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British Colonial Ebony Cabinet on StandMid 19th century
An exceptional British colonial bookcase in ebony with a deep moulded and carved cornice. Set back from the base, the cabinet has double doors each with four beveled glass panels flanked by solid and reeded pillars with carved capitals. Their frames are reeded and have carved squares at centre and in the corners. The doors open to reveal three shelves. The lower section, with an overhanging carved top has two drawers fitted with the original brass handles. All four legs are tapered and terminate in brass claw feet.
The cabinet is in good condition and has been lovingly restored and finished to its former glory using a traditional form of French polishing and waxing.
Ebony has long been prized for its dense hardness, which lends itself for beautiful carving and a smooth finish after being polished. It is considered the aristocrat of hardwoods and is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Ebony has always been a luxury wood and was so popular in 17th century France, that “ebenistes” is still the French word for cabinet maker. Furniture pieces of lesser woods were often “ebonized” (painted black) to make them look as if made of ebony.
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21 January 2013 09:44 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Indian state-owned refiner Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has cancelled a tender to sell a 35,000-tonne naphtha cargo for loading from Hazira on 3-4 February, traders said on Monday.
The cancellation took place because of low bids, they said.
In its previous tender, ONGC sold a 35,000-tonne naphtha cargo to Total for loading from Hazira on 25-26 January.
The deal for the cargo was done at a premium of $44.25/tonne (€33.19/tonne) to Middle East quotes FOB (free on board).
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Zojirushi NP-HBC10 5-1/2-Cup Rice Cooker and Warmer with Induction Heating System, Stainless Steel
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- Superior induction heating evenly distributes heat for excellent results
- Multi-menu cooking functions; LCD control panel; keep warm; timer
- Spatula, spatula holder, and rice-measuring cup included
- Measures 14-3/16 by 9-13/16 by 7-15/16 inches
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Along with micro computer technology, this 5-1/2-cup rice cooker and warmer provides superior induction heating for more evenly distributed heat to ensure perfectly cooked rice every time. Choose from a variety of cooking functions including white rice (regular, softer, or harder), mixed rice, sushi rice, porridge, sweet rice, and quick cooking. In addition, healthy cooking options include brown rice, GABA brown rice, and germinated brown rice. The unit's black, thick, spherical, inner cooking pan and heating system provide even heating, and its interchangeable melody and beep signal indicates when the cooking cycle has ended. Other highlights include a detachable and washable inner lid, an easy-to-read LCD control panel, and automatic keep warm and extended keep warm, as well as a delay timer with two settings and a retractable power cord. The unit's clear-coated stainless-steel exterior not only cleans easily, but also matches any kitchen decor. Accessories include a spatula, a spatula holder, and a rice-measuring cup. The 1230-watt rice cooker and warmer measures 14-3/16 by 9-13/16 by 7-15/16 inches.
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To be fair, rice cookers that are common here tend to be pretty inexpensive and basic. They certainly don't carry the several hundred dollar price tag of this beast.
So, I wasn't 100% sold that a $500 rice cooker would be any better than the cheap rice cookers, or any good at all.
That concern was quickly debunked the first time I used this. This is easily the best rice cooker I've ever owned. Here's why:
- It gives you much more control over the texture of the rice
- The different settings for different kinds of rice actually work- based on the results with my old rice cookers, I'd always suspected that their settings for, say, brown rice were akin to the close door button on an elevator. There for show and totally non-functional.
- Once it reaches the optimal cooking conditions, it will estimate how many minutes are left until the rice is done. This is incredible valuable when you are trying to plan when to make other items in your meal
- It changes the texture and consistency of the rice such that, when you reheat it in a microwave, it's almost as good as when it was freshly made- I've never experienced this in any rice cooker I've had before. Nor have I been able to get this with rice I've cooked on stove-top. Typically it is very tough and unappealing when reheated
- It's charming. From the little melodies it plays to let you know it's started or finished cooking the rice, to the rice paddle holder you can attach to it's side... it's just a fun little device
- It fits under my cabinets.
This was a very pricey purchase for me but I'm extremely happy with it and it is the first rice cooker I've ever owned that has a permanent space on my countertops because it is so good I'm using it at least twice a week.
I have used this to cook various kinds of rice, oats, quinoa and even on rare occasions had it stand in as a "crock-pot". Thanks Amazon reviewers for adding your suggestions and recipes for new ways to use the settings for best results on everything from oatmeal to amaranth and even hard boiled eggs!
Even though I am usually cooking for one these days and could have gotten by with a three cup model I bought this five and a half cup model; I recommend going with the largest capacity your budget allows which you'll never regret when using the cooker for entertaining. Additionally, when choosing sizes, a really great review I read for a Zo rice cooker gave the following information about the differences between the U.S. standard and Japanese cup sizes:
~The cup size that this cooker is refers to is the Japanese "Go" cup size - only 3/4th of the American counterpart; 180ml vs. 240ml.
~The capacity is reduced to 2 "Go" cups when cooking brown rice - that's 1.5 American cups.
Washing short grain rice is something important I learned from my mother-in-law; takes just a minute. Rinse 2-3 times until mostly clear. Makes a really big difference!
The keep warm setting does actually keep the rice "just cooked" perfect, well past 24 hours in my experience.
As a busy mom, I tended to be a little forgetful about emptying the bowl and washing the lid so my previous two models saw more than their fair share of rotten rice "soup" after I mistakenly put the unit away with rice still in the bowl. These days I *always* empty the bowl and wash the lid even if I have to toss a little bit of rice, that way I protect my investment.
I put this unit away in a lower cupboard in my kitchen and I guess when moving things around something in that same cupboard must have bumped into the front of this unit because it now has a small light crease in the stainless finish. Not a really big deal but be careful where you store it if you want to maintain a pristine exterior.
Altitude was mentioned as a possible factor in another review; I've had excellent results in NY as well as here in Utah where it has seen altitudes from 3,500 to 6,000ft.
Bottom Line: every single grain always perfect, always tender, always exceptionally tasty, every time. Highly recommended!
I use this nearly every day. It's worth every penny. I'd love it if Zojirushi made a rice cooker with a non-teflon coated interior pan, but other than that, this thing is perfect.

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Leona Helmsley passed away and left her dog, Trouble, $12 million. Her will said that she was not leaving her grandchildren any money because they know the reasons. Trouble became a celebrity pet because of all the money she inherited.
A judge has overturned Leona’s will. He gave $10 million of her money to charity and $6 million to her 2 grandchildren. The dog, Trouble, was left with $2 million. Leona’s grandchildren filed papers in March to fight her will. They claimed that she was mentally unsound when she made her will in 2005.
Carl Lekic, Trouble’s caretaker, said that $2 million was sufficient for the dog. Trouble used $190,000 per annum for her guardian fee, security, grooming, food and medical care.

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According to a report by a prominent news agency, Sharmila commented on her bikini scene, stating that although it generated a lot of controversy in the late 1960s, the swimsuit now appears quite innocent compared to what modern women wear.
Sharmila stated, "When I did An Evening In Paris, my bikini scene was shocking. The public, including the industry, was quite surprised. I believe there were questions asked in Parliament at that time. Although it looks very innocent now, compared to the kind of films we see today."
“I remember there was a poster of the film on the road (near her home), and my mother-in-law was coming to town, so I got my driver to take down that poster in the middle of the night – not realising that there might be other posters on the way from the airport," she added.
In the midst of their conversation, Sharmila Tagore addressed why she transitioned from glamorous roles to more serious cinema, explaining that there will always be someone more attractive than you in the room. Thus, she chose to focus on developing her acting abilities instead.
An Evening in Paris is a romantic thriller from 1967, helmed and produced by the renowned filmmaker Shakti Samanta. The story is set in the enchanting city of Paris and features Shammi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, and Pran in significant roles.
See Also: Sharmila Tagore's iconic looks that stay in our minds forever

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My name is Laurie Hansen and I have been an artist, designer and crafter for many years now. I find great joy in creating unique jewelry, beadwork, paper crafts, batik and sewing. I have done designs for a wide range of clients, locations and themes.
I have a Bachelors of Communication from Boise State University and a certificate of Dispute Resolution. I am a mother to three wonderful children and wife to my loving husband. I am proud to be owned by one dog and three cats. I find my inspiration in many things and draw heavily on color, patterns and Asian artwork/textiles.
My husband awhile back built this amazing floor to ceiling shelving in my craftroom/office that was perfect for storing my rather large collection of art supplies. For awhile now he has been worried that the whole unit would come crashing down on my head because it was slowly over time tipping forward.
In order to put his mind at ease he requested that I remove all my arts and crafts supplies from the shelves and help him put in anchor brackets so the unit would stay up against the wall.
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Throwback Thursdays - The Carlsbad Retrospect
We have a very cool newspaper in town called the Carlsbad Retrospect, a bimonthly publication featuring stories and news from Carlsbad's past, as well as old advertisements. It really is a walk back in time in our town and fun to see prices, the things that were happening in town in the past, and photos of some of the old (and in some cases gone) buildings.
Here are a few newsworthy items from the Jan./Feb. 2016 addition:
In 1930 the population was approaching 2000 (it's about 116,000 today)
1952 the voters voted to make Carlsbad a City!
Thieves stole a bunch of flour and sugar from the Santa Fe Train Depot in 1917
Delicious dinners could be had at the Royal Palms Inn for $2.00 with a special Roast Turkey Plate for only $1.35
Tourists raelly like Carlsbad's mineral waters (a 1927 article proclaimed) - the original mineral water was discovered around 1884 by John A. Frazier (you can still buy mineral water at a kiosk on the main road at Alt Karlsbad - bring your own jug)
The NEW Carlsbad Mineral Spring Hotel opened May 24, 1930
A new barbershop chair was added to better accommodate patrons in 1926
You could buy a new Zenith TV in 1967 for $88.88 at Carlsbad TV and Appliance on State Street
Carlsbad considered gas rationing in 1974 and 19 service station operators were invited to meet with the mayor to discuss various options
Thieves stole 900 lbs. of avocados from Sam Thompson's grove in 1928
Some real estate marketing lingo never changes - an ad by a FSBO for a 2 BR home with ocean view was "priced to sell"
A 3/2 beach front home was for sale in 1948 for $21,500 (today that would likely be $2.5M)

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More details on the Abarth Punto SuperSport have been released. Based on the Punto Evo Esseesse showcased at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, this performance hatchback features sharp looks and a number of bells and whistles.
The Punto SuperSport is powered by a 1.4-liter MultiAir engine that produces 178-hp (180 PS) and 199 lb-ft. (270 Nm) of torque. Using a six-speed manual transmission, it is able to accelerate from 0 to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 7.5 seconds and reach a top speed of above 134 mph (216 km/h), while delivering an average 6.1 L/100km (around 46 mpg UK and 39 mpg US) in fuel-economy.
Key exterior highlights on the performance hatchback include Grey Campovolo body stripes, matte black accents and 17-inch alloy wheels. Inside, you have sport seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, stainless steel pedals, “electro chrome” trim and unique floor mats. Automatic climate control and Abarth’s Blue&Me connectivity system are just a few of the tech features that come standard.
With Italian prices starting at €21,900 (around $27,140 U.S.), only 199 units of the Abarth Punto SuperSport will be produced. European buyers should act fast if they want one.


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The most common symptom our patients seek relief from is pain. Our therapies can help by decreasing swelling and inflammation, releasing tight muscles, and by improving circulation of blood and lymph. They can improve your posture and range of motion, decrease or eliminate your need for medications, and even help you avoid surgery. Our therapies are also beneficial for reducing and managing chronic pain when there is permanent tissue damage due to trauma or injury.
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Our therapies can be used to address issues of any of the internal organ systems and between us we treat a range of conditions similar to what a Medical Doctor in general practice would treat. In certain conditions we may focus on improving the functioning of the system, normailzing the menstrual cycle for infertility, for example. In other cases we may focus on strengthening or nourishing the system, like boosting immunity in order to treat seasonal allergies. Another treatment principle is to clear out excesses of things like inflammation, phlegm, or fluids.
There is a huge demand for natural therapies for conditions like anxiety and depression. Many people suffer from these and other emotional imbalances and are seeking alternatives to conventional treatments like prescription drugs because they can be habit-forming or may come with significant side-effects. Our therapies offer excellent alternatives to drugs and are not addictive or toxic or can be used to supplement these treatments. If you are already on prescription drugs, our therapies can even help you gradually and safely wean yourself off of them. Unlike more conventional treatments, our therapies also seek to address the underlying cause of the emotional issue so that you can stay more balanced when the course of treatment is over.
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Many people come to us because they have complicated or long-standing conditions which they have been unable to resolve or even diagnose through more conventional avenues. Our therapies can often be effective when others have not been because they offer a different way of thinking about the how the body works, how disease develops, what symptoms mean, and how to treat them. Our therapies can also be helpful in conditions when symptoms are vague or test results are inconclusive because they can diagnose and treat disease processes in their early stages.

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It is true that most custody orders require advance notice of a move to both the other parent and the court, but you are saying that there isn't a custody order. Was paternity established? Does your daughter's dad pay child support? If the state administers it, you would need to let them know you are planning to move. Here is a link to information about the Oregon Child Support Program.
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Under Oregon law, a petition for dissolution of marriage must be filed in the county in which one of the parties lives. Since both of you live in Multnomah County, that is the only county where you can file.


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Bengaluru :Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said the government has announced Rs five lakh to those who could provide clues about the murder of noted Kannada progressive writer and scholar M M Kalburgi.
The government has decided to give a reward of Rs five lakh to whoever gives information about Kalburgi’s murder. The identities of the informants would be kept secret, he told reporters here after meeting the families of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, the rationalists who were killed in Maharashtra, and Kalburgi, who was shot dead at Dharward in Karnataka on August 30.
The families during their meeting with the Chief Minister demanded speedy investigation into the case and were assured by him that the culprits would soon booked.
“I told the relatives that the investigation is underway and we are hopeful of hunting down the killers,” he said adding that CID is probing the matter.
“The relatives met me and demanded expediting the investigation to hunt down the culprits and find out who were the forces behind Kalburgi’s murder. Already we have taken up the case very seriously. In this regard, we have formed eight teams who are investigating the case,” he said.
Asked whether the relatives demanded handing over the case to CBI, Siddaramaiah said there was “more clamour” for CID probe than CBI and hence “we did not give it to the latter.”
Siddaramaiah also said the government will take stringent action against people who indulge in making instigating remarks and speeches.
Siddaramaiah also assured the family members of passing the anti-superstition bill in Karnataka assembly after examining the Maharashtra anti-superstition bill.
“The family members also demanded to immediately pass anti-superstition bill … we are examining the Maharashtra anti-superstition bill,” he said.


Philadelphia Police Department and Big Brothers Big Sisters Launch Innovative “Bigs In Blue” Youth Mentoring Program with Philadelphia Schools
PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 24, 2017) — Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region (BBBS Independence) and the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) today announced the official launch of their new Bigs in BlueSM initiative, a one-to-one mentoring program that connects local youth with police in communities throughout Philadelphia. The launch is part of a national campaign with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) and select Big Brothers Bigs Sisters affiliates across the country. Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Richard Ross, has been named National Spokesperson for the broader program.
Volunteer police officers (Bigs) will be paired with youth (Littles) from schools located in policing districts they serve. The Philadelphia rollout will begin by establishing 20 mentoring relationships at D. Newlin Fell Elementary School in the 3rd District, and Sharswood Elementary, Mead Elementary and Dr. Ethel D. Allen Schools in the 22nd District. All schools are currently partners with BBBS Independence for other school-based youth mentoring programs, and have children waiting to be paired with a mentor. The goal is to build strong, trusting, lasting relationships and help build stronger bonds between law enforcement and the families they serve.
“It is no secret that many cities struggle with police-community relations. We know mentoring cannot fix every issue, but we believe the Big Brothers Big Sisters youth mentoring model can make a difference and foster understanding,” stated Police Commissioner Richard Ross. “We’re excited about the response we have received to the rollout of Bigs in Blue. In fact, we’ve been working closely with Big Brothers Big Sisters to bring this program to life in Philadelphia over the past 18 months. We all agree that we need better relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. In addition to efforts to engage young adults in the millennial age group, we want to continue nurturing positive relationships with Philadelphia’s youth.”
Bigs In Blue is a unique one-to-one mentoring program in which students (“Littles”) from local schools meet with their mentor police officers (“Bigs”) at their respective schools. Bigs meet with their Littles every week during the school year. “It is beneficial for our students and members of our school communities to establish close, quality relationships with the police officers in their neighborhoods,” said Dr. William R. Hite, Superintendent, The School District of Philadelphia. “Having a positive role model will also help our students grow and make healthy decisions both inside and outside of school. I am grateful to both the Philadelphia Police Department and Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region for their partnership and for brining such an impactful opportunity to our students.”
The Big Brothers Big Sisters curriculum encourages students to rise to their full potential, manage letdowns and challenge the status quo wherever they can — all key traits of successful community citizens and leaders. “You’re seeing a real solution created in partnership with the Philadelphia Police Department to address some of today’s most pressing problems such as youth violence and social injustice,” says Marcus Allen, CEO of BBBS Independence. “The Bigs in Blue program will help the men and women who serve as police officers better understand the youth in their community just as much as it will help the kids benefit from a one-to-one mentoring relationship.”
BBBSA is helping to fund Bigs in Blue programs through national grants. Several communities across the country have implemented this program and many are expanding to neighboring police departments. Similar programs have been started in Austin, TX, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA and Roanoke, VA.


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Synthetic down insulation uses clumps of synthetic fibers to mimic the properties of goose or duck down feathers. Although these fibers aren't as lofty as natural feathers, they do offer ample warmth. Jackets insulated with synthetic material are often more affordable and less likely to be affected negatively by moisture.
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Democrat Ed FitzGerald fired the first shot with a news release from his campaign saying the issue hurts middle class families. He says it's an issue he'll address if elected as governor.
We asked the Cuyahoga County Executive's office and Ohio Governor's office for a roster of their staff along with their hourly wages. A spreadsheet provided by FitzGerald's office showed 16 men and 8 women, but omitted FitzGerald himself. We added him back in because the governor's office included Governor John Kasich in their roster, which included 37 women and 27 men.
The average pay for women in FitzGerald's office was $51.01 per hour while men made an average of $58.03. That's a gap of $7.02 per hour.
In Kasich's office, men made an average of $35.81 per hour compared to the female staffers who were paid an average hourly wage of $29.32. That's a difference of $6.49 per hour.
"FitzGerald comes out campaigning on something and then when reality comes he has the worst record in the state and he's a complete hypocrite on it," said Ohio Republican Party spokesman Chris Schrimpf.
FitzGerald disputes the numbers from the governor's office.
"They did their own analysis that not shockingly was extremely skewed and inaccurate and that's what they're trying to push out there now," he said. "Anybody that actually impartially looks at the numbers, their pay equity gap is higher than what ours is."
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I often get questions about this or that related to various market moves and what I have repeatedly asserted is an ongoing economic depression we entered in 2008.
Many people doubt the truth, but arithmetic cannot be doubted. It just is; your options are to either accept it or deny it, but you can’t change it. And arithmetic says we’re in a Depression.
Let’s go through this one again. The real GDP growth is the red line. That’s simply the nominal number less government deficit spending. Why must you subtract it? Because if you don’t you are double-counting the government’s spending — you are at the same time counting both the debt issuance (which goes into the private economy) and the purchases by the government with the net debt issuance.
This is a distortion and you must subtract it back out.
Once you do what happened — and is still happening — becomes clear. We would have to post up nearly 10% annual GDP growth with deficits where they are to have actual economic growth. That’s not going to happen, which means we’re actually destroying purchasing power instead of growing the economy.
So given this, what do you do?
Here’s the bottom line folks — in the depths of The Great Depression 75% of the people had jobs. There were also places in the country where the economy was doing ok. Such is true now as well.
So here’s the deal in a few steps, for how you survive (and even prosper) in this environment. I’ve spoken of all of this before but not in “one place”:
- Figure out what you’re good at. We’re all good at something. I’m a good computer programmer, network designer and systems administrator. I’m passable at a number of other things, including working on various mechanical things (e.g. cars, boats, etc.) I can run a lathe or mill, if the need arises. We all have aptitudes — figure out what yours are and make a list.
- Write it down. Yes, this means a formal business plan, complete with pro-forma financials. It will take you a month or two of evenings and weekends to put it together at minimum if you do it right, so start now. If you have multiple strength areas you want to take a shot at you need to write more than one. This is critical; if you don’t do this you are almost-certain to go off the rails somewhere along the line and fail.
- Do not have debt. Debt is a millstone. Everyone says that inflation “makes debt easier.” No, it doesn’t for you. It does for the lender, but not for you. The reason is that your cost of living will rise faster than your wages and income will, and that will make paying the debt harder, not easier. Don’t fall for that line of crap, it is a lie and you will lose. Under no circumstances should you borrow against any existing asset you hold; if you wish to use one or more assets as part of your capital base (see below) liquidate it right up front.
- DO have actual things that are, or can be, immediately-liquid. That is, actual excess capital. This means cash, believe it or not. If you want to hold something “solid” make damn sure it’s immediately convertible at a stable price. The reason for this is…..
- Be prepared to, and always be on the lookout for, opportunities to exploit your strengths at some other poor bastard’s expense. They will come. When they come you will need cash — not loans. Bid lower than even you think is reasonable and make the other guy cry. If it is really the opportunity you think it is, which is formed as much of his desperation as your desire, he’ll hit your bid. Being told “no” is ok; there will be more opportunities. Your business plan from above will stop you from overpaying if you actually wrote one and adhere to it.
- Do not, under any circumstance, lever up once the bid(s) gets hit. This means no debt in operating and growing what you put together. Period. You have no way to know when or if we will get back into a truly inflationary situation where that strategy will work. Odds are that it will be a decade or more before leverage will pay for the common man again. If you violate this rule the odds are 80% or better you will go broke.
People who followed this path in the 1930s did anywhere from “ok” to very well.
This is how I built MCSNet. I started it literally in my closet with a PC running a customized Unix OS and a handful of modems; there’s still the upper floor of a 2-flat in Chicago, I suspect, that has a big fat telco cable coming into that closet. With the thing called “profits” I grew the company, rented a small office and then a much bigger office. I started with just me while working full-time at another job, got laid off, then added one person, then ultimately more until it was roughly three dozen employees. If you need more funds than you can obtain from operations sell some equity to people who are either accredited or exempt (e.g. family with capital.) Resist the temptation to grow at a speed which exceeds what you can self-fund; it is very tempting but in this sort of economic environment it is an open invitation to an instant disaster — don’t do it.
Note the “got laid off” up there. If I had been geared up to any degree at that point everything would have blown sky high. As it was it didn’t, and that’s why — no debt and thus no debt service to sap cash flow.
You will not get rich quick via this path. You will inoculate yourself from the vagaries of the economy to a large degree, and you will be risking only your sweat equity, without losing assets you have already acquired and need. You’re no worse off if you fail this way other than in your time and whatever liquid capital you put up; you won’t lose your house, your car, your shirt.
There will be plenty of people who say this is “un-exciting.” Well, it is.
It’s also a good, solid way to find success — if you don’t cheat (such as by levering up or using debt) — even if the economy continues to suck.


Coldplay kicked off their Music of the Spheres world tour this year. Their last tour was in 2017, which means many fans were eager to see their return. Coldplay’s tour sold out many of its tour dates, including their show that was held in Chicago at Soldier Field on May 28th — their only sold out U.S. show.
Coldplay’s tour merchandise stood out with its variety of bright colors. In their pledged effort to be more environmentally friendly, all of their merchandise was sustainably and ethically sourced. They replaced plastics and polyesters with natural alternatives like organic cotton. For every ticket that they sold, they also planted a tree. Also, they powered their stage production almost entirely with renewable, low emission energy. Coldplay made sure that their fans got in on the fun as well. Fans had the opportunity to dance on kinetic energy floors and ride on stationary bikes in order to help power lights and overall bring more awareness to the band’s environmental initiatives. According to their website, their three main goals are to, “reduce CO2 emissions, reinvent by supporting new green technologies, and to restore the environment by supporting and promoting many nature projects.”
The show had two opening acts. First to the stage was the incredible group DRAMA. The lead singer sang boldly in her purple gown. She and her backup singers made the crowd jump as she sang, “You’ve Done Enough,” “Hold On,” “Don’t Hold Back” and “Dark Rain.” The group mentioned that they lived only ten minutes away from the stadium. It was nice that the tour supported local artists as well. The lead singer also mentioned how they were grateful to perform there and open for H.E.R. and Coldplay.
The next act was that amazingly talented H.E.R.
“I love this city,” said H.E.R.
She appeared on stage in a black jumpsuit with big shiny stars all over it and, of course, wore her signature sunglasses too. She put on such an astounding show. She played the guitar, drums and sang her heart out. It’s no surprise that she’s a Grammy Award-winning artist.
“I’m not sure if there are any H.E.R. fans in the house tonight, but we are going to do it like this,” she said.
She performed songs and covers like “We Going Crazy,” “Cheat Code,” “Make it Rain,” “I Love Rock N’ Roll” and “We Made It.” She completely shredded the electric guitar and played the keyboard during an unnamed song that she had just written.
“I just wrote this and I wanted to see what you all think,” said H.E.R.
The crowd clapped and cheered for the R&B artist. She was just as grateful to be opening for Coldplay.
“It feels really good on this stage. I’m so thankful to Coldplay,” she said.
After H.E.R’s set, the stadium’s seats were full. Fans were more than ready for Coldplay to perform. All of a sudden, the lights fade and the stadium goes pitch black. The theme song from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial plays while a video of the group appears on the large screens as they walk closer to the stage. Soldier Field erupted with excited screams.
Once the band got on stage and kicked off with “Higher Power,” a hit song from their Music of the Spheres album, fans’ colorful bracelets lit up the stadium. Fireworks and confetti burst into the air.
“You are one of the best crowds in the world,” said lead singer Chris Martin.
He acknowledged people in the crowd that could be from Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin — people from anywhere who came to their concert that night..
The band played a mix of their hit songs, including “Adventure of a Lifetime,” “The Scientist,” “Viva la Vida,” “Yellow,” “Clocks,” “Something Just Like This,” “A Sky Full of Stars” and “Fix You.” They also played hits from their latest album including “Let Somebody Go,” “Human Heart,” “People of the Pride,” “My Universe,” “Humankind” and “Biutyful.”
After Coldplay sang “Viva la Vida,” the crowd continued singing the chorus. It was truly a beautiful thing to witness. There were moments in which Martin would talk to the crowd, including asking if they could put their phones away during one song in order for everyone to feel more connected. He also acknowledged the recent incidents of gun violence in our country and wanted to send love to everyone, especially those who have been directly affected by it.
Coldplay isn’t shy in showing their support for diversity and inclusion. While performing “Something Just Like This,” the band wore alien masks and Martin sang the song in sign language. In another touching moment, a fan gave him their pride flag and he ran with it on stage; he hung it up for the whole crowd to see.
During the band’s performance of “Let Somebody Go,” the stadium lit up in big red hearts. For “My Universe,” their song made in collaboration with K-pop group BTS, BTS couldn’t make it to the show to perform with Coldplay. However, the band made sure to play visuals of BTS singing their parts on the screens as Martin sang along with them.
BTS might not have been their special guest, but they did have a few others, including a fan named Nicole that played a unique stringed instrument with them. The band moved closer to the crowd during their set with her along with another special guest, Lupe Fiasco. Fans surrounded the band while they were on a tiny circular stage on the main floor.
“Everyone has been standing for hours on the floor for us, we decided to come a little closer,” said Martin as the band made their way to the circular stage.
Lupe Fiasco joined Coldplay on the floor soon after and sang, “Superstar” and “God Put A Smile Upon Your Face.”
“Can I just say what you did for me, for my life? I am the biggest Coldplay fan,” said Lupe Fiasco.
The crowd screamed for both artists and clapped along with the rhythms.
Chris Martin went on to express his gratitude towards his fans.
“We understand, since COVID and everything, that coming to a big concert is really a hassle and I’m so grateful for you. You go through the traffic and everything else you have to go through, the effort that you made to be here, we’re so grateful to see you,” he said.
“It might be great to take this incredible energy from Chicago and the surrounding areas, to send it out to Uvalde, Ukraine and to everywhere that there’s trouble and pain. You can kind of feel powerless when this stuff happens. The only thing you can really do is send your best and send your love. Especially since there’s a big group of incredible people in one room. So let’s try to see what happens. Send it out to your grandmother or anywhere that you want to send love out to. Just wave your hands up like this for five seconds and see what happens,” said Martin.
After he counted down, the stadium went dark and bright red fireworks shot up into the sky. The whole concert was truly incredible. There were pyrotechnics, bright colorful lights, fireworks, confetti, and genuinely happy fans. Once fans were leaving the stadium, many could be heard singing the chorus to “Viva La Vida” joyfully in the nighttime streets. Coldplay put on a great show and proved to be Chicago’s “Higher Power.”
To find out more about Coldplay and their pledge of staying environmentally friendly, visit https://sustainability.coldplay.com/


text: I went on a mini trip to the mountains. The name of the mountain was “big snow”. I didn’t know what I was in for but my brain thought it would be much like Boone or Ashville since those are the only mountains I have seen. Boy I was wrong. It was a 15 min drive straight up these massive stack churning twists. I felt like I was in a jungle.assive trees, big beautiful flowers. It was breath taking. This was not a forest like I was use to. When we arrived it was night. We went to look for fireflies. yall, I almost cried. There were thousands of them. They looked like twinkle lights. It was the most beautiful thing I have witnessed since being in Taiwan. I felt connected to nature and that was a missed feeling.


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Recently, the NES Classic became available (again) alongside the new SNES Classic. Having missed out on the NES the first time it was available, and being unwilling to pay huge eBay markups, I sprang for both systems.
A note for those interested in buying both: the NES only comes with one controller, but the SNES comes with two. This works out, because the SNES controllers can be used on the NES just by plugging them in. There's no need to buy a second NES controller in order to play the 2-player NES games. You can even choose to use the SNES controller for 1-player NES games, if you want something more comfortable to hold.
The NES comes with 30 games, and the SNES comes with 21. Of these, I think I'd played only a few of the non-arcade ports: the original Super Mario Bros, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong Country, and Earthbound. I was interested in most of the catalog, though. I know most of these games by reputation (especially if they're represented in Super Smash Bros), and while it's possible to emulate all these games or buy them on another official Nintendo system, it's nice to have them all together in one place.
Both consoles have the ability to save snapshots of gameplay at any time by pressing the physical reset button on the console. These snapshots work just like save states on other emulators. For games that allow you to save, or for score-chasing games like Galaga or Pac-Man, there isn't much point to this. However, for games that have passwords (Metroid), for games that don't have save points at all (Castlevania), or just for saving your progress mid-level to skip a difficult part (Mega Man 2), it's super useful. You can save up to 4 different snapshots per game.
There's a few other options you can tweak in the menu, including the resolution you play at. I recommend pixel perfect for the most accurate display, even if it leaves a border around the edges.
Nintendo has also made the original manuals available in PDF form for both the NES and SNES. Depending on the game, the manual can function as a control reference, tutorial, map, strategy guide, or all of the above - for example, the Earthbound manual is actually the 135-page player's guide. If you haven't played a game before, these are great to pull up on your phone or laptop. I have been trying to figure out a nice way to print them that doesn't take up too many sheets of paper to no real avail.
The only real downside of the consoles is that the controller cords are short. Like really short. The NES controller cord is less than 3 feet long. The SNES controller cords are almost 5 feet long, which is OK but is shorter than the original SNES controller cords. This is kind of a head-scratcher. I've solved it by sitting on the floor in front of the TV and leaning against the couch. At least I can hit the reset button with ease this way.
Regardless. If you're interested in playing these games using their original controllers and don't mind messing around with short cords, this is a pretty good package.
Below the break I'll record some thoughts I have on each game as I get around to playing them.
Castlevania: Yup, this game is difficult. It's well-designed, though, which you'd know if you followed the works of Arin Hansen. Save states make this game a little more playable, though I still haven't completed it.
Donkey Kong: While this version doesn't eat quarters like the original arcade version, it's not super compelling as either a single-player or 2-player game alongside other games on the NES.
Dr. Mario: One of the best 2-player competitive games I've played. Ever. Seriously! Clear all the viruses in rows of 4 without filling up your board. Clear two rows of 4 at once and you'll drop some random pieces in your opponent's board. You can set the difficulty independently for both players, too, which was really nice for learning the game. I still lose more than I win, but it's really fun regardless.
Final Fantasy: This one isn't bad as long as you have the manual next to you. There's a pretty decent RPG in here, complete with character specialties, varied weapons and armor, distinct enemies, and some certain sense of getting better at the game even outside the levelling up, i.e. mentally figuring how many party members you need to dedicate to attacking each enemy. The manual walks you through the entire prologue and helps you reach the next couple major milestones. It's cool, though it might be a little too much mental math relative to the amount of "game" there is for me to invest too much more time into it.
Galaga: This is one of my favorite arcade games. It's nice to have this on a home console, even with the controller's limitations.
Kirby's Adventure: This game is not overly challenging. This is a really nice change of pace for a NES game. Copying enemies is interesting and satisfying, and there's enough variety in enemies and level design to keep you moving and exploring. There are some really interesting levels in the final world, including some stellar (hah!) boss fights.
Mega Man 2: Possibly the game I was most interested to try based on reputation alone, having never played a Mega Man game. Fighting the robot masters across the first 8 regular levels was really enjoyable. Being able to do levels out of order if you were having trouble was satisfying: you can come back with better weapons or just a better attitude for taking on the challenge. Organically finding the weaknesses of all the robot masters is interesting, too. However, some of the bits in Wily's Castle are unendingly frustrating, requiring you to dodge one-hit environmental kills or grind to restore energy for weapons required to finish the level. I did beat the game, though I used save states to avoid grinding for energy or replaying certain segments in the final few levels.
Pac-Man: Where the lack of an arcade-quality joystick doesn't seem to hurt Galaga too much, it utterly ruins Pac-Man for me. My one attempt was full of wrong-way turns. I think I've been spoiled on arcade and PlayStation joysticks for too long to enjoy this.
Super Mario Bros.: I didn't remember that you're expected to beat this in one go: there are no save points, though there are warp pipes that jump you through worlds. Not being able to backtrack while playing is something I sorely miss from playing later games in the series. It's still fun, though, and I expect I'll eventually use save states like checkpoints to get through to the final world.
The Legend of Zelda: Tracy played through this one with some hints from me to keep her on the right track. There's some really satisfying exploration to be had here, and the game is difficult but feels fair overall: if you die, you always keep all the items you've accumulated, and you start in the starting area (or at the beginning of a dungeon if you're in a dungeon). I wish you respawned with full health, though: there would be a lot less wasted grinding that way. The PDF manual for this game includes a partially-filled in map with general directions for finding the first 4 dungeons, a nice touch.
Zelda II: A strange game, to be sure. The overworld reminds me of Final Fantasy (well, technically it's the other way around), and the platforming/combat reminds me a bit of Castlevania, though not as satisfying in the opening sequences. Also, Link has a limited number of lives in this game? I dunno man.
Donkey Kong Country: I actually owned this for Game Boy Color when I was a kid. Seeing it on a big screen is really enjoyable. Not every obstacle in this game feels obvious or even fair, but the levels aren't too long and there's plenty of extra lives to be had in the first parts of the game. The two-player team mode is a fun way to share the game with a partner, something that other platformers could take a lesson from.
Kirby's Dream Course: I think there's a decent game in here, but when we tried playing it blind, it fell flat. We stumbled through learning the controls as well as the game mechanics, which are not exactly the rules of real golf. I imagine we'll revisit it later.
Mega Man X: We only played the intro stage, and really that was just to incessantly quote Sequelitis. Now that I've played all the way through Mega Man 2 I'm interested to try this one out.
Star Fox: I'd previously only played Star Fox 64, and I wasn't very good at it. I'm super impressed with the graphics in this one - the SNES had decent capabilities if you knew how to take advantage of them. This wins a "game that makes me yell at the TV in a good way" award for all its exciting moments.
Super Mario RPG: I wanted to play a game that was a bit slower than all the Dr. Mario and Mega Man 2 I'd been playing, so I started a campaign here. I'm not very far - only up to the first town - but I'm having fun. I recognize some of the timing elements from later Mario RPG games: press the attack button when you're attacking to make it stronger, press a button when you're attacked to have a chance to defend yourself, etc. Some of the story elements are genuinely funny. If the relative monotony of the gameplay doesn't manage to overpower the story, I could see myself playing this for a while.
Super Mario World: There's a lot to like about this game. It's a super tight platformer. Being able to save is really nice. The expectations for your skill can be pretty high even with the save points. We've been alternating levels for the most part. We're only through the first world for now.


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When the US market closed for trading on September 30, 2022, the S&P 500 finished -8.63% for the month and -24.77% year-to-date.
This last month was the worst since the panicked pandemic sell-off in March 2020. It was the worst September since 2002, which was part of the aftermath of the dot-com bust. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has fallen for three consecutive quarters, with losses investors have not faced since 2009. Tallying up yet another historical record, this is the third worst start to the market since 1931.
While fixed income has historically been a safe haven, even US investment grade bonds have been crushed, posting the worst year ever due to rising US treasury interest rates. The credit risk component of the bonds (the extra yield they offer above treasuries) is still at an average level and not yet cheap.
While these last two days of rallying in the equity markets have probably provided some psychic relief, these are trying times.
The August CPI and PCE inflation numbers released last month, which the Federal Reserve weighs quite heavily in its calculus regarding interest rates, showed inflation remaining stubbornly (and surprisingly) high. There are some nuances, and one could point to specific areas as showing improvements, but at the end of the day, the headline numbers were far too high for the Fed’s comfort, and optically they are locked into having to continue to increase rates. As a result, the Federal Reserve raised rates 75 bps last month and telegraphed another 75 bps hike in November. The market’s reaction was decidedly adverse.
While oil and natural gas prices continued to soften in September, wheat prices resumed their upward trend, and the most recent employment numbers were still quite strong. Farmers globally skimped on fertilizer applications this year due to higher prices stemming from higher natural gas costs, it is likely that crop yields will decline and put a floor under agriculture prices.
We won’t hear from the Federal Reserve again until November regarding any further increases in interest rates. Still, all eyes will remain on the inflation, employment, manufacturing, and real estate data until such time, and the market will likely move accordingly.
Elsewhere, the average 30-year mortgage rate is now 6.85% and is most certainly cooling the demand for real estate. While US real estate has begun to soften, it is still the most unaffordable it’s ever been, growing roughly 40% over the last two years alone. With 85% of mortgages at 5% or lower, we are not anticipating a 2008-2009 crash in the real estate market. Still, we expect a meaningful correction to come sooner than later simply to account for the massive increase in borrowing costs these last ten months. We believe investors would be wise to remember that the housing sector is one of the most far-reaching in the economy, affecting 15-18% of the US GDP.
With all the unknowns at the moment, what we know at the press conference following the latest rate hike, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell was very direct in saying that they do not anticipate backing off their campaign to crush inflation.
The key point that Powell wants us to get, possibly both consciously and subconsciously, is that we should all regard him as the second coming of Paul Volcker, the great Fed chairman whose repeated rate hikes at the beginning of the 1980s are held to have slain inflation. It might almost be subliminal. Edin Mujagic, the Dutch economist, wrote to me to point out how closely Powell is aligning himself with his predecessor:
At the press conference, Powell said the Fed will continue with interest rates or, in his words: “We will keep at it.” I don’t think it’s a coincidence that he used the exact same phrase in his Jackson Hole address in late August. How can that be seen as a hint? Paul Volcker’s memoirs are entitled ‘Keeping at It,’ with the subtitle, ‘The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government.’ Obviously, the first part of the subtitle is related to Fed policy. Powell has been citing Volcker regularly lately, as an example of what the Fed should do in 2022 and 2023.
Powell said they are also willing to accept a recession as part of the “pain” required “until the job is done.” While there is now some dissent within the Fed Committee about how much further they need to raise rates, there’s still near unanimous agreement that once they stop, they plan on leaving this new equilibrium level in place through the end of 2023; “higher, longer.” Today, even after the UN released a public plea to stop raising rates, the New York Fed President, John Williams said, “Tighter monetary policy has begun to cool demand and reduce inflationary pressure, but our job is not yet done.”
Across the globe, central banks are raising rates, creating significant stress within the Foreign Exchange and Bond markets. The UK announced that while raising rates, they also planned on cutting taxes, which is not the prescription for containing inflation. Cutting taxes and funding it with deficit spending for non-dollar countries usually results in a weaker currency and higher import prices into the economy, creating inflationary pressure.
As a result, the UK pound dropped to its lowest level in decades against the dollar, and the yields on long-dated UK government bonds rocketed, causing significant price declines. This forced the Bank of England to intervene in the marketplace by buying government bonds to help protect pension plans that had substantial exposure to long-dated UK bonds. Since that intervention, the UK has reduced its tax-cutting plans based on its incredibly adverse market reaction, which further soothed the pound but did little for the incoming Prime Minister’s administration’s credibility.
Last month, in our letter, we said, “We think that with this much pessimism in the market, the table is set for solid market rallies from here on ANY good news, or less bad news, that is not currently priced into the market. But, it cannot be understated how important it is that the Federal Reserve wring inflation out of the economy, which could cause a more meaningful recession further down the road.”
Indeed, we find it noteworthy that both recent market rallies (last week and these last two days) began with overnight efforts by central banks intervening in their markets to stave off a potential catastrophe within the currency markets; the Bank of England last week, and the Bank of Japan affecting this most recent two-day rally.
Unfortunately, we view these as band-aids sitting on top of traumatic wounds inflicted on the financial system’s plumbing due to the pressure created by central banks raising rates and removing liquidity from the fixed income markets. To be clear, we’ve not seen this stress level within the financial system’s plumbing since the pandemic of 2020.
Unfortunately, at this time, we are not confident these most recent rallies mark the beginning of a new bull market, nor will they be enough to change the overall trajectory of this market based on the information we have at this time.
For the broad US market to reestablish its long-term trend after September’s losses, it would need to rally roughly 10% from its most recent close to break above its 200-day moving average. This widely followed trend indicator is often used to gauge the overall market’s health, albeit not perfectly.
Furthermore, on a technical level, if we zoom out a bit further still, the S&P 500 Index is close to testing its 200-week moving average (3595). This long-term technical support level has triggered a bounce during multiple selloffs in the past. And, to be clear, it did so again last Friday. The general wisdom is a meaningful move below the 200-week moving average would signal the end of the secular bull market, which many argue began in 2011 following the recovery from the Great Financial Crisis/Recession.
That said, the historic bedfellows surrounding when the level was breached are ominous, to be sure. Most recently, they were after the dot-com bubble’s collapse in 2000-2002 and the global financial crisis in 2008-2009. The benchmark fell between 35% and 60% during those periods. After these last two days of a market rally, we are roughly 5% above this crucial level.
While the market’s technicals are weak and arguably fragile, we believe the fundamentals also seem likely to create headwinds.
When we look at many of the biggest names in the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq right now (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta (Facebook), Alphabet (Google), Tesla, and Nvidia), we believe that what investors must understand is that while these companies have been the foundation for incredible growth and portfolio gains over these last number of years, most of them are also trading at multiples that are still not pricing in any sort of recession that seems increasingly likely to be coming our way.
Historically, coming out of recessions, the 100 largest companies in the Nasdaq have traded at roughly 13 times earnings. Right now, they are trading at roughly 17 times earnings. This current valuation is also before any earnings are revised lower, which seems likely since the Federal Reserve’s stated goal is to slow down the economy. As such, we believe that valuations in the NASDAQ (and S&P 500 to a lesser degree) still seem too rich through this historical lens.
On the news front, next week’s earnings season kicks off in earnest with a look at how the US banks have done this last quarter. This latest quarter was arguably when things became more challenging for companies and consumers. With the US dollar trading at its highest level in 20 years, it will not be surprising to see disappointing reports, but we shall see, and if not, this could pull the markets higher in the near term. That said, while it’s possible this market might whistle past the graveyard, we have serious concerns at this time.
It’s safe to assume this week, on Wednesday, October 5, everyone will be waiting to see how much OPEC cuts its oil production to juice prices higher as prices have remained below their $100 price target (currently 83.33 a barrel).
Also, this Friday, October 7, US Non-farm payroll will be the other indicator everyone will be staring at to see if there’s weakness in the numbers that will allow the Federal Reserve to raise rates more measuredly.
While the clear and present dangers are front and center, it is also important to note that, historically speaking, from a seasonal standpoint, this is the strongest part of the calendar year for the equity markets, especially in mid-term election years. Of course, we can’t know if this historic year we’ve been suffering through will continue to be the outlier, with more suffering still on the horizon.
Given the current state of the market, we continue to believe remaining defensive and conservative is the most prudent course of action. As always, we are monitoring the markets and portfolios, and we continue to be ready to make changes as necessary. If you have any questions about your portfolio, contact us anytime. We’re here for you.

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Not only has it broken major streaming records 'thank u, next' lays claim to the most streams by a female artist in one day on Spotify but it's also topped iTunes charts around the world and received widespread praise. One person used Carrie's love life to illustrate the line from the song. To represent love, the Twitter account used a picture of Micheal's strongest relationship and wife by the end of the show, Holly Flax. And one taught me pain. Also, everyone's definition of what it means to be masculine is different. Toxic masculinity is a misunderstood topic that may seem insulting on the surface.
So many people have gone through similar hardships and heartbreaks as Grande even if Twitter is making light of these lyrics , so it makes sense that everyone has really taken to this song. In 'thank u, next', Ariana sings the line 'one taught me love, one taught me patience and one taught me pain' in reference to her exes and now fans are applying it to everything and anything all in the name of meme culture. It's no secret that '' is already one of the biggest singles of the year so far. The main reason Garrett stopped was because they wanted him to focus more on the coaching aspect of it all, while leaving the actual play calling duties to an offensive coordinator. Ariana Grande's new single 'thank u, next' has inspired the 'one taught me love' meme. Harry Styles — gabs GabrielleMcKeon meme carrie: i couldn't help but wonder.
The pop star released the single just 30 minutes before Saturday Night Live aired, after her ex-boyfriend Pete Davidson made a joke in a promo for the show about failed relationships. There is nothing wrong with an alpha male who goes to the gym to get swoll, takes the lead at his job, and provides for his family. One taught me love, one taught me patience, and one taught me pain — The Office theofficenbc Lol! Not only is it a break up anthem, but it is also an empowerment movement in itself. Other meme examples included one person using the cast of Sex and the City. Tony was the reason for the. They all are great in different ways 3.
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We've gathered just a few of the best 'one taught me love' memes in one place. Ex-boyfriend Aiden represented love while Big represented patience and Bradley Cooper's character, who was only on for one episode, hilariously represented pain. He doesn't rationalize shitty behavior just to fit in with the crowd. Should you wish to submit your own content, please consider buying a sponsored link from reddit. One taught me love, one taught me patience and one taught me pain.
He also doesn't feel the need to tear down others just to boost his ego. Basic Full Safety Reminder We do not provide official answers or professional judgement. When people talk about toxic masculinity, it's not a statement that bashes all men. Though the song has gone viral for its lyrics as it is a breakup song so every netizen across the world can relate to it and feel how things are like when we have to go through a breakup. This line has given the millennials a chance to make hilarious memes. American singer and songwriter Ariana Grande's new self-love anthem has turned into a meme anthem of 2018 and the Internet's loving every bit of it.


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Vol. 7, No. 4, The Occupation of Enemy Territory (Winter, 1943), pp. 733-735
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Atwater, Minnesota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Atwater City Hall, built as a hotel in 1904
Location of Atwater, Minnesota
|• Total||1.08 sq mi (2.79 km2)|
|• Land||1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2)|
|• Water||0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)|
|Elevation||1,214 ft (370 m)|
|• Density||1,089.58/sq mi (420.75/km2)|
|Time zone||UTC-6 (Central (CST))|
|• Summer (DST)||UTC-5 (CDT)|
|GNIS feature ID||0639501|
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.08 square miles (2.80 km2), of which 1.03 square miles (2.67 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
U.S. Route 12 serves as a main route in the city.
Atwater was laid out in 1869, and incorporated in 1876. The city was named for E. D. Atwater, a railroad official. A post office has been in operation at Atwater since 1870.
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As of the census of 2010, there were 1,133 people, 468 households, and 312 families living in the city. The population density was 1,100.0 inhabitants per square mile (424.7/km2). There were 494 housing units at an average density of 479.6 per square mile (185.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.2% White, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the population.
There were 468 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.91.
The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.4% were from 25 to 44; 28.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.
Atwater is part of a consolidated school district with the cities of Cosmos and Grove City, which comprise the "ACGC" school district. Their mascot name is the Falcons. School colors are teal, black and silver. Currently, students in grades 5-12 attend classes in the neighboring town of Grove City. Younger students from Atwater attend ACGC North Elementary located approximately one-quarter mile from the downtown.
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Fast-growing global distributor gains scalability and control with Azure
Air Business is a market leader in global mail, fulfilment, distribution and subscription management. The company distributes 300 million items a year and has enjoyed growth of 700% under the ownership of An Post, the Irish Post Office. With help from Bytes, Air Business is now able to scale its business using the cloud, whilst also controlling costs.
Air Business had plans to grow and meet increasing customer demand. It was decided that migrating more IT services to the cloud would help achieve these goals, as the cloud is renowned for boosting scalability, control, security and overall modernisation.
The company was already using Microsoft Azure cloud services for software development, but this was on an old subscription. It was aiming to move its core infrastructure and other services to Azure, whilst maintaining control and security of the environment. To prevent uncontrolled costs, it also wanted the ability to predict cloud spend easily.
Air Business also needed a quick solution. It was working on a project with tight deadlines for a large new customer. Its on-premise server capacity couldn’t meet the demands of this customer, so the company had to decide whether to replace the hardware or bring forward its cloud migration plan.
The Air Business team enjoyed working with Bytes as part of an extended team to deliver this project. Bytes' expertise gave us the confidence required to deliver this quite complex core infrastructure re-design. Knowing we could rely on Bytes to be available at short notice when we need them was key.
The Bytes Solution
Air Business needed help finding a new Azure subscription that could meet its growth plans and customer demand. The company knew that specialist assistance would also be required to architect this new subscription with core infrastructure.
Bytes experts got to work finding a new Azure subscription. They moved Air Business from its old Enterprise Agreement (EA) to a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program (CSP). This enabled the company to add/remove seats monthly instead of annually. It also offered pay-as-you-go as opposed to an annual bill. This meant Air Business only paid for compute used and could save money at a time of increased growth – something rare to achieve.
To design the right cloud environment, Bytes’ architects partnered with cloud consultancy EEC. Both teams worked together to ensure existing core infrastructure worked with the new subscription and subsequent migration.
Air Business was impressed with the Bytes Cloud Platform Management (CPM) tool and decided to take it up. This award-winning service monitors cloud spend and can prove invaluable to businesses using the cloud. Bytes’ dedicated training specialists also ensured existing EA training vouchers didn’t go unused by Air Business.
Switching to a CSP for its Azure subscription gave Air Business the flexibility needed to grow without incurring huge costs. This CSP enabled the company to change seats monthly and pay only for what compute it used. With its new subscription firmly in place, Air Business could migrate more services to the cloud and deliver its project to a new customer on time.
To control cloud costs, Air Business now use the Bytes Cloud Platform Management (CPM) tool to track and control spending, which has revolutionised the company's approach to cloud spend. Air Business was delighted with Bytes' knowledge and service, and it plans to work with Bytes again in the future for other IT solutions.


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Celtics vs. Hornets prediction, pick, odds and more – 10/25/21
The NBA season is in full swing. Games will continue on Monday as the Boston Celtics travel to battle it out with the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Hornets prediction and pick.
Before the NBA season started, if someone were to guess which of these teams would be 3-0 and which would be 1-2 they would likely have guessed incorrectly. The Boston Celtics have struggled in their first three games. They got their first win of the season Sunday night against the Rockets. The Hornets have been on fire, starting off 3-0 and taking down some very tough opponents.
Here’s how the bookmakers have set the line for Monday’s matchup.
NBA Odds: Celtics-Hornets Odds
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Boston Celtics: -1 (-110)
Charlotte Hornets: +1 (-110)
Over: 223.5 (-110)
Under: 223.5 (-110)
Why The Celtics Could Cover The Spread
Many people entered this season believing that the Boston Celtics could be on the verge of a championship run. They have the talent and ability to consistently win games against tough opponents. Boston has had a rough start to the season, but fans should still be optimistic about this team. The NBA regular season is long and the Celtics have plenty of time to get their act together and make a run in the playoffs. That all starts with this matchup against Charlotte. A win here for Boston could begin to shift momentum in the right way.
The Celtics are coming off their first win of the season. Granted it was against a rather weak Rockets team, it’s always important to get that first win. Boston managed to win even without one of their best players, Jaylen Brown, who sat out Sunday’s contest due to knee soreness. Momentum is huge in basketball. Losses can lead to more losses and wins can lead to more wins. The Boston Celtics will try and use the momentum of Sunday’s win and bring it into Monday’s game. They are a more than capable team. If Boston shows up and plays to their capabilities then they should be able to take care of business on the road.
The leader of this Celtics team is without a doubt Jayson Tatum. The 2017 third overall pick has gotten better every season. Tatum will be looking to take over this game and force the Hornets to adapt to his play. He’s coming off his best game of this young season. Tatum put up 31 and 9 rebounds against the Rockets. As he enters his fifth season in the NBA, Jayson Tatum wants to put the league on notice and cement himself as a superstar in this league. If Tatum can take over this game then it should be a long night for Charlotte.
Why The Hornets Could Cover The Spread
The Charlotte Hornets are a much better team than most people anticipated. They’re young, energized, and ready to put the league on notice. Their first game of the season was one of the most exciting games yet. Charlotte came back from down 16 and claimed victory over a tough Pacers team. They were able to take care of business against the Cavs in the following game. Their most recent victory was an impressive 16 point win against the Brooklyn Nets. This Hornets team is for real.
The breakout player for Charlotte has been Miles Bridges. It appears as if Bridges has finally taken the next step up in his NBA career. The fourth year forward is averaging career highs across the board and has been a big impact player for the Hornets. Bridges has scored 30 points in Charlotte’s last two contests and has been a big reason for their wins. Teams are being forced to adapt to the new NBA star. He will look to continue his breakout season against the Celtics. Bridges will be a big part of this game and if Boston can’t contain him then the Hornets should be able to win this game.
Another factor in this game will be the performance of LaMelo Ball. Ball was last year’s rookie of the year and is on pace to outdo his rookie campaign. While the young guard has struggled statistically in their last two games he still has a big impact on games. Ball can create opportunities for his teammates and do things that basic statistics don’t account for. Additionally, he is a scoring threat from anywhere on the field and has been showing great chemistry with Miles Bridges this season. LaMelo is one of the faces of this young Hornets team and will be looking to lead this team to a 4-0 start.
Final Celtics-Hornets Prediction & Pick
The Celtics have not proven that they are one of the best teams in the league this season. Their only win has come against a weak Rockets team. Charlotte, however, has proved that they can compete and win against the toughest competition. If both teams show up and play as well as they can, then this should be a great game. The line is set as if the bookmakers are still clinging to the image of the Celtics before the season had started. The Hornets have proven that they deserve respect and should be picked to win and cover this game. The over isn’t a bad bet either, this could easily be an offensive heavy game, but stick with Charlotte and you won’t be disappointed.
FINAL CELTICS-HORNETS PREDICTION & PICK: Charlotte Hornets +1 (-115)
FINAL SCORE PREDICTION: Hornets 117 – Celtics 110

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Charges filed in death of missing Milwaukee man
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors allege that two prostitutes hid the body of a man in his closet, took his car, tried using his credit cards, and used his Milwaukee apartment for seeing clients.
A complaint filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court charges the women, and a man who allegedly helped them, with hiding a corpse-party to a crime in the death of 62-year-old Glenn Willis.
Willis was reported missing by his family, who last heard from him June 14.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports police officers checked Willis’ apartment after he was reported missing June 21 but did not find his body until they returned Friday and discovered the closet door obscured by a bookcase and exercise bike pushed in front of it.
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If a government’s finances, as economist Joseph Schumpeter once wrote, strip away rhetoric to lay bare the true “spirit” of a people, then President Donald Trump’s first full budget proposal reveals a nation that is bombastic and fearful, grandiose and uncertain. Regardless of what actually makes it through Congress, the suggested cuts—$616 billion from health insurance for the poor, $140 billion from student loans, more than $190 billion from food stamps—outline a vision of government based on the notion that the state should stand aside so businessmen can work their magic. “This budget’s defining ambition,” the preamble states, “is to unleash the dreams of the American people.”
As remarkable as the scale of the cuts is the way Trump justifies them: the fear of debt. His budget message is threaded with dire warnings about our “unsustainable” national debt, which is nearing $20 trillion. This mounting burden, he warns, will place the United States in “uncharted fiscal territory,” leaving it vulnerable to “fiscal and economic crises.” The country has “borrowed from our children and their future for too long, the devastating consequences of which cannot be overstated.” To stave off a crisis, we must tighten our collective belts—which means cutting virtually every program designed to aid the most needy and marginal among us.
Trump’s invocation of debt as a justification for austerity is oddly evocative of the fiscal crisis that gripped New York City more than 40 years ago, a moment that seems to have shaped his thinking deeply. In the early 1970s, back when young Donald was busy running the outer-borough apartments his father had built, the city had fallen on hard times. A recession, white flight, and the loss of industry were making it tough for the city to pay for its impressive array of social services, including public hospitals and libraries, cheap mass transit, and a citywide university system. In the spring of 1975, when banks refused to continue marketing the city’s debt, New York turned to the federal government for aid. But the city was stonewalled by the administration of Gerald Ford, who counted among his advisers Alan Greenspan (fresh from the circles of Ayn Rand) and Donald Rumsfeld.
For these rising conservative stars, New York’s debt crisis was an opportunity to teach the country a lesson about fiscal responsibility. The possible risks of bankruptcy—for the city, state, even the federal government—seemed less important than bringing New York to heel. The administration’s disregard for the dangers of default led to the famous Daily News headline, “FORD TO CITY: DROP DEAD.” (The paper recently revived the line when Trump withdrew from the Paris accord as “TRUMP TO WORLD: DROP DEAD.”)
Ford eventually consented to provide the city with short-term federal loans—but only if it agreed to downsize. New York was forced to slash more than one-fifth of all municipal jobs, through steep cuts to police, fire, sanitation, and schools. It closed several hospitals, along with many clinics. In the spring of 1976, after the City University of New York ran out of funds and had to shut down before exams were completed, the system began to charge tuition for the first time. Ford and his conservative acolytes had succeeded in forcing the city to renegotiate the social contract.
But while the poor and middle class of New York City were suffering, some people got richer—including Donald Trump. To make up the budget shortfall, city officials redoubled their efforts to woo developers and big corporations. In one of their first marquee efforts, they extended a major tax break to Trump to redevelop the decrepit Commodore Hotel near Grand Central Terminal, working with the Hyatt Corporation. It was the youthful developer’s first sally into the world of Manhattan real estate. As of last fall, Trump and Hyatt had saved more than $350 million in property taxes on the hotel.
What began in New York has now spread far beyond the five boroughs. Thanks to years of tax cuts, revenue-strapped cities and states across the country are being forced to slash wages for public employees, privatize emergency services, close libraries and other public institutions, and reconsider pension obligations to teachers, firefighters, and police officers. At the federal level, the massive tax cuts enacted under George W. Bush—and allowed to stand by Barack Obama—have ballooned the debt and left the government scrambling to pay its bills. That’s why it’s deeply hypocritical of Trump to use the rising debt to justify slashing aid for the poor. Far from “unleashing” America’s economic growth, his budget proposal includes more tax cuts for the rich—a move that will only worsen any crisis. Indeed, according to Bloomberg News, wealthy Americans are deferring their tax payments in anticipation of future cuts to come.
Despite Trump’s dire warnings, an actual debt crisis is unlikely: Congress has raised the debt ceiling 14 times since 2001. But whether or not a crisis materializes, the president is happy to use the specter of public debt to inflict even deeper cuts to public services. It’s a lesson he learned firsthand in his hometown during the 1970s: Hard times afford the perfect opportunity to force through an ever more constricted vision of government—one in which health care, schools, and food stamps matter less than tax cuts for developers to build shiny, glass-wrapped hotels.


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The entrepreneurs of Valle del Almanzora have launched the web page www.turismoalmanzora.com, during the celebration of the International Tourism Fair of Madrid (Fitur), with the aim of bringing together in the same space the tourist resources available to this region of the interior of the province.
Óscar Muñoz, the president of the Association of Touristic Entrepreneurs of Valle del Almanzora, has spoken at the ‘Costa de Almería’ exhibitor in Fitur to explain the origin of this initiative, which seeks to “bring out the incredible potential to manage inland tourism that has our region, “and that has had the support of” all municipalities of Almanzora, the Commonwealth and the Provincial Council, among others. ”
The new website “invites the visitor to discover the Almanzora Valley, thanks to a space where you will find all the information about the offer and resources available in this region”, from guided tours, to accommodations, through packages of experiences, getaways, routes for sports practice or a guide with restaurants and bars “.
“It’s about improving the possibilities so that this inland tourist destination is known, not only among visitors from outside the province, but also among Almeria itself,” he said. The Almanzora Valley has “a very wide offer worth mentioning” and that has been reflected in this web page.


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BP investors are set for a £4bn payout as the price of oil rallies
- The energy giant is going to raise its payout by 4% and buy back a further £1bn of its own stock by November
- It swung to a profit of £2 billion in the second quarter, up from a major loss
- In the recent quarter, BP said it had seen a spike in sales of petrol and jet fuel
BP will reward investors by splashing more cash on its prize dividend after rising oil prices helped the company return to profit.
The energy giant is going to raise its payout by 4 per cent and buy back a further £1 billion of its own stock by November in an effort to hand as much money as possible to hardpressed shareholders.
They will receive at least £4.4 billion this year – £3 billion through the dividend and another £1.4 billion from buybacks. However, BP also unveiled ambitious £14 billion plans to purchase £1 billion of shares every quarter until 2025.
BP will reward investors by splashing more cash on its prize dividend after rising oil prices helped the company return to profit
It swung to a profit of £2 billion in the second quarter, up from an eye-watering loss of £13.5 billion in the same period of 2020. The plunge in oil prices at the start of the pandemic forced the FTSE 100 group to halve its dividend last summer for the first time in a decade.
In the most recent quarter, BP said it had seen a spike in sales of petrol and jet fuel, an indication that travel and daily life are returning to normal. Between April and June this year Brent crude prices averaged $69 a barrel. This compares with a price of less than $30 last year – when strict lockdowns grounded planes, took vehicles off the road and brought many industries to a juddering halt.
Boss Bernard Looney (pictured), who took the helm weeks before Covid brought the world to a standstill, said the rapid rollout of vaccine programmes had given the company the confidence to hike the dividend.
Looney said: ‘What you’re seeing around the dividend is really a story of confidence. ‘Confidence in the underlying performance of the business, confidence in the balance sheet.’
Bernard Looney took to the helm of BP weeks before Covid brought the world to a standstill
The dividend cut last summer dealt a hammer blow to millions of ordinary Britons as BP is a staple stock for many pension funds and savings accounts, which had already been hit hard by turmoil on the stock market. BP’s announcement yesterday that it could afford to keep increasing the dividend by 4 per cent per year between now and 2025 was a surprise to the City.
It had previously said that it would only be able to hand excess money back to investors through buybacks. Investors cheered the news – with BP shares rising 5.6 per cent, or 16.35p, to 306.1p last night. But some analysts were more sceptical.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said of the buyback plan: ‘It’s certainly ambitious but it’s easy to make promises. ‘Pretty much all of the profits BP has reported today come from areas they have pledged to cut. The number might add up today, but I don’t see how they will for much longer.’
Looney, 50, unveiled sweeping plans to turn BP into a green energy behemoth when he took over last year. The company has since made major investments in wind and solar energy, including submitting plans to building floating wind farms off the UK coast. But investors worry about the huge costs needed to turn it into a renewables powerhouse at a time when the company is recovering from Covid and oil and gas sales provide its most reliable source of income.
Looney added: ‘Twelve months on from when we laid out our strategy, of course the world’s in a very different place. ‘Global GDP is now back to pre-pandemic levels, the vaccines clearly are working and people are travelling more.’
Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: ‘The question of whether the buybacks actually make any lasting difference has to be addressed, especially in light of the argument that BP needs to invest in its core operations. Handing cash back to shareholders does not make BP a better business or company, even if it provides investors with some near-term gratification. ‘Nor does it necessarily help the share price much.’