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Since the beginning of time, people held the belief that running a sub 4-minute mile was impossible. No one had done it therefore no one believed it could EVER be done. Then on May 6, 1954 a man by the name of Roger Bannister ran the mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. The belief that a sub 4-minute mile was impossible was no longer valid. Just 46 days later, John Landy beat that time by completing a mile in 3 minutes and 58 seconds. Over the next year, 100 runners broke the 4-minute mile. The following year? Over 300 runners ran under a 4-minute mile!
How powerful was that belief? When we are told or have never seen someone do something, we develop limiting beliefs that it can't happen when in fact it could. Just because someone hasn't succeeded in the past doesn't mean someone CAN'T succeed. The fear of failure causes people to be "realistic." Because people fear failure, they end up with limiting results. In the story of the 4-minute mile, once the sub 4-minute mile became reality, failure was no longer feared allowing more people to run the mine in under 4 minutes.
So, I ask you.. What story are you telling yourself that are limiting your results or keeping you from doing something all together? Do you tell yourself you are not good enough, not strong enough or not smart enough to do something? Are you telling yourself that you can't be as good as (or better than) the person you admire or look up to?
These thoughts, your beliefs, are limiting you as your beliefs are ALWAYS right until your begin to question them and change them! What do you do? If nothing else, error on the side of overestimating your abilities without putting your life at risk. By underestimating your abilities through limiting beliefs, you will certainly prove yourself right.
A few thoughts to help you out..
- Just like Roger Bannaster, you are powerful beyond measure. You are better than your beliefs. It is time to realize it!
- The past doesn't equal the present or the future… Unless your beliefs from your past are LIMITING YOU in the NOW!
- Failure only happens when you completely give up. As long as you have made a real decision, committed to it and you are taking MASSIVE action, there are only results to your action, not failures. Continue to hone your actions until you get the results you are looking for.
- Regardless to what you are wanting to do...a new career, a new house or running a triathlon, evaluate your beliefs and question them. They may very well be keeping you from doing the IMPOSSIBLE!


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An article by Brian Johnson in an October 2007 edition of Finance & Commerce tells the story of Sober Corps' beginning. Although the article has now been archived, the text can be read below.
Former Caterpillar Tractor Co. executive launches 'Sober Corps' in Minneapolis.
Fred Myers is working on another good cause with a little help from his construction friends. Myers, a tireless former Caterpillar Tractor Co. executive and founder of Rebuild Resources, is spearheading a new faith-based effort to help recovering alcoholics stay sober and lead productive lives.
Known as "Sober Corps," the initiative is all about prevention and giving hope to people in recovery, Myers said. He aims to connect at-risk recovering alcoholics with mentors who can offer guidance, support and advice. "We want to get a template set up here on how you select candidates, screen them, motivate them and train the mentors," explained Myers, who plans to officially launch the program Oct. 7 at Gethsemane Church in downtown Minneapolis. A mentor could be "like the dad or brother that these people never had," he added. The ultimate goal is to "get to these guys before they land in prison."
Myers, who loves to talk about "building lives, not prisons," rattled off statistics that show the connection between addiction and incarceration. Eighty percent of prison inmates have issues with chemical dependency, he noted. And while numerous recovery programs exist for prison inmates and ex-offenders, Myers said there's a dire need for assistance that might keep people from landing behind bars in the first place. That's where Sober Corps fits in. It would not compete with Alcoholics Anonymous or any other program. Rather, it would provide a network of mentors, workshops and resources designed to "get someone in your corner and help you stay sober," Myers said. Workshops could cover anything from finding gainful employment to re-establishing family relationships.
Myers gushed about his vision last week while showing off recent improvements at Gethsemane Church. The 151-year-old church at 905 Fourth St. in Minneapolis will host Sober Corps events. In return, Myers and some of his friends agreed to fix up some long-vacant spaces in church spaces that used to house diocese offices and classrooms. The Plumbers Local 15 union donated plumbing fixtures for the project, and union president Tom Daugherty provided the labor. Daugherty said some of the toilets in the basement dated back to 1905; he replaced them with modern, water-efficient models. Others chipped in with free, or significantly reduced-cost, labor and materials for other projects.
In recent days, crews have painted, repaired crumbling walls, re-plastered ceilings and put in new wiring in the basement space. Hidden away in the belly of the basement is a basketball court dedicated to the memory of former Minnesota Timberwolves player Malik Sealy. A scene from Sealy's playing days is depicted on one of the walls. Myers believes it's fitting that a Sober Corps basketball team may someday race up and down the floor on a court that honors Sealy, who died seven years ago when a drunk driver crashed into his vehicle.
A graduate of the University of Illinois, Myers served in the Korean War and later held management positions with Caterpillar and Ziegler Inc. After leaving the corporate world, he founded Rebuild Resources, which provides job training and life skills for chemically dependent young people. In 2006, he founded the American Academy Initiative, which envisions similar offerings on self-contained campuses.
Sober Corps is an offshoot of American Academy Initiative. Myers hopes to "get the ball rolling" on Sober Corps with $35,000 in seed money. He's about halfway there. Long-term, he sees a volunteer-based organization that could run on less than $100,000 a year and could be replicated in other cities. People with connections to the Associated Builders and Contractors of Minnesota, the local Women in Construction group and other construction organizations have expressed interest in getting involved with Sober Corps, Myers said.
Myers may not change the world overnight. In fact, he will consider Sober Corps a success if it can help even one person. "But if it can work for one guy," he added, "it can work for hundreds of guys. It starts small, but it has the potential to grow. I'll tell you one thing — there is a need for this everywhere."

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Three Parts DeadCraft Sequence (Volume 1)
Max Gladstone
Tor Books
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On Sale: 10/02/2012
ISBN: 9781466802032336 Pages
"Stunningly good. Stupefyingly good." —Patrick Rothfuss
Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence chronicles the epic struggle to build a just society in a modern fantasy world.
A god has died, and it's up to Tara, first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring Him back to life before His city falls apart.
Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without Him, the metropolis's steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot.
Tara's job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in. Her only help: Abelard, a chain-smoking priest of the dead god, who's having an understandable crisis of faith.
When Tara and Abelard discover that Kos was murdered, they have to make a case in Alt Coulumb's courts?and their quest for the truth endangers their partnership, their lives, and Alt Coulumb's slim hope of survival.
Set in a phenomenally built world in which lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence introduces readers to a modern fantasy landscape and an epic struggle to build a just society.
For more from Max Gladstone, check out:
The Craft Sequence
Three Parts Dead
Two Serpents Rise
Full Fathom Five
Last First Snow
Four Roads Cross
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
When the Hidden Schools threw Tara Abernathy out, she fell a thousand feet through wisps of cloud and woke to find herself alive, broken and bleeding, beside the Crack in the World.
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Praise for Three Parts Dead
"Max Gladstone has created a fascinating universe and equally fascinating characters. It's a world in which Magic is Craft, and religion has some very practical rules, and he shows it through the stories of some very interesting characters. This is his first novel. I can't wait for his second." —Jerry Pournelle, author of The Mote in God's Eye and Lucifer's Hammer
"With his first book, Max Gladstone gives promise of being a true star of twenty-first century fantasy." —John Crowley, author of Little, Big and The Deep
"Combining murder mystery, corporate intrigue, and thaumaturgic fireworks, Three Parts Dead gives us not just an excellent urban fantasy, but a brilliant new world to explore. I can't wait to see what he does next." —Maragret Ronald, author of Spiral Hunt


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Doubly successful abortion kills two
January 27, 2010
A woman got a twofer at a New York abortion clinic (i.e. "a one-stop gynecology and plastic surgery clinic") which killed both the her and her child during an abortion.
An employee at the clinic … insisted that everything had gone well at the second-floor medical facility.
"The patient was transferred to the hospital, she didn't die at the clinic," said the woman, who refused to give her name. "Nothing happened here."
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April marked the month of my 21st birthday. I'm not one to make much of a big deal about my birthday so a chilled one at home surrounded by friends and some drinks and pizza was more than okay. Being my 21st though, I needed to do something to remember it by and hadn't abroad for close to five years, a holiday seemed a must and so Amsterdam it was.
So the May bank holiday was the week after my birthday and we decided to jet off to Dam on Thursday and come back on Sunday. Having not really looked at what to do when we arrived or how to get around and more importantly where anything was, getting off the plane at 8 in the morning, we felt stranded and wondered aimlessly around outside the airport waiting for someone to come up with a plan.
We ended up jumping on the first bus that seemed to go towards the centre of Amsterdam and we were on our way. Bright blue sky's and the sun beaming down I couldn't believe our luck (but that didn't last for long!).
The bus came to a stop and none of us having a clue where we were, we set off walking. I don't think any of us were quite sure what we were looking for but sometime later we found the train station and everything started to look a bit more touristy so we assumed we were roughly where we needed to be and as the heavens opened we took shelter in a coffee shop (not the ones Amsterdam are famous for) to get some food and a drink.
Having only had at most 3 hours sleep the previous night due to flying so early we decided it was best to find the hostel and check in and for me, to take a quick nap.
Now, none of the others had checked out where we were staying and by the looks of the hostels, we had already walked past they weren't expecting much. Walking down a street that in some ways reminded us of what we would expect Soviet Russia to look like we came across our humble abode for the next few nights.
As soon as we walked in there was a smile ear to ear spread across everyone's face and I knew I had made a great choice with the accommodation and all for a relatively cheap price as well.
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This is just a sample of the section of the Great Wall that we toured
for about 6 hours in somewhere around 90-100 deg weather.
Unfortunately we got a hazy day, so not great for picture taking,
but if it had been really sunny, I don't think we would have been able to walk even half the distance that we did that day! It was extremely hot and humid.
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In June 2018, Volkswagen AG (VW) accepted the payment of a fine in Germany in the amount of EUR 1 billion (US$1.2 billion) for its involvement in the diesel scandal. While sounding like a lot of money by almost anyone's standards, the German fine is far less than that imposed in the United States. Some…Read More
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Investigation In the wake of the Volkswagen (VW) diesel scandal, the European Parliament conducted a comprehensive review. In 2016, following investigations and hearings, the Parliament issued a report entitled 'Report on the Inquiry into Emissions Measurements in the Automotive Sector'. In the report, the Parliament outlined different areas of responsibility and failures that led to…Read More


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WordPress has just sent me a message telling me that this site is getting a lot of traffic right how. Hello and welcome! Please feel free to leave comments and to share anything you found useful with others. The whole purpose for keeping this blog was to help other women (or men) going through that long, dark tunnel that cancer offers us.
If you're new here you may not know that I wrote a book about dealing with the fear of recurrence that is a common and perfectly normal consequence of recovering from cancer. I wrote it after a dear friend, who I met because of this blog, suggested it. Ricki was an amazing women who participated in as many experimental medical treatments as possible before her death, "Because I know I'm dying, Meg, but at least I can help other women before I go…"
When she got the news that there was nothing more doctors could do for her I made a trip down to Sydney to visit her. When I arrived, she was sitting up in bed, smiling and joking. I was gobsmacked! I told Ricki that I was all prepared for a weepy session and she said, "What your book taught me, Meg, is that every single day is precious. I'm alive today. I can still cherish my family for today, still be grateful for my life, still recognise how fortunate I have been compared to so many people in the world. You also taught me that I shouldn't waste and of the precious time I have feeling sorry for my self!"
I wish I could say that the book will have this kind of impact on everyone that reads it (and what an amazing gift to the world that would be!) but I am certain that Ricki was just an exceptionally positive and giving person, and I am grateful for any part my book played in making the end of her life a little easier. Death is hard, even for joyful people and those that love them.
Ricki started following my blog soon after I started writing it, and her thoughtful and encouraging comments kept me writing when I might have given up. In a private exchange I once told her that I was feeling a bit swamped by all of the women that were contacting me to ask about dealing with that slow and creeping fear that the cancer would return. I had what I thought was good advice, but it was becoming increasingly demanding to repeat myself. "You should write a book!" she replied. So I did. Here's the link:
Free From Fear: Living Well After Cancer
When I was choosing a title, I wondered how people like Ricki would feel. She knew by the time I had finished the book that her cancer was metastatic and considered incurable. "I like it. You're living well after your cancer diagnosis and I'm living well after my cancer diagnosis. I don't think you've excluded anyone."
All profits I make from the book go back into charities that fund cancer research or support people with cancer.


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It was a simple mistake, but the results were pretty profound. In a nutshell, instead of setting it to run once at midnight, I accidentally set it to run every minute where the hour on the clock was zero, the end result being 60 identical posts every night between midnight and 1am.
I think it's safe to say that I don't have any subscribers on here yet, but if I do then I apologise. I've fixed it now.
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Vortices in Bose—Einstein Condensates pp 1-17 | Cite as
The Physical Experiment and Their Mathematical Modeling
Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), first predicted by Einstein in 1925, has been realized experimentally in 1995 in alkali gases. The award of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics to E. Cornell, C. Wieman, and W. Ketterle acknowledged the importance of the achievement. In this new state of matter, which is very dilute and at very low temperature, a macroscopic fraction of the atoms occupy the same quantum level, and behave as a coherent matter wave similar to the coherent light wave produced by a laser. In the dilute limit, the condensate is well described by a mean-field theory and a macroscopic wave function. The properties of these gaseous quantum fluids have been the focus of international interest in physics, both experimentally and theoretically, and many applications are envisioned. An important issue is the relationship between BEC and superfluidity, in particular through the existence of vortices. The focus of this book is the mathematical properties of vortices, observed in very recent experiments on rotating condensates
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According to Karlovy Vary International Film Festival's press release about 'Anthropoid' press conference, Anna Geislerová joins the cast:
Director Sean Ellis selected actors Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy for the lead roles, parachutists Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík. One of the main female characters, Gabčík's partner Liběna Fafková, will be played by Czech actress Anna Geislerová. Jamie Dornan's partner will be played by Charlotte Le Bon.
And according to website SME Kultura's Anna Geislerová's character Liběna Fafková is Cillian Murphy's character Jozef Gabčík's fiancee.
Also Anna Geislerová herself talks about 'Anthropoid', Jamie and her character in the movie in a new interview with Super.cz which is released yesterday:
"It's a Czech-France-UK co-production. But I'm not Jamie Dornan's partner. I play the other person's, whose name is Gabčík, partner and he [Jamie] plays Kubis. So yes, I'm in the cast but he is not my partner," she told us. Also Geislerová said that she's looking forward to meet Jamie Dornan, who is also invited to festival.
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He jumped in the water to save his dog. Then he was swept over an NC waterfall.
How to stay safe around waterfalls
A South Carolina man was killed when he was swept over a waterfall in North Carolina on Saturday, officials said.
John Shaffer, 42, of Charleston, jumped in the waters above Rainbow Falls in Pisgah National Forest outside Gorges State Park in western North Carolina. He was swept away by the current and over the waterfall, according to multiple reports.
Lake Toxaway Fire and Rescue Chief Carmon West said that Shaffer jumped into the water to try to rescue his dog, WLOS reported.
Shaffer was visiting the state park with his wife. His dog had not yet been found as of Saturday, according to WSOC.
Crews recovered Shaffer's body pinned against a rock downriver, after a five-hour search, according to multiple reports.
"The water falls is beautiful. But not they're not beautiful when we have to come rescue you," West told WLOS. "And most of the time when we have to come rescue somebody from falling over water falls, the end result is not what people want. And it's not what we want."
The U.S. Forest Service and rescue crews warned people to avoid climbing on or around waterfalls and to never enter water above a waterfall, since rocks and other areas can be slippery. It's easy to lose your balance in these spots, especially with bare feet.
At least 40 people have died at waterfalls in the national forests of Western North Carolina since 1993, according to the forest service.
Earlier this month, a 63-year-old Florida woman survived a 40-foot fall at Laurel Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
In May, a 26-year-old Ohio man slipped and drowned at Elk River Falls in the North Carolina mountains. His body was not recovered for 11 days.
In April, a man survived a 70-foot fall from a waterfall near Twin Bridges south of Saluda.
In February, a Georgia man visiting North Carolina for a bachelor party died after falling off Upper Catawba Falls near Old Fort.
In 2017, a 24-year-old Vietnamese man was swept over the falls and died while trying to walk across Moore Cove Falls in Pisgah National Forest.
In 2016, a 24-year-old Georgia news anchor died after being swept over Rainbow Falls, WLOS reported.


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Hello, I'm from London and I've decided to have a go at editing and maybe creating some entries on this encyclopaedia after trying out fixing a few entries incognito.
I am afflicted with the curse of being particularly pedantic about spelling and links, so I am hoping that copy editing a few things will help me get it out of my system. I don't know what the rule is about British English and US English spellings, but I will try to avoid accidentally "correcting" any words like that. I've already spelt encyclopaedia "wrong" so this is an inauspicious start.
- Hi MrH, welcome here. You shouldn't worry too much about the UK vs. US spelling problems. Usually, we let the original editors' spelling stand, unless it is inconsistent or inappropriate at that place, since changing everything to one spelling would only lead to changing it back by others, and that is getting us nowhere. However, many articles are in need of spelling corrections, be it UK or US spelling, and all efforts to improve that are appreciated, since not everybody enjoys correcting spelling. Regards, Jeronimo 04:36 Aug 6, 2002 (PDT)
I thought as much. Cheers. This Wiki stuff really is brilliantly easy to use.
Hi MrH -- Welcome and be a pedant if you wish. As long as you're correct and consistent, nobody will mind much. Interesting football articles, BTW! JHK
- Cheers, I'm not that picky, actually. I'm doing the Spanish football ones to practise my translation, which is why they sometimes look a bit odd. At least I cannot be accused of violating any copyrights.
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I've spent the last couple weeks getting well. I'm on the road to recovery, but each time I get sick in these later years of life, I can't help but think about my mother. She was a remarkable woman, with strong moral values, great determination and wisdom she never realized she possessed. I guess when we're not feeling well, it's natural to think about our mommies and their tender care, but I wonder if they ever know just how much we grow to depend on them even in our own aging.
Moms are always there with chicken soup and hot lemonade. They check your temperature – take more time than usual with you – give extra hugs – listen to you and watch over you. They get you to the doctor when necessary and make sure you get plenty of rest. It's a trait that God bestowed in the hearts of mothers, because we are the nurturers.
I look forward to the day when we'll all be reunited in paradise, but in the meantime, my memories of my mother will never fade.
Did you know on that first day?
Was it apparent to you, just how much I needed you?
For nine months I'd rested snuggly inside of you,
Hearing the ever present beating of your heart,
Soon it grew fainter, but still I had you close to me,
Did you know on that first day?
That I would now become totally dependent on you,
For shelter,
For comfort,
For love,
For guidance, and yet,
In those early months you were also teaching me to be independent,
You gave me the gift of life,
With no limitations,
You set the bar and I followed,
As time went by, did you know?
That with each step, each adventure, each new beginning,
I held you close within,
You were the driving force in all that I did,
I wanted so hard to please you, yet I didn't have to try,
You loved with unconditional love,
Undeserved at times,
Unrequited often,
Unselfish always,
Did you know that I heard every argument?
Did you know that I blamed myself?
Did you know that I couldn't have gotten through most of my early life without you?
Did you know that I was testing your love each time I fought you?
I wanted boundaries,
I wanted guidelines,
I wanted rules,
Yet I also wanted to break them,
Did you know how proud I was of every thing you did?
You were so beautiful, so kind, so loving,
How could I not be proud of that?
Did you know that I cheered for you when things didn't go your way?
Did you know that you were my greatest hero in life?
Did you know that even in your last hours,
I could still feel the beating of your failing heart as part of mine?
You have been gone for a long time now, but you live on,
Not in just a memory, but in the legacy you've left me,
The women of steel that came from your line continues,
You live on through them and through me,
Did you know, I will always love you?


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Each year millions of people attempt to lose weight, but only a fraction actually reach their goals. Capitalizing on those unfulfilled goals, weight loss has grown to a multibillion-dollar industry by promising results through a wide array of dietary supplements. With the overwhelming selection of products available, it's difficult for the average consumer to know which, if any, actually work. Fortunately, as part of a sensible weight-management program, some supplements will deliver results.
Fish Oil
Fish oil is a widely available, inexpensive supplement that shows promise in numerous areas of health. Prized for its anti-inflammatory effects, fish-oil supplements are derived from fatty fish, such as salmon. In a study published by the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition," fish supplementation in conjunction with a reduced-calorie diet was shown to have a greater effect on weight loss than reduced calories alone. Fish oil is available either in capsules or bottled oil. Light has a degrading effect on fish oil, so when buying it, look for products packaged in dark, opaque bottles.
Caffeine is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. While not always considered a viable supplement, caffeine is one of the most potent weight-loss supplements available. In clinical studies, caffeine ingestion has been shown to increase fat mobilization during exercise. According to "The Physician and Sports Medicine Journal," caffeine has also demonstrated the ability to prolong the setting in of fatigue during exercise. These results show that caffeine supplementation not only can improve exercise effectiveness but duration as well. One large cup of coffee supplies enough caffeine to demonstrate these results.
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While typically thought of as a muscle builder rather than a fat-loss supplement, protein shakes, when used correctly, can be a powerhouse for fat loss. Protein has a satiating effect on appetite, so a shake early in the day can help prevent cravings later on. Protein also has a metabolism-boosting effect not seen with carbohydrates or fat. Remember, though, that protein contains the same amount of calories as carbohydrates, so make sure to use protein shakes to replace other calories, rather consuming them in addition to your current diet. Protein shakes are made from sources such as casein (milk protein), whey, beef, egg and soy. Look for a whey/casein protein blend with little or no sugar or fat. For a fast and healthy shake, try a scoop of protein blended with skim milk and frozen fruit.


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Introduction to the facets of Ascension. The spiritualizing of the cells. God-mind, expression and evolution of consciousness and the broader aspects of turning the unknown into the known. The ongoing journey of enlightenment of all of life. The Ascended Mastery Realms. Contrasting resurrection and death. The song of the body. The changes of ascended masters remaining in the flesh. Recapitulation, grids and fields, identity consciousness, beyond the God Kingdom, and silence of the mind. Levels of the spirit realms.


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I would like to begin this market report by congratulating my partner Stephen and his wife Tara on the birth of their first child Jordan Leonard Fishler! He is a healthy baby boy. He was born on January 24th at 6:10pm. At birth he weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces. Lin and I visited the new family on Saturday night at the hospital. Everyone is doing fine and Jordan is really a beautiful baby. We were very happy to see him born this month, we figured with about 6 months of training he will be ready to work behind the booth at San Diego!
I must apologize for the tardy update and market report. With my partner out doting over his new born son and the departure of one of my employees we have been a bit behind schedule. We should have everything back on track in March.
I have been busy improving the functionality, content and interactivity of the web site. I have added a search by issue # to our already comprehensive search engine. A page with information on investing in comics has been added and will be periodically updated. I believe that the people who collect comics are a community, as dysfunctional as any other, nonetheless a community. To add to and proliferate this feeling of community the Metropolis web site now has a monthly poll, which we will slowly make into a weekly poll as more people get involved. We will be asking fun questions about comic characters and creators so check it out (bottom left of home page). The last poll "If you were fighting the Nazis during WWII, which sidekick would you prefer to have at your side?" A) Toro 22%; B) Robin 25%; C) Bucky 21%; D) Speedy 4% and E) Doiby Dickles 28%. And there you have it folks Doiby Dickles, the Golden Age Green Lantern's plump sidekick squeeked by the Boy Wonder by 3%! In this month's Feature of the Month you will find an interesting article on Batman. Tons of great covers can be seen when you search through the Batman feature. Who knows maybe something will catch your eye and you will start a Batman collection.
"With great power comes great responsibility" these are the wise words Uncle Ben (no not the rice guy) leaves a young Peter Parker. I will never forget reading this when I was a kid. Every time I read Amazing Fantasy #15 a shiver runs up my spine and all of the mystery and joy of comics come flooding through me.
Spider-Man is always one of the most popular and highly collected comics of the Silver and Bronze Age. With the movie coming out soon it is getting even hotter. When I first became a dealer in 1989 I remembered all of the talk of a Spidey movie being made. Unfortunately Spidey got stuck in a tangled web of ownership disputes that lastly over a decade. I am so glad to see this movie being made. When you really think about we should all be glad it was not made years ago. Technological advances are going to make Spider-Man an exhilarating tour de force!
In one day this past month I sold 3 copies of Amazing Spider-Man #1. I have not seen this kind of increased activity since the 1989 Batman Movie (though X-Men did heat up for several months).
While I was unimpressed with the first trailers I was so excited to see the Spidey commercial during the Super Bowl and the many trailers you can download on the official movie web site. This movie is going to rock. I am all ready for this to be a big franchise and the sequels should be great too. May 3rd be there or be square!
Here are a few Spider-Man sales from the last month: #1 VF with slight marvel chipping $5,000.00; #1 CGC graded VG+ $2,000.00; #1 F- $2,500.00; #1 F/VF with slight marvel chipping $3,500.00; #5 CGC VF- $275.00; #6 CGC VF- $250.00; #14 VF- $650.00; #21 CGC VF/NM $400.00; #28 VF $400.00; #35 NM- $300.00; #57 F/VF $42.00; #122 VG/FN $40.00; #144 NM- $18.50 and #259 NM/MT $15.00
Other than Spider-Man I have also seen increased interest for Incredible Hulk. I do not foresee this trend cooling off any time soon as the Ang Lee Incredible Hulk movie goes into Production shortly.
Hang onto your bootstraps True Believers the ride is just beginning!
Until next month make Mine Marvel!
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Exotic florals, reimagined. Forming part of our exclusive Palace collection, the Exotics blouse was inspired by the magnificent passion flower - one of the many exotic plants collected by Queen Mary II. Rendered in a delicate semi-sheer chiffon, feminine frills trim its high neckline and cuff while a camisole underlay ensures you won't expose more than you'd like to. Tuck it into wide leg pants for an evening look with an of-the-moment feel. Button-up front. Model is 175cm/5'9'' and is wearing a size UK 8.


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WebEx Meeting Center: Known Issues
The University is transitioning from Webex to Zoom as its online meeting tool. You can begin using Zoom today! Webex will be permanently retired on September 2. All Webex recordings that you want to keep must be moved to Kaltura Meeting Space or (if they contain Personal Health Information) to Box Secure Storage. For more information about how to prepare, see Zoom Transition.
The following issues with WebEx are known to exist by Cisco. These problems may be fixed in a future version:
This section contains known issues and limitations that affect only Webex Meetings. For more information about the browsers, operating systems, supported by Webex Meetings, and known issues that affect other Webex services, see Cross-platform Known Issues and Limitations.
Microsoft Windows unstable with some Intel video drivers
Microsoft Windows running with certain hardware and Intel video driver software may become unstable during meetings. The following hardware and software combinations are known to cause operating system instability:
- Dell Latitude E7470 notebook running Windows 7 64-bit with either of the following graphics drivers:
- Intel HD Graphics 520
- Intel Iris Graphics 550
- HP EliteBook 840 G3 notebook with Intel graphics drivers
This issue is being addressed by Microsoft and a fix is coming soon.
Cannot automatically connect using TSP hybrid VoIP
You cannot automatically connect to audio when joining a meeting using TSP hybrid VoIP, even if you have enabled the setting "Automatically connect to audio using conmputer"
Recording playback on mobile devices
You cannot play back a network-based recording on a mobile device.
Default meeting templates
If the First attendee to join will be presenter option is enabled in Site Administration, this option is enabled by default in the meeting scheduler on your Webex Meetings site. It is also enabled in the default meeting template that you use in Webex Meetings Productivity Tools for scheduling Webex meetings with Microsoft Outlook. Custom meeting templates that have been created by users are not impacted. If a host schedules meetings using custom templates and wants to have the first attendee to join the meetings automatically become the presenter, the host must manually enable the setting in the custom templates.
Network-based recordings
Network-based recordings require a minimum bandwidth of 2.0 Mbps to play smoothly; otherwise, pausing might occur.
Linux not supported for MP4 playback in non-Webex Meetings video meetings
Linux users cannot start or join a non-Webex video meeting that has enabled MP4 playback. They receive a warning message indicating their operating system is not supported for this meeting, because Linux only supports ARF recording format.
Active audio-only meetings recycled
Audio-only meetings are recycled according to the 90-day meetings recycle period, or 180-day recurring meetings recycle period, even if the meetings were hosted or joined within that period of time.
Personal Rooms
Linux systems, BlackBerry 10 devices, and Windows 8 phones—You cannot start or host a meeting in your Personal Room using Linux systems, a BlackBerry 10 device, or a Windows Phone 8 device.
Personal Room lobby—Users of the following devices or systems cannot wait in the lobby while a Personal Room is locked: Linux systems, TelePresence devices, Windows Phone 8 device, and BlackBerry 10 devices. In addition users who join only the audio portion of the meeting cannot wait in the lobby while a Personal Room is locked. These users will receive a message that the room is locked, and will not be able to join until the room is unlocked.
For additional issues that affect Personal Rooms and Webex Meetings video, see Cross-platform Features and Known Issues.
Cisco Webex Web App
Video Limitation
VoIP is not supported when the host account has Webex Meetings video conferencing disabled.
Slow Join Times After a Major Upgrade
After a major Webex Meetings upgrade containing more new features than a regular service pack release, you may encounter a long load time, as more files have to be downloaded and installed. Loading times depend on your network's bandwidth and the amount of traffic at the time of the download. In general, load times can range from 20 seconds to 3 minutes or more.
One Meeting at a Time
Mac users can join only one meeting at the same time.
In-meeting experience
- Keyboard navigation and screen reader support:
- Video thumbnail items in the Participant panel do not support navigation using the Tab key.
- Some items in file sharing and in the Polling panel don't support navigation using the Tab key.
- Items within the video full-screen view don't support navigation using the Tab key.
- Elements inside the video user interface don't support screen readers.
- Video thumbnail items don't support screen readers.
- The participant list within the Participant panel doesn't support screen readers.
- Some elements for file sharing and in the Polling panel don't support screen readers.
- The Pan tool is not available when viewing a file that is shared using file sharing.
- The new interface is not available for Linux users.
- On Mac, when the presenter annotates during application sharing or screen sharing (formerly called desktop sharing) and takes notes or creates a poll, the Notes and Poll information cannot be saved.
- On Mac, when using annotation during sharing, if user moves from tab view to full-screen view, the annotation option that as last used is not remembered.
- On some Windows machines as well as on Linux machines, if attendee screen saver comes on and then the presenter starts file sharing, the screen saver automatically quits.
- Some custom Quick Start templates, created using older releases of Webex Meetings, may not work after upgrading to this release.
- In a few cases, uploading a very large Microsoft PowerPoint file to share in the meeting may cause the meeting to get disconnected for the presenter.
Initials in Avatars
The first letter of a user's first name and the first letter of the user's last name are used in avatars when there is no image available. Users with second names comprised of more than one word will not be displayed correctly as three letters, for example, "Mary Van Buren" and "Robert Smith Jr." will display as "MB" and "RJ" respectively.
Anyone Can Share feature
- The Anyone Can Share feature is not available on the Linux platform. It is also not available for mobile users who are using earlier versions of the Cisco Webex Meetings mobile app. This feature will be supported in the Cisco Webex Meetings app version 6.6 or later for iPhone and iPad, version 3.6 or later for BlackBerry 10 devices, and version 6.5 or later for Android devices. Mobile users who have earlier versions of the application can still be made presenters by passing the presenter role to them only if the mobile app has presenter capabilities.
- If a host starts a meeting on a desktop and then disables the Anyone Can Share feature while in a meeting, participants in that meeting who are using earlier versions of the Cisco Webex Meetings app for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry 10 devices, and Android devices will still be able to share.
- Users of the Cisco Webex Meetings mobile app will not be able to disable the Anyone Can Share feature within a meeting, but will follow the site administration settings for that feature.
Host Role Taken Over by a Joining Alternate Host
In some circumstances, the host role may be taken over by an alternate host when joining a meeting, even if the host has already joined the meeting. If this occurs, we recommend the alternate host assigns the host role back to the meeting host.
Leave meeting command
The Leave Meeting command is disabled for sites that use third-party telephony service provider (TSP) audio.
Links generated by Webex Meetings and Webex recording services
As part of our continuing updates to improve security, Cisco is making changes to improve the management of cryptographic keys used to generate URLs used in the Webex Meetings Suite and Webex recording services. As a result, existing links that were generated by those services have been updated, and in some cases, users may need to request new links. More information can be found here: https://collaborationhelp.cisco.com/article/en-us/WBX000019917.
Windows 7
- If a host starts a Webex Events event with Audio Broadcast, other participants may join the Audio Broadcast slowly.
Windows 8.1, and 10
- For file sharing, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to share PDFs.
- When sharing Microsoft PowerPoint files in Print Driver mode, some content may not appear. We recommend that you use our standard Universal Communications Format (UCF) mode or use application sharing screen sharing instead.
- When connecting to a remote computer with Windows 10, the local screen will not be able to be blacked out.
- Webex Meetings attendees are able to save Universal Communications Format Files (UCF) to their computers, even when the host has canceled the save privilege for them.
- Windows apps do not appear in the Access Anywhere or Remote Access Add Application dialog box.
- When a Mac participant of a Webex meeting is sharing and annotating the whiteboard, the annotation color is incorrect when the square or oval shape is selected.
Multi-monitor Support in Windows 10
Shared content may get cut off or display partially when sharing from a secondary screen that has a higher resolution than your primary screen. To remedy this, we recommend that you set your largest display to be your main display in your Windows display settings.
Windows 10
- Microsoft Edge browser limitations
- The Edge browser is supported using the Webex Temporary Folder Solution (TFS) by downloading and installing an executable file (.exe) the first time it is used.
- The Edge browser is supported only for starting and joining meetings, events, training sessions, or support sessions in Meetings, Events, Trainings, and Support. It is not supported for Access Anywhere, Remote Access, Hands-On Labs, the Webex Player for Webex Recording Format Files (WRF), or the Webex Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format Files (ARF).
- Sharing the Edge browser in a Webex meeting using the web browser sharing or application sharing features are not supported. We recommend using screen sharing instead.
- We recommend that you use Internet Explorer or another browser for Webex Meetings until the Edge browser is fully supported.
- Firefox 64-bit browser limitations
- The Firefox 64-bit browser is supported using the Webex Temporary Folder Solution (TFS) by downloading and installing an executable file (.exe) the first time it is used.
- The Firefox 64-bit browser is supported only for starting and joining meetings, events, training sessions, or support sessions in Meetings, Events, Training, and Support. It is not supported for Access Anywhere, Remote Access, Hands-On Labs, the Webex Player for Webex Recording Format Files (WRF), or the Webex Network Recording Player for Advanced Recording Format Files (ARF).
- We recommend that you use the 32-bit version of the Firefox browser until the 64-bit version is fully supported.
- Multi-monitor Support
- Shared content may get cut off or display partially when sharing from a secondary screen with a higher resolution than your primary screen. To remedy this, we recommend you set your largest display to be your main display in your Windows display settings.
- Limitations for sharing content
- When sharing a large file, such as a PDF, the meeting manager becomes unresponsive until the file upload is complete. Depending on the size of the document, the meeting manager can be unresponsive for a long time.
- When connecting to a remote computer with Windows 10, the local screen is not blacked out.
- The Windows applications are not listed in the Add Application dialog box in Access Anywhere or Remote Access.
- If Webex meeting attendees try to save Universal Communications Format (UCF) files to their local computers and have opened the Save Document dialog box, and then the host turns off the option that allows users to save files, the attendees are still able to save the UCF files.
- When you share your application or desktop in Windows 10, other participants see windows with a crosshatch pattern on top of the shared content in places where any panels are open. This occurs with all panels, including the meeting control panel, Participants panel, Chat panel, and sharing indicators. We recommend you keep panels closed as much as possible to provide a better viewing experience for other participants. You can quickly hide or show all meeting panels by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H.
Shared documents display quality
Webex Meetings uses a printer driver interface to import documents that are not natively supported. The presentation quality of documents shared in Print Driver mode, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe PDF documents, cannot be better than a hard-copy printout of the same document printed by a physical printer. This issue is particularly pronounced when these documents contain images of text.
Cropped, cut off, or misplaced drawing objects
Drawing objects partially or wholly outside the 15 bit twips (32768 x 32768 twips = 22.75 x 22.75 inches) coordinate range are not displayed, cut off or misplaced. This includes regular PD drawing objects, images, UCF objects, and annotations. The actual size on pixels depends on the screen resolution and screen size.
To avoid this issue, we recommend you resize large documents to fit within the above coordinate range.
Microsoft Office 2013 and later Support
- If you have Microsoft Office 2013 or later installed, the following features are not supported when sharing PowerPoint files:
- Animations and transitions
- Embedded video or audio files
- UCF Toolkit
- If you have customized your Info Tab, some custom elements may not be supported. We recommend that you validate it to make sure it continues to display properly in a Webex meeting.
- In a few cases, the following problems may occur:
- Text and fill colors may be slightly different from the actual colors in a slide.
- Some graphic elements may be missing from a slide.
- Fonts may appear blurry on a slide or may be different from the original.
- The size of shapes may be different from the original.
- If an object in a PowerPoint presentation does not display correctly in edit mode, it is automatically removed in Slide Show view; however, the object may continue to display when the file is shared in a Webex meeting.
- You cannot share password-protected PowerPoint 2013 files using the file sharing feature. Use the application sharing or desktop sharing features instead.
- You cannot share Excel 2013 files on Windows 8 using the file sharing feature. Use the application sharing or screen sharing (formerly called "desktop sharing") features instead.
- You cannot share Word 2013 (64-bit) documents on Windows 8 (64-bit) using the file sharing feature. Use the application sharing or screen sharing features instead.
Tagging internal participants
Tags for internal participants do not appear in the following cases:
- When the participant joins from mobile device
- When a participant using One Touch TelePresence Plus is not using SAML single sign-on
- In Personal Conference meetings
File sharing
If you are a host using Windows and do not have a universal printer driver installed on your system, you will not be able to share any file types except Microsoft PowerPoint files during file sharing. In this case, the system will provide an option to move to application sharing instead of file sharing or to install a universal printer driver before you proceed. (Windows 7 systems come pre-installed with a universal printer driver.)
File sharing is not supported for CMR Hybrid (Webex-enabled TelePresence) meetings.
Streaming media sharing
Attendee video resolution is optimized to 480p. Video files with higher resolution are resized to fit (640 X 480) resolution. The following media file formats are currently supported: WMV, WMA, WAV, MP3, ASF, AVI, MPG, MPEG, FLV, F4V, and MP4.
Recommended System requirements for video file sharing on Presenter side:
- Core2-Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz for VGA file is required
- AMD 9650 2.3GHz (4 core) 8GB is preferred
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo -E7400 2.8GHz 2.79GHz is preferred
File sharing is not supported for CMR Hybrid (Webex-enabled TelePresence) meetings.
Audio Switching to Internal Speakers when File Sharing
If you are using an external audio device such as headphone or external speakers, sharing a file with sound, such as a WRF file, forces the Webex Meetings application to switch to the internal speakers, even if you select an external source in the Webex Meetings sound settings. The application returns to the external device once you stop sharing the file.
Unable to join meeting
Linux/Unix users might not able to join the meeting if NTLM authentication is enabled with ISA proxy.
Viewing Office 2007 and later documents
Attendees who join a meeting from Linux/Unix may have display issues when the presenter shares a Microsoft Office 2007 and later document. For example, some animations and pictures may not be displayed or become distorted.
Microsoft Office PowerPoint
In Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and later, text copied from a web page and pasted into the notes panel may not render properly. A workaround is to copy the text into Microsoft Word or Microsoft Notepad, then copy the text again from that editor in the notes panel.
Importing address books into Microsoft Outlook 2010
Importing your company address book into your Webex Meetings contacts is not supported with Microsoft Outlook 2010 64-bit.
Closing a meeting
In Internet Explorer 7, if there are multiple tabs open in the browser, and the Webex Meetings "Meeting in Progress" page is not the tab in the foreground, the meeting manager cannot be closed. The reason is that the "Close meeting" confirmation dialog box becomes hidden if another tab is on top of the Webex Meetings page.
Full-screen video view
When the presenter switches to full-screen video view while sharing their screen (formerly called "desktop sharing"), an application, or a document, sharing is paused on the attendee side (the last-shared screen freezes) if they have only one monitor. When the presenter exits full-screen video view, sharing automatically resumes.
Attendees stay in full-screen video view when the presenter stops sharing and automatically exits full-screen video view when the presenter starts sharing again.
If the presenter has two or more monitors, they can easily share content on one monitor and switch to full-screen video view on another monitor.
Small Webex Meetings window in Microsoft Surface
The Webex Meetings window in WBS versions earlier than 31.8 open very small on a Microsoft Surface device. Text is difficult to read and controls are difficult to use. We recommend upgrading to the latest version of Webex Meetings.
Automatically restarting a meeting on a backup site
There is no automatic shared state recovery when a site becomes unavailable and automatically redirects to your backup site that was backed up with the Webex Global Site Backup (GSB) system. After the Meeting window reconnects to the meeting on a backup site, the shared state is lost and the presenter must start sharing content.
End-to-end encryption using PKI
End-to-end encryption of in-meeting data using a public and private key pair provided by the site administrator is no longer supported. End-to-end encryption in a live meeting continues to be available using an automatically generated session key only.
Denied access on iOS device after upgrade
You may be prevented from joining a meeting from your iOS device with the error message "The version of your Webex Meetings application is not compatible with the current Webex service. Upgrade the application now." This is because of a security option to enforce secure access after all mobile app upgrades.


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Sep 28, 2018
Edmonton's most desirable District offers exclusive update on ICE District construction
EDMONTON – September 27, 2018 – Today, ICE District showcased the progress to-date of several anchor projects in downtown Edmonton with an exclusive comprehensive construction media tour. As an extension to the previous year's tour, media were shown the considerable advancements to JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District (JW Marriott), SKY Residences and ICE District Plaza.
On the heels of the Stantec Tower opening, media were given a first-look at the design forward, open-concept suites of SKY Residences atop the tallest tower west of Toronto. With 483 private condominium suites and 14 unique floor plans available, SKY Residences boasts 20,000 square feet of privileged amenity space on the 30th floor, offering residents exclusive access to a rooftop patio, outdoor fireplaces, a demonstration kitchen, fitness centre and more. SKY Residences will be move-in ready in fall 2019.
Inside only the third JW Marriott hotel in Canada, media were introduced to the future home of an outdoor BBQ and cocktail bar on the fifth floor of the hotel, overlooking a high-performance fitness centre. The full-service fitness facility will offer the latest technology, training philosophies and first-class personal service for both hotel guests and residents of the almost sold-out (95 per cent sold) Legends Private Residences. The luxury hotel will also feature a restaurant operated by one of Canada's leading restaurant and event groups Oliver and Bonacini Restaurants and ten meeting spaces newly named after iconic Edmonton Oilers Alumni.
Just steps away from JW Marriott, media were given a first-look at the 50,000 square foot ICE District Plaza (the Plaza). Slated to be the epicentre of energy, the Plaza can host up to 8,000 people and will be open and programmable year-round. Underneath the Plaza, the substantial ICE District Central
Parkade is being constructed which will offer a significant increase in parking and accessibility options. The Plaza is expected to open in spring/summer 2019.
"Today's tour was a great example of how the vision of ICE District is truly coming to life," said Glen Scott, President of Katz Group Real Estate. "ICE District is proud to deliver to the city what we promised – an amenity-rich, prosperous and convenience-focused District that continues to exceed expectations as it evolves."
ICE District also features the already opened Rogers Place, Grand Villa Casino, Downtown Edmonton Community Arena, Edmonton Tower and Stantec headquarters. The entire district is well-connected and accessible with various pedway systems, pedestrian-designated streets, central parking stalls, designated drop-off and pick-up locations, and easy transit options.
For more information and updates on ICE District, visit IceDistrict.com. Renderings can be downloaded at:


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The 3rd OpenStack User Group Nordics Meetup
Welcome to the 3rd OpenStack User Group Nordics Meetup! This time we will focus on software defined networking and its usage in a wider virtualization context.
- Jan Lindblad from Tail-f systems
- Lars Ershammar & Bob Melander from Cisco
More information about the speakers can be found here.
The event is free of charge, but a registration is required in order to estimate the number of attendees. Please register by sending an email to nicolae [at] sics.se with the title "OSUGN registration".
Website: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-User-Group-Nordics/events/141728912/
Date/time:Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 18:00 to 21:00
SICS, room Knuth
Electrum, Isafjordsgatan 22Kista
Contact:Nicolae Paladi


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Little White Lies – Issue 74: Isle of Dogs
Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, they've been described as being "at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement." Their reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. They believe in Truth & Movies.
We go way back, Wes Anderson and us – all the way back, in fact, to the very beginning. In 2005 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou graced the cover of our very first issue, and two years after that the writer/director's follow-up feature, The Darjeeling Limited, followed suit. Now, a decade and some 60 issues later, we're extra excited to pay tribute to Anderson's newest effort, Isle of Dogs.
In this issue…
Wes's Moving Castle
Wes Anderson tells the story of how his staggering stop-motion opus, came to life. With assists from Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Erica Dorn and Andy Gent.
A Short But Vital History of Movie Dogs
Your indispendible visual primer to cinema's most magnificent mutts.
Dog Gone
A special report from one of Europe's oldest dog cemeteries.
Welcome to Dogville
A small suite of classic-era comedies featured dogs in all the lead roles. We tell the strange story of the Dogville shorts.
The Age of Miracles
Michael Leader looks at the current state of feature animation and asks 10 panelists for their predictions regarding its future.
Threads #6
Christina Newland's regular column considers the dog collar and its place in celluloid history.


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Are These The 4 Worst Examples Of Misogyny On Fox News?
Did Donald Trump finally cross a line?
Conservative media outrage was mysteriously muted after the mogul disparaged Senator John McCain's military record. But it came out in force shortly after The Donald made lewd cracks about Fox News host Megyn Kelly — remarks widely interpreted to be a crass reference to the debate moderator's menstrual cycle. That is ultimately what got him disinvited Saturday from a gathering organized by right-wing media big top RedState.
But if there's one person standing by the Donald, it's Kelly's employer, Fox News president Roger Ailes. According to a tweet from Trump, Ailes called to say that the reality TV star and GOP frontrunner would get a fair shake from the news network and that Ailes' "word is always good."
Perhaps Ailes has decided that it's expedient to bring Trump into the network's fold — that, to paraphrase Lyndon B. Johnson, it's better to have Trump in the Fox News tent emitting his puerile playground insults outward than sending him outside, to have him (or his alarming supporters) spew it in.
Or perhaps it's just Ailes' long-overdue affirmation that his network really is just in the business of casual, vile misogyny — of which the following may be four of the worst examples. We're sure we missed a few (hundred), so please let us know in the comments.


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Reflections on last year's "big" race
This weekend is the annual Virginia Ten Miler in Lynchburg. I'd be lying if I didn't admit that there's a part of me wishing I was running it. It would do me no harm in doing it, unless I hurt myself, but I'd be missing miles I need to build for the marathon. It would give me a chance to work on speed for a longer distance, but I already have that planned in a 30K next week.
Anyway, I realized on this morning's run that it had been more than a year since my big race of 2006. Here's what I wrote on my MySpace page that day after:
"After nearly three months of intense training, it all came down to one day. I don't really have too much to say about the race right now. It's tough to put into words. I easily beat my 1:30 goal and finished the 10 miler in 1:23 finishing 150th out of 500-plus runners. To put it simply, I left it all on the course. There will be no marathon for me this year, but I don't really care about that right now. My goal at the beginning of this year was to do the 10 miler and I did it. Depending on the condition of my knee, a marathon may never happen. I'm not giving up hope, but I'm not going to be stupid and hurt myself for the rest of my life either. For now, I'm enjoying some off time from running, eating whatever I want for a couple of days and being thrilled at the accomplishment of running 10 miles in the time that I did."
Oddly enough, I didn't write about running again until early November when I finally broke 8 minutes a mile in a race. A lot has changed since September 2006, and a lot will continue to change in the coming weeks. Just wait until I tell you about my tempo run I had this morning ...


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Ice-cream company Ben & Jerry's has announced that its dairy-free flavors are coming to the UK.
The company made the statement on its UK Twitter account, saying: "Say hello to the newest members of the herd… Ben & Jerry's Non-Dairy flavours are here!"
The ice cream, which will cost £5.99, will be available from a number of major retailers from the end of September.
While the whole range of flavors won't yet be available, vegan Brits will be able to pick up Chunky Monkey, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, and Peanut & Butter Cookies.
New York Times Reports Vegan Ice Cream Is Entering 'Golden Age'
Plant-Based Ice Cream To Become Billion Dollar Industry - This Year
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The Miami-Dade County Courthouse at 73 West Flagler Street has proudly served this community for 87 years. At the time it was built, there were seven judges in all of Dade County and the courthouse was the tallest skyscraper south of Baltimore and a source of pride for every citizen. But no longer.
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Islamabad: For Muhammad Khan Niazi, the trip to Gwadar, a small and remote port town in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan, earlier this week was an unbelievable one as he was attempting to extend his seafood business in the town from the country's largest port city of Karachi.
Niazi, who was busy giving out his company's pamphlets to potential clients in the first ever international exposition held in the port's free zone, told Xinhua that the Gwadar port will become a regional shipping center in the near future and by taking this advantage and Gwadar's excellent fishing resources, he wants to set up a branch in the small town so as to send his seafood to more overseas markets.
"Price of material in Gwadar is competitive and now it has a free zone which allows us to export easily. It is good for our exporters, businessmen and people in Balochistan and Pakistan," said Niazi, who is the managing director of his family business which has been in operation for over 20 years.
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CONCORD — The nonprofit Local Government Center, formed as a municipal insurance pool to purchase health insurance for public employees, "may not be returning surplus funds to cities and towns as required under state law," according to a report released Thursday by the secretary of state's Bureau of Securities Regulation.
CONCORD — The nonprofit Local Government Center, formed as a municipal insurance pool to purchase health insurance for public employees, "may not be returning surplus funds to cities and towns as required under state law," according to a report released Thursday by the secretary of state's Bureau of Securities Regulation.
The LGC also formed "shell companies," which remain under investigation, and spent member contributions "on a range of items from caterers and hotels to entertainment and charitable contributions," according to the state findings.
A review of 130 pages of LGC expenditures for 2006 reveals the LGC spent thousands of dollars of member funds to hire First Impressions Catering on multiple occasions, $500 and $4,870 at the Mountain Club on Loon, $1,250 at the 100 Club in Portsmouth, $1,083 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, $1.6 million to local government real estate, $777 to the United Way of Merrimack County, $200 to North Shore Comedy, $2,760 to Weight Watchers, $156.85 to Big Easy Bagel & Deli, $205 and $582 to Washington Street Cafe, $1,070 to the Galley Hatch Conference Center, $646 to the Wayfarer Inn, $250 to Auntie Henrietta's Comedy, $1,050 to the Gunstock Inn, $12,574 to Gunstock Recreational Area, $675 to the Woodstock Inn & Resort, $7,639 to the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, $12,438 to the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, $1,500 to the Hilton Garden Inn and $68,628 to the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, among other expenses.
"Similar expenditures" are found for 2007 and 2008, the bureau found.
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Further, the LGC can't account for time spent by its staff or the use of equipment as it pertains to health pool matters, or other work related to the corporate parent company. The LGC also improperly used member contributions to fund a workers' compensation program that forces retirees to subsidize a program they're ineligible to use, the state found.
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The bureau also found "there is a question whether the pools are properly governed" by law because one board oversees all aspects of LGC operations. Further, it found, there are no bylaws overseeing the LGC's LLCs, as required by law.
State investigators found the LGC used one-third of its surplus funds as a credit in its rating formula and kept the balance. It notes state law requires the LGC to return all surplus to contributing communities and questions whether the standard used by the LGC to determine how much surplus it should keep is proper.
The bureau received a complaint in 2009 alleging the LGC's HealthTrust program used member funds for "purposes unrelated to the provision of health benefits and that surplus money has not been returned to members as required by law," according to the report. The bureau states the LGC initially refused to provide information and sued, alleging the state did not have the authority to investigate. That claim was overturned by a superior court opinion and the state Legislature, according to the Bureau.
The report concludes that a 2003 reorganization of the LGC "may not have followed the law" by forming "a series of businesses ... flowing from New Hampshire to Delaware and back to New Hampshire involving the creation of shell companies."
"These activities raise serious issues and have serious repercussions," according to bureau attorney and report author Earle Wingate, who added the legal status of those entities remains in question "and must be resolved." "The cities and towns of New Hampshire have too much at stake," he wrote.
The bureau reports it is retaining actuarial services to determine how much should be banked by the LGC in a reserve fund and that it is required to make a recommendation to the state by Jan. 1 "regarding suitable reserve levels."
David Lang, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire, brought the controversy to light through a series of Right To Know requests that went to the state Supreme Court. He alleges the LGC "amassed over $132 million in net assets," while spending $3.6 million to build and expand the LGC's Concord office and $10 million to fund the LGC workers' compensation pool. Portsmouth is the largest contributor to the LGC, and its human resources director, Dianna Fogarty, is on the LGC board.
On Thursday, Lang called for the resignation of LGC executives and "anyone else that knew what was going on and said nothing."
"This is not going to take a vacuum or a broom. What needs to occur is a good, old-fashioned New Hampshire Yankee housecleaning at the LGC," he said. "Our concern about the fundamental structure, mission and mysterious business and lobbying efforts of the LGC is validated today by the statements of the secretary of state's office."
Senate leaders similarly blasted the LGC in the wake of the report.
"I am appalled at the LGC's use of taxpayers' money, meant to cover the costs of health care, instead funding catering and entertainment costs," Sen. Jacalyn Cilley (D-Barrington) said in a written statement. "And even more troublesome to me is their complete disregard for the law. I am committed to ensuring that taxpayer monies are safeguarded and used only for the purposes intended."
Maura Carroll, LGC's executive director, told the Herald the resort and entertainment expenses are legitimate, but she was not allowed to explain them to the bureau. She said part of the LGC's operations include hosting conferences and seminars, that attendees are fed and expect to be entertained "after two days of work sessions." She said some of the costs are recovered, and she looks forward to providing the secretary of state with details.
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"We will be spending some time in the days ahead reviewing the report and will offer a more detailed response soon. We appreciate that many of the legal and accounting issues surrounding large risk pools can be complex, and we look forward to responding and working with the Secretary of State's office to address its questions. To date, the Local Government Center has not had the opportunity to do so; therefore, it is understandable that an interim report might have as many questions as this one does. We are encouraged that, in the next stage of this review, the state regulators will be seeking the expertise of an independent actuary to undertake a more complete review of issues related to the Local Government Center's risk pools."