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Full access allows the developer of this keyboard to transmit anything you type, including things you have previously typed with this keyboard. This could include sensitive information such as your credit card number or street address.
Full Access seems scary because it can be abused. A keyboard app with Full Access enabled has the ability to collect information about what you type. But Full Access does not mean that the app will collect sensitive personal information at all, just that it could if it wanted to. At Minuum, we choose not to.
We'd love to not have to ask for Full Access at all, but Apple unfortunately requires this for some very simple functionality. To understand why, you can think of the Minuum keyboard extension as a separate app from the main Minuum app. The Minuum app is where you can change settings, choose a new keyboard theme, or set up multiple languages. But the keyboard can't communicate with the main app unless it reads and writes to a shared preferences file, which is only allowed with Full Access.
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LOS ANGELES — First Beverage Financial, the investment banking arm of First Beverage Group, announced that it acted as the financial advisor to Avery Brewing Company in its partnership with Mahou San Miguel. Through this transaction, Mahou San Miguel will acquire a 30% ownership stake in Avery Brewing. Additional terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in January 2018, were not disclosed.
Founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado, Avery Brewing is the product of the entrepreneurial spirit of Adam Avery. Since its founding, Avery has built a reputation as one of the nation's top-tier regional craft breweries, driven by an uncompromising commitment to innovation and the highest quality ingredients and brewing techniques. Avery has developed a diverse, award-winning portfolio – from Belgian styles to IPAs as well as a range of bitter and barrel-aged beers. Through this agreement, both companies will focus on promoting the organic growth of Avery Brewing by investing in innovation and quality, which will enable Avery to reinforce its position in current US markets and reach new ones, even beyond its borders.
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Since 1993, Avery has been committed to producing eccentric ales and lagers that defy styles and categories. Founded in Boulder, Colorado, by Adam Avery and his father, Larry Avery, Avery was the third fastest growing Top 50 craft brewery in 2016. Avery continues its obsession with the perfect beer and perfect beer experience – blending Old World tradition and expertise with ingenuity, creativity and boldness. In addition to Avery's most emblematic brands (White Rascal, El Gose, Avery IPA, Lilikoi, and Maharaja), Avery stands out with its assortment of barrel-aged beers, boundary-pushing IPAs, Belgian offerings, and a steady stream of experimental beers. For more information, visit www.AveryBrewing.com.
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By Jeffery A. Taylor
Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.
Career Before the Presidency
Kennedy worked for a time as a journalist before running for the House of Representatives. He won and was reelected twice. He showed himself to be an independent thinker, not always following party line. He was then elected Senator (1953-61). Again, he did not always follow the Democratic majority. Critics were upset that he would not stand up to Senator Joe McCarthy. He also authored Profiles in Courage which won a Pulitzer Prize although there was some question about its true authorship.
Election of 1960
On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president in one of the closest elections in U.S. history. In the popular vote, his margin over Nixon was 118,550 out of a total of nearly 69 million votes cast. His success in many urban and industrial states gave him a clear majority of 303 to 219 in the electoral vote. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the youngest man ever elected president, the only Catholic, and the first president born in the twentieth century.
Kennedy becomes President
At the inauguration on January 20, 1960, the first U.S. president born in the twentieth century was sworn into office. Kennedy's inaugural address included the challenge: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
Kennedy The Family Man
Jack and Jackie had three children together. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957, John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was born on November 25, 1960, and their last child, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, was born on August 7, 1963. Patrick was born five weeks premature at the Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod. His small frame weighed only four pounds, ten ounces. As was common for premature babies, Patrick was born with respiratory distress syndrome. His condition was untreatable, and he died on August 9, 1963.
The White House Years
Bay of Pigs
In his short time in office, Kennedy faced many crises. The first of which involved Cuba, a country about ninety miles south of Florida. On April 17, 1961, fourteen hundred Cuban exiles, supported by the United States, invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. On April 18 the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971) sent a note to Kennedy stating that his government would help the Cuban government resist an attack. By April 20 the invasion had failed. Although the plan for training Cuban exiles had actually begun during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), Kennedy took responsibility for it. He had first supported the plan but later refused to commit the necessary American troops. He was aware that if the Cuban people did not rise up and back the invaders, the United States could not force them to accept a new system of government. Although the Bay of Pigs invasion was a failure, it did prove Kennedy's ability to face a disaster.
Protecting civil rights
Kennedy continued to show skill and passion for issues at home, particularly civil rights. In 1961 the Congress of Racial Equality, a civil rights group, organized people to protest segregation, or the practice of separating people based solely on their race, on buses and trains. When the showdown came, "the Kennedys," as the president and his brother Robert, the attorney general, were known, sent six hundred Federal marshals to Alabama to protect these "Freedom Riders." In 1962 they sent hundreds of Federal marshals to protect the rights of the first African American student to attend the University of Mississippi.
Cuban missile crisis
On October 22, 1962, Kennedy announced to the nation that the Soviet Union had sent nuclear missiles to Cuba. In response the United States had blocked all shipments of military equipment into Cuba. The United States would not allow Cuba to become a Soviet missile base, and it would regard any missile launched from Cuba "as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States, requiring a full [military] response."
For a week the details of the situation had been "the best kept secret in government history." Throughout the seven days, the Kennedy administration had maintained an outward appearance of normal social and political activity. Meanwhile, American military units throughout the world were alerted.
Messages were sent back and forth between Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Pope John XXIII (1881–1963), who was volunteering as a peacemaker. During this time Soviet ships were moving toward the area of the blockade in the Atlantic Ocean. They slowed, then stopped. On October 28, 1962, the Soviet Union said it would remove its missiles from Cuba.
One result of the crisis was the nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union, which Kennedy called "the first step down the path of peace." The treaty was signed on July 25, 1963. A "hot line" for emergency messages was also set up between Washington, D.C., and Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.
Landing a man on the moon
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade. A number of political factors affected Kennedy's decision and the timing of it. In general, Kennedy felt great pressure to have the United States "catch up to and overtake" the Soviet Union in the "space race." Four years after the Sputnik shock of 1957, the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first human in space on April 12, 1961, greatly embarrassing the U.S. While Alan Shepard became the first American in space on May 5, he only flew on a short suborbital flight instead of orbiting the Earth, as Gagarin had done. In addition, the Bay of Pigs fiasco in mid-April put unquantifiable pressure on Kennedy. He wanted to announce a program that the U.S. had a strong chance at achieving before the Soviet Union. After consulting with Vice President Johnson, NASA Administrator James Webb, and other officials, he concluded that landing an American on the Moon would be a very challenging technological feat, but an area of space exploration in which the U.S. actually had a potential lead. Thus the cold war is the primary contextual lens through which many historians now view Kennedy's speech.
November 21st, 1963; President Kennedy in San Antonio – Texas
November 22nd, 1963 – That Day at Dealey
On November 22, after a breakfast speech in Fort Worth, where Kennedy had stayed overnight after arriving from San Antonio, Houston and Washington, D.C. the previous day, the president boarded Air Force One, which departed at 11:10 and arrived at Love Field 15 minutes later. At about 11:40, the presidential motorcade left Love Field for the trip through Dallas, which was running on a schedule about 10 minutes longer than the planned 45 minutes, due to enthusiastic crowds and an unplanned stop directed by the president. By the time the motorcade reached Dealey Plaza, however, they were only 5 minutes away from their planned destination.
Reduction of security – Agents off the rear of limo?
The frequently repeated story that JFK ordered a reduction in the presence of motorcycle outriders in the Dallas motorcade is in need of correction. Although presidential motorcades on all prior stops on the November, 1963 Texas trip normally included anywhere from three to six cyclists on each side of the JFK limousine (a fact confirmed by numerous press and official White House films and photographs), the plans for Dallas were altered by Secret Service officials to give JFK just four non-flanking outriders.
Thus the presidential limousine was opened to crossfire, and the perceptions of professionally trained eye- and ear-witnesses were eliminated from the scene of the crime. Former agents Kinney and Godfrey confirmed that JFK never gave direct or implicit instructions to remove motorcycles from security positions adjacent to his car. Further, films and photographs of prior Texas trip stops clearly show a heavy motorcycle outrider presence during motorcades, up to and including the Fort Worth motorcade of November 21, 1963.
The origin of the order to strip presidential security by reducing motorcycle-based security remains mysterious, and carries sinister implications.
12:30 pm – Route through Dealey – Unplanned?
At 12:29 p.m. CST, as Kennedy's uncovered limousine entered Dealey Plaza, Nellie Connally, then the First Lady of Texas, turned around to Kennedy, who was sitting behind her, and commented, "Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you," which President Kennedy acknowledged.
From Houston Street, the presidential limousine made the planned left turn to put it on Elm Street to allow it to pass to the Stemmons Freeway exit.
As it turned on Elm, the motorcade passed the Texas School Book Depository. As it continued down Elm Street, shots were fired at Kennedy; a clear majority of witnesses recalled hearing three shots. A minority of the witnesses did recognize the first gunshot blast they heard as a weapon blast, but there was hardly any reaction from a majority in the crowd or riding in the motorcade itself to the first shot, with many later saying they heard what they first thought to be a firecracker or the exhaust backfire of a vehicle just after the president started waving.
When the president first emerges from being temporarily behind the Stemmons Freeway sign his mouth is widely open in a shocked expression and his hands clench into fists, then he quickly raises his arms dramatically in front of his face and throat as he turned leftwards towards his wife. Secret Service Agent Clint Hill testified that he heard one shot, then jumped off the running board of the Secret Service follow-up car directly behind Kennedy (Hill was filmed jumping off his follow-up car at the equivalent about a quarter of a second before the president's head exploded. Hill then rapidly ran towards the Presidential limo and then a shot hit Kennedy in the head, opening up the right side of his head. As the limousine began speeding up, Mrs. Kennedy was heard to scream and she climbed out of the back seat onto the rear of the limo. At the same time, Hill managed to climb aboard and hang onto the suddenly accelerating limo, and Mrs. Kennedy returned to the back seat. Hill then shielded her and the President. Both of the Connallys stated they heard Mrs. Kennedy say, "I have his brains in my hand!" The limo driver and police motorcycles turned on their sirens and raced at full speed to Parkland Hospital, passing their intended destination of the Dallas Trade Mart along the way, and arriving at about 12:38 pm.
During the shots a witness, James Tague, was also wounded when he received a minor facial wound on his right cheek. The Main Street south curb he had been standing 23.5 feet away from was struck by a bullet or bullet fragment that had no copper sheath, and the richocheting bullet fragment struck Tague. Head top was located 271 feet away from and 16.4 feet below President Kennedy's head top. The bullet or bullet fragment that struck the cement curb was never found.
Death of a President
At 1:00 pm CST, after all the activity had ceased, and after the priest administered the last rites, President Kennedy was pronounced dead. Personnel at Parkland Hospital Trauma Room #1, who treated the President, observed that the president's condition was "moribund",meaning he had no chance of survival upon arrival at the hospital. "We never had any hope of saving his life," Dr. Perry said. "I am absolutely sure he never knew what hit him," said Dr. Tom Shires, Parkland's chief of surgery. The Very Reverend Oscar L. Huber, the priest who administered the last rites to the president, told The New York Times that the president was already dead upon the priest's arrival at the hospital and had to draw back a sheet covering the President's face so that the last rites could be given.Governor Connally, meanwhile, was soon taken to emergency surgery where he underwent two operations that day.
An Assassins point of view – The Parlor game, my personal view
After 45 years it has been argued by many committees and private investigations that the true account of November 22nd, 1963 was inaccurate at best. Even the Warren Commission stipulate that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone as the "lone shooter", disputed by many because of the angle of head wounds to President Kennedy. Even the FBI did several tests of a professional sharp shooter using the same rifle as Oswald, none of them could get off three shots with precision accuracy .
There were also many speculations about the "grassy Knoll" area, where many say they say puffs of smoke. This does hold true based on the trajectory of shots that hit bystanders and even John Connally.
But even demonstrations made on the knoll, didn't result in John F. Kennedy's final head wound, which incidentally, the President is buried without his brain. This would be imperative should the Presidents body ever be exhumed for a future autopsy, the "planners "were very careful to make sure that no evidence of foul play was ever to be known.
None of these theories have held up after so many years, "The Single Bullet" theory would have you believe that one single bullet made all of the fatal wounds to both Kennedy and Connally and be found on a stretcher in pristine condition. This was the final conclusion of the Warren Commission report, incidentally, many of the Warren Commission members were former Kennedy administration members who were fired by JFK, coincidence?
JFK had many issues with how our Government was ran, the abuse of power and organized crime among our foreign affairs and mostly with the "Secret Societies" even his speech not to long before his assignation, he made public that he nor anyone in his administration would accept the order (New World Order) of a free and open society and was going to expose them, listen to it here:
The Final Shot
After all demonstrations, examinations, Theories, and pre-empted conspiracies, its clear that the final head wound that took the President's life was no where in this parlor game, even images of the perfect shot were rarely ever published. the who or why is just scenery to the public. Many eye witnesses at the time are no longer here many have met their mortal end in very strange ways and their testimonies have never come to light.
Dealey plaza consist of a triple railroad over pass, with a three lane traffic highway under it. At the time of JFK's assassination there were very few people on the over pass watching. Again the clue word in this parlor game is "watching" the President, people at that time were not as intimidated as we are today. Even today if you were to stand on the overpass and look onto Elm Street, you would get an eery sensation of a perfect view to a kill.
The overpass has various pillars and towers the "hide" a gunman for the proper range of his target also this specific area on the overpass are sewer grates, that when removed lead to a ladder down to the drainage system off the freeway. It was mentioned by eyewitness accounts that Jack Ruby, Oswald's assailant, was in a white pick-up truck off the side of Elm Street along side of the drainage system, coincidence. Back then there were never any security measure to lock sewer grates, who would have thought?
It's clear by this 1964 FBI demonstration, that a man could fire off one shot in this area and drop down the ladder that led to the drainage system at the time. Like the parlor games of today, you create a lot of commotion over there, so you can disappear over here. Oswald as a "Patsy" drew all the attention away from the overpass, even the smoke for the grassy knoll, still kept peoples attention towards the plaza and the President, not the overpass.
In Conclusion
There have been many new committees over the years wanting this case reopened, many ex CIA/FBI members have created there own investigations however, when those who came very close to the truth, as in 1997, one person was eliminated in the same manner JFK was, a single shot to the right temple forehead. It was a reminder that this is still very much alive. I recommend that each person who still finds the need for truth seek your own research and conclusions. All JFK assassination files are locked away til 2036, for many of us that were affected by this, we will have long been gone by then. The parlor game is not over yet, not by far.
Jackie's Last Words
In a rare interview with Barbra Walters before Jackie Kennedy Onassis died, Barbara ask her one final question at the end of the interview. She said" If there was one thing you could do differently what would it have been?" Jackie paused for a moment and then sad; "Pull Jack down in the limo….when they were shooting."
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Old School in an App-Obsessed World
Gigi advises a letter writer afraid the days of the "meet-cute" are over.
Q. I'm in my early thirties and feel like THE ONLY way to meet people is through dating apps. All my friends tell me to use them, and I do, but I feel like I'd rather meet someone in a more "natural" way, like through work or even out in public somewhere, like in line for coffee.
My friends think I'm crazy and that I have a better chance of getting eaten by a shark than meeting someone in person at my age. Look, I get it, it gets hard to meet people when you're out of college or your early twenties. But doing all the back and forth of talking to people on dating apps gets really tiring. I feel like when I meet people in person, I know instantly if I'm interested in going out with them.
So I guess my question is, do people even TRY to meet people in person anymore? Or should I just forget that notion and focus on the apps?
Katie, 33, Seattle, WA
A. That's a very interesting question and one I think many of us have pondered as dating apps have become the norm for finding relationships. I remember when meeting on dating apps was the weird thing to do. No one wanted to talk about how they met their SO online. I even have friends who made up IRL stories to tell their families. TBH, I even considered doing this with my partner. So, I know I'm not alone.
Now, every single person's mom tells them to get online and meet someone (and give her some grandchildren, already!). I'm a hop, skip, and a jump away from being engaged, and I met my partner on a dating app. My sister is engaged and she met her fiancé on a dating app. It does appear that meeting online is the best way to get a boyfriend or girlfriend in 2017. In fact, 89 percent of men and 84 percent of women looking for a partner say they use dating apps regularly. By contrast, only 28 percent of men and 33 percent of women say they rely on "in real life encounters" to meet people.*
I think what you have to do is stop putting so much pressure on yourself to meet someone in real life. Instead, keep yourself open to many ways of finding a relationship. Maybe choose one or two apps and only spend fifteen minutes a day using them. You can then spend time at bars, concerts, playing sports or whatever it is you love doing. There is no reason to write off one thing over another. I think that's where people get it wrong.
People definitely DO try to meet people IRL. Are more people meeting on dating apps and do dating apps produce more dates? Yes. Just think about it.
89 percent of men and 84 percent of women looking to meet a partner say they use dating apps.
People who are on dating apps are specifically looking to meet someone. When you chat with someone in line at the grocery store, they may not be looking for something romantic. On dating apps, you know they're single, and you get a picture of what they're interested in: their hobbies, interests, etc. When you meet someone at a concert, you don't have access to this information. Statistically, meeting someone online is easier.
That being said, it is possible to meet someone in real life — it just takes a bit more work. Even in our post-app world, 44 percent of men and 43 percent of women say they're "actively looking" for people to date when they're out in the real world.
The problem? Many of those in that same survey think what you think — that no one is looking or wants to be approached IRL.
"I would love to meet people in real life, but people seem too caught up in their phones and are constantly looking for perfection through apps," said one survey respondent. "They don't seem interested in meeting strangers outside of apps."
I'm sure you can relate. At bars or coffee shops, looking at your phone is the default "I'm alone" stance — not exactly approachable body language. Real-life interactions have taken a hit, despite a desire by many app users to have more IRL interactions.
You can do yourself a favor by making yourself approachable in daily life — headphones out, phone away — but don't worry so much about how you meet someone, and instead focus on finding someone you actually like. And stop listening to your friends. At the end of the day, it's your life. Whether your future SO came to you via a setup, through an app, or through a chance meeting at bar won't matter. It isn't about how you meet someone, it's about MEETING them at all — so keep your eyes and your apps open.
*April 2017 survey of Hinge users
Gigi Engle, aka Ask Auntie Gigi, is a sex writer and educator living in NYC. Her work has appeared on Elle, Teen Vogue, Bustle, Glamour, Allure, and Men's Journal, Elite Daily and Thrillist. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @GigiEngle. Send questions to Gigi at email@example.com.


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In Vino Veritas I has earned the Award for Best Sculpture Done in a Realistic and Academic Manner at the 2012 American Women Artists National Juried Exhibit in Tubac, AZ.
This award was funded by the Leonard J. Meiselman Foundation. The show was juried from over 350 entries and will be on exhibit at the Karin Newby Gallery, Tubac AZ through November 25th.
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The feline river is for drinking and it arrives in a bowl that Mrs. Human fills for me in the morning and evening. It is my own private river, more than a river, an ocean. When you drink the water you are drinking the flavours of its life. I savour every drop of the air it breathes and the places where it has been. The best water is the one that falls from the clouds as it captures the flavours of the earth when it is falling. I watch it arriving and I pounce when it is no longer falling to capture all the flavours it brings.
I prefer the water from the ground, as it has then settled and is not threat to falling on my head. I like it fresh and cold, but sometimes older water develops a special taste, you can compare it to human wine. It has that certain flavour that cannot be described in words. Yes, we felines are the connoisseurs of water flavours.


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The decades of conflict in Afghanistan have left their mark in the country's capital. The signs are everywhere in Kabul: the flattened houses, the bullet-riddled walls. But the shattered buildings in the city seem trivial when compared to the lives marked forever by the legacy of war. And it seems none have suffered more than the children.
Like any big city, the streets of Kabul are crowded. The markets are especially hectic places where cars compete for space with merchants selling everything from fresh vegetables to car parts. This is hardly a place for children.
But that is where you will find 10-year-old Aziz Zorah. He works there, selling incense for 50 cents a day.
"Life is difficult and I'm doing it because I have to and I do not like it," Aziz says.
Aziz Zorah works everyday on the streets of Kabul from morning until night trying to support his mother, three brothers and two sisters.
He is not alone. There are thousands of children like him here who have had to give up school and childhood to survive.
For many these responsibilities were thrust on them suddenly when they found themselves orphaned by the wars that have raged here for decades.
It would be a tough job for a 10-year-old anywhere, in Kabul it seems nearly impossible. But there is a glimmer of hope for the war orphans and destitute children of the street.
It exists at a place called Achianna, the nest.
These are Kabul's fortunate kids. They are enrolled in one of the five such schools in Kabul run by Achianna. Mohammad Youssef founded the school back in 1992. His inspiration to do it came when he stopped one day to have his shoes shined by a young boy in the street. The young boy looked bright and talented so Mohammad Youssef asked him why he wasn't in school.
"He stopped his work and said he was in school from grade one to grade seven. 'I was the first of the class,' he said. 'Then my father was killed by a rocket. I had a mother and sister. I did not want my mother begging in the street so I stopped my school and bought this box for shoe shining,' he said," Mr. Youssef explained.
Mohammad Youssef thought someone should do something for that boy and the thousands of other victims of Afghanistan's violence. The result was Achianna, a sort of day school where street children come and receive something to eat, a bath and a few hours of learning in an outdoor classroom.
The kids come in shifts, morning and afternoon. They still spend a large portion of their day out on the streets selling incense, shining shoes or just begging. But for a few hours, at least, they know something of a more normal life and, perhaps even a future.
But for many, like 10-year-old incense seller Aziz, school is something he dare not even dream about.
"I also would like to go to school but I have to feed my family and I have to work," Aziz says.
Mohammad Youssef has 1,534 children in his Achianna program. He believes there are 50,000 others in this capital city who will never get such a chance.


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In an unfolding story that isn't getting all that much attention by the American mainstream media, the right-of-center news portal Breitbart.com is reporting on July 7, 2014 that former US Secretary of State, former US Senator from New York, former First Lady of the United States, and the current presumed front runner for the 2016 Democratic Party's presidential nomination, has amended her re-telling of her lawyering days when she managed in 1975 to get a convicted child rapist off with time served.
With the story initially breaking June 15, 2014 by reporter Alana Goodman of the up-and-coming news portal The Washington Free Beacon, Goodman obtained a tape recorded interview of Clinton by Arkansas reporter Roy Reed. Never made public, the interview was conducted on again/off again by Reed from 1983-1987. At the time Mrs. Clinton was a practicing lawyer in Little Rock and wife of then-Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.
Held in the archives of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, the five hours worth of interviews were initially intended for an Esquire magazine profile of Mrs. Clinton. For whatever inexplicable reason, the tapes never saw the light of day until figuratively unearthed by The Free Beacon's investigative reporter.
As seen at the end of the video provided, Mrs. Clinton laughed about the case of Thomas Alfred Taylor, a 41-year-old accused (at the time, but eventually convicted) of raping a 12-year-old girl after luring her into his car. Clinton admits during the interview that she accepted joining Taylor's legal team "as a favor" for prosecutor Mahlon Gibson.
The Free Beacon's Goodman also revealed that in a July 28, 1975, court affidavit, Mrs. Clinton made note that she had discovered the victim was "emotionally unstable" and had a "tendency to seek out older men and engage in fantasizing." The future First Lady also informed the court that "I have also been told by an expert in child psychology that children in early adolescence tend to exaggerate or romanticize sexual experiences and that adolescents in disorganized families, such as the complainant's, are even more prone to exaggerate behavior."
Not quite done unloading on the 6th grader, Clinton said the victim had "in the past made false accusations about persons, claiming they had attacked her body" and that the child "exhibits an unusual stubbornness and temper when she does not get her way."
As also recently uncovered, reporter Josh Rogin of the left-leaning The Daily Beast claims he interviewed the now 52-year-old victim of the rape. Speaking on grounds of strict anonymity, the victim claims Mrs. Clinton smeared her and used dishonest tactics to successfully get her attacker off with a light sentence—even though, she claims, Clinton knew he was guilty.. As the woman plainly stated, "Hillary Clinton took me through Hell."
But in a recent interview with the British parenting website Mumsnet, Clinton now claims that she never took the case as a favor for a fellow lawyer, but rather was a court-appointed lawyer for the defense. Mumsnet also questioned Clinton regarding her notes to the court when she referred to the 12-year-old girl as "emotionally unstable." Clinton changed the narrative that all she did was "suggested she was from an unstable home and therefore may have exaggerated the incident."


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Test::Fatal is a good replacement for Test::Exception. I find myself using it a lot. It is very low in dependencies (only non-core dependency is Try::Tiny), which makes it quite easy to bundle along in "inc".
The one missing feature which I find myself wishing for occasionally is the ability to test the exception for a string of Perl code. (Consider the two forms of Perl's "eval" keyword.)
Test::Fatal is an excellent replacement for Test::Exception. It provides a clear API that will work with anything you throw at it, whereas Test::Exception occasionally causes problems due to its (almost entirely) unneeded use of Sub::Uplevel.
The module's API is simultaneously simpler and more flexible than T:E, providing one common function, exception { ... }, which you can combine with any testing function provided by Test::More or its confederates.
I know this is still young, but its awesomeness is self evident when you use it. Test::Exception was good, but often lacking, to the point I often found myself injecting one-off utility functions in various tests to work around its failings.
Not to mention, to work with T::E you need a perfect memory, or you have to keep checking the POD to work out how it works.
Test::Fatal has none of these issues, because one function is easy to remember, easy enough to use every time, and its simple enough its easy to compose in-line into things.
Although T::E may be shorter in invocation, the psychological debit of using it is too high, and you can do most of what it does with combinations of 'is', and 'exception{ }' , combining the 2 things you know to provide a common goal, instead of needing to learn 3 things.
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For more than 15 years, I have studied the biblical reality of spiritual warfare. Many of my writings (e.g., Discipled Warriors, Putting on the Armor) address this topic evangelicals have often neglected. I regret that evangelicals have been afraid of this topic, because the Enemy is nevertheless real.
Recently, a church leader asked me what tactics I've seen the Enemy most use against leaders. In no particular order, here are the ten most common strategies I've seen.
- Encouraging leaders to live in self-reliance. Most leaders are in leadership positions because they can lead. I realize that statement sounds obvious, but it's strikingly important when thinking about spiritual warfare. Because most leaders can lead, they are always susceptible to leading in their own ingenuity and strength. Creativity and strategizing trump prayerful dependence on God . . . and the Enemy relaxes in glee.
- Distracting leaders from their devotional life. Regardless of a leader's position (whether church-based or secular), the Christian leader must lead from his knees. What the leader does when no one is looking – when he or she is alone with God in Bible study and prayer – matters much. At the same time, though, leadership demands focusing energy toward organizational plans and results. Who has time left for God?
- Destroying the leader's family. Leaders tend to be task-driven more than people-driven. Rewards and recognition come from accomplishments rather than relationships. In fact, relationships are private and intimate, often uncomfortable for people who excel in the public arena. Leaders who lead their organizations while neglecting their families are not inviting spiritual warfare; they are already losing the battle.
- Enticing leaders into email relationships. The Internet is a marvelous tool for leaders, but it's also dangerous. It's easier to talk about intimate issues across cyberspace, and flirting seems less risky. After all, "we're not even together," I've heard leaders say. The affairs that often develop, though, are no less damaging.
- Drawing leaders into sexual sin. Needless to say, this strategy is at times related to the fourth one above – though not always. Leaders are by nature hard workers, and they at times wear themselves down physically and emotionally. Relationships are home are sometimes strained by workaholic tendencies. That attentive person at work suddenly looks more attractive, and the Enemy's trap is set.
- Focusing leaders on their kingdom. After all, leaders deserve attention and recognition, they think. They would not be in their positions were it not for their abilities and intelligence. If the organization they lead is not large enough, or if their name is not recognized quickly enough, it must be time to start looking for the proverbial "greener grass on the other side." The distracted focus then weakens the leader in his or her current setting.
- Isolating leaders in loneliness. It happens all the time. The leader who looks so relational, so "together," so popular is actually secluded and isolated. Those who long to walk in his shoes don't realize his footsteps are lonely ones. By nature, though, leaders often choose not to reveal their weaknesses, and they remain alone. Men and women who fight battles on their own are destined for defeat in spiritual warfare.
- Diverting a leader's attention away from evangelism. It might seem that this strategy relates only to church leaders, but I don't think so. All believers, regardless of their position, are to be Great Commission Christians. Leaders, in fact, may have as much opportunity as anyone to influence others with gospel truth. The Enemy is not alarmed when leaders focus more on their own goals than on the spiritual needs of others.
- Encouraging leaders to live by comparison. Christian leaders have one person to emulate: Jesus Christ. It is the Enemy who directs a leader's eyes to somebody else's popularity, opportunities, and recognition. "I don't understand why he gets all the attention," the leader thinks, even if he never states that opinion publicly. "I know I could do better if I just had the opportunity." The Enemy delights when somebody else's fame becomes another leader's idol.
- Convincing a leader that failure won't happen to him. It's not hard to do, actually. Leaders are often leaders because they don't accept failure and defeat. Others may give in, but not a true leader. Here's what I've learned through the years: no leader expects to fail, and few recognize their own dangerous steps in the wrong direction. They come to their senses only after failure has cost them much.
Leaders, how have you seen the Enemy attack? If you're a church leader, how might your church family help you to fight these battles effectively? Tell us how we can help leaders win.


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In our secondary department, there is a high level of personalisation in our curriculum and more than sixteen different subjects can be studied at different levels, from entry level to GCSEs and their equivalent. The development of literacy is a key priority for our school and we provide intensive specialist teaching as well as strategies to build confidence in English and Maths.
Different curriculum pathways are planned for individual students. Matching each young person's learning to their needs and interests enables them to aim high and achieve their very best. As well as traditional academic subjects, our secondary curriculum includes a strong focus on creative and practical subjects that develop social communication and other essential skills for future adult life. While some students follow wholly school based courses, we also offer a high quality vocational curriculum strand from year 9 onwards, in conjunction with a small local skills centre. All pupils have college taster days and work experience in years 10 and 11. Further information about the curriculum can be obtained from the Head teacher.
Throughout the school, we encourage our pupils to participate in new challenges and provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities. All pupils take part in inter-school sports competitions which are adapted for our young people with physical difficulties. Former students have achieved places in national football teams and athletics squads. Locally, we are closely linked with a specialist sports college and our pupils take part in outdoor challenges with their mainstream peers.
We build on our students' interest and understanding of the wider world by offering residential trips to Rome for our year 10 students and to France for our year 11 students, a celebration of all they have achieved at St John's.
Our school is committed to continually improving our facilities and the students' quality of learning. Our performing arts centre has transformed pupils' learning in drama, and complements our facilities in music where pupils play and record their own music in a recording booth. Study facilities have been enhanced with a new library where we provide homework support both at lunchtimes and after school. Upgrading our ICT facilities has enabled students to use i-Pads in all areas of school. This has been highly motivating, particularly when pupils are assessing their own work.
Our location makes working with local schools very easy as we have five schools within walking distance. A number of theatres, the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the Hepworth Gallery are all within easy reach, as well as York and the Yorkshire coast. Learning outside the classroom builds an enthusiasm and engagement that result in very good progress and achievement.
The outcomes for our students at the end of their secondary education are outstanding. St John's has never had a NEET (a student not in education, employment or training at the end of year 11). All of our year 11 students continue in education, some studying A levels and going to university, others studying vocational courses leading also to higher education or employment.


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Cumberland County sheriff's Sgt. James Ambrose was patrolling a pitch-black, eerily quiet stretch of Hazelt, N.J., a coastal town decimated by Superstorm Sandy, on the alert for looters hoping to prey on unprotected homes in the evacuation zone.
"The next thing we knew, completely out of the blue, this guy opens a window and thanked us," Ambrose recalled. One of the lone holdouts, hunkered down in a darkened house, the man said he appreciated "just knowing we were out there and he wasn't alone."
Eleven Maine state troopers and four Cumberland County sheriff's deputies have joined hundreds of troopers from across the country who have volunteered to help keep order amid the post-storm chaos and destruction.
They have been embraced by a beleaguered population still in shock at the level of devastation rivalling that of Hurricane Katrina.
"You're in these towns and it's complete darkness, and these people have lost everything," said Ambrose, who traveled to the Gulf Coast seven years ago to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. "It's just as bad up here."
The Maine officers arrived Sunday and, after an initial briefing, began their 12-hour overnight shifts, 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., patrolling unfamiliar streets, many of them barely passable, in towns such as Union Beach and Seabright.
"It's essentially a debris field," said Trooper Aaron Turcotte, who usually patrols the rural roads around Skowhegan. "Vehicles have shown up on peoples' doorsteps. Houses were ripped off foundations and swept inland. It's basically complete devastation."
Five hundred homes in Hazlet are gone, including those of four of the town Police Department's 14 officers. In Union Beach, an oceanside community of 6,000, "all the houses on the beach are totally gone, every single one," Ambrose said. Elsewhere, entire downtowns have been demolished.
The officers patrol past mountains of beach sand that have been cleared from the roads with snowplows. Some of the cruisers have had to replace tires two and three times a night after driving over glass and jagged metal.
The officers sleep in billets at Fort Dix, an Army post, during the day. In the evening, they head out to their patrols in Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey across from Staten Island, N.Y. The officers enforce a 6 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew, stopping everyone they see to make sure they have a reason to be there.
There have been reports of looters getting around roadblocks by using canoes, kayaks and other boats and burglarizing upscale homes, Turcotte said, though the Maine officers hadn't encountered any. Other thieves have swept in to scavenge copper from demolished homes, he said.
Lt. Col. Raymond Bessette, deputy chief of the state police, said 30 troopers volunteered for the last-minute call-up, including two canine units, although the latter couldn't go because of complications with housing for the dogs, he said. The agency settled on 11 troopers, supplemented by four deputies and 10 Vermont troopers so that operations in Maine would not be compromised.
The state police also deployed two lieutenants to help staff an emergency operations center in Brooklyn, he said.
Bessette said the troopers and deputies are providing needed help but also are developing relationships and having experiences that they will keep.
"Something of that magnitude, I'm sure we can bring back some lessons learned that will benefit the state of Maine," he said.
Residents have shown their appreciation, Ambrose said. The second day they were there, the group gathered for dinner at the Red Oak Diner in Hazelt.
"Everybody that worked at the restaurant picked the tab up," Ambrose said.
Amid all the thanks, one stands out for these officers.
Detective Kim Best works in Middletown Township but lives in Keansburg. Throughout the storm and its aftermath, she worked around the clock, first helping residents flee the storm, then protecting the homes and businesses there immediately afterwards. She wasn't able to check on her own house until days later.
"There have been concerns of looting, and when I went to check on my own home, I met up with two of your men diligently patrolling my dark neighborhood," Best wrote in a Facebook posting to the Maine State Police and Lt. Col. Bessette.
"It means so much to us here," she said, "especially to the fellow officers who have had their homes lost or damaged and can't be there to keep a watch over their own property because they are out protecting that of others."
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GH5 Foot Pedal Shutter Remote
A DIY foot pedal shutter remote is an absolute must-have in my tabletop photography arsenal. The GH5 remote has a few resistors in it, which makes it a bit more involved to DIY than, a Canon shutter remote, for example. I looked it up, and sure enough, the switch contact is held high at about 41.1K ohms, and the shutter triggers when the switch brings it down to about 2.2K ohms. Resistor values add up when put in series, and some experimentation shows you can successfully deviate a bit on the resistor values (try what you have that's close).


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Kunshan Forum 2015: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and China's Health System Reform.
The Global Health Research Center at Duke Kunshan University will hold the inaugural conference of Kunshan Forum, on May 29-30. The main theme of the 2015 Conference is Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) and China's Health System Reform.
Populations in China and many other LMICs are undergoing rapid changes including growing rates of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, mental health problems, and other non-communicable diseases.
As the disease pattern transits toward non-communicable diseases, there is a wide public concern on whether the reform of health system in China is able to cope with several challenging issues arising from the increasing burden of NCD.
The Forum focuses primarily on the discussion of the interaction between the increasing importance of NCD and the reform of health system in three different sectors: primary care, hospitals and long-term care.
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The Premiere Classe Lyon Sud – Chasse sur Rhone Vienne hotel is just 20km from Lyon, offering easy access to many of the city's facilities and activities. A shopping centre and swimming pool can be found within 4km of the hotel and there is a theatre 20km away. The Pilat Regional Nature Park sits less than 5km southwest of the hotel. The hotel is 3km from a train station and less than 1km from two major national highways.
Lyon's ideal location puts many regional cities within a short driving distance. Vienne is just 10km to the south on the A7 motorway and Saint- Étienne is 40km away. Grenoble is 110km to the southeast, via the A43 and A48 highways and Bourg-en-Bresse is 100km to the northeast on the A42 motorway. Mâcon is 90km north on the A6 highway. Lyon's Saint-Exupéry International Airport is 40km from the hotel, servicing destinations in France, Europe and abroad.
With 71 rooms, including 26 double rooms and 45 triple rooms, the Premiere Classe Lyon Sud – Chasse sur Rhone Vienne hotel can accommodate groups of different sizes and compositions. It is also wheelchair-accessible and disabled rooms are available for booking. Operating hours are from 6:30 to 11:00 (8:00 to 11:00 on Saturdays and Sundays) and from 17:00 - 21:00 though guests can still check in 24 hours a day. The hotel has English and Italian-speaking staff members on duty. Those arriving by car can use the hotel's parking for free, whilst pet owners are welcome to stay with their pets, at no extra cost.
Other amenities at the Premiere Classe Lyon Sud- Chasse sur Rhone Vienne include air conditioning, free Wi-Fi access, newspapers and a magazine kiosk. Rooms are equipped with TVs, channels and have built-in alarm clocks.
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Hi! Happy end of the work day on Thursday! I am getting so, SO excited for leaving tomorrow for the Healthy Living Summit! Are you going? If not, is there anything specific you want me to try to find out while I'm there? I promise to take lots and lots of pictures, but won't blog until Sunday evening when I'm back.
But first, a quickie lunch/snack post. Today's lunch was SO delicious, and so easy to throw together too. I started with a monster salad, that had no lettuce! I actually love having salads like this occassionally with no greens for a base because every bite of the salad is good stuff. i always think of lettuce as filler, but maybe that's just me.
This salad had:
- 1/2 cup chickpeas (1 pt)
- 1 whole cucumber (from my farm share) (0 pts)
- 1 box of grape tomatoes (also from the CSA) (0 pts)
- 1/2 small avocado (2 pts)
- 2 tbsp lemon hummus (1 pt)
I also had a slice of whole wheat toast on the side (1 pt) to get some carbs!
The tomatoes and cucumber were the highlights of the salad. They taste so fresh and delicious straight from the farm. I honestly sometimes forget how good fresh veggies can be! I ended up smearing some of the hummus and mashed avocado on the bread as I got towards the bottom of the salad. Lettuce-less salads are always great because everything is a topping basically, and I love me some toppings!
Afternoon snack was a plain siggi's yogurt (2 pts) with some fiber one (0 pts).
The Siggi's is a little tart for me, so I added a packet of Truvia and then it was perfect. Each jar of plain yogurt has 17 grams of protein, plus 16 grams of fiber from the Fiber 1! Very filling and satisfying snack, which is low in points, too.
I'm about to check out from work to get some last minute shopping done for tomorrow's trip. Be back in the morning!
What's your favorite salad combo lately?
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Good looking salad! I like creating new salads (lettuce or no lettuce). I recently made a salad with lettuce and leftover chicken from fajitas we made. The chicken fajita, peppers and onions were really yummy on top of the salad.
oh my. that salad looks soooo good….if only you had added feta cheese you would have had one of my all time favorite combos – hummus, tomato, and feta!! Have fun in chicago…i'm so jealous of everyone who is going =( hehe
oooh have fun! Sounds like you are all going to have a great weekend 🙂
That salad looks delicious!
Right now I am loving the tomato, mozz, basil, evoo, s&p combo.
Looove garbanzos in salads, their pop is so yummy, and taste so subtle. My favorite salad combo is definitely: spinach, bell pepper, cucumber, homemade veggie patties (your recipe!!) crumbled on top, with homemade guac, or simple avocado with salsa (er.. ie: guacamole!)
& fresh fruit + veggies are amazing, aren't they? Farmer's Markets are the greatest! 🙂
I have yet to try the siggi's yogurt, but really want to test my tart taste buds… can I handle it? I want to try!!
SO jealous. Have fun at the healthy living summit. Take notes on new products and food blogging info!
It has been a week of Caprese and Nicoise at this house. Why can't it be summer all year???? Your's looks great- I agree, better without the lettuce.
And I am also jealous of the Healthy Living Seminar trip! SO wish I was going! Bring back lots of info for us all! And have fun.
I've never tried Siggi's but I've seen it in stores. Have fun at HLS!
Have fun in Chicago!!
I love salsa on my salads 🙂 Very summery!!


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Adashino Nenbutsuji, Kyoto
At the hilltop temple of Adashino Nenbutsuji in Kyoto, thousands of stone Buddha statues mourn the dead who have been brought here since the Heian period. The main hall contains a medieval Amida Buddha.
History of Adashino Nenbutsuji
From the Heian (794-1185) to Edo (1603-1868) periods, the destitute of the Adashino area brought their dead to this hill, leaving the bodies exposed to the elements. Receiving no tombstone or proper burial, their souls were honored by stone Buddhas.
The main temple hall at Adashino Nenbutsuji was built in 1712.
What to See at Adashino Nenbutsuji
A 30-minute walk along a country lane from Saga Arashiyama leads past Nison-in, souvenir shops, and noodle restaurants before heading up a small hill. Here a beautiful bamboo path surrounds visitors in green as they approach the temple.
The primary focus of the temple is the extraordinary field of about 8,000 roughly-carved stone Buddhas, who honor the souls of the dead that were left here. The sight is especially evocative in the late afternoon, as the shadows beneath the figures lengthen.
The main temple hall, built in 1712, contains a medieval sculpture of the Amida Buddha created by Tankei in the Kamakura Era (1185-1333).
Festivals and Events
On August 23 and 24, at a Buddhist ceremony called Sento-kuyo, more than 1,000 candles are lit at Adashino Nenbutsuji in honor of the spirits of ancestors.
Quick Facts on Adashino Nenbutsuji
|Site Information
|Adashino Nembutsu-ji · Adashino Nenbutsuji
|cemeteries; temples
|Visitor and Contact Information
|17 Adashino-cho
Kyoto, Japan
|Mar-Nov daily 9-4:30
Dec-Feb daily 9-4
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- Adashino Nembutsu-ji - Fodor's Japan
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Map of Adashino Nenbutsuji, Kyoto
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch spins the news today for the unindicted co-conspirators in the Hamas funding case, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote an article today on the CAIR threats against Little Green Footballs regarding the Prayer Tower posting on Gateway Pundit yesterday.
The Post-Dispatch quoted CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper in their article. You'd think that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch would know the difference by now between a blog post and a comment on a blog post—
Obviously, they don't:
Mosque threatened, Muslim group saysBy Tim Townsend
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ST. LOUIS — A national Muslim civil rights organization has asked the FBI to investigate what it considers threats made on the Internet against a Bosnian mosque in St. Louis.
One blog post cited by the group made reference to vandalism and another to the use of dynamite.
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Zachary Lowe, a special agent in the St. Louis office of the FBI, said Tuesday that while he could not confirm an investigation, the bureau "takes all threats against people very seriously, especially religious and ethnic groups."
The comments were made on at least two blogs and related to a posting about a minaret being built at the mosque. The mosque is the Islamic Community Center, or Madina Masjid, at 4666 Lansdowne Avenue. A minaret is a tower from which the Muslim call to prayer is traditionally sounded.
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The author of a blog called "Gateway Pundit: Observations of the World from the heart of Jesusland," posted three photos of the minaret covered with scaffolding. One of the photos included the caption: "Those calls to prayers ought to go over really well with the people of this South St. Louis neighborhood."
The "Gateway Pundit" author also cited another blog, Republican Riot, saying the Muslim call to prayer "is to be broadcast several times a day."
But Madina Masjid's spiritual leader, Imam Muhamed Hasic, said the minaret is symbolic, not practical. There is no sound system or speakers on the minaret, which is scheduled to be completed next week. He said the minaret will not be used to call Muslims to prayer.
Another blog, called "Little Green Footballs," linked to the "Gateway Pundit" post, and several comments on "Little Green Footballs," caused the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations to contact the FBI, said Ibrahim Hooper, the council's spokesman.
"We ourselves get these kinds of hate messages and threats frequently," Hooper said. "But you never know who's just talking and who's going to carry out some these threats, so you have to check them out."
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On the "Gateway Pundit," a blogger who identified herself as Kathi, wrote: "It is really hard on us white, non-muslims to have to live with these folks taking over our neighborhood and community. Our government helping these people relocate into America's heartland is like inviting the enemy into your camp. It's totally disgusting."
On "Little Green Footballs," blogger Amer1can wrote, "Would be a shame if it were to be vandalized or destroyed. Just a shame I tell you….wink wink STL youth."
Blogger Arthur E. Hippler added: "I suppose dynamite would be considered an extreme response."
Hasic said he was unaware of the bloggers' comments about the minaret and that he had heard of no complaints about the structure from people in the neighborhood. He said the mosque would officially celebrate the minaret's completion next month.
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Here is the photo and the "offensive" caption The Post-Dispatch was talking about:
Amazing! (GP Photo)
Those calls to prayers ought to go over really well with the people of this South St. Louis neighborhood.
It's nice to see that The Post-Dispatch is now carrying water for CAIR.
Hopefully some day they will understand the difference between a blog post and a comment on a blog post.
** Hat Tip to friends Jamie Allman and Crane Durham who were talking about this story on The Allman and Crane Show this morning.
MORE… Local KMOV television is reporting the threats from an "anti-Muslim" internet site.
At least seven other media outlets including FOX Business include this headline:
"Hate Site Comments Suggest Violence Against Missouri Mosque"
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UPDATE: Must Read– Cristi Li has more on the CAIR threats.


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Ran across this oddity while looking for non-nominative subjects.
Here's the search :
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There are a number of such cases as Matt 4:4 where δε is tagged as part of the Subject phrase without further specification. Thus the search finds them as Subjects. I am wondering if they should be tagged as conjunctions under the Subject or rather removed from the subject entirely and put into the enclosing phrase or clause.
This query finds some 262 hits of this type :
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so it's definitely common enough. I wonder what the rationale is.
Thoughts ? Alternatives ?
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Consignment stores are often sprinkled throughout mid- to large-sized communities, often located in strip malls or less expensive, stand-alone buildings. Most of these stores specialize in the resale of quality used clothing, sometimes limited to a gender or to an age range such as children's clothing. Other stores that consign merchandise sell tools, electronics or even automobiles. These stores have the potential to be quite lucrative. If you are considering opening one of these stores, regardless of what you will sell, there are some specific strategies that will position you to have the best chance of striking the consignment gold mine.
Starting on the Right Foot
Choose a location that is big enough to hold your merchandise and with a staging area in which to prepare your goods. You also need room to unload a consignor's merchandise and appraise its value.
Tailor your merchandising layout to what you hope to take in to resell. Purchase fixtures that are durable and pleasing to the eye if you plan to accept quality merchandise. If you choose cheap or worn fixtures and merchandise, your shop to look like a garage sale you will likely get only garage sale quality merchandise for consignment.
Draft a consignment agreement that clearly explains your conditions of accepting merchandise to resell. Explain the time frame in which you will attempt to sell the merchandise, your sales commission or merchandising fee and the ramifications of theft or other losses. Figure on allowances to cover credit card processing and returned checks.
Map a floor plan design of exactly what you plan to sell and stay within that design, if possible. Unless you plan on buying and selling large quantities of general merchandise, stick within your merchandise niche to simplify your marketing plan and build your clientele. If you are selling children's clothing, it makes no sense to accept a load of bathroom fixtures.
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Buy low and sell high. While this foundational concept is the basis for turning a profit in any sale, it is very important in consignment. However, both verbs are equally important. You must buy adequate, salable merchandise. Buying unsaleable, poor-quality merchandise at a low price is no more helpful that buying salable, high-quality merchandise at too high a price. Only accept merchandise that can be priced to satisfy both parties.
Avoid damaged goods unless your shop caters only to thrift shop customers. When customers see damaged goods, even if they are only a minority of the stock, the perception will be that they must check the quality of all of the merchandise closely and may not pay a premium for your goods.
Encourage sales by offering to split reductions in sales prices with consignors toward the end of the product's display agreement term. Offer even more favorable terms if your consignor will increase your inventory of high quality merchandise. You are better off selling the merchandise at a reduced price and collecting a smaller commission than returning it to your consignor unsold.
Print large, colorful signs that demonstrate the significant discount of buying from your store compared to new. Train your sales staff to engage customers and actively assist them, not merely act as cashiers.
Make available opportunities to try out merchandise. If you operate a clothing consignment shop, offer multiple changing rooms with full-length mirrors. If you sell hard goods, give your customers opportunities to hold and try your products in whatever way you can while avoiding thefts or injuries.
Purchase quality consignment shop computer software that will allow you to quickly discern which merchandise is nearing its term date. This software will also simplify reconciliation with your consignors and will lead to a more organized, efficient store.
Offer a premium to your consignors if they will accept merchandise credit as opposed to cash for their sales.
If you sell clothing, buy brand-name merchandise that is cleaned and pressed so you can display and sell it quickly.
Make your shop a fun place to shop with lively music and displays that encourage customer loyalty and a positive experience.
Develop a customer loyalty program by rewarding frequent shoppers with a discount that comes from a shared reduction in the profit. The increased volume will make it worth the discount.
Consult your insurer as to liability coverage to protect your assets from lawsuits should a customer hurt himself while handling merchandise.
Visit the U.S. Small Business Administration's website for tips on running your business and for help filing tax paperwork.
Guard against losses by using a check guarantor, mounting security cameras and training staff to be alert for shoplifters at all times.
- Theconsignmentshop.biz: Tips from Successful Consignment Shop Owners
- Entrepreneur: Business Idea Center: Consignment Clothing Store
- Alreadypretty.com: How to Consign Your Clothes
- The Wall Street Journal: How Do I Start A Consignment Shop?
- Myjellybeansboutique.com: How It Works - The Basics of Consignment
- Seattle Mag: Tips For The Consignment-Shopping Newbie
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Discover the cultural heritage of Japan on this exciting journey through the country's main island of Honshu.
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Fly overnight to Quito. (N)
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