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Jim Brown is a Louisiana legislator, Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner.
If you could sit down with each of the two presidential candidates, President Obama and Mitt Romney, what would you ask them? What insights would you be looking for? What knowledge would you expect them to have? And just how much difference do you think they could really make?
Most likely, the nation's financial problems would be at the top of anyone's list. "It's the economy, stupid," says the Ragin' Cajun, James Carville. But can a president really make that much difference in solving the country's economic woes? I tend to agree with a number of financial observers who say that no president has all that much influence on major economic change.
In an effort to end up on the Romney ticket as the vice presidential nominee, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has been out of the state almost 30% of the time in recent months, crisscrossing the nation speaking and raising money on Romney's and his own behalf. He's rarely been visible in his home state, but voters are getting to know him far and wide in the likes of New Jersey, Alabama, Oklahoma, North Carolina, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Virginia, Illinois, West Virginia, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, D.C., Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington State. So the question is -- who's in charge when the Louisiana Governor is on the road?
You would think that in an election year, with anti-tax fervor at an all time high, our politicians at state and national levels would be adverse to mining every nook and cranny for more taxes. Democrats, generally, are more willing than Republicans to hop on a new tax bandwagon. But now it looks like Republican governors, in a desperate attempt to send more revenue to state coffers, are quite willing to stick purchasers with sales taxes for whatever they buy online.
by Jim Brown
In the current presidential campaign, both parties harp on number of national problems that cry out for solutions. The economy, tax reform, healthcare, and immigration all command front-page status in the continuing political debate. But one issue is rarely discussed. In fact, it seems to be overlooked or ignored by both the Romney and the Obama campaigns -- the dramatic loss of American freedoms.
But that can't be, you say. After all, America is "the land of the free and the home of the brave." No country has the individual freedoms found in the United States, our leaders continually tell us. No other country comes close to the economic and individual freedoms found here at home. Well, maybe not.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal summed up Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's problem pretty well. Jindal told the Wall Street Journal last week that "there is only one candidate, Governor Romney, who has committed that he will repeal the Obomney, uh, the Obamacare tax increase." A slip of the tongue, on a subject that continues to be an Achilles' heel for Romney as he campaigns against the Obama healthcare plan. The question he will be answering for the coming months is simple. How can Romney run and campaign against the same healthcare plan that he initially proposed when he was Governor of Massachusetts?
Who would have thought it? Chief Justice John Roberts, who leads the Republican bastion of conservative jurisprudence on the U.S. Supreme Court, joined four Democratic justices in upholding the Obamacare health initiatives. There was uncertainty by both supporters and opponents as to what position Justice Anthony Kennedy would take. But Roberts? A strong conservative? No way would he uphold Obamacare!
In a matter of days, the U.S. Supreme Court will hand down the highly anticipated decision on whether the Obama healthcare plan is constitutional. Predicting the court's majority mindset is a crapshoot. Court observers say the decision could go either way. But whatever the outcome, one thing is certain -- needed healthcare reform will remain elusive. Neither those for it, nor those against it have presented a viable plan that will both give adequate coverage to all Americans and get the escalating costs under control.


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Don't forget Latin America in your company's Asia Pacific strategy
16 September 2013
"Ten years ago, I didn't know that we needed South America, and they didn't know they needed us," says Rob Grant, Pacific Hydro CEO.
These days, Latin America accounts for half of Pacific Hydro's business, people, revenues and profits. And for the past two years, Rob has been living in Sao Paulo, overseeing new wind, hydro, solar and geothermal projects across Australia, Brazil and Chile..
"Our corporate strategy of investing in renewable energy exists because there's a coherent macro-economic story," says Rob, pointing to global trends: over the past 30 years the world's middle class has grown by 700 million, and is set to grow by another three billion people over the next 20. ''All of them are going to want the same style of living that we have. Both Australia and South America sit on top of the mineral resources that are needed to fuel growth in India, China and South East Asia, and have the capacity to grow the food the rest of the world is going to want to eat." Yet that growth intensifies global warming, which Rob says, jeopardises that prosperity.
It's not a story that always gains traction in Pacific Hydro's home base, where the global warming debate is politicised and there is much uncertainty over future energy policy, scepticism about the ability of renewables to contribute to baseload power generation, and some local opposition to wind farms.
But in Latin America, "We never have a conversation about whether it's right to be putting wind farms in. They're passionate about clean energy: they know clean energy is part of their competitive advantage, in a carbon-constrained world and future."
In 2001, the safety, political stability, regulatory regimes and upward mobility of Brazil and Chile put them on the company's radar in 2001, where Pacific Hydro had previously ruled out some Asian emerging economies. Brazil is now the world's fifth-largest economy, and Chile is on track to attain developed nation status by 2018.
It nevertheless took the company two years to commit to its first Chilean hydro plants. "Time and reconnaissance is never wasted," Rob says. "It's just as good not doing a bad deal as it is doing a good deal. Argentina was supplying a lot of gas to Chile at the time, so we were told hydro would never be competitive."
Patience paid off. In 2004, Argentina plunged into an energy crisis as it came out of recession. It cut gas exports to Chile to ensure its own domestic supply. Chile realised it needed to reduce its dependence on its eastern neighbour. Now, 60 per cent of the nation's energy needs are sourced from renewables, including four Pacific Hydro run-of-river hydro power plants. And Pacific Hydro had first-mover advantage.
According to Rob, Latin American economies can learn a great deal from Australia's rapid economic growth over the past 50 years. "Chile's per capita GDP is where Australia's was 20 years ago. Australia has a lot of lessons to contribute about shorter economic growth and what it means to have arrived as a developed economy. We can find opportunities in and share solutions to a lot of the issues that South American countries are going through at the moment as they go on a very similar journey to Australia's over the past 50 years."
In turn, companies looking to invest in Latin America need to come to grips with the local environment. "You need to bring more than just dollars and capital to a country. It can't just be a case of FDI in, dividends out."
In Chile, Pacific Hydro has contributed a football team – "los Santos" named after Rob's beloved AFL Saints – but more importantly, a very successful sustainable communities fund in 2007 that finances health and education projects in rural Chile. "It was an industry first in Australia in 2005, never been done in our sector, and in 2007 we 'exported' the concept to Chile. The benefit has been very good for recruitment and retention, we get the local management team involved in the assessment of the fund recipients."
He reflects on the firm's Latin American journey – uncertain at the outset, but in hindsight, "it all seems to make perfect sense."
The original version of this article first appeared in the Melbourne Business School newsletter in September 2013.


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I love the look of gingerbread men. There's something so appealing about a large cookie in the shape of a stylized person, don't you think? I whipped this small batch up a while back and they were just adorable.
Makes 5-6 gingerbread men
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50g sugar
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160g self raising flour
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- Melt butter, sugar and golden syrup together. Add flour and ground ginger and mix until it forms a dough.
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Joseph Mariathasan asks how multi-asset managers are seeking to prove their worth in a low-return, high-correlation world, when a 60/40 equity/bond portfolio looks hard to beat
At a glance
• How can multi-asset strategies beat a 60/40 equities/bonds portfolio in future?
• Pure beta is no longer enough.
• Equity allocations vary dramatically in multi-asset strategies.
• Investors need to be selective in emerging markets.
• Managers are moving away from traditional asset classes.
Investors would have done well during the last 30 years relying on a simple asset allocation strategy of 60% equities and 40% bonds. Marino Valensise, head of Barings' multi-asset group, points out that such a strategy would have generated about 9% annually with a volatility of 8.5-9%, giving an information ratio of 1. With annual US inflation averaging 3% for the period, it would have provided a handsome return. But the question for any multi-asset strategy is what will the next 10 years look like?
The last 30 years have experienced returns that history will judge as above-trend, argues Andy Ford, investment director of Standard Life Investments (SLI). This has been the result of a combination of low inflation, low interest rates and declining tax rates, together with the opening up of emerging markets and the integration of global supply chains. But equities are likely to produce lower returns in the future, and with negative bond yields on 40% of euro-zone sovereign debt and some corporates even issuing bonds at negative yields, prospects for bonds look tough. Over the next decade, no-one expects a simple 60/40 equities/bond portfolio allocation to produce much more than 2.5% to 3% per annum.
For multi-asset managers, the prospective returns from such a strategy are certainly unattractive. The genre of diversified growth multi-asset funds, which has become popular in the UK in the last 10 years, typically has a LIBOR or inflation-plus 4-5% return target. Seeking to achieve better returns than from a 60/40 asset allocation, Valensise argues, has two implications: first, pure beta is not enough, so investors would have to adopt active approaches in both equities and fixed income; second, strategies need to be dynamic, which requires some element of timing markets.
Different roads to Rome
Despite their comparable return targets, multi-asset strategies vary dramatically in how they achieve them – this can be seen by looking at the equity allocations. Standard Life has the lowest allocation to equities that it has ever had in its GARS fund, says Ford. In contrast, Barings, which runs four main multi-asset strategies – income, targeted return, absolute return and balanced – has a 40% exposure to equities.
Aviva Investors, which launched its Aviva Investors Multi-Asset Strategy (AIMS) fund range in 2014, has about a 30% allocation, primarily for dividends, although it hedges some risk using futures, according to Nick Samouilhan, senior fund manager.
Taking dynamic positions means having strong views on specific markets. One popular approach is mean reversion; the idea that valuations of asset classes would always trend back to a long-term mean. GMO, a practitioner of this idea, forecasts negative returns, or close to zero returns, on a seven-year period for all asset classes, apart from emerging market equities and timber on this basis, with US large-cap equities and global bonds the least attractive. Others would argue that mean reversion is misguided. Not only can the time periods be much longer than acceptable, but structural changes can create a shift towards a new mean.
New York-based PineBridge Investments, which has $14bn (€12.5bn) in multi-asset strategies, has Japanese equities as its highest-conviction position, according to portfolio manager Hani Redha. "It is a good example of where we think mean reversion misses the whole point of what is going on," Redha says. The firm says a revolution in corporate governance is happening in Japan, with companies becoming more shareholder friendly. This is causing a structural change to long-term mean valuations.
The recently created JPX 400 index, for example, is based on selecting stocks with shareholder-friendly characteristics, for instance companies with high returns on equity relative to others in their sector. Both the Bank of Japan through its quantitative easing programme and the Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the largest funds in the world, are increasing equity exposures through ETFs based on this index, says Redha.
"If traditional long-only asset classes are not going to deliver the returns that multi-strategy funds are explicitly promising their investors, they will have no choice but to use more complex strategies that can at times seem like an overlap with hedge funds"
Aviva Investors, whose AIMS range of funds had AUM of £6.2bn (€7bn) in June, is also bullish on Japanese equities, with exposure through call options. Such positions are not universal, however. Standard Life sees more opportunity in European equities, saying operational gearing benefits have not yet been adequately factored into prices. Aviva Investors favours both Japan and Europe, along with emerging markets for its 30% exposure to global equities.
Emerging markets
Emerging markets are looking more attractive. Barings was out of emerging markets for a long time but went back in during April. This was initially into bonds, says Sonja Laud, investment director, who explains that the attraction was the benign dollar rather than just the improvement in emerging markets. "When dollar appreciation stopped, we started to see emerging markets outperform," she says. "Local currency bonds are the main beneficiary as they benefit not only from the high yield but the currency carry as well."
Barings also subsequently moved into global emerging-market equities, with returns mainly coming from Latin America and Eastern Europe. Asia has not rallied so greatly, suggesting that it may catch up at some point in the future. Pinebridge is also selective, according to Redha. The firm has equity exposures to just three countries – Mexico, India and Indonesia – along with local currency debt in Brazil and Indonesia. Redha also likes Panama for hard currency debt, with a number of positive factors including the expansion of the Panama Canal.
Aviva Investors, in contrast, prefers the debt markets in South Africa and Mexico. But as Redha says, for many investors, shorting the Mexican peso has become the most popular way to hedge the risk of Donald Trump's becoming the next president of the US, since Mexico is the main beneficiary of the North American Free Trade Agreement, with a large industrial base built on exports to the US. Positioning for a possible Trump presidency is an increasing concern. SLI has a number of positions that would likely benefit from a Trump victory, such as short positions on Asian currencies given the likely negative impact on trade for cyclical countries such as Korea and Singapore.
Where next?
If traditional long-only asset classes are not going to deliver the returns that multi-strategy funds are explicitly promising their investors, they will have no choice but to use more complex strategies that can at times seem like an overlap with hedge funds.
The biggest difference, apart from fees, may actually just be one of duration. SLI typically invests for about three years, says Ford. Barings, for example, invests in a variety of highly specific themes and styles when it comes to equities. These include mini-baskets of lithium battery technology stocks, European real estate investment trusts (REITs) and Japanese banks. The objective, says Valensise, is to get equity-like returns for the fund with less volatility. This can be achieved by incorporating other asset classes when valuations look attractive. The return on US high yield, for example, has been similar to that on the S&P 500 in recent years, but with lower volatility. It also has the advantage of delivering a high-running yield of 6.5%.
Barings controls volatility by taking active positions in currency. The yen, for example, has been inversely correlated with Japanese equities over the past few years. The firm has taken much higher currency positions in the last two or three years, says Valensise. "We went into the Brexit referendum 30% underweight sterling and went to 40% underweighting the day after."
Moving away from traditional asset classes can mean diversifying risk exposures across a wide range of positions. SLI's GARS fund had a 25% nominal exposure to credit in the form of US high yield, US investment grade and European and UK investment grade, where it sees sense in moving up the capital stricture. Its 12% equity exposure is mainly Europe (9% including the UK) with just 3% in the US. It also has relative-value trades, such as the S&P 500 versus the Russell 2000, or tech stocks versus small cap. At one stage, Standard Life held a position of European banks versus European insurance companies. However, that has been reduced as the firm sees European banks acquiring more of the characteristics of utilities.
Currency is treated as a separate decision, with trades such as US dollar versus Singapore dollar, and Korean won versus the euro, Indian rupee versus Swiss franc and Korean won. It also changed its view on duration, moving from a net short position of 0.3 years at the beginning of this year to a net long position of 1.8 years by September. Credit exposure has increased as the firm believes that over the next 18 months the rise in interest rates will be less steep than previously thought. In this environment, it has also put on positions in US and European REITs.
For investors, the prospect of low returns from a traditional 60/40 equity/bonds allocation raises considerable challenges. Perhaps the biggest may be deciding which of the multi-asset strategies is most likely to do better.
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A new national newspaper targeted at young Australians has been launched by a former Sydney Morning Herald journalist who hopes the self-funded venture will create "a whole new generation of journalists". Saffron Howden, who has a two-year-old daughter, launched the new weekly paper Crinkling online yesterday. Its first printed edition will be published in April…
Saffron Howden, who has a two-year-old daughter, launched the new weekly paper Crinkling online yesterday. Its first printed edition will be published in April with an initial run of 5000.
Crinkling will feature local and international news stories presented in an engaging and child-appropriate way, opinion pieces and reviews written by child reporters and other stories specifically relevant to the paper's 7-to-14 year-old audience.
The paper will be funded by a combination of its $4.50-per-week subscription model and carefully chosen sponsorships, particularly around cultural events like exhibitions, plays and musicals.
"There is an extraordinary number of partners out there with, at the moment, very few places to partner with because we don't have a whole lot of kids publications in Australia," Ms Howden said.
"In fact from what they tell me, they're all crying out for this."
Ms Howden – the editor as well as founder of Crinkling – said she had so far received an "overwhelmingly positive response" from teachers and schools, as well as a number of subscribers despite crinklingnews.com.au having been live for less than 24 hours.
Internationally, there are a number of examples of newspapers targeted at young audiences such as the UK's First News.
While some Australian mastheads include sections dedicated to children, Ms Howden believed she saw a "gaping hole" in the market.
After leaving The Sydney Morning Herald at the end of 2015, she decided to finally execute her idea for a kids newspaper which had been "bubbling away" in her mind for a while.
"Kids absolutely are fascinated by the world around them; they want to be involved in things. There just aren't that many ways that they can be involved in Australia," said Ms Howden.
"(The news) is either going to be too boring for them and they'll switch off, or it's too gruesome a lot of the time and their parents and teachers don't want them to see it for that reason.
"Basically anyone with children who wants them to know about the world and to read is really excited. It's definitely gone way beyond my personal contact base very quickly."
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DuckDuckGo and Dramatic Increase in Traffic
DuckDuckGo it is a search engine that collects no user data. Also, engine is not linking searches to create an anonymous history. It's impossible for the company to know the exact size of its audience.
However, DuckDuckGo's survey shows that more than 54% of people basically didn't care about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Also, Facebook shared user data with phone makers lately. Then Google + data have compromised the names, email addresses, ages and occupations of more than 53 million people.
All these events help increase DuckDuckGo's popularity. It is seventh most popular search engine at the moment. DuckDuckGo describes itself as "the search engine that doesn't track you" It promises not to use cookies to follow users and says it doesn't collect any personal information on those who use it.
Even your IP address is hidden.
"We protect your search history, even from us," founder Gabriel Weinberg told WIRED.
Name of this search engine comes from Duck, Duck, Goose game. It isn't a metaphor, and, just like Google has become a verb for searching, the company instead use the term "Duck it!"
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Expectations from and Information about the Nose Reshaping Surgery – Rhinoplasty
If you are one of those thousands of men and women who wonder is Rhinoplasty best for them, is it worth spending money on it or is it possible to have Rhinoplasty done in India, you will find answers to all your questions in the following post.
What is Rhinoplasty and how is it possible to get it?
Many times, human nose is in a deformed shape because of genetic reasons, some disease, or a traumatic instance. This nose deformity can be unaesthetic on the face often leading to the person's distress and becoming a cause of inferiority. The nose deformity can be corrected through Rhinoplasty – a nose reconstructive surgery. In the process, the surgeon may remove small nasal portion so as to make it more symmetrical and enhance the person's facial aesthetics.
In expert's opinion, this is one of the toughest surgeries for any plastic surgeon. This is because it is not only complex but it is also linked with the surgeon's expertise and reputation. The challenge of correcting a nose deformity is extensive given the fact that noses enormously vary in terms of shape, size and concurrence with the face. So the surgeon has to fix it not from the beauty perspective but with how best it complements with the person's face.
Rhinoplasty should be sought from an experienced and skilled plastic surgeon. With many specialists now available in India, it is possible to get it done here and best, quite economically.
Right age for Rhinoplasty
When the nose is fully grown and the person already acquired adulthood, he or she is best candidate for Rhinoplasty. A nose deformity can well appear in the childhood but the Rhinoplaty is not advisable before at least the person has crossed teens.
Rhinoplasty – Consultation and Advice
An initial consultation with the Rhinoplasty surgeon and expert is very important. During consultation, the expert examines the case considering factors like complete facial appearance and bone structure, and takes view of how to correct the nose so that it best enhances the aesthetic of face. So in Rhinoplasty, there are no "tailor-cut" noses to fit everyone.
Patients, who got unrealistic expectations from the patient, or got a case in which surgery may not help much, may be denied the procedure.
The Rhinoplasty Process
The process begins with local or general anesthesia as the case may be. The surgery may go on anywhere between 90 to 120 minutes.
Nose bone may be broken and sculpted for better rearranging and providing it the requisite shape; this gets done with the help of special surgical tools. Before the surgery begins, incision is required and it is removed post-surgery.
The patient is kept under observation for a couple hours and when found okay, he gets discharged. However, it takes two to three days time for the incised packing to come out.
How long does it take to remove the cast
Cast removal takes place after seven days and this can be a painful process in itself. The patient has to bear with the stiff feeling inside the nose in upper region as the area a swollen for time being. Amongst few significant precautions the patient is asked to take special care of his nose from any bump or hit because the bone inside is susceptible to break as it is still not very solid. The nose is fully in its shape and is completely set only after two months after the surgery.
Can I expect instant results from Rhinoplasty?
Initially, the nose is swollen for around a week after Rhinoplasty. This swell slowly diminishes of its own when cast is taken out. Majority of swelling has settled in around 14 days but the rest of it disappears very slowly and it may take two to two and a half months. The swell may cause difficulty in breathing.
The nose looks fine after one month to others but only you know and feel that it is still swollen. However, you can also start noticing a refined appearance of nose and it's completely shape appears in about one year.
Are there any hazards involved?
Usually, it is a safe procedure barring few hazards. A Rhinoplasty operated person may be prone to infection as also may bleed or face a side-effect of anesthesia. Ability to smell can remain hampered for a short span of time. In some rarest of cases, this situation does not recover, but mostly it does! The nose also may drip for many weeks and some bruises or red marks may remain on nose, temporarily or forever.
Precisely, Rhinoplasty is a specialized surgery and needs to be done only through an expert.
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Many investors focus on returns, and during bull markets they make back most of what they lost in the periods where prices fell and a little more. But in most investors' experiences, that is all. Another perspective, and one we employ at Montgomery, is to focus first on risk. There are a number of ways to do this but the most elegant, if not the simplest, is to think first about the probability, or possibility, of permanent loss of capital.
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Born to William and Bonnie Fitton in Oklahoma, Bob and the family moved to Anderson in 1924. After high school, Fitton spent World War 2 in the Naitonal Guard, working to build airplanes for the war effort. We worked at the Davidson Oil Company for 37 years.
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By Winsley S. NankaThe Perspective
July 4, 2002
It is the 1990s all over again. Only this time, the chief Liberian warlord, Charles G. Taylor is occupying the presidency in Monrovia. Liberian warlords including Charles McArthur Taylor, Alhaji V.G Kromah, George Boley, Roosevelt Johnson and Prince Johnson, and the Liberia's political class are repositioning themselves to out maneuver each other. Again, like the 1990s, the victims would be the Liberian people.
Mr. Taylor is determined to outfox the beleaguered Liberian political opposition. He has failed to provide the condition necessary for a genuine national reconciliation to occur in Liberia. Yet, he is inviting the politicians and exiled warlords for a national reconciliation conference in Monrovia. The government has imposed a state of emergency that has victimized more human right activists, Journalists and ordinary Liberians than the LURD rebels fighting to unseat Mr. Taylor. The level of insecurity created by the Taylor regime in Liberia makes it difficult for any opposition politician or Liberian citizen to exercise his or her constitutional rights of freedom of speech or association without being arrested.
The lifting of the state of emergency as intimated by Mr. Taylor's surrogates will not diminish the risks posed by Mr. Taylor's security forces to the constitutional rights of Liberians. Mr. Taylor and his thugs will continue to violate the civil liberties of Liberians whether the state of emergency is lifted or not. The Liberian people and the international community do not trust Mr. Taylor. Mr. Taylor is not a man of his word. President Taylor and his government have made many statements that proved to be false. Numerous examples are:
A genuine national reconciliation will not succeed in Liberia if Liberians continue to accept people who have the blood of the Liberian people on their hands as partners for peace. Liberian warlords like Charles G. Taylor, Alhaji Kromah, George Boley, Roosevelt Johnson and Prince Johnson must be made to account for the atrocities they committed in Liberia. National reconciliation does not mean to give free passes to Liberians that massacred fellow Liberians or looted the resources of Liberia.
The primary objective of the warlords like Liberia's kleptocratic ruler, Charles G. Taylor, is to avoid prosecution for the atrocities they committed in Liberia. Hence, their goal is to be included in any future governing political structure. The warlords and their associates believe that their inclusions in any future political arrangement will insulate them from accountability or prosecution in Liberia.
Liberians have set a dangerous precedent in their quest for peace. Mr. Charles G. Taylor and the other Liberian warlords were responsible for the deaths of more than 250,000 people, yet Mr. Taylor was rewarded the presidency. Worst still, Charles Taylor, Alhaji Kromah, George Boley, Roosevelt Johnson and Prince Johnson have all become mainstream Liberian politicians. LURD is now using the same strategy to be a player in Liberia's political future. God knows who will be next.
For reconciliation to succeed, any conference about the future of Liberia should involve the cross section of the Liberian citizenry through their elected or designated representatives. The politicians and exiled warlords have hosted two conferences about the future of Liberia this year. They have not made any serious effort to include the broad participation of the Liberian people. The politicians, like the exiled warlords are representing their own interests. Their interests may not necessarily be the interest of the Liberian people. Future conferences must include civic and religious organizations like the Liberian Marketing Association, the Trade Union of Liberia, human rights organizations, the Muslim Council of Liberia, the Liberian Council of Churches and the leaders of the various Liberian community associations in the Diaspora among others. If the politicians failed to include a cross section of the Liberian people in search of peace, it will be difficult to achieve a lasting peace in Liberia.
I believe a real peace will be achieved in Liberia only when Liberians with the help of the international community pressure Mr. Taylor to relinquish the presidency. Thereafter, Liberians should form an interim government that will create an enabling environment for a free and fair election to occur in Liberia. Liberians and the international community must remember that Mr. Taylor will not disarm his thugs in Liberia as suggested by the opposition politicians and exiled warlords during their recent conferences. Mr. Taylor will also not allow a free and fair election in Liberia because he knows that he cannot win one.
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Man. When we heard that really ironically-titled new 3OH!3 song ("You're Gonna Love This"), we were like "Wow. Nothing could ever be more inane and vacuous than this auto-tuned piece of shit." But then we heard the new Karmin song, "Hello," and decided it should be the first in our new Worst Song of the Week series instead. We know what you're thinking: How could Karmin possibly create something worse than a 3OH!3 song containing the line "The girl was biting on my lips like Jeffrey Dahmer"? Well, we're surprised too, but also happy to break this down for you. Here's how terrible the new Karmin song is, second by second.
0.06: Irritating techno intro means we immediately feel like we're watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians and have just come back from a commercial break. (Look, we watch that show for Scott Disick... it doesn't mean we like the soundtrack, okay?)
0.19: Opening line: "I'm gonna do it, do it, like I wanna do it." Seriously? That's supposed to grab our attention, you unimaginative whores? Ach. Annoyed already.
0.33: Oh no you di'-ent. Are you seriously gonna plagiarize the start of the chorus of frickin' "Smells Like Teen Spirit," change one chord, and expect us not to vomit all over ourselves? Did you "discover" that song after Miley Cyrus covered it? You sicken us, Karmin.
0.47: Wait, wait, wait. What the fuck is this horrendous woman doing now? It's like listening to a sorority girl doing Nicki Minaj at karaoke after one too many Mike's Hard Lemonades.
1:03: "Don't they know that I came from Nebraska"? Yeah, love, we figured that out the second you started trying to be "street."
1:15: Holy shit. Nebraska's "rapping" voice is so deeply aggravating, it reminds us of those horror stories you hear from Thai prisoners about bugs crawling into their ears at night and giving birth.
1:40: Dude shaves his head all over his new Pumas. Radical product placement, dude!
1:45: What the fuck is she wearing? It's like a dressing up box threw up all over her. Which is kind of what we'd like to do right now.
1:51: Oh, my god, she's rapping again. Bugs in the ears, bugs in the ears, bugs in the ears.
2:41: Nirvana chorus again. Dude examining his shaved head like he's just done something crazy! Hey asshole, you are not Richie Tenenbaum. It's a standard issue haircut. Get over yourself.
2:58: Just in case we weren't sure this song was nothing but a horrifying series of pop cliches, Nebraska is now huddled in a doorway, doing the classic vulnerable-lady-tries-to-keep-warm-in-foreign-climes pose... Clue: there's a lot of chest stroking involved.
3:10: Richie Tenenbaum and Nebraska hug unconvincingly on the street. These two are supposed to be engaged in real life, but judging from the overwhelming lack of chemistry on display here, we're going to go ahead and assume this is one of those Jack-and-Meg-White-are-siblings things.
3:28: Watching Nebraska's face doing the "Hello" part of the song makes us want to slap her even more than we did when she was "rapping." Man, this is a vulgar display of mediocrity...
3:33: Way to go on the Sony headphones, lady. Product placement in music videos is fucking disgusting. Don't think we don't notice this shit.
3:40: You can tell the song is going to end soon, because it's become even more repetitive than usual. At least we know the end is in sight.
3:57: Karmin drive off into the night in a red convertible looking far too pleased with themselves.
Seriously, who listens to this soulless-godawful-shit-dressed-up-as-anthem nonsense, anyway? Except for people who like the Black Eyed Peas, obviously. Karmin might be the worst thing to happen to pop music since LMFAO. Hope you're proud of yourselves, you smug bastards.
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About Megan Hyatt Miller
Megan Hyatt Miller is the Chief Operating Officer of Michael Hyatt & Company. She's primarily responsible for strategic direction, brand management, growth initiatives, and operations for the company as a whole. She serves as the leader of our leaders and works closely with Michael to create a world-class company culture for our team. An appreciator of beauty, Megan majored in design in college, and her professional background includes leading marketing and communications initiatives for small businesses and nonprofits. She and her husband Joel make their home in Franklin, Tennessee, along with their four children.


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Well. The hard part is, anyway. The feeding and entertaining of flocks of family and relations who decend upon us. Actually, it wasn't us this year, it was Tharyn's parents who were doing the feeding and entertaining. So we got out of it quite easily. Before I continue on into far more freePBX related stuff, I must boast about how cool a wife I have.
Year: 2006
Connecting two FreePBX machines together
One of the most common issues that people come up against is that they've rolled out one FreePBX machine, and now they want another, somewhere else. And to make it just that little bit harder, they want to link them together. At first, this can be a bit daunting, but it's not – when you know how.
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VSP That lets me send my own CallerID?
Why does this seem to be so hard? And, more to the point, why are VSPs (VoIP Service Providers) so unhelpful these days? I realise that this isn't really FreePBX related, but hopefully by putting this here I may find someone who can help. I should point out, this is only relevant for an Australian VSP – I know pretty much all of the major US VSP's let you do this. It's only the Australian ones who don't seem to be interested in helping out.
A couple of my clients are set up so that they receive calls via ISDN (BRI or PRI), and make calls via VoIP. This is a reasonably standard thing to do, offers the best redundancy and means that even if your internet connection is down you can still make and receive phone calls. OK, so it'll cost them a bit more while it's down, but it'll still be working. Pretty much what a business wants.
Strange Calls from John Doe <4000>?
You may have seen/received calls on your SIP device over the last couple of days (this isn't limited to Trixbox, FreePBX, or A@H, by the way – this is anything that speaks SIP) with a caller ID of 'John Doe <4000>'. This does seem to be a world first – It's someone, or something, actively scanning the entire internet for misconfigured SIP devices. There've been a lot of reports of this, as well as a lot of discussion on IRC. The most important thing is that most people don't have anything significant to worry about. The second thing is that it's going to happen again and again, as more people come up with this idea.
Fonality and the GPL
Well, that was a bit of a surprise. I was just pointed at this. It's an interview with Chris Lyman, who's the CEO of Fonality, announcing that they've aquired trixbox. It seems, at first glance, pretty cool all round. But read on for my take on this.
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Today I start a new adventure. I have entered the ranks of "the tablescaper"! You see, I have discovered there are others, like myself, who can't go to a department store without making a detour through the china department to cruise the stash of new patterns; or lick my lips at the displays that sparkle only a few steps away from the main walkway leading to the rest of the store. Visions of mixing and matching of Fiesta plates with colorful patterned salad dishes dance through my head. This complusion follows me through antique malls, thrift stores, estate sales and even seasonal displays in our local grocery stores and pharmacies! So, please join me as I share the bounty of my "finds", and enjoy the sense of creativity and happiness that fills me every time I explore my magic hutch and try to change an empty table into a work of art.
MY FIRST PUBLISHED TABLESCAPE (the ever popular Blue and White collection)
This salad plate is a different numbered pattern, but still works with the dinner plate!
The flatware is a Mikasa pattern. I don't know the name, but I thought the beads outlining it would work well with the dots in the plate pattern.
I added red-checkered napkins to match the red accent dots on the pottery. Napkin rings are an Old World Market purchase
The centerpiece consists of a Polish Pottery pitcher I found at Home Goods (one of my FAVORITE hangouts!) The red flowers are from Michael's, and I chose the color to add some color and complement the napkins. The one blue glass vase with the scalloped top came from a gift shop outside the historic village of Jamestown in Williamsburg, VA. The other vase came from a glass-blowing exhibit outside the old Ponderosa Ranch (anyone remember "Bonanza"?!) in Lake Tahoe. I used a blue and white placement to add some more texture to the table.
I'm always happy to have the chance to play with some of my favorite dishes! Thank you for taking a peek at the first tablescape that somebody outside of the family has seen!!!


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Submitted by DMellard on November 13, 2014 - 5:49pm
You may recall that about a year ago, the results of the PIAAC were released. If you are new to the adult literacy and numeracy world, you may have missed this event. The PIAAC represented an international effort to assess adults' literacy and numeracy levels. PIAAC is the acronym for the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. The work based on those results included reshaping federal job training programs and initiatives in adult education. Documents and research continue to be disseminated regarding the PIAAC results.


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Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100 percent of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers.
Girl dumps boy for not living up to the potential she saw in him. Boy uses drug to not just live up to but surpass that potential. Complications follow. But really, money is the ultimate aphrodisiac so you know as long as he can keep the money coming he can keep the girl (plus a few bonus trysts along the way).
Fast-paced, you barely have time to think. Interesting theme, shot stylishly. Well-acted, Bradley's very charismatic in it and the whole movie made somewhat believable for a sci-fi. The whole set up of the movie is good but it doesn't really explore anything with any real depth. Even the female characters just disappeared on and off the screen. In conclusion, Limitless is quite entertaining but doesn't give you a lot
Man, that was some lazy ass job. That narration alone renders the film unwatchable, but Bradley Cooper and De Niro didn't help either.
You people are too cynical. This movie was confidently made, exciting from beginning to end, and full of visual flair. What's not to like?
You can't write a screenplay about a super-smart person and have him act totally stupid when it suits your plot devices. What is the first thing you do when you get a magic pill? Make sure you don't run out. This is a superhero film, except instead of flight, he has the ability to instantly learn things. This is the same plot as 'Lucy', except she had way more superpowers.
It's Requiem for a Dream if directed by... Aw, screw it.
The concept is interesting, although much of the science and some of the drug's effect don't make too much sense. I was surprised by the nice acting of Cooper and really enjoyed the interesting visual effects and editing in this film. During the second half I lost most of my interest, but I did like the ambiguous ending! It really invites to think through the possibility of his brain actually having changed. Decent!
It's not the worst thing I've seen but I found myself instantly forgetting the movie right after I finished watching it. However, the cinematography was great.


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By Matthew E. Milliken
Sept. 13, 2017
I saw most of the Cardinal football team's demoralizing defeat at the hands of USC Saturday night. I rendezvoused with my fellow Stanford alum Jim at Tobacco Road, a downtown Durham sports bar that I particularly favor, right around kickoff.
But we decided to leave shortly after my arrival: The joint was packed, and none of the TVs seemed to be tuned to the game we wanted to see. We hiked over to Bull McCabe's, where I'd watched Stanford's 42-16 home loss to Washington State last October. We sat down in front of a television just in time to see Stanford wrap up its first possession, which yielded a meager 36 yards and concluded with a punt.
The game was exciting — but only for a time.
• The Bad
Look, when your defense surrenders 623 yards to the opposing team and allows them to convert 10 of 12 third downs, there's absolutely no question about it — they're going to be labeled The Bad. Yes, I know USC was ranked No. 6 in the nation and is full of talented players, and I know Alijah Holder and Justin Reid each intercepted highly touted Trojans quarterback Sam Darnold.
But none of that excuses the Cardinal defense for laying out a welcome mat for Darnold and his compatriots. Time after time, USC players penetrated the defense and kept on going. Stephen Carr ran for 119 yards on only 11 attempts, including a 52-yard gain, and Ronald Jones II had two scores and 116 yards on 23 carries. In the air, Deontay Burnett had 121 yards and two touchdowns on nine catches and Steven Mitchell got 94 yards and a pair of scores on just four receptions. All in all, it was a wretched performance.
• The Ugly
I want to focus your attention for a moment on the Cardinal defensive line. Against Rice, the group was responsible for eight out of 56 total tackles. Against USC, the group made 17 out of 75 stops. Unfortunately, one man — defensive tackle Harrison Phillips — was responsible for 11 of those tackles. It was a bravura effort by the senior out of Omaha, Neb., but that kind of imbalance won't do against quality teams. Therefore, this unit's performance qualifies as The Ugly.
• The Good
Stanford fans can start making jokes about having another Cardinal be the runner-up Heisman Trophy candidate. Junior running back Bryce Love had an outstanding evening, carrying the ball 17 times for 160 yards. His 75-yard touchdown run represented the longest gain by any participant in the game, and he went for negative yards only twice.
As we can tell from Saturday night, that kind of individual showing isn't enough to win games. Still, Love averaged 9.4 yards per carry, and that's more than enough to earn him the designation of The Good from Stanford's second game of the young season.


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Pilar Quinteros
Smoke Signals | Screening
6th May 2017
Pilar Quinteros (b. 1988, Chile) avails of her relationship to drawing as a starting point for developing actions that reconfigure public spaces and landscapes through interventions. The artist turns her attention to abandoned or destroyed places in order to promote restorations, reconstruction, replacement, or to intervene in the architectural elements of public buildings. She also looks to debris and ruins as elements of live content linked to the present.
In her film, Smoke Signals (2016), Quinteros recovers the story of the expedition led by Percy Harrison Fawcett in 1925 in search of a lost city that he called 'Z', supposedly located in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Here, the artist reimagines the enchantment of discovery of lost paradises and hidden civilizations, staging a search for the city's remains and forging an encounter with its ruins. Quinteros questions historical accounts, memory, and the human ability of reinventing the past, emphasizing the fragile yet powerful nature of the narratives of expeditions like Fawcett's by appropriating their shortcomings as creative possibilities.
Pilar Quinteros
Smoke Signals, 2016
Digital video
1 hour 9 minutes and 53 seconds


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Registered guests get to choose from a variety of items, including fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, rice, beans, and canned food. All items are presorted and organized by volunteers on shelves to replicate the grocery store shopping experience. The majority of the food and goods utilized in the program is donated by the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Food Finders, Costco, Target and Lucky Supermarkets.
St. Francis Center provides services to residents living in the following zip codes: 90011, 90220, 90222, 90223, 90224, 90006, 90007, 90013, 90014, 90015, 90017, 90021, 90057. If you are not within these zip codes you may receive services as a referral guest*.
SFC also now offers pantry services weekly at two satellite pantries at L.A. Trade Tech College and in South L.A. where there is a lack of access to fresh, nutritious food.
*Referral guests must be active in case management and provide proof from a local agency partners, including schools, hospitals, government service agencies, and other nonprofits. Upon their initial visit guests will receive an emergency food bag excluding fresh produce.


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Art Director
The Job:
If you like your working day to include whats listed here below, you could be our new Art Director.
- Work with B2B and B2C.
- Work in various agency teams eg. Working with Copywriters, Project Managers, Planners (and of course, sometimes by yourself).
- Develop concepts in various projects.
- Create presentations/pitches/campaigns. Execute campaigns that stretches over different channels.
About You:
We're looking for someone with at least 3 years' experience as an Art Director in advertising. You are experienced in communication in all its forms: digital, event, film, and you're always eager to learn more. You have excellent skills in Creative Suite and a knack for developing (and arguing for) ideas and concepts, both B2B and B2C. Just like us, you're all about building long-term client relationships built on great work and respect. Last but not least: You stand firmly with both feet on the ground and you're not afraid to get your hands a little dirty.
- You're humble, curious and professional.
- You have confidence in yourself and your work.
- You're used to be getting feedback on your work.
- You're ready to focus on the client, regardless of the conditions.
- You're responsible. Structured and able to handle situations that others would consider "stressful".
- You're a team player.
- You're fluent in Swedish and English (other language-skills are obviously a merit).
- You're amazing.
Other valuable skills/experience:
- Social media sponsorship.
- Entrepreneurship.
- Video production.
- Research and analysis.
About Us:
Humblestorm is a full-service agency based in Stockholm. We've been standing tall since early -00, working with clients such as Telia, Spotify, Mastercard, F-Secure and GANT – to name a few (well, the most renowned).
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Faking it
I stand by my claim that that IS a hidden mickey in the picture seen in my previous post. I called the Highways Department to check. A Mr Wong, of the Public Information and Enquiries Division, told me that the three circles is not copyrighted by Disney and therefore using it on a road sign is not an infringement of intellectual property rights.
And why is it not copyrighted? Because it is NOT a real Mickey. I rest my case.
Speaking of roads and cases, today I got a letter from the Magistrates' Courts telling me I have to pay $1080.00 for failing to pay a fixed penalty fine back in January. Which is so shocking! I really thought I had paid it. Although I do not have any proof of it. The original fine was $320, and to that they add on another $320 plus $440 "costs" (cost for court time and postage I guess).
On the subject of intellectual property, apparently a fake Ferrari has been found somewhere in Europe. It's made in China, of course. Only six Ferraris of that model are made each year, and the Chinese, who allegedly invented everything and can apparently make a fake of anything, made the seventh one. Fake Viagara, fake eggs, fake Louis Vuitton bags, fake Duracell, fake seaweed and fake Tempo pocket tissues are apparently child's play. We'll be seeing fake nuclear missiles next.


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The Aurora Trail
3 hrs. excursion by car and by foot
Daily departure 21:00
The magic of a nocturnal forest can only be highlighted by a blaze of Auroras.
Available from 25th August until 30th September
We will take you out at the prime time of Auroras, as they are said to be visible most likely at the hours around 21:00 and midnight. For sure you have been wondering what the Auroras are and how come they are visible only in the north. Tonight you will get the answers to all these questions! At our open landscape sighting location you have a good vision on the northern sky.
Price: 79 € / adult
40 € / child (4-14 years)
- return transfers from your accommodation (except hotels in Rovaniemi city centre)
- guided excursion according to program description and given information
Season: mid-August- end-September
All daily departures are available in the end of summer season, mid Aug – 30.9.2019, or due to prevailing weather and flood conditions. Daily Departures are operated for min 2 persons paying the adult fare (2 persons / snowmobile). Private excursions are available for min 8 persons (adult fare).
The jet skis and you as the driver or passenger are covered by our insurance. The self-liability on damage of jet skis is max. 1 000 € / jet ski.
All Daily Departures include pick-up service from all accommodations in Santa Claus Village and Ounasvaara. From city centre hotels, the guests are asked to walk to us. We will inform you on the pick up time, which is 30-45 min before departure time, depending on the location of the accommodation. For jet ski safaris and river rafting your will get appropriate gear. For other excursions, please, wear outdoor clothes and shoes with a good sole.
The duration of the actual excursion is the time mentioned in the excursion. The total duration is app. 45-60 minutes longer than the given time, as we transfer and equip you. Every safari starts with instructions on driving and safety.
Children travel as passengers on the jet skis and in the river rafts (age limit 5 yrs.).
Arctic Lifestyle reserves the right to change the price, program, inclusions and duration of each excursion, due to weather conditions and unexpected occurrences.
Private departures:
All excursions are available as private for the price of min 6 adults (2 persons / jet ski -fare applies on safaris).
Requests and bookings are to be made in writing to firstname.lastname@example.com / firstname.lastname@example.com at the latest 16:00 Finnish time with at least 24 hrs. to start of the excursion.
Office telephone number: +358 (0)50 343 91 00
Requests are replied to with reservation information, due to availability. The booking is not confirmed before both parties agree so.
Reservation is released automatically unless confirmed until the given deadline.
Payment can be done by bank transfer (invoicing) or credit card.
100% of the total is due 21 days prior to arrival.
Cancellation inquiries must be submitted to Arctic Lifestyle on email@example.com / email@example.com within office hours in Finland (8.00-17.00). Cancellations are always due to approval of Arctic Lifestyle and its suppliers.
Further commercial terms in a separate attachment. Terms & Conditions are dependent on if the booking is a package, safari only or tailored product.
Arctic Lifestyle reserves the right to change prices according to changes in supplied services, taxation or unforeseen events.


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Monday, August 28, 2017
Seriously, taking the Bible literally is harder than taking it allegorically. Figuratively speaking!
Excellent post here by Ian Paul at Psephizo, responding to a recently published ancient Bible commentary and some remarks made thereunto.
Posted by Peter Carrell at 9:54 AM
1 comment:
- Father Ron Smith said...
A plethora of words from Ian Paul cannot disguise the fact that he is struggling very hard here to make a point, which may not be vaild.
- August 28, 2017 at 2:32 PM
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The summer breeze is already in and the sun's proudly beaming over us – we hope you've already upgraded your handbag collection with the latest and trendiest pieces. However, if you're behind in the trend race, don't fret, we've got your back. To help you ace in the fashion department, here are the top 10 handbag trends of summer 2019:
1 – Kiss-lock closure bags
From Simone Rocha to Elie Saab, we've seen a lot of designers bring this trend forth. Kiss-lock pouches, handbags, and clutches may remind you of olden days but they're back in vogue. This style is perfect for fancy dates and events and looks gorgeous when you rock it with glamorous outfits.
The kiss-lock closure mechanism is coming more with small to medium sized bags. If you're looking for an affordable and cutesy option, check out Coach. This fashion house has some pretty eye-catchy kiss-lock pieces in store.
2 – Mini bags
Remember how in 2017 the shrunken bag trend had come out of a new land and taken over all territories? Well, while shrunken bags took the backseat last year, now they are wholly back in town, coming in many varying styles including boxed bags, mini bucket bags, and more.
The only difference is that the micro bag trend this year has shrunken the size of bags even further. Think the small handbags that Kylie Jenner has been rocking since the beginning of this year. Designers like Thom Browne and Jil Sander have approved this trend totally.
3 – Single handle handbags
We've seen handbags with two handles for carrying all our lives. Now the fashion industry has something fresh – single handle handbags. The looped handle ensures that the bag doesn't lose balance along with looking trendy.
Designers Dion Lee and Marc Jacobs have presented their versions of bags with single looped handles. Typically, this style comes in smaller sizes though shapes vary. Moreover, you'll also notice another feature of single handle bags – they have a structured built.
4 – Baby duffle bags
Duffle bags remind us of adventures and these in vogue ones are all we can think about. They are cool, feisty, and oh-so-fashionable. You can fetch a look of these from the runways of Calvin Klein and Coach as well as Balmain.
Baby duffel bags come in a number of styles – you can find styles with chains, single handles, and even printed skins. Rock a baby duffel bag when hanging out casually with your pals whether in the country or when roaming around in a foreign town.
5 – Shrunken PVC bags
The trend of transparent bags and shoes came into existence last year. However, the end of 2018 was not able to bury this trend and so, it reigns on till today. Though, there is a twist – PVC bags are now coming in the smaller sizes.
Fendi has introduced its version of transparent bags in varying shapes and sizes. However, know that larger PVC bags are also on-trend these days. Moschino, Armani, and Versace have brought forward their big transparent bag iterations.
6 – Printed clothe totes
Another trend in the handbag department that has been spotted on runways is that of print-heavy fabric tote bags. Floral prints are especially in since they represent the seasons of spring and summer. However, other prints such as polka dots and funky ones can also be found on trend stages.
The thing about totes is that they are your perfect partners on days when you're in a rush. Going to buy groceries, heading to the beach with pals, sudden plan to go shopping? Take a steezy printed tote bag along and see the heads turn!
7 – Crocheted bags
Last summer as well we saw crocheted bags wiggling their way in the style zone. This year, they have fully taken over with names like Monse, Chanel, and Karl Lagerfeld showing off their own silhouettes of the trend on their catwalk.
From crocheted totes to crocheted backpacks, some with fringes, others in combination with a leather border and handle, varying styles are on shelves. Some even with chains proving that this bag trend in coming in many different forms, all equally pretty and summer-ready.
8 – Bags with multiple compartments
Looks like this is the year designers are finally pairing fashion with functionality with the new-in multiple compartments trend. Fendi as well as Coach have some pretty pieces that aren't anything like your typical sectioned bag.
The thing about having more compartments in one bag is that they enable you to keep all your essentials organized. You can also keep smaller items handy and not have to worry about losing anything in a self-created mess.
9 – Wrist bags
You must have heard about the belt bag trend which was practically fanny packs making a comeback. Those are still in trend and now something new has also made its way to fashion shows. We're talking about wrist bags.
These are tied on the wrist with a belt. Brands like Loewe and Off-White has given a glimpse of this trend on their runways. They're perfect for people who don't have much to carry along when heading for a drive, to the gym or another short distance destination.
10 – Glass bags
If PVC can be made into bags then why not glass? Give your overall look a Cinderella vibe with glass bags. The look is snazzy and futuristic. And no, not all designer glass bags are just plain glass boxes even though those look pretty classy too.
Chicer versions with floral decorations, pouches inside and more are also available. Brands like Balmain and Brandon Maxwell have brought this trend to the catwalk. A glass bag would beautifully complement your all glammed up look for parties and grand gatherings.
This wraps up our list of the trendiest bag styles this season. Which of these elegant and wild styles did you like the best?


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Specialising in urban legends, University of Chicago student Helen Lyle searchs around the housing projects of Cabrini Green to discover more about the myth of the Candyman - a slave spirit with a metal hook hand to slash his victims who can be summoned whenever one looks into the mirror and repeats his name five times. At first Helen arrogantly disproving Candyman's existence...until he appears and begins a series of terrors and murders. And, to Helen's horror, she is wanted by the haunting brutal soul to join him in his afterlife world.
Actors: Virginia Madsen,Xander Berkeley,Tony Todd
Directors: Bernard Rose
Country: United States,United Kingdom
Duration: 99 min
Quality: SD
Release: 1992
IMDb: 6.5


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I was going to title this "The Lazy Gardener's Raised Bed" but then you would know something about me. When it comes to some aspects of gardening, I like to cut a few corners. Right now there is so much to do in my garden, I'm thrilled when an experiment in simplicity not only works, but works well. The other reason I titled this easiest raised bed is it is constructed out of items that I not only had on hand, but that I needed to get rid of, i.e., yard waste. You will, however, still have do some physical labor in creating the bed, but it greatly cuts down on labor required for other garden chores which you will see later.
To understand why I'm so excited about this method let me show you what the back of my yard looks like. This is after just one rainstorm dropping less than 2″ of rain. A week later the weedy grass is about 4″ high. I faced the same problem last year, but only worse. So as I hoe and cut the grass back, I rake it into piles. Through the latter part of last year, these piles just sat waiting for me to do something with them. At about the same time, I started reading about hugelkultur beds, which basically start out with a pile of wood, often covered with some sod and then soil. The benefits are that they maintain a great amount of water and never need fertilizing. Well, I didn't have sod, but I did have some piles of tree & shrub trimmings that I would have to put through a chipper in order to add to the compost pile, so I decided to give it a shot with some modifications based on what I had.
I pulled over some tree branches and stacked them in a long row. Then I raked the clipped grass that had been sitting for about three seasons over the branches. Even though it had been sitting, it was only slightly composted. You can see by the photo that the texture was pretty coarse. There are even some whole clumps of grass in there. And yes, some weed seeds too. But, I didn't want to chop it, sift it or wait on it to compost, so I piled it on top. On top of that I threw some of my native soil which is dune sand. (If you go to the beach, pick up a handful of sand and blow on it, the lightest of the grains that blow off is the soil I have in my yard. Sigh.) I topped it with a layer of straw and called it good.
Here is a picture of the bed with it's wood core and with the grass and weed debris raked on top. You can see all of the clumps of grass and whole leaves. You can even see large twigs sticking out. As I'm forming the shape of the bed over the wood, I pack it down a bit with the back of the rake.
Here is what the bed looks like with added soil. You can still see some weeds and other debris poking through. Keep in mind, however, that because my soil is sand, it is working down in between the grass and the branches. So in addition to this starting to look a bit like a hugelkultur bed, it is also starting to sound a bit like a compost pile right?
And finally, here is the photo above without the text so you can see the bed when it is done and planted. I planted this bed up in the fall when the artichokes were about a 4″ pot size plant. Despite our lack of rainfall I have only watered the bed once per week when temps got into the 80's and when the weather was cold, I went almost a month without watering. I also have added no fertilizer at all. Those artichoke plants look pretty good, don't they? And remember how I said I used weeds that had some seeds? Despite our rainfall the weeds popping up are minimal and extremely easy to pull.
So to recap, yes, there is work involved in making the bed. But look at all the work I don't have to do. I didn't have to haul away all that yard waste. I didn't have to shred or chop it to add to the compost pile, I didn't have to purchase any soil amendment or fertilizer and I've easily cut my watering in half. And in addition to my penchant for cutting corners, I sometimes like to break some rules. I've always heard that if brown material isn't well composted it will strip the soil of nitrogen until it breaks down. Well, it sure doesn't look like that is much of a problem here. You are also never, ever supposed to add weeds to your compost so you don't get weeds in your bed. Well, a good layer of straw means most of the weed seeds never feel the warmth of the sun and therefore won't germinate. The trick is don't ever turn this bed. Simply layer more compost or straw on it later and avoid walking on it. Tilling your soil just brings more weed seeds to the surface and if you are careful about not walking on your beds and compacting them, you don't have to which means you do even less work. And just what do I do with all the time I have saved? I plant more things.
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Sweet little Violet got her first official haircut a few weeks ago. She was so good. Our friend Reagan graciously agreed to come to our place to cut both Collin's and Violet's hair. Violet watched Collin get his cut very intently. She had been really nervous about it. She was convinced it was going to hurt. But once she saw that it was neither painful or scary she proudly announced that she indeed wanted to have a haircut and wanted to to know when it would be her turn
She had a really hard time holding still. Mostly because she kept giggling. Her hair was SO long! I forgot to get a before shot. But Reagan cut a healthy 2-3 inches off for sure. I don't know how she managed to get it even with all the wiggling going on but she worked her magic and in minutes Violet had herself a new do!
And before you ask, yes that is a table with a highchair stacked onto of it in the background. I promise we're not hoarding furniture We actually got a new dinning table and so we were in the process of selling the old one. Anywho, I digress, here's a couple after shots:
It looks great. Thanks for being so patient with our girl Reagan, you're a real gem!
P.S. Sorry for the blurry pics. I might have had a case of the giggles too.


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When a lovely Irishman can talk as much as Garth, you know we're in for a great PodCast, because the Irish always have a great yarn. We were blessed when the delightful Neil Cooney was up for joining us for a chat in the Wandering Room.
So here, it is, grab yourself a Guinness, kick back, relax, settle in for a great listen to these beautiful dulcet tones!
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