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By Andrea Romano July 03, 2019
Thirty-six percent of Americans took their last vacation over two years ago, and 51 percent have not vacationed in more than a year, according to the 11th annual Vacation Confidence Index by Allianz Global Assistance.
Many previous studies, from a variety of sources, have shown that Americans, especially younger generations, have a hard time getting out of the office and spending some quality time off. Even though we know vacation is good for our mental and physical health, and some of us even get paid vacation time from our employers, the latest numbers on how many U.S. workers are not taking time off is still, well, depressing.
However, Allianz Global Assistance defines a "vacation" as any trip that is at least a week in a destination that is 100 miles or more from home, so there's no accounting for trips like "micro-cations," which are increasingly growing in popularity amongst Millennials and Gen X workers. That said, a previous study identified the ideal vacation length as eight days, and for many people that's not happening.
It doesn't look like 2019 will be a good year for vacation either. According to Allianz Global Assistance, only 42 percent of respondents said they felt confident they would be able to take a vacation this year — the lowest since 2013.
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You can probably blame all the usual suspects for this vacation deficit as well. Forty-four percent said money was the main reason why they couldn't take time off, and 19 percent said they wouldn't want to spend on vacation anyway. Another 12 percent of workers said they didn't want to take the time off of work. Other reasons include other personal obligations that get in the way of taking time off and the stress of planning a vacation.
But it's not just employees who are overworking themselves, it's also the employers. The survey also revealed that 52 percent of U.S. workers say they take about the same amount of vacation time as their bosses do. So, bosses, if you want your employees to use their PTO, you're going to have to leave the office, too, sometimes. The survey showed Americans are only using 41 percent of their paid time off, while their bosses are using 51 percent.
The survey concludes that American vacations are changing – so much so that week-long vacations could go out of style. Allianz Global Assistance noted that short trips may become even more popular in the future, especially when it comes to making getting away — even for a day or two — more accessible for younger workers.
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Beccy Tanner, my helper to write about Brewster Higley, author of the poem that became "Home on the Range" cowboy song, the most popular in the world.
Everybody can use a helper. Beccy Tanner has been my helper. A writer all her life, she either made stories about horses she rode as a young girl or completed class assignments in high school and college. For the past many years, she worked as a reporter for Kansas's largest newspaper. She loves to write about Kansas history, and that's how she helped me.
Beccy learned about an old cabin in northwest Kansas. In her research, she discovered that the poet who wrote the words to "Home on the Range" built the cabin, lived there for many years, and wrote his poem there. I liked the story and she helped me with the facts of the story while I wrote a magazine article. It was published in Cricket in the June/July 2012 issue. You'll find references to it on the Children's Magazine Articles page of this website.
The poet's name was Brewster Higley. He had no desire to be famous, but after he showed the poem--then called "The Western Home"--to a friend, another friend made up a tune for the words, and it became the most famous cowboy song in the world. You could travel to Japan or France or Brazil and hear the tune with the words translated to each country's language.
And it all started in 1871 in Kansas with Brewster Higley. All he wanted to do was find a nice, quiet place away from Indiana where he had been a doctor. He looked up and down Beaver Creek in Smith County, Kansas, until he found the best place to build a cabin. He just wanted to write poetry and play his violin. That's all.
Most recently, Beccy wrote about special places to visit in Kansas. Kansas has 105 counties, so her article tells about 105 attractions in Kansas, one per county. I live in McPherson County, and this is what she said about the site she chose for my county:
"Coronado Heights: One of the most scenic spots in Kansas to view a sunset. The stone castle, built in the 1930s as a Works Progress Administration project (part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Program following the Great Depression), overlooks the Smoky Hills and Smoky Hill River Valley.'"
Coronado Heights in McPherson County, Kansas, where Coronado's "helmet tumbled right here."
Maybe I'll write about Coronado Heights someday and Beccy may be my helper again. I say thanks to Beccy, and I look for ways I can be her helper in the future, too. Yes, we all need helpers.
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We use a blend of sophisticated massage techniques, therapeutic exercises & kinesiotaping to deliver short-term relief and long-term results. We'll help you get to the root of the problem, treat it, and teach you how to manage it as well.
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Maybe a sign or a reminder to keep voices down? That there are other people in the office, too? It was hard to relax with the gal in the next room babbling at top volume about her marathon training and every other detail of her life. Mike's voice was a soft rumble so I know it wasn't just that the walls are thin - the other client was so loud and obnoxious for the entire time - it never stopped. Sorry. Just needed to get that out there.
The ease of getting an appointment.
First class operartion. Very professionally run. Wonderful atmosphere.
I like the place it's quite.
I like the clean and professional look and feel to the office. I walked in feeling like this was going to be a great experience.
Master MMT sessions employ an even greater-nuanced approach to your pain & functional limitations. Master CMTs can handle high-level, complex problems and apply many years of experience to their work. Master CMTs have extensive expertise in the many techniques & methodologies incorporated into the TPW approach and these sessions are priced higher to reflect the advanced skill & experience of the therapist.
Treatment session with Superbill that you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement. Reimbursement is not guaranteed, so check with your provider for eligibility.
LF is highly specialized to enhance the body's ability to remove fluids, swelling, inflammation & metabolic waste. This gentle style is effective in reducing swelling following injury/surgery. Some studies have shown that LF can speed healing times for athletic injuries by up to 50%! LF is recommended frequently - so you'll also learn how to perform some LF at home for in-between sessions. Master sessions are priced to reflect the advanced skill & experience of the therapist.
Follow up LF sessions for course of treatment. Master sessions are priced to reflect the advanced skill & experience of the therapist.
During and after pregnancy, a mom-to-be experiences a great deal of changes that are both joyful and stressful. Pre-natal massage addresses the specific challenges of pregnancy as well as the usual aches and pains of life. After the delivery, the challenges are different, but it's just as important to get some TLC.
With over 20 years of experience in both performing and teaching massage therapy, Mike integrates and innovates many effective therapies into an individually tailored package to balance short-term relief with long-term results. Mike is a Master Therapist and co-founder at Turning Point Wellness.
Mike did an amazing job! He was very knowledgeable about his craft. I hadn't had any experience with cupping. But the way Mike combined the cupping with trigger point was very good. I feel much better. I'm able to move with much less pain.
Mike is very knowledgable and thorough... you can definitely tell he knows a lot about the human body and cares about the wellness of his clients. What I love about this place is that in addition to the soft tissue works, you also get physical therapy type work to help get your body working properly again. And Mike is very helpful in prescribing exercises and things to do at home to help speed up the healing. After 3 sessions with Mike and Tim, I've seen improvements in my shoulder and lower back and looking forward to continuing the progress.
Mike was amazing, so approachable, attentive to customer and their needs, knowledgeable and supremely skilled. Never had a massage that hit all the right points using different techniques. Just awesome!!
The ability to understand my chronic pain and address a treatment to alleviate this issue.
Mike is super, super amazing!
Iria, or "Dee", brings over 19 years of experience in Massage Therapy and the Health & Beauty industry. Dee is a co-founder of Turning Point Wellness and a Master Therapist and will customize her work with advanced, integrated techniques to target complex complaints and get the relief you're looking for.
Always works with me in a very meticulous way. Always leave my massage feeling fresh and pain free.
She is a super therapist. Great at finding those trigger points.
Extremely knowledgable. Concern for your particular health issue. Unbelieave results!
Dee is very skilled using various techniques and equipment to address your problem areas, also very down to earth and makes you feel comfortable and tells you like it is. She's funny to!
Iria is great and the best at what she does. I've been seeing her for about 5 months now and I can see the results. I highly recommend her.
She knew exactly what was what.
Iria (Dee) is really good in her treatment that she gives and very warm and professional. I appreciate that she explains what she is doing and how this will affect the area she is working on. I have different issues with bulging disc, tight muscles and nerve damage, so the massage treatment is very helpful.
Dee is amazing. I always have the best lifting sessions after she works on me. A+ helping maintain athletic health.
My first appointment I could hardly move my head from side to side and my upper & lower back just felt as if I had knots all over. Dee showed me a picture of a persons back muscles that's hanging on her wall and went over it in detail so I could have some kind of idea why my body was feeling the way it was. As if her hands aren't powerful enough she has tools she uses to get different results. They are layed out for you to see and she explains what each is used for & what to expect. Needless to say she is thorough and answers questions in detail. While I can move my head from side to side without any problem, my back is still work in progress and although, I do feel relief from every visit, I expect within time I will be able to bend naturally and pain free. I am truly blessed to have Dee in my life and look forward to my next visit.
Mae always does just what I need to reduce some of the stress I carry in my shoulders and back. I really appreciate her work!
Mae understood what my problem areas were and she gave me advice on different stretches to do in the future.
Mae is so nice and accommodating. She's a good massage therapist.
Mae is highly informative and gave me tips on how to help with my back pain.
Everything was great. My son felt loose and very relaxed. Really liked the cupping and hip flexor treatment.
Mae is amazing! She is very communicative and really wants the best experience for her clients. I appreciate her listening and asking me for feedback throughout the session. I know I am in great hands when I'm with Mae and I know she wants to provide the best experience possible.
Mae is awesome. She has magic hands!
Service Received: Mstr Massage & Muscle Therapy with Iria W.
Service Received: Adv. Massage & Muscle Therapy with Mae C.
Service Received: New Patient Assessment & Treatment (Advanced) with Mae C.
Service Received: Master Massage & Muscle Therapy with Iria W.
Service Received: Mstr Massage & Muscle Therapy with Mike W.
Service Received: New Patient Assessment & Treatment (Advanced) with Tim B.
It was super easy to make an appointment and there was enough availability to find a slot that fit my schedule. I also appreciate being able to pay online and add gratuity so I didn't have to even think about that step and was able to focus on the relaxation of the massage. The only reason I didn't score it as amazing across the board was that it was a bit tricky to find the office and the location wasn't ideal. Otherwise, amazing!
Always on time. Very professional.
Service Received: New Patient Assessment & Treatment (Advanced) with Iria W.
The ability to schedule via the website is a lifesaver. I often forget to call business during the day to make appointments — I bet if you check when people make appointments with your system, you'll find it's often outside your office hours. Really great total experience, not just the massage!
Very clear website, love the focus on practical fixes over spa treatments. Pricing is very reasonable, and the location is great for me.
Service Received: Bodywork with Iria W.
This is what I've been looking for to help take better care of myself. Iria was strong and fantastic. I gained knowledge on how to do better during the day and I look forward to going again!!
Nice place comfortable massage table, but most important awesome individuals that work there, they are professional, friendly, knowledgeable at their craft and skilled!
The environment was welcoming and private.
Service Received: Advanced Massage & Muscle Therapy with Tim B.
Walked in and received friendly welcoming with smiles.
Service Received: Medical Massage - CPT 97140, Group NPI: 1861730210, FEIN 45-5304710 Superbill with Iria W.
I have been looking for therapeutic massage to help me with lower back issues and to overall work on my muscles to relax due to tightness. The treatment that I received helped from my neck down to my feet. I appreciated the suggestions on what I can continue to do at home like stretches etc... Dee is wonderful and explains what she is doing as she goes along.
Love this place. Been a client for 6+ years.
Thanks to Yelp I found this gem of a place and highly recommend booking an appointment to anyone looking for pain relief with long term results.
I'm worked with two of the massage therapies for this place and both has been very good and knowledgable. I'll will be coming back here to work on the pains in my back.
Service Received: Advanced Massage & Muscle Therapy with Mae C.
My son needed some work to loosen up the hamstrings, hip flexors and lower back. As an athlete, self-care is so important, starting as early as a teen. Mae was very professional and knew what needed to be done. We will be back.
I love coming to Turning Point. Great parking, quiet inside, spacious, and welcoming.
Easy to make appts. and lots parting available. Easy to find location that's close to home.
Great hours that fit into my schedule.
My back and shoulder muscles had been hurting me for a year. I went to physical therapy as well as two other alternatives and the pain never subsided or reduced. The pain was causing me to wake up every night between 3-5 times. I was treated by Iria aka Dr. D and I can now sleep. There's substantial improvement. I can't wait to go to my next visit.
Timothy is a well mannered therapist who behaves as a professional. However, my condition is worse after my session with him. My appointment was Wednesday feel the same as when I left, that I feel like I'm worse. I know there can be a few days of soreness but what I have is pain. I told him where I have trigger points and my main complaint was my right QL. He had a problem losing or stayimg staying on a trigger point. He tried to stretch the QL but he was only stretching the skin. Before I left he asked how I felt and told him the same. We went back into the room. He pushed against the sides of my pelvis but it made it worse and painful. I wanted to leave so I ended the session, checked out and left. I should have left the first time.
Service Received: Bodywork with Mae C.
I loved the massage a lot.
Service Received: Master Massage & Muscle Therapy with Mike W.
Service Received: Lymphatic Facilitation - Initial Session (Master) with Mike W.
Cozy, clean, relaxed atmosphere. And the built-in heater in the bed is so welcoming when lying down initially. The staff's knowledge is tremendous. Answers to questions abound and pointers to other references as well.
Mike and Dee are amazing. I've tried over 10 other practices in the last couple years (all claiming to be true therapists, not just soft, luxury masseuses), none of which can compare to the true medical therapy and relief I get with Mike and Dee. They took the time to properly diagnose the muscle and tissue issues, developed a treatment plan with multiple tools and techniques (including retraining muscle movement, cupping, soft tissue separation, deep tissue pressure/trigger point relief, etc). Whatever it takes to get me out of pain, they aren't afraid to get to work. I can't say how grateful I am to have found true muscle therapists. Love this practice, thank you!!


Data centers and their administrators are responsible for the thousands of storage drives at risk in a power loss event, and whether the last operation prior to the power outage was completed. One of the newest technologies embedded in a solid-state storage device is Power Loss Imminent (PLI) technology. PLI technology significantly reduces the ...possibility of losing data during a power loss event. The PLI technology feature in a solid-state drive (SSD) continuously prepares for unexpected power loss, thereby protecting the data from corruption and destruction.
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Breaking News : The Saurer Group has appointed Uwe Rondé as its new CEO. With chairman Pan Xueping stepping down as CEO, Dr Rondé will take over the reins on January 1, 2022.
The incoming CEO brings with him over 30 years' experience in the machine tool business and the manufacturing space. Most recently, Dr Rondé was managing director of EMAG in Germany, having previously headed up the machine tool and production systems supplier's Chinese subsidiary. He was also CEO of Franz Kessler, one of the biggest motor … More Breaking News : The Saurer Group has appointed Uwe Rondé as its new CEO. With chairman Pan Xueping stepping down as CEO, Dr Rondé will take over the reins on January 1, 2022.
New Textile Scholarship for 2021-2022
AATCC Foundation offers more than 25 scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students in textile-related fields. This academic year, there will be one more scholarship available thanks to the continuing generosity of the Jasani family. For more information on all the scholarships offered through AATCC Foundation, visit http://www.aatcc.org/foundation. Offerings cover all education levels, majors, and schools. … More New Textile Scholarship for 2021-2022
EU Commission mobilises the textile industry to upskill and reskill workforce
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Empa: Switzerland's built infrastructure under pressure – Rethinking Switzerland's built infrastructure
Buildings, roads, railways, supply and disposal networks and much more: The entire Swiss built environment is as complex as its challenges for the future – due to climate change, natural hazards, population growth and other factors. Where to start? With which priorities? An expert group has launched an initiative for an overall view – and … More Empa: Switzerland's built infrastructure under pressure – Rethinking Switzerland's built infrastructure
EU Excess mortality on the increase in early autumn
Excess mortality in the EU increased again in early autumn. Following a minimum of +5 % in July, this indicator rose to +8 % in August, +12 % in September and +17 % in October 2021 (compared with the averages of the same months in 2016 – 2019). The situation continued to vary in most … More EU Excess mortality on the increase in early autumn
Switzerland supports WTO initiatives to intensify work on trade and environmental sustainability
On December 15, 2021, Switzerland participated in the adoption of three ministerial declarations on trade and environmental sustainability at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The three ministerial declarations urge the WTO to step up its work on trade and environmental sustainability, plastics pollution and fossil fuel subsidy reform. The ministerial declarations build on … More Switzerland supports WTO initiatives to intensify work on trade and environmental sustainability


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Italian manufacturer Ducati and web provider Aruba have signed a 3 year Title Sponsorship deal for the Borgo Panigale SuperBike team, starting from this year. The Davis-Giugliano squad will compete in the FIM Superbike World Championship under the official name of "Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team". Earlier today Borgo Panigale issued the below press release to officially announce the deal.
Borgo Panigale/Arezzo (Italy), 8 January 2015: Ducati and Aruba confirm the signing of a three-year agreement that will see their joint participation in the 2015 Superbike World Championship with the "Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team". This is a partnership agreement that sees Aruba directly involved in the management of the official Ducati team as well as in the role of title sponsor.
Aruba, based in Arezzo, is Italy's leading web hosting and cloud services company and has consolidated its activities in Europe with a network of Data Centres in France, Germany, the UK and the Czech Republic. The Tuscan firm has decided to take on this new challenge in collaboration with Ducati as it shares a significant number of values with the Bologna-based manufacturer, ranging from the technological avant-garde in their respective sectors, to the ability to offer the excellence of "Made in Italy", operating with passion and competence to guarantee the satisfaction of their users and clients across the world. Important affinities that, combined with Ducati's long-time experience and success in Superbike and the passion that Aruba has for sport, have contributed to the birth of this prestigious partnership.
Ducati Corse will continue to be responsible for the development and preparation of the Ducati Panigale R bikes with which the team will compete in the upcoming championship. Ducati and Aruba have made the decision to continue collaboration with Feel Racing, the technical and logistical structure that has long been linked to Ducati. Aruba will be responsible for certain organizational aspects of the team and also, together with Ducati, for team communication and marketing activities.
Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano will continue as official riders for the second consecutive year, with Serafino Foti confirmed in the role of Team Manager. Ernesto Marinelli will continue to be the Ducati Corse Superbike Project Director and Technical Director of the team. Aruba will be represented at the tracks by Luca Scassa. The 31-year old rider, who hails from Arezzo and has sixty Superbike races under his belt, will also be one of the team's official test riders.
The new team will be officially presented to the press in early February, with a dedicated event that will take place at the Aruba Data Centre in Arezzo. Further details will follow in the coming days.


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Wangduephodrang is the last major western town and the capital of the Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The town, located at a similar elevation as Punakha at about 1,250 meters, shares its name with the Dzong built in 1638. Unfortunately, during the afternoon of 24 June 2012 the Dzong was completely razed to the ground by fire. However, all of the historical relics were stored and saved, the brightest spot of a rather dark day for all of Bhutan. It is now being rebuilt to its former glory and is expected to be completed by the beginning of the next decade.
The old town was perched on a spur, over looking the junction of the two rivers below, Wangduephordang Dzong. Bajo town, situated near the banks of the Punnatsang chu (combination of the Mo Chu and Pho Chu of Punakha) is now the new town of Wangdue Dzongkhag. In the 17th century, Wangduephordang played a critical role in unifying the western, central and southern Bhutanese regions.
As you drive past the reconstruction site of the Wangdue Dzong on the east-west highway, about 15 minutes before crossing the Pele la pass, is a junction which leads into Phobjikha valley. A beautiful signboard at the junction welcomes you, proclaiming Phobjikha as the valley of the Black Necked Cranes. Overlooking the marshy valley is the Gangtey Goenpa, an old monastery dating back to the 17th century. The Goenpa, resembling a small Dzong is an important institution in the Ningma tradition of Buddhism.
The small stream that meanders through the valley floor is a rich habitat for trout and other insects. These are what the Black Necked Cranes forage on, when they come here to escape the harsh winters of the Tibetan Plateau. These birds make the valley floor their home for about 4 months (November – February) before flying north once again.


Work your magic, magic makers. My girlinas are pretty feral at this point. O didn't want dinner, and Oo thought a bath was a preposterous idea. We did feed and bath them after much debate.
Second dinner before first day.
They have watched too many shows. They have played outside for hours. We accomplished zero reading goals. Bedtime is around 9, maybe 10, again, my deepest apologies.
O tripled a baking recipe today, and forgot 1.5 x 3. Sigh, we didn't math outside of counting hours for sunscreen, and baking. We did none of the things.
After losing library books on vacation (they were returned) we quit the library for the summer. Thankfully we found a pair of glasses for O for tomorrow. So, maybe she can see, again? I'm hopeful.
Oo wants to bring her Calico Critters to school tomorrow, because that's her summertime work.
It's fine. They'll catch up. Did I mention we spent a lot of time at the ocean? They mastered a boogie board, and they know every lyric to the entire Hamilton soundtrack. We also read To Kill a Mockingbird and they learned about injustice. We saw shows, whales, and lots of friends!
David took Oo grocery shopping today (in this family that's several stores). He casually mentioned hanging with her one-on-one was nice. I'm certain it was lovely for both of them. I'm certain they will both be craving that time by Saturday.
The outfits are laid out. The lunches are made. The bags are packed.
Here we go! Another season to learn, adjust, transition, and hopefully thrive. Bring it on, school year.
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One of my all-time favorite movies is Terminator 2. In 1991, I was working at Union Station Cine in St. Louis, Missouri when the movie came out. I had no idea what Terminator was and didn't care. I wasn't a fan of action movies and didn't care much for Arnold. I caught bits of it while doing my ushering thing at the theater, but I didn't really pay much attention to it.
Finally though, after it had been in the theater for a few weeks, I caught the ending chase scenes and was intrigued enough to start sneaking in as often as I could while working to catch parts of it. Eventually I saw the whole thing and I was hooked. Soon after that I rented the first Terminator movie and I liked it as well. Not as much as T2, but it was still a good movie. I ended up staying after work several times just to watch T2 in the theater again.
The reason I was working in downtown St. Louis (a 30 minute drive from my home in Illinois) was because I was hoping to move there. I was looking at apartments and other job opportunities in the area, saving money, and happily planning my new life in the big city. My parents didn't even know I was working there for the first couple months. They thought I was going to work in Alton each day. I finally mentioned that I was when some guy from their church was surprised to see me working there and I figured it'd be best for my parents to find out from me instead of some random person at their church.
Earlier in the year, my girlfriend and I had been apartment hunting in Illinois. We'd also been talking about moving to Galveston, Texas. At some point during all of this she decided that I sucked and broke up with me, which is when I decided to move to St. Louis. The only reason I picked a city so close is that I knew my move would upset my parents and figured they could cope better if I were a mere 30 minutes away. But then I liked the scenes of Los Angeles so much in T2 that I suddenly decided I would just move there instead. And I was tired of waiting, so I put in my 2 weeks notice.
Over the next 2 weeks, I made my final preparations to move which included looking in Los Angeles newspapers for rent prices. They were insane and I knew if I drove there, not only would I blow a lot more of my saved money on gas, I would probably be homeless too. So I settled on Galveston, which I really wanted to see anyway since I'd been reading all about it earlier in the year. I left and I made it there. Thanks for the inspiration, T2!
A few years ago Terminator 3 came out. I was excited to hear about that, but then I heard they weren't using the original John Connor, there was no Sarah Connor and James Cameron had nothing to do with it. By the time it was released, I was expecting to be disappointed and the movie didn't let down my expectations. It had neat effects, action and a cool ending, but it just sucked overall.
Now they're preparing to release Terminator 4, with ANOTHER new John Connor, no Arnold and no James Cameron. It seems weird to use Batman as John Connor, though I'm sure he'll be better than that guy from Terminator 3. I actually have higher hopes for this one than 3. I know there's a pretty good chance of just being disappointed again, but I think it could be good.
For the past year I've been really enjoying The Sarah Connor Chronicles on TV. It's the only show on that I never miss. I actually watch it on TV and not hulu.com because I don't want to wait the extra day to see it. I like all the characters in it and it's a fun plot with them going around battling random terminators and hoping to stop Judgment Day. And they keep throwing all these random filler episodes in, like the girl Terminator losing her memory and thinking she's a real girl with amnesia or the Terminator who's accidentally sent to the 1920's and becomes a real estate mongol. Silly, pointless stuff, but it's great.
NOTHING will ever top Terminator 2. It is movie PERFECTION.
I will have to check the Sara Connor chronicles out on DVD. That's the only way I can stand to watch Tv shows anymore.
i doubt she broke up with you because you sucked…more likely she just couldn't figure out who she was and what she wanted out of life.
Don't have cable anymore, only watch shows online; The Sarah Conor Chronicles is my favorite show.
Thanks for exposing me to the diary, read 3 chapters so far, its awesome.
i think you'd be better off thanking the terminator!


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Selling manufacturing, wholesale/distribution, import and B2B service businesses, plus Post, Lotto and News Agencies throughout the Eastern states of Australia.
We sell post offices, manufacturing, wholesale, import, distribution and business to business (B2B) service operations.
Unlike the majority of business brokers who sell cafes, sandwich bars, retail shops, etc., Marlow & Co specialise in the marketing and sale of industrial businesses. Generally, these businesses are in fields such as manufacturing, wholesale/distribution, import and business to business (B2B) services. The sale of an industrial business requires a vastly different approach when compared to the sale of retail shops or other small businesses. Marketing needs to be discreet, yet effective and maintaining confidentiality, especially in relation to customers, staff, suppliers and competitors is vital.
Negotiation skills and the ability to "close a deal" are paramount. To this end, the sales team is headed by Wayne Marlow – director of Marlow & Co and business broker since 1989. Wayne is one of the foremost industrial business brokers in the country. His market knowledge and straightforward approach enable him to guide clients through the sometimes complicated process of selling their business.
As the saying goes, "the proof is in the pudding" and over 80% of new clients come to Marlow & Co via referral, mostly from old clients, accountants, solicitors and a range of consultants and advisors.
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What happens when the thing you love begins disappearing in front of your eyes? Adrian Teacher and the Subs debut album Terminal City is a 25-minute, ten song album that documents a rapidly changing city, an endangered planet, faltering relationships and personal loss. His latest release gives gentle nods to the 70s UK pub rock scene (think proto-punks like Squeeze or Nick Lowe) and is a return to classic form – filtering heavy subject matter through the 2 1⁄2 minute frantically upbeat power-pop song.


The Case of Gary Tyler, Louisiana Introduction Gary Tyler, black, now aged 36, is serving a life prison sentence in Louisiana State Penitentiary. He was convicted in November 1975 for the murder of 13-year-old Timothy Weber, a white schoolboy who was shot during racial fighting in 1974. Tyler, who was 16 at the time of the incident, has consistently denied involvement in the crime. Since his trial, serious doubts have been raised about the evidence on which he was convicted….


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Brightcove Show - Raising the bar on Internet TV quality
October 09, 2007 By Jeremy Allaire | Brightcove
Today we announced a new extension to our service called Brightcove Show, which promises to significantly improve the quality and richness of television on the Internet. In conjunction with our announcement of Brightcove Show, we also announced a technology partnership with BitTorrent, who also today introduced BitTorrent DNA (Delivery Network Accelerator), a peer-assisted hybrid content delivery model for high-quality media on the Internet.
Until very recently, the dominant model for video on the Web has been one centered on short-form, and mostly lower quality video experiences. As thousands of media owners move online with their video product, and as consumer usage of video on the Web continues to explode, there is growing demand to increase the quality of viewing experiences and to enable the seamless delivering of full-screen, up to HD-quality feature length content on the Web.
Brightcove Show brings together all of the pieces needed for content owners to deliver true broadcast-quality experiences online, including:
Templates and APIs for delivering full-screen, immersive video browsing and watching experiences. Think "Joost in a Box" from a user experience perspective.
Network acceleration and dynamic quality of service technology to enable seamless delivery of high-quality video (up to HD quality) in an on-demand streaming experience. This uses BitTorrent DNA as well as additional dynamic quality of service technology Brightcove is introducing with Brightcove Show.
Content protection technology (not DRM) that ensures that the various bits of content that are brought down from servers and peers can't be easily copied and shared (if the content owner so chooses to protect content this way).
A new suite of advertising products geared towards full-screen and mid-to-long form content, building on our existing innovation in overlays, takeovers and sponsorship units in the Brightcove Platform.
The idea here is to enable content owners and publishers to launch incredibly high-quality TV show experiences instantly, and with a great experience and ultimately great economics. Unlike other approaches in the market that either only target the largest of content owners with proprietary formats, clients and more complex implementations, or approaches, like Joost, that require a walled-garden and are closed platforms, Brightcove Show aims to make these kinds of experiences ubiquitous and possible for any online publisher.
Our approach to full-length, high-quality shows doesn't stand on its own -- it is coupled to our broader platform for delivering clips and social media online, and layers in all of our web services for content management, programming, advertising, syndication and video analytics. We believe that the ecology of internet video involves a fundamental interplay between clips and shows --- clips providing contextual integration into sites, blending social commentary and interactivity, and shows providing a deeper and more committed relationship of an audience to the programming. It's crticial that a platform like ours be able to support the tight interplay between these modes of discoverying, viewing and interacting around rich media content.
For those not familiar with "network acceleration" technology such as BitTorrent DNA, the basic idea is to take advantage of the full pipe that a consumer has on their broadband connection by using multiple sources on the Internet to build and deliver a streaming experience. This approach uses something called 'multi-source streaming', pulling bits from multiple servers and CDN locations, and where possible, pulling bits from peer computers that are viewing the same content. This peer-assistance becomes a critical component to ensuring a high-quality experience at a lower cost. By building on a client technology that is already widely adopted (150M BT clients downloaded), it will help drive adoption of these kinds of experiences more quickly (as compared to closed platforms like Joost who today have extremely limited adoption by comparison).
We'll be making trials of Brightcove Show available from a consumer perspective starting in November, and then moving into beta for publishers after that.
Enjoy the show, and stay tuned for more as we have some additional and exciting things that we're planning to add and announce around this in the coming weeks.


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Pakistan's Prime Minister Ousted From Office By Country's Highest Court
Published June 19, 2012 at 8:20 AM EDT
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani as he arrived at court on April 26 in Islamabad.
There's fresh political turmoil in Pakistan today after the country's highest court "disqualified" Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani from office, The Associated Press writes.
As Pakisan's Dawn newspaper reminds us, "the Supreme Court announced the move after convicting Gilani on April 26 of contempt for refusing to ask Switzerland to reopen a multi-million-dollar corruption investigation into President Asif Ali Zardari."
According to Dawn:
" 'Yousuf Raza Gilani has become disqualified from being member of the parliament,' said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, reading the order.
" 'He has also ceased to be the prime minister of Pakistan with effect from the same date (April 26) and office of the prime minister shall be deemed to be vacant accordingly.' "
The BBC says "it is not clear what next steps Mr. Gilani may take — or whether his removal means the fall of the government." His Pakistan People's Party "has the necessary majority in parliament to elect a successor to Mr. Gilani."
Also in Pakistan today, Dawn says there's word that:
"A popular Pakistani singer who fled the Taliban to pursue her music career away from their repressive dictates was shot dead in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said on Tuesday.
"Ghazala Javed, 24, was shot six times by gunmen as she left a beauty salon, although police do not believe the Taliban was responsible for her murder and said her ex-husband was a suspect in the case."
Note: We follow Associated Press style on the spelling of the prime minister's name. Other news outlets use slightly different spellings. The court referred to him as Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani.


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How Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has saved his season with the Los Angeles Lakers
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If you scanned NBA Twitter during the early portion of the Los Angeles Lakers' season, you probably saw a considerable amount of slander aimed in the direction of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope for his shaky shooting performances and dubious on-court decisions.
Caldwell-Pope had a dismal start to the year, and from the start of the season until about the middle of November, the jokes flew at a rapid rate anytime the Lakers made an appearance on national TV.
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— Someone's An Idiot (@SomeonesAnIdiot) November 9, 2019
While harsh (and somewhat funny), it would be hard to argue that the ridicule wasn't justified. Through the Lakers' first 11 games of the season, Caldwell-Pope made 5-22 three-pointers, good enough for 22%. He was coughing up the ball, at times getting shredded defensively by bigger wings and missing point-blank layups (as seen above).
KCP has always been billed as a two-way marksman tasked with giving the three-point starved Lakers a boost from downtown, but he wasn't getting the job done. Nobody in the NBA sucks at basketball, but it was clear that Caldwell-Pope was struggling to adjust to his newly prescribed bench role.
When Avery Bradley went down with a hairline fracture in his right leg, it created a pathway for Caldwell-Pope to regain his footing and find success with the Lakers, and his shooting start sizzling once inserted into the starting lineup.
Since Bradley went down for a 13-game stretch on Nov. 15, Caldwell-Pope has shot 48% from downtown. What's even better is that it doesn't matter if he's pegged to either start or come off the bench, he's been cashing out threes at an eye-popping clip.
KCP has started 18 games over that span of time, and although he's been a reserve in Los Angeles' last eight contests, he's shooting 60% on three-pointers. Yes, that number is unsustainable, but it's encouraging to see Caldwell-Pope's percentages escape from the doldrums they were once in at the start of this regular season campaign.
Caldwell-Pope has drilled 15 three-pointers off the bench in the eight games since Christmas Day, tied for third-best amongst reserves. At 46% from the field and 43% from three, KCP is on pace to have the most prolific shooting season of his career.
In the Lakers' 13 games since Dec. 12, KCP has failed to notch double-digits only three times. It also cannot be discounted that Caldwell-Pope has proven to be durable. He's appeared in every game for Los Angeles this season, and he's appeared in at least 74 games each year in his tenure with the Purple & Gold.
Not only has KCP reached a new level of lethality from downtown, but he also remains one of the Lakers' strongest defenders. He never shies away from having to navigate over screens, he's often in the mix for loose balls and hustle plays are routine for him.
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Having role players that understand how paramount it is to set the tone by doing the little things is key for championship-hopeful teams, and this Lakers roster understands that. It's hard to imagine that Caldwell-Pope's confidence didn't teeter during his shooting storm, but the belief of his teammates never wavered.
"I've got real brothers in the locker room," Caldwell-Pope said. "They helped me get through it. Even though it was a lot on myself, they helped me get through it. I have a bunch of guys who have been through that, especially that No. 1 guy has been through that — LeBron (James) has been through criticism his whole career. So he talked to me a little bit. 'There's nothing to worry about. Just play.' "
If one of our brothers is going through a difficult time, we pick him up," (LeBron) James said. "And we let him know we're right there in the foxhole with him, and that's just what we were telling KCP early on when he was struggling with his shot or struggling with his play. '
When asked what he did to cope with his early-season shooting woes, Caldwell-Pope said he "prayed a lot." It must be calming to know that he's no longer drawing the aimed ire of Lakers fans, as many have come to appreciate both his efforts and improved performance.
KCP's recent play has been a personal reassertion. He's become an intrinsic piece in the Lakers' current championship puzzle. It will be interesting to see if Caldwell-Pope is viewed as indispensable as the trade deadline draws nearer and rumors continue to swirl about Los Angeles looking to add another piece to give their title chase a boost.
In the meantime, the Lakers will continue to enjoy Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's improved three-point accuracy and tenacity on the defensive end as they rack up wins and add to their lead as the Western Conference's No. 1 seed.
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WASHINGTON —January 08, 2019— Making his case on prime-time TV, President Donald Trump is stressing humanitarian concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to convince the American people he must get funding for his long-promised border wall before ending a partial government shutdown that has hundreds of thousands of federal workers facing missed paychecks.
Trump is delivering his first Oval Office address Tuesday night, and then visiting the southern border on Thursday, as he tries to put pressure on resistant Democrats.
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In Rick Wagner's first year as president of Mission, Cyber & Intelligence Solutions at ManTech International Corp., his group secured multiple multihundred-million-dollar IT and cybersecurity contracts supporting national and homeland security.
Those wins a nearly $1 billion enterprise IT services award for a major Defense Department customer, as well as a $669 million win for continuous diagnostics and mitigation for the Department of Homeland Security.
Prior to joining ManTech in 2015, Wagner worked at TASC, Inc., where he held increasingly senior roles, including that of chief strategy officer. Earlier in his career, he was an engineer and program manager for DOD.
As ManTech comes off its 50th anniversary, look for the company to continue to play a vital role in an active marketplace.
"Customer missions demand secure technologies and we are eager to deploy advanced technologies and solutions that both modernize and protect vital infrastructure creating mission advantage for our customers," Wagner said.
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Rachel Uchitel Hopes Tiger Woods Documentary Gets 'Rid of Shame'
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Rachel Uchitel is ready to move on from her relationship with Tiger Woods — and has been for a decade.
"I think people forget how badly I was treated, and the things that people really did to me, and that I couldn't go anywhere, and I was blamed for a lot of stuff," the Alaska native, 45, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, January 11, while promoting the HBO Max documentary Tiger. "I still, for 10 years, I've lived with that same scrutiny. I cannot go places without people still talking to me that same way. I don't think people really realize that, that I'm still treated that same way."
Uchitel, who was one of the many women Woods, 45, dated during his marriage to Elin Nordegren, explained that she struggles to this day with understanding why people were quick to point fingers at her.
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"In a lot of scenarios the men get to have a comeback and the women don't," she told Us. "I don't necessarily want to make this a man vs. a woman thing, but in a lot of situations, the women get stuck with the stigma and cannot get away from it, and they just get pigeonholed in this thing. The comments of 'home-wrecker,' 'mistress,' 'slut,' 'whore' and the blame just get put on you, and you can't get away."
The former nightclub hostess only made a brief appearance at the end of the first part of Tiger, which premiered on Sunday, January 10. She hopes that the second episode, which begins streaming on Sunday, January 17, at 9 p.m. ET, will give viewers more insight into her time with the professional golfer.
"I needed to speak for me," she told Us of her decision to participate in the documentary. "It's one way to get the shackles off me. It's one way for me to get rid of the shame and for me to feel like I get to speak regardless of what people think."
Although Uchitel does not think Tiger will change everyone's perception of her, she is hopeful that it will result in a more fair treatment of people who have been in similar situations.
"Maybe there'll be a conversation to be had … about perception vs. reality and blame," she said. "Maybe people will have a little bit more empathy. Maybe people will tone it down."
Woods admitted to his transgressions in December 2009 and subsequently sought treatment for sex addiction. He and Nordegren, now 41, divorced in August 2010. The former couple share 13-year-old daughter Sam and 11-year-old son Charlie.
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What to Know About the World
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently wrote a blog column outlining the three most important facts that people should know about our world today. It turns out that there were actually quite a number of facts, but they were related to three basic categories of human existence.
First the bad news. According to the University of Oxford's OurWorldInData.org, 5.6 million children die each year from a variety of causes. That's 11 deaths a minute, or 15,500 deaths per year.
Another fact: the global fertility rate today is 2.5 children per woman. That means the world's population grows by 1% a year, which is almost certainly unsustainable over the long term, given our planet's limited resources.
The third fact: One-tenth of all the people in the world are living in extreme poverty—on the equivalent of $1.90 a day. With those limited resources, they barely have access to the basic necessities of life, like food and shelter, education and safe drinking water.
Shouldn't we do something about these awful statistics? As it happens, there's also good news embedded in Gates' three facts. As recently as the 1950s and 1960s, more than 20 million children were dying each year, so the child mortality rate has actually fallen dramatically due to medical advances and increasing global prosperity. We have a long way to go erasing the pain and tragedy of child mortality, but we have already come a long way and are making continuing progress.
The same is true of population growth. Since 1960, the world's fertility rate has actually fallen in half, and so too has the rate that our world's population is increasing. If we continue on our present course, the total number of people living on this planet will stabilize and, potentially, start declining in the second half of this century.
What about extreme poverty? That, too, is falling—dramatically. In 1990, roughly a third of all people in the world—1.86 billion of them—lived on less than $1.90 a day. Twenty five years later, that number has fallen to 706 million.
Child mortality, poverty and fertility are all at unacceptably high rates today, and we should certainly not stop the battle to lower them. But it's also important to recognize that we're making real progress on all these fronts—and there's every reason to think that we can continue to do so into the future. Bill Gates thinks that it's important to remember the challenges, but also that the world is becoming better despite what you see in the headlines.
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Researchers investigate impact of COVID-19 on BAME businesses
by Staffordshire University
A Stoke-on-Trent business involved in the pilot study into the impacts of the pandemic on BAME businesses. Credit: Dr Tolu Olarewaju
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) businesses have had to incur considerable costs to protect their businesses through lockdown, according to academics at Staffordshire University.
During lockdown, many businesses in the UK were forced to shut up shop while many others continued to at a reduced capacity and with lower turnover.
Staffordshire Business School have secured funding from the British Academy to investigate the specific challenges that BAME business owners have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the strategies they used to keep their businesses afloat, and how they engaged with financial and regional support.
The crisis facing BAME businesses has been exacerbated by the fact that BAME individuals have experienced higher mortality rates. BAME owned businesses usually hire a considerable amount of BAME employees and attract more BAME customers than non-BAME businesses. Early indications are that BAME owned businesses have had to incur considerable costs to protect their businesses, staff and customers.
Dr. Tolu Olarewaju (Staffordshire University), Professor Fang Zhao (Staffordshire University) and Dr. Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada (Southampton University) have conducted a pilot study in the West Midlands, the results of which have been shared with the Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME).
Dr. Olarewaju said: "In terms of outcomes, we have found that many BAME owned businesses have struggled, some have sadly shut, others have barely managed to keep trading, and some have adapted and evolved.
"So far, our pilot study has focused on small-scale BAME owned retail businesses and we have found that business adaptability and evolution was essential in the few months following the government-imposed lockdown and small-scale BAME owned retail businesses that exhibited these characteristics fared better than those that did not. For example, many businesses had to adjust their operations to take account of social distancing, adopt new technology in day to day practices, and even venture into new business endeavours.
"Crucially, our research is highlighting that resource constraints and capabilities have been heightened for BAME businesses during the pandemic. We also are discovering how informal bodies and social units are stepping in to help businesses and individuals."
Dr. Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada said: "The COVID-19 pandemic represents not only a health and economic crisis but also has significant social and cultural impacts."
Professor Fang Zhao added: "The pandemic continues to have significant implications for BAME owned businesses because they are traditionally concentrated in sectors such as retailing, restaurants, hospitality, and other personal services."
The research team are now looking to expand their study to cover BAME and non-BAME businesses throughout the UK and are asking business owners to complete a short 10-minute survey which can help inform future business policy.
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The National Portrait Gallery, dubbed "the nation's family album", has unveiled a £35.5m plan for the biggest development in its 123-year history.
The proposed changes, devised by designers Jamie Fobert Architects, will see a new main entrance on a new public forecourt, on the adjacent side to the present front door, historic features restored, and the collections redisplayed in 40 refurbished galleries.
Alongside the development, director Nicholas Cullinan is launching Inspiring People, a national programme of activities devised to engage the public around the country.
A fundraising campaign, Make History, has been initiated, `and the public is being asked to help finance new mosaics.
"We hope that the public will support our campaign to Make History and help us to transform their National Portrait Gallery" Cullinan said. "Inspiring People will enable the Gallery to truly fulfil its unique role as the nation's family album, enabling us to display our collection in new and innovative ways that will bring to life British history and culture to the widest and most diverse audiences possible.
"The renewed building will allow us to be more welcoming, engaging and accessible to all, with new and refurbished galleries for exhibitions and the permanent collection, as well as better quality learning facilities."
Work is due to start on the development in 2020 and be completed in 2023.


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Detroit, Michigan Detroit overtook St. Louis as the nation's new most dangerous city. Detroit's violent crime rate is 1,965 incidents per 100,000 residents. In 2019, 275 people were murdered.Nov 9, 2020
What percent of St Louis is black?
45.3% Black residents totaled 136,167 as of July 1, 2019, or 45.3% of the city's population, according to estimates to be released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.Jun 25, 2020
What is Missouri's state food?
List of U.S. state foods
Food name
Missouri State tree nut Eastern black walnut (Juglans nigra)
State grape Norton/Cynthiana (Vitis aestivalis)
State dessert Ice cream cone
Is St Louis known for BBQ?
Although there's no exact definition, St. Louis-style barbecue is often associated with racks of sauced sweet-heat ribs cut in our city's eponymous style; thick pork steaks; and local takes on traditional styles such as smoky, charred-edge brisket and piles of pulled pork on a bun.Aug 30, 2018
Where should I eat when visiting St Louis?
The Best Restaurants in St. Louis
Savor St. Louis.
Contemporary Asian: Indo. Indo combines contemporary Thai and Japanese cuisine at a mind-blowing level.
Brunch: Southwest Diner.
BBQ: Salt + Smoke.
Burger: Mac's Local Eats.
Icon: Sidney Street Café
Carb Heaven: Union Loafers.
Modern Italian: Sardella.
What is the most dangerous street in St Louis?
1. Peabody-Darst-Webbe. The most dangerous neighborhood in St Loius is Peabody-Darst-Webbe.Jun 15, 2021
Is downtown St Louis safe at night?
during the daylight hours it's fine to walk around. During the evening, you'll be okay if you stay along Market Street, Clark Street, and Chestnut Street. Do not try to walk north to Washington Avenue, where a lot of the bars & restaurants are. That's 6 blocks north and some of the area in between is sketchy.
What is the average cost of living in St. Louis?
St. Louis cost of living is 81.3
Grocery 95.3 100
Health 88.7 100
Housing 50 100
Median Home Cost $115,700 $231,200
What is the richest part of St. Louis?
Most Expensive Neighborhoods In St. Louis, MO
Central West End. Population 15,762.
Skinker-Debaliviere. Population 4,717.
Saint Louis Hills. Population 8,066.
Kings Oak. Population 259. 15 %
Lafayette Square. Population 3,414. 14 %
Shaw. Population 6,982. 13 %
McKinley Heights. Population 1,050. 12 %
Soulard. Population 2,939. 11 %
What do you call a person from St Louis?
2,911,945 (US: 19th) Demonym(s) St. Louisan.
Is St Louis the most dangerous city in the US?
LOUIS – The city of St. Louis was ranked No. 4 in the U.S. News & World Report's "Most Dangerous Places in the U.S." The ranking was based on murder and property crime rates per 100,000 people, according to the online study.Jul 22, 2021
What food is St Louis famous for?
9 Classic St. Louis Foods — And Where to Eat Them
Gooey Butter Cake. Legend has it that gooey butter cake came about because a baker made the mistake of accidentally doubling the butter in a yellow cake recipe.
Toasted Ravioli.
Slinger.
Concrete.
Pork Steak.
Mayfair Dressing.
Is St Louis actually dangerous?
A November 2020 report from CBS News ranked St. Louis second in terms of most dangerous cities, behind only Detroit. That same report found St. Louis to have a violent crime rate of 1,927 per 100,000 people and that in 2019, 194 people were murdered in the city.Jul 21, 2021
What parts of St Louis should I avoid?
Following are the top 13 St. Louis neighborhoods you don't want to get caught in after dark according to the St. Here Are The 13 Most Dangerous Places In St. Louis After Dark
Downtown St. Louis.
The Central West End.
Dutchtown.
Downtown St.
Tower Grove South.
Baden.
Wells and Goodfellow.
Carondelet.


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Super Blood Wolf Moon, by Gary V. Powell, reviewed by Rusty Barnes
Gary V. Powell
Kallisto Gaia Press 2020
Powell's chapbook is an impressive undertaking, Beginning with the evocative title, Super Blood Wolf Moon, the collection takes us through rocky pitfalls of life with wit and poignance. "On Learning of the Death of an Old Girlfriend on Facebook Before Finishing Your First Cup of Coffee" uses repetition to make its point, in a a chant or wail of sadness in which the narrator bemoans the loss of an old love while performing the odd tasks of a life, walking the dogs and remembering that annual flowers are just that: they always come back, but that she won't. Age and accident rule us all, and it's never easy to take.
Another poem which uses repetition to its great advantage is a poem titled "Crowder Peas." The first and last stanzas are identical: "Remembered picking crowder peas/for the first time in years." Yet in the middle, contrary to the first poem, the narrator catalogues the natural elements that remind him of a girl and her father, the doilies his grandmother crocheted, and the bark of a dog on his father's farm. It's a lovely, if sentimental, perhaps because it deliberately and bravely risks sentimentality, poem.
"Super Blood Wolf Moon" is the most representative poem here in its descriptions and mood, so I'll discuss it at length. from the first third of the poem
. . .You've seen this first, full winter moon before,
hanging like a lantern over Indiana corn fields,
floating like a Mardi Gras mask over Lake
Pontchartrain, rising like a New Year's'
ball over Lake Michigan, and riding
like a horseman over Iowa prairie.
I admire the way the poet gives us four different views of the moon, not any of which you would normally take to look like the other, so it's a fine piece of writing that brings together disparate looks at the same thing. And later on, "You've seen a lot because you're retired, now,/ like the winter copperheads burrowed beneath/these stones, and you have plenty of time,/. . . . The narrator has plenty of time of course, but these snakes probably don't, and this the fragility of life retired or otherwise offers itself up for our consideration. The remainder of the poem describes the meaning behind super blood wolf moon, and I find myself interested in it only as a way for the retired narrator to give us his thoughts on what it means. The technical definition, eh, not so much.
Poetry collections like Powell's serve to show how much there is to discover about American poetry. In all its hives and cells and uni programs and community centers, there are beating hearts of poetry each so different from the other it beggars belief. Kallisto Gaia Press may be one such locus. I do know one thing, of all of them Gary V. Powell deserves much more recognition than he currently has, and the poetry world at large, in all of its multifariousness, could use his wisdom.
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ThomasWolf January 18, 2021 at 11:01 AM
Excellent review--great perspective on the poems in this very strong, vibrant, and creative collection of new work.
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It seems the price for building the largest radio-telescope in China will be paid by people who have nothing to do with space science. The radio-telescope is set to become the largest in the world, but its building requires the relocation of nine thousand villagers from the area. However, the state is set to compensate those who must move from their homes.
It seems the race between countries in space is still going on today. As the United States will always be remembered as the first nation that stepped on the Moon, others wish to make achievements of their own. The next tremendously important space endeavor will be the journey to Mars, as the U.S., Russia and Europe are all hard at work to be the first to launch the spacecraft with astronauts to the red planet. However, other nations are also developing their own projects.
It appears that China wishes to become the first nation to spot intelligent alien life, and to this purpose it is building the largest radio-telescope in the world named FAST. However, in order to do so it needs to move about nine thousand residents of an area located between Pingtang County and Luodian County which are in Guizhou. Guizhou is among the top poorest provinces of China.
FAST will be designed to find and record signals from extraterrestrial worlds. Its construction will cost about $184 million and will have five hundred meters.
Xinhua, a Chinese news site, has reported that the relocation of the two thousand families must take place in order to establish a good environment for the telescope, as well as shield it from electromagnetic waves. It appears that each person will receive $1,800 as housing compensation.
This news comes pretty soon after SETI has started searching for intelligent life signals near Tabby's star. It could be that China wishes to also scan the area even though SETI could not detect any alien signals from the star. FAST is set to detect all types of signals much more clearly than other telescopes, and from far away sources.
Chinese scientists have reported that they have successfully tested the retina of the telescope last November. The retina alone has 33 tons and is placed above the reflector dish at a height from 460 to 525 feet. Otherwise, FAST includes 4,500 triangular panels of 36 feet that create a parabolic dish of immense size.
The price for building the largest radio-telescope in China is high, but only time will tell if it was worth it and if the country will be the first to truly detect alien life in space.


I downloaded and installed it but I am getting an error when I try to run it.
The TRAJECTOWARE.EXE file is linked to missing export SHELL32.DLL:SHGetFolderPathA.
what is the exact Windows version and what is the exact version of the Internet Explorer on your PC?
So, if you are running something below Win2k the easiest solution is probably to upgrade to at least IE 5.0.
Is this a feasible solution for you?
before you make any changes to your PC I would like to send you a special version of TrajectoWare.EXE for testing.
I could have this version ready for you later today.
Do you need my email? Or do you have access to that already?
FYI - I was able to get it to run on my work PC (XP), but I still would like to be able to run it from home.
yes, I have access to your email address.
I now have updated to Windows 10.. but I cannot now reinstall the Trajactoware program as I encounter error 2503 and 2502 messages. I have gone out an gotten a registry verification and correct program to assure my computer is up to date but still cannot reload the program. Does anyone have a answer?
DAGolfer wrote: I now have updated to Windows 10.. but I cannot now reinstall the Trajactoware program as I encounter error 2503 and 2502 messages. I have gone out an gotten a registry verification and correct program to assure my computer is up to date but still cannot reload the program. Does anyone have a answer?
I have not upgraded to Windows 10, so I can't help you. Don't know what the problem is. Frank, do you know? Could it be the graphics library? I have heard rumors that Windows 10 breaks some CAD programs, so perhaps it is graphics display.
Thanks for the info. I will await the update. FYI: From all information I have seen on 2503 and 2502 problems is relative to registration errors. I hope that gives you some insight. Like using the Program to presolve some launch conditions.
Well, yes, I can confirm that it isn't possible to start the program on Windows 10. I will try to have a look at it.
Something has broken the other trajectory program I use (Traj30, for irons, too much spin for TrajectoWare Drive). It isn't Windows 10 itself, but one of the programs I installed has probably "upgraded" one of the DLLs it uses and broken something in the process.
As for your comment about CAD programs... I had heard the same thing. I was worried about my TurboCAD Ver 16. I should not have worried; Windows 10 did not hurt it at all. But... It was getting pretty old; IMSI Design was no longer supporting it. So I took advantage of a bargain upgrade to [then-current] TurboCAD 2016. I shouldn't have! That is broken enough without Windows 10 to help. I'm still using Ver 16 until I have enough time and money to upgrade my machine to the video display it needs.


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SpaceX founder and newly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk has claimed the risk of his assassination is 'quite significant.'
The claim came during a two-hour Twitter Spaces chat over the weekend, during which the richest man on earth said he would definitely not 'be doing any open-air car parades, let me put it that way.'
'Frankly the risk of something bad happening to me, or even literally being shot, is quite significant,' he added.
'It's not that hard to kill somebody if you wanted to, so hopefully they don't, and fate smiles upon the situation with me and it does not happen … There's definitely some risk there.'
Musk has signaled that his takeover of Twitter will usher in a new era for the social media platform, during which political voices will not be silenced and free speech will be the highest priority
Musk recently revealed that he has given two journalists unfettered access to the complete treasure trove of Twitter's internal corporate communications that will allow the public to better understand how the company operated during its most controversial moments
In the first Twitter Files release from journalist Matt Taibbi, readers gain insight into how Twitter content moderation leadership came to the muddled decision to censor the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story
Musk's comments came after Friday evening's inaugural installment of what has been dubbed the Twitter Files – an unfettered inside look into corporate communications at Twitter over the last handful of years, including during some of the company's most controversial moments.
Musk granted journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss full access to the delicate subject matter, which he said ultimately 'might make sense to have…publicly available so that anyone can look at them.'
But for now, it is up to the chosen news professionals to analyze and release choice parts from the treasure trove.
Kicking things off Friday evening, Taibbi published a thread that provided insight into the suppression of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop story that the New York Post first published in October 2020, just before the last presidential election.
'What you're about to read is the first installment in a series, based upon thousands of internal documents obtained by sources at Twitter,' wrote Taibbi. 'The Twitter Files, Part One: How and Why Twitter Blocked the Hunter Biden Laptop Story.'
The emails contained back-and-forths between various members of Twitter's content moderation team that ultimately led to the shaky decision to ban the story without consulting co-founder and then-CEO, Jack Dorsey.
'Twitter took extraordinary steps to suppress the story, removing links and posting warnings that it may be "unsafe,"' wrote Taibbi. 'They even blocked its transmission via direct message, a tool hitherto reserved for extreme cases, e.g. child pornography.'
Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco, California, where a majority of the company's employees have either been let go or fired since Musk's recent takeover
The world's richest man said during a Twitter Spaces chat over the weekend that he believes the risk to his life is not insignificant and that he plans to avoid exposing himself unnecessarily to possible dangers from crowds
He then detailed various reactions from the political class out of Washington, DC, including Trump campaign staffers and members of Congress.
"[Where] our speech is not suppressed, and we can say what we want to say without fear of reprisals," he declared.
Musk said the idea of the Twitter Files exercise is to 'come clean on everything that has happened in the past in order to build public trust for the future.'
'I'm not controlling the narrative. It's just obvious there's been a lot of control of information, suppression of information, including things that affected elections, and that just all need to be … you just want to have the stuff out there,' he said.
Musk, who calls himself a 'free speech absolutist,' has said that 'as long as you're not really causing harm to somebody else, then you should be allowed to say what you want.'
That philosophy has, so far, been governing his approach to running Twitter, where nearly all previously banned accounts have been allowed back on the platform.
Though he claimed to have read hardly any of the information he has now transmitted to Taibbi and Weiss, he has been left disquieted by the company's previous role working closely with members of the Biden administration during and before the current president assumed office.
'Frankly, Twitter was acting like an arm of the Democratic National Committee, it was absurd,' said Musk.
'If Twitter is doing one team's bidding before an election shutting down dissenting voices on a pivotal election, that is the definition of election interference.'
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Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe told Parliament's portfolio committee on energy that the fuel price in South Africa was at an all-time high, but that the country was currently at the mercy of international markets.
Radebe was speaking to the committee in Cape Town on Tuesday. This meeting took place a week after the department failed to show up for a previously scheduled meeting.
Members of Parliament were left fuming last week when the department failed to send a single delegate for the meeting when it was supposed to take place last week.
Radebe was attending a South Africa Development Community Summit in Windhoek Namibia. It is still not known why nobody from the department attended.
Radebe conceded that fuel prices in South Africa were at an all-time high and that government, labour, business and civil society were in agreement on the negative impact of the hikes.
"Resolving this challenge is not a quick fix. It will require multi-dimensional efforts. There have been increases in fuel and Road Accident Fund levies, which Parliament also approved as government revenue generation measures," said Radebe.
Radebe said the petroleum industry contributed 8% to the national GDP, employed over 100 000 people, had a turnover of R365bn per annum and R9.6bn in capital expenditure.
Radebe said, as a country, South Africa relied on imports for most of its fuel demands, importing more than 90% of its crude oil from outside of the country.
South Africa imports 49% of its crude oil from Saudi Arabia, 24% from Nigeria, 20% from Angola, 2% from Togo and 1% each from Equatorial Guinea, the United States, Cameroon and Ghana.
"The main contributors to the fuel price are international factors - mainly the international crude oil price, the rand exchange rate and other factors, determined by international events.
"Behind the fuel costs are the decisions of countries in OPEC [the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries]," he said.
Radebe said between 2014 and 2015, crude oil prices crashed, but when crude oil prices rose from 2016, the wheels were set in motion for a rise in domestic prices. He said instability in Venezuela and production challenges in Libya also influenced the high fuel prices.
"We must recognise that crude oil prices are cyclical. Had it not been for the recent rise among emerging market economies, we would have seen a downward revision in the prices of fuel," Radebe said.
Deputy Director General of Petroleum and Petroleum Products Regulation Tseliso Maqubela said fuel price adjustments for consumers were applied retrospectively, meaning that adjustments will be based on the cost of bringing fuel to the country for the previous month.
"Over-recovery means the fuel price of the previous month is effectively higher, and we have got the previous month where we incurred more [cost] than we should have.
"The oil industry may charge us more than we should have incurred, and we determine that they should lose out. If they lose out for a month, we determine that we would adjust upwards. We have never got it wrong, not even by half a cent," he said.
He said South Africa faced higher fuel prices than neighbouring economies because it was more advanced, with a more sophisticated road network, to which was added the fuel levy and the Road Accident Fund, as well as a greater demand for fuel.
When deregulation was suggested as a measure to decrease the price of fuel, Maqubela said the fuel price had to remain regulated to protect the jobs of petrol pump attendants once operators inevitably moved to cut operating costs.
Maqubela said until significant oil resources are found in SA, the country would be at the mercy of the elements that influence fuel prices. He said if we applied import tariffs on fuel, South Africa would have to establish terms of reference. He also pointed out that South Africa was increasingly importing oil from India.
When asked why South Africa did not import more oil from African producers, the delegation said operators largely determine who they import from, and that African producers do not meet the global standards that international producers do.
He said other factors that affected the fuel price included demurrage – especially related to the size specifications of vessels that carry crude oil, and thereby restricted from local ports – as well as insurance, ocean loss, stock financing and cargo dues, which inform the retail price.
Responding to committee chair Fikile Majola's concern about the department's failure to show up for last week's meeting, Radebe said officials had been disciplined for the absence of the department last week and that replacements would be appointed during their suspension.


Boro completed their season on a dismal note but it was only to be expected if one looks at their horrific home form since last November.
Saturday?s defeat at the hands of Scarborough, who also won on the same ground last season by a similar score-line, was Boro?s eighth in their last 13 Nationwide Conference matches in front of their own fans in the past six months.
And the other startling statistic that emphasises why the team relish being visitors more than hosts is they have banked only nine points from a possible 39, including just two wins these being against Stevenage and Dagenham.
It?s no secret Boro don?t enjoy putting their talents to the test on a Manor Park pitch which is regarded alongside Leigh RMI as the league?s worst surface and yet again that showed as they brought the curtain down on their campaign with a defeat.
Skipper for the day Chris Mackenzie, who has played in all 42 league outings this season, admitted the team have been held back by the pitch and though it?s the same for both sides, unfortunately Nuneaton?s footballing style of play doesn?t fit the bill.
?No disrespect to anyone, certainly not the groundstaff who do everything they can, but this is the worst pitch in the Conference and I don?t think people fully appreciate it. We don?t get the best out of our play-ers because of the playing surface.
Unfortunately keeper MacKenzie was unable to extend his fine recent record of five clean-sheets in the previous six fixtures but he couldn?t be faulted for either goal in what was purely a well planned smash and grab raid by the Seadogs.
However, Boro showed plenty of spirit and desire with teenager Adam Cooper returning to the starting line-up and showing enough to suggest he?ll get a better opportunity to shine next term while both Barry Williams and Jason Peake enjoyed good performances.
It was second half goals from Darryn Stamp and substitute Darren Connell that paved the way for the visitors and though Jason Harris' sixth goal this term sandwiched the pair, it wasn?t enough to deny the Yorkshire men victory.
It was a dismal end to a topsy turvy Conference campaign for Steve Burr?s men although they have the chance to finish with a sparkle as they now prepare for Thursday night?s Birmingham Senior Cup Final at the lush acres of The Hawthorns against West Bromwich Albion.
There was a void of imagination and enterprise in a mediocre first half in which Boro had the best chance when Warren Peyton?s rising 15-yarder took a deflection off Steve Baker only for keeper Andy Woods to brilliantly turn away at full stretch.
However, the goalmouth action was fast and furious in a thrill-a-minute second period.
Williams had a downward header graze a post, while at the opposite end Karl Rose broke clear but after rounding keeper Chris MacKenzie shot narrowly over from an acute angle.
Alas on 62 minutes against the run of play, it was the gritty Yorkshire side who snatched the lead. Connell?s centre bounced over the unfortunate Michael Love into the path of Stamp, whose looping header caught MacKenzie wrong-footed, and though the keeper managed to get his fingertips to it the ball drifted over the line.
Six minutes later and Nuneaton were level. keeper Woods ran out of his area to head clear a Love through ball intended for the determined Turner but it fell straight to Harris, and he volleyed into an empty net from 30 yards.
77th minute. Jason Blunt escaped on the right and his angled drive struck the post, bounced up for Connell to head against the underside of the bar and over the line despite Terry Angus' heroic efforts to clear with an over-head volley.
It then needed another acrobatical save from Woods to deny Boro a second equaliser as he flung himself to his right to turn away Harris?s vicious 20-yard volley following slick work by Turner.
Late on both sides had half chances but the Seadogs held firm to take the points north and leave Boro to face up their ninth home league defeat out of 21 this season - a record that speaks for itself!
Nuneaton Borough: MacKenzie, Cooper, Howey, Angus, Love, Peyton, Williams, Peake, Turner, Harkin, Harris. Subs: Thackeray, Hodgson, Crowley, Charles, Tullin.