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Candice Russell admits that it is a "shitty thing to say," nevertheless the battle for females's reproductive legal rights in Texas is absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely nothing brand brand new.
This past year today, on June 27, 2016, individuals like Russell a pro-choice advocate and storyteller had been celebrating The Supreme Court's landmark choice in Whole Woman's wellness v. Hellerstedt, which discovered Texas's unreasonable burdens on usage of abortion care unconstitutional.
These burdens required abortion clinics to meet up with hospital-like requirements, usually asking hospital owners to boost the dimensions of their hallways or procedure spaces. In addition asked medical practioners whom perform abortions to show they've admitting privileges in a medical center within 30 kilometers for the center, producing a burden that is unnecessary the health practitioners and clinicians. Are you aware that patientswomen had been necessary to watch for very long periods (frequently twenty four hours or maybe more) before the procedure is had by them, that was an endeavor at forcing ladies to reconsider their choice, as reported because of The nyc occasions.
On that historic time, standing underneath the U.S. Supreme Court building's actions, ratings of females and pro-choice activists cheered and sang as a result towards the justices' viewpoint that the conditions in Texas's House Bill 2 (HB2) put "an amazing barrier within the course of females searching for a previability abortion," that is, the abortion of a fetus that cannot survive outside of its mom's womb.
But today, per year and something election that is historic, the battle for ladies's reproductive rights appears far from over.
"their an exhausting that is little believe which was allowed to be the conclusion, and now we had been designed to take a good deep breath. Rather, remained out here, rotating our tires and marching backwards," Russell stated.
The march backwards resonates highly with Russell, that has been advocating for better use of abortion since 2013, and particularly after being forced to travel to Ca to get into care.
Russell, whom lives in Dallas, required an abortion in 2014 after her IUD failed. She ended up being 12 to 13 months into her maternity, and even though HB2 had not completely held it's place in impact in Dallas, the center closures across the state had overrun major metropolitan areas like Dallas, Houston and Austin. Because of this, Russell had been taking a look at a three week watch for an abortion proceduretime she could not pay for. Therefore Russell flew away to Ca rather.
"I became in California and right right straight right straight back for my first appointment here in Texas," Russell said before they would have even seen me.
However in purchase to prevent having a kid whenever she was not prepared, Russell had to sign up for a high-interest loan that is payDay-like protect the expenses associated with procedure, the journey, meals, and resort remain while she had been here. All while using time down task within the solution industry, that was not really having to pay her for ill leave.
"Thats what ended up causing me personally anguish that is mental despair," Russell stated. It had beenn't the abortion it self, however the mixture of medical costs, dropping right into a financial obligation period along with her cash advance, the travel she had to do in order to while feeling and pregnant ill, and also the stigma from it all. It had been even even worse compared to anxiety of getting the abortion it self, she stated.
" It would have already been a great deal much easier to have the little one," she conceded, tongue in cheek.
Now she welcomes everybody else to your battle.
Trump's election has placed reproductive legal rights advocates regarding the defensive.
"It is this kind of bittersweet thing we started," Russell said because we had that 5 seconds of joy and thenwere right back to where. The good news is this woman is needs to hear from her seaside, liberal buddies, that are finally experiencing the panic she's got thought for decades as a Texan.
"a whole lot of my buddies didnt ever think it was likely to occur to them and today its taking place in their mind and theyre frightened," stated Russell.
Nevertheless the battle has not been this bleak in 2017.
Regardless of the constant assault on ladies' reproductive liberties in today's governmental weather and underneath the Trump management, there were some significant achievements to check right straight straight right right back on also.
1. Planned Parenthood has seen a rise in financing.
Following the election, Planned Parenthood received an influx of contributions to get supplying information for safe abortions and usage of household preparation. That one is especially satisfying for pro-choice advocates because many regarding the capital is built in Mike Pence's title, a critic that is long-time of Parenthood.
2. Ny took an important action Pennsylvania quick loan to protect females searching for abortion solutions.
Nyc filed case against anti-abortion protestors, the The Huffington Post reported.
You aren't permitted to . harass, intimidate and attempt and give a wide berth to folks from working out their rights that are constitutional nyc Attorney General Eric Schneiderman stated.
3. Feamales in Ca can request birth prevention pills from their pharmacists.
Some ladies in Ca have now been looking forward to a bill that will enable them to ask a pharmacist for birth prevention pills as opposed to seeing a health care provider in order to become legislation since 2013. Into the previous 12 months, it finally passed. Now ladies who want dental contraceptives easy and quick can fill a questionnaire out along with their pharmacist to get into an (nearly) over-the-counter tablet.


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The Divas of Hip Hop project was designed to celebrate the feminine universe within Hip Hop culture and aims to bring the general public street art performed by women. Participants in the project are great female voices such as Yzalú, Karol de Souza, Amanda Negra Sim, MC Stefanie, Karol Conká and Lourdes da Luz, that will present their own songs as well as reinterpretations of hits like "Domingo no Parque" by the legends of Brazilian Hip Hop, the Racionais MCs and "Cabeça de Nego" by well known rapper Sabotage. To innovate, bring grace and beauty to the show, as well as reinforce the message of women's presence in Hip Hop, the band is comprised of all women, Gabriela Gonzalez (guitar), Gê Ruiz (bass), Bianca Predieri (drums), Roberta Kelly (Percussion), Juliana Ripke (keyboard), Ana Paula Ribeiro (2nd voice) and DJ Simmone Lasdenas, with dance interventions by b-girls Isabelli Afrobreak and Aline Constantino and a tribute to Dina Di, one of the great divas of Brazilian Rap, who passed away in 2010. The show will take place on April 14, 2013, 3:00pm at SESC ITAQUERA in São Paulo.
For a taste of what Brazil's female MCs have to offer, peep the videos below
Yzalú – Cabeça de Nego – Feat Sabotage
Karol de Souza – Pro Que Eu Maizamo (interview, performance starts at 3:33)
Karol Conka – Gandaia
Amanda Negrasim – Amor ao Rap
Lurdez da Luz – Andei (Part. MC Stefanie)
Source: Rap Nacional

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It's been a week since the Path (and other iOS apps) debacle regarding access and storage of address book data, and now Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD that soon apps that use address book data will require explicit user permission to do so.
Apps that collect or transmit a user's contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines," Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD. "We're working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release.
Apple has done the right thing by addressing this issue as it has blown up all over the Internet, The Next Web has a nice rundown of "What iOS apps are grabbing your data, why they do it and what should be done." Apple users can be assured that in the near future no app can read and transmit contact data without the users permission.
Apple's response comes right off the heels of an inquiry to Congress that iOS developers could be accessing and storing user data without permission.
This incident raises questions about whether Apple's iOS app developer policies and practices may fall short when it comes to protecting the information of iPhone users and their contacts," House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Commerce Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee Chair G.K. Butterfield said in a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook. "How many iOS apps in the U.S. iTunes Store transmit information from the address book? How many of those ask for the user's consent before transmitting their contacts' information?
The entire letter from the committee can be read over at AllThingsD.


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Periodically, the Smart Materials Product Center releases service packs that update crucial new areas of development and any customer-requested service or trouble requests. It is important for each customer to stay current by evaluating and installing each new service pack and major release.
This section describes the process for installing a new Smart Reference Data service pack with minimal customization.
The audience includes Smart Materials administrators and Oracle developers or database administrators (DBAs).
Assumptions are as follows:
The administrators and developers have access to the appropriate sample database(s) through the software required.
The actual service pack sample files are available.
This section does not describe any customer-specific examples of any custom configuration. All examples are for demonstration purposes only.


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Kung Fu Yoga Box Office Collection
Jackie Chan's latest release Kung Fu Yoga hit the theatres internationally on 27th January 2017. Being a well promoted film on the web and social media platforms, it received a very good response mainly from Jackie Chan fans. The theatre occupancy rates of the film were exemplarily high and the collection was also huge on the first day. With actors like Jackie Chan and Miya Muqi in the lead there was also the essential Bollywood tadka with Sonu Sood,Disha Patani and Amyra Dastur in significant characters.
As it is an action thriller under the big banner of Stanley Tong, the expectations were very high from the film. After two days of showing, the reports suggest that the audience response to the film is quite positive and the collections are also showing good signs of catching up with the audience. The box office collection after the first day of the show was $ 122,300 which is a very good figure. The good show of the film continued on the second and third day. The positive word of mouth of the film worked in favor of the film's response and the turn of the audience was high in major cities of the world.
The collection of the film on the second day was $ 212,240. It improved further on the third day with the total collection of $ 213,440. The total figure of the film's collection up till now is approximately $$$$ which according to trade experts is an attractively figure that will continue to grow.
The trade prediction says that Kung Fu Yoga might make a total first week collection of $245,112.


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Telekom Malaysia is the most "connected" Internet Service Provider in the country and yet I wonder why they always blame the International cable fault for their poor Internet service.
There are also other ISPs like Maxis, DiGi, Celcom, P1 WiMAX and I don't see them having the same problem with TM's "International Cable fault"
Check this out- Here's how Telekom Malaysia is connected to the Internet world.
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About the Books
The novels I write are the novels and stories I most like to read. My book ideas always start with a character I can't stop thinking about. Wondering about. That character may not have been in the forefront of my thoughts for months, maybe even years. Especially if I'm working on another project. But it's the ones that never go away, the characters that keep coming back. Like creatures behind the walls, their stories continue scratching in the night, demanding to break through until their persistence and their noise can no longer be overlooked.
In my latest novel, THE BOOKKEEPER, Grace Cathcart Crowley is exactly that compelling character who refused to be ignored. She'd been in my thoughts for decades. And when I finally allowed her all the way in and began to write I thought I knew everything about her. But I didn't. Not really. Which is the mystery and thrill of writing. As well as reading. Because it's in the story that a character is truly revealed. The story is the vehicle, a kind of literary psychoanalysis, if you will. Why, I wondered, has this austere, intelligent woman devoted her adult life not only to her job, but to a boss who demeans and takes advantage of her. And so, a life unfolds. Grace's tale begins at her desk, on a cold Friday night after everyone in the Mill has gone home and she feels safe enough to continue the benevolent thievery she's carried on for years. Embezzlement, of course, but to Grace's way of thinking – not really.
My first novel, VANISHED, began the same way – with a most unlikely character, illiterate Aubrey Wallace, unloved all his life. Though he lived on the fringe of my consciousness, I'd known him forever. I'd seen him everywhere, scrabbling unnoticed through the days. I'd seen him on road crews, at flea markets. I'd be sitting in a restaurant and as the kitchen door swung open, there he'd be again, scraping food off diners' plates. I knew he was decent and kind and that someday when there was no other choice, when he was most urgently needed he would be heroic.
When readers tell me they've felt the joy and disappointment of my characters I know I've told their stories well. I write about the people we all know and the people we all are. Desperate, loving, hungry for connection, amusing, insulting, annoying, insecure, bold, brave, timid, vengeful, foolish, fearful, funny, dangerous, profane, endearing, selfish, giving and when pushed to the brink, sometimes even heroic.


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Exploration and discovery of underwater cultural heritage sites and objects to enrich U.S. maritime history and inform decisions concerning sites, features, or object preservation and potential seafloor use. Marine archeology projects can be conducted in any water depth. Focus in themes and/or geographic priorities including submerged evidence of early human migration and occupation on the continental shelf and places significant to U.S. history. The use of autonomous and other innovative technologies is a priority


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When would your pet need an energy healing
14 Situations to book a pet healing session
So you may have come across the concept of pet healing sessions or pet reiki. You may have heard about it from a friend who raves about it and says it's been such a help for her animal family when they weren't well.
You want to try it out but your pet family are doing great.
You want the sessions to be beneficial and are not sure which situations would be best to book a session and when it would be helpful.
In this blog, we will explore 14 situations to book a pet healing session that can offer tremendous benefits.
1. Chronic Illness
The first reason is often the one that most would seek animal healing for their family: for chronic and debilitating illnesses.
It is heartbreaking to watch our animal family go through severe sickness. Whether it be cancer, diabetes, heart problems or related, these conditions are on the rise.
While animal energy healing is not a cure, it can be invaluable in easing the conditions, releasing stress and prolonging a comfortable and happy life.
2. Genetic Illness
Sometimes there are conditions that are passed down through pure-bred animals such as allergies, hip dysplasia and related.
These healing sessions can help to balance energy, release pain and even work with ancestral pet energy healing to lessen the impact the genes have on our animal people.
3. Minor Illness
Often our animal companions are exuberant and playful. They may get so caught up in their games, that they don't realize their boundaries.
They may knock themselves or pull a muscle.
Or they may just come down with a cold or eye infection.
Animal healing can help to ease their minor aches and pains that they get themselves into through their playfulness.
4. Surgery
Another beneficial application of healing can be after surgery or minor veterinary procedures.
Energy healing can help to envelop the surgery with positive and loving energy as well as promote a speedy recovery, easing pain and promoting quick healing.
5. Old Age
Old age is something that animal healing can help to ease. All the odd aches, pains, and fears that come associated with this stage of life.
The body needs lots of support and energy healing can be invaluable to support the precious animal people in this time of their lives.
6. Animal Trauma
Animals feel trauma just as humans do.
There are many things that go on when they are little that affect their development and happiness that they may sit with. For example, we may see an adult dog with separation anxiety. It may seem like an irrational fear to us because we have never left our dog at home. But this may not be a current fear. It may stem from being separated from their pack before they are ready. This has turned into animal trauma. And now they are petrified that the same events will occur again and they may lose their current pack too.
That being said: Not all reactions are trauma-based, it can be personality. If it is animal trauma, healing can be healed through some communication and healing. I offer inner kitten and puppy healing, as well as animal baby work for other species.
If it is personality, then the animal person can just be held in a healing or energy space where they are comfortable enough, for example, to learn to overcome the fear of separation and trust in their current pack.
7. Stress
Our animals perceive stress in their own unique way. This becomes stored up in their bodies. Animal healing can do wonders in releasing this stress from their bodies.
Just like humans, stress is a trigger for many potential diseases. The more we can keep our animal companions stimulated but comfortable, the happier they will be
A short pet Reiki session would be enough to ease this burden off of them.
8. Animal Emotional Healing
Healing is, as we have seen, not only for physical imbalances. It is also holistic.
Animals feel a range of emotions, just like humans too.
They grieve, feel sadness, frustration, helplessness, depression, aggression and more.
Animal Emotional healing can help comfort them.
If they lose an animal pack member, a human pack member, if they move houses or if there is a new companion in the house.
Animal Emotional healing can help your animal companion find a deeper sense of peace and emotional balance.
9. Behavioural Healing
Animals have a way of acting out.
They may jump over fences, become aggressive without other dogs, fight over food or just cause havoc for us.
This is them communicating with us. They tell us there is something bothering them.
A healing can help them feel understood and find their balance again. Animal Communication can also be used in the case.
10. Changes
Animals can find change very unsettling.
Especially as they can sense something huge is happening, but they don't always comprehend what or how things will change.
It can be more deeply set stress such as plane rides, long-distance travelling or, for some, vet visits.
11. Animal Space Clearing
You know how you come home from a stressful day at work and the kids start crying, the spouse picks an argument and there is just chaos.
It is not a nice environment to be in.
So too for our animal companions. They are so much more sensitive to energies.
Maybe it was a strange person with a strange smell who entered the house or just a heavy vibe from one of their human pack members. They pick this all up.
Animal space clearing is so important to keep their energy space clean. This can be a huge way to improve their holistic health.
An energy healing can clear their energy of this draining energy as well as their home environment.
12. Lost Pets
Energy healing can be done when your pets accidentally run out the gate or wander off from a new home and get lost.
Although energy healing won't locate the animal (there are specific people to do this), as an energy healer, I can calm the animal, who is very stressed out and assure them they are being looked for.
I can also align the energy of the circumstances so that things start flowing and opening up to lead to their homecoming. A calm, cool head and balanced emotions can even help the animal find their way back.
13. General Healing
You know how most people love massages. That feeling of deep letting go, releasing tension from the body and just finding peace. Most people would do this every day.
This is how energy healing is for animals. It provides a deep sense of relaxation, a space of unconditional love and peace where they feel supported on an energetic and soul level.
14. Helping Your Pets Pass On
Lastly, animals can use healing to help them pass on.
Death is often very difficult for animals mostly because they don't want to leave their animal companions behind in pain.
They often recognise when it is their time to go as a natural process, but leaving everyone behind is difficult.
Animal healing can help them find closure and hold them in a space of love, peace and comfort as they pass on their next journey.
It can also bring a tiny bit of comfort to their guardians too.
In conclusion,
In conclusion, energy healing is about physical healing but has broader applications: emotional, physically, spiritually and throughout their life cycles and spaces.
Animal healing is a wonderful gift to help support your animal companion.


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If life were at my mercy with a gun about her head,
I'd ask she bring you to myself, to lay upon the bed.
Safety off I'd tell her so, that you are mine to have,
And life would know right there and then, she's at the mercy of my wrath.
And for my mercy she would plead
whilst begging I tell her of my needs.
I would say, in a gentle whisper,
His touch upon my skin to linger.
The gracious feel of his wandering tongue,
and the pleasurable feel of his caressing thumb.
And life, with a gun about her head,
would say, 'You want him here inside your bed?
To feel the devils touch of sin
lingering on your precious skin?'.
And I would smile and pity her,
and ponder who she once were.
Yes. I want his touch upon my skin,
Yes. I want the devil's sin.
Oh life, surely even you can see,
what his touch could do to me.
And for a moment, gun about her head, she smiles,
then opens up my battered old file…
Sorry dearest, she does say,
Ive checked it out against his name…
and you have nothing past today,
for it seems your futures are still…being made.
So, I look her in her eyes and shoot her in the head,
then call out to the devil as she whimpers whilst she bled,
and the devil comes a crawling,
for he's heard all that I have said,
he smiles, winks and says,
'let's get him in your bed'!
Karen Hayward ©2016
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"...I had one crooked front tooth that made me very insecure. No one ever said anything about it. I knew what they were thinking."
"...I hated to smile and learned to laugh with my mouth closed. I am sure people noticed it."
"...When I was younger I was teased a lot about my teeth. As I grew up I became more shy and withdrawn. My parents didn't have money for braces."
"...I didn't have the confidence to ask her out on a date. She was beautiful and had the perfect teeth. I had no chance."
When customers come to us, they often share some of their biggest pain points in life. They put on a happy face for the world to see but deep down they don't feel good.
These are some of the comments we get:
These are just some of the comments we get from our customers when they start with us. Many of them lead a healthy lifestyle. They eat healthy. Go to the gym. Do what they've been told to be more attractive. But it's only when they fix their smile do they actually see a significant impact in their lives.
A few months into their treatment they already begin to see significant results. Their confidence shoots up and they start smiling and laughing more. They are generally happier and more successful.
Each of our cases is evaluated and prescribed by a licensed orthodontist.
Each case is designed online using an industry standard software.
We have periodic check-ins where the orthodontist reviews your progress to ensure you are on your way to your perfect smile.
Since everything is done remotely and we do not have to pay for office space, we pass the savings to our customers.
Let Us Share Some Secrets With You
Imagine what life would be like in a year from now if you start this process today...
Imagine you are sitting in a coffee shop a year from now reflecting on your life. Where would you be both personally and professionally? Would your self worth increase? Would you feel more powerful at work? Would you be happier? Would you hold your head up high because you look and feel better? Will your social capital be higher?
Would you tell yourself this was the best decision you ever made?
As soon as you buy the system, we will ship you our impression kit. In the package, you will find the easy to follow instructions on how to take your own impression of your smile. Send us back your mold with the free return label so we can assess your case.
When we get your impressions, we scan them into our software and send the file to an American trained orthodontist on our team to design your case. The orthodontist will then determine the appropriate treatment and your case will then be designed. At this point you will get the details of your treatment. You will know how long your treatment will take to complete, and how many aligners you will get. You will also get a video of your smile transformation showing how your teeth will move into the perfect position.
Show the world your new smile. After completing treatment and having a final check with the
orthodontist, you will need to wear a set of retainers at night to keep your beautiful new smile in
place. (The first set of retainers is included with this offer).
Here is what you get:
Impression Box
Sent to you with all necessary instructions to take the perfect impressions of your teeth.
Return Shipping Label
So you can send us back your impressions at no extra cost to you.
Orthodontic Evaluation
Your case will be evaluated by an American licensed orthodontist.
Orthodontic Prescription
You can use it to claim coverage from your insurance company.
Transformation Video
You will get a personal smile transformation video to see how your teeth will transform throughout the treatment.
All treatment aligners will be mailed to your home.
Plus...When You Purchase Now, You Will Also Get These Super Cool Bonuses
Bonus 1: Aligner carrying case
Bonus 2: First set of post treatment retainers
Bonus 3: Oral-B electric toothbrush
Bonus 4: Tooth whitening kit upon completion of treatment
Benefits of
Smiles By Design
Invisible appearance made of clear smooth plastic
Removable appliance making it easy to maintain good oral hygiene
Low cost without compromising quality
Saves time as there are no unnecessary visits to the orthodontist office
No food restrictions as food does not interfere with treatment
Increases confidence by providing the beautiful smile you always dreamed of
"...I got excellent service and value for my money."
"I am so happy I decided to try Smiles by Design. I love my teeth! I got excellent service and value for my money (actually my parents money :))!
"...They went above and beyond..."
Smiles by Design understood my needs and guided me through the process. Everything was done in an extremely professional manner. They went above and beyond what I expected from an online company. They really care about the individual.
"...I should have done this years ago!"
"You've given me something to smile about! I am grateful for all your care, compassion, and the amazing work that you have done for me. You are making an impact probably much bigger than you even see. The process was super easy. I should have done this years ago!"
Hurry! Time is of the essence. This is your defining moment!
Here's A Recap Of
EVERYTHING You'll Get
When You Purchase The Smiles By Design Today!
Impression box with return shipping label ($97 Value)
Orthodontic evaluation by a licensed orthodontist ($197 Value)
Personal smile transformation video ($297 Value)
All treatment aligners mailed to your home ($4,800 Value)
Bonus: aligner carrying case ($20 Value)
Bonus: First set of post treatment retainers ($147)
Bonus: Oral-B electric toothbrush ($65 Value)
Bonus: Tooth whitening kit upon completion of treatment ($125 Value)


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|Bluebirds Open Doc Morris Invitational with Impressive Win
|PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Ethan Kavanagh digs in to make a play on the ball against Beechwood on Thursday. Highlands beat the Tigers, 9-6.
But the visiting Highlands Bluebirds (7-3 overall) held on for the 9-6 9th Region victory over the Beechwood Tigers (8-3) on Thursday to start the Doc Morris Invitational. Highlands has won seven straight and moved to 2-0 in 9th Region action with the victory.
"You just have to stay relaxed," said Joe Steiden, Highlands senior. "I think we played a little tense in the field (Thursday), but we got lucky with a couple calls. You just have to stay loose when you're up like that in a difficult situation."
The Bluebirds outhit the Tigers, 13-7. Junior Kyle Winkler provided a big blow with a three-run home run in the top of the seventh to give Highlands a 9-4 lead.
"It's a great start to the (invitational)," said Jeremy Baioni, Highlands Head Coach. "Beechwood is one of the top teams in the region. They're swinging really well, playing good defense and they're pitching is good enough. It was really good to come out and put some runs on the board. We have some guys swinging well."
Steiden had another big game going 3-for-4 with a double and run scored and sophomore Ethan Kavanagh went 2-for-4 with a home run, a run batted in and two runs scored. Junior Bryce Ziegler also went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored and junior Trey Gabbard had two RBI. Senior Sam Hennigan added a triple for the Bluebirds.
Junior Grady Cramer started the game throwing five innings picking up the win. He struck out two. Sophomore Collin Hollingsworth pitched the last two innings.
"I'm really proud of the way our pitchers battled," Baioni said. "We didn't necessarily have best stuff. But they kept us in position to win the game."
Highlands takes on Lexington Tates Creek on Friday back at Beechwood. Game time is 5:30 p.m.


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Players at StarCasino need to keep in mind that gambling addiction can be a very serious problem if they don't deal with it on time. Gambling should be perceived as a good pastime activity and nothing more. Players cannot rely on online gambling to secure money for living, as that is how gambling-related problems occur.
If any player at StarCasino experiences any gambling problems, such as continuous wagering on online casino games, they need to get in touch instantly with the Association of Anonymous Players in Italy or the Centre for Treatment of Pathological Gambling.
As briefly explained above, StarCasino ensures to partner with the best possible organizations for gambling-related problems. All these companies are very successful in what they do and they are formed to help any player that experiences gambling harm. If any player at StarCasino has any difficulties with gambling problems, they should contact the following companies:
Finally, if players have any additional questions regarding gambling addiction and gambling-related problems, they can always get in touch with the support team at StarCasino via email or phone at any time.
The deposit limit tool at StarCasino provides players with the ability to control how much they will deposit every week. It is an extremely important tool and there are plenty of players who use it to control their gambling activities.
This limit is based on the number of money players will deposit in a specific period, and players will not be able to go over that limit.
Punters can choose to set a deposit limit by logging into their account and clicking on the "Responsible Gambling" section where they will need to choose "Deposit Limits".
Finally, deposit limits set by players can be changed at any time, with a waiting period applied when a punter tries to increase the amount. This waiting period is 7 days from the date of the new deposit limit. On the contrary, reductions in the deposit limit take place immediately.
If players are concerned that they may become addicted to gambling, it is recommended that they take the self-assessment test at StarCasino. There are several questions that they will need to answer and the results will help players understand what their online gambling habits are and whether there is a possibility of a gambling-related problem occurring.
Next, players have the chance to use the self-exclusion setting at StarCasino. It can be done very easily, as they will just need to go to their account and to the "Responsible Gaming" section after which they will need to click on "Self-Exclusion".
Then, they will need to select a self-exclusion period which can be:
If the punters are not sure which period they need to choose, they can always contact the support team at StarCasino. Once the self-exclusion has been completed, players will only be able to log in to their account to withdraw any remaining funds, but they will not be able to play games or make any deposits. Finally, players will not be able to open any new accounts if their original one was self-banned.
StarCasino is collaborating for years in Italy with the main regulator AAMS and several other associations that ensure that Responsible Gaming is well-taken care of. The cooperation with these companies ensures that support is offered to players who experience gambling-related problems.
Within the StarCasino site, players will find a section completely dedicated to advice on how they can play responsibly. One of the measures taken by the operator to ensure that minors are protected is the payment limit that can be easily done through the player's account. As already mentioned, players also have the chance to set self-exclusion limits as well, and they will not be able to register new accounts if they choose this functionality.
When it comes to protecting minors, it is necessary for players to send valid ID documents to the email address email@example.com no later than 30 days from the date of registering a new account. Once the required documents have been reviewed and approved by the operator, players will have the chance to enjoy the games, as well as all the other aspects of StarCasino.
StarCasino allows players to use the reality check feature as well. They can do so by contacting the support team by the operator. Every player needs to be aware of this feature, as it can make them pause their gaming activity for a while.


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An architect and accomplished professor, Ed Moulthrop is considered by many to be the father of modern American wood-turning. Prior to embarking on a career as a woodturner he studied drawing and watercolor painting, earned degrees in architecture at Case Western Reserve University in 1939 and Princeton University in 1941, taught at the Georgia Institute of Technology for five years, and served as the chief designer for Robert and Company. Many of his designs can still be found throughout the U.S. and he was the recipient of numerous awards, including two medals from the American Institute of Architects (1978, 1980) and the Georgia Governor's Award in the Arts (1981).
Moulthrop's interest in wood-turning began at a young age. He purchased his first lathe from Popular Mechanics magazine at fifteen and continued wood-turning as a hobby into his adulthood. His hobby blossomed into a career in the 1960s when he met Blanche Reeves through his circle of architect and designer friends. Reeves owned the Signature Shop and Gallery—the first craft gallery in Atlanta—where she began to show Moulthrop's work. Thanks to her support, Moulthrop developed relationships with gallerists across the country and his glossy, modern vessels were eagerly snapped up by adoring collectors.
He brought to the contemporary craft movement a passion for the material and an artist's eye, adept at harmonizing form, color, and line to showcase the personality of each piece of wood. Moulthrop not only breathed life into the genre, he invented and forged many of the tools which allowed him to graduate from small pieces to large and technically difficult ones. His deceivingly simple creations belie the labor-intensive process necessary to make them and are the result of his innate ability to see the latent vessel in a discarded piece of wood.
Moulthrop's vessels can be found in over fifty personal, corporate, institutional, and permanent museum collections worldwide, including those of President Jimmy Carter, Steven Spielberg, the White House Collection of American Crafts, Coca Cola Co. World Headquarters, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. His legacy lives on in the work of his son, Philip, and grandson, Matt, both of whom are world-renowned woodturners.
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Royal Caribbean's third Oasis class cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas is getting a 10 story water slide added to it known as The Abyss.
At a media event in New York last night, Royal Caribbean revealed the names of the water slides that we knew about for Harmony of the Seas, and announced there would be a fourth water slide that is 10 stories tall, named the Abyss.
Royal Caribbean had announced in February that Harmony of the Seas was getting three water slides added to the ship's Pool and Sports Zone, which was a first for Royal Caribbean.
The three slides together will be known as the The Perfect Storm, with each slide called Cyclone, Monsoon and Typhoon. These three slides are about three decks in height.
In addition, Royal Caribbean announced last night a fourth water slide known as The Abyss, which will be ten-stories tall and will start at the top of the AquaTheater and bring guests down to the Boardwalk.
UPDATE: Royal Caribbean has released new renderings of The Perfect Storm slides.


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As a Division 1 athlete, sports broadcaster, entrepreneur and mother, executive speaker Lea B. Olsen has spent her life learning about the benefits—and costs—to Winning.
Lea was raised in a blended family in South Minneapolis. Growing up in poverty, with parents and siblings who all looked they came from different families, created social dilemmas for Lea from a young age. Lea learned early that when your family doesn't fit the mold, you have to be comfortable breaking the mold. This was one of Lea's first Wins in life.
Introduced to sports relatively late, Lea began her basketball career her junior year of high school and after only two years, went on to play Division I basketball at the University of Minnesota. Sports changed Lea's life for good. Surrounded by coaches and teammates and doing what she loved, Lea found her place in the world. Playing sports gave Lea a deep appreciation for the important role "process" plays in success. Whether you win or lose, success lies in your process for getting there.
Lea transformed her success on the court into a sports journalism career. She broadcasted basketball on ESPN'S national WNBA coverage, as a game analyst for the Minnesota Lynx, and as a television sideline reporter for the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with numerous college and high school games. Throughout her sports journalism career, Lea has interviewed dozens of Winning athletes, from high school to pro, about what it takes to Win.
Lea's experiences playing and covering sports, and seeing the pressure youth athletes face to Win at all costs, lead her in 2015 to found Rethink the Win. Rethink the Win is an organization dedicated to preserving the fun in youth sports while teaching kids how to apply lessons learned in sports to the real world.
Lea's unique perspective on Winning in sports, in business and in life has given her a game plan on how to Win with purpose and passion. As a speaker and thought leader, she thrives on helping people and businesses find their Wins while staying true to their values and beliefs.
Ready to inspire your team to Play to Win? Get in touch today to learn about opportunities to have Lea B. speak.


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NIST announces the final release of NISTIR 7511 Revision 4, Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) Version 1.2 Validation Program Test Requirements. This document defines the test requirements that products must satisfy in order to be awarded an SCAP 1.2 validation. A list of changes is provided in the Summary of Changes section of the document


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The time has come for Los Alamos National Laboratory to pause operations and send the employees home. It's beginning to look like management is more interested in performance bonuses than in the well-being of the workforce – community – state – country.
The rest of New Mexico is enduring the economic hardship that results from efforts to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. LANL can afford a break in operations better than any of the private businesses in the State. LANL will receive their funds if they work or not. With the Federal government look at a trillion dollar economic boost there is no way that will cut funds to LANL for wisely pausing operations.
I know there are scientists at LANL that have modeled the spread of pandemics. Check out the results. It takes 2 weeks for a new infection to show up. During that time dozens may be exposed. LANL employees commute from many communities that have identified cases of COVID-19 and LANL employees travel frequently.
STOP THE MADNESS – send the employees home.
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M4 Intelli IT
Blood Pressure Monitor
- 5 Year Warranty*
The Omron M4 Intelli IT is a clinically validated blood pressure monitor that simplifies monitoring your hypertension at home and automatically transfers your results to your smartphone by Bluetooth
Automatically update your latest results to your smartphone by Bluetooth and have your blood pressure readings at your fingertips in the Omron connect app or you can just ask Alexa to let you know your latest readings without even picking up your phone
Omron's unique Intelli Wrap Cuff takes away the hassle of cuff placement on the upper arm – giving accurate blood pressure measurements in any position around the upper arm
Cuff wrap guide and body movement detection indicators help you to avoid common mistakes that can cause inaccurate blood pressure readings
Omron, the number one recommended brand by cardiologists for home blood pressure monitors in Europe
* From date of purchase. Applies to OMRON blood pressure monitors purchased as of 1st of June 2023 excluding Nightview, HeartGuide, HEM-907, HBP-1120, HBP-1320 and HEM-9210T.
For OMRON blood pressure monitors purchased prior to June 2023, the guarantee period is three years from date of purchase.
For OMRON blood pressure monitors purchased prior to June 2023, the guarantee period is three years from date of purchase.
Product benefits
Features and cautions
- The Omron M4 Intelli IT blood pressure monitor simplifies monitoring your hypertension at home and automatically transfers your results to your smartphone by Bluetooth and let's you keep track of them with Alexa.
- The easy way to get accurate results. Just place the unique Intelli Wrap Cuff, in any position around your upper arm. The Cuff wrap guide will indicate that it's on correctly. Sit still to ensure an accurate reading but, the body movement detector will let you know if you haven't and are at risk of taking an inaccurate measurement.
- Your blood pressure reading is displayed on the large LCD screen alongside your heartrate, and indicators for if you've recorded a high blood pressure result or if the device has detected an irregular heartbeat.
- To help you keep track of your blood pressure readings over time, store all your results on your smartphone in the Omron connect app. The Omron M4 Intelli IT is Bluetooth enabled, so it can automatically update your results to the app. Or, you can ask Alexa "What's my latest blood pressure reading" or compare averages over time.
- Part of the Omron smart ecosystem to help you influence your heart's health. The Omron connect app links Omron's smart blood pressure monitors with VIVA the smart Body Composition Monitor - combining to give you more understanding of what effects your heart's health.
Bilo G, Sala O, Perego C, et al. Impact of cuff positioning on blood pressure measurement accuracy: may a specially designed cuff make a difference?. Hypertens Res. 2017;40(6):573–580.
Topouchian J. et al. Clinical accuracy of the Omron M3 Comfort and the Omron Evolv for self-blood pressure measurements in pregnancy and pre-eclampsia - validation according to the Universal Standard Protocol. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2018 Aug 31;14:189-197.
Chahine M. et al. Validation of BP devices QardioArm in the general population and Omron M6 Comfort in type II diabetic patients according to the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP). Med Devices (Auckl). 2017 Dec 27;11:11-20.
Market research by Kantar Health GmbH: European Survey with Cardiologists in 9 Countries n=69 (DE, FR, IT, ES, UK, NL, BE, PL and RU). May 2019. Data available on request.
- Device type
- Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor
- Cuff type
- Intelli Wrap Cuff 22–42 cm
- Memory
- 2 Users x 60 Readings
- Cuff wrap guide
- Yes
- Easy High Blood Pressure Indicator
- Yes
- Irregular heartbeat detection
- Yes
- Body Movement Detection
- Yes
- Validation
- Clinical Validation, Diabetic Validation, Pregnancy Validation
- Intellisense Technology
- Yes
- Storage case included
- Yes
- Consumer or Professional
- Consumer
- Connected
- Yes
- Compatible mobile app
- Compatible with Omron connect app
- Weight (kg)
- 0.34
- What's in the box
- M4 Intelli IT blood pressure monitor, Intelli Wrap Cuff (22-42cm), instruction manual 1 and 2, setup instructions, batteries and storage case
- Item dimensions (mm)
- 105 x 152 x 85
What's in the box
- M4 Intelli IT blood pressure monitor
- Intelli Wrap Cuff (22-42cm)
- instruction manual 1 and 2
- setup instructions
- batteries and storage case
To see a list of smartphones tested with OMRON connect, please click here.
Instruction manual
Shipping and returns
Shipping information
Standard delivery in 2 - 5 business days at €5.95 per order. Free delivery for orders above €20.
Return information
Free return within 14 days. Read more about how to return a product.


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OnPoint Community Credit Union had modest beginnings in 1932: just 16 members and a total investment of $36. But, how we became the largest community-owned financial institution in Oregon, branching into Southwest Washington, is no accident. Our team is dedicated to making our members' financial dreams a reality.
At OnPoint, we constantly strive to deliver the smartest value, the most thorough and personalized service, and direct no-nonsense financial solutions that benefit our members.
With over 360,000 loyal members and $5.4 billion in assets, our Credit Union has been improving the lives of our members and the communities we serve for over 84 years. We look forward to building on our legacy of service and making dreams come true for many generations to come
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New for 2016 – Even Lighter AE86 4AGE Pulleys from NST
Since 2005, NonStopTuning has offered more pulleys for the Toyota 4AG series engines than all other companies combined. New for 2016, NST is proud to announce even lighter versions of these pulleys for the AE86 16V 4AGE.
While NST 4AGE pulleys have always been a great way to shed unwanted weight from the rotating assembly by providing approximately 70% weight reduction vs OEM pulleys, the new versions photographed bellow are apx 80% lighter! All other specs remain the same as before.
Product Description
The NonStopTuning Toyota Corolla Pulley Kit increases horsepower via great weight reduction and the underdriving of accessories. Superior to other available kits, NST kits also offer an Overdrive Alternator Pulley to optimize alternator output and keep the electrical system at OEM charging speeds.
Each kit is carefully crafted from 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum, tested and balanced to high tolerances. Every NST pulley is hard anodized for exceptional durability and is available in a choice of colors.
Please note: The pulleys that we list here for the AE86 Toyota Corolla are designed for the AE86 RWD 16V 4AGE. Customers with other variations of the 4AG are encouraged to contact us by email if they need more info regarding their applications.
Great weight reduction
– Average of 75% over OEM
Increased horsepower
– Average of 7 – 10 horsepower
Lower ET's & higher trap speeds
– Average of .20s & average of 2MPH
– OEM Crank Pulley 60oz
– NST Crank Pulley 14oz
– OEM Alternator Pulley 10oz
– NST Alternator Pulley 3oz
– OEM Water Pump Pulley 14oz
– NST Alternator Pulley 6oz
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Do Lightweight Aluminum Pulleys FREE Horsepower?
We've all heard it before, "Do lightweight aluminum pulleys free horsepower? Do they make your car faster? Are they really worth it?" At NonStopTuning we've been designing and testing pulley kits of various types for the past decade, and have posted our results on various outlets. We've decided to consolidate these results into one post, with several links, for your review.
Why are NST pulleys a popular choice for many of our customers?
Crank pulleys, attached to the outside of the crankshaft, are the source of power for a car's accessories. The alternator, power steering, water pump, and air conditioner are all belt driven units, attached to the crank pulley, that use horsepower from an engine to provide their own services. Underdrive pulley systems increase an engine's horsepower by reducing the power required to drive the external engine accessories. By replacing factory pulleys with carefully resized units, the accessories are slowed enough so that their performance does not suffer, but just enough so that more horsepower is sent to the wheels and put to the ground. Where horsepower should be.
Normally, underdrive pulleys like the units found at NonStopTuning will increase engine output by 10 to 12 horsepower, with even better power levels yielded from turbo models than seen in naturally aspirated engines. This increase results in quarter-mile time and road course lap improvements, easily making this modification one of the best "bang for your buck" modifications for any sport compact car.
Another great benefit in replacing factory pulleys with NST units is reduced weight. Factory units, also referred to as OEM, are generally constructed from steel or cast iron. Pulley systems like those found at NST are constructed of aircraft quality aluminum, making them extremely durable while at the same time much lighter than their steel counterparts. This weight reduction (aproximately 70%) results in less rotating mass on the engine's crankshaft which drastically increases the engine's ability to rev to speed faster.
Better throttle response, better horsepower and torque delivery, and better fuel economy can all be had when using NST pulleys.
All dyno testing performed by third party installers and dyno operators. Baselines and pulley dynos all performed on the same dyno, on the same day, with no other modifications. All test cars were "bone stock" models.
2015 Hyundai Veloster Turbo, lightweight crank pulley, for full article CLICK HERE
2015 Hyundai Veloster n/a, lightweight crank pulley, for full article CLICK HERE
2014 Scion FRS / Subaru BRZ, lightweight pulley kit, for full article CLICK HERE
2013 Nissan 370Z, lightweight pulley kit, for full article CLICK HERE
2011 Scion tC, lightweight crank pulley, for full article CLICK HERE
2009 BMW 335i Turbo, lightweight crank pulley, for full article CLICK HERE
2007 Infiniti G35, lightweight pulley kit, for full article CLICK HERE
Conclusion? In a nutshell, YES, lightweight aluminum pulleys do free power and torque.
The dyno charts consistently prove that lightweight pulleys improve power, torque, and response across the entire power band. If you look at the area under the power and torque curves you will notice positive gains in the low, mid, and high range when an NST Pulley Kit is used. No other modification in the same price range can offer similar gains across the entire power band.
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NonStopTuning Toyota JZ Tensioner Pulley
NonStopTuning offers a full variety of lightweight anodized aluminum pulleys and adjustable cam gears for the Toyota JZ engines, including the 1JZ and 2JZ. The newest pulley to be added to this lineup is the NST Tensioner Pulley.
The NST JZ Tensioner Pulley includes a serviceable bearing and is designed with extended edges to ensure excellent belt fitment. Thrown/slipping belts will never be an issue when the NST pulley is used.
You can order the full line of NST JZ Pulleys, or individual pulleys, from our online store.
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NonStopTuning Scion FRS | Subaru BRZ Pulley Dyno Testing
It's no secret that NonStopTuning has offered popular lightweight pulley options for the 86 chassis. Over the past decade NST has offered more options for the Toyota family of engines found in the AE86, including the 16V/20V variations of the 4AGE and 4AGZE, than all other companies combined.
Carrying that tradition forward, NST now offers a lightweight kit for the second coming of the 86 chassis and the FA20 powered Scion FRS, Subaru BRZ, and Toyota GT86.
The NST Lite series is a designation used for pulleys that are light-weight versions of their OEM counterparts. All NST pulleys are built using High quality 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum and are easily 65% to 70% lighter than steel or cast iron OEM pulleys. Every NST pulley is hard anodized for exceptional durability and is a great item for use at the track or on the street.
The NST CR-Lite Pulley is compatible with naturally aspirated, turbocharged, or supercharged applications, and is compatible with the OEM belt. No belt change is required when this crank pulley is used.
We had the opportunity to test a set of NST pulleys on a stock BRZ this week. Scott's world rally blue pearl BRZ came to us as an otherwise unmolested test car. No previously installed performance mods of any kind would ensure that we would get the best raw data possible. The NST Pulley Kit is the only power adder that was added to this car during the session, and all dyno runs were performed on the same dyno, on the same day, at Carboy Racing in southwest Houston.
NST Nissan 370Z Pulley Kit Dyno Testing
We recently had a chance to dyno test one of the most popular NonStopTuning Pulley Kits on one of the most popular and most fun cars on the road today. The Nissan 370Z is the latest in a line of cars with a great deal of heritage and a legacy for high performance.
Enough with the text, you're here for photos and dyno charts!
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Maharashtra's Laxmi Co-operative Bank license cancelled, depositers can claim up to THIS much amount
Maharashtra's Laxmi Co-operative Bank news: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday (September 22) cancelled the licence of Maharashtra's Laxmi Co-operative Bank Limited. The central bank has cancelled the co-operative bank's license as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
The bank will cease to carry on banking business, with effect from the close of business on September 22, 2022, a statement from RBI said. The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Maharashtra has also been requested to issue an order for winding up the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.
"The Laxmi Co-operative Bank Limited, Solapur, Maharashtra is prohibited from conducting the business of 'banking' which includes, among other things, acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits as defined in Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 with immediate effect," the statement said.
"On liquidation, every depositor would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to a monetary ceiling of ₹5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh only) from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) subject to the provisions of DICGC Act, 1961," it added.
As per the data submitted by the bank, about 99% of the depositors are entitled to receive full amount of their deposits from DICGC. As on September 13, 2022, DICGC has already paid Rs 193.68 crore of the total insured deposits under the provisions of Section 18A of the DICGC Act, 1961 based on the willingness received from the concerned depositors of the bank.
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I find there to be profound wisdom in proverbs, sayings and quotes and I marvel at the way they are so succinct in communicating messages to the reader. Mostly anonymous, they come to us from past generations and from across cultures. They speak of the experiences of lives lived and lessons learned. Quotes, like proverbs, make us think more deeply about something.
Each Thursday, I post a Proverb or Saying and a quote that I find thought-provoking.
I hope you will too.
This week, I have a proverb from Bengal and two interesting quotes about the relative forces of nature: one from a science fiction program and the other from the world's most acclaimed playwrights – William Shakespeare
As the master is away, the workers take rest.
Bengali Proverb
"The glory of creation is in its infinite diversity."
"And the ways our differences combine to create meaning and beauty."
— Miranda and Spock, "Is There In Truth No Beauty?"
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
William Shakespeare
Who would have thought there was a common thread between these a Science fiction fantasy and the Bard's acclaimed words. Do you see a connection? If so, what is the connection you see between the two quotes?
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In the Know: Growing number of Cannabis options on Bonita 'Buzz' Road; more Jersey Mike's coming
Bonita Beach Road?
Bonita Buzz Road, part of a five-mile or so Cannabis corridor where now about 10 medical marijuana dealers have set up shop.
The latest sprouted two weeks ago at 28500 Bonita Crossing, just past Pinchers on north U.S. 41 on your right as you approach Bonita Beach Road, but before the McDonald's. Taco Bell's pretty much across the street. Might come in handy later.
Housed in a former rug store, One Plant Florida is where "qualified patients" can get a Magic Carpet Ride to treat what ails you.
Among the offerings of rare strains of cannabis and pre-rolls: Dirty Lemons, Fish Whistle, Apple Fritter, Marshmallow OG, Watermelon Gushers and the Blueberry Muffin flower, one of the most popular at $15 a gram. Or how about a one-gram London Pound Cake doobie for $8.50, the best quick-hit deal in the house that'll leave some spare change for that burrito afterward?
"We've carefully selected our retail sites to promote speedy delivery, and we look forward to further expanding our home delivery and curbside pickup," said Brady Cobb, CEO of Bluma Wellness and its subsidiary, One Plant. The goal is "allowing us to provide our patients with convenient access to premium flower in Lee County and the surrounding Naples area."
No kidding about the Naples area, and certainly, carefully selected. It's almost right at the county line, about 2,000 feet away. Right now, Cobb can't open any further south into Collier, which hasn't been as welcoming to the bud businesses and a whiff of the up to $19 billion-a-year industry. Well, at least the government types refuse to inhale.
Hence, the joints blend into the landscape of Lee County's rapidly blossoming Reefer Triangle that's a scalene or perhaps a bit obtuse shape and roughly bordered by Old and "New" 41 and Bonita Beach Road, where you can score much of the ganja.
"I cannot speak to how others will survive in a tightly grouped area, but we stand behind our mission statement that our cannabis is grown, not made," Cobb said. "We care less about shiny packaging. We care more about having the highest quality cannabis products."
That approach seems to be working for Cobb and his now eight locales, based on stats from the Florida Department of Health's Office of Medical Marijuana Use or the slowly uttered, OMMU. Yeah, our state has one of those.
"Per the OMMU data that comes out every week, we operate the second most voluminous stores on an ounces sold per store basis," said Cobb, whose eight employees are typically seeing about 90 visitors a day in Bonita.
Overall in Florida, consumers legally purchased 62,131 ounces alone of the stuff to smoke in the week that ended Thursday, half of it from Trulieve, which has four fronts in Lee County including Bonita Beach Road. Curaleaf, also on the same road and in Fort Myers, finished second.
More of In the Know:
- Final closing date set for venerable Naples resort
- Daily closed sales of $5M homes in Naples is 'not a housing boom'
- For subscribers: Are taxpayers paying too much of the development bill?
- Monumental week for development with One Naples, new villages
The legalization of weed
Customers must have a medical marijuana card to procure products, but the other reality is that these organizations are also positioning themselves for the future as companies like Bluma look to expand nationally.
With New York legalizing weed Wednesday, the same day New Mexico's Legislature approved it, Politico found that more than 1 in 3 Americans live in states where marijuana is fully legal.
Considering the governor and Legislature instead working on more restrictions this year related to pot, it's not clear if this state would move to legalize it unless there's a change from those who have been in charge the past two decades.
A poll last month by Florida for Care did find 59% percent of the residents back recreational legalization, similar to what previous studies have concluded. Nationally, Gallup data has it at more than 66%.
The cannabis industry currently employs nearly 250,000 full time employees, more than four times the number of coal workers in the country, according to Forbes magazine.
Whether right or wrong, it appears we've come a long way from when cartels of inhabitants and saltwater cowboys in Everglades City and sometimes a politician would seemingly get busted every few years or so in massive trafficking operations. During one three-year multiagency undercover operation, the feds say they arrested nearly 80 percent of the adult male population of the town.
The formerly empty roads of Golden Gate and Cape Coral and wide open country fields of LaBelle and Clewiston also served as perfect runways for smugglers who included an actual Hendry County sheriff along the way. I was a high school freshman with no car when my campus suddenly emptied of upperclassmen after reports of bushels floating ashore at the beach, cargo dumped by a fleeing plane during an air chase.
Cobb, who knows a little about that kind of history, now farms it in Martin County to sell it in the broad daylight of Bonita.
His dad, C.W. "Bill" Cobb, worked for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and then served 27 months in prison after helping smuggle $300 million worth of pot into the U.S.
Late in life, the elder Cobb quietly went back to marijuana as he battled cancer that targeted his bones.
"I actually got to see firsthand how cannabis really helped him deal with the cancer treatments," the son said of his father, who passed away in 2010.
That sparked a new mission but fortunately not as dangerous as his daddy's:
"To destigmatize this amazing plant we get to grow."
Jersey Mike's subs and some math
Frank Scott checked in last week with the latest inquiry similar to others I've received:
"Phil, I am an old retired developer living in Olde Naples and read your column to stay informed. I was wondering if you could help me with some information? Is there ever going to be a Jersey Mike's in Naples?"
Thank you for reading, Frank. And dude, you're not old. This is Florida. All hail the regenerative powers of the sun.
Great timing on your question because my colleague Andrew Atkins was chatting with the chain's founder and CEO Peter Cancro, who was hanging out Wednesday at his Immokalee Road outpost, the furthest south location here on this side of the Peninsula.
We go right to the source. Yeah, we don't mess around here at the old Naples Daily News. Yes, in this case, old. Or maybe vintage, publishing since July 25,1923, the same year of Collier County's founding, carved out of Lee County two months earlier.
Cancro, who has had an oceanfront pad on that other coast at the end of Alligator Alley, said to expect up to three to four more Naples sub shops within the next year or two.
I had hoped to push Cancro's proficient prolocutor Kyle Potvin to sprinkle on a little more cheddar. He got slightly more specific.
"I can confirm that we are hoping to open three new restaurants in Naples in the next year," Potvin told me. "The locations are still to be finalized."
Estero is about to give birth to one in June inside Suite 302 at 19521 Highland Oaks Drive, a new plaza off Everblades Parkway, about 1,580 feet from Hertz Arena, Potvin said.
My math calculators suggest that's 632 steps away or a 6-minute walk in the extremely unlikely event that you convinced an usher to let you leave and return during those sometimes tedious 18-minute hockey intermissions. And because you can't bring your Big Kahuna order inside the rink, you'd have to eat it as you hustled back, which most certainly would mean dripping "The Juice" all over your polo.
In his weekly restaurant column, Atkins plans to have more on Jersey Mike's and its recent annual Day of Giving during which franchises donate 100% of all purchases to charity. Not just the profit, but every single dollar in sales.
A man of many talents, Atkins is also hosting the year's first Florida Storytellers Project that this newspaper sponsors at 7 p.m. Thursday. It is digital this time around and can be viewed on the Facebook pages of the Naples Daily News and the News-Press and other platforms.
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A pessimistic view of politics is that politicians are evil people wreaking havoc on the lives of ordinary people for their own rapacious benefit. According to Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith, the truth is even more pessimistic than that: politicians are ordinary people wreaking havoc on the lives of ordinary people for their own survival. The gloomy truth is that all governments, democratic or authoritarian, are subject to the same logic of political survival: reward your supporters or they will depose you.
The Dictator's Handbook expounds a political Theory of Everything known as selectorate theory. It posits that all political action is taken by leaders to preserve their own power. Furthermore, political power comes from three concentric circles:
- Interchangeables (the nominal selectorate) - all people who could potentially support a leader, e.g. all adult citizens of America.
- Influentials (the real selectorate) - the subset of interchangeables who actually exercise influence in supporting a leader, e.g. all Americans who vote in a given election.
- Essentials (the winning coalition) - the subset of influentials that a leader absolutely needs to stay in power, e.g. the set of Americans across different states whose votes will carry a leader to 270 electoral college votes.
Leaders stay in power by maintaining a winning coalition of supporters. They keep their winning coalition loyal with rewards like money, favors, and positions of influence. But rewarding followers is expensive: the corollary is that leaders try to maintain a minimal winning coalition - the smallest coalition they can have and still keep power, balancing their desire for power with their limited capacity to reward.
Notice that this categorization is not specific to democracies or autocracies. As BdM&S point out, "democracy" and "authoritarianism" aren't really defining features of countries - they are simply consequences of different coalition makeups. Consider an equivalent characterization of the selectorate, now applied to China:
- Interchangeables - all Communist Party members
- Influentials - the CPC Politburo
- Essentials - the Politburo Standing Committee
The difference between China and America, according to BdM&S, is that a minimal winning coalition in America has more than 60 million people, whereas the MWC in China could have just 7 people. What we call "democracy" is just a political system where the MWC is very large, whereas "authoritarianism" is a political system where the MWC is comparatively small.
The size of a MWC matters because 7 people can easily be bribed, but 60 million people cannot be. In other words, an American presidential candidate would love to win by simply buying off 60 million voters, but this just isn't feasible for them. The only way to win over 60 million people is to provide public goods that benefit them, like roads they can use or hospitals they can go to. Thus, democratic leaders provide public goods to their people, not because they are inherently more benevolent but because they cannot maintain a MWC without good governance. Furthermore, this creates a race to the top: opposition parties gain a MWC by having better ideas and more effective governance, leading democracies to have the celebrated governance that democrats tout proudly in their reelection campaigns.
This theory neatly explains the middle of the democracy-autocracy spectrum, a collection of weak democracies and benevolent dictatorships: India, Brazil, Singapore, China seem to be defined by more than just whether they are superficially democracies or dictatorships. It explains why institutional corruption is higher when voter turnout is lower (smaller selectorate means higher returns to corruption), or why political parties in weak democracies mix legitimate campaigning with outright bribery (e.g. distributing food before elections).
The feature that differentiates selectorate theory from other political theories is the principle that power comes from influential supporters. Once you hear this, it becomes so obvious that you can't imagine having ever thought differently. But if that's too obvious for you to consider it an insight, BdM&S draw interesting implications from the selectorate principle.
The first insight is that if your essentials give you power, they can take it away by supporting your political rival (c.f. every military coup in history, or revolutions that the military refused to suppress). The only way to prevent this is to give them better rewards than your rival can credibly promise: seizing more resources from the people and redistributing them to your supporters. The flip side of this carrot is the stick: if the consequences of not being in your coalition are dire, then even the greediest influential will accept a modest reward for being in it. BdM&S put the implications more bluntly:
People outside your coalition are irrelevant at best, and threats to your authority at worst. Rewarding them over your own essentials is a path to losing those essentials, and thus losing power.
In the past, the dominant People's Action Party in Singapore has punished districts that didn't vote for the PAP by withholding housing improvements from them. If you think that kind of suppression wouldn't happen in a "real" democracy, then I have a bridge to sell you.
The second implication of selectorate theory is that if your coalition is too large, the rewards you can give them will be spread too thin to retain loyalty. Therefore, you as a leader don't just want a MWC, you want to make your MWC as small as possible at a systemic level. The easiest way to do that is to minimize the set of influentials. This can happen in authoritarian regimes through busting powerful oligarchs or "anti-corruption" campaigns to remove bureaucrats. And of course, democratic leaders also go to extreme lengths to minimize the set of influentials.
TDH is a two-idea book. The first idea is that political leaders stay in power by maintaining the support of a winning coalition, and differences in winning coalition size/composition explain the democracy-autocracy spectrum. This is the most interesting claim, and it's pretty convincingly argued. It's a relief to read a theory of political behavior that focuses on incentives, as well as identifies the actors who make decisions (the leader level, rather than the country/party level). That's the idea that I've focused on here, and that I've taken away most strongly from this book.
But the second idea, much more implicit, is that politics is largely opportunistic. The influentials want to be paid in material rewards, and the leader wants only to stay in power. In other words, political actors—both leaders and influentials—are non-ideological. This implicit claim, which is deeply, deeply underanalyzed. It's claimed mostly by implicit example, with cases of governments rewarding supporters with money and leaders flip-flopping on ideology to stay in power.
This may make sense when all the examples of influentials are superficial examinations of bureaucrats and oligarchs. But you know who else could be an important part of the selectorate? Religious leaders. Islamic empires like the Safavids and the Mughals had powerful ulema, councils of Islamic scholars who legitimized rulers. The Holy Roman Empire relied heavily on the Catholic Church. Even today, religious leaders are intertwined with politics in countries from America to India to Iran to Ireland. This theory is blunted severely when considering ideological influentials like religious leaders.
But it's worse than that, because it's not just specialized types of influentials who can be ideological. Why would generals and bureaucrats care only about monetary rewards? For example, British colonial rule in India created a bureaucracy that was largely English-educated. I would imagine that after Indian independence, this bureaucracy held more Western-friendly attitudes. At the same time, many soldiers in the Indian army had been forced to die for Britain in World War 2 despite their ongoing independence struggle, which could make Indian generals hate the West. How might this clash influence the Indian government's diplomatic relations with the West?
But according to BdM&S, these generals, bureaucrats and religious leaders don't care at all about their stated beliefs or past experiences, and are simply maximizing private utilities that happen to be denominated in dollars.
If we have learned anything… it is to be suspicious of people's motives. Appeals to ideological principles and rights are generally a cover. J.P. Morgan had it right: there is always some principled way to defend any position, especially one's own interests.
It is trivial to say that people can lie about their motivations, and as an economist I am amenable to private utility maximization. But utility isn't money! It's just a representation of people's preferences, which can value many different things. And what is BdM&S's conception of "one's own interests?" Power and money, then more power and money.
There is nothing wrong with money as a motivation in general, but it falls apart pretty quickly in context. The US would happily give Kim Jong-un an island in the Bahamas if it made him stop playing frisbee with his nuclear controls and abdicate instead. Money can't explain the "interests" of many leaders, although of course many leaders are simply rapacious thieves. Even power doesn't square the circle, because why do leaders want power? Either for money (already addressed) or to advance some state goals - but then you haven't rid your theory of ideology!
I think this baffling omission reflects something broader about the book and the flip side of its simplicity. The Dictator's Handbook takes its title way too seriously, leading to cringe-inducing sections like:
Bravo to Senior General Than Shwe of Myanmar, who made sure following the 2008 Nargis cyclone that food relief was controlled and sold on the black market by his military supporters rather than letting aid go to the people—at least 138,000 and maybe as many as 500,000 of whom died in the disaster.
BdM&S devised a pretty interesting theory of political behavior. But then for some reason they decided to crank the shock factor to up to a hundred, and brand their book as the One Weird Trick to Make All Your Political Rivals Hate You. "Maybe if we call it a dictator's handbook and repeatedly comment on how you should steal and oppress the life out of your people, then people will read it!" Evidently, it attracts attention: CGP Grey's explainer of the theory got over 8 million views, and sparked responses, reaction videos, and even a parody. This is no typical reception to a political theory!
The result of this Buzzfeedization is a theory that explains quite a lot about politics, but leaves a lot more untouched in favor of keeping it absurdly simple.
So on both sides of the coin, simplicity is the defining feature of The Dictator's Handbook. Selectorate theory is compelling in its simplicity and appeal to incentives, but simplistic enough to raise eyebrows. I enjoyed it a lot, but you could probably watch CGP Grey's explainer and lose almost none of the value.


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When a fist fight breaks out between two people, the first step is to immediately separate the two combatants. Bystanders quickly pull the fighters apart and effectively stop the escalation of violence. This action is prompted by intuition and basic common sense. If two people can't ever get along, it makes no sense in forcing them to be in each other's faces. This idea that people who cannot get along should be separate is not exactly quantum mechanics. But somehow it seems that the great celebrated Mr Mohandas Gandhi could not — or would not — understand it. His one-time friend and fellow Congress leader, and later the leader of the All India Muslim League, Mr Mohammed Ali Jinnah, understood that idea very well. Clearly Jinnah was intellectually superior to Gandhi (which, I hasten to add, does not elevate Jinnah's intelligence very much) and certainly more rational.
Below is an excerpt from a speech that Jinnah: Presidential address by Muhammad Ali Jinnah to the Muslim League, Lahore, 1940.
Continue reading "Jinnah, the Realist v. Gandhi, the Delusional Megalomaniac"


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Effective Field Theory in quest to parametrise Higgs properties: The transverse momentum spectrum case
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After the Higgs boson discovery, LHC turned into the precision machine to explore its properties. In case new resonances will not be found, the only access to New Physics would be via measuring small deviations from the SM predictions. A consistent approach which can be useful in both above cases is a bottom-up Effective Field Theory, with dimension six operators build of Standard Model fields. We present how this approach would work in case of the transverse momentum spectrum of the Higgs particle. In our calculation we augmented the Standard Model with three additional operators: modifications of the top and bottom Yukawa couplings, and a point-like Higgs coupling to gluons. We present resummed transverse-momentum spectra including the effect of these operators at NLL+NLO accuracy and study their impact on the shape of the distribution. We find that such modifications, while affecting the total rate within the current uncertainties, can lead to significant distortions of the spectrum. We also discuss the effect of the chromomagnetic operator on the Higgs production cross section at LO. Show more
Permanent linkhttps://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000192228
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Feature, Musings —06.05.2019 12:46 PM—
Be careful what you ask for, Mr. Trudeau
You just might get it.
As far as I am aware, this has never happened before: Trudeau will be the first Prime Minister investigated by an international body, during an election, for genocide.
Which he's admitted to.
Said on @MooreintheAM @newstalk1010 this morning that this would happen within a week. It's taken hours. Good luck in the election, #LPC. "Organization of American States wants to probe MMIWG allegation of genocide" #cdnpoli #cpc #ndp #greenparty https://t.co/8zwFSR8QEz
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 5, 2019
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While I am completely on side with the cause, I honestly can't find any definition of genocide which does not include intention. Improperly using that term for the MMIWG report erodes the seriousness of what has happened. This PM is tossing the word around simply because he thinks its popular to do so, which is despicable. He has achieved the impossible – making this situation WORSE.
A genocide. Not really.More like 1000's of woman murdered or missing because cops didn't care the government didn't care and because they didn't care men chose to rape and murder woman because they could get away with it. Including cops across Canada involved in murder and cover up.So let's focus on the real reason….no accountability for crimes committed especially against average Canadians and especially the less fortunate. The justice system bears the brunt of this mentality which brings about rape and murder. Rape victims treated like the criminals. RCMP that are a disgrace as seen in a tape of a young indigenous teenager . One that caused outrage. Why do we need outrage to solve a problem and get an investigation . Pathetic justice system and law enforcement whose abuse of the rights and freedoms has resulted in this traveety of missing and murdered first nations girls. Look at the case at Donald Best.ca where a judge and defence lawyer had private criminal correspondence contained in a secret file. Incredible fraud on the courts . Let's see what occurs. A cover up only compounds the problem of people thinking they can go unpunished including raping and murder. That is why we have this tragedy. Not a genocide. What moron would call it this is clearly not fit to oversee anything.
I wish this had a like button. Well said.
EXACTLY…thanks for saying it!
When one apologizes for everything, one apologizes for nothing.
This was the potential risk with the inquiry, from day one. The organizers and authors of the inquiry competing with each other as to who can come up with the greatest hyperbole. Now the chickens have come home to roost.
Yes, it is a tragedy that these women were murdered, or went missing. Yes, it is at least partially a product of poverty and ongoing challenges in the Indigenous community. But it is not "genocide". To call it such is a huge insult to people who have suffered actual genocides (Nazi Germany; Ukraine holodomor; Rwanda; etc…).
It's not a surprise that the MMIWG authors ended up using the most provocative word they could summon, but it is unfortunate that there is acceptance of that word in the name of political correctness.
"This was the potential risk with the inquiry, from day one."
That's why a smart PM wouldn't have even opened this inquiry when it was already proven that most of the murders were committed by indigenous men, and that the solve rate for these murders was comparable to that of general society.
Steve T: My thoughts EXACTLY!
Citing the CBC story, he said that "we accept the findings of the commissioners that it was genocide." He seems to be saying that genocide was committed at some point in the past
as to when? – seems to leave that open
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/indigenous-missing-murdered-women-genocide-trudeau-1.5162541
I have said it before, and will say it again as it relates to Justin Trudeau. "You cannot fix stupid".
He's so stupid he got elected Prime Minister. He did this after Canadians saw and heard HIM on the campaign trail, not because of spin doctors. You, on the other hand, are some guy commenting on a web site.
"He's so stupid he got elected Prime Minister. He did this after Canadians saw and heard HIM on the campaign trail, "
No, we saw him but we *heard* Gerald and Katie. Every time he went off-script he was a disaster.
No, we saw him in debates pal. No script. Some of us try to be a little more honest in our appraisal of politicians.
Fair point. But it hasn't exactly been uphill since then. He should have fired them right after India but he didn't and so…
And then to deliberately compound the negative momentum with tossing JWR and JP. Absolutely idiocy, politically speaking.
I'm of the opinion that Canadians are beginning to see this hoopla as a pile on by Conservatives and the media who love to promote a so called scandal. They don't like it and you will see the polls reflect that very soon. Fantastic economy and great job reports will seal the deal.
"No, we saw him in debates pal. No script."
And no debate, either…just regurgitated Liberal taking points in response to every question.
"Some of us try to be a little more honest in our appraisal of politicians."
Not you, apparently.
People have a viseral gut reaction to the sacking of JWR and JP. They know the PM caved to maximum-access pension aspirants otherwise known as caucus. Period. That's why the PM's personal popularity numbers are dropping like a stone. You really think a good economy and employment numbers trump that? If you're right, I'm one hell of an idiot.
The use of the word "genocide" seems far too strong. It's clear that the prime minister is trying to salvage the native vote, but this is not the right way to do it.
I read that as naive vote.
All the teenyboppers who wanted selfies with this fake (in EVERY way) Liberal leader 3 years ago have moved on.
I hope the Greens will eat his lunch and let the Conservatives govern. First line from the new PM should be
"Now…. Canada is back!"
I think a statement that; "the grown-ups are back in charge" may be more appropriate.
This is what happens when you have a PM whose skill set is being a totem of pretentiousness.
So if Trudeau was simply acknowledging that genocide had occurred at some point in the past (i.e. not on my watch), and given his propensity for apologizing, what is the time frame for when genocide occurred? Was it on PET's watch? Chretien's' (Minister of Indian Affairs), Turner's? Mulroney's? on whose watch? Given the clear and precise nature of Sock-Boy's ubiquitous apologies in the past, a nation (or 2 or 3 if you count Indigenous and Quebecois) awaits Trudeau's parameters around his yet latest "I'm sorry for the genocide you experienced that happened before I showed up".
You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means "Inigo Montoya" 1987


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We are so excited to see what movies win at the newest iPhone film festival out on the west coast on February 1st of this year. The movie "Departure" has gained much media attention to be the first large scale movie to be shot completely on the iPhone using numerous apps.
Here's a quick synopsis of the movie:
Police officer Deana Kashul traverses the corridors of an abandoned warehouse, not realizing she's put herself in the line of fire of a desperate drug dealer. As the drug dealer raises his 9mm, for the perfect head shot—he's shot from behind by an unknown source, releases a few rounds himself at the unknown source. Deana snaps herself around to uncover the dead drug dealer, along with Glen Starks, lying on the floor, in agony.
After Deana deduces the Glen Starks has saved her life, she asks for his identity, and why he was there, saving her life. Glen eventually reveals to her that he was hired to watch over her by a man named Andrei Novikov. He goes on to explain that Mr. Novikov, a diamond smuggler from Russia, met her father in France, while her father tried desperately to squeeze his way onto an overbooked flight, in hopes of making Deana's 16th birthday, the first birthday since the loss of her mother. Mr. Novikov was so taken by her father, Walter Kashul, that he gave her father his ticket to the states.
The air liner crashes, killing all aboard, including Walter. The overwhelming guilt eating away at Andrei inspires him to forsake his criminal dealings, and to concentrate solely on the nurturing of young Deana, without the young lady ever being wise to it.
Some other movies and my ratings in the festival:
- The Haunting at Danford Cabin – (C+) – THe movie moves to slow and the still shots could have had better lighting. Interesting use of the iPhone but could have been better. It also needed a better soundtrack.
- The Editor – (A-) – It pulled me and had me laugh at 1::35 when you realize it's about the guy that edits the movies. AT first I thought it was about a gang that "edited" life.
My question is this: What apps were of reatest use to the filmakers during the shooting of these films? What apps are best for novice users looking to make a movie without to much technical wizardry going on? What accessories provide the biggest bang for your buck to make a splash in the world of movie making? Will the iPhone 6 or 7 make a vast improvement in camera stabilization or not? We would love to hear your input!!