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1. Maybe the best way to understand the first third of the 21st century is to learn about the last third of the 19th.
2. Is the Internet more or less consequential than the trans-continental railroad, the transatlantic telegraph table and Bell's invention of the telephone? Is our new post-industrial way of organizing work as big a change as the transition to the industrial organization of labor?
3. Would someone living in 1910, who was born in 1869, have experienced more or less change than someone born in 1969 and alive today? (Like me).
4. American Colossus is long - 23 hours and 33 minutes (624 pages). Took 3 kids' soccer games, one college hockey game, two weekends of yard work, a basement clean-out, and various runs, dish washing/laundry folding sessions, and about 10 commutes to finish. Multitasking is the only way (at least for me) that a book as colossal as Colossus gets finished.
5. Rockefeller (oil), Carnegie (steel), Vanderbilt (railroads), Morgan (money, finance) - it is these men who created our foundational industries. Brands' thesis is that capitalism and democracy are always in tension, that the concentration of capital necessarily requires the erosion of democratic ideals.
6. It's possible that one reason I enjoyed American Colossus so much is that if is performed by Roberston Dean, my favorite Audible narrator. Anybody who questions the quality of an audiobook experience should spend some time with Roberston Dean.
7. Part of the reason I love to read history is that it takes me so many damn times to get all the facts straight in my head. I have this "5 times" rule. I need to read about something 5 times before it begins to stick. Only after about 5 books on the brain, or 5 books on behavioral economics, or 5 books on the on the 19th century do things start to come together.
8. American Colossus is a great companion piece to Bryson's At Home: A Short History of Private Life, as the both cover about the same time period but from opposite vantage points. Bryson explains the impact of the agrarian to industrial transition from the perspective of the home and its residents, Brands from the personalities and big events that drove this great transition.
What books on the past are necessary to understand the future?
When I was in 9th grade (in 1984) I subscribed to 4 car magazines: Motor Trend, Car & Driver, Road & Track, and & Automobile. Today, my fondest dream is to own zero cars and to rent an occasional Zip Car (preferably a Prius, Volt, or Leaf) whenever the need for driving should arise.
Reading "Engines of Change" was a good reminder for me about how important automobiles once loomed in my worldview. At some point my passion for cars was replaced by a passion for computers and technology. At 14 I thought I wanted to be an automotive journalist, and 42 I'm very happy to work at the intersection of education and technology (and to be driving a minivan - slowly).
I'm betting that my story, one of a shift from a love of automobiles to a love of computers, is not unique. How many teenagers who once spent time changing spark plugs and reading car magazines morphed into building PCs and hanging out on computing message boards? I have this theory that today's computer geeks were yesterday's car enthusiasts - and that is why today's Apple new product announcements are so much more exciting than the new model car launches.
Ingrassia takes us back to a time when new cars really mattered. He profiles 15 cars that have had a large impact on American culture. These stories are all engaging and well-told, and in learning about the Model T or the Corvette or the Mustang or the Honda Accord we also learn a great deal about the times in which they were introduced. This is not a book about the "15 best cars of all time", rather Ingrassia is interesting in describing the cars that had the biggest cultural impact.
Ford's Model T literally changed how American society was organized, as an affordable mass produced automobile was a prerequisite to a rural to urban migration and a mobile society. The Honda Accord was the first Japanese car to be built in a U.S. factory (in Ohio), and ushered in a long-term transition away from UAW dominance and the decline of The Big 3. The Chrysler minivan (a Lee Iacocca encore after bringing to life the Mustang) killed the traditional station wagon, empowered a new generation of soccer parents, and eventually led to Mercedes Benz's disastrous and short-lived purchase of Chrysler.
Ingrassia is a terrific writer, and is also the author of the excellent Crash Course: The American Automobile Industry's Road to Bankruptcy and Bailout-and Beyond. I hope that Ingrassia's next project is about the only cars that really excite me now, cars that run on electricity (although his chapter on the Prius in Engines of Change is excellent).
I think that there is a huge market of computer geeks (and educational technologists!) just waiting to buy our first batter powered car, as soon as the technology improves and the costs come down to a point where electric cars are nearly competitive with gas powered vehicles.
The world, or at least my world, needs more high quality concise books. Bryson's new Shakespeare, from the Eminent Lives Series, is one of the genres better examples.
The Modern Library Chronicles is another imprint with some excellent texts. To quote from their page:
"Modern Library Chronicles feature the world's great historians on the world's great subjects. Lively, accessible, and brief (most under 150 pages), these authoritative short histories are designed to appeal to general readers as well as to students in the classroom".
Wonderful, sweeping economic history of the world by one of my favorite writers (Bernstein also wrote "The Birth of Plenty"). These "big" history and "big" thought books are a great antidote to the short time frames and disposable knowledge of our blogging and information overload world. Helps to have a long-term framework to understand our own material lives. Excellent counterpart to Friedman's The World is Flat.
Fascinating extension of the evolutionary psychology framework. Argues that our brains have evolved in often "klugy" ways, meaning that evolution favors what works (and what comes first) and not what is optimal. I learned a good deal about things like memory, emotions, and perception...and now I know why I can be so dumb sometimes. Well written....a fun read.
Fun book from the NYTime's Magazine Consumed column...delves into the world of "murketing" - the new method of connecting with consumers who are immune to traditional mass marketing. Some interesting connections on how we could "market" educational technology.
You will never go into someone's house or office in the same way again. A psychologist who pioneered the field of personality research based on peoples stuff.
The author, a physicist at Cal Tech, is among those rare academics who both write beautifully, and can manage to make complex explanations understandable. This book definitely changed how I understand some fundamental aspects of my life and the lives of those around me, as getting a handle on randomness and probability (which again, our brains don't seem to be built easily to accomplish), helps illuminate some of the fundamental errors in judgment that I seem to make all too often.
Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein covers many of the same studies and experiments, and then puts a public policy slant on the conclusions. I'm finding in these sorts of books that the same academic studies and examples pop-up time after time, which is good as it takes me about 5 times to get them straight. Where Sway helped me understand why I'm susceptible to make bad decisions, Nudge helped me understand how I can use the principles of "choice architecture" to influence events and decisions. Both worthwhile reads for folks like us who have a vision of education we are trying to implement, both in terms of why people do things the way they do, and some "libertarian paternalistic" ways to shape decisions and actions.
The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman is a sweet, short popularizer of the current social psych and behavioral econ research.
The original academic and body of research that Gladwell based his best-selling "Blink" on. Gigerenzer experiments on "fast and frugal" decision making have many implications for situations we face all the time in our lives - I just have not quite worked out if I'm so easily swayed and nudged (see below), and my mental probabilistic machinery is so poor (again see below) when I should trust my gut feelings and when I should do the opposite.
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With the rapid development of e-commerce and constant innovation, it is important to keep abreast of the latest trends and technologies in order to improve business and make adjustments Strategies. To be successful, an online seller should revise the regular tools, check for bugs, and make improvements.
Software outsourcing companies like Qarea This can be needed to make smart decisions and take the business to a new level. Even if you outsource software development and rely on professionals, the main issues and trends should be considered be understood. Below is a roundup of the top things to look out for when considering powerful strategies for improving your ecommerce website.
In order to make a purchase, website users should be able to find what they need. It sounds pretty obvious and simple, but in reality it doesn’t always happen. Try to understand your customer, test the website, get feedback and optimize UX / UI.
Website tests need to be done frequently and will help improve the experience based on the feedback received. Better navigation improves the user experience and motivates them to return to the next purchase. It is not always necessary to have a permanent team to make sure the ecommerce website works properly, professionals for specific purposes could be discontinued if there are reasons to outsource.
Today’s online consumers are not accepting an ecommerce website that has pages that are too long Load. According to statisticsEvery fourth user leaves a website that takes more than 4 seconds to load and a one second delay reduces customer satisfaction by 16%. Such numbers make it natural that no matter how much traffic you attract, the website will not make sales without a decent speed.
Plan advertising campaigns
Work on the ecommerce store advertising campaign to increase sales. Analyze data to better understand your customers – how and why they come to you, what they are looking for, what else they need, what trends are in the market. You can use this information to predict user behavior, correct errors, and carefully plan advertising budgets and options. Analyze where the website visitors stay longer, whether it is the product page, blog or customer comments, see what they like and empower them. Understanding the customer’s behavior can help you better understand where to meet the new ones and what tools to use.
Product pictures and description
Product images are of the utmost importance in e-commerce. In an offline store, a customer can see or touch the object. Online a picture is the most powerful tool to evoke an emotion for a purchase. High quality images with zoom, 360-degree rotation and 3D tours promote customer credibility and interest. When placing images on the website, keep the speed factor in mind. They may be amazing, but if they load too slowly the client goes.
When talking about emotion, keep in mind that a manufacturer’s instructions may be too boring to pique interest or even stop reading. Explain the benefits of the product, why it is worth spending the money on, and how it can make life better. Take the opportunity to present the products if someone is already on the website.
Content and website design should be complementary and together form part of a comprehensive e-commerce strategy.
Check out process
Do you remember why you started an ecommerce website? Right to make sales. Simplifying the purchase for the customer is paramount. Numerous check-out obstacles are causing consumers to leave the store. If there are multiple steps to be followed, make sure that clear directions are given. It is preferable to offer different payment methods. Aside from Visa or MasterCard, debit cards, PayPal, and ApplePay bring more e-commerce sales.
Baymard Institute calculates 68.06% of the average documented online shopping cart abandonment rate. The score was based on 44 different types of surveys with statistics on the e-commerce shopping cart abandonment. This may be necessary to ensure that the checkout process is working properly Hire a software outsourcing agency for website testing.
Tracking abandoned cars and fixing the problem is a key to solving the problem. With special software it is possible to send friendly reminder e-mails about the completion of the purchase. In such cases, an additional discount can motivate.
Upselling and cross-selling
After the customer is satisfied with their online purchase, it is worth continuing the communication. The start was very complex, now everyone has to use the sale on the one hand and the more pleasant shopping on the other. A customer should receive information about similar or complementary products that the e-commerce platform offers. Upsells and cross-sells can often be improved without any changes to the software. If some changes need to be made to the software, Could outsource development be considered.
Shopping from mobile devices
This could be the top priority. A must for a successful e-commerce business today is not only a responsive website, but also the ability to shop on smartphones and tablets. Around 40% of online shopping is already done on mobile devices, and optimization for these devices will increase sales.


Since the end of World War Two, the United States has established itself on every continent with hundreds of military bases, and has sent troops to foreign nations (both covertly and overtly) on so many occasions that it’s difficult to keep track of them all. And this doesn’t even take into account the nations that our government has quietly and successfully pressured into going along with its financial and military agenda. The US government commands a sprawling empire which, much like the British empire that preceded it, never sees the setting sun.
But this massive global empire can’t last forever, and there are forces at work that are challenging the US at every opportunity. And this week in particular, the barbarians were brimming at the gates, so to speak. That’s because our government’s interests were confronted by adversaries in several different regions.
For starters, North Korea tested several missiles in the Sea of Japan over the weekend, three of which landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone. Alarmed by North Korea’s improved missile technology, Japanese authorities went on high alert. The United States has since sent 14 Super Hercules military planes to Tokyo, and has deployed an anti-missile defense system in South Korea.
While that story has been widely reported on by now, the mainstream media has hardly touched this astonishing story from Afghanistan. If you can believe it, the Pentagon has confirmed that the Chinese military has been operating in Afghanistan, albeit for unknown reasons. So far, both the Chinese and Afghan governments have denied this.
Meanwhile in the Persian Gulf, multiple vessels with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard swarmed a US Navy tracking ship in the Straight of Hormuz, coming within 600 yards of the vessel and forcing it to change direction. The US Navy claims that the vessel was unarmed and the interaction with the Iranian military has been called “unsafe and unprofessional.”
And finally, American troops were recently deployed to the Syrian city of Manbij, after Turkey threatened to attack Kurdish forces in the city. Colonel John Dorrian tweeted that the Joint Task Force in the region “has taken this deliberate action to reassure Coaltion mbrs & partner forces, deter aggression and keep focus on defeating ISIS.”
Can you believe that all of this occurred within a few days? If it weren’t for the fact that the US has racked up an astonishing number of enemies over the years, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this is a concerted effort, organized behind the scenes. In reality, it’s probably just a coincidence. America just happens to be odds with so many forces at the same time. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the day when our nation is busy protecting its own shores and nothing else, because hearing about this stuff every week is exhausting.
when i was a youngster, there was so much talk of this nation or that one being “so corrupt”….now that i’m an OLD man, i see who the REALLY corrupt nation is. going down in flames, as it was all financed on debt…by the people of the world loaning U.S. the money to do it to them. PFFT!
The Statue of Liberty IS LUCIFER. the washington monument IS a PHALLUS. the Lincoln Memorial IS a Baphomet. the Pentagon is a five point star.
THE ‘great deception’ already happened. OUR ancestors fell for it. illuminati 1776, same as revolution FFS.
All been a SCAM.
we are ALL subject of the CROWN. they still rule ALL.
The USA as we know it must be destroyed for the Antichrist to rise. It will happen. It does not mean that we have to like it or go along with it though. We American patriots must forcefully resist whenever possible.
Perhaps as we know it, but for all we know, a reborn America could lead a very unexpected battle against his global empire. I agree that Christians and patriots must resist the Antichrist. We must try, in the way our Lord and Savior calls us to do. And if nothing else, to rage against the darkness and provide hope that the Light will again return to this land. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. God bless and God bless America!!!
AMEN to that!
Menzo, I’ll damn sure be resisting regardless.
Did you ever read the book, “Most Dangerous Book in the World, 9/11 as Mass Ritual. I know you would like it if you haven’t yet. I think everyone should read it. The second part of the book is a fictional prediction. The first part of the book is almost like a primer into the occult. Simple little book. I say it’s a must read to grasp just how occultists see things different and have their symbolism right in front of your face.
So basically the NWO and all their propaganda have created a huge dependent class/snowflakes/libtard commies to of which did the NWO’s bidding for them to give them so much power and leave us at the footsteps of potential disaster.
Of course the elites are bad people but without stupid brainwashed everyday regular people that I mentioned above the elite would not be able to have gained all the power they have.
I don’t hate the elites…I hate the riffraff at Walmart on Black Friday that allowed the elite to become as powerful as they are.
Many people say that the government will just sit back and let the masses go at it by letting the economy go. I hope that is the SHTF scenario that happens. You know how much fun that will be engaging these retards? I mean you gotta think the elite will throw us a bone right? And let us have some fun, instead of just dropping a nuclear bomb on our heads.
One again, Brother Nathanial Nails it. “Stop Feeding the Beast”
How Trump Can Beat The Deep State
Holy Shit I thought Gene Wilder died
This video is sarcasm. He knows that Trump isn’t going to go after the deep state. The deep state put him in there. And Brother Nathaniel has been saying that since long before the election. You especially know this is his point when he says that he has to remove the Jews from around himself, when that is just about all he is surrounded by, including his son-in-law standing behind him in the White House along with his daughter who has turned herself into a 100% Jew with the help of a rabbi.
Oh yeah, and he has said that he will do anything for Israel more times than the MSM has accused him of talking to Russia. Hey, looketh over there.
And they are intensely trying to expand the dependent class by declaring sanctuary cities all across the country. They must be stopped or we will go down in flames.
Everyone helped to bring the country to where it is today. Like that home repair guy says as he looks at the most recent mess, they either didn’t know enough or they didn’t care enough, or both. That pretty much sums it up. And both of those tactics were baked into the cake. Or like what was said in the movie ‘Animal House’, “Hey, you f’d up, you trusted us”. We have been lied to all of our lives. They kept everyone so busy, or entertained, that they didn’t realize that they were being manipulated to do others bidding while paying them at the same time. We were the freest and the richest people on earth. And according to them we still are. They just need more money for a new pencil with an eraser to prove it.
Every new president gets challenged to see where the new lines are. China won’t let north korea off the leash until they want to invade taiwan. Then they will tell north korra to go ahead and do it just before china makes their move and our military will be too busy. China could care less about north korea, just a convenient diversion. Iran has been attacking and killing our troops for years with revolutionary guard covert ops and hizbollah. Marine barracks in beirut. Snipers and EFP IEDs in shia areas of baghdad (saw it myself) and now they are emboldened by their russian buddies. Need to put them in their place without invading and occupying. Just a good smackdown.
The US government and it’s military knew that the Marine barracks in Beirut was going to be bombed. It was just another false flag to get more troops into the ME for that little country on the Mediterranean. Look it up. It fits in with all the other false flags where people die and are just pawns in their game. Including the US military, which was admitted in their own words.
Really? I had a friend who was there, survived and pulled his buddies out of the rubble. Believe me they didn’t know it was coming. In fact the Marines pulled out right afterward. False flags lead to something. We keep avoiding confrontation with Iran and they keep attacking. Everything can’t be a false flag.
Look it up. I’m not saying it didn’t happen, I’m not saying the Marines there didn’t know it was going to happen, I’m saying that the people who allowed it to happen knew it was coming. Weren’t the guards on post carrying weapons that were unloaded?
Here, go to youtube and search “Kay Griggs full interview”. It’s seven hours long. You should watch the whole thing, but just watch the first few minutes instead. I believe it’s in those first few minutes that she says that she was told by her husband, a Marine Colonel, that they knew it was going to happen.
I have gotten in discussions just like this with former military and they don’t know anything about what I’m telling them either. Though they may know who Chesty Puller is, they don’t know who Smedley Butler is.
I really don’t like to debate anything like this that I don’t have first hand experiance with. I do have first hand experiance both in the streets in direct combat and through intel briefings of the activities of Iranian revolutionary guards and their shia militia surrogates attacking US forces. Hizbollah flags flew all over east baghdad. Hundreds of Iranian made EFPs were used in our AO. I am not saying Iraq was not a mistake however since we deposed the sunni government and installed a shia government if Iran’s intentions were good they would have worked with that government and helped the iraqis. Instead they wanted al sadr and his shia finatics so they meddled killing US troops. Bush did not want to open up a third major war so they brushed it under the rug not taking care of the troops. Obama and valerie jarrett wanted to suck up to the iranians so they never cared either. I don’t want Iran invaded but if we gave them a real smackdown and hopefully the iranian people will rise up. The shia are more dangerous than the sunni because they take their time and are actually more religiously motivated because they truly believe a major war will bring back the mahdi. My complaint is when americans sympathize with them. Just because we meddle too much their doesn’t mean their aren’t some real bad people there.
O.k., so you were trained to follow orders and were pointed at the bad guys. (if actually are who you say you are) Now you know who the bad guys are, but not the policies of the people who made them the bad guys in the first place. And you’re still not concerned about the false pretenses that get American troops put into harms way, or even murdered with premeditation. So you’re still a good soldier like Travolta should have been in ‘The General’s Daughter’.
So what makes you want to be an expert on the ME if you don’t know or care about policy. And what makes you want to be an expert on Asian policy if you don’t seem to care about what got us to this point. It’s seems that you are just looking for reasons to go and point a gun at someone. Without realizing that someone got you to do only that, purposely not telling you exactly why they wanted you to do that.
Yeah, it’s NK again. No, it’s Iran. No, it’s still Iraq. It’s never Israel is it?
This conversation sounds familiar. Everyone knows there’s bad guys out there. But some just don’t want to believe that they are running this country. And the military is just part of their game. Or they’re covering it up. Watch the video. No, you know what’s in it.
Unemployment helps to keep the military ranks full. And so do false flags. That’s where were at.
That is true, no empire last forever.
Not that I like it but we’ve had a long run and have influenced many cultures on the planet. We have spent much money at the expense of the American Taxpayer. It is time to bring some of that money home.
Our concern, the next empire may rule with an iron fist as Rome did during its time.
“I hate the riffraff at Walmart on Black Friday that allowed the elite to become as powerful as they are”
By and large it wasn’t the Walmart ‘Riff Raff” but the greatest generation that despite warning examples such as the JFK assassination trusted their government, sent their kids to Vietnam because they, depression babies, had the good job, home, car.
I think of this clip from the movie Animal House as the example of what happened to us.
IS ONLY A MOVIE SAY THAT 100 TIMES……….
I just wish that Pa-rumps phone would break so he can’t tweet the riff-raff. He needs to keep his pie hole shut, let his actions speak for themselves and stop the school yard “Dozens”
It was never and “American Empire”..It was always the private “deep state”s and the NWO empire.. It was full of fools who believed everything and every jingoistic chant of “USA USA USA” like they were “free men”….You awake yet? Even you loyal military and exmilitary patriots believed that you were free and America was great… Eisenhower WARNED You what was happening, the military industrial ELITES ascended to power with Johnson aided by the all the Nazi technology and advances we “saved” from the Russians post WWII.. Criminality BRED criminality..American “empire”…..HaH! It was never American, it was just wrapped up in the flag.
I don’t mock you lightly PATRIOTS, we were all fools wanting to believe we were Righteous, but we ended up being fools, first led astray through out upbringing, our public schooling then hand delivered into the service to do their bidding..
We WERE THE FISRT SUCCESSFUL BRAINWASHED MASSES…but hopefully you have shook it off now, because our country and our CHILDREN NEED US NOW more than ever to REALLY deliver them from their and our bondage. Now you must realize where your courage to fight back must come from.
I always thought about Eisenhower making that MIC speech just so coincidently right before leaving office like the cartoon character Snuggle Pus with, “Exit left”. Less than three years later on November 22nd 1963 did he think, “They got him”.
“We WERE THE FISRT SUCCESSFUL BRAINWASHED MASSES”
I also thought about the possible conversations in the Kremlin that marveled how the USA pulls off its propaganda and unlike their attempts the people actually believe it. I do know that late in the game some Soviet politician had the bright idea that the communists needed a role model like Superman for the youth. So they created, “The New Communist Man”, cape and all with super powers. Needless to say it didn’t work but the attempt was interesting and acknowledged our “Truth, Justice and the American Way” propaganda.
On a similar note does someone actually believe that the Vault 7 revelations were just an afterthought? You can bet good money that those “Smart” TVs, cell phones and the like weren’t manufactured with the back door for the intelligence agencies? I was always suspicious of Steve Jobs untimely death. He had been known to be somewhat of a Libertarian and liked to buck the system.
In my tool box, a special cigar, the “Devils Horn”.
On my phone, Beethoven’s 7th, movement #2 in 528 Hz.
That I will listen to via ear buds the fully plug the ear.
Until that time. Another day exercising my free will to learn something new, while roaming amongst the free range inmates.
Attention all preppers, go to western rifle shooters blog, and scroll down to the article entitled, Suidlanders: our emergency plan. Copy it and study it. Their plan was in response to the pending genocide of White South Africans, by their government. Their President proposed taking all land owned by Whites and giving it to his supporters. That plan will require great violence to be committed against the White people. There are about 6 million White people in SA and about 50 million blacks.
January 5, 2017 US SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES DEPLOY TO 138 NATIONS, 70 PERCENT OF THE WORLD’S COUNTRIES
They could be found on the outskirts of Sirte, Libya, supporting local militia fighters, and in Mukalla, Yemen, backing troops from the United Arab Emirates. At Saakow, a remote outpost in southern Somalia, they assisted local commandos in killing several members of the terror group al-Shabab. Around the cities of Jarabulus and Al-Rai in northern Syria, they partnered with both Turkish soldiers and Syrian militias, while also embedding with Kurdish YPG fighters and the Syrian Democratic Forces. Across the border in Iraq, still others joined the fight to liberate the city of Mosul. And in Afghanistan, they assisted indigenous forces in various missions, just as they have every year since 2001.
Eisenhowers Farewell Address Jan. 1961
Here is the warning given to the American people, and chillingly represents what is happening today. A short video of Eisenhowers speech and the Military Industrial “Congressional” Complex.
August 16, 2016 Pentagon Cannot Account For $6.5 Trillion Dollars
A new Department of Defense Inspector General’s report, released last week, has left Americans stunned at the jaw-dropping lack of accountability and oversight. The glaring report revealed the Pentagon couldn’t account for $6.5 trillion dollars worth of Army general fund transactions and data, according to a report by the Fiscal Times.
Father: Swedish “Chew”
Mother: named Ida, light skinned black woman
Barry was not first.
Do the research. Hidden truth.
Him,where is the problem,with those numbers works out to about 9 rounds per white person needed,give or take a round!That is assuming the blacks buy into this after seeing what happened in Zimbabwe next door,they are inviting white farmers back as they are starving and have not learned how to work with the land,that and one hell of a capital flight out of country!
The article on western is very good and also recommend giving it a view,perhaps incorporating what one can reasonably into your life.
The government controls the military. The White people don’t have anti armor capabilities. Plus, other African nations might send help to the commies. Our own government backed the commie take over of South Africa, Rhodesia, Southwest Africa, Zaire and Angola. In Zaire (Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo) 1 million people have already died in the decades long fighting. Anybody see that on the news? Nope.
I was in an Army Ranger Battalion at the beginning of the war on terror. In late 2003 they sent us to South Africa for a couple weeks to do a joint exercise with their airborne mainly to encourage them to be available for possible africa ops. They had become a completely incompetent military. The only whites were a handful of officers and they were refused promotions. The Battalion commander (LTC) was black, incompetent and only had 5 years service. The lieutenants were white and each had over 10 years service. The lieutenants kept asking how they could get to the US and enlist in our Army. I think as long as the whites stick together like glue they could easily outfight the opposition. Those out in the bush would have a tough time of it being so spread out. At any rate I wouldn’t want to be there now.
It is ironic that Zimbabwe was a net exporter of food until Mr Mugabe expropriated the land from the Whites and gave it to his buds. Now they are in ruins. Very sad for everybody there. <bb
I don’t think KJU has enough brain cells to back down. They better summon Dennis Rodman. The Iranian navy looks like a bunch of souped up bass boats. Give me a
Ma Deuce and about 1,000 rounds. No more problems out of them.
Back in the 90s Art Bell was always talking about the Quickening. This is where events come together and world society, order falls apart.
I didn’t much feel it much back then but in the last few years I’m really feeling it. I hope Trump is strong enough to keep things together. Probably not.
I think most people agree that a major reset needs to take place. The house ain’t worth repairing so burn it down and start over.
America has abandoned God and become the bully of the world. They human suffering caused by today’s US military is of Biblical proportion. They are oath-breakers yet we idolize them. Think about that before parroting ‘Thank you for your service’.
This old coot no longer calls himself an American. I didn’t leave America, it left me.
It’s fashionable now for people to say, “thank you for your service.” I remember back in the
80’s that was almost unheard of. Back then when you walked thru an airport
with your Class A’s on, some people would look at you like you were a martian from outer
space. And many civilians that lived outside of military bases treated servicemen like scum.
They were always trying to entrap military people with no money down vehicle sales,
pawn shops and payday loan places. I would advise young people to really think before
signing the bottom line and taking the oath. It’s not for everybody. I found that out.
But one thing that went right this week was the teeth gritting Hillary ad with photo has been replaced with a Marijuana Millionaire babe ad. Thanks!!
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Item of interest: MY DAUGETER WORKS FOR A CERTAIN dept of Aviation in an east coast state. Her office sits on a runway of an international airport. She recently sent me a photo of a Russian Anotov airplane sit g ing on the tarmac for 2 days.
The reason being it was picking up supplies. Why?..
Strange things hsppening everywhere
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Pokémon Sword and Shield are over a month old now, and players are already hard at work searching for their favorite Shiny Pokémon. Unfortunately, finding wild Shiny Pokémon is more difficult than it’s been for a long time, meaning hatching eggs can be your new go-to! If you’re looking to hatch a Shiny Pokémon of your own, look no further!
Yesterday morning, the Pokémon Sword and Shield-centric Nintendo Direct was made available to Pokémon fans around the world. A treasure trove of information was revealed regarding the upcoming titles, including its worldwide release date of November 15. The presentation also revealed new features and several brand-new Pokémon, and today, we’re going to break down each individual reveal. If you’d prefer to watch the Nintendo Direct yourself, you can do so here. Otherwise, let’s get right into it!
A complete summary of Mewtwo’s performance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can be found on the character’s information page. It includes strengths and weaknesses, AI quirks, and an archive of tournament representation and results.
Remakes are nothing new to the Pokémon series. Between FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, trainers have been given several opportunities to return to their favorite regions. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, then, certainly aren’t anything groundbreaking, but they do shuffle the norms of the series by introducing ideas from the mobile sensation Pokémon GO. Are these changes welcome ones, or do they butcher the decade-old foundation of the series with unnecessary fluff?
A complete summary of Pokémon Trainer’s performance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can be found on the character’s information page. It includes strengths and weaknesses, AI quirks, and an archive of tournament representation and results.


POCAHONTAS, Ark. -- Authorities in Arkansas say they're investigating as a homicide human remains found outside the home of a former state lawmaker who Republican Party officials say has died.
An Arkansas State Police spokesman said Wednesday that the remains were found Tuesday outside the home in Pocahontas, about 130 miles (210 kilometers) northeast of Little Rock. Property records show the home belongs to former state Sen. Linda Collins-Smith and her ex-husband, retired Circuit Judge Philip Smith.
Police say the state crime lab is determining the cause of death.
The state GOP tweeted Tuesday night that 57-year-old Collins-Smith had died. State Police declined to identify the victim and said the state medical examiner may confirm the identity of the remains later Wednesday.
Collins-Smith lost her bid for re-election in the 2018 GOP primary.


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Architecture is a beautiful thing to love | and an even better thing to share
February 9, 2012
On the Boards: Aberdeen Gardens
images courtesy of Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Landscape Architects OLIN design with Diller Scofidio + Renfro and KeppieDesign have won an international design competition in Aberdeen, Scotland. The design takes reference from the City Garden with its the dramatic topography of Aberdeen by criss-crossing a series of paths across the Denburn Valley to reconnect the urban fabric creating a reinvigorated green heart of the city.

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Becoming a Nurse, Vancouver and Calgary: Women, Work, Motherhood, 1958 to 1976
Keywords:education, nursing, labour force, vancouver, women
Women who came of age during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s are the majority of nurses, nurse educators, and nurse leaders in Canada today. Many will retire in the next ten years and be among the first group of professional women who have experienced a lifelong career in paid employment, and thus the full social and economic benefits of Canadian citizenship. In this paper, drawing on my doctoral research at the University of Victoria, I present the experiences of thirty-seven women who became nurses in the early post-war decades in Vancouver and Calgary. Their experiences challenge the prevailing view that nursing education in the residential hospital-based diploma schools was a site of unusual moral regulation for young women, and that nursing as a profession was a form of gendered servitude. Instead, I argue that an education in nursing offered young women an affordable and socially sanctioned opportunity for advanced education and a lifelong career that was unusual for women in these decades. Due to the high demand for nurses in the burgeoning public health care sector, as married women, these nurses faced and challenged practices in the workplace that mirrored the lack of support for employed women with children in the broader society. The individual and collective resources employed by women in nursing to challenge low wages, inflexible working hours, sexual harassment, lack of maternity benefits, unsafe working conditions, and assumptions about female inferiority, mirror rather than contradict the ideals and ambitions of the various feminist and social movements of these decades.


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Group Dynamics in Sport
This course looks at group dynamics in team sports and coaching relationships. Topics include the use of self in groups, leadership styles in the team setting, features of a successful group or team environment, and the role of motivation in team sports.
- Describe current psychological theories on group dynamics in team sports and coaching relationships.
- Identify and describe current theories on the self and self-esteem in group dynamics.
- Discuss the role of leadership and leadership styles in team sports.
- Discuss the characteristics of a successful group or team environment.
- Discuss the role of motivation in team sports
- Identify current trends in psychological research in group dynamics and sport psychology as it relates to team sports.
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Claiborne team hosts ‘operation christmas child’ workshop
Published 3:54 pm Tuesday, July 23, 2019
For many years, Claiborne County residents have been a part of Operation Christmas Child, a global project that shares the true meaning of Christmas with children around the world. On Aug. 3, volunteers from Claiborne, Campbell, Scott and Union Counties will gather to equip Project Leaders as they prepare to pack more than 10,000 shoeboxes with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items.
These gift-filled shoeboxes will contribute to the project’s global goal of reaching more than 11 million children in Jesus’ Name.
From 10 a.m. to noon, the local area team will host a Project Leader Workshop at Carr’s Chapel Baptist Church, located at 5751 Hwy. 63 in Speedwell. The workshop will equip and support local churches, community groups, businesses and families in preparation of the 2019 collection season. This workshop will be informative for current packers and those interested in partnering for the first time with the ministry.
During this workshop we will share new resources, fresh ideas and impact stories. Participants will have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments, meet the local area team, connect with fellow shoebox packers and win awesome door prizes.
Together with the church worldwide, Operation Christmas Child will deliver these gifts to children in need overseas using whatever means necessary—boats, airplanes, trains and even elephants.
To attend, please RSVP by July 27.
For more information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child, call Amie Winstead at 865-742-9701, or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ. Participants can donate $9 per shoebox gift online through “Follow Your Box” and receive a tracking label to discover its destination. Those who prefer the convenience of online shopping can browse samaritanspurse.org/buildonline to select gifts matched to a child’s specific age and gender, then finish packing the virtual shoebox by adding a photo and personal note of encouragement.
Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world and, together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 168 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories.

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The Chancellor George Osborne will announce the Budget for the next financial year today.
It will affect families and businesses in the Midlands.
ITV Central's Political Correspondant, Alison Mackenzie will have more on this throughout the day.
More top news
The X Factor made an emotional return as a single mother from Telford who previously had a recording contract was given a second chance.
It will be a fine evening with clear skies, although turning cooler as the sun goes down.
Remaining dry with clear spells overnight and sunny spells Tuesday.


Kawhi Leonard doesn’t say much. He doesn’t really need to.
When it came to letting his former coach Nick Nurse know of his decision during free agency, he stuck with that approach.
Nurse, who was still celebrating the Raptors’ NBA championship in Las Vegas at a Prince tribute show, got a text from Leonard.
“I’m going home,” it read, according to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan.
The deal that happened close to midnight on the West Coast didn’t come as a complete shock to Nurse, MacMullan’s report noted.
“Nurse knew all along that Leonard was potentially a one-year rental. When he saw Kawhi’s text, he cursed, then exhaled, then resumed waving his arms to ‘Purple Rain.’ No one, he reasoned, tried to wrest the Larry O’Brien trophy away from him upon hearing the news.”
Leonard previously told ESPN he was “very close” to heading back to the Raptors — or signing with the Lakers — this summer. But, the 28-year-old forward ended up choosing the Clippers after they acquired his friend and fellow star Paul George in a trade with the Thunder.
“When (the Clippers) presented the opportunity of playing with Paul (George), it was easy, it was a yes,” Leonard said. “I said let’s get it going.”
Leonard entered free agency as one of the most sought after players. He was coming off one of the best postseason runs ever with the Raptors and averaged 30.5 points in the playoffs on his way to being named the Finals MVP.
Immediately after Leonard’s decision was finally made, both he and Nurse started to focus on their own upcoming seasons.
“I saw Fred (VanVleet) and Pascal (Siakam) the day after (Kawhi left),” Nurse said. “I told them, ‘There are 20-plus shots up for grabs.’ They both grabbed their right shoulders and said, ‘We’re ready.'”


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Thoughts: The bittersweet Melodrama of young romance and debauchery
In her second album Melodrama, Lorde has created a work that encapsulates all the complicated emotion of a house party; the ecstasy, agony, and ennui weave together to create a nuanced pop album that easily bests her debut.
I myself was a participant in dozens of parties in my early twenties. Though I have largely left that kind of thing behind, it's still a formative part of my college years. There is a certain cocktail of emotion that mixes inside of you when your apartment is suddenly filled with bodies and music and alcohol and whatever else, and it can be thrilling and depressing, sometimes at once.
Melodrama is essentially a concept album that tries (and succeeds) to capture the journey from the first dance to the ride home. It begins triumphantly with "Green Light," Lorde's fuck-you to an old flame, which despite what Max Martin wants you to believe, sports one of the better verse-to-chorus crescendos I've heard in a while. "Sober" and Homemade Dynamite" are slightly more in line with the beat-heavy singles from Pure Heroine, but the one-two punch of "The Louvre" and tearjerking ballad "Liability" are excellent shifts in style.
"The Louvre" has some of Lorde's best lyrics yet, narrating the excitement of finding love/lust at the party. The song would seem lighter if it wasn't immediately followed by the reality check of "Liability;" the song's ability to articulate drunken, lonely angst is striking.
Other highlights include "Writer in the Dark," especially for its brilliant chorus, and blazing jam "Supercut," that moment when your past catches up with you as you look out the windows at the cars flying by.
Your mileage may vary with Melodrama; I feel as if my nostalgia for a past life strengthens Lorde's message and not everyone may share my complicated relationship with the party experience. But those who do will surely find a friend here, and maybe look back with less regret and more comfort at a youth well wasted.


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- Applegate Farms, a natural and organic meat company which is part of Hormel Foods, announced it is launching a line of pork sausages under The New Food Collective label. The company said the new line is sourcing pork from small farms that use regenerative agricultural practices designed to improve soil, water retention and biodiversity.
- The sausages are also made from pork certified by the American Grassfed Association (AGA). The standard requires hogs to have maximum access to the outdoors, allowing them to forage and roam in woods and pasture. It also requires farmers to develop a pasture-management plan to support biological diversity, natural resources and soil fertility, the company said.
- The line will offer sweet Italian pork sausage with fennel, sea salt and pepper; hot Italian pork sausage with fennel seeds, chili flakes and cayenne; ginger-scallion pork sausage; and breakfast sausage featuring salty, sweet and spicy notes. They will debut at select Whole Foods outlets in the Chicago area, the company said.
Applegate Farms is tapping into a number of popular trends with these new sausage products. Besides the intriguing flavor combinations and the grassfed certification, Applegate is hoping that emphasizing its contribution to more sustainable agricultural practices will bring in consumers. Today's shoppers care more about sustainable business practices, so Applegate's new launch could pay off.
"We’re making a big bet on regenerative agriculture as one of the paths to show the world that raising animals and eating meat doesn’t have to be problem. Animals can and do play a vital role in a healthy food system," John Ghingo, company president, said in a release.
Applegate said meat products sold under The New Food Collective brand will be from animals never given antibiotics and fed only supplemental non-GMO grain certified by the American Grassfed Association. The products will also contain no artificial ingredients, preservatives or added colors, meeting consumer demand for clean label ingredients.
These standards aren't new to Applegate, which markets its other meat products as meeting stringent animal-welfare practices not typical in the industry.
There is heavy competition in the regenerative agriculture market, so Applegate will likely need to distinguish these new products while delivering on taste and price. Other brands that use regenerative agriculture include White Oak Pastures, Epic Provisions, Organic Valley and General Mills' Annie's brand. While most of these aren't direct competitors for Applegate's sausages, it's likely that more will be coming soon.
Shifting to regenerative agriculture is an astute operational approach. Consumers increasingly tend to support companies and brands taking active positions on holistic and sustainable agriculture, animal welfare and clean labels. According to recent Nielsen data, nearly half of U.S. consumers may switch their purchasing decisions based on environmental standards. Consequently, Applegate is in a good position to market its new products as meeting more than usual sustainability requirements, along with the AGA certification, which the company said is a first for pork products.
Still, consumers need to value products made through regenerative agricultural processes or they will be less likely to pay more for them — rendering the business model less sustainable.


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"A woman who does not wear perfume has no future" Coco Chanel
Want To Discover The 3 Best Perfume Hacks To Get Your Perfumes To Last Up To 20% Longer. Read on ...
As is usually the case, we begin by asking ourselves, what is a perfume - not what a perfume does - but what is a perfume. A perfume is a combination of perfume oils and a solvent. The perfume oils may either be natural or synthetic and the solvent is usually a cosmetic grade alcohol. A solvent is used so that the perfume oils emulsifies and there is consistency in the juice. In addition, it makes the perfume oils easy to disperse.
The opposite is true of formulas like room or body mists which you often have to shake before you spray. This is because, the formulation is probably water based.
Perfume hack - pay attention to the whether your fragrance is alcohol or water based.
From the date of manufacture, perfumes will usually last 3-5 years. Two main factors determine if its going to last 3 or 5 years:
- The quality of the alcohol
- Is the perfume synthetic or natural.
Perfume hack - pay attention to the quality of the solvent
With perfumes made from natural ingredients, the scents don't get rancid over time, per se. Instead of going rancid, the perfume tends to have reduced silage with lower intensity over time. With lower quality synthetic molecules, the scent could change quite drastically after the chemicals in them start to breakdown.
Perfume hack - The better quality the alcohol, the more stable the formulation .
Check out Lalique Perfumes below. They have a very long silage of about 8 -10 hours and have a 5 year expiry after date of manufacture. They are quality perfumes with an extremely good alcohol grade as a base.
PERFUME HACK #1 Say No To Humidity
- Store your bottles out of the sun in a cool, dry place. In other words, keep them out of the bathroom where humidity can be high.
Perfume hack - pay attention to where you store your perfume.
PERFUME HACK #2 Refrigerate
- You can store your perfume in a refrigerator if you live in a warm climate. Make sure the stopper is on at all times and completely sealed! Your perfume could absorb the scent of the surrounding food if you aren't cautious.
PERFUME HACK #3 Just Stop It!
- Keep the stopper on at all times to control evaporation.
Perfume hack - don't allow perfumes to be exposed to the air

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - It looks like Bethlehem's Rose Garden won't be doing a stint as a parking lot.
The city's school district had proposed leasing a portion of the park to alleviate parking problems during renovations to Nitschmann Middle School.
But a number of residents spoke out about it -- said they weren't too keen on those plans.
So now, the district is saying, forget the whole thing!
The Nitschmann renovation project is expected to take three years.
- Updated Lehigh Valley Zoo giraffe dies from neck injury
- Great white shark Mary Lee detected off New Jersey coast
- Catasauqua store robbed at gunpoint
- Bucks man gets life plus 15 to 30 years in friend's shooting death
- PHOTOS: Observing Memorial Day
- In opioid crisis, a new risk for police: accidental overdose
- Monroe County farm holds annual Farm Animal Frolic
- Package that led to Newark airport evacuation deemed safe
- Fire destroys barn in Lehigh Twp.
- Artvana could take the place of former Mayfair Festival


Spring Parts Sale!
The weather is warming up! (FINALLY!) This is no time to be stuck indoors troubleshooting a filler or manually running production while waiting for a part! You should be outside doing all kinds of fun stuff (Mowing the lawn, picking up sticks, weeding the garden, the list is endless...) To celebrate Spring 2008, LPS is offering an 8% discount on all parts for all machines!
Need an overflow nozzle for your filler? Some gripper belts for that old spindle capper? Conveyor belt for that line that was built sometime in the 80's? Did you know that many of the LPS parts are interchangeable with other manufacturer's machines? LPS stocks a wide variety of packaging parts for a wide variety of packaging machines. And if we do not have the right part in stock, we'll help you find it! This is just part of our dedication to customer service.
In addition, we are in the process of putting our parts inventory online, to make part shopping even easier! So don't get stuck inside all spring, get the parts you need to insure smooth and efficient production right through summer, fall and into next winter - when we can hibernate again!
From now until May 1st, all parts sales will be eligible for an 8% discount! Just mention the Spring Parts Sale when inquiring about parts for your packaging system! Feel free to email for a quote at
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All Aboard! Merry Monday!
As you board the LifeTrain I give you your weekly business card, it reads:
“Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.” ~Chuang Tzu
Back when one of my many nieces (Porche) was three years old (now 25) she was the most pleasant person I have ever hung out with. What I loved most about her was that she didn’t care how I looked, what I was driving, etc. she just loved her Uncle Chuckie. If you have children or are around children, you know exactly what I am talking about. Anyway, her mother was frequently on-call (as a doctor). Sometimes when she was called into work (all hours of the night), in a pinch she would call me to baby-sit her daughter. She was a single mom.
Question: As I spent time with Porche I often wondered, could it be that instead of only teaching our children the lessons of life perhaps we should let them teach us the lessons of happiness?
Since I didn’t have kids and it didn’t seem to be in the cards for me… time with her was very important. Most of our time was spent with my observing and playing. It got me thinking about her abundant joy and how I should take these lessons to heart.
Here is what Porche taught me about the secrets to happiness:
Don’t think about playing; just play.
My niece didn’t think about playing or how to play, she just played. Just like a blade of grass doesn’t intend to grow, it just grows. But we get so caught up in thinking about doing something that we think that contemplation is action, but it couldn’t be farther from it.
Are you practicing making a change to your life so much that you forgot to make the change happen? One of my mottoes is, “Ready, fire, aim,” because if I think about it too long, I will talk myself out of taking action.
Don’t think about playing, just play.
Stop and listen to the birds.
One of my niece’s favorite things was to listen to the birds in the morning. When was the last time you listened to the birds at dawn? When was the last time you smelled a blooming flower? When was the last time you took over an hour to eat a meal, savoring each bite?
This is mindfulness and it is so good for creating happiness. Part of mindfulness is practicing gratitude. It’s hard to be grateful if you don’t stop and notice all the good things in your day. Stop and listen to the birds.
Explore above, below, and everything underneath.
Like most children, my niece was incredibly curious. Everything was new to her, so naturally it had to be explored. She had to explore every aspect of something new, no matter if it was chalk, the sound a bell made, or what ice cream tasted like. Her entire day was one big exploration of life.
As an adult I get set in my ways; don’t you? We are so content in our ways we forget about new ideas, new perspectives, and new ways of doing things.
When was the last time you took a new route to work, tried a different restaurant, jumped in a pool, or danced? Happiness is in the joy of the moment, and there is no greater way to create joyful moments than to explore new things. Explore above, below, and under everything.
Bath time is a cause for major celebration.
For my niece there was no greater activity than taking a bath. Total happiness ensued as she got placed in her tub. Everything about the bath was full of joy—the water, the splashing, making bubbles, and time with her uncle.
When was the last time you reveled in something like a bath or even a hot shower? Instead, we get in to get clean and spend the whole time rushing through to-do lists in our heads. Use your bath or shower to cleanse your thoughts and enjoy the experience. Bath time is cause for celebration.
If it’s funny, silly, or exciting, then laugh.
I read that a child laughs an average of forty times per day. An adult laughs an average of fifteen times per day. If something is funny, silly, or exciting, then my niece was laughing. and thus we were laughing. Some are small giggles and some are deep belly laughs. Both are full of present happiness and joy.
There is so much to laugh about. Don’t worry about looking silly or being the one with the loud laugh. Laughter is contagious and immediately changes your mood. If it’s funny, silly, or exciting, then laugh.
A side note, trust me…if you ever hang with your conductor…”you gonna laugh”. Ask some of your fellow passenger who often call me: STU-PID! My goal is to make soda shoot from your nose.
Above all else what my niece taught me about happiness was to be present and enjoy the beauty of life. There is much to be grateful for and enjoy.
Instead, like many, I can easily get wrapped up in deadlines, feeling bad about my body, relationship drama, or fear of failure. All of these are self-created.
If I really stop and just notice the world around me in that moment, I see trees and hear birds. I enjoy the sunrise and sitting with friends. There is no anxiety without anticipation. And you cannot anticipate the present moment; you can only be in it.
Have a great week…
ALL ABOARD!!! The LifeTrain!!!


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4099 Allen Junction Rd,
Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota 55750-1324
Hoyt Lakes Golf Course offers a beautiful 9-hole golf course in Hoyt Lakes, MN. We provide seasonal tickets for this year’s golf events as well as practice range to sharpen your swings. With us, you are sure to enjoy your practice because of our lush scenic views.
Interested in memberships at this golf course? Click here.

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DIY Ferocious Fish by craftwhack -Jonah?
Sub Lesson - Watercolor Circle Art. The results are always eye catching no matter how kids chose to paint it! (possible with markers)
Salt is such a fun medium for art projects! Make this Jellyfish salt painting! A fun textured art activity for preschoolers, kindergartners and first graders!
Third graders will be starting to hone their cursive writing technique next week in art class. The kids are always so excited about learning to write cursive. Last year I tried a cursive writing pr.
Love the look of watercolor paints and flowers? Here's a gorgeous and easy kids art project to turn paper plates into hypercolorful paper plate flowers. Easy and beautiful Spring art project.
This thumbprint dandelion kids craft would make an adorable gift for grandparents! Print the template, add the kids' fingerprints, and frame.
Arty Crafty Kids Art Four Season Handprint Tree We have a handprint tree for every season and occassion! A fabulous art project for preschoolers.
DIY tissue transfer art is not only gorgeous, it's totally easy enough for kids craft to make! Fun kid's art project - perfect indoor activity for rainy days.
Tape resist watercolor painting is a class art project for young children. Use tape to create patterns on your paper, then paint between the tape lines.
Make glue art on canvas with simple white school glue and watercolor paint. The glue concentrates the paint color for a beautiful effect.
Sharpies & isopropyl alcohol for art & journal pages
Pineapple thumbprint fruit art for kids
Circles - Week 2 Your kids will be surprised when they see the eye catching art they can create when painting with circles.


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145, Jameson Avenue, Parkdale, Old Toronto, Toronto, Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, M6K 2V3, Canada
Whoever came up with the phrase “Location, location, location” got it right – three times. Bel Manor offers great suites with hardwood flooring and private balconies, but its location is key! With the development of Liberty Village, the gentrification of Roncesvalles, the upstyling of Queen West – plus Sunnyside Beach within walking distance, living here means unlimited options for fun and adventure. Of course great access to 24-hour TTC service, close highway access to the Gardiner Expressway and a short commute to the heart of the city are also part of this great opportunity!
Indoor Parking: $85
Parking Outdoor: N/A
Hydro: Not included
To speak to a representative about an inquiry or question (416) 256-3900
For Emergencies please contact us at (416) 256-3900 or 1877-356-3900
Owning a home is a keystone of wealth… both financial affluence and emotional security.Suze Orman


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Talentrack gave me international fame by giving me an opportunity to take part in SonyLIV Sing for Football Contest and because of it, my song went live during FIFA finale in Moscow. talentrack notifies me with every single opportunity. I would refer Talentrack to everyone who dreams to be a successful artist.Rik Singer/Musician


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Hysteroscopic Fluid Management System
The Dolphin® II System provides accurate fluid management and visual clarity during diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy. Fluid inflow and outflow are precisely weighed for automatic calculation and display of critical parameters. The bladder pump technology offers enhanced visualization from smooth fluid flow and responsive pressure delivery. The Dolphin system provides real-time accurate monitoring of fluid used and deficit, real-time accurate intrauterine pressure measured at the hysteroscope, visual and audible alarms to warm user of high pressure and fluid deficit, and alphanumeric user prompts for easy setup and operation.


text: Seed balls are a great alternative way to plant seed. Here in Medford, OR we have been experimenting with milkweed seed balls at the Coyote Trails Nature Center. Plans for a Monarch Way Station are in the makings, including a huge "toss out" of milkweed seed balls. Yes, we are trying to bring the monarchs back to the Rogue Valley. That being said, check out my website www.seedsinaball.com for all of your seed ball supplies. Mention permies.com and receive a 10% discount, excluding shipping, of course!

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Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay on the sidelines of the investors’ summit in Guwahati, February 6-7, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat, foreign secretary Vijay K. Gokhale and national security adviser Ajit Doval proceeded on an initially unreported visit to Bhutan — a rare one and a first of such a combination — during which they held extensive talks with top Bhutanese leaders on strategic issues, including the situation in Doklam.
The two sides reviewed bilateral security and defence cooperation issues with a focus on China’s increasing military posturing and infrastructure development in the key Doklam plateau. The Bhutanese side apprised the Indians about the status of boundary talks between Bhutan and China and emphasised that Thimphu wants peace in the Doklam tri-junction.
As a close friend and neighbour, Bhutan enjoys diplomatic and military support from India, based on the Treaty of Friendship between India and Bhutan of August 8, 1949, renegotiated and signed as a new treaty of friendship in 2007. The new treaty replaced the provision requiring Bhutan to take India’s guidance on foreign policy with broader sovereignty and not require Bhutan to obtain India’s permission over arms imports.
While Bhutan has no diplomatic ties with China, both countries are reportedly engaged in talks over the resolution of the dispute in the area. Any incursion by China into Doklam is of great concern to India as it is a tri-junction involving the three countries and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has since past 50 years been ceaselessly making incursions and transgressions across the 4,056-km long Line of Actual Control (LAC), despite peace and tranquility agreements. The 2012 agreement between special representatives of the two countries has been followed up with 20 rounds of talks. The only saving grace so far is that since the bloody 1967 Sino-Indian skirmishes at Nathu La, Sikkim, prolonged stand-off at Sumdorong Chu during 1986-87, many other incursions and transgressions, including Doklam in 2017 — 50 years since 1967 — all have been resolved by dialogue ranging from local commanders to diplomatic levels. But the Chinese modus of constantly trying to “push the envelope and test India’s patience”, as seasoned writer of Tibetan and Sino-Indian affairs Claude Arpi puts it, have continued, as seen, even after the Doklam stand-down.
The 73-day-long standoff in Doklam beginning from June 16 ended on August 28, 2017 mainly because China did not want to risk Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s refusal to attend the Brics summit from September 3-5, 2017. That is why it was timed a week before the summit and paid off as it also paved the way for a one-on-one meeting between Mr Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 4. While during the standoff there was much bluster and very strong statements against India by China, put out through its government-controlled media, the resolution was followed by many positive statements. However, this writer is one of some Indian analysts who were not convinced about the post-August 28 thaw/cessation of construction activity at Doklam and withdrawal from it being permanent.
During the pre-Army Day interaction with the media on January 12, 2018, Gen. Rawat, in reply to this writer’s query, explained the layout of Doklam and the current deployment of the PLA there. He informed that while in North Doklam facing Bhutan, Chinese troops had “thinned out” — not withdrawn fully — and that they had left all their tents and material intact, whereas in South Doklam, which faces India, they had cleared out.
During the same presser the Army Chief also made a mention that future wars would be fought on difficult terrains and in circumstances that Indian forces would have to be prepared for.
On February 20, 2018, minister of foreign affairs of Bhutan Lyonpo Damcho Dorji was on a three-day official visit to India. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held talks with Mr Dorji on February 21, 2018, covering the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including the upcoming high-level exchanges between the two countries. They expressed satisfaction at the excellent state of bilateral ties, which are unique and time tested, and reiterated their commitment to further advance these exemplary ties for mutual benefit. The two leaders reviewed the commemorative activities planned this year to mark the golden jubilee of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan and both the ministers attended a special event hosted by the Royal Bhutanese embassy in New Delhi, as part of the golden jubilee celebrations to coincide with the 38th birthday of His Majesty, the King of Bhutan.
The US geopolitical intelligence company Stratfor, observing the Doklam area has reportedly stated: “the imagery confirms that both China and India are pursuing a wide-ranging strategic build-up that has only accelerated in the wake of the 27 August agreement”. Stratfor’s images focus on the accompanying build-up in air power to support ground forces. On the Indian side of the border, imagery of Bagdogra airbase near Siliguri and Hasimara Air Force station shows how India has moved to reinforce its air power close to the Doklam plateau. Bagdogra normally has a transport helicopter unit while Hasimara was the base for MiG-27ML ground attack aircraft until they were phased out at the end of 2017. Stratfor’s images show that since mid-2017, Indian Air Force has greatly increased the deployment of Su-30MKI jets to these airbases. The advanced BrahMos cruise missile can reach into the Tibet Autonomous Region and counter China’s elaborate missile deployment along the LAC.
On the Chinese side, Stratfor says: “an even greater level of activity is visible from imagery of the Chinese airbases near Lhasa and Shigatse. This expansion may indicate a greater build-up by the Chinese,” but Stratfor notes: “it could also reflect the more advanced facilities at these bases. Furthermore, unlike India, China’s lack of airbases close to the LAC forces it to concentrate more of its air power at these airports”.
Imagery of the two airbases shows a significant presence of fighter aircraft (which Stratfor says peaked in October 2017) and a notable increase in helicopters, as well as deployments of KJ-500 airborne early warning and command aircraft, components of the HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile system and Soar Dragon unmanned aerial vehicles at Shigatse Peace Airport. Immediately after the Doklam standoff, the Chinese upgraded the Shigatse airfield with a new runaway constructed by mid-December and other infrastructure improvements.
The Stratfor analysis concludes: “It is only a question of time until a new flashpoint along the LAC emerges, and as the increased activity shows, both sides will have greater capabilities to bring to bear” in any future crisis. The fact that for 50 years since 1967, Chinese forces have thousands of times provoked their Indian counterparts with transgressions/incursions across the LAC and often both have at most grappled, wrestled, etc, and negotiated without the Chinese pulling the trigger only means that they have been all along and are still — as in Doklam — mindful of skirmishes at Nathu La and Cho La, Sikkim in 1967, when the PLA suffered about 400 fatal casualties and destruction of a convoy of vehicles and many bunkers. While India has never and most likely will never pull any trigger first, no matter how much more superiority Chinese may have in numbers of troops and weapon systems, it will not be in China’s interest at all to up the ante again and lead to an armed confrontation.
Meanwhile, India seems fated to keep “managing” the LAC, albeit assertively, because China does not seem to be inclined so far towards meaningful peace and tranquility.


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The word “millennial” has earned itself a bit of a negative reputation in the last few years. For the most part, this is completely unjustified – it’s pretty much the same thing that’s been happening for years, with one generation complaining about the next because they’re doing things differently. Baby Boomers complained about Generation X, and now the Gen Xers are complaining about Millennials – who themselves will probably start complaining about Generation Z pretty soon!
Whatever your feelings on Millennials, they make up a significant chunk of the population. In fact, they’re about 25% of the population of the U.S. If you’re unfamiliar with who would be classified as a Millennial, it may help to know that this term is generally applied to everyone born between 1983 and 1996, making Millennials today roughly between age 22 and age 36. This makes them a pretty important demographic for the vast majority of businesses out there, yours included, and it’s worth your while to learn about their spending habits. Let’s take a look at how Millennials are spending their money.
Before we really get into this, it’s worth noting that the spending habits of Millennials can actually seem a bit alarming on the surface. Millennials often appear to be impulsive spenders and like they overdo it on things they really don’t need.
Some people try to chalk this up to a lack of basic financial education for this generation as it grew up, but that’s not really fair. We’ll discuss a bit later why these habits are not really something to worry about, but for now let’s look at one key purchase category – clothes.
Millennials make twice as many apparel purchases as boomers and other generations do, but when we dig deeper into these statistics, we find that they’re actually spending less money than previous generations.
This would seem to suggest that Millennials are not purchasing more clothing because they need the items or because they enjoy acquiring them but because they enjoy the experience of shopping. They enjoy the process of finding things they like that are relatively inexpensive.
Retailers may be able to benefit from this by putting less focus on the usefulness of their products and instead on how they make the purchaser feel or how they enhance their life. While this may seem like a step in the wrong direction for the clothing industry, it’s really just an adaptation to future generations.
Like clothing, food is a necessity that is treated by Millennials as more of an experience. As you might expect, Millennials tend to spend more money on dining out than previous generations.
It’s common for Millennials to seek out popular restaurants offering new or innovative experiences while Baby Boomers and Gen Xers are more likely to seek out a quieter and more affordable place.
Millennials are also big spenders at coffee shops. Despite the fact that the most popular coffee chains are getting more and more expensive, Millennials seem to be willing to eat those price increases and are therefore spending more money on coffee than any other generation by quite a significant margin.
You may be seeing a bit of a pattern emerging here. As a restaurant or coffee shop owner, to attract Millennials you should focus on the experience they’re having in your establishment.
Once again, Millennials are the most likely generation to seek out the newest and what is perceived to be the trendiest phone. What’s more interesting about this, however, is how these phones influence how they spend their money.
Millennials spend a lot of time on their phones and are therefore more likely to pay attention to brands that are advertised on social media or through mobile apps. It’s a wise place to advertise your services if you want this particular demographic to have you on their radar.
Because of this strong connection with the online world, there are also quite a few Millennials who are choosing to work remotely. Millennial remote workers are likely spending quite a bit of money on services that support that lifestyle like connectivity and productivity tools and apps.
What Does This Mean For You?
It’s clear that Millennials tend to look more for unique and memorable experiences than material goods. No matter what you sell, if you want to attract Millennial buyers you’re going to need to focus on your customer experience. Millennials define value differently than previous generations – it’s not about the lowest price, it’s about the experience and connection they have with your product and brand. Customer service matters with Millennial consumers like never before, and you’re going to need to pay extra attention to how you conduct business if you want to be successful with this generation. That means no more wasting time on aspects of your business that distract you, like credit card processing. 360 Payments is a reliable partner who will handle your credit card transactions so you don’t have to. If you’re ready to focus on other parts of your business besides payments, give us a call at 1-855-360-0360 or drop us a line on our website. We’re ready to transform your payments experience.


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(Below is the beginning of my latest GameFile column. For the full thing, check out MTVNews.com)
Late last year I had dinner with a publicist for a major video game company and offered him what I thought was a terrifically modern suggestion about how to enhance gaming consoles. It was a solution, I thought, to the widespread neglect many video games suffer. And my idea, offered between bites of my gourmet burger, was shot down, for a reason I still have trouble accepting.
I suggested that video game consoles should no longer just support the playing and purchasing of games. They should support sharing. Just so the publicist didn't think I meant that his company should let their customers upload and download their games for free, I clarified the kind of sharing I meant: showing off stuff that's in the games.
I was talking about the kind of thing that "Halo 3" has been letting me do since September. That game allows a player to take a screenshot of anything they see in the story-driven campaign and multiplayer matches. The game also lets players record and share video of what they experience, which they can share with other "Halo 3" owners. The system isn't perfect. The videos can't be seen by people who don't have the game. The screenshots aren't as easy to snap and share as they could be. But it's a good step, one that feels right in the age of online-connected consoles.
The "Halo" system is a rarity among console games. Only a few others have similar features. "Super Smash Bros. Brawl," due February 10 on the Wii, will let players capture and share a couple of minutes of fighting footage. Last year's big skateboarding games allowed video capture. "Metroid Prime 3: Corruption" had an unlockable screenshot tool for use via the Wii's Photo Channel. But the ability to share, to show off what you've done and let your friends know how cool or funny or interesting the game you're playing is by just zapping them some sort of visual, is far from universal. I told my dining companion that is wrong.

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Stephen Erceg has earned a $50,000 USD performance bonus for his short notice win over top ten opponent David Dvorak at UFC 289 in Vancouver, Canada.
Dana White announced the bonus at the press conference after the even, describing the performance as ‘badass’ and describing Erceg as a ‘stud’, and saying that ‘some of the greatest talent in the world is coming from Australia.’
Erceg stepped in on 8-days’ notice after his original debut fight, schedule for July, fell through after his opponent pulled out due to an injury.
In his own post-fight press conference, Erceg called for his next fight in the octagon to be at UFC 293 in Sydney.
‘I think its like 10, 12 weeks away, something like that. Its like a perfect turn around. Fight in front of my home country and get all the people from my gym, and all the people that I know, that I’m friends with and family with to come over and support me. Its going to be great.’


After seeing all these posts about the new nimbus, and soiling many pairs of pants, I have decided to cough up the cash and get myself one. I have many questions before I buy: 1. What is the difference between a 36er and a coker? 2. What would you recommend for a saddle? 3. What crank length should I get, and what in your opinion are the best cranks for this type of riding? This shows me the beast, and gives me a list of what I can get: 4. What is the difference between 12 and 14 gauge spokes, and which ones would you recommend? 5. Is the AT7 Touring Handle nice, and is it worth it? 5. The Kris Holm geared hub might be coming out soon, would it be impossibly difficult to switch the hub? 6. What is so special about this airfoil rim?
Thanks to all who answer my bombardment of questions! Hehehe
1. What is the difference between a 36er and a coker?
Coker is a brand name, both are 36ers. 2. What would you recommend for a saddle?
UDC Gel. 3. What crank length should I get, and what in your opinion are the best cranks for this type of riding?
140 or shorter 127 are faster but harder to learn on 4. What is the difference between 12 and 14 gauge spokes, and which ones would you recommend?
weight vs strength ratio. depends what your doing on ur uni. 5. Is the AT7 Touring Handle nice, and is it worth it?
Only if you like touring handles. Some people like them some dont. For short commutes you probably wont need it. 5. The Kris Holm geared hub might be coming out soon, would it be impossibly difficult to switch the hub?
Not sure. 6. What is so special about this airfoil rim?
Much stronger, much lighter. Thus better handling and better for bumps.
As muzzle noted, both are 36" touring unicycles. The Nimbus from UDC is superior to a stock Coker from almost any angle of comparison. The combination of the Airfoil rim, 14 spokes, and well-designed frame are the Big 3 differentiators. On the negative side, the current Airfoil rims are reputed to only fit the TA tires, rather than working on both the TA and the Coker tires like earlier Airfoil rims. That’s a downer, as the Coker tire is nicer for offroad applications.
I agree, get the UDC gel saddle. If you get serious later, you can think about tricking it out. Likewise, the 150 cranks will be much easier to learn on, and much more flexible if you have any regular hills in your riding universe. Once you’re more proficient, you may want shorter cranks, but the 150 is a pretty versatile length. Learn to spin on those, and you’ll be flying when you start going shorter.
If you’re unsure about the touring handle, at least spend the extra and get the rail adapter seatpost setup. Being able to adjust the angle of your seat can make a big impact on increasing comfort on long trips. Plus that way, you can always add the T7 later.
I recently bought a Nimbus 36 for my 13 year old son, and have been very impressed with the quality. I added on a T7 handle later, and the workmanship and design is quite nice. Overall with all the adders, it’s a factory setup in the $700-$800 range that you previously had to go fully custom to get, at a pricetag of $1000+++.
I just did the SINZ tour on a KH Fusion Freeride saddle and had no problems at all in nearly 1000km. This saddle is the best of the KH saddle variants for long distance riding, in my opinion. A rail adapter and KH rail post will greatly enhance your saddle comfort on rides longer than a few km.
As for handles the T7 is a good choice as is the GB4 handle (though this works best with a carbon fibre seat base). I use a Scott Wallis Deathgrip handle, which is very light and strong and can be used with one or two hands.
14g spokes are lighter and stronger than 12g.
BTW you cannot be a ‘Cokeur owner’ unless you own slaves who ride unicycles. ‘Cokeur’ refers to someone who rides a Coker/36er.
The KH geared hub will most likely NOT work with the nibmus 36 frame. That frame is compatible with only wide hubs, and as far as I know, the KH geared hub is not going to be wide, just normal width(whatever that is) to fit in his KH frame. If you really really really really wanted it, you would have to 1) deal with having a much weaker wheel which is not good and 2) buy the KH 36 frame that costs $590 USD
You don’t have to to need a strong wheel, I have the 12g steel spokes and steel rim on my nimbus 36. I can quite easily get the rim to bend so that it rubs on my brakes while riding on flat ground, just by riding hard, whihc is extremley annoying. The stainless spokes are lighter, stronger, stiffer and cheaper, there’s no downside.
I have the T7 handle and i love it, got my brakes computer and bell on there, I can’t ride coker without one anymore.
Sometimes if i want to confuse people when i’m riding my coker. I hold an actual steering wheel in front of me and make beeping noises as i pass-by. It’s hialrious to know that people like me will try new and weird things. :D. Also when i’m turning, i also turn the steering wheel to match my movements (Left to go left, right to go right) and so forth.
So are the new Airfoil rims just as good as the old ones in all respects except for the Coker tire thing? I have to wonder if it even holds the TA tire as well as it should. I was going to wait for the next batch of Airfoils to come out before upgrading my steel rim, but I think I can live without a Coker tire if that’s the only problem.
The current batch of airfoil rims–or at least the one that came with my son’s Nimbus 36–appears to hold the TA tire quite well. According to the discussion I had with Amy Drummond at UDC, it is not at all clear there will ever be a “next batch” of airfoil rims. UDC stays pretty tight lipped about who the supplier of the airfoil rims is, but she clearly lacked the confidence (in either herself or in the airfoil supplier) to assert her rights as Buyer and reject the current batch as defective, which it clearly is. The impression I got was that she fears the supplier won’t make another batch, and they really wanted to get the Nimbus to market with the wonderful TA tire.
In the long history of UDC mistakes at the expense of their customers, I believe this one is their biggest. If you’re the buyer and someone tries to sell you a load of crap that doesn’t meet spec, you should shove it back at them and make them do it again.
To answer some of the original questions, the t7 handle, I don’t have one on my uni, but I’ve ridden on it, and it’s the first handle like that I’ve actually found comfortable. I really didn’t like the old GB handles that Roger from unicycle.com had on his coker before, whereas the new one puts you in a nicer position. I would get it, because it matches the pimpy frame, so why not.
Don’t get an air saddle, air saddles ming, they’re a common beginner distance rider mistake, they feel more comfy when you don’t ride distance, but are rubbish once you’re actually into it.
I think all learners should get 150mm cranks. It’ll be a beast to ride until you get used to it. When you want to change, a new set of cranks is cheap.
It’s a steel frame, so you should just be able to bend it in to work with the narrower geared hub when it comes out. I’m sure Roger from unicycle.com told me it works fine with the normal unicycle.com hub as well as the cowboy style super-wide one. The current KH splined hub should work in the nimbus 36 too (though it’d be pointless overkill).
There’s some chance you might need to grind down one edge of the bearing holders with the new geared hub though, so there’s no guarantee everything will fit together.
Having said that, if the new geared hub is going to cost anything like the $1600 that the current less good geared hub costs, the cost of a frame to fit it will be a drop in the ocean, so I wouldn’t worry too much.
I have bicycle euro cranks. They’re strong enough for cokering. Some people I know ride with some aluminium ones from unicycle.com, which make your uni noticeably lighter, I’m not sure what they are.
What I did with the crank lengths was get used to riding 150s on most terrain, then switch to 110s, and get used to riding those. Nowadays I just stick with 110s for everything (on road only, I don’t bother riding my coker off road any more).


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