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Seven games have included European teams so far, and they remain undefeated.
How Long Can European Teams Remain Undefeated?
A lot has been made of the strength of the South American sides in the World Cup, but so far, European sides have shown themseleves to be the stronger as they are undefeated.
Eight European sides have played in seven games so far, including the hosts Russia. Additionally Portugal, Spain, France, Iceland, Denmark, Croatia, and now Serbia have played their first group games and all have taken points from them.
The hosts Russia got their tournament off to the perfect start against lowly Saudi Arabia, smashing five goals past them, including this absolute peach from Denis Cheryshev.
Portugal and Spain played against each other and because of the genius of Cristiano Ronaldo, both sides were undefeated due to a 3-3 draw. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick with a last minute free kick.
France then managed to beat a spirited Australia side by two goals to one, and Iceland defended brilliantly to hold Argentina and Lionel Messi to a 1-1 draw.
On the same day, Denmark and Croatia picked up victories over Peru and Nigeria respectively.
Today, Serbia beat Costa Rica thanks to a sublime free kick by Aleksandr Kolarov. The final score was 1-0.
Expect this run to continue too as Germany play Mexico later on today with the champions being heavy favourites to go and win the tournament.
However, it could also be put to an end today as another pre-tournament favourite, Brazil, play a spiritied Switzerland.
How long do you think this run can continue?
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Fall Festival Activities!
Admission includes EVERYTHING at the ranch EXCEPT Food, Pumpkins, Merchandise & Farmtastic Attractions (see below)!
Our maze this year celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad Connection made here in Utah! At just over 14 acres the maze has nearly 7 miles of trail. But not to worry there are 3 mazes in the same field so you can decide how adventurous you are. Want to know more about the corn maze and the fun things inside?
12 Acre Pumpkin Patch
We had a great variety last year and this year we only added more. We plant a majority of pumpkins that are great to carve but also have some fun varieties that are great just the way they are!
Pumpkin are priced by the size from
$1 for a mini to $8 for a Jumbo!
Pig Races
New for 2019 is our Naspig 500 Race Track! Come enjoy our stadium seating as you watch our piglets race around the track!
Kiddie Korral
New for 2019! Our new/improved Kiddie Korral! Enjoy new swings, shade structure, teeter totter, and more!
Zip Lines
New for 2019! Reach top speed with our fun self guided 80 foot zip lines!
Our Hay Rides tour around the farm and visit the cows. Along the way guests will get a tour of the farm and a little history about the ranch and all the upcoming plans we have to make it even better.
Please Note: the Hay Rides only operate during the day.
See Pricing & Hours for Hay Ride hours.
Pulled behind our mini tractor this little wagon train is fun for kids and parents can enjoy watching.
Please Note: the Mini Wagon Train Ride only operates during the day.
See Pricing & Hours for ride hours.
Wondering how some of your favorite animals are from the Baby Animal Festival? They are here year round and are excited for visitors! We have goats, pigs, mini-donkeys, horses, an alpaca and more you can enjoy viewing! Want to interact with the animals? Come visit during out Baby Animal Festival!
A fall favorite is our corn pit. With more than10 tons of corn our 30'x40' corn pit is fun for kids of all ages! Kids especially love having a "clean" sand box to play together. Parents especially love having a moment to relax and visit. This Year we've added Shade!
Hay King can only be declared if someone is at the top! Our hay pyramid is a great back drop for large family photos - an essential at any festival.
At nearly half an acre our Mini Straw Maze is fun for all ages.
Duck Races
New in 2017 our Duck Races were an instant hit! This year we added more race tracks!
Mega Slides
New in 2018 were our mega slides at nearly 100 ft we dare you to take the leap!
Jump Pads
New in 2017 our Jumbo Jump Pads are loads of fun! Enjoy our jumbo pad with all ages or our smaller one in the Kiddie Korral!
Yard Games & Fun
New for 2019! We've added loads more fun games you can enjoy with friends or family! Enjoy roping, corn hole, washer toss, 4 square, tetherball, yard checkers, & More!
Tractor Pull
New for 2019! Gather the Family to test your collective strength as you try to pull some of our tractors!
Each evening at sunset we have several fire pits open for public use. You can enjoy being warm on those cool fall nights or bring roasting sticks and s'mores stuff to enjoy a fall treat. Don't forget to add a cup of hot cocoa from our Donut Shop!
The ranch is covered in awesome photo opportunities so make sure you bring your camera. In addition to the family memories you will want to capture we have head-in-the-holes and tractors the kids can sit on.
Staying the evening or even all day? Bring a picnic or purchase food from our concessions stand. Grab your lunch or dinner and enjoy one of the grassy areas or a campfire.
Get it? Lots? With 5 acres of parking there is always a parking spot and you don't have to fight it out! And the best part - it's FREE.
FarmTastic Attractions!
Not Included with Admission
Archery Shooting!
New for 2019! We are adding an Archery Shooting Range!! Come check out our fun new range complete with moving targets! Safe for people of all ages these bows and rubber tipped arrows are sure to be a family favorite!
Price to be posted soon - but as always will be family affordable!
Food & Merchandise!
Not Included with Admission
The +E Grill
Our concession stand, the Cross E Grill, is proud to serve our very own Ranch-Fresh Hamburgers, Hand-dipped Corn Dogs, Chicken Strips, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Fries, and more.
The +E Donut Shop
Our Famous Apple Cider Donut!
Served with either Cinnamon Sugar or Glaze they are amazing! The Donut Shop also has Hot Chocolate for cool fall evenings.
+E Kettle Corn
Grab a bag or two of our awesome sweet & salty made-fresh kettle corn! We make it fresh all day long for you to enjoy warm or take home!
Millie's Sweets Shop
With 10+ varieties of fresh Caramel Apples and, New for 2019, three different kinds of roasted nuts your sure to find a new fall favorite!
We offer a variety of things at the Country Store from Cross E Ranch apparel to squash and other food goodies and light-up toys!
We also have a large selection of fall decorations!
The Maze Mercantile has a variety of drinks & treats as well as a large selection of glow-in-the-dark/ light-up toys and Cross E Ranch Merch!

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This project is located in a historic village and didn't need to gain any square footage, but needed some big changes to update the kitchen and bath and make the whole house work better. A single floor addition had been added off the back of the two story traditional structure, but the rooms were narrow and had no windows to the back yard. They felt cramped and dark and the kitchen, while it had nice appliances and cute cabinets, was very separate from the main living spaces and accessed by a small passage. And the only bathroom was on the first floor - a flight of stairs down from the bedrooms on the second floor.
We changed all that by removing the wall between the two narrow back rooms, adding a beam, raising the ceiling height, and adding double windows with transoms above and a sliding glass door on that previously blank back wall. This new expansive room now has windows on three sides and offers a ton of space for lots of kitchen cabinetry, counter tops, and storage, as well as a pantry, seating area, and peninsula. It's a bright and airy eat-in kitchen and is more open to the rest of the first floor now, because we widened the trimmed opening to the dining room.
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The first floor bathroom was gutted and is transformed into a Den-type room to house the TV like the narrow back room used to, and the small hallway and former laundry closet has been transformed into a first floor powder room. The main bath and laundry move upstairs into an unused bedroom. It will be lovely and traditional-feeling with wainscoting, wood flooring, and a window seat, but also modern and clean with all new fixtures, lighting, tile, and a heated towel rack.
When working in an older home, I often have the contractor match or reuse the historic interior trim. By using wainscot, traditional lighting and door hardware, and window and door casings with top blocks and bottom plinths, the new rooms don't feel out of place next to the original early 1900s rooms. But the new rooms are decidedly updated with lots of glass for letting in sunshine and views to the private back yard, a more open flow and feeling, high efficiency mechanicals, and custom tiled back-splash and tub surround. (pics next time!)
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Lin YiHsuan's newest solo exhibition, "We Are Turtles" brings together works by the artist from 2014 to 2019 created in a variety of locations. Lin YiHsuan uses "we" to represent his paintings, and "turtle" as a metaphor for time. In this way, through past and present time, we are invited to contemplate Lin YiHsuan's painting practice.
Lin YiHsuan is from Yilan, Taiwan but has lived and worked for extended periods of time in Brazil, and other South American contexts, as well as New York. Through the collisions of life in these various cultures, Lin YiHsuan creates his wonderful interpretations of painting: they are rich, multifaceted, abstract, delicate and rough. Even as Lin YiHsuan's practice has changed over time, he consistently maintains his focus on one plane: painting. When he first arrived in Latin America, Lin YiHsuan abstracted and symbolized the characters, scenery, and architecture he encountered in his life. His painting techniques are not singular, but multiplicities—like the multiculturalism of Latin America and Taiwan—at times melding graffiti, collage, in wild forms. Inspired by the philosophy of the American writer Jack Kerouac of the "Beat Generation", Lin YiHsuan boldly removes the artifice of painting and reinterprets painting with through wandering, beatific nothingness, and a "stumbling" attitude. Nonetheless, hidden under these brightly colored formations, personal issues of identity are revealed by the artists. In 2017, family matters forced Lin YiHsuan to return to Taiwan for an extended period. The work created in his hometown presents a sense of stability that differs from his previous paintings: he created parallel lines he calls the Yilan horizon and painted on the stones from Taiwan. This is not only the stability of regaining a sense of belonging, but also the product of a slower paced life which the artist experienced during his return. However, Lin YiHsuan's enthusiasm for abstract painting re-emerged in Europe in 2018. In 2019, he set off for the ISCP International Art Studio in New York, USA, and created magnetic works with clay to symbolize his paintings.
We are turtles, painting is time, this is the most natural way that Lin YiHsuan pursues in artistic creation.


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Facebook is one of the most popular websites on the Internet and has been a global phenomenon for the two billion people that use the platform. This doesn't mean that it has been smooth sailing for the tech giant, as over the past several years there have been a few major controversies concerning the privacy of user data and how Facebook works to secure it. Today, we'll tell you how to get access to all the information Facebook has about you.
Facebook has gathered a lot of information about its users. From a person's posts, to their like history, to the advertisers they engage with, the world's most popular social network knows more about the average user than most of their family members do. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal--where third-party users had free reign of Facebook user information--Facebook vowed to offer more transparency, so they now allow users to view the information they have collected about them.
Here's how to view this information on a computer, and a mobile app respectively. It is a pretty straightforward process.
On a desktop or laptop:
From the Facebook mobile app:
After you create your file, it takes about an hour before you are given a notification. If you've been with the social media site a long time, or if you are a heavy user, it may take longer. Most users that have been using Facebook for a while will end up with GBs worth of information.
Now that you have access to your report, click on Your Facebook Information:
Access Your Information - Facebook itemizes all of your information with Posts, Photos, and Location all available to be viewed. This still doesn't tell you what Facebook knows about you outside of Facebook.
Activity Log - This page is basically a timeline recap, which is great if you are looking to relive any old moments.
Deactivation and Deletion - Facebook users looking for a way out have complained that deleting their account is extremely difficult. Today, it's not so difficult.
Once your file is viewable, you will be shocked at just how much information they know about you. They have the basic information, but beyond that they track and log your location, which can be disconcerting. You can pull up a date and learn just what you did that day. You may have forgotten, but Facebook hasn't.
Then there are the Ads. Under this section you will be confronted with the laundry list of advertisers who have uploaded a contact list with your information. These advertisers already had your information, and they use Facebook's advertising space to target you.
You probably had a notion that Facebook had a bunch of your information, but how much information outside of your general profile makes you nervous when they are accused of major data breaches. What's scarier is that the service is used by over a quarter of the world's population.
This is only the tip of the iceberg of the information we will share about this social media giant. Check back for part two of our three-part blog series about Facebook privacy.
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Daniel Wellington watch
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Does the man in your life like Sport? How about getting him a special hospitality experience? From Football, Boxing, Formula 1 & Six Nations 2019 to name a few
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Festive tipple
No Christmas would be complete without a festive drink! How about a spiced rum mad in God's own County? Or for the whisky lover, Gentleman Jack (£24 in Tesco) or Woodford reserve £20 both would make a great choice
My choice for a Christmas fragrance would be By the Fireplace by Maison Margiela. The perfect blend of sweet and woody notes. I mean could you get a more suited scent for cosy Christmas evenings?
Hive thermostat
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The word rolls off the lips of our elected officials or candidates as easily as the sound "da" is uttered by a baby.
Trust me, babies probably know more than politicians.
No elected official can honestly promise to create jobs.
Jobs, at least ones that contribute a marginal increase to tax revenues and a healthier economy, are a result of growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
There is a definite correlation between employment and GDP, as you can easily see from the chart below.
But what drives GDP? Will the historical relationship between the change in GDP and employment remain in lockstep?
These are very difficult questions to answer, yet both President Obama and Governor Romney seem to think they know the answers. If they truly did, they would be able to explain how job creation works. Instead, we hear the equivalent of an old Seinfeld series expression – yadda, yadda, yadda.
For those who believe in the president's approach of using stimulus spending as the tool of GDP growth and job creation, consider this: the multiplier effect of government stimulus only works if spending is applied efficiently.
For example, a recently completed freeway project connecting Reno, NV to the state capitol Carson City – a distance of 30 miles – cost $550 million and will shave only 6-8 minutes off the existing commute. There were serious safety issues with the old road, but improvements could have been made for $125 million, bringing US 395 to interstate standards, rather than constructing a whole new interstate highway through rugged terrain, which included a bridge rising 300 feet above the valley floor.
The freeway is complete and the construction jobs are gone. Could we have put the excess $425 million to far better use? Can anyone say if there was a real net improvement to GDP as a result of this project?
I'm sure the $425 million windfall to Nevada must have made Senator Harry Reid happy.
By the way, there are high wind issues that may render the bridge unusable to high-profile vehicles during the winter.
The multiplier effect of government spending has been estimated between .3 and 1.8 by a 2009 IMF study and from .5 to 2.0 by a UC San Diego economist, according to an article in Forbes. That allows for a wide range of error when modeling the effects of government spending. A multiplier of less than 1.0 decreases GDP, which will likely decrease employment.
Not all government spending has the same impact on the economy. When spending is determined by partisan political motives, such as the loan to Solyndra, the risk of a failure is increased and GDP could suffer. On the other hand, spending on stem cell research has great potential to improve GDP through the creation of cures for deadly and debilitating diseases.
There is a high likelihood that the shotgun approach to the stimulus spending since the recession began has resulted in a multiplier effect less than 1.0. It would be the same as going to the race track and placing bets at random. Chances are, you are going to lose.
By contrast, Governor Romney backs a strategy of reducing spending, which frees up capital for private industry. His assumption is that the private sector will create jobs.
It's a perfectly logical argument, but there are some holes in this approach. For one thing, companies are already sitting on large cash reserves. How much more capital do they need, especially when worldwide demand is sluggish? Will increased production create enough jobs; will it even create enough jobs to absorb the employment requirements of a growing population? After all, steady improvements to productivity bring into question the need for the private sector to create new jobs in an expanding economy.
One wild card neither candidate has addressed is how quickly the baby boom generation will retire. Who knows? But it could make or break any jobs forecast. Many boomers lost much of their retirement nest eggs. Some never had adequate retirement funds set aside to begin with. Retirement will not be an option for many of that generation anytime soon. The bottom line is that the longer the boomers have to work, the fewer employment opportunities will be available for those entering the work force.
Add to that, neither candidate has the power to tweak the world economy through their policies. The United States has yielded much influence to increased international competition over the post-World War 2 era. The trend is irreversible.
The bottom line is that promises to create significant job growth are empty ones. We cannot rely on the historical correlation of GDP growth and jobs. It is a new world in search of new solutions to achieve prosperity. The presidential campaigns of Obama and Romney amount to the most expensive pandering ever unleashed on the American public. Sad to say, based on the dozens of Facebook posts I receive every day, it appears too many people are falling for the charade.
It is bad enough we are being manipulated at a national level. In Los Angeles, the three insider candidates for mayor – Greuel, Garcetti and Perry – also like to talk about job creation.
Councilman Garcetti was the latest to trumpet jobs. No details, of course, other than partnering with local colleges to attract high technology firms, as if such companies have not worked with Southern California's academic sector before.
It is critical that the insider candidates are asked tough questions about job creation by the public and outsider candidate Kevin James, a former federal prosecutor and radio commentator.
The track record of the mayor and City Council leaves something to be desired. A case in point – despite promises by city officials to end the steady decline of film production in the city, only two of 23 new hour-long dramas will be shot in Los Angeles. The multiplier effect of the lost filming is devastating to the local economy.
As stated in a Los Angeles Daily News editorial: "If only public officials from Washington to Sacramento to city halls were as effective at boosting employment as they are at talking about it."


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He woke up horny.
He started touching his wife on her breasts.
He flipped her over. Got on top of her.
He started kissing her, but she seemed not interested.
He turned his game up. Kissed her on her neck as he spread her legs. She looked off.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Us," she said.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I thought you loved our sex. I am faithful to you, I don't cheat" he told her.
"I do. You sex me good. But marriage is more than sex. It is not enough to be faithful, marriage needs to have depth, substance; not centered around sex. I don't want us to be two empty souls that are faithful to each other.
We had it, we used to have depth. I want us to talk, to laugh, to pray, to date again even in our marriage, to cuddle, to make memories, to play with our children, to travel and see the world, to debate on topics like we used to, to play a sport, to go for concerts, to have intimacy in our marriage.
What we currently have is not marriage, but a sexual arrangement. Sex is just not enough" she lamented.
"Ouch! That's painful" said he.
"The painful truth," said she.
He started stroking her hair gently and said, "You are right. Things changed when we got kids, life got busy I guess"
She looked at him and said, "Darling, people make time for what is important. I want to be more than the mother of your children, I am your wife, I want to feel like a wife. I want quality time with you like we used to have; not a lot, just enough.
I want to be loved and talked to. I want our time. When was the last time you stroked my hair like you are right now?"
So many wives are tired of sex in their marriage: They fake orgasms, fake headaches or exhaustion and some pretend they are on their periods just to escape having sex with their husbands because they don't feel married.
SEX IS NOT LOVE. Connect with your spouse beyond #SEX
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It was the beginning of 2017 and the middle of a very grey winter in Brussels. It was the right time to make some changes. I pulled out a map of Spain, closed my eyes and blindly pointed my finger to an unknown location… When I opened my eyes I saw that Malaga is going to be a place where I am going to start an early summer.
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It was the Semana Santa week in the South of Spain and the unusual 30 degrees for mid-April. The conditions were perfect to explore the beautiful white villages that are hiding in the mountains of Andalusia.


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I am a Taiwanese dance educator, dance-maker and performer. I have been in the field of dance for over 30 years, learning different styles of dance to help intellectually and physically adapt myself to changes in the contemporary dance world. My research and creative interests have been focusing on movement improvisation, the bicultural and hybrid movement, dance lineages, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Movement is the core of my work. I believe movement transcends what language offers to our experience of viewing and feeling. Movement has its own narrative and its own emotional expression achieved through the accumulated motion of bones and muscles. The performer's body is the container that transforms the movement through space and time into something meaningful to individual viewers. I am not interested in creating work that tells viewers how to feel. I trust my audience has the wisdom to interpret the abstractions that I create, in dialogue with their feelings and life experiences.
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Opened 9 years ago
Closed 8 years ago
#255 closed defect (fixed)
libc064 gives SIGSEGV when closing some processes due to being linked with IBM linker not wlink
|Reported by:
|Owned by:
|Steven Levine, dryeo
Description (last modified by )
Many applications I've built (httpd, lyx, postgres to name 3) are giving the following SIGSEGV when the application either closes, or attempts to close:
Killed by SIGSEGV pid=0xb3db ppid=0xb3d5 tid=0x0001 slot=0x00a2 pri=0x0200 mc=0x0001 E:\PGSQL\BIN\POSTGRES.EXE LIBC064 0:000f0242 cs:eip=005b:1f600242 ss:esp=d62f:00417992 ebp=004179e8 ds=d62f es=d62f fs=150b gs=0000 efl=00010206 eax=0000d62f ebx=004179c0 ecx=00417e9c edx=0000150b edi=00417c9c esi=00000000
Registers differ, but the address (LIBC064 0:000f0242) is always the same.
Steven Levine's observations are below: I have to suspect a libc064 link error. I loaded libc064 into memory and took a look with Theseus and this is what it has to say.
1C560220 (0020)8C D2 *..* mov edx,ss 1C560222 (0022)81 E2 F8 FF 00 00 *......* and edx,FFF8 1C560228 (0028)C1 E2 0D *...* shl/sal edx,0D 1C56022B (002B)66 8B D4 *f..* O16:mov dx,sp 1C56022E (002E)B8 2F 9D 00 00 *./...* mov eax,9D2F 1C560233 (0033)8E D0 *..* mov ss,ax 1C560235 (0035)8B E2 *..* mov esp,edx 1C560237 (0037)8E D8 *..* mov ds,ax 1C560239 (0039)8E C0 *..* mov es,ax 1C56023B (003B)BA 0B 15 00 00 *.....* mov edx,150B 1C560240 (0040)8E E2 *..* mov fs,dx 1C560242 (0042)0F B7 44 24 22 *..D$"* movzx eax,[esp+22]
This is the same code that traps for you, but loaded at the location where libc064 happens to load on my system. The mov at 1c56022e is hosed.
Well I've seen the exact same crash location from a bunch of different binaries now
I saw the messages. The seg:offset is the same, but the segment register contents differ and I can guess why.
so either GCC is doing something funky (I'll rebuild postgresql with 3.3.5
I recommend you rebuild with libc063. Best I can tell it does not share the defect. Unfortunately, I cannot view the code in libc063 with Theseus. The pages that contain the code in question are not available.
or something is screwed up with libc064.
This is my best guess at the moment.
BTW, Knut linked libc063 with wlink and libc064 with the IBM linker, so we may be dealing with a linker defect.
the btw looks to be correct, as I built libc-0.6 from svn using wlink, and rebuilt postgresql against libc064x and I can now close postgres without the SIGSEGV
Change History (5)
comment:1 Changed 9 years ago by
|Steven Levine added
comment:2 Changed 9 years ago by
please try the following file ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/test/libc064_test_1.zip
this is a new linked libc064 done by Dmitriy. it should work flawless and fix the above problems. i still hope Knut will one day delivery a official version.
comment:3 Changed 9 years ago by
|dryeo added
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by
|emx → libc
|modified (diff)
|new → accepted
|→ 0.6.4
We know.
comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by
|→ fixed
|accepted → closed
I've change my local build environment to use WLINK instead of ILINK. It produced a build. Will fix this together with a bunch of other things and release it as 0.6.5. 0.6.4 will not be re-released.


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The staircase is almost fully finished! The major items have been completed, but we have a few finishing touches to still get around to. If I were a bettin' gal, I would say we won't get around to those finishes until after we have moved in. #priorities
On Saturday I decided to pull up the floor covering, sweep the floors and recover all the hardwood flooring.
- It took so much longer than I expected. A ridiculous amount of time.
- Once I got the old covering torn up and swept the new floor, Trent and I realized we never saw the wood floors totally finished. As the floors were being finished, we covered them up to protect them during the installation. We never got the full effect. Needless to say, we are pleased.
- Unfortunately, we covered the pretty floors up immediately. They won't be seen again until we move in.
The balusters appear very dark in my pics…but they are solid antiqued nickel. Here is an up close shot to give you a better idea. I know you are all thinking just how jealous you are of the weekly dusting chore I have in front of me!
Thank you for following along! We have more exciting tasks this week and should have some fun changes to share next week. Have a wonderful week!


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We swam, the kids rode bikes, we all played outside on the grass while Livs slept, and then we packed ourselves up and headed out for a hike.
My mom stole Max from his mama for a few days so she could catch a little R&R with the new baby. They met us in the canyon straight from their drive from Vegas.
Love this little girl. She was one amazing hiker yesterday--running ahead and always leading the pack. She loved it!
very first steps!! She was roaming between my mom and Joseph and suddenly walked all on her own for about 3 seconds. Yay Olivia! She got so hyper about it and bouncy and wild that she couldn't really take anymore unassisted steps--it was exciting and adorable. And fun to have Grandma Bobbi here to witness it with us.
Joseph was happy he didn't miss the big moment as he was just getting ready to head home for the rest of the week. The big kids and I walked him out to his car and as he drove slowly down the street, Bentley and Cares followed closely (Beans on his scooter and Cares on a big wheel.) Those little ones were not ready to let their Daddy leave. And Joseph could hardly muster up the will to finally speed away from us. We miss him a lot...


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A year and a half after its announcement, Apple has officially pulled the plug on its AirPower wireless charger.
The company announced in a Friday statement that it was putting the kibosh on the long-awaited power mat, citing difficulties building a product it felt would deserve the Apple name."After much effort, we've concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have canceled the project," Apple's SVP of hardware engineering Dan Riccio said in a statement. "We apologize to those customers who were looking forward to this launch."
It's the first product in more than a decade that Apple has killed before its release.
"It's an embarrassment," Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives told The Post. "Something like this taints the R&D brand a bit, which is the first time you probably could have ever said that for Apple."
AirPower was first revealed alongside the iPhone X and iPhone 8 in September 2017, and was billed as being able to charge an iPhone, Apple Watch and the company's wireless AirPods headphones all at once.
But as the rest of Apple's products hit the market, AirPower was nowhere to be found.
The charging mat had a major problem with overheating, which reportedly kept its built-in chip from functioning properly, according to tech blog Sonny Dickson.
Apple's engineers also struggled to keep the two dozen coils in the mat from interfering with one another, resulting in a less effective charge, according to the blog.
The delays had resulted in Apple all but erasing the product from existence, and has scrubbed all mentions of the AirPower from its website.
Analysts had predicted that Apple might set a release date for AirPower last week, when it released new iPads, Macs and AirPods on consecutive days, but the charging mat was a no-show.
Apple shares remained flat on the news, with the iPhone maker up 0.5 percent Friday afternoon.


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Definitions for "Election"
The act of choosing; choice; selection.
The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.
Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.
an advance auction of stolen goods, as Ambrose Bierce put it
an advanced auction of stolen goods
an auction of stolen goods held in advance
Keywords: ballot, celebrated, catechumens, brethren, beloved
Act of selecting a person to fill an office.
A term which means the process by which God selects someone to be saved. "...knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God" (1 Thes. 1:4).
The process of selecting those catechumens who are considered ready to take part in the next celebration of the sacraments of initiation. The celebration of the Rite of Election takes place the first Sunday of Lent. The bishop declares in the name of the church that particular catechumens are ready and chosen for the sacraments at Easter. The Book of the Elect is presented to the bishop at this celebration.
a contest in which we count noses when we do not break heads
a popularity contest and subject to bribery and scandals
a survey, not a contest
Election is the second episode of season two of the television situation comedy Will & Grace.
"Election" is an episode of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
a time to pass judgment," Martin said to a cheering throng of supporters in Montreal late Monday night
Keywords: horary, auspicious, astrology, ascertain, peaceful
a measurement and accuracy is the most important aspect of any measurement
an important step toward fulfilling a peaceful transition of power
Chart cast to ascertain the most auspicious time for important events, such as marriages, moving house and so on. Used in Horary Astrology.
a bad place to "send a message"
a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood a mud bath for every soul concerned in it
Keywords: foretells, detrimental, controversy, dream, prove
To dream that you are at an election, foretells you will engage in some controversy which will prove detrimental to your social or financial standing.
Keywords: pssa, superannuation, pensionable, prior, binding
a legally binding contract to purchase a period of prior service to increase your pensionable service under the Public Service Superannuation Act ( PSSA )
Keywords: persuasive, game, chance, competition, wins
a competition, but it's not a game
a game of numbers and chance
a game of Thing and the side that is most persuasive wins
Keywords: misleading, little
a change of power that does nothing to change or otherwise interrupt the "status quo"
Keywords: undeniable, masses, good, method, right
Keywords: cults, coordinated, goal, well, planned
Keywords: petition, decision, compromise, review, simple
a simple decision with no room for compromise
A petition to the courts to review a decision made by the electoral board.
Keywords: macro, trends, understand, sample, great
a great way to understand macro-trends since you have access to a very large sample size
Keywords: fool, sufficient, don't, people, time
You don't have to fool all of the people all of the time; during elections is sufficient.
a job interview, tell me please why you think you can do this job and back it up with facts
Keywords: revolution, years, two
Keywords: convenience, constituents, comply, procedure, representatives
a procedure of convenience and a method for insuring that representatives comply with directives from constituents


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The Redland Events Calendar – the big list of events in the Redland Region
Redland is a natural place for gatherings, where family and friends get together to celebrate good times, simple pleasures, natural delights.
| Thursday, November 15, 2018
All Day
Speedway Trolley - Free Tours of National ParksHomestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead Florida
Make plans to catch the Speedway Trolley -- offering free guided tours of Biscayne and Everglades National Parks from the Homestead-Miami Speedway' RV Lot on Thursday, November 15th.
| Thursday, November 15, 2018
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuscany Wine Dinner at CapriCapri Restaurant, Florida City FL
Visit the Capri Restaurant at 6pm for a special Tuscany Wine Dinner featuring three delectable courses and dessert. Each course is paired with an elegant variety of Tuscany wines.
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Mercedes-Benz is planning to introduce 10 electrified models to its lineup by 2022, and has even created the new EQ division to help bring those new vehicles to market. We've learned that one of those will be dubbed the EQ S, a sedan that will take its place at the top of the automaker's vehicle hierarchy.
According to the Bloomberg website, the new EQ S, currently in development, should be ready to go by 2020, and it will represent the German company's direct attack on the Model S from Tesla. It's believed the car will benefit from a battery system entirely different that the one currently produced by Mercedes-Benz.
It will be interesting to see what approach the automaker takes regarding the design of its electrified models. Certainly the opportunity to create a whole new design signature is there.
Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche indicated that every model the company produces will eventually be electrified in some form or other. Reading between the lines would indicate that the plan is to incorporate the 48-volt light-hybrid system already in use in the latest CLS-Class.
Changes at Mercedes-Bezn mirror those gradually sweeping across the industry as a whole. Volvo has already announced its intention to go massively electric across its vehicle lineup starting in 2019; even its Polestar performance variants will be included. Audi has just introduced the e-tron Vision Gran Turismo on the occasion of the Grand Prix Formula E event in Rome.
The big names in automaking are lining up their guns in anticipation of what is sure to be a ferocious battle in the electrified luxury segment in the coming years. In fact, the industry as a whole as we know it may look quite different five years now.


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Extraordinary Close Up Magician, Mentalist, Entertainer and Corporate Team Builder
Michael Jordan, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, Howie Mandel,
Madonna, Sylvester Stallone, Penn & Teller, Hugh Jackman,
Prince Albert of Monaco, LeBron James
and countless others have all been
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Born into a NYC show biz family, Mio has been performing professionally around the world since 1989 for Presidents, Princes, Celebrities and Causes. Voted Magician of the Year by Ring 45 of The International Brotherhood of Magicians, Mio would be honored to share his Close-Up Magic and Mentalism Shows with you and your guests!
Extraordinary Close-Up Magic
Whether it's for a Corporate or Private event, Mio's performance often starts in the cocktail hour, where he strolls from group to group, presenting intimate, Interactive Close-Up Magic, bringing small groups of folks together. This experience serves as the ultimate ice-breaker imparting a sense of amazement and leaving guests talking among themselves as he moves on to the next group!
Extraordinary Mentalism
Mio's full length one-man Mentalism Show, Extraordinary Moments, provides an incredible, interactive experience that involves all the guests, as Mio reads the minds of participants, using a combination of psychology, visualization, intuition and thought transference, presenting amazing feats that cannot be explained!
Corporate Team Building
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Contact Mio for more details on the Corporate Team Building Program.
"Mio and his magicians were absolutely fantastic. Our meeting attendees raved about everything the team did and they said our last year's event was over the top but this year's event topped even that one. That is quite a compliment."
– Maggie Bibb, Marketing Administrator, Medmarc Insurance Group
That's enough! I can't take any more!
That's enough! I can't take any more!
Awesome! How do you do that?
Awesome! How do you do that?
You're the best I've ever seen
You're the best I've ever seen!
You got the King with the king
You got the King with the king!
That's cool
That's cool. Never seen anything like it."
Mio is the best I have ever seen
I've been producing parties for 20 years around the world. Mio is the best I have ever seen.
Mio is voted Magician of the Year by Ring 45 of The International Brotherhood of Magicians.


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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thankful Thanksgiving Thursday
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Those are all great things to be thankful for!!ReplyDelete
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Welcome Back to #welcomewellness2019 ' If you're new to me and my little corner of the Internet then you'll currently find I'm in the midst of my new venture, I'm promoting as much physical and mental health and wellness as possible to inspire you all in the best possible way. If you're coming back again then thank you for the love and support.
I want to keep this one as short and sweet as possible and list 10 things you can do everyday for 'Everyday Wellness' you can start implementing these to your everyday life right now wherever you are and whatever you're doing.
Walk Walk & Walk some more…
Something that inspires you/motivates you – A topic of interest
Drink Water & Green Tea
Wake Up Half Hour Earlier / Get Into bed by 10pm
Put Down the Phone/Technology at Least 1 Hour Before Bedtime
& Don't flick through first thing in the morning!
Organise Yourself In The Evening For The Next Morning
Do Something You Enjoy
Stay on top of the cleaning
Anyone else find it therapeutic? Coming home to a messy home and an untidy bedroom can be really stressful, keep on top and just do 15 mins catching up here and there daily.
Set Your Mood, Whatever Mood at Whatever Time
Eat The Right Food
We all know what's right and often wrong, We can all slip up and eat ourselves into oblivion but having a healthy balanced diet is incredibly good for your mental and physical health. It's important you get the right sources of each food to allow more of a productive mindset and less sluggish feel day in and out.
I hope you've enjoyed the 10 tips for Everyday Wellness – They're just small simple steps that will allow you to have a mindful, productive & energetic day.
What's your everyday wellness routine?
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Atlanta Motor Speedway Opening Camping Facilities to Dorian EvacueesAugust 30, 2019
HAMPTON, Ga. (Aug. 29, 2019) – Atlanta Motor Speedway is opening its camping facilities to evacuees seeking refuge from Hurricane Dorian.
The Speedway, which is equipped to handle thousands of campers during its annual NASCAR weekend, will provide camping space free of charge for dry RV and tent campers in its Legends Campground.
A limited number of camping spaces with water, power and sewer are also available for a nominal fee of $20 per night in the Premier Campground.
Located adjacent to the campgrounds, AMS will also open the Rinnai Shower Station camper bath house, allowing evacuees free access to hot showers and restroom facilities during their stay.
Over the last few years Atlanta Motor Speedway has opened its grounds to hundreds of people seeking refuge from powerful storms. During Hurricane Irma in 2017, the Speedway hosted more than 100 campers; in 2018 dozens more stayed in the Speedway's camping areas during Hurricanes Florence and Michael.
"Our facility is uniquely suited for just this type of situation and making space available for people seeking refuge from hurricanes and other natural disasters is simply the right thing to do," said Executive Vice President and General Manager Brandon Hutchison.
"Our staff is maintaining an open line of communication with local emergency management officials to keep track of Dorian's projected path," Hutchison added. "We encourage anyone who chooses to stay at the Speedway to continue watching the storm's forecasted movement and have a plan of action should Dorian come this way."
Those interested in RV or tent camping in the free Legends campground at Atlanta Motor Speedway should enter the facility at Entrance "E" off GA Highway 19/41. The Legends Campground is on the right. From I-75 and GA Highway 20, campers should see signs to AMS and follow Lower Woolsey road to Entrance "H" and the Speedway Credential Building. Make a right into Speedway property and then another immediate right onto Richard Petty Boulevard. Follow Richard Petty Boulevard and turn left into Entrance "G". The Legends campground will be on the right.
The Premier Campground is located adjacent to the Legends campground and campers should enter the facility at the main entrance off GA Highway 19/41. The Premier Campground is on the left at the AMS security command post. From I-75 and GA Highway 20, campers should see signs to AMS and follow Lower Woolsey road to Entrance "H" and the Speedway Credential Building. Make a right into Speedway property and then another immediate right onto Richard Petty Boulevard. Follow Richard Petty Boulevard and turn left into Entrance "G". The Premier campground will be on the right.
For on-site assistance or directions, visit the ticket office/gift store building. Atlanta Motor Speedway is located approximately 25 miles south of Atlanta on GA Highway 19/41 and approximately eight miles west of I-75 off of GA Highway 20.
For more information, contact Atlanta Motor Speedway at (770) 946-4211 or visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.
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I've always liked investing rules, because they impose discipline. Here is one rule I find useful: boring investments are good investments. The more boring the investment, index, or asset class, the better it will probably be for your portfolio. This has been true throughout market history, and the rule manifests everywhere:
· Trading less often isn't as fun, but it leads to lower costs (trading and taxes) and therefore higher long term returns.
· Index funds are plain and dull, but they outperform a significant majority of active managers over the long run.
· The best performing U.S. sector for the past 50 years is consumer staples, which includes companies that sell simple, boring products which rarely change.
No matter where you look, dull trumps exciting. Consider, for example, two very different industries at opposite ends of the dull/exciting spectrum: food, beverage & tobacco (Coca-Cola, Altria, Kraft Foods–BORING) and technology hardware & equipment (Apple, Qualcomm, Cisco—EXCITING).
The technology sector is almost always the most exciting part of the stock market, because technology companies offer new and exciting products and services. The market is rabidly speculating about every detail of the upcoming iPhone 6, but no one gives a crap about (or expects) some revolutionary new flavor of Coca-Cola.
So here is the remarkable fact: since 1963, the boring stocks (food, beverage & tobacco) have had a return of 13.6% per year (or 69,402% total), while the exciting stocks (technology hardware & equipment) have had a return of just 9.2% per year (or just 8,464% total).
You often hear that earning higher returns requires taking higher risk, but the opposite has been true for these two industries. Food, beverage & tobacco stocks have been HALF as volatile as technology hardware stocks (14.2% annual volatility versus 29.5%). You can see the difference, here is the rolling five-year return for each industry for the past 50 years.
Technology is an incredibly competitive industry with a very high rate of change. It is impossible to predict what technologies will emerge in the future, and equally impossible to predict what companies will profit from those new technologies. 3-D printing may be revolutionary, but we have no clue what company will emerge from what will be an extremely competitive playing field.
And yet, even with such an unpredictable future, investors have almost always paid a premium for technology stocks, because they excite and inspire. Here is the historical valuation percentile (higher = more expensive) for the two industries in question.
This means that, historically, investors have paid more for stocks in one of the most competitive industries, where it has been the hardest to succeed and stay on top.
Change generates excitement, but as Warren Buffett has said, "We see change as the enemy of investments…so we look for the absence of change. We don't like to lose money. Capitalism is pretty brutal. We look for mundane products that everybody needs."
Your smartphone has more power than the first super computers; hardware has evolved at an unbelievable rate. Over that same time frame, here is what has happened at Coca-Cola.
Stick with boring, and you'll win.
Calculation notes: The industry returns are based on an "equal weighted" custom index, which includes all stocks in the industry with a market cap > 200MM, inflation adjusted. The index is rebalanced/reconstituted annually in December


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Laundry detergent pods are superior quality water-soluble pouches containing highly concentrated laundry detergent. These dissolvable pouches are made of poly-vinyl-alcohol (PVA) or a derivative of PVA. These pods are convenient to use and are comparatively more efficient than conventional liquid or powder detergents.
The global laundry detergent pods market has seen many product line expansions in recent years. Increased R&D expenditure and technological advances have led to the introduction of innovative products in the market. Moreover, the launch of laundry detergent pods and tablets is likely to drive market growth. Laundry detergent pods are superior in terms of functionality to liquid or powder detergents. They are easy to use and compatible with most washing machines. Brands such as Tide (P&G), Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight), and Purex (Henkel) are continuously working on product development to satisfy the growing consumer needs.
Laundry detergent pods are generally costlier than other laundry detergent products. The chemicals and fragrances used in the manufacturing of laundry detergent pods are scarce and, therefore, expensive. Packaging costs further add to the overall price of the product.
Regional Analysis
The global laundry detergent pods market has been segmented, by region, into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the rest of the World. The North American market accounted for the majority market share in 2017 and is expected to retain its dominance during the forecast period. Consumers in the region prefer laundry detergent pods due to their convenience. Innovations in laundry products are also the main factors expected to positively impact the growth of the market in North America. Moreover, greater consumer acceptance and increased distribution by vendors in the region are expected to drive market growth.
Europe is expected to be a lucrative market for the manufacturers of laundry detergent pods. The regional market is projected to register a substantial CAGR of 5.31% during the forecast period. Germany is one of the leading markets in the region, accounting for the largest projected market share during the review period. The growth of the European laundry detergent pods market can be attributed to the early adoption of next-generation laundry care products and the presence of large vendors with wide product portfolios. Consumers are particular about the laundry products used in daily life which, in turn, is driving the sales of laundry detergent pods in Europe. Presently, manufacturers are focusing on product developments and the use of new ingredients in the manufacturing processes. Key players in the market are focused on increasing production capacities owing to the high demand for the products. Also, manufacturers are collaborating with e-commerce companies to enhance profitability.
The global laundry detergent pods market has also been segmented on the basis of application and distribution channel.
The global laundry detergent pods market has been segmented, on the basis of application, into residential and commercial. In 2017, the residential segment accounted for the larger market share and it is projected to reach USD 2,945.9 million by the end of 2023. The commercial segment is projected to register a CAGR of 4.60% during the review period. In terms of volume, the commercial segment is projected to reach 2,119.0 million units by the end of 2023 at a CAGR of 3.15%.
On the basis of distribution channel, the global laundry detergent pods market has been segmented into store-based and non-store-based. The store-based segment held the larger market share of 71.93% in 2017 and is projected to reach USD 2,527.1 million by the end of 2023. The non-store based segment is expected to register the higher growth rate of 5.85% during the forecast period.
Key Players
The leading market players in the global laundry detergent pods market are Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (US), Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Germany), Procter & Gamble Co. (US), MaddieBrit Products LLC (US), and Dapple (US).
Target Audience
• Laundry detergent pod manufacturers
• Personal care product manufacturers
• Detergent manufacturers
• Raw material suppliers
• Retailers and wholesalers
• E-commerce companies
• Traders, importers, and exporters
Key Findings
• The development of detergent and other homecare products is expected to act as a major driver for the growth of the global laundry detergent pods market during the forecast period of 2018-2023.
• The high price of laundry detergent pods is projected to restrict the growth of the market.
Global Laundry Detergent Pods Market Research Report—Forecast till 2023:
As per MRFR analysis, the global laundry detergent pods market is estimated to reach USD 3,567.7 million by the end of 2023 at a CAGR of 5.04% during the forecast period.
The report offers a regional analysis:
• North America
o US
o Canada
o Mexico
• Europe
o UK
o Germany
o France
o Italy
o Spain
o Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific
o China
o India
o Japan
o Australia and New Zealand
o Rest of Asia-Pacific
• Rest of the World
o South America
o Middle East
o Africa


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User testing is a great way to gather crucial data for your website or app. An argument can easily be dismissed but user testing gives you proper facts that cannot be denied easily. Gathering an individual's perspective being an app developer is something every professional will look forward.
Spending over a decade as a professional app developer for a reputed company after completing my B.tech from one of the most prestigious institution in Mumbai, I started my own venture keeping young students in mind. My prime objective was to set up a student-friendly app where they can learn updated and professional courses like AI, Maya, Analytics, Cloud computing and what not. The app was designed not just for professionals but for a basic learner too who wants to learn more about latest tech and updates. The key to engage normal students towards app is to make it as simple and informatically precise as much I can.
After much hard work and regular testing, I managed to create an app which has levels in each course for Beginners to Professionals through which they can match up with the course as per their level. The only glitch came into the frame when I found myself stuck in a situation where user testing was a major issue my app faced. Because of this, I was unable to gather the much-needed data which every developer needs utmost.
Ironically, gathering user data and student's feedback for my app was made possible by yet another app on which I accidentally signed up while scrolling through the famous apps made for students. I found a lot of student users on Opentalk app whose user interface was exactly what I was looking for. After filling some basic requirements and based on options provided to Opentalk, I checked into the Career section where most of my targeted users can be found. I made my first call which was directed to Abhishek who was a student of a reputed Science college. He was keen on learning new tech softwares for his career growth and readily agreed to use my app.
He liked the app a lot and created a group on Opentalk itself for more students like him, which gave me a huge user testing and student's feedback on the app. After few modifications on their recommendations, I was quite satisfied with the output and managed to get a very heartwarming response from the students.
As a developer, not just my app, Opentalk is one such app I would have loved to create. Interacting with complete strangers on the basis of your likes, interests and learning skills, Opentalk provides a platform to many individuals who can evolve their own usecase based on the leverages provided by the app.
And it is really simple to use. You can add your favourite people in "My Chat Circle" feature where you can reconnect with them Isn't that's awesome. I would really recommend this app to other app developers in my contacts.


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Written by Charles Emogor @cemogor Biodiversity conservation is not just a career or a discipline – it is passion, it is an attitude, and to an extent, philanthropism. Ever wondered how conservationists manage to find happiness while stuck in a large but critical sphere with a relatively low incentive, a large scale of problems to... Continue Reading →
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The California coast attracts visitors not only for the aesthetically pleasing ocean views, but also for the glimpse of a bird that puts vultures to shame: the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus). Although spotting North America's largest land bird is still a rare occurrence, the chances of seeing this critically endangered bird today are much greater... Continue Reading →
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You've Waited 11,700 Years. Now it's Here. Pleistocene Park. Had enough of the Holocene? Sick of talk of the Anthropocene? Have no fear – scientists have come up with the latest, newest, shiniest attraction park for you: Pleistocene Park. Once the experimental version has delivered some interest, some dollars, maybe even some mild signs of... Continue Reading →
Rewilding: The Elephant in the Room
Why shouldn't Europe have a Serengeti or two? This is a question posed by George Monbiot in his 2013 article in the Guardian newspaper. Every continent except for Australia and Antarctica were home to huge populations of Proboscideans, more commonly known as elephants! North America had the Mammoth, South America had their own Mastodon and... Continue Reading →
Environmental Restoration in Ethiopia – The Return of a "Thing With Feathers"
My B.C.M. classmates and I were sitting on a panoramic hilltop in the New Forest National Park, peering over the endless greenery while Dr Paul Jepson was nearing the end of his talk on the centuries of plunder that this landscape had endured. But how could the natural wealth we were seeing with our eyes... Continue Reading →
Are we a grey wolf's worst nightmare?
The Yellowstone National Park (YNP) grey wolf has had a colourful history. Depending on our circumstances, we both love or hate this animal. The question I ask is, are these feelings warranted or were they formed from the management and governance programs in place around the grey wolf?
There are two sides to every story.
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The last pack grey wolf was killed in YNP in 1926. The 70 years following this eradication had detrimental effects on YNP. A number of ecological and biodiversity consequences were being realised because the elk and deer lost their predator.
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To Read All Those Web Privacy Policies, Just Take A Month Off Work
Let's talk about online privacy, or the lack of it. Facebook, Google, and many other Internet Services ask you to accept privacy policies, and the other day I had an experience which suggested to me what that might feel like if it happened in my life away from my devices.
INSKEEP: Hey, Shankar.
I had asked NPR science correspondent Shankar Vedantam into my office. I just wanted to chat. He's an interesting guy, but I was surprised when he showed up at the door with a 35-page stack of paper.
SHANKAR VEDANTAM, BYLINE: I just have this quick privacy policy I'd like you to read over and sign.
INSKEEP: This is like a stack of paper here.
VEDANTAM: Yeah. Yeah. Here's a pen. All you have to do is just sign on the last sheet.
INSKEEP: Okay. Just because you're telling me, I'm gonna sign this, because really, time is short.
VEDANTAM: Thank you so much.
INSKEEP: So I signed it the same way that I click I accept on those endless online privacy policies, and then afterwards Shankar began standing around my office making observations.
VEDANTAM: This is Steve Inskeep, white male, six foot two, latitude 38.901951, desk extremely cluttered, checking some of the emails that have been printed out and laid on the desk next to him.
INSKEEP: Excuse me - excuse me, Shankar, you're kind of invading my space here.
VEDANTAM: We actually talked about that during the privacy policy, Steve, so we're actually all good about that. Nothing to worry about, totally...
INSKEEP: Talked about that during the privacy policy? I don't remember...
VEDANTAM: Yes, this is actually something that we discussed during the privacy policy. His left leg is crossed over his right leg. His screen saver has a picture of what looks like a little girl.
INSKEEP: Yeah, that's my daughter. Thank you very much.
VEDANTAM: Oh, great. OK. That's his daughter.
INSKEEP: OK. Privacy policy or not, out, get out. A little play-acting there. Now Shankar Vedantam is back again. And Shankar, that was a lot more unpleasant than just clicking I accept on an online privacy policy.
VEDANTAM: Well, Steve, what I was trying to illustrate really is that we have very different takes on invasions of our privacy. When there's an actual human being who walks into our space, our homes or our offices, and when that invasion of privacy is being done technologically, that we're much more aware of it when there's a human being compared to when it's being done by technology. And, you know, the analogy I have is when you're driving on the street and you see a cop behind you, it's much easier to pay attention to the cop than it is to pay attention to a traffic camera. And that's because evolutionarily our brains are designed to pay attention to other human beings. Our brains are not designed to pay attention to webcams and cookies and traffic cameras and GPS trackers and Java scripts and all the other ways in which we're being monitored electronically.
INSKEEP: Even though the companies do tell us - I mean, the privacy policy is there. We have to click on something. We know someone's paying attention.
VEDANTAM: That's exactly right. But of course, as you recall, Steve, you just signed this 35-page document that I've placed before you.
INSKEEP: Ah, yes.
VEDANTAM: If you can take a look at page 33 of the policy that I just handed to you, can you read out the last paragraph that's on page 33 of this policy, please?
INSKEEP: If I can find page 33. Last paragraph. I, Steve Inskeep, prevent Shankar Vedantam to track everything I do at NPR. By signing this policy, I explicitly welcome all intrusions into my personal privacy. I signed that.
VEDANTAM: You totally signed it, Steve. Why did you sign it?
INSKEEP: Because you said to, basically. It was too long a read and it's a policy.
VEDANTAM: That's exactly right. So I spoke with this researcher who studies online privacy at Carnegie Mellon University. Her name is Lorrie Cranor. And she had something really interesting to say about the number of online privacy policies that are put before the average person in any given year.
LORRIE CRANOR: If people were to actually stop and read all of them for every website that they visited, they could spend on the order 200, 250 hours a year. It's about a month of time at work each year that you could spend reading privacy policies.
INSKEEP: So my life just got shorter if I'm trying to guard my - and in the end I've got to click I accept anyway or I can't access the site.
VEDANTAM: Yeah, you know, actually, when you think about it, it's really a thing of beauty, Steve, which is if you give people things that are really long and difficult to read, most of them won't bother reading it. And of the people who do bother reading it, because the monitoring is silent and happening via technology, they quickly forget how intrusive it is.
INSKEEP: Is there any doubt that companies go out of their way to make these policies incomprehensible?
VEDANTAM: I have no comment on that, Steve.
INSKEEP: Shankar, drop by any time, without the privacy policy.
VEDANTAM: Sure thing, Steve.
INSKEEP: NPR's science correspondent Shankar Vedantam, who regularly joins us to talk about social science research. And you can track him on Twitter @HiddenBrain. And while you're at it, you can follow this program @MorningEdition and @NPRInskeep.
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Monroe Gallery of Photography will be exhibiting important selections from 20th and 21st Century photojournalists and documentary photographers. Recently, documentary evidence has been denied or disputed by those in power, and coupled with the US administration's attacks on the press, the exhibit is a reminder that photojournalism is a vital and necessary component of a free society.
Highlights include Ryan Vizzions dramatic photographs from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock in 2016-7; a selection of images depicting the tumult of the year 1968; photographs portraying the immigrant experience of contemporary Syrian refugees alongside an image of illegal immigrant workers detained for deportation during "Operation Wetback" in 1954; a magnificent large-format color photograph of recycled environmental remnants by Stephen Wilkes; and historic work by Art Shay and Tony Vaccaro, both now 95 years old. We are especially excited to have Tony Vaccaro present in our booth for most days of the Show. During World War II, although he was denied access to the Signal Corps, Tony was determined to photograph the war and had his portable 35mm Argus C-3 with him as he fought on the front lines of the war in Europe. Tony went on to become one the most sought after photographers of his day, working for LIFE, LOOK, and numerous fashion and advertising campaigns.
Monroe Gallery of Photography was founded by Sidney S. Monroe and Michelle A. Monroe. Building on more than five decades of collective experience, the gallery specializes in classic photography with an emphasis on humanist and photojournalist imagery. Gallery hours are 10 to 5 daily. Admission is free. For further information, please call: 505.992.0800; E-mail: [email protected]. Interviews with select photographers and Media kit with images available upon request.


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By Evie Peck
When I was about 5 months pregnant I went to a friend's dinner party. We met at a restaurant in Hollywood. I was through the morning sickness and the extreme exhaustion and was excited to go out. I hadn't bought any maternity clothes yet. I was wearing a lot of my normal dresses and skirts. (Which, post-baby, I discovered were stretched out and no longer wearable, along with my ruined $20 per pair Hanky Panky thongs.)
There were a lot of people at the party I knew, and a few I didn't. There were also two other pregnant women there. One of the pregnant women was a friend of mine. The other was a new face – Paula.
"When are you due?" Paula asked. Her husband, Dunn, was massaging her shoulders; one of the few things I felt like I might be missing by not having a partner.
"March 14."
"Us too!" Paula said, looking lovingly at Dunn.
"We must have been having sex at the same time!" Dunn almost yelled, giddy at the idea.
I smiled and gave a tiny laugh, the mouth closed, exhale through your nose kind. I wasn't going to get into it… no need to explain my circumstance. Dunn seemed so excited by the idea of two stranger couples, screwing at the same time, getting pregnant, and then meeting at a restaurant five months later… why ruin his fun?
The pregnant ladies all ordered lots of french fries, various burgers, fried calamari, and other filling entrees and we ate them with gusto. We drank water while the others boozed it up.
Paula and Dunn continued to be lovey-dovey throughout the dinner. It made me think about what I was missing being single, I'll admit.
In my fantasy, my partner would be loving and massaging and all.
I thought back on every guy I'd ever dated and couldn't really find one who was the right level of affectionate. I thought of a few who were too touchy feely and it creeped me out. (Was it too much to ask to actually like being touched by the man I was dating?) I also remembered dating guys who never touched me. I remember one guy I was with who was so stand-offish I'd actually think loudly please touch me. No one I'd ever dated matched up to my fantasy of what I wanted or expected.
I knew my options were: A. Lower my expectations. B.Keep Looking C.Just have a baby and give up on men/dating. I guess there's a D option in there, but clearly I went with C.
My life had changed so much already; just the anticipation of having my son had given me such excitement, such happiness, such hope, that even a few pangs of envy didn't penetrate my demeanor. I ate my fried food, completely satisfied.
"We were all having sex at the same time," I heard Dunn say again, to another guy at the party, as he pointed at me with one hand and, with the other, was very physical with Paula. Ugh. Enough, Dunn.
I was proud of the choice I had made. I wasn't ashamed of not having sex to get to this point. I'd been through a lot to get here, but I didn't feel the need to tell this guy my business.
I started to wish that I had more single pregnant friends. ANY single pregnant friends.
A few minutes later, when Dunn said, for the third time, we were all having sex at the same time, I felt I needed to make things right.
"Actually, I didn't have sex at all," I said in my nicest I'm not trying to humiliate you in front of the whole party who are now all listening to us voice. "I was inseminated at a fertility clinic." Sexxxxy.
"Oh," Dunn said, not processing my meaning. "Well, still, we were all probably having sex around the same time."
He really wasn't getting it. Maybe it's my responsibility to help normalize unconventional families. Maybe I'm supposed to be the spokeswoman for single moms. Maybe someday, I'll start a blog or something….
"Actually, Dunn," I said so nicely, "I'm single. I'm having this baby as a single mom. I was having NO sex at all." Then I smiled and shrugged, "Sorry."
Dunn grinned and mumbled stuff like, That's OK and Oh really? Paula snuggled closer into Dunn's armpit, grateful she'd gotten pregnant the old fashioned way.
I really wasn't trying to shame him. I just want people to think about those of us who are making choices and not doing things the way we were told we should do them.


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Guest post by Fit & Me
With summer kicking into high gear, there has never been a better time to achieve that killer beach body. For most folks, this means dieting and hitting either the weights or elliptical machines.
But you can achieve a lot more with just 20 minutes of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) than you can by running on the treadmill for a few hours. HIIT burns fat and encourages muscle growth like no other activity out there, and you need little more than your own bodyweight and some space. It should be a staple for anyone who's looking to build themselves up or tone down.
Here are some killer workouts that can trim your waistline and tighten up your entire body:
1. Muay Thai
You can shed a ton of excess fat just by going to work on a heavy bag for a dozen rounds, but why not do it while getting a great full-body workout and learning how to defend yourself? Muay Thai is known as the art of the eight limbs because its practitioners use their fists, elbows, shins, and knees to pound their opponents into submission.
A typical one-hour session begins with either jogging or three rounds of jump-roping before moving onto bag-hitting or partner-assisted padwork. Roundhouse kicks and other devastating techniques are taught and drilled until they become part of your muscle memory, and light sparring is closely monitored to ensure that you can handle yourself in the ring safely and effectively.
Regardless of whatever your instructors make you do, Muay Thai is so intense that you can expect to lose anywhere from 800-1000 calories per class.
2. Sprinting
Why head to the gym when you could simply run really fast? Dr. Daniel V. Vigil, Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, says that you can burn up to 400 calories by running at a moderate pace for an hour and the same amount if you run faster for half that allotted time.
That's where sprinting comes in. Either walk or start at a moderate pace, then run as quickly as you can for a short burst before resting or resuming as you would normally. Rinse and repeat for as many sets as you can comfortably perform. As part of their series on HIIT, Men's Fitness recommends you sprint 73 yards in ten seconds and rest for 30-50 seconds before repeating the set at least 10-20 times.
Remember to stay hydrated and run with proper form to prevent injuries.
3. Row or Bike HIIT-style
If it's raining cats and dogs outside or you're one of those folks who can't run for any reason, then you apply the same principles listed above when you row or bike to get an effective workout. When you row in intense intervals, you can burn as many calories as you do when you run but without the enormous strain on your joints. Personal trainer Eric Cressey says that this is a great workout because you can do it often without having to rest for too long.
Begin by rowing as you normally would, then doing so in an intense burst for a short amount of time before returning to your usual pace. Cressey recommends either a session of 500-400-300-200-100 meters with 60 seconds rest between sets or a 5 x 300-meter row with rest intervals that diminish in length between each set. You could also put on your favorite song and row as fast and as far as you can.
4. Kettlebells
The downside to cardiovascular exercise is that you could still remain doughy, regardless of how long or how hard you work out. Bodybuilding also has its drawbacks for folks who want to avoid getting too bulky.
That's where the total-body resistance training provided by kettlebells can help: Even a brief workout can build lean muscle and shed a hefty chunk of flab. Certified Kettlebell Instructor Mark Riverside writes that you can increase your functional strength while building a lean and muscular physique.
A typical kettlebell workout will usually include a healthy dose of swings, snatches, cleans, high pulls, and Turkish get-ups supplemented by bodyweight classics like push-ups and lunges. You don't need to concern yourself with isolation exercises like bicep curls here; all of these exercises are guaranteed to strengthen different parts of your body at the same time.
5. Insanity
Insanity refers to a series of 30-minute HIIT workouts, all packaged in one easy-to-follow 60-day DVD program. Each one begins with an active warm-up before proceeding to sets of non-stop exercises that usually include — but aren't limited to — squats, push-ups, shuffles, suicide runs, basketball drills, and dips.
In their review of the program, TIME Magazine adds that you may be able to transform your body and drop several sizes if you supplement the program with a good diet. Make no mistake: If you're looking for a fat-burning program with which you can track your progress, Insanity might just be what the doctor ordered.
Fit & Me is a team of dedicated personal trainers with years of experience who strive to bring the world of fitness equipment and personalized training together. They don't just create customized fitness equipment, but they also strive to empower people through teaching them how to make the most of it and enjoy the process. You can follow them on Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest to take advantage of their daily updates on healthy living.