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The Choice For Venezuela Is Stark: Either Print Money and Fail or Establish Sound Money (USD to the Rescue?)
There are a number of reasons why adopting the USD is a natural choice for any Venezuelan government that is not bent on self-destruction.
Let's start our analysis of Venezuela's economic plight with two exhibits: Exhibit A is a chart of the market (free) exchange rate of the Venezuelan Bolivar and the U.S. dollar (USD), and Exhibit B is a chart of the USD.
Back in 2003, when the writing was already on the wall, one USD bought 1.6 Bolivars. Today, it takes over 1,000 Bolivars to buy one U.S. dollar. Though the official rate is 10 Bolivars to one USD for subsidized goods and 416 to the USD for everything else, the street exchange rate is 1,050 Bolivars to the dollar.
(The official exchange rate has multiple levels, creating multiple layers of confusion and opportunities for graft/corruption.)
While Venezuela's currency was in a free-fall to oblivion, a fundamental revaluation of the U.S. dollar pushed the USD up about 20% in the past two years.
Once a currency is mortally wounded, the government has a stark choice: either print more money and try to stimulate a dying economy by spending the fast-depreciating money, or relinquish the dead currency and establish a sound currency that will attract capital to the country's economy.
There are only two paths: either the state/central bank creates or borrows money into existence in an attempt to "print and deficit-spend our way to prosperity," or the state accepts sound money that it cannot print or borrow into existence. This stability soon attracts private capital.
If the state/central bank attempts to create capital by printing or borrowing money into existence, private capital will flee because the writing is on the wall: the currency and economy are doomed. You can create currency out of thin air, but you can't create sound money out of thin air or real capital out of thin air.
If the state/central bank surrenders the money-printing press, and accepts the limitations of a currency it can't print into hyper-inflation, then private capital will enter the economy because it can trust that the currency can't be devalued by politicos or the central bank.
I was interested in a recent article on Zero Hedge, Will Venezuela Be Forced To Embrace The Dollar?, for it followed my suggestion of four years ago that Greece should adopt the U.S. Dollar as its new currency (May 14, 2012).
Adopting the U.S. dollar would deprive the Venezuelan state of its power to devalue its currency. The basic idea behind devaluing one's currency is to boost one's exports by making one's goods cheaper in other currencies.
But since Venezuela has few exports other than oil, which typically trades in USD, there is no export-driven reason to devalue the currency.
A gold-backed currency would be sound money, but does Venezuela have enough gold left to back a new currency? Perhaps, but if there are pervasive doubts about the state's policies and the ability of the Venezuelan economy to survive its present woes, everyone will quickly convert their currency into gold, and the nation's gold reserves would quickly be depleted.
Many people see the ability to devalue a currency as necessary to attract investment. The basic idea here is that if a currency gets cheap enough, foreign capital will smell a bargain and flood into the country, boosting growth.
I think this is absolutely backwards: what capital will sniff out is the possibility that a cheap currency will get even cheaper. As I always note, no nation has ever devalued its way to prosperity or influence. Devaluing one's currency impoverishes every holder of the currency, which invariably includes the bottom 99.9% of your population.
The practicalities also favor the U.S. dollar. With $1.4 trillion of actual physical cash in circulation globally, there is enough USD cash to grease daily commerce in Venezuela, which has about 30 million residents and a GDP of $131 billion (at the official exchange rate, about the size of Nevada's economy) or purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP of about $500 billion, about the size of North Carolina's economy.
The USD is already recognized and used as money in Venezuela (and virtually every other nation on the planet), and so the infrastructure is already set up to maintain a pricing mechanism in USD.
The current government of Venezuela has failed. That much is obvious. The only unknown is what sort of governance eventually replaces it and at what cost in human lives and suffering.
The new government, whether it labels itself Socialist, Communist, free-market or a hybrid of various ideologies, would immediately establish sound money and financial stability by adopting the U.S. dollar as its currency.
Since the USD is already a global currency, the new government would not need the American state's permission; it could announce the adoption, bank the dollars being paid for Venezuelan oil and get about reorganizing the economy for the betterment of Venezuela's people based on a currency that is recognized as a means of exchange everywhere.
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State Representative Kirk Schuring currently serves in the Ohio House of Representatives for his fourth term. He represents the 48th District, which includes portions of Stark County. He was selected by his peers to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore for the 132nd General Assembly, second to Speaker Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville). He also served as Interim Speaker when Mr. Rosenberger resigned earlier this year.
In 2016, Rep. Schuring chaired a 15 person task force that helped develop the medical marijuana legislation currently on the books.
Since joining the General Assembly in 1993, Representative Schuring has authored dozens of legislative initiatives benefiting health care, economic development, and families that have been passed into law. These include the establishment of Joint Economic Development Districts and Cooperative Economic Development Agreements to help further economic development in communities across the state, as well as bills stiffening penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders and enhancing school safety zones.
Representative Schuring has also been involved in improving Ohio laws regarding organ donation, acupuncture, nursing and chiropractic care. Representative Schuring's dedication to the people of Ohio has brought him numerous accolades. He has been named Legislator of the Year by AMVETS - Department of Ohio, the Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, the Ohio Association of Free Clinics, the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, the Ohio Society of CPAs, and the Ohio Association of Acupuncturists. Representative Schuring has also been named a Friend of Public Education by the Ohio Federation of Teachers, a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses and received the legislative award from The Justice League of Ohio, the Friend of Higher Education Award from the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, and the Voice of Justice Award from the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. Additionally, he is a past recipient of the Heritage Award for his work in establishing Ohio's Historic Preservation tax credit law.
A lifelong resident of Stark County, Representative Schuring graduated from Perry High School and attended Kent State University. Schuring joined his family's insurance agency in 1978. He has served as president of the Canton Jaycees, the Young Republicans, and the Canton Urban League. He has also served as Chairman of the Stark/Wayne Christmas Seal Drive and the Chamber's Vision 1 Committee. He is married and has two adult children.


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Child victims of domestic violence 'must not be collateral damage of Brexit'
By Margaret Davis, PA Crime Correspondent
Child victims of domestic violence could become "collateral damage of Brexit" without action by the next Government, a charity has said.
Action for Children said that research suggests one in 10 local authorities have no specialist support services for youngsters affected by the issue, while two-thirds say their existing services are at risk due to lack of funding.
It carried out research with the University of Stirling, including interviews with staff from 30 local councils.
Action for Children, the NSPCC and Barnardo's are urging the next Government to bring in measures to guarantee support.
The Domestic Abuse Bill did not pass through Parliament because of the aborted prorogation and then the election being called.
It would have obliged local authorities to provide shelter to families fleeing violence, as well as creating a Domestic Abuse Commissioner to champion the rights of victims.
Action for Children's chief executive Julie Bentley said: "Leave or Remain, our politicians must not allow children living in the terrifying shadow of domestic abuse to become part of the collateral damage of Brexit.
"Every day our frontline workers see the emotional scars of domestic abuse on children. From nightmares, flashbacks and bed-wetting to depression, or even wanting to end their lives, the effects can last a lifetime.
"Too many are facing these horrors unnoticed or without the right help, and we have to recognise these children for what they are - victims, not just witnesses.
"These vulnerable children desperately need help from our politicians. We're urging all parties to commit to prioritising a Bill on domestic abuse in the next parliament and fund the specialist services children desperately need."
Figures from the Department for Education estimated that around 252,580 children in England and Wales were affected by domestic violence in 2018/19.
Anna Edmundson from the NSPCC said: "Living with domestic abuse strips away a child's sense of security and can have a devastating impact on their emotional wellbeing and mental health.
"Right now the law simply does not recognise that this sort of abuse can derail a childhood and there isn't enough help out there for young people who need support.
"The next Government must bring forward legislation that recognises the effect it has on families. Not only that, it must place a duty on local authorities and their partners to make sure specialist services are available to children who have experienced this nightmare."
Her view was echoed by chief executive of Barnardo's, Javed Khan.
He said: "Without the right support, children in this situation are at risk of becoming trapped in a lifelong cycle of violence.
"The next government should introduce a statutory duty on local authorities to make sure all children can access the vital services they need to recover from harm and work towards a positive future."
Katrina Wood, from the Local Government Association, said authorities have to prioritise those at immediate risk due to a rise in demand.
She said: "Tackling domestic abuse is an issue that councils take very seriously which is why we support further measures to improve work with local partners to help support more victims and stop this horrendous crime.
"Surging demand on children's services means that councils are increasingly being forced to prioritise spending for those at immediate risk of harm, rather than on vital earlier support services and prevention schemes which help stop domestic abuse occurring in the first place.
"The next Government needs to ensure councils have long term and sustainable funding to help protect children and families from harm."


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Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA, Opening Doors For Student-Athletes To Increase Compensation
By Kevin L. Clark | June 21, 2021
This ruling could reshape college sports by allowing more money from a billion-dollar industry to go to the players.
College sports raise billions of dollars from ticket sales, television contracts, merchandise and video game placements. And, the argument about where student athletes place in that hierarchy of cash has been argued for a decade-plus. Supporters of the student athletes say the young players are being exploited and barred from the opportunity to monetize their talents, and a recent Supreme Court ruling agrees.
In a unanimous decision on Monday, June 21, the Supreme Court ruled that the NCAA has illegally restricted education-based benefits that could be used as compensation to student athletes. The case was brought by current and former student athletes who played college football, as well as men's and women's college basketball. They sued the NCAA and 11 conferences, claiming that the rules restricting compensation violated antitrust laws.
This when compared to the 2016 move where the NCAA negotiated an eight-year extension of its broadcasting rights, worth $1.1 billion annually, one can see why the lower court ruling was moved to the high court. "To the extent [the NCAA] means to propose a sort of judicially ordained immunity from the terms of the Sherman Act for its restraints of trade," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the court's opinion.
"That we should overlook its restrictions because they happen to fall at the intersection of higher education, sports, and money—we cannot agree."
Gorsuch made clear that the athletic organization can still enforce rules that forbid schools from paying students salaries or giving them outlandish gifts to lure them to their programs. "Under the current decree, the NCAA is free to forbid in-kind benefits unrelated to a student's actual education; nothing stops it from enforcing a 'no Lamborghini' rule," he said.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Brett Kavanaugh called into question the NCAA's restrictions, writing, "To underscore that the NCAA's remaining compensation rules also raise serious questions under the antitrust laws," making clear that the court's decision "does not address the legality" of those rules because they were not at issue on appeal.
Kavanaugh went on to make a case against those remaining rules.
"The NCAA acknowledges that it controls the market for college athletes. The NCAA concedes that its compensation rules set the price of student athlete labor at a below-market rate. And the NCAA recognizes that student athletes currently have no meaningful ability to negotiate with the NCAA over the compensation rules," he wrote. He went on to attack the NCAA's past argument that the rules are pro-competitive because they help define college sports as featuring unpaid amateurs, calling this claim "circular and unpersuasive."
In concluding his argument, Kavanaugh compared the NCAA to other industries, noting the absurdity of suggesting that nurses' wages be capped because it would make their work "purer," or that restaurant customers prefer eating food made by "low-paid cooks."
"The NCAA's business model would be flatly illegal in almost any other industry in America," Kavanaugh said.
"Nowhere else in America can businesses get away with agreeing not to pay their workers a fair market rate on the theory that their product is defined by not paying their workers a fair market rate. And under ordinary principles of antitrust law, it is not evident why college sports should be any different," he concluded. "The NCAA is not above the law."
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Q: SSD card locked to launcher after wakening from sleep mode Whenever I wake my laptop from sleep mode the SSD card is locked to the launcher. It is not though after booting.
How can I avoid this behaviour?
To avoid misunderstandings: I do want the SSD card to be mounted, I just don't want it to be automatically locked to the launcher.
Version: Ubuntu 13.10

A: The two conventional storage locations are /media and /mnt. The difference between the two are that /media is used for removable and /mnt is used for more permanent storage. Removable storage is always automatically mounted in /media and is shown on the launcher when mounted. On the other hand, storage mounted on /mnt *(or anywhere else)** isn't shown on the launcher, which seems to be the one you want.
For this, you'll have to modify your fstab:

*

*Look up the device address of your SSD for reference later. An easy way is to go to the Disks app and find your SSD. The address should look like this: /dev/sda1. Also find out its file system type. For example, it could be ext4, FAT or NTFS.

*Open a Terminal and type in sudo gedit /etc/fstab.

*Type in the device address, mount point, file system type, options, dump and pass number, all separated by spaces. It should look like this:
/dev/sda1 /mnt/[name]    ext4    defaults          0       2
Just fix the spaces to match the previous entries just for organization.

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*/dev/sda1 - example of your device address

*/mnt/[name] - chosen mount point*

*ext4 - type of file system type

*defaults - default options

*0 - dump sets whether the backup utility dump will backup file system. "Dump is seldom used and if in doubt use 0."

*2 - tells fsck in what order to check the file systems "In practice, use '1' for your root partition, / and 2 for the
rest."
**My preferred mount point is /mnt/archive. It can actually be anything that isn't already used by the system (e.g. /data, /storage). If you mount it in /media, like /media/storage, it will show up on the launcher.*
The full manual can be found here.

*Save the file.

*Restart the computer to take effect.
Cheers.

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This classic Belgian dish is known for its rich, sweet-sour flavour, relying heavily on the deep, dark, Belgian style beer. If any sauce is leftover, toss through some pasta to give the dish another life.
Stew is suitable to freeze at the end of step 4.
1. Place flour in large bowl; season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a 4-5 litre (18 cup) slow cooker on sear (High) setting.
Coat beef in flour, shake off excess (reserve excess flour). Cook beef in batches, turning, for 5 minutes or until browned. Remove from cooker.
3. Reduce cooker to saute ( Medium) setting. Heat remaining oil in cooker; cook bacon, stirring for 5 minutes. Gradually stir in beer, then stock, paste, sugar and vinegar; bring to the boil. Add thyme and tarragon.
4. Return beef to cooker. Cook covered, on low, for 8 hours. Discard thyme and tarragon; season to taste.
5. Serve beef stew topped with extra thyme and tarragon.
Serve with creamy mashed potato or grilled crusty bread to mop up the juices.


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Azealia Banks on Beyoncé: "She's Not an Artist, She's a Poacher"
ByChris Mench
Chris Mench is a writer living in New Jersey. Follow him @Chris_Mench.
Azealia Banks has certainly never been one to hold her tongue, but this might be taking things to a new level. In a long series of tweets tonight, Banks chastised Beyoncé for trying to "capitalize on a national conversation" about black women's suffering while "making herself the star." In response to a tweet by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Banks had more to say.
"She's not an artist, she's a poacher," she wrote. "She takes food out of darker skinned women's mouths and pretends to be inspired." She even went on to say that both Bey and fellow Roc Nation artist Rihanna were "just there" and didn't really have anything to say in their art. "She needs to stay under Jay Z's foot where she belongs, and stay out of the creative woman's way," Banks wrote.
Love her or hate her, Azealia Banks' comments are sure to be controversial, especially among Bey's legion of dedicated fans. Coming off her recent return to releasing music—she dropped her SLAY Z mixtape a few weeks back and her video for "The Big Beat" on Thursday—it's interesting to see her jump headfirst back into the Twitter beefs. Then again, she's always been known to speak her mind, no matter the consequences. She shared some similar, albeit less abrasive, thoughts on this same subject just a few days ago.
You can check out all her tweets below.
She also touched on the reason she seemed to be praising the album initially, explaining that she had only heard part of it.
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Selling out arena tours and having recently played at Wembley, he is a massive name and enormously popular with the public: everyone wants to see him right now. So what was Sheeran doing, playing last night in a tiny venue deep in the forest of Latitude woods? Surely he should be on the main stage?
A secret gig that's what. Unnanounced, not publicised and doused in secrecy, this was a gig that nobody knew about. Except for the buzz that was travelling around the woods and the whispers of Ed Sheeran, as the crowd waited in anticipation for the performer they had heard was appearing. It was hugely exciting to be stood waiting for the Sheeran to appear, the buzz and energy from the crowd was spreading.
It was an incredible experience. I am so appreciative to have been able to see Sheeran in such a small venue, as that really is where Ed was born to play. I thought I'd never get to see that, with the level of fame he has now achieved. Although I saw him twice in an arena setting, this setting at Latitude's iarena was so intimate and felt so special that it was unlike anything I had experienced before. The vibe from the crowd, the feeling of being in a secluded forest and the feeling of exclusivity the setting gave was overwhelming.
As usual, Ed Sheeran's performance was inspiring. Using only himself and a loop pedal, he played numerous instruments, sung his heart out and was a real crowd pleaser. The crowd went wild when his hit singles came on such as 'Thinking Out Loud and 'A Team', singing along, dancing along, clapping, bouncing - the involvement of the crowd was huge. A beautiful moment was when everybody got their lighters and phone lights out: hundreds of beams filled the small space illuminating the dark, dimly lit stage and forest.
Ed Sheeran also played some of his lesser known tracks such as the bonus track on his album 'X' and 'Nina' which was a real treat. But most of all during this set, he played an enormous amount of covers. Doing his own version of so many songs, he covered 'Superstition', 'In Da Club', 'Ain't No Sunshine' and 'No Digitty' to a spectacular response from the crowd. I think Sheeran played more covers than usual to appeal to those in the audience who perhaps didn't know his music or hadn't heard him before: it really made everyone in the audience connect to his performance and got everybody involved.
When I left the arena, barriers had been installed to limit the numbers who could access the arena for safety issues and a huge amount of crowds of people stood trying to get in to see Sheeran despite the fact the set had finished. I felt so lucky to have been able to witness his gig and to have been in the right place at the right time (when we headed over to the iarena we had no idea Sheeran would be playing). It felt like a special moment at Latitude and will certainly be the highlight of this years festival for me. An amazing experience that will stay with me for a very long time.
It was great how it just suddenly happened!


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Manila Standard – Solon to PET: Resolve FM poll protest
By Vito Barcelo and Macon Ramos-Araneta | Manila Standard
A congressional leader on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court, acting as a Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to expedite the resolution of the election protest filed by former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. against Vice President Leni Robredo.
House Minority Leader Bienvenido Abante Jr. said the speedy resolution of the protest would ensure a smooth transition of power in case President Rodrigo Duterte is incapacitated, following rumors that he is afflicted with cancer.
"There should be closure on that case," Abante said in Filipino, noting that the election protest remains unresolved after four years.
Abante also said there may be problems if Robredo succeeds the President with the election protest unresolved.
Under the Constitution, the vice president assumes the presidency should the sitting president resign or die.
Abante said the pendency of the poll protest against Robredo will definitely cause a huge problem to her ascendancy as the next president, in case Duterte dies or is incapacitated.
Marcos filed the poll protest before the PET after Robredo was proclaimed the duly elected vice president in 2016 elections.
The election protest, which was inherited by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen from retired Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguiao last year, has not moved a bit since then, raising apprehension that PET would not be able to resolve it before the term of the vice president ends in two years.
Caguiao, classmate of former President Benigno Aquino III in Ateneo de Manila, was the first assigned justice to the case until he was replaced by a 11-2 vote of the magistrates who junked the ponente's recommendation to dismiss the election protest against Robredo.
Like Caguiao, Leonen was an appointee of former President Aquino III, who led the Liberal Party that launched the vice presidential candidacy of Robredo in 2016.
Meanwhile, Duterte advised Vice President Leni Robredo not to "add fuel to the fire," as the country struggles to fight the spread of COVID-19,saying the problems of the country cannot be solved even if he dies.
"Do not destroy the government because it will also destroy the people. If the government is destroyed, we will all float away. Even if you say that I will die tomorrow, it cannot solve the problem of the country," Duterte said.
Duterte's remarks were in response to the Vice President's claim that the country seems to have "no leader" as it continues to grapple with the pandemic.
She added that the government, after giving a "bit of assistance," seems to have left Filipinos to fend for themselves, "locked in [their] homes, living in fear."
But Duterte said Robredo's allegations were baseless and that the government is doing all its can to defeat COVID-19.
"Well in this time of the pandemic, people are desperate, and you are issuing a baseless statement," Duterte said.
Duterte told Robredo that destabilizing the government amid the Covid-19 crisis would not be good for the country.
At the same time, Duterte denied he had a hand in the calls for a revolutionary government, saying he has no interest in instituting such changes.
In a taped public address aired Tuesday morning, Duterte denied giving support to efforts to push for a revolutionary government.
"There are reports about people calling for a revolutionary government…I don't care for it, I don't know any of them and it's not my job," Duterte said in Filipino.
On Saturday, the People's National Coalition for Revolutionary Government and Charter Change assembled at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga to push for the establishment of a revolutionary government and the adoption of a new federal constitution under Duterte.
Malacañang, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the Philippine National Police have all rejected the call.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said the President has not abandoned his campaign promise to push for a federal system of government but never considered establishing a revolutionary government as one of his options.
Roque said Duterte is only looking at three options to amend the 1987 Constitution, namely a constitutional convention, a constituent assembly , or a people's initiative.
He also dismissed suspicions the President has plans of extending his term beyond 2022.
Also on Tuesday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian warned that calls for revolutionary government could disturb the country's fiscal position and result in an economic and political crisis.
He criticized groups calling for a revolutionary government in the midst of a deep and prolonged crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gatchalian pointed out that even the country's economic managers, during several Senate hearings on federalism, have voiced out their stand against the shift to federalism, which in the long run could hurt the country's economy.
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Mobile games giant Com2uS recently announced its quarterly financial report for the last 3 months of 2018, and disclosed a couple of new information about upcoming titles. Since a few years back, Com2uS has spoken about expanding the Summoners War IP with new games and products, including the highly-anticipated Summoners War MMORPG. While that is still in the works, it was revealed that a new game based on Summoners War, 서머너즈워: 백년전쟁, will be announced at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 event. Interestingly, this mobile game is of a real-time strategy (RTS) genre, in the veins of city builders such as DomiNations, Clash of Clans, and Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire. Stay tuned for updates!
Update 2: The first details for Summoners War: Lost Centuria has been revealed!
Update 1: Switched out the Korean slides for the English ones, which came 4 days late. The official title of the new mobile RTS based on Summoners War is now officially known as "Summoners War: Lost Centuria". This is NOT the Summoners War MMORPG.
Also, here are a couple of new images for the Summoners War MMORPG (set to launch end 2019) included in the financial report. This is different from the Summoners War RTS title mentioned above. There hasn't been much news for the mobile MMORPG, but you can see more early screenshots of the game in our previous posts. It still looks like it will be of the action combat genre, similar to games such as HIT and Dragon Nest Mobile.
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tortelli vs ravioli
Next, we have the tortellini. In this article we'll delve into the individual characteristics of these two pasta dishes in an attempt to show what sets them apart. Raviolikészítő lap, segítségével 24 ravioli készíthető. As in earlier times, there is still a huge variety of regional variations. Esetleg a származási helyük? It would be near impossible to present each one of them here as the dish comes in so many shapes and recipes. The tortellini, agnolotti, and ravioli available in these shops are usually superb. After all, they both have a doughy exterior and are stuffed with meats and other ingredients. After all, tortellini is usually stuffed with all sorts of ingredients, chief among them being meat. A close study of worldwide trends reveals that ravioli is globally more popular as compared to tortellini. Jól beilleszthetők a testsúlycsökkentő étrendbe sok zöldséggel és megfelelő teljes értékű fehérjével. And, in all honesty, the commercial fresh pasta available in grocery stores and supermarkets is usually of very good quality as well. Contrary to agnolotti, the filling of tortellini is made with a blend of uncooked meats—mortadella, prosciutto (Parma ham), and/or air-cured pork loin—with parmigiano, nutmeg, and pepper. It is hardly surprising to find that pasta has steadily gained in popularity over the years. But, fresh-filled pasta (also called pasta fresca) is sold all over Italy in special shops called pastifici. And finally baked.Ravioli di ricotta di pecora (sheep's cheese ravioli) also called 'ravaiuoli' or 'slim ravioloni' are an ancient traditional specialty of Campania. How can we resist to so much tastiness? Though forms of this dish are known to date back to early Roman times, it wasn't until the 12th century that the first manuscripts can be found describing raviolus—square or round shaped pasta probably filled with ricotta and other ingredients. An easy but delicious alternative is simply fresh cream and parmigiano. These tortelli from Mantova in Lombardy are filled with pumpkin, crumbled amaretti biscuits and mostarda (a quince and mustard essence condiment which is very common in Lombardy). Some spices like nutmeg, saffron, poppy seeds and pepper became more widely used in later centuries. So what's the difference between ravioli and tortellini? Ajándék sodrófával is jár hozzá! Depending on the recipe being used, this can be prosciutto or pork loin. Considered the homeland of the best chefs of Italian cuisine, this gorgeous region, west of Rome, is the birthplace of a unique filled pasta called Tortelli abruzzesi di Carnevale. From torta, the Italians got to tortelli, tortellini, and tortelloni (a typical example of the Italian linguistic device for expressing variations in size), ravioli and cappelletti. The sheet of pastry is cut in little square pieces and then half fold in order to obtain some triangles which extremities should be closed very well . However, this does not mean that it would be uncommon to use meat broth. Ravioli is essentially something stuffed between two thin pasta pieces. They said that there is no room left in the world for "another food blogger." Tortellini and Ravioli are two Italian recipes for making pasta. But don't worry. 11 hamisítatlan retró étel, amit képtelenség nem szeretni, 12 RAKOTTAS, ami ebédre vagy vacsorára is tökéletes. It is made with a flat, short, and wide egg pasta that is used as a wrapping for various ingredients stuffed inside. Vegetable broth is the most common pairing for the tortellini as it helps perfectly accompanies the richness of the stuffed pasta and its meaty flavors. Required fields are marked *. The same also applies to the use of meat the stuffed pasta recipes. Eclectic and appreciated by all social classes, torte quickly grew in popularity; they were delicious, nutritious, and could last quite a long time—easily carried into the fields by farmers and soldiers. Another regional variation is anolini, which are half-moon shaped pasta with a filling similar to the Piemonte's agnolotti, or else a braised pork–based filling. But nothing compares to handmade paste ripiene—which is truly unforgettable. So what's the big deal? Régebben mindkét tésztaféle készítése igazi társadalmi eseménynek számított – együtt, csapatban végezték. The distinctive pasta is ring-shaped with a hole in the middle. The filling of the tortelli, which can be made in a variety of shapes, consists simply of sheep ricotta, eggs and cinnamon. Nowadays, in the U.S. and in other parts of the world, the dish is commonly served with a sauce as you might expect from a pasta dish. ! The filling is made with fresh goat or sheep ricotta, eggs and saffron. The raviolo (singular form) is a common type of pasta all over Italy—though its ingredients vary, its shape is always the same: squared or slightly rectangular. My name is Jaron. On the other hand, the tortellini recipe is adamant that you stick with pork, at least as far as tradition is concerned.
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An Independent Truth is the single most important film of the 2006. Global Warming is real and it's happening right in front of us - despite what the nice man who sold you your Hummer lead you to believe. In fact the signs are becoming so evident that the younger generation is looking to the older with increasing skepticism and questions on how they could let such a thing happen (and are still allowing it to continue). This is the first of two important documentaries that looks at the problems of our culture and solutions that are both being ignored by those with deep pockets who want to squeeze every last red cent out of the Oil Industry and the planet before even contemplating change (the second Who Killed the Electric Car? will be out by the end of the month).
Gore's documentary is beautiful in its simplicity. He goes over the basics of the science of global warming (with an exceptionally funny cartoon from Futurama creator Matt Groening) and then gives visual evidence of the change in climate from different locations all over the globe. From mountains to valleys, from rain forests to the arctic, one thing is clear - humans are having a tremendous effect on our environment.
Gore spends time on the scientific data including how it is obtained, how it was used back in the 1960's to correctly predict where we are today, and finally what it predicts for the future. He points out that scientists agree (despite what negative campaigns in the popular press would like you to believe) that Global Warming is real and getting worse. Gore not only makes his case (in devastating and sometimes slightly humorous fashion), but he does it in such a manner that you wonder just what's wrong with those who still can't accept the facts about Global Warming.
The film is centered on the presentation (or "slide show" as Gore calls it) that he has been doing for three decades in numerous cities all over the globe. This is a man that has travelled to the far reaches of the planet, forced the government to release "confidential" reports, and has studied and now taught about this issue for years. He is cool, calm and collected but also passionate and imploring about the need for this issue to be discussed and serious change to be brought about.
Throughout the film we are shown a little into Gore's history and how his personal experiences and tragedies have shaped how he views the problem of Global Warming. At first these small snippets seem to take you away from the film's main message, but the more you watch the more you understand how these experiences shaped Gore into the person who has spent half his life championing this cause.
In many ways the film is heart-wrenching and disturbing but it is not a doomsday scenario. Gore points out that we have what we need to stop these effects and scale back the damage we are causing to the environnment. It just takes time, effort, and political will (which as Gore states is a renewable resource in this country).
If you only see one film this year go see this one. I've seen it three times now. I've seen it with friends and relatives and I plan to take others with me to see it again. Gore's message must be heard; its too important not to be. Whether Republican or Democrat, whether you like him or you don't, if you care about the world you are living in and you can about what world you will leave to your children, then go see this film. It's not a political attack ad. It's not Gore's attempt to begin a Presidential campaign. It's deeply personal issue that effects every man, woman and child who lives on this planet. It's a moral issue, and it needs to be addressed.
Everyone else stop making animated films because Pixar has cornered the market. With Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and now Cars Pixar is dominating the genre in such a way that if it can continue will rival that of Disney's golden age (no surprise why Mickey dipped into his deep pockets to bring Pixar under the Disney banner).
Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is the young hot shot can't miss next big thing in racing with an ego to match. In a three way tie for first place with the retiring champ The King (Richard Petty) and rival upstart Chick "Thunder" Hicks (Michael Keaton), McQueen is just days away from the biggest race of his life which will bring him the fame and glory he so deeply covets. However he gets lost on the way to California and ends up in the sleepy small town of Radiator Springs where he is spooked into accidently causing damage that he is ordered to repair by Judge Doc Hudson (Paul Newman).
As McQueen complains and sees his chance at greatness slowly slipping away he learns to appreciate and connect with the members of the small town including the local D.A. Sally Carrera (Bonnie Hunt), the junkyard pick-up Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), the Ferrari crazed Luigi (Tony Shaloub) and Guido (Guido Quaroni), the stuck in the 60's VW bus Filmore (George Carlin) and slowly starts to learn that maybe money and fame aren't the only things worth caring about.
If the plot of the movie sounds familiar you probably saw the 1991 Michael J. Fox romantic comedy Doc Hollywood which bears a striking resemblance to this story. The story carries a message about small towns and the speed of big city life but is patient and doesn't hit you over the head with it. Much like the small town charm of Radiator Springs itself Cars just wins you over the longer you stay.
The animation is just jaw-dropping amazing. The level of detail needed to do a film filled with metal characters is high (think Robots but done twice as good with characters and a story worth caring about). The race scenes of the stadium filled with cars, lights, action, movement, reflection, are so spectacular you won't believe your eyes. And slyly while that's happening the heart of the film will win you over completely.
Every choice made here is the right one from the choice of announcers - Darrell Cartrip (Darrell Waltrip) and Bob Cutlass (Bob Costas), to the voice of McQueen's agent Harv (Jeremy Piven), to the perfect casting of the look of late night host Jay Limo (Jay Leno). All of that and I haven't even touched on the great performances from the likes of Richard Kind, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, and many others.
Some movies are just a joy to watch. From begining to end Cars belongs on that list. If there's one film that's worth taking the entire family to see for the pure enjoyment of what summer movies can be it's this one. Hop in your car and drive on down because this might just be the most fun you'll have all summer long.


TJ's parents threw a cousin Halloween party for the kids. They decorated sugar cookies, had a dance-off, watched a few Halloween shows, and did a few little crafts together.
Holly and I dressed up as Mario and Luigi for our class.
The kids were pirates for Halloween. I thought they were pretty cute!
TJ was a Banky painting. It was all TJ's idea… but so clever! I dressed up as the mysterious Banksy, so I wore all black and carried around a bottle of spray paint.
Finn is always scowling at someone. But the Halloween party at church was great! They had lots of games for the kids and then a chili cook-off. I won Most Unique Chili (which TJ said was like the sweet spirit award haha!) but hey, I love it. I put cinnamon in the chili… it's a Cincinnati secret.
Trick or treating with all of the neighbors was the best. We started early because it was going to be a cold night. It was fun running around with everyone and seeing those cute kids run from house to house. Finn was NOT into it, wouldn't really even wear his costume or get out of the stroller. Maybe next year.
I got to help in Eva's class for her Halloween party. I'm so grateful that I can help in her class from time to time. What a sweet treat!


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Christoph Sietzen Master Percussionist From Luxembourg
Claire McGregor
Christoph Sietzen Master Percussionist
Christoph Sietzen has the distinction of being one of the world's best percussionists. As he is not even 30-years-old, this is an impressive accomplishment. Although he is a citizen of Luxembourg, Christoph was born in Salzburg, Austria.
Although most six-year-olds are only interested in playing with friends and having fun, Christoph was already playing percussion by this age. Perhaps that explains why he was talented enough to make his debut at the Salzburg Festival when he was only twelve. This performance was the start of a meteoric rise to prominence.
About Christoph Sietzen
Christoph entered and won a large number of music prizes in his teenage years. He won first place ten times at the Prima la Musica Competition, for example. At 18, he found time to attend university, studying the double bass and harpsichord and perform as a soloist with many famous orchestras.
As well as performing in public, Christoph has also become famous on social media. His YouTube channel has 34,000 subscribers, and many of his videos have millions of views. In the video above, he plays Emmanuel Séjourné's Attraction on the marimba and vibraphone.
Christoph's skill and virtuosity are truly incredible. He strikes the keys with amazing precision and sways totally in time with the music as he plays. What is even more impressive is that he plays with two mallets in each hand.
Many talented musicians would struggle to play with just one as well as Christoph does. The whole piece is dynamic and exciting and demonstrates the exceptional musical ability Christoph has been blessed with.
Once you watch the video, it's easy to see why he has won so many competitions and awards. He was awarded the Young Artist Award at the International Classical Music Awards in 2018, and he was awarded the Opus Klassik as Newcomer of the Year in 2019. He also released three albums, Attraction, Incantations and Silence which have all won awards too.
Little is known about Christoph's private life, so it is unclear whether he has a romantic partner or not. However, we can only hope this musical genius has someone to share his life and his talent with. Let's hope for more videos of his amazing performances soon.
If you want to see more from this talented musician, subscribe to his YouTube channel or follow him on Facebook or for more information, take a look at his official website.
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Лунти́н () — район городского подчинения городского округа Кайфэн провинции Хэнань (КНР). Название района происходит от парка Лунтин, существующего ещё со времён империи Сун.

История
В 1913 году был образован уезд Кайфэн (开封县),  а в 1929 году его урбанизированная часть была выделена в город Кайфэн. После того, как в ходе гражданской войны город был взят войсками коммунистов, в конце 1948 года был образован Особый город Кайфэн (开封特别市); в его северо-западной части был образован район Лунтин. В ноябре 1949 года часть уезда Кайфэн была выделена в Пригородный район (郊区).

В 2005 году Пригородный район Кайфэна был переименован в район Цзиньмин (金明区). В 2014 году район Цзиньмин был присоединён к району Лунтин.

Административное деление
Район делится на 4 уличных комитета и 2 волости.

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Does it work? Yep. Apps powered by our tech have been downloaded more than 1 billion times. And a lot of that is because we don't just sell our platform to clients and wish them well. We partner with them long-term, we make one hit, then we make some more. Homa is 50% a technology platform and 50% a collaborative, transparent partnership.
As a team, we're over 160 people and 34+ nationalities strong. Some of us are artists, some of us are business developers, engineers, entrepreneurs or former strategy consultants – but we're all here for the same thing: to take over the gaming industry by giving creators the data to transform their ideas into games played and money made.
Since inception, Homa raised a total of $165M to achieve this mission, with the participation of Headline, Northzone, Eurazeo, Singular, Quadrille Capital, Fabric Ventures and Bpifrance - along with renowned business angels, including King and FuboTV founders, and Spotify founder Daniel Ek's family office.
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We have a culture of continuous learning, supporting knowledge sharing & experience gaining through our learning platform.
Essential benefits in France and specific locations: health insurance, meal vouchers, public transport subsidy, child-care benefits, and life insurance.
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Not every homeowner should pay down their mortgage early. In a story in the January edition of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Seth Feigerman quoted Rick as saying "Anyone under 40 should be funding a retirement plan, and anyone over 50 should be concentrating on paying off the house." However, if you're close to retirement and paying off the mortgage would mean raiding too much of your savings, it may not be a good idea.
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On October 22 the Lady Tiger volleyball team played their last game of the season. Hutsonville is hosting a branch of regional games this year and last night was the first round. Neoga traveled down last night to compete against Hutsonville-Palestine for the very first game of the week and came ready to win.
The Lady Tigers came out sluggish in the first set with careless mistakes and missed serves. Neoga had good outside and middle hitters who could place the ball and get a kill when it was needed. That caused the Lady Tigers to lose many points and Neoga took the lead quickly. Hutsonville-Palestine couldn't seem to pick up the momentum in the first set, so it was on to the next.
The second set was completely different for the Lady Tigers. Their energy came from out of nowhere and that carried them through the second set with a win. The defense stepped up, the sets were placed in the right spot, and the hitting wasn't being blocked. The Lady Tigers, along with the fans were hopeful to see a win in the third set as well.
Game are still continuing this week at Hutsonville tonight, the 23, and Thursday night with that being the championship game.


Lately, I've realized that many people have their own definitions of the word "culture," and I've seen the effects that their interpretations can have on teams of people working together. If you're not all on the same page as to what your culture is and what you want it to be, how can you possibly achieve happiness and excellence in the workplace?
Birst continues to be on a roll. Things are moving quickly around here and are reflective of the rapid and growing adoption of Cloud BI. In fact, Birst is setting the pace across the industry. From impressive customer growth to innovative product offerings and new offices opening up around the world, it's an exciting time at Birst… and we are just getting started.


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We are required in this case to determine for the first time the extent to which the constitutional protections for speech and press limit a State's power to award damages in a libel action brought by a public official against critics of his official conduct.
Such a privilege for criticism of official conduct is appropriately analogous to the protection accorded a public official when he is sued for libel by a private citizen. In Barr v. Matteo, 360 U. S. 564, 360 U. S. 575, this Court held the utterance of a federal official to be absolutely privileged if made "within the outer perimeter" of his duties. The States accord the same immunity to statements of their highest officers, although some differentiate their lesser officials and qualify the privilege they enjoy. But all hold that all officials are protected unless actual malice can be proved. The reason for the official privilege is said to be that the threat of damage suits would otherwise "inhibit the fearless, vigorous, and effective administration of policies of government" and "dampen the ardor of all but the most resolute, or the most irresponsible, in the unflinching discharge of their duties." Barr v. Matteo, supra, 360 U.S. at 360 U. S. 571. Analogous considerations support the privilege for the citizen-critic of government. It is as much his duty to criticize as it is the official's duty to administer. See Whitney v. California, 274 U. S. 357, 274 U. S. 375 (concurring opinion of Mr. Justice Brandeis), quoted supra, p. 376 U. S. 270. As Madison said, see supra p. 376 U. S. 275, "the censorial power is in the people over the Government, and not in the Government over the people." It would give public servants an unjustified preference over the public they serve, if critics of official conduct did not have a fair equivalent of the immunity granted to the officials themselves.
We hold today that the Constitution delimits a State's power to award damages for libel in actions brought by public officials against critics of their official conduct. Since this is such an action, the rule requiring proof of actual malice is applicable. While Alabama law apparently requires proof of actual malice for an award of punitive damages, where general damages are concerned malice is "presumed." Such a presumption is inconsistent with the federal rule. "The power to create presumptions is not a means of escape from constitutional restrictions," Bailey v. Alabama, 219 U. S. 219, 219 U. S. 239, "the showing of malice required for the forfeiture of the privilege is not presumed but is a matter for proof by the plaintiff. . . ." Lawrence v. Fox, 357 Mich. 134, 146, 97 N.W.2d 719, 725 (1959).


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All issues Volume 38 / No 3 (May-June 2007) Vet. Res., 38 3 (2007) 451-464 Abstract
Volume 38, Number 3, May-June 2007
https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres:2007002
Vet. Res. (2007) 451-464
Vet. Res. 38 (2007) 451-464
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2007002
Risk factors associated with the prevalence of tuberculosis-like lesions in fenced wild boar and red deer in south central Spain
Joaquín Vicentea, b, c, Ursula Höflea, Joseba M. Garridod, Isabel G. Fernández-de-meraa, Pelayo Acevedoa, Ramón Justed, Marta Barrald and Christian Gortazara
a Instituts de Investigación en Recursos cinegéticos - IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13080 Ciudad Real, Spain
b Ciudad Real Agricultural Engineering School (UCLM), Ronda de Calatrava 7, 13004 Ciudad Real, Spain
c Present address: Wildlife Disease Ecology Team, Central Science Laboratory, Tinkley Lane, Nympsfield, GL103UJ Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
d NEIKER Instituto Vasco de I+D Agraria, C./Berreaga 1, 48300 Derio, Spain
(Received 27 January 2006; accepted 19 October 2006 ; published online 11 April 2007)
Abstract - In recent decades the management of large game mammals has become increasingly intensive in south central Spain (SCS), resulting in complex epidemiological scenarios for disease maintenance, and has probably impeded schemes to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in domestic livestock. We conducted an analysis of risk factors which investigated associations between the pattern of tuberculosis-like lesions (TBL) in wild boar (Sus scrofa) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) across 19 hunting estates from SCS and an extensive set of variables related to game management, land use and habitat structure. The aggregation of wild boar at artificial watering sites was significantly associated with an increasing risk of detecting TBL in both species, which probably relates to enhanced opportunities for transmission. Aggregation of wild boar at feeding sites was also associated with increased risks of TBL in red deer. Hardwood Quercus spp. forest availability was marginally associated with an increased risk of TB in both species, whereas scrubland cover was associated with a reduced individual risk of TBL in the wild boar. It is concluded that management practices that encourage the aggregation of hosts, and some characteristics of Mediterranean habitats could increase the frequency and probability of both direct and indirect transmission of TB. These findings are of concern for both veterinary and public health authorities, and reveal tuberculosis itself as a potential limiting factor for the development and sustainability of such intensive game management systems in Spanish Mediterranean habitats.
Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex / red deer / risk factors / tuberculosis / wild boar
Corresponding author: joaquin.vicente@uclm.es
© INRA, EDP Sciences 2007
Wild boar and red deer display high prevalences of tuberculosis-like lesions in Spain
Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from wild ungulates in south-central Spain
Vet. Res. 36, 43-52 (2005)
Epidemiological study on porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Classification of worldwide bovine tuberculosis risk factors in cattle: a stratified approach
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in wild boars, red deer and roe deer in Poland
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I'll skip the crappy tasting American chocolate!
I've set up my Nexus 4 to not accept OTA updates. I'm much happier with the non-cloudy stuff in Jelly Bean and the SMS app that hasn't been crapped on.
Kitkat is actually English, originally made by Rowntrees. There are Merican versions but they should never be considered as containing any "chocolate".
If only they could do the same for the S3 and save use from the 4.3 Touchwiz update of death.
All our Nexus-4 phones upgraded to Kit-Kat this week and it's a big improvement in speed, battery life and appearance but staying up to date is a big reason to go with these phones. I love the absence of all those crappy little up-sell "improvements" appear on every other phone.
Some issues with EAS accounts were fixed by a mail-server upgrade, it seems that MSFT changed their documentation to include a small clause that if the device sends '0', treat it as 512. This code made it into the 4.4 client but of course mail-servers take a little longer to update.
4.4 has been making the rounds in various custom ROMs. It IS rather snappier thanks to the new Android Runtime; but there have been some teething issues as well. I've been thinking about flashing to it myself, but I think I'll have to wait until those kinks get worked out.
No way we're upgrading our mail servers because Google can't test their code properly. Best thing is to refuse the update until Google issues a fix if you use Exchange Active Sync.
"Galaxy Nexus, which first launched two years ago, falls outside of the 18-month update window when Google and others traditionally update devices."
Well much as I hate to say anything good about Apple my ipad 2 from 6 months earlier got iOS7. So those 'others' doesn't appear to include Apple?
Like the look of the new Nexus, but have had second thoughts. I'd kind of assumed that Nexus phones would get updates for a reasonable period but I want a phone that will get upgrades for longer than 18 months. Not sure what happens if there is another big security hole - I assume we'll still get 4.3 updates for that?
Most of the security issues fall to the apps, which DO get updated routinely outside the OS update cycle. When was the last time a security hole was found in the Android kernel or other base functions?
Plenty of unofficial ports on XDA, but there are bugs.


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The days are growing shorter and the evenings are getting colder. You know what that means– winter is here. The silver lining? We know that Christmas is right around the corner, too.
What better place to celebrate the holiday season than in the picturesque town of Auburn? Here, residents have a whole calendar of festive entertainment.
Here are some of the biggest crowd movers in Auburn AL during in the lead-up to Christmas.
Your kids will enjoy hours of fun when they jump on the Polar Express "train" ride. The Polar Express departs at 10am and 1pm on December 5th from the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center.
To set the scene kids can wear their favorite festive pajamas, and there's lots of indoor and activities for them to take part in. No Christmas event is complete without sweets and treats, so there are plenty of those on offer, too.
Tickets cost $10 per child, and please do book them as soon as you can – this event typically sells out very quickly.
This is a festive fundraiser your whole family can take part in, and a popular one, too. It's now in its 20th year. How would you like to choose from over 30,000 home-baked cookies, knowing that every cent you spend goes to support the Habitat for Humanity charity in building a home for a needy family right here in Auburn?
Santa has even promised us he'll make an appearance on December 5th during the Cookie Walk. This event starts at 8am and finishes at 1pm, so why not drop by the Grace United Methodist Church on Glenn Avenue to join in the fun?
If you were asked what your perfect Christmas day looks like, would it include a tasty breakfast of pastries, waffles, hash browns and fresh fruit, cookies, hot chocolate and a special showing of the movie 'Frozen'?
You might think we were reading your mind, but we're just reminding you about the 'Breakfast with Santa' buffet taking place on December 12th at the Marriot at Grand National. Santa and The Snow Queen will also be attending, so make sure you reserve your place today.
Tickets for kids under 5 cost $6.99, while all other tickets cost $15.95.
Your mom and dad have been working hard all year to help create the perfect Christmas for you, so maybe it's time for them to treat themselves to an evening of festive cocktails. Not only will they get to enjoy tasting cocktails, but they'll also learn how to mix their own.
The Holly Jolly Mixology Class takes places on December 16th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Tickets cost $55 per person and doors open at 5:30pm. Oh, and everyone who attends a class will take a special gift home with them at the end of the evening.
Nothing says "Christmas" quite like a gingerbread house. From December 19th to December 22nd, your little ones can learn how to craft their very own gingerbread creation under the guidance of Sous Chef, Brand Burleson.
After they have learned how to create this special holiday treat they can gather round Santa as he tells lots of heart-warming holiday stories.
The class costs $35 per child, and everything they need, including refreshments, is provided.
There are lots of other Christmas activities taking places in Auburn during the holiday season, including the Auburn Christmas Parade on December 11th and a special showing of The Polar Express at Fran Brown Recreation Center on December 6th. In fact, there's so much going on in Auburn during the holiday season it would take all day to share it with you!


The article offers information on the plans of Co-operative Travel for its sustainable tourism strategy in Great Britain. As part of its strategy, the travel retailer would offer free carbon offsets for every member booking a holiday as well as make sure that its business operations are carbon neutral. It has also planned to encourage customers to donate £1 to The Travel Foundation charity and invest £27,000 in research.
The author discusses the approach taken by Mistra foundation to support research of strategic importance for solving major environmental problems and contributing to the development of a sustainable society.
The author cites the lessons learned by the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) on how to strategically achieve their mission and support the missions of their grantees.


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Zach Wahls clinched the Democratic nomination for District 37
Zach Wahls almost definitely secured a state Senate seat in the June 5 primary, and he plans to advocate for health-care reform and higher-education affordability.
Nick Rohlman
Democratic nominee for Iowa's District 37 State Senate seat Zach Wahls poses for a portrait on Friday, June 1.
Allison Meyer, [email protected]
Zach Wahls secured the Democratic
nomination for Iowa Senate District 37 seat in the June 5 primary.
Wahls will not face a Republican
candidate in the general election in November, although he will face
Libertarian nominee Carl Krambeck. However, the primary results are a
strong indicator of who will win the seat, because Johnson County,
which makes up a chunk of the district, is a Democratic stronghold.
The winner of the general election
will replace retiring Sen. Bob Dvorsky, who decided not to run for
another term after serving for more than 20 years in the Iowa
Senate.
District 37 covers part of Cedar
County, Coralville, western Iowa City, Solon, and the town of Wilton.
The 37th District comprises urban and rural areas and includes parts
of the University of Iowa community. There are 50 members of the Iowa
Senate, each one representing roughly 60,000 constituents.
An Iowa City native and University of
Iowa graduate, Wahls rose to fame after his 2011 speech to the Iowa
Legislature in which he shared his experience growing up with gay
parents. He also founded Scouts for Equality, an organization that
successfully lobbied for a change in the Boy Scouts of America's ban
on gay and lesbian scout leaders.
Wahls announced his intention to run
for the open Senate seat in December 2017, and he has run a
competitive and active campaign since then. In an interview with
The Daily Iowan on June 3, Wahls said he chose to run for
the open seat because he saw it as "an all-hands-on-deck moment that's
going to define the future of our state."
RELATED: Zach Wahls believes his youth gives
him the edge in Iowa Senate election
Health care and education are two of
Wahls' key issues, and the district is home to both the University of
Iowa and the UI Hospitals and Clinics. Wahls said he hopes to work
health-care providers to improve the mental health and current private
Medicaid system. He also plans to advocate to restore funding to the
state Board of Regents to make higher education more affordable. He
also highlighted the importance of collective-bargaining rights, some
of which the Legislature took away from public employees in 2017.
At 26 years old, he said his age has
helped him to rally and secure the young vote in the area. He aims to
give young people a voice, he said, because they are deeply invested
the future of the state.
State Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville,
said Wahls is "a young person with a lot of energy, but he also has an
old soul." Jacoby said he thinks Wahls would be a very promising
addition to the Senate, "hopefully bringing some calm and common sense
to the group."
Johnson County to defer disciplinary action for unvaccinated county employees
Iowa City City Council passes South District's Self Supported Municipal Improvement District
New UI center addresses generational trauma and wellness for Native American youth and community
Mark Bullock appointed as University of Iowa's director of public safety
UI medical students to train in addiction medicine through federal grant


Not every household can afford, mainly due to limited financial resources, to meet their needs in a satisfactory manner. The aim of the article is to present selected findings of empirical research (qualitative study — FGI, IDI and quantitative study — CAPI and CAWI, requested by the respondent) carried out for the needs of the project Entrepreneurial and Consumer Behaviour of Families Caring for Children and Youth with Disabilities. The article presents the financial situation of households with achild/children with disabilities, the financial obligations and purposes of consumer credits and loans, the most acute shortages in the household, the allocation of additional income and the ways of coping with difficulties.


What: Come and see the large array of Christmas decorations that we have in the store. We will have decorated trees, fresh Christmas greens, hot chocolate and more!
Where: 1629 K.L.O. Road – Look for the little red shop!


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Amy Silverman
370: Ruining It for the Rest of Us
Act One: Shots In The Dark
Measles cases are higher in the U.S. than they've been in a decade, mostly because more and more nervous parents are refusing to vaccinate their kids. Contributing Editor Susan Burton tells the story of what happened recently in San Diego, when an unvaccinated 7-year-old boy returned home from a trip to Switzerland, bringing with him the measles.
358: Social Engineering
Act Two: Take My Bike...please.
When David Ellis Dickerson was 12, he got a new bike, and his father decided to use the occasion to teach David a lesson. But the lesson David learned wasn't the one his father intended.
Act Three: Educated Guess
When Amy Silverman's daughter was born with Down syndrome, she followed the advice of all the parents she met: She signed her daughter up for "early intervention" therapy. But her daughter's progress had unexpected consequences, forcing Amy to make a choice she'd never predicted.
347: Matchmakers
Act Three: Babies Buying Babies
Elna Baker reads her story about the time she worked at the giant toy store, FAO Schwartz. Her job was to sell these lifelike "newborns" which were displayed in a "nursery" inside the store.


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Innerventure is a 12 session group program that will help you regain control in all areas of your business. If you are feeling drained or burned out, Innerventure will help you get back on track, reignite the vision that you initially had for your business, forward the action to create long-lasting change, and increase your sales opportunities. You'll work with me every step of the way.
You will meet 3 like-minded business owners who are just as ready as you are to embark on a transformative 12 week business coaching journey.
00: We'll start with a 2-hour discovery session. Before we dive in, we'll spend some time getting to know one another. The discovery session is really meant for just that, discovery. During our session, we will review your answers to my initial intake questionnaire. We'll discover where you are feeling stuck in your business and what is going well. We'll go over the program.
The aim? To identify what is standing the way of your growth in your life and in your business. To highlight what you are doing well as well as areas for growth. To set us up for the remainder of the sessions. To go over our engagement as coach and client and to agree upon our alliance as we embark on this 12 session, transformative coaching program.
01: When we are younger, our visions are vivid and colorful. In our youth, we are encouraged to explore all of the facets of ourselves. We may dream of becoming ballerinas or astronauts. As we live a little longer, we start to notice the world as it is. We notice the injustices, the obstacles, the unfairness etc. We determine that dreaming is not for us. We deduce that dreaming is to be contained to realistic and attainable things. Sooner or later, we pinch ourselves off from the stream of creativity that we so desperately crave. We create an internal dilemma of epic proportions: The uninhibited dreamer vs. the realist, budding adult. One, who we are born to be and the other a fabrication of our environment.
The aim? To tap into the uninhibited dreamer. To discover that you want for yourself and for your life. To determine how your business is going to help you achieve this. To uncover the new ways of being that are going to help you attain your vision.
02: What's your vision for your business? How will your business help to support your lighthouse vision? Who will you employ? Who do you have to become to carry out your business vision? What's the vision for your business 1 year from today? 5 years from today? 10 years from today?
The aim? Clarity. To get clear on the growth that you want to have. To develop objective concrete and measurable goals.
03: Together, we will create a high level, 5-year strategy in which we will discuss what the objectives are for your business: financially, on a client/customer level, operationally, and for your people/ culture.
The aim? To develop a solid plan and strategy that is flexible enough to withstand the uncertainty of the business landscape but strong enough to serve as a beacon. To get clear on what you are reaching for.
04: Clarifying your organizational strategy is a big endeavor. In essence, the org strategy will help answer this question: what needs to happen in your organization in order to achieve the strategic objectives that we have defined? Are your employees clear on how their roles correlate to the overall vision and mission of your business? What's the competitive landscape look like?
The aim? To get clear on how the organization needs to evolve in order to meet the strategic objectives we designed.
05: While managing can be a challenging, knowing how to develop as a manager at each stage of growth is quite valuable as a business owner. Many business owners that I have worked with in the past have trouble understanding when it's time to let go, lead and delegate vs. being involved in the minutia of day to day business. In this module, we will address these issues.
The aim? To discuss employee retention strategies. To incorporate feedback loops and 360° reviews. To develop key performance indicators to measure employee morale and management improvements.
06: Review. We will review the last couple of modules: what you have put into practice, what has yet to be put into practice and why.
The aim? To let it all sink in. To catch-up and discuss the pace and rhythm of the coaching. To reevaluate our coaching alliance. To reboot and recharge.
07: How does your business operate? Are your processes as efficient as possible? In this module, we will explore all things operations.
The aim? To develop a plan to have all employees document all processes using modern documentations tools. To figure out what processes need to be tightened and which processes are working well. To uncover operational weaknesses and to create a plan to resolve them.
08: Let's quantify! What are your budgetary goals on a month to month basis? Quarter to quarter? How many meetings will you engage in with your bookkeeper to review whether you are on target for the month? Do you know how to read your PNL? Balance sheet? Cashflow statement? What's your burn-rate? What percent of profitability are you aiming for? Are you engaging in tax planning? In this module, we will discuss finances. How to read your financial statements and how to use them to plan for growth.
The aim? To get comfortable with the financial lingo. To understand how to read important financial documents. To determine the frequency of financial meetings with staff to discuss results. To develop metrics to measure growth.
09: How are you currently marketing your business? What was your marketing expense last year? How about the year before that? Are you measuring ad spend vs. sales from advertisements? Can you quantify the results of your investment? Are there sales channels that you have yet to tap into? What is keeping you from going after them? Are you pricing your products effectively? Are your products diversified and tiered? What's your social media presence? Are you emphasizing the importance of social media or are you having an intern run this?
The aim? To implement a sales and marketing plan to reach strategic objectives defined.
10: It's easy to forget that all of the people who work for you have lighthouse visions of their own yet they choose to work for yours. It's easy to take that for granted. In this last module, we will discuss what it takes to build a solid and dynamic team. The role of transparency in this endeavor and how to open up the lines of communication. While the managerial strategy module focuses on the technical aspects of the managerial process, this module will focus more on the interpersonal, human to human connection.
The aim? To get comfortable with transparency in the workplace. To understand the role of communication. To discuss ways in which your business can foster the lighthouse visions of all its employees.
11: At the end of my coach training program, we were asked to go around the room and say our last words, as many as possible until we felt complete. Once we felt "complete" we would announce, "I am complete" and the next person would go. It was bitter sweet and it felt good to say all that you had to say in one long winded breath. This module is going to serve this purpose. We will get to say all we need to say to close this process.
The aim? To feel complete.