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I call this page Daniel's Room. It is where I will dictate what God has revealed to me in dream about the Spiritual state of His Kingdom, the Churches and prophecy yet to take place in event. I hope that you can see with the eyes of the Spirit and will gain insight into this gift of life we have been given.
Much Love & Truth,
Stacy Raines
MOST WANTED detained at Airport
April 16, 2013
Dream from the I Am:
"War, War, WAR!".....This is what I heard from the Holy Spirit......while I looked around and saw many tanks scattered across our land. Missile defense systems in place and covering all areas. There was much concern about our waterways. EVERY WHERE I looked, I saw military personnel and vehicles. There was also an internal threat the FBI/CIA were looking for .... their "eyes" trained on the airports...detaining her as she arrived (I had her name, but it is gone now).
Earthquake of the Century
August 11, 2010
Dream from the I Am:
I am in the middle of one of my pastures and working with "someone". While we were working around the barn I heard Max scream. There was a fire in one of the feed sheds. Even at his age he recognized the the danger and began to put it out. I hollered out to him to stop, and then I began to run to him. As I ran, the ground began to shake violently and preceded to open up around me; HUGE cracks then appeared all around. Some of these fissures were so deep that a human could not traverse them. Since I was cornered, Max began to run towards me. He came close to one of the fissures and so I yelled for him to stop. The dream then splits here and we are now "many" without homes following this tragic earthquake. Many families are forced to live within federal shelters.
Note: Oklahoma has continued to encounter numerous earthquakes at a rate of 600 times the normal background history.
The Old World Market-MOVED to Prophecy & Event
July 17, 2015
Dream from the I Am:
I dreamed that I was driving a car/truck and that "thugs" (word given through the Holy Spirit) were on the street....trying to cause havoc. I drove past them, but they "attempted" to approach my vehicle....then changed their minds...attempting to "frighten" me. I then turned a "corner" and exited the vehicle, I was now on foot and Max was with me; trailing behind fascinated with some of the things that we were "seeing". I find myself now walking in an "open-air market"/venue. I enter a shop, a quaint older store...reminiscent of a previous era and definitely out of place..."forced" to do business here. The shop was necessary, but alone in its' market. I feared for it, for the dangers around it were pervasive. I left the "shop" and walked outside into the market. The road/market streets were made of brick, an "old world" charm about us. I noticed a young, heavy-set white male in a white button down shirt and an apron around his waist. This young man was preparing tables to serve a "special event". I heard a noise from behind me and looked to find a performer setting up with his guitar. ....preparing to entertain. Turning back to the waiter and his table, I noticed a white man believed to be in his fifties sitting at this "table". (he wears glasses, a slight hefty appearance, a "badge" around his neck, he sports a radio in one hand and possibly a gun on his waist). I holler for Max to come on, and then looking back at the table, I tell the man and his waiter, "You MUST be careful...it is dangerous out here!" The man nods his head in affirmation and I then awaken.
Journalist Assassinated!
September 26, 2009
Dream from the I Am:
I dreamed of a "confrontation" at its' conclusion. I am observing from inside a car with "another" beside me. In a vehicle sits an African-American female (she is in the driver's seat), and beside her is a young white man. Outside the vehicle they are in and "leaning" against the "passenger" door, is an African-American male (unsure of this man's age, but the woman appears to be in her 40's). There seems to have been some sort of discussion or disagreement about a topic and it "appeared" to have come to a conclusion....a possible resolution. The younger white male is a journalist. The gentleman outside the vehicle seems to be satisfied, but then the white male says, "good luck with that deficit problem!" This comment is said with much sarcasm as the white male tries to "exit" the vehicle. At this time the woman pulls out a "weapon" and begins to fire upon the white male....her shots emotional and haphazard. The journalist attempts to run for cover.....as the woman fires continuously....rage filled shots. One of her shots hits the journalist in the left shoulder and he falls to the ground in a prone positon. It is then that the woman "catches" up with him and callously shoots him in the back of the head....a clear assassination. I am mortified and shocked at this rage....devastating to witness. The "murderer" backs away from him, yelling incoherently. No one is able to approach the journalist due to the danger of the situation. It is then that the Spirit of God gives me a word of knowledge....that this young journalist had been "staying" with these people to research a story.
Iran REFUSES to Sign Nuclear Agreement!
February 4, 2012
Dream from the I Am:
I am packing my bags and leaving the country with the kids. Iran has refused to sign the "resolution" on "nuclear armament" ......AND, nuclear attack is imminent. I told my son that staying out at the farm would be safest.
Note: In July of 2015, The JCPOA is agreed upon; restricting Iran from further nuclear proliferation. ***this agreement was refused signature from the Iranian government in order to obsolve complete legal responsibility.
Russia INVADES the US by Way of Canada!
May 7, 2014
Dream from the I Am:
I dream I am in another "country", but I do not feel far from my home. The countryside is beautiful. ..very moutainous and green....heavily forested. "We" are on foot and as we are walking, I see a large Grizzly Bear....she has a small "cub" with her. "She" walks the land in the open, brazen and unafraid. I immediately turn and try to warn those around me of the danger this "bear" poses. There is a "man" with me ...one who provides "provisions" and "protection" for me. He has provided a small "hideout" cut out of the side of a moutain. It has a beautiful hand hewn bed...very well made and very comfortable. .....I find rest here.I am unsure how or where, but at some point "someone" ushers in a moose...it is then that I realize that I am in the land of the MOOSE! I am not personally afraid of the Bear, but KNOW I must warn those around me.
May 22, 2014 Interpretation is given
Russia WILL invade Canada to reach the US
All Intel Systems Fail!-MOVED to Prophecy & Event
January 25, 2015
Dream from the I Am:
Massive "Intel" failure!!! Systems down......all banking systems stall and fail.....not able to "pick up" signals. Many watch anxiously. Some leave before the problem can be fixed.
The American Holocaust...God has warned!
February 2014
Vision from the I Am:
I had some shopping to do, so I ran into my local Walmart. I was in a hurry, but as soon as I had entered the door and breached the store....the power of God fell upon me. I saw before my eyes that all those around me had instantly changed. No longer were there hundreds of healthy and "happy" individuals surrounding me....BUT now, they were all emaciated, sad and forlorn. Even the children I saw standing around were all starving, sick and so unhealthy. I could not believe my eyes and I immediately became ill. The Spirit of God then spoke to me and said, "They are all starving. They will all starve till death takes them." The weight of his words and the situation hit me and broke my heart. I must have looked like an idiot standing there frozen from the horror and weeping for God's people. The Holy Spirit then explained to me that this is not only a spiritual state of his creation, but an actual state of starvation that will hit his people.
Terror Attack on Major Bridge
June 27, 2014
Dream from the I Am:
I observe a woman in control of a "vehicle" .....unusual, almost perverted relationship with a son. This woman is angry, very angry over public opinion of him and words spoken against him.
Her desire is to do GREAT harm! She will attempt to harm a multitude of people on his behalf. I observe her drive this vehicle on a major roadway, highway.....there is an "interchange" and "intersection".....bridge maybe. She will attempt
to kill many by her actions. I fight with her, as I watch many "vehicles" crashing/wrecking all around us. I can even see the faces of an older couple from one of the vehicles.....horrified and startled. (I do not see this couples outcome) I am
finally able to "spin" the vehicle out of control....the vehicle comes to a stop in front of a church. There are many children playing outside .....or in other activities. I shout out to them to get the "adults" from the inside...as
I am still in my struggle to stop her. Finally the adults come out to meet my needs.
(could this be Zebeidat Tsarnev?)
The "Black Widow" is Dead!
July 13, 2014
Dream from the I Am:
Masses without homes....our citizens. Shelters given within National Parks. Waterways clear...."banks" still "holding". The "Black Widow" has been found within a "blanket"(covering)...."she is dead!"....pictures are taken.
US Carrier Hit!
June 26, 2014
Dream from the I Am:
US Carrier HIT near the Persian Gulf......journalist need for evacuation....rescue efforts under way.
(this dream was initially posted to my Facebook page...for documentation purposes)
The White Tiger Invades the US
April 27, 2012
Dream from the I Am:
I observe many on foot and trying to escape a danger. The people appear American most of European decent. I am helping them leave AHEAD of the danger. While I am watching this progress, a WHITE TIGER with blue eyes has crossed the 'barbed wire" fence line and is PURSING them......(it has left many dead in its' wake of destruction). I tell them that they must keep walking...look ahead. The tiger looks at me bewildered....I am not afraid of this beast.
Trouble with North Korea......China.....Help through prayer and fore warnings...EVACUATIONS of American and foreign nationals.
Mass Genocide of Christian Girls
September 22, 2014
Dream from the I Am:
I had a dream from the Lord last night. In it I was observing a creek bed or river bed, there were waterfalls and some sort of stone bridge over it. At first I noticed nothing out of place or unusual, but I did see a pile of "things" that had floated down stream. But, upon closer examination, I realize that these are the bodies of several little girls and babies. I jump into the water in order to attempt to save them. The first child I reached out to was floating head down in the water with her little bottom sticking above. (she was fully dressed) I turned her over and was hopeful because her skin still looked good and pink. I began rescue breathing, but noticed that my puffs of air were existing the left side of her face...I looked and found a gunshot wound to her left check. The second child was older, approximately 6 or 7 years old....she too had a mortal wound to her head. It was then that I realized that these girls had been assassinated......and were probably victims of genocide.
God's Created Universe
March 26, 2012
Dream from the I Am:
I am so grateful that my Lord deems me worthy of His great mysteries. To see glimpses of His universe, His creation and it's mathematical foundation ...is amazing. And, although I can see it...glimpse it..I can not fully understand it. Its' magnitude is too complex for the human mind to grasp. The structure of the cube its' complexity, its' constant motion....the way it is constantly being altered by the "unseen" force. It is so "high-minded" and yet, so purpose driven. The unpredictability of its' movements denote a reasoning far greater than the mind can comprehend. The inner and outer dimensions are constantly being altered, the engineering is strong yet absurdly basic in nature.
"Light the Left Eye"
November 5, 2011
Matthew 6:22: The light of the Body is the eye.
Dream from the I Am:
In this dream I stood with a woman beside me, and we stood in front of a large group of infants. She instructed me to light their eyes. I then reached out and lit a candle that set in their left eye. I was worried that I would harm them, but this process did NO harm to them.
The left eye is symbolic for clear vision/direction
Lithuania Has Been Taken
April 16, 2015
Dream from the I Am:
Lithuania in "trouble".......its citizens refugees......many belongings left behind.
Three Missiles Fired At New York
April 21, 2015
Dream from the I Am:
Three missiles fired at New York. Total panic ensues. Will they be stopped??? I watch their course. ...their path is "dead on".
Christian University Attacked
February 13, 2009
Dream from the I Am:
This was a dream of a "christian" university being attacked by Muslim terrorists. They started this attack with a car accident in the parking lot....a diversion, and then they just opened fire on the students. Four men were involved.....they used high powered automatic weapons.
Terror for New York
July 9, 2007
Dream from the I Am:
In this dream I am riding in a small boat and at a very rapid speed. I am very fearful of this speed, but God speaks to me and assures me that He is driving this boat and that I am safe. (I hear
the water all around me) God then pulls the boat over to the side of the water, along side a bridge and I get out. I walk up the embankment and head to the top of the bridge. When I reach the top I notice a group of teenagers standing on the bridge, just hanging
out and talking. This bother the mother in me; I am concerned for their safety upon the bridge. I caution them to please be careful and to find somewhere else to hang out. I then start to walk away when I hear a scream from behind me. I turn back and run to
the group and looking across the water I see smoke and fire where a skyscraper had stood; it is then that I realize that I am looking at the New York skyline. I watch in horror while the round/cylindrical building on the right begins to fall with more fire
and smoke coming from below. Then the 3rd and final building begins to fall. This building is to the left of the three and had the appearance of a church; with the steeple on top. (when it fell, it wiped out everything in its' path; coming very close
to me) God had protected me!
NOTE: I am devastated by this dream and for weeks have trouble eating or sleeping. It is only told to a couple of people that I trust. It is then that God helps me to forget of its' content, and would not allow it to resurface until almost a year later. It is at this time that I am watching a series on the 9/11 attacks in New York City...and the dream comes rushing back to me in all its' details. God tells me to go look for these buildings and even look from the vantage point of the bridge I was looking from. I began to search the internet for bridges in New York City....only then realizing that there are numerous bridges that cross waterways in that city. I then turn my attention to pictures of the New York skyline and aerial shots. I find my most memorable building; the one with the steeple......and the round and square buildings are located. It is the Chrysler building that has the church like steeple and appearance. I look up the Chrysler building only to find out that it was sold ......the day before.
Terror at the Vatican
November 16, 2012
Dream from the I Am:
I am standing in the middle of this room and watching a "Queen". She is in regal robe and she stands straddling a bassinet. Below her and filling this bassinet is old, tainted blood. The Spirit tells me that, "she has given birth to much death". I watch as she steps down from her perch and begins to walk with angst and purpose. As she walks she speaks destructive and belittling words.....her mouth spews venom and blaspheme. I hear the Holy Spirit say, "She is the whore....the one that sits on many waters".
She approaches a stair well, magnificent and regal; she begins her assent. She reaches one dressed in royal attire. The hand of the Prince is extended to her.....the ring extended to her. She bends as if to kiss it, but instead she bites the finger from the hand that wields it. The "Prince" screams out! I am horrified. But, as I am watching all of this evil, I see a mortal wound appear to the Royal's belly......his bowels spill to the ground. As I watch this horror unfold and the blood spill freely from the Princes abdomen....I am told to look up. There in the crook of the Prince's left arm, like one in the military would hold one's helmet, is the Royal's severed head. I am told by the Spirit..."Headship has already been removed".
The Sin Eater
January 18, 2008
Dream from the I Am:
I was in a country with an abundance of sand; an ancient city with steps of stone and winding roads. I was on the road and watching a figure clothed in a dark cloak. This figure held a shepherd's staff in his left hand and as he walked the road a large pile of serpents slithered beside him. The serpents hovered above the ground, and when the figure would stop, they would stop. The figure would then move to the pile of serpents, and rearrange them, so they would move more effectively. The serpents moved as one; very organized. I noticed on the road behind the figure and his serpents, were the bodies of 3 dead serpents. I pointed these out to him, and he turned towards me, laughing, he waved his hand at them and said, "These are of no use to me now; they have been tread upon." I stood amazed that I had no fear of this figure; although he brought fear to many. He turned back to the road and began walking down some ancient steps with his serpents at his side. (note: bare feet had tread upon this three dead serpents: death, hell and the grave) I turned back to find behind me the foundations of this ancient city. In the foundation laid a small crack/fissure and in this fissure the serpent had laid its' nest of eggs. Above the fissure sat one who was poised to consume the hatchlings as they would emerge from the opening. I stood watching this naked human form as it consumed these hatchlings. I pointed to each as they emerged; not wanting any to be missed; not one was. NOTE: 01-18-08 asked God to reveal this dreams meaning and His answer was to take me to Ezekiel chapter 8.
AWAC Rescue
February 8, 2009
Dream from the Lord:
I dreamed of fighter aircraft in the air above me. Numerous stealth aircraft.....more than 20. They covered the sky and in the center of them was an AWAC plane......one that's purpose is to refuel, navigate and collect Intel for the fighter jets. As I watched the sky, I knew that the battle had come to home soil. And as I watched the scene above me, they began to fly off in all directions. But, the AWAC craft was in trouble....it had lost its' ability to fly......it nosed down and head for a crash landing. I kept looking for a sign that the plane had crashed, a noise, explosion, bright lights.....but none of these happened. So, I then decided to go to where it had gone down. It had been saved!!! It had landed on a giant air bag!! ***word of knowledge.....they knew that it was headed for a crash and so they had prepared to save it.
While dreaming one night God awoke me with one word echoing in my head..."dy-symmetrical". I asked him what was the meaning of this word and he explained. God told me that when we dream from him, that our dreams content is dy-symmetrical. Meaning that ......our dreams have two meanings, but that neither of these meanings are independent from each other.....they parallel one another. Just as the Spirit world parallels the actual world, so too do our dreams. Time frames and occurances may be different, but they are still interrelated.


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Peace is defined as freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility. In a busy, noisy, rat race of a world, how many of us can honestly say we are at peace and that we live in peace?
Here at Auspicious Living, we are making a concentrated effort to live in the realm of tranquility. We cannot control disturbances (our neighbor is blasting music or our co-worker talks very loudly), but we can control the effect disturbances have on our lives and the way we respond to them.
We are testing the "do not respond AND or BE NICE" methods. We are simply not going to respond to disturbances in a disturbing way. Instead, choosing to remain calm and choosing a "nice" response if a response is required.
To maintain calm in the midst of noise, we can hum our favorite song. Chaos breaks out at work, we can take 5 and go to the bathroom and use the stall as our private sanctuary and make a quick petition "Lord, in this moment, grant me peace and eliminate this chaos".
Shopping and the cashier at check out has a nasty attitude, we can respond to him or her with some hope and encouragement and say, " I hope your day gets better. Don't let this job get to you".
People are a reflection of their issues, concerns and struggles. Usually, what is going on with them has nothing to do with you…so do not let it.
So far, so good today. Let us know how the do not respond and BE NICE method works for you. It is working for us.
In Love,
Auspicious Living

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Pitbull mob attorney Bruce Cutler went on the attack at a tony Midtown steakhouse Thursday night when he clocked a diner in the face for being too loud, police sources told The Post.
Cutler, 65, who successfully represented former Gambino boss John Gotti in a string of trial acquittals in the 1980's, repeatedly told John Aiello, 38, to "settle down" while they sat at adjacent tables with their friends in the Porterhouse restaurant in Columbus Circle., sources said.
Aiello and his pals blew off Cutler, who became even more enraged and got up several times to get them to pipe down, the source said.
When that didn't work, the fed up lawyer sprang to his feet and slugged Aiello in the eye, causing swelling, sources said.
"[Cutler] wanted them to quiet down. They were being very loud. So he got up and hit him," said one law enforcement source.
Aiello or his friends called 911, according to Cutler's attorney and law partner, Tim Parlatore.
"The one guy got a little bump and his ego was bruised," Parlatore told The Post. "This kid wanted to push it and demanded that the police make an arrest."
"It was the four of them and only one of him and he wouldn't back down to them," Parlatore noted.
Patrol cops responded to the steakhouse and hauled Cutler into the Midtown North Stationhouse, sources said.
Cutler was given a desk appearance ticket for assault and released.
He will be arraigned on the misdemeanor charge in Manhattan Criminal Court in thirty days.
"He was very much the gentleman," said one source while Cutler was in police custody. "He was very cooperative."
Cutler, who has appeared in the 2001 Robert De Niro film, "15 Minutes," has a cameo playing himself on the hit TV show "Blue Bloods" tonight.
"He walks into the precinct to get his client and walks him out, just like I just did last night," an amused Parlatore said.
The arrest will likely not affect his stature with the New York State Bar Association.


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Earlier today, I wrote about a $250 sale on the base model Surface Book. But there's an even better sale to be had for Surface Pro 4.
Since its initial release last year, Microsoft has offered five core Surface Pro 4 models, and customization options on some of them. The prices range from $900 for a base model with a Core m3 processor, 4 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of storage to an $1800 high-end model with a Core i7 processor, 16 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage. If you wanted to, you could spend as much as $2700 on Surface Pro 4: That would net you a Core i7 processor, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB of storage.
Note, however, that you would still need to purchase a Type Cover. Prices there vary according to model: The basic Type Cover is $130, but Microsoft also offers Surface Pro 4 Type Cover with Fingerprint ID (black only), Surface Special Edition NFL Type Covers (various teams), and Surface Pro 4 Signature Type Cover options, all for $160 each. So calculate your full and final price accordingly.
Thanks to a new sale, however, pricing on all Core i5 and Core i7 Surface Pro 4 models—that is, all Surface Pro 4 models save the base Core m3 version—are 20 percent off.
And if you choose the Core i5/8 GB RAM/256 GB storage version of this device, you can now also buy a base Surface Pro 4 Type Cover—in your choice of black, navy blue, bright blue, red, or teal—for just $50.
So let's do some math. This Surface Pro 4 model usually costs $1300. Add in a Type Cover and the total price is $1430. Thanks to this sale, however, this Surface Pro 4 model is now about $200 off, at $1039.20. And with the Type Cover at just $50, the total price is about $1090. That's a savings of $350.
The full range looks like so today:
- Intel Core m3, 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage. $900. (Not on sale)
- Intel Core i5, 4 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage. $800, normally $1000. (Note that this model is now $100 less expensive than the less capable m3 version above.)
- Intel Core i5, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage. $1039, normally $1300.
- Intel Core i7, 8 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage. $1280, normally $1600.
- Intel Core i7, 16 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage. $1439, normally $1800.
That middle model is obviously the sweet spot here, but the interesting thing is that that's always been the case. Thanks to the Type Cover sale, it's an even better deal.
As with the Surface Book sale, these prices are at the Microsoft Store (retail and online) only, and last through November 28.
Note: Thanks to Neowin for tipping me off to this one.
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Want to know what companies really stood out at South by Southwest? Scroll down.
Just like every year, SXSW was a big, crazy cluster of startups jostling for attention. But this year, we decided to turn the social media noise into an asset. Our #WinSXSW contest, powered by our friends at Fandrop, asked would-be SXSW champions to give us their 30-second pitches on video, and to answer two quick questions about the high and low points of their entrepreneurial journeys (also in 30 seconds or less).
Then, we asked those startups and their friends to share their video pitches via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, or Pinterest. Every share counted as a vote.
MetaBeat 2022
MetaBeat will bring together thought leaders to give guidance on how metaverse technology will transform the way all industries communicate and do business on October 4 in San Francisco, CA.
At the end of the contest, we've awarded winners in several categories, based on who got the most "votes" via social media.
The editorial team of VentureBeat also picked our favorite. And the illustrious panel of investors we recruited as judges have their own picks (a tie, in that case).
The winners get a ton of cool prizes, and we'll be following up with every company below so they can pitch their ideas to the team at VentureBeat. We'll also help them with introductions to a few key VCs.
Investors who helped out in various ways on this contest included Dan Scholnick (Trinity Ventures), Josh Elman (Greylock), Arif Janmohamed (Lightspeed Venture), Ajay Agarwal (Bain Capital Venture), Salil Deshpande (Bay Partners), Scott Raney (Redpoint Ventures), Brian Ascher (Venrock).
Check out the winners below.
Best Overall: Citybot
Citybot is a mobile application that acts as an intelligent city planning guide.
Best Mobile: Dealflicks
Dealflicks is an online service that helps you save tons of money on movie tickets and concession snacks. It's sort of like a Priceline for the movie business.
Best Seed-Funded: FarFaria
FarFaria is a iOS app that provides interactive storytelling for young children.
Best Bootstrapped: Jobhuk
Jobhuk is a job listings site that focuses on referrals and recommendations to give the best results for bother job seekers and employers.
Best Product Video: Sharewave
Sharewave makes it easier for startups to organize information visually for their investors.
VentureBeat Pick: Cloudability
Cloudability helps companies with cloud-based services optimize their spending by providing analytical reporting on usage.
Investors' Pick – tie: Cloudability and FarFaria
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Motorpoint has completed its 1,000th home delivery since the lockdown.
The UK's largest independent car retailer, which has a network of branches across England, Scotland and Wales, rolled out the complimentary service during the lockdown in response to demand from customers.
Since then dedicated teams from across Motorpoint have been busy working behind the scenes not only preparing the vehicles in line with the latest public health guidance but also taking to the roads to deliver hundreds of cars to customers up and down the country.
Among the many people to benefit from free home delivery is Maidenhead-based Gillian Fisher, who became the 1,000th person to have her new car brought to her doorstep by Motorpoint over the past few weeks.
Gillian, who previously bought a Fiat 500 from Motorpoint, decided to upsize to a Mini Cooper S and, at the same time, take advantage of the free Home Delivery Service together with the 14 day Money Back Guarantee.
"I've bought other cars from Motorpoint and found the experience really quick and easy," explained Gillian, who works as a Go to Market Manager for a mobile telecoms provider. "I've been thinking about upsizing to a bigger car for a while so went onto the Motorpoint website a few days ago and when I found out they were able to deliver to my home rather than me make the 100-mile plus round trip to my nearest branch in Chingford in London I decided to buy it online.
"I absolutely love my new car. I've been a big fan of the Mini for some time so I can't wait to go for a drive in it. I just need to think of a name for her now. I'd also like to thank Motorpoint again. Not only was the whole process quick and easy once more but having your new car brought to your home is so convenient and, at times like these, makes such as difference in terms of helping to keep us all safe."
Robert Jones, General Manager of Motorpoint Chingford, who delivered the car to Gillian's home in Berkshire, added: "Our free home delivery service has proved extremely popular since going live. Not only does the customer choose the time when they want their car delivered to their door during the week but thanks to our 14 day money back guarantee they can do so with complete confidence. We look forward to delivering the next 1,000 cars and light commercial vehicles to customers' homes over the coming weeks."
Motorpoint, which was recently awarded Platinum status by Feefo for its outstanding customer service, currently has over 5,000 low mileage, nearly new cars and light commercial vehicles available from over 30 different manufacturers. Every vehicle comes with the balance of manufacturer's warranty backed by the Motorpoint Price Promise. This means Motorpoint will refund the difference to any customer within seven days of their order if they find the same car cheaper from a competitor. As an added bonus, it will also give the customer £50 worth of Amazon vouchers to spend.
Plus, for those customers who would still prefer to physically collect their car, Motorpoint has made contactless collection standard at all of its branches ahead of them re-opening in England from June 1. The facility allows customers to adhere to the latest social distancing guidelines and choose, buy and drive away without any physical contact with a member of staff. This includes test drives which can now be done without someone from Motorpoint being present in the car.
Robert Jones said: "With our branches fully re-opening from June 1 our customers can now choose to buy and receive their new car from Motorpoint in a way that best suits them while equally importantly staying safe at all times."
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PARIS, France – No one might ever challenge the 122-year record of the longest-living person in documented history, said a study Wednesday, October 5, which claimed to have found a "ceiling" to maximum human lifespan.
Sifting through demographic data from more than 40 countries around the world, New York-based researchers found that an end to the long-running rise in maximum lifespan "has already been attained", in the 1990s.
The plateau was reached in about 1997 – the year that Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment died at the unbeaten age of 122 years and 164 days.
"The trend since then has been for the oldest person in the world to be around 115 years old," study co-author Brandon Milholland of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine told Agence France-Presse.
This was despite average life expectancy continuing to increase as medical care, nutrition and living conditions improved.
In other words, more people are living into old age these days, but exceptionally long-lived individuals were not getting quite as old as before.
"We predict this (trend) will remain stable for the foreseeable future," said Milholland.
"It is possible that someone might live slightly longer (than 115) but the odds of anybody in the world surviving to 125 in any given year is less than one in 10,000."
This could all be changed, of course, by a major medical or technological breakthrough – the long-sought elixir of life.
"We can't eliminate the possibility of a breakthrough that will further extend lifespan, but it would have to be unlike anything seen before," Milholland said.
"The medical advances of the past few decades may have increased life expectancy and quality of life, but they have not done anything to increase the maximum lifespan."
Natural limit
Lifespan is the term used to describe how long an individual lives, while maximum lifespan is the age reached by the longest-lived member of a species.
Life expectancy is the average duration of life that individuals in an age group can expect to have – a measure of societal wellbeing.
According to the researchers, life expectancy globally has risen almost continuously since the 19th century.
Babies born in the United States today, for example, can expect to live to nearly 79 compared to 47 for Americans born in 1900.
Since the 1970s, maximum life expectancy has also risen, but seems now to have reached a plateau.
This suggests there may be a biological limit to human lifespan – despite the hope some people may hold out for finding the fountain of youth.
"Our results strongly suggest that the maximum lifespan of humans is fixed and subject to natural constraints," wrote the team.
Milholland admitted having been "a little bit" disappointed by the findings.
However, "as scientists, our duty is to the truth, even if it is not entirely pleasant," he said.
"I predict that those who seek immortality will still cling to the hope of some undiscovered technology that will allow us to exceed the limit we found.
"In a sense, we have done them a favor; if they had placed their hopes on conventional medical advances, which we have found do not have an effect on lifespan, they would have been sorely disappointed."
Commenting on the study, Stuart Jay Olshansky of the University of Illinois, Chicago, wrote in Nature it was a reminder that "humanity is approaching a natural limit to life". – Rappler.com
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Reginald "Hats" Adams planned to be a pool shark after he was expelled from high school. While he spent the next several years winning money with his pool stick, Hats ultimately devoted more than half a century to improving the health, well-being and education of Chicago youths like himself.
The director of the Department of Community Affairs at Rush University Medical Center since 1980, Hats died on Friday, after a lengthy illness, in his home in Country Club Hills with his wife by his side. He was 75 years old.
"Years ago, Rush grappled at times with how best to serve our community and most effectively relate to our many community stakeholders. Hats was invaluable in these efforts," says Larry Goodman, MD, Rush's CEO. "More than anyone I know, he has helped Rush focus on those things that are important and make a real difference."
"My history with Hats went back 33 years, and I was his boss on paper for quite a few of those years, but it was Hats that guided me rather than the other way around," adds Peter W. Butler, president of Rush.
Throughout his Rush career, which began in 1968, Hats paid particular attention to the educational concerns of minority students. Thanks to his efforts, in 1990 Rush launched its Science and Math Excellence (SAME) Network in response to the low science, math and reading test scores in Chicago schools in the area surrounding Rush.
The SAME Network has grown into a collaborative partnership between Rush and 24 schools and Chicago-area organizations. The network sponsors after school science clubs, has constructed a dozen science labs, and provides special training programs for teachers and mentoring of students by Rush employees. Last year alone, 2,000 students and educators benefited from the SAME Network's services.
Hats also instituted a summer study program for minority college students and summer internships for minority high school students. Many who work at Rush first came to the Medical Center through these programs.
In recognition of his efforts and commitment to Rush's values, in 2007 Rush awarded Hats its highest honor, the Trustee Medal, which recognizes "individuals of distinction … whose achievements provide exemplary standards for generations to come."
"Hats' influence certainly will live on for generations after him. We are saddened by his death, but grateful for his service to Rush and our community, and we remain inspired by his example," Goodman says.
'I was in trouble a lot'
Hats' legacy is all the more remarkable given his early misadventures. Born in 1940, he grew up in Chicago and was in his own words "kind of a bad boy" who spent two years at Montefiore Disciplinary School for Boys and was expelled from Marshall High School after three months.
He then spent several years as a professional pool shark. He also parked cars for events at the Chicago Stadium (later replaced by the United Center), often helping himself to the hats left in the backseat, which earned him the nickname that stuck since 1955.
"I was in trouble a lot. And by the sheer grace of God, I got out of a lot of it," Adams said during a 2011 interview.
His life was changed in 1958, when he was recruited to work for the Henry Horner Chicago Boys Club as a game room instructor. He continued working at Henry Horner for 10 years, later as an education and employment counselor and outreach worker.
He then went to work for Mile Square Health Center (at the time a part of Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, Rush's predecessor, and now a part of the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System), which led to him becoming a mental health worker in Rush's Department of Psychiatry. Hats later worked in employee relations before joining Rush's newly-formed Department of Community Relations in 1971.
He acted as a liaison between Rush and community leaders and groups, advised minority employees about workplace and personal matters, and consulted with department heads about workplace issues. The job was fraught with conflicts: Adams earned a reputation as a firebrand and an agitator, even as he found himself on the opposite sides of protests led by Danny Davis, then a social worker and now a U.S. Congressman.
"I had to walk a very thin line. The African-Americans didn't like me because I was working for this white institution. The white institution didn't like me because I was a militant. So I had to walk down the middle," he said. "But I've always told the truth. If that's agitation, I've agitated a lot of people over my years at Rush."
At the same time, he advocated effectively for the institution. In the late 1970s, he took a lead role in obtaining community approval of Rush's construction of its Atrium Hospital Building (which opened in 1982). "My job is to create friends, and I set out to do that, and that's what I do," Hats said.
'Education is a right, not a privilege'
Hats became director of community affairs in 1980, and 10 years later launched the SAME Network, which he regarded as his greatest professional accomplishment. The initiative began with a lunch conversation with colleagues on Good Friday, 1986, when Hats observed he was the only black person in Rush's dining room and his dining companions encouraged him to take action to change it.
"We looked at the science and math scores in our community and they were dismal, so we decided to form science and math clubs throughout the community on the West Side," Hats said. "It's called SAME, because we wanted the kids in the inner city to have the same opportunity as the kids in the more affluent areas.
"Education is a right, it's not a privilege. I wanted to be a pool shark, and in the old days that may have been possible. But, today with the rapidly changing employment picture, young people need to be educated to use technology and contribute to the fields of science and math."
SAME's impact is evident in the response to news of Hats' death. "His students have been calling since Friday. They have heard about it and they can't believe it," Verneice Cherry, community affairs associate. "He has touched a lot of lives. He made a difference. He truly will be missed."
Hats also launched another initiative that has become a Rush tradition, the annual Adopt-a-Family Program. Rush employees, individually or in groups, "adopt" families in need identified by local churches and service organizations, purchasing clothing, household supplies, gift cards and other needed items for the families.
Adopt-a-Family began more than 30 years ago when Hats learned of a Rush employee who was in need, it later grew into a community program. Last year, Rush employees assisted 117 families through the Program, and more than 80 families already have been adopted so far this year.
In addition to The Trustee Medal from Rush, Hats received numerous other honors for his work. The following is a partial list:
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Life Achievement Award
- Illinois Business-Education Exemplary Partnership Award
- Lawndale Community Service Award
- Henry Horner Alumni Association Health and Education Award
- YMCA Westside Association for Community Action Humanitarian Award
- Matthews AME Church, Inc. Humanitarian of the Year Award
- Rush's J. Robert Clapp, Jr., Diversity Leadership Award
'I went with his plan instead of mine'
A member of Third Baptist Church of Chicago for many years, Adams saw himself as a servant and his career as a destiny and a blessing. "I don't know even to this day how it all came about," he said in the 2011 interview. "I looked up one day, and community relations was there, and I was in it.
"But it was not my plan. I didn't want to go into any kind of work that involved children. I liked what I was doing, shooting pool. That was my plan, but that was not God's plan. And so I went with His plan instead of mine.
"I think that God blessed me in a certain way," he continued. "Everything that I do and every idea that I get comes from the God that I serve. I don't think that you can go through life taking. You've got to give something back, and my mission is to give back. I do it in my job, I do it in my church, I do it in my home. That's what I like to do. I enjoy giving back."
When asked how he would like to be remembered, Adams said simply, "as a man that tried to serve God and that loved his family."
Hats is survived by his wife, Constance, four children and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter Regina Adams in 2012.
Donations in memory of Hats can be made to the SAME Network to continue support for the efforts he so proudly led on behalf of the children of Chicago. Please send memorial gifts to Rush University Medical Center, 1700 W. Van Buren St., Suite 250, Chicago, IL 60612 or visit http://rush.convio.net/hatsadams.
Services to remember Hats will be held on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Jordan Temple Baptist Church at 4421 Roosevelt Road in Hillside. A viewing will precede the service at 10 a.m.


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At the MWC 2017, Meizu has unveiled the World's fastest Super mCharge which will charge the smartphone within 20 minutes. Yes, you read it right! Flyme Global which is Meizu's official operating system has tweeted the same. Nothing much is now for now, but it will be a respite to the users who are busy and find it difficult to charge their device completely even once.
Meizu sent its invitation to the MWC event in Barcelona which was scheduled on 28th of February, but nothing was mentioned about the product it is going to showcase. Although the invite came with the tagline "Faster Than Ever" no one knows what it had in stores. Now it has confirmed its Super mCharge which brings all new technology. Meizu also announced that it would be unveiling cutting-edge wireless solution at the event and it will also unveil its technical achievements.
A few days back we have seen Meizu launching its M5s smartphone in China that came with a 5.2-inch HD IPS 2.5 curved display. To power this device there is a 64-bit MediaTek octa-core processor with a clocking speed of 1.5GHz is coupled with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with connectivity options like 4G VoLTE support, dual-SIM support but unfortunately, the second slot is a hybrid slot which can either be used for a secondary SIM or a memory card to extend the memory.
The Meizu M5s comes with storage options of 16GB and 32GB which is further expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card slot. On the camera front, the device offers a 13MP rear facing camera with dual color LED flash and also has a 5P lens, PDAF, and f/2.2 aperture. There is also a 5MP camera on the front for video calling and selfies. There is also a 3000mAh battery on the rear that comes with 18W fast charging technology.


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Q: I was pouring the last of my large tin of olive oil into a glass bottle when there came a trail of black sediment. Is that normal?
—Anthony Pioppi, Middletown, Conn.
A: I posed your question to Patricia Darragh, executive director of the California Olive Oil Council, a non-profit trade and marketing association that also certifies extra virgin olive oils produced in California for consumers.
"No, this is not normal,'' said Darragh in an email. "The oil in the tin may be old and/or improperly stored. Is there any reference on the tin regarding harvest or milling date? That would be helpful. Some producers place the 'best used by' date on the product. It is important to ascertain that the tin is of food safety quality. This can be difficult to determine with imported oils. I would dispose of the olive oil."
Olive oils need to be used within two years of milling, Darragh said, noting the council does not endorse "best used by" dates because they can be arbitrary.
"We say two years max but there are producers who use a 2 or a 2 1/2-year best date,'' she said. "We prefer a harvest or mill date which includes the month and the year, i.e. November 2010. Also, our certification seals have the year on them. If members use the generic seal without the year, the label must clearly state the harvest or milling month and year."
Keeping one eye on the calendar when storing oils is a good advice for all types of oil. Try not to let your oils sit around too long, especially expensive specialty oils you may use only occasionally (refrigeration will extend life).
Here are some storage times suggested by "The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion" for certain oils: 3 months, hazelnut oil; walnut oil; 6 months, chili oil; mustard oil (refrigerated).
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Daren Newman and Liam Hopkins of HAND Studio tell the story behind our upcoming exhibition HAND CRAFT in this short film which reveals the inspiration behind the HAND CRAFT mural and captures our resident makers bringing it to life.
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CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - Jul 13, 2011) - Zacuto is proud to present the first camera stabilization rig designed specifically for Sony's new FS100 HD video camera. The FS100 Filmmaker Kit is an in-line shoulder mounted kit that allows shooters to mount the Zacuto EVF on the side of the camera by using the Zacuto EVF Rod Mount. This mounting configuration gives this camera setup the feel of a traditional ENG camera package.
Producer/Director Tirso Suarez says, "The rig and all its parts are incredibly sturdy and well manufactured. I've just spent last weekend putting the kit together. It works perfectly fine. I'm impressed!"
While the FS100 Filmmaker Kit is specifically designed for the Sony FS100, it can also be used with other video cameras similar to the FS100.
"We created a specific kit for the FS100 as it has a little different platform than the other video cameras like it. It still uses the trusty Universal Baseplate as the base but we had to add a spacer (Z-spacer) to raise the lens to the correct height for aligning the matte box," says Zacuto VP of sales and marketing, Mandy Rogers.
You won't need to use a Z-spacer with cameras like the Sony F3 or the Panasonic AG-AF100 or if you are using the FS100 without a matte box.
The FS100 Filmmaker Kit includes a Zacuto Shoulder Pad, dual handgrip configuration, a follow focus, a lens support and a cheeseplate (Zacuto Zwiss Plate) that allows you to attach professional batteries and the AJA Ki Pro mini. When used with professional batteries, the Zwiss plate will also act as a counter balance weight when shooting handheld. This is just the starting platform for the kit. Additional accessories can be added to create your own kit.
"We also have some other accessories for the FS100, like a new top handle we are working on. Every FS100 owner will love this handle, available late summer 2011," says Rogers.
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text: Recipes Pain Perdu with Caramelized Bananas and Rum-Raisin Sauce Be the first to rate & review! Great Comfort Food Recipes By Nancy Silverton Nancy Silverton F&W Star Chef » See All F&W Chef Superstars Restaurants: Osteria Mozza, Pizzeria Mozza (Los Angeles) Experience: Founder of La Brea Bakery, and Campanile restaurant Books: Author of eight books including Nancy Silverton's Sandwich Book and The Mozza Cookbook Education: Le Cordon Bleu (London) What are you most known for? La Brea Bakery breads. I hate the word "artisanal," but we were the first small neighborhood bakery to make that giant leap into something more commercial and more successful. Favorite cookbook of all time?Mastering the Art of French Cooking, by Julia Child Name a dish that's inspired you. Lindsey Shere's pastries at Chez Panisse in 1975 or 1976. That was the first time I saw someone bridge French and American pastry. She had the courage to make desserts that were elegant and homey at the same time. She didn't inspire me to become a pastry chef immediately; when I went to Le Cordon Bleu in London in 1977, they were so rigid about desserts, I got turned off. But in 1979, when I started at Michael's in Santa Monica the only opening they had was in pastry. I became obsessed. What's your secret-weapon ingredient? High-quality extra-virgin olive oil. I tend to prefer the more aggressive flavors of Tuscany and Umbria. Capezzana is a longtime favorite, also Castello di Ama, Laudemio and Fontodi. What's one technique everyone should know? How to make pesto. It should be made in a mortar and pestle. Rather than throwing all of the ingredients together, start by pounding the nuts with a coarse salt. Then add the herbs; the salt and nut paste will help shred them. Then I like to grate in the garlic with a Microplane. I usually use about two small garlic cloves to about a tablespoon of pine nuts. Sometimes I'll use hazelnuts, or almonds if I'm making romesco. Basil pesto is my favorite; I find it's the most aromatic. But we also make mint pesto, celery leaf pesto, even arugula pesto. To add the olive oil, drizzle it in and stir it slowly to make a paste. Best bang-for-the-buck food trip? New Orleans. I had the most fantastic fried chicken, truly the best ever, at a place called Willie Mae's Scotch House. Another place called R&O's had a phenomenal ham-and-beef muffuletta, terrific gumbo and fantastic barbecued shrimp. If you were going to take Thomas Keller, Tony Bourdain or Mario Batali out to eat, where would it be? I'd take all three, because I like crowds. And I wouldn't want to be on a date with any of them! I'd take them somewhere familiar and accessible and fun, that required using your hands. Somewhere where we wouldn't need to intellectualize about the food, and we could have a lot of laughs. Come to think of it, why not take them to Willie Mae's for fried chicken? If you could invent an imaginary restaurant project, what would it be? My ideal space would probably resemble Camino in Oakland, California. They have the wood-burning oven and the wood-fired grill, so everything comes off the menu with those fire flavors. If you were facing an emergency, and could only take one backpack of supplies, what would you bring, what would you make? A jar of ventresca (tuna belly packed in olive oil) either Italian or Spanish, some borlotti beans, extra-virgin olive oil, an onion, a knife and some radicchio. I probably wouldn't need sea salt but let's put that in, too. What's your favorite food letter of the alphabet? O for olive, C for chocolate, S is for salt. What's the best house cocktail, wine or beer? Affordable red wine. I love Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Sangiovese, Barbaresco and Rhône wines. They're drinkable, accessible, and I usually have luck going by the region, instead of relying on a particular producer or year. Best new store-bought ingredient or product?Gindo's Spice of Life hot sauce made by a bartender in Los Angeles named Chris Ginder. It's perfectly balanced, spicy and vinegary. Favorite app?Chef's Feed, which features restaurant recommendations from chefs. I'm on it, but I also think it's great.1990 Best New Chef Bio Won Best New Chef at: Campanile and La Brea Bakery, Los Angeles Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 1, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Directions Rate it Print


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This is an update of Best Dogecoin Wallets for 2018.
Dogecoin definitely has one of the most interesting stories in the cryptosphere. What started out in life in 2013 as a sort of joke, Dogecoin is nowadays one of the most successful cryptocurrencies.
The project grew in value so much that it managed to climb up to be one of the top 25 of the world's cryptocurrencies by market cap. At the time of this writing, Dogecoin is ranked 24th on CoinMarketCap.
The fact that Dogecoin is a successful project with lots of prospects is just part of the reason why one might want to invest. Dogecoin is also renowned for having one of the best (if not the best) communities in the whole cryptosphere. Not only that, but Dogecoin is also one of the few projects of this type that are actively involved in making the world a better place.
During the past couple of years, Dogecoin has helped millions of people in need via charities such as Charity Water, Doges4kids, The Shelter Card, Caooy, Outernet, Ghana Medical Help, Doge4Kashmir, Dogecoin Socks for the Homeless, Dogecoin Folding at home, and many many others.
If you're already sold on the project, and you want to become an investor (and buy some Dogecoin), then the first thing you should do is to find a secure wallet for your future DOGEs.
Things to Consider Before Choosing a DOGE Wallet
Of course, the most important aspect of a cryptocurrency wallet is security. Hence, it's recommended that you pick a wallet with the strongest security features available. Features such as two-factor authentication, multi-sig functionality, and cold storage are definitely the ones that will help you keep your tokens safe.
Ease of use is another significant aspect when choosing a DOGE wallet. Look for a wallet that it's very practical, with a clear-cut and user-friendly interface. In order to make sure that you will never lose your coins (even though no wallet is 100% safe), you should look for a wallet that has a decent backup and restore features. Good customer support and positive reviews in the media and on the Internet are also aspects worth considering before you choose a specific wallet.
Below, we will look at the best Dogecoin wallets you can get in 2019.
Atomic Wallet
A popular choice for crypto owners is Atomic Wallet. This wallet supports more than 300 crypto assets, including Dogecoin. Here you can manage, send, and receive other coins, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Stellar Lumens, Monero, and Litecoin.
The wallet is non-custodial, with the keys being stored in encrypted format on the user's device, allowing only the user to access the keys. There is also no personal data stored by Atomic Wallet when creating an account.
Users can purchase Dogecoin directly with fiat from within the wallet by using either Visa or Mastercard. There is also an exchange feature that allows you to convert Dogecoin into other coins and vice versa.
You can install and use Atomic Wallet on PCs running on Windows-64 bit, macOS, Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora, and mobile users have Android and iOS apps.
Official Dogecoin Wallet
There are numerous advantages in picking the official wallet of a cryptocurrency, and the same can be said about the official Dogecoin wallet. The wallet is available for desktop platforms such as Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as for one of the most popular mobile OS, Android. The wallet can be downloaded from the project's official website and can be installed in a matter of minutes, without significant effort.
The wallet is extremely easy to use, however, it's not exactly a looker as the interface is somewhat outdated. Be that as it may, by choosing this wallet, you ensure that no suspicious activity is possible since it was designed by the same team behind Dogecoin. However, there are two downsides: the wallet does not support other coins (might be a problem for some investors) and there is still no iOS version available.
Guarda Wallet
Guarda Wallet is a non-custodial multi-crypto wallet through which you can buy, store, send, receive and sell Dogecoins and many other assets.
The wallet was first launched in 2017 with the aims of serving as a secure storage platform for crypto. Guarda is owned by Guardarian OÜ, a registered company in the European Union which is regulated by the Estonian FIU (Financial Intelligence Unit) for digital currency against fiat currency exchange.
Guarda also supports the importing and exporting of private keys from your other wallets. You can also connect the software to the Ledger Nano S hardware wallet. This easy to use and secure platform is one of the best Dogecoin wallets on our list.
Dogechain Wallet
If you're looking for versatility, then an online wallet might be better suited. Dogechain wallet is one such wallet, and it's designed for people who are always on the go and want to access their wallets from any device connected to the Internet.
Needless to say, being an online wallet means that it's not as safe as its desktop or hardware counterparts. However, it does have enough security features to make users feel comfortable. It uses the latest encryption technologies, and the encrypted files are stored in the cloud, not on the Dogechain servers.
Ledger Nano S Wallet
The Ledger Nano S might just be the most popular cryptocurrency wallet of all time. It's a hardware wallet that allows you to store your Dogecoin offline. It's regarded by most as being one of the most secure wallets currently on the market and works on all desktop platforms, but it's capable of integrating with Android devices as well.
The synchronization process is simple, there are numerous backup and restore options, it has all the top-notch security features built-in, and a sleek, minimalist design to boot. What's most impressive about this wallet is the fact that it supports over 700 cryptocurrencies, making it a very good choice if your Dogecoin is not the only crypto you plan on holding.
Trezor Wallet
Trezor is Ledger Nano S' primary competitor. It boasts the same security features, almost the same price, and practically the same support for over 700 tokens. Just like in the case of Nano, your private keys will be kept on your device.
Dogecoin Paper Wallet
It might come as a surprise to some, but a paper wallet is actually one of the safest possible options for storing your private keys. Paper wallets are intended for users who plan on holding their funds for a long time and want to make sure that they are as secure as possible. In short, a paper wallet is a piece of paper with your private keys printed on it. Since it isn't connected to the Internet, the chances of having your funds stolen are next to 0. It is vulnerable to theft and destruction, and that is why many people recommend keeping a copy of the paper in several safe locations. You can create your own Dogecoin paper wallet by using one of the many paper wallet generators online.
Jaxx Wallet
Jaxx is probably one of the most wholesome wallets you can possibly get. It's a multi-coin wallet that can be effortlessly accessed from multiple devices (it comes with bespoke client apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android and iOS). It supports a wide range of cryptos including Dogecoin and its other popular counterparts such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
It has one of the best interfaces of any wallet, and it allows you to remain in full control of your private keys. Another highlight is the built-in ShapeShift integration.
Dogecoin Wallets: Conclusion
What Dogecoin wallet you will go for it's a matter of personal taste and necessity. We hope that our list will make your mission of finding the perfect wallet simpler. However, it's worth remembering that storing cryptocurrencies is your responsibility and you should do your research on all Dogecoin wallets before choosing one.


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Come February 7, 2017 one of Nigeria's and Africa's most famous and most well recognised actress/entertainer would clock the new beginning of life, as she would hit 40 year old.
The elated mother of 4, who has rode the crest of success all of these years and made a good mark in her chosen career and has gotten world recognition from it, has planned that hitting 40 wouldn't just go like that. From all indications she has planned that the event leading to her birthday and the birthday itself would be all of 5 wonderful days of events after another.
Omotola known for her awesome shape, which is why she's referred to as Omo-Sexy announced on her Instagram account how the month of February would be Lit!!!!
From the day 1 which is the 7th, the actual day of her birthday, it's tagged "Give and Let's Give to the Widows & Orphans" to day 5, it would be a gradually increasing crescendo of events, the 5th has been earmarked as the "Omosexy Grand ball", which is expected to be 5-stars in rating by all standards. We expect that the guests list of invitees would be a mixture of the stars, celebrities, top Government functionaries, top businesspeople both men & women etc.
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, was born on February 7, 1978. She made her film/movie debut in 1995 as a young prodigy, making this year 2018 her 2 decades plus years in the industry. In her 23 years she has appeared in 300 films, has sold several millions and has carted home several awards both at home and International to show for her dedication to the arts.
She is married to Captain Matthew Ekeinde, and they both have 4 kids between them, oldest-Princess being 20 going 21 and the youngest-Michael 15 years old going 16.
Congratulations to one of Africa's best, infact the only Nigerian ever named in Times Magazine 100 most influential in the world and a great friend of the house.


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Westmeath 1-9 Louth 1-14
For the second year in a row, Louth's championship starts with an underdog victory on the road against what most folk had assumed was a superior team. A stellar evening's work from Paddy Keenan carried them to a five-point win over a Westmeath that rarely hit any sort of heights.
On a night of small margins, Louth probably had the wind to thank for the foundation they built themselves. There wasn't much to choose between the sides in the early exchanges – indeed we didn't see a score for the opening 10 minutes. Shane Lennon had been unlucky not to flick Louth into a goal lead after he connected with a Conor Grimes shot that dropped in the Westmeath square after seven minutes, only to see the ball clip the left-hand post.
But soon after, John Heslin tapped over a couple of Westmeath points and we were away. Westmeath were quickest to find a gear and Kieran Martin lofted a fine point on the turn with his left foot to push them into a three-point lead on 12 minutes.
But the strong breeze that was drilling down pitch from the town end was bound to tell eventually for Louth and as Keenan's influence grew, so the supply to the Louth forward line increased. Shane Lennon got them off the mark after 15 minutes and Louth followed up quickly with further scores from Andy McDonnell and Derek Maguire.
As the half wore on, Louth's players found they could use the wind to their advantage. They probably shot a little too readily – 11 first-half wides tells its own story – but every once in a while they caught a friendly gust and it resulted in some spectacular points. Maguire in particular made hay and Declan Byrne's free just a minute before the break dissected the post from 50 metres on an angle.
It meant that Louth brought a 0-8 to 0-5 lead into half-time with them and nobody was altogether sure if it was going to be enough. Keenan was having a stormer though, fielding ball at midfield and getting forward for scores almost at will. He tacked on three in the 20 minutes after half-time, a display of defiance that carried Louth through a fraught enough period.
For it was in that spell that Westmeath made their shape at winning the game. Heslin iced a difficult free from distance to bring it back to two points before wing-forward Kieran Martin scythed through to plant a cracker of a goal into the top corner on 48 minutes. When James Dolan followed up with a fine score from 40 metres, it put Westmeath 1-8 to 0-9 ahead with 20 to go.
But to Louth's credit, they dug in and found their way home. Substitute Ryan Burns, a 17-year-old Leaving Cert student, got the killer score, a well-taken goal on 58 minutes after his marker Damien Dolan went down with cramp at exactly the wrong moment. From there, it was never in doubt.
They go on to meet Kildare on June 8th.
WESTMEATH: 1 D Quinn; 2 D Dolan, 3 K Gavin, 4 K Maguire; 5 R Foley, 6 P Sharry, 7 J Dolan (0-1); 8 D Duffy, 9 R Connellan; 10 C McCormack, 11 G Egan (0-2), 12 K Martin (1-1); 13 D Glennon (0-1), 14 J Heslin (0-3, 2 frees), 15 D Dolan (0-1). Subs: 21 D McCormack for Connellan (29 mins); 23 D Harte for Damien Dolan (60 mins); 22 A Giles for C McCormack (64 mins); 19 J Gonoud for Foley (69 mins).
LOUTH: 1 N Gallagher; 2 P Rath, 3 D Finnegan, 4 G O'Hare; 5 J O'Brien, 6 D Crilly, 7 A Reid; 8 P Keenan (0-3), 9 M Fanning; 21 C Grimes, 11 B White, 12 A McDonnell (0-2); 13 D Byrne (0-3, 0-2 free), 14 S Lennon (0-1), 15 D Maguire (0-5). Subs: 18 R Burns (1-0) for Lennon (56 mins); 20 B Donnelly for Fanning (56 mins); 26 J Stewart for White (63 mins, black card); 10 P Reilly for Reid (67 mins).
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)


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A woman dressed as a pirate with a parrot on her shoulder at the King Mango Strut, annual satire parade.
If you thought marauding was a man's job, think again! In the age of pirates and epic high-seas plundering and pillaging, a few tough, bad-ass women joined the ranks of these naughty nautical criminals to prove that women can do more than swab the deck…they can captain a ship, steal treasures, fight with swords and cutlasses, and in most cases, pay the ultimate price for their crimes. Here are some of history's most bad-ass lady pirates.
Anne Bonny
A fiery redhead, Anne Bonny, who was born sometime around 1700, was always known for her temper. According to legend, she was only 13 years old when she stabbed a servant girl with a knife. The beautiful daughter of a Caribbean plantation owner, Anne went behind her father's back to marry a petty pirate, James Bonny, who was a gold-digger looking to claim his new father-in-law's land. Anne's father was furious and disowned her. She settled the score by burning down his plantation house. Anne and her husband went to the Bahamas and there, Anne met John Rackham, also known as Calico Jack. She and Calico Jack became lovers and she divorced her first husband and sailed away with Calico Jack aboard his pirate ship. For most of the time, she disguised herself as a man, worked aboard the ship and fought alongside the other pirates. Anne Bonny's name was listed with other wanted pirates in a "Wanted" ad in the newspaper. When she was captured and sentenced for piracy, she asked for mercy, claiming to be pregnant. She was jailed, and her execution date was delayed until after she gave birth, but her story fades away at this point. There are no records of her execution or that she gave birth while in prison. Many people speculate that her estranged father arranged for her quiet release.
Mary Read
Mary Read, who was born in 1685, was a contemporary of Anne Bonny's. In fact, the two women were friends who sailed with Calico Jack together. They were arrested and imprisoned together, as well. But Mary Read's story starts several years before Anne Bonny's. Mary spent most of her childhood pretending to be a boy. Her mother had married a sailor who fathered a son with her before dying at sea. Shortly after, Mary's mother had an affair and became pregnant with Mary. Then the legitimate son died. Mary's mother began dressing Mary as a boy and passed her off as her legitimate son in order to continue to receive financial support from her late husband's family. It worked and Mary was raised as a boy well into her teens. She even took odd jobs, while pretending to be a boy. She joined the British military and proved herself to be a capable soldier. After she was married and widowed, she embarked for the West Indies. Her ship was captured by pirates and Mary decided to join them. She signed on with Calico Jack and Anne Bonny in 1720, still pretending to be a man. She only revealed her gender to Bonny, who was also disguised as a man. In all likelihood, Calico Jack was sleeping with both women, because, upon their capture, Mary Read, too, claimed to be pregnant. Unlike Bonny, there are records of Mary Read's death. She and her unborn child died in prison due to a fever.
Cheng I Sao
Cheng I Sao was a prostitute before becoming a pirate. Unlike Anne Bonny and Mary Read, Cheng I Sao did captain her own ships and even commanded a fleet of 300 Chinese junks with a combined crew of nearly 40,000 pirates that terrorized the China Seas in the early 1800s. Her Red Flag Fleet was a formidable and well-organized pirating machine. Cheng I Sao terrorized several coastal villages. In one such village, Sanshan, Cheng I Sao and her men captured and beheaded 80 of the village's men and abducted the women and children, who were then sold into slavery. Other villages were luckier. They were only forced to pay huge taxes to the pirates. Cheng I Sao led her fleet into battle after battle on the open seas, against the Chinese government, the East India Company and bounty hunters from England and Portugal. During one such battle, Cheng I Sao overtook all of the military's ships and the Chinese government was forced to fight from fishing boats. In a series of fights between 1809 and 1810, Cheng I Sao's Red Flag Fleet was on the brink of defeat, therefore she surrendered and accepted an amnesty agreement for herself and the majority of her pirates.
Rachel Well
Rachel Well has the distinction of being the first American-born female pirate and the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts. Born in 1760 in Pennsylvania, Rachel Well hated farm life and was drawn to the sea. As a young woman, she married a sailor, George Well and moved to Boston. Rachel Well took a job as a serving girl while her husband was at sea. One day, he returned with a group of five other sailors and their lovers. George Well borrowed a schooner and suggested they all take to the seas to become pirates. The schooner would anchor off the New Hampshire coast during stormy weather and Rachel Well would stand on the deck yelling for help. When a passing boat stopped to offer assistance, the rest of the pirates would overtake their ship, kill everyone aboard, and steal their valuables. Rachel Well was not arrested on the high seas. She was arrested back in Boston when she attacked a woman to steal the bonnet she was wearing. But her pirating way had earned her a price on her head. She was hanged on October 8, 1789.
Awilda was a Scandinavian princess-turned-pirate in the 5th century. According to legend, Awilda's father had arranged for her to marry the crown prince of Denmark, but Awilda was not thrilled with the match. So she gathered a group of her female friends, dressed as sailors and hijacked a ship. The women came upon a pirate ship that had just lost its captain and the pirates asked Awilda to become their new captain. Awilda and her crew of pirates and lady sailors continued on with their pirating ways. Meanwhile, the King of Denmark sent his son…the crown prince that Awilda refused to married…to stop the pirates. The prince's naval ship overtook the pirate ship and a hand-to-hand battle ensued. The crown prince and his men were victorious and Awilda found herself impressed with the courage and strength that the crown prince had displayed. She revealed to him her true identity and the two were immediately married aboard the pirate ship. They served as the King and Queen of Denmark thereafter.
Charlotte de Berry
Born in England around 1636, Charlotte de Berry was a teenager when she married a sailor against her parents' wishes. She disguised herself as a man and joined him aboard his ship, where she worked and fought alongside him. An officer aboard the ship discovered Charlotte's true gender and made advances toward her. When those weren't successful, the officer devised a plan to get Charlotte's husband out of the picture. He accused the husband of plotting a mutiny and had him flogged to death. Charlotte still refused the officer's proposals. When they docked and went ashore, Charlotte murdered the officer. She began dressing like a woman again and took a job at a tavern. There a merchant ship captain saw her and became fascinated by her. Again, Charlotte rejected his advanced so he kidnapped her and forced her to accompany him on his voyage to Africa. This captain was a cruel, sadistic man who repeatedly raped Charlotte. She slowly gained the trust and respect of the crew and convinced them to mutiny with her. She beheaded the evil captain and took control of the vessel herself. Charlotte and her crew turned to piracy and attacked a Dutch ship. Charlotte de Berry was wounded in battle and fell overboard. Her loyal crew blew up their own ship to avoid capture.
Grace O'Malley
An Irish pirate, Grace O'Malley was a royal who was drawn to the sea. She raided other ships for their valuables as a way to boost her own family's wealth and influence, albeit through terror tactics. In 1576, legend says, O'Malley sailed to Howth Castle for a visit with the Lord and Lady of the manor. When she arrived, the gates to the castle were closed to visitors and the servants explained that Lord Howth was away. O'Malley was angered and insulted to be turned away at the door so she kidnapped the young grandson of Lord Howth, his heir Christopher St. Lawrence, the 10th Baron of Howth. She agreed to release the boy on the condition that Howth Castle's doors would always be open for unexpected guests and that there would always be a place set at the table for visitors. To this day, the descendants of Lord Howth still honor this agreement.


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I just want to say that I'm not ignoring your requests for new flags and OS X Intel-compatible version. I have renewed interest in doing an improved artworks with more new flags. I contacted developer of original screensaver Old Glory, Michael Trent, about a possible collaboration for better feature-packaged flag screensaver and OS X Intel update. The reply I received are both good and bad news.
Good news:
Mr. Trent has released an update (v.1.3) for OS X Intel recently. You can download them from Versiontracker.
Bad news:
Mr. Trent do not wish me to distribute my customized version of Old Glory screensaver anymore. Old Glory is not in the public domain and he retains the copyright to them. In respect of his wish I took all of the screensavers down until I get his permission to redistribute them.
What's coming in the future:
He plans to distribute a separate screen saver module that could be used to display any image but it will be tamper-proof. It's good that it will finally be user-customizable in preference option but tamper-proof? "DRM-ized" screensaver, especially free one, is pushing it a little too far in my opinion but I really can't complain, it is his software after all.
So what's my options? I could either release flag artworks as stand-alone and users will have to replace files themselves (much to developer's disagreement) or develop my own version using Apple's Quartz Composer. Latter would be nice but I'll need to learn how to create screensaver from scratch in QC without borrowing codes from other QC screensavers but with my inability to understand how to create a simple Hello World cocoa app, this will be pretty difficult.


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Central Sulawesi, Lore region to be exact, has been known as one of the places that still actively produces fuya/vuya or bark cloth, a 4,000-year-old prehistoric cultural heritage.
The sounds of paboba (bark beater made of wood of palm tree) and ike (bark beater made of hundreds-of-year-old marble or granite) hitting bark sheets on tatua (half-round wooden log) created a melodious tune that threw me back to Bada Valley, Central Sulawesi, in 1902. It was the first time Savarin and Savarin, a German writer duo, set foot in Bada Valley and were mesmerized by what they heard and saw.
In the book Reisen in Celebes—Journey in Sulawesi, they describe the insistent sound heard across the villages in Bada Valley as fuya music. The melody was produced by fuya-making women who were beating bark with ike.
Unfortunately, in February 2018, there was no continuous pounding sound of ike in Gintu Village, Bada Valley. More than 100 years after Savarin duo's note had been written, standing alone before me was Elizabeth Kalahe, usually called Mama Beri, who was showing me how fuya or ranta was made.
"How many ranta makers are there, Mama?" I asked. "Ah! No more than your fingers," Agus Tohama, the first guide in Bada Valley, spoke for Mama Beri. The nearly 80-year-old ranta craftswoman cannot speak Indonesian. Mama Beri said there are only five to seven ranta makers in Gintu, most of whom are elderly. One of them is in fact over 90 years old. Due to old age, they are unable to pound bark cloth for an extended period of time. Meanwhile, the process of making one sheet of such cloth can take months. Besides, the beating cannot be hurried; it has its own rhythm. The process has to stop whenever a traditional event, such as wedding or mourning, takes place.
Ranta-making in each valley has its own ritual. The ritual in Bada is different from the one in Napu, Behoa, Palu or Donggala.
Bada is one of the valleys in Lore that is part of the Lore Lindu National Park. This valley is famous among foreign researchers and archaeologists as a place where two prehistoric civilizations, Megalithic and Neolithic, met. In this very valley, 4,000-year-old prehistoric traditions are still actively performed, one of which is the making and the use of bark cloth.
Fuya, ranta, or inodo from Central Sulawesi was initially brought infrom Europe in 1657 by Domingo Navarrete, a Spanish monk, who visited Palu Valley. In the 20th century, many explorers, European pioneers and Western missionaries entered the jungle in Central Sulawesi and came across a nomadic community who wore bark cloth, similar to Domingo's story.
For Lore Valley people, Bark cloth does not only serve as protective clothing and an art of dressing to look attractive, but also as a form of fulfillment for spiritual needs. In addition to being worn daily, bark clothing is also a compulsory attribute in traditional ceremonies. Some villages sanctify and regard it as an heirloom. "Thousands of years ago, our ancestors painted the values of local wisdom and knowledge through motif and colour on fuya," explains Agus.
"Where can we see that?" I asked while observing Agus' granddaughter who looked so enchanting in traditional bark clothes. It was her traditional wedding ceremony. Agus, besides being a guide in Lore Valley, is also a respected traditional figure in Gintu Village. His granddaughter's wedding was attended by many traditional leaders from other villages.
"Motif and colour. There's a banyan motif on our traditional clothes. This motif is also visible on megalithic stones our ancestors left behind."
Banyan is an important tree for Lore community since it represents wisdom. Under banyan, many traditional affairs are conducted and settled. In addition to banyan motif, there is also python's backbone motif as a symbol of devotion, and coconut leaf motif representing unity and balance or fairness in thought and action. "For Bada people, this fairness and unity are our core foundation," Agus explains.
He then points at one of the colours on his traditional clothes. "Black symbolizes assertiveness. Red is bravery, yellow is glory, and purple…," Agus directed his index finger to his granddaughter sitting on the wedding dais, "is greatness."
Mama Beri and Agus mention that natural dyeing techniques have long been practiced by their ancestors. Bark cloth sheets have been coloured with natural dyes, such as charcoal, turmeric, noni/cheese fruit, mud and safflower. In fact, to make a bark sheet smooth and easily joined with another, they would also use a natural method: wrapping the beaten bark in noni leaves.
Despite their simple appearances, peboba and ike are the most vital tools in fuya or ranta making. Sheets of béa (paper mulberry), téa (breadfruit), malo (ara) or nunu (banyan) tree bark are beaten using peboba and three kinds of ike, differentiated by ridges. Ridges on each ike serve a purpose. The first type of ike has large ridges to flatten the bark. The second type has small ridges to smooth flattened bark, and the third has finer ridges that run horizontally, vertically, and diagonally; they smooth and create textures on fuya.
"In one of the documents I've read, when it was raining, your ancestors chose to take off their clothes and go naked so their bark clothes would not get damaged," I say to Agus. He laughs. "Our clothes cannot come in contact with water, otherwise they will get mouldy. To avoid bad smell and damage, just hang them to dry in the sun."
Fuya tradition in Central Sulawesi also reflects a harmonious relationship that the traditional people have with nature and their conservation efforts. Local wisdom in harnessing natural resources is reflected on the process of acquiring fuya raw materials. Only trees older than two years old and branches with a certain diameter can be taken for fuya material and are cut without cutting down the trunk.
The process of making a sheet of bark cloth into clothes is so sacred that Isamu Sakamoto, a professor and a world-renowned bark expert, considers fuya from Central Sulawesi one of the best in the world.


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Spend the day in Buffalo: Brunch, Ice Cream + Shopping in Elmwood Village
Hey guys! This past Saturday, my friend Taylor Flynn of Succulents and Sunnies and I had a fun day out exploring our home city, trying new places and of course, shopping. Taylor's actually from my hometown and went to my high school, and now that she's in the blogging network it's been great getting to know her again. Blogger friends are the best because they love adorable places and taking pictures as much as I… View Post


text: Kinda interesting - I'm often accused of "making gender complicated" in FLOSS circles whenever I challenge the biological women-have-crap-brains thesis as an explanation for everything. As though gender was sitting there innocently transparent until I came along. Clearly, the gods and wizards have difficulty imagining a non-binary model of gender - but i'm quite happy to have a gender option which "doesn't compile" - yep, it's complicated, and I'd prefer that on a dropdown to the ever-increasingly tongue-twisting les-gay-bi-trans-blah-blah stuff? Paula Lauren Squires wrote: >Hi list, > >Not to keep bringing up Friendster, but I noticed something that may be of >interest to people working on gender-related themes as well as social >networking sites. > >There's currently a bulletin board post going around Friendster that is a >petition to get Friendster to add an "it's complicated" option to the gender >choices (which are just "male" or "female." "It's complicated" is a >recently-added option for relationship status). The bulletin board head >reads "Gender-make it "complicated" on friendster." I have no idea how >widespread this is - my hunch is not very, but I only have access to the >bulletins of my friends, and three of them have posted it, so I'm curious if >it's out there elsewhere. > >1) Has anyone else seen this post or heard about it? Do we know of any >similar instances of user-driven system changes toward a >2-gender norm? > Has this happened before on Friendster or other networking sites? (I >haven't seen it on Myspace, for instance, and I pretty much have the same >friends on both sites) > >2) Is "It's complicated" the best phrasing for an addition of more gender >possibilities? > >Interested in any and all thoughts (take a break from grading/writing >papers!), >Lauren > >---- >Lauren Squires >Linguistics Program >University of Virginia >*** >http://polyglotconspiracy.net >http://sociocmc.blogspot.com >_______________________________________________ >The air-l at listserv.aoir.org mailing list >is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >http://www.aoir.org/ > > > >