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The Most Dangerous Duke in London by Madeline Hunter
Series: Decedent Dukes Society, #1
Historical Romance
May 30, 2017
Reviewed by Tori
Favorite Quote: "Believe me when I say that I have desired you since that day you upbraided me as a trespasser. It is convenient that you desire me too.
Adam Penrose, Duke of Stratton, has arrived back in England on a mission. He is determined to discover the reasons behind his father's suicide. With his two best friends, fellow members of the Society of Decadent Dukes, he begins to pick through the rumors and innuendos, putting together a story that smacks of betrayal, deception, and jealousy. He finds his plans derailed when his eye and heart is captured by a gorgeous woman…who just happens to be the daughter of the family he suspects helped to destroy his.
Lady Clara Cheswick is an independently wealthy daughter of an Earl. She has no need for marriage or the trappings that come with it, especially to a man who may be looking for vengeance against her family. Unsure of Adam's true intentions, she wonders if his desire to marry her is due to his thirst for justice. Chloe decides to do a little investigating of her own soon discovers nothing beats the thrill of a mystery and being courted by the most dangerous man in London.
The Most Dangerous Duke in London is the first in a new trilogy by Madeline Hunter. Entitled the Decedent Dukes Society, Hunter follows three best friends as they maneuver their way through society and marriage-minded mamas in search of justice. Written in a traditional and appealing form, a spicy romance balances well with an intriguing mystery, encouraged by Hunter's subtle humor and biting wit. A firm pacing, dynamic dialogue, and an informative yet unburdened setup place the reader gently into the know with no unnecessary filler.
Adam Penrose has returned to England after a lengthy stay in France with a deadly reputation and a need for revenge. He and his mother fled there after his father's death to escape rumors of treason. Believing the rumors were started by the last Earl of Marwood, Adam is surprised when the Dowager Duchess of Marwood contacts him about a truce, proposing an alliance through marriage. Introduced to the youngest sister as this potencial mate, it's an energetic meet cute with the older sister, Clara, that begins a humorous and mildly antagonist game of cat and mouse as our hero tries to discover the reason behind their family feuding and nurture the attraction between them.
"My sister is both lovely and bright. She would make a splendid duchess, of course, only not for you. I am relieved you lacked decisiveness."
"Do not blame me for the delay in knowing my mind on the matter. There I was, making my decision about a lovely dove, when a black crow flew by and distracted me."
Crow? Why, the—
"Then the crow flapped her wings in my face and turned her tail to fly away." He walked over until he loomed above her. "I never stand down from a challenge, Lady Clara."
Adam instigates himself into Clara's life rather boldly, showing up unexpectedly with little gifts and pushing for dates. The easy and witty banter between them amuses to no end Clara finds herself attacked from all sides when her family keeps congratulating her on her brilliant catch and Adam informs her they are going to marry.
Her hackney coach waited behind the duke's carriage.
He gazed hard at that hackney. "Why are you not using the family's equipage?"
"I chose not to." She descended the stone steps and aimed for her coach.
"You are going to a secret assignation, I assume. One that you prefer the family servants not know about. There is no other explanation for using a hackney instead of a family carriage."
She truly wanted to hit him with her package for saying that within hearing of the footman waiting to hand her into the coach. She settled herself on the seat while the footman closed the door. The duke rested his forearm on the window's edge and waited while the servant walked away.
"I will not demand an explanation now," he said. "However, if you are going to meet a man, that liaison must end immediately, now that we are engaged."
She stuck her face to the window. "We. Are. Not. Engaged."
The chemistry that ignited at their first meeting only continues to gather fuel and burn brighter with each new interaction as Clara begins to fall for his charms. Though she clings firmly to her intentions of not marrying him. She has very good reasons for wanting to maintain her independence. She publishes a monthly news journal and desires to keep her inheritance in her hands. She also witnessed how her father treated her stepmother, showing her that marriage reduces women to nothing more than a child and servant in their own home.
I decided I would not live like that if I had the choice. And I did have the choice. Of all the privileges of my station, that has been the greatest one.
Adam and Clara were a delightful couple to engage with. Intelligent, witty, and formattable, both are of the same social standing so the normal conflicts we might see are here are nonexistent. No social or economic issues to resolve. No dark or sordid baggage to unpack. Humorous dialogue and ripe sexual tension keep the storyline and the romance flowing slowly forward. I liked the strength in Clara. While she abides by societies rules in public, she refuses to be bulldozed by anyone.
The romance is a slow burn regardless of the hero's assumption of marriage. He encourages Clara's sexual education, not in order to compromise or force her hand, but to show her all the delicious delights that can be found in the bedroom…and beyond.
"Do you want me to kiss you?" he asked.
"Of course not. You are the last man I want kissing me, I assure you." She refused to look at him and continued trying to pull away.
"That is not true. Let us be honest with each other in this if nothing else." His head dipped and his lips hovered over hers.
Her breath caught. Heavens, but he was beautiful. And exciting. Even that darkness seduced. Thrills kept spiraling through her, begging to have excuses to become something more powerful.
"Part of the fun is the anticipation," he said quietly, imprisoning her with his gaze. "Although there is always the danger of it building to a fever." His lips brushed hers, ever so faintly, but enough to create a starburst of sensation.
It was a terrible tease. A provocative promise.
He released her and stepped back. She stood there speechless, and utterly defeated, shocked at how he had used her own words against her to imply they shared some sympathy on sensual matters.
As their assignations heat up, so does the mystery surrounding Adam's father's death. With Clara's help, the secrets that shroud the feud are lifted and reveal a sad and sordid tale. Clara knows Adam's affections aren't altogether altruistic. She knows he seeks revenge and he seeks it against her family. Hunter does an excellent job of allowing her and Adam to see beyond their own wants to what their actions may do to the other.
…thinking about Clara kept interfering with the righteous anger he had carried back from France. Her blind loyalty to her father, seen again just this afternoon, mattered now, even if it had not at first. When he first decided to pursue her, it had been an impulse born of lust and revenge, an oblique way to prod old enemies by taking possession of that family's most privileged and prized daughter. Now he envisioned her hurt if he discovered things that impugned the late earl.
Layering the intrigue and suspense, Hunter gives voice to the various individuals involved and the reasons behind their actions. While I was able to figure out the who and what… the why came as a surprise.
There were two scenes that bothered me.
[spoiler effect="simple" show="Spoiler"]One was Adam coming into Clara's bedroom without an invitation and staying even after he realized his mistake. The second was Clara's grandmother implications that a woman's desire smells like fish water. I have no idea why people say that. It's gross and derogatory. [/spoiler]
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National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) bulletin 13 released
The thirteenth National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) bulletin, Trends in estimated alcohol-attributable deaths in Australia, 1996-2010: Alcoholic liver disease, liver cancer, and colorectal cancer, has been released by the National Drug Research Institute. The four-page bulletin documents trends in estimated alcohol-attributable deaths in Australia, between 1996 and 2010. The bulletin shows trends in estimated population adjusted rates of deaths attributable to risky/high risk alcohol consumption for three chronic conditions: alcoholic liver disease, liver cancer and colorectal cancer. This bulletin shows that between 1996 and 2010 over 16,000 Australians died from alcoholic liver disease, alcohol-attributable liver cancer or colorectal cancer. Annual figures and rates for each of the conditions are presented for all states and territories.
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Rachel Erickson Of East Repeats As WY Girls Soccer Gatorade Player Of The Year
In its 29th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, announced Rachel Erickson of Cheyenne East High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade Wyoming Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
Erickson is the second Gatorade Wyoming Girls Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Cheyenne East High School.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Erickson as Wyoming's best high school girls soccer player.
Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year award to be announced in May, Erickson joins an elite alumni association of past state award-winners in 12 sports, including Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady of Mercy, N.Y.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Alexi Lalas (1987-88, Cranbrook HS, Mich.), Heather O'Reilly (2001-02, East Brunswick HS, N.J.) and Mark Sanchez (2004-05, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.).
The 5-foot-10 senior forward has led the Thunderbirds to a 13-2-1 record and a berth in the Class 4A state tournament vs. Natrona County, scheduled for May 22.
The state's returning Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Erickson scored 12 goals and passed for eight assists through the end of the regular season.
An All-Region selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, she is a two-time All-State honoree entering the start of her senior season and All-Region honoree.
Erickson has maintained a 3.77 GPA in the classroom.
Also a basketball standout, she has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics and youth sports programs.
"She's very physical and uses her size well, and she really knows how to finish," said Carl Matson, head coach at Campbell County High. "She makes herself known whenever she's on the field. You always need a game plan against her."
Erickson has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at Black Hills State University this fall.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track and field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport.
The selection process is administered by the Gatorade high school sports leadership team in partnership with USA TODAY High School Sports, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to determine the state winners in each sport.
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Cindy's intake photo reveals her fear and uncertainty…finding one's self at an animal control facility is good cause for anxiety.
Nobody ever came to the facility to free Cindy – if she had an owner, that person failed to show.
In the time that Cindy has been at the facility, she has shown herself to be outgoing, playful and friendly.
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With nearly 1.8 million people on the UK's housing registers, tenants who sub-let or unlawfully occupy social properties are definitely on landlords' radars. But tenancy fraud is no bright target bleeping clearly across the screens – it's a murky, ill-defined blob that is difficult to detect, can surface anywhere and may disappear on closer inspection. The only certainties are that there's a lot more of it than social landlords may realise, and that their legal bills will be massive. For Inside Housing's legal supplement, I investigated their options.
Month: May 2010
Who REALLY lives in a house like this?
The Audit Commission suspects 50,000 social homes, worth more than £2bn, are occupied by people who aren't entitled to them. But even though tenancy fraud appears to be rife on Britain's council estates, it's devilishly hard to detect and even harder to prove. For this Inside Housing article, I got to grips with the very complex legal tools at housing officers' disposal, and discovered that detective work is definitely not the preserve of the police. Family photos, children's toys, even toothbrushes can all be dead giveaways – but only if you know what you're looking for.
Sleepless in South Norwood
I didn't expect the former Lady Mayoress of Blackburn, a declared authority on "giant radishes and chrysanthemums" and a qualified cricket umpire, would have much in common with a Croydon-based construction manager who also happens to be Sierra Leone's answer to Kevin McCloud. And yet, when I interviewed them both for a "Meet the Members" special in the CIOB's Construction Manager magazine, the conversation was eerily similar. Both have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, both pack more into a 24-hour period than I'd think was practical in a week, and both wonder how they're possibly going to get everything done while happily taking on even more. I have a feeling they'd get on like a house on fire if they ever met, but I can't imagine either would have the time.


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Been busy at times, other times I been playing Hooky from the shop. Just to catch up as to where I'm at on this project…
Holder #2 was glued up, and the blanks for two others as well…
Have those out of the clamps now. Sanded down, and hinges installed..
Next holder has been cut to size, and flattened out.
But when I got the rest of the bits out, I found I had a few more than I thought. Both holders are full, and I still have all of those bit? The BIG auger is a #20…..20/16" diameter. A little too big for the first two holders. Then there are the wee bits, too…
These will go into the fourth holder. Thought I would try something besides a drill to make the grooves. Holder #3 is about 1" thick, a little hard the drill for the grooves I need. I do have a Stanley #45, though….
A while back, thinking I needed every beading bit made for this plane, I bought two that weren't in the "basic" set of cutters. $20 counting shipping, a 5/8" and a 3/4" bead cutter. Not sure IF I will ever need beads that big..
Got to thinking a bit..dangerous, I know…..how about re-grinding one of them into a "round" cutter. Took awhile, lots of dunking in the water jar…..flattened the back as well. Finally got a decent curve to the edge, at the same bevel as the old bevel was. Set it up in the plane…..had to go with the longer rods for this big of a cutter..
Skates are right behind the highest point on the bevel, hoping I have enough travel in the depth adjuster…..
I doubt IF I will need the depth stops, as the skates will stop the cut. Set up a jig to hold the blank still, long enough to make a groove..
Thin pieces so I won't hit them…much. Had to start with a very shallow cut, and at the far end. Then I just worked back to my end of the board, re-set the depth, and go again…...and then a third time…to get this far
Without too much chattering going on ( I was doing most of that…..)Then a test fit for the #20 auger bit..
Hmm, looks like I'll need a few more cuts. I plan on five such grooves. Test fit for each of the five larger bits. I think I can "reach" almost all the way across…..depends on the grain directions. Might be able to turn it around, and come in from the other edge. Will cut this scrap piece down to hold the shanks with..
Now, as for the fourth holder…..the Stanley 45 will get just normal straight cutters to match the size of the small bits. Then a bit of block plane work, and some sanding, to knock back the sharp edges on those square grooves. They may get a bar of sorts to hold themin place?
Stay tuned….whenever I can get a day in the shop, I might get something done? Been playing hooky too long.
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Carve the Sky
Alexander Jablokov
Today's post, the last of my 2013 SF Experience efforts, is a bit of a hidden gem. I first read Jablokov several years ago when I came across a random short story about romance among extreme body builders, the title of which I have since forgotten. However, the combination of near future snark, crazy ideas I would never think of (biceps sculpted like mountain ranges?), and underlying humanity stayed with me enough that when I saw his debut novel at a book sale recently, I snapped it up. Carve the Sky was published in 1991, unbeknownst to me despite being in the heat of my initial SF reading phase. It was followed by a couple of other novels, and then by a long break. Perusing the interwebs for info on the man, I see that he has recently published another novel, the first, he says, in about ten years.
I came into this without any expectations; naturally I was completely surprised. The book is an art thriller. It is another Solar System tale. Concerned as it is with a mystery surrounding a work of art, with artists in general, and to a lesser extent with religion, the easy comparison is with Jack McDevitt's Alex Benedict novels, but with 26% more swashbuckling. More than those however, Carve the Sky feels a bit like a space-based Arturo Perez-Riverte novel. There is another, wilder, relationship I will draw later in the review, but for now we will stick to the basics. In short, there is a mysterious sculpture, multiple factions chasing after it, and a shocking answer behind all the questions.
Since I wasn't paying total attention going into this book, it took me a few pages to catch on to the setting. Taking stock of my recent reading tallies up five books from 2012 that are Solar System exclusive (2312, Existence, Blue Remembered Earth, Caliban's War, The Fractal Prince), plus another series from the mid 2000s (Metaplanetary). Comparing these to Carve the Sky yielded the surprising observation that, despite being over twenty years old, Jablokov's book didn't feel any older than the rest. Through a variety of artifices, he managed to dodge obsolescence almost completely. Considering that in 1991, Communism was still winding down, Terminator 2 was the gold standard for special effects, and Civilization was a new release, I would say that Carve the Sky has held up remarkably well.
Thinking about it later though, one thing did surprise me: the complete lack of cyberpunk. There is no internet, no hacking, no Singularity, or any of the technology that we take for granted now. On the lone occasion that characters need to stay in touch over long distances, they use the equivalent of phone booths. Still, the story is constructed in such a way that this isn't very noticeable. Also missing is the vaguely anti-big corporation feel that cyberpunk codified into much of SF. There is, on the other hand, an echo of the Mechanist-Shaper schism that drives the de rigueur conflict between the inner and outer system. There is also an Earth recovering from decades (centuries?) of war and neglect, anarchic freeports in the asteroids, inscrutable religions, and crazy artists. The details differ somewhat from SF published Right Now, but many of the concepts are similar. I am uncertain if Jablokov was intentionally rejecting cyberpunk when he wrote Carve the Sky, or if it was still too early for cyberpunk tropes to have fully colonized mainstream SF. (I suspect the latter, for no good reason except that it doesn't seem important. It's just something that occurred to me later, probably in the context of a completely unrelated conversation.)
For me, the characters are what really shines in this book. Our erstwhile hero is both a discerning art curator and a special agent. He has a past, not troubled exactly, but eventful. The people in his orbit are a complicated bunch, all tied up hopelessly in a system-wide political near-crisis. The sculptors are suitably neurotic, the aristocrats properly feudal, and the church people ascetic and mystical. Oddly enough, the story taken as a whole reminded me of nothing so much as a Hannu Rajaniemi novel. The differences between the two are obvious, but something about Jablokov's daring stylistic writing and the way he cloaks the familiar geography in a wholly alien, but completely human society makes Carving the Sky feel like an ancestor to The Quantum Thief. I could be totally in left field here, but I call them as I see them.
I wonder if Jablokov would have benefited, as Rajaniemi has, from having an internet fandom. This feels like the kind of book that would have generated frantic buzz among the community, had the community not been limited to snail mail and annual conventions. Instead, it remains under the radar and under appreciated. Or if it is appreciated, I haven't heard about it, which may amount to the same thing. Carve the Sky is a surprising and engaging read. Jablokov deserves a place closer to the center of SF discourse; I wonder if his newer books will gain that place for him.
Rating: I'm wracking my brain for a suitable underrated footballer, preferably from Eastern Europe. I will gladly accept nominations in the comments.
Edit: Bulgaria '94 has been suggested. I like the idea, but hope Jablokov's new books fare better than Bulgaria did against Italy and Sweden.


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We are truly blessed to live in such a great country where we are free to pursue the American Dream. And we don't hold back when it comes to sharing with those who are less fortunate. I wrote about this on June 7. But sometimes we let emotions dictate who gets our money and don't check important details as much as we should.
Take for example the not-for-profit status of charities …
You would likely assume that an organization claiming to be a non-profit is one. But suppose it isn't. Suppose it has lost its special status with the IRS. It happens.
In fact more than 435,000 charities in the
The charity could be in big trouble too. It would have to pay back-taxes and certainly lose any goodwill it had built up for its cause.
Charities often lose their exempt status for failing to file tax returns for three consecutive years. Some because of sloppy bookkeeping, some because of outright fraud.
So before you drop the check in the mail to that charity that has touched your heart, make sure its status is current with the IRS.
The IRS has a real simple form right here. Just fill in a few blanks and you'll know in the blink of an eye if the organization is eligible to receive your tax-deductible contributions.
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By Elle.
I own far too many bottles and jars of disappointing half-used skincare products, so I waited a good few months before finally caving and buying some The Ordinary products. Another reason it took me so long was the rather overwhelming choice. While refreshing to have ingredients broken down properly for once, and simple does-what-it-says-on-the-tin names, it did make me spend ages trying to work out exactly what would be best for me.
My first port of call was Stephanie Nicole's excellent in-depth video – find it here. Every time she described a product that suited my skin, I screengrabbed a pic. The Ordinary's website also explains things pretty well – especially when it comes to what order to apply the products in.
My skin is dry and dehydrated but otherwise ok, bar the odd spot. Although recently I keep getting weird blocked pores on my nose, which I inevitably go Dr Pimple Popper on and end up with red marks.
The three products I ended up with are Glycolic Acid Toning Solution (£6.80), Buffet (£12.70) and Rosehip Seed Oil (£9). I ordered them online from victoriahealth.com because the glycolic toner was out of stock everywhere else. Service and delivery was great, so I'd definitely recommend.
On to the reviews…
Glycolic Acid Toning Solution, 240ml, £6.80
Feted as a cheaper alternative to the much-raved-about Pixi Glow Tonic (£18 for 250ml), this is the product I was most excited about trying. I'm using it nightly after cleansing with Simple Hydrating Cleansing Oil – you just squeeze a little on to a cotton pad and wipe over your face, avoiding the eye area. I concentrate it on my T-zone, where I suffer most from dry skin and blocked pores. One little skoosh is enough for my whole face, so I'm hoping this bottle will last a while. The sting factor wasn't as much as I was expecting – very mild in fact, but I don't have sensitive skin. Straight away, my skin felt super-clean and soft.
This isn't their cheapest product, but is billed as a great all-rounder, which appealed to me over trying to decide which vitamin C product to go for. It's basically an anti-ageing serum. I apply this after using the glycolic toner. Again, I am impressed with how little you need – a 5p piece is enough for my whole face, and it sinks in beautifully. My skin immediately felt hydrated.
100% Organic Cold-pressed Rosehip Seed Oil, 30ml, £9
The Ordinary's argan oil comes in at £5.90, considerably cheaper, but I opted for the rosehip due to its supposed benefits — hydration, evening skintone, and reducing spot scars and fine lines. Also, I've used the Trilogy Rosehip Oil (£19.50 for 20ml) in the past and my skin loved it. I apply a 5p piece to my whole face after Buffet. If you're a bit scared of oils, don't be — this one in particular absorbs really well, and I tend to see positive results within one use. Skin feels plumper and brighter in the morning.
UPDATE: After 1 week of following the above routine…
In the first few days, my skin looked the same. I'm impatient. I like instant results. But I continued, every night without fail, to follow the full routine… and it was completely worth it. The clogged pores on my nose have gone and my skin is even and clear. It looks fresher, brighter and, well – just better. It feels less dehydrated too and makeup is applying nicely.
So, I'm sticking to my new new routine – the products seem to be lasting well, so I'll update this post again when they run out.
TLDR: Great products, excellent prices, results within a week – I'm impressed. 8/10.


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We are pleased to announce that Aureon Charity Grants have been awarded to three organizations within Alpine Communications' service area. McGregor-Marquette Center for the Arts, Inc. received a grant for $300.00 to purchase new computer equipment. The Garnavillo Historical Society received a grant for $250.00 towards upgrading their museum facilities. The Elgin Community Betterment Club received a grant for $250.00 to help fund the Schori Park renovation project. Upon reviewing an abundance of applications, our Aureon Charity Grant Committee delegated funds to projects committed to the betterment of local Iowan communities. The grants were presented in conjunction with Alpine Communications who sponsored the grant application.
Aureon, the new name for Iowa Network Services, created the grant program in 1993 to increase service and support to rural independent telecommunications companies and the communities they serve. The Aureon Charity Grant Program awards grants on a quarterly basis. Over the course of twelve years, Aureon has donated over $850,000 to local communities and their surrounding areas. We believe in rewarding various organizations for their passion and dedication to advancing their own neighborhoods. Each proposal that is chosen by our Grant Committee reflects the organization's enthusiasm for serving their communities. Aureon looks forward to aiding future community-improvement projects and extends our best wishes to your own community development.
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Janet McAfee Real Estate Blog
The question I'm asked most often this time of year is "What's the market going to do this year?" Will home prices rise, will it be a seller's market, a buyer's market, should I sell now or wait until Spring?
My answer is always prefaced with "there is no crystal ball." We do know that some trends will continue into 2019. Mortgage rates most likely will rise, inventory is also on the rise and home price appreciation will continue to slow. That's the national rhetoric we read. But, the forecasters leave out one overriding truth - REAL ESTATE IS INTENSELY LOCAL. What happens in San Jose doesn't translate to St. Louis. For example, St. Louis County is fairly tight with 2.8 months of inventory. If we look at luxury homes over $1 million, St. Louis County has a 9 month supply. My best advice is to ask your Realtor for a market update that is specific to your location and your price category.
Janet Horlacher
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Real Estate Market
Every day, I read an article about the duality in our real estate market and the uncertainty of luxury home sales. Yes, it's been true for some time that mid and lower priced homes are selling fast and furiously, while million dollar listings take longer to sell and require more marketing support.
Just because the market may be slowing, doesn't mean that we are slowing. We sell homes every day of the year. In fact, Janet McAfee sales are up significantly this year. Perseverance is paying off. Discipline, consistency and executing proven strategies will deliver results. If the market gets tough, I'm up for the challenge … are you?
-Janet Horlacher
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We traditionally see a flurry of home buying activity in October. School is in session, the weather in St. Louis is picture perfect and prices are often at their lowest.
Home buyers find good values in the Fall market. A quick search through MLS shows a rich profusion of price reductions as summer ends and daylight shortens. These price declines convey a seller's motivation to put their home under contract and close before winter sets in. Great values can be found in long dated listings which are just now reduced to compelling prices.
Also at this time of year, new listings are likely to be competitively priced. Sellers, who don't relished the prospect of open houses or showings throughout the holidays, feel urgency to attract a buyer in less time than their Spring counterpart. Moreover, sellers recognize they are in direct competition with existing inventory with newly reduced prices.
If you are a Seller with your home currently for sale or you are considering listing your home now, here are a few tips.
1. Refresh your outdoor pots with Fall flowers and foliage. Trim back summer growth on shrubs and perennials if shaggy.
2. Make sure you have photos of your swimming pool before it is closed and the furniture stored. Since your buyer will not be able to inspect the pool entirely during winter, ask your pool company to give you a letter stating that it was in good working condition at the time of closing.
3. Do you same for your HVAC. Buyers cannot test the air conditioner when the temperature is below 62 degrees. Having a letter from your professional will provide a level of comfort for a prospective buyer.
4. Let the intense Fall sunlight shine through clean windows. Pollen can cloud the beautiful clear light you want to take advantage of this time of year.
5. Make sure your house is set at a comfortable temperature for showings. This can be challenging when temperatures fluctuate every day.
6. Finally, this is not the time to "test the market" with an over inflated price.
Janet McAfee Real Estate
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Just released, a 2018 Harris Insights & Analytics study reported that 90% of all buyers and sellers used a real estate agent in their transaction. This is up from 85% in a similar study conducted four years ago.
The most important factors in choosing an agent were: "a referral from someone I trust," "agents who had listings similar to what I am looking for," "looking at websites with ratings of agents" and "having a personal relationship with the agent."
Negotiating the best price was mentioned by 89% of buyers and sellers as being extremely or very important.
I'm not surprised by these findings. A real estate transaction is complex and stressful. Why wouldn't you rely on a professional with a proven track record from a reputable brokerage to help you navigate the most important purchase of your life?
(Source: Real Trends September 2018 newsletter)
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St. Louis reached an official high temperature on Saturday with a scorching 108 degrees. It's difficult to do just about anything in that heat zone, much less tour homes with out of town buyers. Everything looks and feels "wilted" making it difficult to showcase our lush St. Louis neighborhoods to transferees (especially if they are coming from Northern Michigan!)
Cool down the House 30 Minutes Prior to Showing – If the home is vacant or if the programmable thermostat is set for energy conservation during the day, an uncomfortably hot house is an immediate turn off for prospective buyers. Make sure someone arrives early to cool the house, turn on all the lights and play quiet, calming music.
Run the Irrigation System before your showing – Remember, first impressions are everything in real estate. Nothing says "old, tired, long dated listing" like scraggly, drooping landscaping. Keep weeds in check; lawns should be cut appropriately for the heat and perennials should be kept trimmed and looking healthy. Watering prior to showings will give a healthy and well-kept appearance.
Keep your home Clean and Uncluttered. There's something about hot weather that makes dirty, overstuffed homes feel even more stifling. Now, more than ever, it is imperative to purge tabletops of dust loving knick-knacks, wipe down counter tops and vacuum carpets. A glistening, streamlined home feels cooler and more inviting.
Janet Horlacher
Principal, Janet McAfee Real Estate
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General | Seasonal Preparations
I believe every home has an aesthetic, whether it be a specific architectural period (like Tudor, Greek Revival or Mid Century Modern) or it could be a certain look (like bright and airy sunlight filled rooms) which strikes us as we tour the home. St. Louis homes are rich in diversity and architectural interest.
Our job as Realtors is to communicate the home's aesthetic to potential buyers. Not every home appeals to every buyer, but there is a buyer for every home. Each of us carries our own sense of style and perceptions about how our home should look and feel. Often times, I hear buyers explain their criteria for buying a home with terms like "I will know it's the right house when I see it."
This month we are focusing on how to best present the home's aesthetic. With technological advances in photography and digital media, there are so many opportunities to capture the home's true essence. With regard to interior photography, it is about more than just high resolution; we look at lighting, depth of field, composition and color. For exterior, we love aerial, drone video and twilight photography.
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Computational Commutative Algebra and Combinatorics
The study of algebraic combinatorics on convex polytopes as well as of computational commutative algebra for monomials and binomials has been developed mainly by using Gröbner bases as a basic tool. In a word, a Gröbner basis is a finite set of polynomials with remarkable algebraic properties. The theory and computation of Gröbner bases have greatly contributed toward the research on computational aspect of commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, and have promoted the development of a wide variety of software syatems. Moreover, beyond the scope of pure mathematics, it turns out that Gröbner bases bring a profound impact on the application to statistics.
A convex polytope is a high-dimensional version of building blocks, such as the triangular prism, the triangular pyramid, or the cube. The algebraic combinatorics on convex polytopes is a field of research of counting the number of faces of a convex polytope and that of lattice points belonging to a convex polytope by using abstract algebra, in particular the modern theory of commutative algebra. An expository book on this field is my book "Commutative Algebra and Combinatorics" (in Japanese), Springer Tokyo, 1995. When we employ Gröbner bases in algebraic combinatorics, the exploration of ideals generated by monomials and ideals generated by binomials is essential. The recent development of monomial ideals is discussed in detail in the textbook by J. Herzog and T. Hibi, "Monomial Ideals," GTM 260, Springer, 2011.
Career summary
- 1981 Graduate, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University
- 1985 Assistant, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University
- 1990 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
- 1991 Associate professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
- 1995 Professor, Faculty of Science, Osaka University
- 1996 Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
- 2002 Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
- E-mail : hibi@ist.
- Tel : S5895
- Website
- Researchers Database
The four-digit phone numbers are extensions at Osaka University. To call directly from outside Osaka University, dial a phone number marked S after (area code 06) 6850 or a phone number marked T after (area code 06) 6879. For a phone number marked S (extension), however, first dial the main phone number (06) 6879-5111.
The e-mail addresses are given without the suffix "osaka-u.ac.jp"; add "osaka-u.ac.jp" to each e-mail address.


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For John, BLUF: A real bottom line. Nothing to see here; just move along.
Bottom Line Up Front:
This is why you get Trump.The article with this BLUF is from the pen of Mr Steven Hayward, at the Powerline Blog. The headline is "ACADEMIC GIBBERISH WATCH: WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER".
Then we get the abstract from the journal Progress in Human Geography:
Glaciers are key icons of climate change and global environmental change. However, the relationships among gender, science, and glaciers – particularly related to epistemological questions about the production of glaciological knowledge – remain understudied. This paper thus proposes a feminist glaciology framework with four key components: 1) knowledge producers; (2) gendered science and knowledge; (3) systems of scientific domination; and (4) alternative representations of glaciers. Merging feminist postcolonial science studies and feminist political ecology, the feminist glaciology framework generates robust analysis of gender, power, and epistemologies in dynamic social-ecological systems, thereby leading to more just and equitable science and human-ice interactions.But, if you go track down the article (downloadable for free), "Glaciers, gender, and science: A feminist glaciology framework for global environmental change research", you get even more of this thinking. Here are the first three paragraphs, which are too long and esoteric to read. Just skim them:
Glaciers are icons of global climate change, with common representations stripping them of social and cultural contexts to portray ice as simplified climate change yardsticks and thermometers. In geophysicist Henry Pollack's articulation, 'Ice asks no questions, presents no arguments, reads no newspapers, listens to no debates. It is not burdened by ideology and carries no political baggage as it crosses the threshold from solid to liquid. It just melts' (Pollack, 2009: 114). This perspective appears consistently in public discourse, from media to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But the 'ice is just ice' conceptualization contrasts sharply with conclusions by researchers such as Cruikshank (2005), who asks if glaciers listen, Orlove et al. (2008b), who analyze the cultural framing of glaciers, Carey (2007), who sees an endangered species narrative applied to glaciers, Jackson (2015), who exposes how glaciers are depicted as ruins, and Sörlin (2015), who refers to the present as a cryo-historical moment because 'ice has become historical, i.e. that ice is an element of change and thus something that can be considered as part of society and of societal concern' (Sörlin, 2015: 327).Still with me?
Nüsser and Baghel (2014) also reject the 'ice is just ice' assertion. Glaciers, they argue, 'have increasingly become contested and controversial objects of knowledge, susceptible to cultural framings as both dangerous and endangered landscapes' (Nüsser and Baghel, 2014: 138). Glaciers, after all, affect people worldwide by influencing sea level, providing water for drinking and agriculture, generating hydroelectric energy from glacier runoff, triggering natural disasters, yielding rich climate data from ice cores, shaping religious beliefs and cultural values, constituting identities, inspiring art and literature, and driving tourist economies that affect local populations and travelers alike (e.g. Carey, 2010; Cruikshank, 2005; Gosnell, 2005; Hewitt, 2014c; Orlove et al., 2008a). Despite their perceived remoteness, glaciers are central sites – often contested and multifaceted – experiencing the effects of global change, where science, policy, knowledge, and society interact in dynamic social-ecological systems. Today, there is a need for a much more profound analysis of societies living in and engaging with mountains and cold regions (Halvorson, 2002; Byers and Sainju, 1994; Bloom et al., 2008), including the social, economic, political, cultural, epistemological, and religious aspects of glaciers (see e.g. Allison, 2015; Gagné et al., 2014).
A critical but overlooked aspect of the human dimensions of glaciers and global change research is the relationship between gender and glaciers. While there has been relatively little research on gender and global environmental change in general (Moosa and Tuana, 2014; Arora-Jonsson, 2011), there is even less from a feminist perspective that focuses on gender (understood here not as a male/female binary, but as a range of personal and social possibilities) and also on power, justice, inequality, and knowledge production in the context of ice, glacier change, and glaciology (exceptions are Bloom et al., 2008; Williams and Golovnev, 2015; Hevly, 1996; Hulbe et al., 2010; Cruikshank, 2005). Feminist theories and critical epistemologies – especially feminist political ecology and feminist postcolonial science studies – open up new perspectives and analyses of the history of glaciological knowledge. Researchers in feminist political ecology and feminist geography (e.g. Sultana, 2014; Mollett and Faria, 2013; Elmhirst, 2011; Coddington, 2015) have also called for studies to move 'beyond gender', to include analyses of power, justice, and knowledge production as well as 'to unsettle and challenge dominant assumptions' that are often embedded in Eurocentric knowledges (Harris, 2015: xx). Given the prominent place of glaciers both within the social imaginary of climate change and in global environmental change research, a feminist approach has important present-day relevance for understanding the dynamic relationship between people and ice – what Nüsser and Baghel (2015) refer to as the cryoscape.
I am, I must admit, an "ice is just ice" person.
I have flown over a glacier, in my Oscar Duck, with a female Staff Sergeant (on an "incentive ride") in my right seat.
Neither of us noticed any distinctive gender qualities worth commenting on. But, that was back in the Dark Ages, back in 1980. The earth, at that time, was still basically round, but had started to cool.
So, as the BLUF tells us, a large number of us think this kind of intelligentsia mumbo-jumbo is unhelpful and believe Mr Trump has made a great contribution, in that he has been breaking the PC plate glass that stands between the elite and those of us in, or from, fly-over states.
Hat tip to the InstaPundit.
Regards — Cliff


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Crude oil production was intensified to over 1 million bopd in 2013, though unstable prices on the global market reinforced the need for a diversified economy and a reduced reliance on the country's massive resource reserves.
Colombia is a unique, storied nation on the verge of transformation. Predictions for an end to the longest running internal armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere, between the Colombian state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and the signing of numerous free trade agreements (FTAs) promises an affluent future for the country. Its international reputation is improving with each passing day. A strong performance in the 2014 Brazil World Cup increased visibility in the international arena, and the country is progressively becoming a magnet for migrants across the region, drawn to its budding economy, the third largest in Latin America.
Colombia's population is approximately 48 million, with a 21.5 million strong labor pool and an unemployment rate of 9.2%. Ethnically diverse, its citizens speak an impressive variety of languages, with over 80 tongues in use today. Spanish dominates across the nation, however, and Colombia is known for its neutral and relatively easily comprehensible dialect compared with other Latin American nations. English is on the rise among the younger generation. Despite challenges in infrastructure and in sectors as varied as health and agriculture, its educated population is making the most of what is available, excelling in the development of the IT sector and innovating in other areas. Many more are employed in tourism and hospitality, which, in tandem with the real estate market, is booming on the back of foreign investment, particularly along the northern Caribbean coast. Spanish investors eager to escape a dulled economy in Europe are immigrating to Colombia, bringing financing and expertise, while large numbers of Venezuelans are also finding their fortune there.
The Colombian economy grew by 4.3% in 2013, and a remarkable 6.4% in 1Q2014. Inflation was at a record low of 1.94% in 2013, and is expected to remain low throughout 2014. The Central Bank raised the lending rate for four consecutive months in mid-2014 in a bid to take advantage of the expanding economy. Positive ratings from international monitoring organizations Moody's, S&P, and Fitch show just how far the country has come over the past decade, while foreign direct investment rose to $16.8 billion in 2013, representing 4.4% of GDP.
The consistent growth being experienced by the country is largely the result of the policies of the Social Party of National Unity under Álvaro Uribe until 2010, and currently under the direction of President Santos, which have actively fostered a free trade model and reduced obstacles for foreign investors. This has led to the signing of numerous FTAs, the most significant of which arguably being the 2012 US-Colombia FTA. The process of completing FTAs with other nations was intensified in 2013, with progress being made on agreements with the EU, South Korea, Japan, and Panama, among others. To deal with the expected rise in exports, Colombia's port infrastructure is being expanded, and an interesting project on the Magdalena River has been started in earnest. This will involve dredging and deepening parts of the waterway, which runs from the Andes through the interior of the country to its Caribbean coast, to allow the transportation and export of numerous products that were previously carried to port by road. Other government initiatives with a direct effect on trade include the setting of a new exchange rate with Venezuela to curb smuggling, and the strengthening of border security with Panama and Ecuador.
Specific sectors experienced robust growth over the year, with agriculture booming on the back of favorable climatic conditions. Crude oil production was intensified to over 1 million bbl/d, though unstable prices on the global market reinforced the need for a diversified economy and a reduced reliance on the country's massive resource reserves. The construction sector grew impressively, with high-end properties becoming more common in regional cities, the capital, and the coast, and the government funding the construction of thousands of homes to narrow the considerable housing deficit. The financial sector, long a key contributor to GDP, continued to grow, and insurance companies are benefiting increasingly from non-life policies for SMEs and businesses. The insurance sector was liberalized in 2013, creating a more competitive dynamic among rival firms. Debate raged throughout the year on the government's proposed healthcare reform, which will potentially have lasting effects on the insurance world and, of course, on the well-being of Colombian citizens.
The whirlwind of activity inside and out of Colombia in 2013 bodes well for the short term. The shrewd economic policies of the incumbent regime, coupled with the unpredictable but encouraging peace negotiations between the government and non-state actors, will decide the future of the country. If the congressional opposition can be reconciled, political stability maintained, and a higher level of security throughout the remoter reaches of the country established, Santos' administration will have time to concentrate on building a Colombia that encourages creativity and social prosperity, and can face the world with a new, positive face.
Inside Perspective
María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Colombia
TBY talks to HE María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar, Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the strengths of international alliances, trade relations with the US, and safeguarding the environment for future generations.read article
Inside Perspective
The Right Honorable Nicholas Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The Right Honorable Nicholas Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on progress made in a growing bilateral relationship.read article
Focus: The Valle del Cauca Department
Cali For Ya
The Valle del Cauca, or Cauca Valley, is the country's gateway to the Pacific, boasting the largest port, at Buenaventura. The region's capital, Cali, is also a heavyweight in terms of GDP, yet lingering problems with violence are holding back developmentread article
Martha Juliana Silva Ricaurte, Founder & President, SILK Banca de Inversión
TBY talks to Martha Juliana Silva Ricaurte, Founder & President of SILK Banca de Inversión, on Bogotá's transportation infrastructure, foreign investment in Colombia, and the private equity industry.read article
Rodolfo Ramírez, President and General Manager for Colombia & Ecuador, PPG Industries
TBY talks to Rodolfo Ramírez, President and General Manager for Colombia & Ecuador, PPG Industries, on management strategy, competition, and the legal and regulatory framework in Colombia.read article


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WARNING: SEVERE Negative Karmic Events Occurring Throughout NZ!
Evil Karma Boomerangs in Mysterious Ways!
People living in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Tasman Bay and Hawke's Bay regions are either very brave, or extremely stupid. Then again, karma returns in mysterious ways!
Welcome to the MOST HEAVILY CENSORED blog in New Zealand [and all other ZOMBIE democracies!] We're GUILTY, above all, of TELLING the TRUTH, EXPOSING govt CORRUPTION and police BRUTALITY!
We take credit also for exposing the Manuka Honey Scam.
Why are we so hopelessly incompetent, corrupt and vile?
Wellington's Transmission Gully earthworks MASSIVELY underestimated
"Developers building the $850 million Transmission Gully motorway project, north of Wellington, have underestimated the amount of earthworks required by [at least] 50 percent," a report said.
Another Weekend of Mayhem on NZ Roads
Child cyclist killed in car collision – Far North
Saturday, 23 September 2017 – 5:48pm – Northland
A child was killed after being hit by a car in a rural area in the Far North this afternoon, police said. "The boy was riding a bike on Kimberley Road, Houhora, when he was hit just before 1:30pm."
Fatal crashes claim two lives
Woman dies after being hit by car – Northland
Saturday, 23 September 2017 – 7:54am – Northland A woman was killed after being hit by a car on State Highway 12, Ohaeawai, Northland, shortly after 11pm last night (September 22.)
Person killed after car plunges into water at Kairaki Beach, Canterbury
Saturday, 23 September 2017 – 7:47am – Canterbury
Around 9.45pm last night a car plunged into the water at Kairaki Beach.
"The driver's body was recovered by Police last night and work is under way this morning to notify next of kin."
Another fatal crash on SH1, near Levin
Friday, 22 September 2017 – 10:29am – Central
A man was killed in a fatal collision between a train and a vehicle on State Highway One, near Levin, police said. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-crash-sh1-near-levin
Fatal Foxton Crash
Thursday, 21 September 2017 – 11:19am – Central
One driver was killed, the other is critically injured in a two-car-collision just south of Foxton at about 10:10am, this morning. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/update-foxton-crash
Critical Injuries…
15 people injured, 3 critically, after eight-vehicle crash on SH1, north of Taupo
In a country where everything is fake, wrong, deceptive… including signposts
Scottish tourist discovers famous signpost in Bluff is wrong
Sinking NZ: Earthquakes, Landslides, 'Slow Slips', Sinkholes, Volcanic Explosions…
Large landslip causes damage in Waitomo district
About 20 hectares of Koromiko Grazing Ltd farm slipped over the Mangaokewa river on Tuesday afternoon about 7km east of the Mangaokewa Rd intersection with State Highway 30, and about 20 km upstream of Te Kuiti.
Earthquakes hit in and around New Zealand
A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 magnitude struck 256km W of Auckland Island, New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was centered at 50.371°S, 162.550°E and struck at a depth of 10.0 km, earlier this afternoon. Minutes later, at 2:42 PM, a quake measuring 5.1 magnitude struck 30 km north-east of Seddon at a depth of 17km, Geonet said.
Kaikōura quake triggered massive 'slow slips' up to 600km away
"The slow slips occurred within days of the 7.8-magnitude Kaikōura quake, 15km deep below seabed, and spanned more than 15,000 sq km off the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne coasts," according to a report.
"One of the most intriguing factors is that the quake-triggered slow slip off the Gisborne coast [was] up to 600km away from its epicentre in North Canterbury," said GNS Science's Dr Laura Wallace.
Massive sinkhole discovered in Waihi
A massive sinkhole measuring 20 metres in diameter has been discovered on a council reserve between the Waihi Rugby Club and the Martha open pit, the council said.
"The sinkhole has collapsed into an unfilled stope in the historic Royal workings within the High Hazard Zone. Original records indicate that the historic stope was partially backfilled, but the upper 20 metres remained unfilled."
Homeless Crisis
Family of 8 found sleeping outside S. Auckland Citizens Advice Bureau
A homeless family-of-eight are among those sleeping rough on the streets of south Auckland. https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/96765858/community-seeks-new-solutions-to-homelessness-as-family-of-eight-found-sleeping-outside-cab
Road Fatalities: Police Censorship
At least FIVE, possibly as many as SEVEN, people were killed in serious crashes on Wednesday, August 23, according to a informed source, but only three fatalities were reported by police.
On Monday, August 28, police reported at least THREE road fatalities. All three victims seem to have been statistically resurrected by the Ministry of Truth (Minitru).
At least nine road fatalities occurred over the weekend (September 1 – 2), according to reliable insider information. However, only four of the deaths were reported by police, and of those, just three recorded by the Ministry of Transport.
Between September 18 and 21, 2017 at least SIX road fatality victims were resurrected by MOT.
Of an estimated 2,000 people who have received near-fatal/critical/serious injuries on New Zealand roads so far this year, none has perished, according to NZ police reports, or lack thereof.
Tourist Road Fatalities in NZ a State Secret
- 32 Foreigners killed in New Zealand in 32 days [Posted on January 25, 2017]
- Police told to keep their mouths shut about overseas drivers
- Don't reveal crash driver's ethnicity, police told.
Welcome to the World's Deadliest Tourist Destination – Truth about NZ Deadly Roads, as We Know it:
- Based on insider information, statistical models and local news, we believe about 900 people were killed and more than 8,000 others seriously/critically injured on NZ suicide roads in 2016; however, only 328 fatalities were reported last year. [For every 12 or so victims, who die later in a hospital, only one death is reported. See blog content.]
- To protect the tourist industry and massive foreign investment, about two out of every three road fatalities go unreported, or the dead are statistically resurrected by NZ government.
Tourist Road Fatalities in NZ a State Secret
- 32 Foreigners killed in New Zealand in 32 days [Posted on January 25, 2017]
- Police told to keep their mouths shut about overseas drivers
- Don't reveal crash driver's ethnicity, police told.
Armed Robberies OVERLOAD
See police website, MSM for the reported cases…
Corrupt Government
Did you know Peter Thiel screwed the NZ taxpayers out of tens of millions of dollars, while sodomizing corrupt NZ government ministers, and got a preferential citizenship, too?
"The Instant Kiwi" even forced the corrupt NZ government to have details of his immigration application redacted.
"The Department of Internal Affairs allowed billionaire Peter Thiel to redact key information from his citizenship file, a decision later criticised by the Ombudsman who said the saga attracted 'public disquiet.'"


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A common excuse amongst hobbyist photographers is lacking leisurely time to pick up their camera. Personally, I think photography can be as accessible as you make it. For example, this brief shoot took no longer than 30 minutes. It isn't a model from a professional agency—merely a friend who needed some photos of his face.
My point is, it doesn't have to be difficult to get shots like this. Grab a friend, grab your camera, clock out for a half hour and take some solid shots.
By the way, I've just launched my first email course designed to get new photographers into the habit of picking up their camera more. If the idea of shooting regularly and transitioning away from Auto interests you, check out my course.


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We had a lazy morning debating about whether to get organised and head back to the zoo to finish off the bits we didn't see on Monday. However, at around 11am we got a knock on our door – it was Magnolia our interpreter come to let us know that our lawyer wanted us at the courts by 2pm to sign our adoption papers. This was a big surprise, as we weren't expecting to be signing until late next week at the earliest.
The other Australian couple here who arrived a week before we did only signed their papers yesterday, so to be signing ours today was a bit of a shock.
We hurried around to the shopping centre down the road to get some more cash for the various expenses we would have in the next few days – and then had a quick lunch. Magnolia picked me up at 2pm and we headed to the courts together in a taxi to meet up with our lawyer. When I say "courts", I actually mean the administrative offices – it's just paperwork done in a small crowded office with piles of paper everywhere. Nothing formal, and no fanfare or ceremony.
For some reason they only needed me there to sign, not both of us, so Leanne didn't come with. We waited for the paperwork to be organised and we checked it for mistakes (standing around in the hallway), and then they ushered me into the office where I stood at their front counter and posed for a photo before signing the document.
Next we headed back downstairs to where there was a store offering photocopying services – convenient that they happen to set up right below the court offices – they seemed to be doing a roaring trade. We copied the documents and made additional copies of our passports and then headed back upstairs to submit them all. Quite quick and simple really.
This isn't quite the last step, we still need to organise a new birth certificate for Andres (showing our names as the parents), and a Colombian passport so he can leave the country. We'll be doing those in the next few days.
We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting around and snoozing – Leanne wasn't feeling that great.


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Keep it civil and don't be a jerk
We're going to get into the thick of a lot of heated discussions and that's okay. These discussions often entail topics that we all personally care a lot about and will passionately defend. But in order for discussions to thrive here, we need to remember to criticize ideas, not people. Continue Reading "Comment rules"


text: Hawthorne Heights have been a band for about a decade now, and like many other bands their age have decided to mark the achievement with a 10 Year Anniversary Tour of the record that started it all. Unlike other bands in the emo, punk, or post-hardcore genres, however, we made them celebrate by dramatically reading TLC lyrics before the show. Ohio may be for lovers, but Staten Island is for interviewers who like to laugh at your expense. Watch the interview below to hear more from the band about DIY music making, whose first show was Nirvana and whose was New Kids On The Block, and why it's all about the fans.


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In "The Lucky Country", Donald Horne wrote; "Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise." Given the past 18 months it seems that we have time-warped back to the 60's when Horne wrote those words and our current leaders, one in power, and the other aspiring, are doing their utmost to demonstrate mediocrity as a desirable trait. Such thoughts led to this.
And to the contemplation of our Prime Winky Abbott's typical response, apart from the umms and ahhhs, to conceptually difficult ideas, such as Anthropogenic Global Warming.
Which may very well have led, in part, to his current level of preference as our Prime Minister trending towards single digitness – percentage wise!
And that led to wondering why a country such as ours can talk endlessly about rapid transit systems across our wide brown land and yet . . . . . . . .
Or we can endlessly argue about building our nation's defence systems but seem to well . . . . . . .
Which led Rattus eruditis to consult his extensive library of insults for every occasion and come up with;
And having one Rat on the scene always acts as an attractant to others and The Bloody Rat came forthwith to add a bit of farce to the occasion. Especially with regard to the $4 million government funding largess for Bjorn Lomborg.
However, he also thought that Scotty (Niceness) Morrison may have an ulterior motive with his latest announcement.
Somehow we all seem to have survived the media overkill on the centenary of the Gallipoli disaster which seemed more to highlight just one instance of what is a long history of Australian conflict in many theatres of war. While there were cursory mentions of WWI Europe, WWII and Vietnam, Korea didn't get a mention along with a few others like the Boer, Boxer, Malaysia & Indonesia, Iraq, Afghanistan. So, overall, this little graphic does it for me!
And finally we couldn't leave without a reminder from Our Gourd as to just who are the masters and who are the servants in a democracy.
And there you have it . . . . . . . .!
AFTERTHOUGHT: If you don't punish politicians and their parties for lying to you, you are predetermining your treatment as a fool!
POSTSCRIPT: All characters appearing in this work are entirely, and amazingly, fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living, dead or in a zombie like state, is purely coincidental with an exceptionally high probability of being the construct of a deluded mind trying to grasp the true meaning of the political unreality of Australian politics! We can only gaze upon such greatness with wonderment!


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How to Get a Temp Job. There are many reasons why people take temp jobs. You may have left school or university and are looking for real employment experience or you may have decided to have a career change. Temp jobs are an excellent way to gain employment in a variety of jobs. If you have some sort of qualification or employment record, it should not be too hard to get a temp job.
Find a temp agency. No matter whether you live in a big city or a small town there are bound to be a few temp agencies. Temp agencies are a rapid growth industry; they have sprung up all over the place due to the demand from employers looking for qualified staff to fill a range of vacancies.
Find an agency. If you live in London you cannot walk down a street in central London without seeing a temp agency. Look in your telephone directory or look up the Internet for different agencies. The agencies can specialise in a particular employment sector or they may cover a wider variety of employment sectors.
Get your CV in order. When you first approach a temp agency, they will ask you to come in and register with them. This can take a few hours. They will need you to fill out forms giving personal details and employment history. They will usually ask for a copy of your CV or resume but then, annoyingly, they may ask you to again write down all these details on an application form. They will usually want proof of your nationality and your work permit, if you have one.
Take the test. If you are applying for general office work, then the agency will usually make you sit a few tests. These will be general computer and typing tests. They are designed so that the agency can get an idea of your skills. The tests themselves are quite simple and should not tax anyone who has used various computer applications such as Word or Excel. You will usually get a practice run at the typing test and if you have a typing speed of around 30 or 40 words per minute, then that is quite high.
Look smart. Whatever type of temp employment you are going for, I'm afraid in temp agencies, appearance matters, especially for office work. Some agencies will actually take your photograph that they say is for their files. In reality though, recruitment consultants will take these photographs out to employers and show them the temps they have available.
Post tests. If you have passed the tests and the recruitment consultant thinks they will be able to place you in employment then you will usually hear by telephone or email. Make sure you tell the consultant what jobs you will and will not consider. If you do not want to do typing, even though you have the skills, tell them. They take a cut from your wages every week, a very large cut, so you are basically paying their wages. Do not just take the first job they offer you for fear they will be offended if you refuse.
Do not be afraid to call them. Many agencies have a huge number of people looking for work. It is in your best interests to call your agency at least once a week if they have not found you work. Your phone calls will remind them you are still available and looking for work. They will also value your persistence, or they may just get fed up of you calling and give you a job, any job.
Temporary to permanent. If you get a temp job, then after a fair amount of time you may be offered a permanent position within the company. It is entirely up to you whether you want to go permanent. Many temps find that the flexibility of temp work becomes addictive. You can chop and change jobs, meet a variety of new people and not get stuck in the same place for years. But remember there are some perks available to permanent staff that will not be available to the temps.
If you have worked for an agency for a fair amount of time, then don't be scared to contact them for a wage rise. If they value you as a worker and you are making them a lot of money, they will usually give a wage rise. Some temps stay in their jobs for years, so a wage rise should be expected, but recruitment consultants won't offer it, you need to ask.
When you look at the jobs available in temp agency windows and read the adverts in newspapers, don't always think these jobs are available. Temp agencies often advertise jobs in order to get people in to register with them and on their books. It gets their numbers up and they have someone available if a job comes up.


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text: A ground attack is an attack made while the character is standing on the ground, as opposed to aerial attacks, which are performed while the character is airborne. Both special moves and normal attacks can be ground attacks. Some attacks behave differently when performed as ground attacks. An example of this is Link's up special move, which can be charged if performed on the ground. A few special attacks can only be performed on the ground, specifically Donkey Kong's Hand Slap and Peach's Vegetable. Super Smash Flash 2 includes a whole set of ground attacks for all characters where as Super Smash Flash is limited to three singular ground attacks, some which can be the same attack, thereby reducing the moveset possibilities of the characters.


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- Getting Started
- Frequently Asked Questions
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- Annotation Sidebar
- Sync
- Spaced Repetition
- Incremental Reading
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- Sharing
- Add to Polar Button
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Web Page Capture
Polar supports long term web page archival via a process called "capture" which downloads and caches the content locally. We store it in Polar as if it were any other type of document (like PDF).
This allows you to manage web pages with tags and annotations including text and area highlights, comments, and flashcards.
This essentially allows Polar to work like your own personal Internet archive for documents critical to your education and maintain the knowledge contained within using annotations and comments and use incremental reading to read large collections of web pages in parallel.
One issue with annotating documents on the web is that the author might change the document (or even delete it) thereby invalidating your annotations.
Polar prevents that by capturing the content on disk (and in the cloud) for your own long term usage.
During this process we fetch the full HTML, including iframes, and store them in a portable PHZ file that can be used for long term archival of web content.
Additionally, we capture the document in a way to make them more usable and more readable.
Polar supports capturing the document in a more readable form by emulating tablet and mobile devices during capture.
Websites usually try to cooperate with tablets and mobile devices by making them more readable on smaller screens.
With Polar we emulate these devices during capture to preserve web pages in a more readable form - often with sidebar and navigational content removed.
Document Captured with Sidebar
Captured as Tablet with Sidebar Removed
Link Rot
Capture prevents the problem of "link rot" where URLs vanish from the web over time due to a natural form of attribution. Either the domain expires or the content is deleted or the location changed.
The Internet Archive has found that more than 9M URLs on Wikipedia return 404 error pages.
With Polar you never have to worry about this being an issue as you have a permanent long term copy of important content.
To capture a new page just select
File | Capture Web Page then enter a URL.
A preview window will show what the page will look like in Polar.
After that you have to click the 'capture' button to the top right and a new document will be saved within Polar.
Document Repository
After the web page is captured and saved locally it's saved to the document repository where you can reference it at any time in the future.
The document repository supports features like tagging, tracking reading progress, custom sorting (by updated time, added time), etc.
Chrome Extension
The Polar Chrome Extension allows you to send directly from Chrome into Polar. You can copy the URL and paste it into Polar directly but it's more convenient to have a one click button in integrated into your browser.
Light, Thin, Fat, Full Archives.
We define the following archive types:
- light: URL only (not supported yet)
- thin: HTML only with iframes. No CSS, images, audio, or video (supported in Polar 1.x)
- fat: HTML + CSS + images. No audio or video. (under development)
- full: HTML + CSS plus all resources including images, audio, and video (not supported yet).
Why not use a standard format.
I would have loved to. I didn't want to build a document format and spend months doing so.
We're lucky captured pages work AT ALL.
What are the challenges of creating a portable HTML archive that mandates something custom.
CORS access policies prevent the content being access programmatically for things like screenshots.
CORS prevents loading resources from our origin and the target origin
Why not MHTML
Firefox doesn't support MHTML
MHTML doesn't support images
We can't extend it, fix bugs in it, etc.
Why not WARC
Chrome can't replace an HTTP response while it's served. Only send a redirect. This means that you end up building a loader ANYWAY which is 90% of the requirements for Polar.
WARC doesn't support compression settings for individual entries. We only STORE images/video for performance and storage gains.
With WARC the full HTTP request would need to be replayed. With our content capture we're able to use in-browser assets and cache to rebuild the page.
We also cleanup and strip javavascript.
WARC would only represent the storage, not the extraction. It might be possible to WRITE WARC or have export to WARC though.


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The "Ride Along Dolly" Doll Bicycle Seat with Decorate Yourself Decals is on sale for $17.95 at Amazon right now. That's 28% off the list price of $24.95!
Product information:
- * Safe way for girls to transport their favorite dolls and stuffed animals
- * Easily attaches to to crossbar of rear fork of your bike with simple instructions – with or without hand brakes
- * What a great way to bring your favorite doll on a ride
- * Girl Themed Decals and design make a special gift for your loved one
- * Fits all standard dolls and stuffed animals 18″ – 22″ and dolls less than 3lbs
Shipping is free with Amazon Prime or $35+ order.
See all posted toy deals or just Amazon toy deals! Remember, Amazon prices flip fast. If you see something you like at a price that works for you, you may want to buy it in case the cost goes up.


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Well, this is a flawed individual software.
Some 3 pixels of XL modules are displayed in the second, virtual notch on the device screen.
This is completely unrelated to the real and actual screen on the screen that includes both front-facing cameras and sensors.
This error is being processed by Google and will be fixed by an upcoming software update.
Many users have tested Pixel 3 XL this problem, including myself. The problem in my unit was temporary, and it was returned to the correct format after the phone was restarted, as others seem to have experienced.
UrAvgConsumer came across the second mystery, as did a number of Reddit users, plus a number of other people on Twitter.
So my Pixel randomly grew another notch today. 😂 https://t.co/c6Pff9MVmW pic.twitter.com/ugjfLmCkDZ— UrAvgConsumer (@UrAvgConsumer) October 24, 2018


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We took the weekend almost totally off. Which frankly Roy hates, he doesnt know what to do with himself.
We went for a 4 hour hike-omg-.
Roy won the award for #weirdestdogintheworld. Zero & True had a blast.
We went to the beach. The beach makes sense to him because the beach means True & Zero running after toys which means Roy doing constant outruns around them. True & Zero spend the entire time obsessing about toys, making game plans and swimming.
The big orange ball rules. According to Frieda Kahlo orange is the color of insanity.
Which makes it a fitting choice for my dogs.
The old man naps a lot these days.


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I am currently working with version SugarCRM Enterprise, Version 8.0.1.
Use Case:
Created the assigned to field level permission as read only under the accounts module. associated to a particular role.
I would expect an account to be created as normal, with the user who created the account, also populated into the "Assigned To" field. However this cannot be edited by anyone who has the same role (including the user who created the account).
Actual behaviour:
User connected to the role creates an account the assigned to field is null as opposed to read only. I would expect the assigned to as normal to be the user whom created the record and with read only selected like in other fields this cannot be edited.
Please advise?


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PE "Roads of Serbia" is informing that intensified traffic is expected during the upcoming weekend on the motorways in Serbia.
Intensified traffic is also expected on the section from Doljevac to Preševo, on which the manual toll collection will be organized in maximum time intervals of 1-2 hours a day in order to prevent bigger delays on toll plazas when the waiting time is longer than 15 minutes.
Manual toll collection is performed pursuant to the "Manual on Special Toll Collection for the Use of a Road or a Road Structure" in cases of interrupted power supply, technical malfunction on the toll collection system and in the cases of intensified traffic, in order to speed up the passage of the vehicles through toll stations, because, that way, additional number of vehicles passing through the toll station is enabled, which is the situation with the toll station Doljevac.
PE "Roads of Serbia" appeals to all participants in traffic to obey the speed limit, to drive very carefully and to adapt their speed to the road conditions.


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The School has commenced a scheme of Honorary Research Assistants (HRAs) appointed to engage in research in biblical studies and theology, in relation to other disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences, towards the pursuit of defined projects relevant to the mission of the Bible and the Contemporary World programme. This mission is currently described in the programme specification as "how culture shapes, and has been shaped by, Christian belief, practice and theology."
The HRAs, all of whom will be alumni of the Bible and the Contemporary World MLitt programme, will have numerous personal and professional responsibilities beyond their role with St Mary's so the expectations of outputs is indicative and limited. There is no financial numeration attached to these honorary appointments.
Application Process
[update: now closed]
Applicants are invited to apply in writing to Eric Stoddart by Friday 8 March 2019 indicating the intellectual contribution they anticipate making. This need not be in the formal style of a research proposal but, in not more than 1000 words, applicants should explain their research interests and anticipated outputs. (This scheme is available only for alumni of the MLitt Bible and the Contemporary World programme.)
Further Details
Four HRAs were appointed in 2018, with a further two appointments available to be made in 2019. You can read about the work of the current HRAs by following these links:
- Whitney Boswell (USA) – Social Justice Activism
- Martina Bobulova (Slovakia) – Human Dignity as Grounding for Human Rights: Secular and Theistic Perspectives.
- Bob Phillips (USA) – Human Sexuality as a 'wicked problem'.
- Daniel Rentfro (USA) – Dissertation Publication Project & Research in Legal Ethics
The activities of HRAs include the conduct of research either independently, or, where appropriate, as a member of a team but without academic supervision by School of Divinity staff. Outputs may be in the form of, for example, articles in peer-reviewed journals or blog entries to reputable non-peer-reviewed outlets. Access to library electronic resources will be available but no study or other office space will be allocated. It is anticipated that in almost all cases HRAs will conduct research and associated work at their own locations around the world. There is no expectation of visits to St Andrews.
There is scope for HRAs to assist in the development of a limited amount of research-related material for teaching or other purposes with appropriate guidance from the School. Occasional contributions to teaching, or presentations, in relation to her/his research project(s) may also be possible. Occasional online colloquia (distinct from the regular learning activities of the MLitt programme and the School's research seminar programme) may be held via Skype. The creation of a 'Bible and the Contemporary World' blog – to which HRAs, and others, contribute is also under consideration.
Given the very different personal circumstances of potential HRAs, individually tailored agreements on the quantity or nature of outputs will be agreed in conjunction with the Director of the Bible and the Contemporary World programme. Such initial agreements will be finalized in writing and reviewed every year. HRAs will be managed by the Director of the Bible and the Contemporary World programme.
Honorary Research Assistants will normally be appointed for periods of three years at a time, renewable by mutual agreement. HRAs shall be bound by all relevant University Policies pertaining to research and intellectual property. All honorary appointments require to be approved by the Principal's Office and it is anticipated that the second cohort of HRAs will commence their role in late summer 2019.