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Everybody loves to buy gold jewelry. The sad reality is, in most of the places, specially in Indian rural places, people buy gold jewelry as an investment instead of buying it as a royal thing.
At the time of purchase, people usually ask us about the price if they sell us back to it (which they will not do it) and compare selling and buying price. Most of customers do not buy gold jewelry with this silly reason (in my view). Therefore we always suggest buying gold jewelry as investment is never a good option.
Gold jewelry is meant to wear as a symbol of royalty just like other things like buying of Royal Royce in car or Rolex Watch. For a jeweler, one handmade ornament, it takes a lot of hard work in days to make one gold ornament. Hence, if you are looking for something to invest, gold jewelry is not wise decision.


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Just received this picture of the Agapè student ministry team 2008-2009. The team has doubled this last year! I am as excited as they are about what is happening. The three people on the right (Arjan, Marianne and Leendert) will be sent out to the UK for a year of on-the-job training. Hannah (middle) and Maarten & Marianne just returned from the UK from different locations.
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In the picture from left to right: Tiny Veltman, Renske Veltman, Henk Veltman, Matthijs van den Broek, Maarten Gast, Agnes van den Broek, Miranda Gast, Hannah Paauwe, Sieneke Ribberink, Dennis van den Broek, Egbert Ribberink with Jopke, Heiko van den Broek, Arjan Admiraal, Marianne and Leendert de Jong.

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I finished The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory. I have read several of her books in this series - The Constant Princess, The Boleyn Inheritance, The Other Boleyn Girl, to name a few.
I read The Shack. So many people I know have read it and most love it. Some hate it. I found it monotonous. Must've been my mood. When I say some of my friends love it, they felt it was life-changing. I don't get it. I have a view of God that is pretty big and I know He is beyond my imagination, so maybe this is why I found the book dull.
I also read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. It's one of very few self-help books I've read. I was intrigued by her quest, as a happy-person, to become happier. It really seems as though she just gained more self-discipline in the main areas of her life. But it gave me some great ideas in approaching, methodically, my goals and prioritizing them.
The purpose of our beach vaca was to celebrate my 50th birthday there! What a celebration, to relax with my family and get away from it all...now I'm off to junkin'! Adios!


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Maybe Battlefront will eventually get enough free content to justify its price tag?
Star Wars: Battlefront launched last week and the number one complaint from many reviewers (full disclosure: including myself) was its overall lack of content. Yes, the game will have a $50 season pass to pad that out, but a new free map and mode: The Battle of Jakku is also planned for next week. The good news is that Jakku is not just a once-off, and EA is planning to release more free content, including maps, in the future.
"We are also planning to support Star Wars Battlefront with new content well into the future. We will be adding more of what you love about the game, like new maps and Star Cards, for free in the coming months," wrote the publisher in a blog post.
While this won't help the game's overall lack of depth caused from the abscence of features like multi-seat vehicles, squads, and unique classes, it should certainly help the problem it has with content. At release, only four maps were available for Walker Assault and Supremacy - the game's most popular and featured modes.
Hopefully EA will continue to support the game both before and after its Season Pass has run its course, in a similar fashion to the excellent support Battlefield 4 has been receiving of late.
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I remember high school not fondly as most people do, but as a place where I was constantly under pressure. See, I was a terrible student and when I say terrible I mean C's D's and F's almost exclusively. The issue was not a learning disability, ADD or anything else it was that I was lazy. I wanted to do the things I wanted to do and homework wasn't it. I wanted to focus on the subjects that I found interesting. Unfortunately, mathematics was not on that list.
I ended up barely getting out of high school with a C average. I tried to go to college and for an entire year I tried to fake interest and ended up flunking out. Once again math was something that put the nail in the coffin so to speak on my college life.
So, how is it that you are reading this from a person who has been developing websites and applications for 10 years. 9 years after I flunked out of college I woke up one morning and was fired from my job in a warehouse stacking boxes. The lady who fired me had a 10th grade education and could barely read the invoices for the materials we were loading. I had two kids at the time.... and I was unemployed. The next day I realized what I needed to do.
I started by carving out 2 hours of my day and devoted it to learning. I had always been good with computers so I started there. I went online and found The New Boston and started watching his videos. I understood nothing.... and then I understood a little... and then a little more. And it finally clicked what my teachers were trying to get through to me years before. Any subject can be interesting if you study it and don't expect to know it immediately.
Flash forward to today. Yesterday on Hacker News a blurb about a new book caught my eye. Its called A Programmers Introduction to Mathematics and once again that feeling of regret at all the times I drooled on my notebook in Algebra came back to me. So I bought it.. and now I am sitting here in my big chair with a cup of coffee trying to grok polynomials. Something I should know have learned 20 years ago... But better late than never right?
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"there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself."-Musashi
Same story here. The book you mention above— I recommend starting with chapter 10, linear algebra. Moving on toward and through chapter 12 will definitely help motivate chapter 1, and the greater ideas of the polynomial. Linear algebra is verbose, but straightforward and wildly enlightening for programmers and scientists. Taking linear algebra in college is how I came to love and obsess over math.
Also, check out "Numerical Mathematics and Computing" by award and Cheney; it's loaded with pseudocode (Horner's algorithm for computing polynomials for instance).
Hi, fellow Arkansan :D
I totally failed to develop a strong foundation in math as a child and it followed me into adulthood.
In fact, I veered away from CS in college because I wasn't confident in my ability to learn math.
Spending my free-time learning to write software was eye-opening for me as well. I found that if I put in the time I could understand subjects that initially felt beyond my grasp.
I dropped out of college to accept a full-time offer as a Software Engineer and I've always wanted to go back and study those subjects that where I struggled in school.
That book is on my reading list now. Thanks!
It's nice to see people having habbits, personalities,and doing stuff not so different from yours. It's also cool to see there are people who don't give up.
I'm currently on a learning path towards programming (slippery 😄) and I have found your post very comforting. Or should I better say, inspiring.
Thanks for sharing! Best wishes!
Thanks for sharing Derrick! As a person who graduated with a bachelors in Mathematics, I have to say that even when you learn one area of math (linear algebra, discrete modeling, etc.), you absolutely have to keep practicing and applying it or you will lose the skill. It's not like riding a bike unfortunately. I hope your journey into the world of mathematics is a good one!
Playing poker helps. That was my first real encounter with mathematics.
I learned through pokerstrategy. The website was even created by a German mathematician.
But to go through the theory on the website itself you have to have membership.
Maybe a book on the mathematics of poker would help.
It's just so fun when you know the equity of your hand relative to what the cards are on the table. And it's even more fun to tip the scales in your direction.
Thanks for the inspiration Derrick.
And the book sounds interesting as the math is targeted for devs.
Would you have a plan to share the learning progress on dev.to? 😉
I will do my best to try and keep the community up to date on my progress I hope hearing this will help someone.
Haha)) Now I'm 21 and I'm student who does'nt like math too. I think I'll do the same. But after 5-10 years. Because I think that we must understand why we need for this knowledges and I hope that I'll understand it some later))
Thanks for sharing Derrick. I was not that bad at math in college, but I've not practiced it since and I could really use a refresher course on everything. I'll check out the book you recommended to help me in this journey.
Good luck! I fall into the same boat as a rather lazy academic and I'd like to start studying math more as well. 30 year old checking in, unclear whether I'll get to this in the next ten nine years.
Why, but why did I clicked on this blog post...
Now I have one more book to read :)


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May 6, 2020
Dear members of our Saint Louis University community,
On Friday, I shared that our COVID-19 Relief Request Application is now live and we are actively working to connect federal stimulus aid to our students in need. More than 1,600 students have submitted applications thus far, but we believe there could be many others who haven't applied but could benefit from these relief funds.
We strongly encourage all students who have faced financial challenges due to the pandemic to fill out the application. Even if you are not eligible for a grant through the CARES Act funding, we might be able to connect you with grant awards through our student emergency fund, or other forms of institutional aid.
There are two ways we are distributing grants using the $2.57 million in CARES Act funding. The first was an automatic $300-$500 grant to students with an Estimated Family Contribution below $12,000 from the 2019-20 FAFSA. Those electronic refunds are processing right now to eligible students and paper checks will be mailed out today to those who didn't have a refund account on file.
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EYRE LLEW will be touring the UK, playing a string of intimate shows to celebrate the release of a new Split EP collaboration they recorded with their South Korean tour exchange friends.
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This week is our 3rd rotation and we are doing Fine Art. We began the day by looking at a presentation on the project that we will be working on, we looked at the Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art 2008 exhibition, which looked at what defines human beings. We were encouraged to think about if we had to create something that defined what a human being was and what it means to be human, as if we had to give it to a Martian. Todays task was to take in an object from home, that had no obvious function, i found a series of objects from my dad's tool shed. Firstly we drew the object, then we had to design something incorporating the object. Either drawing it, or using the object itself and re-creating it. I found my object reminded me of a gas-mask, this is what inspired me and my final design. My final design was the object with parts attached that allowed it to be worn on the face, either the mouth or the eye. I enjoyed working this project, and though it was really interesting to look at objects that have no obvious function, then developing the designs, into something else. However i was initially very stuck as to what my final piece was going to be as i felt the task wasn't very clearly explained, which made me feel frustrated when i wanted to make something. Had i understood the task better, as i do now, perhaps i would of made something more experimental using a wider range of materials.


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"Signing of Cameco/Areva deal with English River First Nation ignites strong opposition from members"
Cameco and Areva officials signed a May 31st participation agreement with the administration of English River First Nation, amid loud vocal opposition from members demanding to be consulted on the deal.
The agreement – which members have not been permitted to see – allegedly promises $600 million in business contracts and employee wages to the Dene band, in exchange for supporting Cameco/Areva's existing and proposed projects within ERFN's traditional territory, and with the condition that ERFN discontinue their lawsuit against the Saskatchewan government relating to Treaty Land Entitlement section of lands near Cameco's proposed Millenium mine project.
In a May 29th letter to Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel, English River First Nation member Cheryl Maurice stated:
"Many members have not been informed as to what this agreement means for this community. A majority either do not understand it, or are not informed."
Maurice went on to inform Gitzel that signing of this deal could result in members looking at different legal avenues.
According to some on the reserve, band members who expressed concern or opposition to the deal have been silenced and even publicly attacked.
"When one of the band councillors attempted to bring forward a list of concerns that this deal was not good for the people, now or in future generations", says Candyce Paul, ERFN member, "he was literally swarmed by Cameco representatives, the vice chief and councilors in favor of the signing. Those opposing the deal wishing to access local radio were denied access, although those in favour could use the radio anytime they want", she stated.
The signing took place during a wake being held on the reserve for an English River band member who had died a few days earlier.
"Traditional First Nations protocol respects the grieving, and normally, things like this would be delayed until well after funeral," added Paul.
"I saw Grandmothers crying after the signing. Mothers went home and wept."
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Now that we have established that Putin wants Trump to be President
—and that Trump and his team view Putin and Russia to be a great country, a great potential ally and a great place for the Trump brand to profit (a no-brainer gift from Putin in return for the death of NATO, the death of Eastern Europe, and the total isolation of the USA ). Now is a good time to look at the far right's greatest straw man argument. When confronted with the fact that money is corrupting American politics and destroying American democracy, the far right spout "George Soros" as if they are making some kind of coherent argument. They love Sheldon Adelson's money, Adelson is a great guy. They love Putin's helping hand, Putin is a great guy. But they hate Soros. Soros the communist, the Jew—and yet still get to call themselves patriots. Their new bromance hero is Putin, and Putin hates Soros too!
So what is the story, who is Soros? Why does Soros make it so easy for us to employ our ever ready bullshit detector to all things Stupidparty—and what is the difference between Soros and Adelson?
Mention too much money in politics—and a nitwit is bound to materialize with the stunning news that George Soros is George Soros, and this foreign sounding communist is single-handedly trying to do something foreign-like, and communist. That is evidently why we need money in politics, or why we don't need money out of politics (to stop Soros because George Soros is…).
In this vacuous argument, we see proof positive the destructive force of false equivalence. Is is absolutely stunning that because of Soros these nitwits are totally content to allow the top .001% of the population,who have no concept of the needs of the people (who only want to enrich themselves) to buy up Democracy so that they can write the rules of the game—a game in which they will be the only winners.
Thus, just as I have set the record straight regarding false equivalence, I would like to look at the numbers, look at the man (Soros), and finally look at the difference between George Soros and the number one Stupidparty donor (who is not a Koch by the way)—because in these stories we can yet again see clearly the difference between a human soul and a Stupidparty soul.
Super-Rich people power—and where does Soros fall…
Some people are so wealthy that they are worth more than the net worth of whole countries. One American family (the Walmart family) is so wealthy they have the same amount of wealth as 40 million American families combined. Some people are so rich that they believe they can select the leader of the largest supposed democracy in the world. There are many ways such people can try and influence events. One way is through the newly minted Supreme Court's Citizens United super PAC's. Here are the largest individual donations to super PACs.
2012 Top Donors to Outside Spending Groups:
"These are the top individuals and organizations spending their money to influence your vote. That is, these are the top DISCLOSED donors. Some categories of outside spenders, such as 501(c)(4) groups, are not required to disclose the identities of their contributors.
"In 2012, the top 100 individual donors to super PACs, along with their spouses, represent just 1.0% of all individual donors to super PACs, but 73% of the money received."
The total amount for the top 20 is $241,000,000 of which 85% apparently helps the Stupidparty.
George Soros, Stupidparty enemy # 1,
The Man, not the Myth: Soros the Communist? I don't think so:
George Soros survived the Nazi-occupation of Hungary and fled the communist regime as a teenager. He worked as a railway porter and waiter in London before becoming the world's richest hedge fund manager, executing daring trades that earned him a legendary reputation. In 1992, with Stan Druckenmiller by his side, he shorted the British pound and made such an impressive profit that he became known as the man who broke the Bank of England.
OK—Soros the Nazi? Here (see image, my comments in red font) is a typical Stupidparty meme:
Soros, who is Jewish, was 13 years in 1944 when Hungary was occupied by the Germans. He was being protected by a Hungarian Agriculture Ministry employee—posing as his godson. His godfather was ordered to do an inventory of a Jewish property. Soros accompanied his "godfather" (who could not leave the boy at home) for three days as he went to oversee the confiscation of property from Hungarian Jews.
So having dealt with that odious nonsense lets move on:
George Soros is a currency speculator and has worked tirelessly to further capitalism, especially in Eastern Europe. So while Soros was most concerned about George Bush's sins against humanity, the illegal war, torture-detention stuff, he pretty much sat out the 2012 election.
And then . . .
"The news was greeted with a major sigh of relief in Democratic circles: philanthropist George Soros had decided to open his checkbook—to the tune of $2 million—to several liberal outside groups, the leading edge of what is expected to be $100 million in spending by the Democracy Alliance, a group of major Democratic donors."
Perhaps he gave more in ways that are hard to investigate—just like all the individuals listed above. So call it $4m against $billions. The Stupidparty argument is a myth, but it is also revealing. The thing is that not only is George Soros a hard-core capitalist; he is also somewhat like an Asset Stripper or a hedge fund manager—occupations one might think are very far from humanistic. Perhaps George Soros recognizes the imbalance, because he happens to be one of the world's leading philanthropists. Between 1979 and 2011, Soros gave away over $8 billion to causes related to human rights, public health, and education. He played a significant role in the peaceful transition from communism to capitalism in Hungary (1984–89) and provided one of Europe's largest higher-education endowments to Central European University in Budapest. Soros is also the chairman of the Open Society Foundations. (Data from Wiki)
So while Stupidparty disciples revile him, most of humanity would revere him—since he has done so much work across the world to fight poverty and bring capitalism and freedom to countries on the brink. That sounds like Stupidparty Bush foreign policy—but without the need to kill everyone. It sounds like charity—but charity that does not simply involve giving to one's own club (the Church) but rather to people who actually need help. It sounds like giving rather selflessly instead of trying to buy politicians, who will then vote to cut their tax rate or the minimum wage, so that they can pocket more $billions. It's sound like this"wicked man", this false flag equivalence gave a modest $2.8m, a tiny fraction of a what another individual gave—a person with a very different agenda—an agenda of greed and treason.
Sheldon Adelson:
Thus having dealt with that evil bête noire Soros, who sits number 20 on the list of top givers, we will look at Stupidparty hero #1, who contributed 25 times more than Soros during the 2012 election cycle, an insignificant numerical difference if you are that oxymoron—a Stupidparty mathematician.
"According to two GOP fundraisers with close ties to the Las Vegas billionaire Adelson ultimately upped the ante and then some, spending closer to a previously unreported $150 million, the fundraisers said."
Like Soros, Adelson made his billions engaging in one of the more suspect forms of capitalism, Adelson tapping into a recreation that many progressives and conservatives view with concern gambling. Progressives are concerned by its regressive nature, exacerbating poverty, while those on the right worry about sinning (a bigger concern, it seems, than poverty, which I find revealing).
Adelson was not always so Stupidparty. What might be the driving factors? His Las Vegas casino holdings are under investigation by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission, focused "on the casino company's operations in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, court documents show. A former executive in Adelson's empire, whose allegations are believed to be central to the probe, cites potential illegal dealings with a public official, as well as a tie to an organized crime figure."
"The legal headaches besetting billionaire Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. now include a grand jury in Los Angeles, part of a federal money-laundering probe of his Nevada-based casinos."
UPDATE: Aug. 2013: "Las Vegas Sands Corp. has reached a deal with federal prosecutors to pay more than $47.4 million to the U.S. government in order to avoid criminal charges over alleged money laundering activities."
Like Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch's hand in making America Stupidparty—Adelson is doing to Israel.
Adelson does not simply love money; he also has a passion for Israel. Since he is Jewish, that in itself is no surprise. He owns Israel's largest newspaper. One reason for this circulation triumph may be this newspaper is free. Boys will have their toys.
"In Israel, Mr. Adelson is better known as the force behind the five-year-old free newspaper, Yisrael Hayom (Israel Today), which is seen by some as the Israeli print equivalent of Fox News. Touting Israeli patriotism, it is among the most widely read newspapers in the country and has a reputation for its fiercely loyal coverage of Mr. Netanyahu—and now Stupidparty presidential nominee Mitt Romney."
Adelson's Free Newspaper Sounds Just Like Fox News:
A study conducted by Moran Rada (Israeli Democracy Institute) showed that while competing newspapers' coverage of Netanyahu was "not especially fair," Yisrael Hayom's coverage was biased in favor of Netanyahu in most editorial decisions, that the paper chooses to play down events that don't help to promote a positive image for Netanyahu, while on the other hand, touting and inflating events that help promote Netanyahu and the Likud. Oren Frisco reached the same conclusion after the 2009 Knesset elections, writing that throughout the campaign, Yisrael Hayom published only one article critical of the Likud, and tens of articles critical of Kadima.
Mr. Adelson describes his paper as fair and balanced, which sounds suspiciously like you know who and is "Stupidparty speak" for not fair and not balanced.
Well, of course, an individual can pretty much believe what he wants. So what were Adelson (and his close friend Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu) up to during to the 2012 election cycle? Initially, Adelson pretty much single-handedly kept Newt Gingrich's campaign afloat during the primaries.
Politico reports:
"Even as Newt Gingrich's campaign teetered on the edge of collapse in March, the wife of a casino mogul gave a pro-Gingrich super PAC another $5 million. The contribution brought the Adelson family's pro-Gingrich tally to $20 million—a figure Sheldon Adelson himself was floating in December. The Adelson's almost single-handedly funded Winning Our Future's (Gingrich's Super PAC) operations since its inception in December, but in recent days, Adelson has signaled he will put his wealth behind Stupidparty establishment candidates."
This became Gingrich's platform on Israel:
Since this has written, Gaza has simply become more of a hell hole, more hate on both sides. The fearful conservative brain loves to hate, whether is be extreme conservative Muslims, extreme conservative Israelis' or the extreme (Stupidparty elements in the USA).
After Gingrich implodes, Adelson then needs to be a real player for Romney.
Adelson's Romney-boosting support reportedly "limitless"as Forbes reported:
A well-placed source in the Adelson camp with direct knowledge of the casino billionaire's thinking says that further donations will be "limitless." Adelson, will do "whatever it takes" to defeat Obama, this source says. And given that Adelson is worth $24.9 billion—and told Forbes in a recent rare interview about his political giving that he had been willing to donate as much as $100 million to his initial presidential preference, Newt Gingrich—that "limitless" description telegraphs potential nine-digit support of Romney. Adelson, this source continues, believes that "no price is too high" to protect the U.S. from what he sees as Obama's 'socialization' of America, as well as securing the safety of Israel. He added that Adelson, 78, considers this to be the most important election of his lifetime.
Perhaps his foreign policy concept -how to make peace with the Arabs -have the Americans nuke the Arabs:
Romney Policies on Israel.
On his world tour in 2012 (of basically insulting everyone) Romney was in Israel and naturally keen to keep the contributions flowing; it is not as if average Americans were rushing to contribute. So coincidentally, Romney would be much tougher on Iran. (Bear in mind that short of war, the international community already has an unusually cohesive and severe approach). He would recognize Jerusalem as [Israel's] capital. For good measure, he insulted the Palestinians by declaring that cultural differences—not decades under Israeli occupation—are the reason Israelis are more successful economically. It's hard to say how this could affect policy if he were president, but it is not encouraging.
"The real audience for Mr. Romney's tough talk was American Jews and evangelical Christians, some of whom accompanied him on his trip. He is courting votes and making an aggressive pitch to donors, including Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate with the hard-line pro-Israel views who is spending more money than any other American—$100 million—to defeat Mr. Obama."
During Romney's infamous 47% moocher country-club talk, he confided that there was no point in seeking a peace process in Israel, since it was just too complicated, i.e., better leave it all up to Netanyahu to run the show.
Netanyahu's last bastion of international support really lies with the Stupidparty. This has been further proven by his ability to get 47 Stupidparty Senators to commit Treason in order to further Netanyahu's agenda. People like Clinton and Obama and nearly everyone else on the planet (except Stupidparty) not only have some empathy for the Palestinian people, but also recognize that having America acting as a totally partisan broker in the Middle East is bound to energize terrorist support and other anti-Western activities.
Netanyahu interfered in the U.S. elections by trying to embarrass Obama and make him appear weak on Israel and Iran. This is how the Israeli opposition saw it. From Israel's Haaretz newspaper:
"Following U.S. President Barack Obama's victory in the American presidential elections, on Wednesday former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of blatantly interfering in favor of Stupidparty nominee Mitt Romney, adding that he did so in the name of Netanyahu and Romney-backer Sheldon Adelson.
"'This represents a significant breach of the basic rules governing ties between nations, made worse by the fact that these are allies like Israel and the United States,' Olmert said during a meeting with the heads of New York's Jewish community."
What is so ironic about this odd alliance between Netanyahu and the Stupidparty is that the evangelical wing of the Stupidparty merely sees Israel as the location for the end of times, that event will see the demise of all non-Christians. This odd alliance is more "the enemy of my enemy is my friend," even when such friend will never be invited to dinner.
It looks very much like Adelson would like to appoint the next president of the United States, and there appear to be two key motivating factors. His Jewish heritage is so deeply rooted within him that one has to wonder which country he's most loyal to—evidently, a key concern to all those "birther" Americans. He is clearly capable of massively influencing U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East by effectively buying up the presidency.
Regarding the assertions that Adelson is breaking the law and being investigated by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission—well, it is difficult enough for Obama appointees or any politician to pursue this, knowing that unlimited funds can be thrown to political opponents. As a general rule, the candidate with the most money wins. So if Obama is being massively intimidated, does anybody believe that a Gingrich or Romney appointee, or anyone in the Stupidparty, will have any motivation to enforce the law (assuming pertinent laws have not been gutted as payback for political contributions).
Bear in mind one other huge motivation. Romney never detailed his economic plans, as he knew if he did, not quite so many people would vote for him. But his plan was quite simple, and it was based on the debt argument. Simply put, there would be austerity,—paid for by everyone except the wealthy. The wealthy would carry on getting wealthier as a result of tax cuts for the wealthy. So Adelson's "unlimited" spending was actually a drop in the bucket, compared to amounts he would gain under Romney. From Adelson's point of view (and I believe he has admitted as such), gambling on Romney or any other Stupidparty candidate was a bet he could not possibly say no to.
So can we see the difference between Adelson and Soros? Can we see him as the polar opposite—if not, then simply turn back about four pages and start again?


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Fang Talks v3, new features
So let's see what this new design's brought to the table.
But first, let me tell you that the domain still has not been changed. Turns out changing the DNS Zones over at my registrar doesn't do shit, simply because the site isn't using their NameServers, but those of my web host. Duh. I knew this, but somehow it didn't come to mind as to why it wasn't working. However, because the domain isn't registered with my host, I can't change the DNS Zones for it there. Yeah it's all really crappy, and their support is hella slow, but we'll get there eventually.
Anyway, back on topic, the new design. For starters, it looks real neat. There's all kinds of fancy effects, taking advantage of the latest (well not all that latest anymore) CSS features. For example, go hover over the items in the sidebar. See how the text fades into and out of visibility? You can thanks CSS Transitions for that!
Click on the top sidebar item, which takes you to the latest post index (the homepage of the blog). See those "continue" links? Hover over them. Oh wow!
Load times have been drastically improved as well. With the old design, all the content of the tabs (the archive, the about page, their images, and so on) were loaded every time you visited a page on the blog. Now, we have separate archive and about pages, so way less content is being loaded each time! On top of that, mostly all the images you see, from the header to the sidebar, are SVG files. Not only are they really light-weight, but they also scale really well! Press ctrl-plus a few times. They grow and grow, but don't lose any quality. Amazing, right?
Very special thanks goes out Daniel Bruce over at Entypo. He's done a great job making these pictograms, and it's really kind of him to release them under such an "easy-going" license. Show him some love!
Oh, and then there's the random post feature! Not all that spectacular, but hit the shuffle icon on the left. It'll take you to a random post on the blog. Y'all will probably be wanting a little how-to on that, don't worry, it's on the list already! Same goes for showing the archive widget on a single page only.
Last, but definitely not least, is that the slogans are back! Check the header. As usual, a random one is selected each time you load the page. There's a bunch of new ones, too. At the time of writing, there's 66 of 'em, but I add new ones every now and then, so keep checking the header occasionally!
Phew, my posts sure have been getting longer. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the changes, and I'll see you guys tomorrow!
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A taxing situation
Indiana is one of the states that tax Marijuana. But unlike Colorado and three other states, you don't get to pay your tax and enjoy your smoke. You can be criminally charged with possession or distribution, and if you haven't paid your Indiana Controlled Substances Excise Tax, you can be charged not only the tax, but a 100% tax penalty on what you are criminally charged with.
The Controlled Substances Act in Indiana was passed originally in 1992, and was modified in 1996. As the law reads now, http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/archive/2013/ic/2013/title6/ar7/ch3.pdf you must pay $3.50 per gram of Marijauna. You receive an anonymous tax stamp, which is good for 30 days. The time of day you purchase the tax stamp is recorded, and you have 30 days of tax payment, to the minute. More information on the law can be found here: http://ilj.law.indiana.edu/articles/70/70_4_Paganelli.pdf . Thanks to INORML Vice Chair and defense attorney William Martin for these links.
Janet Hogan, an Indiana NORML Board member and Secretary of the First Church of Cannabis and I went to the Indiana Department of Revenue to procure a tax stamp for the Church. The FCOC, is registered with the Indiana Secretary of State's office as well as recognized as a 501(c)(3) religious organization. The Church plans on opening with a service on July 1st, 2015, and views Cannabis as a sacrament.
We won't know until then what happens. The eyes of the world will be on us, as the Grand Poobah of the church, Bill Levin, has stated he will be partaking in the sacrament.
Bill has met with Marion County (Indiana) prosecutor Terry Curry, who stated that if Bill fires up, he will be issued a summons and not be arrested and taken into custody on the spot. However, in a press conference on June 26th, Curry stated that anyone at the Church could be arrested or issued summons, contravening what Curry told Bill. Curry and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Rick Hite spoke quite ill of Bill, likening him to Jim Jones. Of course, Bill is not a "Cult" leader. He is very sincere about spreading the message of love and using Cannabis as a sacrament. I covered the use of Cannabis as a sacrament in a recent blog post on www.inorml.com. Curry and Hite were both very out of line in defaming Bill. They must be scared that their prohibitionist opinions are about to become very antiquated.
Bill is telling the public that anyone over 21 is welcome, but if you bring contraband, you are essentially liable to be arrested. He recommends not bringing a pipe or other device that can be determined to be paraphernalia. You should not put yourself in jeopardy if you are on probation.
However, the more people that come to the Church on Wednesday, July 4th at noon, the less likely problems will occur.


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The year was 1959. No one knew what was about to happen in the field of music. But jazz music was ready to take some giant steps.
Six of the most popular and/or groundbreaking albums in jazz history were recorded and released for the general market that year. Among them was Dave Brubeck's multimillion-selling Time Out album, which included the first million-selling jazz instrumental single, a 45-rpm record of Take Five with Blue Rondo à la Turk on the flip side.
Columbia Records didn't want Brubeck to record the album: it was to be all original material (no standards), with nothing danceable on it – releasing it to the general public was unthinkable. But it blew up! Time Out became one of the best selling jazz albums in history.
It's all about going with what you're inspired to do and making it happen. Jazz reached a creative apex in 1959; and today the same opportunities still exist. In fact, the internet opens up even more possibilities.
Get inspired to do what Dave Brubeck did 50 years ago. Read more about 1959 – seeing jazz take giant steps in popular culture…


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TV and film on demand guide: which streaming service should you choose?
What is the best streaming service in the UK? Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC Store and more compared
Do you have to subscribe?
Yes, but there's no contract so you can cancel at any time.
How much does it cost?
£3.99 a month. Or nothing, if you're a Virgin Media TV XLTiVo customer.
What do you get?
Hayu an all-reality on demand service so it's jam-packed full of series like Made in Chelsea, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Real Housewives, Don't Tell the Bride and RuPaul's Drag Race. You can watch complete box sets, as well as new episodes which debut on the service the same day as they air in the US.
The Hayu app also features shareable, short-form video as well as news about your favourite stars alongside their integrated social media feeds.
Original content?
No, but it gives you access to American series that aren't available anywhere else in the UK – and new episodes the same day they air in the US.
What can you watch it on?
IOS and android smart phones, tablets, laptops and connected TVs. You must have an internet connection, though. You can't download Hayu content or watch offline. And you can only watch on one device at any given time.
Free trial?
Yes. You can have a 30-day free trial.
Parental controls?
Hayu describes itself as an an 18+ service. You can activate a pin to keep content protected.


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When considering your options for a full kitchen refurbishment, the right worktop surface is perhaps the most crucial aspect to 'getting it right'.
The third instalment of our Refurbishment Focus series explores the various kitchen worktop options available on the market.
We look at the design considerations and questions you should ask yourself while looking at the pros and cons of different styles, right down the the practical aspects like preparing food, cleaning and price.
Bear these in mind and this article will help you to whittle down your options and make the daunting task of choosing your new work surfaces that little bit more peaceful and enjoyable.
For many, the kitchen is the most important room in the house, after all, it's where families and friends come together to spend time eating, drinking, socialising, entertaining, waking up and winding down.
With all this at stake, you need kitchen worktops that will reflect your personal and domestic style.
First, let's start with the questions to ask yourself and the points for consideration to help you with your deliberation!
Obvious, but important. If you're under any illusions about the costs of certain materials, you might end up feeling a little dejected.
You don't want to have to cut back on such a key aspect of your kitchen, so make sure you can afford exactly what you want.
Heat Resistance
Consider how you work in your kitchen right down to the minutiae like putting hot pans down on the worktop surface.
If you don't want to be left with marks on the surface and you prefer the super clean look, consider the more heat resistant options listed below.
Spill Resistance
Accidents are a fact of life unfortunately, but clumsiness is a little more foreseeable.
If you're someone who might end up doing a little more cleaning than others, then here's something else to consider.
Some work surfaces are extremely resistant to spills, others don't fair so well over time if not dealt with quickly; opting for a harder wearing material will serve you well if this is you!
Consider the space available for your work surface as you may want to ensure that you use whole pieces where there are no visible joints/seams.
Where space is limited and there are likely to be joints, splits and corners, some materials lend themselves much better than others – this is certainly a key consideration during the selection stage.
Cooking appliances and sinks will often dictate how deep your work surface needs to be.
Does your kitchen have a drop sink or freestanding cookers? Think about how this will look between two sections of your work surface.
Which material is best?
The choice is really yours and will largely depend on the above.
To make that decision a lot more informed, here's a rundown of the main types of material and the key advantages and disadvantages for each.
It's important to remember that many brands are producing materials that are increasingly more durable and robust in order to withstand the demands of modern living alongside affordability, so don't rule any out and be sure to seek expert advice!
A very popular stone choice, granite is seen as a stylish option with a 'high quality' feel to it.
Being a natural stone means that there are many different shades and patterns of granite available on the market to match the chosen style of your kitchen.
Granite will allow you to save money because it's strong, durable and long-lasting.
It has high resistance to heat and is particularly easy to clean which is important where hygiene is concerned.
On the downside, granite is not easy to repair when it gets damaged and it's heavy so requires full support from cabinets once fitted.
Because it's a natural substance, it's porous and so needs to be sealed once every two years.
Granite is typically £25-70 per square foot.
Quartz is a man-made stone which shares many of the visual qualities of granite.
It's scratch proof and can easily withstand being chipped meaning it's very low maintenance, and because it's non-porous it doesn't require sealing which also means it's highly stain-resistant.
Quartz is a great option for those with a greener outlook since it contains waste materials!
The disadvantages are that it's not so good with heat and can tarnish as a result of high heat exposure, i.e. placing hot pans on the surface.
The style favours a contemporary look over a natural one and prices are in the region of £30-100 per square foot.
Ceramic is a popular choice because of its versatility – the huge variety of colours and textures available means that it's very easy to match to a particular kitchen theme.
One of the great advantages of ceramic is that whilst being harder than both granite and quartz, it can be installed at a much lower thickness, as low as 10mm, which gives a really clean, modern and refined look to your worktop and kitchen.
There are more options available around adding finishing touches to ceramic such as decorative tiles.
Generally speaking, ceramic is a cheaper option and won't require replacement for years.
Do bear in mind that ceramic surfaces are prone to scratches and the grout joints between tiles can be difficult to maintain so any spillages on the grout should be wiped up straight away.
Pricing in the region of £5-50 per square foot.
Favoured by many modernists, glass offers a sleek, glossy look which makes for a very refined overall feel.
There are a multitude of different designs, styles and colours available.
Glass is durable as well as heat and water resistant.
In addition to that, it can be extensively customised and cut to exacting shapes to fit any space.
It's very resistant to stains and won't allow for a build up of mould, so keeping it clean is easy.
One drawback is that it can be cracked if exposed to excessive weight.
Another is that highly acidic substances left standing on the surface will cause it to deteriorate.
Glass is usually more expensive in comparison to quartz and granite at around £30-85 per square foot.
Wood is an extremely versatile material that can completely transform a kitchen whether that be modern or traditional.
Traditional go-tos such as beech, maple and oak look great and nowadays more modern aesthetics are being achieved by using bamboo.
Overtime wood develops its appeal and character, improving with age.
Being solid means that any accidental damage can be sanded away whilst also being naturally resistant to germs and bacteria.
Although a cheaper alternative, wood does require some upkeep such as being oiled to ensure continued water-resistance.
Homeowners opting for wood should avoid direct application of heat and cutting directly on the surface.
Expect prices in the region of £25-50.
Laminate is high density chipboard coated with plastic and it is currently the most popular choice for kitchens in the UK.
It comes in many different styles, colours and sizes as well as a variety of finishes like wood or granite 'effect'.
Laminate is particularly affordable, it's waterproof and easy to install, so there are potential savings on both installation costs as well as materials.
Laminate doesn't fair so well with heat and can be damaged by sharp or heavy objects.
Prices range from £5-20 per square foot.
At LMB Group, we are proud to offer kitchen extensions and refurbishment services to customers throughout London.
Whether you'd like some minor changes to your kitchen or you want a larger space to cook, eat and socialise in, our experts can provide you with exactly what you need.
We have access to the highest quality materials, and those materials will be put to use by our skilled, experienced team to ensure that you're left with the kitchen you've always dreamed of.
For more information about our kitchen refurbishment services, please feel free to get in touch with us today and we'll be more than happy to help you.


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Living Locally / Food & Drink / Restaurants & Cafes / Community / Food & Drink / Money
Fiasco Gelato CEO shares experience of Scaling with Purpose
James Boettcher to speak at January Sustainability for Breakfast
As his business continues to grow, Fiasco Gelato CEO James Boettcher feels it's important to maintain the same culture and community it had when it started.
He will lead a Fireside Chat on the subject in the upcoming event, Sustainability for Breakfast presents: Scaling with Purpose, on January 26 at Brasserie Kensington.
"When you're a small business, it's easy to say something and not have to deliver on it. Now, we've got 50 employees and are in 1600 retailers across Canada, and are able to showcase more of what it took to do that," James says.
James took over the gelato shop as it struggled in 2008, and since then Fiasco Gelato has become one of Canada's fastest-growing companies – appearing on the Profit 500 list ranking #75 in Canada in 2015, and jumping up to #62 the following year. According to Canadian Business, the company has grown 716% in the past five years.
He credits the business' growth to its unwavering commitments to practicing sustainability and community investment, honesty and integrity, and unwillingness to compromise on those values. "At the end of the day, if we make one bad decision, it's going to reflect on everything we do."
"I hate it when people say, 'business is business,' because it isn't to me. In my experience, business is about building relationships. It's honouring the fact that a community has given you an opportunity to live out something that was important not only to you, but to them as well."
"It's your inherent responsibility to look after that community."
Fiasco Gelato is driven by its purpose, "enriching people's lives, one spoonful at a time." James refers to the book The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by Mark Sanborn, about a mailman whose commitment to take care of his community inspires James to "dig a little deeper to change my mind about the work that I do."
James hopes that this month's event will lead employers to challenge themselves to "provide enough purpose and intention to their business and its people," and for any employees in the audience that morning to "find a new voice" and bring these challenges to their employer.
"Everything we do has a greater purpose. All the little things matter."
- Click here to register for Sustainability for Breakfast.
- Learn more about Fiasco Gelato's values here.
- Visit Fiasco Gelato's online store, or the Café.
- Connect with Fiasco Gelato on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
- Check out Fiasco Gelato's Sustainability Profile.


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#CrunchUp and Party/Highlights
Thank you Michael Arrington for the invite to your fabulous CrunchUp and Party. The house was packed with 600 attendees. The lobby overflowing with key players. Within the minutes of arrival, I bumped into Tim Draper, Samir Arora, Ron Conway, and even SFMusicTech's Brian Zisk just trying to get to the coffee bar. The panels were fantastic. There was so much tweeting from iPhones alone that the event was twending by mid-morning. If you missed it, you can watch it at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1783844, read the transcript of the onstage conversation with Ron Conway, John Borthwick and Steve Gillmor, or check out the tweets at #crunchup. Ron Conway, the angel with the midas touch and early investor in Google, FB, Twitter, etc., delivered his $5B monetization plan for real-time data a la a top ten: 1. follower acquisition, 2. contextual advertising, display, 3. syndication of new ads, 4. user aunthentication, 5. commerce, 6. payments, 7. CRM, 8. analytics, 9. coupons, 10. lead generation. Jack Dorsey talked about the lightness of following someone, you're in, you're out, you really follow the stream, not the person, this keeps it fresh. At the break one of the Twitter readers inadvertently started a rumor that Twitter was deleting tweets older than 7 days old. They started doing this a month ago but please don't quote me, she said. Then another Twitter reader agreed, its true, because the nature of Twitter is so transient. I asked, what about historical reference, like the #iranelection. Then someone in the plaza opined, Twitter didn't announce it but they have been doing this since they ran into scaling problems. After watching Michael tear into FriendFeed for creating out of control mobs, I thought, wouldn't there be a mob over Twitter deleting tweets. Why is everyone so nonchalant about this. I tweeted out, but noone responded. Then I had a chance to catch up with Adam Pisoni of Yammer at lunch. He explained that the issue is Twitter search, the tweets are not being deleted but some tweets are not being indexed into search because of the scaling issue. If you follow someone, you can still see their history of tweets. You can still see your own history. Then we sat back, contemplated the power to delete history, and shuddered. That resolved, I went back in for awhile. There were some very interesting demos. Worth checking out: Lazyfeed and Mag.ma (beta invite code: crunchup09) aggregator providing total views of videos across platforms (e.g. iTunes, Hulu, YouTube..) as a tool for brands to shop popular content and vice versa. Signed up for the beta and then took off for the party at August Capital, early to arrive on Sand Hill Road to pick up a signed copy of the gorgeous Hugh MacCleod print that John Rourke of Bantam Networks paid $1000 at auction to benefit EFF. The atmosphere at the party was clubby. I hung out with Chris Forney of the Pasasdena-based ArtWorksGallery.com. We talked a bit about the art/wine/technology interplay and marketing strategies for Hugh's work in Silicon Valley as we walked about checking out the caricature artists, the Grey Goose ice sculpture, the gourmet chips and tamales, the stage with feather boas set to go. I didn't even ask. As the party drifted into the night, the deck at August Capital approached 800 partygoers including Randi Zuckerberg, that Stanford kid that looks like her brother (Jeff Widman,Mint.com, from SD Forum Teen Titans), and iJustine. As I left with parting gifts from TokBok, Tinker, Sun Startup Essentials, and One Riot, there was still more to come. Here are the photos. Alexia Tsotsis, LA Weekly got the scoop.
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Don't Settle!
Is Settling Such a Bad Thing?
Photographer: Ghost Presenter
Why should you settle for less than you know you want? One of the major teachings that stood out in my original training in the Science of Mind® philosophy was that we don't have to settle for less than we want. New information on this subject, however, has provided a different perspective.
The conversation on settling came out of another discussion I recently wrote about. That topic was that being content doesn't necessarily indicate one is being complacent. In the traditional experience of settling, we are faced with accepting something that is less than we desired. Is this the equivalent of "New Thought heresy?"
I think not. In accepting our situation, or the actions/personality of another person, we might be agreeing to live in a way that didn't originally fit our pictures. That doesn't mean we aren't enjoying some form of the end result we set out to achieve. (Also, acceptance does not mean approval – but that's for next week's blog!)
There is no cut-and-dry explanation or litmus test we can give to this issue. I'm perfect content sitting out in the gazebo with a nice cup of tea and curled up with a good book. I am not happy in the sense of being ecstatic and hopping-up-and-down-excited about going to the amusement park as I was when a child. But I'm most definitely content and happy!
What if I want that experience and want someone with whom to share that special experience … but I don't get that? If I settle for doing what I want alone but keep the thought that being alone wasn't what I wanted, then I'm living in lack. I'm not going to have a very good time. Conversely, if I enjoy my tea and book fully, settling for being alone, I can still have a great afternoon.
What are your thoughts? The blog this week is not to provide an answer – as this would be different for each of us, and for each situation. Rather, I hope you'll use this to stir up your thinking about your own life. Have you settled in some area of your life? Does that upset you? Or, are you quite satisfied with what you have "for now?"
Copyright © 2018 Terry Drew Karanen. All rights reserved.
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I'm running XP and just cloned the current hard drive to a new SSD. After cloning my new SSD is exactly the same size as the drive I cloned from (80GB) - not 128GB as it should be.
I assumed there was some unallocated space so went to disk management in XP to look for the unallocated space. There is none - just a carbon copy of the current hard drive.
I then proceeded to delete all partition on the SSD to see if this would solve this issue but it didn't. I now just have 80GB of unallocated space where I should have 128GB.
Can anyone suggest a way of recovering the lost space?


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Sometimes I think I take on tooooooo much. Friday Night we had a great Crop at my house and this morning I am off to to Craft Fair. That is why I am up at 3:00am. Here is a quick picture from Friday Night. I will post more after the Craft Fair. At least today is inside as the Philadelphia are has been hit with 2 Nor'easters in the past 3 days.
For Now, Happy Crafting!


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- Reviewers
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- T3689: Add abi compliance checker to CI
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- R857:4fc1a6ffdf28: Provide more debugging output for abi-compatibility-checker infrastructure.
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text: Roast beef recipes 32 RecipesWhether cooking topside, fillet, sirloin or ribeye, our roast beef recipes will help you achieve perfect results for a satisfying Sunday lunch.Share:FacebookPinterestTwitterGoogle+Email Herb-scented slow-roasted rib of beef 3.444445(9 ratings)Try this flavour-packed herb-scented rib of beef as an alternative to turkey at Christmas. It includes a decadent glaze of mustard, treacle and Bovril More effort Roast beef with red wine & banana shallots 4(2 ratings)Succulent roast topside of beef, made especially irresistible with a mustard crust, piquant shallots and red wine enriched gravy 1 hour and 40 mins Easy Roast beef sirloin & béarnaise dauphinoise 0(0 ratings)Wow guests with an intensely flavoursome, peppered sirloin joint. Serve alongside our potatoes dauphinoise, enriched with tarragon, shallots and gruyère 1 hour and 20 mins More effort Easy roast beef 4.55814(43 ratings)This easy roast beef recipe with carrots and a simple gravy is ideal for a stunning Sunday dinner for the family. It takes just 15 minutes to prepare 1 hour and 15 mins Easy Beef wellington 4.73656(186 ratings)Gordon Ramsay's version of the classic steak dish – a showstopping centrepiece on a special occasion... 2 hours and 30 mins A challenge Pot-roast beef with French onion gravy 4.563635(110 ratings)Silverside and topside are cheaper and leaner cuts of meat, well-suited to slow-cooking. The stock and juices make a great sauce when combined with caramelised onions 2 hours and 30 mins EasyHealthy Beef fillet with horseradish & prosciutto 5(5 ratings)Wrapping this alternative Christmas roast or Sunday dinner in ham adds flavour and protects the meat, resulting in a really tender cut of beef 1 hour and 20 mins More effort Mustard-roasted beef fillet 5(3 ratings)Perfect for a make-ahead wedding buffet 1 hour and 20 mins More effort Roast sirloin of beef 4.81818(11 ratings)Gary Rhodes' delicious, succulent roast beef dish is perfect for Boxing Day lunch or an alternative Christmas Day roast. Just four ingredients 2 hours and 40 mins Easy Slow cooker beef pot roast 4.53226(62 ratings)Get this beef brisket in the slow cooker first thing in the morning so that by the evening your Sunday dinner is an absolute breeze. Perfect for busy family weekends 7 hours and 45 mins Easy Spiced roast beef 5(3 ratings)Matt Tebbutt's roast beef combines spices and meltingly tender meat. It'll be just as good cold, too... 2 hours Easy Roast beef Yorkies 5(1 rating)A cheat's canapé that uses pastrami and mini Yorkshire puddings topped with fiery horseradish and mustard... 25 mins Easy Roast fillet of beef with mushroom stuffing 4.894735(19 ratings)Serve up a spectacular centrepiece of roast beef with a rich stuffing, and a clever twist on Yorkshire puddings 1 hour and 30 mins A challenge Roast sirloin of beef & Port gravy 4.90909(11 ratings)Serve up a stunning sirloin of beef this Sunday, for a roast dinner you won't forget 4 hours Easy Roast beef with caramelised onion gravy 4.25(12 ratings)Rare roast topside is the ultimate centrepiece - make it extra special with Marmite and sweet onion gravy 2 hours Easy Roasted sirloin of beef with salsa verde 5(3 ratings)For nice, neat slices, roast the beef the day before, cool, then chill before slicing. This makes it easier to carve 1 hour and 5 mins Easy Garlic beef 3.8(5 ratings)A cheap cut of beef transformed into a tender treat 25 mins Easy Cold roast beef with beetroot salad & horseradish cream 0(0 ratings)Turn your leftover Sunday roast into this impressive Monday night salad 20 mins Easy Twice-cooked beef short ribs with dripping carrots & gravy 4(1 rating)These tender slow-roasted beef ribs make an ideal meal if you're entertaining friends this New Year's Eve - you can prepare most of the dish two days ahead... 4 hours and 40 mins Easy Blinis with crème fraîche, roast beef & cornichons 4.8(5 ratings)Beautifully bite-sized canapés to hand round at your next party - just five ingredients and ready in 15 minutes 15 mins Easy Roast fillet of beef with shallot & mushroom sauce 4(4 ratings)Try this simple, flavour-packed sauce with top quality beef - it's best carved into thick slices 1 hour and 20 mins More effort Roast beef sirloin with simple Asian sauce 0(0 ratings)Tender meat seasoned with an easy-to-make aromatic sauce 1 hour and 10 mins Easy Spiced roast beef with red wine gravy 5(2 ratings)Marinade your fillet with peppercorn, fennel and mustard seeds then roast until rare - the gravy is gluten-free too! 1 hour and 35 mins Easy Beef salad with caper & parsley dressing 0(0 ratings)A perfect no-fuss meal for friends with a flavoursome dressing 10 mins Easy Roast beef platter with chilli, pine nut & parsley dressing 0(0 ratings)Roast a joint of sirloin until rare, serve sliced with a light vinaigrette and tell everyone to get stuck in 1 hour and 20 mins More effort Pages12next › See more Roast beef recipes


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1. No homework, no lunchboxes, no anxiety
2. Relaxed days to spend with the boys.
3. Family holidays (with a now 16 year old, I'm cherishing these times as I know that our time for vacationing with him is soon coming to an end. For now, I cherish the time and that he still wants to vacation with us.)
4.BBQ season (this usually means that the main meal preparer gets a break, but in our case, that's not so. John doesn't know how to cook without burning!)
5. Long summer nights (I didn't realize that these were even longer in Calgary)
6. Spending time at the trailer at Jackson's Point
7. Junior Music Camp!
8. a good thunderstorm (especially at the trailer where we can open all the blinds, turn off the lights and watch a good light show)
9. vivid colours
10. oportunities for great outdoor pictures
11. No time constraints
12. Sleepy mornings
13. Eating outside.
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A large sansa, or Afro-Cuban linguaphone, this marimbula consists of eight metal sounding strips mounted over a large rectangular resonating box. The instrument is played by plucking the metal strips, and produces sixteen tones, one for each end of the metal strips. In Jamaica, the rumba box, as the instrument is known there, plays the bass part to accompany guitars, banjos, percussion, and various solo instruments in a calypso band. In Cuba, the marimbula serves a similar function for the bands, playing a style known as son. These bands are known as son conjuntos. This instrument measures 27" in length, 17 1/2" in width, and 8 3/4" in height, and dates from ca. 1930.
The lujon, or loo-jon, is a pitched, bass metallophone of American design. It has six to twelve rectangular plates of spring steel, each of which is attached by three screws to the edge of a rectangular sounding box. This instrument measures 29" in height, 13 3/4" in width, and 8 3/4" in depth. Each of the six plates measures 3 1/2" x 3 3/4", and is placed over 3 1/2" plastic resonating pipe. When played with timpaniVery large bowl-shaped drums made of copper or brass. Most often used in orchestras and symphon... or yarn mallets, the instrument sounds like a metal log drumA hollow cylindrical shell of any size that has a head stretched over one or both ends and is b.... Having little acoustical carrying power, the lujon is most effectively used with some type of sound enhancement or for studio recording. When used for recording, the instrument may be played with mallets made from rubber balls and knitting needles. In addition to its use in television and movie scores, the instrument appears in the music of Luciano Berio ("Circles").


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Turns out money does buy happiness.
The kicker, of course, is that it depends how one spends that money. Believe it or not, people are happier spending money on others rather than on themselves, regardless of the amount. This is what authors Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton discovered in their book Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending.1 Michael Norton says this is true because spending money on others "creates social connections." 2
It was this idea that inspired Beekley Associates Joanne Labaddia and Kelly Lucey to launch and chair Beekley's R.E.A.C.H. program in 2015.
R.E.A.C.H. is an associate-led program designed to help build camaraderie on an interdepartmental basis. This program places a focus on associates acting as ambassadors, rather than electing winners by committee, and also on employees reaching out to award other associates for helping them with their successes. Recipients of the R.E.A.C.H. program are recognized in front of the company and treated to either a special breakfast or lunch break with Ayn LaPlant, Beekley's CEO.
Kelly, our first ambassador in 2016, selected the first four recipients:
Candice LeBlanc, Director of Business Development, Prestige Lane Hospitality Brands (a division of Beekley Corporation), recognized for helping to generate ideas and feedback on the 2016 R.E.A.C.H program; Melissa Vibberts, Senior Product Manager, for her collaborative efforts with Elequil; Dawn Beaudry, Super Star Customer Service Representative, for going above and beyond in assisting a radiation therapy customer; and Jonathan Padua, Medical Inspector, was recognized for helping to increase PointGuards® throughput, which in turn helped Kelly provide her customers with quality products.
"I was extremely surprised that my colleague nominated me," said Melissa Vibberts. "All I did was recognize my colleague for helping to bring on a new customer, an initiative that took over a year."
But it is when associates go above and beyond, even in the small ways, that departments are connected and emotional bank accounts are created between associates. Melissa said, "Being nominated instantly impacted our emotional bank accounts because although we appreciate each other (all associates) everyday, it is nice to actually hear the words."
Another obstacle R.E.A.C.H. aims to overcome is the ability to get caught up in the day-to-day motions of a workplace. This program breaks down that wall. As Candice LeBlanc said, "Being a winner was a nice surprise and gave me the opportunity to interact with associates I don't see daily. I now find myself reaching behind my bubble and making more of an effort to get to know people throughout the organization. I am looking forward to being a future Reach Ambassador some day!"
As the program continues, it will be interesting to see how R.E.A.C.H. grows and who it connects!.
1 http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/to-buy-happiness-purchase-an-experience
2 http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/to-buy-happiness-spend-money-on-other-people
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4 Life Changing things to remember when you think you're not good enough- Ashlee's Blog
1. Your mind can be a very good convincing liar
"Don't believe everything you think." Thoughts are just thoughts, and it's unhealthy and exhausting to give so much power to the negative ones. The battle of the mind. Don't let your thoughts determine whether or not you will prosper
2. The people you compare yourself to compare their self to other people also
I go through things just like everybody else, but God favor over my life sets me apart. You have to walk in your favor!!! Time after time, we all compare ourselves to other people, and I can assure you that the people who seem to have it all DO NOT. Even celebrities! We have got to stop idolizing what seems to be perfect and accept reality for what is really is. Stop looking at people with judgment and jealousy and look more for understanding and compassion. We are all beautifully imperfect.
3. Focus on progress rather than perfection
Hello you! Yes YOU!!! You're not perfect and you will never be perfect. Look on the bright side though, NOBODY is perfect. When you focus more on progress than perfection, life will run smoother for you.
4. You need love the most when you feel you deserve it the least.
Sometimes it's hard to accept love and understanding from others when you're in a state of anger, shame, anxiety, or depression. But realize that love is actually the greatest gift I can receive during such times.
Hope you enjoyed this blog
Remember God loves you ♥ ♥ ♥
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Very good piece.
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Southside thumps Mercedes for first postseason football win
When Ricky Lock left a successful program at Gonzales to take over at Southside, his goals included winning a playoff game.
The Cardinals had never earned the privilege until Friday, when they blitzed Mercedes 56-7 at Cardinal Stadium. Southside has qualified for the playoffs in four of five seasons since Lock was hired before the 2014 season.
"I was doing well in Gonzales," Lock recalled. "We had reached the state quarterfinals and were winning a lot of games. But the superintendent here at the time really sold me on a vision of what Southside could be.
"The senior class that year (2014) really got things going. They'd gone 1-9 the year before and were really hungry."
By halftime, Southside had established a 21-7 lead on its way to scoring 50 or more points for the fourth game in a row.
Southside (9-2) will play Kerrville Tivy (10-1) at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 at Alamo Stadium in the area round.
"We've all wanted to win," said Southside senior Perfecto Doria, who gained 139 yards and scored two touchdowns on 22 carries, "ever since our freshman year, and the coaches kept talking about it."
Jared Espinoza ended the Tigers' first possession with an interception he returned 16 yards to the Mercedes 17. Two plays later, Doria dashed around the right side for a 13-yard score.
Mercedes (5-6) answered with a 56-yard pass play, tying it 7-7 with 8:05 remaining in the first quarter.
"We just played good, all-around defense after that," Southside senior right tackle/defensive end Mark Cervantes said. "When we realized their offensive line couldn't hurt us, it was all hands to the ball."
Off the kickoff, Southside mounted a 12-play drive. Doria ran a two-yard sweep on fourth-and-goal for the touchdown.
The Cardinals added to their lead with 1:30 until halftime after manufacturing another 12-play drive. Junior quarterback Alejandro Escamilla (8 of 11, 178 yards) covered the last four yards of the 80-yard march. Marco Escamilla tipped a pass in the end zone that teammate Matthew Reyes cradled for an interception.
Southside increased its lead early in the second half on a 12-yard pass from Alejandro Escamilla to cousin Marco Escamilla. Cervantes made two big plays to blow up Mercedes' ensuing possession.
Michael Hernandez (124 yards, 4 receptions) scored the Cardinals' last three touchdowns, starting with an 83-yard pass play.
"When we lost to Calallen," Cervantes said. "everyone stepped up. We realized it was our time to shine."
Holy Cross 14, Houston Lutheran South 7
The Knights (7-3) prevailed in a defensive struggle with Houston Lutheran South (8-3) Friday at Harlandale Memorial Stadium.
Holy Cross senior Ethan Lara (152 yards, 19 attempts) scored both touchdowns, on runs of five and four yards in the TAPPS Division II area round game.
Argyle Liberty Christian 56, Central Catholic 38
Central Catholic (6-4) rallied for three touchdowns in the final quarter, but couldn't overcome a 21-point third quarter from host Argyle Liberty Christian (4-7) Saturday in a TAPPS Division I area round game.
Senior quarterback Nick Chavez (24 of 33, 311 yards) tossed two touchdown passes to Charlie Gomez (56 yards, 2 receptions) and another to Aidan O'Connell (53 yards, 5 catches), leading the comeback in his last game. Gibby Garza finished with 108 yards on eight receptions.


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How to Move a Note into a Folder in the Notes App
By Hallei Halter
The Notes app is a convenient tool for everything from planning projects to writing down random thoughts to explore later. What I like about the Notes app is the ability group related notes by putting them in folders. Sometimes I'll make a note and later realize it's in the wrong folder. Other times I won't put the note in a folder and it will end up in the general Notes folder by default. The Notes app has a simple way to move a note from one folder into another, or to start a new folder entirely.


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Tetra Pro Colour 55g / 250ml
Tetra Pro Colour
- Suitable for all tropical fish.
- Promotes the stunning natural colours of your fish.
- Patented crisp technology delivered at low heat to preserve key nutrients for development.
- Reduces phosphorous and nitrogen production.
- Provides clearer, cleaner water results and controls algae.
Tetra pro colour is an advanced daily diet for tropical fish containing a balanced premium crisp and natural colour enhancer. The 55g tub of fish food has been designed by experts at Tetra headquarters to deliver key nutrients to all tropical fish required for healthy growth and development.
Pro colour with concentrated energy crisp contains a high source of carotenoids to promote the stunning natural colours of your fish. Using tetra's patented crisp technology provides less waste and offers cleaner, clearer water results, allowing you to enjoy the beauty of your aquarium for longer, without the added worry of extra maintenance requirements after feeding time.
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216/365 – Catalonia – D.O. Penedes – El Papiol – Celler Finca Parera – Sasso Parera 2010
Sasso Parera 2010, 70% Xarel.lo and 30% Chardonnay
Organic wine produced in a completely traditional way. The raisins are harvested manually after a careful selection. The grapes are tread by foot as in the old days. A partial malolactic fermentation takes place in the acacia barrels in which the wine will stay for 7 months on its lees. The wine is carefully manipulated during its clarification, its filtration and the bottling, not to break the balance achieved during the ageing. This white Super Catalan is released in very limited numbers and if you do find it, buy it by the case! Indeed a very tasty wine! Clean and bright intense golden colour with abundant thin tears. Intense and very pleasant aromas. The intensity that emerges from the primary nose is amazing. The elegant toasted and spicy notes provided during the ageing take centre stage. Gradually, the aromas of both green and ripe fruit and some fruit in syrup appear dominated by the notes of stone fruit. Its vanilla background completes the set with a great harmony and expressiveness. Fresh and dry, full-bodied and very tasty wine. It coats the palate with a great unctuousity and perfectly balanced notes of fruit and wood. Its bulky and its excellent acidity provides it with a good freshness. Long finish with a soft bitterness and hints of nuts. An elegant, surprising and enjoyable wine. For me, one more Super Catalan to be added to the scrolls!
Finca Parera is a small family run bodega that started planting vines about 20 years ago alongside their certified organic cherry orchards – the first to become so in Penedes. The work here is truly biodynamic and production is less than 1,500 cases annually. Ruben, winemaker and proprietor never uses new barrels. The vineyards are comprised of mostly clay soils at 350 meters above sea level. The wines are a refined natural expression of their terroir and natural and traditional winemaking techniques.
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Mount Wellington,
New Zealand
Job ID: P9MM9_1590726410
Date Posted: Jun 28, 2020
Segment: Construction Machinery
Business Unit: Hitachi Construction Machinery
Company Name: CablePrice (NZ) Ltd
Profession (Job Category): Repair & Maintenance
Job Type (Experience Level): Experienced
Job Schedule: Full-Time
At CablePrice (NZ) Ltd, we are proud of our reputation and long-standing history in the Heavy Equipment and Commercial Vehicle industries. With over 60 years of experience we have gained and retained knowledge which has put is at the forefront of the marketplace.
We are currently seeking an experienced Commercial Vehicle Technician (Diesel Mechanic) for the Auckland branch. If you have the following in your toolbox we would love to hear from you:
You will also be hard-working, customer focused and cool under pressure allowing you to prioritise tasks in a busy workplace.
In return, CablePrice can offer you:
Want to work for a company that trains and develops world champions? CablePrice has a great reputation for performing well on the World Stage and currently holds the title of Scania Top Team, placed in the top 3 in Isuzu competitions (3rd) and Hitachi Top Technician (2nd). We are a proud company and strive to be the best at what we do. So what are you waiting for? APPLY NOW and be Powered to Succeed!
CablePrice (NZ) Ltd has an overall objective of promoting our company as a fully inclusive and diverse workplace irrespective of a person's age, gender, ethnicity, culture, disability or personal beliefs. It aims to employ the best person for the role and if that person needs additional support we look at ways to accommodate that employee in the workplace.
We look to promote internally and provide the right environment to grow our people to be successful with the view of being an equal employment opportunity employer.


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2010-08-12 Helmsmen Toastmasters Meeting 2554 Minutes
2010-08-12 Helmsmen Toastmasters Meeting 2554 Minutes
Congratulations all!
We had 6 first-time guests:
James "Jim" Adams
Jesse Cruz
Linda McGuire
Jonathan Unrue
Matthew Unrue
Samuel Unrue
And 2 returning guests:
Shawn Malone
Kevin Unrue
We hope you all will decide to become members!
Congratulations to our newest member: James "Jim" Adams!
Our meeting was led by TM of the Day, Trudie Root with the theme
Opening and Closing were provided by Katrina Patillo
Word of the Day: BATTOLOGY was provided by Linda McGuire
Grammarian/Ah Counter was Earl White
Listener was Jim Adams
Timer was Jesse Cruz
Table Topics Master was Bert Romero
Speaker today was Carl Sabath,
"Resolving Conflict":
Leadership Excellence Series Speech
Master Evaluator was Carl Sabath
Evaluator was Kevin Unrue
Best Table Topic Speaker was Katrina Patillo!!!!!
Business from President Bert Romero:
Keep up the momentum! Create Your Own Inspiration!
1. Next week's TM of the Day will be Bert Romero for meeting 2555.
We will be in Room B-10.
2A. Reminder, please be courteous to our TM of the Day and let him/her
Know that you won't be able to make it.
3. Contest Planning and Contests coming in September:
We will be having Humorous Speech and Table topics Contests in September.
All members in good standing can participate in either or both contests. If
speaking, you can get someone to evaluate your speech and get credit for
that speech.
Please let us know: which date would you prefer to have the contest on :
September 16, September 23 or September 30? Let Bert know your preferences.
We'd like to see maximum participation by club members.
4. Mentors and Mentees – Let us know who you would like to be mentored by
or be a mentor to. The TM education program and meetings have a lot to
learn from and sometimes we need help with a speech, understanding the TM
education program or have questions about how club meetings are run….so
let us know.
5. Duty Schedule sign up and how it works. We have a spreadsheet that goes
around at the meeting to indicate what role you would like to perform at
each meeting.
The schedule goes out 4-8 weeks. Most importantly, we'd like you to let us
know when you can give your next speech. Help us plan and schedule our
upcoming meetings.
6. Things change often so when you are ready to give your speech let the
TM of the Day know.
New members join and we need to incorporate them into the schedule. As you
can see, flexibility is the norm.
7. Why not work on your leadership and speech awards simultaneously? Don't
forget to bring in your Speaker and Leadership manuals.
You can get credit for being Toastmaster of the Day, Evaluator, Table Topics
master, Timer and many of the other duties. Right after the meeting or
during the meeting, ask your fellow Toastmaster to provide a small
evaluation in your leadership book.
We will try to provide a list of duties you have done since January or since
you joined and We can catch you up in your Competent Leadership Manual. (A
couple of you have already asked and will be provided With the list of
duties you have performed at previous meetings.)
7A. Distinguished Club Program – The More We Do as Individuals, the More
Goals Our Club Gets
President Bert Romero challenges us to complete our individual goals:
Goal 1 — 2 folks complete their Competent Communicator manuals
Goal 2 — 2 more CC's completed
Goal 3 — 1 Advanced Communicator Award completed
Goal 4 — 1 more AC Award completed
Goal 5 — 1 Competent Leader, Advanced Leader or Distinguished TM Award
Goal 6 — 1 more CL, AL or DTM completed
Goal 7 — 4 new members join
Goal 8 — 4 more new members join
Goal 9 — Officers are trained at both Summer and Winter TLI training
Goal 10 — New Club Officer Lists are handed in on time and Dues submitted
to TM Int'l on time.
Distinguished Club Program:
Earn 5 Goals – Club is Distinguished
Earn 7 Goals – Club is Select Distinguished
Earn 9 Goals – Club is President's Distinguished
8. Guests (Past, Current, Future)
For those guests who wish to join in August, the dues are $32 which includes
your speaking and leadership books and your magazine subscription as well as
club dues. This covers you from August- September. In September all
renewing members pay $36 for October – March time frame. To pay through
March, guests would therefore pay $68.
Happy Speaking!
Carl Sabath
Treasurer, Helmsmen Toastmasters Club 2412, Area A1,
Division A, District 27
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March/April, 2019
WAITING WOMEN: A play written by Silvia Gonzalez S. (pen name) was produced by Hanford Multicultural Theater Company in the courtyard of the Hanford Carnegie Museum. The play revolves around the life of Pearl Hart who did the last stage coach robbery in the Arizona Territory. Her life turns when confined to the prison with women of color, realizations set in. The play zig zags through her memory jaunts and her vaudeville stints.
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BMW 525i M-Sport Touring
Performance & Classic Cars are pleased to present this stunning low mileage example. Originally EU German supplied to Japan, it was imported to the UK last year and sold to its present owner. The car has original panel and bodywork, and is mechanically sound. A full and documented service history is available. Optional extras include; communications package (will need European conversion), electric sunroof, Hi-Fi speaker system, fully electric front seats, drivers memory seat, Xenon lights with headlight washer jets, electric exterior folding mirrors, dark wood interior trim, auto-dim rear view mirror, privacy glass, tinted glass, arm rest, fitted mats.
The car looks and drives as new. This model is becoming increasingly desirable and inspection is invited.
Drive: 2WD
Colour: Metallic Black
Price: Sold
Transmission: Automatic
Interior: Black Alcantara and cloth sports
Mileage: under 33,000


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Like many good intentioned plans, the first time homebuyer tax credit was swamped by people looking to game the system.
Now comes confirmation that the IRS is struggling to keep up with the suspect claims that were filed.
"Tens of thousands of people may have taken advantage of the first-time home buyer tax credit to defraud the government, an IRS watchdog office said Thursday, in testimony that could jeopardize efforts to extend the popular program.
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George told a House panel that more than 19,000 people filed 2008 tax returns claiming the credit for homes they had not yet purchased. Russell said his office had identified another $500 million in claims, by some 74,000 taxpayers, where there were indications of prior home ownership.
He told a House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee that they also found 580 taxpayers under the age of 18 who claimed $4 million in first-time home buyer credit. One was 4 years old."
Give an inch and they'll take a mile. Another reason to tell the NAR and NAHB that the tax credit has to die on the vine.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
C'mon can't a 4 yr old enjoy the benefits of homeownership?
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Wow, I want to meet that 4 year old tycoon. In another 14 years, he could become a politicain and really rake in the bucks.
Ya gotta love this great country.
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Leslie Small, contributor
Harvest season is upon us, and we all know what that means — trimmigrants! Meaning people paid to manicure weed into a profitable form in a room together, often for days and weeks on end. You're probably asking yourself, "How can I be the weirdest person there?" Check out this handy guide below!
– Insist on being nude whilst working, reminding everyone that this is why heroin is so profitable, and suggesting they should follow suit.
– Talk to the weed you're trimming by apologizing for mutilating it to conform to society's standards. Bonus points for not assuming its gender.
– Let everyone know that you love to smoke weed but wish so many plants didn't have to die in the process, as you're vegan, sobbing intermittently.
– Ask if you can be paid in nail clippings or commemorative clown plates.
– Add small pebbles to your trim bag to increase the weight and minimize your workload.
– Bring your body sized waifu pillow and only talk to her.
– Insist on sleeping outside because you like the fresh air, then yell, "No hobo!"
– Casually mention that you believe the government should stay out of people's lives, especially pertaining to "interspecies erotica;" you saw the consent in that horse's eyes.
– Start a lively discussion about how Hitler "wasn't THAT bad."


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Bottle Cap Barstools
While they're not quite as cool as the ejector seat bar stools we recently showcased, these Bottle Cap Barstools are pretty awesome, and won't cost you a 2-week paycheck.
The top of each barstool has been outfitted with a seat shaped like a giant bottle cap. There are several different colors to choose from, and even branded bottle tops like Ccoa-Cola, Miller Light and Coors Light, making these even more awesome for the man cave, or home bar setup. Each seat height can be adjusted hydraulically, helping these fit nicely to any space you have in mind. The stools were designed by the team at LumiSource. [Purchase]