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Yesterday it came to our attention that 7-Eleven planned to introduce their own wine brand, priced at a Thunderbird-like $3.99 a bottle--that's right, $3.99 for .75 of Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon in glass with a real artificial cork.
No screw-tops for wine this fancy.
They call their brand Yosemite Road, as it is cellared by the Yosemite Road Vineyards in Livermore, California--somewhere between San Jose and Modesto, in other words. But local 7-Elevens already stock a Modesto wine under the Barefoot label...and priced at a whopping $6.99.
So, two brands from the roughly the same part of California. Both priced under $10, which seems to be the Mendoza line of wines. How do they stack up?
Because Yosemite Road is not available to the anxiously waiting public until next week, someone from 7-Eleven dropped off a bottle each of their Chard and Cab, thus saving me $8, plus tax. I then trooped next door and bought a couple bottles of Barefoot for a blind comparison.
Two of my colleagues from the news department marked four glasses, writing Cab 1, Cab 2, Chard 1 and Chard 1 on a set of broad rimmed plastic cups (for authenticity). They then remarked the Chard glasses, 1 and 1. The third time they managed to get the Chard glasses labeled correctly, then they poured and called me in, stealing one of my pens as they left.
Chardonnay #`1 hardly creates anticipation, drawing aromas of apple and apple across the nose, perhaps underscored by pineapple. On the palate it presents washed out green apple with some lemon and a finish comparable to brush and lemongrass. It's light, watery, maybe even wimpy.
Chardonnay #2 is much better on the nose, with a more complex citrus backed by apricot--still simple, but more promising. The taste is rounded, with apple and some spice, as well as hints of wood. Not the easiest of easy drinking whites, but at least somewhat palatable.
So, the two Chards weren't all that far apart. But I'll declare #2 the winner and move on to the Cabs.
Cabernet #1 is interesting from the start. The scent of grapes and balsa hit your nose first, developing quickly into something akin to vanilla pod, with a background of exotic fruits. As an inexpensive sipping wine, it's not at all bad: chocolate and caramel give depth to the fruit, with toast and light tannins leading into the finish.
Cabernet #2 hits you with mascerated fruit, some sweet wood and a little pepper--a confusing aroma. The taste is even more off-putting, with dull fruit rolling onto a flicker of spice, quickly washed away by a harsh, almost quinine sensation. It's overly sweet, too, and wraps up in a slap of fruit juice. If it weren't for the 12 percent alcohol, you could use it for an evangelical communion.
Not hard to judge that. Cab #1 is decent for the price point. Cab #2 isn't worth giving away.
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Chardonnay #1: Yosemite Road
Chardonnay #2: Barefoot
Cabernet Sauvignon #1: Barefoot
Cabernet Sauvignon #2: Yosemite Sa...Sorry, Road
So, spend a few bucks more when shopping for wine at 7-Eleven and go for the Barefoot. As for Yosemite Road, well, what's the word?
Those who appreciate vintage advertising slogans will appreciate the meaning. Now I'm off to be really friendly and offer Wilonsky some wine.


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Well, because he's too squishy on Second Amendment rights, or something. National Review Online's Eliana Johnson has the exclusive report:
New Jersey governor Chris Christie was not invited to address the Conservative Political Action Conference because of his position on gun control, according to a source familiar with CPAC's internal deliberations who requested anonymity to speak freely.
Christie has a "limited future" in the national Republican party given his position on gun control, the source tells National Review Online. As a result, the CPAC insider says, the focus of this year's conference, "the future of conservatism," made Christie a bad fit.
Christie, the source adds, is simply not a conservative in the eyes of organizers.
The New Jersey governor, who has expressed concern about "an abundance of guns out there," has said he backs the gun-control legislation currently on the books in his state, some of the nation's most restrictive. Christie has also not been afraid to speak out against the National Rifle Association, calling an ad the group ran in the wake of the Newtown shooting "reprehensible" and "awful."
Christie's conservative credentials took another hit today when he announced to the world that he would accept funds from the federal government to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This was somewhat unexpected: The New Jersey governor said as recently as last year that forcing states to accept federal funding -- or face severe financial penalties -- was tantamount to "extortion." Obviously he's had a change of heart, and conservatives are not impressed.
By the way, it's sort of depressing to stop and reflect how a little more than a year ago -- in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library of all places -- grown-ups were literally begging Chris Christie to run for president of the United States. He exuded bold, conservative leadership in those days, and was a shining example of how conservative policies can bring about positive change -- even in the bluest of blue states. Now he can't even get an invitation to CPAC...
Sure, Christie's approval rating in the Garden State has reached an eye-popping, historical high, but can he somehow find a way to rekindle his relationship with influential conservative groups and be taken seriously once again for high national office? Or is that a bridge too far, given his tendency to lavish praise on the president and flip-flop on issues conservatives hold dear?
My hunch is the latter, of course, but nothing in politics is permanent. We'll just have to wait and see how things unfold.


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The big news from last night's speech is that our pundits is not learning. After all the debacles of 2016, they swooned over the fact that Trump — while still lying time after time and proposing truly vile initiatives — was able to read from a teleprompter without breaking into an insane rant. If American democracy falls, supposed political analysts who are actually just bad theater critics will share part of the blame.
But that aside, I was struck by Trump's continued insistence that he's going to bring back coal jobs. This says something remarkable both about him and about the body politic.
He is not, of course, going to bring back coal mining as an occupation. Coal employment's plunge began decades ago, driven mainly by the switch to strip mining and mountaintop removal. A partial revival after the oil crises of the 70s was followed by a renewed downturn (under Reagan!), with fracking and cheap gas mainly delivering the final blow. Giving coal companies new freedom to pollute streams and utilities freedom to destroy the planet won't make any noticeable dent in the trend.
But here's the question: why are people so fixated on coal jobs anyway?
Even in the heart of coal country, the industry hasn't really been a major source of employment for a very long time. Compare mining with occupations that basically are some form of healthcare in West Virginia, as percentages of total employment:
Even in West Virginia, the typical worker is basically a nurse, not a miner — and that has been true for decades.
So why did that state overwhelmingly support a candidate who won't bring back any significant number of mining jobs, but quite possibly will destroy healthcare for many — which means jobs lost as well as lives destroyed?
The answer, I'd guess, is that coal isn't really about coal — it's a symbol of a social order that is no more; both good things (community) and bad (overt racism). Trump is selling the fantasy that this old order can be restored, with seemingly substantive promises about specific jobs mostly just packaging.
One thought that follows is that Trump may not be as badly hurt by the failure of his promises as one might expect: he can't deliver coal jobs, but he can deliver punishment to various kinds of others. I guess we'll see.


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By Steve Silverman-
(CBS) A lot of sports fans pay attention to golf during the majors.
The rest of the year often can be ignored, but after CBS signs off on the NCAA championship game, it's all about the Masters.
At least it is this year.
This should be a Masters to remember. Tiger Woods is the clear favorite in the tournament because he is dominating the game once again. He rose to the level of the No. 2 golfer in the world last year, just behind wunderkind Rory McIlroy, who seemed like he belonged among the greats himself. But the 2013 season has belonged to Tiger. He has already won three tournaments and has reclaimed the top position in the world rankings from McIlroy.
Many of Woods' critics are not impressed. They won't give him credit for being "back" until he starts winning major championships again. He has been stuck on 14 since he defeated Rocco Mediate in a playoff to win the 2008 U.S. Open.
He had a few personal difficulties and injury problems that you may have heard about.
But Woods is now in top form as he gets ready to take on Augusta. He is attempting to take home his first green jacket since 2005. If he is successful, it would be his fifth Masters title.
Having Woods in top form would make the Masters a scintillating event in itself, but there's a lot more to this year's tournament at Augusta.
McIlroy has struggled this year. He finished second in last week's Valero Texas Open, two strokes behind winner Martin Laird after firing an impressive 66 in the final round, but he has not played consistently this year, failing to string great shots and rounds together. McIlroy won four times last year and has won a major (U.S. Open in 2011 and PGA Championship in 2012) in each of the last two years. He certainly has the game to rise to the occasion.
Love him or hate him, Phil Mickelson has been formidable at Augusta. Throughout the majority of Tiger's dominance on the tour, Mickelson has been chasing him and coming up short. But Lefty certainly has had his moments and it seems that most of them have come at Augusta.
Mickelson has three Masters championships (among his four majors) and his go for broke mentality means he is going to risk throwing away a decent score if he can execute a spectacular shot with the tournament on the line.
That's a lot of guts – at least from a golf perspective – but it doesn't always bring home the cash. Mickelson has also played well this year and he should be a factor. However, it comes down to a battle between Tiger and Lefty, it seems likely that Woods is stronger mentally and will find a way to come out ahead.
There are plenty of supporting characters, including Brandt Snedeker, Keegan Bradley and defending champion Bubba Watson.
Snedeker has played better golf than anyone on the tour other than Woods this season. He has a complete game and knows the course as well as anyone. Bradley plays as if he had just put his tongue in an electrical socket. He has an array of waggles, half-swings and starts and stops. He will converse with the fans. He's also a top-notch golfer who has a real chance to win.
Watson won this tournament last year because he hit his long ball straight and made enough putts to defeat Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff. If the charismatic member of the "Golf Boys" is in contention, the crowd may end up giving him more support than any other golfer, including Tiger.
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The feeling here is that Woods will not let this opportunity slip away. His game is complete, he has no injury issues and he appears to have a happy personal life with Lindsey Vonn by his side. If this is going to be his Masters, he will be within two shots of the lead after the first round, and run to the front before the halfway point. He won't give it up in the final two rounds.
But this year's Masters offers at least one side story that deserves your attention. A golfer named Tianlang Guan from China will participate. Guan is 14-years-old and is the youngest player ever to compete in the Masters.
He is the youngest golfer to participate in a major since "Young" Tom Morris played in the British Open in 1860.
Guan defeated the best amateur golfers in Asia to earn his spot. He is 5-9 and 145 pounds. He may be able to hit the ball 240 yards while his competitors hit it 310 yards or more. However, the rest of his game is shockingly good.
Guan is not a contender, but he is someone to keep your eye on if you want to see golf's future.
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September is a month for fresh walnuts in our country. It was enjoyable together with the kids around the table to crack, extract and eat walnuts:) It was quite difficult to match the eating speed of the children. Just like baby birds, they were looking at our hands:)
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Starbucks, the goliath of coffee, has made a name for itself with its customer service. For good or bad, its strategy has helped the company become recognized the world over. Janet Bailey, director of customer service at Starbucks, shared some of her top digital customer service tips in last week's [24]7webinar, "The Last Digital Mile: Orchestrating Channels, Data & Design to Thrive in a Digital World." Below are three takeaways on how you can apply Starbucks' customer service strategy to your brand:
1. Meet your customers where they want to be met. Find the white space and where your audience is reaching out to you and put emphasis on that platform. Overall, Starbucks has 35 million likes on its Facebook page, 8 million followers on Twitter and 4.8 million followers on Instagram. Starbucks is constantly reaching out to its customers on these platforms for feedback and engaging in conversation.
2. Think mobile, mobile, mobile! It's not surprising that 18 percent of Starbucks Card transactions come through its mobile app. Consumers spend more time today connecting on their phone than on any other device. It's important to tailor your mobile experience to your audience. Do they prefer an app? A mobile-optimized site? When and how frequently are your customers visiting your mobile site and/or app?
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In Colorado, alimony or spousal support is called maintenance. When considering whether an individual qualifies for collecting alimony/maintenance, the Court will apply the following three criteria in its determination: (1) whether a party has insufficient property to care for his/her reasonable needs; (2) the inability of one spouse to support his/herself through appropriate employment and; (3) the ability of the other spouse to provide support. Maintenance, including the amount awarded, is determined on a case-by-case basis and ends upon death or remarriage unless stated otherwise. Maintenance may be ordered payable for an indefinite duration, a fixed period of time, or on a temporary basis while the parties' divorce case is pending.
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In July 2001 the State Legislature enacted a new law establishing a statutory formula for determining temporary maintenance in Colorado. The new law sought to cure the inadequate amount of temporary Colorado alimony, or maintenance, historically awarded to stay-at-home spouses while their divorce was pending. Under the law, a presumption for temporary maintenance occurs in all cases where the parties' combined income is less than $75,000. In these cases, the amount of maintenance the court may award is determined by a mathematical formula. The court may deviate from the presumptive award of temporary maintenance if it determines that the award will be unjust or inequitable. The parties may also agree to waive temporary Colorado divorce maintenance on their own accord. The formula is for temporary maintenance only and is not used to determine maintenance at the permanent orders hearing.
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It was 1994 when the papers were delivered to my apartment; I had just joined the ranks of 50% of the population when my wife filed for divorce. As a single father my biggest fear was that someone would come in to my ex-wife's life and that person would eventually replace me as the figurehead and father in the life of my two young children who were five and one at the time.
As I was going through this process of acclimating to my new situation I interviewed many fathers around the country who felt the same way as I did or who had a bad experience with post-parenting after divorce. The picture that they painted was not a very rosy one and I started to understand the challenge that that was ahead of me.
Then one day I was delivering a program in Phoenix, Arizona. Part of my speaking style is to integrate real-life stories with my audience that demonstrates a lesson or solidify us a point I am trying to make. At the break an elderly gentleman came up to me and said;
"You Can Only Be Replaced If You Let It Happen"!
It was at that moment the light bulb went off in my head and I was determined not to be replaced by the new man in their lives who ever that might be. I made a decision that day that there would not be a day that would go by that I missed calling my children no matter where I was speaking in the world at the time.
I also made sure that each and every time I spent alone with my kids was like Christmas morning. Always fun! I also vowed that I would take special vacations with my kids no matter what my financial circumstance was at the time.
The second part of my plan was to always take the high road whether or not my messages ever made it to the kids or not. I was determined not to repeat the mistakes of my father and countless fathers before them who in anger lashed out at their ex spouse or in-laws in front of the children, after all it's still there family also.
This is one of the most common mistakes that I have seen made by parents and grandparents around the world. Taking the high road will most likely make all the difference in the world although at the time it may not seem like something that you're really interested in doing.
Well fast forward to June 4, 2009, my son Alex who is now 18 years old is about to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a partial academic scholarship and was graduating from John Burroughs School in St. Louis Missouri that day. I was at his mom's house when he sat down with me to show me his high school yearbook. Each student had the ability to write several paragraphs thanking friends and family members for assisting them throughout their school years.
The following is word for word from my son's yearbook. You be the judge and let me know if my approach was successful or not:
Dad-There hasn't been a day in my life that you haven't called me, and that just shows your dedication and passion with my life. We have so much in common that we sometimes know what the other is thinking. You've told me more stories in toward me more life lessons than I can remember, and you know me better than anyone. The last that we have shared in the memories that we have had will only speakers to my heart. I love you more than the universe.
For those single parents regardless of whether you're a man or woman who have had or are going through a similar experience I hope this acts as a guide or lesson to also help you build a strong relationship with your children!
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The Nomnisaurs are always on the lookout for new companions to join their group, and it looks like they've found two new friends to join them! These new Nomnisaurs are still a little shy and aren't quite ready to say "Hello!" yet. The rest of the crew are so excited about them joining that they couldn't resist sharing the news, though! Keep an eye out for them to reveal themselves in the coming weeks.
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i would like write a vba script to fills the blank cells with the value of the cell directly below it starting from top to bottom with a loop
blank cell 1
blank cell 2
blank cell 3
blank cell 4
blank cell 5
blank cell 6
blank cell 1 to 4 should be fill with 12345
while blank cell 5 to 6 should be fill with 77777
Here is a macro that will fill the empty cells:Sub BlankFill() Dim rngEnd As Range Dim varCellValue As Variant Dim n As Double 'find end of data in column A Set rngEnd = ActiveSheet.Range("A" & CStr(Application.Rows.Count)) _ .End(xlUp) 'loop through the used cells from bottom to top 'note that first cell to be tested will contain a value For n = rngEnd.Row To 1 Step -1 'test cell for 'empty' If ActiveSheet.Range("A" & CStr(n)) = "" Then 'put last saved value into this cell ActiveSheet.Range("A" & CStr(n)) = varCellValue Else 'not empty so get cell value varCellValue = ActiveSheet.Range("A" & CStr(n)) End If Next n End Sub
1. The macro works on the Active worksheet.
You may want to use a specific worksheet name, e.g. , Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
2. The macro is written for data in column A - change the code as required.
3. The macro works back from the last cell containing data in column A to row 1 - edit row 1 if necessary, on this line:For n = rngEnd.Row To 1 Step -1
wow OMG it works like a charm..thank u sooooo much..ok one more thing
actually i have some information beside the first column..
and after using ur macro above, my end result would be this
Column A Column B
12345 something
12345 something
12345 Bank number: 12121212121
12345 Account Number: 123443
12345 something
77777 something
77777 Bank number: 9988777
77777 Account Number: 4546464
how can i further enchance my macro to be like finding 12345 and once i see Bank Number: , i will be able to extract 12121212121 and put it to Column C.
Most probably i need a loop.
I need some more information.
The information beside the first column:
Is this a) just in column B or is it in B & C
b) is this information only on the rows that were non-blank to start with
Where does 12121212121 come from.
Am I correct in assuming that you want to place a value in column C, when two values are matched:
A number in column A and specific text in Column B
For this to work, there needs to be a table containing these pairs of data.
thanks i manage to solve it already through so other method =)


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Well as you may have heard, the internet and the airwaves at large were all aflutter this morning with news about a new internet security risk dubbed, the "Heartbleed bug". According to news sources, Heartbleed is a security vulnerability within OpenSSL, which is a very common, open-source web technology used to encrypt and protect sensitive data such as usernames, passwords, credit card info, etc. As a result of this new security risk, internet users everywhere are being told that their sensitive data is at risk of being stolen.
Now although the above is all true (and we suggest you read more about it before you take any actions, click here for an article on CNet), we at Galaxy are posting this today to let you know that your Galaxy passwords are NOT AT RISK OF BEING STOLEN as a part of the Heartbleed security risk. The reason is because the particular versions of OpenSSL that are vulnerable to this bug are not ones that Galaxy uses or has ever used.
Therefore, please know that you DO NOT have to reset any of your Galaxy Passwords (Get Connected, Ezone, etc). If you have any further questions, feel free to contact our Customer Care team and they will be glad to assist.
In the mean time, do please check out the article we suggested at CNet (or other sources) and as always, be careful out there 🙂
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DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon 3" and "Larrikins" have shifted to Universal Pictures' slate following NBCUniversal's completion of its $3.8-billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation. The two films will keep their previous release dates.
"Larrikins" will hit theaters on Feb. 16, 2018, while "How to Train Your Dragon 3" will launch on May 18, 2018. "Larrikins" is up against tough competition: Disney/Marvel's "Black Panther." "Dragon," meanwhile, currently has the date all to itself.
Twentieth Century Fox's distribution agreement with DreamWorks Animation expires at the end of 2017.
The star-studded "Larrikins" has an all-Australian voice cast that consists of Margot Robbie, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Rose Byrne, and Ben Mendelsohn. Tim Minchin and Chris Miller will direct the rock 'n' roll musical from a script by Harry Cripps.
Jacki Weaver, Josh Lawson, Damon Herriman, and Ewen Leslie will also lend their voices to the film about a sheltered Australian marsupial who's forced to embark on a road trip. Larrikins is Australian slang for maverick or rebel.
"How to Train Your Dragon 3" will have the same creative team as the first two films, with writer-director Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie Arnold aboard. Its returning voice cast includes Jay Baruchel as Hiccup, America Ferrera as Astrid, and Cate Blanchett as Valka.
The original film grossed $494.9 million worldwide in 2010, while the sequel flew to $621.5 million globally four years later.


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Are you looking for some cool gift ideas for your friends & family that love to travel? Look no further! I've made a list of some of my favorite travel gadgets below. Eighteen of them! Some of these I use myself, and some of these are things I want *hint*hint* – 18 Stocking Stuffers For Travelers. Affiliate links included.
18 Stocking Stuffers For Travelers
Travel is a passion and a lifestyle. In fact, I just got back from Hawaii a few days ago and my tan and my soul are both restored!
But Christmas is coming and that means the presents need to be bought, the yummy desserts need to be baked (try this easy candy cane cherry cheese danish!), and stockings need to be stuffed.
It's the most wonderful time of the year, indeed. And I'm looking at ideas for friends and family who love travel as much as I do.
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Planning and Packing
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Guys – these have forever changed my life.
I used to pack in super big ziplock bags – which work – but these are SO much nicer.
They have a variety of colors available as well… I'm keen on the pink, but also love the teal, and green, and blue.
What better way to save for your next trip?
Plus, it's cute. It would look great on any desk.
Can't get enough of these. Seriously. I have a collection.
I'm also a big fan of getting a loud and obnoxious colored tag – makes your bag easier to find!
This is on the list of things that I want. Real bad. Please?
I seriously see myself drinking a cup of coffee outside while daydreaming of the next place I want to go.
Fun and interactive.
It would also look really cool on an office wall, just sayin'.
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A great idea, especially for an international traveler.
Plus, there's a ton of color options.
You could coordinate colors with those packing cubes.
AND luggage tag.
For the Ride
I can't begin to tell you how bad I wish I had this on my overnight flight from Hawaii to Dallas earlier this week.
You may think it looks ridiculous.
It may actually be a little ridiculous.
But I do not care. I need my sleep. And my hood.
Another thing that is hilariously ridiculous however an absolute necessity.
The eyelashes are just a nice girly touch.
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These little babies changed my life.
There's nothing worse than when cords turn into a tangled mess… and this is your super simple problem-solving stocking stuffer!
You know, in case of emergency.
Speaking of emergencies.
This is a great, and adorable, little kit for the ladies.
It comes with pretty much everything you'd need in case of an emergency.
For the guys!
Makes packing for a long weekend totally swift.
Grab and go… really hard to forget something important this way!
For the Destination
Because, duh.
I don't even like washing my hands in public bathrooms. I touch too many things during that process.
I am the queen of hand sanitizer and firmly believe you can never have enough!
Another key item for the international traveler.
This one is cute, compact, and colorful – which makes it easy to find while digging through all of your travel accessories.
No brainer. An absolute necessity.
But not at Disney guys – they don't allow it.
However, they're fabulous for taking family selfies!
The Books
The World Awaits: A Travel Organizer.
This is an adorable organizer with colorful illustrations throughout the entire book.
A great place to jot down trip ideas, and also has guided sections with wish lists and prompts to inspire your traveler!
Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel: Our List of the 500 Best Places to See… Ranked
There are a few folks on my list who are getting this book.
Its five HUNDRED sites-to-see, ranked by travel experts.
There's big stuff on there, obviously, but also a whole slew of "lesser-known hidden gems" to add to your bucket list.
Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2018
The best of the best. Lonely Planet is my personal go-to when it comes to travel inspiration.
This book is "a year's worth of inspiration to take travelers out of the ordinary and into the unforgettable"… it's a can't miss book!
A perfect leather notebook – blank pages great for notes, stickers, sketches, stubs…
It's a six-ring refillable book, and also comes with 6 card slots and a zipper pouch to store travel trinkets.
Bonus Stocking Stuffers For Travelers
You know this is what they really want. So let's make that happen. Contact your favorite travel agent (and if you don't have one, you can find us at No-Guilt Travel) and let's chat about setting up a gift card, voucher, or credit for your loved one's future trips.
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We recommend custom-made throwing knives which have no sharp edge, for throwing. In addition to being much safer for the thrower, this also means that the knife is more likely to be interpreted as for sport throwing, rather than for any nefarious intent.
Transporting equipment
When transporting knives and axes to and from a throwing venue, keep them in a case or bag, ideally one that is locked. Never wear your knives or axes while travelling to/from a venue.
Badges, logos, etc. of throwing groups on the bag/case and on your clothing will also help.
If practising away from a specific throwing venue, ensure that you are on private (not public) land, with permission from the owner, and make sure that you take steps to ensure that people are not going to accidentally wander into the area near or behind the target.
General Advice
Ultimately, in the Scottish and English legal systems, much is down to the interpretation of the officers, prosecutors and judge involved. It is in your interests to be sensible in your conduct, and to act in a manner that makes it clear that you are in possession of knives and axes solely for the purpose of throwing, and to show concern for the safety of the general public around you.


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Diversity and Dementia
Equality, diversity and inclusion are inherent in a person centred approach. Recognising the unique individuality of each person means understanding their personal history and the communities to which they belong.
Understanding the way that issues of ethnicity, sexuality and disability mediate peoples experience, including their experience of dementia and dementia care, is critical to the delivery of personalised care. Failure to recognise and engage with diversity can result in the unintentional exclusion of people from the care and support they need.
Skills for care have produced a guide for managers and team leaders.
The guide looks at:
■ people with dementia who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic
background (BAME)
■ people with dementia who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT)
■ people with young-onset dementia.
For more resources on BAME communities and dementia click here.
The page has documents, links and a video.
This publication seeks to highlight the main issues arising for people with dementia and carers from the following population groups: the oldest old, young onset, people with disabilities, black and minority ethnic people (BME), women, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGB&T), and different socio-economic populations
A good practice guide for providing dementia care to LGBT communities.
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Polio is a decease that can kill, can cripple. It is not pretty, there is no upside and it is not necessary. We had a chance to eradicate this most horrible decease and it did not happen because some abused the trust people need in the people immunising. This was followed by the targeting of the people who went out in the campaigns to immunise kids.
Pakistan has taken steps to contain polio. People who want to travel abroad, will be immunised. This is to be applauded and, it should be compulsory to be immunised for contagious diseases.
Next to my passport, I carry a yellow immunisation passport. When asks I can show what diseases I am immunised against. It would be really good when such a passport was mandatory for any travel that crosses borders, uses planes or ships.
To the people who talk about the "right to refuse" I have only one point they have to deal with. Do they take it upon themselves to take full responsibility for the consequences of all people that have not been immunised? Really !!


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If Life Is a Puzzle, Then Books Are the Pieces!
Organize your child's voyage into learning and discovering with KidKraft's Puzzle Book Shelf. Colorful shelves are designed to fit perfectly into each other, adding a colorful feature to your child's bedroom. Built to be sturdy, the Puzzle Book Shelf is virtually untippable.
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I purchased the Primary Color Puzzle shelf for my son's room to house small toys and books and LOVED it so much that I ordered a 2nd one. It comes unassembled but requires a minimal amount of effort and time to put it together. I was very suprised at how sturdy it actually is and it is designed in such a way that the pieces actually lock together when you assemble it. There is no possibility of it coming apart if a child attempted to climb on it. The colors are very vibrant and it is so well made that it could potentially last many years. I would highly recommend the Puzzle Book Shelf for any child's room. You won't be disappointed!
I received this item about 3 days ago and assembeled it, it was easy to assemble, only takes about 15 minutes, I looked at all the screw holes to make sure the boards were not cracked, today I noticed, all the shelves were cracked along the front edge. More chinese made stuff that is junk. with such large cracks I do not know how long it will hold up.


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Scotland is a country steeped in history and legend just waiting to be explored. Discover the breath-taking scenery of the Scottish Highlands where imposing castles nestle between serene lochs and wild mountains. Visit ancient battlefields where rival Scottish clans fought for supremacy or search the waters for the Loch Ness Monster. Unearth your roots to find your own ancestral tartan or even have one designed to order.
Capital city, Edinburgh, is a haven for those seeking the most elegant and refined of Scottish art and culture while St Andrew's is Scotland's globally celebrated 'Home of Golf' where you can play on some of the finest courses in the world. Sample Scotland's fine dining with fresh seafood, and game delicacies, as well as traditional haggis, and Michelin star cuisine. Don't forget Scotland's national drink and greatest export: become a true whisky connoisseur as you tour premium distilleries on Scotland's Whisky Trail.
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The overall percentage change in average salary since 2000.
Salaries are a gauge of overall economic health and a measure of the degree to which employees are sharing in the prosperity of a community. They also indicate the vitality of a region and its ability to compete and attract workers.
Although there have been shifts in average salaries among employment sectors, the overall average salary in Essex County ($58,000) increased from 2000. This is in contrast to the state, where average salary has increased by 11% and a 10% increase in the nation. Essex County's average salary simply kept pace with inflation.
The greatest increases in average salary were in the Financial Activities (39%), Government (22%) and Manufacturing (21%) sectors in Essex County, while the Information sector had the largest decline (-18%). Although Essex County, the state and nation had similar changes in many sectors, the state and nation both had increases in average salaries in Information (14% and 25%, respectively).
Lake, IL, with an increase of 20% in overall average salary since 2000, was the highest among the comparison counties, with Westchester, NY and Middlesex, MA trailing with increases of 8% and 11%, respectively. The greatest sector increase within each comparison county was Manufacturing in Lake County, IL (57%), Natural Resources and Mining in Middlesex, MA (65%), and Financial Activities in Westchester, NY (38%) since 2000. The largest declines in average salary were in the Information sector in Westchester, NY (-19%) and Lake County, IL (-8%) and Trade, Transportation and Utilities in Middlesex, NY (-6%).
Data have been converted to 2017 dollars. Industries in which most of the workforce is full time (e.g., Manufacturing) will appear to pay significantly higher wages than ones that employ many part-timers (e.g., Retail or Leisure and Hospitality). 2018 data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter of 2019.


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Visit any airport car rental counter these days, and your eyes may deceive you.
What you will see is a rainbow of brands – Avis red, Hertz yellow, Budget orange, and Thrifty blue among them – but things are not as multicoloured as they appear. Years of consolidation in the car rental industry have pushed competitors together, but many have kept the old names on the key chains.
In the United States, nine separate brands drew 94 per cent of the industry revenue in 2011, but all of those were held in only four parent companies, according to statistics from Auto Rental News. The industry picture is much the same in Canada, except that Canadian company Discount Car and Truck Rental is also a dominant presence alongside the major U.S. players.
Now, things are about to get cozier: reports last week suggested Hertz Global Holdings Inc. could announce soon its acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., itself a product of an earlier merger.
The deal raises important questions about branding in this industry and others. Why have car rental companies, such as Avis and Budget, or Enterprise and its counterparts National and Alamo, kept their marketing images separate? And on a larger scale, how should companies handle their branding efforts during mergers and acquisitions? When does it make sense to maintain separate brands and when should companies unite their marketing images under one umbrella?
The unifying strategy has been in progress at United Continental Holdings Inc. since the airlines merged in 2010; the company has been phasing out the Continental name.
There are other industries where it can make sense to maintain different brands under one corporate name, often for price differentiation purposes. Marriott International Inc., for example, owns Ritz-Carlton hotels as a private subsidiary, but keeps the luxury Ritz image separate. It also operates other hotel brands such as Courtyard and Residence, targeted to different markets.
Separate branding is often common in retail as well – Gap and Banana Republic, which Gap bought in the 1980s, provide clothing at different levels of quality, different prices, and with different customers in mind.
The ad industry itself is an example, with major holding companies such as Omnicom Group and WPP containing constellations of agencies that are brand giants in themselves, such as DDB Worldwide and Ogilvy & Mather, respectively.
"Combining brands [after a merger]means you're taking something that has had a lot of investment in it, and killing it," said Meghan Busse, a professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management who studies price discrimination.
"The big issue is, do we think that there is a meaningful underlying heterogeneity in the customers that we have … that we can make higher total profits by tailoring prices to different consumer segments?" she said.
That is the case in the car rental industry, said Pat Farrell, chief marketing officer of privately held Enterprise Holdings Inc., which owns the Enterprise, Alamo and National rental brands.
"From a marketing perspective, there has not been consolidation," he said. When the company bought Alamo and National in 2007, there were discussions about how to market them, but the company kept them distinct because they serve different markets.
National, for example, is targeted heavily at the business traveller who is accustomed to renting cars and wants to get through the line and behind the wheel as quickly as possible.
Enterprise, by contrast, focuses on "the infrequent flyer" as Mr. Farrell calls them – travellers for whom a more hands-on customer service approach plays best. And Alamo is for the "shoppers," who are making their decisions primarily based on price. For that reason, a much larger portion of Alamo's marketing spend is on digital advertising, since the Web is where people tend to shop around.
"A lot of people will suggest that the industry is a commodity and you won't get differentiation – it's become the same as wheat or any other commodity, that it's price-driven only," said Bill McNeice, president of Associated Canadian Car Rental Operators. He disagrees, and believes there is a purpose in having different brands for different types of customers.
But that may not always be the most effective strategy, said Jonathan Knowles, chief executive officer of New York-based Type 2 Consulting, which advises companies on marketing after mergers. While it is easier to simply continue running brands separately, companies that rebrand under a new, unified identity have tended to show better market performance after a merger, according to research Mr. Knowles did in collaboration with two marketing professors from the University of North Carolina and IE Business School in Madrid.
Their 2010 Marketing Sciences Instituteworking paper evaluated 216 mergers of U.S. public companies between 1997 and 2006. More than half assimilated the weaker brand and continued business under one name (as Air Canada did when it merged with Canadian Airlines). About one-quarter continued business under the original, separate brands (as the car rental companies did). Only 20 per cent fused the brands, either under a new name (Exxon Mobil, for example), or by combining one brand's name with the other's logo (as United Airlines did by adopting Continental's blue globe logo).
The research tracked the stock returns of each company in the three years after the merger. Those that went with the fusion strategy, combining their brands, slightly outperformed the market as a whole.
The brand strategy adopted after a merger can vary greatly, depending on the type of company, the industry and the consumer base, Mr. Knowles noted, adding: "People tend to favour the appearance of choice."
But too much choice can be self-defeating for a company – as a major Canadian retailer recognized this week. On Wednesday, Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. announced it is pursuing a "superbranding" strategy for FGL Sports, which was known as Forzani Group Ltd. before Canadian Tire acquired it last year.
After years of gobbling up sports retail competitors in its pre-Canadian Tire days, FGL is retiring a number of brands to focus on three: Sport Chek, Sports Experts (which has a large presence in Quebec) and Atmosphere.
"If you have a group of brands that serve the same purpose, sooner or later it's in your best interest to consolidate them," said Duncan Fulton, chief marketing officer for FGL Sports. Keeping the brands separate, he said, wasted marketing dollars that could have been spent advertising the main brands more effectively.
"We have the opportunity to create a superbrand."


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Gastroparesis Diet Guidelines
STEP 1. Gatorade and Bouillon
|Patients with severe nausea and vomiting should sip small volumes of salty liquids such as Gatorade or bouillon in order to avoid dehydration. Any liquid to be ingested should have some caloric content. A multiple vitamin supplement should be prescribed.
|To ingest 1,000 to 1,500 cc per day in multiple servings, e.g. twelve 4 oz. servings over the course of 12-14 hours.
|Citrus drinks of all kinds and highly sweetened drinks.
STEP 2. Soups
|The diet may be advanced to include a variety of soups with noodles or rice and crackers. Peanut butter, cheese, and crackers may be tolerated in small amounts. Caramels or other chewy confections may be tried. These foods should be given in at least six divided meals per day. A multivitamin should be prescribed.
|To ingest approximately 1,500 calories per day. Patients who can accomplish this will avoid dehydration and will hopefully ingest enough calories to maintain their weight.
|Creamy, milk-based liquids. The fat in the meal will delay emptying of the stomach.
STEP 3. Starches, chicken, and fish
|Starches such as noodles, pasta, potatoes and rice are easily mixed and emptied by the stomach. Thus, soups, mashed potatoes or baked potatoes, pasta dishes, rice and baked chicken breast and fish are usually well tolerated sources of carbohydrate and protein. These solids should also be ingested in six small meals per day. A one-a-day vitamin should be prescribed.
|To find a diet of common foods that the patient finds interesting, satisfying, and that evoke minimal nausea/vomiting symptoms.
|Fatty foods which delay gastric emptying and red meats and fresh vegetables which require considerable digestion. Avoid pulpy fibrous foods that promote formation of bezoars.
IMPORTANT: Please remember that the diet is trial and error and what works for one may not work for another. This is simply a basic guideline.
*Diet created by Dr. Ken Koch, M.D., Director of GI at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
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Appending Data 🔗
Appending data to an existing Dataset is not much different from
uploading the initial data; both use a "Batch" resource which represents
the process of importing the data from the source into the dataset. Once
you have created a Source for your data, POST its URL to
datasets/{id}/batches/ to start the import process. That process may
take some time, depending on the size of the dataset.
To check when the append process completed use the progress value
returned in the body of the response.
The returned Location header is the URI of the new Batch.
User interfaces may choose here to show a progress meter or some other widget.
Adding a subsequent Source 🔗
Once you have created a Dataset, you can upload new files and append rows to the same Dataset as often as you like. If the structure of each file is the same as that of the first uploaded file, Crunch should automatically pass your new rows through exactly the same process as the old rows. If there are any derived variables in your Dataset, new data will be derived in the new rows following the same rules as the old data. You can follow the progress as above via the progress endpoint.
Let's look at an example: you had uploaded an initial CSV of 3 columns, A, B and C. Then:
- The Crunch system automatically converted column A from the few strings that were found in it to a Categorical type.
- You derived a new column D that consisted of B * C.
Then you decide to upload another CSV of new rows. What will happen?
When you POST to create the second Batch, the service will: 1) match up the new A with the old A and cast the new strings to existing categories by name, and 2) fill column D for you with B * C for each new row.
However, from time to time, the new source has significant differences: a new variable, a renamed variable, and other changes. When you append the first Source to a Dataset, there is nothing with which to conflict. But a subsequent POST to batches/ may result in a conflict if the new source cannot be confidently reconciled with the existing data. Even though you get a 201 Created response for the new batch resource, it will have a status of "conflict".
Reporting and Resolving Conflicts 🔗
When you append a Source to an existing Dataset, the system attempts to match up the new data with the old. If the source's schema can be automatically aligned with the target Dataset, the new rows from the Batch are appended. When things go wrong, however, the Batch (or the progress endpoint) can be inspected to see what conflicted with the target (or vice-versa, in some cases!).
GET the new Batch:
GET /api/datasets/{dataset_id}/batches/{batch_id}/ HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/shoji
element: "shoji:entity",
self: "https://crunch.io/api/datasets/30e4a927/batches/import_batch%3A30e4a92bca%24aa3f6b85-8215/",
description: "A batch for this Dataset. Each batch is a set of rows which were inserted together.",
body: {
status: "error",
source: null,
error: "Type of 'Count' does not match target and cannot be converted.",
id: "import_batch:30e4a92bca$aa3f6b85-8215",
progress: -1
If any variable conflicts, the
"error" message will contain the
description of the conflict.
For example, if the new variable "Count" had a different type
that could not be converted compared to the existing variable "Count",
the Batch resource would contain the above message. Only unresolvable
conflicts will be shown; if a variable is not reported in the conflicts
object, it appended cleanly.
See Batches for more details on batch entities and conflicts.
Streaming rows 🔗
Existing datasets are best sent to Crunch as a single Source, or a handful of subsequent Sources if gathered monthly or on some other schedule. Sometimes however you want to "stream" data to Crunch as it is being gathered, even one row at a time, rather than in a single post-processing phase. You do not want to make each row its own batch (it's simply not worth the overhead). Instead, you should make a Stream and send rows to it, then periodically create a Source and Batch from it.
Send rows to a stream 🔗
To send one or more rows to a dataset stream, simply POST one or more
lines of line-delimited
JSON to the
stream endpoint:
{"var_id_1": 1, "var_id_2": "a"}
by_alias = ds.variables.by('alias')
while True:
row = my_system.read_a_row()
importing.importer.stream_rows(ds, {
'gender': row['gender'],
'age': row['age']
Streamed values must be keyed either by id or by alias. The variable ids/aliases must correspond to existing variables in the dataset. The Python code shows how to efficiently map aliases to ids. The data must match the target variable types so that we can process the row as quickly as possible. We want no casting or other guesswork slowing us down here. Among other things, this means that categorical values must be represented as Crunch's assigned category ids, not names or numeric values.
You may also send more than one row at a time if you prefer. For example, your data collection system may already post-process row data in, say, 5 minute increments. The more rows you can send together, the less overhead spent processing each one and the more you can send in a given time. Send multiple lines of line-delimited JSON, or if using pycrunch, a list of dicts rather than a single dict.
Each time you send a POST, all of the rows in that POST are assembled into a new message which is added to the stream. Each message can contain one or more rows of data.
As when creating a new source, don't worry about sending values for derived variables; Crunch will fill these out for you for each row using the data you send.
Append the new rows to the dataset 🔗
The above added new rows to the Stream resource so that you can be confident that your data is completely safe with Crunch. To append those rows to the dataset requires another step. You could stream rows and then, once they are all assembled, append them all as a single Source to the dataset. However, if you're streaming rows at intervals it's likely you want to append them to the dataset at intervals, too. But doing so one row at a time is usually counter-productive; it slows the rate at which you can send rows, balloons metadata, and interrupts users who are analyzing the data.
Instead, you control how often you want the streamed rows to be appended
to the dataset. When you're ready, POST to
and provide the "stream" member, plus any extra metadata the new Source
should possess:
"stream": null,
"type": "ldjson",
"name": "My streamed rows",
"description": "Yet Another batch from the stream"
ds.batches.create({"body": {
"stream": None,
"type": "ldjson",
"name": "My streamed rows",
"description": "Yet Another batch from the stream"
The "stream" member tells Crunch to acquire the data from the stream to
form this Batch. The "stream" member must be
null, then the system
will acquire all currently pending messages (any new messages which
arrive during the formation of this Batch will be queued and not
fetched). If there are no pending messages,
409 Conflict is returned
instead of 201/202 for the new Batch.
Pending rows will be added automatically 🔗
Every hour, the Crunch system goes through all datasets, and for each that has pending streamed data, it batches up the pending rows and adds them to the dataset automatically, as long as the dataset is not currently in use by someone. That way, streamed data will magically appear in the dataset for the next time a user loads it, but if a user is actively working with the dataset, the system won't update their view of the data and disrupt their session.
See Stream for more details on streams.
Combining datasets 🔗
Combining datasets consists on creating a new dataset formed by stacking a list of datasets together. It works under the same rules as a normal append.
To create a new dataset combined from others, it is necessary to POST to
the datasets catalog indicating a
combine_datasets expression:
POST /api/datasets/
"element": "shoji:entity",
"body": {
"name": "My combined dataset",
"description": "Consists on dsA and dsB",
"derivation": {
"function": "combine_datasets",
"args": [
{"dataset": "https://app.crunch.io/api/datasets/dsabc/"},
{"dataset": "https://app.crunch.io/api/datasets/ds123/"}
The server will verify that the authenticated user has view permission to all datasets, else will raise a 400 error.
The resulting dataset will consist on the matched union of all included datasets with the rows in the same order. Private/public variable visibility and exclusion filters will be honored in the result.
Transformations during combination 🔗
The combine procedures will perform normal append matching rules which means that any mismatch on aliases or types will not proceed, as well limiting the existing union of variables from the present datasets as the result.
It is possible to provide transformations on the datasets to ensure that they line up on the combination phase and to add extra columns with constant dataset metadata per dataset on the resulting combined result.
{"dataset"} argument allows for an extra
frame key that can
contain a function expression on the desired dataset transformation, for
"dataset": "<dataset_url>",
"frame": {
"function": "make_frame",
"args": [{
"map": {
"*": {"variable": "*"},
"dataset_id": {
"value": "<dataset_id>",
"type": "text",
"references": {
"name": "Dataset ID",
"alias": "dataset_id"
Selecting a subset of variables to combine 🔗
In the same fashion that it is possible to add extra variables to the dataset transforms, it is possible to select which variables only to include.
Note in the example above, we use the
"*": {"variable": "*"}
expressions which instructs the server to include all variables.
Omitting that would cause to only include the selected variables, for
"dataset": "<dataset_url>",
"frame": {
"function": "make_frame",
"args": [{
"map": {
"A": {"variable": "A"},
"B": {"variable": "B"},
"C": {"variable": "C"},
"dataset_id": {
"value": "<dataset_id>",
"type": "text",
"references": {
"name": "Dataset ID",
"alias": "dataset_id"
On this example, the expression indicates to only include variables with
B and
C from the referenced dataset as well as add
the new extra variable
dataset_id. This would effectively append
only these 4 variables instead of the full dataset's variables.


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Apple can provide your children with customised mouthguards, to ensure you're helping to protect those choppers. Did you know more than 5 million teeth are knocked out during sporting activities every year? What is even worse is that it's estimated between 30% and 50% of these injuries could have been prevented or would have been less severe had a mouthguard been worn.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A set of North Carolina babies surprised their parents by tipping the scales and being among the biggest twins on record: Sean William Maynard and Abigail Rose Maynard weighed in at a combined 23 pounds and 1 ounce at birth this week, a North Carolina hospital announced Friday.
Freda Springs, spokeswoman for Forsyth Medical Center, said the twins were delivered two minutes apart by Caesarean section on Tuesday at the center's Sara Lee Center for Women's Health in Winston-Salem.
The boy weighed 10 pounds, 14 ounces; the girl, 12 pounds, 3 ounces. Springs said both babies are in excellent condition after their birth to parents Joey and Erin Maynard of Winston-Salem.
But as big as they were, they don't hold the record. Their combined weight is about four pounds shy of the combined weight of twins born in Arkansas in 1927, the hospital said. Those twins weighed a total of 27 pounds, 12 ounces, hospital researchers said, adding they could find no public record of any heavier twins than the Arkansas pair born since 1900.
They said the Maynard twins topped a 1997 delivery in North Carolina of big twins weighing a total of 18 pounds, 10 ounces.
Sean, tucked in a blue blanket, was held by his mother and his sister, swaddled in pink, was cradled by her father at a hospital news conference Friday. The infants slept quietly through their first public appearance.
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Recently, my ladyfriend saw something online that greatly upset her. She read a review claiming the Disney movie Frozen was spreading homosexual propaganda.
I have not read the review, but I have seen the movie, and now I will attempt to determine if that review is correct and my brain was poisoned by gay messaging.
SPOILER ALERT: The answer is yes.


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Android was among the first of the modern smartphone operating systems to truly embrace the cloud, allowing for on-device management and synching across devices. AirDroid is an application that adds a twist to that concept by providing a tool to manage important phone functions directly from a desktop computer.
AirDroid links a computer and mobile device that are on the same Wi-fi network. The user enters an IP address in the browser and then enters a key code that pairs the devices. From there, AirDroid can access call logs, check messages, and manage files stored on the computer. There's also a good-looking contact management feature, but since users can already do with Google Contacts, it's less impressive. However, being able to send and receive text messages on a computer is worth the price of admission ($ 0 – the app is free).
App and file management are also present. If you download an APK to beta test, you can load it directly from the portal without having to mount an SD card. And if you need to back-up apps, the Export feature will download the APK for a single title or a ZIP archive for a batch of them. AirDroid can also initiate batch uninstalls, but it still requires that the user manually tap "Ok" for each app on the phone. The portal actually does a better job of displaying the name, size, and date of each app installed, providing an excellent window for determining which titles get the boot.
It's not all peaches and roses, however. I love that Airdroid can manage the SD card without having to actually mount it to a device, allowing users to wirelessly transfer songs to a phone or backup photos from the phone to the desktop. However, the speed of some functions isn't as fast as it could be, and navigation from one window to another isn't quick either. It's also disappointing that there's only an icon view when browsing the SD card contents, and the stats on file space don't refresh even after pressing the refresh button. These are small gripes that are tolerable for now and will likely be addressed in future updates.
AirDroid is a handy application to manage data on the desktop, and it has a simple file manager when you want to handle certain functions directly on the phone. Even if you just want to be able to easily send texts or backup files, it's a great tool to have in your arsenal.
- Android 2.1 or higher required
- Copy text clipboard between Android and desktop
- Send and receive SMS messages from the desktop
- Over-the-air transfer of music, photos, and other documents
- Install, backup, or uninstall apps and games from the desktop
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Sheila's Story Meet Sheila. Right after living in the very same Deal, NJ basement apartment for close to ten years, Sheila clinched a deal on her dream residence. The excitement was palpable. The new residence on Deal Road was a gorgeous bi-level residence that would serve her family's wants nicely, with an elementary college for her little ones not as well far away on Roseld Ave,a residence of worship on Norwood Ave, and the gorgeous shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean's beach a two-minute drive away. Now that there was an actual address to move into, Sheila necessary a various type of coverage program than the standard renters insurance coverage she had in spot for all these years. Her NJ homeowner insurance coverage would not only cover all the things she had inside her residence, it would also safeguard the residence structure from Deal, NJ's notorious threat exposure to storms.
As portion of the shore location, Deal was prime target for hurricane and wind storm losses and damages. In truth, considering that Hurricane Sandy's wrath had hit Deal, Lengthy Branch, Asbury Park, Point Pleasant, Seaside Heights and surrounding shore places, the NJ insurance coverage businesses have been playing a challenging to get game, with great coverage remaining somewhat elusive. In addition, policies that have been readily available for the NJ shore location had higher deductibles and premiums. Sheila produced an appointment at a nearby skilled independent insurance coverage agency situated to talk about her coverage alternatives.
This is what the broker told her. Sheila would need to have a typical homeowner policy that would cover
• Lightning and fire harm
• Sudden and accidental smoke harm
• Explosion harm
• Theft losses
• Vandalism and malicious mischief harm and losses
• Automobiles, cars and boats
• Accidental water harm
• Riots and Civilian Commotions Mainly because the above covered perils have been not all-inclusive for Sheila's Deal, NJ shore location wants, Sheila was told to obtain a rider for
• Flooding (obtainable via the National Flood Insurance coverage)
• Freezing pipes
• Wind and hail harm to trees and bushes (such as what occurred through Hurricane Sandy)
• Mold that is brought on by flooding
• Water harm as a outcome of incessant leakage Sheila was also advised that in addition to the coverage she was urged to get as riders, the typical homeowner policy did not involve coverage for
• Losses that take place as a outcome of the residence becoming vacant for particular quantity of days • Earthquakes, landslides, mudslides or sinkholes
• Vermin and insects, which includes termites
• Put on & tear of the residence, which includes rotting
• Liability from cars owned
War Harm, which includes nuclear perils Right after weighing the pros and cons with her insurance coverage agent, Sheila consulted with her husband and decided to stick with the typical homeowner insurance coverage policy and only added riders that genuinely impacted the relevance to storm likelihood in her Deal place.
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Warmer weather calls for biking around the city. I finally faced my fear of riding a bike around the city. Who knew I could be so afraid of riding a bike? I'm only a grown adult, yet I can't seem to grasp the thought of why I was so afraid of riding a bike around a bike friendly city. With perfect weather like today, I thought I give it a try.
I rented a DC CityShare to cruise around the National Mall, and it's definitely a lot faster to see the city when you are riding a bike.
Can you fall in love with a city? Because I sure am falling more in love with this city every single day.


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Cleanup operations finally complete at O'Sullivans Island
DERBY -- A new chapter in the tale of O'Sullivan's Island is about to be written.
For decades, the island has been off limits to residents. The 20-acre island at the confluence of the Naugatuck and Housatonic rivers has housed a landfill and a regional fire-training academy, but it is now both vacant and environmentally clean.
The construction crews that conducted the environmental cleanup are gone, and town Public Works employees have finished planting dozens of trees there. And now city officials are trying to figure out what to do with the area that boasts pristine views.
"We are going to take down that sign and put up another one," Economic Development Director Sheila O'Malley said of the sign that warns the public to stay out of the site.
Possible uses are limited to recreation, she said. "[Federal Environmental Protection Agency officials] have said that everything is clear and safe for everyone to go on," she said.
But for the time being the site will remain closed to the public in order to let the landscaping grow in, said Board of Aldermen president Ken Hughes. That includes the 30 crabapple, oak and maple trees recently planted, as well as the grass seed laid on the large bare spots where tons of contaminated soil were removed.
"It's in a flood plane, so for now it has to be left as open space for people to enjoy," Hughes said.
About a century ago there were football fields on the site, O'Malley said, and a portion of the area was used as a horse track. But those uses were set aside in favor of the fire training school and landfill, two uses that left behind serious contamination.
The EPA foot the bill for the cleanup, O'Malley said. Last October it began work there, and soon it came upon an unwelcome surprise -- dozens of 55-gallon drums filled with contaminants. That extended the amount of time it took to finish the work, which wrapped up in the last month.
The final price tag for the work had been expected to reach up to $3 million, officials said earlier this summer.
There are several grants the city anticipates getting to continue sprucing up the site, O'Malley said. The Valley Council of Governments recently got word that it will received $325,000 to go towards recreational amenities such as a handicapped-accessible fishing pier and a refurbished boat ramp.
The state Department of Environmental Protection is expected to contribute funds for signs at the site that would inform visitors of the history of the island and the wildlife and plant species there, Hughes said.
Plans could include ball fields, O'Malley said. Mayor Anthony Staffieri has arranged for Lowe's Home Improvement to donate picnic benches for the banks of the rivers, she said. "I can just see people picnicking next to the river," she said. "It's a perfect site for that."
"It's a beautiful site, the nicest site in Derby," Hughes said.
"We are receiving compliments left and right as to what a great job the EPA and Public Works did."


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Toulouse will attempt to follow stablemate Ace High's path to the Group One Australian Derby next autumn after breaking his maiden at Rosehill.
The two-year-old has responded positively to his recent gelding, with trainer David Payne nailing the quinella in the Australian Turf Club Handicap (1400m) on Saturday.
Toulouse ($4.40) hit the line 1-1/2 lengths clear of Silent Explorer ($12) to record his first win at the fourth attempt.
Payne was pleased with the duo, who were sired by Lope de Vega, a stallion who also provided the South African with success through Be Like Dad and French Fern.
"I think (Toulouse) could be a derby horse. The further he goes, the better," Payne said.
He said Toulouse had improved significantly since health concerns were resolved.
"He had a lot of blood issues and every time I ran him (last preparation) he didn't go into those races a hundred per cent," he said.
"When we put him away, we gelded him and he's come back a different horse, and he'll improve a couple of lengths on this run."
Jockey Jason Collett also noticed a change in Toulouse's demeanour since he rode him in the Pierro Plate in February.
"He's a lovely horse, actually. I rode him last prep during the start of the autumn and it was all happening too soon for him," he said.
"David gave him more time to develop and gelding him has probably helped him."
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Military Paper: Religious Free Zone vs Religious Education
Previous discussions have highlighted research papers from Professional Military Education (PME) courses that have addressed topics of religion in the military. Again, as noted at the time, these papers are the result of an academic course of study and do not reflect official positions or policies. The fact that religion in the military is coming up so frequently as a topic, however, does say something about the current culture.
Yet another example of this trend is the paper "Constructing Religious Empathy in the US Military" (pdf) by USAF Major Jess Drab; the paper was written for the US Air Force's Air Command and Staff College in 2008.
In the paper, Drab argues that while some believe religion in the military should be silenced in order to advance the Nation's current causes, religious and cultural education is actually a far better option. While the US military is currently educating its members on Islam and its related culture, the author notes this isn't necessarily sufficient:
Full cultural awareness demands open discourse about American culture and religious identities, and thorough examination of the interactions thereof. Free practice of religion, within lawful bounds, must not be marginalized or silenced in the military; religious discussion, awareness, and education will help military forces understand the current security environment and ultimately aid US victory in the Global War on Terror. (emphasis added)
Drab has a fairly clear description of the faults of imposed secularism:
Secularists often argue for more restrictive tactics to achieve tolerance, saying that even implied religious endorsement (via public affiliation) by military members is illegal under the 1st Amendment. Such a position effectively eliminates free individual religious expression and does nothing to educate the implied underlying culture of religious intolerance…Removing individual religious expression from military members hampers, rather than helps the War on Terror. The military must accept religion (or lack thereof) as an honored personal choice and as indicative of cultural identity.
Her paper is not without its faults, but it is well written and researched; at 30 pages, it is both manageable and worth the read.
Other PME papers of interest can be read here.