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Germany Beats UK GDP
Germany's GDP data yesterday showed that Europe's powerhouse surpassed the UK's and the US's growth last year. Sterling slid against all of its major peers, in spite of a good January consumer release that warned of Brexit challenges ahead.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin offered the first clues regarding US President Trump's crucial tax plan, describing it as being focused primarily on middle-income tax cuts and simpler business codes. He effectively took a BAT to the dollar which dropped when he said he was concerned about it strengthening if the Border Adjusted Tax (BAT) policy was implemented. The greenback was pulled further down when the FOMC minutes dampened expectations of a dollar strengthening interest hike in March.
Pound Sterling – UK Markets
Retailers were pessimistic about their prospects for 2017 according to CBI's Distributive Trades Survey which indicated that sales are set to deteriorate over the next 3 months. In the most dismal prediction in 4 years, 87.7% of shops indicated their costs per sales have gone up compared to last February. The gloomy forecast overshadowed the data showing that 40% of retailers had a rise in sales volumes over February 2016, in which 31% saw volume decline. Although better than January's 8% decline, rising costs, such as petrol, will curtail profits even if sales continue. Oil's recent rise to a 3-week high will soon be felt down the food chain. Considering that wages aren't rising at the rate of inflation, increases in prices such as air fares rising by 48.9% since last December will mean shoppers must budget more carefully this year.
UK coal production fell to a record low last year, slumping to 51% as large mines closed. Over the last 5 years' coal production has been reduced by 77%. Losing importance as an energy source, coal powered 10.6% of UK electricity last year, compared to 25.8% in 2015. Brexit and the fall in the pound's value were blamed for an increase from 12,000 to 39,000 in Eastern Europeans leaving the UK, in the year up to September. The vacancies in retail, hospitality and manufacturing is another post-Brexit concern for business.
US Dollar – US Markets
New US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the Trump's administration's priority is achieving 3% growth and to that end he's committed to passing 'significant' tax reform that make business tax 'competitive with the rest of the world.' Acknowledging his concerns regarding a major sticking point, the Border Adjustment Tax, he revealed his preference for a weaker dollar. Mnuchin echoed Trump's earlier comments about the US National debt, indicating that frugality, rather than fiscal spending is planned with increased military spending being the exception. President Trump described the trio of his priorities in the budget blueprint he'll release mid-March as slashing spending to reduce debt, replacing the Affordable Care Act and a sweeping tax reformation plan.
The US dollar fell to a 3-day low on a trio of factors: Mnuchin's comments about wanting a weak dollar, FOMC's minutes tamped down expectation of a March rate hike and a disappointing jobs data release. Although the US employment remains at a historically low level, the dollar wasn't helped by larger than anticipated jobless claims. The data points out today, including new homes sales figures, aren't going to make much difference to the dollar which is falling as the peso rallies. Mexico and Canada's currencies will be volatile ahead of any concrete trade deal policy plans since both rely on the NAFTA trade deal's continuation. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to Mexico was a delicate balancing act between reassuring Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that the US wished to strengthen the 'trade and energy relationship' while President Trump was simultaneously describing his Mexican immigration plans as 'a military operation.' Mexicans, incensed by Trump's rhetoric, must temper their rage with Trump's plan to deport all illegal immigrants, regardless of their nationality, into Mexico, in order to protect their $580 billion annual trade partnership with the US. Next week, Tuesday will be the dollar's big day when President Trump appears before Congress.
Euro – European Markets
Yesterday, EU critics seized upon Germany's budget surplus of €23.7 billion in Germany's GDP release, pointing out the Northern bias that's been noted, as those EU member states have benefitted more from the Union than the southern economies have. The euro has no major data releases of any importance today, and the market jitters seen earlier regarding the French elections have dissipated, for now. The European Central Bank (ECB), analysts note, are increasingly more united in their statements, speaking more as a collective team under the threat of fracture. Yesterday, the ECB's chief economist Peter Praet said that Brexit would significantly impact bilateral trade and negatively impact investment. He warned against blind optimism saying 'these things can turn nasty quite quickly'.
In a warning to Marine Le Pen supporters, the Deutsche Bank argued that her comparing Frexit to Brexit was erroneous given the risk that it could destroy the currency, jeopardising €46 trillion in unhedged gross cross-border currency. Deutsche said that the dire predictions Le Pen mockingly attributed to Brexit sceptics: 'the stock markets would crash' and 'economy grind to a halt' would actually take place in the unlikely event of her pulling off a Frexit. The bank predicts the euro to US dollar pairing to decline to 0.95 by year end, assuming she loses the election.
Other Currencies – Highlights
The Swiss franc, like clockwork, has followed the same pattern for the past five Februaries: market volatility. This week the Swiss franc dropped ahead of January's Trade Balance report that smashed expectation of a modest trade surplus increase to 3.030 million, turning in an impressive gain of 4.730 million, instead. This shows why the ZEW Survey measuring business expectations came in so nicely at 19.4 up from a last reading of 18.5. Yesterday's disappointing Swiss Industrial Production data revealed, however, that Switzerland's industrial output declined by 1.2%, denting CHF's strength.
President Trump called China the grand champion of currency manipulation, but he's failed to criticise the currency that was devalued in reaction to his winning the US election—the Swiss franc. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) also devalued the currency after Brexit. The CHF is the safe-haven in uncertain times, so rather than let CHF rise so high that it threatens trade, the SNB devalues it, by selling 9% of the country's GDP a year in francs. Is Switzerland actually a currency manipulator? It soon may be, when its trade surplus with the US rises from its current $13 billion to $20 billion, as is expected in 2018. If Trump were to respond with a punitive 20% import tax, economists expect SNB would be better off curtailing their devaluation practice, ending the era of CHF as the ultimate safe haven currency.


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At the independently organized Klosterschule Roßleben 380 students in the grades 5 to 12 are being taught in the department of mathematical-scientific and modern languages oriented classes. The size of the class of an average of 20 students ensures an individual care and an adjusted configuration of the lessons to the different levels of performance. First and second foreign language in Roßleben starts in grade 5. Besides English as a first, we offer French, Latin, Russian or Spanish as a second language. In grade 9 a further specialized focus is chosen; this can be a third foreign language or a mathematical-scientific subject. The Higher School Certificate is achieved after 12 school years according to the guidelines and regulations of the Free State of Thuringia.


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Yesterday I gave my talk to the GDC 2009 Serious Games crowd, and it went pretty well! I covered why we made AudiOdyssey and what we learned in the process, and then doled out some extra large scoops of take home tips for developers in the crowd. It seemed to go over pretty well, I only saw a few audience members fall asleep and I got some great feedback afterwards.
I've gotten a bunch of requests for my slides from the talk, so go ahead and grab 'em!
Eitan's GDC 2009 Talk on AudiOdyssey, Usability, and Accessibility


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To borrow from Oprah, there is one thing I know for sure.
Low Trust = More Process. Process kills Autonomy. Autonomy = Innovation
Innovation is the life blood of any organization that wants to exist more than 15 years, the average age of a company today. And real innovation requires cultural agility. I recently published a blog on the difference between enterprise agile versus scaled Agile which helped me form my thoughts that business agility is founded in cultural agility. When I published the blog, someone then asked me to describe an organization with cultural agility.


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I use Taste of the Wild, a premium brand, & by getting it @ AH I save $ 6 bag plus tax.
They also sell TOW cans, which I am experimenting with as I presently use Evanger's and Merrick. The TOW cans at AH save me approx .50/can as compared with the Evan/Merr. averages.
By buying at AH, I feel like I am also contributing as well as saving $$$.
I should mention, that I am grateful to the small pet store that I will still be sure to use at least from time to time as the owner there gave me great advice on what foods to use when Roo & Abby where having dietary issues.
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Auromere: Pre-Shampoo Conditioner and Neem Plus 5 Shampoo Review + Giveaway
A couple of years ago I met a company at Expo West – Auromere – the "Ayurveda people", I was recently given the opportunity to review a full size bottle of pre-shampoo and shampoo. I was eager to use a pre-shampoo to clean my hair of the impurities. At the time the booth was busy and I was halted by the wonderful smelling products that included not only personal care items such as incense, toothpaste's and shampoo, just to name a few.
The products featured in this post were provided to me free of charge courtesy of Auromere. This post may have affiliate links but this in no way will influence the review to follow and all opinions are my own.
I received Auromere's Ayurvedic Pre-Shampoo Conditioner – Hair Conditioning Oil and Neem Plus 5 Shampoo for review.
Auromere's Ayurvedic Pre-Shampoo Conditioner – Hair Conditioning Oil is meant to be used before you wash your hair. This nourishing blend of botanical oils and extracts it counteracts the drying effect of shampoos and smoothes tangles while restores hairs natural balance.
The Auromere's Ayurvedic Neem Plus 5 Shampoo is a concentrated formula so 50% less is used per hair wash. Neem, which is a herb for the skin and scalp is used with 5 other potent extracts that rare prized for their natural cleansing and nourishing properties.
The combination works well it left my hair soft and smooth. I would recommend if you have hair that tangles easy to use a conditioner or something that will prevent tangles.
The Auromere brand has carried the seal of approval from the Humane Society, Beauty Without Cruelty, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and the "Leaping Bunny" logo of the CCIC (Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics).
While I was initially hesitant to giving a pre-shampoo a try I am glad I did, I felt my hair lighter and cleaner than it has been. If you want a lighter cleaner get a couple bottle of the Auromere's Ayurvedic Pre-Shampoo Conditioner – Hair Conditioning Oil and Neem Plus 5 Shampoo
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Eagle Ford oil potential has kept drillers interested and even shifting capital to the play over the past year. Both oil and gas prices are up over the past few weeks, but comparatively $92/bbl is much better than $3/mcf. Read the entire article that details rig activity and production growth at chron.com
R.T. Dukes, a director at the website EagleFordShale.com, which posts news about the shale, said oil companies' budgets "are being pressured by natural gas prices, but drilling activity hasn't really slowed down in the Eagle Ford." However, if the price of oil should drop again and gas prices remain low, "you'll probably see some sort of slowdown in the second half of the year."
Yet Dukes remains bullish on the Eagle Ford.
"It's a first-class play in the United States," he said. "That usually doesn't change over short periods of time. On a relative basis, it's still better than most plays in the U.S.," he said.
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who calls us before your altars for worship and praise!
You renew the face of the earth:
renew also our hearts, Lord,
that they be fertile fields for your truth to be planted.
Grant us wisdom and discernment,
that we may study your law with delight,
and serve others through your gospel.
Help us to amend our ways,
that we are led in all things
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for your glory, Lord Christ.
Send your Spirit over us and within us,
O Holy One,
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If you've been following the downturn of the market for Toys R Us, then you may have heard that the store has filed for bankruptcy protection. It has been trying to make a profit for a period of time without making a dent in its debt, which now stands at $7.9 billion. In 2005, the store had gone through a leveraged buyout, and most of the debt is due to that situation.
Toys R Us files bankruptcy after years of poor sales
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Obama spent 70+ billion taxpayers $ training the enemy! Why is he sending troops NOW?
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Obama spent 70+ billion taxpayers $ training the enemy! Why is he sending troops NOW?
Protecting profits?
Big Pharma Exposed for Knowingly Causing Opioid Epidemic
Big Pharma created the legal opiate addiction epidemic and its outgrowth, rampant heroin abuse, because pharmaceutical corporations' own addiction to profit arguably trumps any concern it may have had for patients.
Though the accusation may seem harsh, the evidence has never been more apparent thanks to an investigation by the Los Angeles Times — which presents a scathing condemnation of the company behind the notorious painkiller, OxyContin.
Two decades ago, Purdue Pharma began marketing OxyContin — a chemical cousin to heroin — with the claim its 12-hour "smooth and sustained" dosing would revolutionize the treatment of pain. However, the claim is not only problematic in that its duration is often hours less than promised — leading patients to experience symptoms of withdrawal — but Purdue knew that before the painkiller ever hit the market.
As the Times discovered, Purdue's push to market OxyContin, one of the most abused pharmaceuticals in history, flatly and continually ignored all reports from sales reps, complaints from doctors, and independent research on the drug — all in the name of profit.
How did we get to this point - who has made the difference in the growing addiction of heroin in the U.S.?
30% of Afghan security forces involved in drug trade
The Department of Defense has spent $66 billion since 2002 rebuilding Afghanistan. But amazingly, it can't account for $45 billion of that money. - DRUGS?
Taxpayers paid for corporations and personal profits from opium fields of Afghanistan.
Where is the money going?
Who is living large from the heroin profits coming out of Afghanistan with the help of American taxpayers?
Building roads and bridges to get those heroin crops out of a nation that is booming in poppy fields - Big Phama gets help!
Billions Blown in Afghanistan Reconstruction & Billions Made From Heroin Fields
After routing the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, the U.S. government began a now 13-year effort to stabilize and develop the country. It has cost taxpayers billions — and some say, achieved little.
These stories examine the waste and problems plaguing U.S. reconstruction efforts that, despite the end of combat, will continue to cost billions — even as our military presence shrinks. We are also investigating the failures, and would like to hear from people involved in U.S. reconstruction in Afghanistan.
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Obama spent 70+ billion taxpayers $ training the enemy! Why are we sending troops NOW
Where are these …ahem …assets?!?! Training the enemy of course!
this reads like an open book of treason!
"A curious report has recently been published by Breitbart. It shows that an ever increasing number of Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) operatives trained by US instructor is defecting to the Taliban. The report notes that over the last 10 years Washington has spent a total of 70 billion of American taxpayers' dollars to train ANSF.
One of such deserters confined that the skills which he received in training with American instructors proved to be extremely useful to him, since he's now able to share his newly acquired knowledge with Taliban fighters to earn his living.
It should be said that such cases of defection are common among those fighters that were trained by American instructors to support Washington's policies. The defectors are often taking the weapons provided by the US along with the knowledge they received to "the other side".
Subsequently, those well armed and trained fighters are being used against the US and its allies by various militant organizations.
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So I just realized I only made this announcement on my personal page and that I should probably announce it on my photography page. I have been getting a lot of emails about scheduling photo shoots after I graduate in May and I am sad that I have had to turn some down because I will be gone, so here is the formal announcement.
My wonderful husband and I will be moving to Washington State at the end of June. He got an awesome job with Microsoft that starts in July!! :) I am so proud to be his wife! We both look forward to this new adventure together!!
Thanks so much to all my fans here in Utah and for all of your love and support with my photography! If you all have any friends that need their photos taken out in Washington please send them my way! :)
I hope you all enjoy this little photo shoot we put together for fun! :) Enjoy! :)


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By my senior year of college I was a consistently barely-above-average middle distance runner that my coach always said could be a much, much better runner than I was. I took this as a compliment. For some reason, I decided I wanted to be on the 1600-meter relay team even though I was no longer a sprinter. I inserted myself into the sprinters' workouts, beating every one of them in practice until one of them threw me against a wall mid-stride and another threatened to kill my white ass, but the sprint coach had no choice but to concede and put me on the relay. My performance at my own event suffered as I single-mindedly focused on an event for which I was ill-suited on a relay team that didn't want me. I think now I did this because every time I called Wayne Martin to tell him how I was running he would say, "That's great! Did you hear about Brian?" My half brother Brian had gone on to become a state champion at Lawrence High and an All-American at the University of Kansas. His race was the 400, and he anchored the university's 1600-meter relay team.
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(PRWEB) September 18, 2015
Zagoria Law, an Atlanta-based law firm specializing in personal injury cases, today announced it is representing dog bite victim Patricia Conaway of Brookhaven, GA in Fulton State Court Case 15EV001734. Conaway was seriously injured when a four-year-old mixed breed dog, allegedly believed to be a pit bull mix, attacked her in the dog run of Carrington Park Condominiums. Conaway, who was walking her own pet at the time, allegedly suffered extensive injuries during the attack including multiple fractures to an arm and a leg and considerable damage to the tissue on one of her forearms.
"Unprovoked dog attacks like this one are a serious concern for everyone, and they can result in life-altering injuries or even death," said Zagoria Law Founder and Principal David Zagoria. "Ms. Conaway should be able to walk her dog in a secure dog run without fear of potential injury, but that was not the case in this instance."
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dog bites send approximately 368,000 victims in the U.S. to hospital emergency rooms every year, which equates to more than 1,000 victims per day. Statistical evidence indicates that children are more commonly dog bite victims than adults. However, a study of bite fatalities and maimings, compiled from press reports between 1982 and 2014, found that several breeds, including pit bull-type dogs, bite nearly as many adults as children. The study also found that dogs identified as pit bulls account for the majority of dog bites that are fatal or result in severe injury.
"Zagoria Law wants to see justice for Ms. Conaway, but we also want to educate the public to the very real danger that vicious dogs can present," said Zagoria. "No one—regardless of age or physical condition—can feel confident they will not be injured in a dog attack."
About Zagoria Law
Zagoria Law is an Atlanta-based personal injury law firm dedicated to providing unyielding representation to our clients. Founder David Zagoria has more than 15 years of experience as a prosecutor and trial attorney litigating injury cases in State and Federal Courts throughout Georgia. Our focus on personal injury cases, specifically dog bites and serious injury related vehicle accidents, enables us to provide unparalleled service and dedication to our clients from the very beginning of their case until the end. For more information, please visit http://www.lawzagoria.com.
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The elusive Vaginal Jade Egg, recently pulled from the Goop website, was the subject of much public controversy regarding its supposed benefits and real risks. This was followed by a lawsuit against the Goop company, claiming false representation of the egg's health benefits. The suit settled for $145,000, based on lack of evidence of the Goop company's scientific claims of the jade egg's health benefits, including hormonal balance, menstrual regularity, and bladder control. A recent Forbes article also discussed an academic peer-reviewed journal article, entitled "Vaginal Jade Eggs: Ancient Chinese Practice or Modern Marketing Myth," published this year in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. The manuscript elucidated the lack of evidence that the Jade Egg had been used for reproductive health in ancient China, another claim by the company selling this $66 stone egg. Indeed, the egg was a modern marketing myth, not an ancient Chinese practice. Soon after the lawsuit settled, the egg was listed as "sold out" on the goop.com site. At that time (November 2018), it was unclear whether or not the egg was sold out because it was on back order or discontinued. Apparently the latter was the case.
Never fear-- in its place is a similar appearing product, complete with the same cloth pouch and gift box. But this time it's a handful of stones, eight to be exact. While these stones are not being sold for vaginal health, it appears visually as if the stone egg has hatched, and eight tiny "medicine crystals" were born.
Under the Cosmic Health section of the goop.com website, you can purchase the "Goop Medicine Bag" in very similar packaging to the Vaginal Jade Egg . However, this bag includes eight colorful crystal stones for your chakras, with the following instructions:
- Heal and balance the chakra system by placing each crystal over its corresponding chakra. Relax for at least 5 minutes before removing any given crystal.
- Carry these crystals wherever you go to continuously benefit from their healing energies.
- To cleanse your crystals, pass them through sage smoke or hold them under cool running water. Charge your crystals by placing them under the light of the full moon.
OK. There has been plenty published in both the lay and medical literature on mind-body medicine, including the concept of the chakra system as it relates to personality, and even organ systems. These concepts are claimed to date back to Chinese Medicine and acupuncture over 2000 years. And crystals supposedly date back even longer-- 6000 years-- to the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. While the notion of ancient practices may be met with skepticism, one can certainly consider these and other complementary medicine practices as veritable adjuncts to traditional modern medicine.
But will carrying the crystals, which retail for $85, really benefit your healing energy? Well, why not? Here's why: while crystal healing has been gaining increasing popularity in alternative medicine circles, there is no scientific evidence that crystals themselves are doing any healing. It's the good old placebo effect at work. While the placebo effect can generate a "real" physical response, the crystal effect was put to the test by Dr. Christopher French and colleagues at the University of London back in 2001. French, a psychologist, enlisted 80 volunteers to meditate with either genuine "New Age" crystals or cheap, plastic crystal-appearing lookalikes. All volunteers were explained that holding the crystals would elicit certain sensations, including balanced emotions, increased energy levels, and an improved sensation of well-being. The folks holding the fake stuff felt the same feels as did those holding the pricey real ones. The work was presented at the 2001 British Psychological Conference.
Crystal cleaning and charging are also apparently not new. Charging is performed, by the light of the moon (or sun, I suppose), to enhance the crystal's energy. Cleansing one's crystals is performed to remove bad energy. Since the energy itself is placebo, the charging and cleansing are, needless to say, in the same category.
Are these costly crystals really that bad? Certainly not. While some may wonder if these rocky pseudo-medicinal objects, seeming to replace the mother jade egg, are to be similarly placed in one's nether regions, not to worry. Holding them in the hands, or placing them externally, will only damage your wallet. If you must crystallize, a premium healing crystal set is available on Amazon for less than half the price of the Goop stones. Or better yet, grab the plastic gems for less than ten cents per stone. Apparently they work just as well as the "real medicinal" ones. The Goop company did not respond to request for comment.


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Is It Too Late to Invest in Bitcoin?
You're definitely not too late to buy Bitcoin. There are so many exchanges that can help you with this and that are working hard to offer their clients all the necessary conditions to purchase Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
Now, if you mean to make a profit from Bitcoin, it depends. At the time this is being written, Bitcoin is fluctuating at around $17,500. This is after dropping from a peak of above $20k a few days ago.
It seems as though Bitcoin demonstrates a short-term correction given the fact that CME futures exchange launched Bitcoin futures on Monday (Dec 18). Investors can now short Bitcoin, suggesting that they can start bearish trends. As a consequence, Bitcoin's uptrend won't be so categorical anymore, as it has been since the beginning of 2017.
However, even if institutional investors can go short and pull the price down, it doesn't necessarily mean that we will see a long-term decline with no chances for return. In fact, some experts expect Bitcoin to hit $1 trillion market cap. Considering the fact that today's market cap of BTC is around $300 billion, it means that we may see Bitcoin quotation reach $60,000 in the next year.
Some experts go even further. Standpoint Research founder Ronnie Moas expects a 500% growth in BTC price.
He told CNBC:
"Bitcoin is already up 500 percent since I recommended it in the beginning of July, and I'm looking for another 500 percent move from here."
"The end-game on Bitcoin is that it will hit $300,000 to $400,000 in my opinion, and it will be the most valuable currency in the world," he added.
It may seem fantastic today, but if someone would have told you back in September that Bitcoin would reach $20,000 by 2018, you wouldn't really believe. And even if you would believe, it would be hard to visualize it.
To conclude, it is not too late to invest in Bitcoin, especially when it shows a short-term correction, but you should never invest more than you can afford.


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Here's one way you can help the victim's of Hurricane Harvey
Frantic rescues during Hurricane Harvey flooding
Donating to the victim's of Hurricane Harvey just got a lot easier.
On Friday, members of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association in Columbia will head to Texas in order to assist officials with rescues and deliver donations.
Before that, members of the group in Myrtle Beach are holding an event Wednesday at 6 p.m. where donations can be brought to the Veteran's Cafe, located at 3544 North Gate Drive in Myrtle Beach.
"We'd like to thank anyone and everyone that can come out and donate," Myrtle Beach member Jewels Strickland said. "Being able to pull together in a place as far away as this is going to mean a lot to the people down there. It's very spur of the moment. Everyone wants to help out, especially in Myrtle Beach. Anything you can bring, everything you can bring."
In tow with two flat-bottom boats and rescue gear, the group is planning to stop in Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, Tenn. and Oklahoma in order to pick up donations from various chapters of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association.
"We are leaving here from the upstate at 1800 on Friday," Scott "Hulk" Harris, a member of organization in Columbia, said. "Along the way we got more stops to do along the interstate. We're picking up more donations to take."
Once there, the group will meet with the Katy Police Department in Katy, Texas where they will spend a week assisting with various operations.
Coastal Carolina University is also assisting by loading trucks with donations and taking them to Houston.
Other ways to donate to the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association for Hurricane Harvey recovery and cleanup efforts are done online. Donations can be made here.
"First and foremost we're Americans," Harris said. "Any type of disaster or strike, our organization is there assisting and this is no different."
Donations that are needed
- New undergarments for kids and adults
- New socks
- Toiletries
- New bed pillows
- New blankets
- Cleanup supplies
- Black trash bags
- Mops and buckets
- Utility knives
- Leather work gloves
- Inflatable mattresses
- Hand sanitizer
- Box fans
- Baby items
- Basic first aid supplies
- Gas cans
- Gallon and bottled water
Megan Tomasic: 843-626-0343, @MeganTomasic


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"Truth is so obscure in these times and false hood so established that unless we love the truth, we cannot know it. Real truth is practiced at home especially how we treat each other. Let the wife make the husband glad to come home. Let the husband make the wife sorry to see him leave home. That's real ministry!"
Hello TTT Ladies,
I had the extreme pleasure of meeting the author of "What Kind Of Fool" by Rhonda McKnight. I read the sequel "An Inconvenient Friend" a couple of years ago maybe, in fact to be truly honest I only bought the book because Borders Book Store was closing and I paid $3.00 for it. I would see it on the shelf at Borders before they closed, but I am not drawn to Christian novels. So I figured what do I have to lose? I remember when I was just looking for a good "read" I would always pick up this book by accident and I would get so irritated because I was not interested in reading a book that reminds me of "Life Time TV Channel" or the average Christian book that is about a woman who is promiscuous, envy, jealous, deceitful ect, starts dating the pastor who is handsome, loving, but not really looking for a wife, but is drawn to her even though they are unequally yoked he has the patience of "Job" to wait on the lord to deliver her, but he stills gets to feel all over her, but he is "only human" so he gets a pass, but continues to date this"vile woman"that explodes with sex appeal , but there is a life changing event that brings her to Lord and they get married have a set of twins and live happily ever after end of story.
I bought the book anyway and through the book on my book shelf at home and I figured I would read it when ever. When I would get home at the end of day, the book would always be on the floor. This happened a couple of times so I looked at the cover of the book and just decided to read it just to prove to myself this is the average Christian book, I already know what is going to happen, I can knock this out before the next day. I did read the book in one day, but it was awesome, I remember saying to myself "dam" that was a good book (pray for me) lol .
I went to the Augusta Literary Festival with a goal, I was not going buy a book just because the author and I had in-depth conversation about the book. I only wanted to buy one book, I have enough to read as it is. Now that I have a reader I am constantly down loading
I was passing by Rhonda's table, I saw the book the "An Inconvenient Friend" I said to myself I think I have read this book, but she was not there at her booth at the time,and one of the library's volunteers was there watching her booth. so I was some what relived because I really did not want to talk to any authors, I just wanted to buy my one book and leave. I actually forgot about the Augusta Literary Festival, two of the members of the "Talk The Talk Ladies Book Club called me on my cell phone and said come on down, I did we looked and browsed and then we went to lunch. I said to myself I really wanted to buy at least one book after all I did go, I need something to show it. We had a wonderful lunch at "The Bo Weevil" downtown Augusta. I had enough time to go back to the Literary Festival and by my one book. I approached Rhonda's booth and she was in the middle of packing up, but when she saw me, I was looking at the book " What Kind Of Friend" I asked her about "An Inconvenient Friend" and told her I believed I read the book some years ago. She told what the book was about, so my memory started flowing back to the contents of the book. I told her how I assumed the book was just another average Christian book ect.
She said the book in your hand "What Kind Of Fool" is the sequel, but for some reason I was not that interested in buying the book, because I read "An Inconvenient Friend" over a couple of years ago I know loved it, excellent book. I really could not really remember the details of the book, and to be truly honest I am totally burned out on reading books about marriage and relationships. Their problem not mine. She said it really is a good book, but of course she is going to say that she is the author. The library is closing so I figure I can get out of this conversation and not buy the book just because I read the first one. I even told her that I only bought her book because Borders was closing, but it was the truth, I was tactful but no need to glamorize her, she is a book author that "wreaks" with confidence, so I could keep it real, I was not worried about hurting her" feelings" I already know she does not wear them on her sleeve. The book authors are packing up. She and I are still talking, but she said the book is a "standalone" book even though it has a sequel and as I listen to her. I start to believe her . I want to buy the book. I give her my debit card but her to purchase the book and now her" card reader" won't work. I am upset I have to this book, I start thinking maybe if I tell her I am the President of "Talk The Talk Ladies Book Club" and founder of" It's Your Book Club" I was President for three years, now we have Brian Mckinney who is President, maybe she will let me write her a check ect. I started praying, Lord please ect, I must have this book. I need this book. !!!!!!! I have read the sequel, I have taken the time to come to this book festival, I have spoken with author in-depth, I am not buying the book out of guilt, I really want to read this book, for all of the right reasons. Well she got the author Tia McCollars to let her use her reader. Rhonda signed my book and gave me a copy of her book co-written with two other authors, Tiffany L. Warren and Sheri Lewis "A Woman's Revenge" We all walked out together, I was so relieved and excited that I came back and bought her book" What Kind Of Fool". It's a beautiful day I'm good!
I started reading the book that night, what a phenomenal read that resonates with class and insight on the realities of relationships that have the same effect on Christians as wells as people in the secular world. She was able to reach a balance that did not isolate the secular society, but at the same time restore and encourage your faith as Christian .
It was about 11:oo pm, I have been reading "What Kind Of Fool" for about two days so I stop and send her a text because she must know now how I feel at this very moment, I know I need to be at work but I can't put the book down. I am shaking this book is soooooooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
She did text me back in the am her words " I don't think I could have woken to find a nicer message. Thank you so much for the feed back. I'm glad you enjoyed the story, there is some pretty good."
This has been an experience that started at Borders Books before they closed 2011. I have learned and realized reading these two books "An Inconvenient Friend" and" What Kind Of Fool" has been more about the journey that it took for me to read these prolific novels. I have that found that my life is motivated personally when I read a novel that is only effective, when I have a moment of solace that activates the journey that I am on with the book that has a life changing impact on my thoughts and views This one of those "times". But isn't that what books are supposed to do? It's not the book but the author who has responsibility to" wake" us with her words, to write about the trials and comforts, but most important to emphasize that we are free to make choices in our life, but we don't get to choose the consequences. Rhonda I am awake and dutifully served.
Life is a journey but every now then we can " Inherit The Wind" and that alone is refreshing.


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Students and staff at HillSide Christian College will have full use of a new science block which includes two science laboratories and a science preparation area thanks to funding from the Turnbull Government.
Ken Wyatt AM MP, Federal Member for Hasluck officially opened the new facility in Forrestfield on Friday March 9, on behalf of the Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham.
"It was great to visit HillSide Christian College and see the new facilities firsthand and the impact they will have on students' learning potential," Mr Wyatt said.
The Turnbull Government provided $310,000 in funding from the Capital Grants Program, which provides funding for non-government schools to improve capital infrastructure where they otherwise may not have access to sufficient capital resources.
Mr Wyatt said students and the whole school community would benefit from these new facilities. "The Australian Government is committed to putting science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the heart of school education. It is critical to our nation's future that more students study science and maths subjects."
The Government's school reforms will deliver real needs-based funding, so that students with the same need within the same sector will attract the same support from the Commonwealth, and with students who need the most support getting the most support, as quickly as possible.
Independent schools in Western Australia will also benefit from increased funding under these arrangements. Funding for independent schools in Western Australia is estimated to grow from $511.1 million in 2017 to $547.9 million in 2018, $671.5 million in 2021 and $953.2 million in 2027. This represents an average per student increase of 5.9 per cent each year over the next four years.
Minister Birmingham said the Government's recurrent funding growth will be tied to a range of evidence-based initiatives to support students by focussing on outcomes in literacy, numeracy and STEM subjects, helping lift teacher quality and better preparing our children for life after school.
"While buildings alone do not make a great school, I hope students and staff will enjoy learning and be inspired by these new facilities," Mr Wyatt said. "The Australian Government is committed to improving the quality of our schools and equipping students with the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly competitive world."
For more information on the Quality Schools reform package visit: www.education.gov.au/qualityschools


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NRP Is The Mother Of Coalition 2016, Suso Brags
Deputy leader of the National Reconciliation Party, Musa Suso has bragged that his party laid the groundwork for the forming of Coalition 2016.
In 2016, seven political parties formed a united front and contested against former president Yahya Jammeh.
And speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Suso said: 'The realization of this coalition was created by the NRP. The spot counting was brought up by NRP. I can say and boost that NRP has brought the struggle, all the liberation. It was here in the NRP that the credule of the opposition coalition as born and created and christen here. The first letter of the coalition was written in this office."
According to him, the idea of spot counting was suggested by NRP and it was the party that engaged the Independence Electoral Commission for the introduction of the spot counting.
He added that when the 11-day presidential election timetable was made, his party leader confronted the other party leaders to consider the eleven days to even boycott the elections but that other leaders never agreed to him because 'they were ambitious to contest the election.'
However, he said: "Halifa organise a small conference, we attended three conferences at Kairaba. PDOIS finance three conferences. That is the financing PDOIS is talking about because Halifa initiated it and it was purposely for the presidential aspirants."
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The NCAA board of directors on Thursday suspended the rule adopted in January allowing football coaches to communicate with recruits via unlimited text messages and phone calls. The suspension comes only five months after the new rule was adopted. Read more.
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Mason's Creations is now approaching its 30th Anniversary of providing quality stained glass art and customer service through its many phases of garden art, lamp fixtures, and more, as any of these customers and many more that you could locate will tell you, and I hope that you will be one too. Pictures are less blurry if you click on to view.
1993, Japanese Sun window for Beadniks bead store, Brattleboro, VT
1993, Donna Kozinski, purchasing an early lamp direct from the artist at Spiral Shop Gallery in Marlboro, VT while visiting from Texas.
1994, Harold Makepeace presenting commissioned stained glass portrait to Edna Earl, Sanford, NC.
1994, stained glass renditions of paintings by modern Italian impressionist Eliano Fantuzzi, friend of Charles Edward Brooks, Zurich, Switzerland.
"Mason Parker is one of the most talented and accomplished artists I have ever known. Not only that: In business dealings he is an impeccable partner. Every order I have placed with him has been dealt with efficiently and promptly. Shipments are timely and prepared so as safeguard the items sent to a maximum degree. On the financial level everything functions perfectly. If this praise sounds fulsome it is because the artist richly deserves just that."
– Charles Edward Brooks, Zurich, Switzerland
1994, one of a pair of freeform glass window pieces for Pink Flamingo Boutique, Brattleboro, VT.
1994, Falling Leaves window for Steve Dibner, San Fransisco, CA.
1997, Great Blue Heron window for Morton Finklestein, Londonderry, VT
1998, Planets window for Ted Jarowski, Amherst, MA
"I write to give Mason Parker my highest recommendation. I have known Mason for over 25 years. We first met living in Vermont. I was on an excursion with family and visited The Spiral Shop indoor/outdoor interactive gallery that he co-created and founded. A magnificent surprise was his talent and gallery. My family spent many splendid hours there over the coming years appreciating his singular style and creative stature. People traveled from all over New England and New York to witness his spectacular artwork in a beautiful setting. The gallery is remembered today and was recently referenced as a Vermont Nouveau Standard in local artist publications.
Most notable to to me is the exhilarating and loving reaction many people have to his art in my home. Mason commissioned several stain glass works and restorations for my historic homes. His "Blue Saturn with Love" is a celestial gem perfectly balanced in a mid century modern home design appreciated by many and highlighted in Homes of Distinction. His Green Jellyfish Lamps were the perfect touch for a friend's ocean home on Martha's Vineyard adding much distinction.
Withal, Mason is most personable and affable. He bears his interests lightly and the end result is free-flowing creative expansion. His interests are wide and varied. Efficient, friendly and surprisingly willing and able to tailor many needs with gifted focus and quality, Mason will always have a loving and appreciative following. If you have any questions, please contact me.
I shall be happy to speak with you. Our best to Mason Parker.
– Dr. Thaddeus Jarowski (or just Ted Jarowski)
1998, freeform maple leaf lamp for Donna Lish, Morristown, NJ.
"Mason, the lamp is gorgeous here, it casts lace shadows on the ceiling, Adieu, Donna"
1999, wildflower study door accent windows for Gwenn Vartanian, Egg Harbor Township, NJ
1999, irises and winter birds panels for Marie Vartanian, NJ
2000, Coy Chandelier for Harold Makepeace, Marlboro, VT
2000, 12X life size Monarch butterfly at Liz Tucker's summer home, Lake Willoughby, VT
2000, Jellyfish Lamp trio at Spoke The Hub dance studio, Brooklyn, NY
"I first became acquainted with MASON PARKER'S CREATIONS almost 20 years ago where his colorful and whimsical work on display at a crafts fair in Vermont caught my eye. I asked him if he could make me three hanging lamps for my brownstone apartment in Brooklyn which he did – they came out even better than I had hoped and I still enjoy them every day I walk into my kitchen!
I then commissioned him to create a larger "chandelier" for my entry foyer and we discussed the idea of a "garden of Eden" of some sort, or a big 'tree" image that held within it all kinds of flora and fauna. He created a beautiful, wild, organic lighting fixture that he drove done to Brooklyn himself and hand delivered and which still delights everyone who walks in my front door.
Mason and his art work are one of a kind. He is a delightful and quirky artist who loves nature and animals and continues to include this kind of imagery in his glass work as well as drawings and paintings. I love that he is ever-evolving, always exploring new ideas and media, and continuing to produce new work. He remains the kind, effervescent, versatile, singular and committed artist with a clear and unwavering vision that I met decades ago. I look forward to welcoming more new work by Mason into my home and arts centers someday and highly recommend him to others who wish to bring a little wildness and color into their homes as well."
– Elise Long
2001, Forest Window Triptych windows at Liz Tucker's residence, somewhere in the midwest.
2001, Great Blue Heron window at Barry and Cheri Oberprillar residence, Leverett, MA
2001, Abstract Iris window at Barry and Cheri Oberprillar residence, Leverett, MA
2005, 12X life size Common Morpho butterfly at Doug Falkenburg residence, Riverdale, NY
2011, Moonlit Trees panels at David Capelli residence
2012, garden mushrooms at a repeat customer's home, Santa Cruz, CA
"We purchased our original "mushroom" in an Art Gallery while vacationing in Provincetown. After a few years in our garden, it was inadvertently knocked over and broke. I was able to track down Mason on the internet, and he was more than happy to make another for us with a more substantial mounting pole. Mason also offered to repair our broken piece as well! We shipped the pieces to him, and he did a great job putting Humpty Dumpty back together again!
We love these glass garden art sculptures. They are made of the highest quality materials and are a great accent in our gardens. Mason has gone the extra mile for us. I would highly recommend adding one of his pieces to your collection."
– Robert O.
Santa Cruz, CA
2012, sunflowers and yellow toned octopus chandelier at Terry Julien residence, Halifax, Nova Scotia
2016, red toned octopus chandelier at Lorraine Hirsch residence, Los Gatos, CA
2016, sunflowers and large damselflies at Janice Ellison residence, overlooking Verranazo Bridge, NY.


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Mile Two…Or as I like to call it "The Pity-Party Mile."
Lungs are heated. Breathing is more of a gasping. Legs are shaking, but your goal was to run until the halfway marker. You're almost there. You're almost done! At least that's what the boys, ringing cowbells, told you. "You're almost done!" they yell as they run by in the opposite direction, not a drip of sweat on their faces.
You haven't reached the halfway point yet! How can you be almost done with the 5K?
Someone calls your name. It's your running partner. Your heart gives a twitch. She's headed the other way, already having made it to the halfway point. She's happily on her way to the mile 2 marker.
"Yeah you!" she calls as she passes.
You force a smile, thankful that you didn't just give in and walk. "I haven't stopped running yet!"
Your perseverance pays off. You can see the halfway point. And look, lovely ladies holding out glasses of ice cold water. Okay, you deserve to walk for a bit. You walk as you drink, but as soon as the water is gone, you start running again. You've been revived!
As you round the next bend, a hill appears. (And a guy on a bicycle tells you you're doing great—and you seriously want to push him over, steal his bike…). Your lower back hurts at the thought of running up hill, but you can't stop now. You've been "training" for this. Your course at home took you up lots of hills. You resist the urge to walk, I mean, the downhill is coming up! You conquer the hill, and fly down the other side, gaining another burst of energy.
Wait? What is that? YUM! Coffee! Chicken! And look, vendors selling sparkly and fluffy things…
You stop running. Thoughts hit you. You feel like crying. You feel so alone. You feel angry that you were talked into this . . .
"I hate running!"
"Why did I agree to do this?"
"I can't do this! This is way too hard."
"No one would blame me if I stopped running, curled into a ball, took a nap…"
Then a smiling woman catches your eye. "You're doing amazing! The two mile marker is less than a minute away. Don't give up! You got this!"
As tears build, you start running again. You feel like you're hardly moving, but you press on… You smile when the Mile 2 marker appears. Nothing has ever looked better. You feel victorious. You resisted temptation. You didn't give up.
The ideas are slowing. Your "bouncer" is on vacation or working on her novel. Some non-writer friends are on their way to lunch and to Wal-Mart. Their lives seem so easy compared to yours. They don't know how you suffer. What's it like to be "normal?"
You see that halfway point, and a fresh wave of ideas hits you.
But then…What's that? Coffee! Nap time! Pinterest—you just HAVE to find a picture of your character. SHERLOCK!!
Roadblocks appear. And then the pity-party commences. No one would blame you if you gave up. It'd be easier than beating your head against your desk. You've been neglecting housework and family to write. Guilt . . .
"Why did I ever want to be a writer?"
"This is too hard!"
"No one cares."
"I can't write!"
Just when you're about to throw your computer out a window, you get a note from someone you've never met. They tell you that you have a way with words. And that they love your writing. That they are on the edge of their seat and can't wait to read more! Then another friend sends you an email DEMANDING you send them more of your WIP (work in progress)—they're about to die and can't think of ANYTHING ELSE but what happens next!
Your mentor sends you a reminder:
You wipe your eyes, turn on your computer, and type. Turning that pity-party into a thankful fest.
It hits you as you type: Your novel is more than halfway done! You ran over all those roadblocks with your army truck. You resisted curling up with all those distractions. You closed the door on the pity-party.
You resisted! You're victorious! You got this!
**The last mile is fast approaching, and then the finish line…stay tuned!
Starting Line: https://janelleleonard.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/5k-novel-the-starting-line/
Mile One: https://janelleleonard.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/5k-novel-mile-one/


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How to check Cross-Browser compatibility of your Website?
November 6th, 2009
For all you webmaster who have had nightmares thinking about how their website is looking in all the different browsers out there, now you can relax. Instead of installing multiple browses on your computer, there is a web based tool available which will show you thumbnail of your webpage on pretty much any browser you can think ok.
Click here to have a look at the website http://browsershots.org


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Harnessing the Power of Digital Storytelling
Storytelling is one of the most powerful tools for advocates and activists trying to humanize issues and actions. Technology has gifted us the opportunity to communicate these stories in multiple "languages," including in warmer media formats such as video, audio, and imagery. Especially for nonprofits trying to coalesce action on abstract issues such as public health and the environment, this capacity to have our stories seen, heard, felt, and remembered is invaluable. Using art to anchor your message allows you to reach a broader audience with content they actually want to read, support, and share.
This session will detail strategies for leveraging personal stories into strong tools for advocacy, education, and community building. Major points include how to build up a cache of stories, multimedia storytelling pro-tips, and the advantages of art-driven advocacy, and an interactive practical example to show how quickly an art-driven digital storytelling campaign can come together.
This session will be accompanied by an interactive practical example where attendees will participate in a real-time, achievable and replicable art-driven digital storytelling campaign, demonstrating the ease and accessibility of launching digital storytelling efforts.