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ADQ, Inc. of Waltham, Massachusetts has been acquired by NYLIFE, Inc., a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. Bicknell Advisory Services, Inc. of Scarsdale, New York acted as financial advisor to the seller.
Established in 1970, ADQ, Inc. is New England's leading benefits consultant and 401(k) administrator. Having completed development of new network based software, management saw the significant potential to leverage the expertise of its staff and proprietary systems. Bicknell Advisory was engaged to find a buyer who would add nationwide marketing reach, additional capital resources and quality investment products. The marketing program pursued by Bicknell Advisory was designed to maintain strict confidentiality by revealing ADQ's identity to only a small number of highly motivated buyers approved by management.
Mr. Joel M. Disend, ADQ's co-founder and President, will be responsible for expanding benefits services and development of related investment products for New York Life Asset Management.
The transaction included a sale of stock for cash plus future incentive payments and an investment to expand the firm's current capabilities to serve a national market.

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During the past couple of years, there has been a large increase in the number of companies and government agencies using data analytics to improve the criminal justice system. These data are important because they can help to uncover new insights into crime, which can aid in the identification and prevention of crimes.
However, there are many challenges to using these types of tools. For example, it can be difficult to assess how effective an agency’s data are, because of the lack of a clear, consistent method of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data.
In addition, the data can sometimes be inaccurate, because it may not be representative of the population the agency is trying to serve. Ultimately, this can make it difficult to create a strategic plan that will lead to positive results.
Defining the problem
The new wave of data analytics in criminal justice has the potential to deliver new ideas on the appropriate response to crime. But there are some snags. This article explores three structural challenges associated with using predictive modeling in criminal justice.
The first is the ethical and practical questions relating to the use of this new technology. There are concerns that algorithmic calculations may not be calibrated correctly given the initial facts. In addition, algorithms may be subject to biases and inaccuracies.
Using machine learning and big data, courts can more accurately predict which offenders are likely to recidivate. However, some algorithms have a tendency to discriminate against lower-income groups. These concerns have led to calls for increased transparency and regulation of the application of such algorithms.
A second concern is an effect that such algorithms have on the fairness of the outcomes they produce. For instance, a false-positive ranking on an individual’s chances of reoffending could interfere with their fundamental liberties.
One of the best ways to sort the good from the bad is to use an oppositional frame to analyze your data. This process will not only reveal subjugated voices, but also the hidden nihilism that permeates a lot of modern organizations. As a result, you’ll be able to see the true strengths of your organization’s data and make better use of it.
While most organizations have their own unique take on the opposing frame, there are a few standard practices that you’ll want to adopt as you begin the process of analyzing your own data. Some of these are common sense, others not. For instance, you’ll likely need to take into account a few key factors before you can get to the bottom of a given crime. The same applies to figuring out a suspect’s motives.
When using information analytics for criminal justice, one must understand the frame that he or she is working within. Frames can be used to help identify criminals, and they can also be used to help law enforcement agencies determine which cases to investigate.
Data analytics is a process that combines hundreds of data points to find patterns and trends in a system. The purpose is to uncover previously unseen patterns. It also helps law enforcement agencies create profiles of specific criminals.
A study of academic abstracts has revealed how informational frames are formed in criminal justice. One abstract, for example, argued that the rise of datafication in criminal justice is unbalanced.
In the context of big data analytics in criminal justice, the following three frames are suggested. These are the optimist, the neutral, and the oppositional.
Solutions to crime control potential
The use of data analytics in criminal justice is a critical element of crime control strategies. Data scientists have the ability to glean previously unseen patterns and make correlations between hundreds of data points. This can lead to the effective profiling of criminals. It is also useful for identifying crime hot spots and optimizing patrol dosage.
However, there are some concerns about the harms of using data. For instance, the potential for ‘black box’ decision-making based on biased data can lead to biased outputs. Moreover, the linkage of data to official decisions may trigger unwarranted state intervention.
As a result, it is important to distinguish between the three frames that are commonly employed to explain the use of big data analytics in criminal justice. In this article, we explore these three frames and their implications for the future of criminal justice.

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Records: FSU 10-4, 1-1; Maryland 10-6, 2-1 ACC
Notable: The Terrapins, typically a strong defensive team under coach Mark Turgeon, have been erratic this season. He criticized his team's intensity in the second half of Monday's 79-59 loss to Pittsburgh. … Terps leading scorer Dez Wells (14.4 ppg) has 16.8 ppg in 13 true road games since transferring from Xavier. … The Seminoles are seventh nationally in field goal percentage defense (.365) and tied for eighth with 6.6 bpg.


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Dr. Nakia Shaw lives his healthcare plan everyday by biking to walking to work on the Atlanta BeltLine. He and his wife have lived in their yellow bungalow in Old … Continue Reading →
Legislation to create a Special Service District (SSD) within the Atlanta BeltLine Planning Area was introduced at the Atlanta City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 19. This new revenue source would stimulate jobs and economic recovery and ensure completion of the 22-mile loop of mainline, multi-use trails. Learn more about how the SSD would benefit the community.


BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Graffiti has been found on LSU’s campus.
The Mike the Tiger statue was vandalized along with other areas on the campus.
Sometime overnight, “several locations on LSU’s Campus received damage from graffiti, including areas of Tiger Stadium, the Shaquille O’Neal statue and the tiger statue outside Mike the Tiger’s Habitat,” according to LSU.
Workers could be seen on campus cleaning up this morning.
The LSU Police Department is investigating and more information will be shared as it becomes available.


Your local Meineke service center in Brooklyn NY is the best place to turn for all your vehicle maintenance needs—and by checking the Meineke online coupon page, you can potentially unlock savings. There’s no easier way to ensure that your auto air conditioning keeps doing its thing, and keeping your cabin cool!
An AC recharge is only needed, strictly speaking, when you notice that your air isn’t as cool as it used to be. With that said, routine inspections to your auto air conditioning can keep your unit from developing bigger problems, so it’s not a bad idea to ask for auto AC service when you go to get your oil changed and your tires rotated.
The good news is that you won’t need to have serious work done to your AC very often. Indeed, most drivers go through just about 15 percent of their refrigerant per year, and other problems happen only after many miles have been accumulated. With that said, preventative maintenance helps you spot potential issues and minimize their impact—so scheduling a routine AC service call at Meineke in Brooklyn NY is recommended.
If nothing else, you need a routine auto AC service call to make sure you have sufficient refrigerant; remember that this is a necessary ingredient in keeping your vehicle cool, and that you use somewhere around 15 percent of it every year. More generally, an auto AC check is needed because you use that system every day, and it takes a lot of wear and tear. Naturally, the AC isn’t going to last forever—so give it the attention it needs.
The best way to stay on top of potential problems is just to make air conditioning service calls regular. Work them into your standing service appointments at Meineke in Brooklyn NY. Having an AC check once or twice a year will almost always be sufficient.
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text: The first official World Down Syndrome Day in Zambia Congratulations to the Down Syndrome Foundation of Zambia! The team and their members have advocated since 2013 for World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) to be recognised as an official calendar day in Zambia. The Zambian Government has given the go-ahead and so this year, on 21 March 2022, the people of Zambia celebrated this day together. In true Zambian style, the celebrations involved lots of music and dancing. The DSFZ team also delivered their first Down Syndrome Capacity Building workshops to promote the inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Participants included Community Health Workers, Special Education teachers, Nurses and Midwives. The recognition of WDSD will help the country to make progress in realising the contents of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) which Zambia ratified in 2010. A fantastic achievement!

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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sangart, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines specifically designed to enhance the perfusion and oxygenation of ischemic (oxygen deprived) tissues through targeted oxygen and other gas delivery, today announced that its investigational biopharmaceutical product, MP4CO, has been awarded orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in treating acute painful sickling crises in patients with sickle cell disease.
Orphan drug designation is awarded to drugs and biologics which are being developed for the safe and effective treatment, diagnosis or prevention of rare diseases/disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the US. This designation provides companies with financial incentives that can help support development, as well as market exclusivity if the compound is ultimately approved for sale by the FDA. As with all biopharmaceutical products, MP4CO will only receive FDA marketing approval if it is first shown to be safe and effective in human clinical trials, which have yet to be performed.
MP4CO is designed to deliver therapeutic levels of carbon monoxide (CO) to patients suffering from a sickle cell crisis. CO stabilizes hemoglobin S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin, and prevents sickling of red blood cells. The addition of MP4CO to existing treatment protocols may alleviate pain associated with a sickle cell crisis and potentially reduce the duration of a crisis. Clinically, this could mean preventing hospitalization or shorter hospital stays, reducing the need for addictive narcotic analgesics, and an improved quality of life for patients with sickle cell disease.
"This orphan drug designation is another significant milestone in the development of the MP4CO product," said Brian O'Callaghan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sangart. "We look forward to working closely with the FDA on our clinical program and advancing this new treatment option into clinical studies."
Sickle cell disease is an inherited hemoglobin disorder that affects red blood cell circulation in millions of people around the world. People with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that contain mostly hemoglobin S, an abnormal type of hemoglobin. Sometimes these red blood cells become crescent or sickle-shaped and have difficulty passing through small blood vessels. This is known as a "sickle crisis". When sickle-shaped cells block small blood vessels, less blood circulates through the body, causing damage to tissues that do not receive a normal blood flow. There are currently no approved medications to treat sickle cell crises, and only symptomatic relief is available.
Sangart's product platform is based on the MP4 molecule, an investigational biopharmaceutical product designed to enhance the perfusion of oxygen-deprived (ischemic) tissues and provide targeted oxygen delivery in the capillaries. Using a novel pegylation approach, Sangart produces the MP4 molecule designed at the optimal oxygen affinity, diffusion potential and molecular size to perfuse capillaries and target oxygen delivery to tissues specifically at risk of ischemia.
Sangart is a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines specifically designed to enhance the perfusion and oxygenation of ischemic (oxygen deprived) tissues through targeted oxygen delivery. Based on more than a decade of research, Sangart has refined the pegylation of human hemoglobin to create a molecule, MP4, with the ability to carry oxygen through the circulatory system to prevent and treat ischemia.
To learn more about Sangart, please visit the company's website at www.sangart.com.
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The Fed might be moving to take the punch bowl away from markets, but fresh — and more aggressive — injections of stimulus from foreign central banks is bullish for risk assets.
What’s ahead in 2015? David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, offers his outlook: Less robust stock gains in U.S. More volatile markets. Opportunities abroad.
Wall Street will soon be rolling out its 2015 market forecasts. Here’s what to look for.
Toss in the soaring dolla, and bad overseas markets have become worse for U.S. investors.
With the S&P 500-stock index already blowing past his 2014 year-end target, a stock strategist at Oppenheimer ups his target to reflect the market’s strength.
The European Central Bank left record-low interest rates unchanged today.
October, a month known for market crashes, delivered its nasty bag of tricks earlier this month. But October, also known as a time when markets bottom out, delivered a sweet treat at month’s end.


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Seattle Mortgage Average Rates – Lakelachamber – US average mortgage rates at 7-year highs; 30-year 4.66 pct. – The average rate for five-year adjustable-rate mortgages rose to 3.87 percent from 3.82 percent last week. The fee remained at 0.3 percent. The Associated Press The Seattle Times does not append.
Here’s the Average American’s Mortgage Payment, by Age and. – The Ascent is The Motley Fool’s new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life.. Average Mortgage Payment, by. I also broke out the Average American’s mortgage payment.
Washington Property Tax Calculator | SmartAsset.com – Washington State has property tax rates somewhat below the national average. The state’s average effective tax rate is 1.06%. To calculate the exact amount of property tax you will owe requires your property’s assessed value and the property tax rates based on your property’s address. Please note.
US long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year average at 3.82% – fixed-rate mortgage dipped to 3.82% from 3.99% last week. By contrast, a year ago the benchmark rate stood at 4.54%. The.
US average mortgage rates ease; 30-year at 4.83 percent. – Seattle houses! Home borrowing rates still remain at their highest levels in more than seven years, dampening the outlook for prospective homebuyers. mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages eased to an average 4.83 percent this week from 4.86 percent last week.
· See below exactly how much salary you would need to earn in order to afford the principal, interest, taxes and insurance payments on a median-priced home in the 50 most populous metropolitan areas.
US long-term mortgage rates fall; 30-year average below 4% – The average rate for five-year adjustable-rate mortgages fell to 3.60% from 3.68% last week. The fee remained at 0.4 point..
10 Yr Fixed Mortgage Rates A 10-year fixed mortgage is a loan with a term of 10 years whose interest rate stays the same for the duration of the loan. For example, on a 10-year mortgage of $300,000 with a 20% down payment and an interest rate of 3%, the monthly payments would be about $2,315 (not including taxes and insurance).10 Year Interest Only Mortgage Rate Interest Only Mortgages | SoFi Home Loans – Put as little as 15% down with SoFi's interest-only mortgages, with loan amounts up to $3 million. No mortgage insurance or origination fees. See what we can.
Average 30-year mortgage rates rise to 3.99 percent – . average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must.
What Is the True Cost of Living in Seattle? – SmartAsset.com – Home Prices in Seattle. If you’re looking into buying a home in Seattle, you might be a bit shocked by the high prices. 2018 housing market data from the National Association of Realtors has the median home sales price at $489,600, which comes in better than Portland, Oregon, and New York City.
US average mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 4.31 percent | The Seattle. – WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, with the benchmark 30-year home loan reaching its lowest level in more.
State of Credit: 2017 | Experian – · 2017 was a year of contradictions for American consumers, based on Experian’s eighth annual State of credit survey. higher average credit scores and higher debt offer reasons for both optimism and caution heading into 2018.

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Dogs like to pee on everything that they consider to be their territory. Unfortunately, if your air conditioner is one of the things that your dog considers to be "his territory," then your air conditioner could become a favorite spot for your dog to take a bathroom break. Knowing what dog urine can do to your air conditioner and how you can protect it from dog urine can help you take care of your air conditioning unit.
Can dog urine damage air conditioning units?
Dog urine is corrosive and therefore can damage air conditioners after many exposures over a long period of time. Dog urine can cause your air conditioner condenser to rust.
What can you do to wash away dog urine from your air conditioner?
If your dog pees on the air conditioner, you can wash away the urine by washing out the condenser. To start, cut the power to the air conditioner and remove the top from the condenser. Next, use a shop vacuum to remove leaves and other debris from inside the condenser. Finally, spray the coils with condenser coil cleaner, then rinse the soap with a strong jet of water from your hose. Put the lid back on the condenser, then spray down the outside of the condenser to remove any urine from the outside of the unit.
What can you do to protect your air conditioner from dog urine in the future?
You can protect your air conditioner condenser by building a small structure around the condenser that prevents your dog from getting near the A/C. It's important to ensure that the structure will allow for adequate airflow around your condenser. If you build a chain link fence around the condenser, this will allow for adequate air flow around the unit. However, if you choose to build a privacy fence around the condenser, it must be kept far enough away from the condenser that the condenser will be able to release heat when the air conditioner is turned on. Give the air conditioner at least two feet of clearance in all directions to ensure proper air flow.
For more information about how you can take care of your air conditioner condenser, speak with a professional air conditioner repair person in your area. Your air conditioner repair person should be able to answer your questions and check your air conditioner condenser for signs of rust from dog urine. Contact a company like Aggressive Mechanical Contractors to get started.

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Accomplishing important things usually feels great, across a wide range of goals…whether achieving new personal devlopment, raising a child, or climbing a mountain. Today, many of us confine our goals and define our lives too narrowly. A frequent form of this involves emphasizing financial outcomes and outward status over heartfelt interests, critical natural health needs, and other contributors to quality of life. The usual result of this narrowing is a reliable one – life that is unnaturally limited and distorted, made less healthy and even less happy, with more work but reduced effectiveness in essential dimensions of successful human life. An alternative to this common “wealth trap” today is to use available health science to re-balance our lives in key areas…between work and non-work activities, between extrinsic and intrinsic goals, and even between a pleasure-seeking and principle-expressing orientation. The result of this adaptive progression is similarly predictable – in this case, reliably increasing, deepening, and lengthening our feelings of success, while cultivating our health and that of others we influence with our actions. Learn about the modern re-balancing of life in this way via a new article just published by HumanaNatura, The Real New Economy, or by exploring HumanaNatura’s Ten Dimensions of Natural Living in your own life and goal-setting.
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Atletico Madrid news : Radamel Falcao back in training
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Alexander Fishkov, Ph.D. student Computer Science
Alexander is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science. He currently holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Applied Math. He has experience working for industry major companies performing research in the fields of machine learning, data mining and natural language processing. In his free time, Alexander enjoys hiking, Nordic skiing and traveling.
The Num-Powers-Boyd score measures occupational status based on median education levels and median incomes of individuals. An intuitive interpretation of the score of an occupation is the percentage of the population having an occupation with education and income levels below that occupation. This score weights education and income contribution equally. Although the use of such indices is still a topic of discussion among professional sociologists, this simple and clear interpretation can be understood by everyone.
In a previous post, we used this measure to examine occupation rankings through time. Today we will look at the scores of different demographic groups. This time we also used data provided by the Minnesota Population Center and IPUMS.
One’s occupation is often associated with a certain level or group in society. This “general standing” or prestige of an occupation is often studied by sociologists. There is a significant debate about whether it can be broken down to individual characteristics like expected salary and education level or training to perform the job or if it requires an analysis of much more complex characteristics.
In a previous post, we explored effective income tax rates. However, federal tax is not the only income-related burden on American citizens. Many states impose their own income tax upon their residents. Usually, they use the same bracket-based progressive taxation principle.
The Tax Foundation prepared a combined overview of state income tax brackets, and we organized it here into an interactive map. You can enter total income and specify filing status and number of dependents. You can also choose to map the dollar tax amount or effective tax rate (tax amount as a percentage of income). Please note that these numbers are only approximations of the actual tax since there are many specific details in tax calculation for some of the states that we left behind (e.g. age-based calculations, veteran status, disability and health status, among others). For this map, we only considered wage income.
The United States uses a progressive income tax structure, which means that the more you earn, the higher tax rate you pay. The tax system was designed this way following the assumption that wealthier people can afford to pay more, while those struggling to afford basic necessities should be relieved and given a lower tax rate. This scheme is pretty straightforward, however, the actual relationship between your income and effective tax rate is a bit more complicated.
As we have seen previously, the number of young adults living with parents has been steadily increasing in the past decades. In this post, we will examine how this trend relates to education. As before, we used IPUMS to get ACS data for multiple years and restricted our scope to people 18 to 34 years old.
Personal income in the U.S. has been constantly rising in recent years — personal income per capita increased by 3.5 percent in 2015, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. We used this data, along with CPI data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, to calculate inflation-adjusted personal income changes for different areas. The dollar amounts in this post correspond to 2016 dollars.
In this post, we analyze migration data provided by the IRS. In an earlier post, we explored the nationwide characteristics of relocation. This time we focus on a lower level and study which states are the most popular relocation destinations for people across the U.S.
From the following map, we can see that most people relocate locally, usually to the neighboring states. The obvious exceptions are Alaska and Hawaii, but even for these states, the distribution of out-migrants is non-uniform.
Every year, millions of people in the U.S. relocate for various reasons: a job offer, family circumstances or simply striving for a change of scenery. To study relocation patterns we analyzed migration data provided by IRS. The data is based on taxpayers’ reports and is provided at the county and state level. In this post, we will focus on migration between states.
Throughout history, the U.S. has been seen as a place of tremendous opportunity and progress. Many people took the challenge to pursue a new life in this country, and many of them stayed. However, western society has not stayed the same — each generation was influenced by different economic and social events. In this post, we will explore how migration patterns changed with each new generation.


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The world today sometimes makes us feel “broken” in our everyday life, our aches and pains and joys disjointed, we ask “what is the meaning of it all?”
“The easiest thing to do is throw a rock. It’s a lot harder to create a stained glass window.” – Jon Foreman
Stained glass windows are made of fragments, like pieces of a puzzle. Only when viewed from afar that they transform into a beautiful whole.
If we stop and step back, maybe we can see how far we have come. In our relationships, the joys we have brought to others, our contribution to the world no matter how small, perhaps we can see a pattern emerging – a beautiful stained glass window in the making.
“People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Stained glass windows offer a glimpse into something sublime. They tell us that there is something beyond the mundane, that perhaps we can transform ourselves and our world beyond the ordinary.
Stained glass windows at St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic
“Would it turn out right? How to tell you, girl I wanna build my world around you Tell you that it’s true I wanna make you understand I’m talking about a lifetime plan” – Little River Band, “Reminiscing”
Nothing beats the thought of committing to a marriage when it comes to thinking about the future. Even the act of proposing is fraught with suspense. This pair of adopted benches in Central Park, New York, seems to tell an on-going story.
The wedding itself is a joint commitment to the future.
Whether in Ghent with a horse-drawn carriage…
Or a beach wedding in the Philippines at sunset…
It’s all about The Future, nothing else matters, it seems.
But it’s actually also about the present, because only when the present is full of hope and anticipation can we imagine a beautiful future.
“We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway… And tomorrow we might not be together I’m no prophet and I don’t know nature’s ways So I’ll try and see into your eyes right now And stay right here ’cause these are the good old days” – Carly Simon, “Anticipation”
And oftentimes the future we imagine is one where we can enjoy reminiscing about today, because today is what we hope will become the good old days of tomorrow.
“The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years The hills fill my heart with the sound of music My heart wants to sing every song it hears.“ – The Sound Of Music
One of the most popular movies of all time is The Sound of Music. Though it was made more than 50 years ago, its message of hope in a time of war, expressed through music, has stood the test of time.
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The film was shot around Salzburg, Austria, and whether one likes to sing along to the soundtrack or not, everyone can agree that the beauty of the place is something that adds to its charm.
The city of Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, is itself beautiful, but seeing the Lake District and the Alps around it was an even more heartwarming experience.
Like the film, it made me see a world where music can fill the soul, where one can be reminded of the beauty in this world.
But we don’t have to go as far as Austria. As the song goes: “When the dog bites, when the bee stings When I’m feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things And then I don’t feel so bad.” – My Favorite Things
We can always find a quiet corner in our everyday world, where we can hum a cheerful melody in our head.

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Town of Brookfield, Wis. –The Corners of Brookfield today announced the debut of a new restaurant concept from the owners of Goddess and the Baker, the popular continental café with one of its six locations at the town center. Here Chicky Chicky, a fast-casual fried chicken meals and sandwiches restaurant, will open at The Corners of Brookfield this summer.
“The greater Milwaukee area has absolutely loved our Corners of Brookfield location, so we knew this was the perfect spot to roll out this new restaurant concept,” said Tami Mizrahi, co-owner of Goddess and the Baker and the new Here Chicky Chicky. “What makes us different from other chicken spots is not only our top product and range of items, but also the atmosphere – it’s meant to be fun, playful and inviting. We have some exciting things in the works, and we can’t wait for the community’s first taste.”
The 3,150 sq. ft. space will be located on the south side of the shopping center, directly to the east of Fresh Fin Poke. The restaurant will be able to accommodate seating for 70 people, with additional carry-out options.
Here Chicky Chicky will feature a range of menu items, including friend chicken tenders in sandwiches, baskets, wraps and on salads with a range of unique and creative dipping sauces and flavors. The Nashville hot chicken sandwich has been a most popular item on the Goddess & The Baker menu, which partly spurred the restaurant concept idea. Here Chicky Chicky will also serve a variety of beer, wine and champagne. According to Mizrahi, champagne is quickly becoming a most popular pairing with fried chicken.
“We’re thrilled to be welcoming Goddess and the Baker’s new restaurant concept, Here Chicky Chicky to the town center, Tami and her team do an exceptional job, we know Goddess is unique and we have every confidence that the same culture of excellence will run through to the menu and service with Here Chicky Chicky,” said Robert Gould, CEO of Brookfield Corners LLC. “The Goddess team always produces high-quality, customer-driven concepts creating a gathering space for the community and this will be no different. The location is carefully selected to capitalize on the fast casual concept with exceptional visibility and short and long stay parking options.”
The atmosphere of Here Chicky Chicky will be rooted in a ‘70s aesthetic, with fresh and contemporary fixtures.
About The Corners of Brookfield
The Corners of Brookfield is a 750,000-square-foot premier town center, comprising 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 244 luxury apartment homes and parking for more than 1,700 cars. For more information visit www.TheCornersofBrookfield.com or Facebook.
About Goddess and the Baker
Goddess and the Baker is a fast-casual, fun cafe with locations in the heart of Chicago and Brookfield, WI. We serve breakfast, sandwiches, salads, baked goods, and, of course the best coffee around all day, every day. Our food is seriously good, our coffee is creative and delicious, and our culture is fun with a welcoming vibe. We are passionate about great food and service.

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Talking Screens, A Week In Chicago Film, September 22-28, 2023
Its existence is a grace.
An empty stage with work lights on. (Four nights at The Pantages, Los Angeles, December 13-16, 1983.) A pair of shoes walk on, a man enters, the sounds of an audience, imagined fancy, crest in his head. David Byrne’s got a boombox: he presses play.
The simmering, then explosive beauty of “Stop Making Sense,” Jonathan Demme’s concert-film masterpiece, lies in its steady accumulation of bits and pieces, looks and glances. Building a set, assembling a sound: The construction of the equipment onstage is sweet, kooky algebra. The result is a confiding, confident blue streak of only eighty-eight minutes. There are songs and sounds and there is a band; they are community, they are family, and on the largest screen possible, especially the IMAX-scaled ones on which the restoration is opening this week, they are a conspiracy. Listen in and dance.
And two stories high! A crisp, clear image—not a YouTube bootleg from years of muddied rights issues—providing forty-year-old visions like Byrne’s implausibly young, implausibly Scottish cheekbones beneath wide, hardly blinking dark eyes as his body proceeds in its St. Vitus fancies. Chris Frantz’s irrepressible smile. Tina Weymouth’s calm held taut by alarming eyes. Jerry Harrison grasping the music by the neck. Bernie Worrell’s precision and mischief.
Weymouth’s cool, inventive bass sounds don’t always go with her moves. (Save The Crab Dance for another discussion.) Medium-close shots of all of the Heads, sometimes with longer lenses from far away, are held a few frames or even seconds longer than we expect—the band engages, we engage. In cutaways to Weymouth’s face, she’s taciturn and unmussed, then rises on tiptoe to hit her notes until there’s more eye contact. I watched her on the immense screen as intently as I watched the trickster Byrne: you cannot underestimate that countenance, that elevated confidence. During the Tom Tom Club interlude, she bites off the words “I’m in love with my boyfriend” and there’s a short, sharp closeup of her partner Frantz behind the crumbs. It’s as congenial as the moment during “Girlfriend Is Better” when Byrne turns and offers his microphone to the lens. “Intention and determination” was what Jerry Harrison said in the conversation after the IMAX premiere made the show work. Also: love. And you ought to love this restoration, this revival, this revivification, this vision of a few brief moments of joy. One week IMAX-only, including City North, Village Crossing, Oakbrook Center, South Barrington ad Streets Of Woodfield, with a wider release on September 29, including the Music Box.
Excellent no-budget local production “Waiting For The Light To Change,” winner of the narrative feature grand jury prize at Slamdance this year, opens Friday at Siskel. (The distributor is asking that reviews be held until its October 20 debut on video-on-demand.) There will be Q&As with director-writer Linh Tran, actress Jin Park, producer Jewells Santos, and executive producer James Choi on (September 23, 24, 27). Opens Friday, September 22 at Siskel.
Several shorts by Wes Anderson from the Netflix-held estate of Roald Dahl, including “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” roll out on the service starting September 27. (The other titles are “Swan,” September 28; “Rat Catcher,” September 29; and “Poison,” September 30. (Details here.)
George A. Romero’s “The Night Of The Living Dead,” is showing in a 35mm print struck from the current 4K digital restoration. Music Box, Friday-Sunday, September 22-24, 9pm.
Chicago Film Society brings back its four day-event of total photochemical immersion with the “Celluloid Now” analog showcase, featuring “screenings, workshops and events showcasing the work of analog filmmakers and artists, alongside archival rediscoveries and restorations with programs, workshops and panels.”
The forty-first edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival opens Thursday, September 21 at the Music Box with “The Mattachine Family,” and with forty-one feature films and twelve shorts programs at the festival hub, Landmark Century, and Chicago FIlmmakers Firehouse Cinema, with select titles via the Festival’s streaming platform until October 8. Schedule and more here.
Sébastien Marnier’s widescreen dark thriller “The Origin Of Evil,” starring César-winning Laure Calamy (“Call My Agent”) is a virtuously acidic sup at the spoiled well of Patrica Highsmith-style trouble. Its surfaces aren’t always revealing, and its twists and turns sometimes verge on parody. Still, its slow-burn disdain for the upper class is well-aimed.. Opens Friday, September 22, Drafthouse and Ford City.
“Invisible Beauty” is a memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison, who began as a model, directed by Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng. At eighty, Hardison has a half-century of ground to cover, and the brawny tapestry can be both daunting and hypnotic. As an elegy to her accomplishments in beauty and in Black representation, even Hardison seems struck by its volume. Interviews include Tracee Ellis Ross, Zendaya, Fran Lebowitz, Bruce Weber, Iman, Tyson Beckford, Pat Cleveland, Naomi Campbell and Stephen Burrows. A book is promised: can it be as stocked and splashy? Siskel, opens Friday, September 22.
There’s urgency in Vuk Lungulov-Klotz’s “Mutt,” charting twenty-four hours in New York City in the life of Feña (Lío Mehiel), a young, Latin trans man. All is fresh: new life, new identity, defining as sense of self, a turbulent city all around. That bold photographic realism punches the viewer the way sensations buffet the protagonist. As do figures from his past, who thought they knew someone else. As a moment-to-moment portrait of trauma, “Mutt” convinces. In English and Spanish. Music Box, opens Friday, September 22.
“Destroy Your Art” returns to the Music Box, for its fifth edition with four filmmakers—Ariella Khan, Michael Glover Smith, Ines Sommer, and Blair St. George Wright—who show freshly finished films and then destroy them in the presence of the only audience who will ever see them. More here. Music Box, Tuesday, September 26, 7pm.
This week’s attractions at Asian Pop-up Cinema include fresh features from Iran, Mongolia and Afghanistan, showing at AMC New City 14. Tickets and details here.
“Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party” plays a single show as Nick Cave tours this country. “Narrated exclusively by the original band members, the film delves deep into the band’s psyche, chronicling how Nick Cave and his school friends startled audiences with their confrontational performances, primal screams, outlaw gothic horror, and anarchic lifestyle. Featuring never-before-seen personal footage from band members, dynamic animation sequences, and jaw-dropping concert clips, the film provides a sweaty, electrifying front-row seat to one of the most legendary live acts,” relay the producers. Music Box, Sunday, September 24, 7pm.
MUBI’s “Highs And Lows” series does dystopia this week, with Ringo Lam’s violent Hong Kong classic, “Prison On Fire” (35mm, 1987), and with John McTiernan’s hyper 2002 remake of “Rollerball” (35mm). Music Box, Wednesday, September 27, 7pm.
Maria Schrader’s little-seen “She Said,” charts the journalistic takedown of the monstrous, now imprisoned-for-life film producer Harvey Weinstein by New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor. A beautifully acted procedural, with Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan and Patricia Clarkson, Schrader’s slow-burn style is accompanied by superlative sound design that keeps the tension high. A benefit for Chicago Headline Club, with a meet-and-greet with Megan Twohey in the lounge beforehand, and a discussion with investigative reporter Carol Marin afterwards. Music Box, Thursday, September 28, 6:45pm.
Doc Films returns to life in Hyde Park, this week showcasing “The Blues Brothers” (Monday, September 25, 6:30pm); Larry Cohen’s passionately berserk serial-killer-in-Manhattan thriller, “God Told Me To” (Thursday, September 28, 9:30pm); David Fincher’s steely modern dystopia origin tale, “The Social Network” (Thursday, September 28, 7pm); and Charles Laughton’s lyrical 1955 horror masterpiece, “Night Of The Hunter” (Tuesday, September 26, 7pm).
“Night of the Hunter” is a singular oddity: Actor Charles Laughton’s only work as a director is filled with myth and mayhem, a lyrical visualization of fairytale imagery, dark, twisted, impassioned, filled with memories, ghosts and—to the children terrorized by them—incomprehensible forces. (It’s pretty earthy for 1955 as well.) Robert Mitchum is a psychotic “preacher” who spends much of the movie pursuing a trio of orphans. Mitchum is at his best, alluring and lurid at once; Lillian Gish is a protective farm woman who takes the children under her wing and stands up to evil. And as the mother of the brood, Shelley Winters, who takes to water in the most frightening way. James Agee adapted the novel by Davis Grubb; Stanley Cortez composed the magisterial black-and-white images. Go: be stunned.


DANVERS — On homecoming night for St. John’s Prep, it was former Eagle Carson Harwood who had himself quite the return to his old stomping grounds.
Harwood totaled 190 yards and a touchdown as the former Eagle guided No. 1 Catholic Memorial to a 38-9 win over their Catholic Conference rivals on Friday night at Cronin Memorial Stadium on Glatz Field in Danvers.
The Knights (5-0) dominated in every aspect of the game, torturing the Eagles (4-1) most notably on the ground. In addition to Harwood, Boston College commit Datrell Jones (two touchdowns) was impossible to bring down in the open field. When the Knights felt as though the Prep defensive line was worn down, they brought in 240-pound fullback Kyle King to bulldoze down the field. King scored a 3-yard touchdown in the first quarter. In all, the Knights totaled just 16 yards per carry.
“It means the world to me,” Harwood said on his night against his former school. “I was kinda looked down upon (when I came to the Prep). I wasn’t really given any chances. Our coach (John) DiBiaso opened up a spot for me at running back and I’m blessed.”
It took Catholic Memorial just four plays to score on its opening drive as a 47-yard run by Jones set up a 14-yard touchdown rush by Harwood to put the Knights up 7-0. The Eagles responded by going right down the field but Devon Marshall stepped in front of a pass in the end zone and returned it 86 yards down to the Prep 14-yard line.
Two plays later, King plowed in from three yards out to put CM up 14-0.
“I thought the pick from Devon was the biggest play of the game,” DiBiasio said. “We expected a tough game, they’re a great program that is well coached. I’m very proud of our guys.”
A couple of turnovers and a dropped touchdown from the Knights around a 22-yard field goal from Prep kicker Lucas Verrier kept the Eagles within 14-3 at the half.
The Knights, however, dominated the second half to pull away. After a strip sack — recovered by Marshall — gave CM great field position, Jones went 26 yards off tackle for a score to extend the Knights’ advantage to 21-3.
A Prep punt that went out of bounds returned the ball to the Knights once again deep in Eagle territory and again CM took advantage. This time it was junior QB JC Petrongolo making himself known as he drilled Jaedn Skeete on a slant route for a 16-yard score that gave the Knights a commanding 28-3 edge.


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Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
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Saigon: Year of the Cat is a low-budget drama about the fall of Saigon. The film was made for the BBC in 1983. It was one of many television projects that director Stephen Frears (High Fidelity) worked on in the early part of his career. Playwright David Hare (Plenty) wrote the script. Judi Dench plays Barbara Dean, a depressed loan officer working for a British bank in Saigon in 1974. Barbara politely wards off the advances of her Scottish co-worker, Donald (Roger Rees), who does not share her
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VEGFR2 in vascular smooth muscle cells mediates H2S-induced dilation of the rat cerebral basilar artery
Introduction: The aim of present study was to study whether the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) mediates hydrogen sulfide (H2S)-induced relaxation of the rat cerebral vasculature.
Methods: Relaxation of cerebral basilar artery (CBA) and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) was measured by using a pressure myograph system and image analysis system, respectively. The intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in VSMCs was detected using fluorescence imaging analysis.
Results: We found that H2S donor NaHS induced significant relaxation of VSMCs from the CBA of wild type rat, but in VEGFR2 knockdown VSMCs, NaHS-induced relaxation reduced markedly. In addition, NaHS-induced vasodilation of rat CBA also attenuated obviously when the expression of VEGFR2 was knocked down in vivo. In addition, pretreatment with the VEGFR2 blocker SU5416 likewise lowered the NaHS-induced relaxation of rat CBA. Nevertheless, the VEGFR2 agonist, vascular endothelial growth factor 164 (VEGF164), induced a concentration-dependent relaxation of CBA, which is similar to the effect of NaHS. Furthermore, we found that both NaHS and VEGF164 significantly inhibited the U46619-induced increase of [Ca2+]i fluorescence intensity in the VSMCs. However, the inhibitory effect of NaHS on the [Ca2+]i fluorescence intensity in VSMCs was markedly inhibited by pretreatment with SU5416 or VEGFR2 knockdown.
Conclusion: These findings indicated that H2S-induced CBA dilation and reduction of [Ca2+]i in VSMCs occur by acting on VEGFR2.
Keywords: Cerebral basilar artery; Dilation; Hydrogen sulfide; Intracellular calcium concentrations; VEGFR(2).


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“I started writing Wolfstongue for my son, who has speech difficulties and has always loved wolves… I hope the book takes readers on an adventure while also offering them a myth that they may find useful: a myth about how language can trap us or make us free, about the self-doubt we feel when we can’t find the words we need, and about how human stories have power to shape the natural world.”
Nicholas Royle’s Best British Short Stories 2019 is out today from Salt Publishing.
Including my story ‘The Heights of Sleep’!
Still Worlds Turning is just out from No Alibis Press, edited by Emma Warnock. An anthology of twenty new stories by writers from the UK, Ireland and elsewhere: Niall Bourke, Lucy Caldwell, Jan Carson, Judyth Emanuel, Wendy Erskine, Louise Farr, Lauren Foley, Ian Green, Daniel Hickey, Michael Holloway, Suzanne Joinson, Niamh MacCabe, Laura-Blaise McDowell, Gerard McKeown, Mandy Taggart, Catherine Talbot, Sam Thompson, Joanna Walsh, Dawn Watson, Eley Williams — plus an introduction by June Caldwell.
Really pleased my story ‘Seafront Gothic’ is in there!
My story Where You Are is available to hear on BBC Radio, performed by Stuart Graham. A father searches for his son…


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Ben Affleck looked handsome in a suit when he stopped by the 2014 Golden Globe Awards in LA tonight. The actor-director isn't nominated for any awards, but he did hand out an award to Alfonso Cuarón when he won the award for best director for Gravity. After Ben took to the stage, he dropped by the press room to take photos. Last year, Ben added two Globes to his growing collection, including best director and best motion picture, drama for Argo. After his big wins, Ben has been working as an actor in various projects, including the highly anticipated film adaptation of Gone Girl. Keep reading for more pictures from Ben's Globes night!
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Rome-based architect Achille Salvagni named his new table after his namesake: Achilles, in Greek mythology the hero of the Trojan War, who was also called Pelide. The Pelide Table was crafted with inspiration from the Shield of Achilles, used by the hero in battle in Homer’s “Iliad” (and, as Salvagni points out, on view in the Brad Pitt film Troy).
Of all Salvagni’s works—70 or so are currently on view in the East Village gallery Maison Gerard, among them polished royal oak boxes adorned with gilt horns and handwoven silk; and hefty concave sconces crafted of patinated cast bronze and onyx that somehow seem to levitate, belying their weight—the Pelide Table is the most time- and labor-intensive.
The pieces at the gallery are not part of a traveling exhibition; they are incorporated alongside the work of other artists, and will remain at the space when the show finishes at the end of the month.
“It took around four and a half months to create Pelide,” says Salvagni. “First, the table was sketched. Next, I turned the sketches into a small model and then I produced a 1:1 model using wood and clay, which was then used to create the molds. Working with my bronze foundry, we then cast the table in bronze and assembled it around a hidden frame. Finally, we applied the black and gold patina to the bronze and made sure that there was an even patina across the surface of the table—something quite difficult to do across such a large area.”
There are only a few Pelide Tables in the world. Salvagni has sold the prototype as well as the first edition; there are only two remaining editions.
“The name Pelide is an epithet for Achilles. Inspired by my name, I wanted to create an homage to the great mythological warrior, Achilles, son of Peleus, King of the Myrmidons, and Thetis, the immortal goddess of the sea,” says Salvagni of his ancient inspiration. “The tabletop is shaped like a shield in reference to Achilles’ position as the greatest warrior and his famous shield, which was a gift from Hephaestus, son of Zeus and Greek god of metalworking and craft.”
Even the table’s legs—both their inspiration and their number—allude back to the myth. “The legs of the table represent Achilles’ teacher, the centaur Chiron,” says Selvagni. “Thus, the legs of Chiron supporting Achilles symbolize the strong connection between the student and his teacher, where one is supported by the other. The table has six legs in total—the sum of Achilles’ and the centaur’s legs.”


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Your epiglottis protects your ability to breathe by protecting your larynx (voice box). It keeps food and liquid from getting into your respiratory system. You can keep your epiglottis healthy by not smoking and protecting yourself from infection.
Your epiglottis is a small, leaf-shaped sheet of elastic cartilage that protects your larynx (voice box) and helps you swallow. Your larynx is a hollow tube that helps move air from your nose and mouth to your lungs. It’s located at the upper opening of your trachea (windpipe), which is the passageway to your lungs.
Your larynx is open at the top so air can move through it to your trachea. When you swallow, however, your epiglottis moves to cover the top of your larynx. Like a roadblock, your epiglottis prevents traffic (food and fluid) from using a specific road (your larynx) and moves traffic to another road (your esophagus).
When something affects your epiglottis, food and fluid that should go down your esophagus end up in your larynx. Your body reacts by making you cough so your larynx can dislodge the food and fluid (food and liquid in your larynx may also make you choke). More seriously, food or fluid in your larynx can move into your trachea and then into your lungs. This is aspiration, which can cause serious medical issues, such as pneumonia.
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If you’re like most people, you swallow between 500 and 700 times a day, and your epiglottis goes into action with every swallow. When you swallow, the free end of your epiglottis flips backward to cover the opening of your larynx. When food or fluid gets close, the free end of your epiglottis flips up and pushes food or liquid away from your larynx toward your esophagus.
Healthcare providers believe several things happen to move your epiglottis into place when you swallow:
Your epiglottis is just behind your tongue, above and in front of your larynx. A combination of ligaments, muscles and mucous membrane anchor the base and sides of your epiglottis while leaving the top of your epiglottis loose and able to move. (Think of a tent with the back and sides tied down and the front flaps left untied so you can push them aside.)
Epiglottitis — when your epiglottis becomes swollen and inflamed — is the most common condition affecting your epiglottis. Most of the time, epiglottitis happens because you have an infection. Symptoms of epiglottitis caused by infections appear suddenly and get worse very quickly. Common epiglottitis symptoms include severe sore throat, pain when you swallow or difficulty swallowing.
Other things may make your epiglottis swell, such as drinking very hot liquids, being hit in your neck, smoking or chemical burns.
Depending on the cause, your epiglottis can swell so much that it blocks your larynx so you can’t get oxygen. Severe epiglottitis is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention so your body gets the oxygen it needs to function.
Sometimes, your epiglottis can become floppy or collapse. Normally, your epiglottis is upright unless it’s covering the top of your larynx. Floppy or collapsed epiglottis happens when your epiglottis “flops” over onto your glottis, affecting your ability to breathe. Some healthcare providers think floppy epiglottises contribute to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Most of the time, people consult with a primary care physician if they have epiglottitis symptoms or feel as if they’re having trouble swallowing. A primary care physician may refer people to an otolaryngologist, a doctor who specializes in issues affecting your ears, nose and throat.
Yes, but it’s hard to say how often cancer affects people’s epiglottises. That’s because epiglottis cancer is one of several forms of laryngeal cancer. Your epiglottis is in the supraglottis section of your larynx. About 35% of laryngeal cancers start in your supraglottis.
Many things can damage your epiglottis so it can’t do its job. While you can’t avoid all of the circumstances that may damage your epiglottis, here are some suggestions on how to protect it:
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There’s a reason — apart from good table manners — why you shouldn’t talk when your mouth is full of food. Every time you swallow your meal, your epiglottis moves to cover your larynx (windpipe) to keep food or liquid from getting into your larynx and possibly your lungs. Eating while talking increases the chance food or liquid will end up in your larynx, making you cough or choke as your larynx tries to dislodge food or liquid. Your epiglottis plays a big part in your respiratory health. You can take care of your epiglottis by stopping smoking and protecting yourself from infections that damage your epiglottis.
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Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump exchanged the first fiery salvos in what was most likely an inevitable civil war within the GOP.
After voting to acquit Trump, China Mitch McConnell publicly condemned Trump, basically saying he had promoted insurrection by spouting “false statements, conspiracy theories, and reckless hyperbole” after the 2020 election. He also condemned Trump’s “increasingly wild myths — myths — about a reversed landslide election.”
He said that Trump was “practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. No question about it. The people that stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president.”
While McConnell acknowledged that Democrats have engaged in reckless remarks that may have incited violence, he insisted that Trump’s rhetoric was worse and that he had only voted to acquit because he thought it was unconstitutional to impeach a man who is no longer in office.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Monday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s “scathing speech on the floor of the Senate” did not represent the viewpoint of the majority of the GOP.
Calvin Freiburger wrote a scathing condemnation of McConnell at LifeSiteNews.
[Excerpt] The narrative that Trump’s election challenge provoked the riot is not a good-faith argument; it’s a post-hoc justification for continuing to hold Trump responsible after the original theory, that Trump’s January 6 speech inspired it, fell apart upon reviewing Trump’s actual words and learning that the rioting was started by people who either left the speech early or skipped it entirely.
But McConnell is parroting it anyway.
Democrats are ascendant, the Left is as fanatical as it has ever been, the GOP is divided, and countless conservatives feel more abandoned by their party than ever before … yet instead of trying to address the concerns of 61 percent of Republicans in a productive way and re-unify the Right in time to ward off looming threats, McConnell chose instead to pander to Democrats, to the media, and to the hive of donors, lobbyists, and hangers-on that comprise the dominant culture of Washington, D.C. In short, this “leader” sided yet again with the Swamp against the people he’s ostensibly there to lead.
Trump’s reply to China Mitch was scorching.
The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political “leaders” like Sen. Mitch McConnell at its helm. McConnell’s dedication to business as usual, status quo policies, together with his lack of political insight, wisdom, skill, and personality, has rapidly driven him from Majority Leader to Minority Leader, and it will only get worse. The Democrats and Chuck Schumer play McConnell like a fiddle—they’ve never had it so good—and they want to keep it that way! We know our America First agenda is a winner, not McConnell’s Beltway First agenda or Biden’s America Last.
In 2020, I received the most votes of any sitting President in history, almost 75,000,000. Every incumbent House Republican won for the first time in decades, and we flipped 15 seats, almost costing Nancy Pelosi her job. Republicans won majorities in at least 59 of the 98 partisan legislative chambers, and the Democrats failed to flip a single legislative chamber from red to blue. And in “Mitch’s Senate,” over the last two election cycles, I single-handedly saved at least 12 Senate seats, more than eight in the 2020 cycle alone—and then came the Georgia disaster, where we should have won both U.S. Senate seats, but McConnell matched the Democrat offer of $2,000 stimulus checks with $600. How does that work? It became the Democrats’ principal advertisement, and a big winner for them it was. McConnell then put himself, one of the most unpopular politicians in the United States, into the advertisements. Many Republicans in Georgia voted Democrat, or just didn’t vote, because of their anguish at their inept Governor, Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and the Republican Party, for not doing its job on Election Integrity during the 2020 Presidential race.
It was a complete election disaster in Georgia, and certain other swing states. McConnell did nothing, and will never do what needs to be done in order to secure a fair and just electoral system into the future. He doesn’t have what it takes, never did, and never will.
My only regret is that McConnell “begged” for my strong support and endorsement before the great people of Kentucky in the 2020 election, and I gave it to him. He went from one point down to 20 points up, and won. How quickly he forgets. Without my endorsement, McConnell would have lost, and lost badly. Now, his numbers are lower than ever before, he is destroying the Republican side of the Senate, and in so doing, seriously hurting our Country.
Likewise, McConnell has no credibility on China because of his family’s substantial Chinese business holdings. He does nothing on this tremendous economic and military threat.
Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again. He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country. Where necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals who espouse Making America Great Again and our policy of America First. We want brilliant, strong, thoughtful, and compassionate leadership.
Prior to the pandemic, we produced the greatest economy and jobs numbers in the history of our Country, and likewise, our economic recovery after Covid was the best in the world. We cut taxes and regulations, rebuilt our military, took care of our Vets, became energy independent, built the wall and stopped the massive inflow of illegals into our Country, and so much more. And now, illegals are pouring in, pipelines are being stopped, taxes will be going up, and we will no longer be energy independent.
This is a big moment for our country, and we cannot let it pass by using third rate “leaders” to dictate our future!
Tyler O’Neil at PJ Media admits that McConnell started it and deserved a rebuke, but thinks Trump went too far. Not me. I’m fed up to the teeth with RINOs like Mittens Romney, China Mitch, the recently back-stabby Nikki Haley, and my own greatly disappointing Rep. Tom Reed.


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The U.S. Payroll to Population employment rate (P2P), as measured by Gallup, continued its recent decline in January, dropping to 42.0% from 42.9% in December. This is the lowest level for P2P since March 2011, when it was 41.9%.
Eventually voters are going to realize that President Obama’s “hope and change” ideas of more borrowing, spending, monstrous national debt, higher taxes, heavy regulations, reduced liberty and bigger government isn’t what made America great. Rather that dividing the country on multiple issues as the Obama administration resorts to, why not take a page from John F. Kennedy playbook? Presidential candidate Kennedy said in 1960, “a rising tide lifts all boats” while talking about the economy to blue collar Canton, Ohio.
Here’s a start … how about listening to a few ideas being discussed by moderate and sensible Ohio Senator Rob Portman? He shared 7 ideas in a GOP address which has bipartisan support and WILL make a difference. We need jobs and clearly what the liberal Democrats and Obama administration have tried is failing to bring prosperity to our country. Let’s apply some commonsense America.


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Other years we’ve seen “Twitter” and “Facebook” elections but 2016 has to be the “Year of the Livestreams”, because that is where all the action is.
This is especially true when it comes to the campaign of Donald Trump. His live streams of his political rallies are all over YouTube and are can’t-miss viewing every night.
They are too entertaining for their own good, with Trump insulting his opponents and being his usual self. Plus you never know what will happen — whether fights will break out in the crowd or whether people will storm the stage, and so on.
So I am watching that tonight. Trump is speaking in Boca Raton and the primary is in two days. The Democrats are also holding a CNN Town Hall in another primary state, Ohio. Fun times in US politics.

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Plaster of Paris is hazardous to the environment and adds to water pollution during visarjan.
The Goa government has ordered a ban over the use of PoP Ganesha idols ahead of the Vinayaka Chavithi celebrations in the state, to prevent water pollution. The state's Environment Minister on Wednesday, mentioned that buyers and sellers of non-eco-friendly idols, would be charged with heavy fines or even imprisonment. Reportedly, the embargo has been enforced by the Goa (State) Pollution Control Board, Police Department, administration, Collector alongside the Deputy Collector and its implementation will be ensured with strictness.
Promoting eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Goa
In a bid to promote eco-friendly Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations this year, the state of Goa has enforced a law against the use of PoP idols. The Environment Minister in a statement to the media, elaborated upon the hazardous nature of the material and informed that it does not disintegrate, it becomes a major environmental nuisance rather.
The PoP idols boast of better cost-effectiveness and finishing, over traditional clay and thus, continue to be in demand in Goa, despite a ban here. However, it is toxic to the environment due to the presence of gypsum, sulphur, phosphorus and magnesium composition.
These idols also use lead paints which disintegrate slowly and poison the water in lakes, ponds, rivers. The hazardous material often chokes beds of water bodies where the idols are immersed during visarjan.
"This time strict implementation will be done and PoP idols will be banned for sale or even people who buy such idols will have a tough time, including paying fines or imprisonment if required," said the Minister. Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with much enthusiasm in Goa and this year, the 10-day festivities will begin on September 10.


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Debt markets have been witnessing a strong rally lately after RBI‘s repeatedly move to slash rates. While investors are taking benefit of the rally by investing in bonds, debt mutual funds, there is one more category offered by ULIPs â€“ Debt oriented funds. Read this space to know if debt ULIPs worth a look over Debt mutual funds?
Debt funds are largely overlooked by investors when it comes to investing in a fixed income space due to lack of knowledge. With better tax efficiency and various categories of schemes, this category makes an ideal choice for investors. Financial advisor Jitendra Solanki enlightens investors on how to analyze this segment of mutual funds.
Debt mutual funds generate returns for their investors' by investing in bonds or deposits of various kinds. In the current interest regime financial expert Juzer Gabajiwala tell us on how one can benefit from investing in debt funds.
ICICI Direct analysis mutual fund industry in the current market scenario.
According to Sharekhan, the overall sentiment for debt market is likely to remain bearish as fresh supply will hit markets in the new financial year.
Common parameters of selecting a fixed income investment are potential risk, expected returns and tax efficiency. Unaware of debt funds as a fixed income product, many investors opt Banks or small savings deposits. But, Debt funds if used properly and selected wisely can be a good alternative to other fixed income investments.
Sharekhan in its latest report has identified the best debt-oriented schemes available in the market today based on the following 5 parameters: Avg. rolling returns for one and two years, Sharpe ratio, Fama (net selectivity), Credit quality and Average Maturity.
There are lot of mutual fund investors who are not yet familiar with growth option and dividend option. From investment point of view, it becomes very imperative to understand the implication of which option you are choosing. Selecting the right option is as important as selecting the mutual itself, reckons Kripananda Chidambaram
When investing in debt mutual funds, there are some parameters to be considered and compared before you finalize which debt mutual fund to invest in, based on your risk appetite, tax bracket, time horizon and liquidity requirements/investment time horizon. Read this space to how debt mutual funds work and how you can benefit from investing in it.
Debt mutual funds are neglected by investors often due to lack of understanding of these products. However, this category of schemes provides ample opportunities to earn handsome returns in the fixed income space. Read this space to understand the various categories of debt mutual fund and know the benefits from investing in them.
Sharekhan has identified the best debt-oriented schemes available in the market today.
The country's most cash-rich IT firm Infosys has doubled its investments in liquid debt mutual funds to Rs 4,986 crore -- the highest in nearly three years.
Rising gold prices and continuing investment flow in yellow metal has pushed the size of assets held through gold exchange traded funds to an all-time high of Rs 11,198 crore.
As market ended with marginal gains, Equity and Balanced funds delivered flat performance. Meanwhile debt funds were slightly better off registering very few decline.
Many AMCs take large exposure to debt instruments from a selected few sectors, thereby exposing its investors to high risks. Hence it is advisable that the investors should look into the portfolio characteristics, returns delivered and track record apart from investment time horizon while investing in a debt schemes.
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The current transition to a multiplayer electricity industry, which can cause frustrations, also means that the South African industry can avoid the problems faced by independent power producers in South-East Asia during the 1990s, where a financial crisis and, in some instances, a lack of prudent technical assessments led to serious problems.
The risk of instability and market collapse can be tempered by careful development of an independent power production industry, which does take time, he says.
However, effective collaboration is an arduous task because it entails detailed debate and compromise, but leads to superior decisions, said newspaper New Yorker journalist and author James Surowiecki, who spoke at the Internet Solutions Internetix conference in August.
Using Bayesian probability mathematics, which gives the probability of an effective solution to a problem, given limited and unverified information, such as those encountered daily in business meetings where effective decisions must be taken using limited information, Surowiecki noted that diversity in groups and teams effectively countered the effects of incomplete information on decisions.
Diversity in teams means that a broader problem space is explored, compared with mutual reinforcing that occurs between like-minded people that can amplify incorrect assumptions and, hence, decisions, he explained.
“Working in diverse teams is not easy. We like to work with people whom we agree with and we must work hard as part of a diverse team. Working in diverse teams can also be uncomfortable and frustrating; the best decisions, however, do not arise from easy consensus, but rather from conflict, disagreement and compromise. An effective decision must balance the diverging views of a diverse team and effectively integrate different viewpoints in order to determine the best course of action.”
It falls to the industry to form a more coherent view with which to approach government and to support government in growing an independent power industry rather than advocating competing market views, which can make government policymaking uncertain, says Nott.
“If we analyse the prospects of an independent power producer in South Africa based on the existing legislation and policy environment, then the prospects are good. However, in light of the recent delay of financial closure for initial independent power production bidders and with no date given for financial closure of these bids, the implementation of policy by government remains in question, increasing risks and financial costs,” says Werksmans Attorneys director Happy Masondo.
“To ensure security of supply, South Africa needs independent power producers and alternative sources of energy,” she concludes.
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The Lady and the Moon Poster
The Lady Moon is New Yorkled’s very own interpretation of what the Statue of Liberty would look like with nothing above but a dark sky and a waning moon. Or literally some celestial object such as another Earth? Have always enjoyed playing with such images for the sheer joy of artistic expression. Hope you get a kick out of it as well.