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Q: Outlook shows rectangles instead of li bullet lists I'm sendig a newsletter with html and php, and I have a problem with ul > lis
instead of bullets rectangles are shown
The saved html from Outlook shows that the html lists are converted to spans:
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Any solutions for that ?

A: Potentially just a rendering difference between rendering engines.
• can be used to mimic bullet points.
Best way to use it is to put this all in a table and use • and rows to separate your points.
Like this:

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A: The answer from Digital_Frankenstein will work, though it's a bit verbose.
Alternatively, using list-style-type: disc; is supported just fine in Outlook.

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This is the method I prefer; it's semantic and accessible. You have to ensure the list is spacing correctly, though, as different email clients do different things by default. I typically go with something like this:

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Der Ort Tiefenstein liegt im Albtal an der Alb und ist ein Ortsteil von Görwihl im Hotzenwald im Landkreis Waldshut. Der Ortsteil hatte am 30. Juni 2018 153 Einwohner. Der Ort geht zurück auf die als Tufenstein erstmals genannte Burg Tiefenstein der nobilis viri de Tuifenstein, der Ritter von Teufen.

Der Ort gehörte bis 1974 zu vier Gemeinden und zwei Landkreisen. Bis 1973 bestand eine Schule.

In der Talweitung von Schildbach (aus Hogschür) und Steinbach (aus Remetschwiel) liegt der aus einem ehemaligen Hammer- und Eisenwerk (1630) und einer Mühle (1770, heute Sägewerk) entstandene Ort an der Albtalstraße von Albbruck nach St. Blasien. Die Albtalbrücke war eine wichtige Verbindung zwischen dem Albgau mit dem Klettgau, die "Grenze" zwischen Klettgau und Albtal bildet jedoch nicht das Albtal, sondern das Schlüchttal. Die Verhüttung von Eisenerz wurde 1770 eingestellt, und die Wasserkraftanlagen des Hammerwerks wurden 1865 für die Spinnerei Tiefenstein ausgebaut.

Seit Pfingsten 2015 ist die Albtalstraße L 154 zwischen Tiefenstein und Albbruck-Hohenfels wegen der Gefahr von Felsstürzen gesperrt. Ob sie je wieder geöffnet wird, ist ungewiss.

In der Nähe befinden sich die Ruinen der Iburg sowie der Wallburg Tiefenstein. An der Albhalde unterhalb Niederwihl befindet sich der Tiefensteiner Steinbruch, in dem Albtalgranit gebrochen wird.

Im Ort befindet sich die Kapelle St. Theresia von Lisieux der katholischen Kirchengemeinde Hotzenwald St. Wendelinus.

Literatur
 Rudolf Metz: Geologische Landeskunde des Hotzenwalds. Mit Exkursionen, besonders in dessen alten Bergbaugebieten. Schauenburg, Lahr 1980, ISBN 3-7946-0174-2

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Ort im Landkreis Waldshut
Ortsteil in Deutschland

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JobMakers #21
Prof. James Witte on Immigration Disinformation
Hosted by Denzil Mohammed
With guest James Witte
Misinformation and disinformation about immigration in the U.S. is ubiquitous. For Prof. James Witte, director of the Institute for Immigration Research, getting the facts about U.S. immigration out to the public is a challenge. The Institute for Immigration Research is a joint venture between George Mason University and The Immigrant Learning Center of Malden, Massachusetts, the co-producer of this podcast. One of the goals of the Institute's work is to position the immigration data, research and stories within a framework of inclusiveness, so Americans will understand that they are not disconnected from immigration. Rather, we all, U.S.-born and foreign-born, help fuel this country's economy, enrich its culture, and make it the powerhouse that it is. Prof. Witte also helps explain the resistance to immigrants and facts about them, and how we can counter that, in this week's JobMakers.
James Witte is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Director of the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR). Witte, who earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1991, has been a professor at Clemson University and Northwestern University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Carolina Population Center and a lecturer in sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Witte has written numerous articles that have appeared in journals such as The European Sociological Review, Population and Development Review and Sociological Methods and Research. He has also published three books, Labor Force Integration and Marital Choice, the Internet and Social Inequality and The Normal Bar. The Normal Bar, co-authored with Chrisanna Northrup and Pepper Schwartz, was released in 2013 and made the New York Times bestseller list. Dr. Witte came to Mason in the fall of 2009 to take over leadership of CSSR. Since then CSSR has grown in the amount and range of funded research it conducts. Major projects have included the privately funded Institute for Immigration Research, the National Science Foundation funded Digital Archive Project, and the University Partnership with the University of Karachi funded by the U.S. State Department.

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From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Eddie Harrison
An estranged father and his son find common ground as David Bowie fans
With a title lifted from the lyrics of David Bowie's 'Life on Mars', this one-man show performed by Alex Walton trades heavily on audience knowledge of and appreciation for the late star.
Although Martin hasn't seen his father since he was two years old, the occasion of his 18th birthday sees him open a letter from his dad which sends him across London to visit locations central to the development of their shared hero, David Bowie. Martin travels from place to place trying to piece together an understanding of both the singer and his father. Enjoying Bowie's work seems to connect father and son, but how will this journey of self-awakening affect Martin?
That question isn't really answered in this extended monologue: Bowie's work, despite the many and various forms it took, never played on sentiment or self-pity in the way that writer-director Adrian Berry's show does.
That said, From Ibiza to The Norfolk Broads is performed empathetically by Walton, whose slight frame seems to explode with energy as he relates his story. He makes the play something more than just nostalgia for Bowie enthusiasts, managing to capture the emotional spine of a personal, if not entirely developed, story.
Pleasance Courtyard, until 28 Aug, 1.55pm, £9–£12 (£8–£11).
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Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine (6 Sep 2017)
Show inspired by great author's life has something for both kids and adults
Perfectly Imperfect Women (29 Aug 2017)
Fairy tales and family history
We Are Ian (23 Aug 2017)
The dreams of the rave revolution get the clown treatment
Me and My Bee (23 Aug 2017)
Funny yet moving theatre show for grown-ups and families that helps us change the world
Bare Skin on Briny Waters (23 Aug 2017)
New writing that wonders about what can be
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A young man on a journey towards mass murder
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Karina's Kreations: Beautiful Winter Woods Card!
I received this swap from my friend Sue Patrsyk.
I love how she paired the Winter Woods stamp set with the Merry Christmas Thinlit Dies.
Do you love the beautiful border she created? She used the Delicate Lace Edgelit Dies. These are a hidden gem. They are on page 217 of the catty and I highly recommend these.
Here's a supply list to recreate Sue's card.


Well, initially brought up recently on the QL Users list was a reference to a new bit of hardware kit, a small computer a little bigger than a 20p piece.
From the website http://www.raspberrypi.org/ this little thing has a lot of feature for the mordern day but with only 250 meg of memory. Ideal for the basis of a new QL was my first thought, in fact you could quiet easily fit a few of these inside the QL case, replace the QL keyboard with a proper one add a decent size battery and you have a portable computer.


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The Warriors Were Barbarians At The Gates Of Castle James In Game One
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Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals ended in disappointment for the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James Herculean efforts of 51 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds are going to go do
Chopping It Up With Devin Booker During NBA All-Star Weekend
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Los Angeles -- NBA All-Star weekend doesn't just belong to the big boys playing in the league's marquee event on Sunday night. It also provides a sneak peak and shines a light on the young fellas that could be the future of the game down the ro
Colin Kaepernick Is A True Champion of Change
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According to Newtons Third Law, for each action there exists an equal but opposite reaction. When Muhammad Ali spoke out against the Vietnam War, the
Jaylen Brown Breaks Down America's Racial Realities
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I am who I am. Take it or leave it. Im not going to change my values and change my approach because someone feels uncomfortable. I am not going to be disrespectful or step on any toes. But I am going to be me. Boston Celtics shooting guard
Jerry West Talks White Privilege & Black Bravery In Sam Smith's Book
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Bulls.com writer Sam Smith, author of The Jordan Rules, Second Coming and There is No Next has produced another literary gem, Hard Labor: The Battle That Birthed the Billion-Dollar NBA.
This particula
Keith Bogans Is Shooting To Transition From NBA Player To Coach
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Keith Bogans loved playing basketball growing up in the Washington, D.C. area. But he especially enjoyed those runs on Sundays with the older men who were more than twice his age.
The D.C area has produced some remarkable talent, servin
2017-2018 NBA Western Conference Preview
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The 72nd NBA season tips off tonight with a prime time doubleheader on TNT featuring four teams with some of the league's most captivating storylines.
In the opener, Boston will visit Cleveland as 2017 All-Stars Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irvi
LeBron James Has Figured Out How To "Bill Russell" The NBA
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Of all of the playoff records that LeBron James has broken over the past few seasons, the most impressive one has got to be his
Devin Booker Busts Out for 70 Points In A Loss To Boston
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Almost exactly a year ago, The Shadow League did a story on Devin Booker, chron
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Reactor Watches: What Not to Buy – I Already Have a Watch.
I recently came across these watches from Reactor. They include the semi-significant innovation of utilizing supplementing SuperLuminova and tritium luminous systems simultaneously, a combination Reactor aptly terms its "NEVER DARK" system.
Most mainstream modern brands brands seem to have considered the technique redundant, but from a practical and reliability standpoint there's something about the reassurance afforded by redundancy that appeals to me and I thought the tactic to be notable. It is potentially useful, as it perhaps includes the best of both worlds: the short-term brightness of Luminova and the long-duration, "self-charging" properties of a tritium radioisotope capsule system. The system has the potential to produce an especially luminous, legible watch under most any conditions.
And it is perhaps also encouraging as well that the innovation comes from an otherwise all-but-unheard-of brand. I can't think of any other brand that has tried this, even though Luminova has been on the market since about 1993 or so and tritium since about 1960.
However, this is perhaps one of those all too frequent occasions in the watch world when an otherwise notable innovation seems to fail rather gloriously and mightily right out of the gate, overwhelmed by other shortcomings on the way to becoming a finished product. The execution of the concept in the finished model seems profoundly ill-conceived, so badly so that the innovative tritium/luminova combination is entirely eclipsed by gross stupidity.
The tachymeter scale on a "three-hand," non-chronograph watch is all but pointless unless phenomena to be observed happen to occur precisely at :00 every time. Why bother to include it unless you're just trying to look cool without bothering to provide any actual utility?
The tachymeter scale is even more pointless on a quartz-controlled watch, in which the second hand steps in discrete 1-second intervals that don't often coincide with the marks on the tachy scale.
The second hand doesn't even reach the already pointless and irrelevant tachy scale, making the ostensible use of it an exercise in visual extrapolation.
The gap in the outer edge of the case at 9:00 seems to have no visible purpose beyond an ill-conceived attempt to maintain a sense of symmetry with the crown guards. Instead it sticks out like a sore thumb.
At 13.2mm (0.52″) thickness the watch is especially and impractically thick. This might be forgiven if the water resistance were something more than a rather anemic 200m, but it isn't. For the sake of comparison, the 42mm Omega Planet Ocean is about 14.5mm thick, but with three times the water resistance (600m) for that paltry extra 1.2mm.
At 192g, this is a really, really heavy watch. That works out to 6.7 ounces, or about 0.42 pounds — nearly half a pound!. Again, the weight could be forgiven if the WR were something greater than 200m, but it isn't. Especially irksome is that with a small, lightweight quartz movement much of that weight likely owes to deadweight, nonfunctional case and spacer.
The goofy lugs mean that you're stuck with that goofy polymer strap and won't be able to swap with standard straps or bracelets.
The "ND" logo on the dial is superfluous and is a distraction in daily use. Its stylization also makes it difficult to discern, so much so that for several minutes I was left thinking, "Why on Earth did they print 'NO' on the dial so prominently?" As a rule of design dial text should be kept to an absolute minimum in my opinion; the luminescence should be self-evident.
Black number markers on a black bezel? Why bother? They're all but illegible. This might almost be stupider than the pointless tachymeter scale, and that's saying a lot.
The $350 pricetag is overreaching for a quartz watch with so many inherent design problems. Comparable tritium-illuminated quartz designs (to which adding luminova would presumably be inexpensive) from established brands like Traser, Luminox etc. start at around $110 or so.
Sometimes you get what you pay for, sometimes you get fooled and get way less than what you pay for. I think I know which side this one comes up on. So… back to the drawing board for you, Reactor. I would be curious to see another attempt (perhaps even by a more experienced brand) as the luminova/tritium idea as it does seem to have more than a little merit on its own if it were executed in more well-thought-out design.
How to use the tachymeter scale. Look at watches second hand at start of mile (say :44-:20) and stop time. Hard part, tell time, :44-:20, so 36 secs. Look at watch again at the 36 sec spot and read the scale, or 100 +/-. How is that pointless ?
Because among other things with a non-stoppable quartz-controlled stepper motor you're looking at +/- 1 sec of error at both the start and stop times leading to an overall error interval of 4 seconds, which could lead to a variance as high as 10 mph in your :36 second example that would only be magnified at smaller time intervals. Not to mention that you can't be looking at the event and the dial at the same time, which only introduces further error. It's so imperfect as to be completely unusable, and it's a stupid feature on a badly designed and overpriced watch that does nothing but look cool to people who don't know any better.
I have a Gamma titanium I got about 4 years ago. Nice LOOKING watch but POOR in performance. If you want a watch that is tough and can take a beating buy a Casio or something else. My Gamma will lose 30 seconds or more if I wear it while waxing the truck or any other work activity. It does fine sitting on the counter but looses a lot of time if get gets shaken at all. They make a tough-looking watch but they should invest in a movement that can take a shock, even a minor one. I sent it back once, they put it on a shelf and said the time was fine and sent it back. I have Luminox and Citizen watches the I love and an indestructible Casio for work. Very disappointed in the Reactor.
I had a Never Dark and it was always dark. Traded it.


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Visual acuity improved in early stages of treatment with anti-VEGF injections for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a study presented here at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
"The most dramatic improvement in visual acuity is seen during the early treatment months, followed by a plateau," Miin Roh, MD, and colleagues said in a poster presentation. "Injection frequency is a factor that can influence visual acuity for a longer period of time," Roh told Ocular Surgery News.
The retrospective review included 109 eyes of 94 patients who had undergone at least 2 years of treatment with Avastin (bevacizumab, Genentech) and/or Lucentis (ranibizumab, Genentech) for neovascular AMD. Patients were separated into two groups: a high injection frequency group – eyes that had more than 18 injections in 2 years — and a low injection frequency group — eyes that had fewer than 18 injections in 2 years. Mean follow-up time was 40 months.
Treatment response was positive and visual acuity was more sustained in the first 3 years of treatment; however, at 4 years' follow-up, visual acuity deteriorated in both groups, according to the presentation.
Hypertension and diabetes could be associated factors that influence the treatment benefit, Roh said.


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The Marlin Model 70P, also known as the Marlin Papoose, is a .22 Long Rifle semi-automatic rifle manufactured by Marlin Firearms. The rifle is notable for its portability; it is less than  in length when disassembled and weighs 3.25 pounds. Disassembly requires loosening a barrel retention nut by hand or with a supplied tool. It is designed as a hiker and camper utility rifle, and appeals to the same market as the AR-7. The Model 70P is based on the earlier Marlin Model 70 (currently listed as Model 795) that has a fixed barrel and conventional stock.  Its semi-automatic action originated with the Marlin Model 60. The Marlin Model 70PSS variant has a synthetic stock and stainless steel barrel.

The rifle has an open rear sight and ramp front sight with high visibility orange post surrounded by a cutaway hood. The receiver has an integral .22 tip-off scope mounting rail. Swivel studs for a carrying strap are embedded in the synthetic stock. Included Marlin accessories are a 7-round metal magazine, a tool for adjusting the barrel nut, and a padded nylon carrying case designed to float in water. Optional accessories from Marlin include 7 and 10-round nickel plated metal magazines. 25-round magazines are available.

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McKinley Strother, Weekend Anchor / Reporter
Updated: August 9, 2021, 6:43 PM
Tags: Roanoke, Peacemakers, Gun Violence
'Peacemakers' make a return to Roanoke to curb violence with new campaign featuring Mike Tyson's son
The group's founder hopes a video message from Amir Tyson would help target youth
Published: August 9, 2021, 5:53 PM Updated: August 9, 2021, 6:43 PM
Roanoke is getting creative with its approach to curbing gun violence — featuring Mike Tyson's son.
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke leaders are asking for ideas to curb gun violence as the city adds more shootings to its already long list.
"We have to come up with something tangible," said Roanoke Vice Mayor Patricia White.
She is willing to try "any and everything," — within good measure, of course.
"We don't have the answers, okay? If we had the answers we would have curbed the gun violence already, but we do have ideas and we're trying everything," admitted White-Boyd.
Among many initiatives, the city has formed the Gun Violence Task Force while the police department has created the RESET team. The city will host their first gun buyback program in an effort to get guns off the street: Groceries Not Guns.
Many community organizations are joining this effort as well. The Peacemakers are making a comeback specifically to lend a helping hand.
"In order to save the hood, the hood has to work together," said Peacemakers founder Shawn Hunter.
A video message from Amir Tyson, boxer Mike Tyson's oldest son, was made at the request of Shawn Hunter. The goal is to target the youth.
"I was telling him that the crime had risen here in Roanoke and he expressed a concern to me that he would like to speak with the youth," said Hunter.
Hunter plans to fully reactivate Peacemakers in November. He also plans to have Amir visit Roanoke and maybe with his dad present as well.
"Only two things can happen: you either going to jail or we're going to a funeral," stated Hunter. "Those are the results of somebody handling a gun illegally."
You can contact Vice Mayor White-Boyd by email by clicking here.
McKinley Strother
McKinley Strother joined the WSLS 10 News team in June 2020. He anchors 10 News at 6 and 11 on Saturdays and Sundays and you'll also catch him reporting during the week.


What a week … the Budget, QDR, a major confrontation with Russia and other highlights.
$496 billion is the Pentagon's base budget request for fiscal 2015.
$115 billion… Since the budget is this amount above sequestration caps over a five year period through 2019, if lawmakers do not overturn sequestration, defense officials say more cuts will be necessary.
$79 billion is the placeholder number included in the budget for Overseas Contingency Operations (These days that mostly means Afghanistan). 8,000 to 12,000 are the numbers of NATO troops – the bulk of them likely Americans – the Pentagon supports keeping in Afghanistan after this year… if the bilateral security agreement is signed. If not, all U.S. troops could still be withdrawn.
$58.7 billion … Black Budget estimate (on classified programs) – 1.5% increase from last year.
The FY 2015 FYDP only funds Army active end strength at 420,000, Marine Corps active end strength at 175,000.
WHAT DOES "FY 2015 FYDP" STAND FOR? Future Year Defense Program which spans FY2015-19.
$6 billion is how much another round of BRAC would cost, according to the Pentagon's CFO, Hale. After that upfront cost, a new round of base closures would save DoD roughly $2 billion a year "in perpetuity," he told the SASC.
$5.1 billion proposed for cybersecurity, some of which will go toward the continued development of 133 special cyber mission teams which will have various functions, from assisting with battlefield attacks to protecting DOD websites from incursions and be the nation's frontline defense against internet-based attacks on infrastructure. The Pentagon expects to have 6,000 cyber mission team staffers in place by 2016, including 13 national mission teams with eight national support teams.
$2.1 billion to continue developing the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and buy three of the vessels in fiscal 2015, one fewer than previously planned. No decision has been made on which of the two companies building different versions – Lockheed Martin Corp. and Austal Ltd. – will see one of its ships delayed by a year.
$26 billion is the Pentagon's portion of the administration's proposed $56 billion "Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative." Next week the DoD will submit "line item" details to Congress. We do know that about 40% of the defense portion would be spent on readiness, 40% on modernization and 10% on military construction.
Check out Steve Moffit's Blog post on the President's FY 2015 Budget.
THE HANGOVER SETS IN Politico writes, The Day After Budget Day, "The long slog of budget hearings began on Capitol Hill, with Hagel, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale testifying before the SASC.
THE QDR Jacksonville Daily News writes, "This DoD budget request supports the strategy in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), which was released in conjunction with the budget request. The 2014 QDR builds upon and updates the strategy submitted in January 2012, "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense," preparing for the future by rebalancing defense efforts in a period of fiscal challenges. For his part, HASC Chair, Buck McKeon (R-CA), made good on this threat to "reject" this year's QDR. The California Republican vowed …to put forward legislation requiring the Pentagon to rewrite and resubmit the document, which lays out the military's long-term strategy and anticipated threats. Required every four years by Congress, the QDR is intended in part to detail an "optimal" force structure for carrying out the nation's military strategy, independent of budget constraints. But McKeon said this year's review does the opposite.
"In defiance of the law, this QDR provides no insight into what a moderate-to-low risk strategy would be, is clearly budget driven, and is shortsighted," McKeon said.
CONSERVATIVE SUPERBOWL Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is up and running. The annual gathering of conservatives is always interesting, bringing out the most conservative elements inside (and outside) the Republican Party.
27 DAYS AND COUNTING Congress has until March 31 to pass a permanent fix to the broken SGR formula that pays Medicare physicians, or else big cuts will hit providers.
DOC FIX National Journal writes, "House Republicans are planning to bring up a permanent "doc fix" bill next week — paid for by repealing the individual mandate in Obamacare. …The search for a permanent fix has been a remarkably bipartisan process so far, and lawmakers saved the offset for last to try to keep it that way, but this is clearly a non-starter for the administration.
FLOOD INSURANCE NPR writes, "The House overwhelmingly passed legislation to undo flood insurance reform that Congress passed less than two years ago. In 2012, Maxine Waters (D-CA) put her name on a bill [Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act] that was meant to help the National Flood Insurance Program dig itself out of huge debt. Last night, she said she made a big mistake.


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Housing Growth Highest in Urban Cores of Fast-Growing Metros
America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers /
Texas Counties Enjoy Fastest Growth in Housing Units
Peter Mateyka
The total number of housing units in the United States grew 6.7% between 2010 and 2020 but the growth was not equal across metropolitan and micropolitan areas and beyond and even declined in some areas.
All growth occurred in Core-Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), which include both metropolitan areas (metros) and micropolitan areas (micros).
While metropolitan counties averaged faster growth than the nation as a whole, not all metro areas gained housing units from 2010 to 2020.
CBSAs are made up of economically connected groups of counties. For example, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA includes counties in Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C., and West Virginia that share a common labor market and have strong commuting ties.
CBSAs with an urban core of at least 10,000 but not more than 50,000 people are classified as micro areas, and those with an urban core of 50,000 or more people as metro areas.
These areas may be further divided into central areas — which contain parts or all the urban core — and outlying areas (outside the urban center).
Some central areas in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria CBSA are Washington D.C., Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Arlington and Fairfax counties in Virginia. Some outlying areas are Calvert County, MD, Spotsylvania County, VA, and Jefferson County, WVA.
Housing declined in non-CBSAs, which include all counties located outside of CBSAs.
Housing units in central and outlying parts of metropolitan areas, which encompassed about 84.5% of all housing units in 2020, grew more than 7.9% from 2010 to 2020.
Micros and non-CBSAs had less growth and some areas saw dips in the total number of housing units over the decade. Central parts of micropolitan areas experienced a 1.5% increase while outlying pockets of micropolitan areas and non-CBSAs had net losses of 1.7% and 2.7%, respectively.
Impact of Housing Crisis
The number of housing units in an area includes all occupied and vacant units. In 2010, the nation was experiencing a housing crisis, with high numbers of evictions and foreclosures, which resulted in a larger than usual share of vacant housing stock.
The percentage of occupied U.S. housing units increased from 88.6% of all housing units in 2010 to 90.2% in 2020.
The number of occupied housing units grows when new housing is built or previously vacant homes become occupied. It decreases when housing units become vacant, are demolished or are converted into other uses.
The decennial census shows the net change in housing units by occupied and vacant status but does not release numbers on the components of change in the nation's housing stock. Numbers on the individual components of change in housing stock, such as new construction, demolishment or conversion into nonresidential uses, can be found in the American Housing Survey.
Growth in Occupied Units Outpaces Growth in Total Housing Units in CBSAs
The growth in metros' central and outlying parts was driven by a 9.9% increase in occupied housing units, which outpaced the 6.7% overall national growth in total housing.
For example, in 2020 there were over 9.1 million more occupied units and 900,000-plus fewer vacant units in central parts of metropolitan areas than in 2010, a net gain of just under 8.2 million (Table 1).
This suggests a tightening of the housing market in metropolitan areas. The growth of occupied units likely came from new construction and previously vacant units that became occupied.
In micropolitan areas, central counties with urban cores experienced a 2.6% jump in occupied units from 2010 to 2020. While smaller than the growth in metropolitan areas, it also outpaced the total growth of housing units in these areas, which was about 1.5%.
Outlying micropolitan counties experienced what seems like a contradictory pattern: They lost housing units overall but showed a small increase (about 0.5%) in occupied housing.
How can the number of housing units decrease but occupied units increase? Because the increase came mostly from vacant housing becoming occupied rather than from more new housing. At the same time, the total housing stock shrank.
Non-CBSAs were the only areas that experienced percentage declines in occupied units over the decade.
Both CBSAs and non-CBSAs experienced declines in the percentage of vacant housing units.
Central parts of metropolitan areas had the lowest overall vacancy rate — 8.3% — in 2020, down 1.6 percentage points from 2010. Even non-CBSAs, which had the highest vacancy rate (21.1%) in 2020, saw a 1.3 percentage point decline in vacant units during the 10-year period.
Overall, these trends suggest a pattern: The largest and most urban areas saw the biggest housing gains while the smallest, lowest density areas outside of CBSAs lost both occupied and vacant housing units.
Non-CBSAs in 2020 represented more than 40.0% of the nation's counties but had only a 6.5% slice of total U.S. housing units.
Big Gains and Declines in Metropolitan Counties
Because metropolitan areas have larger and denser populations than micropolitan areas and non-CBSAs, even a modest change in counties' housing unit growth can represent thousands of housing units.
Many of the metro counties with the highest percentage growth in housing units were in Texas (Table 2).
Five of the 10 central counties in metro areas that had the fastest percentage growth in housing units were in Texas. The same is true among outlying metro counties.
Hays County, a central county in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas Metropolitan Area, had a 57.4% increase in housing units between 2010 and 2020, the highest percentage growth of any central metropolitan county in the country and a net gain of over 34,000 units (Table 3).
Denton County, an outlying county in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Metropolitan Area, had a 36.0% increase in housing units, the highest percentage growth of any outlying metropolitan county in the country and a net gain of over 92,000 units.
While metropolitan counties averaged faster growth than the nation as a whole, not all metro areas gained housing units from 2010 to 2020. Seven of the 10 central metro counties with the largest declines were in Puerto Rico, two were in West Virginia and one in Arkansas (Table 4).
Fayette County, West Virginia, a central county of the Beckley, West Virginia Metropolitan area, lost 11.7% of its total housing units from 2010 to 2020, the largest percentage loss of any central metropolitan county in the country and a net loss of over 2,500 units.
McIntosh County, Georgia, an outlying county of the Brunswick, Georgia metropolitan area, lost 28.3% of its housing units from 2010 to 2020, the largest percentage loss of units of any outlying metropolitan county in the country and a net loss of over 2,600 units (Table 5).
The 2020 Census shows that the metropolitan counties with the largest percentage increases in housing units were primarily in the South, which also experienced the largest population gains.
The metropolitan counties with the largest percentage decreases in housing units were in Puerto Rico and smaller counties in the South and Midwest with a relatively smaller housing stock.
Peter Mateyka is a statistician in the Census Bureau's Housing Statistics Branch.
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One Last Thing: Season 2 Bonus Episode
Before the show returns for Season 3, Oliver is back a Season 2 special featuring unheard messages of love, loss, and heartbreak. We all have a lost love, a forgotten friendship, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
You're Perfect As You Are
When we lose somebody close to us, who are we really grieving the loss of? Oliver realises that perhaps when we lose someone, we also lose a little bit of ourselves. We all have a lost love, a forgotten friendship, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
Just Good Friends
After you've shared so much of your love and yourself with someone, can you ever be just good friends? Oliver reflects on a great love and wonders if perhaps they are his one who got away. We all have a lost love, a forgotten friendship, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
How To Move On
Sometimes a big decision catches up with us and it's time to say goodbye. Oliver works through the process of a making a big life choice and moving on. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
What You Leave Behind
The only thing you take with you when you're gone is what you leave behind. Grieving the death of a friend, Oliver reflects on what he will leave behind after he passes away. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
Get Intimate With Grief
We move through life accruing grief and collecting loss, it's inevitable. Rather than avoiding loss, Oliver wonders if it's possible to get intimate with our grief. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
Losing Yourself
What if the one who got away isn't someone else but it's actually you? Oliver makes a mistake, loses his temper, and loses himself in the process. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
Just Let Go
How do we show up for catharsis? Oliver is left breathless by an incredible and cathartic call from a daughter to her father. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
Predict Your Future
As humans, we're particularly skilled at worrying about the future. Oliver wonders if it's possible to harness that ability to predict new, better futures for ourselves. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
Your Deepest Fear
When faced with the possibility of pain it's completely natural to feel afraid. The question is, how do we work with our fear and navigate those scary situations? We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message. Each episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 is recorded live in front of an online audience. Watch the next episode live at Twitch.tv/MrOliverBlank
Where Is Your Tipping Point?
What tips over inside of us when we figure out that we've lost someone special? Oliver explores that moment of reflection when our minds start to race and our hearts begin to ache. Take part in the podcast and leave your message for the one who got away from you. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message. Each episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 is recorded live in front of an online audience. You can join Oliver for a live episode recording, every other Saturday night at Twitch.tv/MrOliverBlank
After a break-up or death or loss, we're often expected to grieve and move on. Is that what's best though? Surrounded by objects from past lovers, Oliver wonders if perhaps it's better to not let go of love. Perhaps it's better to hold on tightly to those memories. Each episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 is recorded live in front of an online audience. You can join Oliver for a live episode recording, every other Saturday night at Twitch.tv/MrOliverBlank Take part in the podcast and leave your message for the one who got away from you. We all have a lost love, a forgotten romance, a missed connection. What would you say to the one who got away? Call 718-395-7556 and leave a message.
We're all exhausted with 2020: the rise of fascism, a global pandemic, and cops rioting too. Listening to messages from across the world, Oliver uncovers a little inspiration from this week's callers. Each episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 is recorded live in front of an online audience. You can join Oliver for a live episode recording, every other Saturday night at Twitch.tv/MrOliverBlank
The opening episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 finds Oliver reflecting on finding hope, and perhaps love, in the midst of a year filled with heartbreak and chaos. Each episode of The One Who Got Away Season 2 is recorded live in front of an online audience. You can join Oliver for a live episode recording, every other Saturday night at Twitch.tv/MrOliverBlank.
Announcing Season 2 of The One Who Got Away
After a two year hiatus Oliver Blank is returning with new meditations on grief, loss, and longing. Each episode features calls from real people around the world, answering one question that connects all of us: what would you say to the one who got away?
#04 The Future
This episode of The One Who Got Away is about changing the future. Dwelling on the past and sifting through our regrets can sustain the ache of loss. Perhaps moving on starts with letting go. Letting go of our mistakes and letting go of the future we planned, leaving space for potential and possibility.
#03 Microscopic Infinities
This episode of The One Who Got Away is about reaching out. There are times when the one who got away is not gone but just away. A plane journey away, a bus ride away, a phone call away, a microscopic infinity away. All it takes is one brave moment to reach out and change everything.
#02 Goodbye
This episode of The One Who Got Away is about saying goodbye. Instead of just saying it, perhaps goodbye should always be heartfelt. Maybe every single goodbye should be a fond and sincere farewell, no matter how trivial the occasion.
#01 The Stories We Tell
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This episode of The One Who Got Away is about the stories we tell. The stories we spin up as a relationship spins out of our hands. And the stories we replay late at night as we remember old friends and lovers. The stories we quietly conjure up to imagine what could have been.
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The One Who Got Away is a new podcast about forgotten friendships, lost loves, and missed opportunities. The show is hosted by Oliver Blank and features original messages from callers all around the world. If you have a message for the one who got away, call +1-718-395-7556. You might be featured on a future episode.


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Hong Kong music legend Teresa Carpio returned to New York this week in celebration of the opening night of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, in which her daughter, T.V. Carpio, plays Arachne. Mother and daughter met with the press Thursday, June 16, to discuss T.V.'s performance in the much-publicized Broadway musical, based on the Marvel Comics superhero.
T.V. Carpio became involved with the musical after working with original director Julie Taymor on the film Across the Universe. During Spider-Man's development process, Carpio essayed three roles in separate workshops, a member of the now-cut Geek Squad, Mary Jane Watson and Arachne, the role she currently plays in the Broadway production. Arachne has undergone a number of changes since the production began previews in November, 2010, and now serves as a guardian angel for hero Peter Parker.
Like a number of cast members, Carpio admitted that a mid-performance injury in March had kept her on the sidelines for a few weeks. During a fight scene (now removed from the musical) with Spider-Man, she was stricken with whiplash when one of the actors who plays the masked hero jumped too quickly and hit her neck. A choke hold move as the battle continued exacerbated her condition. The injury was similar to one she sustained while performing in the musical Rent, when, she said, a fellow cast member had also hit her neck by mistake. Her mother advised her to take some time off from Spider-Man to relax and feel better, but T.V. admits to having gone "stir crazy" while not performing.
Teresa Carpio, who recently served as the head judge and vocal coach on the Chinese version of the televised singing competition The Voice, said was still receiving phone calls from the Chinese media congratulating her on her daughter's achievement on Broadway. "We're very privileged to be part of the audience and also very privileged that my daughter is a part of it, and I'm just very thankful," she said.
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banana shortage
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Banana shortage may be short-lived , the boys in the family are feeling the shortage.
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Relief is in sight for New Zealand's banana-short shops.
New Zealand is facing a possible banana shortage but probably not for long.
The country's two major supermarket chains, Foodstuffs and Progressive, say a ship from Ecuador carrying bananas broke down a couple of week sago and is expected to affect the banana supply.
"Stock levels should be back to normal the week after next," said Progressive, which owns Countdown and Fresh Choice.
"Our supply from the Philippines remains unaffected."
A spokeswoman for Foodstuffs, which owns the supermarkets New World and Pak'nSave, said: "We are working with our suppliers to ensure supply is managed until full supply resumes in a couple of weeks."
The last time New Zealand had a banana shortage was March last year when bad weather affected growing conditions in the Philippines.
According to 2013, the Philippines supplies about 70 per cent of New Zealand's bananas and Ecuador supplies the rest, save a few domestically grown, non-commercial crops in Northland.
It was also the nation's favourite fruit that year, with New Zealanders spending $143 million on bananas, $37m more than apples.
Leigh Catley, a spokesperson for Horticulture New Zealand, said domestic fruit growers would no doubt be hoping that consumers would turn their eyes to locally grown applies and citrus if they couldn't buy bananas.
In Wellington, Ajay Jina, managing director of Jina's World of Fresh Produce, said he did not expect to have a problem with banana shortages.
"We have a different supply chain so we're pretty much unaffected."
Moreover, they were not the most popular fruit in his store.
"It depends on the time of the year. In the summer time, bananas fall way down the list, certainly when all the summer fruit's around, and even this time of the year when we have New Zealand easy-peel mandarins and awesome New Zealand apples.
"In supermarkets, it's a bit different, because people tend to see a banana as a grocery item as opposed to a fruit...But in our shop because we only sell fruit and vegetables, they have such great variety to choose from."
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Coram Deo played at Mt Albert Baptist Church, MABC, this Sunday in worship. Their debut worship album 'Daybreak' was available for sale after the services - $20 each or $30 for two.
They contributed to our previous worship director,supporting and honouring the Harkness family in their step of faith in moving to the UK by donating $5 from each CD sale on the day to them.
I had a brief talk with Jono and Sarah. Thanks, team.
Women's refuge centre
I am a public speaker and a topic that my audience like is the role of women. I tell of the paternalist society where Chinese women are subjected to men and treated as second class citizen. I wrote this boom.
Yesterday, I went back to my Alma mater, Auckland University. I saw this cake stand raising money for Mangere women's refuge. I have visited a refuge centre before. While I wrote different scenarios of abused women, I count my blessings that I have studied in three universities and I can write and give these abus women a voice.
A counselor has read my book and felt the scenarios were so life like that she would use the book in her work.
Sarikei houses.
When the bottom house was constructed, Father moved from the top house at Repok Road to this house off Repok Road next to the Sarikei Fire station. It too has an upstairs setting. The domestic worker stayed downstairs.
Among the civil servants, my dad must have (almost) most number of children, 9 kids . Had most girls, 6 girls, and stayed in 3 class four quarters, 1 class three and 2 class two. He must have moved also the most number of times.
alphabe Thursday: Letter O for old
You have to imagine this is an old wooden stove.
When I was young, Dad was a civil servant and we moved houses when he got a promotion. We lived in two houses, class 4, an exact old wooden house like the above, we lived for 7 years. It's on stilts but you can't see the stilts here hidden by the scrub. We were there in the old days in 1959 to 1966.
In the old days, we used firewood to cook our food. I took the first photo, because it looked like a wood fire stove we used. Just imagine the bottom tier was used to store fire wood, and the upper tier, where we cooked our food.
At the bottom left corner, was a metal container where mum had some rubber soaked in kerosene. That in the old days were used to start fire.
I must have been in primary 4 and 5 when I have learn somewhere that water puts out fire. I was doing an experiment and wonder if the liquid kerosene would act like water, and put out fire. I dropped a match into this box of volatile kerosene and rubber combo.
"Whoosh!" a curtain of fire came up.
It scared the hell out of me. I must have screamed. I tried to put it out with a cup of water, it made it even worst.
Dad got mum to soak a blanket to cover the container. The fire was put out, the whole kitchen was black.
I crounched in the corner, waiting to be punished. But the punishment never came.
Dad said, " She was just doing an experiment." As I write this, I am wonder if Dad read about Thomas Edison and his experiments.
We moved away to another house, and I didn't go back to the old house. I left the country for Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.
In 1995, My sister and her husband, Kallang asked if I wanted to go back. So I went back, all the houses were there except my house. The people told me it was burned down.
It survived my little fire, it could not survive a big fire. I was quite emotional seeing an empty space.
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My special girl friends from Indonesia.
Wiwiknaomi and me today.
I have a special rapport with friends from Indonesia.
May be where I am from,
Sarawak, is part of Kilimantan.
I remember my friend Monica Indrawan.
We were both young mothers,
adapting to New Zealand when our husbands were grad students.
I remember especially late Leni Buddy.
We were mothers of teens.
The girl in the boutique said,
"You must be her very special friend for her to buy such an expensive top."
I remember Martha,
She like me faced afflictions.
I was glad I could be a big sister to her.
Now in Auckland,
I have befriended Wiwiknaomi and Silva.
Happy Indonesian Independence Day, on Aug 17th.
Farewell my friend Leni.
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My niece Emily and her husband Morgan.They are talented musicians.
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You cannot really see how little this Marae is except you can see my sister Elizabeth's head. In fact it was a play house of some little girl. When the Marae of the Ngati Whatua o Orakei people was burnt down, a rich man gave his daughter's play house to the tribe as their Marae. It is now located next to the Marae.
Ngarimu told me about this replica and I am so privileged when he told me this story. The little girl was very lucky to have such a special play house, and Ka Pai to her for being so generous.
They used the little building as their Marae until they built their present one.
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Guy Waldo Dunnington (January 15, 1906, Bowling Green, Missouri – April 10, 1974, Natchitoches, Louisiana) was a writer, historian and professor of German known for his writings on the famous German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Dunnington wrote several articles about Gauss and later a biography entitled Gauss: Titan of Science (). He became interested in Gauss through one of his elementary school teachers, Minna Waldeck Gauss Reeves, who was a great-granddaughter of Gauss.

Dunnington was also a translator at the Nuremberg trials. He ended his teaching career at Northwestern State University, which houses his collection of Gauss-related material, believed to be the largest collection of its kind in the world. He became Dean of international students there near the end of his life.

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Trading Anthony Davis Is Inevitable
Posted on December 27, 2018 December 28, 2018 AuthorEthan Wachtel
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As of now, the Pelicans are on a five-game losing streak and sit at 14th in the Western Conference. Even though the Western Conference is still wide open, this is still an extremely disappointing first-half of the season. The Pelicans' front office must be considering that they should trade their superstar Anthony Davis and start a complete rebuild.
Anthony Davis' time in New Orleans has been remarkable yet disappointing. Davis is clearly the best player in Pelicans history, as he's their all-time leader in points, rebounds, and blocks after just seven seasons. However, the Pelicans have only been to the playoffs twice and they have advanced to the second round just once. The Pelicans' front office has failed to surround Davis with players to create a contender, and Davis has already made it clear that he values winning more than money. A supermax contract likely isn't enough to keep AD in New Orleans. Trading him is the only way to get some value for him before he leaves in free agency. Rumors have been swirling around an Anthony Davis trade for years, but they have never been as serious as now.
The two teams that have been mentioned in trade talks are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. It's clear that they are already recruiting Davis — look at the recent dinner he had with Lakers star LeBron James. Also, Celtics star Kyrie Irving has reportedly spoken to AD on a potential pairing in Boston. Both teams also have the assets to realistically make a deal happen. They own several high draft picks and promising young players who hold value in a deal for a star player.
That being said, Anthony Davis has stated time and time again that he wants to stay long-term in New Orleans but also that winning is his top priority. So if Dell Demps and the Pelicans' front office aren't proactive enough to get Davis some more help to make the team a true contender, which hasn't happened thus far, Davis will want out. Demps has never been a guy to pounce on opportunities and has gotten rid of more assets than he's acquired. He has a history of signing players to bloated contracts that they don't deserve and trading away first-round picks.
Injuries have been the second biggest story of the Pelicans' season behind the Davis trade discussion. Elfrid Payton looked like a potentially high quality point guard for the five games he has played this season (the Pelicans were 4-1 in that time), but injuries have kept him sidelined for the majority of the season. Nikola Mirotic has been out for several games as well. When the team eventually gets healthy, they still have a chance to make the playoffs. However, if they continue along their current path of mediocrity, don't be surprised if Anthony Davis departs.
This is the outcome nobody wants to occur; a small-market team losing their star player to a big-market team. But if the Pelicans fail to start winning games and help Davis down the line, he isn't going to let any more of his career go to waste. He has already endured seven seasons of disappointment. In the end, all Davis wants to do is win, and if that means he has to go somewhere else to do it; I'm sure he will take that opportunity. Two things are certain if he is eventually dealt away to another team. One, an Anthony Davis trade would be one of the biggest trades in NBA history. Two, whatever team lands him would gain a consistent All-Star with MVP potential, and would likely become instant Finals contenders.
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I love to bake and when I don't have time to bake from scratch nothing beats adding to a pre-made box mix. One of the baked good categories for the fair is just that, this year I decided to do an easy mocha cake, here is the recipe.
To make the frosting mix 1 stick of butter, 1/2 cup of crisco, one pound of powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 3 tablespoons of cooled strong coffee. Blend until smoothed and fill and spread over the cooled cake.
Super easy, super tasty and won me 3rd place in best cakes!


Elephant Hills jungle camp is a place like no other. Located approximately three hours away from Phuket in the middle of the jungle in Khao Sok, it is an oasis of calm, relaxation and adventure all rolled into one!
When you book your stay at Elephant Hills they sort everything out for you so when you arrive you know what activates you have planned and what your stay is going to consist of.
After a refreshing welcome drink and being introduced to Kong, who was our guide during our stay, we were given the key to our tent.
All the tents are spread out to ensure privacy and while in ours not once did we hear anyone else, only the sounds of nature.
I've stayed in luxury tented accommodation before on safari and whilst the accommodation at Elephant Hills is not quite as luxurious, we loved it and really couldn't fault anything.
It had a comfy double bed, vanity table and mirror, table and chairs, an open wardrobe and tea and coffee facilities. There was also lots of bottled water supplied and that all important mosquito spray!
Our favourite part of the tent was actually the bathroom which was designed to make you feel like you were outside.
After two full days of activities there was nothing better than having an hour by the pool to cool off, admire the incredible views and in our case talk about the magical day we'd just had!
It was quite surreal relaxing in this beautiful pool and being surrounded by the jungle.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all provided during your stay, all buffet style, and while I am not a huge fan of buffets, I really couldn't fault the food. Breakfasts had a choice of eggs cooked to order, my favourite being the omelettes! What I also couldn't resist every morning was the delicious dim sum. Lunch and dinner, of course, consisted of fantastic Thai curries and noodle dishes, but they did also have western options.
The only extras which weren't included at Elephant hills were the drinks but they were very reasonably priced and to say we were in the middle of the jungle they served the best wine I had during my travels in Thailand!
In the evening there was a Thai cooking demonstration and we all got to try the food afterwards . . . delicious! And there was a traditional Thai dancing performance by a local school which was really lovely.
Elephant Hills does a lot to support the local area, specifically the 'Children's Project' which supports local children and rural schools. It also supports the 'Wildlife Monitoring Project' which works with the Wildlife Research Center, National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary authorities to monitor and report on the wildlife. And lastly the 'Elephant conservation Project', which has been used to build salt licks for the elephants and helping government-run elephant hospitals.
Look out for my next post where I will be telling you about all the activities included during our stay . . .
Laura Dim Sum for breakfast – yes I want to go there! This sounds like a great place. I like how they have built it to be as close to nature as possible. Looking forward to the next one.
I had it every morning! It was so yummy!
It looks amazing and the back drop is just gorgeous! We were going to stay here for our honeymoon, maybe will visit one day as it looks stunning.
It was so special, she said to remember her name think of King Kong!
It felt really magical being in the middle of the jungle!
It was so beautiful and peaceful! I really loved the pool!
It was fantastic feeling so isolated, it was really relaxing!
It was such a great place!


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How do you delete a post you made? It was one of my first and I made a new topic when I should have posted in general.
In a few of Venus Angelic's recent videos, she claims to have had illegal stomach surgery in an attempt to lose weight. She shows emancipated pictures of herself (trigger warning), and also claims the doctor that performed the surgery has been arrested and jailed. Venus says it was a botched job. I feel bad for her if this is the truth. She made some admittedly cringey videos in the hospital with her stuffed animals set up in the background. In one of the titles she claims not to have eaten for 31 days. In my opinion, I can relate to restrictive behaviors with food and my own daily struggle with body image as many of us do, but this seems like a death sentence. She mentions that this surgery gave her a large scar similar to a C-section but doesn't show it. Not that she has to expose her body, but it may add some credibility. I guess I'm just skeptical considering all the exaggeration that usually comes with upholding the 'living doll' persona, although I do wish her health and happiness.
Her latest video she disclosed her decision to stay at a friend's house while she works through some emotional issues. Nothing wrong with that in theory, but her friends seem like an echo-chamber for her emotionally driven choices. There's some awkward conversational competition while they each wait impatiently to speak, and her friend stares creepily at her.
Additionally, she uploaded a video called "I Don't Want to Die" where she talks about being put on depression medication. I'm sure many of us can relate to this struggle, but I don't think we would have made a video about it while cradling a stuffed animal in low lighting.
Venus has been the least offensive to me of all the characters on PULL, but the topics of her videos lately have been (more) odd and (more) dramatic.. I recognize she's going through A LOT. Especially for someone with her emotional maturity. I do think she's more intelligent than she lets on, but her choices don't really reflect that. At times, I've felt she's more candid than other girls who emulate Shimmering Fetus Aliens. But her recent videos seem falsely forthright. How much can we know I suppose from picturesque, staged snapshots of her life.
Venus Angelic- Illegal Weight Loss Sugery?
In a few of Venus Angelic's recent videos, she claims to have had illegal stomach surgery in an attempt to lose weight. She shows emaciated pictures of herself (trigger warning), and also claims the doctor that performed the surgery has been arrested and jailed. Venus says it was a botched job. I feel bad for her if this is the truth. She made some admittedly cringey videos in the hospital with her stuffed animals set up in the background. In one of the titles she claims not to have eaten for 31 days. In my opinion, I can relate to restrictive behaviors with food and my own daily struggle with body image as many of us do, but this seems like a death sentence. She mentions that this surgery gave her a large scar similar to a C-section but doesn't show it. Not that she has to expose her body, but it may add some credibility. I guess I'm just skeptical considering all the exaggeration that usually comes with upholding the 'living doll' persona, although I do wish her health and happiness.
Thank you so much! I'm sorry I didn't reply, I guess it's been two years now..oops! I did step out into the real world and now I'm working toward my dreams, which has been stressful but very much worth it. Back to ride the wave on PULL! Bwahaha.
I respect your post, and did consider her English may play a part. For me, it's the tone she speaks in.
I've been following material promoting, degrading, exposing and attempting to hide her for about one year now, to give some insight about how I came to form these opinions.
•She is most likely a racist, due to her obession with purity regarding apprearance. If she was genuinely concerned with enlightenment of the soul, I personally do not believe that racism has anything to do with spiritual growth.
•Based on what we know about her family life, someone must have hurt her in her past and given her long lasting problems that have developed over the years into something like a personality disorder. I do feel for those who struggle with all mental illnesses, though it does not excuses behaviors that harm others or themselves.
•Her Photoshopping has been a long standing problem. If she had focused on her natural beauty from the beginning instead of her unnatural beauty, think about how different her reputation regarding her external person would be.
•About her spirituality: Let me begin by stating that I do not believe in a god of any kind, and therefore the only advice I have on religion is to quit it cold turkey. That being said, I was raised around many types of people, and many cultures and religions, and was taught to appreciate a person's essence, because everyone has something you can learn from them. Those dedicated to spiritual enlightenment are less focused on the outside and more focused on the inside- the inside being important details and the real truths of themselves and their environment. I see her obsession with displaying her passion for religions she enjoys through adorning her body with costumes and makeup meant to mold her into what she wants to be.
But you cannot love yourself after the growth. Real growth is achieved when it has the foundation of love.
That is why she's become this way.
I've just recently started watching her videos, and the other day began following her on Instagram. She seems to be enjoying herself, and there's no doubt she's adorable. I do feel that personally she speaks in a way that is too young for her age sometimes, but that's quite a common trait among people in the kawaii subculture.
Yes, her dresses and outfits seem like they would not see the end of the week- at least in my life! I see nothing wrong with being an aspiring seamstress, but is she really claiming to be a fashion designer?
I just saw the leg pictures. What is she thinking? She obviously has body image problems, and she shouldn't (though body image problems are not necessarily a choice) which is sadly not uncommon. But it is very obvious that some editing has taken place.
She's 25? She should not be acting this way in my opinion, as far as her fashion choices and the attitude of her online presence.
25 is in no way old. My point is that 25 is the age of a grown individual.
For a bit of an exaggerated perspective, it reminds me of older women who act like and wear the clothes of young girls because they think it's charming. This red dress is perfectly age appropriate. But I would argue that the cat cosplays, eating from a pet dish, and toddler level sentence forming is not on the maturity level an average 25 year old should possess.
I think I once defended her through a YouTube comment when her choice to call quinoa "tiny rice" was criticized by the man she lives with, but I hadn't seen many other videos by her. I didn't realize that she does "baby talk" so often.


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The Ministry of Health (MOH) will enhance MediShield Life by increasing and introducing more granular claim limits for surgical procedures to improve coverage for more complex surgical procedures and better protect Singaporeans against large medical bills. Around 90,000 patients per year are expected to benefit from higher MediShield Life payouts with the implementation of the new claim limits, which will take effect for patients admitted for surgeries from 1 January 2020.
2.	The enhancement was recommended by the MediShield Life Council (MLC), as part of their ongoing review of MediShield Life benefits and premiums, which is expected to be completed by end 2020. There will be no premium adjustments at this point, in line with the government's commitment to keep premiums constant for five years when the scheme was launched in November 2015. As part of its overall review of the scheme, the MLC will also assess adjustments to premiums accordingly, after factoring in enhancements to the scheme and actual claims experience.
Claim Limits for Surgical Procedures
3.	Patients undergoing surgical procedures listed in the Table of Surgical Procedures (TOSP) can claim from MediShield Life and tap on their MediSave to pay for their surgical bills, subject to the MediShield Life claim limits and MediSave withdrawal limits respectively. Currently there are seven different MediShield Life tiers of claim limits to cater to surgical procedures of different complexities under the TOSP.
4.	From 1 January 2020, the number of tiers will triple to 21. The introduction of more granular and higher tiers will provide better coverage for more complex surgical procedures, which tend to be costlier. In addition, the claim limits have also been adjusted to keep pace with increased healthcare cost since the last revision in 2015.
5.	With the new claim limits, patients will be able to claim more from MediShield Life, and pay less through MediSave or cash. Please refer to ANNEX A for the current and new claim limits, and ANNEX B for illustrations of the MediShield Life claims for different surgical procedures under the current and new claim limits.
6.	Mr Edwin Tong, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Health, said, "The new claim limits will improve MediShield Life coverage for more complex surgical procedures and better protect Singaporeans against large hospital bills. Even as the MediShield Life Council undertakes their review, which will be completed by end 2020, we will start off by implementing the new claim limits for surgical procedures so that patients can benefit earlier from this enhancement. We will continue our efforts to keep healthcare costs sustainable and affordable for all Singaporeans."
7. No action is needed on the part of patients. The new claim limits will be automatically applied to MediShield Life claims for patients admitted for surgeries from 1 January 2020.
MediShield Life Review
8.	In 2018, MOH and the MLC started a review of the MediShield Life benefits and premiums, to ensure that the coverage of MediShield Life remain broad-based and sustainable. The MLC will gather views and feedback through stakeholder and public engagements in the coming months.
9.	The MLC and MOH regularly review MediShield Life benefits to ensure that it provides protection for Singaporeans against large hospitalisation bills and selected costly outpatient treatments, in keeping with developments in medical care.
i)	In 2018, we extended MediShield Life coverage to direct admissions from emergency departments of public hospitals to community hospitals, home parenteral nutrition, and surgical intervention for two rare congenital conditions – trisomy 18 and alobar holoprosencephaly.
ii)	In 2019, MediShield Life coverage was extended to inpatient treatment for serious pregnancy and delivery-related complications, as well as the continuation of autologous bone marrow transplant treatment for multiple myeloma in the outpatient setting.
10. The Government provides significant subsidies of up to 80 per cent to keep healthcare costs low, and all Singaporeans are protected against large healthcare bills through MediShield Life. Patients can pay for the co-payment part of their bills with their MediSave. MediFund and various forms of financial assistance at our public institutions are also available for those in need. No Singaporean will be denied appropriate healthcare due to an inability to pay.


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The battle between the 10- and 90-percenters
The battle between the 10- and 90-percentes
By Michael Blockey
I gave a talk last week about wealth inequality in Western countries.. One of the audience was somewhat dismissive saying, 'hasn't it always been so'. I replied that it is the most unequal in 100 years, that in 1980, 10% of Americans owned 20% of their nation's wealth and now in 2018, 10% own 90%.
In Australia, the bad news is that the 10 percenters own 70% of our country's wealth. The good news is that the 90 percenters are fighting back!
To fight the good fight, the 90 percenters must know who they are up against. The 10 percenters are the executives and shareholders of the mining companies, the banks and financial institutions, the IT companies, the energy retailers and the executives and shareholders of all the other large corporations in Australia. The rest of us are the 90 percenters.
There is a third group in this battle. It is the enablers. Two battalions make up the enablers. There are the political parties that enact legislation that further enriches the 10 percenters. These are the Liberal and National parties. Then there is the Murdoch press and the commercial radio and television stations. They promote the Coalition's message which is, of course, the gospel according to the 10 percenters.
There is no doubt that the 10 percenters have so far won the battle. If the 90 percenters are to counter the 10 percenters, they need to know how they think. The Royal Commission into banking revealed how 'banksters' think. They regard their customers as prey and themselves as predators. This is, also, the underlying thinking of most 10 percenters. We, the 90 percenters, exist only to feed the greed of the predators.
If that sounds like the law of the jungle, it's because it is. The 10 percenters are always on the look-out for a 'kill'. Once one is identified, the enablers swing into action. The Coalition is coerced to enact the appropriate legislation and the Murdoch press/ commercial TV and radio stations are instructed to conceal the scam.
Let me give you five examples of how the 10 percenters separate the 90 percenters from their money.
Former PM John Howard introduced negative gearing/capital gains tax (NG/CGT) to reduce the tax property owners had to pay. In 2017, they paid $11 billion less in tax, and guess what, $7 billion found its way into the pockets of the 10 percenters. The Greens exposed this. They want NG/CGT stopped.
Turnbull wanted to give $80 billion in tax cuts to companies, saying that it would create more jobs and increase wages as it trickled down to the workers. For 35 years, it has been claimed that trickle down benefits the workers. Many studies by economists show that it never has. Tax cuts to the 10 percenters only benefit the 10 percenters!
Direct Action, the Coalition's scheme to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has proven to be a wonderful way for the 200 heaviest polluting companies to enrich themselves. Over the years 2013 to 2017, they were paid $19 billion of taxpayers' money to buy emissions reduction equipment, equipment that had been shown in the period 2012 to 2014 to substantially reduce emissions. Over the 4 years, 2013 to 2017, emissions rose alarmingly prompting one to think the 200 companies had not bought the equipment. These figures came not, from an independent investigator, but from the Department of the Environment itself!
Another effective way of gouging money from the 90 percenters was gold plating. The Big Four energy retailers are guaranteed a 10% return on capital they expend on expanding the electricity network. They figured that the greater the expansion, the more they would earn. They obtained estimates from consultants of future electricity demand. At a time when demand was rapidly decreasing, the consultants' predictions were of large increases in future demand. The Energy Regulator approved $84 billion worth of upgrade. The Big Four made a profit of $7.7 billion, the consultants were well paid for their shonky estimates and the Energy Regulator got a backhander. It was Bruce Robertson, an energy analyst, who uncovered this story.
In each of these 4 cases, the 10 percenters made billions, billions that should have gone into Treasury to health, education etc services to the 90 percenters.
The fifth example of 10 percenters defrauding the 90 percenters is particularly evil. It is Howard's legislation to restrict wage growth. The 10 percenters are generally employers. Their largest cost item is wages.. They informed Howard that in the 70s and 80s wages grew by 5+% pa. This has to stop, they said. Howard knew that the more industrial action there was, the higher was the wage growth. So to give the 10 percenters what they wanted, he passed legislation that effectively banned strikes. Instant success! Wage growth has been about 2% pa for the last 5 years and with inflation at 2.5% pa, working families are struggling. Jim Stanford from The Australia Institute and Sally McManus, the secretary of the ACTU, made this public.
What can 90 percenters do to counter this brutal, well oiled machine?
First, join with others to ferret out the scams and rorts the 10 percenters are inflicting on us. Make your findings public. This shines the light on them, making it less likely they will be repeated..
Second, start talking. Tell friends and family what the 10 percenters are doing to us. Revolutions start with people talking
Third, join activist organisations like the 1-million strong GetUp and the 2,500- strong Ngara Institute. Support their efforts to awaken the 90 percenters to the battle they must fight.
Fourth, support the Ngara Institute in its quest to have an Australian Bill of Rights enacted. Such a charter will prevent some of the unfairnesses that the 10 percenters have inflicted on the 90 percenters.
Fifth, vote out the conservative government, the enabler to the 10 percenters, and vote in a progressive government.
And, above all, remain hopeful!
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New pyridine carboxamideligands and their complexation to copper(ii). X-Ray crystal structures of mono-, di, tri- and tetranuclear copper complexes
Sneh L. Jain,a Pravat Bhattacharyya,*a Heather L. Milton,a Alexandra M. Z. Slawin,a Joe A. Craystona and J. Derek Woollins*a
a School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Seven new pyridine dicarboxamide ligands H2L1–7 have been synthesised from condensation reactions involving pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (H2dipic), pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl dichloride or 2,6-diaminopyridine with heterocyclic amine or carboxylic acid precursors. Crystallographic analyses of N,N′-bis(2-pyridyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide monohydrate (H2L8·H2O), N,N′-bis[2-(2-pyridyl)methyl]pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide and N,N′-bis[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide monohydrate revealed extensive intramolecular hydrogen bonding interactions. 2,6-Bis(pyrazine-2-carboxamido)pyridine (H2L6) and 2,6-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)pyridine (H2L7) reacted with copper(II) acetate monohydrate to give tricopper(II) complexes [Cu3(L)2(μ2-OAc)2]. X-Ray crystallography confirmed deprotonation of the amidic nitrogen atoms and that the (L6,7)2− ligands and acetate anions hold three copper(II) ions in approximately linear fashion. H2L8. Reacted with copper(II) tetrakis(pyridine) perchlorate to give [Cu(L8)(OH2)]2·2H2O, in which (L8)2− was tridentate through the nitrogen atoms of the central pyridine ring and the deprotonated carboxamide groups at one copper centre, with one of the terminal pyridyl rings coordinating to the other copper atom in the dimer. The corresponding reaction using H2L7 gave [Cu3(L7)2(py)2][ClO4]2, which transformed during an attempted recrystallisation from ethanol under aerobic conditions to a tetracopper(II) complex [Cu4(L7)2(L7–O)2].
Crystal structure data TXT (221K)
https://doi.org/10.1039/B316519A
Dalton Trans., 2004, 862-871
New pyridine carboxamide ligands and their complexation to copper(II). X-Ray crystal structures of mono-, di, tri- and tetranuclear copper complexes
S. L. Jain, P. Bhattacharyya, H. L. Milton, A. M. Z. Slawin, J. A. Crayston and J. D. Woollins, Dalton Trans., 2004, 862 DOI: 10.1039/B316519A
Sneh L. Jain
Pravat Bhattacharyya
Heather L. Milton
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Joe A. Crayston
J. Derek Woollins


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