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President Trump accepts invitation to make state visit to Singapore
SINGAPORE: United States President Donald Trump on Monday (Jun 11) accepted an invitation from his Singapore counterpart Halimah Yacob to make a state visit to Singapore in November.
The announcement came after he had a four-eye meeting with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana. Mr Lee also hosted Mr Trump to a working luncheon on Monday.
A press statement from the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said the two leaders had a "good discussion on a range of regional and global developments". They reaffirmed the excellent relations between the two countries across their economic, defence and security spheres.
Mr Trump thanked Mr Lee for Singapore's hosting of the summit between the US and North Korea that is due to take place at Capella Hotel in Sentosa on Tuesday. He also expressed the US' continued commitment to engage the region and his support for Singapore's chairmanship of ASEAN, MFA said.
In a Facebook post on Monday evening, Mr Lee said that Mr Trump hosted him at the White House last October, and that he was "glad to reciprocate his hospitality".
"I wished him all the best for tomorrow's summit, which we hope will be a first step on the path to peace," the Prime Minister also said, adding that he was "looking forward to a positive outcome".
President Trump and PM Lee last met in October 2017, during Mr Lee's visit to Washington DC at Mr Trump's invitation.
Mr Trump's state visit in November will coincide with the 6th ASEAN-US Summit and 13th East Asia Summit.
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I understand the desire to just declare email bankrupcy, delete everything in the In box and start all over again.
Thankfully, I've got a solution for people who collect their mail using an email program like Eudora to download all your messages into your computer from your mail server when you check your mail. When I thought the email would put me under, I discovered a wonderful feature of my email software called filtering. I have used this wonderful feature to invest a little time to set up filters so my In box is almost always empty and my emails are automatically sent to over 60 different mailboxes. Eudora does this quite easily and opens a window for each mailbox that has has a new message. This way I can sort through them one by one. Here is my filtering strategy:
Some email is flagged as SPAM in the subject line. I can filter for the word spam in the Subject: line and direct this mail to a folder called suspect. A lot of spam doesn't get tagged before it gets to me so I've got another strategy. Most spam have images in them whereas most regular email I get doesn't. I can look in the body of the message for the beginning of an HTML tag "<img" and send any such messages to a special "suspect IMG" folder for later inspection. I can't ignore either of these folders as sometimes good messages end up in them. But if, for example, I have a friend with a picture in their tag line, I can filter for their From: address and put those messages in my protected in box before I check for images.
I subscribe to a dozen email list servers. Since my mail always comes from a unique address for each list, I can filter looking for that address on the From: line and then transfer the message into the mailbox for that discussion. What I particularly like about this is the threads of discussion are sequential rather than scattered around my in box making following a conversation on that email list much easier.
I forward multiple email addresses to my main email address and can easily check the To: line and direct each address to a different mailbox.
There are companies I deal with or regular sources of email that come from one email address. Again, I can filter for them and send them to the appropriate mailbox.
After I've done all that filtering, I check to see if the email To: address is really for me. If so, I send that message to my protected In box. I may get 15-20 emails in this box but I know they are all important messages for me. If any spam sneaks by, I look for some way to catch it with a filter to send it to the suspect folder.
I get lots and lots of email, subscribe to a number of list servers, and never feel overwhelmed by my email. I can take as much time as I have to go through the important messages first, getting down to the lower and lower priority messages as I have time. I may only scan the subject lines of a discussion group with one glance to make the decision if I'll read them. Generally I can scan quickly through the suspect folders looking for From: addresses I recognize and Subject: lines that I know are important.
Using filtering will take a little practice but is well worth the investment of time and effort if you don't want to go into email bankrupcy!

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Southaven RV & Marine's CEO, Mark Hixson, announces the upcoming highly anticipated arrival of the high demand Airstream Basecamp.
It's the equivalent of a new IPhone launch. The latest buzz in the RV market is the Airstream Basecamp trailer, which is actually a redesign and relaunch of the Basecamp trailer. The revival gives campers a sleeker, more lightweight and compact way of Airstreaming their way to outdoor adventures.
Airstream is launching then updated design as the market has become ripe for the small, sleek Basecamp, perfect for the younger weekend warriors and outdoor adventurers.
Airstream's design seems responsive to the crossover utility vehicle market and took leadership from the small trailer/camper renaissance that has occurred throughout the RV industry over the past few years. The new Basecamp joins the likes of the Winnebago concept vehicle camper van, Taxa trailer and Tepui White Lightning roof tent, all introduced over the past several months.
The targeted Airstream Basecamp buyer isn't your V8 pickup truck power seeker, so they needed a trailer small enough to tow behind the crossover. The smaller yet super savvy interior space isn't a big deal because this buyer doesn't want to spend the entire trip inside an aluminum shell watching TV, anyway. This is the RVer who wants to get parked at the most unique campsite or trailhead ASAP, get out of the vehicle and spend the day outside hiking, surfing, biking, climbing or adventuring. The trailer serves as a place to have a meal and sleep away an exciting day.
The Basecamp Buzz has dealers taking preorders as they will start appearing at Airstream dealerships in October, and new reservations are being taken now. The trailer's price, which now starts around $34,900, which appears to be the perfect fit for the target buyer.
Southaven RV has ten unsold units expected to arrive sometime around the first week of October. "The excitement is certainly out there. We are noticing an increase in calls and people can't wait to come tour the new Basecamp" says Jeff Turnbow, Southaven RV and Marine's CMO.
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This year, Southaven RV & Marine will become the largest in the country. They have become known as the largest indoor RV and marine showroom in the country. "We want to provide each and every one of our customers with that wow factor. Whether it be in offering parts, service or a new RV or boat, we're here to provide an exceptional travel experience!", says CEO, Mark Hixson.
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- This article is about Banjo & Kazooie appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Banjo and Kazooie.
Banjo-Kazooie is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. They were revealed at the Nintendo Direct shown at E3 2019, alongside Hero.
Ground Attacks
- Neutral Attack: Claws forward with both hands and then finishes with an uppercut. If button mashed, Kazooie pecks repeatedly at alternating angles and finishes with a beak slash.
- Forward Tilt: Banjo grabs Kazooie and pokes her beak forward.
- Up Tilt: Banjo kicks upwards. KO's midweights at about 115%
- Down Tilt: Banjo crouches down and Kazooie dives forward.
- Dash Attack: Banjo rolls forward.
Smash Attacks
- Side Smash: Banjo slams Kazooie's body forward.
- Up Smash: Kazooie drills upward with her beak.
- Down Smash: Kazooie slams her wings down on both sides.
Other attacks
Aerial Attacks
- Neutral Aerial: Banjo and Kazooie spin while Kazooie has her wings out.
- Up Aerial: Kazooie bats her wings together upward.
- Forward Aerial: Banjo performs an overhead swing, can kill at higher percents but has slow startup lag.
- Back Aerial: Kazooie pecks repeatedly behind Banjo while mid-air.
- Down Aerial: Kazooie dives downward with her beak. Can meteor smash if sweet-spotted.
Grabs and Throws
- Grab: Mid-ranged. Banjo grabs the opponent with his left hand. Both Kazooie and Banjo stare menacingly at the enemy.
- Pummel: Kazooie pecks the opponent.
- Up Throw: Banjo hoists the fighter up, and crouches down for Kazooie to peck them once.
- Forward Throw: Banjo lets go of the opponent briefly, so that Kazooie can kick them with both feet, once.
- Back Throw: Banjo spins the enemy counter-clockwise a few times, and let go with his left hand, then his right hand. Similar to Mario's back throw.
- Down Throw: Banjo hoists the fighter up, then slams them on the ground with enough force to bury them. Similar to King K. Rool's down throw.
Special Moves
|Banjo & Kazooie's Special Moves
|Standard Special
|Breegull Blaster
|Side Special
|Up Special
|Shock Spring Jump
|Down Special
|Rear Egg
|Final Smash
|The Mighty Jinjonator
- Up Taunt: Banjo stands on his toes, stretching his body and arms, while Kazooie pokes her head out to yawn.
- Side Taunt: Banjo and Kazooie swerve from left to right (and vice versa) in sync while looking at each other, followed by a confident thumbs up.
- Down Taunt: Banjo performs a bow from right to left, subsequently giving his signature 'Guh huh!'[1].
On-Screen Appearance
Idle Poses
- Kazooie pecks Banjo on the head. A reference to their idle animation in Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie.
- Kazooie comes out and checks the surroundings.
Victory Poses
- Banjo collects a Jiggy and gives a thumbs up while saying "Guh huh!"
- Banjo does a jig on the spot, before bowing twice and saying "Guh huh! Guh huh!" Kazooie also pops out to strike a pose.
- Banjo and Kazooie play their signature instruments and strike a pose together, a reference to the intro sequence to Banjo-Kazooie.
In Competitive Play
Palette Swaps
- Banjo & Kazooie's reveal trailer is a spoof of King K. Rool's reveal trailer.
- This is possibly a reference to how Rare Limited developed both Donkey Kong games and Banjo-Kazooie games.
- Banjo & Kazooie can be considered both Nintendo and Microsoft characters, due to the two console companies' histories on owning the character publishing rights. This means that Banjo & Kazooie might be a dual-party character.
- Banjo & Kazooie's introduction tagline refers to them as Banjo-Kazooie, the name of their game series instead of their actual names separated.
- Their introduction tagline is also a nod to Rare Limited, who developed their titular game series.
- Banjo & Kazooie are the first playable characters that their rights are currently owned by a direct competitor to Nintendo hardware-wise.
- Kazooie along with Falco and the duck from Duck Hunt are the only avian characters.
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Most moving violations are civil infractions issued by a traffic ticket that have a fine as a penalty. If you pay this ticket without contesting it, you are admitting GUILT. While traffic tickets may seem a minor inconvenience to your pocketbook, there could be a number of negative consequences from receiving one. Points may be assessed on your driving record driver that could lead to a suspension of your driver's license if you accumulate too many points within a set period of time. Loss of a commercial drivers or chauffeurs license could cost your employment. Additional consequences could include:
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Points assigned by the Secretary of State from traffic violations to evaluate your driving privileges expire 2 years from the date of conviction, but most violations remain on your driving record for 7 years. That means while the points expire, the conviction remains available for insurance companies, employers, and others to possibly see for 7 or more years. If you receive a traffic misdemeanor, such as driving while license suspended (DWLS), drunk driving (OWI), or reckless driving, that conviction stays on your record for the rest of your life and can't be expunged.
Most insurance companies go back 3 years or more to evaluate your premiums. With convictions staying on your record for 7 years it is easy for insurance companies to periodically update their records and update their files on your account. Also most insurance companies don't rate convictions with the same point standards and expiration dates as the Secretary of State. A 2 point violation with the Secretary of State could be calculated as a 3, 4 or 5 point violation by an insurance company's standards and could be used to raise your premiums for years to come. You can also be turned down for auto insuranceor have your policy revoked if the company scores you as having received 7 of their eligibility violation points within 3 years. The end result is the more points you have on your driving record for the insurance companies to find, the more you are going to be paying in car and life insurance premiums. CLICK HERE for more information.
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Outrage in Saudi Arabia as woman reads news without veil
An anchorwoman for a Saudi Arabia TV channel caused a controversy when she did not don a head scarf or veil while reading the news.
It was an unprecedented sight in the Saudi kingdom, and the scene on Al Ekhbariya news channel outraged some viewers.
While Saudi TV does show unveiled women, it usually happens on foreign shows or when they are guest speakers - never for news readers, reported Mail Online.
Gulf News reported Saudi radio and television spokesman Saleh Al Mughailif as saying: "She was a correspondent reading the news from a studio in Britain."
"She was not in a studio inside Saudi Arabia and we do not tolerate any transgression of our values and the country's systems," he said.
He added that measures were being taken to ensure this would not happen again.
Sources: Mail Online, Gulf News
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Christian baptism is a sacrament commanded by Jesus, by which Christians make a public confession that they have repented of their sins and committed themselves in faith to Jesus as their Saviour and Lord (Matt 28:19; Acts 2:38,41; 9:18; 10:47-48; 18:8; Rom 10:9). The Bible speaks of people going into the water to be baptized (Acts 8:38, Matt 3:16), but it gives no detailed description of the act of baptism. The original meaning of 'baptize' was 'dip' or 'immerse', suggesting that believers were immersed in water.
As Jesus preached the message of the kingdom, those who accepted his message and entered the kingdom showed the genuineness of their faith and repentance by being baptized. The disciples of Jesus, rather than Jesus himself, did the baptizing (John 3:22; 4:1-2). Just before he returned to his heavenly Father, the risen Christ told his disciples to spread the good news of his kingdom worldwide and to baptize those who believed (Matt 28:19). The book of Acts shows how the early Christians carried out his command (Acts 2:38,41; 8:12,35-39; 10:47-48; 16:13-15,31-33; 18:8).
Baptism was so readily acknowledged as the natural and immediate consequences of faith that the New Testament links the two inseparably. The object of saving faith is Jesus Christ and what he has done through his death and resurrection. Paul, the great interpreter of Christian belief and practice, saw baptism as more than just a declaration of faith; he saw it as having meaning that is tied up with the unique union that believers have with Jesus Christ (Rom 6:3; Gal 3:27).
According to Paul's teaching, baptism is an expression of union with Christ in dying to sin and being raised with Christ to new life. When Christ died and rose again, believers died and rose again, so to speak. They demonstrate this in their baptism, but they must also make it true in practice. They must live as those who are no longer under sin's power (Rom 6:1-11; Col 2:12).
Baptism is also a witness, or testimony. It declares that believers are cleansed from sin (Acts 22:16, 1 Peter 3:21), given the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:47, 1 Cor 12:13) and introduced into the body of Christ, the church (Gal 3:26-28, 1 Cor 12:13).
Peter, like Paul, interprets Christian baptism in relation to the death and resurrection of Christ. He sees judgment and salvation pictured in baptism, as they were pictured in the flood of Noah's time. Christ died to bear God's judgment on sin, but he rose from death to new life. Through him believers are cleansed from sin and made sharers in a new and victorious life (1 Peter 3:20-4:1).
The community that believers enter through their conversion is of divine, not human, origin. It is not a club, but the kingdom of God. Believers are therefore baptized not in the name of a human cult-figure, but in the name of God (Matt 28:19; 1 Cor 1:13). The early preachers constantly kept this in mind. Paul, for example, preferred someone else to baptize his converts, to avoid the appearance of building a personal following (1 Cor 1:14-16). Christians are disciples of Jesus Christ, and he alone is their Lord (Acts 2:38; 8:12; 10:48; 19:5; Rom 10:9)
Baptism of Infants
The Churches of Christ do not practise the christening or baptism of babies or young children on the basis that the child is not of an age of understanding or accountability. Without an understanding of spiritual concepts such as God, mankind's sin, grace and the gospel story of forgiveness, a child cannot therefore make a reasoned and deliberate choice to believe and accept the offer of salvation and forgiveness.
The well known practice of baptizing infants, usually by sprinkling, is not specifically taught in the Bible. Nor does the Bible deal specifically with the related subject of the salvation of infants. Although the Bible shows that God has a special concern for children, its teaching about salvation is mainly concerned with those who are old enough to be responsible for their own decisions (Matt 18:1-6; 19:13-15). The Bible clearly states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:22-23) and each person needs to exercise faith to be saved.
People are mistaken if they think that any sort of baptism (alone), whether for adults or infants, guarantees personal salvation regardless of what people believe or do as morally responsible beings (Matt 3:7-10). Even the blessing of being brought up in a Christian family does not remove the need for the individual to repent and accept Christ in order to become a child of God (John 1:12-13; 3:5-6).
Dedications of parents and/or children
This is a special time when parents and the church body dedicate themselves to be examples of faith in Christ and to teach their child the mighty deeds of God (Psalm 78:1ff) and to do all they can to maintain the christian doctrine and beliefs. One important difference between a dedication service and a baptism is that it is the parents themselves, and not the baby who make the promises. The parents publicly agree that they want their child to love and serve God and they promise to provide a Christian upbringing, free from harmful influences.
A Baby Dedication is a ceremony in which believing parents, and sometimes entire families, make a commitment before the Lord to submit a child to God's will and to raise that child according to God's Word and God's ways. The church as witnesses has a support role in this.
Responsibilities Involved in Baby Dedication
Christian parents who dedicate a child are making a promise to the Lord to do everything within their power to raise the child in a godly way, prayerfully until he or she can make a decision on his or her own to follow God. Parents who make this vow of commitment are instructed to raise the child in the ways of God, and not according to their own ways. Some of the responsibilities include teaching and training the child in God's Word, demonstrating an example of godliness, disciplining according to God's ways, and praying earnestly for the child.
Making arrangements for Baptism
If you desire to be obedient to Christ in baptism this can be arranged at a time that is convenient for you, either during a church worship service or at another time during the week. It is up to you where you would like to be baptised – it doesn't have to be in our church baptistry, and you may prefer another venue such as a private pool or a nearby beach. Please contact one of the Pastors to discuss and make arrangements for your baptism.
In both the New Testament and the present day church, the Communion is known by a number of names. Paul calls it, literally, the supper of the Lord, because Christians keep it on the Lord's authority and in his honour (1 Cor 11:20). Paul speaks of it also as a communion, meaning an act of fellowship, or sharing together, in Christ (1 Cor 10:16). Luke calls it the breaking of bread, referring to part of the meal as a shortened title for the whole (Acts 2:46; 20:7). Another name, the Eucharist (from the Greek word for 'thanksgiving'), refers to Jesus' act of giving thanks for the bread and wine (Mark 14:23; 1 Cor 11:24).
The Lord's Supper
Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper while eating a Passover meal with his disciples the night before his crucifixion (Luke 22:8,12,15). During the meal Jesus took some of the bread and wine from the table and passed each in turn among his disciples, inviting them to eat and drink. The bread and wine were symbols of his body and blood, which he was to offer on the cross as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins (Matt 26:26- 28; Isa 53:4-6,10). God had once made a covenant with Israel and sealed it with blood (Exod 24:6-8). Through Jeremiah he promised a new covenant, one that would bring forgiveness of sins and give new life through the indwelling Spirit (Jer 31:31-34, Ezek 36:26-27). Jesus established this covenant, his blood sealed it, and the supper he instituted is a reminder of its meaning to those who believe in him. The Old Testament system, having reached its fulfillment, is replaced by the new covenant with its unlimited blessings (Matt 26:28; 1 Cor 11:25).
When the Israelites observed the Passover, they reminded themselves that their lives had been saved only through the death of the Passover lamb. When Christians observe the Lord's Supper, they remind themselves that they have eternal life only through the death of Christ (1 Cor 11:23-24; 5:7).
Christians keep the Lord's Supper not only in remembrance of Christ's death, but also in anticipation of his return. When that day comes, bread and wine will no longer be necessary. Christ and his people will be together for ever in the triumphant kingdom of the Messiah. In that day there will be far more blessed fellowship between Christ and his people, likened to a heavenly feast with new wine (Matt 26:29; Luke 22:16,18; 1 Cor 11:26).
The Practice of the Early Church
From the earliest days of the church, Christians joined regularly to eat the Lord's Supper. It seems that at first they ate it as part of their ordinary meals, and may even have done so daily (Acts 2:42,46). Later they ate it less frequently, perhaps weekly (Acts 20:7), but the practice of combining it with a common meal continued for some time.
These common meals were called love feasts, and were occasions when the rich could show love and fellowship by sharing food generously with the poor. At Corinth, however, many of the rich greedily ate their own food, without waiting for others to arrive and without sharing it with others. Instead of being a love feast, it was a selfish feast. Instead of being a supper in honour of the Lord, it was very much a supper for themselves (1 Cor 1:20-22, Jude 1:12).
Paul reminded the Corinthian church that if Christians make a mockery of the Lord's Supper through wrong behaviour, they may bring judgment upon themselves. They must therefore examine themselves and correct any wrong attitudes they may have towards the Lord's Supper (1 Cor 11:27-34).
Far from being a cause of division among Christians, the Lord's Supper should be something that binds them together. Christians demonstrate their unity in Christ as they share in the same bread and the same wine. They show that they are united with each other and with Christ in one body (1 Cor 10:17, 11:18-21). Eating bread and drinking wine together in the Lord's Supper is more than just a remembrance of Christ's suffering and death. It is a spiritual sharing together in the body and blood of Christ, a fresh enjoyment of and proclamation of the benefits of his death. It is not a time of mourning, but a time of joyful fellowship with the risen Lord (1 Cor 10:16; 11:26, John 6:48-51; Acts 2:46-47).
The Lord's Supper is therefore an important part of worship in the church. It is enriched when fittingly combined with prayers, singing, preaching, the reading of the Scriptures and instruction in Christian teaching (Acts 2:42; 1 Cor 14:26; Col 3:16).
The Practice at Caloundra
At Caloundra Church of Christ all who have responded to Jesus as expressed in the Scriptures are welcome to participate in The Lord's Supper. It is held weekly and is the central part of our meetings together. Although it is symbolic, this does not mean it is something to be taken lightly at all. Each of us needs to examine ourselves before taking part, not to see if we are free from sin or shortcomings, but to ask ourselves if the truths set forth in the Lord's Supper are at least something of a reality in our own lives. We need to be sure we are not partaking in a careless or unthinking manner.
There is a richness of symbolism in the Lord's Supper that embraces every aspect of the Christian life. If we take part in the Lord's Supper with some understanding of this, it is certain that as well as remembering the Lord as He asked us to, we will receive grace that strengthens our walk with Him.


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PIE CAKE! OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS! YOU HAVE TO STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND GO BAKE A PIE CAKE RIGHT NOW! Like, right this minute. And yes, you read that right. There is pie. Inside that cake. I made this for my son's birthday party last week and had to share it. I though about making another one so I could take pretty, styled photos of the steps and make a gorgeous, Pinterest worthy post. But I can't! I'm too excited to share it. So let's consider this pie cake to be in the wild, in a raw landscape, its natural habitat. YOU GUYS! PIE INSIDE CAKE!
I want to be very clear. This was not an original idea that I came up with. I have a standing date with Home and Family every day from 10 am – 2 pm. Around Halloween they had the most amazing, creative human ever assembled on to talk about his fantastic Blood and Guts cake. If you don't know Charles Phoenix, you need to go spend hours on his site. He's crazy inspiring to me. Long story short, I had to throw my son a *Five Nights at Freddy's party for his birthday and it was my chance to try my hand at making a pie cake.
*Five Nights at Freddy's or FNAF as it's known is a video game. It's alarming and horrific. And my kid can't get enough of it. The heart wants what it wants so I let him use it as the theme for his birthday party. It's ok though, I removed the digital blood splatters (!!!!!!) from the printable party suite I bought on Etsy to make it more acceptable. I'm not going to write out the steps for the pie cake here. There is a great video on Charles' site with all the tips and tricks. But here's the thing. This is SO easy to make! And it makes such a statement! You have to try this. In a nutshell – Buy a frozen pie for each layer of cake you want to make. Bake pies. Let sit out at room temperature overnight. Mix boxed cake mix. Mix it some more (over beating makes the batter stronger). Prepare your springform pan. Pour in half the batter. Plop your cherry pie in the center. Cover with the rest of the batter. Bake. Make sure to bake it all the way. Have your neighbor frost it for you because you suck at frosting cakes. Thank you, Lori!!! Then speed through the rest of the party so you can get to the cake part faster! I kept the inside a surprise to most of the party guests. I knew they would all love it. Just like Charles did with his Blood and Guts cake, I added a can of cherry pie filling to the top to add more drama. I'm not going to lie, it was a little tricky to cut through and should have gotten out the electric carver like Charles suggests. But this cake saw is our favorite cutter and it seemed really fitting for this cake especially. Live and learn, you know.THE. CROWD. GOES. WILD. People thought I was a marvel for having come up with such an incredible idea. And sometimes, when there are older people involved, it is easier to just take the credit and not try to explain proper sourcing and internets and etiquette, blah blah blah.
Everyone's reactions were so awesome. I really feel like all cakes should have pie in them. It's one of my New Year's resolutions.
It's a bit hard to get small slices of cake when there are two pies inside. Do your best. The cake was really sweet but that can probably be fixed with using better quality ingredients. I used store-bought cake mix and canned frosting so…PLUS THERE'S TWO PIES IN THERE! This isn't really about the flavor now, is it? SO fun! You may have heard of the Cherpumple, which is the OG pie cake. Three pies inside a cake? That's taking it a little over the top for me (she said fooling no one).
Head to the Charles Phoenix site for the full directions! Then go make yourself a pie cake!
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|Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York
Sixty-first General Assembly
Fourth Committee
24th Meeting (AM)
International Community Must Have 'Sense of Outrage' at Continued
Violation in Occupied Arab Lands; Israeli Non-Cooperation is Chided
The international community must recognize, with a "sense of outrage", that Israeli actions against Palestinians had gone on unabated for far too long, Malaysia's representative and member of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, told the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) this morning, as it concluded its debate on the Special Committee's report.
He referred to the "wilful killing of Palestinians, mass arrests, destruction of Palestinian houses, confiscation of Arab lands and other forms of collective punishment", and said it was imperative that the Special Committee be allowed to continue its important role.
A number of speakers expressed regret that Israel had rejected visits by Special Committee members to the occupied territories.
The representative of Venezuela said Israel could not claim self-defence without the use of proportionality, as the use of force would then become aggression. There was no excuse for implementing policies of land annexation, curtailment of movement and engagement in selective killing. Israel had shielded itself behind the anachronistic use of the veto power by the United States to support its actions.
The representative of India, while welcoming Israel's disengagement from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, said he had hoped those actions would culminate in a negotiated settlement, in accordance with the Road Map and Security Council resolution obligations and that the recent Palestinian elections would have enabled the peace process. Condemning all terrorist acts and disproportionate retaliatory measures, he urged parties to exercise restraint and return to the negotiating table.
Representatives of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain, Qatar and Lebanon also spoke.
The representatives of Israel, Iran and Syria spoke in right of reply, as did the Permanent Observer for Palestine.
The Fourth Committee will meet again tomorrow, Thursday 9 November, at 10 a.m. to conclude its work for the sixty-first session.
The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) met this morning to continue its general debate on the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (For background information see Press Release GA/SPD/361 of 6 November).
SONG SE IL (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) said the Palestinian people's struggle was a just cause, as they wanted to restore their territory and exercise their right to self-determination. The question of Palestine was a regional and international one, linked directly with the achievement of peace in the Middle East. Israel continued to attack Palestine militarily and to violate the human rights of the Palestinian refugees. International measures for a fair and peaceful settlement of the question had never been implemented.
He said some countries intended to remove items of the Middle East question from the agenda of the Assembly, under the pretext of United Nations reform. Such action would not be justified, since it ran counter to the will of the international community to settle the question in accordance with the interest of the Palestinian and Arab people. The questions of Palestine and the Middle East should be settled in a fair manner and in strict accordance with international law and with the Assembly resolutions that had been adopted by Member States for decades.
AMR ELSHERBINI ( Egypt), denouncing increased military aggressions and Israeli violations of international law, said Israel's rejection of visits by Committee members to the occupied territories was of deep concern, as that decision in turn led to the cancellation of a November 2006 regional visit.
He said it was important to address several issues in the Special Committee's report, including the serious deterioration of human rights in the Palestinian Territory and the occupied Syrian Golan, which had not been witnessed since 1968. The Committee should echo the call of the Human Rights Council for sending a fact-finding mission, led by the Special Rapporteur, and urge Israel to cease its excessive use of force. Continuous violations of Palestinian rights by the occupying Power must be stopped, and freedom of movement and religious practices must be respected. Israel's construction of the wall in the West Bank isolated Palestinians; Egypt welcomed the Secretary-General's report on the Register of Damage.
He said the confiscation of Palestinian lands and natural resources, resulting from the settlement policy and the construction of the wall and military incursions must both be addressed. Egypt continued to reject Israeli attempts to annex the occupied Syrian Golan, saying it should withdraw from all Occupied Arab Territories, including the Syrian Golan, to the limits set in 1967. He called on the international community, including the Quartet, to ensure Israel's implementation of its "Road Map" obligations. Egypt would continue its efforts with different parties to resume talks to achieve a two-State solution and a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
WANEED AL SHAMI ( Yemen) said the Special Committee's report clearly reflected the unprecedented deterioration of the human resources situation in the Occupied Territories as a result of Israeli aggression and a policy of collective punishment, as well as the continued construction of the wall, the suspension of donor aid and Israel's non-payment of tax revenues. The residents of the occupied Syrian Golan were not spared that fate either.
He condemned Israel's aggression and State terrorism as shown, he said, in the massacres in Gaza some days ago. He called on the international community and the United Nations, with the Security Council at the forefront, to shoulder its responsibility and put an end to the aggression against the Palestinian people. The policy of escalation would only lead to more killing and aggression.
He said the Palestinian people were subjected to inhuman violations of their human resources, killings and destruction under the nose of the international community that did not lift a finger to stop it. He reaffirmed that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace could not be established until Israel withdrew to pre-1967 borders, and until an independent Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital, was established. He called on the international community to consider the Arab request to revive the peace process; it was important for Israel, the occupying Power, to abide by its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention. He said he supported the Special Committee's recommendations, including that the Council should impose sanctions against Israel.
AHMED GEBREEL ( Libya) said he regretted the international community's inability to deal with Israeli terrorism and its violation of international law over the last two years. The total area of land confiscated by Israel had reached nearly 39,051 hectares. Israel claimed it was a democracy, yet it continued to build the wall, despite resolutions and the ruling of the International Court of Justice. He urged the rapid creation of a special record of damages as result of those measures, and said Israel should provide compensation.
He said the establishment of the wall had damaged all aspects of Palestinian life. The number of detainees held by Israel numbered more than 10,000, in 30 prisons; among those were 4,000 children. Why had the international community not condemned Israel's continuous massacres, from which no woman, child or elderly person had been free, he asked.
He said he questioned why States had not threatened sanctions against those who committed crimes in Lebanon. Were they deliberately ignoring Israeli practices?
He said the international community should take steps to find innovative means to account for all aspects of the Palestinian question, and urged an immediate halt to all settlement activities and the building of the wall. He said Israeli withdrawal from Gaza did not negate that area's status as an Occupied Territory.
The situation in the Occupied Syrian Golan was no less tragic, he said, since Israel was attempting to exploit the resources of the area. He appealed to the international community to heed the call of the Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to the occupied Palestinian Territory, and said the Security Council should consider imposing sanctions against Israel, if it continued to violate its international obligations.
FAISAL EBRAHIM AL-ZAYAMI ( Bahrain) said the Special Committee's report provided a wealth of information on the troubled situation in the Occupied Territories, and was alarming in the way it showed the deterioration of the situation there. It reflected the atmosphere of tension resulting from the increasingly oppressive practices of the Israeli forces. He said that, while a resolution of the Human Rights Council had called upon Israel to abide by the rules of international humanitarian and human rights law, to release detained Palestinian officials, and to end the occupation, attacks on Gaza had become more vicious. Israel had used fighter jets as well as Apache helicopters, tanks and heavy artillery units; that aggression was new proof of Israel's intention to scuttle the peace process.
He said United Nations resolutions had established that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories, including Jerusalem, were illegal. Israel was called upon to closely abide by its obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Despite United Nations resolutions and the opinion of the International Court of Justice, Israel continued to build the separation Wall. In the occupied Syrian Golan, Israel continued to build settlements and confiscate lands and was trying to erase Arab culture. That was contrary to resolutions stipulating that Israel's decision to impose its laws on the occupied Syrian Golan was null and void and without legal impact. Israel's actions, he said, were a blatant violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions.
He said a comprehensive peace required implementation of United Nations resolutions and the provisions of the Madrid Conference, as well as application of the principle of land-for-peace and implementation of the provisions of the Road Map and the Arab peace initiative, including establishment of a Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
FAISAL ABDULLAH HAMAD AL-HENZAB ( Qatar) said the level of anger in the Middle East had reached a level that had not been seen since the establishment of the Special Committee and the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory had indicated a crisis. Steps should be taken to encourage a solution.
The report highlighted that Israeli policies had led to the deprivation of the most basic human rights, including that of self-determination, freedom of movement, health, freedom of expression and attainment of a decent standard of living. Living standards had declined and the humanitarian situation had become severe. Moreover, increased violence against Palestinians had been a form of collective punishment for exercising their right to democratically elect the Hamas Government. He said there had been the destruction of public and private property and cruel and insulting treatment of detainees in Israeli prisons that countered international law and relevant provisions of the Geneva Conventions.
On the Occupied Palestinian Territory, he said Israel was attempting to change the urban character and legal status of that area. Israel should change its policies to show its goodwill in the peace process and compliance with resolutions. The role of information and its dissemination by the Special Committee, he said, and information on the Question of Palestine on the United Nations website, was useful. He welcomed the regular coverage by United Nations radio of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as coverage in the United Nations Chronicle.
SHATRUGHAN SINHA ( India) said he welcomed implementation of Israel's disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. India had originally hoped those actions would culminate in a negotiated settlement in accordance with Road Map and Security Council resolutions, and also that the elections in the Palestinian National Authority would enable resumption of the peace process. However, international reluctance to deal with the newly-elected Palestinian Government led to suspension of international assistance and Israel's non-payment of taxes to the Authority.
He said India's support for the Palestinian cause remained central to its foreign policy. Condemning all terrorist acts and disproportionate retaliatory measures, he said he urged the parties to exercise restraint and return to the negotiating table. He regretted that members of the Committee had been unable to visit the Occupied Palestinian Territory or the Syrian Golan; the Special Committee's report would have benefited from a site visit.
He said he was concerned that the increased sense of desolation among people in the region had led them to question the role of the United Nations in the current crisis. Given that circumstance, India had launched modest efforts to ameliorate the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, including a $3 million pledge of donor assistance to the Palestinian National Authority. He urged the adoption of measures to improve security and economic conditions in accordance with the Road Map and reaffirmed India's commitment to a negotiated two-State solution for a viable, sovereign Palestinian State.
HAMIDON ALI ( Malaysia) said that, as a member of the Special Committee, he shared the disappointment expressed by others over the persistent refusal of Israel's Government to cooperate with the Committee. Israel had deprived itself of an opportunity to express directly to the Special Committee its views on the questions being investigated. That attitude demonstrated that Israel intended to continue to prevent the international community from having full knowledge of the actual humanitarian and human-resources situation of those living in the Occupied Territories.
He said the ongoing construction of the separation wall undermined the humanitarian and human-rights situation of those living under Israeli occupation and negatively impacted the social fabric of Palestinian communities. "The Wall is the most visible sign of the transformation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory into a vast open-air prison, something which is unprecedented in our modern history," he added.
He said, the international community must recognize with "a sense of outrage" that the wilful killing of Palestinians, mass arrests, destruction of Palestinian houses, confiscation of Arab lands and other forms of collective punishment, as well as Jewish settlement policies and activities, had gone on unabated for far too long. It was imperative that the "independent and indispensable" Special Committee be allowed to continue with its important mandate until such time when the human rights violations committed by Israel had ceased and, equally important, when the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the Syrian Golan had ended.
JAVIER GOMEZ GONZALEZ ( Venezuela) said anger in territories, illegally occupied by Israel, had been exacerbated to levels not seen since the Special Committee's mandate had been established. He said Israel's violent actions could not be justified and it could not claim self-defence while there was no proportionality. The use of force then became aggression.
Further, there was no excuse for implementing policies of land annexation, curtailment of movement and engagement in selective killing. He said self defence could not justify the suffering and death of the defenceless. He asserted that Israel had demonstrated its impunity with support from the United States and that country's anachronistic use of the veto power. Israel had shielded itself behind that power to support its actions while people continued to die in the Occupied Territories.
Since there was no pretext for the invasion of one State by another, he continued, the international community must continue to adopt measures to alleviate suffering of defenceless people and pressure Israel to see reason. Without interference by the United States, the question of Palestine would have been answered and the end of suffering seen long ago.
CAROLINE ZIADE ( Lebanon) said that, although Israel claimed to wage a war against terrorism, it was wrong for it to continue to occupy Palestinian territories, to kill Palestinian children and displace them, to close checkpoints, to continue to build a separation wall and to continue the Israeli practices that had been rejected by experts. The only right way to show commitment to the mandate of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security was for Israel to cooperate with the Special Committee, so that it could continue its mission.
She said, Israel had occupied the Syrian Golan since 1967 and continued to displace a half-million of its citizens and establish settlements. It imposed Israeli nationality on those who had remained, and had imposed its laws on the territory despite United Nations resolutions, which deemed that action null and void. The Lebanese people were also suffering from the Israeli practices, the last chapter of which had occurred last summer.
She said the work of the Special Committee was based on a clear mandate, supported by the General Assembly. That mandate had existed for a while now, and the Israeli practices and lack of cooperation continued. The people of the region should enjoy peace, stability and prosperity and should be able to look forward to a better future. A comprehensive and just peace should be based on the Arab peace initiative and the relevant international resolutions.
Right of Reply
The representative of Israel, in right of reply, said his country had left Gaza in order to give the Palestinian people an opportunity to develop their own lives. Unfortunately, terrorist activities, including the relentless firing of rockets into populated Israeli areas, had not ceased. In the course of battle, including that which occurred this morning, people had died and Israel regretted the deaths of Palestinian civilians in Beit Hanoun. Israel had offered care for the wounded and begun an investigation into the matter. Firing in Gaza would be halted until the facts that had led to those tragic events were discovered.
The Permanent Observer for Palestine said that, one day after Israeli occupying forces had pulled out of Beit Hanoun in Gaza, Israeli tanks in the early hours of this morning had deliberately shelled civilian houses in that city, killing 18 civilians, 16 of them from the same family. Eight children and six women had been killed and over 45 people had been wounded. Israeli occupation forces had destroyed more than 50 homes, and damaged more than 400 others, as well as public utilities. Although Israel expressed regret for that massacre, it remained a brutal massacre.
He said there was no justification for bombarding civilian homes; those actions constituted war crimes for which Israel must be held accountable. Israel was violating international law, as well as international humanitarian and international human-rights laws, and had committed war crimes with impunity. The silence of the international community had encouraged Israel, the occupying Power, to commit those war crimes as well as State terrorism. Israel had shown total disrespect for the lives of innocent civilians. The international community must act now to put an end to Israeli crimes. The only solution was to end occupation and aggression.
The representative of Iran, in his right of reply, said he expressed his deepest condolences to the Palestinian people and the international community, especially to the Fourth Committee. After three days of debate on Israeli practices, he said, we heard today that innocent people, including a whole family, were killed by Israeli forces. The representative of Israel, referring to that case, had made a simple apology. At the end of the Committee's debate on Israeli practices, the representative of Iran continued, Israel had wanted to show the Fourth Committee that its regime would go its own way; that was the common practice of that regime and its attitude towards international opinion. Israel had continued to go its own way and to create violence.
The representative of Syria said that, what the Israeli delegate described as an incident, was a continued approach taken by Israel. Its occupation forces had killed 19 Palestinians, including seven children and four women. Those victims were called terrorists by Israel. What prompted Israel to commit the new massacre -- at the time when Israeli practices were being discussed in the Fourth Committee -- was its well known belligerence. That massacre reaffirmed the necessity to adopt a collective measure that would bring Israel into international accountability.
The representative of Israel said he was being lectured again by Iran and Syria, the best experts on terrorism in the whole world. Iran and Syria had armed Hizbollah, so that it could use its methods of terrorism. Leaders of Hamas stayed in Damascus. Orders were given to the Islamic Jihad and Hizbollah not to abide by the provisions of the Road Map. It was strange that, instead of stopping their terrorism, Israel was being lectured by them. The Observer for Palestine had not made any mention of Hamas, or of the firing of Qassam rockets against Israel. Since the engagement, more than 1,000 Qassam rockets had been fired. He announced that this morning's tragic incident would be investigated.
The representative of Iran, in his second right of reply, said he was sure the Fourth Committee would agree that the representative of the "dark Israeli background" of conspiracy, killing and violence, in violation of all international law, should not talk about human rights and democracy. He said Israel could not take an anti-terrorism attitude, as that regime had created a real holocaust, especially in Palestine.
He said that tragedy had forced millions of Palestinians to take refuge; the rest were being tortured and killed daily by Israel. That holocaust had taken place since the inception of the Israeli regime. He said he was certain the Committee would have noticed that statements by most delegations had referred to the Israeli regime a terrorist regime. That had been a good indication of international opinion; the name of Israel was equal to terrorism and the term terrorism referred to the Government of Israel.
The representative of Syria said the region had not known terrorism before "the establishment of the Zionist entity". The Israeli presence in Syria was a matter related to the question of Palestinian refugees and of occupation; Hamas did not need its officers in Damascus in order to continue its legitimate resistance to occupation.
The Permanent Observer for Palestine reminded the Israeli representative that Israel was the only country in the United Nations that was called an occupying Power. It was committing war crimes and State terrorism. As for the Israeli captives, he said that some 10,000 Palestinian prisoners were being held in Israeli jails, including women and children. As for the Qassam rockets, he reminded the Israeli delegate of the excessive and indiscriminate use of force Israel was using against the civilian Palestinian population. He hoped that one day, the Israeli representative would realize that what was happening was due to occupation and aggression. On that day, peace could be established.
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Campaign contributions by corporations are absolutely illegal
The response to my query about the legality and ethics of San Miguel Corporation's lending or renting of its planes and helicopters to Grace Poe in the current election campaign ("Offputting commercials in GMA debate broadcast," Times, 25 February 2015) was swift and unequivocal.
I have learned and I have been told that both the Corporation Code of the Philippines and the Omnibus Election Code declare that political contributions by corporations are absolutely illegal.
SEC legal opinion
According to my colleague and fellow Times columnist Emeterio Perez, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has already issued its legal opinion on the matter of political contributions by companies.
On July 27,2015, the SEC declared that political donations by companies are illegal. It quoted the governing provisions of both the Corporation Code and the Omnibus Election Code to back its legal opinion.
Citing the pertinent provisions of the Corporation Code, the SEC said: "There is an absolute prohibition for corporations, both foreign and domestic, from giving donations to any political party, candidate or for the purpose of any partisan political activity."
In Section 95 of the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines, it explicitly warns corporations against giving political contributions.
MOA of Comelec and SEC
On October 19, 2015, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the SEC signed a memorandum of agreement to strengthen their monitoring of campaign contributions, especially from private companies, in the 2016 elections.
The agreement, signed by Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista and SEC Chairperson Teresita Herbosa, paves the way for the sharing of information in order to determine illegal contributions by SEC-registered firms.
"Under the MOA, the Comelec will provide the SEC with information on corporations and other SEC-registered entity that have engaged in partisan political activities."
For its part, the SEC will provide information on SEC-registered companies that have been granted secondary permits to check if they violated the Omnibus Election Code (OEC).
"With this MOA, we can request from the Comelec any document that a candidate may have filed that would give or show a list of his donors or contributors," Herbosa said.
Our election laws also prohibit any person from soliciting or receiving any contribution from any of the identified persons or entities.
A violation of the provisions of the election code is considered an election offense, which carries a penalty of one to six years imprisonment, removal of the right to vote, and disqualification from public office.
Seemingly conflicting provisions
In a report to clients by Pricewaterhouse Coopers dated 17 September 2015, it noted:
"Under Section 36 (9) of the Corporation Code of the Philippines (CCP), corporations are allowed to make reasonable donations, including those for the public welfare or for hospital, charitable, cultural, scientific, civic, or for similar purposes, provided that no corporation, domestic or foreign, shall give donations in aid of any political party or candidate or for purposes of partisan political activity�.
"However, under Section 95 of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC), only certain corporations or juridical entities are prohibited to make such donations. These include public or private financial institutions, and juridical persons operating a public utility or in possession of or exploiting any natural resources of the nation."
Is there a conflict between these two laws? If yes, which provision would prevail?
In its legal opinion of July 2015, the SEC clarified that the provision of the CCP was not repealed or amended by Section 95 of the OEC. There is no conflict between the two provisions and they can be harmonized.
Even so, corporate lawyers can argue that a corporation may still donate now without violating the Corporation Code provision. In a 2009 Supreme Court (SC) ruling, the SC held that a person who files a certificate of candidacy is not a candidate until the start of the campaign period.
So, if a corporation is planning to fund the infomercial of a political aspirant, it can donate before the campaign period starts without violating the CCP provision. This explains why there was so much political campaign advertising on TV and radio long before the start of the campaign period.
PCIJ and William Gatchalian
In a three-part series on corporate campaign donations in the 2013 elections, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) reported that top executives of firms barred from making campaign donations funded Senate bets and parties in the elections.
One prime example cited by PCIJ was plastics king William T. Gatchalian, a businessman who learned to invest in politics as well during the campaign for the presidency of former president Joseph Estrada in 1998.
During the 2013 election campaign, Gatchalian donated P20.9 million to the opposition coalition, the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). He also donated P10 million to Estrada's party, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), which was part of UNA.
Now, Gatchalian is backing Grace Poe's candidacy for president.
SMC lending of aircraft covered by ban
According to lawyers, San Miguel's lending of its aircraft to Ms. Poe's campaign falls under the prohibition of our laws.
The separate issue of stockholders' complaints against SMC's taking a partisan interest in the elections can be the subject of a formal complaint with the SEC.
San Miguel has not commented on the point I raised that the company must maintain a strict distinction between Mr. Ramon Ang and the corporation, because "their interests, political or otherwise, are not identical." Mr. Ang is free to donate his own money and assets to Ms. Poe's campaign, but not those of SMC.
Grace Poe tried to defend her use of SMC air assets by saying that (1) others, including president Aquino have also availed themselves of these assets of San Miguel; (2) she pays for the aviation fuel in her campaign trips; and (3) she gives the pilots a tip after every campaign sortie.
This is incredibly naA�ve and laughable. I feel ashamed for our country that she is being considered (at least for now) as a serious candidate for the presidency, and that many are enabling her to flout the law and the Constitution via campaign donations.
Plutocrats and oligarchs cast a menacing shadow on the 2016 elections, and they could destroy our republic if they are not stopped.
Source: Manila time


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Rufus Wainwright: "Out of the Game"
Rufus oftentimes sounds like he's mining music's distant past for inspiration, but on this new track he jumps decades ahead… to the 1970s! Very Steely Dan-ish, in the sense that's it's intelligent, non-pandering soft-rock. [Stereogum]
Bruce Springsteen: "Death to My Hometown"
Another day, another new track from Springsteen's upcoming 17th album. You'd think the novelty would wear off, but hey, he's the Boss. He delivers. [CoS]
Wiz Khalifa: "Mary x3"
Releasing new tunes this week almost as regularly as Springsteen, this new Khalifa joint is about—what else?—joints. But honestly, it's kind of a generic song. Let's call it Mary Jane Doe. [XXL]
BJ the Chicago Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar: "The World Is a Ghetto"
Here's some atmospheric soul from a newcomer who brings to mind Curtis Mayfield. Throw in a few James Brown yelps, some funky wah-wah guitar and a hot verse from one of today's most relevant MCs, and you've got yourself a stew, baby.
Mirrorring: "Fell Sound"
Mirrorring is a misspelling. It's also a fascinating collaboration between spacey folk weirdo Grouper and abstract folk weirdo Tiny Vipers. Their powers combined, these two ladies make a gentle, inviting ambient track that's not to be missed if you dig that sort of thing.
Joachim Cooder ft. Matt Costa: "Strike Up Your Matches"
Much better than you would expect from a song written by the son of a famous musician (his daddy is Ry) and sung by a former pro skateboarder. In fact, it's sort of beautiful. [CoS]
Yasiin Bey: "N----s in Poorest"
The Artist Usually Known As Mos Def released a video for his philosophically diametric response/remix of Kanye and Jay-Z's "N----- In Paris" to commemorate Malcolm X. If the original was a celebration of the high life, this is a no-bull reminder that most people don't share that socio-economic stability. [HuffingtonPost]


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New York - The S&P 500 and Dow indexes hit a record high at the open on Friday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's dovish remarks this week boosted bets of an interest rate cut this month.
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Why You Need a WillJuly 2013 – Articles midJersey Business
There are a countless number of reasons why you should have a will – the most widely known reason being that if you don't make a will, the government will make one for you. By default, your property will be distributed at death according to the intestacy laws of the state in which you reside at the time of your death. Under New Jersey intestacy laws, this means that your property will be divided among your spouse or civil union or domestic partner, descendants, parents and other next of kin. State law determines who gets what and in what proportions.
The most basic reason you should have a will is to control how your assets will be distributed. In this article, we review some of the less obvious, and often more important, reasons why you should make a will and keep it up to date.
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The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers Paperback / softback
by Paul B. Foster
The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers refer to a group of miscellaneous Christian writings produced in the first and second centuries.
The authors of these writings were considered by seventeenth century scholars to be the next generation of Apostles and as a result were named The Apostolic Fathers.
Perceived by many scholars to be the most important collection of post-New Testament writings, a number of these texts were in fact considered for the Canon of the New Testament but later rejected.
Their obvious significance stems from the fact that they are the first Christian writings produced outside the New Testament Canon and as such contain an essential insight into the development of the early Christian Church and Christian thinking.
Much Christian Doctrine came, not from the New Testament, but from the writings produced by the early church and in particular the writings of the Apostolic Fathers.
Therefore, these texts are crucial to an understanding of the shaping of Christian thought and Christian doctrine.
This volume will provide readers with an overview of each of the eleven texts, together with a general introduction. Communicating the best recent scholarship to a broad audience, each chapter offers a treatment of the most controversial aspects of each text and discusses the theology of each of the writings in order to orient readers to the development of Christian thinking in the second century.
Each article ends with a carefully chosen select bibliography to enable further reading.
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date: 01/01/2007
- Category: Christian theology
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To Alexander Hamilton from Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard, 6 December 1794
From Wilhem and Jan Willink, Nicholaas
and Jacob Van Staphorst, and Nicholas Hubbard
Amsterdam 6th. December 1794
We had the pleasure to address You the 23d. September,1 and are Since deprived of your esteemed favors.
Mr. Humphreys having applied to us, to know what Sums He might rely upon our furnishing him, in case of success in the Negotiation He is charged with;2 We answered him the 28th November, and inclose you Copy3 thereof for your Government, premising to you, that we only forwarded him the first part of our Letter to you of 23 September4 treating solely upon the Loan in question.
Mr. Pinckney transmitted us an order for Bunting &c: for Six Frigates,5 which He afterwards recalled because He had expended on other objects the Funds destined to pay for it, unless we could purchase same on Credit: This is not practicable here: but rather than the united States should suffer a Disappointment in anything depending upon us, we have offered him to Ship the order and wait remittances from you for its payment: We therefore only wait to learn from him the Number of yards of Bunting wanted to direct it to be made got ready, and shipped in all Celerity. The Amount we are directed to have covered by Insurance:
The Portuguese Government having monopolized all the Salpetre in Lisbon,6 we are obliged to renounce the execution of the remainder of your order for that Article unless you shall renew it with express directions to fulfill it at any price it may be procured for. Our regret at this Circumstance is much diminished by the Treaty concluded between Mr. Jay7 and the British Ministry rendering improbable ye want of it speedily.
Upon this Accomodation honorable and advantageous to the united States in the highest degree, permit us to present you our most sincere and hearty Congratulations: happy would it be for suffering humanity, was it the harbinger of a general pacification.
Several Persons who emigrated from Antwerp, at the Entrance of the French Armies into Brabant,8 have applied to us, to know if we would pay the Interest that fell due this Month on the Loan negotiated by Mr. DeWolff at Antwerp,9 for Account of the united States, To which we naturally answered in the Negative, until we should receive orders from you to discharge it. We however promised to write you on the Subject, and to recommend the case of the Emigrant Brabanter's, owners of the Bonds of the united States to your Consideration: They flatter themselves that the same Loyalty, which induced your Government in the Discharge of its Debt to France, to disdain availing itself of the advantages it might have reaped, by paying it off in Assignats, will operate to its directing us to discharge their Demands here at the medium Course of Exchange that existed between Holland and their Country, previous to its Invasion by the French, and the consequent circulation of Assignats. These people derive strength to their hope, by the example of the Court of Denmark, which instead of profiting of the Actual Circumstances, to pay at a very cheap rate the Interests upon its Loans at Antwerp, has consented to open an office at Copenhagen, where the Bearers of its Bonds will have the choice to convert them into Annuities by that Kingdom, of which the Interest to be paid either in Amsterdam or Copenhagen, at the option of the Creditors, and thus are the Holders secure from all depreciation of Specie upon the Amount of their Interests due by Denmark.
The like faculty was granted to the Holders of Danish Bonds Negotiated in Holland, probably under the presumption our Country would share the same Fate as Brabant.
We have deemed it our duty, to say thus much on the subject, but without pretending to influence your Decision, which We refer entirely to your own Superior judgment.
There has lately been a little more Stir in American Bonds, owing to the Treaty signed between Mr.. Jay, and the British Government; but the hopes of an approaching peace declining, and some movements on our Frontiers indicating that the Campaign is not yet at an End, our Money Lenders are again seized with a Timor, that relaxes the purchases of Bonds.
A new Stamp Tax has been laid, and is to operate from the 1 proximo, whereby the original Bond or Instrument of all future Loans negotiated here, must be registered and subjected to a Stamp of one quarter per Cent on the principal of said Loan, and a Tax of One fifth part of the price of the Stamp: So that the Stamp duty upon the principal Bond of a Loan of one Million will amount to f 3000. Besides which each subdivided Bond of f 1000. must be printed upon a Stamp of 8 Stuyvers, and each Coupon or receipt of Interest upon a Stamp of 4½ Sts. The whole forming a very heavy duty.
The drafts of the Treasury of the United States upon us No. 1061 a 1067 and No. 1081 dated 16 & 17 October, have appeared, and met the usual honor at presentation.
We are with great esteem and respect Sir! Your mo: ob: hb: Servt
Wilhem & Jan Willink
N & J. Van Staphorst & Hubbard10
Ex: on London 5 Dec.
3/d Sight 39/10
2/m. date 39/6
Bank money 89¼ pct.
Bond U.S. 5 pc. 99½ pct.
Do. 4 do. 88½ pct.
Alex. Hamilton Esqr.
LS, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford
1. Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard are presumably referring to their letter to H of September 26, 1794.
2. For information on the attempt of the United States to secure a loan of eight hundred thousand dollars to be used by David Humphreys to negotiate a treaty with Algiers, see George Washington to H, May 24, 1794, note 2, first letter of May 29, June 7, July 9, 1794; H to Washington, second letter of May 27, June 4, 10, July 8, 1794; H to Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard. July 7, 1794; H to John Quincy Adams, August 8, 1794; and Adams to H, December 5, 1794.
3. See enclosure.
4. This letter is dated September 26, 1794.
6. See H to Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard, May 8, 1794, and Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard to H, July 1, 8, 15, August 1, 18, September 1, 26, 1794.
8. Antwerp had been captured by the French on July 27, 1794.
9. For a description of the Antwerp loan, see William Short to H, November 8, 1791, note 4, and November 12, 1791.
10. This letter arrived in the United States after H had resigned as Secretary of the Treasury. For the reply to this letter, see Oliver Wolcott, Jr.. to Willink, Van Staphorst, and Hubbard, April 13, 1795 (ADf, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford).


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The Progress Section contains information about the accomplishments of the California Emerging Technology Fund specifically and the progress being made generally to close the Digital Divide and ensure that California becomes a global leader in the deployment and adoption of broadband technology. It provides information about both "supply" (deployment of the infrastructure) and "demand" (use of the technology and subscription to service) metrics set forth in the Strategic Action Plan (PDF, 1.18 MB). It provides a summary of the Annual Survey of Californians to track trends in adoption being conducted in partnership with the Public Policy Institute of California with financial support from ZeroDivide.
The mission of the California Emerging Technology Fund is to provide leadership statewide to close the Digital Divide by accelerating the deployment and adoption of broadband and other advanced communications services to underserved communities and populations.
This will be accomplished by making investments in programs and projects to improve access, affordability, applications, accessibility and assistance to broadband-the "5As" of the Digital Divide.
Framework for Evaluating Progress
In order to determine progress towards accomplishing the mission, it will be essential to regularly measure quantitatively outcomes statewide for both: (a) the "supply side" of the Digital Divide-the progress in deployment of broadband technology; and (b) the "demand side" of the Digital Divide-the progress in increasing access to and use of the technology by Californians. There will need to be a process and methodology that tracks this progress and publishes the results in an Annual Report that can be used by policy makers and the public to continue to drive policy and investments.
Summary of Progress - May 2008
Established organization and launched operations.
- Incorporated organization, adopted bylaws and secured 501(c)(3) status from IRS.
- Adopted key policies on ethics and administrative procedures.
- Established banking accounts and received initial seed capital contributions ($24 million).
- Obtained essential insurance coverage and policies.
- Developed job descriptions, recruited and hired personnel, and established retirement plan.
- Secured offices in Northern and Southern California (saving $90,000 per year).
- Adopted operating budgets and expenditure policies, ending fiscal year below budget.
- Managed cash flow and interest generation to begin new fiscal year with whole principle.
- Developed and launched first-stage Website.
- Established Board of Directors meeting schedule and appointed Committees.
Conducted fact-finding throughout California.
- Identified key stakeholders and initiated widespread outreach to community organizations, foundations, industry and government agencies, laying the foundation for future partnerships.
- Developed process for gathering information and posting community organizations profiles.
- Conducted Fact Finding Conversations in several regions and published summaries:
- Bay Area
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- Redwood Coast
- Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
- Orange County
- Inland Empire
- Native Americans
- Southeast Communities in Los Angeles County
- Convened Roundtables on housing, workforce preparation and economic development.
Developed and adopted a Strategic Action Plan.
- Adopted focus priorities for consumer communities and leading strategies based on research:
- Rural and Remote Areas
- Urban Disadvantaged Neighborhoods
- People with Disabilities
- Identified successful models and best practices based on Fact Finding.
- Adopted a goal of leveraging seed capital four-fold.
- Developed and adopted metrics for tracking supply (deployment) and demand (adoption).
- Explored options to joint venture with other organizations in tracking metrics for annual report.
- Conducted peer review by stakeholders with the California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy and incorporated feedback into final version.
Initiated grantmaking and approved strategic investments.
- Committed $3.6 million in match funding for the California Rural Telemedicine Proposal to the FCC and helped facilitate consensus for developing a comprehensive statewide telemedicine system to connect more than 300 rural clinics and hospitals to medical centers. As a result, the FCC awarded $22 million to California.
- Launched an open "Request for Proposals" grantmaking process as well as invited Investment Proposals aligned with the Strategic Action Plan. Developed the templates and institutionalized the business discipline for Investment Proposals, Investment Prospectuses and Grant Agreements, including incorporating a major focus on accessibility for people with disabilities.
- Approved $15 million to date in major grants with significant match and leverage, including:
- Humboldt State University for the Redwood Coast Rural Action (involving 4 counties) to prototype aggregation of demand in rural regions (now called Redwood Coast Connect).
- 5 additional Rural Regional Consortia (including 23 counties) to aggregate demand.
- One Economy Corporation for statewide "smart housing" strategy.
- CD Tech for workforce preparation for a regional economic development initiative.
- Center for Accessible Technology for website accessibility training and technical assistance.
- UC Merced for development of telemedicine network in the San Joaquin Valley (8 counties).
- CompuMentor for statewide computer refurbishing enterprise network.
- California State University for statewide Accessibility Initiative.
- World Institute on Disability and Alliance for Technology Access to assist grantees with incorporating accessibility into their projects and to develop a revolving loan program.
- Street Tech, OCCUR, Goodwill, and Mission Language and Vocational School for EmpowerNet California Technology Collaborative for statewide workforce training network.
- Small Business Consortia, including California Black Chamber of Commerce, California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce and Asian Business Association in Los Angeles to assist small business adopt broadband.
- The ACME Network, Long Beach YMCA, Community Christian College, Venice Arts, Youth Policy Institute, Little Tokyo Service Center, Oakland Technology Exchange, Centro Latino de Educacion Popular, San Diego Futures Foundation, El Concilio of San Mateo, and City of Firebaugh to assist youth and families adopt broadband and information technology.
Established CETF as a credible voice on broadband and a valued partner.
- Served on the California Broadband Task Force and assisted in completing work products, including mapping of broadband availability throughout the state.
- Advocated in key public forums for the deployment of broadband in conjunction with the construction of major infrastructure projects - fostering a major policy breakthrough.
- Established working partnerships local governments and other foundations.
- Provided briefings to key policymakers and industry leaders.
- Sponsored a Wireless Comparative Analysis and Public Education Project with Community Partners, California Community Technology Policy Group and Broadband Institute of California.
- Developed a joint venture with the Public Policy Institute of California to conduct an Annual Survey of broadband use statewide for the next five years to track progress.
- Launched an ICT Digital Literacy Initiative, commended by Governor Schwarzenegger, to promote a digital literacy policy, standardized assessment and accepted curricula for California.
- Initiated planning and organizing with The Children's Partnership to put a computer in the homes of all low-income students in low-performing middle schools in California.
- Partnered with Center for a New Orange County to develop model policies and ordinances.
- Established a Board of Expert Advisors to help guide grant investments.
- Increased the awareness among public officials about the importance of California being a global leader in the deployment and adoption of broadband technology.


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Despite the name of this blog, I am in fact a human being, a gay male in his mid 20s to be precise. I have a bachelor's degree and I'm currently taking a break from school before I go back for my master's degree. I like to write, it's the best way I can convey my thoughts, so I'm using this site as my platform to do that and my outlet to put it out there.
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It's about nothing in specific. I realize that makes it less likely to gain interest, but I don't have enough interest in any one topic to dedicate one entire blog to it. Most everything I write will include my thoughts and opinions, and posts will vary from current events, to music, to dating, to quotes, to any random stuff I can think of.
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Robot and thick-skinned are two ways to describe myself. Put the two together, and you get thick-skinned robot. It's an oxymoron, since robots, the kind we imagine of, do not have skin. Clever, right?
Unless otherwise attributed, pictures posted in this blog are my own. Pictures that are covers to items (albums, books, movies, phone apps, etc.) are obviously not my own.


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