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Lee Han Wi is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 17, 1961 in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, South Korea and made his acting debut in 1983. Taking roles in theater productions as well as in films and television dramas, he is an incredibly prolific actor who has been recognized, on numerous occasions, for his hard work and dedication to his craft. The winner of several awards for best supporting actor, he has made appearances in countless films and television dramas, including "My Son" (2007), "Hero" (2009), "Gye Baek" (2011), "Modern Farmer" (2014), "Super Daddy 10" (2015), and "Byunhyuk's Love" (2017).
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Though the housing crisis of the late 2000s shocked the American economy, it also created significant opportunities for ambitious investors who didn't mind getting their hands dirty. And no, we're not talking about the unscrupulous lenders and Wall Street profiteers whose subprime loans and mortgage-backed securities upended untold thousands of American families' finances and nearly brought the economy to its knees.
We're talking about the hardworking folks who buy up foreclosed homes, fix them up, and sell or rent them to deserving individuals and families. In recent years, renting out foreclosed properties has become a profitable enterprise that also happens to exert a powerful positive influence on society by helping renters get back on their feet. If you're wondering how to fix foreclosed homes or rent out foreclosed properties, read on.
1. Get the Lay of the Land in Your Area
Real estate investing experts encourage prospective foreclosure investors to perform exhaustive research on real estate hotspots before buying foreclosed properties in a particular location — even if they live nearby. That's because the foreclosure market is subject to unique pressures that don't affect other real estate segments. Pay particular attention to:
Values for other foreclosed properties in your area (using Zillow and other valuation sites)
How many other investors operate in your area, a figure that could affect your bid for a particular property
The type and condition of foreclosed homes in your area, which could be different from the overall housing stock
Resale values (or rental rates) for fixed-up foreclosures of comparable age and stock
2. Don't Buy Sight Unseen
At first glance, foreclosure auctions offer the best bang for your buck. Homes typically sell for less at auction than through a licensed agent, regardless of their perceived value. That boosts your profit potential, right?
Not necessarily. Foreclosure auctions come with a major catch: They typically involve onerous restrictions on your ability to inspect and assess prospective purchases, making it all but impossible to accurately assess value. Every year, countless unwitting buyers wind up with "lemons" — homes that appear fine on the outside but have massive problems on the inside.
3. Understand the Investment Required to Fix Up the Home
An extension of the "never buy sight unseen" rule: Always have a rough estimate of how much it'll cost to make a home attractive to discerning tenants willing to pay top dollar for the right property. Though problems can always pop up during the rehab process, a thorough, inside-out inspection is the best way to narrow your cost range. This allows you to effectively budget for repairs and improvements, an especially important step if you're making a living out of fixing and renting out foreclosed properties.
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Once your fixed-up foreclosure is ready for the rental market, or even just before, you need to find suitable tenants. Unfortunately, finding suitable tenants can seem nearly as difficult as finding a suitable person to settle down with — because the stakes aren't much lower. The wrong tenant can damage your property, fail to come up with rent payments, and bring unscrupulous people or activities onto the premises. And while the law allows you to evict scofflaw tenants, clever tenants can make this a very difficult proposition. Professional management is one option, as is using personal connections to find top-quality, long-term residents.


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Another vital piece of the ESPN 98.7 FM game plan has come to fruition. The station inked a multiyear deal with the New York Jets. As part of the package, 98.7 will continue to be the radio home of the team. The Jets also maintain a presence on ESPN Deportes Nueva York at 1050 AM, the only 24-7 Spanish sports talk station in the city.
"Our partnership with the New York Jets is one of the finest in professional sports," ESPN New York VP/general manager Dave Roberts tells FishbowlNY.
The Jets contract features all the bells and whistles of game-day coverage, including the pre- and post-game shows on both stations.
In addition, 98.7 keeps its focus on J-E-T-S throughout the season with the Jets Player Spotlight Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Head coach Rex Ryan is interviewed Mondays at 5:15 p.m. on the Michael Kay Show, and the Inside the Jets segment takes place Mondays at 7 p.m.
With the Jets locked in, all current play-by-play properties have been secured long term. In August, the Knicks and Rangers re-upped with ESPN Radio.
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Add Hope teams, NGO leaders, media and influencers gathered in Hillbrow on 11 October 2017 at NGO Mould, Empower, Serve (MES) to experience how hope is stronger than hunger this World Hunger Month. MES is one of 137 NGOs supported by Add Hope. With World Hunger Month in October, including World Food Day on 16th October, KFC is aiming to raise over R5 million in Add Hope donations which will go to feeding over 120 000 children around the country at NGOs like MES.
The MES Dinaledi Preschool children challenged influencers including Sthembiso Khoza, Proverb, Smash Afrika, DJ Sabby, Hayley Owen and Nicole da Silva to three activities - soccer, chess and crafts, to show how essential good nutrition is for the development of physical, psychosocial and cognitive skills at an early age.
"Too many children are living in poverty, and a lack of nutritious food can give them a really rough start in life. They have enough challenges to face. We can all make a difference, and Add Hope is a simple way to do it," said actor Sthembizo Khoza, who is a passionate ambassador for Add Hope. Actress Hayley Owen said, "These kids come from a very tough area, and for many of them, the meal they get here at MES is there only meal of the day. I'm really happy to see how well they're doing, and hope we can reach more children if we all pull together."
KFC Public Affairs Director for Africa, Thabisa Mkhwanazi, says the World Hunger Month campaign focuses on the message – hope is stronger than hunger. ""Our objective is to create an engaging experience to drive conversations around the hunger crisis in Africa, at the same time showing the hope that centres such as MES Dinaledi provide. We're exploring how better nutrition in early childhood can have a lasting impact on physical, cognitive and social development, giving the next generation hope by unlocking potential and boosting prosperity. It's the single most important factor in creating a better future for these children. When you add hope, you give a child so much more than food."
In a country where hunger and poor nutrition pose a major risk to the development of millions of children, initiatives like Add Hope that channel funds towards feeding children are playing a vital role. The pressure is on to maintain levels of feeding and increase the children Add Hope is able to reach, and Mkhwanazi says that KFC wants to partner with customers to do more. "Statistics SA shows that 51% of people are living in poverty, most of whom are children. Malnutrition is rife and this has a lifelong impact. We need to do everything we can to turn the tide on hunger. As KFC, we continue to increase its own CSI contributions, based on a percentage of profits. We appreciate every customer donation as these donations enable Add Hope to keep increasing the amount of children we reach," says Mkhwanazi. Add Hope works because it's a small donation that is quick to add – it's really the power of the collective to change lives. Hope really is stronger than hunger."
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What is Placenta Encapsulation ?
Experience all of the benefits of your placenta! A great majority of other mammals have shown that Placenta is the ultimate postpartum "mothers assistant". Utilizing your placenta after birth can help to increase milk supply, guard against anemia, fight fatigue as well as alleviate many other post birth problems. Placenta encapsulation means that you can reap the rewards in a familiar way. Taking it as a capsule, in a tincture, or through a salve are all beneficial. As an encapsulation specialist, I will prepare your placenta for you after you give birth. The process will be completed and products ready for use within 24/36 hours. This beautiful process can be very helpful for the mother during the postpartum period and beyond. It really is a remedy for new mothers.
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Your encapsulation package will include your placenta capsules, a tincture, salve and a cord keepsake with a beautiful bag.The Placenta Pills are prepared using the Traditional Chinese Method. The tincture is prepared using locally produced 80 proof vodka and is delivered in a large bottle with an additional bottle and dropper to fill for use. The salve is prepared using a carrier oil, and Shea butter, and expires within three months from preparation. The tincture, and capsules do not have an expiration date if kept according to instructions. I do provide an informational sheet with instructions for each product.
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Speak with your provider about your encapsulation plans, so that they are aware you do not want your placenta disposed of. Select a friend/family member who will be available to contact me as soon as possible after you give birth to arrange the process. I will then come to your home, or complete the process in my home within the first 24 hours after the birth. Once the process is complete (about 24 hours total) I will bring your package to you, either at the hospital or in your home and communicate the dosage and storage guidelines as well as answer any questions that you may have.
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Many Americans Set to Lose Extended Unemployment Benefits
Here's a staggering thought: Approximately 2.1 million Americans are set to lose their extended unemployment benefits on December 29 if the folks in Washington don't renew them. This is part of a package deal related to tax increases and spending cuts better known as the fiscal cliff.
That's not all — as per the National Employment Law Project (NELP), an additional 930,000 Americans are going to run out of unemployment insurance early in the new year when their 26 weeks expire. (During the recession, the federal government provided up to 73 weeks of jobless benefits in addition to the 26 weeks most states were able to provide.)
Judy Conti, the federal advocacy coordinator at NELP, told USA Today, "Congress needs to see its way to reauthorize this program so it doesn't lapse. It's the middle of winter, it's the only income some people have, it keeps their homes heated, roofs over their head, and it also allows them to feed their children."
As per the piece, Conti has grown more confident that Congress and the White House will come to an agreement to renew the emergency unemployment benefits for another year. That said, if an agreement isn't resolved until next month, people who are impacted may endure a few weeks of hardship. (It should be short-lived because benefits would probably be implemented retroactively.)
The Congressional Budget Office estimated it will cost about $30 billion next year; this is in comparison to the $115 billion the government would lose in revenue if it extended a payroll tax holiday.
In fact, Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, revealed in the piece that every dollar an unemployed person receives results in $1.42 in economic output since the unemployed population typically spends practically all of their payments. Essentially, it sounds like it boosts the economy in a positive direction.


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According to Pew Research, Democratic Party support of Israel has fallen off a cliff (43% to 33%). The gap in support of Israel between political parties is now the widest in Pew Research history.
A little more than half of all Americans sympathize most with Israel (vs 19% for both or neither and the same percentage for the Palestinians). However when you look at the sympathy by political party (self-identified), 74% of Republicans sympathize more than Israel while only a third of Democrats feel the same way. This margin of 41% is the largest since Pew started tracking the numbers.
About a quarter of Democratic Party support of Israel has disappeared in the past eight months. In April of 2016 the support of Israel was 43% and today 33% and for the first time in history approximately the same percentage of Democrats sympathize with Israel as they sympathize with the Palestinians. Since July of 2014 support for the Palestinian side has gone from 17% to 31%.
The growth in sympathy may be a result of the eight years of Obama Administration venom directed at Israel. The drop in support for Israel may be directly tied to the Democratic Party primary season where the surprising showing of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton's corresponding pivot to the left ceded party con…
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- Total Time: 2 hours 10 mins
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- 1 large bunch fresh thyme, plus 20 sprigs fresh thyme, plus 20 sprigs.
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lemon cut in half
- 2 tablespoons melted butter (1/4 bar), melted
- 1 head garlic, cut in half the width
- 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
- Olive oil
- 1 fennel bulb, uncovered and quartered
- 4 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
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Brazil teaches USMNT youngsters a lesson in mismatch
The U.S. national team spent Friday night chasing Brazilians and learning a harsh, but needed lesson from a better, more experienced side
If June's 1-1 draw with eventual World Cup winner France was a confidence booster for the U.S. national team's young generation, then Friday's 2-0 to Brazil was the harsh but necessary reminder of just how unforgiving international soccer can be at the highest level.
The Brazilians toyed with the USMNT for the better part of 90 minutes at MetLife Stadium, displaying the obligatory level of quality you come to expect from the Selecao. This Brazil team isn't just good, it's also experienced, with Tite's side featuring many of the same players who started at the 2018 World Cup, including Neymar, who raced around the field like a player eager to put on some highlight reel plays on a nervous U.S. defense.
The Americans had some fleeting moments, and Weston McKennie will kick himself for not finishing at least one of the handful of chances he put himself in position for, but the lack of a true playmaker left the U.S. attack starving for creativity against a Brazil side that did leave some space to operate. That, coupled with a shaky start by the defense in general — and Antonee Robinson specifically — helped put the Americans in a first-half hole that they never really escaped.
"It was pretty evident we had a nervous start," U.S. interim coach Dave Sarachan said. "The ability to connect passes was a difficult chore for our group early in the game. So when you concede possession against a team like Brazil it makes it hard. You do a lot of chasing."
"We have to learn, especially in this game, keep the ball," U.S. captain WIl Trapp said. "But keep the ball with a purpose. I think we just had some poor giveaways that, when you're defending and defending and defending, and you finally win it and you give it away, it just compounds the effort."
No U.S. player had a more difficult first half than left back Antonee Robinson. The 21-year-old was making just his third national team appearance and struggled to deal with Douglas Costa's blazing speed on the wing. It was Costa who raced past Robinson to deliver the assist on Brazil's opening goal, scored by Roberto Firmino.
"After that first run I knew I had to be a bit more careful against (Costa)," Robinson told Goal. "Unfortunately a goal came from it. Sometimes you get lucky and that doesn't happen and you switch your game up quickly. I've got to be a bit more careful and in the second half I thought I did that."
"In the first half everybody had some difficulty, not only Antonee, I think the whole team," U.S. defender John Brooks said. "We played a good opponent, everybody could see that. Douglas Costa is a World Class player and Anthony is still young."
The Americans enjoyed more promising stretches in the second half, though by then Brazil was sitting on a two-goal cushion. That said, the team can take some solace in the improvement it showed over the course of the second 45 minutes.
"I thought the first half was a little nervy," Sarachan said. "I thought the second half we had better moments of using the ball better. I thought our coordination of trying to step out wasn't very good in the first half. We got pulled apart a little bit. I thought in the second half we improved."
While the U.S. did have better moments in the second half, there was still a clear void in the attack in the creativity department. McKennie and Tyler Adams were deployed in advanced central midfield posiitons in front of Trapp, and that triangle struggled to make up for the absence of U.S. star Christian Pulisic, who is sitting out the September USMNT friendlies with an injury.
"We're always going to miss a guy like Christian in any game for sure," Sarachan said. "If we had Christian tonight it's hard to say, I can't say we'd have the ball 40 more percent of the time, but clearly I think when you add players into the mix that have a certain comfort level and play out of tight spots like Christian it would help. Sure, we miss Christian but I'm not sure it would have changed the way the game went."
Brazil wound up with just one more shot than the United States (12-11), but held a 65-35 edge in possession percentage, and completed almost twice as many passes, doing so at a 90 percent completion percentage. The South Americans were more dangerous throughout the night, and while they may have been gifted a questionable penalty for their second goal, they were clearly the better team and it wasnt close.
What's easy to forget is that the U.S. draw against France wasn't really close either from a soccer standpoint even though the final score suggested otherwise. The big difference that day was the U.S. defense started out much more organized against the World Cup champions, and found an opening goal to give itself a cushion. By the time France pulled back for the ventual draw, Les Bleus held a 70-30 edge in possession and out-shot the USMNT an incredible 19-2.
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Despite those numbers, the U.S. team's youngsters came away from that France draw feeling confident about having been able to earn a result. The Americans may not have pulled off another surprise on Friday against Brazil, but they and their coach agreed the match still provided plenty of value, and a lesson that was necessary, even if it was a painful one.
"Overall this was a great game for us to play," Sarachan said. "These types of games, when you're playing a team like Brazil, which is arguably as good as any team on the planet. It just challenges you in ways that I think will improve this group as move along."
"It's good for this group to go through that. It's a baptism by fire in a lot of ways," Trapp said. "Playing good opponents early in this cycle and understanding that, yes there's excitement around this group, but we have to get better."


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At about 1,400 pages (depending on the translation), War and Peace is quite a challenge. The weak of heart, or those who suffer easily from eye strain, need not apply themselves to this work. That said, Leo Tolstoy's epic is well worth the effort.
This historical novel is set in the early 19th century, during Russia's wars with Napoleon. Covering about a decade's time (from about 1805 to 1815), the novel treats about a dozen main characters, exploring how they are affected by the wars and the peace that separates and follows the wars.
What distinguishes this novel from other historical novels dealing with the same period, such as Patrick O'Brian's Jack Aubrey series or Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, is the depth of Tolstoy's exploration of his characters' lives and the way in which they are woven into the fabric of the history of those times. This is not simply an historical novel, but a meditation on history, using fiction to tell history.
It is clear that Tolstoy, in preparation for this, read most of the Russian and French histories of the wars. (Tolstoy wrote the work in the 1860s, and so had quite a bit of primary and secondary materials, as well as his own experience in more recent wars in the Crimea, from which to draw.) This is not just history fictionalized, focusing on the great, but an attempt to summon forth a whole culture – its social, intellectual and spiritual life. We see the salons of St. Petersburg and Moscow and hear their gossip; we see the political machinations of the great and small, the successful and unsuccessful; we see the philosophical and spiritual yearnings of men and women, and of Tolstoy himself.
The novel focuses on Pierre Bezukhov, the bastard son of a prominent nobleman, who has spent most of his life in France; on his friend Andrei Bolkonsky and his family; and on the Rostovs, an impoverished noble family Pierre has known his whole life. Pierre is not heroic – he is overweight, unsure about himself and his future, and he has fallen in with a bad crowd when we first meet him. He is also, as young people often are, rather dogmatic in his pronouncements and has consequently acquired a reputation for being rather boorish in the salons of Petersburg and Moscow. As such, he is easy prey for Prince Kuragin, a social climber and politician who sees advantage in his beautiful daughter, la belle Helene, marrying the rich but uncertain Pierre.
Throughout the book, Pierre stumbles from one encounter to another, learning all the time. For a period, he becomes a Mason, and feels that he has found the real meaning of life in that secret society. In time, he realizes that the Masons cannot provide him with anything that touches his soul and that any such truth must come from within. At another point, he concludes that he has been chosen by God, or Destiny, to be the assassin of Napoleon and the savior of Russia – that plan comes to naught.
Above all else, Tolstoy, in this book, while gently showing many people in their various manias and delusions, is suspicious of the easy solution and of the absolute truth. There is no greater plan for us, at least none we can determine. No pronouncements by philosophers, no dogma from theologians, no decrees from the great men can make it otherwise. Still, life is wonderful and mysterious, and we can and should regard it with awe.
A word about translations: there are three excellent translations of War and Peace available – that of Rosemary Edmonds (the one I read), that of Louise and Aylmer Maude, and the more recent by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The Maude translation is available online. There is no audiobook of the work – there is a BBC dramatization, which is excellent, but severely abridged and altered from the original.
About the Author
Bernard Norcott is our resident connoisseur of classic literature and a technical assistant at the Lucile H. Bluford Branch of the Kansas City Public Library.


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You may feel afraid, confused or overwhelmed when you suffer from a personal injury. You should be able to get a settlement to cover your medical expenses if you find a good lawyer and build a solid case. Read on and learn some great tips to aide you in your personal injury case.
Make sure that you provide thorough details of your accident when you're recounting your ordeal in writing. Explain every injury, from simple cuts and abrasions to broken bones. Add bruises and bumps to your list of injuries. Write down any mental problems you face later on as well.
You need to make notes about any lost income. How much work have you missed? Is there a bonus you didn't get? If you were not able to attend your classes, you may be able to get a settlement to make up for that loss.
When comparing prospective personal injury attorneys, it never hurts to ask for recommendations from people who were recently involved in a lawsuit like your own. This will make it easier for you to find a suitable lawyer that will get you what you deserve. It is in your best interest to invest in a qualified lawyer.
American Bar Association resources offer help with finding a great injury lawyer. This organization will be able to provide referrals, as well as records of complaints or issues with the lawyers.
How big is the law firm you're about to hire? If you stand to gain a lot, you may want to hire a powerful law firm. However, if you're dealing with a smaller case, you might be able to save some money by going with a smaller firm.
You want a retainer agreement if you require the services of an attorney. This is a financial agreement between you and the person you have hired. Use this agreement to create a payment schedule and if things don't go as planned, cut off the attorney/client relationship.
You should not apologize to the other party after an accident. This could indicate fault. Regardless of whether or not it turns out to be your fault, you do not want to incriminate yourself.
If you are filing your personal injury claim yourself, it pays to know about the other person's insurance policies. Perhaps you can make multiple claims. If the person won't tell you about their insurance, get an affidavit.
Prepare all the paperwork related to your personal injury and medical treatment before meeting with your lawyer for the first time. These documents can include police reports, insurance company correspondence, bills and medical records, income loss documentation, etc. All of these papers can help a prospective lawyer better see the details of your case and whether or not they can handle it.
People that deal with personal injuries may sometimes think that the process is too difficult to deal with when trying to get compensation for things. However, when you get a good lawyer, you can keep running things smoothly and get what you need from the outcome. Have the tips above in mind to be properly prepared.


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On Sunday, June 16 Bassology will celebrate Father's day from 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. at the Elm City Market Jazz Brunch. The Elm City Market is located at 777 Chapel Street in New Haven. The group, led by bassist David Chevan, will be featuring a great group of musicians that includes two of his band […]Find out more »
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Black Sheep Pre-Christmas Party - It's time for a knees up, sweaty, Balkan Gypsy Punk Party! An incredible trio of acts for your pogo pleasure...
GypoCircus - Balkan – Ethno – Gypsy – Punk
The Gypo Circus sound brought a new colour to the Hungarian folk-ska-punk palette - a style that was banal until this band started to create music. Imagine: Gypsy jazz music of Django Reinhardt meeting Stéphane Grappelli and Manu Chao, and they invite Tibi Kiss as singer, who was deeply affected by the Balkan sound. Do you need anything else? Dynamite on stage! Energy, bounce - a great show guaranteed!
Buffo's Wake - Gypsy punk lunatics with a taste for the macabre.
Festival veterans, regularly appearing at some of the UK's biggest festivals, including Glastonbury, Bestival., Secret Garden Party and Boomtown in addition to tours of Europe, Eastern Europe and USA. Buffos Wake will grab you, and leave you dancing like a thing possessed. Guaranteed to raise hell!
"Storming gypsy bangers! Twisting folk with a heavy smattering of pounding gypsy dance music, Buffos Wake work the crowd like pros, jumping, dancing and bringing you headfirst in the world of eastern European madness" – Playgroup Festival
Ebola-la's brutal & contagious performance is renowned in both the underground punk and free-party scene. The degenerate duo and self-proclaimed Lambrini laureates have spent the last year on the road touring Europe's grimiest venues & festivals. Including Boomtown, Glastonbury, Balter & Small World to name a few.
With all the energy of a hundred piece marching band, compact into a two-piece punk rock performance, unafraid of bordering any genre, Ebola-La's make a point to guarantee an unforgettable show.
Doors 7:00 - £7.50 advance from wegottickets or £10 OTD http://www.wegottickets.com/event/422902


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"A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping Rabbits…" —Dame Edith L. Sitwell, Poet and Critic
The Union Leader featured excerpts from the NRA's Armed Citizen as an Opinion Column Sunday. When I saw the headline, "True Stories from the files of the Armed Citizen," I was drawn to the article, not because of what it had to say, but in anticipation of what the armchair progressives
had to say decided what progressive propaganda and lies were to come forthpurely for the entertainment value. I didn't read the article. I didn't Need to. As an NRA member I get a monthly publication detailing these very true accounts.
I am often bemused by the conclusions of such liberals with their posts. The question now becomes, "what contorted, twisted logic was employed to reach the conclusions reached here?"
A writer identifying himself as, "JOHN ALEXION" writes,
"I don't know whats more sickening the criminals or this newspaper idolizing more killings…..whats next tabloid news? The supermarkets really need to put your paper in the slots next to the checkout counter next to the Enquirer or the Star."
I don't know if it was intended but John here creates a straw argument. I've read the Armed Citizen accounts for years and have always found them to be a factual rendering of the who, the what, the where, the when, and the how. The armed citizen follows a pleasantly boring scenario each and every time. Someone engaging in a criminal act is met with force by a person going about their business, who is armed and defends against the unlawful act…period.
Another who identifies himself as, "Chris Kofer" writes,
"Where is the documentation to show that these were actually citizens?"
Kofer is a known troll. Such a request is gratuitous at best and serves no legitimate purpose. "The Armed Citizen" is a feature of the NRA magazine and the sources are cited there. If people like Kofer were truly interested in calling out the Editors of the states' largest newspaper, he or she would say nothing and do their own research…That would yield nothing of benefit, however. The Armed Citizen is about real people and a simple Google search will back that up. Lazy trolls.
Another know troll and cafeteria poster is, "Bob Lake," and he writes,
Now, can we hear about all the domestic violence stories and suicides and accidental shootings? Lots more of those. So idiotic to point these rare incidents out and are they true or a figment of ones imagination? If you own a gun, chances are the gun will be used on you. That is a fact.
Bob is a cafeteria poster because he doesn't miss an entree on the liberal straw argument buffet. First he changes the subject; domestic violence? Suicide? Accidental shootings? Then he calls the Armed Citizen events, "rare." Finally, he perpetuates the myth of Hollywood movies: Guns in the home will be used on the (the owner). His own pablum, no substantiation.
And there you have it. The liberal cornucopia response to a UL argument. This is the smartest lot Kathy Sullivan and Ray Buckley can pull from basements everywhere and install in their war room.
Then again, we cannot put this all on the leftist liars….People do believe leftist lies, even when such assertions are made of complete whole cloth…Obama got re-elected, now didn't he? Enough stupid people re-elected Obama. That alone utterly demonstrates that many people now reading and writing would, in fact, be better employed keeping rabbits.


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Last night around 11:15 my cousin, Ash who is only 13 days older than me delivered their third child. A boy! She's joined by two girls, Ava and Cora. We are a tight knit group of cousins. Ashley was the first Parizek grandbaby, followed by my arrival 13 days later. The story goes; mom … Continue reading Family names
Month: July 2017
Scentsy Family Reunion Recap
In my last post; I mostly just touched on what my month was like; well the third week of the month was the best. And probably the highlight of my year, always. It has been for the last 4 years. Scentsy Family Reunion; it's our yearly convention. This year it was in Kansas City. I … Continue reading Scentsy Family Reunion Recap
And just like that, another month gone.
I'm not exactly sure where these last four weeks have gone, but it's been almost a month since I last wrote. I am honestly looking through the planner so I can somewhat touch on the last month. A recap of July: Saw Bobby Bones on his comedy tour; and it was phenomenal. I laughed so … Continue reading And just like that, another month gone.


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The recent collapse of the falsework for a span of the bypass is big news in town, and something everyone has an opinion on–TWN went out to collect a few of those thoughts and the responses.
"CalTrans, man, they"re not known for their great work—all this stuff with the Bay Bridge that"s going on, shoddy material, rush, rush, rush, the way they tried to shove this down our throat and run roughshod over public comment the way they did 10 or 15 years ago. I don"t know, I just think Little Lake Valley deserved a lot more care than CalTrans was willing to give it." -Tom Jones [no photo]
"I just wonder about the rest of the construction because I am a builder myself, and if the very first section was built that way?I would only guess that they built the rest of it the exact same way, and it"s a tragedy of course. But I don"t know if it"s one of those mishaps like the Space Shuttle, whenever they give the job to the lowest bidder and what happens when the spaceship blows up?If something of mine collapsed on somebody I don"t know if I could perform, I think I might quit my job at that point." -Jesse Waters [no photo]


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Overview of all countries we traveled so far with one/two motorbike/s (marked in green).
Detailed routes you can look up in the various `route-sections´ and below in the Polarsteps Page….
The Actual Route for the PanAmericana Trip you can find here:
Hi Sascha and Kerstin,
Namaste from Kathmandu Nepal.I saw your blog in HU and found that you are planning to come to Nepal.So i feel to write.
You are mostly welcome to the land of Himalayas.As we were the member of couchsurfing we would like to host you at our home while you arrived Nepal.
We were professional shipping agent of Nepal .So, if you have any question regarding shipment,routes and places to visit in Nepal feel free to contact me.I am here to help you in anyways.
Hope to cheers some beer and exchange our culture in Nepal.
i saw your post on the hubb. looking for a crate.
i found two possibilities:
on crate that´is sell by ebay
and another possibility:
just put in the german name – Transportgestell – to http://www.ebay.de and you will find a lot of crates that where sell – maybe the transport to cologne can be arranged.
with best regards
Thanks for the tips today and the chat in the supermarket car park.
Be looking out for you in the south island.
Give me a call when you are near Christchurch…
Hello Sascha and Kerstin,
It's nice to see your website.Enjoy your trip.
When you came nearer to Nepal please contact me in this address
suraj Dhakal
Eagle Export(Cargo and Courier)
Thamel,Next to Kathmandu Guest
Tel:01 4701022,9841325328,9841938337
Suraj and Saru
Hi you two,
Saw your bike outside the I sight in TE Anau,
As a biker I was intrigued to see a European bike in New Zealand, very Impressed.
Keep safe and enjoy your travels.
We are 21 months into our travels, off to Cambodia next.
Simon and Angela
Hi, could not see your planed trip on a map. I remember there was a map with some destination points. Enjoy your trip.
Hello hello
long time no see :-)
Hope you are fine.
Our doors are still open :-(
We look for a schreiner.
If time runs slower, ok
you get the time, no pinxten in 2012
hurry up and wait
gruß peng
Hello Kirsten& Sascha ,
I have been reading your Blog –what a awesome Trip ! It sounds like you having lots of Fun –I'm so pleased that all is going well ! We all good here in NZ –thinking of you and the lovely Time we had together ! It's getting cooler here –even so we really didn't had a nice Summer but never mind that the way it is !Will you be coming back to NZ ?
Wish you all the Best & safe Riding and lots of Fun !!
Big Hug , Josie
Hi bro..
Nice to see u in malaysia…enjoy the trip bro..
Hallo Kerstin / hallo Sascha!
Wir sind mit dem Motorrad auf der selben Route wie ihr unterwegs und haben jetzt im Bluefin Guesthaus Eure Adresse bekommen . . .
Da IHR uns weit voraus seid habt Ihr vielleicht einige Tips fuer uns? Besonders wuerde uns interessieren, wie Ihr von Malaysia nach Sumatra gekommen seid …
Gibt es eine Faehrverbindung fuer Fahrzeug und Personen?
Vielleicht habt Ihr auch andere gute Tips fuer uns … wir planen im November von Osttimor nach Australien ueber zu setzen.
Falls Ihr Lust habt unseren Blog zu besuchen … hier die Adresse: http://knattertour.wordpress.com
Wir wuenschen Euch eine weitere gute Fahrt und viel Freude / mit herzlichen Gruessen aus Bangkok
Rosmarie und Micha
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A European market regulator is considering recommending a temporary ban on negative bets against stocks across the continent in an effort to stop the tailspin in the markets, according to two people with knowledge of government discussions.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), a body that coordinates the European Union's market policies, has been requesting information from member states about such bets against stocks, known as short-sales.
In such deals, a trader sells borrowed shares in hopes that they will decline in value before he has to buy them back to close out his loan. The difference in price is his profit. Critics say short selling encourages speculation and pushes stock prices down, sometimes feeding on itself in a panicked market, while advocates say it keeps the market honest and maintains liquidity.
"We are discussing with national authorities and together we will decide whether we need coordinated action," said Victoria Powell, a spokesperson for the ESMA. She declined to comment on the timing of any decision or its possible scope.
The two people knowledgeable about the discussions said the authority might propose a ban on betting against all stocks or just financial stocks. It also may propose a ban on a certain type of short selling in which the party making the negative bet does not borrow the share it is shorting first. The bans would likely be temporary, just to calm the markets.
Such a policy would add to the list of parallels commentators are making between the current market panic and the financial crisis of 2008.
Back then, several governments including Britain and the U.S., banned short-selling on financial stocks temporarily. The ban was meant to help bank stocks from falling further, but in time, stocks fell anyway. Hedge funds, in particular, were hurt by the ban because it interfered with lots of trading strategies that pair negative bets with positive ones.
Earlier this week, Greece banned short selling for the next two months on all of its stocks. Ms. Powell said that the ESMA began consulting national regulators when it was informed by Athens about the impending move.
South Korea also began a three-month ban this week, and Turkey, where the main index has fallen nearly 20 percent this month, moved on Thursday to curb short selling as well, Bloomberg News reported.
The ban on short-selling in 2008 has been widely criticized ever since and blamed for driving investors out of the market altogether, further hurting stock prices.
It is impossible to know whether the panic would have been worse without the ban, which protected companies like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, but general studies of short selling have found that bans on that activity can lead to more volatility in the market and lower trading volume, according to Andrew W. Lo, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lo said removing short-selling also removes important information about what investors think about the financial health of companies, and suggested the bans serve mainly political purposes.
"It's a bit like suggesting we take heart patients in the emergency room off of the heart monitor because you don't want to make doctors and nurses anxious about the patient," Mr. Lo said.
The ESMA does not have the authority to impose a policy on short-selling but it can make recommendations and coordinate cooperation among the European Union's 27 governments. The European Parliament is considering legislation to give ESMA additional powers.
Some investors are already anticipating that such a ban may occur, said Robert Sloan, managing partner of S3 Partners, a firm that helps hedge funds manage their relationships with their brokers.
Sloan said that for the last two months many investors have been getting out of their short positions in part out of fear that such a ban might be introduced.
He also said if there were more short-sellers in the market now, the markets might be falling less than they are. That's because as markets fall, short-sellers often close their positions to cash in profits and in doing so, they have to purchase shares to cash out.
The markets could use these sorts of buyers now, said Mr. Sloan, who wrote a book after the 2008 crisis called "Don't Blame the Shorts: Why Short Sellers Are Always Blamed for Market Crashes and How History Is Repeating Itself."
Arturo Bris, a professor of finance at the IMD business school in Lausanne, Switzerland, studied financial stock prices in 2008 before and after a short-selling policy was put in place. On Wednesday, Bris said that he did not think such a ban in Europe would help in the long run.
"If there is a ban in the European markets in the next couple weeks it would stop the blood, but it's not going to solve the problem. It would just delay the problem," Bris said.
Even if Europe does ban short sales of some stocks, investors who are negative on companies may still find ways to bet against them in the derivatives market, if those sorts of trades remain allowed.


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Lately, the Lord has been speaking to me through numbers. Not Numbers, the fourth book in the Bible, which would be an enormous relief, since it's BIBLE (I always feel so good when God speaks to me straight from His Word).
But throughout this year, the Lord has been highlighting numbers in triple, like 111, 333, 555 and this week, it's been 444. For example, I go to log out of work as a server and my time is 4:44. I noticed that in Canada, the new season, Fall, came at 4:44 on Sunday. My grocery bill change was $4.44 on Monday. The time on the clock always seems to be 4:44 when I glance at the time. Sounds spooky, right? Fortunately, from everything I know of God, spooky is not how He operates.
I have come to the conclusion that God has been leading me on a treasure hunt. Thing is, He has the map.
I started asking questions to try and figure out why fours were so important. I googled four in Biblical tradition and discovered that four traditionally reflects God's creation and His earth (four seasons, four corners of the earth, four types of soil, four kingdoms in Daniel, four directions, four living creatures in Ezekiel, four placements of the tribes around the tabernacle, four horsemen etc.) So I asked, Lord, are you telling me something about the earth? Silence.
Then I started looking at Scriptures with 444 as chapter and verse as I tried to understand why 444 was suddenly in focus. Gen 44:4 shows Joseph framing his brothers for revenge. I thought about grudges I have held, my often stinky attitude and I stopped to ask God for forgiveness for all the times I have acted as judge on my "brothers" in my life. Is that what You are saying Lord? Silence.
I kept searching.
In Numbers 4:44, Moses describes the Merari family as ones commissioned by God to carry the tabernacle of God. I started thinking about this incredible truth that the Holy Spirit lives in me. O God, thank you that you call us to be living temples of God. Thank you for reminding me of this preeminent call on my life. Help me to walk accordingly.
Then I noticed Psalm 44:4 which declares: You are my King and my God who decrees victories for Jacob.
Without a doubt, I live to see King Jesus as the one true King over Canada, from sea to sea, as our forefathers declared when they built the Parliament buildings a century ago. I prayed a thanks to God for reminding me of His dreams for Canada, for Israel, for His Church. I asked again, is that what You are saying Lord? Silence.
I read in Psalm 144:4 that man is like a breath, his days are a fleeting shadow. Ignoring my first reaction of fear, I thanked God again, for healing me, that this small tumour in my head hasn't grown, that it has been declared "inconsequential" both by You and by the doctors. I breathed my prayer of thanks as I remembered that each day must count. O God, teach me to mark my days, and live each one with the humble regard that it may be my last.
Finally, I turned to beloved Isaiah 44:4, which really begins at verse 3:
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your descendants. They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams.
O Lord, I have been so caught up trying to earn some significance. I forgot all You taught me, that You are the God of the generations. I remember Your dreams about the children, that You promise to pour out Your Spirit with ease upon my descendants, my children, and those I mother. I believe that new life abounds through Your Spirit. Thank You for reminding me that my life is lived best when I remember my call to raise up the next generation to live to love You and love others.
Finally. That's what He has been saying.
Yesterday, as I attended a prayer conference at the Embassy in Oshawa, unexpectedly and unannounced, Stacy Campbell walked in and shared her heart with us. Stacy spoke candidly about her life, and quietly explained that her life call has been to raise up the next generation, quietly repeating Joel 2:28, Isaiah 44:4, Acts 2:17, that phrase "and God will pour out His Spirit" as an anchor to her life! Stacy explained how she loves to anoint the Davids of this next generation, to call up the young to their unique destiny by the word of prophecy.
Twenty years earlier, when she understood this call, she just started by teaching her own two year old's Sunday school class. To this day, this beautiful prophet with a steadfast heart after God continues to teach kids ministry, even as she travels the globe to speak and stir nations. As I listened to her humble confession of her love for the Word, for the Body of Christ, for the power of prophecy to change lives, as she urged us to live a life of humility, I quietly offered my thanks.
O Lord, thank You that You love me enough to call me back to the dreams in Your heart, to bring me every day to Treasure Island, which is all about the incredible treasure of knowing You. Help me to search for You with all my heart, that I may find You and be changed in that discovery. Help me to mother those You give me to love, to speak Your Word, to love you above all.
Today, the clock was 5:55 when I started baking the brownies for the farm store. Hmm, triple portions of grace, eh? Yes, I'll take that, Lord. I love your treasure hunt.
How is God speaking to You today? What treasure are you finding?


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This homemade costume for couples entered our 2013 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Stephanie, the 'Mary Poppins and Bert' costume creator:
I am Mary Poppins and my boyfriend was Burt. I made my costume's skirt from fabric and elastic, hat from cardboard, fake flowers, fabric, beads (as cherries) and hot glue; you can find how I made my hat at this blog. I then made my bow tie from hot glue and ribbon, and made my boyfriend's chimney broom from a dollar store broom: I got two extremely stiff pieces of cardboard and cut them into identical sized circles (about 4 inches in diameter) and pulled out all of the broom bristles out of the screw off bottom and hot glued them all on one cardboard circle and then glued the two pieces together and then onto the broom handle. Finally, I spray painted the entire broom black.
I bought my shirt online.
I bought my gloves on ebay.
And I already owned my peacoat, purse, umbrella, and boots. My boyfriend's outfit is all clothes that he originally owned as well.
Total time to make was about two weeks and it cost around thirty dollars to make, excluding all of our original clothing. :)
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Hema Lakshmi Ramkumar, Qisheng You, Dirk-Uwe G Bartsch, William R Freeman; Reduced Ganglion cell volumetric assessment by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in patients with Geographic Atrophy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2016;57(12):4233.
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Geographic atrophy (GA) is a devastating development in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration, and histopathologic studies reported ganglion cell death in these patients. This study will determine if ganglion cell death in GA can be observed with optical coherence tomography (OCT).
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Six eyes with subfoveal GA and seven age- matched controls were selected for morphometric analyses. Heidelberg scanning laser ophthalmoscope OCT images were obtained, and the Spectralis viewing module software was used with manual calibration to ensure appropriate segmentation. The retinal nerve fiber layer, ganglion cell layer, and outer nuclear layer volumes were measured in the central 1 mm and superior, inferior, nasal, and temporal regions including a 3 mm diameter around the fovea. A two-tailed student's t-test was used for statistical analyses.
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The outer nuclear layer volume is significantly less (0.41 ± 0.03 mm3) in GA patients when compared with controls (0.50 ± 0.01 mm3), p=0.022. The ganglion cell layer volume is significantly less (0.22 ± 0.02 mm3) in GA patients when compared with controls (0.30 ± 0.01 mm3), p=0.003. There is no significant difference in the retinal nerve fiber layer volume in GA patients compared with controls. There is a significant positive correlation between outer nuclear layer and ganglion cell volume r(11)= 0.64, p=0.018.
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Our results are consistent with histopathologic studies that demonstrate transsynaptic degeneration of the ganglion cells in patients with GA. This study demonstrates that measuring the ganglion cell layer with manual segmentation is possible from OCT images in GA patients. Despite the small decrease in outer nuclear layer volume, there is significant associated ganglion cell volume loss. With multiple potential therapies for geographic atrophy on the horizon, evaluation of the ganglion cell layer may be important for determining visual potential.
This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2016 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Seattle, Wash., May 1-5, 2016.
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HONG KONG, Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Following the tremendous success of last year's #MyFreedomDay call to action, CNN is once again encouraging young people around the globe to raise their voices on March 14 to generate awareness of modern-day slavery.
From panel debates to film screenings and marches, students from hundreds of schools — spread across six continents and representing more than 100 countries — came together on March 14, 2017 to form a global community and take on one of the world's most pressing problems, generating social engagement that reached 160 million Facebook timelines around the world.
Tony Maddox, EVP and Managing Director of CNN International said: "The Freedom Project has gathered momentum every year since its inception, making a clear and demonstrable impact on modern day slavery. Last year's inaugural #MyFreedomDay took it a step further, harnessing the determination of young people around the world to put an end to slavery once and for all. But as CNN's reporting on slave auctions in Libya in recent months showed, we still have much to do. This year's #MyFreedomDay will help maintain that momentum and push this issue to the top of the agenda."
Driving #MyFreedomDay is a simple question: 'What does freedom mean to you?' CNN is asking young people to share their responses via text, photo or video across social media using the #MyFreedomDay hashtag.
CNN and the CNN Freedom Project, the network's award-winning initiative focused on reporting stories of modern-day slavery, will show the world what these students, schools and communities are doing to fight slavery with live coverage across CNN's television and social platforms on March 14 as well as through a digital homepage takeover at CNN.com/myfreedom.
Related links:
#MyFreedomDay 2018 sizzle reel: http://bit.ly/2sbnQjU
#MyFreedomDay microsite: http://cnn.it/2j55EOJ
The CNN Freedom Project microsite: http://cnn.it/2E0fKzU
About The CNN Freedom Project
The CNN Freedom Project produces original reports, articles and documentaries on human trafficking in all of its forms — from debt bondage in India to sex trafficking rings in Southern California and African slaves in the Sinai desert. Since its launch in 2011, the multi-award winning CNN Freedom Project is among the most successful and highly visible programming initiatives on CNN International. It has generated more than 500 investigative stories of modern-day slavery from across five continents. Various NGOs report that these CNN Freedom Project stories have contributed to changing laws and corporate policies, led to more than 1,000 survivors receiving assistance and sparked more than $24 million in donations to anti-trafficking organizations.
About CNN International
CNN's portfolio of news and information services is available in seven different languages across all major TV, digital and mobile platforms reaching more than 450 million households around the globe. CNN International is the number one international TV news channel according to all major media surveys across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific region and Latin America and has a US presence which includes CNNgo. CNN Digital is a leading network for online news, mobile news and social media. CNN is at the forefront of digital innovation and continues to invest heavily in expanding its digital global footprint, with a suite of award-winning digital properties and a range of strategic content partnerships, commercialised through a strong data-driven understanding of audience behaviours. Over the years CNN has won multiple prestigious awards around the world for its journalism. In addition, around 1,000 hours of long-form series, documentaries and specials are produced every year by CNNI's non-news programming division, CNN Vision. CNN has 36 editorial offices and more than 1,100 affiliates worldwide through CNN Newsource. CNN International is part of Turner, a Time Warner company.
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Air Force withstands Brown, New Mexico in 76-72 win
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Jacob Van scored 22 points and Hayden Graham added 21 and 11 rebounds to lead Air Force to a 76-72 win on Saturday.
Van, Graham and teammate Zach Kocur combined to shoot 20 for 37 from the field and grabbed 24 of 39 rebounds for the Falcons.
Anthony Mathis' 3 gave New Mexico a 53-44 lead with 11:30 left, but an 8-0 run closed the Lobos' lead to a point three minutes later.
Graham went on his own run with a layup, a 3 and a dunk to give Air Force (14-14, 5-10) the lead for good at 68-66 with 3:43 to play.
Elijah Brown led New Mexico scoring 32 points, one off his career-high 33 which he's hit twice. Brown shot 10 for 20 from the field and was 7 for 17 behind the arc.
Tim Williams added 17 points and 13 boards for New Mexico (16-11, 9-5).


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Mississippi and credit card study: What exactly does it mean?
On behalf of The Rollins Law Firm posted in Debt Relief on Tuesday, August 19, 2014.
Mississippi has a prominently high ranking in a recent study focusing upon credit card use, and it's kind of hard to say anything concrete about what the findings fundamentally mean.
So says a writer for the Jackson Clarion Ledger, who posits a certain ambiguity in the research results compiled on behalf of the national Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
At the outset, notes Jeff Ayres, some self-congratulatory backslapping and fist pumping by state residents seems duly warranted, given the high mark rendered Mississippi relating to credit card complaints.
Specifically, the study notes that, excepting only North Dakota residents, Mississippians complain less about credit card companies than do persons living in any other American state.
On the one hand, writes Ayres, that seemingly indicates that most state residents use their cards responsibly and have nothing to complain about. On the other hand, though, the columnist states that the findings could simply underscore that "we're gleefully charging our way into oblivion."
Which is it?
Mississippians are certainly quite similar to residents in other states regarding their credit card use. Some consumers have total control over their cards, of course, while things can get a bit dicey for other card holders.
This blog and many other sources across the country have noted the potential for credit card use to become problematic for some users, resulting in onerous payment obligations and, sometimes, a slide into insuperable debt challenges.
A notable fact about many card-use problems is that they were precipitated by other financial challenges beyond an individual's or family's control, such as unexpected medical debts or a job loss.
Many people might not know that credit card debt is among the unsecured sources of debt that are dischargeable under bankruptcy law.
A Mississippi consumer with questions or concerns regarding credit card exactions or other debt matters can receive candid and confidential advice from an experienced Mississippi bankruptcy attorney.
Source: Jackson Clarion Ledger, "In Mississippi, we love our credit cards," Jeff Ayres, Aug. 7, 2014


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It was that extraordinarily exciting time of year again. Average high and low temperatures were dropping daily, some days precipitously. Rain had returned to Portlandia, and the leaves had started to dress up in their fabulous fall colors. It was time for my annual high-gravity batch of homebrew.
In the past, I had brewed American and British barleywines, wee heavy, double IPA, Belgian tripel, weizenbock, and imperial stout, but this time I just didn't feel the ale vibes I had in previous years. This called for an intense brainstorming session: a growler of homebrew followed by a moderately short nap and a quick run to the can. The answer was simple as could be: brew a strong lager.
But which one? I'd never brewed a lager stronger than a 1.066 (16.1°P) helles bock. Inspiration struck, leaving only a small indentation, and I decided to imperialize some Pilsner. I was so proud of myself for inventing a brand-new style. A style that nobody else had ever come up with. A style that would gain me fame and fortune.
Bubble Busted
Boy oh boy, did I ever get my bubble busted when I searched Google for "imperial Pilsner." BeerAdvocate listed nearly 400 double or imperial Pilsners brewed in countries from Australia to Uzbekistan. Alcohol levels ranged from 4.2% (not even close to what I'd call imperial) to 11%, and IBU levels varied widely.
Several American breweries have brewed imperial Pilsner. Rogue did a batch exclusively for the 1999 Oregon Brewers Festival, and its namesake collaboration with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto comes in a real snazzy bottle. Members of that grand old homebrew club the Maltose Falcons deemed imperial Pilsner special enough to brew it in 2004 to celebrate their 30th anniversary.
Use Up All Those Hops Double Pilsner
This recipe was built using homegrown hops, so the indicated alpha acid levels are only best guesses.
- Batch Size: 5 US gallons (18.9 L)
- Original Gravity: 1.087
- Final Gravity: 1.012
- Color: 7 SRM
- Bitterness: 100+ IBU
- Alcohol: 10% by volume
- 9.6 lb. (4.35 kg) Briess Pilsen dried malt extract
- 3.25 oz. (92 g) Sterling, 7% a.a. @ 30 min
- 3.25 oz. (92 g) Sterling, 7% a.a. @ 20 min
- 3.25 oz. (92 g) Sterling, 7% a.a. @ 10 min
- 1.66 oz. (47 g) Sterling, 7% a.a., 30-minute hop stand
- 1.25 oz. (35 g) Wakatu, dry hop on day 17
- 1.66 oz. (47 g) Wakatu, dry hop last week of lagering
- 1.66 oz. (47 g) Saaz, dry hop last week of lagering
- large pinch Irish moss @ 15 min
- 0.5 tsp. (2.5 mL) yeast nutrient @ 10 min
- 3 packs Fermentis Saflager S-34/70
- 1 pack Fermentis Saflager S-189
Heat 4.5 gal. (17 L) water to near boiling, remove from heat source, and add 5 lb. (2.27 kg) of the dried malt extract. Mix the extract in thoroughly.
Return to heat source, bring to a boil, and add the first hop addition. The total boil time is 30 minutes. Add the second hop addition with 20 minutes remaining, the Irish moss with 15 minutes remaining, and the nutrient and third hop addition with 10 minutes remaining.
After the 30-minute boil, remove from heat, thoroughly mix in the remaining 4.6 lb. (2.1 kg) dried malt extract, and add the hop stand addition. After 30 minutes, chill to yeast pitching temperature, transfer to fermenter, and top up with water to 5 gallons (18.9 L), if necessary.
Pitch the yeast by sprinkling it on top of the wort. Ferment at 52°F (11°C) for 3 weeks, adding first dry hop addition after 17 days. Transfer to secondary to lager at 34°F (1°C) for 10 weeks, and add the second dry hop addition at week 9.
Keg and force carbonate.
Dogfish Head has brewed an imperial Pilsner from time to time, including a collaboration with Italy's Birra del Borgo called My Antonia. In his book Extreme Brewing, Sam Calagione has an imperial Pilsner recipe that looks pretty good. I admire everything Sam has accomplished and think he'd be a good guy to have a beer or two with, but I must take exception to the statement in Extreme Brewing that dry yeast is not a good option; I use it most of the time with excellent results (check out the recipes that accompany this article).
The day after I brewed a batch of "Emperor" imperial Pilsner I received the November/December 2017 issue of Zymurgy and saw Imperial Pilsner in the Style Spotlight by Amahl Turczyn, so while disappointed that I didn't invent a brand-new style or start a new trend, I see that I'm on the right track and in pretty good company. Heck, even Mr. Beer has ingredients for a Saazquatch imperial Pilsner.
Imperial Extract Pilsner
To make things a bit easier on my tired old bones, the first recipe I came up with used malt extract. I've developed quite a fondness for using Briess Pilsen dry malt extract in European lagers when I don't feel like brewing all-grain. I also fashioned this recipe to use up a bunch of the large supply of homegrown Sterling hops that were crowding my freezer to nearly overflowing.
I went with double the original gravity of a "normal" Pilsner and four times the IBUs, as I planned to age this one to mellow the bitterness, similarly to what I did with the "Ye Olde" British IPA I brewed for the online extra for the March/April 2018 issue of Zymurgy ("Nostalgia: Exploring 19th Century British Ales").
Brew day went very well and took way less time than an all-grain day would have, which can be quite important to us old far—…fogies. The water running through my immersion chiller was a bit warmer than I would have liked, so I could only get the wort down to about 66°F (19°C). So, I used a modified warm pitch technique that I came up with several years ago. I pitched the yeast at 3 p.m. and put the fermenter in my 48°F (9°C) "cellar." By 8 a.m. the next day, the wort had cooled to 52°F (11°C), and I saw the first signs of fermentation a little before noon.
Instead of pitching warm and then waiting for signs of fermentation before chilling to lager fermentation temperature, this method eliminates esters that could be produced when starting a lager fermentation at ale temperature. You have to be really sure to pitch enough yeast in an imperial version of any beer, but especially an imperial lager.
After 21 days of 52° F (11° C) fermentation, I took a gravity reading each day for three days and determined that it was done at 1.012 (3.1°P). I racked the beer to a keg, purged the air, put it in my cooler overnight at 34°F (1°C), and force carbonated the next morning.
Emperor of Beers Imperial Pilsner
Using rice malt instead of the usual raw or flaked rice adjunct offers a unique twist on this doubled up American lager.
- Batch Size: 5 US gallons (18.9L)
- Original Gravity: 1.080
- Final Gravity: 1.019
- Color: 4–5 SRM
- Bitterness: 30 IBU
- Alcohol: 8.1% by volume
- 13.75 lb. (6.25 kg) Pilsner malt
- 3.5 lb. (1.59 kg) rice malt
- 1.5 oz. (42 g) Liberty, 6.5% a.a. @ 60 min
- 1 oz. (28 g) Hersbrucker, 4% a.a. @ 60 min
- 0.13 oz. (3.5 g) Hersbrucker, 20-minute hop stand
- 0.13 oz. (3.5 g) Liberty, 20-minute hop stand
- large pinch Irish moss @ 15 min
- 0.5 tsp. (2.5 mL) yeast nutrient @ 10 min
- 5 oz. (140 g) corn sugar to prime.
- 3 packs Fermentis Saflager S-23
Mash at 156°F (69°C) with 1.5 qt./lb. of strike water (3.1 L/kg) for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until wort runs clear. Sparge with enough water to get about 6.25 gallons (23.6 L) of wort in the kettle.
Bring to a boil and add the bittering hops. The total wort boil time is 60 minutes. Add Irish moss with 15 minutes remaining and yeast nutrient with 10 minutes remaining. After 60 minutes, remove kettle from heat and hop stand addition.
After 20 minutes, chill the wort to yeast pitching temperature and pitch the yeast by sprinkling on top. Ferment at 52°F (11°C) for 3 weeks. Transfer to secondary to lager at 34°F (1°C) for 10 weeks.
Transfer to bottling bucket, add priming sugar, and bottle. Bottle condition at 70°F (21°C) for three weeks.
I drew a sample from the keg once a month, and after four months the extreme hoppiness had mellowed considerably, and the batch was getting pretty darn good. The darker color—a consequence of making an all-malt imperial beer from extract—made it more a doubled Czech amber lager than the imperial Czech premium pale lager I had originally envisioned. It had a fairly dry finish with a malty, almost sweet edge that really balanced well with the hoppiness. The smooth finish made it hard to believe it was nearly 10% ABV.
Imperial Rice Pilsner
Next up, I went with what I think the big breweries might make if they vacated their "beer that doesn't offend anyone" comfort zones and went big and bold. After my internet meandering for this article, I concluded that 15 to 20 percent rice would yield a flavorful beer like brewers used to make before Prohibition while avoiding the swill that results from using much larger portions of adjuncts.
Not wanting to complicate my processes by adding a cereal mash, I purchased rice malt from the folks at Gluten Free Home Brewing in Ashland, Ore., who have an excellent array of gluten-free grains like rice, millet, buckwheat, quinoa, and corn for brewers who deal with gluten intolerance issues. The remainder of the recipe came from my local homebrew store, Bader Beer and Wine Supply in Vancouver, Wash.
Along with the rice malt, I received instructions from Gluten Free Home Brewing saying that rice malt should be milled using a wider gap than barley malt. At first, I tried running the rice malt through my mill without adjusting the gap and quickly realized it was a mistake: I had to use so much force that I was afraid of damaging my mill. After opening my mill to its widest gap, the rest of the rice malt went through just fine.
The folks at Eckert Malting and Brewing recommended mashing rice malt at 163°F (72°C) for 90 to 120 minutes, which would have required a separate mash for the rice malt and meant more work and time than I really wanted to spend. So, I took a chance and mashed the rice malt with the Pilsner malt at 156°F (69°C) for 60 minutes, which worked out fine. I got really close to the original and final gravities I was shooting for.
Big brewers often use several different hops in a blend to reduce the influence of seasonal variances in hops from year to year. In keeping with my normal desire to keep things simple, I used a two-hop blend.
I was only able to get the wort in this batch down to 60°F (16° C), so I repeated the "warm pitch" technique that I used on my first batch with similar results. This was my first use of S-23 lager yeast. After two weeks, the gravity was down to 1.020 (5.1°P), and I pulled the fermenter out of the cooler to warm to 66°F (19°C). The final gravity was 1.019 (4.8°P), giving this batch 8.1% ABV.
A bit of Vienna malt and a healthy dose of flaked maize help round out the body of this experimental imperial Pils.
- Batch Size: 5 US gallons (18.9 L)
- Original Gravity: 1.090
- Final Gravity: 1.022
- Color: 5 SRM
- Bitterness: 41 IBU
- Alcohol: 9.6% by volume
- 17 lb. (7.71 kg) 2-row malt
- 2 lb. (907 g) flaked maize (corn)
- 6 oz. (168 g) Vienna malt
- 0.63 oz. (17.5 g) Horizon, 13% a.a. @ 45 min
- 0.25 oz. (7 g) Smaragd, 5% a.a. @ 20 min
- 0.2 oz. (6 g) Smaragd, 5% a.a. @ 10 min
- large pinch Irish moss @ 15 min
- 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 mL) yeast nutrient @ 10 min
- 5 oz. (140 g) corn sugar to prime
- 4 packs Fermentis Saflager W-34/70
Mash at 150°F (67°C) with 1.5 qt./lb. (3.1 L/kg) of strike water for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until wort runs clear. Sparge with enough water to collect about 6 gall (21.8 L) of wort in the kettle.
Bring to a boil and add the bittering hops. The total wort boil time is 45 minutes after adding the bittering hops. Add the second hops with 20 minutes remaining, Irish moss with 15 minutes remaining, nutrient with 10 minutes remaining, and third hops with 10 minutes remaining.
After 45 minutes, remove kettle from heat and chill the wort to yeast pitching temperature and pitch the yeast by sprinkling it on top.
Ferment at 52°F (11°C) for three weeks. Transfer to lagering vessel and lager at 34°F (1°C) for ten weeks. Transfer to bottling bucket, add priming sugar, and bottle. Bottle condition at 70°F (21°C) for three weeks.
I was quite pleased with this beer. The color was a bit darker than a normal-strength Pilsner would have been, but the moderate bitterness and light crisp edge from the rice malt made it deceptively easy to drink. You don't realize just how strong it is until you try to stand up. I also didn't experience any of the fruity flavors that some brewers have reported with S-23.
Imperial Maize Pilsner
I was in the brewing zone and went ahead with a third recipe that included some ingredients I'd never used before: flaked corn, Horizon hops, and Smaragd hops. I also used my favorite dry lager yeast, W-34/70.
You know what it feels like when you're on a roll? Nothing but 7s and 11s? I was on a brewing roll. I hit my mash temperature target within 1°F (0.6°C), my batch sparge left me with the exact preboil volume I wanted, and the boil yielded 5.25 gallons (21.8 L) in the fermenter. My "warm pitch" technique worked perfectly again; I had signs of fermentation within 24 hours and I hit my projected final gravity within two weeks.
After 21 days, I bottled with the intent of lagering in the bottle, and I had one of the smoothest bottling days ever. The beer was nicely malty with just a touch of corn sweetness. And the hoppiness was just the perfect amount to balance it all out.
Turns out it's not all that hard to brew imperial Pilsner: proper sanitation, recipe planning, plenty of yeast, and patience will give you a darn good batch of beer. And if I can do it, anyone can, so don't be afraid to pump up the volume when brewing a lager. Imperial helles, super schwarz, double Dortmunder, massive Märzen, whatever strikes your fancy. Go big or go home!


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Dr. Ron McLellan
Senior Pastor
Joined GBC Staff: April 1995
Family: Wife: Nancy; Children: Ronnie, Regan, and Elizabeth
Salvation story (quick version): I gave my heart to Jesus as a 16 year old during a revival at Parkview Baptist Church in Baton Rouge led by evangelist Sam Cathey.
Previous Lines of Work: Minister Youth and education 1980-86, Pastor in Louisiana and Mississippi 1986-2018.
One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: The birth of a child into this world, especially my own 3 children has always captured my fascination and heart.
Best Thing Someone Said to You: "Your children aren't the typical pastor's children."
Life Motto: Pray like it all depends on God but work like it all depends on you!
Three People I'd Like to Meet: Donald Trump, Drew Brees, and Lou Brock
My Hero: The man who events a pill that makes you lose weight without exercise or dieting.
Most People Don't Know This About Me: I attended the first N.O. Saints football game in Tiger stadium the Summer of 1967.
Book: Heir to a Dream: The story of Pete Maravich
Food: steak and baked potato
Snack Food: chocolate chip cookies
Movie: The Man in The Iron Mask
Actor: John Wayne
Actress: Katherine Hepburn
Time of Day: evening
Season: Autumn
Place in the World: The R5J (family farm)
Place to Pray: Back porch swing
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Gardening, all things LSU, mowing
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7
Sports Team: LSU Football
Sport: Football
Food: mustard greens
Time of Day: early morning
Season: Summer
Sport: soccer


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New Plaid Cymru Group Takes Root in Llanelli
A new political movement within Plaid Cymru will be making its first move with a meeting at the Best Western Diplomat hotel, Llanelli (Wednesday March 28, 7.30).
Neil McEvoy AM, speaking on behalf of the group, will set out its aims and he'll be joined on the platform by Gwyn Hopkins, the former Secretary of Llanelli Plaid Constituency, who will speak about natural justice and the history of the party in Llanelli.
The intention to form the new group was announced at a fringe meeting during the Plaid Cymru Spring Conference in Llangollen last Saturday (24/03/2018). Speaking to a room packed with supporters and interested Plaid members, Neil McEvoy said "Our new group is a movement within Plaid Cymru, with the aim of reinvigorating and strengthening our message and our electoral success.
"We are not left, right or bland centre, we are a 'grass roots up' Welsh political movement, propagating the aims of Plaid Cymru. We are looking for founder members among existing Plaid members and those interested in joining us in Llanelli. I am delighted to have been invited here to meet people and share thoughts about what I think we can achieve together."
The group will be open to all, except members of other political parties in Wales and will be named at the end of April at the official launch, followed by further meetings and events around Wales.
Neil McEvoy said that after consulting with other interested Plaid members, the group will have three key principles:
- Individual Sovereignty: natural justice, due process and free speech must be at the heart of Welsh life. Individual rights will not be sacrificed in the name of groupthink, dogma and those who are easily offended.
- Community Sovereignty: the rights of communities to influence decisions will be respected. Referenda on issues such as Local Development plans and planning will be respected. It will be up to communities to decide who represents them at every level of government. Decentralisation of decision making to community level will be fully encouraged.
- National Sovereignty: Wales can stand on its own two feet and we have a duty and responsibility to govern our own country. We will push for a referendum for Welsh national sovereignty, with international recognition as soon as a majority in the Welsh Parliament is achieved.
The new group will also campaign on agendas like tackling corruption in Wales, reaching out to those who have been let down and left behind by the political establishment, a united Wales that does not pit people against each other based on their background and building a new economy by reindustrialising Wales for the 21st century.
If you would like to know more when the movement is launched, you can subscribe for information at this web page: https://www.neilmcevoy.wales/newgroup


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American Historical Association Rejects Anti-Israel Resolutions for Third Time in Two Years
by Lea Speyer
The oldest and largest society of US historians rejected two anti-Israel petitions last week, the blog History News Network reported.
At its 131st annual gathering, held in Denver on Jan. 5-8, the American Historical Association (AHA) voted not to take action called for in resolutions filed by Historians Against the War (HAW) — self-described as a group of "historically minded activists, scholars, students and teachers [who] stand opposed to wars of aggression, military occupations of foreign lands and imperial efforts by the United States and other powerful nations to dominate the internal life of other countries."
Without mentioning Israel or the slant against it in the resolutions — claiming that it violates the academic freedom of Palestinians — the AHA explained that it "upholds the rights of students, faculty and other historians to speak freely and to engage in nonviolent political action expressing diverse perspectives on historical or contemporary issues."
The AHA first rejected moves by its members to condemn the Jewish state in January 2015, refusing to bend the rules and consider an anti-Israel resolution filed after the deadline. It did so again in 2016, denying a motion claiming that Israel actively blocks education opportunities for Palestinians.
Related coverage
The AHA's latest rejection of anti-Israel efforts occurred around the same time that the Modern Language Association (MLA) voted down a proposal to boycott Israeli universities.
As The Algemeiner reported, the MLA BDS resolution was defeated on Saturday, in a 113-79 vote. During the vote, a Jewish academic invoked Nazi rhetoric to attack fellow scholars who were successful in preventing the motion from passing. A second resolution opposing academic boycotts in general passed 101-93.