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Flash sale websites are some of my favorite ways to get great discounts on exclusive brands. Everyday these sites offer new sales, the catch being that they are only available for a few days and quantities are often very limited. Trust me, the process is much easier than going into to a T.J. Maxx and exposing yourself to all of the chaos. I would like to share with you my favorite flash sale websites that I check or use on a frequent basis.
Website: www.gilt.com
What they offer: All sorts of designer items up to 60% off
- Women: Clothing, Shoes, Handbags, Accessories, Jewelry & Watches, Luggage & Gear, Health & Beauty
Men: Clothing, Shoes, Accessories
Baby & Kids: Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Gear & Equipment, Feeding, Toys, Games & Books, Furniture & Décor, Bedding & Bath, Maternity
Home: Furniture, Bedding & Bath, Rugs, Lighting, Décor & Accessories, Kitchen & Dining, Pet Accessories
City: Daily deals in your city (much like Groupon or Livingsocial). They also offer a lot of online deals in this category
Who can join? Anyone who signs up with an email address on their website can join. However, they have just launched Gilt Insider, a special rewards program for frequent shoppers. Each time you purchase something on their website, you earn points which you can redeem for a variety of things including free domestic shipping, free international shipping, and a percentage off your next purchase. You can even earn points for simply visiting their website every day! Gilt Insider keeps track of all the points you have earned (even if they have already been redeemed) and once you hit certain milestones, you can make it to the select, premier, or nior levels. These levels offer you perks like VIP Customer Service and special sales reserved only for certain levels.
Ship Internationally? Gilt does offer international shipping on most items. There may be a few that are ineligible due to weight, but the purchaser will be notified in the checkout process if this is the case. Shipping internationally in most cases is $19.95 (but is converted to your preferred currency at checkout)
Shipping Perks? All items are charged for shipping individually, so unfortunately there are no perks based on how much you spend
What they have going for them: Gilt is known of being somewhat of a pioneer in the flash sale market. They are known for being high end, with great customer service. They may not have as many daily sales as some of the other sites, but you can bet that what they do have will be the best of the best!
Insider Info: Want something that is sold out? My friend that used to work there told me that you can just call or email and ask to be put at the top of the wait list and they will do it without a problem!
When their sales start: 9 AM Pacific Time, everyday
Referral Perks: If you invite new friends to Gilt, You will receive $25 in credit as soon as their first order ships.
Return Policy: International orders are all final sale and are not eligible for refunds. Sizable items like clothing, shoes, etc. are eligible for returns within 21 days from the date the item is shipped. Non-sized items like handbags and beauty products are not eligible for return. For more info, visit their return support page at here.
Website: www.hautelook.com
What they offer: Top fashion and lifestyle brands up to 75% off in the following categories: Women, Men, Kids, Home, Beauty
Who can join? Anyone who signs up with an email address can join.
Ship Internationally? Currently, HauteLook ships to Canada and select events are available for shipment to Australia
Shipping Perks? Free shipping is offered on orders over $100.
What they have going for them: Hautelook is a company owned by Nordstrom, so you can expect the same quality and customer service!
Insider Info: Make sure to subscribe to their daily emails. I once was surprised with a $25 Nordstrom Rack gift card in my inbox just because I was a member (plus, there were no restrictions other than an expiration date)!
When their sales start: 8AM Pacific, every day
Referral Perks: If you invite a friend, you get $10 in credit when your friend makes their first purchase.
Return Policy: HauteLook gladly accepts returns on apparel, footwear, and all accessories (bags, sunglasses, leather goods, jewelry and watches) within 21 days from the time your order is shipped. Items must have all original tags attached and will not be accepted if they have been worn, altered, or damaged. HauteLook does not accept returns from the following categories, which are final sale only: Cosmetics & Beauty, Hosiery, Intimates and Men's Personal Furnishings, Swimwear, Vintage, Home Goods, and any "blowout" events marked as final sale.
What they offer: Women's shoes, handbags, and accessories, with the occasional beauty product. You can save up to 80% off!
Who can join? Anyone that signs up with an email address can join.
Ship Internationally? Ideeli ships to the US, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska
Shipping Perks? $9.95 entitles you to free shipping for the next 30 days.
What they have going for them: They have great customer service. I once placed an order for a product that they ended up running out of. I received an email apologizing with a credit of $25 (as well as a full refund), which I thought went above and beyond the call of service.
Insider Info: In my opinion, they are the best-priced daily deal site, as I have seen the same product higher on Gilt, etc.
When their sales start: 11 am EST, everyday
Referral Perks: When you refer a friend, you receive $25 in credit as soon as they make their first purchase.
Return Policy: The return policy depends on the item (see product detail page), but most items are returnable within 21 days from the day the product is shipped from Ideeli.
Website: www.ruelala.com
What they offer: Women and Men fashion, living, kids, and gifts. They also have a travel section with discounted vacation getaways.
Who can join? Anyone who signs up with an email address can join.
Memberships: Standard membership + The Rue 365: pay $100 and get free shipping for a full year and 2 $50 gift cards from your favorite brands.
Ship Internationally? As of right now, Ideeli ships only in the U.S.
Shipping Perks? You can pay $9.95 once on an order, and get free shipping for the next 30 days.
What they have going for them: They have everything the other flash sale websites have, but the yearly free shipping option is amazing because of the fact that you are getting your money back in gift cards. This is a great one to stick with because, if you have your desires set on a specific brand, it is bound to come up at some point.
Insider Info: Items can go very fast, so it is a good idea to use their "Quick! Buy It" option, which allows you to have your credit card on file and make the purchase with one click moving forward.
When their sales start: 11 AM Eastern Time everyday
Referral Perks: Invite friends and you will receive $10 in Rue La La credit as soon as their first order ships.
Return Policy: Everything but final sale items can be returned within 30 days of the day that you receive the product.
Website: www.myhabit.com
What they offer: Up to 60& off Women (clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, jewelry, watches, beauty), Men (clothing, shoes, accessories, watches), Children (clothing, shoes, baby, toys, gear & décor), Home (furniture, décor, kitchen & dining, bedding, bath)
Who can join? Anyone who signs up with an email address can join
Ship Internationally? Most items ship free of charge to the U.S. You can pay an additional amount of $25 for one day shipping. Will ship internationally to the following countries for a flat fee of $25: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea Republic of, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.
Shipping Perks? There is no shipping fee for most products!
What they have going for them: They are owned by Amazon, so you can expect great customer service and quality products!
Insider Info: This one is still a little new to me, and I haven't gotten a chance to place an order yet, but I would love to hear if any of you have had an experience with them.
When their sales start: 9 AM PT/12 PM ET daily
Referral Perks: When you invited friends, you get $20 when their first order ships.
Return Policy: Most items (other than final sale items) are eligible for return within 14 days of receipt.
Website: www.Fab.com
What they offer: Anything and everything: clothing, home décor, jewelry, odds and ends. Fab's mission is to help people better their lives with design.They have many random boutiques where you really wouldn't be able to find anywhere else. Here are some examples of the randomness:
Who can join? Anyone who signs up with an email address can join.
Ship Internationally? Currently, Fab.com ships in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and to 25 European countries. For full list click here.
Shipping Perks? In the US, if you spend over $49, shipping is free. Anything under that adds a $5.95 shipping fee.
What they have going for them: Their unique flair- you can find SO much on this site. If you are looking for antiques or one-of-a-kind items, this is the site for you!
Insider Info: They also have great customer service. I bought a set of beer glasses for my dad for Christmas last year and one of the glasses came chipped. I wrote to customer service and they immediately re-sent another whole set and let me keep the old one. After the great experience, I wrote another email (just letting them know how happy I was with their service) and what do you know? They put $10 of credit into my account!
When their sales start: Everyday at 10 AM ET
Referral Perks:If you invite a friend to join Fab and they do, they'll be offered a $25 credit towards their first purchase of $75 or more on Fab. If they make the purchase, you will get $25 for yourself!
Return Policy: Most items can be returned within 30 days of receipt. Fab will cover the shipping costs!
I have also tried nomorerack.com and honestly probably wouldn't use it again. I didn't like the process of browsing their items and when I finally did order something (a pair of leggings), they came looking completely different from the picture I remembered.
Another one that I just came across is called beyondtherack.com. I haven't ordered anything yet and am wondering if any of you have had an experience with them. They always seem to have great stuff! And if there are any other good ones I should know about, send them my way!
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|Harvard says Big Dividends Available in Reverse Supply Chain
|Articles - Reverse Logistics Management
|Written by Paul Rupnow
|Tuesday, 12 July 2005
If you are building your business case to improve your Reverse
Logistics, a reference article from Harvard Business Review might help
convince your CEO, CFO and senior management team of the value
available from investing resources in your Reverse Supply Chain. If
Reverse Logistics is a topic worthy of an article in the Harvard
Business Review, it must be a topic worthy of your senior management's
The article defines the Reverse Supply Chain as "the series of activities required to retrieve a used product from a customer and either dispose of it or reuse it".
It outlines five key components of the reverse supply chain that you must analyze, assess options, costs and benefits to make rational decisions:
1. Product Acquisition - retrieving the product
The article outlines some key issues and suggestions for each key component and closes with some excellent parting advice: "Even with reverse supply chains, forward thinking pays big dividends".
You can get the article entitled The Reverse Supply Chain by V. Daniel R. Guide Jr. and Luk N. Van Wassenhove at Harvard Business Online for a small fee ($6.00).
Sr. Mgr - Serivce Operations - Cisco Systems
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US Used Diplomatic Flights to Arm Terrorists in Syria
With a little help from Azerbaijan
Jason Ditz
Mon, Aug 28, 2017
A Bulgarian reporter has uncovered evidence that the United States and its allies, notably Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have been using Azerbaijan's Silk War Airlines to ferry entire planeloads of weapons to Syrian militants, some of which ended up in the hands of al-Qaeda's Nusra Front.
Some 350 different flights, all labeled "diplomatic" flights to avoid being searched for weapons, were sent into the area, generally carrying arms purchased in Eastern Europe, so as to disguise the country that was actually sending them.
read more at http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/us-used-diplomatic-flights-arm-terrorists-syria/ri20766
and http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-28/journalist-interrogated-fired-story-linking-cia-and-syria-weapons-flights


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The goal of the Municpality's Election Team is to ensure that every elector is provided with the opportunity to vote independently in the 2022 Municipal Election. The 2022 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan, Policies and Procedures supports and strengthens the Municipality's commitment to the needs of persons with disabilities.
- 2022 Municipal Election Accessibility Plan
- Accessible Municipal Elections Guide
- Post Election Accessibility Review Report
- Accessibility Policy and Policy Statement
- Service Animals in the Workplace Policy
- Support Persons Policy
- Feedback Form
- Temporary Service Disruptions Procedure
- Request for Accessible Information or Communications
For information on accessible elections, please review the Candidate's Guide to Accessible Elections published by the Province of Ontario in partnership with AMCTO and the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario.


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The Dadeville Fire Department is primarily an all volunteer department with one Career and 26 Volunteer Fire Fighters. Career staff member provide required training, public education, pre fire plans, equipment acquisition, hazardous material response and emergency management planning to support the department and comply with both state and local mandates.
The Dadeville Fire Department is led by Chief Anthony Keith Wilkerson. Chief Wilkerson started his career at LaFayette Fire and EMS in LaFayette, Alabama. He served as a firefighter, driver, line officer and Fire and EMS Chief He retired from LaFayette Fire and EMS with over 31 years of service with the city. In December 2014 he became the Chief of City of Dadeville Fire Department.
The Dadeville Fire Department consist of a Chief 2-Asst. Chiefs, 3-Captains, 4- Lieutenant and 15 Volunteer Fire Fighters. We have a ISO class rating of a 4/9 and the protection area covers approximately 41 square miles. We average over a hundred calls per year. The downtown section of Dadeville consist of several large buildings that are over 100 years old. We have the Tallapoosa County Court House, one nursing home, three assisted living homes, hospital and three schools. We also have a main four lane highway that run from the Georgia state line to Birmingham Alabama. We have one train line with hundreds of train cars that pass though ours city every day. We also have several large auto suppliers that is located here.
If you have any questions and would like to know more about our department feel free to call 256-825-8534 or come by the station at 339 North Tallassee Street.
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In last night's (March 5) episode of Basketball Wives Miami the ladies tried their best to behave, but what's an episode without drama?
Original mean girl Evelyn finally gets to meet the two that she's heard so much about, Kenya and Kesha. Being that Evelyn is always the one to impress, her first impression of the girls was nothing but the truth. She thought Kenya's weave was a problem and "a little to the left." The girls continued to talk about her YouTube videos, insisting that she took them down. Evelyn described Kesha as cute and stylish. Not bad for a first impression considering who it came from.
Royce and Kesha show up at Kenya's video shoot to "try" to show some support, but after a speech where she states that Kesha didn't believe in the video, things take a turn for the worse. Surprised by her comments Kesha is pretty much done with being there for her.
Of course Royce and Kesha have to share what happened with Tami and she responds with a tone we all love. "She will be left with that bad weave and that bad ass choreography and them f—ed-up clothes," Tami stated.
Head woman in charge, Shaunie, makes an appearance in the episode to meet the new girls, and it's a bit of an awkward meeting. Fresh off their video shoot meeting, Kesha and Kenya get in to it, and Evelyn is just happy it's finally someone else arguing.
The ladies did their part in giving back this episode as well. Tami tried to help Kenya revamp her image with her Glam Squad, but it doesn't work out so well. Kesha invites the girls to a cancer benefit and Royce partners with the "Preserve Our Legacy" charity. At Royce's event, viewers got to see Suzie's alcholic side come to light.
Nice to see the girl "semi" got a long this episode.
What did you think of last night's episode? Did you want more drama?
Get More: Basketball Wives (Season 4), Tami


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7-Year-Old Finds Slain Mom in Wayne County Home
Authorities still don't have a motive or suspect in the death of 28-year-old Silvia Bonitez Morales.
FREMONT, N.C. — A 7-year-old returned home from school Monday to find her mother dead inside their home, Wayne County sheriff's investigators said Tuesday.
But they don't have any suspects or a possible motive into Silvia Morales Benitez's death. The 28-year-old mother of two likely died from a gunshot wound inside her residence at 1273 Black Creek Road in Fremont, authorities said.
Morales' 3-year-old son was also in the house but was not hurt. Investigators think the shooting happened sometime between 1:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. and think the child might have been alone with his mother's body for hours.
Her husband was working at the time at a hog farm about a half-mile away. His boss, Tony Balance, said no one at the farm saw or heard anything out of the ordinary.
Investigators said they have not ruled out any suspects or motives, but at this point in the case, they do not believe robbery was a motive or that drugs were involved.
Morales Benitez's body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill for an autopsy.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at 919-731-1493 or Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255.
Balance said Morales Benitez and her husband were in the process of buying the home they rented from him.
He described her as a kind woman, and said the family was actively involved in their church.


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A telltale sign of a good prospect is their demonstration of sound fundamentals that translate directly to the next level. Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave has a firm enough understanding of the quarterback position that he's an unsung prospect worth keeping tabs on.
He exhibits clean, crisp footwork in the pocket. He possesses an aptitude for the intermediate passing game. And he has strong anticipation with routes. Combine this with his toughness in the face of pressure and he has the tools to become a formidable starting quarterback. His transition to the NFL could be quick.
The Eyes-Feet Connection With Quarterbacking
A quarterback's footwork allows us to see how cleanly he processes what is happening in real time. It also gives us a glimpse how that quarterback transfers that data into a scenario he can exploit. Joel Stave's footwork paints a clear understanding of not only the offense but what the defense is doing in front of him. This enables him to attack coverages downfield with confidence.
The clip above is an example of Stave's confidence shining through his footwork. Wisconsin lines up with two receivers to the field side of a two tight end set where one is to the field side, the other on the bottom of the screen to the boundary. The field side tight end and the fullback in the backfield will stay home to solidify the pass protection.
As Stave completes his drop, his eyes are fixed on the boundary side tight end who runs an out route to that sideline. Keying on this tight end forces the defense to show its hand. The defense is in some variant of Cover 3 because the defensive back to the boundary immediately squats on that tight end in the boundary knowing he doesn't have another threat coming deeper to his side of the field. This also puts the free safety in a bind, because he now has to cover his deep middle third and the boundary third of the field.
This all goes down before Stave's third step of a five-step drop.
As soon as Stave recognizes the coverage, his eyes switch to his slot receiver running a deep post. He knows he has an adequate window to throw into because of the coverage. Stave also used his eyes to keep the two interior linebackers closer to the line of scrimmage so he can thread the post in over the top of their drops.
Stave's footwork is clean, methodical and deliberate. He makes a fluid transition from snap to drop to decision. A quarterback's footwork isn't solely about how crisp his feet are in the pocket. It's also about their eyes and how they move defenders to exploit them at the top of their drops.
Extending the Play
This next clip illustrates Stave's ability to run the play as called and extend it when it's viable to take a shot downfield. His footwork is central to him getting in position to attack downfield.
Stave takes this conservative play-action call and transforms it into a first and goal situation for his offense. As he completes his fake to the running back, Stave realizes that his primary receiver is running into double coverage. He tapers his drop and begins climbing the makeshift pocket looking for his other receivers on the play. Stave does a great job of not getting too close to the sideline. Because he stays as central as he with his position, he keeps his vision and passing options open.
His eyes, feet, and arms are all in sync. The throw highlights his confidence not only in his ability but his skill in deciphering the defense.
Anticipation and Ball Placement
Another aspect of Stave's profile that jumps out at you is his skill in anticipating passes, especially in the intermediate passing game. Wisconsin passing game has a lot pro concepts built into it. Stave shines in play-action – his patience in allowing his receivers to uncover is notable.
The clip above demonstrates Stave's patience in the intermediate passing game. He easily could have targeted his back on a check-down and picked up a decent amount of yards, but he doesn't settle.
The defense on that side of the field appears to be in a quarters (Cover 4) defense. The receiver does a great job selling the go route but actually runs a deep comeback. Stave rifles the pass into a huge window, making sure the receiver can pick up additional yards as well.
Stave does a good job of throwing accurate passes into windows downfield. The only way to consistently do this is with consistent anticipation as a thrower and skillful coverage reads of the defense.
A lot of defenses in college run Cover 3 heavy packages. It allows them to have numbers in the box and also defend down the field. Issues in pass coverage crop up in Cover 3 when the defenders don't get proper depth and/or they give the receivers too much space as they pass through their third of the field.
Stave exhibits bold anticipation and fires a dart with low placement to protect his receiver working between the two defensive backs in their respective thirds. A lot of quarterbacks can read coverage but many also struggle with their ball placement once they do attack downfield coverage. This ball is in the air as soon as the receiver makes his break. This is a nightmare for a secondary to defend.
Processing Information
The intermediate passing game is a nice gauge of a quarterback's ability to process information quickly. Stave is very comfortable in the pocket and is equally adept at picking apart a defense to find the best option. In the next clip note how Stave reads the coverage and places a perfect pass to his receiver.
There's something emphatic about the way Stave delivers this ball. It is a throw that requires conviction of what the defense is in and where your guy is going.
He not only has the arm strength and knowledge of the coverage, but he consistently puts his receivers in a plus position. They can pick up extra yards and not get punished by the converging defense. In the film below, note how long the pass is in the air and its placement between two defenders.
Taking Punishment to Make the Play
Another redeeming quality Stave exercises often is his toughness. This can mean a lot of things depending on how you want to define it. To me, tough quarterbacks deliver accurate passes when they know they're going to take a shot. They don't look for contact but they're not afraid of it
As Stave begins his delivery he sees the Crimson Tide defender barreling down the A gap. Either way he's going to take a shot. The ball really should have been caught by the receiver, it hits him on the hands. Stave is unfazed with imminent contact and makes sound decisions.
In the next exposure, the pocket is collapsing up the middle. Stave could be more accurate for sure. The compressed nature of the red zone cuts down on the time plays have to develop, speeding up the rate of decision-making. If the tight end were more focused on this pace, this throw might have been a completion.
This last clip shows me that Stave has resiliency and I value his ability to manufacture offense when under pressure.
It's unclear how much of the ball was tipped at the last second, but down by 18 points in the fourth quarter on a 3rd and 21, Stave delivers a strike against one of the better defenses in college football. He knew that his team had to throw against a defense pinning its ears back and coming after him. Stave didn't shrink under pressure–a theme that plays out repeatedly when watching him.
Joel Stave is a solid developmental prospect with sound fundamentals at the quarterback position. He possesses the resiliency, accuracy and confidence to grow into a solid QB at the next level. His footwork in the pocket enables him to exploit defenses down the field. He shows confidence and the talent to anticipate passes in the intermediate passing game. Stave's toughness is subtle, displaying leadership and poise under pressure on a regular basis. Stave is an ideal young quarterback to stash and develop with a proven starting QB in place. With added time to refine his game and adjust to the nuances of the NFL, Joel Stave is definitely a prospect to keep an eye on.
David Igono is a former defensive back who played at West Virginia University and a couple of seasons of arena football. A longtime draft anorak, he considers the 2014 RSP the inspiration for taking the process more intentionally. Follow him at @d1gono.


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As of today Google will allow you to see and optionally disallow which links on your site have been identified as candidates for appearing as "sitelinks" directly in Google search results. (see Google's press release)
What are Sitelinks?
Sitelinks are shown when a website is considered a leader in a particular search term. The sitelinks are a list of key navigational links on the site and they appear below the standard website listing (see snapshot).
To view and manage your sitelinks, go to the Webmaster Tools Dashboard and click the site you want. In the left menu click Links, then click Sitelinks.
How is this Helpful?
First of all, only a lucky few will ever have a top ranking where sitelinks are shown so this is really just a feature for a small percentage of sites. That said, if your site is fortunate enough to have a sitelink list you may want to disallow links to areas within your site that may be out of date or that are under construction. It is also possible that allowing a particular sitelink may mess up your ideal sales funnel.
All-in-all, I think sitelinks is a great addition to the webmaster toolset and it is yet another example of Google listening closely to the webmaster community – kudos to them!
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The leader of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party was sent to jail pending trial on charges of belonging to a criminal group, a court official told Reuters early on Thursday, the first such action in decades against an elected party chief.
Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Mihaloliakos appeared before investigating magistrates and a prosecutor during a six-hour plea session to respond to charges of founding and participating in a criminal organisation.
"He will be jailed pending trial," the court official said on condition of anonymity.
The unfolding saga has riveted a country where a crackdown on elected politicians has not been seen since a military coup nearly five decades ago.
Mihaloliakos has denied the charges against him. He was arrested on Saturday alongside other party members as part of the government's efforts to rein in a party it says is a neo-Nazi criminal gang. The party rejects the neo-Nazi label.
"Long live Greece, victory," Mihaloliakos said as he left the court.
His wife and daughter, joined by other Golden Dawn lawmakers, waited outside the court during a rainy night for the outcome of the hearing. "You are a diamond, don't buckle," she told him.
Earlier, as Mihaloliakos was brought to court by police, about 200 party supporters carrying Greek flags shouted, "Blood, honour, Golden Dawn."
Another party member was also detained pending trial after responding to the same charges, the court official said.
On Wednesday, three senior Golden Dawn lawmakers were freed pending trial on the same charges in an unexpected setback to the government's efforts to clamp down on the party.
The decision to free the three men after an 18-hour court session raised questions about the state's case against Golden Dawn after one of its sympathisers stabbed to death an anti-fascism rapper.
Party spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris and fellow lawmakers Ilias Panagiotaros and Nikos Michos stormed out of the court to cheers of "Bravo" from supporters. They kicked and shoved journalists out of the way before hailing a taxi.
Golden Dawn rose from being a fringe party to win 18 seats in parliament in last year's election. It has drawn on anger over the debt crisis, budget cuts, high unemployment and corruption to become what opinion polls indicate is Greece's third most popular party.
But the latest polls show it has lost about a third of its support since the killing.
Another senior Golden Dawn lawmaker, Christos Pappas, will face the magistrates later on Thursday to respond to the charges.


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My first visit to Brenda's Ossuary: my Transmutation from "Doubting Thomas" to Wizard Chaen
(Twin Souls Part 35 of the true real time story of a 'Twin Souls' connection)
Watch My First Visit to Brenda José Ossuary Video
From Brenda's last 25 minutes of physical existence, she has been communicating with me in many ways, through many people (staff & strangers), and has given me and others countless afterlife signs.
One recent afterlife sign was a young fly that sat my right hand for an impossible 20+ minutes with a message to all, including that my father may live longer when there is the will to live, and the focus is on good news, encouragement, and the positive. https://robertchaen.com/2014/11/20/7268/
I've documented only the key events and significant afterlife signs in my blog: http://www.RobertChaen.com.
This is Part 35 of the true real time story of a 'Twin Souls' connection.
I feel every day Brenda's love, guidance, presence, her attracting good people to join our vision & mission, and her protection from toxic, harmful people – for 11 months now. She is truly my Guardian Angel of Unconditional Love and Twin Soul.
Because I feel her presence daily, I didn't had the urge to visit her ossuary. But finally… I took the courage to visit Brenda's ossuary in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. It was very emotional, healing and empowering.
I'm Wizard Chaen
I felt I went through a year long transmutation and 7 key tests of faith. Now I let go of the "Doubting Thomas" in me. Let God.
I'm Wizard Chaen. I'm ready to live my destiny, and travel the world to bring light, truth, unconditional love, hope, healing, learning, transformation, 7th sense, afterlife signs, angelic phenomena, triple psychic premonitions, symbols, numerology, and spirituality. The Twin Souls odyssey continues…
Join angelic Brenda & I as we take you to places that you'll never dream is possible – places in your heart, mind, spirit, and soul, places in the human psyche, animal medicine (spirit), nature, the unknown spirit world, oneness, and the universe.
Brenda's 1st Anniversary Crossover Get Together
Date: 23 December, 2014. 8:00pm
Venue: ChangeU Center, 38A Jalan SS22/39, Damansara Jaya, P.J., Malaysia
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I put Brenda's favorite flower (Sunflower) and her memorial card on the vase.
Craig Santy accompanied me for brotherly support and to film a video documentary.
The exact view from Brenda's ossuary – overlooking Chai Wan, Hong Kong and MTR. The exact facing direction is 15° NE.
It's interesting that the HK International Airport airplanes' flight path is directly above her ossuary view.
Craig tried a few times to photograph some planes but they disappeared into the clouds.
Read Brenda's afterlife signs about MH370 and MH17 in my blog: http://tinyurl.com/nyudbbd
It was too emotional seeing the actual ossuary for the first time.
Craig Santy having a quiet moment with Brenda.
She brought us together through a seemingly random tweet I tweeted about condolences to the families of Freescale Semiconductor (20 staff died in MH370)
and how my cousin was saved by a role swap with his colleague who was on MH370.
Brenda send 2 similar first afterlife signs to connect us. One big spider strangely climbed up my projector screen which symbolized meeting someone in the film/ TV industry.
Craig a LA film & TV producer contacted me the very next day. He encountered a similar big spider motionless on his kitchen floor a week earlier. Read more: http://tinyurl.com/kqfdm6x
A big group of Hong Kong Kites (Hawks) live on the hill range.
Brenda has Hawk medicine (spirit) which means she is a Messenger – rightfully as she is the Angel of Unconditional Love.
She send quite a few hawks directly above her ossuary and us.
Read about Brenda's Hawk Medicine: http://tinyurl.com/kqfdm6x
Two hawks were seen fly-dancing, and they finally perched on the summit of the tallest building next to cementery.
Published: Friday 12 December 2014.
# BrendaJose #TwinSouls #HawkMedicine #BrendaJoseOssuary #AngelofUnconditionalLove #WizardChaen


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|Scientific name:
|Portulaca oleracea L.
|Common name:
|Little hogweed, common purslane, purslane, Garden purslain
|Hebrew name:
|רגלת הגינה
|Arabic name:
|رجلة "Rigla"
|Portulacaceae, רגלתיים
|Life form:
|Therophyte, annual
|Stem + leaf succulent
|Prostate, glabrous, succulent herb; branches many, leafy, brittle
|Alternate, opposite, sessile, fleshy, deltoid to oblong-obovate, entire
|Flowers sessile, in dense clusters
|Sepals unequal, joined into a short tube at the base; petals yellow, slightly joined, longer than the sepals; stamens 7-15
|Fruits / pods:
|lid-capsule, unilocular, thin-walled; seeds reniform, tuberculate, black
|Flowering Period:
|January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September
|Cultivated areas (weeds)
|Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon
|Plurireginal, boreal-tropical
|Summer shedding:
Derivation of the botanical name:
Portulaca, from Latin portare, "to carry" and lac, "milk", referring to the milky sap.Some people say that Portulaca means "little door", because of the way its capsule opens. Pliny (23–79) named the plant porcil-aka, a word with no known meaning that, in time, became portulaca. Then, because it sounded like "porcelain," the plant's common name in England became "purslane," a word in use since the fourteenth century.
oleracea, olus, holus, "kitchen vegetables"; aceus, resembles, of..., ...like, mixture using, fragrance of; meaning "of kichen vegetables".
The Hebrew name: רגלת, reglat, Post Biblical Hebrew purslane; related to Arabic: rijl, rijla (= purslane); probably derived from רגל, regel, respectively Arabic rijl (= foot).
It is a source of Vitamins A, C, E, and calcium as well a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Purslane has been eaten as a vegetable, particularly fresh.
The leaves are used in Fattoush salad, a typical dish eaten as a starter in Middle Eastern cuisine.
See the list of Medicinal herbs in Israel, the parts used and their medical uses to treat various diseases.


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70 Pool House Designs To Thrill Your Outdoor Party
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In the last but not the least, this magnificent design pool house is very well-decorated by a professional designer. Your pool parties will definitely be more pleasurable for you with this angelic design of pool house. The fascinating project is so artistically designed with the rustic wooden and black color combination.


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New Research: Using Less Bedding Can Benefit In-Transit Market PigsWed, 04 Jan 2012 06:28:59 CST
In a new study, funded by the Pork Checkoff, researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State universities found that the pork industry can generally use less bedding year-round that it currently does while improving overall animal well-being - a breakthrough finding that could save the industry an estimated $10.1 million per year.
John McGlone, a swine researcher at Texas Tech University and principal researcher for the study, along with Anna Butters-Johnson an Iowa State University researcher, looked at various rates of bedding in semi-trailers at different times of year and in different locations throughout the Midwest. This approach provided data representing cold, mild and hot weather.
Specifically, the research trials showed that groups of pigs headed to market can experience lower mortality rates in warm weather and overall improved well-being year-round when less bedding is used in transport trailers. According to McGlone, the current standard in the industry is to use four bales of bedding per semi-trailer.
"During the study we found that the surface temperature of the pigs changed with the air temperature and that increased surface temperature actually caused a negative effect on the pigs' welfare," McGlone said. "In cold weather, we found that there is no added effect to using more than six bales of bedding per trailer."
McGlone explained that freezing temperatures cause used, wet bedding on the trailer beds to freeze, which means pigs are more likely to slip on the ice, thereby creating more down pigs. While in warm or mild weather, they found no added effect in using more than three bales of bedding per trailer.
"We concluded that if the industry changed to using only three bales per trailer, it would create a big savings with no change in welfare," McGlone said. "So it's something the industry will need to consider carefully."
Karen Richter, a pork producer from Montgomery, Minn., and a National Pork Board member, said, "This bedding research offers us as an industry win-win situation because the results show that we can continue to improve animal well-being practices and actually save money at the same time."
According to Sherrie Niekamp, Checkoff's director of swine welfare, the pork industry overall is doing a good job of transporting its roughly 2 million pigs per week in a safe and pig-friendly way. Statistics back up this assessment, with more than 99.3 percent of pigs sent to market arriving in good condition.
However, the small percentage of transport losses that occur, according to previous research done by the University of Illinois, still represents a total annual industry economic hit of $46 million. This includes losses from fatigued pigs (non-ambulatory), mortalities and other losses at plants.
"We're excited about what this research can mean to the industry on many fronts," Niekamp said. "It's always a good day when we can find innovative ways to continually improve how we care for pigs during all phases of production, including transportation."
According to Niekamp, the Transport Quality Assurance® task force will take this new research into consideration when updating the program's transport recommendations. The current TQATM Handbook is online at pork.org.
In the meantime, McGlone says producers should evaluate their current bedding practices and determine if they can implement the study's protocols. He said, "We've clearly shown there is no advantage to using more bedding than is necessary."
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Rao, Narasinga BN and Kumar, Anil and Balaram, Hemalatha and Ravi, A and Balaram, P (1983) Nuclear Overhauser Effects and circular Dichroism as Probes of \beta.-turn Conformations in Acyclic and Cyclic Peptides with Pro-X Sequences. In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 105 (25). pp. 7423-7428.
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Nuclear Overhauser effects (NOE) and (CD) techniques have been used to probe \beta-turn conformations in acyclic and cyclic peptides containing Pro-X sequences. The model peptides studied are of the type Piv-Pro-X-NHMe (X = Aib, D-Ala, Gly, Val, and Leu) and Boc-Cys-Pro-X-Cys NHMe (X = Aib, L-Ala, D-Ala, Gly, and Leu). In the acyclic series, observation of NOE's between Pro $C^\alphaH$ and X-NH, together with solvent and temperature dependence of NH chemical shifts, establishes a 4 \longrightarrow 1 hydrogen bond stabilized type I1 \beta-turn in the Gly, D-Ala, and Aib peptides, in $CDC1_3$ and $(CD_3)_2S0$. A positive $n-\pi^*$ CD band at \sim 225-230 nm appears to be characteristic of this structure. For the acyclic Pro-Leu peptide the observation of NOE's for both Pro and Leu $C^\alphaH$ resonances on saturation of Leu NH is compatible with a type V bend or consecutive \gamma-turn conformation. In the cyclic disulfide series the Pro-Aib and Pro-D-Ala peptides favor type I1 \beta-turns, whereas all other peptides adopt type I (111) conformations. All the cyclic disulfides exhibit an intense negative CD band at \sim 228-230 nm. The results suggest that general correlations between CD spectral type and specific \beta-turn conformations may not be obtained. Evidence for solvent-dependent structural changes in the Pro-Aib sequence in both cyclic and acyclic peptides is presented.
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UK's Muslim "advisor on countering extremism" says ISIS bride must be let back in
Robert Spencer
Sara Khan's premise is that Muslims only turn to jihad because Infidels are unkind to them. If we turn in kindness to Muslims, all will be well. So if this unrepentant jihadi bride is let back into Britain, and raises more jihadis, all will be well, but if she is barred from the country, more Muslims in Britain will turn to jihad. Ultimately, resistance to jihad angers Muslims and thus creates more jihadis, so what Sara Khan is really counseling here is that Britain should simply surrender and adopt Sharia, and then all will be well.
"Stripping jihadi bride Shamima Begum of her British citizenship could spark extremist backlash against UK, warns Home Office advisor," by Martin Robinson, Mailonline,
February 22, 2019:
Radical Islamists could exploit the decision to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship, the Government's chief adviser on countering extremism has warned.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid made the move after the teenager, who fled London aged 15 to join the so-called Islamic State caliphate in Syria, said she wanted to return to the UK with her newborn son.
Independent adviser Sara Khan has cautioned that the Government must acknowledge the anxiety caused by the decision, with extremists being eager to 'exploit alienation and grievance'.
'While it is for courts to test the legality of decisions such as deprivation of citizenship, we have to also ask how measures such as this impact wider work on countering extremism,' she said.
'The Government has to recognize the unease felt by a wide range of people about decisions of this kind, not least those from minority communities with dual nationality.
'It has to build trust in its approach, because Islamist extremists will exploit alienation and grievance to turn people against their country.'
The family of jihadi bride Shamima Begum have written to the Home Secretary challenging his decision to revoke her British citizenship.
Sajid Javid blocked the 19-year-old's return earlier this week, saying she poses a risk to the country's security.
But in a letter to Mr Javid, her family have said they 'cannot simply abandon her' and that her status is 'a matter for our British courts'.
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Home Spa Kit
Although nothing beats actually going to a spa, we thought it would be nice to bring some of those spa-type goodies home to you! We have selected some of our favorites at three different price points so you can pick which one is best for you! Keep for yourself and send to someone working on those front lines who may need some self-care love. Either way, we all deserve a little treat these days, so you can't go wrong. If it's a gift, let us know and we're happy to include a hand-written note at no extra charge!


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The world's ninth-biggest country is the most economically advanced of the 'stans', thanks to its abundant reserves of oil and most other valuable minerals. That money has transformed the capital Nur-Sultan, on the windswept northern steppe, into a 21st-century showpiece with a profusion of bold futuristic architecture. Travelers will find some fantastic restaurants and accommodation amongst the leafy avenues of Almaty too; its biggest city also boasts the chic ALZhiR Museum-Memorial Complex, glossy shopping centres and hedonistic nightlife. But it's beyond the cities that you'll find the greatest travel adventures, whether hiking in the high mountains and green valleys of the Tian Shan, searching for wildlife on the lake-dotted steppe, enjoying homespun hospitality in village guesthouses, or jolting across the western deserts to remote underground mosques.
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These are our favorite local haunts, touristy spots, and hidden gems throughout Kazakhstan.
Some 285km east of Aktau, Beket-Ata is an important and extremely popular place of pilgrimage for those wishing to visit the underground mosque and final resting place of Sufi mystic and teacher, Beket-Ata (1750–1813). The mosque is near the bottom of a picturesque desert canyon and the journey to Beket-Ata involves traversing some spectacular steppe and desert scenery. You can get here via an expensive guided tour from Aktau, by hiring a 4WD and driver, or taking crowded pilgrim transport.
National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
This huge blue-glass-and-white-marble museum covers the history and culture of Kazakhstan from ancient to modern times. Themed halls comprise interactive displays and artifact exhibits, ranging from a yurt in the Hall of Ethnography to a chronicle of the capital's modern history in the Hall of Astana. Don't miss the Golden Hall, which houses several thousand Bronze Age ornaments from the famed 'Golden Man' (a national symbol of Kazakhstan) – a 3rd- or 4th-century warrior whose gold-clad remains were uncovered in 1969.
Yasaui Mausoleum
This astoundingly beautiful, tiled mausoleum with a turquoise dome is home to Kozha Akhmed Yasaui. The main chamber is capped with an 18m-wide dome, above a vast, 2000kg, metal kazan (cauldron) for holy water, given by Timur, who had the tomb built in the 14th century. Yasaui's tomb lies behind an ornate wooden door at the end of the main chamber: you can view it through grilles from corridors on either side.
Khan Shatyr
Nur-Sultan's most extraordinary building (so far), the Khan Shatyr is a 150m-high, translucent, tentlike structure made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), a heat-absorbing material that produces summer temperatures inside even when it's -30°C outside. Touted as a 'lifestyle centre with world-class shopping', from outside it resembles nothing so much as a drunkenly leaning circus tent, while the multilevel interior contains a high-end shopping mall, food court, and various attractions.
Palace of Peace & Reconciliation
This beautiful glass-and-steel pyramid was opened in 2006 as the home for the triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions, hosted by Kazakhstan. The 30-minute tour (English-speaking guides available) shows you a 1350-seat opera hall, the 3rd-floor atrium where the congress was held, and the apex conference room with windows filled with stained-glass doves (by British artist Brian Clarke). Full of symmetry and symbolism, the pyramid is beautifully illuminated and a highlight of the city.
Charyn Canyon
Over millions of years, the swift Charyn (Sharyn) River has carved a truly spectacular 150m- to 300m-deep canyon into the otherwise flat steppe some 200km east of Almaty, and time has weathered this into some weird and colourful rock formations. The most popular section, the Valley of Castles, is accessible by regular car; for the rest, you need a 4WD. You can get here by guided tour from Almaty, drive yourself, or come by public transport and then hike in.
ALZhIR Museum-Memorial Complex
During the Stalin years, Akmol, 35km west of Nur-Sultan, housed ALZhIR, a notorious camp for wives and children of men who were interned elsewhere as 'betrayers of the motherland'. The ALZhIR Museum-Memorial Complex poignantly evokes the camp's horrors, displaying a transportation wagon, a replica guard post and photos and possessions of the prisoners, as well as explanatory material in English on the Gulag system in Kazakhstan. Minibuses to Akmol (400T, one hour) leave Nur-Sultan bus station eight times daily.
Semipalatinsk Polygon
Between 1949 and 1989, 456 nuclear tests were conducted on the territory of the Polygon, the Soviet Union's primary nuclear test site, both above and below ground. Much of the 18,000 sq km area is now considered safe to visit and you can do so with a guide and car organised by the National Nuclear Centre (easiest via tour agency) in Kurchatov. Radiation suits are dished out for visiting the parts where the radiation levels are considered to be dangerous.
KarLag Museum
Housed in the old KarLag headquarters building, this poignant museum walks you through KarLag's role in the Soviet Gulag Archipelago. The repression of Kazakh 'kulaks', the post-1917-Revolution Red Terror, the man-made famine of 1931 and the suffering of the victims of the Gulag are all given a voice here. From Karaganda bus station, take Shakhtinsk-bound bus 121 (every 20 minutes), get off at the Vtoroy Shakht stop (150T), walk or take a shared taxi into Dolinka (1.5km).
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If you know exactly how much your business costs, you will be competitive. Small businesses try to save money by doing all the bookkeeping themselves. However, this comes at a cost. The likelihood of inaccuracies and mismanagement increases. Entrepreneurs are unable to focus on their core business due to accounting and bookkeeping issues. Therefore, it makes sense for businesses to choose professional accounting services to help business owners become profitable in the long run.
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Fixing Error 5: Access Denied when Starting a Windows Service
After creating your own Windows Service, you may encounter the following error:
Sounds serious, but it's not. It's complaining that executable can't be started because the account under which the service is running does not have access. When you installed the Windows Service, you had to choose a context like Local System, Local User, Network User, or something custom. In order to fix this issue, you need to give execute permissions to the user you chose. For example, NETWORK SERVICE account may need permission if that's the context you chose to run the service.
Even after that hard work, you might still see an error like below:
This is a more generic error which indicates that something threw an exception during the OnStart method of the service. Since it's so generic, there's not really one solution to the problem. You need to check the Application Log in the Windows Event Viewer to understand what faulted the service. In some cases, it could be a bad application configuration (as one example).


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I'm thrilled to show you the cover for Double Pink Murder. Yes, this time Lilliana visits an observatory outside the village of Rainbow Ranch. As you might be able to guess, the release of the fourth book in the African Violet Club series is getting closer.
What the Story is AboutA prophecy. A discovery. A murder.
Persuaded by a somewhat ditzy friend to attend a local psychic fair, retired librarian Lilliana Wentworth doesn't really believe in fortunetelling. But her romance with a handsome and mysterious Scotsman has thrown her off-balance, disrupted her equilibrium, and she's looking for guidance wherever she might find it.
When she overhears a tarot reader predict death to the young woman seated at her table, she's not so sure consulting a psychic is a good idea. Certainly it wasn't for the woman the reading was meant for, who flees from the room in panic.
As Lilliana attempts to comfort the distraught stranger, she feels a touch of premonition herself. She has no idea what her romantic future might be, but she's fairly certain she'll soon be solving another murder.
Be sure to read this latest adventure in the African Violet Club Mysteries.


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A holy terror alert has been issued for New York's Upper East Side, and here's why: Georgina Sparks is headed back to town!
Gossip Girl exec producer Josh Safran confirms to TVLine exclusively that professional pot-stirrer Michelle Trachtenberg is returning to the show for a sizeable arc.
And far be it from her to slip in quietly in the night, Georgina's reentry has been timed for maximum impact.
"Her first episode back is our 100th episode," Safran reveals of the show's milestone outing, which is set to air in early 2012. "Her arc is unlike anything that she has done before on the show. Of course, she still is Georgina and all that implies, it's just taking that in a new direction."
When last seen in the Season 4 finale, the now-married mother of one — bored to death by domestic life — returned to the UES looking for some trouble. What she found was an unlikely kindred spirit in interloper Charlie. (Ms. Sparks skedaddled shortly after discovering Charlie's Big Secret, which is sure to make their reunion a tense one.)
But wait, there's more: The sixth coming of Georgina promises to take on added dramatic effect when you learn what Gossip Girl's 100th episode revolves around — a burning question I will be answering this evening in the Nov. 1 edition of Ask Ausiello.
Hint: It's a doozy.
Until then, feel free to welcome — or unwelcome — Georgina back in the comments!


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In considering what role Joe Biden will play in the Obama White House, the most important question hasn't yet been answered: Does Biden, a veteran of two unsuccessful presidential bids, still want to serve as president someday? The answer to this question will shape every facet of his vice presidency profoundly.
In modern times, the main appeal of the vice presidency, an office with little official responsibility beyond presiding over the Senate and occupying the first spot in the presidential line of succession, has been its stepping-stone potential.
True, most vice presidents since World War II have not actually gone on to become president (the three who have are Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson and George H.W. Bush), but the high visibility and instant access to powerful party leaders in every corner of the country that come with the office give its occupant a powerful leg up that he would otherwise never enjoy. Without their stints as vice president, Al Gore, Walter Mondale, and Hubert Humphrey would all probably never have secured the Democratic presidential nomination. In all, six of the 11 post-war vice presidents have at least gone on to win their party's presidential nominations.
With the last two administrations, we have learned just how dramatic the differences can be between vice presidents who have presidential designs and those who don't.
In 1992, Al Gore was elected as Bill Clinton's partner, a fellow Southern baby-boomer who would bring fresh energy and new ideas to Washington. Gore had already sought the presidency once (making a splash in the South in the 1988 Democratic primaries, but failing to catch on anywhere else), and at 44, it was obvious that he'd be running again someday. Clinton understood this and, as his presidency evolved, he embraced Gore's ambition as a part of his legacy; Gore's election in 2000, he concluded, would be interpreted by historians as a yearning by Americans for a third Clinton term.
Gore was given high-profile, image-enhancing assignments. In Clinton's first term, he showed up on David Letterman's show to skewer various wasteful government programs and initiatives – part of his "reinventing government" agenda. When the Nafta debate took center-stage in the fall of 1993, Gore was dispatched to debate Ross Perot on CNN. The program generated record ratings, and Gore's performance was so powerful that Perot's political career, in ascent since his strong Election Day showing in 1992, was essentially squashed on the spot. At the 1996 Democratic convention, Clinton created a new tradition to boost Gore, allowing him to deliver his acceptance speech on the convention's third night – a departure from past custom, which called for the V.P. and presidential nominees to speak back-to-back on the final night, and a clear effort to raise Gore's profile.
The eight-year strategy paid off in some ways. Only one Democrat, Bill Bradley, dared to challenge Gore in the 2000 primaries (during which Clinton conveniently scheduled his State of the Union address for a few nights before the New Hampshire primary, meaning that virtually every New Hampshire voter saw Gore right behind the president as Clinton delivered a forceful and upbeat speech extolling his various achievements) and Gore beat Bradley in every single primary and caucus. The general election, of course, was a different story, but the Gore model still stands as testament to the potential of the vice presidency for ambitious politicians. Without it, he might still be in the Senate today.
Gore's successor, Dick Cheney, has created a different model. Once in his life, he'd craved the presidency. Upon stepping down as Defense Secretary after George H.W. Bush's '92 defeat, Cheney readied himself for bid for the '96 G.O.P nomination. But he abandoned it in 1995 (daughter Mary's sexuality, then not public knowledge, was supposedly a concern) and then spent the next five years making a fortune at Halliburton.
When he emerged, at age 59, from the private sector to serve as George W. Bush's running-mate in 2000, Cheney's White House aspirations were nonexistent. He told associates of an "understanding" he'd reached with Bush, hinting that he'd have far more power and influence than most vice presidents. This, obviously, has been the case. Cheney never seriously considered trying to succeed Bush, satisfied instead to exercise unprecedented authority within the White House. In a way, he realized, he could have the power of the top job without having to run for it.
So, on the spectrum between Gore and Cheney, where does Biden fall?
Unless something has changed in the last few months, it's likely that he still wants to be president. He began positioning himself for the office 25 years ago, when he nearly plunged into the 1984 Democratic race (he backed off Christmas week in 1983). In 1987, he jumped all the way in, and watched his stock rise thanks to impressive early fund-raising and a series of inspiring speeches. Scandal forced him out in September '87. But Biden wasn't done. In the summer of 2000, as Gore was about to be nominated in Los Angeles, Biden declared himself once again interested in the White House – and ready to run the next time the nomination was open. He toyed with a 2004 campaign, again dawdling and backing out at the last minute, months after John Kerry's defeat made it clear that he'd be a candidate in 2008.
Biden's failed primary bid this year illustrated the deleterious effect that long service in Washington can have on presidential ambitions. His debate performances were widely praised, but voters instinctively dismissed him as stale and outdated. There was no way to break through.
The vice presidency, at least in theory, would give him a chance to overcome all of that in 2016. Given Obama's star power, Biden may not be as visible as past vice presidents, but eight years on the job could still do wonders for his profile – just as it would give him plenty of chances to rack up favors and IOU's with party leaders and activists.
But even if he does still want the presidency, there's the matter of age. Biden was born in December 1942, meaning that he'd be 73 years old during the 2016 campaign and would turn 74 between the November election and Inauguration Day. This would make him the oldest president ever inaugurated (a few months older than Ronald Reagan when he was sworn in for the second time), but as a septuagenarian presidential nominee, he'd have plenty of recent company: John McCain was 72 this year, Bob Dole was 73 in 1996, Reagan was 73 in 1984 (and 69 in 1980), and George H.W. Bush was 68 in 1992 (not literally a septuagenarian, but close enough).
Age isn't the limitation it once was. Back in 1952, Vice President Alben Barkley, age 74, badly wanted to succeed Harry Truman as president. But party leaders told him no, that he was simply too old to attract widespread support, and his candidacy ended two weeks after it began. (Barkley ended up dying in 1956, before his presidential term would have expired.) What is 'too old' today, though? If Biden remains vibrant and healthy, age alone probably wouldn't rule him out as a 2016 candidate.
It's clear that Obama-Biden is not the second coming of Clinton-Gore. But that doesn't automatically mean that Biden will be Obama's Cheney. There's plenty of room between the Gore and Cheney models – enough, at least theoretically, for Biden to build the foundation for a credible presidential campaign in 2016.


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Salesforce picked Azure to power Marketing Cloud Infrastructure
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Today's photographs and write-up are both courtesy of Ruth:
This short sticky tree may not look like much but it has a bit of a story. It's a member of the Burseraceae, related to frankincense (Boswellia) and myrrh (Commiphora). Elephant tree is listed as an endangered species in the state of California but occurs more frequently in Arizona (where it is considered "Highly Safeguarded") and northern Mexico.
I hiked out to this one in the Anza-Borrego desert where it stands alone amongst cacti and dusty alluvial fan clay rock shards. There once was a whole grove of elephant trees. The signage in the park still suggests a forest is just around the corner, but a waitress in a diner down the road told me that there has only been the one individual out there for a few years.
Bursera microphylla wasn't discovered to be growing in California until 1937. It is the only member of the family that is not considered a tropical species, but remains (like the rest of the family) sensitive to cold temperatures. Climate change, with accompanying disrupted weather patterns, is speculated as one of the reasons for its near-disappearance in the Anza-Borrego Desert.
The specific epithet, microphylla, means small leaves, which it certainly has. In all of my observations from photographs and in-person, it looks completely deciduous. The bark is flaky and papery like a birch tree and can carry a red hue with age. The leaves give off a camphor smell when crushed. Native Americans considered it a valuable tree with healing powers, probably due to the camphor oils it contains.


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Majdal Shams Residents Unhappy With Syria Infiltration Attempts
Border town has become flash point in recurring Israeli-Palestinian skirmishes both on Nakba Day last month as well as Naksa Day.
The Golan Heights village of Majdal Shams was the site yesterday of most of the attempts to cross illegally from Syria into Israel for the second time in three weeks - to the dismay of many residents of the Druze village.
On May 15, more than 100 people crossed the border fence from Syria into Israel to mark Nakba Day, the anniversary of the establishment of Israel. Yesterday, on Naksa Day, the 44th anniversary of the beginning of the Six-Day War, Israeli forces were able to repel the mass infiltration attempt.
One village resident complained yesterday that the unwanted attention had affected local tourism. "The Nakba Day events damaged the image of the village," he said. "The cherry harvest is starting and people aren't coming. We expected a lot of visitors, but it's not happening. There were a lot of cancelations at guesthouses and hotels.
All the same, hundreds of Majdal Shams resident went to the border fence to watch the would-be infiltrators. Cafes closed down and classes were canceled because local authorities feared clashes. On the Golan side, some people waved Syrian and Palestinian flags, and dozens shouted encouraging slogans to the would-be infiltrators.
But some said the protesters were not representative of most of the village residents. "There is a minority that is trying to exploit this day for political needs, but they don't reflect most of the village," said one resident.