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What You Don't Know About the Super Bowl
By David Berri on January 26, 2018 in
Faculty Spotlights, Athletics, School of Business
Coverage of the Super Bowl in the United States is extensive and in some places, seemingly non-stop. Despite all this attention, though, there are a few things about the game that most people may not know.
For example, Americans may think of the Super Bowl as the biggest sporting event of the year. But around the world, the Super Bowl is nowhere near the biggest sporting events people watch. Amanda Jennings – of The Ladies League – noted that the Super Bowl in 2014 had a world-wide audience of 160 million. Jennings also noted in October of 2014, that Real Madrid and Barcelona -- of the Spanish Primera Division -- played a (regular season) game. The game was the 229th edition of el Clasico and featured such players as Cristiano Ronaldo (for Real Madrid) and Neymar (for Barcelona). And how many people watched? The global audience was 400 million.
So the Super Bowl is big. But not nearly as big as some regular season soccer matches in the world.
Still, the Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event in the United States. And it will be watched by millions of sports fans. What many men may not know is that millions of those fans are women. Molly Cosby – of the Ladies League – noted that research shows that 45% of NFL fans are women. Cosby is one of these women and she also observes something that many women have noted when they admit to men they are sports fans. Quite often the men react by giving the women a quiz. Specifically, they start asking the women questions to see if they are "true fans". Obviously (hopefully this obvious) this is insulting. And I would add, most male sports fans I know are probably not capable of passing these quizzes.
So if you are at a Super Bowl party and woman says she is a fan… maybe you should just let her be a fan.
Many of these fans – again both men and women – will actually be in Minneapolis at the game. Does this have a significant economic impact on Minneapolis? According to Jon Banister of Bisnow, Minneapolis recently spent $500 million to build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. And now it is hosting a Super Bowl in this stadium that a study claims will generate $404 million in economic growth. Victor Matheson – an economist at Holy Cross and perhaps the foremost expert on such studies – says he is skeptical of any study that argues the Super Bowl generates a benefit beyond $130 million.
Whether the number is $130 million or $404 million, though, it is important to note the size of the Minneapolis economy. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Gross Domestic Product (i.e. aggregate income or output in the area) of Minneapolis is $246.689 billion. So even if it is $404 million (and again, Professor Matheson would be skeptical), this economic impact is less than 0.2% of the overall size of the local economy. So if you live in Minneapolis, you should not be surprised that you won't be able to see any real economic growth from this event.
What about the game? Right now we all want to know who is going to win. Can we really know right now?
There have been 51 Super Bowls. Of these, the team with the best point differential (points for minus points against) has won 31 times. Pro-Football-Reference.com has an even better team measure called the Simple Rating System (SRS). According to this measure, the "best" team has won the Super Bowl 29 times. Of course, that means the "best" team lost the Super Bowl 22 times.
In this game, the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots had the same point differential in the regular season. But SRS says the Eagles are better. Then again, the Eagles are playing Nick Foles, their back-up quarterback from the regular season. And the Patriots have Tom Brady and he never, ever, loses. Except, of course, when he does.
Brady and the Patriots have won five Super Bowls. Except for one injured season, Brady has led the Patriots in each season since 2001. So that means he has not won the Super Bowl in ten years. Yes, Brady has lost before!
And as I noted last year, we can imagine there is an alternative universe where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl 49 and the Atlanta Falcons won last year. In both cases, one can argue that the Seahawks and Falcons could have won had their offensive coordinators simply called for a running play at the end of the game instead of a pass play. Had that happened, Brady would not have won a Super Bowl since 2005 and we would be wondering why Brady can't ever win the big game anymore.
So, who is going to win? Last year, I wrote another article detailing all the factors one might think matters (regular season wins, payroll, best defense, etc…) and I could not find anything that seemed to predict who would win. Well, except one thing. The best looking quarterback (and this is a silly theory!) seems to often win (although that didn't happen last year!).
Therefore, despite all you will hear from all the "experts", we really don't know who is going to win. Football is a very unpredictable game. The best can play poorly. The worst can surprise us.
What you should know, though, is that although the players will be trying their best, the major stars do not get paid much to play this game. Player salaries are for the regular season. There is a bonus for playing this game and players on both teams get a bonus. In 2017, the winners got a larger bonus of $54,000. For most of us and the non-stars on the team, this is a substantial sum of money. For the stars – like Tom Brady – the bonus is immensely small compared to their regular season salary. So, for players like Brady, they are playing mostly for the love of the game.
Brady and other stars are like the fans. They really like the game.
So, enjoy the game. No, the game isn't the biggest thing in the world and it won't make the people of Minnesota much richer. We also don't know – despite all we hear – who is going to win until they play the game. We should all just sit back and enjoy the show.
But let me repeat one last point before that show begins. If you are a guy, stop giving the women who love the game quizzes. Really, no one enjoys quizzes. And I would know, I give people quizzes for a living!


Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing - The Cheapskates way to living the good life: Savings for Christmas - Next Year!
Savings for Christmas - Next Year!
I always love Boxing Day sales but not just for larger expensive items. I always head to my local Coles supermarket first thing in the morning to stock up on Christmas wrapping supplies to put aside for the following year. Most shops always reduce their Christmas stock on Boxing Day to clear. Wrapping paper, ribbons, bows, cards, gift tags etc. are all at least 50% off. This year however I found some great wrapping paper in plain colours without any Christmas designs or pictures on them. I purchased two 6m rolls, one in plain gold and one in plain silver for only $1.15 a roll and a 15m roll with blue and purple stars on it for only $1.74. Although these are in traditional Christmas colours they don't have any Christmas pictures or writing on them. I can use them for birthdays, Father's Days, Mother's Day, weddings etc. and for a fraction of the price. I also purchased ribbons and packets of bows for as little as 67 cents that although as also in Christmas colours - gold, silver, red, green, blue are equally suitable for other occasions. I saved about $30 in total.
I Went Away for a Week…….


In "Masters of Stone III" Ron Kauk kneels down and presses his fingers against a cold rock before getting on Thriller in Camp 4. I have to lower their temperature, so they can grip better – he said. Since than more and more climbers came out and state the advantages of climbing in lower temperatures, against the popular belief that when the thermometer shows less than 10 degrees Celsius it is time to hit the gym.
Even Tommy Caldwell in his 'early stages' lead most of his projects in near or even slightly below freezing temperatures. One of the examples of his 'cold ascents' was Vogue 5.14b (8c) on Industrial Wall (Boulder area, Colorado) in 1999. So is one of the best American climbers a masochist, or perhaps he just knows how to take advantage of low temperatures?
Hopefully this article will convince you that the latter is true and show you that indeed you can still enjoy climbing when 99% of climbers think it is pointless to go out.
The purpose of this guide is not to show you how to survive the cold cragging days, but to show you the advantages of climbing in low temperatures.
– Rubber on your climbing shoes performs at its best in low temperatures. Legendary Five Ten Stealth C4 rubber is designed for its optimal performance at -4o to +1oC.
– Lower temperatures boost not only friction of our shoes, but also of our hands and fingers (as mentioned by Ron Kauk).
– Lower temperatures also help our skin 'last' longer on sharp rock.
The main goal here is to keep your body heat up and circulation going, especially to the peripheral body parts (hands, toes), which for the most part are the only parts of your body with direct contact to cold rock. Tight shoes, gripping and crimping also tends to limit the circulation and can lead to diminished feeling, which can lead to failure on our project.
- yoga matt or tarp: bring a small tarp, thermarest or half of the yoga matt with you to the crag. It will keep you more comfortable and it will prevent major heat lose if you use it to change shoes and to sit on during breaks.
- Warm up is essential to your success, keeping your body warm and preventing an injury. If the crag is really close to the gym or your house, it might be worth warming up indoor before your drive.
- In addition to warming up at the beginning of your day try to do a quick warm up before each route to get the blood flowing properly.
- Try to warm up your climbing shoes, you can try keeping them inside your jacket in between climbs.
- If you start loosing the feeling in your hands try to warm them up on your neck. When you are on the ground arm pits also provide a nice warm place.
- Natural products like jin-seng, garlic, ginger or magnesium improve circulation. If you plan on climbing though the 'cold' season it might be worth adding them to your regular diet. Single dose of either one will probably not provide noticeable effects.
- Taping limits the circulation, especially in fingers. Unless you are recovering from an injury try not to tape in cold temps.
Many people are sceptical about cragging in cold weather. How is it that even though you are never comfortable and cannot feel your feet or hands it helps you send harder? Feelings might be mixed, but there are many testimonials of well knows climbers that swear by the magic of cold temperatures. So before you knock it-try it! If it is not for you, maybe you can use a hint or two from this article for your alpine adventures.
Tommy Caldwell, Cold-weather redpointing, "Rock&Ice", 1999, no 90, p. 36.
Dave Pegg, Cold war – the secrets of outdoor winter rock climbing, "Climbing", 2000, no 201, p. 104.


Photo Story: Disha Patani Just Boils The Mercury!
Disha Patani has been grilled and trolled by many unwavering social media police but still she keeps coming back to promote her Calvin Klein brand.
She now wore brand's bikini collection to promote and as you can read from the title, she is explosive than a red chilli in that dress.
She managed to increase the oomph factor and sizzle in the costume more than we all could expect.
At such temperatures that she is generating mercury would evaporate and that is dangerous.
But when the beauty is in front of your eyes, you will never shy away from enjoying it, even by just watching it!
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SAN FRANCISCO — In Europe and the United States, the conventional wisdom is that regulation is needed to force Silicon Valley's digital giants to respect people's online privacy. But new rules may instead serve to strengthen Facebook's and Google's hegemony and extend their lead on the internet. That could begin playing out next month, when Europe enacts sweeping new regulations that prioritize people's data privacy. The new laws, which require tech companies to ask for users' consent for their data, are likely to hand Google and Facebook an advantage. That's because wary consumers are more prone to trust recognized names with their information than unfamiliar newcomers. And the laws may deter start-ups that do not have the resources to comply with the rules from competing with the big companies.
Orangeworm hacking group carefully selects victims in highly targeted attacks. A newly-discovered cybercriminal group is installing custom malware onto the systems of organisations in healthcare and related sectors in order to conduct corporate espionage. These targeted attacks are carried out against a small number of selected organisations as well as the supply chains which serve them, with the tactics and use of custom malware suggesting the attacks are the work of a cybercriminal group working for its own ends and not that of a government. Uncovered by researchers at Symantec, the previously unknown group dubbed Orangeworm is installing custom malware known as 'Kwampirs' onto the systems of large international corporations across the US, Europe and Asia – with a particular focus on healthcare, with 40 percent of victims operating in the sector.
We know this because in 2016, in partnership with the International City/County Management Association, we conducted the first-ever nationwide survey of local government cybersecurity. Among other things, the survey data showed just how poorly local governments practice cybersecuriy.
Under near-constant attack, but not fully aware – Nearly half – 44 percent – of all the respondents told us they experience cyberattacks at least daily. Based on prior research, we are confident that rate is actually much higher.
On April 25, California law enforcement announced the possible capture of a long-sought serial killer. Shortly after, it was reported that police had used public DNA databases to determine his identity. This extraordinary event highlights that when you send off a cheek swab to one of the private genome companies, you may sacrifice not just your own privacy but that of your family and your ancestors. In a time of widespread anxiety over the misuse of social media, Americans should also be concerned over who has access to their genetic information. For-profit genome testing companies like 23andMe make money, in part, by selling anonymized genomic data. Many people may not realize that re-identifying genomes – that is, identifying an individual from their genetic profile – is a relatively straightforward process. In one study, researchers could re-identify five of 10 people, as well as their families.
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an internet privacy case involving Google that could put the brakes on an increasingly common form of settlement in class action suits that funnels money to unrelated third parties and charities instead of to people affected by the alleged wrongdoing.
The justices will take up an appeal by opponents, led by a conservative group, challenging the $8.5 million that Google agreed to pay in 2013 to settle claims that the search engine operator allowed other websites to see users' search queries, violating their privacy rights. The settlement was upheld by a lower court. Google is part of Alphabet Inc.
The settlement awarded most of the money to universities and organizations that promote internet privacy but nothing to the millions of Google users who the plaintiffs were to have represented in the class action.
Twitter on Thursday encouraged its more than 330 million users to change their passwords after the company discovered a bug that revealed the passwords in an unencrypted form in an internal log.
Subject: Who Owns the Data Your Car Collects?
And there's potentially plenty of money to be made: A 2016 white paper from industry research and consulting firm McKinsey projects a $450 billion to $750 billion industry for automotive data by 2030.
The questions of who owns the data and what can be done with it have brought the privacy debate into the modern car cockpit.
Generally, the automakers promised to provide clear notice about what kind of data is collected and who is receiving it. Under the industry pri nciples, consumers can review historical data from subscription services and certain information about car performance, maintenance, and driver behavior. But privacy advocates say the guidelines aren't specific enough about how and when car companies need to disclose their practices to consumers.
And owners may be surprised to find out that the manufacturer of their car can access much of the information that comes from their vehicle and can sometimes make it public.
One barrier to opening up valuable government datasets is making sure that all necessary personally identifiable information (PII) is removed beforehand — a process called de-identification. It's a balancing act intended to protect individuals' privacy while maintaining the integrity of the data.
The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) says existing de-identification techniques aren't good enough, however, and in a new challenge on Challenge.gov, the agency asking for ways to improve them.
Investigators say they cracked the cold case of the Golden State Killer with help from data on a genetics website.The investigators revealed that they uploaded a suspect's raw DNA signature — sourced from an old crime scene sample — to a site called GEDmatch.
The case has raised privacy concerns among people who have submitted their DNA data to similar genetics sites. Here's how to delete your DNA and data from 23andMe, Ancestry, and Helix.
If that news has you concerned about the security of your own genetic material, you may be wondering how to delete it from genetic databases kept by popular genetics testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.
23andMe, Ancestry, and Helix (National Geographic's genetics service) only accept saliva samples for genetics testing — an easy way of obtaining DNA. But a similar company called Family Tree DNA could likely accept hair or blood, according to Joe Fox, an administrator for one of the company's surname projects.


A year before getting admitted into ISB, I had been rejected in the ISB interview. I was not angry or frustrated, disappointed though, because ISB was indeed a distant dream then. After the setback, I tried to sit down and assess what exactly had gone wrong. Was it the profile or the presentation of the profile that had backfired in the interview? Or was the entire method of drafting my application that had gone wrong?
These questions led me to finally understand one thing for sure, my application was good-looking with a 710. However, somewhere it lacked the crux of my own story! I guess it was made to answer just the essay questions and failed to convey my story as such. That is where I realized the value of connecting the dots between my past achievements, my present focus and my future goals. I met one of the consultants at The Bootcamp, who was in agreement with this fact. I then enrolled with them, hoping that this time I would sure shot secure the dream ISB admit.
I was first asked to fill up a preliminary evaluation form that included a lot of deep information about me, my work and my goals. This helped them assign me a mentor who actually was in sync with my work and goals. My mentor and I started off the process with a lot of brainstorming sessions, she trying to help me introspect into my profile, help me discover my highs and lows and also recognise my goals. This took some good time, but it was worth it for sure. We had come up with a basic storyline of mine, on top of which she suggested me a roadmap to take up a few relevant tasks that would add value to my current profile. I worked on these in parallel to my GMAT for over 3-4 months. She kept a close watch on the progress I was making and tweaked the methods accordingly.
Then just one-and-a-half month before the deadline, we started collating all the content we had – the discussions, the additional activities, my well-set goals etc. We again polished it into a stellar (i say stellar because the interviewers had appreicated my essays) application, with the portal content also filled smartly. There were a number of iterations on the essay drafts. There were essay reviews by the other ISB alumni and alot of feedback was incorporated into my application. And finally it was ready for submission.
I received the interview call and totally aced the 1 hour grill interview at ISB, where they dug 2-3 levels deeper on whatever I had written. I was on the top of my game, because this time my application was very well structured and justified. I was exhilarated after my interview as it went exactly how I had been trained by my interview mnetors at Bootcamp. All scenarios, tested and trained. My interview prep with fresh ISB admits gave me a lot of insights on different kinds of interviews possible – career based, diversity based, stress based, problem solving type, etc.
Thanks Bootcamp for re-instilling the confidence and vigor in me to make it big this time.


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Political Crisis in Pakistan Imran Khan in Favor of Vote
Pakistan : 9th April, 2022:
Pakistan's Parliament on Saturday started its crucial session to take up the no-confidence resolution against defiant Prime Minister Imran Khan amid indications that the no-trust motion against him could be delayed after the government pressed for a discussion on the so-called "foreign conspiracy" against it. Follow Live Updates here.
If transparent elections are held, Imran Khan will be defeated: Bilawal Bhutto
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto launched an attack against Imran Khan in the Assembly and said that he [Khan] cannot defend himself. "Imran Khan can't become a political martyr even after a thousand efforts. He can make 100 attempts but can't become Bhutto." He also said that Imran Khan would be defeated if transparent elections were held.

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Mornington's latest #tinnage release is a 5.9% Mosaic IPA. It is a single hop American IPA featuring wonderful stonefruit flavours and aromas. Due to the popularity of Mornington's original Specialty keg release of Mosaic IPA, the team decided it was well worth it becoming the seventh member of the #tinnage family.
The mosaic hop (HBC369), originating in USA in 2012, has been described as Citra (one of the hops found in Mornington Pale) on steroids. With its ability of providing a dry fruitiness without the sweetness, the hop makes Mornington Mosaic IPA a lovely combination of crisp bitterness and fruity essence. It is a beer that any Pale ale or IPA fan would enjoy.
The artwork, designed by The Snake Hole, is reminiscent of both Day of the Dead celebrations where mosaic tiles are used liberally on skulls and skeletons, and also embodies drinking at an old western saloon, paying homage to the North American origins of the Mosaic hop. Basically, we thought it was really cool and would look great on a beer can. Which it does.


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NEW AVANT-GARDE: THE BEST LOOKS FROM THE 2017 MET GALA
FASHION, NEW YORK
by The Untitled Magazine
Rihanna cemented her status as queen of the Met Gala in a outlandish look from Comme des Garçons AW16.
May 1st marked one of fashion's biggest night of the year, the annual Met Gala. Corresponding with the exhibition, Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, the 2017 edition of the ball honored 74-year-old designer Rei Kawakubo with a Comme des Garçons-themed night. The star-studded event marked the first time in decades that a living designer has been the main focus of the night. The last time there was a such an occurrence was 1983's Yves Saint Laurent-themed ball.
It would seem that a night centering around a singular designer and brand would make dressing to theme extremely easy but in actuality, the opposite was true. Rei Kawakubo is the champion of the extreme avant-garde so achieving a Comme des Garçons vibe is quite a feat. A select few attendees actually wore designs from the label's archives while others rose to the challenge with applaudably outlandish attempts at mimicking Kawakubo's particular je ne sais quoi. However, most attendees opted for looks that came with safer adjectives (and complimentary seats at the tables of other fashion designers).
Rihanna, in Comme des Garçons AW16 was the hands-down fashion winner of the event and maybe even the whole night. Whether an outfit was demonstrative or demure, there was still plenty to be seen at the 2017 Met Gala. Check out The Untitled Magazine's picks of the best looks of the night below.
From left to right: Pharrell Williams & Helen Lasicanh in Comme des Garçons, Tom Brady & Gisele in Stella McCartney, Rei Kawakubo in Comme des Garçons, Katy Perry in Maison Margiela, and Anna Wintour in Chanel. Images courtesy of Getty.
Other than the elusive Rei Kawakubo herself, Pharrell (pictured with wife, Helen Lasicanh) was the only co-host of this year's event that actually wore Comme des Garçons.
The Die-Hards
From left to right: Helen Lasicanh, Rihanna, Tracee Ellis Ross, Michele Lamy (with Rick Owens in his own designs) and Caroline Kennedy; all in Comme des Garçons. Images courtesy of Getty.
As one in only a handful of guests who actually wore the avant-garde label, Rihanna cemented her status as reigning queen of the Met Gala but a few other were also on point.
The Risk Takers
From left to right: Cara Delevingne, Grace Hartzel in Dior, Madonna in Moschino, Solange in Thom Browne, and Priyanka Chopra in Ralph Lauren. Images courtesy of Getty.
Many attendees attempted to channel Kawakubo's flair in edgy looks by other designers. Jaden Smith channeled the theme in his own unique way, he brought his recently shorn dreadlocks as his accessory.
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From left to right: Rose Byrne in Ralph Lauren, Thandie Newton in Monse, Doutzen Kroes in Brock Collection, Joan Smalls in Topshop, and Rita Ora in Marchesa. Images courtesy of Getty.
Gorgeous scarlet gowns paid tribute to Kawakubo's 2014 "Roses and Blood" collection.
From left to right: Kendall Jenner in La Perla, Bella Hadid in Alexander Wang, Lily Aldridge in Ralph Lauren, Halle Berry in Versace, and Nicky Minaj in H&M. Images courtesy of Getty.
For some, a fashion dare meant going almost bare.
Froth & Frills
Chrissy Teigen (with John Legend) in Marchesa, Lily Collins in Giambatista Valli, Blake Lively (with Ryan Reynolds) in Versace, Zoe Kravitz in Oscar de la Renta, and Janelle Monae in Ralph & Russo. Images courtesy of Getty.
Many stars played it safe in froth, florals, and feathers that were typical awards show fare but beautiful nonetheless.
Helen Lasichanh, Pharell Williams & Rihanna at 1OAK after the 2017 Met Gala. Image courtesy of BFA.
After stunning stunning at the gala Rihanna lured the who's who of the entertainment world to 1OAK for her much awaited after party. Stars including Pharrell Williams, Madonna, Katy Perry, Cara Delevingne , John Legend, Diddy, Lupita Nyongo'o, Janelle Monae, Kate Hudson, Priyanka Chopra, and Diplo all showed up to sip Perrier Jouet and groove the evening away.
Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between, will open on May 4th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and continue through September 4th.
-Jasmine Williams for The Untitled Magazine
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Rifle Cartridges - High Velocity is a type of Ammunition in Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2).
Lethal at all distances. They leave a little doubt or discussion when used as directed. Pin point accuracy. We have yet to receive complain about these cartridges. Each box contains 30 cartridges.
Available for purchase at any Gunsmith for $3.00. Alternatively, can be crafted or gathered at camp by upgrading the ammunition station. Can even be looted.


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Production continues on HGTV's "Windy City Rehab" despite alleged code violations
Discovery-owned HGTV remains committed to the production of season two of Windy City Rehab two days after the Chicago Tribune revealed that the city's Department of Buildings has notified the ...
Discovery-owned HGTV remains committed to the production of season two of Windy City Rehab two days after the Chicago Tribune revealed that the city's Department of Buildings has notified the show's hosts, Alison Victoria Gramenos (pictured, left) and Donovan Eckhardt (right), that they cannot file new permit applications and that the city is moving to suspend Eckhardt's real estate developer and general contractor licenses for a year.
The issue comes down to a series of allegations relating to proper permits and safety on work sites overseen by the pair.
Windy City Rehab sees Gramenos (who goes by Alison Victoria on the show) buying fixer uppers in Chicago and transforming them into high-end homes in the hopes of attracting buyers.
"Issues related to Windy City Rehab have been carefully reviewed," an HGTV spokesperson said in a statement shared with Realscreen. "Appropriate parties are in communication with local building officials and working to resolve any outstanding issues. Season two of the series is currently in production."
According to the Tribune, orange "stop-work" signs were posted on properties Gramenos and Eckhardt were working on, though it's unclear if any of the buildings were set to be featured in the second season of the home reno show.
The pair can't apply for new permits because they allegedly performed or directed work that required a permit without having that permit, work outside of approved plans without the appropriate permission, work that resulted in a stop-work order and work that poses an immediate or imminent threat to the health and safety of workers or the public. They also allegedly made a false statement on a permit application or aided and abetted another in making a false statement.
Eckhardt's licenses are under threat of being revoked because he allegedly failed to schedule final inspections of residential units and allowed them to be sold and occupied before final inspections.
"The Dept. of Buildings takes this issue very seriously and takes action against developers and contractors who perform work that compromises safety for the public, workers or building occupants," said Buildings department spokesman Gregg Cunningham, in a widely-circulated statement first published in the Tribune. "We have been monitoring the work of [Eckhardt's company] Greymark Development Group closely and have taken progressive disciplinary actions to stop what has become a pattern of unsafe work and building code violations at multiple properties."
Windy City Rehab is produced by California-based Big Table Media. Executive producers on the series are Peter Holmes, Bill Swan, Geoff Davis, Brent Barto and Alison Victoria.
Big Table declined to comment when reached by Realscreen.
Season one premiered in January. It was renewed for a second season in March.
(Photo courtesy of HGTV)
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Binance – one of the world's most popular cryptocurrency exchanges – is slated for its quarterly buyback and burn of the company's own soon-to-be-native token, Binance Coin (BNB).
Binance Coin (BNB) is the exchange's own ERC 20 token which currently runs natively on the Ethereum blockchain.
Most users of the exchange are aware that the coin significantly cuts back on trading fees when said fees are paid with BNB. Currently, fees are reduced by 50 percent, but the benefit is set to decrease with each year of the exchange's operation.
What many users do not realize, however, is that Binance buys back and burns a certain percentage of its BNB tokens every quarter.
Only two BNB burns have taken place so far, in October 2017 and January 2018. Both of those coin burns were announced in the middle of their respective months, with the first taking place on October 18. The second was announced on January 15.
It thus stands to reason that Binance's third coin burn will be announced as early as Sunday, or as late as April 18, 2018.
The first coin burn removed 986,000 BNB from the total supply, while the second removed a more significant 1,821,586 BNB. It's safe to speculate that this third coin burn will remove even more from the total supply — given the sheer volume of trades which have been taking place on the exchange every day. Currently, BNB has a total supply of 197,192,382, with 116,261,604 in circulation.
It's also important to remember that cryptocurrency exchanges as reputable and popular as Binance are always turning a profit, regardless of whether or not we are in a bear market.


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has high success rates
By Kelsey Heatley / Managing editor
The cosmetology program at Del Mar College offers students hands-on experience in areas such as skin care, haircutting and chemical treatments.
Since fall 2010, the program has had a perfect passing rate on the PSI Licensure certification written exam that is required by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Sandra L. Garcia, an associate professor, said the passing rate has been good throughout the years.
"In 2013 the passing rate for the written exam was 94.6 percent, and it was 96.4 percent for the practical," said Garcia, who has been teaching cosmetology at Del Mar for 21 years.
"I could say that I was born and raised at Del Mar. I trained at Del Mar for my operator's license, then came back and trained for my instructor's license," Garcia said.
Along with the testing, students have to complete 1,500 clock hours and 42 semester hours from the program.
"Students perform facials, manicures, waxing, haircuts, conditioning treatments and much more," Garcia said.
According to Garcia, the program can have one man and 24 women each semester. Phillip Bettiga, a 23-year-old cosmetology major, does not find being a male in the program challenging.
"I find it to be more of an advantage. It's way easier to stand out being a male in a industry idealized as prominently female," Bettiga said.
According to Bettiga a good amount of time in class is spent learning the regulations and laws states put forward for governing how the cosmetology industry is run.
"There are client days in which we treat the class as a salon and invite friends, family members, and really anyone who is willing to help us get some experience. The tests in class are molded to get us ready for what were going to experience at the state board exam," Bettiga said.
According to Garcia, the program at Del Mar has an internship with salons in the area participating.
"Students will work in a salon after school and weekends. This will help students get familiar with salon settings and gain knowledge," Garcia said.
The hardest part about being in the cosmetology program for Bettiga is time management.
"I'm sure everyone can relate that it's hard to balance work, school, home life and somehow manage to squeeze in time to rest. However, it does make it easy to get up and go to school when you are pursuing something you are passionate about," Bettiga said.
The most difficult thing task for Bettiga is getting over the nervousness.
"Our work is always at the center of attention. It can be unnerving having someone watch every more while you're giving them a manicure," Bettiga said.
For Garcia the most challenging part of teaching is learning each type of learning style for each student; however, seeing the success is gratifying.
"Seeing the students' reactions when they completely understand a lesson, or when clients give the students a compliment for a job well done and they tip the students is always rewarding, Garcia said.
Bettiga said he hopes to graduate in December and one day have his own salon.
"I'd recommend the Del Mar cosmetology program over any other because of the experiences shared with me as well as the equal amount of praise that comes from students who attended the program. Anyone thinking about it should just be prepared to put in a lot of hard work," Bettiga said.
For more information on the cosmetology program visit www.delmar.edu/cosmetology.
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I am trying to install based on the instructions here: http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/LinuxMCE-0810_alpha2 and the scripts are failing to find needed packages.
The instructions say to let Kubuntu update. I let it update to Kubuntu 9.x. Is this wrong?
Alright that seems to have been the problem. The install is workign now that I reinstaled and rejected the jaunty upgrade.
Its telling me "Couldnt find package pluto orbiter"
Make sure that eth0 is connected to your external internet source since nobody has still updated the installer.
Apparently the alpha installer doesnt like my netowrking setup, though Im not entirely sure why.
and my HomeRunHD attached to it.
port and aught not to look terribly different then beign connected directly to the ISP.
ah thank you. Thats likely the problem.
Im trying a re-run of the mce-install script. We'll see how smart it is about cleaning up.
there are no sanity checks in the installer scripts, so its likely you will have problems. expecially if you run post-install more than once.
I had to edit the mce_wizard_data-double_nic.sh install file and swap eth0 with eth1. If you don't do this first (before running all the scripts and getting errors) then that file will already be copied to the /tmp folder and won't be recopied. I'm pretty sure it propagates into other config files, too, (beyond /etc/network/interfaces) so it's easier to make that change first.
It's even easier to just switch the cables around, and then you can always swap the interfaces in the web-admin after installing if you want them the other way around again.
that fixed those issues and, honestly, its probably better to have eth0 facing out to the net as this emchien will eventually be moving to router/firewall position and my eth0 is my gig ether port.
Right now Im trying to sweet talk it into running the AV wizard in Nvidia clone mode so I can see the setup and admin later on my monitor at the machine rather then the projector in the next room.
Im having fun with it. Thanks for the pointers where needed.
For some reason, I can't get to www.linuxmce.org at the moment.
I followed install instructions from Peer Oliver Schmidt ref "Stories, stories, installs, installs, last updated Monday, 06 July 2009 12:50. Its a 12 step set of instructions.
I am using one of the now old, reference platforms, an Asus M2NPV-VM with 1.5GB ram, 1.3GB used, 10% of the H/D used kernel 2.6.27-14.
I'm on a 768KB download network.
The problem is the H/D has been running continuously for over 12-hours now with occasional download activity. Top shows OrbiterGL at around 78% and Photo+screen_sa at around 70%.
Not sure why its running the H/D hard for over 12 hours and downloading when a lot of that happened before the final boot and the GUI setup.
ADD: 09:04EST 21Jul09 - The hard drive is still running hard.It's over 21 hours since the 12 step install and video wizard completion. H/D is now at 20%, 99.93MB downloaded in the last 16-hrs.. Is this normal ? The hard disk is being pounded relentlessly. I'm getting large download spikes at 08:50 and 21:00 EST.
While I can't specifically comment on troubleshooting steps to figure out what's wrong, I can say that I've installed various versions of the alpha about 8 times and on average with my 1mbps internet connection it took about 3 hours on average start to finish.
That installed fine with no additional H/D activity or internet downloads.
I do notice that the AV setup wizard video and voice is late e.g. I click next, next use system and while its rebuilding the screens, I get voice clips of the last Three selections.
I tried a video but it says the libdvd whatever library is missing and there is no software in the setup screen when libdvd was previously.


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Inside Nick Ward's decision to return to Michigan State, and what comes next
Brendan Quinn May 29, 2018 7
After conducting individual workouts for nine NBA teams over the course of the last few weeks, including Detroit, Oklahoma City, Chicago and New York, Michigan State sophomore Nick Ward was undecided on his NBA decision heading into this past holiday weekend.
The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, his parents say, but none offered a guarantee that Ward would be selected in the 2018 NBA Draft. Some teams reported back that if Ward left school early he could hook on with a team. Others said he needed another year of college ball.
In the end, the choice really boiled down to whether Ward wanted to spend another season playing at the collegiate level.
Late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Tom Izzo's phone rang with a final answer.
Ward is heading back to Michigan State for his junior season. Having played 70 games at MSU and only 80 points shy of 1,000 for his MSU career, Ward has plenty of experience at the college level but is banking on one...


This week's 5/31 Memorial Day edition of WWE RAW drew an average of 3.23 million viewers according to Showbuzzdaily.com.
This is down slightly from last week's show that drew 3.27 million viewers and held up well going against the NBA Playoffs on TNT.
RAW averaged a 1.15 rating among adults 18-49 on Monday night, down from a 1.17 last week. The NBA Playoffs on TNT dominated the night on cable once again with 15.996 million viewers. Given the competition, WWE has to be happy with all hours of RAW staying above the three million mark when a loss in viewers was expected.
WWE has to be happy? Their Golden Boy returned and ratings were down.


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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – Montreal Canadiens and Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today the Bulldogs have signed defenceman David Makowski to a one-year American Hockey League contract for the 2014-2015 season.
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In 42 games with the University of Denver Pioneers in 2013-2014, Makowski recorded 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) and 48 penalty minutes. The St. Louis, Missouri native finished the season tied for the team lead in points by defencemen and was second on the team in both goals and assists by defencemen. In 142 career National Collegiate Athletic Association games with the University of Denver from 2010 to 2014, the 24-year-old recorded 93 points (27 goals, 66 assists) and 169 penalty minutes.
Before his collegiate career, the 6'1", 205-pound defenceman played two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers in the United States Hockey League and one season with the St. Louis Bandits in the North American Hockey League. In 103 regular season games with Green Bay from 2008 to 2010, Makowski recorded 70 points (27 goals, 43 assists) and 155 penalty minutes. In 51 regular season games with St. Louis in 2007-2008, he recorded 20 points (four goals, 16 assists) and 73 penalty minutes.
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Transitional form
A transitional form is a fossil or living organism that is intermediate between two other organism in an evolutionary sequence. A transitional form that has not yet been found is colloquially called a 'missing link'.
Creationists claim that transitional forms between different kinds of creatures are systematically absent. Other scientists typically reject this claim. One such attempted rebuttal is that by Kathleen Hunt who created a Transitional Vertebrate Fossil FAQ.[1]
1 Identification problem
2 Claims of transitional forms
3 Claims of a lack of transitional forms
Identification problem
A major problem with identifying transitional forms is in determining whether a particular fossil or living thing is truly intermediate between two others, or is merely an unrelated form which has characteristics common to both other forms.
Archaeopteryx, for example, has some features in common with both living birds and reptiles, and is often quoted as an intermediate form. It was not covered with part-scales/part-feathers, but had fully-functioning feathers and wings, and was capable of flight. There is therefore no reason to think that it is not simply a bird with some features in common with reptiles.
Evolutionists have criticised creationists for claiming that if an intermediate form is discovered, it merely creates two gaps where there was previously one. This criticism ignores the size of the gaps.[2] If the remaining two gaps are large, then the creationist claim is justified. Rather than simply producing the occasional form which appears to be intermediate between two different forms, evolutionists need to demonstrate what Charles Darwin called a "finely-graduated organic chain".[3]
Despite many more fossils being discovered since Darwin's time, the continued lack of a series of fossils showing a smooth transition led Stephen Jay Gould and Niles Eldredge to propose Punctuated Equilibrium, which says that the change from one form to another took place is short bursts which generally would not leave a fossil trace. Evolutionists continue to claim that such intermediate forms exist or existed, but have failed to adequately demonstrate any such smooth sequence, as opposed to the occasional form with features common to two other forms.
Claims of transitional forms
In The Origin of Species Charles Darwin wrote that the fossil record (as it was known then) was lacking in transitional forms.[3] He predicted, however, that transitional forms would be found. Nevertheless, 120 years later, David Raup said that the situation had not improved.[4]
Nevertheless, evolutionists continue to make claims of transitional forms. One such set of claims was in the 1st March 2008 issue of New Scientist[5] The article claimed that the so-called "fishbian" sequence of fossils shows the steps by which fish crawled out of the water and onto the land during the Devonian period. New Scientist claims that fossils have been "found spanning the entire transition from the distinctly fish-like Eusthenopteron to the four-legged amphibian Hynerpeton".
However, the accompanying "family tree" showing a mere eight fossils in this sequence does not show any of them as being intermediate to any others, but all being on separate branches. Furthermore, it has many of the forms in the sequence living contemporaneously with others in the supposed sequence, including some "later" ones living earlier then their supposed ancestors!
Nevertheless, New Scientist claims that the "fossil record of the fish-to-amphibian transition is now among the best documented of all"!
Claims of a lack of transitional forms
Creationists claim that there there are no transitional forms between the various created kinds. Even leading evolutionists have admitted that transitional forms do not exist as expected:
The late paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould said in 1977:
The extreme rarity of transitional forms in the fossil record persists as the trade secret of paleontology.[6]
In 1979, the senior palaeontologist at the British Museum of Natural History, Colin Patterson, agreed with Gould, when asked why he didn't have any illustrations of transitional forms in his book:
I fully agree with your comments on the lack of direct illustration of evolutionary transitions in my book. If I knew of any, fossil or living, I would certainly have included them. ... Yet Gould and the American Museum people are hard to contradict when they say there are no transitional fossils. I will lay it on the line- there is not one such fossil for which one could make a watertight argument.[7]
In 1984 Gould wrote the following:
The absence of fossil evidence for intermediary stages between major transitions in organic design, indeed our inability, even in our imagination, to construct functional intermediates in many cases, has been a persistent and nagging problem for gradualistic accounts of evolution.[8]
However, in 1994, he wrote,
The supposed lack of intermediary forms in the fossil record remains the fundamental canard of current antievolutionism. Such transitional forms are sparse, to be sure, and for two sets of good reasons—geological (the gappiness of the fossil record) and biological (the episodic nature of evolutionary change, including patterns of punctuated equilibrium, and transition within small populations of limited geographic extent). But paleontologists have discovered several superb examples of intermediary forms and sequences, more than enough to convince any fair-minded skeptic about the reality of life's physical genealogy.[9]
Transitional fossil
Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium
↑ Hunt, Kathleen, Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ (Talk.Origins)
↑ Woodmorappe, John, Does a 'transitional form' replace one gap with two gaps?, Journal of Creation 14(3):5–6, August 2000.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Why then is not every geological formation and every stratum full of such intermediate links? Geology assuredly does not reveal any such finely graduated organic chain; and this, perhaps, is the most obvious and gravest objection which can be urged against my theory. The explanation lies, as I believe, in the extreme imperfection of the geological record". Darwin, Charles, The Origin of Species, chapter X.
↑ "Well, we are now about 120 years after Darwin, and the knowledge of the fossil record has been greatly expanded. We now have a quarter of a million fossil species, but the situation hasn't changed much. The record of evolution is still surprisingly jerky, and ironically, we have fewer examples of evolutionary transitions than we had in Darwin's time. By this I mean that some of the classic cases of Darwinian change in the fossil record, such as the evolution of the horse in North America, have had to be discarded or modified as a result of more detailed information.", Raup, David, "Conflicts between Darwin and paleontology", Field Museum of Natural History Bulletin 50(1), January 1979, p.25.
↑ Prothero, Donald, What Missing Link?, New Scientist, 1st March 2008.
↑ Gould, S.J., Evolution's erratic pace, Natural History 86 (5):14, 1977 (quoted in Sarfati, Jonathan 15 ways to refute materialistic bigotry.)
↑ Sunderland, Lewis, Darwin's Enigma, 1988, pp. 88-90 (Quoted in Those fossils are a problem, Creation 14(4):44–45, September 1992).
↑ Quoted in Sarfati, Jonathan, Refuting Evolution, chapter 3.
↑ Gould, Steven Jay, Hooking Leviathan by Its Past Natural History 103 (May 1994): 8-15.
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Binary options have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the financial markets. They're simple to understand, easy to trade, and there's less uncertainty regarding the amount of money at risk compared to other speculative investments. Unsurprisingly, the contracts have become increasingly popular around the world, including throughout Asia. A number of Japanese binary options online brokers have emerged to meet the demand.
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