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American Express Green Card Review Summary
The American Express® Green Card is a card for people with good or excellent credit who want to earn extra rewards on travel expenses and at restaurants. It is best for high-spenders who plan to pay the bill in full each month and anticipate spending enough to more than cover the cost of the card’s $150 annual fee via rewards earnings.
The Amex Green Card’s best features are its bonus rewards and travel benefits. New applicants can earn an initial bonus of 40,000 points by spending $2,000 within 6 months of opening a new account. All cardholders earn 3 points per $1 spent on travel-related purchases and at restaurants worldwide. And that’s supplemented by hundreds of dollars in credits annually.
The Amex Green Card’s worst features are its $150 annual fee and its lack of a clearly defined spending limit.
You can learn more about American Express Green Card below.
Advantages of the American Express Green Card
40,000 points for an Initial Bonus
Those bonus points, which new cardholders can earn by spending $2,000 in the first 6 months, are worth an average of $347 when redeemed through American Express Membership Rewards. On average, credit cards offering an initial bonus in the form of points or miles give roughly 31,338 (worth around $230).
So, based on initial points alone, Amex Green’s welcome bonus figures to be a bit better than average. Fortunately for applicants who time things right, bonus points might not be the only thing in your welcome wagon.
Extra Rewards on Travel & Dining
Amex Green gives 3 points per $1 spent on all travel-related purchases as well as all purchases made at restaurants (including takeout and delivery in the U.S.) around the world. That works out to about 2.31% cash back, on average.
Travel includes everything from airfare and hotel reservations to ridesharing, tolls and public transit, whether booked directly with a travel provider or through a third-party travel comparison website. And unlike some other Amex cards’ dining rewards, restaurants outside the U.S. are eligible for bonus points, too.
Annual Travel Credits
Amex Green cardholders are eligible for a pair of yearly bonuses that can help make travel more efficient and more comfortable. There’s up to $189 in credits annually to reimburse cardholders for membership fees for the airport screening service CLEAR. In addition, there’s up to $100 per year in credits for airport lounge access via the service LoungeBuddy.
If you fly frequently and don’t already have access to savings on those services, that’s great news. But if you’re unlikely to use them often, don’t give these features too much emphasis when deciding which card to apply for.
Disadvantages of the American Express Green Card
$150 Annual Fee
For context, the average annual fee on a credit card is roughly $22. In other words, the American Express Green Card is about seven times more expensive than the average credit card. That doesn’t necessarily mean Amex Green is a bad deal. Rather, it just has an uphill climb to prove it deserves a spot in your wallet.
Below-Average Base Rewards Rate
Non-travel/restaurant spending yields just 1 point per $1 with the Amex Green Card. That’s pretty standard for a rewards card, but most credit card points are worth a penny each. Amex points get you a bit less than that, on average.
No Preset Spending Limit (NPSL)
The American Express Green Card does have a spending limit; you just won’t know exactly what it is at any given time. The limit may vary over time, based on your spending and payment history as well as broader market factors. And American Express probably won’t communicate such changes to you proactively.
As a result, you won’t ever really know how close you are to maxing out your card. That could make it difficult to rely on Amex Green alone. The card’s marketing materials do mention the ability to spend above your limit, and earn rewards in the process, but they don’t provide much in the way of specifics.
Limited Financing Capabilities
Amex Green is a hybrid card, which means cardholders must pay off most charges by the due date each billing period in order to continue making purchases the next. However, a certain portion of your balance will be eligible to be paid off over time, with interest. The APR for such a balance depends on your creditworthiness and other factors.
Cardholders will have the option to choose specific recent purchases for longer-term repayment, through Amex’s Pay Over Time feature. Eligible purchases will automatically fall into the longer-term repayment bucket, up to a certain limit. All charges not added to a Pay Over Time balance must be paid in full each month by the payment due date. Also, cardholders can still pay their balance in full by the due date with no limitation, though.
Other Features of the American Express Green Card
Instant Card Number
If American Express can instantly verify your identity and decides to approve you for an account, you won’t have to wait for your physical card to arrive in the mail to begin making purchases. Amex will give a so-called instant card number that you can use in the meantime. You may not have access to your full credit line until the card arrives, however, which should happen within 7-10 business days of approval.
Made From 70% Recycled Ocean Plastic
The revamped American Express Green Card is largely made from recycled plastic that was reclaimed from oceans, beaches and coastal areas. So, the card isn’t just green in name and coloring alone; it’s eco-friendly, too. Amex has partnered with the organization Parley for the Oceans for this effort.
No Foreign Transaction Fee
The American Express Green Card’s 0% foreign transaction fee makes it suitable for international spending. But American Express cards are not accepted in as many countries as other major card networks.
Assorted Amex Perks
Cardholders get access to special deals on tickets to things like sporting events and concerts, along with offers for everyday savings opportunities and various other benefits available with any American Express card.
Applicants Need Good Credit or Better
We recommend a credit score of 700+ to comfortably satisfy the American Express Green Card’s credit score requirement. If you don’t know where you stand, you can check your latest credit score for free on WalletHub.In addition to good-to-excellent credit, the American Express Green Card’s requirements include being 18+ years old, having a Social Security number, living in the U.S., and earning much more income than you spend on debt payments and other major expenses.
American Express Green Card vs. the Competition
In order to help put the American Express® Green Card into context, we compared it to some of its most popular competitors.
American Express® Green Card
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A little while ago I wrote about the Grande Dame of perfume, the most famous, the best-selling fragrance ever. No wonder that such a marketing machine demands to be fed.
So Chanel stepped up to the challenge and produced Chanel N°5‘s first flanker: Eau Première. Jacques Polge created “a silky-smooth harmony of notes that reveals the delicate facet of the world-renowned fragrance” (Source: chanel.com).
Targeted at a younger demographic, it is a Chanel N°5 for aspiring queens, a perfume fit for a princess. And of course, THE princess, the idol of my youth, immediately came to mind. I can imagine her wearing Eau Première, as it is fresh, young, but not too young, not carefree, but stately and elegant, beautiful and radiant, effervescent, but still restrained, always behaving and never taking a wrong step.
(I somehow doubt the Queen would agree ;))
Eau Première is smoother, rounder, softer, less aldehydic, more citrus-y, very floral, sweeter, but less powdery in the drydown than Chanel N°5.
It has everything I like and it smells really good! Sillage is impressive and it holds its own for about five hours on my skin.
In my eyes this new interpretation of a classic works, the perfect flanker, if you will.
The perfect Princess.

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The top Democrats on the House and Senate Homeland Security Committees are backing the homeland security strategy Hillary Clinton laid out at a speech at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
Delaware Sen. Thomas R. Carper and Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson on Wednesday praised what Clinton called a “360-degree” strategy — a five-part plan to root out domestic radicalization and fight ISIS abroad — and said it would help stop another attack like the one that was carried out in San Bernardino, California, earlier this month.
“In her speech, she laid out the right and responsible approach to combating the greatest threats to our homeland, including online self-radicalization, and proposed examining our visa programs to root out any potential weaknesses – something our committee has been doing in the wake of the Paris and San Bernardino attacks,” Carper said in a statement.
“As the nature of the threat continues to evolve, we need a leader like Secretary Clinton who knows what to do to keep Americans safe while upholding the values and principles we stand for as a nation. I am as confident as ever in her ability to take on these challenges as our next commander in chief,” Carper continued.
Delaware’s senior senator endorsed Clinton for president in October after Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. declined to run for the Democratic nomination.
Thompson, who backed Clinton in November, expressed similar approbation for Clinton’s remarks.
“Although the threat from ISIL and those who may be radicalized by it is real, we must respond with vigilance and not fear. Secretary Clinton’s detailed strategy is a strengthening of the hard work we have done to fight radicalization and terrorism both at home and across the globe,” Thompson said.
Clinton met with a group of Muslims before delivering her remarks, and she made a point of criticizing Republicans whose rhetoric, she said, “plays into the hands of terrorists.”
“To all our Muslim-American brothers and sisters,” Clinton told the crowd, “This is your country, too, and I am proud to be your fellow American.”
Clinton called for enhanced intelligence sharing, including cooperation between government and Silicon Valley, to forge a “unified national strategy in cyberspace,” the New York Times reported . In particular, she wants technology firms to remove websites and videos that promote the Islamic State.
Clinton also wants the Department of Homeland Security to increase its review of visas, extending to scrutiny of social media accounts, after one of the San Bernardino shooters was found to have vocalized her support for jihad on Facebook.
“Anyone who has traveled in the past five years to a country facing serious problems with terrorism foreign fighters should have to go through a full visa investigation,” Clinton said , “no matter where they’re from.”
Backing a measure Democrats have been pushing in Congress , Clinton called for banning gun sales to people who are on the no-fly list.
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The most common symptoms of a stressed life-style are:
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Last week on the ‘The Shop,’ the ‘Old Town Road’ artist was asked about his decision to come as a gay man in 2019. Before he could get a word out, Kevin Hart interrupted and said, “He said he was gay… so what?”, which was deemed as insensitive and dismissive by some online critics and fans.
During a recent interview on ‘Hoodrich Radio,’ Lil Nas X interview shared why he is not upset. “No, I’m not mad at Kevin Hart,” he said, “A lot of situations like that, I don’t try to get into that. I don’t try to get into these situations because online I’m just here to be funny and laugh… I’m not trying to put nothing in, I’m not trying to say anything, because if you say anything, your words get twisted then you have to say something about that, and then you have to say something about that. Just on and on. So I don’t even try to get into anything really. But no, I’m not mad at Kevin Hart.”
The hosts proceeded to try to connect the dots that since Lil Nas X is not mad, fans shouldn’t be mad either but Lil Nas X makes it clear that everyone needs to make their own decisions on how they feel and it shouldn’t be based on his feelings. “I’m not saying what anybody should be,” he said.

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Plans are in the works for the 2015 Summer Street Stroll Farmers Market, and organizers are seeking vendors and Barton County seniors who are interested in the Kansas Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
The Summer Street Stroll Farmers Market has a special opening night on Friday, June 5, and then runs for the 2015 season on Thursday evenings through Sept. 3. Hours are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Reread. This is going to be a quick ramble compared to the others because I need to head out so I’m early for my new job (welp), but I did have time to finish the last couple of chapters of this re-read. I always said Prisoner of Azkaban was my favourite of the first three books at least, and I still think that’s true. It’s far darker than the other two and, really, that’s something I always liked.
This is the first book where I noticed significant plot changes in order to make the story work in a film, because when I was reading them back (bearing in mind I don’t think I’ve ever re-read this) I’d completely forgotten that everything worked out how it did, e.g. the creators of the Marauder’s Map, how they see Pettigrew on it, how smarmy Snape is.
And it’s re-reading these books that reminds me of how split I am over Snape. He is an amazing character come the last book when everything unravels, but he is so petty and spiteful it’s kind of weird how quickly that’s forgotten. I’m starting to get really distracted from my main point of “I fucking love Harry Potter and I’m still loving it even though I’m in my 20s”. Off to work…


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The cash-strapped government plans to broaden categories of goods subject to excise duty in response to an expanding state budget deficit and an intense campaign to reduce environmental hazards.
A proposal to expand the list of goods subject to excise is under discussion in the House of Representatives. The duty is currently applied to tobacco, alcohol and ethanol derivatives.
"Rubber tires and soft drinks are among the 41 items proposed by the government for the new excise list," Andi Rahmat, a member of the House's commission XI for financial affairs, said Monday.
Under the excise law, the government is allowed to propose goods for excise duty if the goods can potentially harm health or the environment.
Late Monday, commission XI summoned business associations from the tire and soft drink industries to discuss the potential impact of the excise.
According to Andi, the proposed list of dutiable items includes wood, cement, oil-based fuels and products and services from amusement centers.
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The Finance Ministry's head of fiscal policy, Anggito Abimanyu, said he was not aware of the plan.


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I think if they had support groups for spending too much money on stupid Internet games like Candy Crush I would have to enroll. It's obscene how much money I've wasted on that stupid game through Facebook to buy the stupid little power ups to beat a level. I swear it must be a couple hundred dollars in the last few months between that, Angry Birds Star Wars, and Deer Hunter 2014.
The thing is you hardly even notice the money at the time. It bleeds you slow, a dollar here or two dollars here, kind of like gambling really. It's worse because you're not even going to win the money back, so it's just a complete waste of money. But hey, I can quit any time, right? Yeah, probably.
The thing is, those games are designed to continually generate cash for their designers. Like a drug dealer they might let you download the first levels for free, but then they'll start making you pay for the added levels. And they'll make the levels so annoying you spend money on the power-ups to beat them. And they only give you a small number of lives that recharge slowly to bilk you out of more money to keep playing. It's a total fucking scam.
Some people would oversimplify and say, "Well they're not making you spend money." Neither do casinos. But especially when you're playing these games on Facebook there's that pressure to get as far as your "friends" or get a higher score and so forth. And you get to that point where you only need one move to beat the level and it's almost midnight and you've tried it 15 times already, so what's $1.99 to end the hassle and go to bed a winner, right?
It reminds me of a report I wrote for one of my business classes in high school back in 1995 or so. It was about digital currency and one of the potential problems I noted is that when the money is digital it doesn't really FEEL like you're spending money. It's not like reaching into your pocket and taking a dollar out of your wallet, where you can then see how many more you got left. Thus there's no real weight to it.
Playing those games on Facebook or my Kindle Fire, I think my fear has come to pass. Because as I said, it doesn't feel like I'm spending actual money. Then I open my bank statement and holy shit! How did I spend $30 in three fucking days!!!?
I'm not going to single out Candy Crush and other games. It's really digital commerce in general. I can't even begin to contemplate just how much I've spent on Amazon in the last 13 years or so. It has to be well into the thousands or perhaps 10 thousands. It's a book here, an album there, a graphic novel there, and so forth. The financial death by a thousand cuts. But hey it goes on my credit cards so it's not REAL money, is it? Aye, there's the rub.
I imagine the problem is only going to get worse. I haven't looked into Bitcoins, but that and other such things are the next step in fully digital currency. I think recently in Europe some country declared Bitcoins aren't real currency, but it's only a matter of time before it happens. That will make fiscal responsibility even tougher. Another decade or so and even the bums will probably be sitting there with signs saying, "Will Work for Bitcoins."
In the meantime, maybe I should get a sponsor to help me get through Candy Crush withdrawal.

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Free Verse Is Often Used By Poets To. I actually really enjoy free verse poetry. “as regarding rhythm,” ezra pound writes in “a retrospect” (1918):
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May 2019?KIM NAMJOONKIM SEOKJINMIN YOONGIJUNG HOSEOKPARK JIMINKIM TAEHYUNGJEON JUNGKOOK BTS
2019?BTS: I need u girl Me: I NEED YOU BTS!
In my country :'D
I NEED U MV: *is a key part to the universe*ALSO THE MV: *has a significantly less amount of views than others*I NEED U: "am i a joke to you?"
@Musics LiT I Need U has 2 verion MVs. The other MV is on both ibighit and 1thek channel, and the 1thek mv has more than 100M views
still their best title song to date... the amount of views in this makes me so upset lol
2015: I need U2019:Boy with luv
I need you Kim namjoonI need you Kim seokjinI need you min yoongiI need you Jung hoseokI need you park jiminI need you Kim taehyungI need you jeon jungkook💖💖💖BTS 💖💖💖
@Nooralain Eltayeb yes you're right 😔😔
@Jade Cosentino yasssssssssss
2015"wow this song is amazing"2016"wow this song is amazing"2017"wow this song is amazing"2018"wow this song is amazing"2019"wow this song is amazing"#ArmyForever
2030 "wow this is amazing!"
No matter how many years pass.... This music video still hurts me. My babies.... They are just.... Wonderful actors. Sign them up!!!
i need you : namjoon*eats lollipop*boy with luv : halsey*eats lollipop*me: I NEED A LOLLIPOP!!
Bts highlight reel: yoongi with lollipop
Honestly this is like one of my favorite mv's ever.
V saying hello to camera 1:59 why are you laughing so beautifully?
O MY GOD🤣🤣

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Bankruptcy is an excellent way to get rid of your debt. However, lawyers of Los Angeles based bankruptcy law firm Recovery Law Group say that people are often worried about how this might affect their credit report. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) dictates how creditors, credit buyers as well as credit reporting agencies report the credit. This act was drafted and implemented to ensure that the actual representation of credit information was done by creditors. they are expected to inform consumer reporting agencies accurately with respect to the status of the debts of an individual. Additionally, FCRA directs credit reporting agencies which information can be reported and for how long that information will stay on the credit report. moreover, if the creditor does not display the information correctly, the debtor can approach the FCRA for the violations.
How are discharged debts reported on credit reports?
FCRA does not instruct credit reporting agencies on reporting discharged debts as there are no strict laws on such listings. The act, however, does mention that reporting agencies should not misrepresent the information. The creditors are also required to update any inaccurate reporting after they are notified by the debtor. If the creditor refuses to report a discharged debt to the reporting agency in order to get money from the debtor, they are in violation of the discharge injunction of bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy is listed on credit report for 7 years in the case of chapter 13 discharge and for 10 years in case of chapter 7 discharge. Having bankruptcy on your credit report lowers your credit score but at the same time, it also gets rid of your bad debts which were affecting your credit rating. You can slowly and with continuous efforts improve your credit score after bankruptcy. Any debt that is discharged in bankruptcy cannot be reported by the credit reporting agency as:
- Charged off
- Delinquent or late
- Active or currently owed
- Having due balance
- Converted to a new debt (with different account number)
Misrepresentation of discharged debts in this manner can affect the debtor’s credit report. This can result in failure to obtain fresh credit or paying off a debt that was discharged in bankruptcy. Thus, credit reports need to accurately represent the status of the debts.
Make sure your debts are accurately presented on the credit report
Once you get your bankruptcy discharge, get an updated credit report within 60 days of discharge. It is better if you get one from all three major credit-reporting agencies (Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion). You need to carefully go through each for every debt and creditor name for any discrepancy. Any unfamiliar debt or creditor might be for a discharged debt that was bought and sold to a 3rd party. Since the debts were discharged through bankruptcy, they need to be listed so in your credit report. any misrepresentation of facts must be reported to the agency and disputed through the FCRA dispute procedure.
In case you are having a tough time figuring out the details, you can speak with experienced bankruptcy lawyers at 888-297-6023.

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From IMDb: “The Unauthorized Game of Thrones Parody.”
Poster Rating: B
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Review: Light on details, which doesn’t make it exciting, but there’s enough here to be of interest to the average viewer, especially if they are already Pixar fans.
Trailer Rating: B
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Review: Trading on existing tropes and twisted norms, this trailer has a lot of humor going for it, but also doesn’t quite have the kind of direction that audiences demand.


Children of Bodom is a Finnish band from the city of Espoo, near Helsinki. The name of the band comes from one of the most famous Finnish murder cases of all time. (The murdering of three teenagers one night at Lake Bodom back in the 60's.) Early Children of Bodom albums are inspired by classical music and death metal (Red Light in My Eyes pt. 1 starts with a line from J.S. Bach's Invention No.13 in A minor and Red Light in My Eyes pt.
There are multiple artists with this name: Apollo was formed in 1969. They released one album, Apollo (1970). Their music was occasionally heavy and the band sounds like Led Zeppelin or Procol Harum, with little bit King Crimson in it. Members have been in other Finnish progressive projects.
2) Apollo Indie Dance / Post Punk band from Ballarat, Australia. They Began mid 2009 when two kids decided to constructively channel their boredom in the form of melodic sound.
Finntroll is a finnish folk metal band that combines black metal with a Finnish form of polka called Humppa. Although they are from Finland, Finntroll's lyrics are in Swedish (the country's second official language), because Swedish sounds "damn trollish", according to the band's first vocalist, Katla (whose native language is Swedish). History Finntroll was founded in 1997, by Teemu "Somnium" Raimoranta (R.I.P. March 16th 2003), guitarist of Impaled Nazarene, and Jan "Katla" Jämsen. Their first demo, Rivfader, was recorded about a year later, in 1998.
Teeth & Tongue is the solo project/band of New Zealand born songwriter and performer Jess Cornelius. Her debut album 'Monobasic' was released on Crystal Chain Records via Inertia in November 2008. Teeth & Tongue also includes Marc Regueiro-Mckelvie (guitar), Patrick Millman (bass), Steve Masterton (drums) and Brigitte Hart (keys, vocals).
This can refer to two different bands: 1. Brisbane band Ups and Downs
2. Norwegian downsrock band Ups & Downs from Molde 1. Brisbane band Ups and Downs played a brand of ethereal, well-crafted, jangly guitar pop that called to mind Australian post-punk icons The Church. The bands influences also extended to overseas groups like Cocteau Twins, R.E.M., and Flamin' Groovies.
Indeed, the name Ups and Downs was derived from a track on the Flamin' Groovies 1978 album, Now.
There are several bands named 'Tabula Rasa': a Finnish progressive rock group, a math rock band, a medieval band, a Greek punk band which was active in the 90's, a reggae band from Poland, an acoustic/folk band from Birmingham, UK and a funk-rock band from Solothurn, Switzerland. The following text deals with the progressive rock group: Tabula Rasa was one of the most influencial progressive rock groups of the 1970's in Finland. Tabula Rasa was formed in Kangasala, Finland, in 1972.
Heidi could refer to: 1) a Danish singer and songwriter, know form the Danish edition of X-Factor. 2) an all girl rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that started in 1999 and dressed like a punk rock field hockey team. They released 2 demos before moving out to California to "make it big" and promptly broke up in 2002 having recorded a full-length album, but never released it.
There is more than one band named A Murder of Crows: 1. A fledgling hardcore/d-beat outfit from the south west of england. Formed early 2009, they have already cut their first ep (self-titled) and are planning a european tour early next year. Featuring members of Jesus Bruiser, Belladonna and Anti-pack. 2. A musical project of Elliott Smith (billed as Elliott Stillwater-Rotter) and Garrick Duckler. Duckler and Smith had previously played together in Stranger Than Fiction, Smith's high school band, which released three limited-edition cassettes.
Widows are a 6-piece epic eath rattle 'Gothabilly' sideshow band born from the doomed cracks of Ye-Olde London Towne. Thrust together amongst the stale smog & unrelenting generic music scene, Widows have truly become an exciting & mesmeric tour de force. Their sound is a celebratory tango of mysterious melodies, twisted textures & fetishistic flights of fancy. Songs of Love, Demonic Possession, Non-Conformity & Religious fever, their live experience is an experience rarely found in today's sterile musical climate.


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Center for Vein Restoration Providing Essential Care During COVID-19 Pandemic
Center for Vein Restoration (CVR), the national leader in treating venous disorders, is affirming its commitment to the healthcare community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CVR locations nationwide will continue delivering essential medical services such as STAT DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) Rule-Outs and wound care for venous ulcers, among other critical vascular treatments and diagnoses, keeping patients out of high-exposure risk hospitals and emergency rooms. To ensure accessibility, Center for Vein Restoration is also waiving patient co-pays through April 30 and are seeing all patients irrespective of insurance status.
How We Keep Vein Patients Out of Emergency Hospitals that are Flooded with COVID-19 Patients
“We are here for the community,” said Sanjiv Lakhanpal, MD, FACS, Cardiovascular surgeon, as well as President and CEO of CVR. “We are rallying our teams in providing essential care that can help those on the front lines in real time. All 90 of our centers will take vascular emergencies and triage them in an effort to get patients safe treatments outside of a hospital setting.”
At this time, CVR is suspending all elective cosmetic sclerotherapy treatments through April 30.
“It’s our duty to be efficient and part of the solution. We are keeping active dialogue with local, county, and state health boards – offering our support and expertise,” said Dr. Khanh Nguyen, Chief Medical Officer. “Primary care physicians should know CVR is prioritizing the care of their patients to ensure safety and efficiency at all our centers,” he ended.
CVR has convened a COVID-19 Response Team charged with navigating these unprecedented times.
“This pandemic is all encompassing, no question,” said VP of Human Resources, Wendy Walker. “While it’s critical we serve our mission and be part of the healthcare solution, we have an enormous responsibility to our employees to make sure they can provide this care in the safest way possible. We’re taking every precaution.” CVR has over 500 employees throughout 18 states and Washington, DC.
More information on Center for Vein Restoration’s COVID-19 response is available at: www.centerforvein.com/coronavirus
ABOUT VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY
Venous insufficiency, the cause of significant suffering due to the sequelae of venous hypertension, most commonly arises as achy, tired and heavy legs. It may or may not be associated with varicose veins, spider veins or skin changes including venous ulcerations and indiscriminately affects between 30–40 million Americans. Numerous factors including age, weight, prolonged sitting or standing, genetics or a history of DVT (blood clots) can increase the risk of developing this common and often underdiagnosed disorder. Treatment options have evolved to an array of minimally invasive procedures in an office setting.
ABOUT CENTER FOR VEIN RESTORATION
Center for Vein Restoration (CVR) is the largest physician-led practice treating vein disease in the country. Having performed its first procedure in 2007 under President and CEO Dr. Sanjiv Lakhanpal, Center for Vein Restoration has since become nationally recognized as the clinical leader in treating chronic venous insufficiency. With 90 centers and growing, CVR has over 500 employees and conducts over 200,000 patient interactions annually. To learn more about CVR and its mission, visit www.centerforvein.com or by phone at 240-965-3915.

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SAYREVILLE – The Middlesex County Public Health Department will be conducting H1N1 clinics for the “high risk” target groups by appointment only on Nov. 24 and Dec. 1.
The clinics will be held at Middlesex County Fire Academy, 1001 Fire Academy Drive, Sayreville, and the Public Health Clinic, 596 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick.
The “high risk” target groups are:
• people 6 months to 24 years of age
• pregnant women
• healthcare and emergency services personnel
• caregivers for children younger than 6 months
• 25 to 64 year olds with high risk medical conditions
Vaccine will be distributed by appointment only. Call 1-732-565-3788 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to schedule an appointment. Due to the high volume of calls, officials ask residents to continue calling if they receive a busy signal.
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I am so excited to announce my brand new YouTube series: "COVER SONG FRIDAYS"! Beginning February 10, 2017, I will be bringing you a new cover song video every other Friday. The songs will also be available to buy digitally the same day!
I have also joined Patreon which harkens back to the days when artists had patrons. For as little as $1 per video, you get perks like getting to see them BEFORE they premiere to the general public. There are other levels for different rewards as well! I will be keeping my postings there to no more than four things per month.
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Manual Milling Machines
Machine with Manual X and Powered Y Axis.
The milling path is controlled manually between mechanical stops.
Z Depth control is manual and measured with a Digital Read Out boasting a resolution of 0.01mm.
Power is derived from Air at 95 PSI.
Cutting speed is 15,000 RPM with a feed of 2000mm/min.
Total weight is 65Kg, allowing for ease of portability.
The above example is for a Flap Track Plateau Milling.
6 Axis Machine with Powered X Axis
The machine to the right is designed for Rear Spar Machining. It is a six Axis machine with a number of axes mechanically interrelated to enable profiles to be machined, which match existing profiles on a ‘Blend Operation’
The Axes are defined as X, Y, Z, A, U & W.
This machine is hand operated with the X Axis power driven by button control.
A & Z Axis control is manual and measured with a Digital Read Out to resolution is 0.01mm & 0.01°
The machine weight is 68Kg and is supported at all times on a ‘Mini Powered Buggy’
Power is derived from Air at 95 PSI & Cutting speed is 15,000 RPM with a feed of 2000mm/min.
Typical Headstock assembly with DRO and manual in feed for depth control.
The spindle motor is integrated into the quill and the lubricated exhaust air from this motor is ducted around the milling cutter to aid with the removal of swarf and to provide a mist cutting lubricant.
Interconnected W Axis
Typical Headstock Installation
W Axis control is through a
Z Depth control is manual and measured with a Digital Read Out.
The resolution is 0.01mm.
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McKaley Miller is most known for her roles in CW's 'Hart of Dixie', FOX's 'Scream Queens', and FX's 'Partners' starring Kelsey Grammer & Martin Lawrence. Miller also starred in 'The Iceman' with Winona Ryder, Michael Shannon, Chris Evans & Ray Liotta. Up next, you can catch Miller in Blumhouse and director Tate Taylor's "MA" alongside Octavia Spencer.
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Anti-blasphemy laws have been a massive victory for Muslims across the world, as now followers of Islam can have people who speak out or criticize their religion thrown into prison. We continue to hear horrifying stories coming out of Europe and Canada where citizens are being rounded up and jailed for speaking out against Islam, as courts are now turning their backs on their very own citizens in order to pander to the very group of people who want to kill them. While this type of thing happening in America would be inconceivable to most, as our rights under the Constitution should protect us, what’s happening right underneath our noses in one city when it comes to speaking out against Muslims and Islam will leave you astonished.
If you’re not up to speed with the disgusting antics of Mayor Betsy Hodges who runs the city of Minneapolis, here’s a quick recap. This Muslim-loving idiot has been instrumental in transforming the city of Minneapolis into a Sharia swamp ever since she got elected, where her eagerness to flood her city with Somali migrants has completely devastated the once thriving American city. White women are constantly threatened with rape and murder, as Sharia patrols are now popping up all over this Muslim-infested city, and white woman Justine Damond was recently shot down in cold blood by a Somali Muslim cop.
After Trump got into office, the rabid liberal mayor has gone over the top in her efforts to help Muslims achieve domination in her city, where she recently installed an anti-blasphemy hotline so Muslim refugees could call in and report any American who “harassed” or spoke out against Islam. The Star-Tribune reported that the hotline was specifically set up as a way to target Trump supporters, who Hodges believed would target her precious Muslim refugees and “harass them.” Hodges spoke about the Nazi-like hotline she worked to get established saying:
“I will not compromise the public safety of the people of Minneapolis to satisfy Trump’s desire to put politics before public safety. Minneapolis is being built and strengthened by people from all over the world and I am grateful for their commitment to our city. I stand with them today and will continue to take that stand as the President-elect prepares to take office.
Several weeks ago, we exposed how treasonous anti-American moron Marco Rubio was working with Al Qaeda terrorists through the Muslim organization EmergeUSA, to get a bill passed through the Senate that would make speaking out against Islam a hate crime, that astonishingly, passed the Senate back in April.
“On April 4, 2017, the US Senate passed Senate Resolution 118, “Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.” The resolution was drafted by a Muslim organization, EmgageUSA (formerly EmergeUSA) and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC).”
Although Senate Resolution 118 was passed earlier this year, we still have time to defeat the House version of this anti blasphemy law, that now sits in Congress as Resolution 257 with the similar verbiage.Read a copy of the Resolution HERE.
EmgageUSA’s leader Khurrum Wahid, who Rubio is currently working with, is on a terror watch list for his extensive work with Al Qaeda, and as a lawyer, Wahid defended Omar Ahmed Abu Ali, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for plotting to assassinate President George W. Bush!
Why the hell are politicians like Betsy Hodges and Marco Ruio selling the American people down the river in order further the cause of radical Muslims who have sworn to kill us? While we’d expect this type of behavior from a liberal morons, someone such as Rubio who markets himself as a “conservative” politician is nothing short of astonishing. It’s becoming more and more evident that no matter what political affiliation these politicians claim to represent, we must keep a close eye on all of them, as many of them are in bed with Muslim terrorists, and the safety of the American people is the last thing on their anti-American agendas.


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Proteinuria: An underappreciated risk factor in cardiovascular disease
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Changes in renal function produced by hypertension appear to be associated with higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Indices of altered renal function (eg, micro-albuminuria, increased serum creatinine concentrations, decrease in estimated creatinine clearance, or overt proteinuria) are independent predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The Framingham Heart Study documented the relevance of proteinuria for cardiovascular prognosis in the community. The International Nifedipine GITS study: Intervention as a goal in Hypertension Treatment (INSIGHT) study assessed the role of proteinuria as a very powerful risk factor. Several studies demonstrated that microalbuminuria is a predictor of cardiovascular disease. It has been shown that the presence of microalbuminuria in primary hypertension carries an elevated cardiovascular risk. Furthermore, recent data indicate that even minor derangements of renal function are associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk factors, and promote progression of atherosclerosis. All these parameters should routinely be evaluated in clinical practice, and in the future must be considered in any stratification of cardiovascular risk in hypertensive patients.
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Brown MJ, Palmer CR, Castaigne A, et al.: Morbidity and mortality in patients randomised to double-blind treatment with a long-acting calcium-channel blocker or diuretic in the International Nifedipine GITS study: Intervention as a goal in Hypertension Treatment (INSIGHT). Lancet 2000, 356:366–372. Proteinuria was found to be a very potent predictor of cardiovascular risk in essential hypertension.PubMedCrossRef
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Victoria Martino is the rare art historian who is also a performing violinist. The Athenaeum Music & Art Library will be exploiting both sides of her expertise in a Tuesday evening lecture series, “Five Centuries of European Art & Music: From the Renaissance to the Present Day.”
Of course Martino doesn’t view art and music separately; rather, she seems them as part of a singular vision that expresses itself in different mediums.
She favors a quote by Kandinsky, who is one of her favorite artists:
“Every work of art is the child of its time and, in many cases, the mother of our emotions. It follows that each period of culture produces an art of its own which can never be repeated.”
Martino will look at five periods of culture: the Renaissance (May 1), the Baroque (May 8), Enlightenment, Rococo, and Neoclassicism (May 15), Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism (May 22) and Fin de Siecle, Modernism, and Postmodernism (May 29).
In each presentation, Her insights and images of important art works will be juxtaposed with her own live musical performance.
A graduate of Harvard and UC San Diego, Martino is best known in San Diego for performing programs of the complete works in a single genre by a single composer. Recently, she played the complete Beethoven violin sonatas at the Athenaeum.
Series tickets are $110 ($85 for members); single tickets are $24 ($19 for members). Call (858) 454-5872 or visit


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Freeez, The Beach Boys, Booker T and the MG’s, Stand On The Word, Soul II Soul and more.
This mix was recorded live at Sygn Bar on 18th October 2008. It's in parts, as Mixcloud can only handle 100 Mb files. This is Part II.


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The indicator must be able to exchange hydrogen ions with the solution, and do so quickly.
So indicators in aqueous acid-base chemistry must be water-soluble to some degree to be useful.
However, indicators are usually large organic molecules, and some are only sparingly soluble in water.
These indicators are prepared by dissolving the dry compound
in a water-miscible solvent. For example, solid phenolpthalein is dissolved in ethanol,
and the ethanol solution is what you find in dropper bottles labeled 'phenolpthalein'.
Many indicators can be used to monitor acid-base chemistry in solvents other than water. This is especially useful when you're
trying to study a water-insoluble organic compound, or a compound with a pKa or pKb of less than 7.
For example, phenols are weakly acidic compounds that can often be determined by titration with a quaternary ammonium hydroxide
(like tetrabutylammonium hydroxide) in dimethyformamide, a nonaqueous solvent.
Azo violet can be used as the indicator in this titration. o-nitroaniline is another indicator used in nonaqueous weak
Very weak bases are also titrated in nonaqueous solvents.
For example, nicotine can be determined by titrating it with perchloric acid, using glacial acetic acid rather than
water as the solvent. The indicator in this case could be methyl violet (which changes from violet to green and then
to yellow, with the last disappearance of violet indicating the endpoint).
Two other indicators often used in nonaqueous weak base titrations are crystal violet and methyl red.
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Sudeeksha Bhati is a girl who many may look at and ignore. Until you notice the sparkle in the eye of the young girl who not only dreams to change the world but is working towards it. Daughter of a tea seller, Sudeeksha is the first generation learner of her family. Her father barely manages the family expenses with his meagre annual earnings of Rs 72,000. But Sudeeksha believed she can change all that and she is all set to do so. She scored an excellent 98% in her CBSE Board Examinations and has topped her district. And now she is off to USA to study.
Sudeeksha has been awarded a full scholarship of 70,428 USD per semester...
Achilles, a white-furred Hermitage male cat reputed to have psychic powers, has predicted that the Russian team will win a match against Egypt during the FIFA World Cup in St. Petersburg on June 19.
The oracle cat was offered two bowls with food and the national teams’ flags at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city. The food was spooned from one package for an accurate prediction. The cat immediately headed to the Russian flag and ate all the food from the bowl.
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Bihar girl Kalpana Kumari topped the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical and dental colleges. Scoring 171 of 180 marks in Physics, 160 of 180 in Chemistry and 360 of 360 in Biology she secured 99.99 percentile with 691 marks of 720.
Kalpana, who is a resident of Shivhar district in Bihar, came to Delhi to prepare for the examination. Kalpana said that she had been hardworking from the start and used to study for about 12-13 hours a day while she was preparing for NEET. Sharing her success mantra, Kalpana said that she studied NCERT books and her coaching material carefully. She also appe...
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A special charitable hair donation event for cancer patients was set up at the Lighthouse Church in Dimapur. Almost 30 people willingly donated their hair for the cause. ‘Hair for Hope India’ is a first of its kind event in the North-Eastern region.
The organisation will help to convert the donated hair into wigs for the economically challenged chemotherapy patients. Losing her mother to cancer ignited her zeal to help cancer patients said Amen Jamir, the lady who is behind idea of the drive.
Jamir, who herself have donated her hair twice said that she saw the Hair for Hope page across Facebook and thou...
In a profession that is considered to be male dominated and certainly not a woman’s job, Manju Devi is a porter who undauntedly works as hard and as efficiently as any other porter and is the first woman porter of North-West Railways. After she lost her husband 10 years ago she has been the sole provider for her family, which includes three teenage children.
She was actively encouraged by her mother Mohini, who helped her get over the psychological hurdles and discard the family disputes. Manju acquired the porter license no. 15 which belonged to her deceased husband Mahadev, and took to the demanding task of ...
While Anushka Panda topped the CBSE class 10 examinations in the differently-abled category, what she’s most proud of is not using the extra half-an-hour in each paper, to which she is legally entitled. A student in Gurgaon’s Suncity School, she scored 97.8 per cent overall.
Anushka was provided a special bench by the school. The 14-year-old girl suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disorder that diminishes her physical strength and affects her motor nerve cells in the spinal cord. The disorder also affects mobility. As a result, she is wheelchair bound and needs to take frequent breaks.
A Cuttack-based tea seller D Prakash Rao, was lauded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 44th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
Starting at the mere age of 6, Rao has been selling tea for the past 54 years.
Due to financial problems, he was not able to continue studies after class five despite getting a distinction. However, Rao accepted this as a challenge and today he lives his dream through nurturing the lives of 70-75 slum children in his school.
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Legendary singer Asha Bhosle was conferred the Banga Bibhushan, the West Bengal Government’s highest award, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday.
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Bengali matinee idol Prosenjit Chatterjee and Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen (retd) also received the Banga Bibhushan.
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) has got its first female turbaned Sikh auxiliary police officer, whose induction aims to motivate others to join law enforcement and help create better understanding of Sikhism.
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She has been awarded a cash prize, a sponsored trip to an overseas conference and a trophy as well as a certificate for winning the competition.
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Just when he grabbed the microphone, the audience insisted that he make his submission in English, specifically, his usual funny way of expressing it.
He obliged and just at the start of his speech the entire gathering, including his colleagues could not also hold back their laughter.
The comic actor pressed on further and said,
“Nana your majesty. Nana, we are proud of you. Without you, we are nothing. So, Nana, we’ll use our faces to go everywhere and advertise for this project. We will campaign for this project to succeed. Thank you very much.”
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There is snow on the ground and it's cccold outside.
What better things to stitch but snowmen, snowflakes and mittens.
It sure feels good to be stitching again.
I haven't done any penny rugs in December.
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I put away 18 bins and 5 soft bags of Christmas decorations...thank goodness for basements and and nice strong shelves.
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I'll keep stitching...
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The 10 greatest film scores of all time, according to a movie expert
14 August 2020, 11:34 | Updated: 14 August 2020, 11:45
The greatest film score of all time
Saturday Night at the Movies presenter Andrew Collins summarises why these 10 film scores are unquestionably the very best of all time. And... scene.
We’re partnering with Radio Times to reveal the nation’s Top 100 film scores of all time.
And Classic FM presenter and journalist-slash-film music aficionado Andrew Collins has told us what he thinks the very best film scores of all time are (watch above).
Disagree? Voting is open in the Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame, which culminates in a countdown of the nation’s Top 100 pieces of movie music in the last weekend in August. Voting is open until Sunday 23 August, so don’t miss the chance to tell us what YOU think the ultimate score is.
Even better, everyone who votes will be entered into a prize draw for the chance to win £500, an iPad or a Sony Sound Bar.
If you are still on the fence, though, or looking for some inspiration, here are Andrew’s top picks – from Max Steiner’s epic score for Gone with the Wind, to Hildur Guðnadóttir’s award-winning soundtrack for Joker.
Click here to vote in The Classic FM Movie Music Hall of Fame in partnership with Radio Times >
Max Steiner: Gone with the Wind (1939)
Epic historical romance set against the American Civil War: two hours 36 minutes long, the score contains 99 individual pieces of music. Frankly – 80 years on – we still give a damn.
Gone with the Wind (1939) Official Trailer - Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh Movie HD
Leonard Bernstein: On the Waterfront (1954)
Bernstein’s only non-musical film score, so something of a rarity. He brings hoofing dynamism and a certain syncopated rumble to Brando in black-and-white.
If you want to hear jazz turning the film score on its head, this could be contender!
On The Waterfront - Trailer
Bernard Herrmann: Vertigo (1958)
One of my favourite scores of all time from one of my favourite films of all time: Alfred Hitchcock delivers a noir-ish story of obsession and Herrmann paints the big reveal in a queasy neon green.
Vertigo Official Trailer #1 - (1958) HD
Elmer Bernstein: The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Arguably the greatest western score ever – bam-bam-bam-bam, bam-bam-bam-bam-bam! Not even released as an LP at the time, it gives The Big Country and Once Upon A Time in the West a gallop for its money.
The Magnificent Seven Official Trailer #1 - Charles Bronson Movie (1960) HD
John Williams: Jaws (1975)
Two notes: dur-dum, dur-dum, performed on a tuba. John Williams claimed it was “more threatening” than the French horn – and who are we to disagree?
Remember – the music had a lot of work to do when the mechanical shark blew a gasket…
Jaws Official Trailer #1 - Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg Movie (1975) HD
John Barry: Out of Africa (1985)
John Barry, best known for the Bond movies, proved he was just as tight for this Oscar-winning, widescreen romantic adventure. Not only that, he did it in 33 mins apparently.
Out of Africa Official Trailer #1 - Robert Redford, Meryl Streep Movie (1985) HD
Ennio Morricone: The Mission (1986)
We lost Morricone this year, but his musical legacy will outlive us all. An epic story of missionaries in Paraguay, scored to summon an indigenous choir and ‘Gabriel’s Oboe’, played Pied Piper style.
The Mission Trailer
Rachel Portman: Emma (1996)
For me the finest score from any Austen adaptation, and there have been a pretty few.
Portman’s grounding in the classical arts makes music that encourages you to dance! I often wake up with Emma in my head before I start the day! Listen our for a “bittersweet clarinet” to identify Emma...
Emma (1996) Official Trailer - Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor Movie HD
Hans Zimmer: Interstellar (2014)
The year 2067, crops are failing, you can write your name in dust on the table, and Earth’s last hope is Matthew McConaughey, tasked with finding a new planet via a wormhole in space. How do you conjure all that in music? Ask Hans Zimmer, of course...
Interstellar - Trailer - Official Warner Bros. UK
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Joker (2019)
In this original origins story for longtime Batman foe the Joker, Joaquin Phoenix seems unable to stop laughing in inappropriate situations. When he dances down some steps, Guðnadóttir really sends in the clowns!
JOKER - Final Trailer - Now Playing In Theaters


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Baby girls beige pram coat by Foque with a large bow on the front. Made in knitted acrylic, the bodice has a linear pattern and does up with large concealed poppers. The collar is in cosy synthetic sheerling with an ivory needlepoint lining. Warm synthetic sheerling also lines the coat and forms the cuffs. A beautiful pram coat for little girls to wear when out and about or as an extra cosy cardigan.
3-6 month old girl jacket and matching beanie
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Knitted Lace from Estonia.On display in a museum in the US. Most displayed are delicate shawls that feature the nupp, a small knot of yarn that can’t be made by machine ensuring the pieces are hand made. No pattern available on this one but it would be wonderful to be able to recreate.

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Oulton Park is one my favourite circuits on the Carrera Cup Calendar. It’s fast, flowing and very technical. A good lap time around the Oulton Island Circuit would be a 1:23:00. A quick pole for a BTCC car would be nearer 1:26.00.
My journey to the circuit on Thursday night was not as planned; 2 of the 4 rear tyres on my RV blew out after a nasty pothole on the M25 motorway surface. By the time the 24hr emergency tyre people arrived it was 11:00 the next day meaning I had missed the first test. I arrived for the second test with enough time to do 6 whole laps, on old Monza tyres, so it was straight into qualifying with virtually no testing.
Whilst not an ideal start, Oulton Park is a circuit where I as a driver and we as a team have performed well traditionally. Last time here in the Touring Car I was on the podium, albeit in a front wheel drive. The time before that I had won my race. Hopes were high and making the podium was the goal, despite being a little on the back foot.
Dinner and an early night were needed on Friday, so I did exactly that.
Refreshed and ready for the next day I went and sat in the car whilst the SlideSports team finalised the set up based on the weather, track temperatures etc. It is critical at Oulton Park to get a clear lap for qualifying and put in a good time. The 3 possible overtaking places at the circuit are all into fast braking zones and very risky. Oulton is an “old school” circuit meaning the barriers are close the track – punishing any mistakes severely.
First few laps were spent bringing the tyres in – at Oulton the car needs about 3 laps. The skill in the Porsche is to get the heat into the fronts. The rears have c500bhp to help, so bringing the tyre temperatures up in a balanced way is a real skill which I have had to learn this first half of my debut season in the Carrera Cup. The onboard dash pressure monitor is a real help in knowing when the tyres will be at their best.
Unable to get a clear lap in we had to settle for a disappointing 6th in qualifying which was not where we needed to be on the uphill part of the grid. With no line-lock systems in these cars it was going to be a ballet of pedals, to a) get the car off the grid quickly b) not jump the start and risk a 10 second penalty. What fun!!
Starting 6th on the grid wasn’t exactly where I wanted to be so getting a good start off the line would be crucial. As the 5 second board was shown I planted the Porsche’s accelerator to the floor bouncing the 4-litre engine off the start procedure ECU map limit of 6500rpm. As the lights went out, boom, we’re racing. I got an OK start level with 4th place into Old Hall Corner 2 abreast. Cars were jostling about all over the place and I was in the thick of it. Oulton is tricky to overtake so every driver is fuelled with the same emotion off the line into the first corner – to get ahead.
I saw a gap down the outside of the Avenue into Denton’s so positioned the car to make the move as I had got a better drive out of the corner. 4th placed Fairbrother moved over unsighted forcing me onto the grass at 120mph. I kept my foot in bouncing my way towards Cascades at terrific speed, but I needed to get back on the tarmac to slow the car for the corner. The next 30 mins I kept the pressure on for 4th at one time so close, we almost became one. Desperate to claim 4th I went for the undercut, braking late and wide into the Island hairpin - A little over exuberance on the throttle on exit resulted in a 360-degree spin opening enough of a gap for 4th place to maintain his position, me finishing in 5th.
When the sun is blazing there’s no better place to be than Oulton Park on a Sunday afternoon. With air temperatures in the mid-twenties, the sun had warmed the track surface to the late thirties. Tyre starting pressures were vital. The SlideSports team did their sums starting my tyres on precise pressures to give the car decent grip throughout the race. They knew I desperately wanted a podium.
I needed to get off the line quickly to get far enough ahead of my competitors. I was on good set of tyres having only run 6 laps in FP2, so I was looking for a podium finish without question.
I got my great start off the line which catapulted me up the order into 4th place, less than half a second behind 3rd placed Dockerill. I filled his mirrors lap after lap, applying the pressure hoping to force a mistake. Twice I had the nose of the Lordes Carrera up the inside, but Dockerill drove an honest race, defending well and covering all the bases making it difficult to pass – such is the character of Oulton Park Circuit.
So a 5th and a 4th plus getting quicker each time we take the car out isn’t a bad result for the Lordes team, with a decent points haul towards our Championship where we are currently running in 4th position just 7 points behind 3rd, and we’re only half way through the season.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at a “Back to School” rally in Annandale, Va., on Aug. 31, 2022. (Courtesy of Spirit of Virginia)
By September 17, 2022 Updated: September 18, 2022. Media: The Epoch Times.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—Virginia took a sharp turn on transgender student policies with new guidelines released on Sept. 16.
According to the new guidelines, public schools cannot affirm a student’s gender without parents’ written requests. In addition, bathroom and locker room use is to be based on students’ sex, defined as the biological sex at birth. Student sports participation should be sex-based as well unless federal laws require otherwise.
The new policies are is a complete reversal of the previous guidelines, which define transgender as a student’s “self-identifying term.” Those rules, which took effect in March 2021 under former Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, ask schools to consider not disclosing a student’s gender identity to the parents “if a student is not ready or able to safely share” it with their family.
The new policies have common ground with the previous rules with regard to ensuring a safe learning environment without bullying, discrimination, or harassment for students. It lists the First and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution as primary evidence.
The new guidelines will enter a 30-day public comment period around Sept. 26 and take effect after the state superintendent approves the final version.
“The 2022 model policy posted delivers on the governor’s commitment to preserving parental rights and upholding the dignity and respect of all public school students,” Macaulay Porter, spokesperson for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times.
“It is not under a school’s or the government’s purview to impose a set of particular ideological beliefs on all students. Key decisions rest, first and foremost, with the parents.
“The previous policies implemented under the Northam Administration did not uphold constitutional principles and parental rights, and will be replaced.”
Virginia Del. Marcus Simon (D-Fairfax), who introduced the state House bill that became a 2020 law and the basis of the 2021 rules, said in a tweet on Sept. 16: “These new policies are cruel and not at all evidence-based. … If enacted, these policies will harm Virginia children. Stop bullying kids to score political points.”
Loudoun County Parents Applaud New Policies
Loudoun County father Clint Thomas at a rally outside the Loudoun County Public Schools administration building in Ashburn, Va., on Sept. 13, 2022. (Terri Wu/The Epoch Times)
Loudoun County-based parental rights group Fight for Schools applauded the new policy. “Governor Youngkin promised to put parents back in charge of the care, upbringing, and education of their children. Today, he delivered—big time,” said Ian Prior, executive director of Fight for Schools, in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times.
He also had something to say to the school boards, especially his own in Loudoun County: “To the school boards in Virginia, such as the one in Loudoun County, you spent last year telling parents that they had to pass radical anti-parent, transgender policies to match the VDOE’s [Virginia Department of Education] model policy—now you will have to revise those policies based on the law and your own words. So get to work.”
Clint Thomas, a father to Loudoun County schoolchildren, echoed Fight for Schools’ sentiment. He has two daughters, both studying in Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS). Caroline, the elder daughter, is a high school senior and was on the school’s soccer team.
He’s also a plaintiff in a lawsuit against LCPS administrators and school board members, filed by America First Legal (AFL), a nonprofit conservative legal group, on his and 10 other parents’ behalf. At the end of June, the defendants were sued for “promoting secret gender transitions” and “forcing children to change in locker rooms with members of the opposite sex,” according to AFL.
“Virginia is returning to a focus on parents’ rights in education with its 2022 revision to model policies,” Thomas told The Epoch Times. “It feels so good as a father of children in LCPS to know our state Department of Education is returning to sanity when it comes to the basic rights of girls and women in our schools and athletic competitions.”
It’s unclear whether school districts will face budgetary consequences if they don’t follow the requirements. Porter didn’t respond to a question by The Epoch Times about the potential ramifications of noncompliance.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article misidentified the former governor of Virginia. The Epoch Times regrets the error.


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