Our monthly division meetings normally start at 7:00 pm with a model railroading clinic or workshop (see description below). A short business meeting follows the clinic. Regular division model railroading meetings are open to the public and are on the third Monday of each month. Refreshments are provided at the meeting. Guests are always welcome.
Our next scheduled meeting is on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in West St. Louis County.
Apr 15 Division Meeting VFW Hall, O'Fallon, Illinois (Get Directions) Clinic: Four clinics at one meeting!
May 20 Division Meeting Trinity Lutheran Church, West County (Get Directions) Clinic: The Kirkwood Cutoff Layout Plan.
June 17 Division Meeting VFW Hall, O'Fallon, Illinois (Get Directions) Clinic: TBA.
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Next event April 6 Missouri, Texas and Western Operating Sessions, 1st Saturday of every even month, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Mexico Train Works Model Railroad Club, 415-B West Jackson, Mexico, MO 65265, Open to the model railroading community, please notify the organizer if you wish to attend at patrickhiatte@gmail.com. Starts at about 11 a.m., with lunch on the premises, and ends around 3 p.m. More info at http://www.mexicotrains.com.
Next event April 6 St. Louis Live Steamers: Free Train Rides, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., April 6, May 16, June 8, July 13, August 10, September 21, and October 12, 2019. Kircher Park, Eureka, Missouri. Kircher Park is located just south of I-44 on Williams Road on the east side of Eureka. If going west on I-44 from St. Louis, exit at State Route 109, turn left, go under I-44, then immediately go back onto I-44 eastbound for about a half mile. Then again take the exit ramp and the railroad is across Flat Creek in the park.
May 4 3rd Anniversary Railroad Swap Meet Sponsored by the Iron Spike Model Train Museum, Saturday, May 4, 2019 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Washington City Auditorium, 211 High Street, Washington MO 63090. Admission $5, includes same day admittance to Iron Spike Museum. Children under 12 free at the Train Show only.
Nov 2 Gateway NMRA St. Louis Train Show, Saturday, November 2, 2019, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (home layout tours start at 5 p.m.), Trinity Lutheran Church, West St. Louis County, Admission: $7 per adult, children under 12 free with adult.


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any u.s. president. >> abbas refused to meet with mike pence the other day and the president says that shows lack of respect. that's it for me. erin burnett outfront start right now. the so-called secret society in the fbi. gop conspiracy theory meant to discredit the russia probe s the story unraveling tonight. plus trump's attorney is the one who decides if trump talks to mueller and no decision has been made. what happened when the president said, hey, he wants to testify under oath with mueller in a sit do down. and making history, first seating senator to give birth
turning 50. let's go outfront. >> outfront out of control, secret society exists in congress is there. spread publicly a story about two fbi officials who were having an affair texting about a secret society. here's the text between fbi lawyer lisa page and fbi agent peter strzok. are you even going to give tout your calendars? seems kind of depressing. maybe it should be the first meeting of the secret society. well, if you are not sure exactly what the two officials are talking about, you are not alone. because that lacked so much context. it did not, however, stop many republicans from going hog wild about what they thought or hoped the text meant. >> there is a text exchange between these two fbi agents, these two supposed to be
objective fact centric fbi ates saying perhaps this is the first meeting hft secret society. so of course i'm going to want to know what secret society are you talking about. >> the text messages between strzok and page which you just mentioned in the intro are very damming. it's not republicans who created theory of a secret society. that was lisa page's text message to her boyfriend peter strzok. >> what is this is all about is further evidence of corruption, more than bias, but corruption at the highest levels of the fbi. secret society, we have an informant talking about a group that holding secret meetings off-site. >> all right. so it went on for several days. republicans talking about secret meetings off-site and secret societies. they obviously jumped onto this. they eagerly grabbed t discredits of course the fbi and mueller's russia investigation. headlines and conservative media also added fuel to this fire. as you can see there, secret
society, secret societies, off-site meetings. but then some more facts started to come in. and turns out that secret society was a reference in la text when you heard about the calendars there to a gag gift of vladimir putin themed calendars. it was sort of a joke. making it text the day after the election joking about they did certainly they felt sad that donald trump had won and maybe they didn't want to give their calendars out. and they were joking about a secret society. and now the same republicans who were quick to talk about secret society being some massive thing in the fbi are now not so sure. >> senator, text message seems to be common about secret society in gist. do you agree it could be in gist? >> it's a possibility. >> and here is another
important. >> you talked about it perhaps this is the first meeting of the secret society. you didn't give any context. okay. what was the context? did they elaborate? what are we talking about secret society? >> here are two bureau agents talking about a secret society. i don't have a clue what they are talking about. >> no clue what they are talking about. but that didn't stop some republicans going on tv to sell the story. so our elected firms are fueling conspiracies to protect the president before they had all the facts. and the president himself is not doing anything to stop the destruction of his own fbi's reputation of credibility and integrity. top law enforcement in the united states. here is the president speaking with reporters. >> do you trust the fbi? >> well, we'll see. i mean, i am very disturbed as is the general and everybody else that is intelligent. >> jessica snider.
republicans still seem to be fighting this battle. >> yeah, we have seen today, especially senator ron johnson, he seems to be back peddling, but i think it's fair to say republicans have not backed off completely. in fact senator ron johnson when confronted said it's possible it's said in gist. but one thing he isn't explaining that he's gone out in recent days informant who told him yes there were secrets meetings held off-site of secret officials so still hasn't explained that part of it. and interestingly senator claire mccast cell she actually sent letter today to johnson demands to know who this informant is.
says these allegations are serious and potentially damaging. so the damage has not been completely undone. and while republicans have been walking this back a bit, they definitely haven't completely backed off. erin. >> no. and incredibly serious allegations. there are new texts coming out, and if i understand, jessica, they said they are going to locate the texts that are missing. new tekts we have tonight are not among those. just ones we have not seen those. and one or more could be damming when it comes to bias in the clinton investigation h. >> yeah, that's the one that senator chuck grassley judiciary committee, he's pointing to first and foremost. so just released this letter. again, these text messages are trickling out from the second batch, because reporters haven't been allowed to look at it so we are depending what comes out from capitol hill. so this latest text in a letter
from grassley, it's a text message from fbi page to strzok and they talk about the clinton email investigation. and she is sort of indicates to the special agent strzok that he might want to tread lightly. she puts it this way, she says one more thing, she might be our next president. the last thing you need us going in there loaded for bear. you think she's going to remember or care that it was more d 0, j than fbi? and agent strzok replies agreed. so really senator grassley is pointing to this as potentially nor evidence there might have been bias examine it comes to the hillary clinton email investigation. of course these emails are being put out there bit by bit. not in context. behave reached out to the lawyers for agent strzok as well as fbi lisa page. we haven't heard back. but it does glean or it demands some more clarification. but on its face it does look somewhat damming. >> it does.
but we need all of these out there instead of when someone has a point of view put it out there. we need them all. because people do need answers this is the top law enforcement agency in this country. thank you so much, jessica. and i want to go to tim presidential historian, and chris our editor at large. let a lot to talk about. let's start with the secret society. we know this whole thing about secret society and republicans are saying, yeah, this was probably a joke. so this went to some hugely damaging thing about the fbi to a joke. >> yeah, you laid it out nicely, erin. let's remember ron johnson is one of 100 senators. he came out and said this indicates corruption at the highest level. and the this that he was talking about was an out of context snippet of an email that used
the word secret society. and the fact that informant had allegedly told him that the fbi is conducting off-site secret meetings which to me big whop. but he took those two things, no evidence i would say that the off-site meetings are at all connected even if there was a secret society to the secret society. and suddenly was out there proclaiming that there was corruption at the highest levels of the fbi. it's irresponsible. has nothing to do with being democrat or republican. shouldn't be doing these things because it makes it forward going forward when there are real issues. and i think jessica talked about with the latest email back and forth is legitimate issue saying go easy on her. because we went through the secret society thing, you know, you do have to say, well, wait a minute, is this part of it? is it the full context? what are we getting here? >> right.
an and you clearly have someone coming out and making a big thing about something that doesn't seem to be a big thing. then when something is important calls it into question. i want to emphasize, this is the fbi if there is something wrong people need to know. but don't throw mud for no reason. that's the crucial thing. let's talk about the text. i'll read it again. released by chuck grassley with a few pages of texts around it but not anywhere near the full text list that they currently have. this text was sent looks like on the 25th of february of 2016 during the clinton investigation of which of course strzok was at the top of that. one more thing she might be our president, writes page, last thing you need us going in there loaded for bear. you think she's going to remember or care that it was more doj than fbi? and the reply agreed. certainly on the face of it, kaitlan, that is very damming. it certainly looks like they are
afraid of angering and upsetting what they perceive will be the next president of the united states. >> right. and because of those a parent biases, this is why both were let go from the mueller probe. and that's important. we all can agree that the fbi is not above reproach here. right. nobody wants to let any agency in the u.s. government go unchallenged. but the issue here is the issue of credibility. and so it's one thing to acknowledge that there are perhaps these biases. and that they have been dealt with. the mueller investigation, the mueller probe let these people go from the probe. it's another thing entirely to start grabbing things out of thin air without context, not only when you are a member of congress, but when you are the chairman of the house -- sorry, of the senate homeland security committee. this is already ar administration that has a
credibility issue, not only with members of congress but with the american public sochlt wh. so when there are important issues like that it under mines that credibility. and we have seen the president as well as allies on capitol hill repeatedly try to undermine everything going on at the fbi when in fact the fbi is under the jurisdiction and part of this administration. the new fbi director was appointed by donald trump. >> right. exactly. and you know, tim, the thing here, when you look at the texts talking about related to clinton campaign, clinton investigation, which on the face of it does appear to be quite damming, again, without the full context, but certainly on the face of it a little more clear than secret society. but make this big deal about secret society and now trying to back off it a little bit. here's trey gaudy and ron johnson. >> i don't have a clue what they are talking about. >> secret society was in gist.
do you agree it was in gist? >> real possibility. >> how much, tim, does this hurt their credibility? >> well, it's very damming. let's step back a minute and remind viewers and ourselves that members of congress have a power to determine if there is a secret society in the fbi. there are two oversight committees. those oversight committees, if this was real or an actual concern, they would be investigating it. the president of the united states has the power to go and look at fbi records through jeff sessions. all of those poweres exist. this is being litigated in the public because there is nothing behind it. if there was something behind it there would be an investigation and white house collecting real documents. that's when you know something is real when there is an investigation. the fact these people are throwing it around is more noise to undermine the credibility of
the mueller investigation. the other thing i want to point out is that just because two fbi officers are having an affair doesn't mean the entire fbi is having an affair. nor does the fact that these two are very chatty, boy that was some kind of romance. >> certainly conducted over texts. >> a lot of texting. but, look, just because they are doing it, do you know how big the fbi is? the idea that you would -- that you would attack the entire fbi because of two people who, by the way, were later moved out of their positions, that seems to me incredible. and it's a sign of the times. sign of the president leading the way in personifying his dislike with investigation. he's pointing out civil servants and trying to dam that. and that by the way is abuse of his power. >> i appreciate you all being with us. and we wait senator johnson telling us who is that informant because now the burden is
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breaking news, president trump's attorney stepping up and say no. talking about the special meeting with the special counsel robert mueller and rest of the investigation. telling cnn he is the one to decide if the president will sit down with special counsel and no decision has been made. the thing is is the president last night sounded so excited he was eager to talk to mueller and do it under oath. here he is. >> are you going to talk to mueller? >> i'm looking forward to it, actually. >> you want to? >> there has been no collusion whatsoever. will is no obstruction whatsoever. and i'm looking forward to it. >> do you have a date set? >> i don't know. no, i guess they are talking two or three weeks but i would love to do it. i have to say subject to my lawyers i would love to do it. >> outfront now political analyst gloria borger and sara
murray. you talked to john dowd personal attorney. you heard the president he wanted to get all the credit i'd love to do it two or three weeks subject to my lawyers. then shockingly the lawyers come out and say, we'll decide. no decision has been made. talk to john dowd. what else can you tell us? >> well, look, i think what's going on here, and we heard this fromty cobb at the white house last night after the president spoke and from john dowd this evening. there is a shuffle brigade. and what they are trying to do is fix what the president said and say, wait, a minute, no desist has been made. it's up to the president's lawyers, as the president has kind of indicated. and i think what the president was doing last night, quite honestly, was playing to the american public. and saying, look, i have nothing to hide here. i would love to sit down and talk to the special counsel. so he's the good cop. and let the lawyers be the bad cop. and i think john dowd clearly is
saying no decisions have been made. and when they have been made it will be me, it the president's attorney, who actually makes that decision. you might argue, however, that it could be bob mueller in the end who makes that decision. because of course he could always subpoena the president. >> right. and that's the thing. he has that ultd maimate right o that. let's put yourself in dowd or cobb or any other presidential attorneys. would you let the president of the united states sit down, if you have the ability to make this choice, and meet with bob mueller in ha interview an inte snt. >> ov >>? >> over my dead body. i would never let any client of mine interviewed if they are target the investigation. it makes no sense. and a whole parade of possibilities that happen when you allow your client
interviewed by the government. >> like what, they'll catch him in perjury? >> first and foremost, may tell them things and make admissions that help their case. beyond that, yes, he may make a false statement. any false statement he makes, whether under oath or not under oath, could constitute a federal crime. perjury if under oath false statements if not under oath. and both of them could be obstructions of justice. so there is nothing good going to come from talking to the government. >> so if bob mueller wants it, he may end up resorting to a subpoena. yesterday, when the president said this it seemed sort of smart thing to dorks you come out and say i have nothing to hide, i'm eager to do that, you'll get credit from that from your base and plenty of other people. then someone else over rules you. in fact, it sounds very similar to another promise the president made to release his tax returns. everybody listen to this.
>> i'm looking forward to it, actually. >> as far as my return, i want to file it. >> i would like to do that as soon as possible. >> at the right time i'll release them. i'd like to release them. >> do you have a date set? >> i guess they are talking two or three weeks. >> when will you release your tax returns? >> you'll have to ask my accounting people. but you would love to do it. i would love to give the tax returns. >> i mean, it is pretty much an echo, sara. >> yeah, certainly sounds familiar. and his explanation about the tax returns is they were under aud and my accountant or attorney said i shouldn't do that. no explanation release previous years. this is the president who is the salesman, messenger at heart. and he feels like the message that he can deliver to make himself look very transparent is to say of course i would sit down with bob mueller, nothing to hide, no collusion, i would be happy to do that interview,
but we'll see what the lawyers say. and obviously as gloria pointed out lawyers job to play bad cop, this is something we are considering but no decision has been made. although gloria made the smart point this will be robert mueller decision not john dowd. >> that's right. gloria, you also reported that he gave trump's lawyers a range of topics. is there anything that would require bob mueller to stick to agreed list of topics? >> no, there isn't. but these are people who have, according to my reporting have been dealing with each other pretty good faith throughout the last few months. president's lawyers just put out a document today saying how many transparent they've been and how many people have been interviewed and how much testimony and documents they handed over. and i think what they are trying to get out of mueller is kind of a winnowed down sense of what an
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breaking news, take it or leave t that's what the house is offering democrats tonight on immigration. it's a new plan they are putting on the table that gives 1.8 million people brought to the united states as children, that includes dreamers and some who never actually registered as dreamers, it gives them a path to citizenship. in exchange for that the president wants $25 billion for the wall. and things like a limit on unskilled workers bringing members of their family into the united states. according to "the new york times" immigration plan was drafted by miller and chief of staff kelly. pamela brownout front at the white house. you were at the briefing. what else are you learning about the plan the white house is
going to technically unveil over the next few days, but that they are describing as sort of take this or else? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, erin. and the white house officials who spoke today are framing this or selling this immigration plan as basically a compromise that represents where the american public is on immigration saying that it has, quote, dramatic concessions, pointing to the plan on daca, which provide a pathway to citizenship over 12 years for 1.8 million people, those who are registered under daca, and those who are not, who didn't register but would still be eligible for that. of course they would still have to meet the work and education requirements and have a clean history. and essentially exchange from that, erin, the administration in this plan is asking for $25 billion to build the wall as well as new technology. the white house officials also talked today about significant
investments and northern border security. and also illegal loop holes which would make it easier to deport undocumented immigrants. as for the diversity lottery, white house officials here today said that that would be essentially ended and those visa would then be real katd allocat highly skilled visa. chain migration, when it came to that the white house officials said the bill would cut all family based visa besides spouse and minor children. what that means if are you a u.s. citizen you can no longer bring your parents over or siblings except for your spouse or minor children. this has been a point of contention among democrats outspoken about this plan tonight. so the next plan is to go to capitol hill. and the path from here is really fraught because you have a large divide here, erin, between democrats and republicans on this issue of immigration. >> all right.
thank you so much. pamela. and as they float this plan out, it's definitely, fraught, as pam so aptly said. outfront now. maria, the white house is ocean hally saying we are compromising, take it or leave it. we'll give you a pathway for citizenship for 1.8 million people already in the united states. that includes declared dreamers and undecleared people who would be dreamers. what do you say, take it or leave it? >> i would say this quote unquote compromise is a farce. erin the fact that they shared this proposal with the media before they went to any legislatures on the hill who are the ones who are going to have to write the legislation and negotiate between democrats and republicans, to me indicates that they did not do this in good faith. that they did this to tease dreamers, to tease activists with the pathway to citizenship
by masking their anti-immigrant radical immigration policies that they want to implement right behind that. if we do this, this would slash legal immigration by 50%, which is the biggest change in immigration policy in over 100 years. and it would fundamentally change the face of america and would fundamentally change the meaning of america, which is this great country that my parents brought me to when i was two and that so many immigrants have come here to change their lives to make better lives for themselves and children. it's a shame. >> rich, "the new york times" summarizes it this way, they say democrats will have to accept border wall designed to block low skilled immigrants from joining their families in america. one advocate saying, i'm quoting, get every item on white supremacist wish list. this is a big thing though.
low skilled workers as if high skilled workers, fine, we can have your families in but we don't want low skilled in. >> first of all. that's a smear from him. talking about daca. 700,000 people chblt the administration is willing to go much bigger than that, 1.8 and say, yeah, let's give these folks a path to citizenship. that is not he'sy concession for this white house to make. and it says if we make concessions, you need to give us something. not just a wall. but actually the authorities and the new resources for immigration agencies to actually if we catch people on the border to actually send them home. and if you don't support illegal immigration, you should be fine with that. then they also want to change -- >> what about this?
>> i think it makes sense. family and this system is run out of control, sometimes you let people in on visa lottery, then they bring their relatives, then when they get their green cards, they get to bring all their relatives. it's completely random. other countries don't do it this way. we have millions of people want to come to this wonderful country. we can afford to be choosey. no reason we are stuck with this. >> there is no question we need changes in immigration policy. but let's not change the fundamental values of what it means to be the united states of america. that's exactly what these policies would do. you talk about wanting to only let in high skilled workers, who do you think picks the vegetables and fruits that end up on your plate? who do you think makes the beds in the five star resorts where you sta i?
and who buses your tables? and from economic standpoint down right stupid. talk to any economist and any folks who understand what these numbers will mean for the future, we are a country that is getting older. we have the baby boon generation that is retiring at a huge rate. and the native born population is not keeping up in terms of birth rate. where are we ge going to get the workers we'll need to be a ibl to have other people retire with dignity? makes no sense. >> final word to you. >> we have a lot of workers in this country both native and legal immigrants who are lower on the income skill and str struggling in this economy and need higher wages. and the one way to make sure they don't is flood low skilled workers from other countries. >> that's not true. >> that should stop. we should always have some family reu few cages.
>> we need both. a balance. not a white supremacist plan. >> that's absurd. if that's your best argument you will lose. >> america will lose. senator tammy duckworth is out front expectant mother. and stormy daniels ton camera and on the record about president trump. >> did you have a sexual relationship with donald trump?
new tonight the porn star who once claimed she had a relationship with donald trump while he was married responding with a smirk to the allegations about their relationship and reports that she was paid off to keep quiet by president trump's personal attorney just before the election. here is stormy daniels on inside edition. >> did you have a sexual relationship with donald trump? did you have any relationship with donald trump? >> well, i think it's common, you no you know, by looking at photos that i've met him. >> there are reports that you've been paid $130,000 to keep quiet? have you signed a nondisclosure
agreement? i'm taking this that you can't say anything, is that accurate? i'm taking that as a yes? >> outfront inside edition conducting that interview with stormy daniels. jim, you tried every which way to have her talk about the allegations of the affair with donald trump which she talked about a few years ago in an interview and took polygraph test. that kind of smirk to you, to me, frankly, was pretty direct answer. what did you make of her response? >> well, i tried. i tried every which way. it was one hour interview and i kept circling back. and as the interview went along she became stone faced but early on she would give me some nonverbal cues and tried to read into them. look, the only thing that i really believe is we know she spoke before. something happened between the 2011 interview and interview she was about to give prior to the election. and now. and there are reports that she
was paid. she may have been threatened told not to talk. but something clearly happened. and, look, she did talk about being afraid. she talked about how she's changed her life. how she's hired body guards but would not answer. i do believe based upon read tg the previous interview, that something happened. i just don't think she can talk about it. >> right. and of course you don't sign nondisclosure agreement unless there is something to disclose which prior interview in touch magazine back in 2011, she did disclose something with great detail. now, we caught up with a friend of stormy daniels and asked her if she thought she was paid off. i wanted to play for you her response. >> was she paid? do you know? >> so that's something i don't know about. do i think there was an nda? absolutely. because otherwise she would be talking just like me. >> and she had talked before.
it is the silence now and the smirk now which is the change. >> well, you know, that woman a lana evans was a former porn star and ac rest of friend of stormy. i actually spoke to her last week and she told me she ran into stormy the day she met donald trump, the day that stormy invited donald trump and they invited her in her words party that night. they said the phone kept ringing and at one point donald trump got on the phone and said let's party. it was drumtd and stormy allegedly in this hotel room a lone. aen she did not want to go. and next day she saw her and said what happened. and her words were to me stormy said he chased me around the room in tidy whities. so a lana bolstered there may have been a meeting or wren da
view. it's up to debate but point to something happening. >> they certainly do. thank you very much, who had a chance to sit down and you can see his whole inter true at inside edition. thanks. and next, tammy duckworth about to have a baby and turn 50 when she gives birth. and she has a message tonight for women and families about work, career, and families. she's my guest. and the president talking in code when he wants reporters to va moose. >> thank you all very much. >> thanks everyone. when you know what comes next. if you move your old 401(k) to a fidelity ira, we make sure you're in the loop at every step from the moment you decide to move your money to the instant your new retirement account is funded. ♪ oh and at fidelity, you'll see how all your investments are working together. because when you know where you stand, things are just clearer.
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showshoe's pregnant with her second child. she tweeted out the exciting news that she is due in april, just weeks after her 50th birthday. out in front with me is senator tammy duckworth, it's a great milestone, kind of shocking it's taken this long to get here, but what does this milestone mean to you? >> well, for me, it makes me a better senator. having my first daughter when i was a member of the house of representatives taught me about what working families face across this country, and one of the things i'm committed to is a universal family leave policy. it's about families and keeping our country competitive on a global scale. so i think having my daughter and now my second daughter is going to make me an even better senator and i can serve the people of illinois and this country. >> i want to ask you about working leave and the president, but you mentioned your older
daughter, abigail, that you had her when you were in the house. you've been commuting from washington to illinois to your home. there's millions of families out there who know the challenges of juggling the demands of being working parents, but you are doing something many people can't imagine. you're getting on a plane, commuting once or twice a week. how do you and your husband make it work? >> like most working families, cobble something together. we have nannies, backup nannies, friends and may mom. my daughter had her number before her birth certificate. it takes the county a month to get your be get a birth certificate. she's a regular on the flight,
earning miles herself. this is what working families do. you cobble things together. there are no policies in the senate for maternity leave when it comes to senators. so i'll be working with senator cloeb tour to see what we can do to make sure that we do set some policies for the senate. >> right, that's the thing. i know were you able to take 12 weeks when you were in the house. now you have this giant question mark. i know you provide your own staff 12 weeks, but for yourself, this is uncharted water. this is so crucial. it is something the president has taken on back in september of 2016 on the campaign trail. he actually spoke specifically about the issue. here he is. >> we can provide six weeks of paid maternity leave to any mother to a newborn child whose employer does not provide the benefit. >> the president also put paid
leave in his budget last may. obviously, that budget did not go anywhere, but do you think he actually is committed to this issue? >> i have not seen him talk about this issue beyond the campaign trail. i think that we desperately need the minimum of six weeks family leave, but i think we need 12 weeks family life, not only is it about parenting but if you have a family member who's ill you have the time to take care of that family member. they can do their jobs, take care of their families, i see this as a national economic issue. >> you, senator have been very open and honest about the struggles, the difficult journey that you've had to grow your family. in doing that, you have been so inspiring to so many. it is a personal issue and one that is affecting so many families now. what do you want people to learn from your journey who are watching who are thinking, gosh, i am moved and inspired by the fact that she's speaking out.
>> well, i want people to know that it is a journey, it is a long process. my gynecologist at the va facility actually, when i first started this over ten years, we were trying to conceive my first child, so many of us professional women give up our fertility for years in exchange for our profession. that needs to change. she said it's not unusual at the time 42 years old and trying to conceive. she says look, we doctors, and i did it myself. and unfortunately, that's what families are facing all over this country. i wanted to make sure americans understood this is a journey, we need to get there, we need to support families. >> and there can be, as your family is showing, a joyful outcome to it. and we are so happy for you and the new path that you will now force this country to forge as you go through this in the senate. thank you, again, senator duckworth. >> thank you so much. be well. and out front next, jeanne
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tonight, president trump thanks the press over and over
again, but he really means something quite different. here's jeanne moos. >> reporter: let's all be thankful that there's a nice way to say "scram", demonstrated by the president in davos, switzerland. >> the money is on the table. >> are you taking the money now? >> guys, thank you. >> reporter: remember when "thank you" was an expression of gratitude? now it's more attitude. >> thank you all very much. >> thanks, everyone. >> thank you. >> thank you. thanks, everyone. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> reporter: translation? "thank you, get out." at a recent cabinet meeting. >> thank you very much everybody. >> would you meet with kim jong un? >> thank you very much everybody. >> reporter: it took president trump eight thank yous to get rid of the press. sometimes when his people are thanking everyone out, it's the
president who can't stop answering everyone. >> i didn't, but i'm not at all concerned. thank you all very much. >> reporter: in a second, you'll see a white house aide in black try to get the reporter in orange to button it. >> thank you all very much. thank you. >> mr. president, are you concerned about what the attorney general told the special counsel? >> reporter: and one recent photo op, the president got fed up with thank yous. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> just caucasian or white countries, sir or do you want other people to come in from other places of color? >> out. >> reporter: the worst is when you get your very own thank you with your name attached. >> thank you, jeanie. >> reporter: sometimes it's a wonder they bother with a euphemistic thanks when the press is in the oval office endangering table lamps. >> easy, fellas. >> reporter: at least the press
can't call this job thankless. >> you guys are getting worse. >> reporter: thanks. >> thank you all very much. >> thanks, everyone. >> reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> out. thanks for joining us. you can watch us anytime, anywhere, just go to cnn go. ac 360 with anderson begins right now. we have breaking news right now on a new white house proposal for a path of citizenship for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants in exchange for the wall. but we begin keeping him honest with the unraveling of a conspiracy story. this one was created and promoted by elected officials on capitol hill, republicans all and part of it promoted by the president of the united states himself. there were two aspects to this collapsed conspiracy theory. one revolved around a
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Summer will be here before you know it & for us, the season brings lots of traveling. We will be hitting the beach & visiting family all summer long. If there's one thing that I need while I am traveling, it's a well-loaded Kindle. I have spent some time this past week researching books & today, I am sharing some of the books that I have added to my must-read list right now: 12 Books To Read this Year. These are based off reader reviews, friend recommendations, & my own interest. I would love to hear what other books you would recommend & make sure to check out some of our previous recommended books in the links at the end of the post!
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
Goodreads' Synopsis: Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives. Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the "strange jewels" that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy.
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskers
Goodreads' Synopsis: College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran–and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder. As Joe writes about Carl's life, especially Carl's valor in Vietnam, he cannot reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict. Joe, along with his skeptical female neighbor, throws himself into uncovering the truth, but he is hamstrung in his efforts by having to deal with his dangerously dysfunctional mother, the guilt of leaving his autistic brother vulnerable, and a haunting childhood memory. Thread by thread, Joe unravels the tapestry of Carl's conviction. But as he and Lila dig deeper into the circumstances of the crime, the stakes grow higher. Will Joe discover the truth before it's too late to escape the fallout?
The Rumor by Elin Hildebrand
Goodreads' Synopsis: Madeline King and Grace Pancik are best friends and the envy of Nantucket for their perfect marriages, their beautiful kids, their Sunday night double dates with their devoted husbands. But this summer, something's changed, and if there's anything Nantucket likes better than cocktails on the beach at sunset, it's a good rumor. And rumor has it…that Madeline, a novelist, is battling writer's block, with a deadline looming, bills piling up, and blank pages driving her to desperation–and a desperately bad decision;…that Grace, hard at work to transform her backyard into a garden paradise, has been collaborating a bit more closely that necessary with her ruggedly handsome landscape architect;..that Grace's husband, successful island real estate developer "Fast Eddie" Pancik, has embarked on quite an unusual side project;…that the storybook romance between Madeline's son, Brick, and Grace's daughter Allegra is on the rocks, heading for disaster. As the gossip escalates, and they face the possible loss of the happy lives they've worked so hard to create, Grace and Madeline try mightily to set the record straight–but the truth might be even worse than rumor has it.
Goodreads' Synopsis: At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a medical student asking what makes a virtuous and meaningful life into a neurosurgeon working in the core of human identity – the brain – and finally into a patient and a new father. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? Paul Kalanithi died while working on this profoundly moving book, yet his words live on as a guide to us all. When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both.
The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell
Goodreads' Synopsis: In the pre-Katrina glow of New Orleans, Amanda Salassi is anxious about chaperoning her daughter's sixth grade field trip to the Big Easy during Halloween. And then her worst fears come true. Her daughter's best friend, Sarah, disappears amid the magic and revelry—gone, without a trace. Unable to cope with her guilt, Amanda's daughter sinks in depression. And Amanda's husband turns destructive as he watches his family succumb to grief. Before long, Amanda's whole world has collapsed. Amanda knows she has to save herself before it's too late. As she continues to search for Sarah, she embarks on a personal journey, seeking hope and purpose in the wake of so much tragedy and loss. Set amidst the murky parishes of rural Louisiana and told through the eyes of two women who confront the darkest corners of humanity with quiet and unbreakable faith, The Feathered Bone is Julie Cantrell's master portrait of love in a fallen world.
Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, & Learning the Hard Way by Shauna Niequist
Goodreads' Synopsis: "The idea of bittersweet is changing the way I live, unraveling and re-weaving the way I understand life. Bittersweet is the idea that in all things there is both something broken and something beautiful, that there is a moment of lightness on even the darkest of nights, a shadow of hope in every heartbreak, and that rejoicing is no less rich even when it contains a splinter of sadness. It's the practice of believing that we really do need both the bitter and the sweet, and that a life of nothing but sweetness rots both your teeth and your soul. Bitter is what makes us strong, what forces us to push through, what helps us earn the lines on our faces and the calluses on our hands. Sweet is nice enough, but bittersweet is beautiful, nuanced, full of depth and complexity. Bittersweet is courageous, gutsy, audacious, earthy. This is what I've come to believe about change: it's good, in the way that childbirth is good, and heartbreak is good, and failure is good. By that I mean that it's incredibly painful, exponentially more so if you fight it, and also that it has the potential to open you up, to open life up, to deliver you right into the palm of God's hand, which is where you wanted to be all long, except that you were too busy pushing and pulling your life into exactly what you thought it should be. I've learned the hard way that change is one of God's greatest gifts, and most useful tools. Change can push us, pull us, rebuke and remake us. It can show us who we've become, in the worst ways, and also in the best ways. I've learned that it's not something to run away from, as though we could, and that in many cases, change is a function of God's graciousness, not life's cruelty." Niequist, a keen observer of life with a lyrical voice, writes with the characteristic warmth and honesty of a dear friend: always engaging, sometimes challenging, but always with a kind heart. You will find Bittersweet savory reading, indeed. "This is the work I'm doing now, and the work I invite you into: when life is sweet, say thank you, and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you, and grow."
100 Days of Happiness by Fausto Brizzi
Goodreads' Synopsis: What would you do if you knew you only had 100 days left to live? For Lucio Battistini, it's a chance to spend the rest of his life the way he always should have—by making every moment count. Womanizing, imperfect but loveable Lucio Battistini has been thrown out of the house by his wife and is sleeping in the stock room of his father-in-law's bombolini bakery when he learns he has inoperable cancer. So begins the last hundred days of Lucio's life, as he attempts to care for his family, win back his wife (the love of his life and afterlife), and spend the next three months enjoying every moment with a zest he hasn't felt in years. From helping his hopelessly romantic, widowed father-in-law find love, discovering comfort in enduring friendships, and finding new ones, Lucio becomes, at last, the man he's always meant to be. In 100 epigrammatic chapters, one for each of Lucio's remaining days on earth,100 Days of Happiness is as delicious as a hot doughnut and a morning cappuccino. Wistful, often hilarious, and always delectable, 100 Days of Happiness reminds us all to remember the preciousness of life and what matters most.
The Nest by Cynthia D'April Sweeney
Goodreads' Synopsis: Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old waitress as his passenger. The ensuing accident has endangered the Plumbs joint trust fund, "The Nest" which they are months away from finally receiving. Meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid-life supplement, the Plumb siblings have watched The Nest's value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self-inflicted problems. Melody, a wife and mother in an upscale suburb, has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters. Jack, an antiques dealer, has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband, Walker, to keep his store open. And Bea, a once-promising short-story writer, just can't seem to finish her overdue novel. Can Leo rescue his siblings and, by extension, the people they love? Or will everyone need to reimagine the future they've envisioned? Brought together as never before, Leo, Melody, Jack, and Beatrice must grapple with old resentments, present-day truths, and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident, as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives. This is a story about the power of family, the possibilities of friendship, the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down. In this tender, entertaining, and deftly written debut, Sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships, what happens to our ambitions over the course of time, and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love.
The Secret to Hummingbird Cake by Celeste Fletcher McHale
Goodreads' Synopsis: In the South you always say "yes, ma'am" and "no, ma'am." You know everybody's business. Football is a lifestyle not a pastime. Food—especially dessert— is almost a religious experience. And you protect your friends as fiercely as you protect your family— even if the threat is something you cannot see. In this spot-on Southern novel brimming with wit and authenticity, you'll laugh alongside lifelong friends, navigate the sometimes rocky path of marriage, and roll through the outrageous curveballs that life sometimes throws . . . from devastating pain to absolute joy. And if you're lucky, you just may discover the secret to hummingbird cake along the way.
The Things We Knew by Catherine West
Goodreads' Synopsis: After her mother's death twelve years ago, Lynette Carlisle watched her close-knit family unravel. One by one, her four older siblings left their Nantucket home and never returned. All seem to harbor animosity toward their father, silently blaming him for their mother's death. Nobody will talk about that dreadful day, and Lynette can't remember a bit of it. But when next-door neighbor Nicholas Cooper returns to Nantucket, he brings the past with him. Once her brother's best friend and Lynette's first crush, Nick seems to hiding things from her. Lynette wonders what he knows about the day her mother died and hopes he might help her remember the things she can't. But Nick has no intention of telling Lynette the truth. Besides the damage it might cause his own family, he doesn't want to risk harming the fragile friendship between him and the woman he once thought of as a kid sister. As their father's failing health and financial concerns bring the Carlisle siblings home, secrets begin to surface—secrets that will either restore their shattered relationships or separate the siblings forever. But pulling up anchor on the past propels them into the perfect storm, powerful enough to make them question all they ever believed in.
Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, & Lynn Vincent
Goodreads' Synopsis: Meet Denver, a man raised under plantation-style slavery in Louisiana in the 1960s; a man who escaped, hopping a train to wander, homeless, for eighteen years on the streets of Dallas, Texas. No longer a slave, Denver's life was still hopeless—until God moved. First came a godly woman who prayed, listened, and obeyed. And then came her husband, Ron, an international arts dealer at home in a world of Armani-suited millionaires. And then they all came together. But slavery takes many forms. Deborah discovers that she has cancer. In the face of possible death, she charges her husband to rescue Denver. Who will be saved, and who will be lost? What is the future for these unlikely three? What is God doing? Same Kind of Different As Me is the emotional tale of their story: a telling of pain and laughter, doubt and tears, dug out between the bondages of this earth and the free possibility of heaven. No reader or listener will ever forget it.
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Goodreads' Synopsis: This version of the Bennet family—and Mr. Darcy—is one that you have and haven't met before: Liz is a magazine writer in her late thirties who, like her yoga instructor older sister, Jane, lives in New York City. When their father has a health scare, they return to their childhood home in Cincinnati to help—and discover that the sprawling Tudor they grew up in is crumbling and the family is in disarray. Youngest sisters Kitty and Lydia are too busy with their CrossFit workouts and Paleo diets to get jobs. Mary, the middle sister, is earning her third online master's degree and barely leaves her room, except for those mysterious Tuesday-night outings she won't discuss. And Mrs. Bennet has one thing on her mind: how to marry off her daughters, especially as Jane's fortieth birthday fast approaches. Enter Chip Bingley, a handsome new-in-town doctor who recently appeared on the juggernaut reality TV dating show Eligible. At a Fourth of July barbecue, Chip takes an immediate interest in Jane, but Chip's friend neurosurgeon Fitzwilliam Darcy reveals himself to Liz to be much less charming. . . . And yet, first impressions can be deceiving. Wonderfully tender and hilariously funny, ELIGIBLE both honors and updates Austen's beloved tale. Tackling gender, class, courtship, and family, Sittenfeld reaffirms herself as one of the most dazzling authors writing today.
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We're off for a walk tomorrow; bit of a big one for us. We're walking the last part of the way to the Cape Brett lighthouse. And staying the night there at the hut which used to be the lighthouse keepers house. That's sort of the easy part. On Tuesday we're walking right back to Rawhiti which is where we're parked up at the moment. That's a full day tramping which will be interesting. Rawhiti is east of Russell in the Bay of Islands. And Cape Brett is north of Rawhiti and it sort of defines the east side of the Bay of Islands.
We've been working up to this and it'll be our first overnight trip for quite some time. So there's been a lot of finding and sorting things out. I decided that the 5D is just too big a lump to carry that far. So today I dug out the old G12 and charged it up and fired it up. I was surprised it still works, albeit with the dust on the sensor. Anyway it's a lot more portable which will be good.
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We've spent a lot of time on the road traveling all over the world and the companies listed below are the exact ones we use on our adventures. They have helped us countless times and that is why we believe in them and want to share them with you. Bookmark this page and check back here before you book your trip or while you're out exploring the world for the latest updates and additions. Happy travels!
One of our favorite search engines for flights. They always seem to find airlines that offer great deals and they have a calendar view feature that lets you see which days are cheapest to fly. This is a good starting point for all flight searches.
Hands down the best flight search engine for flights in and around Asia, but also around the world. We continuously find the best deals on Skyscanner and the calendar feature lets you see which days are the cheapest to fly. They search many of the budget airlines that others miss.
A powerful search tool for flight, but best used for when you do not have a particular destination in mind. Just enter the airport you want to depart from and Google will show you all of the cheapest flights heading all around the world on a map. They also have a feature that will make suggestions based on the cheapest date.
Use them as a reference point against the sites listed above. Not saying they are good or bad, but not as dependable in terms of providing the best deals and service compared to the ones we have mentioned already.
Same goes for Kayak. You can probably find some great deals depending on the destination and time, but not our first choice of search engines. As always, it is nice to have many platforms to compare prices so that is why we have included Kayak.
This is a site we found through Nomadic Matt. They are a leader in booking tickets around the globe. Their platform gives you the ability to construct itineraries using multiple airlines so you can piece together the best deals.
This is the booking site we use the most. Their app is the most user-friendly and they always seem to have the best properties available at a reasonable price. You can even rack up gift card rewards from your frequent bookings to apply to your next stay. When in Asia, this is the only booking tool you need!
We stay in a lot of hostels, and besides Agoda, Hostelworld is the app we use to book the majority of our stays. You can use the app to quickly and easily find the best hostels in the area.
Along with Agoda Booking.com offers the best deals on hotels, hostels, and guest houses around the world. They do not the best website or app, but a good deal is a good deal! 🙂 Get $25 back on your next booking by using this link!
On this site, you can create a profile and search for people willing to open up their homes and let you stay on their couches or spare rooms for free. Talk about a great way to save money while meeting locals and getting to experience how they live.
With the name your own price tool, you can literally bid the amount you want to pay for a hotel room and save a lot more money than booking directly. Set your location, star rating, and price and see what deals you can score.
The #1 rule for traveling: Never Leave Home Without Traveler Insurance! We always use World Nomads. They have great customer service, competitive prices, and in-depth coverage. They are also recommended by Lonely Planet and National Geographic so you know they are good.
Pretty much a one-stop shop for any outdoor or travel enthusiast. We love wandering the store looking at all of the awesome gear they carry. Everything is top quality and will last a lifetime. Become a member and get special offers and a 10% annual dividend for all of the stuff that you buy.
This website allows you to connect with locals and eat home-cooked meals with them. People around the world post listings for dinner parties and special meals that you can sign up for. The host sets a price that you pay for when you select a meal, but this is a great way to experience local cuisine and culture and make new friends.
The travel bible… we prefer to use blogs for our travel insight, but you can't deny the quality of Lonely Planet guidebooks. Throughout your travels, you will inevitably see countless people wandering around with a copy in hand and will see them lining the bookshelves at each hostel you visit. Get them for cheaper on Amazon.
Hands down the best travel pack on the market! We absolutely love Tortuga Backpacks and will continue to shamelessly shout them out on our Insta and blog posts even though they don't pay us. We have the Outbreaker Pack and it has been with us since day one of our adventures through SE Asia and shows no signs of falling apart despite the horrors it has seen haha.
If you have space, a compact travel hammock is a worthy luxury to carry around with you. We love stringing ours up at hostels, on the beach, beside waterfalls, in the jungle, and anywhere else we can imagine throughout our travels. High quality and reasonably priced. We have had the same one for years and it is still holding strong!
Let's be real, life on the road can be a smelly affair. Doing laundry in the sink is a pain in the a** and paying to have it done can add up fast. TJ's aunt gifted us this genius device before we left for Asia and it has been a lifesaver. Though it still takes some effort, the Scrubba makes washing your clothes by hand much easier and more effective while also doubling as a drybag (something you should definitely carry on your trip to keep your devices dry). Two birds with one stone!
We love to read. We have read over 100 books combined in the last year alone. Though we do pick up an occasional hard copy when we see something we like at hostels and cafes, we do most of our reading on our phones with the Kindle App. *Pro tip many public libraries now offer digital libraries that you can use your library membership to check out ebooks which you can download to your devices. We check out most of our books from our local library back home and read them on the Kindle App.
An accessory that is especially nice for backpackers like us who spend most nights sleeping in cheap hostels. A sleep sack ensures that you have a protective barrier between you and that dirty mattress you're going to be sleeping on all night. Plus not all hostels provide a blanket, especially in Asia, so having your own sack to crawl into is a nice comfort. We use this one from Sea To Summit and absolutely love it (it even has built-in bug repellent).
The ultimate travel companion. Maps.Me offline maps have saved us more times than we can count. Sometimes Google Maps isn't an option for us as we don't always purchase a sim card everywhere we go. With Maps.Me you just download the map for the country you are visiting and it will always work, regardless of data connection. Since most of the locations are user-generated, we have found some pretty awesome "hidden" things like waterfalls and super cheap drinking spots that we would not have been able to find on Google Maps.
One thing that we recommend fellow travelers to do is to set a budget and track your expenses. This can be a pretty daunting task without some kind of tool to help you keep track of it all. Tripcoin is a free app that was built specifically for travelers and is super easy to use. Split up your trips by country, enter each expense and see your spending habits broken down by category. It also has a built-in currency converter which updates each time you're connected to WIFI. We use this app religiously.
Besides the added benefit of knowing that your messages/calls are encrypted and protected from snooping eyes, Whatsapp is a free phone service that you can use to make calls and send messages anywhere in the world. All you need is WIFI or a data connection.
We primarily use Tripadvisor to find out where the best places to eat are in each city we visit, but that's not all it is handy for. You can use the app to book experiences, hotels, flights, ask questions via forums and more. It's also the most trusted source for reviews so you can post your praises and critiques of places if you're into that.
Uber has definitely taken over, and even though we don't fully agree with the ethicality of all of their business practices, we cannot deny that it is the cheapest and most convenient way to get around in most places around the world. We have used Uber to get rides from the airport throughout Asia and even to take us several hours to our next destination in Bali besides just typical short commutes.
SE Asian Uber! Grab is even cheaper in most cases than Uber and operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. It uses the exact same ride-hailing platform through their smartphone app as Uber does.
This is the only website you will ever need to visit to find information about traveling by train anywhere in the world. They have the most comprehensive information on routes, times, prices, and train conditions. We have used them to find train info all over Asia.
This site is for when you are wondering how to get from point A to point B. Just type in your start and end point and it will tell you all the different methods you can use to get there complete with estimated pricing. Hands down one of the best transportation websites out there.
The best way to get all of the latest and greatest information for your adventures is from fellow travelers. Luckily, today everyone and their neighbors have a blog and share loads of valuable information you can use to plan your next trip. Here are some of our personal favorites that we use when researching places to visit and things to do!
Matt is the travel guru and mastermind behind the most visited travel blog on the internet. He can help you travel anywhere better, cheaper, and longer!
One of our personal favorite blogger couples. Charlie & Lauren, are a free-spirited couple on the run who combine their sense of humor, love of travel and passion for life to explore the world. They have great posts about Bali!
One of our favorite travel podcasts. Trav is an expert travel hacker who covers topics ranging from how to start an Airbnb to how to score cheap flights for as little as $5. A great resource for most travel topics and locations around the world.
Jason is the man behind another one of our go-to travel podcasts. His blog and podcast share actionable advice from experienced travelers through podcasts, interviews, articles and more!
Matt shares adventure travel photography & blogs. He shares entertaining stories, beautiful images, and useful travel tips with his readers from around the world!
Intrepid is a small group tour travel company with humble beginnings that now sends over 100000 travelers a year on grassroots & responsible travel tours. Though we have never been on one of their organized trips, we would love to join one and they keep a great blog and are fun to follow on Instagram.
In a way, Nate and his partner Hannah of Intrepid Introvert (see below) were the ones who inspired us to start a blog. They are a tremendous resource for anyone looking to carve out a niche in the blogging world and offer tons of insight and how to guides on how to start an online business.
Hannah has carved out a niche for herself sharing travel insight from an introverted perspective. She hopes to inspire others to go after their passions. Along with her partner Nate, the two share all the info they have learned over the years of creating a successful online business!
These two have great energy and we love them because they always seem to be having a good time and cashing in on some amazing opportunities. As their tagline states their goal is to fulfill the promise of adventurous days and romantic nights. Definitely a good one for all of you fellow travel couples out there.
Another great travel couple, Jules and Christine like to move with purpose. They travel all around the world and blog about some really fascinating topics taking things deeper than just destination guides and how to tips (though they have those as well).
Migrationology is a food travel blog where people who love to eat come for delicious food from around the world. Mark is a fulltime travel eater who shares some delicious food and travel tips as well as destination-specific advice.
Adam and Daisy take diary notes and journal scribbles one step further with their travel blog and offer great insight into destinations around the world.
Telling stories through food, Jodi shares the lessons she has learned in her years of travel, as well as resources for people wanting to try something similar. She doesn't sugar coat, and she does not post fluff pieces. Expect true stories and a lot of passion.
This list is by no means complete. We have read hundreds of blogs and the best way to find what you are looking for is to… well Google it haha. We usually will start by entering the topic we are interested, say "things to do in Luang Prabang" and then will add the word "blog" to the end of the search. This usually eliminates most of the TripAdvisor review stuff and gets you a few of the top-ranked blog posts on that subject. Best of luck, and happy travels!


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require 'artoo/adaptors/adaptor'

module Artoo
  module Adaptors

    class Hid < Adaptor
      attr_reader :device, :vendor_id, :device_id

      # Creates connection with hid device
      # @return [Boolean]
      def connect
        require 'javahidapi' unless defined?(::Javahidapi)
        begin
          vendor_id, device_id, serial = @port.port.split(":").map { |s| s.to_i if s }
          @device = Javahidapi.manager.openById(vendor_id, device_id, serial)
          @connected = true
        rescue com.codeminders.hidapi.HIDDeviceNotFoundException
          warn("could not find connected controller")
          @connected = false
        end
      end

      # Closes connection with HID device
      # @return [Boolean]
      def disconnect
        device.close
      end

      def method_missing(method_name, *arguments, &block)
        device.send(method_name, *arguments, &block)
      end
    end
  end
end


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Grand Prairie ISD School Board Meets For First Time Since Passing Of Superintendent
Filed Under:Death, Grand Prairie, School Board, school board meeting, superintendent, Susan Hull, Texas
GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) — Grand Prairie ISD held its first school board meeting since the death of Superintendent Susan Hull Thursday evening, where a single white rose marked her seat.
Dr. Susan Hull (Credit: Grand Prairie ISD)
Hull died after she was critically injured in a motorcycle crash while on vacation in Arizona, she was 60-years-old.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the crash happened around 2:20 p.m. Sunday eastbound along I-40.
Officials said Hull suffered from a stroke while riding and then crashed. She was transported by a ground ambulance to a local hospital where she later died.
School Board President Burke Hall said Hull was a bold visionary who turned around a troubled district in her 12 years as superintendent.
"This has been the hardest week in the history of our district," Hall said. "We are all better for knowing her. We are better for being part of her vision."
Board member Chester McCrary also displayed his grief at the meeting.
"I never thought I would be selecting another superintendent because I thought I would go first," McCrary said. "I worked really hard to get her here and I got it in me to do it again."
The board is now tasked with selecting a replacement for Hull, whose death leaves the district without a leader weeks before the start of the school year.
Another board meeting has been scheduled for Monday to discuss her possible replacement.


Every fashion girls go-to shoe during the colder months are boots! Riding boots, combat boots, short boots and tall boots! It's essential to get a collection of different styles and colors to wear all season long. I found eight different styles that will all be the perfect addition to your shoe collections. Try adding some different colors and styles to your wardrobes this season! For less than $20 you can definitely afford to take some risks and try a new trend!


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N'est plus au Laboratoire.
PASCAL Robert
Fonction : Directeur de recherches
Thème de Recherche: exter
robert.pascal univ-montp2.fr
Bureau: 0, Etg: 3, Bât: 17 - Site : Faculté des sciences
Domaines de Recherche:
Chimie/Chimie organique
Chimie/Chimie analytique
Planète et Univers/Astrophysique/Astrophysique stellaire et solaire
Physique/Astrophysique/Astrophysique stellaire et solaire
Chimie/ou physique
Sciences du Vivant/Autre
Planète et Univers/Astrophysique/Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre
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Dernieres productions scientifiques :
A reassessment of prebiotically relevant chemical agents for the activation of α-amino acids and peptides
Auteur(s): Ajram G., Rossi J.-C., Boiteau L., Pascal R.
(Article) Publié: Journal Of Systems Chemistry, vol. 7 p.19-28 (2019)
Ref HAL: 02354424_v1
5(4H)-Oxazolones as Effective Aminoacylation Reagents for the 3 `-Terminus of RNA
Auteur(s): Liu Z., Hanson Cassandra, Ajram G., Boiteau L., Rossi J.-C., Danger G., Pascal R.
(Article) Publié: Synlett, vol. 28 p.73-77 (2017)
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588647
Nucleosides and methylated nucleotide models were used as substrates to identify pathways for the chemical aminoacylation of ribonucleic acids (RNA) as a prerequisite for the evolution of translation. A selective and comparatively efficient reaction of a 5(4H)-oxazolone with the 2'- and 3'-OH of the ribonucleotide models was observed. Surprisingly, a similar reaction starting from an alpha-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride (NCA), selected as an acylating agent potentially leading to the unprotected ester required for translation, was not observed, which was confirmed using an acylated NCA equivalent. The reasons for this difference are analysed.
The Prebiotic C-Terminal Elongation of Peptides Can Be Initiated by N-Carbamoyl Amino Acids
Auteur(s): Abou Mrad Ninette, Ajram G., Rossi J.-C., Boiteau L., Duvernay Fabrice, Pascal R., Danger G.
(Article) Publié: Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 23 p.7418-7421 (2017)
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700702
The formation of peptides upon 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC)-promoted activation of N-carbamoylamino acids (CAA), was considered in the scope of our recent works on carbodiimide promoted C-terminus elongation of peptides in a prebiotic context. Thus EDC promoted activation of CAA derivatives of Tyr(Me) or Ala in dilute aqueous medium pH 5.5-6.5 in the presence of excess of AA, resulted in peptide formation by C-terminus activation/elongation. Kinetic results similar to those of EDC-mediated activation of N-acyl-AA lead us to postulate the formation of a 2-amino-5(4H)-oxazolone intermediate by cyclization of the activated CAA, in spite of the absence of epimerization occurred at CAA residues. Thus, in a prebiotic context, CAA may have played a similar role as N-acyl-AA in the initiation of C-terminus peptide elongation.
Systems chemistry of alpha-amino acids and peptides
Auteur(s): Danger G., Boiteau L., Rossi J.-C., Pascal R.
Chapître d'ouvrage: Systems Chemistry Of Alpha-Amino Acids And Peptides, vol. 2 p.04001 (2014)
Pathways have been disclosed in the past decade, which support the possibility that alpha-amino acids could have contributed to self-organization processes leading to the emergence of life. It is proposed that the systems chemistry of these simple building blocks may have led to features of self-organization through the realization of protometabolisms based on unidirectional loops involving both peptide formation and breakdown and additional feedback processes. Potential peptide activating agents have been identified. Scenarios of peptide elongation are proposed to account for peptide elongation both at the N-terminus and the C-terminus and new indications that these processes could be involved in symmetry breaking have been provided.
Commentaires: WOS:000342571200019


"The Rock" is hitting the block.
The auction block, that is.
Rockingham Speedway, which hosted NASCAR Sprint Cup races from 1965 until 2004, is going up for public auction.
According to a story from the Richmond County Daily Journal, the speedway will be sold "to the highest bidder for cash" at a public auction on May 5.
The decision to auction the property was made to avoid foreclosure proceedings against the speedway's current owners Andy Hillenburg and Bill Silas. The pair defaulted on a $4.2 million loan from Farmers and Merchants Bank.
Hillenburg bought the track in 2007, hosting ARCA races and other lower-tiered series.
The track even brought NASCAR back into the fray, hosting Camping World Truck Series races in 2012 and 2013.
According to Richmond County tax records, the speedway is valued at more than $6.85 million.