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With Joe Biden becoming the 86th president of the United States I, like many others have taken a sigh of relief as one of the largest powers in the world would no longer be in the hands of a hyper-racist, sexist, homophobic man child. Though there is still much work to be done with Biden and Kamala in office, it does not compare to the belligerent fear that would have swept across the United States had Donald Trump been re-elected.
After this announcement, I was oddly reminded of the 2019 American drama film Bombshell that tells the real-life story of the FOX News and Roger Ailes scandal of 2016, the very year Donald Trump was elected to president. The film, directed by Jay Roach, stars Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie as the triad of women who worked to bring down the king of FOX television. This scandal was not only the beginning of the #MeToo movement but serves as a reminder of the kind of treatment women face on and off-screen that is aided by the repugnant mentality of a presidential candidate like Donald Trump.
“You cannot rape your spouse.”
In the opening scene, our main character Megyn Kelly (played by Charlize Theron) is live on-air and hits the viewers with a direct quote from Donald Trump as he attempts to salvage himself from a court case by claiming that a man can’t sexual assault his wife. Megyn goes on to tell the audience that she has a big mouth, making it seem like this kind of outspoken attitude is unacceptable for a woman but quite the ordinary for a man. As the scene progresses the audience gets a sense of just how influential Megyn’s boss, Roger Ailes, is and has been for presidential elections over the years and how he has warped FOX news into the corrupt company of the present day. Megyn gives backstory and as she is walking through the halls of Fox headquarters she is complimented by a VP on her dress. Her response: “He’s not horny he’s just ambitious” sets the tone perfectly for what this film has in store and how, up until this scandal, both men and women were condoning this sexualist behaviour.
What struck me as the most subtle form of sexism and exploitation of women on air was the desire to have them show their legs. A montage of Roger Ailes asking women to do a “quick spin” for him and when women hesitated he explained that news is a visual medium. This shows how the producers of the film really wanted to show the sheer manipulation of women in the media who find themselves agreeing to engage in inappropriate activities for the sake of their career. There are multiple snippets of Roger yelling at cameramen to zoom out of a shot in order to see an anchor’s legs on screen. The simple existence of clear desks is so that women’s legs can be seen which holds an audience to watch the show. As an audience member, this information initially shocked me as I had no idea these tactics were being used. The discussion around legs is a large part of FOX News’ sexual exploitation of women. After sexual assault claims are made surrounding Roger Ailes and FOX news, many anchors are asked if they are allowed to wear pants. What is being said to reporters over the phone is the complete opposite of what actually happens. We see women getting fitted for Spanx, tight dresses and high heels. There is even a shot of a woman with bandages all over her feet, a clever symbol for the pain women endure as a result of male pleasure.
“Got a give a little head to get ahead”
Speaking of male pleasure, Bombshell does a wonderful job of driving home the sad reality that women engage in sexual relationships with their subordinates in order to get a job. A scene that gives backstory on the Rudi Bakhtiar case shows Brian Wilson making sexual advances to Rudi with an underlying message that to get the job she desires in Washington she must reciprocate. The film includes Bakhtair’s inner dialogue that sounds all too familiar to many women who have found themselves in the same position. At one point she even attempts to steer the conversation and make it her fault, making it seem like she has given Brian the wrong idea. After putting her foot down and clearly explaining to Brian that she will not condone this behaviour one sentence from her beautifully encompasses the looming fear all women have: “This is going to ruin my career.” And just like that, she’s fired. Not only does this scene encapsulate the problem with women’s sexual exploitation for a job but it shows how women put the burden on themselves. The movie goes on to prove that this experience is widely spread throughout the world of media as more and more women come forward to report allegations of sexual harassment from Roger Ailes and other conglomerates of FOX news. The producers of Bombshell made the brilliant decision to include real women explaining their experiences and tie it together with a scene between Megyn and Kayla (played by Margot Robbie) where Kayla asks: “You too?” Megyn’s answer is one that is of the same nature across many women’s experiences: “How do you think a woman gets a primetime show.” This idea that women owe men for their successes and must remain obedient to the male subordinate who helped them triumph. Women are seen dismissing inappropriate behaviour out of loyalty and under the grounds that ‘they are men.’ There is an unfortunate position that men in the media have put women in over and over, but for the sake of their career and their reputation women have and will allow themselves to be taken advantage of.
“You’re sexy but you’re too much work”
When presenting her case to her lawyers, Gretchen Carlson (played by Nicole Kidman) shows a highlight reel of the onscreen behaviour she has been dealing with on the show for years. Seriously two-sided comments that compliment her appearance and continue to pin her as the eye candy of the show, not as an integral asset. The remarks get increasingly sexist and even had my blood boiling as I saw the true struggle Gretchen had to keep a smile on her face while being slapped with countless examples of sexual harassment. She opens a book full of proof of the mass unwarranted treatment she has received. Gretchen then goes on to explain that according to Roger Ailes it’s always just “a joke”. When Ailes is finally being accused of sexual harassment, his own wife comes to his aid and claims that women like Gretchen “can’t take a joke.” This mentality, accompanied by the blatant victim-blaming that Roger perpetuates onto the women who come forward leaves women, once again, with the burden of thinking it is their fault. At the end of the film, Kayla talks about the many questions women ask themselves when they are being sexually harassed; what did I do, what did I wear, am I after attention? It reiterates the need for a shift in responsibility when it comes to any type of sexual harassment or assault. It is never the victim’s fault and what is most disappointing is that up until recently this was not only FOX’s mindset but America’s as well.
“Will other women come forward?”
The element that ties the film with a bow is an accurate representation of the challenges women face in the eyes of sexual harassment/assault cases. When the bomb explodes and Gretchen Carlson accuses Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, her biggest fear is whether or not she will be supported by other women. It is clear that the air at FOX or any network is stiff with women who want to speak up but are afraid of the repercussions. In an intense scene between Megyn and her team, she exclaims that what FOX presents is quite the opposite of what they are actually doing for their female employees. The network claims it supports women in need of support but is neglecting to tell them that they are in full support of Roger, or any other man for that matter. Women won’t be believed and their career will be in shambles: “ go ahead call the paranoid man who decides your salary a pervert do that on a fucking anonymous hotline he controls on a phone he has a contractual right to record.” With this information, the producers of the film were choosing to expose FOX for its contrived policies and shed light on the kind of barriers that are placed in a woman’s everyday life when working for a network like FOX.
“Someone has to speak up someone has to get mad”
The film left the audience with a bittersweet ending they were not expecting. Though the women affected by the harassment/assault were paid $50 million in severance pay, Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly received $65 million. This final touch speaks for itself as an example of the persistent disregard for women’s rights. Even though the women won the case they were still disadvantaged in their severance pay. The film altogether sends the message that while much progress has been made, there is still more to be done. With Donald Trump out of Office and an ever-changing socio-political environment in the United States, there is hope for a different kind of life both on and off-screen for women.

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The 2018-19 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues didn’t suffer from the proverbial ‘Stanley Cup hangover’ the following season as they remained one of the best teams the Western Conference had to offer.
In fact, when the league paused its season in March, the Blues led the west with 94 points and a .662 winning percentage across 71 games which ranked second league wide behind only the Boston Bruins.
The Blues did so without the services of goal-scoring winger Vladimir Tarasenko for much of the season, although their depth showed up in a big way up front.
On the back end, the team didn’t quite get the lights-out goaltending from Jordan Binnington that they did in their Stanley Cup-winning season, but a solid group of Blues defenders had them ranking among the team’s best defensive clubs nonetheless.
That said, change is afoot in St. Louis. The club saw some major subtractions this offseason, but also some additions that the team hopes will prevent them from skipping a beat heading towards the 2020-21 season.
With that in mind, let’s go ahead and take a look into the 2020-21 St. Louis Blues, their season preview and odds before diving into some predictions on how this season could shakeout in the gateway to the west.
*Odds courtesy of MyBookie
**Salary cap figures courtesy of CapFriendly
***Advanced metrics courtesy of Natural Stat Trick
2020-21 St. Louis Blues Season Preview & Odds
- Last Season: 42-19-10 (1st in Central Division)
- Key Additions: D Torey Krug, LW Kyle Clifford
- Projected Salary Cap Space: $0 (Currently $1,175,515 over the cap)
- 2021 Stanley Cup Odds: +2000
- 2021 Western Conference Odds: +900
Tip your cap to the Blues offense last season. No, they weren’t the most potent offense in the league, but built on a team effort, the team tied the Edmonton Oilers for 14th with 3.14 goals per game a season ago.
That said, despite missing Tarasenko for all but 10 of their 71 regular-season games, the Blues’ power play operated at a 24.3% clip a season ago, good for the third-best mark in the league.
It was certainly a team effort. For example, Ryan O’Reilly led the team with 61 points last season. Jaden Schwartz finished fourth in team scoring, but had just four fewer points than O’Reilly with 57. David Perron came in at second with 60 points and Brayden Schenn third with 58 points.
Plenty of that production came on the man advantage where the quartet of Perron, Schenn, Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo all tallied at least 20 power-play points last season. Of course, Pietrangelo is no longer with the team, and while we’ll get into that later, his presence could be missed as one of the top offensive defensemen in the NHL.
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) August 20, 2020
However, the team also added Torey Krug on the free-agent market. Krug might not be the same all-round blueliner that Pietrangelo is, but he was also the power play quarterback for a Boston Bruins team that ranked second with a 25.2% clip a season ago.
Clearly, general manager Doug Armstrong values keeping a high-octane power play unit in tow and that unit should only get better if Tarasenko could contribute, but he underwent another operation on his troublesome shoulder in September and would not be evaluated for five months. Given the recurring shoulder issues, we shouldn’t expect Tarasenko to be a factor for the Blues until potentially the second half of the season.
That said, this is an offense whose sum of its parts are greater than the individual pieces. The top four point-getters from last season return, and the Blues were thrilled to see 2017 first-round pick Robert Thomas break out with 42 points in 66 games after a healthy rookie season in which he notched 33 points in 70 games. At this point, he’s certainly in the team’s top six.
Veteran center Tyler Bozak has fit in seamlessly with the Blues over the last two seasons and he’ll handle third-line center duties one again alongside the likes of developing youngsters Oskar Sundqvist and Sammy Blais.
The Blues also added some sandpaper in the bottom-six in former Los Angeles King Kyle Clifford who spent the second half of last season with the Toronto Maple Leafs after a deadline deal with the Kings. Clifford was quick to sign a two-year pact with the Blues in free agency.
If the Blues could now get something out of Jordan Kyrou, they could be in business. Kyrou, the team’s second-round pick in 2016, was a highly-touted prospect coming out of junior after scoring 39 goals and 109 points in just 56 games with the OHL’s Sarnia Sting before notching a healthy 43 points in 47 games with the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage in his first pro season. While he also notched 15 points in 16 AHL games last season, Kyrou has just five goals and 12 points in 44 career NHL games and will look to contribute next season at still just 22 years of age.
It’s largely the same Blues forward group heading into next season, and if their power play can even come close to their production from last season, this group should be in good hands once again.
Of course, the biggest offseason change to this Blues team is on the blueline where long-time Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo departed for the Vegas Golden Knights in free agency. It’s a changing of the guard to be sure after Pietrangelo played parts of 12 seasons with the Blues after they drafted the 6-foot-3 rear guard with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
While Krug comes in on a seven-year, $45M deal in free agency, he’s not going to replace the all-round contributions Pietrangelo brought to the table. Krug’s offensive abilities could replace that of the former Blues captain, especially on the power play, but we’ll see if the Blues miss Pietrangelo’s defensive presence. Keep in mind Jay Bouwmeester’s career could be over after last season’s cardiac episode on the Blues’ bench while right-side blueliner Justin Faulk – who the team acquired and signed to an identical seven-year, $45M contract last offseason – is known more for his offensive talents than his defending skills.
The team’s top all-round defenseman these days is Colton Parayko, who Pietrangelo himself recently touted as his replacement as the team’s blueline leader. The hulking defenseman contributes at both ends of the ice and is still just 27 years old after five quality seasons in the league, finishing with a career-high 23 minutes played per game last season.
That. Was. BEAUTIFUL.
Parayko rips his tenth goal of the season. #stlblues
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The bottom pair returns in the form of Vince Dunn and Robert Bortuzzo. That said, Dunn is cut from a wildly similar cloth to that of Krug and Bortuzzo is more of a physical presence on the blueline more than anything else.
Last season, the Blues ranked fifth with 2.66 goals against per game last season despite a penalty kill that slipped to 18th at 79.3%.
It appears the Blues deserve every bit of that defensive ranking. At 5v5, they ranked first with 28.04 shots against per 60 minutes played, ninth with 2.16 expected goals against/60, seventh with 24.47 scoring chances against/60 and 10th with 10.01 high-danger chances against/60.
That said, there’s little doubt that this is a changed blueline. One thing that hasn’t changed is the structure implemented by head coach Craig Berube, however the trio of Krug, Faulk and Dunn are offensive defensemen by trade. Parayko is the real deal to be sure and Bortuzzo’s stay-at-home ways fit well within Berube’s structure. The team also has veteran Marco Scandella in its top four, and while he’s been a hit and signed a contract extension with the Blues, he was also discarded by both the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens last season.
I’m skeptical that the Blues can be as stout defensively as they were last year without not only Pietrangelo, but the rock-solid Bouwmeester whose presence could be missed as well.
Don’t expect the defensive production to plummet, but I wouldn’t be overly surprised to see a step back from this group next season.
After lighting the hockey world ablaze en route to a Stanley Cup in his rookie season, goaltender Jordan Binnington took a step back last season.
Binnington shocked his way to a dynamite 1.89 GAA and .927 Sv% across 32 regular-season appearances in his rookie season, but regressed to a 2.56 GAA and .912 Sv% last season, struggling mostly on the road where he posted a subpar 3.10 GAA and .903 Sv% in 20 games.
It’s difficult to know what to expect from the 27-year-old next season, perhaps something in between the two season thus far. However, we do know that Jake Allen, who actually out-played Binnington with a 2.15 GAA and .927 Sv% in what was a bounce-back campaign last year – won’t be there this time around after the Blues dealt him to the Montreal Canadiens for a pair of draft picks, shedding his $4.35M cap hit for the 2020-21 season in the process.
Between Binnington and Allen, the Blues tied the Tampa Bay Lightning for ninth in the league with a .910 Sv% from their goaltending while also ranking sixth with a .927 mark at 5v5 play.
Jordan Binnington was nearly UNBEATABLE in Game 7⃣ of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final.
— #ThankYouDoc (@NHLonNBCSports) June 12, 2020
Binnington will probably need to be sharper in 2020-21 as his backup now appears to be 25-year-old rookie Ville Husso, he of zero NHL games to this point. Husso worked to a decent 2.56 GAA and .909 Sv% last season in San Antonio, but is just two years removed from posting an ugly 3.67 GAA and .871 Sv% in 27 games with the Rampage in the 2018-19 season.
While most NHL teams are now leaning towards a timeshare in goal, it appears the Blues will be a team set to lean heavily on a No.1 in Binnington with Husso likely only to spell him in back-to-back scenarios, although such an arrangement remains to be seen.
With Binnington as their No.1, the Blues should be just fine in goal. Husso’s production will largely hinge on how his team plays in front of him, which if history tells us anything, should be fine as well. However, without Allen’s excellent relief work of Binnington last season, the Blues are not a top-five defense.
The goaltending situation doesn’t appear as sturdy as it was this time last year, however I don’t expect too many issues between the pipes with Binnington in tow.
2020-21 St. Louis Blues Predictions
The Central was a beast as recently as the 2018-19 season. Five of the eight playoff teams in the west came from the Central that year, including the Blues finishing third in the division behind the Nashville Predators and Winnipeg Jets.
While the Colorado Avalanche are now a Stanley Cup favorite and the Dallas Stars are coming off a Stanley Cup Final appearance, the division appears far weaker than it was just two seasons ago.
The Preds and Jets are clearly no longer powerhouse teams. Nashville has endured a brutal offseason to this point and will almost certainly struggle to score goals next season while the Jets’ offense fell off a cliff last season. If it wasn’t for Connor Hellebuyck’s MVP-caliber production last season, the Jets would have been far out of the postseason picture.
Even the Stars could scuffle as they’ll be without their top offensive player in Tyler Seguin and their 1A netminder Ben Bishop each for the first couple months of the season. For a Stars team that ranked 26th in offense last season, losing Seguin hurts in a big way.
All of these factors are beneficial for these St. Louis Blues. The loss of Pietrangelo is a factor, but as a team, the Blues were a sound defensive club nonetheless. Again, the sum of their parts on the back end were greater than the individual pieces.
I’m also mildly concerned about the goaltending situation. If Binnington’s production doesn’t improve from last season, the Blues could have some issues preventing goals as I do expect some form of regression from defense corps. Nothing ground-breaking, but I’m not sure this is a top-five defenseman anymore, but could still remain in the top 10 to be sure.
The offense should be fine, but likely not good enough to make up for any defensive regression. They weren’t a great even-strength offense last season, and if the power play doesn’t remain elite, there’s probably regression to be had there as well.
That’s why I started with the weakening Central. Even if the Blues see some form of regression on offense and/or defense and goaltending, I still view this team as the second-best team in the division behind the Avalanche. I just don’t see any of the Predators, Jets, Minnesota Wild or Chicago Blackhawks as superior teams, although I do think the weakened division bodes well for an underdog Wild club.
I like the Blues to finish second in the Central and third at worst. However, I’m not sure there’s much postseason success to be had. I like the team, the coaching is great and the back end could surprise even me and return to top-five form even without their long-time captain.
However, sign me up for a second-place finish in the Central but a first-round postseason exit for the 2020-21 St. Louis Blues.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Arrested For Assault With Deadly Weapon (Recap)
According to the L.A. Times, Combs was arrested around 12:30 p.m. at the Acosta Athletic Training Complex for reportedly assaulting the unnamed coach with a kettlebell.
The rap mogul is expected to be transported to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Inmate Reception Center for processing at some point this evening.
Combs' son Justin Combs is a member of the UCLA football team, and rumors spreading that the assault occurred when Diddy confronted a coach about issues involving his son. Read more - here.
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May 28, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
The presentation will illuminate the multiple roles played by women within the infrastructure of the Rede Ecologica (Ecological Consumers’ Network) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. These include: relations established with the agroecological producers; campaigns and other educational activities focused on the theme of food, nutritional security, and family-based agricultural practices; communication and networking with other social movements, among others. Through an intersectional feminist approach, we will analyze concrete experiences within territories in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, such as the Serra da Misericórdia, which highlight the ways in which women with different racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds, lead collective efforts to combat the high level of hunger and food insecurity by reinforcing agroecological practices in different public areas and inventing new strategies for distributing products via direct links with consumers who enjoy the benefits of healthy, organically grown food. Such processes reinforce the links between producers and consumers, as well as bridging the division between rural and urban areas. They also reveal the ways in which a new logic for economic and social relations is being constructed, including a new approach to those “care-taking” tasks historically undertaken by rural and urban women that are vital for social reproduction and for fulfilling basic human needs within the capitalist system.
ANA PAULA Da CRUZ SANTOS is an urban farmer and co-founder of the community-based organization Center for Integration “Serra da Misericórdia” (CEM) in Rio’s Penha neighborhood. She belongs to the Ecological Network and is a member of the Food Security Council (RJ). She also participates in the women’s working group of the Agroecology Network of the Metropolitan area of RJ.
RODICA WEITZMAN holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IPPUR/ UFRJ) and carried out her post-doctorate research in the field of Social and Environmental Conflict at the Institute in Urban and Regional Planning and Research (IPPUR/ UFRJ). She belongs to the women’s working group in the National Agroecology Network, the research group Gender and Ruralities (CPDA/UFRRJ), the Ecological Network (RJ), and the Food Security Council (RJ). Since 1996, she has worked with diverse social organizations in Brazil and on the international level in the construction, evaluation, and monitoring of social projects and public policies, with a strong focus on gender issues and its intersections with family–based sustainable agriculture, food security, social and environmental conflicts, and climate change.
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Netflix has had to make a quick apology after is was discovered that most of the crowd at their launch event yesterday were paid actors pretending to be members of the public.
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Tragedy in five acts by John Webster, performed and published as The White Divel in 1612. Based on historical events that occurred in Italy during the 1580s, this dark Jacobean drama is considered one of the finest of the period. The White Devil centers on the love affair between the Duke of Brachiano and Vittoria Corombona, two of the play's many unscrupulous characters. Despite her role as a vicious heroine, Vittoria elicits sympathy in her attempt to endure a deeply corrupt society. In The White Devil both evil and good characters are drawn into schemes involving political intrigue, adulterous desire, and bloody revenge. Criticized for its plot construction, the play is noted for its characterizations and use of dramatic tension and physical horror. -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature
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Description: Bardwell Voluntary Controlled School
Date Listed: 14 December 1983
English Heritage Building ID: 284017
OS Grid Reference: TL9411973894
OS Grid Coordinates: 594119, 273894
Latitude/Longitude: 52.3288, 0.8474
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TL 9273 - 9373 BARDWELL SCHOOL LANE (NORTH SIDE)
5/40 Bardwell 1 Voluntary
- Controlled School
Primary School. Built 1855. Single storey. Black knapped random flint: slate
roof with corbels and copings to gables. Rusticated quoins and dressings in
cement stucco. 4 3-light mullion-and-transome type windows in a heavy Tudor
style. A projecting enclosed gabled porch has a damaged shield in the gable
end inscribed 'Christo in Parvulis', surmounted by a small bell-cote and cross:
2 small windows, and a door in each side, one for the boys, the other for the
girls, but one now blocked. The school was built with money left to the parish
under the will of Mrs. Anna Maria Dunlap in 1854. Her gift is commemorated by
a plaque on the schoolroom wall.
Listing NGR: TL9411673896
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Can anyone tell me where Snows Corner Cemetery is located in Hermon? Also, where the Patten Cemetery in Hampden is?
Isaac Webber, Sr. and his wife Rachel (Walker)built a house at the end of the Klatt Road in Hermon, ME. The land bordered on the shore of Tracy Pond, which empties into Hermon Pond. The picture of it is on the 1914 Centennial Souvenir, History of Hermon, it is also on medals and lapel pins. Any ideas as to where I can get ahold of these things?
Eleazer and Polly Webber cleared land and built a house a short distance from Hermon Corner, Hermon, ME on the way to Hermon Center. Families who have lived in the house include the Irvin Simpsons and the Ernest Overlocks. Mrs. Overlock sold the place to Adrien Jones in 1968. In 1975 the Webber place still stood in fine condition. Is the house still there and an exact location would be helpful.
Any info provided is greatly appreciated.
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It's hard to make a bad cake. Sure, some may be blander than others, but if it's baked properly and has icing, chances are it's going to taste OK. However, slathering frosting over something doesn't necessarily make it appetizing, and why settle for pretty good when you can have great? All you really need to turn a mundane cake into a flavorful, extravagant dessert is some special sugars and dyes.
Adding different sugars into the cake mix can change the texture and sweetness level, and dyes can transform a typical cake into a festive masterpiece! It's not hard to add a few drops of food coloring into a bowl of frosting, and a little extra effort can have a profound effect on your eyes and taste buds. As they say, you eat with your eyes first, so make sure your cake looks good enough to, well, eat.

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Understanding Black history at Temple
Explore campus organizations, resources and classes celebrating Black history at Temple.
At Temple, diversity is part of our DNA, and we’re proud to celebrate the culture, contributions and history of African Americans and honor the unique challenges faced by Black community. For Black History Month, we compiled this list of student organizations, campus resources and courses for understanding and uplifting each other any time of year.
Get organized … join a student org!
Temple has A LOT of clubs and student organizations to explore. Here are just a few!
Black Student Union (BSU)
The Black Student Union strives to unite, uplift and connect the Black student body. BSU offers educational sessions, events, community service opportunities and cultural experiences. Become a member this semester to ignite positive change and connect with Black and brown students on campus!
Association of Black Journalists
Calling all aspiring journalists! Temple’s Association of Black Journalists seeks to expand opportunities for aspiring journalism students through networking, professional development and community service events. Attend one of the organization’s biweekly meetings and become a part of expanding diversity in the media industry.
Organization of African Students (OAS)
The OAS exists to support African students through cultural events as well as raising political and social community awareness. Connect with African culture through interactive events, such as the OAS annual pageant and fashion show!
Passionate about AfroDance? Dynamic Afrique is Temple’s ONE and ONLY African dance team. Dynamic Afrique invites all aspiring dancers to join and perform, sharing the culture of African dance across Temple.
Your Flowers is a club aspiring to foster an active, safe space for Black queer people at Temple. Honoring and inviting open discourse on the diverse experiences of Black LGBTQ+ life, Your Flowers aims to create a space where you can embrace your truest self.
Women of Color Creatives
Join a creative space! The mission of Women of Color Creatives is to empower female creatives through networking discussions and events. Meet with like-minded creatives, fostering an inspiring space to grow as an artist.
Your sources for resources
On-campus resources are available to support students in their personal, professional and cultural development. Here are a few highlights.
Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership (IDEAL) is a space where students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to share their experiences and empower one another. The IDEAL office provides a variety of spaces to meet, including the Burrow Lounge Space, inviting Owls to study, relax and conduct productive discussions with one another.
Did you know Temple is home to one of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the country? The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, located in Sullivan Hall, is home to a collection of over 500,000 items encompassing the global Black experience. Visit today and explore Black history, from first-edition works by Phyllis Wheatley to narratives by Frederick Douglass.
Career in Color
Career development is integral to all professional endeavors! Career in Color is a career center providing resources and events for students of color specifically. Looking for an internship or career? Stop by and utilize Career in Color’s services to feel supported through your professional ventures.
Center for Anti-Racism
Temple’s Center for Anti-Racism fights racism through community advocacy, programming, research and training. Learning about the manifestation of racism ignites transformative awareness and change. The Center for Anti-Racism shines a light on the effects of racism through educational speaker panels and events.
Class is in session
One of the best ways to learn more about Black history is in the classroom! Get ahead of the curve for next semester and explore some of Temple’s many electives offered though the Africology and African American studies program.
AAAS 1253: Blacks in World History
This introductory course explores the expansive field of Black history, both in Africa and the New World. Providing a foundation for Black history, enrolled students can gain a deeper understanding of the past, which evolves into the present.
AAAS 1152: Introduction to African Aesthetics
Overviewing the cultural experience of African peoples, Intro to African Aesthetics will uncover the dynamic interrelationships, similarities and differences in expressions of African culture.
AAAS 1271: Urban Black Politics
Living in an urban space, it is necessary to understand the political activity existing within cities. Diving into the sociohistorical condition of African Americans inhabiting cities, this course will discuss the nature of urban politics and the future of politics for African Americans, especially within the Philadelphia area.
AAAS 2151: History of Blacks in Cinema
From the early 1900s to the present, the history of Black cinema is expansive! This course highlights and analyzes the portrayals of individuals of African descent cinematically. From Hollywood to experimental foreign films, the course will analyze the trends and storytelling of race in the movies.
AAAS 2175: Hip Hop and Black Culture
Hip Hop and Black Culture will lead students into the rich history of hip-hop culture, music and the contributions made by hip-hop in developing the modern Black aesthetic. The course will discuss both the representation and misrepresentation of African Americans through hip-hop, exploring its role as a form of cultural expression today.
- Avery Bumsted, Class of 2025


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Vape dry herbs and waxes equally well with the impressive Honeystick Oz-Ohm tank. A Pyrex glass tube, ceramic bowl, and low and slow heating make for an exceptionally intense vape. It fits onto any 510 thread battery that has variable wattage control up to 28W.
This kit comes with the 0.5 Ohm atomizer, two mesh screens, two silicone mouthpieces, and two silicone o-rings, as well as wicks for concentrates. For a cool vapor, the body is made out of Pyrex glass.
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Vaporizer Vape Tank
Finding a sub-Ohm tank that can handle both dry herbs and concentrates equally well is no easy task. Inevitably, the quality of one is sacrificed for the other. Not in the case of the Oz-Ohm dry herb tank from Honeystick.
Thanks to some features like the ceramic heating bowl and a heating element that is never exposed make for clean tasting and accurate flavors. With this tank, any battery becomes a go-to dry herb or wax vaporizer for sub-Ohm vaping. With a very simple, yet effective design, this tank can take dry herb vaping into another realm with its ability to extract flavor with a low and slow heating approach.
Build Quality of Oz-Ohm Dry Herb Vape Tank
Made with an outer glass Pyrex body, it has a ceramic heating bowl that encases the 0.5-ohm coil which is made from nickel.
Keeping the heating coil encased is essential to have it perform the way it does in terms of flavor.
There is a wire mesh filter about the chamber so the herb or wax does not come out into the mouthpiece. Two rubber gaskets help keep the glass firmly in place, but also allow it to be easily removed. These will eventually break down and lose their grip, so there are two spare ones that come with the kit.
How to Use
- The first thing to make sure of, is that the battery has a 510 thread connection.
- Secondly, the battery should have a variable wattage feature. Since the Oz-Ohm has a wattage range of 15W to 28W, it is important to make sure it can be set accordingly. A vape over the 28W range will not only potentially combust the herb used, but it will definitely burn out the coils needlessly.
- Once the battery to be used is established, it just screws right into the body and is ready to use.
There are two different mouthpieces to pick from. A silicone one and the already assembled stainless steel one. When vaping at the higher wattage, and if doing some chain vaping, the stainless steel mouthpiece could end up getting a bit hot, in which case the silicone one is probably the better option.
With Dry Herbs
The dry herb should be just picked apart and does not need to be too finely ground. As long as it is not packed into the chamber, it will heat evenly. The ceramic chamber, filled to its optimum level of ⅔ of the way to the top, will provide 3 or 4 long draws before needed to be refilled.
Turn the vaporizer on and then press the fire button for 5 seconds or so before taking a draw. Ceramic chambers tend to heat slowly when they are first turned on. Then take a draw and that is it.
Wax Concentrate Vaping
All the same principles apply for vaping with a wax or dab as with the dry herb. Once the glass body is removed, it is easy to fill the chamber. Simply take the dabbing tool and apply it to the ceramic bowl. Spread it around so it melts fast and will vape quickly even at a lower temperature.
The ceramic bowl takes a few seconds to heat up, so give it about five seconds or so before inhaling. All the nuances of the concentrate come through accurately with full flavors.
The Oz-Ohm vs Analogies
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Though this smart looking tank can vape both dry herb and wax concentrates, it works best for wax and dab.
The problem is that the oven or heating chamber is too open and doesn’t evenly heat the herb so the flavors are not quite there like the Oz-Ohm provides.
Mig Vapor Sub Herb Black
This is one of the best herb/wax tanks on the market. Like the Oz-Ohm it is 510 threaded so it can fit onto any battery that has a 510 connection and variable wattage. There are two differences, though. One is that the lower end of the wattage starts at 17W so it automatically has to be a higher wattage than the Oz-Ohm for those that like to vape at low W.
Another, possibly more important factor, is the higher price point. Vaping dry herb or wax at a lower price with the Oz-Ohm is very attractive since the performance is almost as good.
Oz-Ohm Dry Herb Vape Tank Specifications
|Oz-Ohm Dry Herb Vape Tank
|7'62 cm x 9'53 cm x 3'81 cm
Pros & Cons
- Great Price
- One of the best 2 in 1 tanks for flavor from herb or wax
- Ceramic heating bowl heats evenly
- Fits any 510 thread connection battery
- Vapes up to 28W
- Takes a few seconds to heat up
- Automatic 10 seconds shut off means short initial draws
Who is the Oz-Ohm For?
Vapers who are all about the flavor will love the Oz-Ohm tank. It performs close to the top of the list of best 2 in 1 vape tanks when it comes to how much flavor can be had. People that are not looking to stealth vape and want to have some fun with clouds while dry herb vaping will also enjoy the vapor production.
The versatility adds to the appeal since it can work with so many different batteries.
Then, the price is very wallet friendly. An affordable 2 in 1 tank doesn’t need to actually feel cheap. It’s nice when there are budget options that do not try to offer sub-par performance and try to justify it by the low price. Honeystick gives vapers plenty to love without having to spend a lot of money with the Oz-Ohm.

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Sprite will shift to a clear bottle that is more easily recycled into new bottles in August with other Coca-Cola beverages to follow in the coming months, the company said Wednesday. Photo by Coca-Cola Company
July 27 (UPI) -- Sprite is ditching its green bottles next month in favor of more sustainable clear packaging, the Coca-Cola Company announced Wednesday.
Beginning Aug. 1 Sprite will shift all of its plastic polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, packaging to clear, as recycled material from green plastics are often converted into single-use items like clothing and carpeting and can't be recycled into new bottles, the company said in a statement.
"Taking colors out of bottles improves the quality of the recycled material," Julian Ochoa, CEO of R3CYCLE, said. "This transition will help increase availability of food-grade rPET. When recycled, clear PET Sprite bottles can be remade into bottles, helping drive a circular economy for plastic."
Chris Vallette, senior vice president of technical innovation and stewardship at Coca-Cola North America, said the move by Sprite "will help us introduce 100% more rPET bottles" and keep more bottles "in the circular economy."
Coca-Cola said that the remainder of its green plastic portfolio in North America including Fresca, Seagram's and Mello Yello will also transition to clear plastic "in the coming months."
The caps and labels of the drinks, including Sprite, will maintain their original colors, the company said.
Dasani, the company's brand of bottled water, which is already sold in clear bottles, will also offer 20-oz. and 1.5-liter singles as well as 10-oz. and 12-oz. multipacks in 100% recycled plastic bottles in the United States and all bottles in Canada this summer.
The bottles will also feature labels that read "100% Recycled Bottle" and "Recycle Me Again" in bold print.
The change is part of efforts by Dasani to remove the equivalent of 2 billion virgin plastic bottles from production by 2027 compared to 2021 levels and a goal to use at least 50% recycled material in its bottles and cans by 2030.


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Here we have an ever growing collection of Chef Bernard’s recent media highlights. Check back often as we are always adding to the collection.
A really great piece on Chef Bernard over at “Chef’sInsights.com”
Chef Bernard inspires “Ten Truths About Cooking” by Peter Bolland
Marshal William’s new short film “Inspired Chef | Bernard Guillas” featuring Chef Bernard
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Over 300 people gathered in the Adelaide suburb of Joslin in South Australia on Tuesday to protest the opening of a controversial Chinese consulate in the suburb.
The protest, organised by the East Turkistan Australian Association, was joined by several groups, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghur Muslims, and the Tibetan Buddhist communities. Hong Kongers, Vietnamese, Joslin residents, politicians, and representatives of Australian farmers and industries impacted by Beijing’s trade restrictions also attended the protest.
Rex Patrick, an independent South Australian Senator, spoke at the protest to criticise the Chinese regime for human rights violations, imprisonment of Australian journalists in China, and its trade retaliation and cyber-attacks on Australia.
He also took aim at South Australian Premier Steven Marshall for attending the opening.
“We have the premier of South Australia, Steven Marshall, rolling out the red carpet in circumstances where it’s just simply inappropriate. He’s actually sleeping with the enemy,” Patrick said.
Fugitive Hong Kong Legislator Calls for Australia to Stick to Universal Values
Ted Hui, a former Hong Kong legislator, now settled in Adelaide in exile, also spoke at the protest and called for the Australian government to stick to its values of democracy and freedom.
“We want to send a very clear signal to the Chinese embassy, and for the officials working inside that they are not welcome,” Hui said.
“And we want [the] Australian government to really act on this, instead of a sense of sending them a warm welcome. The Australian government should be sending them contemplations and criticisms because they are human rights violators,” he said.
Greens Politician Speaks About Forced Organ Harvesting
Tammy Franks, a state Greens politician in South Australia’s Upper House, spoke to the rally about the Chinese regime’s crimes paying particular attention to the CCP state-sanctioned crime of forced organ harvesting by the Chinese regime, which the China Tribunal found to mainly target Falun Gong practitioners.
“I sat on a state Parliament committee that looked into organ harvesting. I heard from members of the South Australian community who had family members, who were imprisoned, who had their organs harvested,” Franks said.
Franks also criticised the premier for attending the event.
“Because money talks louder than common human decency and human rights, and I’m so sorry for that,” she said. “We deserve better from our government in here.”
Concerns Over the Consulate’s Size and Security Issues
A local resident, who The Epoch Times has agreed to keep anonymous over concerns regarding their safety, also raised the issue of the consulate’s excessive size and the security risks it may pose.
“This is the largest in Australia. How can South Australia, which is the fifth smallest city in all of Australia, have the largest consulate service in Australia?” the resident said, noting that many of the residents didn’t know that the consulate was being built.
“We have the submarines and the vet defence coming up in South Australia, and we’ve got the biggest oil community living in South Australia,” the resident said. “And we believe this is the reason why the consulate has been brought in South Australia; to keep an eye on us, to make sure that we don’t speak up, make sure that they know who we are, where we are, and how we act.”
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall spoke at the consulate’s opening but avoided meeting with the protesters, who were station on Fifth Avenue, by entering via Fourth Avenue, The Australian reported.


Understanding the true capacity of an application and how it responds under stress is always top of mind for ISV’s as they bring solutions to market. Recently at Microsoft’s Partner Solutions Center (MPSC) in Redmond we and our partners X-IO and Scalability Experts worked with ISV Riversand Technologies to provide the ‘hard proof’ that their SQL Server based retail application could scale to expected demands.
Comprised of UCS servers for compute, Windows Server and SQL Server for the Microsoft stack, and X-IO storage system components we worked with the technical staff of Scalability Experts and our aforementioned partners to execute a comprehensive benchmark test on the Riversand solution MDMCenter.
The joint benchmark test not only confirmed MDMCenter solutions capabilities, but additionally showcased its speed and scalability that exceeded all expectations of the aspects that the benchmark aimed to measure. Read the case study here and learn how Cisco UCS, working with our technology partners, can deliver high-end SQL Server performance.
We’re participating in a small way via sponsorship with Microsoft in their Cloud OS Trivia Challenge. Join your peers in the Microsoft Cloud OS Trivia Challenge; test your knowledge with trivia for a chance to win some excellent prizes-including a trip to MMS 2013. You also have a chance to win a Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, Windows Server, or a Linksys Router. Play Now!
Yesterday, via Cisco TelePresence and WebEx, Cisco hosted an international roundtable examining the current demands placed on the healthcare industry and how technology is addressing many of these issues. A panel comprised of Cisco executives and customers discussed how connected technologies and services can enable healthcare providers to help improve patient care, address security and patient privacy, and manage BYOD devices all while increasing efficiency and lowering costs.
Kathy kicked off the discussion by offering several eye opening healthcare statistics. Did you know, for example, that 41% of patients would switch hospitals for a better experience? Or that in 95% of countries, the rising cost of medical care exceeds the rate of general inflation?
These statistics illustrate the difficult challenges many of our healthcare customers face today. Therefore, during the healthcare roundtable, Cisco unveiled two new connected health offerings – Cisco HealthPresence 2.5 and Cisco Services for Connected Health. These solutions help enable efficient, convenient, high-quality patient care, and more collaboration across the healthcare continuum.
Roderick Bell II spoke directly to the successful deployment of Cisco HealthPresence at Resolute Health – so successful, in fact, that local schools are now connecting nurses to students across the district, thereby lowering costs and expanding the access of nurses to students in need. Roderick expects local businesses and county jails to join Resolute Health’s HealthPresence initiative later this year. Likewise, via Cisco TelePresence, Fundación Peluffo-Giguens in Uruguay has connected 10 hospitals in the country with the central hospital in the Montevideo, improving access to specialists and avoiding travel and logistics complexities for remote patients and their families. Similarly, the implementation of Cisco’s TelePresence endpoints in Brazil have allowed Albert Einstein Israelita Hospital to deliver care from a distance to seriously ill patients if no specialists are available at the public hospital or if a second opinion is required to provide a more extensive assessment.
Wes Wright, CIO of Seattle Children’s spoke to his overall success with Cisco. When tasked with building a virtual desktop infrastructure program at the hospital, he found that Cisco’s Unified Computing System is the best out there: During the event he said, “I wanted the power of Cisco behind me… and it’s worked!”
Yesterday’s roundtable further demonstrates Cisco’s commitment to connecting the previously unconnected with an intelligent network at the foundation.
You can view the discussion here on YouTube and we’d love to hear your thoughts about the future of healthcare delivery. How do you think video collaboration tools will transform the way your health is monitored?
Are you in the market for a new car in this year? Automotive retailers compete for your business in one of the most competitive industries, so reducing infrastructure and operating costs is key to selling you a car at the price you want.
Hendrick Automotive Group is the second largest privately held automotive retailer in the US, with 7,000 employees and 80 dealerships. Watch the 3:39 minute video for more information on how Hendrick is running every mission critical application on UCS, saving more than $100,000 annually, and helping the IT department become a profit center while offering superior service to both their employees and customers.
One part of my job involves designing the virtualization model for our internal unified communications (UC) system deployments around the world. A critical task in this design is specifying which UC virtual machines (VMs) can share a Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) server chassis or blade and which ones can’t. When migrating UC servers to a shared virtual environment, we need to make sure we carefully balance each VM’s needs for CPU, storage, network and memory. Read More »


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Jokes on who? Like we wrote earlier this weekend, Bengals receiver A.J. Green and Lions wideout Calvin Johnson share a unique friendship. In front of his locker, Green was asked to share his thoughts on his colleague's impressive, high-leaping, 50-yard touchdown catch over triple coverage. "That was amazing, man," Green started to say. Someone nearby wasn't amused. Bengals safety Reggie Nelson, one of the three players who were beat by the 6-foot-5 receiver blurted out to reporters, "Oh, y'all trying to be funny?"
Not funny miss: For the record, Nelson was joking. His coach, Marvin Lewis, wasn't in a comedic mood during his postgame news conference when he called out officials who forced him to challenge a pivotal fourth-quarter incompletion. "That's one that shouldn't be missed," Lewis said. "That was an easy one for the seven guys on the field to see." Officials originally awarded the Lions' Joique Bell with a catch when he actually didn't possess it.
Hurt for Hall: Bengals cornerback Terence Newman said he and Nelson nearly cried on the sideline when they learned fellow corner Leon Hall suffered his second Achilles injury in three years. Lewis called the injury "significant."


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Your Sunday Kickoff: LAFC chase CCL title tonight vs. Club León, All-Star performances in Matchday 17
CCL Final tonight LAFC are down 2-1 to Club León. Away goals don’t matter. They have to win by one to get to extra time, they have to win by two to win outright. Kickoff is set for 9 pm ET on FS1 and TUDN.


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Chairman Obama speaks to college college students in Denver, cravings action, pledges shorter education loan payments
DENVER, CO– Chairman Barack Obama providing a presentation toward education loan restructuring during the the brand new Auraria Situations Focus on this new Auraria Campus Wednesday morning. Andy Cross, The new Denver Blog post
DENVER, CO– President Barack Obama providing a presentation to the education loan reorganizing at the fresh new Auraria Situations Target this new Auraria University Wednesday day. Andy Get across, This new Denver Article
Talking to a great deal of children today toward Auraria Campus, President Barack Obama appealed to Us americans – especially the more youthful – in order to prod Congress to act to the their Western Services Statement.
From inside the an event promoted due to the fact an announcement out-of their want to next lightens education loan obligations, Obama faulted Congressional Republicans for failing to operate for the their bill and you will told you average men have to post him or her a contact.
“Denver, I need their help,” this new Democratic chairman said. “Teenagers, I would like you guys quik payday loans Salem Virginia involved. I wanted your effective.”
Authorities told you there were cuatro,100 entry provided toward event, which was stored regarding the Auraria Situations Center, where in actuality the Metropolitan State University Roadrunners gamble basketball.
Obama’s message then followed you to definitely Saturday when you look at the Vegas and he launched a government step aimed at reducing homes problems. The latest student loan step, which also doesn’t have Congressional approval, is an additional step the guy told you he was taking once the cost savings needs any help it get right away.
“We can’t wait a little for Congress to-do the jobs,” he said, sounding the latest avoid of their new “We cannot Hold off” concert tour. “Anytime they won’t work, I can.”
Less than Obama’s education loan step, graduates you may consolidate authorities-backed, directly granted college loans and you will bodies-given loans toward one to federal loan. Inside performing this, individuals you may qualify for upwards an one half-percent interest prevention.
On the other hand, Obama’s action create speed up to help you 2012 financing payment save program that was first off within the 2014. Under that system, borrowers you’ll cover mortgage payments in the ten percent of their discretionary money and also have loan forgiveness immediately after twenty years.
The fresh new chairman said the guy while the very first women understood just how tough it was to cope with student loan personal debt, with removed a decade themselves to repay theirs.
Chairman Obama talks to college college students for the Denver, appetite action, pledges smaller student loan money
Keven Shaw, 25, away from Texas Springs, students at the College of Texas-Denver, rates he’s going to keeps about $ninety,100 in education loan debt by the point the guy concludes college. The guy said the guy values this new chairman wants in the helping out, in the event he told you he’s not sure it will actually reach citation.
“I was happy to know exactly what he had been claiming, however, once more government was difficult,” the guy said. “It is something to state they, and another thing to do it.”
Abbie Foristal, 31, a graduate student training elementary education at Metropolitan State School away from Denver, claims that president’s steps inside missing Congress to aid students are an obvious signal he or she is committed to making alter sooner as opposed to afterwards.
“It’s an enormous declaration towards the Obama’s region, since they are (Congress) not doing one thing,” said Foristal, whom dressed in an excellent T-clothing which have a picture of Obama involved. “Education loan personal debt is a significant state, this is the you to I deal with.”
Foristal states this lady has about $forty,100000 in debt off loans during this lady undergraduate term which can be paying them from since the she works and you may degree on her behalf master’s training.
Start Artist, twenty six, who’s training becoming a lawyer, said she appreciates one to Obama was speaking of merging loans and decreasing the interest levels. But she nonetheless cannot know if she is going to choose getting him.
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A small grouping of Colorado-town people in politics young than thirty five met with the chairman for around ten minutes before his speech. The group provided Denver council participants Albus Brooks, Chris Herndon and you will Paul Lopez also State Staff. Crisanta Duran and you will Dan Pabon and condition Sen. Michael Johnston, each of Denver.
“If you are Obama will bring his the newest campaign motto so you’re able to town, Coloradans had been looking forward to Chairman Obama to follow along with thanks to on the their claims because their 2008 DNC discussion speech within the Denver,” told you Ryan Phone call, chairman of your Colorado Republican People, for the Saturday. “Regrettably, it doesn’t matter how you slice it, Coloradans is bad out-of today than simply these people were when Chairman Obama grabbed workplace, no amount of strategy dollars or blank rhetoric have a tendency to place all of our state back to performs.”

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Milltek Golf Diesel To Campaign Dubai 24hr Race
KPM Racing are putting the finishing touches to a high-powered Diesel version of Milltek’s Time Attack racing Golf which will compete in the 24H Special’s class of the Dubai 24H race 9-11th January 2014.
The diesel Golf not only wears the same body kit as Milltek’s Time Attack car but has a very similar set up in every other sense. For Dubai however, it will be powered by an uprated 2.0 TDI engine with a full Milltek Sport 3-inch race exhaust system (including a custom manifold to fit the larger Turbo Dynamics hybrid turbo).
For its début race in Dubai it has an exciting roster of drivers:
Tom Onslow-Cole – BTCC
Aaron Mason – Volkswagen Racing
Paul White – Endurance racing regular
Javier Morcillo – Britcar title-winner
Josh Caygill – Volkswagen Racing
The 270bhp Milltek-backed Golf will go up against five other diesels in its class, including a trio of BMWs, and KPM boss, Kevin Poole, is hopeful of a strong result: “Anything can happen in endurance racing and the Golf is reliable and competitive, so we will be giving it everything to try to score a good finish. If things go well, we will look at using the Golf in the new international endurance series, which takes in races in Holland, Italy, Spain and Hungary. It’s very likely that the Golf will compete in the Volkswagen Racing Cup next year as part of a campaign to reclaim the championship title we won in 2012.”
“It’s a brand new build, essentially to VW Cup regulations but with the addition of a long-range fuel tank and the other essential endurance-racing equipment,” says Poole. “We’ve tested at Rockingham and Silverstone and over the course of 10 hours of running we encountered no real issues.”
All being well, the Golf will see a whole season of racing action in the 12H Zandvoort, 12H Italy, 24H Barcelona, and 12H Hungary.
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Javier Cervera Jr. buys apartment complex near Miami International Airport
Deal breaks down to $147K per apartment
The owner of Cervera Real Estate Ventures acquired two apartment buildings near Miami International Airport for $13.2 million, with plans to redevelop the site for a future development project.
Javier Cervera Jr. purchased the two-building, 90-unit complex known as Airport Villas at 4325 to 4335 Northwest South Tamiami Canal Drive for $147,000 per unit, according to a press release. MIA Airport Villas LLC, led by Jesper Arnoldsson of SMS Lodging, sold the 67,649-square-foot property.
The seller operated the apartments as short-term rentals, and Cervera plans to convert them back to traditional apartments after a renovation, according to the release. Cervera eventually plans to redevelop the site, a spokesperson said.
The purchase was part of a 1031 exchange.
The property, developed in 1972, last sold in 2015 for $8.1 million.
In March, Cervera sold Biscayne Plaza, a 21,000-square-foot retail space at 295 18th Street with a Chase bank as an anchor for $15.45 million.
Cervera Real Estate Ventures owns properties throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties and focuses on acquiring retail strip centers, rental apartments and warehouses. The Miami-based company is also building two apartment buildings in the Allapattah neighborhood.

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The Steps - Poem by Paul Valery
Your steps, children of my silence,
Holily, slowly placed,
Towards the bed of my vigilance
Proceed dumb and frozen.
Nobody pure, divine shade,
That they are soft, your steps selected!
Gods!… all the gifts which I guess
Come to me on these naked feet!
If, of your advanced lips,
You prepare to alleviate it,
An inhabitant of my thoughts
The food of a kiss,
Does not hasten this tender act,
To be soft and not to be not?
Because I lived to await you,
And my heart was only your steps.
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Inokatsu M4 SOP MOD0 Carbine MTW (Enhanced Version)
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We've got our hands on the Inokatsu M4A1 Carbine Gas Blowback and it's a beltter of a gun! This new enhanced version is an improvement on the first version that has first hit the market and exclusively sold at RedWolf. It bears a similar resemblance to the WA gas blowback platform in that it uses the WA-type mags (not included and sold separately), but that is where the similarity ends. With a fully-licensed Colt metal body, this blowback-beauty features an all aluminum body (CNC finishing) unlike that of the WA (which has a lot of plastic parts due to restrictions in Japan) and they all look just like the real thing! The manufacturing process is the same as the real thing, which gives the Inokatsu M4 it's realistic finishing and color. Experts who have seen the gun say that parts such as the front sight and the markings on the receiver are almost indistinguishable from the real steel M4. Even the cocking lever has the same resistance when you pull back on it. The barrel and bolt are made from solid steel. This gun is very solid and heavy. This gun is of the exact design as the WA M4, except that the bolt, hop-up and barrel assembly are completely different, which results in the higher blow back recoil and shooting performance.
Everything about this gun screams quality and realism, and if you want an all metal M4 with gas blowback, then you should seriously consider one of these. It has a nice weight to it and the parts are incredibly tough and resilient. In
fact, this gun can handle Red Gas, which gives a nice performance figure of over 460fps. However, the WA magazine cannot RED GAS for extended use so to avoid damage to the magazine, users should choose GREEN / TOP gas. Note that the gun
will not cycle properly with the weaker Tokyo Marui HFC134a gas due to the stiff recoil spring. The piston is a solid steel piece and the blow back on this is as equally solid (and rivals a real 9mm SMG), feeling much stronger than the
WA blow back and the WE M4. Cocking back on the charging handle will already give you the impression of a real gun due to the same stiffness as the real thing. Rattle-off the rounds, emptying the mag and it will lock-back just like the
real thing with a loud metallic sound. Great attention has been paid to the details, for example, only when the gun is cocked does the safety lever go to safe mode. The bolt locks back when the magazine is empty, and the bolt is
released forward on reloads when you press the bolt-release button on the side of the receiver. Other features include: collapsible stock and removable RIS covers (included).
Note that internal accessory and upgrade parts designed for the Western Arms M4 will fit the Inokatsu M4 as well. All parts on the Inokatsu M4 are the same design in dimensions as the Western Arms M4, except for the bolt and hop-up unit where Inokatsu has enhanced the design and is therefore no longer compatible with the Western Arms parts. But keep in mind that most parts designed for the WA M4 were meant to improve durability and performance with steel parts. Inokatsu's M4 internals are already 100% steel!
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Michael Strahan will be the next permanent co-host of "Live! With Kelly," Broadcasting & Cable reported Tuesday. The former New York Giants star and NFL single-season sack record-holder will join Kelly Ripa on "Live!," filling the position Regis Philbin left behind when he retired in November 2011.
The news leaked out a day after "Live!" announced that Kelly's new co-host would join her for the debut of the show's new season on Sept. 4.
TMZ also reported the news of Strahan's hiring, citing several "Live! With Kelly" staffers.
The energetic Strahan has emerged as a media star after his football retirement, co-hosting "Fox NFL Sunday" and starring in the short-lived Fox sitcom "Brothers." The LA Times had previously reported that Strahan would keep his "NFL Sunday job" even if he landed the "Live!" gig.
Strahan's selection marks the end of a year-long search in which Ripa auditioned 59 celebrities to see who would be the best fit. Frontrunners for the gig were believed to include Strahan, Jerry O'Connell and Nick Lachey. Ripa recently said her dream co-host would be Anderson Cooper, but his two shows could preclude him from taking the job.
In his audition episodes, Strahan proved himself to be a high-energy host who has solid chemistry with Ripa. During a June "Live!" interview Channing Tatum, Strahan ripped off his pants and broke into a "Magic Mike"-inspired stripping routine.
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Oprah Wheels Out A Wagon Of Fat
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The other night I put a question to twitter:
“The 'Leeds City Region' - good for Bradford, bad for Bradford or makes no difference?”
I received responses to this question from @simonmagus (who went on to write a blog on the subject), @them_apples, @adamhepton, @bradfordodeon, @hiddenbradford, @bd_angry and @poddi.
The main points seemed to be:
- Bradford is not in Leeds
- Does the Leeds 'brand' overshadow that of the rest of Yorkshire?
- More joined up thinking
- Good if it brings more money into Bradford
- Yorkshire means something to everyone in the city region, Leeds doesn't
So, what is a city region?
A city region is a grouping of local authorities who work together to make decisions on big projects, like transport and to bring together the public and private sector to work together to deliver regeneration projects and pursue economic growth. City regions first formally appeared in Northern England as a result of John Prescott's baby 'The Northern Way'. The idea of this initiative was to seek to reduce the gap between Northern England and the south east, and for England to have successful cities outside of the capital – like Toulouse in France, Munich in Germany or Milan in Italy. The demise of regional governance brought in by the coalition government has lead to city regions getting more power in the form of the 'city deal'.
Where is Leeds City Region?
The City Region covers the local authories of West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield), as well as Selby, York, Harrogate, Craven and Barnsley. Barnsley also sits within the Sheffield city region. There is a strong view from people in Bradford that they are not Leeds. One imagines that people in somewhere like Masham (Harrogate District), Ingleton (Craven) or Walsden (Calderdale) would feel the same, or people in the ancient city of York.
Would West Yorkshire City Region be a better name?
West Yorkshire, as we've known it since 1974 includes the five districts that make up the old Metropolitan County, but doesn't include districts like Harrogate. But all the places in the Leeds City Region were historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and I'm sure the residents of all the area could identify with being in Yorkshire and not Leeds.
Is the Leeds thing just a name?
Investment in the city region will be bringing things like superfast broadband to Bradford, supporting the and a billion pounds to be spent on transport and highways across the city region area. But Leeds is getting the Trolleybus scheme and the enterprise zone in the east of the city. Leeds is of course the biggest city, with the biggest economy out of all the districts, but one could be forgiven that the Leeds name, is mainly a positive thing for Leeds but not the other nine districts.
How does the Leeds-Bradford relationship compare with those in other city regions?
Bradford – with a population of half a million is by far the biggest 'junior partner' in all of the Northern England city regions, not to mention there are five cities in the Leeds City region (Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Ripon and York). This compares to two cities in Manchester city region and two in the Tyne/Wear city region and one or none in the others. The Leeds City Region seems to be a much bigger area than the other ones, the City Region website boasts it is the second biggest city region outside of the capital. Leeds does not sit seem to sit comfortably at the centre of a city region like Sheffield or Manchester do... and I wonder how many Mackems would be happy at being part of the Newcastle city region. I think West Yorkshire is the way to go on this one!
So the answer to the question is:
The city region itself is not a bad thing, it helps bring money into the city of Bradford. It is just the name, that
a) it makes it a harder thing to sell to local businesses
b) it diminishes the pride of Bradford, as well as Wakefield and York, and;
c) Potentially helps reinforce the gap between the Leeds economy and the rest, rather than helping the rest catch up and helping the local area as a whole capture more growth.
I don't think its a parochial thing to stand up for the city the size of Bradford. I think there is a far more compelling argument for the Leeds city region to have a name reflecting a wider area, than the likes of Manchester or Liverpool.


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The citizenship question the Trump administration plans to include on the 2020 Census is "completely irrelevant," Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday, and state officials are consulting about suing the administration.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Monday that it agreed with a Department of Justice suggestion that the 2020 Census should ask respondents about their citizenship status "to help enforce the Voting Rights Act" by collecting "census block level citizenship voting age population data that is not currently available from government surveys."
Galvin said in February that adding such a question to the census would discourage people in immigrant communities from completing the census. On Tuesday he reiterated his statement equating the administration's plan with sabotage.
"This is nothing but a blatant attempt by the Trump Administration to frighten minority groups away from being counted and to sabotage the 2020 Census," Galvin said. "The Constitution requires us to count every person living in the United States, not every citizen. This question is completely irrelevant to the process." Galvin also said he will consult with Atty. Gen. Maura Healey about the possibility of bringing legal action against the United States Department of Commerce to block the move.


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02-04-2012 06:35 PM
I am trying to change out the prwer supply from the 250 W to 500W and I find that there is a power connection to the motherboard that the new power supply does not have. Thisis a small square shaped 4-pin connection just to the right of the CPU. Can this power supply be used without that connection? I am upgrading my video card to a Radeon HD6750 and the existing power supply won't quite handle that :-)
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02-04-2012 07:59 PM
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The connector that you described sounds like it is the CPU power connector. If you will give us a link to the power supply unit (PSU), we can check to see what connectors are available on it.
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02-05-2012 05:24 AM
an additional reply I have a 4 pin plug on the PSU but it is not a square, I have looked at the other PSU's offered by LOGISYS but while they have a CPU power connection I have know way of identifying if the 4-pin is square or straight. How do I find that information other than going down to my local parts store and opening evry bow there until I find one that fits?
02-06-2012 03:50 PM
According to the model Logisys 575 that you posted, the below power connectors are included with the PSU.
If you don't have a P4 connector coming from the PSU then perhaps you have a P8 (8 pin) connector which would indicated a later revision level of the PSU. If it is a P8, then it can be split or perhaps you can try straddling the P8 so that the 4 end pins of the connector are over the motherboard ATX 4 pin power connector. You can always contact the PSU manufacturer for confirmation. You can also buy a P8 to P4 adapter.


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Israeli food tech company Saffron Tech, a subsidiary of Seedo, has been awarded a NIS $3 million ($930,000) grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority to enable the company to accelerate its R&D program using vertical farming technology.
The funds will allow the company to expand its facilities to grow more saffron for commercial use, bringing the company close to achieving its mission to revolutionize the billion-dollar saffron market, Saffron Tech said in a statement.
Founded a year ago, Saffron Tech enables the controlled, automated cultivation of agricultural crops under laboratory conditions, saving water, land and labor while significantly increasing the quality and quantity of output. The company’s system allows for complete control of the plant environment including temperature, humidity, and irrigation. It is coupled with an advanced AI tech that constantly monitors its health.
Saffron Tech says it has already successfully harvested two cycles of saffron in its indoor growing lab whereas traditional agriculture only produces saffron once a year. The company says it is now designing the growing conditions which it believes will enable it to produce a third cycle, tripling the amount of saffron available to the marketplace
“Saffron is just the start and this generous grant will help us advance further in our business plans,” said David Freidenberg, CEO of Saffron Tech. The Israeli Innovation Authority reviews thousands of new and innovative science companies in determining which ones not only have disruptive science, but also the stability and practicality to function in the open market environment, so this is truly a badge of honor.”