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Home Vol 7, No 3.27 (2018) Saleem
Proposed Method to Generated Strong Keys by Fuzzy Extractor And Biometric
Huda Saleem, Huda Albermany, Husein Hadi
The typical scheme used to generated cryptographic key is a fuzzy extractor. The fuzzy extractor is the extraction of a stable data from biometric data or noisy data based on the error correction code (ECC) method. Forward error correction includes two ways are blocked and convolutional coding used for error control coding. "Bose_Chaudhuri_Hocquenghem" (BCH) is one of the error correcting codes employ to correct errors in noise data. In this paper use fuzzy extractor scheme to find strong key based on BCH coding, face recognition data used SVD method and hash function. Hash_512 converted a string with variable length into a string of fixed length, it aims to protect information against the threat of repudiation.
Fuzzy extractor, hashfunction, error correcting codes, BCH code, hamming distance, and biometric.
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Why a closed source website system is good for business
Posted on 23rd October 2018
Back in the day, if you wanted to change the copy or content on your website you would have to speak to the tech guys, get them to delve into the code and make adjustments to the text.
These days things are little different. Web publishing software came along and made it easier to make changes to websites, but much of this software was clunky and buggy. Over time, however, it's evolved into complex and sophisticated content management systems, known as a CMS.
These days almost every site is built using one. They are mostly open source and driven by online communities designing plugins to achieve specific tasks. But as well as these large-scale open source platforms, there are other options. These include industry-specific platforms used in certain sectors, as well as bespoke closed source CMS built in-house or by design companies. But the big question is, which of these is better for you and most suitable for your business?
What is open source?
Open source software is a program or CMS for which the original source code has been made freely available, meaning that the software can be developed and modified to suit the requirements of the user.
What is closed source?
Closed source software is a program or CMS for which the source code is not published or shared with the public for anyone to look at or modify. It is owned and distributed by a specific company or organisation.
The benefits of open source
The open source system is based on a good idea, and it has really taken off in a big way over the last decade. Platforms like WordPress allow anyone to design and make plugins which attach to the main code, allowing users to achieve specific tasks. Need a checkout area? There are plugins for this. Need to include a photo gallery? There are plenty to choose from.
These easy to use CMS-based platforms have given bloggers and small businesses the power to design and create their own sites. However, everything is not as rosy as it seems. Because while it may seem like you have a website based on a content management system, what you have in reality is just a content management system. And a content management system should never be used in place of a skilled development team.
In addition, although promises are made about being free, no CMS really comes without obligations and it's never as easy as setting it up and letting it take care of itself – not unless you want your site to be underperforming within a few months. If content and design are as important to you as they should be, then you need to put more into your site than just uploading onto a pre-planned platform.
Today, WordPress powers about a third of all websites on the internet and has made it easy for millions of people to design and create sites, and put their thoughts and opinions on a website. On the one hand, that's great news. On the other, tens of thousands of sites now share a similar design and merge into one, all with that WordPress feel.
WordPress is a pretty remarkable tool but it also means that a third of all websites are limited by the same parameters. It's not a perfect platform and it might be the case that WordPress has too much power. Open source code platforms mean that the goalposts are constantly changing. This is not good for business owners who want to plan a site based around their business strategy. Businesses who like to continually evaluate and change their direction and strategy can also find it frustrating.
Why a closed source system might be better for business
If you're tired of having to worry about WordPress or any other CMS's agenda in the future, or find being beholden to the direction that these large platforms head towards limiting, then a closed source system might be a good idea. Working with developers who use a closed source system, it is possible to eliminate these concerns. Concentrating only on visitor and business owners' needs, and never dragging clients into code issues, closed source developers can create in-house CMSs that work for your business rather than a lowest common denominator.
Rather than using a CMS designed by thousands of different people with no coherent plan in place, why not work more closely with a dedicated content strategist? They, in turn, can work closely with the IT and development team. In essence, why not build your content management system around your content rather than the other way around?
Before you choose or design your CMS, think about the following. What are the attributes that you want associated with your brand? How important is security? Do you plan to sell online? How much content do you plan to include? Who will design your site and who will train you and your team to use it effectively? What software will you use? And do you have the budget to support upgrades and maintenance?
Once you have asked and answered all these questions, you will be in a better position to decide what kind of CMS is for you.
One of the key questions mentioned above revolves around security. This is a point that is worth looking at a little closer. The world of open source plugins is a little like the Wild West. Anyone and everyone can have a go, and that means that quality can be very hit and miss.
Open source platforms are, as a result, a prime target for hackers. A recent report found that more than 70% of WordPress installations are vulnerable to hacker attacks. It makes sense. Open source means exactly that, that they are open, and if proper security measures are not put in place, then you and your site could be at risk. This also explains why security updates are an essential part of any budget for a website redesign. Keep up to date and you can make your site a great deal safer than if you use an open source platform at the mercy of hackers.
If content management is causing you a headache and you're looking for a system that makes it easy, think long and hard about whether an open source option is the way you want to do it. Closed source gives you greater control, improved safety, and less hassle – all benefits that you'll experience with our own closed source cms system the: it'seeze website editor, our own unique and easy to use content management system. Want to find out more? Contact our friendly team today to book your free, no-obligation demonstration and discover what our affordable web design services could do for your business.
This article is brought to you from the desk of Nick Templeton, consultant for it'seeze Ashford, Kent.
Nick has been working in the website industry for over 15 years. If you want to find out more about our closed source web design system, feel free to contact us for more information.
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Deferred Payment of Tax on Death
"The prescribed rate does not fluctuate over the deferral term."
Immediately before death, a taxpayer is deemed to dispose of all assets at their fair market value (subject to various rollover provisions). As a result, an estate may face cash flow problems where the taxpayer's wealth was in the form of illiquid assets, such as private company shares. In some cases, an election to defer payment of some or all of the tax over a maximum ten-year period may be available to the estate. Generally, this election is restricted to taxes owing on the following types of inclusions in the year of death:
the value of a "right or thing," such as declared but unpaid dividends, CPP payments for periods prior to death, or unpaid bonuses;
deemed proceeds of disposition from capital property, such as private company shares; and
deemed proceeds of disposition of resource properties and land inventories.
Taxes owing on other types of income in the year of death, such as regular salary, are not eligible for the election.
To make the election to defer the payment of the tax on death, Form T2075 must be filed and acceptable security must be provided to the Minister on or before the day on which the taxes owing would otherwise have to be paid. The first payment is due on the normal balance due date for the terminal tax return with subsequent payments due on or before the next following anniversary of that day.
While the election allows the taxes owing to be paid in equal annual consecutive instalments (to a maximum of ten years), the CRA has confirmed that future instalments can be reduced when a "balloon" payment is made. The CRA will apportion the adjusted balance owing equally over the remaining term of the chosen deferral period.
Interest is charged on the unpaid balance at the prescribed rate applicable in effect when the election was made (currently 5%, compounded daily) from the date when the tax would normally have been due. The prescribed rate does not fluctuate over the deferral term as it is fixed at the rate applicable when the election is made.


Today was a good reminder that I am a hands-on learner — I can read and read, and until I actually install and use the program(s), I really don't know what I'm doing. Thankfully, I am finally up and running on ArcGIS Pro (thank you, ODU IT folks, for helping me at a distance!), and while I am glad I've spent several months researching and reading about ArcGIS and Python, I realize that my "practice time" wasn't all that effective. I should say, I quickly realized that I should put away all of my downloads and focus just on ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, etc. Just work within that platform now, and take it more slowly than I would like.
That said, I spent some quality time just going through tutorials at the website and playing. I have had an idea of what I could do, and how I could do it, but playing with Python as a separate download is just different than interacting with ArcPy/Jupyter and ArcGIS API. I am trying to resist jumping ahead of myself because I want everything to be done now. Creating my first Jupyter notebook, meek as it is, still felt like a success today.
I am trying now to decide what data to include, how to include it — thoughts as I continue to learn and practice what I can do. I have my lists of paper mills, for example, but is it useful to plot them all out, for example? I'm also thinking, certainly, of how to curate layers, and how those layers could interact. Although it feels like I waited too long to get set up with the software, I actually think that having the time to get to know the data sets me up to make better choices.
That's what I'm telling myself tonight.
A screenshot of my practice map, with the same three papermakers identified. Now using ArcGIS Pro.
At this point, I have done a slew of reading, but only just today have I finally been able to upload a very wee CSV file and watch an ArcGIS map populate with a couple of papermakers in business during the 1800s. The tiniest step forward, but an important one! I am currently refreshing my Python skills, looking at how to effectively cull data that does not seem to be cull-friendly, so I can take my three little dots and turn them into a constellation.
I am thrilled to be presenting papers at Southwest Popular/American Culture Association (SWPACA) in Albuquerque, NM, and at NeMLA in Pittsburgh, PA, next year! I look forward to meeting everyone and attending as many panels and presentations as possible. I'll definitely be tweeting up a storm.


Wrinkled skin is a result of the natural process of aging. This condition is exacerbated by environmental factors like sun and wind exposure, as well as stress, smoking and other factors.
The process of wrinkle treatment incorporates a combination of cosmetic procedures, including microneedling, growth factor therapies and intense pulsed light treatment. These therapies induce your body's natural healing process and create a permanent reset of the aging process.
At Vita Cosmetic and Laser Clinic, we offer a wide variety of treatments, depending on your individual needs.
Microneedling treatment uses very fine needles to cause tiny punctures in the skin. These small contact points encourage the body to create a wound healing response and skin cell renewal. As your skin repairs, it triggers the production of new collagen and elastin fibres, resulting in an almost immediate plumping effect.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is a natural treatment that uses the platelets from your own blood to promote skin regeneration and stimulate the body's healing abilities. .These activated platelets secrete and release at least 7 different growth factors that enhance the natural healing process of the skin.
The production of new collagen induced by the PRP treatment will brighten, rejuvenate and rehydrate the skin even after the first treatment.
IPL or Intense Pulsed Light is a light-based skin rejuvenation treatment that uses Intense Pulsed Light technology to treat a wide range of skin conditions associated with sun damage and aging skin.
IPL treatments use light energy that converts to heat, which breaks up the targeted cells below the skin's surface without causing damage to the top layers of skin.
IPL treatments stimulate new collagen and elastin production, leaving your skin with an overall glow. These treatments can also be used to rejuvenate the skin from a textural standpoint. The result is clearer, tighter, younger-looking skin.
Vita Cosmetic and Laser Clinic offers a wide variety of wrinkle therapies and anti-aging skin products. Please make an appointment to learn more about our products and services. Treatments can be performed on the body as well as the face, with natural results and minimal downtime.


Richard Franklin Pettigrew was 20 years old in the spring of 1869 when he first came to Dakota Territory from Wisconsin as a member of a government surveying party. Pettigrew decided to settle in Sioux Falls, and join in the building of a city. With money made from surveying and with his unusual leadership abilities , Pettigrew quickly rose to prominence.
He was elected to the Territorial House of Representatives in 1872. He was, however, unseated after a bitterly fought contest. In 1876 he was elected to the Council, the upper chamber of the legislature, and was easily re-elected in 1878. As a legislator, Pettigrew zealously promoted the interests of his district. Because of his aggressive style and tall, thin stature, he became known as the "Pickerel Statesman".
Dakota to the Union in 1889. Pettigrew was elected to the United States Senate.
Among his achievements in the Senate was legislation which created the national forest preserves. Because he believed in the worth of the individual over the corporation, he fought for a tariff which benefited farmers and working people. He was re-elected to a second term in 1895.
In 1896 Pettigrew shocked America when he bolted the Republican national convention as an act of protest over the money controversy. He fought for "free silver" and opposed the gold standard, again the champion of the common man over big business. This led him into Populism, and Pettigrew became one of the leaders of the Peoples Party.
In 1899, in response to American aggression in the Philippine Islands, Pettigrew raised his voice in the Senate against imperialism, instead supporting the ideals of national self-determination. Although he lost his Senate seat as a result of this fight, he emerged as one of the great American statesmen of hiss time. In an era when politicians were thought of as celebrities, his name became a household word.
World War I. After the charges were dismissed, he authored two books based on his experience in public office. In 1923, he built an addition on to his home to house his large collection of frontier artifacts. It was here that he died in 1926. He bequeathed his home and valuable collection to the city of Sioux Falls. The Pettigrew Home and Museum was opened to the pubic on January 1, 1930.
Erected 1995 by Minnehaha County and South Dakota State Historical Societies. Midcontinent and Mary Chilton DAR Foundations, Citibank and Minnehaha Century Fund.
Location. 43° 32.911′ N, 96° 44.097′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. Marker is on W 8th Street 0.1 miles west of S Duluth Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is located at the Pettigrew museum. Marker is at or near this postal address: 623 W 8th Street, Sioux Falls SD 57104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Prehistoric Prayer Rock (here, next to this marker); Quartzite Paving Stones (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hanging of an Innocent Man (approx. 0.4 miles away); Divorce Capital (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cigar Manufacturing (approx. 0.4 miles away); President Woodrow Wilson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dakota Iron Store (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Dakota, D.T. (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.
More. Search the internet for U.S. Senator R.F. Pettigrew.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2019. This page originally submitted on April 10, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 34 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2019, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.


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Чемпионат мира по фигурному катанию среди юниоров 1989 года — соревнование по фигурному катанию среди юных спортсменов мира в сезоне 1988—1989, организованное Международным союзом конькобежцев (ИСУ).

Чемпионат в третий раз прошёл в столице югославской республики Босния и Герцеговина Сараево с 29 ноября по 4 декабря 1988 года.

Участники
Соревнования проходили в мужском, женском одиночном катании, парном фигурном катании и в спортивных танцах на льду. Юниорами, по правилам ИСУ того времени, считались юноши и девушки, на 1 июля 1988 года, не достигшие возраста 19 лет (кроме мужчин, выступающих в парах и танцах на льду, их возрастной предел — 21 год).

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O Porto de Itaguaí é um porto localizado no estado do Rio de Janeiro, no Brasil. Adjacente à capital fluminense, foi inaugurado no dia 7 de maio de 1982. É um dos maiores e mais modernos portos da América Latina.

Pretende ser o primeiro Hub Port, ou seja, Porto Concentrador de Cargas, do Atlântico Sul. Sua importância econômica na região da Costa Verde se faz presente de forma direta, gerando empregos, e de forma indireta, atraindo indústrias que necessitam receber e enviar cargas. Graças a isso, tem estimulado o desenvolvimento da economia local.

No intuito de buscar a otimização quanto ao aproveitamento de suas potencialidades, a Autoridade Portuária iniciou, em parceria com a iniciativa privada, a implantação de novos terminais, como Sepetiba Tecon (Terminal de Contêineres), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (Terminal de granéis sólidos), Companhia Portuária Baía de Sepetiba (Terminal de minério) e Valesul (Alumínio).

Histórico
O Porto de Sepetiba foi inaugurado no dia 7 de maio de 1982, com a operação, à época, dedicada à descarga de alumina para a Valesul e carvão para a Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional.

Em 1973, o governo do então estado da Guanabara, promoveu estudos para implantação do Porto de Sepetiba, destinado a atender, principalmente, ao complexo industrial de Santa Cruz, situado na zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro.

Com a fusão dos estados da Guanabara e do Rio de Janeiro, em 15 de março de 1975, a implantação do porto ficou a cargo da Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro, autoridade portuária do Rio de Janeiro. A CDRJ escolheu o município de Itaguaí para instalar o porto.

As obras foram iniciadas em 1976, com a execução de acessos e fundações do píer de carvão. No ano seguinte, tiveram início as obras de dragagem do canal de acesso, enrocamento e aterro hidráulico.

Polêmica do nome
O porto tinha o seu nome original, "Porto de Sepetiba", por conta da baía onde ele se situa, a Baía de Sepetiba, porém havia alguma confusão nesse caso, pois Sepetiba também é o nome de um bairro da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, o que fazia a alguns pensar que o porto se situa no Bairro de Sepetiba (que também é costeiro e está situado na mesma baía).

Isso causava aos moradores de Itaguaí um certo descontentamento, pois era interessante ter uma associação direta entre o nome da cidade e sua maior fonte econômica. Uma campanha para a mudança do nome para "Porto de Itaguaí" foi feita e a prefeitura atual passou a usar, como slogan, a frase: "Itaguaí, cidade do porto".

Em 2006, teve seu nome trocado definitivamente para Porto de Itaguaí, segundo projeto de lei sancionado pelo presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A despeito disso, a maior parte da população da cidade e os meios de comunicação continuam a chamá-lo pelo nome antigo.

Rodovias de acesso
As principais ligações da atual malha rodoviária são as rodovias federais BR-101 (Rio-Santos), BR-116 Presidente Dutra), BR-040 (Rio-Juiz de Fora) e BR-465 (antiga Rio-São Paulo) e as rodovias estaduais RJ-099 e RJ-105.

A BR-101 é o acesso principal ao Porto de Sepetiba. A partir dela, na direção sul, acessam-se as regiões de Angra dos Reis e a Baixada Santista e, na direção norte, a Avenida Brasil.

Na Avenida Brasil, através da BR-465, antiga Rio-São Paulo chega-se à rodovia Presidente Dutra (BR-116), principal ligação entre as regiões Sul, Sudeste e Nordeste, e através da BR-040 (Rio-Juiz de Fora), faz-se a ligação com os estados de Minas Gerais, Goiás e Distrito Federal, permitindo-se atingir as regiões Centro-Oeste e Norte.

As principais rodovias de ligação, a BR-116 e a BR-040, foram privatizadas em regime de concessão e são de pista dupla pavimentada. A Rodovia estadual RJ-099 faz a ligação entre a BR-101 e a antiga Rio-São Paulo, funcionando como uma via de acesso ao município de Itaguaí. A RJ-105 liga a antiga estrada Rio-São Paulo, através dos municípios de Nova Iguaçu e Belford Roxo (RJ), à BR-040 (Rio-Juiz de Fora). Terá papel fundamental na conexão do porto com a malha rodoviária, a rodovia BR-493, em construção, ligando a RJ-099 até a BR-040, contornando a região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro e descongestionando os acessos ao Porto de Sepetiba.

Ferrovias
O Porto de Itaguaí é atendido pela empresa MRS Logística S/A. O acesso ferroviário direto ao Porto de Sepetiba é feito a partir do pátio de Brisamar, próximo à cidade de Itaguaí, numa extensão de 1,5 Km em linha tripla. A partir da estação Brisamar, as linhas férreas em bitola larga (1,60 m) interligam-se com a Malha Sudeste da MRS Logística S/A, atendendo em particular ao triângulo São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro e Belo Horizonte

Dentro da Malha Sudeste, o ramal Japeri – Brisamar, com 32,9 quilômetros de extensão, é de especial importância para o atendimento ao Porto de Sepetiba. o qual também atende ao Terminal de Guaíba, em Mangaratiba, da empresa Minerações Brasileiras Reunidas - MBR. A partir de Japeri, a linha tronco Rio – São Paulo, interliga as regiões metropolitanas dessas cidades e atravessa todo o vale do Paraíba.

O estado do Rio de Janeiro é atendido por ramais das empresas MRS Logística S/A e Ferrovia Centro – Atlântica S/A – FCA. A Malha Centro–Leste de bitola estreita (1,00 metro), arrendada à Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica, atende aos estados de Minas Gerais, Bahia e Goiás e ao Distrito Federal. Conexões interferroviárias são realizadas através da Rumo Logística a partir de São Paulo e Jundiaí, atendendo a todo o interior do estado de São Paulo, e de duas outras empresas que operam na região Centro – Oeste.

Marítimo

Canal de Acesso
O Canal de Acesso (Carta 1623), estende-se desde a Ponta dos Castelhanos na Ilha Grande e a Ponta do Arpoador na Restinga de Marambaia por cerca de 22 milhas com profundidade média de 22 metros e variando entre 300 e 180 metros de largura. Se considerarmos como referencial a Ilha Guaíba, o canal se estenderá por 12 milhas com largura variando entre 200 e 180 metros e 15 metros de profundidade mínima, através do canal sul de Martins.

Movimentação de cargas
Em 2021, o porto de Itaguaí movimentou 51,7 milhões de toneladas, o segundo maior porto público em movimentação de cargas.

44,8 milhões de toneladas movimentadas foram de minério de ferro, o que corresponde a 87% do total movimentado, sendo o maior porto público em embarque de minério de ferro no país. O minério de ferro tem origem em Minas Gerais é transportado por ferrovias.

Há também significativo volume movimentado de contêineres, tanto de longo curso, quanto de cabotagem, além de importação de carvão e coque.

Ligações externas
 Companhia Docas do Rio de Janeiro

Referências

Itaguai
Itaguaí, Porto
Transportes de Itaguaí


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The Moody Blues is an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964. The group's career spans from blues rock through psychedelia to being one of the first bands to successfully fuse rock with classical music. The original lineup of Graeme Edge (drums, percussion), Denny Laine (guitar, vocals), Mike Pinder (keyboards, vocals), Ray Thomas (vocals, harmonica, tambourine), and Clint Warwick (bass, vocals) recorded a number of singles and one album to some success, but it was in 1966 when Justin Hayward and John Lodge replaced Laine and Warwick that the band's classic configuration took shape. This quintet recorded the eight albums that form the core of the band's work. Pinder left in 1978 and was replaced by Patrick Moraz, and the band enjoyed some commercial success in the 80s. Moraz departed in the early 90s, by which time the band's trademark sound of four-part vocal arrangements and symphonic textures was replaced with a simpler synth-pop style. With Thomas's retirement in 2002, the band was reduced to Edge, Hayward, and Lodge with various sidemen; Edge was the sole remaining original member. Most of the band's members have released solo material, with Hayward in particular seeing some success.
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A bed occupancy solution detects the person leaving the bed and raises an alarm to the Plesio pager. A unique feature, if the user returns to the bed themselves the alarm will reset automatically highlighting the person is safe. Supplied with a large bed mat to minimise false alarms.
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Big Ten men's, women's tournaments will allow fans
The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday that the Big Ten men's and women's tournaments would allow fan attendance for its games.
According to the release, the women's tournament, which begins March 9 and runs through March 13, will allow 2,500 attendees at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The men's tournament, running from March 10 through 14, will allow 8,000 fans to attend their games at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was the last event in Indianapolis to hold a full capacity of fans at a local venue before the college basketball season was canceled due to COVID-19.


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Unstuck Annual, an independent literary journal, has entered its own experiment in micro fiction, using Twitter as the medium. Twelve Tweets telling one story. For the next five Mondays, the remainder of its "Lovemarks" contest finalists will have their entries tweeted out.
The first, "BIG BRIGHT DREAMS" by Kira Atwood-Youngstrom, came out this morning. Look for the rest. Let me know what you think — below or on Twitter. And remember to vote for your favorite.


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Home/Politics/The media named Biden-Harris Individual of the 12 months and Trump Loser of the 12 months
The media named Biden-Harris Individual of the 12 months and Trump Loser of the 12 months
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With Time Magazine's declaration that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the Person of the Year, the German media named President Trump "Loser of the Year".
Biden-Harris named Person of the Year
Time Magazine recently announced its Person of the Year 2020, jointly naming former Vice President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. President Donald Trump, frontline health workers, and Dr. Fauci and the "Movement for Racial Justice" were the other candidates – Biden was originally nominated by himself.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are TIME #TIMEPOY's Person of the Year 2020 https://t.co/o97QNlSBrl pic.twitter.com/KuoBoebBN4
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In a long profile piece of the adopted president and elected vice president, Charlotte Alter wrote that Biden's pledge to "restore the soul to the nation" felt like an outdated Hokum at a moment when Hurricane Trump pierced America and pierced institutions. Chew and spit norms. "
President Trump was the person of the year of the time in 2016 – and as a small consolation for the defeat this year, the German magazine Der Spiegel announced that he had won its award. However, the award was "Loser of the Year".
The head of the Washington office of the Spiegel, Roland Nelles, said together with Ralf Neukirch that President Trump is "a man who … never cares about the common good, but always about one thing – himself".
"Nothing is normal under Trump," the article continued. "He refuses to admit defeat. Instead, he speaks of massive election fraud, although there is no evidence to back it up. The whole thing is not surprising. Trump's presidency ends as it began. Without decency and without dignity. "
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Edmund de Marche wrote in Fox News that Time's decision to "announce Biden and Harris for his highest honor is likely to upset Trump supporters, who are likely to see the move as the latest example of how the mainstream media is doing the Biden administration will be assuming for the next four years. "
And while President Trump allegedly lost the election, he has managed to achieve a number of grave, significant achievements this year that any ordinary president could easily have won the award.
"Any other US president who brokered four peace agreements between Israel and the Arab states in as many months would undoubtedly be the favorite for a Nobel Peace Prize," tweeted Eylon Levy.
For anyone who may have been skeptical of the role of the president, Levy argued that any "Israeli prime minister who signed four peace agreements with Arab states in four months would be such a botch for a Nobel Peace Prize that the nominations would close ahead of schedule. "
And if we are skeptical of Trump's personal role in this regard, any other Israeli prime minister who has concluded four peace agreements with Arab states in four months would be such a mess for a Nobel Peace Prize that the nominations would be closed ahead of schedule.
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German media ridicule is to be expected given that Europeans in general have little opinion of President Trump. But ignoring several successful peace agreements in the Middle East would certainly exclude the president from being named "Loser of the Year".
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Where Does the Carson Mayor Live?
Carson wants two NFL teams for its new stadium, but two men at city hall who have been intimately involved with the project are at odds. The two men are Mayor Albert Robles and Former Mayor and current City Clerk Jim Dear.
There are issues that have been raised about Robles' filing of reports and personal finances. Dear, however, has raised concerns about the Mayor's legal residence. Dear says Robles "...does not live in the City of Carson." He says the Mayor's wife owns a house near USC.
Robles tells us, "Today I woke up in Carson like I have literally thousands of times before. I woke up, I showered in Carson, got ready in Carson and then tonight.. as I have thousands of nights before, I will go to bed in Carson."
On a small Carson street there's a small house where Robles says he lives. It's his parents home. We knocked on the door. His dad answered and said that his son does live at the home. A neighbor, Fred Scanlan said the same thing.
That doesn't necessarily resolve the question as Dear continues to insist Robles is violating the law.
This isn't the first time that there's been turmoil at city hall. Politicians have been butting heads for decades in this town. But it's the first time there's been a big stadium project and an effort to bring two NFL teams here.
To Dear "It's horrible for our community" as it tries to get the Raiders and Chargers. As for the Mayor, "I'm disappointed that it's bringing negative attention to my family and the city of Carson.
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Written by Sean Parnell
1056 N. Damen Ave. (1100N, 2000W)
R.I.P. May 27, 2005
Editor's Note: it is with great sorrow that I report to you, dear reader, that one of my favorite Chicago bars – Ten 56 – has closed, just like it's eclectic neighbor to the south, Lava Lounge. According to a posting on Planet 99, "After 20 years in business, this bar was closed after a bartender served an undercover minor at 4pm in the afternoon. - wm, 07/02/2005." The Ten 56 space has reverted back to a modern incarnation of the bar that once preceded it, Sweet Alice.
Ten 56 is a seriously funky lounge where questionable intentions are awash in red glow. Few places in the city are as cool as this unconventional martini bar. Some people blame places like this for ruining the somehow appealing mix of poverty and grittiness in the Ukrainian Village. However, others like me see Ten 56 as enhancing the character of the neighborhood by adding another dimension to it. Ten 56's dark swankiness is the perfect addition to the neighborhood's legendary drinking scene highlighted by the Empty Bottle, Inner Town Pub, Cleo's, Bettie's Blue Star Lounge, Tuman's Alcohol Abuse Center, and the Rainbo Club.
In 1997, Ten 56 opened at the corner of Thomas and Damen. While rather non-descript in the daytime with its black and green facade at the base of a three-story brownstone, Ten 56 attracts those seeking a drink by simply advertising a 1940s-era "Martini Guy" in a suit holding a cocktail. Named after its address on Damen, many heading there for the first time may not even realize the bar is called "Ten 56" as that can only be seen subtly spelled out in small colorful circles on the window. As you step up, the door padded entirely in buttoned red vinyl will give you the sense that you're in for something a little different.
As you enter the bar, you'll encounter a smallish, hard-wood floored expanse. A black vinyl-padded bar with white several votive candles scattered upon its stone surface runs along the north wall, which is also padded in red vinyl. This, combined with the red vinyl, high-backed bar chairs and red beveled glass complimented by a solitary red light bulb reflected in the large mirror behind the bar, gives the entire room a lascivious red glow. For all its swankiness, a Golden Tee machine stands incongruously at the end of the bar in front of the plate glass windows dressed in leopard print that overlook Damen. That didn't stop me from having a round!
While they do not serve food, here at the bar one can enjoy one of eight beers on tap (served with pretzel rods) or the bar's signature 10-ounce green apple martini, served in an equally large, chilled martini glass, as you peruse the cigar list. Martinis of the chocolate variety and Cosmopolitans served with blackberry liquor are also available, as is freshly baked bread sold for $4.50 a loaf by a witch-like women from the area that appears at night from time to time. An iron, medieval-like chandelier with electronically-lit orange light bulbs hangs from a black-tiled ceiling, and illuminates wooden shelving with books and a mounted marlin on the wood-paneled south wall and the smattering of cocktail tables below. For entertainment, spend some time studying the nude sculptures, take in a silent old porno, Japanimation or a kung fu flick on one of the two televisions, or have a crack on the red-felted pool table that matches the groovy red wallpaper. Otherwise, get to know those around you while seated at the black banquette that runs along the north wall just beyond the bar, in the large, red-vinyl booth at the west end of the room or at the lone cocktail table overlooking the billiards action, below the disco ball. When you're called by Mother Nature calls or need to call someone yourself, head to the nice porcelain bathrooms in the back that each have a phone. There is also a phone near the front door in the old-fashioned wooden phone booth, with a giant hand holding a lighted cigarette above it.
All that can be said about the crowd is that they wear lots of black and some could be frightening if seen in daytime. However, since the conversion from its previous existence as Sweet Alice, which lured slacker local artsy-types with the promise of secondhand furniture and hip cocktails, more patrons have emerged from condos in the area and other parts of the city. This has changed the dynamic of the bar somewhat from its grungy beginnings but the slight air of perversion and the willingness to get drunk on a school night remains. There is usually a good crowd anytime during the week, as regulars come by for the drink specials, occasional free-style rap and excellent nightly DJ sessions that rival those at the Liar's Club. Ten 56 gets very crowded on the weekends, which considering its size could be unpleasant, so may be better as your starter bar or for a night cap at the end of the evening (or as a prelude to late-night).
Instead of corrupting the vibe in the Ukrainian Village, Ten 56 enriches it as the neighborhood evolves from a crime center into a very trendy area. And let's not forget that Ten 56 used to be a speakeasy in the 1930s and a neighborhood tavern for local immigrants for a long time before the artists ever started appearing on the scene in the 1990s. The only constant is change, so head over to the Black Beetle or California Clipper in Humboldt Park if you don't mind getting mugged on your way to the bar. My recommendation: start out a Thursday night at the Inner Town Pub, just down the street on Thomas, take in a show over at the Empty Bottle on Western, and wrap it up with cocktails at Ten 56. "Blue Mondays" are also good with $3 pints of Blue Moon and Jagermeister shots and free pool. Cheers.
"The space is small and dark much like the imaginations of the clientele"
– Shecky's Bar, Club & Lounge Guide 2002


With blue skies above and a day full of magnificent sky art above .. I finally finished all my indoor stuff and raced outside!!!
The Spanish Musica vines are now officially beyond my reach. Any beans growing higher than this will be dried for next years plants. I'm going to have lots of seed for that! Have to be careful as there are tiny little beans growing just beyond these two that I'm plucking from the vine and as each bean is so precious I don't want to ruin any of them.
I've only grown beans for a few years and am always learning from them. Each type, it seems, flowers in a different manner. The S. Musica has the "one bean a day" approach. That is .. there are two flowers at the join of the vine, one matures first and grows a tiny little bean .. the second one waits a day or so before the bean starts.
My favourite bean!!! So crunchy and delicious. The vine is covered in flowers so there will be lots to eat and many seeds to dry for next year. Always, for gardeners, there is next year. We love the heck out of this year .. but there are always plans to do things a little differently, perhaps.
Trying to bring a bit of elegance into the veggie garden .. I put this tri-screen next to the bush beans & squash plants and am training the squash vine to grow up and around the frame. Soon the frame will be hidden and the squash will be soaking up the sun all day long.
And day three of the clematis vine shows the rapid growth of this vine! Yesterday I posted 2 photos taken a day apart and was amazed at the swift growth overnight. I continue to be amazed. The vine now is reaching for support and soon will be covering the arbour again in all of its splendour!
Having been admired for weeks by me and much visited by the bees, the sunflower is now morphing into a feeding station for the birds. The transition to forming seeds has begun.
An interesting thing happened just as I clicked this photo. As I was standing up, I caught my boot in a burlap bag (I use coffee burlap bags on the pathways, to protect the earth from being trampled on). Somehow I caught the tip of my boot under a layer of a bag and found myself floundering, arms akimbo, mind going " ????" as I scrambled to grab hold of something. You know the crazy feeling. At the same time I didn't want anything to happen to my precious camera .. so as I (gracefully??) fell to the ground I somehow found a way to gently place my camera on a soft surface. What a weird experience. And I vowed to pay attention where I place my feet when traipsing along. Humbling and a reminder to be focused!
While standing in the shade of the bean vines, happily listening to the loving music of Adam Sutherland's music (Squall) I noticed this vigorous squash growing amongst the vines. Quelle surprise and a nice one at that! Where did that one come from? The fun of gardening. Adding to the fun are the self-seeding plants from compost spread around the yard. Kale and tomatoes are growing everywhere – what fun!
More quiet time … again .. standing by the pots of Scarlet Red Runner beans, background noise quiet for a time … I listened to the rustle of the leaves as a gentle breeze swept through the yard .. the sun shone down and I just basked in the peace and joy of watching the magic of nature. No matter what technology exists .. this is really where its at.
On to another flower .. gonna be a busy day for this little bee ..
A buzzing i will go .. a buzzing I will go .. hi ho the Derry-O .. a buzzing I will go ….
JaneE sleeping .. smiling .. happy dreams …I wonder if she is dreaming that I'll be getting more kitty treats for her? Cause I did do that later on!!
Later on, I looked at the little sunflower growing in the midst of another bean patch and liked how the sun shone through the petals ..
It's been such a hot summer here and there are so many projects yet unfinished in the yard. I get lost in the rhythm of watching the plants grow, listening to the birds .. and then end up (as always) getting involved in a project that I had no idea I would be doing. The one I found myself doing yesterday was beside the house.
A few years ago I'd restructured the back of the yard (photos taken when I started blogging). Intensive work and I'd sieved the soil from half of the yard – with the result that I ended up with quite a large quantity of stones and pebbles.
These I used along the side of the house … where bluebells and morning glory were ruling that space. I dug up everything, put down a few layers of landscape fabric and "artfully" added all these stones and everything looked nice and tidy.
A few years later and the accumulation of falling leaves, rose petals and assorted garden debris took its toll and what was once pretty was looking sad and abandoned. So yesterday I began the task of changing all that.
I began removing the stones, clearing away the plant debris, repositioning the landscape fabric and replacing the stones .. and what a world of difference. I'll take some pics of the before and after, just to give myself a pat on the back! Once this project is done, I have a feeling my enthusiasm to proceed on my other unfinished projects will return.
With music playing softly in background, mug of Yorkshire Tea nearby on a tree stump, aware that JaneE was sleeping away on the back stairs .. I let myself enjoy the meditational activity of the stones and the transformation of this area.
Later on .. on my trek to Michaels .. I found the perfect wine glass!! 🙂 I didn't buy it but it was fun to imagine!
Another fun day …oh . and the skies were still beautiful as I walked along ..
Categories: Gardening, Positivity | Tags: bees, blue skies, burlap coffee bags, cats, clatis, meditational, scarlet red runner beans, spanish musica beans, squash plants, sunflowers | Permalink.
JaneE Kat in the sun, learning again how to drum and more about beans.
I have never given JaneE a bath and it seems that she prefers showers, what did I know? My darling little girl (who will be 22 in December!) loves sitting next to my sump pump washtub fountain and in the process has a little shower. Perfect in the hot summer days that we are experiencing now. Not sure if you can see the tiny droplets of water, reflective in the sun .. but she is covered with water! Cool Cat!
Speaking of these Portuguese beans being sturdy, last week one of them, fully laden with flowers, had been nearly snapped off .. whether from an animal at night or perhaps it wasn't well supported. I tried to mend it together by wrapping that green adhesive garden tape around it and tying the plant to a stick of bamboo. Somehow, it worked, the energy continued flowing and the plant flourishes. I'm so happy.
I had saved about 30 seeds of the Ram's Horn bean from last year. Planted them all and one actually grew! So I separated it from where it was growing – intertwined along with a Scarlet Red Runner bean and attached it to a separate string and here it grows. Looking forward to seeing the fruit from this one!
Some squash growing in a pot. They are shallow rooted so I knew they would flourish in a container. Now they are growing, long vines are being trained up some lengths of wood. Flowering away .. the bees are very attentive to the flowers.
The magic of a seed morphing into a plant that provides food for the table never loses intrigue for me and it never will – I'll always be amazed and grateful.
Last year I noticed a clematis ( Jackmanii ) that grew up a little arbour in the yard was rapidly becoming infested with mildew. So I simply cut it all down and it regrew. This year the same thing happened so I cut the plant away and look at all the new growth. In a week or so, the vine will have crept over the arbour and will start flowering again!
Jordan Hanson started teaching African drumming in Victoria over 15 years ago .. and he has brought in quite a variety of teachers over the years.
I'd begun at that time and life kept interfering with other things so I wasn't able to commit to steady classes.
Now that I am (happily) retired I can now devote time to things that bring joy and energy into my life. One of these is drumming. I've been interested in drumming since I was a teen and had my first set of bongos!! That was in the hippy generation. I never did learn how to play them but did enjoy just trying to make a good sound.
I purchased a used balafon and have it set up so that DH & I can just play the soothing musical tones .. it isn't in tune but sounds great anyway!
I do love the energy and his drumming notes show that "even just a few minutes of drumming a day can contribute to a feeling of well-being and can really improve playing skills." Getting lost in the rhythm is meditational and relaxing. Time literally flies by.
It is fun returning to drumming after being away for so long.
And soon I'll be revisiting another interest from years ago .. clogging! double up — double down .. cloggers know this one! An Appalachian instructor demonstrated this in a workshop in Duncan years ago and I can still hear his accented voice as he led the group in a routine. So I'll be dusting off my tap shoes with the double set of metal clickers and putting them on once again, in a few weeks to relearn the rhythms of the dance.
And more interests being revisited again .. but now it's time to get on with the day!
Categories: Gardening, Positivity | Tags: Africa, appalachian, balafon, cats, clematis, clogging, djembe, drums, growing squash in containers, portuguese dry bean, rams horn bean | Permalink.
A Few More Pics of the Mineral & Gem Show & Back to the Garden!
So here are the rest of the pics I took on Friday, at the 2nd Annual Victoria Gem & Mineral show at the Pearkes Arena .. when the light shines through this, it is stunning!
I could have asked how these were shaped – but that would have taken the mystery away. The skull to the left of the pink quartz was intriguing.
For some reason, this made me hungry! It just seemed to be so edible, like a slice of bread or a cookie.
Now these really caught my eye .. at first I thought that these were sculpted metal .. .however, they are created with varying gauges of fine silver and gold wires. So very beautiful .. I tried to take some closeup photos of several "works in progress" but couldn't get clear views with my camera. This young artist is fabulous .. I couldn't find a web site for Drala Designs … but there is an e-mail if you would like to contact him: icjakobll@gmail.com . Since I'm always curious and always seeking knowledge, I searched for the meaning of "Drala" : A Tibetan word, "drala" means "without aggression". When you invoke drala, you begin to experience basic goodness reflected everywhere – in yourself, in others, and in the entire world.
Here is one pic that is clear .. showing some wire in progress.
I'm not into gold but if I was, here is a bargain!
It's been a bumper crop of fruit in Victoria .. we have 3 different apple trees and I've been freezing chunks of apple (washed, put briefly in a sea salt water mix) spread on parchment paper on a tray in the freezer and then bagging them for tossing in a roast in the winter. And lots of applesauce, yum, yum!!
Bzzzzeeeee ….I will look at this photo in the winter and dream of these happy summer days in the garden.
My s-i-l gave me this Irish dirt years ago and I must use it in a pot .. one of these days .. there was a packet of seeds somewhere .. .I'll have to have a search for it. Anyway, just another gardening moment .. Sometimes I have to just stop and look at what I've been doing … getting lost in the rhythm that is creativity ..
The joy and magic of a garden is so fun .. it seems that one day I'm planting a seed and just a short time later, as in my lovely beans .. there are 8 foot plus vines growing up to the sky and I'm surrounded by the vital energy that surrounds them.
Speaking of energy, a few years ago I heard about music for plants .. how it helps them grow. I believe this and think my music (that I always play) in the garden affects everything that grows. A good subject for tomorrow!
Categories: Gardening, Positivity | Tags: apples, beans, bling, blue skies, cats, enhydro quartz, flowers, Gardening, Gem and Mineral show, gold in a bottle, jasper, jewellery, pearkes arena, quartz, smoky quartz, sunflowers, wire work | Permalink.
Computers, argh. Amazing artists at The second annual Victoria Gem & Mineral Show!
ha ha .. I actually wrote the "rock and bean show" and corrected that. Do I have beans on my mind or what!
A few days ago, I trundled our poor ole computer over to have it looked at. Turns out, at 10 years old, it had outlived it's lifespan by 5 years so we actually had a good run. Time for a newer model so I went that route. And blithely forgot what I go through every single time we upgrade and thus spent 2 days working on "where is that **%" program .. where is my music .. etc., etc., I won't bore you with the details. After a few visits back and forth, trying to explain what I was missing and where was it .. the experts at Mother Computers had our computer running seamlessly. Yegads they are patient. So we love that store!
Anyway, that storm went away so it was time for me to have a fun visit to the "second annual Victoria Gem & Mineral Show" at the Pearkes Arena. It was so much fun that I actually went for awhile, returned home to play in the garden and went back to the show. Glad I did as I enjoyed talking with the artists and came home with such good ideas for my creations to try and implement. That is how creativity happens. Travelling around doesn't hurt either, but that isn't in the picture so I'm glad the show is here.
This is rather artistic and was an accident .. I like it though. The next photo shows what it was meant to be.
Happy accident .. I think I prefer the one above. Anyway, lovely garden at the Pearkes Arena.
My climbing beans provide shade and a place of mystery and privacy in the yard .. loving this.
I will never ever have a structured garden .. they will always be changeable and different every year .. and see how I've added a variety of structures for the beans to grow up .. a garden with personality. The best thing for growing climbers is a section of cattle fencing .. perhaps in our next home. For now this is perfect ..
And now on to the Gem show .. I took so many pictures and want to share what I learned so will continue tomorrow .. for now ..Lovely use of driftwood, very artistic.
Millions of crystals in this one ..
I bought some phantom quartz ..that was the reason for my second visit! I bought the smaller one at my first visit. At home, after I read up on the qualities of the phantom quartz, I had to return to get another one! And lucky me .. the one I chose was on sale (honest, that is not why I chose this one . .I just liked it). Mine happened to be grey phantoms. There are a variety of colours: http://www.healingwithcrystalshtml.net.au/phantom-crystals.
At another table, I bought these (more photos from this table tomorrow) .. the seller was originally from Russia and lives in Calgary. He told me that a lot of artifacts are being found due to climate change. And that China is taking truckloads of these away.
These are some of the items I purchased at Earth Meets Spirit (and she gave me one free, what a sweetie!) More photos tomorrow .. just wanted to share these now.
The one on the left is Serpentine (I bought this at the Sequim Lavender Faire last year. I spoke with a sculpture (yegads, you know, the person who sculpted not the actual sculpture) at the Gem show, who told me that it had been tumbled and would be easy to carve (wow .. I am going to learn about carving) and that it has saponification properties! The chunk on the right is "slag" .. glass found in our back yard left over from a glass factory that used to be on our property before the house was built. Our house is circa 1941 .. so I guess the factory would have been here 1930's. I have lots of this beautiful glass and treasure it. I was told it could be tumbled. One artist shone a light through it and it seemed to come alive with brilliance.
And one more photo to end the day. I'm still in awe that my bean plants have so many beans on them .. it seems only a few weeks ago I planted them. Now, not only do they add interest, shade and privacy in the yard… they are supplying me with food! This question mark bean was growing around a stake, it was determined and would not give up. Like me.
Categories: Gardening, Positivity | Tags: amethyst, bean plants, cats, flowers, fossils, Gem and Mineral show, nature, privacy, serpentine, shade, shadow quartz, slag | Permalink.
I finally visited Richters Herbs .. it was all like a dream ..
DH & I were back in Ontario a few months ago .. and at that time I was able to visit a place that I never thought I would be lucky enough to visit! Richters Herbs!! I'd ordered seeds from them for many years and so I was very happy to be there. About 30 years or so ago, I'd written them, asking some kind of question and I received a hand-written letter in response. I wish I'd kept the letter but over the years … things have a way of disappearing.
This is a series of raised beds, located along the highway, in front of the shop. There were many, many more .. but I just took one photo, I was so excited to be inside the shop!
DH was visiting another place so he left me here for a blissful 2 hours!! I started off to the right of the shop … marvelling at all the items that are available there.
And there were hundreds of types of seeds, all arranged according to type.
Colours, essential oils .. the works!
Tara, the Cat! All cuddled up in her little bed by the front counter .. a sweet little tabby!
I wandered everywhere … loving just being there.
The heart of Richters, the greenhouse.
Heaven .. I'm in Heaven .. looking at these herbs. Lots of work to get them growing, potted, labelled and placed out for display.
This is my Dream Home!
I love mint and here were hundreds of plants, so many types .. very energizing.
Healthy Rosemary plants … perfuming the air.
Argh .. I think I had purchased one of these plants from a local grocer a few years ago. It self-seeded itself hundreds of times and I just keep ripping them out of the ground. Didn't know it was edible though.
I would have loved to bring a Patchouli home .. however, travelling light by plane doesn't leave much room for plants, no matter how much I love them!
Then I noticed this .. Tara is loved! Crazy artistic rendering, eh?
I felt right at home here .. such a welcoming sight.
By the front counter .. I don't know what this wooden artifact is but it certainly has character and adds to the ambience of this lovely place.
After 2 hours of wandering around the greenhouse, perusing the many gardening books, loving every second of being there .. my 2 hours were up and DH was there to collect me and we continued our journey. Bye Bye Richters .. it's been so lovely.
Beautiful 2-story brick house nearby .. lots of brick homes in Ontario .. loving them also.
Sigh .. what a wonderful time.
Another dream come through. After looking through their catalogues, over the years, painstakingly choosing which seed packet or live plant I wanted to purchase . .. it was just so wonderful to actually be there.
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: brick homes, cats, herbs, Ontario, richters herbs | Permalink.


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LSU Football vs. Arkansas Battle for the Golden Boot
To easily find this page, visit www.LSUsports.net/boot.
The Golden Boot is a trophy awarded each year to the winner of the Battle for the Golden Boot football matchup between LSU and its SEC rival Arkansas.
The trophy was introduced to the series prior to the 1996 season.
Molded from 24-karat gold in the shape of the states of Arkansas and Louisiana, the trophy stands four feet in height, weighs nearly 200 pounds and is valued at $10,000. It is believed to be the heaviest trophy awarded in a college football rivalry.
After a win in the series, the victorious team keeps the trophy until the next year's. As of 2014, the Golden Boot is in the possession of Arkansas.
"Battle for the Golden Boot" Series History
Date Result Score Location
Nov. 13, 2021 Arkansas def. LSU 16-13 (OT) Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 21, 2020 LSU def. Arkansas 27-24 Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 23, 2019 #1 LSU def. Arkansas 56-20 Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 10, 2018 #9 LSU def. Arkansas 24-17 Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 11, 2017 LSU def. Arkansas 33-10 Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 12, 2016 #19 LSU def Arkansas 38-10 Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 14, 2015 Arkansas def. #9 LSU 31-14 Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 15, 2014 Arkansas def. #20 LSU 17-0 Fayetteville, Ark.
Nov. 29, 2013 #15 LSU def. Arkansas 31-27 Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 25, 2011 #1 LSU def. #3 Arkansas 41-17 Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 27, 2010 #12 Arkansas def. #6 LSU 31-23 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 28, 2009 #17 LSU def. Arkansas 33-30 (OT) Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 28, 2008 Arkansas def. LSU 31-30 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 23, 2007 Arkansas def. #1 LSU 50-48 (3 OT) Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 24, 2006 #9 LSU def. #5 Arkansas 31-26 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 26, 2004 #14 LSU def. Arkansas 43-14 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 29, 2002 Arkansas def. #17 LSU 21-20 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 23, 2001 LSU def. #24 Arkansas 41-38 Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 24, 2000 Arkansas def. #24 LSU 14-3 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 27, 1998 #13 Arkansas def. LSU 41-14 Little Rock, Ark.
Nov. 29, 1996 #19 LSU def. Arkansas 17-7 Little Rock, Ark.


In today's world we see a great decline in multi-generational families. Single parent units are more common and fewer extended families live together. Compared to a couple of generations ago many children and teenagers have less or no contact or relationship with grandparents or other older people. People also travel and relocate more and may live further away from each other.
We did a wonderful collaboration with a local school and the nursing home last spring. Students aged 15-16 visited us for an hour of activity with our residents. We had 3 students per session and a total of 35. All students had to contribute something to the session. Some brought art-work, some read poetry or played instruments. They were expected to join in with our exercises, quizzes and other activities and to interact with our residents.
Their teacher had prepared them for the different personalities they might encounter as some of the residents have dementia. Before their first visit she got them to write down what they thought it would be like to visit a nursing home and after the visit they wrote a reflection about their experience.
Many of the students were very quiet or shy when they arrived and had preconceived ideas about the capabilities of older people in general but it was amazing to see how their confidence grew and they started to interact, even in the short time of an hour. The realization that our residents had stories, smiled and laughed and really welcomed the students sank in and gave the students confidence to interact in a meaningful way.
Our residents love to see children and young people coming to visit. It brightens the day. A good example of an intergenerational activity.
Can you brighten the day of an older person this week?


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Q: Population or Sample Standard Deviation for a Growing List of Video Game Race Car Performance Stats? I'm making a growing spreadsheet comparing the performance stats of race cars (in the videogame Forza Horizon 4) upgraded to certain performance-indexes (which are basically performance-classes automatically determined by an in-game system). These stats include the averages and standard deviations of simulated 0-60mph times, Braking Distances at 60mph, horsepower, weight, etc. What I'm ultimately trying to do here is get the average stats of cars in each performance-class and find out how much different cars in each performance class can be from each other, testing the integrity of the performance-index classification system. I need to know if it would be better to use Population or Sample standard deviation here.
Things to consider here:

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*The exact number of cars in each performance class (PC) is not known since many different cars can be upgraded to many different PC's. One could find the exact number of stock-tuned cars in each PC, but I'm mostly focusing on the more famous, upgraded cars that are thought to be the best in a PC.

*To ensure consistency throughout the tuning set-ups, I am using a tune-spec calculation tool called ForzaTune 7 to make sure every car is tuned and upgraded to push its highest level of performance in paved road races. I also use another spreadsheet for more detailed comparisons and the internet to find tunes better than mine.

*As I've said, I'm mostly focusing on the higher-end cars in each PC. The number of cars on the list is growing every day I play the game and tune more cars. I can't decide whether or not I should compute standard deviation in terms of a "Population" or a "Sample" of car stats on the list so far.

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1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina (Paperback)
By Chris Rose
Not currently on our shelves, but available in 1-3 days.
With a new foreword by the author on the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina--Chris Rose's New York Times bestselling collection: "A gripping book about life's challenges in post-Katrina New Orleans...packed with heart, honesty, and wit" (New Republic).
Celebrated as a local classic and heaped with national praise, 1 Dead in Attic is a brilliant collection of columns by an award-winning Times-Picayune journalist chronicling the horrific damage and aftermath wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2006. "Frank and compelling...vivid and invaluable" (Booklist), it is a roller coaster ride through a devastated American wasteland as it groans for rebirth. Full of the emotion, tragedy and even humor--which has made Chris Rose a favorite son and the voice of a lost city--these are the stories of the dead and the living, of survivors and believers, of destruction and recovery, and of hope and despair.
With photographs by British photojournalist Charlie Varley, 1 Dead in Attic captures New Orleans caught between an old era and a new, New Orleans in its most desperate time, as it struggled out of floodwaters and willed itself back to life.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: August 4th, 2015
United States - 21st Century
Kobo eBook (August 4th, 2015): $13.99
Paperback (August 21st, 2007): $17.00
MP3 CD (November 17th, 2015): $14.99


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Simon Steer, a businessman, could not believe it when he cracked open an egg into a frying pan and it formed the perfect shape of a chicken. The yolk formed the hen's head and feathered chest, while the white formed the rest of the bird's…
While maintaining the exterior of the 1970s French police car, French artist Benedetto Bufalino, humorously transformed it into a fully-functional chicken coop. The passenger doors, hood and trunk have been opened wide to get more space and covered with chicken wire. The chickens fit comfortably…
We have previously featured some incredible eggshell carvings, but Vietnamese artist Ben Tre takes the eggshell carving art to new heights by turning them into lamps with LED lights in each work of art to illuminate it.
Wacky artist Terry Border specializes in bring food and ordinary objects alive – all with a deliciously dark sense of humor. These and other unlikely culinary-based scenarios are explored in the 44-year-old's book 'Bent Objects: The Secret Life of Everyday Things' managing to convey emotion…


INReview > The Scuttlebutt Lounge > The Media > When will the WGA strike end?
With the WGA strike going on, there seems to be nothing left to watch besides ?reality? tv shows. I?m so sick of them, especially with those competition-type shows.
Anyway, I was wondering what sort of reality shows you guys are currently watching and why you watch it. I realized that I?ve run out of things to watch.
I am kind of looking forward to the early Big Brother.
Will probably watch the celebrity Apprentice, too.
But you're right though, there is nothing but reality shows coming out. Seems inevitable with the WGA on strike. Until they settle, bring on the American Gladiators!
Celebrity Apprentice was entertaining .. but not sure if I'll commit to it for the whole season. Definitely can't wait for American Gladiator. Also, the Lifetime reality series Top This Party and How To Look Good Naked look refreshing. Top This Party reminds me of Ace of Cakes and My Super Sweet 16 but for adults.
I'll be glad when they get some good shows back on.
I watched the first ep of celebrity apprentice, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, Big Brother should be fun.
I think Smash Lab ( ithink that's what it's called) looks good, it's like all the best parts of Myth Busters, which is blowing up stuff.
I'm excited there are new eps of grey's Anatomy and Prison Break and MEdium coming on YAY!
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Q: Send a Subscription email, verify if user clicked in "Confirm Subscription" and send an email if he clicked... in same function I have this function below and in this function Im trying to  do 4 things:
-> create a topic
-> send a Confirm Subscription Email
-> verify if user clicked in "Confirm subscription"
-> send an email if user clicked in "Confirm Subscription"
The problem here is that, Im always getting the message "Pending Confirmation, please confirm subscription in you email and then we will sent you an email...".
Even when I confirm the subscription Im always getting this message, and I need to execute the code again to send the email.
But my idea was to send email without execute the code again, so I have a while loop to check the subscription status and when its diferent than "PendingConfirmation" I want to send the email that is this line:
publication = c.publish(topicArnResult, message, subject=message_subject
def createTopicSendConfirmSubscriptionSendEmail(msg):

    # here i get topic name and email from my msg dictonary
    topicname = msg['topico']

    emailaddress = msg['email']

    # I create a topic
    topicarn = c.create_topic(topicname)
    # And send a "Subscription Confirmation" email
    # so the user can click in "Confirm Subscription" to start receive emails
    subscription = c.subscribe(topicArnResult, "email", emailaddress)

    # And then I want to send a email to the user,
    # but only when he clicks in "Confirm subscription" link
    # in the email sent in previous line

    getSubscriptions = c.get_all_subscriptions_by_topic(topicArn)
    # here i get the subscription email status
    getSubscriptionEmailStatus = getSubscriptions[...]
    message = "test message"
    message_subject = "test subject"

    # while SubscriptionEmailStatus is "PendingConfirmation" I wan to show a message
    while getSubscriptionEmailStatus == "PendingConfirmation":
        raw_input("Pending Confirmation,
        please confirm subscription in your email
        and then we will sent you an email...")
        # here i get the subscription email status
        getSubscriptionEmailStatus = getSubscriptions[...]

    # here I send an email but just when the status != "PendingConfirmation"
    publication = c.publish(topicArnResult, message, subject=message_subject)

I tried to explain the issue in the best way but maybe is a bit confused, if you dont understand please say.