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No More Space On Your SD Card? Try Clean Master For Some Quick Relief
Even with a capacious 16GB SD card, I sometimes find myself running out of space on my Android phone. That usually happens due to my penchant for backing up – I have lots of Titanium Backup How to Back Up Your Android Device Properly Here's how to completely back up your Android device by protecting your photos, SMS, contacts, and everything else. Read More archives taking up space on my device, not to mention two or three ROM images (also known as "nandroid backups") at any given time. Throw in the occasional 1080p video taken with the device, and things can get awfully crowded in a hurry.
I've previously shown you how to free up space on your Android device How to Free Up Storage Space on Your Android Device Ran out of Android storage space? Here's how to free up storage on Android by uninstalling big apps, removing content, and more. Read More using several methods. If none of these appealed to you, you may want to stick around and see if Clean Master does the trick. We've previously featured it in MakeUseOf Directory Clean Master: Clean Your Phone & Make It Run Faster [Android 1.6 & Up] Read More , but with over 94,000 Google Play reviews ranking it at a 4.7-star average, I felt it merits a thorough look.
First Impressions
Clean Master looks, for lack of a better word, clean:
The interface is nice and roomy, with a large storage overview on top, and just four massive buttons at the bottom. Note the lack of any advertising. Disappointingly, tapping the circles does nothing – I expected a drill-down showing what's taking up space (like what you get with the excellent DiskUsage featured in my other space-clearing post How to Free Up Storage Space on Your Android Device Ran out of Android storage space? Here's how to free up storage on Android by uninstalling big apps, removing content, and more. Read More ).
Analyzing Cache and Files
To get the action going, you need to tap the History button. This is a bit of a perplexing label given what it actually does. It takes you to a breakdown of your cache and files.
Let's start with the cache first:
You get a listing of all of your apps that have files stored in cache, and can see how much cache each app takes. Tapping the Clean button naturally flushes out the cache, but this isn't all that useful. Those apps are just going to fill your SD card once again. Instead, I would treat this screen as a handy overview, to suss out the cache-hungry apps on my phone. Turns out Gmail loves the cache.
Tapping the Clean button does not mindlessly delete everything:
You get a clear warning, and even then, Clean Master takes care to preserve some cached files you may likely want:
I did not manually exclude Google Maps and WhatsApp. Clean Master did this on its own, which is brilliant. Google Maps supports manual caching (you can download maps for offline use), so its cache is likely something you actually wanted. I'm not sure why WhatsApp gets to keep its cache, but it's not huge so it doesn't pose much of an issue.
Cleaning Out Large Files
In the next tab over, you'll find the reason most people install Clean Master. Its built-in file scanner that hunts for files that are taking lots of space, yet can safely be removed. It starts off with a healthy warning:
As you can probably see by now, these warnings are a recurring theme for Clean Master. It feels as though its developers really didn't want you accidentally removing important files in your zeal to clear out space.
It does get borderline annoying when Clean Master insists on asking you about each and every file you opt to remove:
What makes this even more annoying is that Clean Master doesn't offer a way to open the file. Do you remember what's in 20130311_124235.mp4? No? Well, you'll just have to switch over to a file manager and play the file from there, if you want to make sure what's in it before removing it.
Privacy Settings
Moving on to another primary function, far less useful than space cleaning – the Privacy button. I was expecting a listing of app permissions, and was half-right. I got a list of apps, but without permissions.
Tap an app, and you'll be transported to Android's built-in App Info screen for that app, with a misplaced tooltip overlaid on the screen:
I'm not sure how clearing data helps protect my privacy; I would expect a powerful way to control an app's permissions. In short, this part of Clean Master isn't very impressive, and I suspect most people don't use it all that often.
Killing Tasks To Boost Performance
If your phone could do with a bit of extra oomph when trying to run a demanding game, the Tasks feature could come in handy:
This is a list of everything running in the background. By default, all entries are checked, and when you tap Clean, they all get terminated. This isn't always ideal, so you should probably go through these one by one and choose the ones you actually want to terminate. This is something you may want to do on a regular basis (before playing a game, say), so Clean Master lets you create a shortcut for the feature on your homescreen:
It's actually a widget: It looks like a simple icon, but when you tap it, it "inflates," showing a progress spinner and finally reporting on how many tasks it killed. Nice, fast, and useful (if you take care to terminate only what you really don't need).
The final Clean Master feature is an App Manager, mainly used for uninstalling apps:
Don't let the Backup tab mislead you: It's just a listing of APKs you have saved on your device.
Settings & Preferences
There are none:
That's actually a plus. I like how Clean Master keeps everything tidy and simple.
Final Thoughts
Clean Master is a mixed bag, with two useful features (History and Tasks), and two that are less so (Privacy and App Manager). The thing I like most about it is how responsible it is about deleting your data. The developers seem to understand that deleting an important file by accident is an incredibly frustrating experience, especially when it's an irreplaceable family video (like the ones that may be taking up space on your device).
To me, its ratings show that Android users value simplicity and looks above everything else, which is understandable.
Will you be trying it out yourself? Are you already using it? I'd be particularly curious to hear if you're using the Privacy and App Manager features on a regular basis.
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Morning Retreat
We went to bed not knowing what our surroundings looked like and we woke to jaw dropping beauty. Spitzkoppe is breathtaking. Devon and I walked through some of the rocky hills and packed up our tent. Our campsite only came with a long drop toilet (basically a small fenced off enclosure with a toilet seat and deep hole in the ground) so we went down to the entrance where they had the shower stalls. The showers were really neat, there was no roof and the walls were built up with big stones. An open air shower in the brisk morning made me appreciate little luxuries like warm water.
After showers, we walked to the restaurant and ordered breakfast. Homemade rolls and an omelette for me, unknown animal sausage and eggs for Devon. Haha! It was nice to have a leisurely morning.
Back On The Road
Anticipating a quick drive to our next campsite in Damaraland we decided our mission today was to find the elusive desert elephants.
We quickly realized the drive was taking longer than anticipated and acknowledged that what our GPS and google maps said, and what we actually experienced were quite different. Many of the roads in Namibia are gravel. This means you can't go too fast because it's dangerous. The speed limit may be 100 km/h, locals may go 130 km/h and we were only comfortable going 80-90 km/h in some parts. It's very easy to pick up speed on these roads because they are flat and you can see for miles however it is unsafe to zone out like that. We found that google maps would tell us it's a 2 hour drive and in actuality it would take us 4 hours. This became discouraging but we did our best to keep up. Safety is most important!
Speaking of Safety
At about midday we had a hard time keeping the truck from swerving. Our back passenger side (left) tire had blown out and needed replacing. We hurried to change our tire and get back on the road. We mounted our flat to the back which led to many conversations with locals for the rest of the trip.
The scenery changed from sparsely populated countryside to rural villages with people hanging out together outside. The only "elephants" we saw throughout the day were actually a group of cows, ostriches, hills and a pile of rocks.
Damaraland and Hoada Campsite
Flooded with relief, we arrived at the campsite. We bought some Braai (BBQ) packs from reception and set up camp. The bugs were insane but luckily they died down after an hour or so. Our campsite was huge and was one of the best we stayed at. The shower and toilet area were built up with huge boulders to create privacy.
We finished off the night by having a great meal around the fire.

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"The Q Gambit, Part 3" was the 37th issue of IDW Publishing's 2011 ongoing series of Star Trek comics, written by Mike Johnson. Published in September 2014, this was the third of six parts in The Q Gambit story arc, illustrated by Tony Shasteen.
- Previously in Star Trek...
- Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise have been thrown decades into the future of their timeline thanks to the machinations of the enigmatic being known as Q. It is a dark future indeed, with the Dominion at war with the Klingon Empire for control of the Alpha Quadrant. Kirk and his new ally Benjamin Sisko now arrive at a secure Klingon colony… the planet Earth!
As the USS Defiant touches down in a Klingon controlled San Francisco, Benjamin Sisko recaps the 24th century to James T. Kirk. The Dominion used the Bajoran wormhole to arrive in the Alpha Quadrant and swayed the Cardassian Union to join them. In response to the threat, the Klingons and Romulans joined forces to crush their mutual foes while the United Federation of Planets attempted a failed diplomatic resolution. The Dominion eventually managed to infiltrate Romulus where they stole the red matter and used it to destroy the planet. The Klingons then turned on the Federation and, after destroying their fleet at Wolf 359, conquered Federation space. Now both the Klingon Empire and the Dominion exist in a state of cold war. Though the humans attempted a resistance against the Klingons, it was short lived and the new generation grew up under a Klingon flag on the planet "Tera". Sisko eventually joined the "Human Auxiliary Corps" where he began shipping cargo and information across the galaxy, becoming part of the "Free Federation" resistance. A movement that embodies the ideals of the Federation, ideals of freedom that can never be eradicated. Finishing his story, Sisko reveals that he is still a valued servant of the Empire and is soon approached by Kurn and taken to Kurn's brother, the Chancellor of Tera.
On the planet Bajor, the science division is forced into slave labour. Leonard McCoy however remains defiant and is brutalized by the overseers only for Julian Bashir to come to his rescue. After learning that McCoy and Spock are from the legendary lost USS Enterprise, he claims to a need to introduce them to someone.
In San Francisco, Montgomery Scott admires the architecture (in spite of the planetary domination) while Odo feels something is amiss. Kurn then introduces the Enterprise crew to the ruler of Tera, his elder brother, Chancellor Worf. Being a student of Earth's history, Worf instantly recognizes Kirk and the Starfleet insignia and believes that both the Enterprise crew and the Klingons can be of mutual benefit to one another.
On Bajor, McCoy and Spock discuss their predicament before they are approached by a Cardassian whom they recognize as Q having assumed a Cardassian guise. Q reveals that in spite of their current troubles, all of the Enterprise crew still lives and that they will not be subject to these dire circumstances forever before he vanishes. Annoyed McCoy swears to foreswear his Hippocratic Oath next time he sees Q, a sentiment that Spock wholeheartedly agrees to.
On Terok Nor, Dukat is informed that Sisko and his allies have reached the Sol system but he considers them irrelevant. All that matters is the "artifact" that is rumoured to have fallen into possession on the Bajoran resistance. An artifact that could tip the balance of power in the galaxy. On the planet itself, Bashir argues with Quark regarding the Ferengi's delivery of sub-standard medicine supplies, an argument overheard by a pair of Weyouns. Though the guards initially take Quark's side, Bashir argues that the sub-standard supplies will mean the slaves will die sooner and therefore be unable to work. The Vortas are convinced and order Quak to get the proper medicine. Once they are out of earshot, Quark and Bashir congratulate themselves on their acting before the Ferengi flies away from Bajor. Mid-flight, Quark unloads his cargo: Leonard McCoy and Spock. After the former gets over Quark's appearance, the two are introduced to Kira Nerys who proclaims that, should everything go to plan, they will get back the Enterprise and the galaxy itself.
In San Franciso, Kurn suddenly turns on Worf, killing him on the spot. The forms of Kurn and the guards shimmer, revealing themselves to be Changelings who proclaim Earth is now under their command.
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A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy Upper East Side family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Peter Straughan (screenplay by), Donna Tartt (based on the novel by)
Based on the Pulitzer Price Winning book by Donna Tartte, one wishes the film would contain a more solid and credible story, but what transpires onscreen is mired by two glaring flaws (two incidents that are totally inconceivable that they destroy the entire film.
John Crowley directs with the same care and over-caution as he did in his last BROOKLYN but goes off with the pacing. For a crime caper, the film moves more like his BROOKLYN romance drama.
Decker (Ansel Elgort) was only 13 when his mother died in a museum bombing, sending him on…
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To George Washington from George Mason, 9 April 1768 [letter not found]
Letter not found: from George Mason, 9 April 1768. The letter is listed in the Henkels catalog no. 657, item 45, 10 Dec. 1890. According to the catalog, the letter was docketed by GW on 23 Feb. 1789: "The Lines to which this letter has reference were settled by & between Col. Mason and myself the 19 of April, 1769, as will appear (if there should ever be occasion to recur to it) by a Survey thereof made on that day in his presence and with his approbation—Entered among other proceedings of a like sort and tied up in a Book with a green parchment cover, which Book is deposited along with my Land Papers."
The lines settled by the 19 April 1769 survey were the lines between the part of the old Thompson patent owned by George Mason and a small 300–acre tract, originally a part of the same patent, which GW had bought in 1757 from Sampson Darrell. See Mason to GW, 14 Oct. 1769 and note 2, Darrell to GW, 28 Dec. 1757 and 9 Oct. 1759, and notes, and the map and chart: The Growth of Mount Vernon, 1754–1786, in Diaries description begins Donald Jackson and Dorothy Twohig, eds. The Diaries of George Washington. 6 vols. Charlottesville, Va., 1976–79. description ends , 1:240–41. The survey has not been found, nor has the "Book with a green parchment cover," but a memorandum of an agreement written in Mason's hand and signed by GW on 21 April, two days later, settling the boundary lines gives some idea of the problems involved in getting clear title to land, because of variations in surveys, missing deeds, the disappearance of identifying trees, and so forth: "It is agreed this 21st day of April 1769, between the Subscribers that an ancient mark'd Line from Dogues Run to little Hunting Creek formerly run by Thomas Hooper Surveyor of Stafford County as the upper Line of Matthew Thompson's Sale to Charles Rose for three hundred Acres of Land, now in possession of the Subscriber George Washington, shall for ever be established as the dividing Line between the Subscriber's Lands in the Neck between Dogues Run & the South Branch of little Hunting Creek, the sd Line beginning upon Dogues Run side at an old stooping white Oak near two or three small sweet Gums, & a red oak now newly mark'd, & a large sweet Gum formerly mark'd, & running across the Neck (by a Line of ancient mark'd Trees as aforesaid) N. 76 d. 30 m. Et 668 poles to two Spanish Oaks & two white Oaks now newly mark'd, standing in the main South Branch of little Hunting Creek; and that the Subscriber George Mason shall make a Deed of Release unto the Subscriber George Washington for the three hundred Acres formerly sold by the sd Matthew Thompson unto the sd Charles Rose to be bounded by the said Line, notwithstanding it contains more than this Quantity; and the sd George Washington agrees to pay unto the sd George Mason twenty shillings Virginia Currency for every Acre of Land more than five hundred & twelve Acres which shall be found to be contained from the Meanders of Dogues Run & the main South Branch of little Hunting Creek between the sd Line, & the upper Line of the Land commonly called Spencer's patent, as the same was formerly established in a Suit in the General Court between Thomas Marshall plaintif & Sampson Darrell Defendant" (ViMtvL).
On 24 Oct. 1769, as the agreement provided, Mason gave GW a release for what seems to be the same 300–acre tract that had previously been sold to GW by Sampson Darrell. At the same time GW paid Mason £100 for one hundred extra acres of land found to be contained in the tract. The Fairfax County Deed Book for 1769 is missing, but GW's own copy of the release of 24 Oct. 1769 from Mason was sold in the Birch sale of 1891, catalog no. 667, item 33. See also General Ledger A description begins General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. description ends , folio 61, Sampson Darrell to GW, 28 Dec. 1757, 9 Oct. 1759, and notes, and Mason to GW, 14 Oct. 1769, and notes.


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Kate Kaufmann - Author, Speaker and FacilitatorWebsite - Responsive
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Create a responsive informational website for Kate Kaufmann – Writer, Speaker, Speaker. Kate wanted a very clean site with lots of white space. Her primary audiences are agents, publishers, and those who have chosen for one reason or another not to have children.
Develop the site to include a blog page and an events page that she could update herself. Provide an active sign up for my blog button as well as a sign up for my newsletter button.
Kate provided thumbnails of two pages and site colors. I designed the page layout designs and implemented them.
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Most people only dream of becoming a full-time writer. It sounds impossible, to make a living writing. So how do so many people do it? Today I'm breaking down how one becomes a full-time writer. How A Writer Makes Money Your primary goal as a writer would be to sell the book you write. ButContinue reading "Becoming a Full-Time Writer"
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STOP Trying to Doing Everything Right (writing, marketing, and publishing advice)
Is it possible to do everything right when creating a novel to be published? There are thousands of blog posts (not to mention all the books, youtube videos, college classes, and E-courses dedicated to writing) about what to do to create the perfect novel, the perfect query, get published, and sell millions of copies. IContinue reading "STOP Trying to Doing Everything Right (writing, marketing, and publishing advice)"


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When it comes to dental myths and crazy stories, root canals seem to take the cake. At Dr. Cabrera Dental Associates, we hear different myths about root canal treatment all the time, today, however, we're going to cover the most common myths and debunk them, follow along!
Root canal therapy is painful. Wrong, but having an infected, decayed or damaged tooth root is! With advancements in dentistry, root canals can actually be performed completely pain-free. Following your treatment, some discomfort is common, however.
Root canals require many visits to the dentist. Although a root canal may require two visits (one for treatment, the second to place a crown), a tooth extraction typically requires far more visits to your dentist.
Root canal treatment kills the tooth. Root canal treatment is used to thoroughly clean and disinfect the affected tooth, the procedure itself does not kill the tooth, however neglecting the problem can. Some patients experience darkening or discoloration of the affected tooth, a dental crown will be placed to restore the natural, healthy appearance your tooth once had.
The root canal procedure is unsuccessful. Root canal therapy actually has about a 95% success rate when performed by an endodontist. If properly cared for, following treatment, many patients require no follow-up treatment on the affected tooth. Those with poor oral hygiene or dental care habits will most likely to continue needing treatment, however.
Root canal treatment can cause illness. Many years ago research was done and then used to push a "tooth extraction" craze, there is no evidence to support this claim. Neglecting to treat an infected, decayed or damaged tooth, however, can result in a life-threatening infection known as sepsis.
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Blackjack Betting Systems: The Cancellation System
The Cancellation System: Structured SteamingBy Arnold Snyder
(From Card Player, June 1991)
© 1991 Arnold Snyder
Question from a Reader: Have you ever tested a "cancellation" type betting system for blackjack? I've been counting cards for about six months and every time I really get into a hole, I use this cancellation system that I once learned for roulette.
More often than not, I dig myself out. I gave up on trying to beat roulette with this system, due to some unbelievable runs of bad luck, but the house edge at roulette is very high compared to blackjack. Have you ever heard of any professional blackjack players trying a cancellation type betting system?
Answer: I've heard of professional blackjack players trying most everything at one time or another, most often for temporary camouflage. But I do not know of any pro who uses any progressive betting scheme seriously.
A "cancellation" system usually requires paper and pencil to keep track of the bets. You start by writing down a series of numbers. You bet the sum of the first number and the last number in the series. If you win, you cross off both numbers. If you lose, you write the total of the two numbers down as your new last number. You continue playing until you've crossed off all numbers, then you start a new series.
Here's the "logic" behind a cancellation system: Every time you win, you cross off two numbers (the first and last). Every time you lose, you add only one number (the sum of the first and last numbers that you had just bet and lost). Therefore, you can lose almost twice as often as you win, and still win your series. If you win your series, you will have profited by the sum of the numbers you originally wrote down.
With a cancellation betting progression, good luck wins quickly, and bad luck usually wins slowly. How wonderful! We should all be rich tomorrow. . . .
The problem, however, is that sometimes "bad luck" means losing more than twice as often as you win. When this happens, as I'm sure you discovered at the roulette tables, the series of bets you need to win your series becomes continually longer and the size of the next required bet keeps getting bigger.
You end up walking away from the table with empty pockets and a long list of numbers that may look "unbelievable" to you, but that is assuredly within the scope of normal fluctuation from the statistician's perspective. Believe me, you will experience the same "bad runs" at blackjack that you experienced at roulette.
Cancellation betting progressions tend to appeal to compulsive gamblers. "Steaming" is a common term gamblers use that means chasing money you've already lost with money you can't afford to lose. If you've already lost the $500 you told yourself was your "loss limit," and you start chasing it with your grocery money, you're steaming. When you lose your grocery money, you'll have to start chasing that with your car payment.
Compulsive gamblers think their bad luck can't last forever, so if they just hang in there, the tide will turn and they'll recoup their losses. A cancellation system feeds this fantasy, since you don't really need "good luck" to win—you just need luck that's not abysmal.
Unfortunately, gamblers never seem to learn how atrocious luck can be and still be considered normal fluctuation to a mathematician. Although you may have "dug out" from a few of your card counting losses so far, I assure you in the long run, you'll find yourself holding that long list of numbers, shaking your head.
Look at what you're doing. You experience negative fluctuations using your counting system — so you stop counting and start using a worthless betting progression. Now you're no longer placing large bets because you have the advantage (according to your count); you're placing large bets because two numbers on a slip of paper tell you that this is how much you have to win to start recouping what you've already lost.
You're steaming. With a cancellation system, the more you lose, the bigger your bets will get. They don't get bigger because the count is going up. They don't get bigger because the advantage has swung to you, based on the cards remaining to be dealt. They get bigger because you've already lost a bundle, so you've got to bet more to recoup.
The fact that there's a strict pattern to a cancellation system — a betting structure that you don't violate — does not make it an intelligent way to bet your money. This is simply structured steaming. Every time you lose, you raise your betting level. Any betting progression requiring you to bet more as you lose is not only stupid, it's dangerous.
Valid card counting systems require bets based on both your advantage and the size of your bankroll. If your bankroll diminishes due to negative fluctuations, your bets should decrease proportionately. It has been shown mathematically, and by computer simulation, that not only is this the fastest way to maximize your bankroll with minimum risk, but to bet contrary to this is the road to ruin
You are on the road to ruin. If you're just playing for fun, with money that is inconsequential to your way of life, then go ahead and fool around with betting progressions if you enjoy betting that way. But understand that you will assuredly lose more than you'll win.
And don't delude yourself into thinking you're a card counter following an intelligent strategy. On the other hand, if you're really serious about attempting to make money at the blackjack tables, forget all about cancellation systems or any other betting progressions.
If you continually find yourself steaming, and playing with money you can't afford to lose, then you should seriously consider calling Gamblers Anonymous. You have a problem. ♠
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In Our Own Voice (IOOV) is a free educational program designed to increase awareness and challenge stereotypes about people living with mental health conditions. During IOOV, two people share their recovery journeys in this powerful presentation.
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The NAMI Massachusetts Criminal Justice Diversion Project (CJDP) aims to prevent the unnecessary arrest and detention of people diagnosed with mental illness. The CJDP supports police departments and other first responders in engaging with people experiencing mental health crisis, and fosters connections between law enforcement, behavioral health providers, and other community stakeholders.
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Auction: 19031 - The Lou Manzi and A. J. Simms Collections of British Banknotes & other properties
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Bank of England, J.B. Page/G.M. Gill/G.E.A. Kentfield, £10 (2), £50, ND (1975-1991), prefixes S79, KN62, D32, £10 red-brown on multicolour underprint with Elizabeth II at right and Florence Nightingale to reverse, £50 green-brown and orange with Elizabeth II at right and reverse Sir Christopher Wren with view of St. Paul's Cathedral,
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There are three planets outside the orbit of the Earth that are visible to the naked eye: Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. All three of them are visible in the morning sky this week, and the one I want to zero in on is Mars.
So, why Mars? It's not the brightest of the three right now, but later this year, Mars is going to come as close to the Earth as it can get, traveling toward us at a speed of 900,000 miles a day! Mars came to its closest approach to Earth for thousands of years back in 2003, spawning a wave of confusion about its size and appearance, and this year in July, it will come even closer than it was then! Still, despite how close it's coming, Mars is never going to appear larger than it does now~it will simply appear more brilliant.
Mars plays a significant role in the three-day carnival festival that begins this week on Saturday, and which marks the period of wild mischief that precedes the Lenten season of abstinence and purification. The carnival culminates in what is commonly referred to as "Mardi Gras", which literally means: Fat Tuesday. Tuesday is Mars Day. The word "Mardi" from the French, means Mars Day.
How does Mars find itself aligned to Tuesday? In ancient tradition, Mars was a young god of action and aggression, whose temper could be settled by the thoughtfulness of Jupiter, or the wisdom of Saturn. Mars was known for being combative and instigating confrontation. In the Holy Week that precedes the Easter festival, Mars Day, or Tuesday, is the day that the tribes confront the Christ Being and seek to trick him with riddles to instigate trouble. What former cultures understood in aligning their festivals to the days of the week was that, when we don't let mischief have its play, it festers and builds and can erupt in Mars-inspired wrath and fury.
Looking into the sky this week, you'll see the Moon approach the planet Jupiter on Thursday, looking south an hour before sunrise. On Friday, the Moon will greet Mars, just as the carnival celebrations are about to begin; and on Sunday, the Moon will be beautiful near the golden planet Saturn, who supports the wisdom of merrymaking in its season.


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As the Sockland Express pulled up in front of the Sock Mart, a sizable crowd had already gathered waiting for the store to open. Just as Will and Holokai approached the front door screams and shrieks began. "Look! There he is!" yelled several customers who then ran towards them.
As the crowd size increased the manager hurriedly came out. He had a huge bullhorn in his hand. His voice boomed, "Stand back everyone! Let Holokai and his friend Will in the door. You can see his show which starts shortly. He will be on the sock tree in the display window. While you wait don't forget to fill out entry slip to enter the drawing. Each hour one lucky name will be picked to win a pair of monkey socks just like the ones Holokai has on today. Be sure to check out all our store specials when you are doing your shopping."
While the crowd rushed to the table to get a form, Will and Holokai managed to slip by and run into the store. They were loaded down with several bags. "Wow, that was a close call. I might say Holokai, they seem seem rather excited to see you today. Let's go get all your stuff set up." said Will.
The last few days Will had been helping Holokai plan tricks with a few crowd pleasing surprises. Will reminded Holokai about the manager's rules: He was the only one allowed on the tree, only one pair of monkey socks an hour could be given away and no other socks from the tree could be given to the customers.
Just as the clock neared 10:00 Holokai bounced out to the front window. He waved to the crowd. The laughed uproariously at his outfit. Will had made him a little superman costume. It was a one piece light blue suit with a red cape. Holokai felt quite invincible and I might add strong as he swung from branch to branch performing all sorts of gymnastic tricks. He felt like a trapeze artist swinging high above the crowd. All the applause pumped him up even more.
After an hour or so Will brought out his uncle's antique organ grinder. A hush fell over the crowd as they were fascinated to see how it worked. As Will turned the handle a lively tune could be heard. Holoklai bounced around the crowd that had gathered near the window with a tin cup in his hand. Each time a coin clinked into the cup he clapped his hands in delight. This was indeed a crowd pleaser. Holokai's four hours were almost up when he ran to his bag and pulled several bunches of bananas. And that's when the real trouble began...


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The production run of the Series 1 Lotus Eclat ended in 1980 and the model was replaced by a Series 2 variant. The mechanics and chassis were the main differences between the two models. A galvanized chassis was fitted on the Series 2 to avoid corrosion of the felt fitted between the body and the steel cross member of the chassis, which was a serious issue on previous models. The car was now powered by a 2.2-liter engine with 160 hp and increased torque. A new Getrag five-speed gearbox was matted to the engine, giving a more precise and gave a solid feeling to the gear change. 0 to 60 mph was reached in about eight seconds but the car was most enjoyable in turns, thanks to Lotus legendary handling. The Lotus Eclat featured a traditional coupe roofline, pop-up lights, and a fastback rear end, for an overall slick and wedged design.
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If it is indeed through her father that Jackie Walker is of Jewish descent, then I stand corrected.
Although that would have been enough to have had her killed in the Holocaust.
But she has been most impolitic. And this is politics.
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That's Jewish enough in reform synagogues.
She deserves our full support. We know what sort of people make false accusations of antisemitism.
The Tory Right lays out the red lines on Brexit and how to make a clean break the EU in under two years.
Who asked them?
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Powell: There will be rules
Clearly unhappy with reports suggesting that he is preparing to unleash a media
cyclops on the land, Federal Communications Commmission chairman Michael Powell
tried to set the record straight Thursday.
"There are going to be rules when this proceeding is over," he told an
audience gathered for an informal media-ownership hearing at Columbia Unversity
in New York.
The debate, he said, is over which rules, what they should say and how to
defend them, which, he suggested, would have to be with empirical evidence.
One rule there won't be, he added, is one "that lets one person own
He also warned against zealously overstating justifications for existing
rules, however, citing the FCC's repeated attempts to justify equal-employment-opportunity rules.
He said that after the courts had struck them down initially and provided
"guidance" on what to do next, the commission "insisted on pushing a little too
hard, a little too unfaithfully to the parameters of the judiciary, and they were struck down a second time as unconsitutional."
Powell said those court losses have had an adverse affect on affirmative
action and outreach in other areas. "So not only is the law we're producing
damaging to the broadcast-ownership rules, but it's damaging to values all across
the country," he added.
Powell began his address to the crowd with something of an FCC mea nonculpa,
pointing out that the current top-to-bottom review of the rules was not the
commission's idea.
He pointed to Congress, which forced the commission to review the rules every
two years -- a process he called "somewhat regrettable" and "destabilizing" --
and the courts, which ruled that the FCC had to either produce evidence for the
rules or scrap them.
Rather than a seminal, one-time event, he said, the ownership review is
something that will have to be repeated "over and over and over."
Powell and three of the other four commissioners (Kathleen Abernathy didn't
make it) were in attendance to hear from a parade of witnesses for and against
various ownership rules.
The daylong session was moderated by Broadcasting & Cable editor
in chief Harry Jessell.
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Feb. 25, 2019
(To all my students:: You should be continually checking here to see what is new.)
The first Scarlatti Sonata I heard….
Domenico Scarlatti lived at the same time as J. S. Bach, so he is one of the three really famous composers from the Baroque period: Bach, Handel and Scarlatti.
Scarlatti officially wrote 555 of these pieces. Most are shorter than five minutes. The "K" is for Kirkpatrick, who went to the immense trouble of attempting to put them all in order by when they were composed. The higher the "K number", the later in his life they were written.
Some of these sonatas have been so incredibly popular that they have been played on other instruments. Here is the same thing, but it is transposed to D major.
Same thing on guitar, transposed…
Finally the same thing, on harpsichord, which was the instrument Scarlatti composed on. There was no piano in his day.
The pitch is lower, because harpsichord is tuned 1/2 step lower today, the idea being that "way back" the pitch standard was lower.


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Warning and Disclaimer
Using the Debug Manager can make the game slow, break functionality, corrupt savegames and will mark your savegames as modified. You use the Debug Manager enabled EXE entirely at your own risk, and EGOSOFT provides no support for issues caused by using the EXE.
The Debug Manager provides a system of hotkeys to display debug information about objects and game systems in X4 Foundations. There are two levels: the first level allows you to select a Debug Module, the second to select a Debug Mode within the current Debug Module. A Debug Module groups together information about, and manipulation of, one type of object or game system.
Enabling and Navigating Debug Manager
|Switch between Debug Manager Output + FPS display on, only FPS display on, and no output
|Shift F1
|Select previous Debug Module
|Shift F2
|Select next Debug Module
|Shift F3
Select previous Debug Mode within the Module
|Shift F4
|Select next Debug Mode within the Module
|` (Grave)
|Enables/Disables additional debug keys. Some modules use additional keys which are normally assigned to game functions. This key (located usually above the TAB key and may be labelled differently in other languages) enables these additional keys for the debugging function. This also allows debug Function keys to be used without Shift.
Each Debug Module displays a list of usable keys on top of its debug information. Function keys have to be used together with the Shift key unless additional keys are enabled.
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Residents have expressed their shock after a man was stabbed in a town centre park.
The 22-year-old suffered serious injuries to his leg and hand just before 1am on March 30.
The victim, who is from Macclesfield, was stabbed by a bladed weapon in Victoria Park before being chased by two men along Commercial Road toward the Gas Road underpass.
He was taken by ambulance to hospital where he is being treated after calling for help.
Police believe the victim was known to his attacker.
A 32-year-old man from Macclesfield has been arrested and bailed, pending further enquiries.
A trail of the victim's blood was still visible days after the attack, which has left a community in shock.
Sue Short, of Buxton Road, takes her children to the park regularly, said: "It's normally such a lovely place, because the kids can run around so freely.
"To think that someone has been stabbed here is shocking. I wouldn't have expected that here."
One resident, whose flat overlooks the park but who didn't want to be named, said: "After dark you get all sorts there getting up to no good.
"You hear noise and commotion, and the odd fight. It was only a matter of time before something more serious happened."
Councillor Mick Warren, a former police sergeant, said: "Any sort of violence in a public place is bad but knife crime makes people understandably worried.
"Even though these individuals might be carrying as part of their own group, the fact they are in public with knives is a real concern.
"The police's stop and search powers are different to my time as a bobby. Suspicion is not enough just to search someone these days and the powers are under a lot of scrutiny.
"This might encourage someone to carry because they know police aren't going to stop them."
Det Con Ali Greenwood, of Macclesfield CID, said: "We are currently establishing the circumstances but we would like to reassure the community that this was not a stranger attack. It appears to have been directed at the victim.
"Police are in the area investigating the incident and providing reassurance.
"I would urge anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the incident or has any information to contact me."
An art collective, Glassball, was recently commissioned by the council to deliver public art to improve the Water's Green underpass. It proposes installing images from photographs and other visual material creating better sightlines.
Earlier this year Cheshire East Council created a 'Public Space Protection Order', which gives the council and police powers to issue £100 on-the-spot fines to anyone taking part in antisocial behaviour including using drugs, legal highs, abusing alcohol, noise nuisance or joyriding.
- Police say they are appealing for the public's help in tracing a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Macclesfield town centre. Officers have been unable to locate Scott Cole, aged 24, following the incident which occurred near the Waters Green underpass at around 1am on Wednesday, March 30. Anyone with information or who knows the whereabouts of Cole is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident 37 of 30 March 2016. Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Good evening and welcome to Word of the Day! A journey through the English vocabulary and the words that piqued my interest, in WotD we'll be learning a new word for each working day of the week, except holidays, unless there's a holiday special...
Today's word is:
noun. Brit.
The hard shiny dark brown nut of a horse chestnut tree.
- (conkers) [ treated as sing. ] a children's game in which each child has a conker on the end of a string and takes turns trying to break another's with it.
ORIGIN: mid 19th cent. (a dialect word denoting a snail shell, with which the game, or a similar form of it, was originally played): perhaps from conch, but associated with (and frequently spelled) conquer in the 19th and early 20th centuries: an alternative name was conquerors .


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Grab The Tissue Box. You're Gonna Need It
Deepika And Ranveer: Their Epic Love Story In Pictures
1. Where it all began...
2. The start of something beautiful
3. Deepika Padukone caught (quite literally) in a warm embrace
4. The 'Can't take my eyes off of you' phase
5. Twinning in love
6. Ranveer Singh is every protective boyfriend ever!
7. Bearing your heart out isn't easy, especially on live television. Not for these two though.
8. Ranveer Singh flew down to Canada where Deepika was shooting just to spend V-Day with his lady love
9. Opening car doors even when you have like ten bodygaurds. Take notes gentleman.
10. Always embracing each other
We're not crying, you are...


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(In)disciplined Creativity in Teacher Education
Abstract: Over the past several decades, creativity has become a subject of heightened interest to the field of teaching (Plucker, Beghetto, and Dow, 2004). There is a strong, and generally agreed-upon conviction on the relevance and necessity of creativity in teaching (Amabile, 1996; Cropley, 2003; Sawyer, 2011; Sternberg, 1999). How that creativity should be instantiated in teacher education however is a more uncertain prospect. The role of creativity here is not always clear, and varies depending on schools and programs (Craft, 2000). To shed some further light upon these issues, the presentations in this symposium will focus on several different methods courses across different subject matters, examining some ways that creativity has been infused into the content and pedagogy of these courses. The presenters will provide a range of examples of how they have incorporated creative approaches in their pedagogy and the role that digital technologies play in this process.


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Y'all are in for a treat today! Miss Tanya from whiskandmuddler has stopped by for a visit and I can't wait for you to see what she's brought to share!
I'm turning it right over to her… Enjoy!
It's pumpkin time!
Not only because Halloween is nipping at our heels but also because all the Fall (and soon to be holiday- gulp!) baked goods, savory casseroles and side dishes featuring the mighty pumpkin are making their way to center stage now and over the coming weeks.
And to celebrate its versatility and comfort-food qualities, I whipped up the simplest soup you can imagine. This Harvest Pumpkin Soup couldn't be easier to make. Just two ingredients, a few spices and you're done.
Yield: 8
Harvest Pumpkin Soup
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
- 1 large cooking pumpkin, I used an heirloom variety from my garden
- 4 cups chicken, or vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- sea salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil for drizzling
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line two (2) standard baking sheets with foil.
- Slice the pumpkin in half.
- Remove inner stringy pulp and seeds.
- Clean the seeds and set aside.
- Cut the pumpkin into larger, evenly-sized pieces and spread out one of the baking sheets.
- Drizzle liberally with a good oil olive and season with salt and pepper.
- Place the cleaned seeds on the other baking sheet and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Place the pumpkin in upper rack and the seeds on the lower rack of oven.
- Bake at 375F for 20-30 minutes, or just until pumpkin is fork tender.
- Keep an eye on the seeds and periodically turn them when baking so as not to over-brown.
- Heat chicken broth in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Once it comes to the boil, reduce heat to low, and cover.
- When pumpkin is done, cool slightly and then remove skin.
- Place pulp into a blender then pour in chicken stock.
- Add the spices and blend on high speed until smooth.
- Pour into serving dish and garnish with roasted seeds and chives.
Here are a couple more recipes of Tanya's to enjoy…
Visit Tanya at: www.whiskandmuddler.com or find her on: facebook | twitter | pinterest | instagram | delectable | bloglovin'
Happy Thursday!
Much Love and Peace~
Tanya and Ruthie


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Slobodan Milošević
(1941—2006) Serbian politician
Quick Reference
Serbian politician, president of Serbia (1989–1997) and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1997–2000). A fervent nationalist, he is widely held responsible – as supporter or instigator – for policies of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia Hercegoving (early 1990s) and in Kosovo (1998).
A law graduate of Belgrade University (1964), Milošević joined the League of Communists of Yugoslavia while still a student. However, he initially concentrated on a career in management rather than politics, becoming a director of the gas company Tehnogas and then president of Beobanka, Serbia's largest bank. His entry to the political elite, as a member of the presidium of the Serbian League of Communists, came in 1983. Milošević then rose rapidly, succeeding Petar Stambolić, his political patron and predecessor as director of Tehnogas, to become president of the Serbian League of Communists in 1986. The following year marked a turning point in Milošević's career when he promised support to the Serbian minority in the province of Kosovo, which had an Albanian majority. In 1988, having replaced Stambolić as president of Serbia, he imposed direct Serbian rule on Kosovo, successfully seeking popular endorsement for his actions by manipulating nationalist mobs.
The disintegration of the League of Communists in 1990, followed swiftly by the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia itself in 1990–91, led Milošević to create the Socialist Party of Serbia as his power base in a period of chaos. The fragmentation of his opponents enabled him, with less than 50 per cent of the vote, to take almost 80 per cent of the seats in the Serbian parliament. It also effectively allowed him to control the parliament in the new (1992), but internationally unrecognized, rump Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, consisting solely of Serbia and Montenegro.
Milošević is widely held by his western critics to be responsible for exacerbating the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. In 1991–92 he ordered the intervention of the Serb-led Yugoslav army in Slovenia and Croatia and in 1992–94 he actively supported Serb militias and their policies of 'ethnic cleansing' in Bosnia-Hercegovina (1992–94). He is therefore held culpable for thousands of deaths, despite his apparently conciliatory role in the US-brokered Dayton Agreement (1995), which brought the fighting to a close. Milošević has survived hyperinflation and the devastation of the Serbian economy by the strains of war and international sanctions and remains for many Serbs a symbol of national pride. In 1998 he faced resolute world condemnation and the prospect of NATO military intervention as a result of continuing ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo.
Subjects: History


text: Earth Day ~ Every Day: Old Dominion University Art Education students are hosting free children's Art Classes for students in grades 1st through 5th. Classes are held in the Visual Arts Building at ODU on Wednesday April 13, Monday April 18, and Wednesday April 20. Attend one, two, or all three Art days. Each lesson will be taught by a new team of future teachers. To "reserve" a spot in the classes, sign-up on-line. For more information contact: Patricia Edwards.


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Inxeba becomes the latest local film to stream on Netflix
9 February 2018
Mzansi feature film, Inxeba (The Wound) will soon be available on the world's biggest streaming service.
Inxeba, which has become one of South Africa's most controversial but yet critically acclaimed movie has been nominated for numerous awards and is leading in the upcoming South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs).
Netflix has previously screened other South African films such as Tsotsi, Lucky, Ayanda and many others. Only US Netflix subscribers are currently able to stream the film, however, plans for worldwide access are on the cards.
Source: GQ South Africa


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Have you been trying to increase your intimacy in the bedroom, and looking to find a way to heighten your partner's pleasure? Then you are in luck because modern advances in technology apply to almost every aspect of our daily lives, and male enhancement products are one of those advances that have become quite popular. These advances involve the development of devices known as penis extenders, or supplements that cause harder erections. You don't necessarily even need to have an issue in the bedroom in order to experience some great benefits that certain products have to offer. Let's first start with male supplement reviews.
Male supplements are used more than any other supplement intended for men's health, but you have to be cautious about what you are purchasing. Prescription medications that you receive from a doctor are not the same thing. This type of male enhancement uses chemicals to alter changes within your body, which could cause harsh side effects such as lowering your testosterone after use. That means by taking this you actually get the opposite of what you want to achieve. Instead it is better to get a male supplement that uses natural ingredients and doesn't require you to even have a prescription. Why? Because they are pretty safe as long as you don't have any pre-existing medical conditions.
The following male enhancement reviews cover products used for premature ejaculation and penile hardening, otherwise known as erections. Premature ejaculation is pretty common for men, and involves ejaculation either prior to sexual penetration, or within a few minutes after intercourse has started. Soft erections or an inability to even function are also common. That is why supplements are available that cause the penis to get a lot harder than usual, and possibly prevent premature ejaculation from occurring.
Then you have male enhancement reviews that involve penis extenders. An extender is used to increase the length and width of your penis, and this is accomplished through contractions of your penis, which is just like any other muscle. Think of it as doing pushups for your chest. Without them your chest muscles don't grow. So with regards to contractions on your penis the size of it doesn't change either unless the contractions are present. What happens is the extender causes a contraction, which in turn causes cells to divide and start cellular growth. On a larger scale this later causes penis growth through muscular development.
Some of the top penis extenders available have been rated by consumers as being effective and comfortable to use. But over half of the consumers state in penis extender reviews that they didn't feel comfortable or safe when using them.
The choice is yours on what product you would like to try out and see how it boosts your bedroom intimacy. Your partner is going to be pleased about the changes you made to increase the pleasure, but always remember to look into male enhancement reviews through several sources. You are committing to something involving your penis, and surely don't want to waste money or take the chances of suffering from any health risks or injuries because of using false products that don't actually work. Have fun and make the intimacy grow!


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How can you not love this cream, textured sweater. It's just the thing to create the most stunning outfits for the fall and winter months. With the cream-ivory color scheme its so easy to pair with anything and everything in your closet. Plus the shape is so flattering, it has a relaxed fit and hits right at the waist for a flattering look. Not only does it have such a unique and beautiful texture its also crafted in the most amazing material! This cozy sweater will quickly be all you are reaching for!
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Smart has given the diminutive ForTwo a makeover that sends the iconic little city car two steps forward and one big step back.
The Lilliputian runabout has been a solid, if specialized, urban grocery-getter since its arrival stateside three years ago. It's quirky and cute, with enough virtues to make you overlook drawbacks like glacial acceleration. Smart freshened it up for 2011 with an updated interior, knee bolster airbags and options like cruise control, navi and surround sound.
Too bad that work is severely undermined by the world's worst transmission. Seriously. The gearbox in this car sucks. It's a shame, because the ForTwo is a capable commuter with a lot to like.
This car is almost comically small at 8.8 feet long. You feel like you should have oversized shoes and a big red nose before getting in. But even those over 6 feet tall can get comfy inside, and you can cram 7.8 cubic feet of stuff behind the seats — 12 if you pack it to the roof. The redesigned interior — fabric-covered dash, new instrument cluster, that sort of thing — looks sharp.
Much ink has been spilled over the all-electric Smart, but this is the gasoline-powered version — though "powered" may be the wrong word. A 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine mounted under the rear cargo floor makes a whopping 70 horsepower. That's nothing, even for a subcompact, which explains the ForTwo's 12.8-second sashay to 60.
Still, it's peppy around town and keeps up on the highway, even if it does top out at 90 mph. The engine in our car had a loud "whir" and vibrated like mad at start-up but behaved itself once underway. Smart is suitably stingy with gas, getting 33 mpg city, 41 highway and 36 combined.
With a wheelbase of just 73.5 inches, the Smart is go-kart nimble. It's got a turning radius roughly the size of a coffee table, and you can park anywhere. The suspension handles ruts and potholes with aplomb, but an 1,800-pound car is easily tossed around in a crosswind. Turning takes some muscle if you don't spend the $550 for power steering.
Don't let the tiny size fool you. The Smart is built by Mercedes-Benz, so it's packed with safety features. The coupe gets eight airbags while the cabriolet gets six. Antilock brakes, stability control and traction control are standard. It's also got hill-start assist so you don't roll backward coming away from a stop on inclines.
The car comes in two trim levels, Pure (which starts at $12,490) and Passion ($14,690). The Passion Cabriolet I drove runs $17,690. The Passion models get standard features like alloy wheels and power windows. Beyond that, Smart offers a laundry list of options. Frankly, some of them — the center storage bin, the center armrest, cruise control — ought to be standard. Smart can't be stingy, because it is competing against bigger, more practical cars with more features and excellent fuel economy. Our test car cost $19,620, yet lacked navi and a CD player.
Even if you keep it simple you'll want to drop $1,290 for the "Highline" audio system, unless you're happy with a glorified clock radio and one USB/Aux input. That's what our test car had, and it was lame. The upgrade adds CD, a 6.5-inch touchscreen, navi and Bluetooth. Another $490 buys surround sound and seven speakers.
Despite the Smart's tiny dimensions, it feels safe and solid. The doors are heavy, and they close with a reassuring thunk. The folding soft-top on the cabriolet works brilliantly. And I love the styling, which is somehow simultaneously cute and aggressive.
But some of the details fall short. There's a lot of plastic. Switches and controls feel cheap, and the leather-wrapped shift knob came off in my hand. And you've got almost no rearward visibility when the top is down.
Yet all of that pales compared to the automated five-speed manual "SmartShift" transmission. Put it in drive like a conventional slushbox, and it does the shifting for you — poorly. It's slow and clumsy and feels like you're riding with someone still learning to drive a stick. It's only marginally smoother in manual mode. Whoever designed it should be banished to a Yugo with a bad clutch.
WIRED As big inside as it is small outside. More airbags than Fox News. Park it anywhere. Excellent fuel economy.
TIRED Worst transmission ever. Too stingy with standard features — $80 for a center arm rest? Seriously? Heavy steering.
Photos courtesy of Smart USA
See Also:- Ice Road Truckin' in a Smart ForTwo


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A couple of foggy days
The fog was lifting this afternoon as I returned from grocery shopping. Havre du Bic views were still foggy as I came back by the park; kayakers were returning from their afternoon excursions, too.
Finishing up my bread baking this evening completes the picture. Chez Lisa — boulangerie edition.
|Whole-grain bread with walnuts and dried cranberries


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The Bay Pool Villas are five private estate of luxury pool villas with panoramic seaview, the near by
island of Koh Phanghan, Koh Som, and crystal-clear blue waters of gulf of Siam.
The Bay Villas
The property is 684 sqm. It is part of the Bay project in Plai Larm, Koh Smaui.
The first Villa will be completed in December 2019
• Air-conditioned rooms
• All ocean-facing bedrooms
• Private pool
• Landscaped garden
• Elevator
• Big Balcony
• Sunbeds
• Full Western Kitchen
• Covered Parking
• Jacuzzi
• Storage and laundry Room
• Maid room
• Fiber Internet and CCTV
The Bay Villa Facilities:
• Underground electricity
• 24-hour security guard
• Fiber Internet and CCTV cameras
Basic Information
Property Type : Villa
Location : Bophut, Koh Samui, Thailand (Big Buddha area)
Bedrooms : 3
Bathrooms : 4
Unit Area : 684 sqm.
Land Plot : 524 sqm.
Sale Price : Start from 18,900,000 Baht
Build : Under construction (Complete in December 2019)
Ownership : Thai Freehold, Thai Company
Private Parking Spots : 2
Private Pool Size : 14m x 4.5m
View(s) : Sea, Mountain, Garden, Pool, Big Buddha, Phangan Island
Furniture : Unfurnished
Number of Floors in Building : 3
Distance to Beach : 1.5 Km


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It's Sally Webkinz here with all your Thanksgiving news… and, most importantly, here to chat a bit about my favorite topic… FOOD!
This year, Thanksgiving is falling on Thursday, November 23. Be sure to log in to Webkinz World on the 23rd to receive your Thanksgiving Gift — logging in from mobile works, too, if you need to sneak on during dinner! This November is a bit on the quiet side — so rest up, because a busy December is up ahead!
Now, Canadian Thanksgiving was in October, but the Newz team is always up for round 2 of tasty treats! I asked them about their favorite Thanksgiving foods and traditions. Transcript below!
SALLY: So, I gotta ask… is there one food that you simply can't miss at Thanksgiving? A "It ain't Thanksgiving unless there's this food" kind of food?
MANDY: Brussels sprouts, for sure.
SALLY: I.. I was not expecting that, but sure. It's not my favorite vegetable, but I've learned to accept it. What about you, Stephen?
SALLY: Ha! Yeah, I guess that's pretty important. Though some people have things like cornish hens, or turkduckens. What about you, Michael?
MICHAEL: It's gotta be garlic mashed potatoes.
SALLY: Oh, that does sound good. For me, I have to have stuffing and cranberry sauce. I can eat just a plate of that and be happy. YUM! Speaking of YUM…. dessert! What's your favorite dessert for Thanksgiving, Mandy? Is it pie?
MANDY: Actually, I like pumpkin cheesecake.
SALLY: Good choice! I love a good cheesecake, myself, and pumpkin is very Thanksgivingy. What about you, Stephen?
STEPHEN: Pumpkin pie, of course.
SALLY: Can't go wrong with a traditional favorite. Sweet potato is pretty good, too! Hey, Michael — where does your sweet tooth lead you?
MICHAEL: We-ellll, I like blueberry pie best, to be honest.
SALLY: Ooh, nice one. Not as traditional, but still pie. Excellent. For me, I have to have a slice of apple pie… maybe with some cheddar on top… or with ice cream and whipped cream and… and… well, I think I'm getting a little distracted by all this food talk. Mandy, do you have any special traditions for Thanksgiving?
MANDY: We all like to play board games after dinner.
SALLY: That's great fun! Stephen, anything special for Thanksgiving?
STEPHEN: The most important part of Thanksgiving for me is having dinner with my family.
MICHAEL: Yeah, me, too!
SALLY: Family is very important. I don't get to see most of my family very often, but I'm happy to say that I've made some great friends who have become a second family to me! I guess my biggest Thanksgiving tradition is that I have… two Thanksgivings, sometimes three! I'll have one Thanksgiving with my in-laws, then another with my friends… and then sometimes, I'll celebrate American Thanksgiving in November. It's just too long to wait until December to have a big turkey dinner!
There you have it, folks. What about you? What food can't you do without at Thanksgiving? What's your favorite pie or dessert? Do you have any special Thanksgiving traditions? We'd love to hear about them!
Also, what would you like me to report on next? Tell us in the comments below!


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Youth volunteers are often times the driving force behind your fundraising efforts. It is important that you have a plan in place to keep these young volunteers safe. There are a few steps you can take to make sure your fundraiser is safe and fun for everyone involved.
Travel in Groups
The young people who participate in your fundraiser should never be alone. They should always travel in groups and it is a good idea for an adult to supervise the efforts of each group. A good group size is six to eight kids. It is okay for teenagers to spread out from the group over an area in pairs. However, each member should be in sight of every other member of the group at all times.
Watch the Road
When sending your youth fundraiser participants out in the field they will likely spend a lot of time walking. It is important they understand how to remain safe while walking alongside or across roads. Make sure your kids understand they should walk on the sidewalk whenever possible. However, there will be times when a sidewalk is not available and it will become necessary to walk alongside the road. They should always walk facing traffic when walking along the road. Also, fundraisers should walk in single file when a sidewalk is not available.
Your fundraiser participants should also be taught to only cross the street at an intersection. Tell them to wait for the light and keep a lookout for cars who may be turning into the intersection. Also, remember that the road is more dangerous in the summertime, so you should minimize foot traffic if at all possible. Here are some other considerations you should also keep in mind:
- Be aware of runners and bikers
- Wear bright and visible clothing
- If listening to music, keep the volume low
- No texting or talking
Safe Selling Practices
Fundraisers that include sales as part of their efforts need a plan for product sales and money collection that does not place volunteers in harm's way. When selling items in public, you can set up a table at a grocery store or other location that receives heavy traffic. The volunteers working these tables should always work in groups and leave the location together.
Youth fundraisers are a fun and effective way to raise the money you need for your cause or event. There are not many things more rewarding than watching a group of enthusiastic kids work together to achieve a goal that they believe in. However, a plan must be in place to keep them safe as they do so.


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Paradores & Pousadas
of Southern Spain and Portugal
Date: Sat, October 5, 2019 - Sat, October 19, 2019
Trip Status: Taking Reservations
Price: 15 days from $4,878 (including airfare)
Activity Level: Moderate
Region: Europe
Arrangements: Odysseys UnlimitedDownload the brochure
Begin your 15-day journey in Lisbon, touring the capital's highlights– including the Belem Tower– and take an excursion to the National Palace of Queluz. Travel through picturesque Alentejo to one of Portugal's finest pousadas. The town of Evora is a treasure-trove of Portuguese, Roman, and Moorish heritage and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Travel to Merida, a Spanish border town boasting outstanding Roman ruins. In Spain's Andalucia region, discover the beauty and romance of Seville. Visit the renowned Catédral, the world's largest Gothic building. Tour the Old Quarter built around the magnificent Mezquita mosque and other highlights in Cordoba. Spend two nights in charming Ronda and then travel to Granada, the former Moorish stronghold set dramatically in the Sierra Nevada. Tour its renowned fortress, the Alhambra, and Generalife gardens. A visit to medieval Toledo is a tour highlight en route to Madrid. End your journey in Spain's capital with visits to the imposing 18th-century Royal Palace, the world-renowned Prado, and vast Plaza Mayor.
Activity Level: Moderate – Faster pace, substantial distances covered, long walks, city walking tours over uneven walking surfaces such as cobblestone streets, and stair climbing
Highlights: Eight nights' accommodations in distinguished historic lodgings; National Palace of Queluz, Portugal; Lisbon sightseeing, including Belem; Roman ruins at Merida; Several UNESCO World Heritage sites, including Cordoba and Evora; Seville and its renowned Cathedral; Three-night stay in sophisticated Madrid, including sightseeing sightseeing; Shanghai Museum, the Bund, and Yu Yuan Gardens
Reservations and Information
To reserve, complete a registration form in the brochure and fax it to (919) 660-0148 or call (919) 684-2988 to reserve conveniently over the phone.
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The Chicago White Sox are proud to host the 2nd annual Bolingbrook Youth Baseball League outing at the Saturday, June 6th matchup against the Detroit Tigers. All players and families are encouraged to attend and a portion of each ticket sold will be donated back to support the league. Each ticket purchaser will also receive a pre-game parade pass to walk around the warning track prior to that day's game.
All tickets and parade passes are mobile delivery only. Parade passes will be loaded into your White Sox Account 48 hours prior to the game. If participating in the parade, please arrive at Gate 1 by 12pm. Please note all parades are weather permitting.


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The Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre UNSW has organised a Symposium "Interpreting Privacy Principles: Chaos or Consistency?" for the morning of 17 May. The program includes discussion of the meaning of "personal information", the interpretation of the security principle and best practice and accountability for privacy commissioners.
Speakers will include some of the overseas participants in the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities forum to be held in Sydney that week. The Symposium will be held in the city. The NSW FOI and Privacy Practitioners Network meeting at 2pm on that day at Parliament House in Macquarie Street is also part of the forum.


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Some say this is the motto of the local news If It Bleeds, It Leads. Market research seems to agree. Stories of crime and violence increase ratings for local news. That's why news directors deliver more crime-related stories to their audiences. This presents ethical questions as sometimes lines are crossed.
"Nightcrawler" is a new feature film starring Jake Gyllenhaal who portrays a man desperate for work. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other bloody business, Gyllenhaal's character forces his way into the business of nightcrawling–where each police siren could represent a windfall and victims are converted into dollars. As one news shooter says Never go to a crime scene before the police arrive and always leave before the police leave. That advice is not heeded in this film.
Rene Russo plays a veteran of the bloody local TV news biz. She helps him find his way through the business while Gyllenhaal's character blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Is the film sensationalizing? Is it a realistic view of the local news business? We'll have to wait till we can see it. The film will be available on Netflix, Amazon, and other sources in March.
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Sunday getaway to the Devil's Slide Trail
What you'll see: A series of dramatic cliff-top coastal views is the payoff at Devil's Slide. You can drive up to the parking lot for a panorama, or extend the trip with a walk or bike ride on the Devil's Slide Trail/old Highway 1. To the near south, you can also take the unofficial route wildcat-style to the weird-looking Devil's Slide Bunker and its world-class lookout.
Location: Devil's Slide is on the San Mateo County coast, 2 miles south of Pacifica.
The history: The Devil's Slide Trail is the former Highway 1 route that has been bypassed by two tunnels and a bridge. Parking areas were added at each end of the closed highway and the route then made accessible to the public. The bunker was a military lookout during World War II.
Devil's Slide Trail: The route is 1.3 miles one way, making a round trip of 2.6 miles. Most will walk or ride bikes from the south parking area on the route of the old highway past Egg Rock for less than a mile to where the trail turns right and starts to descend, and then return. Includes a short climb. Two designated overlooks provide sensational views. You can scan across the sea for whales and their spouts, seabirds, fishing boats and commercial vessels offshore in the shipping lane.
Devil's Slide Bunker: Just south of the south parking area, an unmarked trail leads a short distance along the highway and then out to the Devil's Slide Bunker. This is one of the weirdest looking structures in the Bay Area, a concrete and metal monolith, covered in graffiti, perched on a massive rock outcrop. Many have their photograph taken next to the structure. On clear days, the views and sunsets are amazing.
Cost: Parking and access are free.
Trail use: Walking, hiking, biking; leashed dogs are permitted, and pet waste stations are available.
Facilities: Bike racks, drinking fountains, restrooms.
Parking: Parking areas are available from each end of the trail, but the parking area at the south end of the trail is larger and provides easier access from Highway 1.
Contacts: Devils Slide Trail, c/o San Pedro Valley County Park, (650) 355-8289; San Mateo County Parks, (650) 363-4020, http://parks.smcgov.org.
How to get there
From San Francisco: Take Interstate 280 south to Daly City and the split on the right for Highway 1/Pacifica. Bear right on Highway 1 and drive south for 7.2 miles into Pacifica to Linda Mar Boulevard (lighted intersection). Continue straight on Highway 1 for 2.1 miles (through the tunnel) to the turnoff on the right to parking.
From south Peninsula and East Bay counties: From the junction of Highways 92 and 101 in San Mateo, take Highway 101 north for 8.3 miles to Exit 423B for Interstate 380. Take that exit to Interstate 380 and continue 2 miles to the exit for I-280 north. Take that exit, merge onto I-280 north and go 4.1 miles to the exit for Highway 1 south/Pacifica. Take that exit, continue on Highway 1 south and drive 7.2 miles into Pacifica and to Linda Mar Boulevard (lighted intersection). Continue straight on Highway 1 for 2.1 miles (through the tunnel) to the turnoff on the right to parking.
Distances: 2 miles from Linda Mar/Pacifica, 19 miles from downtown San Francisco, 19 miles from San Mateo, 23 miles from Sausalito, 30 miles from Berkeley, 42 miles from Walnut Creek.
— Tom Stienstra