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David Douglas Duncan: War Photographer, Friend of Picasso and F1 Fan
Earle Holmes: Dandy Catalyst of the Paris Rock Scene
Frazier Mohawk: From Record Producer to Circus Impresario and Back Again
In Remembrance of Frazier Mohawk / Barry Friedman
Jac Holzman: Founder of Elektra Records, and Many Other Things
Long Lost 1996 Interview with Frazier Mohawk / Barry Friedman, About Music, Music Studios, Farms, Circuses, Marshal Tito and Life in General
Paul McCartney Concert at Bercy in Paris in 1989
Restaurant review: Arpege
Sightseeing, shopping, and dining around the rue Mouffetard
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A Night Race in Singapore, a Great City Circuit and a New Phase of Formula One's Global Expansion
David Spurgeon: A Life Devoted to Science, Communication and Living Well
Mexican Grand Prix 1990: One of Alain Prost's Greatest Races
Formula One's Original Digital TV of 1997
Viletones Concert at The Colonial Underground in Toronto, c. Feb. 1977
Busking With Fire: A Slice of My Life
Guest Article: The Difference Between Paris and Another Night in Austin With My Friends
Cirque d'Hiver: A Unique Tradition Under the Big Top Ceiling in Paris
Murder in the Abbey – a Short Story
Ulysses Induced – a Short Story
Brad's Short Story Translation: "Jimi: The Comeback," by Marc Villard
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My Massive Michel Onfray Article
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France and the Crime Novel
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Long Lost, 1991 Interview With A.S. Byatt, Mainly About Prolificacy
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Ancient Interview With Jean-Bernard Pouy
Colin Wilson's Book The Occult, Revisited
Ancient Interview With Maurice G. Dantec
Extraordinary Obituary of Extraordinary Keith Botsford
In Memory of Jim Haynes
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A Book for Our Time: The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
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A Not-Book-Review: Mike Nesmith's Autobiographical Riff, "Infinite Tuesday"
Video talk with Colin Wilson & launch of new edition of Philosopher of Optimism book
Not Book Review of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave's chess memoir.
Ancient Interview with François Guérif
Bilipo: The Crime Fiction Library of Paris
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Crappy Time at the Jam Bar, Great Time at Le Volume – First Night in Nice
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NICE, France – It's funny how the atmosphere in music venues can change over time. In fact, the atmosphere for the clients of the Jam bar in Nice was the same last night as on the previous occasions I had come and played there. It was full of rocking, blues'n, soul'n music with neat sax and guitar and keyboard solos. It was wild and fast. And crowded. But if you are a new or unknown musician showing up at the Tuesday night open jam and open mic at the Jam in Nice, forget it. You won't be treated equally to the regulars – at least that's the way it felt last night.
I had, as I said, played at the Jam in the past, and I had loved the feeling, the whole thin, and I believe I had been treated OK – although I do remember a long wait even in the past. But last night? It was one of those situations where you arrive and shake hands with someone at the edge of the stage who seems to be in charge, but he says he is not in charge and sends you to "the guy with the hat" behind the bar. The guy with the hat, moment he hears your English accent in otherwise excellent French, starts speaking to you in English – and puts you in the category: English tourist.
Once in that category, I was doomed. It's funny because in Paris I blend in with the cosmopolitain population; but here in Nice I never fail to feel like every local I speak to is fed up with meeting another "English tourist" and even when I carry out several exchanges in near perfect – but accented French – they still don't believe I've lived most of my adult life in Paris and I am NOT a tourist in this country!
Anyway, so the guy with the hat feeds me a line when I ask about how I can take part in the jam: "Well, sure, yeah, just buy a drink and go and sit down and wait. The guy who does my sound set up isn't here at the moment and he'll have to take care of you and your guitar."
So I buy the drink, and I go and sit at the front of the stage. And over the half hour I'm sitting there, I'm seeing one new musician after another enter the Jam bar and take to the stage – with guitars, with keyboards, for vocals, you name it. Saxophone, trumpet. Cajon. Just climbing up on the stage. And I'd already spoken before dinner to the drummer and bass player, and they saw me sitting at the table at the front of the stage with my guitar. So everyone knew that I was there to take part in the jam, but guess what? I was not a regular. The others were all known to each other.
And so it was that I discovered "Le Volume" – a fabulous musical association in Nice
Is that the idea of a free and open jam and open mic – as advertised on the Jam bar's site? Not for me! So I got fed up and didn't even finish the costly beer. I did a search on my iPhone and discovered to my amazement, that there was a jam session at a place I'd never heard about, going on right then, called, "Le Volume." So that was it. I said, "Go to Le Volume. It can't be worse than this!"
And boy was I right! I crossed town using my iPhone GPS and found Le Volume in a part of town where I never played before – facing the old town, but in the city center, on the opposite side of the tracks – and I found this stupendous place devoted to live music. My first thought was that it reminded me of the place I did the open mic in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago, because like Freedonia in Barcelona, Le Volume is an association. You have to buy a membership and leave your name and address. But don't worry, the membership costs 2 euros and lasts a year!
I entered the building to find, like at Freedonia, two different venues in one. But unlike Freedonia, where one stage was for comedy and the other for music, here at Le Volume, it's all music. The rooms are on one side for an acoustic jam session, and on the other side for an electric jam session, complete with drums, electric bass, etc. The acoustic jam was in full swing when I arrived.
Watch out, this is like a real underground sort of musical space where you don't really have an audience and musicians separated by a stage and seating area. This is like two open-space performance areas divided by the central room where, like at Freedonia, there is a bar with cheap beer selling for 2 euros. (Or was it 2.50?? Can't remember!)
As you'll see from my videos, it was pretty free-form, but people were doing songs nevertheless, and anyone could join in, both the acoustic and electric areas. I felt complete acceptance by everyone – unlike at the Jam bar – and I joined in and did a few songs in the acoustic jam, on which I had people playing the cajon and bongos, and violin, and another guitar, and helping out on vocals too.
It felt very much like the kind of scene I have found in places like in Budapest with its Szimpla Kert jam sessions; or even a real sort of hippie feel too it.
The Volume also puts on concerts and the music faculty in the local university here is doing some demonstration soon of the fruits of its students' work this year. So Le Volume is a really multi-purpose musical association, an just a great place to go and jam. OK, it's not the night club feel of the Jam bar, but for me the important thing was feeling welcome! I'll return!
P.S. The jam session usually takes place on Wednesdays, but due to a concert overlap thing, they ran the jam session on Tuesday night this week. There is also a rap open mic on Friday….
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What Makes a Global City?
Everybody is talking about global cities. Global cities are where the action is. They shape our world. But what makes a global city? Here's what you should know.
Global cities drive the global economy.
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Cities under one million need not apply. But some of the world's largest cities—megacities such as Lagos, Kolkata, Karachi—may never be global cities.
for the best and brightest from around the world, including their nations' young people.
provide good schools for children, and solid education and skills development for the workers needed to support a city.
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Markus Hegi aka Ruedi Mentär wants to create a machine to welcome our audience in Basel. And to say goodbye, too.
This poll ends on 13 June 2011.
Our Silvana becomes HERZDAME again. She campaigns for more love on our planet earth.
For example by sharing her home-baked gingerbread hearts.
This poll ends on 10 June 2011.
Lia Sells Fish has sent a video to the Captain. She contributes another idea for our show during Art Basel.
Here are 3 files with different instructions for the Funeral March Basel. Download one of them. Bring your headphones with you!
***TERMINATED*** Poll: Art Basel 2011 which action would you like?
One week ago we have informed you about the two ideas for the BTJ action in collaboration with Marks Blond and ARTACHMENT during Art Basel 2011 (see blog).
Now it's time to take a decision. Which idea do you want to produce?
***TERMINATED**** Poll: The police burnt our tail fin - how to proceed?
The police has ordered to remove and burnt our tail fin (without trying to get in contact with Bury the Jumbo first.
We have been surprised. Our URL: www.burythejumbo.com was clearly visible on both sides of the tail fin. BTJ's contact details are in the top level navigation on our web site. We could have moved the installation in 2 hours.
The Law of Switzerland protects our property. For example if you are parking in a no parking area the police is not allowed to burn your car. From our point of view, the act of art demolition was illegal.
We suggested to find a solution without pressing criminal charges to the police, if they would pay the fix cost (CHF 8,000.- to CHF 10,000.-) of the tail fin and would help us to build up a new one. This would have been a good deal for the police. Our art work from more than 20 artists over approximately 2 years is much more worth than CHF 10,000.-. Especially because this piece of art has been exoposed at international art exhibitions. We are a community and we want to bury a real Jumbo-jet as a symbol for our new form of a friendly togetherness. The suggested deal could have been proof of our friendly togetherness. But the police didn't accept our offer.
THIS POLL ENDS ON Jan 27 2011.
***TERMINATED*** The Police burnt our tail fin - how to proceed?
The police has ordered to remove and burn the tail fin without trying to get in contact with Bury the Jumbo first. You can read the police's e-mail conversation. Without going into details too much: the Captain is freaking out.
We are surprised. Our URL: www.burythejumbo.com was clearly visible on both sides of the tail fin. The contact details are in the left hand navigation on our web site. If somebody want to get in contact with BTJ you don't have to be sherlock holmes.
The Law of Switzerland protects our property. For example if you are parking in a no parking area the police is not allowed to burn your car. In our opinion the act of art demolition was illegal.
Just for your information - 7 years ago Bury placed an official garbage bag (Züri-Sack) on the street. A half-day before he was allowed to place it. He just didn't think about the official waste removal time table. The police was researching and found a letter with the adress of Bury in the garbage bag - "igittigitt" (engl. = disgusting). Finally Bury had to pay a penalty of CHF 250.- and got a complaint.
THIS POLL ENDS ON DEC 5 2010.
The building of the former hotel Atlantis Sheraton in Zurich has been squated. The goal of the activists is to offer this space as a place for artists. A place to work and to live together and to realise non-commercial projects.
This goal is in line with the vision of Bury the Jumbo. As an act of solidarity we should show up with our tail fin at the lobby of hotel Atlantis.
This poll will end on 27. Oktober, 20:00.
To get as much support as possible we have invited the companies Striker Beer and Red Bull to collaborate with Bury the Jumbo.
We get drinks for free and more (see blog). In return we will promote these drinks in our videos.
Do you agree with this deal?
This poll will end on 30. June 2010.
***TERMINATED*** Hyperactivity - Yes, we walk!
After a very encouraged discussion in our forum, we have determined our action for the exhibition Hyperactivity: Funeral March Neuchâtel.
We pull the tail fin by our own hands from Zurich to Neuchâtel. 150Km in 7 days. Read the attached concept.
Häne (Duo.), Bury and the Captain will rebuild a lighter version of the tail fin by fibre glass. After all it's up to them to pull this vehicle (200 Kg)! Or do you support them? You are welcome to give them a helping hand for some hours or days.
Creative individuals are invited to collaborate. You can put your artwork onto the tail fin, perform next to it or on it... We will stop over in many cities (Aarau, Olten, Solothurn, Biel) and have a nice party. Dates to be defined. The installation is presented in Neuchâtel for 2 weeks, besides many other artists.
This poll will end on 31. May 2010.
***TERMINATED*** How much news is good for me?
This poll will close on 23. April 2010.
***TERMINATED*** Is this the new BTJ trailer for our frontpage?
We look for more and more creative contributors. Carlos Isabel answered our advertisement on Ron Orp and started with cutting.
Here is his creative contribution: is this the new BTJ trailer on our frontpage?
This poll ends on Saturday, 27. March 2010.
Yes, replace the old one.
***TERMINATED*** where is BTJ's Regulars' Table?
To get backstage-information about BTJ and to have a good time, our community was used to meet at Rest. Volkshaus once a week.
We are now offered to meet at Rest. Urania, backstage, in a privat area.
This Regulars' Table takes place just once a month anymore, on every last Thursday at 20:00. Ask for Bury the Jumbo at the desk.
You are very welcome to come.
This poll will terminate the next Wednesday 27. January, late.
***TERMINATED*** Do you want to collaborate with Supkultur?
Marco Schneider is head of the labels LA LOCURA, DiE WILDEN SUPPENHÜHNER and Clan 4, all of them featured by Supkultur.
Supkultur presents his stock of creativity now on special events in different clubs situated in Zurich. BTJ is offered a collaboration with Supkultur, to present its own creative people and attract more fans.
This poll will end on 25th November.
We have produced all the videos of the song contest contributors now. The Band Zugluft didn't react to the mails and phone calls since months. Sorry, mates! We can't wait anymore.
Now it is up to you to choose the winner of the BTJ Theme Song Competition!
We build a tail fin of a Jumbo-Jet, 1:1, into the showroom of Marks Blond in Bern.
In the forum you can find the construction plan of the tail fin.
For the construction (material (wood), transportation etc.) we calculate costs of about $700 - $800. Due to the design of this construction the fin can be taken apart and be rebuilt anywhere. Like that we can use it for other performances in the future.
Do you agree to spend the money for this performance?
This poll will terminate on 2009-03-23, 23:00.
These stickers were designed by our member mab the mover. Do you want a draft on our website which you can download and print at home?
Daniel Suter is initiator of Marks Blond, an off-scene project founded in Paris.
He entertains us in Bern at his show room (see video). After introducing his project he makes a special offer to our community. We are invited to do a performance in his show room.
Do you want to accept his invitation and do a performance? Take your decision below.
You can go to the forum topic Performance at Marks Blond Project to help creating the performance!
***TERMINATED*** PINK MONKEY and Bury the Jumbo at supermarket?
PINK MONKEY is a party lable located in Zurich, Switzerland.
To donate 1 or 2 bucks per guest to our project. Bucks in Swiss francs.
Do you have ideas how the performance of Bury the Jumbo can look like? Do you want to participate at all?


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Welcome to a new year and resolutions abound. I find that I never keep my resolutions so I have stopped making promises I know I do not intend to keep. This does not mean there are habits I should ignore or not strive to improve this year. As a mother to young children and adult step-sons I find the most difficult task is finding a healthy balance between work and life. There are scholarly articles about this very subject. I have stumbled across many social media blog pieces about estimated number of Americans who did not take a vacation day in 2014. There are those who need thrive on working. They relax while doing their job because it fulfills them. Majority of us though are working a job to get from point A to point B. Those of us working for other means are the ones who need to start using our vacation days.
This is not a good way to start another year. The holiday season is over but as parents we are already starting to plan for the next one in the back of our heads. We are seeing everything we want to give to our children and maybe even to ourselves. These ideals and material things wear heavily on us. Because if this we force ourselves to work longer hours and sacrifice our personal time as we make ends meet or try to propel our careers ahead to this imaginary place where everything will be better.
This mindset of "sacrifice now for a better future" is not real if we are constantly sacrificing now every day but never actually getting to our ideal future. Finding a healthy balance between work and life can help clear the cobwebs and may even motivate you in the areas that need better focus. There are studies that prove taking a vacation day (even just one day!) to rest and recoup makes you a better employee. There is a reason why companies give their employees vacation days. They know their employees who regularly take vacations come back recharged and better than before they left.
There are small ways to make big changes. Taking the time to get up an hour earlier in the morning to spend with your partner, children or even just reading can make a huge difference. There are articles and blogs written by people who have started these small habits and from their own personal experiences have seen the benefits of just taking small amounts of time for themselves. I have found when I have a difficult task at work and I am hitting constant road blocks that the answer comes to me when I least expect it. I have forced myself to go and play with my young children making up silly stories and just laughing with them and all of a sudden the answer to my work problem presents itself. Why? This is because I stopped stressing over it and relaxed. The endorphins cleared the clutter and I was able to think clearly without anxiety because I was calm. This also helps keep us healthy. The more leisure time and rest we give ourselves the more we are able to avoid getting sick especially during the winter months.
You do not have to start a crash diet or make unreasonable promises about going to the gym 7 days a week. Small changes make the difference. Getting up an hour earlier and playing with your kids can help your energy level. Going to bed early instead of staring at your work computer for an extra few hours while not getting anything productive done can make a difference in how well you sleep. Reading before bed can help you fall asleep faster especially if you are reading an actual book instead of a lighted screen. Small baby steps to change engrained habits is what will make a New Year's resolution successful and make you see a difference not only in how productive you are at work but at how much you enjoy your personal time.
Social Media has revolutionized this generations way of communicating. Information is shared instantaneously on a global level in a way it has never been capable of at any point in history. We are living in the age of technology that past generations could only dream of. The premise of the book 1984 does not seem so far-fetched now that we have a bracelet that can project an image on your wrist replacing a smart phone. It is a matter of time when it will not seem so unreasonable that a car will fly and be fueled by recycling (FYI that was a Back to the Future Reference in-case you missed). But as with any changes one should be cautious of the information being shared.
Everyone has experienced junk email, junk snail mail, and marketing scam phone calls. It should not come as a surprise that the same is now a constant daily practice on every social media platform. There is nothing wrong with double checking and triple checking a source before sharing bad information and news with your followers. It is always good practice to avoid falling into a scam trap. With the advances being made on a daily basis in technology scammers are making just as many advances. Viruses and malware are spreading even faster, are more complicated and can expose things we never intended to share.
There seems to be a belief that now that we live in 2014 and have made leaps and bounds in the field of technology that it has translated to how we handle our personal experiences and lives. This generation growing up now as preteens, teens and young adults have no sense of decorum or privacy. Every experience needs to be showcased as if we all live in fishbowls. The problem with this mentality is once something is out there for the whole world to see in the black hole that is the internet it cannot be taken back. Your opinion, your experience, your personal life is now fodder for anyone globally to dissect and ridicule.
This takes the concept of "Reality TV" to the extreme. Everyone is feeding off of other users' experiences or what they say they have experienced. The younger generations are not learning to converse with their peers or elders. They take information on an open platform as it is without first checking the sources to confirm the information is accurate and real. We live in a culture of instant gratification which is impacting the direction in which our world is headed in. Students are no longer opening a book to confirm the source of a bit of information so there is a constant spread of bad history, incorrect news and a constant flow of negative opinions and damaging experiences to people who do not deserve it.
Social Media along with the technology we have at our finger tips are powerful tools. These tools can change lives, can spark a revolution for good or bad if used correctly. Everyone should know how to use these tools but as with everything there should be a disclaimer or an unspoken rule that we do not forget that they are tools only and to constantly question the information presented. We should want to continue to practice the habits our teachers gave us in researching papers or essays in school. Beware the power of Social Media on your personal life and question something that is spread so easily but has no real source to show its worth. Social Media is going nowhere it is here to stay. We have embraced it and there is no reason that we shouldn't. We just have to remember we have to live and enjoy our lives so we can share real factual experiences instead of living vicariously through someone else.


How do your looks rate?
How much do you invest in your appearance?
Average, you guess. You try to keep in shape and look good - but you don't go overboard.
It's not a priority. You are presentable, but not a Cosmo girl.
You're the first one to show up at your Friday drinks get together. What do you do?
Order a drink, and scan the room for good looking guys.
Stand by the door and wait for everyone else to show up.
Run outside and call your best friend to pass the time.
How would you best describe your interests?
A guy who's not quite your type - but very nice - approaches you at a party. How do you react?
Talk to him a bit to see who he came with. He might have hot friends!
Smile and laugh a little with him, even though you're faking it. You want to make your crush jealous.
Give him the cold shoulder. You're not going to waste your time with someone you're not interested in.
What best describes your body?
Is He Prettier Than You?


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Joining the Global Economy with Global Phone Numbers!
As we all know, it is a global economy we operate in these days, one way or the other, whether we like it or not – an International business spans, from Canada to the USA, to South America, Europe, India, Russia and the Far East; to Israel and the Middle East.
So Phone.com has decided to offer Global Numbers, an International calling program that allows small businesses inside the United States to provide their customers outside the US with a phone number, for example in London, Paris or Buenos Aires – with a local London, Paris or Buenos Aires telephone number.
Overseas customers are thrilled to be able to call what is to them a local number – gone is the necessity to dial a long confusing number, not to mention the considerable cost of a long distance number for them, unless they have international phone service which most do not have.
In the case of problems, service or technical issues, customers will be much more inclined to call to resolve these issues if they don't have the inconvenience and cost of an overseas call to resolve their problem. Thereby bringing cancellations or unsubscribes way down in number as a result of making customers' calls to your company in the US much cheaper, or free, and easier.
There is also Image to consider.
When customers, or potential customers realize all they have to do is dial a local number in their own region whenever they want to call your company, it creates the impression of your having a real International business; a genuine global company with local offices throughout the world.
Very impressive! Wouldn't you agree?
Moreover, Phone.com also offers access to extremely low international rates (in many cases even lower than Vonage or Skype).
Global Phone Numbers are also very useful for foreign, or overseas, companies, perhaps in Amsterdam or London, who maintain a small office in the US, for example in Los Angeles, New York or San Francisco and need international phone service.
The main office in Amsterdam or London most likely must call their US office to talk to their receptionist, sales or marketing people every day or several times per week – so they can now simply dial their own local Amsterdam or London number, and talk to their US office reps without the inconvenience of constantly dialing a long elaborate long distance number, plus avoid the added expense of long distance calls. And day after day they really add up.


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You Season 2 Certainly Did Not Go In the Direction We Were Expecting
Posted on December 27, 2019 by Zed in Entertainment
Spoilers ahead for season two of You.
Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) might have met his match, but of course he might not exactly see it that way.
We spent way too much time this season of You thinking we had to be worried about Love (Victoria Pedretti), the baker who very quickly pushed her way into Joe's life despite what he claimed were his best intentions to stay friends. We also found ourselves almost rooting for them as a couple, which is insane, since he's a psychopath, and so when it was revealed that Love is also a murderer, we suddenly felt way less bad about rooting for these two crazed weirdos to make things work.
But alas, that's not how Joe functions. No woman is good enough for him, even the one who is literally perfect for him and his murderous ways.
Throughout the season, we got hints that something had happened in the past in Love and Forty's family, and then Forty explained during a super fun (read: not fun at all) acid trip that he fell in love with their au pair, and then killed her, and it was covered up as a suicide.
But that's not exactly what happened. Turns out it was actually Love who committed the murder and framed her brother for it, and we only learned that after we watched her easily murder Joe's ex-girlfriend Candace, who had trapped Joe in his own cage and brought Love there to see the truth about her boyfriend.
While Joe threw away his secret spare key, resigning to the fact that he deserved to rot away in the cage with the dead Delilah (who he didn't remember killing, but he just assumed), Love slit Candace's throat, then returned to the cage to tell Joe the whole story. She killed the au pair when she and Forty were young, and she had found Joe's cage long ago, waiting for him to show her that darkness.
He never did, but Delilah started figuring out too many things, and so during Joe's acid trip, Love went to the cage and slit her throat too.
Joe's reaction to all this?
"What. The. F–k."
Love's big plan involved turning Ellie (Jenna Ortega) into a suspect for Joe's murder of Henderson (Chris D'Elia), which would look so ridiculous to the public that the investigation would become a joke, and Delilah would become a hero in death. Joe thought this sounded insane, because all of Joe's plans have always been completely reasonable. He even hid some sharp handcuffs in his waistband as he convinced Love to open the door, and she stopped him from killing her by telling him she's pregnant.
A true mess, this is.
Joe and Love were making plans together and enjoying a lovely wedding when Forty arrived, having figured out nearly everything about Joe. He didn't know anything about his sister's murderous tendencies though, so he thought he was saving her from an evil man.
Forty was about to actually shoot Joe in the head when Forty was shot instead, by Delilah's cop friend, and then we saw Love and Joe starting a whole new life together. Her family had worked their rich person magic, clearing Joe of all suspicion, and now she and Joe are free to raise their new family in a cute little suburban house, complete with a pool…and a fence separating their house from the house belonging to a beautiful, book-loving neighbor who Joe is now writing to. Because his pregnant murderer girlfriend just isn't good enough!
This sets up quite a different season three, and as much as Joe Goldberg, never forget, is quite terrible, we're sort of intrigued about him building a beautiful relationship with someone who is so much his equal, even if it is interrupted by that girl next door, whoever she is.
We don't know where we thought this season was going to go, but where it went is certainly not it. RIP Jasper, Henderson, Delilah, Candace, and Forty, and may we all protect Joe and Love's future daughter.
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NYPD to make info on police misconduct investigations public, but without cop names
By GRAHAM RAYMAN, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA
Police Commissioner James O'Neill denied allegations police brass have worked to cut short high-profile investigations.(SUSAN WATTS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
The NYPD said Tuesday that it will post summaries of police misconduct investigations on its website — without naming the officers involved.
The decision was blasted by the largest police unions as "plainly illegal" and not nearly enough by the Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union.
The announcement follows a series of articles in the Daily News that highlighted the virtual secrecy of the NYPD disciplinary process.
Two years ago, the department reversed a 40-year practice of making summaries of its misconduct probes available to the media.
The NYPD said it had been unwittingly violating Section 50-a of the 1976 state civil rights code, which bars the disclosure of such records unless a judge says so.
But critics have said the city's interpretation of 50-a is overly broad — and flies in the face of the department's transparency pledge.
On Tuesday, First Deputy Commissioner Benjamin Tucker said the department will soon start, "providing a summary of cases that will appear on our website that outline in a brief summary what the issues were in that case, what the officer — not the specific name obviously — but the number of years on the job and what the penalties were as a result of those cases."
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said it remains "firmly opposed" to releasing any disciplinary information.
Union President Pat Lynch, in a March 22 letter to Police Commissioner James O'Neill, demanded that the NYPD "comply with the law and immediately cease all plans to release" such information.
Lynch also said that so-called "de-identified" case summaries are not necessarily anonymous, with court documents, for instance, providing the information that could lead to the identification of an officer.
Mike Palladino, head of the Detectives' Endowment Association, agreed that the NYPD's announcement is "a breach of our protections provided under 50-a."
PBA President Pat Lynch has demanded the NYPD withhold the release of police misconduct investigations. (MICHAEL SCHWARTZ /FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)
But the Legal Aid Society, whose Freedom of Information request in 2016 led to the decision by the NYPD to stop releasing disciplinary summaries, noted that proceedings against other city workers are made public — with names — and that police should not be exempt from public disclosure.
"The city cannot expect our congratulations for making redacted decisions available when for forty years this information — plus the identifying information for the officer — was available," said Cynthia Conti-Cook, staff attorney for Legal Aid's Special Litigation Unit.
"This is just another example of the City pretending 50-a prohibits them from disclosing information about police misconduct in an attempt to counter bad headlines.
"This is a poor attempt from the (NYPD) to appear transparent and accountable, but New Yorkers know better."
Christopher Dunn, associate legal director for the New York Civil Liberties Union, said posting information about a misconduct investigation without naming names "is almost meaningless."
"Without much more detail about the officer's misconduct and without officer names," Dunn said, "it will be impossible to know if discipline is appropriate and to identify officers who are serial offenders."
Top cop O'Neill, meanwhile, defended the way the NYPD disciplines its officers.
Responding to a question about the News series, O'Neill denied allegations police brass have worked to cut short high-profile investigations.
"Each and every discipline case comes up before me," O'Neill said. "We make sure that whatever discipline is meted out is done fairly and it's done consistently and its done regardless of rank."
O'Neill has also said, as has Mayor de Blasio, that he favors a legislative repeal of 50-a.


The Baseline logo has developed from the initial logo, with the introduction of alternative typefaces and styles. Take a look at how the logo has changed throughout the years to the present Baseline logo.
Functional and modernist design of the logomark reflecting a clean and international style of the magazine.
A neutral, almost anti design approach to the logomark.
The logo was reflecting the varied typographical contents of the magazine. It slightly changed from an earlier version in 1994.
The new logo is a customised stenciled interpretation of the magazine typeface, ███████. Its stencil design has been chosen to give the logo individuality, recognition and a sense of classic modernity. It reflects craft and hand lettering, as well as relating to mass production, creative thought and production processes.


As a professor from 1951 to 1992 in Taiwan's first Fine Arts Department, at the National Taiwan Normal University, he was teacher to at least two generations of modernists including Liu Kuo-sung.
Dr. Wong spoke on Lin Yu-shan's artistic vision and the development of his art. Lin foremost emphasized sketching from life and using local "colours" and themes, which presented an alternative to the copyist pedagogy of the academy.
He also bridged the chasm between native-born Taiwanese and émigré Mainlanders by his artistic affiliations and genial character. His longevity and hybridity make him a significant figure in Taiwanese art history.
Dr. Wong also introduced the work of three contemporary artists based in Taiwan: Chiang Ming-hsien (b. 1942), Li Yihong (b. 1941) and Yuan Jai (b. 1941). Their synthesis of Chinese, Western and Japanese elements is representative of an art that is uniquely Taiwanese.


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This Week's Latest Tech Gadgets – May 7, 2013
07.05.2013Tech NewsGregg Ellman
By Gregg Ellman
@greggellman
The tech world has an endless supply of gift choices for this season's dads and grads celebrations. The only problem you'll have is narrowing your choice so I'll make it easier with my random list.
Portable devices are great but many limit the amount of storage for digital files. Kingston's wireless pocket sized Wi-Drive extends the capacity of your portable devices up to 128GB.
The drive lets you store digital files including documents, videos and photos on the handheld device, which can be shared with up to three users simultaneously.
The Wi-Drive creates a WiFi network between the devices and once connected your streaming is just like the content is on your device itself.
To load data onto the drive, plug it into a computer via USB and it acts like an external drive.
A rechargeable battery is good for up to four hours of use before a USB charge is needed.
www.kingston.com/us 128GB $149.99, 64GB $89.99, $32GB $84.94
Canon's PIXMA MX922 Office All-In-One (AIO) printer does it all, including my personal favorite feature _ an AirPrint wireless printing from an iPhone or iPad.
It's built with a seemingly endless number of features including printing (WiFi, up to 8.5 x 11-inch borderless and PictBridge), copies, fax and dual sided scanning.
Scanning and copying can be done directly to a flash drive connected to the front side USB port or connected to a computer (Mac or Windows).
A 3-inch LCD is easy to read and navigate for setup and general use. It has a five-ink system with two blacks, cyan, magenta and yellow.
One of the black inks is a high-yield pigment black. This allows more documents to be printed without having to change the pigment black ink nearly as often.
Other features include direct CD or DVD printing, a 250-sheet paper tray along with a separate tray for 4-by-6 or 5-by-7-inch paper.
www.USA.Canon.com $139.99
The pocket sized Lyrix Duo is a 2-in-1 Bluetooth speaker, which comes along with a removable receiver.
Once the receiver is connected to any Bluetooth enabled device, the speaker can be placed up to 33-feet away for crystal clear sound. Volume can be controlled on your device or on the receiver.
The speaker has a suction cup to secure it to any flat surface including windshields for handsfree calls while driving.
A built-in battery charges up with a USB connection and will last for about 4 hours of sound.
www.digitaltreasures.com $49 available in red or blue
Kensington's Contour overnight backpack ($78.58 ) is well made with a numerous number of pockets, which even includes a built-in liquid pouch.
You can fit up to a 15.6-inch laptop in a checkpoint-friendly design. All you do is unzip the compartments and lay it flat for the X-ray machine without having to remove the laptop.
In the front is a pocket organization system with multiple compartments to keep smaller items organized and padded' adjustable straps let you get the right fit so you can avoid neck and shoulder strain.
www.kensington.com $75
Garmin's nüvi 3597 personal navigation device has a 5-inch high-resolution (800 x 480 pixels) display that is only an amazing half inch deep.
The company has incorporated the "pinch and zoom" technology we have come to use in many of today's smartphones, to give you a quick magnified view of specific information.
It comes with detailed maps of North America and HD Digital Traffic along with free lifetime updates for both.
Every feature you would want from a handheld GPS is built in, including Bluetooth, easy to understand driving directions and it works with Garmin's Smartphone Link free mobile app for iPhone or Android.
This app allows the 3597 to share information with your phone such as where you parked and whether you are using your phone's existing data plan.
www.garmin.com $349
If you go iPhone or iPad case shopping, your head will spin when you see the choices.
The Ainos wallet flip leather case is true to the word when a company representative described it to me as elegant, with its perfect design and glossy leather finish.
Just slide your device in; you'll keep full access to the screen, ports and controls. The flip is built with a built-in magnetic system to keep the device closed when needed or easily opens.
The back of the case has three slots for credit cards, a drivers license or even cash.
www.mapicases.com $59 available in black, brown, red, tan and white
If power is your need, Mophie has a solution starting with the Mophie Juice Pack Helium ($79.95) iPhone case.
The ultra-thin case has a 1500mAH built-in battery that can give your phone a few charges.
Talk time can increase up to six hours, up to 30 hours of audio playback or seven hours of video watching.
A LED power indicator is on the back shows when the battery needs a charge (USB), which will also simultaneously charge your phone when they are connected.
Mophie's Juice Pack Powerstation PRO ($99.95) has a 6,000mAH internal battery, which is capable of charging just about any portable USB device including power-hungry devices needing a 2.1amp charge.
It's built with a tough design, which has an impact- and splash-resistant design that has been designed to international standards for dust and water resistance.
The Juice Pack Powerstation Duo ($99.95) also has a 6,000mAH battery and a pair of USB ports to charge two devices simultaneously, including 2.1amp devices.
The Duo doesn't have the ruggedness of the PRO model and instead has a black soft-touch exterior.
www.Mophie.com
The KeyFolio Expert is a multi-functional iPad case with a standard keyboard built into the case.
Just slide your iPad in the built-in bracket and pair the keyboard with Bluetooth. The keyboard has an internal battery (microUSB charged, cable included) good for an incredible 80 hours of use or 60 days of standby time.
Typing on the keyboard's plastic keys is comfortable and makes a great replacement for the virtual keyboard on the tablet. It also has shift keys on both sides and two programable keys for iOS devices.
www.kensington.com $99.99
Contact Gregg Ellman at greggellman@mac.com.
Follow him on Twitter: @greggellman.
2013, Gregg Ellman.


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James Damore: Google is "pushing" diversity "religion" on employees
Mark LathamRebel Host
On Wednesday's show, Claire Lehmann and I spoke at length to James Damore, whose controversial "diversity memo" got him fired from Google but turned him into practically a household name overnight.
James talks about how the fallout from the memo affected his personal life, the scientific underpinnings of his observations, what Google's corporate culture is like, and more.
James you're the lucky one!
Dirk Kanis commented 2017-08-17 01:56:56 -0400
this guy possess a brain to differentiate , should have no problem finding a new job
John Smith commented 2017-08-16 16:59:14 -0400
The left uses the classic strategy of divide and conquer. They exacerbate differences, exacerbate tribalism, exacerbate dissimilarities, balkanize the people and then they appear as the saviours. It is time to open our eyes because now the left has been using these methods all over the world and at this time we as Australians must be firm, denounce these people, unmask them and send them a clear message that in Australia, we will not tolerate the division of the people. These neo-communists do not know what it is to live in a communist country and they are the useful fools who have sold themselves to NGOs that serve globalist interests directed towards a world communist government and the new world order.
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Also see the SHRM Online article Reporting for ACA Mandates: Final Forms and Additional Guidance.
In early February 2015, the IRS released draft versions of the forms that employers subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) "shared responsibility" mandate—sometimes referred to as "play or pay"—will be required to file in order to show that the health coverage they offer to their employees is compliant with ACA requirements. The forms implement reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code sections 6055 and 6066, which the ACA added to the tax code.
The IRS also released a new brochure Affordable Care Act: Reporting Requirements for Applicable Large Employers, which discusses getting ready for monthly tracking and preparing to fill out new IRS forms in 2016.
• Form 1095-B: Health Coverage. To be filed with the IRS and provided to taxpayers by insurers, as well as by self-insured employers that are not subject to the employer "shared responsibility" mandate, to verify that individuals have minimum essential coverage that complies with the individual coverage requirements.
• Form 1095-C: Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage. To be filed by employers with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees to verify their compliance with the employer "shared responsibility" mandate. Form 1095-C will also be used to establish employee eligibility for premium tax credits if the employer does not offer affordable and adequate coverage.
•Form 1094-B: Transmittal of Health Coverage Information Returns and Form 1094-C: Transmittal of Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage Information Returns. These are the transmittal forms that insurers and employers will use to transmit the individual 1095-Bs and 1095-Cs to the IRS.
•Text of Instructions for IRS Forms 1094-B and 1095-B.
•Text of Instructions for IRS Forms 1094-C and 1095-C.
"The instructions for the 1094-C and 1095-C are by far the most complex of the instructions...filling 13 pages with dense, two column, print," noted Jost in a blog post regarding the draft versions (the final instructions reach 14 pages and are in a smaller type face, and thus even longer). "Most of the complexity derives from the options for complying with the employer mandate and the transition exceptions to that mandate that the administration has created," Jost explained.
The final forms and instructions are labeled as "2014" forms, meaning they would relate to coverage during 2014. It is apparent, however, that these materials were created for the required reporting in 2016 with respect to coverage during 2015. In addition to explicitly stating that reporting with respect to 2014 is voluntary, the instructions explain how to indicate use of various transition rules that apply during 2015.
Companies with 100 or more full-time equivalent employees must begin complying with the ACA coverage requirements in 2015, although they will have two years to phase up to the requirement that they cover 95 percent of their workers. Companies with 50 to 99 full-time equivalent employees will have another year—until 2016—to start complying. Smaller businesses are exempt.
Under tax code sections 6055 and 6056, employers must compile monthly and report annually numerous data points to the IRS and their own employees. This data will be used to verify the individual and employer mandates under the law.
in place to gather information.
Given the cross-functional compliance and reporting requirements, having a multidisciplinary team in place is important, with a written workplan that specifies the responsibilities of HR, payroll, finance and other departments. The chief HR officer and the chief financial officer should coordinate their efforts and those of their staffs. Top-level executive sponsorship should ensure that all functions are working together and doing their part.
Unfortunately, technology will not produce accurate reporting without accurate data. In addition, while an employer's current HR technology solutions may capture the information required for ACA reporting, it is unlikely that the employer has any one system that incorporates all of this information. It is also very likely that gathering the information from various sources and entering it into the required forms will be difficult and time-consuming. Employers that have not done so already will want to discuss with their third-party payroll and benefits administration vendors the extent to which they can handle the required information gathering and reporting.
• Social Security numbers of employees, spouses and dependents.
• Names and employer ID numbers (EINs) of other employers within the reporting employer's controlled group of corporations for each month of the calendar year.
• Number of full-time employees for each calendar month.
• Total number of employees (full-time equivalents) for each calendar month.
• Section 4980H transition relief indicators for each calendar month.
• Employees' share of the lowest-cost monthly premium for self-only, minimum value coverage for each calendar month.
• Applicable Section 4980H safe harbor for each calendar month.
"The significant amount of information that is required to be reported to both employees and the IRS on these forms may factor in to an employer's overall strategy for compliance with health care reform's pay or play penalty requirement," advised Miller Johnson.
• Learn about the new information reporting requirements and review the IRS reporting forms.
• Develop procedures for determining and documenting each employee's full-time or part-time status by month.
• Develop procedures to collect information about offers of health coverage and health plan enrollment by month.
• Review ownership structures of related companies and engage professionals to perform a controlled/affiliated service group analysis.
• Discuss the reporting requirements with the health plan's insurer/third-party administrator and the company's payroll vendor to determine responsibility for data collection and form preparation.
• Ensure that systems are in place to collect the needed data for the reports.
For calendar year 2015, applicable large employers must file Affordable Care Act Information Returns (Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C and 1095-C) via paper returns by Feb. 29, 2016 (Feb. 28 being a Sunday) or via electronic returns by March 31, 2016, reports the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (IFEBP). Any employers filing 250 or more forms must do so electronically.
Electronic returns will be filed through the new ACA Information Returns (AIR) system. The AIR system is specifically designed for the IRS to process these new ACA forms. Other IRS e-filing systems do not support the ACA Information Returns.
Prior to e-filing, applicable large employers must: (1) identify their responsible official(s) and contacts, (2) register with IRS e-services, (3) apply for the ACA Information Return Transmitter Control Code (TCC), and (4) participate in testing.
Any entity that offers minimum essential coverage to its employees, members, or participants reports under Section 6055. Under Section 6055, among other things, names and Social Security numbers of all the individuals receiving minimum essential coverage, including any spouses and/or dependents receiving coverage, must be reported to the IRS, according to a subsequent post from IFEBP.
If the plan sponsor cannot obtain a covered individual's Social Security number, that person's date of birth may be used instead, as long as the reporting entity makes a reasonable effort to obtain the Social Security number. A plan sponsor should make a reasonable effort in order to avoid penalties for incomplete or incorrect reporting.
All applicable large employers, including those that provide insured plans, self-funded plans, and even those that do not provide minimum essential health coverage, must report under Section 6056. Names and Social Security numbers of all full-time employees must be reported, whether they received health coverage or not. Dependents and spouses do not need to be reported for this purpose.


Perhaps one of the most common types of do-it-yourself projects may be the bathroom. Actually, it's a nearly a tie between the restroom or your kitchen as the most common updated rooms of a house! And like any other do-it-yourself project, your bathroom remodel – especially one that is located off the master bedroom – means there are a number of choices to be made from the kinds of flooring and fixtures to features including the bathroom vanity and lights. Many of us have been in that situation when you're moving into a new house, or perhaps renovating a preexisting home, and you'll need to get a new bathroom sink. You may not be certain concerning the kinds of bathroom sinks available, or what's important to consider when buying bathroom sinks. In this informative article, we shall consider a number of the factors you should consider, as well as briefly discussing a number of the other factors you need to think about before investing in a sink. You can find almost uncountable types of bathroom shower ideas round the world. Mostly people just like a little flair inside shower style, so for this purpose we've placed some of the greatest form of shower ideas below.
So what sort of elements does one consider whenever a bathroom remodel has been planned? All things considered, there are so many selections! But perhaps first thing to accomplish is to really have a plan. Be sure to keep things such as for example budget and useable space key determinants along the way so you can move forward. Needless to say, in the event that you utilize a skilled team of remodelers, then you can be sure that they can know to plan the area so that you get probably the most boost for the budget. The Aluminum Glass Shower. The very first type of bathroom shower design, which I'm going to tell you, is a form of Aluminum and glass shower having an enclosure. This enclosure is created using glass panels, which is attached to an aluminum frame. This shower enclosure is then surrounded with walls fitted with metal grey tiles, the blend of the metal with the tiles and clear glass gives a slightly new look.
As you begin contemplating upgrades, don't forget about choosing your bathroom vanity that complements your style. No longer is one relegated to boring Formica countertops for the toilet! Today's homeowners can decide from a number of surfaces such as inlaid tiles, natural stone or even custom pieces that add depth and beauty. But each of these bathroom vanity tops offer a range of features or options of customizing. As you make your final decision, remember these basics of bathroom vanity choices. Among the most important factors to consider is space – what are your personal restrictions when buying and fitting a fresh sink. There is no point choosing your dream bathroom sink, only to find that it does not easily fit into, or alternatively so it looks too small within your bathroom. Think about the design of the room – will the toilet sink go in the corner of the space, or would you like it to function as centrepiece of the room.
The Seaside shower. One bathroom shower idea is that most people would first think hard before implementing this idea. The theory works on the simpler kind of shower attached on sideways of a wall and the shower can be moved as it is linked to a pipe. To enhance the effect, dark grey tiles will undoubtedly be attached only on the floor, while the walls is going to be covered with sea blue colored checkered tiles. To add more effect a sitting area will also be manufactured in the shower, which will be connected, which will be covered with light grey tiles and the entire shower area is likely to be covered with glass panels. This kind of bathroom shower idea should indeed be certainly one of its kind since it reflects a significant sophisticated design with only a little reflection of the sea. The restroom vanity you choose should: Be crafted to accommodate the keeping of the sink to be wherever you'll need it to go. Be either a whole match to the toilet vanity material or either an intentional contrast that also complements the colors and design of the room. Coordinate with your choice of commode and shower/bathtub. Manage to accommodate and work with whatever fixtures you have chosen as part of the remodel. Keep in mind that the faucets are usually either widespread designs that want at least 3 drilled holes to be manufactured or center spread faucets can have 1 to 3 holes to be drilled.
It's also advisable to think about the style of the toilet, and the design of the sink that you simply want to put in. Many folks are fans of a glass sink, which can look extremely classy in the right bathroom, but look out of devote a differently styled bathroom. Would you desire to get a contemporary look, versus a practical look? Perhaps you are less concerned about style, and more about the lowest priced, viable option. Most of these factors are essential, and you ought to pick the best choice for the bathroom. The Classy Shower. This really is another kind of bathroom, that'll have an easy, but an elegant look. The contrast may have a white and grey colour and have grey colored cabinets, white colored sink and a stool. As the shower will be attached on the roof of the bathroom and the shower, area will soon be give covered with glass panels and with only a little mixture of black and white tiles. The bathroom will overall be covered with white tiles.
With regards to different types or styles, of bathroom sinks that you can aquire, there are certainly a wide selection of sinks. These generally include pedestal, countertop, wall mounted, corner, inset, semi-recessed, space saving / en-suite or undercounter basins. Always remember that your choice is just a personal decision, based on your own tastes and the space in that you simply have to work with. The Rainfall Shower. If your preferred place for remove your stress may be the shower than you will definitely love this sort of idea. The idea consist of a rainfall shower head adjusted on the ceiling and the complete shower area covered with grey tiles which will be a fantastic combination for a rainfall form of look. This may definitely possess a refreshing and a new type showering experience for you.
When you make your decision which sink to get, it's also wise to consider other factors such as installation. Whether you will have a way to put in your personal sink is determined by your own DIY skills. Some bathroom sink companies will include installation in their prices, whereas others will not. In this case, if you should be not experienced at DIY, you might be best advised to hire a plumber in the future and fit the sink for you. This should not be an overly expensive investment, however, it is obviously important your sink and water pressure is properly fixed. The Luxurious Shower. A more recent and modern method utilizing the inspiration of palaces is this luxurious bathroom, the theory is always to decorate the shower area with multicolored tiles and the use of a totally free stand tub having a dual shower and the bathtub placed just beside a screen a lovely and natural look. The flooring will undoubtedly be of light hardwood floor, gives a great finish to the entire look of the shower.
If you have made the decision which sink to get, you'll need to determine where to buy the sink from. One of many deciding factors will often be what warrantee each company is willing to provide. Always do your research to discover a reputable company, and try to be sure that the company features a good reputation within the industry and that they have positive reviews. The Beige Shower. This sort of shower uses alcove shower at once the ceiling while the complete bathroom walls are covered with beige walls using large granite looking tiles and a stone slab by having an under mount sink and cabinets attached on the side of the sink. The shower area will be covered with curtains and a glass door to enhance the wonder of the shower.


Unfortunately, many people around the world (both men and women), struggle with a common issue — belly fat. Belly fat – a little extra bulge around the midsection can be a source of insecurity for many, and in some cases, it may even be indicative of a more serious health problem. The experts claim that the stubborn belly fat accumulates for many different reasons, including age, maintaining a poor diet full of sugar and processed foods, lack of sleep, and stress. Identifying the problem is the best way to find a solution, but sometimes, even with a healthy diet and exercise, belly fat doesn't want to budge.
And, you should also know that the stored fat in the body serves several different purposes. It protects your internal organs. It provides a ready form of energy in cases of famine, and it protects the body from toxins. The trick to losing excess fat is to create ways for your body to burn the fat as fuel by producing an energy deficit between what you eat and what you burn. Exercise raises the body's energy requirements and firms up the muscles underneath, which can translate to fat loss. However, if your body is experiencing a toxic build-up or your diet habits aren't healthy, fat loss can come about slowly, or not at all. Don't worry, because in this article we're going to show you a simple massage, which will help you eliminate the stubborn fat around your belly area.
First, you should lie flat on your back on a firm surface.
After that, you should warm up your hands by rubbing them together until they feel hot.
And now, you need to place one hand flat on your belly button.
And remember – make sure you focus on the heat, which builds up in your abdominal region as you rub.
Note: perform for two minutes, about 40-50 circles. Be sure to keep your stomach warm during the exercise.


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The Village of Chagrin Falls is sponsoring a Community Shred Day on Saturday, March 30, 2019. The event will be held in the parking lot of the Federated Church, 76 Bell Street, from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M (noon).
The Service is free for the residents of Chagrin Falls ONLY. We ask that you limit your shred material to five boxes or bags. Materials that can be shredded include: paper, light cardboard, staples, paper clips and 3.5 inch computer storage discs.
Questions can be directed to Debbie Bosworth at Chagrin Falls Village Hall at 440-247-2875.


We Want To Borrow Katrina Kaif's Outfit On The Red Carpet For NYE 2018!
The new year is fast approaching but, before we set foot into 2019, the final threshold of this year calls for a party, also popularly known as New Year's Eve. Ring a bell? Now we know that you are ready to step out all dressed up to the nines, but we have here an alternative that will make you halt to reconsider.
Late last night, Katrina Kaif dressed up to the nines for the Star Screen Awards, giving us a look that we mere mortals do not deserve. The red carpet appearance was made in a bejewelled Falguni Shane Peacock couture gown that glittered into the night.
Sequins and heavy embellishments aside, the fitted gown came with a plunging neckline and since red carpet and couture are barely complete without a touch of glamour, there was, of course, a full-fledged cape accompanying the already dazzling gown. A fashionable cape as it was, the details were done just right, with a plumage of feathers on the shoulders and at the hem of the cape. All of it was teamed with jewellery by TBZ. Now that's how you do couture!
Now we know that the feathers, the cape and, of course, the couture may be too much even for New Year's Eve (unless you are headed to a ball), and so we decided to get some similar but toned-down party-worthy options ready for you, inspired by Katrina Kaif's Falguni Shane Peacock number. Take a look!
There may not be a whole lot of feathers to this look, but you could always team the sequin dress with a faux-fur scarf and stand out from the crowd come New Year's Eve.
If fringe and lace in an all-ivory version is more your style, go for it with this chic cold-shoulder party dress.
Layering a party dress? We like. Turn up the fashion quotient with layers on NYE.
What are you waiting for? Go get ready to party in style!


Aprilia has been ruling the roost with its superbike offering, the Aprila RSV4. First manufactured and sold in 2009, the superbike has been at the end of regular tech updates from the manufacturer. That being said, the bike is no pushover, managing to hold its own against other established superbikes from the competitor stables. Having gone from strength to strength, the bike has been pushing the technology enveloper year on year and has carved out a respectable niche for itself over the last half decade or so that it has been in production.
Powered by a classic V4 layout engine the RSV4 is in a class of its own. Bristling with technology and other features, this gem of an engine manages to silence even the most critical of riders purely on the basis of performance alone. As Aprilia's flagship model the bike decimates all the competition. The RSV can credit all its performance to the classic 999.6 cc engine that produces 180 hp @ 12,500 rpm in terms of peak power & 115 NM of torque @ 10,000 rpm. The RSV is probably the only road going superbike today that gets a unique V4 engine layout, something that was quite new & unique for Aprilia when they launched it earlier. Coming from a rich racing history, the bike has a host of innovative engine features that makes it worth every penny you spend on the bike. The longitudinally mounted four stroke liquid cooled unit with DOHC and four valves per cylinder makes the claimed performance figures very much probable. Mated to the engine is a slick shifting 6 speed cassette type gearbox that makes life interesting for an Aprilia rider.
The Aprilia RSV 4 comes equipped with a 18.5 litre fuel tank that has specifically been increased in capacity to make the bike capable of touring as well. The bike should ideally return between 10-12 kmpl in the city & 15kmpl on the highways.
The RSV 4 was primarily designed with one thing in mind- win races. And it has done more than its fair share of that. Having propelled Max Biaggi to a two time WSBK championship, the bike impresses with its razor sharp handling, perfect weight distribution and amazing ride-by-wire multimap technology. The traction control on the RSV 4 is simply mindblowing. It also has other innovative features like launch control, wheelie control and quick shift modes to make it rideable in all kinds of riding conditions. This so called APRC system integrates seamlessly with the engine management system featuring multimap technology. The bike also features ABS as standard. The beauty of this ABS is that it is highly configurable according to riding conditions and has three presets that the rider can choose from. Braking duties up front are handled by a massive dual disc 320 mm brembo floating disc setup coupled with Brembo M 430 radially mounted monoblock caliper setup. The rear is helped along by a 220 mm single disc with twin pistons. On the move the rider comfort levels have also been taken into consideration and the supportive seat that sits at 840 mm from ground level is good enough for most riders. The suspension setup for example features 43 mm Sachs USD front forks that are fully customizable for rebound, damping & preload. The rear is a monoshock Sachs unit mounted on a double-braced aluminium swingarm. This unit is also fully adjustable.


The Dunning feature helps automatically retry payments for an invoice if the payment fails. You can enable Dunning for your account by navigating to Settings > Configure Chargebee > Dunning for Online/Offline Payments.
When the status of the transaction is "in_progress", Chargebee will not retry to collect the payment or send email notifications.
The Dunning period - which is the duration for which Chargebee should retry payments for the customer.
The action to be performed on the invoice and the subscription after the Dunning retries are exhausted.
The automatic retry mode - you can configure either a custom frequency mode for the retries or Chargebee's Smart Dunning feature.
Chargebee customizes the payment retry frequency based on logic derived from the analysis of past transaction data/pattern to achieve a better success rate. Chargebee will retry upto 12 times to collect the payment. Along with this, you could also specific days/dates to retry and collect the payment from your customer. To configure this, kindly contact support@chargebee.com.
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Gearbox responds to claims it 'wouldn't go union' to work with Troy Baker on Borderlands 3
Vikki Blake 2nd October 2019	Business
Gearbox has released a statement regarding voice actor Troy Baker's claims it "wouldn't go union" when he was approached to reprise the role of Rhys in Borderlands 3.
Borderlands alumni Troy Baker and Nolan North confirmed back in May they would not be returning to play their respective roles in Borderlands 3. Initially, CEO Randy Pitchford told his followers on Twitter that he'd been "told by the audio director" that Baker had turned the role down, but the voice actor refuted this claim and insisted he would "love to come back" but "[Gearbox Software] said I'm not coming back".
"Their timeline tells an interesting story," Baker responded at the time, referring to the comments made by the Gearbox CEO that said he turned the role down. "I think it's interesting that Randy Pitchford tweeted out that I turned it down, and then he said he heard that I turned it down. So maybe… I would fact check before I tweeted out to the internet."
"It was simply a matter of they wouldn't go union. And I can't do a non-union gig," Baker clarified over the weekend. "And without getting too deep into the weeds of that, we had long conversations about this. We always knew going into it, that this was going to be the thing.
"They were going to take these characters, and put them from the Tales from the Borderlands series from Telltale, into Borderlands proper. I've been waiting for this call. They were like, 'Do you want to do this?' And I said, 'Yes'. They never, because they would never move from that position. I'm not mad. It's invariably a completely different character, but it still stings."
"Troy is an exceptional talent and we were disappointed that he declined to partner on Borderlands 3 after being offered the part," Gearbox said in an official statement to Eurogamer. "We wish him the best and hope he knows the offer to collaborate with him still stands. Gearbox is a Texas company and is bound by Texas law – which means that a person cannot be denied employment because of membership or non-membership in a labour union or other labour organisation.
"As a talent-owned and talent-led organisation, Gearbox enthusiastically works to ensure our pay and working conditions meet or exceed union standards. We also believe strongly in hiring local voice actors whenever we can which is why we're thrilled Troy's career really took off after working with us."
Union SAG-AFTRA also issued a statement, this time to Kotaku, revealing it tried but failed to secure a deal with Gearbox for voice actors working on Borderlands 3.
"We applaud any member who stands up for workplace fairness and the integrity of their creative work. It is a courageous decision to act in the best interests of one's fellow SAG-AFTRA members and this honours all working people.
"The misguided decision by Gearbox to deny their performers the opportunity to have fair union wages, a safe workplace and the possibility of health care coverage for their families, is unfortunate.
"We attempted to sign Gearbox to a union agreement. They refused and disengaged from those talks.
"We look forward to hearing from any Gearbox performer who is interested in the many protections a union agreement offers actors."
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Robin Gray is editor and co-founder of Gayming Magazine and part of the Out Making Games LGBTQ initiative.


भगवान बनाने वाले, क्या तेरे मन में समाई? काहे को भगवान बनाया?
मैं नही तो आज वह तुम्हारा भगवान रहता । पता नही, भगवान बनाने वाले, क्या तेरे मन में समाई?
Since you have linked to my post I am going to take the liberty of telling you that the interpretation or the come back to what I said is rather exaggerated in my perspective.
Putting some one on a pedestal is far from giving some one the position of the almighty. Looking up to some one as they have always portrayed strength and conviction and ideals. When one day you find that what is said is not practised but far from it one tends to get disappointment.
My pedestal I guess is referring to expectations. In either case I agree we ask for a lot.
हिम्म्म्मत तो की इतनी, लबों ने पर न दिया साथ.
दिन तो कट जाते हैं कट ती नही यह रात.
Accepted. Consider this a poetic license, then?


Whilst travelling around several countries, I've been afforded the opportunity to take part in some amazing, impromptu experiences. And that's what has happened in Glenwood, Illinois; a multi-racial town that is both commutable into Chicago but also has unemployment issues.
Arriving to stay with friends I met in Moscow last year, I was treated to my first ever visit to a firing range. Firing pistols with a degree of accuracy that I had not believed possible of me was exhilarating; but more followed.
My friends are firearm trainers, and as such have a close working relationship with their local Police Department (PD). Michelle described how willing the police are to have the public shadowing them. A Sunday morning text with subsequent phone calls to at-home Police Chief Cook meant that by Monday morning at nine I was at the police station.
Officer Gene Shedore, an experienced policeman of twenty plus years standing was to be my guide for the remainder of his shift, approximately five hours away. Adorned in a kevlar vest, I was treated to a behind the scenes tour of Glenwood PD.
Then a call came in. A 71 year old lady had fallen and was presenting as confused. We left immediately, but Gene decided that lights and sirens were inappropriate: arriving like the cavalry may only add to the distress. On arrival the Fire Department (who seemed to respond to most calls as front line medics), and a private ambulance service were in attendance. We stood down.
But before we left the parking lot, we were summoned back to the station; not to deal with one but two callers in person.
Both enquires were fraught with a fair amount of anxiety and aggression. The first caller was a 39 year old lady who was concerned for her mother's welfare. Mom was being cared for by the oldest of five daughters, and the youngest sibling feared neglect was occurring. It was also stated that the eldest daughter had made threats to the rest of the family; and that she was a drug addict. There were also monetary matters to take into account as the youngest daughter had legal control over mom's financial affairs. Gene asked Fire Chief Welsh to get involved, and he offered advice about issues of neglect. The daughter was passed onto detectives with whom she also spoke.
The second enquiry was from an elderly lady who stated that she felt threatened by her neighbour's dogs. Apparently local by-laws stipulate a maximum of two of each type of pet, and the accused was said to have five dogs. Fire Chief Welsh was again on hand as this was a known incident and he had already referred the case to the Dog Warden. The aggrieved lady was reassured but added she would call 911 every time she felt endangered. Gene reaffirmed this was her right.
With both the enquiries dealt with, I believed we were about to resume a quiet Monday morning shift. But wait. The PD transport cash to the bank on behalf of the town council; more commonly referred to as The Village. That was our next task…but not quite.
Fire Chief Welsh and PD detectives had agreed to visit the mother of the 39 year old daughter at her apartment. Uniformed officers (and I) were to attend. Whilst the officers and their shadow, along with attending paramedics from the same private ambulance service as before waited in the hallway, the detectives and FD personnel entered. Mom was fine and appeared well cared for. The were no signs of drug usage. Chief Welsh offered some salient advice to the daughter; that advice being that the children needed to talk to one another, not fight; and it was hoped this would be heeded.
Back in the car, a report of a 911. Yes…it was the lady with the troublesome dogs. We were supported by one of Gene's colleagues, Officer Allen, who had attended the previous incident with us. On arrival we were met by the aggrieved lady. The only dog we could hear was her own yapping terrier locked in her house. Once again the lady complained that the neighbour's dog had aggressively approached the boundary fence, frightening her. Gene summoned me to join him as he spoke with the neighbour. The gentleman was fully appreciative of the situation, and described the actions he had taken to reduce the lady's fears. These seemed reasonable. But it was ultimately his word against hers; and Gene had not witnessed any incident. As the Dog Warden was involved, we withdrew.
Another call came in. An eighteen year old who is a Ward of the State and as such treated as a juvenile, had gone missing. We were in his home area so a search commenced. Based on the description given, Gene quickly spotted a youth that fitted the bill. However, on stopping and politely quizzing the individual who presented ID, it proved not to be the missing lad and the mistaken party was soon on his way.
Gene ran a car number on a car cruising slowly around a residential area, but this proved wholly innocent.
A call came in from a known gentleman who has mental health issues. His concern was that his thermostat was too loud. As he is a persistent caller, the police trace his calls and the gentleman was not even at home. A regular occurrence.
Throughout my four hours on the road, Gene spoke to passing residents; or gave a cheery smile and wave where more appropriate. And those best wishes and gestures were reciprocated in kind. Gene is white, and mostly every person we came across was black (apologies to those that find these descriptions disturbing but that is as it is in America). Race was never an apparent issue for anyone; just mutual respect. People identified Officers they had dealt with using their first name; something I felt 'humanised' the police in the face of the public.
Gene told me he had worked homicide, vice, children; and as such had seen the worse that policing had to offer. But this has not diminished the love of his job or his desire to serve. He described himself as a pseudo Social Worker; and indeed he is. Although there to uphold the law, the last thing he wants to do is go Policing. A wise head knows problems can sometimes be solved in different ways.


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Q: How to verify that Redshift are really DISK FULL? Question from Redshift newbies: I copy data using AWS datapipeline but it FAILED and log said

"ERROR: Disk Full Detail:
  ----------------------------------------------- error: Disk Full code: 1016 context: node: 0 query: 2070045 location: fdisk_api.cpp:343
  process: query0_49 [pid=15048] "

I'd like to know how could we check if Redshift is really disk full via CLI or web console, any comments or hints would be appreciated.

A: If you're using a single node and have SQL access to the cluster (e.g. via psql), you can run:
select
  sum(capacity)/1024 as capacity_gbytes,
  sum(used)/1024 as used_gbytes,
  (sum(capacity) - sum(used))/1024 as free_gbytes
from
  stv_partitions where part_begin=0;

This articles has more: https://www.flydata.com/blog/querying-free-disk-space-on-redshift/

A: You can check that in CloudWatch console. In the left bar, you'll see bunch of AWS services under the 'Metrics' heading. Click on Redshift. In that, look for the 'PercentageDiskSpaceUsed' metric for the concerned cluster.
Also, do remember that this metric is separately available for each compute node.


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