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All Roads Lead To The Bubble-City Danger Zone
Bubbles always pop, whether they exist in stocks, gold, confidence in the media, belief in central bank omnipotence, real estate, or debt. Yes, it could happen anywhere, and based on history, is likely. This time is not different, unless it will be worse…
From Jared Dillian: "The Everything Bubble"
"Also, nowadays, we have no idea what kind of malignant political forces will be unleashed if we have a real, hard-landing recession …
Does it all get pinned on Trump? Probably.
Does it push the left further left? Probably.
Does it increase the chance of real instability in 2020? Yup.
I have been making bearish noises for a while, but I haven't been willing to stake my reputation on it.
I am now willing to stake my reputation on it.
I think we're very close to a downturn. I will be surprised if this doesn't come to pass within 6 – 12 months."
From Steve Seville: "The Central Bank Moment"
"These days, however, the price of credit is distorted primarily by central banks, and the central bank is most definitely not a natural part of a market economy. Therefore, what is now often called a 'Minsky moment' could more aptly be called a 'central-bank moment.'"
I expect the next 'central-bank moment' to arrive within the coming 12 months. I also expect that when it does arrive it will generally be called a 'Minsky moment' or some other name that deftly misdirects the finger of blame, and that central banks will generally be seen as part of the solution rather than what they are: the biggest part of the problem."
From Andy Hoffman: "Most Likely to Catalyze The Big One"
"… it's difficult to believe America is not angling for Middle Eastern war; 'coincidentally' in the best interests of the kings of terrorism themselves, Saudi Arabia; which just happen to be the last hope for the rapidly dying Petrodollar standard. To which, I can only say that if I'm even remotely close to the mark, the world – and gold Cartel – are headed for a potentially catastrophic chain of events."
From Steve St. Angelo "Russia vs USA: Where's the Gold Going?"
"The U.S. is in serious trouble as it used extreme leverage in financial and economic markets. When this leverage finally cracks, those holding real gold and silver will experience the insanity taking place in the CRAZY CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET."
From Ted Butler: "A Rigged Game"
"Data published by the CRTC, the federal commodities regulator, indicate that JPMorgan and two or three other large financial institutions, have never taken a loss, only profits on every single silver trading position they have established over the past nine years .."
"There is no question that the silver market is the most rigged game in the world because no one would be able to establish a more perfect trading record than what JPMorgan and a few other big shorts have achieved."
Roxy from "Why Not Gold:" "Which Way Will Gold Go Now?"
"Today ALL is rigged and manipulated, the news, the markets, public opinion, politics, stock markets, you can't believe anything…
"The globalist's game is to rule the ignorant masses through division while repeatedly stealing the wealth from those that create it. We are in an 'Everything Bubble' and our stock/bond accounts, our home valuation and our bank accounts are next. When the markets drop this time the whole system will implode taken down by the world's $2.25 Quadrillion in derivative debt."
The 'Everything Bubble' has arrived. The current narrative tells us "all is well, nothing to see here, Russia did it, look over there etc." But bubbles always pop and many implosions are possible. Jared Dillian sees bubbles in:
- "Real estate in Canada, Australia, and Sweden
- Real estate in California
- Cryptocurrencies
- FANG, plus Tesla and a few others
- Corporate credit
- EM sovereign credit
- Autos
- Indexing"
There are other bubbles that could implode… Everything is connected and it only takes one implosion to create market misery reminiscent of 1987 or 2000 or 2008. Have you asked yourself the following?
- What could go wrong?
- Why should I believe the narrative that is promoted by the media?
- Do I own enough gold and silver that I can sleep well in the event of a downturn, correction, crash, or reset?
Final Thoughts:
Read: "How to Profit From Irrational Low-Inflation Exuberance"
Gary Christenson
The Deviant Investor


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Celebrities That I Would Love to Meet
Being a fan of pop culture, I enjoy getting to see and meet celebrities. Since I've been in Las Vegas, I've been lucky with the celebrity encounters that I have experienced. I love that I am able to document these occasions for all of you who read this blog and follow me on Facebook. The following list is celebrities that I would like to meet, talk to, and take pictures of them and with them. This is not a complete list (the actual list is already long and gets longer every day).
- Neil Patrick Harris: I have been a fan of Neil's ever since he was on Doogie Howser M.D. He's a great actor and he's also a magician. He and his husband, David Burtka come to Vegas quite often.
- Kristen Chenoweth: The star of ABC's new drama GCB, Kristen is someone who seems like she would be very cool to meet.
- Adele: There are many reasons I would love to meet the Grammy-winning singer but the biggest reason of all is that she and I were both born on May 5. True I am 10 years older than her but it is so awesome to share a birthday with one of the best singers of all time.
- Cameron Crowe: I have been a fan of Cameron Crowe ever since Jerry Maguire but it was his films Almost Famous and Elizabethtown that made me take a professional interest in him. The guy puts some of the best music in his films because he understands how much of an impact the right song in the right place can make.
- Jennifer Lopez: I first became aware of Jennifer when she starred in the movie Selena. Since then she has become a superstar in all sense of the word.
- Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi: For me, meeting Ellen and Portia has a lot to do with the fact that they are amazing as a couple. Also, I know that it would be fun to meet Ellen because she is someone who would leave a lasting impression, and Portia is a classy lady that always looks fantastic.
- Anne Rice: After reading Interview With the Vampire in high school, I started reading other books by Rice and found my favorite book that Anne Rice wrote was Exit to Eden. I loved Anne's take on the whole S & M scene complete with an island resort that makes Fantasy Island a bit too tame compared to Rice's Eden.
- Heather Locklear: A seasoned veteran in the primetime soap genre, Locklear is known for many roles in her acting career. Every week when I was a teenager, I would watch Melrose Place to see what Locklear's character, Amanda Woodward, would do.
- Dedire Hall: I have been a fan of Days of Our Lives since I was a kid and for me Dedire Hall is soap opera royalty. During her career as Doctor Marlena Evans on Days, Hall has been in storylines involving demonic possession, serial killers, and evil twins.
- Sarah Michelle Gellar: From the moment I saw the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I became a fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar. I loved her as Daphne in the Scooby Doo movies and loved her role in Cruel Intentions. Her new show, Ringer, is one of the best shows on TV.
Again, I would like to stress this is a sampling of my long and ever-growing list of celebs I would like to meet. I am happy with every celebrity I meet.
Why the '90s Was The Best Decade For Pop Culture Part 2: Television and Video Games
Continuing the theme from yesterday's article, today's article focuses on the television shows and video games of the 1990s. Before I go on, though, I want to thank a high school friend, Chris Dotson, for giving me the idea for these articles.
The '90s brought a wealth of television programs that changed the landscape of pop culture. Even though the first episode of The Simpsons aired on December 17, 1989, it was the only episode of the longest running show that aired in that year. The Simpsons hit its stride during the early part of the 1990s. Thanks to the 22 seasons and still going show, The Simpsons paved the way for other cartoons such as South Park, Family Guy, and Futurama in primetime. The '90s was also a good decade for science-fiction shows. One of those shows was The X-Files. During the nine seasons of this series and a movie, The X-Files developed a cult following almost as large as the Trekkies. Then there was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy not only redefined the horror genre with the girl being the hero instead of the damsel in distress, but also had a significant impact on pop culture. The '90s also gave way to a revival of the primetime soap and leading this revival was the man behind '80s primetime soap, Dynasty, Aaron Spelling. In October of 1990, the Fox network introduced Spelling's latest primetime soap, Beverly Hills, 90210. The show proved to be a huge success for Fox and at the end of Season 2 paved the way for the spin-off, Melrose Place. Beverly Hills, 90210 lasted 10 seasons and was the inspiration for the current 90210 on the CW. Some of the best sitcoms made their debut in the '90s: Friends, Will & Grace, and Seinfeld.
The 1990s also saw a renaissance in video games. In 1991, Nintendo released their second generation console, the Super Nintendo. That same year Sega introduced the first game of their most popular franchise, Sonic the Hedgehog, on the Sega Genesis. Soon thereafter Sonic became the company's official mascot. Sony introduced their first generation console , the Playstation, in 1994 prompting the beginning of the video game console wars between Nintendo and Sony. The game to make Sony Playstation a success did not come until 1997. The game, Final Fantasy VII, revolutionized the video game industry and went on to sell a total of 2.3 million copies.
The '90s introduced us to the new innovations in movies and video games, gave us spectacular characters that stand the test of time, and changed the landscape of music. There was so much going on in this decade that it's hard to cover all of it just two articles, but I think I covered a good amount of why the '90s was the best decade for pop culture.
Batman: Year One Trailer
I am really looking forward to this direct to video offering from Warner Brothers. I have been a fan of Batman since the first Batman movie came out in 1989 and finally we get to see one of the best Batman stories ever written as a movie. As a plus, Eliza Dushku from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is playing Selina Kyle/ Catwoman.
Summer Rerun Remedy
It's summertime again and for those of us who follow certain TV shows it means one thing, reruns. Luckily, we now live in a time where you can stream old television shows and movies through your TV. For those of you who have Netflix, it may be hard to choose what to watch among the hundreds of movies and television shows available streaming, In this article, I will give you some suggestions.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer/ Angel: For those of you who are sci-fi/ horror fans, it time to rewatch, or watch for the first time, the adventures of the vampire slayer and her former boyfriend who is a vampire with a soul. BTVS has always been one of my favorite shows and in my opinion, well-written and ahead of its time. As I have said before, Buffy and Angel are, by far, better than the Twilight Saga because the character are more relatable.
- Arrested Development: Even though this show only lasted three seasons, it is an engaging comedy. The cast consists of great actors like Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Michael Sera, and Will Arnett. The story revolves around the Bluth family and their misfortunes with the family business.
- Ally McBeal: This quirky comedy follows the lead character of the same name and her fellow lawyers of Cage & Fish Law Firm as they take on bizarre cases from a nurse being sued for having real breasts to a man suing Sting for ruining his marriage.
- Melrose Place: Created as a spinoff to Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place is about the lives of the tenants of 4616 Melrose Place. At first, the show suffered poor ratings until Heather Lockear was cast as the bitchy Amanda. Melrose Place was known for the characters playing musical beds. After you watch the entire run of the original Melrose Place, watch 2009 remake of the show.
Television High School Graduations
With tonight's season finale of 90210 revolving around the new West Bev gang graduating from high school, I thought I would do an article on memorable high school graduations on television. Continue reading "Television High School Graduations"
The Twilight "Phenomenon"
As most of you are aware, the latest chapter in the Twilight movie saga, Eclipse, opens tonight at midnight. When this "phenomenon" started, I could care less about it because I thought it was specifically geared towards teenage girls. Then a month ago, my sister-in-law sent me the first two books, Twilight and New Moon, so I decided to forgo my prejudices and read Stephanie Myer's vampire saga. Continue reading "The Twilight "Phenomenon""


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Breaking Down Blake Griffin's "Dunk": Where Does It Stand?
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In 1951, New York Giants player Bobby Thomson hit a game winning home run which clinched the National League pennant for the Giants and his homerun was nicknamed, the "Shot heard 'round the world."
Moving onto 2012, last night Los Angeles Clippers forward, Blake Griffin cut to the basket, received a pass from guard Chris Paul, rose up and dunked it on Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins.
The Staples Center crowd immediately rose to their feet with cheers and excitement as they all may had just witnessed history. Many began calling it the "dunk of the year" and one of the best dunks they've ever seen as players went to twitter to share their thought of the dunk.
"Dunk of the Year!! @blakegriffin just dunked on Kendrick Perkins so hard!! Wow!! I guess I'm #2 now. Move over #6," Miami Heat forward LeBron James tweeted.
"OMG!!! OMG!!! Who just saw the dunk by @blakegriffin on kendrick perkins?!! This dude is a beast!!," Football star Terrell Owens tweeted.
"Watched blakes dunk over and over again. Almost makes me wonder if me and him even play the same sport. What an athlete," Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki tweeted.
Though watching it over again and again and again, is it really that great of a dunk? Is it worthy of calling it the "dunk of the year" when there's still plenty more of games to come? Or is both of those and worthy of being nicknamed the "DUNK heard 'round the world?"
Absolutely not and matter of fact, the dunk that LeBron James had the night before against the Chicago Bulls which he jumped over Bulls player John Lucas, then caught the ball and then dunked it, was much better than Griffin's dunk on Monday night. Continuing with that, realistically Griffin's "dunk" technically is just a lay-up as there was very little contact made with the rim if any at all.
So, dunk of the year? Best dunk ever? Nickname it the DUNK heard 'round the world? No, no, and no.


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Welcome back! Today we're visiting the scrapbook spaces of WCS team members Moon Ko and Elizabeth Dillow. Moon scrapbooks in a newly renovated attic, and Elizabeth scrapbooks in an unfinished, unheated basement. Both spaces prove that with a little vision, just about anywhere can be turned into usable scrapbooking territory!
Hey everyone! Welcome to my newly renovated attic. [Ed. note: You can read all about Moon's attic renovation here. You don't want to miss the before pictures, we promise!] It's come a long way from what it used to look like and I am so happy with how it all turned out.
The first photo is of my general work space as you come up the stairs. The table along the right side extends almost along the entire side of one wall.
This wall is where I house most of my scrapping supplies. I like to have everything within arm's reach and spread out while I work. You can also see my printer and my embellishment carousel on top of my shelving unit. This is all right behind my chair.
And here is a close up of my desk. You can also see most of my papers along my green wall.
I love this storage unit from IKEA. I bought two of them. This one houses all my stamps, punches, ink, embossing powders, which you can see in more detail in the next photo...
See what I mean? :)
This half wall is where the stairs are and you can kind of see my kids' work area as well. This is where they do their homework. Thanks so much for taking a peek at my space—now who's ready to come scrap with me?
For the last ten years, I've been a basement scrapbooker with the exception of the year we lived in a house with no basement. I've scrapbooked in a laundry room, in a partially finished basement room (it had pretty blue walls but no heat + a concrete floor), a carpeted basement corner wedged in between the laundry closet and the cat litter alcove, and most recently, the part of the basement in the home we're renting for the year that boasts the only two outlets in the entire basement. We move around a lot because my husband is in the Air Force—in fact, the photos I'm about to show you will be outdated in the next few months, because you guessed it—we're moving again (from an off-base rental house to a base house at F.E. Warren AFB).
In every house we've lived in, I've carved out a space for a craft room or corner—even if it comes with giant spiders and the inability to use lighting and a space heater at the same time. Someday I dream of a dedicated above-ground room with actual daylight streaming through actual windows, but I'm not complaining. I can contract or expand my space to fit whatever is available. Come see!
Here is the view when you first come down the stairs; I timed these pictures to coincide with the approximately one hour a day this area gets sunlight through the window. I am never able to scrapbook during this hour, in case you were wondering. I think it's the only hour of the day that the spiders nap. The rest of the time, they're lurking everywhere. I've appropriated one of Matt's old uniform boots as my most important scrapbooking tool this year. : )
There are two outlets in the entire basement. I have all the lights plugged in through a dangerous web (read: tripping hazard) of my own—extension cords and an outlet strip. I've learned the hard way that I cannot turn all three lights on at the same time as the space heater during the winter. If you've known me any length of time, you know that being caught in a pitch-black basement is enough to cause me nightmares for a month. Or a lifetime! I still remember running through my childhood basement at top speed to avoid the monsters. I haven't actually changed all that much since I was 7.
These faux-Metro shelves are a great solution for my hodge-podge storage. I can fit a lot of things in these three workhorses—paper, books, photos, albums, embellishments, sewing supplies, cards (I make about 200 cards a year on top of scrapbooking!), letterpress supplies, ziploc bags of scraps (two for patterned paper, five more grouped monochromatically), full set of Simple Scrapbooks and Martha Stewart Kids, partial set of How magazine, negatives, other crafting books, buttons, projects-in-progress, and other miscellaneous craft supplies. I make a lot of things besides scrapbook pages, and I try to keep all my supplies together. My goal is to reclaim the bottom right shelf which is currently being used by all the projects-in-progress I rounded up in last year's move. When I finish them, I can consolidate the items on the floor onto that shelf!
To the right of the window is my very fancy tool table. I haven't had room for a second table since the blue wall basement room I moved from in 2006; one of the benefits (the only benefit?) of an unfinished basement is that I can spread out quite a bit. The desk top used to have its own legs when it belonged to the library at Kent State, but it was discarded and found its way to me—only the top was worth refinishing and saving. Eventually I plan to attach better legs than the sawhorses I stole from Matt. I still haven't refinished my prized doors behind the makeshift table; that's on the list for this summer.
Did you hear that noise? That was the sound of Jody Wenke and Jody Dent-Pruks passing out and hitting their heads after realizing my IKEA mini-file cabinets aren't labeled. Heh. I'll get to it eventually. After many failed storage solutions, I realized that a rifler like myself needs drawers that can be opened and shut easily, with enough room for ransacking in the meantime. The cabinet to the left contains rubber stamping and printmaking supplies; I bought it from Home Decorators about ten years ago. Would anyone like to cough up $315 so I can buy the 14 drawer one? : )
This house came with a built-in pegboard. I've never had a pegboard before and I think I like it. It isn't particularly well-arranged because I was on a mission to get the entire house unpacked after moving last summer in under two weeks—but I can find things on it, so it's fine. The table with fold-down sides (which, by the way, is the cleanest it's ever been since I purchased it at IKEA two years ago) has three storage drawers on each side—perfect for housing oft-used tools and supplies. The lazy-susan thing on top came from the kitchen section of Target; I toss any miscellaneous itty-bitty items left from working on a page or project in those two tins—it hasn't been properly sorted in, er, maybe three years? It's kind of like the Land of Misfit Toys—a stray rub-on here, a label there, some snips of unmatched ribbon...
To the left of the lamp is a three-drawer dresser my mom received at my baby shower from her fellow teachers at Stow High School—it's been with me for 37.5 years, painted one color or another. (The space heater is sitting on it at the moment). It holds paint and general art supplies. As much as I like my matching cabinets, I like that dresser even more : )


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On the first Saturday of December we hosted an open house with Santa. It was one of those stars -have-aligned sort of opportunities. First Christmas in our new home. So many people to thank and so many reasons to be thankful. Young grandchildren and great-nieces and wee friends from children's church experiencing the magical wonder and holy awe of Christmas. New friends in the community. Lots of good reasons to plan a Christmas party.
Most importantly, this will be the first Christmas since our beloved Betty passed over. She loved the Christmas season more than anyone I've known. Christmas a la Betty was a sight to behold. She trimmed the tree, the house, the yard, until every nook and cranny was graced by Christmas spirit. She spent an entire year preparing, purchasing gifts well in advance and baking sweets and treats for weeks leading up to the big day.
By the time I entered the scene the family was so large that gifts were exchanged in family groupings over the course of a week leading up to Christmas. Even then, she always exceeded expectations with beautifully wrapped packages spilling into the dining room from under the front room tree. On Christmas Eve, the entire brood gathered at the farm before church services. Santa made an appearance to the delight of the children as adults battled over Betty's famous dill pickles in a gift exchange. Christmas was a celebration of family as well faith.
On the days leading up to our open house, it was almost as if my mother-in-law was shadowing each step. She felt very near as I was baking spiral hams and dozens of rolls, trimming with lights and baubles and scents of the season, wrapping packages to fill the gap under the mammoth tree that the Hubs, a.k.a. Clark Griswold, couldn't resist — he carries her Christmas torch. I knew she would be pleased with our preparations for sixty guests. My sisters-in-law and others showed up with helpful contributions just as I knew they would because they also know family matters. Betty's example and joyful celebrations of family life and Christmas will serve us well in to the future.
In one important way, as the song below so beautifully illustrates, this is her first Christmas. Listen in… and if that doesn't boost your Christmas spirit, then spend some time with my Christmas playlist!
And it was just (February) past
She said goodbye, and breathed her last
And the great-grandchildren miss her so
But if she could she would let them know …
This is my first Christmas
First time to hear the angels sing
Glory, hallelujah to the risen king
And a holy night is what this is
'Cause this is my first Christmas
This is my first Christmas
I'm pleased to report the open house with Santa a grand success and a ton of fun. The house was buzzing with conversation among family, friends, and neighbors. Twenty children leaned in one by one, wide-eyed and eager to bend Santa's ear — except for our three grandgirls, who each preferred to keep their distance! Santa gifted each child with a Little Golden Book retelling the first Christmas story.
I crouched low on the carpet, observing each of the children up close in their moment of joy on Santa's lap. They were just precious. One of the most memorable was in 3 year-old Henry's Santa exchange. It was a very short conversation. "I want a bounce house" (trampoline), Henry proclaimed. I prompted him to continue on his sister's behalf, just as he'd practiced, so Santa would know Anna Bea would like "something that squeaks." Alas, he'd changed his mind about sharing this detail. "No, GiGi," he said. "She's fine. Beasy don't need nothing." Well, huh. I sure hope Santa doesn't forget her!
Long into the eventing we ate, drank and were merry in the making of memories and start of a new Christmas tradition.
Merry Christmas!
~ René Morley


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Life threw me a sequence of curve balls about 8 years ago which resulted in an epic dry spell. This has been a good thing, because it allowed space & time to dig down into a troubling dissatisfaction I had with my finished prints.
Quality wasn't the issue as I was using a fairly complex method of sharp & unsharp masks with Lynn Radeka's Contrast Masking Kit: http://www.radekaphotography.com/maskingkits.htm to produce the best prints I'd ever made, with more control I thought was ever possible. So...what was the problem? I came to realize my work was like looking through a window to the subject beyond. Distant. Removed.
The desire to print was gone. Why expend all that effort for something which leaves you flat? So began a quest to find a way of turning my negatives into positives which 'mean' something to me, that resonate, that had the power to fuel The Passion to print again.
Photogravure whispered to me for a while as it hinted at giving the 'art object in the hand' experience I was looking for; where the paper itself was part of the image/experience. On a recent trip to Vancouver I was able to hold one in my hand, and felt underwhelmed. There was no hair on the arms rising up experience. This may have been due to the paper and inks chosen, but I feel confident that if photogravure was what I'm searching for, I would have recognized its value/potential for my own images.
Recent Internet searches have revealed multi-layered platinum printing. This hints at being the one; where the paper itself is part of the image, where the image doesn't reflect the surrounding room (like with a glossy FB print) allowing one to become fully immersed, yet doesn't have the black sucking effect of matt silver gelatin papers and achieves a depth of black beyond the normal platinum range. Being a mere mortal of frugal means, multi-layered pt/pd toned Kallitype is the probable route forward.
The irony isn't lost on me (if multi-layered pt/pd toned Kallitype is indeed the answer) that having learned Radeka's pin registered masking techniques was the perfect training ground for visualizing the potential in this process for my work. The most interesting path between two points is not a straight line.
A major house renovation doomed the darkroom to storage for years, but work has recently begun to turn our old 15'x12' bedroom into a darkroom. Its final layout depends on which process is chosen, so the time crunch is on. Having read this, do you have suggestions for other processes which hint at what I've been looking for? I'm pretty sure multi-layered pt/pd toned Kallitype is the way to go, but you never know what lurks out there, undiscovered...


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55 white men. rich slave-owners, bond-holders, merchants, land speculators. wealthy aristocrats. the ruling class. you were taught in school that they were humanitarian leaders of society, heroes of democracy that we must honor. you were taught that they wrote a list of principles "for keeping people free." this is a falsehood.the founding fathers of america were the 1% of their era. the founding documents were written to create an oligarchy cleverly disguised a a democracy. the nationalistic rhetoric that you hear in political speeches and see in school textbooks is all part of the plan. the rich white men tried to convince everyone that america is a democracy, that america is a government in which the majority rules. the problem is, most of you believed them! you have been indoctrinated by videos like the one below since you were a little kid, since your mind was first forming its conceptions about the world. you have been told nothing but lies ever since you first began to see yourself as part of society.
examine the video and ask yourself: who is writing american history? what ideals are we promoting in our schools? what ethnicities does the video include in its depiction of the american melting pot? why can't the girl vote? notice the last scene. it shows a wooden house in the middle of the woods. next the trees get cut down and hundreds of identical houses are built. (suburbia) next hundreds of american flags are erected, one outside of each house. is this or is it not promoting america as a blind mass of citizens who willingly submit to a societal system in which standardization and conformity are the keystones and most important principles? is it or is it not promoting a lazy and uneducated population who does what it is told? (that means believing that voting for one of two figureheads that the wealthy have put forth on the ballot is the only way you can be politically active. oh, and waving an american flag and clapping when a politician says he believes in liberty is also good)
school is an institution of american society! you will never see the truth if you think school gives you an education. school gives you a dogmatic indoctrination. begin by examining who the founding fathers really were.
what is this saying about the american vision? do the people in the pictures accurately portray the ethnic composition of america? do they accurately represent
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- ADP revenue includes full HCM services besides payroll.
Notice something here? ADP moves a lot of money than Paypal, but makes less revenue on money movement (less the revenue from other HCM services). It has a smaller market cap too. Why? Well, ADP is in the business of solution shop and value add process while Paypal is a facilitated network.
There are three general types of business models: solution shops, value-adding process businesses, and facilitated networks. Solution shops are institutions structured to diagnose and recommend solutions to unstructured problems. Almost always, solutions shops charge their clients on a fee-for-service basis. The value-adding process transform inputs of resources into outputs of higher value. Because value-adding process organization tend to do their work in repetitive ways, the capability to deliver value tends to be embedded in processes and equipment. The facilitated networks operate systems in which customers buy and sell, and deliver and receive things from other participants. Much of consumer banking is a network business in which customers will make deposits and withdrawals from a collective pool.
When on boarding clients, ADP is in the mode of solution shops where a heavy team executes a time-consuming and highly customized process for each major client. Once a client is on board, ADP performs the repetitive payroll service with computers in every pay cycle. In return, clients pay ADP service fees. No matter how big or small the paycheck is, for CEO or for average Joe, the service fee is the same. In contrast, Paypal is a facilitated network and the service fee is proportional to the transaction size just like credit card services.
Given its dominance in payroll business, it is very challenging for ADP to achieve high growth in this area by grabbing more market share. But high growth is still possible by changing the business model with the above analysis. That is, ADP should become a facilitated network, more specifically a bank!
It sounds ridiculous but ADP has a unique advantage to be a great bank by managing the risk well. The open secret is its massive payroll and HR data. By knowing the incomes in advance, work history, performance metrics, time management data, etc., ADP can reduce the risk a lot with data science. Another great news is that there is a huge market. Many households try to make a go of it week to week, paycheck to paycheck, expense to expense. In fact, 63% Of Americans don't have enough savings to cover a $500 emergency. Often they have to pay a very high borrow rate to meet a small financial need. With the good risk management based on its data, ADP can potentially help us with much lower rate. It is a win-win for everyone.
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8-11 May – 2019 – LYON
Let's do the European Revolution !
The 2019 JCI European Conference will bring together in France JCI members, Senators and inspirational keynote speakers from all over the world, towards the global challenge that lies upon us: The UN Sustainable Development Goals.
A 4-day challenge to (re)think European youth commitment in favor of the UN SDGs and also to enjoy Lyon's treasures: its wonderful gastronomy, more than 2000 years of cultural heritage and more…
Discovering Lyon
Favorite City Break in Europe, 1st city granted Smart City, favorite business destination, Lyon offers multiple advantages.
Very dynamic, with a verry rich cultural offer, Lyon is also very well known for its gastronomy. You probably all know Paul Bocuse, but you definitely have to try one of our 15 Michelin star restaurants or more !… With its cover market Les Halles Paul Bocuse and its Cité de la Gatronomie, Lyon doesn't need to prove anymore that it is the Capital of the Gastronomy. Lyon way of life couldn't be complete without its green spaces : Parc de la Tête d'Or (our little Central Park), Rhône and Saône rivers banks, Confluence District offer an ideal quality of life.
Jump on a Velo'V city bike and let's have a tour to enjoy Lyon way of life !
Will you dare to Act ?
We want JCI to become a main actor of the Commitment Revolution by working not only during the EC thanks to workshops, brainstormings, real time studies or keynotes but also before and after with impactful challenges and projects. We count on you to make this topic yours as well.
A change of economic, environmental and social model is taking place right under our eyes, thanks to and proven by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that are calling each and everyone for action to eradicate poverty, protect the Planet and ensure that all human beings will live in peace and prosperity.
Great challenges await us and require us to make a real revolution in the way we live and act!


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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Having seen for three weeks of training camp how the Kansas City Chiefs' considerable speed at wide receiver is working with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce couldn't contain his optimism.
"Anything we want to do," Kelce said when asked what the speed of top four wideouts Tyreek Hill, Sammy Watkins, Demarcus Robinson and rookie Mecole Hardman would allow the Chiefs to accomplish. "You name it. We've got 4.2, 4.3, maybe 4.1. I don't know what Tyreek runs now. Who knows? We've got guys that can absolutely fly all over the field. Speed kills in this game. If you've got it, you're in the advantage.
"We're taking it up a level (from) years past. You can just tell from the coaches' excitement to their attention to detail to how guys are reacting to their coaching. This team is going to be awesome. We're going to have a lot of fun on the offensive side of the ball."
The Chiefs drafted Hardman, who ran a 4.33 40 at the scouting combine this year, to add to their receiving group. Hill, perhaps the NFL's fastest player, ran a 4.24 40 at his Pro Day when coming out for the draft. The 211-pound Watkins ran a 4.43 40 when he was coming out for the draft while Robinson was in the 4.5 range.
Hardman showed his speed in last week's preseason opener against the Bengals by taking a short pass and outrunning several defenders for a 17-yard touchdown. Some Chiefs fans have taken to calling the speedy receivers "The Legion of Zoom."
"I can't, honestly," Mahomes said when asked whether he could imagine a faster receiving group. "We've got guys that can roll, guys that really stretch the field. It really makes my job a lot easier. We're able to stretch the field vertically and horizontally. You can either take the deep pass and throw it like that or throw it out in the flat and these guys can all take it 70 yards to the house.
"Adding Mecole and having Sammy back healthy this year is even going to help more. Defenses have to really pick and choose which matchups they want to take . . . We look at the matchups and trust that the receivers are going to win."


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Disable and enable the extension to make sure all migrations have run.cspld wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 12:58 pmHello, I have a problem with the extension
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Oh, those 2 extensions are not compatible. You need to disable (and delete data) of the old one to be able to enable new one.cspld wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:43 pmI can not stop the extension of bb3mobi. Maybe because of this it gives mistakes
That's probably because installation went wrong with already existing module. Now, you probably need to manually delete the modules from your board. Please, head to general support if you are not sure how to do it.cspld wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:46 pmNot fashionable to uninstall, gives eros. https://imgur.com/sefrO79
This doesn't solve anything for me when previewing Adsense in Chrome. This error is in fact a bit of extra security in Chrome to prevent cross site injections. It's a little too strng though and thinks Google Adsense is a security issue, even though the admin actually wants to add it. So a proper solution will probably need to be found internally to prevent this.Way2Vet wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:14 pmEDIT:
The XSS_ERROR is only related to the latest Chrome-build. I used Opera and FireFox and could preview the ads perfectly without any errors occuring.
After I had a little deeper look into what's wrong with ads not showing up, I figured out that - because I am using responsive Ads - there was a problem that only had to do with AdSense and NOT this extension. The error was that the responsive ad was not able to get the width and height available for it (or at least needed a definition how much space it could take depending on the screen resolution). Therefore the Ad-Code had to be adapted as following:
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What "source code" did you use? The one with responsive layout/ads? If so have a look >this post<. (I had a similar issue which had nothing to do with this extension itself.)TomaGo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:20 amOn my site https://www.forumgolf8.fr/ the adsense ads are not visible even if the source code is showing adsense code.


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Harris, A. (2008) Spectral reflectance and photosynthetic properties of Sphagnum mosses exposed to progressive drought. Ecohydrology, 1 (1), 35-42. (doi:10.1002/eco.5).
This article explores the utility of spectral reflectance signals to assess changes in the photosynthetic efficiency (?PSII) of Sphagnum mosses exposed to reductions in water availability. Reflectance was measured in parallel to moisture content and chlorophyll fluorescence in five species of Sphagnum exposed to progressive drought. Decreases in moisture availability caused a significant reduction in ?PSII for all samples tested. An objective was to ascertain whether Sphagnum ?PSII was better correlated with (i) spectral indices directly related to photosynthetic processes through association with xanthophyll cycle pigmentation (the photochemical reflectance index; PRI), or (ii) indices indirectly correlated with photosynthetic activity but able to detect changes in canopy morphology (the normalized difference vegetation index; NDVI), chlorophyll stability (the structure insensitive pigment index; SIPI), or canopy moisture content (the floating water band index; fWBI). Strongest correlations were found between ?PSII and indices which were indirectly related to ?PSII. Both the SIPI and the NDVI exhibited linear correlations although these relationships were sometimes sample-specific. The fWBI was the index least affected by sample-specific relationships and showed a strong curvilinear correlation with ?PSII. Photosynthetic efficiency was correlated with the PRI but relationships were much weaker than for the other indices used, and in some cases negative. The NDVI and the fWBI show the most potential for monitoring Sphagnum photosynthetic activity at the ecosystem scale. The results from this study will help to monitor and understand the responses of these key species to hydrological disturbances.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that the bank will not be able to withdraw the cash withdrawal of 500 and 1,000 rupees on 8th November, 2016. It was also suggested that banknotes can be made in bank and post offices.
Subsequently the public changed their old banknotes. It was given a specific deadline. Later, the new 500 and 2,000 banknotes were printed and published. A few new days ago, 200 and 50 rupees were released.
In this regard, the Reserve Bank of India issued an annual report for 2016-17. It is said: –
Prior to remittances, 632.6 crore and 1,000 banknotes were in circulation. Of this, 8.9 crore notes were not returned. This is 1.4 percent.
Last year (2016), March 31, the country had a total of 1,570.7 crore and 500 rupees notes. But this year (2017) fell to 588.2 crore on March 31.
The cost of printing banknotes is now about 2 times higher. Last year, this amount was Rs. 3,421 crore, which is currently Rs. 7,965 crore.
In the last financial year, there were 7.62 lakh cigarettes. It was 20.4 percent more than last year.
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April 5, 2018
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Should you refinance your home to renovate? When you use the mortgage to cover the costs of your project, you may be able to save a lot of money with a low interest rate. The alternatives – taking out a personal loan or funding your renovation costs with a personal credit card, can make the overall expense of updating your home balloon as you'll have to pay hundreds or thousands more in interest with a higher rate.
Let's face it; home renovations aren't cheap. A standard bathroom renovation can cost $45,000 or more. Want to upgrade your bathroom or master bedroom? You may be looking at up to $35,000 in renovation expenses.
Renovating can still be worth it. You'll add value to your home, and you and your family will get to enjoy a more comfortable, modern living space. But, you want to finance your project with a loan that comes with the lowest rate possible. For most people, this means refinancing your mortgage to pay for your renovation.
Refinancing your home loan may enable you to get a better interest rate and enough money above that amount to renovate. This means more flexibility should your project run over budget.
But, you still want to be careful as refinancing itself comes with some risks.
Take a look at these considerations to make sure refinancing to renovate is a smart move for your financial situation and to make sure you are switching to the right type of loan.
How Much Equity Can I Access from My Home?
Most lenders in Australia will provide loans up to 80% of the home's loan-to-value ratio (LVR). Before refinancing, make sure you check if the value of your property has dropped. Property values are always moving. If your home isn't worth as much as it was when you purchased it, you may not have enough equity to refinance for a renovation loan.
You can get even more money from some lenders, but you will need to get Lender's Mortgage Insurance (LMI) with it, which will increase the cost of changing loans.
Some lenders will let you refinance your home for renovation purposes at a different value. Lenders will often base it on the value of the home after the work is completed, which will enable you to get more. Talk to your lender to find out what options you have available to you.
What Are Line of Credit Home Loans?
A loan based on a line of credit is an excellent choice for a renovation. The amount of money is based on your equity. You'll have the option to borrow only as much as you need and you pay interest only on the amount you actually use. There is a period where you can draw out the money as needed, and when that has ended, you make the payments on it.
This type of loan offers a lot of flexibility. For example, if the costs of completing your renovation turn out to be more than you had budgeted for, with a line of credit, you can simply draw down more funds as needed up to your limit.
Line of credit loans are more suitable for small renovation projects, like a modest living room upgrade, installing a laundry room, or building a deck in your outdoor area. These renovations usually cost less than a major bathroom or kitchen remodel. For the big projects, you may be better off refinancing through a construction loan.
What Are Construction Home Loans?
When you are looking into renovating your home, you may want to consider a couple of other options to finance your renovation project. In addition to the possibility of refinancing to a line of credit loan or for a larger amount, you may also be able to:
Get a construction loan. These loans are available just for construction or renovating. Valuations will be necessary throughout the process. This type of loan is also available for those without much equity.
Extend your current mortgage. Getting the money you need for renovating your home may be less expensive this way. By extending your mortgage, you can lower your repayments, freeing up more of your disposable income to pay for your renovation. This method will enable you to avoid some of the costs of refinancing.
What to Know Before Getting a Renovation Loan
Before getting a renovation loan, it is important to understand all the details. You want to be sure of:
- The approximate cost (most renovations are at least $20,000). Don't forget the cost of the design, materials, licences, fees, and labour costs
- Whether or not it will add value to your home, and how much
- If you can sell the home for the new value (avoid over-capitalising it)
- How long the work will take
- The total cost of refinancing the loan
Remember that when you refinance for renovations, you are apt to need a valuation before and after the project. Also, the money for the project may need to be accounted for before your contractor will begin work, and you probably will have a limited time to complete the work.
But, as long as you plan well and get the right type of loan for your project, refinancing can be ideal for improving your home and boosting its value.
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Tapper is the new Russert, Jake Tapper plays one man tag team on White House Press Secretary, Jay Carney, Tapper asks a simple, A or B question, and can not get a straight answer, from ABC News [1]:
Which Is Worse? Default or Voting to Raise the Debt Ceiling Again in 2012?: Today's Qs for O's WH – 7/14/2011
TAPPER: The worst-case scenario here is a default, right?
CARNEY: That is a bad scenario. I'm not sure — I mean —
TAPPER: Is it worse —
CARNEY: You know, there are things you could anticipate. But I — yes
Barack Obama has promised to throw Granny, and her Social Security check, under the bus first should he not get a debt ceiling increase. Yet the Obami are utterly unable to declare depriving Granny of her Social Security check is worse than Dim Won, b/k/a Barack Obama having reschedule his golf outing to conduct more debt ceiling negotiations.
Why the debt ceiling will be raised despite of and not because of Dumbo, b/k/a Obama, from Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post [2]:
Senate and House sources tell me that virtually nothing is happening or is expected to come out of White House talks. When asked what dealmaking might be going on, a House aide replied, "Nothing real yet."
But notice the mention of "a few weeks" by Boehner. Apparently, the speaker of the House doesn't think much of Obama's insistence on a deal by Friday. In fact, nothing that Obama says these days seems to make a difference. The White House, in fact, is entirely irrelevant .
Jackson-Lee plays the race card, from Josiah Ryan,Politico [3]:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Friday strongly suggested that members of Congress are making it difficult for President Obama to raise the debt ceiling because of his race.
"I do not understand what I think is the maligning and maliciousness [toward] this president," said Jackson Lee, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus. "Why is he different? And in my community, that is the question that we raise. In the minority community that is question that is being raised. Why is this president being treated so disrespectfully? Why has the debt limit been raised 60 times? Why did the leader of the Senate continually talk about his job is to bring the president down to make sure he is unelected?"
Think of it like this, Shelly Baby, black is the new incompetent.
Obami use tax dollars to promote racism, from Kerry Picket, Washington Times [4]:
Public schools in Omaha spent $130,000 in federal stimulus money on cultural diversity books for all 8,000 school staffers including: teachers, administrators, and even janitors that teaches that a color-blind society is not enough to end racism.
Only whites are smart enough to be responsible for their own outcomes, or say the Obami.
'Rats don't like your guns, from Katie Pavlich, Town Hal [5]l:
U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) will join other members and a leading law enforcement organization for an event Friday, July 15th, 11:00 a.m. at the House Triangle to introduce the "Stop Gun Trafficking and Strengthen Law Enforcement Act," which establishes a dedicated firearms trafficking statute to empower law enforcement to keep high-powered firearms out of the hands of dangerous criminals, including Mexican drug cartels.
So let me get this straight, democrats want to punish law abiding Americans and impede on Second Amendment rights with new legislation "to prevent gun trafficking to Mexico," however, aren't willing to focus on the ATF and DOJ's role in deliberately putting high powered firearms into the hands of criminals including Mexican drug cartels? It doesn't matter how many gun control laws we have on the books if the federal government is willing to break them to push a political agenda [6], however, this is not surprising
If you want to keep guns out of Mexico, get Eric Holder out of the Department of Justice and into a courtroom in Mexico.


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Eulogies for a Father help us to understand the man he was. Your father will never be forgotten, and the words you use now will try and thank him for all he has given you. Now is the moment when we want to be able to speak to all that was good about him. As a Father he will have touched many lives.Our eulogies for a Father can be of great help. Others, who do not perhaps even have the strength to speak, will want you to stand up for them. Let your Father know how much he was loved and how well he will be remembered.Sherine S., from Johannesburg (South Africa), said, "Admittedly I found your site very helpful in assisting me with my eulogy writing, and I will always refer back to your site."


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Around twenty police staff are continuing their investigation this week into the killing of a Taita man.
Fifty-two year old Michael James Mulholland was found unconscious in a driveway near his home last Thursday evening.
He died at the scene.
Detective Inspector Darrin Thomson says a post mortem examination confirms Mr Mulholland was the victim of a homicide.
"The ESR have just finished the scene examination with us, and police will be at the two addresses in Farmer Crescent over the next two or three days."
He says at this stage police investigations are focused on speaking with those who had contact with Mr Mulholland the day he died.
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Administered by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), the EB-5 program (Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference) allows foreign nationals to invest as little as $500,000 or as much as $1 million in a U.S. enterprise, in consideration of potentially receiving permanent residency in the United States. In recent years, EB-5 financing has grown exponentially and has become a highly utilized funding source for hotel development projects.1 Congress created the program in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through foreign direct investment to create jobs. Despite the growth of the program, the EB-5 market is opaque and inefficient, and availability of EB-5 financing may encourage development of speculative (and potentially economically marginal) hotel investments. This report explains the mechanics of conducting an EB-5 transaction, examines the motivations of investors and hotel developers to participate in the program, outlines potential for fraud in EB-5 capital raisings, and demonstrates the potential for bringing marginal projects through an economic simulation of a hotel financed with EB-5 capital.
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Korean and Mandarin versions available.
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Mahmoodi, A., & deRoos, J. A. (2015). Creative capital: Financing hotels via EB-5 [Electronic article]. Cornell Hospitality Report, 15(13), 3-13.
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TSPSC TRT 2017 – TS DSC 2017 – Latest Updates – www.tspsc.gov.in: Telangana Teachers Recruitment Test (TRT) which is also known as TS DSC Notification 2017 Officially released by Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) on 21st Oct, 2017. All the interested candidates can check details of fee structure, exam pattern, Syllabus, Qualifying Marks and all latest updates from below links.
The candidates have to submit the applications online through tspsc.gov.in from 04th Nov. TS TRT-2017 is scheduled to take place on 2nd week of Feb and 8,792 teachers will be recruited through this notification.
- Check TS TRT Secondary Grade Teachers (SGT) Results 2018
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- Important Instructions for Candidates appearing TS TRT Examination: Click here.
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- Check Total Number of candidates applied for each post, available posts, exam centers and etc details from here: Click here.
- TS TRT Examinations are to be conducted from 24th – 03rd March, 2018. Check your exam dates from here.
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The Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) notification has been issued for the long wait of millions of unemployed. The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) Saturday issued notification to 31 districts for replacement of 8,792 teacher posts vacant in the state's schools. TSPSC secretary Vani Prasad said that applications will be received from 03rd Nov to 03rd Dec (Tentative). If candidates are eligible for more than one category of posts, the candidates are required to apply for separate categories for the candidates.
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Apache 项目日前发布了一个拒绝服务(DoS)漏洞警告,该漏洞可让攻击者轻松的让 Apache 软件拒绝服务,该漏洞影响 Apache 的所有版本。而且这样的攻击工具已经公开,该攻击可使 Apache Http Server 占用大多数的内存和 CPU,从而导致无法处理正常的请求。
采用默认方式安装的 Apache 非常容易受此攻击,而且目前还没有相应的补丁版本。
攻击工具: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Aug/175
经过我在apahce 2.2x上的测试,下面的办法是可行的。
A denial of service vulnerability has been found in the way the multiple
overlapping ranges are handled by the Apache HTTPD server:
An attack tool is circulating in the wild. Active use of this tools has
been observed.
The attack can be done remotely and with a modest number of requests can
cause very significant memory and CPU usage on the server.
The default Apache HTTPD installation is vulnerable.
There is currently no patch/new version of Apache HTTPD which fixes this
vulnerability. This advisory will be updated when a long term fix
is available.
A full fix is expected in the next 48 hours.
However there are several immediate options to mitigate this issue until
a full fix is available:
1) Use SetEnvIf or mod_rewrite to detect a large number of ranges and then
either ignore the Range: header or reject the request.
Option 1: (Apache 2.0 and 2.2)
# Drop the Range header when more than 5 ranges.
SetEnvIf Range (,.*?){5,} bad-range=1
RequestHeader unset Range env=bad-range
# optional logging.
CustomLog logs/range-CVE-2011-3192.log common env=bad-range
Option 2: (Also for Apache 1.3)
# Reject request when more than 5 ranges in the Range: header.
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP:range} !(^bytes=[^,]+(,[^,]+){0,4}$|^$)
RewriteRule .* – [F]
The number 5 is arbitrary. Several 10's should not be an issue and may be
required for sites which for example serve PDFs to very high end eReaders
or use things such complex http based video streaming.
2) Limit the size of the request field to a few hundred bytes. Note that while
this keeps the offending Range header short – it may break other headers;
such as sizeable cookies or security fields.
LimitRequestFieldSize 200
Note that as the attack evolves in the field you are likely to have
to further limit this and/or impose other LimitRequestFields limits.
See: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#limitrequestfieldsize
3) Use mod_headers to completely dis-allow the use of Range headers:
RequestHeader unset Range
Note that this may break certain clients – such as those used for
e-Readers and progressive/http-streaming video.
4) Deploy a Range header count module as a temporary stopgap measure:
Precompiled binaries for some platforms are available at:
5) Apply any of the current patches under discussion – such as:
Apache HTTPD users who are concerned about a DoS attack against their server
should consider implementing any of the above mitigations immediately.
When using a third party attack tool to verify vulnerability – know that most
of the versions in the wild currently check for the presence of mod_deflate;
and will (mis)report that your server is not vulnerable if this module is not
present. This vulnerability is not dependent on presence or absence of
that module.
This advisory will be updated when new information, a patch or a new release
is available. A patch or new apache release for Apache 2.0 and 2.2 is expected
in the next 48 hours. Note that, while popular, Apache 1.3 is deprecated.


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RE the sister getting told to remove her hijab by the armed Nice Police in France, no I won't be sharing the image and shame on those who have done so already.
Where is your protective jealously for our sister? What if it was your wife, daughter, mother or sister, would you be happy with her image being shared and looked at by all these men on social media?
Yes the oppression in this case is terrible, part of the wider oppression felt by the Muslims in France, especially our sisters who are being literally forced by gun-toting cops to uncover themselves and take clothing off in public, but that in no way justifies you sharing such images.
Given the background of the image with semi-naked men and women do you even think it's appropriate or even permissible to share such an image anyway even if the sisters face is not clear / blocked out?
It's like all the people sharing images of models in Burkinis to show a visual image of the French ban on this item of clothing and claiming you are sharing such images to defend modesty… Stupid doesn't even begin to cover such people.
Here is a Fatwah from Sheikh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid at Islam Q&A on women sharing their image on social media, I hope the intelligent among you would realize if this applies to sisters sharing images of themselves, it applies doubly to men sharing these pictures of sisters in hijab or even worst actual indecent images.
We need to remember such dhulm is a test, a trial and yes sometimes a punishment from Allaah and that to end such oppression doesn't just mean denouncing it, but that as Muslims we need to wake up and return to our deen and that Allaah informs us in the Quran:
For each one are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allah . Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron.
Quran translation, Surah ar-Ra'd, 13:11


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Darlusz, for the unitiated, is the plastic/ceramic frog that serves as a household muse and conversation piece. He likes making an occasional guest appearance in this blog.
|Darlusz compares our new kitchen floor, brown, top
left, to the ugly old lineleum floor.
"I know, isn't it great,?" I said, as I tripped over a box of flooring that was ready to be installed.
The St. Albans, Vermont house Darlusz, Jeff and I live in is in the throes of a major transformation, thanks to Jeff, who is both a design expert and somebody who can't stand life unless he has some nice big projects going on.
Because of Jeff's hard work, the front deck was replaced, a new floor appeared on the kitchen and living room. He installed carpeting in a bedroom, refinished the kitchen cupboards, painted the shed, and did plenty of other projects that are too much to count. All this happened just in the past month.
Oh, and Jeff is overseeing the replacement of the entire west wall of the living room, and it will become mostly glass, to capture the great view of the Champlain Valley.
Darlusz and I are exhausted just thinking about all this, and Jeff's the one doing all the work.
"Yez. it nice, but I confused. So much new stuff. Da boxes everywhere. Da floor, it new color. No used to dat. Da new baseboards, make da wall different and I bump into it. Why you take out the big window in the living room? It plywood now. Look awful. Can't see da bugs fly by outside dat I can eat," Darlusz whined.
|Darlusz inspects the old window we're removing from the
house. Sheetrock was removed to prepare for the work.
"Oh, relax, it will be done soon enough. That plywood is going to become a big glass wall, you can see all the bugs you want. But it will probably make you hungrier because the bugs will be outdoors. And you have to admit the new floor and baseboards are gorgeous," I said.
"Yah, but I no good at change. Took me months to get good again when I move here from Poland two year ago," Darlusz said.
"You'll get used to it soon enough, and you will love it. I guarantee it. I already love it. And I sure don't miss that awful window in the living room. It was leaky, you couldn't see out it that well because of condensation, and worse, it was attracting carpenter ants," I said.
|Darlusz hunts in vain for insects to eat on the great new floor
in our kitchen and living room.
"But I love doz carpenter ant. Day tasty," Darlusz said.
"You can only eat so many of those. And besides, you're gaining weight," I said. There will be plenty of bugs for you even without the carpenter ants. And if they're not enough, I'll even buy some for you."
"You do dat for me,?" Darlusz asked.
"Absolutely. As long as you help me move these empty flooring boxes out of the kitchen," I replied.
"You good man," Darlusz said.
"Thanks. But you should really thank Jeff. He's the one responsible for all these great home improvements," I said.


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Went on a road trip up to the Sugar Moon Farm with Kathleen, Monica and Naomi for the purpose of eating maple syrup, with perhaps some things to wrap the maple syrup in. Oh my. We did the 'pouring the hot maple syrup on the snow' thing, which is the best thing ever. I remember from my halcyon childhood, we would make it spell out our initials or whatever, but in this case we took a popsicle stick and made, like, a lollipop of pure, warm maple syrup with some snow mixed in, and it was pretty much just bliss, right there. I got pancakes with maple syrup, and a hot chocolate with rum and maple whipped cream, and a biscuit with maple butter. You would think this would be too much maple, but you would be wrong. If I die by drowning in a vat of maple syrup, you will know that I died happy.
We also took a tour of the maple shack. Sadly, we're not quite in season, so it wasn't really functioning. That meant the Evaporating Room, rather than being a warm womb of maple steam, was actually just a freezing shack. Not that I was looking forward to a maple steam bath OR ANYTHING! The tour was really aimed at kids, so the four Masters students politely stood by quietly and learned about maple.
We also tried to go to the Anna Swan Museum in Tatamagouche, but it was closed, so instead we went to Big Al's Restaurant, which had an Anna Swan exhibit and also food, because we totally weren't planning on stuffing our faces completely full at the Sugar Shack an hour later, no. We learned many important things about giants, human nature, and how Shannon just will not tolerate people mispronouncing Tatamagouche. My theory is that people pronounce it like it's French, when actually it's Mi'kmaq. And I just looked it up on Wikipedia, and it actually is from a Mi'kmaq word, so my half-assed folk etymology panned out! Whoo! Also, Wikipedia says I pronounce it right. Justified by Wikipedia! Man, that should be a new internet acronym. jbw: Justified by Wikipedia. I bet it'll have a lot of application, once it catches on.
In other news, I have worked out Not At All this week. Wait, no! I did carry a table piggyback-style that Kathleen and Monica found on the side of the road back to their house after brunch the other day. Does that sentence work? I guess, more importantly, did you get all the elements from it, Internet? Fine, good. I carried a table down the street for a while. It was a super-cute fifties-looking thing, and really little, just for two people. And by the side of the road! Surprisingly easy to carry once I got it into a good position on my back. Piggybacks, man, I tell you, they make everything better. I was really tempted to try to get on the bus with it, though. "This is my brother. He's disabled."
Other than that, Reading Week, I'm all over the place, no working out to speak of, eating candy and pancakes all day. Oh my, this is not good. Well, I'll get back to the club soon enough!
I hung out with my nephew and made good on a promise to play board games with him. I had expected Trouble, because Trouble rules, but apparently a six-year-old is capable of losing a Trouble game (how?) so instead we played the Pokemon board game, and I got my ass so kicked. I was baffled as to how Tyler could be beating me so badly at a game that was all chance, but my brother just told me that Ty cheats, the clever little thing, so now I feel better. Of course, now the question is how a six-year-old was cheating me without my noticing. I'm stupid no matter how you cut it, is the basic issue.


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And if the new car sparks a good reaction from existing and potential Rolls-Royce customers, then there is a good chance the 101EX two-door coupe will be produced, according to Burkhard Goeschel, board member in charge of product development at Rolls-Royce's parent company BMW Group.
"We have to evaluate if the coupe can find customers," Mr Goeschel said in an interview with the BBC. "We are following the Rolls-Royce tradition, so the concept car is fully operational."
Should there be a market for the car, then there are a limited amount of practical challenges involved in bringing it to market, he continued.
The "body structure makes it very easy to make derivatives" based on Rolls-Royce's core model, the Phantom, Mr Goeschel said.
Elegance and technology
It won't be the first time that Rolls-Royce has tweaked its product range.
The company has already made a stretched version of its Phantom, and a convertible is currently being produced at the manufacturing plant at Goodwood in Sussex.
Rolls-Royce is doing all it can to keep the convertible production car under wraps ahead of its likely launch next year, though it is believed to differ little from the 100EX concept convertible that was revealed at the Geneva motor show in 2004.
If the 101EX coupe concept from this year's motor show - which like the 100EX is shown with rear hinged doors - follows a similar route to market, it could reach customers by the end of 2008.
Mr Goeschel feels the car would help the company show its customers that "Rolls-Royce is not all about luxury, it is also about technology".
The 101EX offers "a little bit more elegance, a little bit more technology" than the Phantom, he says.
No longer rivals?
After a period of slower-than-anticipated sales following the return of Rolls-Royce under BMW's umbrella in 2003 - a period during which several chief executives came and went - the company now insists the £250,000 Phantom has established itself as the leader in the market for hyper-luxurious cars.
"The Phantom has the top end of the market almost to itself," according to Rolls-Royce Motor Company chairman and chief executive Ian Robertson.
Mr Goeschel said that the Phantom attracts a different set of customers from Bentley's slightly cheaper top model, the Arnage, insisting that "we don't compete in the same segment".
"I'm not at all anxious about Bentley," he said.
Unsurprisingly, Bentley Motors chief executive Franz-Josef Paefgen insists the Arnage is still ahead.
"Arnage sales rose 15% last year to about 700 cars, and it outsold Rolls-Royce in all the four major markets we're operating in," he told the BBC, referring to North America, the UK, Germany and Japan.
Whichever company is at the top of tree at the moment, both agree that it will take a heady mix of luxury and cutting-edge technology to stay there and keep luring the big spenders.


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The way that children are parented impacts on their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development.
Right from the time of birth, loving and responsive interactions support baby's brain to grow and develop so that they are ready for positive relationships and future learning.
Ensuring children receive positive, loving care from parents is a key opportunity for ensuring children do well. We can support positive, non-violent parenting through:
- creating a society that values and respects children and doesn't tolerate any use of violence (physical or verbal)
- equipping parents with information about child development, child management and positive parenting strategies
- ensuring parents are well supported
- improving parents' mental health
- reducing drug and alcohol abuse
- reducing poverty.
(Research from the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development)
For information about the movement for positive parenting and the law to protect children from assault, see.


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When sending an invoice through to Xero, you may encounter several errors. Here are a few reasons why you may be experiencing this:
Payments can only be made against...
- Incorrect Invoice order.
- Incorrect Invoice title.
- Seen when payment is already sitting in Xero waiting to be cleared.
Provided that your set up is correct in the Xero Settings of ResBook, go into Xero and check where the Invoice has been saved. Verify the details of the invoice. If all is correct, then it could be that payment has already been received in Xero and is awaiting clearance.
Invoice not of valid status for modification.
Due date of the Invoice is before the Booking's accommodation date.
Adjust the due date of the Invoice, and try resending.


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San Mateo Dentists Dr. Anthony and Dr. Jane Ferrera of Fiori Dental of San Mateo believe that our patients' health always comes first. This is why we now offer digital X-rays, a remarkable innovation in dental safety that allows dentists to reduce the amount of radiation patients are exposed to with standard X-rays by up to 90 percent. To take digital X-rays, we will place a very small camera into the mouth. As soon as the picture is taken, an image pops up on a nearby computer screen. This amazing technology allows you to view any potential problems yourself, and allows you to discuss them with Drs. Anthony and Jane Ferrera. The real-time dental information provided by digital X-rays thus allows you to make better decisions with regards to your dental health. From dental implants to cosmetic dentistry, we will use this wonderful technology to better serve you.
To learn more about the Digital X-ray Technology and Services we provide or to schedule an appointment, please call San Mateo Cosmetic Dentists Dr. Anthony and Dr. Jane Ferrera Today 650-348-2844!


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It's time to ship the kids back to school. And I've had a solid year of no homework since finishing grad school. So naturally I became jealous of the kids' school supplies and was feeling a little bored. The most logical solution – try an MOOC (massive open online course).
Never heard of MOOC? Simple explanation – universities of varying notorarity have opened up their online courses for you to take for free (as an audit) or a for a fee (for either a grade or certificate).
Why try one of these courses? First – you can do them for free. Second – it's a huge world of learning that is right at your fingertips. The course catalogues cover a huge range of topics.
Where do you find MOOC info? MOOC-list.com was my starting point. Put in a few key words to search and voila – list upon list of possible courses. They aren't the actual providers though. I ended up on edx.com and coursera.org and had to register at each of those sites. What is nice is that each course you register within the site can be taken through courserra or edx. Which is especially nice when you sign up for 5 courses – I'll add decision making 101 to the next round.
Only one of the courses I'm taking is self lead – and that's the Spanish course through edx. The other 4 are scheduled and two started the Monday after I signed up. The other two started the following Monday – and I had forgotten about them until a nice email came through to tell me class was starting. I might have added two more since then.
The classes vary in length with two of them as short as 4 weeks. The Spanish is meant to be 16 weeks but it's self lead.
What's my impression so far – well since I added two more, I guess you could say I like it. I'm auditing so I'm skipping (locked out of) some of the major assignments. Reading the boards though I'm seeing an interesting note – some of the classes are relying heavily on peer reviewed grading. And some people are very unhappy about that. I'm also noticing that we have assigned mentors – who are not necessarily the instructors. So if you're buying the course – take a moment to find out what you're actually buying.
All that said, other than me recklessly signing up for too many, I'm enjoying the courses. They are largely video based, so I can retreat back and rewind to listen again. The videos are shorter clips (most are 5-7 minutes) so I can watch just a little and come back later when I have more time.
Don't want to be tied to a laptop or wi-fi? Both edx and coursera have apps – and you can download the content for offline viewing. Helpful for waiting during soccer/baseball/insert after school practice.
Time to finish my first course. And try not to sign up for anymore 🙂


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Innovative Consulting Group is introducing its first major brand overhaul since the company was founded seven years ago. The updated brand features a new logo and tagline that capture the spirit of the company's philosophy, evolution and roadmap for the future.
Since its founding in 2010, ICG has evolved into a multi-dimensional engineering and consulting firm. What started as a company specializing in supporting manufacturing customers using Fourth Shift ERP legacy software has now developed into a specialized IT engineering and business systems consulting firm, as well as an Infor ERP software sales partner. ICG has grown to an organization comprised of 15 consultants in the United States and Canada with more than 100 combined years of experience in IT engineering and business systems consulting. With the expansion of all three divisions of the company, ICG needed a new brand and look to reflect the company's current focus and future goals.
ICG's new tagline, "connecting business with technology to engineer the future," precisely captures what ICG's consultants and services bring to our clients. ICG has always taken pride in treating clients like partners, not just customers. As our partnerships continue to grow and new and lasting partnerships form, ICG has acquired an expert team of engineers and consultants to expand our service offerings and bring more value to our clients. Each division of the company brings unparalleled experience and knowledge to provide more than just IT consulting or ERP software management. Our highly-certified engineers and consultants provide comprehensive and integrated solutions to help our clients overcome their most difficult business and IT challenges.
Everyone at ICG is excited to move into this new phase of the company's growth. We look forward to continuing to build strong relationships with our clients and developing new partnerships as we expand our horizons.


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One of the largest potato producers in China, recently invested in a high sophisticated seed potato cutting line. The seed potatoes are graded in 4 sizes by a 60t/hr Vitech roller grader with a working width of 240cm, the machine is fed by a Miedema MH200 receiving hopper.
The main (graded) size is going to a feeding belt with a smart dividing system integrated in order to supply an even quantity of potatoes to the 4 Miedema PGS seed potato cutters. The potatoes pass a stainless steel singling unit to the 4 lanes before being cut by the driven stainless steel cutting knifes. The reason to mount stainless steel knives is to cut very sharp for a smooth cutting surface and a quick wound recovery.
The knives are continuously decontaminated with brushes and fluid. The fluid is supplied by a 10liter tank, mounted on top of the knifes, the volume can be set per lane. Before the potatoes are being discharged to a collection conveyor, they are first powdered by a stepless adjustable powder applicator to prevent disease spreading through the wounds of the potatoes.
Are you also interested in this efficient solution, please contact your nearest APH representative.