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If you begin your purchasing early sufficient, you will certainly be much less worried and also much less most likely to drop right into financial obligation. There are a couple of methods and also suggestions you could desire to take benefit of to aid you to obtain the finest bang for your dollar.
1. Develop a Holiday Budget
Currently that you are beginning your purchasing early, complying with a budget plan ought to be a lot less complicated. Prior to saving up or investing any type of money, think about composing down an optimal cost for each family member's participant or pal. You might desire to think about allocating $20 to $50 for each close friend.
2. Make a Tentative Gift List
When you have a concept of that you will certainly be going shopping for, after that you may desire to do some study. If you are getting for your youngster or partner, attempt asking them just what they desire this year.
You may intend to take into consideration listing all the friends and family you intend on looking for this year. If you have a document of just what you got in 2013 as well as for which, after that, you could intend to go off this listing in order to help you plan for the upcoming period.
3. Open up a Savings Account
If you are beginning to save from scrape, wear t concern, you have lots of time. Take into consideration reducing back on some of your non-essential expenditures for the following couple months to aid you to save up for vacation buying.
Prior to making any type of large vacation acquisitions, you may intend to take into consideration opening up an interest-bearing account or as I want to call it, a What If fund in order to help you save for the holiday. Aim to save for your vacation spending plan. If this is as well hard, after that you could wish to take into consideration cutting down on several of your expenditures.
4. Look for Deals
Some vouchers could end in a brief time, as well as if that is the case, after that you could desire to acquire some presents earlier compared to anticipated (strategy for this in your What If fund and also spending plan). You may desire to take into consideration downloading and install applications, examining papers and also neighborhood publications to aid you to locate the ideal bargains.
5. Beginning Shopping
Prior to going to each store, have a look at the presents you intend on acquiring online. You may discover less expensive alternatives there compared to in-store.
Early going shopping provides you the opportunity to obtain presents a deal rates. Rates have a tendency to go up around November, so you could desire to take into consideration doing many of your buying in the late summertime and also very early loss.
You have actually conserved sufficient money as well as gathered sufficient vouchers to begin purchasing. You could desire to think about obtaining all of your buying done in a couple weeks. This will certainly assist you to save time as well as money on gas.


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This link is to Krugman's take on the deficit reduction commission. Krugman, as usual, cuts to the chase and criticizes aggressively where he thinks it's warranted. I really applaud this. We all have to serve as advocates for what we believe is right. N.B., this doesn't mean that we act like jerks toward one another, but neither must we cower at the prospect of conflict.
My next post is of Dave Brooks today: read and compare.

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Learn what's happening with motor vehicle & law enforcement agencies across the country.
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New York: New York prepares to roll out copy-proof driver's licenses
New York officials announced that, beginning in July, the New York state driver's license will undergo a makeover. The new license has a decidedly retro black-and-white look, which will help make it more difficult to counterfeit, officials told the New York Times.
The key to this design is that the new licenses are engraved by laser onto a hard polycarbonate material, making duplication much more complicated and difficult than it is with the currently used flexible plastic material. Machines that do this type of transcribing cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, so very few, if any, counterfeiters will be able to afford the equipment.
The material alone is not the only new protection offered with these licenses. Other features designed to combat counterfeiting include embedded fine lines, variable patterns, and micro lettering. Additionally, all of the features are fused into a solid structure that can't be peeled apart into layers.
The State of Virginia has been using a similar technology—based on the U.S. State Department's new polycarbonate passport cards—since 2009 and Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles claims they have yet to see a credible fake driver's license. New York state officials predict their new licenses will be virtually impossible to counterfeit.
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Tennessee: Semi-trucks provide a better view for cops in Tennessee
To get a better perspective on drivers who text, the Tennessee Highway Patrol has begun putting officers in semi-trucks. Being in the elevated truck cabin lets officers see unbuckled seatbelts, drivers texting in their laps, and even open beer cans or bottles.
In order to drive the semi-truck, the officer must be one of the 95 policemen currently possessing a commercial driver's license in Tennessee. And even then, the officers do not pull anyone over in the truck, they simply radio in infractions they see to other troopers.
Texting while driving is becoming an increasing problem across the United States. A recent study by the AAA Foundation for Road Safety found that up to 69 percent of Americans admit to using cell phones in their cars while 24 percent admit to texting while driving.
Using semi trucks to find text offenders is part of the Tennessee Highway Patrol's "Stay Alive on 75" promotion aimed at raising highway crash awareness. Tennessee State Trooper Gordon Roberts told the Times Free Press that he doles out as many as seven texting-related tickets per day and sometimes sees more infractions than he can find nearby troopers to give the tickets.
Missouri: New program in Missouri puts spotlight on aging drivers
A new public health program in Missouri focuses on the possible dangers caused by some senior citizens behind the wheel. The program, called "Arrive Alive After 65," hopes to help identify when elderly men and women become unable to continue driving safely.
The program is aimed at doctors, nurses, and peer educators and involves showing them how to better recognize seniors who may pose a threat in a car. Training programs are the primary means through which Missouri plans to achieve this goal. The state wants to make these professionals who deal with the elderly more aware of what types of medical conditions are associated with the loss of driving skills.
As of now, the program is voluntary and is more about awareness and starting a conversation rather than scaring or intimidating elderly drivers. "We need to normalize the conversation of driving cessation," program organizer James Stowe told the Associated Press.
This idea is not unique to Missouri. Other states have seen the need for discussion and regulation in this area. In 2007, due to the death of a young woman in a car accident, Texas passed a law requiring drivers 79 and older to come to the DMV in person to renew their licenses.
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Utah: Utah bill makes smoking in the car with kids illegal
Governor Gary Herbert of Utah recently signed a bill into law that bans smoking in vehicles when children are present. The bill was somewhat controversial, with Herbert considering a veto up until he decided to sign it. Before the signing, Herbert discussed his concerns with several legislators and did not hear anything that gave him second thoughts about signing the bill into law.
The purpose of the bill is to protect the health of Utah's children. When talking to the Deseret News, the governor acknowledged the possibility that people may view the bill as increasing government involvement with private lives, but he didn't find the intrusion strong enough to veto the bill. He was most concerned with doing the right thing for the children of Utah.
The law itself is fairly simple and will make drivers who smoke with children in their car subject to a fine. The governor summed up his feelings about the bill by telling the Deseret News he thinks children needed "a little help from government to make sure we as adults act responsibly." Other Utah politicians, including Representative Patrice Arent, D-Millcreek, have expressed satisfaction with the bill, echoing Herbert's statements.


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This was a card for my BIL's birthday- they're boaters too, and although none of us are sail boaters, I still thought it appropriate! Popped up the fore sail for some dimension & added that great core'dinations paper for the waves again. Through in my new May Arts twine for good measure!
Here's the inside- I really like this sentiment! :) (if you click on the pic it's big enough to read...)
Thanks so much for coming by- I LOVE hearing what you think!!
Monday, March 15, 2010
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Jen soooo cute, great use of kraft!ReplyDelete
So cute! I love their twine! I use that stuff like crazy!ReplyDelete
I really like this card! I love the way that you added the water on top of the boat! Masculine cards are always hard for me but you nailed it!ReplyDelete
what an awesome card - love it! such a great idea to use the core'dinations cardstock for the water. i have a stack of it sitting here and haven't used it yet. thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
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Forums | Mahara Community
Open Discussion
Tracking secret URLs
09 July 2014, 5:47 AM
Hi all -
We are new to Mahara, so I'm not entirely sure this is covered in another place - but a few google searches returned nothing.
In allowing students the ability to share their ePortfolios with people, is there a way to track whether or not the 'secret URL' has been viewed or not? For example, a current student sends a potential employer a link to one of his portfolio pages. Is there some way for the student to know whether or not the link has been used by the potential employer?
09 July 2014, 8:42 PM
Hi Drew,
That would be a great feature to have. You can see how many people viewed a page at the bottom of it, but that counts everyone visiting the page so not just the secret URL views. You wouldn't be able to say for sure that it was the person who received the link who ended up viewing it. They could have given it to someone else, but you would know if anyone at all visited who received the secret URL.
I created a wishlist item at https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1339580 Please feel free to add more information here or there.
11 December 2014, 11:19 PM
Bit late on the response here so you may already know about it, but a simple thing I use is google URL shortener which when signed in with a google account allows you to change a long link (secret url) to a shorter link but also gives you tracking on number of times the link was clicked.
Few steps to go through but handy.


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Yohan Cabaye is due on Tyneside right now, and having a medical and will them sign on to become Newcastle's first capture this summer.
Yohan Cabaye – looks like an excellent acquisition
Newcastle are paying €5M (around £4.5M) for the player, and that's because there is a release clause in the player's contract at Lille.
And the news today is that the 25 year-old will be offered a 5 year deal at Newcastle for £30K/week, which is a fairly reasonable wage for these times – but good value for Newcastle.
Yohan picked up his 4th French cap last night when France beat Poland 1-0, and in seven seasons at Lille the 5'9″ box to box central midfielder appeared 253 times and scored 39 goals for the current French Champions, and he looks a very good player.
He seems like an excellent acquisition for the club, but it's always hard to judge how well a player will perform in the top league in the world.
Yohan played for all the French youth sides (U16, U18, U19, U20 and U21), and had 15 caps at U21 level, so he seems to have an excellent pedigree, and getting him for 5M is a great deal by Newcastle.
We just have to hope two things happen – one is that more good players like Yohan come through the door.
And the seocnd thing, that's just as important, is that Newcastle can also keep players like Kevin Nolan and Joey Barton on Tyneside – and if that happens Newcastle could well have an excellent squad come September.
Howay The Lads!!
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This guy looks a great little player and im hoping with him tiote, ben arfa,guti and the addition of a new striker will will play a bit more a attractive passing game.
As far as nolan goes,if someone offered 6m i would take it,i know he's a great influence on the team but he's 28 and no spring chicken and also on a huge wage,we really need to get these high earner of the books.
Now lets go for sturridge and adam johnson even though johnson can only be a dream.
Cockney Magpie – Am still 50/50 on it mate just the fact aint heard nothing on SSN about him but we aint heard nothing on SSN about him going to Arsenal that why am split a think it will come out today am Gervinho if am honest. Wouldnt be suprised if he aint in Newcastle today looking around but we shall see hahaha


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David J. Bernosky, 83 of Bristol passed away peacefully at the Alzheimer's Resource Center of Connecticut, Plantsville on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Jankoski) Bernosky who passed in 2011.
David was born on October 7, 1933 in Bristol a son of the late Harry and Lottie (Kuczmarski) Bernosky and was a lifelong resident. David was a proud Peacetime U.S. Army veteran and had also been an MP with the National Guard. He retired as a patrolman with the City of Bristol Police Department. A welder, he was known as The Phantom Welder. He was also an excellent gardener and enjoyed traveling the U.S. with his wife, Barbara.
A happy family man, David leaves his children, Peter Bernosky of Bristol, Julie Bernosky of Plantsville, Jennifer Sturgeon and her husband Jeffrey of North Granby; brother Edmund Bernosky of Naples, FL and granddaughters Danielle and Gabrielle Sturgeon of North Granby; sisters-in-law Teresa Jankoski of Bristol and Marylou Pauloz of Meriden as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings, Robert and Walter Bernosky and Helen Bishop.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church, 510 West St., Bristol. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet directly at the church. Committal services and interment with Military Honors will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, 522 Terryville Ave., Bristol. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter, 200 Executive Blvd, Suite 4B, Southington, CT 06489 (www.alz.org/ct). To leave a message of condolence, share a memory or a photo, please visit David's memorial page at www.OBRIEN-FUNERALHOME.com


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Some Facts about the Boston Bull Terrier Dog abc
The Boston terrier is just a compact and well-muscled breed. This is not really surprising considering that the Boston terrier was bred by those who wished to utilize them in dog fights. Today many people might read all sorts of effects from this type of violent past. Many people may possibly believe that the Boston terrier dog could create a bad pet because of its extreme nature. Nevertheless, you have to know that as a dog, the Boston terrier can in fact be quite mild-mannered.
As it often wants to play the temperament of the Boston terrier can be called enthusiastic. Most of the people comment the Boston terrier really includes a great spontaneity. Another feature that people find delightful with this particular type may be the fact that they're wise and are quite definitely easily trained. This truth is also improved by the dogs natural interest and love for learning.
Obviously, people that own animals know the significance of education. This lofty New Program to Help Small Businesses Capture Government Contracts Launched by Chip Ellis IAUSGC essay has specific prodound cautions for why to ponder it. Having a well-behaved dog escalates the pleasure for the two of you. Having a pet means that you could have more fun with that pet.
Something that owners have observed with a Boston terrier may be the fact that it may be quite sensitive to the tone of an individuals voice. This might be called a sort of sensation alarm. As a result of this sensitivity to the tone, a Boston terrier will be able to respond to how you're feeling when you're talking. This implies, nevertheless, that you need to take care when teaching your pet. You need to make certain that disappointment and anger do not find their way into your voice.
They also make excellent watchdogs as they don't bark blindly. Which means you wont wake-up in the middle of-the evening because a butterfly was seen by your Boston terrier. There are some cases, though, whenever a Boston terrier will not bark at all.
Concerning the living conditions, Boston terriers can perform well enough without a garden as long as they get regular exercise. This means that they are suitable for apartment living. But, it's also wise to realize that they are very painful and sensitive to the extremes of climate. This means that you should keep it in a spot thats neither too hot nor too cold. If you know anything at all, you will seemingly desire to research about New Program to Help Small Businesses Capture Government Contracts Launched by Chip Ellis IAUSGC.
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My story of chronic pain began when I was 20 years old. A new full time job was very demanding on my body and I was studying at University. As the year progressed, I realised the pain made it hard for me to walk. I wanted the strongest painkillers to numb the pain, yet the pain did not subside. Physiotherapy, hot and cold packs didn't work either. I knew there was something wrong. It was then I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
After being diagnosed with RA my work and university studies became too much for me. The pain and stiffness that comes with arthritis was overwhelming. I was coming home from work and university in a lot of pain and then missed university and/or work. If I did go to Uni or work I was in a lot of pain and frequently had to go home. As the years went on my work decreased from full time (5 days a week) to only a short day a week due to the pain I experienced. I could no longer sit or stand comfortably. It didn't matter how much I spent on shoes or podiatry.
Nothing helped my aching legs or back at the end of the day. For entire half hour meal breaks I needed to put my legs up on a chair to rest and stop the ache.
It was also at this point I had to re-evaluate my ability to continue at University due to the chronic pain and stiffness of the arthritis. I knew I needed to either reduce the work load for the semester or make other arrangement. Unfortunately the arthritis and chronic pain left me with no choice. I took an early exit in both my undergraduate and master's degrees.
I have not been unable to work due to the chronic pain for the last 3 years as it now has become much worse and invaded bigger joints and no medications or amount of physiotherapy help reduce the pain.
Every day is a struggle of pain. I have days where the pain isn't so bad, but there are days where the pain makes me bed ridden. On those days I can't even do simple tasks because even they cause the greatest pain.
At the moment, my whole body hurts. This means that trying to complete any university work is hard because all my brain can tell me is PAIN.
Notwithstanding ALL of this, I've managed to complete my undergraduate degree with complications and I'm currently trying to finish a master's degree in social work. The 1000hrs placement required to complete this degree means I am not able to complete the requirements for a master's degree. However, I'm currently thinking of undertaking another course that doesn't have placement requirements so that I can work.
I've always said and thought ... if I can't complete one thing, then there are always other opportunities until the timing is right to go back and try complete them. Yes it takes you longer but i think it provides you with better understanding, more empathy and more determination to achieve your goals.


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New York. I have so many things to thank you for. Firstly just for being you. And for Bergdorf's, Saks, the apple pie at Bubbies and the pastrami sandwich at Katz. But it is my undying obsession with chopped salads that I will forever thank you for. That and the multitude of flavours that mean you could eat one for lunch everyday of the week and still have options a century from now.
The chopped salad screams for glasses of chilled pink wine, long lunching with best friends, with the obligatory bread baskets, people watching and chatter that you never want to end.
This salad is the salad whisperer of chopped salads. So bright and so so pretty, just like your insides will be after you've eaten it. You might question the blueberries. Don't. You will almost certainly question the dukka, circa 1990 but stop judging me. In the background of this salad it adds a delightful textural crunch and a little extra flavour kick. Besides, no one needs to know.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
2 cups water
270ml coconut milk
250g blueberries
½ cup smoked almonds
2 tbsp dukka
1 red onion, peeled, very thinly sliced
1 bunch coriander, finely chopped
1 cup roasted sweet potato, chopped
1/2 cup Persian feta
Sumac dressing
1 tbsp sumac
60 ml (¼ cup)extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of ½ lemon
2 tbsp caramelised white balsamic (replace with 1-2 tsp white sugar if unavailable)
Bring water and coconut milk to the simmer in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, then set aside to cool in the liquid (20-25 minutes). Just before serving, coarsely shred chicken.
Combine the almonds and dukka in a small bowl then place in a large serving platter. Add each of the remaining ingredients separately to the serving platter.
Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl, stirring to incorporate then spoon over the salad when you are ready to serve.


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If you are charged with a DUI in Washington, at some point you will need to obtain an alcohol and drug assessment with a state-certified alcohol and drug treatment agency. (RCW 46.61.5056 is the state law that explains this in full detail.)
At the end of your case, whether it's a plea to DUI or to a reduced charge like Reckless Driving or Negligent Driving, the court will order you to get an alcohol or drug assessment and follow whatever is recommended. If this is a first DUI-related offense, the agency will likely recommend an 8 hour alcohol education (or "ADIS") class, and a DUI Victim's Impact Panel. However, if there are aggravating factors such as a high alcohol breath test result or accident, if you have a prior offense, or you've done treatment before, the agency may recommend treatment ranging from a 12 week to a one year (or longer).
Why do it sooner than later?
I typically advise my Washington DUI clients to get an alcohol and drug assessment, and attend a DUI Victim's Panel, as soon as possible. Many clients struggle with remorse and anxiety following a DUI arrest and feel the need to "do something." Attending a Victim's Panel can help with this. Also, being proactive – even before the case is charged – often helps at arraignment (first appearance) because it shows the judge that you are taking the case seriously and are less likely to not appear at the next hearing, reducing the chance that the judge will set bail in your case. This show of "good faith" is also key in my efforts to negotiate the best possible outcome with the prosecutor. They appreciate it when I tell them my client has completed these tasks, and in some cases won't even discuss a reduction unless the client has completed an evaluation. Finally, at sentencing, the court will find favor with someone who stepped up and acted responsibility early on, rather than scrambling at the last minute to schedule an assessment the day before sentencing – or not at all.
Don't know where to turn?
If you were arrested for DUI and want to take initiative in getting an assessment completed, don't just pick an agency off the internet or off the list often provided by the court. Your attorney, including a public defender, should refer you to an agency they are familiar with, with whom they've built a trust. When they do, feel free to ask why you're being referred you to that particular agency.
For the past few years I have worked with a selected group of treatment agencies with whom I've built trust - who I know I can send my clients to with confidence. This group includes North Star Treatment Group (Tukwila), A Change Counseling (Renton), NW Resources One (Des Moines), and Doorway to Recovery (Lakewood). In deciding which agency to refer a client to, I consider several factors including cost, where they live or work, and the particular facts of the case, before speaking with the client. For those who speak Spanish or Korean (of which I have many) I will often refer to treatment agency with built-in language capabilities to help them. There are also several agencies that I won't list here, but that I avoid like the plague.
Get your alcohol or drug assessment done. You'll be glad you did.
If you're charged with DUI, making efforts to obtain an alcohol and drug assessment early on is not an admission of guilt; it is seen as a "good faith" move on your part that can only help reaching the best possible outcome in your case. Your attorney should help steer you through the process to obtain the best result. If your attorney isn't doing so, ask her why. (Next week I will talk a bit more about how to go through the assessment process itself.)


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The Lying Con Man, Trump, and the GOP Are Willing to Let Us Die to Appeal to Their Idiotic Base
The Lying Con Man, Trump, and the GOP are willing to let us die to appeal to their idiotic base.
Let's say a prayer for the fallen churchgoers of Sutherland Spring Texas just as last month we prayed for the victims in Las Vegas.
Damn it to hell our citizens are dying and Trump and GOP won't do anything? They all deserve a special place in hell.
We grew up in a Christian family. We hold no animosity for anyone, but Trump must be removed from office for the good of the country and the world.
The article "Trump dismisses question on extreme vetting for gun ownership" states "President Donald Trump said Tuesday "there would have been no difference three days ago" in the deadly Texas shooting if an extreme vetting policy for gun ownership had been in place.
"If you did what you're suggesting there would have been no difference three days ago, and you might not have had that very brave person who happened to have a gun in his truck and shoot him, and hit him and neutralize him," TRUMP said."
His base is against stricter gun control policies, but they support stricter immigration policies and to get their votes so does Trump as the article states "Trump has called for "extreme vetting" of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries in response to terrorist incidents. But he has resisted any action on gun laws in response to the deadly mass shootings that have occurred during his time in office."
Trump thought he'd appeal to his base by blaming the massacre on the killer's mental health problems. If Trump truly believed that then why did he reduce Obama's policy of checking on mental health problems before allowing individuals to purchase weapons? The article "If Trump's Blaming Mental Health, Why Did He Gut This Obama Gun-Check Rule?" states "Gun control advocates slammed President Donald Trump on Monday as a hypocrite for having signed a bill earlier this year that rolled back a regulation making it harder for people with mental illnesses to buy firearms even as he blamed the mass shooting in Texas over the weekend on "a mental health problem."
"Trump is wrong — study after study show that stronger gun laws can save lives — and a hypocrite of the worst kind," Peter Ambler, the executive director of Giffords, the gun control group started by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, told NBC News. "One of his first actions as president trashed a new regulation that would have prevented potentially irresponsible and mentally incompetent people from being able to buy guns."
Ambler added, "Blaming mental health is a tactic straight out of the gun lobby's playbook that's meant to paralyze Congress. Donald Trump's goal is to make people think our leaders don't have the power to prevent gun violence.""
Trump cuts the US budget relating to combatting mental health. Logically that means he can't be concerned about the mentally ill perpetrating violence acts on our society. The article "Trump Cuts Funding For Mental Health Then Blames Mental Illness" states "Trump went out of his way to call the church shooting in Sutherland, Texas a mental health issue, but his budget makes huge cuts in mental health programs, on top of those with mental health issues who would lose their health insurance if Obamacare is repealed."
In addition to Trump there are other lying Con Men in the GOP! The article "Paul Ryan Insists That 'Prayer Works' With Mass Shootings, Neglects To Specify How" states "In an interview with Fox News's Laura Ingraham on Monday, Paul Ryan lamented the tendencies of the "secular left" to dismiss calls for "thoughts and prayers" after mass shootings, in favor of discussing actual legislation that might do something to prevent them. Of course, anything we might actually do to prevent mass shootings would be something that would not go over very well with the Republican base, so Ryan is taking a different tack. He is saying that prayer works."
The Gop is lying about this. They won't to appeal to their base as they have been doing for decades. The article states "Paul Ryan and his ilk have had more than enough time to test out this "thoughts and prayers magic away mass shootings" theory.
They've tried it over and over again, and even started demanding that people specifically not talk about things we can do to prevent them directly after a tragedy. Clearly, the results of this have not been good. Perhaps it is time to try a different tack."
Trump, Ryan, and other Gop ghouls are in the pockets of the NRA. The article "Rep. Robin Kelly: For Every Dollar Paul Ryan Got From the NRA, I Am Naming a Gun Victim" illustrates how Representative Robin Kelly called out Ryan as it states "Despite every effort, including a historic sit-in, we've failed to force Speaker Paul Ryan and his leadership team to hold a single vote on legislation to save American lives from gun violence. I was going to try again, and I was going to go after the root of the problem: the millions that the National Rifle Association spends to ensure the Speaker's silence and inaction.
We all know that money has poisoned our politics. When it comes to stopping gun violence and money, tragically the dollars win out.
During the 2016 election cycle, the NRA spent more than $30 million to elect President Donald Trump. However, most people overlook the millions that they poured into the campaigns of Republican congressional candidates so they could keep pushing their dangerous "guns everywhere, rules nowhere" agenda. For example, they poured more than $10,000 into Rep. Barbara Comstock's coffers, one of the most endangered candidates that cycle. Speaker Ryan certainly got his cut, too: $5,950.
It's crystal clear that the massive amount of money being poured into these races by the NRA is preventing us from even having a conversation on lifesaving legislation. Likewise, it is crystal clear that these campaign contributions are blood money."
How idiotic are these red staters who still support Trump?
The article "Surprise, Surprise: Gun Violence in Red States" states "Pooh-poh this if you like, since it comes from the Center for American Progress, but the group just released a big study showing that--across 10 measures like the number of firearms homicides, number of total firearm deaths (including accidents etc.), law enforcement agents killed by firearms, and so on--the deadliest states are those with the most lax gun laws.
The "top" 10: Louisiana, Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, South Carolina, New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, and Georgia."
Trump wanted his tough guy moment at the DMZ, but he couldn't even pull that off as it was too foggy. What kind of tough guy chickens out because of the fog? The answer is Trump.
In addition to not supporting gun control, which jeopardizes our citizens, Trump's dangerous insults of Kim Jong Un is making the world less safe.
The article "Trump tells North Korea: 'Do not try us'" states "Standing near the front line of the world's tensest standoff, President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a direct and personal warning to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, declaring during his first major speech in Asia that continued nuclear provocation could result in the communist nation's obliteration.
"The weapons you are acquiring are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger," Trump said during an address at South Korea's National Assembly in Seoul. "Every step you take down this dark path increases the peril you face."
In a bruising insult of the repressive regime founded by Kim Il-sung in the middle of last century and governed in his image ever since, Trump diminished the kingdom now ruled by his grandson.
"North Korea is not the paradise your grandfather envisioned," he said. "It is a hell that no person deserves.""
Trump's buffoonish non-visit of the DMZ.
The article "Shrouded in Secrecy, Trump's DMZ Trip Is Foiled by Fog" states ""This is where we're going," Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, told us, holding up a piece of notebook paper on which she had scrawled the letters "DMZ."".
Sounds like a bad reality TV show plot, but Trump can't even get the mightiest military in the world's history to take him on a photo-op over the DMZ. The article states "So began Mr. Trump's clandestine and ultimately ill-fated attempt on Tuesday to visit one of the world's most dangerous borders. In the end, dense fog forced Marine One and the helicopter convoy accompanying the president to turn back, costing a frustrated Mr. Trump a potent visual and leaving President Moon Jae-in of South Korea waiting at the DMZ for a commander in chief who would never arrive."
What a pathetic buffoon Trump is.
Trump acts cowardly when he was face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump spent so much time on the campaign trail castigating China for its trade imbalance with the US—accusing China of raping the US in this regard, but when he was face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping, congratulated China for taking advantage of the US. Trump probably only has rape on its mind.
The article "Trump blames US for trade gap with China" states "President Donald Trump lavished praise on China for the very trade practices he once lambasted as unfair during a remarkable morning session in Beijing.
Emerging after two hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said he doesn't fault China for taking advantage of differences between the way the two countries do business.
"I don't blame China," Trump said during remarks to business leaders inside the Great Hall of the People. "After all, who can blame a country for being able to take advantage of another country for benefit of their citizens? I give China great credit.""
Trump sucking up to Putin again.
Trump is denigrating our intelligence community again as he agrees with Putin regarding the Russians ruining out 2016 presidential election. The article "Donald Trump: Vladimir Putin told me Russia didn't meddle in US election" states "President Donald Trump has said that Vladimir Putin told him there was no Russian interference in the US election, and that he was offended by the mere suggestion.
"He said he didn't meddle," said Mr Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his 11-day Asia trip.
"I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. But I just asked him again, and he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election. He did not do what they're saying he did.""…
Mr Trump has been loathe to accept his own intelligence agencies' conclusions, and has vehemently denied any collusion between his team and Russia. He described the former heads of the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency - who have all testified to the extent of Russian interference - as "political hacks".
And on Saturday he seemed to accept Mr Putin's assurances above the verdict of the US officials.
"Look, I can't stand there and argue with him," he said. "I'd rather have him get out of Syria, to be honest with you. I'd rather have him - you know, work with him on the Ukraine than standing and arguing about whether or not - because that whole thing was set up by the Democrats."
He said the Russian president was angered by the suggestion that Moscow was attempting to interfere.
"Every time he sees me, he says, 'I didn't do that.' And I believe, I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it. I think he's very insulted by it, if you want to know the truth.""
His advisors spun that well. It is a pity it is just propaganda. Trump is implying that if you don't agree with him that the Russians didn't help him win the election then you are working against the US. Trump is saying we must believe a former KGB agent and disagree with our intelligence community. Next, we will hear the right-wing propaganda organs parroting these inane opinions.
Trump, who has also been accused of pedophilia, won't condemn fellow pedophile Roy Moore.
The article "Donald Trump believes Roy Moore will 'step aside' if allegations of sexual encounter with teen 'are true'" portrays how Trump had White House press secretary Sarah Sanders equivocating for him about the latest GOP miscreant as it states ""Like most Americans, the president believes we cannot allow a mere allegation, in this case one from many years ago, to destroy a person's life," Sanders said."
Trump's illegal behavior and his crooked team will lead to him being impeached.
The article "Ongoing Trump Migraine: His Initial Foreign Policy Team" states "At a March 31 meeting in a foreman's lounge at the Trump Hotel in Washington, which was under construction, with Mr. Trump and the rest of the foreign policy team, Mr. Papadopoulos pitched the idea of a personal meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin. Mr. Clovis and others immediately expressed doubts about the wisdom of the idea, noting that Russia was under United States sanctions and denouncing the "optics" of a meeting with Mr. Putin, according to a former campaign aide who attended the meeting.
But Mr. Trump listened with interest and asked questions of Mr. Papadopoulos. Mr. Trump "didn't say yes, and he didn't say no," said the former aide, who agreed to describe the meeting on the condition of anonymity."
The article "Records show Papadopoulos frequently acted as Trump campaign rep" states "Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos represented the campaign at multiple forums and meetings, despite Trump officials' recent descriptions of him as "low level" and "the coffee boy.""
The article "Top Trump Campaign Aide Clovis Spoke to Mueller Team, Grand Jury" states "Sam Clovis, the former top TRUMP campaign official who supervised a man now cooperating with the FBI's Russia investigation, was questioned last week by special counsel Robert Mueller's team and testified before the investigating grand jury, a person with first-hand knowledge of the matter told NBC News." Clovis is the source who said Trump listened to Mr. Papadopoulos' pitch of a personal meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin.
The article "Carter Page Wanted Trump to Give Landmark Russia Speech" states "A former foreign policy aide to Donald Trump wanted the then presidential hopeful to make a landmark speech in Moscow during the 2016 race for the White House.
Transcripts of the House Intelligence Committee's interviews with Carter Page released Monday have revealed new information about the former campaign aide's relationship to Russia.
Carter told the panel that he had suggested to other foreign policy advisers on the campaign that Trump make a trip to Russia in 2016."
Both Papadopoulos and Page wanted Trump to meet with Putin or give a landmark Russian speech. Why—because Trump, just like "Tricky Dick" Nixon was, is a crook—the only difference is Trump's crimes were perpetrated with Russians.
Trump's family is cooperating with Mueller now.
The article "Jared Kushner's team turned over documents to special counsel in Russia investigation" states "Jared Kushner has turned over documents in recent weeks to special counsel Robert Mueller as investigators have begun asking in witness interviews about Kushner's role in the firing of FBI Director James Comey, CNN has learned.
Mueller's investigators have expressed interest in Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a White House senior adviser, as part of its probe into Russian meddling, including potential obstruction of justice in Comey's firing, sources familiar with the matter said.
Their questions about Kushner signal that Mueller's investigators are reaching the President's inner circle and have extended beyond the 2016 campaign to actions taken at the White House by high-level officials. It is not clear how Kushner's advice to the President might relate to the overall Russia investigation or potential obstruction of justice."
I guess at holiday meals Trump will be patting Jared down in case he is wearing a wire.
Trump was so proud of Wilbur Ross, but it was probably because Ross could help him with the Russians, including Putin's family. The article "Trump commerce secretary's business links with Putin family laid out in leaked files" states "Donald Trump's commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, is doing business with Vladimir Putin's son-in-law through a shipping venture in Russia.
Leaked documents and public filings show Ross holds a stake in a shipping company, Navigator, through a chain of offshore investments."
If Trump was ethical he could have done what every other presidential candidate since "Tricky Dick" has done by releasing his taxes. Now we are wondering if Trump has business dealings with Putin that are being concealed in his hidden taxes.
The article "Trump attorney: We'll challenge Mueller if he investigates old real estate deals" states "An attorney representing President Trump in the ongoing special counsel investigation into whether his campaign colluded with Russia said in an interview published Saturday that his team would challenge Robert Mueller if the probe began looking at Trump's business deals.
Politico reported Saturday that Jay Sekulow, a conservative attorney who joined Trump's team in June, said Trump's attorneys would challenge the legality of Mueller's actions if the special counsel were to begin looking at the president's old business deals at the Trump Organization."
Trump's team can make whatever threats they want, but Mueller is not going to be deterred.
The article "Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Law, Moscow Lawyer Says" states "A Russian lawyer who met with President Trump's oldest son last year says he indicated that a law targeting Russia could be re-examined if his father won the election and asked her for written evidence that illegal proceeds went to Hillary Clinton's campaign.
The lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, said in a two-and-a-half-hour interview in Moscow that she would tell these and other things to the Senate Judiciary Committee on condition that her answers be made public, something it hasn't agreed to. She has received scores of questions from the committee, which is investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. Veselnitskaya said she's also ready -- if asked -- to testify to Special Counsel Robert Mueller."
This is a classic example of quid pro quo.
Mueller is going after Flynn. The hope is that Flynn will offer dirt on Trump. The article "WSJ: Mueller probes Flynn role in plot to deliver cleric to Turkey" states "Former White House national security adviser Mike Flynn and his son are alleged to have been offered as much as $15 million to forcibly remove from the US a Muslim cleric wanted by Turkey, The Wall Street Journal reports…
The Mueller investigation into the Flynns is part of an overall probe into the Trump campaign's involvement with Russia.
Flynn is also under legal scrutiny by Mueller's team for undisclosed lobbying that he did during the presidential campaign on behalf of the Turkish government, according to sources familiar with the matter. It's against the law to lobby in the United States on behalf of a foreign government without informing the Justice Department."
What won't Trump do to appeal to his idiotic base.
In the article "We don't have a president." we articulated that Trump can't provide the compassion for our Gold Star heroes that the highest office in the world requires.
You can't believe anything Trump does. He wanted his tough guy moment at the DMZ, but he couldn't pull off this reality TV plot. Trump's most sacred trust with the US is to protect, but due to his dangerous insults of Kim Jong Un, Trump is making the world less safe. Trump spent so much time on the campaign trail castigating China for its trade imbalance with the US, but face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping Trump acted like the coward he is. Trump won't disagree with Putin because he knows the former KGB agent has dirt on him and will use in on Trump if Trump doesn't praise Putin. Trump won't condemn fellow pedophile Roy Moore as Trump is afraid if he does he'll receive new recriminations regarding his own sexual indiscretions. Trump's illegal behavior and his crooked team—including his family, will lead to him being impeached.
Trump will pull any scam for a buck or a vote. With Mueller zeroing in on him Trump will prevaricate, as he is doing with Putin, to avoid impeachment.
I guess "ahorseback" has not yet GRASPED the "X-Treme Dire Circumstances" the United States of AMERICA is currently in as we struggle to endure a "Mentally WARPED" Unhinged 71 year old Russian POODLE Roaming our White House Sabotaging OUR HealthCARE, Pillaging OUR Wealth, Assaulting OUR Environment and YES, schleping around with perhaps a "NUCLEAR Sequence" within the pocket of his pink silk robe ~ Now that's INSANITY & Republican CON-Man Paul Ryan is nothing less than COMPLICIT ~
Let's PRAY Republican Senator Bob Corker as REPORTED, Expedites Congressional Hearings Designed to Explore Suitability & Hopefully REVOKE Mr. Trump's "Nuclear Sequence Priviledge", if of course he was given one to begin with which would have been nothing less than GROSS Negligence by any measure ~
At least if he's BANNED from accessing our "Mega-Weaponry", we'll know he can't LAUNCH a "First Strike Nuke" subsequent to suffering from one of his "Biggest Crowd in Inauguration History Episodes of Delusion" ~
"Idiotic base ".... when I saw that I determined this article not worth reading . OMG , What has happened to Hubpages ? Apparently there is no moderation at all going on .


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The Not-So-"Evangelical" Embrace Trump
Surprise! "Evangelicals" are just plain old Republicans masquerading as Christians, and my friends, it seems the, ahem, "Godly" are embracing Donald Trump's candidacy. Pastor Jeremiah Johnson had this to say:"The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, 'Trump shall become My trumpet to the American people, for he possesses qualities that are even hard to find in My people these days. Trump does not fear man nor will he allow deception and lies to go unnoticed. I am going to use him to expose darkness and perversion in America like never before, but you must understand that he is like a bull in a china closet.
Many will want to throw him away because he will disturb their sense of peace and tranquility, but you must listen through the bantering to discover the truth that I will speak through him. I will use the wealth that I have given him to expose and launch investigations searching for the truth. Just as I raised up Cyrus to fulfill My purposes and plans, so have I raised up Trump to fulfill my purposes and plans prior to the 2016 election.'"
Yeah, he's obviously off his meds. Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody writes:"Trump's ability to cut through the clutter and paint the world in 'absolutes' attracts quite a few evangelical voters. Remember, evangelicals hold true to their 'biblical absolutes,' so to see a person like Trump let it rip and tell it like it is becomes a somewhat endearing quality to some evangelicals. Trump takes hits for his boldness, and evangelicals take hits from society for their biblical boldness, too."
Their so-called "boldness" consists of using religion as a club to get what they want. Problem is, the world is not made up of absolutes. Call me crazy, but a bloviating ignoramus whose "absolutes" include insulting women, war heroes, and immigrants hardly seems "Christian" to me. Then there's "Evangelical" David Lane:"Trump is tapping into deep-seated anger in America, a nation founded by Christians 'for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith. He's tapping into something at the grassroots, precinct level of America. America is starving for moral, principled leadership. I hope that Donald Trump brings that."
Yeah, that's EXACTLY what Trump is known for; let's talk about Trump's "moral, principled leadership" for a moment, shall we? As Red State reminded its readers last month:In 1997, Trump tried to evict an elderly widow [via eminent domain] to expand an Atlantic City casino…
In 2010 he was at it again, this time in Scotland, where David Milne refused to sell his home for a Trump golf course project. In an act of spoiled-rich-guy-childishness, Trump had a fence put up around Milne's home, then sent him a bill for half of the cost. This hideous fence:
He didn't sell. Now let's look at a few of Donald Trump's "moral leadership" type quotes, courtesy of Politico:Women? "You have to treat 'em like shit." (New York magazine, Nov. 9, 1992)…
"You know, it really doesn't matter what they write as long as you've got a young and beautiful piece of ass." (Esquire, 1991)
"For many years I've said that if someone screws you, screw them back. When somebody hurts you, just go after them as viciously and as violently as you can." (How to Get Rich, 2004)
"The hardest thing for me about raising kids has been finding the time. I know friends who leave their business so they can spend more time with their children, and I say, 'Gimme a break!'" (New York magazine, Dec. 13, 2004)
The Right has hijacked the "Evangelical" label to bolster their calls for "biblical" discrimination and bigotry, so I guess in that respect, Trump is their perfect candidate. Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Mike Huckabee, anyone of whom should have been "Evangelicals" chosen candidate, have ultimately been sidelined.
Now they're jumping on the Trump train, backing a man whose pronouncements are coarse, ambitions are purely selfish, politics are, well… simple-minded, and grasp of reality is questionable. Then again, "Evangelicals" embrace phony "historians" like David Barton, nut job preachers fomenting civil war like Jim Bakker, and protectively cloak white supremacists within their folds. In that respect, endorsing a Trump candidacy is hardly an aberration. If only true Christians had as loud a voice as the Far Right's "Evangelicals".
As Ryan Gear wrote at On Faith:… presidential candidate Donald Trump is teaching us a lesson from history. We are witnessing for ourselves how overtly racial scapegoating mixed with economic pain can propel a candidate to frontrunner status.
Candidate Trump is inadvertently revealing that when followers of Jesus fail to love our neighbors as ourselves, we allow ourselves to be exploited by people who profit from our prejudices. Ignoring the humanity and needs of others is not only sinful, it is economically harmful to everyone, including us.
Donald Trump is teaching Christians what happens when we forsake the Social Gospel.
Mr. Gear quotes Robert Ingersoll in his argument to the faithful:"They knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian."


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Argentina captain and five time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has been declared the greatest of all time in an article and accompanying photoshoot by New York-based fashion magazine Paper ahead of the Fifa World Cup in Russia.
In "Leo Messi is the G.O.A.T." the Barcelona genius is pictured posing with goats in a number of photographs for the magazine's sports issue.
The images are shot by Carles Carabi.
The GOAT pic.twitter.com/QecVXXCpvj
— Messi World (@MessiWorId) 4 June 2018
"Thanks to a mix of exceptional talent, determined effort and the desire to constantly improve, Leo Messi has risen to become soccer's reigning G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time)." Gemma Soler writes.
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Messi counters that by suggesting that he is nothing special: "I don't consider myself the best, I think I am just another player."
His fans disagree.
The Greatest of All Time graces our Sports issue cover! Get to know the soccer superhuman, Leo #Messi, right in time for the #WorldCup! #PAPERGetsMessi #GOAT #HereToCreate https://t.co/3eD5j2qGP3
— PAPER Magazine (@papermagazine) 4 June 2018
The reaction on social media has been as messy as a barnyard with the millions of fan boys – and haters of Cristiano Ronaldo – seeing this as proof that Messi is officially the best player ever.
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And supporters of the Portugal and Real Madrid star responding in kind.
Here's the real GOAT. @Omar__cr7_ @Nikilled #GOAT #Ronaldo pic.twitter.com/uKdNnnDQqp
— Ahmed Affan (@affan_ahmed11) 5 June 2018
Whether that is the case, he is certainly ahead of his rival in the goat photoshoot stakes, although it did not take Ronaldo fans long to rectify that.
Bragging rights and spoiling for fights – scorned football fans continue to put the twit in Twitter
Messi, the GOAT, just broke the internet. pic.twitter.com/SE520sl2Nw
— Oh My Goal (@OhMyGoal_US) 4 June 2018
Paper were keen to point out that no animals were harmed in the photoshoot. "Paper worked in tandem with La Granja Natura, a Barcelona farm and educational center, for this shoot," they wrote.
"Veterinarians and animal handlers were present on set to ensure the safe treatment of the goats and to verify that they were healthy and suffered no harm."
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A compliant multistable mechanism is capable of steadily staying at multiple distinct positions without power input. Many applications including switches, valves, relays, positioners, and reconfigurable robots may benefit from multistability. In this paper, two new approaches for synthesizing compliant multistable mechanisms are proposed, which enable designers to achieve multistability through the use of a single bistable mechanism. The synthesis approaches are described and illustrated by several design examples. Compound use of both approaches is also discussed. The design potential of the synthesis approaches is demonstrated by the successful operation of several instantiations of designs that exhibit three, four, five, and nine stable equilibrium positions, respectively. The equations for determining the actuation force required to move a multistable mechanism are provided. The synthesis approaches enable us to design a compliant mechanism with a desired number of stable positions.
A fully compliant mechanism with five stable equilibrium positions (end-effector 2 is the functioning body)
A partially compliant mechanism with nine stable equilibrium positions (actuation force is applied on slider 3)
A schematic of a compliant quadristable mechanism illustrated in its four stable equilibrium positions and one unstable equilibrium position
A schematic of a compliant quinquestable mechanism
A fully compliant tristable mechanism [22]. (a) The fabricated position (the second stable equilibrium position), (b) the first stable equilibrium position, and (c) the third stable equilibrium position. The end-effector is the functioning body.
A partially compliant tristable mechanism. (a) The first stable equilibrium position, (b) the second stable equilibrium position, and (c) the third stable equilibrium position.
A schematic of a compliant tristable mechanism illustrated in its three stable equilibrium positions
A general configuration of the compliant multistable mechanisms
The force-deflection characteristics of a bistable mechanism
The structure dimensions of the fully compliant bistable mechanism employed in the designs
A partially compliant quadristable mechanism. (a) The first stable equilibrium position, (b) the as-assembled position (the second stable equilibrium position), (c) the third stable equilibrium position, and (d) the fourth stable equilibrium position.
A fully compliant quadristable mechanism with its as-fabricated position corresponds to its second stable equilibrium position. The end-effector is the functioning body.
A schematic of an octostable mechanism (the sixth, seventh, and eighth stable positions are not shown due to the symmetry of the configuration)
A schematic of a sexastable mechanism (where l1 = a1 while l2 > a2 )
The actuation force and potential energy versus the slider position
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Cog Wild has teamed up with Overland Cycle of Bend to offer Central Oregon's first forest road eBike tour. We're excited to pair our guiding expertise and infrastructure with the impressively powerful, silent Overland to expand access in the Deschutes National Forest to more variety of riding and more types of riders than ever before. Because this is precisely what Cog Wild is all about – helping people to get out and enjoy our beautiful home by bike.
Featuring a custom route to one of our favorite warming huts overlooking the glorious Central Cascades, this tour will take riders on a mix of paved and dirt roads, depending on exact experience level and riding interest. Once there, we'll stop for lunch and enjoy the breathtaking views before returning to town.
- Half day, 3.5 hour eBike tour on forest roads, personalized to your riding level
- Local, expert and caring guides
- Overland Cycle eBike rental
- Tasty, filling and healthy snacks on the trail
- Cog Wild water bottle
- Complimentary post-ride Deschutes Brewery beer, Crater Lake Spirits, and/or Humm Kombucha after returning to Cog Wild


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This is my kid. He doesn't know this man. But the two of them sat together and played guitar today and it didn't matter that they didn't share the same language. Or religion. Or country of origin. Ethnicity. Generation. It. Didn't Matter.
Sometimes I wish our world had the spirit of a three-year-old.
We live in an algorithm-era where what we already like determines what news we will see, what advertisements we receive, and what connections we make. Our status quo self-perpetuates like an echoing chamber, reinforcing our love for what we already know.
It's time to break free of the echoing chamber.
For the next ten days, my team is creating Miami's first ever "10 Days of Connection" in partnership with some incredible local organizations and leaders. It's an experiment. What will happen when thousands of people push themselves to build meaningful relationships across lines of difference? We all wanted to know, and here's what we're seeing so far.
Gatherings. There will be more than 65 different connection experiences happening across town… the vast majority of which are free and open to the public. Visit a mosque for the first time. Learn about migrant workers. Play basketball with the police. Dialogue with transgender locals. Play a board game with a complete stranger. And on. And on.
Non Events. Personal challenges. Invite someone different from you to just do lunch. Consider a perspective or group of people you've avoided, and push yourself to explore it this week.
I don't know exactly what to expect…but what I can say is this. Thousands of people across Miami this week are going to be pushing themselves across lines of difference. Including me.
I hope you'll join me. In whatever way feels meaningful to you. Because I suspect our worlds will be far more beautiful when we dissolve our echoing chambers and sit like people together, finding common ground across whatever barriers we may perceive.
You know. Like 3-year olds do.
Rebecca Fishman Lipsey is the CEO and Founder of Radical Partners, a social impact accelerator tackling issues that matter to the future of Miami by rallying the community to meaningfully engage in solutions and by supporting outstanding leaders who are strengthening the city.


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'The screen has a matte finish and the neck of the display shares its design with the P2370 and is still one of the most aesthetically unique designs we've ever seen. '
'mega dynamic contrast ratio'
'The monitor displays a very natural looking image that is ideal for a variety of uses.'
'Conclusion The stylish XL2370 impresses with its contrast ratio, thin screen and comparatively low power requirements. '
'the colors looked dull.'
'relatively low cost'
'Colours are dull.'
'The monitor's settings controls are located on the bottom right corner of the bezel and are easy to use in conjunction with its OSD.'
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'OSD menu is active, so neck injures won't be a problem anymore.'
'exclusive SAMSUNG picture technologies'
'Questionable choice compared to cheaper DLP / projector based options.'
'Not Full HD compliant - supports up to 720p video only.'
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Proceedings: National Seminar on Year-Round Education (4th, San Diego, California, February 23-25, 1972).
San Diego County Dept. of Education, CA.
More than 900 consultants, participants, and committee members representing nearly every State and many foreign countries attended the seminar. This document consists of 31 seminar presentations that include primarily descriptions of specific programs as well as information relative to community relations, curriculum planning, evaluation models, teacher roles, and some financial implications. (MLF)
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While presenting an update on the state of violent crime in Pittsburgh through the end of June, police Chief Cameron McLay said the latest data continue to reflect a "sad" trend.
"Taken in total, it's a very sad picture," he said at a Sept. 30 headquarters press conference. "Our victims are predominantly young Black men and the actors (where known) are also mostly Black men."
According to data now available on the Bureau of Police Interactive Homicide Report, of the 29 homicides committed in the city during the first six months of the year, 22 of the victims were Black males and two were Black females, accounting for 83 percent of the victims.
In the 18 cases cleared by police, 16 of the perpetrators, or 89 percent, were Black—11 males and 5 females.
McLay added that the predominant motive for these shootings was retaliatory violence. However, though homicides are running about 30 percent ahead of last year, non-fatal shootings are down, as are aggravated assaults with a gun.
But McLay noted that in addition to presenting the most current crime statistics, he wanted to outline the bureau's work in addressing crime—including the rash of youth crime Downtown during events like the regatta and July 4 celebrations.


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Japanese Style Minced Meat Steaks
Many Western foods have got "Japanized" when arriving to the islands. Minced meat steaks, found in-between bread in many countries, turn into the delicious and heart-warming home cooking, when giving them a Japanese twist.
Japanese Style Minced Meat Steaks (Hambaagu)
210g minced meat (70% pork, 30% beef)
1 onion minced
1 clove of garlic
1 egg
1/2 cup (Japanese style) bread crumbs
2 tbs milk
1 tbs miso
1 tbs mayonnaise
salt & pepper
100cc white wine
vegetable oil for frying
1) Peel and mince the onion, peel and grate the garlic clove.
2) Mix all the ingredients except the wine in a bowl. Knead until the dough becomes whitish.
3) Form thin (around 1cm) ovals of the size of your palm (makes around 6 pcs). You can put some oil to your hands to prevent dough to stick to them.
4) Put some vegetable oil to a fry pan and heat up. Move the patties to the fry pan, and fry until both sides get nice brown colour.
5) Turn the heat off, and take the excessive oil from the pan using e.g. kitchen paper. Turn the heat back on, and pour the white wine to the pan with circling move. Put a lid on, and let the patties steam until they are fully cooked (takes around 5 mins).
Serve with rice and vegetables. If you want a sauce for the steaks, you can use e.g. demi-glace sauce, or ponzu (Japanese citrus-based sauce).
Found this nice cafe when going to watch fireworks in Edogawa. Interior design was chic but cozy, and thanks to the location in the outskirts, the prices were really affordable.
I chose vegetable curry, which came with consomme soup (780 yen). It came in a hot plate, so the rice was partly scorched from the bottom. During the lunch time, glass wine was 100 yen, so complaining about that it was semi dry wouldn't be fair…
Desserts were all 280 yen, so I tried dark cherry tart. Luckily it was small as it was very sweet, but gave a good closing to the lunch.


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Design inherently encompasses both functional and stylistic roles. The tension between the chair as support element and the chair as stylistic element has never been resolved. Furniture, like all of the components of our second skin, always exhibits elements of functional support independent of, but in combination with, exterior stylistic appearance. The term second skin may prove to be too simplistic to describe design's intermediary role between the body and the physical space we inhabit. Still, it helps to combine those dual conditions, both of which design must address if it is to become a practice that caters fully to human needs.
The experience of space is, arguably, not solely visual; instead, vision acts in concert with other senses.26 Smell, Design a room sound, temperature, and touch alter and change our perception of space. They are all contributors to our comfort and well-being and reach elements of our psyche and memory that cannot be reached by purely visual sensations. In contrast, many current design trends use a single, stylized image as a metonym for an entire project. We are expected to judge the merit and value of the built environment from a lifeless transposition onto the pages of magazines or in what flutters across television screens. This development is deeply troubling: the human being is often entirely missing from consideration, and the end result is an empty stylistic shell. Such an approach turns the designed environment into a depopulated space that more often succeeds only as an image. A human being cannot feasibly live in such an environment, at least not in comfort.
We need to design spaces in a way that takes human variance into account. Gaston Bachelard addresses the correlation between space and our internal selves in a magical passage in Poetics of Space, where he describes how our psychological
SIMPLE perceptions relationship to the same space constantly changes: "My house is diaphanous but it is not of glass. It is more of the nature of vapor. Its walls contract and expand as I desire. At times, I draw them close about me like protective armor. … But at others, I let the walls of my house blossom out in their own space, which is infinitely extensible. The passage highlights the fact that our second skin is protective yet malleable, and is capable of rejecting or absorbing the outside world.27
Bachelard's passage also points to space's fungibility within our own perspective. Space is both a reality and a perception; it changes depending on our state of mind and our perception of ourselves is always in flux. To best serve the human being, design must take this variance – not just from person to person, but also in our ever changing sense of ourselves – into account.
This renewed way of thinking about design depends upon an equally reinvigorated concept of who the human being is. For too long we have simplified our world and thought of man in abstract terms, as if there were a single, universal human being who can serve as the common denominator for all of us. And for too long we have avoided delving seriously into the emotive, sensory, and phenomenological impacts of design.
Ernesto Neto, Anthropodino, installation, 2009. Neto's large-scale, interactive, and experiential sculpture presented the public an opportunity to become aware of the power of human pleasure evidenced through the senses. The gigantic translucent canopy (120 feet/36.5 meters wide and 180 feet/54.8 meters long) contained suspended aromatic "fabric stalactites" within a vast labyrinth of passageways and rooms. With bags of spices hanging at the ends of these stalactites, the installation invited the viewer's sensory engagement in an environment designed for discovery and delight. The womblike ambience was referred to by Neto as "… not about sex. It's about comfortness." [sic ].
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Are you enjoying some success attracting customers to your establishment? Good. You'll need these cost-effective tips to succeed even more in a world of fast-evolving technology.
Are you on the flip side, struggling to catch the eye of potential customers? That's okay! You'll need them too, because you stand to gain more well-deserved business opportunities.
In our first post of the Harmonizing Your Business series, we'll discover more about what it takes to succeed in the world of technology, and what you can do to stay current and competitive.
1. Implement and utilize an integrated business solution. The simplest solution is the implementation of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite, especially one that supports inventory tracking, accounting, and mobile point of sale transactions, among many other essential features. An initial implementation can take weeks or months at a time, but the investment more than compensates for the time spent navigating between software suites and doing one task for each suite. The added benefit of data synchronicity between modules makes sure that employees in completely different departments can work with the same data without consulting each other every minute of the workday. As an example: a Manufacturing employee confirms that a product is shipped from a warehouse, and the Sales employee then emails the updated order status to the customer.
2. Overhaul your point-of-sale system. If you are a retailer, you understand that your point-of-sale system is the customer's final step to getting what he wants. This is also true for the four or five other customers behind him, who may or may not be as patient as he is to complete the transaction. So, if you're losing potential customers regularly because your expensive, stationary point-of-sale system is keeping them from taking home their merchandise, you may need to think about replacing it.
Today, traditional point-of-sale companies recognize that their legacy machines are indeed expensive and stationary, and that they need to change their model to suit the fast-growing mobile point-of-sale business. That's why they've pushed out mobile versions of their legacy cash registers, with many more features than even the most versatile register could provide: inventory tracking, acceptance of cash, checks and credit cards, and customer recall—all of which can be found in one mobile device, at a fraction of the cost of that fancy cash register.
Because mobile devices are cheap (relatively), it's easy to assign multiple sales floor employees to carry them around the store and check out more customers, no matter where they happen to be, and hence eliminate the bottleneck effectively. Once that task is done, you can replace your erstwhile checkout counters with shelves full of more merchandise. And, depending on your store's size, you can either consolidate your employees' tills in one lockbox or spread them out in multiple lockboxes across the store. After all of this, you'll save even more time and money, and your customers might even grow fascinated with your new pieces of retail technology.
3. Refresh your website (if you have one; if you don't, build one). With the proliferation of smartphones and tablets, it's unusual for people not to scour the Internet for what they need before they even leave their homes. If they don't know of your business through word of mouth, they probably won't find anything more than a Google Maps listing about you. Knowing this, seize the opportunity to build an online presence immediately.
It doesn't have to be done by a professional web designer, though it would help to know a few general tips when you do build one:
- Host a responsive website, i.e. one that can fit desktop and mobile screens equally.
- Keep the website as simple as you can, and organize everything in an easy-to-read fashion.
- Retailers: integrate your stock levels with your inventory database, so customers know if their favored item is available.
- Country clubs: construct a member's area showing when special events are held, and when a popular golf coach is available for lessons.
In the event that you find a real need for an improved point-of-sale solution, give Iconic Mobile Retail a look, and see how it can change your customer experience at the drop of a hat.


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Centering Guide Forging Drilling Centralizer
Forging centralizer is a cementing tool to ensure a centralizer drilling cementing quality.
Shandong Laiduan Machinery Co.,ltd offers free forgings, gear shafts and other designed forgings. Our company is a successful manufacturer and supplier, we devoted ourselves to oil and gas industries, wind energy industries, machinery industries , iron and steel industries and so on for many years. We will provide excellent service and competitive price for you, we are expecting become your long-term partner in China. Our typical customer includes SMS Group, GE, Siemens, Danieli and JIER MACHINE-TOOL GROUP CO.,LTD and other big steel groups.
We supply the tubing head, flange, BOP, centralizer in oil and gas industries. The products have pass API Q1, all production process follow the Q1's request. Our company has whole sets of QC equivalents, which will ensure after many times QC, the products will be 99.999 % good. Our goods has exported to Southeast Asia, Middle East and USA, and win the customers' high acceptance.


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I love dolls. My kids do not really like them. Mojo has had a few over the years but never developed interest in playing with them. In fact, they won't sleep in a room with dolls looking at them. I don't get it. "It's the eyes," my kids say. "They're creepy."
While digging in my craft box, they found some googly eyes and started to play "doll."
Ok……now, I get it.


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SL Green Realty SLG announced that it has entered into a contract with Allianz Real Estate, pursuant to which the commercial property owner will sell 43% stake in 1515 Broadway to the real estate investment division of German-based company Allianz Group.
The above-mentioned deal values the Class-A Times Square office property at $1.95 billion and is expected to generate $416 million in cash proceeds for SL Green. Notably, 70% of the transaction will likely close on Nov 30, 2017, while the balance is slated to close in the first quarter of 2018.
Per SL Green's management, the agreement reflects the confidence of foreign investors in New York City's office realties. Per Allianz Real Estate, this joint venture is a strategic move as well as consistent with the company's plan of expanding its footprint in the city. Moreover, this trophy asset is anticipated to add significant value to Allianz's portfolio in the future.
Spanning 1.86 million square feet of space, the 57-storeyed building is well placed between the 44th and 45th street of New York's Times Square. This enables the property to boast an enviable tenant roster and enjoy high leasing activity. The building is currently 98% leased to well-known tenants such as Skechers, Milano, Line Friends as well as the Minskoff Theater, which hosts the top grossing show — The Lion King — in Broadway.
SL Green initially owned interest in the building through a joint venture in 2002 after which it gained full ownership in 2011. The company then redeveloped the property in 2012 by adding new elevators, signage and a lobby, as well as repositioning the retail spaces. This enabled the company to sign a lease renewal with Viacom. Per a long-term lease renewal, the media giant will occupy the building's office space through 2031.
Increasing demand associated with job growth is helping reverse the persistent office-space efficiency trends which have continued to limit robust growth in the office sector fundamentals. Further, with corporate sectors renting more space to accommodate the increased workforce, we anticipate a healthy revival in office leasing activities. The aforementioned joint venture further reaffirms strength of the retail and office real estate market in the Times Square locality.
Shares of SL Green have underperformed the industry it belongs to, year to date. The company's shares have declined 7% as against the industry's growth of 7.3%. Also, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for full-year 2017 funds from operations (FFO) per share has been revised downward to $6.44 in a week's time.
SL Green currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Stocks to Consider
Better-ranked stocks in the REIT space include DCT Industrial Trust DCT, Extra Space Storage EXR and National Health Investors NHI. All three stocks carry a Zacks Rank of 2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
While DCT Industrial Trust has an expected long-term growth rate of 4.1%, Extra Space Storage has a long-term growth rate of 5.7%.
National Health Investors currently has a long-term growth rate of 3.8%.
Note: All EPS numbers presented in this report represent funds from operations ("FFO") per share. FFO, a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs, is obtained after adding depreciation and amortization and other non-cash expenses to net income.
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