Here is the Texas Residents United for a Stronger Texas (TRUST) report generated by Luis Figueroa at MALDEF regarding anti-immigration bills—the majority of which were defeated. -Angela
THE TRUST REPORT
Texas Residents United for a Stronger Texas
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The Session In Review
Due to the sheer volume of bills relating to anti-immigration, it is difficult to construct a complete summary of what happened to all anti-immigrant legislation from the session. Despite possible omissions, this breakdown of filed anti-immigrant bills confirms the overall success of the TRUST coalition efforts in preventing such legislation from being passed. Chairman Swinford held to true to his promise of not letting his committee turn into a circus by not allowing unconstitutional anti-immigrant bills an opportunity to be heard.
· Number of anti-immigrant bills (or bills including anti-immigrant provisions) and resolutions filed in both houses: 60 +
· Bills never set for a hearing: 30
· Bills set for a hearing before a house committee, but not heard: 5
· Bills heard by committee and left pending: 13
· Bills voted out of House State Affairs and died in calendars or on the house calendar: 8
· Bills that died on the house floor: 3 (HB 855, HB 1274, HB 159)
· Bills that were amended to remove all immigration-related provisions while they moved through the process: 2 (HB 13 and SB 47)
· Bill voted out of house but not heard by senate committee: 1 (HB 1997)
· Bill voted out of senate but not heard by house committee: 1 (SB 1464)
· Bills sent to the governor, amended to limit negative impact on immigrants: 1 (HB 1196)
Immigration Legislative Round-up
· Of the over 60 filed bills and resolutions that included anti-immigrant provisions, three-quarters died in committee and almost half were never set for a hearing. Five were set for hearings but not heard by committee and 13 others were heard by committee and left pending. The successful prevention of anti-immigrant legislation from being passed testifies to the efforts of the TRUST coalition.
Bills Voted out of Committee
Three bills with an anti-immigrant impact died on the house floor.
· HB 855 would have expanded the offense of failure to identify so that individuals who were not yet under arrest could be charged for refusing to provide identifying information to a peace officer.
· HB 1274 would make it a requirement for commercial drivers in Texas to speak English. Chairman of Transportation Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock), when asked why he would allow such a bill out of his committee responded that, "You don't have to agree with every bill that you let out."
· HB 159 would remove the provision in current law that permits long-time Texas residents to attend Texas public universities and community colleges at the in-state tuition rate regardless of immigration status.
Bills that Passed Out of the House
· HB 13, which relates to homeland security issues, including border security issues and law enforcement and SB 47, were amended during the legislative process to remove all immigration-related provisions.
· In the end, only one immigration-related bill, HB 1196, which requires businesses who commit the federal offense of engaging in a pattern or practice of hiring individuals who are ineligible to work to repay any public subsidy they have received, was sent to the governor.
· In terms of affirmative legislation, HB 1121, a bill that assists immigrant victims of human trafficking and other severe crimes, has been sent to the governor.
In the News and Highlights from the Session:
Editorial: Bills on immigration just fruitless gestures
State lawmaker: Leave most immigration issues to the feds. Most bills might not pass constitutional muster
The Death and Rebirth of HB 13
MALC Awards Rep. Farias, Rep Swinford, and Rep. Davis
Now it's Time For Congress to Act
Thank you all for your heroic efforts in making this session a tremendous success in terms of protecting the rights of all Texans. I would also like to present a special thank you to Rebecca Bernhardt and the ACLU of Texas for their tireless energy and work on behalf of the TRUST Coalition.
Legislative Staff Attorney
San Antonio, TX 78205


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Bystander intervention is simply overcoming that 'freeze' instinct and getting back to the very human desire to take care of one another. It's not about being the hero, strapping on spandex, and saving the day. And it certainly isn't about sacrificing your own safety. From the nonprofit organisation Hollaback!, this book teaches readers the ins and outs of bystander intervention using Hollaback!'s methodology: the 5D's of bystander intervention-distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct. Each chapter of the book dives deeply into what these D's can look like in practice, whether you are in public, online, or at work.

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By TOMOHIRO YAMAMOTO/ Staff Writer
September 29, 2021 at 06:30 JST
YOKOHAMA--The future where a passenger will hail a self-driving taxi by pressing a pick-up point on their smartphones is becoming a reality for the first time here. [Read More]
Visit this page for the latest news on Japan’s battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.

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Poop! The Game Review - The Most Fun You Will Ever Have With Fecal Matter In Your Hand
Poop! The Game - Quick Glance
- Game Type – Card Game
- Number of Players – 2 to 5
- Mechanics – Hand management
- Difficulty – Easy
- Release – 2014
- MSRP – $10
I have a young daughter that is really into potty humor, so when Chris gave me a copy of Poop: The Game I knew it would be something she would like but had a feeling that her mother would not approve. Well, I was right, my daughter likes the game and my wife does not. As a father it is my job to teach my children the limits of acceptable behavior, but a game like Poop: The Game makes it oh so fun to play dirty. So read on to find out whether this game will make a splash at your table or not.
This is a simple card game the consists of Toilet and Poop cards. A Toilet card with a Clog number on its face is revealed and players take turns dropping butt nuggets by playing numbered Poop cards into the Toilet. But be careful to keep the combined Poop number below the Toilet’s Clog number or else you’ve created a clog beyond repair. What a mess. You then take all the Poop cards and reveal a new Toilet card. Poop cards are number 0 to 4, meaning you could get stuck with some big milk duds that are tough to get rid of. The 0 doodies are great but when played require that you do things like grunt or “Lean into a fart” on this and every subsequent turn, if you forget you’ll have to draw one Poop card from the deck. You may even get lucky enough to flush the toilet if three chocolate sausages of the same color are played in a row. There are also “Poop Remix” rules including a drinking game variation, an advanced play version and something called The Blind Pooper and the Poop Patrol.
Everyone poops, but not everyone does it with as much style as Poop: The Game. Minimalist images like corn filled piles of dookie adorn the cards. Gameplay is also minimal with few choices and little variety which may cause one to get a case of constipation. But the concept is unique and interesting enough that many will overlook the simplicity. The real appeal comes from the excuse this game gives to have fun and be a little gross while playing. Not all groups will be OK with making fart noises all night but for those of us who are, this game will have you laughing out loud. I can’t poo-poo this game, it’s not a stinker, I feel like it’s my duty to tell you it’s too much fun to drop you kids – or adults - off at the table and make a splash with Poop: The Game.

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Bat-Zion's novel presents a fascinating and sobering insight into human life -- the story of a woman, covering, in an iterative flow, more than a century of events -- resuscitating a world already past, or nearly so. The character is a metaphor of a life in search of spiritual fulfillment, but it also stands as metaphor of a people and a country re-born and re-awakened to love from the ashes of hate. The story narrates the life's journey of a woman, and of her quest for self-realization and growth. However, the material world has much to say in the interim, and it hinders her as she meets obstacles on her way to fulfillment. Happy she may never fully be, but her path is marked by determination and endurance, leading her, finally, to the land of her soul and of her most ancient destiny. The character experiences conflicts very early on in life, and these are not her conflicts alone; like Jessica, they also belong to other generations, conflicts of a past as well as a present. Her quest towards the right and true, to assert and yet accept, animates the character and the entire work. The novel is a search for truth, peace, freedom and love -- the holy grail of every human being.
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The cat is loose in the canary cage. This is the reaction on Wall Street to the banking industry's entrance into the brokerage business. The excitement grew last week when Bank of America and Security Pacific Bank announced their entrance into the world of brokerage services. Brokers quickly claimed it was a violation of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. The act prohibits banks from offering services related to securities or investment banking.
But both West Coast banks claimed they would not be violating the law, since they would only offer brokerage services - not underwriting or investment banking services. Bank of America will do this through the purchase of Charles Schwab Corporation, parent of Charles Schwab & Co., the nation's largest discount broker. Security Pacific has made an arrangement with Fidelity Brokerage Services Inc., part of the Fidelity Group of Boston.
Initially, Security Pacific will offer brokerage services only at its 600 branches. Bank of America, through a bank holding company, will own Schwab outright.
Adrian L. Banky, senior vice-president and general manager of the Securities Industry Association, commented, ''Although we continue to be in favor of quite open competition on equal terms, we think this is against the spirit and intent of the Glass-Steagall Act.'' Mr. Banky said the actions by the West Coast banks are signs that Congress needs to look at Glass-Steagall as a whole.
The reaction was negative at Merrill Lynch, too. Roger Birk, chairman and chief executive officer of the big broker, said: ''Philosophically we are inclined to favor more competition and less restriction. But we would want to make sure that any move was made under equitable ground rules applicable to anyone, and that we don't get a further tilting of the playing field.''
Harry Jacobs, chairman of Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Inc., says he believes that over the next few years the Glass-Steagall Act will crumble. ''The lines of demarcation between all kinds of institutions, commercial banks or savings banks or securities firms, will erode,'' he predicts. The firm is now owned by the Prudential Insurance Company. Like Banky, Mr. Jacobs believes that either the courts or Congress should look at Glass-Steagall again.
But not everyone views banks getting into the brokerage business in a negative light. The entrance of the nation's largest bank ''doesn't bother me,'' admits Leslie Quick Jr., a partner in Quick & Reilly, a discount brokerage house. He continues: ''I think the brokerage business is a personal business, and it's been my experience with the banks that I've had a tough time getting a check cashed, let alone get some stock. Unless they change their modes of operations, it won't work too well.''
The intended purchase of Schwab highlights a number of trends in the securities business. First, there is the purchase of securities firms by larger, more diversified financial services companies. Examples of this are Prudential's purchase of Bache, the American Express acquisition of Shearson Loeb Rhoades, and Sears' purchase of Dean Witter Reynolds.
Second, there is a trend toward broker-banker cooperation. For example, Fidelity, a Boston mutual fund management company, and MasterCard are jointly developing an account that automatically sweeps surplus funds into a money market fund. And Fidelity is also working with the Mid-America Bankers Service Company, a consortium of 6,700 banks, to create a financial management account similar to Merrill Lynch's cash management account. In its latest arrangement with Security Pacific Bank, Fidelity will provide the back office services, trading abilities, and computer systems. The bank, in turn, says it will compensate the broker for its services.
Finally, the Schwab purchase is part of a trend toward an amalgamation of the discount brokerage business. According to Mr. Quick, there are 137 discount brokers in the United States. Most of them are single-office discounters, operating in one city. Fidelity recently purchased Source securities, however - reportedly for about $5 million - and Kelly Services, a Houston-based discount broker. These moves were to expand Fidelity's national network.
The maturing of the business has made things a little rougher. Quick says: ''It's not as easy as it was the first few years. Now, I don't know how much growth there will be in the business, particularly when the market is down and volume dries up.''
Despite such concerns, Banky says he is ''100 percent certain'' that if Bank of America and Security Pacific are allowed into the securities business, other banks will follow. And, he believes, the banks with their potential access to low-cost funds will have an advantage over the securities industry.
As could be expected, the initial reaction of the banking industry was positive. Citibank told the Monitor: ''We applaud the move as entirely logical. It should clarify a legal point that could be helpful in achieving a little better parity among companies of all types seeking to provide consumers with financial services.''
Are stocks poised for a big year-end rally? A lot of traders began asking themselves this question last week as the market started to show some signs of life again. The Dow Jones industrial average closed the week at 885.94, a net gain of 33.01 points. Trading was active during the rally.
Behind the surge were falling interest rates. The prime rate was lowered to 153/4 percent by many banks, and analysts expect rates to fall again this week as the economy continues to sag.
Most traders focused on the Marathon takeover last week. Although Mobil topped US Steel's offer with a $126-a-share bid for 51 percent of Marathon, analysts said they expected US Steel to make another offer early this week. Rumors persist that others will enter the high-stakes bidding, which is now worth $6.5 billion.

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The Seed of Life Earrings
The Seed of Life, six equal circles set around a seventh, portrays the pattern of creation distilled to its purest form.
The Seed of Life earrings acknowledge that no creation is perfect in the Platonic, geometrical sense, that our ideals needn't lead us to disappointment. It is a reminder that every breath is different, and a new beginning. Teasing creation, the left and right earrings here vary imperceptibly.
Heart-crafted, hand-fashioned, cast in sterling silver.

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The power outage that led to a complete collapse of the much-vaunted Swiss railway system has sparked a major debate about what went wrong and why.
The Swiss Federal Railways said the unprecedented nationwide standstill on Wednesday was due in part to structural weaknesses in its power supply system.
Rail operators in several other European countries are now adding to the public outcry by suggesting that, while a similar incident could hit their own networks, it would almost certainly not affect the whole country.
Kevin Groves, head of media relations at British infrastructure operator Network Rail, said power for electrified rail routes in Britain came from "multiple suppliers" using "multiple distribution systems and networks".
Groves told swissinfo: "These routes all have back-up power suppliers, and regarding power to other systems [i.e. to signalling systems on non-electrified routes] there are back-up generators in case of mains power disruption.
"Thus our entire network could not be shut down by any power failure. If mains and back-ups failed at the same time, the effects would be very regionalised."
A spokesman for German rail operator Deutsche Bahn also said a comparable collapse was "hardly possible".
He added that the company had a "decentralised structure" of power suppliers, with 55 separate power plants responsible for keeping German trains in motion.
A leading expert at Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology echoed that view. "What is astonishing is that the whole system is knocked out, not just one or several regions. I don't understand how that can happen."
Professor Matthias Finger, who specialises in the management of infrastructure industries, told swissinfo that the Swiss system of dedicated power supplies for the nationwide railway network was "fairly typical" of European countries.
However, he and other observers point out that what is unusual in Switzerland is the "domino-like" way that a technical problem in one particular region can rapidly spread to affect the whole country.
The Swiss also have to put up with the fact that their railway power system is not compatible with European standards for mains electricity.
The Swiss railway system developed its own nationwide power system independently over a number of decades following the First World War.
Professor Ulrich Weidmann, who specialises in traffic and transport management systems at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, says this separate system was developed largely for historical reasons.
He told swissinfo: "Switzerland is one of five European countries - along with Germany, Austria, Norway and Sweden - that developed a separate power system for its railways, for technical reasons that are no longer [relevant].
"The result is that it is now too expensive to change the existing system, but Switzerland finds itself rather isolated at the southern end of a system that is incompatible with [most of its neighbours]."
While other countries, including France and Britain, are able to supply power to their railway systems at a frequency of 50 Hertz - the standard for European mains electricity - the five "pioneers" of the railway age all have to transform it to a frequency of just 16 2/3 Hertz.
The Swiss Federal Railways therefore draws its supplies primarily from a total of ten independently-operated power plants, which supply power for trains nationwide via 1,800 kilometres of transmission cable.
Weidmann said the other major problem affecting the Swiss system was the fact that the system was shaped more like a "star" than like a "ring" - in other words, there is often no possibility of power supplies being rerouted in the event of a breakdown.
Hansjörg Hess, head of infrastructure at the Federal Railways, made the same point, saying the company was aware of the system's "structural weakness" and had been trying for a long time to find solutions.
However, he said that this sort of infrastructure development was both costly and time-consuming - often a matter of years, if not decades.
Weidmann added that a major reason for the lack of action was objections - by private citizens rather than environmentalist groups - to plans for additional transmission cables, particularly across the Alps.
A plan to build a link over the Gemmi alpine pass foundered in the 1980s and there has been resistance to plans for new links across the Nufenen pass and between Kerzers and Yverdon in western Switzerland.
Said Weidmann: "The frequency issue is a major inconvenience that has been much discussed, but it would be simply too expensive to upgrade to the European standard today.
"The structural issue is more possible to address, although some obstacles do have to be overcome. But this is something the Swiss have to do on their own."
swissinfo, Chris Lewis
The blackout began with a short circuit on a power line in central Switzerland.
With no back-up lines available because of construction work, all current generated by the company’s power stations north of the Gotthard Pass was diverted south to Ticino.
This in turn led to local grid overload and the automatic shutdown of the power stations.
Following the unprecedented network collapse, the Swiss are in the first stages of a technical – and political - post-mortem.
Foreign rail operators have fanned the flames by suggesting a comparable disaster could not happen there.
The debate is likely to revive the historical conflict between federal railways planners and environmentalists.
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A successful study of the effectiveness of L-Dopa in the treatment of Parkinson’s symptoms obtained in 2000 by Arvid Carlson for a noble prize of medicine. Therefore, the beginning of L-dopa, of course, was doomed to have a great impact on human health in general. Very soon, L-dopa supplements were used to control the shaking and movement difficulties encountered by Parkinson’s patients. However, despite the efficacy of the drug, accessibility was insufficient. L-Dopa supplements can only be obtained according to a valid medical prescription.
Today, however, access to these supplements is a simple job.
You can even order them online and deliver them directly to your door. This is possible thanks to the addition of MucunaPruriens L-Dopa, which is 100% natural in its composition. Previously, such natural forms of the amino acid were not available, and the medication was intended for limited use only.
How is the Natural L-Dopa application added?
The natural addition of L-Dopa far exceeds the previously prescribed artificial forms. Some of the common mucuna pruriens health benefits are:
The prescription drugs were difficult to absorb by the cells of the body. Therefore, the percentage of use was significantly low. As a result, large quantities of L-dopa were discharged as waste. For comparison, extracts of L-dopa from MucunaPruriens provide excellent absorption. Therefore, the entire mucuna pruriens overdose administered is effectively used by the body. Therefore, for effective results, small doses are sufficient.
The prescribed L-Dopa preparations were over evaluated and, therefore, inaccessible to many. The natural alternatives are much more affordable. In addition, if you decide to buy online, discounts will also be found in the store. You can save on medical expenses by deciding to buy these applications online to get great discounts.
L-Dopa medications have sometimes been associated with several side effects. Although the complications associated with them were unusual, the odds remained. The extract of MucunaPruriens is of completely natural origin and, therefore, has no side effects. Therefore, it can be consumed safely without worrying about unreasonable consequences.
Natural forms are much more affordable than prescription medications. Medical intervention is not necessary for the first.
While MucunaPruriens L-dopa supplements are considered safe, it is still best to consult a doctor before starting dosing. You should discuss your current medical conditions, if any, and the reasons you want to use these supplements with your doctor. If you already have a prescription, tell your doctor.

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The first Joe Danger was really a gem that came out of nowhere. It was fun, addictive and challenging. Let me be the first to say, the sequel is all that but in an even bigger package. Grab your motorcycle and get ready to hit some ramps. Joe Danger is back, and he’s made the big time.
After the first game that had Joe Danger coming out of retirement to become the world’s best stunt driver, he’s now got paying gigs in Joe Danger 2: The Movie. Joe will star in a number of different movies and act out the action, chase and stunt scenes himself, and it’s up to you to guide him through the different movies showing off his crazy tricks and jumps while still trying not to crash and end up in the ER.
The standard game play of Joe Danger is present in the sequel. The game is a 2D side scrolling racing game where you play as Joe on a variety of moving objects. He can jump, duck and boost as well as pull wheelies and perform tricks in the air after a big jump on a ramp. The game is a lot like Trials HD. You can control the direction Joe is moving with the triggers and how he rotates using the left analog stick.
The object of each level is to complete certain objectives while still trying to make it to the end in the fastest time possible. These objectives may be to collect a certain number of stars in a level, collect D-A-N-G-E-R (a la Tony Hawk), and combo the entire level with wheelies and tricks. Some levels have a Pro medal that will only unlock if you complete all the bonus objectives. These medals will provide Joe with new costumes to use in the game.
The movies Joe will be starring in range from an Indiana Jones rip-off that features a mine cart race to a secret agent movie that sees Joe strapping on a jetpack and boosting around a mountain base loaded with nuclear warheads. The environments and special mission objectives for some of the levels are really fun and break up the same old “collect this to progress” objectives.
The difficulty in some of the later levels was a big problem I had with the first game. Luckily, Joe Danger 2 eases the difficulty in, and I never really hit a wall. After the campaign has been bested, you can move over to the deleted scenes portion of the game. These levels provide a bigger challenge and can keep even the best Joe Danger players busy for a while.
There is also local multiplayer that has you and other players racing against each other and competing for the best score. It’s a fun mode, but I really wish it had online multiplayer. It would have been a blast playing with my friends over Xbox Live.
The level creator is back from the first game, and just like last time, you can create some really crazy levels to upload and share with the community, as well as download levels that others have made and give them a shot. There’s even a tutorial to show you how to create your own levels step by step.
That is what is so great about Joe Danger. The small things the game gives you to make sure you completely understand how everything works. There’s a tutorial for practically everything and the tutorials never feel overly complicated or drawn out. The optional ghosts show how you, friends and other random players performed on previous runs is a great feature that keeps me wanting to improve my score or time.
With the full campaign mode taking you through different movies, the deleted scenes with their challenging levels and objectives, level creator that lets you upload and download levels online, and the local multiplayer, you have a ton of content all in a small $15 package. It really is a steal for what you’re getting. The game play is fun and addicting, and the small problems I had with the first game have been ironed out completely. I highly suggest Joe Danger 2: The Movie without any doubts.
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When the cold weather and dreary days seem to be dragging on, a change in routine can renew your energy. Why not make a change that rejuvenates your backyard birds as well?
Mealworms aren't just for bluebirds! Putting out mealworms in addition to your regular offerings can attract cardinals, chickadees, titmice, nuthatches, sparrows, woodpeckers, mockingbirds, wrens—even the occasional warbler, oriole, vireo, and tanager. Insects are often overlooked in traditional bird feed choices, but once insect-eating birds discover that you offer them, they will flock to you for this part of their diet.
Mealworms are the larvae of the beetle Tenebrio molitor. One way to get mealworms is to purchase them freeze-dried. However, buying and feeding live worms will result in the happiest birds. You can buy live mealworms in various sized containers at your local Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop. Offering them is easy, and your birds will thank you for it.
When you get your mealworms, take them out of the packaging and place into a smooth-sided container with sides at least one inch higher than the worms—a plastic shoebox works well. They can't climb very high, so don't worry about escapees.
To feed your worms the fiber they need, put old-fashioned rolled oats into their container. Do not use quick oats; the bran has been removed. Also, as a source of moisture, add a couple chunks of carrots or apples into the mix.
When you get the mealworms home, store them at 40 to 50 degrees. Mealworms naturally stay in their larval stage for 10 weeks. If you keep them in your refrigerator, they will last for several months in a dormant state if properly cared for. Leave the top of their container uncovered, or poke or cut holes in it, because fresh air is a must. Every two to three weeks, bring the worms out of the 'fridge and let them sit at room temperature for a few hours to let them come out of their dormant state to eat.
When you feed mealworms to your birds, offer a small amount to start—about a dozen worms in a heavy dish that has sides to maintain them. A bluebird feeder or a glass or plastic tray feeder works well. A lightweight serving dish that could tip over when birds land won't be welcoming. To help birds find the worms, place the dish near your regular bird feeders, and serve them at the same time as you normally fill your feeders. Soon, birds will be watching for you to put more out every day. Once birds are regularly eating your mealworms, offer a small handful or two per day.
Watch for a different mix of birds at your mealworm feeder, and pay attention as birds become accustomed to their new food source. Adding mealworms to your bird feeding routine is sure to be a hit with your backyard birds!

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There are many different types of dentistry available today, and many dentists specialize in certain types to give their patients the best results. For example, pediatric dentistry is focused on children’s oral care, while cosmetic dentistry is designed to give patients a brighter, more complete smile. So what about family dentistry?
At Georgian Shores Dental Centre, we are a family dentistry practice that provides many options for patients of all ages. Here are a few things you can expect when you schedule an appointment with our office:
- We care for everyone in your family, from babies to grandparents.
- As a family dentistry practice, we work to make every patient comfortable during their visit.
- We take an informative approach to dental care and will educate our patients about their care and available options.
- Our friendly, personable staff is dedicated to providing well-rounded care.
- Your checkups will be completed by dentists, so you feel confident you are receiving good care.
- We recommend visits for cleanings every 9-12 months and can help you schedule regular appointments.
- We believe your oral health is critical to your total body health and will provide you the individual attention you deserve, so you see great results.
While this is not an exhaustive list about our family dentistry office, we certainly want you to feel comfortable and ask us questions if you are ever unsure about your oral health care options. Our number one goal is to provide you with the dental services you need, so you feel confident you and your family are healthy. Contact us today to schedule an appointment or to learn more about family dentistry. We look forward to hearing from you.


With the development of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies, mining is becoming an integral part of the digital world. In this context, WhatsMiner comes onto the scene, an innovative device that brings significant changes to the mining process. Let’s take a closer look into the world of WhatsMiner and see how this technology is changing the game’s rules.
What should you pay attention to when choosing a model?
When choosing a Whatsminer miner, it is recommended to consider the following parameters:
Hashrate (mining power): This is a measure of how efficiently a device can mine cryptocurrency. The higher the hash rate, the greater the mining opportunities.
Energy efficiency: Estimate how much electricity the device consumes during operation. Efficient miners can reduce your operating costs.
Compatibility: Make sure the miner is suitable for mining the cryptocurrency you are interested in.
What is WhatsMiner
Whatsminer 60 170 Th/s is an advanced cryptocurrency mining equipment designed using the latest technological advances. This device is designed to maximize mining efficiency and productivity, providing miners with a powerful tool for mining various cryptocurrencies.
Technologies at the heart of WhatsMiner
One of the key features of WhatsMiner is the use of advanced technologies such as ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) chips specifically designed to perform a specific task – in this case, cryptocurrency mining. This ensures maximum efficiency and reduced power consumption, making WhatsMiner an attractive option for maximizing mining benefits.
Advantages of WhatsMiner
WhatsMiner brings several benefits to miners. Firstly, high productivity and efficiency ensure faster cryptocurrency mining, significantly increasing the chances of receiving a reward. In addition, the reliability and durability of the device minimize maintenance costs and improve the overall stability of the mining rig.
With society’s growing environmental concerns, WhatsMiner also focuses on reducing its environmental impact. The cooling systems and efficient electricity use are designed to minimize the carbon footprint, making WhatsMiner 60 a more environmentally sustainable option for miners.
Whatsminer 60 profitability
Any miner starting to mine cryptocurrency expects a certain amount of profit. Experienced users understand that it is impossible to predict as clearly as possible what the profitability of the Whatsminer M60 will be. Beginners want to see specific numbers. Approximately, it is possible and necessary to perform an analysis, taking into account all the accompanying conditions:
- rental costs if the Whatsminer 60 is not used at home;
- costs for a possible data center;
- a list of cryptocurrencies that will be the main focus during mining;
- cost of electricity;
- time that is planned to be spent on mining processes.
An additional factor is what kind of activity is planned – individual or collective, because it depends on what potential computing power is required to achieve a certain level of profitability.
How are WhatsMiner miners different?
Efficiency and Performance: Whatsminer designs devices with some of the best returns on the market. This provides a quick payback and the ability to make a profit quickly.
Reliability: The devices have passed numerous tests and have shown their resistance to various loads and operating conditions.
Technology: Whatsminer is constantly researching and integrating new technologies into its miners to offer users advanced mining solutions.
The future of mining with WhatsMiner
Whatsminer is a brand owned by MicroBT, which was founded in 2016. In a relatively short period, the brand has gained respect in the cryptocurrency community thanks to its ASIC miners’ innovation, reliability, and efficiency.
WhatsMiner is becoming a pioneer in the field of mining technology, and its role in the future of the cryptocurrency world promises to be significant. With continuous improvements in hardware solutions and adaptation to changes in the cryptocurrency industry, WhatsMiner 60 maintains its reputation as an innovative and reliable mining hardware. WhatsMiner is not just mining hardware; it is a technological breakthrough changing the standards of efficiency and sustainability in the world of cryptocurrencies. The introduction of such innovations highlights the dynamism and constant development of the mining industry, where WhatsMiner takes a well-deserved place at the head of the table.


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Dutch Professor of pharmaceutical biotechnology Huub Schellekens predicted: “This way a pandemic will be declared for every single cold we have in the world”.
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A 2010 documentary from dutch national television that looks back on the alleged pandemic of the N1H1 virus, the swine flu, of 2009. A lot of fuzz was made, but afterwards it turned out to be softest flu season ever in the Netherlands.
On June 11, 2009, for the first time in its existence, the WHO declared a pandemic for the N1H1 virus, the swine flu. Allegedly, this was only after lowering the standard one month earlier, in May by eliminating the high mortality rate criterion and the severity of the disease, thus maintaining only the condition of its spread in several countries.
According to the European Council’s speaker Paul Flynn this change was “crazy” and the Dutch Professor of pharmaceutical biotechnology Huub Schellekens predicts: “This way a pandemic will be declared for every single cold we have in the world”. Epidemiologist Dick Bijl assures that if the definition had remained as it was in 2005, the pandemic would never have been declared. May it be clear that the current Covid-19 pandemic has been declared under these same conditions.
Short timeline of the Swine Flu “Pandemic” of 2009 and how the WHO first seemed to have adapted the definition or their interpretation of what a “Pandemic” actually is and having N1H1 fit into it.
- 2005 – The definition of Pandemic would include the fact that “enourmous numbers of deaths” can be expected.
- 24 April 2009 – a few first cases of flu in Mexico
- xx May 2009 – according to the WHO N1H1 fits in, having lowered the standard by not considering an “enourmous numbers of deaths” condition. Many Medical Drs. both internally as externally of the WHO oppose to this.
- 11 June 2009 – a secret commission within the WHO officially declares the Pandemic for N1H1 and thus triggers the obligation for all associated countries to buy vaccines for their population, making them spend billions of Euros, while none of the 2.500 WHO executives takes the vaccine for themselves…
This supposed swine flu pandemic is also treated in an italian documentary on national TV from 2020 which compares the 2009 situation with the current Covid-19 situation.
Poll, what’s Eur Opinion?
Part of Reasonable doubt: WHO? – Pandemic? – Vaccines? – New Normal? – WHY?


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Eat & Drink with the Critters
Share some Halloween fun with a card inspired by
Jeepers Creepers paper pack, the Monstrous Halloween
stamp set, and this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches make
a fun Halloween card for that special trick or treater.
Have some fun. Make a Halloween card.
P.S. This stamp set works for Birthdays, too.
B&T Duos: Jeepers Creepers
Cardstock: White Daisy
Stamps: Monstrous Halloween
Ink: Black, Willow, Pansy
Embellishments: Jeepers Creepers Assortment


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Of all the live music venues currently operating on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood
, the Whisky A Go-Go
was the first to open its doors in 1964. Its stage has hosted a who's who of rock n' roll legends, such as Neil Young and Stephen Stills in the early Buffalo Springfield Days, Jim Morrison and the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and so many more...
Read more about the Whisky A Go-Go
<<<- You Are on the Sunset Strip Photo Tour
->>>Rock and Reilly's Irish Pub


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On the last day of school we did some final harvesting and work in the garden. Garden club kids got to pull radishes, carrots, beets, lettuce, kale, and anything else that was ready for eating.
We had quite a haul! I can’t get over the gorgeous and varied colors of root vegetables.
We loaded it all up into the wagon and went around the school bringing it to some of the classes that planted. Kids got to choose something to taste.
Before making our final exit, we made some veggie bouquets as goodbye gifts for some of the office staff.
The rest got washed and packaged up to deliver to Plant a Row for the Hungry. We had a great year and are looking forward to more in 2016/17!

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I had to modify this bumper one more time. This time it was so I could actually use it for towing.
The LoD bumper did not come with anyplace to attach the towing wiring harness. It would have been nice had LoD at least allowed the utilization of the factory 4-wire JK harness that many may have opted for as a factory option. However I went with a slightly more robust trailer harness with the industry standard 7-wire plug.
The plug I purchased plugs in the factory harness plus has the extra wires for electric brakes, battery charger/power supply from a dual battery system and an aux power wire that is often used for back up lamps on the trailer.
I found these pdf files of industry standard trailer wiring diagrams. I did not create these documents and these are presented in their original form.
4 pole wiring dia.pdf
Electric brake control wiring.pdf
Trailer Wiring Diagrams.pdf
I also added some quick link hooks so I can attach my trailer safety chains and the electric break-a-way controller wire.
Well here are some pictures of my modifications. - note I am not a welder. I have never been taught how to weld. I bought a welder and enjoy burning stuff with it.
I need to add that I used my torch on this bumper to make the hole for the 7-way plug. I'm not a torch guy either, apparently.
Here is a picture of my license plate relocation along with re-using the factory license plate light.
My CB antenna mount after I lost my CoolTech
mount to a large tree on the Slick Rock trail which also took out my factory license plate mount. The CoolTech
mount was the only thing holding my license plate on for quite a while until I actually relocated everything.
Also note how much better my steel corners from AEV-Conversions
would have looked had they NOT had the license plate holes in it. Hello AEV.... Did you get this.
What the bumper looks like today.
And here is my most recent modification.
Note that this plug I bought at Napa utilizes the factory 4-wire harness that came with my JK and the towing package.
I have mentioned I like the "trunk" in my bumper.
Well that's my bumper/trailer update for today.
Now to go wire up my electric brake controller and my HellRoaring Technologies
multiple battery system. Well ok the brake controller first. I still haven't decided on where I am putting the extra battery(s) yet.
I have a huge project in mind that has been postponed because I can't convince the guys at Gen-Right
to make a big safari tank for the JK. They said something about DC asking them to not build a gas tank relocation kit with safari tank to remove the factory tank and install a nice larger capacity beefier protected gas tank back to the original TJ location. This way I could move my air storage tank to where the gas tank was and mount my batteries there too. So everyone call and email Gen-Right
and tell them we want a bigger and more protected gas tank to be put back into the center of the vehicle and in between the rear frame rails!
But since the gas tank isn't going to be moved in the near future maybe I should build an air tank to go where the JK "trunk" is after removing the trunk and put some batteries either under the rear seat or in the back area so they are still somewhat accessible for the Ready Welder
Oh well decisions, decisions. Now I have more to think about while installing my electric brake controller.


PANAJI: Nearly 15 days after the naphtha-laden ship, Nu-Shi Nalini, was grounded with 2,400 tonne of highly inflammable chemical, the state government finally stepped aside and let the directorate general of shipping to take over the operations to salvage it.
Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday the state will only
"Till we finalise the (salvage) process, all members will have to work together in that regard,"
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By Dan Merica, CNN
To Kathy Barnette and her ardent supporters in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, former President Donald Trump made a mistake.
It’s not that Barnette and her supporters don’t still support the former President. They do, and many of her backers remain Trump’s most fervent defenders. But when the former President endorsed celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz in the Republican Senate primary, it opened a pathway for Barnette to run further to the right, and more in line with the “MAGA movement” than any of her primary opponents.
“As much as people support Trump, hey, he ain’t God,” said Gary Smith, chair for the Constitutional Republicans of Western Pennsylvania in Jefferson County who personally plans to vote for Barnette. “He made a mistake. I think it is one of the worst mistakes he has made in his endorsements because Oz is everything we are not.”
Smith added: “This is Trump country. A year later, all the signs are still up. … But I would say right now, 90 some percent of our group is probably going to vote for her.”
Barnette’s campaign has been a surprising success in the final months of the primary, according to top Pennsylvania Republican operatives and county officials, many of whom have been impressed by the durability and strength of the author and commentator’s Senate bid in the face of unmatched money.
That persistence was rewarded this week when a string of Republican groups announced they were going to give Barnette last minute, big money support. Club for Growth, a top Republican super PAC, reserved nearly $2 million in ads on behalf of Barnette on Tuesday, according to the ad tracker AdImpact. And two anti-abortions organizations — the super PAC arm of Susan B. Anthony List and CatholicVote — announced on Tuesday they were endorsing Barnette. Both groups now plan to use their vast nationwide networks to help the conservative candidate.
While the top two Republicans in the race, Oz and former hedge fund manager Dave McCormick, self-fund their campaigns and spend millions on television ads, Barnette has crisscrossed the commonwealth in relative obscurity, holding events with a range of Republican groups, spending little money on television and winning over many of the activists who will make up the electorate in Tuesday’s primary.
“She is getting out in the public, going to these events and meeting, not just committee members, but local Leigh residents,” Joe Vichot, chairman of the Lehigh County Republican Committee, said of Barnette, who recently upstaged her better funded rivals by winning the county party’s straw poll.
Vichot said that while there is a subset of the party who will vote for whoever Trump backs, many aren’t as tied to the former President’s support as they are looking for someone who they believe embodies the former President.
“That’s resonating,” he added, noting questions about Oz’s conservative credentials. “Some people will vote for Oz because Trump says so, but that’s not always the case. They love what Trump has done and they like what he is standing up and fighting for. That is what she has.”
A new Fox poll released Tuesday showed a wide-open primary with Oz at 22%, McCormick at 20% and Barnette at 19% — within the survey’s margin of error — and 18% of Republican voters undecided. Barnette’s standing was up 10 points from where she was in Fox’s March poll. And if Barnette can benefit from the top two candidates being narrowly focused on each other and pull off an unexpected victory in Tuesday’s primary, it will be, in part, because of blowback to Trump’s decision to endorse Oz.
“MAGA does not belong to President Trump,” Barnette said at a recent debate to explain why she did not receive the former President’s endorsement. “Although he coined the word, MAGA actually belongs to the people. Our values never, never shifted to President Trump’s values. It was President Trump who shifted and aligned with our values.”
It’s a strategy Barnette has had for months. Smith recalled that Barnette told him back in October 2021 that her strategy was to embrace Trump and fill in the gap once the top candidates bludgeon each other with negative ads.
“She told me, ‘I am going to let the top three just beat each other up and them I am going slide in and win,'” Smith recalled. “And I think this girl is going to slide right in like this Kentucky Derby winner just did. It’s going to be close… but I think she is going to pull it off.”
From 2020 loss to upstart Senate campaign
Barnette is a relative newcomer to elected politics and both her book and campaign website are sparse on details about her ties to the commonwealth. She ran unopposed in a Republican congressional primary in 2020, only to lose to Democrat Madeleine Dean by 19 percentage points for a congressional seat in the Philadelphia suburbs.
In her 2020 book “Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: Being Black and Conservative in America,” Barnette details how she “grew up on a very small farm in southern Alabama in a one stop-sign town,” in a house with no running water and an outhouse.
In a recent debate, Barnette — a mother of two who opted to homeschool her children — also said she was a “byproduct of a rape” when a 21-year-old man impregnated her 11-year-old mother. She said she turned the trauma into the life she has now, using it to relate to those voters who oppose abortion.
The book goes on to detail Barnette’s views on being a conservative, how she associated being Black with being a Democrat — “I was born into the Democratic Party just as much as I was born into brown skin,” she writes — and how Trump’s 2016 campaign and his appeal to Black voters inspired her views on conservatism.
From her “dirt poor” upbringing, Barnette’s website says she would go on to graduate from college, served for 10 years in the Army reserves and went on to both work and teach corporate finance. It does not detail Barnette’s ties to Pennsylvania, or when she moved to the state.
What Barnette’s campaign has lacked in funding — she has spent a paltry $160,000 on television ads compared to $13 million for Oz and $12 million for McCormick — it has made up for in energy. County officials tell CNN that Barnette is, by far, by the most responsive of the Senate candidates, often attending events in rural stretches of the state and spending time with activists and voters. Barnette’s spots also focus more on issues like rising prices than they do on tearing down her opponents.
“I know what matters most to you and your family, because I am you,” she says in a recent video. “Everything is up. Our ability to live is being squeezed. Biden did this.”
Barnette has also staked out far right positions that are popular among Republican activists. She is proudly skeptical of the coronavirus vaccine — her Facebook photo features one sign: “HIRING THE UN-VACCINATED” — and she has said that politicians on both sides of the aisle “allowed COVID-19 to trump the Constitution.”
She also routinely sprinkles her stump speech with baseless claims about election fraud in 2020, arguing that the Republican Party should “absolutely not” move on from talking about the last election and at times arguing there were “irregularities” in her overwhelming congressional loss.
She has endorsed state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s bid to be governor. Mastriano is one of the commonwealth’s most outspoken proponents of the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump.
Mastriano, who polls have as the lead Republican in the gubernatorial primary, has reciprocated the endorsement, backing Barnette and the two have since campaigned together.
‘Because you are a liberal’
Even as Barnette has opted not to make her primary opponents the focus of her campaign, she has routinely accused Oz and McCormick of being fake conservatives who, to win a Senate seat, moved to Pennsylvania for the primary. Both top Republicans have roundly been accused of being carpetbaggers: Oz, until recently, lived in New Jersey, and McCormick used to reside in Connecticut.
The strategy has clearly gotten under their skin — especially Oz.
At a March forum, Barnette was persistent in her attacks of Oz, charging that the race was “not a talk show” and that Pennsylvania voters “need people who understand what the issues are and who don’t simply sit in a room, learn our talking points, and then come back and parrot them to us.” She went on to argue that Oz spent his entire career trying to be a “liberal working beside Oprah and Michelle Obama.”
Oz erupted at the comment, given the rules of the forum stipulated candidates were not supposed to attack each other. Oz, trying to turn the situation on Barnette, used his closing to ask, “You should all ask yourselves, why is everyone attacking me?”
Barnette, undeterred, interrupted: “Because you are a liberal.”
It’s that combativeness — something that many Trump supporters associate with the former President — that has won over many of Pennsylvania’s most conservative voters, along with the desire to show up.
“She came across as the real deal,” said Donna DePue, vice president of the Wyoming County Council of Republican Women, a group Barnette spoke to in late April.
Barnette’s campaign, her supporters say, has exposed a lack of base excitement for either Oz or McCormick, an issue that was exacerbated by Trump’s decision to — wrongfully, in their eyes — back the TV doctor.
“That helped her. I hear very few people in this county or the surrounding rural counties who are excited about Oz or McCormick, neither one of them. They are very disappointed that President Trump endorsed him,” said DePue, who added that while Republicans will support either candidate in the general, it may be reluctant.
That was clear when the Susquehanna County Farm Bureau recently sent all Senate candidates an invite for their spring meeting. Barnette was the Senate candidate to accept the invite, said David DeLeon, president of the farm bureau in the Northeastern Pennsylvania county.
Barnette showed up at the event and spent around an hour with the group, socializing with members and giving a speech about her rural upbringing and her views on politics.
DeLeon, who plans to vote in the Democratic primary, said while they sent letters to each candidate, they only got a return to sender from one — Oz — a first for the group.
“If you had asked me (could Barnette win) two weeks ago, absolutely not, no chance. Today, there is a chance now, absolutely,” DeLeon said. “All I see on television all the time is McCormick and Oz, McCormick and Oz. … There is the opportunity for the two big money boys to split down the middle and it allows someone to sneak up.”
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A large fire has broken out at a metal recycling plant in Kingsbury, Warwickshire.
30 fire crews were called to European Metal Recycling on Trinity Road after Warwickshire Fire Service received a number of calls reporting the incident on Sunday morning (December 26).
Firefighters are currently working with on-site staff using machinery to split the scrap, so the fire can be fully extinguished. Three crews will remain at the recycling plant over the next few hours to manage the incident.
The Assistant Chief Fire Officer of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service has praised the "fantastic effort by all involved".
Local residents are being advised to keep windows shut and keep out of the area.
People have been posting pictures and footage of the fire on social media.


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Cary, NC — The Carolina Panthers are in the Super Bowl, and, without a doubt, area fans will be celebrating Sunday night with themed snacks and parties. I did some research to find easy, tasty Panthers-themed party recipes for loyal fans.
Recipes for Panthers Fans
Whether they’re blue or Carolina-inspired, these easy recipes are the perfect party picks for Panthers fans. Need desserts, drinks, snacks or all three? We’ve got you covered!
Try these recipes for Caramelized Onion Bacon Blue Cheese Dip (not technically blue, but the bacon makes it work), Carolina Barbecue Sliders and Blue Popcorn (that’s one of my own recipes!). The blue cheese dip will pair wonderfully with the sliders, the popcorn is fun to munch on and, once you put out some other basic sides, you’re golden!
Recipe: Caramelized Onion Bacon Blue Cheese Dip
Serves four-six. Recipe from Good Life Eats.
- 1/2 of a red onion, sliced and caramelized
- 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 cup crumbled, cooked bacon
- 1/4 teaspoon finely minced fresh rosemary
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Combine the caramelized onion with the balsamic vinegar in a medium-sized bowl.
- Add sour cream, blue cheese, bacon, rosemary and garlic powder.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve with kettle chips, veggies or other party snacks.
Recipe: Carolina Barbecue Sliders
Serves four-six. Recipe from Foodie with Family.
- 3 cups slow-cooked, shredded pork
- 1/4 cup Carolina barbecue sauce (see below) plus additional sauce for serving
- 12 warm dinner rolls
- 1 cup yellow mustard
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup cider vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- Stir together all ingredients except the soy sauce, butter and liquid smoke in a heavy-bottomed saucepan.
- Simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Add the soy sauce, butter and liquid smoke and stir well.
- Return to a simmer over low heat and cook another 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Then, toss shredded pork and barbecue sauce together.
- Split the rolls in the center with a serrated knife.
- Sandwich about 1/4 cup of the saucy meat in between the top and bottom halves of each roll.
- Serve immediately with sauce on the side.
Recipe: Blue Popcorn
Makes one big bowl of popcorn, about four servings.
- 1/2 cup un-popped popcorn kernels
- Neon blue food coloring
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- Cook the popcorn as instructed on its package, then transfer to a large bowl.
- Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove.
- Add the sugar, salt and 6-8 drops of food coloring. Whisk well.
- Pour the glaze over the cooked popcorn and gently toss to distribute the color. If you want to use two colors, divide the glaze and the popcorn and combine them again after mixing.
- Serve immediately or store, covered, in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
No one will be too picky for a Blue Velvet Cake, and, because it serves so many, it’s a great pick for easy party prep. The blue cake is fun enough – no time-consuming decorating required!
Recipe: Blue Velvet Cake
Serves a crowd. Recipe from Add a Pinch.
- ½ cup Crisco
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ounce royal blue food color
- 2 drops violet food color
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 scant teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour 3 8-inch round cake pans.
- Cream together Crisco, sugar and eggs.
- Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa and add to mixture.
- Add salt and flour with buttermilk and vanilla.
- Alternately add soda and vinegar; just blend, don’t beat hard.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Cool cake thoroughly before frosting.
Beer is a must-have for Super Bowl parties, but here’s two easy-to-prepare alternatives. The Blue Margarita is a simple crowd-pleaser, and the Lemon Lime Slushie can be adapted for both kids and adults with the addition (or not!) of vodka.
Recipe: Lemon Lime Blue Slushie
Serves four. Recipe from BakedByRachel.
- 12 oz. lemonade concentrate
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1 cup cold water
- 5 drops neon blue food coloring
- 12 oz. lemon lime soda
- Vodka (optional)
- Add first four ingredients to a blender, cover and process until desired consistency is reached.
- If a more frozen consistency is desired, transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Mix with lemon lime soda just before serving.
Recipe: Blue Margaritas
Serves one. Recipe from About Food.
- 1 1/2 ounces tequila
- 1 ounce blue curacao
- 1 ounce fresh lime juice
- Lime wedge for garnish
- Salt for rimming
- Pour all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- Shake and pour into a margarita glass rimmed with salt.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Story by Jessica Patrick.

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The mystery of how the record breaking French submarine Surcouf sunk has been debated since the day it disappeared in the Pacific, near Tahiti.
Was her and the 130-strong crew blitzed out of existence by the enemy or was something more sinister at play? Perhaps the sinking of the undersea cruiser just a terrible, terrible accident?
Whatever actually took place, it was a strangely fitting end to a ship that had been plagued with problems from the very start of her life until the end. Surcouf was built after the end of the First World War and was launched on the 18th of October, 1929.
It was the largest submarine ever built right up until the Japanese produced the I-400-class subs and she was named after Robert Surcouf, who made a fortune by sailing the Indian Ocean as a privateer and merchant.
The submarine was intended to be part of the trio of boats and was given the pennant number N N 3 – although the remaining two were never built and Surcouf served her time as an experimental cruiser submarine.
Surcouf was built to act as an underwater cruiser and was meant to seek and combat surface ships. In order to carry out reconnaissance, she was equipped with a Besson MB.411 floatplane in a hangar that was specially built near the conning tower.
For combat purposes, she was equipped with 10 torpedo tubes. Six of them were 550mm (22 in) in diameter and four of them were 400mm (16 in). She also had two 203mm (8in) guns in a turret placed forward of the conning tower.
The 203mm was a medium naval gun that the French Navy employed and was characteristic of cruisers built because of the limitations of armaments imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922.
The 8in guns were controlled by a director who had a 5m (16ft) rangefinder that was mounted high enough to see an 11km (6.8mi) horizon. These guns were able to fire within three minutes of surfacing and if periscopes were deployed to direct fire the range to be increased to 16km (9.9mi).
As part of the original design a platform was supposed to lift a lookout 15m (49ft) into the air, but this was quickly abandoned because of the effect it would have on roll. Another way units manning the submarine could direct fire was through the Besson observation plan, which could identify targets up to the gun’s maximum range of 39km (24mi).
For defence, there were machine guns and anti-aircraft cannon mounted on the top of the hanger – and for self-preservation a 4.5m (14ft 9 in) motorboat. Included with the equipment was a cargo compartment that could also hold 40 prisoners.
The fuel tanks of the craft were also large and could contain enough fuel for a 19,000km (12,000mi) trip and had enough supplies to last the crew of 118 for 90 days.
But despite all these impressive numbers, the Surcouf run into a number of difficulties from very early on in the ship’s life. The trim was tricky to adjust during a dive and on the surface the submarine rolled badly in choppy water. She also took two minutes to dive down just 12m (39ft), which had the cruiser vulnerable to aircraft.
Along with the technical problems, the history of the ship is also murky. In 1940 the ship was based in Cherbourg, but was being refitted in Brest when the Germans invaded France.
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Maria De Jesus “Jesusa” Almaraz celebrated her 103rd birthday Monday with a parade in her honor in keeping with COVID-19 safety precautions.
Almaraz was born June 1, 1917, in Saltillo, Mexico to Juan and Lucia Molina. That same year Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States and was leading the county into World War I. As a baby, Almaraz’s family migrated to the United States and settled in Waelder. Her father worked at local ranches, most notably those of the Crozier and Henderson families.
Eventually her family moved to Gonzales.
“She mentioned there being Indians that rode horses,” said her daughter, Janie Melchor. “She lived through the times when the Indians rode horses and dressed like Indians that we see in pictures today.”
Almaraz lived through the outbreak of the Spanish flu in 1918, which is bookmarked across her 103 years by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. It was in this backdrop that family and friends decorated vehicles and paraded past her home Monday evening.
As a young woman and the oldest child in her family she helped support the family.
“Mom mentioned to me that she used to work to help support her family,” Melchor said. “Her dad used to walk her to the Crozier house every Monday morning where she took care of the cooking and cleaning. She would stay there all week. Her dad would go back on Fridays and bring her back home for the weekend.”
She loved to dance and she and her cousin Gomesinda would hang out together and go to dances where her brothers would keep an eye on them.
She married Cesario Almaraz Jr. and they moved to Waelder. They had seven children: Robert, Beatrice, Rudy, Rosa, Josie, Joe, and Janie.

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To commemorate the one year anniversary of August Alsina's debut album Testimony, the New Orleans crooner has released the "Right There (Remix)" featuring Meek Mill.
On the reflective track produced by Knucklehead & Cassius Jay, Alsina and the Philly rapper find themselves using their past struggles to motivate listeners.
Alsina's first album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. HotNewHipHop gave the album an overall rating of 82 percent, noting Alsina's storytelling abilities.
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One can only imagine the stories he'll tell on his next project. According to XXL, August Alsina is currently prepping his as-yet-untitled forthcoming sophomore album, which will feature the previously released single "Hip-Hop."
Things have been pretty quiet for Alsina since he collapsed off stage during an NYC performance on his Testimony Live Tour last September. He fell into a coma for three days and has remained pretty much under the radar, with the exception of an appearance during an Usher show at the Staples Center in L.A. last November and his mini-tour with Chris Brown.
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The skeletons in Time Warner's ( TWX) closet were rattling again Tuesday. Shares in the New York media giant slipped 2% as reputed bubble-era accounting excesses -- an issue to which investors have turned a blind eye during the stock's recent resurgence -- returned to the foreground. Perhaps more ominously, the latest rumblings suggest current leadership could come under fire from regulators. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission is ready to recommmend enforcement proceedings against Time Warner over some disputed revenue booked in 2001. At issue is the accounting treatment of certain 2001 deals with German media giant Bertelsmann. The deals gave the company, then known as AOL Time Warner, some $400 million in revenue at a time when it was notoriously
struggling to keep pace with Wall Street's giant expectations. Citing people familiar with the investigation, the Post said the SEC plans to send a so-called Wells Notice, notifying Time Warner that a civil action is possible, by early summer. Time Warner told investors in March of 2003 that the agency was investigating its accounting of the agreements , which were America Online's biggest advertising transactions at the time. Time Warner, which has for more than a year acknowledged investigations into its accounting by both the SEC and the Justice Department, "intends to continue its efforts to cooperate with both the SEC and the DOJ investigations to resolve these matters," a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Since being disclosed, the ongoing SEC and DOJ investigations have hung over Time Warner's stock and its strategic planning. A public offering of Time Warner's cable business -- not to mention the occasionally rumored spinoff of the AOL division itself -- are unlikely, Street pundits say, until the parent company can offer a clean bill of health on disputed finances. On Tuesday, Time Warner shares slipped 34 cents to $17.03. Even so, the stock is up some 40% on its year-ago level and up 70% on its late 2001 low. Shares in Time Warner's predecessor company, America Online, traded as high as $95.81 in the run-up to the 2001 merger that brought the two giants together.

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S&P Dow Jones Indices has released the latest iteration of its SPIVA Australia Scorecard report, which measures the performance of Australian actively managed funds against their respective benchmarks.
Amid the “best of times and the worst of times” for actively managed funds, according to S&P, international general equity funds struggled the most throughout 2023.
Namely, the majority (81 per cent) of international general equity funds failed to outperform their benchmark – the S&P Developed Ex-Australia LargeMidCap – which had a total return of 24.1 per cent. Over its 10-year and 15-year horizon, around 94 per cent of funds underperformed.
The story was similar in the large-cap Australian equity general space, with more than three-quarters (77 per cent) of active managers failing to keep up with the S&P/ASX 200 – its second-worst performing rate since 2009.
The long-term position painted an even grimmer picture, with 85 per cent of funds falling short over 15 years.
Meanwhile, a firm majority (64 per cent) of Australian equity mid and small-cap funds managed to beat their respective benchmark – the S&P/ASX Mid-Small index – over 2023, which grew 7.8 per cent.
But underperformance levels across small and mid-cap funds also increased over the longer-term (albeit less pronounced than large-cap funds), rising to 77 per cent over a 10-year time horizon.
S&P noted that sectors played an important role in driving performance for Australian equities, with noticeable rotations from the prior year.
Information technology and consumer discretionary were the best-performing sectors, with gains of 31 per cent and 22 per cent in 2023, respectively, contrasting losses of 34 per cent and 20 per cent in 2022.
Meanwhile, both energy and utilities, which had strong gains of 49 per cent and 30 per cent in 2022, respectively, didn’t surpass 4 per cent in 2023.
Bonds outshine active counterparts
Active bond managers had a comparatively “exceptional year”, S&P Dow Jones Indices noted in its latest report.
Namely, Australian bond funds posted their lowest one-year underperformance rate since the 2015 launch of the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest 0+ Index, with just 26 per cent of funds underperforming their benchmark.
The longer-term position was also better relative to other categories, with 56 per cent and 46 per cent underperforming over the three-year and five-year periods, respectively.
Noting that credit spreads narrowed over the year, S&P pointed out that over the past nine years, the annual underperformance rate was generally lower in years with narrowing credit spreads.
REITS bounce back in second half of the year
In its report covering the first half of the 2023 calendar year, S&P revealed that 88 per cent of Australian Equity A-REIT funds underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT index – the highest rate of underperformance among reported categories.
Since then, active managers in the category improved their underperformance rate to 69 per cent over the full year.
Over the 15-year period, however, 80 per cent of active funds underperformed.


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Nissan's Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo is WILD & HOT
Is this wild coupe concept Nissan's next-generation GT-R or just a flight of fantasy?
Nissan Concept 2020 was billed as a futuristic performance car, although, like many of the other Vision Gran Turismo concepts, much of its styling appears to be too radical for the real world.
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