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Reps. Goyke, Taylor: Legislative Republicans ignore the will of the people by rejecting "The People's Budget"
CONTACT: Rep. Goyke, 608.266.0645
June 25, 2019 Rep. Taylor, 608.266.5342
Republicans try to connect the dots like Governor Evers, but run out of ink.
MADISON— Today the budget that was debated in the State Assembly was not The People's Budget Governor Evers delivered to the Joint Finance Committee, which he crafted by traveling around the state and listening to people. Rather, Republican representatives once again chose politics over the people by rejecting Medicaid expansion, failing to adequately fund our public education system, and refusing to propose a long-term solution to our transportation system, marred by some of the worst roads in the nation.
In response, Democratic Joint Finance Committee members State Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) and State Rep. Chris Taylor (D-Madison) released the following statement:
"A state budget reflects the will of the people and is a moral document. Governor Evers' budget makes vital investments in every community across the State," said Rep. Goyke.
"Whether it be the need for Medicaid expansion, an increase in special education funding, or transportation investment, among others – the people of Wisconsin support Governor Evers' budget and its passage. My legislative Republican colleagues tried to follow the lead of Governor Evers but fell short and missed the opportunities to address the long term needs of our great State."
"Once again, my Republican colleagues protected $1.4 billion in tax giveaways to big corporations and the wealthiest elite instead of investing in the priorities of the people," stated Rep. Taylor. "After ushering in the biggest cuts to our public education system in history, Republicans refused to adequately invest in public education at every level, from early education to the UW System. Republicans failed to save millions of state dollars and attract billions in federal funds through Medicaid expansion, and make historic investments in health care for all Wisconsinites."
"Though Governor Evers' budget provided a long-term sustainable funding solution for our transportation system, Republicans instead made another large GPR transfer that we could have invested in our people and in our communities. Finally, Republicans failed to address the crisis of contaminated drinking water in wells polluted with nitrates, arsenic and bacteria, leaving their own constituents to drink polluted water. They turned their backs on the people of our state yet again."
Wisconsin Safety Council: Be prepared for hot weather
UW System: Aaron Seligman named Director of UW System's Office of Educational Opportunity
Weekly GOP radio address: Speaker task forces


I've been playing a lot of Modern this year on the SCG Tour®. The format continues to be popular and neither Brennan DeCandio nor Tannon Grace particularly enjoys the format, so I take it up during Team Constructed events as well.
You might think that would give me an advantage for individual Modern events, as we have coming up this weekend in Louisville. While I certainly think my understanding of important matchups and sideboarding is advanced from experience, when it comes to deck choice, I'm still left in a sea of uncertainty.
I've played a lot of different decks over the last six months, and none of them have really stood out from the rest. I 3-2 an inordinate number of Magic Online Leagues I play, so no matter what deck I think is well-positioned, I seem to win at about the same rate.
When left in a situation where I have several seemingly equivalent choices, I focus mainly on metagame positioning as a tie-breaker. Normally metagame considerations in Modern are low on my priority list, but when it comes down to it, it's still meaningful, especially when you favor proactive, linear decks like I do.
I'm going to show the first step in this process today, sharing what i know about the Modern decks with which I'm most experienced and their position in the current Modern metagame.
I'm starting with the easiest of the bunch. With the rise of Hollow One as a simultaneously more explosive and more resilient graveyard deck that gets to play a real sideboard, I don't see Dredge as a viable option in Modern anymore.
The deck was already losing standing, as it's somewhat underpowered. You rarely win Game 1 before Turn 4 or 5, which isn't difficult for many Modern decks to race, and decks like Humans can actually match you on the battlefield with bigger creatures, especially Mantis Rider, which contains Narcomoeba and Bloodghast while applying pressure in the air.
The rise of Hollow One has also brought more graveyard hate into the metagame, which means losing Game 1 is close to a death sentence. We had a good run there for a while, and I'm happy that Faithless Looting is now getting the respect it deserves, but I'm not turning to Stinkweed Imp and friends anytime soon.
Humans was my choice after realizing Dredge was no longer good enough, and after a wonderful first weekend with the deck in Philadelphia, I thought I had found my next pet deck. However, the unbanning of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Bloodbraid Elf looked to bring lots of reactive and removal-heavy decks into prominence, unpleasant for a deck with 37 creatures and very little card advantage.
Snapcaster Mage / Lightning Bolt decks are the hardest matchups for Humans on paper, and I didn't much like the Lightning Bolt / Tarmogoyf matchup much either. I preemptively moved away from Humans in favor of Blue Moon. However, it turns out that I, like many others, vastly overestimated the impact the unbannings would make.
After an early period of dominance, Bloodbraid Elf has become just another solid player in the format. Neither Jund nor G/R Land Destruction nor TitanShift gained enough from its addition to become top tier decks. Moreover, none of these decks proved particularly powerful against Humans. Thalia, Guardian of Thraben matches up well against Bloodbraid Elf and Reflector Mage is enough disruption to contain Tarmogoyf.
Jace, the Mind Sculptor decks were hard matchups, but those decks failed to perform, leaving a metagame in which Humans has assumed the position of "deck to beat." Humans is the safe choice, and one I made recently for the Team Constructed Open in Atlanta, only to come away with one of my worst finishes of the year.
Obviously I don't want to overreact to one weekend, but it was a tournament in which nothing went particularly wrong. I just lost a lot of normal games of Magic with average draws.
When that happens with a deck that has such a large target on its head, I can't help but think that the metagame has shifted such that the good matchups that made the deck successful have now been preyed out of the metagame, leaving only even or bad matchups.
Humans has been the top deck for weeks now, so how many people are seriously bringing a deck with known bad matchup against it? Modern has plenty of players that simply play what they like, but those players mostly fade as the event goes on, leaving players who are trying to gain an edge from their deck choice.
That metagame shift mostly occurred from linear creature decks like Affinity and Counters Company, though we did also see a return of control decks in Baltimore. Even in a hostile metagame, Humans is powerful enough to succeed, so if you see me casting Thalia, Guardian of Thraben this weekend, it's because I didn't think my other options were good enough.
In a metagame where linear creature decks are more popular to combat Humans, I don't see a better-positioned deck than G/W Elves. It's incredibly consistent at killing around Turn 4, with a healthy dose of Turn 3 kills to win a fast race. However, it's also quite weak to removal-heavy decks. Chord of Calling is pathetic when your first wave of creatures is quickly answered and the combo is difficult to assemble.
Control decks hadn't been that popular in Atlanta, and I banked on that still being the case in Baltimore, expecting in the back of my head that they simply weren't that good and most players would look elsewhere to combat Humans and Hollow One.
Once again, I was wrong. Control resurged and I was soundly punished, playing against those decks four times with nary a lucky match win to show for my troubles. I was able to salvage an okay result by winning most of my other matches, so my reasons for liking Elves were proven correct at least, but I can't in good conscience play G/W Elves if I expect a similar density of control decks in Louisville.
However, I could switch over to G/B Elves. It's not as explosive as the white variant because it eschews the combo, but Shaman of the Pack gives it a ton of control-punishing reach to operate as a straight aggro deck. Black also gives you access to Thoughtseize in the sideboard, the best answer to opposing sweepers.
Essentially, G/B Elves sacrifices some of its edge in the good matchups to get something back in the bad matchups. The loss of powerful white sideboard cards like Rest in Peace and Stony Silence hurts, but those cards aren't as important as they typically are.
I'm including this list mainly to plug the overlooked Gnarlroot Trapper as a perfect addition to the deck. I wanted more mana creatures, so much so I played Boreal Druid in G/W, and Gnarlroot Trapper is a huge upgrade. Adding mana for creatures is critical, and the deathtouch ability is huge in a deck that often wants to attack a horde of small creatures into a larger one to set up a lethal Shaman of the Pack down the line.
Given that this is the deck in the group I'm least familiar with, it'll be important to see just how much better the control matchups are than for G/W, and how much worse the linear creature matchups are. If the net difference is significantly positive, then this deck should be great for SCG Louisville.
When I played Blue Moon in Cincinnati, it was because I expected Humans to be the most popular deck, but also a fair amount of control. I was wrong on the latter prediction, but I also managed to dodge the worst matchup in Hollow One, so I called it a wash.
I'm loath to play reactive decks in large Modern tournaments, so I shelved the deck afterward, but this metagame seems perfect. There are plenty of small creatures to take down with Lightning Bolt and Electrolyze, alongside plenty of control matchups to prey upon, utilizing Blood Moon to limit their access to blue mana and dominate counterspell wars.
My main issue with the deck after Cincinnati was the same as when playing Splinter Twin years ago: a weakness to big creatures like Tarmogoyf and Gurmag Angler. Harvest Pyre and Roast are mediocre at best, but they're the best options available. That weakness came up primarily in the Jund matchup, which was common at the time but has since become rare. That shift is a significant gain for Blue Moon since I last played the deck.
There is, however, one glaring problem with playing this deck: Hollow One. That matchup is horrible and requires a ton of sideboard space to make palatable. In Cincinnati, I reasoned that throwing the matchup in a team event wouldn't be nearly as detrimental as in an individual tournament.
Hollow One isn't quite as popular as it was a couple of weeks ago, but I wouldn't be surprised to play against it twice, especially if I make the Top 8, and that's a lot of losses to give up in Louisville.
1. How much control do I expect?
2. How much Hollow One do I expect?
3. Are the tradeoffs from G/W Elves to G/B Elves a significant gain for the latter?
Now I have a clear plan that will lead to a solid deck choice. Should Blue Moon or G/B Elves separate itself from the pack, I'll go with that, and should neither prove worthy, I have the default best deck in the format as a backup plan. Not a bad place to be.
Such thought-generating and thought-organizing exercises are valuable tools. Is my analysis above completely comprehensive? No. Modern is too large a format to look at every conceivable variable, so it's important to look at only those that are most important. It's a subjective endeavor, of course, but one that you'll grow better at with practice.
It's pretty common for me to find myself in the beginning of a week with little direction as to where to go next, so a quick-and-dirty assessment like this is a great place to look for new ideas as well, as I found with G/B Elves.
It's very easy to get stuck in a rut and fail to reassess what you've learned, but those ruts are where systematic biases come from. Such biases are hard to escape, since they arise from a belief that either was never true in the first place or was made false by changing circumstances.
Every now and then, take some time to reassess what you know and what you think you know. You'll learn a lot in the process and keep your ideas about the metagame sharp.


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I Now Pronounce You Sissy & Wife
Deciding whether to assume a new last name
Thu May 17, 2007 | 10:48am
It's wedding season again, and that means half of every aisle-trodding couple will be struggling with the decision of whether to take on their spouse's last name or keep their own. But according to a new trend, it might not be the half you think.
The California Assembly passed a bill last week that, if adopted by the Senate and signed by the governor, will allow newly married men to change their last names as easily as women do. A bride needs only to fill out some forms and notify her credit card companies if she wants to take her husband's name. But a growing number of grooms-from Mike Davis-turned-Salinger in Seattle to Christopher Sclafani-turned-Rhee in Washington, D.C.-are opting to take their wives' last names instead, either to honor the women's heritage, preserve a family name that's at risk of dying out, upgrade to an easier-to-spell moniker, or simply do their small part to roll back centuries of gender inequity.
Starshine Roshell
Current law requires these guys to spend hundreds of dollars, get permission from a judge, and wait several months to legally adopt a married name. Forward-thinking Los Angeles dude Michael Buday recently called "No fair!" on the process, prompting the ACLU to file a federal lawsuit and cosponsor the Name Equality Act on his behalf. Seven states-Hawai'i, New York, Massachusetts, Iowa, Louisiana, Georgia, and North Dakota -already allow a husband to take a wife's name, and I can see why.
The married-name conundrum is a tricky one. Who wants to switch identities mid-career? Who wants to exchange one pronunciation nightmare for another? I didn't. But neither did my husband.
John and I had already been hitched two years when we decided, in 1996, that we wanted the same last name. We were about to buy our first home and figured the paperwork would be easier if our signatures matched. We planned to have kids and liked the idea of a common family identity. We relished the romance of being forever linked by letters, each of us a reflection on the other. And I could tell you it was those considerations that compelled us to do what we did-convenience, romance, and a nod toward our mutual future.
But in truth, it was the wine. Too much of the house red at a nearby trattoria convinced us the best way to honor our union was to combine our two distinct last names into one new one. Thus did my English Rowell and his bastardized French Gaushell morph-after reams of paperwork, published legal notices, courthouse visits, and scads of cash-into the acultural, unhistorical, but hard-to-mispronounce hybrid, Roshell.
We weren't trying to change the world. We were just trying to embody equity, regardless of the inconveniences it might bring. (And bring it did. His parents were furious, as you might imagine.)
Our solution to the married-name issue is not unheard of. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was Mr. Villar before marrying Corina Raigosa in 1987. But most forward-thinking couples still choose to keep separate last names, or hyphenate them. And the Lucy Stone League, an equality-promoting group named after a feisty female who refused to take her husband's name when she married in 1855, claims the vast majority of brides still drop their maiden names outright.
Will California's new law change that? Conservatives, of course, hope not. Most of the Assembly's Republicans voted against the bill, presumably because it would let domestic partners change their names, too-allowing gay couples to parade around with matching surnames just like us God-sanctioned married folks.
The right-wing Campaign for Children and Families group released a statement opposing the bill and saying, I kid you not, that the state shouldn't be encouraging its hubbies "to be sissy men who abdicate their masculine leadership role because they're confused."
Hey. That's Mr. Sissy Man to you, buddy.
For more, visit www.StarshineRoshell.com.
Comments from a previous posting
So let's see, if the assembly approves the bill, the men become "Sissy-Men". But if Schwartzenegger approves the bill, will they then become "GIRLY-Men?"
billclausen (anonymous profile)
https://www.independent.com/2007/05/17/i-now-pronounce-you-sissy-wife/

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The Foothill Creative Arts Group will host their Annual Art Festival Friday thru Sunday, Nov. 11 – 13, at 108 N. Baldwin Ave. The festival will include artwork by more than seventy artists, artist demonstrations, and a student sale on Friday and Saturday only. The Opening Night reception will be held from 7 to 9pm Friday evening, and the show continues from 10 to 5 on Saturday and 10 to 3 on Sunday. Weather will not be an issue – if it rains, the outdoor portion of the show can be moved completely indoors.


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Key words: Yakutia, territories of the North and Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, transport-logistics infrastructure, multimodal transportation network, economic and social development.


To provide for your child or your grandchildren's future educational costs, or just to provide the child with a nest egg, you may wish to transfer assets to a minor. You might even be motivated by the estate, gift and income taxes that could be saved as a result of the gift. There are many ways to transfer ownership of assets to minors.
The easiest way to transfer property to a minor is to transfer the asset to the child's name. This transfer is usually undesirable because it may be difficult for the minor to sell the property based on the general law of contracts. Alternatives to such outright transfers are the use of guardianships or custodianships. Guardianships involve court appointed guardians that manage property for minors. They are expensive and are usually used when minor children are orphaned and trusts have not been established for property left to them.
Custodianships are created under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA) and the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA). As a donor you may transfer money, securities, and insurance contracts under the UGMA. Under the UTMA, which has been adopted in several states, you may also transfer real and personal property, partnership interests and other property interests.
Transfer of property under the UGMA and UTMA allows the donor to retain control of and handle the property for the benefit of the child. It does not require any legal document. Accounts established under UGMA or UTMA should bear the child's social security number. The assets placed in the account qualify for the annual gift tax exclusion and the gift is irrevocable at the time of the transfer. When the minor reaches majority (which differs from state to state) all property must be delivered to the child.
In some states, as in Delaware, although the age of majority is 18 you can specify that the account be maintained until the child reaches age 21.
Generally, income earned on UGMA accounts is taxed to the child. However, if the income is issued to discharge a legal obligation of someone else, such as the child's parent, the income will be taxed to that person. Some states consider college education to be an item of support. For example, in New Jersey, college is a support item while in Delaware it is not. This will affect the taxation of the income earned on a UGMA account. The main advantage to a UGMA account is its simplicity, low cost and ease of administration. There are potential disadvantages including its inflexible distribution requirement at age of majority, inability to transfer certain assets to such accounts, questionability of education as a support item and loss of the parents' control over assets if the parent is not the custodian.
When you want to transfer assets to a minor child you should explore the use of trusts. Trusts provide an opportunity to meet your objectives since they are very flexible and can be structured to provide for your needs.
Also, there is no restriction on the types of property that can be transferred to a trust. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 significantly limits the income tax benefits of trusts for children under age 14, but there are still income tax benefits to be derived. Trusts continue to be advantageous for estate planning purposes.
When transferring property to a trust it is usually important for the gift to qualify for the annual gift tax exclusion. In order for a gift to qualify, it must be a gift of a present interest. This means that the donee must have the present right use, possess or enjoy the property. Therefore, the trust must be carefully drafted to provide for this present interest.
The Internal Revenue Code provides for several types of trusts which qualify as gifts of a present interest. One of these trusts is a Sec. 2503 (c) trust. To comply with Sec. 2503 (c) the principal and the income from the trust must be available for distribution while the donee is under age 21; accumulated principal and income must be distributed when the donee reaches 21; and if the donee dies before reaching 21 all principal and income must be paid to either his estate or to the donee's appointee. In effect, this statute waives the present interest rule for donees under the age of 21 who use this type of trust.
In Sec. 2503 (b) Trust, the trust income must be distributed annually to the donee. The trustee can be given the discretion to make distributions of principal while the donee is a minor.
The principal may be distributed to the beneficiaries at a prescribed age after majority or the donee can demand portions of the principal at certain ages. Since this type of trust is considered to have a present interest and a remainder interest, only the present interest qualifies for the annual gift tax exclusion. The donor would use a small part of the unified estate and gift tax credit to transfer the remainder into the trust.
A Crummy Power trust, named after the Ninth Circuit Case Crummey v. Commissioner, tries to circumvent the restrictive provisions of Sec. 2503 (c) & Sec. 2503 (b) trusts. It neither requires the distribution of principal at age 21 nor the mandatory annual income distribution. The Crummy Power gives the beneficiary the power to demand the trust property, when transferred to the trust for a specific period of time, i.e. 30 days. The IRS has conceded that if the beneficiary has a sufficient withdrawal period and the beneficiary is a given notice of this right gift will qualify as one of present interest. Therefore, the Crummy Trust provides the donor with more flexibility in his planning.
As discussed, the trust provisions are very technical.
They do, however, provide protection and limited control over assets with great flexibility. It is important to seek advice from your tax advisor when planning gifts to minors.


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Anzio. In the early hours, 1st Loyals are heavily shelled and dive-bombed, then at 4 a.m. 2 German battalions, supported by tanks, attack and over-run C Company, with the exception of the right forward platoon, No.15. At dawn the platoon's commander, Lieutenant E.W. Black, not knowing what had happened, goes to Company HQ to report, and is captured. 15 Platoon, however, holds on doggedly and it is not until the following morning, after they had been cut off for 28 hours, that the gallant little band is contacted by some tanks.
Intense fighting continues to rage across the battalion front. By mid-day, it has suffered nearly 200 casualties and is down to 24 officers and 509 men. Yet it has not withdrawn from a single trench, and the troops who are over-run have continued fighting grimly to the last man.
Finally, at 3 p.m. a counter-attack by the North Staffords re-takes the C Company positions. Lt. Black and 20 fellow prisoners have the satisfaction of turning the table on their captors, and marching them back to Battalion HQ at the point of the bayonet. By 4 p.m. the defence line is completely restored.
The action marks the turning point in the battle for the Anzio beach-head. Major-General Everleigh, the British Chief of Staff at Corps HQ, later declares that had it not been for 1st Loyals, the beach-head would have fallen.


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Clara Smith (Comté de Spartanburg, 23 août 1894 - Détroit, 2 février 1935) est une chanteuse américaine de blues.

Biographie
Artiste représentante des Classic blues singers, Clara Smith débute vers 1910 dans des spectacles de vaudeville, minstrel show, tent show et autres théâtres réservés aux Afro-Américains. Elle se produit aussi dans le circuit T.O.B.A.. Elle s'installe à New York en 1923 où elle chante dans des cabarets ou des speakeasy. De 1923 à 1932, elle enregistre 122 chansons pour Columbia, dont beaucoup de blues profonds tels que Awful Moaning Blues. En 1925 paraît My Doggone Lazy Man avec l'armoniciste Herbert Leonard. C'est le premier enregistrement de blues connu comprenant un harmonica. Elle travaille aussi avec Fletcher Henderson, Louis Armstrong, Lonnie Johnson, et en duo avec Bessie Smith.

Clara Smith continue à chanter jusqu'à sa mort d'une crise cardiaque en 1935. Elle est parfois citée comme étant l'une des plus expressives parmi les chanteuses de blues lent.

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Chanteuse américaine du XXe siècle
Chanteuse de blues
Naissance en août 1894
Décès en février 1935
Décès à 40 ans

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Peter Pan (Buena Vista, R-1976). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Animation.
Starring the voices of Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wilfred Jackson. A Walt Disney production. An unrestored poster that displays signs of use. May include light edge or fold wear with small tears, surface crinkles and creases. Please see full-color, enlargeable image below for more details. Folded, Fine/Very Fine.


The Bank of Ghana has assured customers of Sovereign Bank that their deposits are safe following the appointment of an Advisor to oversee the operations of the bank.
According to the Central Bank, the decision became necessary due to the bank's governance and capital challenges.
The appointment of the Advisor is also to curtail a relapsing into other phases that would require stringent remedial measures, officials say.
Meanwhile, the directive comes on the heels of the completion of an on-site examination of the bank in December last year,BoG said.
At the time of the intervention of UNIBANK in March this year, there were reports that two banks had been placed under the watchful eye of the Central Bank.
Sources suggest the second bank was Sovereign Bank.


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Chloe is a bossy child, and that's putting it mildly. The main reason she finds herself in time out is because she was ordering me around. Many times she realizes what she's doing when I ask her (or just plain tell her) who's the boss, but often she refuses to back down and lands herself on the chair. She is definitely a natural leader who must always be right, which can be both a good thing and a bad thing.
And sometimes it is just a funny thing.
Chloe: I don't know which movie I want to watch. I just want you to pick it mom.
Chloe: No Mom! I wanted to watch a Princess movie!
Me: Oh, okay. Do you want to watch "The 12 Dancing Princesses?"
Chloe: Noooooo! You didn't let me finish what I was going to say! I want to pick some Princess movies and then you can tell me which one I should watch.
Chloe: Okay, I picked three movies. Should I watch "The Island Princess,"
"The 12 Dancing Princesses"or "Ella Enchanted?"
Me: I think you should watch "Ella Enchanted."
Chloe: (begins to cry) No! I didn't want you to pick that one! It has to be a movie with A LOT of princesses in it.
Me: (taking the hint) Okaaaaay.....so do you want to watch "The 12 Dancing Princesses?"
Chloe: (now bright and cheery) Okay! Let's go put it on Mommy!
That's Chloe for you...she absolutely refuses to admit that something could be anything but her idea. I mean, how dare I suggest the movie she wanted to watch before she put me through the rigamarolle of figuring out her desires? Totally unforgivable in her mind.
I was a bit proud of myself today when Zoie started being quite the little sassy miss to me, and I just nicely picked her up and took her to her room for time out. No yelling on my part. I really liked your last couple of posts, and I'm trying to work on doing better.
You are so patient! Seriously!!!
By the way...what kind of job is Joel looking for? I would assume something with conducting??? Just curious because Damon is always hiring!!! Let me know!
Yes, I think I've heard that conversation around here too.
That is so Brody. He always wants me to choose a movie and we go through the same thing. It totally his to be his idea. Drives me nuts!
Oh, gosh. I hate to say it - - all three of my kids, even my youngest think they rule the roost. It's one big power struggle over here!
I think it's the age, too. Little J is sooo bossy, even to his older brother.
Ain't it the truth! There is always ONE strong willed one! But they keep a soft spot in your heart too!


My print file is too big to email – how can I get it to you?
I'm Alec from Fineline and I want to help those of you who have ever had difficulty in sending large print files via email.
It's happened to us all at some time or other. There we are, working away on a document which you know is easily small enough to email to your print provider but then you come over all creative.
All of a sudden, your imagination runs riot and you start piling in with memory hungry graphics. But before you know it, your file size isn't 1MB anymore but 10 or 15MB and maybe then some.
The trouble is, you only realise that your file is too large to email once you are ready to go to print and your deadline is looming … fast!
But don't worry because there are several options open to you and, we're going to take a quick look at those most likely to be of help to you.
1: Cloud based file transfers.
I'd recommend taking a look at all three, but my personal favourite is We Transfer. You don't need to sign up and create an account and … you can send up to 2GB free.
In the case of We Transfer – all you'll be asked to do is type in your email, your recipient's email and then drag and drop your print file. Once you hit the "Transfer" button, your file will be on its way.
In all likelihood, it'll take you longer to attach your file and enter your and the recipient's emails than it will to send. It really is that straightforward.
Don't worry, you don't have to have your own Dropbox account. If you have, that's great but if you haven't then check to see if your print provider does.
If they do, all they'll need to do is to set up a private folder for you and then share access. Once that's been actioned, you can sign in and drop the print files in the folder provided.
It should be very straightforward, but you are relying one someone else to set the folder up and grant you access rights.
FTP is a rather complicated name for an upload button on your print provider's website.
If they do have an upload facility it shouldn't involve anything more than difficult than logging on to their website and uploading your file. You'll probably need a username and password but that should be provided to you.
So, here we have it. Sending large files over the internet really is quite straightforward – when you know how! And I hope these three life-savers will useful next time you've got a squillion megabyte file which needs to be sent to your printer.


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Three Armed Robberies in One Month at Shell Gas Station
VICTORVILLE:(VVNG.com)- For the third time less than a month, the Shell Gas Station at the corner of Highway 395 and Bear Valley Road in Victorville was robbed at gunpoint.
The robbery was reported shortly before 11:30 P.M., on Tuesday, April 21 2015.
According to scanner traffic, the suspect was wearing a black hoodie, a black ski mask with red eyes, and a black backpack. The suspect, who entered the store with a black handgun, was believed to be in his 20's and is described as a White Male Adult with a beard.
The suspect took an undisclosed amount of cash and scratchers. He was last seen running on foot towards Eagle Ranch.
No employees were injured during the armed robbery.
A Sheriff's helicopter was requested to assist with an aerial support and ground units searched the surrounding neighborhoods for the suspect.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Victorville Police Department at 760-241-2911.
–Armed Robbery at Shell Gas Station on Highway 395
–Local Shell Gas Station Robbed a Second Time in 10 Days
Related Topics:Highway 395
Pedestrian killed on US Highway 395 Sunday morning in Hesperia ID'd
14 cattle dead following head-on crash involving two semi trucks in Hesperia
Highway 395 in Victorville closed due to fatal crash investigation
Fatal crash investigation shuts down Highway 395 in Adelanto
Truck hauling water tanks overturns on Highway 395 near Adelanto
1 killed, 1 airlifted after vehicle crashes into pole on Highway 395


The new Holley Single-Plane Race intake manifold was designed with performance in mind. They feature a race bred, two piece split feature that was previously only found on the most expensive race intakes. The manifold will fit GM LS Gen III engines with cathedral port heads and are intended for 4150 style square bore flange carburetors or throttle body EFI.
The LS Race single-plane intake manifold was designed for hi-performance/racing engine applications, 5.3 to 6.2+ liter displacement, and maximum engine speeds of 6000-7000 RPM, depending on the engine combination. This single plane design provides optimal performance across the RPM spectrum while providing maximum performance up to 7000 rpm.
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Join in on the fun at this year's ACA Open Canoe Slalom Nationals & North American Championships. Open to all ages and experience levels. Slalom race and a combined downriver race with different classes for all types of open boats. More info as we get closer to the race date.


Like most astrologers, I get a bit frustrated with skeptics. They tend to misrepresent astrology, they make incorrect arguments based on misinformed assumptions, and, most of all, they rarely take the time to actually learn anything about our discipline. As astrologers, we sometimes get together and kvetch about skeptics, and at those times there is a palpable frustration because the skeptics arguments are so freaking poor, but they get much more credence than careful astrological responses to them.
But let's leave the frustration with skeptics aside for a minute, and try to look at the issue with a little more compassion. By the middle of the 20th century, there was a real bias towards the materialist perspective that informed the worldview of most educated people. Many of us today realize that that worldview is not only limiting, it is in many ways just plain old incorrect. The work in consciousness studies, transpersonal psychology, and even physics has pointed towards a central role of consciousness in the cosmos.
Yet there was great value in the scientific/materialist worldview. From the perspective of people who were deeply entrenched in it, they were fighting back centuries of superstition: superstition that was often enforced with horrible torture, both physical and psychological. Superstition that was far more hostile and intolerant than the scientific/materialist view has ever been. The pull away from those limiting belief systems into a world where any trained observer could "see for yourself" was an exciting and empowering change. Because the material world is easiest to measure, it became the only world for the scientific/materialists. That was their error, and that's why they don't like astrology and never will.
They taught us not to swallow truths without testing them for ourselves, and then checking the results with others. That's the scientific method, and it isn't going anywhere. We'll keep that part. But we no longer feel the need to ban anything that isn't brick-and-mortar material from existence. We can accept that mind, emotion, soul, and spirit are real, without reverting to the superstition of the past.
Scientific/materialists who are skeptical of astrology are in many ways like the soldiers who were lost on desert islands and were still fighting the Second World War into the 1950s. We can invite them out of the trenches, the war's over.


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Q: Photo post insights with Facebook Graph API v2.4 We are using version 2.3 of the FB graph API to get insights (specifically viral impressions, reach, engaged, talking about, and impressions) for a page photo post. It works without issue. However when we try to make this same call in version 2.4, it fails. See an example call we used in the Graph API explorer below
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We've tried both PageID_ObjectID and PageID_Photo ID in the call, but neither returns the insights data mentioned above. We can get likes and comments for the Object, but nothing at all for the Photo. Are we missing some change in the way Facebook treats page photo posts between versions?

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After dousing most of the kitchen with Ant Death™ (I don't know the real name, but that is pretty much what the result is), we still had the little darlings strolling around on the counter.
OUR FOOD IS makes me CRAZY.
This has been occupying FAR too much of my time and attention this week.
Anyhow, I know, you are just thrilled to go through this with me.
I seem to have accidentally hit upon a solution.
It appears that if you smash said ants and leave their dead little corpses the other ants no longer have any interest in meandering around your counter.
You know, it is kind of like how people get the heebie jeebies around graveyards or the morgue? I don't, but other people do. Let's not forget, I am the Wednesday Addams wannabe that was reading Edgar Allen Poe in Fourth grade, so I am probably not the standard.
Anyhoo, I have only seen TWO ants that were capable of motion today, so there has been MAJOR progress on that front.
Perhaps now I can do something productive?
Hey, while I was maintaining my crazy ant lady vigil, I redesigned my blog header!
With major help from pshero.com (who by the way, is like the BIGGEST Photoshop rockstar there is). You should check out his stuff, if you are a gigantic ant-obsessed loser like myself.
My next post will have no mention of ANTS!


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Bad Bunny Honored Murdered Trans Woman On "Jimmy Fallon"
February 28, 2020 by Devin Randall
Bless Bad Bunny!
The Latin trap and reggaeton singer from Puerto Rico recently appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Not only did the American singer debut the cover art for his upcoming album YHLQMDLG and set the release date for said album, but he also performed his new song "Ignorantes." While the song speaks of bad breakups and failed relationships, it was what Bad Bunny wore to the performance that garnered the internet's attention.
While performing the song, Bad Bunny wore a skirt and a pale pink coat. Towards the end of the performance, the singer opened his jacket to reveal that he was wearing a shirt with the text, ""Mataron a Alexa, no a un hombre con falda." This line translates to, "They killed Alexa, not a man in a skirt."
This shirt references a murder from earlier this week. 29-year-old Neulisa Alexa Luciano Ruiz was hunted and killed for using the women's bathroom at a McDonalds. After a woman complained to local police, other customers were recorded on video saying things like, "We're gonna run him over" and "You bet I am going to go and shoot him." After this, gunshots were heard. Alexa was later shot and killed the following morning around 3:50.
PR is beautiful and the people are great, we are also the place with more churches per square mile. That, mixed with the typical macho culture, has played a big role in a long history of abuse and violence rooted in ultra conservative beliefs.
— Tats (@tats1216) February 25, 2020
According to Remezcla, Bad Bunny's shirt was more of a protest against Puerto Rican press for misgendering Alexa in their coverage of the murder. Thankfully though, the news of her murder has also circulated to other parts of the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren commented on the murder by tweeting that we must "protect trans women of color." In addition, more information about Alexa has come forward like the fact that she had escaped an abusive environment, the ironic fact that she often left messages about seeking a better life on public restroom mirrors, and the fact that she was on the mental spectrum.
Perhaps having rising figures like Bad Bunny and Elizabeth Warren will help gain more attention to the murder of Alexa and the crimes against trans women of color. We hope so, at least.
Sources: Remezcla, Pride, PageSix
Tags #BadBunny, #lgbt, #NeulisaAlexaLucianoRuiz, #QPOC, #Raggaeton
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WALK THE MOON's Petricca: "I Have Had Experiences With Both Men and Women, and I'm Proud of It."


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HomeOpinionThis season has been one to forget for many reasons
This season has been one to forget for many reasons
Poor performances, managerial changes, fan unrest...what next for the Hammers and the Premier League?
April 12, 2020 ExWHUEmployee Opinion 0
The 2019-2020 season will be one that is forever remembered and all for the wrong reasons unfortunately. Our season was littered with poor performances, manager sackings, unrest with the board, Roberto and the only time we had heard of Corona was when we ordered one with lime in the summer.
I was unsure how the season would pan out but it was certainly going to be a struggle to stay up. Enter a world-wide pandemic that has had more of an impact on our season then our £45m forward and that is an understatement!
At this point of writing my monthly column for Blowing Bubbles, it is unclear how the season will be concluded but I can only see two possible solutions to it. The talk is that the games will be resumed behind closed doors and given an extension to the end of June to be concluded. This does not work for me at all.
It is well known that home teams are meant to have the advantage in football and with games against Burnley, Watford and Aston Villa (you could possibly throw Chelsea in there), I would expect us to be able to get points against these teams. The games against Watford and Villa could be pivotal in the relegation battle so by taking the home advantage away you are punishing those teams.
I also cannot see this virus being completely under control in a few weeks so you will have teams that have players that they cannot select because they are isolating. Knowing our luck we will be the team with the most players unavailable because of Corona and again this would give our competition an unfair advantage.
I personally do not think there is any other option than to call the season void and start it again with the same teams in. Of course this would be incredibly harsh to Liverpool (although amusing) and to teams like Leicester and Wolves who have had great seasons.
But you cannot award Liverpool the league title and then finish the league for everyone else at this current point because European places are yet to be decided and even more importantly relegation (where Villa have played one less game). I really think we need to follow the lead of the non-league leagues who have already called the season off.
The only other possible solution that I could think of it to role the season over. Start it in August but with all the games that need to be played still being scheduled into that season and each team starts with the points and goal difference, etc that they were on when the season stopped.
Effectively Liverpool would start with a 25 point lead and we would be out of the relegation zone on goal difference when it all kicks off in August. Again this is not the ideal solution but again is the only one that seems fair to me.
Of course Liverpool could then win the league with a record points total but the history books would have to reflect the circumstance. It is rumoured that the club prefer the model of promoting both Leeds and WBA and starting the season in August with them and then having a relegation of five the season after.
I think the club would favour this approach mainly because it would bring the most amount of money because there will be more games and therefore more gate receipts, more visits to the club shops on those days and more TV money.
Realistically I do not think this is a great option and I really do feel that voiding the season is the only real option. What a crazy world we are currently living in and for once as West Ham fans we are not the only ones being affected by it!
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Willow and Jaden Smith Reveal How They Gained Confidence in Their Personal Style
ByErica Euse
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Jaden and Willow Smith have landed the latest cover of Interview magazine. As to be expected, the corresponding interview (conducted by Pharrell) offers plenty of gems from the celebrity siblings. The duo touch on a number of subjects like social media fame, and philosophy, in addition to revealing the secret behind their seemingly unbreakable confidence when it comes to style.
According to Willow, who was recently named an ambassador for Chanel, their mom Jada Pinkett Smith supported their experimentation with personal style from an early age.
"Me and Jaden, when we were younger ... Ooh! We would wear the craziest things. Jaden would only wear his Spider-Man costume. I would freaking mismatch every single shirt and pants in my closet. We would just be so rambunctious with our clothing choices," she said. "And when we were old enough to start dressing ourselves, my mom was like, "Are you sure you want to go out like that? And me and Jaden would be like, 'You know what? Yes.' And she'd totally accept it.'"
Willow believes the ability to dress without judgment from her parents has helped foster the confidence that has made them style icons for the next generation.
"I feel like that's where most of our confidence comes from. Because we weren't told, 'Oh, you don't look good in that. You look crazy. People are gonna think this about you,'" Willow continued. "Like, obviously, that was going to be happening regardless, but it wasn't like that ruled what we did or the choices that we made."
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Despite being dubbed the future of fashion for their bold and boundary-pushing style choices, Jaden said he and Willow dressed much better before.
"Nobody knows that Willow and I were much, much cooler before," he told Interview. "Like, before people were looking at the things that we were doing, we were so much more, like, method with fashion. We really went all the way. We went the extra mile on everything because there was no one looking at us. We've been through the roof, with ludicrous fashion ideas since we were extremely young."
The teens also added they are extremely thankful for their respective roles at Chanel and Louis Vuitton—the latter of which Jaden was featured as the face for the Spring 2016 womenswear campaign—because it offers them a platform to share their ideas.
"If we didn't have the kind of exposure to the world that we do now, people wouldn't hear the positive thoughts that we have. It's amazing to be able to work with iconic people and to have my name on something that's so beautiful, but at the same time, the only reason why I do it is so that I can have more of a reach to different kinds of people and spread my message," said Willow. "The only thing that really matters is spreading love and light and acceptance and unity throughout the entire world in any way that you possibly can."
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Jersey Shore's Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino to be paid by Abercrombie & Fitch to not wear their clothes
Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, the star of MTV's Jersey Shore, has been offered a "substantial payment" by Abercrombie & Fitch to no longer wear their clothes.
By Jon Swaine 17 August 2011 • 18:55 pm
What Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino might look like were he not to wear Abercrombie & Fitch clothes Credit: Photo: MTV
Over the past two years, Sorrentino has overcome a lack of discernible qualifications, talent, or even good looks to become one of the most prominent figures in US popular culture.
Famous for appearing in MTV's pseudo-reality television series, the hard-partying 29-year-old is credited with spearheading a trend among men in their 20s for fake tans, washboard stomachs, intensive grooming regimes and casual misogyny.
By endorsing brands of trainers, vodka and vitamins, he earned an estimated $5 million (£3 million) last year – more than any other male reality TV star. But his crude antics have proven too much for one company with which he is associated.
Abercrombie & Fitch, the all-American outfitters whose garments are donned by Sorrentino in almost every episode of Jersey Shore, has offered him "a substantial payment" to stop wearing its clothes.
"We are deeply concerned that Mr Sorrentino's association with our brand could cause significant damage to our image," the company said in a statement.
It added: "This association is contrary to the aspirational nature of our brand, and may be distressing to many of our fans."
"We have also extended this offer to other members of the cast, and are urgently waiting a response," the company said.
A spokesman for Sorrentino – who was last seen onscreen wearing an Abercrombie tracksuit around Florence, Italy – did not return a request for comment.
Experts said the move was understandable. Donna Sturgess, the president of Buyology, a marketing firm, said: "He doesn't have a job, he's not someone girls want to date because he doesn't treat them well, and guys don't want to be him. He doesn't fit the 'hot boy-next-door' image."
Mary van de Wiel, a New York-based 'brand anthropologist', said: "Brands these days are like living organisms and need to be nurtured. They have a story and an underbelly that consumers interact with, for instance over social media."
Ms Sturgess's colleague Melissa Hobley said: "He was wearing their clothes while doing pretty despicable things. These guys are famous for partying, trying to get laid and acting like Neanderthals. Jersey Shore is car-crash television".
Suspicions were raised, however, that both sides could end up benefiting.
"Abercrombie asking The Situation not to wear their stuff is the second best thing that has happened to him," said Ms Hobley. "Suddenly, people are talking about him and what brands fit for him. And there are brands that fit – beer or alcohol that one can indulge in but still have abs like that and condoms."
The incident appeared to resemble a dilemma met by Burberry, the British design house, in 2004. It enjoyed a huge boost in sales of baseball caps in its distinctive check only after they became fashionable with working-class teenage boys.
Some marketing experts said this new customer base – dismissed as "chavs" by some critics – did not fit Burberry's luxury image. The caps soon became noticeably harder to find on British high-streets. "You can't have it both ways," said Ms van de Wiel. "You either go big or you go home".
Supporters of Sorrentino pointed out that until recently Abercrombie & Fitch sold a T-shirt bearing the logo 'Fitchuation'.
"I mean, where did they get that from?" Sorrentino asked an interviewer last year. "Obviously from myself."
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They ingest food and liquids by enveloping them, and often keep their possessions inside their volume. If they're not careful, what they keep inside of themselves sometimes get partially digested, or they may suffer from indigestion due to these possessions. Their entire surface is sensitive to light and sound, and they talk by vibrating a portion of their outer boundary like a speaker.
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Colloidlings can function equally well on land and under water, as they absorb oxygen through their outer lining from either air or water. They swim extraordinarily well.
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PSU's speedy, light defense key to the second half
The Nittany Lions aren't scoring like they did last year, and that's OK. It's speedy, new-age defense may carry it to its greatest goals.
PSU's speedy, light defense key to the second half The Nittany Lions aren't scoring like they did last year, and that's OK. It's speedy, new-age defense may carry it to its greatest goals. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/sports/college/penn-state/football/2017/10/08/penn-state-doesnt-need-fireworks-anymore-not-kind-defense/742291001/
Frank Bodani, fbodani@ydr.com Published 7:00 a.m. ET Oct. 8, 2017
Penn State Nittany Lions defensive end Shane Simmons celebrates a sack on Northwestern Wildcats quarterback Clayton Thorson at Ryan Field.(Photo: Jim Young, USA TODAY Sports)
EVANSTON, Ill. — This isn't as fun to watch as the final 10 games of last season.
How could it be?
Penn State wasn't going to be able to rely on bombing opponents into submission as during its shocking win streak and the most high-wire Rose Bowl ever.
Rather, the Lions needed a stronger, better equipped defense to defend their Big Ten title. They required game-changing special teams. They knew they would have to work harder on offense after opponents spent months preparing to stop what they offer.
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So the Nittany Lions are 6-0 headed into a bye week to fix problems and get healthy.
They haven't proved enough yet, not with their defining games still to play.
But they have accomplished one critical thing that may carry them as far as possible, one easy to understate: They finally have developed unquestioned balance.
They have other ways to win games beyond prolific passing and even Saquon Barkley.
And it starts with this somewhat unorthodox defense by Big Ten standards. That is its most important development through six games, one that should continue to fortify even more in the second half.
"We're faster as a defense, there's no doubt about," James Franklin said after Saturday's 31-7 victory over Northwestern that was even more dominating than the final score.
"We don't have one thing that we're overpowering people with. ... We're not a suffocating defense where we take every yard away on the field. But the most important thing is we keep people out of the end zone and we create turnovers."
Penn State head coach James Franklin looks around before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Photo: Nam Y. Huh, AP)
Think about this: Penn State is now leading victories on defense, creating more turnovers than ever, without even arguably its best defensive player. Cornerback John Reid is injured and out for the year.
Even so, their secondary has locked down on opponents from the beginning. Their linebacking play is maturing and improving.
And their line is so deep it's wearing out offenses in the second half, despite being undersized everywhere.
Penn State safety Marcus Allen, right, tackles Northwestern wide receiver Riley Lees during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Photo: Nam Y. Huh, AP)
Take redshirt freshman end Shaka Toney, who is 6-foot-3 but only 230 pounds. Size doesn't seem to matter with his combination of speed, strength and a unique ability to find the quarterback. He dominated in a limited role Saturday with two sacks, one forcing a fumble.
"I think we're using him smart. We don't have him out there very often on first and second down, he's growing into that," Franklin said. "We're allowing him to play and do what he does best.
"He's a disruptive guy. He's just got a knack for getting on the edge of people."
Northwestern couldn't handle the deep rotation of linemen, including sophomore Ryan Buchholz who just missed a couple of sacks, and junior Shareef Miller, who is on the verge of making a major name for himself.
Power is not this defense's calling card. They swarm fast and relentless, which really is a perfect fit for how the game is now won in space.
Not one Lion had more than five tackles and yet the Wildcats never threatened to score until the final two minutes.
"Like Shaka. I weigh more than Shaka by like 20 pounds and he's on the D-line," linebacker Koa Farmer said with a laugh. "We just put a lot of fast guys on the field, a lot of athletic guys on the field."
Imagine a worn-down offensive line dealing with a lightning-quick Toney and fellow long-limbed freshman end Shane Simmons, fresh and refueled? This figures to matter even more as these youngsters learn their way.
Designated pass rushers like Toney are a luxury and could help define the Lions' success over the final six weeks.
"When a guy like that is coming on the field and it's his specialty and he makes that play, it's gotta be frustrating for the offense," Farmer said, talking about Toney in particular, his defense in general.
It's this kind of advantage that could provide an unforeseen edge required later this month.
With Michigan coming one week and Ohio State the next.
Photos: Penn State 31, Northwestern 7
Penn State wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton, right, is tackled by Northwestern corner back Montre Hartage during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens, left, celebrates with wide receiver DeAndre Tompkins after scoring a touch down during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State kicker Tyler Davis, right, celebrates with holder Billy Fessler after scoring a field goal against Northwestern during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State running back Saquon Barkley (26) runs for a touch down past Northwestern corner back Montre Hartage (24) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Penn State won 31-7. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens catches a touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, left, is tackled by Northwestern linebacker Nate Hall during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson looks to pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State safety Marcus Allen, right, tackles Northwestern wide receiver Riley Lees during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
A Northwestern fan reacts as he watches the second half of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley looks to pass against Northwestern during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Penn State won 31-7. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State kicker Tyler Davis, right, scores a field goal as holder Billy Fessler looks on during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Penn State won 31-7. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State head coach James Franklin looks around before an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald, left, talks to the referee as he wants to argue a call during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Penn State won 31-7. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley (9) scores a touchdown by running during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Penn State won 31-7. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, left, celebrates with offensive lineman Ryan Bates during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. Penn State won 31-7. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh, AP
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Ulu Ventures, a leading venture capital firm and the first Latina-led investment fund of its kind in Silicon Valley, announced the promotion of two women from diverse communities to partner.
Nancy Torres and Kathy Chen, both with outstanding academic and professional backgrounds, especially as investors, join in their new leadership positions a growing investment team led by CEOs Clint Korver and Miriam Rivera, who is also CEO and co-founder.
With these two new promotions, Ulu Ventures, which has nearly $1.2 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM), and 10 unicorns in its portfolio, seeks to expand its investment opportunities and widen its experience in industrial sectors, always supporting diverse founders.
We just deepened our investing bench! Congrats to @iamnancyat and Kathy Chen. Part of our investment team that will launch @uluventures to the Next Generation and escape velocity! #DiversityandInclusion https://t.co/2zRULsCaBL
— Ulu Ventures (@uluventures) June 22, 2022
"Nancy and Kathy have quickly blended with the Ulu team over the last several months, bringing to the firm exciting new perspectives to our data-driven investment process. As partners, they will not only enhance our capabilities in Ulu's traditional focus areas, but they will also allow our team to explore newer markets, such as sustainability, healthcare, fintech and consumer business," said Clint Korver, Ulu's co-founder and CEO.
Nancy Torres' Career
Nancy Torres, who at Ulu Ventures focuses on investing in diverse teams, particularly in the areas of fintech and web3 (an idea for a new iteration of the World Wide Web based on blockchain technology, incorporating concepts such as decentralization and token economy), where, according to the company, "entrepreneurs are creating new types of access to more opportunities," previously worked in banking technology investment at Goldman Sachs, advising software, internet, and fintech companies on strategic transactions.
Torres also worked for more than 5 years at Google, Uber, and IDEO CoLab. In addition, Nancy is a co-founder of the Latinx MBA Association, an organization of over 1,000 members dedicated to promoting business leadership in the Latinx community.
"Nancy and Kathy are wonderfully aligned with Ulu's mission to champion diverse business teams that are challenged by the biggest issues and opportunities. Clint and I couldn't be happier with the intellectual curiosity, rigor, integrity, and empathy that they bring to the Ulu community," Miriam Rivera highlighted.
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Ulu, who has three diverse women in top leadership roles, where more than 75% of the entrepreneurs in his three funds are diverse, also highlighted how "currently only 1% of venture capital investment partners are Latina, and just 3% are Asian American and Pacific Islander women."
"The recent hiring of George Sanchez and Serena Rivera-Korver as analysts continues to increase Ulu's internal diversity metrics, while expanding support to a larger number of Latinx entrepreneurs, as well as those based in New York, where Sanchez and Rivera-Korver are based," said Ulu.
About Ulu Ventures
Ulu Ventures is one of the leading venture capital firms focused on enterprise IT startups, with a track record of appropriate expansion into other critical sectors.
Ulu generates excellent financial results using a disciplined and repeatable decision-making process that looks at risk-return tradeoffs and also reduces cognitive bias.
More than three-quarters of the entrepreneurs in the three funds that this firm operates are diverse. Ulu's investment thesis is based on the proven concept that diversity pays.
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