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The one thing the two parties agree on
We fought the Taliban and the Taliban won
No, I’m not referring to advocating more deficit spending for whatever their base wants. But okay, maybe there are two things the parties agree on. The one that I originally had in mind was withdrawing from Afghanistan, however.
If American soldiers are still in Afghanistan on October 7 of this year, the Afghan War will be 20 years old. That is older than many of the soldiers who are fighting it today. Long considered “the good war" when compared with Iraq, both parties have decided that enough is enough and it’s time to come home.
Late last week, Reuters reported that US forces had left Bagram Airbase, the epicenter of US involvement in Afghanistan. Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the US withdrawal was more than 90 percent complete. President Biden announced in May that the US will withdraw completely before the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
President Biden may be presiding over the retreat from Afghanistan, but our ally’s fate was decided before the election. The Trump Administration promised the Taliban to withdraw in a February 2020 agreement in which the Taliban agreed to sever ties with al Qaeda and stop attacks on US troops. The agreement did not include peace with the Afghan government and predictably, as the US leaves Taliban fighters are on the offensive. Abandoning allies to defeat is a strange way of making America great again, but this isn’t the first time that Trump has done so.
With withdrawal imminent, there seem to be two possible scenarios for the final stages of the Afghan war. The first is the Vietnam scenario in which the US-supported government is abandoned to the tender mercies of their opponents. The second is the Iraq scenario in which the US is forced to redeploy troops to the region to avert an even greater catastrophe.
My money is on the Vietnam scenario. The Taliban is already surging and the US has no intention of looking back once we leave. I don’t think that the Taliban will present a regional threat as ISIS did in Iraq, but there will be hell to pay for the people of Afghanistan, particularly those who trusted America.
And that’s the real lesson here. The bipartisan retreat from Afghanistan is yet another reminder to the world that Americans are not to be trusted. The world is learning that you don’t have to beat us on the battlefield, you just have to survive long enough for us to get tired and quit.
No matter how the Afghan withdrawal is marketed, it is an American defeat. We are leaving and the Taliban will take control of the country once again.
Could we have won the war? It depends on what you think victory would look like. I don’t think anyone harbors illusions that Afghanistan is going to become a Jeffersonian democracy any longer, but we could have maintained a status quo of relative peace and denied the Muslim extremists a national base from which to launch attacks on the world.
In 2020, the US lost only 10 service members in Afghanistan. Only four of those were killed in action. In 2019, before Trump’s deal with the Taliban, only 20 Americans were killed. Although each life lost is tragic, that loss rate is astonishingly low for a combat theater and could have easily been maintained.
The cost of one of two American losses per month kept the country free and prevented untold numbers of massacres and atrocities by the Taliban. We may find that withdrawal is more expensive in terms of both lives and dollars than staying.
I am sympathetic to the people who are tired of the war and want it to be over. My son is a high school senior and thinking about enlisting. I don’t want to see him go off to war and I especially don’t want to see him risk his life in a war we’ve decided to lose.
Each American death in Afghanistan was tragic, but to me, it seems much more tragic for them to have died in vain.
I don’t blame our military for losing Afghanistan. We weren’t defeated on the battlefield. I blame our politicians and the voters who put them in office.
I’m sure that there will be celebrations as the last American combat troops come home from Afghanistan but will we still be celebrating when we see pictures and hear news of the Taliba recapturing the country and murdering opponents? Will we even pay attention?
You can bet that America’s rivals will.
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British-born Australian singer-songwriter who plays guitar, cello, piano and flute and has toured with the likes of Don McLean, Eric Bibb, Roddy Frame and Glenn Tilbrook.
Her critically acclaimed debut album was released in 2006, entitled "Stranger Place" followed two years later by "Keep Walking". She released her third studio album 'Believer' in November 2009 to critical acclaim with rave reviews in Uncut, Maverick, Rock'n'Reel and Guitarist Magazine among others.
Emily's fourth studio album "Bird Inside a Cage" produced by Nigel Butler (K.D. Lang, Will Young, Robbie Williams) is due for release in July 2013 and it has been funded entirely by her fans.
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It’s no secret that we love weddings, but even more than that, we LOVE marriage! It’s why we chose to specialize in weddings & engagements. There are few things we love more than watching our couples begin their own marriage journeys, and getting to share in those special moments with them. A beautiful bride in white, a dashing groom who can’t stop smiling, promises of endless adventures together; we just can’t get enough of those moments! But as the old saying goes: “Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite.” So, we thought it was about time to finally share OUR STORY with all of you!
If you missed a previous part of our story, check it out first below!
September means one thing for a lot of us: FOOTBALL! And in the high school world, that translates to the boys of fall playing their hearts out under those Friday night lights. Brandon can remember those days like they were yesterday. The rush of running onto the field. The thrill of a tackle. Hearing his name come blaring through the speakers. The cheers that erupted after a touchdown. The bus rides with the team. Those would be some of his favorite memories from high school. But Sara remembers those days too, in a totally different way.
Every Friday night, rain or shine, home or away, you could find Sara in the stands, cheering on #86. One of her best friends (the one who had that apartment where she met Brandon) had a brother who played alongside Brandon (and would later be a groomsmen in their wedding!), and the two of them would go to every game together. It was a new world for Sara; she grew up in the world of baseball/softball. Which led to her asking this question to her best friend at one of the first games that season, “Why did the ump throw the yellow thing?!” She’ll never really live that comment down, but she learned quickly, and she looked forward to Friday all week long. Especially the out of town games, because they always turned into adventures with her best friend. They sat in the stands, wrapped in blankets, cheering as loud as they could for their team and their boys, because there’s a pride that comes from knowing someone on that field.
Living in Montana means that some away games are really far away, and that a good portion of the season will probably be played in freezing cold weather and/or snow. But the weather or distance didn’t matter, you showed up every time your boys of fall stepped onto that field. If they were there, so were we.
Sara loved watching Brandon play. She’d always leave with a sore throat from yelling so loud, and she certainly wasn’t complaining about the way he looked in his football pants *cough*myhusbandissexy*cough*. But even more than that, she loved storming the field after the game to give Brandon the biggest hug and kiss! The score didn't actually matter, he was her All-Star MVP. Every. Single. Game.


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Bloomberg had Adam Majendie working the floor at Sotheby’s Hong Kong sale of Asian art where Zhang Xiaogang set a record price “Chapeter of a New Century:”
Waving paddle 3008, a woman in a black dress at the center of Sotheby’s Hong Kong saleroom saw off all comers to win a 1992 Zhang Xiaogang painting that set an artist record of HK$52.18 million ($6.7 million), as Chinese buyers competed for works by established artists. […]
The buyer, who purchased the painting for a Shanghai museum, according to the auction house, became more hesitant as bidding rose from HK$13 million toward HK$40 million, seeing off two telephone bidders and two rivals in the room. Finally, as she hesitated, her partner lifted the paddle for her.
Asked after the auction if he was happy with the purchase, the man laughed and replied: “Not happy! It’s too expensive!” He declined to give his name.

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MANCHESTER, England - Elcometer, a provider of coating inspection, physical test equipment and ultrasonic NDT products, has made the strategic decision to consolidate the group’s European manufacturing and CNC machining operations at a single location.
Over the next four months, Elcometer’s Belgium manufacturing operations, located in Hermalle-sous-Argenteau, will be transferred to its new purpose-built 1,600-square-meter (17,200-square-foot) state-of-the-art UK CNC Machining Centre facility in Manchester, opened in April 2014. The move will maximize productivity and simplify the control and management of Elcometer’s coating inspection and physical test equipment business.
In recent years, the group has made considerable investment in new equipment, including vertical and horizontal milling machines, sliding head lathes, planar and cylindrical grinding machines, and robotic loading and unloading facilities. This pattern of investment will continue with several new equipment additions already earmarked for the coming year.
This increased capacity and capability will result in direct benefits for customers in terms of even greater product availability and quality.
Commercial operations (sales, service and repair) are not affected.
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Review: We loved this place. I got the seitan reuben, a pumpkin-chocolate chip cupcake, and some homemade iced tea, and my husband got a faux grilled cheese, thai peanut soup, and a peanut butter-oreo milkshake (all vegan). The only thing we weren't crazy about was his soup, which had more heat than flavor, but wasn't awful. We loved our sandwiches, and the milkshake was out of this world. (I've never heard my husband rave about a faux grilled cheese before; it sounds boring to me - as does regular grilled cheese - but he said that this version was outstanding.) We wish we had more opportunities to be in Syracuse, just so we could try the whole menu of sandwiches and shakes.

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You don’t ever want your competitors to surpass you in your own business. Managed IT Services will ensure that your system is running at its best. You can be assured that your business will run smoothly with experts available to assist you at any time. Everybody wants to improve their business efficiency, but they don’t want to spend their time doing it. This service is worth the price. The majority of services have a set monthly fee so that you are never caught off guard. The service focuses also on controlling and reducing all your operational costs. Learn more?
It can take a lot of time to manage your network system on a daily basis. Managed IT Services can provide you with the support you require, no matter what size your network may be. It can be difficult to keep your network up and running from one branch to another. All of your staff will have constant access to the work they do with these services. Reduced complexity helps to maintain a stable system. They focus on keeping up with the latest technology and what your business will require in the future. It can take a lot of time to keep up with all the laws that govern managing and controlling company data. It is better to leave this area up to the professionals.
You can get periodic reports from some Managed IT Services to see how much improvement these services are bringing you. Managed IT Services also manage your backups so that you have easy access to them in the event of a disaster. Another valuable service is desktop management. Many businesses require that employees work away from the office. It is important to be able access your computer remotely from wherever you may be when working in the field. It is frustrating to be in front of potential clients and not be able do your job. It’s a wise decision to let Managed IT Services handle some of your responsibilities.


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Editor: Running PressHardcover: 128 pages
Photographer: Edward S. Curtis
The words and evocative black/white photographs in this book provide a dramatic visual and spiritual portrayal of Native American culture. Quotations by Native American leaders inspire us with their wisdom.
Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions; Min edition (October 15, 1993)
Product Dimensions: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.7 inches

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Sundays in Bed With…The Monk
Sundays in Bed With… is a meme/feature started by my friend Kate at Midnight Book Girl, where we can highlight the book that we’re spending the day in bed reading (or the one we wish we could be reading all day in bed!).
I’m hoping to spend the day in bed with…
The Monk by Matthew Lewis
I read The Monk years ago in college, and I remember LOVING it. And I was very excited to hear about some bloggers having a readalong for it this month! So I grabbed my old copy that’s falling apart and started reading it yesterday. Supposedly there’s a free Kindle version, so if you want to join the #monkalong you can check it out at Reading Rambo.
What are you spending this Sunday in bed with? Let me know in the comments, or leave a link to your post if you’re participating in this meme and I’ll try to stop by your blog!
pagesunboundOctober 4, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Ooh, this is one of my favorite Gothic novels! I had no idea there was a read-along going on!
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Many Seniors rely on prescription medication to stay healthy.
1 in 3 Ontario seniors need 10 or more prescriptions for different drugs each year.
But the Liberal budget will mean most seniors are going to see their drug costs almost double.
The deductible for the Ontario Drug Benefit is nearly doubling from $100 to $170 and every time a senior pays for a prescription they’ll be paying more in their co-pay.
There has been no consultation. There has been no warning.
For the majority of Ontario seniors on fixed incomes, this is a huge new cost.
Seniors deserve our respect, they should have access to the prescription drugs they need, when they need them.
Demand better for our seniors, add your name now:

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A continuation of my "Then & Now" photo series of Medicine Hat, Alberta featuring archival and modern day images in side by side comparisons.
1955 & 2017 - Crystal Dairy Building
Trucks lined up outside of the Crystal Dairy in 1955 are contrasted against the modern day apartment building in 2017.
1920 & 2017 - 2nd Street
Elephants parade down 2nd Street in downtown Medicine Hat advertising the arrival of the circus in 1920. While part of the building in the background has since burnt down, in 2017 these elephants would be about to walk by Station Coffee Company.
1966 & 2017 - Esso Station
A brand new Esso in 1966 meets modern office space in 2017. This is the corner of 1st Street and 5th Ave. The fire hydrant is still in the same place.
1929 & 2017 - Elm Street School
While education has changed a lot between 1929 and 2017, the biggest difference to Elm Street School is actually barely visible in this archival image. Notice a few more windows peeking out from behind the school in 1929? Elm Street School originally had a giant rear wing that was later demolished in 1973.
1939 & 2017 - Train Station
Seen here in 1939, King George VI (on the right) and Queen Elizabeth arrive at the train station in Medicine Hat on their cross country tour of Canada. Leading up to the outbreak of WWII, the unprecedented scope of the visit saw the royals visit each Canadian province, traveling much of the country by rail.
Thousands upon thousands of spectators greeted the royals in each of the numerous communities and stops along the way. The tour was meant to emphasize the Dominion of Canada's independence from Britain, while also rallying support in the event of war. It marked the first time a reigning British monarch had visited Canada, and as such, the visit proved to be a huge morale booster for the country.
Medicine Hat's train station is easily recognizable in the background of this archival photograph, and the exterior still looks very much the same in 2017.
1920s & 2017 - 2nd Street
Lots of changes, but also lots of similarities along 2nd Street between the 1920s and 2017.
1962 & 2017 - 2nd Street
What's particularly interesting about the 1962 image is that the corner building is seen with a renovated mid-century facade. By contrast, the same building in 2017 was clearly refurbished at some point after 1962 to look like it originally did when it was constructed in the early 1900s.
1914 & 2017 - River View
Once again one of the defining differences between Medicine Hat nearly a century ago and Medicine Hat today - TREES!
1913 & 2017 - Rail Yard Warehouse
Seen here during construction in 1913, this rail yard warehouse is often remembered for housing the Dominion Fruit Company / Dominion Grocers. The building still stands today and looks very much the same, however I'd be really curious to see the inside.

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Scarisbrick Arts offers bespoke study programmes for those wishing to pursue a career in Music and the Performing Arts. Designed in conjunction with the student and parents, prospective students can choose from a core programme of a Diploma or A Level route, and this is supplemented with additional classes to support their chosen discipline.
Grade 8 Theory
Acting for Stage
Acting for Film & Television
Entry is by audition and interview with the Head of Sixth Form and Head of Performing Arts and entry to the programme is available at the start of each academic year.


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TURTLETOWN, Tenn. — A family of four, including two children, is displaced after an early morning house fire in Polk County.
It happened on Mcjunkin Road around 2 Thursday morning.
Officials say the home is a total loss. The American Red Cross is helping the family.
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LAFAYETTE, Ga. — A Walker County family is without a home, after it goes up in flames.
BENTON, Tenn. - Polk County officials are on the scene of a fatal house fire in Benton.
A family in the Highway 58 area was displaced today as a morning fire destroyed their home.
ROSSVILLE, Ga. — A North Georgia family is going through the debris after a fire destroys their home.

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Research and development
ITECMA materials are developed by the Institute of New Carbon Materials and Technologies (INCMaT). The key competence of the Institute is the synthesis of polymers and developments in the field of carbon composite materials.
The co-founder of INCMaT is the Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The main directions of the Institute's work in the field of polymer composite materials are:
- Development of high-temperature polymer matrices: epoxy, bismaleimide and phthalonitrile;
- Development of new adhesives and fillers for three-layer panels;
- Development of structural adhesives for reinforcement systems of loaded structural systems;
- Development of materials for high-temperature vacuum infusion and RTM;
- Development of special resins for prepregs production, including non-autoclave ones;
- Development of special resins for production of fabrics for automated laying up.
One of the latest developments of INCMaT is the unique high-temperature phthalonitrile resin PN-3M for vacuum infusion and RTM. PN-3M products can be operated at temperatures up to 450 °C. A peculiarity of this resin is a low melting point (80 °C) with a pre-curing temperature of 180 °C, which allows achieving a high processability comparable to that of epoxy resins.
All materials under development pass a complex of tests, such as thermal analysis, physical and mechanical tests, climatic tests, etc.
Mathematical modeling takes a significant place in the understanding of the composites creating process. INCMaT constantly expands the field of process modeling and only some of them are indicated below:
- Processes of vacuum infusion and autoclave molding;
- Geometry of technological tooling and parts for compensation of warping processes;
- Temperature gradients arising during the process of polymerization of composite materials.
Advanced developments in carbon composites area
INCMaT develops in the following areas:
- Materials for composite 3D printing;
- Materials and structures based on discrete fibers;
- Composite materials with shape memory;
- Electroactive composite materials.
Composites with a shape memory is restored to a pre-programmed shape after heating to a certain temperature. Such materials will provide a possibility to transport parts from composites in - space, for example the parabolic antennas folded into the tube, that can be deployed on site.
Electroactive composites change their shape when applying an electric field. In prospect it will be possible to create control elements of vehicles (handle bars and mechanization of the aircraft wings, rudders of ships) without electric or mechanical drives from the electroactive composites.
Carbon materials development area
Alongside the developments in the composites area based on void-free and discrete carbon fibers, INCMaT develops and introduces the marked products in the following areas:
- Climatic panels made of exfoliated graphite;
- Fireproof coatings based on intercalated graphite.
More information about the Institute of New Carbon Materials and Technologies can be found at www.inumit.ru.


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After an initial honeymoon in the polls, voters rightly or wrongly are blaming Mr Biden for inflation, stalled legislation, the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan and the persistent COVID-19 pandemic.
Now for the first time in months, Mr Biden is being handed a rare opportunity to look like a winner.
Appointing judges to the Supreme Court is one of the most consequential and long-lasting achievements a president can make.
And a seamless nomination process could reverse Mr Biden’s sinking approval ratings.
The appointment is a likely success for Mr Biden – as the former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he knows all the ins and outs of getting a judge put on the bench.
And the centrist Democrats in the Senate who have obstructed his agenda in the past few months are unlikely to vote against his nominee.
Because it was an easy win, Biden supporters have been wringing their hands in recent months hoping for Justice Breyer to retire before the midterms.
Democrats feared the 83-year-old would stay on the bench indefinitely, as is a Supreme Court judge’s right.
Liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg did just that, refusing to retire in her old age before she died during Donald Trump’s presidency.
Justice Ginsburg was replaced with the far more conservative Amy Coney Barrett, much to Democrats’ chagrin.
Mr Biden pledged during the campaign that he would name a Black woman as his first Supreme Court pick.
A Black woman has never served on America’s highest court.
The most likely choice is Kentanji Brown Jackson, who was elevated to the US Court of Appeals in the DC Circuit last year.
Justice Brown Jackson has been considered a potential candidate for the Supreme Court since Barack Obama was in the White House.
California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger is another option, as is appeals court judge Candace Jackson-Akiwumi.
The White House has already dismissed one potential nominee – Vice President Kamala Harris.
Ms Harris is deeply unpopular as vice president, and naming her to the Supreme Court would allow Mr Biden to replace her.
As a former attorney-general and prosecutor, Ms Harris has the qualifications to serve on the bench.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki poured cold water on the suggestion today.
“The president has every intention, as he said before, of running for reelection and for running for reelection with Vice President Harris on the ticket,” she said.
Unfortunately for Mr Biden, this appointment is far less consequential than he would like it to be.
Liberals account for just three of the nine Supreme Court justices.
After Justice Breyer steps down and is replaced, that number won’t change.
Nevertheless, Mr Biden will be able to make his mark on the court.
And the White House will hope he’ll get a polling bump as a result.
In recent weeks, Mr Biden’s approval rating has gone below 40 per cent in some polls.
A Morning Consult poll published today shows Mr Biden would lose to a “generic Republican” by a 46-37 per cent margin.
Fortunately for Mr Biden, “generic Republican” cannot appear on a ballot.
The poll showed Mr Biden would beat Donald Trump by a single point, Mike Pence by two points, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis by five points and Texas Senator Ted Cruz by six points.


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The following simple exercises are important to do for improving your coordination and hand-eye control. The more you do them the faster you will improve. Whereas with Dynamic Gesture drawing we are targeting learning how to move fluidly, and with traditional Life Drawing classes we study to refine anatomy. Here we want to target fine motor control, repetition, and a intimate understanding of your tools. The goal is to gain great familiarity with existing patterns, or invent our own. And learn how each can be rendered and stylized by any given implement. This will become a key element in developing your own visual grammar, or a recognizable traditional one.
Part of why we use simple patterns while we do this is so you can focus on the line qualities you get and not think much about what you are drawing. I also encourage general inventive doodling as part of this regime. ideally this will help you acquire skills useful when drawing fine detail and textures. Try to become as comfortable with these as handwriting, looking to be able to modulate and control the level of detail and precision without too much trouble. In time these practices should lend you the control you will need to make marks with greater intentionality, control and grace.


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Please keep in mind Colors of Kittens dont start setting in Until about 6 months of age.
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Lilac Point Male
Handsome Male he is just shy of a year, loves attention and prefers to cuddle and bond than play. 🤵He is very photogenic.His eyes are Piercing blue <3 along with his unique coloring. He is Walking Luxury 💎
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Gorgeous Dark Colored baby girl, She is very curious and silly for her age. She is the very first one to come up to me with all her curiosity. She will be ready May for her forever home.🏡
This gorgeous striped baby boy🐯 Loves being silly & Purrer 🥰 very photogenic baby boy. He will be ready March for his forever home.
Blue Tortie Female
Gorgeous Colorful baby girl 🌈 Loves posing for the camera at such an early age. She is a mommy's girl so I'm sure she will be a cuddle bug as she gets older and her personality develops. She will be ready March for her forever home.
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⚡Stunning chocolate boy 🍫, He Has a very loving and attention seeking personality 🥰 loves to be silly. He is ready for his forever home.🏡
Beautiful Dark colored Female, Her coloring wont finish setting until she is a bit older. Her personality is still coming out as she is only a few weeks old, she is a mommy's girl. She will be ready May for her forever home.🏡
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This Handsome baby boy, he is very photogenic and a BIG poser for the camera. He is a very silly & playful baby boy, Very curious, loves getting into trouble. He gets to keep his gorgeous colored eyes👀 He is six months old, and is looking for his forever family.🏡 He is ready now!!
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Gorgeous Baby boy, His personality shines through his pictures, He will be ready March for his forever home.🏡
The most loving and charming personality. 🌟 He's an attention seeker, and a non-stop purrer. Loves high places to see what's going on around him. He is ready now for his forever home. 🏡
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🌷Baby Girl Loves to be the center of attention, She loves to pose for the camera her personality shines through her pictures, She is very spunky and silly, Ready March for her forever home.🏡
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This baby girl, She has the most Beautiful, Unique coloring Light Blue/Gray with a Bonus of his gorgeous BIG bright eyes She is still young, her personality is coming out. she will be ready March for her forever home.🏡
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Beautiful baby girl has the most Gorgeous color and her beautiful bright colored eyes <3 to match her luxurious personality. She Loves posing for the camera & Loves to Purr. 👑
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Beautiful Stunning Baby boy, He has gorgeous Coloring. Like his siblings he loves posing for the camera. He will get darker as he ages, Loves to cuddle and is also a Big Purrer. He will be ready March for his forever home.🏡
Luxurious chocolate baby boy🍫 Very sweet & Loving. He's one year old, there is absolutely nothing wrong with him. Just reducing our cattery. Fully litter trained, up to date on vaciness and neutered. Ready now for his forever home.🏡

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For two empty nesters who had lived in their home for over 20 years, Homepolish's Rosa Beltran brought a much-needed update to the space that hadn't been touched since the 80s.
Contemporary322 tours, 3866 photos
There are days when New York can be too much... the stalled subway cars, the slow walkers, and the summer trash stench just have us dreaming of clean and charming Scandinavian Europe. Homepolish designer Amanda Breslow clues us in on the chicest Scandinavian finds in NYC.
Talking to Homepolish designer and new mom Candace Rein, we get the 7 essential tips for designing a bedroom for a new baby.
A modern man cave shouldn’t look like a caveman designed it. These five tips and shoppable items will help you transform a your dad's escape from drab to debonair.
For a couple just moving into the Mission district, Homepolish's Nicole Newkirk created a modern space, warmed with artisanal crafts, tribal patterns, and color.
Hopping around the globe, a couple finally settled in the Bay Area after their marriage. After receiving some Homepolish hours as a wedding gift, they worked with designer Leah Harmatz to really find a sense of "home."
Tour around with Homepolish's Pippa Lee as she shows us an incredible redesign in Chelsea that took a home gym to a twin nursery, complete with a custom jungle gym, rock wall, and light tunnel.
Under the expert eye of Homepolish's Becky Shea, a New York apartment that was originally a printing house gave way to a striking residential space.
For two absolutely stylish brothers (one works for a fashion label and the other for a music label), Homepolish's Michelle Zacks created a bachelor pad that measures up to their cool factor.
In a building originally built as a warehouse in 1928, Homepolish's Emma Lesser took the sweeping space and transformed it into a contemporary heaven.

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An injury opened up a spot for one of the Angels' top prospects to play in the XM All-Star Futures Game.
Catcher Hank Conger, who prepped at Hunting Beach High School, has been added to the U.S. team, replacing the Pirates Tony Sanchez.
Conger's currently batting .280 with five home runs and 25 RBI for triple-A Salt Lake.
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- Tustin hiker who died in Sequoia National Park identified
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- 4 injured in two-car crash that closed Ball Road in Anaheim


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Lady Jays lose 89-69
Published 12/07/2011, Worthington Daily Globe
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Minnesota West’s women’s basketball team fell on the road versus Morningside JV 89-69. The first eight minutes went OK for the Lady Jays, but after that they dug themselves a hole they could not get out of.Word count: 220
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On the Season 3 finale of Coyote Culture, we are wrapping it up with a bang, or 4. Join the Dayton, Seth, and Peyton as they show four awesome hunts. Hard charging, self-filmed, excellent shooting, your going to see it all right here. Thats alright now, on Coyote Culture!! Although we are bummed about this […]
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Calling a field of cut corn. Pretty dumb huh?? Well when you know there are a ton of coyotes in the area, and you’ve had a lot of success in the past, you go for it!! That’s all right now, on Coyote Culture!!
Continued from the last episode, we are still hunting during our contest. Derek, Damon, and Lonny get their turn on trying to put some fur down. Although they are not competing in the contest, they are hunting some familiar territory. Couple of spots that produce time and time again. Bet you can’t guess how many […]
We are really excited to bring you this episode. Most of the time we are out calling coyotes and trying to bring you the best film possible!! But one time of the year, we choose a special person/family to help out. This year we chose John Blakesley. This was extremely special to us, because John […]
Hunting new ground can be fun and frustrating all at one time. Sometimes you get lucky and set up at the right spots and have a lot of luck. Other times you chase them all day and maybe get one or two. Well thats what Seth and Lonny run into on hunting this new ground, […]
Filming coyotes can be tough. Filming coyotes, running the gun, and the camera is also tough 😉 . On this episode, join Lonny as he is out self-filming. He shows you a couple coyotes that are completely different. One cooperative one, and one that was a little camera shy!! Thats all right now, on Coyote […]
You ever wonder how to take care of those hanging up coyotes that stop out there at 300 plus yards? Well it starts with a good set up, and a ton of practice. Practice, practice, practice, you’ve been hearing it for years. The same goes for shooting. We choose to train for these tough shots, […]
Hey guys, we are pretty excited to bring in Season 3 in with a bang!! On the season’s first episode, Derek and Lonny bring the heat with 4 coyotes. This was a pretty special day. Join the boys as they show some marksmanship on some mid- range coyotes, even a first time double at distance. […]
Its been a great season thus far on Season 2 of Coyote Culture. We really hope you enjoyed it!! With that said, here is the final episode!! Join Damon and Lonny for a couple awesome hunts to end the Second Season of Coyote Culture.
Join us for one of the better days we had calling in this season. In the first hunt, we run into a few coyotes that didn’t want to respond to the call very good. After throwing a bunch of stuff at them, we finally get them to commit. Then we jump a coyote walking into […]

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Offsite, curated by Kathleen Ritter, is the new exhibition by Kota Ezawa on view at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Artist Kota Ezawa’s diverse projects take the form of digital animations, slide projections, lightboxes, paper cut-outs, intaglio etchings, ink drawings and wood sculptures. Using well-known images from the history of photography, film and the popular media, Ezawa’s pared down renderings speak to the iconic status of photography.
For Offsite, Ezawa’s large-scale wooden tableau pictures a group of people raising their hands to vote in what appears to be a town hall meeting. The work is a visual representation of democracy by one of its most prevalent signifiers: the vote. By eliminating details, the image refers less to a specific group of individuals, and more to a general sign of a collective body united in a common purpose. In light of recent events in which demands for societal reform have become apparent both in Canada and abroad, Ezawa’s portrait of democracy could not be more timely.
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Image: Kota Ezawa. Hand Vote, 2008, wood and paint. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Ryan Thayer. Source www.vanartgallery.bc.ca


MIT researchers have created a way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics to monitor the wearer’s vital signs, like temperature, respiration, heart rate. The sensors could be used to monitor ill people, athletes, astronauts and others.
The team designed a prototype shirt with 30 temporary sensors and an accelerometer that can measure movement, heart rate and breathing rate. The sensors transmit data wirelessly to a smartphone. The shirt is made of a polyester blend. They used this material for its moisture-wicking properties and the ability to conform to the body. Sensors can be incorporated into shirts and other garments and customized to the wearer’s body. Any commercially available electronic parts and custom made electronics can be embedded in everyday textiles.
The team set out to create a stretchy fabric with removable electronics sensors incorporated into it. The textile is not electrically functional. It acts as a passive element of the garment, so devices could be worn comfortably.
The electronic sensors are long, flexible strips encased in epoxy that are woven into narrow channels in the fabric. The main goal of the new wearable is to measure the physical activity of the body from the same body part without any fixture or tape.
The team designed a prototype shirt with 30 temporary sensors and an accelerometer that can measure movement, heart rate and breathing rate. The sensors transmit data wirelessly to a smartphone.
The outside of the shirt looks normal, but the inside has exposed electronics that touch the skin. Compression ensures that the active parts of the sensors are touching the wearer’s skin. The garments can be washed with the sensors in them, but the sensors can also be removed and transferred to another garment.
They tested prototypes on wearers while they worked out at the gym. They monitored changes in temperature, heart rate and breathing rate. The sensors cover a large surface of the body so the team could observe temperature changes in different areas of the body and find how the changes correlate.
The shirts can be easily manufactured in different sizes. The team spent time in China experimenting with mass-producing materials for the garments. There are plans to develop other types of garments with embedded sensors.
A paper on this technology was published in npj Flexible Electronics.


The Miami Marlins hit the All-Star break with the worst record in the National League. But there are positives to draw from what has been an intriguing first half of the season. Which players are going to be around as the team continues to rebuild over the coming seasons? Who might be on the block as the trade deadline approaches?
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Dave Pelzer's memoirs have been Number One bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic in hardback and paperback Dave Pelzer continues to attract unprecedented media coverage UK sales for A CHILD CALLED IT alone are in excess of half a million copies to date The US edition was a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller for over two years, and the UK editions are also still riding high in the bestseller lists more than a year after publication Over a million copies have been sold around the world and it has been translated into twenty languages Dave Pelzer is one of America's most effective and respected speakers; he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for A CHILD CALLED IT and was named one of the 10 Outstanding Young Persons of the World 'What has made Dave Pelzer's story a bestseller is that it is also a story of redemption. It is a story where love, kindness, patience and endurance triumph' DAILY MAIL
Dave Pelzer is recognised as one of America's most effective and respected communicators addressing corporations, conventions and health/psychology/primary care workers. His unique accomplishments have garnered personal commendations from Ronald Reagan and George Bush. He was selected as torchbearer for the 1996 Olympic Torch relay. He has dedicated his life to helping others help themselves.
'His story is a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit and has helped victims of abuse the world over come to terms with their own experiences' THE MAIL ON SUNDAY, 14 July 2002


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As part of my 36 Hope Expands Series, I am practicing proximity by sharing the film The Long Night by Tim Matsui with other members of The Global Team of 200. The film is free to watch through this weekend.
The film follows lives effected by domestic sex trafficking in the Seattle area.
Seattle. The United States. Human trafficking happens here too.
The film is difficult to watch. Being exposed to such profound pain is not fun. I almost deleted this whole post, when I realized that part of proximity is hard.
Lisa, a heroin addict and prostitute, arrived at Genesis (a program implemented by the police to help trafficked minors into a new life.) A police officer gave her a bathrobe. She wept at the simple act of care.
Here you can see a photo essay of Lisa’s journey.
The runaway returned home, yet felt she would never be able to win her parents forgiveness. ‘I didn’t need to. They loved me unconditionally.’
Tim Matsui has not stopped with just making the film. He worked with The Fourth Act, an organization that brings storytellers and images together to create change and The Fledgling Fund doing the same through filmmaking.
There are hard things out there that shouldn’t be. It is so easy to look away.
Our challenge is to look and shrink the distance between us and those in need and respond.
It’s about proximity.
Start by viewing this photograph. It is cause to pause.


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Biochemistry, Molecular Simulations, Enzymes and Drug Design
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Phone: (805) 893-6157; Fax: (805) 893-4120; email: email@example.com
Dr. Kahn obtained his Diploma (Cum Laude) in Chemistry from the University of Tartu in 1992. He continued his research at the same institution in the laboratory of Professor Mati Karelson and received M.S. in Chemistry in 1994. After serving as a mentor for the 26th International Chemistry Olympiad, he joined the Ph.D. program at the University of Missouri-Columbia working with Dr. Peter Tipton on the mechanism of urate oxidase. He was awarded Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry in 1998. Dr. Kahn joined the reserach group of Professor Thomas C. Bruice in 1998 and continues working in the Department as Lecturer.
Dr. Kahn is currently teaching several lecture classes as well as a series of biochemistry laboratory courses in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the UCSB.
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December 10, 2015 1:37:55 am
The 18-month wait for news of Indian workers who went missing from Islamic State-captured Iraq territory is threatening to rip apart one family in Amritsar district. Parents of a woman whose husband is among the 39 missing want her to get remarried, straining her relations with her in-laws who cling on to hope based on government promises to trace him.
“How can we allow this? What if our son is alive as the Indian government is telling us regularly? They must have something to believe that my son is alive,” says the mother of the 32-year-old missing man, adding that she had not spoken to her daughter-in-law or her family in four months. Neither of the families wants to be identified.
The woman’s parents want her to marry her husband’s cousin, according to her in-laws. “We want to believe he is alive. But the parents of my daughter-in-law have been forcing us to marry her with my nephew, who is unmarried. They threaten us that they would get her married off anyway if we do not say yes to my nephew,” the mother says.
While denying they were putting pressure on the in-laws regarding the nephew, the woman’s father says his 28-year-old daughter’s future is at stake. She has a two-year-old daughter, born after her husband left for Iraq in 2013.
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The woman and her husband’s family divide the Rs 20,000 a month assistance the Punjab government provides to the next of kin of the missing men. “No man would like to see his daughter in such circumstances. How long can we wait? We need to take a decision about her future,” the woman’s father told The Indian Express.
Forty Indian workers had gone missing in war-torn Mosul in June 2014. Soon after, one of them, Harijit Masih, managed to escape. He was kept virtually in detention by Indian security agencies after his return, and soon after his release, had said he had seen the remaining Indians being killed. While the news had dismayed the families of the 39, the government had urged them not to go by Masih’s claim.
Parvinder Singh alias Lucky of Chauni Kalan village in Hoshiarpur district, whose brother Kamaljeet Singh is among the 39 missing and who is a virtual spokesperson for the families, says he doesn’t blame either the parents of the woman in the above case, nor the husband’s. “Neither of them is at fault. Anyone can understand their situation,” he says. “We have had nine meetings with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and we have been seeking another appointment. Every time, she has given us the same answer. They never give us new information. It is a difficult situation to live with.”
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Video game livestreaming has gone from a niche subgenre to a cultural phenomenon in just a few years, with huge communities dedicated to specific platforms, games, and personalities.
Professional streamers might make it look easy (and it can be!), but if you want your stream to actually look and sound good, you’ll have to make a few investments. A professional microphone, for example, will go a long way in making your stream stand out from the crowd. And there’s plenty of free, easy-to-use software that will add professional features to your stream.
This guide is mostly for people who are brand-new to streaming and want some advice on how to get started and casual streamers who are looking for suggestions on equipment and software upgrades. For our purposes, we’re going to assume you’ll be streaming video games. The advice will be similar though, if you’re broadcasting board games, a talk show or your dinner.
Where to stream: Twitch or YouTube?
The first thing you’ll need to figure out is where you’re going to broadcast. You’ll most likely be choosing between Twitch and YouTube, the two largest platforms for livestreaming. Microsoft’s Mixer is also easy to use on Windows, Xbox One and Android devices. (Switch and PS4 users can stream to Mixer with the help of a capture card.) There aren’t major differences when it comes to uploading your content, especially since streaming companies have borrowed a lot of each other’s features. There are a few small differences, though.
YouTube recently launched a new gaming hub that it says will make it easier for viewers to discover new creators. YouTube Gaming has the benefit of a familiar interface — it looks very similar to YouTube proper — and most people already know how to navigate YouTube. It’s also easy to upload pre-recorded videos to your YouTube channel, a feature that Twitch is still not great at.
While YouTube is a larger platform in general, Twitch was built specifically for streaming. There are also more tools for channel customization on Twitch. If you’re only interested in streaming and don’t plan on uploading any compilations or pre-recorded videos, Twitch is probably the way to go. And of course the biggest streamer in the world is on Twitch.
Twitch and YouTube also have different monetization structures that should be considered if you are hoping to make some extra cash by streaming. Both Twitch and YouTube have partner programs that allow streamers with a large audience to make money by running ads. And most popular streamers use sponsorships, affiliate programs and donations from viewers to supplement their income. It can take years to get to that level, though.
For newer streamers, Twitch’s affiliate program is the easiest way to make a bit of cash. Twitch affiliates can earn a small amount of revenue — we’re talking a few cents at a time — with subscriptions and “bits” (a kind of Twitch currency) from viewers.
We get into more granular guidance for streaming on individual consoles below, but no matter where you’re streaming from you’ll need a way to broadcast audio and (probably) video.
If you’re streaming alone, you can probably get away with using a high-quality headset and mic. Polygon’s guide is a great place to look if you don’t yet have a set of gaming headphones. We recommend the SteelSeries Siberia 840 as the best multi-platform option because it can connect to and toggle between multiple devices at once.
If you want a bit more control over your audio, a standing microphone will give some added flexibility. Plus, if you’re streaming with another person in the room, multiple microphones will pick up each other’s voices (assuming you don’t have professional audio software to filter it out). The Blue Yeti is a favorite among streamers and podcasters — it’s the one I use at home, and I love it. It plugs in via USB and is pretty intuitive to use.
The vast majority of streamers also broadcast video, though it’s not an absolute requirement. If you do plan on showing your face, you’ll want to invest in a better camera than whatever’s built into your laptop.
Logitech’s C922 webcam was built for streaming. It has a high enough frame rate to avoid lag, autofocus and lighting adjustment tools, and a background replacement feature that works like a virtual green screen, capturing just your image.
Streaming on PS4
By far the most user-friendly game streaming experience is on the PlayStation 4. The DualShock 4 controller has a “Share” button that allows you to broadcast to Twitch or YouTube directly from the console. Just log in to your account from a computer and start streaming. To stop streaming, press the Share button again. It’s really as simple as that.
Before you start broadcasting, you can adjust settings like stream title and quality, enable comments, and adjust the screen layout. That’s also where you’ll turn on your microphone (you can set up a headset or USB in the PlayStation Settings menu). Video is supported too, but for that you’ll need to set up a PlayStation Camera.
Streaming on Xbox One
The Xbox One has a built-in system in place to seamlessly broadcast to the Microsoft-owned streaming service Mixer. Like on PS4, you can set a title, enable audio and video, and turn on chat from the settings page.
To stream directly to Twitch from an Xbox One, you’ll have to download the Twitch app. From there it’s a pretty similar process: log in and activate your account, adjust your settings and start streaming.
Mixer is currently the only Xbox One streaming service that allows the use of a third-party camera. Again we’d recommend Logitech’s C922 if you’re going the Mixer route. To capture your image on Twitch, you’ll need to set up a (discontinued) Kinect camera. Refurbished models aren’t too difficult to find, but you’ll also need an adapter if you have an Xbox One S or Xbox One X, since Microsoft removed the dedicated Kinect port from those models.
There’s currently no way to stream directly to YouTube from an Xbox One. For that, you’ll have to capture your gameplay and route it through a PC. More detailed instructions on how to do that are in the PC section below.
Streaming on PC
Streaming from a PC gives you the most flexibility and options, but it also takes the most work. First you’ll need to make sure that your PC can handle running a game and streaming at the same time. Twitch recommends an Intel Core i5-4760 processor and at least 8 GB RAM, but that’s the bare minimum.
If you’re planning on streaming smaller indie or retro games, you’re probably OK with those specs. However, you’re not going to be able to even play a AAA title at higher resolutions, let alone stream it, without spending some extra money on better hardware.
If you ask Reddit, it’s blasphemous to buy a PC instead of building it yourself. But manufacturers like Alienware and Origin are good at what they do, and can guarantee that their computers’ parts are optimized to work well together. You can always upgrade individual components if you need more power or memory.
The next step is downloading a broadcasting software. There are several free ones to choose from; my favorite is StreamLabs OBS. It’s an open-source software with a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to set up a basic stream, but includes a bunch of fun customization widgets if you want to get creative.
To broadcast a PC game, you’ll first have to link your profile to the streaming software. The software will ask for a “stream key” that can be found on your Twitch or YouTube profile. That key is what gives the software permission to broadcast to your channel, so be sure that you don’t share it with anyone who you don’t want streaming under your name.
After you entered your stream key, you’ll need to choose what you’re broadcasting. StreamLabs has a drop-down menu where you can select audio and video sources like a USB microphone or webcam. It should automatically capture a full-size game, but you can also choose to broadcast any open window or your full screen via that menu.
Streaming console games on a PC
The StreamLabs menu is also where you can choose to stream console games from your PC. There are a few reasons why you’d want to do this: Either your console doesn’t support streaming directly, or you want to take advantage of your broadcasting software’s customizations.
To stream to a PC from a console you’ll need a capture card, a device that picks up your gameplay on the console and routes it to your PC via HDMI. Elgato is the capture card manufacturer of choice for most streamers I know. It’s pretty easy to set up — just run an HDMI cable from your console to the capture card, and another from the capture card to the PC. Once everything is connected and you’ve downloaded Elgato’s free game capture software, you’ll be able to select the capture card in StreamLabs’ drop-down menu.
Streaming on Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch doesn’t have built-in streaming capabilities (there’s a video capture button, but it just clips your last 30 seconds of gameplay), so you’ll have to use a capture card and route it through your PC. Since the capture card works via HDMI and the console’s HDMI port is on the dock, you won’t be able to stream Switch games in handheld mode.
And unless your TV is right next to your PC, you’ll probably want to pick up some HDMI and USB extension cords, especially if you’re using a USB webcam and/or microphone. You’ll have to start the stream on your PC and then run over to your TV to start playing. It’s not an ideal setup, but it works.
Streaming on mobile devices
Want to stream your mobile games? There’s an app for that.
For Android users, the easiest way to stream from your phone is through the YouTube gaming app. Like on the PS4, you’ll be able to stream directly to YouTube after a brief setup where you can enable audio, video (via your selfie camera) and chat. To stream to Twitch from an Android device, you’ll still have to route through a PC. The app Vysor will let you display your Android screen in a PC window that you can then capture in StreamLabs.
iPhone users will have to rely on a third-party app to stream to Twitch or YouTube. The app Mobcrush captures your screen recording (which you’ll have to enable in settings) and broadcasts it. Just like with other software you’ll have to enter your stream key in the Mobcrush settings. Then, once you start playing your game, go to the control center (swipe down on the top of the screen), hit the screen record button and choose Mobcrush from the drop-down menu. That will start streaming your screen and audio. There’s no video functionality yet other than screen share so you won’t be able to film your reactions.
It’s important to remember when streaming from your phone that you’re basically just screen-sharing to all of your viewers. That means you should probably turn off preview notifications unless you want everyone to read your texts and emails.


text: Notwithstanding the above and other requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program, a serious effort is now underway in Washington to amend some of the provisions of the CARES Act. Specifically, the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) and other business allies in the Nation’s Capital are working to better educate Congress on the needs of the franchise owner community and in that vein, urge franchisees to sign this petition. By doing so, you will be urging Congress to better protect your business from unfounded lawsuits; adjust the duration, taxation, amount and “forgiveness” criteria for PPP loans; and expand insurance coverage for future health-related crises. A serious bipartisan effort to pass the amendments failed in the US Senate late yesterday with the Senate adjourning for the Memorial Day holiday. Despite that disappointment, the US House is planning for a vote as early as next Wednesday on its own version of the bipartisan Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, which would allow loan forgiveness for expenses outside the eight-week period; eliminate the 75% payroll threshold on loan proceed use; expand the loan term beyond the current two years; ensure full access to payroll tax deferment for businesses that take PPP loans; and extend the June 30, 2020 rehiring deadline. DDIFO urges our members to sign this petition and help us and the CFA help you during these challenging times!

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Point source pollution, coming from easily identifiable sources such as factories and wastewater treatment plants, is taking second place to non-point source pollution as having the greatest impact on the river. Who's responsible for non-point source pollution? You are. Learn how you can minimize your impact and play an important role in protecting the St. Johns River.
For decades, farmers have had a bulls-eye on their backs as major polluters of the river. Farmers, though, can be good stewards of the land when they implement what are known as BMPs, or Best Management Practices. In this interactive presentation about farm sectors in the St. Johns River area, learn about BMPs that farmers are implementing to minimize their impact on the river.
To maintain that green lawn in your front yard requires a tremendous amount of fertilizer and pesticides. These inputs can leach into the groundwater or flow into the river system during rainstorms. Multiplied by hundreds of thousands of homes with lawns, the yard represents one of the heaviest impacts on the St. Johns River watershed. Learn decisive steps you can take to make your home and lawn more river-friendly.

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The Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder purchased about 28 acres on Prospect Road in Sarasota for $1.7 million, court records show.
The land sits near the corner of Tuttle Avenue and Saunders Road in southern Manatee County. Neal acquired the site from David Parrish.
Neal plans to build 45 homes on the land through a development dubbed “Woodland Trace.” The company expects to start construction by May, with the first homes ready by early 2015.
The new community will replace Neal’s popular Woodbrook development nearby. Since its opening in November 2011, homes in Woodbrook have sold rapidly, with the expectation that the 218 home sites there will be gone by the time Woodland Trace opens.
“All of our communities in that area are very strong because it’s west of Interstate 75, close to employers in both Sarasota and Bradenton, and the schools are A rated schools,” company founder Pat Neal said. “Everything about that neighborhood has been good for us.”
Neal said his company is now selling homes at a pace of 3.6 houses per day.
In 2013, Neal Communities set new company records when it sold 826 homes across its 16 Southwest Florida communities, from Parrish south to Lee County. That was a 35 percent increase from 2012, which was previously Neal's best year.

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I'm not much in front of the computer today so I'm going to keep it brief with Jennifer's (aka Disco Jennifer) 1977 classic "Do It For Me cut. This song was realeased as single and later featured on her funky Walking In Space LP, which I'm hoping to hear more of in the coming future. If anybody has a copy of it and can let me know if the record is any good, I'd appreciate it. Here is the 7" version of the track. Enjoy!
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Now in the planning stages, the yet-to-be-named rover vehicle will be launched to Mars in 2020. The design of the rover is similar to that of Curiosity, NASA’s rover that landed in 2012.
Although the new rover’s science payload is less massive than Curiosity’s, scientists expect the new instruments to be more capable.
The rover can drill up to 31 small, cylindrical core samples from rocks and store them for possible retrieval by a future mission.
The Mars Oxygen In-situ resource utilization Experiment (MOXIE) will ingest the toxic Martian air and produce breathable oxygen from the carbon dioxide it contains. This is a proof-of-concept device, pointing the way for future astronauts’ life-support systems on Mars.
The mast-mounted Supercam images the surface and analyzes the chemical composition and mineralogy of the rocks. Supercam also detects the presence of organic compounds from a distance. Mastcam-Z is a 3D camera with a zoom capability.
The Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) is an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer for examining the fine-scale elemental composition of the Martian surface.
The Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Exploration (RIMFAX) is a ground-penetrating radar providing centimeter-scale resolution of the geologic structure beneath Mars’ surface..
The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence of Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) spectroscope scans the ground with a laser to detect organic chemicals.
A small mast atop the rover contains a set of sensors called the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA), measuring temperature, wind speed and direction, pressure, relative humidity, and the size and shape of wind-blown dust particles.
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Paracosmic is a collaborative project of musicians from various parts of California and the United States. The band’s sound can be described as a funk-based improv flow, incorporating rock and blues with a keen taste for the psychedelic soundscape.
Forming through the deep seeded dreams of 4 individuals, Paracosmic began in 2015 in Los Angeles through mutual friends in the southern California music scene and festival circuits. Since then, the band has grown to a 6 piece and along with playing several staple venues in Los Angeles, are making their way onto Festival line-ups with their favorite artists.
So what does the name mean? Paracosmic is the adjective of the word Paracosm, which is a detailed, imaginary world. Within that concept the 6 musicians aim to take you on a very lucid yet imaginary funk voyage through your mind and reality simultaneously for a rockin good time!
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Evan Hatfield is a multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Visalia, California. Evan started studying classical Indian music and the raga system at the age of 19 years old in the lineage of Ravi Shankar. His unique blend of western and eastern flavors create an incredible array of sounds and textures that have wowed audience throughout the west coast of the United States. Evan Hatfield’s mission is to create peace in the hearts and minds of all who hear the beautiful sounds of his sitar and energetic vibrations of his music.
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Stanley “The Baron” Behrens was born and raised in the Bronx, N.Y. started playing harmonica at the age of five. Stanley went to high school on Long Island. He played music with a blue eyed soul band back in the mid 60’s. Stanley was drafted into the US Army in May of 1967 and spent 2 years on active duty playing his harmonica during Vietnam era. Stationed at Fort Bragg NC Stanley played in a blues rock band 6 nights a week. more Stanley Behrens


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Columbus, Indiana is home to one of the most significant collections of modern architecture, art, and design in the world – consisting of more than 80 buildings, landscapes, and public works of art created by internationally celebrated creators. Columbus’ most significant architectural investments have been made in schools, libraries, parks, civic amenities, health care facilities, and affordable housing. This remarkable design heritage remains a reflection of Columbus’ investment in design excellence, providing an ideal environment to explore how architecture, art, and design can improve people’s lives and make cities stronger.
The Opening Weekend events bring together the esteemed group of exhibition participants to discuss their installations in the context of the unique design legacy of Columbus. Opening Weekend is also a celebration of the entire Columbus community that, for over 75 years, has invested in their belief in the power that art, architecture, and design has to improve peoples’ lives and making cities better places to live.
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June 20, 2015
(Warrensburg, MO) The weather finally cooperated for racing at Central Missouri Speedway (CMS) on a Saturday evening as temperatures soared into the nineties for KMZU 100.7 FM ‘The Farm’ night at the races. Fans were entertained to a weekly race program in all divisions highlighted by a $1,500-to-win USRA Modified special event won by former CMS track champion Aaron Marrant of Orrick, Missouri.
Twenty-one USRA Modifieds took to the track for three preliminary heat races with Danny Scrogham grabbing heat one ahead of Jason Pursley and Terry Schultz. Aaron Marrant won easily in heat two ahead of Gunner Martin and Eric Turner. The final heat went to Dalton Kirk ahead of Jim Moody and Shad Badder.
Dalton Kirk of Edgerton, Kansas led the initial stages of the 30-lap main event over a stellar field of drivers including Marrant, Martin, Badder, Schultz and Moody. Throughout the field drivers raced hard for every position and after a few early cautions, the middle lane of the track started to come into play for drivers that moved off the bottom lane. Marrant took advantage of the middle to grab the lead on lap 13.
Throughout the field, drivers that chose to move up a lane were rewarded with forward advancement toward the front of the field including Schultz who went from sixth to second in a furious charge over the final ten laps. Shad Badder, Eric Turner, Robbie Test, Dean Wille, and Nick Pence also moved forward.
Marrant kept his winning line and drove away from all pursuers with his first ‘Mighty’ Modified special event victory since September 6, 2009. After winning two main events in one night last weekend, Schultz settled for second this week one rung ahead of Kirk who completed the podium in third. Shad Badder and Eric Turner, making his debut in the Christina Smith-owned number 16s, rounded out the top five.
Street Stocks had a solid show this week with 11 drivers on hand competing in a pair of heat races. Brett Wood dominated the opening heat as he worked his way to the front from sixth on the grid to take the win over Marc Carter and Clayton Campbell. Troy Turley drove to victory in heat two ahead of Bob King and Jay Prevete.
Since last season, Street Stock drivers competing at CMS have worked diligently to figure out a way to beat defending track champion Bret Wood of Warrensburg, who already owns three main event wins already this season. For the main event, it was Wood who led at the start of the 15-lap main event with fellow Warrensburg driver Marc Carter close behind and ready to pounce.
Carter, who originally had plans to run at a special event in Arkansas but stopped at CMS after the event was rained out, assumed the lead when Wood moved out of his preferred line opening the door for Carter to take advantage. Meanwhile, Clayton Campbell moved up late in the race to take second while Wood held down the third position. Donnie Dannar, sporting some new colors this week ran strong inside the top five behind the lead trio.
When the field crossed the finish line, Carter claimed his fortieth career CMS win, good for fourth on the all-time CMS winner’s list. Campbell turned in a solid performance in second with Wood in third. Forward moving Dannar ran to fourth with Troy Turley completing the top five.
Lightning Sprint drivers checked in for another night of weekly racing at CMS with Bobby Layne over Tony Layne, Paden Moreland and Bill Hughes in the night’s lone heat race for the division. In the feature event, Bobby Layne drove hard into turn one on the low side with Tony Layne on the outside and Moreland in third. Bobby Layne never looked back and easily grabbed his third feature win of the season with Tony Layne looking strong in second and Paden Moreland in third for his best finish.
Another solid field of 21 B-Modifieds contested three heat races to determine the feature lineup. Cody Frazon dominated heat one over Dallas White and Richard Brainard. Heat two had Troy Carlyle claiming the win over Curtis Berry and Cody Brill. The final heat race saw point’s leader Jacob Ebert advance forward to take the checkers ahead of Jake Richards and Dean Wille.
At the start of the B-Mod 15-lap main event, Frazon drove to the low side for the early lead and held off Ebert for one lap until Ebert climbed back into the top spot. Brill and Carlyle were in close pursuit and kept the pressure on Ebert.
As the race drew closer to the finish, Ebert’s car began to look a little tight exiting turn four opening a lane up for Carlyle to make a low-side pass to assume the lead. From then on Carlyle was unstoppable as he cruised to his first win of the season. Ebert settled for second ahead of Cody Brill, who had an impressive run despite clipping the turn one uke tire earlier in the event. Frazon ended the night in fourth with Curtis Berry turning in another solid performance to round out the top five.
Eleven Pure Stock drivers checked in for action during a pair of heat races and their main event. Don Johnson claimed the first heat ahead of Jason Cochran and Jeremy Lyle. Darrin Christy won the second heat race with Jeremiah Wilson and Roger Detherage for the remaining top three spots.
As the feature began, Johnson dove low into the early lead with Christy and former modified driver Lile just behind. Wilson hunted down Johnson the entire race until he passed him, but a yellow flag flew in turn four allowing Johnson to remain up front. On the re-start, Wilson had trouble with his car and stopped out of turn two and was done for the night.
In the end, Johnson hung on to the lead to claim his first-ever main event win after ten years of trying. Christy came second followed by defending division champion Leroy Morrison. Amanda Sammons came up from the eleventh starting spot to finish a best-ever fourth followed by Lee Scott to round out the top five.
Action at CMS resumes next Saturday, June 27 for Midwest Coating Race Night featuring a $500-to-win Pure Stock special event, along with the Memorial Day weekend Street Stock make-up feature for those that have qualified, along with the weekly Street Stock, B-Mod, Lightning Sprint and USRA Modified programs.
Check out CMS online at www.centralmissourispeedway.net for all the latest schedule updates, news, and information! On race day, call the Track Report Line for general information at (660) 747-2166. Follow us on Twitter @CMSgoing_green. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Missouri-Speedway. CMS may also be found on Instagram. Full race results may be found on Speednet, point your web browser to http://speednetdirect.com/results.php?track_id=9340.
Pit Gates open at 4:30, Admission Gates open at 5, driver’s pill draw cutoff is at 6:15 (no passing points awarded to driver if late draw), Drivers Meeting at 6:30, Hot Laps at 7, and Racing at 7:30! General Admission Adults $12, Military/Students w/ID $10, Seniors 65 and over $10, Kids 6 to 12 years $5, all children 5 and under free! Permanently confined to wheelchair, free! All weekly racing pit passes are $30. On race day call the track report line at 660-747-2166.
CMS is located just past the round-a-bout on Hwy 13 three and a half miles north of Warrensburg, Missouri from the junction of Highways 50 and 13. From the Interstate 70 Higginsville/Warrensburg Hwy 13 exit, the track is located 12.5 miles south on Hwy 13.
CMS thanks its primary sponsors for their support this season! Cliff Harris Warrensburg Ford, Budweiser, KMZU 100.7 FM, Sunoco Race Fuels, Pepsi, KMMO FM 102.9, Midwest Coatings, Better Country KIX 105.7 FM, Comfort Inn Warrensburg Station, 610 Sports Radio Kansas City, KRLI FM 103.9 & KAOL 101.3 FM The Grenade, Heartland Waste, and ‘Today’s New Hit Country’ 95.3 FM KDKD.
This year’s list of outstanding business partners includes: Victory Trophies & Plaques, Roundabout Café, Batliner Recycling, RockAuto.com, DQ Grill & Chill of Warrensburg, Blue Springs Chiropractic, Economy Lumber, Brooks Automotive LLC, Kleinschmidt’s Western Store, OK Tire Stores, Eickleberry Concrete & Construction, Finish Line Performance, Wolf Tire Service, Rod End Supply, JA Performance and Outdoor Services, Seeburg Mufflers, RockAuto.com, and RacinDirt.com.
Main Event Results 6-20-15
1st- 3-Don Johnson, Overland Park, KS
2nd- 3b-Darrin Christy, Kansas City, KS
3rd- 50jr-Leroy Morrison, Raymore
4th- 3a-Amanda Sammons, Independence
5th- 01-Lee Scott, Holden
6th- 12-Scott Martin, Warrensburg
7th- 25jr-Rodger Detherage, Windsor
8th- 58-Jeremiah Wilson, Concordia
9th- 3c-Jason Cochran, Kansas City, KS
10th- 3L-Jeremy Lile, Higginsville
11th- 05-Jason Ballard, Holden
1st- 44-Troy Carlyle, Kearney
2nd- 94-Jacob Ebert, Oak Grove
3rd- 96-Cody Brill, Harrisonville
4th- 73-Cody Frazon, LaMonte
5th- 23b-Curtis Berry, Raymore
6th- c3-Chad Staus, Otterville
7th- 7j-Jake Richards, Edwardsville, KS
8th- 3b-Richard Brainard, Sedalia
9th- 9-Don Marrs, Shawnee, KS
10th- 33j-Jason Billups, Holt
11th- 68m-Dean Wille, Warrensburg
12th- 77b-Brett Wood, Warrensburg
13th- 12-Olen Stephens, Warrensburg
14th- 77-Ernie Walker, Sedalia
15th- 23t-Tim Smith, Concordia
16th- 72-Brad Moore, Urich
17th- 44d-Dean Truelove, Blue Springs
18th- 27x-Chris Spies, Raymore
19th- 09jr-Spencer Stephens, Buckner
20th- 53-Dallas White, Centerview
DNS- 4a-Gary Akers, Independence
1st- 01-Bobby Layne, Kansas City
2nd- 71-Tony Layne, Kansas City
3rd- 19-Paden Moreland, Bethany
DNS- 3-Bill Hughes, Raytown
1st- 10-Marc Carter, Warrensburg
2nd- 30c-Clayton Campbell, Ottersville
3rd- 7-Brett Wood, Warrensburg
4th- 174-Donnie Dannar, Oak Grove
5th- 2-Troy Turley, Knob Noster
6th- 45-Bob King, Independence
7th- 25-Jay Prevete, Windsor
8th- 3-Allen Perryman, Belton
9th- 33-Josh Guy, Knob Noster
10th- 43-Brian Inlow, Concordia
DNS- 53k-Larry Norris, Holden
1st- 70-Aaron Marrant, Richmond
2nd- 90-Terry Schultz, Sedalia
3rd- 30-Dalton Kirk, Edgerton, KS
4th- 73b-Shad Badder, Oak Grove
5th- 16-Eric Turner, Hermitage
6th- 75-Gunner Martin, Blue Springs
7th- 00-Jim Moody, Odessa
8th- 27t-Rob Test, Jefferson City
9th- 68-Dean Wille, Warrensburg
10th- 32p-Nick Pence, Raymore
11th- 44-Jared Rogers, Tecumseh, KS
12th- 92-Danny Scrogham, Peculiar
13th- 38c-Jason Pursley, Hermitage
14th- 3j-Lewis Jackson, Wellsville, KS
15th- 23-Steve Twenter, Sedalia
16th- 97k-Brian Johnson, Independence
17th- 96-Chad Lyle, Oak Grove
18th- 0-Richard Layne, Kansas City
19th- 209-Josiah Stephens, Grain Valley
20th- 03-Jason Bodenhamer, Centerview
21st- 2d-Dean Bachner, Olathe, KS


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So far, I’ve found SF9’s album releases to be of varying quality. I wasn’t a fan of their debut, but loved the follow-up Burning Sensation. Despite a standout single, I didn’t think April’s Breaking Sensation was particularly strong. And now comes Knights Of The Sun, which is probably their most consistently fantastic album yet. The group can’t seem to capture my attention for two subsequent comebacks, but I’m optimistic that they’re moving in the right direction.
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