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(5038) 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4dr Sdn 5.5L V8 RWD
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(5038) 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4dr Sdn 5.5L V8 RWD , loaded , leather seats, heated seats, power eats, navigation system , looks very nice runs great . over 90 photos to see
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Driver Air Bag
Passenger Air Bag
Side Air Bag
Power Door Locks
Heated Mirrors
Traction Control
Fog Lamps
Vehicle Anti-Theft System
Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors
Active Suspension System
Emergency Trunk Release
Tire Pressure Monitoring
Climate Control
Dual Zone AC
Air Conditioning
Rear AC
Cruise Control
Keyless Entry
Power Driver Mirror
Power Steering
Tilt Wheel
Steering wheel controls
Handsfree Communications
Cooled Driver Seat
Power Driver Seat
Power Passenger Seat
Leather Seats
Heated Driver Seat
Seat Memory
Rear Window Defroster
Power Windows
Sound System
CD Changer
CD Player
Premium Sound
Satellite Radio
Other Features
Navigation System
Alloy Wheels
Additional Features
Tinted Glass
Automatic Trans
Standard equipment
5.5L DOHC SFI 32-valve V8 engine
7-speed automatic drive-adaptive transmission-inc: electronically controlled shifting, comfort mode, Touch Shift
Rear wheel drive
Airmatic semi-active suspension w/ADS II adaptive damping
4-link front suspension-inc: antilift control, gas-pressurized shock absorbers, stabilizer bar
Independent multilink rear suspension w/antisquat, antidive system
Pwr vehicle-speed-sensitive rack & pinion steering
Pwr 4-piston front/1-piston rear vented disc brakes
Bi-Xenon high intensity discharge headlamps-inc: polycarbonate lenses, automatic level control, driver-selectable light-sensing auto-on headlamp, automatic lamp substitution
Front halogen foglamps
Single rear foglamp
Dual heated auto-folding pwr mirrors-inc: memory, auto-dimming driver mirror, integrated LED turn-signals
Infrared reflective/noise insulating glass
Dual aero-blade windshield wipers w/rain sensor, heated washer system, heated wiper in parking position
Variable doorstop
Active front head restraints w/adjustable height/fore-aft
Rear head restraints in all seating positions w/manually adjustable fore-aft, remote retraction
Rear folding center armrest-inc: enclosed storage, (2) cupholders
Stainless steel door sill trim
4-way tilt/telescoping pwr steering column w/memory
Mercedes-Benz Maintenance System Plus display-inc: distance remaining to next maintenance, type of service due, reminders
Audible reminders/messages-inc: exterior lamp failure, low fuel, engine oil, coolant, washer fluid, headlights on, remove key from ignition, door/sunroof open
Digital instrumentation-inc: speedometer, odometer, Touch Shift gear/shift modes selection
Electronic analog tachometer/fuel gauge
Pwr windows w/1-touch express up/down
Pwr rear window sunshade w/1-touch express up/down
Tele Aid global positioning system (GPS) satellite system-inc: stolen vehicle recovery, remote door unlock service, automatic alarm/collision notification
Integrated HomeLink compatible (3) button garage door opener
Touch turn signals (flashes (3) times w/(1) touch)
Built in telephone keypad
Anti-theft client alarm notification w/remote panic feature
Rear window defroster w/auto-shutoff based on time/driving speed/exterior temp
Chrome-framed analog clock
Illuminated glove box
Auto-dimming rearview mirror
Quad illuminated vanity mirrors
Dual front/rear reading lamps
Adjustable fiber-optic ambient lighting feature
Night security illumination
Locator lighting
Illuminated trunk w/umbrella holder, grocery bag hooks, tie-down hooks
Driver/front passenger adaptive dual-stage airbags
Front/rear side airbags
Side window curtain airbags w/rollover sensor
Front passenger occupant classification system
PRE-SAFE collision preparedness system
3-point front seatbelts-inc: emergency tensioning device, adaptive force limiter, automatic shoulder-belt height-adjusters
Outboard rear 3-point seatbelts-inc: emergency tensioning device, belt force limiter, automatic shoulder-belt height-adjusters
Emergency interior trunk release w/illumination
Universal LATCH (lower anchors & tethers for children) system
We offer easy financing with low down payments, as low as $0 down w.b.a.c. and low monthly payment, your job is your credit. come in or apply online and we will be more than happy to help you get financed. we offer extended warranty on 99% of the vehicles we sell for a very low price extended warranty service contract. lowest warranty in town and its a nation wide coverage.
Standard Fees Associated with Each Sale:
V.I.T-Vehicle Inventory Tax which is 0.002365 percent of the purchase price. Example: $10,000 purchase = $23.65 V.I.T. Tax.) DOC FEE:- Sales are subject to a $50.00 documentary fee.*A $52.00 Admin Fee. You will get a temporary operating registration good for 30 days from date of purchase.*SALES TAX:-Texas residents must pay 6.25% sales tax , e-TAG Fee $5.00, Plates and sticker fee $ 62.75, Title fee $33.00, inspection fee $39.75, and all other applicable fees and taxes.
About us
Since 1993 We are a family owned and operated Car Dealer, and Located at the same location since then , In the hard of FORT WORTH, Texas, Few blocks a way form the old Cow Town fort worth, where are old cowboys themes and cultures, and few blocks away from the Billy Bob's Texas - The World's Largest Honky Tonki. and Rodeo plaza, we are about 20 minutes away form DFW International airport and 25 minutes for Dallas ,Texas. As we are committed to provide good quality Pre-owned vehicle and good prices for the Metro-Plax Dallas fort worth, and now online nation wide and international services, Best of all our #1 Goal is customer service & Satisfactions. As we we offer full range services of , sales, trade, wholesale, full financing offers with major lenders nation wide. and warranty of nation wide services so please when you come see us just feel at home.
Used vehicles are sold *AS IS, WHERE IS WITH NO WARRANTY, expressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type. It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle, and to have satisfied himself or herself as to the condition and value and to bid based upon that judgment solely. The seller shall and will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects associated with this vehicle at the buyer's request prior to the close of sale. Seller assumes no responsibility for any repairs regardless of any oral statements about the vehicle.
However we offer extended warranty form some well known warranty company for great prices if you chose to have the extended warranty. Please note that your extended warranty purchase is an additional cost above the purchase price of your new vehicle. You may have the option to include the cost of your warranty purchase into your vehicle financing, or you may pay for a warranty separately - your choice. If you are interested in any of our extended warranty plans, or for more complete information, please contact us for a quote. We inspect our vehicles through fully before we purchased them. However, for your piece of mind, we offer extended warranty on top of manufacturer warranty (when still in effect). Understand that a third party provides these extended warranties for an extra cost.Please, inquire about them. Our team is here to help you make your purchase as smooth as possible.
Terms of Sale
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Terms & Conditions
Ace Motor Group LLC. Terms & Conditions of Sale
Test Drives and Vehicle Viewings:
All vehicle test drives and showings are by appointment only, please notify us at least 24 hours prior to desired time to make an appointment.
Buyer Pre and After Sale Inspection:
We recommend and highly encourage buyers to personally pick up and inspect vehicle. We welcome and encourage a buyers inspection either buyer, relative, Friend or a 3rd party may come and inspect vehicle . If you plan to have a buyers inspection, please make sure you inspect the vehicle prior to the auction ending or after. Inspection fees if any are Buyers responsibility.
Vehicle Condition:
All vehicles sold by Ace Motor Group LLc. are pre-owned vehicles, and therefore may have imperfections such as dings, chips, light scratches, and other wear and tear evidence. Please understand that according to age and mileage of vehicles this will vary. We include over 50 pictures of each vehicle to help show the condition of our vehicles.
We guarantee clean, clear, and lien free titles on all our vehicles unless otherwise stated in the listings. All mileage stated is actual unless otherwise noted in the listing. Please understand that the mileage may be higher at time of delivery due to test drives and transportation. An Odometer Disclosure Statement will be included in your sales documents. In the state of Texas dealer title work can take up to 20 business days. All buyers will receive a temporary license plate which is good for 3 weeks. We hold all titles 10 - 14 days after payment. titles will be mailed out via usps certified mailing with return receipts.
Shipping and Transportation:
We are willing to help with any feasible shipping or delivery arrangements that the buyer may wish to arrange. Please understand that we will arrange shipping for you as a value added service only. We do not have any affiliation with any shippers or transporters. We also provide complementary airport transportation from Dallas Fort Worth DFW International Airport to our facility with arrangement. when we are able too or if we have the right staff to do so. please confirm with us before arriving if we are able to do so at that time. *Buyer is responsible for all shipping charges . we do not pay for any shipping charges for any reason.
Ace Motor Group LLc reserves the right to sell this vehicle through other venues, provided that the auction has not ended with a winning bid. If you have only negative feedback or bid retractions, DO NOT BID without pre approval from Ace Motor Group LLc . Unqualified Bidding, Nonpaying Bidders, Auction Interference, Shill Bidding, or any form of harassment can be subject to legal prosecution. and we reserve the right to cancel , cancel sale and end the auction at any time for any reason.
We will guarantee that this vehicle will pass the Texas State Emissions Inspection at time of sale. At buyer's own expense, we will permit any pre-sale inspections to be conducted at our facility to examine this vehicle for mechanical defects or problems. We do our very best to describe the condition of our vehicles, however, we are only human and these are used vehicles, therefore, we will not be held responsible for errors or omissions in the description of the above vehicle or typographical errors in any of our vehicles listings. All vehicle options, specs, features, color descriptions, history, paint history, maintenance records and manufacturer's warranty information must be researched and confirmed by buyer or 3rd party service before completing purchase. We will furnish all original manuals, service records, extra keys and keyless remotes, or any other accessories only if available to us, please understand that there may be missing accessories such as CD cartridges, navigation discs, floor mats, keyless remotes, ect; so please be sure to check the pictures to make sure that they are present with this vehicle or contact us for complete and accurate accessories list. Helpful research information can be found at Edmunds.com, AutoCheck.com, Carchex.com, CarFax.com, Etc...
We do not guarantee any aftermarket accessories or parts on any of our vehicles such as lift kits, stereos, performance enhancements, ect. Understand that anything aftermarket added to a vehicle can alter a vehicles ride, performance, durability, fuel consumption, warranty, quality ect. Any vehicles that have been lifted are stated altered suspension, and altered frame because of the welds and holes made to the frame for the suspension and lift kits.
Vehicle Warranty:
All vehicles are being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. However some vehicles may be covered under the manufacturer's warranty. Manufacturer's warranty is a vehicle manufacturer promises to stand by its product and asserts that the manner in which the car was made and the materials used to make it are free from defects. A typical manufacturer's warranty lasts 3 years or 36,000 miles and some care are 4 years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first. (Some other vehicles my be different than other depending on the Manufacturer these are most common and standard examples)The manufacturer's warranty is a guarantee that the manufacturer will make any necessary repairs due to defective materials used or improper manufacturing, at no charge to the owner. Therefore, no responsibility is assumed by Ace Motor Group or its agents for errors or omissions in this information. It is the buyer's responsibility to verify coverage and expiration dates via the vehicle manufacturer. We do offer Services Contracts / Mechanical Breakdown Protection plans on many of our vehicles that are services and sold by third party warranty company's and are not administrated by Ace Motor Group LLc. These warranties are accepted by most authorized service centers and new car franchise dealerships nationwide. Details and prices on our complete line of warranties and service agreements are available upon request.
Buyer's Guide:
This vehicle is being sold AS/IS WHERE IS, with no guarantees or warranties written or implied. As required by federal law an AS-IS Buyer's Guide well be included sales documents and must be signed and accepted by buyer.
Payment Terms:
Bidders must seek pre-approval and commitment from a lender before making a bid. The successful high bidder will submit a $500.00 non-refundable deposit via PayPal within 2 business days of the close of the auction to secure the vehicle. Buyer agrees to pay remaining balance due (plus applicable fees and taxes) within 5 business days of the close of the auction.
Acceptable Payment Methods:
Certified Bank Check, or Bank Wire Transfer. We do also accept payments from online lenders such as: eBay Finance, please contact us for further information regarding these forms of payment. For all cashier's check payments, we must receive a faxed copy 2 days before time of delivery for verification.
Fees and Taxes:
All sales are subject to a $50 Documentary fee, a $52.00 Online Admin fee for fee for handling paperwork, filing titles, mailing and copying costs for out of state buyers. And a Vehicle Inventory Tax which is only 0.002665% of the sales price, for example: $10,000 purchase = $26.65 V.I.T. Tax. Texas residents must pay 6.25% sales tax and all other applicable Texas fees and taxes. Out of state buyers are responsible for their local state taxes and title transfer fees, which should be paid within.
Ace Motor Group reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of sale at any time. Customers are encouraged to review the Terms of Sale on a periodic basis for modifications. This Ace Motor Group Terms and Conditions of Sale is a revision/update. This Policy supersedes any previous terms and conditions. Any terms and conditions that contradict this revision or update will be invalid. Terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
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text: US-based Verizon has said it is to sell its 19.4% stake in Filipino telco Bayan Telecommunications (Bayantel), according to the latter's parent company Benpress Holdings, which is set to acquire the approximately 21.75 million common shares. No financial details have been divulged, although Verizon's Bayantel stake is estimated to be worth USD97 million. The Benpress buyout frees the company from additional contingent liability as it looks to seek a fresh restructuring deal for debts totalling over USD550 million.

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I think that in many times, the phone's hardware can distract people from giving more emphasize on the innovative software of features that exists in the device, and I think this is especially true when it comes to Google Pixel. If you compared the Google Pixel phone to other high-end devices, you might find the Pixel to be lacking in some ways. Its processor is inferior to the iPhone 7 one in terms of sheer performance, it has inferior water-resistant IP rating, it lacks stereo speakers among other differences that don't really goes for its favor.
I think that there is little innovation in recent years in the mobile phone industry. New phones are obviously more powerful, have better cameras, have better displays and improved battery life, but if you look at a phone as a whole, there aren't really so much significant differences between them. Many of the new high-end devices have an excellent camera (some are good, some are less good), the screen is excellent, but yet again, some will perform better than the others. The question that you need to ask yourself is whether or not these changes really have an impact on the overall experience and really improve its usability. I think you might find out that your previous phone isn't that much different than your new one. Your older phone could probably run all the games and apps the same, the battery life is more than adequate for your needs and you didn't see any huge difference when taking photos. If you are upgrading from like two generations back, you probably going to notice a more significant difference, but one generation to another, the differences are relatively very small.
Google put a great deal of attention on the software side. I think that that side is sometimes overlooked by many people who mainly compared the hardware specifications, rather than putting a greater effort in understanding the benefits that come with new software. I think that most of the Google Pixel innovation isn't the hardware, but lies in what the software side brings. The Google Assistant is an excellent example of that. I think this is one of the best software features we've seen in years and one that is really useful when used in our daily lives. Many phone manufacturers bundle their phones with tons of apps that you probably won't even used them after the first day of trying all your phone's features out. Just ask yourself, How many of the bundled apps you actually use? You'll probably realize that not that many. A good software should have a great impact on how you use your phone and make it easier for you to do things that you do many times a day.
Google Assistant is exactly one of these apps that are integrated into the Android OS and allows you to get information really fast and even help you get information that you even didn't think that is necessary to get. Your phone is full of data, and Google Assistant can help you make the most out of it, find information fast give you the exact information you need at any given time, probably faster and in a more efficient way than any other phone on the market.
I think that the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are more focused on delivering great software experience and Google has developed the Google Pixel and Pixel XL to be able to deliver those experiences without needing to be tight and rely on third-parties. This is also a great opportunity to compete against Apple in its own game. If you have control over the hardware and the software, you can deliver better experiences. Apple did it amazingly well with its iPhone. The iPhone has the identity of an all-around Apple device and people were very pleased with the results that you get with it. Anything from usability, performance, and proprietary apps worked amazingly well and smooth and people just enjoyed using them. Android has its problems due to fragmentation of its operating system and the fact that there are many Android phone manufacturers, each one puts its own proprietary apps and this can have a negative impact on both performance and also usability.
I think it's time to get back to the Android Vanilla experience. I think that people will enjoy an overall better experience, the same experience that iPhone users are so proud of and one of the main reasons many people prefer buying an iPhone device of an Android one. I think that might change now after the introduction of the Google Pixel and Pixel phones. I think that the software-centric strategy will work well for Google now with the introduction of the new Pixel phone and in the future when those features are improved and more smart apps are introduced.


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Few logos can best the Association of Rotational Molders International's in symbolism, simplicity, memorability, and flexibility. Perhaps ARM doesn't realize the potential branding equity that they could enjoy through using it more effectively. Their site design is an expression of missed opportunity that demonstrates obvious ways to improve. (It is easier to change a site design than a logo.)
Five Criteria for Graphics that Work:
Association of Rotational Molders International
Use of logo: An organization's logo has a story to tell—encapsulating the personality, philosophy, and tone of an entire organization.
Purely descriptive, ARM's geometric logo uses the most universal symbols in an unusual way. It makes a sphere and a plus sign mean something new. It is a visually striking and memorable composition!
Theme: The visual first impression is dominated by the total gestalt—look, feel, purpose, and benefit. Further contact is consistent and supports personality and philosophy.
ARM's graphics do look industrial, and in that way are appropriate. But brevity, organization, blue bands, and minimalism do not make up for material that is hard to read and visually nondescript.
Content composition: Building from a recognizable theme, the presentation is easy to grasp, clear, and engaging.
This is where ARM could make the most improvement. The site navigation is hard to read and visually all the same. The space at the top of the home page is trying to sell its first banner ad. Unless they have one to start, this space can be better used. (Perhaps the blankness can remind members of its availability each time they enter.) Though you have to know initially what rotational molding is, with its depth of content, ARM's site could be really engaging! Constructed only of type and a generally unchanging frame, this is low budget probably at its potential. With a bland page design, the logo actually stands out more!
Consistent style: A series presents a visual language and an ambient atmosphere, promoting a positive experience and relationship with the audience.
ARM seems to have placed no emphasis on visual development beyond the logo and a brief decision-making process about the website. As imaginative as is their logo, that's how unimaginative is their other graphics. When exploring various benefits and services, the eye is jarred by a secondary level graphic that brings in new colors and a different design approach, such as in their Library section and Annual Meeting presentation. Here, visual gimics are used on the logo that don't contribute to its visual strength.
Distinctive: The most successful presentations have a memorable twist—something extra that is unique.
ARM has many resources for building visually, especially within their "Design Applications" section. Members love to have their work showcased! Another resource untapped comes from their "Awards" program. It is unfortunate to see such unrecognized opportunities.
Many organizations have dynamic logos but stop there in graphic development. The most common reasons for accepting "Okay" include: lack of budget, executives have other priorities, no one can handle, or no one cares. In a visually-sensitive marketplace, even small improvements that make content easier to find, read, use, and enjoy, can make major differences in member perception.
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The Science Behind Battery Explosion
With all the recent reports of exploding Galaxy Note 7 rounding up worldwide, Samsung made a bold decision to recall 2.5 million of their devices telling that its batteries could be a danger to its consumers. But this isn't the first time a company made a recall decision. In 2006, Dell also recalled more than a million laptop battery packs due to combustion problems. This year, a total of 500,000 hover boards were also removed from stores because of reported explosions, injuring users.
So, why is this happening? The blame points toward lithium-ion batteries. What is a lithium-ion battery? Why does it explode? And what should we do to avoid this kind of incident? Let's delve into the science behind this phenomenon.
Background Check
Lithium-ion batteries power the things we commonly use like digital cameras and laptops but has been an indispensable part of every mobile phone since its introduction in 1991. Because they last longer than a regular AA battery, it became the top choice for rechargeable electronic devices also, they were cheaper to produce and doesn't take long to recharge.
It works the same way most batteries do. It stores energy and releases it as required through a controlled chemical reaction. A Lithium-ion battery has two electrodes on opposite ends where electricity flows in and out of the battery. Just like any other batteries with a + or – sign on each end, one electrode will be charged with a positively-charged ion known as a cathode, while the other end will be filled with negatively charged ions called an anode. So when we use a lithium-powered device, such as a smartphone, the lithium ions sifts through the cathode into the anode and at during the hours when we charge our phone, the lithium ions goes back from the anode to the cathode. A separator is always placed between the two electrodes to prevent any direct contact.
Explosive Reaction
If the two electrodes meet, it can set-off unexpected reactions like catching fire or, worse, explosions. Samsung also confirmed this, saying that it was due to a manufacturing process error. But this isn't always the case.
Oftentimes, devices spontaneously explode because of oversights in the charging process. Some batteries rely on a special software that provides instructions on how much and how fast it should be charged. If a flaw in the process exists, it could compromise the chemicals inside the battery which can cause a chain reaction known as a thermal runaway. Poor manufacturing of devices can also be blamed for such explosions. Bits of metal or other objects can find its way inside the battery during manufacturing, which can set off a thermal runaway.
Overheating is also a major factor why batteries explode since today's phones are made in metal (Note: metal is a good thermal conductor) thus making the device even hotter. Aside from this, simply dropping your phone can also break the separator inside the battery and, well, explosions occur.
Preventing the Inevitable
As our smartphones and other devices become so critical on our day to day activities, IT Services Australia provides you the necessary reminders for your safety:
- Avoid using any 3rd-party or non-certified chargers.
- Abstain from overcharging your devices. It's better if you charge it throughout the day, not overnight.
- Refrain from using non-accredited power banks. They might be cheaper than the branded ones, but using them might cause uncertain damages.
- Don't hang your phone out under the sun for too long.
- Avoid applying excessive pressure on your devices.
- Equip your phone with a phone cover. A jelly case perhaps can absorb a drop impact.
Don't Panic
Even with all the news about this unusual blowing up batteries, there's no reason for you to panic. All companies still follow stringent procedures to make sure any incidents like this, as with Samsung's case, won't happen. For any hardware concerns like this, don't hesitate to contact IT support Australia for any immediate assistance.


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"Remarks part of U.S. "hostile policy"
3/1/14 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/01/c_133152294.htm
PYONGYANG, (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday refuted U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's recent remarks terming the country an "evil place," as "another vivid expression of the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK. Foreign Ministry spokesman said Kerry should be aware "no pressure is workable on the DPRK. The US in disregard of international law, better ponder itself before blaming others, as it commits horrible genocide in various parts of the world under the signboard of 'liberty' and 'democracy'" ...
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China issues report on U.S. human rights
2/28/14 Xinhua http://www.xinhuanet.com/english2010/> <">http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2014-02/28/c_133150005.htm
Chinese Confucian idiom: "all will follow one who is personally upright, even though he does not give orders; but if he is not personally upright, they will not follow, even though he gives orders. China's report on US Human Rights was published Friday...one day after US State Department issued its 2013 country reports on human rights practices, including China, a longtime victim of groundless U.S. accusations....The Chinese report finds hypercritical Uncle Sam a poor performer...the human rights situation in the US is worsening...grave employment situation...rampant gun violence. With the [NSA] program code-named PRISM, the U.S. government infringed on the privacy rights of people both at home and abroad....
Acting as the world's judge of human rights, the U.S. made arbitrary attacks and irresponsible remarks on the human rights situation in almost 200 countries and regions... the U.S. report made accusations about China's political and judicial systems, ethnic, and other issues. China. Pursuing human rights is a process and no country can have a perfect record. China is on a path of rapid development, and... emphasizes the right to development more than developed countries. The U.S. report deliberately ignored the great progress China has made in human rights....The Chinese government's commitment to improving its human rights is based on its own will, rather than the push from other countries, especially countries such as the United States, which always criticizes others while their own records are poor... If US wants to be the self-claimed world human rights judge of the world, China and most countries do not agree. It needs to sweep its own doorsteps or its words will not be heard, let alone trusted, by other countries.
Sony Hackers Leak New Data as FBI Says No N. Korea Trace
12/10/14 http://rt.com/news/212855-sony-fbi-korea-hack/
silent about DPRK demand for joint investigation to prove its innocence, US calling it "absurd"
The attack on Sony began in late November, when Sony's worldwide computer system's were shut down. A group calling itself "Guardians of Peace" took credit for the attack... North Korea has denied any involvement, and it's possible that the evidence ultimately won't be convincing enough to pin the hack on it....
No 'Interview' ... on any platform
The decision comes after five major theater chains including AMC Entertainment and Regal Entertainment announced they would not screen the film... reacting to a message posted by hackers Tuesday threatening a "9/11"-style attack on theaters that screen the film about an assassination by journalists of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...The Interview was scheduled for wide release that would put it in between 2,000 to 4,000 theaters....Movie theater stocks rebounded shortly after the chains canceled the film. At issue "was more the fear of the fear," says Oliver Lyttelton, reporter for Indiewire's The overarching worry of theater owners, Lyttelton adds, wasn't "that people would stay away from The Interview, it was that they would stay away from The Hobbit and all the other movies opening on Christmas Day."
"Kim Jong Un is gruesomely killed in the film"
Obama Hammers Sony for Pulling 'The Interview'
Obama spoke a few hours after the FBI made its first formal cyber attack accusation against North Korea, marking a new front in the global war for government, personal and business information. It also is one of the first public battles of what until now has largely been a global cyberwar fought in the shadows....
The North Korean attack is unique because the U.S. government is considering the attack on Sony — a private company with its own internal cyber security protections — an issue of national security. As the president indicated, nothing short of the freedom of speech in America is now at stake....
For weeks, there have been rumors Pyongyang was behind the late November attacks that...ultimately led the studio to cancel the release of The Interview, a $44 million comedy that shows a fictional depiction of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who — spoiler alert — is gruesomely killed in the film. A group called Guardians of Peace claimed responsibility for the attack and North Korea has steadfastly denied any role in it. However, numerous reports this week indicated Washington officials believe North Korea was involved...
Pyongyang wrote to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling the movie an "undisguised sponsoring of terrorism, and act of war."...for many, the North Korean link seems far-fetched. One reason: The list of DVD---quality versions of Sony films leaked include the Brad Pitt war flick "Fury," the remake of "Annie," the Oscar-bait Julianne Moore showcase "Still Alice," and a British bio-drama, "Mr. Turner." "The Interview" was not among them....Competing studios in Hollywood, who would seem likely to be particularly concerned about such a breach, also cast doubts about the North Korea angle...\
Ahead of today's formal allegation, many in the tech community doubted North Korea, considered a second-tier cyberpower, was responsible. Some argued the hacker's familiarity with Sony's internal tech systems pointed to an inside job....Tommy Stiansen, Norse hacker-trackingchief technology officer, told Bloomberg he plans to approach the FBI and Mandiant..."The only reason people are talking about North Korea is that North Korea spoke out against Sony. But North Korea is better than that. They wouldn't steal the other movies and not grab 'The Interview.' I am convinced this is an inside job. The group [claiming responsibility] , *Guardians of Peace, nobody has never heard of them. I cannot find a drop of information on them...(all emphases by the digest)
Sony hired the Mandiant cyber forensics firm that determined the Chinese government was behind a crippling 2013 NYT hack, to find the source of the breach. Nobody from Mandiant (a FireEye subsidiary) or Sony, was available for comment.... Former Obama administration cybersecurity czar Howard Schmidt... whose firm partner is former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge...noted the Sony attack was revealed within days of when the FBI was notified by the cybersecurity firm FireEye that hackers are targeting emails of corporate chief financial officers and others involved with mergers and acquisitions to gain market-moving intelligence...this week the FBI also warned of a malware attack on U.S. health care and energy infrastructure. "This is a perfect storm. All three of these things happening at the same time... that's significant" Schmidt said....
*The attack on Sony began in late November, when Sony's worldwide computer system's were shut down. A group calling itself "Guardians of Peace" took credit for the attack...North Korea has denied any involvement, and it's possible the evidence ultimately won't be convincing enough to pin the hack on it....
North Korea: We Can Prove Hacking Wasn't Us, wants joint probe with U.S.
U.S. calls N. Korea demand for joint investigation of Sony hack 'absurd'
Dozens of US Theaters to Show 'The Interview'
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U.S.-based Sony Pictures reversed its position on a controversial movie that inspired a cyberattack the United States said was carried out by North Korea. Sony said "The Interview," movie parody about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, would open in dozens of theaters December 25 in at least two dozen states
Sony had announced last week it would not show the movie in theaters after its computers were hacked by unknown attackers who threatened more damage to theaters if the film was released as scheduled...
Political scientist professor Stanley Rosen at the University of Southern California, who studies Asian cinema, saw "The Interview" at a Hollywood preview. "It's funny at a certain level. At the same time, you can see why it would be so offensive to North Koreans — and not just North Koreans, but perhaps Asians in general." ... a parody of a humorless government and insecure leader worried about regime change, and North Koreans "are convinced that's the U.S. goal. This is why they want some treaty where the US acknowledge they accept the leadership in North Korea. So we know that much about North Korea, and this film is all about that."
Analysts: US in Uncharted Terrain Over Alleged N. Korea Sony Hack
By Carolyn Presutti 12/23/14 http://www.voanews.com/content/us-response-alleged-north-korea-sony-hack...
Carolyn Presutti, Emmy and Silver World Medal award winning television correspondent, works from VOA Washington headquarters... has also won numerous Associated Press awards and a Clarion for her coverage of The Syrian Medical Crisis, Haiti, The Boston Marathon Bombing, Presidential Politics and The 9/11 Bombing Anniversary...aired exclusive stories on the Asiana plane crash in 2013 and named VOA chief reporter with Google Glass.
"This is being treated as a serious national security matter," Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, told reporters. "There is evidence to indicate we have seen destructive activity with malicious intent that was initiated by a sophisticated actor...Sophisticated actors, when carry out actions like this, are oftentimes … seeking to provoke a response from the United States of America," he said. "They may believe that a response from us, in one fashion or another, would be advantageous to them. And so we need to be mindful of that."... United States officials privately concluded that North Korea was "centrally involved" in the hacking even as Sony canceled the release of a comedy that features the fictional assassination of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and that apparently prompted the cyberattack. Mr. Earnest would not confirm the North Korean role at his daily briefing but he did not deny it either...
Asked at yesterday's <12/22/14 http://deadline.com/2014/12/obama-sony-hack-attack-north-korea-1201330493/> briefing what President Obama's position is on a movie comedy that depicts the assassination of an actual leader of a country, Earnest responded patiently:"The president and the administration stand squarely on the side of artists and other private citizens who seek to freely express their views. Sometimes those viewers can be laced with criticism, or are sometimes intended to provoke either some kind of either comedic response or one intended to be some element of pretty biting social commentary. All that is appropriate and well within the right of private citizens to express their views."
Sony Releases 'The Interview' Online
12/24/14 http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-praises-sony-decision-to-release-th...
The movie, was released at 1700 UTC Wednesday and will be available across several digital platforms including YouTube, Google Play, and Microsoft Xbox...U.S-based Internet monitoring company Dyn Research said the reason for the outage is not clear, but was consistent with "a fragile network under external attack." North Korea has not commented on a disruption.. But it has adamantly denied involvement in hacking Sony Pictures....
looking for something to do tonight, queue up 'The Interview'
Not at 3,000 movie theaters. It might be even better: The Interview is showing Christmas Eve on the Internet, including on YouTube, the world's largest video website. Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed on Wednesday that it has worked out a deal to make the threatened Seth Rogen/James Franco assassination farce available to anyone with an Internet connection and a credit card. Here's what you should know before you pony up
'The Interview'? Here's what you need to know
Really? This is what all the fuss is about? Interview's idea sounded inspired...Considering the controversy and chaos Sony Pictures Studios is undergoing because of it, The Interview fails to live up to the hype... A floundering rowdy comedy grows duller by the minute... lurching back and forth between broad humor and self-reflexive attempts to mitigate culturally insensitive or misogynistic moments...Maybe that's why Seth Rogen offered to smoke pot with audiences - perhaps the story seems funnier in an altered state...


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Antitrust and Higher Education: Was There a Conspiracy to Restrict Financial Aid?
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In 1991, the Antitrust Division sued MIT and the eight schools in the Ivy League under Section 1 of the Sherman Act for engaging in a conspiracy to fix the prices that students pay. The Antitrust Division claimed that the schools conspired on financial aid policies in an effort to reduce aid and raise their revenues. The schools justified their cooperative behavior by explaining that it enabled them to concentrate aid on only those in need and thereby helped the schools to achieve their goals of need-blind admission coupled with financial aid to all needy admittees. This paper analyzes the empirical determinants of tuition and finds that the schools' agreement had no effect on average tuition paid. The paper also analyzes the appropriate application of the antitrust laws to not-for-profit institutions. The Court of Appeals found that it is appropriate for the courts to consider non-profit institutions' justifications for collective action (in this case, to enable the poor to attend school) under a Rule of Reason. The Court of Appeals overturned the District Court's opinion against MIT, citing the failure of the District Court to properly apply the Rule of Reason.
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My 2019 New Years Resolutions
by Bri Castellini
- Write 5 new projects. Be them short films, web series pilots, TV pilots, audio dramas, or a play, I want 5 brand new things written in 2019. 5 scripts doesn't count unless they're from 5 different projects.
- Host 3 table reads. Since I'm stepping back a bit from producing this year, I'm going to miss my actor friends. So in order to focus on my writing but also keep my creative, talented friends involved, I want to host at least 3 table reads for 3 unique projects in 2019.
- Post one blog and one YouTube video a month. I really did try last year, but it got away from me. This isn't an insane ask, though, so let's try again.
- Cook dinner at least twice a week. Quinn has taken a lot of the burden of cooking for us- when he doesn't, we order out, and that's not fair or healthy. Plus, I used to love cooking! I want to recapture that this year.
- Start or end my day active at least three times a week. No excuses 2019.
- Release and submit for festivals both projects I have in post. I filmed two major projects in 2019, and they both deserve a shot at glory and laurels. This is my pledge to actually put them into the world.
- Leave New York at least 4 times. Everyone knows I'm bad at boundaries and balance, so in 2019, I'm making an effort to live a less workaholic life. I have 2 guaranteed trips (DC in January and Christmas) that I'll be out of the city for, so it's unfair to just say "2" like the last few years.
- Save $2k. Last year I saved $1500, which was great, but I'm an adult who goes more into debt every time I make a student loan payment because of accrued interest, so I'm not in great financial shape. Savings will at least keep me, well, safe, in case something terrible happens.
- Pick my battles. As I age, I get better at when my input or opinion is needed, but I'm also a naturally argumentative person. In 2019, I want to really analyse when a topic deserves a debate or when I should just let it go.
- Be a better adult. When I get overwhelmed or over-tired, I neglect important things like dishes and emptying the trash and cleaning my room and the bathroom. I am almost 27 years old- that's gotta stop. Regardless of my exhaustion level, the dishes need to be done, and not just when company is coming over.
What are YOUR resolutions this year? How did yours last year shape up? Let me know, and here's to at least a pretty ok 2019!


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Ever since the inhuman destruction of National Socialist Germany the world has been inundated with Hollywood images of the cliched Darth Vader-type of 'evil nazis' demonically attempting to take over the Earth. The images of pathetically diseased emaciated corpses from the eastern internment and work camps are relentlessly used as propaganda to support this idea – the truth about these horrid images is never really told. The truth that the disease and starvation was brought about by the cut off of supplies from the West which was necessary to retain any health and/or dignity for those within these camps, including the guards and health personnel themselves. Even the chemical used to delouse clothing and other materials (Zyklon B) which would spread diseases such as typhus – the real cause of those tragic images – has been twisted into being the gas used to murder millions of people.
Very rarely are the images of the Beauty and Nobility that was the real National Socialist Germany ever shown. And none of those images are as profound as those of the Women of that Proud State.
In today's world the concept of 'woman' is very hard to define. Even the very concept of 'gender' has lost its meaning – at last check, there are at least 13 different modifications from that which Nature already designed. The fact is, the 'feminist movement' has done more devastating damage to the woman's personality and identity than anything patriarchal cultures could ever have even imagined. Women have become the true 'Frankenstein monsters' of the modern era. Those Women who choose to maintain any sense of the Classic Feminine are ridiculed and defamed as out-of-date and portrayed as laughable slaves of male dominance. The irony is almost excruciating to the Intelligent.
If one would look into the past ages of the more Noble Societies, one would find that Women were the pride of the People. They were considered the Bringers of Life into the world. They were seen as the protectors of the hearth who kept the flame burning at home while the Men went out to gather the Life sustaining foods which would be cooked for the sustenance of all. Men were the defenders of Women and Children – it was not Wise to risk the Lives of the Life-Bringers in battle. But, as was sometimes called by Destiny, Women would join the fight alongside their Men as defenders of the Klan. Men and Women were Partners in the Drama of Life – with each having a Divine Role to fulfill.
All of this is lost in this modern world monstrosity – but it didn't have to be.
Just as the Dignity of the Feminine was first coming under assault, an example was shown to the world that offered an alternative to that which arose as a response to the Industrial Age – an age which challenged all notions of past civilizations. As women increasingly became part of the external workforce, natural demands were made which sought to create a more healthy and wholesome work environment. These natural 'rights' were then twisted by conniving Marxist ideologues into what became the 'women's liberation movement'. And, with the Marxist triumph in 1945 Western society has never recovered the dignity of the Feminine.
But let's return to consider the alternative. Just as with most contrasts of the 20th Century world, the other side of the coin came by way of NS Germany – and no modern society so cherished and revered Women as did that Nation.
And no one took a greater interest in Women's concerns as did Adolf Hitler.
Hitler's first order of work when he was given the reigns of Leadership was to fix all that was wrong in the industrial workplace. All working citizens were guaranteed a livable wage compensatory to the demands of their work – regardless of gender. All employers were required to pay each citizen for overtime labor – regardless of gender. Plant mangers were instructed to develop spacious, hygienic and congenial facilities for laborers for rest and relaxation – particular emphasis was made on creating a safe environment for the female workers. National Socialist Germany was the first Western State to implement maternity leave. Women were encouraged to embrace the traditional role of the keepers of the Hearth and the government provided young couples with homes complete with the necessary amenities to make home life comfortable – and easier for the Women's daily tasks. For Women who chose to provide services through business, the government provided start-up funds for useful enterprises that benefited the communities. Pregnant Women were provided the best of care – single Mothers were not treated separately, but offered extra care with housing and help in raising the child.
Men saw it as their Sacred Duty to Honor, Cherish, and Protect the Women and Children of Their People. How different that is from what we see today in the Western world – where rape and violence against women is the norm.
Women of National Socialist Germany did not need a 'liberation movement' – the entire State was built around the idea of Honoring Women and giving Them the space to be truly Free in Their Eternal Essence of Feminine Strength & Beauty.
Below is a short film which reflects that Essence. When you see the smiling and adoring faces of these Women this is not to be assumed as forced or anything of that nature which the deceivers would have some believe – these are Women and Girls who have found themselves whole in their Being of who They are. They are Proud of the Men who have preserved their Honored place – and were willing to Fight to maintain it.
One of the most profound clips is the one where the military Men march towards the Brandenburg Gate as the young Women gracefully sway in their Sacred Dance above – the Divine Valkyries returning the Honor which the fighting Men go forward to protect. Could there be anything more Beautiful that would represent the Partnership of Man and Woman?
Today these marvelous People may seem to appear from another World – in fact, They truly were.
A special thanks to Johanna on Twitter for the inspiration which led to this entry.


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I have been Gaming since the mid 70's, starting with the D&D Blue Box (Holmes 1st edition). I have spent most of that time being a Game Master, with a lot of playing thrown in. I have played many games of many genres and lots of different rule sets. I have designed several game systems, but never published any. I have designed worlds, towns, a fantasy pantheon, languages, societies, adventures, characters, NPCs and whole worlds. I have made muti-story arc campaigns, as well as throw away games (those games for a night or two because you are limited on time or missing players).
I consider myself a pretty good ref, with lots of skills and the ability to learn new ones, or alter my styles. I have played under more than a handful of refs and like to think that I have learned something for all of them, including some things I will never do. I have learned things I like and things I don't, and I believe that I can change to what my players want as well. I think my greatest strength (or at least what I think my players like best) is my NPCs. I tend to run narrative games and so I use voices, accents, dialects and mannerisms…sometimes apeing worn stereotypes, sometimes just someone to vex the players.
It fascinates me to know what the players perceive from the games, because sometimes I will think something is very important, and think I relayed that….but the players may never even realize it was even there! OK
So, those are my qualifications, however you will need to know my bias as well. Even though I will try to be relatively objective, that may not always be the case. So…I am male, and in my 50's. I typically ref in an Epic in-character style. I prefer natural boundaries as opposed to game balance restrictions. I tend to be a huge Top down creator, which has been know to muddle the goings on. Throughout most of my gaming, I have GM'd a single player, and prefer smaller groups, usually about 4 or 5 players. I usually prefer players that are character driven. I like using a well designed game screen, because I tend to play quite rules close. I am not a dice police, and am quite lenient on re-rolls. Finally, I am not that good at evoking setting or setting up moral dilemma, even though I feel those are some of the best gaming for character driven games.
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I know, I know, it is not Friday. But hey, I have the laptop and some net time and the kids are asleep. A1 is gaming so why not take a little time and type. I mean it is rare that I get the quiet time to do so.
It is currently 20h30 in the evening. It is dark. Our new neighbour, believe it or not, is mowing the lawn. Did I mention it is dark??? I'm like….
Anyway, it is one of those hot nights where it is just too much effort to do anything. Inside the house is hot, and the kids sleep rather restless. And when they sleep restless, it means a trip from their beds in the middle of the night (when I'm too far down the road in dreamland to even wake up and take them back) to ours. Sneaky little things they are.
Coz although you might think it's cute on a hot night, it is more along the lines of…
On the work side of life I am currently busy with recruiting for a high level Executive post. It involves everybody. And I mean like EVERYBODY. Annoying really. Anyway, these self absorbed panel members are needing files made. Of all the applicants. There were 20. I need to make 15 files. Not cool. Apparently when you are in a Senior position you also apparently dont know how to work electronics, and have to have everything printed out for you. Lets hope I never make it to Senior Management anytime soon. I have mentioned so many times how much easier it would be if these things can be viewed electronically. But does anyone listen? Nooo…
Thank goodness it is almost middle of the week. That much closer to Friday (I'm trying to be positive here ok? Don't mess with my mojo ;P ). Although weekends are nothing short of spectacular (read: I dont really do much of anything on a weekend), I try to not think of the dreaded week ahead. Difficult when sometimes that is all that is on my mind. I need to bloody read a book or something. Or maybe learn to bake properly? Nah, scratch that, reading is more doable.
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Several weeks ago, Jake asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I'd been wishing for a really nice fire pit like Alice has in her back yard. (Of course, her back yard also has 100-foot pine trees – with bears occasionally in them, summertime highs of 60 degrees, a salty ocean scent, and views of snow-capped mountains to go with her crushed rock fire pit surrounded by really cool log stools to sit on. And her back yard has Alice, too, but I can't have EVERYTHING!)
So, I told Jake I wanted a back yard fire pit surrounded by crushed rock with really cool log stools (except I don't think our scrawny cedar tree stumps would have quite the same effect) and twinkly lights in the trees like Bonnie's.
Off we went to Lowe's, where John was in hog heaven dreaming of all of the projects he could accomplish with unlimited time, patience, and money. He and Jake started pulling out bricks and stacking them in a circle, calculating how many they'd need and how high the pit should be and what color would look best and all of those boring details. It started looking like some serious money was going to go into a project I thought would cost MAYBE $75.
While we were there, I got to looking at tile and thinking "if we're gonna spend THAT much money, we might as well spend a little more and get something that I REALLY need and want." Our house was built in 1994. Vinyl flooring was standard in most kitchens, and I also made the most unfortunate choice of carpet in the dining room.
Carpet. In the dining room. With three boys. And their friends. And Joshua. And Grant Garrett spilling an entire plate of spaghetti sauce. And who knows how many football boys who didn't 'fess up to dripped pizza roll sauce. And several dog accidents. Need I say more?
So, we decided to bite the bullet and pull the trigger and take the bull by the horns. Some expressed doubt (*cough*Doug*cough*) and others said things like "man, that killed me!" (*cough*Jonas*cough*) but those same people loaned tools and advice and space in a dumpster and a "YOU CAN DO IT" pat on the back (thanks Jonas! And Tim! And Darrell! And Bill! And Doug!)
And our kids. They were amazing. I can't even say how much work they did – and did with a smile (except for the times that John and Jake butted heads because they are too much alike…) Jordan was a whiz with the tile saw and all of the angles that had to be figured. Jake muscled through that stubborn vinyl down to the bitter end, and Alyssa did a lot of dirty work with an iron, boiling water and a scraper. Erin was a grout master and always has vision for projects like this. Micah willingly helped with everything. I can't say that the project itself was FUN, but it was FUN to be with all of our kids and laugh and make memories with them. John is a fabulous handyman – I've always admired the way he tackles a project, and he does things right the first time.
Yet…the project isn't completely finished. I still have to seal the grout. John has to put new baseboards down. The carpet seam has to be re-stretched and tacked down. Our stove is still on the deck and fridge is still in the living room. There are still about 6 tiles that need to be laid in the pantry. And if this project is like some others in our history, it might be 2016 before some of these things get done. 😉
For those of you who have read this far and are wondering – what does this have to do with weight loss? Well, for one: laying tile for 8 hours earns you 35 points plus!
And for another: my blog is about struggle, determination, and balance and I guarantee that those were all involved in this project.
But I have to laugh when I think of what Jake said a couple of days into the endeavor: "A fire pit would have been a WHOLE lot easier."
Here are some "before" photos. Pardon the mess and don't judge! 😉
If you've ever wondered what's underneath your carpet…here it is:
And in case you wonder what you might find under your stove that hasn't been moved in 17 years…here ya go:
We had to cut the carpet to divide the living room from dining room. I was at work during this "no-turning-back" moment, so the guys handed off the scary job to Alyssa. 🙂
Then, the really dirty work started. John thought the vinyl would come up easily. NOT. We hacked away at it, scraped, beat it, screamed at it, and seriously thought about TORCHING it. In the end, we had to sit a hot, steamy iron directly on every square inch of vinyl until it heated enough to be pulled away from the paper backing and adhesive below it. Then we had to pour boiling water on top of THAT mess and wait for it to soak in, then scrape it away with scrapers and chisels and any other sharp-edged tool we could find. This was HARD, and SWEATY, and SLOW, and AWFUL. Just looking at these pictures makes my stomach hurt. 😉
My glamour shot: I was tired. It was late. 🙂
No yuppie women here! 🙂
Hanes, anyone?
HINT: If you have to ruin some irons, get them from Goodwill for $3.99.
Well, we finally got the floor uncovered, but found that the builders had spray painted the trim on the concrete floor so we worried that the paint would have to come up before the thinset would adhere. Thankfully – Bill said it would be fine as it was.
Next John "popped a line" of chalk to get a straight line to start thinking about laying the tile. We had originally thought we'd lay it in straight vertical (or horizontal?) rows but John's friend Darrell (who does a lot of tile work) said that while laying it diagonally would mean more cuts and more work, we would like the results better.
The first bit of mortar (or whatever it's called…) in the kitchen/dining room is laid…
Lots of cutting and figuring:
(Kim would be proud that John knows how to use a quilting tool.) 😉
Of course it had to be nasty, cold and rainy while this project was going on…
And THIS picture was taken after we got home from the New Year's Eve party, about 1 a.m.:
John didn't want to lay the tile diagonally in the laundry room because there would've been too many cuts and wasted tile. So we decided to put a fun transition piece between the kitchen and laundry (and also between the game room and dining room.)
This is my favorite part!
No BUTTS about it…this was a tough project! 😉
Had to crawl through a few windows…
And make a few tricky moves:
We made a *few* Home Depot runs…
And the grouting started. Isn't she pretty?
John did a lot of "figgerin'" in his head. Which is funny to look at but is really smart, because as your momma and daddy always told you… "If you do it right the first time, you don't have to do it again!"
The LAST TILE! (Well, except for those few little ones in the laundry room.) Hint: save the last pieces for the ones that won't show (under the stove, etc.) because by then you almost won't CARE what it looks like. 😉
Grouting the kitchen/dining:
And the (almost) finished result!
I sure do love these people!
Thanks for letting me share! I know it's certainly not the biggest or most amazing or fantastic project, but we are pretty excited about it! A fire pit may have been easier, but this is A WHOLE LOT BETTER!


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Reading by 3rd, Books for Lexile Levels, and Using Your School-Issued Chromebooks for EBooks From the Library
Written by Kristen Lanier, Marketing/PR Coordinator for BCLS and mother of a 3rd grader
Earlier this school year I had the pleasure of attending a parent information seminar at my son's school to learn more about the recently passed Reading By 3rd Initiative for the state of South Carolina. Essentially, we were informed that our 3rd grader would have to take a 3-hour written exam in May this school year to measure their reading level and the scores on this test would determine if the student needs to repeat the 3rd grade. Scary thought! My 3rd grader can barely sit still for 1 hour and you want him to take a 3-hour written exam! While at this seminar we were also given the results of the first two reading tests our child had completed this school year. I was shocked to see my son had scored right at the reading level for this grade leaving little-to-no wiggle room. He has always scored high in reading and has a high B and low A in this English classes, so again, I was shocked and concerned at his score thinking, "We need to jump on this now!"
Since I work for the library, I knew of Lexile(R), the new method SC is using to measure reading. This new method had been discussed around my office for months. We, BCLS, even worked to incorporate Lexile Levels in our catalog to make it easier for parents and students to search and find books for their level. For those like myself, who see the end of the school year fastly approaching and needing to find books for their student's reading level, here are a few tools to get you started:
What is The Lexile® Framework for Reading?
According to lexile.com, Lexile® measures help you find reading materials at your child's unique reading level. With Lexile® measures, you can engage your child in learning by ensuring they comprehend their reading materials, as well as monitor their progress over time. Please note: A Lexile® measure is a measure of text complexity only. It does not address the subject matter or text quality, age-appropriateness of the content or a reader's interests. The Lexile® measure is one piece of information that you can use when selecting books. *LEXILE® is a trademark of MetaMetrics, Inc.
How to find books in our library catalog if you know your level:
1. Go to berkeleylibrarysc.org and select catalog.
2. Then click the LEXILE SEARCH button.
3. Enter your Lexile® Range and click Search. Check out books or save, print, text, or email your list!
If you don't know your level:
Here is a Leveled Reading Map from Booksource.com for range levels by grade or as a comparison to another reading measurement. If you still want help, you can go to Lexile.com and use their "Find A Book" system. Just enter your grade, difficulty level and areas of interest, then find a new book to read. Once you know what book you want, then you can search that title in our catalog.
If you found a book but don't know the Lexile® Level:
If our catalog does not provide the Lexile® Level for a book you want to read, you can look up the book title on Lexile.com here or use their Analyze Text mode to get an estimate for the Lexile® Level.
If you are like me and can not always make it to the library. Here are some of the digital media you can access from your child's school-issued Chromebook, tablet, desktop computer and even mobile phones:
Jasmine Digital Library Check out eBooks and audiobooks instantly on your mobile device or e-reader. Choose from more than 10,000 titles, plus no late fees!
RBDigital for Kids and Teens Select from a wide selection of unabridged eBooks and audiobooks for electronic or mobile device.
TumbleBook Library Features an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they will love.
Here is a quick link to all our digital media sources.
If you don't have a library card, we can help with that too! You can now register online for a card, 24/7, and get instant access to our digital media or place books on hold to pick up later from the library! Click here to get a card.
I hope some of this information helps you and your young reader. If you have any other questions, stop by one of our 6 library branches or the mobile library. Our friendly staff are always happy to help and we have set up displays with books ready to check out for various Lexile® Levels, complete with a bookmark and reading chart resource for you to take home.
Good luck and happy reading!


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Foam-rolling improves mobility and flexibility, and can aid muscle recovery. By Lester Wong
Firmer foam rollers provide a deeper, more intense, massage than the gentler and softer ones. Photo: Mihai Blanaru / 123rf.com
Many people are familiar with the virtues of deep tissue massage to relieve knots and tightness in the muscles.
This massage is usually done by a sports therapist or masseuse, especially for hard-to-reach places like the shoulders and the back.
You can also release these tight muscles yourself, using devices known as foam rollers.
Ms Rue She, a senior group exercise coordinator at fitness chain Virgin Active, which has a weekly foam-rolling class, said: "Foam-rolling aids muscle recovery by preventing the build-up of lactic acid and also improves mobility and flexibility."
(Also read: 6 Most Common Sports Injuries)
Foam-rolling can be done before and after workouts.
The process of applying pressure to the muscles to relieve tension is called myofascial release. Fascia is a fibre-like sheet of connective tissue beneath the skin that holds together the muscles, ligaments, bones and organs of the body.
The various fasciae in the body need to be fluid enough to stretch and slide between themselves. "When this fluidity is compromised, our muscles become strained and the chance of feeling pain increases," said Mr Ray Loh, an exercise physiologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital's Sports and Medicine Clinic.
"By applying pressure and tension to the connective tissue, regular foam-rolling can help break up adhesions that form between fascia and restore this fluidity."
(Also read: Foam-Rolling Exercises For Runners)
Foam rollers are cylinder-shaped and differ in firmness or density.
Firmer foam rollers provide a deeper, more intense, massage than the gentler and softer ones.
"Harder foams are preferred for tendons such as the Achilles tendon. Softer ones are more suitable for the glutes," said Mr Loh. "We don't want to irritate the nerves during foam-rolling."
Working on a particular spot excessively, especially if the area is already injured or inflamed, can cause nerve irritation.
There are specialised kinds of foam rollers that vary in length and diameter, as well as having textures such as ridges.
Another option – a massage ball – is best used for small surface areas to release muscle tension. These balls are portable and easy to use.
Other options include tennis balls, which can be used for more sensitive areas like the lower back. Softballs or baseballs, which are firmer, can be used to massage the glutes or calves more deeply.
PVC pipes or wooden rods can also be used to relieve tension in the hamstrings, calves, quadriceps and lower back.
Ms She said: "The rigid pipe can apply a much greater force to these areas than the foam roller and is very portable as well."
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 13, 2016, with the headline 'Roll away tight muscles'.


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Hafal and carers: an update on our campaigning
Hafal has been campaigning hard to ensure that the rights of carers are strengthened as much as possible in the new Social Services and Well-being Bill currently going through the legislative process in the National Assembly.
Hafal Briefing on Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill Stage 3 Plenary Debate
Hafal has produced a policy briefing for Assembly Members to consider when they debate the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill this week. The briefing highlights a number of improvements that need to be made to the Bill which was introduced by Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister for Social Services last January.
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You do not have to be a Unicorn to take Venture Capital money. Remember that Unicorns are for show and dragons are for dough! Below are this weeks non-unicorns!
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• Nozomi Networks Inc, a San Francisco-based provider of real-time cybersecurity and operational visibility for industrial control systems, raised $30 million in Series C funding. Investors include Planven Investments SA, GGV Capital, Lux Capital, Energize Ventures and THI Investments.
• Softomotive, a company focused on Robotic Process Automation (RPA), raised $25 million in Series A funding, from Grafton Capital.
• Netradyne, a San Diego, Calif.-based company developing artificial intelligence technology focusing on driver and fleet safety, raised $21 million in Series B funding. Investors include Reliance Industries Limited (through its subsidiary RIIHL) M12, and Point72 Ventures.
• Guardhat, a Detroit-based internet of things industrial safety technology developer, raised $20 million in Series A funding. RTP Ventures led the round, and was joined by investors including 3M Ventures, Caterpillar Venture Capital, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, SVB and DVP.
• LiveSafe, an Arlington, Va.-based provider of a mobile safety communications platform, raised $11 million in Series B-1 funding. Investors include Hearst, Enterprise Investment Partners, L.P, IAC, Dave Duffield, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, GXPI, and the Kilberg family.


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Just announced today is the ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate 2. Check out that post by Phil Haack for some great summary information.
I continue to be very impressed with the team's implementation of a framework for creating MVC styled web applications. They are taking a nice, methodical approach of developing features to address needs that arise out of the community building their apps in ASP.NET MVC. So continue to give feedback on the scenarios you encounter!


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It has been requested of me to write a post on the homeless people we see all around town, so, being the good natured person that I am, I figured I would oblige this request.
First of all, to anyone who hasn't been to Tampa, FL, I'm not sure you know how bad the homeless problem is here. Unless maybe you live in another big city, but I digress. If you drive down any street around here, especially one leading to a major interstate or US Highway, you will most likely see people begging on the median for change (and not the kind Obama offered!) I do like that the city makes them wear bright yellow and orange caution vests so I don't hit them in the road. Sometimes, they offer you something for your change- like a bottle of water or the Sunday paper or some flowers. This is actually respectable, I think. Newsies back in the day were pretty much the same thing: poor, homeless people and orphans. If you're going to pay money for the paper anyways, you might as well help the guy out and buy it from him, plus you won't even have to stop anywhere on your way to wherever to get it.
Then there's the people that you have to wonder if they are really homeless or just lazy scam artists. I remember my high school government teacher telling me how he went to Washington D.C. one time (where they apparently also had a large homeless problem) and saw a guy on crutches begging for money on the side of the road. At the end of the day, he was driving back to his hotel and saw the same guy get up, throw his crutches in the back of his Ferrari, and drive off. Apparently panhandling in D.C. really pays off! Another friend of mine told me how she was downtown waiting for a tow truck after she was in an accident one time. The homeless guy who had been begging at the median came across and asked is she needed any help, after politely declining, she watched him walk into HIS HOUSE! The homeless man had a house! Another friend told me he saw a homeless man begging on one corner of he street, and on the corner across was a Flying J that had a "now hiring" sign. When he pointed this out to the homeless man, he just said "They wouldn't pay me enough"!
Then there's also plenty of cases of where they say they are starving, so you offer to buy them a cheeseburger or something and they politely decline saying they already have food. Well, then clearly they are not starving! This is why I won't give money to any of them, you can't tell who, if anyone, is legit! It's sad that people are so lazy. I work a crappy job so I can pay my bills, I'm sure they can find something!
Then there's also the countless bums walking around places like Ybor and downtown St. Pete. These bums are more scary I think. When you see them, you are generally not protected by your car. Then they tend to follow you around no matter how many times you protest and claim to only have plastic on you. Most of these guys just want beer money. If they were honest about it, I may even be tempted to help them out. But let's be honest, I need beer money too! There are some homeless people that have a little more pride. They, like the waterboys and newsies, what to give you something in exchange for their money, so they give you whatever random things they collected, like seeds or bags full of condoms. Again, at least they are trying to help you out too.
I guess, when all is said and done, the homeless problem will never be as bad here as many other places. Still, if you want my money you have to work for it. Have a clever sign. Offer me something in exchange for my money. Show you are somehow going to ear my hard earned money. Don't try to scam me, it insults my intelligence, and that is one thing I will not tolerate being insulted!


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RALEIGH — This new Republican legislative majority is in a hurry to show its stuff, prove its mettle.
The haste is understandable. Republicans have only been waiting 120 years or so to finally take control of the North Carolina General Assembly.
So on only the second day of the legislative session, the just-elected House and Senate leaders passed out gavels to new committee chairs and named new committees.
In the past, Democrats could take a few weeks to name committees and get organized for the two-year legislative session, then freshmen legislators could get lost in the maze that is the Legislative Building at least a few dozen times before their unfamiliarity made them late to a committee meeting.
More practically, Democrats waited to organize because of a recognition that nothing is set in stone until House and Senate leaders are chosen. They remember well Joe Mavretic and the House coup that toppled former Speaker Liston Ramsey. They remember Jim Black's tenure as House speaker very nearly being undone before it began.
No such fireworks blossomed on this opening day. House Republicans stayed united behind Thom Tillis, Senate Republicans behind Phil Berger.
Tillis even got a few Democratic votes. Berger was elected by acclamation.
All that committee arranging and hiring of staff would not be for naught.
And so, the new Republican leaders hit the ground running.
Tillis talked of getting all the lawmaking and budgeting and new legislative map drawing finished by July 4 and then getting out of town. Berger tried to one-up Tillis. He said he wanted to finish the legislative year by the end of June.
Both men talked about quickly pursuing some GOP campaign promises: requiring picture IDs for voters, lifting a cap on charter schools, passing legislation to try to block the federal health care reform law's individual insurance mandate.
Just 24 hours after Tillis and Berger had been elected chamber leaders, Republicans and Democrats in a House committee were barking at each other over the federal health care reform law.
House Majority Leader Paul "Skip" Stam, R-Wake, called the individual mandate requiring health insurance a government intrusion. Former House Speaker Joe Hackney, D-Orange, already looking comfortable in his new attack dog role as minority leader, growled that Republicans were attempting to force those with health care insurance to foot the bill for those who go without.
Nothing wrong with Republicans pursuing their agenda. Nothing wrong with them getting to work quickly.
Lawmaking, though, isn't putting together widgets on an assembly line. Legislatures are called deliberative bodies for a reason.
Sometimes pushing too far, too fast can create missteps that you don't truly appreciate until another election season rolls around.
Scott Mooneyham writes about North Carolina politics for the Capitol Press Association.