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How 'Married' Creator Andrew Gurland Uses Indie Film 'Voyeurism' For Television
How 'Married' Creator Andrew Gurland Uses Indie Film 'Voyeurism' For Television
Liz Shannon Miller
@lizlet
To start off, I wanted to learn, in your own words, how you ended up in the position you're in now.
I went to NYU Film School, because, you know, Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch. I thought that's where the really cool, indie filmmakers are coming out of. And then my freshman year of NYU film school, "Sex, Lies and Videotape" came out, "Drugstore Cowboy" came out. I saw those films at the Angelika Film Center and I was like, this is what I want, this is the fantasy. Someday, I'm gonna have a movie play at Angelika.
And then that happened. I made this movie called "Mail Order Wife" a couple of years later and it played there, but when I was there it wasn't the same Angelika anymore. There just weren't as many people going to see those movies, and I was like, Holy shit, I've got to figure something else out.
So those are the big, broad strokes. "Mail Order Wife" was shot in a very naturalistic style, and a bunch of people saw that movie. Even though it didn't, you know, perform in the marketplace, it got a lot of attention from people in the industry. Adam McKay and Will Ferrell saw it and wanted me to do a raucous comedy with them in kind of that naturalistic style ["The Virginity Hit"]. Eli Roth saw it and wanted to do a horror movie ["The Last Exorcism"].
Then Glen Gordon Caron, the creator of "Moonlighting" and "Medium," he saw it and wanted to do a TV show with me. So we developed something for Showtime and filmed a pilot for them. ["Gurland on Gurland."] At the time, I had made those movies with Eli Roth and Adam McKay and Will Ferrell and they made it into movie theaters, but I was broke. I was like, something's wrong. And the process of working on that Showtime show with Glen Gordon Caron was so much more rewarding and so much quicker that I was like, man, I really like working in TV.
After the Showtime pilot, Nick Grad [President of Original Programming at FX] took me out for a long sushi lunch and really pushed me to do something really personal. And that lead to "Married."
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When that sushi lunch had happened, you were clearly already married — how long have you been married?
I have been with my wife for 22 years. We are married almost 17.
So the entire stretch of your career?
Oh yes. My wife has had to endure many failures.
And successes, I'm sure.
Yeah, if you say so. I'm joking. We got married in September of '97 and in January of '98 I won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, so we got off to a good start. And then my first script sold for a lot of money and I got to direct it. So in the beginning, things were good, but then we went through some lean years.
Going back, looking at "Mail Order Wife," that's 2004. But the Underground Film Festival had already been going on for several years before then. How did you balance yourself for pursuing a career in filmmaking while also operating a film festival?
What happened was, I took a documentary class with Todd Phillips. He was working on a G.G. Allin documentary, called "Hated." And I was working on a Al Goldstein documentary, he was a New York City pornographer who I fixed up with my mom. And we were very like-minded, Todd and I, and "Hated" got finished first and there was a lot of interest in it from these European festivals, which were very different from these American festivals. The American festivals were more like, I don't know, film societies and a little bit more high brow. And [Phillips] said these festivals in Europe were more punk rock, and so Todd had the idea of opening a festival like that since there were no festivals like that in the United States.
So we started working on the New York Underground Film Festival together. And the first year was very successful. We had this documentary called "Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys" — it was a documentary on NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) and that was very controversial, attracted a lot of attention.
When you look back on those very early days, what about them is most striking to you? What's the first thing you think about?
Just being in independent film in New York City was somewhat like, I don't know this but I would imagine, Seattle during the grunge movement. New York City was the center of independent film and it was exciting. You had Miramax, and New Line. It was a really exciting time in the world of independent film.
Was there anything about being in the New York independent film community at that time that had a major influence on you?
Just the whole do-it-yourself type of attitude. I know when Sal and I — Sal Levin is my partner that I've been working on the show with, he's co-executive producer — when we were hiring directors to work on the series, we wanted directors who had made independent films because TV directors who don't have that background are used to having a safety net, I would say. Because the FX model is very low budget and DIY, it was great being able to collaborate with filmmakers who had that indie background. So you have Jesse Peretz and Jamie Babbit and Huck Bakto, who was my partner on "Mail Order Wife" — you have all these people who have real indie credentials.
Is there more to curating an indie feel for your show beyond just hiring people who have worked in indie film?
We talked in the writer's room as well about…I didn't want to feel a formula from episode to episode. We wanted to make 10 indie movies. That was kind of the directive there. We didn't want audiences to be able to predict the formula, we didn't want episodes to all begin and start in the house.
This is another Nick Grad story — he's really been an amazing mentor in this process. When we turned in one of the scripts, he called me to say… it wasn't that he didn't like the script, but he said it felt maybe a little too much like one of the other scripts. And so he said to me, "This show can be whatever you want it to be, and don't feel constrained in any way." And that really opened things up for me. I was like, God this is amazing. When I've worked on feature films, when I work with studios, no one ever says that to me. "You can be whatever you want." I was like, here I got a guy, whatever his title is at the network, is telling me to do what I wanted. Like, what a great way of dealing with an artist, and challenging me.
When you got that advice, was it invigorating?
I love to be challenged. I mean the people who I can surround myself with, whether it was working with Todd or with Huck or with Sal, there are people who challenge me, who I feel like are always trying to make things better and force me to be better. I like that kind of competition, creative competition. It's not aggressive, but you know, inspiring.
You've been working with this one style for most of your career, a more documentary-esque feel. Is that something you think will always be a component of your work, or do you think you could ever try to do something high budget, like HBO does?
However much money someone is willing to give me, I'll be able to piss it away. So absolutely, I'll take a big budget. Is that the best campaigning for a big budget movie I could do? Let me piss away your money!
Thats pretty much what Michael Bay is doing right now anyway. Seems to work for him just fine.
He makes very profitable movies. But yes, here's what's really different about this show for me. I always had a reluctance to work with the top talent, because I always thought, Oh my God, it's so hard to cast people. That's why I did a lot of fake docs, B-movies, horror movies. Because they weren't cast-dependent. I always wanted to avoid the bullshit of casting. Even in film school, I would cast other film students and not actors because I was like, It's easier, I know they'll show up on time.
But this was such an incredible experience. I can't believe the level of cast I attracted in terms of Nat [Faxon] and Judy [Greer] and Jenny [Slate] and Brett [Gelman] and Paul Reiser and John Hodgman. I'm excited about working with talent now in a way I hadn't been early in my career.
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That's actually something I wanted to ask you about. When you were working with this cast, how did they react to what was ultimately a very different style from, say, a multi-camera sitcom?
Every one of the actors had a bit of an adjustment period. They were all used to being asked to do more, and carry more and hit jokes harder. And that's not my style. I like to play things for reality. So there was an adjustment for everyone and it took an amazing amount of confidence for everyone to say "I'm still gonna be funny without doing every joke at 11." And everybody did it and was great. In addition to being hilarious people, they're all really good actors. So we just played the reality of the scene rather than try to pound jokes home.
It's much easier to replicate an existing tone. When you are trying to create an original tone, there's an adjustment period where everyone has to find it together. Every actor went through an adjustment on that, to try to find the right note. But we got there, with everybody.
It wasn't just indie directors you brought onto the project, but crew as well — Benjamin Kasulke, the director of photography, works with Lynn Shelton a lot. What kind of experience did that end up bringing to the set as a whole?
Well, in a lot of Ben's work that I've seen there's sort of a voyeuristic feeling. More than indie or doc, that's how I would describe it: voyeuristic. I wanted to create the feeling like we were a fly on the wall in these people's lives, in their private conversations. So that was the intention in going with those voyeuristic stylistic choices.
It seem like something that has evolved very organically out of your documentary background as well.
Absolutely. And this was, I feel like, the first time I was kind of able to make the adjustment, cause it's not a fake documentary. You're not supposed to believe that it's a documentary. I was able to use the elements of that style but employ them in a narrative.
When you shifted from that fake doc style to using some of those techniques on what was not a fake doc, was that a relief? Was that a new challenge?
Every project has its own set of rules. So every project is a challenge and you have to find it. So it was a challenge. I wouldn't say it was a relief. It was a challenge. It's always a challenge. But I did not get off on it. I get off on how hard it is. It's always hard to hit the right note. One thing I can say about the style is, I have to play every wrong note until I hear the right one.
Does that lead to more takes or fewer takes?
I do a lot of takes. I also don't know what I'm looking for. I'm looking for that magic, real moment. I think there are writers who like to hear their lines, hear the words being said. They imagine a rhythm of how they get said. But I'm always trying to erase the script. To erase the rhythm, to erase the performer. I want everything to seem so natural.
And the multiple take process comes from that?
Yeah, in case you get that one magic moment where something unexpected happened. Sometimes it's even somebody forgetting their line and saying something else, or the rhythm gets interrupted. It's going for that perfect moment. That perfect thing that I don't know.
So where are you in the production process right now? I know you said you're in the editing room…
I'm so close. I pretty much have every episode picture-locked. I'm just doing a little bit of fine cutting on the finale right now. And coloring, mixing.
I'm going on a family trip with my wife and three children. I'm gonna try to get to know my kids again.
Do you know when you'll hear about Season 2?
No, I was hoping you were gonna tell me what you'd heard. I thought that's what this call was about.
I am secretly an FX executive with a very large checkbook.
Honestly, I'm not sweating it right now. I'm enjoying this process. I imagine that when I have some down time, I'll spend more time thinking about a different project than when I can work more on this one.
If you had your pick of options, what would you pick — TV or film?
I think about that every day. I love the TV business. I do not like anything about the movie business. I really enjoy working in television in a way I did not about working in movies. But as a medium I still love movies. It's complicated for me.
Seems like you have the best of both worlds happening right now.
I think as a job, as a way to support my family, I'd rather work in television. I was trying to support my family for a long time in movies and the roller coaster of it was pretty brutal.
The worst part of it is, when your movie doesn't work, they don't answer the phone any more. Kind of like they don't know you. They send you to the back of the line. When your show doesn't go, they say, "What else do you got?" So I just feel like there's no middle ground. In movies, if you don't hit it they're looking for the next guy. In TV it's like, you got really close. Let's go for it again.
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Telefónica sells €7.7bn phone masts to American Towers
Spain's Telefónica said its Telxius Telecom subsidiary has agreed to sell its mobile phone mast division in Europe and Latin America to American Tower Corporation for €7.7 billion in cash.
Telxius, partly owned by investment firm KKR and fashion tycoon Amancio Ortega's investment vehicle Pontegadea, has about 30,700 mobile phone masts in Spain, Germany, Brazil, Peru, Chile and Argentina.
American Towers will then lease the phone masts back to Telefonica, leaving the Spanish group owning tower assets only in the UK.
"The capital gain attributable to Telefónica is estimated to amount to approximately [3.5] billion euros," said Telefónica.
"Once the transaction is complete, the Telefónica Group's net financial debt will be reduced by approximately [4.6] billion euros …"
Telefónica President José María Álvarez-Pallete said: "This is a deal that makes strategic sense within our roadmap.
"American Towers was our second supplier after Telxius …
"After this great operation we will continue to focus on our most ambitious objectives: the integration of O2 with Virgin in the United Kingdom, the purchase of Oi mobile in Brazil and the reduction of debt".
Telefónica added: "Following this operation, American Tower becomes Telefónica's leading supplier in both Europe and Latin America and maintains its status as a partner in strategic projects in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia …"
American Tower said it expects to spend $500 million to construct a committed pipeline of 3,300 new sites in Germany and Brazil through 2025.
American Tower CEO Tom Bartlett said: "This transaction is transformational for our European business and will establish American Tower as one of the largest independent communications infrastructure providers in Europe.
"It is also complementary for our Latin American portfolio and positions us to drive strong long-term organic growth across both regions while augmenting our new build programs and enhancing our relationships with key tenants.
"We are excited to broaden our partnership with Telefónica by acquiring a high-quality, well-located portfolio of sites that will further diversify our global footprint and enhance our ability to help provide broadband connectivity for billions of people."

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PAKISTAN: Zardari's Katrina
August 9, 2010 | 7:44 am
The Pakistani media are calling it "Zardari's Katrina."
President Asif Ali Zardari has become the lightning rod for the Pakistani public's fury with the government's handling of catastrophic floods that so far have killed 1,500 people across Pakistan, left hundreds of thousands homeless and ravaged an already fragile economy. Pakistanis from the Swat Valley in the north to submerged villages along the Indus River in southern Pakistan have criticized the government's relief efforts as slow and disorganized.
As the country's chief executive, Prime Minister Yusaf Raza Gilani has the responsibility of overseeing rescue and relief efforts. But it's Zardari who has been singled out as the poster child for flood relief mismanagement. The reason? As floodwaters were washing away whole villages and obliterating roads, bridges, hospitals and schools in northwest Pakistan, Zardari went ahead with a planned trip to Europe, where he met with French President Nicholas Sarkozy in Paris and later headed to London to patch up relations with British Prime Minister David Cameron, who had recently enraged Pakistanis by accusing them of not doing enough in the fight against terrorism.
Pakistanis thought their president should be home in Pakistan at a time of crisis. Likening the situation to President George W. Bush's troubled management of Hurricane Katrina, newspaper columnists and commentators said Zardari's presence in Pakistan during the floods would have had symbolic value, even if he wasn't expected to provide hands-on stewardship of the crisis.
Criticism is nothing new for Zardari, who has seen his approval ratings plummet since becoming president in 2008. Many Pakistanis view Zardari as corrupt and inefficient, an accidental president who rose to power only because of the 2007 assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as she was readying her political comeback.
However, the extent of anger directed at Zardari may have reached new heights. During a speech in Birmingham, Britain, a heckler threw a shoe at Zardari, which in the Muslim world is a gesture of protest or disrespect. The News, a Pakistani newspaper, quoted Sardar Mohammed Shamin Khan as saying he threw the shoe because "we have a crisis back home and all he can do is take a trip around Europe while his own people are suffering."
Editorials in Pakistani newspapers haven't pulled any punches. The English-language daily Dawn, one of the country's most respected newspapers, said in an editorial Saturday that Zardari "appears to have badly miscalculated the impact this untimely visit will have on his image as Pakistan's head of state. He may have managed to come out of desperate situations before, but this is a tough one."
-- Alex Rodriguez in Islamabad


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Jasper County, GA
Jon Ossoff
Raphael Warnock
1.42% 1-year increase
13.1% 1-year decrease
18.4% 1-year growth
14% 1-year growth
In 2019, Jasper County, GA had a population of 13.9k people with a median age of 43 and a median household income of $51,250. Between 2018 and 2019 the population of Jasper County, GA grew from 13,784 to 13,916, a 0.958% increase and its median household income grew from $43,284 to $51,250, a 18.4% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jasper County, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Other (Hispanic) (2.71%), White (Hispanic) (1.21%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.12%). 0% of the households in Jasper County, GA speak a non-English language at home as their primary language.
98.4% of the residents in Jasper County, GA are U.S. citizens.
In 2019, the median property value in Jasper County, GA was $139,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.8%. Most people in Jasper County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31 minutes. The average car ownership in Jasper County, GA was 2 cars per household.
Jasper County, GA borders Butts County, GA, Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, and Putnam County, GA.
About the photo: Monticello Historic District roughly bounded by College, Eatonton, Forsyth, Hillsboro, and Washington Sts. and Funderburg, and Madison Drs., Monticello
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Jasper County, GA is home to a population of 13.9k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2019, 2.41% of Jasper County, GA residents were born outside of the country (335 people).
In 2019, there were 3.64 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.3k people) in Jasper County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 377 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jasper County, GA
10.3k ± 21
2.84k ± 99
Other (Hispanic)
377 ± 122
3.92% of the people in Jasper County, GA are hispanic (546 people).
The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jasper County, GA as a share of the total population.
As of 2019, 2.41% of Jasper County, GA residents (335 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2018, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jasper County, GA was 1.97%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jasper County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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In 2019, the median age of all people in Jasper County, GA was 43. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 43, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 52. But people in Jasper County, GA are getting getting older. In 2018, the average age of all Jasper County, GA residents was 42.
The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.
246,708 ± 12,049 people
In 2019, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 246,708 Georgia residents, followed by India with 94,981 and Korea with 42,867.
As of 2019, 98.4% of Jasper County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2018, the percentage of US citizens in Jasper County, GA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jasper County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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Jasper County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.22 times greater than any other conflict.
Showing data at the state level for Georgia. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Georgia, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.
Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.
This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Georgia across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.
Median household income in Jasper County, GA is $51,250. In 2019, the tract with the highest median household income in Jasper County, GA was Census Tract 101 with a value of $56,250, followed by Census Tract 102 and Census Tract 105, with respective values of $54,138 and $47,908.
Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,410. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.
The economy of Jasper County, GA employs 5.68k people. The largest industries in Jasper County, GA are Manufacturing (925 people), Construction (688 people), and Retail Trade (674 people), and the highest paying industries are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($157,784), Utilities ($51,729), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,712).
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Households in Jasper County, GA have a median annual income of $51,250, which is less than the median annual income of $65,712 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $43,284 in 2018, which represents a 18.4% annual growth.
The following chart shows how the median household income in Jasper County, GA compares to that of its neighboring and parent geographies.
Average Male Salary in Georgia
Average Female Salary in Georgia
In 2019, full-time male employees in Georgia made 1.36 times more than female employees.
This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in Georgia by number of full-time employees.
Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity in Georgia
In 2019 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Georgia workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.11 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity in Georgia.
This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Georgia by number of full-time employees.
The closest comparable wage GINI for Jasper County, GA is from Georgia.
2019 Wage GINI in Georgia
In 2019, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.199% decline from 2018 to 2019, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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Census Tract 101
In 2019, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jasper County, GA was Census Tract 101 with a value of $56,250, followed by Census Tract 102 and Census Tract 105, with respective values of $54,138 and $47,908.
The following map shows all of the tracts in Jasper County, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jasper County, GA (2.12k out of 13.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.3%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.
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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jasper County, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.
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From 2018 to 2019, employment in Jasper County, GA grew at a rate of 6.19%, from 5.35k employees to 5.68k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jasper County, GA, are Production Occupations (669 people), Sales & Related Occupations (631 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (587 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jasper County, GA.
The most common jobs held by residents of Jasper County, GA, by number of employees, are Production Occupations (669 people), Sales & Related Occupations (631 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (587 people).
Compared to other counties, Jasper County, GA has an unusually high number of residents working as Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (2.23 times higher than expected), Production Occupations (2.08 times), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (2.05 times).
The highest paid jobs held by residents of Jasper County, GA, by median earnings, are Architecture & Engineering Occupations ($67,344), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations ($56,667), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations ($56,071).
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jasper County, GA, are Manufacturing (925 people), Construction (688 people), and Retail Trade (674 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jasper County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Jasper County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The most common industries in Jasper County, GA, by number of employees, are Manufacturing (925 people), Construction (688 people), and Retail Trade (674 people).
Compared to other counties, Jasper County, GA has an unusually high number of Utilities (3.52 times higher than expected), Construction (1.86 times), and Manufacturing (1.63 times) industries.
The highest paying industries in Jasper County, GA, by median earnings, are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($157,784), Utilities ($51,729), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,712).
Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.
In 2018, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $64B, followed by Mixed freight ($52.9B) and Electronics ($50.2B).
The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.
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2018 Value in Georgia
$1.16T
Projected 2045 Value in Georgia
In 2018, total outbound Georgia trade was $573B. This is expected to increase 103% to $1.16T by 2045.
The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.
Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.
In 2018, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $44.2B, followed by South Carolina with $27.4B and Alabama and $27.4B.
The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).
In the 2016 presidential election, the popular vote in Jasper County, GA went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Hillary Rodham Clinton (25.5%), followed by Other (2.33%). The most partisan county was Glascock County, GA with 88.8% of the vote going to Donald J. Trump running for the Republican Party.
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Other (2.33%)
In the 2016 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 72.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Hillary Rodham Clinton (25.5%), followed by Other (2.33%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2016.
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Popular Vote for Jasper County, GA
72.1% for the Republican Party
Most Partisan Counties in Georgia
Glascock County, GA
Brantley County, GA
Banks County, GA
In the 2016 presidential election, the most partisan county in Georgia was Glascock County, GA with 88.8% of the vote going to Donald J. Trump running for the Republican Party.
The following map shows the counties in Georgia colored by their party leaning.
US Senators from Georgia
Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following Johnny Isakson's resignation.
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.
The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
US Representatives from Georgia
Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.
The median property value in Jasper County, GA was $139,400 in 2019, which is 0.58 times smaller than the national average of $240,500. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $122,300 to $139,400, a 14% increase. The homeownership rate in Jasper County, GA is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 64.1%. People in Jasper County, GA have an average commute time of 31 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jasper County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
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In 2019, the median property value in Jasper County, GA grew to to $139,400 from the previous year's value of $122,300.
The following charts display, first, the property values in Jasper County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jasper County, GA the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k - $125k range.
In 2019, the median household income of the 5.17k households in Jasper County, GA grew to $51,250 from the previous year's value of $43,284.
The following chart displays the households in Jasper County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
This chart shows the households in Jasper County, GA distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jasper County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.
In 2019, 76.8% of the housing units in Jasper County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.7%.
This percentage of owner-occupation is higher than the national average of 64.1%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Jasper County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
Using averages, employees in Jasper County, GA have a longer commute time (31 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.5 minutes). Additionally, 6.29% of the workforce in Jasper County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Jasper County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2019, 85.5% of workers in Jasper County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.98%) and those who worked at home (2.79%).
The following chart displays the households in Jasper County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jasper County, GA have 2 cars, followed by false.
87.8% of the population of Jasper County, GA has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.
Per capita personal health care spending in Georgia was $6,587 in 2014. This is a 5.41% increase from the previous year ($6,249).
Primary care physicians in Jasper County, GA see 2808 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.537% increase from the previous year (2793 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 7110 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2370 patients per year.
Comparing across all counties in the state, Telfair County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (25.8%). Additionally, Candler County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (53.7%)
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jasper County, GA
Primary care physicians in Jasper County, GA see an average of 2,808 patients per year. This represents a 0.537% increase from the previous year (2,793 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jasper County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
Estimated Number of Chronically Homeless IndividualsPercent of Residents with Access To Exercise OpportunitiesPrevalence of Food Insecurity
Total Per Capita Spending on Personal Health Care in Georgia
Between 2013 and 2014, all personal health care spending per capita in Georgia (including private, Medicare, and Medicaid) grew 5.41%, from $6,249 to $6,587.
Between 2018 and 2019, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jasper County, GA declined by 11.1% from 13.7% to 12.2%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jasper County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
Telfair County
Telfair County has the highest prevalence of diabetes in Georgia, at 25.8%.
The following map shows the prevalence of diabetes in Georgia by county over multiple years.
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Newton County, GA
Jones County, GA
Monroe County, GA


Poll: Is Produce at the Commissary Bad?
A Congressman from California is asking the Defense Department to launch an investigation into the commissary's produce-selling practices in Asia and Guam. The Congressman says that he's heard the commissary is asking people not to talk about the troubles there and that they are using some tricky pricing methods to keep higher costs caused by a contract change from the public eye. This all brings the question: What's your experience with commissary produce been like? Take the Spousebuzz poll and let us know.


Fast forward to a time when the predicted water shortage extends to the entire country. And rather than admit the shortage and the need to ration water, the government begins a campaign to convince the public that daily bathing is potentially harmful, and offers little in the way of health benefits. In fact, bathing is painted as an unnecessary luxury, and no one bathes like Americans anyway. We should slow down to every other day, or every week, or not at all. The population responds with the usual division – pro-bathers vs. anti-bathers, and those who cling to the middle. Journalists jump into the fray, pointing out the dangers of soapy water going down the drains, the unnatural alteration of our skin flora, and the harmful chemicals that are absorbed from perfumed soap. Finally, the government steps in and enforces weekly showering by mandating timed controls on our shower heads. "Once a week" becomes the new mantra taught to all in order to control the minds of the population.
Well, we are experiencing this very phenomenon when it comes to mammographic screening for the early detection of breast cancer. Rather than admit that it has become too costly (depending on how costs are calculated) to screen annually starting at 40, we are in the midst of a propaganda campaign designed to limit or eliminate mammographic screening. Out of the thousands of breast cancer books on the market, you might be surprised to learn that, other than textbooks and monograph/pamphlets, there are no books with the lay public in mind, having the single goal of justifying "start at 40, annually" screening guidelines. It's a "dog bites man" issue, in that the justification for early diagnosis is self-evident. Or so we thought in years prior. Today, a concerted effort is being made to cut back or eliminate breast cancer screening, and these anti-screening forces are gaining ground even among some breast cancer lay activists. The new mantra is: harms outweigh benefits. You can find plenty of books to support this view as the American public is being re-programmed to bail out of their love affair with screening. So, if the title of my upcoming book seems self-evident, it is not. If the topic seems self-evident, it is not. Who would have thought that we would ever need a book to justify early diagnosis? The best I can tell, this book will be the first to tackle the anti-screeners head-on, and to justify a bottom line that has been misplaced – that is, less screening means more breast cancer deaths. Period.


Talk to Bay Area artistic directors, and one recurring theme you'll encounter is the importance of putting the classics in conversation with new plays and of finding new ways to frame that conversation. But that dialogue needn't be limited to the upper echelons of regional theater. With San Francisco State University's "Medea" and "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles," one of our most fecund local university theater departments has devised an invigorating juxtaposition of the canonical and the contemporary.
In "Mojada," Alfaro fashions gorgeous images that make his immigrant characters into timeless myths. "I feel like a bird who has lost her feathers," says one. "I am eating his heart and he knows it," says another.
"Medea": 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 7-8, and Dec. 13.


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Home / Make Misogyny a Hate …
Sue's Story: Living without status
Citizens UK is the birthplace of the misogyny hate crime campaign – which began in our Nottingham chapter in 2015. It remains a vital part of our organising work, bringing diverse communities together to find shared solutions to hate, harassment and division.
Our asks
We want every single police force in England and Wales to recognise misogyny as a hate crime.
We also request training and greater accountability for institutions responsible for safety in public spaces, such as transport providers.
This would allow hate crime survivors to select more than one reason for being targeted – for instance being attacked for being both a Muslim and a woman; or for being black and a woman. Sue Fish, retired police chief in Nottinghamshire, said that this had a huge impact on trust between the police and women – and that women felt safer in public spaces.
This would give the police a clearer picture of what hate crime in this country looks like – and enable them to better respond to it and find interventions to tackle such hate.
Read our report
Key facts and figures
Hate motivated by gender is already a factor in 33.5% of all existing hate crimes – and yet gender is not currently protected under hate crime law.
Over six in ten victims of hate crime in the survey said they never reported any hate crime they experienced, while a further 26% said they only sometimes reported.
Muslims reported the highest rates of out of any religious group and Muslim women were disproportionately affected by hate crime.
Hate crime hurts more than identical non-hate-motivated offences. For example, twice as many people affected by hate-motivated physical assault reported suicidal feelings, than a non-hate motivated assault.
84.1% of all participants expressed support for an intersectional approach to hate crime (for example being able to report an attack that was both racist and misogynistic).
67.7% of trans people or those with non-binary gender identities also said they never reported hate crime.
A brief history of the campaign
In 2015, Nottingham Citizens succeeded in making Nottinghamshire Police recognise misogyny as a hate crime.
Since then our national campaign has moved from strength to strength – with several other police constabularies implementing the recording of misogyny as a hate crime category – as a result of increased pressure from Citizens alliances across the country.
In 2018 we worked with Stella Creasy MP and won a national Law Commission review, which is the expert body responsible for reviewing the legal framework on hate crime protections.
From 2018 onwards we worked with the Law Commission on a series of public consultations – which spoke to over 1,000 survivors of hate crime in over five cities across the country. This culminated in a report authored by Dr. Farhan Samanani of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Ethnic and Religious Diversity, which was published in September 2020.
Just a few weeks after this, the Law Commission announced their intention to recommend the policy to change nationwide law.
The Mayors of London, Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield have all come out in support of the campaign. Seven forces have now recognised either misogyny or gender as a hate crime.
Citizens UK, Sylvie Pope
If you have any questions or would like to get involved in the campaign, please contact us using the button below.


Meet Our Board - The Backpack Project, Inc.
TBP has a unique structure for our Board of Directors: each Board member is a former staff member who has chosen to remain involved with the organization, lending their hands-on experience from working in the field during their time as an undergraduate. The Board's mission is to form an intellectual bridge to transfer the knowledge from their experiences to those who follow in their footsteps in the form of trusted guidance and advice. The Board strives to ensure TBP's sustainability, oversee its long-term trajectory, and ensure that those experiencing homelessness are being served effectively. By continuously focusing on the core purpose of making homelessness rare and brief, the Board guides TBP's team towards becoming better executors of TBP's mission of easing the burden of homelessness, one backpack at a time.
While we strive to learn from our own experiences, we also recognize the advantages of gaining insights from top minds in fields ranging from law to clergy to education. When challenging issues arise, the staff at The Backpack Project can turn to its Board of Advisors for trusted advice and guidance. At its core, the mission of TBP's Board of Advisors is to help formulate strategies to drive TBP's long-term organizational growth, expand its donor base, and ensure its financial stability. The Board focuses on the advancement, enhancement, and sustainability of TBP's services.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to each of our Board members who guide us towards becoming better executors of TBP's mission. You have helped us reach greater numbers of people experiencing homelessness and serve them in more meaningful ways. With your support, we have expanded and upgraded TBP's organizational infrastructure, become geared towards sustainability, and experienced substantial yet responsible growth as an organization. We are grateful for your continued time, care and support.
Powers Farmer & C0., P.C.


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"""
Convert selected @objc attributes in a source file into access notes, removing
the originals in the process.
"""

from __future__ import print_function

import io
import re
import sys

#
# Entry point
#

def main():
    if len(sys.argv) != 4:
        print('Too few args to ' + sys.argv[0])
        print('Usage: access-note-gen.py <input-file> <output-source-file> ' +
              '<output-access-notes-file>')
        sys.exit(1)

    with io.open(sys.argv[1], mode='r', encoding='utf8') as input_file, \
            io.open(sys.argv[2], mode='w', encoding='utf8') as output_file, \
            io.open(sys.argv[3], mode='w', encoding='utf8') as access_notes_file:

        # Add header to access notes file
        access_notes_file.write(u"""\
Reason: 'fancy tests'
Notes:""")

        # Loop over input lines, transforming them into output lines, writing access
        # notes as a side effect.
        for input_line in input_file:
            # Look for access-note-move comments.
            input_line = access_note_move_re.sub(replacer(move_at_objc_to_access_note,
                                                          access_notes_file),
                                                 input_line, count=1)

            # Look for access-note-adjust comments.
            input_line = adjust_comment_re.sub(replacer(adjust_comments),
                                               input_line, count=1)

            output_file.write(input_line)

#
# Offsets
#

"""Matches an @±N offset."""
offset_re_fragment = r'[ \t]*(?:@([+-]\d+))?[ \t]*'

def offsetify(*offsets):
    """Sum line offsets matched by offset_re_fragment and convert them to strings
       like @+3 or @-2."""

    offset = sum([int(o) for o in offsets if o is not None])
    if offset < 0:
        return u"@-" + str(-offset)
    elif offset > 0:
        return u"@+" + str(offset)
    else:
        return u""

#
# Adjusting comments
#

"""Matches expected-warning/note/remark and its offset."""
expected_other_diag_re = re.compile(r'expected-(warning|note|remark)' +
                                    offset_re_fragment)

"""Matches expected-error and its offset."""
expected_error_re = re.compile(r'expected-error' + offset_re_fragment +
                               r'\s*(\d*\s*)\{\{' +
                               r'([^}\\]*(?:(?:\}?\\.|\}[^}])[^}\\]*)*)' +
                               r'\}\}')

"""Matches the string 'marked @objc'."""
marked_objc_re = re.compile(r'marked @objc')

"""Matches any non-none fix-it expectation."""
fixit_re = re.compile(r'{{\d+-\d+=[^}]*}}')

def adjust_comments(offset, inserted_attr, comment_str):
    """Replace expected-errors with expected-remarks, and make other adjustments
       to diagnostics so that they reflect access notes."""

    prefix = u"{{ignored access note: "
    suffix = u"; did not implicitly add '" + inserted_attr + "' to this }}"

    adjusted = expected_other_diag_re.sub(lambda m: u"expected-" + m.group(1) +
                                                    offsetify(offset, m.group(2)),
                                          comment_str)
    adjusted = expected_error_re.sub(lambda m: u"expected-remark" +
                                               offsetify(offset, m.group(1)) + " " +
                                               m.group(2) + prefix + m.group(3) +
                                               suffix,
                                     adjusted)
    adjusted = marked_objc_re.sub(u"marked @objc by an access note", adjusted)
    adjusted = fixit_re.sub(u"{{none}}", adjusted)

    return u"// [expectations adjusted] " + adjusted

#
# Writing attrs to access notes
#

def move_at_objc_to_access_note(access_notes_file, arg, maybe_bad, offset,
                                access_note_name):
    """Write an @objc attribute into an access notes file, then return the
       string that will replace the attribute and trailing comment."""

    is_bad = (maybe_bad == "bad-")

    access_notes_file.write(u"""
- Name: '{}'
  ObjC: true""".format(access_note_name))
    if arg:
        access_notes_file.write(u"""
  ObjCName: '{}'""".format(arg))

    # Default to shifting expected diagnostics down 1 line.
    if offset is None:
        offset = 1

    inserted_attr = u"@objc"
    if arg:
        inserted_attr += u"(" + arg + u")"

    replacement = u"// access-note-adjust" + offsetify(offset) + \
                  u"{{" + inserted_attr + "}} [attr moved] "

    if not is_bad:
        replacement += u"expected-remark{{implicitly added '" + inserted_attr + \
                       u"' to this }} expected-note{{add '" + inserted_attr + \
                       u"' explicitly to silence this warning}}"

    return replacement

#
# Matching lines
#

"""Matches '@objc(foo) // access-note-move{{access-note-name}}'
   or '@objc // bad-access-note-move{{access-note-name}}'"""
access_note_move_re = re.compile(r'@objc(?:\(([\w:]+)\))?[ \t]*' +
                                 r'//[ \t]*(bad-)?access-note-move' +
                                 offset_re_fragment +
                                 r'\{\{([^}]*)\}\}')

"""Matches // access-note-adjust{{@objc}} <comment>"""
adjust_comment_re = re.compile(r'//[ \t]*access-note-adjust' + offset_re_fragment +
                               r'\{\{([^}]*)\}\}[ \t]*(.*)')

def replacer(fn, *args):
    """Returns a lambda which calls fn with args, followed by the groups from
       the match passed to the lambda."""

    return lambda m: fn(*(args + m.groups()))

main()

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June 25, 2008—Orem, UT – MyExpertSolution.com, today announced Internet education and social media professional, Kristen Lamb as their new Chief Executive Officer.
MyExpertSolutions.com is a site which allows users to submit a question and get an expert response within 24 hours in the areas of relationships, health, finance, education and more. Nationally recognized online education and communication experts, CareerStep.com founders and GrowthClimate founders, have come together to provide MyExpertSolutions.com, naming Kristen Lamb as their launch leader.
Kristen Lamb, has successfully served in executive roles for several companies including Growth Climate where she was Chief Executive Officer, Planetary Streams International where she serves as founder and board member, and Executive Manager of DesignIt Boutique. She is also the Founder of both The ChainBreaker Foundation and The Foundation House, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.
According to partners, Andrea Anaya and Gene Anaya, founders of Careerstep.com, with Kristen's background in social media and Internet education, she is the perfect individual to lead My ExpertSolution.com to worldwide awareness.
According to Kristen Lamb, MyExpertSolution.com will be an invaluable resource to individuals who need answers quickly and sharing via the Internet and its myriad of communications tools is a smart delivery match.
Kristen Lamb, CEO of MyExpertSolution.com, has successfully served in executive roles for several companies including Growth Climate (www.growthclimate.com)where she was Chief Executive Officer, Planetary Streams International (www.planetarystreams.com), where she serves as founder and board member, and as well, Executive Manager of her design and home furnishings business, DesignIt Boutique. She is also the Founder of both The ChainBreaker Foundation and The Foundation House, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations (www.thefoundationhouse.org).
Kristen is the author of Instinctive Eating, hosts three international Internet talk radio shows, "About Relationships", "D8 Nite", and "Bluebird Sisterhood" on Planetary Talk Radio and Relationship Radio networks and blogs daily at www.kristensexpertsolution.wordpress.com.
Kristen Lamb was born in Provo, Utah, as the third of 11 children. She graduated from high school in Orem, Utah, attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and also the Jerusalem Center for Near-Eastern Studies in Israel. While in Israel, she also attended the Hebrew University. She met and married Robert Lamb in 1991. Fifteen years and 5 children later, they are still accused of being newlyweds. In addition to her success in the business arena, she has succeeded on the pageant stage. She served as Mrs. Utah United States 2003. She is the Author of Instinctive Eating, Trusting her instincts is her life and her motto. "Listening to the inner self is the only way to make decisions about healthy eating, finances, relationships and business," she says. You can contact her at klamb@myexpertsolution.com.


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Mark HonnVOTE
DOB: 07 November, 1968
Race: White
Current State: Illinois
Current City: Aurora
Place Of Employment: IUOE 399
Eyes Size: Small
Hair Color: Gray
Added Date: 04 August, 2019
Beware! Mark A. Honn of Aurora, Illinois is a narcissistic con-artist who is a married monster with children. He is a maintenance man who slithers around looking for prey. He will tell you he is a 'chief engineer' but in reality he is a glorified janitor who spends much of his time knee-deep in raw sewage and feces – which is where he belongs. Do not believe his All-American/Captain America act. He is convincingly nice, but it is just a con who no one should believe. The nice guy is a front he uses so that no one will believe the monster that is underneath – part of the act is that he's always a VICTIM. He is a raging alcoholic, a degenerate gambler, not to mention he has a bad haircut. He is an uneducated college dropout who had to join the military. He probably didn't even succeed there. He tells everyone his wife made him quit the military – and he hates her for that. Who knows what the real story is. Mark was fired from one of his many jobs for sexting over 1,000 pages of smut with the office whore who we will call Woman#1. He called her 'Bonita' and she called him 'Guapo', they spent all day sexting and didn't do any work. He got fired for sexting – copies of the sexts were found on Woman#1's computer after she got canned. Mark begged for mercy and told the boss the reason he is an idiot was because he had a bad marriage.
Nope dude, you are just a loser. They regularly hooked up at the Red Roof Inn in Naperville, Illinois. Mark told anyone that would listen that he had a bad marriage and it was 'his fault' because he married a woman he never loved. Boo hoo, poor Mark. "Poor Mark" syndrome was born. He complained that he made $100k per year. His wife managed the money and gave all his money to his wife. The wife gave all the extra money to her family and Poor Mark only received a $20/week allowance (but apparently enough for a flea bag hotel). Poor Mark's house was going to get foreclosed on! Boo hoo. Enter Woman#2. She thinks he is amazing and wonderful. She wants to help "Poor Mark" with his pathetic life and situation. Mark is more than happy to entertain his next victim. Once he is fired for sexting with Woman#1, he told Woman#2 he was wronged by the company and this was all false and misconstrued. Woman #2 defended him to any and all . . . and he let her (much to her later embarrassment). Woman#2 is convinced the hero is being mistreated and proceeds to help him in every way she can. Mark senses this opportunity to con his next victim, which is a game to him. He's always trying to top himself on the next available con. He tells Woman#2 that if he does handyman work at her home, he could convince his wife this was legit if she paid him $200/week. Woman#2 will do anything to help the hero escape from his 'misery' and proceeds to give him side work, and over $1000/mo since he wasn't working and had family to feed. In addition to all the money, with love she gives him time away from his 'horrible' home life, unlimited expensive booze, cigarettes, home-cooked meals, sex, movies, lottery tickets, lunch money, gift cards, pocket money and anything else he might possibly need.
She even went online and paid all his unpaid parking tickets so his car didn't get towed. About a year into the "Save Mark" campaign, he admits to Woman#2 that he really did have an affair with Woman#1 (the office whore). Poor Mark said it was the second biggest mistake of his life – can you imagine what that list looks like? Even though her heart is broken, Woman#2 regretfully still loves this loser, as he manipulated her into thinking this was acceptable. This goes on for 1.5 years and during this time he spends all his free time with Woman#2 and ZERO time with his children, yet raves about what a great father he is. She continues to wait for him to make a true commitment to her but it never came. He was mean and verbally abusive one day and Woman #2 finally realizes it is time to cut this swindler loose. Poor Mark is pissed. Woman #2's heart is broken. Mark waits a few weeks and with extremely cruel intent, tells Woman #2 he wants to come over. Woman#2 thinks he must miss her and love her. She could only hope. But of course Mark is a hustler, and he tells her exactly what she wants to hear in an attempt to keep her hooked. He tells her he is getting divorced and will have a lot of free time. Mark has even calculated the 32% child support he will have to pay. Woman#2 is thrilled and of course falls for his lies and says she will support him 100%. Make no mistake, he is a con-artist and doesn't love you. He isn't capable. So Poor Mark left with the loot and her heart. On to his next victim. I cannot stress enough how you should steer clear of this plague of a person. He is like a succubus and, like a bad alien movie, will suck all your resources dry.


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SAD 33, Wisdom High School in St. Agatha. (File Photo | St. John Valley Times)
School back in swing for St. John Valley students
Jessica Potila, SJVT / FhF Staff Writer • August 23, 2022
The surest sign of summer's end in northern Maine is when children return to school.
FORT KENT, Maine – The surest sign of summer's end in northern Maine is when children return to school.
Van Buren School District students returned to the classroom on Aug. 17.
St. John Valley students attending the Valley Unified schools in Fort Kent, St. Agatha and Madawaska, will begin the 2022-2023 school year on Tuesday, Aug. 23. An exception has been made for Madawaska Elementary School students, who do not return to classes until Sept. 7.
Van Buren students will participate in a harvest break from Sept. 26 through Oct. 3, while Valley Unified schools will take part in harvest break a bit longer, from Sept. 26 through Oct. 7.
All St. John Valley schools enter the new school year as they left last year in terms of COVID protocols, meaning students and staff are not required to wear masks, but have the option to do so if they choose.
Valley Unified has strategies in place for preventing the spread of any infectious disease, including COVID-19, Coordinator of Innovative Practice and Community Outreach Peter Caron said.
These include, encouraging students and staff to stay up to date on vaccinations and to use proper hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, optimizing ventilation in the schools, and cleaning and disinfecting the school areas regularly.
Van Buren has similar protocols in place.
Both Van Buren and Valley Unified have a common sense recommendation for preventing the spread of illness – if students or staff are sick, they should stay home.


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Fall/Winter 2010 Movie Preview - Part Two
Russell Crowe...How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Yes, he's one of my very favorite actors and I'll probably talk more about him at some point. But for now, let's just focus on his upcoming movie, The Next Three Days, whose cast also includes Elizabeth Banks and Liam Neeson. At first glance, the storyline is pretty basic :"A married couple's life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder", but given the fact that the movie is written and directed by Paul Haggis, hopes are high. Allow me to remind you that Haggis wrote and directed Crash and he also wrote Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Father and Letters from Iwo Jima, all 3 directed by Clint Eastwood.
US Release date for The Next Three Days is November 19. Here is the trailer
Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp in the same movie is enough to guarantee a box office hit (although I'm probably one of the few women on the planet who's never been crazy about Johnny Depp. Ok, don't hate me now). The Tourist comes in December and...um...um...yay for the Italian scenery, I guess? Because the rest just doesn't look very promising to me. Trailer here
Ryan Gosling has two upcoming movies and I'm looking forward to seeing both of them. First, there's Blue Valentine, about a "contemporary married couple, charting their evolution over a span of years by cross-cutting between time periods". It co-stars Michelle Williams, comes out at the end of December and you can watch the trailer here.
Also starring Ryan Gosling, All Good Things is a "love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history". His movie partner here is Kirsten Dunst. Gosling is one heck of a talented young actor and if he continues to make good choices, he's got a nice future ahead of him. Click here for trailer.
True Grit is an upcoming Western movie, written and directed by the Coen brothers and is another adaptation of the Charles Portis novel (the previous one got made in 1969, starring John Wayne). This time around, the U.S. Marshal is played by Jeff Bridges, who helps a young woman track down her father's murderer. Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are also in the movie and I guess it could show up on the Oscar nominations list, even if not in a major category. We'll see. Take a look at the trailer.
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand and Teri Polo are back with Little Fockers, the 3rd installment of the "Focker trilogy". Jessica Alba, Laura Dern and Owen Wilson co-star and while it looks underwhelming , it's probably going to attract viewers because of the cast and well...it's one of those easy fun, uncomplicated Holiday movies and we all need a bit of that every now and then. Trailer here.
Sofia Coppola writes and directs Somewhere, a movie about "a hard-living Hollywood actor who re-examines his life after his 11-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit". The film is scheduled to be released in the US on December 22 and it stars Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning and Michelle Monaghan. It was shot in Los Angeles and Italy and it won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival last month. Your trailer is here.
Mark Wahlberg stars in The Fighter, a look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s". A very thin Christian Bale and the lovely Amy Adams join the cast. Wahlberg has come a very long way since his New Kids on The Block days (remember?) and he's turned into a good actor. In fact, acting suits him much better than singing if you ask me. Trailer here.
Kevin Spacey is back at what he does best: playing arrogant, corrupted and manipulative characters. Casino Jack is his upcoming movie and it focuses on Jack Abramoff, the Washington D.C. lobbyist, businessman and con man. It's going to be released in December in the US and the reviews have been ok so far. For trailer click here.
I was starting to miss Jack Nicholson, but he's back in the comedy How Do You Know, alongside Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd. It's basically a love triangle romantic comedy, just in time for the Holidays. You can watch the trailer here.
Finally, Biutiful is getting the much deserved attention with a wider release, that will include the US (in December). It stars Javier Bardem, who won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for this role and it's directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, whose work I personally love. I think Babel was a great movie and I also liked Amores Perros and 21 Grams. Biutiful is a slow-burning drama about a father who tries to redeem himself as his imminent death draws near. It's gritty and bleak (Iñárritu does not do "happy" movies), Bardem's acting is superb and it will be interesting to see what the Academy Awards will bring for this movie. Biutiful has been selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, which will take place in February 2011.
Biutiful is one of five productions in a $100 million deal between González Iñárritu, Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro, as well as the film companies Cha Cha Cha, Universal Pictures and Focus Features International. Watch the trailer here.
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Zula, The Mobile Collaboration App From VoIP Pioneer Jeff Pulver, Gets A Seed Round From Microsoft Ventures
Ingrid Lunden	@ingridlunden / 6 years
Microsoft took a big step into enterprise collaboration when it acquired Yammer, and an equally big step into VoIP when it bought Skype. Now it's taking an investment in Zula, a new startup that is offering a solution for how those two kinds of services might potentially work together. The Israel-based mobile collaboration app co-founded by Jeff Pulver, one of the original people behind Vonage and VoIP, is today announcing a seed round from Microsoft Ventures.
The two are not publicly disclosing the amount of the investment, but I understand it's not huge. What's more important here is the significance of Microsoft taking an interest in the product, and putting its money where its mouth is.
"Improving team collaboration on mobile devices has a huge potential for customers of all sizes," said Rahul Sood, general manager of Microsoft Ventures, in a statement. "Zula has created a brilliant app that brings your team together in a seamless way to get more work done." The investment from Microsoft is effectively Zula's second seed round, with previous funding coming from OurCrowd, Kima Ventures, Gigy Levy, and others.
Putting money where Microsoft's mouth is is part of the philosophy behind Microsoft Ventures, announced earlier this year, which is a new initiative from Microsoft that brings together its BizSpark program for free software and other resources for startups; the Microsoft Accelerator; and now also seed investments in startups to build on the investment work Microsoft was already doing through the Bing Fund. This is the second investment Microsoft Ventures is making in Israel; the first was another enterprise mobility startup called SkyGiraffe, also for an undisclosed amount.
Zula, which was first unveiled to the world in July of this year, went on to appear in the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield in San Francisco in September as the audience choice. Since then, the company tells me that it is currently onboarding "hundreds" of companies, although it is declining to disclose numbers. The app gives groups of users a secure way to create text-based conversations on a messaging platform, then initiate voice calls instantly through the platform as well as share files (integrating with Dropbox among other storage options). It is free for now, although the plan is to launch paid features in the future. The company recently launched an Android version to complement its iOS app.
The idea is to use the funding from Microsoft to further develop new features, including an HTML5 web client and — although this is not stated — a possible focus on how to bring the service to Windows platforms? "We are thrilled to have Microsoft Ventures on board with our vision. With their support, we intend to bring team communication and more advanced features for groups of all sizes. We are only getting started," said Pulver, who co-founded Zula with Jacob Ner-David, who is now CEO. Ner-David is a serial entrepreneur and previous CEO of Delta Three.


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Visit by HM King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
Unknown, 1942, Photograph
Visit by His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to inspect civil defence units in Edinburgh accompanied by Chief Constable WBR Morren; far left Firemaster Methven?
King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth at Edinburgh Castle Esplanade inspecting members of the Second World War civil defence groups, including the National Fire Service. They are accompanied by Fire Force Commander, Firemaster Muir. The members in the group are wearing uniforms with tin hats and shoulder bags. The King is wearing military uniform, and the Queen, a dress with pearls and a decorative hat. The King and Queen are accompanied by the Chief Constable W.B.R. Morren.
This image comes from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Museum of Fire, Edinburgh collections. During World War II many men and women were recruited to groups to form Britain's civil defence. These people included air raid wardens, nurses and fire fighters. The aim was to ensure that Britain would be prepared in the event of an enemy attack.
This image comes from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service's Museum of Fire, Edinburgh collections.
During World War II many men and women were recruited to groups to form Britain's civil defence. These people included air raid wardens, nurses and fire fighters. The aim was to ensure that Britain would be prepared in the event of an enemy attack.
Whose Town? Edinburgh during the Second World War
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Evangel University plans to build up its campus in 2022
By Liam Garrity
Published: Dec. 4, 2021 at 9:44 PM CST
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Evangel University has entered a new era with a recent new president, new mascot, and now even more changes.
Leaders plan to build up the Evangel University campus over the next few years. The university recently released designs for three new outdoor basketball courts, in addition to patio seating and lights to brighten the area at night.
Many students, like Analise Davila and Christopher Attyberry, are looking forward to the upcoming project.
"I got so excited," said Davila.
"I'm excited for it. It's really different," said Attyberry.
Evangel University's new president, Mike Rakes, said construction on the courts could start soon.
"This will run right past the new basketball courts, so we're going to be installing those right away at the first of the year," said Rakes.
Students are excited about the university's growth.
"It's really cool to see people trying to actually invest in it and making it look like something people would want to be a part of," said Attyberry.
"I think it's really cool. I've been hoping something would happen with this field because it's so big and empty and feel like this side of campus definitely needs something," said Davila.
The new courts will be in the open lawn, north of the student union.
The university is also adding a new monument entry sign off Glenstone Avenue and Division Street and upgrading technology for its student union.
Rakes said this is all part of their plan to bring more of a sense of community.
"We're about creating environments of belonging," said Rakes. "At Evangel, some of the upgrades that needed to happen, were just fun spaces, the spaces to come hang out, drink coffee, play, study, talk."
Evangel University administrators said the ballpark of the project will be half of a million dollars. Students can't wait to see the finished product.
"I can't wait for everything else that they're going to do on campus, and I'm glad I'm a sophomore so I get to see it," said Davila.
"When it happens, and when I see it, like when it's all said and done, it's going to be legit," said Attyberry.
Evangel University administrators said the new courts should be finished in March 2022. Leaders plan to announce more projects in the coming weeks.
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NASA's Galileo spacecraft surprised scientists when it revealed that Jupiter's moon Ganymede generated its own…
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Last year, Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner hatched an ambitious plan to send a tiny probe to the…
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1999 JU3: It doesn't sound like a very noteworthy name. It's just one of more than 5,000 Apollo-class asteroids. But…
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NASA is currently accepting ideas for a mission to Europa — the moon voted most likely to harbour alien life. But…
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Good morning, happy Monday to you. Thank you for all your comments on our Corgi Walk, I was a little nervous about posting that, because I know you come here for card and stamping ideas, but I really wanted to share our wonderful morning with all those Corgis. I had a few unsubscribers, I guess they don't like dogs, tee hee...maybe we will woo them back with some stamping. WHICH I DID this weekend too, and as promised, I mounted a new stamp set, this one, FIELD FLOWERS which you can find on page 120 of the Big Catalog.
love having a little Peek a Boo on the inside, don't you?
Top note - One cut in Soft Suede, and one cut from Designer PaperPocketful of posies. Trim the perferated part from the designer paper one, attach to the Soft Suede one, and cut off one side to use on the card - save the other for another card.
mat - 2-3/8 x 3-5/8 - Calypso Coral.
I inked the flowers in Calypso Coral, then used a sponge dauber to add some Cherry Cobbler to the center, huffed on the stamp and stamped on Whisper White card stock, cut them out and mount them with Dimensionals.
I stamped the stems on to the art piece with Lucky Limeade, and the sentiment with Soft Suede.
The ribbon is 3/4 Taffeta in Soft Suede, 6.5 inches for around the card, and 12 inches for the bow.
I hope you will enjoy creating this card too.
Supplies used - and these are all clickable links for you!
there you are, all the supplies you need to create this card. I really enjoyed playing with this stamp set, and I know your going to be seeing more of it.
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The Cast on Howards End
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Actors Hayley Atwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Tracey Ullman and screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan introduce you to the cast and story of the latest adaptation of EM Forster's classic novel.
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Who's in the cast? Find out before the January 12, 8/7c premiere on MASTERPIECE.
Who's joining Hayley Atwell and Matthew Macfadyen in Howards End, and where have you seen them before? Find out! Don't miss the latest adaptation of E.M. Forster's classic, written by Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By the Sea), on MASTERPIECE on PBS.


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from enum import Enum

# consts for AgentPool
# priority
CONST_SCALE_SET_PRIORITY_REGULAR = "Regular"
CONST_SCALE_SET_PRIORITY_SPOT = "Spot"

# eviction policy
CONST_SPOT_EVICTION_POLICY_DELETE = "Delete"
CONST_SPOT_EVICTION_POLICY_DEALLOCATE = "Deallocate"

# Scale Down Mode
CONST_SCALE_DOWN_MODE_DELETE = "Delete"
CONST_SCALE_DOWN_MODE_DEALLOCATE = "Deallocate"

# os disk type
CONST_OS_DISK_TYPE_MANAGED = "Managed"
CONST_OS_DISK_TYPE_EPHEMERAL = "Ephemeral"

# mode
CONST_NODEPOOL_MODE_SYSTEM = "System"
CONST_NODEPOOL_MODE_USER = "User"

# os type
CONST_DEFAULT_NODE_OS_TYPE = "Linux"

# os sku
CONST_OS_SKU_UBUNTU = "Ubuntu"
CONST_OS_SKU_CBLMARINER = "CBLMariner"

# vm set type
CONST_VIRTUAL_MACHINE_SCALE_SETS = "VirtualMachineScaleSets"
CONST_AVAILABILITY_SET = "AvailabilitySet"

# vm size
CONST_DEFAULT_NODE_VM_SIZE = "Standard_DS2_v2"
CONST_DEFAULT_WINDOWS_NODE_VM_SIZE = "Standard_D2s_v3"

# consts for ManagedCluster
# load balancer sku
CONST_LOAD_BALANCER_SKU_BASIC = "basic"
CONST_LOAD_BALANCER_SKU_STANDARD = "standard"

# outbound type
CONST_OUTBOUND_TYPE_LOAD_BALANCER = "loadBalancer"
CONST_OUTBOUND_TYPE_USER_DEFINED_ROUTING = "userDefinedRouting"
CONST_OUTBOUND_TYPE_MANAGED_NAT_GATEWAY = "managedNATGateway"
CONST_OUTBOUND_TYPE_USER_ASSIGNED_NAT_GATEWAY = "userAssignedNATGateway"

# private dns zone mode
CONST_PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE_SYSTEM = "system"
CONST_PRIVATE_DNS_ZONE_NONE = "none"

# role assignment for kubelet
CONST_MANAGED_IDENTITY_OPERATOR_ROLE = 'Managed Identity Operator'
CONST_MANAGED_IDENTITY_OPERATOR_ROLE_ID = 'f1a07417-d97a-45cb-824c-7a7467783830'

# role assignment for vnet subnet
CONST_NETWORK_CONTRIBUTOR_ROLE_ID = "4d97b98b-1d4f-4787-a291-c67834d212e7"

# upgrade channel
CONST_RAPID_UPGRADE_CHANNEL = "rapid"
CONST_STABLE_UPGRADE_CHANNEL = "stable"
CONST_PATCH_UPGRADE_CHANNEL = "patch"
CONST_NODE_IMAGE_UPGRADE_CHANNEL = "node-image"
CONST_NONE_UPGRADE_CHANNEL = "none"

# network plugin
CONST_NETWORK_PLUGIN_KUBENET = "kubenet"
CONST_NETWORK_PLUGIN_AZURE = "azure"
CONST_NETWORK_PLUGIN_NONE = "none"

# consts for addons
# http application routing
CONST_HTTP_APPLICATION_ROUTING_ADDON_NAME = "httpApplicationRouting"

# monitoring
CONST_MONITORING_ADDON_NAME = "omsagent"
CONST_MONITORING_LOG_ANALYTICS_WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_ID = "logAnalyticsWorkspaceResourceID"
CONST_MONITORING_USING_AAD_MSI_AUTH = "useAADAuth"

# virtual node
CONST_VIRTUAL_NODE_ADDON_NAME = "aciConnector"
CONST_VIRTUAL_NODE_SUBNET_NAME = "SubnetName"

# dashboard
CONST_KUBE_DASHBOARD_ADDON_NAME = "kubeDashboard"

# azure policy
CONST_AZURE_POLICY_ADDON_NAME = "azurepolicy"

# ingress application gateway
CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_ADDON_NAME = "ingressApplicationGateway"
CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_APPLICATION_GATEWAY_NAME = "applicationGatewayName"
CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_APPLICATION_GATEWAY_ID = "applicationGatewayId"
CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_SUBNET_ID = "subnetId"
CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_SUBNET_CIDR = "subnetCIDR"
CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_WATCH_NAMESPACE = "watchNamespace"

# confcom
CONST_CONFCOM_ADDON_NAME = "ACCSGXDevicePlugin"
CONST_ACC_SGX_QUOTE_HELPER_ENABLED = "ACCSGXQuoteHelperEnabled"

# open service mesh
CONST_OPEN_SERVICE_MESH_ADDON_NAME = "openServiceMesh"

# azure keyvault secrets provider
CONST_AZURE_KEYVAULT_SECRETS_PROVIDER_ADDON_NAME = "azureKeyvaultSecretsProvider"
CONST_SECRET_ROTATION_ENABLED = "enableSecretRotation"
CONST_ROTATION_POLL_INTERVAL = "rotationPollInterval"

# azure keyvault kms
CONST_AZURE_KEYVAULT_NETWORK_ACCESS_PUBLIC = "Public"
CONST_AZURE_KEYVAULT_NETWORK_ACCESS_PRIVATE = "Private"

# all supported addons
ADDONS = {
    'http_application_routing': CONST_HTTP_APPLICATION_ROUTING_ADDON_NAME,
    'monitoring': CONST_MONITORING_ADDON_NAME,
    'virtual-node': CONST_VIRTUAL_NODE_ADDON_NAME,
    'kube-dashboard': CONST_KUBE_DASHBOARD_ADDON_NAME,
    'azure-policy': CONST_AZURE_POLICY_ADDON_NAME,
    'ingress-appgw': CONST_INGRESS_APPGW_ADDON_NAME,
    "confcom": CONST_CONFCOM_ADDON_NAME,
    'open-service-mesh': CONST_OPEN_SERVICE_MESH_ADDON_NAME,
    'azure-keyvault-secrets-provider': CONST_AZURE_KEYVAULT_SECRETS_PROVIDER_ADDON_NAME
}

# consts for check-acr command
CONST_CANIPULL_IMAGE = "mcr.microsoft.com/aks/canipull:v0.1.0"
CONST_ACR_DOMAIN_NAME = ".azurecr.io"

# consts for decorator pattern
class DecoratorMode(Enum):
    """Enumerations used to distinguish whether to handle creation or update.
    """
    CREATE = 1
    UPDATE = 2

class AgentPoolDecoratorMode(Enum):
    """Enumerations used to distinguish whether to deal with the default system agentpool in the context of the cluster
    or any specific agentpool.
    """
    MANAGED_CLUSTER = 1
    STANDALONE = 2

# custom exception for decorator pattern, used for gracefully exit
class DecoratorEarlyExitException(Exception):
    pass


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Our extensive keychain and cell phone charm collection includes ones written in tiny letters with the Traveler's Prayer and changing color ones, as per your mood. Others make beautiful gifts and party favors as they are made of quality pewter with Jewish and Israeli designs such as Twelve Tribes, Hamsa, Knesset and even one of our most popular ones, a Camel Keychain!
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Q: How do I get Google Drive access for a desktop app? I'm trying to write a Python program that uses Google Drive to do some custom backup and sync work from my Linux desktop.
I started using the PyDrive2 library, and followed its recommendations on how to sign up for Drive API access. When I run my program, it accesses Drive as I'd expect it to, but my authorization expires after a few hours, which is not going to work for a program that runs in cron. I thought this might be because my app is not verified, so I looked into verification, but it's asking for things like a my application's home page. Mine isn't a web-based application, so I don't have one.
Is there a good way to access Google Drive APIs from a non-web application?

A: if your access is expireing after only a few hours it sounds like you are not requesting offline access and storing the refresh token for later use.
If you followed Quickstart pyton You may have noticed this section.   The users credetinals that being the refresh otken and the access token are stored in token.json for future use by your application.
# The file token.json stores the user's access and refresh tokens, and is
# created automatically when the authorization flow completes for the first
# time.
if os.path.exists('token.json'):
    creds = Credentials.from_authorized_user_file('token.json', SCOPES)

I thought this might be because my app is not verified, so I looked into verification, but it's asking for things like a my application's home page.

Your application only really needs to be verified if you are going to have other uses using it.  If your only using it yourself then you really only need to remove it from testing phase and put it into production then your refresh tokens will last longer then seven days.
You could try to use a service account but i don't know of anyone who has gotten service account authorization to work with curl.

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A Dying Breed
Jim Thome is, as of right now, the last great of a dying breed.
If you're sitting in front of your computer guessing, it isn't the exclusive 600 home run club that Albert Pujols will be a part of in no time.
Thome is the last great of a breed that used to be restricted to a special few until science got involved. Thome was blessed with this God-given gift until science got involved.
Jim Thome is the last great of the true home run hitters breed. He is the last great of a group who hit the ball that the chicks dig. When you think of the Jim Thome's of the world there is no initial thought that crosses your mind other than 'home run.'
Albert Pujols hits home runs but he is Mr. Consistency. The man without a hole in his swing. A player who hovers around the 200 hit plateau each and every season. When you think Albert Pujols, you might think greatest player in baseball.
Adam Dunn is the birth defect version of Jim Thome. The big lug who swings for the stars and hits bombs as high as the stars. The strikeouts are forgotten when these big men connect because they are what make baseball so special.
As the steroid era dies so does this extraordinary breed of home run hitters. Jim Thome would have been more appreciated if not for the massive influx of hitters who could hit the ball into McCovey Cove. To the best of our knowledge, Jim Thome was all-natural in his home run hitting.
If you take a look at the home run leaders for the 2011 season you won't find anyone as great as Jim Thome in terms of his breed.
Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard. When all is said and done, these guys won't measure up to what Jim Thome has done in his career. Prince Fielder won't hit 25 home runs in limited at bats at the age of 39. Ryan Howard is going to be 32 years old in November and hasn't even reached 300 home runs. They were bred like Jim Thome but will never duplicate what he has done.
Jim Thome's don't come along every decade. Major League Baseball only has 5 true players who have hit over 600 home runs in over 130 years of baseball.
Jim Thome's consistent and realistic decline as a player is the indisputable sign of a pure bred home run hitter. In a 12 year span from 1996-2008 Jim Thome only reached 50 home runs in a season once but he was never below the 30 big fly mark.
In the coming years we will come to appreciate Jim Thome for the player he was. The rarer the flower the sweeter it is will be a phrase that will go hand in hand with his legacy.
The home run hitter's breed will never die but there is no doubt that it has once again become endangered.
Major League Baseball won't go without another great home run hitter in the future but with steroid's being a thing of the past the odds are that it might be a little while before we see another as good as Jim Thome.
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