The three Brickley sisters, Audrey, Jean and Shirley and two friends, Rosetta Hightower and Marlena Davis composed the mid-50s Philadelphia group, Audrey and the Teenettes. While they were students at Overland Junior High, the group was asked to perform at a local nightclub. Mother Brickley put her foot down and wouldn't allow 13-year old Audrey to perform. Both Audrey and sister Jean, both still in junior high, withdrew from the group leaving just a trio.
Stephen Caldwell was the lead singer for an all-male group, The Romeos. With the girls needing another singer, the 18-year old Caldwell was invited to a sing-a-long in 1959. "Shirley lived two doors from me, Marlena about four blocks from me and Rosetta was just six blocks away. One Saturday after doing chores, the girls were on the porch harmonizing when I picked up the lead on Daddy's Home." (1) Impressed, the girls invited Caldwell to join the group.
In return, it was Berry who arranged the Orlons audition with Kal Mann, a co-founder and songwriter at Cameo-Parkway Records. C-P had an all-star roster in the late 50s and early 60s. Chubby Checker led the pack with a number of dance hits anchored by The Twist; Bobby Rydell was the teen idol with hits like Kissin' Time and Swingin' School while The Dovells hit the ground running with Bristol Stomp and You Can't Sit Down. Later, Dee Dee Sharp fed the world Mashed Potatoes followed by (what else?) Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes). Finally, the smooth sounds of The Tymes with So Much In Love filled the airwaves in 1963.
L-R: Rosetta Hightower, Marlena Davis, Stephen Caldwell and Shirley Brickley.
"At our first audition in January of 1960, I did (the lead on) four or five songs. They liked us but they were looking for a female lead. We took a few months and each of the girls learned two songs," said Caldwell. "That was the hardest part. None of them wanted to sing lead. I had to push, push, push." (3) What finally convinced the trio was that one of them had to lead or there was no deal.
After three auditions, the Orlons were finally signed to a deal with Cameo-Parkway in October. At first, the label couldn't decide which of the three girls would sing lead. Mann knew each of the three ladies could effectively handle the lead but it was a matter of matching each girl with a song. Marlena was given the initial effort with a Soldier Boy type song, I'll Be True. The song did well locally but couldn't break nationally.
Cameo next tried Shirley on the lead for the group's next release, Happy Birthday, Mr. 21 backed with Please Let It Be Me. Both were ballads and Cameo failed to land a hit with either side. With no big hits to their credit, the Orlons kept their dream alive performing locally and singing background on records for other Cameo artists.
Dee Dee Sharp scored big on her first try—a duet with Chubby Checker called Slow Twistin' in the spring of 1962. Cameo had a song in mind for her first solo—a dance tune called Mashed Potatoes. Vocalists were needed for the background and the Orlons were asked to do it. Steve and Marlena refused believing the label was spending too much time on Dee Dee and not enough on the Orlons.
"When The Wah-Watusi took off, we knew Rose was the spirit of the group. She was the star. It made us realize we had talent and that we were able to produce for the company," Caldwell remembered. "It was a remarkable thing to have a record that sold a million copies. However, it didn't reflect in the funds we received." (7) Like many other one-sided record contracts signed by artists in those days, Cameo-Parkway had a clause that awarded them repayment for promotion, transportation, lodging, etc, if and when a song became a hit. With the two previous misses, the Orlons were in a deep hole for expenses. The Wah-Watusi sold a million copies and netted the group none of the 2-3 percent of the royalties promised.
Mann, Lowe and arranger/songwriter Dave Appell concerned only with producing hits and making money, stuck with formula for the next Orlons release, Don't Hang Up. During the recording session, Steve sang the tagline responses of Oh, No! after Rosetta's "…Oh don't you do it now…" On the playback of a take, Steve sang it in a frog-like voice. "Who did that? What was that?" asked the voice behind the glass. Caldwell answered, "That's just a voice I do." The response was, "We're gonna play it back and you put that (voice) in there." Caldwell's eyes watered and his throat became sore with the effort, but the trick was perfected. (7) His Oh, No's became a signature part of the song.
L-R: Stephen Caldwell, Marlena Davis, Shirley Brickley and Rosetta Hightower.
Photo courtesy of Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archive.
Clark was also a close friend of Cameo-Parkway and its stable of artists. With his Philly-based nationally syndicated American Bandstand, the dance show for teens around the country, Clark had a special appreciation of groups from the city of brotherly love, as he would help their careers any way he could. Reciprocating, when Clark needed an artist or group to fill in when a scheduled act couldn't make the show, he could count on many of the C-P roster to appear at a moment's notice.
The Orlons greeted 1963 with another top ten hit in February with South Street. Originally titled Sansome Street, which was the jazz street of Philadelphia, the title was changed to South Street, designated in song as the hippest street in town even though it was the address of pawn shops, men's stores and shoe stores. The song peaked at #3 on April 13th. (5) (6) With three consecutive top ten hits, the euphoria surrounding the Orlons should have been sky-high. Instead, it was nothing more than a short term buzz.
Two follow-ups, Not Me and Cross Fire! landed in the top twenty at 12 and 19 respectively. The placement started a trend of releases heading reaching the lower numbers of the chart. The next four singles placed in the chart's bottom 50. So, what happened?
There were three distinct reasons. The British Invasion took hold in late 1963 and early 1964 and caused many American acts to lose their place among the American record-buying public. American Bandstand uprooted and moved to Los Angeles thereby removing the source for the label's national exposure. The wear and tear of the long tours and recording dates took their toll.
As a result, Marlena was first to go as she left the group in late 1963 or early 1964 depending on which source one follows. Caldwell followed in late 1965. Rosetta and Shirley added Sandy Person and relocated to the Calla label. There were a few more personnel changes before the group finally called it quits in 1968.
Rosetta Hightower stayed in England after the Orlons disbanded after their final tour in the UK. She had a successful career as a soloist and was in demand as a session artist for Joe Cocker. She died in 2014 at age 70.
Marlena Davis worked as an executive secretary. In 1988, Marlena and Caldwell added two new members and toured as the Orlons until Davis' death from lung cancer in 1993. She was 48 years old.
Shirley Brickley was shot and killed in her home by an intruder in 1977. She was 32 years old at the time.
Stephen Caldwell became a shop steward for the bus drivers' trade union in Philadelphia and also served on the Philadelphia Board of Education for 29 years before reuniting the Orlons in 1988.
Don't Hang Up by the Orlons in mono.
Revisit 1963 and learn the South Street courtesy of the dancers on American Bandstand.
1) Homer, Sheree, Dig That Beat! Interviews with Musicians at the Root of Rock 'n' Roll, 2015, Page 22.
2) Buehler, Pati, Broadway World Pennsylvania, Spotlight On: Philly's Own The Original Orlons, July 18, 2016, Link.
3) Homer, Sheree, Dig That Beat! Interviews with Musicians at the Root of Rock 'n' Roll, 2015, Page 23.
4) Clemente, John, Girl Groups: Fabulous Females Who Rocked the World, June 24, 2013, Page 344.
5) Whitburn Joel, Top Pop Singles 1955-2002, Page 527.
6) Whitburn, Joel, Billboard Hot 100 Charts The Sixties.
7) Homer, Sheree, Dig That Beat! Interviews with Musicians at the Root of Rock 'n' Roll, 2015, Page 24-25.


Tell your family about a time when you were really excited about something and then you got scared, you froze. Talk about what you did—did you still do what you were excited about? How did it turn out? Did you decide not to do it? How did you feel after that decision?
Peter was a gung-ho disciple. He was all in, except for when he wasn't. Peter had a habit of getting really excited about something and going all in and then suddenly getting scared and backing off. We see this in several different stories (including when he denies Jesus). One story in which we see this clearly is Peter's attempt to walk on water.
Peter loved Jesus. And he was so excited to be a disciple. In his boldness, he began walking on the water toward Jesus. He was excited to see Jesus walking on the water, and he wanted to do it too. But then he realized what he was actually doing and he froze. He started to sink. We do that often, too. We get excited about what is happening but then we start thinking about everything and we freeze. We may even start to sink (but usually not literally). But then Peter does the best thing he possibly can. He calls out to Jesus, his Master, his Savior. And Jesus catches him. Jesus reaches out his hand and lifts Peter back up. When we get scared, when we worry, and when we freeze, we, like Peter, can call out to Jesus. And Jesus will give us courage for that first day at a new school, the beginning of that job, moving into a new house, making new friends, etc. All we have to do is call out to Jesus.
Ask your children if they have ever been excited about something and then gotten scared. What did they want to do? What did they do? Remind them about how starting a new school year may have been scary for them and ask them how it is now. For most of them, it will be much better now.
–	Pray that God will give you and your family courage when you are scared. Ask God to remind you that Jesus is always there.
–	Talk about ways to combat anxiety. Talk about ways that you can help each other face that fear and worry.


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CM Finance Inc: Can You Count on This 14% Yield?
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A High-Yield Stock Most People Have Never Heard Of?
Wouldn't it be nice to lock in a yield of 14%?
It certainly would, especially if you are looking to live off the dividends from an income portfolio.
The average dividend yield of all S&P 500 companies is two percent at the moment. That means that if you want to earn a dividend income of $10,000 a year, you would need an S&P 500 portfolio of $500,000. (Source: "S&P 500 Dividend Yield," Multpl.com, last accessed January 17, 2019.)
That's quite a large sum of money, especially considering the fact that the median American household has just $11,700 saved. (Source: "Brace yourself: This is how much America's 1% has saved," MarketWatch, September 5, 2018.)
Here's how high-yield stocks could come to the rescue. If a company pays, say, 14%, you would only need to put up $71,429 to earn $10,000 in annual dividends.
Of course, we know that double-digit yielders are not exactly the safest bets. As a conservative income investor, I'd rather have a diversified S&P 500 portfolio than put all my money in an ultra-high-yielding stock.
Still, because of their generosity, ultra-high-dividend stocks could serve as yield-boosters in a well-diversified portfolio.
And that's why I'm looking at CM Finance Inc (NASDAQ:CMFN) today.
CM Finance Inc: A Middle-Market Lender
CM Finance is a business development company (BDC) headquartered in New York City. Like most BDCs, the company provides financing solutions to middle-market businesses.
While CM Finance makes both debt and equity investments, its primary focus has been senior secured lending. As of September 30, 2018, 61.5% of the company's portfolio consisted of first-lien loans, while another 34.7% of the portfolio consisted of second-lien loans. (Source: "CORRECTING and REPLACING – CM Finance Inc Reports Results for its Fiscal First Quarter Ended September 30, 2018," CM Finance Inc, November 8, 2018.)
The business is quite profitable, as the company's weighted average yield on debt investments stood at 10.9% at the end of September 2018.
And if you are concerned about the risk associated with the lending business, keep in mind that CM Finance does not lend to startups. A typical borrower of the company has annual revenues of at least $50.0 million and annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of at least $15.0 million. Each investment usually ranges from $5.0 million to $25.0 million.
At the end of September, CM Finance's portfolio is diversified across 30 portfolio companies, and no investment was on non-accrual status, meaning all of them were generating their stated interest rates.
By earning oversized interest income from its lending portfolio, CM Finance can return cash to investors regularly.
In fact, because CM Finance is a BDC, it is regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940. That means it is required by law to return most of its profits to shareholders in the form of dividends.
CM Finance currently pays quarterly dividends of $0.25 per share, giving CMFN stock an annual yield of 14.1%.
Is the Dividend Safe?
Of course, as I mentioned earlier, there are usually risks associated with this kind of ultra-high yield.
The usual suspect is dividend safety. If a company cannot make enough money to cover its payout, it will likely have to cut its dividend at some point.
And as we have seen in the past, for income investors, few things are worse than a dividend cut.
So, should this be a concern for CMFN stock investors?
Well, according to the latest earnings report, CM Finance generated $3.409 million in net investment income in the September quarter, which represented a 13% increase year-over-year.
However, the amount was just shy of its dividends payable, which totaled $3.413 million for the quarter.
Does that mean we should cross CMFN stock off our watchlists?
Not necessarily. You see, the slight shortfall in dividend coverage in the September quarter was mostly due to the expenses associated with the company issuing a new baby bond. Looking a bit further back, you'll see that in the March and June quarters of 2018, CM Finance did outearn its dividend.
Furthermore, management is committed to returning cash to investors through dividends.
"We believe our dividend level is consistent with our ability to generate NII without reducing our investment quality or changing our focus from secured lending opportunities, and further believe our quarterly dividend is both sustainable and attractive to our shareholders," said Michael Mauer, CM Finance's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. (Source: "CM Finance, Inc. (CMFN) CEO Michael Mauer on Q1 2019 Results – Earnings Call Transcript," Seeking Alpha, November 8, 2018.)
At the same time, management expects the company's net investment income to fully cover its dividend in the December quarter.
The Bottom Line on CM Finance Corp
CMFN stock isn't perfect. I'd like to see the company cover its payout on a consistent basis before taking out my wallet.
Still, with a secured lending focus and a jaw-dropping yield of 14.1%, CM Finance Inc could be a solid yield-booster someday.
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Western Vistas Historic Byway may be considered an historic byway, but it's just as scenic as the other scenic byways of Kansas! Starting in Scott City, Kansas, it travels north. The first stop is Lake Scott State Park which has been ranked on a number of top state parks in the entire U.S.! Featuring great scenery, hiking and the most northern pueblo in the country, Lake Scott a nature lovers dream. Traveling north, and just a bit off the road is one of the best natural landmarks in all of Kansas: Monument Rocks. Turning west at Oakley, Western Vistas Historic Byway continues towards the Colorado border. Through all of this drive, large rock formations dot the landscape making for unique and beautiful scenery. Make sure to stop at Mt. Sunflower, the highest point in all of Kansas, before ending your Western Vistas Historic Byway adventure in Sharon Springs.


The lonely hours. You wonder where that nature's balm, sleep, is. It has deserted you and your upper eyelids are unable to rest on your lower eyelids. You sit at your desk, that shrine for modern man's contemplation. The computer screen is blank. You gaze up at the ceiling. You hear the night birds making their presence known in the neighbourhood. It is the hour that witches and wizards meet in the groves before riding off into the night on their brooms. You do not hear or see them but you know that somewhere, far or near, they must be feasting on the uncontaminated blood of babies.
And then you find your mind wandering. And wondering, trying to understand life and its woven matrix of mysteries. No, this is not about the witches and the wizards. It is much more than those frightful denizens of the night. It is about life and its capacity to toss us up and down and from side to side, forcing us to clutch at the straws in despair and desperation.
We were brought up to believe that success is a thick wall we build around us to protect from the inclement elements of human failings. As your mind drifts, you find yourself wrestling with the question: Does success guarantee anything in life? You can easily measure your success by your quantum of money sitting in bank vaults in the financial capitals of the world. You can measure your success in life with the position you occupy in government, business and the professions. And of course, you can demonstrate where you are in the pecking order among the successful with the toys of success: a gleaming private jet; state of the art motor vehicles; designer jewelleries and a stately mansion or mansions in choice cities around the world.
The cultural lesson is that wealth, the great social divider, makes you immune to the ordinary failings in life. You cannot be a servant; you can only be the master served by a horde of servants at your beck and call and willing to minister to all your whims and demands, no matter how unreasonable they might be. Yet, in those lonely hours, when your mind is free to drift away from the lies served us by our politicians and business moguls, it begins to dawn on you that wealth is so weak in interfering with your destiny that it cannot make you immune to the failings decreed on the human race by its creator. It can take you up and it came bring you crashing down into the deep and leave you wondering what went wrong. You ask questions but you receive no answers.
I have done a bit of mathematical calculation about this and came to the conclusion that success is not supposed to be permanent because failure makes success possible. Failure is wired into the DNA of the human race. And so, no condition is permanent. No success is permanent. No failure is permanent either, although it often feels so. Whatever you attain in life can be lost in the time it takes to say, lord. Everything in life is fluid. Each level of success creates fears about the next whirlwind you are likely to sail into.
You begin to understand that neither your wealth nor your position on the social ladder of success can separate you from nature's signature, the DNA. ***The mighty fall and the wealthy are suddenly given a place in the comity of the poor sods that form the ladder on which others climb to the top of the totem pole. Men and women joined together in holy matrimony find themselves apart again because what God joined together has been put asunder. The marriage of the wealthy fails just as that of the labourer ends quite often at Mushin customary courts in Lagos.*** Life.
Here is what I chewed on only last night. Perhaps you have not heard of Jeff Bezos. Well, he is the richest man in the world. When you think of the many rich men such as Bill Gates and our own dear Aliko Dangote, you would understand how high up he is among the richest in the world. Bezos has some $137 billion sitting in his bank accounts. Bill Gates trails behind him as number two with $92 billion. No chicken feed, of course. These scary figures make no sense in our native tongues. Or even in our local currency.
Bezos is the founder of Amazon, the online information and market place. He is only 54 years old. He and his wife and their four children live in the real laps of luxury. Each of them can have a private jet. Each of them can live in a private home equivalent to our own Aso Rock Villa. If his wife and his children lack nothing, would you not expect a happy home filled with fun and laughter? With that kind of wealth, would you not expect him to be protected from the ordinary failings that afflict the Ajegunle husband and wife subsisting on eba and soup in want of meat?
How then do you make sense of this? Bezos and his wife have gone their separate ways, as in divorced, after 25 years of, as the bible would put it, being joined together. What, I asked myself, would make two people who lack nothing, miss the glue that binds one man to one woman? I am sure the wife could not have complained of lack of feeding and house keeping money. I am sure she could not have complained of being kept outside the loop among the bejewelled class of well-coiffured women because Bezos failed to splash a few careless million dollars on the latest show of wealth and class among women of wealth and class. It cannot be that the wife wants another man because she cannot find a richer man than Bezos. It cannot be that Bezos feels that there could be a more caring woman out there than the one he had lived with for 25 years and fathered four children.
So, what happened? Well, to put it simply, the wealthy also cry just like the poor man in Ajegunle living in a makeshift contraption he calls home; his castle, no less. Life is equipped with obvious mysteries that pass all understanding. We rise and we fall for reasons we do not understand. You cannot find answers to the dark mysteries in the lonely hours of silence punctuated by the songs of the night birds. You can only find yourself asking more questions such as this: Is it the the fault of the individual or can we blame it on the nature of the human society?
Think of this in a larger context. Individuals fail; so do nations. No fortune, personal or nation, is permanent. Think of the many empires that exposed their emperors as mere mortals in starkers. Think of something as big as an empire crumbling like a pack of cards. No one knows why.
As you engage in the endless struggle to move on from one level to the next in life in search of success, remember that life is a bit of a joke played on the human race by the author or authors of life. We win and we lose because we are all pawns on the chessboard of the indefinable thing called fate.
Take it easy with yourself, I say.
Dan Agbese, a Nigerian journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch, he is a co-founder of Newswatch. Agbese worked for the New Nigerian rising to become the paper's editor. He was also editor of the Nigerian Standard.
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I thonk you can argue this from a classical physics perspective, but photons are quantum, and you have a much harder time applying Newtonian physics.
You can't really say it's the same photon coming out as going in. Same thing for refraction.
I remember having a question as to if the light that lets me see a tree was photons emitted by the tree after absorbing photons rather than reflected light. I'm sure I was told that couldn't occur.
what is the difference between that and what you're suggesting?
I'm not disagreeing, since I pretty much knew this ,but I have also pretty much thought a bit differently.
i haven't visited all these sites yet. Not sure which presents the (and, or)? I' heard it stated that way. The thought/ question I had was a curve is a longer distant so wouldn't it measure as the photon slowing down? Photons are said to slow down, so why bother with the he (and, or) explanation?
is there something wrong with the photon curve thought? Isn't light generally measured straight on? So there would be no mistaken assumption of light going faster than c on a curved path if it was accepted that a curved path measure would measure as slower than c?
I would have to know the context of the discussion.
How you analyze the behavior of a wave differs how you analyze the behavior of a photon. They are different models.
Is this because there is no way to make the observation, or are photons Indistinguishable?
Indistinguishable and also bosons, so there is no conservation of particle number.


We had an unexpected trip to Mommy's office this morning when I was called in for an emergency (I don't normally work on Fridays). The kids had fun with some of my co-workers while I handled yet another technology crisis (SIGH). We swung by one of our construction sites so Rohan could see the diggers at work and then had lunch with a couple of friends while we were in the city. Busy mornings make for a sleepy girl!


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Das zweite  1000-km-Rennen auf dem Nürburgring, auch 2. Internationales ADAC 1000 Kilometer Rennen, Weltmeisterschaftslauf für Sportwagen auf dem Nürburgring, fand am 27. Mai 1956 auf der Nordschleife des Nürburgrings statt und war der vierte Wertungslauf der Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft jenes Jahres.

Vor dem Rennen

Die Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft 1956 begann im Januar dieses Jahres mit dem 1000-km-Rennen von Buenos Aires, das mit einem Sieg von Stirling Moss und Carlos Menditéguy auf einem Werks-Maserati 300S endete. Bis zum Renntag auf dem Nürburgring gab es zwei weitere Weltmeisterschafts-Veranstaltungen. Das im März ausgefahrene 12-Stunden-Rennen von Sebring gewannen Juan Manuel Fangio und Eugenio Castellotti im von der Scuderia Ferrari gemeldeten 860 Monza. Der dritte Lauf war die Mille Miglia, die im Unterschied zum 24-Stunden-Rennen von Le Mans auch 1956 zur Weltmeisterschaft zählte. Das über 1000 Meilen führende Rennen quer durch Italien brachte Ferrari einen Fünffachsieg, den Castellotti im Ferrari 290MM anführte.

In der Weltmeisterschaft führte Ferrari mit 22 Punkten vor Maserati mit 10.

Das Rennen

Am Renntag kamen 70000 Zuschauer an die Strecke, um das Rennen zu verfolgen. Es herrschte warmes und trockenes Mai-Wetter. Im Vorfeld gab es drei Trainingseinheiten. Die dort erzielten Zeiten zählten alle zur Qualifikation für das Rennen. Die beste Zeit erzielte Juan Manuel Fangio im Ferrari 860 Monza mit 10:03,600 Minuten und startete aus der Pole-Position. Teamkollege von Fangio war erneut Castellotti. Hinter dem Duo standen die Teamkollegen Luigi Musso/Maurice Trintignant und Phil Hill/Ken Wharton (Ferrari 290MM). An der vierten Trainingsstelle lag der beste Maserati, der 300S von Stirling Moss und Jean Behra. Dahinter folgte der Werks-Jaguar D-Type von Mike Hawthorn und Desmond Titterington.

Die erste Hälfte des 44 Runden langen Rennens führten Stirling Moss und Jean Behra im Maserati. Knapp dahinter folgte der Ferrari von Fangio und Castellotti. Nach 19 Runden kam Behra mit einer gebrochenen Hinterachse an die Box und das Rennen schien für ihn und Stirling Moss beendet. Maserati-Rennleiter Nello Ugolini holte jedoch den zweiten Werks-300S, der gefahren von Piero Taruffi und Harry Schell an der dritten Stelle der Gesamtwertung lag, per Signal an die Box und übergab den Wagen an Moss und Behra, die damit weiterfuhren. Nach der 37. Runde, sieben Runden vor Schluss, lag Fangio mit einem Vorsprung von 54 Sekunden vor Moss in Führung. In den folgenden Runden gelang es Moss den Rückstand sukzessive zu verkürzen. Als Fangio in der 40. Runde zum Nachtanken an die Box kam, ging Moss wieder in Führung und holte mit einem Vorsprung von 26 Sekunden auf Fangio und Castellotti für Maserati den Sieg.

Das Rennen war nach der Ankunft des Siegers für einen Teil der Fahrer nicht zu Ende. Denn um die jeweilige Rennklassen gewinnen zu können, musste ein Team nach dem damaligen Reglement die 44-Runden-Distanz absolviert haben. Dazu durften die Fahrer mit ihren Fahrzeugen maximal eine Stunde länger auf der Strecke bleiben als das Siegerteam.

Unverständlich mag erscheinen, dass der Jaguar von Hawthorn/Titterington nicht gewertet wurde, nachdem er in der 44. bzw. letzten Rund mit gebrochener Antriebswelle zwar vor dem Ziel liegen geblieben war, aber die gleiche Strecke zurückgelegt hatte wie der Fünftplatzierte. Die Regeln sahen jedoch vor, dass nur Fahrzeuge in die Wertung kamen, die nach dem Sieger das Ziel erreichten und abgewinkt wurden. Ohne den Ausfall wäre Hawthorn, der Auslöser des Unglücks von Le Mans 1955, allerdings wahrscheinlich disqualifiziert worden. Denn er hatte mehrmals regelwidrig überholt und war bei einem derartigen Manöver gar auf einen privaten Porsche 356 aufgefahren, der trotzdem sein Rennen fortsetzen konnte und die GT-Klasse bis 2 Liter Hubraum gewann.

Porsche war die am stärksten vertretene Marke. Außer zwei Porsche 550 RS, die das Porsche-Werk einsetzte, waren 22 Privatteams mit sechs Porsche 550 Spyder und 16 Porsche 356 bzw. 356 Carrera am Start. Der Werkswagen mit Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips und Umberto Maglioli wurde mit 44 Runden in 8:01:46,00 Stunden Vierter im Gesamtklassement und Sieger der Sportwagenklasse bis 1,5-Liter-Hubraum; die Werksfahrer Richard von Frankenberg und Hans Herrmann belegten Platz sechs der Gesamtwertung.

Als Siebter kam die ostdeutsche Mannschaft Edgar Barth/Arthur Rosenhammer auf AWE ins Ziel. Das AWE Rennkollektiv hatte die Motorleistung der zwei für den Nürburgring gemeldeten Wagen reduziert, um die Zuverlässigkeit zu erhöhen. Trotzdem fielen Thiel/Binner mit Motorschaden aus.

Ergebnisse

Schlussklassement

1 nicht gestartet
2 Trainingswagen
3 Trainingswagen
4 Trainingswagen
5 Unfall im Training

Nur in der Meldeliste

Hier finden sich Teams, Fahrer und Fahrzeuge, die ursprünglich für das Rennen gemeldet waren, aber aus den unterschiedlichsten Gründen daran nicht teilnahmen.

Klassensieger

Renndaten

 Gemeldet: 72
 Gestartet: 57
 Gewertet: 29
 Rennklassen: 6
 Zuschauer: 70000
 Wetter am Renntag: warm und trocken
 Streckenlänge: 22,810 km
 Fahrzeit des Siegerteams: 7:43:54,500 Stunden
 Gesamtrunden des Siegerteams: 44
 Gesamtdistanz des Siegerteams: 1003,640 km
 Siegerschnitt: 129,807 km/h
 Pole-Position: Juan Manuel Fangio - Ferrari 860 Monza (#1) - 10:03,600 = 136,044 km/h
 Schnellste Rennrunde: Juan Manuel Fangio - Ferrari 860 Monza (#1) - 10:05,300 = 135,662 km/h
 Rennserie: 4. Lauf zur Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft 1956
 Rennserie: 2. Lauf zur Deutschen Sportwagen-Meisterschaft 1956

Literatur

 Michael Behrndt, Jörg-Thomas Födisch, Matthias Behrndt: ADAC 1000 km Rennen. HEEL Verlag, Königswinter 2008, ISBN 978-3-89880-903-0.

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Einzelnachweise

1956
Rennen der Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft 1956
Rennen der Deutschen Sportwagen-Meisterschaft 1956

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The costs of food and energy are rising fast. The availability of water is also becoming an issue, from Australia to Africa. The struggle for these three basic commodities – food, energy and water – came up repeatedly in Davos.
Globalisation – in particular the rise of China and India – is driving a lot of these changes. The world oil price has risen by 80 per cent over the past 12 months and – since 2001 – China alone has accounted for about 40 per cent of the increase in oil demand. Global food prices have gone up by about 50 per cent this year. There are short-term reasons for this, such as a drought in Australia and pig disease in China. But the biggest long-term driver of increased prices is growing wealth in China and India.


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"It was my first day in London. I was nervous, of course! I arrived at the school where I was going to attend a course in the afternoon during all week.
The first person I talked to was brazilian, but he just revealed it at the end of the conversation, which was an excellent strategy. Had I known it before, I might have been tempted to talk in Portuguese, as we always choose the easy way.
When I got to know my class, I understood immediately it was a group of people that knew each other, what could be more difficult for me. But it wasn´t the case, they quickly showed me that I also belonged there.
During the week, these people showed me what team work is. When the teacher asked someone a question, there were three phases: the first one, motivation phase – all students (and the teacher too) looked at this person as a support, searching the answer and were prepared to help anytime; the second one, enthusiasm phase – people's eyes were full of satisfaction for listening to the answer, as this answer was the most correct (no matter if it was or not); and, the last, proud phase – people smiled and winked how proud they were for the effort of this person.
All classes were great. The teacher transmitted a positive vibration and the students had a huge will of learning. When someone didn't say well a word or said a wrong phrase, it was comforting and even fun to understand how she did for had us repeating it until we said the right word/phrase, always with a smile.
Out of classes, I and some students visited places and walked around. It was amazing to feel everybody saw eye to eye. All of us tried to speak only in english – sometimes we said something wrong but another person would correct it and the conversation went on. At the end of the day, we all had learned more than we imagined.
On my last day, I found out that it was also one of my classemates' last day, and that even the teacher was going to change to another class . When the class finished, the teacher said some words: highlighted how we supported each other, our will of learning and how she felt well when sharing her knowledge with us.
I could end up here, but I'm not! It's amazing to see pictures of two of the students on my Facebook, or to give birthday wishes when other of them celebrates another year of life, or to send a message to know the news about another.
Curso de Inglês Económico em Londres, Inglaterra.


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The kitchen is considered the heart of the home. It is the area where you prepare, and in many cases, eat your meals. Calendars, to-do lists and children's artwork all often find a home in the kitchen. Given the amount of time you spend in your kitchen, it is natural to want it to look and feel special.
An entire kitchen remodeling job is a major expense, but you can make a few updates and totally change the look of your kitchen. Replacement kitchen cabinets are a good place to start. Cabinets are often the first thing to date the kitchen. Woods and finishes that were popular even ten years ago can look dingy and outdated when compared to modern finishes.
New countertops are another way to update your kitchen. Countertop materials are one of those things that go through popularity peaks and valleys, so something like ceramic tile countertops, even if it is in excellent condition, can date the look of your home.
A coat of paint is another way to update the look of your kitchen without spending a lot of time or money. You can choose a neutral color to keep the look of your kitchen timeless, or invest in a trendy color, with the knowledge that painting is one of the cheaper remodeling tricks and one that can easily be redone if and when you are ready to switch things up again.
New appliances are another way to update the look of your kitchen. New appliances are an investment, so, as long as the ones you have are in good working order, you may want to make other cosmetic changes first. Regardless of how you choose to update your kitchen, whether with replacement kitchen cabinets, new countertops or new appliances, you may be able to get a little of your investment back by selling your existing materials that are still in good condition.
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Solix Announces Speakers for Solix EMPOWER Bangalore 2017 - Solix® Technologies, Inc.
India's largest big data conference presents industry leaders and innovators to discuss big data application age.
March 27, 2017 — Hyderabad, India & Santa Clara, Calif. — Solix Technologies, Inc. (www.solix.com), a leading big data application provider, today announced the first wave of speakers for Solix EMPOWER Bangalore 2017 (https://empower.solix.com/), India's largest big data conference.
In association with ETCIO.com (an initiative of The Economic Times) and actively supported by TiE Bangalore, Solix EMPOWER Bangalore 2017 is a one-day conference aimed at educating and inspiring enterprises to become truly data-driven.
Joydeep Das, Chief Operating Officer, KloudData Inc.
Peter Evans, Senior Director Big Data Solutions at Solix Technologies, Inc.
Sai Gundavelli, Founder/CEO, Solix Technologies, Inc.
Mark Lee, Sr. Vice President, Services at Solix Technologies, Inc.
John Ottman, Executive Chairman at Solix Technologies, Inc.
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Q: PHP web page middle div content loading twice My website is in bespoke CMS, and I have a webpage titled as edit profile and for some reason the content of the page in the middle div is loading twice, the tabs on the left hand side always appear twice whereas the right hand side duplication disappears after clicking on any one of the tabs on the left hand side. But the content on both sides always loads twice on a refresh.
the link to my page is:
http://newtongrads.com/edit-profile
I would be happy if someone could help me, I've been trying to work out a solution and its been a long time since I'm stuck in it

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				Hello!

				I'm Daniel, a full-stack web developer from Finland. I work with Javascript, PHP and Sass, and my application framework of choice is Laravel.

				I have some code at Github, and I create more all the time. Why not check it out?

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					Skeleton.js

					Have you ever copied useful files between projects over and over again? I have. I'm talking about your snippet files, your nice little helpers or your Sass mixins. Wouldn't it be nice to throw one command into the terminal and have all of that setup for new projects just how you are used to have them in that previous project? That's where Skeleton.js comes in.

					House

					House is a game played on a 10x10 grid where you claim "houses" by drawing a single line between two cells. If the line you drew closes the square, the house is yours and you get to draw again. This can be played with a minimum of two people. I thought "hey, I could probably make this into a silly browser game", so I started. The game uses websockets to enable multiplayer.

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Freshly minted MBA graduates are entering the hottest job market in decades, but winning a dream or lucrative job will require determination and grit, especially for overseas students who face more a more hostile visa regime.
With several years of consecutive US job growth, the longest spurt on record, employers are struggling to fill their roles, from the healthcare industry to manufacturing. Wages last year rose the most in a decade.
The buoyant jobs market appears to be lifting the fortunes of US business schools, which have suffered a plunge in MBA application volume recently. Several schools have reported record employment rates or salary hikes for their recent MBA graduates. They include Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Harvard Business School, where total compensation was a whopping $160,000 on average last year.
The healthy job prospects mark a reversal from 2018, when the smallest share of US employers since the start of the global financial crisis planned to hire MBA graduates, according to a survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council, an exam body. Companies were previously filling more positions that once required an MBA with more junior candidates, such as specialized master's degree holders, given the tight labor market, schools say.
But if students want to leverage the strengthening economy, in which functions and industries should they be seeking jobs? Is the hiring boom benefiting everyone? How can students play the robust economy and wage gains to their advantage?
The fierce competition for business school talent has changed the recruitment timetable. Some banks and consulting firms, such as McKinsey & Company, now run pre-MBA recruitment events in the summer before classes even begin, schools say. It helps companies recruit in industries where competition for talent is fierce, and is a way for students to learn about the organization early on.
"Students do not need to know exactly what they would like to do post-MBA, but it's helpful if they have done some initial reflection on their interests, values and skills before the MBA starts," says Julie Papp, senior associate director of MBA career education and advising at MIT Sloan School of Management.
It may pay for students to be bolder in their job search than they have been before.
"Potentially, they are able to land internships or jobs at firms perhaps one tier higher than they originally thought," due to the hearty demand for fresh MBA hires, says a career coach from a top US MBA program, who also works for Stacy Blackman Consulting.
Students can negotiate a higher salary by leveraging a better offer, or using their business school's historical salary data to illustrate the MBA's worth. "They should be genuine and appreciative of the original offer when talking about it with the employer," says the coach.
But since many companies with specific MBA recruitment paths tend to offer a blanket rate to the entire intake each year, such as some consulting firms and banks, you should consider whether negotiating is worth the potential lost goodwill, the coach adds.
Many of the best paying jobs are still with management consulting firms and investment banks, according to Doreen Amorosa, associate dean for career services at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where base salaries rose by four percent last year compared with 2017 to a record-high $116,946. Consulting firms paid the graduates $129,698 on average in 2018, while the figure for financial services firms was $118,430.
But winning a dream or lucrative job doesn't happen by accident, especially if you're pivoting to a new sector or function, when you have to prove that you have transferable skills and expertise. "I've not met one student yet who feels that return on investment from their MBA is guaranteed," says Amorosa.
It will take discipline and grit to parlay the tight labor market into a high-paying job at a premier firm such as the Boston Consulting Group, Google or Goldman Sachs. She recommends creating a list of target companies and developing a networking strategy.
She says the core of any good networking strategy is the informational interview — an informal conversation with someone working in a sector that interests you. "It allows you to ask insightful questions and showcase your knowledge [if they are a recruiter]," says Amorosa.
In which sectors or functions are the job opportunities most abundant for newly minted MBAs?
"We see the most demand for MBA graduates in the consulting, general management and operations functions," says Margaret Weeks, associate director of career education and advising at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
She says demand for MBAs to join leadership development programs across numerous industries, like finance and technology, is also high. She cites the ABInBev Global MBA Program, Amazon's Leadership Development Program, and the Danaher General Manager Development scheme as examples.
While the job market is buoyant, it's not benefitting everyone. Several schools report a growing gap in job prospects between US nationals and overseas students, among them NYU Stern School of Business and Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
At Darden, the proportion of American MBA students landing a job offer within three months of graduation rose slightly from 2017 to 94 percent last year. But just 85 percent of overseas students received a job offer last year, down from 92 percent in 2017.
This is due to the H-1B visa scheme for highly skilled workers, in which students must secure an employer willing to "sponsor" their application for a visa. There are 85,000 H1-B visas granted each year overall, with 20,000 reserved for master's students.
"Sadly, fewer companies are willing to sponsor international students who require H-1B visas to remain in the US to work," says Weeks, because the US administration is scrutinising applications more so than before, potentially reducing the chances of a successful application. Weeks says this stops companies "from being willing to take the risk of hiring a student who may not be able to stay in the US to work".
The careers coach from Stacy Blackman Consulting says: "We are seeing some tougher scrutiny from this administration on H1-B visa approval than in the past, and we are seeing unexpected visa declines." Schools say immigration officials are sending back more applications for further evidence.
The hostile visa climate is one reason for the 10.5 percent fall in foreign business master's students wanting to study in the US last year, according to GMAC.
Darden supports overseas students in securing employer sponsorship by offering them English language lessons and recruiting workshops to familiarize them with US recruiting norms. For instance, networking is crucial to navigating the US jobs market, while other countries may rely more on CVs for recruiting, says Denise Karaoli, Darden's senior associate director of international programs, opportunities and diversity.
There is some good news for overseas students, however. Upcoming changes to the H1-B program could potentially give graduate students an extra shot at securing employer sponsorship. Currently, applications for one of the 20,000 visas reserved for master's students are assessed before the rest. Proposed changes would reverse that order, meaning overseas MBA students could potentially apply for sponsorship twice if unsuccessful the first time.
US Immigration and Citizenship Services said the change would see the number of master's degree students being granted visas increase by up to 16 percent. That's 5,340 extra people securing visas.
"Hopefully, this will begin to make the climate more favorable," says the careers coach.


cleaning | mrs. and the misc.
Ok so maybe I'm nesting or maybe I'm just the girl who gets Spring Cleaning Fever a tad later in the year, but either way, I'm full-throttle into cleaning, re-organizing, purging and de-cluttering mode.
I'd say decorating but really I don't think this counts as there is no furniture involved (if I could afford to, I'd completely decorate and furnish the front living room, replace or reupholster the dining room table set and also get a buffet piece for in there, and buy a king mattress for the master…..but we have to focus on the nursery and the new guest room first).
1) Spruce up the backyard. Check.
2) Begin the transition from guest room to baby room. Meaning, EMPTY CLOSET, RELOCATE ITEMS, FIND SPOT FOR THEM ELSEWHERE IN HOUSE. Also know as… closet re-organizing mania. See pictures.
Baby Irvin's closet: newly emptied and cleaned, save for baby's first little things.
To get to where I could empty the closet, I had to relocate my entire linen storage (it was previously in the guest room), relocate my golf clothes, and soft shells and sweatshirts; and I took the opportunity to purge items I didn't need or use and could donate. Here's a peek at my new linen closet and more … spiffy with labels and all!
I know. As organized as I am, I refuse to take the time to fold sheets properly. Or blankets for that matter. This is the best I can do.
As a result of emptying one closet, this one got re-organized. Now my scarves are neatly hung for me to grab on a whim this fall/winter when I grab a jacket or coat.
Another closet that fell prey to my re-organizing. This has always held some of my shoes and misc. clothes. Now it will be my designated MATERNITY CLOSET! Yay!
3) Deep clean the entire house.
4) Tidy. De-clutter. Re-arrange knick-knacks.
5) Finally frame some wedding photos after 5 years (instead of buying new frames like I wanted to, I re-used some boring-but-satisfactory frames I found in a box from my college townhouse.
I labeled the slots and storage boxes and such to help keep us accountable!
My amazing co-workers bought me this NEST Candle in "Moss & Mint" and it's the best, most relaxing bedroom candle ever. NEST Candles are pretty pricey but well worth it! Fortunately, this fragrance doesn't seem to bother my allergy-prone hubby.
Oh, and I'm OBSESSED with my small glass lamps. $60/2 at Target. DEAL!
I chose to do a his and hers side, where the books under each lamp are gender-friendly, and themed to our aesthetics (kind of). Note: Michael's sniper, war, politics and business books and my childhood keepsake fairytale books, personal memoir books, and a motivational, personal enhancement book … fits us too a "T"!
These baskets – which I placed at both sides of our built-in – correspond with our drawers for clothes in the built-in. I bought these for us to store clean laundry that we're too lazy to put up at the moment. If the basket is full, I told Michael, too bad, time to put it all away. LOL. We'll see how long that lasts.
ta-da! clean, peaceful room with a view of our serene backyard!
Now, the next two projects on my brain are….
1) Paint the mud room and decorate it. (No picture, sorry). Ever since we got broken into and the door had to be replaced…no, scratch that…ever since we moved in and I've had to live with this weird wallpaper that you'd have to see to understand, I've been waiting to paint over it. We will be DIY painting over wallpaper … stay tuned for the post!
2) Renovate and customize our media cabinet in the main living room – aka, the blue room – to fit modern TVs and such. We've been talking about doing this since we moved in too and now I'm super motivated to get this eye-sore of a TV stand from our college days out of the house and off the floor, so Baby Irvin has more room to spread out and play. And so mama and dada can buy a 70″ TV haha! Ok, that'll actually have to wait a while but it's def. in my future plans for this room too.


3 March: … I want to the Athen: and meant from thence to go and dine with Mr. Hays but I was alarmed by missing my keys – This quite spoiled my day – I was in great alarm – I found all safe at home and with the aid of the laundress' key, took a cold dinner at home – then I went to Mrs. Collier whom I found better than I fear'd and after chatting a couple of hours and taking tea with them I called on the Aders – A chearful lounge with them and I concluded the evening at the Athen where I did not get beyond the papers of the days!
10 March: I spent great part of the forenoon at home – I went on reading Herm: & Dor: which I have since finished – I hold it to be one of the most delightful of all G's works – Not one of his philosophical works which the exclusives exclusively admire, but one of the most perfectly moral as well as beautiful. It leaves every requisite on a man of genius filled. I shed tears over it repeatedly but they were mere tears of tenderness at the perfect beauty of the characters and sentiment – Incident there is none. I walked down to the new house of Mr. Hays in Camb: Road where I saw Miss H: and heard from her bros account of the controversies in which Mr. H: is involved – He seems to have been most shamefully treated by his two daughters in law and Salmon the husband of one of them. I walked back to the Athen: where I dined and then I want to Miss Flaxman and Denman where I took tea. Mrs. Niven was there – We lounged over children's books. Mrs. N: executed a codicil to her will which I am to take to Mr. Drewett. I returned again to the Athen: where I lounged with various parsons. H: Gurney still rather savage about my article on the Mass.
12 March Tuesday: I spent the forenoon at home being fully employed on my article on Goethe . . . Also a call, a late one, from T: Nash – a severe judge of his acquaintance but a very honest man – he is, I fear breaking in his health. I dined with Mr.Hays and had a four hours' conference with him about his unhappy disputes with his wife's children – he has always been to them a kind father in law – The instant their mother's breath was out of her body they would have taken away everything their mother had bought with her own money!!!I do not understand Dr Lushington's opinion who seems to think that this may be done where the wife has a separate fortune – Is not husband bound to maintain her and find her with clothes? and can she lay up and bequeath by will her accumulation? – To be inquired into. I dissuaded H: from an action for libel or defamation. I went late to the Athen: being indisposed to read.
I am sorry to perceive that Tom Nash seems not to have a very high opinion of [ ] Fordham He thinks him vain and ambitious. Neither does he speak well of Mr. Hays whom he calls and perhaps truly a shallow man Hays of himself says that he is sharp and selfish but neither insinuates anything against the honour or integrity of the other. They have lost money together.
16 April: … After taking tea with Sam Robinson I went to Mr. Hayes with whom I took a second tea and sat two hours and I was pleased to perceive that my visit gave pleasure. We had both family talk and talk about books. Mrs. M: Hays is very much recovered indeed. Iconcluded the evening by a call on the Aders and I gossipped with them. I feared to find A: very ill but he was tolerably well. Today therefore Idischarged several matters of business – calls of kindness which form great part of the business of my life.


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Ahead Of Election Day Clinton, Trump Make Final Pitch To Voters
WFSU | By Lynn Hatter
Published November 7, 2016 at 3:23 PM EST
HillaryClinton.com and DonaldJTrump.com
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton make their final pitch to voters
Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton are making their final pitch to voters. The candidates released their final ads over the weekend.
Trump uses his ad to reinforce his message of making America stronger by shoring up the military and cracking down on illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vST61W4bGm8
Trump is following it up with a list of issues to address in his first 100 days in office if elected. That includes lobbying bans, promoting school choice and repealing the affordable care act.
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Watch Hillary Clinton's Final Campaign AdHillary Clinton is making the closing argument of the presidential election on prime time television on Monday night. In a special, two-minute advertising spot to air on the eve on the election, the Democratic nominee, wearing a cream-colored shirt and looking directly at the camera, condenses many of the themes of her campaign into the 120-second ad.
Meanwhile in her final pitch, Clinton tells voters she wants to invest in infrastructure, pass immigration reform legislation and overhaul the criminal justice system—all in her first 100 days in office if elected.
Appoint "trade prosecutor" to pursue anti-competitive trade action
Major investments in infrastructure, clean energy, manufacturing
Raise taxes on the wealthy
Supreme Court picks with "real life" experience who support Roe v. Wade, marriage equality
Amend Constitution to reverse Citizens United -via NPR
The candidates and their surrogates have been crisscrossing Florida in the run-up to Election Day. The final poll from the Quinnipiac Institute shows Florida in a dead heat.
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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University graduate with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Lynn has served as reporter/producer for WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas. She is an award-winning member of the Capital Press Corps and has participated in the NPR Kaiser Health News Reporting Partnership and NPR Education Initiative.
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From the daily archives:	Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Ohio's Caged Governor Sings His Sad Song
On January 17, 2017 By John Michael Spinelli
When a governor is caged by a political ideology that sees health care as a privilege instead of a right, and thinks market competition is the magic formula that makes unaffordable health care suddenly affordable, the caged songbird's warble about losing billions in federal dollars may sound sweet, until it turns into an irritating and hypocritical song.
In the case of Ohio's caged Republican governor and songbird, John Kasich, his warble is tone deaf to the plight of people caught in the crosshairs of a complex and complicated system poised to get worse as Republicans on Capitol Hill advance their plans to […]
Diane Ravitch: Betsy DeVos Is "Bad News" For Students And Teachers
On January 17, 2017 By William Phillis
Diane Ravitch was invited to introduce Betsy DeVos to the readers of In These Times.
Her view of Betsy DeVos as the nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education: "Billionaire Betsy DeVos will be great for private, religious and charter schools—and bad news for students and teachers."
There is little doubt but that Ms. DeVos will be confirmed; hence, why raise the issue of her lack of qualifications and desirability for the position? Simply because the American people have a right to know her background and the potential damage she can do to public […]
Zorba Got It Right
On January 17, 2017 By Abe
As we draw menacingly closer to the odd prenuptial agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin for their arrival at the White House, there is little left for the national media but to repeat the names of the boycotters. Trump says it will be a great spectacle to watch him enthroned with, of all things, his hand on a Bible as his apologists swear their loyalty to whatever appears in his tweets. His straight man, Mike Pence, found it "disappointing" that Rep. John Lewis described our next president (!) as "illegitimate" as the top American spokesman in leading the free […]
Group Urges Nina Turner To Run For Ohio Governor
"Join us to build a ground game to ensure Nina Turner is the next Governor of Ohio #TurnOHAround #OurTurn."
That's the Facebook posting from a group that is urging former State Senator Nina Turner of Cleveland to jump into the 2018 race for governor.
Always outspoken, always articulate, always focused with a bold style that's made her a political star among Democrats and progressive, Nina Turner would be a formidable candidate for Ohio's highest office should she decided to just do it.
What her run for chief executive would mean to the Ohio Democratic Party and its current leadership, insiders […]
Politifact Launches 'Trump-O-Meter.' Good Luck With That.
Politifact sounds like a good idea, in theory.
Operated by the Tampa Bay Times, reporters and editors from the Times and affiliated media outlets "fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups"
That good idea has had its share of problems, doubters and dissenters, from Republicans casting it as a liberal, left-wing operation to Democrats casting it as a conservative, right-wing operation. So, depending on the topic, the individuals involved, the political views of the readers, Politifact can be on the money or off the rails.
This means that the Trump-O-Meter PolitiFact will launch this […]
Introducing The Best Wrecking Crew Cabinet Money Can Buy
On January 17, 2017 By Denis Smith
The story is told that after Lyndon Johnson attended his first meetings early in the new administration of John F. Kennedy, he was in awe of the talent and abundant Ivy League pedigrees of those seated around the table. When he told his mentor, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, about how impressed he was with the JFK team, the Speaker replied.
"I'd feel a lot better if some of them had run for sheriff just once," the wily Texas sage observed.
In looking at Donald Trump's cabinet, clearly none of the cast of billionaires and CEOs […]
Sen. Brown Questions Ben Carson, Trump's Pick For HUD
He's African-American, was born poor and raised in inner-city Detroit, but managed to rise to the heights of his profession through the life-saving industry of his skilled neurosurgeon's hands.
Last year Republican candidates fought to become their party's presidential nominee. Dr. Ben Carson, who had no prior elected public office experience, found himself in Iowa for a very short period of time leading the rest of the GOP pack in polling, including Ohio Gov. John Kasich and the ultimate winner, Donald John Trump.
The soft-spoken pediatric surgeon, who seemed out of his depth from the time he entered the […]


Happy Friday everyone!! Only SEVEN more sleeps till Christmas!! Can you believe that?! That means only a few more days left to shop and ship. Make sure you checkout my friend Katie's shipping deadline graphic I featured earlier this month. Finish strong y'all (meaning, don't let your Mother's present arrive two days after Christmas)!!
This week has put me behind with my own shopping and wrapping. I had every intention of getting things done the beginning of this week (hence why there was no post Monday/Tuesday). But the ole immune system decided otherwise. A terrible cold this time of year is just mean. I hate not being able to enjoy the holidays fully. But not to fret. I'm hoping to feel better by tomorrow, and if so, I'll be taking full advantage of my last weekend in DC before flying to Orlando. Going to brunch with friends, hit up the Zoo Lights display at the National Zoo, and see as many Christmas trees in DC as I possibly can. Stay tuned for some fun Instagrams this weekend!!
But before we all head off to our Christmas plans, let's discuss some link love shall we?!
A pineapple shaped tumbler??!! This is too good to pass up (so is the price)! If only this could come in time for my trip to Florida next week!
Last chance for FREE shipping at J.Crew today + 40% off select winter sale styles + 30% off everything else. Use code GIFTNOW at checkout.
New Years Eve is only a few weeks away!! Don't forget to rent a dress for your celebrations!
Ann Taylor is offering 50% off pretty much everything!! Only 3 days left to get items before Christmas. Use code MERRY50 at checkout.
Add a little sparkle to your nighttime wardrobe. This plaid sleep shirt from J.Crew is super comfortable!
I've tried many foundations, but recently found this one at the Birchbox store in Georgetown. It is a miracle worker. My friend Laura and I felt like celebs walking around town.
In the St. Nick of time! Get 40% off your purchase at Banana Republic (some exclusions apply).
The Fuller House sneak peek is FINALLY here!! Plus find out when all 13 episodes will be released.
A new dating app where you can swipe through men you've encountered. See a cute guy at a local bar? Too scared to make the first move. Swipe till you find him on Happn.
Last minute party prep tips for hosting this holiday season!
Be curious. Be brave. And don't get bangs. The motivational speech from Reese Witherspoon for all young women. A must read!
Seeing Will Ferrell run around the streets of New York in a onesie, screaming Christmas facts and questions at people for $1 is HILARIOUS!! Laughing so hard!
Coming up next week on the blog: Next week will be a light week, because well... it's CHRISTMAS!!! I'll be sharing a little more about my trip to Disney, what I'm looking forward to most about being in Orlando and what I'll be packing. There may be a few surprise posts too. We'll see how this weekend goes.
But once Christmas is over, we'll be diving full force into the end-of-year discussions, I'll be sharing a blog photoshoot blooper post (don't want to miss this!), and looking ahead to the new year! Oh, and I'm MOVING!! Only four floors down in my apartment building. But still, moving the week after Christmas. So stay tuned for LOTS of moving, packing, and apartment decor inspo posts. Coming soon, can't wait!!
Have a great weekend loves! And safe travels for those of you already heading off for Christmas break!


Today monetary transactions are not limited to a bank or a country which makes it mandatory for every financial institution to do a verification before processing. To make this process faster banks and financial institutions are taking help of few codes to simplify and automate their processes. IFSC and MICR code plays an important role in this parlance. Let's have a clear understanding of both of these codes and their importance.
IFSC (Indian Financial System Code) is an 11 digit alphanumeric code issued by the RBI (Reserve Bank Of India). This is a unique code provided to each bank branch for easy identification of individual bank branches in India. RBI have developed different payment system applications such as RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement) and NEFT ( National Electronic Fund Transfer) and CFMS ( Centralized funds management system) to make all money transactions electronic across India. The banks using electronic payment system uses this unique code to identify each bank branch in India to make all type of electronic money transactions without any confusion.
How IFSC Code Is Formed?
IFSC is an 11 digit code The first four characters of this alphanumeric code disclose the name of the bank. The fifth character has been kept zero to accommodate expansion of branches. Last 6 characters in the code tell the exact location of the bank. The IFSC code is even printed on the cheque books issued by all banks and one can know the IFSC code by looking at the cheque slip.
MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition), as the name, suggest it is a character recognition technology which helps in faster processing of cheques. Every bank branch is given a unique MICR code and this helps the RBI to identify the bank branch and speed up the cheque clearing process. You can find a magnetic inks bar codes printed on the bottom of your bank's cheque leaves.
How MICR Code Is Formed?
It is a nine-digit numeric code where each three digits signify some important information about the bank and the transaction. The first three digits of the MICR represent the city code which indicates the city in which the bank branch is located. In most of the cases, it is the first three numbers of PIN code like for Delhi the first three numbers are going to be '110'. The next three digits represent the bank code i.e. the identity of the bank and the last three digits represent the bank branch code i.e the identity of the location of the bank branch.
IFSC code is developed to initiate electronic money transfer between banks within India, MICR is a Magnetic Ink Recognition technology for making cheque processing faster and simpler.
IFSC code is alphanumeric 11 digits unique code, whereas MICR is a 9 digit numeric code.


Born in Spain, the brand Guanabana creates hand woven bracelets with a lot of threads (at least 120) with geometrical and colorful patterns. The bracelets are hand made in South America (Colombia), on manual weaving looms, with an artisanal knowledge. These bracelets are waterproof and the color does not fade with time or sunlight.
Depending on the patterns and colors, the bracelets are unisex and also fit kids and teenagers.


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Not a ROM, A VGM file, of course. There are a lot of already ripped VGMs from games at Project2612, and some emulators has VGM recording feature as well.
hmm, it's doing the same thing it was with a .vgm. i'm supposed to drag the .vgm onto the .exe, right?
Yes. Just wait, it is really slow.
huh, i left it running for like 20 minutes. i guess i'll try again.
It is not that long, though, it is 10 or more seconds on 3 GHz for a song. However, if something is wrong, it can just wait forever (or create empty files without waiting). Try to unpack VGZ if it is packed and call it through bat file instead of drag and drop. How it works for sure: unpack a VGM, put into the same dir, rename to 1.vgm (to exclude spaces from the name), make a bat with a line 'dump 1.vgm', run the bat. Don't know what is necessary and what is not.
i'll try renaming it, i have no idea how to call it through the bat file though. i got no dos skills.
Save file, change file extension to .bat. Double click on the file to run it.
great idea! a genesis drum pack would be awesome. The audacity method didnt seem to work for me. i just got a bunch of noise lol (using audacity 1.3 beta on win7/64bit...maybe thats why?) i guess ill try the vgmdump method.
So - i'm looking for some Alien 3 drum samples and what do i find >> a C64 bassdrum in there, but no samples. I wonder why. I guess the actual drums are compressed in this song... but why would there be an uncompressed C64 bassdrum. Totally bizzare.
A couple other things we found were some samples that were sped up. Is it possible that they sped up some samples to save room and then slowed them down with the software? That might explain the crunchiness of some of these. Any truth to this - Shiru, someone else?
Are you sure it wasn't just a table of sorts? Either way I'd love to hear it!
The sample rate is software driven, AFAIK, so there's really no default rate at which samples are played. Playing some things at half/double the rest of the samples seems quite likely, in that sense, to play samples only as clearly as necessary..
Yes, there is no hardware-defined sample rate, it can be any up to 50+ kHz. You can expect it to be 8000-16000 in games, not necessarily a 'standart' one.
This is awesome fun, thanks so much for the method!
Whoa, actually, forgot I did that before. I used the rom of Snatcher - you know wtf i'm talking about, don't ask, it's early in the morning. Got some sweet samples, all that talking from the entire game non stop.
hey - totally reviving this post... I'm trying to rip the Galaxy Force 2 samples - got some recorded from an emulator but I'm noticing some differences when played back on the hardware. anyone want to take a stab at it?


Ski premium female rental in Limone! A reproduction of the race ski but with a more emphasized shape and less rigid. Greatly appreciated because this ski favors maximum carving technique and ability to ride the curves. The race carver ski for giant slalom has a curving range between 16 and 20 mts. If you have a good technique this ski makes it possible to ride curves in any condition, widening or narrowing curves depending on the piste conditions. The carver race ski for special slalom, is designed with a more definite shape, has a curving range very narrow, between 9 and 11 mts. It does not consent wide curves.


This is the summary of consumer reviews for Whirlpool - Gold Series 24" Tall Tub Built-In Dishwasher. The BoolPool rating for this product is Excellent, with 4.50 stars, and the price range is $539.10-$649.00.
It's quiet and gets my dishes clean.
It's quiet and gets the dishes sparkling clean.
Easy to use controls (hidden when closed), the dishes are super clean, it's very quiet.
It cleans well and is unbelievably quiet!
It's very quiet and cleans well.
This dishwasher really does get dishes clean.
Good value for money, quiet, get things clean and dry.
Cleans dishes as any dishwasher should!!
It's quiet and cleans my dishes better than the two other dishwashers we've had.
Silverware container in the door could be better design...silverware still wet after cycle.
Basket on door adds space.
Lots of room for dishes with the silverware on the door.
I turn it on and actually have to lay my ear on the door or open the door to see if it's running.
During the complete cycle, I'm so amazed at how quiet it's. I also like that the silverware has a basket that hangs on the door providing extra room for dishes as my old dishwasher utilized the bottom rack.
Don't like the silverware holder on the door either.
When you put dishes in it, the door doesnt keep popping up either!
The dishwasher isn't as quiet as other reviews said (at least not mine), but it's still fairly quiet.
This dishwasher is so quiet I've to put my ear to the door to make sure it's turned on.
Nice looking unit that runs very quiet.
It's the features we were looking for and is really sharp looking and quiet too.
This product not only looks fantastic it works as good or even better than it looks.
The stainless steel looks good too.
Love the washing options, looks great, cleans well, great buy for the price.
The dishwasher looks great and works great.
Pictures on internet looked like stainless interior.
Less noise and clean fairly thoroughly - looks great with handle protruding covering all buttons on top.
Oh and the handle looks a bit clunky versus higher end designs but again at this price?
I'd recommend this dishwasher to anyone in the market looking for one.
Dishes are dry after cycles, very clean!.
My dishes are clean and spotless after being washed.
We love the space for loading dishes.
I always wash on 'Heavy' using the hot water option & sanitizing cycle, with heated dry.
The dishwasher was fairly easy to install, and is extremely quiet and washes the dishes very well.
Cons: silverware rack is low but you can remove the silverware rack and load/unload on your kitchen counter.
Both the upper and lower racks are well placed to allow for taller items, and hold a lot of dishes.
Dishes & other items dry fine, and I'd bet that if you place the silverware holder in the lower rack, which you can do, that the silverware would, as well.
You can fit a bunch of dishes inside the racks.
Dishes need to be rinsed prior so Average Wash. Use of space seems less accommodating than our previous models.
Love the controls on top with little kids around!
The utensil rack is on the door which allows for more dish storage on the racks.
Repairman found looses screws in the door, and it worked.
It took a little while to figure out the best approach for placing glasses, cups etc in the rack on the top, but I found a need way to make it work.
Quit working completely one week after purchase!.
I'm pleased with Whirlpool and will look to purchase replacement appliances in the future.
I thought that it wouldn't be a problem but it's a bit inconvenient to dry the glasses each time.
happy with quality of dishwasher and stove I purchased in group buy.


For the past three years, ECOS has participated in a project to renew a set of CEN standards to support the EPBD recast, requested by the European Commission. In an area of wide national divergence in terms of approach, ECOS maintained a strong and ambitious objective: to contribute towards more energy efficient buildings in Europe by putting forth the environmental perspective, technical field expertise, and a call for harmonisation of European approaches. The project's wide scope and ambitious timeline demanded an understanding of the main structure, systematic participation, coordination and cohesion between multiple Committees and experts.
Read ECOS full article in REHVA here.


I'm at Maker Faire 2007 all weekend down at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, hanging out with makers, checking out all the great stuff and shooting some photos. All of my worlds have converged at the same place, during the same time. It's really quite amazing.
Here are is my full gallery of Maker Fair 2007 photos from both Saturday and Sunday. I also have some photos from Thursday's Maker Day.
Survival Research Labs did a mini show at the end of the event on Sunday. Here are my photos.
Niall Kennedy got some great shots of Stephen Voltz and Fritz Grobe from Eepy Bird doing their famous Diet Coke and Mentos show.
The next Maker Faire takes place in Austin, October 20 & 21, 2007.
UPDATE: Here are some videos from Maker Faire 2007.