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Mr. P. H. [Patrick Hamilton] Osborne, of "Willeroo," near Tarago, a member of one of the State's oldest and best known pioneering families, died in a private hospital in Sydney yesterday.
Mr. Osborne, who was aged 84 years, was one of the best known figures in Australian racing. He retired from the Australian Jockey Club committee at the annual meeting recently, with the record for the longest service as a committeeman.
He was a descendent of Henry and Sarah Osborne, who have been mentioned in records of the State's history as pioneers of the Goulburn and Illawarra areas.
Mr. Osborne's property, "Willeroo," was purchased by his father in 1894 from the Coopers, who are said to have been the first white settlers at Lake George.
The grant for "Willeroo" was given in 1825, making it one of the oldest stations in the State. "Willeroo" was handed down t0 Mr. Osbcorne by his father in 1908.
In recent years a considerable area of the land was sub-divided for soldier' settlement blocks, but a large portion of the station still remains in the hands of the Osborne family.
It was at "Willeroo" that Mr. Osborne established his racing stud, which became one of the most famous and successful in Australia. He was the owner of the famous mare, "Valicare" which was to-day described by local racehorse owner, Mr. A. I. Maple-Brown, as one of the greatest mares Australia had ever seen.
Horses from Mr. Osborne's stud have won some of the greatest races in Australia. The success of the stud has not faded. Recently one of the younger products of "Willeroo", First Century, broke the course record at Warwick Farm.
Mr. Osborne also took an interest in local racing and was patron of the Goulburn Turf Club from its inauguration.
As a prominent member of the A.J.C., Mr. Osborne was a well known figure on the principal Australian racecourses.
He devoted a considerable amount of his time to the interests of Australian racing over many years. At the same time, he took a great amount of interest in the furtherance of the district in which he lived and was prominent in moves for the advancement of the Tarago and Bungendore areas.
He took a considerable interest in stock breeding and at one time had his own sheep stud at "Willeroo."
His home at "Willeroo" was one of the landmarks among colonial homesteads in the State and has been a strong source of interest to the historian.
Mr Osborne founded his sheep stud with a flock of Romneys brought to "Willeroo" from England. The stud was successful in many of the State's shows.
He had no children.
'Osborne, Patrick Hamilton (Pat) (1869–1953)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/osborne-patrick-hamilton-pat-22085/text32028, accessed 28 March 2023.
4 June,
New South Wales, Australia
12 October,
(aged 84)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia


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I like jQuery but creating DOM elements on the fly with jQuery is pretty boring. I guess I am not the only one. Just take a look at all this plugins. Well I added one more :)
json2dom let you create dom elements on-the-fly using json representation. The problem with other plugins is that they loose the power of jQuery… on json2dom you still can use all jQuery function while representing the data with json.
To create an element just pass a dictionary to the json2dom function where the key is the tag name. the value will be the content of the tag/element. it can be:
- string -> text content
- array -> child elements
- jQeury -> a jQuery object containing a DOM element
- dictionary -> key: name of a jQuery method. value: parameters to the method
check the plugin page for some examples.

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text: Fashion Accessories Tech From Sunny Shades to Broadway, 10 Celebrity Instagrams We Loved from This Weekend By Mari Kasanuki Published on June 2, 2014 @ 10:29AM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Instagram/laurenconrad This weekend, the stars took in some time on Broadway, at the beach, and with famous friends. Hugh Jackman met up with Cabaret's Michelle Williams while Lupita Nyong'o and Olivia Munn brought out their sunnies at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. Katy Perry's concerts in London drew out a star-studded crew (like Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, and Georgia May Jagger) and Jennifer Lopez returned to her hometown. And you can't miss Beyoncé's irresistible shot of her little girl playing dress-up! See what other special moments celebrities snapped and shared during the weekend. Click through the gallery for 10 photos we think are worthy of a double tap. 01 of 10 Lupita Nyong'o Instagram/lupitanyongo Lupita Nyong'o met up with Olivia Munn at Saturday's seventh annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic in Jersey City, N.J., and captured this photo of the flawless "Shady Ladies." 02 of 10 Hugh Jackman Instagram/thehughjackman Tony Awards host Hugh Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, popped by for a visit with Michelle Williams, who is currently starring alongside Alan Cumming in Cabaret on Broadway. 03 of 10 Beyoncé Instagram/beyonce Isn't this what any daughter with access to her mother's heels would do? Beyonce posted an adorable shot of what looks like 2-year-old Blue Ivy Carter playing dress-up in Mom's pumps. 04 of 10 Madonna Instagram/madonna The Material Girl left the material world behind for a tranquil repose on the beach. "Sunday Chillaxing," she captioned, along with the hashtag "#livingforlove." 05 of 10 Cara Delevingne Instagram/caradelevingne Cara Delevingne enjoyed a "seriously unserious night to remember," during a star-studded ladies outing with Suki Waterhouse, Mary Charteris, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, and Georgia May Jagger. The crew took in a concert performance by Perry at London's O2 Arena. 06 of 10 Drew Barrymore Instagram/drewbarrymore There's no use crying over spilled milk—even when it's in the form of ice cream! Drew Barrymore simply captioned her pic with a lone hashtag: "#bummer." 07 of 10 Vanessa Hudgens Instagram/vanessahudgens Vanessa Hudgens shared a selfie and a quote from Janet Fitch's novel White Oleander: "She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar." 08 of 10 Sarah Jessica Parker Instagram/sarahjessicaparker While on a walk in New York City's West Village neighborhood, Sarah Jessica Parker captured a shot of the local flora and fauna. "Spring in all its glory on view," she wrote. 09 of 10 Jennifer Lopez Instagram/jlo Yes, she's stillJenny from the Block! Lopez returned to her N.Y.C. roots and attended the Montefiore Medical Center health fair with sister Lynda. "Yummy! Me and lynnie back in the Bronx," she wrote. 10 of 10 Lauren Conrad Instagram/laurenconrad Lauren Conrad put her green thumb to the test with some gorgeous spring flowers. "Planted Dinner Plate Dahlias the size of my head in my garden today," she captioned.


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I like to seep my way into any new year because it is time to slow everything down a little and take some time out to think. Thinking is one of my favourite occupations but as the year gathers pace I have less and less time to think. Projects inevitably grow wings and then I … Continue reading Seeping into the new year
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An alternative view of Christmas
Life sometimes gets in the way.... A very dear friend says that from time to time and I hesitate to agree. The hesitation is simply that we are 'our life' so we need to make time for those things that are neglected. Time is an interesting concept and I am never more aware of it … Continue reading An alternative view of Christmas


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Beautiful Pastel Colors for Christmas Cards
Hello, Fun friends! Let's talk Christmas, shall we? Chances are, you've thought about Christmas. A few of you may have even gotten a jump start on Christmas. But, for those of us that haven't, let's get a jump start on Christmas! We've got a lot of beautiful cards but we chose a pretty, pastel version to welcome the holiday. Should we get started?
Isn't this card beautiful? Know, as you can see – it's not technique heavy – but it is pretty heavy on beauty. So, as far as we can tell, that is the best way to start the holiday season right! We'll keep it very cute and oh so simple! But you want to have some fun? Alrighty then!
Now, the first thing we should discuss – the colors! Aren't Bubble Gum and Sweet Pear the perfect colors for a fresh and slightly different Christmas? Now, the Sweet Everything stamp set has a fun surprise! Don't you love how the shading mimics a comic book? It's a modern design that is perfect with the color palette. Then, you add in a Gold Friendship Sequin or two, plus stars from the Frosted Friends set and you've got some really great accents for your holiday cards, right?
Let's discuss how a little bit of heat embossing can make the difference on any card. How this card really shines with this pop of white on Black Licorice! The contrast is the perfect way to add a sentiment to your Christmas cards this year!
Are you ready to get creating for Christmas this year? Do you have your stamps chosen? We cannot wait to see what you make, so make sure you share with us your creation. Post your cards on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram so that we can delight in your projects!


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I don't have much opportunity to wear one of my many watches at the moment. Time just doesn't seem to matter so much when you spend 23 hours of the day inside. Despite (or maybe because of) this, I decided to expand my collection and add number 20 which has a beautiful message for these crazy times.
I do frequently feel my anxiety levels rising – when I stand in the queue at the supermarket, when I see people out walking wearing face masks, and when I think about when I'm going to be able to sell my house. The watch reminds me that all of this is temporary, and that "life will (in time) return to normal" as Crispin Jones explains.
The watch is available in black or white, and all have unique patterns of blue, orange, and green. You can also choose from a number of different straps – I chose the classic black stainless steel, but simply changing the strap makes it into an entirely different watch.
The back of the watch has another reminder that we have to keep going. The end isn't quite in sight yet, but we'll get there.
The watch isn't limited edition so is currently still for sale – Mr Jones Watches will donate 10% of the money received for each watch to the World Health Organisation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.


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Annett Tamayo's Graduation Speech
June 9, 2019
This is a transcript of Annett Tamayo's graduation speech:
Good evening, families, friends, and loved ones and welcome to the Graduation of Pinole Valley High School's class of 2019. My name is Annett Tamayo and I will be giving the Inspirational speech tonight.
A really wise mentor once said to me, "YOU MUST BELIEVE IN YOURSELF SO MUCH, THAT YOUR DREAMS WILL HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO MATERIALIZE."
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We've spent 4 years here at Portable Valley, discovering and crafting our dreams. We've watched each other work hard to attain something that we've discovered we wanted along the way. Now whether that's getting into your dream school, or obtaining your high school diploma, or dreaming of being in that new building as a high school student, you did it because YOU believed in yourself (well I mean….besides the new school part. (we're only oh so powerful hahaha)
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Now whether you want to believe that or not, I'm here to tell you that all of your accomplishments so far including this high school diploma that we are about to receive are all because YOU decided to believe in your abilities. And I want to emphasize that — because as someone who stopped believing in herself this year for a little bit, I'm here to tell you that your life just won't feel the same once you start doing that. So can we please give everyone here a round of applause for this accomplishment.
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I've continuously seen this powerful force on campus, and I'm pretty sure you've all seen it too. The unnoticable activism, the continuous courage to break stereotypes of cultures and genders in a very uncertain political climate. The leadership this class has taken to bring new clubs, and something new to the table to make everyone feel included makes us all so inspiring!!!!!!!
I feel like as young activists, and as young people who want to make a change in our society, our age comes with a lot of backlash. People think that just because we're 16, or 17, or 18, we don't necessarily understand the issues that are going on around us, but I am here to tell everyone that this class has proved anything but that. We've made it known that: WE ARE YOUNG BUT WE ARE JUST AS SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS AS THOSE WHO THINK THAT THEY HOLD MORE KNOWLEDGE OVER US JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE OLDER. DON'T EVER LET YOUR AGE BE A DETERRING FACTOR WHEN FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON OUR WORK AS A CLASS WHEN WE'VE DECIDED TO TAKE A STAND IN HOPE FOR CHANGE. Now whether you've participated in these movements or not, we've all inspired each other.
Remember November 10th of 2016? Our school joined a national walkout due to the new president-elect. Everyone who participated including myself really took a stand in fighting against this new administration in something that was so personal to us.
If you walked out on this day, and actually took it seriously, I admire you… and if you chose not to walk out and stayed in school.. I admire you too. But let me paint a picture of how this day looked like for those who weren't there. This was my first ever protest and I think it was a pretty cool one. A big mob assembled in front of the health center after lunch, and as a sophomore, I was genuinely terrified but inspired at how powerful we all were. As we walked down Pinole Valley Road, we literally closed the whole street (sorry if you were a car affected by this lol) and we walked with cultural flags, or symbols of who we are and where we came from, and where our families come from. When we got to one of our destinations some of us gave speeches on coming from immigrant backgrounds and how this administration was targeting our families, our rights as women , the rights of the LGBTQ community and the rights of underrepresented communities itself. This right here was definitely one of the defining moments of what I thought Pinole Valley High School was all about.
Do you guys also remember when members of our class such as Yassna Ahmadi, and members of her political revolution club, orchestrated a walkout to protest gun violence in which we joined thousands of other high schools…..I thought that was pretty cool… We TOOK A STAND IN FIGHTING FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS ENDED THE LIVES OF OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
& I want to take a moment for those who didn't get to walk the stage due to gun violence. I'm sorry, and I hope that we can do better.
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Besides the protests, I want to shine light on innovative things that happened during our time in an effort to create a more inclusive environment here at Pinole Valley.
Let's start with the amazing work our GSA Club has done with the amazing leadership from Phoebe Hosley and everyone who has participated in helping to break down gender stereotypes at our school and community through events like the drag show which was a big hit by the way!!! So thank you for creating a place where people can go express themselves and be who they wanna be.
And I kind of already shouted out political revolution but I want to personally thank you guys for inspiring me as an activist.
Animal rights club, thank you for making sure Pinole valley HIGH SCHOOL was now known to be a anti animal cruelty environment. Animals are beautiful…. yes including the seagulls.
And to our earth team, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN SAVING THE PLANET!!! Also if you didn't know, our planet is falling apart, and we need everyone's help in saving it. Please remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Before I forget… do you guys also remember when our school started giving the announcements in Spanish, so that more people felt included in our school. Or when we had a Latino Club and an Immigrant rights club during our Junior year and our partial senior year. Yeah… I wonder whoever created those things…. (hahaha) but seriously this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for the inspiration I got from all of you.
As I conclude my speech, I want to leave you guys with a few words… WE ARE THE FUTURE, AND CHANGE STARTS WITH US. I FOUND THE POTENTIAL TO FIND THE POWER BEHIND MY VOICE AND FOUGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVED IN AND SO DID A LOT OF YOU.
Therefore, please keep this question in mind as we leave into a world that needs our help for change.
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Thank you.


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Knock at the Cabin (2023)
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Release : 2023
Runtime : 100 minutes
Genre : Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cast : Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Kristen Cui, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint
Crew : Douglas Aibel (Casting), M. Night Shyamalan (Screenplay), M. Night Shyamalan (Director), M. Night Shyamalan (Producer), Naaman Marshall (Production Design), Marc Bienstock (Producer)
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More than a dozen file for Leon County Commission races
A slew of first-time candidates are either challenging incumbent Leon County commissioners or seeking an open commission seat this year.
Four political newcomers have filed to run for the District 3 seat that opened up with County Commissioner John Dailey's move to the race for Tallahassee mayor. Three others have filed to run against County Commissioner Bill Proctor, the longest serving member of the board. One has filed to run against Commissioner Kristin Dozier, who was unopposed four years ago.
The candidates must qualify in mid-June for their names appear on ballots for the nonpartisan seats. It's possible the field of contenders will grow even larger before the deadline or that some candidates who have filed will fail to qualify.
Among the District 3 candidates are Kyle Frost, a computer programmer for Capital Health Plan, Stanley Kahn, an office manager for Capital City Bank, Rex Rekstis, a semi-retired driver for the Tallahassee Auto Auction, and Carlos Rey, a local attorney. Also running are two candidates who have appeared on ballots before, Emily Fritz, a retired professional association executive director, and Rick Minor, CEO of America's Second Harvest of the Big Bend.
The District 1 candidates include Jasmine Ali-Mohammed, founder and CEO of Teaching Adults Technology, LLC., Walter McDonald III, an insurance salesman, and Gregory Williams, a staff assistant at Tallahassee Community College. Proctor filed to run for re-election last week.
Dozier's challenger is Paul Stolc, an investigator with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Dozier filed for re-election last year. No one has filed to run against County Commissioner Nick Maddox, who's seeking a third term.
Dozier, 42 and a Democrat, said she wants to focus on issues including economic development and land use and growth.
"We have been making progress across the board from economic development to how our community grows, in human services, parks, recreation, arts and public safety," she said. "And I think that there's more that I can contribute to these issues in the next few years."
Stolc, 35 and president of the Big Bend Democratic Progressive Caucus, said his main platform is getting more affordable housing in the county. He said government employees and retail workers who make up much of the workforce are being priced out of being able to live in the community.
"I believe we can do better," he said. "And we need to restore trust back into the government through the people."
Proctor, a Democrat first elected in 1996, said he wants to see a number of projects through to fruition, from improvements to Springhill Road and the North Florida Fairgrounds to sewer service in Woodville. Proctor, 59, serves as associate minister at Bethel A.M.E. Church and a professor at Florida A&M University.
"I go from the church house to the schoolhouse to the courthouse," he said. "And I serve with tenacious and outstanding ability. There's not been another commissioner that wears the multiple hats that I do multiple times a week."
Ali-Mohammed, a 20-year-old political science senior at Florida State University, said she wants to promote civic inclusion and engagement, work for economic restoration of the community and improve the quality of life of all residents.
"As an African American woman, a student and a public servant I feel that I can best represent the people of District 1 and that I will bring the much needed inclusion, accessibility, and innovation to the commission," said Ali-Mohammed, who has no party affiliation.
Rey, 39, who serves on the Leon County Board of Adjustment and Appeals, said in a news release he wants to strengthen public trust in local government, ensure public safety and spur economic opportunity.
"I am running to ensure that our government policies and programs are driven by the evidence and not the politics of the day," said Rey, who has no party affiliation. "If elected, I will focus on ensuring county government operates under the principles of accountability and transparency in order to maintain public trust."
Rekstis, a Republican and former merchant marine, said he was inspired to run in part because he never heard back from the county after calling a couple of years ago to request installation of a speed bump in his neighborhood. Rekstis, 64, also said he'd like to see more improvements in the northwest district.
"If somebody calls me, I'll definitely be there," he said. "That's one of my priorities. It's a job and you're working for the people out here. I certainly want to make sure the people are getting what they paid for."
Kahn, 36, who has no party affiliation, said he would work to enhance safety, including putting new traffic lights at dangerous intersections. He'd also work for more sidewalks and bike paths and try to attract more businesses to town.
"We have a very qualified job force that any new business would love to have," he said. "And (I would) bring some of that back to our town versus neighboring counties."
Frost, 23, who has no party affiliation, said he would continue the work of the county to reduce its carbon footprint. And he said he wants more research into consolidating the city and county.
"I have always loved politics ever since I was young," he said. "Just looking at the local climate of politics in Tallahassee, I thought we could use some fresh and younger views in our local government."
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As someone who is self-employed I have a very unpredictable and varied income and I can often have months where my abilities to pay off my debt are challenged. Sometimes my income drops a little and I have to slow down my over-payments a tiny bit, other times my income drops drastically and more extreme changes to my debt payments are needed. Here are a few tips on how to handle a slow work month based on my own experience.
Focus on minimum payments
Whilst I would normally throw every spare penny at my debt, my focus shifts completely during months when my income is lower. My priority is always to manage all of my minimum payments. Those absolutely have to be covered, both for my own sanity and of course to avoid any penalties or issues with lenders. Beyond that, anything I can afford to over pay is a bonus.
To help me keep track of these, as minimum amounts always change with things like credit cards, I like to keep a note of them on my phone. Having the numbers marked down in a place where I'm always looking means that they are top of mind. If, like me, you once tried to remain blissfully unaware of your debt you will know how helpful this can be. If you currently put your head in the sand and aren't sure how to stay on top of things I highly recommend trying this!
Make some extra money
In order to combat the lack of invoices that I am able to send out I look for new ways to bring money in. I have spoken about Prolific Academic many times before and it continues to remain a firm favourite for earning an extra income. It's a brilliant survey site and so easy to keep an eye on whilst I am getting on with other things during my day. It goes without saying that another big favourite of mine is Ebay.
When it comes to getting more creative with making some extra money, there is one place that I will always go. Emma Drew's blog! Emma is known for her inventive money making techniques and even has a group on Facebook based around making money in your spare time. I'd definitely recommend you pay her a visit if you are in need of some new ideas! (I'm not affiliated with Emma, she's just awesome).
Spend less
This final point may seem obvious, but spending less money during months of low income can be vital for me. There are a number of ways to help make this easier. For those who find it difficult to cut down spending, why not try using cash only when shopping? It will make you more aware of where your money is going and less likely to throw it away on things you don't need.
Another great way to keep on top of spending is to track your "no spend days". Marking your spending on a calendar or chart you will help to show you exactly how often money leaves your account or purse and you might be shocked to see just how often small amounts disappear without you realising. I tried this last year and was shocked at the results!
Plan ahead
Of course, hindsight is 20/20 and when we find ourselves in the difficult situation of a low income month, that is when we realise that we should have done more to prepare ahead of time. When things are going well and you are having a high income month set some money aside. I've talked about the importance of an emergency fund many times before, but this is a little bit different.
Keep you emergency fund for the unpredictable events that life throws at you and have a separate buffer prepared for the inevitable slumps that self-employment brings. Enough to cover a months worth of bills and outgoings would be ideal. I know that having that puts my mind at ease and lets me focus on increasing my work load again instead of going into panic mode.
Slow work months can feel rotten, demoralising even. One week you are working crazy hours to get everything done, the next you are sitting wondering how on earth you're going to fill your time. With a bit of preparation however, a slow month can quickly switch from panic stations to enjoying some unexpected time off if you know how to handle it well.


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In the right rail toward to my favorite world yellow red restaurant I was thinking about my political approach. At least a political system should be able to feed the public was my self giving answer. In western countries since second world war nothing like this was happen anymore. We western people always can get at least something to eat without any problem. Beside my mind blabla the loudspeakers were shouting the announcement of the stations but anyway I could not understand it. The noise level around me and the foreign language and the fuzzy roar voice from speakers, I´m shure everybody knows what I´m talking about. Better not even listen to the loudspeaker announcement better counting the stations for safety. Somehow I managed it without to get lost and I went off the train. Engage myself into the mainstream of train leaving people and following them like a robot toward to the surface of Moscow. During my walking up the steps I realized people who were standing in line close to the wall of the steps. On the cold windy surface still the line up people.
Ice cream in winter > best hahaha
I was following the tip of the young fellow how to find MC Donald. Walking in the icy wind around a corner of a huge building, still line up people next building still icy wind and the queue. Last building last corner of it who I was passing then I was a kind of paralyzed and my mouth decide to get open wide. The icy wind was frozen my teeth and it was close to breath ice cubes. The line up from the metro station is the one for…. nooooo it can not be came into my mind. But it was reality… so walking back to the metro station down the steps and lining up like the others on a empty stomach. The time was passing by and it was noon already and the stomach growl was getting louder. Step by step but very slowly the queue moved forward almost nobody was talking to busy to stay warm by moving from one leg to the other. At 1.30pm means 1,5h after queue up I was able to see the entrance with word wide known sign of McD. Finger- and food tips I could´t feel anymore and it was difficult to move hands and feed and would somebody touching my nose it will fall down like a peace of icicle same with my ears. Now I was really happy for the gift of a friend of mine, long underwear. What a lovely gift…I was thinking…next time I will met him a big hug will be for shure…During my waiting I was observing still in big distance the scene in front of MC entrance. Military post were standing in front at were controlling with weapons the in and out of people. Means two people out > two people in and not allowing by military power that any chaos or fighting for food will start. Step by step coming closer to the MC entrance and ounce in while when somebody was open the entrance door a light smell of food was blowing over. Immediately the smell was touching my olfactory nerve the mouth starts watering like fire workers in action. Had to swallow my saliva or it would trop out of my mouth. During a swallow action I was thinking how fast some can change if the circumstances is pushing. To change from McD hating to saliva injection took me only 15h of hunger. Is this political correct ?


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Considering the book is called Harrow the Ninth, I shouldn't have to say this—but Harrow isn't Gideon. Except… maybe a little bit, there, towards the end, but that's too big a spoiler, so we won't talk about that.
Let me first say that this will be my thoughts on Harrow the Ninth as much as it will be on Gideon the Ninth. Not only because the two are part of a series, so it's only natural, but also because they're contrasts of each other, two pieces of a whole, which makes it nearly impossible to discuss one without the other.
The biggest hurdle I've seen people struggle with when they go from reading Gideon the Ninth to Harrow the Ninth is the loss of Gideon's pomp-and-circumstance voice. But even if Harrow's voice isn't as distinct as Gideon's was, I was sold on Harrow the second I realized how badly I wanted to understand her. How badly I wanted her to understand herself, more so. I never felt that urge with Gideon. Gideon was easier for me to understand from the get-go, very relatable and entertaining even as she carried her own ghosts, but Harrow was a secret both to me and to herself. This makes sense when you consider that Harrow the Ninth is more of a psychological horror/thriller than the sprawling fantasy/sci-fi adventure that Gideon the Ninth was.
Harrow is so wounded-and-lonely-without-yet-knowing-it that I gobbled up the first 100 pages in no time. Faster than I gobbled up the initial pages of Gideon the Ninth. Ultimately, I cared about Harrow so hard and so fast that you may call it insta-love (and I don't particularly like insta-love). That, for me, was enough to look beyond the loss of Gideon's voice – because, yes, I also felt that loss. Bottom line is that I could look past the loss of Gideon's voice because I sympathized so hard and so fast with Harrow that it nearly gave me whiplash. I realize this is also partly a consequence of having read Gideon the Ninth and knowing what Harrow lost at the end of that book, but that doesn't diminish its worth for me in the 2nd book. Far from it.
The thing is, Muir could've played it safe after the success of Gideon the Ninth – but she didn't. She took a risk. For me, that risk paid off.
What Muir did with Harrow the Ninth is that she experimented with style – on-page style as depicting the internal state of the main protagonist. Not only is the narration split between 3rd person Harrow and a 2nd person narrator whose identity is only revealed towards the end of the book (and which will punch the damn air from your lungs when it happens), but Muir also plays with timelines and settings. She does all of this in the name of stylizing Harrow's character arc.
Muir stylizes Harrow's extreme trauma from Gideon the Ninth – and she does it scarily effectively.
Harrow's loss of self and loss of memories is what makes this book shine, even if it also demands a lot of thought and attention from the reader, including flipping back several chapters to see whether your inkling of something is true or not. As Harrow doubts herself, you doubt yourself. As she lies to herself, you lie to yourself. Yes, Harrow's voice is less accessible than Gideon's was, but once you realize exactly why that is – once you realize it's inaccessible to you because it's inaccessible to Harrow herself – then things start to get interesting. Again, think psychological horror/thriller.
Muir weaves a narrative that is best described as this:
This playfully experimental narrative makes Harrow the Ninth a page-turner that's as frustrating as it's intriguing. It's like jumping on a rollercoaster in the dark: you just have to go with it.
As for the cast of characters, there are less than in Gideon the Ninth, which provides for more in-depth character dynamics and development. I personally loved this. Most of the cast is already known from the 1st book. I didn't have to repeatedly look up all the character/house affiliations and necromantic abilities like I did during the 1st book, which was a nice respite, honestly. I won't lie about that.
On the other hand, Harrow the Ninth is more politically complex than Gideon was. This is because Harrow herself is more aware of politics. I had to consult the internet several times to make sure who was who and what was what, especially in regards to the lore and the history of the world, but it was all very interesting, even if it made for slower reading.
As with Gideon the Ninth, Muir is also heavy on the description in Harrow the Ninth. I willingly admit that I occasionally had to read her dense passages of description twice, even thrice, to really paint the picture she was forming, but you kinda learn to roll with it. Once you do, it becomes easier. Both Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth are the kinds of books that'll take you 100 pages to get into. Like densely written classics. But once you're in, the pages flow faster and easier. It's a rhythm. More like poetry and less like a blockbuster. Although, to be sure, there are serious blockbuster-y images and visuals in there. Think Akira in space and you'll be on the right track.
The payoff of Harrow the Ninth is worth the effort of Harrow the Ninth, is what I'm trying to say here, so stick it out even if you struggle.
I struggled.
I stuck it out.
And I'm ultimately so glad that I did.


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It is always important to plan your retirement before your actually retire. You can prefer to do financial savings to ensure that you may have sufficient amount of money that you may need to secure your future after your retirement. There are many retirement plans available in the market that you can choose. But some of them might fit into your budget while some of them are just unbearable. You need to consider your expenses, borrowing, and savings before taking a retirement plan for yourself. Retirement plans are the strategy using which you can secure your future. So, it is a must that first you should consider your needs and then plan your retirement according to it.
Things to consider
First of all, you need to calculate how much money will be sufficient for you to live your life happily after your retirement. You can consider your everyday expenses, monthly expenses as well as other expenses to calculate your total expense as well as savings. You can consider car expenses such as car maintenance cost, car insurance, and other repairs that you need to do with your car. You can also consider household expenses such as house repair expense, house refurbishment expense as well as other maintenance expenses. You can add up these expenses to your personal expense to calculate the amount that you would need to have with you after your retirement. These calculations will provide you with approximate figures; you will actually need a little bit of more for your retirement plans.
Select the retirement plan
After you have calculated your estimate, now is the time to look for some retirement plans that can provide you with that amount of money which you have calculated. Most of the 401k plans will fall under your budget and needs. You can select any one of them to secure your future.


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Zhou Tan
Zhou Tan (b. 1993) uses imaginative and futuristic materials as a medium to reflect societal and personal spiritual thinking of what contemporary art is, including modern-found objects and traditional techniques to express serious topics in a humorous way to the audience. Tan who is fascinated with the cultural exchanges of globalisation, is interested in building communication between different people from various backgrounds in dissimilar places.


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Loss Leader Pricing Strategy
If you want a classic pricing strategy with a history of bringing return customers, increased sales and new customers, consider loss-leader pricing. Just as it sounds, the loss-leader pricing strategy relies on having the lowest prices, or perceived lowest prices, for a given product or set of products. "If you're a retailer, you'll be very aware that sometimes consumers need a little bit of extra encouragement to come through your door," reports Smarta.
A product priced below cost, or at a loss, in order to attract new customers is called a loss leader. Loss-leader pricing the sale of certain products at, or close to, a loss while pricing related products or services high to increase profits. One popular example of this is a razor with disposable blades. Often, a store will price the razor very low, but armed with the knowledge that the consumers with need to purchase new blades, refill sets are over-priced to increase profits.
In theory, "loss leaders make up for the losses they incur by enticing consumers to make further purchases of profitable goods while they are in the shop," reports Smarta. Since many customers browse and end up purchasing more than they had initially planned, this is a smart strategy. Customers also feel good about getting a bargain, and will often buy other items with the money they just saved.
Loss leader pricing serves other purposes beyond driving new customers to the store. If you have merchandise that needs to be sold, either because it is due to expire, or you just need the shelf space, pricing the items exceptionally low can make them simply run off the shelves and can help make up at least a portion of the cost. Consistent loss leader pricing can build your brand as a loss-leader that will continue to draw customers, even for products that are not on sale. U.S. Legal reports, "Loss leader pricing is, in essence, a bid to lure customer traffic away from the businesses of retail competitors."
Four main businesses will benefit from loss leader pricing. When a business first enters a new market, loss leader pricing draws attention to the new product or store to help build a customer base. Second, when you have products at the end of their life cycles, loss leader pricing can both generate renewed interest in the product and help move old inventory. "More For Small Business" reports that, "for a business-to-business product, you might sell one of your mature or declining products ... at a loss leader price and expect that customers will buy other products or services." Finally, in e-commerce situations, loss leader pricing brings customers to an online retailer using introductory pricing on items such as cable services.
There are two main precautions necessary for a successful loss leader pricing campaign. Make sure you make up your loss on other sales. "If you price something too low and people don't buy anything else, the loss leads nowhere. It's no longer a loss leader, it's just a loss," advises USA Today. Most importantly, however, make sure that you actually have the advertised product in stock at the beginning of the sale and that the price in the store matches the price in all advertising. Failing to do this is considered fraud, which is illegal. (Ref. 3)
Writer Bio
Dana Griffin has written for a number of guides, trade and travel periodicals since 1999. She has also been published in "The Branson Insider" newspaper. Griffin is a CPR/first-aid instructor trainer for the American Red Cross, owns a business and continues to write for publications. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English composition from Vanguard University.


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The military dictatorship is fearful that its repression is insufficient to destroy those it loathes.
PPT posted a couple of days ago on the small and quite ludicrous storm over a calendar in Roi-et depicting Yingluck and Thaksin Shinawatra.
Loudmouthed and excitable dictator General Prayuth Chan-ocha could have let the issue pass but, as usual, like a dog with a bone, he has gone off.
Prayuth, who is unable to bring himself to say Thaksin's name, declared the calendar "inappropriate" because one of the images was of "a person who broke the law," meaning Thaksin.
In line with Prayuth's childishness, "[p]olice and soldiers in Khon Kaen also banned distribution of the calendar on Monday, when Ms Yingluck visited the province for a merit-making ceremony and to meet her supporters." The military thugs also ordered two people "to report for attitude adjustment after finding the two members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship handing out the calendar during the former prime minister's visit to Khon Kaen."
The military thugs determined that "the distribution of the calendar in public was deemed a politically motivated act, which violated an order of the National Council for Peace and Order that prohibits political activity."
In line with this kind of fearful thuggery, a report at Prachatai tells of another attempt to ban anything the military finds unacceptable, most especially when it involves those deemed political opponents.
Phayao Akkahad, the long-suffering mother of Kamolkate Akkhad, a nurse killed on 19 May 2010 at Wat Pathum Wanaram Temple in the military clearance of red shirt protesters, reports that she is being harassed by the authorities.
The reason for the attention of thugs is that a rally is planned for 6 January:
to call for justice for victims of the April-May 2010 crackdown after the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) last week concluded that Abhisit Vejjajiva, former Democrat Party Prime Minister, Suthep Thaugsuban, his former Deputy, and Gen Anupong Paochinda, the former Army Chief, were not guilty in ordering the 2010 military crackdown.
Despite the implied threats, the rally will go ahead. The military will be worried and aggressive.


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21 Delicious Red, White and Blue Desserts for 4th of July
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My mind was blown last year when a friend brought a showstopping dessert to the 4th of July picnic– the United States perfectly molded in layers of red, white and blue jello. Jaws dropped and heads turned when she dropped that off at the buffet table! Since that day I've vowed to step up my summer dessert game. Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial start of summer, with Fourth of July to quickly follow, so if you're feeling patriotic here's 21 Red, White and Blue desserts to enjoy!
Festive 4th of July Dessert Ideas
You don't have to be a cake decorating pro to make this easy patriotic cake from Tastes of Lizzy T. It'll make a big splash on Memorial Day or the 4th of July!
Offer some healthy nibbles with a patriotic fruit platter from The Homespun Hydrangea.
Kids will love this easy patriotic bark from What the Fork. It's yummy by itself, but you can also break it into pieces to stick into cupcakes.
Patriotic pudding popsicles from Kenarry will keep everyone cool on those hot summer days.
Don't you love the versatility of rice krispie treats? These patriotic rice krispie treat pops from Baking Beauty are so festive.
Make a patriotic cookie cake like this one from Dinner at the Zoo. It's perfect for summer entertaining, and who doesn't love a cookie cake that's loaded with M&Ms?
Red, white and blue cobbler (from an Alli Event) is an amazing dessert choice for a barbecue. Berry cobbler is always a winner!
Easy to make and portable to eat, these patriotic pretzel rods from Scrappy Geek add colorful decor as well as tasty treats to your patriotic themed table.
Kids and adults alike will devour this flag fruit sugar cookie pizza from Walking on Sunshine.
These mini patriotic fruit pizzas from Craft Create Cook are an even simpler version using store-bought sugar cookie dough. Yum.
Make this patriotic party cake from The Thrifty Couple to dazzle your guests. It looks like fireworks in dessert form!
If you're short on time, simply turn white snack cakes into gorgeous patriotic snack cakes. Dancing Through the Rain has a simple tutorial.
An Italian in My Kitchen shared these fruit tarts with Mascarpone creme filling (or cream cheese filling). They look stunning topped with raspberries, blueberries and stars made from a flaky dough.
Decadent patriotic red velvet cupcakes from Olivia's Cuisine need to be on everyone's dessert menu this summer.
Shaken Together's shortbread sparklers are an easy peasy, no-bake dessert option.
I know I'm not alone when I say brownies are my favorite dessert. Can't wait to make these American flag brownies from Amanda's Cookin'!
No-bake desserts like Hello Little Home's red, white and blue icebox cake make hosting summer parties so much easier.
You can't get much more patriotic than this star-shaped red, white and blue fudge from A Cultivated Nest. Gorgeous!
How creative are these fireworks Jello cups from Oh My! Creative? Using Twizzlers is a genius idea.
Dip Oreos in red, white or blue chocolate to make some super easy Patriotic Oreo Pops like these from Happiness is Homemade. I wonder if these will work with the Mega Stuffed variety?
Red, white and blue cheesecake in a jar from Our Thrifty Ideas is a portable, picnic ready dessert. So, pack a blanket and a basket, and head out for a lovely summer picnic with your favorite people.
Last but not least, our easy breezy Dr. Pepper cupcakes with cherry buttercream frosting and the fizz of Pop Rocks sprinkles are light and perfect for a warm summer's day.
Don't those look delicious? Cheers to summer celebrations!


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From today's Guardian, by a Swedish author: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/14/sweden-far-right-wartime-past?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0Jlc3RPZkd1YXJkaWFuT3BpbmlvblVLLTE5MDUxNA%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=BestOfGuardianOpinionUK&CMP=opinionuk_email.
This will be uncomfortable reading for many native Swedes, as it was for me as a 'new Swede'; although, to be fair, I and most of my Swedish friends were already aware of most of it, and as a result had long shed our national self-image as the spotless goodies of the world. The Swedes that I know – mostly Lefties – are almost as historically self-critical as we Leftist Brits are (the Empire); and will be able to add to the list of failings that Elisabeth Åsbrink provides here: Sweden's state-sanctioned 'eugenic' or 'sterilisation' policy, for example, which began before the war and continued until fairly recently.
It's good for any country to be reminded occasionally of its past sins, as well as its triumphs; both of which are pretty evenly scattered amongst peoples over time. That's because neither depends on national failings or virtues, but on ones that are common to humanity (male humanity, at any rate), and on circumstances at any given moment. Sweden's vulnerable situation vis-à-vis Germany in 1939 clearly needs to be taken into account to at least partially excuse her collaboration, and what many Brits regarded as her 'cowardice', in World War II. Recognition of one's own nation's historical failings, and even atrocities, is a pretty reliable prophylactic against the sort of national pride which can trigger many of those atrocities in the first place. Yes, we – both Brits and Swedes – could have turned Fascist in the 'thirties, in only slightly different circumstances. Look at today.


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Fidelity Staked 24% of this Nicaraguan Gold Stock
Assuming Fidelity spends as much money performing due-diligence as it does advertising on television, less resourceful investors should not be ashamed to borrow its brilliance. Something about B2Gold Corp has Fidelity feeling confident enough to hold the stock in four of its mutual funds, including the $70 billion Fidelity Contrafund . As per the fund's strategy, Fidelity believes the value in B2Gold is not fully recognized by the public. Likewise, I'll bet 99% of Contrafunds' shareholders would not recognize B2Gold either.
Mining with Ortega's blessing?
Nicaragua's main-man Daniel Ortega took part in B2Gold's La Libertad mine reopening celebration in 2010. He and B2Gold CEO Clive Johnson have met cordially on numerous occasions. Unfortunately, some of the local miners have been less celebratory about open-pit mining in Nicaragua, fearing an accident could lead to irreparable environmental damage. La Nacion Dominicana reported in February that hundreds of people showed up to protest against B2Gold's plan to set up shop at a new zone near its La Libertad and Santo Domingo operations. Tear gas and rubber bullets were used by police to quell the peaceful sit-in. Back in the 1950's and '60s Nicaragua was one of the world's larger producers (15th); with Ortega's continued blessing B2Gold will remain the largest fish in his rejuvenated gold pond.
Source: B2Gold
Growth through acquisition
B2Gold has not been shy about using stock to make acquisitions. In January it issued 252 million shares to acquire the Masbate mine from CGA Mining. All-in, it bagged the largest gold project in the Philippines for $1.1 billion, exchanging its overinflated share price for real assets at just the right time. Last week B2Gold announced its intentions to takeout Volta Resources. Exchanging 0.15 shares for each Volta share values them at $63 million. For a flick of the equity stick, B2Gold will inherit 81% of the advanced stage Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso.
Kiaka already features a measured and indicated gold resource of 4.86 million ounces (153.3 million tonnes grading 0.99 g/t). That means even greater leverage to future gold prices for B2Gold. I wonder how clients and dealers of Canadian brokerage houses such as Cormark, Scotia Capital, and Wellington West feel about the deal. Within the past two years they raised money for Volta at $1.90 per share (B2Gold paid 78% less).
Experienced mine operators
Long-term holders of Kinross Gold would remember its Cdn$3.5 billion Bema Gold transaction from 2007. But considering its lackluster performance, on the ground and in the boardroom, it's likely that many KGC shareholders have opted to use their tax-loss privileges within the past five years. Kinross practically bet the farm on Red Back Mining in 2010, paying $7.1 billion to consolidate a large land position in West Africa. Lately, Kinross is valued at just $5.7 billion. What was considered "strategic" at the time is now described in less sophisticated language.
My point is widely recognized within mining circles; the managers at B2Gold have had huge success in the past. They were the guys that founded Bema Gold in 1988, building the company from a junior explorer to an international gold producer. Not one for attachment, Clive Johnson and team cashed out at the right time (thanks to Kinross). Winning over Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and Fidelity must have been easy compared to that.
Give me the green light?
Not exactly. It's nice (reassuring) to see big investors like Fidelity endorsing a small cap stock, but that alone doesn't give the green light for buying. Contrarians could interpret Fidelity's large stake as a negative -- the anecdotal proof they need that B2Gold is becoming over-owned (no longer un-discovered). Bottom line, folks who trust Fidelity expect a high level of due diligence on any company it adds to its portfolio(s). Do-it-yourself investors often lack the same time and resources required for extensive due diligence— would I be wrong in assuming Fidelity's analysts have done more than kick the tires on B2Gold?
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No quarters? Rehoboth Beach meters now take plastic
Hundreds of parking meters were upgraded over the winter
- Rehoboth Beach parking meters now take credit cards.
- Crews have placed stickers on the meters to show credit card users how to insert the card.
- The first big test of the revised parking system came over the Memorial Day weekend.
No quarters? No cell phone? No problem.
Hundreds of parking meters in Rehoboth Beach were upgraded over the winter to take credit cards as an alternative to the old silver standard of beach meters: the quarter. And visitors can still pay with the phone app ParkMobile.
Now, all they need, said visitors Nancy and Mark Lindsay, of Crownsville, Maryland, are some easy-to-follow instructions.
The couple took a day trip to the city last week and tried two different credit cards in one of the centralized parking stations along Rehoboth Avenue.
They tried with the magnetic strip up. They tried with it down. They tried to the left and right. They pulled the card out fast and because it was embedded with a chip, they inserted it and let it linger. Nothing worked.
Still, they were happy to see they could use a card as a payment option, even as they struggled to get it to work.
Since then, city crews have placed stickers on the meters to show credit card users how to insert the card — magnetic strip down, chip end first. The machine prompts users when to remove the card.
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For the most part, people love the addition of the credit cards as a payment option, said Carol Everhart, chief executive officer of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce.
"I think it's in transition," as people learn to use the new option, she said. "It's probably going to take a while."
She praised city officials for adding the hundreds of meters with credit card readers after visitors requested the option last summer.
And no wonder since it now takes plenty of pocket jingle — as in eight quarters — to park for one hour in Rehoboth and many other coastal resorts.
"I have people who aren't going to do anything but quarters," Everhart said.
The first big test of the revised parking system came over the Memorial Day weekend, and revenues were up over last year, even though Memorial Day Monday was a rain-out.
The mix of quarters versus credit card: 55 percent of the $141,029 take from the three-day holiday weekend was from quarters. Forty-five percent was from credit cards, said Rehoboth Beach City Manager Sharon Lynn.
Use of the cell phone parking app was off from last year, she said, but exact statistics on use of the app weren't immediately available.
Total meter revenues were up from the previous Memorial Day weekend by about 9 percent. But Mayor Sam Cooper warned that fees associated with the credit card option will need to be considered. The city pays a fee for customer use of credit cards just as most business owners do. And card users pay a flat, 50-cent surcharge to use plastic.
Parking is big business in Rehoboth and is the single largest source of revenue in the municipal budget. In this budget year, between meters, permits, fees and fines, parking is expected to bring in more than $5 million thanks to a $50 increase in both transferable and non-transferable residential parking permits.
Parking surpasses property taxes and every other source of revenue entering the city's coffers – much of it still one quarter at a time. All that parking money helps offset the costs of running a summer resort, from lifeguards and extra trash pickups on the beach and boardwalk, to summer police and recreation programs.
Lynn said she expects visitors to become more comfortable with the meter payment options as the season progresses.
Rehoboth has been transitioning to multi-option parking since it partnered with ParkMobile to allow for pay by phone app parking in 2012. Prior to that, some city meters did take credit cards, but the city had to pay a fee for each transaction and the scanning devices for the cards didn't always work.
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From 2012 to 2015, visitors could park using the app or they could pay by quarter. In addition, city officials installed quarter machines on Rehoboth Avenue and the Chamber of Commerce worked with local businesses to encourage them to provide quarters when visitors asked.
Everhart said the app has been very popular with the people who use it. For instance, many of the city's visitors were already familiar with it because it is also used in Washington, D.C.
She said she urges visitors who want to use the app to signup before they get to the city. That way, they can be sure it loads properly and they can work through the process rather than trying to load and setup on a bright, sunny day when a cell phone screen might be hard to read.
She expects visitors will also embrace the credit card readers that are on the 46-multi-space parking kiosks along Rehoboth Avenue and the 453 single space meters on First and Second streets and Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore avenues. Remaining metered spaces in the city still take only quarters.
"The use of quarters is not going to be nearly as prevalent," she said. "Everybody has a phone or credit cards."
Everhart said she typically uses the mobile phone parking app but earlier this week, when her car battery went dead during a city commissioner workshop, she ended up using a credit card to pay for additional time on a meter. She said she was able to work through it by following the instructions on the single-space meter screen.
Olivia Marshall, of Hockessin, tried out the credit card option, too, during a recent day visit.
"I haven't been here since last year," she said. "I used a credit card."
The cards and the phone app are a great convenience, said Chad Harrison, of Camden.
"I still remember having to leave the beach" to put more quarters in, he said.
Reach Molly Murray at (302) 463-3334 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @MollyMurraytnj.


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I go to work in a little over two hours, and I really don't want to. It's not that I hate my job or anything. I absolutely love it. But between the pain and the shingles, I am still worn down to a nub and having to work at 100%, anyway. I am very proud of my body for allowing me to do this. During the adrenaline rush of service, I don't physically feel anything. It's nice to get a break, but then afterwards, I wilt like a flower. So far, the only thing I've done outside of work is sleep and watch Netflix.
I wish I had more energy. The laundry is piling up and I just can't force myself to care. The most frustrating part is not knowing how long the shingles are going to last. Once they scab over, I am no longer contagious and can go about my normal life. But I am not quite to that stage yet, although I know it's coming soon because it seems like it should be long enough by now. But even after passing the contagion stage, that doesn't mean they go away. It just means I can complain around other people. All of my coworkers have had chicken pox, thank God. It would be worse to lose hours at work than has been to force myself to go…. and yesterday was actually really fun. Rachel (my chef's knife) and I got to spend a few hours together and nothing makes me happier than taking her on a workout. She sliced through five pounds of carrots like they were nothing. God bless Chicago Cutlery. For the price point, they are seriously the best knives ever…. and having used really expensive knives before, I can tell you that it seems true to me that they need sharpening and honing more often. Perhaps it's that the metal is softer- who knows?
When I finish tonight, it starts my weekend. I have Friday and Saturday off. In some ways, I hope I get called in anyway, because what cook knows what to do with themselves on Friday and Saturday nights? Please. The good part is that on my days off, I can actually go to bed early and sleep with my natural circadian rhythm so that I get even more rest than normal. There's such a difference between sleeping and resting, because the sleep I get on off hours just isn't as deep. I rarely dream anymore, which just tells me that I am only superficially asleep.
On my weekends, I get the chance to truly restore lactic acid to my muscles and don't have to depend quite so much on pain meds (Aleve and Tylenol, no narcotics) and caffeine. It's interesting to me that I am more experienced, more valued now as a cook than I ever have been… and right when I get to the top of my game, my body starts falling apart. The axiom "youth is wasted on the young" has never seemed more true. I have never felt more like an old person, having all these aches and pains and acid reflux and God knows what else is coming down the pike…….
But again, I am very proud of myself. I am at the top of my game, thriving even when service feels like drinking from a fire hose. Last night, I even took the time to take the pub up on a shift drink, because I burned the hell out of my thumb while cleaning the flat top (huge griddle). The alcohol is neither a pain reliever nor an anti-inflammatory, but it did make me forget I was in pain, and that's not nothin.' It was a Hefeweizen with a slice of lemon called "Foam Party," reminiscent of one of the first Oregon beers I tried- Widmer Bros. Hefe. It brought me right back to shivering on the banks of the Willamette during Fourth of July fireworks.
For those who are unfamiliar with beer, Hefeweizen is a German style which is unfiltered, so it's cloudy, hoppy, and just generally the best summer beer ever. I am smitten…. and yet, too old to enjoy too much, because did I mention acid reflux?
I take medication for it, but my biggest triggers are alcohol and tomatoes, not unusual for anyone, and I'd rather save the medication for an unlimited supply of strong coffee. It helps that I put whole milk in it- the fat is padding, because if there is anything I hate, it is coffee made too weakly to actually be called coffee in the first place. Right now I am buying different kinds of beans and mixing them all together, the way my grandmother made her cereal- buying six different kinds and putting them all in the same container. It's delicious- some dark roast, some medium, some blonde. I can't recommend it highly enough. Brands don't really matter. I just buy whatever's on sale that week. It's the mixing of the roasts that make it pop.
And the word "pop" reminds me that it's time to take a shower and get ready for service. It really means a lot to me, because I am still so sad about losing Anthony Bourdain that being in a kitchen feels like the best way to honor his memory. On Facebook, I often use the hashtag #DoitforTony when I'm checking in to the pub. If you're a cook yourself, I'd be honored if you used it, too. Because he was such an inspiration to me, sometimes I still have to breathe deeply when I walk in and change into my kitchen shoes and apron.
That one still moment energizes me, and I think it's what helps in terms of being at the top of my game…. inspiration and motivation all rolled into one.
I suppose I am just preparing myself to really let go, but I'm not there yet. Perhaps I never will be, and that's okay. It can't be a bad thing that his memory drives me forward in everything I do. I don't think I'll ever be half the journeyman cook he was, but perhaps writing about cooking and food is where our minds truly meet. It is as if my mind has opened up and said, "Anthony, you live here now. Welcome. There's drinks on Thursdays and a pool in the back." It is not unlike the way Obi Wan Kenobi lives in Luke Skywalker.
Now I feel like he's nagging me to shower because I said I was going to five minutes ago.
That guy………


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By Joe M. '21
Heading into this year, one of the most notable changes to the rulebook was coaches' new ability to challenge the ruling of pass interference on the field of play. So, why exactly did the NFL decide to allow pass interference to be a reviewable play?
This change was brought about by the infamous play from the closing minutes of last year's NFC Championship game. On a 3rd and 10 late in the 4th quarter, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints threw a swing route to running back Tommy Lee Lewis. Before the ball arrived, Lewis was decked by Rams linebacker Nickell Robey-Coleman. Lewis, Brees, Coach Sean Payton, and everybody in the entire stadium was waiting for a flag to fly that would have given the Saints a first down inside the 10 yard line, setting them up for a game winning touchdown. But a flag never came. The refs swallowed their whistles, and it was suddenly 4th and 10 for the Saints, who then decided to kick a field goal that gave them a three point lead. The Rams then drove down the field, kicked a field goal of their own, and won in overtime. The city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana have yet to get over this non-call that arguably robbed them of a Super Bowl appearance. The fact that the Super Bowl was a 13-3 defensive snoozer made it seem even more likely to Saints fans that the Saints, with their high powered offense, would have beaten the victorious Patriots with relative ease. This made the egregious non-call stand out even more prominently on the NFL's checkered officiating record.
The NFL decided to change the rules of the game this year, making pass interference, both offensive and defensive, a reviewable play. This new rule has brought absolutely no change to the playing field. Refs rarely ever overturn the call on the field, even when it is egregious. For example, in this clip, a pass interference was called on the field, so New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur decided to challenge. He knew that his defense would get a huge third down stop if the flag got picked up, giving his offense would get the ball.
The refs, for whatever reason, did not reverse the call on the field, and upheld this horrendous call of pass interference. This is just one of many examples of calls every week where refs refuse to acknowledge their mistakes. Why do coaches even bother continuing to challenge? Well, when a question like this was posed to Seattle Coach Pete Carroll, he responded that "he knew he wasn't going to win this challenge," and that "he threw the flag to prove a point." This statement may be some revisionist history from Carroll, as it seems unlikely he'd waste a timeout in a tight game that eventually went to overtime, but the very fact that he was willing to vocally call out the refs, knowing that a fine might be coming, proves a point as well. Carroll is almost daring the NFL to punish or contradict him, but so far, they have not. They know that he's right that challenges are almost unwinnable, but they don't care.
So why did the NFL change the rules, if they don't plan to enforce them? To appease New Orleans? Doubtful; the NFL doesn't care about stuff like that. It is always about money with the NFL. The NFL is a multi-billion dollar corporation, and football is a highly addictive product. Lifelong fans don't stop watching because they are unhappy about a missed call; they love their teams too much, and this love for their team trumps their hatred for the league itself. Therefore, appeasing fans from New Orleans lead to no increase in revenue for the NFL, and set a dangerous precedent of altering rules to retroactively admit mistakes. A more likely motivation is that the NFL realized that not making pass interference reviewable was a serious hole in the structure of the league. While they still place their trust in the refs in most cases, they cannot allow for their product to be tainted in critical moments by human error. If the above clip had been in the 4th quarter of a playoff game, without a doubt, it would have been overturned. The decision to make PI reviewable added the ability to change game-tainting plays when the stakes are highest, not to fix errors that may happen in the 3rd quarter of Week 3. But why not change these calls? Why is the NFL backing up their referees so much?
One idea is that the person who controls replay review is a referee themselves, and so they would likely prefer to affirm the call of their coworker, rather than change the call, and admit that said coworker made a mistake. This makes sense, and is what most NFL fans claim is the reason for the inexplicable upholding of pass interference penalties. One could then counter this argument by saying that replay review has been around since the 1980s, and there is no proof that referees commonly and incorrectly uphold the call on the field. However, that leaves out the fact that pass interference is still a "judgement" call, while as other reviewable plays are calls that a robot could make.
Now, since this is a school newspaper, let's use a scholastic analogy. Let's say there's a generous grader who wants to give his or her students all credit possible. If they are grading math, it is impossible to say that 4+9=8. As much as the grader may want to give credit, they cannot justify an incorrect answer. However, if they were to grade a subject like english, which is much more subjective, they may be able to give credit for something the student may have gotten wrong. There is a benefit of the doubt involved in grading English, and likewise, replay review referees are able to give the benefit of the doubt to their on the field companions for judgement calls.
This still leaves the question as to why the NFL lets their referees do this. Replacement refs are the reason. Every fanbase in the world has complained about referees at one point or another, and said that they suck. And, it's possible that they are right. The refs may not be good at their job. But they are a lot better than any replacements. Most football fans remember 2012, when during the beginning of the season, the NFL had to use replacement refs as they were stuck in a lockout with the NFL referee association. These refs were famously terrible, culminating in a horrible call on the last play of a primetime game, the infamous "fail mary." To conclude, the root of the reason that so many horrendous calls on the field are upheld regarding pass interference, the refs know that they are borderline irreplaceable, and so they easily muster the gall to uphold the decision of their teammates on the field in the face of what may or may not be correct.
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This is one of those refreshing and delicious recipes that seems too easy to be true. Not only that, but it's also extremely healthy – full of protein and fiber! Are you skeptical of lentils? This is a great recipe to change your mind! I promise you won't be able to avoid going back for a second dip, or fourth.
You mix together a few things from Trader Joe's and you have an appetizer that will seriously wow the party! It's also a perfect afternoon snack or light dinner.
Look at all those fresh ingredients! Don't you want a bite?
To make this a super healthy afternoon snack, you can use cucumber slices instead of crackers for dipping.
Bruschetta and Lentil Dip
- 1 package steamed lentils (refrigerated section of Trader Joe's)
- 1 container bruschetta sauce (refrigerated section of Trader Joe's)
- 1 handful chopped basil leaves
- 1 container crumbled feta cheese (optional)
- Crackers or pita chips (or cucumber slices)
Mix the lentils, bruschetta, basil, and feta in a bowl until combined. Let the flavors marinate in the fridge for half an hour if you have time. Serve with pita chips or crackers.
*To really step up the health factor, you can eliminate the cheese and substitute the crackers with cucumber slices.


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Zoot suits accentuate neighborhood pachanga
LAS CRUCES - What exactly is a zoot suit?
Local kids tried mightily Saturday afternoon to explain.
"It's a suit they wear at the zoo, but just for the main people working at the zoo," Luis Torres explained. "It's only for the leaders at the zoo, they have a special patch on it."
Luis was one many youngsters attending the first Zoot Suit Pachanga, at Klein Park. Such community gatherings date to the 1960's when similar summer festivals were held in Las Cruces' Mesquite District.
While Luis' fellow youngsters confessed to not having a clue, most grownups from the neighborhood and elsewhere passed the quiz.
"The kids should know about all this because it goes back a lot of years, and it brings back our history," said Ruben Salcido, correctly identifying the zoot suit era as being in the 1940s.
Dolores Archuleta, president of Las Esperanzas, a group dedicated to preserving the Mesquite Historic District, said it was great to see so many children running about the park. Archuleta spent the afternoon helping at booths manned by volunteers and organizers.
And why reference zoot suits in the name of Saturday's event?
"Zoot suits were part of this area before these kids were born, before I was born," Archuleta said. "We wanted to get the zoot suiters to come out because its about history and this is our historic district.
"Before today the kids didn't know a thing about it, but they know now," Archuleta said, emphatically.
Sources such as Wikipedia cite zoot suits to the decade of World War II as youths were expressing themselves through their outfits. Worn mainly by African Americans and Hispanics, zoot suits consisted of broad-rimmed, flat hats, long-draped coats, and high waisted, baggy-legged trousers.
Saturday's pachanga — which in Spanish translates to party or "bash" — began at noon and was to continue through the evening hours. Along with booths and a car show, the event also featured a zoot suit fashion show.
While some adults said they'd grown up hearing stories and seeing fathers and grandfathers don zoot suits, others said the term was relatively new.
"I think it was probably when I was in college when I first heard the phrase," said Jeanne Brown. Brown and her partner Marieka Brown stood to the rear of the park trying to corral their kids. Jokingly, they considered how each other might look in the costume of the day.
"She'd look awesome, sexy, because of those broad shoulders," said Jeanne Brown. Marieka Brown had to agree, saying, "anything that accentuates these broad shoulders is a good sell for me."
On a more serious note, Marieka Brown noted that the zoot suit phenomenon was recently celebrated at the Smithsonian Institution, making it more than a simple fashion trend from 70 years ago.
Dennis Bell, resplendent in a fire engine red, pinstriped zoot suit was googling the meaning of "zoot" as a reporter approached.
"Maybe they called it zoot because it was the only four-letter word they could come up with." Bell said. He was somewhat surprised to learn that it was alteration of the word "suit."
Bell said he originally purchased his zoot suit five years ago online, with the intent to wear it as a Halloween costume.
Victor Gallegos, an organizer, said he and others were excited with the first year of the event.
"Looking at next year, this is great," Gallegos said. "We estimate we've already had 400 to 450 come out today."
Other organizers said it was possible to see as many as 1,000 festival-goers before the day ended.
Beth Waters is a Las Cruces freelance writer and photographer and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and @BWFreelance on Twitter.


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I wrote this a little over a year after Kyle and I got married, in January of 2011. We've been married almost four years now, dating for seven, and although I am no expert, I still find this true. It is always worth it, even on the hardest of days.
A few weeks ago, my mom dropped off a lot of junk from my old room in her house-–mostly a collection of journals, yearbooks, scrapbooks, art projects, etc. I went down memory lane a bit tonight–always a dangerous thing to do–and was actually surprised at what I found.
Before I got married, I pretty much saw life as pre-Jesus, post-Jesus. My life came to a dramatic halt when Jesus got a hold of my heart and it's been a long, hard, beautiful journey ever since. But now, I look at pictures and see pre-marriage Anne, post-marriage Anne. Or, Anne Durham and Anne Wilson.
There's this piece of marriage that not very many women talk about, and when they do, it's difficult to define. It's almost the "problem with no name" Betty Friedan so eloquently wrote about so many years ago, except that–-it doesn't feel like a problem, per se, just an experience that's hard to identify. It's the loss of an identity, but saying that makes it sound bad. It's not bad-–it's just … a loss. A loss of a last name is only the beginning of it, of course. With that comes the loss of independence, the loss of freedom (in a good way), the loss of being … well, Anne Durham.
Not that Kyle forced me into taking his name, it was something I chose. I don't want our kids being those kids that are constantly confused about why mommy couldn't just be like the other moms and go with it. And on top of that, for me, I saw no reason to get married if I was going to continue in my independence–-I could do that well enough being single.
Good ole Solomon did say that the test of true friendship is like iron and iron–-sharpening and growing one another in the most honest (and brutal) way. And although I have not personally put the two together, I can only imagine that when iron meets iron, some sparks fly. Looking through pictures of "pre-married Anne" and "post-married Anne" tonight, I could actually see a difference in my eyes. Anne Durham, the one who thought she knew everything there was to know (and then some) about the world and people, the girl who accepted a year-long internship five states away before asking her long-term boyfriend (whom she planned on marrying) how that would affect him, the girl who decided to graduate/get a full-time job/get married in the same semester (and saw no reason that might be problematic), the girl who would have believed she could push a whole bus by herself if she had to, and the girl who ran 150mph through life just because she could.
And I wouldn't have changed a single thing about that girl. But marriage did.
I know this will not surprise anyone, but I was pretty naïve about marriage before heading into it. I didn't think I was, of course. Even eight pre-marital counseling sessions later, I was still oblivious. Life was all about me and my plan, my dream, my vision. I can remember thinking–-while planning that whole graduation/job/wedding business, that I could handle it because a wedding wasn't going to change much for us. Sure, we were going to now be living in the same place, which had never happened. Sure, there were a few physical changes about to take place, but lots of people go through that, right? Sure, Kyle and I had dated for three years, what else was there to know (this makes me laugh out loud just writing it)? Sure, it's no big deal to get married on a Saturday and drive two hours back to school on a Monday. Marriage doesn't change that much, just my last name and well… just about everything.
A week after we got married, in between drives to Cincinnati and Indianapolis, I can actually remember sitting in one of my favorite coffee shops in Northern Kentucky thinking to myself, "My life is different now." That sounds so silly when I say it aloud, but I thought that. Thinking about coming home to a husband instead of an empty room, planning out meals so that we could spend quality time together at the dinner table, and well, just about every circumstantial/intentional/life-changing/superficial decision changed for me.
I am no longer the girl who can drop everything and move within a day. I am no longer the girl who can visit people in different cities on a whim just because I can. I am no longer the girl who can lay out options 1, 2, 3 of what to do with my summer: Africa, North Carolina, or Cincinnati and legitimately consider trying them all at once. I am no longer the girl who can come home to a house full of girls and walk to dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant just because it's Tuesday. I am no longer… Anne Durham.
But, I will tell you who I am…
I am the woman who gets to love the most amazing man I know. I am the woman who gets to dream and pray for a life that will glorify the Lord of our hearts. I am the woman who gets to share my life with my best friend. I am the woman who gets to sit across from the dinner table and share my deepest secrets and laugh until I pee my pants… all because I am sharing a meal with the one my soul loves. I am the woman who gets to encourage the man I married daily. I am the woman who gets sharpened in the most beautiful and painful way I've ever known because I chose to share my life with someone who doesn't think the sun shines out of my rear (and tells me so). I am the woman who is loved like Christ loved the Church in a real, visual way… because I gave up Anne Durham for Anne Wilson.
Marriage is a sacrifice. No one forced me into this covenantal relationship, I chose it and I chose it gladly. No one forced me into loving Christ, He chose me and I chose Him back. I didn't know what I was giving up at the time. When I chose Jesus, of course I was naïve. I thought life with Christ meant that problems go away… not that your eyes become more aware of the world's pain and that your heart becomes more vulnerable to it. When I got married, I didn't realize what it meant to be one, and what that really meant I was giving up. Yes, it's hard. Every relationship worth having is hard. But I wouldn't choose that girl over this woman any day, even on the hardest of days.


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Update February 10: After getting our hopes up, Deadline reports that Disney and Smith just couldn't work it out in negotiations, and are going their separate ways. Our original post appears below.
It's been too long since Will Smith has given us his best Big Willie Style hedonism. The doom and gloom of Suicide Squad didn't have enough time for his best humor, but Tim Burton's new Dumbo movie might make room under the big top for more of the actor's electricity. Somewhere between the two Bad Boys movies currently in preproduction, the actor will return to making movies for kids (the last time he did a kids' movie full of adult innuendo was 2005's Shark Tale). Smith is rumored to be eyeing a lead role in Disney's live-action Dumbo, according to Deadline; the movie will work from a script written by Brothers Grimm scribe Ehren Kruger. When Burton was announced as Dumbo's director, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the movie will mix CGI and live action, and will "add a unique family story that parallels Dumbo's journey." With some extended family in play, Smith's starring role might not be that of the big-eared hero of the original — maybe he stays bad and has some fun as a Disney villain à la Angelina Jolie?


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This report provides information on the performance of grafted and ungrafted hybrid and heirloom tomatoes that were trialed in 2016, 2017, and 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. These replicated trials were designed to provide home gardeners information on garden vegetable varieties that might be good options for their home gardens.
Published by: University of Tennessee Extension
Date Published: December 2018
Link to Resource:https://extension.tennessee.edu/MasterGardener/Documents/2018%20Trial%20Report-grafted tomatoes.pdf


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According to Denton Belk and Michael Fugate, California is home to 43% of the total North American fairy shrimp fauna (24 of 56 species). Of the species that have narrow geographical ranges, those with a known area of occurrence 100,000 sq km or less, 38% live in California (11 of 29 species).
Many Fairy Shrimp species are now federally protected largely because the habitat they depend on – vernal pools - have been lost to agriculture and development. Holland (1978) estimated that roughly 1,600,000 hectares (4,000,000 acres) of vernal pool habitat existed in the Central Valley during pre-agricultural times. Only a small fraction of these pools remain today. Based on careful mapping, only 5% of the vernal pools in California present at the time of European contact are still in existence today. Because fairy shrimp depend on vernal pools, if this habitat is threatened so are the shrimp. Researchers wishing to study or handle fairy shrimp must have federal and state permits, have many hours of field experience, and must pass a rigorous identification exam.
Conservancy Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio). Endangered.
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta lynchi). Threatened.
Mid-Valley Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta mesovallensis). Not listed at this time.
California Fairy Shrimp (Linderiella occidentalis). Not listed.
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi). Endangered.
California Clam Shrimp (Cyzicus californicus). Not listed.
The Conservancy Fairy Shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), Mid-Valley Fairy Shrimp (B. mesovallensis) and Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp (B. lynchi) are in the family Branchinectidae.
The California Fairy Shrimp, (Linderiella occidentalis) is in the family Linderiellidae.
The Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp (Lepidurus packardi) is in the family Triopsidae.
The Clam Shrimp (Cyzicus californicus) is in the family Cyzicidae.
The Mid-Valley Fairy Shrimp is adapted to habitats that are inundated for short periods and they can complete their life cycle (cyst to adult with fertilized eggs) in as little as 4 days, especially under extreme circumstances, such as years with below-average rainfall (D.C. Rogers, in prep.). The ability to rapidly complete its life cycle allows the Mid-Valley Fairy Shrimp to use habitats that are extremely hydrologically unstable (i.e., fill and dry quickly).
The species has been collected from pools on a volcanic mudflow landform of the Merhten Formation in Pentz Gravelly Loam and Raynor Clay soils. The Mid-Valley Fairy Shrimp has also been found on San Joaquin Silt Loam soils on the Riverbank formation on Low Terrace landforms. They have only been collected with one other fairy shrimp, the Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp (Eriksen and Belk 1999). They may occupy habitats that are not inundated long enough for other species to inhabit.


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Today the EIT ICT Labs CLC in Stockholm hosted a talk on innovation and entrepreneurship by Nicklas Lundblad. He is Public policy officer at Google, and also an adjunct professor at KTH.
The discussion touched on different topics related to innovation, with a focus on what Google is doing.
As Lundblad said, innovation needs to be useful, therefore it's important to take a look at how it can be embedded in society. When innovations fail to address people's needs, they face rejection. For example, Google Glass has been considered a failure under many aspects. The company eventually realised that they were not a viable consumer product, because there was no use case in which people would be willing to use them. On the other hand, certain contexts (e.g. medical practice, construction workers, etc.) proved to be more fruitful.
Lundblad also talked about how government policy can influence the trajectory a company takes and this is especially relevant to Google, which has been under scrutiny in Europe. Legislators argue that the company has a de-facto monopoly in the search market, while they say to be in the "information discovery market", which is much broader and where competition is more than abundant. While definitely clever, this position only circumvents the issue at stake and I don't think it is acceptable to have big corporations try to dictate policies and basically undermine regulations in the name of a better market. It is true that the lack of a single digital market has consequences on the entrepreneurial efforts of Europe, as Lundblad highlighted, but the solution is not as easy as Google might make it seem.
The discussion also focused on what innovation really is, and using Google's mission statement as a reference, Lundblad concluded that it could be said that innovation really is about organising information. In that sense, Google is trying to keep innovating by moving in always new territories.
Overall, this was an extremely interesting event, that nicely touched on many topics we discussed and read about during the course.