55 year old Fashion Designer, Kate Spade was found in her New York apartment dead around 10:20 local time (June 5th). Police are saying the investigation of her death appear to be a suicide. Police say she was unresponsive and had hanged herself. Also, reports say a note was left from Kate before the suicide.
Kate was born in 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1993, she launched her iconic line with her husband in 1993. The line consist of Kate Spade handbags, clothes, shoes and famous accessories. The designer opened her first shop in New York and now has 140 retail shoes in the U.S and 175 stores internationally.
She hasn’t been apart of the business since Kate and her husband sold their shares to Neiman Marcus in 2006.
Kate Spade will live on forever, so bright and bold, through her brand.


The Jeep Forward Control was built from 1956 to 1965. To create a modern Forward Control, the concept team repositioned a Wrangler Rubicon’s cabin ahead of the front axle, lengthened the wheelbase, and added a full-width, drop-side eight-foot cargo box. The cab has a roof from the Mopar JK-8 conversion kit, as well as a custom-designed front clip.
Off-road function is dramatically improved with the addition of Mopar’s new Portal Axle set. These offset axles offer the greatest amount of ground clearance without requiring excessive suspension lift.
Mopar’s Front Portal Axle (8-lug, part number P5155670) is available at a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $12,500, and the Rear Portal Axle’s (8-lug, part number P5155671) MSRP is $11,000.
The axles are controlled with King coil-over assemblies along with beefy Teraflex control arms and track bars. Traction is handled by massive 40-inch tires mounted on custom Hutchinson 17-inch beadlock wheels.
Other Jeep Mighty FC highlights include King coil-over reservoir shocks, Hanson bumpers, a Warn 16.5 winch and a Corsa stainless steel exhaust system. The Wrangler-based interior has Katzkin leather and a unique color scheme.
Mopar’s Pietro Gorlier announced that Jeep and Mopar engineers would work together in a new Mopar off-road division to create “Jeep Authentic Parts and Accessories.”
Some new Mopar products are:
- Portal Axle set, for high ground clearance (but not “excessive” suspension lift) at $12,500 for the front axle and $11,000 for the rear axle
- The Mopar 6.4 Hemi conversion kit previously mentioned
- Prototypes have been made of a Wrangler locking center console box, rear cargo cubby cover, windshield mounted LED lamps, hard-top headliner, and secure cargo area partition
- Three-inch suspension lift kit for Wrangler
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Rumors have been floating around for years about a potential supercharged Viper. It appears that it is finally happening, but it is not a factory built package. Instead, it was developed by Arrow Racing, which has Chrysler’s permission to modify the computer programming. It will be sold at the largest Viper dealer in the country, The Viper Exchange a/k/a Tomball Dodge. There are [...]
Hellcat Grand Cherokee. The term sends shivers of revulsion or anticipation down people’s spines. Revulsion if you are a hardcore Jeep offroad type or any executive at AMG, BMW’s M, or Porsche’s SUV division. Anticipation if you are anyone else with a pulse. Nothing official has been said about a Grand Cherokee coming with the already legendary Hellcat installed, and there is not likely [...]
This week, reliable source oh2o wrote that the Viper ACR would start production in July of 2015 as a 2016 model year car. How much of the concept Viper ACR , which was shown at the 2014 SEMA show, will carry through to production is unknown. We can surmise that the enormous carbon ceramic brakes will make it to production, along with [...]
Recently, Automotive News’ Larry Vellequette reported that Chrysler planned to boost the price their least expensive minivan to around $26,000. This resulted in an extensive discussion on Allpar’s forums, with some outrage over the high entry price. Going back to 2000, when minivan sales were still thriving and Chrysler was the undisputed king of the North American mini-market, we see the [...]


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Robin Roberts To Take Medical Leave From GMA
(07/27/12 8:00 AM) Robin Roberts is set to take a medical leave from Good Morning America at the end of August, according to The Associated Press.
Republican Presidential Debate Draws 7.6 Million Viewers
(12/12/11 1:35 PM) LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - 7.6 million viewers tuned in to ABC on Saturday for the Your Voice, Your Vote â€“ Republican Presidential Debate in Iowa.
ABC News and Yahoo! News Announce Partnership
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ABC's Pan Am Has Successful Take-Off
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Chord Overstreet To Guest Star on The Middle
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Katie Couric's New Talk Show To Be Called 'Katie'
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ABC's Desperate Housewives To End This Season
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ABC Will No Longer Pay Interviewees
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American gun owners are gobbling up cheap Russian ammunition in huge quantities, worried that President Obama’s tussle with Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s grab for Crimea will result in new trade sanctions cutting off imports of bullets.
“We’ve seen an ammo-hoarding effect,” said Larry Hyatt, owner of Hyatt Gun Shop in Charlotte, N.C., one of the nation’s biggest gun stores. “It’s almost like milk and bread when it gets ready to snow: It’s just a mass of people running out and buying some of it, probably more than they need,” he told Secrets.
Driving the ammo binge are gun blogs warning that the supply of surplus AK-47 ammo and other cheaper bullets manufactured by Russian makers like Wolf and TulAmmo will be cut off if sanctions are expanded by the president. The two companies make the 7.62×39 ammunition used in the popular AK-47 and variations for the AR-15. They sell it for $3-$4 a box, versus the $9 charged by U.S. manufacturers.
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An "integrated effort" with help of the RBI's monetary policy and the government's fiscal policy coupled with a close coordination of the Centre and states is needed to "put things on track and restore normalcy" as soon as possible, according to JK Organisation Director Harsh Pati Singhania.
Stating that the recovery process would start from the front end with the consumers start purchasing, Singhania urged the government to help the people bring their confidence back with more direct cash transfers and other measures to help the industry pay wages.
"It has to be an integrated effort which would be done with help of monetary policy of RBI, the fiscal policy of the government coupled with a close coordination of the centre and state in a federal structure which help put things back to on track and restore normalcy at soon as possible in these unprecedented times," Singhania, director of JK Organisation, told PTI.
Over the measures announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, Singhania said it could also have helped the industry particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with easy and low interest loans as it was linked to the livelihood of several people.
"It's not only about restarting production and business but it's also about restoring the livelihood of people. Without adequate earnings and availability of cash in hand, there would be no demand and consumption; in the absence of which the economy would not take off or be stable," he said.
Over the impact on the indian industry, he said that definitely the April-June quarter has been impacted and the July-September quarter may also be affected. According to him, it would be different from sector to sector as some would recover faster but there would be some, like the service sector, which would take longer time to comeback.
"But, it's quite clear that if you look at Q1/FY21, there would certainly be an impact because of lockdown, activity is affected in April. Even in May, they will pick up gradually. Definitely, Q1 (first quarter of the current financial year) is going to be affected. I think that Q2 may also be affected as some businesses would have a deeper impact or a continued impact and some businesses may be able to get to a quicker recovery. But, I do not know whether any business will be back to almost normal in Q2," he added.
On being asked as to whether it would impact the entire first half (April-September) of the ongoing fiscal, Singhnia said: "Yes, because there would be a gradual opening of the economy. It's not the matter of manufacturing units starting up or a company starting up. The entire ecosystem has to function at the same level as dealers, distributors and the demand by the consumers.
"They (consumers) would have to buy at the same level before the shutdown happened," he said adding that "there would be disturbance. Obviously, Q1 would be more severe than Q2, in which the business would start coming back depending on the nature".
Though the government is asking the industry to pay the wage of the employees, it should also compensate some part of that.
"All the economies in the world are doing this and we would have to resort to this, otherwise the economic impact would be so enormous and very difficult. It's not only the business, it's matter of job and livelihood," he said adding that the "lockdown was absolutely necessary but now we have to get back to track".
JK Organisation is a USD 4-billion Indian manufacturing conglomerate with 47 manufacturing facilities of products like tyre, paper, cement, auto components, dairy, and agriculture products.
The company has already re-started production in some units where it has received approvals from the authorities, he said.
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the lockdown till May 3.
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Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been jailed for two shoplifting offences in Slough.
Anthony Wareham, aged 43, of London Road, Slough, was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to two counts of shoplifting at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (31/1).
On 23 January and 29 January, Wareham entered a business on London Road and stole a range of food items, worth £140.
Wareham was arrested and charged on Tuesday (30/1).
Investigating officer PC Abdullah Rafie, of the neighbourhood policing team for Slough, said: “Shoplifting has a significant impact and is far from being a victimless crime.
“Wareham is a prolific offender, and he has now rightly been imprisoned for his latest shopliftings.
“We know that shoplifting is an issue in Slough and we are absolutely committed to tackling this and bringing offenders to justice.
“I hope this conviction will ensure others who feel it’s acceptable to take what is not theirs to reconsider their actions, as we will pursue you, charge you and put you before the courts to face justice.”


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To get ahead monetarily the statement “online within your income” is just one of most critical fundamental actions you can take on board. I can not stress sufficient exactly how vital it is to obtain your funds in control and to have you living within the amount of cash you make.
I understand it is easy to assume that you don’t live beyond your means, however typically you can be doing this without even knowing it. Some concerns to ask on your own to establish whether or not you do “live within your revenue” are:
Do you pay cash for your purchases?
Are your financial debts going upwards as opposed to down?
Is your mortgage increasing instead of decreasing?
Do you have more charge card than you did a couple of years ago?
Do you have large amounts of debt owing for personal acquisitions such as cars and trucks, boats, improvements?
Are you behind with some of your expenses?
Do you battle to manage your costs when they can be found in?
Are you always lacking cash before your next pay day?
Do you owe cash to your household/ buddies/ job colleagues?
Do you have a lot of ‘passion cost-free’ loans for purchases such a whitegoods, furniture, home items
If you responded to yes to any one of these inquiries, after that it appears that you could be living beyond your methods or could quickly be heading that way if you aren’t careful.
The cash you gain can just go so far. Regardless of how much you make this is what you need to begin to learn to survive on. More than happy with your wage and also as opposed to spending your time and energy yearning to earn that bit added, focus your powers on working services to handle your cash efficiently so you do survive on what you gain.
The answer to any type of money issue isn’t heading out as well as earning even more cash. If you have bad money habits, no matter how much you make you will still locate a way of investing much more as you will certainly simply raise your degree of way of life to take in the additional money being obtained in every week. Get used to your salary and start to manage your money at this degree. If you are after that lucky to get a pay rise, the wise point to do with the money is to place that money apart for savings. Read this article by YorkMix to learn tips on paying money you owe.
Some hints to begin living within your income:
1. Do up a budget
Exercise precisely just how much money you have can be found in to your household as well as just how much money you are called for to invest for taken care of costs and commitments. This will provide you some sign of how much cash you have more than for optional spending. If you locate you do not have any money over, then you require to check out ways to either enhance your earnings or decrease your costs. Budgeting is as basic as that.
2. Adhere to a budget:
After you have composed your spending plan, you have to work out a strategy to stick to your budget plan. There is no factor simply jotting down a whole lot of figures on paper or connecting them into a spread sheet if you don’t do anything with them. Usage various accounts/ money jars/ envelopes to cover different investing purposes and also start to manage your money appropriately. Place cash apart so you have enough funds to pay for your upcoming costs and also aren’t having to live from pay to pay or obtain off buddies/ family.
3. Say no to borrowing cash:
To quit living past your methods among the most important actions is to begin saying no to financial obligation no matter just how eye-catching the acquisition looks or exactly how simple it is to obtain finance. The spiral of financial debt usually operates in a down instructions. You can get drawn better as well as further into the core as the masses of debt around you grow and also grow. When in this spiral, it is really difficult to venture out.
Debt is something that can take control of our lives as well as begin managing us if we aren’t careful of what we do as well as if we aren’t disciplined sufficient to say no to ourselves every so often. If you can not pay for the thing currently without obtaining cash, how do you assume you can manage it with passion and also finance costs filled on top? If you can not manage it, you have to begin to claim ‘no’.
4. Disregard interest totally free marketing projects:
An additional action you can adopt is to not be attracted by smart marketing campaign such as pay nothing for 36 months. You still have to pay the thing back at some stage and all you are doing is delaying the pain.
5. Leave the charge card in your home:
Bank card are a catch. They can tempt you to go on costs sprees without truly knowing just how much you are investing. It isn’t until you obtain the month-to-month declaration that you get that impolite shock as well as state gee “how can I have invested that much?”. By that time it is far too late. If you want to go shopping set on your own an investing limit that suits your budget and also readily available cash money funds.
Also, it can be much easier to say yes when thinking about purchasing something when the bargain can be done and dusted in less than 30 minutes if the store provides you with split second money at your finger tips. If you know you have to save difficult for numerous months before buying something, you may make the decision to look for cheaper and also alternate procedures or you might choose that you do not actually need the product after all.


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The Moon and Temperance
May your intuition, your imagination, and your inner life reflect your identity as a key to the treasure of your magical, bad-ass self.
Best to your own alchemical team
magically mixing where there are no cheap-seats in your game of life. Play well. Play with the vibrant motions and emotions informing your intuition from The Moon and Temperance as teammates. Play with the vibrant strength of their inner motion YOUR WAY!
- Moon~Hermit Tarot Birth Card blog. XVIII ~ IX, Nines.
- Temperance~Hierophant Tarot Birth Card blog. XIV ~ V, Fives.
- The Presence Of The Priestess as she cameos in both The Moon and Temperance cards above.
May the magical space between day and night that is twilight
also be a magical, continual space between above and below like the magical mixing enhancing strong identities that is Temperance. May twilight remind you of the unseen and unmoved mover, and resonate through and through like the invigorating experience of a field of sunflowers.
Have a great rest of the weekend and a great week!
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I love anything and everything Sprouted Kitchen makes. Sara’s recipes are not overly difficult and the taste is always amazing! She has a beautiful blog and two lovely Sprouted Kitchen cookbooks so she never leaves you lacking for inspiration. Sara and her husband Hugh team up and make all the magic that Sprouted Kitchen is. Sara is the creative genius behind the tastes and recipes and Hugh styles and photographs her creations. The blog is filled with eye-candy that will make you drool all over your computer and leave you excited to get your hands dirty in the kitchen.
SPROUTED KITCHEN’S WATERMELON + CUCUMBER SKEWERS
2 Tbsp. minced shallot
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 cup fresh chopped mint, divided
2.5 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
4 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 ounces feta cheese
sea salt and fresh ground pepper
1 mini, seedless watermelon, cut in 1” cubes
3 Persian cucumbers
INSTRUCTIONS FROM SPROUTED KITCHEN
In a small mixing bowl, combine the shallot, oregano, half of the mint, vinegar, oil and a pinch of salt and pepper. Give it all a stir. Crumble in the feta and give it another stir, a few chunks are ok.
Shave the cucumbers into strands with a vegetable peeler, lengthwise. Assemble them on the skewer by putting a cube of watermelon, folding a slice of cucumber like an accordion, and then another cube of watermelon on top. Arrange them on your serving tray and drizzle the feta vinaigrette over the top. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh mint, a grind of fresh pepper and serve. Viola, Sprouted Kitchen Skewers!
Eating well shouldn’t be difficult.
If you like what you see and you’re short on meal ideas let the pros plan it out for you! Sprouted Kitchen’s latest adventure is SK Cooking Club. Complete with photos, meal plans, creative swap ideas and shopping lists this weekly cooking club is perfect for anyone looking for kitchen inspiration. Find out all the details here, and happy cooking!
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Kidult - Teen site by Pharrell
Kidult is a news site for American teens, fronted by Pharrell Williams.
It's pretty good. It offers a range of different topics from sport to celebrity to actual 'news'. I also really like the 'Cool Job' feature, talking to people with cool jobs about how they got started.
It's a great idea, and one that could well take off, and in that Pharrell's endorsement (& contacts for getting interviews with other notables) is very important.
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Do you know a dog lover? LuxGiftsnGoods.com offers many unique, luxury dog gifts that include dog collars, dog leashes, dog harnesses, dog beds, dog food and dog wellness items. Dogs come in many shapes and sizes. LuxGiftsGoods.com provides the best of luxury lifestyle brands for dog lovers. Shop LuxGiftsnGoods.com now for that special dog gift. LuxGiftsnGoods.com even has pet gifts for humans too.
Shopping for the best gifts for dog lovers can be a difficult task. Dog owners and enthusiasts alike know that their best friend deserves nothing but the best, and finding a gift that accurately reflects your love for them isn’t always easy. To make your shopping experience easier, we have compiled some of the best presents for the dog lover who has everything. 4
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Are you shopping for an active dog lover? Treat them to a day at the park or beach by getting them a portable water bowl and collapsible travel bed. This way, they can take their best friend with them wherever they go and provide them with all the comforts of home. Another great gift for fashion-lovers is a pet collar and leash set that showcases their pup’s unique personality.
Finally, what better way to show your appreciation for a dog-lover than with an art piece inspired by their best buddy? Look no further than a hand-painted pet portrait that captures the pup’s best features and personality. This meaningful gift is sure to be cherished for years to come.
No matter which you choose, the best gifts for dog lovers are those that show them how much they mean to you in a special way. With these thoughtful ideas, your bestie – and their pup – is sure to have an unforgettable holiday season.
Shopping for the best gifts for dog lovers doesn’t have to be a difficult process. There are plenty of gifts that accurately reflect your love and appreciation for the pup-lover in your life. From practical subscriptions to personalized keepsakes, you can find something special for the dog lover who has everything. Remember, no matter which gift you choose, it’s sure to show your best friend how much they mean to you in a unique way. LuxGiftsnGoods.com features a number of premium pet products from Pendleton, Carolina Pet, DogTV,
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In 2018 an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was published, warning that the world has 12 years to change direction and limit the onset of climate change. The United Nations body warned that flooding, storms, extreme temperatures, drought, and consequently huge numbers of climate refugees, lay just beyond the horizon if current trends were not reversed.
The Humber is globally known as the UK’s Energy Estuary. The Humber:
It is located on a large estuary, navigable for the largest deep-sea vessels, with all the aforementioned ports, as well as a massive industrial and manufacturing heritage, which was mainly powered by coal and the burning of fossil fuels.
Historically, the Humber was one of the biggest ports and industrial centres in the world. 60% of the world’s population live in estuary or port regions and two thirds of the world’s largest cities are there too. Estuaries and ports, industrial clusters such as the Humber, must be part of the solution for climate warming and the transition towards net zero carbon. This transition is happening now.
The Humber produces a high proportion of the UK’s energy and is home to much of the UK's hard to abate industries. With all this, on top of the huge volume of homes and the UK’s busiest ports complex, decarbonising the Humber industrial cluster is certainly a challenge, but one we are rising to.
This challenge also presents a once in a generation opportunity for the region to transform its economy. With rapid advances in technology and scale of ambition, the Humber now has a roadmap to achieve net zero. These advances include e.g. the Drax power station now running on biomass and the Humber having the world’s largest offshore wind farms right off its coastline. Integration of these renewable energy generation solutions, alongside pan-regional carbon capture and fuel switching technologies, this carbon intensive region is transitioning to a new economic model. In collaboration with many partners, we present here an ever-growing set of investable projects that will propel the Humber into a net-zero carbon position.
The region provides the perfect industrial cluster to demonstrate multiple solutions to the climate change challenge, and this provides inward investment opportunities. The ‘green’ knowledge and expertise developed here also presents a global export opportunity, as the benefits can be replicated around the world.


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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A northern California man was sentenced Monday in federal court to five years in prison for his role in a drug conspiracy.
This sentence resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Criminal Investigation.
Brett Aaron McFarland, 29, of Korbel, Calif., was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, which is also to be followed by four years of supervised release.
According to his plea agreement, McFarland must also forfeit all his interest in the proceeds of the sale of the property located in Petrolia, Calif., which he acquired from his illegal activities.
McFarland was indicted Sept. 10, 2013 for conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. He pleaded guilty via plea agreement Nov. 12, 2013.
McFarland joined a conspiracy to illegally distribute marijuana in South Dakota and elsewhere. During his involvement, he grew, harvested, and obtained marijuana; he illegally distributed it, caused it to be illegally delivered and distributed; and he received payments for it. Marijuana was grown and harvested in, among other places, on property in California. The proceeds of the marijuana sales were used to make payments on the property.
McFarland has been ordered to turn himself in to begin his sentence on or before March 13, 2014.


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Cellular signal transmission requires the dynamic formation of spatiotemporally controlled molecular interactions. At the cell surface information is received by receptor complexes and relayed through intracellular signaling platforms which organize the actions of functionally interacting signaling enzymes and substrates. The list of hormone or neurotransmitter pathways that utilize the ubiquitous cAMP-sensing protein kinase A (PKA) system is expansive. This requires that the specificity, duration, and intensity of PKA responses are spatially and temporally restricted. Hereby, scaffolding proteins take the center stage for ensuring proper signal transmission. They unite second messenger sensors, activators, effectors, and kinase substrates within cellular micro-domains to precisely control and route signal propagation. A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs) organize such subcellular signalosomes by tethering the PKA holoenzyme to distinct cell compartments. AKAPs differ in their modular organization showing pathway specific arrangements of interaction motifs or domains. This enables the cell- and compartment- guided assembly of signalosomes with unique enzyme composition and function. The AKAP-mediated clustering of cAMP and other second messenger sensing and interacting signaling components along with functional successive enzymes facilitates the rapid and precise dissemination of incoming signals. This review article delineates examples for different means of PKA regulation and for snapshots of compartmentalized PKA signalosomes.
Keywords: Compartmentalization; Dynamic complexes; Kinase; Molecular interactions; Second messenger; Signaling circuits; Signaling nodes.
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The ugly side of Martha Stewart
Was über-hostess and domestic darling Martha Stewart more like Mommie Dearest as a parent? Her daughter Alexis, 46, levies some harsh. However, the relationship was doomed after she saw The Silence of the Lambs, Reportedly, Martha Stewart once had quite a knack for lining her .. They have one daughter, named Alexis, who currently works as a radio. Take a look inside the beautiful interior of Alexis Stewart's family-friendly apartment, located in New York City. Start Slideshow. 1 of
Alexis claims she was forced to wrap her own Christmas presents and that her mother all but canceled Halloween. There was no anything.
We turned off all the lights and pretended we weren't home," she said. Even today, it seems Alexis and her mamma share a somewhat strained adult relationship. In her book, Alexis says her mom is a terrible guest. Because, sometimes this is what will happen: Whatever I serve, she will sip it, taste it, make a face and push it away.
She exhibits not so ladylike behavior Getty Images When fans think of Martha, adjectives like "proper," "domestic," and "creative" often come to mind. Many consider her to be a woman with impeccable manners, but according to her daughter, the celebrity socialite is no expert on etiquette.
In fact, Alexis paints a picture of a woman who doesn't even exhibit good manners when using the ladies' room. You can't do that anymore! My friends' parents don't do it! Give me a break here! To borrow one of Martha's catch phrases, using the bathroom with the door open is not "a good thing. But what some might forget is that she wound up back in court many years later over a dispute between Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Macy's felt the agreement countered a similar deal it had made with Martha Stewart Living in and sued both companies in The legal battles stretched out over many years, during which Stewart was forced to testify inbefore settlements began rolling out in January The entire matter was finally over and done with in February Awkwardly enough, even though they reached a settlement inMacy's had to recall two frying pans from the Martha Stewart Living brand in "after customers said metal discs popped off the pans and caused bruises, burns and welts," according to The New York Times.
She feuded with Gwyneth Paltrow and Blake Lively Getty Images Stewart isn't keen on anyone trying to share in her domestic-diva success—especially those younger Hollywood elites launching their own lifestyle brands.
InStewart famously took at aim at Gwyneth Paltrow, who curates goop. It was no coincidence: Stewart also told Net-a-Porter magazine that Paltrow "just needs to be quiet," adding, "If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn't be trying to be Martha Stewart.
Stewart doesn't only have daggers for Paltrow. She's also not so fond of Blake Lively. The fashionable actress launched her own lifestyle company called Preserve in only to have it shutter within a year's time. Stewart didn't mince words, telling The Huffington Post that Lively's endeavor was "stupid" before serving up a backhanded compliment: However, she also thinks the younger generations are lazy.
But you have to work for it. You have to strive for it. You have to go after it. She's having the strangest career revival ever Her business practices may be shady, and her fortunes may be less than they were two decades ago; but like any smart businessperson, Martha Stewart has managed to stay afloat, even if it has meant forming a random, if endearing, friendship with the rapper Snoop Dogg. According to Peopletheir unusual bond dates back towhen Snoop guest starred on her daytime talkshow, Martha.
Although Snoop guest starred on subsequent episodes, they did not officially re-connect until the Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber. Legal Troubles At the peak of her career, Martha Stewart made several decisions to try to save herself some money that ended up costing her a whole lot more than she saved.A Day in the Life of Martha Stewart
She did this after receiving nonpublic insider information from her stock broker at Merrill Lynch, Peter Bacanovic. Newsweek magazine published a cover whose headline read: In OctoberMartha had to step down from her position on the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange due to the whole ordeal that she was going through.
It was then discovered by the public that the media mogul would be facing a trial by court. The Mess Continues By June ofMartha was facing an indictment on nine counts that included charges of obstruction of justice and securities fraud. She did, however, continue to serve as the chief creative officer.
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Sec. Environmental Economics and Management
Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.977049
Does ESG investment reduce carbon emissions in China?
- 1Business School, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China
- 2Research Center of Finance, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, China
- 3Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
- 4Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
This study explores the relationship between ESG investments and carbon emissions in China. Our results show that 1% increase in environmental investments would cause 0.246% decrease in CO2 emissions and 0.558% decrease in carbon emission intensity. The impact of ESG investment is heterogeneous across the developed and underdeveloped regions. Environmental investments in the advanced eastern region have significantly improved carbon productivity. In contrast, environmental investments in the central and western regions significantly reduced carbon emissions, but they have little impact on carbon productivity.
Rapid economic development over the past century has led to a series of environmental problems. The “high carbon, high development” model is not sustainable because of the threat of impending climate change. According to Raggad (2020), the greenhouse effect is particularly severe due to the large volume of carbon emissions, which not only adversely affects the ecological balance but also diminishes the health of the economy. In August 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated, in its Sixth Assessment Report Group I Working Paper, that global temperatures will rise by 1.5°C–2°C, which will affect agricultural activities and exceed critical the tolerance thresholds of human health, unless carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions are significantly reduced in the coming decades1.
To fight against climate change, the European Union has established the world’s largest and most mature carbon emissions trading system, assigning a certain amount of carbon emission permits to enterprises (Åihman and Zetterberg, 2005). In the United States, energy security policies have been put forward; the feasibility of carbon tax is under progressive discussion, and a net zero-carbon emission plan has been formulated (Brown and Li, 2019). Japan has made great efforts to improve environmental protection technology, successfully reducing carbon emissions through material recycling. In India, biomass energy, a kind of renewable energy, has been utilized by the government to deal with their energy crisis and minimize their carbon footprint. Although there are technological, economic and infrastructure barriers to developing biomass energy, this can be improved through research and development (Irfan et al., 2022). Thailand also faces environmental challenges, as it relies on non-renewable energy consumption to develop its economy, leading to carbon emissions (Yue et al., 2021). China launched carbon emissions trading pilots in seven provinces in 2013, and it set up a national carbon emissions trading market in 2017. The establishment of carbon emission trading markets in China is crucial to boost ecological conservation and to stay committed to its goal of carbon emission reduction (Wang et al., 2020). As China is currently the world’s largest carbon emitter, the ability of domestic companies to effectively reduce carbon emissions is one of the most important factors in achieving global climate goals (Ding et al., 2021). The world needs to consider the energy trilemma: accessible energy affordability, energy security and environmental sustainability. If the world only invests in energy use, the resulting growth will eventually become unsustainable (Khan et al., 2022a). Xie et al. (2022) shows that there is a relationship between natural resources and economic performance. Achieving carbon neutrality and peak emission targets is widely recognized as the only way to achieve sustainable economic development. Furthermore, governments should focus more on sustainable resources since it is crucial to development.
As the concept of ESG has been developed in recent years, increasing research attention focused on ESG development. Rustam et al. (2019) found that higher financial leverage limits the company’s ability to disclose ESG information. Baldini et al. (2018) found that country-level characteristics such as political system (legal framework and corruption), labor system (labor protection and unemployment rate), and cultural system (social cohesion and equal opportunities) significantly influence companies s corporate ESG disclosure. In addition, the role of the market also affects the disclosure of comprehensive ESG information. Zhang et al. (2020) studied the interactive effect of three dimensions of ESG information of listed companies on firm value, and concluded that green innovation, environment and ESG information disclosure can positively affect firm value, and its substitution effect on firm value gradually decreases with the increase of firm value.
In this study, we investigated the impact of listed companies’ ESG investments on carbon emissions in China. Some studies have focused on the impact of ESG investments on climate change and environmental performance (Jinga, 2021; Peng et al., 2021). Li and Xue (2020) has stated that the implementation of carbon reduction goals relies heavily on the participation by enterprises. A combination of the external political environment, internal development motivation, and the requirement for good community relations prompted companies to focus on green transition. Dong et al. (2021) points out that, to follow the carbon emission restrictions, companies resort to short-term solutions with output control and slower production, which does not conform to the real intention of government policies. The long-term adjustment is what really matters in achieving carbon neutrality. The country should strive to have a low-carbon mechanism by implementing carbon tax, continuous financial aid to lower carbon production, commercializing low-carbon emission technology, etc., (Khan et al., 2022b). Fukushima (2013) documents that reducing carbon emissions is an integral part of corporate ESG investments, regardless of company type. Addressing environmental issues is necessary for conducting business activities. Using the Dumitrescu-Hurlin technique, Ahmad et al. (2021) found that the causality between energy-industry investment and economic performance differs across the regional development levels.
Since China is currently the world’s largest carbon emitter, domestic companies’ ability of carbon emissions reduction is one of the most important factors in achieving global climate goals2. The Hong Kong Exchange required listed companies to disclose ESG reports in 2015, indicating that addressing environmental concerns have become an obligation for enterprises.
Figure 1 shows the distribution of carbon emissions in China in 2014 and 2019. The total carbon emissions remained relatively stable, but their distribution changed significantly. Thus, it is necessary to conduct an in-depth analysis of China’s efforts towards the green transition of industries.
This paper contributes to the literatures by investigating the relationship between the ESG investment and the reduction of carbon emissions in China. We focus on the role of regional differences in the relationship between ESG investments and carbon emissions. Regional differences, including both natural resource distribution and economic differences, have significant influence on carbon emissions. The distribution of coal, which is the major fossil fuel used in China, is extremely uneven. However, the reduction in carbon emissions in China is mainly achieved by reducing coal consumption. Richer coal resources allow for a lower cost of resource consumption attributable to local extraction, leading to a weaker incentive for enterprises to develop new technology, to use clear energy, and to improve energy consumption efficiency. Additionally, the unbalanced and inadequate development of regional economies has reduced incentives of local governments for the green transition. Therefore, it is important to analyze the impact of regional differences on carbon emissions. We divide the whole sample into three parts—Eastern, Central, and Western regions, and study the effect of ESG investments on carbon emissions of listed companies in each region, which increases the credibility and applicability of the results. This study provides relevant reference in the implementation of the policy, which is in line with the current goal of green transformation and sustainable economic growth.
The rest of the paper is structured as follows: Section 2 provides the data description and analysis; Section 3 introduces the proposed model; Section 4 presents the empirical results; and Section 5 discusses the results and conclusions of the study.
2.1 Dependent variables
Based on a study by Wang et al. (2017) and Li and Xue (2020), we selected carbon dioxide emission amount, carbon productivity, and carbon emission intensity as dependent variables. Because carbon emissions cannot be observed, we focused on 14 types of energy: coal, coke, coke oven gas, natural gas, crude oil, gasoline, kerosene, diesel oil, fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, blast furnace gas, converter gas, liquefied natural gas, and other natural gas. We then calculated their carbon dioxide emission indices according to Liang et al. (2021). Specifically, we collected 180 balance sheets from 2014 to 2019 and used the coal discount coefficient to estimate carbon dioxide emission index. Data were obtained from the China Energy Statistics Yearbook (2015–2020). Carbon emissions were estimated as follows:
2.2 Independent variables
Our key independent variable is the ESG investment score. ESG scores are estimated based on the announcement of ESG investment and performance of listed firms. These scores can be used to evaluate corporate investment behavior and their contribution to promoting sustainable economic development and fulfilling social responsibilities. We also used environmental, social, and governance scores as independent variables to examine their impact on carbon emissions. We calculate our provincial ESG data as the average ESG investment score of listed firms in each province. The scores were obtained from the SynTao database.
2.3 Control variables
We selected the scientific and technological level, economic development level, primary energy consumption, and degree of openness as control variables. Progress in science and technology plays a vital role in the development of new energy sources, and improvement in new energy processing and conversion efficiency changes the energy consumption structure. The data were obtained from the official website of the State Intellectual Property Office.
We used GDP per capita to represent the level of regional economic development. The Kuznets curve shows the inverted “U” relationship between GDP per capita and environmental degradation (Spangenberg, 2001). China’s regional economic development level is unbalanced, which leads to a difference in the time required to cross the turning point among regions. These data were obtained from the China City Statistical Yearbooks.
The consumption of primary energy directly affects carbon emissions (Bertinelli et al., 2007). The lower the energy processing conversion rate (i.e., the greater the proportion of primary energy), the greater the impact on environmental damage and carbon emissions. The data were obtained from the China Energy Statistics Yearbook.
Developed and developing countries are deeply involved in the global value chain and profoundly affect the international carbon transfer network through the trade-clustering effect (Wang et al., 2021). To retain the competitive advantage, some countries relax environmental regulations and the behavior of “race to the bottom line” appears (Revesz, 1997). These results show that the degree of openness significantly affects a country’s carbon emissions. We collect these data coms from China Statistical Yearbook. The definitions of the variables are listed in Table 1 and the summary statistics are shown in Table 2.
We employ a panel regression model for the empirical analysis. We used the logarithm form of the variables to alleviate the effects of heteroscedasticity. As mentioned above, we chose carbon dioxide emission amount, carbon productivity, and carbon emission intensity as dependent variables. Since the provincial and time effect could hardly be considered as random experiment, we conducted a two-way fixed effect model to evaluate the relationship. The result of Hausman test also support this selection. The model is constructed as follows:
Firstly, we test multicollinearity and stationary of the variables. According to Table 3, the VIF values of the explanatory variables are all less than 5, suggesting that there is no serious multicollinearity problems. Table 4 provide the results of unit root test for logarithmic and log first-order difference of the variables. It is clear that most of the variables are first-order stationary. Consequently, the cointegration test should be performed to determine whether there is a stable relationship between the variables. We employ the Kao test to investigate panel cointegration on the variables. Table 5 shows that the cointegration relationships stand in all cases, indicating that our model is not misspecifie.
4 Empirical results
Table 6 reports the primary results of Eq. 2. In case 1, the primary energy consumption is significant at the 1% significance level because the energy consumption is directly related to carbon emissions. After controlling for the effect of energy consumption, we observe that ESG investment has a significantly negative impact on carbon dioxide emissions. A 1% increase in ESG investment reduces carbon emissions by 0.262%, indicating that ESG investment significantly contributes to alleviating climate change in China.
In Case 2, we adopt carbon productivity as the dependent variable. GDP per capita is highly significant and positive, indicating that carbon productivity is much better in well-developed regions. As energy consumption is significantly negative, suggesting that the under developed regions have not achieved the balance of economic development and environmental protection. However, we observe that ESG investment is positive but not significant, indicating that ESG investments by Chinese enterprises have not achieved progress in relevant green technologies at the current stage. In Case 3, we adopt carbon emission intensity as the dependent variable and obtained similar results. ESG investment is significant and negative, indicating that an increase in ESG investment tends to reduce or inhibit carbon emissions intensity.
We then distinguish between environmental, social, and governance investments and investigate their impact on carbon emissions. The empirical results are presented in Table 7. Clearly, environmental investment significantly reduced carbon emissions but had no significant impact on carbon productivity. These results are similar to those in Table 6. However, social and governance investments had no significant impact on carbon emissions.
To further analyze the impact of environmental investment on carbon emissions in different regions of China, we refer to the regional division method of the National Bureau of Statistics and divide the sample into three sub-samples: the eastern, central, and western regions3. The results are presented in Table 8.
TABLE 8. The effect of regional environmental investments on carbon emission in the East, Middle, and West regions.
According to Table 8, environmental investments have significant impact on carbon emissions in each region. Specifically, environmental investments significantly increase carbon productivity in the eastern region, and decrease the CO2 emissions and carbon emission intensity in the western and central region. For better understanding, the results of Table 8 are visualized in Figure 2. Clearly, the impact of environmental investments on carbon emissions differs across regions. These results suggest that environmental investments by enterprises in eastern regions mainly focus on improving carbon productivity, and companies in western and central regions concentrate on reducing carbon emissions.
FIGURE 2. (A). The impact of Environmental investments on carbon emissions (B). The impact of Environmental investments on carbon productivity (C). The impact of Environmental investments on carbon emission intensity.
As the eastern region is the most advanced economy in China, we can conclude that enterprises in the eastern region focus on green innovations in the production process. Compared to the eastern region, the environmental investments of enterprises in the central and west regions significantly reduce carbon emissions. However, such investments do not improve carbon productivity. These results suggest that advanced provinces in China have achieved balance between economic development and environmental protection. China is undergoing a green transition in its industries, and it has obtained substantial positive results from ESG investment. Since the effect of ESG investments is different across regions, environmental economic policies should take into account the levels of economic development.
In 2021, the Chinese government put forward the goal of “achieving carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060”. The requirements of sustainable development have changed the idea of “high pollution, high economic development”, and have been forcing green transition to enterprises.
This study investigates the impact of ESG investments by Chinese listed firms on carbon emissions. We find that Chinese enterprises’ ESG investments significantly reduce carbon emissions, but the effect differs across regions. Enterprises in the eastern region focus on improving their carbon productivity. In the central and western regions, firms concentrate on reducing the amount of carbon emissions.
Overall, China still has a long way to go to meet its climate change targets. The responsibility for reducing carbon emissions requires technological progress in the production process, which has not been realized in the current stage. Future research could focus on specific industries, and investigate the mechanism of how ESG investments can reduce carbon emissions.
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YC: Methodology, data collection, empirical analysis, writing, and conceptualization. CZ: Methodology, and empirical analysis. YH: Methodology, and writing. ST: Conceptualization, writing, formal analysis, and supervision. XC: Writing, supervision, and funding.
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 19K1373801 and 19K1373821.
Thanks to Tianyang Wang for his help in checking the paper.
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Keywords: ESG investment, carbon emission, carbon productivity, regional effect, green transition
Citation: Cong Y, Zhu C, Hou Y, Tian S and Cai X (2022) Does ESG investment reduce carbon emissions in China?. Front. Environ. Sci. 10:977049. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.977049
Received: 24 June 2022; Accepted: 21 September 2022;
Published: 12 October 2022.
Edited by:Xiao-Guang Yue, European University Cyprus, Cyprus
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Watch A Live-Streaming Big Boi Concert December 8th!
Tomorrow, December 8th, Big Boi is set to perform a special concert at Webster Hall. The concert, which is presented by Foot Action and put on by Last.fm will be live-streaming at Last.fm Originals.
The rapper's second solo album entitled Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors includes high-profile collaborators like Kelly Rowland, A$AP Rocky, and popular electronic outfit Little Dragon. Fans can expect to hear some of Big Boi's new tracks at the concert, and will also be able to watch the performance on-demand. Tune in tomorrow, December 8th at 1:30pm Eastern (10:30am Pacific) to see the concert live.
Here's a sneak peak of what to expect:
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The manufacturing of glass is an art and process established over 2000 years ago and uniquely has changed very little apart from the addition of lead to create today’s lead crystal. Lead crystal usually comprises of 48% silica sand, 24% potash and 28% red lead. The mix creates an optimum balance of clarity, weight and hardness. With its complicate manufacturing process and exceptionally high perceived value, the lead crystal has been sought after and treasured for generations, and remains a status symbol even today.
The lead crystal formula is mixed and turning into molten crystal in a furnace heated over 2000F. Red lead is added into the furnace to create the purity and density.
Lead crystal is blown glass but because of its weight and thickness it requires a coordinated team of blowers. They use their skill and experience to create the glass body to the correct thickness. This is necessary to enable the glass designs to be deep cut. At this time other parts such as handles can be added.
The pieces are then placed in an annealing oven – under controlled conditions the oven slowly and evenly heats the glass to an annealing temperature. After a brief soaking period to ensure even heat distribution throughout the glassware, the oven temperature is slowly returned to room temperature.
The lead crystal glass is now ready to be cut. A pattern is drawn on the items and then mapped out with a power wheel. The finished design is then completed using diamond tip wheels using a combination of flat and wedge cuts to provide contrast, followed by the smoothing process on a sandstone wheel.
To finish the items it is dipped into a combination of sulphuric and hydrofluoric acid which removes a thin layer of glass providing a uniform and luster finish.
History of Lead Crystal:
Like many cultural advances the history of glass and crystal began with the Roman occupation of Britain and eventually reached a high point in the stained glass windows of the middle ages. In the 1500s new skills were added when highly skilled glassblowers moved to London from Venice and attracted royal patronage from Queen Elizabeth.
In the mid 1700s George Ravenscroft started his own glass business in London and patented the formula for producing lead crystal. He found that adding lead to glass during the melting process improved the quality. During this period the art of creating patterns by cutting became established and lead crystal was a perfect medium for the art. Many businesses perfected the process and lead crystal and glass became popular creating an established industry. However in the time honored process of all governments they recognized an opportunity for raising taxes and stunted growth and created many closures in the lead crystal sector.
English manufacturers moves their factories to Ireland to avoid taxation and during the period Ireland became the center of lead crystal manufacture, especially in Waterford, where the famous Waterford glass factory was developed in the 18th century. Unfortunately the Irish tax authorities saw an opportunity to raise taxes and forced many of the companies out of business. Waterfords for example did not start trading again until after World War 2. In the meantime during the 19th century other companies in France, Sweden, Italy (Venice), and Sweden were establishing their reputations and creating famous brands such as Orrefors, Baccarat and Swarovski.
Most fine crystal contains lead oxide. 24% is the optimum percentage for color, weight and hardness, while still ensuring clarity, sparkle and brilliance. 24% Lead Crystal, with its exceptionally high perceived value, has been sought after and treasured for generations, and remains a status symbol even today.
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Does anyone else find this weird?
…a one-year ARM, at 5.8 percent on average, now costs only a third of a percentage point less than a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, at 6.2 percent. And ARM holders still face the risk of paying a higher interest rate down the road.
But while there’s a new refi boom in swing, not all borrowers are rushing for the security of fixed loans. One in three homeowners refinancing today is choosing the financially riskier interest-only and payment-option ARMs, according to data from Loan Performance.
Many who are doing so may have chosen those mortgages not because they want them but because they can’t afford the payments that would come due under a 30-year fixed rate, said Keith Gumbinger, HSH’s vice president.
(ARM = adjustable rate mortgage, a mortgage with an interest rate that can change over time.)
Wow. So these homeowners are simply betting that (1) home prices will continue to rise, and/or (2) interest rates won’t rise very much? I’m still learning about real estate, so am I missing something?
“Some may be speculators who want to flip their property when prices improve and want to keep their costs as low as possible in the meantime,” the article adds, which could be a good alternative explanation for what’s going on.
I’m from Sacramento, which has been one of the hottest housing markets in the country for the last few years. I had lots of opportunities to buy houses with prices that were going up $10,000 per week, where I had to put my name in a raffle just to get the opportunity to buy a house, but I didn’t for a few reasons:
1. I don’t understand real estate
2. I don’t understand investing in something when people are getting irrationally excited about it and there’s time pressure, which I pointed out earlier this week usually causes bad decisions. Maybe I’m just not that cool
3. I didn’t want my cash flow going into real estate. Instead, I took it and invested it in myself and my own businesses, which I’m betting can produce a better return than the stock market or real estate. More on that later
Now, with foreclosures and people stagnant growth in real estate, there are blogs like http://thehousingbubbleblog.com where lots of people are gleeful about the impending doom of the homeowners who made bad decisions. I don’t really care about saying I-told-you-so, but I do want to share what happened when I told people I wasn’t going to invest in real estate.
“What?” people said. “You’d be crazy not to buy now. You can put $0 down!” People also thought I was misguided when I told them that I’d consciously decided not to invest. ‘You must not understand’ was a common sentiment I received, along with a pitying look. And more than one person said, “But real-estate prices don’t go down.” True, over the long term, the real-estate market has done well (not as well as the stock market, though). But the short term can really affect you, especially if your ARM payments jump from $1000 to $1900/month. That’s very likely for lots of people when their ARM comes up–and do you think the average family can afford a doubling of their mortgage?
Yet another point for long-term outlook and not investing in stuff you don’t understand. I think. Unless I’m missing something.
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The Healthy Start Coalition of Okaloosa and Walton Counties will host a Board of Directors Meeting on Tuesday, September 20th at 11:30 am. This meeting will be a hybrid of both in-person and virtual meetings.
The meeting will be held at the Coalition’s office, 102 Beal Parkway SW, Suite B, Fort Walton Beach. Please RSVP by Friday, September 16th, 2022.
For more information, please call (850) 833-9284.


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Let me guess what her next move is. To claim I'm spying but yet she's attacking me for something I put on here or Fb. Doesn't that make you guilty??!! At least I don't gang up and bully people. Oh and I could if I wanted but I know how it feels so go for it again. Let's have another war or just stfu and stop.
Stop focusing on what you don't want (i.e., go ahead! ' fuck this shit'). Instead, recognize your bad mood and re-focus in a 'general' way re what you DO feel grateful for/want. When you feel out of sorts, let yourself be where you are. Lighten up abt it. Then see/do Things to Lift Your Vibration. Only when you lift your mood should you get 'specific' abt what you want in your life. Hold that feeling: 67 seconds. More

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Taken near Grasmere Lake District, I decided black and white would be better as the hut, trees, lake and surroundings all seemed to sit exactly right in the frame and I thought colour may distract people from exploring the photo
Lindisfarne Boat Sheds and Castle - selected as one of PicFair's winning images in the 'Best of England' competition. The Judge remarked on the "great use of the boats to add abstract forms to this landscape."
Officially marked as a 'natural disaster', Belgium's hail storm of 7-8-9 June 2014 brought with its misery a unique morning scenery in a local park. Unlike in Autumn, the soil was now covered with green leaves torn off by the gushing winds.

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Hopkins' late layup gives Fresno St. 78-76 OT win over Drake
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Jaron Hopkins drove to the hoop for the winning layup with five seconds left in overtime as Fresno State took a 78-76 victory over Drake in the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge on Saturday.
Cullen Russo and Bryson Williams made back-to-back dunks to give Fresno State a 76-74 lead with 36 seconds left in the extra period. Drake's De'Antae McMurray answered with a layup with 12 seconds remaining, followed by Hopkins' game-winner. Russo had a steal as time expired to secure the win.
Paul Watson and Jahmel Taylor had 19 points apiece to lead the Bulldogs (5-2). Hopkins added 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.MORE
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- Hopkins has career-best 23, Fresno State beats Lamar 83-64


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Tam, a baby male Francois' langur monkey, tries to escape the grasp of his mother, Ashes, in the Primate Forest area at the Toledo Zoo. Tam is a week old.
A tiny baby born last week at the Toledo Zoo is now on public display in the Primate Forest.
The male Francois’ langur born Jan. 17 has been named Tam — pronounced like “Tom” — which means “heart” in Vietnamese.
The baby is the sixth born to a female named Ashes and her mate, Dong Puong, at the zoo. Both parents arrived at the zoo in May, 2000, on recommendation from the Francois’ langur Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding program coordinated by the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Mike Dilley, curator of mammals, said Ashes has been a good mother to her new little one.
“It’s an ideal situation for us because the young female here, [Ashes’] last birth, can witness how a child is raised now,” Mr. Dilley said. “She’ll end up being a good mom too because of that.”
The baby is predominantly orange, a sharp contrast to the other monkeys’ long, black fur with white highlights on their cheeks.
Biologists believe the baby’s differing color at birth would help it blend in with the foliage of tree canopies in the species’ native habitat of Vietnam, southeast China, and central Laos.
Tam is very alert and is already trying to escape his mother’s protective grasp to explore his surroundings.
“In six months’ time, the baby will be all dark and jumping around,” Mr. Dilley said. “Come spring, this is going to be a really cool exhibit because of him.”
Fewer than 2,500 Francois’ langurs are estimated to survive in the wild, with hunting and habitat loss contributing to their status as an endangered species.
Tam is the 68th of his species spread across 17 institutions in North America.
“This is an early birth for the year,” Mr. Dilley noted. “We usually have them when it’s closer to spring and they can go outside.”
Andi Norman, director of public relations, said all babies at the zoo are bred intentionally as part of species survival plans. Tam was the result of a breeding recommendation by the association.
“It shows off the Toledo Zoo,” Ms. Norman said. “It says a lot that experts within the field have enough respect and confidence in our expertise here to entrust us with these animals to breed them.”
Babies of any kind are usually very popular with visitors and zoo staff.
“It helps us draw attention to endangered species like this because people are attracted to babies,” Ms. Norman said. “And hopefully they’ll learn something about the species.”
Mr. Dilley said langurs in zoos across North America are doing very well.
“They are one of the better-managed species with a lot of genetic diversity,” he said. “Toledo has been very successful over the years with them.”
The number of Francois’ langurs born each year in captivity varies.
Mr. Dilley estimated there are typically eight to 12 breeding pairs recommended each year by the association. Not all are successful.
Tam will stay close to his mother for nine months to a year. He may eventually be transferred to another facility as the langurs traditionally are kept in groups of several females with a single male.
“It’s hard to say this early, but chances are that he’ll probably go someplace else,” Mr. Dilley said. “We have our established dominant male here.”
The Francois’ langurs will be on display Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays indoors as part of the zoo’s regular rotation of primates.
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