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David Goggins, a former Navy SEAL, ultramarathon runner, and motivational speaker, is known for his incredible perseverance and determination. One of his famous mantras is “Never Finished,” which encapsulates his philosophy of always striving for improvement and never settling for mediocrity. In this article, we will explore some of David Goggins’ most inspiring “Never Finished” quotes, along with other related quotes, advice from professionals, and answers to common questions.
Here are five powerful quotes from David Goggins that embody the spirit of “Never Finished”:
1. “Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done.”
This quote emphasizes the importance of pushing through fatigue and never giving up until you have accomplished your goals. It encourages individuals to go beyond their perceived limits and keep pushing forward.
2. “The only way to grow is to suffer.”
Goggins believes that growth and improvement come from embracing discomfort and pushing through challenges. By facing adversity head-on, we can develop resilience and reach new levels of success.
3. “The mind is the most powerful tool you have. Train it well.”
This quote underscores the significance of mental strength in achieving success. Goggins emphasizes the importance of training and strengthening the mind, as it is the driving force behind achieving our goals.
4. “You have to build calluses on your brain just like how you build calluses on your hands.”
Goggins believes that mental toughness is cultivated through repeatedly facing and overcoming difficult situations. Just as calluses form on the hands through constant friction, the mind becomes stronger by enduring challenges.
5. “The only person who can tell you that you can’t win is you and you don’t have to listen.”
This quote highlights the importance of self-belief and not allowing self-doubt to hold you back. Goggins encourages individuals to ignore negative self-talk and instead focus on their own potential for success.
In addition to David Goggins’ quotes, here are seven other quotes that align with the philosophy of “Never Finished”:
1. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
2. “The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Unknown
3. “Success is not the absence of failure; it’s the persistence through failure.” – Aisha Tyler
4. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
5. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs
6. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
7. “The road to success is always under construction.” – Lily Tomlin
Now, let’s explore 13 points of great advice from professionals who relate to David Goggins’ “Never Finished” philosophy:
1. Set clear, specific goals and break them down into smaller, manageable tasks.
2. Embrace failure as a learning opportunity and use it to fuel your determination.
3. Surround yourself with positive and supportive individuals who inspire and motivate you.
4. Take responsibility for your actions and choices, as they ultimately shape your success.
5. Be adaptable and willing to adjust your approach if needed.
6. Prioritize self-care and make time for rest and rejuvenation.
7. Develop a growth mindset and embrace continuous learning.
8. Find your passion and pursue it relentlessly.
9. Stay focused on your own journey and avoid comparing yourself to others.
10. Celebrate small victories along the way to maintain motivation.
11. Practice gratitude and acknowledge the progress you have made.
12. Seek feedback from trusted mentors or coaches to identify areas for improvement.
13. Never give up and remember that success often requires perseverance through difficult times.
In summary, David Goggins’ “Never Finished” philosophy is a powerful reminder to continually strive for improvement and never settle for mediocrity. Through quotes that emphasize mental strength, resilience, and self-belief, Goggins inspires individuals to push beyond their limits and achieve greatness. Additional quotes from influential figures and advice from professionals further reinforce the importance of perseverance, self-reflection, and a growth mindset. By adopting these principles, we can embrace challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately reach our full potential.
1. How can I develop mental toughness like David Goggins?
Developing mental toughness takes time and practice. Start by setting small, achievable goals and gradually increase the difficulty. Embrace discomfort and push through challenges, as this will help you build resilience. Remember to train your mind just as you would train your body.
2. How do I stay motivated when faced with setbacks?
When faced with setbacks, it’s important to maintain a positive mindset. Reflect on past successes and remind yourself of your capabilities. Seek support from friends, family, or a mentor who can provide encouragement and guidance. Learn from your setbacks and use them as stepping stones for future success.
3. How do I find my passion and purpose?
Finding your passion and purpose requires self-reflection and exploration. Consider your interests, values, and what gives you a sense of fulfillment. Experiment with different activities and experiences to discover what truly excites you. Don’t be afraid to try new things and step out of your comfort zone.
4. How can I overcome self-doubt and negative self-talk?
Overcoming self-doubt and negative self-talk begins with self-awareness. Recognize when you’re engaging in negative thinking patterns and challenge those thoughts. Replace negative self-talk with positive affirmations and focus on your strengths and accomplishments. Surround yourself with positive influences and seek support when needed.
5. How do I stay focused on my own journey and avoid comparing myself to others?
To stay focused on your own journey, it’s important to cultivate self-confidence and a growth mindset. Remind yourself that everyone’s path is unique, and comparison only hinders your progress. Set clear goals and regularly evaluate your own progress. Celebrate your accomplishments and focus on continuous improvement rather than external validation.
6. How can I maintain motivation during difficult times?
During difficult times, it’s crucial to stay connected to your why, the reason behind your goals. Remind yourself of the purpose and meaning behind what you’re striving for. Break down your goals into smaller, manageable steps and celebrate small victories along the way. Seek support from loved ones and draw inspiration from the stories of others who have overcome similar challenges.

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The Kansas City Chiefs could be without an offensive weapon Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that wideout Sammy Watkins was dealing with pain in his foot after Sunday’s win in Cleveland and underwent an MRI, per a source informed of the situation. While the injury isn’t expected to be serious, it could affect his status for Week 10.
The Chiefs could take the cautious approach with Watkins to ensure he’s healthy for the stretch run and the playoffs. K.C. has a Week 12 bye coming after a trip to Mexico in Week 11 versus the high-flying Los Angeles Rams.
Through nine games, Watkins has been a solid secondary weapon in a full-court press Chiefs offense, compiling 39 receptions for 515 yards and three touchdowns, including two games over the 100-yard receiving mark.
Given his injury history — he missed 12 games the past three seasons, and played through injury in several others — the Chiefs shouldn’t push Watkins this week.
Other injuries we’re monitoring around the league on Wednesday:
1. Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette is expected to practice today as he nears a return to the field. Cornerback A.J. Bouye (calf) will not participate in Wednesday’s practice.
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A report from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) lays out workforce development needs at the chief clinical informatics officer level to provide skilled executive level leadership in informatics science within healthcare organizations.
The AMIA Task Force Report on CCIO Knowledge, Education, and Skillset Requirements was developed by the AMIA Task Force on CCIO Knowledge, Education, and Skillset Requirements and led by Joseph L. Kannry, MD, Task Force Chair and Lead Technical Informaticist-EMR Project, Mount Sinai Medical Center. The report presents a framework for the education, training and selection of a CCIO workforce. The term encompasses the more commonly used chief medical informatics officer (CMIO) and chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO) as well as the rarely used chief pharmacy informatics officer (CPIO) and chief dental informatics officer (CDIO).
“In the past 10 years the chief clinical informatics officer position has flourished in the healthcare landscape, albeit without many guidelines for expected skill and education or the operational scope of the role,” said Kannry. “AMIA is offering these guidelines to help advise C-suite executives on potential staff selection criteria for CCIOs, as well as inform informatics professionals broadly on the state of the field. The stakes are high when addressing improved quality of care, better outcomes and lower costs. Organizations cannot afford to fill a CCIO position with a person of uncertain skill, education or knowledge.”
The task force concluded that while the role of the CCIO currently is diverse, a growing body of clinical informatics and increasing certification efforts are resulting in increased homogeneity.
The task force based its report on the following:
- To achieve a predictable and desirable skillset, the CCIO must complete clearly defined and specified clinical informatics education and training.
- Future education and training must reflect the changing body of knowledge and must be guided by changing day-to-day informatics challenges.
The report references ongoing certification efforts, an important goal which AMIA advocates for to continue the professionalization of the field. AMIA led the effort to create the clinical informatics subspecialty certification (initialized in 2013). Currently, work is proceeding through another AMIA task force to develop an Advanced Health Informatics Certification (AHIC). In addition to presenting results from the CCIO Task Force report, at the iHealth 2016 meeting, AMIA will also conduct a listening session with attendees about AHIC and informatics certification.
Findings will be presented publicly at the AMIA iHealth 2016 Clinical Informatics Conference, May 4-6 in Minneapolis.

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Social networking has radically altered the way individuals and corporations communicate, and Nokia Siemens Networks, for one, is charging into the fray with a new user interface that mirrors the popular social networking sites. Employees of the European telecom company create MySpace-like personal pages, fill out profiles and post messages to a community bulletin board. And there’s talk of extending the network to customers.
From Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn, it’s now common -- and somewhat expected -- to be able to broadcast news instantly to friends, family and even customers. But in a sector that has traditionally been slow to try new technology, companies like Nokia Siemens are rare, and adoption of manufacturing social media software remains in its infancy.
There are signs, however, that manufacturers are beginning to catch on.
In a survey by Boston-based Affinity Research Group and ERP vendor IFS North America, 24% of manufacturers reported that adopting software that has collaborative and communicative functions was “very important” or “extremely important.” The number of manufacturers looking for tools labeled specifically as “social media” was smaller, at 12%. The majority -- 58.5% -- saw potential value in embedding social networking in an ERP system.
If these numbers are accurate, then manufacturers’ interest in social media is increasing -- but how many have actually implemented it in their ERP or supply chain management software? Is this sort of implementation even feasible when IT budgets have shrunk over several years of economic turmoil?
According to Matthew Davis, principal research analyst at Gartner Inc. (Stamford, Conn.), some companies have taken baby steps, but there is still a long way to go before these applications can equal the size and data-processing capabilities of mainstream social networks. Gartner also recently completed a study on social media trends.
“The idea [of manufacturing social media] is of interest, but right now there isn’t a tool for feeding all that data in” from an ERP system or other enterprise applications, Davis said. “Anything around predictive analytics is difficult, because there’s too much volume.”
While he hasn’t seen much social media movement from vendors, Davis said he thinks many manufacturers are using Facebook- or Twitter-like custom portals internally. Manufacturers that have a presence on mainstream social networks tend to take a marketing or public-relations-driven approach to reach out to consumers, he said.
“Some companies are using these networks to listen to customer chatter, to track topics being talked about and for demand sensing,” Davis said, adding the people in charge of managing the social media presence are often referred to as community directors.
Dell is one manufacturer that is using social media to find out what its customers want. The company’s IdeaStorm site is an interactive message board where users can submit comments and suggestions, as well as promote or demote the posts of other users.
Procter & Gamble is also trying to forge connections with customers but has taken a different approach. The maker of consumer goods allows anyone to submit product, technology or business ideas to its Innovation Network. The website lists the company’s current needs and encourages outside parties to send in their solutions.
“The ability to aid what feels like a one-on-one conversation with a customer and a user is important,” Davis said.
Social networking software requires an engaged audience
Manufacturers who are considering deploying a social media strategy need to decide what information they want to share, what their goals are and how much audience interest there is.
Ray Wang, principal analyst and CEO of Constellation Research Inc., sees potential in manufacturing social media. “Social networking can augment ERP systems by expediting how information is delivered, shared and communicated to suppliers, partners, employees and, of course, customers,” said Wang. “It starts with collaboration tools for internal and external users.”
Social networking doesn’t have to be run exclusively by marketing or PR, according to Wang. Marketing can be used to promote products and reach out to customers, while service and support cases can be funneled through customer relationship management and then ERP managers.
Social media projects can deliver a long-term return on investment, but it’s critical to decide beforehand what is to be accomplished. Wang suggests asking three questions: what is the problem today (or what areas need to be improved--for example, payment cycles or product development), how can social media play a role, and is it a cost-effective and realistic solution?
There are a number of scenarios in which social media could solve manufacturing challenges, Wang said. Improved collaboration with suppliers or partners could help to get a product out faster or improve supply chain efficiencies. Accounts receivable could be reduced by improving communication with customers.
“The implementation process starts with defining the metrics, identifying the core business processes, seeing where social media can augment or replace existing channels, and aligning that with roles or personas,” Wang said.
Above all else, a successful social network must have an audience that wants it. “[Manufacturing social media] is only as real as the audience,” said Wang. “Your network is only as good as who is in it and if they are willing to engage and share.”
Nokia Siemens builds 'godlike' social media application
Nokia Siemens forged a successful social network from the built-in social media functions in the business process management suite, Appian BPM, creating an internal user interface known as Hermes.
According to Nick Deacon, global head of BPM for Nokia Siemens, Hermes works like Facebook and consists of seven areas that individuals can customize, including the profile, message board, files, tasks, and communities.
Users are directed to Hermes automatically upon signing onto Appian BPM. Inside, they can view and respond to messages and post to their community message board. The My Space area is very similar to the mainstream social network of the same name, allowing users to create their own pages with pictures, text and feeds. Hermes’ most Facebook-like element is My Profile, which displays the employee’s background information and is linked to the competency management module that lists work experience.
While Hermes is an internal application, Nokia Siemens has moved to apply the data to other modules in Appian BPM that could make the data visible to external viewers. In particular, data from Hermes could be fed into the company’s global network implementation centers, according to Deacon.
“This is currently in the stabilization phase while the users gain confidence in its capabilities,” he said. “Once complete, we will be providing additional functionality to allow the external customers to benefit from the system and have visibility into network activities. This will allow them to communicate and collaborate, improving customer relationship and overall satisfaction in the company.”
Though Hermes is considered a success, not every Nokia Siemens employee has been quick to embrace it. “In a work environment, users are reluctant to completely let down their guard and to collaborate as they would with personal social networking systems,” Deacon said. “There is a natural mistrust and unease which means that Hermes has yet to realize the potential that we thought it would. That said, it's gradually being seen by the business as a benefit, and wider adoption is hoped for in time.”


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It’s always great when Comedienne and Actress Luenell rolls into Cleveland. Currently, she’s here in town, performing at the Cleveland Improv. Regardless of how frequent we see her (she’s definitely here a lot), she always manages to give us something totally new, and in all, her performance is beyond amazing. Luenell has a way of capturing the audience’s attention commanding the stage like no other. What we’re most grateful about in it all is whenever she stops here in town, she’s always willing to sit down and break bread with us about her show, and all the other amazing things she has going on in her life and career. Today was much like any other when talking to Luenell. She has you laughing right out the gate, and it’s just an all around good conversation with someone you ultimately realize is just like you. She’s doing what she needs to do to move forward in this world, and having a little fun in the midst of it all.
Check out our conversation HERE with the comedic goddess we all know as Luenell!

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by Valerie L. Winslow is unlike any art instruction book I have ever read. This full color book is a hybrid between an anatomy text and an instruction book on figure drawing. This book is for anyone who takes the art of figure drawing seriously. It is like a life drawing course in a book.
Having had taken college anatomy less than two years ago, I found the anatomical, skeletal and muscular illustrations and captions to be accurate. I was surprised at how well artistic drawings were melded with anatomical landmarks. This book goes beyond an introductory level as it goes in depth into muscle groups and body movement. This book will satisfy any artistic phase and level- it is a book that an artist will not outgrow and worthy as a lifelong reference for the professional artist.
This book is perfect for the beginner or for the advanced artist. This is the type of book you can pick up and immediately apply to practice. This would make a wonderful gift for any artist. As a blogger I received a copy of this book Watson- Guptill, an imprint of Crown publishing Group.

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After waking up at Kyumi I learned another lesson about the Annapurna Base Camp Trek — I was going to be eating like a champion here.
The meals along the trek route are all based off the same basic menu – but it’s varied enough and individual tea houses can put their own touches on things so that you’ll never get bored of the food. You could, for instance, just keep ordering dal bhat at every single tea house and still never eat exactly the same meal.
Here at Kyumi, I started off the day with a few cups of hearty homemade chai, a few scrambled eggs with local vegetables, and some Gurung bread with jam and honey – a light, fried piece of morning deliciousness that’s slightly reminiscent of Navajo fry bread.
Shortly after downing all those calories, we set out to spend them on the trail. Our goal for the second day was the larger village of Chhomrong, about 5.6 miles further into the canyon and over 3,000 feet above where we started. The trail begins winding through more dense, wet jungle, and while we were hiking it was still incredibly cloudy. We’d spent a few days in Nepal and due to clouds and storms, we’d only seen glimpses of these fabled mountains — but luckily as we were heading north the clouds broke for a while and we were finally able to see the east-west ridge of Annapurna South and Patal Hiunchuli. It was definitely worth the wait.
The trail here still follows the roaring, glacially-fed Modi Khola. Its turquoise waters are occasionally visible through the dense forest canopy — not to mention the dense humidity. The hiking here is steady, sweaty, and occasionally very steep. This is when you may first become acquainted with the concept of “Nepali Flats” — basically, even if overall you’re only gaining a small amount of elevation if you look at the heights of your beginning and end points, in between those points you should be prepared to gain and lose a significantly larger amount of elevation. This is especially noticeable when you’re crossing some of the tributary canyons and have to drop all the way down to the water’s edge then climb all the way back up again. It’s OK, though – that’s why you load up on Gurung bread in the mornings!
By mid-day you’ll arrive in Chinu, just above the aptly-named New Bridge crossing (which you’ll hike through on your way out). Here, if the clouds are cooperating, you’ll get some more nice views of the snow-capped mountains.
As you take a break here for the ever-present hot ginger tea or “cold lemon” (an iced, extra tart lemonade), you may also start to notice that the Annapurna Base Camp trek is a wonderful place to people-watch.
Travelers from all over the world come to this trail, with a variety of different goals, wishes, and even abilities. But if you’ve never hiked a long distance trail before — something kind of magical starts to happen.
When you realize that all you really have to do is sleep, hike, and eat, all those worries, stresses, and inhibitions from your normal day to day life start to melt away. The effect is more pronounced the longer you’re on the trail … so while on the way up you may be a little surprised to encounter an exuberant Belgian woman who can’t wait to serenade you and your porters with a borrowed ukulele, by the time you’re heading down you’ll likely be the one singing to strangers.
After you’ve taken a nice break, it’s more Nepali Flat hiking to the village of Chhomrong … meaning you’re climbing up a ridge, then down to cross the Kimrung Khola, then all the way back up again to your next tea house.
At the village of Chinu (where you’ll stay AND get to soak in hot springs on your return trip), a final steep climb will bring you to the outskirts of Chhomrong, where your tea house’s dining area has a drop-dead gorgeous view of Machhapuchchhre (weather permitting, of course). Even if the fish-tail is obscured by clouds, it’s still tough to beat this scenery:
After our group arrived and rested up a bit from all that climbing, a few of us felt like walking a little extra distance to check out the village of Chhomrong. Also, full disclosure – I had heard about some crazy good chocolate cake in that village and I was on the hunt for some sugar. In a bit of culinary strangeness, there are a number of German bakeries in Nepal – and Chhomrong has an unusually high concentration of them.
We had to ask around for a bit to find out which one of the tea houses was famous for their chocolate cake when we zeroed in on the Chhomrong Cottage.
We walked in and found another small group in the otherwise empty dining area. One of them looked up and instinctively asked, “Are you here for the cake?”
Apparently word gets around.
The extremely friendly woman who owns the tea house came out to take our cake order, and when she asked where we were from — in one of the most amazing interactions I’ve ever had — nodded and said matter-of-factly, “Ah yes, America – burrito country!” She went on, saying that whenever she has American guests, they order her burritos nonstop (this was the only tea house where I saw burritos on the menu, and they came in both breakfast and dinner varieties) and never seem to want to try anything else, other than the cake of course.
The cake came out a few minutes later, a small slice of warm, extremely dense deliciousness topped with chocolate custard.
It is probably the best thing I have ever eaten while hiking.
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A remarkable new discovery linking the FANCI gene to risk of developing ovarian cancer is just one of the recent scientific breakthroughs that have come from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. (Fancy that!)
Mutations in this particular gene are linked to a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer. This discovery was made by senior scientist Dr. Patricia Tonin and her team in the Cancer Research Program at the RI-MUHC.
With no early symptoms, ovarian cancer is often detected in its late stages, after it has already spread. Incredibly difficult to treat, survival rates are grim.
“We have excellent screening methods for detecting cancers of the breast and colon, but we don’t have very effective screening methods for ovarian cancer,” Dr. Tonin maintains.
Although heredity can increase one’s risk, other factors may also contribute. According to Dr. Tonin, occasionally, when cells replicate, they make mistakes. Cells divide, mutations accumulate, specific genes are affected and cancer develops because of these errors.
Often referred to as a disease of geography, ovarian cancer grows inside the abdominal cavity, where the cancer takes advantage of its environment and moves around — which can complicate surgery.
Moving from the geography of ovarian cancer to Canadian geography, Dr. Tonin reveals that Quebec’s history makes it the ideal location for her field of study. She explains that Quebecers of French-Canadian descent have a unique genetic demography due to the rapid expansion the province saw after its colonization in the 1600s. Low immigration rates coupled with the population’s isolation, and the large size of its families, meant that a lot of genetic information was passed down from generation to generation. Other populations, like the Ashkenazi Jewish population of Eastern European descent and the Italian population from Sardinia, have also been studied for similar reasons. “In most populations, if you look deeply enough, you’ll find these shared variants, with some mutations even going back 1,000 years,” Dr. Tonin says.
Over the past ten years, the only advances in ovarian cancer therapies have arisen thanks to heredity studies. Although not all therapies work for all cases, there is new hope because Dr. Tonin and her fellow researchers are getting closer to identifying the genetic causes of ovarian cancer.
“We already know that women who carry mutations in genes called BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, which are part of the same family as FANCI, have increased risk for ovarian cancer,” Dr. Tonin explains, adding, “When we see a family history, close relatives like a mother/daughter, two sisters, even an aunt and a niece develop ovarian cancer, that’s unusual and indicative that maybe they’ve inherited something that increases the risk.”
Dr. Tonin’s next steps will be to find out how many other variants there are in FANCI and in other similar genes.

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About the Authors
- David Burgner, Miranda Odam
- School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
- Sonia Davila, Sarah B. Ng, Ling Ling, Martin L. Hibberd
- Infectious Diseases, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Willemijn B. Breunis, Taco W. Kuijpers
- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Emma Children's Hospital Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Yi Li, Carine Bonnard, Anbupalam Thalamuthu
- Human Genetics Programme, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Victoria J. Wright, Michael Levin
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Chisato Shimizu, Jane C. Burns
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States of America
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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Thanks for sharing, Kirsten.
This is one of my favorite Pokemon characters, Snorlax. It's funny and would make a cute little cross stitch. These pixel sprites make really good patterns when you know what you're doing. :]
If you clean up your .gif images, (filling transparent backgrounds with white, etc) you can really get a good, crisp cross stitch pattern! Smaller .gifs work best, pixel-for-stitch!
Credit goes to Nintendo for their material.


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In certain obvious respects, John le Carré’sThe Little Drummer Girlwas ripe for adaptation. It concerns the adventures in espionage of Charlie, an aspiring young English actress recruited by an Israeli spy agency as clandestine bait to ensnare the elusive Khalil, a Palestinian terrorist responsible for dozens of recent high-profile assassinations throughout Europe.
It involves a sophisticated, enigmatic intelligence officer, Kurtz, who conducts this operation with virtuosity, and a debonair secret agent, Joseph, “a new gorgeous man” with “a motionless sentinel’s face,” as he is described by Charlie, his partner and fraught paramour. But most of all, it summons on the page a world of danger and secrecy whose every shadow conceals a rousing threat. “It exploded much later than intended,” the novel begins, startlingly. “Several defunct wristwatches, the property of the victims, confirmed the time.” This air of studied alarm bristles in every sentence.
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Video games today have become works of art in some ways — you can now see individual strands of a character's hair, for God's sake. Yet there seems to be one aspect of video game graphics that just remains too hard: animating women, because, well, #WomenAreTooHardToAnimate apparently. For their upcoming game Assassin's Creed Unity, which takes place during the French Revolution, game maker Ubisoft has announced that there won't be any female characters available to play, and if that wasn't already bad enough, their reasons are even worse.
According to the the technical director, James Therien, "A female character means that you have to redo a lot of animation, a lot of costumes ... It would have doubled the work on those things." Ah yes, because as we all know, women are strange and mysterious creatures bearing no resemblance whatsoever to men. And designing a female character would be double the work of designing a male character, naturally.
Plus, everyone knows there weren't any female assassins during the French Revolution, that would be — oh wait.
Meanwhile, the official people at Ubisoft, noticing all the backlash, put out a hasty statement pointing out how good they've been at having female leads in the past. Which really only underscores the point that it really isn't so hard to do. It's not like they had nine studios working on this or anything. Oh wait, they did. But, you know, they were super busy coming up with all sorts of different variations for their white, male protagonist, and assigning one dude to spend eight months perfectly recreating Notre Dame for the game. That's really important, guys.
Gaming fans, shockingly enough, have not been appeased by the new statement. The hashtag #WomenAreTooHardToAnimate has been picking up steam on Twitter with gamers of both genders venting their frustration with this anti-woman attitude. Because as they make it clear, "too hard to animate" is a bogus excuse.
Time for these developers to step it up.


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Mischa Barton is joining the cast of The Hills, according to Page Six. On The Hills: New Beginnings, which will premiere in 2019, Barton will be joined by original cast members Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Stephanie Pratt, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, Jason Wahler, and Frankie Delgado. No Lauren Conrad, alas. Barton joining The Hills is both surprising and obvious all at the same time.
Barton originally starred on The O.C., which premiered in August 2003 and was such a big hit that it inspired a slew of knockoffs. One of those knockoffs was MTV’s semi-reality show Laguna Beach: The Real O.C., which premiered 13 months after The O.C.. Then Laguna Beach begat The Hills less than two years later. Also totally unscripted and completely organic, The Hills ran until 2010 and also led to some spin-offs that no one remembers.
Almost a decade later, Barton is in the news more often for her off-screen exploits than any of her chosen roles. The Hills: New Beginnings will allow Barton to play the role of a lifetime: Mischa Barton. That means she helped to popularize the original show that inspired the show that led to the show that could possibly revive her career. If they made a movie about this it would basically be Looper, but with more brunch.


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It’s about to get frosty in here!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II drops a live action trailer featuring none other than famed DJ, Steve Aoki.
“Being in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II live action trailer has been too much fun. I am excited for everyone to see the spot.,” said Steve Aoki. “I am a huge fan of Call of Duty and when I’m not in the studio or performing, you can usually find me online.”
The new era of Call of Duty begins on October 28, 2022.


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Dr. Poleski graduated McGill University, Montreal, in 1973 with an MD. He did his Internal medicine training at The University of Toronto and McGill University. In academic year 1975-76 he was Chief Medical Resident at The Jewish General Hospital of McGill University. He did a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Memorial Sloan Kettering , part of the Cornell Hospitals in New York City.
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Top Food Trends for 2023
The 2023 food trends we predict after attending the Winter Fancy Food Show. Here’s what you can expect to see more of!
How to Build the Perfect Butter Board
Butter boards have divided the internet! Topped with sea salt and served with radishes, the thick layer of butter has some people horrified and others delighted. We decided to take a look at the trend and try it out for ourselves, and since this is culture, of course, we had to put cheese on it! […]
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The best cheeses of 2018, the top cheese gear, and standout chefs…it’s the best of the best in our Best Cheeses of 2018 issue of Culture!
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Hardly any other technique has more permanently influenced the development of early civilizations than weighing. Using scales and weights, things could be compared in an entirely new way. Equivalencies measured and expressed as the weight of precious metals created the preconditions for a new method of estimating value and facilitating exchange. This set the course for historical developments that continue to have effect even today. The project looks at the long-term history of weighing with a special focus on the question of how the developments of this technology and the cultural evolution of knowledge in different domains have affected one another.
Weighing emerged almost 2500 years before its first scientific reflection. External representations associated with weighing technology led to a transformation and extension of social and cognitive structures long before that, not all of which related directly to weighing. This investigation focuses in particular on ancient balances with arms of variable length, the most familiar of which is the Roman balance, also referred to as the steelyard. With the design of steelyards, technological knowledge enabled mechanical problems to be solved for which no solution was available in the realm of theoretical knowledge. Problems related to the steelyard indeed remained central to a science of mechanics for a long time to come.
An outstanding result of this project was the identification a hitherto unknown facet of ancient technology: the production of technological artifacts according to complex rules that determine these objects with their essential properties. In consequence, it is ultimately these rules and the knowledge they represent that enabled the technological objects to fulfill their assigned functions. The reconstruction of such rules thus discloses the specific technological knowledge intrinsic to the construction of particular technological objects. The differentiation and development of the rules underlying their construction, moreover, characterizes the innovation processes that these different technological objects underwent during antiquity.
The development of weighing technology with its more than 5000-year history represents a paradigmatic case for studying the mechanisms that shaped the interplay between technological innovation and the diffusion and development of knowledge—both practical and theoretical—in the ancient global world. From its onset, weighing had an enormous impact on societies, giving rise to often radical changes in different domains, of which economics is the most prominent. Knowledge intrinsic to and produced in different domains of cultural activity thus in turn became a prerequisite for technological production. Knowledge transfer processes are thus revealed as being decisive in the shaping of technological innovation.


text: A cascade of sweetly stitched roses graces Bucilla’s “Stop & Smell the Roses” My 1st Stitch Kit. With a cool, contemporary color palette this 5”x7” needlework piece makes a cheerful home decor accent. These projects are great for all skill levels. With everything needed to get started, the kit includes stamped, 14-ct black aida fabric, cotton embroidery floss, needle, and chart. For generations, Bucilla has been providing stitchery enthusiasts with the tools to create handmade keepsakes.


text: 字幕表 動画を再生する 英語字幕をプリント I didn't know that you were into the Met Ball and all that. You went to Met Ball this year and last year. I did, because when you're asked, I think it's nice to show up. Well, yeah, yeah. And put on a glamorous outfit and feel like an idiot. There you are all glamorous doubt. Glamor. Now, did you try on many dresses? I tried on-- No, they custom made this dress. Who made that? Prada did. Wow. Yeah, it took 800 hours for all that glorious beading. Wow. But the truth is, I look like I think a sort of calm person, but inside it's like-- That's what I feel like on the red carpet. Every time I'm there, I'm like-- And then I see the picture and I think, oh you did OK. Because inside is just-- [LAUGHTER] It's not good. I really do feel like that. There is nothing worse than having all those cameras on you. It's a very-- You just feel like-- Yeah, it's a very strange feeling. But you do look like you're actually at ease there. See, there's the acting part again. That's why my dad thinks I'm a big fibber. Yes, but you're an excellent actress. Thank you. And now you're in the excellent new film, Ocean's 8, with an amazing cast. [APPLAUSE] My feelings are hurt that I'm not part of that cast. Oh. I should have been in it. Yeah, you should have. Don't act like that. I didn't do that very well, did I? Not at all believable. I'm jealous and I'm envious of the whole thing. So it's you, and and Cate Blanchett, and Sandra Bullock, and Rihanna, and who else is in there? Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Aquafina. It's a big, fancy-- It's a big deal, yeah. And you became friends with Rihanna? I like to think I did. I'm not sure. Well, do y'all text back and forth? We do, yeah. We have texted. Then you're friends. I think we're friends. It was just a sort of daily struggle to not embarrass myself. Because every time I looked at her I was like work, work, work, work. It was not good. I'm not a singer, A, and B, it's just deeply nerdy. And Sandy would just constantly look at me like hey, (whispers) dial it down. Just stop. (Normal voice) And I'd be like what? I've got to just do it. It was not good. And so I dealt with my own anxiety by going up to Rihanna and being like, (singing) I've got a new song I could do for-- and she's like no, Paulson. I'm like, what about (singing) I'm in bird cage. She's like no, you're not in a bird cage, I need you to stop singing. She thought my lyrics weren't so bad, but my melody was terrible. Really? And she gives great side eye, so the minute she does it you're like, I'm really sorry. Sorry. That's just you all the time. It's just the time inside. Just like, sorry. I would like to see you and Rihanna hang out, though. I could see that that would be a cool hang for both of you. We had a fun time watching Madonna at the Met Ball. She performed in this impromptu way-- seemed impromptu, but I'm sure they rehearsed. I'm sure they did. I'm sure they did. So you were hanging out with Rihanna at the Met Ball? A little bit. Waiting for Madonna to come out. Wow so y'all are pals. Yeah, we're best friends. No, you're pushing it. I am. So Ocean's 8, what's happening in Ocean's 8? Somebody is wearing a very, very fancy necklace to the Met Ball, and we are going to try to steal it. Yes, and that's what happens. That's 9 happens, is watching us try to get that necklace off the neck of some gal at the Met Ball, where everyone feels like this. [LAUGHTER] I love you so much. (Screaming) There's someone behind me. I got really scared. I feel nervous. I literally will say-- Every time you look down or away, I think you're doing telepathic weird communication to someone back there. Someone is going to drop from the sky. Something horrible is going to happen. You would see someone drop from the sky. You know what I wanted to do during rehearsal? My idea was, because I knew you'd worry about this, and I was going to fill it with snakes. I was. And then I like animals too much, and I though that would be stressful for snakes, so I didn't send them. I'm glad you had so much care and thought for the snakes. I did. But me, just right in the gutter. They literally were making a phone call and they were going to fill it with snakes. And I said-- because it would be funny if you thought a person. (Mocking) Oh, it would be so funny. No! We didn't do it. What's going to happen? We're going to play a game. Oh, a game? Yeah, we're going to play Five Second-- Sorry I'm scared. We're going to play Five Second Rule. Great. You'll be good at this, I think. I hope so.


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While politics and pandemics occupied most of the news cycle last year, not much was said about the severe thunderstorms and hurricanes that occurred in 2020. Record-setting financial losses were caused by the inclement weather.
Losses exceeding $1 billion are classified as disasters. Last year, the United States had 22 of these disasters! And most of the storms that occurred in 2020 didn’t meet the billion dollar threshold for damage to be counted in this number.
Named tropical storms were so prevalent last year the NWS had to reach into the Greek alphabet to generate new names.
Hurricanes Aren’t the Only Costly Disaster
Hurricanes can leave a large swath of destruction in their path due to the high sustained winds over a period of time. You might easily think that hurricanes are responsible for more weather-related financial losses than storms, but the facts tell a different story.
Severe storms and tornadoes accounted for more property damage last year than hurricanes. Fourteen of the 22 federally declared disasters last year were severe thunderstorms. Many of these storms generated tornadoes as a byproduct.
Last year, the United States even experienced a derecho! A derecho is a global weather event, but they primarily occur in the great plains of the United States. We see an average of one to two of these storms each year compared to more than a thousand tornadoes that sweep across the country annually.
Last August was one of the most destructive months for weather-related damage. Nebraska experienced a derecho that damaged over 10 million acres of corn. That’s half of Nebraska’s entire corn crop and 11% of the Unites States annual production of corn.
Storms Are Happening More Often
When it comes to weather disasters, it looks like we’re in for a “new normal.” Last year marked the tenth year in a row of having at least eight billion-dollar plus weather related disasters.
Severe storms generated over $300 billion in property damage in 2017, the highest ever recorded.
As long as the weather changes, we will have storms. As long as we have storms, we should at least prepare for them. Everyone benefits from taking precautions when storms are in the forecast. This can help minimize property damage related to storm activity.
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The federal government unofficially closed its books on FY 2014 a few weeks ago, and the news was very good. The deficit plummeted from $680.2 billion last year to $483.4 billion, a reduction of $196.8 billion (28.9%) in just one year, and now stands at only 2.7% of GDP. The mainstream and business media seem to have missed this improvement, which is better than the Congressional Budget Office had estimated in August with its revised estimate of $506 billion. In FY 2014 Federal receipts rose by 8.9% (39% from individuals, 23% from corporation, and 38% from Social Securities payments), while outlays increased by only 1.4%, made possible by reductions in spending on Defense. Unemployment Insurance, and Agricultural outlays.
How could this be? Do the Fed, the President, or Congress deserve any credit? Probably all deserve some, but not all equally or in the same way. By staying the course on interest rates and slowly reducing asset purchases, the Fed has maintained the confidence of businesses and kept the cost of investment low. The President certainly deserves credit for standing his ground on restoring the top marginal individual income tax rate to 39.6% and on funding for the Affordable Care Act. Finally, Congress (particularly the House) deserves credit for finally ending its sabotage of the recovery by agreeing to a budget resolution, restoring some budget cuts, and removing barriers to raising the debt ceiling.
During FY 2014 federal receipts rose by $246.8 billion (8.9%), while outlays increased by only $50.0 billion (1.4%). Drilling into the receipts growth shows that $78.2 billion came from individual income tax, $47.2 billion came from corporate income tax, $77.6 billion came from social security taxes, and the remaining $43.8 billion from excise taxes, estate and gift taxes, customs duties, and miscellaneous other sources. A more in-depth look at outlays reveals that expenditures by most Departments and Independent Agencies changed little between FY 2013 and FY 2014. The notable exceptions are Defense outlays dropped by $29.8 billion, Labor outlays decreased by $23.1 billion ($24.7 billion from Unemployment Benefits), and Agriculture outlays decreased by $14.1 billion ($6.5 billion from Food and Nutrition Programs and $5.5 billion from Crop Insurance). The parts of government where outlays increased the most are Health and Human Services up $49.7 billion, the Social Security Administration up $38.4 billion, and Education up $18.7 billion.
Some of the increase in individual income tax receipts likely reflects residual effects of the American Tax Relief Act of 2012 and the Affordable Care Act, which both contained tax provisions that took effect January 1, 2013, because 2013 extension returns were not due until October 15th. Most of the increase reflects increased growth of the nation’s economy.
A continued reduction of the federal deficit is expected for FY 2015. The CBO August 2014 estimate has it dropping to $469 billion (2.6% of GDP). Given that the CBO overestimated the FY 2014 deficit, its estimates are likely $20 to $30 billion too high for FY 2015 as well. Economic growth above the currently assumed 3.2% real GDP growth rate and 134,000 new jobs per month will lower the deficit even further.
On January 2, 2014 Brent crude sold for $107.94 per barrel, while the price for West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was $95.14 per barrel. The Brent price peaked at $115.19 on June 19th and the WTI a day later at $107.95. By October 14th the Brent price had sunk to $86.36 and the WTI fell to $81.72.
These price drops equal 25.0% from the year’s peak for Brent and 24.3% for WTI crude. In addition, the spread between the two prices contracted from $12.80 per barrel at the beginning of January to $4.64, or by $8.16 (63.8%). These price changes and their relationship have a number of implications for the U.S. economy.
The flow-through to gasoline prices for consumers means large savings for households. Since the week of June 23rd the price of regular gasoline has dropped from a national average of $3.64 per gallon to $3.07 per gallon (15.7%). Last year at this time the average price equaled $3.31 per gallon. With U.S. drivers consuming about 136 billion gallons of gasoline a year, this translates into a potential savings of about $33 billion per year. Since prices are expected to continue dropping, the savings will grow.
Similarly, businesses will benefit from a comparable drop in the price of diesel fuel. Since peaking at $4.02 per gallon during the week of March 10th the average price of diesel has fallen to $3.66 per gallon. Last year at this time the price equaled $3.95 per gallon. With about 38.5 billion gallons of diesel being consumed a year, the 29-cents per gallon drop over the last year means an annual savings of about $11.2 billion for the nation’s businesses.
One of the major reasons for the fall in crude oil and motor fuel prices is the large growth in the production of oil in the United States. Since 2010 U.S. oil production has increased from a rate of 5.5 million barrels per day to 7.4 million barrel per day in 2013. Output is expected to rise to 8.5 million barrels per day for all of 2014 and to 9.5 million barrels per day for 2015. Worldwide from June 2013 to June 2014 oil production has increased by only 820 thousand barrels per day (1.1%), while in the U.S. the increase has been 1.3 million barrel per day (17.9%). This has led to a large reduction in U.S. oil imports. Between 2012 and 2013 U.S. oil imports declined by 283.6 million barrels (9.2%). Accompanying the decline in oil imports has been a decrease in the cost of imported oil. After peaking at $331.6 billion during 2011 the cost of oil imports dropped to $272.8 billion during 2013, which is a 17.7% decrease in just two years. Through the first eight months of 2014 the value of oil imports is down $46.2 billion (21.2%). This leaves more money for spending and investment in the United States. Also, it provides support for a stronger dollar and a reduced concern over inflation.
Returning to the spread between Brent and WTI crude prices there is an interesting story behind what happened the past several years, why it happened, what will likely happen going forward, and what will be the impacts. Going back to as recently as 2010 Brent and WTI crude traded within a narrow range. But then in 2011 the spread exploded to as great as $29.59 per barrel, which meant Brent crude traded at 30% premium compared to WTI crude. At the center of this strange phenomenon was Cushing, OK, a town of only about 8,000 people. This town’s significance comes from its status as the largest storage area in the country for domestically produced oil and the official price point for WTI crude.
From the end of 2008 to the beginning of 2013 the amount of oil stored in Cushing rose from 28.1 million barrels to 51.9 million barrel. These inventories grew due to the rapid growth in the production of shale oil. This oil became trapped in Cushing because the pipeline system serving the tank farms located there had been designed to move oil into Cushing rather than away from city to refineries. Consequently, the surplus of oil at Cushing – the place where WTI crude is priced – caused the WTI price to drop relative to Brent crude. On December 31, 2008 the prices for Brent and WTI crude equaled $35.82 and $44.60, respectively. WTI crude actually sold at a $8.78 premium to Brent crude that day. The prices for both increased over the next four years, but on January 2, 2013 the Brent and WTI prices equaled $112.98 and $93.14, meaning that the Brent crude sold at a $19.84 premium to WTI crude.
Crude inventories at Cushing peaked on January 11, 2013. The repurposing of one pipeline to flow south rather than north and the construction of several other outbound pipelines resolved the bottleneck. These developments have resulted in crude inventories at Cushing dropping to 19.6 million barrel on October 10th. Also, on October 10th the Brent-to-WTI price spread settled at $4.64 per barrel. This is important because under normal circumstances at about this price differential optimum markets shift for oil produced in the Bakken area of North Dakota. A price differential over $5 per barrel favors railroad served markets on the East and West Coasts. Below this amount pipeline and railroad served markets on the Gulf Coast become more attractive.
Over the past several years shale oil production using hydraulic fracking has developed in several areas of the country. However, the most rapid growth in production of this type of oil has occurred in North Dakota. From the end of 2008 to July 2014 daily average output in North Dakota has risen from 202,000 barrel to 1,111,000 barrels. Over this period railroad carloads of oil shipped from the state increased from 8,100 barrels per month to about 760,000 barrels per month. With the lower Brent-to-WTI price spread that now exists under normal circumstances oil shipments from North Dakota would shift geographically from the East and West Coasts to the Gulf Coast and from railroad to pipeline, which has a $1 to $3 per barrel advantage for Gulf Coast shipments. However, currently North Dakota has inadequate pipeline capacity to handle the additional traffic. At the end of 2013 pipelines could only handle about 580,000 barrel per day.
It will likely be 2017 before significant new pipeline capacity becomes available. This means railroads have at least two more years in which to earn significant profits transporting North Dakota oil. What may cut into this income stream is the continued decline in the price of Brent crude. This is because East Coast refineries may again turn to imported oil. New safety requirements that require railroads to retrofit older tank cars and buy new more structurally sound equipment could further cut into railroad profits. There is also the possibility that the production of Bakken shale oil may slowdown. For some of the less productive areas of the Bakken formation a delivered price of much below $80 per barrel makes the oil unprofitable. Thus, North Dakota may become a less attractive place to move over the next couple of years, unless global warming dramatically accelerates, that is!
Graphed below are the ten states with the highest income per capita, and the ten with the lowest. At the top is an entity that technically isn’t a state, the nation’s capital. If it were a state, it would be the third smallest, behind Wyoming, also in the top ten, and Vermont.
The richer states of the northeast are heavily represented, as are two energy-rich states, Wyoming and Alaska. At the bottom are mostly southern and interior western states. DC has a per capita income more than twice the poorest state, Mississippi.
There is also substantial variations in how the states have done in the last decade. The next two graphs show the growth in per capita income between the most recent business cycle peak, 2007Q$, and the previous one, 2001Q1.
Between the 2007 peak and the end of 2013, by far the fastest growing state has been North Dakota, riding an energy boom. There are a few other energy states in the top ten. It’s not surprising to see the three housing bust states at the bottom of the list: incredibly, Nevada’s per capita income is almost 5% below where it was when the Great Recession hit.
What’s striking about the longer term rankings is the even greater role of mining and other natural resource extraction in the big gainers. Seven of the top 10 gainers were heavy mining states, defined as having a mining share of total income more than twice the national average. North Dakota’s gain was close to five times that of the weakest state, Nevada.
But for all the economic changes, the rankings have remained remarkably stable. The correlation coefficient between the states’ income rankings in 2001 and 2013 was a rather high 0.83, and almost all the mobility came from the outperformance of the mining states. Of the ten richest states in 2001, 7 were still there in 2013. California, Colorado and Illinois fell out, to be replaced by Alaska, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Of the 10 poorest 2001 states, 8 were still there 12 years later, Energy-rich Louisiana and Montana fell off, replaced by Idaho, despite it’s growth in tech, and housing-bust Arizona.
Income mobility over time is generally lower than most people realize; the same is apparently true of states, unless you are sitting on generous deposits of carbon.
A New Year: Snapshots of our progress, and state detail
After a shaky start, 2015 ended on a strong note, with payrolls up, the unemployment rate down, and the long-term unemployed coming back into the job market. We’ve updated our spider, or radar, graphs charting progress in a variety of important indicators. They spin an uneven, but encouraging, tale.
Please use the link below to take a look at some of our regional research. We have linked transportation fuel usage to overall national employment and manufacturing employment trends, report on usage by region, noting what it portends, and break out a couple of states for a closer look. We also put together some state league tables, showing states where employment is growing the fastest, as well as those where it is growing the most slowly.

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Former Sec. of State Baker to receive honorary Reagan Fellow
Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III will be named an honorary Ronald Reagan Fellow at Eureka College in a ceremony March 28 in New York.
Beginning in 1975, Baker served in senior government positions under three U.S. presidents, including undersecretary of commerce under Gerald Ford, White House chief of staff and secretary of the treasury under Ronald Reagan and secretary of state under George H.W. Bush.
During a political tenure that spanned close to two decades, Baker traveled to 90 foreign countries as the United States confronted the global challenges following the Cold War era, which earned him many awards for public service, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.
The Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program at Eureka College is celebrating its 28th year, and selects six incoming freshman as Reagan Fellows each year based on leadership, service and academic excellence.
For more information about the Reagan Leadership Program, call 467-6679, or visit www.eureka.edu/admissions/reaganfellow.htm.


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Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is at the center of an escalating controversy over deaths in nursing homes, how they were counted and how they handled requests for that data.
Cuomo was lauded early in the outbreak for his forthright news conferences and passionate pleas for more medical equipment from the federal government. He published a book in October titled, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Now, however, he’s facing bipartisan calls for an investigation and limitations on his executive powers after a top aide said the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths of long-term care facility residents because of concerns about a potential federal investigation by the Trump administration, at a time when former President Donald Trump was personally threatening Cuomo.
At the heart of the matter is the question of whether New York could better have prevented the state’s nearly 46,000 deaths, the second-highest total of any US state so far, and whether the decision to discharge recovering residents from hospitals back to nursing homes increased infections among vulnerable elderly residents.
Here’s everything you need to know about the controversy.
State Attorney General Letitia James issued a report in January finding that the New York State Department of Health undercounted Covid-19 deaths among residents of nursing homes by approximately 50%, essentially by leaving out deaths of residents who had been transferred to hospitals.
James also said at the time that there had been some underreporting by some nursing homes of resident deaths in their facilities.
The report preliminarily concluded that deaths were underreported based on a survey of 62 nursing homes, roughly a 10% sample of total facilities across the state.
The attorney general’s report detailed one facility where deaths were underreported to the Department of Health by as many as 29 deaths.
In a statement responding to the report, New York’s state health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, pointed out there was an undercount overall – claiming it was just an issue of classification.
The department “has always publicly reported the number of fatalities within hospitals irrespective of the residence of the patient, and separately reported the number of fatalities within nursing home facilities and has been clear about the nature of that reporting,” Zucker said at the time.
Cuomo has said the questions about deaths started as a “political attack.”
“What I would say is everyone did the best they could,” Cuomo said during a press conference on January 29. “When I say the State Department of Health – as the report said – the State Department of Health followed federal guidance. So, if you think there was a mistake, then go talk to the federal government. It’s not about pointing fingers or blame. It’s that this became a political football right. Look, whether a person died in a hospital or died in a nursing home. It’s – people died. People died.”
How did things escalate?
A top aide to Cuomo, Melissa DeRosa, told state lawmakers in a private virtual meeting this month that the administration delayed the release of data on Covid-19 deaths among long-term care facility residents because of concerns about a potential federal investigation.
DeRosa specifically said the administration “froze” with regard to data requests from state lawmakers because it was concerned last summer about criticism from Trump and hadn’t been sure what information it was going to turn over after a request from the US Justice Department related to an inquiry into the state’s Covid-19 nursing home deaths.
“The letter comes in at the end of August and right around the same time, President Trump turns this into a giant political football. He starts tweeting that we killed everyone in nursing homes, he starts going after (New Jersey Gov. Phil) Murphy, starts going after (California Gov. Gavin) Newsom, starts going after (Michigan Gov.) Gretchen Whitmer,” DeRosa said, according to a transcript of the call.
In a statement last week, DeRosa sought to clarify her comments on the call with lawmakers.
“I was explaining that when we received the DOJ inquiry, we needed to temporarily set aside the Legislature’s request to deal with the federal request first. We informed the houses of this at the time,” she said. “We were comprehensive and transparent in our responses to the DOJ, and then had to immediately focus our resources on the second wave and vaccine rollout.”
Cuomo himself said at a news conference on Monday that the state Department of Health has always “fully” reported all Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes and hospitals before insisting there’s “nothing to investigate.”
He also took responsibility for what he said was failing to provide information faster to grieving people.
“The void allowed misinformation and conspiracy, and now people are left with the thought of, ‘Did my loved one have to die?’ And that is a brutal, brutal question to pose to a person,” he said. “And I want everyone to know everything was done. Everything was done by the best minds in the best interest.”
What has the fallout been?
New York’s Democratic leaders are in active discussions to draft a bill to repeal Cuomo’s expanded emergency executive powers.
“There’s momentum moving in the direction of removing his powers,” a source told CNN’s Lauren del Valle. A bill is likely to be introduced this week in the state legislature and voted on early next week.
The source said there was support for the removal of Cuomo’s expanded powers before the aide’s comments were made public, but now “it’s definitely going to happen.”
Cuomo said Monday there was no connection between the nursing home questions and his emergency powers, and he said his Covid-19 legal actions are only to protect the public.
“These are public health decisions,” he said. “They’re not local political decisions, and they have to be made on a public health basis.”
Other lawmakers are calling for a probe of the episode, and the state Republican Party chairman has called for Cuomo’s impeachment.
“The gravity of this coverup can not be overstated,” New York GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy said at a recent news conference.
“The Cuomo administration purposely lied and withheld evidence and information to avoid prosecution,” he continued. “Andrew Cuomo must be prosecuted and Andrew Cuomo must be impeached if this evidence exists.”
CNN’s Dakin Andone, Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson contributed to this report.

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When the French exclaim that something is formidable, it generally means great and wondrous things. However, when a ratings agency uses the same word to depict the challenges facing your fiscal situation, it’s far less wondrous as investors long of the British pound fast learned today. Fitch ratings agency warned of Britain’s need for a stronger medium term strategy and laid it on the line for lawmakers that the degree of deficit reduction put in place at the time of the final Labour party budget in April is simply not fast-paced enough to bring the ballooning deficit back to earth. The pound fell against the dollar to $1.4373 before recovering but remains lower on the day at $1.4418.
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British pound – In the last fiscal year, Britain paid out £31 billion in interest to fund the nation’s budget deficit. The worsening deficit on account of the recent financial crisis means the interest cost on the mounting debt is likely to propel funding costs to £70 billion looking five years forward.
The warning from Fitch comes as freshly-minted Prime Minister David Cameron discusses spending changes with Chancellor George Osbourne. Already economists are waiting for details on some previously announced spending reductions of £6 billion but will have to wait until a hastily convened emergency budget meeting on June 22. Failure to kick-start the deficit reduction engine or setting off on too slow a path runs the risk of credit agencies downgrading Britain’s top-notch rating and further impacting the pound. Sterling lost ground to the single European currency to 82.77 pence this morning.
Euro – It seems unfair that the drubbing at the end of last week for the euro, inspired by the self-doubt over national finances by Hungarian officials, has left the single currency in turmoil while the Hungarian forint continues to rebound. It would seem that the official responsible for wearing his nation’s heart on his sleeve may have overstretched the point, which is why all traditional measures of risk aversion have subsequently settled down. The forint is making headway, bond yields continue to recover while the cost of insuring against bond default on its sovereign debt has also fallen. At the time of the comments ahead of the U.S. employment report on Friday the euro was trading above $1.2200 in comparison to where it stands today at $1.1934.
U.S. Dollar – The soothing of the stormy Hungarian situation is detracting from the performance of the greenback. It does, however, appear to be etching a nasty hallmark on the back of the euro. Overnight comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are widely sourced this morning. He notes that the U.S. economy is recovering at a “moderate” pace and says that the FOMC will raise interest rates before full employment occurs or inflation takes hold.
In terms of the former such a policy shift would be out of character with a policy-making record that shows how the Fed awaits a pick-up in employment before striking with monetary policy. His comments are crystallizing the contrasting policy challenges ahead of him and the ECB with investors predicting the latter will be served up no choice other than to maintain low rates for longer in light of limited growth potential.
Aussie dollar – Chairman Bernanke’s remarks about demand did help reload some confidence in commodities and served to lift some prices. That news was welcomed by commodity dollar bulls who lifted the Aussie to 81.89 U.S. cents. An earlier business confidence report from National Australia Bank declined, but owing to a regional rebound for stock prices, investors stood by a recently battered local dollar.
Canadian dollar – The Canadian dollar fared better too and rose to 94.91 U.S. cents as risk appetite felt a little more stable on Tuesday.
Japanese yen –Japan made official the appointment of Mr. Kan to the Prime Minister’s office and at the same time party officials named former finance deputy Noda as the Finance Minister. It will be his job now to rally support for spending cuts in order to rein in a budget deficit that Mr. Noda recently warned might spark surging bond yields if lawmakers continued to pass stimulus spending measures. The yen weakened against the dollar to ¥91.69 per dollar and lost out in early morning trading to the euro, which added to ¥109.42, while the yen gained against the pound to stand at ¥132.17.
Andrew Wilkinson is a Senior Market Analyst at Interactive Brokers
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Transgender Rights Bills Signed By Mass. Gov.
Last week, Massachusetts passed the Transgender Equal Rights Bill. The new legislation will protect transgender people from discrimination, the Associated Press reported.
Today, Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has signed the bill, which will protect transgender people from discrimination in the workplace as well as housing.
Several gay rights organizations were thrilled about the decision and believe it is a step in the right direction for equality.
"Governor Patrick was a staunch advocate of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill from the earliest days of his administration," said Gunner Scott, executive director of the Mass. Transgender Political Coalition said in a statemen. "We are so grateful for his leadership in getting this bill passed and for his unwavering commitment to ensuring that all residents of the Commonwealth, including transgender people, are treated with dignity and respect under the laws of our state."
Mass Equality Director, Kara Suffredini, said that Patrick has once again shown he is a supporter for the LGBT community.
"We applaud his unwavering leadership in creating a Commonwealth where all hardworking people, including transgender people, will have the opportunity to make a living, put a roof over their heads, and get an education without fear of being discriminated against simply because of who they are."


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Right now, Robert Bond is in the enviable position of being ahead of the pack when it comes to retail development in the South Loop.
A venture led by Mr. Bond, president of Chicago-based Bond Cos., recently landed $53.4 million in loans to build the Maxwell, a 230,000-square-foot shopping center under construction near Canal Street and Roosevelt Road.
It's a bet on the South Loop's continued evolution as a residential neighborhood, a trend that has spurred demand for new shopping space as retailers try to capitalize on the area's population growth and draw shoppers from adjacent neighborhoods. The first big wave of development began during the last boom, when retailers including Target, Whole Foods and Best Buy opened stores there.
Mr. Bond is leading the next wave with the Maxwell, which will be anchored by a Dick's Sporting Goods, Nordstrom Rack and Burlington Coat Factory.
“There has been pent-up demand with retail,” Mr. Bond said. “As we come out of the recession, (tenants) are looking to place stores in predictable trade areas. Those tend to be in-fill, dense neighborhoods. They're not looking to go to Yorkville and have weak sales and have more corn than customers.”


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February 18, 2019
On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of The Gambia as you celebrate the 54th anniversary of your independence on February 18.
We remain committed to a strong partnership with The Gambia and look forward to continued cooperation on efforts to promote democracy, good governance, and economic growth.
The United States celebrates with The Gambia as you honor this historic day.


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