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Ideal Tips to Get U.S Passport
It is critical to get a U.S passport before your cruise. Every cruise with ports of all calls that are not within the United States requires a passport, with an exception of those from Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, and Mexico. I these counties, the WHTI, a compliant document, is accepted for those who are traveling by sea or land. However, it is not always recommended.
A passport is more flexible and those who want to travel to and from the USA should buy one, even the cost of buying them is more expensive. If you are a cruise travel return home due to an emergency, they will be able to fly back without a passport. When you have the passport you will have it valid for ten years and you will be able to travel most of the world. Therefore, when you want to get a passport, you need to follow these tips.
First, you need to obtain a proof of citizenship such as the birth certificate; from the state or the place in which you were born. Besides, you can present a consular report of birth abroad, naturalization certificate or an expired passport.
Then you will have two pictures made at the local merchants. When you are traveling to countries that need a Visa, you will have extra photos for it. Check
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You will then complete an online passport application from the State Department website, or you can download the PDF forms to print, complete and mail it to the State Department.
You will then prepare payments. Among the location I which you are, the acceptable forms of payments vary, but they usually include credit card or check. When you are aged 16 and it your first time, the application fee will be $110, and execution fee will be $35. Under the age of 26, the application fee is $80 and execution fee being $25. The renewal of the passport fee will cost you$110 and expedited service will add $60 for every application. You will have to make sure that you check the mailing address when you complete the application envelope. There will be a difference in the address depending on the location in which you live in.
You will then go to the nearest passport acceptance facility to mail and pay. The facilities may include the federal, state and probate courts, public libraries, post office and some municipal and county offices
Lastly, you will wait for four to six weeks, depending on the time of the year to receive the passport. Click


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For those of us hoping to age in good health, there may be little new in the basic message of exercise, eat your fruits and veggies, and watch your fats.
For those of us hoping to age in good health, there may be little new in the basic message of exercise, eat your fruits and veggies, and watch your fats.
Peggy Buchanan, coordinator of vitality and wellness programming for Front Porch retirement living communities in Southern California, repackages those same concepts, "but with a twist."
Bob and Jackie Glass, residents of Irvine, Calif., for more than 30 years, dance together, for example, at a seniors' dance. Dancing serves as exercise and stimulates the brain, Buchanan notes.
Science, through research and technology, makes progressive changes in the basics. Like the fruits and vegetables. "We know we need them for antioxidants, and today we talk about bringing 'color' to the table: green broccoli, blueberries, red radishes," she says.
The same variety is important in brain games, highly touted as a potential way to stave off Alzheimer's and other dementias that are expected to impact half the 85-plus population. "The brain is like a gymnasium," Buchanan says. "Depending on what you are working on, you can exercise different areas of the brain."
A crossword impacts short-term focus. Dancing increases oxygen to the brain and stresses coordinated movement.
More of Buchanan's thoughts on aging:
Q: You have more than 30 years experience in the health and fitness industry. So what's the first thing you tell older adults will enhance their overall wellness?
A: Fight afternoon fatigue. Fatigue is a common problem among older adults, especially after lunch. Having a glass of water and a high-antioxidant food like a prune can revitalize the body and stimulate the mind.
Q: Ah, prunes. Usually associated with elders. How about avoiding dementia?
A: Exercise from the neck up. Keeping the brain active and fit is imperative to the health of older adults. Not only does it stave off memory-loss illnesses like Alzheimer's and dementia, but it also fosters executive function. Try word games and recall exercises. For example, find five red objects during a walk in the neighborhood and recall them when back home.
Q: You also say walking poles are better than canes?
A: Canes are training your body to be off-center because you are leaning on one arm. Walking poles allow for more balanced mobility. Walking with poles also engages the muscles of the upper torso, which increases upper-body strength and cardiovascular endurance. But consult a physician before switching to poles.
Q: What are some other suggestions?
A: Dine in duos. Those who share meals with others eat less than those who eat alone. This is an easy weight-loss tactic and one that also fosters social interaction and engagement. While this is easy for those aging in a community, older adults aging at home can plan to have meals with family or friends several times a week.
Then break your routine. Routine limits brain stimulation. Introduce new foods or new ways of eating the same food. For example, replaced canned peaches with freshly sliced ones. Or try taking a different route to the grocery store or shopping center. Don't forget older adults with an increased genetic risk for dementia also can reduce that risk by increasing the amount of Omega-3 fatty acids in their diet. These fatty acids are found in fish, nuts, olive oil and green leafy vegetables. Then, remember as people age, the fat pads on the bottom of their feet compress, creating fatigue and pain. Consider wearing supportive shoes or inserting foot pads for better stability and comfort, or socks that have extra padding and a wicking agent to keep feet dry and comfortable. In addition to the exercises that improve flexibility and improve strength and cardiovascular endurance, make sure to add balance activities daily. Good balance requires maintaining a center of gravity over the base of support. Tai chi, yoga, walking on challenging surfaces and water exercises all help. Of course, high blood pressure, which can lead to strokes and a significant decline in cognitive function, also increases with age. Plus the sense of taste fades with age. There's a strong desire to add more salt. Putting down the shaker and increasing exercise helps.
Q: Ah, boring exercise.
A: No! Here's a new thought: Dance like there's no tomorrow. Older adults getting regular physical exercise are 60 percent less likely to get dementia. Exercise increases oxygen to the brain and releases a protein that strengthens cells and neurons. Dance involves all of the above plus the cerebral activity present in learning and memory.

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Many have been the occassions and people who have encouraged me to cooking. But, in Miriam chechi(MC), I think I might have finally met someone who is gentle enough, and persuasive enough to see me through my diffidence and laziness to actually making simple and tasty dishes. Here's the first of them. I hope to document them, considering the hereditary forgetfulness that runs in our family, not just for the rememberance of pleasant memories, but so I actually go out there and cook!! 🙂
After washing thoroughly, dice some pink skinned potatos. MC tells me that the brown skinned potatos would work just as well, but the pink skinned ones taste better. The skin is kept on, and add on some salt, pepper, red chilli flakes, maybe even a bit of oregano and any other condiment you'd like. Finish off with a sprinkling of olive oil before placing the tray in for baking.
Of course, now that I'm writing down the recipe, I realise I didn't ask how long the potatos should be baked. I guess, as I go along, I'll realise more and more the cracks in my cooking (which is a good thing I guess, as long as I strive to fill those gaps :). Bear with me and I'll get the time from MC, when we catch up next.


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This year for Sports Relief, each of our Staff has participated in a pre-recorded Exercise/Activity of their choice and your challenge is to guess how many repetitions they completed in 2 minutes! Entries cost 50p per guess.
Over the weekend you will also be able to attempt these challenges and beat the records set by our Staff, at £1 per attempt. There will be prizes available for guessing and beating the staff!
Atrium Staff Records:
- Jess – Body Weight Squats: 113
- Pawel – Press Ups: 120
- Stuart – TRX Throws: 85
- Steve – Boxing Jabs (from shoulder): 300
- Naomi – 1p Coins Counted: 250
- Paula – Towels Folded: 19
We hope you'll come in to the club this weekend and participate in raising money for Sports Relief by taking part in these challenges!


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Veteran journalist Mark O'Neill, an Irishman born in London, has been covering the Greater China region since he came to Hong Kong in the '70s.
His connection with the Orient can actually be traced further back to 1897, when his grandfather came to northeastern China as a missionary, stayed there for 45 years, and only left because of the war.
O'Neill has been living in Hong Kong for so long that he considers himself a Hongkonger.
Back in the '60s when he graduated from college, Northern Ireland was in turmoil because of the independence movement, and nobody wanted to work there.
However, probably out of a desire to find out more about his roots, Mark decided to apply for the position of Belfast correspondent with the BBC in 1975, and got the job.
It was during his stay in Belfast that he came across several retired missionaries who had also spent years traveling around northeastern China, and their interesting stories ignited his curiosity about his grandfather's adventures.
"The more I found out about his story, the more I admired his selfless devotion to religion, duty and humanitarianism," he says.
Over the years he had collected extensive material about his grandfather's life in China, and eventually he wrote a book about him, A Biography of Frederick William Scott O'Neill, which was published in 2012.
In 1978 O'Neill had an opportunity to come to work in Hong Kong with the RTHK, and, being an adventurous guy like his grandfather, he just jumped at it. After he finished his two-and-a-half year contract, he stayed briefly in Taiwan, and then in 1985 he became a Reuters correspondent in Beijing.
He continued to work in mainland China until 1989, when he witnessed the bloody June 4th crackdown on pro-democracy students in Tiananmen Square.
O'Neill says he can still recall every detail of that fateful night so clearly as if it only happened yesterday. "At that time we had nine people working 12-hour shifts. On June 3rd when I finished my work at 8:30, there were already a lot of soldiers and weapons on the main streets."
When he went past the bridge of Jianguomen, he saw several military vehicles and soldiers armed with rifles. He asked one of them: "Premier Li Peng said the soldiers won't open fire on the people. Will you shoot?"
The soldier didn't want to answer, and when he was asked the same question again by some Beijingers, he seemed a bit embarrassed and finally said, "No."
O'Neill returned to his apartment and went to bed. "When I woke up at 4 a.m., I rang up my boss, who said the soldiers had already opened fire, and many civilians were killed. He told me to check out the hospitals and find out how many people were killed," he says.
That night O'Neill was running around different clinics and hospitals across Beijing to look for evidence that civilians were actually shot.
However, a news blackout was already imposed and nobody could enter Tiananmen Square. Rumors had it that all the bodies were piled up at the western side of the square which was heavily guarded. All the civilians he came across were too scared to talk.
O'Neill was rejected by almost every hospital and clinic that he visited, and saw no more than five or six bodies. Then eventually he ran into a tiny clinic, where he was eagerly welcomed by a doctor, who was treating an old man shot in the buttocks.
"That doctor took out the bullet and showed it to me, and said, 'See, the PLA did open fire.'"
"After the June 4th Incident the political atmosphere was so tense on the mainland that it was almost impossible to do interviews," he recalls. So he went to Japan to pursue his journalistic career.
He didn't come back to Beijing until 1993, when people seemed to be a lot more relaxed than four years ago. He stayed in the capital for another 13 years.
In 2006 he was commissioned by a Taiwanese charity foundation to write a book in English, and since then he often had to travel to Taiwan.
Because of the proximity he finally decided to settle down in Hong Kong. "I also love Taiwan, but when it comes to living, I still prefer Hong Kong, because Taiwan is not truly cosmopolitan," O'Neill says.
Another reason why he chose to settle in Hong Kong is his wife. They met back in 1979, when both of them worked for RTHK. O'Neill says it was either "fate or serendipity" that put them in the same place at the same time.
However, in those days interracial marriage was not as socially accepted as it is today, and his wife's parents were concerned about their daughter marrying a gweilo. But it was O'Neill's sincerity that finally broke the racial barrier and won their approval.
These days O'Neill returns to Ireland once every year to enjoy the tranquility of the place, but he admits that he is getting less and less emotionally attached to the land of his ancestors.
"Perhaps because I have been away for too long, the gap is just widening. I can still understand what people are chatting about, but I just don't feel I am part of it."
He describes Hong Kong as a great and convenient place to live in, and highly praises the city for its openness, hospitality, diversity and freedom.
"Hong Kong hasn't changed much since the handover. People remain as friendly as before. It's a great city. The fact that so many expatriates continue to live here after 1997 speaks volumes."
Even though O'Neill has lived on the mainland for so long, he says he still doesn't have any sense of belonging there.
He is concerned about whether Hong Kong can continue to retain its cultural uniqueness under the "one country, two systems" policy and won't turn into just another Chinese city.
He hopes that Hong Kong will not undergo any big changes in the days ahead, so he can continue to live in the city he has called his home.
This article first appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 20.
Translation by Alan Lee
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The toughest part of motherhood starts when the baby is here! The first three months in a baby's life is also known as the fourth trimester!
How did Baby Cookie change my life?
- It's all about sacrifices from sleep to eat to shower!
- Sleeping is a luxury now
- Feeding-Cleaning-Feeding-REPEAT
- Cold tea and molten ice creams!
- My endless conversations revolve around Cookie!
- Taking a shower for more than 5 mins is a luxury now!
- Baby needs attention all the time
- When you are hungry, so is the baby
- I have been peed on, pooped on, and also puked on.
- The baby cries for everything and you feel terrible about it
- Parlor trips feel like history!
- Everyone wants to give advice about and for the baby.
- Everyone wants to know if you had a NVD or a C-section
- The entire world will give you advice on how your food habit will affect the baby!
- Everyone wants to talk about who the baby looks like
Last but not the least, I've become paranoid about everything that happens to the baby. Mommy's instinct I guess!
Despite all the above changes, I am very happy and lucky that Cookie is my baby.


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Q: How big is the insulated panel manufacturing industry in SA and the rest of the continent?
A: It's difficult to answer because although insulated modular panel structures are traditionally used in the cold-room industry, we are always looking for innovative ways to use the product in different applications. So, we aren't limited to any specific industry. In Africa, however, the traditional commercial cold-storage market is challenging.
Some 40% of all harvested agricultural produce is lost due to lack of the necessary infrastructure to sustain the cold chain. This, in a tough economy, has manifested in some stagnancy but we do anticipate it improving.
Growth is expected to derive from being able to tap into fast-growing markets, such as housing, healthcare and education, particularly because of the trend towards the need for versatile modular building solutions. One example is the South African subsidised housing market, which embraces cost-effective innovative building technology (IBT) solutions.
Q: Where are the IBT opportunities?
A: For the 2018/19 financial year, Parliament has allocated R32.2 billion to the Department of Human Settlements, with one-third earmarked for IBT housing projects. That equates to a potential R10.7 billion. We are already seeing this reflected in our sales performance and expect IBT solutions for the housing market to constitute a key area of growth.
The biggest hurdle in the subsidised housing and modular building markets is the public perception that IBT solutions are not of the same quality as the traditional brick-and-mortar variety, using the so-called 'knock test' as proof, when in fact they offer superior value and quality in most cases.
With this in mind, it is not enough for systems to simply comply with structural and aesthetic requirements. This has opened the door for us to use different cladding surfaces on insulated panel structures in a variety of decorative finishes.
Q: How are insulation applications different for residential and commercial storage?
A: There are many crossovers within commercial and residential applications today. In certain commercial applications, unique temperature control requirements often warrant an insulation method that is not common to residential applications. For example, some commercial facilities require not only certain thermal qualities but also airtight seals, which is not a requirement for residential developments.
That said, the key difference with a commercial storage application is temperature related. Some commercial storage structures have to maintain temperatures ranging from -35°C to +35°C with, for instance, an additional requirement of being completely airtight. To cater for this, insulation properties need to be tailored within the manufacturing process by varying insulation thicknesses to achieve the stipulated insulation outcome. Employing the appropriate heating and cooling technologies can manage this process.
Q: What about IBT housing?
A: Modular IBT structures utilise a combination of expanded polystyrene bonded into steel skins. We also use an 'eco board' that is incorporated into panels, resulting in high thermal efficiency, structural strength and fire-resistant properties.
Another common insulation method for walling in housing is typically based on expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads, which are used in the manufacture of concrete blocks.
Q: What are the modern insulation trends?
A: There is now a plethora of insulation materials available, depending on the application required.
These range from the more traditional type – where fibreglass material, mineral wool and other plastic or natural fibre material is used (common to residential housing) – to more modern methods, including sprayed foam and Foam-In-Place, where lightweight concrete or ceiling compounds are used. Within the commercial cold-storage space, the use of either EPS or polyurethane remains the most common. EPS, which Intastor produces at its dedicated plant, is one of the most economical insulating materials available.
Q: How can the same insulation method be applied for both summer and winter temperatures?
A: A good insulating material resists the passage of heat. This is expressed as the material's R-value, or thermal resistance. The higher the R-value of the insulating material, the lower the heat transfer.
In winter, the thermal properties of modular-building systems minimise heat transfer from the inside to the outside of the structure, thereby maintaining internal temperatures. In summer, a well-insulated roof area prevents heat transfer from the roof into a building, thus reducing a rise in internal temperature. Combined with insulated walls, there is a further reduction of external heat transfer into the building.
Q: Is insulation considered 'green'?
A: Intastor products comprise between 15% and 20% recycled material, with the steel and EPS portion being 100% recyclable. Although the polystyrene utilised cannot be considered green, we don't believe that this poses an environmental problem given its long-term life application.


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Jan 26th: MEMBER'S NIGHT – 'Army, Navy, Air Force'
President Rab Yeardly welcomed the Members to the meeting, which was arranged to be in the form of "A Members' Night". After the usual business was attended to, President Rab indicated that, because of the number of entries by the Members, there would be two showings.
The entries were spread across the world, showing Musicians, The Battle of Britain, Falkland Islands, Solomon Islands, Ships, Planes, British Commemoratives, France 1951 to 1956, Military Gallantry Medals and Crosses, the Prince of Wales and his Wife (1904) on a tour of India, amongst others.
President Rab complimented all the Members who displayed, and the Members showed their appreciation.
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Tuesday Kickball Co-Ed Spring - San Jose
Program Description
This super social co-ed sport is great for all athletic abilities. More info to come about host venue (Backeston, Calabazas, Watson) :
- Eight (8) regular season games
- 9 players on the field with self-pitching
- 55 minutes games, about 7-9 innings (1 hour time slots)
- Games start between 7pm and 9pm
- A league t-shirt - your uniform for the season
- 1 qualified umpire per game
- Maximum of 6 men in the field at at all times
- Playoffs for the top qualifying teams
- Prizes will be awarded to the championship teams
- Join your teammates and opponents at Stanley's Sports Bar before games, inside the ice rink next to the field!
- Join us at a bar downtown after games - TBD
NOTE: Non-prepaid teams or small groups who do not reach the full roster (14 players) will have free agents assigned to the team. If you would like full control over the roster, you must sign up a pre-paid team, or fill your roster before the league is full.
Program Details
|Official Rules:
|Kickball Rules
|San Jose - (1) Backesto Park, (2) Calabazas Park, (3) Watson Turf
|Registration Dates:
Now — Jan 23, '19 Early Bird
Jan 24, '19 — Feb 6, '19 Standard
Feb 7, '19 — Feb 20, '19 Late
Feb 21, '19 — Last Day of Program Prepaid only
|Max Teams:
|Team Roster:
|11 Players Minimum, at least 4 of each gender. 20 Players Maximum.
|First Game Date:
|Tuesday, March 5, 2019
|Last Game Date:
|Tuesday, April 23, 2019
|Postseason Format:
|Top 4 teams
|Individual Price:
|Early Bird $65.00Standard $75.00Late $85.00Prepaid only $85.00
|Team Price:
|Early Bird $700.00Standard $800.00Late $900.00Prepaid only $900.00


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Description of the game:
Chicken Difference World is a new point and click escape game developed only by Difference World! You have a small farm and you own many chickens in your farm. Every morning you feed your chicken and you let them go outside the farmhouse. One noon you are preparing your lunch because it is already lunch time. You leave your food on the table to get some water. When you go back, there's a chicken eating your lunch. You get mad and you follow that chicken. The chicken goes to the other chicken. You are now confused which chicken that eats your lunch. There are differences between the chickens and you spot those differences to help you find the culprit chicken. Good Luck!
Game Developer:Difference World
Game Category:Find the Differences


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In a rural area of Ayacucho department yesterday, a police intelligence investigation led officers to three basic laboratories making base cocaine from coca leaves. The labs were destroyed, along with 70kg of base cocaine, 700kg of precursor chemicals, and 7 tons of dried coca leaves that were being processed at the time. Postal investigators also seized a total of 565g of refined cocaine that they found in 26 letters being sent from a company in Los Olivos to different international destinations. At the airport, a Peruvian was pulled aside as he entered the security zone, on suspicion of being a drug mule headed for
Brazil. His hand baggage was found to contains over 2kg of pure cocaine.
The day's counter-narcotics haul in Peru has a US street value of around $20 million.
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Department of Computer Science | Institute of Theoretical Computer Science | CADMO
Prof. Emo Welzl and Prof. Bernd Gärtner
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To understand the solution set of systems of polyomial equations (or inequalities), one may try to compute basic topological invariants associated with such sets.
Examples of such invariants are the number of connected components, the Euler-Poincare characteristic or the Betti numbers. The talk describes recent joint work with Prof. F. Cucker, which aims at classifying the computational complexity to compute such quantities.
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Most Lucky Bamboo plants are sold potted in clear glass containers with decorative glass gems all around the roots. These are ideal since they are pretty to look at, and they help hold your plant up! If you see Lucky Bamboo sold another way (i.e. in soil, bare root) try to look for little glass gems at the dollar store or online to help hold up your plant. Stones or pebbles also work for this. Simply repot the plant into a glass container with water instead of soil. (Lucky Bamboo potted in water is easier to care for than one in soil -- due to the fact that soils carry bacteria and many fungal diseases).
If your Lucky Bamboo container or pot hasn't been cleaned out in a while, it's a good idea to do from time to time, both for cleanliness reasons and the health of your plant. As the plant gets larger, its roots will grow longer and begin to fill the pot. It's a good idea to give these leggy roots a trim. Also, because this plant is (usually) potted in water alone, algae will build up over time on the inside of the container and must be cleaned properly.
Read on to find out how to change the water and clean out your bamboo pot!
You'll need:
Lucky Bamboo
A large bowl
A cup with high sides
Your kitchen sink (or a place with running water)
Soap and water
Clean water for your plant
2. Hold plant pot over the bowl.
3. Gently pull bamboo out of the container. Let all glass gems/stones fall into the bowl. Next, clear off all gems from plant roots.
4. Set bamboo into the cup (right); high sides prevent your plant from toppling over. Set aside.
This step helps remove algae buildup and refreshes your gems (which surround the plant and are in direct contact with it); It is important the gems and container remain clean so bacteria doesn't harm your plant! Changing the water periodically is also useful in preventing plant diseases.
6. If needed (using scissors) trim excessively long roots to a uniform length. You can remove up to (but no more than) 1/3 of the plants' roots. Doing this keeps the plant from sucking down a whole ton of water, and also makes it aesthetically pleasing when displayed in glass containers.
7. Replace plant into the clean container. Hold the stalks straight and make sure they are centered.
8. Then, replace gems around the roots and stalks to stabilize the plant
General Care
Give Lucky Bamboo good light, but not direct sun; this will kill your plant! A western or eastern facing window works very well. Keep an eye out for any spotting or discoloration of the stalks. If you notice this, it means one of two things: either too much water, or the plant is getting too much sun. Fill the container with less water and move the plant to a less sunny location.
Watering and Your Container Size
Depending on the container size, the plant may need more or less water. Clear glass containers work well to help you keep track of the water level. For example, if your plant is small (less than 5" tall) the container won't need to be filled to the top. If your plant is larger (7-10" tall or taller) you can safely fill the container to the top. (Be careful if the stalks are mostly inside the pot -- filling it with water all the way can cause rotting. If, on the other hand, the stalks are completely above the pot and not really inside [that is, underwater], your bamboo will be safe from rotting)
So generally speaking,
Shallow container – fill to top with water
Deep container – cover roots and fill about ¾ way up
Keep in mind, there are exceptions to this rule; I'm speaking generally here! Be careful when watering, but always keep roots covered. The leaves tend to get a bit dusty, so rinse them off occasionally. Yellowing of leaves does happen sometimes. I find this to be a normal occurrence with Lucky Bamboo. Simply trim them off with scissors to keep it looking nice!
One of the major mistakes people make with Lucky Bamboo is letting the roots dry out. Although the plant can stay alive for weeks (sometimes months) in a dry state, the plant needs regular watering to thrive. On the other hand, I have seen bamboo get too much water – this causes the stalks to turn yellow and rot. Once this happens, the only option is to buy another plant!


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I have gone back and forth 1000 times. Some people are 100% certain, but I can't decide whether or not to invest my extra money or put it towards my house. My wife and I max out our IRAs every year and have been increasing our 401k contributions every raise/year. I will be close to maxing that out this year. So then what? Index funds? Mortgage? More FU Money?
I am relatively young at 35 (now 37...) so compound interest is still a huge factor for me. Dave Ramsey suggests investing 15% of your gross income and then move on to your children's education savings and mortgage. 15% will get you somewhere after 35 years, but no where in 15. According to Mr. Money Mustache, $600k in investments can provide you with $24k worth of returns per year for as long as you will need them. So those are my targets. $600k in investments and a paid off house with $24k of annual expenses. I have found myself working towards both of these goals at the same time. Does this make sense? It is the route most people take. Reduce debt and increase investments slowly at the same time. It is balanced and has little risk. But my head says invest. That money will be fairly liquid. I will be able to spend it when/if I want. The heart says pay off ALL debt. Don't be a slave to the lender. But what does that bring? Peace of mind and less monthly expenses? Reducing expenses reduces the pressure of needing more money, but I just lost a f-ton of potential returns.
I have read hundreds of articles and forums about this topic. The ones that pay off their house say they have never once regretted it. The removal of that burden is worth the money that they could have earned with investing. The ones that invest say you are throwing money away if you don't invest it. Time can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Just look at those mind-boggling compound interest calculators. Take a look at the graph below to see compound interest in action.
That sh*t is crazy. I started an IRA in my mid-twenties, but after seeing charts like that I am pissed I didn't start sooner. That money spent on beer and gas could have changed my life 30 years from now. Then I start thinking about my expenses. Hypothetically, if you can save 100% of your income you can retire. So there are two ways to get closer to that 100% savings rate. Spend less, which would obviously entail removing a mortgage or make/save more and get your returns to pay for all of your expenses. So spending less is a huge part of Financial Independence. I am mad myself for half-assing both strategies, but at least the money is going somewhere it should. Everyone thinks what they are doing is the best... or at least they tell you that. Human beings have a tough time quantifying time and being rational with money. The brightest people I know are terrible with their money. If people were better with it, I don't think I would see a parking lot full of SUVs or houses as big as I do. People think they deserve stuff because they worked hard, but really they should just sit back, drink a tasty beer and acknowledge a job well done. Spending money doesn't give you satisfaction or fulfillment. It just provides you with a nice temporarily shiney thing that you will have to worry about keeping shiney.
So as of now, I am going to keep on keeping on. Max out retirement accounts and then hopefully throw a few hunded bucks every month at the house. I better kick my passive income stream in gear though, otherwise I am looking at years of this BS 8-5.


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For those you who may have missed some, here is a rundown of our essential gardening articles for February that we published on Examiner.com . This information is generally applicable to many areas of the United States, however, the seasonal timing is specific to the metro Atlanta area, surrounding counties, and North Georgia.
Gardening tasks for February -- a list of gardening tasks to get accomplished before March.
Which lopper pruners should I buy? -- a discussion of some key factors in selecting a new pair of loppers.
Protecting flowers & pansies from ice -- still relevant information for the next four to six weeks in areas above the fall line Georgia (line running from Columbus to Macon to Augusta)
Live plants from Valentines Day? -- applicable advice for any live plant flower baskets you may receive, even after Valentines Day.
Pruning Crape Myrtles -- if you absolutely must prune your Crape Myrtles, get it done now, and read this article.
Must-do Atlanta Winter gardening tasks -- your most essential last-minute Winter gardening tasks for Atlanta gardeners.
Phlox--a classic Atlanta flower garden plant -- can start indoors now, or seed outdoors beginning April.
Get ready for Lawn Spring Green-up -- task list to have a great Spring green up for your warm-season lawn grass.
These are the articles from February which are, and will remain seasonally relevant through March. I will be putting out a new March gardening task list, so look for it.
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Pride Toronto recognize the work of Goran Miletic
Pride Toronto recognizes our colleague Goran Miletic's work for human rights, and has announced that he will be the International Grand Marshal (IGM) of the 2012 Pride Festival in Toronto. Goran Miletic is a human rights lawyer, and works as Programme Director for the Western Balkans, at Civil Rights Defenders.
"We look forward to having Goran in Toronto during Pride Week so we can learn first-hand about the struggle for basic human rights in Western Balkan countries, and share this story with Toronto," said Frank Folino, Pride Toronto's International Grand Marshal Team Lead.
Read the press release here.Categories: News.
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VERSE: G D Em C2 Taste and see that the Lord is good G D Em C2 Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good to me G D You've turned my mourning into dancing Em C2 Put off my rags and clothed me with gladness G D I will rise, I will praise you Em C2 I'll sing and not be silent. CHORUS: G Em D C Oh Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever G Em D C Oh Lord my God, I will give thanks to you. BRIDGE: D C I will live only for You D C I will lift these hands up to You D C I will dance before You D C I will shout it, I will shout it to You
INTRO: G5 VERSE 1: G5 C2 Praise is rising, eyes are turning to You G5 We turn to You C2 Hope is stirring, hearts are yearning for You G5 We long for You PRECHORUS: Dsus 'Cause when we see You C G5 We find strength to face the day Dsus In Your Presence all our fears C G5 Dsus Are washed away, washed away CHORUS: Gsus G Em7 C2 Hosanna, hosanna G5 Dsus You are the God Who saves us Em7 C2 Worthy of all our praises Gsus G Em7 C2 Hosanna, hosanna G5 Dsus Come have Your way among us Em7 C2 We welcome You here, Lord Jesus VERSE 2: G5 C2 Hear the sound of hearts returning to you G5 We turn to you G5 C2 In your kingdom broken lives are made new G5 You make all things new
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It reminded him of the Christians down the street with eight kids. They'd followed the Priest (who should know, being a Father to thousands, and all) in his wishes for the community to forget contraception. Well, God's wishes.
They were already a few in then but seemed to sprout them sooner too, like God's wishes were inspiring their loins to work harder at his most important request.
Then at some point they must have asked: when will God cease putting children at our table? When our mother's hips are worn, her legs crippled and our bank accounts gone? That's when he would cease! Unless it was meant that they should stop altogether? But how could they? God had graced their bed, love in their hearts!
So they bought condoms – they must have – eight and a mini bus in, just so they didn't have so many that they'd have to set them mowing lawns up and down the town, washing cars too, just to feed the things. Because there'd never be enough lawns to mow, or cars to wash, to appease God – the biggest capitalist of them all!
Did they find another religion then, he thought? One more accommodating, or did they take another reading of their own, one that would allow them a precaution against poverty?
The fools, he thought.


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Top Celebrants Share Unique Ceremony Ideas With Wedding Music
Nobody knows ceremonies better than celebrants. And when it comes to ceremony music, they've seen it all.
Last month we put a callout to the top wedding celebrants around Australia.
We asked for experienced and creatively driven celebrants to share the best and worst of ceremony entertainment.
Their collective wisdom revealed unique ceremony ideas, their thoughts on wedding ceremony music, traditions you can ditch and done-to-death clichéd songs.
Expert celebrants from around Australia
To get a good cross-section of responses, we interviewed celebrants from Melbourne, Brisbane, Darwin, Newcastle, Adelaide and everywhere between.
They represent a range of experiences, some performing 200+ ceremonies a year, and some around 15-30. The majority of their couples' weddings are modern, alternative, casual and/or quirky, with a small handful of trad & elegant in the mix.
Their responses are insightful, brutally honest, and colourful in language. That's the kind of passion we love!
Without further ado, here's what they had to say on making your ceremony personal, memorable and really, really, ridiculously good with the help of live entertainment:
We're Fidel & Sarah
A Melbourne folk band with wedding sensibilities and punk rock spirit. Most days you'll find us off-grid in the country playing banjo tunes to the kangaroos, or travelling around Australia in our vintage caravan Myrtle. We love 99% dark chocolate, living every day like a holiday, and brides & grooms who aren't afraid to do whatever the hell they want for their special day.
We play non-traditional wedding music for misfits, rebels, nerds and rockstars. None of the typical cover band stuff. If that sounds like it could be your cup o' tea, clickityclick.
Hey, you made it all the way down here!
We hope these experts have given you some inspiration to make your ceremony personal.
If we seem like your kinda band, you can listen to our songs or learn more about how we do wedding music.


text: Frank Kelly of course is best known as Father Jack Hackett the raving drunken foul mouth priest from Father Ted. But I first knew him as Parnell Mooney on RTE's Hall's Pictorial Weekly. As a young lad growing up Halls Pictorial Weekly starring Frank Kelly was a show that all the family enjoyed; well my father enjoyed it when Fine Gael was being lampooned and I enjoyed it when grown men were acting like gobshite local councillors. I didn't understand the politics but I had my suspicions that most people in authority were gobshites and it was a relief to think at least one grown up thought so too. Frank Kelly for me also represented the possibility of making a living out of acting the eejit. The only comedy album we had in the house was of his character Gobnait O'Lunasa. He is an incredibly mild mannered erudite man and yet lurking inside there, there is a lovely bit of absurd brilliant madness.


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Oh man. We knew David Eason had a checkered past, but this one might top the cake! Apparently, Jenelle Evans's boyfriend has a secret ex-wife -- and they were married for seven whole years.
David Eason's daughter Maryssa has been featured on the show this season, but Radar Online recently learned that he was actually married to her mom. According to the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, Eason and Whitney Johnson were married on October 21, 2006, in North Carolina.
Seven years later, he filed for divorce from his baby mama on July 23, 2013, and it was finalized on September 9, 2013.
April Eason McKeithan, David's sister, confirmed the marriage to Radar, and even got into why things ended up falling apart. "They were married, she was a big part of the family," McKeithan admitted. "They grew up together and were very young when they had Maryssa."
More from CafeMom: MTV Producer Fires Back at Jenelle Evans & Leah Messer's 'Bad Editing' Claims
Since David's son's mom, Olivia Leedham, has a restraining order against him for domestic violence, it doesn't look like physical abuse was a factor in the divorce. McKeithan said they "just [had] differences," and that Johnson has "maintained a friendship" with the family.
That's quite the news, and we can't help but wonder if Jenelle knew her man was married before. Hopefully it wasn't a bombshell to her ... poor girl has enough on her plate without adding ex-wife baggage to the mix.
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M30W is a text-based version of Scratch
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There is no such thing as free domains.
There are tons of things like <name>.<whatever>.com, that are real websites, that have hosting, but not real domains for free.
I can not rename my domain name, or even cough up $.89 to buy a .info for emerald (emerald.info), mostly 'cause it's not my credit card. If I get an American Express/Visa Gift Card (that uses a credit card #) for my birthday (in January), then I'll glady buy you a domain. Or, I could just go buy one right now... maybe... if my parents think that it makes sense for someone to turn their cash into web-useable money. (credit card)
I never said free domain names, i said Add (i know theres an extra d) but i mean advert free.
There is a major pullback on development (Emerald+ Editor). I was forced to start over because that Microsoft's control destroyed all the main window. It was also an opportunity; I can re-design the application's core, to support projects, multiple open files and the Sprite/Stage editor featuring sounds and costumes/backgrounds.
Currently no development on Emerald website.
Marky: MintRiver is our company, like MIT but we're MintRiver, so we can have multiple projects made by the same people.
why mintriver? no offense, but its kinda wierd.
Are we going to have Gershmer get the domain and host, or should I host it?
Either way, we ALL need to decide on a name, once we have a variation of names, I'll post a Poll.
Back On Topic (BOT): I'm now doing things like Emerald selector, start page, text editor window. I'm re-designing the application to be multi-windowed. Like there are multiple windows in the main window.
Emerlad Team. keep Emerald seperate. Srath is only linked to MIT, beause it was made by MIT students
want me to help?
i think i do. i found a list of all the free domains, i just need to find one with free hosting.
ok, found some.
(only 1 year free) (No sub domain nonsense)
(Not sure about this one. But its free hosting and domain, no sub domains)
Found these here: http://www.free-webhosts.com/free-domain-hosting.php Theres a whole lot more, but none with just Domain and a reasonable hosting amount, without banners or pop-ups.
Is Emerald going to be a separate thing? Or are we going to make multiple uses and extensions to Scratch or make other programs?
Emerald is a core application. EmeraldPlayer is actually Emerald, bundled with some sample programs. EmeraldEasy is Emerald bundled with simple, cross-platform editor and sample programs. Emerald+ is now for Windows only due to .NET framework. Emerald+ is Emerald bundled with Emerald+ Editor, Express Help Library, sample programs and some advanced things (thinking about Emerald extensions, because Ruby has Gems (kind of extension) and Emerald will have... Ambers?). Now replace "is" with "will be".
Emerald+ Editor dev log: I kicked ribbons away. Slow, unreliable and pain to edit.
Emerald+ Editor V 0.025ish (R.E.D.)
Rebuilding in progress... With source code. Compiled in Visual Studio 2008 Pro, should open in other. See readme files for details. Size: almost 10Mb.
Alright. Error. Ran from the "from debugger" folder.
Clicked "Emerald+ Editor.exe" and immediately get error.
EventType : clr20r3 P1 : emerald+ editor.exe P2 : 0.0.2.0 P3 : 4b11419e P4 : emerald+ editor P5 : 0.0.2.0 P6 : 4b11419e P7 : 64 P8 : f P9 : system.io.filenotfoundexception
Also, the .csproj file is password protected.
Wierd password...
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Back On Topic (BOT): I'm now doing things like Emerald selector, start page, text editor window. I'm re-designing the application to be multi-windowed. Like there are multiple windows in the main window.
What toolkit are you using? Or just pure winAPI?
Gershmer wrote:
Non animated.
It's about time for someone to notice my animation that I spent countless hours working on.
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Gershmer wrote:
Non animated.
It's about time for someone to notice my animation that I spent countless hours working on.
Yeah, we noticed it, but we're no longer emerald


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Happy Valentine's Day bras!! Today like most of my days I'm laying in bed with my thoughts wandering. Seeing as it's also Ash Wednesday today, I decided to use my bible study time to learn more about love from the Bible's point of view. Today I was going to talk about Valentine's Day from a romantic point of view because of my outfit but I decided last minute to share with you seven bible verses on love I came across that stuck in my head.
What I'm Wearing :
Top : Thrifted
Dress : Thrifted
Bag : Similar here
Shoe : Newlook
(total outfit cost excluding shoe and bag 200naira)
1. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. Romans 13:82. However, as it is written: What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived — the things God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9
3. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.1 John 4:20 | NIV
4. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8 | NIV
5. My son / daughter, do not despise the Lord's discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.Proverbs 3:11-12 | NIV
6. The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."Romans 13:9 | NIV
7. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.Galatians 5:6 | NIV
As much as I'd absolutely love to be all lovey dovey (all I'm got is FaceTime and cute texts), I'm absolutely enjoying taking time out to practice self love and also learn more about how much God loves me. To be honest, since I became very aware of God's love for me, I've become unshakable because who/what can be against me when God is for me?! I really hope this post has added some value to you as my main aim for every blogpost this year is to create valuable content.
If you're not a Christian, I still do hope you enjoyed the photos in this post as I tried to recreate a Yara Shahidi look I came across on her Instagram to suit the days occasion. Do enjoy the rest of your week guys and I'm still accepting gifts too!!
Ps : You can watch me unbox my gift on my Instastory.
Love always…
What's your favorite bible verse? What do you think of my look? What's your take on love? Kindly share your thoughts with me as I always love to read them.


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Friday, July 10, 2015
SDCC Weekend! Battlefront, Predictions revisited, and more
Welcome! Another day, another (25K) credit in SWCT-land. Tommy, Rhett, and Michael are joined today by Pinky (THEFIFTHFINGER) to weigh in on all of the action surrounding the start of the San Diego Comic-Con weekend. Topps is capitalizing on the event in a big way, and will hopefully get the word on the street and expand the ranks of traders. They've posted some helpful Transmissions in the app to get new traders oriented, gave out a free Sidious pack, and are giving out free Boba Fett packs. Via Reddit: visit http://topps.com/swct before August 31, enter your fan name and code TOPPSSDCC2015 to unlock a free pack in the app. The free pack will be available for 24 hours after unlocking, so don't forget to open the pack soon after.
We assess the new Battlefront set: good looking, even if may end up being one of the more common insert sets by the time it sells out Sunday. It seems likely we'll see more of these, though, which will be looking forward to. In our last episode we discussed future cards we'd enjoying seeing, and lo-and-behold, within a few days we not only had Dexter Jettster, but also the two-headed announcer Fode and Beed, both as predicted/desired! All this and more...enjoy the episode, subscribe in iTunes, and let us know what you think on Twitter, @CT_Illuminerdy!


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In a recent announcement Intel has confirmed that there is a bug with their CPU chipset design. This includes some ARM chips and the majority of their processors, and these bugs could potentially harm the security of millions of users and their devices.
Even though the company has stated that these bugs are not unique to their chipsets, there are a lot of security experts that claim that these newly revealed facts could lead to severe security consequences and all of this might harm the company substantially.
This hardware bug affects basically all operating systems, meaning that nobody is safe. The scale of the problem is so large because it is embedded in the design of the hardware and it could easily be traced back to devices from 20 years ago.
They have a "solution"
Two of the major issues with these Intel chips can allow attackers to steal various data by accessing the memory of the currently running apps, including data from browsers, documents, photos, emails and password managers as well.
The people who found these bugs named them "Spectre" and "Meltdown" while adding that almost all systems developed by Intel since 1995 are affected by them, including phones and computers. Many other security experts that tested the system have also confirmed that if an attacker knew what he or she was doing, they would be able to steal any data on any system powered by these chipsets.
Intel has taken the issue into their own hands and already developed a software patch that works on all operating systems and can fix the issue. However, it has already been confirmed that this patch takes its toll on the system and reduces the overall performance by as much as 30% percent.
A bug that exists in Intel's processors supposedly gives attackers access to the kernel memory data and this is a major security issue that can be exploited very easily. All of the solutions for this kind of problem would require total isolation of kernel memory, meaning that it would be completely inaccessible.
They are making an effort
Even though the latest of these chipset bugs have been published last Tuesday, all of the large tech giants have obviously already known about the discovery and worked together on making an adequate response for this crisis.
They have been working hard on making important patches that will help their systems and their customers as well. All of the tech companies had until 9th of January to come up with some sort of response for the situation and it seems like they've already come up with a few.
Microsoft has already released a couple of patches to fix up Windows and Windows users that are in the inner circle and working on giving feedback to the company, have already gotten their patches during November. Apple has supposedly patched their macOS 10.13.2. There are patches available for Linux as well.
All of the bigger cloud service providers that are powering their servers with Intel chipsets have also been affected by this news and they've all started taking steps towards dealing with the issue.
The most important ones are Google, Microsoft and Amazon who are looking to patch up all of the cloud services that they offer and schedule accurately for downtime. This will allow them to let their customers know how to prepare in advance, while making sure that the potential attackers don't read processes that might be located on a certain shared cloud hosting server.
How much trouble will the fixes cause?
All of the patches that are released and being prepared are designed to fix the vulnerabilities of these bugs and make the flaws unnoticeable. However, odds are that all of the systems and devices will suffer chip performance due to these fixes.
All of the users that have computers with these chipsets will experience slower performance both on their private devices and work computers. Additionally, all cloud services that we mentioned earlier will suffer as well, and this means slower websites and lower quality of service for users.
Intel has stated that average users that don't have a high workload on their devices won't feel a significant performance reduction and that servers and similar computers will have bigger issues. All of the new devices that are to be released in the future will be re-designed to mitigate the problem completely.
On the other hand, all of the currently used devices that have these problems will suffer from them until the tech companies come up with better solutions. Intel has released a statement in which they promise to work on this issue in the future in order to reduce the performance loss and try to remove the side-effects of the fixes completely.
Although those with Intel's chipsets are experiencing the worst security issues, as these chipsets have major bugs, the reality is that both AMD and ARM chips are also affected, although no major flaws have been discovered, yet.
This is potentially a huge problem for all chipsets that are currently used around the world and only time will tell what is yet to be discovered on this issue. The fact that all the big players are looking to work together to deal with this problem is encouraging and we can at least hope that they will find an effective solution soon.


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Because the corrupt media is so breathtakingly corrupt in its push to reelect a failed president, Big Journalism needs a running live blog. Please help us in our quest to capture the breadth and scope of this corruption by forwarding your tips to email@example.com or Twitter me @NolteNC.
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CNN's Wolf Blitzer Defends Obama From 'Redistribution' Charge Because Rich Getting Richer
My gawd, Wolf Blitzer is a shockingly stupid left-wing talking point machine. He's calling the 'redistribution' charge false because under Obama the stock market has surged and poverty's increased.
Well, duh, you walking dolt — that's what socialism is: everyone equally poor and dependent on the government and an elite few (like Blitzer and Obama) living the high life.
"Redistribution" doesn't close the gap between rich and poor, it puts millions more on the government dole and keeps them there.
Lying moron.
Awesome: Romney Camp Uses Politico To Describe 47 Percent Video as 'Debunked … Selectively Edited'
From an email received this afternoon from Team Romney:
Please see the Romney campaign's response to latest false attacks from the Obama campaign. …
Today, The Obama Campaign Leveled False Attacks Against Mitt Romney Based On A Debunked And Selectively Edited Video:
Today, Obama Campaign Spokesperson Ben LaBolt Attacked Mitt Romney Based On A Debunked Mother Jones Tape. OBAMA CAMPAIGN SPOKESMAN BEN LABOLT: "You heard on the tapes released this week that it's Mitt Romney who would walk away from the peace process." (MSNBC, 9/19/12)
But This Morning, Politico Reported That The Mother Jones Video Was Selectively Edited To Give A False Impression About Mitt Romney's Views On The Middle East Peace Process. "But the clip initially provided by Mother Jones does not include that part of his remarks, and therefore was not reported by the aforementioned news outlets. Romney's complete remarks about the Mideast peace process were included in the complete video Mother Jones published Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after it released clips from the fundraiser. But the clip posted to the Mother Jones website, which was cited by the national media, cuts out the excerpt in which Romney says that 'American strength, American resolve' will cause the Palestinians to 'some day reach the point where they want peace more than we're trying to force peace on them.'" (Dylan Byers, "Technically, Romney Said Peace Was Possible,"Politico, 9/19/12)
Will the media report this fact? They're still obsessing over the video but no one is mentioning what Politico reports here or the missing minutes or the fact that "Mother Jones" lied about posting the full unedited video.
CNN's Wolf Blitzer's Idea Of a Balanced Debate: David Frum, Donna Brazile Hammering Romney
Bringing David Frim on is worse than bringing on another Democrat. Blitzer knows this and so does CNN. Because Frum spews his poison from a chyron that reads "Republican…"
Being used like this is, of course, David Frum's entire business plan.
Media Fail: Gallup Shows '47 Percent' Comments Close to Wash With Independent Voters
The latest silver bullet manufactured by the media isn't looking all that silver:
Americans have a more negative than positive immediate reaction to Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's comments, secretly caught on video, about the 47% of Americans whom he said are Obama supporters and dependent on the government. Thirty-six percent of voters say Romney's comments make them less likely to vote for him, while 20% say the remarks make them more likely to vote for him, and 43% say the comments won't make a difference.
The corrupt media will spin this as *gasp* 36% say less likely to vote for Romney, only 20% say more likely. But when you look at the Big Picture, this just isn't resonating. Most voters are responding with a shrug which means that in the long run, like most moment slike this, it will be a blip by the time election day rolls around.
75% of CNBC Readers Agree With Romney's Comments About the 47%
Not scientific but still interesting.
Politico Editor-In-Chief John Harris Tells MSNBC Romney Would Agree With Obama's Redistribution Comments
Corrupt media institutions like Politico and BuzzFeed are working overtime to wrist-flick and nothing-to-see-here Obama's revealing 1998 video where he gushes over redistributing money from producers to deadbeats.
This is how they control the explosion of stories they don't want to explode: they shrug and ask what the big deal is.
On CNN, the execrable Carol Costello nothing-to-see-here'd the video this morning by saying it was a desperate attempt by Romney to resurrect Joe the Plumber. *yawn* desperate *yawn* been there, done that *yawn*
Also, by wrist-flicking the Obama video, the corrupt media justifies not giving it the coverage it demands, you know, as we enter day ten of media hysteria over two supposed Romney gaffes as the Middle East burns and our ambassadors are targeted and the White House lies about warnings and movies…
Approval Rating of Political Pundits Sits at 21%
Now wonder self-serving liars and phonies like Mark Halperin can't take Romney out.
Late-Late Morning Edition: Polls the ObamaMedia Ignore
Swing States Obama won by seven points in 2008: Romney 47, Obama 46.
BREAKING: Politico Front Page Frozen For Tenth Day In Row
For ten days now, Politico has been running this exact same story as its lead. And yet…
Romney's narrowed his lead with Obama over the past ten days. So there must be some kind of tech glitch over there. And no doubt, once that glitch is remedied, we'll be reading Politico leads about Romney's extraordinary resiliency.
Late Morning Edition: Polls ObamaMedia Will Ignore — Romney Up 3 in NH
Rasmussen: Romney 48, Obama 45
-Thanks to tipster David!
'CBS Morning Show' Mocks Own Reporter to Push 'Romney Can't Win' Meme
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The first 10 minutes of CBS's morning show (starts at 7 a.m.) was a better than usual example of how the media set up their preferred narrative. Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell and Bob Schieffer spent the first 10 minutes of the show shaking their heads marveling at how this 47% story just won't go away, how it is all anyone is talking about, and how devastating it is to Romney. To prove this, Rose holds up 3 different newspapers and the topic is a big headline on each.
In other words, since all our liberal friends in the press are still pushing this story it just proves how important it is and how it is "all the talk." And see, we are opening the show with it and spending 10 minutes talking about it.
They had one reporter in the segment who said the Romney camp is confident, not backing down, that they believe they have the money and time to make their case between now and the election. Then Bob Schieffer followed up dismissing/almost ridiculing what their own reporter just said talking about what bad shape the campaign is in, they have never seen anything quite like the Romney "secret video" and, doncha' know, Peggy Noonan says the campaign is in chaos. It must be true!
I may be getting things scrambled a bit, but that is a close summary.
If they talked about the fact that the first US ambassador in over 30 years was assassinated and we had advance warning and that was on Obama's watch, or that Obama could not meet with Netanyahu, but had time to hobnob with Letterman, Beyonce and Jay-Z I didn't hear it because I had to leave for work.
I am sure that was their next topic of discussion though, since that is what all the people I know out here in a red state are talking about.
Morning Edition: Polls the Media Will Ignore
Ed Morrissey crunches the numbers:
Let's compare these demographics to 2008. Obama won women by 13 in his last election but also edged McCain by one among men for a total gender-gap advantage of +14. The AP/GfK poll has him at a +3. The age demographics don't exactly match up with 2008′s exit polls, but Obama won the 18-29YO vote by 34 points (66/32) and 30-44YOs by six, 52/46. Obama has lost ground here, and that's before we talk about turnout and enthusiasm. Also, Obama only lost seniors by eight in 2008, and he's performing slightly worse in 2012, down 11.
What about the sample? It looks surprisingly fair, at least among likely voters. The D/R/I without leaners is 31/30/30 (with 8% refusing to identify), an undersampling of both Democrats and Republicans. That was a big improvement from the 31/22/40 from the overall sample, which produced a ridiculous 52/37 Obama lead among all adults.
These kinds of numbers are why the White House and the media pulled the trigger early on the 47% video. After a barrage last week, Romney was still climbing back. To blunt his momentum and to take the spotlight off the news that we were warned in advance of the attacks in Libya, the media was desperate for something to distract and the Obama campaign gave it to them.
I still believe this video was meant to be the October Surprise.
CNN More Excited Over 'Was Jesus Married?' Than Obama's Affection for Redistribution
The appallingly sanctimonious Carol Costello is all over a new discovery that purports to prove Jesus was married and therefore not the Son of God and, you know, Christianity is a big hoax.
Quite remarkably, at least according to what I've seen, CNN and the execrable Costello are giving this more play than audio of the President of the United States gushing over redistribution.
Anyone feel like rioting?
Not me.
I'll just pray for them — which is an act that offends the corrupt media more than actual rioting.
Maybe I'll blame my praying on a movie.
Media Desperate to Create Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Race Is Over
Contrary to the fact that the Real Clear Politics poll of polls shows Romney closing the gap to just 2.6% between himself and President Obama, and doing so during the course of a brutal ten days served up by the corrupt media, this very same corrupt media is desperate to create the impression that the presidential race is over.
Watching the coverage on the cable nets and at places like the corrupt Politico is watching a propaganda machine turned up to 11.
There's no mention of the fact that Romney is closing this gap, nor is there any mention of the fact that Obama's approval numbers when it comes to foreign policy are plummeting.
This isn't a disconnect, though, this is propaganda. These people aren't out of touch, they are propagandists.
Polls Show Grand Canyon Between Media and the Public
If you were a space alien who only had access to the mainstream media, you would be certain Romney was losing this race 58 – 37. Instead, according to the two most reliable pollsters in the country (Gallup and Rasmussen), we have a tied race with Obama up in one poll and Romney up in the other.
Why such a disconnect?
First off, the media is no different than the DNC. Their job isn't to inform but to propagandize in order to ensure Obama wins reelection. So it's their job to attempt to depress Republicans and turn Obama's inevitability into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
The only thing is that it's not working.
What's happening is that while the media obsesses over process (the campaigns), the people are watching the campaigns and how Obama governs. We know this is true because last week should've been disastrous for Romney. After he rightfully criticized the Obama Administration for the Cairo embassy apology, the media went into a week-long tantrum — not because they were really upset with Romney but because they needed something to distract from Obama's Middle East policy melting down. But…
While this manufactured media-distraction was in full fury, Obama lost his post-convention bounce in the Gallup poll — a full six point drop. This means people aren't as manipulated by the media as they once were. Instead of being led by the nose, voters are actually concerned with Obama's governance.
New Media plays a large part of this. We're the only ones telling the tale of Libya, the economy, and what's happening above and beyond the process of the campaign — which the media skews: The "What about your gaaaaaffes" media is constantly manufacturing tripwires to trip Romney up so they can declare him tripped up.
To a point this is working. There's no question the corrupt media has some effect on the polls and Romney does need to find a way to rise above the media and to do it soon. But he and we should be heartened by the fact that if you look at the polling, as of last week, it was moving the complete opposite direction of the corrupt media's narrative.


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TRON, from the very beginning of their MainNet launch has declared that it will attempt to defeat Ethereum. In an effort to do so, TRON had formerly exceeded Ethereum's transaction volume. In a current tweet, TRON founder Justin Sun noted that it had gotten to 990K purchase on November 2 which is virtually 2 times of that of Ethereum.
Justin Sunlight's tweet reviews, "#TRON got to 990k deal yesterday (11/02/2018). Virtually 2x to that of #ethereum. Think when TRON will get to 1M Tx each day? Presume & RT. I will randomly select 5 victor for 1k $TRX each! #TRX"
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On the adhering to day too, Tron remained to surpass Ethereum's everyday purchases, as it reportedly registered 629,329 deals, while Ethereum had only 601,119 purchases signed up. It implies that Tron surpassed Ethereum by greater than 28,210 purchases.
In a current meeting with Investopedia, Justin Sun shared how Tron is different and also far better than Ethereum. While mentioning concerning it, he said that Tron constantly stresses the value of access and also neighborhood's dedication. They intend to be much faster as well as more affordable than Ethereum, giving a simple and inexpensive network.
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Chicago's Weekend Nachos take everything you love about hardcore punk, powerviolence and sludge metal, inject it with a healthy dose of adrenaline and then hurl it all right back at you. Frontman John Hoffman had plenty to say about the digital age and its potential pitfalls….
First of all, could you tell us a bit about yourself, and what it is that you do?
John – I'm John, I do vocals in Weekend Nachos and I just recently got laid off so I no longer work. In my free time I like to watch The Terminator, play Nintendo and eat food with my girlfriend. I am not straight edge nor am I a vegetarian. I think tattoos are lame. I plan on giving Obama another 4 years. I hate cats but I love dogs. I think The Police, Boston and The Cars are all better than any punk or hardcore band to ever exist. I think human beings who ride their bicycle in the street should be relentlessly fined and given less basic rights.
What inspired you to form Weekend Nachos? What is your own musical background?
Weekend Nachos formed out of a combination of boredom and hate. I thought singing in a band would be fun so I got a few friends together and we just started pissing people off. It was and still is very fun! As far as my own musical background, I was raised on rock and roll music by my father, who is also a rocker. I got into punk/hardcore through some of my skateboarding friends when I was 14 years old and it has been a wild ride ever since.
Many people have claimed that there is no longer any money in record sales, and that touring is the most efficient way to earn an income as a band. How much truth do you think there is in this sentiment?
This all depends on what kind of deal you've got with your label. We are a hardcore band so we (mostly) play to punk/hardcore/metal kids. They all still buy records for the most part, and we either release our records ourselves or though friends of ours. So because of that, we definitely see a reasonable amount of money from record sales. If you're on a major, most likely those labels are the ones making the money from that, not the band. I'm not really sure how that works, though…because I've never been signed. I hope that answers your question.
Much has been made of the supposed death of the record store in recent years. Do you believe the digital age has killed the record store, and if so, do you think that this is a necessary part of progression, or a tragic loss?
I don't think it has KILLED it, but I do believe it has weakened it, for sure. The Digital Age allows every little asshole on Earth to listen to record after record without even leaving their parents' basement. Do I think that's a necessary part of progression? Well, I don't know about necessary, but at this point it makes sense. Technology cannot be slowed when it comes to human beings and their desire to become as lazy as possible. Given that point of view, I'd say it is definitely a tragic decline in human quality, but not necessarily an entire loss. I still have a lot of fun listening to music in it's natural format and being able to purchase it from a small business. I still do it just as much as I did 20 years ago when I was old enough to save my own money.
What would be your preferred medium to listen to music (eg. Vinyl, CD, tape, MP3 etc.), and why?
I prefer vinyl, because the artwork is bigger. CD's and tapes were what I originally had growing up but music became a lot more fun for me when I started purchasing the larger format. I also think vinyl sounds better than anything as long as you have decent equipment, which I do.
Do you feel the idea of an album, as a piece of art that people will listen to from start to finish, has been undermined or forgotten about in the digital age?
Absolutely. In the younger generation, most of them do not even know what a record is. They might know what a CD is (was?), but sooner than later even a CD will be considered a laughable, geeky thing that "my parents had to use when they were kids". It'll just go more in that direction over time as long as technology continues to advance. That's life, though.
I've been digging your other band Cyborg lately. Why did you decide to make your demo available for free download?
Eh, we just don't care. Get the music out there for people to hear because it's going to end up on the internet anyways. As much as I slander the digital age, sometimes you just have to keep up. Plus, Cyborg and Weekend Nachos would both rather have our music available in a high quality digital format as opposed to the terrible homemade rips that most people put on their blogs or Youtube. If you're gonna listen to our music for free, at least hear it the way we intended it to be heard!
What benefits and/or disadvantages have arisen from this distribution method?
The benefits are, like I said, the fast and more effective distribution of the jams, as well as the guarantee of high sound quality. The disadvantage is that it will inevitably make less people actually buy the record or demo from us…and we need that money to tour and release more records and merchandise. It's a loss we're willing to take in the long run.
What is your take on the current SOPA/ACTA controversy?
The whole thing is silly but it doesn't offend me either. I'm neutral because I don't care about either side. From what I've observed, on one side you've got shitty corporations that are fearful that they are losing money…I could care less about those greedy fucking scumbags. They've made their livings ripping people off anyways, fuck 'em. On the other hand, you've got a bunch of spoiled little babies complaining about their right to stream videos and music on Youtube and download things for free, while there are children starving in third world countries. If they get a little kick in the ass, I'm fine with that too. I can go back to the way things were before the Digital Age took over…I've already been there. We, as privileged humans, are constantly being spoiled more and more every day. We should all remember that just being able to eat and smile is enough sometimes.
What would you say are the main challenges facing an up-and-coming musician/band in today's cultural climate?
That's a good question. Being a musician or a band is challenging as it is. It's not easy to write successful music or go on tour or even play an instrument at all. It takes talent and drive, for sure. I guess that's all it is. It's important to ignore the business aspect of it all because if you focus on that first, the good music will never be written. It will just be as transparent and watered down as any money-making scam out there. The passion has to come first before anything. The human brain is the real challenge.
Cyborg's demo is now available for free download through their Bandcamp page. For more information on Weekend Nachos, you can check out their Bandcamp page, follow them on Facebook, or catch them live on their European tour this Summer –
30/06/2012 – The Grosvenor, London (UK) as part of Chimpyfest, w/ The Art Of Burning Water, The Afternoon Gentlemen and more
01/07/2012 – The Croft, Bristol (UK)
05/07/2012 – 13th Note, Glasgow (UK) w/ The Afternoon Gentlemen and more
12/07/2012 – Na Bojišti, Trutnow (CZ) as part of Obscene Extreme festival, w/ Discharge, Nasum, Poison Idea and more
14/07/2012 – Juzl, Göttingen (DE)
20/07/2012 – Rokycany Airfield, Rokycany (CZ) as part of Fluff Fest, w/ Circle Takes The Square, Shai Hulud and more


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209's Best Local Hard/Rock & Metal
A lot of bands today, either due to lack of venues, or just sheer need to get their music out, seem to be pumping out CD's these days to get their sound heard. I've recently come across a few that I think deserve some recognition. I'll be covering more local projects in the future, for sure!
1.Warpath Assassins-5 Song Demo(Unmastered Version)
Warpath Assassins debuted last year to a lot of fanfare! Featuring former members of Disillude, Thr3efold, & Skin 4 Julia, this local super group has been hard at work on their debut album. This five song demo is just a sampling of what's to come. It's a throwback to the glory days of Modesto metal with Jason James vocals that display why he has been one of the areas best metal singers for the past several years. This record is very technical and complements their high-energy live show. The band recently played packed shows with The Dead Kennedys andSkinlab. This is one of Modesto's best new bands! Check out Warpath Assassins on Facebook and reverbnation.com
2.Sworn to The Black-3 Song Demo
I have known a couple of these guys for a really long time and this CD puts a smile on my face! There is nothing on this demo that is not bone-crushing metal! Featuring former members of SEIP and Beyond All Brutality, this will be a favorite of Soulfly fans as well as Modesto Area death metal kids. When All Ages venues return, expect to see this band rise among the top of local metal. These guys filled this demo with catchy licks and well placed solo's that will blow your mind! My favorite part is the very technically crushing drums of former SEIP/Epidemia Drummer, Pelon. Man, the way the drums are laid out show why he is, and always has been, one of the Valley's best drummers. I love how he and the bass player work so well together. Match that with mind-bending vocals and a sick guitar attack, these guys will definitely be a band you want to see soon! Check out Sworn to The Black on Facebook & Myspace
3.California Medication-Dead Naked Chicks
This is a CD I like to think I had a part in making. These guys used funds from winning our $1000 Battle of The Bands and it sounds killer! Cal-Med is a super fun band from Stockton that is four hard working guys from Stockton & Modesto that make really good songs. It's so hard to put this band in one genre because they are all over the board musically! This band will play anytime they are called upon and they are one of the most real bands you will ever meet! Regulars at my house, these guys will chill with just about anyone at one of their shows and some of the best conversations happen on the tailgate of their drummer Steve's truck! This band mixes hard rock with funk, metal, punk & the kitchen sink! This is soon to be one of Northern California's top bands and beyond! I highly recommend seeing them live at a venue near you and simply ask for a copy of this CD and theywill happily give you one! Find California Medication on Facebook & Myspace
Now to end my time here this month…just want to remind everyone involved in the Nor-Cal Music Scene, bands, promoters, musicians, comics and anyone involved with local music, you are all cordially invited to the weekly booking meetings at The Fat Cat in Modesto. It is the place to get shows at The Fat Cat and the BEST place to network within the local scene. Plus…you'll find certain perks involved with weekly attendance. I highly recommend joining all of us at The Fat Cat at 5pm meetings usually start around 5:30pm!! Check out The Fat Cat on Facebook Twitter & www.fatcatmodesto.com or call 209-524-1400 Mon-Fri 10am-6pm and Ricardo will be happy to help you!!
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