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Mom was driving up the Steese expressway with her all cotton paisley printed hippie dress flapping out the driver's side door. She was smoking a joint, "some really good sh^t" as she liked to say. The radio was blaring on worn out speakers in her 71 Monte Carlo that was the love of my step dads life. It was the summer of eighty three. Mom was high and that always seemed best for the family.
Jackie was waiting for mom at our vintage 50's pastel green trailer on Gilmore Trail. Whenever Jackie had trouble she would come to mom. After a joint, some empathy, and a hug, the world was a better place to be. Our house always had room for one more. No matter the crowd, moms love would tumble out and draw people in who needed hugging. Mom was a one-woman social welfare department. Her elixir was always empathy and marijuana. Empathy + Marijuana = love.
So she's racing home, doing 90, thinking of nothing but the goodness of mother earth, the greatness of God, the hip country life she was living, and the green spot on Gilmore trail she got to garden. Through the cloud of smoke in her rear view mirror she caught the flash of lights. Mother earth is mad, Karma's to the birds, and mom is getting pulled over for speeding.
She scrunched her joint into the ashtray and slammed it shut. She turned down Mick Jagger and rolled down the window to air out the smoke-mobile. In the same moment she grabbed a Marlboro from her purse –amazing that she ever found anything in that bottomless buffalo leather bag – and slammed it into her quivering mouth. Between curse words unmentionable mom grabbed her red Bick lighter and lit her less loved smoke to trick the trooper.
Okay, the whole idea here was that the police are dumb. If we just smoke a little cigarette after smoking a pile of pungent marijuana they won't know the difference right? Smoke is smoke. We thought the cops were a gene short, the hip gene, that one "y" that made you cool. It makes me laugh to think it, dumb to admit it on paper. But my family operated consistently on this premise.
As the policemen approached mom's window she inhaled. Unfortunately she fired the wrong end and lit the filter. She just about hurled a lung on that poor officer. Between hacks mom came out with her sincerest big hearted mother earth apology. He was warmed by her demeanor so let her off with a word of caution about the ill effects of speeding. After all she obviously was suffering from advanced tuberculosis and should get a little mercy. With hacking like that he may catch her thing too.
Mom recovered her wits and dropped the fine tuned 350 Chevy into gear. All that stuff about bad karma was gone. "Jesus loves me" she whispered to herself as she reignited her joint….."Jesus loves me."
That was 25 years ago and mom still whispers the name of Jesus.


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Can Special Economic Zones drive growth in urbanising Africa?
|Wednesday, 13 November 2019 - Wednesday, 13 November 2019
|Bert Wessels Auditorium, WBS
Parktown Management Campus
Bert Wessels Lecture Theatre 2, Wits Business School, 2 St Davids Place, Parktown
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As urban population growth in Africa continues to surge, so too does unemployment, informality and the growing bulge of disgruntled youth.
A staggering two-thirds of the investments in urban infrastructure required to support these populations by 2050, are yet to be made, or $93 billion per year[1]. Special Economic Zones, or SEZ's, have become a popular instrument to try and achieve alleviate some of this backlog and achieve certain developmental ends. Within otherwise fragile economic areas in particular, they can provide a spatially concentrated productive area, with the adequate infrastructure, human capital, suppliers and low regulation that investors seek.
Given their potential to attract investment, SEZ's are often used as a tool to uplift area's that are lagging economically and are thus often focussed away from major urban centres. However, evidence suggests that this approach may be limiting large spill over benefits that occur when a city's existing momentum is harnessed to create deep linkages between SEZ's and the rest of the economy. Cities at their core are about the density and connectivity of people, who are able to share ideas and resources. They are able to provide what SEZ's need: skilled and specialised labour, a wide variety of suppliers, and connectivity to national and global markets. Furthermore, rapid urbanisation means cities are our future, and we need them to be able to provide for our growing populations.
In this panel discussion, the IGC and Wits University bring together academic and policy experts to discuss whether allocating spatially concentrated areas in our cities to SEZ's can contribute meaningfully to the creation of economic growth and jobs. Does the geographic placement of SEZ's affect their linkages to the rest of the economy? Can they help to overcome the lack of industrialisation in many African cities to date? And further, could they even pose a solution to addressing the spatial inequalities that so prominently continue to reinforce social divides?
Thomas Farole - Lead Economist in the World Bank's Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice
Michael Okyere Baafi - Executive Secretary of the Ghana Free Zones Board
Dr Susanne Frick - Fellow in Local Economic Development, London School of Economics (LSE)
Hanna Arayaselassie - Deputy Commissioner, Industrial Parks Division, Ethiopia
Chair - Lumkile Mondi - Senior Lecturer at Wits University, South Africa
Introductory remarks - Ronald Wall - Chair in Economic Development, Wits University, South Africa
Hosted by the International Growth Centre in partnership with the Wits School of Economic and Business SciencesAdd event to calendar

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Hatten's Gallery opens in Bentong, Pahang!
Another major milestone as Hatten Group celebrated the grand opening of its new Sales Gallery located in Bentong, Pahang.
The opening of its Bentong Sales Gallery points towards the rapid growth and expansion plans of Hatten Group. Besides serving as a point of contact for its clients residing in Pahang, the Gallery increases the Group's presence in the flourishing state of Pahang.
Contact Details:
Address: P9, Jalan MG 3, Pusat Perniagaan Mutiara Gemilang,
28700, Bentong, Pahang.
Contact: +6016- 722 8871
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Kanye West made a very quick solo trip to Moscow this week, and it seems he was seeking out a bit of art and inspiration.
West met up with Russian streetwear designer Gosha Rubchinskiy, and the two visited the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow.
Rubchinskiy is known for his progressive designs that have caught the attention of West and the rest of the world, as Rubchinskiy continues to make a name for himself outside Russia. Comme des Garcons operates Rubchinskiy's label and sells it in its Dover Street Market stores. In a testament to his growing global success, Rubchinskiy recently collaborated with Reebok on sneakers.
It's not clear whether West will collaborate with Rubchinskiy, but that doesn't seem like a totally impossible prospect. Meanwhile, West was spotted in Los Angeles International Airport on the way to Moscow wearing a pair of Calabassas x Adidas sneakers that are part of the collection West's wife, Kim Kardashian West, first teased in September. He wore a similar black pair when he arrived back in L.A.
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Three relatively big binary options brokers are out of business. According to Leaprate all three sister brands – Cedar Finance, Brokerage Capital and Regal Options – have shut down their operations. If you try to visit their web sites, you'll see that they are all off line.
None of these brokers was currently regulated, so it probably will be very difficult for traders and clients to get their money back.
Actually Cedar Finance, Regal Options a Brokerage Capital used to be regulated via the TBSF company, but only after few months CySEC first suspended their licence and then fully revoked it in 2014.
Cedar Finance was then briefly regulated again under the P.M. Investment Capital company, but lost its licence again in July 2015.
Traders have apparently not been warned about these brokers going out of business, so a lot of people are now in the dark over their deposits.
This episode illustrates why we recommend trading binary options with regulated brokers only. Because funds with regulated brokers are insured and you would be able to get your money back.


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Comparatively speaking, Hï Ibiza is a newcomer on Ibiza's decorated clubbing landscape. Not that you would know it. The island's newest club has wasted no time in making an impression.
Hï Ibiza might only have been open for three summers (2017, 2018 and 2019), but we couldn't possibly imagine Ibiza without her now.
The Night League (TNL), the team behind the venue, has its finger firmly on the pulse. The programme is always ahead of the curve, the production industry-leading and the delivery executed with military precision.
What is it about Hï Ibiza that captures the imagination so?
Perhaps it's the high-spec Theatre, reconfigured for each party? Maybe it's the weekly line-up, packed top to bottom with A-listers?
Or could it be, that TNL tore up the rule book and set about creating the club of the future with the next generation of clubbers as its target audience?
The reality is, it's all of those things and plenty more. As our Ibiza club rewind series finally docks in Playa d'en Bossa, we turn the spotlight to Hï Ibiza.
Black Coffee | 25 August 2018
South African Nkosinathi Maphumulo was the first of Hï Ibiza's residents to be unveiled in the run-up to the 2017 season.
After some critically acclaimed appearances at DC10 the previous summer and a growing profile, Black Coffee was certainly on the ascent. Even so, it was a signing that took many off guard.
With his blend of atmospheric house and stately guests, Black Coffee quickly turned himself into the island's Mr Saturday Night.
Watch our host command The Theatre above, with music coming from Eelke Kleijn, Art Department and London Grammar.
Armin van Buuren | 1 August 2018
Within trance circles, Armin van Buuren is considered a god. The Dutchman has been a firm favourite on Ibiza down the years, holding residency just about everywhere, including Amnesia, Privilege, Space and Ushuaïa.
Taking the reins for the full duration of the night, AVB provided a six-hour masterclass at the peak of summer in 2018.
Enjoy music from Arty, Ben Gold and Vini Vici, but most of all check-out the production capabilities of Hï Ibiza's high-tech main room and how the crowd reacts.
Few acts in electronic music have enjoyed the success of CAMELPHAT in recent years. Their career trajectory has been curving ever upwards since the release of 2017 summer anthem, Cola. In 2018, the duo was taken onboard as understudies to Eric Prydz.
By summer 2018, with a tonne of new accolades under their belt, CAMELPHAT had done enough to secure a headline residency of their own. They stepped into the newly vacant Tuesday night slot at Hï Ibiza without skipping a beat.
BODYWORKS was a monumental winner, right from the off. More shrewd movements from TNL.
If you happen to have slept on the CAMELPHAT phenomena, watch the video above. We're confident you'll be converted!
The future
Unflinching for its vision, Hï Ibiza made only cosmetic changes to its original plans from 2020 for this summer. When you have this talent at your disposal, it makes sense to stick with it.
What a line-up it is too! The Martinez Brothers, FISHER, Afterlife, David Guetta, Black Coffee and Glitterbox are the faces and brands taking care of business from Tuesday through to Sunday.
In fact, the only real change was the introduction of Club Room hosts to most weekly parties, as well as mini-residencies taking place on Mondays during peak season.


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Anti Aging Toronto Clinic (www.AntiAgingToronto.ca), a Toronto-based provider of advanced hair and skin restoration treatments, is announcing that it has begun to provide PRP treatment services using the U225 mesotherapy gun.
A French invention, the U225 mesotherapy gun is designed to deliver treatments directly to target areas in an efficient and pain-free manner. Anti Aging Toronto Clinic uses the device in its platelet-rich plasma therapy to enable targeted deliveries of platelet solutions into the patient's skin along their face and neck to reduce wrinkles and enhance youthfulness. (Source: "U225," USA Meso web site; http://www.usameso.com/products1.htm, last accessed July 14, 2015.)
"Like something used by a secret agent, it has a setting for every situation," says Silvia Derasner, Medical Esthetician and Co-Founder of Anti Aging Toronto Clinic. "The gun can provide targeted treatments at rates from one shot every few seconds to up to 300 per minute."
Derasner explains that the hope is that the meso gun's painless ability to micro needle and inject subcutaneous tissue will be comforting to patients who come in for PRP therapy. Fear of needles and the associated pain is a common phobia, so any effort to make patients more comfortable—especially when the injections are being applied to the face—will be appreciated.
"A derma roller is also sometimes used, but that leaves a lot of redness for a bit afterwards," Derasner concludes. "The U225 mesotherapy gun, however, is more targeted and makes it more of an in-and-out procedure."
The Anti Aging Toronto Clinic is a Toronto-based skin care clinic. It has been a pioneer in implementing modern technological and clinical treatments and is considered a "hidden gem" of the city by clients. To learn more about Anti Aging Toronto Clinic and its treatments, visit www.AntiAgingToronto.ca.


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Miami Beach will soon have it's walkway extended North covering the entire coastline!
That's right, from South Point Park all the way to the open space park in North Beach. With the major draw to Miami being the sand & Atlantic ocean, just a few feet away are the stretches of pedestrian friendly walkways that include the winding ocean walk in South Beach, the mid island boardwalk, and now the North Beach area finishing off it's six million dollar makeover with the new beach walk.
By the end of this year
you will have the walkway along the entire coastline of Miami Beach. People can start in South Pointe and walk, run, jog, bike & roller blade all the way down to North Beaches open space park. Approximately 77+ blocks of entertaining sunshine & exercise readily available.
"We are trying to get all the beach like this so people can start in South Pointe and walk all the way to the end to the open space park in North Beach," said Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower.
This has been 10 years in the making with local developers like Eric Sheppard, donating funds ($300,000) to make the finished walkway a reality. Sheppard is just finishing up his multi million dollar Canyon Ranch development. Once completed, this will boast the largest fitness spa facility on the East Coast. This new walkway extension will be bringing a healthy lifestyle to the average Joe.
"This is the whole lifeblood of the entire Miami Beach. I call it the Miami Beach connection… this enables us to connect all of Miami Beach through this boardwalk. We've invested the money. We hope people invest their time and their brain knowledge to really capitalize and embrace and utilize the health and fitness and utilize this beautiful boardwalk because it's going to change their life," said Sheppard.
One of the main reasons I was drawn to Miami Beach real estate back in January of 2001 was the fitness minded people & healthy lifestyle so abundant here. I've always been adamant on being surrounded by fitness minded people and with tropical weather year round, we do have the ultimate in living the healthy lifestyle so greatly missed by the majority of Americans. On a regular basis, you'll find me rollerblading or skateboarding down South Beach's oceanfront walkway. Now we will soon have the ability to enjoy the entire coastline with bikers, walkers, runners and the in between moving up & down the Miami Beach coastline!
From the bikini beach babes to the Grandpas in black knee high socks, we not only have Americas Cleanest City (by Forbes) but also the ideal environment for fitness and health all available for you to enjoy. I continually add to this Miami Beach real estate blog so if you'd like new updates once available, you can be notified by email(automatic updates) or by RSS feed (see upper left column) each time a new posting occurs. Have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend –1.888.38.DREAM


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It is not always easy to build apps for mobile users because different people use different types of devices to access the web. For instance, there are those that use iPhones, which means that should you target Android users only just because they are the majority, you may shut out users who would bring in a lot of business to your website. That is why we have well developed mobile tools and libraries which are helping mobile app developers to develop apps that will target the entire mobile market. Here are some of the best tools you can use today for all your mobile app projects:
1. jQuery Mobile
This is a great programming tool to use for your mobile web projects mainly because of its HTML-centered layout. With this tool, you can create your pages in DIVs and other standard HTML components such as the <LI> tags. This is the best tool to use for your dynamic websites and also CMSes. It is also a very easy tool to use as all you have to do is to add a theme to it without having to create anything, which saves you a lot of time.
2. Jo
This is a compilation if widgets which create mobile apps that are card-oriented in JavaScript. Its structure is basically a collection of different JavaScript functions, which are used to create widgets, which are then arranged by Jo in order to appear attractive on your screen. The code you will use here are big function calls that are nested together, which call other functions that accumulate the parts, which then call other functions which collect together again in order to form big parts.
3. LimeJS
This was created in order to help mobile web developers use WebGL objects, which are a part of HTML5. The code used here is JavaScript, but the structure is a little different, and looks very similar to C. You gain access to OpenGL's library as well. If you are looking to add a modern touch to your projects, this is a programming tool you should really consider. The resulting app will always load faster. This tool is mainly meant for developers who work on games for OpenGL structures in other environments.
4. jQTouch
This is one of the best programming tools you can find, and mobile web developers will find it very useful. Apps built using jQTouch are built by adding HTML into DIVS. The tool will then analyze the DIVs while looking for the right classes, then it will input its own code for the handling events. Building apps using this programming tool is very quick and easy, making it a great tool to consider.
5. ChocolateChip-UI
This is a tool that gives you a chance to create a more useful mobile app in HTML. With this programming tool, you will use WAML tags as the underlying code. Therefore, most of your work will be done in WAML, which will then be converted to HTML5, saving you a great amount of time and hassle.
6. Mobl
7. The M-Project
This programming tool offers a set of widgets that have been assembled together into jQuery mobile objects. The code here has been structured with MVC pattern. Programming with The M-Project is as simple as putting up a large JSON structure which will label the widgets that will fit in your pages. Your entire layout will then be taken care of by the M-Project programming tool. The behavior of your application will be defined by the creation of functions, which are attached to event hooks. This programming tool will ensure that all your events reach their destinations.
8. jDrop
This is a great programming tool, and was created to help mobile web developers to organize their performance data between desktops and other devices, where it can be analyzed better. This tool makes it easy for developers to extract performance feedback from mobile devices. With this, you get a Mobile Perf, which is a bookmarklet that will give you all the feedback you need.
9. Sencha Touch
This is a little similar to Jo, in that it is used to create card-oriented mobile apps in JavaScript. The library has a framework for desktop websites as well. This is one of the programming tools that will help make your web development taks simpler because the framework practically takes care of all the layout decisions, allowing you to do less and reap more from your work.
10. Zepto
This is a little different from all the other programming tools as it does not lay out any widgets for its users. Instead, it helps you to manipulate the DOM by offering you amazing features such as a feature that will help you find elements, juggle events and attach classes. One of the best things about this tool is its size, which is miniscule. Another plus is that its features do not need the use of complicated coding, meaning that you can create your apps a lot faster than before.
Effective mobile app development is easy to achieve if you have the right tools at hand to create mobile apps that will be useful to all mobile users. Choose a programming tool that will help you come up with an app that will be viewed by the entire mobile market and you will be a successful developer.


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Discover all the shopping destinations Dallas has to offer.
A city that surprises, a destination that inspires big ideas. No, this isn't the Dallas you thought you knew; this is a new Dallas, full of energy and development – a city on the move. As the ninth-largest city in the country, Dallas is already one of the country's leading hubs for business and innovation, and the Dallas metro area is a top visitor destination in Texas. Big things are happening in here. Surprising things. We're excited for your visit!
Don't know where to start? Let us provide some inspiration with our itineraries, DTX neighborhood video series and everything new and notable over at the Dallas Now blog.
A trip to Dallas is not complete without a trip to a famous Barbeque Joint. Try any one of these well-known places on your next trip.


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As innovation has been gaining significant ground it has turned out to be workable for individuals to store every one of their recollections by method for photograph examining and DVD's. The idea of computerized space has turned out to be reasonable throughout the years and individuals have been falling back on filtering their photos at high determination and putting away the same. Memory boxes have additionally begun picking up fame overall particularly for the individuals who have an expansive number of free photos. The sizes of photographs for filtering are between 3″ x 3″ and go up to 8″x 10″. They need to clear of any tidy, paste, clasps and tapes. Frequently cleaning of photos is finished with a delicate build up free fabric.
Advantages of higher optical determination is the thing that individuals are searching for
Computerized accumulations are best finished with three hundred dabs for each inch. There are a few imperative results at the season of doing photograph filtering. The dabs per inch assume an imperative part in deciding how picture detail can be separated from the photo. The record and the picture measure is vital for this situation. Utilizing three hundred specks for each inch guarantees that the record the information is being put away is of a reasonable size. Photograph examining at three hundred specks for every inch occurs in under six seconds which barely takes whenever.
Filing photo gathering is thought to be a venture
There are specialists here of work who have some expertise in examining pictures. There is sure measure of time and cash that is spent by a man who might want to have his or her photos in a sorted out way. Paper prints by and large hold around 300dpi of picture detail. People can regularly make out the nature of the picture by zooming in on it. Organizations that do this sort of occupation guarantee that the most recent innovation and gear is utilized for this reason. Paper pictures have a propensity of blurring endlessly as time passes by and most people get a kick out of the chance to clutch their recollections of friends and family. Nowadays' photos additionally get put away on a prominent gadget called USB. The capacity limit of a USB changes incomprehensibly.
The idea of photograph rebuilding specialist organizations is picking up ubiquity
Most people might want to keep all their paper snaps for a very long time. The issue with this is snaps over some undefined time frame have the inclination of blurring or getting blotched up. This can't generally be maintained a strategic distance from unless they are given to an organization that arrangements with reclamation benefit. These organizations rehabilitate old pictures as well as give the clients a decision of printing these snaps in high determination on amazing lustrous paper. These specialist co-ops likewise influence fun stuff to like laser carved things and customized endowments like shading photograph precious stone.


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Loon Mountain, N.H. Essentials
Get full access to Outside Learn, our online education hub featuring in-depth fitness, nutrition, and adventure courses and more than 2,000 instructional videos when you sign up for Outside+ Sign up for Outside+ today.
From Boston (2 hours): I-93 north to Exit 32, then 2.5 miles east on Route 112 to the resort. From New York City/New Jersey (5 1/2 hours): I-95 north to New Haven, Conn.; then I-91 north to Hartford; then I-84 east to I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) east; then I-290 east; then I-495 north; then I-93 north to Exit 32, as above.
Summit elevation: 3,500 feet; vertical drop: 2,100 feet; skiable acres: 275; average annual snowfall: 121 inches. Lift Ticket: $54/$56 weekend/holiday respectively; $49 weekdays; 6-12, $36/$38, $32 midweek; seniors (70-plus) $15 on weekdays (normal adult rate on weekends/holidays).
An in-ground halfpipe will be open earlier and longer.
The Anytime Limited Pass, $299 until Columbus Day: good at Loon, Waterville and Cranmore for all but 10 high-volume days. (See threedompass.com for updates and last-minute deals.)
At the Woodstock Inn (603-745-3951): The Clement Room Grille serves a sumptuous breakfast and dinner entrees that include poultry, seafood, beef, pork, lamb and game; the Woodstock Station pub offers seafood, Mexican dishes, soups, salads, steaks, burgers, pasta and pizza; Woodstock Inn Brewery produces specialty brews and root beer to wash down pub grub. Elvio's Pizza (603-745-8817) serves excellent and inexpensive pizza and Italian food. For breakfast, try the Millway Café (603-745-6261) for fresh-baked breads and muffins or the all-you-can-eat buffet at Seasons on Loon at The Mountain Club (603-745-2244).
B&Bs: Red Sleigh (603-745-8517), Wilderness Inn (800-200-9453), Sunset Hill House (800-786-4455). Classic inns: Woodstock Inn (603-745-3951), Franconia Inn (800-473-5299). Slopeside: The Mountain Club on Loon (603-745-2244).
Loon-ies' bar of choice is The Paul Bunyan Room in the Octagon lodge, a favorite of patrollers. The bar at The Common Man lays out a spread of huge cheese wedges, crackers and horseradish dip that attracts lively crowds; families like the slopeside Adventure Center for bonfires, storytelling and activities.
Woodstock Station and the Timbermill Pub in the Millfront Marketplace both feature bands. Lincoln Cinema shows first-run movies on four screens.
Day and night tubing; nordic skiing on 35 km of trails groomed for traditional or skate-skiing; horseback riding through the woods along the Pemigewasset River; ice skating; snowshoeing;indoor and outdoor climbing walls.
Half- and full-day nursery/day care is available for kids ages 6 weeks to 8 years old. Loon offers a full range of children's ski and snowboarding instruction.
800-229-566 or loonmtn.com (for Loon properties); 603-745-6621 or lincolnwoodstock.com (Lincoln/Woodstock Chamber of Commerce); snow report: 603-745-8100.


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What Does Compton Real Estate Mean?
Purchasing a piece of realty is a substantial economic investment, so it's essential that you go into the purchase with your eyes open. Ensure that you have actually given on your own a strong education and learning in the essentials of the real estate market. This write-up can help offer you the information that you require.
For sellers and specifically buyers track everything in composing. Yes, the primary items will certainly be written down but likewise maintain a journal or log of whatever from dates you took a home scenic tour to purchaser and seller comments. Also, include your objectives, in this way you have a clear suggestion of what you desire, what you have actually done, and what you are mosting likely to perform in the future.
When seeking to purchase a house, do not employ an appraiser who was suggested to you by your representative. As a result of a dispute of passion, the evaluator may not be the very best individual for the job. Rather, locate someone with numerous years of experience as well as who is state-licensed.
Beginning intending to make a residence acquisition long prior to you really anticipate to go through the process. Open up an interest-bearing account as well as begin saving the cash that you will need for a down payment. Locate a residence that you picture yourself living in and try to save at the very least 10 percent of that home's worth prior to getting involved in the marketplace.
Do not allow your feelings void things at the negotiation table when making an offer on a residence. Prepare yourself to make compromises that might not make you satisfied however will certainly make the seller much more going to locate a means to meet you at an agreement that you are both web content with.
One pointer to keep in mind when it comes to real estate is to make sure that you hire your own professionals along with the appraiser, examiner and also representative that the vendor is utilizing. This will certainly guarantee that the process will be fair.
When you discover a house that is listed at a price that appears also great to be real, there is most likely a reason for it. Have your real estate agent check out the community to see if it is a safe place to live. Work with an inspector to examine the home to see to it that you are not mosting likely to purchase a money pit.
When purchasing property, you need to have a look at the kind of plumbing, so you can be gotten ready for repairs down the road. A great deal of the plastic pipelines frequently utilized throughout the very early 80's, can get extremely fragile and also fail after all those years of usage. If this plumbing is still in your house, after that you will be the one stuck to the repair work expense.
By enlightening on your own on the fundamental principles of realty, you will certainly improve your opportunities of having your purchase go smoothly. If you apply the suggestions you've learned from this article, you can avoid much of the most typical mistakes that numerous real estate purchasers dedicate when they buy a piece of residential property.Read more about Compton Real Estate here.
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John Prados on the history of the CIA and whistleblowers … Richard Clarke on why leaders don't listen to intelligence experts … and Bill Press interviews Joe Cirincione about one president who does not listen.
Long-time CIA watcher John Prados answers the question of why so much information is classified, when everyone knows it already. Richard Clarke was the Bush administration official who foresaw 9-11 but was not heeded. We have an encore presentation about his new book about the Cassandra Syndrome. And Joe Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund, talks with Bill Press about Trump's potential to start new wars.
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Intelligence watcher John Prados says the CIA is in danger of failing the country unless it becomes accountable for its product.
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You Are Being Watched: How John Carpenter's 'They Live' Warned Us About Subliminal Messages
In the grand tradition of The Twilight Zone, John Carpenter made science-fiction and horror movies to examine the human condition. They Live explored the impact of economic inequality and the manipulation of mass media by the elite. Using a sci-fi environment, Carpenter examined how people could be vulnerable to subliminal messages and consumerism. They Live is one of the great cult movies that has grown in appreciation.
John Carpenter's 'They Live' exposes the use of the media to control the masses
Based on the short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson, They Live stars the late professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper as a drifter named Nada (Spanish for nothing). He finds a special pair of sunglasses that reveal some humans are aliens trying to take over the planet. When he stares at them, they look like decomposed corpses. Carpenter wanted the aliens to look humanoid, but not be human.
Ina 2015 interview with Yahoo News, Carpenter said that They Live is "a documentary. It's not science-fiction." Conceived during Reaganomics, the story examines a society obsessed with consumerism and greed. The villains are aliens from another planet and represented the Reagan Republican government and greedy bankers of the 80s.
According to Carpenter, it has only gotten worse. "It's morphed into something really bizarre. The same problem – unrestrained capitalism – still exists. Everything is built to make a profit."
Bombarded With subliminal messages in 'They Live'
When Nada puts on the special sunglasses, he is bombarded with subliminal messages hidden within the pages of magazines, on billboards, and in other forms of advertisement. Nothing is left to the imagination when humans are subliminally told to Consume, Obey, Buy, Conform, Stay Asleep, Do Not Question Authority, No Independent Thought, and Money is Your God!
Carpenter created They Live as a warning against greed and propaganda. While filming, Carpenter was surprised by people not noticing or paying attention to the props with subliminal messages. As if it was normal.
Are we in control of our environment? Or merely puppets?
They Live is more prescient than when released in the late '80s. The movie punches the audience with a mix of gripping messages and over-the-top action sequences. It makes you question what you are truly seeing while watching a lengthy fight sequence. The '80s offered many great science-fiction and horror movies that were ahead of their time.
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Has apathy and ignorance taken over our lives and allowed the state to control what we see and think? Are we influenced by politics and kept in the dark by some "programming"? Can we think with so much noise surrounding us, in and out of our homes? In the words of Nada, "I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass…and I'm all outta bubble gum." Are we all out of awareness?
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I thought it would be worth putting together a list of what I use to create my photographs and go on my photographic adventures. I will be honest and say that there a lot of affiliate links here so if you use these and then go onto make a purchase you will be supporting me in making more content in the future.
In some cases I have not been able to link to an exact product so have used its replacement or closest match I can find. Obviously, I can not vouch for these products.
It's worth mentioning that this is what I use, it may not suit you, or your style of photography.
Camera Bodies
Canon 5D Mark iv
I have been shooting all of my landscape and aviation photographs on the Canon 5D Mark iv for several years now. It's a full-frame 30 megapixel DSLR. The quality of the image is fantastic, build quality and handling superb. Maybe a bit heavy for those long hikes but there are many cheaper ways to lighten your load and lose half a kilo than sacrifice image quality. I can thoroughly recommend this camera. It will give you many years of first-class service. And although mirrorless seems to be storming the markets. Prices remain stupidly high leaving DSLR's like this a firm favourite and reliable camera at a sensible price.
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Digital Camera 30.4 Megapixels
Canon 7D Mark i
This is a fairly old camera now in the world of Digital photography. But the fact that I still use mine which I have had for 10 years is testament to how great this camera is. Although now relegated to my second choice as I use the 5D Mark iv (above) for my stills photography I will not be parting with my 7D. I currently use to record all of my Vlogs, which although it's not ideally suited to as it does not have a flip-out screen, it performs very well. Canon replaced the Mark i with the mark ii in 2014, and have since discontinued the 7D range. This is good news for photographers. If you want a high spec professional crop frame sensor DSLR you won't go wrong with a used mark i or mark ii
Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) (Renewed)
Canon EF 24-105 mm f/4L IS II USM
My goto workhorse lens for 90% of my photography, it lives attached to me Canon 5D mark iv. For my style of shooting and subjects it the ideal focal length. Ok its F4 not an F2.8 like the 70mm lens, but most landscape photographs need a good depth of field and f2.8 aperture is not needed. What I get with this lens is an extra 35mm focal length on top and often that makes a big difference especially when you are out shooting in bad weather and don't want to start changing lenses in the rain, or on the beach with all the sand around. 105mm is also a great full-frame focal length for the odd portrait. It's an L series lens so fantastic optical performance is guaranteed. A great lens for all photographers. I purchased this and my Canon 5D Mark iv at the same time, its amazing combination.
Canon EF 24-105 mm f/4L IS II USM Lens - Black
Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5/6L IS USM
I think this lens is highly under rated. Many photographers rave about the 100-400 mark ii, but don't forget you need to carry it! There are not that many occasions when you need a 400mm lens in Landscape Photography. So this 300mm version is perfect. Its compact takes up very little space in the camera bag and significantly lighter than its bigger stablemates. A 300mm lens is great for landscape photography allowing you to get in close to those details and pick out distant mountain ranges. With a modern camera like the 5D Mark iv cropping the frame a little is not an issue if you want to get in a little closer. There are many great used versions of this lens on the market. I bought a used lens saved myself 100s of pounds and its in A1 condition.
Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens, Black/White (Renewed)
Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3DG OS HSM Contemporary Canon Mount Lens
I purchased this lens almost exclusively for my aviation photography, I have since used it for photographing garden birds It has not disappointed me and I have made a full appraisal of the lens on my YouTube Channel. It represents amazing value for money, producing superb results when used properly. This is not the sort of lens you just drop on your camera and use. You need to practice and apply the very best techniques. I have been delighted with the results and will continue to use this lens for many years. The contemporary version is slightly lighter than the sports alternative. It lacks the weather sealing but plastic bag will save you hundreds of pounds and significantly reduce the weight and improve the handling.
Sigma 150 - 600 mm F5 - 6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Canon Mount Lens
Manfrotto MT055CXPR03 Carbon Fiber 3-Section Tripod with Horizontal Colum
I have had my Manfrotto 055 Pro B for more years than I can remember. Its been in rivers, up mountains dropped, the legs submerged in sand and saltwater. Had multiple strip downs and rebuilds in the garage. It's sturdy, not the lightest on the market, but reliable and just keeps ongoing. I probably won't change it until it completely fails and circumstances force me to buy another. I can't think of a better way to explain how good it is. The downside for you is it's so old you cant buy the model I have anymore. But coming from the same range the new 055 3 section carbon fibre is about the closes match I can find currently on the market. and it would certainly be a very strong contender as a replacement when I need one. Its not cheap, but I don't think it pays in the long run to buy a cheap tripod, it won't last, won't work well in the field and you will end up replacing it anyway. This version does not come with a head, which is not a bad thing as it allows you to pick one that suits your needs. (see my choice below)
Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3-Section Tripod with Horizontal Column,Black
Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W, X-PRO 3 Way Head
Once Again my matching 3-way head is no longer available to purchase. Ball heads seem to be the popular choice, but I prefer a little more precise control. Having the ability to adjust the camera on each access independently makes it easier for me to fine-tune compositions. Especially when checking the edges of the frame for unwanted distractions, often with a ball head you inadvertently move more than one axis at a time and it can be fiddly finding the sweet spot. Gear heads give the ultimate in fine control, but they are twice if not 3 times the price and heavier. This is a great compromise.
Manfrotto MHXPRO-3W, X-PRO 3 Way Head with Retractable Levers and Friction Controls, Aluminium, with Levelling Bubbles, for DSLR, CSC, Mirrorless, Black
Carrying and Holding Systems
Shimoda Explore 60 Starter Kit (w/2 Small Core Unites - Sea Pine (520-014)
Making a recommendation for any carrying system is very hard. We are individual. Different frames sizes, different levels of carrying capability, different genders and needs. So all I can do is tell you what I might look If I were looking at changing my current Pack. I have a Naneu 50 Ltr Outdoor adventure pack. Its aa huge beast. I can carry my camera gear and everything I would need for a few nights wild camping if I needed it. But its a but old now, and advances in camera backpacks have been massive.
My next pack could well be from Shimoda, I like the features on the bags, they seem very adaptable with lots of adjustment. And they are used by a wide range of outdoor photographers that I follow.
Shimoda Explore 60 Starter Kit (w/ 2 Small Core Units) - Sea Pine (520-014)
JJC Hand Grip Strap for DSLR Camera (with Arca Type Plate)
When holding long lenses stability is important. And often the pressure on your hands and fingers is uncomfortable. If you hand holding a long lens like mike Sigma 150-600 for several hours, shooting aviation, wildlife or sports, support like this makes a huge difference. I immediately felt more relaxed, experienced less fatigue and hit rate went up when using this at an aviation shoot. The added benefit of the built-in Arca Swiss plate meads you can go from Tripod / Monopod to hand-holding easily. JJC Hand Grip Hand Strap for DSLR Camera (with Arca Type Plate)
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Vallerret Photography Gloves
Great landscape photography doesn't always happen in the best weather conditions. Dramatic lighting, frozen lakes, hoar frost laden trees don't happen in the summer. But get out stay out and make the most of these conditions you need to be comfortable to protect yourself as well as your camera equipment.
Vallerret makes a range of photography gloves, there will be a pair or combination that will meet your own specific needs. With accurate sizing guides, a great fit improves feeling and dexterity. Fold back forefinger and thumb ends allow you to use your gear without taking them off and keep shooting.
With advancing arthritis in both of my hands I can honestly testify these gloves keep me out shooting longer and without painful joints. When I'm on a shoot I want to be comfortable and concentrate on the subject not worrying about the cold. Check out there website and try them for yourself.


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SNL: Who's Out, Who's In
The 721st season of Saturday Night Live premieres next Saturday. If you're planning on tuning in to see more Brooks Wheelan tattoo stories or some familiar faces standing in the background while Kate McKinnon does something hilarious, you're going to be disappointed. To prepare yourself, I've made you a list of new faces and faces you probably wouldn't have even realized are gone.
Out: Brooks Wheelan
This shouldn't be news. Wheelan was let go at the beginning of the summer and he hasn't exactly been quiet about it. I honestly was trying to find a video showcasing one of his sketches or Weekend Update appearances, but I found this instead and it was too perfect:
In: Pete Davidson
You may know him from nothing and no place. This child is 20-years-old. He's been doing stand up since he was 16, which sounds impressive until you do the math and realize that's only 4 years. This all makes me feel very old and unaccomplished. Because it's about me.
Out: Cecily Strong (of Weekend Update, still a cast member)
Really trying to find the silver lining on this one, even though she says she's fine with it. The only thing I can think of is that we'll get more Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party
In: Michael Che
Taking over Cecily's Weekend Update chair is short-lived The Daily Show corespondent, Michael Che. Che spent less than a season over the TDS and is already being delivered to the comedy promised land. Che's co-anchor, Colin Jost, joined the desk last season so the pair will have the least combined experience of any Weekend Update anchors I dare say ever, without actually doing the research to confirm my speculation.
Out: Mike O'Brien, Noel Wells and John Milhiser
These three unfortunately get all lumped into one as they didn't do enough to be mentioned on their own. Which is also kind of why they got let go from the show. Mike O'Brien will stay on as a writer, which he was before being cast on the show. RIP SNL Cast mates. R. I. P.
Out: Don Pardo
You may not know the name, but you definitely know the voice. Pardo unfortunately passed away over the summer but he has been the show's announcer since it came on air in 1975.
In: Darrell Hammond
It was announced today that Darrell Hammond will replace Pardo as announcer. Hammond has actually filled over the years when Pardo couldn't do a show for health reasons, imitating the legendary voice. But don't expect to hear a dead on Pardo impression. Lorne Michaels said Hammond would be doing his own voice.


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My parents actively collected antiques from 1973-1978. This video shows the section of their warehouse in Sherman where they were stored and refinished before their antique museum opened in 1992. My dad loved to restore and repair the antiques as needed.
My parents had two purposes for buying antiques. First, they appreciated the craftsmanship in the antiques and thought they were made better than what you could buy new. They would go to antique auctions almost every weekend, making trips home with their purchases in their El Camino. They could buy the antiques for what the dealers were paying, so it was a good way to buy. Plus, my dad could repair things that needed repairing. Basically, it was a great hobby for my parents after my dad retired. My mom would say what she liked at an auction, and my dad would buy it.
The second reason they bought antiques was to have another inflation hedge. In the 70's inflation was starting to run anywhere from 6-13% per year, so people were worried about having too much in cash. My dad had majored and taught economics and he was aware of the dangers of inflation, even at those levels over time.
Some of the antiques they bought were used in their house, also. They thought it was smart to live with your investments, as well as have them as furniture for the house. Over the following two decades, they did very well with their antiques as they went up in value, or rather, the dollar's purchasing power went down. They also had a great time together in the process.
One more thought on the subject of what they bought. They decided to only buy walnut antiques because the wood was not as fragile as oak and other types. Because of its quality, walnut antiques could have more ornate carvings, such as what you see in Victorian furniture. It's when the availability of walnut became scarce that the furniture makers turned to other types of wood, and the ornate carvings disappeared. My parents thought walnut would always bring a premium because of its quality, however, this has not been the case so far. People have tended to like oak, even though it's not as strong as walnut. Quality doesn't always win out in our society.


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Here in North Wales we have more than our fair share of abandoned buildings. Most are associated with either the slate quarries, copper or coal mines which have long since ceased working.
Our first building can be found on the Miners Track as you head towards the summit of Snowdon. At the side of Llyn Teyrn stands this now abandoned stone structure which was the barracks for the men who worked on the Britannia Copper Mine further up the valley. The mine closed in 1916 but the ruined barracks and mill buildings still exist.
Nearly all of the abandoned buildings I have found on my travels no longer have a roof. The walls, made of local stone, will survive the extreme weather conditions, but the wooden supports for the roof will not. Even the walls cannot survive for ever. Often the stone is re-used by local farmers to repair the dry stone walls that are a feature of the hills and valleys in Snowdonia.
The houses are not big. One, maybe two rooms, at most. What where they used for? In the case of the ones near mines and quarries I think it's pretty obvious. But the houses that you find high on a hill and totally isolated I'm not so sure about. But I have a theory. Wales is a sheep farming country, and the sheep were allowed to roam the hills. I reckon many of the isolated houses were used by shepherds. Does that sound logical?
Of course not all of the abandoned building were used as dwellings. I found this old building at the site of the Dinorwic Quarry. There's nothing unusual about it. Three walls and a roof made of slate, which you would expect in a slate quarry. As to its function, who knows? A shelter, maybe?
Not all abandoned dwellings are one-roomed, low structure buildings I'd like to leave you with this final image of the entrance gates to Gwrych Castle which is a Grade I listed 19th-century country house quite close to me.
The castle was erected between 1819 and 1825 and until 1924 it was the residence of the Dundonald family. After WW2 the castle was open to the public, attracting many visitors through the 1950's and 60's. The 1970's saw it being used as a centre for medieval re-enactments, attracting tourists with such events as jousting and mock banquets. But the decline of Gwrych Castle was already starting and finally it closed it doors to the public in 1985.
An American businessman bought the castle in 1989 but his plans to renovate the building were not carried out. As a result the castle was looted and vandalised to become little more than a derelict shell.


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Zero Latency's Pozible campaign in early 2014 asked for $25,000 to bring the idea to life — at that time, a two-player experience in a small room. By the time the campaign finished, an impressive but not Star-Citizen-spectacular $30,000 had been raised. Armed with loftier aspirations, the team tracked down a much larger tranche of venture capital investment and aimed for the six-player game as it exists today.
There's a lot more to Zero Latency than an Oculus Rift headset. That headset has to get its video feed from somewhere, so running the show is a custom-made backpack with an Alienware Alpha small form factor PC, hooked up to the Rift and a pair of headphones with an integrated mic for voice communications.
Zero Latency's warehouse virtual reality space, and its concept of wireless motion tracking and virtual reality playback, has massive applications beyond the zombie survival mission that we played. Obviously it'll take a lot of time and effort to develop different scenarios, but the potential is nearly infinite.
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Navigating the blogosphere can be trying, what with everyone from Al Roker to your Wiccan cousin out in New Mexico vying for the attention of the world's billion-plus Web surfers. In an effort to make some sense of it all, Vanity Fair has charted the most influential or amusing blogs about politics, gossip, Hollywood, media, and miscellany, and located them on two basic continuums: tone and content.
Click here to view Vanity Fair's Blogopticon.
—Matt Pressman and Keenan Mayo
Photo illustration by Hamish Robertson.


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Members, getting certified is not as hard as you might think! It only takes about 90 minutes. Certification allows you to row a variety of shells without a launch. This gives you greater flexibility in rowing shells for both adult recreation and masters.
During adult recreation sessions without a coach, you might row a single or join a certified crew wishing to go faster or slower than the launch. For masters, it allows you to setup your own coachless practice schedule. This could be useful if you are preparing for a particular event, like the marathon row.
Blue certification allows you to row in a recreation single (1x), coxed four (4+), coxed eight (8+), all without a launch.
Green allows you to race in all of the blue certified shells, plus a racing single (1x), double (2x), pair (2-), straight (uncoxed) four (4-), or quad (4x), all without launch. Please note: testing for green certification requires that you flip and reboard your shell. Please come prepared!
All members are encouraged to get certified. It's free!
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text: I went into my garden today and tried to get some macro shots. Although this one isn't quite as sharp as I'd like, I kinda like it. I need more practice using the macro filters, as I find it difficult to tell whether something is perfectly in focus or not until I get it up on my computer screen.


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Thursday, July 31, 2008
Barack Obama: The Child - The Messiah - The Obamessiah
"He ventured forth to bring light to the world". This is something you won't see on CNN, or MSNBC. It kind of gets right to the heart of all the Obama worshiping going on. Good job Gerard Bakaker, Fox News, Hannity and Colmes, and there producers who are responsible for this video, in this case it had nothing to do with their News people, it was their opinion show people, and yes there is a difference.
Gerard Baker Zings Barack Obama
'He Ventured Forth to Bring Light to the World' a Satirical Classic
By Mark Whittington, published Jul 25, 2008
Gerard Baker, the American editor and the assistant editor of the Times of London, has answered the question: Can one laugh at Barack Obama? His piece, entitled "He ventured forth to bring light to the world," resoundingly says, "Yes we can!"
"And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness," Gerard Baker writers.
One might as well call the piece, "The Gospel of Barack the Messiah." Forget about depicting the Democratic Presidential candidate as a Muslim Imam or any of that rubbish. Gerard Baker's piece surpasses even the segment in the JibJab video that depicts Obama riding a unicorn down a rainbow in a Disney cartoon universe.
Gerard Baker's piece captures neatly the attitude toward Barack Obama of the mainstream media and Obama's teenaged followers, the ones who faint in the aisles upon Barack Obama's very word.
"From there the Child went up to the city of Jerusalem, and entered through the gate seated on an ass. The crowds of network anchors who had followed him from afar cheered "Hosanna" and waved great palm fronds and strewed them at his feet."
Barack Obama has been called "the Messiah" and "Obamessiah" by observers of the political scene who have looked upon Obama and his arrogant megalomania, his promises to lower the oceans and tear down every wall. Gerard Baker has finally put all that into words what a lot of people are thinking when they see Barack Obama make an inane speech and then see people, including the media, slobber over him like besotted teenage girls.
Here the Obama Child brings peace to the Middle East just by showing it the benificence of his countenance. There the Obama Child heals the sick at a distance (even the uninsured) and causes oil to gush forth from the ground without even having to drill. No one can stop him. Not the evil George Bush the Younger (the Ignorant), not "the conniving Hillary, wife of the deposed King Bill the Priapic and their barbarian hordes of Working Class Whites", and not even "the imperial warrior Petraeus."
It is the lot of politicians to be laughed at, from time to time, some gently, some nastily, too many unhumorously. But it is a bad sign for any politician to be laughed at, as Obama is starting to be laughed at, with such zest and incisiveness. When one becomes a joke to too many people, one does not become President.
All that is left is for Obama's electoral defeat in November to be compared to the Crucifixion. A lot of overheated media types who feel tingling going up and down their legs are capable of doing it, of making the whole 2008 Election "The Passion of St. Barack." But by then the story will not be about the man who got beat, but the man who won. And it's looking more and more likely that man will be John McCain. John McCain is a fine man in many ways with fine qualities and, despite having suffered torments that Barack Obama and indeed most people can only imagine, is not a man who is ever compared to Our Lord.
Source: He ventured forth to bring light to the world, Gerard Baker, Times of London, July 25th, 2008
Obama Takes Stump to Europe
Democrat Greets 200,000 in Berlin,
Pledges Closer Ties
By JAY SOLOMON and MIKE ESTERL
July 25, 2008; Page A4
BERLIN -- Barack Obama, seeking to burnish his image as a global statesman ahead of U.S. presidential elections, told an estimated 200,000 Germans here that he will work for rejuvenated U.S.-European ties.
Sen. Obama drew on Washington's historic role in rebuilding post-World War II Berlin to call for an enhanced alliance that would work to combat the resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan and the spread of nuclear weapons. He sought to help heal the trans-Atlantic rift following President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq by pledging a more humble and engaged U.S. administration should he be elected in November.
"I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people," Sen. Obama said, generating perhaps the loudest applause during his 25-minute address at the historic downtown Tiergarten, Berlin's version of New York's Central Park.
A spokesman for Sen. McCain called the Berlin speech "a premature victory lap."


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For my upcoming book "Financially Forward," I've read every cryptocurrency-related text I can get my hands on, watched dozens of videos and interviewed countless leading entrepreneurs -- all with an eye toward taking a balanced, informed approach to the possibilities ahead.
It's easy to over-exaggerate the potential of blockchain. But, the technology behind crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin has the potential to drive significant social shifts.
Here's a closer look at what this may mean for our wallets.
1. No More Middlemen
Today, when it comes to managing our money (or processing just about any transaction), middlemen abound. There are banks, credit card processors, payment platforms, stock exchanges -- the list goes on. Everywhere you look, entities are standing between both sides of every transaction we carry out. And in many cases, one or more of them is taking a cut or charging a fee.
Take a credit card transaction, for example. Your credit card issuer (e.g., Chase) and payment processing network (e.g., Visa) manages the transaction. The store where you make a purchase uses a point of sale system (e.g., Square) and pays a transaction fee. That's a lot of cooks in the kitchen for a straightforward exchange of funds to buy something simple like a coffee.
With blockchain, those middlemen could disappear. One of blockchain's main features is that it's decentralized -- meaning that you can transact directly with the producer of the item you want to buy, no bank or credit card needed. Transaction fees are no longer a part of the equation. Think about how much money that could put back in your wallet! And more importantly, how much this simplifies the transactions we make -- giving us more clarity into where our dollars go.
2. Smart Contracts
Today, executing a contract is a rigorous process that involves lawyers and headaches. Think about buying a house. You have brokers, real estate and bank lawyers, the deed company -- the closing process involves a ton of people, and mountains of paperwork (and of course, legal fees).
But blockchain can eliminate just about all of it. You don't need all of those records and documents; the blockchain stores all the information. Buying something like a house becomes seamless. Contracts can be automated and direct. By reducing the time it takes to buy and sell, property can suddenly become a more liquid and accessible asset for consumers, pushing transaction costs down, and allowing consumers to more easily tap into their home equity.
Blockchain, in other words, takes power out of the hands of institutions and puts it into the hands of the consumer.
3. A More Secure, More Streamlined Wallet
It's no surprise that so many people fall victim to credit card fraud. We all know that if someone walks into a store and tries to buy something with your credit card, the cashier barely glances at the name on the card, let alone the signature. The company might assume something is fishy and send you a fraud alert -- or perhaps you check your statement a week later and notice that something is wrong. All told, it takes days for a transaction to be tracked and verified as fraudulent, another day or two for your new card (to replace the one you had to cancel) to arrive.
But all of that could be streamlined with blockchain. Because transaction records are permanent and immutable, there isn't a question about who is involved in a transaction.
With blockchain, our phones could store not just our credit cards and passwords, but our medical records and our prescriptions, and even the "keys" to our car and home. Your identity will be fundamentally managed in one spot.
Once these disruptions start to change the way we as individuals interact with money, the next phase will be disruption across industries and society.
But while blockchain holds the potential to put more and more power into the hands of individuals, that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. These new technologies are endlessly complex -- but the possibility for innovation is endless, too.
Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI and its subsidiaries.


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Continuing our theme of delicious Italian delicacies, here are six more of our all-time favourites.
Veal is sliced thinly and topped with prosciutto ham and herbs before being carefully rolled and secured with a toothpick. The parcels are then gently sautéed to create a melt-in-your-mouth dish. Saltimbocca can also be made with chicken or mutton, and some chefs use parma ham in place of the prosciutto, but the principle is still the same and the end result is equally delicious.
Popular in a variety of recipes, prosciutto is ham that has been dry-cured but left uncooked. It is served in very thin slices and can be eaten on its own or wrapped around other meats, cheeses or melons for a delicious salty kick.
Originating in Tuscany, ribollita was known as food for paupers, or "cucina povera". Leftovers from the master's table were collected by servants and boiled with water to make a tasty dish; the word "ribollita" is Italian for "reboiled". According to the Guardian, the dish is best eaten after steeping overnight in a fridge, which allows the flavours to develop more fully for a deeper taste.
A type of nougat, torrone is created from egg whites, sugar, honey and toasted almonds or other types of nuts. Candied peel or zest from citrus fruits can also be added to this delicious candy treat, which is usually served as a tablet or slab. For the ultimate decadent treat, the torrone can even be dipped in chocolate.
Tiramisu is a tempting, creamy dessert that has enjoyed many years of popularity. It is made by smothering sponge or biscuit with a delicious mixture of mascarpone cheese, cocoa powder, coffee, eggs and sugar and is a popular way of ending a meal. An Italian restaurant in the heart of Dublin Toscana has created a new spin on this confection by creating a Gelato Tiramisu, which is tiramisu ice cream topped with a glaze of sweet balsamic fig. Dishes like this have helped it become the most popular Italian restaurant in Dublin.
Gelato is Italian for ice cream, but there is actually quite a big difference between the Italian gelato and ice cream as we know it. Gelato is made using less fat and is churned more slowly, allowing the flavours to really shine through.


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The demo for the PC version Football Manager 2009 is now available. The game, for you normal people who are allergic to simulation games, puts you in the role of a big league football (soccer) manager. It's sorta like Fantasy Football, but only one-third as lame.
Amazingly, this is the first edition of the game to be fully rendered in 3D. About time Sports Interactive, the game's developers, got its act together.
Most of the big leagues are there, including the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and MLS; there's 350,000 players in the database, including thin-skinned Wayne Rooney and AC Milan-bound David Beckham.
I think I've said this in the past, but these types of games are probably a little too wonkish for me. Granted, I have the patience of a gnat these days, so that may be misleading.
The game comes out for PC and Mac on November 14 in Europe.


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I get that statement a lot in emails and comments from followers of my blogs, along with the question, how you do decide what to write about? How do you get started? So, I thought I'd write a little riff on that topic.
As all of my followers know, I get lots of inspiration for what I write about from another blogger – Jack Freed. Jack is a retired ELCA Lutheran pastor who has found a new calling and a new congregation on-line with his blog Jack's Winning Words. Jack posts to that blog every day during the week, but never on the weekends. Jack's format is simple and consistent. He starts each blog post with a quote that he has found and adds usually no more than a paragraph of his thoughts about the quote. Jack's posts often take the form of questions about how the reader interprets the quote or what it may mean to them.
So, I read Jack's post every morning and most of them (but not all) inspire me to write something in response to the quote or using the quote as the theme for my expanded remarks. Sometimes I'll end up with a few paragraphs, sometimes more. But it is that approach that I try to pass on to those who as me about writing blog posts. Write about what something means to you. Do you have an opinion on that topic; then, let it find a voice through your writing. Does the quote resonate with you in some significant way, perhaps a life experience? Then write about that. Does the quote inspire you to take some action? Then write about that and the actions that you took. Does the quote beg a response? What is your response to it? Write about that. Is the quote too negative for your? Why? Write about that. Is the quote a positive inspiration to you? Great, write about that.
Some days I don't have much of a personal reaction to Jack's blog (not many to be sure); so, on those days I have to look elsewhere for inspiration. Many days I find it in the news, in stories about things happening in my area of beyond that I have some reaction too or feeling about. That is actually how I get most topics for my real estate blogs. Yes, I do post to multiple blogs; although most of them not on a daily basis. In the real estate world I get 3-4 daily news feeds from various national sources. It is usually easy to find something in them to react to and write about. In the case of real estate my point of view is slightly different than just "what does this mean to me?"; it has more to do with what does this news mean to my real estate clients? Whenever and whatever the Federal Government does something with a program aimed at homeowners, whether good or bad; that supplies a topic for a blog post, maybe many posts.
For my more personal blog (this one) I also made the conscious decision to try to write from a positive perspective, instead of letting cynicism or negative vibes creep in. I'm not always 100% successful in filtering out the negative, but I try. There are enough blogger out there already spewing hate and negative posts about almost any topic. I don't want to be a part of that group. Sometimes I find inspiration I the daily newspaper comic strips. Anyone who experienced the amazing and entertaining wisdom of the Calvin and Hobbs strip knows what a great source of inspiration that can be. Sometimes I just do a Google search
for quotes on a topic of interest. If there is nothing that sparks an interest or a reaction that day; I just don't write that day.
So, how do I write? Well I will admit that I'm a stream-of-consciousness style writer. I usually write in the first person and I just take off on a topic and see where my brain leads me. Many times that means a lot of editing and rearranging things. Sometimes it means abandoning and deleting entire paragraphs or multiple paragraphs. Most of the time it also involves a lot of typing corrections (I'm a terrible typist) and spelling or grammar corrections. Even spell check can't save me from myself many times and really weird or incorrectly used words end up getting posted, that I have to go back and correct later. As I write, I'm less concerned about those errors than trying to capture my thoughts on the topic. I don't get hung up on the mechanics the first time through. I can fix those mistakes later. That's what great authors had editors for.
Another "technique" that I sometimes use and almost always advise others to consider is that your writing should be the same as if you were in a conversation with the intended reader, maybe at a cocktail party or maybe on a park bench. This conversation isn't really all one sided, it's just that you have to give a "voice "to the questions that the other party might ask. Often when I get around to asking myself the "why" questions that I imagine a listener might ask, I find that I have written myself into a corner and there is no good answer to the question. Delete, delete, delete and start over again. I am occasionally surrounded by an imaginary pile of wadded up paper that has been ripped from my imaginary typewriter.
Is there a right or wrong to what I write about? I suppose that on occasion there are things that others will not agree with – an opinion after all is just that and not necessarily the point of view that is shared by all. Advice given to others, as well meaning as it might be, may not fit the situation that the readers finds themselves in and thus is not well taken. However, taken in the spirit that it is written, my writing is my opinion or feelings about the topic at the time, shared in hopes that others might find it of some use. There is a term in comedy writing for an item that is tossed into a routine to see if it can get a small laugh. It is called a throw-away. It's usually a single line or thought that may be added in the middle of a longer routine or even in the midst of a larger joke. Much of my writing could probably be considered a throw-away, but I toss it out there to see if it gets a laugh or a smile or a reaction. It has no big, earth shattering, life-changing intent or meaning. If you like it, great; if not, oh well, I enjoy doing it anyway.
For all of the stymied writers out there who can't seem to figure out how to get started; just do it. Pick something out of today's paper that you have some reaction to and write about that. Just start writing and see where it takes you. Post it and see if anyone comments. If no one seems to care, write something else and post that. Keep at it as long as you have something that you want to say.


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|Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I am working on a fix now. The problem is due to a deadlock introduced by the new getpages and putpages code. I am going to complete the work to fix the problem instead of committing a hack to fix the problem. (which is to say, I am going getting rid of the weird page arrays and tons of code related to them and replace the whole mess with UIO_NOCOPY I/O). -Matt Matthew Dillon <email@example.com>


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Casting Call for CW's "Black Lightning" TV Series in Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia!
"Black Lightning" season 2, is about to begin production and the show's casting directors are looking to hire area locals who would like to work as paid TV show extras on set in the Atlanta and Decatur, GA areas. The show is set to be in production soon all the way to January of 2019.
Looking for background artists to work Wednesday, July 17th on the stages and on location in Decatur, Ga. Shooting interiors and exteriors. Please expect to work a min 8-10hrs. See the two different scenarios below.
SCENARIO #1 (Expecting afternoon calltime)
[Teen Metas] Ages 18-25; Open Ethnicity; Male/Female; (looking for adults that can play TEENAGERS) — Males should be CLEAN-SHAVEN or willing to TRIM/SHAVE Facial hair to look younger!! Ladies, submitting photos with little to no makeup highly encouraged;
[Children] Ages 2-15; Open Ethnicity; Male/Female — Looking for all shapes and sizes; Minors must be permitted to work – please include minors certificate in submission email; if you child is not permitted please follow the instructions on the following link:
[ASA Guards] Ages 25-55; Open Ethnicity; Male/Female; Men must be clean shaven, or have neatly groomed facial hair;
[Volunteers] Ages 28-55; Open Ethnicity; Male/Female
SCENARIO #2: TRAIN STATION (Expecting evening/night calltime)
[Male ASA Security] Ages 25-55; Open Ethnicity; must be clean shaven, or have neatly groomed facial hair;
[Pedestrians] Ages 18-60; Open Ethnicity; Male/Female; Looking for all types, shapes, and sizes
Please note all castings are intended for Barbizon graduates registered with Barbizon Placement ONLY. Full casting and submission guidelines are emailed to the Barbizon Placement Division. Please send any casting inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information about Barbizon visit https://www.barbizonmodeling.com.


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Not India, but it seemed to fit. Read on!
Most of that cotton, though, isn't raised organically and it's not manufactured responsibly. From GMO seeds to heavy chemical use to unfair labor practices, cotton often weaves a dark tale as it journeys to a store near you.
But not always.
Enter BioRe, Patrick Hohmann, and the farmers he works with in India and Africa to change that story, to weave some light and dignity into cotton's story. I had the pleasure of interviewing Patrick recently and learn how it is possible to make change in this world. It was a life-changing experience for me and I'm grateful for that. I hope, too, to someday journey to India and visit the farmers for myself. (Fingers crossed for that one!) Read the article linked above and see for yourself what things are possible.


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If you wanted to know how the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S fares in terms of its camera performance against some of the newer Samsung Galaxy handsets such as the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note, then Recombu have pitted them against each other. They tested them under various conditions such as low light, indoors, macro etc to try to determine a winner.
The comparison also included the Galaxy S2 and HTC Sensation XL handsets and to our surprise, they crowned the latter as the overall winner. The arc S didn't fare too badly though coming second in four of the five tests. Click through for the full grid of images below (click to enlarge it) to see which one gets your vote.
Via Recombu.


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