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Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough answers two critical questions from institutional subscribers.
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47% of Nasdaq stocks and 41% of stocks in the Russell 2000 are crashing from their 12-month peak. The long bond? It's up +12% YTD.
In rate of change terms, the +10.1% week-over-week move in front month US Equity volatility (VIX) was peanuts compared to the % move in volatility in foreign currency and fixed income. That’s what happens when the Fed suppresses volatility to all time lows. The bubble peaks.
If we’re right and we’re set up for one of the most asymmetric moves in volatility ever (see our Q3 Macro Theme deck titled #VolatilityAsymmetry), Americans may be looking back at late 2007 a lot faster than they think.
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Cracks Remain Across Europe
As the ugly equation of declining growth + high unemployment + low and deflating inflation comes home to roost, the ECB’s newest response is to lever up its balance sheet (ECB President Mario Draghi has indicated the willingness to increase it by €1Trillion) and extend QE as the “elixir” to inflect weak and declining fundamentals across the region.
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Watch Case: 316L. The material in this case comes from 316L, which is one of the most heat-resistant stainless steel grades. Its corrosion resistance is very good, even at temperatures as high as 1100*F, without any further heat treatment.
Case Back: Solid. In the watch world, a sturdy back cover is very important, it is a great way to add style and elegance to your wrist. Scratch-resistant and wear-resistant watches are becoming more and more popular.
Crystal: Mineral Glass. Mineral Glass glass has the only high-quality anti-reflective material that can provide scratch resistance without affecting its brightness. Using this new technology, you can protect the surface of your watch at the most important moments in your life.
Hand: Black-tone. The style of the watch’s hands is black-tone which is pretty cool and fashionable.
Second Markers: Minute Markers around the outer rim. The minute mark on the outer edge of the glass is a design element that represents time. It is also called the hand of a clock. This design element is used in many famous designs.
Dial Markers: Index. According to a study, the human eye is sensitive to point, are used as a markers to indicate what time it is.
Luminiscence: Hands. The luminiscence of the replica watch is hands. The luminous things makes you find the time in dark.
Bezel Material: Stainless Steel. Stainless steel bezel is a material that a unique structure that makes it an excellent choice for watches. The material can resist scratches, abrasions and indentation. This bezel material is the most resistant to heat and cold of all materials used in watchmaking.
Clasp: Deployment. We use a deployment clasp for the watch which is more convenient for disassembly and replacement, and also ensures the quality and comfort of the strap.
Water Resistance: 30 meters. As for the waterproof depth of the watch, it is 30 meters that is enough for no worries. Tips: The A Replica is just daily waterproof, need to purchase additional waterproof service which is up to 30 meters.
Function: Date, Hour, Minute, Second. The replica watch comes with a functional timer, and like any other electronic device, it plays an important role in our lives. The functions of the watch are chronograph, hour, minute and second.


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Trestle tables have been around at least since medieval times. And even now, whether your home is furnished in modern or Early American or minimalist, there is a trestle table that will look good with it. It will look good with chairs or benches (either upholstered or bare wood), and decked out with either simple shapes or ornate carvings.
This simple design will fit in with many different styles, and it is not difficult to build.
Make a I-shaped assembly using one of the 2 x 8s (trestle), four each of the 2 x 4s and 1 x 4s, and two of the feet. Start by laying the 2 x 8 on your work surface. At one end, put glue on one end of a 2 x 4, and butt this piece at a right angle against the end of the 2 x 8, forming one of the "stems" of the I. Repeat this on the other side of the 2 x 8, using another 2 x 4 and forming a straight line with the first stem.
Spread glue on one side of a 1 x 4, then use it to cover the "bottom of the I" you created in the last step. Carefully flip this assembly over onto its other side; then repeat the process with another 1 x 4 on this side. You should now have three layers: two 1 x 4s, with the end of the 2 x 8 and its two stems sandwiched in-between. Clamp this "sandwich" together until the glue dries.
Repeat this process on the other end of the 2 x 8. This will complete one of the leg assemblies.
Glue and clamp a 3 x 3 foot to the bottom of each of the leg's bottom stems. When you stand the leg upright, it will sit on these two feet.
Repeat these first four steps with the remaining 2 x 8, 2 x 4s, 1 x 4s and feet to make a second leg assembly.
Join the leg assemblies using the 2 x 6. Measure 12 inches from the bottom of each leg; this is how high the bottom of the 2 x 6 should be. Drill two holes through each leg into the end of the 2 x 6, countersinking each screw halfway into the leg. Use four screws, two in each leg, to attach the legs to the 2 x 6.
Mitre both ends on all four of the 2 x 2 pieces. Glue and nail each of these pieces onto the edges of the plywood panel, creating a tabletop with a 3/4-inch cavity in the bottom. (Framing the panel this way creates a thicker-looking tabletop.)
Position the tabletop, cavity down, on top of the legs; the legs should fit snugly into the cavity. Drill holes through the 2 x 2 edges into the end of the legs, countersinking them halfway into the 2 x 2s. Using four screws, attach the top to the legs; then drive six nails, three nails for each leg, through the tabletop and into the top of the legs. Space the nails evenly across the tabletop -- one nail at the midpoint, and the other two halfway between the first nail and the tabletop's edge. Use the nailset to set the nail heads just below the surface.
Fill the screw and nail holes with wood putty. Let it dry, then sand and finish the table as you please.
You can taper the edges of the table legs if you like. Cut a triangle measuring 2 3/4 x 6 inches from the inside of each leg's stem -- the bottom of the top stems, and the top of the bottom stems. See the table in the reference plans if necessary.

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Assured that Donna Karan International was not going to be sold out from under him -- at least not anytime soon -- Jeffry M. Aronsson was named chief executive yesterday, leaving his job as head of Marc Jacobs International. Both companies are owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's largest conglomerate of luxury goods.
Mr. Aronsson, 50, said in an interview yesterday that he wanted to take Donna Karan, which is still regarded by analysts as troubled, ''to the next level.'' That process, he said, would include adding products with the Donna Karan brand and expanding the distribution network.
LVMH paid $643 million for the company in a two-part deal that was completed in late 2001. Several investment bankers estimated this week that LVMH would have difficulty getting more than half that sum on the open market.
Mr. Aronsson is succeeding Fred Wilson, 57, who was named chief executive of Saks Fifth Avenue yesterday. Mr. Wilson is being counted on to repeat the kind of turnaround he is credited with starting at Donna Karan, a turnaround Mr. Aronsson described as ''Fred Wilson's brilliant re-engineering.''
Yesterday, Saks Inc., which owns the Saks Fifth Avenue chain, reported third-quarter results that indicated a turnaround might already be under way.
Earnings in the quarter, which ended Nov. 1, were $12.4 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with $1.9 million, or a penny a share, in the period a year earlier. Revenue rose 4.3 percent, to $1.47 billion. Sales at stores open at least a year were up 5 percent at the Saks Fifth Avenue division and 3.1 percent for the entire company.
Stephen I. Sadove, the vice chairman of Saks Inc., said that although it did not break out earnings for each division, Saks Fifth Avenue's profit was ''up substantially.''
He said Saks Fifth Avenue had been particularly hard hit after the Sept. 11 attacks and did not recover as quickly as its rival Neiman Marcus. But with yesterday's results, ''we're really turning the corner,'' Mr. Sadove said.
Mr. Wilson's appointment came after weeks of industry speculation. His name quickly rose to the top of the list after Saks Fifth Avenue's previous chief executive, Christina Johnson, was ousted last month.
At Donna Karan, Mr. Wilson was known as a firm administrator who nevertheless had the soul of a merchant. He began his career at the Federated Department Stores in 1969 as an assistant to the buyer in men's sportswear.
As chief merchant at the Duty Free Shops, which was bought by LVMH in 1996, Mr. Wilson guided the company through one of its most prosperous periods. At Donna Karan, he moved swiftly to divide the company into two distinct divisions, Donna Karan and DKNY, the cheaper line.
''He has reorganized supply, cleaned up distribution and improved the whole price-quality relationship,'' said Mr. Aronsson, his successor.
Mr. Wilson was modest about his achievements at Donna Karan but said that with the help of Ms. Karan and other executives, the company went from being ''unprofitable when LVMH bought it'' to being ''solidly profitable'' now. LVMH does not break out the performance of specific divisions.
Mr. Wilson said he would help with the transition at Donna Karan but would be spending more and more time at Saks Fifth Avenue. He will be at Saks full time by Jan. 1, he said.
Last week, retail analysts said there was plenty to work on at Saks Fifth Avenue. They said the chain might have too many stores, with 62, and that some of the private label goods made specifically for Saks Fifth Avenue were overpriced.
Mr. Sadove, the Saks Inc. vice chairman, said in response to the criticisms that, ''by and large I feel very good about the real estate portfolio and the asset base.''
Mr. Wilson said yesterday he would be considering every aspect of the store, but that it was too early to make any pronouncements.
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text: What was eaten in North America up to the 1960s was fairly predictable, in large part to things like the Canada Food Guide which told people what they should eat. What changed was the lowering of airfares, allowing the average person to travel globally and try the cuisines of their travel destinations. Conversely immigrants were demanding food from their native countries, which in turn allowed locals to try these foreign foods. Two examples of this globalization are the popularity of balsamic vinegar and sushi, both relatively unknown in North America fifty years earlier. Not only were foreign foods brought to North America, but they were transformed using local ingredients, which created such things as the California roll. Further globalization can be seen by the introduction of the Michelin food guide to Asia. The food revolution has also spawned convenience foods - such as packaged and washed salads - and the A-list celebrity chef, who wields great influence over the general ...

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Welcome to the walkthrough for the iOS game Can You Escape, if you are looking for ways to make it to the next level, and to improve gaming experience as a master player, you've come to the right place. Here you will find Can You Escape tips, tricks and guides, as well as the opportunity to share your own discoveries to help others move on and beat the game.
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Girl's Three-Pointed Grapes
Grapevine is one of the grape family. It grows in the wild, and is also grown in artificial conditions.
Girl's Three-Pointed Grapes
Three-pointed girl's grape - a tree-like liana, a winding woody plant with relatively thin stems. It grows 15-20 m long. Foliage of a three-lobed species, 10-20 cm long, has large teeth along the edges, a glossy surface.
Depending on the season, some types of plants change color. In summer, dark green with the onset of autumn becomes carmine red. At the ends of the antennae there are extensions in the form of a disk, with the help of which the plant clings to the bark and steep surface.
The second name of the vine is a girl's ivy-shaped grape.
This is a perennial plant. Its vegetation period totals about 157 days and covers the period from May 12 to October 15. Inflorescences are corymbose, small in size, pale, greenish-yellow. The flowering stage occurs in mid-June-early July.
Berries are formed without pollination, which is why grapes are called maiden, or virgin. The fruits of the maiden triangular creeper have a blue-black color, a surface with a wax coating. Berries in diameter grow to 6-8 mm, each weighing about 7 g, has 1-2 seeds. The fruits are inedible, used only for decorative purposes.
In nature, there are 3 varieties of girl's grapes:
- Purple. Has purple leaves.
- Golden There are golden blotches on the foliage.
- Vicha. The most common in landscape design, changes the color of the foliage.
The main part of plants grows:
- in China, including in the eastern provinces of Anhui, Hebei, Fujian and Henan, in the northeast region of Liaoning,
- in Japan, including the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu,
- In Korea,
- in Taiwan.
In Russia, the plant grows in the Primorsky Territory
In Russia, it is possible to see triangular grapevine on the southern side of the Primorsky Territory.
Preferred habitats in the environment are steep cliffs and cliffs on the sea coasts. With artificial cultivation, grapes are gas and smoke resistant.
The plant has been cultivated since 1862. The main areas of practical use of triostrated grapes are traditional medicine and landscape design.
It is believed that the plant has phytoncidal and antimicrobial properties, because it is planted to cleanse the air of microbes and used externally for inflammatory processes and violations of the integrity of the skin.
Girl's grapes are widely used in the decoration of garden plots, due to the bright dense foliage, frost resistance and active growth. The plant is able to increase the length to 3-5 m during one growing season.
It is used to decorate the walls of buildings, decorate garden arbors, fences. Grape shoots easily cling to any surface using natural suction cups with a sticky substance.
A variety of triangular vine girlish grapes Vinca has found wide application in the garden and park areas of the Krasnodar Territory, the Far Eastern region and many European countries.
If necessary, the vine is grown as a ground cover, while the plant grows up to 3 m wide, forming a dense living carpet up to 25 cm high on the surface of the earth. soil root system.
Maiden tripartite grapes are a variety of ivy tree-like vines. It is used in folk medicine and for decorative purposes.

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This Is What The Slick New ‘Urban Beach’ On Dun Laoghaire Pier Will Look Like
The plans, which include a floating swimming pool and a new café, were finally approved today
A new ‘urban beach’ project, which includes a floating swimming pool made from a converted river barge, was approved today by An Bord Planeala for Dún Laoghaire harbour.
The project, inspired by Berlin’s famed Badeschiff facility, is filled using heated and treated seawater – and the ‘urban beach’ that surrounds it will also include changing facilities and a brand new café.
It’s due to be completed in time for next year’s summer season, and is estimated to bring 100,000 visitors to the town each year – worth a whopping €1m per annum to the local economy.
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Villa Belvedere by KlabHouse is a detached three floors villa of 250 square meters completely refurbished with pool, private garden, WIFI and a breathtaking views on Portofino.
It's located in the wonderful hill overlooking the Tigullio Gulf just 3 km from the sea and the center of Santa Margherita and 6 km from Portofino.
Furnished with taste and elegance, it has 7 double / twin bedrooms with sea view, 5 bathrooms and a large living room opening onto the garden pergola, large fully equipped kitchen and is a perfect place for those who want to relax in the nature in absolute privacy.
Outside the villa is the bus stop that takes you to the famous beaches of the bay in 7 minutes.
The villa can host up to 13 guests and is composed of:
• Large dining room with fully equipped American kitchen
• Living room with large sofas and reading area
• Covered deck with a wide dining table and views over Portofino
• Taverna with TV room, 2 twin beds (or double bed) and a private bathroom
• 1 Double Suite with view and private bathroom
• 2 Master bedrooms
• 1 Single bedroom (possibility of a second bed)
• 1 Twin Room with single beds and private terrace
• 2 Bathrooms with shower
• Large veranda with 2 tables and an amazing view of the Gulf of Portofino
• 1 Suite with private bathroom
• Large private pool with teak beds, umbrellas and a gorgeous gazebo
• Large terraced garden surrounded by olive trees
• Stone BBQ with wood-burning oven and table for aperitifs and for alfresco dining
• Private parking for 4 cars
• WIFI Internet
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• Independent heating
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• Microwave oven
• Washing machine
• Private pool
• Private garden
• Sunbeds and umbrellas
• Parking for 4 cars
Pool open from 20th April to 06 October
FINAL CLEANING FEE: also includes the provision of bed linen and towels for all the guests, the check-in/check-out and the assistance during the stay.
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Ventura slams money-tainted politics
By WAYNE WASHINGTON
© St. Petersburg Times, published December 7, 2000
TAMPA -- Since taking office, he has auctioned off his Porsche on eBay.
And now he's signed up to broadcast games of the new Xtreme Football League during his spare time. He'll get paid for that bit of moonlighting, but he's refusing to tell Minnesota voters just how much.
Think Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura did more listening than talking during the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws conference at the Hyatt Regency Westshore on Wednesday?
Ventura, in fact, was the keynote speaker.
Members of the national ethics group roared with laughter at the governor's jokes and applauded when he veered from his 15-page text.
The group supports laws that would hold elected officials to high ethical standards and, for many in the audience, Ventura's call for campaign finance reform hit the mark. But the former wrestler, who used to wear a feather boa and go by the nickname "the Body," didn't limit himself to that topic. He was, as ever, topical and pointed, reeling off a string of zingers on a variety of subjects.
On the election madness in Florida: "I did tell people I was coming down here to give the Florida Supreme Court the opportunity to pick me and end it all."
On the revelation that Texas Gov. George W. Bush drove drunk 24 years ago: "My goodness. If it gets to the point when the president has to be perfection, we won't have one. I'll admit I inhaled."
On the Xtreme Football League: "Please don't judge it. All these people are judging it. Just because they see "X,' they automatically think it's porno."
On the National Football League: "When was the last time they didn't have a station break when they didn't focus in on cleavage?"
Minnesota media have learned to always have a reporter with notepad and pen in hand near Ventura, and the governor illustrated why Wednesday. Even his call for campaign finance reform was biting.
He told the audience that his father thought all politicians were crooks.
"My father used to say to me: You know how you know they're all crooks? Because they spend a million dollars for a job that pays $100,000 a year."
Emphasizing his point that too much money has poisoned politics, he pointed to the U.S. Senate campaign of New Jersey Democrat Jon Corzine, who spent more than $60-million of his own money to get elected.
"Personally, I couldn't vote for someone who did that," Ventura said.
The Minnesota governor called for the inclusion of more third-party candidates. He pushed for closing "the soft-money loophole," which allows people to donate unlimited amounts to political parties that turn around and give that money to candidates. And he called for giving candidates more timely public assistance.
Those comments resonated with audience members.
"All of us could relate to what he was saying," said Cecily Collier-Montgomery, a member of the Washington, D.C.-based Office of Campaign Finance Reform.
Conference participants crowded Ventura after his speech, asking him for autographs and posing with him for pictures. The governor smiled through that but was considerably less cheerful during a news conference that followed.
He disagreed with any suggestion that his outside opportunities wouldn't be as numerous if he were not a former wrestler and sportscaster who is now an elected governor. And he disagreed with any suggestion that he disclose more about those outside activities now that he is governor.
"Why should I have to?" he asked.
Ventura said Democrats and Republicans are not questioned as closely as third-party candidates are by the media.
"The press," he said, "is dishonest."
Ventura did say he has learned that, when he talks, he speaks for all Minnesotans. What then, a reporter asked, of his upcoming broadcasting gig for the XFL? Is he speaking for Minnesotans then?
"No," he said. "I'm Jesse the Body then. I can tell the difference."
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I started this scatterthought earlier in the week, but I haven’t been able to figure out exactly what it is I want to say. I think I might be getting too fancy, so I’ll dumb it down to the bare essentials.
I like my life, and I can’t imagine it changing.
I don’t like my life enough the way it is, and I need to change it.
Quite the conundrum, eh?
I’ve been so busy at times (a year ago) that I started losing my mind. I’ve been so bored and cocooned (four years ago) that I wasn’t contributing anything to society.
I’ve packed my life with all sorts of activities that I’m enjoying. I love the fact that I’m making a difference in this world, even if it’s just a small difference. I believe that I have the potential to make a big difference in the world at some point in the future, and I love thinking that. The problem is, I don’t know how that opportunity is going to come about.
So I spread myself out, opening myself to all the different things that I get enjoyment and fulfillment out of. Am I hoping that my grand opportunity will present itself via one of these paths? Or am I paranoid that it will pass me by, choosing a route that I didn’t take?
Side note: today’s metaphorical discussion is easier to grasp if you visualize me staring at a whole bunch of forks in the road. I leave the rest of the interpretation to you.
The problem is, I’ve neglected a particular path. Sometimes it’s on my peripheral vision. Sometimes it’s staring me right in the face. And yes, it is the path of love and relationships.
I’m not saying that I’ve turned down opportunities for relationships. The reality is that, in recent times, that path has been closed to me. But the thing is, it’s always there, and it’s a wide path. It’s going to be tough to add it to the many routes I’m already taking, because I haven’t kept enough of myself in reserve. More than likely, it’ll force me to give up some of my paths, and sacrifice access to the opportunities they present.
I can’t imagine my life any other way, but I know it’s going to change. And I know I’ll embrace those changes. After all, I’m not the first person to feel this way. My friends who have become parents have had to change their lives significantly, dropping the things they enjoy to focus on their children. I miss them when they’re eventually around less often, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
The question for me is, how much can I keep doing while still giving full attention to my partner? Or, perhaps more accurately, how do I add a relationship to the mix without compromising the person I am now? That’s what happened four years ago…I gave up everything to be with someone and became less happy with myself as a result.
The answer is simple, of course: find the right woman. Someone who supports what I do and takes pride in my accomplishments, while I do the same for her. The woman from four years ago wasn’t that individual. Nor were any of the women between then and now.
So I’ll keep my eyes open. I can see the relationship path, and I know what it will demand of me. When the time comes, I’ll leap onto it, and see what happens from there. After all, it could turn out to be the grand opportunity I’ve been on the lookout for.
I can’t imagine my life changing.
But let’s not forget…I thrive on change.

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Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian get their stuff lasered, together.
… as has everyone. But, that’s not my point. Kim Kardashian, in this clip from the latest episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, gets laser hair removal and Khloe Kardashian goes too. This is apparently the first time for Khloe RELEASE THE KRAKEN! Kardashian getting her man parts mowed with a magical, pubic light saber. While Khloe gets her sack and crack lasered, Kim stands in a questionable position and looks down there. She then compliments her sister on having better looking privates than she’d thought. ‘What? What did you think my vagina was going to look like?’, Khloe asks. ‘I don’t know, I never looked at your vagina… I thought it was, like, a shaved rashy vagina.’ Kim responds. Yes, really.


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Sussex Police officers to stand trial over assault claims
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Five police officers will appear in court over charges they assaulted a suspect while making an arrest.
The five Sussex Police officers are due to stand trial on Thursday, December 13 in relation to allegations of assault by beating.
PCs Lucy Fenney, Natalie Jennings, Jacqueline Peel and Oliver Pullen and Sergeant Chris O'Leary are all due to stand trial at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Thursday and Friday.
They have all pleaded not guilty following an alleged incident on June 25 last year at an address in Barns Green, Horsham.
The charges relate to alleged assaults which took place when officers were making arrests.
The officers were responding to a 999 call in Mile Ash Road, Barns Green, Horsham, at 1.40am at the time the alleged incidents took place.
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Johns Island, SCMar 3rd, 2018 to Mar 10th, 2018
Trip Logistics and Participant Requirements:
We will stay at Faith House, a house Habitat for Humanity owns, which has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Each room has 6 bunk beds, and all towels, linens and blankets are provided. It also has a fully-equipped kitchen that we will use to make all our meals. We will also have the chance to eat out a couple of times on Johns island and in Charleston. We will start our drive on the morning of of Saturday, March 3rd in two cars and arrive in the late afternoon. We will get back to Charlottesville on the evening of Saturday, March 11th. We hope to use one car from a participant, if not we will have to spend a little more money on a rental car. The price will be $585 if a rental car is not needed.
Participants should be willing and excited to work hard, seeing as our hours on the construction site are long. Participants should also be eager to meet new people, not only within our own ASB group, but also at Habitat in Johns Island. Finally, a desire to learn about and more fully understand the community and culture in Charleston and Johns Island is necessary!
While we are on Johns Island we will be working with Habitat for Humanity, an organization that builds and repairs homes in areas of need. Habitat for Humanity plays an integral role in the Johns Island community because the tourism industry has created a huge influx of people, driving housing prices up and leaving many people who call Johns Island home, unable to afford a house. Also, many of the poorer areas on the island are affected the most by hurricanes that hit the island almost every year. Our work could be painting, drilling nails or anything required to build a house! No experience is necessary, they will teach us everything we need to know! We will get to meet and spend time with residents whose homes have been rebuilt by Habitat, maybe even those whose homes we are working on.
Charleston and the surrounding islands, such as Johns Island, played an important role as a port in the early 1800s. During this time Charleston was the only American city with a majority slave population. Racial tensions in the area continued after the civil war and remain even into today. The city and the surrounding area still maintains its role as an important port, but the economy today is fueled much more by the tourism industry. You can find luxury hotels, resorts, golf courses and beaches all around Charleston and the islands around it. The huge tourism industry has pushed much of the poorer population out of Charleston and the more touristy islands to neighborhoods on islands like Johns island which have more land available. This has created a stark contrast between the rich and the poor on these islands that we will be able to see very clearly while working with Habitat for Humanity.
In the 1950s and 1960s steel bridges were built going to Johns Island and other islands off the coast of South Carolina. The population of the area increased dramatically after this, as the islands were a prime area for the tourism industry. Because of this spike in population, housing and land prices have increased dramatically, making it very difficult to find affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity has built over 300 homes on the island that have 30 year zero percent interest mortgages, making them much more affordable for people in the poorer neighborhoods of Johns Island.
Johns Island is both close to Charleston and many beautiful beaches, so we will spend our time not volunteering exploring the city of Charleston or going to visit one of the many beautiful beaches in the area! We also may rent kayaks for a few hours to explore the barrier islands. There is a ton to do in the area, so as the trip gets closer we would love to hear what everyone wants to do around the area.
About the Site Leaders:
Chad (cl5bs) is a 3rd year pre-med, human biology major from Harrisonburg, VA. He loves watching and playing every type of sport, but especially soccer, basketball, and golf. On a long road trip he will most likely be jamming to the typical mix of Taylor Swift, country, and a lot of rap, and is not afraid to sing along despite his lack of musical talent. Last year he led another trip with Celeste to Tuscaloosa, AL where their group worked with Habitat for Humanity also. His first year he went to Annapolis, MD to work with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. On both trips, he met a ton of amazing people while working with organizations that were making a big difference those communities. He is incredibly excited to be leading a trip this year and is working to make this trip as meaningful as his last two!
Celeste (cmm6zq) is a 3rd year nursing student (potential Spanish minor, we’ll see) from Arlington, VA. She has a love-hate relationship with running, a love for anything in miniature size (especially chocolate chips) and a passion for quoting movies. People make fun of her for making an insane amount of lists and for cooking Indian Lasagna as a typical dinner. She loves ASB and can talk your ear off about it. She serves as the Secretary of ASB Exec and is so excited to lead a second trip with Chad. Her favorite thing about ASB is meeting new people, spending a week serving new communities with them and then staying friends with them back on Grounds. She was a participant on the Nashville trip her first year and led to Tuscaloosa last year. She is super excited to lead again this year and meet everyone on the trip!


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On the eve of his thirty-fifth birthday, the unnamed black narrator of Man Gone Down finds himself broke, estranged from his white wife and three children, and living in the bedroom of a friend’s six-year-old child. He has four days to come up with the money to keep the kids in school and make a down payment on an apartment for them in which to live. As we slip between his childhood in inner city Boston and present-day New York City, we learn of a life marked by abuse, abandonment, raging alcoholism, and the best and worst intentions of a supposedly integrated America. This is a story of the American Dream gone awry, about what it’s like to feel preprogrammed to fail in life and the urge to escape that sentence.
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MICHAEL THOMAS is an American author. He won the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel Man Gone Down. Man Gone Down is also recommended by The New York Times.

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Whether the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the States, and therefore prohibits not only federal, but also state and local, fines, fees and forfeitures that are excessive.
The United States has experienced an unprecedented and extraordinary rise in fines, fees, and forfeitures by state and local governments over the past three decades with devastating impacts on individuals, their families, and society at large. Timbs v. Indiana involves a challenge to the State of Indiana’s forfeiture of the vehicle of an individual convicted of drug offenses. While the state’s lower courts found the seizure to violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines, the Indiana Supreme Court refused to reach the question on the basis that the U.S. Supreme Court has not explicitly ruled that the Excessive Fines Clause applies against the States.
In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the ACLU, the R Street Institute, the Fines and Fees Justice Center, and the Southern Poverty Law Center provide context necessary to resolve the specific question raised by Timbs—whether the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the States and therefore prohibits state and local fines, fees, and forfeitures that are excessive. We argue that the right to freedom from excessive fines, fees, and forfeitures—like the rights to be free from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment—is deeply rooted in American traditions and should be held enforceable against States. Our brief provides concrete data about the rise in state and local fines, fees, and forfeitures, and how excessive financial penalties have generated financial incentives for abuse and undermined public safety.
Across the United States, fines, fees, and forfeitures have multiplied due to a quest to generate revenue and to fund state and local justice systems, burying people under mountains of accumulating debt. Because poor and low-income people often cannot immediately pay steep fines and fees or sustain asset forfeiture, these economic burdens can severely disrupt their ability to provide for themselves and their families, and lead to a host of collateral harms—wage garnishment, loss of employment and housing, poor credit ratings, driver’s license suspension, incarceration, prohibitions on the right to vote, and even family separation.
We argue that the increasing use of state and local fines, fees, and forfeitures to generate revenue also perverts the goals of the justice system and harms society at large. Financial incentives driving these penalties contribute to abuse and undermine the reintegration of people involved in the criminal justice system into families and communities. The U.S. Department of Justice’s 2015 report on the Ferguson Police Department, for example, highlighted Ferguson’s dependence on fines and fees for revenue and the resulting misdirection of policing and chronic violations of First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Our brief explains that Ferguson is not alone; the overreliance of state and local governments and justice-system stakeholders on fine and fee revenue creates powerful incentives to impose and collect excessive monetary penalties—regardless of an individual’s inability to pay—and has resulted in abusive conduct, including the use of arrest and jail to collect money from impoverished people.
The Excessive Fines Clause provides an essential safeguard against severe monetary sanctions and asset seizures. The Framer’s expressly intended the clause to shield people from the potentially devastating monetary sanctions and forfeitures the government could otherwise impose. In particular, it was designed to prevent penalties that would be disproportionate to the gravity of an offense or would deprive people of their livelihood.
The Supreme Court should therefore make clear, we argue, that the Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated under the Fourteenth Amendment and applies to the States, making this important check available against state and local practices that result in excessive fines, fees, and forfeitures.


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Louisa Young, 55, has written a wide variety of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books. She is undoubtedly a wild woman with bohemian proclivities. Her most recent novel, Devotion is the third part of the trilogy that includes My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You which was shortlisted for various awards including the Costa Novel of the Year. Here she tells us how getting older affects her writing.
What does age bring to your writing?
Wisdom, of course. Plus practiced skills, and a different kind of impatience.
Devotion is a historical novel telling the story of Italy in the 1930s through the eyes of Jewish fascists? How come?
It tells, among others, the story of a Jewish fascist family. My English boy, Tom, is devoted to his Italian cousin, Nenna, who is devoted to her father Aldo, who is devoted to Mussolini. Of course this becomes an impossible circle as Mussolini teams up with Hitler, and Aldo proves incapable of acknowledging that his hero is a murderous buffoon. I was as surprised as anybody when I first heard about Jewish fascists because it seems impossible — why on earth would Jewish people be fascist? Hindsight makes us see it as impossible. But of course Jewish Italians in the 1920s and 1930s had no idea what would happen in their future, any more than we know what will happen in ours. To be fascist was a very reasonable thing for any Italian in the 1920s, and by the 1930s it became extremely difficult to live if you were not fascist. The Jewish communities were no different in that way, and perhaps some also had the immigrants’ desire to show willing towards their adopted country by demonstrating nationalism. Though in fact the Roman Jewish community has been there since before the birth of Christ, before Julius Caesar. All this seemed to me to be ripe ground for drama, dilemma and betrayal.
Do you feel you’ve found a literary freedom as you’ve got older?
Yes. I realise that I have become what I wanted to be — a novelist making a decent living writing what she wants. That I am, if you like, getting away with it. Undoubtedly this gives me license to carry on however I decide I want to, as a writer. I’ve written biography, literary fiction, thrillers, children’s novels (with my daughter), cultural history, and now memoir. Onward and upward.
And how does it affect sex scenes?
It really is easier to write about sex after your parents die.
It sounds like you had a bohemian background, are you still inclined in that direction?
I’m not sure what Bohemian means at this stage of history. To me it smacks of garden squares and refusing to wear a corset and being in love with George Bernard Shaw. Or, it’s what some people call the people who don’t work in offices. I’ve been called eccentric for riding a Harley and voting-labour-while-posh, which seem pretty ordinary things to do. I think I’m perfectly normal. But then we’d all say that of ourselves, wouldn’t we?
Do you still have a motorbike?
Alas my lovely Harley was nicked some years ago, and soon after I had my child, which changed the landscape rather. I do get yearnings, in the spring, but I don’t act on them.
Who is an older woman ‘heroine’ or ‘anti-heroine’ for you?
I admire every woman who has managed to deal with the additional burdens put on women, and made a good life despite it, for themselves, their families, the world in general. Some — all right, Margaret Thatcher — while I admire their capacity to achieve power, I dislike what they have done with it. I admire every thinking feminist who ever told the patriarchy to bite her satin hem, from the goddess Athene to Bette Davis to Mary Beard to Malala Yousafzai.
Were you ever a punk?
No. I thought I was too fat and pink. I would have liked to be an elegant skinny Patti Smith type punk, but as a curvy blonde if I shaved my head I’d have just looked like a piggy in fishnets.
Do you feel a pull to big up female or male characters?
Not specially. But I do like looking at an entire life for my characters. I won’t necessarily write the entire life, but I like to know where they came from, how they got to where they are, and where they’re going.
Do you have a philosophy of dying and was this influenced by the untimely death of your fiancé, composer Robert Lockhart?
My philosophy of dying is: don’t die till you’re dead.
And yes, this is one of the many things Robert, his life and his death taught me. It’s a long story, involving musical prodigy, love, turbulence, alcoholism, recovery, cancer, remission, early death anyway. It certainly sharpened me up, life-wise. My next book — it’s nearing completion — is about him and his extraordinary life.
Can you imagine your ideal old people’s home and how would it be?
I have it all planned. Loads of friends, modular living (shared gardens, meals and living rooms, private bedrooms, bathrooms and coffee machines), good lighting, nice food, spare bedrooms for visitors, film nights (lots of Almodovar), music rooms, a studio or two, theatre . . . To be honest London is my ideal old people’s home.
Have you planned your funeral?
I used to. Real funerals kind of spoil the fun.
Where are you on Jeremy Corbyn?
Are you trying to make me cry?
Have you ever been devoted to anything unhealthy?
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League leaders Manchester City continue to impress. With a 4-3 (2-2) win away against Newcastle, Manchester City recorded yet another victory. This means the team has extended their lead in the Premier League and the gap to second placed Manchester U is now 13 points. However, Manchester U have one game in hand. Newcastle are in 16th place in the league.
Newcastle started the match best and took the lead when Emil Krafth scored a goal after 25 minutes, with an assist by Jonjo Shelvey, making it 0-1.
Manchester City equalised to make it 1-1, when Joao Cancelo scored a goal, with an assist by Rodri, in the 39th minute.
The team took the lead just before the half-time whistle as Ferran Torres scored a goal, with an assist by Ilkay Gündogan.
Straight after the break, Joelinton scored and equalised for Newcastle.
With barely 30 minutes on the clock, Newcastle’s Joseph Willock scored a goal and gave Newcastle the lead, what became his sixth goal of the season. The team were unable to score any more goals.
With barely 30 minutes on the clock, Manchester City’s Ferran Torres scored a goal, from a pass from Gabriel Jesus, and equalised.
The team took the lead just two minutes later when Ferran Torres scored a goal and with this completed his hattrick. The goal was his seventh on target in the league this season. Manchester City had then turned the match around. The 3-4 goal was the last goal of the game.
Manchester City have now racked up 12 straight away wins.
Newcastle have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses with a 11–11 goal difference in the last 5 games, while Manchester City have 3 wins and and 2 losses and a 10–8 goal difference.
Newcastle play Sheffield Utd at home on Wednesday. Man City will face Brighton away on Tuesday.

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According to the latest dog bites figures from the Insurance Information Institute, 2013 set a record for the number of dog bite claims. Last year, the number of dog bite injury claims rose by nearly 6 percent to 17,359.
At an average cost of $27,862 per claim, dog bite claims account for over one third of all homeowners insurance liability claims .
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that approximately 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs each year. Children between the ages of 5 and 9 and men are the most frequent victims of dog bites.
Because of the number of dog bite claims, many homeowners insurance policies are changing. While many insurance companies will provide coverage for property damage adn medical bills up to $100,000 to $300,000, an increasing number of companies are raising premiums for certain breeds of dogs, or will only insure the homeowner if they have taken their dog to obedience or behavior classes. At least one company, Farmers Insurance, required California homeowners to execute a waiver of liability for dog bites if the dog they owned was a Rottweiler, wolf hybrid or pit bull terrier.
The high cost of dog bite claims has also given rise to specialized companies such as the Federation of Insured Dog Owners (“FIDO”). These companies fill the void in standard homeowners liability policies. FIDO charges annual premiums starting at $75 for policy limits from $50,000 to $100,000. FIDO insures any breed, but is only available in nine states, including three of the top ten states for dog bite claims – California, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. FIDO premiums vary depending on a number of factors including where the dog sleeps, who is around the dog and whether the dog has had obedience training.
The liability of a dog owner for a dog varies considerably from state to state. In some cases, the dog owner is liable for any unprovoked attack, regardless of any other circumstance. Some states impose liability on the dog owner only if the bite victim can establish that the dog owner had knowledge that the dog was dangerous orthat the owner was careless in controlling the dog.
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Nurturing birds and bees benefits wildlife, humans
By Dave Carlson
Cazenovia, Wis. — “That was corn two years ago,” said Eric Knauf, as he scrolled through his camera’s photo files displaying a field packed with blazing wildflowers and waving grasses. “Give nature a nudge in the right direction … look what can happen. It’s incredible.”
The “nudge” is a relatively small (71⁄2 acres) patch of native prairie Knauf planted amidst a sea of corn and soybeans in southwest Wisconsin to restore base habitat for pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, moths, birds, bats, and beetles and more diverse animal life.
Knauf, 42, a surveyor who bought an 80-acre tract in Richland County in 2013, has joined a growing number of landowners turning to the federal Conservation Reserve Program’s CP42 Pollinator Habitat practice managed by the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency, which provides cost-sharing and technical assistance, as well as a sign-up incentive of up to $150 per acre.
Knauf’s property is typical of the Driftless Area, with field-cropped ridgetops, wooded hills, and a small valley bottom creek at the headwaters of Willow Creek near Cazenovia.
“Eric’s project is amazing even into only it’s second growing season,” said Erin Holmes, a USDA Farm Bill and Pheasants Forever biologist in Wisconsin. “The amount of blooms and variety of species is exactly what we plan for, though typically don’t see this early in the establishment period. This can be attributed to the condition of the field prior to seeding and meticulous care Knauf and his wife have put into the planting by mowing and removing weeds whenever possible.”
Knauf, an enthusiastic promoter of CP42, also credits plentiful precipitation in the region for excellent growth. He hired a planting contractor and the first year plants began emerging in rows left by a no-till planter, Knauf said.
“That fall some plants had insignificant blooms and we had to mow it,” Knauf said. “This spring it really exploded.”
To date 907 acres of CRP CP42 program have been established on former cropland in Wisconsin, Holmes said.
“It’s been hugely successful throughout the Midwest and it’s growing in Wisconsin,” she said. “The (USDA’s) Natural Resources Conservation Service also has the Environmental Quality Incentive Program to help establish pollinator habitat.
“Production acres best left for habitat are being enrolled, existing acres in need of improvement are being upgraded and the effects are accumulative,” Holmes said.
Pheasants Forever (PF) and Quail Forever (QF) chapters in Wisconsin and other states and youth groups have taken on pollinator plots projects, committing funding and volunteers, Holmes added.
Pollinators visit flowers in their search for nectar and pollen and unknowingly deposit pollen from a different flower, which the plant uses to produce a fruit or seed. Biologists say many plants cannot reproduce without pollen carried to them by foraging pollinators.
Scientists tell us that 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants depend on pollinators and estimate one out of three bites of food humans eat exists because of pollinators.
According to the FSA, bee-pollinated commodities account for $15 billion in annual U.S. agricultural production. Pollinators’ habitat and the number of pollinators have significantly declined due to habitat destruction, disease, parasites, pesticides and environmental contaminants.
“When we go to the property, the first thing we notice is that it changes by the week like a garden, depending on what’s blooming,” Knauf said. “In the morning and evening you hear the humming of insects and see all the birds, turkeys and deer. It’s just amazing.”
“Anytime habitat can be established you are providing soil health and water quality benefits that build the basic premise of the food chain,” Holmes said. “The more flowers, the more insects. The more insects, the more birds, and so on.”
For more information and to plan a pollinator project, contact the USDA, FSA and NRCS or local PF and QF chapters and Farm Bill biologists found on the internet. Knauf has produced a nearly five-minute video “tour” of his property and its splendid array of pollinator-friendly plants that’s posted on YouTube.


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Assisted Living in Noble County, IN
There are a total of 8 assisted living facilities in Noble County, Indiana. This list includes Noble County senior housing, assisted senior living communities and residential care homes for the elderly. Noble County assisted senior living facilities also provide dementia and Alzheimer's care, also known as memory care in Noble County, IN.
North Ridge Village Nursing & Rehab Center is an assisted living facility in Albion, Indiana. It can house a maximum of 95 55 and older adults at a time. It is located at 600 Trail Ridge Rd, 46701 zip code in Noble county and helps 55 and older adults who need help with activities of daily living. North Ridge Village Nursing & Rehab Center provides amenities such as guest suites, dementia care and social events. North Ridge Village Nursing & Rehab Center is a state-licensed senior living facility with License # 17-011296-2.
Lutheran Life Villages provides senior living in Noble county, Indiana. It contains a total of 99 assisted living apartments for 55 and older adults. Lutheran Life Villages provides reasonably priced, pet-friendly assisted elderly housing and is located at 351 N Allen Chapel Rd, Kendallville, Indiana 46755. Some of Lutheran Life Villages’s amenities include a courtyard, Alzheimer’s care and chef-prepared meals.
Hickory Creek At Kendallville is a luxurious assisted living facility in Kendallville, Indiana that provides on-site parking, a gardening club, 24/7 caregivers and other excellent amenities. It supports a total of 36 assisted living units. Hickory Creek At Kendallville is available to all Noble county elderly adult residents in need of assisted living. Hickory Creek At Kendallville is situated at 1433 S Main Street in Kendallville, Indiana.
Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village is a residential care facility in Avilla, Indiana, situated at 515 N Main St in 46710 zip code that includes a 24 hour security system, Church services, transportation services and help with bathing and dressing. It offers memory care and assisted living throughout Noble county in Indiana. Ascension Living Sacred Heart Village has a total of 154 assisted living units.
Avalon Village is an elderly assisted housing facility in Ligonier, Indiana that offers a wellness center, chaplain services, caregivers available 24/7 and other amenities. Avalon Village is located at 200 Kingston Cir, 46767 zip code and offers assisted living to all Noble county 55 and older adults. It provides 67 senior living units in total.
Orchard Pointe Health Campus is a senior care and living facility in Kendallville, Indiana, located at 702 Sawyer Road that provides a reading room, call pendants and 24/7 caregivers. Any senior citizens looking for assisted living in Noble county or near 46755 zip code should consider Orchard Pointe Health Campus as one of the best options.
Chandler Place is an assisted senior living community in Kendallville, Indiana, located in the Noble county area. Chandler Place offers meeting rooms, memory care and shuttle services and is directly located at 2879 S Lima Rd in the 46755 zip code area. It has a maximum capacity of 47 assisted senior housing units.
Kendallville Manor is an elderly care and living facility in Kendallville, Indiana that offers senior citizens features that include an arts & crafts studio, chaplain services and meals and snacks. It is conveniently located at 1802 E Dowling St in the 46755 zip code area. Kendallville Manor is an excellent choice for Noble 55 and older adults who are looking for residential care, assisted living or dementia care. It has 60 senior assisted living apartments in total.
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— Oxfam International (@Oxfam) January 16, 2015
Yes, it seems to be true: RT reports that by 2016, the richest 1% of the global human population will control more wealth than the other 99% of the human population combined. Through Oxfam, an “anti-poverty charity,” we learn that:
Last year, Oxfam reported that the world’s 85 richest people have the same wealth as the poorest 50 percent (3.5 billion people). This year, Oxfam said the reality has become more worrisome, with just 80 people owning the same amount of wealth as more than 3.5 billion people.
We are alerted to a “dark portrait” of the state of affairs. This news proves we face “challenges [of] severe wealth concentration.”
However, despite constant warnings that the upward curve in wealth concentration will only lead to disaster, the rich continue to gobble up a bigger and bigger share of the global wealth pie.
“Gobble up.” RT’s gratuitous baiting of low-brow egalitarian Western leftists is transparent, but rather amusing. Right-wing opponents of Putin’s Russia would do well to remember that RT is not aimed at Russians, but at English-speaking Western leftists. RT will run pieces on the evils of rising income inequality more fervently than an Occupy Wall Street hippie (along with pieces on racism in America, the surveillance state, etc.) because the Kremlin implicitly recognizes that egging on these kinds of leftists in the West is beneficial for Russia. Better to keep the non-profit mafia whining about Ferguson than Sochi — if you think Putin is crying into his fair-trade coffee about the treatment of African-American brothas by white 1%ers, you are sorely mistaken. Speaking of the non-profit mafia:
Oxfam executive director Winnie Byanyima, who will co-chair the Davos symposium, said she will draw attention to the grim fact that “one in nine people do not have enough to eat and more than a billion people still live on less than $1.25 a day,” she told The Guardian.
“Do we really want to live in a world where the 1 percent own more than the rest of us combined? The scale of global inequality is quite simply staggering and despite the issues shooting up the global agenda, the gap between the richest and the rest is widening fast.”
A cursory Google search reveals that Mrs. Byanyima is a Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat. Apparently, she was Uganda’s first female aeronautical engineer. Like all heartfelt tinkerers, Mrs. Byanyima quit her engineering job with the now-defunct Uganda Airlines as soon as she got it to help start the Ugandan Bush War. (Mrs. Byanyima, who was born in 1959, and received both a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. from British universities, would have graduated high school in 1977, just four years before the Bush War began in 1981, and would have required between four and eight years to receive her degrees.) Apparently, Mrs. Byanyima found fomenting political unrest to be more conducive to her skillset than engineering, and she later served in various Ugandan governmental posts (under the watch of now long-time Ugandan President/Instigator of Bush Wars Museveni, who she grew up with), and then later United Nations posts (hmm…). As a one-time “Director of the Gender Team in the Bureau for Development Policy” at the UNDP, I am sure Mrs. Byanyima is extremely qualified for her new executive directorship.
To channel Mr. Moldbug, Byanyima’s real education was not in engineering, but in progressive-leftist demotism, and her first big break was not at Uganda Airlines but in an African bush war, and her real career wasn’t in “helping women get a leg up,” but “fomenting political unrest” — only later at the United Nations — all for a good cause, of course! It should go without saying Oxfam believes that “rising inequality and climate change are defining challenges of our time.” Wait, climate change? I thought this was an anti-poverty organization? Silly me, I forgot about the Cathedral again.
The image attached to the Oxfam tweet at the top of this article is emblematic of Western liberal delusions about reality concerning wealth and income. A rough-around-the-edges South Asian man (let’s call him Pakistani Abdul), pushing watermelons hanging off his old bike, presumably to market, with a huge poster of a clean-cut Westerner (read: dirty white devil) sitting in an airplane reading from some new gizmo — the massive hashtag reads “#INEQUALITY.” We are exhorted: “Join the debate!” What do liberals see in this image that we normal people do not? Like all good leftists, they psychologically project. Where we see Pakistani Abdul pushing his wares to the market, presumably pondering this year’s harvest, the leftist liberal sees a potential college student, a potential high-achiever, academician, bureaucrat, hoop-jumper, future lawyer/doctor/consultant (and future progressive) denied a chance for the good and holy life by privileged, rich white racists — if only Abdul could have applied to cawww-lidge! That Abdul couldn’t care less for these bourgeois Western pretensions does not even occur to them. That Abdul is mentally incapable of achieving them is beyond unthinkable.
But no matter — we will continue the “debate” about “income inequality” across “the global community” under the assumption that everyone on the planet has the ability, willpower, desire, necessity and urgency to seek out an upper-middle class Western existence of paper-pushing and platitude-mouthing. It’s a “severe challenge,” after all. Right next to climate change. Hopefully Abdul will get educated and donate some money to those climate change groups. Just check out Oxfam’s seven-point plan to alleviate income inequality:
Oxfam said it was calling on governments to adopt a seven-point plan to alleviate global inequality:
• Clamp down on tax dodging by corporations and rich individuals.
Rebuild that Berlin Wall, boys, these rich nancies aren’t going anywhere until we’ve got their monies!
• Invest in universal, free public services such as health and education.
Spread the wealth around, boys, free stuff for everyone! Paid for with our “clamping down” on “tax dodgers.” Wink wink, elbow elbow.
• Share the tax burden fairly, shifting taxation from labour and consumption towards capital and wealth.
Taxes are only a burden when the State is upwards of 40% of the economy, such as in modern times. This was not the case in the past.
• Introduce minimum wages and move toward a living wage for all workers.
When “minimum wage,” lost its luster, the leftists moved onto “living wage.” Next it’ll be a “happy wage.” Because if gays deserve “gay marriage” because they “love,” each other, why shouldn’t the poor deserve “happy wages” if they want? Don’t they deserve to be happy? Why do you hate poor people maaan?
• Introduce equal pay legislation and promote economic policies to give women a fair deal.
Destroy patriarchy and abolish the family so that the State can step in and expand its power over people’s lives. Because for the leftist, if the solution isn’t the State — is it really a solution? (No! Off with their heads!)
• Ensure adequate safety nets for the poorest, including a minimum income guarantee.
Repetition, because propaganda doesn’t work if it’s only repeated once.
• Agree a global goal to tackle inequality.
Identify the ones who disagree i.e. the ones who won’t let you rent-seek, and immediately begin slandering them as poor-haters, rich gobblers, and what-not. Maybe instigate a class revolution. Bring out the guillotines. You know how it goes with the Left. “Executive” director indeed.
Income inequality is a farce directed by the same leftists responsible for the globe’s social ills, masquerading as righteous crusaders while doing nothing but ruining the value built up by highly non-leftist people. They are rabble-rousers and demagogues of the worst kind. Remember Mrs. Byanyima: the upstart revolutionary guerilla becomes a politically correct United Nations functionary. This is not a coincidence, and it is not an isolated incident. Bernardine Dohrn bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, and just a couple police stations. She is now a professor at Northwestern University School of Law. Her terrorist husband has a dormitory named after him at the same university, and is himself still a “Distinguished Professor” at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
If this article was rambling, it’s because the gravity of the situation confuses the author’s attempts to make sense of a course of action. When did avowed terrorists become mentors of youth? When did jungle guerillas become internationally-approved moral guides? Then again, the most recognizable faces of the previous century all belonged to murderous maniacs and their differently-sizes mustaches. I suppose we’re still defined by murderous maniacs in the 21st century — the mustaches just seem to be missing, replaced with pasty clean-shaven faces or (increasingly) Islamic beards. Such a shame. The mustaches were the only good thing left.


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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle; Kate Middleton
Bouzy, a pal of the Sussexes who previously appeared in their Netflix documentary, gave his unfiltered opinion on the Princess of Wales drama in a series of new social media posts, where he doubled down on some of the speculation that has been floating around lately.
In a message posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, March 19, Bouzy addressed the recent video of Kate and Prince William walking around a farmers market this past weekend—a clip that has had its authenticity questioned by the public.
The tech mogul shared the pic side-by-side with the photo of Kate in the car that was said to be leaked on March 4, after questions began swirling about the Princess' whereabouts when she hadn't been seen publicly since her abdominal surgery in January.
"Some are missing the point," Bouzy wrote in his tweet. "Setting aside any presumptions, let's concentrate on the facts. The initial photo was 'leaked' on March 4, and 14 days later, a video depicting Kate surfaced. Kate appeared markedly different in the video from Kate in the March 4 photo."
Some are missing the point. Setting aside any presumptions, let's concentrate on the facts. The initial photo was "leaked" on March 4, and 14 days later, a video depicting Kate surfaced. Kate appeared markedly different in the video from Kate in the March 4 photo. https://t.co/HR7el42DjJ pic.twitter.com/0cERPWZyc0
— Christopher Bouzy (spoutible.com/cbouzy) (@cbouzy) March 19, 2024
The public has been torn over the optics of the "suspicious" video appearance from Kate, with many people noticing that she looks visibly different, and others claiming that the video was taken months ago during the holiday season, since there were still Christmas lights hanging at the farm shop in question.
But even as fans tried to debunk the latter theory, showing photos of the Windsor Farm still decorated with holiday lights to this day, Bouzy still isn't buying it.
Instead, he questioned, "We were told Kate was recovering and would resume her royal duties shortly. Yet, in the recent video, she is holding a bag and moving briskly. If she's capable of such activity, why isn't she back to fulfilling her royal duties yet?"
While Bouzy didn't provide any possible explanations for the allegedly manufactured sightings of Kate, he definitely doesn't seem to be convinced that she actually appeared in the video on March 18.
"In my opinion, we still haven't seen Kate in public," Bouzy maintained in another tweet.
And he certainly doesn't seem to be the only one, as Bouzy also claimed, "Some journalists also don't believe it was Kate in the video but will not go on the record...yet."
Even Andy Cohen has blatantly declared, "That ain't Kate!"

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29 November 2013 – A new assessment by the United Nations has found that harvests in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are up for the third year running, but warns that chronic malnutrition persists.
16 November 2013 – Continuing his visit to Estonia on Saturday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underscored the vital role of technology and innovation in finding solutions to some of today's most pressing challenges such as advancing the global sustainable development agenda.
15 November 2013 – Tackling human rights issues in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is crucial to pave the way for justice and reconciliation in the wider Korean Peninsula, a United Nations independent expert stressed today.
13 November 2013 – The United Nations Human Rights Council has achieved significant progress in the past year, implementing an increasing number of mandates despite inadequate financial resources, the body’s President told the General Assembly today.
05 November 2013 – From helping developing countries provide cancer treatment to verifying the non-diversion of nuclear material for military purposes, the United Nations atomic watchdog agency continues to pursue its goal of promoting safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
29 October 2013 – Members of the United Nations-appointed inquiry into human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today reiterated that they are not biased against Pyongyang, as they are poised to finalize their investigative work this week.


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In the plethora of polls during the 2016 campaign, the one that got it right was largely ignored: Two-thirds of us think the country is going in the wrong direction. We thought that last fall, and two years ago, and for that matter eight years ago, according to the Real Clear Politics poll average. Most of us have good reason to think the country is going in the wrong direction: The wealth of middle-class families collapsed during the Great Recession, and it hasn’t improved since then.
If wages measure Americans’ daily economic well-being, wealth is what creates Americans’ long-term upward economic mobility. Wealth enables Americans to start a business, send a child to college without hefty loans, buy a better house or car, retire comfortably, and perhaps pass an inheritance to the next generation. Wages pay for groceries and smartphones; wealth reduces economic anxiety. And right now, middle-class Americans should be anxious.
Consider these startling figures from the Federal Reserve’s triennial Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF): In 1989, according to the Fed’s household survey data, the typical middle-class American family had about $88,000 in wealth (measured in current 2016 dollars)—representing the value of everything they owned after subtracting everything they owed. By 2007, despite two recessions, that typical family’s wealth had grown to $140,000. But the Great Recession devastated those numbers. In the 2010 survey, middle-class family wealth had fallen to $85,000. And by 2013, the year of the most recent survey, the average family had lost another $2,000, taking their assets to $83,000. After more than two decades, the typical family in 2013 had less wealth than the typical family in 1989—at the start of George H.W. Bush's presidency.
The Fed’s survey is a unique, comprehensive look at the state of Americans’ assets and debts. Between May and December, trained interviewers ask more than 6,000 families an exhaustive set of questions, and the families themselves provide more than 300 separate pieces of financial data. Their answers reveal that trying to build their wealth is not the only way that middle-class families are falling behind.
Fewer Americans in the middle are working—10% can't find jobs, compared to 5% in 2007. Fewer own a small business, 7% in 2013 compared to 10% in 2007. Fewer families in the middle own stock: 50.1% in 2013, compared to 60% in 2007. And although the stock market has topped 19,000, many middle class families haven’t participated in those gains. Those families in the middle that still own stock own less than they did in 2007: about $33,000 as compared to $42,000 before the start of the Great Recession. Most of this stock is kept in retirement accounts, either IRAs or 401(k)s.
Retirement accounts and housing have been the two most significant investments and wealth-creators for middle-class families since the 1980s, and on the housing front, middle America is also losing ground. Their homeownership rate has dropped, from 89% in 2007 to 82% in 2013. And the equity they have in their homes has fallen by almost half, from $92,000 to $52,000.
The Fed survey results show that in every financial bracket, Americans have been hurt by the Great Recession. But the depth of that hurt has been particularly severe for the middle class. Families in the top 10% saw their average wealth fall from $4.5 million to $4 million, a decline of about 11%. But families in the middle watched their wealth drop by a staggering 40%—that decline being from an average of $140,000 to $83,000. Over the same period, their incomes also fell by 15%, making saving and replenishing harder. As a result, today, the top 10% of Americans control the largest share of the nation’s total household wealth since the SCF began collecting its numbers: 75% versus 71% back in 2007. For the families in the middle, their wealth share has fallen from 2.1% to 1.6%.
As a nation, we are less wealthy than we were before the Great Recession started, and our smaller total wealth is distributed more unequally. The families in the middle have real reason to be concerned about their economic well-being. And a real reason to be angry.

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I have been reading the excellent newly-published History of St Luke’s, and one paragraph in particular has made me ponder. It is a reference to the year 1349 when the Black Death arrived in Cheshire. Normally I might have seen it as a rather incidental episode in the progress of God’s people in Holmes Chapel but, in our present circumstances, it made me think.
In 1349 our church would have been a satellite chapel of St Mary’s in the parish of Sandbach. It was St Mary’s that had an astonishing turnover of vicars at that terrible time of plague. The incumbency of our parish changed four times between mid-1348 and late 1349.
The two incumbencies which followed this upheaval lasted 22 and 30 years respectively, but in 1348-49 there were 4 incumbents in 18 months. William de Mere finished in 1348 after just four years. Thomas Chaumpain lasted fourteen months until September 1349, William de Upton lasted one month until October 1349, before normal service was resumed with John de Tydrynton at the end of the year.
What happened? Did they put themselves at great personal risk through their pastoral work, catch the plague and die? Or did they see its ill effects, resign and run away? Or a mixture of both or neither? I don’t know, but it reminds us that our country has seen very disruptive pandemics before. The plague made several appearances in the late Middle Ages. A century ago, the ‘Spanish Flu’ in two years killed many more people than World War One had in five years.
The present pandemic is a profoundly disruptive time for our generation. Many lives have been lost and plans destroyed. We have been reminded not to take anything for granted. And the uncertainty of these times spurs me to look more keenly to the gracious hand of God, who alone is able to give and take away.
Many of us are still reeling, wondering how soon we shall return to normal; wondering if there will be a new normal! Ecclesiastes says ‘There is a season for everything’, as he reflects that life under the sun is always changing, never standing still. In all of this upheaval, we are helped by relevant history.
Our church history helps me to have a more mature context to understand our times. And a history of medicine makes me thankful for our times, while praying that there will not be a flurry of new vicars of Holmes Chapel in 2021. I’ve only recently started in this parish and I pray the Lord will deliver me and grant me many years yet. I had thought until now that vicars had an above-average life expectancy!
Yours in Christ,