family's hard work, patience, and love for the olive tree and the land. Enjoy this olive oil, celebrate it at every occasion, and ahlan wa sahlan (welcome all)!
Nakhlé SaadéPatriarch
We are honored and humbled by the generosity of Nakhlé Saadé, the protector of the Saadé family's Ehden Grove. Without his endless support, Oleavanti would never have seen the light. His beautiful spirit and deep soul have kept the family's 500-year-old heritage flourishing.
Oleavanti thanks him for his willingness to break with traditional olive cultivation and apply a modern approach to producing extra-virgin olive oil. This verdant juice has dazzled judges year after year and brought home three awards, a great mark of consistency and quality.


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In case you haven't heard, I'm joining the Spring edition of the One Room Challenge! I have six weeks to complete one space and share my progress with ...On April 13, 2016 / By Sabrina
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A 5-day break from the hot, crazy & hectic Cairo was welcomed… My first impression of Istanbul was an interesting blend of Islamic & European cultures. People looked like a mix between Russians & Arabs, but were nicer than Egyptians in some ways…
We flew from Cairo with Egypt Air and I can honestly say that I was impressed by the service, quality of food and punctuality. In Istanbul airport, I was immediately upset with the fact that Canadians have to pay $60US for a 3-month visa. This is by far the most expensive visa I ever had to pay to enter a country (except Burma where we paid hundreds of US $$$ to get into the country). Canada was also the ONLY and MOST expensive country on the list… WHY? (Maybe as a Canadian, I am used to be loved; welcomed and appreciated everywhere I go…)
Money changers at the airport have lower rates than in town (by about 3%) and all of them charge 4% commission. My advice: change only few bills and wait to be in town.
The metro (which leaves the airport) and the tram were definitively the best way to get in town. For 1.10YTL ($0.90US) for the metro and another 1.10YTL for the tram, it was 20 times cheaper than a taxi and about twice as fast. Clean, efficient & easy to understand. WOW! Well done Istanbul.
We stayed at the Side Hotel and Pension (www.sidehotel.com) for our 4 nights and I have nothing but excellent comments about this place. Staff was very friendly, drinks and internet were cheap, rooms were impeccably clean, and breakfast was included (all this for 40 Euros a night for a triple room). Excellent value for what you pay.
I won't detail all the sightseeing we did in our trip, but let me tell me my top 3:
Top sightseeing:
We spent 4 hours visiting the Topkapi palace (which was built in 1423A.D) and this was definitively a place to spend half a day. The visit of Harem was well worth the 10YTL, but the compulsory, organized guided tour was unnecessary. I would have preferred to wonder through the rooms at my own pace.
Shopping was great and ceramic & carpet shops were absolutely everywhere. Stouts were desperate for business because it was low season. We bought ceramic bowls that were originally priced at 25YLT a piece ($22US) and we ended up paying 25YTL for 4 bowls! My advice: bargain hard. Go 50% off the initial price (at least). Don't be afraid to walk away.
Food was excellent and fairly cheap, but only when we ate Kebab sandwiches and food from small local shops. We found that restaurants were at least 8$US per person if you decided to sit in a restaurant.
Fish sandwiches on Galata Bridge were delicious, but you really wonder how healthy is your meal when you look at the water flowing under your feet.
Overall, it was a really pleasant holiday. We walked, ate, shop, visit more than you can ever imagine!!!
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Time and Date: Friday, November 23 @ 9:30 p.m. ET
Location: Paradise Island, Bahamas
Records: Butler (4-1) | Florida (3-2)
Rankings: Butler (#31 KenPom) | Florida (#26 KenPom)
TV Channel: ESPNU
Stream: WatchESPN
In an interesting turn of events, Butler will face off against Florida for its final Battle 4 Atlantis contest. This game will now be the first leg in a two-game series between the two teams, since they were already scheduled to play each other on December 29.
The two teams have had a similar experience in the Bahamas so far. Both struggled against opponents that seemed decent but beatable to open the tournament, immediately falling to the losers' bracket. Both teams bounced back quickly, dominating their Thursday opponents. Now, they find themselves in a match-up that will likely make or break the trip for both teams.
Florida is a team that is trying to find itself after losing several key contributors from last year's team. Coach Mike White has been frustrated by his team's effort early on and even went so far as to bench Jalen Hudson, who was the projected star for the Gators this year. Hudson came in as a sub in Florida's most recent victory over Stanford and played just seven minutes. White seems determined to energize his team and whatever he did on Thursday worked.
The Bulldogs had a lot working for them on Thursday as well. Butler's success seems to be contingent on the performance of three players — Kamar Baldwin, Paul Jorgensen, and Sean McDermott. If one of them plays well, Butler might win. If two of them play well, Butler will probably win. And if all three play well, Butler may be impossible to beat. Against Middle Tennessee, all three shot the lights out. Will Florida be able to slow them down on Friday?
Butler: Aaron Thompson
Aaron Thompson was the key to Thursday's victory with his driving and dishing. He assisted five threes to McDermott alone. Thompson needs to be able to break down the Gator defense and create looks for his teammates. This means that he has to be careful with the ball and also stay out of foul trouble.
Florida: Defend aggressively
Florida absolutely suffocated Stanford, holding them to just 49 points and causing 20 Cardinal turnovers. They will have to defend Butler equally well or better. The Bulldogs are coming off a stellar offensive performance and with Friday's game coming just one day later, it's likely that Butler's shooters will stay hot. Florida can't allow Butler's marksmen to get easy looks.