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Credit or debit? That question will sound familiar to anyone who has presented their credit card or debit card when making an in-store purchase. But before you even get to the register, you should ask yourself that very same question.
Payment data from the Federal Reserve suggests that Americans have shifted much of their everyday spending to debit cards. Debit cards are pulled out more often than any other noncash payment method, used nearly 70 billion times a year in the United States to pay for $2.56 trillion in goods and services. Credit cards are used less often – about 34 billion times a year – but are used for more-expensive items, counting for $3.16 trillion in spending.
There are reasons that debit cards have become the plastic of choice for many consumers. Debit card payments come out of a checking account immediately, alleviating concerns over credit card bills and interest rates. Since debit cards are usually linked to a checking account, they can limit purchases to items cardholders are able to pay for at that moment, unlike credit cards. As such, debit cards may be a good option for those Americans that are carrying a debt load.
Also, skillful debit card users enjoy low-to-no cost for paying with their plastic. The majority of institutions do not charge for debit card transactions, making paying with one a no-cost way to practice some financial discipline.
However, debit cards are not superior to credit cards in all respects. Consumers without a debt burden who pay their balance in full each month can benefit from up to 40 days of free float, or the time between when a purchase is made and when you actually pay your bill. With debit cards, the money is withdrawn from your account almost instantly.
And, that immediate withdrawal with a debit card is the reason credit cards offer greater protection for consumers. With a credit card, you have the option of withholding payment should you be unsatisfied with the quality of a purchase. But when paying by debit card, there is a good chance the merchant already has your money by the time you realize something is wrong with the purchase.
Debit vs. credit: legal protections differ
The law is more on your side when it comes to credit card purchases.
- With credit cards: The governing law is the Fair Credit Billing Act, which is implemented by Regulation Z. The law limits liability on stolen credit cards to $50, and if you report the loss before your card is used, you are not responsible for any charges. Most major credit card companies and issuing banks also offer zero liability protection to consumers. In other words, if a thief uses your account to make purchases, you're not liable for a penny of the charges. Also, credit card users are not required to pay any amount that may be in dispute, meaning the cardholder retains use of the fund for the amount in question until the issue is resolved. While policies have changed in favor of debit card transactions (providing greater protection and in many cases zero liability), you still don't have the degree of consumer protection with a PIN-based card as you do with a credit card.
- With debit cards: The governing law is the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and its implementing regulations, Regulation E. In the event of a debit card theft, the victim may only find out after the money has been withdrawn from the account. Should you be aware that your debit card is lost or stolen, you can take action. The Electronic Fund Transfer Act gives you the right to dispute an error on your bank statement and gives you some protections. For unauthorized card purchases, your liability is capped at $50 if you notify your bank within two days of realizing your debit card is missing. But between two days and 60 days, you could be responsible for paying up to $500 of a crook's spending spree. If you wait more than 60 days to contact the bank, you will be stuck paying every cent of the unauthorized charges, which could cause you to lose everything in your checking account.
Paying by debit is quick and easy, and will not result in you paying any interest. However, as mentioned earlier, debit card users do not experience the float enjoyed when making a check or credit card payment. When making debit card payments for large purchases, it is best to do so at a store that allows you to thoroughly inspect the merchandise before buying. Also, large purchases may need to go on your credit card due to the fact some debit cards carry a maximum daily spending limit. Finally, credit cards remain preferable for ordering merchandise over the phone or the Internet, as they allow the consumer greater recourse in case something goes wrong.
See related: 10 places NOT to use your debit card


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Timeline of Colonial South Carolina
Apr 14 1865 - Sep 30 1972
Apr 14 1865
Federal flag-raising ceremony at Ft. Sumter, marking the anniversary of Maj. Anderson's surrender to Confederate forces.
Mar 21 1867
St. Michael's Bells ring for the first time since 1862. They had been sent to Columbia for safety, but were damaged, they were sent to England for recasting before reinstallation.
Aug 26 1879
First telephone exchange begins operation in the city. One of only 11 in the nation. It has 35 miles of wire and 84 subscribers.
Oct 01 1882
The Citadel reopens after 18 years, having closed in December 1864, when all the cadets entered active duty in service of the confederacy.
Aug 25 1885
Hurricane of 1885 strikes with 120 mph winds. 21 people lose their lives and damage is estimated at $2 million.
Aug 31 1886
At 9:51 p.m. on August 31, the most severe earthquake east of the Mississippi rocks the Lowcountry. Charleston reports approximately 80 deaths and damage estimated at $6 million. The magnitude of the earthquake has been estimated at somewhere between 7 and 8 on the Richter Scale. Charleston sits atop the Woodstock fault causing 2 to 3 tremors a year, but none equal to the magnitude of the 1886 earthquake.
Charleston's population: 55,800.
The South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition, a forerunner of the World's Fair, attracts 700,000 people from around the nation to Hampton Park. President Theodore Roosevelt visits.
Norman Rockwell arrives at Charleston's Navy Yard for a tour of duty that lasts about 3 months.
Susan Pringle Frost and others form the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, later to be renamed the Preservation Society of Charleston, marking the formal beginning of organized historic preservation.
Author Dubose Heyward writes tragic novel Porgy, set in Cabbage Row (changed to Catfish Row in the book) across from his house on Church Street.
A new dance craze begins in Charleston's pubs and dancehalls and spreads across the nation; soon to be named "the Charleston."
The first Cooper River Bridge opens with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony. The Bridge extends 2.7 miles, the fifth longest in the world at this time. To help defray the $6 million construction cost, a 50 cents per person toll is charged. The toll lasts until June, 1946.
Dorothy Legge purchases 99 and 101 East Bay, beginning the renovation of the area between Tradd and Elliot. Originally these valuable mid-1700 homes had been the center of commerce; merchants had stores on the first floor and lived on the floors above. Neglect over time left these valuable building in a state of disrepair. The purchase and restoration by Mrs. Legge inspired others, and today this beautiful array of homes is known as Rainbow Row.
The City of Charleston adopts a Planning and Zoning Ordinance establishing the "Old and Historic District," protecting some 400 residential properties in a 23-block area south of Broad Street. It is the first Historical Zoning Ordinance in the United States
Composer George Gershwin arrives in Charleston to research and write Porgy and Bess, the first American opera, including its famous song "Summertime."
Founding of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.
Sep 14 1936
Fire rages along the waterfront engulfing pier 3 of the Clyde Lines in flames & causing some $463,000 worth of damage.
Nov 26 1937
Dignitaries gather for the black-tie opening of the newly renovated Dock St. Theater, seeing the same play which opened the original theater, "The Recruiting Officer."
The Historic Charleston Foundation is established to oversee a revolving fund with which to purchase threatened historic properties, restore them, and sell them with protective covenants. To help raise money for this work, the Foundation begins its "Festival of Houses," tours of private homes given each spring from mid-March to mid-April.
Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti comes to Charleston at the instigation of Countess Alicia Paolozzi who owns a home in the city, and begins negotiations to make Charleston the American site of Menotti's Festival of Two Worlds, later called the Spoleto Festival.
Following the destruction of the landmark Charleston Hotel, the Historic District is tripled in size to include Ansonborough, Harleston Village, and other areas between Broad and Calhoun streets.
Sep 30 1972
First Scottish Games Highland Gathering held at Middleton Gardens. Competition held in bagpipes, dancing, althetic events.
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Who exactly are we? Better yet, what qualifies us to write a blog offering advice on how to spruce up your mobile home and shamelessly solicit the opinions of our readers on the topic? Well I'll tell you…
I am Heather, author of Sugar Dish Me, and current resident of a very well cared for rented mobile home in a completely rural corner of North Carolina. I am mommy to two boys that are infinitely funny, rowdy, challenging, and alternately annoying, which makes me very resourceful. I am a girlfriend to the super greatest guy anywhere, which makes me very lucky- I think luck is a pretty good life skill. Other qualifications include a few years at a "Visual and Performing Arts" school where I took pictures of eyeballs, made cookie jars to my hearts content in ceramics, and vehemently hated my contest-winning watercolor painting of potatoes. I also read magazines and spend an obsessive amount of time on Pinterest which has to count for something.
This is Chad, my boyfriend:
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<<–This is Chad, my boyfriend, after crawling around under his old Mustang for several hours on a hot summer afternoon.
I have yet to come across anything he can't fix.
He actually looks like this:
Chad's qualifications include welding, brick-laying, car fixing, lawn mower repairing, blueprint reading, lifting completely unreasonable amounts of weight, buggy building, trench digging, garden tilling, beating things relentlessly with a hammer until they work again, and problem solving. I'm sure that I have failed to list at least 46 relevant skills; my sweetie is obviously more qualified than me.
That is why I am the creative director.
This is Andrew, my oldest son. Andrew's most recently honed skills include mowing the lawn and watering my flowers, not just the surrounding porch. He does very well in school and also takes pride in bossing his little brother around. Andrew is pro at scrubbing the bathroom, always remembers to put his clothes in the wash, and his dishes in the sink. He is a great helper when he feels like doing it; pays alot of attention to detail and loves to draw. He followed a detailed set of printed instructions for building a miniature Tres Buchet and can make almost anything out of legos. Sometimes he is also quite proficient at mouthing off (and he comes by that very honestly).
He doesn't always look like a reject from Super Mario- he is my super cute littlest kid.
Evan is very smart, which I think will be helpful with our household projects (though fractions of any kind should be promptly handled by Andrew and Chad; Evan inherited my fractal skills). He can also make a mess faster than anyone I know which I'm sure will serve some kind of purpose…
Evan's helpful talents also include drawing anything from cool animals to cartoons, putting labels on things and leaving little reminder notes all over the house, picking up my natural born enemy, sweet gum balls, out of the front yard, building amazing things out of legos, and shoving large amounts of clean clothes and toys under his bed.
So here we are, a happy little family, embarking on a journey to improve our house, er… mobile home. We intend to prove that you can love a dwelling and make it your own no matter its flaws and lack of acceptance in social circles.
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Jamie Craggs is currently the Aquarium Curator at the Horniman Museum & Gardens, London, UK. Since arriving at the Museum in 2008 he has been improving the working practices, animal welfare standards and captive breeding programs within the aquarium.
His vision has always been that a collection within a public aquarium should be used to deepen our understanding of biology and promote conservation of species and habitats. He has therefore developed strong research collaborations with universities, conservation organizations and other aquariums around the world.
His main research interest is the reproductive biology of reef building corals and since 2012 he has been running Project Coral, a multi-year research project focusing on inducing broadcast coral to spawn predictably in captivity. Project Coral
Intentionally spawning stony corals in the aquarium
Considerable progress has been made in spawning brooding coral species in captivity but, the precise environmental cues that trigger broadcast spawning corals to release gametes remain largely unknown and spawning events within aquaria are rare and unpredictable. Taking advantage of the latest microprocessor technologies Project Coral aims to better understand spawning cues in captivity and investigates the influences of the lunar cycle, diurnal changes, seasonal temperature changes and nutritional input on gamete production and release.
In 2013 methodologies proved correct, enabling me to document the spawning of two species of Acropora within the museums coral research system in South East London. Work during 2014 has been designed to unpick this success and a series of experiments are being run to evaluate the role of colony size, heterotrophic feeding and gene expression on gamete production.
Inducing broadcast coral spawning in captivity is an exciting development in aquarium husbandry and has great potential in providing a source of highly sustainable cultured coral for the aquarium industry but may also open a whole new area of coral reef research.


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Check out this link to an interview with Harry Bernstein.
I think the discussion on The Invisible Wall went really well the other night. We ended up talking a lot about religion and prejudice and what it feels like to be considered less than because you are "different." I think many of us shared the same feelings of shock when the advice to get Lily to not date Arthur was to beat her - break every bone in her body the relatives in America suggested! When she followed through and actually married a Christian, her family sat Shiva for her, another idea the group had a hard time grasping. Her mother did concede and forgive her when she gave her a grandson. The story of Harry continues in his next memoir, The Dream which you can get through the minuteman system. I am sure it is just as compelling as his first book.
Now we are moving on to Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn for October. Gillian Flynn exploded onto the literary scene with Gone Girl, her 3rd book. She had already written Sharp Objects and Dark Places. Since I like to do something a little spooky or dark in October, I thought it would be fun to explore one of her earlier books that did not get the attention Gone Girl did.


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CNBC tokes up at Adagio Bud & Breakfast
Friday, January 20, 2017
The segment covered
the weed-friendly inn
in Denver.
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Joel Schneider had a long and successful career as a lawyer on Wall Street. "I practiced law for 30 years and hated it."
So once his kids graduated from college, he decided to pursue his passion: Pot.
Now he runs three Bud+Breakfast hotels in Colorado.
"There is no place like this," he said while giving a tour of his first B&B in Denver, a 7,000 square foot home built in 1892 that gives new meaning to "high end."
The six suites range in price from $299 to $399 a night. Guests have included musicians and former NFL players, as well as cannabis fans ages 21 to 80, who enjoy the well-appointed rooms, fully stocked bar, and meals prepared by a chef.
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Broncos' Okung pens op-ed pushing athletes to invest in tech
Monday, January 16, 2017
Denver Broncos offensive lineman Russell Okung wrote an op-ed for
advocating that fellow professional athletes invest in technology.
For decades, athletes have used the money they earned on the field to invest in projects off it, with plans to achieve financial security for life after the game. In the past, these investments were typically in steakhouses, car dealerships, or nightclubs; businesses in which athletes thought they could use their fame to directly generate business and incur large profits. While some athletes -- take Walt Frazier and John Elway -- have been extremely successful, many have learned the hard way that these can be fickle and risky investments. Unfortunately, it has also created a stereotype that athletes are unsophisticated in business and prone to unwise investments.
some people
are warning that venture capital funds and tech startups are the new steakhouses; money pits luring naïve athletes. Sure, some athletes have lost large sums of money as a result of reckless investments and typically, when this happens, it generates a lot of media attention because it reinforces the aforementioned stereotype. But this narrative ignores that investment failure is not the exclusive domain of athletes. It is, by its nature, a risky endeavor and all investors have the same obligation to be diligent, to self-educate and to consult industry and investment experts.
Everyone, not just athletes, needs to do their homework before investing. And athletes are just as able as anyone to do so.
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Star Tribune reports on proposed Upstairs Circus in Minneapolis
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Friday, January 13, 2017
The Denver-based bar offers customers crafts with their cocktails.
Bar hoppers in downtown Minneapolis will likely have a new and more creative outlet beginning next summer.
Upstairs Circus, a Denver-based arts-and-crafts bar, is expected to sign papers soon to expand in the popular North Loop area, according to owners Matt and Kelly Johannsen.
At its two existing locations in Denver, Upstairs Circus offers guests the chance to sign up for "project socials" with friends or strangers. The events allow attendees to create projects while they imbibe. Individuals can choose from among a few dozen possibilities that range from making custom leather hip flasks or drink coolers to assembling tassel necklaces and devising urban silhouette art.
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Christian Science Monitor reports on GrowHaus
Christian Science Monitor
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Christian Science Monitor
The GrowHaus
, a nonprofit indoor farm in Elyria-Swansea.
"How can we say that we have this amazing, healthy city, and boast our outdoors life, but we have these communities that don't have access to healthy food?" says Coby Gould, executive director and cofounder of The GrowHaus. "We are a food-based organization, but ultimately we're a community development organization -- and we use food as the tool, food as the lens."
The GrowHaus is based in a rehabbed, 20,000-square-foot space that was formerly a flower distribution center. It's surrounded by factories, highways, and rail lines, and the whistle of a freight train interrupted Mr. Gould's comments.
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Red Rocks makes Business Insider's list of world's 15 most beautiful public spaces
Business Insider
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Business Insider
named the legendary, Denver-owned amphitheatre to
its list
alongside Millennium Park in Chicago and London's Trafalgar Square.
[W]e reached out to urban designers and planners around the world. They told us about spaces that have been game-changers for cities, that inspired them to go into the field, and that they simply find stunning.
Here are 15 of the world's most beautiful parks, libraries, streets, and plazas, according to people who design them for a living.
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Fox News spotlights Denver women brewers making a statement
Fox News
Monday, January 09, 2017
"Makin Noise: A Pussy Riot Beer" was first produced in December at
Goldspot Brewing
Female brewers in Denver, Colo. are taking a stand against oppression, sexism and anti-LGBT sentiments by collaborating to produce a series of craft brews that will be released leading up to president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later this month.
The first batch of "Makin Noise: A Pussy Riot Beer" was produced on Dec. 28 at
Goldspot Brewing
. Kelissa Hieber, Goldspot's head brewer and one of the group's key organizers, told FoxNews.com that the goal of the project isn't about promoting anti-Trumpism (though she admitted to
that many felt "defeated" and "helpless" after the election) but rather to foster unity among likeminded individuals and beer lovers.
"Despite a kneejerk reaction to assume that an inauguration day release insinuates a protest to Trump, however our only desire for this beer to to insight a larger sense of community and to stand up against injustice," Hieber said.
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Forbes profiles Havenly founder in "30 Under 30 2017" feature
Thursday, January 05, 2017
Emily Motayed, founder of Denver-based interior-design startup
, was a focal point in the 2017 edition of
' "30 Under 30" feature
Many of this year's crop of impressive young entrepreneurs started a business to solve their own problem. Take 28-year-old Emily Motayed. When she cofounded Havenly with her older sister Lee Mayer in 2013, she didn't know much about interior design -- other than that she couldn't afford it.
After moving into her first "big-girl" apartment in New York, she discovered that traditional interior designers weren't interested in working within her modest budget. Working with a roster of more than 200 freelance interior designers, Havenly charges a flat fee that tops out at $199 per room.
The Denver-based e-commerce platform also sells furniture, allowing shoppers to buy a whole Instagram-ready look, from a chic coffee table (candles and all) to an entire dorm room. In three years Motayed and Mayer have grown Havenly's team from 2 to 60 and raised $13.3 million in funding.
As the daughter of Indian parents, Motayed is one of 19 members of this year's retail and e-commerce Under 30 list who is either an immigrant or a first generation American.
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NY Times explores real estate in RiNo
New York Times
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
RiNo's development boom was the subject of a recent story in the
New York Times
Among the unconventional work spaces and restaurants in the district, known as RiNo and north of downtown, is Comal, a lunch spot with Latin American cuisine where women from low-income backgrounds are learning how to run a business. In RiNo's recently opened Denver Central Market, shoppers can grab a sandwich, coffee or fresh fish,or sit at a bar and take in the scene.
The neighborhood has attracted artists who helped gentrify the old and neglected industrial expanse, which in its dilapidated condition was long considered the back door into downtown from westbound I-70.
Business promoters now want to create an international trade hub in the district and are ready to capitalize on what they see as one of Denver's last development frontiers. The developer
Sean Campbell
and World Trade Center Denver, a nonprofit organization that helps regional businesses, have proposed building a $200 million
international business campus
in RiNo.
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NPR profiles maverick Denver minister
Monday, January 02, 2017
Fresh Air
's Terry Gross interviewed Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber.
Bolz-Weber tells
Fresh Air's
Terry Gross that while addressing the crowd of "academics and queers and comics and recovering alcoholics" at the funeral, she realized: "These people don't have a pastor, and maybe that's what I'm supposed to do."
After going to seminary, Bolz-Weber founded a church in Denver called The House for All Sinners and Saints. She writes about the church, which she describes as "Christo-centric," in the new memoir
Accidental Saints: Finding God in all the Wrong People.
Bolz-Weber's congregation includes LGBT people, people with addictions, compulsions and depression, and even nonbelievers. "Some churches might have a hard time welcoming junkies and drag queens; we're fine with that," she says.
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Lonely Planet pegs Denver among 10 best U.S. destinations for 2017
Lonely Planet
Monday, December 12, 2016
The city was ranked no. 9 on
the travel publisher's annual list
for its sunshine, beer, access to skiing and hip neighborhoods.
Home of the bearded and the buff,
's aspen-tinged allure has never been greater. The secret is out: ample sunshine, a brewery on every corner and an endless supply of adrenaline-firing fun are fuelling the
Rocky Mountain
rush. And those lofty alpine summits aren't the only highs in town -- revamped Union Station is at the heart of new developments like the Ski Train, which in 2017 will whisk skiers direct from downtown to Winter Park's powdery bliss. Throw a vibrant economy into the mix, and you get artsy districts like RiNo (River North) and LoHi (Lower Highlands), where you can replenish your calories in slow-food market halls, bookended by gallery hopping and a night out with some rootsy, denim-clad rockers.
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Inc. tells Punch Bowl Social founder's comeback story
Friday, December 09, 2016
Denver-based Robert Thompson took a winding road to success with
his growing restaurant empire
Don't be fooled by the case of pies in the front window. As you enter the diner in downtown
at 8 p.m. on a Friday, the gold booths, open kitchen, and chicken 'n' waffles are only a teaser for the adult playground ahead. The thump of Ol' Dirty Bastard lures you through to Punch Bowl Social's cavernous main hall, 23,000 square feet of fun. At its center is a circular bar lit by a massive antler chandelier, where bushy-bearded, tattooed bartenders serve
local brews,
craft cocktails, and elder-flower-spiked punch to a crowd of hipster parents and their heirs apparent. Drink in hand, it's time to choose your own adventure. A couple of rounds of bowling, perhaps, in one of eight dimly lit lanes adorned with vintage fox-hunting prints? A private karaoke room? A game of bocce? You wander upstairs, where there's another bar, dozens of 1980s arcade games, Ping-Pong and pool tables, and low banquettes that, as the night wears on, become the backdrop for more sloppy public making out than you've encountered anywhere else in post-collegiate life.
While this scene might not be everyone's idea of a good time, anyone trying to sell to the elusive, highly sought-after 20- and 30-somethings marketers love to refer to as
will want to take notes. Every detail a guest sees, hears, tastes, and experiences at Punch Bowl is part of a well-honed formula for fun engineered by weathered restaurant vet Robert Thompson.
Thompson, who sports a shaved head and an expression that reliably hovers between a squint and a scowl, is hardly a poster boy for the type of carefree good times he's spent his career designing for others. "I can't have fun when I'm here," concedes Thompson, who would rather stay home with his wife and two young sons on Friday night than soak up the endorphins at one of his eight Punch Bowl locations scattered in cities throughout the country. "All I see are the cigarette butts in the parking lot," he nitpicks. "I notice when booths aren't perfectly aligned with light fixtures, if the music levels aren't right for the time of day, whether the hostess ran over to open the door, if the servers are smiling."
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Zagat tabs Denver as no. 3 food city in U.S.
Thursday, December 08, 2016
Only Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles topped Denver on
the 25-city list
The best city for singles. For millennials. For entrepreneurs. For outdoorspeople. Over the past few years, Denver has ranked at or near the top of virtually every U.S. index there is; it was only a matter of time before outsiders "discovered"
its dynamic dining scene
too. This year alone,
Nobu Matsuhisa
Gregory Gourdet
Deborah Schneider
Hugh Acheson
staked claims here; Jeffrey Wall of Atlanta's
Kimball House
is on his way, and so is the team behind New York's
Death & Co
Meanwhile, there's no stopping our homegrown talent. Beard award-winners Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson (
) will be opening Tavernetta soon; fellow recipient Jennifer Jasinski (
et al.) is expanding her mini empire with Ultreia.
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WSJ analyzes impact of affordable housing in Denver
Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
There was no drag on nearby property values, and even an uptick in Denver, according to
Wall Street Journal
The majority of metro areas in the study, which included most coastal markets in California, along with New York City, Miami, Denver and the Pacific Northwest, saw no significant differences in prices after low-income housing was built.
There were a few exceptions: In Boston and Cambridge, Mass., home values closest to low-income housing increased at a slower pace than the area slightly farther away, amounting to a difference of between $18 and $19 per square foot.
In Denver, the opposite happened: Prices for homes closest to the low-income housing grew at a faster rate than the more distant ones.
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Outside looks at bike-sharing models in Denver and elsewhere
Monday, December 05, 2016
The city's B-Cycle system is a great value,
the story
An analysis by People for Bikes, a leading organization that advocates for new and safe bike infrastructure, found that public investment in Salt Lake City's Greenbike and the B-Cycle Denver program, on a per-trip basis, was far less than traditional public transit like bus or rail in those same cities. Both Greenbike and B-Cycle Denver's public funding subsidies amount to
10 percent or less
of total trip cost. By contrast, Salt Lake's bus and rail system, called UTA, relies on 80 percent public funding per trip. Denver's equivalent RTD network is tax-funded at more than 70 percent per trip. Not only are bike shares achieving statistically measurable improvements in traffic congestion and public health, they're doing so at negligible cost to taxpayers.
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Chicago Tribune explores Denver food markets
Chicago Tribune
Friday, December 02, 2016
The story
looked at The Source, Avanti, Union Station and Central Market, as well as Aurora's Stanley Marketplace.
Ask anyone who has lived for at least a few years in this gateway to the Rocky Mountains, and they'll say Denver has changed.
It's younger and edgier, and it bubbles with an energy wholly absent when the city was "nothing but a big ol' cow town in the early '80s," as one local said. Like most places, the change is principally seen in rising home prices (bad!) and a blossoming food and drink scene (good!).
But the food and drink explosion has come in one particularly broad and curious form: the food market.
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Heroes OST: Musicians' Artwork Gallery
With the TV series Heroes emulating the aesthetic style of an American comic book using renderings from artistic consultant Tim Sale; similar illustrations have been created by award winning designer Steven Parke for each of the musicians who feature on the soundtrack, including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Nada Surf and The Jesus & Mary Chain.
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Just when we'd all got over the whole controversy surrounding MasterChef's pronunciation of 'chorizo', the show is at it again.Chilling Adventures of Sabrina star Kiernan Shipka teases fans with Gavin Leatherwood pic
This time around judge John Torode cooked up controversy with his way of saying 'tartare sauce', as he assessed contestant Alison's invention test using leftover halibut on Wednesday's show.
'You've cooked the fish with real sympathy, even though it's scraps,' he told her. 'You made a lovely, lovely sharp sauce to bind the whole thing together.
'If I close my eyes I get fish fingers, chips and tar-tair sauce – and that's the comforting bit of it. I think it's great.'
Er, OK then. Cue some seriously confused viewers.
It's not the first time that Torode has raised a few eyebrows with his use of culinary language – having previously incurred the wrath of Piers Morgan after referring to blackberries as 'brambles' on the show.
Although Torode insisted he was using the Scottish term for the berry, Morgan told him: 'We don't judge what we call food on what the Scots call it. These are blackberries.
'I will fight for the right to call them blackberries. I won't have you, an Australian, citing Scots, ordering me to call them brambles.'
Wednesday night's show saw yurt builder Faye given the chop after failing to win over Torode and Gregg Wallace with her savoury millefeuille, narrowly losing to Brodie and his duck curry.
I'm gutted but to go out against those three guys, I'm absolutely cool with that,' she later said.
'I'm proud. Not that many people get to this point. It's just a once in a lifetime opportunity, I've had the best time.'
MasterChef continues on BBC One on Thursday night at 8.30pm.
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We shall not cease from exploration.
And the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started,
and know the place for the first time.
T. S. Eliot
Much has been written in recent years about the enlightening parallels between modern physical theory and ancient metaphysics. Not only is science finding it increasingly difficult to keep itself separated from philosophical speculation, but as we develop our abstract understanding of the Universe as a whole, the fields of physics and metaphysics seem to be losing their distinction altogether. More than ever, as we examine our field of spacetime from every possible perspective, we probe our consciousness for the mystical Truth.
Throughout the current cycle of recorded history on this planet, the ancient message of nondualistic mysticism has been passed down to us and preserved in various forms of expression and degrees of purity. While the universal principles involved are said to be profoundly simple, they are completely abstract and defy any sort of straight-forward logical expression. Fortunately, the intuitive insight required to understand mystical principles is a special quality of the human mind. This is our gift; and our responsibility.
The most fundamental principle of mysticism is transcendental omnipresence, a state of being which is totally independent of spacetime while at the same time is everywhere at once in spacetime. The notion of oneness is intrinsic to the principle since it refers to a single, undifferentiated state of being. The second most fundamental principle is a characteristic of the first, polarity, referring to the dynamic-creative aspect of the transcendental state. It is said to be the essence of consciousness, both at the universal level and the individual level. From these simple principles the entire physical universe is manifest in all its cyclic diversity, from the highest frequencies of oscillating energy to the lazy ellipses of orbiting planets, from the birth and death of stars to the birth and expansion of the Universe itself.
The scientific fields of cosmology and particle physics can at first seem to be remote and unimportant studies as far as the human condition is concerned, yet they actually provide insight into the nature of consciousness itself, our awareness of existence and how we perceive it. Most intriguing, modern science is recognizing that our Universe is not simply composed of separate particles scattered around in space -- it is uncovering a unified state of the Universe, a higher dimension that exists in its unified state at this very moment, not just in the singularity at t=0 of the Big Bang. Our consciousness, our bodies, and every last particle in the Universe are an inseparable part of this higher dimension, as if the physical world were merely a "transient projection" from a pristine higher realm that never changes. The various models of unified field theories in today's physics all point toward the same reality, and we should not get so entangle in their differences that we let it get in the way of the infinitely more important realization that there is in fact a unified reality, a transcendental and omnipresent higher reality which creates our experience of being in a universe in the first place.
Is unified field physics a realization of a transcendental omnipresence? Is such "cosmic awareness" actually illuminating our spiritual dimension within a spiritual universe? These questions, of course, will never be answered by physical theory. They are intrinsically beyond the reach of objective expression. It is increasingly obvious, however, that such questions will also never be rendered frivolous by physical theory, which is instead laying the possibilities clearly in the open. The fact that we are actually in a position to see modern physics as a rediscovery of ancient metaphysics is a measure of Mankind's open-minded progress in spite of our shortcomings and blunders along the way. It has been known for a very long time that objective communication does not lend itself to a precise expression of transcendental concept. "The eye does not go thither, nor speech, nor mind. We do not know, we do not understand, how any one can teach it." -- Talavakara Upanishad
There is no question that an awakening is occurring on our planet. Earth is experiencing a particularly important period of transformation, and we must "get our act together" for a new age of spiritual awareness. According to the ancient wisdom, the most fundamental problems of the human condition are attributed to the ignorance of who we really are -- a condition called, in Sanskrit, avidya, an ignorance of the true nature of Reality. The "devilness" of the material world is the way it creates the "evil" of ego-centered action, ultimately traceable to the belief that we are separate, when in fact we should know in our hearts that we are not separate. True spiritual awareness transcends all cultures and all religions while appreciating the beauty in every one of them.
Because of this paradoxical yet fundamental-to-creation condition, the problems with Creation were to be expected. The separateness and solidity of the physical realm is particularly convincing, and to say we have experienced trials and tribulations in our spacetime would seem an understatement. However, with our new understanding of the physical world and with a new mindfulness of the ancient wisdom, it seems time to awaken to an intuitive understanding of the statement mystics have used for ages to confound and stimulate the logical mind: "There is only That (unified state of Being); we are That."
We may be re-learning an ancient system of spiritual understanding but we have the opportunity to understand it on an entirely new and conceptually very clear level. There seems no reason, then, why we should not just naturally go forth and act accordingly, with a mindfulness of transcendental unity in every moment of our lives. Of course, that is the ideal -- to be spiritually aware in EVERY objective action, thus eliminating selfish motivations and actions, the source of bad karma, suffering, and all the negativity getting in the way of transforming our world into our ideal next age. It is easier to talk of ideal conditions than to live them, but if the beauty of the ancient wisdom can be shared in a new and powerful way we could probably take a big step toward transcending many of today's worst problems.
"There is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same... Who hath access to this universal mind is a party to all that is or can be done, for this is the only and sovereign agent." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
By Thy Grace I remember my Light,
and now gone is my delusion.
My doubts are no more, my faith is firm;
and now I can say 'Thy Will be done'.
Bhagavad Gita


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Hard to know exactly how both sides will approach this match with neither or them able to progress to the next phase.
Date: Wednesday 16 May, 2012 Kick-off: 7.30pm AEST Venue: Suncorp Stadium
Head-to-head Played: 1 Wins: Brisbane 0, Beijing 0, Drawn 1
Previous encounter Beijing 1, Brisbane 1, March 20, 2012
History: The two sides have met just once before, on Matchday two this season, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Beijing took an early lead through Piao Cheng before Roar midfielder Mitch Nichols scored the club's first-ever goal in Asia with an equaliser 12 minutes later. Brisbane battered the Beijing goal for large periods, especially in the first half, but couldn't find a winner.
Form: Past five matches: Brisbane: DWLWL Brisbane were officially knocked out of their debut ACL campaign on their last outing in an entertaining 4-2 defeat to FC Tokyo. The Roar, who will be playing just their second game in three-and-a-half weeks, are still searching for their first win in the competition.
Beijing: DWLDW Beijing are also playing for nothing but pride after a forgettable AFC Champions League campaign, with two draws from their five games so far. Their domestic form has been much better and they moved into fourth place with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Guizhou Renhe over the weekend.
Match Committee:
Both sides head into this one with no major injury worries although with little at stake it wouldn't be a surprise if Roar boss Rado Vidosic gave a couple of his youngsters a run out while Beijing may opt to rest one or two of their key men with one eye on their league campaign.
Danger men: Mitch Nichols - Nichols is coming off another strong Hyundai A-League season and will be hoping to make a mark on the Asian front. The attack-minded midfielder is a key link man between the defence and striker Besart Berisha and after starting off the bench in the Roar's last ACL match will be eager to show he deserves a regular starting berth under the new manager.
Andrija Kaluderovic - The Serbian striker has yet to fully acclimatise to the Chinese league after joining from FK Rad in the off-season but is a deadly finisher on his day. Has shown glimpses of his talent in the domestic league in recent weeks and may just be about to explode which spells bad news for the Roar.
Former Brisbane hero Reinaldo will also be looking for a big game in his first match at Suncorp since leaving to join Guoan. The Brazilian has scored four goals in eight games in the Chinese Super League.
At the end of the day…
Hard to know exactly how both sides will approach this match with neither or them able to progress to the next phase. The Roar's squad may already be thinking about their end-of-season trip while Beijing will no doubt be hoping they don't jeopardise the strong start they have made to their domestic campaign.
But there is still something to play for in this one with the loser to finish at the bottom of the group. Despite failing to win in their opening five games, a last-placed finish would be hard on the Roar who have played some exquisite football during the group stage which has contributed to some entertaining games.
New boss Vidosic won't want to have to wait until next season to notch his first win and with the lure to give their fans something to cheer about heading into the off-season break, the Roar should get over the line in a tight one.


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What should every Catholic read? I watched this video with my mouth open because, well, I haven't read any of these books.
I'll come up with my short list in a day or two. Let me know if you've read any of these and what you thought about them.
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Pick up the nearest book to you. Turn to page 45. The first sentence describes your sex life in 2012.
"It smelled like moss and oak and the damp dark spaces of the Wood beyond the meadow."
I'm just glad I was sitting on the side of the bed I was when I decided to do this, because if I was on the other, the closest book was a math textbook :S Although discussing exponents could have implied good things I guess?
Also, depending on my energy levels, I may be posting podfic meta soon.


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(妻が椎茸だったころ by 中島京子)
"I heard that my wife once was a shiitake."…"so was everyone else."
("When my wife was a shiitake" by Nakajima Kyoko: A man whose wife passed away recently is attending a private cooking seminar that his wife was planning to go to. He mentions to his teacher a note he found in his wife's recipe book.)
Nimbus is taller than me. It might need to move to a warmer place someday.


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Today, February 28th, is the first official day of Paris Fashion Week. I am excited to see what happens in this city for the next week. I decided to go out and find an internship to get a closer look at how Paris Fashion Week works. I am excited that I found myself a showroom opportunity to not only get working experience but also experience in the fashion world.
This week while interning for fashion week ironically a week you would want to dress up I had a very strict uniform – the classic all black Parisian look. At my internship I was told we have to wear all black and appropriate shoes.
Planning out for my outfits this week I have created some inspiration to get an idea of what to wear. Trying to stray away from the basic black t-shirt and black jeans here are some of my favorite styles I found. I love the look of a wide leg trouser. The pair I found most flattering were these Zara Black Culottes.
On top I paired my trousers with black tops I already had just any black t-shirt or sweater. While being so busy running around with responsibilities I find it easiest to layer different pieces one of my favorite sis the Lilly Pulitzer black Cashmere Wrap. I can wear it as a scarf or a full wrap during the day.
The only pop of color I plan to have is my sneakers. I found that everyone else wore fun day sneakers with their all black outfits. I paired my dark outfit with a white and metallic pair of D.A.T.E sneakers. Mixing a very professional outfit with a pair of sneakers is something I noticed many Parisians doing and I found it a very practical and interesting look.
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Young measure solutions for a fourth-order wave equation with variable growth
- Mingqi Xiang1Email author
© Xiang 2015
- Received: 22 May 2015
- Accepted: 3 July 2015
- Published: 30 July 2015
In this paper, we study the existence of Young measure solutions to a fourth-order wave equation with variable exponent nonlinearity on a bounded domain. The asymptotic behavior of the Young measure solutions is also investigated by applying a lemma developed by Nakao.
- nonlinear wave equation
- Young measure solution: variable exponent space
- nonlinear elastodynamics
- Galerkin's approximation
- asymptotic stability
1 Introduction
Thus motivated, in the present paper, we prove the global existence of Young measure solutions of problem (1.1), we first construct Young measure solutions as the limit of the sequence of solutions of problem (1.2). Then we give a decay estimate to the Young measure solutions of problem (1.1).
Our work is organized as follows. In Section 2, we give some necessary definitions and properties of variable exponent Lebesgue spaces and Sobolev spaces. In Section 3, we obtain the existence of weak solutions of problem (1.2) by Galerkin's approximation method. In Section 4, under some conditions, from the sequence of solutions of problem (1.2) and some a priori estimates, we get the existence of Young measure solutions by letting \(\varepsilon\rightarrow0\). In Section 5, we investigate the decay property of Young measure solutions and get a decay rate estimate by using Nakao's lemma.
2 Preliminaries
In this section, we first recall some necessary properties of variable exponent Lebesgue spaces and Sobolev spaces; see [1–3] for the details.
If \(0<|\Omega|<\infty\) and p, q are variable exponents such that \(p(x)\leq q(x)\) for each \(x\in\Omega\), then there exists a continuous embedding \(L^{p(x)}(\Omega)\hookrightarrow L^{q(x)}(\Omega)\).
Definition 2.1
(see [2])
Theorem 2.1
(see [2])
Theorem 2.2
(see [2])
Theorem 2.3
(see [38])
Proposition 2.1
The following theorem gives a relation between almost everywhere convergence and weak convergence.
Theorem 2.4
(see [7])
Let \(p: \Omega\rightarrow\mathbb{R}\) be a bounded log-Hölder continuous function with \(p^{-}>1\). If \(\{u_{n}\}^{\infty}_{n=1}\) is bounded in \(L^{p(x)}(Q_{T})\) and \(u_{n}\rightarrow u\) a.e. in \(Q_{T}\) as \(n\rightarrow\infty\), then there exists a subsequence of \(\{ u_{n}\}\) still denoted by \(\{u_{n}\}\) such that \(u_{n}\rightharpoonup u\) weakly in \(L^{p(x)}(Q_{T})\) as \(n\rightarrow\infty\).
Theorem 2.5
(see [40], Theorem 3.1)
- (i)
\(\nu_{x}\geq0\), \(\|\nu_{x}\|_{\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R}^{N})}= \int_{\mathbb{R}^{d}}\,d\nu_{x}\leq1\), for a.e. \(x\in E\).
- (ii)For all \(f\in C_{0}(\mathbb{R}^{N})\)$$\begin{aligned} f(z_{j_{k}})\rightharpoonup\langle\nu_{x},f\rangle \quad\textit{weakly}*\textit{ in } L^{\infty}(E). \end{aligned}$$
- (iii)Let \(K\subset\mathbb{R}^{N}\) be compact. Then$$\begin{aligned} \operatorname{supp}\nu_{x}\subset K \quad\textit{if } \operatorname{dist}(z_{j_{k}},K) \rightarrow 0 \textit{ in measure}. \end{aligned}$$
- (iv)Furthermore one hasif and only if the sequence does not escape to infinity, i.e. if$$\begin{aligned} \bigl(\mathrm{i}^{\prime}\bigr)\quad \|\nu_{x} \|_{\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R}^{N})}=1, \quad\textit{for a.e. } x\in E \end{aligned}$$$$\begin{aligned} \lim_{L\rightarrow\infty}\sup_{k}\bigl|\{x\in E:|z_{j_{k}}|\geq L\}\bigr|=0. \end{aligned}$$(2.1)
- (v)
If (i′) holds, if \(A\subset E\) is measurable and \(f\in C(\mathbb{R}^{N})\) and if \(f(z_{j_{k}})\) is relatively weakly compact in \(L^{1}(A)\), then \(f(z_{j_{k}})\rightharpoonup\langle\nu_{x},f\rangle\) weakly in \(L^{1}(A)\).
- (vi)
If (i′) holds, then in (iii) one can replace 'if' by 'if and only if'.
Remark 2.1
3 Existence of weak solutions of problem (1.2)
- (H1)\(p,q:\overline{\Omega}\rightarrow(1,\infty)\) are two log-Hölder continuous functions satisfyingand$$\begin{aligned} \max \biggl\{ 1,\frac{2N}{N+4} \biggr\} < p^{-}=\inf_{\overline{\Omega }}p(x) \leq p^{+}=\sup_{\overline{\Omega}}p(x)< \frac{N}{2} \end{aligned}$$Here \(\overline{\Omega}\) denotes the closure of Ω.$$\begin{aligned} 1< q^{-}=\inf_{\overline{\Omega}}q(x)\leq q(x)< \frac{Np(x)}{N-2p(x)}, \quad \mbox{for } x\in\overline{\Omega}. \end{aligned}$$
- (H2)\(a\in C([0,\infty))\) and there exists a constant \(a_{0}>0\) such that$$\begin{aligned} a(s)\geq a_{0}>0, \quad\mbox{for } s\in[0,\infty). \end{aligned}$$
\(u_{0}\in W^{2,p(x)}(\Omega)\cap W_{0}^{2,2}(\Omega)\), \(u_{1}\in L^{2}(\Omega)\), \(f\in L^{2}(Q_{T})\).
Definition 3.1
We choose a sequence \(\{\omega_{j}\}_{j=1}^{\infty}\subset C_{0}^{\infty}(\Omega )\) such that \(C_{0}^{\infty}(\Omega)\subset\overline{\bigcup_{n=1}^{\infty}V_{n}}^{C^{2}(\bar{\Omega})} \) and \(\{\omega_{j}\}_{j=1}^{\infty}\) is a complete orthogonal basis in \(L^{2}(\Omega)\), where \(V_{n}=\operatorname{span}\{ \omega_{1}, \omega_{2}, \ldots, \omega_{n}\}\); see [7, 39].
Since \(\bigcup_{n=1}^{\infty}V_{n}\) is dense in \(C^{2}(\bar{\Omega})\), we have the following lemma.
Lemma 3.1
(see [41])
For the function \(u_{0}\in W^{2,p(x)}(\Omega )\cap W_{0}^{2,2}(\Omega)\), there exists a sequence \(\psi_{n}\) with \(\psi _{n}\in V_{n}\) such that \(\psi_{n}\rightarrow u_{0}\) in \(W^{2,p(x)}(\Omega)\cap W_{0}^{2,2}(\Omega)\) as \(n\rightarrow\infty\).
Lemma 3.2
(A priori estimates)
By Lemma 3.2, we have the following.
Lemma 3.3
Theorem 3.1
Assume (H1)-(H3). Then for each \(\varepsilon\in(0,1)\) problem (1.2) has a weak solution.
Next, we prove that there exists a subsequence of \(\{u_{n}\}\) (still denoted by \(\{u_{n}\}\)) such that \(\frac{\partial u_{n}}{\partial t}\rightarrow\frac{\partial u_{\varepsilon}}{\partial t}\) strongly in \(L^{2}(Q_{T})\).
Remark 3.1
Obviously, in this section, the two inequalities in (H2) can be replaced by \(1< p^{-}\leq p^{+}<\infty\) and \(1< q^{-}\leq q^{+}<\infty\), respectively.
4 Existence of Young measure solutions for problem (1.2)
In this section, from the sequence of approximate solutions \(\{ u_{\varepsilon}\}_{0<\varepsilon<1}\) of problem (1.2), we shall prove that the limit of \(u_{\varepsilon}\) (as \(\varepsilon\rightarrow0^{+}\)) is a Young measure solution of problem (1.1).
Definition 4.1
Theorem 4.1
Under conditions (H1)-(H3), problem (1.1) has a Young measure solution.
By Theorem 4.1, we have the following corollary.
Corollary 4.1
5 Energy decay of Young measure solutions
In this section, we give the decay estimates of weak solutions obtained by Corollary 4.1. First we give a lemma by Nakao [43]
Lemma 5.1
(see [43])
Theorem 5.1
The author was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 3122015L014).
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Tourism Committee
Increase visitation, and therefore consumption of products, services and experiences, by being a strong advocate and catalyst for the development of experiences and marketing programs that will make this a premium destination.
The Annapolis Valley will be Nova Scotia's premiere destination.
The committee also includes the Marketing Committee responsible for garnering funds to market the Annapolis Valley.
AVCC Tourism Committee meets the last Wednesday of each month at 10:30am at the Slumber Inn, New Minas.
Join the AVCC Tourism committee! For more information contact: Judy Rafuse
Inspiring Content
Last year we participated in Tourism Nova Scotia's Inspiring Content Program to create this amazing video 'Halls Harbour Lobster Experience' and to capture some stunning photos of the Annapolis Valley!


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Gareth Southgate's Pizza Hut Advert From 1996 Is Essential Viewing
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Those watching in the United Kingdom felt the tension as England and Colombia drew 1-1 and the game went to a penalty shootout, watched by 23.6 million viewers.
The Tottenham midfielder, along with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, was the penalty hero on Tuesday, with Dier netting the decisive kick to send Gareth Southgate's side through at the expense of Colombia following a 1-1 draw in Moscow.
England now take on Sweden on Saturday afternoon for a place in the World Cup semi-finals, where the winners will take on either Croatia or Russian Federation on Wednesday for a spot in the final.
England looked to have won the tie in normal time thanks to Harry Kane's second-half penalty, but Yerry Mina's 93rd-minute header ensured there was another twist in the tale.
Should England get past a resilient Swedish side, they will face the victor of the quarter-final between hosts Russian Federation and Croatia in the last four.
The XL Arena will, of course, be showing the England vs Sweden this Saturday. Every team will believe they can make the final at this point.
"So Kyle had got himself really down, saying, "I might as well pack it in".
England's chances against Sweden could be made all the tougher by injuries, with Southgate joking the dressing room was "like a scene from M*A*S*H*". I tried to stay in the moment and their player missing just before me calmed me down a bit because I knew it would win it for us.
"England will now face Sweden, who beat Switzerland to reach their first World Cup quarter-final since 1994".
"If I was in Gareth's shoes, and I know I'm not, I would seriously consider changing the system", Allardyce said on talkSPORT.
The 36-year-old royal - who is the president of the Football Association - has praised the squad for their victory in the tense game after they managed to squeeze through to the next round of the competition.
"They're a team I respect", Southgate said.
When Jordan Pickford pulled off a spectacular save from Carlos Bacca it all came down to Eric Dier to seal England's first ever World Cup penalty shoot-out win.


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100 DAYS @ the Princess Cinemas in Waterloo
Greetings. If you want to see 100 Days before it hits TV in May you will have the chance at the end of March at the Princess Twin in Waterloo, Ontario. I will be there ...Read More »
Antarctica and South Georgia's Penguins
I still cannot believe I've been to Antarctica (on a gig with Discovery Channel). These two videos highlight some of what I saw. The music is by John Barry, from the movie Dances with Wolves. See ...Read More »
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A video game developed in Georgia has won a big award at an international Virtual Reality (VR) competition.
The unfinished game named Warlock VR by Georgia's Storm Bringer Studios finished second of five winning projects in the Leap Motion 3D Jam 2.0 online contest on January 28.
Warlock VR and the other four winners were selected ahead of about two hundred entries from 90 countries.
For their win, the Georgian developers were awarded $7,500 USD and modern gaming equipment.
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Warlock VR, still in the early stages of development, allowed users to play the role of a wizard in an arena-based visual experience.
The game, along with the four other winning submissions, utilised VR technology to offer gamers an immersive visual experience.
VR technology was considered "the future of gaming". Technology experts from social network giant Facebook and other industry professionals, including review website www.allbusiness.com said VR possessed the "capacity to change the video game industry".
The Warlock VR game was demonstrated to visitors at the 2015 International Week of Science and Innovation in Tbilisi. Photo by Storm Bringer Studios.
The game was created at the Gamelab Iliauni laboratory, established by the Agency of Technology and Innovation of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.
The studio was created for the purpose of "developing the video game industry in Georgia" by promoting the industry, improving the quality of relevant education, contributing to commercialisation of innovative technology products and taking part in international collaborations.
Gamelab Iliauni became the first video game developer group from Georgia to participate in an international game development contest when it joined the 2015 Global Game Jam on January 23 of last year.
The group also participated in Tbilisi's maiden International Week of Science and Innovation in November 2015.
Estonia-based Storm Bringer Studios was founded in 2013 and regarded by developers as the "leading Georgian game development studio with PC, VR, Console and all mobile platforms".
The Studio's official website featured a roster of video game projects and a team of seven developers.
The complete list of winners of the Leap Motion 3D Jam 2.0 online contest can be viewed here.


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|Posted by john Donnelly on January 4, 2014 at 10:00 PM
This was a wicked movie.....action packed, great story, worth watching
Justice League: Doom is an animated direct-to-video superhero film loosely based on Mark Waid's JLA story arc, "JLA: Tower of Babel". The movie was adapted and written by Dwayne McDuffie and is directed by Lauren Montgomery. While not a direct sequel to Crisis on Two Earths, the film uses similar character designs by the lead character designer, Phil Bourassa.
It was released on February 28, 2012. The film also features various actors reprising their roles from the DC animated universe and Green Lantern: Emerald Knights respectively. It is the 13th film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line.
The film is dedicated to the memory of Dwayne McDuffie, who died shortly after writing the film.wiki
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Part 2 of this week's BEARcast – WrestleCast. Fred and I go a little long talking about the death of The Ultimate Warrior and remembering our favorite moments from a true legend. We do our best to liven up the mood and go over this week's RAW from 4/07/2014. After a WrestleMania that gave us everything from "status quo" to the shock of our lives with The Undertaker having his WM streak broken, we look ahead to the unofficial start of the new wrestling year.
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Archive for February 6, 2014
What Every Business Needs to Succeed
Our nation is home to about 23 million small businesses, and they employ more than half of the American workforce. Though each is somehow different from the others, what many do have in common is a need for financial assistance in some way. About 16% of all loans taken out in the U.S. are for business use only, though they're taken out for a variety of reasons. A third of American small businesses cite "unpredictable business conditions" as their motivation for taking out a small business loan, and nearly a quarter blame poor or slow sales. Still another 63% pursue business loans as cash flow solutions. It is this last portion
Why Does Website Design Matter?
For the most part, successful businesses have good website design services. When a consumer visits a website, he or she wants to be able to navigate easily between pages and experience a website that appears to have been made with effort. Unsurprisingly, about half of all internet users consider a poorly designed business website to be a result of a lack of effort by the company.
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The American small business is alive and well. About 23 million exist in the U.S., accounting for more than half of all domestic sales. Small business owners in the U.S., 42% of whom started their first ventures during childhood, are faced with a number of challenges, not the least of which is obtaining funding. The need to obtain a small business loan is not always indicative of a financial struggle, though 15% of small businesses do claim to have trouble obtaining credit or loans. Many others look for business expansion loans in order to grow businesses that are already successful.
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How to Hire Sales Representatives
A career in sales is hardly the safest or most secure career path. For the most part, even a job in sales is not secure, as sales people are required to meet their quotas. With that said, a recruiting firm can make hiring sales reps a whole lot easier, because they know what to look for.
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Of all the sales professionals in North America, roughly 40 percent will miss quota, 22 percent are untrainable, and only about 10 percent will actually provide a return on investment. With that said, hiring sales people is a slippery slope. You never know exactly what you are going to get with a sales person, but there are some things that can make a sales person successful. For instance, charisma, adaptability, confidence, and enthusiasm all go a long way to making a sales person successful.
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The Photo Challenge today is the Game Duck Duck Goose. When I taught elementary school I was always too busy supervising the mayhem the happened when Duck Duck Goose was played to ever take a photo, so today you get actual ducks and gees from my archives. Enjoy.
Sorry the painted eggs are so out of season but gee aren't they lovely?
Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Duck Duck Goose
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I only had one issue with this apt and it was resovled for the most part. This place is a great location to eatery and multiple freeways less than a mile from complex. Residents so far no problem with noise.
Theres roaches, I was told I would be given a trash can to place my valet trash in outside my door, I have not received that, the gates never close so its not really a gated community, the hallways in my building smells like smoke and trash, it makes you want to puke every time you walk in the building. I was told the carpet was going to be taken up and I havent seen any sign of that. The machines in the laundry facilities gives me an error message every time I try to use them, Ive yet to be able to get them to work
The staff is willing to work with you, the maintenance team gets to the request quickly, my apartment was in great shape other than the smell and roaches. Ive had no issue with loudness at night or trouble with other tenants
The only 2 things that I like, is that it is close to work, and my rent and utilities are all inclusive. This place has roaches for days, nasty residents, nasty laundry facilities and now my apartment has fleas!!!! I don't even own a pet!! It comes from these nasty neighbors & their pets. I'm a very reasonable person and I try to be understanding about a lot of things, but I have flea bites ALL over my legs! I am not pleased and no one should have to live this way.
Also, if you put in a maintenance request, they take forever to respond but I don't take forever to pay my rent. I always pay early.
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