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What does Donald Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway and Jennifer Lopez have in common?
Both, this week, gave up high profile opportunities for their children.
Incoming US President Donald Trump offered Conway the job as his press secretary and she turned it down because she put her family first.
“Before I can accept that job, I have to recognize that I’m a mother of four children who are at very tender, very fraught ages — 12, 12, 8 and 7 — and I can’t just say, ‘Oh, but they’ll be OK,'” she told the New York Times. “Someone else will take care of them.”
Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez canceled a New Year’s Eve performance to be with her kids and family too.
The super busy performer, dancer, actress and recording artist canceled a $1M gig at the Miami E11even, citing wanting “personal and family time,” her rep told People. Lopez, our Bellyitch Bumpwatch alum is mom to 8-year old twins Mad and Emme with husband Marc Anthony.
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While it may be that there’s enough wood around to keep a fire going for a long time, it could quite possibly be wet wood that doesn’t really want to burn. It’s smart to bring extra wood with you that you can keep in a dry area.
Make sure your tent you take camping has enough space for everyone you are taking along. This will ensure you to sleep more comfortably move around without disturbing people you are sharing your tent with.
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2014 was a poor year of racing for me both in the quantity and quality of my performances. They started to come around at the end of the year and I am carrying that momentum into the New Year. I am planning on racing as much as possible at a variety of distances. I am running the SDSU Alumni 1 Mile race at their invitational this weekend. I have never been fast at this distance and surprisingly, I am hoping to run my best time at the distance. My current best time at the full mile distance (as opposed to a converted 1500 or 1600) is only 4:33. I plan to set a good pace through 1000m to ensure a fast time. Hopefully my speed endurance holds out and allows me to run at least 4:33. After this weekend, I am going to truly begin training for the ultramarathon distance. I plan to run the Lean Horse 50 in August. I am going to incorporate some higher intensity work as well so I can run more road and track races in the meantime.
2015 is also the second year in a row that I have set the goal to average 10 miles per day for the entire year. Last year was pretty bad. I haven't tallied up my yearly totals but I would guess that I ran about 2000 miles. Since Danielle and I are expecting very soon, I am in "Money in da Bank" mode. I am stockpiling as many miles as possible right now so that I can take some days easier or off later.
In the last part of this first blog post of 2015, I want to reflect upon a few running lessons that I have learned in the last few months. Despite having run for a long time, I seemingly had no idea what my body actually needed to run fast and stay healthy. While looking at my collegiate results and mileage, you can tell that it is very sporadic. I would run 100 miles a week for a few weeks then be down to 50 then back up to 90. My performances too, were all over the place. Sometimes I would have a great race but I had some bad ones too. Most of them were consistently below what I thought that I could have and should have been doing. When I finished college in 2012, I wasn't sure what was out there for me as far as racing. I had done a lot of miles in high school and college and improved slowly. I thought that I may have peaked and wasn't going to see much more for improvement. In the last few months, I have found a few sources of motivation that lead me to believe that I have more in me
First, I have truly found meaning in rest and taking easy days easy. In college and high school, I ran fast every day. When you are fit, there isn't too big of a difference, aerobically, between 6:30 and 8:00 minute pace. The real difference is allowing your muscles the time to heal and grow stronger. Now, I spend a lot of my running time at paces around 8:00 or even slower. I also run trails as often as possible and that slows me down while providing stimulus in different ways. Hills, turns, snow, uneven terrain do a lot to slow you down but have a ton of benefits too. I have found that for me, rest applies more to effort than to volume. I can run 100 miles per week over and over as long as the effort is something that I can manage and recover from. Now, with freedom of schedule and no consistent running partners to pound into the ground, I can apply more intensity as needed but not too much.
Next, I am learning the value of healthy eating and body weight. In college, my weight varied from 154-177 lbs. Even on the lower end of that, I didn't feel like I was as lean as most of my teammates or competitors. Right now, I am at 157 and feel that I have at least 7 lbs to lose to get to an ideal racing weight. 150 is still plenty heavy for a 5'10" distance runner. In order to reach this weight, I need to be able to train consistently. So far that has been easier to do with less hard efforts and more freedom to do what I need to do on a daily basis. The other thing that I need to do is eat less sweets. Ice cream to candy to gatorade, it all adds up. I could also do without the frozen pizzas and cereal. Eating healthy should be easier for me now than it has ever before.
Finally, I have found the right workload for me to succeed. First, I need to trust the long run. In college, it was too easy to cut it short after a long bus ride the day before or after a night of drinking with friends. Now, I make sure that whatever I do the day before, I am out there for a long time. Time is more important than mileage and I always try to get on some softer surfaces for these runs. My other key workout is hill training. Doing this on treadmills is especially good for getting my heart rate up while keeping my legs healthy and fresh. Consistent high mileage with just a few hard efforts is going to propel me to success in 2015.

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Lipstick Queen, Poppy King has teamed up with beauty brand, Boots No.7, to launch a lipstick collection. The collection, ‘The Magic of Lipstick’, was created in a one year time frame and consists of seven lipsticks and seven glosses to match.
King has been a Boots No.7 fan after she discovered the brand during a trip to London. While designing the line, she wanted to draw inspiration from the 1930s.
“I wanted to use the silver that was on the Boots packaging then, and the shape and styling of the number ‘7’ reminiscent of the ’30s, ” said King. “I wanted to ease women back into lipstick — the Boots’ customer needs something that works, something that is elegant, and something that is low maintenance.”
The shades are inspired by seven reasons why lipstick is “magical”:
- History– blue-based cherry red
- Power– sheer raspberry
- Glamour– sophisticated pink
- Seduction– deep wine (inspired by 1920s flapper girl)
- Intrigue– the perfect pinky-nude
- Confidence– classic honey nude (think Brigitte Bardot)
- Allure– peachy nude
Each lipstick and gloss tube comes in a dotted box which King said was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s infamous beauty spot- “imperfections make us who we are, ” she says. The line is now available at shopbootsusa.com and will also be added in select Target stores later on this month. Retail price is $9.99.


The Freedom Foundation and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation announced today they have joined forces in support of a class-action lawsuit that could, if successful, change the rules of engagement between state government and public-sector unions not only in Washington but throughout the rest of the nation, as well.
Details of the suit were announced at a media event March 5, on the steps of the Washington State Supreme Court Building in Olympia.
The watershed case, filed in U.S. District Court the previous night on behalf of four Washington family childcare providers, is a direct attack on the principle of exclusivity, by which one labor union is designated as the sole bargaining representative for every individual worker within a given bargaining unit.
In the case of the plaintiffs, SEIU 925 was recognized in 2006 as the exclusive bargaining representative for thousands of family childcare providers throughout the state on the basis of a single election open to all of its potential members. However, despite the outcome of the vote, the four plaintiffs still don’t want to be union members, pay dues or even have the union bargain on their behalf.
Under current state law, they have no choice.
“Let’s set aside the fact there has only been one election in all these years and that, even then, only a small minority of those who could be potentially affected by the decision actually voted to recognize the union,” said Freedom Foundation General Counsel James Abernathy. “The plaintiffs believe those are important considerations, too, but their objection is more fundamental. They believe it violates a worker’s First Amendment rights under the Constitution to be forced to join, financially support—or even be represented by—a union, vote or no vote.”
The lawsuit also asks for damages in the amount of three years’ worth of “unconstitutionally collected dues for each of the plaintiffs,” Abernathy. “The plaintiff would have asked for more, but the statute of limitations only allows us to go back three years.”
Abernathy said the case could eventually be decided at the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Every precedent-setting case has to start somewhere,” he said, “and we think the Constitution is very clear on this point. No one should have to decide between quitting their job and being represented by a union against their will. It doesn’t matter whether 10,000 people want the union and only one person doesn’t. It’s a violation of that one individual’s First Amendment rights.”
Abernathy said the U.S. Supreme Court signaled its willingness to consider such a debate last summer when it ruled in Harris v. Quinn that Medicare-subsidized home healthcare providers in Illinois were not full-fledged state employees and, thus, could not be forced by the state to pay union dues or representation fees.
The plaintiffs in that case had asked the court to overturn Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, the 1976 ruling allowing compulsory dues collection by the union designated in a given state as the exclusive bargaining representative for public employees. The justices stopped short of doing so, but left the door open for a case more directly targeting Abood.
The Freedom Foundation case hopes to invalidate Abood if necessary—and more.
“Courts correct their earlier mistakes every day,” Abernathy said. “We think this is a perfect opportunity to correct a mistake that’s had a huge, negative impact on a lot of lives.”
Milton Chappell, staff attorney at the National Right to Work Foundation and co-counsel for the plaintiffs, has litigated dozens of similar cases across the country.
“Last year’s Harris decision declared what these providers already knew—a provider who is a partial public employee only because she receives state subsidy reimbursements should not be forced to pay any fees to a union against her will,” he said, “But Washington’s law mandates exactly the opposite.
“Washington law also demands that all providers be represented by SEIU, a hyper-political labor organization, and indeed makes it illegal for providers to bargain with the state, themselves,” Chappell explained. “That is as fundamental a free association violation as the forced fees. I’m happy to represent these providers who are determined to enjoy their constitutional rights.”
Abernathy said unions would likely argue the need for exclusivity on several grounds, the most obvious being the “free rider” argument.
“They’ll say it’s not fair that they spend time and money negotiating with the state, and then people who don’t pay into the system get the benefit of that effort because they still get paid the union-negotiated wage,” he said. “But that’s a problem of the union’s own making, because it’s the unions themselves that support exclusivity laws.”
If every worker could exercise the right to decline union affiliation, Abernathy pointed out, the union-negotiated contract would not apply to someone who declined union representation. That way, those who chose not to be represented by the union could conceivably be hired at a lower—or higher—non-union wage, as is the case in the private sector.
“The unions require mandatory participation because, without it, not enough people would pay dues to make it worthwhile, and unions would actually have to earn their members’ support,” Abernathy said. “But that’s not much of an endorsement for the service they’re providing. In the real world, when no one wants to buy your product, you go out of business. You don’t bribe the government to give you a monopoly that forces people to buy it.
“We’re not trying to break the unions or make it more difficult for people to join them if they so desire,” Abernathy stressed. “We just don’t believe anyone should have to be represented by or fund an organization they don’t like as a condition of employment with the government.”
The Freedom Foundation is an Olympia-based nonprofit, nonpartisan think and action tank promoting the ideals of free markets and smaller, more accountable government.
Based in Springfield, Va., the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, is a nonprofit, charitable, public-interest organization dedicated to the principle that all Americans must have the right to join a union if they choose to, but none should ever be forced to affiliate with a union in order to get or keep a job.


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“Soft, gentle whispers of love are floating through the air…”
Diana Ross had experienced several peak moments in her solo career by 1981; she’d scored five #1 hits and was ending her tenure at Motown with a smash album – diana – and three top 10 hits. It was probably hard to imagine things getting any better for her…and then they did. Miss Ross teamed up with Commodores star Lionel Richie to record the theme song to the Brooke Shields film Endless Love, and the song became a sensation, topping the charts for an incredible nine weeks. To have a #1 hit like this is quite a feat, and it’s especially incredible considering it came exactly 20 years into Diana Ross’s recording career, a point by which so many music stars are struggling to stay relevant.
The story of the duet’s recording has been written about several times; according to The Billboard Book Of Number One R&B Hits, the filmmakers asked Mr. Richie to pen a theme for Endless Love, and eventually the idea came up for Diana Ross to take part in the recording. The duo met in Reno: “Time was booked at a recording studio at three in the morning, giving Diana time to drive there after her late show at 1:00 A.M. and Lionel time to get there after a recording session” (290). The session apparently went very quickly, though not necessarily smoothly; in her book Secrets Of A Sparrow, she writes, “I am a perfectionist. I like to be on time always. Lionel was not always on time. I did work very well, however, with the producer, James Carmichael, who is also a perfectionist” (214).
Whatever the backstory, “Endless Love” remains one of the biggest hit singles in history, and gave Miss Diana Ross her sixth solo number one hit, and the 18th of her career. The soundtrack album containing it, meanwhile, was released in 1981 by Mercury Records (although Motown officially released the single), and featured not one — but two Ross/Richie duets. “Dreaming Of You” is the second track on the album, a glorious uptempo counterpart to the title song that is every bit as good but was never released as a single. Also featured on the soundtrack are rock group KISS, British singer Cliff Richard, and several instrumentals from the film. The entire album, of course, will really only be of interest to fans of the film and those who enjoy film scores. The two songs featuring Miss Ross and Lionel Richie, however, are required listening for fans and showcase Diana not only at a peak time commercially, but also vocally.
Endless Love: One of the most successful duets of all time, this song became an instant classic; it spent nine weeks at #1 on the pop charts, gained numerous Grammy nominations and an Oscar nod, and would later be remade by two other superstars (Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey) and become a hit all over again. But this, the original recording by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, remains the definitive version and the song that continues to show up on commercials and in weddings around the world. Opening with an instantly recognizable piano line, the song’s key to success is its simplicity; both the lyrics and the production are free of any unnecessary touches. Lines like “My first love…you’re every breath that I take…you’re every step I make…” are certainly not groundbreaking writing, but they’re relatable and easy to remember and sing-along to. It would be easy for a love song like this to be so saccharine and sugary sweet that it becomes hard to listen to, and it’s the two singers who keep that from happening thanks to absolutely stunning, perfect performances. Lionel Richie was just coming into his own during this period in his career, taking the leap from group member to solo superstar, and he offers up a confident vocal that’s understated while still impressive. Diana Ross, meanwhile, shines here, harnessing the strength and power that she’d been cultivating ever since 1978’s The Wiz soundtrack to do some fine belting and deeply shaded work on par with any other ballad performance she’d ever given. Listen to the two together as they sing “No one can deny…this love I have inside…” – the vocal work here is a stunning example of two performers giving everything to a song while managing to not overshadow each other. The massive success of this song still sounds deserved today; it’s a good song, plain and simple, and isn’t dated one bit, and had “Endless Love” not been played to death in the early 80s, this version could probably be a hit all over again. The mystery here is not why the song was a success, but why it didn’t win a single Grammy for the pair, despite several nominations. If ever Diana Ross had a chance to snag a competitive Grammy, this was it, considering the song was such a monumental, undeniable smash. Miss Ross would, of course, record the song again, releasing a solo version on her debut RCA LP Why Do Fools Fall In Love. Though there’s some good work on that recording, it comes nowhere close to equaling the power of the duet version; this is a timeless classic and an essential part of both singers’ discographies.
Dreaming Of You: A shimmering, finger-snapping, feel-good pop song that has “hit” written all over it – this “lost” Diana Ross/Lionel Richie duet is every bit as good as “Endless Love” and probably could have soared straight to #1 had it been serviced to radio and record buyers. As on “Endless Love,” both voices complement each other in a way that is an absolute joy to listen to; everything missing on Diana’s Marvin Gaye duets is on full-display here. Built on an acoustic-guitar line similar to the memorable riff from America’s “Ventura Highway,” the crisp, clean production is a big reason for this song’s success; producer Richie and arranger Gene Page craft a swirling, breezy instrumental that never feels claustrophobic and allows the vocals to remain at the center of the song. The tone here is pure pop with some elements of light jazz in the chord progressions; the composition isn’t that far removed from the sort of work Al Jarreau was releasing at the time. But again, as good as the track and writing are, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie easily sell the song and are the real stars here. They are perfect duet partners, in that neither ever tries to “show off” or out-sing the other; their styles are similar enough that they interpret the lyric in the same way, but they retain an individual character because they tonally sound so different from one another. Diana Ross sounds as youthful and vibrant as she had in years; really not since 1977’s brilliant Baby It’s Me LP had her voice ridden a song’s melody in such a light, effortless manner. She is as pitch-perfect and vocally strong as she had been on “Endless Love,” but this song allows her the chance to be playful, and it’s a pleasure to hear (she is just glorious singing “And I’m not going anywhere!” at 2:19, a line that would, coincidentally, later become a big part of her career when she said it during her rain-soaked Central Park concert!). Mr. Richie is equally impressive, keeping his own performance simple and clean, with a few flourishes of light funk that nod to his work with The Commodores. Even their silly spoken lines (Diana: “You’re not dreamin’ of me!” Lionel: “I am!”) are fun and come off as completely natural. It is a complete and total mystery why the record labels involved in the Endless Love soundtrack didn’t get this song out to the public as a follow-up to the smash theme song; this should (and could) have given the pair another lengthy run at the top of the charts.
Although the film Endless Love isn’t exactly remembered fondly (it won several Razzie Awards back in 1981), the theme song has kept it alive all these years. The full soundtrack album was re-released on CD in 1998, giving “Dreaming Of You” a second life; that song was also included on the 2003 reissue of Diana’s To Love Again, which featured eleven additional tracks. Because both “Endless Love” and “Dreaming Of You” are available elsewhere, the soundtrack to Endless Love really isn’t an essential. The songs, however, are; they are wonderful recordings that showcase not only what a gifted singer Diana Ross is, but also how gifted she can be sharing the spotlight with another artist.
Best Of The Bunch: Both! Impossible to choose…
The Grammy nominees for Record of the Year that year were:
Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes” (Winner)
Christopher Cross, “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)”
John Lennon, “(Just Like) Starting Over”
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, “Endless Love”
Grover Washington, Jr. With Bill Withers, “Just The Two Of Us”
The Grammy nominees Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals that year were:
The Manhattan Transfer, “The Boy From New York City” (Winner)
Hall & Oates, Private Eyes
The Pointer Sisters, “Slow Hand”
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, “Endless Love”
Steely Dan, Gaucho

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Zero inflation predicted for Lithuania in January
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Statistics Lithuania forecasts that monthly deflation measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is likely to be zero in January and amount to 0.0 percent, compared to December 2014.
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It seems Simi was born with ‘savagery’ in her DNA, she has always made sure everyone who boldly entered her den never made it out as expected.
Several people have condemned the songbird for her fashion sense as some considered it to be distasteful and disgusting but Simi has been keeping mute not until she chose to reply in a new Instagram post and the blow was a heavy one.
She captioned the above photo, “Simi can’t dress”… Shey daddy e lo’n ra so fun mi ni 😂 (Is it your dad who buys me clothes)
She also made it known that the only reason she got married was to wear Adekunle Gold’s clothes and never give them back. She wrote;
only reason I got married was so I could wear all his clothes and never give them back. that’s the only reason he didn’t want to get married. so love is compromise. compromise is her having her way.
Here are some reactions to her post
”No, but still doesn’t change the fact that you can’t dress. Doesn’t matter you’re still my fav artist from naija”
Lol yes I love u we love u but the truth is u no sabi dress…that’s just it..u dress like drug addicts 😂😀
Why wee you wear crop top when you are pregnant? Please stop this behaviour 😒
But when I met you at the gym you were so on point! ❤ Social life differ from real life
Simi I no deh understand u for dressing ooo

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Fun times with Devin, until we got kicked out of Norway. Read about our weird first four days. (Getting deported has to be a bucket list thing, right?)
115 days abroad. 10 back home. Time to reflect.
Everything you should know about why I'm doing this (circa August 2021)
RV, with friends!
Ibiza, Mallorca, and Marbella!
Headed to South America with 300 of my closest friends!
Jack Rainesa month ago
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Good times in Guatemala with good dudes
Jack Raines7 months ago
Japanese Onsens are peak male bonding, ya know.
Jack Raines8 months ago
I flew 18 hours to buy a Pokeball pillow.
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A week of skiing and apres in the French Alps
Jack Rainesa year ago
Castles and whisky and the grimiest nightclub known to man.
A proper good time eating beans for breakfast all week.
Impromptu trip to Colombia, 1 month late on the update.
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Welcome to the Caribbean! We had a big adventure!
A domestic travel post.
Good times in a groovy town.
A little Spain, a lot of Porto, a lot of writing
Athens and some islands with a couple of good friends!
Back to Barca. Mike got robbed lol
No seriously, it was 102 degrees.
Madrid to Sevilla
Me gusta España
A city made of islands and a city on an island.
Jack Raines2 years ago
Back in Italy (after nearly missing my flight). Let the fun begin.
Headed back to Italy with the fam in six days. Let the shenanigans continue.
Patagonia, Mar del Plata round 2 (LMAO), and back to the States
Mike and I took a beach trip down south

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The most versatile bomber in history. From strategic nuclear weapons and cruise missiles to unguided ammunition, the Stratofortress can pretty much carry and deliver any bomb in the US arsenal.
On static display at RIAT 2006.
2nd BW / 11th BS - Barkesdale AFB, Louisiana
Static Display at RIAT 2006.
Static Park . Riat 06.
Can a B-52 look sleek !!??. A "different" angle. Static Riat 06.


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Our Keynote speaker Shahrzad Kiavash awarded at Talaragalan!
One of the Keynote speakers at the Microsystem Festival 2020, Shahrzad Kiavash, was recently awarded 2019 Speaker of the year – Female breakthrough on Talargalan, a gala whose purpose is to raise both the speaker industry and individuals who spread their message in a way that truly reaches the audience. The Festival will take place in Feb 25-28 and the registration closes on Sunday, February 16. Take this opportunity to listen to one of Sweden’s best speakers among other great speakers. Register today!


Think what it would take for an importer to cherry-pick the revolvers.
Somebody would have to be in the Uberti factory, function-testing individual revolvers as they came off the assembly line. They're all going to have to function, for safety and liability reasons, so a simple go-no go check wouldn't do it; it would have to be a very detailed inspection by a revolver crank who knew what to look for.
You'd have to do this unfinished, since one area where different importers DO differ is in the markings and the finishes they offer. So having assembled the revolver and tested it, you partially disassemble it, send it back for finishing, reassemble while putting on whatever special details (brass vs. steel trigger guard or grip frame, special grips, etc) the supplier might want, and only then pack it up and ship it out.
Far more likely the Joe Bagadonutz Old West Emporium, Inc., calls Uberti and says "We want a thousand single actions, steel grip frames, old style ejectors, black rubber grips with our logo on them, coil hand springs, and a top-of-the-line hand fitting by your best gunsmith on each one." Now compared to actual cherry-picking it's downright easy. THAT I believe they will do.


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After a three-year hiatus, Chimp Haven, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary, brings back Chimpanzee Discovery Day, a rare opportunity to get an insider’s look at the 200-acre wooded campus that more than 300 chimpanzees know as home – and tickets are going fast.
On Saturday, October 15, visitors will once again be invited to explore the sanctuary and experience the lush forest habitats where the chimpanzees, most of whom are retired from biomedical research, now live and play. To ensure that all visitors arriving at the sanctuary can attend the event, Chimp Haven has moved all ticket sales online and tickets must be purchased in advance.
Discovery Day is open to all ages and will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on October 15. Admission is $10 for visitors ages 6 and up and free for children ages 5 and under. We recommend arriving at 9am when the chimpanzees are most active after a night’s rest! Advance tickets and additional dates for Chimp Haven events are available online only at chimphaven.org/visit/.
“After three years, we’re thrilled to bring back a discovery day, so people have the opportunity to see the beauty of chimps living the ‘chimp life,'” said Chimp Haven President and CEO, Rana Smith. “Every event hosted at Chimp Haven is its own unique experience, and we missed being able to share the magic this place has to offer with our community.”
Animal shelters rarely allow public access for many reasons. Chimp Haven is unique in that it offers occasional open community days each year. For the past two years, the sanctuary has had to cancel chimpanzee discovery days to help ensure the safety of chimpanzees as well as human visitors due to COVID-19 precautions. These special events typically attract hundreds of visitors from across the United States
For those looking for an even deeper encounter, Chimp Haven also offers several Chimp Chat events where an exclusive group of chimpanzee lovers will receive a special introduction from an animal care staff member and a behind-the-scenes tour. of the sanctuary, including areas that are not normally accessible to the public. The first event will take place after Discovery Day on October 15 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and will return on November 12 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $75 per person and is available for seniors. 10 years and over.
If you can’t make it to Chimp Haven this fall, save the date for next spring. The next opportunity to visit Chimp Haven for Discovery Day (and Chimp Chat to follow) is Saturday, April 15, 2023. Advance tickets are now available for purchase at chimphaven.org/visit/.
For the safety of chimpanzees and our visitors, masks are mandatory for people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. A virtual tour is also available for anyone unable to make it to the shrine. To take the virtual tour, visit chimphaven.org/visit/digital-tour/


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In 2018. by way of thanks for being a part of this community, we'll be choosing 16 active members of our community at random to receive a special gift and a gift certificate for one of our affiliate vendors, to represent each of our 16 years.
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ROCK HILL, SC (WIS) - A South Carolina pit bull rescue and a Rock Hill veterinarian are the guardian angels of a 5-year-old pitbull who was almost euthanized.
Suzanne Blocker, the vice president and co-founder of Carolina Big Hearts Big Barks Rescue says Deebo was surrendered at Lesslie Animal Hospital after his original owners could not afford her vet bills in October.
"He knew Debo could be saved and go on to live a healthy life," Blocker said.
The veterinarian, Dr. Jonathan Setzer, called Blocker and told her of Deebo's plight. Instead of being euthanized, he wanted Deebo to have a second chance.
"Deebo was brought in emaciated, with horrible eye and ear infections, and heartworms," Blocker said. "The owner wanted to euthanize him. Knowing these were all things that could be treated and the dog would recover, Dr. Setzer called to see if we'd consider taking the dog in under our rescue. We couldn't say no!"
Once under their care, Blocker says the rescue began fundraising for his treatments. She raised more than $1,000 in just a few hours.
"Debo stayed at Lesslie Animal Hospital for a couple weeks while we networked for a foster home for him and he received treatment," Blocker said. "Deebo had to have several drains placed and was on multiple medications. We found a wonderful foster for him, Kristen, that agreed to get him back and forth to all his appointments and care for him."
Kristen has helped Deebo regain his health and he's now back to a reasonable 68 pounds and will be ready to adopt in a few months.
"Deebo would do great in any home, he is friendly with other dogs, indifferent to cats, and is a huge snuggle bug," Blocker said. "He thinks he is a lap dog!"
In addition to helping save him, Dr. Setzer and Deebo have become fast friends, also helping Deebo's journey get lots of attention on social media.
If you would like to work with Carolina Big Barks Big Hearts Rescue or would like to donate to them, click here. In addition to donating to CBBBH, people can help by donating to their local shelters or volunteering to foster rescue animals in need.

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SINGAPORE - The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) released private home price data for the first quarter of 2012 on Friday where prices fell 0.1 per cent from January to March from the preceding three months.
The 0.1 per cent drop marks the first quarterly decline in Singapore private home prices since the second quarter of 2009.
Prices of non-landed private residential properties fell 0.6 per cent in the core central region.
Singapore last introduced measures to cool the housing market in December. The new rules included a requirement that foreigners who are not permanent residents pay an additional stamp duty equal to 10 per cent of the property value.
Of the new sales, the so called shoe-box apartments accounted for 27 per cent.
Shoe-box apartments are defined as homes which are smaller than 50 square metres.


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Protesters took to the streets Wednesday after Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s speech to the City Council, where he showed a rare moment of contrition about how he handled the Laquan McDonald shooting by a Chicago police officer. But even at that moment, protesters outside the chambers were unmoved, and later, hundreds blocked downtown streets demanding change in leadership. The mayor says he won’t resign. We talk about the potential of a recall in the city. Then, as Chicagoans engage in a public debate about what needs to change with the police department, one group you rarely hear from are the officers themselves. We sit down with a veteran Chicago police officer about what it’s like to be a cop in the era of Laquan McDonald, a Department of Justice investigation, and fractured police-community relations. And two Chicago aldermen share their take on the unfolding events and the challenges facing not only the mayor but the City Council.


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Location: Ballinamore Golf course, Ballinamore,
Access : From Ballinamore town Take the b-road to
Drumshambo running along the canal. Take the first turn off to the left and follow this
road until you come to the Ballinamore Golf Course. The Ballinamore canal should be on the
left the whole time. Park and cross the bridge over the canal and the site is on the first
rise to the left.
Description : This site has suffered extensive
damage during the recent work done to the golf course. They seem to have used the site as a
dumping site for excess soil and stones as well as removing some of the site itself.
make another stupid golf course for a small number of people to use. It is
difficult to determine what type of site this used to be because of the dumping.
The box structure on the undamaged end would suggest that it was a court
tomb. Action will be taken to get this
damage repaired. This site may be on private land but these sites are our heritage and
the destruction of these sites by a few is unacceptable. If you would like to complain you
can e-mail the Minster for Heritage at the Irish Government web site.
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Lat. -: 54°03.4'N
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Other Sites close by:
Castlerogy Standing Stone
Longstones Standing Stones

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Many factors contributed to the Civil War. One caused it: slavery.
— Ken Burns (@KenBurns) October 31, 2017
The fact that this is the deadliest terror attack in New York City since 9/11 is really difficult to fathom
— Olivia Messer 💀 (@OliviaMesser) October 31, 2017
When I see so-called progressive people adopt the tactics of the alt-right (i.e., stereotyping of others based on race, gender), I despair.
— Ken Ashford (@KenAshford) October 31, 2017
Note to SHS: Robert E Lee was not one of "our leaders" of the United States. He was the leader for the enemy of the United States.
— Ken Ashford (@KenAshford) October 31, 2017
CNN says "President watched news with legal team." I wonder how many times they had to say, "Shh, Mr President, we can't hear."
— Paula Poundstone (@paulapoundstone) October 31, 2017
Unclear. There is one report saying a box truck plowed into some pedestrians and bicyclists in Tribeca area.
Then there’s this…
NBC News: Multiple people have been shot near the West Side Highway and Chambers St. in New York City. Unclear how bad the injuries are.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) October 31, 2017
That would place it near the World Trade Center memorial
UPDATE 3:43 pm —
#BREAKING: 4 dead after an incident in lower Manhattan, New York.
— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) October 31, 2017
NYPD Twitter says one person in custody.
UPDATE 3:56 pm —
Mainstream media starting to pick up the story. Still vague. Some reports suggest driver of truck may have been ramming AND shooting.
UPDATE 4:02 pm — New York Post:
At least two people were fatally shot in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon by a gunman firing from his truck, police sources said.
The gunman, who is in police custody, shot at least six people at West Street and Chambers Street, which is near Stuyvesant High School, at 3:15 p.m.
“What happened was there was a car crash… he came out of one of the cars. He had two guns. He was running around Chambers and somebody started to chase him,” said a 14-year-old Stuyvesant student. “I heard four to six gunshots – everybody starts running.”
Video of the scene shows at least two people lying limp in the street. Photos show a smashed up Home Depot rental truck.
That is the Home Depot rental. AP is reporting that it drove down the bike path, hitting riders and pedestrians, then crashed.
Jesus! A car just ran over 2 people and then crashed into a school bus. I see two dead bodies and citibikes on the floor destroyed.
— Moe (@Moe_NYC) October 31, 2017
SOURCES: man driving box truck hits multiple people while going wrong way in bike lane near West & Chambers St. He crashes & exits w/ what is believed to be BB gun. He was shot by police & is in custody.
— Marc Santia (@MarcSantia4NY) October 31, 2017
#BREAKING: FBI are also responding to the scene in Lower Manhattan.
— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) October 31, 2017
UPDATE — 4:20 pm —
Some reports say six dead. However, only two are confirmed dead.
Another report suggests this might have been a road rage incident, rather than terrorism.
UPDATE: 4:30 pm —
#BREAKING: Fox News are reporting that the driver exited the vehicle shouting “Allah Akbar”
— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) October 31, 2017
Being Fox News, I take that with a grain of salt.
— Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) October 31, 2017
— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) October 31, 2017
UPDATE: 4:43 pm —
Official death toll at 6 now.
NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement official: 6 people dead, 15 hurt after vehicle drives onto bike path near World Trade Center site.
— Eric Tucker (@etuckerAP) October 31, 2017
FBI is taking over the case, so that would suggest this is being treated as a terrorist incident for now.
BREAKING: Law enforcement official: 6 people dead, 9 hurt as vehicle drives onto bike path in lower Manhattan. (Corrects number of injured)
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 31, 2017
UPDATE: 5:35pm —
Driver entered bike path at 3:10 PM.
Suspect is 29 years old. This is being treated as a terrorist attack. At least eight are confirmed dead. The suspect had a paintball gun and a pellet gun.
Incredibly, the New York Halloween Parade, which is only blocks away from the incident, and starting at 7:30pm, is going to go forward on what many will see as an act of defiance. There will, of course, be heavily police presence and sand trucks.
Suspect is Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, from Tampa Florida, who came to the US in 2010 from Uzbeckistan. It is thought he had the fake guns because he wanted the police to shoot him and kill him (this getting martyrdom).
LATE UPDATE —
Final toll is 8 dead, 11 injured. Five of the dead were tourists from Argentina celebrating a 30th high school reunion.
Another of the dead was a mother of two children from Belgium. She was on a city trip with her two sisters and her mother, who were unharmed.
Saipov appears to be an “ISIS-inspired” lone wolf.
Trump, ever the coward, politicizes it the following morning, by blaming prominent Democrat:
Trump, of course, didn’t know what he was talking about in asking for getting rid of the Diversity Visa Lottery Program. Republican Jeff Flake responded:
1) Russia stole Democratic emails. US intelligence agencies have confirmed that emails from the Democratic National Committee and from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta were stolen by Russian hackers. The emails were ultimately released in a smartly sequenced way to maximize damage to Hillary Clinton.
2) At least one Trump adviser knew of the theft in advance, and lied about it. Shortly after the emails were hacked, George Papadopoulos, one of Trump’s five listed foreign policy advisers, was told of their existence by a Russian professor whom he knew to have deep contacts in the Russian government. Papadopoulos subsequently lied to investigators about the timing of the revelation. This is from the indictment (emphasis mine):
Papadopoulos acknowledged that the Professor had told him about the Russians possessing dirt on then-candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of thousands of emails but stated multiple times that he learned that information prior to joining the campaign. In truth and in fact, however, defendant Papadopoulos learned he would be an advisor to the campaign in early March and met the Professor on or about March 14, 2016; the professor only took interest in defendant Papadopoulos because of his status with the Campaign, and the Professor told defendant Papadopoulos about the thousands of emails on or about April 26, 2016.
We don’t know if Papadopoulos shared this knowledge with others in Trump’s orbit, or if others in Trump’s orbit were also approached by Russian intermediaries with this information. But it’s worth noting that Trump advisor Roger Stone sent a series of tweetssuggesting he knew the stolen Podesta emails were coming weeks in advance.
3) Paul Manafort, Trump’s campaign manager, was a paid operative of a Russia-linked political party in Ukraine. According to Mueller’s indictment, Paul Manafort, who would go on to lead Trump’s campaign, was a longtime paid operative of a Ukrainian political party with deep ties to the Kremlin. Manafort hid both the extent of his payments and the extent of his work on behalf of this party; ultimately, more than $75 million flowed through offshore accounts related to the work, and at least $18 million was laundered by Manafort.
Among other things, this placed Manafort — and his deputy, Richard Gates — in a highly compromised position, as they had both taken huge amounts of illegal money from a foreign government and lied about it to the US government. Manafort would go on to run Trump’s campaign and bring Gates into the operation too.
The Trump administration has subsequently tried to distance itself from Manafort — in March, then-press secretary Sean Spicer said Manafort “played a very limited role for a very limited amount of time” — but the reality is Manafort joined Trump’s campaign in March 2016 and ran it from June to August (he was ultimately fired when news of his Ukraine payments began leaking out) and was widely understood to be a linchpin of the operation. In August, Newt Gingrich, a close Trump adviser, told Fox News, “Nobody should underestimate how much Paul Manafort did to really help get this [Trump] campaign to where it is right now.”
4) In June 2016, Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort met with a Russian operative who promised them dirt on Clinton. The email Trump Jr. received was crystal clear. It came from Rob Goldstone and alleged that a Russian prosecutor had “offered to provide the Trump campaign with some official documents and information that would incriminate Hillary and her dealings with Russia and would be very useful.” Trump Jr. wrote back, “if it’s what you say I love it especially later in the summer.”
Trump Jr. then set up a meeting, and on an email thread titled “Russia – Clinton – private and confidential,” he invited Kushner and Manafort. The meeting took place on June 9. As Andrew Prokop wrote, “it’s hard to read these emails and not conclude that the top echelons of the Trump campaign were well aware of the Russian government’s support for Trump and willing to collaborate in the effort.”
At it happens, “later in the summer” is exactly when the hacked emails would ultimately be released.
5) In July 2016, Trump publicly asked the Russian government to find and release other emails Clinton deleted. Separately from the hacked emails of the DNC and Podesta, another Clinton email scandal related to 33,000 messages her team had judged unrelated to her work as secretary of state and deleted. In late July, Trump said during a press conference, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.” He said this after Papadopoulos was informed by the Russians that they possessed Clinton-related emails.
6) Russians released emails to help Trump, planted fake news and social media bots to help Trump, and tried to hack election systems in 21 states. What’s most striking about the Russian operations on Trump’s behalf is how sophisticated they were about American politics. As the Democratic National Convention began, for instance, Russia released hacked DNC emails meant to stoke conflict among Bernie Sanders’s supporters. The Podesta emails were dribbled out in the campaign’s final weeks and were laundered through WikiLeaks, which made them irresistible to the media. The social media efforts were far-reaching and surprisingly savvy for a foreign government. Both the timing of the operations and the specific points of attack chosen reflected the Trump campaign’s needs and obsessions.
7) After being elected president, Donald Trump fired the director of the FBI to end his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election. President Trump has certainly acted like someone with much to fear from the various investigations into Russia’s role in the election. After taking office, he lashed out at the CIA, which had concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election on his behalf — “these are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction,” the Trump administration said.
Trump subsequently fired FBI Director James Comey, whose agency was investigating Russia’s role in 2016. Trump told NBC’s Lester Holt he did it because “this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story.” It later emerged that Kushner and Vice President Mike Pence, both of whom can usually be counted on to push Trump toward more normal behavior, supported firing Comey.
A list like this can get much longer — I haven’t mentioned Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s habit of forgetting meetings with Russian officials, for instance, or the notably pro-Russian policy positions Trump adopted during the campaign — but the bottom line is: We do not yet have hard evidence of actual collusion between the Trump operation and Russia. But given what we do know, it would truly be remarkable if all this happened and yet the two sides never explicitly worked together.
Mueller’s investigation, meanwhile, is far from over. The question now is what Manafort, Gates, and Papadopoulos know, and whether Mueller’s indictments are enough to get them to talk.
Papadopoulos, for one, is believed to be cooperating with Mueller.
Fox News really is now the Trump network. It is not even the GOP network. Just Trump. They have been questioning Mueller’s credibility. Vox explains the evolution:
To put it bluntly: As Mueller brings charges against top Trump officials, Fox News is trying to plant doubt in its viewers’ minds.
We analyzed the past week of Fox News transcripts, measuring them against those of Fox’s cable news rivals CNN and MSNBC.
What we found was striking:
- Fox News was unable to talk about the Mueller investigation without bringing up Hillary Clinton, even as federal indictments were being brought against top Trump campaign officials.
- Fox also talked significantly less about George Papadopoulos — the Trump campaign adviser whose plea deal with Mueller provides the most explicit evidence thus far that the campaign knew of the Russian government’s efforts to help Trump — than its competitors.
- Fox News repeatedly called Mueller’s credibility into question, while shying away from talking about the possibility that Trump might fire Mueller.
Fox News started early in questioning Mueller’s credibility.
As early as last Tuesday, days before we learned Mueller would bring indictments later in the week, Fox News’s Hannity called for Mueller’s resignation.
“Back in 2009, he was the FBI director. This was when the bureau, the FBI, so clearly had this information [about Uranium One.] He had conflicts of interest. There’s no way the American people can trust Robert Mueller to investigate anything Russian-related,” he said.
Hannity was, of course, referring to a report in the Hill questioning why the Obama administration approved the sale of a Canadian uranium company to Russia, despite the FBI previously uncovering misconduct by the Russian nuclear industry. The story also asserts that Russian nuclear officials gave millions of dollars to the Clinton Foundation, perhaps to sway then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who served in the group that approved the deal. The story stems from an anti-Hillary Clinton book published during the election called Clinton Cash, and many experts say it has been presented in a misleading manner.
Let’s talk about that the Uranium One deal. We need to because Fox News in particular has taken up the conspiracy theory with gusto, with Fox & Friends, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Martha MacCallum all running lengthy segments devoted to the story. Conservative radio darling Laura Ingraham tweeted out a link to an article about the supposed uranium scheme in the conservative National Review. The conservative Daily Caller website has run several articles on the subject, as has Breitbart, the right-wing outlet run by former Trump senior strategist Steve Bannon.
Trump himself has added new fuel by taking the highly unusual step of encouraging the Justice Department to allow a former FBI informant to testify about the case before Congress — a rare and nearly unprecedented act. The informant’s lawyer claimed, per the Post, that he would tell lawmakers about his work “uncovering the Russian nuclear bribery case and the efforts he witnessed by Moscow to gain influence with [former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton] in hopes of winning favorable uranium decisions from the Obama administration.”
There’s just one problem: The GOP claim that Clinton gave 20 percent of America’s uranium to Russia is incorrect and clearly misleading now, just as it was when Trump raised it in the past.
The key event that the myth is based on is Russia’s nuclear power agency purchasing a majority stake in a Toronto-based energy company between 2009 and 2013. The company had mines and land in a number of US states with huge uranium production capacity — a move the US State Department signed off on. But PolitiFact did a thorough fact-check of the claim last year when Trump first made it on the campaign trail, and found the following faults with it:
- The mines, mills, and land the company holds in the US account for 20 percent of the US’s uranium production capacity, not actual produced uranium.
- The State Department was one of nine federal agencies and a number of additional independent federal and state regulators that signed off on the deal.
- President Barack Obama, not Clinton, was the only person who could’ve vetoed the deal.
- Since Russia doesn’t have the legal right to export uranium from the US, its main goal was likely to gain access to the company’s uranium assets in Kazakhstan.
- Crucially, the main national security concern was not about nuclear weapons proliferation, as Trump has suggested, but actually ensuring the US doesn’t have to depend too much on uranium sources from abroad, as the US only makes about 20 percent of the uranium it needs. An advantage in making nuclear weapons wasn’t the main issue because, as PolitiFact notes, “the United States and Russia had for years cooperated on that front, with Russia sending enriched fuel from decommissioned warheads to be used in American nuclear power plants in return for raw uranium.”
Trump’s misleading comments are in service of a broader goal: to push back against the growing investigations into his administration’s possible collusion with Moscow, which have hit a new fever pitch with news of Monday’s guilty plea from campaign adviser George Papadopoulos, who told the FBI that he’d met with a Russian-linked professor who said Russia had “dirt” on Clinton, including thousands of her stolen emails. Special counsel Robert Mueller unsealed the guilty plea yesterday alongside wide-ranging indictments of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and campaign aide Rick Gates.
BUT… could Fox News talk about firing Mueller?
Nope. They seemed to understand that it was the third rail. It would be Trump’s undoing. So they focused on Mueller’s credibility.
Fox News is now running a segment targeting Robert Mueller. pic.twitter.com/sJSfOv9hF2
— Alexander Panetta (@Alex_Panetta) October 30, 2017
Fox News is the main source of news for 19 percent of 2016 voters, including 40 percent of Trump voters. There’s academic evidence that Fox News is more powerful than we ever imagined. It is quite possibly the main news source for President Trump. There is evidence that the hosts see their jobs as advising Trump — talking directly to him. And what they seem to be saying is — attack Mueller’s credibility.
Will it work? I can’t say for sure, but I see a number of obvious problems. Mueller is a Republican for one. It’s hard to say say he is in the tank for Hillary. Moreover, he’s got an inestimably high reputation — so much so that the Trump Administration considered him for head of the DOJ. But mostly, I don’t think it will work because, well, because it is so OBVIOUS. Indictments get handed down, and suddenly Mueller isn’t credible? Really?
RELATED: Many are unhappy at Fox News —
Some employees at Fox News were left embarrassed and humiliated by their network’s coverage of the latest revelations in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election meddling, according to conversations CNN had with several individuals placed throughout the network.
“I’m watching now and screaming,” one Fox News personality said in a text message to CNN as the person watched their network’s coverage. “I want to quit.”
“It is another blow to journalists at Fox who come in every day wanting to cover the news in a fair and objective way,” one senior Fox News employee told CNN of their outlet’s coverage, adding that there were “many eye rolls” in the newsroom over how the news was covered.
The person said, “Fox feels like an extension of the Trump White House.”
The employees spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. A Fox News spokesperson declined to comment.
Additionally, Fox News aired segments that questioned Mueller’s credibility and many were framed around how Trump and his allies were responding to the news. On Fox News’ homepage, the lead story at one point was focused on Trump slamming the indictment. Another lead story cited Manafort’s lawyer, and asked, “Mueller’s ‘ridiculous’ claims?”
“This kind of coverage does the viewer a huge disservice and further divides the country,” one Fox News personality told CNN.
Fox News journalists took significant issue with their network’s opinion hosts, who deflected from the news and, in Sean Hannity’s case, characterized Mueller’s investigation as a “witch hunt,” a term Trump used on Sunday in a angry tweet to describe the probe.
“That segment on Outbumbered [questioning Mueller’s integrity] was absurd and deserves all the scorn it can get,” a Fox News employee told CNN, referring to the network’s noontime talk show.
The person added that it was “laughable seeing Hannity and [Laura] Ingraham,” two Fox News opinion hosts who are openly supportive of Trump, “tripping over themselves saying [Mueller’s team has] found nothing thus far.”
“It’s an embarrassment,” another Fox News employee echoed to CNN. “Frankly, there are shows on our network that are backing the President at all costs, and it’s that short term strategy that undermines the good work being done by others.”
Nice to know there is SOME integrity at Fox, but… you dance with the devil… this is what happens.
Well, life has been busy. I wasn’t able to blog about yesterday’s big news: the indictments of Paul Manafort and his assistant Richard Gates — as well as the indictment and guilty plea of George Papadopolous. The talking heads are correct — it is the Papadopolous news that should scare the White House since it goes to collusion. On the other hand, the Manafort indictment, which deals mostly with pre-campaign shenanigans, shows that Mueller is willing to look into financial dealings from a long time ago that have nothing to do with the 2016 election. That might worry Trump as well.
Anyway, the document dump —
The biggest reveal from the PapaD business is this:
The guilty plea of a 30-year-old campaign aide — so green that he listed Model United Nations in his qualifications — shifted the narrative on Monday of the Trump campaign’s interactions with Russia: Court documents revealed that Russian officials alerted the campaign, through an intermediary in April 2016, that they possessed thousands of Democratic emails and other “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
That was two months before the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee was publicly revealed and the stolen emails began to appear online.
So did the Trump campaign team run to the FBI and say “we have knowledge of international hacking and espionage”? Of course not!
In fact, at least five members of the Trump campaign thought that the Russian government was interfering in the 2016 election on the mogul’s behalf at some point last year. That’s not counting Michael Flynn, who is under investigation for allegedly participating in an effort to secure stolen Clinton emails from Russian hackers.
Are we supposed to believe that none of them ever mentioned any of this to Trump — that, when the president was castigating the CIA for the absurd suggestion that Russia wanted him to be elected, his son and son-in-law never raised a peep?
The only plausible, “innocent” explanation for Trump’s incessant denials is this: The idea of having his electoral triumph tarnished by Russian meddling was painful to his ego; so, even though he had independent verification of the CIA’s core claim, he chose to ridicule the agency to protect his public image and self-esteem.
Yesterday was Mueller’s opening salvo, and it was a doozy. Better than I expected.
Trump had 3 campaign managers:
#1: Charged with battery of a woman during campaign
#2: Just got indicted
#3: Steve Bannon
— Ben Wexler (@mrbenwexler) October 30, 2017
DEAR GOP, FOLLOW ME:
A) Trump wanted Trump to win.
B) Russia wanted Trump to win.
C) Clinton wanted Trump to lose.
Only A and B can collude.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) October 30, 2017
So did anyone actually work on the Trump campaign or did everyone just volunteer because they were bored with their money laundering.
— Hunter (@HunterDK) October 30, 2017
NBC News: Manafort is one of the unnamed officials in Papadopoulos document
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) October 30, 2017
Manafort lawyer comes out of court talking about vindication that there was no Trump collusion. Manafort needs a new lawyer.
— Ken Ashford (@KenAshford) October 30, 2017
BREAKING: U.S. court bars Trump from changing military policy on service by transgender people.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) October 30, 2017
Papadopoulos' LinkedIn page lists him as working as an adviser to the Trump campaign from March 2016 through January 2017.
— John Kelly (@jkelly3rd) October 30, 2017
People who met with Russians and lied about it.
Russia is not a hoax.
— Christopher Bouzy (@cbouzy) October 30, 2017
CNN: Manafort/Gates indicted
MSNBC: Manafort/Gates indicted
FOX: NFL anthem protests
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 30, 2017
For the nth time, I am NOT Trump's foreign policy adviser! I have NO association with the Trump camp! NONE!
— George Papadopoulos (@feeonlyplanner) October 30, 2017
Papadopoulos pled guilty 3 months ago. He’s been singing this entire time!
— Maggie Jordan: (@MaggieJordanACN) October 30, 2017
Special Counsel Mueller appears to have a cooperating witness, George Papadopoulos. That is significant. Time will tell how significant.
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) October 30, 2017
REMINDER: Bob Mueller & James Comey are lifelong REPUBLICANS.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 30, 2017


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Background Routine analysis of Ki-67 is not widely recommended for clinical decision-making because of poor reproducibility. Furthermore, counting numerous cells can be laborious for pathologists. Digital image analysis for immunohistochemical analysis was recently developed; however, the clinical efficacy of the Ki-67 index obtained using image analysis is unknown. Methods We retrospectively identified female patients with breast cancer with immunohistochemical Ki-67 and survival data using the pathology database at the Tokai University, Japan. Ki-67 expression was scored by three pathologists. Slides were scanned and converted to virtual slides; Ki-67-positive cells were counted using image analysis. Ki-67 indices obtained by the pathologist’s scoring and image analysis were evaluated by 2 × 2 analysis. Relationships between Ki-67 index and survival outcomes were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. Results Based on the 2 × 2 analysis, Ki-67 index obtained using image analysis was moderately correlated with the pathologist’s scoring for all patients (κ 0.41; sensitivity, 0.573; specificity, 0.878). Poorer relapse-free survival was associated with high Ki-67 index than with low Ki-67 index for estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, and stage I or II patients scored by pathologists (p < 0.001) and obtained using image analysis (p = 0.031). Conclusions The Ki-67 indices obtained using image analysis were moderately correlated with those scored by pathologists. Digital image analysis can be effective for measuring Ki-67 values, because they are associated with relapse-free survival in estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, and patients at stage I or II.
- Antigen Ki-67
- Breast cancer
- Computer-assisted image analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Pharmacology (medical)


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1H FY22 Results Summary
Sydney, Feb 28, 2022 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Donaco International Limited (ASX:DNA) has announced its results for the six month period ended 31 December 2021 (1H FY22).
Star Vegas remained temporarily closed during the half year period (from 27 April 2021) and Aristo was open on a limited basis, due to restrictions related to the pandemic. The outbreak, and subsequent border closures, affected revenue and EBITDA resulting in 1H FY22 revenue of A$1.13m (1H FY21: A$6.3m) and negative EBITDA of A$2.24m (1H FY21: A$0.2m).
Aristo was affected by the drop in foreign visitors as the border with China remains closed. Nonetheless, Donaco's pragmatic initiative to shift its focus towards attracting clientele from the local region enabled Aristo to achieve positive EBITDA of A$0.30m for the first three months of FY22, demonstrating the strength of the asset.
The Board and Management team continued to execute disciplined cost control which led to a reduction in operating expenses to A$2.07 million (1H FY21: A$4.1 million) and corporate costs to A$1.31 million (1H FY21: A$2.0 million). The Company also reached a monthly cash burn target of approx. A$322k, well in line with the targeted range.
In relation to this, Donaco has also strengthened its balance sheet by successfully paying off the remaining USD $6.8m debt (approx.. A$9.4m) with principal lender Mega Bank during the period, resulting in the Company fully repaying the initially borrowed amount of A$131.54m (equivalent to USD$100m). Despite swiftly paying down the loan facility, Donaco maintained a healthy cash position of A$4.4 million as at 31 December 2021.
The ability for Donaco to achieve long-term growth is strong, as the COVID-19 situation in the regions where Donaco operates improves in line with the ramp up in vaccinations. 99% of Vietnam's population is fully vaccinated, while Thailand has reached more than 70% of vaccination rates. Quarantine-free travel vaccinated arrivals have commenced from 1 February in Thailand with the government of Vietnam planning to resume international tourism flows into Vietnam from March 15.
Donaco's Non-Executive Chairman, Mr Paul Porntat, commented:
"In the First Half of the Financial Year, we continued to focus on preserving our balance sheet and operational capabilities, taking all the necessary actions to minimise the impact of the virus on our casino operations.
"In light of the challenges resulting from the pandemic, we've taken rigorous measures to protect the business by keeping our costs down and preserving cash - whilst paying off the outstanding debt with our largest lender, Mega Bank.
"The pragmatic initiative to shift our focus towards attracting clientele from the local region, resulted in Aristo achieving positive EBITDA in the first three months of FY22, which demonstrates the strength of Donaco's assets in the long-term.
"Looking ahead I am optimistic about Donaco's future. Strong vaccination rates in the region where we operate have led the governments of both Thailand and Cambodia to target the easing of border and travel restrictions.
Additionally, towards the end of 2021 the government of Vietnam approved the construction of Sapa airport, which presents a significant opportunity for our Aristo casino to attract new customers.
"These increasingly positive macroeconomic factors, combined with our strengthened balance sheet and cost efficient operations, have placed us in a good position to achieve sustainable long-term growth as life and travel patterns gradually return to normal."
The strategy for the remainder of FY22 will build on Donaco's pragmatic initiatives, including the shift towards clientele from the local regions.
Increasing vaccination rates in Thailand and Cambodia have led both countries' Governments to target the easing of travel restrictions during 2H FY22.
In late October 2021 the Vietnamese Government approved the construction of Sapa airport, as the economy seeks to rebound from COVID-19. The airport will be built over the next 3-4 years in Lao Cai, the region where Aristo is located, with capacity of 1.5 million passengers a year. This presents a major opportunity for Donaco's Aristo casino to attract a significant number of new customers.
With the settlement of the loan facility with major lender Mega Bank, increasing operational efficiency due to the prudent cost control strategy, and an improving COVID-19 outlook in the region; Donaco is positioned for long term growth.
*To view the 1H FY22 Investor Presentation, please visit:
About Donaco International Ltd
Donaco's largest business is the Star Vegas Resort & Club, a successful casino and hotel complex in Poipet, Cambodia, on the border with Thailand. Star Vegas was established in 1999, and is the largest and highest quality of the Poipet casino hotels. The property has more than 100 gaming tables, more than 1400 slot machines, and 385 hotel rooms.
Donaco's flagship business is the Aristo International Hotel, a successful boutique casino in northern Vietnam, located on the border with Yunnan Province, China. Established in 2002, the property has recently been expanded to a brand new five star resort complex with 400 hotel rooms. Donaco is a pioneer casino operator in Vietnam, and owns a 95% interest in the business, in a joint venture with the Government of Vietnam.

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PROCESS DESCRIPTION OF HIGH FREQUENCY WELDING
The high frequency current is used as the heat source to heat the contact surface and the area to be welded, and at the same time, the upset force is applied on the outside of the fin tube, so as to realize the solid phase welding of the contact surface.
Preparation before welding
(1) There shall be no obvious pits on the surface of the pipe material. Sand blasting shall be carried out to remove oil stains, rust and other contaminants.
(2) The preparation of the upset wheel shall ensure that the clamping of the steel strip is moderately tight and even in the circumferential direction, and the internals can rotate flexibly.
(3) The welding between electrode body and contact shall be firm and reliable, with smooth cooling and no leakage.
It mainly includes the tensile strength and welding rate of welded joints. The indicators of these parameters must meet the national standards, such as Q/SH.MM.25-2000.
Appearance inspection: conduct appearance inspection after welding, and the inspection results shall meet the standard requirements.
Welding rate inspection: strip the finned tube for 2 to 3 turns and inspect it every 120 degrees. The welding rate can be obtained by dividing the actual weld width by the nominal thickness of the steel strip.
Metallographic examination: from the joint surface, there are incomplete normalized structure and original normalized structure. Check whether there are macro defects such as inclusions, incomplete fusion and cracks.
Connotation of high-frequency welding
High frequency welding is a kind of welding technology, including induction welding and contact resistance welding.
There are three welding systems:
- Solid plastic pressure welding - heat the junction area at the edge of the tube blank to a plastic state of 1300 ℃ - 1350 ℃, and then extrude the oxide film from the weld under the pressure of the extrusion roller. At the same time, weld the two edges together through high temperature. The extrusion strength is required to be greater than 40-50MPa.
- Semi melting welding - heat the junction area at the edge of the tube blank to the semi melting state, extrude the liquid film with oxide from the weld through the extrusion of the extrusion roller, and complete the welding at the same time. The extrusion strength is generally 20-30MPa.
- Melting welding - heat the junction area at the edge of the tube blank to the melting state, and the welding temperature is above 1400 ℃. At this time, the molten metal is partially gasified, and then through the extrusion of the extrusion roller, periodic spark splashing occurs in the entire liquid lap zone, and the extrusion strength is close to that of the semi melting welding.


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White peach is a variety of peach. The fruit of this variety is relatively plump, full, and round. The color of the exterior is white-pink. In high temperature weather, the exterior will gradually turn pink, and the pulp inside is also milky white, with a very strong aroma. The taste is relatively crisp and sweet, plump and juicy, and contains relatively high sugar content, which is very sweet. There is water red between the flesh of the yang side, and the yin side is light yellow. The fruit is extremely storable, and can be naturally stored indoors for 15 to 20 days after harvest; and the peaches have a particularly high nutritional value, containing vitamins and fructose.
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2. Iron supplementation
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Due to concerns over potential non-compliance with vital licencing conditions, the Gambling Commission and Betting & Gaming Council have suspended online gambling company In Touch Games.
Online gambling company In Touch Games have had their operating licences suspended by the Gambling Commission and Betting & Gaming Council due to concerns due to concerns over potential violations of the Gambling Act.
The suspension is effective immediately, and comes following the operator being under scrutiny for alleged non-compliance with required licencing conditions such as preventing money laundering.
This follows on from the Gambling Commission body announcing a comprehensive review under section 116 of the 2005 Gambling Act.
Despite the immediate suspensions, customers will still be able to access and withdraw from their accounts that are related to In Touch Games.
The company operates online gambling on several different sites, namely; bonusboss.co.uk, cashmo.co.uk, casino.mfortune.co.uk, casino2020.co.uk, drslot.co.uk, jammymonkey.com, mfortune.co.uk, mrspin.co.uk, pocketwin.co.uk and slotfactory.com.
In Touch’s suspension comes after a £6.1million fine by the Commission in January of this year, where they were handed the penalty for a series of social responsibility and money laundering failures.
The Gambling Commission’s Comments
“We have made it clear to the operator that during the course of the suspension we expect it to focus on treating consumers fairly and keeping them fully informed of any developments which impact them,” the Commission said.
“The suspension does not prevent the operator from allowing consumers to access their accounts and withdrawing funds. In Touch Games can be contacted through its websites.”
The Betting & Gaming Council’s Comments
BGC confirmed the company’s suspension in a statement where they outlined the importance of upholding their ‘strict’ rules.
“Following the suspension of their operating licence by the Gambling Commission, consistent with our strict rules, we are immediately suspending In Touch Games Ltd’s membership of the BGC while the details of the case are investigated,” the statement read.
“As the standards body representing the regulated industry, our top priority is ensuring that the interests of In Touch Games Ltd’s customers are protected.”