MRT or not, still need to know what we buy.
These days, newer property launches are all touting 'nearby MRT stations or upcoming LRT stations' as key selling points. In fact even the secondary properties would have distance / duration written in the property advertisement for better reference to potential buyers. I shared during my talk the other day that these days, with the MRT, LRT, Monorail, Komuter stations and even buses, it is highly unlikely that there are developments which are NOT connected to one of these. Perhaps it may require a bit of walking but that's about it. I rate walking of 10 minutes (800 metres to 1km) as acceptable because I am used to it when I visit my friend in Singapore. (In case you did not know, not every HDB flat has a MRT / bus stop right below the flat. Usually, some walking is still necessary. Haha). So, assuming we are now buying a new place nearby one of the MRT stations, what else should we take note of? Let's look through a few.
Buying to stay or buying to rent out? Buying for stay is straight forward. It should be convenient for everything you intend to do. Close to office, close to your children's school or even close to the wet market if your parents love to walk there every morning. Buying to rent out means you need to be certain who is your target market. Students? Make sure it's nearby some universities. Office professionals? Nearby to office towers would be really awesome or the home is near enough for these office professionals to stop driving during weekdays.
Rental study and comparison. Usually, the closer the place to a MRT / LRT station, the more expensive it is. However, instead of just relying on distance, we should check out the rental rates in any of the top property sites. Information is readily available these days. Example: iproperty.com.my, propertyguru.com.my and propsocial.my Check out the rental for an empty unit versus a fully furnished one. This allows us to make a better decision. Buying for AirBnB? Check out AirBnB first. Is your area a popular one? As long as there are LOTS of similar properties on offer and most of them are already seasoned ones, do proceed to buy. It may just give you huge returns.
Price premium analysis. New vs secondary. Newer properties are usually priced higher because it is only going to be completed 3-4 years later. It is usually also nearer to the LRT / MRT stations too. Secondary ones however may have been built earlier and may not be close to the stations. This is why secondary properties are usually cheaper, in terms of price per sq ft. It looks older mah…. If the difference is small and you prefer a totally new unit, then buy from new launches. If you need a place to stay almost immediately, then a secondary unit is much better. Savings can be used to buy some furnitures and electrical goods for example.
I believe a lifestyle incorporating the public transportation is definitely necessary. I think the government would have to exert more pressure for this to happen faster. In some countries, parking are made much more expensive while in other countries, the price of vehicles are made so high that only a small minority could afford them. Getting used to walking a bit more is the hard part. It seems that the weather does not help too. Remember, changes are always uneasy but after awhile everything would just become easy. Happy taking the MRT and buying places to take advantage of all these new stations.
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La Dolfina's Adolfo Cambiaso hits the ball during the 119th Argentine Polo Championship final match against Ellerstina in Buenos Aires. (Associated Press)
Game of Clones
Argentine polo player rides cloned horse to win national championship.
Ryan Bell
On Saturday, polo superstar Adolfo Cambiaso rode a cloned horse in the championship match of the Argentine National Open—a first in equestrian sports.
With the score 11-9 in the game's backstretch, Cambiaso saddled up Show Me, his not-so-secret deadly weapon. The duo scored two goals (Cambiaso finished with nine goals in the match), helping his team win 16-11.
The victory brought Cambiaso one-step closer to his dream of playing an entire polo match on clones.
Alan Meeker, Cambiaso's business partner and founder of Crestview Genetics, compared cloned polo to NASCAR: "all of the players would have the same vehicle, and then the player's skill would be what is most important."
Experts say that Show Me heralds a new era in polo breeding. The mare is a genetic copy of an American thoroughbred, Sage, that was awarded "best playing polo pony" at the 1997 International Gold Cup. Sage version 2.0 has already played two seasons in the Palm Beach polo season, the sport's minor league. But Argentina, home to 34 of the world's top 50 polo players, was Show Me's call up to the bigs. By helping Cambiaso's team win the national championship, she answered critics who wondered if a clone could compete at the same elite level as the original.
Cambiaso's clones perform as well on the pitch as they do at auction. In 2010, a copy of Cuartetera — two-time winner of the Copa Lady Susan Townley, an MVP award for horses—sold for $800,000.
"She's the best I've ridden in my life," Cambiaso says. "She has everything: power, mouth, acceleration and velocity."
"For a polo player to ride an extremely talented horse, like Show Me or Cuartetera, would be like for a soccer player to wear Maradona's feet," one expert told Argentine television.
The win has far-reaching implications beyond the world of polo. In June 2012, the Fédération Equestre Internationale lifted a ban on cloned horses, making them eligible for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Polo isn't an Olympic event, but dressage, jumping and eventing are—sports with clones in training.
As of September, Cambiaso had 56 young clones in his string. With this many future ringers, the only thing stopping Cambiaso could be his own age, 38, leading some to wonder if Cambiaso's next move is to clone himself.
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Alexis and Kevin took seriously an idea I put forward in the class – the idea of explainers with an accordion structure, capable of shrinking or expanding to meet a reader's need for background information. Alexis and Kevin built a story that could compress into a list of half a dozen sentences, inflate to a six-paragraph essay, or expand further into a rich multimedia essay with maps, images and videos appearing alongside the text. The class loved the idea, and Alexis decided to take on developing the platform as her Masters thesis. Kevin continued collaborating with her while pursuing a different project for his thesis, and Joe Goldbeck joined the team as a lead developer.
FOLD Authoring preview from Alexis Hope on Vimeo.
What's emerged after a year's work is fascinating and full-featured tool that allows for a novel method of storytelling. Stories on FOLD have a trunk and leaves. The trunk is text, with a novel form of hyperlinks – instead of linking out, they link to cards that appear to the right of the trunk and show images, videos, maps, data visualizations. They can also contain other text or links to the web. This has the effect of encouraging massive linking within stories – rather than a link potentially leading someone away from your webpage, it builds a stronger and richer story on the site.
While I've had the pleasure of advising Alexis on her thesis, FOLD is emphatically not my project – had you asked me a year ago, I would have told you that the last thing the world needs is a new content management system. But it's been fascinating to try writing on FOLD and discovering the ways in which it's a tool I've wanted and needed for years. I often write posts with hyperlinks every other sentence and trust my readers to check those links to understand the whole story… while realizing, of course, that very few do. FOLD brings those references to the front, capturing some of your attention in your peripheral visionas you read the core, trunk text. It's incredibly easy to add media to a story in FOLD, and I find that when I write on the platform, I'm far more likely to include rich imagery and video, which makes my stories visualizable and understandable in a very different way than blog posts.
Alexis, Kevin and Joe are launching FOLD without a clear business model. I think that's a good thing. I don't think we know what FOLD is good for yet, and I think that's exciting. It's possible that FOLD becomes an alternative to platforms like Medium, a place that encourages people to write beautifully on a beautiful platform. Perhaps it becomes something like WordPress, which hosts content for millions of people as well as maintaining an incredibly robust platform for independent publishers. (Not only are we releasing FOLD as a platform, but as an open source codebase.) Maybe it's a tool for a radically new form of writing, perhaps stronger for literary than journalistic writing. Maybe some of the ideas of the platform are adopted into other systems and the influence of Alexis, Kevin and Joe's thinking spreads that way. We don't know, and that's exciting.
For me, personally, I've loved the experience of seeing something cool and potentially influential coming out of our lab that wasn't my idea and which I've helped guide, but emphatically haven't built. This feels like a shift in how I'm trying to work in the world, and one I'm starting to get comfortable with.
Like many people of my generation, I've changed jobs several times in the past twenty years. Rather than switching firms, I've also shifted careers, moving from a dotcom startup to founding an international volunteering agency, to academic research (and co-founding another NGO) and finally, at age 39, to teaching at the graduate level at MIT.
When you change careers, some skills transfer, and some don't. The shift from research to teaching was far sharper than I'd expected. There's an unkind saying, "Those who can't do, teach." I'd offer a rewrite: "Teaching well forces you to stop doing things, and focus on helping others do things." I build less, and write less, than before I came to MIT. But I coach more, listen more, and I'm starting to love the experience of watching projects I help advise coming to life.
One of the most beautiful stories I've seen produced with FOLD is "What You Need to Know About the Cuban Thaw", written by Savannah Niles (also for my News and Participatory Media class.) The story is illustrated with animated, looping GIFs, produced with a tool Savannah has been building for her thesis called Glyph. I'm one of the readers on Savannah's thesis, and while I've thought these images were very beautiful, I didn't understand what they were for until I saw them in this story. They add a sense of motion and life to stories without interrupting the reading experience as videos end up doing. This experience of supporting work I don't understand and then discovering why it's important – with Glyph, with FOLD, with dozens of projects around the Media Lab and in my broader work on Civic Media – is one of the most exciting experiences of my career.
I hope you'll give FOLD a try and help us figure out what it's for. Let us know what works, what doesn't, what you want and where you think the project should go.
Very interesting stuff! I'm always a little iffy on GIFs (the incorporation of autoplayed, unpause-able motion into documents meant for reading just feels like an insurmountable accessibility and usability issue), but I'm trying to withhold judgement on Glyph.


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Necole Kane Reveals She Turned Down Offers Worth Millions For Acquisition Of Her First Brand
Necole Kane
On Jan. 11, the natural hair care company, Mielle Organics announced that it will officially partner with Procter & Gamble.
The acquisition of Mielle Organics has created a divided debate about the groundbreaking move. Many have raised their concerns about what it means for the future of the brand, which caters to Black and brown consumers.
While people have opened up a dialogue about acquisitions, Necole Kane chimed in about wanting there to be more of a focus on the side that people don't really get to see when founders sell their businesses.
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In light of Monique Rodriguez's announcement, the My Happy Flo founder and CEO was transparent about her own journey as a founder.
"I've built three brands. The first I opted to turn down millions in acquisition offers because I wanted to choose its ending," Kane shared via Twitter. "I left money on the table for integrity. The second, I definitely sold for much less than I would have preferred but the sell was only two years in…"
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She continued: "I also stayed on for five years, longer than most founders and every day of that five years I was riddled with depression, anxiety and uncertainty about my future because I was running a company that was no longer mine."
I've built three brands. The first I opted to turn down millions in acquisition offers because I wanted to choose its ending. I left money on the table for integrity. The second, I definitely sold for much less than I would have preferred but the sell was only two years in…
— Necole Kane (@hellonecole) January 17, 2023
Although Kane was transparent about her personal experience in her Twitter thread, she admitted to why it can be a challenge to share on social media.
"I haven't talked about me personally selling a business a lot because the internet and all the discussion around acquisitions when it comes to black founders isn't a safe space. Everybody got an opinion and most have never been where you are trying to go."
In October 2022, Kane stepped down from xoNecole to embark on running her plant-based period pain relief supplement brand full-time.
"Most founders who've sold their brands can attest, it's never easy leaving a brand you've birth," Kane said, at the time. "This has been a very emotionally charged bittersweet year but it was time I parted ways and fully stepped into who God called me to be. There is a new life waiting for me."
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So far, this has been the most time consuming project in my display. It took several weekends to complete, but in the end it was well worth it. It really adds to the overall look and also helps to keep people from wandering into the yard during the "Spookwalk" on Halloween. The columns are constructed from wood and the fence sections are made from PVC. The basic plans for it can be found at Scott's Halloween Page.
I made several skulls from papier-mache for the tops of the columns.


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Premise Definition and Examples in Arguments
A Proposition Upon Which an Argument Is Based
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A premise is a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn. Put another way, a premise includes the reasons and evidence behind a conclusion, says Study.com.
A premise may be either the major or the minor proposition of a syllogism—an argument in which two premises are made and a logical conclusion is drawn from them—in a deductive argument. Merriam-Webster gives this example of a major and minor premise (and conclusion):
"All mammals are warmblooded [major premise]; whales are mammals [minor premise]; therefore, whales are warmblooded [conclusion]."
The term premise comes from medieval Latin, meaning "things mentioned before." In philosophy as well as fiction and nonfiction writing, the premise follows largely the same pattern as that defined in Merriam-Webster. The premise—the thing or things that came before—lead (or fail to lead) to a logical resolution in an argument or story.
Premises in Philosophy
To understand what a premise is in philosophy, it helps to understand how the field defines an argument, says Joshua May, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. In philosophy, an argument is not concerned with disputes among people; it is a set of propositions that contain premises offered to support a conclusion, he says, adding:
"A premise is a proposition one offers in support of a conclusion. That is, one offers a premise as evidence for the truth of the conclusion, as justification for or a reason to believe the conclusion."
May offers this example of a major and minor premise, as well as a conclusion, that echoes the example from Merriam-Webster:
All humans are mortal. [major premise]
G.W. Bush is a human. [minor premise]
Therefore, G.W. Bush is mortal. [conclusion]
May notes that the validity of an argument in philosophy (and in general) depends on the accuracy and truth of the premise or premises. For example, May gives this example of a bad (or inaccurate) premise:
All women are Republican. [major premise: false]
Hilary Clinton is a woman. [minor premise: true]
Therefore, Hilary Clinton is a Republican. [conclusion: false]
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy says that an argument can be valid if it follows logically from its premises, but the conclusion can still be wrong if the premises are incorrect:
"However, if the premises are true, then the conclusion is also true, as a matter of logic."
In philosophy, then, the process of creating premises and carrying them through to a conclusion involves logic and deductive reasoning. Other areas provide a similar, but slightly different, take when defining and explaining premises.
Premises in Writing
For nonfiction writing, the term premise carries largely the same definition as in philosophy. Purdue OWL notes that a premise or premises are integral parts of constructing an argument. Indeed, says the language website operated by Purdue University, the very definition of an argument is that it is an "assertion of a conclusion based on logical premises."
Nonfiction writing uses the same terminology as in philosophy, such as syllogism, which Purdue OWL describes as the "simplest sequence of logical premises and conclusions."
Nonfiction writers use a premise or premises as the backbone of a piece such as an editorial, opinion article, or even a letter to the editor of a newspaper. Premises are also useful for developing and writing an outline for a debate. Purdue gives this example:
Nonrenewable resources do not exist in infinite supply. [premise 1]
Coal is a nonrenewable resource. [premise 2]
Coal does not exist in infinite supply. [conclusion]
The only difference in nonfiction writing versus the use of premises in philosophy is that nonfiction writing generally does not distinguish between major and minor premises.
Fiction writing also uses the concept of a premise but in a different way, and not one connected with making an argument. James M. Frey, as quoted on Writer's Digest, notes:
"The premise is the foundation of your story—that single core statement of what happens to the characters as a result of the actions of a story."
The writing website gives the example of the story "The Three Little Pigs," noting that the premise is: "Foolishness leads to death, and wisdom leads to happiness." The well-known story does not seek to create an argument, as is the case in philosophy and nonfiction writing. Instead, the story itself is the argument, showing how and why the premise is accurate, says Writer's Digest:
"If you can establish what your premise is at the beginning of your project, you will have an easier time writing your story. That's because the fundamental concept you create in advance will drive the actions of your characters."
It's the characters—and to some degree the plot—that prove or disprove the premise of the story.
Other Examples
The use of premises is not limited to philosophy and writing. The concept can also be useful in science, such as in the study of genetics or biology versus environment, which is also known as the nature-versus-nurture debate. In "Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction," Alan Hausman, Howard Kahane, and Paul Tidman give this example:
"Identical twins often have different IQ test scores. Yet such twins inherit the same genes. So environment must play some part in determining IQ."
In this case, the argument consists of three statements:
Identical twins often have different IQ scores. [premise]
Identical twins inherit the same genes. [premise]
The environment must play some part in determining IQ. [conclusion]
The use of the premise even reaches into religion and theological arguments. Michigan State University (MSU) gives this example:
God exists, for the world is an organized system and all organized systems must have a creator. The creator of the world is God.
The statements provide reasons why God exists, says MSU. The argument of the statements can be organized into premises and a conclusion.
Premise 1: The world is an organized system.
Premise 2: Every organized system must have a creator.
Conclusion: The creator of the world is God.
Consider the Conclusion
You can use the concept of the premise in countless areas, so long as each premise is true and relevant to the topic. The key to laying out a premise or premises (in essence, constructing an argument) is to remember that premises are assertions that, when joined together, will lead the reader or listener to a given conclusion, says the San Jose State University Writing Center, adding:
"The most important part of any premise is that your audience will accept it as true. If your audience rejects even one of your premises, they will likely also reject your conclusion, and your entire argument will fall apart."
Consider the following assertion: "Because greenhouse gases are causing the atmosphere to warm at a rapid rate..." The San Jose State writing lab notes that whether this is a solid premise depends on your audience:
"If your readers are members of an environmental group, they will accept this premise without qualms. If your readers are oil company executives, they may reject this premise and your conclusions."
When developing one or more premises, consider the rationales and beliefs not just of your audience but also of your opponents, says San Jose State. After all, your whole point in making an argument is not just to preach to a like-minded audience but to convince others of the correctness of your point of view.
Determine what "givens" you accept that your opponents do not, as well as where two sides of an argument can find common ground. That point is where you will find effective premises to reach your conclusion, the writing lab notes.
Hausman, Alan. "Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction." Howard Kahane, Paul Tidman, 12th Edition, Cengage Learning, January 1, 2012.
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The team at Miller and Blackwell Construction, who specialize in "new historic homes", painstakingly renovated Sunny Hill farm's original log cabin, circa the 1830s, and added the main living space to include a large kitchen and several entertaining areas.
Cochran's wide plank Antique Pine – Farmhouse flooring was laid throughout the home and Walnut was used for the large kitchen island.
The result is a seamless, character-rich home that embraces both comfort and functionality for the homeowner and their family to enjoy for many years to come.


Laying out some posters before the Gross Mag show — great to meet those @ello fellas there. Up for a giveaway?
Come on out the School for Poetic Computation next Weds and Thurs!
#doinggood New print for exhibition #sohappy by my mural collective Studio Entropica at Fish & Chips store, Antwerp.


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You've heard enough about me! Let me introduce you to some of my people…Let's turn the tables and questions…starting with these lovelies who graced my life after moving to Baton Rouge.
I was job searching. I stopped at Style Encore. I met Julie Finical. Julie was the mostest and the best. Julie invited me to a Propel luncheon at the church Kurt and I were already attending. Julie and I loved Christine Caine. I attended said luncheon and she introduced me to everyone, including Claire. Claire found out I was looking for work and gave me her business card. Flash forward 3 months and I was looking online for home workouts and found some reFit videos. Loved them and wanted more. Went to the website and saw there were classes right here in Baton Rouge! Groovy! Saw Claire was an instructor. What?! That's the girl from Propel! Found her business card in my wallet and texted about classes. She invited me and even met me there early to show me around. She introduced me to Lizzie. Lizzie introduced me to Sadie…Wednesdays soon became Wine Wednesdays and from this sequence of events we now have a group message on our phones known as the 225 Tribe. We share, encourage, pray, listen and love. It's precious and I adore these women. I feel ridiculously blessed to have them in my life.
And here they are …..
C l a i r e.
Meditating and multitasking on steroids. I start by drinking Spark. After a shower, I watch Joyce Meyer on TV while fixing my hair and putting on my makeup. My husband, Ty, and I tag team a green smoothie for the 2 of us + breakfast for the children (usually hot breakfast for the hungry teenager). There is always a little "tooth brushing, hair fixing, shoe finding chaos" despite our best efforts the night before. When I drive carpool I am out the door by 7:15 and then I head straight to my office. Ty takes several times a week so that I can fit in 30 minutes of housework or dinner prep. Car time on the way to school or work is mandatory praise music. As soon as I get to my desk I read 2-3 devotionals to "set my mind" for the day ahead.
During the week it includes a stop at the gym followed by homework, family dinner, occasionally a family show like Cupcake Wars or Fixer Upper if there is time. Bedtime prayers as a family in Lucy Claire's room are a must. I usually sneak in a little reading or a TV show before I can't keep my eyes open anymore!
You have $1000 and you have to spend it in one store in 30 minutes: where do you go?
I am always listening to whatever is in my current REFIT playlist! Any music that inspires and makes me happy.
3 things you are loving right now?
I am a skincare/makeup product junkie and right now I am loving ALL THINGS "It Cosmetics" (amazing CC cream and concealer) and Wunderbrow. I am also obsessed with my new slightly distressed rockstar skinny jeans from Old Navy (a bargain at $25).
lipstick, powder, blush, a teasing brush, and head to toe moisturizing balm from Trader Joe's for my dry, aging skin!
What connects you to God?
Praise and worship makes me feel more connected to God than anything else.
Romans 8:28. When I face challenges it's so comforting to know that all things are working together for my good because HE has it all under control. I lost my dad 5 years ago … When he was living he quoted this verse often.
What tugs at your heartstrings?
In this season of life it's when my 13 year old son, who is now 5'9″ and weighs more than me, looks me eye to eye and tells me I am the best Mom ever and he loves me so much.
Have you binge watched anything lately?
I don't have time to binge watch TV but it sounds fun! A few years ago I did binge watch the first 3 seasons of Downton Abbey. I literally threw myself into insomnia over it!
This recipe is my GO TO when someone is sick, but it's also a FAMILY FAV. Easy, delicious and loaded with antioxidants.
1. In food processor chop: red bell pepper, onion, 6 garlic cloves, 1/2-2/3 of a bag of baby carrots.
2. Heat 1/4 c olive oil in a soup pot. Sauté chopped veggies in oil until tender.
3. Make chicken stock in batches using chicken soup base mixed with water – 12 cups total. Add to veggies and bring to a low boil (simmering).
4. Add juice of 2-3 lemons and 1/2c-2/3c white wine.
5. Add 2/3c orzo pasta. Simmer 15 min.
6. Add meat from one rotisserie chicken.
7. Chop a bag of spinach. Stir and turn soup off.
*we both have a heart for chicken orzo soup! I'll have to try her recipe next! Looks super yum!
L i z z i e.
Morning person for sure. I would be as happy as a lark if I could be in bed every night for 8:30pm.
Snooze my alarm about 5 times (did I mention that I'm only a morning person on the weekends?); Stretch and then ease out of bed; Turn on the radio in my bathroom to Kidd Kraddick in the Morning; take a shower and get dressed; feed my animals; make my coffee; kiss my hubby and off to work I go! My routine easily takes 1 hour but with each press of the snooze button, I convince myself that I can do it in 30 minutes or less.
Aaron and I always sit down to eat dinner together which usually doesn't happen until later in the evening after the workouts and neighbor visits are done. After dinner, I bathe, moisturize my face (my favorite step in the routine), and then jump into my nest! I make it through about 5 minutes of TV before I'm out. The next thing I hear is the snooze button at 5:00am.
I'm a 90's hip hop and rap kinda-girl. I grew up listening to Motown and the Golden Oldies thanks to my music-lovin', jitterbuggin' Daddy. Later in life, I fell in love with hip hop, New Orleans bounce music, and Southern Swamp Pop. My music library has sounds from Reba McEntire, to TobyMac, to Juvenile. So, what am I listening to now? If you can dance to it and sing to it…I'm listening to it!
REFIT (If you don't know, you betta ask somebody!); IT Cosmetics Build-a-Brow (if you suffer from the I-over-plucked-in-high-school look…try it!); the concept of finding joy in contentment. It's hard for me to be content. I'm a mover and a shaker. I'm living in the moment and finding the joy in each situation….and I'm loving it!
I found total freedom when I started wearing cross body bags instead of oversized handbags…Freedom from back pain and freedom from the endless search for my keys in a sea of useless junk. But what is and will always be in my bag? Mary Kay Fancy Nancy Lip Gloss.
Hands down…my Daddy. My mom passed away when I was seven and my sister was nine. In what seems like the blink of an eye, he was left to raise two little girls all by himself. He literally never missed one of my sporting events…and I played every sport. He was, is, and will always be my biggest cheerleader. We may have eaten Hamburger Helper Stroganoff at least once a week, but we never went hungry. He never let us know of his pain or his struggles even though I'm sure they were nearly crippling to him at times. Looking back on what he sacrificed makes me just about as proud as I can possibly be. He is the reason why I think I can accomplish anything I set my mind to. And he is the reason why I can love myself and others whole-heartedly.
Music. Specifically, Christian music. I react to Christian music by crying. Like, tears rolling down my face involuntarily. And they aren't tears of sadness. They are tears of total and absolute love and gratitude. Someone once told me that those tears and that feeling is the Holy Spirit. I believe that.
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Animals. My dream is to own an animal sanctuary with my best friend.
Have you binge watched anything lately and if so what?
Giiiirl…I binge watch Real Housewives every chance I get!
My grandmother, Lillian Gonsoulin, was a sweet Cajun beauty from Loreauville, Louisiana. We had Sweet Pea Salad at every family holiday dinner. Maw cooked so well. She had this thing that she would say when she was done preparing dinner. Julie and I would be so eager to eat and Maw would say "It's not quite ready yet." The meal was actually done…it was just sitting there! What I've come to learn is that in those brief minutes (that seemed like an eternity when you were 9 years old), that's where the magic happens and all the flavor is absorbed! Enjoy this Gonsoulin treat!
Mix all ingredients together, carefully, as to not crush the peas.
Snooze the alarm at LEAST 3 times. Get up, take my fur baby Mar Man outside. Get in the shower then rush to do my hair and makeup, put on 2 or 3 outfits before I settle on one, which is a total time killer yet I never learn to just pick out my outfit the night before…scramble 1 egg and throw it in the microwave, scarf it down then I'm out the doe!
$1000 to spend in one store in 30 minutes, where and what?
DSW but of course! Shoes are bae.
Country music has my heart so I love me some old time George Strait. Right now Chris Stapleton and Whiskey Myers have my attention. I listen to reggae; Bob Marley when I'm feeling creative or needing to feel creative! Black Keys on my Spotify at least 4x a week ANNNND some random Toby Mac and Taylor Swift on Pandora.
Boxing/Kickboxing class! My doTerra essential oils…. All of them… and my Farm Fresh hat I just bought at the vintage market! I seriously wanna wear it every day!
More like, what isn't in my bag?!
On Guard doTerra Protective blend softgels – love these!
A mini emergency kit – which has 17 small things one must have at all times!
3 koozies…. never know when you're gonna need to open up a cold one!
Peppermint wrappers and other candy/gum trash.. cant leave that out and yes I just threw them away.
My husband, Kerald. This guy is a rockstar and his willingness to always be better inspires me to want to do better, plus I have a very competitive spirit so he can't be getting all wise and stuff without me trying to out do him!
God's love for me connects me to him. I have to take time for just him to refuel and feel His love and I do this through my morning devotions and through prayer. It truly does regulate my spirit.
Little kitties! And rescued animals… well ALL the animals. Also adoptions, I love love love hearing about baby adoptions, it literally makes my heart melt. So I guess rescue stories tug at my heart ha!
Ummm YES Netflix is my homie. Fuller House, Hart of Dixie, Revenge, New Girl and I'm currently watching Fixer Upper.
Spiced Chipotle Honey Chicken with Sweet Potatoes!
Oh my goodness I love these girls. Is it any wonder?! They fuel me. encourage me. inspire me and lead me to be a better me! So thankful! We may only see each other once or twice a week, and sometimes less than that, but I know that they are in my tribe.
They are on my side.
…and I am on yours.


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Once Spring is right around the corner, that means that it's time for our luscious, green lawns to burst back to life is almost here. Of course, achieving a lawn that looks and feels stunning often requires a little bit of effort. With that said, one of the simplest and most beneficial things you can do for your lawn is lime treatment.
What Does Lime Treatment do for Your Lawn?
In many areas, the soil is simply too acidic for optimum grass growth. Try as you might, it's difficult to grow a great looking lawn if the pH level of your soil is off.
By having lime applied to your lawn, you can lower the acidity of your soil and optimize growing conditions. Achieving the proper pH level in your lawn's soil will allow the roots of your grass to better develop, will make the nutrients in the soil more available to the plants, will reduce thatch buildup, and will also lead to fewer weeds as weeds often grow best in acidic soil. As you can see, this is a wide range of benefits, making liming one of the best things you can do to encourage grass growth and discourage nuisances such as weeds and thatch. In the end, treatment using lime is a simple process that can make a huge difference in the quality of your grass.
Do I Need Lime Treatment?
Not every lawn requires lime treatment in order to achieve the proper pH balance. However, many do. To know for sure whether your lawn needs treatment or not, you can easily test the PH of your soil using a pH testing kit like those which are readily available in home improvement stores everywhere. You can also contact our lawn care experts at Washington Tree and Lawn Care to schedule a professional testing.
Lawn grass grows best in soil that has a pH level between 6 and 7. If the pH of your soil tests below 5.5, it is likely too acidic for optimum growth of your grass, and lime treatment is recommended.
When to do Lime Treatment?
If the pH of your soil is too acidic, we recommend that you have your lawn lime treated sometime between late fall and early spring. This timeframe for treatment ensures that your lawn has time to absorb the lime into the soil before the mid-spring to late-summer months where your grass will need nutrients the most.
There are a few times when you may want to hold off on treatment, though, as it's not recommended to apply lime to your lawn if the ground is soggy, if the grass is still dry, or if there is frost on the ground. Most of these situations, however, are temporary, and you shouldn't have a hard time finding an optimum window for applying lime to your lawn. Washington Tree and Lawn Care know the absolute best times to apply lime to your lawn. Contact us and we will help you set up an appointment for treatment.
Liming a lawn is a simple step that can make a big difference. If you're ready to take your lawn to the next level this spring and summer, adjusting the pH of your soil with lime may be the best way to go.
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FIIs invested US$ 3 billion in equities in November, the highest since March
Livemint: December 04, 2017
New Delhi: Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) invested $3 billion in Indian equities in November, the highest since March, but are likely to take further cues from the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later this month.
Benchmark equity index Sensex touched a record 33,865.95 points on 7 November, and has since shed 3.05% to 32,832.94 points on 30 November. Year to date, it is up 23.3%.
The net November FII investment of $3.05 billion is the highest since the $5.1 billion in March. Their net investment so far this year stands at $8.86 billion.
"They had sold Indian stocks for a while, and events such as the recap of banks gave them a reason to jump back in. Also, global risk-on trade gave the much-needed impetus," said Gautam Chhaochharia, head of research at UBS Securities India Pvt. Ltd, referring to the net sale of shares by FIIs in August and September. On 24 October, the government announced a Rs2.11 trillion bank recapitalization plan for state-run lenders weighed down by bad loans, seeking to stimulate the flow of credit.
"From here on, FIIs will wait and watch keeping a close eye on how oil prices move, how Gujarat election results pan out, and how the usual high-frequency data turns up," said Chhaochharia, adding that the Union Budget in February could be another big trigger.
Brent crude is up 12.16% for the year to date to $63.73 per barrel. It has been rising since 21 June and has added 37.02% since then.
The two-phase Gujarat state elections will take place on 9 and 14 December, while counting of votes is scheduled for 18 December.
"We think markets are on a structural bull run. When it has run up so dramatically, a small correction is not ruled out. It is difficult to predict how the market will behave in the near term," said Nilesh Shah, managing director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Co. Ltd.
"Market is worried about oil and election results, and is eyeing them closely. While a Fed rate hike is discounted, investors are watching out for the commentary," he added.
"Intense selling done by FIIs in Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan in last few days raises a question if they will trim their position in India as well," added Shah.
Data from Bloomberg showed that FIIs sold a net of $1.4 billion, $661.5 million, and $1.5 billion of equities of South Korea, Indonesia and Taiwan in the last one week. In contrast, they bought India shares the most in the region at $489.4 million.


Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (17-13-3-5, 42 pts., 4th North), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, play the team's final game before the 2019 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic, hosting the Wheeling Nailers (19-18-2-0, 40 pts., 5th Central) Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
7) Join Royals players at the DoubleTree across the street for a party at Cheers! Restaurant.
It's the fifth game of the season series and Reading is 2-1-0-1 halfway through the eight-game series. Reading earned points in its first three games of the series before suffering a 4-0 loss on New Year's Eve.
Following Saturday's game, the Royals enjoy the all-star break and will return on the road at Wheeling Jan. 26 at 7:05 p.m.
In Reading's last game Friday vs. Brampton, the Royals received a goal from Chris McCarthy in a 3-1 loss.
Wheeling played Friday at Adirondack and surrendered four in the second period, dropping, 6-2.
Reading's 4-0 loss to Wheeling Dec. 31 snapped a seven-game series point streak against the Nailers. Prior to the defeat, Reading had earned at least a point in nine straight in West Virginia.
The Royals have outscored the Nailers, 12-9, over the four meetings and netted five goals in two of the games. Wheeling is making its first visit to Santander Arena since Oct. 27-28, when the Royals went 1-0-0-1 against Wheeling.
Michael Huntebrinker and Steven Swavely, both currently in Lehigh Valley, have recorded four points against Wheeling this season, tied for the team lead. Troy Josephs leads the Nailers with four points in games against the Royals.
Four Royals have three points against Wheeling - Josh MacDonald (2g), Frank DiChiara (1g), Adam Schmidt (1g) and Chris McCarthy (1g).
Branden Komm made his first Royals start since Nov. 9 Friday, stopping 33 of 35 in defeat. The Bentley University graduate was recalled from loan by Lehigh Valley in December and returned to Reading Thursday. With the Royals this season, the fifth-year professional is 5-2-1-1 with a 2.53 goals against average and .923 save percentage. He has blocked at least 30 shots in five games this season and Reading is 3-1-1-0 when he makes at least 30 saves.
In his month-long stint with the Phantoms, Komm went 0-1-0-0 in two games and allowed six goals.
Adam Schmidt has scored 11 goals this campaign, tied for third on the team. In games he scores, Reading is 9-0-0-1. In two seasons, Reading has claimed wins in 21 of 26 games when he's scored.
The Royals' brilliance when Schmidt scores mirrors what the team has done when Chris McCarthy nets a goal. In his three seasons, Reading is 33-8-3 when he scores and the Royals have earned a 30-3-2 mark in games he registers multiple points.
The Nailers have dropped back-to-back games in regulation, dropping the team's record to 3-5-0-0 since the calendar flipped to 2019.
Zac Lynch leads the team in points with 39, while sniper Troy Josephs leads the Nailers with 17 goals in only 22 games. Lynch is also the dish-master of the team, with 28 assists. The Robert Morris graduate netted a pair of helpers in Wheeling's loss Friday at Adirondack.
Former Royals goaltender John Muse has gone 7-9-0-0 with an .890 save percentage (3.16 GAA). Against the Royals in four games (2-2-0-0 record), he has a 2.70 goals-against average and .912 save percentage. Last time out, he shut out Reading with 28 saves.
Since the Royals and Nailers played in the 2016 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Royals hold a 14-5-3-1 record over the Nailers. The winning has increased the Royals all-time series edge 98-61-17. At Santander Arena, the Royals have 54 wins and 35 losses.
Over the last five seasons, Reading has beaten Wheeling 23 times and dropped 22 games (23-18-3-1 record).
Kevin Goumas and Nick Luukko are the only two active Royals left from the 2016 playoffs. In that series, Goumas scored two goals and eight points.
Wheeling and Reading are the most-common opponents in each team's history with Friday's 177th all-time meeting. Trenton and Reading played each other 147 times, the second-most in Royals history.
Former Royals netminder John Muse is the 30th goaltender in Reading history to play both for and against Reading.


I purchased a "new/old" carb (WGD 4874S-4875S Carter 2bbl) off eBay. It came without the fuel inlet fitting. (original part # 15-68S) These carbs were used on 63-67 326 motors & 65-67 389/400 motors. Can anyone point me to a site, a person, or a store where I might find this fitting. I have exhausted all the part stores in my area. description of the inlet on the carb: 9/16" ID, straight thread, (not tapered) 18-20 threads per inch.
I bought a wgd carter 2bbl carb 4874s-4975s. It came without the fuel inlet fitting. Original equipment on 63-67 326" & 65-67 389" 400" motors. Please help me find one!!


Master says to show him the way into Mordor.
- You know the way to Mordor? - Yes.
Is there another way into the city?
Are you aware that's another way of saying "girls"?
There's another way, you know.
But there is another way to win.
Peter, is there another way into the lab?
You were saying about another way in?
Grace, what are you saying?
Are you saying there's a way to restore my vision?
Are you saying there's no way? I can't believe that.
lt's going into that cove, and there's no way out.
- I'm going to Mordor alone. - Of course you are.
There's another way you can go.
You see, kelpcake? There's always another way.
Pilot says there's another storm on the way.
You were right, the bacteria got into her another way.


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Andrew S. speaks out on why he'd probably say no to being the next Bachelor
Mon Aug 09, 2021 at 6:06pm ET
Andrew Spencer is hesitant about being the Bachelor after his experience. Pic credit: ABC
The Bachelorette Season 17 fan favorite, Andrew Spencer, has been atop the list of men that Bachelor Nation, and even Katie Thurston, most want to see be named the next Bachelor.
However, Andrew recently spoke on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast and revealed that there's some big reasons why he's not as sold on being the Bachelor as people might expect.
Andrew Spencer hates all the prying and exposing
During the podcast interview with Becca Kufrin and Tayshia Adams, Becca stated that being the next lead of The Bachelor franchise crosses more people's minds than they're willing to admit. However, Andrew stood by the fact that he, and most of his fellow cast mates, did not go on Katie's season with the intent to be the Bachelor.
Andrew suggested that most of the men on his season signed up just to be on the show and have a rare and unique experience. He claimed that his reasoning for joining the show was to represent who he was and even attract some women viewers' attention.
Andrew was then asked about what he would say if the Bachelor position was offered to him and Andrew gave an unexpected response, saying, "After knowing all the stuff that goes with it, probably no."
He continued with saying, "I would love the chance to find a girl through that process. I would love that. But I hate everything that comes with it. I hate people deep diving into my life."
Being a part of The Bachelor franchise in this social media era can be extremely exposing and difficult because of all the attacks on your character. Andrew didn't like seeing viewers paint him in a negative light due to his past mistakes and insensitivity on social media and he appears to believe the scrutiny would only increase if he were to be the leading man on The Bachelor.
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Andrew had to explain his DUI to his young nephew
For Andrew, seeing his troublesome tweets and DUI resurface was particularly tough because he has a 10-year-old nephew who looks up to him and had to find out through googling Andrew that his uncle had been arrested.
Andrew's nephew confronted him about his past arrest and Andrew told the ladies on the podcast, it was disheartening to see his nephew learn about him that way before he could talk to him personally about it or turn it into a lesson. Andrew stated, "You know that's really tough for me to explain to my 10-year-old nephew that, you know, I was an idiot at some point."
Andrew prides himself on being a positive person and so he wouldn't want to play into any false negative narrative. He expressed feeling like in this day and age of the show "people are starting to look for the negative stuff and not really focusing on the positive stuff people are doing," which is a major turn off to him.
After having his past and his character come into question, Andrew revealed that if it weren't for the men in the house talking everyday and supporting him, he may have really suffered mentally. The bromance amongst the cast and being able to lean on the men is what really helped him get through the process.
While Andrew hates the outside factors that come with being apart of the franchise, he did say that he still loves the process of The Bachelor and he hopes Katie Thurston and anyone else who joins the franchise has people to lean on when facing tough criticism after being on the show.
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Interestingly, the two men that fans most want to see star on The Bachelor, Michael Allio and Andrew Spencer, have both expressed leaning more towards not being interested, so now the next Bachelor is even more of a mystery.
The Bachelorette airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.
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DSTs Gain Favor as a Fractional CRE Ownership Structure
National Real Estate Investor
Fractional ownership structures continue to attract a wide cross-section of investors to the commercial real estate sector.
Why Blue Places Have Been Hit Harder Economically Than Red Ones
The different mix of jobs is a big driver, but there are other factors, too.
Rents Plummet on Urban Apartments
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven renters to seek more space and cheaper rents in the suburbs.
Coronavirus: New antibody test 'with 99 per cent accuracy' approved for use across Europe
New lab test will help identify people infected with Covid-19 who have developed antibodies
U.S. Recession Model at 100% Confirms Downturn Is Already Here
The novel coronavirus has spurred what will likely be the worst recession in generations as the U.S. economy grinds to a halt and millions lose their jobs. Bloomberg Economics created a model last year to determine America's recession odds.
How the Virus Transformed the Way Americans Spend Their Money
The coronavirus has profoundly altered daily life in America, ushering in sweeping upheavals to the U.S. economy. Among the most immediate effects of the crisis? Radical changes to how people spend their money.
NMHC Rent Payment Tracker Webinar April 8, 2020
National Multifamily Housing Council
As a follow-up to the inaugural release of the NMHC Rent Payment Tracker data, experts from the five leading property management data companies will provide additional detail …
Apple and Google are building a coronavirus tracking system into iOS and Android
On Friday, Apple and Google announced a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing users to share data through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions and approved apps from health organizations.
Apartment Industry Committed to Supporting Residents Impacted by COVID-19
Washington, D.C. – As the nation contends with the COVID-19 outbreak and millions are sheltering in place, having safe and secure housing is more important than ever.
Bill Gates: Returning to normal life in April is not realistic
CNN on YouTube
Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, weighs in on the coronavirus pandemic, saying the number of US cases has not yet peaked and the country won't likely be able to return to normal life by April.
Prepare for April 1: Communicating with Residents Regarding Rent Flexibility and Rent Obligations
Millions of Americans have already suffered a loss of income as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and will have trouble paying the rent and meeting other financial obligations.
Why the Coronavirus Has Been So Successful
We've known about SARS-CoV-2 for only three months, but scientists can make some educated guesses about where it came from and why it's behaving in such an extreme way.
Coronavirus chaos driving lenders to safer projects amid low interest rates
Maddd Equities and Joy Construction recently landed a $45 million refinancing for their luxury rental building in Hudson Yards. While the debt package for 445 West 35th Street may look like a standard deal at a standard project, the interest rate, at 2.59 percent, is anything but standard.
Markets In Europe, Asia Plummet After Central Banks Slash Rates Amid Coronavirus
European shares dropped more than 8% on Monday, led by losses in Italy and France, the two countries hardest-hit by the coronavirus pandemic that has girdled the globe in recent weeks, infecting tens of thousands of people, severing supply chains and slowing commerce as people are forced to stay home.
Winners and losers from the Fed's emergency rate cut
The Federal Reserve made another emergency cut to interest rates on Sunday, slashing the federal funds rate by 1.00 percent to a range of 0-0.25 percent. The Fed is trying to stay ahead of disruptions and economic slowdown caused by the rapidly spreading coronavirus. It's the largest emergency reduction in the Fed's more than 100-year history.
Visualizing the History of Pandemics
Visual Capitalist
Throughout History, as humans have spread across the world, so have infectious diseases. Even in this modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant, though not every outbreak reaches pandemic level as the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has.
Coronavirus Outbreak: What Real Estate Managers Need to Know
National Apartment Association
Real estate managers around the world are concerned about the health and well-being of their residents, as well as operational and business implications, related to the spread of the Coronavirus. Property management companies are preparing their employees and properties by issuing guidelines, reviewing cleaning protocols, and working with their vendors.
Worst-case coronavirus scenario: 214 million Americans infected, 1.7 million dead
The worst-case figures are what would happen if no action is taken to slow the virus, which spreads person to person.
Opinion: The $1 trillion plan to save the economy when the coronavirus forces everyone to quarantine
If the coronavirus were a Category 5 hurricane, threatening the United States with a massive, widespread disaster, the entire government would be rapidly mobilized to prepare and respond to the most severe possibility, even if its path might miss the country. It would be "all hands-on deck" without reservation.
Countries Tighten Lockdowns
As officials scramble to get in front of a disease that seems to easily evade their slow-footed efforts, SARS-COV-II is growing exponentially in several countries. You need to be ready for an explosion of cases in your country, especially if you live in a cooler climate. Please, use every day to improve your circumstances.
WHO declares coronavirus a pandemic; Italy halts nearly all commercial activity
"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction. We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic."
An Official Emergency
Peak Prosperity
Coronavirus Begins To Disrupt US Supply Chains and Markets
Engineering News-Record
While China's COVID-19 infection rates have declined and business begins to return to some level of normalcy there, outbreaks in Italy and elsewhere continue to stoke fears of global supply chain hiccups.
The Travel Industry is Suffering Its Worst Shock Since 9/11 Because of Coronavirus
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All Things Real Estate: Where does the coronavirus do to real estate, our economy?
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Coronavirus may be housing headwind: Economist
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Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Commercial Real Estate in Asia Pacific
The novel coronavirus outbreak, first reported from Wuhan city in Hubei province, central China, represents a new downside risk for the regional economy.
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Low interest rates from COVID-19 present a real estate opportunity
Marketplace.org
One effect of low bond yields is ultra-cheap mortgages. The average interest on the 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage, according to Freddie Mac, is now just 3.45%…
Seattle traffic disappears as Amazon, Microsoft, others enforce remote work policies
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The work-from-home guidance from Seattle's largest employers in response to the coronavirus outbreak is already affecting the city's normally treacherous morning traffic. Amazon, Microsoft, and a flurry of other companies are asking employees who can work from home to do so throughout March as the number of COVID-19 cases increases in the Seattle region.
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Turkey's Sectarian Agenda
Al-Aalem (Baghdad)
http://www.michaelrubin.org/12550/turkey-sectarian-agenda
It has now been more than ten years since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in Turkey. Despite receiving just 34 percent of the vote, a quirk of Turkish election law enabled Erdoğan's party to grab two-thirds of the seats in parliament and therefore to dominate government.
Turks and non-Turks alike worried that Erdoğan's victory would herald a religious transformation of Turkey's traditionally liberal society. While mayor of Turkey's largest city, Erdoğan described himself as the "the imam of Istanbul" and as "servant of the Shari'a." In September 1994, he promised, "We will turn all our schools into İmam Hatips," as Turkey calls its madrasas. An early conviction for religious incitement initially left Erdoğan disqualified for higher office and so he could not immediately become prime minister. Fortunately for Erdoğan, the AKP was able to use its super-majority to change the law so he could become prime minister.
As Erdoğan's party formed its first government, Erdoğan sought to assure the world that he would not pursue a sectarian agenda. "We will build a Turkey where common sense prevails," he explained on the evening of his election victory. And, initially, it looked like Erdoğan would take a more pragmatic rather than religious line. He worked diligently to stabilize the Turkish currency and repair the dysfunctional Turkish economy.
Erdoğan never abandoned his sectarian goals, however. While he described the AKP as an inclusive party representing all Turks, he included no Alevis among the 363 AKP members who took seats in parliament, even though Alevis comprise perhaps 20 percent of Turkey's population. Such statistic is not the result of chance; it is the result of blatant religious intolerance. Erdoğan has, indeed, harbored a singular hatred not only toward Alevis and Shi'ites but any other Muslim who does not interpret his faith through the narrow understanding promoted by Saudi and other sectarian and intolerant clerics.
Hence, Erdoğan has refused to recognize Alevi Cemevis and has even ordered some of these "houses of gathering" bulldozed. More recently, Erdoğan has forced Alevi students who seek to attend vocational school to instead undergo religious "re-education" in Sunni religious schools.
Erdoğan likewise interprets justice through a sectarian lens. While he has opened investigations and interrogated suspects involved in targeting Sunni activists decades ago (one-in-five Turkish generals are now in prison), Erdoğan refuses outright to re-open the case of the Sivas Massacre: On June 2, 1993, extremist Sunnis and Erdoğan's political allies torched a hotel in the central Anatolian town of Sivas which was hosting an Alevi conference; 37 Alevis intellectuals and leaders died in the arson. Erdoğan's message is clear: The Turkish states protects only Sunnis: Alevis, Shi'ites, Christians, and Jews are fair game for murder.
Erdoğan's blatant sectarianism has more recently defined Turkey's Iraq policy. Erdoğan's objection to the American invasion of Iraq had more to do with his desire to prevent Shi'ite representation in Iraq than it did with any concern regarding the lack of explicit United Nations imprimatur. After all, Turkey continues to occupy one-third of Cyprus and attacks Kurdish targets in northern Iraq without any deference to the United Nations; in recent months, Erdoğan or members of his cabinet have also threatened unilateral military action against Israel and Greece.
Turkey's interference in Iraqi politics is likewise motivated by sectarianism. Prior to the 2003 war, the Turks helped sponsor the Iraqi Turkmen Front. Before the 2003 war, the Turks insisted to American and European coalition members that the Turkmen Front had far greater legitimacy than any reasonable evidence would suggest. After Saddam's fall, however, it was clear this was nonsense. Not only was the Iraqi Turkmen Front a fiction of the Turkish foreign ministry, but Turkish diplomats only cared for Iraqi Turkmen who identified themselves as Sunni; as far as Ankara was concerned, Iraqi Turkmen who identified as Shi'ite were unworthy of support let alone defense of their basic human rights.
Sectarianism also motivates Erdoğan's embrace of Tariq al-Hashemi. The evidence that the former Iraqi vice president was complicit in terrorism is overwhelming. Regardless of deficiencies within the Iraqi judicial system, the fact remains that a panel of nine judges representing various political trends and Iraqi backgrounds weighed the evidence and found him guilty. Iraq continues to have sectarian problems, but this is not a reason to absolve terrorists of accountability for their actions. Erdoğan's blindness to Hashemi's crimes is the same blindness which led him to deny Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's targeting of Muslims in Darfur, and his personal endorsement of Al-Qaeda financiers like Yasin al-Qadi.
Turks—and many Americans for that matter—say that the Iraqi government's decision to prosecute Hashemi is motivated by Shi'i sectarianism or Iranian pressure. Tehran is sectarian, but increasingly it is simply the mirror image of Ankara or Riyadh. The religious sect of the victim should not—as in the case of Sivas—be a reason to let criminals get away with murder. If Erdoğan believes that Hashemi was singled out for crimes in which others engaged, let him call for militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr or Kurdistan Regional Government intelligence chief Masrour Barzani's prosecution on similar charges. In the meantime, let us hope that the Iraqi government will preserve its independence, and stand up not only to Iranian pressure, but Turkish blackmail as well.
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Moreland railway station
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Moreland railway station is located on the Upfield line, in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Coburg, and opened on 9 September 1884.[1]
A footbridge is located at the Down end of the station, whilst a disused signal box is located at the Up end of Platform 2.
The station was badly damaged by fire on 2 May 1975.[2]
Manually controlled boom barriers replaced interlocked gates at the Moreland Road level crossing in 1986.[3]
In August 1988, former sidings "A", "B" and "C" and associated point work were abolished.[4] Also abolished were the Up and Down end crossovers, and a number of disc signals.[4]
Moreland Station at Moreland Road near Reynard Street was added to the railway crossing removal project in 2019.[5]
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Moreland has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Upfield line services.[6]
Platform 1:
Upfield line: all stations services to Flinders Street
Upfield line: all stations services to Upfield
Transport links[edit]
Moreland Buslines operates one route via Moreland station:
510: Essendon station – Ivanhoe station[7]
Yarra Trams operate two routes via Moreland station:
6: Moreland to Glen Iris[8]
19: North Coburg – Flinders Street station[9]
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^ "Works & Safeworking". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. January 1976. p. 18.
^ VR History by Andrew Waugh
^ a b "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. November 1988. p. 346.
^ New Coburg and Moreland Stations Announced Level Crossing Removal Project 2019
^ "Upfield Line". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
^ "6 Moreland - Glen Iris". Public Transport Victoria.
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The Government is establishing a new Advisory Board to support its reform agenda to disrupt the black economy. The Minister for Revenue announced on 22 June 2018 that Mr Michael Andrew AO, who provided strong leadership to the Black Economy Taskforce last year, will chair the Black Economy Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board will include members of the private and public sector who will provide strategic advice on trends and risks in the black economy. The Advisory Board will also advise the Treasury about implementation of the Government's decisions attacking the black economy and contribute to a Government report every five years about new threats emerging in the black economy.
The Minister said the Government's actions to date have included a $10,000 limit on cash transactions, a comprehensive strategy to combat illicit tobacco, reforms to the ABN system, restricting government procurement to businesses that have acceptable tax records, and $315 million in additional funding to the ATO to increase its enforcement activity against black economy behaviour.
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We all know what a sleeper is and for those that don't, it is a plain looking car that has something ridiculous in the engine bay. Well this 1200 BHP Porsche is a sleeper, and it is in beast mode at the moment. Most biker (myself included) knows that most cars are no match for something that is on two wheels. We have the power to weight ration that is normally in our favour.
However, these bikers were shocked to realise that this Porsche could leave them standing and even with a rolling start the bikes were no match for this mentally insane bonkers Porsche.
Even when the Porsche driver gives one of the bikers a bit of a head start the Porsche just rips past like the bike is 125cc moped.


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The Clifton ARS met up to do NFD from Detling in Kent over the first weekend in June. As usual, things were rather chaotic. Only G3JKY and I are capable contest of contest CW, and JKY doesn't do computers which means there is much hassle around logging.
As it turns out we didn't need to worry too much as 10m was open for most of the weekend daylight hours. We made quite a few Qs, but I suspect that this will not be enough to slay the ghost as other open section entrants will have been using beams on 10m. Top band was plagued by high static – a huge thunderstorm passed within 25 miles, giving a great light show over the Thames, but JKY didn't have to slow the rate down at all and we made 130 Qs. This is 40 less than last year, but I suspect that the wx meant that others were spending less time on the band.
So let's see how we do. Hopefully it won't be rock bottom of the heap!
I happened to go over there this wekeend as a group of radio scouts were using GB2GP from a tent with a dipole in the trees. I had a long discussion with a couple of the leading lights at Gilwell and it looks like a rebuild of the radio station is on the cards. I have offered my services and look forwards to getting stuck in and producing a decent station for all of the Scouts that visit the site.
I have been given a Kathrein amplifier that has just come out of commercial service on 71MHz. It is in a 19 inch rack mount panel, runs on 28V, contains a pair of isolators (with DLs) and is rated at 100W according to the panels. I haven't started to take it apart yet, but wonder if anyone has any info that can help me get started.
Soapbox : That was rather fun. Lots of SpE on 10m +15m that made things interesting, but 20m was killed by the AU on Saturday evening. No DX worked (unless you count CE/PY/LU on 10m) but a really interesting trial for my new set up. That CW filter is one of my best buys for a long time!


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Q: Lenovo W530 with Quadro K2000M screen changes contrast drastically when switching to dark application I have Lenovo W530 with Windows 8.1, and it has that annoying feature which changes contrast depending on colors of application (both on battery and AC).
I've found that this is quite common on Intel display card, but I use nVidia Quadro K2000M. I have every possible option for power saving turned off, and it still does it.
For example:

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*Display brightness: 100%,

*Dimmed display brightness: 100%,

*Enable adaptive brightness: Off.

In addition system, drivers and BIOS are up to date.
Any idea what else can I try?

A: Did you try disabling automatic brightnes in the Windows 8.1 Metro settings?

Else you can try disabling the 'Sensor Monitoring Service' in windows services.
Though by disabling the service, the rest of the sensors will also be disabled. (accelerometer, gyro, etc.)
This can be done by following these steps:
1. Press Win+R key combo
2. Type and run: services.msc
3. Find "Sensor Monitoring Service"
4. Right click and select properties
5. Select "disable" under "startup type"
6. Finally reboot your computer.

Let me know if this solves it for you.

A: I have found two possible options, the first one of which would be the preferred option.
Open the Nvidia Control Panel:
 - go to Adjust Video Color Settings
 - check: With Nvidia Settings
 - go to the advanced tab and click: use full dynamic range
 - disable dynamic contrast enhancement

If that doesn't work, I found a Dutch topic covering the same issue. The solution was to install old nvidia drivers.
This is an old driver:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS029984
Another one:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/GRAPHICS-BOARD/NVIDIA/Lenovo-ThinkPad-W530-NVIDIA-Intel-Graphics-Driver-918131100-815102725-for-Windows-7-x64.shtml#download
If that doesn't work. Possibly try this link, it's a Dell driver, but it might work for you as well: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=HDFR9
Even older driver: http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/Drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=95K0T
Solution 1 source:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?38038-Autobrightness-based-on-lightness-of-items-on-screen
Solution 2 source:
http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/list_message/45300398#45300398

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14 January 2020 at 12:02am
Whisky bosses head to US for crucial tariff talks
The US imposed 25% tariffs on single malts in October Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA
Whisky industry representatives are heading to the US for crunch trade talks amid fears that the Trump administration could further hike tariffs on single malts.
The US imposed a 25% duty on Scotch whisky and liqueurs on October 18 as part of a long-running dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over aircraft subsidies.
A review of tariffs is now being carried out by the Office of the US Trade Representative, which could result in rates on single malts increasing.
Boris Johnson has already vowed to remove tariffs on US whiskey once the UK leaves the EU Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Karen Betts, chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), will travel to Washington DC this week to meet key stakeholders to discuss the import tariffs.
She told the PA news agency: "There's real concern about a rise in tariffs on Scotch whisky – a further rise could be devastating to distillers.
"We will speak to the US Government and urge them to lift the tariffs altogether – all the tariffs are doing is damaging the sector on both sides.
"Tariffs on whisky products also has an impact on the American economy.
"Price rises impact sales, which impacts on investment and jobs, and also has an effect on taxes."
The Scotch whisky representatives will hold the talks in collaboration with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (Discus).
Meetings have been arranged with senior representatives from the US departments of trade, commerce and agriculture, aiming to increase the pressure on the Trump administration for the removal of whisky from the trade dispute.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has already vowed to remove tariffs on US whiskey once the UK leaves the EU.
Single malt exports across the pond are worth more than £1 billion every year and the country is the industry's most valuable market.
The Scotch Whisky Association has raised fears that the added costs will lead to a reduction in spirits crossing the Atlantic, putting jobs and investment at risk.
In the meantime, the SWA is calling on the UK Government to support the sector and mitigate the impact.
Rates on Scotch account for 62% of the total UK tariff bill, according to the whisky body.
A Department for International Trade spokeswoman said: "Retaliatory tariffs cause harm to British businesses and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
"This completely contradicts the more open business environment we are trying to create after Brexit and we have raised the issue at the highest levels of the US administration."
Scotland's Finance Secretary, Derek Mackay, said he is very concerned at the situation.
He told BBC Good Morning Scotland: "I'm incredibly concerned because it will impact severely, and I think possibly already is, on our exports of whisky and other products to the USA.
"We've tried to engage with the UK Government on this matter. It is of profound concern that the situation might get worse because of the actions of the US administration.
"We want to see that this trade war, if you like, is removed so that it doesn't continue to damage Scotland's economy which it feels as if has been disproportionately targeted by the US administration and that is a matter for the UK Government."
Asked what the UK Government has been saying, he replied: "They tell us, obviously, that they have been trying to apply pressure on the US administration to have this issue resolved which then relates to matters in relation to the EU and the US view on trade subsidies elsewhere."
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On November 11th our nation will celebrate Veterans Day (originally called Armistice Day) to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
One way businesses and organizations show their appreciation to veterans and active duty military is by offering discounts and freebies at restaurants, recreational sites, and retail stores.
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