How to avoid Craigslist scams.
You've probably heard of Craigslist. Basically, it's an online classified ad site where you can sell or buy items, find jobs, dates or local events.
The design of the site is super-minimalist. It's changed very little since 1996, so it's an example of pure function over flash (and Flash, for that matter).
There are more, but "Why Craigslist Is Neat" is not the title of today's post.
When you're selling something on Craigslist, it's very likely you're going to get some messages from people attempting to scam you. So how do you avoid them?
First and foremost, deal only with local people you can meet in person, and accept only cash as payment. With this one step, you will reduce your chances of running into a scam to nearly nothing.
When you do meet your buyer in person, only do so in a public place (never at your home), make sure you tell your friends or family where you are going, bring a cell phone, consider bringing a friend, and listen to any nagging doubts you might have when you're meeting the buyer. These tips are directly from Craigslist's page on the topic of personal safety.
Never give any personal information to anyone during the course of a Craigslist transaction. You're buying or selling an object with cash. Nobody needs anybody's account numbers (or full name, in my opinion).
Generally, nobody from Craigslist is going to contact you about your listing, as the company is not involved in the transaction at all. There are no "guarantees," and anyone who talks of these things is up to no good.
You might get people who agree to buy an item, then send you a cashier's check for ten times the amount, with instructions to cash it and wire the excess back to them.
Sound familiar? It should—it's a variation on the old secret shopper scam, this time in the form of an overpayment scam.
However, if you're following the number one rule (cash only, local in-person sales only), you eliminate the possibility of this scam entirely.
Finally, make sure you're actually on Craigslist. The real web address is www.craigslist.org. Watch out for easy misspellings like "craiglist" or different domains (.com or .net).
It's a great site if you use it wisely (and an interesting business model), but be aware of the dangers and stick to in-person sales using cash.


In 1861 Tiffany was making a small number of watches in a workshop in Geneva. Nowadays, awareness of its watch history may be inextricably tied to its New York boutique and certain storied watch brand names, but a couple of years ago, they set up a watchmaking division (and factory) in Switzerland. With it came the launch of the CT-60 chronograph collection in 2015, which has been followed by other releases.
The use of third party movement suppliers for their watches clearly wasn't intended to be a long term plan, and the recent announcement of the Tiffany Square Watch not only marks a return to in-house movement manufacture, but does so courtesy of a square, not round, movement.
Created to mark their 180th birthday, this new timepiece is inspired by a 27mm square case released by Tiffany & Co in the 1920s and is, accordingly, in a limited edition of 180 pieces.
There are currently four prototypes travelling the world, and through chance and good fortune, we recently managed to see one of the four here in Sydney.
This modern version measures 28mm x 35.8mm, and is a very slim 6.9mm thick. The case is yellow gold, with a combination of polished and satin-brushed surfaces. The polished bezel is angled so that there is an uninterrupted line down to the lugs.
Its dial has a brushed white finishing with 'powdered gold' Arabic numerals and cathedral hands which are filled with a 'vintage look' lume. Framing the dial is a railway minute track, and there is a recessed square small seconds sub dial at 6 o'clock, also with its own railway track.
Flipping it over, the open case back reveals the Manufacture manual-wind Calibre TCO.1874M, which is decorated with Côtes de Genève stripes and perlage. It beats at 21,600VPH and has forty-two hours of power reserve.
The Tiffany Square Watch sits firmly and unashamedly as an homage model to the point of maintaining a period-correct case size. Its small size was, in fact, one of the reasons for the preconceptions I had about the Square before I saw it.
Although I like the classic white dial and cathedral hands look of wristwatches of that period and the 1930s, I wasn't drawn to the idea of a modern watch whose fidelity to the overall 'look' (with the addition of modern lume) extended this far. I thought it was far too small for 2017 preferences, and would look awkwardly small and shiny 'in the metal'.
I wore my late 1930s Rolex as a comparative piece. As you can see from the photo below, they are within the same general range size wise (but not in thickness). In looking at them together, and also on the wrist of Jacky from Tiffany & Co (it is his wrist in the wristshot below), my views about the Square changed over the course of my time with it. Yes it is small, and yes a couple of more mm would have not have gone astray, but for a male wrist within the average size distribution, worn as a dress watch with a suit, the 'numbers' of it all don't really matter. You can wear it as if it is an actual watch from that period.
In reality, it is actually a very unisex watch, and is easily viewed as such when you handle it and try it on.
Clearly, many do not find it too small, as a majority of the 180 pieces have been pre-sold already, many to existing Tiffany & Co customers (not unexpectedly). The Tiffany Square comes on a (double-sided) black alligator strap and has a retail price of USD 18,000.
If you want to know how seriously Tiffany & Co are taking this particular watch, they entered it into this year's GPHG.


December 10, 2011; Source: New York Post | The Rev. Al Sharpton has had a number of lives, emerging as a player in national politics defending President Obama in the African-American community against criticisms from Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, and, most recently as the host of the MSNBC show "PoliticsNation." Those of us with New York City histories remember Rev. Al's nonprofit provenance, his National Action Network, an activist group that provided the organizational structure for many of Sharpton's protests. Even now, with Sharpton increasingly on the national scene, the Network is still actively conducting demonstrations around social and economic issues, for example the National Action Network Jobs and Justice rallies in twenty-five cities, a campaign to remove two Morehouse Parish school board members in Louisiana, and the Shake-Off the Violence tour in Harlem, involving NAN's twelve-year-old Northeast Regional Director of the Youth, Victoria Pannell.
NAN is also financially troubled, according to an article in the New York Post. The Post's investigative team, led by Isabel Vincent, reports that the National Action Network and two for-profit Sharpton companies were together $5.3 million in the red. The Post cites a debt of $1.6 million—$880,000 in unpaid federal payroll taxes (plus interest and penalties) and $206,252 in loans to the two for-profit Sharpton entities (Bo-Spanky Consulting and Sharpton Media LLC). Another entity, the defunct Rev-Al Communications, owes New York State $176,000. Despite his salary of $241,732 from NAN, Sharpton personally owes the IRS $2.6 million and the state $900,000 in income taxes. Sharpton representatives say that Rev. Al is on a repayment plan for his personal debts and that the Network is working on a plan to pay off its federal debt.


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SEO Audit is one of the most done activities by any SEO in the world. Every day, every week, every month, and every year Google keeps adding and updating their ranking algorithms. Experts say there are over 200 ranking factors that Google have in their algorithm. Brian Dean, an expert SEO came up with this exhaustive list of Google ranking factors and that's how I came to know all about them.
After doing SEO audit for almost 10 years now, I have observed that most SEOs take audit very casually. Audit is mostly done once when the proposal is created to suggest the client all that can be done and forgotten after the project is won. SEO audit is a continuous process. There are items that you need to cover at the beginning and while many items need to be re-audited in between. Different SEOs do audit differently, they use different tools, but the objective is more or less the same.
An SEO audit helps us in identifying not only the issues in technical SEO but also the good work that can be leveraged later. While SEO has been ever evolving, the audit checklist has changed a lot. If you are a regular SEO auditor, this is going to be your ultimate SEO Audit checklist for 2018. But, before you get started download & install the SEO spider software from Screaming Frog.
This one has gone through a major change over years. Open your Screaming Frog and put your website URL to check if all pages in your website have a unique Title Tag. You don't want to lose out here. Google allows around 60-65 characters including spaces in the Title tags.
Meta Description tags are no more used as a ranking factor but is a very important element for increasing your CTR. But Meta description is your best option to woo the customer to click on your website link and drive the traffic to you beating competition.
Broken links in the website give a bad impression to the audience. It is like broken expectations. For every broken link there is a "404 Error: Page Not Found" which slowly effects your site ranking and not something you'd want. It also means that the Google crawler bots will not be able to find what's there on the other side of the link which has an adverse effect on your site indexing. Screaming Frog can help you identify broken links very easily.
Schema markup is a form of microdata. Also known rich snippets, structured data makes your webpage prominent in SERPs. Schema markup is important in 2018 because of the continuous Hummingbird and RankBrain algorithm updates. Schema gives context to your content and the improved visibility increases click-through rates.
Once you start auditing, visit Google webmaster Search console to test if Google was able to detect Structured Data on your site. It will also show you if there are any warning or errors detected.
SEO and Content cannot exist independently. Initial days have seen multiple SEOs trying to dupe the algorithm by stuffing their meta tags with keywords. There we keywords in Title, in description, in images, and all over the content. While keyword implementation is important, the issue was with over-using them meaninglessly. Though there were reasons behind it, since most of the SEOs had no idea how to create good content, they used this method to rank higher in SERPs. As Google evolved, they started noticing the effect of keyword stuffing. That was when LSI was introduced.
So don't over burden yourself with keywords today, trying to introduce them everywhere. Just maintain natural flow of writing and use words or phrases that has some relationship to your topic. Google does the rest. And, if you get stuck, there is an interesting tool that you can use to get LSI keywords.
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To test if a Website has a Responsive Design, Google has their tool called the Mobile-friendly test. Just enter your website URL and Run Test.
After mobile-first index, Google has announced that Page Speed will be another ranking factor. So 2018 is going to be all about Speed. Since, mobile is taking over the world, majority of your website traffic is going to be from mobile. Check Google PageSpeed Insights to test your website speed on mobile and desktop.
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I often receive requests to write in runes an Old Norse word or phrase. People naturally tend to expect that nothing could be easier, since runes were initially created for the Old Norse language. There should be rules as for how to write with runes in that language. There should be some kind of table. However, tables that give Younger Futhark runes along with letters, usually do the opposite: they explain how to transform runes into letters. Those tables are of no use if you are interested in the reverse process.
Moreover, a mere table would not be enough to write in Old Norse with runes, it takes a whole tutorial to learn how to do that the way it might have been done on a Viking Age runestone ca. AD 1000.
If you see words ég ('I') and og ('and'), it's modern Icelandic.
If you see ek and ok instead, but also words að ('to') and það ('that'), and the letter ö in any word, it's Old Norse in modern Icelandic orthography.
If you see ek, ok, at, and þat, and also letters ø or ǫ, it's Old Norse in Old Norse orthography.
Long Branch: Danish runes (also often considered as the standard Younger Futhark set).
Short Twig: Norwegian-Swedish or Rök runes (more minimalistic variant).
Staveless or Hålsinge runes (triumph of minimalism).
3.1. Use of either reið or ýr rune for r.
In Proto-Norse and Old Norse (up to a certain time) there were two phonemes for r: /r/ (reið rune) and /R/ (ýr rune). The first one had always been /r/, since the Indo-European times. The second one, /R/, had been /s/ in Indo-European, and then /z/ in Proto-Germanic. Viking Age runic inscriptions differentiate between the two. Old Norse literature written down in the 13th century (and Old Norse orthography, which is based on it) does not. Bad news: we are to know the etymology of the word in order to write it in Viking Age runes correctly. Good news: there is a rule of thumb that covers most cases. It is enough to make an authentic runic inscription, since Viking Age runecarvers were not ideal at differentiating between the two: they often put ýr where reið was needed and vice versa.
Rule of thumb: Nearly any r that is in a case and number ending (for nouns) or in a person and number ending (for regular verbs) is /R/, not /r/.
3.2. Use of either ár or ą́ss rune for a.
The rune ár was used for a and á in all other positions (but sometimes for /ã/, too).
The same applies to groups vowel + m + b: render it as vowel + b (without maðr rune). Use maðr for m in all other cases.
3.4. Use of either fé or úr rune for v.
The rune fé was used for v in all other positions.
3.5. Use of either úr or ár + úr for o.
Rune variants that go first appear more frequently in the Viking Age runic inscriptions. If there is a reference to a paragraph above, the use of variants depends on a rule.
Viking Age runic inscriptions normally do not have two identical runes in a row. This is valid even for two runes that belong to two different words, one at the end of a previous one, the other at the beginning of a following one (if no separators are used). Cf. raþu for rað þu below.
Viking Age runic inscriptions either do not have separators between words at all, or use dots, combinations of dots or x signs as separators.
Runic inscription U 29 (Hillersjö stone) has the word raþu in the eye of a dragon (see the image above left).
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I'm looking forward to transliterate the word skjaldmær (Shieldmaiden), and I don't precisely know how the right rune would be, specially for the "æ".
Any recommendations? I'm lost too.
Hi, and thanks for this really well researched website. I don't know if you can help, but my sister and I want to get a tattoo. I want 'brother' and she wants 'sister'.
I was wondering if you could review this? I'd hate to have a mistake on me for the rest of my life!
Could you please help me correctly write the word "dreki," which I understand to be Old Norse for a Viking dragon ship? Thanks!!
S is mirrored (it's okay if you intended it to be so).
R in sortna should be reið not ýr.
A is short twig, not long branch (it's okay too, if intended).
I want to make sure I am translating things correctly. I first translated the phrase I wanted, "I am His disciple" into Icelandic which is "Ég er Hans lærisveinn". It looks like it is not allowing me to copy how it is translated into Long Branch in your translator so I can't show you what I got. Would you be able to comment how it should be correctly translated from Icelandic into runes? This is for a tattoo and I wanted to make sure I am doing things correctly. Thank you!
Hello Aaron. Google Translate is not a reliable source for translating texts into foreign languages (it is okay if you translate into English, because even if it makes silly grammatical mistakes, you still get the idea of what it says). Only human translation should be used for texts intended for permanent use like tattoos. I will help (for free) with how to write it with runes, but first do contact someone who knows Icelandic and pay her/him for translating your phrase correctly.
I will come back once I have translated it into Ieandic. Thank you!
I looked at your other page about how to write names in Runes, and my mom's last name "Prass" came out as ᛒᚱᚾᛋᛋ , but in this page you mention that letters shouldn't be doubled. How should handle the double 's'?
Hello Ani. Yes, the runes shouldn't be doubled in the sense that they were not doubled in Old Norse runic inscriptions. But you are free to keep the two runes to keep it more easily recognisable. After all, there are no set rules for how to write modern names in Norse runes.
First of all congratulations on a great tutorial and website, it's been a real help.
Secondly, I was wondering if you could correct my translation. My family comes from Norway and I wanted to tattoo my last name, Olsen, and the word Viking, in Viking age Old Norse runes. Kinda like 'private Ryan', but 'Viking Olsen'.
Hello dear Ms Olsen. Yes, it is correct.
Would it be something like "ᚠᚢᚱ-" being that it wasn't common for two same runes to be written/ carved together?
Hello Vlad. In such a case the group of runes uau was used. Example: vǫrðr in the runic inscription U 617 is rendered as uaurþr. Also see paragraph 3.5 above.
I've been a few days trying to write the Old Norse word "hjarta" in younger futhark runes, but I don't know how the consonant group "hj" sounded in Old Norse. I have searched its pronunciation, but I don't find a clue. Could you help me with this?
The 'hj' in "hjarta" is like an 'hy' sound which sounds like 'he' (he | ar | tah) or (he | art | uh).
Hello Lithrat. Paragraph 3.3 means n wasn't used before consonants after vowels, not before vowels.


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Company claims its maglev travel system could be faster than jets
Posted on March 27, 2012 by Electronic Products
Patent filed back in 1999, ET3 has been at work on breakthrough technology for some time
Around the world in 80 days? Try six hours. That's the claim made by Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies (ET3), which filed a patent for its technology back in 1999, but still need more investors to turn its idea into reality.
The ET3 method of transportation could get travelers from point A to point B significantly faster.
Really though, is there any potential to a technology that could transport passengers from New York to L.A. in 45 minutes, and Washington DC to Beijing in two hours? Believe it or not, yes.
The concept is kind of nifty — you know those vacuum tubes at supermarket registers and ATM drive-throughs? They're the ones that suck up deposit canisters at a ridiculously high rate of speed. Well, the idea behind ET3 is to use car-sized passenger magnetic levitation (maglev) capsules as an offshoot of this technology concept.
Each ET3 capsule would be no bigger than a standard automobile.
No air gets into the travel tubes for these superconducting maglev pods, so passengers would enter the capsules via air-locked stations set up along the train route.
The ET3 capsule stations would be similar to today's train stations.
Once all the passengers are in, linear electric motors accelerate the capsules into a 5-foot-diameter tube that runs on a frictionless maglev system up to the pod's pre-assigned velocity.
Once the appropriate speed has been reached, the capsule can travel through the vacuum tubes for the remainder of the trip without using any additional power and without experiencing any form of resistance.
The ET3 capsule is designed to keep passengers comfortable during their travels.
The ET3 group sees three basic embodiments of their technology, ranging from low-tech systems for local use at speeds of 200 mph; higher-tech systems for inner-state travel at speeds up to 400 mph; and highest-tech systems for intercontinental travel, with speeds up to 4,000 mph.
Proponents of the ET3 system claim that this technology would yield three major benefits: travel is silent; it's cheaper than cars, trains, and planes; and, perhaps most obviously, ET3 has the potential to be faster than any other form of travel out there, whether it's a standard minivan, or top-of-the-line fighter jet.
A deeper look into the technology, manufacturing
Since the motors are built into the evacuated tubes, the capsules don't need any moving or electrically activated parts. The aforementioned superconductors are used to allow the capsule to, essentially, float in the tube while eddy currents induced within the conducting materials drive the pod forward.
Obviously, there's much greater efficiency traveling this way. It's also pretty resourceful — any electric energy needed to accelerate the capsule could be recaptured as the pod begins to slow down when reaching its destination.
Each capsule would weigh just 400 lbs. Like an automobile, it would carry up to six people or 800 lbs. of cargo. Automated passive switching could be made available, so there is potential for a pair of two-way ET3 tubes to actually exceed the capacity of a 32-lane freeway.
An artist's rendering of a two-way ET3 transportation system.
According to ET3, since the capsules are so light, they need just 1/20 the material to be built compared to high-speed trains. As far as investment, ET3 can technically be built for a tenth the cost of high-speed rails, and about a quarter the cost of a freeway.
ET3 is open, so licensees of the technology become owners.
Since filing the patent, the group has sold over 60 licenses in five countries. Members of the ET3 group have worked with parties in China where over a dozen licenses have already been sold.
The problem that the group is running into, however, is that licenses are being sold through the ET3 website starting at $100, so a lot more people are needed in order to really get this project going.
The company is currently developing a 3D virtual ride for the ET3 system. Unfortunately, the prelaunch for the ride that was scheduled for last year never actually came into fruition.
To learn more about this very unique idea, visit the ET3 website. ■
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Delve way behind the scenes of The Audi Nines with this extended cut, hear from the athletes, the production team and event creators to gain insight into the philosophy of this collaborative event that is focused on the intersection of riders progression and freedom of creativity, which results in the ever evolving event series called The Audi Nines. Stop for a moment and take 26 minutes out of your day. Revel in the inspiring collaborations that fuel this unique snowsports gathering.
What began as a drawing of a castle nine years ago transformed into a stage which the worlds best skiers and snowboarders have since used to explore innovation and express their creativity. Since inception, the Nine Knights and Nine Queens events combined huge features with talented athletes and media to enable and capture skiing and snowboarding's most creative and technical riding. In the Spring of 2017, the humble Watles Ski Area in South Tyrol, Italy, witnessed the culmination of this progression.
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European Institute
UPDATE (12/31/2018):
Now the European Institute
at the University of Maryland
European-American Policy Forum
Finance & Economic Affairs
Transatlantic Leadership Award
"The Sleepwalkers. How Europe Went to War in 1914." by Christopher Clark. HarperCollins. 736 pages and "1913. The World Before the Great War." By Charles Emmerson. Public Affairs. 526 pages.
On a rainy late Autumn morning in Central Hong Kong, more than five thousand miles from the bloodied battle fields of Flanders and now close to a century away from the outbreak of the war from which Europe has arguably yet to recover, a small crowd clustered at the city's Cenotaph to observe Remembrance Sunday one day before Armistice Day when World War I ended on November 11, 1918.
On the edge of a China and Asia that is now ascendant as Europe was a century ago, Hong Kong paid tribute officially to dead of both World Wars in a ceremony that reflected its British colonial past with bands and bagpipes but its new reality concluding with the Chinese National Anthem. Joining local officials and civic groups laying wreaths of red poppies were consular officials and military officers from Europe and the United States and contingents from Australia, New Zealand and Canada, the British dominions that achieved their modern nationhood in the decimation of their soldiers in the failed strategies of British politicians and generals at Gallipoli, the Somme and Flanders.
In post-colonial Hong Kong, where tens of thousands of Europeans work and live side by side with their North American and Aussie and Kiwi and Asian counterparts and millions of Chinese in a dizzying chase for money, one still sees in the first days of November red poppies in lapels. It's the Commonwealth symbol of remembering , reflected in a poem from a Canadian officer and still recited in school rooms: "In Flanders fields the poppies blow, beneath the crosses row by row." And at the Hong Kong Cenotaph, as in ceremonies in Britain, Belgium and France, the audience shouted out the final line of another famous World War I poem:
"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them."
Amid such enduring emotions and memories, it is hardly surprising that the coming centenary of the outbreak of World War I is already producing a flood of books. Among the better known authors joining the rush are the prolific historians Max Hastings and Patricia Montgomery. And their words, presumably, are only the beginning.
But a somewhat lesser known Cambridge historian, Christopher Clark, has already turned out the book about the war's origins that no serious scholar or student of those times will be able to ignore. In a word, The Sleepwalkers, is nothing short of brilliant. Whether it will attract the same kind of attention from more general readers is debatable, given its detail of the Balkan crises and wars that pre-dated Sarajevo 1914 and its highly nuanced and subtle approach to the evolution of European alliances that made conflict more likely. This is not Barbara Tuchman's eminently readable The Guns of August (1962), which drew such a wide readership including President Kennedy with its vivid focus on a few causes and triggers for the war. Of course, as I remember from graduate school in those days, that book also drove professional historians crazy, perhaps in part out of jealousy for a best-seller status they would never achieve.
And as Clark observes, English-language historiography, much less German, has swing back and forth. Initially most of the blame was directed to Berlin and the Austro-Hungarian empire, and also to political leaders being consumed by forces they let loose but then could not control, including military mobilizations. A later view, which Clark describes dismissively, attributed the war to men in helmets plumed with ostrich feathers and to an Edwardian costume drama mentality. A more recent view is of the conflict as an almost inevitable result of the decline of the Ottoman empire and the struggles that set off in the Balkans. Clark tends to fall more into that camp, though hardly viewing the catastrophe as inevitable.
Clark is hardly plowing new ground. As he notes,25,000 books already have been devoted to the topic from dozens national perspectives and in dozens of languages. He asserts that unlike many previous historians, he is looking more to the how than to the why of the origins of the war. Admittedly that is a fine distinction.
For this author of several previous books on Prussia, the outbreak of the war was not an Agatha Christie drama which ends with a smoking gun in the hand of a culprit standing over the corpse.
"There is no smoking gun in this story, or rather there is one in the hands of every major character."
And he adds: "The crisis that brought war in 1914 was the fruit of a shared political culture. But it was multipolar and genuinely interactive. That is what makes it the most complex event of modern times and that is why the debate over the origins of the First World War continues, one century after Gavrilo Princip fired the two fatal shots of Franz Joseph Street."
The author also acknowledges that history is also a product of the time in which it is written. In some ways July 1914 is less remote to 2013-14 than it was to historians and citizens just a few decades ago. We are in a much more parallel time of crumbling empires and rising nations. Even the current woes of the European Union cast a more sympathetic light on the Austro-Hungarian Empire's attempt to manage a multi-national agglomeration. The Balkan conflicts of the 1990s were a sharp reminder of the lethality of that region's nationalisms, including the bloodshed in Sarajevo, where the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife Sofie were murdered by a Serb nationalist on June 28, 1914, setting off the July crisis and August war. Then there is Serb nationalism, itself, viewed sympathetically in the years immediately before and World War I and into and beyond World War II but now as much associated with war crimes as valor. And there are the modern parallels to and consequences of cross-border terrorism. As Clark grimly notes, "9/11 exemplified the way a single, symbolic event can change politics irreversibly."
What Clark sets out in more than 600 pages of carefully argued text is the evolution of a European political system that went from somewhat balanced alliances into two polarized groupings --one involving France, Russia and Britain and the other Germany and Austria-Hungary. But even the first grouping was not originally or primarily directed against Germany but the product of imperial competition in Central Asia, the Black Sea and North Africa. But under French prodding, it turned more anti-German as did the evolution of British policy under a small group attached to Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey. In that period, the German Empire and its erratic Kaiser Wilhelm II went from being perceived as an occasional irritant to an overwhelming threat. And Austria-Hungary, once seen as a critical element in the European balance of power, increasingly was viewed across Europe as an anachronism whose time had passed and whose basic security interests were ignored by the other powers, even as it made such critical mistakes as the annexation of Bosnia in 1908.
These evolutions in ideas and diplomacy then unfolded in a series of blunders following the Sarajevo assassination, including the partial Russian mobilization that helped turn a Balkan crisis into a wider European conflict, British vacillation and Germany's ultimatum to Belgium, which as Clark writes, gave the allies a sense of moral superiority through the remainder of the war.
As he weaves this complex web, Clark paints many lively and fascinating portraits and character studies of the protagonists, from France's premier and president Raymond Poincare always pushing Russia to a more anti-German stance, and that country's Ambassador to Britain, Paul Cambon, serving in London for 22 years and never even speaking English and even calling for a translation of "yes" in his conversations with Grey, who spoke no French. And Grey, whose mastery of evasion helped lead Britain into cul-de-sacs from which it could not ultimately retreat. Even First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, voiced the thought that a German invasion through the south of Belgium might not trigger British entry into the war. And then there were the rivalries in Vienna, the more pacific and reformist Archduke Franz Ferdinand locking horns with the military chief Franz Graf Conrad,von Hotzendorf, who had the bizarre idea that a great military victory might make it socially acceptable in Viennese society for him to marry his already married mistress.
These stories may seem grimly amusing in retrospect. But they illustrate another major contention of Clark's work -- that the absence of transparency in European decision-making helped produce the bad decisions that led to war. French premiers appointed weak foreign ministers to preside over the Quad d"Orsay, whose cadre of family-linked diplomats were a power center to themselves. Russia had an authoritarian but weak Tsar whose ministers and advisers were in constant conflict. Austria-Hungary was presided over by an aging Emperor who was more a bureaucratic manager than ruler. Kaiser Wilhelm vacillated among his chancellors and generals but comes across as less of a menace than in most studies. And the ruling houses of Britain, Germany and Russia were all related through Queen Victoria, but those personal connections were not enough to stop a war..
Ultimately, Clark sadly writes: the hopes of the leaders for a short war and their fear of a long one cancelled each other out.
"In this sense," he concludes, "the protagonists of 1914 were sleepwalkers, watchful but unseeing, haunted by dreams, yet blind to the reality of the horror they were about to bring into the world."
1913. The World Before the Great War
A much happier world, that of 1913, comes from another Cambridge professor, an Australian Charles Emmerson.
He portrays a time, when many Europeans including the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, and British journalist Thomas Wickham Steed, thought of Europe as a community, an expression that would not be evoked again until the 1950s and 1960s.
As Emmerson writes, "To be a European-- to be a European man in particular -- was to see oneself at the center of the universe, from which all distance was measured and against which all clocks were set."
And Emmerson reminds that those years before the first war were also a time of economic globalization and inter-dependence, free trade, growing migration and even tourism (at least for the reasonably well off), of advances in technology that quickly reached average people, whether Henry Ford's automobiles or the widespread use of telephones in Berlin. London was the center for global finance, but New York was beginning to reflect America's growing economic power. There was an inter-connectedness about that world that would not reappear until the 1990s and the end of the Cold War, nearly 80 years after the assassinations in Sarajevo.
Emmerson does not limit his look at that world to Europe. He paints sketches of 20 cities, from London and Paris, to Washington, New York, Detroit and Los Angeles, Melbourne and Winnipeg, Mexico City, and Buenos Aires Tehran and Tokyo, Shanghai and Peking. Some invariably are better than others. He is devastatingly on target in describing how Woodrow Wilson and his Southern cabinet members re-segregated civil servants in government departments. He seems to have a less keen grasp on the sense of impending doom that permeated fin-de-siècle Vienna and its creative classes.
But these two books together are a terrible reminder of how wrong decisions and policies can bring irreparable damage to thriving civilizations or, as Emmerson asserts, even more dangerously reveal that lurking beneath a progressive and civilized veneer is the capacity for great barbarism. Emmerson concludes his book with the story of a German intellectual, returning from the trenches to his home near Weimar and to a library full of books in a number of languages. They remained undamaged by the war. But the world they symbolized, what Stefan Zweig described as the "golden age of security," would never return.
And in these recent weeks of memory and approaching anniversaries, I have tried to transmit some of these lessons to my students at Hong Kong Baptist University, the graduate students mostly from mainland China and the undergrads from Hong Kong. This war may seem remote, but their generation holds a frightening parallel with their contemporaries of a century ago -- elites in an ascendant country in a rising part of the world. Europe's youth in 1913 saw nothing but a bright future ahead, just as these Chinese youngsters do now. But it can all change --very suddenly and with little warning, I tell them.
As the Remembrance Sunday ceremony ended at the Hong Kong Cenotaph, the rain dissolved into typically sultry humidity. Perhaps the mounds of poppies would gently wilt in the heat and would not be blown away in a storm, as the dreams and aspirations of a generation of European youth were a century ago.
Michael D. Mosettig is a former PBS NewsHour foreign affairs producer and a visiting senior lecturer in the journalism department of Hong Kong Baptist University.
How Automation Shapes the Labor Market AND Political Preferences
By Thomas Kurer, University of Zurich and Bruno Palier, Sciences Po, Paris
We do not believe that Brexit, Trump, or the alarming success of radical right parties in almost all European countries should be interpreted as mere "electoral accidents." Instead, we suggest that the current destructuring of political systems is connected to the profound transformation of labor markets in times of automation. Our core argument is that the specific effects of current technological innovations are key to understanding their political implications.
UMD Jean Monnet Research Project
The University of Maryland has received a Jean Monnet grant from the EU to conduct a series of policy exchanges between Europe and the US on filling infrastructure needs and the utility of public/private partnerships as the financing mechanism. If interested in participating in or receiving more information about these exchanges, please contact Rye McKenzie (rmckenzi@umd.edu).
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Alok Ranjan (born 9 March 1956) is a retired 1978 batch IAS officer from the U.P Cadre. He retired on 1 July 2016 after holding the office of Chief Secretary for the Government of Uttar Pradesh for over two years.

After retirement, he was appointed as the Chief Adviser to Chief Minister of U.P and Chairman U.P.S.I.D.C (Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation). He resigned from this post following the defeat of the ruling Samajwadi Party government in the state assembly elections.

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Ben Caunt (* 22. April 1815 in Hucknall Torkard; † 10. September 1861 in London) war ein britischer Boxer des Bare-knuckle Zeitalters. Seine Spitznamen waren Torkard Giant und Big Ben. Aus letzterem Spitznamen leitet sich möglicherweise auch die Bezeichnung für die schwerste Glocke des berühmten Uhrturms des Palace of Westminster in London ab.

Seinen letzten Kampf hatte er am 22. September 1857 mit 42 Jahren gegen den fünf Jahre jüngeren Nat Langham. Dieser endete unentschieden, da beide Kämpfer zu erschöpft waren, den Kampf fortzusetzen.

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There are so many hobbies to try in each season of the year. Autumn is no exception. Here in the southern U.S. we have very wild weather teetering from below freezing to summer heat wave. All the while the leaves are changing and falling during these hot and cold flashes.
What better time to start something new to add to your hobby repertoire than a new season. These hobbies would give your mind something to do on those cold and rainy days, while the last one would get you outside to enjoy the beauty of autumn.
Photography: Whether digital or film, photography is a great form of art. Capturing a still picture of nature's beauty. The splendor of colors that autumn brings is tantalizing to the eyes. This hobby can be indulged during any season of the year. if you decide to make this hobby more permanently.
Learn a New Language: Languages strike the ear differently to many. I am a huge fan of Latin based languages. Have you ever watched "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and thought 'wow, Swedish is beautiful.' or maybe a french film where even the naughty words sound like silk. Learning a new language may spur you to travel (another hobby) to the country where that language is prominent.
Hiking: Now is a great time to grab a light jacket and head out to those nature trails. There are so many things to see out in nature and getting exercise while you do it is a plus. If you have taken up photography, hiking would give you great opportunity to capture great shots.
Learn to play an instrument: Music sets the mood in all occasions. Learning to play an instrument increases fine motor skills, and brain function. There are many free online programs to teach you how to read music and actually learn how to play your instrument of choice.
Hiking: Hiking this time of year is beautiful and peaceful. Make sure to wear a jacket and bring some water. The temperature in the woods or on a mountain side can change quickly from pleasant to chilly. If you love to watch nature this is the best way to do it. If you live in an area where winters are mild, you could continue this hobby through winter as well.
I hope that I have encouraged you to try a new hobby today. What are some favorite autumn hobbies you have?
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Definitely a great time of year to try something new. I really do want to learn Swedish! I have a friend in Sweden who speaks perfect English and one day I would love to surprise her.
That would be a great surprise.
I LOVE hiking this time of year. The foliage is beautiful and the weather is literally perfect. These are great things to try!


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Why Foxconn's CEO Thinks Trump Is Good for American Business
BYPolina Marinova
December 6, 2017, 10:44 AM UTC
Earlier this year, Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Foxconn unveiled plans to build a $10 billion TV panel factory in Wisconsin.
The move signified a big win for President Donald Trump, who promised voters that he would focus on reviving the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Trump and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou met four times this year to negotiate the deal. Speaking at the Fortune Global Forum Conference in Guangzhou, China, on Wednesday, the Foxconn chief said Trump is a businessman looking to create jobs for Americans. Foxconn's planned facility is expected to employ as many as 13,000 people who will manufacture liquid crystal display screens.
"Trump is very forward. If he likes you, he'll say he likes you. If he doesn't like you, he'll tell you he doesn't like you," Guo said. "Like me, Trump is a businessman who uses very direct, simple language."
When the deal was announced in July, Trump called Guo's commitment "an incredible investment" and was quick to take the credit for it: "In other words, if I didn't get elected, he definitely would not be spending $10 billion." Trump also claimed that Gou told him "off the record" his company could invest as much as $30 billion in the U.S.
The Wisconsin legislature has since approved $2.85 billion in tax breaks for Foxconn in relation to the project.
Foxconn has not commented or confirmed the claim.
"When I started my business 43 years ago, the opportunity was given to me by the U.S.," Gou said on Wednesday. "And now I have this opportunity to return the favor."


The place is cool. Go with enough time not to be rushed. The architecture inside and out is beautiful (even the weird stuff lol) . If you go in spring the gardens are beautiful! If you go in October they decorate all over for Halloween! And above all be aware because YES it does have activity :-) .
I think this is worth checking out once, but it was a bit overpriced and the tour in the summer was long and very hot/stuffy. There are some really interesting things that this eccentric woman had done to her home, and it is a beautiful home. Kids might get a little bored, except for climbing up the many petite staircases or checking out the gift shop. The bummer is none of the original furnishings are in the house, because they had been sold. They tried to replace some furniture with authentic pieces from that time, but many rooms are empty.
One of the weirdest houses in America, the Winchester Mystery House is most definitely worth a visit for those who've never been there. Yeah, it's a little overpriced, but how can you set a price on visiting a house that had its building plans dictated by ghosts?
The stairways go nowhere, there are doors built into walls, and nothing there seems to make sense. It's like a haunted funhouse, except you can drink booze!
If you don't mind crowds, go during the Halloween season. They decorate special and they offer lots of late-night ghost hunts!
They say that the staff is still finding hidden rooms that were built for Mrs. Winchester to disappear into. The building is crazy, and totally disorienting. One minute you think you're walking down a regular hallway, and the next you realize it's actually shrunken down and the door leads nowhere. The Grand Estate Tour is excellent and gives you loads of history about the house and about the Winchester family in general, plus the staff are so helpful and willing to answer any questions you might have.
If you have the time, the grand estate tour is worth it! It was a cool experience!
Had a great time, took the Grand Estate Tour. Spooky and fun at the same time. Would love to come back and bring the kids for the nite flashlight tour on Friday the 13th.
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Baltimore Activist Alert October 1 – 18, 2017
"I speak as an American to the leaders of my own nation. The great initiative in this war is ours. The initiative to stop it must be ours." -Martin Luther King Jr.
Friends, this list and other email documents which I send out are done under the auspices of the Baltimore Nonviolence Center. Go to www.baltimorenonviolencecenter.blogspot.com. If you appreciate this information and would like to make a donation, send contributions to BNC, 325 East 25th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Max Obuszewski can be reached at 410-323-1607 or mobuszewski2001 [at] comcast.net.
4] Two friends are looking to buy a house in Baltimore
5] "Viewing Globalization and the Ethical Imperative" – Oct. 1
6] March for Racial Justice – Oct. 1
7] Vegetarian Meetup – Oct. 1
8] Protest at the Pentagon – Oct. 2
9] Trump and Walmart Make America Worse rally – Oct. 2
10] "Monitoring and Verification in the Digital Age" – Oct. 2
11] White Coats for Clean Air and a Safety Study in Cove Point – Oct. 2
12] Take Action AAC meeting-- Oct. 2
13] Testify against Dominion – Oct. 2
14] Movement for Palestinian Liberation -- Oct. 2
15] RALLY TO END GERRYMANDERING – Oct. 3
16] Peace vigil – Oct. 3
17] Protest drone research – Oct. 3
18] Talking About Race -- Oct. 3
19] Immigration Forum – Oct. 3 & 18
20] BLACK BANKS AND THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP – Oct. 3
1] – Buttons, bumperstickers and books are available. "God Bless the Whole World, No Exceptions" stickers are in stock. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
To join the ORGANIZING List, please send your name, group affiliation, city and email address to mobuszewski at Verizon.net. Different local chapters of a national organization are encouraged to subscribe.
4] – Janice and Max are looking to buy a house in Baltimore. Let Max know if you have any leads—410-323-1607 or mobuszewski 2001 at comcast dot net.
5] – Usually, the Baltimore Ethical Society, 306 W. Franklin St., Suite 102, Baltimore 21201-4661, meets on Sundays, and generally there is a speaker and discussion from 10:30 AM to noon. On Sun., Oct. 1, the Sunday Platform is "Viewing Globalization and the Ethical Imperative through a Humanist Lens" with Govind Nair. The presentation will interpret the ethical implications of globalization with a focus on the role of human reason and agency. This will be based on both a broad empirical examination of salient features of the emergent global society and economy and its associated new moral imperatives.
Nair left the World Bank in 2010 as Lead Economist after a 25-year career to engage in a private practice as a global public speaker, trainer, international consultant, and adjunct professor. He actively volunteers in multiple community activities, including at the Northern Virginia Ethical Society where he is also a Board member. Govind has traveled in over 80 countries and has worked with governments, civil society organizations, private businesses, and academic institutions on five continents. He currently teaches a graduate course in managerial economics at The George Washington University. Call 410-581-2322 or email ask@bmorethical.org.
6] – On Sun., Oct. 1 from noon to 2 PM, before the Fannie Lou Hamer awards March on Maryland, Anne Arundel Indivisible Coalition and AA County Progressive Maryland will be holding a March for Racial Justice at Lawyer's Mall, Annapolis 2140. The march will be a tribute to Fannie Lou Hamer. Email eve@marchonmd.org. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1972172153030021/?ti=icl.
7] – The Baltimore Vegetarian Meetup group meets on the first Sunday, in this case Oct. 1, at 12.30 PM at Mango Grove in Columbia. To register go to http://vegetarian.meetup.com/9. Enjoy the great food and atmosphere, like-minded people, and lively, casual conversation. Meetup.com charges each group organizer for the services they provide. A donation of $1 per meeting will help cover these costs and would be appreciated.
8] – There is a weekly Pentagon Peace Vigil from 7 to 8 AM on Mondays, since 1987, outside the Pentagon Metro stop. The next vigil is Oct. 2, and it is sponsored by the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker. Email artlaffin@hotmail.com or call 202-882-9649. The vigil will be outside the Pentagon's south Metro entrance and in the designated "protest zone" behind bicycle fences across from the entrance to the Metro. By Metro, take Yellow Line and get out at the "Pentagon" stop. Do not go to the Pentagon City stop! Go up south escalators and turn left and walk across to protest area. By car from D.C. area, take 395 South and get off at Exit 8A-Pentagon South Parking. Take slight right onto S. Rotary Rd. at end of ramp and right on S. Fern St. Then take left onto Army Navy Dr. You can "pay to park" on Army Navy Dr., and there is meter parking one block on right on Eads St. Payment for both of these spots begin at 8 AM. No cameras are allowed on Pentagon grounds. Restrooms are located inside Marriott Residence Inn on corner of S. Fern and Army Navy Dr.
9] – On Mon., Oct. 2 from 10 AM to 2 PM, join a Trump and Walmart Make America Worse rally at University of Maryland, College Park's Stamp Student Union. Hand out raffles/games from 10 AM to about 12:15 PM outside. At 12:30 PM, move into the Stamp Atrium room to hear from Reps. Anthony Brown and Jamie Raskin plus gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, along with student speakers. This is the last stop on United Food and Commercial Workers tour, also hosted by Young Democratic Socialists of America at UMCP, who hope to highlight the problems caused by Walmart and Trump.
10] – On Mon., Oct. 2 from 11:45 AM to 1 PM, catch a panel discussion with Harvey Rishikof, Chris Bidwell, Federation of American Scientists, and Valerie Lincy, Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, about "Monitoring and Verification in the Digital Age: Seven Recommendations for Improving the Process." It is hosted by Nuclear Verification Capabilities Independent Task Force of the Federation of American Scientists at the Capitol Visitor's Center, HVC 200, WDC. RSVP to Pia Ulrich at pulrich@as.org.
11] – On Mon., Oct. 2 from noon to 1 PM at 110 State Cir., Annapolis 21401-1924, join White Coats for Clean Air and a Safety Study in Cove Point, hosted by We Are Cove Point. This will be the 15th consecutive rally at Governor Hogan's mansion in Annapolis calling for a Safety Study (QRA) for the fracked gas refinery, power plant and export terminal being built in Cove Point. Also rally to oppose raising the limits on how much Dominion Energy will be allowed to pollute in Cove Point. Dominion Energy underestimated the amount of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) it will emit by over 1,000 percent. ALL ARE WELCOME. If you are a health professional or scientist that has a white coat, please wear it. See http://www.wearecovepoint.org/info-on-oct-2-psc-hearing-for-dominion-cove-point/.
12] – On Mon., Oct. 2 at 5:30 PM, the Anne Arundel County chapter of Progressive Maryland, known as Take Action AAC, is devoting its monthly meeting to addressing the County Council that night. Councilman Peroutka's recent sexist and racist comments must be addressed. Meet in the back room of 49 West in Annapolis. After the meeting, walk to the County Council meeting around the corner. Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/290646684753721/?ti=icl.
13] – Donny Williams, Halt the Harm Network [mailto:donny@wearecovepoint.org] wants us to know that polluting industries shouldn't be placed in neighborhoods where families live, work and play. They shouldn't be placed in places like the Cove Point neighborhood in Calvert County, adjacent to Calvert Cliffs State Park, on the Chesapeake Bay, across from the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and just north of Solomon's Island. It was bad enough when Dominion Energy received a permit to build its dirty fracked gas refinery, power plant and export terminal.
This infrastructure would emit over 20 tons of cancer and other disease-causing chemicals into the air each year, including 2.5 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). HOWEVER: Dominion Energy is saying that it miscalculated the number of components that would leak by over 1,000 percent and that it will actually emit as much as 20 tons of VOCs each year. Please show up to testify and submit comments on Mon., Oct. 2 at 6 PM at Patuxent High School, 12485 Southern Connector Blvd., Lusby, Maryland 20657. Cove Point and Southern Maryland Sierra Club has an informational web site at http://www.wearecovepoint.org/info-on-oct-2-psc-hearing-for-dominion-cove-point/.
14] – On Mon., Oct. 2 at 7:30 PM come for a conversation Palestine to Diaspora: The Movement for Palestinian Liberation at Busboys and Poets, 5th & K Sts., WDC. Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro and Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, Yousef Munayyer, will explain Palestinian approaches to the liberation from Palestine to diaspora. Amro and Munayyer will outline the situation on the ground in Palestine, the impact of US foreign policy, resistance in Palestine and the US, and how to build a global intersectional movement. Amro is a human rights defender from the West Bank city of Hebron, where violent and extreme settlers have occupied the heart of the Palestinian city since 1967. He is currently facing 18 charges in Israeli military court for his nonviolent activism against the Israeli occupation, and faces years in Israeli prison. In June 2017, over 30 Members of Congress wrote letters calling on Israel to end its persecution of Amro. Munayyer is a political analyst, writer, and Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
15] -- On Oct. 3 at 9:30 AM join the RALLY TO END GERRYMANDERING at the Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First St. NE, WDC 20543. The Supreme Court will hear the biggest anti-corruption case in years. The decision could end gerrymandering. More than 25,000 of us signed onto an Amicus brief and delivered it to the court. Now we need to take it to the next level to show massive public support for ending partisan gerrymandering.
No matter which political party you support, partisan gerrymandering can deny you your right to fair representation. It helps politicians all but guarantee their re-election, making government less accountable to the people. Gather outside the Supreme Court with huge signs and special guests from the movement while justices are hearing the Gill v. Whitford case. RSVP at http://volunteer.represent.us/supremecourt_rally?akid=14974.32068.K1nstG&rd=1&t=10.
16] – Each Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30 PM, the Catholic Peace Fellowship-Philadelphia for peace in Afghanistan and Iraq gathers at the Suburban Station, 16th St. & JFK Blvd., at the entrance to Tracks 3 and 4 on the mezzanine. The next vigil is Oct. 1. Call 215-426-0364.
17] – Vigil to say "No Drone Research at JHU" each Tuesday at 33rd & North Charles Sts. join this ongoing vigil on Oct. 1 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Call Max at 410-323-1607.
18] – On Tues., Oct. 3 at 7 PM, go to Talking About Race: A Conversation with Paul Butler at University of Baltimore School of Law (Official). As part of OSI-Baltimore's Talking About Race series, OSI Criminal and Juvenile Justice Director Tara Huffman hosts a conversation with Georgetown Law Professor and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, author of the new book, "Chokehold: Policing Black Men." The New York Times describes "Chokehold" as "the most readable and provocative account of the consequences of the war on drugs since Michelle Alexander's 'The New Jim Crow.'" Butler suggests that the criminal justice system, in targeting black men, is not malfunctioning but performing exactly as designed. "Cops routinely hurt and humiliate black people because that is what they are paid to do," he writes. "The police, as policy, treat African-Americans with contempt." Ultimately, changing the status quo requires not just "reform" of the current system, he claims, but a wholesale reinvention. This free event is in the Moot Court Room. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/policing-black-men-a-conversation-with-paul-butler-tickets-37252642657.
19] – On Tues., Oct. 3 at 7 PM, Baltimore County Discusses Immigration at the Cockeysville Branch Library, 9833 Greenside Dr,, Cockeysville 21030 and on Wed., Oct. 18 at 7 PM at the Catonsville Branch, 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville 21228. The USA has long claimed to be a "nation of immigrants." Is it still good for this country? Join the League of Women Voters of Baltimore County and the Library in exploring immigration with experts in the field. Call the Cockeysville Branch at 410-887-7750 and the Catonsville Branch at 410-887-0951.
20] – On Tues., Oct. 3 at 7:30 PM at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 30 W. North Ave., Baltimore 21201, catch a book talk on MEHRSA BARADARAN PRESENTS THE COLOR OF MONEY: BLACK BANKS AND THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP. When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States' total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks. Studying these institutions over time, Baradaran challenges the myth that black communities could ever accumulate wealth in a segregated economy. Instead, housing segregation, racism, and Jim Crow credit policies created an inescapable, but hard to detect, economic trap for black communities and their banks.
Baradaran challenges the long-standing notion that black banking and community self-help is the solution to the racial wealth gap. These initiatives have functioned as a potent political decoy to avoid more fundamental reforms and racial redress. Examining the fruits of past policies and the operation of banking in a segregated economy, she makes clear that only bolder, more realistic views of banking's relation to black communities will end the cycle of poverty and promote black wealth. Call 443-602-7585. RSVP at http://www.redemmas.org.
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While many of you are likely just passing through Madrid (and what a shame that is!), some may be making their stay a bit more permanent. For those of you looking for some expat recommendations, below I've started a list of some of my favorite decidedly un-Spanish spots and resources. More to come soon!
Dentist – If you've ever gone to a dentist in Spain, then you are probably desperately missing your dentist back home (something you never thought possible, I'm sure). My dentist, Dr. Mya Choufani, started her own dental clinic, Clinica Cloe, with her Spanish husband. Both studied at NYU, follow American Dental Association standards, and have the fanciest dental office I've ever seen (you can even watch Grey's Anatomy in English while getting your pearly whites polished!).
Sushi – If you're like me, then good sushi is even more important than hair and teeth (only slightly troubling, I know). Surviving without my at least weekly dose has been quite difficult. If you're looking to get the ultimate fix, though, checkout 99 Sushi Bar. It's by no means cheap, but if you really need to fulfill the craving, the splurge will be worth it.
Flowers – I'm picky about flowers, really picky, (and for good reason – I had my own flower business back in the States), which is kind of a pity in a place like Spain where fake flowers often seem more popular than real ones. During my wedding planning I hunted far and wide for the best florist in Madrid, and I found him! Diego at Kaloto Design. He's Columbian, a total doll, and does the most incredible flower arrangements this side of the Atlantic Ocean.
American products – If you've lived here for very long at all, then you've probably heard of Taste of America, the shop where you can get everything from pancake mix to Jiff peanut butter (although admittedly, the recent appearance of PB at Mercadona isn't too shabby). If you can't find it anywhere else, Taste of America might just have it (particularly canned pumpkin for Thanksgiving!).
Two long-time expats wrote up this handy guide — Moving to Spain: A Comprehensive Guide to Your First Weeks on the Iberian Peninsula — for those of you who plan to relocate here.


The list below is some of our most frequently asked questions. If you would like further explanation please feel free to call us at 8-1-1 or 1-800-362-2764, email us your question to iteam@oups.org or refer to the Ohio Revised Code.
How deep do I have to be digging in order to call in?
When is it necessary to call to have lines remarked?
The markings are destroyed or removed before excavation is completed, the excavator shall notify the utility that the markings have been destroyed or removed, and the utility shall remark the approximate locations within 48 hours of the notice.
If the crew leaves the job site for any number of consecutive days, for safety purposes it is recommended that the lines be remarked before any additional excavation commences.
If my contractor is doing the work, do I call or do they?
ORC Sec. 3781.28. (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C), (D), (E), and (F) of this section, at least forty-eight hours but not more than ten working days before commencing excavation, the excavator shall notify a protection service of the location of the excavation site and the date on which excavation is planned to commence.
How far in advance can I call?
You should call at least 48 hours but no more than 10 working days, excluding weekends and legal holidays before commencing excavation.
At least forty 48 hours but not more than ten days before commencing excavation, the excavator shall notify the protection service of the location of the excavation site and the date on which the excavation is planned to commence.
Is there a fee to have my lines marked?
There is no fee for the utility companies to mark their lines. However, if you have privately owned lines and the utility company does not mark them, then it would be your responsibility to have those lines marked and you would need to contract a locating service to do so. The charges for locating services differ.
Why did the utility company tell me OHIO811 marks the lines?
OHIO811 itself does not locate or mark underground facilities. Locating and marking of facilities is the responsibility of the utility owners.
Each utility shall locate and mark the approximate location of its underground utility facilities at the excavation site. However, some utility companies use contract locating services which will mark the utility's facilities for them.
OHIO811 is a notification center and not a line locating service.
Do I need to call if I only need private lines marked?
Yes, it is the law to call before digging even if you need to call for private markings also.
The excavator shall notify the protection service of the location of the excavation site and the date on which the excavation is planned to commence.
Do I need to be there when they mark?
There is no need for you to be present during the markings unless you have a specific question for the locator or if you need to grant them access to your property.
It is recommended that excavators mark their proposed excavation site in white to assist the locators marking the intended dig area.
Will they leave me anything to let me know they have been there?
In addition to seeing flags or paint marking the lines, some utility companies will use Positive Response which is included in the new legislation which became effective March 27, 2013.
Positive response is a closing of the communication loop. It allows each facility owner to communicate to the excavator the status of their one call ticket.
You can check the positive responses for your ticket at http://newtina.oups.org/newtinweb/ResponseDisplay.nas or by calling 800-445-3894.
Utility companies may also leave an "OHIO811 CARD" in your yard, informing you that they have been there. They may also contact you if they have any questions.
If the excavator and the affected utility have had an on-site pre-construction meeting for the purpose of pre-marking the site.
Excavation involves replacing a pole that is within 5 feet of the existing location.
Pre-markings would clearly interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic control.
When can I begin excavation after I submit a dig location?
You can begin excavation after the required 48 hours notice no more than 10 working days (excluding weekends and legal holidays) before beginning any excavation project.
Does the 10 days begin from the day I call in or after I wait the 48 hours?
The 10 days begin on the date and time the ticket is called in and not the date you start digging. This does not include weekends or legal holidays.
I gave 48-hours notice and my lines were not marked, can I dig?
If a utility company does not mark its underground utility facilities or contact the excavator within 48-hours of receiving the notice under section 3781.29 of the Ohio Revised Code, the utility is deemed to have given notice that it does not have any facilities at the excavation site.
Some utility owners will use Positive Response which is included in the new legislation which became effective March 27, 2013.
Why won't the utilities mark all service lines?
Each utility shall locate and mark the approximate location of its underground utility facilities at the excavation site. They may not mark service lines that were privately installed. It would be the property owner's responsibility to have these lines located.
Why can't the utilities give depth of lines?
There is no set required depth of underground lines in the state of Ohio. Lines may originally be buried at a particular depth, but due to erosion, and/or grading, they may be more shallow or deep than the original placement. You can request the depth of the lines be put on your location and the utilities may give you an "estimated" depth if known.
Is there a tolerance Zone for excavation; Can I dig within 18 inches of the markings?
What are Design Locations and Design Locations requesting Markings?
A design ticket is a request for the member companies to supply plans, telephone response or physical markings within ten (10) days from the time of call, of their underground facilities involvement to the given area. A design ticket number will be issued to the caller at that time and if physical markings have been requested a comment will be placed on that design ticket.
Each utility that has any underground utility facilities in the area of the proposed excavation site shall notify the developer or the designer employed by the developer of the locations and description of the utility's underground utility facilities located at the proposed excavation site in accordance with division (C)(2) of this section. The utility shall make this notification within ten working days of receiving a notice under division (B) of this section or by a later date acceptable to the developer or designer and utility. In the case of an interstate hazardous liquid pipeline or an interstate gas pipeline, the utility also shall provide written notice to the developer or designer of any special notification requirements.
If any type of excavation is being done at the time of the design ticket request, such as placing pins, the caller must also request an additional routine ticket, requesting markings for the 48 hours required by law.
Ohio Revised Code: 3781.27 Developer to notify service of intended excavation; duties of utility and developer.
What criteria constitutes a true emergency excavation notice?
An unexpected occurrence that causes disruptions or damages to a facility requiring immediate repair or involves loss of or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services.
Any utility that is making an emergency repair to its own underground utility system, or a governmental entity making an underground emergency repair to traffic control devices as defined in Sec. 4511.01 Traffic laws of the Ohio Revised Code.
To constitute a true EMERGENCY, the excavation work must begin immediately which includes crew is on site, en route, or mobilizing.
The date/time the work will begin will be entered and the excavation notice will be transmitted as an Insufficient Notice, not as an Emergency Notice.


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The federal crime of tax evasion involves an attempt by a taxpayer to avoid paying or being assessed the tax bill that they owe under federal law. Tax evasion is the most common form of a federal tax crime, and it is frequently pursued by United States Attorneys across the country.
For many, these charges stem from an honest mistake. Tax law is complex, and a single error in calculating the tax that is owed could result in scrutiny from the federal government. In these cases, the IRS will not always take your word for it that it was a mistake.
If you are facing charges of tax evasion in California, you have the right to counsel from an attorney experienced in defending federal tax crimes. Contact attorney Vitaly Sigal right away to discuss your defense options.
Understanding Federal Tax Evasion Charges
The offense of tax evasion is governed by 26 U.S. Code Section 7201. A felony, this charge is designed to cover any taxpayer that avoids the assessment or payment of a federal tax. This statute applies to any person attempting to avoid a federal tax, making it broadly apply to more than an individual taxpayer. In fact, this statute could apply to a taxpayer's attorney, accountant, or bookkeeper as well. In addition to individuals, the federal government could bring charges of tax evasion to a corporate officer or even an estate administrator attempting to avoid the impact of federal taxes. The broad language not only allows the federal government to prosecute the individual principally responsible for the tax evasion, but anyone that aided them as well.
To obtain a conviction for tax evasion, the prosecutor must establish three elements. These elements include:
The existence of an additional tax due and owing,
An attempt to evade or defeat the tax by the taxpayer, and
Willfulness on the part of the taxpayer.
First and foremost, there must be an existing tax obligation that a taxpayer currently owes. After all, it is impossible to evade a tax that you do not owe. However, efforts to evade or defeat owing the tax could occur prior to the assessment of a tax bill. The prosecution needs only to show that the amount of taxes owed was substantially more than what was paid; they are not obligated to prove the exact dollar amount.
An unpaid tax bill is not enough to result in a conviction for tax evasion. The prosecution must also show that an individual took active steps to evade or defeat the tax. This can occur in a number of ways. One common method of evasion is to substantially underreport the amount of revenue an individual or business earned. Another could involve the inappropriate use of tax deductions or credits that a person was not entitled to. Any effort to disguise income, increase expenses, or unlawfully use credits or deductions could satisfy this element.
Finally, tax evasion is a crime of intent. The prosecution must show the steps taken by the defendant were made willfully, with the intention to defraud the government of the taxes they owe. This means that clerical errors or accidental bookkeeping mistakes will not qualify under the statute. Unfortunately, intentional fraud and honest mistakes can be hard to tell apart. When in doubt, the federal government could bring tax evasion charges against you for an honest mistake.
One of the best ways to understand the offense of tax evasion is through examples. Consider the examples below.
Frank owns a small hardware store. Upset over his potential tax bill, Frank alters his books in an effort to reduce his tax bill. Despite bringing in over $200,000 in revenue, Frank alters his receipts to show he only made $10,000. This dramatically reduces the amount of income and other taxes he owes. This effort to avoid tax liability would qualify as tax evasion.
Consider the example above. Instead of altering his books himself, Frank pressures his accountant to do it. Fearful of losing a client, the accountant alters Frank's books to reduce his reported revenue. Even though the accountant is not the taxpayer in question, both he and Frank could face prosecution for tax evasion.
Sally owns a cupcake shop. In an effort to save money, she keeps her books and files her taxes on her own. In addition to her normal cupcake sales, she also caters events that makes up ten percent of her revenue. When preparing her taxes, she accidentally omits the revenue she earned through catering. Because it was an accident, Sally has not committed a crime. That does not mean she is not at risk of an IRS investigation or even criminal charges.
Potential Penalties
Given that tax evasion is a felony under federal law, it should come as no surprise that the penalties for a conviction are significant. If convicted, the court could sentence you to no more than five years in federal prison. Additionally, they could assess a fine of up to $100,000. In cases where a corporation is charged, that fine could increase to $500,000. In addition to the potential of prison time or fines, the court also will assess the costs of prosecution against the defendant.
Common Defenses
Like with any crime, there are a number of defenses that could be used in a tax evasion case. Some common defenses include:
Lack of intent
Violations of your constitutional rights
Determining the right defense for your case is vital. Your attorney could review the facts of your case and advise you on your best options moving forward.
How a Los Angeles Federal Defense Attorney Can Help
If you are facing federal tax evasion charges, it is in your best interest to face the investigation head-on. Your legal counsel could assist you in showing the prosecution that it was an honest mistake or that they lack the evidence to prevail at trial. To discuss the defense that could work best for you, schedule a free consultation with the Sigal Law Group today.
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Authentic and Documented Civil War Dinnerware and Tableware used by The Confederate States Navy CSN (the Naval Component of the Confederate States of America) During the American Civil War. This Page is Focused on the Confederate Navy China Plates, Cups, Bowls and other Pieces as found and recovered from the CSS Alabama or Donated by Admiral Semmes.
various china pieces from the CSS Alabama in Green, Red and Plain Trim. Note the Beef Roast or Turkey Serving Platter to the far left! The Pirate's Lair has a VERY similar platter with the stylized initials USN!
Confederate States Navy CSN China Pieces in Red Trim with CSN Insignia from Confederate States Ship Alabama donated by Admiral Semmes to one Mrs. Jacob Thompson.


Purpose: This study used meta-analysis to investigate the difference in nonverbal cognitive performance of children with specific language impairment (SLI) and their typically developing (TD) peers. In addition, variability in effect sizes across studies and its relation to the nonverbal cognitive test used, the cut-off criterion employed, participants' age, and their linguistic skills were investigated.
Method: We searched computerized databases and reference sections to find studies published between 2005-2011 of children with SLI who were age-matched (and not nonverbal cognitive matched) to TD peers, were given a norm-referenced nonverbal cognitive test, and reported sufficient data for an effect size analysis.
Results: Across 80 studies, on average children with SLI relative to their TD peers exhibited lower nonverbal cognitive performance consistent with a medium effect size. Results of moderator analyses investigating the nonverbal cognitive test, the cut-off criterion, the children's age and language skills will be discussed.
Discussion: The findings of this investigation have theoretical implications regarding the characterization of SLI and have clinical implications for how nonverbal cognitive tests are used and interpreted for children with this disorder.
Dixon, Erica, "Nonverbal Cognitive Assessment in Specific Language Impairment: A Meta-Analysis" (2012). Master's Theses. 271.


Latrobe did a "brilliant" job here, picking up on a lot of important trends.
Let's see how many instructive legal issues this one label raises. Extra points for anyone who can raise additional issues. No more ALS challenges, please.
TTB seems to be allowing the term "refreshing" these days, on a pretty liberal basis, even though this policy has wavered a bit over the years.
This Tequila-themed beer shows that the above Whiskey-themed beer label is not just a fluke.
* John's parents will be proud that we have done some work for Tim Smith, Junior Johnson, The Hatfields & McCoys, Jesse Jane, Popcorn Sutton, Jesse James and other rapscallions. And this guy just looks guilty — I am not sure of what — but moonshining at least.
What makes this even more comically is that George Dickel Rye Whiskey is sourced from MGP Ingredients distillery in IN.


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Lectures focus on core economic theory econometric methodology.
Individual study of issues of econometric theory and methodology, reading academic papers and texts. Students will also be expected to practice statistical software techniques between classes.