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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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ONE needn't be well versed in the sport of boxing to understand one thing: "taking a dive" assures ones defeat, aside from the fact that such machinations are against the rules of the game. Unsportsmanlike, to say the least.
SO too can one describe – and on an exponentially higher decibel – the tepid, the lame ass "campaign" initiated by Barack HUSSEIN Obama against The Islamic State/ISIS/ISIL, or whatever name/acronym you want to ascribe to these rabid Islamic killing machines. Concretely, the Jihadi-in-Chief has already waved America's yellow belly flag of surrender! Who gave him THAT right?
IN fact, a most incisive assessment of the Bastard-in-Chief's nose dive came from a fella named E.T. Williams, who calls himself the "Doctor of Common Sense". Well, he got it going on! Now, some might find his language offensive – admittedly, hardly PG – but never mind, America is on fire and in grave danger. Therefore, let us all place our delicate sensitivities aside and get real. PLEASE listen very closely to the patriotic "Doc"…..
NOW that you have viewed this spot on, yet unconventional, clip, it is time to flesh things out to the nth degree. One dare not dress up this very ugly pig. A national disaster-in-the-making. Worldwide in scope.
AS previously revealed through Rep. Michele Bachmann's (she rocks…) most recent interview, the Betrayer-in-Chief knew about the encroachment of The Islamic State et al., way before he admitted to its existence to the citizens he is mandated to serve. Not only that, but he added insult upon grave injury by claiming that they do NOT represent Islam! Beg your pardon, they wage murderous jihad (just like all Islamic terror hydras) under Shariah law's banner, the laws which guide, prop up, Islamic behavior in EVERY sphere of life and politics. Good grief.
."Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not Islamic," Obama said, speaking from the state floor of the White House residence. "No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim."
He added, "And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way."
CANDIDLY, the psychological boost given to jihadists because the leader of the free world is on their side, in juxtaposition to the lowering of morale among those who look towards America to take the lead in obliterating said scourge, dare not be discounted. Couple it with their cult-like belief in Islamic supremacy and subjugation, oh well, a cauldron of hell fire awaits the west.
MORE pointedly, various high level officials admit that the administration has NO plan to beat back ISIS! Yup, the heretofore most powerful fighting force in the world can't beat back thousands of jihadis, despite their penchant for head chopping and barbaric slaughter. Come on. Bull.
The President said that although he had ordered up options for striking ISIS in Syria, the administration's priority was shoring up the integrity of Iraq, instead. Syria would have to wait. He also said he would send Secretary of State John Kerry to the region because "We don't have a strategy yet," to confront ISIS on a regional level.
To many outside the administration who have worked on Syria and the ISIS problem, Obama's decision not to decide on a broader course of action will have negative implications for the war against ISIS. The administration raised expectations about altering its three-year policy of avoiding intervention in Syria, before Obama dashed those expectations Thursday…..
SO basically, with The Islamic State going from strength to strength, and with the Commander-in-Chief AWOL, why would anyone believe that the Caliphate is not a (near future) done deal? Concomitantly, why would any western ally trust the leadership of the U.S., at a time when they are leading the west straight into hell. Indeed.
ENTER, the overall Caliphate:
Obama's plans to fight Islamic State are in ruins as the militant group's fighters come close to capturing Kobani and have inflicted a heavy defeat on the Iraqi army west of Baghdad and much more. As it seems, the results of what is reported from Syria and Iraq is not only a victory for ISIS, but a defeat for the U.S. This will catapult the image of ISIS across the Muslim globe. As it seems the victory of the Islamic Caliphate is imminent.
The US-led air attacks launched against Islamic State (also known as Isis) on 8 August in Iraq and 23 September in Syria have not worked. President Obama's plan to "degrade and destroy" Islamic State has not even begun to achieve success. In both Syria and Iraq, Isis is expanding its control rather than contracting.
Isis reinforcements have been rushing towards Kobani in the past few days to ensure that they win a decisive victory over the Syrian Kurdish town's remaining defenders. The group is willing to take heavy casualties in street fighting and from air attacks in order to add to the string of victories it has won in the four months since its forces captured Mosul, the second-largest city in Iraq, on 10 June. Part of the strength of the fundamentalist movement is a sense that there is something inevitable and divinely inspired about its victories, whether it is against superior numbers in Mosul or US airpower at Kobani.
In the face of a likely Isis victory at Kobani, senior US officials have been trying to explain away the failure to save the Syrian Kurds in the town, probably Isis's toughest opponents in Syria. "Our focus in Syria is in degrading the capacity of [Isis] at its core to project power, to command itself, to sustain itself, to resource itself," said US Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken, in a typical piece of waffle designed to mask defeat. "The tragic reality is that in the course of doing that there are going to be places like Kobani where we may or may not be able to fight effectively."
Unfortunately for the US, Kobani isn't the only place air strikes are failing to stop Isis. In an offensive in Iraq launched on 2 October but little reported in the outside world, Isis has captured almost all the cities and towns it did not already hold in Anbar province, a vast area in western Iraq that makes up a quarter of the country. It has captured Hit, Kubaisa and Ramadi, the provincial capital, which it had long fought for. Other cities, towns and bases on or close to the Euphrates River west of Baghdad fell in a few days, often after little resistance by the Iraqi Army which showed itself to be as dysfunctional as in the past, even when backed by US air strikes.
Today, only the city of Haditha and two bases, Al-Assad military base near Hit, and Camp Mazrah outside Fallujah, are still in Iraqi government hands. Joel Wing, in his study –"Iraq's Security Forces Collapse as The Islamic State Takes Control of Most of Anbar Province" – concludes: "This was a huge victory as it gives the insurgents virtual control over Anbar and poses a serious threat to western Baghdad".
The US's failure to save Kobani, if it falls, will be a political as well as military disaster.
President Obama boasted of putting together a coalition of Sunni powers such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to oppose Isis, but these all have different agendas to the US in which destroying IS is not the first priority. The Sunni Arab monarchies may not like Isis, which threatens the political status quo, but, as one Iraqi observer put it, "they like the fact that Isis creates more problems for the Shia than it does for them".
Of the countries supposedly uniting against Isis, by the far most important is Turkey. In the course of the past week it has become clear that Turkey prefer Isis to control Kobani, not the Kurds.
As we predicted, a Caliphate is coming and what only can stop it is to revert to Christian militarism but its rare that Christians today would support Christian Militarism (explained here). While many say that Christ will take care of the problem in the end, what they do not realize is He will only use the saints that are willing to fight.
ONE way or another, and whether next year or several down the road, the Caliphate will be established and not just in portions of Iraq and Syria. The real question is: how many millions, yes millions, all over the world will die before they are beaten back?
HISTORICALLY, on October 29, 1923 the Ottoman Empire – the last Caliphate – was officially dissolved. Nevertheless, the entire Caliphate ruled for 700 years! How many know this? The point being, said aspirations are hardly without Islamic foundation and precedent, nor merely the wild meanderings of Johnny Come Lately's to the jihadi scene. It's embedded into Islamic culture/history for centuries, and the "dream" is held by millions upon millions of Muslims all over the world. The west's ultimate nightmare.
TRENCHANTLY, this go around, one must internalize these core differences: for the first time America is in their Caliphate sights and they have every reason to believe they will triumph.
SIMPLY put, the Muslim-in-Chief is leading the way for the Caliphate from the White House. Just ask the Turks. This is a fact. The G-d's honest truth.


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The recipe was the same basic recipe I use for shortbread. It called for vanilla flavoured confectioner's sugar. I was unsure if this was our icing sugar or caster sugar although I have a feeling it is the former. I did not have vanilla flavoured icing sugar so I used the vanilla flavoured caster sugar I had. This is my version of the recipe.
Vanilla Shorties
225gms/8oz soft butter
100gms/4oz vanilla bean infused caster sugar
1 vanilla pod
225gms/8oz plain flour
100gms/4oz cornflour
Preheat oven to 150.C/300°F/Gas 2
Cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar and the seeds from one vanilla pod and beat until smooth.
Add the flour and cornflour and mix to a dough. Using your hands at the end to combine is the easiest option as it is quite crumby
Roll out until about 1/2 cm thick
Cut into shapes of your choice
Bake at for about 25 minutes (better to under bake then over bake), or until bottoms just begin to brown.
Cool for 5 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
When biscuits have cooled spread them with a thin layer of vanilla icing.
Vanilla Icing
225gms/8oz icing sugar sugar
2 tsp cream and 2 teasps milk combined
¼ teaspoon vanilla paste
Combine in a small bowl, adding more milk to reach desired consistency.
Makes about 24 biscuits
The oven temperature was a lot cooler than I would normally bake shortbread but LisaRene advised this to keep the shortbread pale. It worked very well and the biscuits were still lovely and crisp.


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If only life offered the second chance Shakespeare so magnanimously grants the monstrously miscalculating Leontes of his late-career romance "The Winter's Tale." Sixteen years of penitential loneliness — for making the false accusations that stop his family's hearts — result for Leontes in redemption of a fantastical order, the sort that we all know can only happen in a play.
The magnitude of forgiveness documented in director Rebecca Taichman's taut, visually arresting and tenderly wrought new production for Shakespeare Theatre Company is itself a kind of magic. And darned if, in inspirational sync with her designers and cast — particularly, Mark Harelik as Leontes — she doesn't compel us all to a wistfully moving consideration of the acts of this foolish king.
"The Winter's Tale" is a long, twisting path to a pardon. The climactic moment, when Paulina (Nancy Robinette) reveals to Leontes the statue of his "dead" queen Hermione (the radiant Hannah Yelland) is, in the best versions of the play, a wrenching contemplation of what we all stand to lose over a lifetime, and, of what, filled with regret, we would give anything to regain.
Taichman's previous assignments for the company have included, most significantly, a "Taming of the Shrew" that placed fuming Kate in a body-conscious contemporary culture of the kind that could drive any smart woman to violence. Her "Winter's Tale," a co-production with Princeton's McCarter Theatre Center, is as complexly emotionally textured as her "Shrew" was topically savvy. The proof is in the feelings stirred by that marvelous reunion scene, rendered onstage at the Lansburgh as a miracle of expressly theatrical proportions.
Hermione's whereabouts for the 16 years since her husband's slanders about her fidelity were declared baseless by the gods have long intrigued scholars and audiences alike. (At end of her trial, she collapses at the news of the death of her son, and Leontes is told she is dead.) This handsomely modern-dress incarnation makes no attempt to answer the question. Rather, it takes advantage of the enduring allure of the mystery, in the dazzling physical environment created by set designer Christine Jones and lighting designer Christopher Akerlind.
A red curtain parts to reveal Yelland, draped in a flowing gown by costume designer David Zinn and framed by four sets of proscenium arches and a profusion of dangling light fixtures and bells. As Robinette's rock-solid Paulina gives a cue, Yelland stirs and with her the music, lights and bells do, too. Paulina's dark arts are a mirage. It's the theater's spell that conducts the enchantment.
The firm foundation for the affecting reconnection of Leontes, Hermione and long-lost daughter Perdita (Heather Wood) is in the handling here of the "Tale's" harsh first act, at Leontes's court in Sicilia. The genesis of Leontes's jealousy — he's enraged by Hermione's attentions to the visiting king of Bohemia, Polixenes (Sean Arbuckle) — remains forever elusive. But Akerlind brings the lights down around Harelik to clearly convey a Leontes caught in his own clouded, claustrophobic world of suspicion.
Harelik's bundle-of-nerves portrayal aids in the illusion, as well; he speaks Leontes's profanations as if suffering from some kind of dementia, complicated by a king's conviction of infallibility — a common affliction among Shakespearean royalty.
His subjects, like noble Camillo (the excellent Brent Carver) see him as sick: "Good my lord, be cured of this diseased opinion," he declares. The illness of thought is confirmed by the robust amity of Yelland's Hermione, who delivers the queen's speech at her brief trial with a ferocity that makes Leontes seem all the more pathetic.
Taichman's vision for the piece is fresh and intimate. Nine actors — all commendable — play all of the roles, and some of the doubling in parts offers clever commentary. When the action moves from stark Sicilia to pastoral Bohemia, Harelik assumes the role of pickpocket Autolycus; the self-deceiver of Act 1 becomes the master dissembler of Act 2. The eternally valuable Ted van Griethuysen gives two old men comparable warmth: the doomed Antigonus, who carries baby Perdita into exile, and the Old Shepherd, who moments after Antigonus dies at the paws of a bear, discovers the discarded baby. With some lyrical justification, Wood not only plays both the daughter and son of Leontes, but also embodies Time, narrating the passage of years as the foundling princess becomes a teenager before our eyes.
Those who know "The Winter's Tale," surely a solid bloc in the Lansburgh, might detect some tinkering in the Bohemian scenes. Not the least of these changes has to do with a kind of directorial sleight of hand: Here, the bumpkins Mopsa and Dorcas are cardboard cutouts of sheep. And the lyrics to some of the ballads Autolycus sings (to the delight of Tom Story's sweetly unassuming Young Shepherd) sound as if they might have gone through revisions in the writers' room at "Saturday Night Live."
These are jolly tweaks that do no harm to the madcap vaudeville of Shakespeare's Bohemia. If anything, they are acts that conform to the play's healing spirit, its movement from the irrational precincts of rabid mistrust to a harmonious plateau of compassion and reconciliation. In blazing her own trail through Shakespeare's tale, Taichman returns us to the consolingly familiar terrain of the playwright's massive heart.
by William Shakespeare. Directed by Rebecca Taichman. Set, Christine Jones; costumes, David Zinn; lighting, Christopher Akerlind; composer, Nico Muhly; sound, Matt Tierney; music direction, Stephen Feigenbaum; choreography, Camille A. Brown; vocal coaching, Gillian Lane-Plescia. With Todd Bartels. About 2 hours 45 minutes. Through June 23 at Lansburgh Theatre, 450 Seventh St. NW. Call 202-547-1122 or go to www.shakespearetheatre.org.


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Dealing with Intrinsic Human Value
Prelude | Essence and Potentiality | Definitions | What is human? | Intrinsic Value of humanity | Of fetuses, infants, disabled, and others (Part a) | Of fetuses, infants, disabled, and others (Part b) | Functionalism and Utilitarian ethics revisited | Conclusion
With the previous post, we established a premise for what it is to be human, or better, what criteria we cannot use when determining who is and is not human. We cannot rely upon how a person looks, how big a person is, or the quality of life. These are arbitrary standards and as such we cannot use them; any standard offered must be non-arbitrary.
The standard I have provided can be found in Part 4 of this series. Simply put, a human being is a rational animal; biologically, his DNA and biological make up link him to other homo sapiens. Likewise, he holds the capacity to be rational, that is, creative, inventive, etc. There's no specification on the degree to which he can accomplish this, just that he has the capacity. After all, how do we determine who is more rational or who is more creative or who is more inventive? We can only go so far as to say that the capacity exists; we cannot use the actualization of the capacity as a standard, because such a standard would be arbitrary.
With the above in mind, we must determine whether certain types of people are actually people; everything from fetuses to the elderly have been thrown into the debate of "person or not"?
With apologies to those with short attention spans, this may be one of the longer posts in the series. I have divided it into sections and sub-sections for those who cannot read it all in one sitting.


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For my birthday last week, Sam took me to the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta! I've always wanted to go, especially now that we live so close. We had so much fun learning about the history of Coke, being in the same room with *gasp* the secret formula, hugging on the polar bear, and tasting waaaay too many Coca-Cola products from all around the world... and otherwise enjoying birthday fun.
Mr. polar bear himself!
Studying the vault where the secret formula is kept safe & sound. The formula was formerly kept in a bank, but was moved here a few months ago.
Where the magic happens...
There were 65 flavors of Coca-Cola products from all around the world in the tasting room. Sam actually tried all 65 drinks, and not all of them were tasty.
Glass-bottled souvenirs!
See ya next time, Atlanta! Love ya Coca-Cola!


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By Christopher Scapelliti
Several Johnny Winter guitars will be among the more than 400 rarities from the guitarist's collection that head to Guernsey's auction block on September 30 and October 1.
Gibson Firebirds, Erlewine Lazers and even Winter's very first and last guitars—a ukulele and a Dean B. Zelinsky prototype, respectively—will be included in the auction. Other personal items include notebooks of handwritten music, a pair of purple velvet bell-bottom pants with a matching button-down jacket, a rattlesnake hat, a pink dragon kimono and, oddly, beard clippings.
The auction is a significant trove of Winter's personal effects, offering a rare opportunity for fans to see and purchase relics from the career of the celebrated electric blues guitarist. But it is, of course, the guitars that will, in all likelihood, be the stars of the event.
Winter came to the forefront of the electric blues scene in 1969 with the release of his major-label debut, Johnny Winter. He performed the album's stunning guitar work using a 1966 Fender Mustang, but the following year he adopted what would become his main guitar for many years: a 1963 Gibson Firebird V that he purchased in St. Louis.
"I was initially attracted to the Firebird because I liked the way it looked," Winter told Guitar Aficionado in early 2014. "When I played it, I discovered I liked the way it sounded too. The Firebird is the best of all worlds. It feels like a Gibson, but it sounds closer to a Fender than most other Gibsons. I was never a big fan of humbucking pickups, but the mini humbuckers on the Firebird have more bite and treble."
In the mid Eighties, Winter began playing Lazer guitars designed by Mark Erlewine after the luthier presented him with a black model, fitted with a single humbucking pickup, during a 1984 show in Texas. Winter would eventually own six of the unusual-looking small-bodied, headless guitars.
"When I first bought one, I thought I was just going to use it as a travel guitar," Winter told Guitar Aficionado. "But the first day I plugged it in, it sounded so good that I wanted to use it for a gig that night."
Winter's career was marked by ups and downs attributed to drug use and, later, health issues and methadone addiction. He was enjoying a career resurgence when he died in a hotel room near Zurich, Switzerland on July 16, 2014, two days after completing a European tour.
Below we've featured several of Winter's personal guitars included the auction, along with their catalog notes.
The auction opens on Friday, September 30, at 6 p.m. at Gibson Brands New York Showroom, 421 W 54th Street, in New York City. It continues on Saturday, October 1, from noon and runs until completion. Public previews will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on September 28, from noon to 7 pm. on September 29, from noon to 6 p.m. on September 30, and from 10 a.m. to noon on October 1. For more information about the Johnny Winter auction, visit Guernseys.com.
Black Lazer Guitar
One of Johnny Winter's famous Lazer guitars. Johnny can be seen playing this black model in a recorded performance from the 1984 Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, documented in the video below. Some oxidation on metal. Bears LAZER logo on body. Slight paint chipping on left side of back and right edge of back. Total length 31 inches.
Circa 1965 Gibson Firebird V in Inverness Green
Johnny Winter's name is virtually synonymous with Gibson Firebirds. His rare "Inverness Green" Firebird, with custom pearl inlay, is simply breathtaking. Winter played it live for many years at some of his largest shows. This guitar is prominently featured in Winter's worldwide Sony film release, Down n' Dirty, The Johnny Winter Story, out March 5, 2016.
Serial No. 255115. Vibrato tailpiece (which was standard with Firebird V) has been removed by Johnny, as he preferred the sound of the guitar without them. Features iridescent inlay of an eagle and cloud with an emerging lightning bolt on front of body. Feature iridescent notches along fretboard. Faded "Firebird" logo on front of body. Ombre [blending] effect along backside from top of headstock to bottom of strap button, fades from turquoise to a bright green. Back of headstock has a 1-inch crack and entirety of back shows some slight paint chipping.
Johnny Winter's Firebirds and Lazer Guitars Head to the Auction Block
Source: Guitar Aficionado


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President Barack Obama says he sees flickers of hope that the U.S. economy may be starting to recover from the recession.
In a television interview broadcast Sunday, on the CBS program 60 Minutes the president said increasing numbers of homeowners are refinancing their mortgages, taking advantage of low interest rates. Mr. Obama said that is a possible indication that the nation's housing market is beginning to recover.
He acknowledged widespread public anger resulting from large bonuses paid to executives of insurance giant AIG after the government paid billions of dollars to keep the company in business.
But the president questioned the legality of a bill passed last week in Congress that would impose a 90 percent tax on the recipients of the bonuses. Mr. Obama spoke of balancing the need to deal with taxpayer anger with the need for support from the financial industry in helping the economy recover.
He also said he would refuse a hypothetical resignation offer from his treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner.
The president also spoke of the conflict in Afghanistan, saying that military force alone will not solve the problems there. Mr. Obama said he is looking to develop a comprehensive plan that includes a strategy for getting U.S. forces out of Afghanistan.
President Obama also took issue with recent criticism of his security policies by former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Cheney said the Obama administration's decision to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will make America less safe and more vulnerable to another terrorist attack.
Mr. Obama responded by saying his predecessor's detention policies were unsustainable and fueled anti-American sentiment abroad.
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This week's Elevator episode asks the very tough question…who's better? The Batman or Spider-Man? The answer may shock you.
Guest starring Lesley Tsina of Slave Leia and Squatters' Brendan Bradley!
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Welcome to Hermione, the best place for your diving holidays in Greece. The small town of Hermione is the departure point for Kapari Island and the diving centre.
Some information on Hermione:
A small town with strong island characteristics, Hermione is located on the south-eastern edge of the Argolida peninsula. Hermione, one of the most beautiful coastal regions in the Peloponnese, is the ideal holiday destination and point of departure for many day-trips. This tiny, picturesque fishing village that became a tourist attraction thanks to its natural beauty, is built next to a cape brimming with pine-trees, and boasts sandy beaches, many small harbours and an ancient history.
It is 84km from Nafplion and about 60 km from the ancient theatre of Epidauros, while also being to close to the islands Spetses and Hydra, both reachable by sea. There are daily high-speed 'flying dolphins' that connect Hermione to the port of Piraeus.
The civilisation in Hermione peaked in ancient times. At Bisti archaeological excavations have brought important findings to light, such as the remains of the Temple of Poseidon, while in Heliokastro foundations of the ancient city of Ilii were found. It is worth mentioning that ancient historian Pausanias mentioned this city as the sacred place of the Gods of Elefsis.
Moreover, findings were excavated in the primary school playground and in the 17th century church erected on the foundations of the ancient temple of the goddess Demeter, while traces of ancient roads are still visible in the church grounds. This church is also connected with the historical events of the Greek war of independence in 1821.
The Agioi Anargyroi Monastery, built in the 11th century, is a remarkable monument famous for its Byzantine paintings, extensive library and religious gold-plated wooden carvings.
The small island Dokos is located opposite Hermione where under-water excavations have revealed the remains of a pre-Hellenic ship-wreck, the oldest in the world.
Moreover, if you are a fan of long walks, do not miss the chance of crossing the small Katafikios canyon, which connects Hermione to Fournous. The 30-minute trek is truly magical and the landscape is spectacular. Hermione is a well-developed area, where you will find hotels, rooms and apartments to let for all tastes and budgets.
In addition, there are cultural events throughout the year in and around Hermione. For example, during the religious celebration of the Epiphany, young men about the start their military service go around the town singing the traditional song 'Giala-Giala' and come dawn, find themselves diving in the freezing winter waters to find the Holy Cross. August's cultural events are also worth attending, climaxing with the Fisherman's Feast organised in the village Koilada on the 14th August.


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WHEDON's BATGIRL: 'How Could A Young Woman Get Hardcore Enough To Need To Put On The Cowl?'
Writer/director Joss Whedon has provided more on his plans for Warner Bros.'s Batgirl film. While at the red carpet premiere for Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the one-time Avengers director told The Hollywood Reporter about the angle he has on the Batgirl character after brought to him by DC Films.
"She came up, and I started getting obsessed with how a young woman could get hardcore enough to need to put on the cowl. Like, What's her damage?" Whedon said. "She didn't have her parents killed in an alley. Who is this person, who decides - rather than being forced to by their childhood trauma — decides to pick up this life? How intense and driven that person is ... I just couldn't stop thinking about it."
When asked if the redecent "Burnside" Batgirl redesign would be in the film, Whedon was non-committal.
"I don't know," Whedon said with a laugh. "I have a lot of voices in my head."


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Research shows that eating a well-balanced, low-fat and high-fibre vegetarian diet may reduce the chances of suffering from certain cancers (eg colon cancer), heart disease, diabetes and obesity.
Vegetarian diets have also been used in the treatment of various illnesses, including rheumatoid arthritis and Type 2 diabetes. More recent research has indicated that vegetarians appear more 'health conscious' than non-vegetarians.
We have a number of booklets and leaflets that can be ordered free of charge within the UK, as well as further online resources.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Small businesses hurt by rising fuel prices can follow a risk-management strategy once available only large companies.Pricelock offers fuel price protection through what is essentially an insurance policy. It is able to offer the strategy by grouping small businesses, cutting costs -- it is done entirely online -- and working with investment banks.
|The Pricelock website lets business owners hedge against rising fuel costs; clients pay a fee that protects them when prices rise above the maximum they're willing to pay.
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The Festival of Glass has been on the road as part of the nation-wide 'RUOK?' day.
The occasion was the 'YouthFest' day held on 15 September at Bellarine Secondary College in Drysdale. The Festival of Glass was invited to attend because one the aims of the day was to introduce young people to some of the community events and organisations in their area. Members of the Festival Committee spent the first hour erecting a small market tent! After that, however, they spent several hours talking to young people about ... well ... glass!
People were fascinated by demonstrations of mosaic-making and bead-weaving and some local teachers said that they would promote the competition for schools that is an innovation of the 2012 Festival of Glass.
The annual Festival of Glass is held in Drysdale, Victoria (Australia). Established in 2011, the Festival celebrates the beauty and versatility of glass in art, craft and industry and it promotes collaboration between people who work with glass. Unique in Australia, the Festival joins a handful of similar events worldwide. The Festival of Glass is an initiative of the Drysdale and Clifton Springs Community Association Inc.
Friday, October 21, 2011
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Here we have some lovely tags for you created by CT SUSAN, and that's not all, I have more coming yet tomorrow!! Some kits just have so much it's hard to make only a couple freebies!
These freebies only show off a select few items available in this kit, it's packed with cute items for scrapping those Thanksgiving photos, so stop over and grab the free kit while it's free for server use or to my Etsy shop for purchase, links are all on the right sidebar


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A wounded Somali civilian is carried on a donkey cart after he was wounded in clashes between Somali government troops and the insurgents spearheaded by al-Shabab, in Mogadishu, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008. At least five civilians were killed in the fighting and more than twenty others were wounded. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
By Elizabeth A. Kennedy Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An increasingly powerful Islamic insurgency is advancing toward Somalia's seaside capital, capturing town after town and seizing territory from the weak U.N.-backed government often without firing a shot.
But analysts say the hardline militants cannot achieve their ultimate goal of laying siege to Mogadishu, the capital, while powerful Ethiopian troops remain stationed in the once-beautiful city on the shore of the Indian Ocean.
Somalia's two-year insurgency has already killed thousands and will likely continue as fighters consolidate territory, undermining peace talks between more moderate opposition members and the government. The U.N. has tried to advance the talks, but a recent deal seems only to have worsened the violence.
Militants from al-Shabab — which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization — have refused to take part in the peace talks, saying Ethiopians troops that support the government must leave first. The group aims to impose sharia law on Somalia.
Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991, when warlords overthrew a socialist dictator and turned their clan-based militias on each other. After decades of violence, half the population is expected to be dependent on aid by the end of the year.
The United States worries that Somalia could be a terrorist breeding ground, particularly since Osama bin Laden has declared his support for the Islamists. It accuses al-Shabab of harboring the al-Qaeda-linked terrorists who allegedly blew up the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998.
On Wednesday, al-Shabab added the town of Merka, 56 miles from the capital, to its list of conquests after poorly paid government fighters simply ran away.
The group now controls most of the country's south, with the crucial exceptions of Mogadishu and Baidoa, where the parliament sits.
"Nearly 200 heavily armed fighters loyal to al-Shabab, with several vehicles mounted with machine-guns, have moved into our town early this morning unopposed," witness Abdi-Nur Haji Muridi said in an interview from Merka.
Al-Shabab was part of the Islamic militia that controlled Mogadishu and much of southern Somalia for six months in 2006 before Ethiopian troops arrived to drive them out with the tacit support of the United States.
The group quickly fractured into hardline and more moderate factions. Al-Shabab's hardliners are at the heart of the insurgency, which has killed thousands of civilians caught up in roadside bombs, grenade attacks and mortar fire.
The U.S. sent some special operations troops with the Ethiopian forces in 2006 and in early 2007 conducted several airstrikes in an attempt to kill suspected al-Qaeda members.
Meanwhile, al-Shabab has been setting up its own administrations that adhere to strict Islamic law. In Kismayo, Somalia's third-largest city, fighters recently stoned a girl to death before thousands of spectators, accusing her of adultery.
Human Rights Watch, citing the girl's father, later reported she was a 13-year-old rape victim.
Even in Mogadishu, where the government is nominally in control, al-Shabab fighters recently used leather straps to lash accused thieves in front of hundreds of people. It was a clear message that the government has failed to stop crime.
The capture of Merka could be disastrous for food shipments as the city's port and airstrip are key conduits for aid workers. Peter Smerdon, the Nairobi, Kenya-based spokesman for the U.N. World Food Program, said the situation in Merka was calm Wednesday and WFP (the UN's World Food Programme) planned to continue using the port to ship in food.
Taking the capital would be the Islamists' ultimate victory, but the al-Shabab militants know the Ethiopians' superior firepower would devastate them. In 2006, the Islamists simply scattered into the bush or went underground rather than face Ethiopia's helicopter gunships.
Instead, al-Shabab appears to be settling for taking as much territory it can get, chipping away at the Ethiopian and Somali soldiers bit by bit. Earlier this week, the Islamists captured two towns in southern Somalia, Qoryoley and Bul Marer, and a town lying on a strategic crossroads in central Somalia.
Rashid Abdi, an a Nairobi-based analyst with the International Crisis Group think tank, said al-Shabab is clearly a "potent military force" but the Ethiopians' firepower is a looming deterrent.
"Most of the towns they have taken recently are soft targets," he said. "They are not as heavily defended as Mogadishu and Baidoa. It is too early to say this new al-Shabab faction will now march toward Mogadishu."
The Ethiopian regime says it wants to withdraw, but its opponents say it has calculated that an open-ended occupation of Somalia is better than having a radical Islamist regime next door.
Many Somalis consider al-Shabab far more disciplined than government soldiers, and some enjoy the relative calm the Islamists bring. The insurgents frighten people into submission with public executions but also cut down on theft and other petty crime.
"They don't point their guns at us, like the government soldiers do," said Ahmed Duale, a resident of Merka.
Another resident, Abdi Yusuf Jimale, said the militants leave people alone if they submit to Islamic law.
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Chronic testicular pain following vasectomy.
McConaghy P, Paxton LD, Loughlin V.
This, along with JAMA 1984 is probably the most cited source for the 0.1%->0.25% occurance rate for chronic post-vasectomy pain. You can find an example citation in UpToDate v19.2
You go ahead and read it. The 0.1%-0.25% range doesn't exist anywhere in the letter. Maybe you think it's in the full text of the actual study: "Intra-vas deferens bupivacaine for prevention of acute pain and chronic discomfort after vasectomy". Nope. Not there either.
The deep irony here is that the only mention of the occurance rate is a reference to McMahon 1992 which describes 33% of patients find chronic testicular pain to be troubling.
Oh, and JAMA 1984 doesn't contain anything like 0.1% or 0.25% either.


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Discussion in 'Trading' started by alonbra, Apr 13, 2007.
can anybody recommend a good expo in london?
The World Money Show is put on by InterShow - the folks who do the Traders Expo, and The Money Show in the U.S.:
Stateside, The Money Show targets the investor more than the trader.
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It's Official: WIP/Philadelphia Gets FM Simulcast With Flip Of WYSP
August 18, 2011 at 6:39 AM (PT)
CBS RADIO Sports WIP-A/PHILADELPHIA made it official with the announcement that the station will gain an FM simulcast on what has been Classic Rock WYSP's 94.1 FM frequency. WIP's programming will be heard on 94.1 FM starting SEPTEMBER 6th.
In addition, midday hosts GLEN MACNOW and ANTHONY GARGANO will move to 1-6p, replacing HOWARD ESKIN, whose move to EAGLES pre- and post-game chores was announced this week, and IKE REESE. REESE, the former EAGLE, will be joined by market veteran and COMCAST SPORTSNET personality MICHAEL BARKANN for 10a-1p. The morning show with ANGELO CATALDI, AL MORGANTI, RHEA HUGHES, and KEITH JONES, evenings with ROB ELLIS (6-10p) or play-by-play, and overnights with BIG DADDY GRAHAM remain intact.
"WIP has a 25-year track record of being the premier sports station in PHILADELPHIA and the move to FM is part of a natural evolution we've seen successfully work in several major cities across the nation," said SVP/Market Manager MARC RAYFIELD. "We've always been a great sports talk radio station -- now we'll be located on a much busier corner in a larger neighborhood. One of the best years in PHILADELPHIA sports has just become better."
The move of WIP to FM, matching rival GREATER MEDIA Sports WPEN-A-F (97.5 THE FANATIC)'s FM presence, has been widely discussed for months. The announcement TODAY was leaked to the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS' DAN GROSS on WEDNESDAY night (8/17).
25th Anniversary Of Howard Stern's Arrival At WYSP
And speaking of WYSP, the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS' CHUCK DARROW commemorated TODAY's 25th anniversary of the launch of HOWARD STERN's syndication into the DELAWARE VALLEY on WYSP with an article recalling the move and the role of ANDY BLOOM, then WYSP's PD and now OM of WIP and Talk WPHT-A, and GM KEN STEVENS in making the then-unusual addition of an out-of-town morning show happen.


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If you've been paying attention to the news within the past few months, you've likely been hearing a lot about the rise of the "robo-advisor". Robo-advisors is the term given to any number of automated investing services that have popped up in recent years that aim to make investing easier, more affordable and in some instances negate the need for a traditional financial or investment advisor.
While their investment recommendations vary to some degree, many of them use algorithms based on Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) to aid in choosing diversified investments and asset allocation based on your risk tolerance. MPT helps to maximize expected return for your portfolio based on your risk profile.
While I still think that some people could benefit from working with a human financial planner one on one, I do think that for most investors using an automated investing service makes a ton of sense.
Today I thought I would do a review of Wealthfront, one of the top and most well respected automated investing services available today.
UPDATE: Sign up for Wealthfront via this exclusive Bible Money Matters link to get $5,000 managed for free:
Sign up for Wealthfront and get $5,000 managed for free
Quick Navigation
- Wealthfront History
- How Does Wealthfront Work?
- Signing Up For Wealthfront
- Wealthfront Features
- Path
- The Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan
- Fees, Charges & Minimums For Wealthfront
- Wealthfront – Great Low Cost Investment Advisory Service
- Wealthfront
- Pros
- Cons
Wealthfront History
Wealthfront launched their automated investment service in 2011 and the company is currently based in Redwood City, California. In 2012 Wealthfront launched a daily tax-loss harvesting service. From 2013 to 2014 the company went through some tremendous growth, growing by over 450% in one year. By 2017 Wealthfront has more than $5.5 billion of assets under management.
Wealthfront never holds your portfolio when you invest with them, they just manage it. The portfolio is actually held with Royal Bank of Canada.
How Does Wealthfront Work?
When you sign up for Wealthfront you start by completing a questionnaire that is aimed at determining your risk tolerance. Once your risk tolerance is determined asset allocations are set that will remain the same regardless of how much you have invested.
The portfolios are based on a mix of 6 – 8 asset classes that includes both U.S. and international stocks and bonds. They invest mainly via the following ETFs, although that is subject to change.
- U.S. Stocks (VTI)
- Foreign Stocks (VEA)
- Emerging Markets (VWO)
- Real Estate (VNQ)
- Dividend Stocks (VIG)
- Emerging Market Bonds (EMB)
- Municipal Bonds (MUB)
- CorporateBonds (LQD)
- Natural Resources (XLE)
When you invest with Wealthfront your diversified asset allocation will depend on the tax status of your account (taxable or tax deferred), and what is the most tax efficient method of investing for you.
In essence, you'll get a highly diversified, low cost portfolio that is suited to your level of risk, time horizon and other factors.
Signing Up For Wealthfront
Signing up for Wealthfront is a quick process. Here's what you'll need to do.
Once you begin the signup process it will first have you go through a risk tolerance assessment.
Once you've answered all the questions, it will give you a quick rundown of what assets and allocation that they would suggest for you, in both a taxable account and retirement account.
If everything looks OK, you're ready to open your account.
Available account options with Wealthfront include:
- Standard taxable account
- Joint investment account
- Trust account
- Traditional IRA
- Roth IRA
- Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan
Once you choose which account type you want and hit continue, it will take you through the process of entering all of your basic information including:
- Full name
- Address
- Birth date
- Phone number
- Social security number
- Income
After filling out the basics it will ask you to fund your account. Your options for funding the account include:
- Bank transfer (3-5 business days to get started)
- Wire transfer (1 business day to get started)
- Account transfer (5-10 business days)
Once you submit your application and confirm your email address you just have to wait for your account to be approved. After approval you can login to your account dashboard to confirm transfers, view your account summary, view your plan, transactions, documents and more.
Wealthfront Features
So what are some of the features that you get when you open a Wealthfront account?
Proven passive investing strategy that gives you a diversified portfolio
So what do you invest in when investing with Wealthfront?
We invest with an equity orientation to maximize long-term returns. Each of our selected asset classes is represented by a low cost, passive ETF. We continuously monitor and periodically rebalance your portfolio to maximize your chance of investment success for the long run. We also attempt to minimize your taxes by analyzing the taxes likely to be generated by any given asset class, and then allocating different asset classes in taxable and non-taxable (retirement) portfolios. We use Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) to identify the ideal portfolio for each client.
Your portfolio will consist mainly of low cost ETF index funds that will be tailored to your risk tolerance, with intelligent dividend reinvestment and regular portfolio rebalancing. It is fully diversified. For a complete look at the Wealthfront strategy you can check it out here.
Tax aware asset allocation and tax loss harvesting
Tax-loss harvesting essentially takes investments that have declined in value and selling them at a loss, generating a tax deduction. The tax deduction helps to reduce your taxes. Wealthfront's service allows daily tax harvesting to be possible, which can help to maximize gains versus a traditional year end tax loss harvesting. This service is available at no extra cost to investors.
Wealthfront also invests in index funds which tend to have little turnover, and as such will likely realize lower capital gains taxes. They also use dividends to rebalance your portfolio throughout the year, lowering capital gains. They optimize asset classes and allocations depending on whether an account is taxable or tax advantaged.
No commission fees
With Wealthfront you're never going to pay fees for purchase of the ETFs in your account.
Other Wealthfront Feature Updates
Wealthfront is constantly innovating, and has had a myriad of other updates in the past year or so, all designed to make investing easier, more efficient, and to bring you better returns. Here are a few of the features and functionality that set them apart.
- Path: The new financial planning experience, unique to Wealthfront that I go into below.
- Stock Level Tax-Loss Harvesting: An enhanced form of tax-loss harvesting for accounts over $100k to boost your tax savings. Wealthfront is the only automated investment service to offer Stock Level Tax-Loss Harvesting.
- Smart Beta: Smart Beta is Wealthfront's improvement on existing Smart Beta ETFs. Wealthfront has implemented a multi-factor investment strategy combined with its Stock Level Tax-Loss Harvesting feature, which adds a level of tax efficiency not found in existing Smart Beta ETFs. The feature is offered to clients with $500,000 or more at no incremental cost above the 0.25% advisory fee.
- Tailored Transfers: Instead of selling everything at once, use our tailored transfer process to migrate your investments tax-efficiently over time.
- Portfolio Line of Credit: This line of credit is available for any Wealthfront client with an Individual or Joint Wealthfront account valued at $100,000 or more. There's no set up – if you're an eligible Wealthfront client then you already have access. Your line of credit is secured by your diversified investment portfolio, so current rates are as low as 3.25-4.5% depending on account size – lower than most HELOC loans. Borrow the amount you need up to 30% of account value, when you need, for whatever you want. Repay on your own schedule.
As of February 2017 Wealthfront launched a new automated financial planning experience for their clients, to help them better plan for their financial future.
Path connects to your existing financial accounts in a few minutes, and then by tracking your actual spending and saving patterns to help you figure out how your financial future may look.
It helps you to figure out how much you need to save now to reach your future goals, and helps you to determine if you'll be able to live the same lifestyle you live now, in retirement.
Path helps take the guesswork out of figuring out if your hoped for future is even attainable based on your current spending and saving patterns. It helps you take a look at "what-if" scenarios, and help you figure out what the impact of a raise at work, or saving more every month might be.
Path is your personal financial planner, but without the need for a bi-annual meeting at an expensive office with a planner that hardly pays attention to your needs. Here's a look at it from Wealthfront:
Home Planning in Path
Path brings clients out of the window-shopping phase of home buying and into planning and saving with the help custom advice and recommendations. Path uses third party data on home prices and mortgage rates combined with your financial information to provide an accurate estimate of what you can expect to afford when ready to purchase a home — whether it's six months or five years from now. Path's home affordability estimate even accounts for expenses beyond the mortgage, such as closing costs, property taxes, maintenance, and insurance.
College Planning In Path
In addition Path also now has a College planning tool that looks at every important aspect of college planning and deliver a complete, personalized assessment. It will allow you to choose a college that your child may attend, enter some personal data about yourself, after which it will calculate the financial aid you can expect to receive at that school. Then you can setup how much to save, and see the effect of adding more to your savings. At the end you can link it to your Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan!
The Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan
This is another investment account unique to Wealthfront. They offer one of the lowest cost 529 plans from an advisor, that offers more diversification for higher returns. (Many plans offer a very limited range of investment options).
A recent Sallie Mae study shows that more and more parents are saving for college, but are nowhere near prepared to meet their goals because they are saving solely through savings accounts earning less than 1% interest. The Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan was created to help change this, to help parents grow their child's college savings, while minimizing the amount of risk based on your level of risk tolerance.
Wealthfront's 529 uses 20 different glide paths, tailored to match both the beneficiary's age, as well as the account owner's financial situation and risk tolerance. Our glide paths transition asset allocations much more continuously, which again means you may be less likely to be hurt by market movements.
This is definitely something to check out if you're interested in saving for your child's education.
Fees, Charges & Minimums For Wealthfront
What are the fees that you'll have to pay for the Wealthfront investment service? The good news is they offer some extremely competitive rates.
Wealthfront charges a monthly advisory fee based on an annual fee rate of 0.25%. The only other fee you incur is the very low fee embedded in the cost of the ETFs you will own that averages 0.15%.
You pay the following fees to Wealthfront:
- 0.25% annual fee of assets.
- NOTE: Sign up via the exclusive Bible Money Matters link, and get $5,000 managed for free!
So if you have $10,000 in your account and you signed up via our link, you'll have no charge for the first $5,000, and a 0.25% fee on the second $5,000.
When you sign up you'll also have the chance to refer other users to the service to earn $5,000 more per user in free asset management, beyond the first $5,000. If you know enough people who want to sign up, you could definitely increase the amount managed for free very quickly!
Account Minimums
An account with Wealthfront does come with a minimum balance.
Our account minimum is $500, which entitles you to a periodically rebalanced, diversified portfolio of low cost index funds enhanced with our daily tax-loss harvesting service (for taxable accounts).The account minimum required to qualify for our Stock Level Tax-Loss Harvesting is $100,000.
So to open an account, you'll need a minimum of $500. Why not start with $500, and then fully fund your Roth IRA for the year ($5500 for 2018)?
There is also a minimum withdrawal of $250, and you can't withdraw below the account minimum of $500.
If you withdraw all of your funds it will transfer your money and close your account for you, with no exit fees.
Wealthfront – Great Low Cost Investment Advisory Service
When I first heard about Wealthfront a few months ago, I wasn't sure if it would be a service that I could recommend. After doing my due diligence, however, I believe they're a great service that would be perfect for a lot of people.
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President Obama and members of his Cabinet recently convened the White House Conference on Conservation in order to engage with conservation leaders from all 50 states. The goal is to strengthen partnerships and advance community-driven conservation and outdoor recreation initiatives that are geared toward building strong local economies and healthy lands, waters and wildlife.
The March 2 conference entitled, "Growing America's Outdoor Heritage and Economy," was part of the president's "America's Great Outdoors" initiative to establish a community-based, 21st century agenda for conservation, recreation and reconnecting Americans to the outdoors. The event brought together boaters, hunters, farmers, ranchers, land conservationists, historic preservationists, small business owners and other key stakeholders to meet with Obama administration officials and discuss issues surrounding conservation in urban cities and rural communities.
Prior to the conference, there were a series of conservation announcements on topics ranging from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) opportunities to creation of a new water trail system, among others. More information is available online at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/Press_Releases/March_2_2012.


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E-textbooks. Hybrid and online courses. Using learner analytics to assess experiments that involve academic technology. The future of SmartSite.
These are a few of the areas that David Levin intends to discuss, and address, as director of Academic Technology Services for Information and Educational Technology. Below, you'll find an excerpt from an interview with Levin. You can also read the full text.
How does the lecture-capture experiment work?
It introduces different tools, so that faculty can experiment, and we can ask ourselves whether this is something we would like to make available to any faculty member who wants to record their lecture in a learning space.
We're in pilot phase now. Then we will ask different campus groups to see if this is a direction we want to go, based on our early results.
Lecture-capture is a point in a process. It can have great effect on student learning. I've seen early results from other places. Some results are surprising.
How so?
One expects lecture-capture to be used, for example, to allow students, who can't come to class, to participate anyway.
In some experiments, where people have played with a 'hy-flex' model of lecture-capture—it's 'hybrid' because it mixes online and in-class experiences, and 'flexible,' because students choose which mode to engage.
Many people thought students would either come to class or view the lecture-capture. We certainly had students in those two categories, but some sets of students did both. They came to class, and reviewed the lectures online. In some cases, they outperformed the others.
The results are early, but two distinct sets of students come to class and review the lectures online. One, as you might expect, is the very, very motivated students who want to do absolutely well, and will do everything they can. The other group is non-native speakers of English. They find they can't do without being there in class, but they do not come out of the class understanding the lecture fully all the time, and so their ability to review the recorded lecture is critical.
Another very interesting result: If you show students, who aren't necessarily achieving the results they'd like, that other students are increasing their achievement based on some change—in this case by rewinding the lecture, using lecture-capture—then the students who want to do that are likely to follow them.
They're drawn to the success.
Collecting data for learner analytics can help decision-makers and administrators see what interventions work; it can help faculty see what works; and it can be used by students as ways to motivate themselves.
I imagine you welcome faculty who want to talk with you about all this?
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Sometime last year, Gartner released a report predicting that, by the year 2014, 10 to 15 percent of social media ratings and online reviews will be fake. Entitled "The Consequences of Fake Fans, Likes, and Reviews on Social Networks," the report studied how increased reliance on social media sites, user-generated content, and online review aggregators can lead to an increase in the number of fake or paid online reviews and ratings.
Since then, a number of online review sites have taken steps to ensure that trust is maintained between its community of users: consumers and business owners alike. Reviews aggregator Yelp, for example, introduced a consumer alert system designed to warn individual users about fake or paid reviews. (This is an extra anti-fraud measure supporting their review filter.) Local business listing and review service Google, meanwhile, implemented new updates to its review filter and spam detection system.
(Check out: "10 Savvy Ways You Can Spot Fake Reviews")
Now, it's travel reviews site TripAdvisor's turn to combat fraudulent reviews. In a story at the Telegraph UK, TripAdvisor announced that it has borrowed anti-fraud techniques from the finance industry in order to crack down on fake reviews and maintain trust in its recommendations, ratings, and reviews of hotels, restaurants, and hospitality- and travel-related businesses.
The site recently developed an algorithm based on techniques designed to prevent credit card and insurance fraud. This algorithm checks every review posted every minute by TripAdvisor users, and analyses the characteristics and content of each review in order to determine whether it's a genuine review or a fake, manipulative one.
"We put everything into one of three buckets: if it's obviously stinky we remove it," said Andrew Marane, a former e-Commerce fraud investigator and now TripAdvisor's head of content integrity. "If it's obviously good we wave it through and it's usually on the site within 24 hours. It's the 'questionable' stuff in the middle bucket where you're not immediately sure and we put more resources."
Marane added: "The biggest challenge is finding the fraud without impacting the good users. It's just as bad removing a good review that someone spent time on as it is letting a bad one through. This is the tightrope we have to walk."
Hotel managers, business owners, and marketers caught gaming the TripAdvisor system are slapped with a Red Badge on their profiles similar to the consumer alerts one might find on Yelp. The badge cautions TripAdvisor users that not all the given business' online reviews are genuine.
(Check out: "Caught Red-Handed: Businesses Shamed After Posting Fake Online Reviews")
The Red Badge reads: "TripAdvisor has reasonable cause to believe that individuals or entities associated with or having an interest in this property may have interfered with traveller reviews and/or the popularity index for this property. We make our best efforts to identify suspicious content and are always working to improve the processes we use to assess traveller reviews."
"Our popularity index is our ranking of what TripAdvisor's users think are the best places," said Adam Medros, head of product development for TripAdvisor. "Ultimately, higher in that index means more exposure for businesses, so there (are) certainly incentives to try to manipulate it, either by raising yourself up or knocking others down."


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Iceland Photo Tours
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During this tour, you will experience Iceland through various weather conditions and have the opportunity to photograph extreme landscapes in ever changing colors. Despite the winter, Iceland is not always covered in snow, and due to the low sun and varied weather conditions between North and South Iceland, the island displays exceptionally beautiful light and contrasts, which give way to plenty of variety in your photographs. We will take advantage of beautiful winter sunrises and sunsets (when presented) which will play a major role in some of the best locations available. We will take Route 1 with a few detours, stopping at the highlights of Iceland´s natural landscape, subject to weather and accessibility during the winter. A big advantage for photographers at this time of the year is that there are fewer people around compared to the summer. During the evenings, we will keep a lookout for the Northern Lights.
Spring Around Iceland Photo Tour
10 Nights, Summer
From $6,750 per person
The Spring Around Iceland photographic tour includes West Iceland, the West Fjords, North and Northeast Iceland, Southeast Iceland and the south coast. This tour is aimed at landscape photographers who may also have an interest in bird photography although the focus will primarily be on landscape photography. Late May and early June is the time when all birds are in their prime colors, and we will get to photograph the most interesting bird colonies in Iceland such as the puffin colony at the majestic Látrabjarg Cliffs. During this tour, we will see the many photogenic waterfalls in Iceland, beautiful streams and rivers, the largest glacier in Europe; Vatnajökull Glacier National Park, icebergs, columnar basalt formations, black sand beaches, lava fields, Icelandic horses and a variety of Icelandic weather—all in all, a grand tour. Dates: May20-30th 2018
Highland Adventure Photo Tour
6 Nights, Summer
From $6.504 per person
The highlands are an amazing place to visit, and always full of surprises. The entire highland area is an exceptional place to photograph, as the landscape is full of contrasts and the light and colors are always changing. The mountains attract clouds and rays of the sun often stream through the layers of clouds. The vegetation is mostly moss, so you will see volcanic black sand against varied shades of green colors of moss, and in the Landmannalaugar area, you will see light colors of rhyolite. There are also rivers and streams that help create patterns in our photographs.
Three Day Photo Safari to South Iceland
2 Nights, Winter
From $1,956 per person
In this three-day tour you will get to photograph all the best that South and Southeast Iceland have to offer; spouting hot springs and the Geyser Hot Spring Area, two national parks, Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier, Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, lava fields, black sand beaches, columnar basalt formations, waterfalls and whatever might come our way and looks interesting. At night, we will look for the Northern Lights (from October-March). If you have limited time but would like to get a taste of photographing in Iceland—then this is the tour.
Summer Photo Tour - West Fjords and Highlands
Summer, 9 nights
From $8.494
The Summer Iceland photographic tour in July includes West Iceland, the West Fjords, North, the highlands including Kjölur, Landmannalaugar plus other secret places in the interior and The Glacier Lagoon. This tour is aimed at landscape photographers who may also have an interest in bird photography although the focus will primarily be landscape photography. Still, we will get to photograph the most interesting bird colonies in Iceland such as the Puffin colony at the majestic Látrabjarg Cliffs. During this tour, we will see Iceland's many photogenic waterfalls, beautiful streams and rivers, the largest glacier in Europe in Vatnajökull Glacier National Park, green moss, black sand and rhyolite mountains in the highlands, lava fields and a variety of Icelandic weather—all in all, a grand tour.
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"Animal Farm" in Global Health
One of the most interesting things I have come to confirm during my fellowship (either through sifting through literature or attending stakemeetings) is that "animal farm" also exists even in public health. It even makes me read "the rage against the machine" article even more. When one hears the words structural violence, one quickly jumps to the conclusion that certain elements in society have conspired to dominate and exploit the poor and that these elements will do everything possible to maintain this status quo.
But now I am increasingly wondering how different the organizations championing social justice cause are from corporations, political parties, and government. Like in George Orwell's book Animal Farm, these NGOs championing social justice cause are founded to fight for honorable causes. One does not need to look very far notice this; their mission statements and visions say it all.
Along the way it seems these organizations seem to forget what they stand for but instead focus more keeping themselves in business rather than to serve the people. It is so shocking to see organization failing to combine their efforts when working on similar issues. It seems some organizations care about is creating a name for themselves and hence attract more financial support. Even more terrifying is the realization that some of these organizations have being created to give a day job to a few individuals; some owners of orphanages for example, have become more wealthy than the children they claim to serve. The HIV/AIDS funding has equally created some very wealthy individuals in my country; the Global Funds scandal illustrates this point clearly.
Perhaps the one thing I am beginning to question more and more is people's motivation for joining the global health sphere. Just like the corporations, the field seems to attract leaders with the biggest egos. Some promote their philosophies at the expense of the people they serve. Most of the ideas they promote ideas that have very little effect on the lives of people they serve. Even though organizations that purport to fight injustice in the world are increasingly looking like the structures that actually perpetrate the very injustice, I still have hope that things can change for the better. I believe that what is lacking is leadership in the field of global health. I equally believe that the Global Health Corps leadership philosophy is exactly what leaders need in the global health space. The fellowship has enabled me to increasingly question seemingly innocent realities. What is even more exciting is that I have met fellows who share the same values. Lastly, I believe that as the GHC alumni grows and takes up more leadership positions, the "animal farm" in global health will slowly change into a justice farm.


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Deception – Topshop Lip Liner – FOTD
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So this weekend has been really fun, we went to the cinema which feels like it's been forever since we moved but got to see 300 : Rise of an Empire which was a good sequel but not what a lot of people will expect. We saw it in Imax 3D, the screen is massive so very immersive but I didn't really feel the 3D made much impact it was all depth. I picked up the Coca Cola tee from Primark which was £6 so a bargain and I love all things Coca Cola branded.
With the cherry coke shade theme I decided to use my Topshop Lip Liner in Deception (which is out of stock online) which I got recently and applied this all over my lips as a base for the Rimmel Kate Matte Lipstick in 107. I ended up just dabbing the Rimmel lightly on top to darken the liner as I like the liners shade it's quite a dark pink berry shade. I know that nude is making a come back and it seems to be everywhere on the red carpets but I just can't put the dark shades away just yet. Its not officially spring until March 20th/21st so that's when I will start trying out some softer looks. My base was all Mac as a few recent drugstore picks haven't quite worked out for my pale skin. I did however get a new mascara, I pushed the boat out and spent a whole £1.50 while the 2True Pro Lengthening mascara is half price at Superdrug. Super cheap but I'm actually liking it but still getting to grips with the plastic spiky wand. Using the Bourjois Extreme black eye shadow and my setting spray I created a smudges eyeliner then finished the look off with a dab of Revlon cream blush on.
- Revlon Cream Blush in Charmed £7.99
- Urban Decay Setting Spray 30 ml £9
- 2True Pro Lengthening Mascara £3
- Mac Matchmaster Foundation £27
- Mac Select Cover Up Concealer £15
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Evander Holyfield is the first person to be voted out of Celebrity Big Brother 2014 in the first live eviction of the series.
With Jim Davidson, Jasmine Waltz and Liz Jones being saved by the public vote, Luisa Zissman and Evander Holyfield were in the final showdown, to find out who would stay on for another week.
And, in a shock announcement, it was revealed to the rest of the housemates that the decision as to who would stay and who would go would rest with Lee Ryan and Casey Batchelor.
News that the pair, who left the house in a fake double eviction, were coming back form the Big Brother bolthole, was met with cheers from the housemates, but the two stars were far from elated at the prospect of voting one of their housemates out of the show.
"That's out of order . That's not fair Big Brother. That's really not fair," pleaded Ryan on hearing the news.
"Luisa's a friend of mine," said the Blue singer. "She came before. I know that the boo's are there, but Luisa's my friend. I knew her before I came into the house so I'm staying loyal. I know the public are going to hate us," said the 30-year-old singer. "I feel bad, but it's got to be someone."
"Personally I think we've both got closer to Luisa. I haven't really got to know Evander," added Batchelor.
Clearly not someone who likes losing a fight, Holyfield looked despondent as he left the house.
"Well, coming into it I thought I would be loved here but if that's the vote," he said.
Commenting on Ryan and Batchelor's decision he added: "They said that was their friend and that's what happened. I'm not mad. They did what they wanted to and it's ok."
Holyfield said he was not surprised. "I'm glad people speak up for what they believe. I don't think I knew anyone too well to make that decision."
The news came as no great surprise to the other housemates, as the heavy weight boxing champion has failed to make an impact on the house.
Earlier, the five times heavyweight world champion, sparked controversy as he expressed his opinion about gay relationships. The boxer was reprimanded by Big Brother for his unacceptable comments.
Asked who he would like to win the show, Holyfield replied: " I like Dappy."
Dappy in turn said he was "gutted" the boxing champion was leaving the show.


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Mother's Necklace: The Perfect Way to Remind Your Mother That She's Beautiful
When you think about your mother, you may see a beautiful woman who made multiple sacrifices to give you the quality of life you have experienced. She cried with you when you bruised your knee and celebrated with you on every victory, big and small. Show mom how beautiful, special and one-of-a-kind she is with a custom made necklace that is just as unique as she is. A lovely Bliss Living mother's necklace can easily accomplish this on Mother's Day. Read More
Moms often are used to getting roses and cards on this special day: A Mother's Day necklace is a unique way to show her you are thinking of her. The charms of our Mother's Day necklaces are custom-inscribed with your loved one's name and birthday. They are perfect gifts not only for Mother's Day but also for new mothers or for special occasions, such as birthdays and Christmas.
The engraving on each mother's necklace is uniquely inscribed by hand, and Bliss Living's mother's necklaces come perfectly wrapped in an attractive gift box. What makes our mom's necklaces so unique is that they are versatile: They are elegant enough to wear for a formal dinner but also are fitting for a casual outing – they keep your mother looking and feeling beautiful for any occasion.
We offer a large variety of beautiful designs for moms: You may choose a Double Curved Charm Necklace, which holds your mom's name and birthstone. You can even add a small polish cloth in order to keep this piece of jewelry constantly looking brand new. Our Multi-silver Charms Family Necklace also is an ideal gift for a mom who would love to have all of her children's names displayed around her neck. The front of each charm can feature a first name, while the back can feature the child's birthday. This is a gift that will always be cherished
Mother's Day is a special time for you to give a gift to show your appreciation to the woman who made you who you are today. Bliss Living's Mother's Day necklaces are the perfect way to remind your mother of how much you love her.
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There will be an announcement for a Capture the Flag Game today at 7pm EST - That's 0:00 GMT! I give people a 30 minute warning before we actually try setting up games. Bring your friends, your family, and more importantly.. yourself! Two teams square off against one another in a vicious battle to determine who shall prevail! Each team must force their way into the enemy base to ruthlessly take their flag back your own base for a capture point while keeping your own flag secured. We usually play up to 3-5 capture points. It is an OOC event, therefore no RP consquences will exist. Games can last from 30 minutes to 90 minutes depending on teams.
Location: Dreaded Lands, Competition Island.
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If you're crazy into stamping like me, you probably have a bunch of plates of different sizes and you aren't quite sure what the heck to do with them. My stamps are stored all kindsa crazy ways, and I'm always on the look-out for a good way to bring order to my chaos.
Enter the rectangular plate holder from Born Pretty Store. I made a video where I pull and tug at it and all kinds of stuff like that:
The case is attractive; it comes in any color you want, as long as you want hot pink (+1 humor if you get that joke), and it has Born Pretty embossed on the front:
|Born Pretty Store rectangle stamping plate holder
To my mind, there are two main issues I care about when it comes to a plate holder; I want to know it will fit most, if not all, of my rectangular plates, and I want the quality to be good so it doesn't fall apart as soon as I use it.
Inside it has 20 plastic sheets; you can fit two plates in each section (even the ones with plastic backing), so you can fit in 40 plates:
The plastic is thick and seems to be fairly durable:
And it fits all of the different kinds of rectangular stamping plates I own:
Born Pretty Store plates:
|Of course it fits Born Pretty Store plates...
MoYou London plates:
|It fits MoYou London plates
My Online Shop plates:
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Sugar Bubbles:
|It fits Sugar Bubbles plates...
It Girl Nail Art:
|It fits It Girl Nail Art plates
The rest of the case is also made of durable materials; the snaps and brads are strong and set well into the leather and plastic; I tug on them in the videos and they didn't show any signs of coming apart:
|Thick leather and a mega snap
|Sturdy brads in thick leather!
There's also plenty of space built into this case; you shouldn't have any problem snapping it closed once you fill it on up with all your stamping lovelies.
Overall: I'm very pleased with the quality of this case. The materials seem durable and the design is smart, made to hold plenty of plates without stressing the holder. I do wish they had other colors, but pink is pretty universally loved, so if you have to go with just one, that's not a bad one. I'd definitely buy more of these.
You can find the by clicking here, and you can use my discount code for 10% off of your non-sale purchase:
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Salsa for a CROWD!
6 lb can of Whole TOMATOES [THE HUGE Costco or Sams can] 16 cloves of GARLIC (roasted - directions below) 1 (7oz) can of CHIPOTLES in adobo 1 medium white ONION chopped finely & rinsed in cold water 2 squeezed LIMES 1 bunch of chopped CILANTRO
2 tsp kosher salt (add more to taste)
Pulse the tomatoes smooth in a food processor & pour them into a large serving bowl.
Roast the garlic. Don't be afraid that there are 16 cloves. They are necessary to this recipe!
*to roast garlic: Place foil on a pan. Set heat to medium-high. Place skin-on garlic on plan. Turn often until skin is fairly blackened & inside is soft & smells delish...this could take 15-20 minutes.
RECIPE CONTINUED.. Peel the garlic & pulse them into a pulp with the chipotles
Add to the bowl of tomatoes
[Prep the remaining ingredients & add to the bowl]
Chop the onion into a fine dice & rinse it in cold water, in a strainer. [this takes away the fiery, over powering onion + onion breath issue] :D
Squeeze the 2 limes completely
Rinse & chop the cilantro 2 tsp salt (add more to taste)
[yields about 14 Cups]
Stir & eat! If you're able to put it in the fridge to meld the flavors - 20 min, even better.
That's it!!! GO - Make it! Take 1/2 to your party & leave 1/2 at home....or take it all & send all of your friends home with a cup!
Happy dipping!
xo Momma :)
**the recipe is adapted from a combo of different Rick Bayless salsas**


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SAU Rider shows strong at Raleigh Winter II "A" Show
Raleigh, N.C. - St. Andrews University's Regina Barasch and her horse Incognito competed at the Raleigh Winter II "A" Show over the weekend.
The duo earned third place in both Amateur Owner Over Fences classes as well as the Junior/Amateur Owner Hunter Classic.
They were fifth in the Amateur Owner Hunter Under Saddle class.
The Show Team returns to competition March 8 - 10 at the NCHJA "C" Show in Raleigh.
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News: Sunland Vicki
Lovely low tow on display at the Queensland Caravan Camping and Touring show.
Sunland's modern rendition of a Viscount classic made its debut at the Queensland Caravan Camping and Touring show, earlier this month.
Affectionately named "Vicki", this black top touring prototype sporting a tuck and roll on the rear was hitched and towed to the RNA Showgrounds on the back of a 1964 EH Holden.
"Everyone thinks it's cute," says Sunland's Roy Wyss. "They like the (all leather) fitout. People like that it has got some style to it, but is still quite cheap at $34,990."
The van measures 4.87m (16ft)
x 2.13m (7ft) and weighs 1100kg tare, which makes its suitable for some six-cylinder cars.
Photo taken by Malcolm Street.